The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
GENERAL NEWS.

The President on Saturday appoint
ed y. Z. Clarke to be First DEPUTY
Commissioner of Pensions, and q. q.
Walker to be Deputy Commissioner
OF Tensions. These appointments
were Intended by President Garfield.
Ex-Sen tor Conkling arrived in
Washington, on Saturday morning,
and had a conference with President
Arthur.
Throughout southern Minnesota,
| northern Iowa, and a large portion OF
Dakota, rain has been falling almost
lneessantly since the middle of August.
The country Is flooded |; haycocks have
disappeared beneath the surface of the
water tha grain is sprouting in the
stack, and scarcely any plowing has
been done.
Theodore l.. Stockman, wealthy
mlser OF Toledo, Ohio, died last FRI
day night in the midst of filth, squalor
and want at the age of 6S years. 1t is
SAID he had accumulated over $500, 900;
out his appearance was that of '.the
dlrtiest and wost looking pauper in
the city," He leaves his property to
one or two surviving children.
There was sharp decline In prices
OF grain at Chicago on Saturday, and
the suspension of McCord s. Co., who
were "long" and short for about l.
0O0, 900 bushels, was announced. 1t ia
expected they will resume in a few
days, and they have large profits in the
open market against their losses on
Change.
Alexander Woods has begun suit in
the Superior Court at Quebec to re-
cover from A. III. Murphy, member
OF the Provincial Parliament, the sum
OF 100000, the alleged penalty for
sitting in the Legislature without the
qualifications required by law.
The Grand Jury at Washington, on
Saturday afternoon entered the Criminal
Court and presented articles of indict-
ment against Charles j. Guiteau for the
murder OF President Garfield.
In the Criminal Court, at Washington.
on Saturday morning, Captain Howgate
was discharged on his personal recogniz-
ance, in the sum Of $4,000.
There was a good attendance at the
Atlanta Cotton Exhibition on Saturday.
All the exhibits, nearly 2C00 in number,
are not yet In place, but it is expected
that in week "the exposition will be
all II BIT i,
Governor Wiltz, of Louisiana, IL re-
ported to be on his death bed.
The French visitors left Garrison's,
New York, on Saturday morning, by
special train, Tor Niagara Fails, and ar.
rived at the Falls the same evening.
They renamed at Niagara yesterday,
and Will to-day go to Elmira, and thence
to Philadelphia, Washington and York
town.
Thousands OF persons visited Lake
View Cemetery, near Cleveland, yester-
day, and Monument Park, where the
body of President Garfield was laid in
state, was also thronged with visitors.
All the railways entering at Cleveland
ran special trains to accommodate the
sght-seers.
Edward Owen Parry, prominent
member of the SchuyikiIl county bar.
and at one time an occupant OF the Judi
eial bench, died yesterday in Pottsyille.
at the age oil "a years. He had been for
48 years vestryman of Trinity Episcopal
Church, and for 40 years represented
that church in the Diocesan Con ven.
tions.
Secretary Window has notified the
President o his wish to be relieved of
the Secretaryship Of the Treasury as
soon as practicable, and his successor
will, therefore, be nominated during the
extra session OF the y. n. Senate which
begins to-day. Mr.. Window desires o
reelection as U. 8. Senator from Mime.
sofa, to tll his own unexpired term.
Mr.. scoville, Guiteau's brother.in n law
and counsel, thinks the assassin will
probably be arraigned tomorrow NOR
ming. Scoville has not yet secured an
assistant counsel for the defence, and
may ask the Court to appoint one. He
says that if he has to conduct the case
alone he will "put Guiteaa on the stand
in his own defence as his first Witness"