Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
WADE AND CLARKE ON THE RAG
GED EDGE.
"NO Niger I'm Mine "-"HeIp NE
CassIus !''-FOIger on Andy-Tress-
ury Lambs slaughtered - House
and Senate Employees - Nominal
tIOns and COnfirmatiOns.

WASHINGTON, February 13.-Collector E.
G. Wade has telegrsphed to a well known
local politician at Savannah as follows:
sect up telegram to retain me. They
are trying to put negro in my place."
Secretary Folger said to day in regard to
Andy Clarke: "He is an unfit man and must
CO."
General Longstreet and the Georgia syn
dicate are going to put L. NJ. Pleasant, col
ored, in Wade's place, if it is possible.
COMBINATIONS.
The Serate confirmed John Gallagher,
Jr.. of Pennsylvania, Consul General at Rio
de JaDeiro, and the following Postmasters:
Charles s. Moss at Franklin, Tenn Owen
I. Holmes at Loesburg, Va VIM. A Patti
at Warrenton, Va; Leuus North at Bruins
wick, Ga; Madison Davis at Athens, Ga.
Also, Thos. B johnson, to be Collector Of
Customs at Cbare ston, 8. G.; Commodore
Febiger to be Rear Admiral; Capt Jno. L.
Davis to be Commodore, and Col. D. H.
Rucker to be Quartermaster General with
the rank of Brigadier General.
TREASURY OFFICIALS BOUNCED.
The resignation of Morton Clerk of the
Lighthouse Board and former an account
foreman of laborers at the Treasury Depart
ment, have been received by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Hatch, the storekeeper,
refused to resign, and has been removed.
These changes are the result of develop
ments made before the Senate committee
Investigating the affairs of the Treasury De-
partment.
THE PAY OF HOUSE AND SENATE employees,
The crippled and disabled Federal sol
diers employed at the capitol met to day
aud passed resolution of thanks to Repre-
sentative HOuk, Of Tennessee, for his eff
forts towards the equalization of salaries Of
House and Senate employees, and appealing
to the sense of justice of all members of
Congress to adopt necessary legislation to
do away with existing discrimination
against House employees.
LAKE PoNCHARTRAIN SHIP CANAL.
Representative Ellis, of Louisiana, has in
troduced a bill directing the Secretary Of
War to cause a survey to be made for a
ship canal from point on the Mississippi
river near Carrollton to connect with Lake
POnchartraiD, the CANAL to be not less than
forty feet wide and thirty feet deep.
UNITED STATES COURTS IN MISSISSIPPI.
Senator George to-day introduced bill IN
relation to the division OF the State of Mis-
sissippi into two judicial districts (the
Northern and Southern) and to provide for
the times and places OF holding the United
States District Courts In the Northern dis
trict.
PUBLIC BUILDING AT KEY WEST.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds to-day authorized Senator
Jones of Florida to report for passage the
bill appointing 500, 600 for the ere ction Of
a public building at Key West for a court
house, post office and the Federal Courts.
LOUISIANA APPROPRIATIONS.
Representative Gibson, of Louisiana, has
introduced bill in the House approprlat-
ing $4,000 for public buildings at Morgan
City, La and representative Darrell bill
sppropriating $4,000 for the establishment
OF marine hospital at Morgan City.