The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-15
TIE NATIONAL HUB.
NOTES OF INTEREST PICKED lid M
WASHINGTON CITY.
"oss'p about Official Appointments-Th,
''ormons-A Pretty Romance-Ioran
and the Military Committee-No.
Tor All Sin Flashes.

WASHINGTON Cry, Sept l5.-Tbs i'm.
pre- sion prevails that the present vvaalx mil,
see changes in various important Offices and
ehat Che settlement of the Chicago intarnal
revenue collectorship contest will be snnnla.
mented by similar disposition of the coIlsct.
orships III New York city, concerning which
Ohe struggle has been quite as fiercelv
"aged and proved equally embarrassing Ia
me administration a that of Chicago Only
IhiFVeen internal revenue eollectorshinS no,r
remain 90 be filled by Democratic ineuu,.
tN'he-, among them several in the interior al
NE" YORK and Pennsylvania There is
quils pre- sure TO displace Mr.. Worthinr.
Ton, proprietor of The Boston Traveller, who
Is the Republican, incumbent of the collector
snip Oh customs at that city, and
Massachusetts, Democrats are becom-
ing very impatient over the DELAY
Tor which soma of the lead
ers are disposed to hold Secretary Endicott
responsible. 10 is stated at the White
House, however. that Secretary Endicott
has not intorlered in this matter. Assist
ant Secretary Porter. of the state danart.
ment, has been busily engaged making up a
slate of about 100 consular Appointments
10 their posts before the winter sets in An
nonncements of these appointments are ex-
pected shortly.
Judge Powers, of Michigan, the new chief
justice OF Utah. is in the city, having been
called by the president to talk over Nor
mon matters, Mr.. Powers says that Mr.
Cleveland Is determined TO wage as fierce a
war as possible against the MormonS
I
ana mas instructed the judicial
utficers TO carry out the law to the fullest
and most rigorous extent He was pleased
to hear from Judge Powers that the law
was working well, and that polygamsts
greatly fear it, A large number If leading
Mormons are now under Indictment
among them being John Taylor and
George Q, Cannon, the latter being at the
present time fugitives from justice. Judge
| Powers says that the Mormous generally
| are rapidly recognizing the fact that the
| government is in dead earnest On thi, sub
jet, and that they only preach and prac-
! tlce pulygamy when they are ont of sight OF
! the "hcerS OF the law.
Whom Mr.. Brewster left the department
of justice he asked only one favor If hi,
successor, that to retain certain lady
| clerk. He gave his reasons why, and the.
contain material for a romance " hen he
was younger man, he said, he was very
much in love with girl who refused 50
| marry him, presumably because OF the dis
hgurement of his face She gave no rea-
sons, but he always supposed that was her
objection to him Sine married some one
else, and he lost sight of her until soon
after he became attorney general, when
he received a letter from his old love con.
graduating him upon his appointment
He answered the letter with an in.
uury as to her circumstances and condition
in lifs She replied that she was widow
with "A snail incoms, but many aud pleas
| ant friends. The next letter he wrote ten
dore her a position in the department o.
| justice, which she accepted, and which AT
torney General Garland has assured her she
will retain as long a. ne is in authority.
If the senate rule permitting the commit
tees to continue unchanged from session Il
session is followed, Gen. Logan could not
of ,urse, receive his old pasiton Of cnair
man of the military affairs committee
There is, however. general disposition II
the senate to have him his
old place, and it is now understso,
that Gen Sewell, of New jersey, will
/
coincidence lending most general interest Il
this change is that Of the Fitz John Porter
till, which is likely to be one OF the mo,
important measures considered by this com
mittee Senator Sewell is the foremo-
champion AMI Gen Logan the bittereS
antagonist
In reply to the protest Of the Woman's Ma
tional Labor convention against the givins
out of the washing of towels for the treas
ury department by contract, upon thu
ground that it opened tue way tor
Chinese monopoly, the secretary of til
treasury has replied that this work il
several of the departments is given cut b
contract, ana in every case it Is given to re
sponible steam laundry establishment
employing American labor, and under n
circumstances viii it be given to the chi
- nese.
Miss Cleveland has besn vi ting he
sister, Mr.. Yeemsns at Wamouth. n y
aud i, expected back at the White Hou-e /
October. 1t is reported that she is writin
a novel The report Is very likely true, f.
If she can make 81, 900 out of a volume {
sketches, she can certainly make {
i much more out of n novel. even though
he not a very great literary achievement
She has already received nearly $40. 90 q
ber first book, which viii furnish her pir
money for good while.
Congressman Murphy, of Iowa, caie
on Secretary Manning Monday, in referenC
to some appointments, aud later vlsite
Gen. Parks, to talk with him about th
Hennepin canal He i, very hopeful of gel
ting favora bic action by congress this So
sion He thinks the new survey will q
down The estimates of the cost 25 per cent
and this will help matters very much