Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-06
The LABOR TROUBLES IN FRANCE.
A Bad Feeling Among the
Workingmen.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Political Out7ook-Estfmat of the
Republican Commfttse-Ths Campaign
Work Done and Figures INDUCED I'm
Other Matters.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Ths campaign
work here is practically closed. The State
associations have finished arrangements for
the transportation of their voters, and quiet
reigns in their headquarters as well as in the
Congressional committee rooms of both par
ties. By far the greatest amount of work
has been done by Hubbelps committee in
sending out documents alone, to say nothing
of their assessments. The most recent act
of the committee was to arrange for good
guesses FROM each Congressional district.
Nearly all of these have already been re-
ceived, and calculation thereon was made
today. Secretary Henderson says that un-
less the usual campaign Indications are far
less reliable than ever before the Republicans
will certainly retain their majority in Con-
gress. He declines to give figures, but ad-
naits that the basis of his statement is chief
ly on private advices from the South
The Democratic committeeman do not pre-
tend to have made final observations of the
situation, but they claim to be all right for
n1stakable air of reserve in their tone, how
ever, and leading Democrats here have re-
marked it. One prominent politician says it
is owing to the diversion of party energies in
some districts to side issues notably in Mary
land, where it is feared that the judicial
struggle will tend to defeat several Demo-
cratic Congressional candidates. Both the
committees have arranged to receive dis
patches Tuesday, and the local interest will
accordingly center around their headquar-
ters.
Rear Admiral Charles II. Poor died here
this afternoon of apoplexy. He entered the
service in 1926 and was retired in 1870 under
provision of the law retiring officers who
have been forty live years in active service.
The funeral will take place Tuesday. He
was native of Massachusetts,
John B. Stickney, United States district
attorney for Florida, came here last week and
became suddenly i'll. The people in his board
ing house feared he had yellow fever and kept
his illness quiet until yesterday, when he be
came worse. consultation of physicians
was held and his disease was found to be
acute pneumonia. He was removed to hos
pital, where he died to day. He was thirty
four years old.
The widow of A. W. Soteldo will publish
to morrow letter to District Attorney Cork
hill, disavowing any desire of having Clar-
ence Barton arraigned for the murder of her
husband, although she believes he is guilty
and expressing the hope that the assault case
against A. G. Soteldo may be 7aoILe prosecuted
SO that the case may be ended. She says
she has no wisk to cause such suffering in
another family as she has undergone during
the recent trial.
The signal corps observer at Hyannis re-
ports that the schooner B. II. Bartlett, Cap
tain Kelly, from Boston to New York, was
towed into that harbor from Nantucket
shoals in a sinking condition. The crew
were saved
The signal service station at Portsmouth,
n. c., reports that the sehsoner Mary J.
Adams, bound frona Bucksville, S. c., to
Bath, Me-, has since been driven over the
reef on to the beach ana is wreck.
The signal observer at Hatteras, N. c., rs-
ports the three masted schooner Hattie Lol-
lies, Captain sipple, from Philadelphia bound
to Leachvile, N. c., partly loaded with
stoves, went ashore on the south side of
Hatteras at a. m. The crew of six men
was saved. The vessel is in good condition.
The crew from the station has Just been re-
| leased from tho wreck. The wind is north
| ca with velocity of forty-two miles an
hour and the sea heavy.
1t is now definitely known that specific
| charges against the chief clerk of theSupreme
Court have been made in the form of a letter
| to Chief Justice Waite by George P. Sim
| mons, former subordinate in the clerks
| Office, who resigned. He says he can prove
that 900 was charged by the clerk for
manuscript copy fees during the 1880 term,
when in fact no copies were made but the
| original papers were sent to the printer con
| trary to the order of the court. He cites
| two cases in support of his charges and says
that he stands prepared to prove all his allie
| legations by collateral evidence.
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