Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Frauds-Co1one1 Inger-
 soils Argument to Quesh the Informa-
 tfon Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-From present indi- cations the arguments in the Star route cases are likely to continue another week. On the motion to quash the indictment George Bliss continued his argument in support of the information until after o'clock and was followed by Colonel Bob" Ingersoll, who appeared for Mir. s. P. Brown. He took up the information and went through it to show, as he said, how little of evidence there was to be found in it. Said he: This informa- tion appears to have been presented in this court not by the Attorney General and he would say the Attorney General had no stand ing in this court. The government was represented here by the District attorney This information was filed by the District attorney in partnership with several other gentlemen, and he doubted whether the Dis trict attorney had any right to divide his re- sponsibility. He read from the first count of the information, the section alleging that Brady, Turner, French, McDonough, Brown and others eorruptly conspired to defraud the government by procuring unnecessary compensation to be paid for carrying the mail on certain routes. His first objection was against the word unnecessary. It was for the Postoffice department to say what was unnecessary. It was not for the District attorney to decide that question The p1eader must set forth accurately the fact, and not only charge that it was unlawful and extravagant, but must also show why it was unlawful and extravagant. Here the United States are carrying the mails simply as means of to carry the mails to some village in the Sierras, simply because there were letters enough in the bag to pay the expense? Was that to be the standard for measuring what was extravagant {? He continued that 8 miner in the far West is as much entitled to gentleman from New York (Bliss) to receive his four times a day. Colonel Ingersoll talked until half-past 3, and will resume to- morrow.
 Secretaries Lincoln and Kirkwood are now the only Cabinet officers in the city. All the rest are in New York, Secretary Blaine hav- ing gone this morning. The latter stated he- fore going that the State department has no correspondence, nor do they contemplate having any with the English government in reference to the reported balance remaining in English banks to the credit of the Confed- crate States.
 Colonel Chester. who has been witness in the Christiancy divorce case to-day filed at the State department claim for $50 900 damages against the Chilian government for having detained him as prisoner during the war with Peru on the ground that having visited friend on board the Peruvian stea m- CT Huascar he had forfeited his right as an American.
 The national Garfield memorial hospital committee of this city have received the fol- lowing:
 MENTOR, Ohio, Oct. sl, 1ss1 DRAE s&Your M Q letter of October 22nd giving an account the action of the nemorial hospital com mittee was duly received regard the project as tribute to the memory of General Garfield and one which would be to him most gratifying The high character of engaged in it is the best surance of its accomplishment in most worthy ner It will be my pleasure to contribute to this object Very truly yours
 fSignedl LUoRET1A R. GARFTELDs