Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-01
Special Telegram to the Globe.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.--Intrigues of var
ious kinds are agitating political circles.
One of the most powerful of these looks
to the making over of President. Arthur'f
| cabinet. There is good reason to suppose
that Secretary Chandler at least knows
something of this combination, and by
some it is suspected he is one Of it's active
directors. The friends of this movement
from time to time have thrown out hints
of cabinet changes for the purpose of pro-
ducing public opinion and thereby influ-
enceing the president. John G. New has
been taken in by this sort of talk,
and has for time Withdrawn his
resignation hoping something may turn
up of advantage to him. In all this talk
and stir the president has thus far made
no move and does not appear to be in
terested in what is going on. He is ex-
tremely CO eservative and little inclined to
take sensational steps. He is eounselled by
Elihu Root, who is very influential with
the president. Root's plan is to have Sec
retary Foiger transferred from the treas
ury, SO that Gresham could go in there
FoIger could then go to the court Of claims
in the place of Bancroft Davis. A raid is
being made against Attorney General
Brewster, but the latter is little stubborn
and holds his own in the pressure being
brought TO bear against him.
DESERVING BUTLER.
a gentleman WHO has just retarned from
B ostou, and who is we'll qualified TO take
an impartial view Of the campaign, says
that the most significant feature is the
fact that the Democrats are leaving But
ler in large numbers, and that some who
have been his most earnest friends for
twenty years vii noa vote for him.
Western Aes ,ciated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The Republican
this morning says it is stated by an au-
thoritative party that the president has
decided to sustain the action of Postmas-
ter General Gresham in the New Orleans
national bank case. This decision of the
president is in answer to the petition of a
large number of merchants, bankers and
others of New Orleans who protested
against the recent decision of the post
Office department. in the lottery case,
which was decided that so long as the na-
tl0naI bank in question acted as agent for
the lottery company, just SO long should
its mail be regarded and treated as that OF
lottery company which it represented.
sHEn1pAN TAKES CHARGE.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, accompanied by
M. V. Sheridan, his secretary,a and Lieut.. J..
McGregor, arrived in Washington this
morning from Chicago. Gen. Sheridan
and party visited the war department!
about noon and paid their respects to SEQ
retary Lincoln. The transfer Of the army
command from Gen. Sherman to Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan will be made tomorrow
morning. There will be no special forma
ceremonies Oh the occasion.
THE GRRKLY RELIEF FAILURE.
The secretary of war has written letter
to Gen. Hezen, chief signal officer, in re
ply to communication transmitting a let
ter from st. Darlington ot the Greedy re
lief expedition, to Smiths sound. Aftel
referring to the disasterous failure OF tht
expedition, and expressing regret tina
stores were not left at Littleton Island OF
the way ur, The secretary says: sit woult
seem that the directions contained in tht
memorandum mentioned in your lettel
known as the supplemental orders, tina
Lieutenant CARING ton, should, in goibg W
establish base of supplies, wal
most prudent measure, tht
ommission of which, after i
had once been thought Of, it il
dificult TO understand. Il is now clear i
was never an order to Lieut.. Darlington
but it is equally clear that having seen i
and being under your orders and direc
ton, he could not have done more wisely
than to follow the particular suggestion
contained in it above mentioned" The
sc etary goes on to say that after the tel
egraphic reports of the disaster were re
ceived, ne directed the acting chief sigma
officer to furnish the secretary of the navy
copy of Garlington's instructions, and
the list as furnished contained among 9th
er things a paper called supplement
al orders" These papers wert
of course supposed to b'
rs stated an authentic copy OF instruction
to Lieutenant Darlington and the secre
tary of the navy and secretary of war, il
their conference formed an opinion as t.
his having disobeyed his order, which i
now appears he did not in fact receive a.
an order. The secretary requests to b.
advised what explanation there Is, if any
Of the discrepancies existing in the paper
furnished, and what the records of the sig
nal Office show to have been done with th
Supplemental order" after the origina
preparation, and what in cas-
Lieutenant Darlington had himsel
been lest upon this expedition
would have prevented resting upon hi
record of an imputstion of having dis
obeyed the positive instruction IS to land
ing his extra stores at or near Llttietol
Island on his way north. The sscretar!
says: Il observe in this agreement be
tween Yourself and the owners of the Pro
teous under which il started upon this e1
pedition, clause providing for the sal
By the Proteous, to Lieutenant. iGreely
party at Lady Frauklin's bay, OF coal,
needed, to the amount of seventy tons.
beg you will advise me, why 1t wa
supposed that the party might need to hav
the benefit of contract for fuel to tha
amount in case the Proteus had succeede
in reaching Lady Franklin Bay" IN
failure of st. Darlington to keep his shi
il com pany with the Yantic, and his d.
parture south from Littlelon island efte
r.. of Tia Protans ia aeyerelv criticised