The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-29

patcn. hungary Is spoken or IN owirzer-
land as the country from which the chief
supply Is to be drawn, but Mr.. Cramer sees
no reason why American potatoes can not
be placed upon the Swiss markets on more
reasonable terms than the Hungarian. The
shortest route OF export from the United
States to Switzerland Is via Cherbourg or
| Havre.
A proposition that the government buy
all the telegraph lines outside of the Gould
system Is being agitated here and at New
York. 1t is received with considerable IA
v0r here by government officials OF rank,
| and informal offers to sell have been made
by some of the smaller companies. The
project meditates the absorption of the Mu-
tual Union, Baltimore and Ohio, Lehigh,
American Rapid, Bankers and Merchants
OF Trade Companies, the new Baltimore
and Ohio Cable Company and the Central
and South American cable: The govern
ment now has about 4, $50 miles of telegraph
line In operation throughout the territories,
over which commercial and a general bust
ness is transacted for the benefit of the
public.
RUMoRED CABINET CHANGES.
Regarding rumored cabinet changes, it
may be authOritatively stated that Secretary
Erelinghuysen has an understanding with
the president that he is not only willing to
retire, but anxious to give up all work, and
seek the rest his years and services entitled
him to. A high official here says there will
be new attorney general in less than six
weeks.
SECURED JOB.
1t is understood that Mr.. j. Stanley
Brown President Garfield's private Secre-
tary, will become chief clerk of the geolOg-
ical survey, in place of Mr.. James Pilling,
who resigns. Mr. Brown was connected
for some time with Maj. PowelPs surveys,
and II this appointment can be so regarded
1t will be the first recognition he has re-
ceived Of the delicate, fatiguing duties he
so admirably performed during the presi-
dents illness.
POLITICAL.
There Is probability that Montgomery
Blair will re-enter political life as demo-
cratic congressional candidate In the Sixth
Maryland district. The democrats think
that, owing to some disagreements among
the leaders because of the nomination Of
could be elected by full majority. Friends
of Mr.. Blair say he will make the race If
he is nominated with unanimity.
CONVICTION OF STAR REUTERS.
The star route cases at Philadelphia re-
suited in a verdict of guilty against Nc
DOwell and Price, while Ensign was acquit-
ed. Ensign's acquittal was in accordance
nOunced early in the trial that there was
not sufficient evidence connecting him with
the conspiracy to show that he was o
party to, it. The verdict was quite clearly
fOreshadowed by the nature of the evidence,
and its announcement caused but little sur
prise in the courtroom.
DEsPIsED PENNIES.
Complaints have been received at the
pOstOf1ice department from various places
in the west that postmaSters refused to re-
ceive pennies in exchange for stamps the
reason being that such small coins are not
current in that high priced section. Acting
Postmaster General Hazen Monday inform
ed these pOstmasters that they were acting
contrary to section 1857, which makes
minor coins of the United States legal ten
ders in amounts not greater than % cents.
The last complaint came from the COM
manding officer at Fort Bidwell, Col, to the
secretary of war. The soldiers at that post
receiving these small coins for their pay
were put to inconvenience because the post
master refused to receive them.
MILITARY CHANGES.
Mai. Gen. John M. Schofeld has been as
signed to the command of the military di-
vision of the Pacific and the department of
California, from the 18th day of October,
1882, the date upon which the present com
mander, Maj. Gen. Irwin DcDowell, will,
by operation of law retire from active SER
vice. Gen. Schofeld has been ordered to
San Francisco, and OH the day named will
relieve Mai. Mcdowell. The vacancy in
up lively fight among the senior briga-
diers, but the leading aspirant appears to
be Gen. John Pope. The other brigadier
generals are Z. o. Howard, Alfred ii. Ter
ry, Christopher &. Augur, George Crook,
and Nelson A. Miles.
THE EDMUNDs BILL.
Judge Black has completed his argument
adverse to the constitutionality of the Ed
munds bill and the acts of the Utah COM
missiOners under 1t, though the argument
has not yet been formally filed with Secre-
tary Teller, to whom It's addressed. Judge
Black charges that under Senator HOars
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill Gov Murray appointed about
hundred county officers, which he had no
right to do, the act only authorizing him to
appoint certain election officers, wherefore
Judge Black as counsel for the Mormon
church demands the recall of the governor.
The argument also claims that the COM
missioners have violated the constitution In
the form of q test oath that they adopted to
be taken as q condition of registration, and
finally that the act is unconstitutional and
the commissioners have exceeded any pow
ers congress had right to confer.
WAR OF THE RACES.
There is considerable local excitement
here i'm consequence of the admission Of
the colored children into some of the white
schools of the city. Under existing regula-
tiOns the school funds are divided up i'm
W
Ored children and separate school houses
have been built for each. In some parts of
the city the houses built for cOlOred schools
are more commOdious and costly than those
provided for the whites. For some two or
three years there has been q persistent eff
fort on the part of a few colored persons to
get their children into the white schools,
but the school board has refused to sane
ton the proposition. In one or two school
districts the school trustees, without con-
sulting the full board, gave instructions to
admit colored children. Trouble is appre-
hended.
A CRANK ON THE DOME OF THE CAPITOL.
A nervy young man attracted much at
tention recently by frisking around on the
outside of the capitol dome. He calls him
self George Harmon, from Canada, and
says that he will do it again. Speaking of
some of his previous exploits, he said
Last summer l balanced myself on the
railing of the great iron bridge which spans
the Mississippi at st. Louis, and after walk. :.
ipU abnuf m, ba raiI for a whiIa I stoa1