, 1881-07-01

The following named enlisted mrn f
the signal corps, members of tie Lady
Franklin bay expedition, start Tor -
Johns; Sergeanis Edward Isarel, d. G.
Ralston and ii. s Gardner.
Gen. Longstreet will b. appointed 4. X.
marshal Oi Georgia after July i-t. lie
has not thought of the MabOne plan for
dividing Georgia democrats, but IL v willing
to do all that l. possible for the rrpub.i
can party. lie does not con,ileg the
prospect brilliant.
j. A. Bentley's resignation us csmmis-
sioner of pensions was AZ oure aci,.fteL
and W. w. Dudley, a. = marshal of
Indiana. appointed 90 the place. Judge
n. 4. Mcfarland. of khn.n-. WIS up-
poInt'd Il by the president commissioner
general of the land ofiire. warrant by the
|resignatiOn Of Gen Williamson.
Secretary Lincoln referred o. Gen shef-
man letter trum Secretary Kirk ,s,sd
relative Ia the alleged establishment ga
the Southern Ute reservation neS sta
ton Dy tle Denver aud Rio tirantie Rail.
road Co, and the erection 90 salus n.
dance houses. etc. with request to the
general To take necessary sud proper ac-
ton toward removing int u ea
The secretary of tlie interior ofiidally
informs the commissioner Of miner al Land
of Wyoming that he has carefully exam
lned the decisions Of orders made by the
land Office, and 10y his predecessor. Sec-
reiary schuFz. la ihis case. aud finds Ho
reason 10 disturb tile issuanre OF the p.ftant
ia conformity With the amended aurrev
OF Deputy Surveyor Thompson. The AZ.
propriation fpr rcheaTiug Wa fof the
purpose Of fendesvofing to exclude ffuu
the patent the triangular tract known ~
Willow grove, Buw owned by the Odd
E.sttA ma ~ =.
foreclosure of mortgage maue 10 .eCure q
large loan upon a.
The Times editorial hints a sn en.ssi
Dy Brady and associates Of the star ruute
rascalities 90 induce the administration to
let up on them. They will Use their in-
inence % the utmost. There IL not fhe
shighest reason for fearing that auythiag
these men can do will deter tsea. Jatnes
or McNeagh from the course apon which
they have entered. Il il to be hoped that
there is noground for fearing they mag be
able to allure or 10 drive any oft OH
cials' associates OF the officials supeFiurs
OF these men from giving them all tho
support they need But there are threats
aud murmers that are disquieiinx. Pub
lie sentiment onght 10 bs more aroused
on this subjest aud to demand with un-
niissakable voice The strengthening of the
hands OF tie engaged in ltis pTOsetptian
and the battling Of the devirrs of the
desperate consIsirators who are at hay.
The Times' Washington special saws.
The officers charged with the prosecution
of the star route frauds ex pect To he pre-
pared 10 begin operations when the grand
Try meets, which will be Ia the latter
part of the present month. The selection
of Hubert. Schntier aud Andrew Langdsn
M members 81 the grand jury, has given
rise 10 considerable comment In conss-
quence of the former connection OF these
two gentlemen with the postofiice depart
ment. Schuiter Is fresco painter and
worked for the department. His work, IL
appears, was not satisfactory, and an In
vesiigation was ordered by the postmaster
general, the result OF which has not been
fully made public. Langdon il president
OF the Cooperative Mail and Transports
tion Co, of which Albert T.. Boone is
general manager, and whose peculiar
methods in manipulating postal contracts
have been fully exposed. The grand jury
consists of "a members. and a vote of
majority Of that number is required to
make presentment
II is not thought probable from infor-
nation obtained at the treasuy depart
ment based on present Indications that
there will be any recommendation made
to the next congress looking TO refunding
legislation. IL is the opinion of those
high in authority that conversion of high
rate bonds under the present system into
bonds bearing lower rate of interest ~
far more advantageous 20 the business in
teresis than agitation of the question by
congress. While il is the intention of the
secretary of the treasury to keepthe sink
ing fund supplied il is net probable that
much will be done in the purchase of
bonds for that fund until the per cents
to which option of continuance on re-
demption has already been entended are
disposed of. Although there has been no
report received as to the number or
amount of coupon tives received for con-
tinuance at the London agency, it is un-
derstood that quite large amounts of such
bonds have been presented. The secre-
tary is of the opinion that nearly If not
quite all the $llS.000,O0 coupon fives will
be received for continuance before the
time fixed for their presentation has
elapsed, namely, July lst. The secretary
was asked to day II there was any ptoba-
bility of his purchasing 4 per cents of 1907
for sinking fund in preference to re-
deeming converted 81 per cents to which
he responded that it was question
which had not yet been considered. 1t is
thought III some quarters that providing
tours could be purchased in open market
at reasonable figures it would be good
policy to purchase them in preference to
redeeming 81 per cents. S4l 100000 cou
pom five per cent. bonds were received for
continuance at 3! per cent. TO date, leav-
ing S74, ,000, 600 to be heard from.