The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Jail Warden Crocker says he has
never seen Guiteau SO enraged as since hearing
of the move Of his sister to have a Chicago
court give her legal custody Of his estate.
Guiteau thinks all his sister wants to accom-
plish is TO get the profit of his book. He do
clares that, if he has to die, he will make will
which will keep her from getting cent from
his estate. Scoville he positively rules ont Of
the case, and Reed will hereafter have entire
charge Guiteau has obtained about 500 from
the sale of his pictures and autographs. His
receipts average so daily. The ASSASSIN has
issued the following "card :"
Mrs. Frances NJ. Scoville according TO newspaper
report, has impudenty fled petition in Chicago for
a conservator of my estate. The absurdity of her
pretension is apparent from the fact that do not
live in Illinois, and have not for nearly three years.
Besides, am not lunatic. This was officially de-
cided Oh my trial. 1 have lived in Washington for
over a year, and this is my legal residence. The
court had better dismiss the petition pereniptoriiy.
The scovies are nusanoes, and want nothing to
do with them. CHARLES GUITEAU.
The Board of Managers of the Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has elected tho
following officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Gen. w. B. Franklin First Vice Presi-
dent, Col. L. A. Harris Second Vice President,
Col. j. A. Martin Secretary, Gen. Mcmahon.
In order to mature a Chinese bill
which would escape the objections urged
against the vetoed measure, Senators Jones
and Miller and Representative Page have been
busily at work. They agreed to recommend
the registration by American customs officers
of every Celestial departing for home, and to
fix the period for the suspension of immigra-
lion at ten years.
1t is reported that Secretary Lincoln
will be asked to retire from the War Depart
ment at an early day.
Public Printer Rounds has reappoint-
ed Capt. T. II. Brian foreman of printing in
the Government Printing Office--a position he
held under Mr. Clapp.
Bishop Brown, of the African M. Il.
church. accompanied by some of his ministers
and the Hon Fred Douglass, interviewed At
torney General Brewster with regard to the re-
fusal of the United States Attorney of the
Northern district of Florida to prosecute rail-
road company who put Bishop Payne of the
Udlll dt hlueT Tue cOnphny ndO BOiu
him first-class ticket Mr.. Brewster promised
TO investigate the affair.
For some months Capt. Howgate has
lain IN Jail i'll Washington, being allowed by
Marshal Henry to make an occasional visit to
his family in charge of bailiff Deputy
Williams managed to lose his prisoner the other
day, and no traces Of him have yet been dis
covered.
Ben Halliday's famous claim has been
approved by the Senate Committee on Claims.
1t amounts to s3s0,O0O. and has been before
Congress for ten years.
The Senate Committee on Territories
will report Mr.. Buffers bill to create Terri
torial Government In Alaska, the present Off
GERS 10 constitute Legislative Council
The Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives has
agreed to report fsvorably the bill Of the Hon.
John c. Sherwin proposing Government aid for
the education of the people.
A lot of old furniture, some of it dating
back TO President Jacksons time, was sold from
the White House the other day.