Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-16

your uncle would such a thing be true. Let us go
 and Guiteau was taken to the jail amid the usual
 demonstration of the crowd outside.
 The present husband of Mrs Dunmire stated this
 evening that the record of Mrs Dunmire's divorce
 from Guiteau would be forthcoming and her testi-
 allow talk to the press and will give no intima
 tfon as to what character her testimony will be.
 the stipulations Recommended by Sec retary Elaine.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-In answer to a res-
 olution of the Senate offered by MT. Ed
 munds the President to-day sent to the Sen
 ate a copy of the correspondence between
 this country and Great Britain in relation to
 the modification of the Clayton-Bulwer
 treaty. The correspondence consists of a
 single letter from Secretary Blaine to Minis
 ter Lowell which goes over the whole ground He calls attention to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850 between Great Britain and the United States, by which the two nations agreed that neither would ever maintain or
 obtain for itself any exclusive control over
 any proposed ship canal through Nicaragua and that neither would ever erect or main tain any Notifications commanding the same or the vicinity thereof The exceptional
 conditions existing at that time, MT. Blaine maintains, have now disappeared, and the change demands some modification of the treaty. MT. Blaine points out that military ope-
 rations practically give to Great Britain with her formidable navy control of any Isthmus canal in a struggle for that object, and says
 that if no American soldiers are to be quar- tered on the IsGhmus to protect the rights of her country in the inter oceanic canal, surely by fair logic of neutrality no war vessel of Great Britain should be permitted to appear
 in the waters that control either entrance to
 the canal. Mir. Blaine then discusses
 the Monroe doctrine with much force assert
 ing the rightful and long established claim of the United States to priority on the Amer can continent, pointing to the example of England in matters relating to India and the other dependencies. The importance of the Isthmus transit to the eastern and western extremes of the country are strongly set forth, and the declaration is made that the United States will always insist upon treating that great waterway which shall connect the two oceans as part of her coast line. Follow ing is summary of the changes necessary to meet the views of this government:
 1td O 14S treaty "nich ti ine
 cal control of it in conjunction with the countries in which it is located, to be cancelled;
 Second, every part of the treaty in which Great
 Britain and the United States to make no acqu full force as the original proposition;
 Third the United States will not object to main tanning the clause establishing port at each end of whatever canal may be con- structed If England desires it to be retained.
 n sne dr
 torate of whatever railway or canal might be con
 perfected. No treaty stipulations the proposed
 end have been suggested Ry either party, although
 snos the Paaay ss and engaged in the same work at Tehuante-
 pe obsolete by non action and the common consent of
 Fifth. the clause defining the distance from either
 end of the canal where in time captures might be incomplete and the distance determined.
 In the judgment of the President speaking in the in
 made as liberal possible and might with advantage, question relating to the high and on to all nations, be matter of stipulation between the great powers of the world.
 Cabinet Gossfp-The Latest Names Mem tIoned-secretary Fo1ger's Opinion of a Three Per Cent. Rond-Other Matters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-An intimate friend of the President stated to-day that he had never heard him mention the name of Brew ster for the position of Attorney General and that he thought the selection would be made for that position from Messrs. Howe, Bout we'll or Phillips. If it goes West Howe, if East Boutwell,, if South Phillips. Howe's ! friends think he will get it; inasmuch as Sec retary Kirkwood is now expected to stay and as Filley seems sure of the Postmaster Gen. eralship. It is now thought also that Secre- 1 tary Hunt will take the place of Bancroft Davis on the bench of the Court of Claims, that the navy portfolio will go to the South and ! that thus the Cabinet business will be set- | tied. It is stated here night that ex-Gov- ernor Davis, of Texas, has been telegraphed \ to come to Washington and it is generally ! believed his coming will have something to 1 do with the navy, inasmuch as it is conceded 1 to the South, and Secretary Hunt returns to l the bench.
 I Secretary Blaine will tender his successor, Secretary Frelinghuysen, reception on | Monday evening, on which occasion the di- 1 plomatic corps will be present.
 Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague is now in New York accompanying her daughter, who is there for medical treatment. Mrs. Sprague :! will, however, spend the greater part of the winter at Edgewood.
 The President has sent into the Senate the nomination of J. c. Bancroft Davis to be assistant Secretary of State and long list of postmasters.
 The Secretary of the Treasury to-day ap- peared before the Senate Finance committee in response to a request from it's members to state his views regarding the proposed 3 per cent funding bill. The views expressed were practically those contained in his report The period of five years at which they are re deemable he considered too brief and thought there might be some difficulty in floating 8 bond of this nature. The department would do all in it's power to market them should Congress direct their issue.