Huntsville gazette., 1881-06-25
NEWS ND NOTES.

NEWS a.! ND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
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A BERLIN dispatch says Count Won
Stolberg- g-Weriengerode, Vice President OF
the Ministry Of State, has rendered his res
ignation.
7. A. BENTLEY has rendered his res
;snation as Commissioner of Pensions, and
w. w. Dudley, United States Marshal for
Indiana, has been appointed in his stead.
VIM. A. BRAINERD, associate editor
of the Planters .Joional, and Rev. Joseph
Anstelt, pastor ot~s4asIaarico Church. died
from the eIects OF tie heat at New Orleans
ON the 18th.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD and family
have gone to Long Branch. The President
will stay but few days, but Mrs. Garfield
will remain for some time should she con-
tinue to improve in health.
THERE was conference at New
York, on the 18th, between Gen. Grant,
Vice-President Arthur, eX-Senaors Conk-
ling and Platt and other leading Stalwarts.
What took place has not been made public.
THE Pennsylvania Greenback State
Convention met at Pottsville on the 18th and
nominated r. w. Jackson, of Mercer Coun-
ty, for State Treasurer. The Greenback
platform for 1880 was reaffirmed and adopted.
THE New Hampshire Legislature
elected the following State officers: Secre-
tary of State, A. B. Thompson; Treasurer,
Solon A. Carter; State Printer, Parsons b.
Coggswell; Commissary- General, George E.
Lane.
SENATOR STRAHAN testified before
the Legislative Committee at Albany that
John /. Davenport came on from Washing
ton and rendered him an important Federal
office, coupled with the condition that he
should withdraw his support from Senator
Conkling. He declined to accept the office
on these terms.
THE Treasury investigation, it is re-
ported, has been summarily discontinued
The damaging evidence disclosed against
Pitney, Upton, Power, Lamphere and Other
prominent officials has been partially giver
to the public, but much, it is alleged, still re.
mains untold regarding the inside workings
OF the Department.
THE Senatorial deadlock in the New
York Legislature continued on the 20tl
without material change. EX-Vice- Presi-
dent Wheeler has come forward as a leading
candidate against Conkling, and it is under
stood he favors compromise by which the
stalwarts shall have the naming of one Sen
ator and the Half breeds the other.
FRENCH, Commissioner of Railroads,
is to be Investigated for placing an import
ant official report affecting the interests OF
the Central Pacific Railroad in the hands of
officers of that corporation before putting it
on record in the Department. 1t is alleged
that a big stock speculation was successfully
put through on the strength of the informa-
tion thus surreptitiously obtained.
The Iowa Democrats met in State
Convention at Des Moines on the 10th. Hon.
w. A. Stone was made Chairman. The Ma
tional platform of 1S76-S0 was reaflirmed.
Nominations were as follows: For Govern
or, l.. G.. Kinne, of Tama; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, j. M. Walker,of Polk; Supreme Judge,
Fl. r. Hendershott, of Wapello; Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, Walter H.
Butler, of Delaware.
SECRETARY WMDoM has summarily
dismissed Pitney from the public service
and abolished the office Of Custodian Of the
Treasury. There never has been any law
authorizing the place of Custodian. The
duties heretofore performed by the Custo-
dian are imposed, by order Of the Secretary
abolishing the Office, upon Chief Clerk Pow
ers, who has been diigent and persistent in
working up and exposing the frauds of the
Custodian's ring.
In the Joint Convention at Albany, N.
Y, on the 18th, Assemblyman Tuthill, a
Stalwart, denounced Depew as the head
lobbyist of corporations, and said Barber
and Edwards were his lieutenants. The
room of Barber, he said, had long been the
headquarters where legislation was bought
and sold, game of cards being made veil
to cover naked bribery. He said Barber and
his corrupt agents were the managers of the
present canvass, and were attempting to
make their chief, who supplied all the mon
ey, United States Senator.
SECRETARY WINDOW positively re-
fuses to give out for publication the report
of the committee that Investigated Custodian
Pitney. Secretary Window said the report
was made up and submitted TO him for his
private information, and while he in imated
that he will act upon it very soon, he en-
phatically refused to give anything of its con-
tents. Assistant Secretary Upton, Chief
Clerk Power and Appointment Clerk Lam
phere, the officers complicated by the report,
have been furnished with copy in order
that they might prepare their defense.