, 1881-05-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
l}f;.AST COMING HOME.


WASHINGTON, u. G., stay .0.-A private dts-
tntch, received hero t0:dny. snys that Dir. Conk-
llng's frfci1fs hayp received notice tllht Gpn.
1rnnt begun 10 make preparations, Mt tho City
Of Mexico. to lenyu for tho Utlltcl Stntes lm.
illodIutoIy apon hoar!ng TINT Senntor Conkling
hna resigned. Tho t,oticf Ia that lie t,as hocr ro-
qIcstct to cotnp by Senator Conkflrg, and HOWE
Ut ILLS startng Ia expected alt1ost Immediately.
Another ttom Of information has foakcd out To-
.sny IN regard to request Gen. Grant tuaae when
hero concerning Hel. 1}ndean. Tho luttnr
To Sot1ntur Ionos Btttes TINT no Ind reqnoAtcd
ttat Cen. 1!adcau might rctnRtu Inn position
at,road until ho had completed ,eortnln prisnto
work upon which ho wna enga9etl1s, It Is fnct.
howuraFt that n11ong 0tt1or suggestions Tor Gen.
l'ationu, Gcn. Grant requested thnt hn might ho
tnntlo Surveyor Of tho Port Of Now York. Thore
wls no spcotnl condition attached to this re-
quest. 80 far "a knoSn. to tho cfrcct TINT tho
Senators from tho State Of New York should ho
irat consulted in rcgnrsl to altch nomination.
sin. coSKtlSu LEFT Ilr:HE
ut o'clnrk to-lny for Now York In company
with senator Jones. IIo tsas been urged to como
by bis friends In Albany nnd Now York at tic
en- rllest possible moment for the purpose III
consultation. Ttoir friends hsro understand
that therp Ia gront decentralization among tho
Conkliny forces ut Albany, aud that they hnyc
bccn seriously III wait Of lrallor ever slnco tho
rcsigunttunB wGr0 ANNOUNCED Dispatches re-
ceiyetl by Administration mon hero report tho
decentralization ttloro 30 grrnt TINT tho prcsoHco
OF Conklnx will lot scrso 10 unite Ills forccs
uga!t. 1t Ia expected that Vico-prcsidont
Arthur will 1oave immediately, and tako nn net
I've E,ast in nssRtinR Mr.. ConklinR. lie hns hcon
extremely partisnn horc In NIL NJ his dcnltngs as
bcta cen hlr. Conki,ng md tho Administration,
and It Is expected thnt his cDutao ht Albany will
be TINT of tho inost Opel md nyowed hostility to
tho Administration. O1lt can hcnr
nm, tT f1N arrHfEq
nbout 3tr. Conkling. lleFu nro sono NJ thom:
An intlmato frtu,li Of Conkitmg suys that Coik-
lng has sen. iottnr to - n',ny positively 1, ;,
lilo letter viii probnhly be ro,.d in Albany. An
otor tr!u,d eys that ~ has .s reecyea g Ep IT,
tb"n ; na' Ill., scSo1klgs : ts strs ''s 'pseseas ist:
sst seatiemas who III i very near 10 NJ. co',ellng:
IT "a foolish to sharae.erzp conkiinR'a FER rs
i Or tho ,lxl,,s sf st.o!Ie chiid. know of !sy
personal Knowledge" 10 antd. "thnt tho s!oi,
Of nll possbo ,c.'dscquonccs, md WITH fnr-
rcaehing p,lltioal qtENa. believe ConklIugiis
| Indifferent To re9lection. think
Asl'rlT IN Till; NEPullLtclAN PARTY
is t1,cvtAble and that 1t has won tts last National
Victory. 0ar!lold Gun nover DO Reconstructed by
| M,lnltGd party. nor Gun DlaiIo win the prizc.
The Signs Of tho Mtnes % nortoI'i now nnc,ty,
|
cs1o,,gi to got tho support Of tho South and n
| few Northern 6tntos: Cot'ktHg. by Uniting win
,aFl9 Dayis nna Iiso ior 1nssnhee euam tay
Which niuht benr i'rcsllcntiai iruit IN iySi."
.,,, -. 49,, :, ,,,,,o, ,,s,..,,,. ,,,,,,..,,o, =,
A MEMhElt or THE rnEslDENr'A lloutElloI.p
/ snys that Gen. Garfield has written lotter to
1es,. urnnt, itl roply tn tho ono handed him by
Senator Jones, IN which hc. tho President,
PLEASANTLY calls Gen. 1rant's nttGntion to sov-
0rul eFroEs Of fnct, md sya that le stlnil 10 a-
wnys glad to giyc his views consideration.
royKt tiyf,'s Last wottns.
ur,,. NO ~ n ro,,ttclnn ia nroatI,aa ond
tnnnKicss. Ayold IT. This WIS tue parting jtl-
Junction Of Senator Conk1inK to a friend Just
hoforo hG loft for New York this attcrnos'n.
slr. coMklIlE in t1ls pfEvato contoronGsa. very
Ittcs, and eayts tho impression upon sutlIG thIlt
t,u Ii reniiY not disposed to bu candidate. Il
Justice ut tho H.lprelnU Court, In confirmation
Of this st0ry that Con Killing docs not aspire tc
~ G9ka ,i,S ns S"ad = a o sii.,1
to you, but / think 1 havo. lnu.to /,
kk all II