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THE srAR-RoUTE RING.
Postmaster General James to Bring Civil Suits
for Recovery Of Money

Postmaster General James to Bring Civil Suits
for Recovery Of Money
WASHINGTON, December 1S.--Postmaster
General James, before leaving his office, will
strike a crushing blow at the members Of the
star-route ring. Ciyilproceedlugst recover
the moneys fraudulently obtained from the
government by contractors will he instituted
in a very short time. Section 4,075 of the
Revised Statutes provides that, $ In all cas- 5
where money has been paid out Of the funds
Of the Postoifice Department under the pre-
tense that service has been performed there
for, when in fact such service has not been
performed, or as additional allowance for in
creased service, actually rendered, when the
additional allowance exceeds the sum which
according to law might righifully be allowed
therefor, and In all other cases where the
any person in consequence of fraudulent rep
reservations or by mistake or misconduct Of
any officers or other employees IN the postal
service, the Postmaster General shall cause
suit to be brought 10 recover such wrong or
fraudulent payment or excess, with interest
thereon"
Under this act tile Postmaster General will
next week lay before Attorney General Brew
ster aud special assistant attorney George G
Bliss evidence upon which about fifty suits
will be begun against prominent contractors.
The amount Of money involved In all the
cases Of which the government has cogni.
zance. where evidence exists of fiauds in thr
siar-route service by which the Treasury has
been robbed. is about five million dollars
In many cases tie evidence Is 50 ogerwhelm'
| Ing that no reasonable defense can be inter
posed. The suits will not all be tried in
| Washington, but will be institute in such
of the United States district courts as ma,
seem to the Attorney General to be the mos
convenient. Under the statute above quoted
civil actions will he against persons formerly
connected with the Department who partici
pated in aud abetted the gigantic conspirac,
by which the Treasury was plundered. tt
name the various routes upon which pay wa
fraudulently granted would be a repetition
If the publications Of the past six months
Suits to recover money paid on the Rocl
| Greek anc Custer route, Patrick & Brow
contractors. where pay was increased fron
Sl2, 900 10 $4,000. will be begnn, and also OF
The steamboat loute from St. Paul TO 81
Louis, where thousands Of dollars were pal,
for carrying empty pouches hack and furtl
on boats. Postmaster General James wa
originally Of the opinion that proceeding
against the ring should begin III civil suit
for the recovery Of the stolen money In ad
vance Of criminal prosecutions.
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4 Merry Christmas 70 AL



WASHINGTON. December 16.-The fresi-
dent has nominated Benjamin Harris Brew
ster, Of Pennsylvania, for Attorney General;
Nathaniel NJ. Adams. Pension Agent, -.
Louis; Indian Agents, Henry j. Armstrong
Crow Agency, Montana; A. l.. Cook, Fort
Hall Agency, Idaho; Jesse IL. Fleming Mo-
ouis Pueblo Agency, Arizona.
WASHINGTON, December l9.-Fhe Fresi-
dent nominated Thomas q. Victor Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States at New YORK;
Horace Gray, of Massachusetts, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States; VIM. Henry Prescott, of South Car
olina. special envoy extraordinary and min
Ister plenipotentiary of the United States to
the republics of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia
G.. NJ. Durkin, United States Attorney foi
the Southern District of Alabama.
Resolutions were introduced IN the House
to-day asking information concerning Amer
lean citizens confined in British prisons and
in regard TO discontinuance Of the star-route
service.
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF,

WASHINGTON, December 16.-fhe House
adopted resolution for holiday recess, from
Dec. 21st 10 Jan. 9Th.
PARIS, December 15.--The clerical jour
mails say that In Rome the question of the
Pope's departure is seriously mooted.
DUBLIN. December 16.-The police enter
ed the Office of the United ireland to-day and
arrested the clerk and editor, and seized and
quietly removed all the papers In the Office
at the time.
LONDON, December 10.-An explosion has
occurred in oolliery at Bolton. II is re-
ported $50 lives were lost.
WASHINGTON, December 19.--The Presi-
dent has signed the commission of j. G.
Bancroft Davis Assistant Secretary OF State.
ST. Louis, December 15.--Jullus Rector
and wife (colored) were shown out Of the
Grand Opera House parquette last night and
their mt,ney refunded. Rector, who i prin-
cipal Of / school, win institute proceedings
against the proprietor.
NEW YonK. December 16--The Herdids
Pittsburg special says A man has been sub
prnaed on the Guiteau trial who will testify
that While IL Washington, Gaitezu told him
he vas 10 have The consnlship 70 Paris add.
ing: III don't eet II, 1 viii cause the greas-
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+. WASHINGTON, December 16.-By means
of number of Individual changes quietly
effected yesterday and to-day, the member
ship of the Senate committees has been
finally established for the present session.
and the Pacific Coast Senators are provided
with committee positions as follows, the Re-
pnblicans obtaining, of course, the greater
number because the organization Of the
Senate was controlled by their party:
Miller is made chairman Of the Committee
on the Revision Of Laws, aud member of the
Committees on Foreign Relations, Naval
Affairs, Mines and Mining and Epidemic
Diseases.
Farley il assigned to three important com
mittees, Commerce, Naval Affairs, and Post
offices and Post Roads.
Jones, of Nevada, holds positions on
Finance, Commerce, Mines and Mining,
Civil Service, and Contingent Expenses
committees. lie is chairman of the last
named committee, and second on Commerce.
Fair is a member of the committee on
Mines and Mining, Claims, and Education
and Labor.
Grover serves on Public Lands, Railroads,
aud Military Affairs.
Slater holds places on Indian Affairs, Ag.
riculture. aud Pensions.
Hill, of Colorado, is chairman OF Mines
and Mining, and a member Of four Other
committees, namely, Public Lands, Post
Offices and Post Roads, Civil Service, and
| Nicaraguan Claims.
| Teller is chairman of the Pension Com
mittee, and is included in the membership
Of the judiciary, Claims, and Railroads.
| The Mining COMMITTEES for the first time
| in many years Is now controlled by Senators
of practical mining experience, its tota
membership being Hill, Jones, Miller, Var
Wyck, Fair, Hampton and Camden.
In view Of the fact that the Chinese immi
/ grafton bills and the Nicarsguan canal bill
have been placed in charge of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, its present mem
| bership is of special interest to the Pacifi
Coast, and Is therefore suhjcned in full
Window, Of Minnesota, chairman; Miller, o
California; Ferry, Of Michigan; Edmunds
of Vermont; Lapham, of New York: John
sion, of Virginia; Morgan, of Alabama
Hill, OF Georgia; Pendleton, Of Ohio.
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
Western congressman VIII Make an Aggressive
Issue

Western congressman VIII Make an Aggressive
Issue,
WASHINGTON, December 20.--There Is
decided feeling among the advocates Of the
continuance of the coinage Of silver dollars
against those portions Of The Message aud Of
the report of the Secretary of The Treasury
which recommend the repeal or modification
of the law directing the coinage of two mill
ion silver dollays each month aud Of the issue
Of silver certificates, and the feeling will be
made NANTES, later III TIE session. Several
of the more able of the silver advocates are
outspoken IN opposition TO the recommends
lions and are preparing to utter their views.
Most az the Western and all Of the Senators
and Representatives from the Pacific States
will undoubtedly oppose any measure that
proposes 10 interfere with the Act of Febru-
airy. 1878. There are Indications that these
gentlemen will not be contenied with even
an active policy IN this particular, but will
make an effort TO 20 amend the present COIN
aye laws as to provide for still greater issue
of silver dollars and certificates based on
them. The measure, should IL not receive
the approval % the Executive, could not OBJ
tain the necessary two thirds vote 10 pass II
over veto, but IL Is probable majority ID
both houses will be found IN favor of bill
of this kind.
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LONDON, December 20. - The Times
speaking of the Guiteau case says: Nothing
IN criminal procedure ever equalled The
laxity of his trial. What should have been
a grave investigation has become sort of
entertainment. Although murderer and
ches, Guiteau has produced the most farcical
trial ever heard Of. Now that he has gained
notoriety as a criminal he is bent Oh showing
his Importance. The laXity of the proceed
ings is neither mended by the conduct Of the
prosecution, nor by discretion on the part Of
the presiding iudge.
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A Merry Christmas to All.

voom. !, oi,,trucrtd by hugh botillerS which
have dropppd down from the ceiling. II Is
moi studded with stalagmites AMI hu"h-h.d
with sparkling crystals, like the Castle cav.
ern hut il l. immense, and exploration may
deyelop Il 10 be- .om' thing equally rs won.
aerfu and extensive - Husbmdm"a.
Miles City is TO have a daily paper the LIT
of january. w. ID. Knight will he editor AMI
proprietor. The new, paper Will be called to
the Daiip Chronicle and will take the place of
the Journal.
GI. 1dale merchants complain because their
goods shipped over the Utah & Northern,
marked "Melrose," are taken up to Silver
Bow, left lay there two or three weeks, and
when brought back to Melrose, the railroad
charges return freight.
A report prevails in Helena that Mr. r. L.
Carpenter, of Iowa, brother OF ex.Govern-
or Carpenter, will bs appointed Secretary
of Montana Mr.. Carpenter has spent parts
of the past two years in Montana, and has
property interests in Helena.
The bla4t shots fired by the Mulan tunnel
workmrn are distinctly heard in Helena,
fifteen mile, distant. Contractor Muir states
that as the piercing of The tunnel proceeds
the drtouating reports of the bla,ts will be
| easily heard thirty miles away.
II having been represented 10 President
| Willard that Glendive and Miles city are
without clergy or religious teachers of any
| sort AN order has been issued to the Northern
Pacific TO transport at half rates preachers Of
| all denominations seeking missionary work
| in those towns.
The Helena way pouch was lost from tn e
coach between Sail bury and Silver Star, on
the morning of the !th, and all efforts TO find
| il have proved unavailing. Among the con.
tents was registered package, from Vir.
! ginia City, containing, 1t is said, 5000 in
| currency. NGdis0Hidl.
During lecture east, Col NOrri, "a id
| "'rhe roads of these mOuntainS are too steep
and rocky for even donkey to climb; there
fore did not attempt the a cent" and the
Colonel wondered why he was applauded so
haartily at this seemingly uuimportant part
! of his dis course .-AVdHt Courier.
The ThurSton flock of sheep, $500 in mum
Der, purchased last summer of S. +. Larabie
of Deer Lodge, Is probably the finest flock in
| Montana. They shcared seven and a hal
pounds on ali average last spring. They are
very fat and have sheltered quarters and ;
large yield is expected next sea,on-Hus
bmdmGH.
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A Nary tatazi' 10 AL
THE JEANETTE.
The Ship Crushed in Ice North
Of Siberia.

Two Of the Three Boats each a Russian Port.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 20 --Lieut.
Gen. Anoheeine, Governor General 81 East
eru Siberia, who las just arrived here,
brought news that a steamer Of the North
American Polar Expedition which had been
lost since 1879, lad been discovered and as
sIstance rendered the crew. Ii Is believed
here this refers TO the Jeanette. The crew
are said to have suffered no loss.
NEW YORK, December 20.--The Com
mercidl Advertiser prints this private dis
patch was sent by the Secretary of State to
the Herald Office this evening announcing
the loss Of the Jeanette and the rescue OF
two boats filled with men, containing three
officers Of the expedition and twenty three
of the crew. Another boat has not been
heard from and is supposed to have been lost.
The following is a copy of the dispatch:
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December 90
The following telegram has been received
from b. Hoffman, Charge d'Afair.s of the
United States al ST. Petersburg The jean
uette was crushed by ice Oh June llth, in
latitude seventy-seven degrees north. longi-
tude one hundred and y-seven degrees east.
The crew embarked in three boats, which
were separated by wind and fog. Number
three boat. with eleven men, under charge
uf Engineer Melville, reached the mouth of
Lena river on September 18Th. Boat num-
Der one. having on board Capt. Delung, DR..
Amber, aud twelve men, reached the Lena
river in piiiahle condition. Prompt assist
ance was rendered. Boat number two has
not been heard from
IF. +. FRELRGHUYSEN,
Secretary al State"
Conuery, managing editor Of the Herald,
said he had no facts beyond the spaI ches
upon which he could base any opinion rela-
lIv" t" the expedition. Ii appeared to him
that the steamer had been lost beyond recUv
cry and that the occupants of the second
boat. among whom he feared was Collins,
the HcrdidS correspondent, were also lost,
although there was hope that they might yet
turn up.
WASHINGTON, December 20.--In response
10 Hnftman's Dispatch, the following was
transmitted to-da
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December 20, 1881.
Hoffman. Charge d AFdires, 81. Petersburg:
Tender hearty thanks Of the President 10
| all authorities or persons who have in any
way been instrumental in assisting the un-
| fortunate survivors from the Jeanette or
| furnishing information to this government.
FEELISGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State.
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casias, Rumors.

NEW YORK, December l9.-The Times
Washington special has new lot Of Cabinet
rllmors. The following are the latest: Ex-
Senator Boutwell,, il Is reported, has been
rendered the navy portfolio, but he is not In
clIned to accept. Boutwell,, It is believed,
desires the appointment Of United States
Circuit Judge, and Is urging the appointment
ar Judge Lowell. Of the Massachusetts, cir
cult, to the vacancy on the supreme Bench
caused by the death Of Associate Justice
Clifford, with The expectation of succeeding
Judge Lowell. w. +. Chandler y men
toned as likely to succeed 10 the Navy De-
paumeut, should Boutwell, decline that
pllce. The Interior Department is said y
siand hetween ex-senator Sargent and Chsf
fee. The report Is current to-nlelEt that So
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Rnheson's Rcsoluiion

WASHINGTON, December l6.-The resolu-
ton of Representative Robson which lie
sought to introduce to-day, recttes that the
salute of the English flag at Yorktown was
without the authority Of Congress and was
done at the time England was suspendinr
the habeas corpus, suppressing pablic meet
Ings, and crowding the iails with honorable
gentlemen unaccused Of crime, some of them
American citizens and Others chosen and
honored representatives in Parliament Of
their own people; therefore, resolved that
we extend our sympathies to those patriots
and members of Parliament suffering i'm
prisonment.
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Crime and Casualty.

New YORK, December 19.-H. Mcneil
Felix, confirmed invalid, this morning,
while in bed, beat his wife's brains out with
a malet and then hung himself. Jealousy
was the cause.
MOUNT UNION, Pa, December l9.-John
A. Ingram, miner, placed can of dyna-
mite in a stove to-day, the package explod-
ing, tearing the building to pieces and l.illing
Ingram, his wife, aud four children.
CINCINNATI, December l0.-H. II. Bruno,
lumber dealer, was shot aud killed by his
brother-in-l law, August Koors. Family mat
tiers were the cause.
ST.. LOUIS, December 19.-Baboe and
Ward, the murderers, are to be hanged Jan
uary 18th.
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A Merry Christmas to ali,
THE JEANETTE HEARD FROM.

In 1877 James Gordon Bennett bought the
IZ0-tun bai kfiggrd steam yacht called the
Pandora, ovrrhauled, reltted, aud reclris-
tened her the Jeamne:te, aud Jhly S.h, 1879,
Captain belong, Of the Navy, salied her
away luL ard Behring's Slrail and the North
Pole. She was we'll manned and equipped.
proyisioued for three years, and had already
made an Arctic trip. Although not expected
back until 1882. public apprehension has
been excited fpr Eer saf-ly daring The past
year, aud a humber Of vessels have sailed In
search Of her. The first tidings since she
spoke the whalers Two years ago In Behring's
Strat comes this week Uia 81. Petersburg aud
To the effect that three mouths ago portion
Of her crew, after having been In open boats
ou the Arctic OCEAN forthiee months reached
the Russian settlement at the mouth If Lena
! river. Siberia. Tie Jeanette went down In
the fULeu ocean at a point within six degrees
of the farlhrsL northern point ever reached
by man. rhe experience Of the crew for
three months Ia open boats, fortunately for
them at the warmest and Iightest season Of
the year, will be thrilling chapter in the
| history uG adventure. It is still to be hoped
the third boat has made harbur at some in
| llahiied point, but wh, u TO the ordinary prrls
of the sea are added the probability of in.
sufficient food aud the possibility of their
| boats being crushed by ice, it seems more re-
| markabIr thai two boats escaped than that
only one was lost.
| Aud now that the Jeanette has been
heard from, at the bottom Of the Arctic
| Oreau, ana iwoIlnrds of the crew have bren
, saved, the question occurs. DO these Polar
expeditions yield benefits commensurate to
the expenditure Of life and properly they III
v"lvc? The idea e finding passaae ar"nnd
north Of the great continents has bten a
| hobby. but although N"rdeHsk I'D demon
! ST. aied Asia could he circummavigated, his
voyage also provedihe discovery had no pl ac-
teal utility. The ocean currents are snlii-
GENTLY well defined for ali purposes If nav
! gallon, there are no hahltabe lands 10 be
discovered or TO establish relations with, no
one cares particularly wh"therthe North Pole
| Is ice or water, anu no great Interests vi SUI
ence are TO be subseryel by these expensive,
dangerous, and fruitless voyages ia the re-
cions Of eternal ice and the midnight sun.
About the worthiest objects expeditions now
have is TO learn the fate Of others that have
preceded them, and ii does seem as if ii were
better TO call in these northern wanderers
and leave the Arctic seas to the walrus and
the aurora borealis. The exploration OF
habitable lands has promise of good, the
heights of air aud the depths of old ocean
may yield priceless knowledge TO mankind,
but 10 knock good vessels into smIthereens
among the ice foes and bergs Of the Arctic
Circle is about as poor a use as human effort
can be put TO. Give the North Pole a rest.
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The Garfield Expenses.

WASHINGTON, December i6.-The money
to pay the expenses Of Gariield's Hines will
be disposed of as follows DIS. Bliss, Agnew
aud Hamilton are 10 receive twothiTsis,
which will be about $4,000 or 1900. The
physicians say that under no circumstances
will they present bills, either TO Mrs. Gar
field or against The estate Of her decreased
husband. Four nurses are to receive 5000
each. DR.. Lamb, Of the Surgeon Geuesal's
Office, 10 TO receive 5000 for the autopsy he
made. Reybufn. who was Bliss assistant,
will also receive reasonable sum for his
couss ant attendance. IL Is not known what
charges the railroad companies will mike
fnr The use If i special train ar for The cpn-
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Official Investgation Of the Fire.

VIENNA, December 1.-THE official re-
port of the Ring Theater disaster says the
Chief Engineer asked two policemen at the
main entrance of the theater whether there
vas anybody within, and received the reply
that the whole audience left safely. This
statement is apparently confirmed by the
fact that no persons were seen at the en-
frances of the building. The men of the
fire brigade subsequently made their way TO
the galleries, but the air was suffocating and
it was impossible to penetrate the passages,
as the lights went out for want of oxygen,
and the fremen were unable to breathe.
The report expresses the conviction that III"
audience died speedily from sufiocation.
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The irish Troubles.

LONDON, December 1.-THE Marquis of
Harrington, speaking to-day expressed the
the Irish difficulty to asuccessful conclusion.
During the last few days, he said, there had
been some hopeful signs, several convictions
having been obtained from juries. The Gov
ganizalion for collecting rents aud enforcing
the rights of property. The ISOLATION for
that purpose formed in Ireland was a legtl-
mate association, and might be beneficial.
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Aitsmntsd Assasslna,ion.

SAN FRANCISCO, December ia Tomb
stone, A. T., dispatch says al unsuccessful
attempt was made TO assassinate John L.
Clum, Mayor Of the city, last night. A band
Of armed men bred on him wilhelm stage en-
route for Tucson. The driver was wounded
aud one of the horses killed. Dir. Clum es-
capped without injury. No attempt was made
TO rob the stage. The assault is supposed 10
be the ouigrowth II a recent cowboy tragedy,
since which time threats lave been made
agains, the life of Cmm by the carp broth
ers and Halliday, who We're engaged In the
tragedy. Judge Spicer, City Marshal Will
Jams and other parties are now In pursuit
Of the assailants.
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Alaska

WASHINGTON, December 15.-The propo-
sltion that delegate from Alaska be admit
ted has caused some inquiry touching the
population there. Professor Elliott. of the
Smithsonian Institute, puts the population
at 10000, of which 400 are whites and LOO
Russian half breeds, and the remainder In
dians. Prospecting for minerals has not in
dicated any great value. The timber will
be very valuable in time; also the fisheries,
when developed. The fur trade is the sole
means of livelihood for the people. The
Governments revenue last year from the fur
trade was $4,000.
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Riddleberger elected Senator.

RICHMOND (Va.), December 20.-H. III.
Riddleberger was elected to the United
States Senate TO day by the Legislature TO
succeed John w. Johnston. strictly party
vote was given for each of the candidates.
In the House the Democrats made several
unsuccessful attempts to force the Readust-
ers 70 an avowal as to which party in the
Senate Riddleberger would support when he
gets there. 1t was confessed that Riddle
berger was unpledged. The Republicans
said they had no sort of an understanding
with him as TO which national party he
would affiliate with in the Senate.
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lover the Hill to the Poor +. ouse.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 20.-Daniel
Hale Haskell was placed Saturday in the
Almshouse, having been arrested as brok-
en-down, vernlin-infested beggar. In the
early days he was manager of the banking
aud express house of Adams Il Co., with an
income Of $4,000 year. He gave all his
means to endeavor to save the bank, retired
into poversy and took to drink with the
above result.