Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-04
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. PROPHETS COMPOUNDED By The Grand Old Mans
 Choice. THE NEW CABINET GIVEN OUT Morley Made Secretary For
 Ireland. GERM MAkY FOR THE GERMANS Sailors Run Down In
 North River.
GERMANY FOR THE GERMANS

! THE GRAND OLD MANS MINISTRY "
 A Surprise to All In Its Departure From That of the Prophets. | LONDON, Feb 3.--Mr. Gladstone's appoint ments of cabinet ministers and heads of de-
 partments in his new government were off | cial1y announced this evening. The principal
 offices are filled as follows: | Prime minister and first lord of the treas ury, William Ewart Gladstone.
 Lord high chancellor, Sir Farrere Her | schell, Q. o., formerly solicitor general. | Lord president of the council, Rt. Hon. Earl | Spencer, formerly lord lieutenant of Ireland | Secretary for the home department, Rt. | Hon. Hugh c. Childers, formerly chancellor of the e1chequer.
 [ Secretary for foreign affairs, Rt. Hon. Earl | of Rosebery, formerly lord president of the ! council and lord privy seal l Secretary for the colonial department, Rt. Hon. Earl Granville, formerly secretary for ! foreign affairs.
 Secretary for India, Rt. Hon. Earl of Kim berly, reappointed.
 Secretary for war, Rt. Hon. Henry Camp Zimmerman, formerly chief secretary for Ireland.
 Chancellor of the exchequer, Rt. Hon. Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, formerly secretary l for the home department. First lord of the admiralty, the Marquis of Ripon, formerly viceroy of India. President of the local government board Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, formerly president of the board of trade. Secretary of State for Scotland Ca new of- fce), Rt. Hon. George Otto Trevslyan, for merly chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.
 President of the board of trade, Rt. Hon. Anthony John Mundella, formerly vice pres ident of the council.
 Chief secretary for Ireland, John Morley, M. F., not in any former government.
 Lord high steward of her majesty's house. hold, Earl Sydney, reappointed.
 Patronage secretary to the treasury, Ar mold Morley, M. P.
 Attorney general, Charles Russell, Q. C., NJ. P.
 The announcement of these appointments has caused general and intense surprise. It contradicts almost every prediction that has been made during the past week, the only names which have been fitted to the right offices being those of Sir Farrere Herschell the Earl of Kimberly and MessD. Morley and Mundella. The list bears palpable marks of a compromise between the Whigs and Radi- calls. At least four of the new appointees have been obliged to take smaller offices than they wanted and expected These are Lord Granville, who wished to return to the foreign office, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who aspired to the law chancellorship; MT. Chamberlain, who had an ambitious eye on the exchequer, and Lord Spencer, who wanted to be secretary for India.
 Fall River operatives Made Happy.
 FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 3.-The many thousand operatives in the Border City are rejoicing tonight over successful termina- tion of their several months struggle for an increase of wages. State Senator Howard, secretary of the Spinners' union, had just is- sued 8 red hot circular calling a meeting of the spinn' IS for Saturday night to vote on strike. At ? p. m. the board of trade met and their committee reported favoring ten per cent. advance the first Monday in April provided the difference between the cost and selling price of cloth is no less than it is now. After two hours animated discussion the board voted to advance wages ten per cent. internationally March 1. The ink was hard ly dry on Towards manifesto when the joy full news spread over the city, causing the greatest surprise and gladness everywhere. It is expected that manufacturers in New Bed ford, Lowell, Lawrence and other places will follow suit.
 Catholic Priests May Legally Marry.
 PARIS: Feb. 3.-The court of appeal ct Amiens has decided that Catholic priests may legally marry and that the children born of such unions are legitimate The court of Cessation in 1s4S decided this question in the opposite way, but the French authorities have never yet interfered to prevent or nulli- fly the marriages of priests.
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