, 1874-09-24
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON,
POSSIBILITY fhnt tho Snfc.nurgIars
WIN aaevc TO lie ftointlictcd-Of Bn-
torcHt to I.nsvycrH-NEAynnrtlsx tn.
dorsoincnt OF tho Civii-lktxi.ts tsil1-
PFDHpGctlye DR*Chnrgc of f&urcr,,
olcrks-Cnntrnct for Stnntrctl l,uyc1-
0pcs AsynrtiCti-lntinn Auuntx-a,cr.
sotnnl.
SDec,al Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune,
WASHINGTON, o. O.. Sept. 23.-Thero Ia pos-
sibility that tho work Of indicting tile partios Of
tho recent safo-burglary will have to be tono
over again. 1t appoars that there Ia Inv in
tho District making 1t unlawful for man OF
osor CO years to sorye IA oithor grand or petit
Juror. In court to-day, Air. Cook. attorney for
tho partioa indicted for tho forgery
Of lremens pay certificates, moyoa to quasll
tho Indictment on tho ground that ono OF tito
Grand Jury was moro than 05 years old. Tho
same jury found the indictment against Har-
rngton, Whitclyt ct al., for conspiracy. aud, II
investigation should develop tho fact that there
was one Of m unlawful ngo on the Jury, tho
Court will order all tho indictments found by It
to bo nolle pros. THIS will not, however. pro-
Won't new GRIND Jury, properly constituted,
from taking immediate cognixauce Of tho cases
that woro bofore the old Jury. Thero is BUS
pieion in some circles TINT tho jury was pur-
poRoly 30 constituted that fts work would bo
uBetces. Cooke, who makcs the motion ro-
ferred to. te alao attorney for nomo
OF tho eafc-bnrglars, aud 1t ia said
that he IL acting IL concert with tho attorneys
for some of thost rdctod Tor conspiracy. In
this cotneetio,l, u tWculpata auco NAV bu mon-
toned thai iH
or INTEREST 70 LAwYEns
IN tho Indictment foT conspiracy it iB Bet forth
that the conspiracy was against Columbus Ae1-
ander pHrticnlarly, and tue momorialists gener-
ally. DIR. Alexander ut onco OIL the cnse asalt11-
ing this Bhupo. retained Col. Robert ohristy, WHO
was ono Of tho COUNCIL OF tho nlemorinists be-
tore the District Investigation Committee, to u.s.
sist, on hla behalf, in the prosecution of the par
ties Indicted. IN this he Vas joinod by tho
application to bo permitted to join Alr. Riddle
IL tue interests OF hin c1teut, ho waH referred to
tho Attnruo5 General, bofore whom 1lo filod
llia application, sotting forth the facsa of hin
employment, etc. The Attorney General, how
ovcr,
REFUSED TO GIANT THE ORDER
for him 10 appcar or 10 permit him to do 80.
Christy thon filed with AlT. Williams 4 second
paper In the nature Of III argument, showing
1t ia uuderstood that tho Attorney General re-
niaina firm In his determination. Chriety's
cliouts arc equally obstiuntc, insisting oil their
right to he represented, aud they will fight for
clint right till tho Inst.
MAYNARD's ENDORSEMENT or TIE cIy11en1ours
HILL.
1t is suggested that sfnynard's course In open-
ly aud H1uarely inlorMng tile Civil. Rights bill.
after the Convention that Nominated him had
ovadcd tho ias1os, hao buon takon for the pur-
posn Of gaining strougth with Wow to securing
tho nomination Tor Vico-prositlent by tho Ropub.
lic2u party III 1876.
SLAUGHTER OF WORTHLESS DOGS.
Tho ncalth- Officer reports TINT between June
10 and Sept. Ii, 1894 worthless dogs woro i'm
pounded and killed in this city.
.. sECnErAnY DELASo
atartod for his home in Ohio tonight, to be ab-
Bent four or five tlays.
rnospEcr1vE DISCHARGE OF nuNEAu CLERKS.
Tho prospective dinctargo Of nearly 500 Of the
Rmpioyos Of the Bureau OF Engraving aud
Printing creates Il great deal Of eiatl,ay. Nearly
gil ot these operativcs arc poor women, having
families tlcpcndontu upon thon.
THE CONTRACT Folt STAMPED ENVELOPES AWARDED.
In awarding tho contract for stamped en-
pany to-day, post,nastor-G eneral Jewell gave
them dotnitely to understand that thcy must
not expect auy fnvors frun him merely bo-
cause 1tlley wero lis fe!low-towns,neu. He
told them that If thoy wore not prepared to
70 at tho work at the time aot iu tho bond hn
would Mt onca ta1a the contract from them
Gov Jewell has 30 far, III everything, conducted
himself so as to rccoiyo and deserve tue highest
comlnontAtion a. an official. He iH evidently
determined to administer lis Office iu tha best
interests of tho poople.
TIE DESoN1SATloHAL INDIAN A0gSTa
aro to have prolonged conference with tho
Secretary Of War, beginning Tomorrow. Bishop
Haro arrived tonight.
PERSONAL.
Meaaru. Eaton, shelIabarger, and Cattoll, OF
tho Civil-Scrvica Reform board, aro in tho city.
lls the Asssclafed PresG1
IRREGULAR PRACTICES or NATIONAL nASKS.
WAs111soroS, D. G., Sept. 23.-I'le Coa,ptrol-
1or Of tho Currency, having recently ascerta,ncd,
through tho reports Of the Examiners Of Nation
al Banks, that certain National Banks are In tho
habit Of drawing drafta Oh their correspondents
in New York ut Hixty or ninety days. date, &C.
coptance waived, haB alyiscd thoso institutions
that such issues aro III violation OF Sec. % OF tho
National Bank act, which prohibits tic issue OF
poBt notcB. 6uch transactions subject Nation
al Dana to forfeiture Of it's charter, under Sec.
90 of tho National Bank net, and it is tie inteu-
ton Of the Comptroller to commence proceed
ings, # necessary. to prevent such practice.
Other National Banks uro it, tho habit Of fur
nlsllng their dapostorB with checks drawn ono
day after tlato iti8toad OF on domand, for the
purpose Of oYuding the Internal Neyolue Law re-
quiring 2-ceut stamp to such checks, Tho
Comptroller will ask for m amendment to tho
net WHICH will proyont such abuses.