Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-14
A BATTLE IN A SANCTUM.
PENSION AGENT FITZGERALD AT
TACKS GEN. BOYNTON.

The Correspondents Assistant Deals
the Latter a Blow Between the Ewes
A Chase Through the Streets and a
hnoek-DOwn EncOunter-Other Sem
sations at Washington.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-Tbis after.
noon about 5 O'Clock n. W. Fitzgerald
entered the office of Gen. H. V. Boynton.
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
csdt-Gdzette, and struck him in the face
Whlle he was seated at his desk. Mr..
Boynton Immediately grappled with his
assallant, and Mr.. Winn. his assistant
struck Fitzgerald a powerful blow be-
tween the eyes, completely flooring him.
fitzgerald then ran out, pursued
by Gen. BoyntOn for nearly block.
and went into drug store. The General
IolIoWed and struck his antagonist two
savage blows in the face At this point
bystanders interfered and the combatants
were separated. The trouble originated
III an article written by General BOynton.
Whlch stated that the firm of n. W. Fitz-
gerald ~ Co., pension agents, were a party
OF swindlers. Fitzgerald is a man six
feet high, weighing over 200 pounds, while
the plucky Boynton is much smaller. and
does not weigh over 100 pounds. The
II a..
and the whole affair will be ventilated i'm
court.
fitzgerald claimed that BOVnton had
mlsrepresented him in dispatch, refer
ing most directly to another FITZGERALD. a
claim agent and brother of n. w. Fitz
gerald. Mr.. BOyntOn acknowledged the
authorship of the article and told FitZ-
gerald that he had not been misrepre-
sented, and that he was worse than he
had been written down.
How can man resign his DOSition nm
der the government unless there is some
one authorized to receive and accept the
resignation? is question which is puz-
Zllng postmaster Sherwood of the House
OF Representatives, just at the present
tlme. Sherwood was appointed by the
FOrty-seventh Congress, but that Congress
is thing of the past and the Postmaster.
VINO WISHES to engage IN private business.
mas found out that while he can turn over
his office to his assistant, the Attorney
Generals office is of the opinion that no
vacancy will be created as there is no ex-
lstIng power to fill one. 1t is also held
that there is no law to compel Postmas-
Ter 10 act II he is not so disposed and the
consequence is that Mr.. Sherwood slides
out gracefully and without friction.
Assistant Secretary French is Acting
Secretary of the Treasury during the
VI OCOlCldIy roger, ana
ne is carrying some things with
a high hand. Last week Col
lectOr WOrthingtOn, of Boston. wrote to
the department asking for funds to build
additional sheds for the cattle quarantine
at Boston, the present accommodations
being entirely inadequate. 1t has trans
pred that French has ordered him to
take quarters for this purpose from the
Concord Agricultural Society. of which
he (French) is a member. The Acting
secretary owns Il farm which is adjacent
to the sOciety's grounds, and it is barely
possible that his thrifty soul saw in the
establishment of a government cattle
quarantine chance for a probable de-
mand for his property as the business of
the quarantine increased.
There are five officers in the United
States Navy who have been tried by
cOurt-martial, and who are, as il were.
trembling i'll the balance lest their official
heads be put on the guillotine block and
severed. These officers are Ensign Vim
ton, Lieutenant Davis Freeman and Com
mander Smith. A court of inquiry has
also reported upon the case of COmman-
der Mayo and Commander McGlenZy. 1t
is generally believed that at least three of
the officers named will be dismissed from
the service.
The printing and binding of public
documents is still far behind. Last week
three car loads were sent to members of
the FOrty-siXth Congress, and to the MEM
bers of the Forty-seVenth Congress IOO.-
900 volumes, making with other dOcu-
mentS about forty car loads.