Miscellaneous

The namea of Gen. Bealo of Washington and ex-Senator Chaffee of Colorado are considored in conncction vsith the tecretaryship of war and the interior. Guitteauis becoining nervous and issues a statement and appeal to the legal profession of America, announcing his purpose to take aa active part in his own defease. He asks "any well-known lawyer of criminal capacity" who desires to sist him, to telegraph an apphca'Vayor Harrison of Chicago, welcomed the Germán national guests in their own language recently, and has now furlher dietinguished himself by reciting an artdrees iu French t the party or distinguished Frenchmen makmg hn tnnr of this country. Itbasjust been decided by the postinaster general that pon all paper eert by mail as merchandise thcre may be printed any matter not having the character of an actual or pereonal correspondence, and with such morchandise it of other material there may be enclosed euch printed matter or the same may be attached to euch matter. Dr. Swift of Bocheeter, N. Y. claims to have diBCOvered, on Wedneeday, a cornet in ttw conBtellation of Cassiopeia. It is posaible that the stranger is thP cornet of 1812, whlch vras expected to appear in the north. The cornet is oa a line between Po!ar;s ana the reai uuter in Perseus. This is the seventh cornet discovered b nee January. Dr. Swift telegraphed the discovery to Europe, and he wil! probahly get the 8200 Warner prize. the second ht) lias received this year, and the fifth one awardrd. Guiteau became 68 noisy and rampant in courtthathe was tbreatened with renewal. Peremptory orders quiated bim. heBinalltownot Dayton, 400 iuhabitante, Wash. Ter., has 50 inhabiüints down with small-pox. John W. Lanahan (son of Eev. John Lanahan, late pastor oí the Koundry M. E. church, Washington, D. C, but now of Baltimore), vyho holds a poBiüon as night clerk in the Baltiraore postoffice, was areested on the l.th ohavaeA with embczzling valuable packages from the mail. His detection was by means of a decoy letter. Small-pox has appeared in South Bend, Iad., and two schools are cloeed. Fitteen cases are also reported at Beason, Ill„ near Clinton. AñreinthelmberaleAsylum near Columbus,Ohio,on the 181b, destroycd the mam building, at a loss of $200,000. The eupposed cause was the ignition ol dust in the dust flues bysteam in the heating pipes, mei e wm over 600 cUildren in the iustituüon. t All were removed insafety, thougli discipline could not be maintained. Tbey were taken to the atables and hospitaJ. Superintendent Doren and all the teachers lose everything. One attendant, Miss Mattie Metzger, swooned away, and is thought to be deranged froin exciteinent. Ram was falling steadily all the time, and the children were wet through. Arrangeinents were made to transfer the children to the insane asylum, and give them dryclotb.es. The rumorB of loss of life were all unfounded. The magnificent pianos, furniture, etc, are completely destroyed. Nothing was saved but articles of trilling worth. The two large wings were not burned. A severe sleet Btorm on Friday laat resulted disastrously to telegraphic communieation. . Heavy rain and wind storms were reported all , along the Unes south to St. Louis. Capt. Wm. Henderson, an upper Missiseippi river calebrity, haa justdiedat hia home in Bock Mand, aged 68 yeais. He leaves two minor childron to inherit an estáte of about $130,000. C. Nugent, charged with complicity with Cashier Baldwin to defraud the Mechanica' Bank, has appearcd berore the Commiesioner. The preliminary testimony developed nothing new, and Nugent'a counsel moved for his discharge, a3 nething crircirial was provcd. Argurasnt was postponed. A ncw national 'oaok witli a capital of $500,000 has been organizad in Cincinnati by somo bueinees men of the city. The name is tbo Ex. change National Bank." The following are some of the officers : President, Francia Ferry ; vice-preBident, Hugh Colville; cashier, John M. Blair. The supreme court at Montpelier, Vi, has sentenced Emeline Meeker, chiid murderess, to be confined in the state prieon till the last Friday of March, 1883, the last three months eolitary, then to be hanged. Ex-Minister Christiancy is unsble to get any clue to the lost jewelry and diamonds stolen from his room in Washington, and has ofíered an additional reward as an incentive for detectives to ferret out the thievos. Grand jury returns seven indietmentsagainst Captain Howgate, eix for embezzlement and one for f orgery. Euniors of the early retirement of Messrs. Upton, French and Lamphere from their high positions in the treaeury department are revived by the departure ol the firet named official for tho west on private business. The pension rolls Eor December demand $7,900,000. Whitelaw Beid of the N. Y. Tribune, and wife ieturnedfrom E irop Si;ndiy.