The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-19

tor ole, ot tsiiturnIa, il Ia have
the latter place. Hit j. truc that
the President held these offices ms
rewards for those OF his friends who
should stand by him through the
canvass for the nomination, it is diff.
ticult To understand why ex Senator
Cole should be rendered the German
portfolio, since there seems to- have
been no one from the Pacific slope
in the Chicago Convention to have
advocated President Arthur's nomi.
nation.
1t is generally believed that Con-
gress will not adjourn before the
first or the middle of August. The
legitimate business demanding the
attention of the national legislators
will keep them together until nearly
that time, aud then there is that
mass of campaign literature yet to
be got ready, and the Democrats
won't hold their Convention for
nearly a month to come.
Speaker Carlisle, it is said, is
heartily in favor Of ex. Senator Nc
Donald's nomination for President
on the Democratic ticket, and
doesn't want his own name to 60 be-
fore the Convention Tor anything.
/ lie advises all Of his friends to work
/ for Mcdonald, and the more he does
so the more they seem disposed to
work for Carlisle.
The dead-locks over the appropri-
alton bills are beginning. The con
terence on the P"stotiice appropria-
ton bill resulted in disagreement.
The sticking points" are the propo-
sition regulating the compensation
Cor railroads and those relating to
letter-carriers and postal clerks.
Disagreement something like this
over every appropriation bill is look
ed for.
No news is expected from tie feet
sent out to relieve and bring back
Lieut.. Greeley and party, now in the
Arctic regions, before the first OF
September at the earliest. Some
whale ships may, however, reach
him before the Government reliei
vessels can, and in that case intelli
gence OF the fate of the explorers
may be had in the coulse of six
weeks or two months. 1t is genera
ly believed 10y those who ought tC
know that Greedy and his party vii
he found alive and we'll and bt
brought safely back.
Now that the Republican Convcn
ton is over the Fiiz-Joh Porte
bill will he likely to be brought "
soon. There is scarcely q doub
that it will be passed by both Ilous
es OF Congress in some shape, but i
it receives the approval of the Presi
dent your correspondent may be Sc
down as very much mistaken in hi
gucsses. Then there is the bill 70
the restoration to the army and i'm
: mediate retiI cmeut OF Gen, John {
. Fremont. If the Fitz-John Porte
bill fails the Fremont measure viii
be likely to share the same fate.
The Governor ship Of Dakota vii
= soon become vacant, and there i
f considerable Struggle for the pros
pcctive office. Ordway, the prcsen
incumbent, wants to he retained
but il is said that Secretary Teller
brother has the inside track and vii
come in under the wire ahead of al
; competitors.
, The river and harbor appropria
, tion bill passed the house yesterda,
Provision is made therein for con
| tinuing the Improvements on tn
! Potomac fats in front of Washing
ton, S2jO,OOO being given for tina
purpose.
The Mexican Pension bill has oocu
plcd the attention Of the Senate TO
couple of days this week. Tn
whole subject of pensloning soldier
, is involved in the discussion of tn
measure. 1t is not likely that
conclusion will be reached on th
bill for some time yet.