The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-06
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The public debt was reduced $17, ,453, GIL
| in September, the largest reduction recorded
for years.
The National Republican claims that Post
| master General James can only hold his Office
until October -, unless reappointed by Presi-
dent Arthur
Mr.. McElroy, who has the honor Of being
the husband of President Arthur's sister, says
his wife will not be the mistress of the White
House. She has other fish to fry-for Mr.. Nc
Eiroy.
Dr. D. W. Bliss is confined to his bed with a
was opened. He is still suffering from pus
poison contracted during his attendance upon
the president. He says it is not py@mia.
Senator johnson says that Senator Ben Hill
will probably never be able to fully discharge
the duty of senator although he may be able to
appear at the called session of the senate and
vote. Senator Plat, of Connecticut, who is ill,
will pair with Senator Hill should the latter de-
sire it.
Treasury officials think tina! the flow of gold
to this country from Europe is about to set in
again after having slacke1 under the prevent
i've policy of the English and German branch
1t is declared te be an infallible rule that when
| sight exchange goes below $4. S41s, gold is
| shipped to this country to meet the trade bal
ance In the same connection it is noticed that
silver continues steadily to advance.
It now seems probable that the president
| will nominate some of the members Of his new
cabinet during ths extra session Of the senate,
which begins on the 10th of October. Attor-
ney General McVeagh expects his successor to
be named by that time, and there are at least
one or two other members Of the cabinet who
have the same anticipations The president has
not yet matured any plans regarding the new
cabinet
It is said that leading republican and DEM
0cratic senators, on their way home from the
| funeral came to an agreement that Anthony or
some republican selected by the republican
pro tenn. OF the senate without dissent; that the
democrats name the secretary of the senate, an
Office now vacant, and retain the sergeant at
arms, or select a successor to the present one;
the committees to be undisturbed
There are in all above $21, 900, 900 bonds
still outstanding, but which have been called
in, and or which the interest has ceased.
Some Of these bonds should have been pre-
presented for redemption eleven years ago.
Provision has been made for the redemption of
all Of them whenever presented at the treasury,
but jrdging from the lapse of time since inter-
est has been paid on some of them, there are
many bonds outstanding which the treasury
will never be called on to redeem.
Col Geo. Bliss, Hon. B. H. Brewster and
Col. Cook, as counsel for the government in the
star route cases, have fled in court long in
formation against ex-Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Brady and others, and warrants were is-
sued by Justice Cox in the ordinary form, as
prayed for. This is the first instance in this
district that proceedings of this character have
been begun by information, but the adjourn
ment Of the grand jury until October 8 and the
operation of the statute OF limitations rendered
this step necessary The general charge set
up in the document, is conspiracy to defraud
the government, and an attempt is made to
show the fraudulent proceedings of the alleged
conspiratcrs in the manipulation of contracts
for carrying the mails
Warden Crocker says: "Guiteau has been
complaining some time of malaria, and has been
dosed with quinine He is very carefully guard
ed. and nothing allowed TO go to him. HIS
food is the regular prison fare prepared in
common with the food of several hundred
others and placed in boxes. There is no dis
crimination, and no particular box is ever &C.
lected for any particular prisoner. He has not
been poisoned, and do not think it likely that
he will be. He spends his time reading his
bible almost constantly. He has stopped writ
ing on his biography; at least he has not writ
ten anything for about ten days. He exercises
in the corridor, as usual, but of late has ap-
peared very nervous and becomes alarmed at
each new face he sees. He is morose and does
not care to talk much. have informed him
that Mr.. Scoville has agreed to defend him.
He appeared pleased at the information and in-
timated that he would leave the entire matter
in the lawyers hands,"