Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-01
CHARLESTON'S HOT FIGHT
SENATOR BUTLER MAKES A BAD
BLUFF TO CLEVELAND.


that the hot contest over the COllectorship
Of Charleston, S. c., Will be settled this
week. 1t is believed that one of the two
leading candidates, Messrs. Walker or
Mowry, will be selected. Mr.. Walkers
friends feel encouraged to believe that he
will be the fortunate man by an accident
which occurred at the White House on
Friday. Senator Butler went up to make
last protest against MIR. Walkers
appointment, saying that it would
he personally offensive to him.
The President did not seem
impressed by this. Then Senator Butler
went on to say that he would defeat Mr.
i Walkers confirmation next winter if the
President should appoint him. TO this
the President calmly replied, with quiet
smile: "Decem0er is good ways of,
Senator. You Will have time to change
your mind before then"
THE CHARGE AGAINST HANNA.
The charge against Bayless W. Hanna.
which has delayed the issuance of his
commission as Minister to either Persia
or the Argentine Republic, is that he
agreed to take a pecuniary compensation
Tor his siutluence' in contest over an
Indiana post Office. The charge is made
by one of the aspirants for the post office
at Charlottesville, Ind, Mr.. Hanna's
lome. He says that Mr.. Hanna sold the
newspaper, which he had been running in
Charlottesville, to one OF the applicants
4 for the post Office for $1,000 more than its
S azreed value upon the distinct understand
n ing that the extra 81, 900 should be con-
siGered compensation for recommending
4 the man for the CrawfOrdsYlle post Office.
q The charge is In an affidavit which he
4 forwarded to the Postmaster General.
n The latter referred it to the Secretary of
State. Secretary Bayard referred the affi-
4 dayit to the President. The latter will
4 Investigate the matter. Senator NOOr-
hees, ex-senator Mcdonald and other
Indiana leaders have already assured the
3 President that Mr.. Hanna is a man OF the
4 highest character and stricJest integrity.
They also assured the President that they
q believed the story absurd.
4 DIsDAINING TO BE FORTUNES SOLDIER.
A fuller statement of the offer made to
4 Consul MOsby by the Chinese Govern
Eeut is made by himself as follows II
Il was offered by Ii Hung Chang, the Bis
marck of China, the command of the
4 Chinese army" writes Consul John S.
3 M0sby from Hong Kong TO a friend in
q Alexandria, ''witn the liberty of employ
s ing as officers 800 eX-Contederates. l de-
+ Clined, but have kept it profound secret
until peace was made with France. /
q could not be a Dugald Dalgetty-a mere
mercenary soldier of fortune. | could
not fight for money or from any
Thing less than patriotic motives. If it
mad been made public during the contest
8 that China had made this offer to me, 1t
g would have discredited her, and been re-
garded as a confession of weakness. AS
they had paid me this high Ompliment,
which | could not accept, / would not do
anything to injure them. There was GER
taluly millions in it, | might have
played the part of TOwerlane or Genghis
Khan, or founded d greater empire than
that Of the MoguPs."
CHIEF CLERK MARR'S LONG SERVICE.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hay is said to complain that he is en-
barrassed in his work by the fact that his
Chief Clerk-Marr-is inefficient from age.
Narr is very old man. He has been
litY-tnfee years in continuous service.
He has been kept by all administrations,
party because he was an encyclopedia of
knowledge of the usages of the depart
ment, aud partly because no Postmaster
General mad the heart to discharge
him. Congress so far recognized the
principle OF civil pensions as TO add $500
to the salary Of that Office during the term
OF service of the present incumbent. Mari
| IS about 81 years OF age, and has always
teen Democrat. He would be very less
efficient than be is but tor the fact that
be is aided by a very efficient deputy
clerk. Secretary Endicott has discovered
n bis department also clerk who was
appointed by Jefferson Davis.
CLEvELAND's DIFFICULTIES.
The President has had more trouble in
making appointments for Colorado and
talitOrnia and the Territories than In all
. a
TITS the most difficult thing to make good
elections for the States on the Pacific
slope, for the reason that the delegations
Which come here are not always harmO-
Nous, and the President has to be guided
by tne recommendations he receives from
ae people who live out that way. The
republicans do not fail TO criticize
t"beneyer bad man is proposed, much
ess selected. They seem To think that
lie President and Cabinet ought 10 know
very mans pedigree and his record
h'ce ne puL On boys clothes. It is a
eQuder tnat there are not more mistakes
ale. considering the great number Of
~ tphfatlous that are on tle. 10 the far
est men are not so well known as they
uf Where the population Is greater.
le general sentiment among Demo-
a-s is that the President is right in
a'"ing Plainly 10 some OF the delegations
ti nave given him so much annoyance
commenting men who are not only
.ai hu. who are not the choice Of the
Nifi- W communities in which they
hH' sor the Republican papers 10
'"+t-t Charge that the administration is
"t'" making bsd selections is as
"tufi'ts as il is false.
MiNlsIEE KEILEY's APPOINTMENT.
Aiter al that has been said in relation
me ease Of Minister Kelley, the facts
slowly but surely coming 10 the SUR
g. ltappears that, after Italy had sent
m and decided remousuance against
= Aeileys appointment rs Minister %
bW country. IL was generally considered
diplomatic circles here that there was
Immediate danger Of his being Ap-
luted 10 any other post. When,
NeYer, a few days later the
s.dent gave him the Austrian
l''7lun there Was great flutter here
Aong thom. The Austrian Minister, IL
5leled, was furious and said sarcasti-
Ha{ that or course the imperial gOyern-
l'at OF Austria would be glad 90 accept
man who was rejected by the petty
me ipaliiy Of Italy. In the meantime
-. Kelley learned what was going on,
u1 hurriedly took n steamer at New
ofK and sailed for his post. lie was
aleiy out OF the Presidents reach before
Austrian Minister could use the
~ apons provided by his home govern
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