, 1881-03-12

WASHINGTON, y. C., March ll.-~Tte MEM
bcrs Of tho Administration are still very busy
sinking hntltls with Ofl1ceScckers nrd other
cniluss. The prcssnr0 Is 50 great TINT little
tnl0 IL left for tlia consideration OF tho rug,t
lnr public business, Or Ut Important appont-
lncnts which inttst SOON bo made. The fol-
lowing are tho principal Western Post
Offices whlcl, became vacant during
tho month, with their salaries: Ked
Oak, H.. 1900; Waterloo, sa,loo;
junction City. Kas., st,tDu; Topeka, Kas.,
$4,000; Wyanuottc, kay,, S!,l00: Faribault,
Mimi, *l,'0o; Hastings. MIMI, sl,D0;
Lake City, MIMI, Sa,oo0; Manttowoc, Wis.
Sl,0U; Watortuwn, Wis.,, $1,000: tndian
apo!ls. Iud., sa,0Uo; Rockville, Intl., sl,aaO0;
Terre llautc, Ind, sa,soo; Wabash, lnd.,
$1,000; Bedford, Ind, Sl.I00; l'raidwood,
lii, sl,400; Charleston, Coles County, ILL.,,
sl,So0; Mattoo,l, ILL.,, $1,000; Quincy, H..
$1,000; Davenport 1a,. s3,ooo; Manchester,
In, $1,000.
GAIT. rt0OTT,
WHO voluntarily rclinQuishe1 tic contest for
tile Quincy post-Oillre, Is to be provided for
with tho. Office Of Register or Receiver Of
the United States Lnlld Oitfcc In one Of tie
Tcrrltorlcs-probably Utah. The Hon. john
II. Lewis, member elect from tho Peoria dis
trict, has lett for his home,
GEN. D.ASE, OF QUINCY, IL.
Receiver Of tho Land Oice ut Salt Lake. nc
colnparicu by Gen. Williamson, Commits
stoiler Ut tho laud Oillce, called upon. Score
tarY klrkwood to-day. Gen. Hnlle Is m ap-
plicant for rcappolntnlent, nnd Gun. Wlltia,i,-
son. III the course Of tho interview with the
Secretary, highly eo,npllmcnted Lane for
thu efficiency md faitlItuinDss OF his aulnln~
stratlon Of tito oillce for the four years OF his
incunIbeuGy.
sfrs MORTON.
1t WIS believed Inst night that Mrs Morton
would be successful Er her application for tho
Quincy pust-Oillce. but, for ynrlotls consitl-
Mrs. Morton. who Is Il most e:stllnabte woman,
iasnt. aad Chester Wilcox, Of the Iphig' viii
VISITORS
Ts s Ms'' nS R n pqs1 + H;c IT J. cogn ., oeeEeo
'robvy, Of Chtcugo. are among tic recent mr.
rivals here.
JOHN Il. Hay OF nEtnEvr1.LE,
feels confident tlat he viii bo appointed to
a United Statcs Territorial Juageship!
THE GENTLEMAN WHO WORKED LIKE a
/ TROOPER
In the last ca.npalgn is arriving By every
trRln III grent numbers. Tho ex.lMeln6ers Of
| Congress nn1 gentlemen from d disla,lce WHO
seem to ,have come herot in great
HaSte, ana WHO 1t the same ,t1inu
would not accept any position In
the gift Of the Government are rnpidiy filling
thu hotels, and appear unanimously III nil
public places. The latter class, spetd tta
morning III attempting to gain ,ndMiittapce to
tho Presidents Olce, Alid wsieli his doors
close ut l1Uoa they make their ,vny to the
nteees Of the various l,enus Of Departments
their object ut nll of these places being IL
suggest Tho value IF their services, aud urge
thu President to recognize them.
AFTER 4 DAYS WORK or THIS KIND
they appear about tho 1obbies of the hotels
anu III tile newspaper offices, declaring Wtt
great emphasis that there Is no utllce In The
gift Of tile Government which they would
| luke under my circumstances. Tho gentle
men vito came Within atl nee Of receiving D
Cnblntt position still continue numerous
atld some additions have been nude within
twcnty-four hours to their mum
bcr. They seem tU think thu
tho narrow escape which they suppose them
selves to luye nnle for Cabinet office IT,
tltlps them ut least to the position of tllf
head Of Il Bureau. The gentlemen who: de
clare they won't take anything, but whom
would ba difficult to persuade
TO REFUSE ANYTHING,
are also mn exceedingly numerous class. Gen
GARFIELD ID deallng with all. these in a yer.
deltDGrnte way, aIlI BY this dellberat!cn /
enGh uny SECURING little additional rest
Ills declaration that he dpHs hot Intend t
remove good officers without full lnvestlga
| tl0n OF tho reasons SGT forth for their r.
luovnl, and not then unless some good catls
exists. continues TO l1nye very depressing
| ntl1 liahenrtnntnr effect