Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-29
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WAsHINGrOS, Oct. 2G.-Iu the Curtis
 political assessment case yesterday Edwin E. Smith of counsel for the pe- titioner replied to the argument of So- licitor General Everett. r. Wheeler rep resenting the Civil Service Reform Association has submitted a brief for the government taking broader ground than the Solicitor General.
 WAsHryGrox. Oct. 2G.-A statement to the effect that political officers in New York and Perusy vauia and other States have been subjects for discussion in Cabinet meetiu ,s Is autloriiatively denied by tine President and members of the Cabinet. The whole furthrrm re specially say that while gs Usual Cabi- net meetings have been held for con- sideration of public business. no refer ence whatever tO political mat ters has been made at any meet ing, and no dispatches whatever, cipher or otherwise have been sent from the White House tn the Chairman of the State Committee of New York or to any one ,lse on pOlitl- cal subjects there or else wHerg. He Presidents visit to New York now IS for the purpose of attending 10 packing his private papers, books and ether articles preparatory to their removal Co Wash ington. He says with eml ha.is that he has nothing whatever tU dc with the coming election in the State except to the extent of casting his own vote on election dry. The President probably leave Washington tomorrow for New York.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Up to late hour last night no further arrests had been made of persons connected with the alleged bribery of the Star Route jurors. Fall, II Is sundersioCd, returned to Washington last night and will sur render in the morning.
 WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.--The Fresi- dent expects to remaIB Iu New York until the tenth of November, when le will return and resume his residence at the Soldiers Home until repairs at the White House are com Dleted.
 WAsHIxGrox, Oct. i7.-Assistant See retary of Treasury French advises the Collector of Customs at San Francisco that Chinese labOrers resident m the United States at the date of the ratif- cation of the new Chinese treaty, but who left the country before the passage of the restriction act, can return with out the prescribed certificate, providing they can prove the above facts to the satisfaction of the collector.
 WASHINGTON, October 27.-There IS much unfavorable comment over Me Kenzie promotion to bTiCadIer, as be IS the youngest colonel in the service and graduated from West Point a year after the war began. Getty, Gibbon, ! Wilcox and several others Outrauk iIm. It IS understood that the very warm friendship of Grant and Sheridan won him the star.
 WAsHISaroS, October 27.-Prono- | tiOns m the army consequent upon the retirement of Major General McDowell ! were announced by the President yes terday as follows Blgadier General ! John Pope to be Major General and 1 Colonel Ranold :. Mckenzie, Fourth !. Cavalry, to be BriCadier General. Both ! promotions took effect from yesterday.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 2G-Maior Archibald c. Constable, formerly oi the ButI=i 1. army and well known throughout Ohio { in connection with the organization of troops at the breaking cut of the war, ! died yesterday in Brooklyn.
 NEw YoRE, Oct. 26.-In response to . the circular of Civil Service Reform As 1 sociHtion, candidates for Congress of ] both parties very generally approve Of ! the work done by the association and ! say they shall support any proper l. measure tending to reform the method l of selecting Federal officers in civil ! service.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Psdestrians' l @. . m. score: Fitzgerald, 4.l; Noremsc, 422; !. Hughes, 420; Hart, i0S; Herty. 42. Vent, 37i. Rowell stopped on account of ! the irregular action of his heart. Hazael also retired. his knees giving out. Nore- mac is the iavorite with betting men.