Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-31
GROVER INVITED TO GEORGIA
SaYannah's Federal Officials safe-Need
of More Ships.

President Cleveland and invited him to
visit Atlanta during the Commercial
Convention to be held there in May. The
President inquired particularly as to the
time it required to make the trip, what
would be expected of him if he went, and
what the objects of the convention were.
He said that he had never been South and
would like very much to go. He
also said that his greatest ambition
was to make perfect the reconciliation
between the sections and to establish the
fullest harmony among the people. He
would be glad to do anything that would
tend to bring this about. The President
said that he would talk with his Cabinet
about the proposed trip. Both Senators
Brown and Colquitt think that the Presi-
dent will accept the invitation and that
several members Of his Cabinet will ac-
company him.
There will be no changes, it is stated on
high authority, in the local Federal offices
in Savannah for the present.
Senator Colquitt is going home directly
after the adjournment of the Senate.
LAMAR's INDIsPOsrTIoN.
Secretary Lamar did not go to the Inte-
rior Department to-day. He remained at
home by the advice of his doctor, as he is
suffering from cold, and is besides con-
siderably worn out by the strain and
pressure of the past three weeks.
he has been in the habit
of coming to the office at
8 O'Clock and receiving everybody that
called up to 1890, and then for the bal
ance of the day he received members of
Congress and his personal friends. In
addition to this he has undertaken to at
tend personally to the great
mass of matters that come
up in the business OF the department.
His friends think he is OverwOrked, and
he will probably now take their advice
and transfer q part of the burden to other
shoulders. In spite of the great rush Of
visitors Secretary Lamar always
maintained his good nature. A few
days ago a gentleman called
and said to him, as he shook hands, 81 am
not after any office, Mr.. Secretary, and
want to ask no favors." "YOu are, SIR"
replied the Secretary, ''like a bottle of
rose water III an ocean of salt water"
A LAMENTABLE LACK OF SHIPS.
The government is likely to be embar-
rassed by the lack OF war vessels in our
sO-called navy. Our representatives in
Central America are telegraphing that
American passenger and freight steam
ers, and other property belonging
to Americans, are about to be
seized by some Of the factions now
at swords points in those States. 1t is
absolutely necessary 10 the proper pro-
lection of Americans and American in
terests in Central America that our war
vessels should appear in three Central
American ports. But one is on our ocean
and the other two on the Pacific; so it is
very difficult to get ships enough for the
eXigency.
MRS. GARFIELD'S GIFT.
The Garfield Memorial Hospital being
embarrassed for lack of funds Mrs. Gar
field has promised a sufficient fund to
tide 1t over its present difficulties. This
will be her first contribution to this char
ity.
WHY THE MEN WERE CHOSEN.
The President wants to send as many
nominations as possible to the Senate be-
fore it adjourns at the end of this week.
He is especially desirous that as many
foreign ministers as possible may be con-
tirmed by the Senate before they go
abroad. Accordingly he sent in a long
list of nominations to-day. All the for.
eign appointments, like all the foreign ap-
pOintments previously sent in, were made
on Secretary Bayard's recommendations.
They are all considered excellent.
Messrs. LawtOn and Howell, like Gen.
Jackson, of Georgia, had made no appli-
cation for an appointment. All three
Georgia appointments to the foreign SER
vice were made at the instance Of the
Georgia delegation, without solicitation
on the part of either of the gentlemen ap-
pointed.
Gov. Jarvis has been pressed urgently
by the North Carolina delegation.
Mr.. Kelly was presented by the Vir-
ginia delegation as one Of the foremost
debt-payers in the State.
Representative Hopkins, of Pennsyl-
vania, was very much disappointed ut
his failure to get the Italian mission. 1t
is said that representations made by
prominent Pittsburg Democrats to the
President about the connection OF Mr.
Hopkins with the Penn Bank
and other bankrupt commercial enter
prises defeated him. 1t is also said that
certain influential Roman Catholics pro-
tested against the appointment of so
prominent a member Of the Masonic
organization.
WALLER's WANT.
Gov. Waller, Of Connecticut, wanted a
frst-class mission. He will be c0ntented,
however, with what he got.
Frederick Raine, of Maryland, appoint
ed Consul General at Berlin, is a friend Of
Senator German. He has supported him
warmly in his German newspaper, the
Correspondent.
Isaac Bell has simply the recommends
ton of James Gordon Bennett, his brother
in-laW.
Rufus Magee, of Indiana, who succeeds
Minister Thomas, of Maine, in Sweden, is
the leader of the young Democracy OF In
diana. He came here two weeks ago with
Mr.. Mcdonald. The latter was his only
backer.
Vice President Hendricks and the other
Indiana men are surprised and disgusted.
1t is noticeable that Myron III. Peck,
nominated as Postmaster at Batavia, N.
Y, to-day, is not the man that Gov. Hill,
Of New York, recommended. This is
taken as an indication that the admins
tration does not propose to try to re-elect
Gov. Hill.
The Missouri men were almost as dis
heartened as the Indiana men when they
looked at the list. However, they insist
that Norman j. Coleman will be nOmi-
mated Commissioner Of Agriculture to-
morrow.
Hazen's Punishment.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The findings
in the Hazen court-martial will be refer
red to the President on the return Of the