Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-28
EASTERN DISPATCHES
The Star Route Prosecutions to be
Actively and Vigorously Pressed
They Will Be Reached Next Week.

Ihey Will DO keaCueQ NcXt Gel
WASHINGTON. September 2S.-It is the
intention Of the Postmaster General and
the Attorney General to push the Star
route prosecutions vigorously now. and
do 1, Immediately. Col. Geo. Bliss, Of
New York. will control and direct the
prosecution. There 10 . mass Of svi.
dsncs all arranged and ready for pre-
sentation to tbs Grand Jury. and II 10
positively asserted by those who are con.
cerned In the management Of the cases
that there 10 sufficient evidence now on
hand to procure several indictments.
Gui,sau's case will receive the Arst at.
tsntion Of the Grand Jury, but that will
scarcely occupy more than q day or two
at most, and the Star route cases will DO
taken up 90 o a. other pressing Grim
iual cases besides Guitsau's will admit
Of. It Is now believed the Grand Jury
will reach the Star route cases by the
latter part Of next week.
A high official Of the Postofaee De.
psrtment. not Postmaster General James,
said to . press reporter last night thai
because Of President GsrAeld's condi.
ton very little progress could be made
In the Star route prosecutions during
the summer beyond collecting and ar
ranging evidence; that during all that
time the Postofics Department had been
compelled to submit quietly to the abuse
and dsnunciations Of the Star route ring
and its organs. but that now an active
prosecution Of the ring will be made.
He said that President Arthur Is %
fully determined as even his predecessor
was to punish ths men who have do.
frauded the government through Star
route contracts, and that Postmaster
General James will remain ut the head
OF the department until those prosecu.
tons are all ended. Speaking Of the
opinion recently advanced by some
that the time OF PostmastH General
James expires by Limitation on Do.
tsber 18th. one month after President
Garfield died. this official said that II
this is to be the proper construction OF
the Law, then James will be reappointed
10 remain in Office until he finishes up
the Star route cases. as President Arthur
means that mo guilty man shall es,
cape;" that Jamss' administration had
reduced the expenses Of the department
BY calling of useless Star route expenses,
BY the grand sum OF $1,000, 900. and
that not exceeding fifty complaints. all
told, have been received Of any incon.
venisncs to the people by reason OF this
curtailment. These complaints had
nearly ell been ~instiested by the con-
tractors. The reduced service gives to
the sections through which the routes
ran, all the mail facilities that are proper
and necessary.
Those engaged in the Star route prose.
cutious had no confidence whatever 10
District Attorney Corkhill. He had OBJ
structed and delayed the work OF prose.
ton by every means In his power. aud II
had been determined that he shall not
have any control or direction OF the
cases. The President has the fullest
confidence in I.District Attorney Bliss
Of New York, who Is an old personal
friend. and fully approves his selection
Of chief prosecutor. The President e1'
pressed o desire that the prosecution be
pressed IS vigorously as justice to all
parties will allow. Undoubtedly the No.
cused parties have had hopes OF i'm
pressing President Arthur that this
prosecution was really persecution. and
at least rendering him lukswsrm In the
matter. and they are disappointed al
their sigual failure. The ring made
prompt and bold move to get both James
and Macvsagh out Of the Cabinet. and
thus overthrow the prosecution at one
blow; but the result has been altogether
| ~unfayorabls to their schemes.