Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-26
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE NEW GEORGIA OFFICES.
A Discriminating Sceibe-The New
Bonds Half Breeds Laying in
War Paint.

WASHINGTON. July 24-The new offices in
Georgia-that is the District Attorneyship and
the Marsnalship-for the new district will not
prove bonanzas for the men who have been
confirmed in them The business will not war
rant the Marshal and the District Attorney in
any expectations that they are possessed of
what is known rs fat Offices They will have
70 scratch around very lively in order to make
ices that will pile up salary of s.. 200 or
SloOO. Nearly all of the business is in the other
district, where Longstreet and Bigby gather in
the proceeds gallantly. The ct that the new
Marshaiship and District Attorneyship will nav
SO little is a very clear explanation of the fact
that there was really no scramble for those
places Locke and Darnen practically have
no opposition at ALL
AMAN OF DISCRIMINATION.
Representative Miller, of Pennsylvania ..1a
same gentleman who was so ably scored tbe
other day bV Senator EULER, of South Caro-
lima, has about him some discrimination ana
apparently isalSo possessed of a very fair idea
or wit. In Harrisburg, Pa, the leading morn
ing paper is Democratic in its politics. while
the leading afternoon paper is Repub-
lican. The same man il Washington
correspondent for both these papers He is a
bowling Democrat. In the Democratic morn
ing paper this correspondent removed the
epidermis Of Miller. He went fur her. After
taking his skin of he bathed him in a solution
OF salt, pepper and vinegar. At the same tine
Miller and this correspondent are the best of
friends in the world. To-day the correspond
ent got the folio @ing card sent to him in the
repo -ter's gallery bv Miller You have given
me h-ll in the Post, now do the square thing
and give me good send off in the telegraph,
Cthe Republican paper.'0 Mr.. Miller was an
swered that the very first tine the correspond
ent had the chance he would cover him over
with praise in the Republican sheet for which
he writes
THE NEW BONDS.
On the first day of August the Treasury De-
partment will commence to exchange the con-
tinued S1f per cent bonds in per cents
under the bi which recent ly became law
1t has been and is sti doubted whether the
United st ties Government can float such
large amount OF bonds at per cent. 1t has
been predicted that the holders OF the 3I6 per
cents would not consent to have them con-
tlnued at per cent, but would demand their
by any means Secretary Folger told me TO-
day that he is daily in receipt of
thousands Of offers from the holders of 316's
that they be continued at three per cent These
offers amount to millions daily. He says there
is no more doubt in the successful conversion
to the lower rate Of interest than there is Of
the fact that the resumption of specie pay
ments was successfully accomplished The
great reason for doubling the success of the
change in the rate Of interest which will soon
be accomplished is of a foreign character. 1t
was said that England had tried repeatedly to
fund her bonds at three per cent, but could
never succeed. Three and half per
cent was the lowest loans she had
ever been able to accomplish. If, it was
argued, England could not execute loan at
three per cent, it was folly for the United
States to attempt it. But the result Of the ex
pertinent shows that the United States can and
will fix her rate at three per cent, although
England has been unable to do so. We don't
hesitate about things on this side the Atlantic
simply because some of the effete dYnasties
on the other side have tried the same thing and
failed.
THE HALF-BREED HOWL.
was talking to-day with half-breed mem
ber of Congress who, short time ago, made
an attack upon the methods of the administra-
tiou and then followed it up with another at
tack OF a like character. Said this half-breed
man: Il know that the great majority of the
Republican party think as do in this matter
Arthur is for faction, and small faction of
the party. The remainder sees this and does
not approve of it. We Republicans who are in
opposition to him know that the people, the
voters, and the healthy sentiment of the whole
country is backing us. This session the attacks
have ceen made upon the administration, and
til the next session, then are going to
attack the personal doings of the President We
are going 70 expose the scandalous fact that
he is using the whole machinery of the gov
ernment simply as il it were his personal
property. He is working to secure his renoni-
nation, and, should he fail in that to be able to
dictate the nominee. The scandal is going to be
ventilated for certainty" The maa who said
this Is one Of action, not words. He has
shown that already. The even tenor of the
residents way we may therefore expect will
De disturbed the-neXt session by Congressional
speeches even more than it has been disturbed
this session. Republican harmony is lust
a-booming. PoToMAC.