Morris tribune., 1881-08-04
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

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Indian campaigns.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Col. A. P. Morrow, Gen. Sherman's staff,
has been very sick at his residence in this city
for some tme He was at one time regarded
as dangerously ill, but is now improving rap
idly. His old wound has troubled him consid-
erably.
Secretary Window is taking vacation of a
few days on the summit Of the Allegheny
mountains. He went to Deer Park, and in
company with three distinguished Democratic
senators, Bayard, Davis and Camden, started
into the woods for the famous black water
trout streams.
The gravest question that now meets the
physicians in the treatment of the presidents
case is that of Eourishment He was suffer-
ing from chronic dyspepsia before he was shot
and since that event he has not as yet had q
normal appetite The question is raised, and
is being discussed as to the probable result of
this case in the end
The signal service authorities in Washington
are perfecting system of signals by which it
is proposed to acquaint the farmers with pre-
dicted changes in the weather. Colored rock
cts are tn be sent up at 3 o'clock in the NOM
ing from stations in the farming regions and
the probabil ties for the coming day are to be
indicated by the color of the rockets ana their
arrangements.
The national board of health revised the
rules concerning the prevention and spread of
smallpox. As the changes must be approved
by the president, the board declines to make
the changes public at present. 1t is ascertain
ed, however, that the principal change is the
requirement that all persons coming to the
United States shall be vaccinated before sail
ing.
Highly important action has already been
taken by the distinguished officers constituting
the board appointed by the secretary of [ 9
navy to determine what class of vessels ought
to be constructed. The board has decided to
recommend the construction of three classes of
fighting cruisers, to have aspeed capacity of
13, IA and 8 knots, respectively; the largest
class to have tonnage of 500 tons; also q
number of gunboats for river service, to have
capacity of 700 tons, speed of ten knots,
aud to carry one gun each.
The secretary of the treasury addressed a
communication to the collectors of customs, of
Boston and New York, from which cities it is
alleged the Internal machines and combush-
bles which recently arrived at Liverpool were
shipped. The letters contained instructions to
the officers to ascertain the Names of the con-
signors of the packages. The secretary in
speaking on the subject said that while it may
be impossible for the collector to ascertain di.
rectly the name of the shipper, he hopes at
least to discover clue which will lead to the
detection of the guilty ones.
The steamer Talapoosa is being fitted up IT
the navy yard and has been ordered to be ready
for sea by August 18th. A swinging bunk is
being put in for the accommodation of Presi-
dent Garfield, and conveniences are being sup
piled for Mrs. Garfeld's comfort. 1t is intend
ed if the president keeps on improving as rap
idly as he has been, to take him down the river
about August 10Th, provided also the weather
is favorable. If the water is smooth he will be
taken to Fortress Monroe and back, and possi-
bly,, if he stands the motion without injury,
they will go on to some seashore resort
No information has yet been received at the
interior department regarding the damage to
Indian lands from the overflow caused by the
proposed construction of the reservoirs on TIE
upper Mississippi Secretary Kirkwood and
Commissioner Price cannot understand why t, g
agent sent out to investigate the amount of
probable damage should not have made his
report They infer, however, that the agent
is experiencing some delay in inspecting the
Indian lands and arriving at q proper estimate
of their value, and the amount Of damage.
The department is daily in receipt of inquiries
on the subject and instructions have been sent
the agent to hurry his report
District Attorney Corkhin has addressed the
following letter to Gen. ]. S. Crocker, warden
until the 18th of September, and it being i'm
possible to ascertain the final result of the at
tack by Ghas Gitteau, the assassin of the pres
ident, it will be necessary to retain him in Gus
tody for future action by the authorities. I de-
sire you to place him on one side of the Jail
where there are no prisoners, where means of
escape are impossible; that you will allow him
to see no other person whatever, and that he
be not permitted to hold conversation with any
of the guards; that he be vigorously excluded
from receiving any communication, except those
delivered by me or received by my direction. I
desire this direction to be vigorously executed
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The grand Jury of Liverpool has found a
true bill against McGrath and McKevitt for at
tempting to blow up the town hall on the 9th
of June.
st. Petersburg dispatch: The emperor is
about to leave for Moscow. Police have been
stationed all along the route from this city to
Moscow to guard against mines.
The minister of foreign affairs of the Arg
entine repnblic sends the following cablegram
regarding the long disputed boundary Gues-
has been signed with Chilli with the good Offices
of the United States minister to both countries
A Berlin Dispatch says the election for the
Saxon Landtag resulted in the return of forty
seven Conservatives and thirty three Liberals.
The former gained eveven Seats The Conserv-
ative majority in the new chamber of deputies
is much greater. The ministerial press of Ber-
lin is sanguine of q similar result Of the e]ec-
ton for the Reichstag.
Information has been received of the arrest
of VIM. Brink, an American citizen of South
Manchester, Conn, who was seized in Ger
many and given the alternative of going into
the army or to Jail. He chose the latter. Min
lister White has been instructed to demand his
release and pursue the same course with
oil 1nI, fxryI,S oh,
there.
The statement made by Washington news
paper that Conkhng had declared his intention
of Withdrawing from politics and devotipn
himself to the practice of law, is pronounce
by his friends to be untrue. Conkling has been
retained as counsel in several important cases.
and has been engaged for week or two in pre-
pairing arguments, but his friends say he has
not Withdrawn from politics and does not in
tend to do so.
The London Morning Post thinks the time
has come when America should adopt similar
attitude towards ODonovan Rossa and others
who abuse her hospitality as England did to-
wards Johann Most AS regards the attempted
repetitions Of outrages, it says: ''We wifi not
only sense Of personal risk to her own citizens
will induce her to take strong measures,
A meeting calling itself the Revolutionary
congress was recently held in London. Dele.
gates from various parts Of Europe and Amer
ioa, representing the extreme Democratic party
identified with Herr Most, the imprisoned so
cialist, were present About 2, 600 attended,
mostly workmen. Red flags were displayed
Mrs: Lecompte, an American lady delegate, de-
scribed the disappointment of small farmers
going west, depending on the illusory promises
of emigrant agents, and how great capitalists
in possession Of railways oppress laborers and
ra.se the prices of food in the seaboard states.
At the weekly meeting of the land league in
Dublin, it was announced that g2,4OO had
been received from America during the week.
James Redp tn delivered violent speech in
which he characte: lied Sir William Harcourt,s
statement that John Devay is agent Of the
league, as deliberate lie. and alluded to John
Bright as renegade. He said he had only op
posed Fenian schemes in America because 6e
did not see how it was possible to conquer
England at present. Redpath concluded by
calling Sir VIM. Harlamp liar, slanderer and
er"
4 More Abeut Garfleld's Wound,
Interview with DR.. Reyburn.