New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-03-28

is probable Mr.. Folger may also &C.
company the President to Fortress
Monroe and then leaving him to
sail over to the Bermudas III the
Despatch. where he will remain III.
til rested and recruited
President Arthur has another
trip planned for the last Of May.
This is to the Yellowstone Park
and possibly to the Pacific Coast.
He is very anxious to make this
western trip during this year be
cause next years long congression-
al session will prevent his getting
away until too late for such a Jour
ney.
The subject Of the next presiden.
cy is being agitated in administers
ton circles. Mr.. Arthur's name is
Of course mentioned for renomina-
ton, but is not much talked about.
A veteran Democrat says every
man of any prominence IN his par.
ty is a candidate except Jones, Of
Florida, and Beck, Of Kentucky.
They are debarred only by their
birth place-1reland and Scotland.
The Administration has no candi-
date as yet, but the Presidents
friends speak very kindly of Robert
T. Lincoln, Secretary of War. He
He has delighted many people by
ability and thoroughness of his De-
partment, aud is said to be the first
Secretary Of War since Jefferson
Davis who has completely mastered
it's details. He devotes as much
care to his work as if he were build
ing up a law practice of fifty thous
and dollars year, and by his per-
feet familiarity and equipment is
absolute master and head of the
Department. His friends are proud
Of him and intend to speak superb.
lively when they say ''He is wor-
thy of his Father" It is said
Secretary Chandler of the Navy
would like to be the next Vice.
President. Lincoln and Chandler
would not be weak combination,
Their names are reminiscent of the
earliest and best era of the party.
And doubtless Mr.. Blaine's friends
would support it, in expectation Of
it's resulting in making him Secre.
tary of State. Apropos OF Mr..
Blaine, it is alleged he has put on
fresh coat of social veneering since
he has occupied his grand house
on Dupont Circle, and requires his
guests at dinner every day to ap
pear in evening dress, besides the
institution Of many other forms
and rules suggestive of the house
hold of duke or prince. This is
nothing to critisise, since every
family in this free country may be
law to itself. 1t is only another
little instance Of the steady in.
crease in Washington Of what is
vulgarly called 'style.'
The report Of vital statistics
shows the health Of the city to be
better now than at any correspond.
ing time during the past nine years.
The mortality due to malarlal caus-
es is also shown to be less than
that Of the principal northern CT
ties. Indeed Washington is an ex
ceptionally healthy city at any time
Of the year. but the work of re.
Ginning the Potomac flats will
soon be in full operation, when
some ten to twenty thousand cubic
yards of earth will be deposited
daily upon the portions destined to
be dry land, and it is feared the
stirring and exposure of this mias.
matte deposit viii! initiate against
the health Of the city, producing
malario.s atmosphere by evapora.
ton. So, in view of this result, a
very general flight Of Washingtoni-
ans may be predicted for the sum-
mer to seaside and mountain side
resorts.