Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-15
MINOR TOPICS.


THE West Point academic board has
found Whitaker deficient in philosophy.
Natural.
THE Bedford Inquirer maliciously re-
marks Messrs. Cessna and Over went
to the Chicago convention instructed.
They return enlightened"
A MEMBER of the administration, in
speaking of General Grant, has remarked
that at the time of his visit to Washington
after his return from Asia, Mr.. Hayes and
Mr.. Evarts were seriously considering the
propriety of rendering him the position of
ambassador to China to dispose of the
vexed questions pending, and to revise the
treaty stipulations between the United
States and that ancient empire. The rank
of ambassador is the highest authorized
by the constitution, and it was intended
to allow not less than $50, 900 for the ex-
penses of the mission.
EVERYBODY in the treasury department
who did not do his best for John Sherman
"must 60" The secretary says SO. A
number Of prominent clerks were in Chi
cagO during the convention, and instead Of
supporting the secretary when they got on
the ground, they devoted their energies to
pushing ahead the Grant movement. Be-
ginning with Gen. Raun, commissioner of
internal revenue. they arc to be cut off
'for violation of civil service order Mol"
Sherman is chagrined, not so much at his
| failure to secure the nomination as ut tho
deception which it is claimed was prac-
ticed upon him by those who led him to
suppose that they were his ardent friends
and supporters.
| Ex-SENATORs Pool, Of North Carolina,
and Fowler, of Tennessee, have called
upon the Washington correspondent of the
Harrisburg Patriot to express their sympa-
thy with the Hancock movement, and to
say that though they have hitherto acted
with the Republican party, they will sup
\ port Hancock if he is nominated at Cincin-
natl and will take the stump in the North
for him. They say that ex-senator Alcorn,
of Mississippi, will do the same, and that
they know score more of prominent
Southern Republicans who will also come
out and speak for Hancock. They think
that if the Democrats could be made to see
how strong he would be, there would be
no hesitation about Hancock's nomination
| Ex-senator LYMAN TRUMBULL, of ILL
nois, who is raised into prominence as a
candidate for the presidency by his
unanimous nomination by the Democrats
for the governorship of that state, does not
look much older than when he resisted the
attempted impeachment of President John
son. He is very sensitive to adverse crit
icism, is said to have a cold exterior, and
is brusque at times in his manner, but only
when he has business of Importance de-
manding his attention. Judge Trumbull
was very much affected by the ovation he
received at the Springfield convention, a
few days ago, which resulted in his nomi-
nation by acclamation, and he withdrew
from the hall with his eyes suffused with
tears.
IT was understood in Chicago, and this
seems also to be the prevalent opinion in
Washington, that Don Cameron will not
take the craftsmanship of the newly ap-
pointed national Republican committee.
General Garfield and his friends would
like Mr.. Cameron to accept it, but he says
he has had enough of it. VIM. E. Chan
dler would like to have it, but it is thought
Mr.. Cooper, of Ohio, Gen. Garfeld's per-
sonal friend, will be made chairman. A
! gentleman who was present during the
conference between some of the Grant
leaders and the Ohio and other delegations
with reference to the vice presidency, says
that the words used by Gen. Logan when
Mr.. Washburne was proposed as a candi-
date were about as follows Gentlemen,
you can knock me down and trample on
me, and roll me in the dust you can pour
salt in my wounds aud rub it in, but you
can't put Washburns ON me-"
| THAT famous circular letter of Gen.
VIM. r. Morrison, of Illinois, which has
been described as broad "bid" for the
presidency, it is claimed was never in
tended for publication. How many of
them were sent out Mr.. Morrison alone
can tell, as it was reproduced by hekto-
graph, SO that each recipient thought he
had been complimented with strictly
confidential letter from the distinguished
Illinoisian. It is probable that every
prominent Democrat in the state received
one. The copy given for publication was
received by a firm of liquor sell
lers in Chicago. Among the
patrons of the establishment was one of
the proprietors of a Chicago paper, by
whom the letter was read and copied.
Its publication created CONSERVATION
among hundred high minded Democrats,
who Immediately telegraphed or wrote to
MIR. Morrison that they were not re sponsi-
BILE for it's publication.
THE PRESIDENCY.