River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-09
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\ Record Of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

nessee, Mich, 81 800.
An intimate friend of the president
elect says that Senator Blaine came to
Washington at the special request of Gen.
Garfield, fer a confidential conference.
They breakfasted together at the latter's
house There is little doubt that at this
interview Gen. Garfield rendered to SEN
ator Blaine first the position of secretary
of state, acd second that of secretary Of the
treasury, both of which Mr.. Blaine de-
clined
Is the United States supreme court. on
the 18th inst, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood
made an argument in the case of Kaiser
VS.. The Freedman's bank, the question
in issue being upon a note given by the
appellant, who is a married woman, to Sc
cure a deed of trust for $4,000. Mrs.
Lockwood is the only female lawyer ever
admitted to practice in the United States
supreme court, and this was her first APP
pearance in argument before that trib-
unal. She spoke for twenty minutes and
commanded the earnest attention OF the
court.
Mr.. PETRoFF, the census enumeration,
who was sent last May to take the census
Of Alaska, returned on the 4th inst. Tie
visited all portions of the territory that he
- 900 persons Of which number $4,000 are
Indians, 300 Alutes, and 800 CreOles.
The Creoles are persons of mixed Russian
and Alute blood. There were l23 white
males and four white females. The enum-
Grafton of the inhabitants of that part of
the territory which is south of Mount
Elias, a narrow strip of land ten leagues
in width, was to have been made by
deputy from Sitka, but his report has not
been received From what is known of
this portion it is estimated that the entire
population Of the territory is about 3d.
GOO; Of which number not more than 300
are whites.
The Worlds Albany correspondent
writes that all the signs lead to the con-
clusion that Senator Conkling will get
Levi p Morton into the cabinet as secre-
tary of the treasury if he can. If not he
will make him United States senator. In
the event of Mr. Morton becoming secre-
tary of the treasury, Mr.. Platt will prob
ably be made collector of the port of New
York, and Atty. Gen. Ward will be select
ed as Senator Conkling's colleague atWash
ington. Notwithstanding the apparent
hupelessness of his cause, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, the choice of the anti-Conkling
faction, still perseveres in his canvass for
attempt is being made to induce the
democrats to Join with the anti-machine
republicans and elect him. 1t is urged in
behalfof this scheme that Mr.. Depew Is
considered democrat at heart, he hav-
ing run for lieutenant governor in 1877
on the democratic ticket with Mr. Francis
Herman.
In is said, anthoritatively that Levi 7.
Morton, of New York, viii no longer CON
sent to the use of his name in connection
with the secretaryship of the treasury
under General Garfield, and he has gone
back to New York to enter upon canvass
for the senatorship. Under section 243 of
the revised statutes Mr. Morton is .nelig
ib!e to appointment as secretary OF the
treasury on account Of his dealing in gov
erument and state securities. lie Is
member of a banking house i'll London
and New York The following is the
prohibitory clause in the section alluded
10:
SECTION 243. No person appointed to
the Office of secretary of the treasury, or
first comptroller, or first auditor, or treas
urcr, or register, shall directly or Indirect
" be concerned or interested in carrying
on the business of trade or commerce, or
be owner in whole or in part of any sea-
in trust for him, any public lands or other
public property, or be concerned In the
purchase or disposal of any public securl-
ties of any state, or of the United States.
Gen. FRANCIS 4. WALKER, superinten-
dent of census, has submitted his regular
annual report to the secretary OF the in
terror. He says that although the work
of taking the tenth census IS substantially
complete (returns having been received
from all but seven of the total number of
II ,;;65 enumerated districts). 1t will prob
ably be two or three week before the
officer will be able to present complete
statistics of the population of the country,
and he therefore considers II advisable
to postpone TO future report all
mention of the result enumerated and also
all discussion of the methods in use as
well as any suggestion which may be re-
quired to be made the changes in the
census law, with reference to future en-
umerations. The superintendent says that
every year and every month that can be
saved in the compilation and publication
of census statistics, adds appreciably to
their value, and recommends congress to
be asked to authorize the printing by
a special contract under the super
vision of the secretary of the interior, of
prepared The accounts of rs, 40 enumer-
ators have ALREADY been settled, involving
a total expenditure OF upwards of $l,820,
600. Only about 200 accounts remain
unadiusted, and there is no reason to
doubt that the month of December will
see all enumerators paid for their services,
except only in case where there Is sus-
pension required for reasons unmlstaka-
blv connected with some fault of the emu
meratOr.
THE Star SAYS: There is a great deal of
interest taken by army officers in impend-
ing retirements and promotions in the
higher ranks of the service Officers who
are eligible to retiremint are striving to
prevent being shelved, and those who are
in line of promotion are bringing all the
influence they can bear in favor Of their
advancement. Gen Miles, to whom the
position of chief signal officer has been
open. has, it is learned, requested that his
name be Withdrawn from all connection
with the position. He is now a candidate
for inspector general in place of Gen.
Marcy, to be retired. 1t Is the desire OF
the president to appoint Gen. Miles to
that place, and it looks as if he would get
II There is only one obstacle in the way.
The act of Dec. II. 1878. provides that the
senior inspector general shall have the
rank OF brigadier general. Colonel
Sackptt is the senior colonel in the suspect
or generals department, and will be the
senior Inspector general rs soon as Gen.
Marcy vacates the position. In accord
ance with this il would seem that Col.
Sacket should have promotion. Gen.
Sherman, il is known, has taken this posi-
ton The question is one, however, to be
settled by the president, and he is known
90 favor Gen. Miles Gen. Hazen, who,
As the other prominent candidate for chief
signal officer, would, on Gen. Miles refusal
of the office, seem to have a clear field.
He probably has, but it is stated that he
does rot want the place SO much now as he
did. preferring his chances to be quarter
master general, Gen. Meigs' successor,
when that officer shall be retired. If this
is the case. Gen Abbott, now on duty at
Willet's Point, New York harbor, and
who Is the choice of the American assocla-
ton fer the advancement OF science, takes
the leading place looking toward chief OF
the signal corps.
FOREIGN