The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-05-26
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

STANLEY MATHEWS has been confirmed.
GoRHAms chances look awfully awful aim
CoxuNo has finally yielded to the newt
able.
THE New York Herald will never forgive the
President for ''his duplicity."
8. W. DoRsEY Is in pretty bad predicament,
and the opinion prevails In Washington that IL
he has anything to say, 4 b high time he Ia
saying IL.
IT is thought Chandler wiz withdraw. Every
Democrat is against him ~ well - Q number OF
Republicans, and his confirmation ID said to be
impossible.
IN ALL probability-judgin from the present
tone OF the New York Legislature Conklinr
and Platt will not be reelected to the United
States Senate.
SENATOR EDMuxps has announced bis deter
mination to resign his place as Chairman OF tho
Judiciary Committee on account OF W. Il.
Chandler's nomination
THE investigation Of hog raising and pork
packing instituted by Secretary Blaine has
shown that the American hog Is the cleanest
and hcalthiest OF his kind.
Irrs lamentable fact perhaps, yet never
theless true, that four-hfths Of the Republi-
can press Of the country IL sustaining Presi-
dent Garfield in his late course.
Tine news OF the confirmation of tho nomi-
nation Of VIM. II. Robertson as Collector Of
the Port of New York was honored by . salute
Of one hundred guns at the following named
cities OF New York state: Albany, Hudson,
Rochester, Watertown, Utica, and New York
City.
MRs. GARYrEI.D's illness is . very serious
thing, and very forcibly illustrates how brutal
are the demands Of society. Had she been in
her quiet home, at Mentor, she would now
undoubtedly be enjoying perfect health.
Society required SO much Of her in her new
position, that her constitution has been COM
pletely broken down.
The friends of DIR. Loring. of Massachusetts.
expect that he will be nominated for the Office
Of Commissioner Of Agriculture. II in as
serted by responsible gentleman that 5000
blank petitions have been printed at Cover,
ment expense and sent broadcast by LeDuc,
among the farmers Of the West and South, for
signatures requesting his retention az Com
missioner.
THE Comptroller of the Currency saws he
has already in his hands papers for the ex-
national banks. covering about az. 600. 600 Of
bonds This would leave forty banks 10 be
heard from. having M. 600. 600 in bonds. and
these arc All believed n he IN The hands n tbe
Secretary. Two hundred and fifty millions Of
x ner cant Registered bonds NAV he snrren-
dered and extended. and OF this amount ls3
national banks held s16s, 276, 600, nearly ali of
which the Comptroller thinks will be exchanged
during the next month.
Tur following In q ststement NJ the nat an-
r,ual savin0 IN, tha coat NJ the 9fsr roufa and
ste.mho.t mai .ervics under tbe .dministr,-
,ion ~ PostInsster General Jsmss. For tbe
noon,h 81 Msrch sa1s la1. AnriI AL 6sf' Nav
- "a ef19 ma. tots1 SIot 6aI T6is :. v;ng
hss he.n , etysctsd Sith,nt IN snv vsv cr;nnlnss
the service or cnrtaiiinS its eficiency an5 has
hssn rnsda on e,.cf inSormstion gsfbsrad NV
az rnsnSc,ors ~ the nansrtmanf .ha hsSs
cas.tniir c,sro,Oa5 III tba vsr;a,s rn,,,e. Mnch
- M radnct;on - the rosrlt =, ths I.hora y,
a.. an,,r,iss;oU ss,t to Ma,n,h;s - jr.ast;s.t
az .snn .ssr. ..,,,,s,,,,., 1.,,. ~ 49,.
'"1 T I.,'s .irls an.t-s. i.oA .n-. pv,n,
HE IonowlnB nTeerestns i,Tes census Duiie'in IN
has been issued; The center OF population IN IN
looO was LATITUDE ~ degrees, VA minutes, os
seconds, longitude "a degrees, 3s minutes, 40
seconds. Inc position OF tne oid observatory,
Mount Adams, Cinclnnau, n IN latitude "
degrees, W minutes, ~ seconds, longitude "a
degrees, ~ minutes, 40 seconds. The center OF
population Tor lSSO IL, therefore, 10 miles
south Of this observatory, and s.9 miles west
OF In- Inat -, II ~ no nnes west py south
from the conservatory, or eight miles west Dy
soutn rom tne neart on tne clty on Clnclnnau.
Inis places IN hentucky, one mile from the
soutn pank OF tne ONO river, ana one ana
half miles southeast OF the village OF Tayiors-
VILE.