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ALL UPSET.


Special Dispateh to Ihe Chicago Tribune.
MENTOR, O., Feb. 2G.-Thc Cabinet, if cur
rent gossip may be believed, is all upset
again. Everybody has got down to guessing
once more, though upon what basis they can
build does not appear. Visitors come ard
go. They obtain only a very brief interview
with Gen. Garfield, i'll any event and nothing,
he says affords any linking of what he will
do. President Hayes recently expressed the
opinion that John Sherman. would, after all,
be his own successor as Secretary Of the
Treasury, and the proposition has gained
much strength. Since the panic OF Friday
Gov. Foster, it is said, is making prcpa-.
rations to vacate lis dhOme III Columbus,
and this is regarded Us an indication that lie
will either go into the Cabinet or succccL
Sherman rs Senator. Fosters intimate
friends assert that he is going into the Cab
met. The Cincinnati Enquirer prints re-
port, which it states is well authenticated
assigning Levi r. Morton to tile Navy De
partrnant, Robert Lincoln to the Attorney
Generalship, and Gov. Foster to the Post
master -Generalsliip.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTH
is given to the probable nomination of Lin
coin from the fact, which was learned to-day,
that Gen. Logan's visit to Mentor was for
the purpose of destroying whatever
chances Emery Storrs might have, and
putting Lincoln into the Cabinet. In
doing this Logan sought to keep Storrs from
obtaining the upper hand in Illinois, and
thus be enabled to oppose the SENATOR'S plans.
Gen. Sharpe, who was here yesterday, came
undoubtedly to put in 4 word tor Folscr, but
it is presumed he went away with 4 flea in
his ear, and Mentor stock is again on the top
most wave. Affairs have been quiet here to-
day. Gen. Swain returned from WISHING
ton, ami OIL the evening train came State
Senator G. S. kaufman, of Philadelphia, and
State Senator j. ". Lee, Of Western PENN
sy1yania. a number of telegrauls awaited
their arrival, aud it is likely tney have come
to work up
PENNSYLVANIA CLAIMS
in the Cabinet. L number Of relatives and
old acquaintances Of Gen. Garfield called
to-day,-ainong them some fro1n Colorado
and Iowa, who had not seen the General for
over forty years. They brought their trunks
along, as il intending to stay, but probably
the active preparations for the departure
gave a gentle hint, and they remained at the
farm but u few hours,
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FOREIGN.
THE OPINION IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES.

Special Cable.
LONDON, Feb. oG.-The opinion in financial
circles here is, that the new funding scheme
in the United States will not induce buy
Ing in Europe. The Economist says:
'sShould the. bonds drop in price to a
point at which a margin Of profit for sales
to Europe is reached, the bonds would
doubtless be sent here. The course
Of trade being rather in favor Of
America, the balance would have to
be paid for in gold. Should the United States
Legislature persist in its present course it
may work much mischief without knowing
what it is doing.'
LITTLE EFFECT PRODUCED.
The disturbed condition Of the markets In
New York on Friday has produced but little
effect here. In some cases prices ad-
vanced, but to-day there has been decline
all round. Atlantic s. Great Western drsts
meet readily with purchasers, as it. is be-
ieyed that negotiations are pending which
will result in the payment in full Of the
interest OIL the first and second mortgages.of
that Company. There is rumor afoat on
the Stock Exchange to-day to the effect that
Jay Gould has bought all the Philadelphia
& Reading shares belonging to the Mccall
mont party, but it seems to rest on no better
foundation than a misunderstanding Of the
story of the purchase of the Boston interest
In the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more Rail. oad stock.
THE FEELING IN LONDON.
10 the 1Vesterrs Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28-Wall street is more
cheerful OIL all easier money market. Kie-
mans FinanciarBureau received the follow
ing dispatch:
Cot~ = tor1rof f1foc 3+r4
Englishmen calculating upon the ultimate de-
feat of tho 8 per cent Funding bill. and money
being easy at tho London Stock RxchauRe, opcr-
ators bought blocks Of stock at prices allowing
large margins.
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Virginia. {Ntt.1 EhSpH!tN. ,ro, hT
James Brown was at Il socia! dance * = tEantol
Yellow Jacket Hose Company IN the olu eny .aasy
Town Marshal Kennedy told him to keep sfl "a, a,
ko :;;u1d arrest him. Brown SAID: IL hailed
heclcd you couldn't take NO. kenneuy nprown,
bis pistol out bis pocket and handed tt TO 11na
suying: ~Now you're hcelod, what are you Sg.ad had
to do? You are afraid to shoot HIurtn snto,a h
scarcely taken tho pistol in his hands ps1o1' : :
fired, Morza.;y wounding kcnnedY. =
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IUTpHIO korA6
On Saturday afternoon farmer left hls nG,no into
ana sieiu. on Duudns street while he went ~ -
;, srnre fnr fcw minutes. Il quantity OF IL. ns
falling from the caves OF house on 70 ne % ~
walk Startled the animal, which ran ,.1on cow lad
Queer street. II soon got r1a or inc slsS a haH
d lie on the sidewalk it jumped over gfo9p gnr. =
three children without doing them any aD{nh IL *
ana again over perambuiator containing ee~'
without touching either. i
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MONTREAL.

hA0L1 11IlsI.
MONTREAL. Feb. 2G.-The talk here tod,
in financial circles was about the panic -
New York yesterday. Quite a Number - -
Montreal operators were badly hurt hv tha h.
fall in stocks. but, as they were able IN nus a,s
up more margins, they pulled through ans @
will likely get ont without loss If the ~, ~
proyement continues. Our market n,.1s m
through better than was expected. aithcnntss hts
the amount of stock held on margin Is re71 81
large, 's1!
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Special Dlspatch to Tic chie4eo Tribuns
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2G.-The Ercn;no
Stur has the following dispatch from HAM.
ALBANY, Feb. a5.--1t' is quite definft1r osca,'
taincd here rhat Judge Folser has not bea,
rendered the Sccretaryship Ut the Treasurr' snd
that the selection for that position viii nnt ~
made from New York. ' Y"
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POUGHKEEPSIE,

REFUSE TO SURRENDER.
PoUGnKEErsIE, Feb. 2G.-The banks here
will not surrender circulation.
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DECLARATION OF THE BANKERS,
Special Dispafch 10 Tho C7teaoo Tribtsn<.
ELaIS, ILL.,, Feb. e6.-The Home National
Bank Of Elgin has redeemed half its circu]a-
ton, or $45, 900 Of it, on account of the Fund
ing BILL. 1t forwarded cash to the New York
Sub-Treasury and holds its bonds. Both. the
Home and the First National express theln-
selves willing to purchase 8 per cents II the
fifth section be eleninated from the bill,
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CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 20.-The Ohio Ma
tional Bank of Cleveland, has inst tele-
graphed to cancel the order retiring Its cir
cu1ation, amounting to 100000.
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4 BETTER FEELING.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2&-There Is much
better feeling in the stock market here.
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peated this year. The fierce dissensions of the
Democracy then extended throughout the
whole State, instead of being as now confined
to IL single locality. Four districts were then
carried by pluralities under go, and some of
these were due to Democratic divisions. Mr..
Schroeder was elected in the Hid District, with
the help of the Independent Democrats, by a
plurality of 200; Mr.. Eidman, III the With
District, by plurality of 42S Mr.. Str ahan,
IN the With, by a plurality; of 80; Mr..
Forster, in tho XIth, by plurality of 626
two Democratic candidates being in the field
In at least two of these districts there is fight
ing chance. The With will not be given up with
out a struggle. and in the XIth there are two
Democratic candidates. as there were two years
ago. The district, of those named, which is
most strongly Republican-the VlIIth-s in
very unfortunate situation The disgust of
many Republicans with the nomination of
Frederick s, Gibbs has led to the nomination
of General Henry l.. Tremane by Citizens
Committee. Unless compromise is reached,
the election of Mr.. Browning is inevitable
whose qualifications for Senator are about on a
par with those of an intelligent Office bow
Conceding to the Democrats all these four dis
tricts, with tho Albany District the Senate
would number twenty Republicans to twelve
Democrats. The Westminster District, natur-
ally Democratic, Is perhaps not so surely
Republican as when Judge Robertson is
in the field His last plurality was 1897
The Republicans have, however, such an
excellent candidate in Frederick w. Seward,
that earnest work must insure his cleo
ton. The Erie District, which gave in 1879
Republican majority OF 3,78S, is harassed by
quarrel over the nomination of Mr.. Hurd who
is openly opposed by ore Republican newspaper
and by number of voters. The disatlcction
will need to be great to destroy such a majority,
but conceding. for the sake of argument, both
the Erie and Westchester Districts, as we'll us
those already named to the Democrats, and
leaving them all the districts they have in the
present Senate, which include one usually
close-the Utica Distrct-the Senate would still
number eighteen Republicans to fourteen
Democrats. The smallest majority given in
these eighteen districts in 1879 was 2,343-
Senator Birdsails. Two of them gave maori-
ties over 5000; five of them maiorties over
1900; four over 5000; one over 1000 and
one over 5000. In two Of these, the Duchess
and Washington Districts, the Democrats are
making a strong effort, but the Senate seems
surely Republican by considerable majority.
The Assembly is less easy of estimate in part
owing to the fact that i'll several districts
the ill-feeling engenderod by the Albany con-
test has been prolonged into the campaign.
But there is no reason to doubt that there will
he a substantial Republican majority, as there
has been for the past six years. Here again the
number Of new candidates Is very marked. 1t
may easily be, however, that this infusion of
fresh blood into tie Legislature win be beue-
fetal rather than otherwise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
FlGRTING FOR 4 POST OEFIcE-

John +. Wilson is, or was until day or two
ago, Postmaster at Lynchburg, Virginia Not
long ago special agent of the Post Office De-
partment looked into Wilson's accounts and
reported that he was defaulter. Wilson adj
mitted that he had taken a large sum of money
belonging to the Government and invested il
in the stock of n granite quarry company
Acting upon the report of the special agent
and Wilson's own confession, the President
appointed Clifford Statham in his place Thus
far the affair was matter of ordinary
postal business, but it speedily assumed
a political aspect Wilson used to be "A Repub-
hcan, but during the present campaign in Vir-
ginia he has been opposing the joint Liberal
movement and using what influence he DOS
scsses in aid of the Bourbon candidates. Stat
ham was formerly Democrat, but is now an
active pporter of the anti Bourbon ticket.
No sooner was the removal of Wilson and the
nomination of Statham known in Virginia
than panic seized the Bourbon politicians
all over the State. Appeals went up to the
Democratic Senators in Washington to defeat
the confirmation of Statham at any cost.
The Senate was ready to adjourn Friday, and
its members were inpatient to get home, but
the Democrats. taking their cue from Senator
Johnston, declared that they would sit until
'NNN'Nis,
burg Post Office from falling into the hands
Of follower of Malone.
What they meant was that they would sit
until after the November election. The Re-
pubscans were at first amazed that their op-
ponents should take such tremendous in
terest in single Southern post Office. At the
same time they were amused to hear the DEM
ocrats defending Wilson because he was once
a Union soldier, remembering how those same
Democrats and their colleagues in the House
only few years ago turned out of Office
dozens OF Union veterans to make places for
Democratic politicians. The whole affair
seemed mysterious. Ii was what the French
call deal of noise about an omelette.
What could there be in the trifing matter of
the Lynchburg Post Office to excite the whole
Democratic membership of the United States
Senatef The Republicans had not long to
wait for on explanation. Mr.. Johnston let the
cat out OF the bag. He went about the cham
Der whispering to his Democratic colleagues
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THE STATE CANV-fSS.

- AS the canvass proceeds Republican unity and
democratic division become more apparent.
To register is only half the duty OF n citizen
Therefore, let every Republican who has registered
be sure and vote next Tuesday.
When voter sees particularly bold campaign
lie in Democratic organ let him remember the
Morey letter.
1t is to DO hoped that the cagemess with which
Mr.. Purcell PUSHES TO the defence of Mr. Pannen-
ter, hls colleague on the Democratic State ticket
VIII not deter him from saying word about his
own Copperhead war record.
Controller Wadsworth is now making an active
personal canvass as the Republican candidate Cor
Congress in the XXVIIth Congressional District
Inspired by some Republican dsalfection the Demo-
Gratis are hoping TO carry the district and o,o
iaborng nara III every county of which the district
That brilliant exponent of Tildenism The Jfioa
Observer, has discovered that the ,lrouth would moi
have Affected the water supply of New-York at al,
II Governor Cornell had not vetoed an imperfect
blll passed by the Legislature last summer. No
body but Utica seer would have found out that n
Gam ana an aqneduct could have been constructs Il
ana put into use in less than three months
The followers of Tammany throughout the State
make but feeble attempt TO disguise their hostility
to the IIlden State ticket. The Einira Free Press
gives it this eouivocal Endorsement; Ii is true tho
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GET or TIE COUNTRY rOTE.


We think we can assure the Republicans OF
the interior Of the State that if they viii do
as well next Tuesday as their brethren in
the metropolitan cities Of New Y or. and Brook
lyn will do, our entire State ticket will he
elected by "A handsome majority. In Brooklyn
the admirable organization OF the Young Re-
publicans formed for the primary purpose of
efiecting reforms in municipal affairs promi-
ses to bring to the polls a Republican vote
almost II not quite as heavy as 1hat cast at
last years Presidential election. The State
ticket cannot fail to be largely benefited by
the contest over the May0ralty. Thousands
of Republicans who do not ordinarily
vote in All of year viii he brought 10 the
polls by their desire TO elect Mir. Low. and
when there viii vote their fun party ticket.
In Newly DIRK there is no organization equal
ling ia zeal, efficiency and public spirit that
OF the young men in Brooklyn but the rcnu-
lar Republican machinery is in good working
order, the registration is large for year fol-
lowing a Presidential campaign, and the
division OF the Democrats in the contest for
county officers into two hostile factions gives
the Republicans chance to win an important
local success which they will not fail 10 inn
prove. Our friends in the country NAV be
assured that the Democrats will not 20 10
Harlem River this year with majority which
will he hard to overcome.
If the Republican counties of the interior
Will give their average ma0rities they can
neutralize the Democratic metropolitan vote.
and have $4,000 or 10000 votes TO snare.
TO bring out these maiorites nothing is neces
sary but n reasonable amount of worl, in the
way OF organization and effort during the re
malndcr OF the present week and on the dav
OF election. The fact that the campaipn has
been an exceedingly quiet one does not indi
cate indifference among the people ms to the
result. There has been no occasion for
stump-speaking canvass. The questions at issue
between the two parties have not CHANGED
since last year. and the Presidential contest
impressed them so deeply upon the public
mind that there is no need of rcstatino and
rearguing them. All that is wanted is a little
exertlon on the part of local committeeman
ana other active Republicans in the rural
counties to get out heavy vote. Let the
country not be Outdone by the metronolis
We want our friends in the ipterior 70
understand that the State is not going to be Loaf
through any lack of interest and effort ON the
part OF the Republicans of New-York and
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
Personal.
Senator Hale is i'll at his Maine HON,

Senator Hale is i'll at his Maine home
PRESIDENT Arthur will return TO this city to-dsy
or tomorrow and viii remain until after election
Mrs Garfield win take possession of Der Cleveland
nome IN about fortnight
senator Edmunds, who IS in Washington "a
Mormonisn. F-' aspect OF
Bayard Taylor's father and mother who bavo
been man and wife for sixty-seven years. are s,,n
hvIng and IN good health sun
The Hon. Lionel Sackville- West. the Rritisb AZ,
ster IS to be entertained at dinner by the vaTio.
Dii'isi societies at Philadelphia, Friday. He is
expected to arrive there to-day, and formal nro.-
anons nave been made for his reception.
A great granddaughter of Henry Herkimcr. IN.
RevoiutionaryGenerala after whom Herkimer;Countv
is named, lives in Adams, n. Y. She relates many
interesting stories Of pioneer days in this State
stories which were told her by her grandmother.
Judge Charles J. Folger. the new Secretary orfbe
treasury was born in an old-fashioned wooden
house in Nantucket. His ancestors were men Of ed
ucation-some of them men Of remarkable learning
and scientific and mechanical skill. Abiah Folcer
an aunt, many times removed of the new Secretary
was the mother of Benjamin Franklin.
Mr.. Edward A. Freeman, in his last lecture nj tho
Lowell Institute, on Saturday evening said m
speaking of his visit to Bunker Hill: q did feel
that my heart and sympathies were with those who
built there on that height the redoubs rather than
with those who attacked them. I think could
have entered most fully into the spirit of vour re-
cent celebration at Yorktown. The only drawback
10 the full enjoyment Of the occasion would have
been that am so much of John Bull. should
have wished the Frenehnen somewhere else But
after we had turned our Hessian mercenaries loose
on you we ought to find no fault for your alliance
with the French. AT any rate, / can now rejoice
that you are another Independent nation of English
men, There may be some that win deny that Won
are English, since you have received so largely from
emigration. 1ou receive all strangers and ASSUME
late, but do you assimate all with equal ease Ia
Il not true that you asmilate mos. easily those of
Ieutomc descent; since they are not stranCerss
when once they have rubbed of some of the angles
you ma them like Observation-Disclosures 1 ven
ture the proposition that the emIgrant who sails
from Utrecht or Hamburg is something Different
from the one who sails fTon-Pelin. Some might
say different from the Cet; bat / Will not speak
of this" F
EDINBURGH Nov. l.-Yesterday influential sup
porters of Professor Robertson Smith presented him
with books valued at So 900. 1t was announced at
the time THAI a suffice. mt sum had been raised to
secure Professor Smith larger alary than be re.
ceived from hls Aberdeen prOfessorsbip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
CHANGES IN CITY DISTRICTS.

The unexpected may be anticipated in the
result OF the elections in some of the Assem-
bly,, Senatorial and Congressional Districts in
this city. The elevated railways are taking a
more important and influential part in this
than III any previous election for these posi-
tons The emigration of the last year or two
from some of the downtown districts to upper
ones viii seriously affect the result in both
those districts deserted and those occupied,
especially III Assembly Districts lying along the
lines of the railways.
The Web Assembly District has been for
some years Democratic by a small majority.
with n large scattering or doubtful vote. The
registration there has fallen off by such num-
bels as may affect the result and return Re-
publican this year. On the other hand, the
With has been Republican heretofore, but the
decrease in registration there is over 800 votes.
Likewise in the XIth, another Republican dis
tTct the loss has been over 800 In the lst, IXth,
Nth and NNIlith, all Democratic, more or less
close, the migration to upper districts has
been from 200 to 300 voters each These
apparently, have nearly all gone to the XXIId
and XNlIld Districts, but ms these have gem
orally been Democratic the elections there are
not likely to be affected so much as those in
the deserted districts.
Naturally, these changes of location of voters
affect the Senatorial and Congressional Dis
tric,s, and may influence the elections there
The With Senatorial District, lately Re
publican by n small majority only, is certain
To be affected. The XIth Senate District
was so close 1t the last election in 1879 On
plurality of GOO giving it to the Republicans
that 1t is likely to be changed, but favorably
to the Republicans, we believe since there are
three candidates in the field, az in 1879.
The Only Congressional District which can be
affected at the coming election by this migra-
ton is the XIth District. Mr.. Morton, Republic
can, carried it last year by $500 majority
and this ought 10 be increased, for the reason
that the heavy reduction in the With and XIth
Districts has gone to Argument the vote i'm
other districts comprised in the XIth Con-
grcssional District. Mr.. Astors majority over
MIR. Flower ought TO be greater than that of
Mr.. Morton over Mr.. Gerard, for while the Re-
publican candidate is personally ms strong as his
predecessor, ii is certain that Mr.. Flower is
not rs well known az Mr.. Gerard was TO the
voters of the District. There is some of the
usual idle appeal to voters to oppose Mr.. Aston
because he is n rich man but voters will re-
member that he has won his political standing
by political work, while his opponent-who is
hardly II resident of Newly 0rk-was nomina-
ted solely on account OF his wealth and his
willingness to pay the assessments which
frightened Mr. Potter of the track.
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DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,
at liberty to conduct the Administration with
out taking a portfolio.

at liberty to conduct the Administration with
out taking a portfolio.
If Gambetta does not turn out q good piece of
political homework in the Cabinet which he is
now fashioning it will not be from any lack of
well-seasoned timber in the party, or of advice
on the part of the Paris correspondents of the
London press. The most indefatigable of the
latter class, the representative of the leading
English journal, has already done the work for
him with neatness and dispatch, showing less
reserve ON this occasion than he did at the
time of the Berlin Congress- when, being en-
trusted with the delicate mission of conveying
Bismarck's compliments to Gambetta, he be-
came abashed with the mOmentous conse-
quences OF his personal intervention. If this
correspondents conjechIres are based upon
clairvoyant intuitions, TO say nothing OF conf
dental disclosures, two of the new Premier's
predecessors are to have seats in the
Cabinet NJ. de Freycinet and NJ. Ferry, along
with many of his intimate friends such as
Challemel- Lacour, Cookery Tssot, Allan
large and Floquet. Leon Say, who has always
shown remarkable facility N adapting himself
to new political conditions, has recently given
expression to his faith in Radcalism, and is
accordingly named in connection with the
Finance Department. These may be shrewd
surmises, or the tlimsiest of cOnjectures. Gam
beta win be smaller man than we have
always taken him to be, if he wastes his
energy in futile attempts to rehabili-
tate the regulations of former Premicrs
and Ministers, or in good-natured efforts to
crafty the caprices and ambitions of his per-
sonal followers What he will aim to do, if
he be himself, is to organize a ministry that
will command the permanent support of
stable majority of the Lower Chamber. To do
this he must select representative men of the
strongest groups, especially of the Advanced
Left.