Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-01
] News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. STANDING GUARD. PRESIDENT ARTHUR INA DOORMAN'S PLACE. THE DEFENSE 0F. A MURDERER. Remarkable Story Told On
 The Stand.
 A STATE. TREASURER MISSING. l His Accounts Short To a
 Large Amount.
A STATE. TREASURER MISSING.
THE NArIoNAL CAPITAL.

President Arthur on GuRrd-He Takes a
 DoOrman's Place While the Latter
 Hunts Up Secretary FOIger-The Days Happenings at the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-President Arthur played the role of Treasury watchman at the main west door of the Treasury building yesterday afternoon. Shortly after o'clock he called st the door and asked the watchman If Secretary Felger was in his office. 'T don't know, sir," responded the guardian, ''but I'll go up and see if you'll tend door for me during my absence" Certainly re- sponded the President, and as the watchman flew to obey the former took up his position by the door ready to execute the rules of the department and eject any turbulent intruder. When the doorkeeper returned in fifteen minutes he found the President filling the bill admirably and received hearty thanks for taking the message to the Secretary. This is the first instance on record where President has stood guard at the doors of any of the departments.
 A hearing was had before Secretary Teller this afternoon in regard to the jurisdiction of an island that has sprung up at the entrance of Long Island Sound, New York. New York parties desired the United States to assume jurisdiction instead of the State of New York. No decision was rendered.
 Secretary FoIger will probably name suc- cessor for the late O. H. Irish as chief of the bureau of engraving and printing before the close of this week. The names most promi- nently mentioned are those of Assistant Chief Sullivan, Hon. A. M. Clapp and MT. Berry, of Philadelphia.
 The Secretary of the Interior has request ed the Secretary of War to take such action as may be necessary to expel Captain Payne from the Indian Territory should he persist in entering.
 Within the past two days the Postofice de- partment has been advised of the destruction by fire of seven postofices in various sec tions of the country.
 The Postmaster General has directed that money orders and registered letters be not delivered to Gazzam & Co.,, {, ,25o Third ave nue, New York, and Gilmore & Gilmore, 639 F street, Washington. The former firm is- sued circulars stating that soldiers and other persons could by an agent as well as in person enter lands under the bounty special facilities in securing arreerages of pensions The latter firm hold out the same inducements and it is evident that the firms are connected. Both firms required payment in advance and are declared frauds because they hold out inducements not offer ed by the government, and state as facts what is expressly prohibited by the land laws.
 It is estimated that the reduction of the public debt for the present month is abont $13. 5OO, 1000.
 Indian Agent McGilliouddy of Pine Ridge, Dakota agency, having convinced Secretary Teller that there is no truth in the charges preferred against him by Red Cloud has been reinstated in his old position and left Wash ington tonight for his agency Red Cloud will also leave for Dakota in few days
 The board of supervising steamboat in- specters which has been in annual session here for several days finished the considera- ton of the several district reports today but will remain day or two longer to hear an appeal from the action of the inspector of the Seventh district in revoking the license of pilot on the Ohio river whose steamboat was in collision on the Fourth of July last. This pilot claims that the accident was due wholly to the improper conduct of the pilot of the other boat.