The Portland daily press., 1894-02-10
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The Washington Blue Book of Federal
officials just issued shows the State of
Ohio to be entitled to 97S offices by pro-
portion of population, and to have only
63S. Virginia, entitled to 324, has 1913.
This was the value of the product of
American factories under the Mckinley
tariff for the fiscal year preceding the
Presidential election of 1892: Cotton
manufactures, $275, 900, 900; woollen man
ufactures, $l35, 600, 600; silk and ribbon
features, $50, 600, 000 hosiery and under
wear, sos, 0OO 600; carpets, $50, 000,0 900.
Three nominations for Judge of the
Supreme Court of the United States were
rejected or recalled during President
Grants administration-E. lockwood
Hoar in 1870 and George H. Williams
and Caleb Cushing in 1874. All three
had previously held the office of Attor-
ney General, Mr.. Gushing under Pierce
ana Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Williams under
President Grant The Attorney General
is the PesidentS law adviser, and as
such stands in the line OF promotion to
a Judgeship, but neither of these nomi-
nations prevailed.
1t is one of the so-called "unwitten
laws" of New York municipal politics
that when the holder of an elective office
dies his successor appointed to the va
cancy divides the salary with the widow
or family of the deceased. The senti-
ment which prompts such an arrangement
is kindly and considerable one, but I'M
fortunately there has been in almost
every case O controversy over the pay
ment of the amount, and usually scan
daious determinations between the und1-
viding official and the family of the. de-
ceased. Since Richard Croker has been
at the helm of Tammany Hail new
rule of action has supeIseaec une oru
one, and it is decided lmprovemenG
upon it. The Tammany Hall General
Committee votes on a stated amount IN
cash for the widow or children OF the de-
ceased official. That amount paid, his
successor in Office applies the salary paid
him to his individual uses, ana he is I'M
der no obligation, moral or legal, to do
otherwise.
1t is said that anybody standing upon
the top OF the high tower which the
Russians are building on the Mount of
Olives, Jerusalem, will be able to see
the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean.
Bourke Cochran procured seats on the
floor of the House for two of his fair
constituents the other day by gravely
informing the man at the door that they
were his wife and daughter. This re-
minds one of Kate Fields contributors
of the time-some years ago-when MT.
Evarts struggled DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes upon the floor of the Senate,
plandly remarking to the dookeeper as
they passed him, My new private Sec
retary!"
= Last Sunday the Rev. g. B. Griffin re-
signed the pulpit of the Baptist church
of Hasbrouck Heights, Nj, ssand a sal
airy of $500 year. In his letter he told
the brethren that he found himself dis
appointed in the spiritual success OF his
ministry, and also "hampered financial
ly." He is now selling soap on yearly
salary of 81, 500.
The suggestion comes from Worcester
that meeting of delegates from all the
historical societies of New England, for
the purpose of discussing the ways and
means of forming in every ancient Yam
kee town an organization for cultlvatlng
the records and scattered relics OF colon
ial times, and for gathering whatever
will contribute to complete history of
New England from the arrival of the
Mayflower to the dawn of the nineteenth
century.
The remnants of Corporal Tanners
legs-shattered by shell in the second
battle of Bull Run-have been troubling
him of late, and supplementary am
putation was performed Tuesday morn
ing. The surgeons say it was entirely
successful.
A grandson of Charles Dickens has
Just entered the royal navy.
Leo XIII. recently reminded visiting
bishop of his prophecy, at the time of
his election, that the pontificate then
beginning would last for twenty years.
i" / believe have still four years before
me-"