The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-13

| At the legation in Peru he assaulted her while
dressing. As he was striking her gentleman
| the room and came to her protection. After
that she refused to live with him longer and
few days later left Peru for home.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
| President Arthur has sent letter of resig-
nation as chairman of the Republican state
! committee of New York.
The wealthy widow whom President Arthur
is to make mistress of the White House il said
| to be Mrs. Marshall 0. Roberts.
| The board of managers os the National Tenn
perance society have addressed Arthur an appeal
to carry out temperance principles in his Off cial
capacity.
| 1t is now said that the late president did not
| have full command of his faculties after Aug
ust IL. On the other hand it win be remem-
bered that he discharged three of his doctors
as late as September.
| Congress at the last session ordered the print
ing Of 5000 copies of thu report made in
1874 by Senator (now Secretary Window, on
the transportation routes to the seaboard This
new edition, which was required to meet very
extensive demand for the work, will be ready
| for distribution in the coDrse of few days
! There is apparently disposition in both
parties to arrange the organization OF the GEN.
ate by compromise. Both republican and
next Saturday. 1t is rumored that the coinci-
| dence of the caucuses fOreshadows cnfer-
ence and an attempt to reach an agreement.
| There is q rumor that T.. A Rollins, ex. COM
missioner Of internal revenue is to be made
secretary of the treasury. The story comes by
the sound of it, from New Hampshire. Mr.
Rollins is relative of the senator Of that name
| md Of
Attorney Rollins of New York, one of the pres
| ident's closest friends.
Messrs Brady, French, Brown and Turner,
of star route notoriety, have given bail for their
! appearance to meet the charge Of conspiracy
filed by the government. The court required
| of Brady and Brown bond of So, 500 each,
| and of Turner and French bond of 81 900
each. AS the extreme pecuniary penalty for
conspiracy is $40, 600, it will be observed that
| the bail required is adequate.
| AS the star route prosecutions 80 on there
will be q general wedding out of dishonest
postmasters in the far western states and ter
! ritOries. There are believed to be over 200
Eostmasters implicated in the star route frauds.
They have been paid, as were the p0s!masters
at Deadwood and Sidney, for certifying to the
performance of mail service which was never
performed.
Arthur has not fully decided as to his cabinet
appointments, as he has been compelled to
give much of lis time lately to the disposition
of private affairs. This much can be stated
with pOsidveness: He has assured Postmaster
General James and Secretary Hunt that they
can remain in his cabinet as long ss they de-
sire to retain their positions, and he wishes
them to remain in the positions they now hold
Both of them will remain: ,l
"A large number of letters have been received
at the treasury department asking if the secre-
tary would de anything to relieve the stringen-
the NhaaDcn nf q
secretary the treasury officials are still inclined
to the opinion that he will probably not take |
any steps at present other than the operations |
now under way, for it is not clear what he |
stitute would have the desired effect.
The secret service division of the treasury |
has received reports to the effect that two !
counterfeit notes, produced by telegraphic !
process, have just been discovered in circula- |
ton, viz A $5 note On the Leicester National
numbers gwen; also SIS note on the First |
National bank at st. Johnsbury, Vt, charter !
No. 489, bank No. 325, treasury No. B12O36O. !
The notes are said to be poorly executed, and |
should be readily detected.
In pursuance of the action of the public |
Miller has appointed the following executive |
committe for establishing in Washington ma
tional and International "Garfeld memorial |
hospital" to the erection Of which he asks
popular subscriptions from not only the people |
Of the United States, but from the world at
large. The committee have full power to act
according to their own judgment to accomplish
the object: Gen. ". T. Sherman, chairman;
Hon. j. G. Blaine, VIM. Window, Gen. David
q. Swain, James Gilillan, and 4 dozen othere.
The Chicago Times Washington special says:
1t is alleged that already preparations are be-
ing made to make second investigation in the
treasury department., and that all Of the papers
showing the relations between the treasury and
certain prominent New Yorker have disap-
peared from the records OF treasury entirely
was knownto Appointment Wall street broker
two days in advance Of the call. Still worse
than this, it can be shown that Upton, assistant
secretary of the treasury, is now silent part
ner in the brokerage firm Of II. d. Cooke
& Co.
Arthur's expressed intention to continue at the
residence of Senator Jones for some time The
president thinks the extra session of the senate
will be brief in duration, and until that is over
the president will remain in his present quar-
ters. After that it is probable that he will re.
move to the soldiers home until the White
House repairs arc fully completed. The presi-
dent positively declines to hear any applications
for public Office. and thinks the minor offices
now vacant should be filed by the heads of
the various Departments
Government officials are unaware of the
whereabouts Of Howgate, late of the signal SER
vice. They believe that he is either in hiding
or has left the country. It is known that lie
had somemoney with bis brokers in New York,
and his mistress, Miss Burrill, recently raised
ST. 200 from friend of the captains here
and took it to him in New York. The investi- t.
cation of his speculations is not completed, I
but it is known that he has stolen upwards of |
5000, 900. He will be indicted by the present
grand jury as soon es the star route cases are
out of the way. 1t is said that his counsel know
W tod f,,o |
weeks ago that they would produce him when
he was wanted. Z - ~.
Since the erection of the new building for
the bureau Of printing and engraving, half
mile from the treasury, there has been con-
structed heavy carriage, almost burglar proof,
the sides, eLde, top and bottom sll being made
of plate iron and the single door in the rear
heavily secured by strong combination lock-
It is understood that it has been decided to
make use of this novel vehicle for the transpor-
tafon of Guiteau from the district jail to the
court room: The prisoner viii be placed in it
The jail He will then be driven about day
break to the court house without = guard, un-
less under . suspicion that he NAV be removed
and crowd gathers.~ At tho court house he
will be released by q duplicate key and placed
IN private room, where he will be closely
guarded until the court meets, whom he will be
called in to plead, after which he will be recon-
Veyed to Jail in such way 40 circumstances !!
may determine.
No estimate has as yet been made Of the ex- !
pense incurred by the presidents sickness. It {
g thought that the grand total will foot up to .
) very large amount The various items win