Jamestown alert., 1881-11-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

H6 pTCsNAOut, WlUu d. Rfcub uldIy OLtleTSs
has been annoyed at the apparent delay in the
star route prosecutions, and has sent for one of
the persons actively connected with the prose-
cutions, and is reported to lave said to him,
in substance, chat he did not wish any longer
delay in this matter; that there was an impress
sion becoming current tat the council were
dily-dallying, and he desired to have the cases
Immediately pressed to trial and conviction, if
the government had any case, and if it did not
have any case he desired to have that acknc wi.
edged and tho matter dropped. Tho counsel
for the star route prosecution say that tho pro-
where the individual is bound by the statute of
Limitation, and that the proofs against Dorsey
will soon be presented to the grand jury.
In conversation with a distinguished men,
ber Of tho western bar touching the vacancy on
the bench Of the United States supreme court,
the president ssked if the members of the bar
generally had discussed the fact that the place
had not yet been tillsd. The answer was that
the profession take deep interest in the mat
ter and would like to geo the vacancy filled.
The pre- sidont said ho had not made an appoint
meDt during the special session of tho senate,
for, the reason that he was pressed with other
matters, and he did not want to make any mis-
take in filing tho vacancy He said he con-
sidered the appointment one Of the most i'm
portant lie would be called upon to make, and
tor tha, reason he wanted to take time and
make the best possible selection.
Controller Knox says that if the examiner
had not boon deceived by the forged letter Of
genuine letter OF the cashier of tho Mechanics
bank of New York, relating to the deposits of
the Newark bank with its correspondent, the
losses of the bank would have been made known
fourteen months ago This statement of tho
controller is virtually al admission that the
examiner failod to properly perform Ills duty.
He had no more right to accept the unsup-
ported statement of the cashier of the New
York bank as to the amount of the Newark
banks deposits than he would have had to ac-
cept the statements of Cashier Baldwin aa to
the condition CT tho Merchanics' National of
Newark. ~ :.
,Treasurer Gilfillan has received letter
from q man in Caledonis county, VT The man
says that one COW Of number, lie is unable
to identify particularly, chewed and swallowed
tho contents of his pocketbook. There, W ere
in that pocketbook twenty s 10 bills, one 800
silver certificate and So note, in all 1925.
There were also in the pccketbook two keys,
''both of which, n:naive]y says the writer, "with
pieces of the book, were found upon the
Ground.n He wants the United States to re-
imburse him for his loss It. cannot be done.
The man will have to produce portionti of the
notes upon which the COW operated before he
can recover from Uncle Sam.
ment says that he issued instructions to bank
examiners Immediately after the failure Of the
First National bank of Newark to verify the
statements of accounting officers Of banks as
to their deposits with other banks. Examiner
Smelly, who made the last examination of the
Mechanics bank of Newark before the failure,
says he did as directed. He certifies that the
Mechanics of Newark had So, 900. 900 on de-
posit with the Mechanics of New York. Pres.
ident Sherman says that such is not the case.
The question of veracily is at issue between
Messrs. Sherman and Smelly.
L 80 30 ,;o1o L.
law prohibiting traffic in postage stamps arc
now receiving the attention. Of the postoffice
department and special agents are hunting ur
offending postmasters all over the couHtry.
Postmasters are forbidden to sell stamps excep
to the locality to which the postmasters belong
master at a small village in Virginia has made
profit of nearly $500 in the last few months
selling stamps to Baltimore merchants at II
per cent discount.' Postal authority say they
| are bound to bresk up this traffic.
There is something of a rumpus at the wal
department owing to the publication of the re-
ports Of several of the chiefs Of the bureaus be-
fore the report of the secretary of war has beer
prepared. Secretary Lincoln feels that his dig
nifty has been hurt by being thus ignored by hi!
| subordinates, and he has issued a circular Il
the chiefs bureaus forbidding them hereafter
| to give out their reports to the press.
Gen H. G. Wright, chief of engineers, o. s
| A., has submitted his annual report to the sec
retary Of war. During the past fiscal year worl
upon the seacoast defenses has been limited, il
accordance with the terms of the act Of Marcel
8, 1881, to their protection, preservation
and repair. He calls attention to the import
| ance of early and reasonable expenditures il
seacoast defenses. ~
| The first change that President Arthur ha,
made in the personnel CT the White House is il
the removal of Mr. Smith, one of the door
keepers. The salary of Mr.. Smith will hereaf
| ter be enjoyed by private messenger named
Powell, who was with President Arthur tn til,
custom house in New York.
Another Crank has turned up at the Whit,
| House since the fiend With the pistol appeared
on the scene. Ho was q harmless 1unatic
laboring under the hallucination that he wa
! president of the United States. He was takel
| to the station house.
The resignation of John W. Foster, minister
| to Russia, has been accepted by Secretar,
Blaine in the name of the president