, 1881-12-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

-.--Secrctary Frcttlgltuysen took posses"
s'v1' Of the stato Department ycstefslay..t:
-Scoytlio thinks tiuitcnu Is damaging
his case b. ltis frequent interruptions OF will
nesscs.
----Wustllngto1. a. Darsktu, ono Of the
Most prominent Sptrttuals.s Of lid coh!ltry.
died yesterday ut Baltimore
Partly cloudy weather, light rain or
snow, variable winds, mil stationary: or
lower Temperature for tl.as ,rgfop today. =: :,
= ---Aylwart, The secretary md e0nt1dtn.
Tin! ntlvisey OF tho t1aor iea.ler, Jaubat., has
arrived IN 14olnlou fron, 'sn1th Africa.
-Tl,c bill c3nterrsns tho franklin PRIV
i.rnuon Mrs. Garfield has bccome law, assd Is,'
therefore, te first law Of the present Session.
1t is now pretty certain TINT conRtrss
will tako rrccss TOMORROW till -tlie 5t}f'of
January. Scyen Senators llayu alseasly1eft
for tllelr tlartcs.
During TIC hive months cntl1ng Tho :Dt',
Of Noven,bur. 2gEsls Immigrants nrrlsc'l III
this country, against ID, 2t'a during the same
pcriod Of lust ycar.
1T Is nsscrte.l TINT tho President offered
tie Navy Department to ex-sccletary l'o'tt'
we'll n few days agt', and TINT gentleman DC"
Glued the r'sition.'
--'ihc Senn,o sestert1ay confirmed the
nominations nt u. II. brewster far 4httnrnes-
General ami j. Z. Bancroft Davis toi DO AZ
sEstant Secretary Of State. .,H
During tho navigation seaaoh Just
c.osAa t:s0l7 vessels af !,sa7,H!a to.ts shnrtlen
arrived Ut the :lmrt of Ch!cngo, 'ahd l@oio
yrsssss Of o.. .toi ioass cleared.
Tho Illinois Conssessius.al 'sl"!egattea
nre urging the appointment Of Mr.. John u.
llay, Of BullGvillc, M the C0llrt OF, ,Clattns rs
tie s.lcccssor hf .t,lttgu 1lancraft Davis.
1T il lwtieyrI Tint Mr. .tcssa Spatlfng
will te ,M.ss,t.satpd tetIas fur thu position If
Collector Of liiu Of Chteaes,,> sIce Wilt
wart. IN ID.
Assistant I'ostlnastor-Gcne 1lat.oli
Inns lrtitlc.l that advertising, Insurance. ns!tl
otner sheets of n SIMILAR r!laneter shall mt
be- admitted 10 tho minis ,.s. seconlsciass
matter.
The lnA!ana Republicans have not yet
tlecidcd whether t'iey s!lnlt urge the appo1nt-
n,rMt IF .J0ln &. Ngw or Milo Haskell fnr
sn,,,t. Important place unslor tie pseseHt ADJ
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