, 1881-03-08
"GAT1I'S'' GOSSIP,

SOMETHING ABOUT THE CABINET OFFlCEI33
Dsp1tch to CiMttnautt Enquirer.
WAsItIS1roS. D. C., March G.-Thcre Is not
tnucl' to say about the Cabinet. l sent you
the tlontlng rll,uors Of this city, without
vullcttns for their correctness, 1t Is said
that Allison declined the Treasury Depart
mont on account OF the health OF his wife;
that tic would lave been nominated by Cur
iictd, but Ills wife begrudgetl the attention he
w0nll hive to pay to official business, md
asked !llin not to go III.
WlAdom Is highly praised by his friends.
lie lias no enemies Of consequence. Sher-
man llas been such good Secretary thnt nj
most any person following him receives bc-
lt1tletnent. Nothing Is said agatnst Wlnuoln
Injurious to his character. NJ points Of his
record nro brought up to lis prejudice! Tho
locality from which he comes Is unpopular,
Uur Northern communities pay t4eir debts,
nna Minnesota las not done so. 4 certain
uwlcsncss hns always bcen nntel III .1IIu-
ncsota III discussing anyhody. They s0e,n to
think they nre outside OF tile cosmopolitan
pale Sone people remember tfsat BILL klng
was one Of the authors of Window. Others
say that Window Inns not despIsed tho nssst-
nnce received from King, but Is independent
Of hiu. and does not intend to reward small
chaps. ..--
.-.. As TO oupos HUNT. ...
t!ls name was mentioned last December by
oehatof hel1oeg 10 b'a'he' Nln!he askcd
aoont MN CLOSELY Ing responses were snt-
ls5"et"iy' Dlalhe Hala nothing further
about Tue man until month or 50 ago. when
he reported to Kellogg TINT Garfield had fn-
quired about llunt, md was ptuascd witt, Ills
recortl. Hunt srnt worJ tn f;nrt1rld TINT In
rno', In ,,,ar ,,o r,s.- atn,9 .ha ,,in"a is o o
, ~ ~, ''ta9. Nv -" e'o eo Mo
s'lonM! M. "a.oto ,aat can sefYo the
In or leave nc ont" Hunts friends say hu
n,,,,l,t To hnye I,ncu Attnrney-f,enerol. vot
1ney ale p'enseo Will lue NhFy Depaet-
lneht' ...-..-.--..-.......--....
here tlrat NC are going to spend several mill
Ions OF lo!lars to mako big navy. As I'LL
observer ut washington, I thfnk tho West
ought to support larEe navy APPROPRIATIONS.
Ing west " National mn! nas no right to
II Cincinnati, st. Louis, and Chicago were
on tho scaooard, they would loudly howl for
l'a'y aIp'op'lat'oms' Ley taenl bo''a'o re-
spcctfully to the East, which Is very much
exposed, md give lis II navy-llatle up too,
to tho highest notch Of tho maritime urt. Al
,.a. nsos. w. ous t's1oin s.sos a,c eSposet' "
capltutation at tllo hands OF the navlos OF
foreign countries,
Although 1t Is not very probnble TINT INV
Eurnncon nn,iou ,vo,t. n frIrhIa, >'' ,,s II ~ !,
,ssat,,a nhaas 49,, ,,,.1t ~ M1., no. !. @ 20
poss4uie' ooses'e tao GilHAsii hsnls'l0 lne
Afgllnns anu tic boer5. We llAyo d smaller
navy tlinll thllt. AlnnllE tito possibilities or
3,. the antulo nIo tnat Gh!ls WoMia coine iloeo
VIII Ier .!nsy M!u taks NeW anlk. nlla !ovy
nn ouv n!etSnalts aa et baslkels lor tte iosS OF
les EuMi'h,!,emi!si ,ii., iNo percentages Q! lltnlioy
1r,nn ~ ~ o,u H. Ga taSS ~ vIy s''El
Wns4 r,I, !" tiu Gpat st 81 t m9 c"atty: e. lo
nest, pAlti'cuihrty, uakalt 1iot 10 nEpuse cola-
hidefa!o M vitWs iiolsl llg EAs!. There u 10
fSa! f3snt!y y notWech as Easief!i iAeli ntl.tife
tne WEI; WESTERN meh nave thclf Fclat'ons
u tho East' .-.-
l 10 NOT nEL1EvE THAT THERE Is oS1: MAJ;
~ thG cabinet ih0r9 respected by tIlDSe Hlu
htuW nlln tt!nsi llNllt- 10 llas nee!l !onr
lehrs III Masiitstola Mlt! Everybody horo
hpGiakH1 1 VI H!ms ~; ss leat Hontlolaa,. IGslues.
, taa Inns w vs. ~ tnIWW VI ,t t!o .hsIy ~
| hemtislel!t ot llo C!Yit Nar. INC oouthofn
| penps1 aIo pih'e, h!Al uesltoua 10 fHehtDr
| 1Nr Nat'o'l oi generous tetllis. We us
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