Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-24
AT THE CAPITAL
GOSSIP IND SPECULATION IN REF.
ERENCE TO CABINET CHANGES.
CABINET GOSSIP.

CABINET GOSSIP.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-It is now stated
with considerable positiveness that only two
cabinet nominations will be made at the pres
emit session of the senate and they will be Nor
gan, of New York, for secretary of the treas
ury, and Howe, of Wisconsin, for attorney
general. There is evidently some guessing
however, about this, for it does not seem te
come from presidential authority. Pei
contra, a member of the present cabinet
said this morning, his opinion was that Ar
net now. He said all members
OF the present cabinet, who have to go out,
are as anxious to get out Immediately, as At
torney General MacVeagh, and they have SO
informed the president, and have as gently re-
quested him to relieve them as soon as he
conveniently can. This cabinet officer said
he believed Longstreet would go in the new
cabinet, and he had heard that Secretary Lin
coin would be attorney general in the new cabi-
net. He also believes that Morgan will be seere-
tary of the treasury. There is report that Howe
will only hold the attorney generals office
until December, and that he will then be trans
ferred to another department. This report is
based on the supposition that only cabinet
officers will be appointed now.
The cabinet speculations tonight are con-
fined to assertions pro and con as to Nor
CAMS acceptance of the treasury. If he has
decided not to accept, there will probably be
more delay, though it cannot be for long.
That Howe will be attorney general appears
to be fixed, and that the other officers will
remain as now until December, is as generally
conceded.
LoNGsTREBT.
A prominent Republican who backs Long
streets nomination states that Longstreet's
friends have pretty good assurance that he
will be nominated for a cabinet position
AN UNPLEASANT DUTY.
In the criminal court to-day Judge Cox as
signed as associate counsel in the Guiteau case
Leigh Robinson.
GRANT AND TYNER.
Gen. Grant 1t is rumored brought to the
president information of Morgan's willingness
to accept the secretaryship of the treasury.
1t is also said that Grant is pushing General
Beal for secretary of war, but as to all cabinet
matters Grant maintains his characteristic
reticence. On one point, however, he is not
reticent. He makes no secret of his friend
ship for First Assistant Postmaster General
Tyner, and of his sympathy with Tyner in his
present fight to retain his position. Tyner
had another interview with the president this
forenoon, which was arranged for him by
Grant.
HowaATR INDICTED FOR FORGERY.
Capt. Howgate to-day entered a plea of
"not guilty." to the charge of embezzlement,
and was committed to Jail in default Of $1,000
bail, his counsel promising, however, to come
into court with sureties next Monday. During
argument of the case as to the amount of
bail to be required, the district attorney said
"The amount embezzled as charged in the in
dictment, is SOL 900. The Indictment does
not cover all the charges OF entertainments.
/ do not think am violating official conf
dence in saying the grand jury has already
indicted Howgate for forgery"
CONFIRMED,
The senate confirmed w. w. Dudley, Indi-
ana: commissioner of PENSIONS; Robert F.
Crowell, Minnesota, deputy sixth auditor; Jno.
Combs, Minnesota, register of the land Office
at Crookstown, Minnesota; Geo. A. Wilkin-
son, Nebraska, Indian agent at the Mocha and
Winnebago agency, Nebraska; Frank W.
Tracy, postmaster at st. Joseph, Missouri;
Capt. Montgomery, second chief of the bureau
of ordnance of the navy department; Capt
John J. Waller, chief of the bureau of navi.
CATION; Commanders Jas. l. II. Spott and Jos.
A. W. Nicholson, rear admirals; Captains
Samuel r. Franklin, Edward D. McAuley and
John G. P. Dekoafft, cemmodores,
HoNoRING OUR GUESTS.
The French and German guests will be given
receptions by Secretary Blaine at Wormley 3
hotel, on Monday night. They will leave here
the following Sunday for Boston. The Ger
mans were entertained at dinner tonight by
the German citizens of the district Commits
sioner Dent and a number of invited guests
from Baltimore were present. An unpublished
letter from Gen. Washington to Baron Won
Steuben, was read and much enthusiasm was
manifested.
The following is the text of the letter:
Annapolis, 23d Dec 17S3.-My Dear
Baron: Although have taken frequent op-
portunities in public and private, of acknowl-
edglug your great zeal, attention and abilities
in performing the duties of your Office, yet
wish to make use of this last moment
OF my public life to signify in
your conduct and to express my sense of the
obligations the public is under to you for
your faithful and meritorious services.
beg you will be convinced, my dear sir, that
should not refuse! if it could ever
be in my power to serve you more
essentially than by expressions
of regard and affection. But in the mean
time am persuaded you will not be displeased
Will bulo idTcWcll LOheu Vi my ITleuu-
ship and esteem for you. This is the last letter
which / shall write while continue in the SER
vice of my country. The hour ofmy resignation
is fixed at II O'Clock to-day, after which /
shall become a private citizen on the banks of
the Potomac, where 1 shall be glad to embrace
and testify the great esteem and consideration
with which am, dear baron, etc.
(Signed) GEORGE WASHINGTON.
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR.
Attorney General MacVeagh has appointed
Walter d. Davidge assistant prosecuting attor-
ney to Corkhill in the Guiteau case.
DEMANDS OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
A delegation of Southern Republicans, rep
resenting seven states, headed by Gov. Haw-
kins, of Tennessee, called upon the president
this afternoon. They requested him to place
in his cabinent some true representative of
Southern Republcanism, and to select for
federal offices men of the same class. They
claimed that four Southern states can be
wrested from the Democracy before 1884 if
proper recognition is given to faithful Repub-
licans. These were said to be Tennessee,
Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama. They