Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Reclaiming the Potomac Marshes-Post-
master General James Consents to Stay
by tho Star Route Cases-President Ar
thur Showing the Wear and Tear Of His
observation-disclosures.
RECLAIMING THE POTOMAC FLATS.

observation-disclosures.
REcLA1AINa THE POTOMAC FLATS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O-The reclamation ol
the Potomac flats is made the subject of re-
port to the district commissioners by Lieut.
Hoxie of the engineer corps. The Lieutenant
says: Urgent need exists of immediate atten-
tiOn to the outlet of sewers on the river front
and reclamation of the marshes through
which they must pass. The Lieutenants
simple and inexpensive plans contemplate
doing only what the river is doing itself, but
too slowly. Work is necessary for the i'm
provement of the river channel and remove
the danger to the health of residents of the dis
trict may be surely pressed on congress as an
argument against further delay. Lieut.. Hoxie
also presents plan contemplating removal OF
the steam railway tracks from the streets by
tunneling and elevated railways. The cost OF
the charges is estimated at $2,365, 1874. The
drainage and sewerage system and water sup
ply is also considered and recommendations
submitted.
JAMES TO REMAIN.
Postmaster General James denies the report
that he will leave the cabinet on December
1st. He will remain till January LIST, and prob
ably longer, until at least some result has
been reached in the star route cases. He re-
President Arthur. He thinks his presen ce
not at all necessary to the success of the
prosecutions, as he had little to do with gath
ering the evidence. He has been kept
informed of the progress of the cases, but
only in general times. A new postmaster
general would, in day or two, become as
familiar with the position of the case as he.
His efforts have been mainly directed t wards
correcting mismanagement of the fund known
to exist and in reducing the cost of the mail
service. Mr.. James does not conceal the fact
tinued in office at least until
indictments were found in the star
route cases. Geo. Bliss will be here to-mor-
row, and a motion to strike from the record,
this information against Brady, ct al. will be
argued. Totten and Ingersoll will attack and
Bliss and Brewster defend the sufficiency of
the proceedings. MacVeagh will not appear
and all reports that he is to be appointed to
aid in the cases are unfounded.
GOING TO NEW YORK.
The president will leave here for New York
tomorrow, where he will remain for several
days. He already shows the results of his
incessant attention to the duties of his po-
sitiou.
ADJUTANT GENERALS REPORT.
eral OF the army, says, losses of the army
during the year were: Deaths, 24S; dis
charged, 1854; desertions, 1881; total 9,173;
number of recruits assigned, 3,SO5; number
of soldiers re-enlisted, 1884. This shows an
increase of 1850 discharges, 413 deaths, and
31S desertions. The general recommends a
change in the method of promotion to the
rank of field officer below the rank of colonel,
and this end he thinks can only be attained by
promotion in the army instead of by commits
sion in particular regiment.
AFTER THoMPsoN's BERTH.
GREAT BEND, Kan, Oct. 30-Col. George
W. Hooker, of Vermont, assistant secretary
of the Republican national committee, and
prominently known throughout the United
States, has communicated to an intimate
friend here that he will be candidate for cleo
tion to the office of sergealt-at-arms of the
next United States House of Representatives
to succeed the present Democratic incumbent,
John G. Thompson, of Ohio.