Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SECRETARY F0lGeR TAKES POSSES
SION OF THE TREASURY.
Gorham to be Assistant Secretsry-The
War ofthe Pennsylvania CIans-kilng
Postoffice - MacVeagh Takes
His Departure.
THE PROSPECTS FOR BILLY MALONE,
MacVeagh Takes a Walk.

| leaVe oil the department. Oh JusliCe tlli'
morning and will leave this afternoon
for Philadelphia.
The N ew Secretary Sworn In.
Judge Folger was to-day, sworn in
and assumed the duties OF Secretary o
the Treasury. E1.Secretary Window
turned over to his successor certain
keys which are always kept by the Sec
retary, and babe him good bye. Vim
dom was considerably affected, and re-
marked in private conversation, these
changes revived sad memories of last
summer. He left the department in
company with Senator Ferry OF Michi
gan.
Mshone's Reward.
There seems to be growing impres'
sion here, that Senator Malone may he
rendered a Cabinet position with the
view Of encouraging further results
against the Democracy in the South.
| The Democratic Senators who are here
do not hesitate to say that their party
| would fight against Mahone's contirma-
ton. One OF them says the Democratic
| Senators would keep the Senate in a
dead lock until the end OF Congress, be.
fore they would let Mahone he confirm.
| ed as Cabinet office. Senator Blair,
who is warm friend OF Malone, and
has talked with him a great deal about
| his political aspirations, says ne dor I
believe Malone would leave the Senate
with nearly a full term ahead OF him to
accept a Cabinet position.
Postoflce Discontinuance
First Assistant Postmaster General
| Hatton to-day discontinued the post
office at Shaoket Fords, King and Queen
county, Virginia, because the people oi
| the town would not let the postmaster
have place for an office. All the citi-
zens Of the town are Democrats, and
they objected to the appointment OF
Goalder, because he is Readjuster.
| They refused to rent him room for an
| office, and when he bought lumber, re-
| fused to let him have ground on which
put an office. The case was thus repre-
sented to the department, and the office
was ordered discontinued.
The War of the Clans.
Samuel f.. CaroIhers, who was con
| tirmed by Senate as Postmaster al Nc
Keesport, Pa and whom Congressman
Bayne and others have worked 50 hard
against, this morning saw Postmaster
| General James and had al interview
with him. Carothers is represented as
Cameron man in Pennsylvania poll.
tics, and the anti. Cameron element un.
dertook to persuade the President not
to sign his commission. The anti
| Cameronites wanted one of their SIDE
appointed. After Carother'5 interview
with James, the latter ordeled the com
mission sent to the President for his
signature, and it has gone up. This is
an indication that the President has
determined to sign CarOthcr's commits
| sion.
hot for Sherman.
The Sunday Ga.ettr still continues to
make it warm for Secretary Sherman. In
its issue OF Yesterday among other
things equally naughty, it charges that
| during the candidacy OF that gentleman
| for the Presidency, there were printed,
probably in the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, about four thousand fine
lithographic large bust pictures OF Sher'
man. If so, the stone, paper, INK and Ia
| bor were all paid for by the Government.
| Rollers TO mount these pictures on
were made in the Treasury Depart
ment carpenter shop, the material and
| or being paid for by the government.
| Then the pictures and rollers were taken
to the loan division room in the treas
ury building, where the mounting WAS
done by clerks and messengers OF that
division, paid for by the government.
| 1t is reported that these mounted pic
lures were then placed in official wrap
pers $500 fine If used for private mat
ters) and, thus completed, these pic.
lures were sent all over the States and
| Territories. The managers oil Sherman s
Presidential candidacy conducted this
little operation in his interest at the
tax payers expense.
Another Fact.
In 1880 a large appropriation was
made ior statistical purposes. This ap-
| propristion was intended for the com
| pilation of commercial statistics OF the
| United States This money, or a con-
siderable portion Of it, was diverted
from the purpose for which it was ap
propriated, and consumed in the send
ing out OF political statistical matter,
under official frank, in the interest OF
the late Secretary's Presidential can,
didacv. The most striking feature Oi
| this business is that, instead OF the
Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics, the
chief OF division in the Secretary s
office was the dishurser.
Gen. James Report.
Postmaster General James is busily
engaged in the completion OF his annua
report, a portion OF which is now IN the
hands of the Public Printer. This viii
be one OF the most interesting and val
liable documents regarding postal mat
ters ever issued. The Star Route sys
tenn will he the most impHr'an
feature Of the report. Genera
James hss invesi ;ated the iitor!
of carving the mails on what /!
known as star reuters from tie lnaugu
ration of the national postal service
down to the present time. The irand>
that have been committed IN that
branch of the service from time to time
for nearly half century past, the de
iects in the law which made the perpt'
tration of frauds possible, and the ne
ressity for additional legislation on the
suhiect will all be comprchensively con
silered in his report
Cabinet Gossip.
The Post OF this morning says: HE
return of President Arthur has given
rise TO a fresh batch OF Cabinet rumo!s
These in brief are that Secretary, LIN
coin will not remain in the Cabinet
having no particular desire for the place,
especially as there is considerable leeL
ing between him and Gen. Sherman. IL
is also alleged that Frelinghuysen vii
not now be Secretary oil State, naViNE
lost heavily in the bursted NewarS
bank, and, feeling unable tc
keep up a $4,000 eSlao
ment here on 5000. Postmaster Gen
eral James, it is said, has arranged tt
take care OF Vanderbilt'S bank on tht
LIST of next January. notwithstanding:
all statements to the contrary, Mr.. Fill
lev is on a hot trial after Mr.. James
portfolio. Some very interesting read
ing is promised when Secretary B!aln
leaves the Cabinet and, with BIZ Chand
L. ,,,s q cborca to relieve his mind