The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-24
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

CONGRESS meets on tho 9Th Of December.
DURING October, 81, 929 immigrants arrived
in this country.
IT Is rumored that Frelinghuysen is to be
Secretary Of State
GEORGE C. GoRHAM expects to be Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON is full of candidates for subor-
dinate positions in the House.
THERE are five indictments against Captain
Howgate. aggregating $l60, 1000.
No CBINET appointments will probably be
made until after Congress meets.
REPRESENTATIVE MANNING, Of Mississippi,
says there is no doubt of the reelection OF
Senator Lamar.
COMPTROLLER KNOX has ordered an assess
ment OF 100 per cent. upon shareholders OF the
wrecked Mechanics National Bank, Of Newark,
N. J.
SECRETARY WINDOW has placed the reins of
the Treasury Department in Judge Folgers
hands, and is taking two-weeks vacation In
the Northwest.
GENERAL ]. WARREN KEIFEB, of Ohio, has
an eye on the Speakership. So has Mr.. Kasson,
of Iowa. So has Mr.. G.. orth, Of Indiana, and
so have several others.
THE annual report of Postmaster General
J~mes promises to be o very elaborate docu-
ment. 1t will contain a detailed account OF
the Star Route thievery.
TOTAL values of exports OF domestic provi-
sions, tallow and dairy pr ducts during ten
months ended October 81, is S111, ,72S, 221.
Same ten months in 1880, $145, ,931, 919.
THE postofice at Shackelforda, King and
Queen County, Va, has been discontinued be-
cause the people Of that place refused to let the
Postmaster appointed have place for an
office.
PETITIONS have been received at the Postof-
fee Department from New York and San Fran
cisco asking for more speedy and frequent
now consumed in the transmission is six days.
GEORGE BLISS says emphatically that there
is to be no lot-up in the Star Route prosecu-
tions. The cases are being made ready, he says,
by Messrs. Gibson, Woodward and Cook, and
will be submitted to the Grand Jury as soon as
possible. .
THE President has accepted Attorney Gem
eral MacVeagh's resignation. The employees OF
the department called upon him and made
their official farewells, and he turned the de-
partment over to the charge Of Solicitor Gem
eral Phillips, who will be acting Attorney Gem
ssl-..--<.t-tizs izs-zs7--rr>;>ts,sa.,fia ia made
DR.. BLISS considers the statements recently
published as coming from Drs. Hammond,
Boynton, ]. Marion Sims, and others, to the
effect that the PRESIDENT died from malpractice,
to be in accordance with the dictates of4their
| malicious hatred of him. He pronounces them
false, and says that the full medical and surgi-
| cal history Of the case will prove them 30.
THERE is serious difference in the opinions
| of Mr.. Scoville and Guiteau's brother, Mr.. j.
| W. Guiteau, as to the defense in Guiteaus case.
| Scoville is anxious 20 prove Guiteau's insanity
| hereditary, and is ready to prove all the Gui-
land Guiteau in an insane asylum instead OF
| under the gallows, whereas ]. W. Guiteau ID
anxious to have his brother proved insane but
| declares that his father, whose name he re-
veres, ewas not lunatic aud his memory shall
| not be thus assaulted.
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TON has decided that publishers of matter ad.
| mitted to the mails as second class may print
upon the side of postal card intended fol
communications, bi Is, receipts, and orders fol
subscriptions TO their publication or publica-
tions, and may also print the address of such
| publisher upon the address side of the card
| and enclose the same in their second class mat
ter. Mr.. Hatton is proprietor Of the Burlng
| ton Hd,ckeye, and practical printer, anc
| knows something of the needs Of newspaper
| publishers.
Gu1TEAu was visited by his sister, Mrs. SEQ
vile, the day before his trial begun. Sht
kissed him and seemed deeply affected. Wher
she broached the subject Of insanity as his de
fense he said: NJ am not insane, and there
is only one question to come before the Court
it is whether the Deity or am responsible fol
the removal of the President whether Deity ol
Guiteau fired the shot," He says he will no
have his life reviewed in Court. Il am going
into Court" he said, "to make my speech an(
run the case, and the Judge and jury will fol
low my rulings"
THE Mormon and polygamy problem vii
occupy the attention Of Congress at an earl,
day. Cannon, who has several wives in Utah
and who received certificate of his election t.
Congress from the Secretary Of State, holds
slim show of taking his seat. Mr. Campbell
| who received O certificate from the Governo
(Murray) saying he had received . large
number of votes than any other citizen o
Utah, has had the only legal Endorsement; ant
besides, the Supreme Court, only few day
ago decided that Cannon was not q citizen o
the United States. However, the matter vii
be contested in the House, and that viii de
velop the Mormon question.