The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-26
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.
STANLEY MATHEWS has been confirmed.

STANLEY MATTHEWS has been confirmed.
GoRHAM's chances look awfully awful slim.
CoNKLINe has finally yielded to the newt
able.
THE New York Herald will never forgive the
President for 'shis duplicity."
S. W. DORSEY is in pretty bad predicament,
and the opinion prevails in Washington that if
he has anything to say, it is high time he is
saying it.
IT Is thought Chandler will Withdraw. Every
Democrat is against him as well as q number Of
Republicans, and his confirmation is said to be
impossible.
In ALL probability-iudg from the present
tone of the New York Legislature Conkling
and Platt will not be reelected to the United
States Senate.
SENATOR EDAIUNDs has announced his deter
mination to resign his place as Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee on account of W. E.
Chandler's nomination.
THE investigation of hog raising and pork
packing instituted by Secretary Blaine has
shown that the American hog is the cleanest
and healthiest of his kind.
IT Is lamentable fact perhaps, yet never
theless true, that four-ffths of the Republi-
can press of the country is sustaining Presi-
dent Garfield in his late course.
THE news of the confirmation of the nomi-
nation of VIM. H. Robertson as Collector Of
the Port of New York was honored by q salute
of one hundred guns at the following named
cities of New York State: Albany, Hudson,
Rochester, Watertown, Utica, and New York
| City.
Mrs. GARF1E1p's illness is a yery serious
thing, and very forcibly illustrates how brutal
are the demands of society. Had she been in
her quiet home, at Mentor, she would now
undoubtedly be enjoying perfect health
Society required so much of her in her new
| position, that her constitution has been COM
| pletely broken down.
Trrr friandS nf Dr Toriror NJ No oao ohr1o or 70
| expect that he will be nominated for the Office
| of Commissioner of Agriculture. 1t is as
serted by responsible gentleman that 5000
| blank petitions have been printed at Govern
ment expense and sent broadcast by LeDuc,
i among the farmers of the West and South, for
signatures, requesting his retention as Com
missioner. .
THE Comptroller of the Currency SAYS he
has already in his hands papers for the ex-
| change of 6 per cent. bonds belonging to 40
national banks, covering about $40, ,Oo0, 900 of
bonds. This would leave forty banks to be
heard from, having $6,000 600 in bonds, and
these are ali believed to be in the hands of the
Secretary. Two hundred and fifty millions of
| 8 per cent registered bonds may be surren-
| dered and extended, and of this amount 43j
which the Comptroller thinks will be exchanged
during the next month.
TIE following is statement of the net an
nual saving on the cost of the Star route and
steamboat mail service under the administra.
ton of Postmaster General James: For the
month of March, $215,490; April SS4, ,631, May
to 49, S112, ,013; total, S4O1, ,094. This saving
has been effected without in any way Gripping
the service or curtailing its efficiency, and hal
| been mada on exact information gathered by
the Inspectors of the Department, who have
carefully examined the various routes. Much
of this reduction is the result of the labors ot
the commission sent to Memphis to investigate
the river service ramifying from that point.
The following interesting census bulletin
has been issued: 'The center of population il
1880 was latitude SO degrees, 04 minutes, O;
seconds, longitude "a degrees, SO minutes, A
seconds. The position Of the old observatory
Mount Adams, Cincinnati, is in latitude 81
degrees, 06 minutes, 26 seconds, longitude g.
degrees, 30 minutes, As seconds. The center O.
population for 1880 is, therefore, &c mile
south of this observatory, and 8.9 miles ives
of it. That is, it is 9.3 miles west by soutl
from the observatory, or eight miles west b.
south from the heart of the city of Cincinnati
This places it in Kentucky, one mile from til
south bank of the Ohio River, and one and
half miles southeast of the village of Taylors
VILE"
THE long contest over William II. Robert
sons nomination rs Collector of the Port O
New York, has at last come to an end
On the 18th inst. he was confirmed in th
United States Senate without q dissentin
voice. The news of his confirmation was re
ceived by the New York Legislature amid grea
enthusiasm. In the Upper House amid cheer
ing and clapping of hands, Sessions jumpe
upon his chair and gave three cheers for Rot
ertson, while Hustled, who had come in fror
the Assembly, also leaped upon chair an
aided. in the cheering. Loomis the
called for three cheers for President Gal
field, which were given with will.
general handshaking followed, amid whic
the Senate adjourned. At night, a
though heavy rain-storm prevailed, a larg
concourse of people gathered at the hotel
congratulate the newly-appointed Collector
the port of New York. The hotel was dec
rated with flags and colored lanterns, and Il
entire front was illuminated. The Gener
Committee and large procession Of either
marched through the rain, headed by ban
of music. Arriving at the hotel, the ban
played several airs. In the parlors were
number of Senators and Assemblymen. Whe
the band ceased playing, Thurlow Weed Barne
Chauncey N. Depew, and Senator Sessions el
tered, escorting Judge Robertson. numb
of short and decisive speeches were mad
among them one by Mr.. Robertson, returnir
his thanks for their hearty support and e.
i, pressing qualification that President Carrie
had firmly stood by his constitutional right.