Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NO MORE USE FOR MALONE.
Garfield Sees His BIunder-The I'm.
ter1ng Wedge That Did Not Enter
The Handy Revenue Cutters
OmciaI Junketings Resumed-The
Hoard of Health on the Lookout
The Fortune Bay Indemnity.

WASHINGTON, May 9O.-"Mahone, Vir-
glnia," is very mad. He is denouncing the
administration. He and his friends say all
manner Of things against Mr.. Garfield and
MS government. A short time ago a Ma
none delegation, composed Of Readiusters
and Republicans, called on the President.
Tue President told them TO coalesce and
join Issues. He believed the Democratic
party could be split by such Joining of
forces. Malone liked this. It was when
he was considered somebody, and he was
in point of notorietY at the head of all pub
lie men. The President also talked In very
good terms to Malone, and that little fel-
low thought the goose was hanging from
the top limb. But when the Malone bar
gain in the Senate cropped clean
through and the purchase money
could not be paid, the Republican Senators
began to get little cool towards Malone
and show some of the contempt they felt
for him. Last week the county and mn.
nteipsl elections in Virginia were held.
Instead of Malone and his party having
made anything by the attempted dicker,
the votes talked the other way They were
completely cleaned out. Even In the strong
Readjuster counties they were taken into
camp. The other daY a Republican delega-
ton from Virginia called on the President
Mr.. Garfield told them TO run straight out
Republican organization, and not to Goa
lesce with the Malone men. A change of
circumstances often induces a change
of advice. Malone knows of this aud
is mad. He went to the President TO
see about the Federal patronage in Virginia,
~ l.
party, and build up "new and more liberal
sentiment" He got no encouragement.
The President, who few short months ago
cent Malone flowers from the White House,
did not seem to be as enthusiastic as of old.
Malone left disgruntled He called on
Blaine as the assistant boss of the ranch,
hut got even a colder reception than from
Garfield. This is why he is so very mad
He calls It treachery. Other people are
good as to point morals from his experience
This might be said TO be almost the final
act in the Malone drama. He will never
again amount to anything IN his State
He has never figured as ANYBODY
out of it. The first attempt Of
the Garfield administration to 'break the
solid South" falls with Mahone. There
will probably be no other attempt. The
complete failure of the first is not only
laughAble, but must be sickening to those
who expected such great results from It..
The sOlidity of the South Will be left to
shape itself. It is fully demonstrated that
any ''plan" to "break" it must of itself fall
| to pieces.
JUNKETING REVIVED.
The full advantages that a revenue cutter
| possesses for pleasure excursions have
never been fully realized until this season
| BY government officials. These vessels are
ha
have only at infrequent intervals
| been used to junket with. But all
| this neglect will now be made up. The
convenience and comfort of these brots is
| being recognized. The President has taken
several trips down the river already on one
of them which is kept stationed here. An
other official pleasure party went down
| from Baltimore last week, and had three or
| four nice days in Chesapeake Bay.
/ To day the cutter stationed here
was again put to public service by very
nice trip down the Potomac with Treasury
! and other government officers on board
! The revenue cutter of the future will find
no just cause to complain that its useful
ness to the country is neglected.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS yIGILANT.
Officers of the National Board
| of Health and of the Marine
/ Hospital service have been ex-
aiming IQelr reports from All quarters OF
/ the South and West Indies with a great
] deal of interest. They are little anxious
about yellow fever. From the reports
which they have received they say they do
/ not think there will be any yellow fever in
/ the United States this season. There may
be isolated cases, OF course, but no cpl
| demfc is feared. In making these stAle-
ments the officers of the services mentioned
say they are only opinions. 1t is early yet
/ fp Z mn M hov "a
no fear of an epidemic.
! TIE FORTUNE BAY INDEMNITY.
Negotiations have been concluded be-
| tween the Secretary of State and Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister, In regard to
the outrages upon American fishermen at
Fortune Bay in 1878, by which the British
! Government agrees to pay Els, 600 as In
demnity for the losses sustained by the
/ American fishermen.