The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-29

who had fled them for the consideration
of Garfield. Three or four clerks were
busy to-day in hunting these papers out of
the pigeon holes They will all be return
ed, it is to be presumed, directed to Presi-
dent Arthur.
King Kalaukua and party accepted the
invitation from the Secretary of the Navy
to go to Yorktown and Fortress Monroe in
Government vessel as soon as one arrives
here.
Orders have been issued by Secretary
Hunt placing the United States steamer
Dispatch, now at New York, at the dis
posal of King kaiaukua while on visit
to Fortress Monroe and Yorktown. The
Dispatch will meet the royal party at
Hampton Roads, tomorrow.
RETIREMENT OF COL ROCKWELL.
Thearmy officers explain the proposed re-
tirement of Colonel Rockwell from his de-
tail as Superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds as follows The original
creation of the office provided that the du-
ties should be performed by the Chief of
Engineers of the Army. That officer,
General Humphreys, reported to Congress
that it it was impossible for him to do the
work in addition to his army duties. It
was then provided that an officer should
be detailed from the corps of Engineers.
Lieutenant-COlonelM Michler was first thus
designated. He was succeeded by MajO
| o. L. Babcock during Grants administra-
ton, who procured the insertion of the
clause and an appropriation bill, that the
officer detailed should have the rank and
pay of Colonel of Engineers When Pres
| ident Garfield desired to provide a pleas
ant duty for his friend Captain Rockwell,
he selected this as appropriate, and one
which would increase his friends pay from
| s., 400 to s., 800, and furnish him with
very extensive patronage, and the detail
was ordered to be made.
Gen. Drum, Acknowledgement of the
Army, at once prepared an argument and
decision that the detail was illegal as be-
ing from the Quartermaster's department
instead OF the Corps of Engineers This
was supplemented by protest from Gen.
Wright, Chief Engineer, to the same effect
The President did not leave the question to
the Attorney-General, but to Judge Advo-
cate Gen. Swain, who furnished q written
opinion to the effect that the clause in the
i appropriation bill providing for increas-
ed rank and pay of a detailed officer was
repealed previous to the provision that he
should be an officer of the Corpse of Engi-
neers The clause simply read: ''The Off
Ger detailed as Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds shall have the rank
and pay of Colonel of Engineers.
In accordance with this opinion Rock
well was appointed. There was much i'll
| feeling created by the over-slaughter of
engineers and 1t Is known that deter
mination existed to bring the subject to
the attention of Arthur at the proper time.
1t was also believed that had Garfield
lived, Rockwell would have been made
Quartermaster General upon the retire
ment of Meigs, jumping over thirty oti-
Gers his senior in rank. Very few officers
| believe that General Swain will resign his
commission in the army. He was not ap-
pointed by Garfield, and could not possi-
| bly be disturbed in his position, even if
such a disposition existed. His rank is
that of Brigadier General, with a pay of
| S, 500 and allowances. His duties are not
severe, and in no way bring him in con-
tact with the President or civil officers.
JUDGE FoLGER.
Judge Folger's name has been frequently
mentioned in Cabinet speculations during
the last three days. 1t is remembered he
was strongly backed by Conkling for a
position when Garfield came in. After the
rejection of the suggestion of Morton, the
/ fact that he had claim of S1SO,00 for per-
centage on the sale of Internal Revenue
stamps while he was Assistant Treasurer
in New York, was urged against his ap-
| DOlnI0lenL, anu pTGFdllCO 111u ILLS
not stood in the way, it IS asserted Gar
| field had determined to appoint him, and
thus all the trouble between the New
York Senator and the administration would
have been prevented. The Court of Claims
decided against Folger's claim.
NIr. Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts, who
had an interview yesterday with the Pres
ident, returned home to-day. In conver-
sation he admitted he had been summoned
here by telegraph, for a consultation, by
the President, but declined to state the
subject discussed That it referred either
to his appointment to place in the new
| Cabinet or to the Supreme Bench vacancy
is the general assertion. 1t is on the cards
that he will take Hunts place as Secretary
of the Navy. Some Southern politicians
of more notcriety than prominence visited
the President TO suggest the name OF Rev.
! w. w. Hicks for Postmaster General. Mr..
Hicks is now preaching in DR.. Sunderland's g
church in this city. AT the close of the
war he preached for a while in Charleston,
s. c., subsequently in Savannah and Macon,
| Ga, and latterly in Jacksonville, Fla,
always appearing in politics, when an op-
| portunity was offered, He was a Grant
delegate in the Chicago Convention. He
is possessed of fine oratorical powers.
General Raum, who has been mentioned
/ for Secretary War of should Mr.. Lincolnre-
sign, declines to be considered as a candi-
date He is well satisfied with the present
important post and does not believe Mr..
Lincoln will retire.
SECRETARY HUNT
will leave tomorrow for his often deferred
tour of inspection of the Northern navy
yards. He will begin at Brooklyn, and viii
take the Tailapoosa for New York, Charles
ton and Portsmouth. HewiIl be gone two
weeks. He is understood to be quite will
ing to remain in the Cabinet, Secretary
| Lincoln declines to discuss the Cabinet
prospects He will visit Rye Beach with
his family for few days, leaving here
Saturday.
Senator Plat, of Connecticut, who has
paired with Senator Fair, of Nevada, Is suf-
| fering with cancer in his breast He is
not likely to ever take a seat in the Senate
again
Senator Hill. now in the hospitaI IN