The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-20
TELEGRA-PHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.


EX-SENATOR SPENCER is IN the city. It
is claimed he will have good billet in
this city under the new regime.
The Mexican government has appoint
ed commissioners to study the basis of
commercial treaty with the United States.
WALKER BLAINE, son of the Sec
retary, has been nominated by
President Arthur TO be third assistant sec
retary of state.
TYNER, the first assistant postmaster
general, has been invited to send in his
resignation. 1t is believed that Frank
Hatton, Of Burlington, Iowa, will be his
successor.
& GENERAL JOHN BEATTY, the leader of
the Ohio stalwarts, is at the National.
lie opposed Governor Fosters election
because of his action in the breaking up
of the Packard government in Louisiana.
The extraordinary session of the senate
called by President Arthur. convened on
the 10th inst, and was called to order by
Secretary Burch. After some flibuster-
ing. Thomas F. Bayard. of Delaware was
elected president pro tenn. 1t is probable
the further organization of the senate will
be left till the December session.
IT is stated that there is some reason to
believe that President Arthur will appoint
Chief Justice Gray, of Massachusetts, to
the vacancy in the United States supreme
court caused by the death of Justice Cliff
ford. President Garfield had determined
on the appointment of Judge Gray at the
time he was shot.
The first vignette of the late president
which will appear among the treasury IS
sues will be upon the checks for the per
cent. bonds continued at 81 per cent.
These checks embrace the first issue which
can be utilized for that purpose. In the
postotfce department the vignette of the
late president will be placed on the five
cent postage stamp.
Mr.. TYNER has not yet presented him
self in person, nor his resignation in any
form. He is expectedihere, however, and
q suspicion prevails that many prayers will
be offered and tears shed before he COM
plies with the request recently made.
Frank Hatton is keeping his HaaUkeye on
the chair about to be vacated, and every
body here believes he will get it. He has
been asrampant Conkling man for some
years, and Mr.. Arthur gave him very
cordial recommend to President Garfield
last spring, SO it docs not seem possible
that he can tail now.
SENATOR MALONE was arrest ed at Wash.
ington Oct. 18th, on charge of having ac.
cepted a challenge from General Jubal A.
Early. He was conveyed to the residence
Of Police Judge Smell, where he stated
that all differences had been harmonized
and was released on his personal bond A
later dispatch says: 1t is asserted that
his arrest last night was a somewhat ridic
ulous performance and was prompted by
himself that he mig ht be put under bonds
to keep the peace, SO that to the invita-
tion to fight he might have a sufficien1
reply.
GUlTEAu publishes warning to the
| under penalty of being shot dead by United
States officials. There are at present nc
Indications that any attempt will be made
to attack Guiteau when he is arraigned
Washington is too law-abiding place
There are no strangers here who would be
suspected of such purpose, and there
have nowhere been any indications Of
violence. On the days when it was very
possible that Guiteau might have been ar
raigned, there were no more than dozer
people around the court house, and they
were composed of colored people looking
for work.
SOME comment has been made upon th
appointment of Mr.. James F. Harvey
the secretary of the democratic congres
sional committee in 1876, as secretary It
the president pro tenn of the senate. /
has been said that Mr.. Harvey was an ultr
Bourbon and the regular correspondent 0
the New York Sun. Mr.. Harvey is life
long friend of Senator Davis. He was
bosom friend of Secretary Seward, an
served as minister to Portugal. He LEI
the republican party about the same tim
that Judge Davis did, and for the sam
reasons. He is not the correspondent Q
the Sun, though he writes many editoria
articles for it. He was the former edito
of the Patriot here. He is a man Of un
questioned ability and character. Hi
long confidential relations with Senate
Davis make his appointment aparticularl
fitting one.
The announcement that General jane
would remain in the cabinet for severa
months to come and that there was pos
sibility Mr.. MacVeagh might change hi
determination to resign his portfolio, ha
caused considerable comment here. MI
MacVeagh to-day averred that he woul
renew his request for the immediate ar
pointment OF his successor, but there ar
many who hopo he will finally decide t
keep the postmaster general company
Mr.. James, in agreeing to remain, fel
that he was performing duty which h
owed to those who have been associates
with him in the prosecution of the sta
route cases. The president is desirou
that those who mapped out the investigs
, ton and completed the cases upon whic
action has begun in the criminal coul
should finish their labors. If the pos
master general consulted his persona
wishes and interests he would leave th
cabinet instantly, but he intends to renal
now until the labors of those with whol
, he has been associated in the work of n
form are completed. The star route col
spirators are greatly worried because M
, James has been asked by the president
| remain until the cases are disposed of.