Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-02-23
Rich Find In the santa Ritas
EASTERN.
Arthur i'm the Role OF Galiant-Ru-
mOrsd Assault ON the President
by the Injured Husband.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 22.-Two or three
papers have, within few days, pub
lished scandalous destinations about the
President. They have not dared to 90
farther than inslnuate. No facts are
known to any one to justify the iusinua.
tions. The President has shown some
attention to the wife of high official in
one OF the departments which, though
entirely unexceptionable us far as any
ono knows, has been enough to set the
tongues OF male and female gossips wag,
ging, The Presidents intimacy with
the family of the lady has long been
known and often spoken of. 1t in.
cluded the entire family and there was
no evidence OF any indiscretion about it.
That he has often made early and in.
formal calls at the house of the lady in
question has also been frequently stated
in Washington correspondence. There
has been no attempt at secrecy and the
lady's husband and her father, who is in
an even higher position than her
husband, remained on the most init.
mate personal and official terms with the
President. At the races sometime
ago this lady and her husband went in ut.
tendance, but he went with gentlemen
friends and she went with the President.
| Nothing could have been less character.
istic, but guesses and surmises passed
around among the wives of officials at
their receptions and by the wives were
passed over to the husbands and by
them retailed in the club rooms. No
body processes to know anything dis.
creditable to the distinguished persons
whose regulations are being trihed with;
they have only heard somebody say some
thing or other. This kind Of talk has
been passed around in an under
handed way for many months. During
that time no facts came to light and
nothing occurred to strengthen the sus.
picion. AT last newspaper published
some vague illusions to the matter.
A Pittsburgh paper contains highly
eolored account of an alleged dis
graceful scandal, in which Presi-
dent Arthur and the First As.
sistant Secretary of State, John Davis,
are mentioned as the principal actors
1t is rumored to-day that the trouble
eliminated this afternoon in an assault
upon the President by Mr.. Davis. Your
correspondent has been unable to trace
the rumor to any authentic source, new.
ertheless it created much comment and
is the topic OF conversation in all circles.
The Tariff Bill.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 22.-The Tariff
Bill as passed by the Senate was re.
ported to the House yesterday. When
it will be called up and in what form it
may be presented for consideration is
unknown as the Republican leaders
have formed no programme. Members
OF both parties are in the dark as to the
wisest course. The bill as il was passed
has not been printed and members re.
fuse to express an opinion until they
have had time to carefully examine it.
Appearances to-day indicate that con.
siderable majority are in favor of its
passage, with q minority of sufficient
proportions to either send it to confer
ence or defeat it.
The NederIand Arrives at New
York.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-W. f.. Lawrence
western agent OF the Red Star Line
Company, has received advices of tn,
safe arrival at New York of the steamer
Nederland, from Antwerp. This is the
steamer supposed wrecked in the Eng
lish Channel from the fact of bottl,
having been found containing paper
stating that the vessel was going down.
The putting of the bottle in the ocean
was the work of some malicious person
The Ohio Getting Back to Its Bed
CINcINNATI, Feb. 22.-The river is
low enough to allow steamers to use the
public landing. The Relief Commission
keep the streets clean as fast as the water
recedes.
The Mississippi Levees.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 22.-The steamer
placed at the disposal of the govern.
ment left Vicksburg to-day for the in.
spection of the levees below vicksburp
Large numbers of men and steamers are
hurrying to the threatened localities.
1t is generally believed that the work.
cannot be completed in time to prevent
an overflow.