Morris tribune., 1881-12-22
CURRENT NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The name of Benjamin Harris Brewster, of
Phlladelphia, as attorney general IN place OF
Mr.: McVeigh, resigned, was announced on Sat-
urday last and sent to the senate.
Benjamin Harris Brewster was borne In sa-
lem county, N. j., October IS, 1916, where
his forefathers bad for long period large
landed interests. After various preliminary
studies he entered Princeton college, asd grad
uated IN S34, receiving the degrees OF A. b.,
A. NJ. and LII d. In the same year he entered
the law office of Eli A. Price of Philadelphia
as student, and was admitted to practice in
1888 About this time he was appointed by
President Polk commissioner to adjudicate
the claims of the Cherokee Indians against the
federal government He remained in the sue
cessful practice Of law until 1867, when Gov
Geary appointed him attorney general OF Penn
sylvaula. He has of late been prominently be-
fore the pub ic as counsel for the government
in the etar route prosecution, and his argument
in opposition to the motion to qussh the infor-
nation against Brady and others was conceded
to be the strongest made in that case. In 1897
he married Elizabeth Won Myerbach de Rein
feld.s, a Prussian lady, who died In 1868. In
1879 he married his present wife, Mary,
daughter of Robert ]. Walker, by whom he has
one chs "a son.
Second Lieut. Herbert G. Squires, of Wis
consin, late stationed at Fortress Monroe, has
captured THE daughter of the late Mr.. Fargo,
the express man, who ia the heiress Of six or
seven mill oa dollars. The couple met last
summer atOld Point Comfort. They became
engaged, but the mother refused her consent
so the lovers were secretly married and con-
cealed the fact until few days ago. The
young lady's friends have wisely accepted the
situation
Mr.. Morrison asintroducea bill appropria-
ting SO. 600, 900 for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river in accordance with the
recommendation Of the Mississippi river COM
mission to be applied as follows: 81 600, 900
below Cairo, S7Of, 900 between Cairo and ,he
mouth of the Illinois river, $500, 600 from
the month of the Illinois to Des Moines rapids
and $500, 600 above the rapids.
Colonel E. F. Rockwell, who is the only per-
son that was present both a. the assassination
and death of President Garfield, happens to
have been the officer detailed by Secretary
Stanton as soon as President Lincoln was hot
to be on guard at the house where the president
was living, and he witnessed the death struggle
the next maning, as he did that of General
Garfield at Elberon.
There is an apparently well founded belief
that Secretary Krkwood will he succeeded by a
Pacific coast msn, and perhaps Senator Sar-
geant who has been persistently urged for the
interior department by Gen. Miller and Mr..
Jones, the only republican senators from the
coast
Congressman Russell Errett will introduce a
bill to vest each senator, representative and
delegate in congress with the power to appoint
cadets to the United States naval and military
academy for future appointments In the civil
service Of the government.
The Rev. T. E. Aldrich, pastor at Middle
town. Conn, has been arrested for beating his
WIFE He has been successful temperance
worker, but, it is charged, usually got drunk
after every sermon, and whipped his wife when
he go. home.
The statement is now made, with some show
of authority, that Postmaster General James
will resign by the LIST proximo, to assume the
charge as president OF the Lincoln National
bank, Newark City.
1t is understood in Washington that Walker
Blaine will resign his secretaryship and return
to his fathers old district in Maine, and go in
to active training for the congressional race.
In Pecos village, N. M, Wednesday night,
Jules Sandewsll was fatally shot by Hugh Bar
row. and James Allen was seriously
wounded by Ed Cox, in self defence
The Joint senate and house ccmmitte arrang,
ing the memorial ceremonies of President Gar
field invited Secretary Blaine to deliver eu'
logy before congress.
Texas special: Otto Englehardt, German
drug gist en- route to Galveston. was murdered
neac Lockhardt, Caldwell county, by two Mexi
cans.
Everett B. Sanders of Wisconsin has been ap
pointed enrolling clerk of the house. and W. NJ
Leonard, of Ohio, reading clerk.
Two young adventures at Brooklyn, Iowa
sold groceries and gave counterfeit money il
change, for which they linger in Jail.
The president nominated J. D. Bancroft
Davis of New York for assistant secretary O.
state.
The president has accepted Assistant Secre
tary Upton's resignation, to take effect on thu
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