The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-06
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being sgitated in certain circles. A more central location for the seat of government should be selected be- fore more enormous outlays are made for public buildings. The malarial flats Of Washington will have to be abandoned.
 There seems to be abundant reasons for Believing that there will be several changes made in the cab inet when the senate meets. Specu- lation is rife as to the distinguished statesmen who will be selected as advisers of the new President. Nothing less than choIce collec- tion of stalwarts and third termsrs can reasonably be expected.
 Tt is generally conceded that the cost of the medical attends ance and incidental bills, accrued during the late Presidents eighty days sickness. will aggregate a quarter of million dollars. This the government will be called upon to pay, and as usual will respond with alacrity.
 A sensational report comes from New York that President Arthur will tender position in his cabinet to senator elect Lapham, so as to create a vacancy in the senatorial delegation Of that State. This would enable the Governor to con vene the legislature in special ses- sion and pave the way fer Conkllug's long deferred vindication. The re- port is not generally believed.
 Next Monday the senate of the United States will meet in extra ses. sion. The duty of the democratic members on that occasion will be to insist upon the election of demo cratic president, sergeantat arms and secretary, and after the admis- sicn of the three republican mem bers to demand a reorganization of the committees on basis of the rel ative strength of each party. Uni ted effort can accomplish thls, and nothing shor6 of this will satisfy the demands of the democracy of the country.
 The calling of the extra session to meet but a few weeks before the State election in Virginia places Senator Malone iE a most embar. rassing predicament. Should he at tend and vote with the republicans he will offend the democratic read justers, and if he should act with the democrats he will lose the support of republicans whcso Votes alone can save his party from dire defeat next November This complication is said to greatly worry the statesman whose performances excite the at tsntion oe the whole country. The shortest way out of the trouble will be for the senator to remain at home and let the senate take care of itself. This he will doubtless do.
 It is certainly source of pleas ure and graduation to every American to know that the family of the late President will be comferta- ply fixed in a pecuniary point of view. The Mrs. Garfield fund amounts to about $350,0OO and the subscriptions continue to come in. A fund is also being raised for the benefit of the Mother of the late President to comfort her in her declining years. This together with the fund to erect monument to the memory of the martyr President now being raised. .attests the patriotic inn pulses ot the American heart and furnishes an evidence of popular magnanlmity impossible outside 8 free republic where its chosen rulers are revered and honored by the peo pie.
 At last some of the famous Star reuters have been struck by ju dial lightning. The dispatches from Washington contain the formal indictment of Brady, French, Tur- ner, McDonough and Brown, char gsd with conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with mail contracts. Ex-Senator Dorsey and others of the ring are also said to be marked for distinction. The con spirstors are charged with defraua- ing the United States out of $350,- 900 on one route alone. No persons connected with these frauds will es- cane indictment eycant sucb psreona