Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-17
Cabinet Talk at the Capitol.

BELIEF THAT MR.. BAYARD HAS ACCEPTED THE
STATE PoRTFoL1o-THE THURMAN BOOM, ETC.
There Is no little curiosity among democratic
Senators as to what Mr.. Bayard announced to
Mr.. Cleveland as his final decision with regard
to the cabinet. The prevailing belief, in fact it
seems universal, is that Mr.. Bayard has formally
accepted the State department., but this conclu-
sion Is one ofjudgment, and is not based on any
Information whatever. Notwithstanding Col
man had been invited to Albany, there is a
strong belief among democrats that he is being
1ayopa6ly considered for the cabinet
STAR reporter to-day: "Mr. Cleveland fully appre-
ciates Mr.. Thurmans great ability, his service
said that he was satified that no appointment
would give SO much genuine satisfaction to the
democracy a. m OF the country as Mr. Thprman's
riously, and believe favorably, thought Of for
Secretary of the Interior. In that position he
railroads and the country would then need no
assurance that the laws would be rigidly en-
forged; tell you all classes of the people would
hail with JOY the appointment Of Thurman as
Secretary of the Interior, and Mr.. Cleveland is
aware that the most popular thing he can do
at ali for the fctienal ouarrels in o ce
Mr.. Daniel Manning, of New York, seems to
be looked upon as the most probable head of
the Treasury. With democrats, who have had
means Of ascertaining something about Cleve-
lands ideas, the theory that he would select a
Secretary of the Treasury outside Of New York
that one of Mr.. Cleveland's chief perplexities
has been to find New York democrat well
qualified for the position, who would accept 1t,
and in view OF the statement that Mr.. Manning,
though not wanting the position, will take 1t
the opinion is settling upon him; Senator Cor.
man has not yet returned, or at least he has not
yet appeared in the Senate.
AGED Tom AND YOUTHFUL MARIA This
morning "Tom' Carter was brought before
Judge Smell for threatening his wife, Maria.
"Tom' is an aged colored citizen, whose hair is
white from the frOsts of seventy winters, while
She charged that tom" had beaten her on sew
eral occasions, choked her, and threatened her
life; "Now jedge,' said the old man, 81 am old
me, but she is my darling and love her and
never touched her" The judge reminded the
old man that a man was soon to be hung for
wife murder, and told him to be careful; He
was released on his personal bonds. THANK
you, jedge," said the old man.
DIVORCED FROM HIS W1FE.-To-day Judge
decree of divorce be drawn in favor Of plaintiff
In the case of GustuvuS A. Kuhn against Mary
Kuhn, on the ground Of defendants adultery.
The bill shows they were married June 9th,
1864, and lived together till June, 1884.
AN IMPosrER ON HIS RoUNDs-A young man,
respectfully dressed, called on Chief Clerk Dur
that he had been sent to him by a firm of Pat
ent attorneys, and that he was In need of help,
being out of work. Mr.. Duryea told him that he
could do nothing for him, and then the young
offices, stating that he had been sent by the chief
clerk of the Patent Office. In this way he made
quite collection Of quarters.
Detective Edelin, to-day arrested colored la
borer named Richard Hall, who escaped from
the chain gang in Alexandria several days ago.
He was sent back to serve out his sentence.