Savannah morning news., 1885-09-14
CABINET RESIGNATlONS.
.,,-,,ORS SOON TO BE AS THICK
AS FAILING LEAVES.

porttcularIy Confidential Pointers
usndsome Woman who Succeeded
- sweet-severaI RedbOt Fights
- tbe Minor offices of the House in
Prospect.
Il w,suINGroN, Sept. 12.-About this
8 ,i.,o look out for Cabinet designations,
In met. from now until next spring you
I'M ind designations and rumors ofresig-
a,tious in the air every week, If not every
n %,, have already been informed of the
s~osnective designations of two Cabinet
n aecers in addition to Postmaster Gen
e~.l Villas. who was summarily super
.odad the other day by 'business man
81 .,orD TO favor national aid to maritime
,ommerceo in order that Pacific Mail
mint 20 up one point during one hour
ri and then 90 down again on the contra
5;otion of the repo rt. Yes, If
nv Informant is correct Secretary Man
ni1gand Secretary Whitney are both very,
rsrg tired of their offices, and viii resign
Nom lust as soon as they can make the
roapssarv arrangements. The trouble
Min tbis news is that i'll isn't true. That's
ghars the matter with so much news
tbst one hears. If it is given tOsyOu with
81 bated breath, with much circumstantial
5etail. with many reservations and eXpla-
,qfians. so much the worse for 1t. 1t is
olmost certainly false on its face. For
one am always suspicious OF a Cabinet
rasignation story. | happen to know
s,mething about the Cabinet, and so when
a man usually well-informed, perhaps,
comes to me clothed in an elaborate air
ofsacrecy and breathes into my ear
detailed story OF how the President and
his Attorney General, for emample, have
had an awful row over the appointment
ofadistrlct attorney for Idaho, and how
the Attorney General has vowed on a
# whole STACK of Bibles that he will never
spt foot in the White House again-nO,
not even to hand his resignation to the
President on the end OF his old hickory
walking stick, and how the resignation
d. the Attorney General has been already
written and will be mailed to the Presi-
dent tonight, and will be promptly ac-
,eped by the President to-mOrrOw-when
ai TINS startling intelligence is poured
into my left ear in the most theatrical way
Idonot scratch you of a hasty dispatch
andrush my messenger boy up to the tele-
graph office with it. Oh, no; i know that
iha sort Of news" will ''keep'-at least
until can see the President or the At
t0mey General.
THE NEW CHICAGO PENSION AGENT.
Mrs Mulligan, who was appointed Uni
ted States Pension Agent at Chicago the
other day, vice Miss Ada Sweet, resigned
10 20 into busmess,is a handsome woman.
She looks to be about 40; is tall, graceful,
sprgutly and very agreeable. Her man.
ners are charming. She is the widow of
& the late Gen. John A. Mulligan, organizer
Of the Mulligan brigade, a gallant Irish
man, whose memory is kept green by the
survivors Of the Chicago regiment
which be led in the Union army through
the war, falling in one of its latest battles
fatally wounded while leading a charge.
Col Mulllgan was Democrat, and the
Democrats of Chicago have always
claimed hiln as their own particular war
hero. heard a Democratic ex-COngress-
/ man from Chicago say last winter: After
had got well into my first term 10 Con-
gTess began 10 look around with view
ore-election. | found that my opponents
10 tle party were circulating a story TO
t1s steer that Mrs. Muuigan, the
"dow Of the gallant and sainted
lJL Mulllgan, had asked me 10
appoint her sou to West Point, and
aat ! had refused to do so. The
story Was hurting me dreadfully, and ]
saw at once That must answer it or re
lnqush all hope of getting q ren0mina
uon. so ! hired hal and madea
speech on the subject. The heads Of my
urlenae, l remember, were: Firstly, no
vacancy has occurred at West Point dur
Ing my term which could be filed by an
appointment from this district; secondly,
hIs' MulAgan never asked me To appoint
Der SON to West Point; and, thirdly, Mrs.
AulIgan never had q son. That last
argument was clincher, and got my
re1OmlnatiOn."
SCRAMBLE FOR THE OFFICES.
n me opening Of the Forty y-nlnth Congress
WIFI witness novel situation of affairs.
TOT 'Ae lrst time In many years there Will
~ no. such thing as a contest for tue
Speakership. II Mr.. Carlisle lives he viii
oe e-ected by the unanimous vote of the
mSoHty' There is some curiosity as to
VINO VIII be the candidate of the Republi-
"a. VA. caucus. 1t will be an empty honor,
,ol t VIII be eagerly sought after, never.
.I'N's' 30 Tar, three men have been
meluoned in this connection: Mr.. His
80 9I NeW York; Mr.. Reed, of Maine,
SU IAU AI. Long, of Massachusetts. Mr..
"o,ch ana Mr.. Reed entered Congress
lll"ane0usly. Each has served four
ls Mr. HiscOck has been particular
Neuuued with the work OF the ApprO-
''au9hs committee. Mr.. Reed has been
r,.,, ,sII'aple Rupert OF debate. Every
na.l,I 10 which his party has taken
NJ NJ uAs found him always in the front.
"uHe there is little or no interest in
yor. 1eskership, Mr.. Carlisle being uni
''@lS regarded as having nothing TO
!, 'loHi any quarter, yet, when IL comes
doe "e other officers Of the House, one
M. u01 DaN0 much trouble in finding out
.ae several red hot fights have already
~ lnau -urated and are in progress.
E Nutel interest Will centre In the ques-
XIX W. "Ao will be the successor TO the
.oe 49,, i,'' Keeper Wintersmith. There are
anuiuales IN the ield-Mr. Higgins,
,i.,,,,ll.ent ar9,D,.nent clerk Of the Treasury De-
'.Vu'' dnd Mr. Donelson. of rennes-
h. WHO Is an employe i'm the House fold
'"ou' Lately there has been some
.ts 'p". . 'if' higgins would not enter the
guy would remain contented with
,'enl position In the Treasury. This
a w stake. Mr. Higgins IS Il candl-
Nlksl, ' '"sJ ne says he il, and he Is not
a,r,. ~ '' mistaken on that point. he
All 81 .ne Maryland delegation, and, n is
H.,, .."i ne VIII also be backed by the
''Ic congressman In Indiana and
No. 'o''Ns AND rHE DOoRKgEPERsutP
dsg nle 1l'e speaking on the subject only
|ne,s. .No ago. Mr. Higgins said he had
Wen,,,, "he back on his party vet, and ifit
nm uim to bo dOorkeeper he would
rlyo ,too'.hei at any rate, he proposed 10
va. it purity a chance TO say whether be
fpdia cnOice or not The Ohio and
hin To democrats were said TO be- ior
ser,' '''ebnse Of his record on tho civil