The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-01-28

| He was Il years OF age.
GEN. GRANT To VISIT THE PRESIDENT.
1t is not likely that General Grant will
accept the Presidents invitation to be
come his guest before the latter part OF
March, when he expects to stop at the
| White House for few days, prior t,
making visit to the South.
JUDGE PoRTEH's SPEECH.
To quote prominent lawyer, Judge
PorterS argument was one OF the most
convincing and earnest ever made III 4
trial for murder. and when at IL o clock
he asked the Jury whether he should
suspend for half an hon: or an hour. they
unanimously requested him to take the
shorter period.
MRS. BREwsTER's RECEPTION.
Mrs. Brewster was favored with an I'M
broken line of callers, and received her
guests in what are known as the Sum
mer parlurs at Worney's Hotel. In her
own Youthful days Mrs. Brewster Off
ciated rs the daughter Of "A Cabinet Off
GER and received the homage and con
CALCULATIONS of the tive hundred friends
Of her father. Hon. Robert J. Walker.
After twenty five Years of strange wis
STUDIES and the wild freaks of fate. she
returns to Washington t" hold receptions
on the same conSecrated Wednesdays.
and to see her own daughter occupying
the same place that she once held. At
1 clock the closing OF the departments
sends the army of weary workers to their
homes. and then. in the height of her
reception honorS. Mrs. BrewsterS posi-
ton affords another "Reminiscences and a
contrast. \ dozen years ago she was
one of this noble army. and the carriages
of the callers ran by her unheedny when
she issued from her office, but one square.
distant from the hotel where she now
holds court.
SECRETARY fOLGER TO REMAIN.
Secretary Fulger, after attending the
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday was met
by your CORES pondent, who asked him
what four dation there was tor the story
that he was to succeed Justice Hunt on
the Supreme Court bench. None in
the least that | know of, ;" replied the
Secretary. ''During Gen. Gartield's III
cumbency as President an intimate friend
OF his suggested to me that if | could
get the Endorsement of the New York
Court of Appeals for a position As Assoc
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
could he appointed As soon as a vacancy
occurred. But since | have been III the
Cabinet of his Successor no such SuugeS
tipn has been made to Inc. Besides.
am now nearly sixty three years of a-e
and at the conclusion of my services in
the Treasury Department | intend to re
tire from public life. - 1t has also been
stated. Mr.. Secretary. that you declined
t. select an assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, in order to afford Your success
sor. whoever he might be, an opportunity
to confer this office upon some trusted
friend THAT is as groundless as the
her story about my succeeding Judge
Hunt. As I. matter OF fact. there are
two gentlemen with whom | am core
spending in relation tn their acceptance
OF the office: but have not as Vet heard
from either OF them. am very anxious
To fill the vacancy. but want to be sure
| that | am getting Il capable man before
trust had in my mind the very persnG
that thought qualified t" perform the
necessary duties of the position, hut he
, is a Democrat. although, that is all that
can be said against him. There is one
thing. however, that you can rest assured
Of. and that is that shall remain with
President Arthur. i'll his Cabinet, during
his term if desired. and will not accept
any other position.