Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-21
THE NEXT CABINET.
secretary Prince Urges the Claims of
New England While the President

THE NEXT CABINET.
Secretary Prince Urges the Claims of
New England While the President
Elect Quietly Listens.
ALBANY, Feb. 20.-Hon. Frederick O.
Prince of Boston, Mass, secretary of the
National Democratic committee, called on
President-elect Cleveland to-day. He urges
that the New England States should have a
representative in the new Cabinet. The
prospect for the Democratic party was fiat
tering, there was large independent vote in
all these States besides those who had acted
with the Democracy at the last election and
this could be strengthened. He mentioned
the name of John Quincy Adams as the
proper person to be selected and urged his
appointment. If the President thought bet
ter to select some other man he would be
satisfied with William Endicott, who was
also a representative man and who had al
ready been named to the President by
Senator Robb. Hon. P. A. Collins would
with polite attention, but gave
no assurance as to the action
he would take in the matter.
Later in the day Colonel Jordan of Eagle
wood, N. j., called and it is understood ia
vored the choice of General George 3. Nc
Mcclellan and Thurman should be in the
Cabinet. Besides those mentioned there
have been numerous applications for other
positions. Rev. G. S. Smith, an eloquent
colored minister of Illinois, who has been
prominent Republican and was alternate de-
1egate to the Chicago Republican convention,
has applied for the position of minister to
Liberia. Mr.. Smith left the Republican party
on the nomination of Mr.. Blaine
and supported Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Bradley,
also prominent colored orator of Blooming
dale, Ill, has applied for the position of re-
corder of deeds at Washington. He is said
to be we'll fitted for the place and to have
been Democrat. He stumped for Cleve
land. Mr.. Cleveland is still busy his in
augural, but has made little progress. He,
however, is quick writer when he
gets fairly at work and would soon have his
address finished, but for the calls of visiting
statesmen. 1t IS said the Cabinet will
not be fully decided upon before March 1,
but the fact that Mr.. Bayard will be Secretary
of State, Mr. Garland Attorney General and
Mr.. Thurman Secretary of the Interior is con-
sidered all but settled.
Will Villas Get A PIaces
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Cameron,
of Wisconsin, said to day: ct firmly believe
that Mr.. Villas of my State will surely get a
Cabinet position. My information and in
fact my authority is Senator Garland, who
told me that he was certain that Mr.. Cleve-
land will appoint him. 1t is conceded that
Mr.. Garland will get the Attorney General
ship and he knows what is going on inside at
Albany as well as anyone in Washington.
Therefore predict that Mr.. Villas will be a
member of the new Cabinet"
A SLEEPER OFF THE TRACK.
Two Men Killed and Three Others In
jured.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20.-Information has
been received that sleeper on the Ohio and
Mississippi east bound train this morning
went over the Mucatatuck bridge half mile
above North Vernon, Ind. The sleeper de-
rallied was one for New York and contained
only five persons, three passengers, the con-
duetor and the porter. E. F. Eidrldge OF
Jefferson Texas, was instantly killed. The
porter, Peter Carroll of Baltimore, died short
ly after being hurt. The other two passen
gers and the conductor escaped with slight
injuries
BIG LOSSES BY FIRE.
A Safe Factory Burned Down in New
York.
! New York, Feb. 2O-At $50 o'clock this
morning flames were discovered in the rear
of the second floor in the central portion of
Marvins safe factory on West Thirty seventh
street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues.
There were three huge elevator shafts in the
front building and through them the flames
spread with lightning rapidity. In less than
half an hour the whole building was ablaze.
The occupants of the tenement houses adj
joining the building were reused from sleep
and forced to vacate their homes. At 2:3O
o'c ock several hundred of the massive safes
fell through the upper floor with tremen-
dous crash carrying down the other floors;
| then the front and back walls fell in. The
| building completely destroyed. The
| loss on stock is SO, 900, on machinery So,
| 600 and on the building $685. 900. Two hun
bred and fifty men lose employment.
A Corpse Burned To a Crisp.
MONTREAL, Feb. 20.-This morning fire
broke out in boarding house On St. Joseph
street. It appears that the ristress of the
| house had died two days ago and the body
| was laid out. The fire was caused by dra-
peries around the bed catching fire from a
| lighted candle placed near it. The flames
spread so rapidly that passage was cut off
| from the third story of the building where
| fifteen boarders slept. One of them became
| 80 excited that he jumped from the window,
| breaking his legs. The rest were saved by
ladders. A servant was badly burned about
the feet and legs. The body of the dead
woman was burned to crisp.
| An Orphan Asylum ON Fire.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 20.-St. Nicholas
| Orphan asylum, "a Catholic institution located
on Mount Oliver on the south side of Pitts
| burg, was discovered to be on fire at noon to-
| day. Owing to the almost inaccessible 1oca-
ton of the building and frozen fire plugs the
department were greatly delayed in getting
to work and he fire ragged furiously until 2
o'clock, at which time it under control
| The children some fifty in number, were all
safely removed, but one of the sisters of
mercy is reported missing. The excitement
was intense and almost resulted in a panic
in the school rooms. The loss is estimated
at about $1,000.
| A RECEPTION TO EvARTS.