The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-22
from Washington.

HcN. FREDERICK T, FRELtNoHUYsEN, nomina-
ted by the President to be secretary OF state as
successor to Mr.. Blaine, was born in Millstown
Somerset county, N. j., on August a, 1917. He
is nephew and was tho adopted son Of Theo-
dore Frelinghuyson, ex-presidcAt of Rutgers
college. He was graduated from Rutgers
college ia 1856, and three years later was al
nii,ted to the bar. In 1861 he was appointed
attorney general of New Jersey, receiving re-
appointment in 1866. On tho deat h Of United
States Senator Wright, in Move mbeN 1885, Mr..
Frelinghuysen was spponed 10 fill tho vacancy
and the appointment was extended by tho Log
islatufe to cover the entire term, which ended
IN 1862 In 1871 he was elected to the United
States Senate for a full torn, to huccccd A. G.
Cattell. He left the Senate in 1877. Since that
time he ha1 devoted himself to his private af-
fairs Mr.. Frelinghuysens nomination was
promptly and unanimously confirmed by the
Senate.
THE bill reported by Mr.. Logan from
the Senate committee on military fairs to
provide for placing General Grant on the army
retired list reads as follows. "That in recog-
milton of the eminent public services of Ulysses
s. Grant, late general of the army, the Prcsi-
dent be and he hereby is authorized to NOM
mate and, with the advice and consent of the
Senate to appoint him to the army, with the rank
and grade of general to be placed on the retired
list with pay accordingly. All laws and parts
of laws in conflict herewith are suspended for
this purpose only" The bill passed the COM
mittee by a party vote of five against three,
Messrs. Logan, Cameron, of Pennsylvania
Harrison, Sewell and Hawley in the aflirma-
tive; Messrs. Coclirell Maxey and Grover in
the negative, and Hampton absent.
Mr. GEORGE Scov1LLE, the brother-in-law
and counsel of Guiteau, delivered lecture on
the "Guiteau Case" before small audience,
although quite large number of tickets were
sold The lecturer complained of the hostility
of the press and the pulpit, said he was salts.
fed that the prisoner would not live to sec the
end of the trial, and expressed the fear that
! Guiteau would yet be killed by some desperate
man.
THE President nominated J. @. Bancroft
! Davis, of New York, to be assistant secretary
of state
THE Mississippi river commission, whose re-
| lOll was SUN " oCtAto tnc OkllCI cstl-
mates that the total cost of improvements that
it recommends will be $50, 600 600.
The joint Senate and House committee ap
pointed to arrange for memorial ceremonies in
honor of President Garfield invited x-Secretary
Blaine to deliver the eulogy before both
branches of Congress in the hall of the House
of Representatives.
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER, of Philadel
phia, nominated by the President to succeed
Hon. Wayne Mscyeagh as attorney go neral
was born in Salem county, N. J., in 1916, grad
uated from Princeton college in 1884, was ad
mitted to practice law in Philadelphia in 1888
and was appointed attorney-general of Penn
sylvania by Governor Geary in 1867, this being
the exten. OF his public official life.
: The estimates OF 0ppr opriltions required 70
he service OF the government for the fiscal yea
ending juno 80, 1853, are as follows: