, 1881-01-09
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: :. WAsnHoTos,tt DC, Jan. s.-Mrs. CHRIS
tiancy has been- quite i'll on account OF me
publication Of the Giro letters and the att1-
tude of ChristiancY,s counsel. 1t Is said that
her life has been in danger, but that to might
she Is better and~thectisis is passed. Mean
while the scandal-gossIp connected with the
case does not end: Dr.. Ball. Christfancy's
private secretary and friend, who, curious
ly enough happened to be at the
hotel when Giro entered !. with
woman whom, he =. claimed :: to be
his wife, is prepared to say that the woman
was Mrs. Christlancy. Holdochtl, the clerk
OF the hotel, who saw the woman, still insists
that she was not the person who appeared
at the New; ork hearing as Mrs. Christfancy,
and that he does not propose to ALLOW: Dr..
Ball TO impeach. his testimony. '*Dr. Ball
seems to have been engaged to watch Mrs
Christiancy's movements, and to have added
to the functions Of secretary that of IN
amateur detective: ..,.. ..x~.. .>+~~,..
THE NEW SECRETARY or THE NAVY
does not propose to make any considerable
changes in the clerical force, of the Depart
,uent. - It is ttefinitly understood that he will
not be retained by Gen. Garfield. 1t is even
stated that his position as United States Attor-
ney ID to be kept open for. MIN under the
new Administration. 1t is certain that the
place was offered to Gen. 1Nickham, as stated
long silce1n these dispatches, and the Presi-
dent was much annoyed that Wickham de-
clined.: -: :...--.''
>: mn. THOMPSON,
ex7Secretary Of the Navy, was On the floor Of
the House to-day. He does not seem de-
pressed at the fierce attacks upon him By the
t{arn ~ $toN anr.1a acnh In
that the report that the De Lesseps Company
intend to;commence as soon as the laborers
now on the ocean can reach the ground Is
true. He has private dispatches to that ef-
feet Additional laboTers are also to be Sc
cured in New York and New Orleans. Mr.
Thompson Is very emphatic in the declara-
ton that the French Government has nothing
to do with the enterprise; that the: Company
IS composed Of private individuals; that by
the terms Of its charter from the Government
of the United States OF Colombia. it. is
forbidden from cedlng or mortEaglng its
rights to any foreign nation whatever. This
condition of its charter. he says, Is guaran-
tee that there can be no interference by the
French Government The charter, he in
slsts, is in no sense in contraventson OF the
treaty between the United States Of Colombia
and our own Government.
). A gentleman who Is in position to. know
''' A' - sars 1:1r,. ~ c,,1,-1,sr : :, 1,,n -
,;xoo. - 100 80 800 i, Tho Cahinet Yesterday
sas sn,,s tha+ -, ~ n~ouiafons bova hapn snhsta1.
ttc,f1, forashadn,ged ~ md ~ hit is entiTa
$1,000 s has haan stsfod n tho d;snatphes
seopo - 1a' coen NV" ~, ~ sse4 -.
to o'IlfE IElDuSE' 1ne steasS VIII w sens " =
the Senete Monday.
SENATOR HhA1Nk' 81, .,.:
Inc fact tnal senator b1a'ne mas eontlsacseo
Tor the building ofSa. new ana expensive
house heret salt 10 cost Soo,Vo, Is asslgned
as an additional reason TOR ne oelle1 tnas ne
is to be Secretary OF State. Maine men state
positively that Blaine Will resign bis seat IN
the Senate Immediately after the counting OF
the Electoral Yote, about:,fep.x q, 60 -thas hls
successor@can can De elected ny;t mama a Legls-
iature tnen IN Session. and tako HIS seat on
the opening OF the executive session OF tne
Senate IN March s.:: ~7:>.s ~
JUSTICE sWAfNE, ~:
Of the United States Supreme: Court, Is re-
ported to have said recently that ne vas
h;+ +1at-ha d;d.1of7co-a@,to f1o -sna On ling "a
fhera tyas 4 nossiniIitv ttat stanley Matthews