The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-03-24
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.
WASHINGTON is flooded with office-seekers.

WASHINGTON is flooded with office-seekers.
IL an extra session of Congress is held at all,
il will convene about June /.
The Democrats in the Senate have conceded
the organization to the Republicans.
GENERAL GRANT desires John Russell Young
appointment as Minister to Mexico.
MALONE is in sad plight He don't know
which side Of the fence to get down upon.
TwENTY-sII NATIONAL banks have redeposited
%, 525, 900 United States bonds as security for
circulating notes.
Louis where, it is rumored, he will give much
OF his time to journalistic work.
Ex-PosTMAsTER General Maynard will seek
the neighborhood of New Rugby, the English
edition of the Tennessee Garden Of Eden.
THE President nominated S. Dana Harten, of
Ohio, Secretary to the Commission to attend
the international Monetary Conference at
Paris.
GOVERNOR PuLsBURY, of Minnesota, has ap-
pointed Gen. A. ]. Edgeiton, Of Kasson, to the
q. s. Senate, to fill the Vacancy made by the
appointment of Window to the Cabinet. p
The President nominated Stanley Matthews,
of Ohio Associate Judge of the United States
Supreme Court, and Don A. Sardee, of Louisi-
ana United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth
Judicial Circuit.
NEARLY all the members of Congress have
returned to their homes, having in advance
left enough recommendations to fill all the
offices which are vacant or will become so within
the next four years.
SECRETARY WINDOW expresses the opinion
that no stringency in the money market need
be apprehended, owing to the large amount of
bonds that have been and are being purchased
by the Government.
AN extra session of Congress is talked of,
although it is evident that neither the Presi-
dent nor any members of his Cabinet are anx-
ious for it. They would rather get acquainted
with the routine business of their DEPARTMENTS
The death Of Col Edmund Alexander makes
three vacancies i'll the retired list of the army.
Gen. Sheridan has recommended the following
officers for retirement: Col. T. L. Crittenden,
18th Infantry; Col. Pinkney Lugenbeel, 1st
Infantry; Col. f. L. Dent, 5th Artillery.
BEN HILL, Of Georgia, made a terrific attack
on Senator Malone, Of Virginia, for going over
to the Republicans. Malone replied in forci-
bic manner. asserting his right and privilege to
act independently in the matter. The Demo-
Gratis will circulate fifty thousand copies of Ben
Hills speech in Virginia. This is for effect in
the coming spring elections.
WELBoRNE CoLQU1TT, of Georgia, son of a
former United States Senator and brother of
the present Governor Of Georgia, dangerously
stabbed John II. Martin, law student, and o.
E. McBee, well-known Georgian, employed at
the capitol. Colquitt is employed as clerk in
the Postoffice Department. The parties were
A MOVEMENT has begun looking to an organi.
zation of the colored Boys in Blue, with q
jurisdiction covering the Southern States,
where the white members Of that order have
excluded the colored men from their ''encamp-
ments." At preliminary meeting held in
Washington colored men representing twelve
Southern States, including three from Louisiana,
were present. A committee was appointed to
prepare plan of permanent organization.
In speaking of the rush for office, Secretary
Blaine is reported to have said that there il
more pressure for positions of Minister to
Mexico, Governor Of New Mexico, and Second
Assistant Postmaster General than any othel
Offices within the gift Of the President, owing
to the fact that there is great deal of capita
going down into the mining regions of Mexico
and New Mexico, and the many opportunities
offered to an active and enterprising man.
IT is an unpleasant thing to be popular,
either as Democrat or Republican. The day
following the Hill-Mahone controversy in the
Senate, Senator Malone received eight cards
in three minutes from gentlemen on the out
side who wanted his valuable influence to help
them get offices. Malone says he has hardly
time to eat or sleep, and no time to read the
newspapers which are rained down upon him
from all quarters. 1t is said that several hum
dred VirglnianB are in Washington banking or
Mahone's influence to get them Office
The Comptroller of the Currency says that
the identical bonds-both 5 and 6 per CENTS
which had been previously on deposit, will now
be redeposited as security for national bank
circulation, and that where authority has been
given by the Board of Directors to an agent to
assign these funds to the Treasurer of the
United States, the authority. properly executed
under the seal of the bank, should accompany
execute blank assignment upon the back Of
each bOnd-