, 1881-03-07
W GHTNGNhN
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the Air Resound with
Humble Pleadings.
De4cgatlons TO increase
the Din.
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Who Will Get the Soft
Plnccs.
V;n,,,no,;1,. u,,.,o,.on T., 4ho
r.
Stanley Matthews Loses His Grip
and His Hope, and Departs
for His Ohio Home.
The Hon. C. D. Farwell Enters Protest
Against 'Long" jones' Appoint-
mcnt rs Marshal.
Malone and the Democrats -- President
Garfield Attends Divine Service
4 Recess Probable.


GpetlAk 1]]*PA+&t ~ AHe <H+SA99 4TAuI&%
WASHINGTON. u. G.. March 6.-lllino!s, 1t Is
discovered, has two cuntildates for commissioner
OF Penstuns,- Jalncs Mnrtifl, formerly ulcul-
ber OF Congress from tho southern 1,art Of tho
Stata, and tussu II. Munre. I'M cx-moEnLor nE
Congress from tho Bloomington District, ono
timo Pcnslon Agent himself. uld candllluto for
tho consolidated ngt,lcy 1T tho timo bliss Sweet
WIS appointed alN1 Mooro himself was lrgisintcd
Ont OF ullfce. lily nt arrangement 1nalo wtthn
tue lust tlay or two. however, which WIS cnused
by tho faet thnt Illinois mfght rrHsonuby cxpcct
not to secure Il psit1o,t IT she ehostlu prrsent
two candidates. .lnncs Martin has withdrawn In
favor Of Jesse II. Moorc. Mr.. SIooro is
4 TI1u1tOUGtI POLITICIAN,
wnB uIlcp q Methodist preacher, hld Inns d good
deal Uf political Influence, uud will make worry
strong push for tho p1neu of My. Ie.lt!cy, Tao
Inter. however. uApacts to rotd.n his poBltlo.l.
but viii Hnl Kupd llcal of opposition from
politicians, Moore IL strongly inlorscd br prt,t-
inGnt Republicans of Illinois, itIcild;nK nearly
or quito nll tho Republicans Of tLe Iinus lela-
gauon In Conurcss. II IL urged in Moeres be-
I,n1f tint ts knowledge roIAtive to tho Pension
1iurcau, acquired whtlo Chairman Of tho House
Committee or Pensions, md rs Pension Agont,
qualities Him lit II high degree for tho hcnd Of tho
Pension department OF tito Government, u1,ti
thnt
lie WAS y srLl:SnlD SOLDIER
Con. Johr: MuNeil. Ut Missouri, Is nlso IN aspi-
r7.nt fur tho Culnnl!ssIonclbhlp pf rensions, nnd
Is bnekcd by Missouri Republicans. Mul. John
i. IIay, OF Bell0vlle ILL.,, ox-lnrnibcr OF Col-
grcss. IL MI applicant fur JulKeAhIp Ia ono Ut
tho Territories. Ard has tho active support Of
Sunnt0r Lorun Rnd tho Ililnols Republicans Of
tho llonse for tho appointment. 1t IL urged In
sluj luys behalf that, In atlt.Iton TO being cnl-
ncnty lifted for tho bunch hy tinu lcg.t nttain-
mcllts, tho magnificent ca,lsass 1e made lust
full, Which resulted In reducing tho majority Of
Ills competitor, Bin Morrison, OF 1sUu Ii, lBIB to
g01, entities him to consideration ut tho hands OF
tho now Administration.
TIE HON. JAMES ). nEr.AE0,
Of 0n!csbnrg. NOW and for BoyersII(ycnrs past
Deputy Sccard Controllur or tho Trcasury, has
received the indorsemont Of tho solid 1lltnus
liepublscnu duicRation for prsatnotion TO tho
bend OF sorno bnreau of tho Trousury. With
such nblllty, and efficiency. Rlld ncccptnlity
l,aa Delann tttud tho position hu now hul.ls that
he Is not on1y tnloraod BY tho Republican np,n-
bers of hls own Btnte. but By Senators nt,d iicp-
rcsenlntlves Of other States. Ills promotion
seems to bo hit assured fact. Thore nre now
thruo gentlemen wl.o aspiro tu tho EationAl
lseyeI,lsu Col.cctotshipo Of tho Quincy Dstrlct,-
Hcn. lsfchnrl Rowett. of Curllnvlllo, Mai. Turn
bull, OF Monmouth. unl DR.. II. e. Stewurt, of
.jauks0neillu-ln tho pvunt Ut Uou. Tlllso1,, tho
present incumbent, bclng superseded, which
l,robnbiy will bo tho caso.
GEN. KoWErr sEEMs ro HAVE TIE INSIDE
TRACK.
Ills appointment ia c0ucplGl. a vigorous nxht
IL to Iu madu for Cot. Wills p!nca 10 Coluutor
u lutortMl lseyonuo Ut tue Cairo District.
About II huIf.tlozun ltlChmonLs tru In tho Hold
for tho place. including DnM Hogan, OF Mound
City, 1nem0or 0f tho btatU Republican CoulMtt-
too; thu linn. lsaao Clrn,cnls, Ut CtltboHduto:
William II. ilypes, OF Lebanon; tho Hun. Il. ".
Mctcalf. or Elwardsvillc; aud dou. e. ". Paysy,
"a h.n1f,.