Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-10
wAsHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
 Mrs. Russell Harrison Seriously Ell- Sewer Gas in the White House-The Marriage of Miss Matthews and Jus tice Gray-No Trouble at Panama. WASHINGTON, April 9.-Mrs Russell Har rison is seriously i'll, her symptoms being those of malarial fever. Her physician ! states that she is suffering from the effects of l breathing the sewer gas, which the defective plumbing permits to escape in the living rooms of the White House. In this respect the executive mansion is as badly off any old shsnty in the district. The sewerage system, if such it may be called, is of an old plumbing has been repaired from time to time until now 1t Is 8 marvellous piece of patchwork.
 The secretary of state has been informed by MT. Adamson, United States consul gen. eral at Panama, that the troubles which were feared on account of the stoppage of work on the canal, have not occurred and good order prevails in that locality. The consul also reports that great railroads are soon to be built in Chilli, and that American capitalists are projecting extensive enterprises of sim liar nature in Jamaica. He says that the Panama Canal company are ordering work to be done at several points on the line of the canal put LnaG LnlS IS IQOuSQG to DS LuS purpose of preventing questions arising from the total abandonment of the project. The Matthews family announce that the marriage of Miss Matthews and Justice Gray will take place sometime during next month. The Supreme court adjourns May II and the Wednesday, the 18th. The wedding will be very quiet, owing to the death of Miss Matthews father. The Matthews mansion is advertised for sale and the family will separate for the summer immediately after the wedding.
 Secretary Halford said this evening that the President had made no arrangements to leave Washington before the 20th of this month when he goes to New York to attend the centennial celebration. The President has declined number of invitations to visit various cities, including the invitation of the manufacturers club of Philadelphia, to at tend a reception to be given to Postmaster General Wanamaker to morrow evening. Frank Plumley, who was to-day appointed United States attorney for the district of Vermont, is B resident of Northheld in that State. He was recommended by Secretary Proctor, Senator Morrill, and others.
 Secretary Windom has sustained the action of the collector of customs at New York in refusing to allow a Swiss immigrant named Flaig to land and as a consequence he will be sent home at the expense of the vessel which brought him over. It appears that Flaig came to this country in response to an
 advertisement inserted in Swiss news
 paper by George Baum of Aroshach
 at the instance of H. Bornemann of the
 Newark Embroidering Works. The advertise
 ment called for twelve embroiderers for
 Newark, saying that the trade in this coun-
 try is short of operatives. It was shown
 that Flaig paid his own passage money and
 had made no contract with the Newark com
 pany He, however, brought letter from MT.
 Baum to MT. Bornemsnn, saying that he had
 engaged him as an embroiderer. He also
 admitted that he had made up his mind six
 months ago to come to America and had
 availed himself of the present opportunity to
 secure work in advance. The collector held
 that Faig was prohibited from landing by
 the provisions of the contract labor law.