Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
TIMELY TOPICS.


it is reported from Washington, will keep
bachelors hall at the White house this winter,
and that there will be no ladies there except
those who may be invited to preside on social
occasions. Has Arthur soured on women,
and is he afraid to meet them single-handed
since he has churlishly decided not to appoint
any more women to postoffices, that he thus
turns the White house into a stag-ranch?
SENATOR GARLAND, Dem, of Arkansas, in
discussing the other day, constitutional
amendment in regard to 'the death, resigna-
ton or inability of the president" said she
would have regarded it as very great disas-
{ ter had President Arthur been removed, re-
signed or died and Democratic president pro
tempore should have assumed the office and
its duties. 1t would have been an overthrow
ing of the wishes of the majority of the peo-
ple.o
The Williams college Atheneuns publish ed
at Williamstown, Mass, to its own credit and
that of the college, says: During the last
two or three years the voice of college journal
ism has been almost universally raised against
those barbarities of college life, haziDg and
! rushing, and we are glad to find disposition
to entirely crush out these disgraceful GUS
toms. They are largely things of the past at
Williams. The spirit of the college is fair
treatment to all and injustice toward none"
A PARTISAN journal estimates the total num-
Der of medical men throughout the civilized
world at $4,000, of whom it assigns 65, 900 to
the United States, $4,000 to Great Britain and
her colonies, 26,000 to France, $4,000 to Ger
many and Austria, 10000 to Italy, and 5000
to Spain. Of the whole number II 900, it es-
Inmates, have contributed to medical litera-
| ture-2,S00 in the United States, 1900 in
France, 1900 in Great Britain, $500 in Ger
many and Austria, and only 800 in Spain.
THE committee appointed to arrange for the
memorial exercises in congress in honor of
the memory of President Garfield, are matur-
ing their arrangements for the solemn occa-
sion. They have appointed a subcommittee
to complete the programme. As far as out
lined it is proposed to invite some distin-
guished orator, outside of congress, to deliver
an eulogy, TO be followed by brief remarks, by
two senators and two representatives. 1t is
intimated that Hon. Jas. G.. Blaine will prob
ably be selected as the orator for the occasion.
THE Navy Department has received short
dispatches from the Arctic relief ships Rodgers
and Alliance. The Rodgers was at st. Law
renee Bay on August 10, having experienced
heavy weather and vexatious delays. She was
about to leave for Herald Island, and had
ample stores for the winter. The Alliance
was at Hammerfest, Norway, on September
Is, receiving fresh supply of coal and pro-
visions. She had found no trace of the jean
nette. Her commander intended, after another
short cruise to the northward, to sail for New
York on September 25.
IT is reported that the president rendered
Mr.. Blaine the English mission, and that
Blaine declined. The authority for this asser-
ton, however, is very vague, and it is not
generally believed. Mr.. Blaine has told his
intimate friends that he expects, for the pres
ent at least, to remain in private life. 1t is
known that he contemplates Southern tour
at an early day, and it was suggested that this
trip will be made for political as well as for
business considerations. Mr.. Blaine has large
private interests in Virginia, it is said, and
some recent events indicate that he may have
some public interests there and further south
as well.
A SUCCESSOR to Judge Clifford on the bench
of the supreme court will doubtless be nomi-
mated this week. 4 number of persons have
been mentioned as likely 10 receive the ap-
pointment, but it cannot be learned that the
president has indicated his choice. Secretary
Blaine is authority for the statement that
Gen. Garfield, had he lived, intended to offer
an appointment as judge of the supreme court
to Roscoe Conkling, to show him that he en-
tertained no feeling of personal animosity
toward him. AS Mr.. Conkling declined the
appointment as chief justice rendered to him
by President Grant, he would hardly accept a
place as judge.
George Boutwell, of Massachusetts,, the only
plumed and panoplied stalwart of New Eng
land, who belonged to the immortal third
term squad Of 3O6 at Chicago, is very proud
of the fact that he may have anything he
wants from Arthur's administration, except
the thing that he really wants, namely: The
late Judge Cliford's judgeship. The entire
Massachusetts delegation is opposed to him,
and are in favor of Judge Gray, for associate
justice in place of Clifford deceased. But the
stalwart will, probably carry off the spoils.
The 'happy family" stalwarts and anti-stal-
warts are having precious time in fighting
over "the spoils of Office"
THE members of the New York Mining
Stock exchange have had made an elegant
piece of solid silver for presentation to Mrs.
Garfield, and it has been forwarded to her.
The piece is eight by twelve inches in measure
ment, and is artifcally chaste. 1t is set in a
rich frame OF silver and ebony. The plate is
of peculiar rectangular shape. the frame is
embossed with capital &C. in gold encircled
by chaplet of green and golden palm leaves.
The whole is inclosed in case of morocco.
On the plate is engraved copy of the resolu-
lions passed at meeting of the board express
sive of the grief felt by the Nation at the death
of President Garfield.
In discussing the resolution in the senate Of
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, in favor OF
woman suffrage, Senator Vest, of Missouri,
spoke vigorously against the resolution, and