The daily gazette., 1881-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The troops and other visitors at York.
town are on The humeward tarn, and /,
Is thought all the troops will have left
the place to-day. Governor Ludlow, OF
New Jersey, has already reached Tren-
ton, but his staff remain with the New
Jersey Battalion, which will leave Wash.
ington for bone TO Light.
General Giant arrived iu Washington
last night, and is staying, with General
Beale.
Assistant Postmaster General TYNE
had long interview with the President
yesterday afternoon relative to his sug-
gested retirement from office. No con-
clusion, it is said, was reached, and
another interview will take place upon
the subject.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Raum left Washington yesterday morn
ing for Fairfax Court House, Virginia,t to
address the Readjuster meeting.
1t is said In Washing ton that Ex-Gov-
ernor Morgan, of New YORK, has de-
clined the Secretaryship of the Treasury,
offered him by the President. Secretary
Window bas expressed the belief that
his successor will be nominated be fore
Tuesday next, the day on which the
Minnesota Legislature will elect
United States Senator, but he says he
does not know who The new Secretary
will be. General Longstreet is mem
toned in Washington as likely to be
nominated for Secretary OF War or of
the Navy.
The Senate yesterday confirmed De
Alva 5. Alexander, OF Indiana, 10 be
Fifth Auditor OF the Treasury; W. Il.
Mclaughlin, postmaster at st. Peters
burg, Penna., and large number of
m military appointments, among them all
the nominations of West Point gradu-
ates to be Second Lieutenanls, sent to
the Senate OF the 15' b inst.
The President yesterday sent tho
of number of postmastels
to the Senate, among them John f. Ten
BroecB, AZ Perth Amboy, and James p.
at Toms River, New
Jersey.
President Arthur, Secretaries Blaine,
Hunt and Lincoln,and Postm aster Gem
eral James returned to Washington yes
terdsy from Yorktown. The French
and German visitors, with Assistant
Secretaries Hit and Walker, will return
from Richmond to day.
Yesterday was "Cinc nnati Day" at
,he Atlanta Cotton Exhibition, A large |
party, under the auspices of |
he Cincinnati Board of Trade visited |
0glethorpe Park.
The official vote Of Hamilton county, |
which includes Cincinnati, gives MAORI |
lies for the Republican State officers
angling from 17S0 to 4795, the latter be-
ng for Longworth, for Supreme Judge.
Fosters majority, for Governor, is 3551.
Oevereaux, the only Democrat elected |
IN the Legislative ticket, has 1872 major
ty.
Professor King and the Signal Service
'fficer, who left Chicago in a balloon
asst week, have been heard from. The
)aloon landed on Friday OF last week
n thick forest, Go miles above Chip
,ewa Falls, Wisconsin, and the balloon
sts were five days in swamp, suffering
,reat hardships.
The body of President Garfield will
o-day be removed from the public re-
.siving vault, in Lake View Cemete Y,
to the finest private vault In
ID, grounds, there to remain until tie |
completion of the crypt where 1t will |
repose.
The imports of gold and silver coin
md bullion for the twelve months
'losing August 31st show an excess Of |
sS0, 224, TAT, being $6,785,318 more
han same tire in 1880.