Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-30
EASTERN DISPATCHES,
Tho Star Nail Service InlQuities-
President Garfield Calls for .
Fall ShoWiag-Dorsey Also.

Fall 6hoWisg-Dorsey Also.
New YoRK, April ga Times Wash
special says: No fresh disclo-
sures have besr made In regard to the
Star route scandals In the last twenty.
four hours. II may be a. veil. however.
to state that Postmaster General James
IL heartily sustained BY the President in
the eourss he 10 pursuing in reference to
this subject, and he also enjoys the GO
tive cooperation OF Attorney General
Mcvsagh. It 10 understood that the
President. within the last two days. has
directed Postmaster General James to
continue his investigations until the
bottom facts Of the swindlss are IN.
ssrthsd. without regard to Who may be
injured BY the disclosures. II will thus
b seen that the President. Postmaster
and Attorney General are In entire &C.
cord on this subject. Investigations
now In progress will necessarily occupy
several weeks. and II may be the lst
OF July before the inspectors. who
are engaged under Postmaster Gen.
sral James In making searches
in the Second Assistant Postmaster
Generals Department. have completed
their labors and are ready to report to
the Postmaster General. The public.
however. may rest assured that the In.
quiry will bs . most thorough and fear
less one. and that the report which will
finally be presented to the President
will be one in which no favor shall be
shown to the guilty. Mr.. James has
been somewhat hampered in this BY his
immediate surroundings among the m
ployes left in General Brady's depart
ment. He has not felt certain In whom
to trust. The case OF Chief Clerk
French, who was dismissed the service
on Tuesday, 10 marked illustration OF
the generalization which prevails In
the Department, and how many more.
employees Of the same kind still remain.
IL 10 impossible to tell. What IL needed
in the Postmaster Generals Department
Just at this time 10 q new broom, n u
very vigorous arm to WELD 1t In sweep
ing out Of the old materials and the put.
ting 10 OF employees who will be in thor
ouRh and hearty sympathy with the
purposes OF Q reform Administration.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Gensral Gar.
field said to . Republican member OF
Congress that be decided before leaving
Mentor to removs General Brady. who
wrote him during the campaign. offering
to raise $25. 900 from the Star route con-
tractors. Garfield declined tho offer
and set inquiries on foot.
WASHINGTON. April 20. - Ex-senator
Dorsey has been active oil day IN en-
deavoripg to Offset the allegations con-
Meeting him with the Star route ring to
clear himself Of the charge. 1t was
stated to Q Western Associated Press re-
porter tonight. BY authority direct from
Dorsey, that the latter bad requested the
Postmaster General to investigate imme-
distely Dorssy's alleged completely; that
the Postmaster General admitted that he
could not 6nd any evidence to connect
Dorsey with the Star route ring. and
General James will tomorrow write q
letter to the President, stating that moth.
ing has been found against Dorsey. On
the basis Of this letter Dorsey will make
bis defense to the public, denying that
be ever had any connection With the Star
service ring. Dorsey had . long talk
With the Postmaster General. and II 10
said that hs insisted on having an imme-
diate statement; that II there wal any
thing seaius, him. lot Il DO given out.
and, 10 nothing. he wanted that stated.
There 10 bad blood between Dorsey and
Brady personally. and those who still
maintain the charges against the Star
route ring say 1t will result in aiding In
the pending investigation to unearth and
expose ell OF the rings doings. Presi.
dent Garfield IL Arm in his determine.
ton TO expose the wrong, regardless oil
whom II might involve.