, 1881-05-08
STAR ROUTES.

+ Hancock at Cincinnati. Capt. J. n. Bnrritt,
editor and proprietor of the Washington
Stt3ltnU Herald, was very prominent III
making Gen. Hancock candidate, and was
regarded as one OF his confidential agents.
In his newspaper Tomorrow he Will edito-
rally declare that this report is false, anu that
Hancock 5 nomination wis secured without
rings, machines, OF money. Spanking OF
1laucock's campaign, before the Cincinnati
Convention, in Tenlisy the article
saws: 1.-The money used in Pennsylvania, If
any; was. not In the hands OF Gen. Hancock's
friends Several mill;unaires cxcvted them
selves to defeat Hancock III the StAtc- ". H.
Harnun OF Connecticut, W. l.. Scott Of Eric,
r. \. Packer Of Bradford, aud Franklin u.
Gowcn Ut the Rcadiug Railroad did deteat
Hancock delegates in several districts In the in
terssts Of
THE TI1DEN-RASDALL COALITION.
II Seuu:or Wallace got $,j000 from tho star
route ring to send all anti Randall deiega ton
(which is grossly improbable, and which
wo do not belevc', he put it in
his own pocket The article concludes:
"lf it Is true, as it Is alleged, that tho ring
paid n certain mau connected with Wasainu-
ton paper s22.0D to arrnnge u meeting M between
the rings agent and Senator Wull,te. we wish
to sny tilt neither tho editor of tho Sunday
i:'yt'i nor any one connected WITH u ever re-
CEitcu any money or 0fner FHluau!G tuluS lEou
the ring for thut or any other purpose
THE PosrsiAsTEI~GENER-AL SAYS:
to-u!ght that there Is nothing now IN Washing
ton rrlatlya 10 tho star-route arrests iu Phila-
dclphu, and that the particulars of the case are
fully explained III tho cuurt pr1cecdn.S IN
Philadelphia. Thc case was I'LL old one. The
Department had been for time enteavor-
Ing TO hrin; the parties TO bonk. anu has found
1t necessary to bring suit- The suit Is basud on
the Old Straw Bid law, which WIS passed after
the exposure of the siraw-b;d ring years ago.
The evidence that has reached here dues
not iinpilcatc Congressman iiarmcr, OF
Philadelphia, but dous directly connect former
partner Of Harn,er, 1t Is. PERHAPS Il s'g1ape.lnt
fhe liet nnsiton ai Of and by the
very inen who are now discovered TO hnre been
connected with tho star~route contracts
IT WAS THE SAME PRECIOUS COMPANY
that endeavored to secure the appointment Of
El;ut Wheeler as Second Assistant Postmaster
General An intimate friend of Brady, who now
is shown to have been one OF the principal
1 9t or:v w. pofss az
in Philadelphia are known to-
be the beginning only of IL genera! system OF ar
Of the 90. country, as soon as evidence is obtained.
Ii the stMr-route investigation IA oonttnuof! with
energy. wonderful lisclosureswilt yet be raadc.
The Committee sent by Postmaster-Go
James to
MEMPHIS
four or five weeks ago to investigate certain al
legged Irregularities and extrusaEnnces ia con.
point has been heard froul. aud the first
action based upon its reports and recon'me.l,
d,tions was taken by tho possmaster, q ~ General
| ordered to be discontinued. its termini are
Memphis and Wittsburg. Ark, Its line e1tonds
down the Msssslpn eighty niles from ASunpnis
| cighty-eight miles Madison ts tho only inter-
mediate point Of any consequence. nnd both
l,y railroad much better tllaa they could be ty
| water. There ure six other inferno cdute offices,
bur their totAl re.eipts during the last Quarter
rate 1 OF about so a year. The yearly price
! hitherto paid to serve these SIX Offices was
| $Iaa,l;s;. Tic establishment Of this route was
advocated by considerable numbers Of prom
| incnt business HEN of Memphis, und quite
By aa s9ers ,n so 81 ron
recomnenda iou is the following
FROM MIR. DORSEY,
! then a Senator ot the United States:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER. WASH
1STns, March ;'l is:ITns iion ino"!as J.
! DEA.: SIR: earnestly ask your careful
| consideration of tho pronrlety OF plucing
mall service on % The s,sanSat a,, route y
j unce /, week. Tho distance is about 10 miles.
| The section supplied by this mail has felt tue
t occ:isun ii have. y III III conjnnc.on with my col:
| leagues. urged the importance OF this upon tho
| Department. Nuw that there is only IL year left
this service he put nal and, should 1t prove un-
NECESSARY, it will cost the Government little.
/ Trusting that there will be No further 'lcluy.
| a1n truly. 8 W. DORSEY
| IN JUSTICE TO sIR. DORSEY
| it should be sud thnt no evidence appears show
ing tElt he bad uuS pcr5oflAl interest III this
| route or that he ncteu III the matter otherwise
than lis the representative Ut what he considered
the interests Of his constituents. Tie saving ef-
| tccted by disseminating the route. Ills will be
! seeu Ur comparing the receipts with the eN-
pent9itures, is more than Sl.,uE d year. AR
-rtuneuae;lts will bc made 10 serve thc six small
Offices WHICH. by REASON Of the order OF ,o-duy,
will be cI; oil from The terworid, by skill or in
expensive nasler from Offices OH The linz
| of tho railroad, Or frUn larger points, where
/! steamboats, mako regular nnlangs. The Normal
| condition Ut Il Eouly portion Ut that country
appears, 10y tho rrp>rts. 10 be one uf overflow,
:,.,u for IL 5oud portion Of the year skitfs and
other water craft can 1loai over he farms In u3
directions, it being nuy necessary to avoid tho
| forests when sailing inland.
| THE EVIDENCE WHICH Is DAILY ACcUMU-
l.ATINti
| against Gen. Brady and the whole ring of con-
| tractors bidders, bon1s.nen. Pn5tmnsters, aHl
Intermediates is hntl direct, documentary. and
| circ,1mstantial- Tho prosecutions will be COLI
Quoted i'll doxf1l StntCS ulu i'll ncHrly, IL not
criminal prosecution. the General Is
| empowered and III p1,sitlon To recover Il very
large amount of tho money gut from the Treas-
l1ry In tho n:,nle Of expedited" and Increased
inui! service. On one route contractor has
,llrcuGy been tilel l.G}N, which will lead Aso
| to cr1t.lilti proceedings against Il number Of
Government officers whose connection with the
| fraud is now clearly established