The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-04
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CINCINNATIAN PICKED BY UNCLE SAM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Collector w cit
eel, OF Cincinnati, having called the at
lentlOn OF Commissioner Raum to the
fact that man in Cincinnati had in his
possession lot of counterfeit tobacco
stamps, the Commissioner sent Revenue
Agent Brooks there, who, with the as.
| sisLance Of Collector Wetzel and Reye.
nue. Agent Trumoull, worked the case
up. They secured fourteen electrotype
plates of striped stamps tor tobacco.
and arrested the party who held them,
The party is an eX-tObacco manufac-
turer and was committed for trial.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OFFICE CoNFI.
DENTAL.
| An important decision has lust been
made by the Attorney General, holding
that recommendations for office on file
in the public departments are not mat
| tiers Of record there, and can not be in
spected, except by those personally in
terested, nor can copies be furnished
causes to which private citizens are
parties, mucn less for publication. This
decision is made upon an application by
the San Francisco Chronicle for copies
OF Senator Sargenps recommendations
for office, to be used in the libel suit re-
Gently brought by Mr.. Sargent against
the paper in question. The subject has
been be ore the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and the President.
THE AMNESTY APPLICATIONS.
The decision of the Government upon
the application for an amnesty to per-
sons charged with violating the internal
revenue laws will be reserved until O =
tober, but tie question will undoubtedly
be decidedly tavorably.
Petition Sent to the President.
National Associated Press TO the Star.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "A petition has
been forwarded to the President from
Santa Fe, New Mexico, signed by all
the business men of that place and by
many other prominent citiz2ns of all
oud"O9 Va pol'bCai opllllOD, asking Glat
D. Is. AXlell be retained in his pre- sent
position of Governor of the Territory
This petition has been made in conse.
quence of newspaper criticisms OF Gov
ernor AXtell which have appeared from
time to time for several months, and the
slgners express their belief that the
charges against him are entirely un-
founded and originate from impure and
unworthy sources, ana they stale that
they have entire confidence in bis intep.
rlty. Residents OF New Mexico now
here say that AXtell is the most popular
Governor New Mexico has ever had.
Relics of the POIaris.
The Sale Department has been ad-
vised by the United States Minister at
London that he has received and will
forward for the Navy Department GER
.aln relics Of the Polarls found on Little
ton Island by George Davis, of the Brit
ish Navy.
The Paris Exposition and Euro
'pean Situation.
The Secretary OF State. previous to his |
departure from tn" capital, in re erence
TO question as TO tue probability of |
some early action being taken in regard |
10 the acceptance OF the invitation to |
this government to participate in the |
Pafls Exposition, TepIleu' that his i'll
terest in the success OF the Exposition !
had not in the least abited, but that no |
steps would be taken by the Govern
ment unless directed by Congress.
Though the buildings FOR the Exposition |
are being vigorously pressed toward
completion, recent adv!ces did not lead |
to much encouragement that Europe
would escape II general war. He re-
CARDS the politieol situation as one OF
gravity.
Tue obstinate resistance encountered
by the Russians in their movements
south OF tue Danube would only teRd to
an aggrayation OF the struggle, and in-
tensiy the determination OF the Rus
3 ans to occupy Constautinople before
entertaining propositions pointing to q