Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-01

office. John \. Walsh, who secured sS increase of S1S5, ,475 on the routt from Prescott 10 santa Fe, for which he originally contracted for SiS5,000 is 8 native of Louisiana, and wher the war broke out, be joined tn, rebel army, but after the TecOnstruc- ton of Louisiana he joined the War mouth ring lie was indicted il New Orleans for making illicit whis- key, and saved from Imprisonment by Brady, who was then SuperV sOr of Internal Revenue in New Orleans and refused tO appear @ witness against him.
 English Railroad Magnates.
 NEW YORK, April 25.-The steam ship Gallick, due nsre tonight, brings the Duke of Sutherland, Marquis Oi Stafford, and number of other direc- tors of the London and Northwestern railroad company. who are coming 10 study our railroad system. They will proceed as far as San Francisco. Thomas Bowles is also of the party. The Pennsylvania roads have already placed a train at their disposal The party remain here several days. Dr. Russell, cf Bull Run fame, is in the party.
 Washington Matters.
 NEW YORK, April 9G-A Washing. ton special says Secretary Lincoln. It is understood, has declared hls in- tentiOn 0 relieve and send Co their regiments such officers Ot the army as have enjoyed the soft billet of de- ac he'd duty m and about Washington for years The most pronounced case, and one which is without a parallel, is that Ol Thos. II Bradly, Brevet Captain and First Lieutenant of the Twenty first Infantry, who has been on detached service in the office of the Secretary of War for nearly eighteen years, aud has never done a days duty with his regiment since he was q Second Lieutenant in 1866.
 The Times has a scathirg editorial on the TeactiOHary influence at work in the last administration and under Garfield's. During Hayes term the Treasury Department was largely to all intents and purposes cOrruptly to further the pollucal am bition of the Secretary. The Post office Department, where the old evils of pOlitica influence and the inter- ference of COngres>men and Senators and a debasing traffic in votes and ex- peDditures has had full swing, devel- oped Inc amazing and humiliating star route scandals, which are now being exposed The Chief Execut We, at whose hands the Constitution places the great body of appointments, and who could at any moment have the Cabinet officers who refused or neglected 10 carry out hIs views, in effect abdicatsd his office for the benefit of men who, whether selfish and in violation of public iu- ierest, shaped appointments with llt- tle reference to principles that had be5u distinctly announced by their superior. There was sound adminis- .rstion of the department ouly because the head of that Department was loyal 10 the President himself. Garfield, upon entering on hIs work with a pro iessedIv less elevated siandaTd, bids fair 0 fall even further below that standard than Hayes did below his. The one department which under Hayes wss distinguished for its application ofthe principles f sound administration has been turned over to the politicians. The The new Secretary of ihe Interior seems to have re-established the most wasteful and demoralizing 2 methods of the old system. He has abandoned competitive examination. The examinations which be has osten- ,ihIy established for them are in fact fare .cal. New aud incompetent men are put over he heads of those of tried and proven capacity, and often on higher salaries. The handspring of discjphn and efficiency and the guaranty that merit, and merit only, would secure advancement, IS broken. The best men among s1bOfdinaies are naturally disEusted and discouraged.
 Eastern Gossips.
 NEW YORK, April 26.-Ihe police are reported indicted by t'e grand Jury because of the fail ure 10 clean the streets.
 A number of lUadiDg Republicans, including Vice-i resident Arthur and Senator Platt. had a conference to-day On local matters, concerning the situ- ation in Washington.
 Blaine was entertained by the Union League Club tonight.
 The Star Route Scandal.
 NEW YORE. April 26.-The- Her aid on Star Route disclosures says We have only one side of this melsn- choly and depressing story and re- serve our criticism until we hear from Mr. Dorsey, of whom we wish t9 have as good an opinion as the gentlemen who dined with him the other day We should like also 10 hear from Re publicans like Congressman Page of California, and :. B. Elkins Of New Mexico. but all censure IpOn the sane and hypOcritIcal admins iralion ol Hayes who permitted such a ring.
 The Herald says several hotels are preparing to follow the example of the Corbet a- Manhattan Beach, in the eXclusi l of Hebrews. IL cites one of a dozen advertisements of hrsi- class houses appearing in tO-days' pa- pers notifying Hebrews not to apply.
 Dwelling the Farragut Statue.
 WASHINGTON, AprIl 25.-The pro- cesslon formed al l 1 A. NJ. in the neigh bOrhoOd of the Capitol. At l2 o'clock a gun was fired by the naval artil lery and the procession moved in columns of companies from the Capitol. by way of Pennsylvania avenue 10 Fiji teenth street. Thence to Pennsylvania avenue and Connecticut avenue Co Far ragut Square. When the head column eached Fifteenth street a gun Was fred by the naval sal1ung battery, stationed ID Layfayette Square, sig nal 10 noliiy the President and CaOi- net Of the approach. Al l2:35 the Presidential party took seats iu the stand, and after stopping the proces- sion the statue was unveiled with elaO- crate ceremony and flourish of rum pets by Quar,ermaster Knowles of Far
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