The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-12-01
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WASHINGTON.

EDGAR NJ. LARBLE, commissioner ui
patents, has rendered his resignation.
TIE grand jury has brought in seven
indictments against Capt. Howgate.
THE removal of Rear Admiral Howell,
on account of age, promotes Commodore
Beaumont.
J.STANLEY Brown, President Gar6eld's 5
secretary, will engage in business in Wash
lngton with the banking house of Bate
man q Co.
CYRUS W. FIKLD, having placed the
family of the late president above want,
intends to ask congress to increase Mrs.
Llncoln's pension to s.. 900 per annum.
WILLIAM JONES, who is supposed to have
attempted to rid the world of Guiteau, Sc
cured bail and rode off on his sorrel
charger. Public sentiment is shown by
contributions to his defense amounting
to 5000.
The chief Of the secret service division
OF the treasury department recommends
an appropriation Of $1,000 for next year
that communities may have needed pro-
lection against the operations of counter
feiters.
I SECRETARY FoLGER racterizes as
guess work" reports Of contemplated inn
portant changes in the treasury depart
ment, and says nothing whatever has been
done in the direction of displacing Assist
ant Secretary Upton, now in the west, and
that he (Folger) had no intimation from
Upton that he desired to withdraw from
the department.
The speakership contest is said to de-
pend upon the caucus nominee of the
Pennsylvania delegation. The only iu,-
portant corporate interest taking part in
the struggle is that which seeks the open
ing of Indian territory. 1t is alleged that
Secretary Blaine is the chieftain of the
band, and that Mr.. Kasson is his decided
preference, and will be urged upon the
Pennsylvanians, whose republican votes
will decide the struggle. Hiscock finds
New York unpledged, New Jersey hostile,
and Massachusetts, divided.
The case Of Colonel George Cowie, who
was dismissed on the 2Sth ult. from the
chief clerkship of the diplomatic and con-
sular bureau Of the fifth auditors office,
treasury department, continues to occupy
very considerable attention in both pri-
vate and official circles, and it is init
mated by frieEds of the Colonel that the
end is not yet. The Washington papers
announce him as candidate for tho posi-
ton of commissioner of the district, and
say that he will be backed for the place
by the entire Iowa delegation in congress.
Col. Cook says the star-route villains
will be pushed vigorously. He says four
important points have been scored thus
far by the government. First, the fail
ure in the supreme court of the proceed.
ing by information was at least accompa-
MED by the declaration that the crimes
charged against Brady and his fellow-con.
spirators were Infamous" second, had
the government failed to secure action By
The grand jury before the expiring of the
statutory Limitation, counsel would have
been blamed for not resorting to the more
summary procedure; third. the supreme
courts definition of the offense paved the
way for complaint to the district police
court, over which that court cannot now
claim original and exclusive jurisdiction,
but may proceed by summary process of
arrest after the hearing of evidence will
silence the boasts of the defense that the
government has no case and will have it's
effect on the grand jury, before whom the
cases must ultimately be brought.