Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-13
WASHINGTON.
News From the National Capital
as Received YESTERDAY.

News From the National Capital
as Received Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, October 12.-Mr.
Scoville, brother-in-l and counsel
of Guiteau, was in the Criminal
Court room this morning and stated,
in reply to questions asked him, that
he had no notice or information as
to when the arraignment of Guiteau
would take place; that he had not
yet received any answer from Gem
eral Butler as to whether he would
act as counsel for the defense that
the statement already published as
to Mr.. Merrick, expressing will
ingness to argue the question of
jurisdiction Gf raised) is correct; !;
that he has been advised by distin-
guished lawyers all over the country
Gncluding several judges to raise
every question and make every point
that can properly be made on behalf
of his client; that such is also the
express instruction of Guiteau, and
that he (Scoville) has no apprehen
sion of personal violence being Of
fered to the prisoner on his way to or
from or in court. It is stated that
the District judges have also ex-
pressed their desire that all legiti,
mate and proper questions i'll the
case shall be raised and fully argued.
In regard to the Star Route case
it is understood that no arrange
ment as to-day for argument or mo
ton to quash information has been
made between the counsel, but that
the counsel for the defense intend to
insist on it's taking place next Fri>
day, two full days having been given
as required by rule of court.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to- day
VIM. W. Dudley, of Indiana, to be
commissioner Of pensions; Oils P.
G. Clark, of Rhode Island, to be
first deputy commissioner of pen
sions: 9. B. Walker, of Indiana, to
be deputy commissioner of pensions;
Noah c. Mcfarland, of Kansas, COM
missioner-general of the land office
Addison Brown, of New York, to be
United States district Judge of the
southern district of New York; Geo.
NJ. Duskip, of Alabama, to be United
States attorney for the southern dis
trict of Alabama Robt. S. Foster
of Indiana, to be United States
marshal for the district of Indiana
Among the postmasters nominated
! by the President to-day were John
D. Tiney, Of Vicksburg, and Benja
min Chatfeld, of Aiken, S. G,
The Democratic caucus remained
in session about one hour this after.
noon after the Senate adjourned, dis
cussing Senator Edmunsd resolu.
ton for the appointment of standing
committees. Senator Garland was
directed to report an amendment tc
the resolution, providing for the
appointment of certain specified
committees, which the nominations
of the President show tc
be necessary. The list of committees
to be proposed embraces about ten
including post-offices, Indian, com,
merce and others, to which the nom
nations of the President in the natu
raj order of business would have te
be referred. Senator Garland's
amendment will specifically declare
that the committees to be proposed
are to be appointed for this specia
session only.
At theclose of business TO-DAY
there had been $525,000 of the 81
per cent. bonds received for redemp
ton under the notice of Secretary
Window to redeem five millions o
bonds embodied in the 105th call.
Chief Brooks, of the secret servic,
division of the Treasury, is noti6eo
of the arrest in Philadelphia to-da7
of Charles B. Watson and John K
| Bleyler for counterfeiting coin
With them were captured the tool
of their trade and 1925 in bogus.
) An agent of the secret service di
vision telegraphs the arrest yester
} day, at Guthrie, Ky, of Newton II
McRae, VIM. G. Tindle and J. D
Duffel for dealing in counterfei
, silver coin. One hundred and TWEEN
} ty counterfeit silver dollars wer
| found in Dufels possession. The,
J were all heavily armed and resisted
desperately.
ATLANTA, GA, October PA fire a
Conyers, Ga, this morning, destroyed tn
cotton warehouse of j. O. Stewart, wit
1000 bales of cotton also several stores