Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. Democrats Backing Down. GIVING UP THEIR SCHEME OF 0R-
 GANIzATl0N. The Republican Policy Successful. A Probable Delay in EIecting
 Officers. A Plot Against the CzareWitch. Discovery of a Mine Lead-
 ing to His House.
A Plot Against the CzareWitch.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Office Hanters' Haryest-Fred DouG- lass to be ReaPpointed-The Democratic Senators Backing Down-They still Fail to Organize the Committees-Re- suit of the Caucuses.
 WASHINGTON, March 16.-The White
 House is rapidly dropping down to regular
 routine business. To-day there was not more
 than the usual run of callers during busy
 season. Frederick Douglass will be reap
 pointed Marshal of the District of Colorado.
 There seems to be no doubt but that George
 c. Gorham will get his old place of secretary
 of the Senate when the election of officers is
 held. It is asserted that Senator Malone
 will name the sergeant -at-arms. Robert
 Blaine brother of Secretary Blaine, will be
 reappointed to his position in the secretary's
 office in the Senate. The State department
 was crowded to-day with office seekers. Sec
 retary Blaine was, however, busy nearly all
 day with foreign ministers, and sent the of-
 fee seekers away with promise to see them
 at another time. Applicants at the Interior
 and Postoffice departments seem to have
 taken fresh start to-day, as the waiting
 rooms of both departments were crowded
 until the close of business.
 Mir. J. Stanley Brown has been appointed
 private secretary to President Garfield. Mir.
 Brown was formerly stenographer to Major
 Powell of the Smithsonian Institution and
 went with General Garfield in the same ca
 pacity while the latter was still in the House
 of Representatives. MT. Brown was at Men
 tor during the campaign and has been acting
 as President Garfeld's secretary since the
 inauguration, although Colonel Rogers has
 nominally held that position. Mir. Brown is
 a young man about twenty four years of age, and his appointment is very gratifying to those whose business involves the making of frequent visits to the executive mansion.
 The Comptroller of the Currency reports the amount of circulation issued to-day for national banks which had previously re- duced their circulation by deposit of legal tender notes at $521, 100, which amount has been issued to eleven different banks. The amount of United States bonds deposited to- day by banks which had previously with drawn them is $525, 1000, and the amount pre- viously deposited as security is about $2, ,OOO.- GOO, making in all $2, 525, ,000 deposited by twenty-six banks.
 After half an hours delay in the Senate ! this afternoon MT. Beck of Kentucky, came | to the rescue of the dignity of the Senate | with short speech, in which he covered the l whole ground of the controversy, frankly | that 1t was impossible and | moreover impolitic, for the Democrats to or ganize the Senate, and he therefore moved l to adjourn till tomorrow. Mir. Morrill, | wanted to amend so as to adjourn till Friday, | but the Democrats thought they would rather | surrender day by day if necessary than all at | once, so his amendment was not sustained.
 At the conclusion of the Senate caucus to- | day matters stood as follows: The Repub licans have concluded the formation of com lad fo ho off Senate officers at present, and will wait pa- tiently for the Senate to be full. The Dem ocrats have filled majority of the Represen- tative committees and have decided to call caucus tomorrow morning to see if Mir. Frye's credentials shall be honored by tele- graph. If the plan succeeds organization will follow at once.
 Among the nominations sent to the Senate | to-day by President Garfield were S. Dana Horton, of Ohio, to be secretary to the com mission on the part of the United States to attend the International Monetary Confer ence at Paris and Amos J. Beers to be collec- tor of customs for the district of New Haven, Conn.
 The national board of health to-day re. ceived adyices from Rio de Janeiro showing that for the week ending February , there had been sixteen deaths from yellow fever, two from smallpox, and five from pernicious fever. The total ,aths from all causes aggre- O'O1oco' ing the week ending February 12 there were deaths from yellow fever, nine from pernicious fever and 22S from all causes Yellow fever was reported as increasing.
 Elaborate arrangements have been made by the Irish societies of this city to celebrate St. Patrick's day tomorrow. The President will review the procession.
 The recent false report of Her Majesty's Vice Consul Crump in regard to hog cholera in Illinois has been the subject of much spir- ite1 C. TT rrespondence between the United States government and the British legation in this city. Secretary Blaine and Sir Ed ward Thornton, the British minister, also had several extended interviews on the sub iect and have given it most careful considera- tion. It is the evident intention of the Brit sh authorities to correct as far as possible any injurious impression that may have grown from the exaggerated statements of Vice Consul Crump. The first letter sent by Secretary Blaine to osthe British minister reit- srated the statement of Mir. Evarts that the best means of information showed the pub ished report to be wholly without founda- ion. The same communication submitted reports from western chambers of commerce explicitly denying reports of the disease among swine and showing the condition Of stock in Ohio and Illinois as exceptionally healthy Communications were also sent re- terating the denial and asking a confrma- jon of the report on which Crumps state-
  instituted an investigation and reported that he vice consul's report seemed to have been | based on good authority. He found that | Crump's information came from the British rice consul at Chicago. On what lnforma- | ion the latter based his. information the Brit sh minister has been unable to find out. Sir Edward admits after personal investigation hat MT. Crump's statement was greatly ex- seeerated but claims that it cannot be said hat there was no foundation for it. Secre- ary Blaine gives it as his opinion that the ,ood faith of Her Majesty's vice consul has been imposed upon by designing spectators o their own special benefit and to he incalculable injury to Legitimate commerce. The situation is intensified by information aid to have been received by the State depart nent of an order just published by the i'm oerial government at Vienna prohibiting the into Austria of swine, pork, ba- on or sausages from the United States. The conferences between Secretary Blaine and Sir Edward Thornton have resulted in a con- ,urrenee of opinion that steps can be too lrgent or too imperative to overtake and contradict the wrong statement. The State l department are looking for Her Majesty's government to issue an authoritative denial, 1 md Sir Edward has such course still under Idvisement.
 One of the most elegant dinners of the sea- on was given at Willard's tonight by Elliot 2. Shepherd, candidate for the district at- orneyship of New York Invitations were extended to forty-five persons, including the Cabinet officers and prominent Senator's l 1nly twenty-one persons sat down to the | east Among them were Secretaries Windom, | lincoln, Hunt and Attorney General Me 1eaph Among those invited who did not