Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-14
PRINTER OF THE NATION.
,p ROGERS, OF BUFFALO, THE
COMING MAN.

,,tdent Cleveland on the Point of
81 starting on His VacRtiOD-GOOde Made
sreciaI Counsel in the Ben-Tele-
81 ina Suit-Ex-Senat Mcdonald
Iaver to Enter the Cabiuet.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13,-Ex-Senator
n ,ooenb f. Mcdonald of Indiana and Con-
"a rrossman Matson of the same State spent
~ - bour with the President this afternoon.
is understood that their object was to
II ndnce the President to appoint j. b.
s,ou President OF the Democratic Press
81 association of Indiana, to the office Of
#prblic Printer. 1t Is believed that they
& ,ora not successful. 1t is generally eX-
s. oocted that the President will appoint
rsn Rogers of Buffalo as the success
mr. of Public Printer Rounds.
Ex-senator McDonalds departure
or Washington was announced
8 troro INDIANAPOLIS, as usual, this time as
Aeipg in some way connected With that
nytbIcal Cabinet position that Mr.. Nc
zbonad's friends always Insist he is just
bout to receive. 1t may be well to re-
,ear that MIR. Mcdonald will never re-
fe1ve a Cabinet appointment from this
administration.
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
81 The President told a friend to-day that
Ne hoped to start on his vacation by Mon
ray. going tomorrow II practicable. Mrs.
d {leyeland and he will spend all the time
fhey are away IN the Adirondack. When
fbey return they will spend some time at
ther country house on Georgetown
sfeights. Col. Lamont will probably take
"a vacation while the President is away.
& ie needs it very much. He is in very bad
81 ealth as a result Of his incessant appli-
sfatiOn to work.
81 GOODE MADE SPECIAL COUNSEL.
II The President has appointed John
HoOde, whose nomination for Solicitor
Beneral was rejected by the Senate, one
"a the special counsel for the government
Id the suit against the Bell Telephone
Hompany pending In the District Court Of
n Z Southern district of Ohio. The pre-
8mInary argument in this case will Oc-
Ii ar, it is announced, in Cincinnati on
Nept. 20. The question of venue, ETC.,
II Z then be argued. The appointment OF
HIr. GOode was. IL is said, suggested by
d.. Thurman and others of the special
8Junsel for the government in this case.
CLAIMS OF INDIVIDUALS.
81 The Treasury Department will soon
Efubish in book form list of all moneys
& fue to and claimed 10y private individuals
81 4nce the foundation OF the government.
1he amount aggregates more than 81, ,000,-
20 %. and as the sums due particular in
lVlduals are usually not large, the list
"a III be long one. 1t has hitherto been
lie policy of the Treasury Department to
1--we no information whatever concerning
VI flaims or moneys due from the govern
hgnt but the Register of the Treasury
as succeeded in making a change to this
&&xtent. OF course, giving this infOrma.
on can do no harm whatever to the
# yernment, and really belongs to the
~ lu0lIc, aud it is strange that such list
& Ia not been published before. Ii looks
if old losy ideas were gradually being
bsnd0ned in the Treasury.
SENATOR COLQUITT's RETURN.
Senator ColquItt returned from New
fork last night. To-day he went with
4 E.senator and Mrs. Gordon TO see the
Resident. They had very pleasant
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