Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Oct o. 1875


ANTICIPATED TROUBLE IN THE CABINET FROM


ZACH cHANDLER's APPOINTMENT
cowENs HEAD TO BE REMovED-A WAR WITH
BRIsrow AND JEWELL PROBABLE


The appointment of Zach Chandler to the Secretary
ship OF the Interior is going to breed trouble,
IL not dissension, in the Cabinet Had the
ex-senator been willing to let matters stand as
they in the Interior Department affairs might
have gone on with smoothness for the time
being at least and the day Of trouble been
indefinitely deferred. But the determination which
the veteran ex-senator shows TO have the head of
General Cowen Delano's Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior, means between Chandler on the one side
and Brstow and perhaps, Jewell on tho other Gen
era Cowen strongly pushed for the place of Secre


ary Of the Interior by the Secretary Of the Treasury
and the Postmaster General, but the President
suited his personal pleasure aud appointed Chandler,
who is thIrd termer and warm supporter of Grant


Chandler packed his valise and went West tonight
to bring back his family to Washington. When he re-
turns he will make the fur fly His alleged choice for
Assistant Secretary being Third Assistant Postmaster
General Barber. The inference is taken that he is
going to make out Michigan slate especially as he
was known TO be in consultation almost all day with
Judge Edmunds the present Postmaster of Wash
ington. II is understood that General Cowen and
Indian Commissioner Smith have in accordance with
the usual courtesy in such cases. rendered their resg
nations TO the new Secretary as a matter of form.
THE REPORT OF THE RED CLOUD COMMISSION


TO BE DIssEcTED-How THE MEMBERS OF


THE RING EsCAPED-AN INJURED con-


TRACTOR ON THE wARPATH


The Red Cloud Committees whitewash is likely to
be sullied again. Samuel Walker, formerly clerk and
acting secretary of the Indian Commission is prepar
ing a statement which will seriously damage
the crediblity of the Red Cloud Commissioners
report He will sustain Professor Marsh by docu-
mentary proof of 1t written by Agent Savlle and
supposed to be beyond the reach of his A
singular fact has just come to light. Two
or three weeks before the report fin
ished a holding important and
confidential position in the Indian Ring told friend
that Boser and the other members of the contracting
ring would escape without censure but that McCann
and the other contractors not in the ring would be
severely dealt with The prediction has proved true in
every particular McCann is writing statement
showing up the investigating Committee, while
bers of the ring preparing for Congressional in
vestigation. Contractor Bosler. Mr. Deanos friend,
down from Carlyle, Pa, last night and has been
in communion with his friends here to-day


THE NEW SECRETARY AS A RoMANCER


Mr. Chandler not only tells good stories about
squirrels, but he has shown himself admirable
mancer in political way. He says that when he left
Michigan for Washington he had idea of
being invited to q seat in the Cabinet than he
had of going to heaven in chariot of fire. This is
probably accounted for by the fact that he New
York in the last week in August and had secret inter-
view with the President who then
at Long Branch. Delano's letter of resignation
then in Grants pocket while he arranged for the
ex-senator to succeed him. Then Chandler returned
Michigan and when he came East with the President
he had idea of being invited to the position