Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-20
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., $456, 1885, 45; customs, A7s, s,as7.55.
EX-SENATOR HowE's friends say that he will un-
douDtedly go into President Arthur's Cabinet.
THERE Is No DOUBT that Frank Hatton, of the
Burlington Ha,rkeye, will be made first assistant
postmaster general, in place Of Gen. Tyner.
THE PRESIDENT and Cabinet are expected to re-
turn to the city early tomorrow morning. Accord
Ing TO program, they leave Yorktown this after
noon.
SMOKING NOT PRoHIBITED.-The point was raised
In the Treasury department to-day by an official
That smoking In the building was prohibited. The
question carried to Assistant Secretary Upton,
who said that there was no regulation prohibiting
smoking.
GEN. FREMoNT's resignation of the governorship
OF Arizona Territory has been received and ac-
cepted. His successor has not yet been selected
THE BOARD Of Indian Commissioners has ell
Gen. Lyon, one of its members, to the position ~.
secretary to the board, vacated by the death of
Mr. VIM. Stickney.
GENERAL RAUM was asked to-day by THE STAR
reporter how it was that in the last Virginia cam
pagn he spoke and lent his official influence to the
oppOucutS VI ManOn0 ana GnlS year was In 1aVOr
OF the readJuster campaign and Malone The
reply was that he went along with the times.
When he was against Malone, the republican
party was against him. But since Malone had
voted with the republicans in the Senate and had
been recognized by the leaders of the republican
party ne (Raum thought it was the right thing for
h Inn to do likewise.
MRS. GARFIELD's MovEMENTs.-The late Pres-
dents home at Mentor was leased when he was
preparing to come to Washington to be inaugu-
tN NFv
rudolph, for four years. Were she to remain
there during the winter Mrs. Garfield would feel
he herseI "a que guest though welcome one in her own
land, where, as has been mentioned, she has
rented house on Euclid avenue Her health con-
tinues well, but she mentions in letters to friends
here how wretchedfy lonely she feels without her
loved husband.
THE P. NJ G.'s TENURE OF OFF1cE-After the
death of the late President an attempt was made,
by parties interested in getting Postmaster Gen.
eral James out of the Cabinet, to show that his
term expired yesterday the 18th of Octo-
law fixing the tenure of office Of the Post
master mas General, which provides that the term Of
thab Official "Shall be for and during the term of
the President by whom he is appointed, and for
one month thereafter, unless sooner removed" 1t
was maintained by those who were endeavoring
expired with his life, and that, therefore, the
% Term OF n ms postmaster General would expire one
month after that event AS the President left for
over the 18th yesterday, without either reap
polntlng Mr. James or his successor, it may
reasonably be concluded that he does not put the
construction upon the law quoted that others have.
EXPENSIVE FODDER FOR VERMONT Cow-Treas-
urer Gilfllan has received letter from man in
Caledonian county, vt. The man says that one
cow OF number, he is unable to identify particu-
larly, chewed and swallowed the contents Of his
pocketbCok -, There were in that pOcketbOOk
twenty $40 bills, one $50 silver certificate and
g note, In all 1925 There were also in the pocket
book two keys, ''both Of which, naively says the
the ground" He wants the United States to re-
imburse him for his loss. 1t cannot be done. The
man will have to produce portions Of the notes
cover from Uncle Sam.
REAR ADMIRAL c. R. p RODGERS, superintendent
of the Naval Academy, by virtue of an act of Con-
gress retiring all officers of the navy who have at
talned the age of seventy years, will be retired
from active service November 18th, 1884, in conse-
quence OF which he will be relieved as supern-
his successor is not known, but the names OF Rear
Admiral Edward T. Nichols, COmmOdOres John C.
Febiger and Edward Simpson, and Captains S. B.
Luce ana Francis M. Ramsey are spoken OF as prob
aDle successors to the vacancy as is also that OF
Rear Admiral Thos. H. Patterson, but the term of
service OF the latter Will expire year hence.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Eyery one
who has visited the White House since it was re-
furnished in 1873 will be glad to know that the
which even when new was never suitable for so
elegant drawing-room, is to be replaced by
new set showing, handsomely carved woodwork.
That which has been there eight years, it will be
remembered, showed no wood at all.
The room in which Mrs. Garfield, and after
to be refurnlshed, as its furniture, which is
very handsome, Is still In good repair: This
furniture is maple and ash combined. The
walls have, however, recently been calcimined
over the tinted paper which has been On them so
long, and which now look very fresh indeed. The
ded by gilt mouldings Where the table stood on
which the physicians and nurses measured out
medicines and other liquids used in the sick room
ored. These spots are now entirely obiterated
viii the M f now f th being placed In tn the 6 White House
passengers or household purposes.
OUR INTERNATIONAL GuEsrs.-The reason for the
national guests and those from Germany Is thus
explained by one authorized to speak from a
knowledge OF the facts Certain OF the French
gentlemen are sent by the government OF France
others come as our guests, representing the de-
scendants OF Lafayette and Rochambeau, and
Others who fought for us century ago. but
dence to the official representatives of their gov
ernment This last is equally true of all the Ger
mans, none of whom were sent to represent their
government, but come as private citizens only
representing the Won Steuben family Therefore
on state occasions the official representatives OF
the French government must be given precedence M
OF all our other foreign guests The German visitors
1t may be added all called at the French legation
while here.
THE RACE FOR THE SPEAKERsHIP is thus far con-
fined only to the newspapers. Two OF the
aspirants for the honor, Messrs. Hiscock, OF New
York, and Keifer, OF Ohio, have made recent
visits to this city, but not on the matter Of the or
ganiZatiOn OF the next House. This for the reason
that the congressman whose votes will determine
such orga aniZation are not now in the city. There
has, Of course, though, been a good deal OF can
vassing through the medium Of correspondence.
The principal candidates are Mr.. Hiscock, of New
York; Mr. keifer, OF Ohio; Mr.. Kasson, OF Iowa;
Mr. Reed, OF Maine, and Mr.. Dunnell, OF Minnesota.
The race will in the end probably narrow down be-
tween Mr.. H1scOck and Mr. KassOn, with the
chances OF success about evenly divided.
mortal services in the q. s. Supreme Court on Mon
day for Justice Clifford, recall the number of sini-
lar ceremonies that have occurred here within a
few months. The Senate and House were each
officially notified last winter OF the death of
of its memberS-Carpentera and Fernando Wood
and each will again after Congress meets for the
regular session be notified OF the death of men,
Der OF the last Congress, viz: Senator Burnside
and ex-RepreSentative Hendrick B. Wright.