The Arizona champion., 1889-06-08


 in the afternoon. Ceremonies tQek place at Arlington, the soldier. Home, the Congressional Cemetery and in most cemeteries where soldiers are buried. There were also trips tQ Mt. Vernon, and to the military cemeteries near Alexandria and Fredericksburg.
 The Grand Army of the republic gave its principal attention to Arl- lngton. A preliminary dirge was played by the fine Marine Band before the hour for the regular exercises, over the graves ol General Sherman and Paul and a salute was fired. The procession from the city to Arlington began at TO o'clok. The exsrcises at Arlington commenced in Trout of the mansion at noon, After dir. ses, Bishop Rursa invoked the Olvlqe Sperit and the Mozart cmb rendered "Sleep sacred dust :, Hon. Eugene Wave, of Kansaa then read an erignal poem that might have been worse. Hon. D. $. AlexandeF, of Buffalo N. Y ', a, warm personal friend of the President was the orator of the day. and acquitted himself admir-, ably considering the number of professional orators who have from year to year graced the day at Arlington. The cenetery is as beautiful as ever.
 The nomination of Gen. Lew Wallace and Beverly Tucker as commisloner's to Hayti, which was premature occassioned much gossip, not ts say 2 wild furore of criticism. MT: Tucker says that he was offered the place by Sec retary Blaine a week before and only accepted as a personal favor to fhe President. MT. Tucker at- tributes the withdrawal of the ap- Rolnfmen:s to the efforts of Gen. e-al Boyntqn and thinks General BoyptQn's desire to thwart MT. Blaine has more to do with the case than anything else: All the talk of his connection with the assassinatiQn of Lincoln and the Canadian plots of the confederates Mr, Tucker denouncss as absurd. Gen. Wallace denies he objects to MT. Tucker as colleague. Thus the reasons of the President for his action are unascertained.
 The appointment of Orlon W. Chapman, of New York to the important and lucrative position ot solicifoF general is a great disappointment to the -seaehefn republican members of congress, who had nearly all recommend Ex-Attorney General Blair of Yer ginla, for the position, which they regarded by precedent as belong ing 10 the south, A number of thess are outspoken in their chagrin. One said at Willard's last night '''that MT. Harrison had so far vauchsafed no recognition to southern Republicans, as they had not been favored with one important appointment" "If the President ignored them" he continued "that ring of the party might take revenge on the floor Of the House of remaining neutral.
 lhe other day hungry horde of soil'lcal aspirants. called for lack ot better name the anti Malone ring of the Republican party in Virginia. sspt delegation to the President 10 present their side of political argument. The President was unfortunately unable to re eeilyyee them, but expressed himself d1sifous to see them again. The purpose of the delegation is to present to Mahsne proposition looked to the consolidatoin of the Republican party in Virginia. The plan may or may not be ac cepfed by Mahone; it is evedent thai it will be accepted if it practically comedies everything to him. The stFaIght-cuts in Vir- gina aPFeaf to be the vlnquished. They are a queer lot of fish. Their former leader E now resid- ant of Washington. voting in Yir- ginia, whining, smiling blafher- ersklte, wno married 8 boarding house keeper a few ysars ago, and went into the usual business with the little capital she had,