New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-22

torcal associations are borne IN Dln0'
The Presidents career as Civil Service Reformer
may be said to have closed.
It is safe to predict that Postma'er-Genera
James. scheme for a twocent postage rate VIII not
he brought to n successful CONCLUSION under his I'M
MEDIATE successor.
Another devoted disciple Of StalwartisT was APP
pointed by the President yesterday to be Supern-
tendent of the Assay Office in this city AT the pres
emf rate of progress the whole minority wing OF the
party will be exhausted within three months ana
can then be sand that not one OF the Immortal oOo 10
left without an ONCE.
When the Morrill, Tariff bill gets before the
Senate Voorhees, will probably loose a fresh hnr-
Icsne on the subject lie is not Free Trader
he SAYS but he regards the present system as an
(" denominations" If he and Beck will get INTO 2
lively squabble over the matter the country wlll
enjoy irst-class entertainment
Jefferson Davis has gwen to correspondent Oh
The Cincinnati Inquirer this statement In regard TO
General Johnston's charge that he had run away
with two or three million dollars in specie belong
iur TO the Confederacy: 81 do not believe that
General Johnston ever made q statement so
absurlly false and | am convinced that If any
such statement appears in print as having enanatcd
from him, that General Johnston will promptly
publish over his own signature denial OF ever
having made VIGOROUSLY faIse statement
General Johnston has published something which
he calls "A denial but it consists chiefly of a COM
plant that he did not know that the man he was
taking TO was an interviewer. He says many paris
of the statement are Incorrect and that the inter-
viewer made him say there were twenty wagon
| loads OF specie when he said fifteen. Mr. DAVIS
must admit that thus Is not what cOuiu DC caileu
comprehensive denial.
Democratic zeal for repeal of the Arrears OF Pen
sions swinale takes u queer form. Applications
/ H. bio on res
men to have the provisions of the Act extended
This is on a line with Mr.. Randalps plan of
economical legislation Ilc always talks very
loudly about reform and retrenchment, and then
uses all his influence TO work through Jobs tor e4-
tracing money from the Treasury.
| Tho Guioau trial began again yesterday just
| where it LETT off, with Guieau in good form as
| versatile Dlackguard.
No moro Congress till after the HOLIDAYS. Let joy
| be unconuned.
| Colonel Logan Mckee, of Kentucky was one of
tho BOO" After this statement it is perhaps need
| less TO add that he has been in Washington and
called on the President lie says his object was
not to get an office for himself but for nineteen or
twenty friends Of his in Kentucky. As chairman OF
the Kentucky delegation at Chicago Colonel Mckee
| cast twenty Of its twenty -four votes thirty-six
times for Grant and thlrd term. and his mission
! would seem to indicate that every man Of the
| twenty is looking for his reward. Colonel Mckee
SAYS he was IeCt wed gTaciOuslY by the PTeS-
| dent but returned to Kentucky Immediately after
| ward as he saw no action would DO taken Till after
: the holidays Then, he adds, Understand zen
| crol Grant is going to spend q month with the
| President" Perhaps all the other members of the
| 3O6 still unprOyided with Office will decide to
| spend n month with hun too and help make 1t
| pleasant for General Grant.
Guiteau was allowed to charge a medical expert
yesterday, with selling his testimony, and the Judge
| Offered no rcmOnstrancc.