Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Cases-BaI Furnished by l the Accused-'The Case Against Gufteau | -Howgate Sent to Jail-Other Matters. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-When the Criminal Court met this morning Walter s. Cox, the presiding judge, stated that he had examined | the information filed in the Star route cases
 and had fixed the bail at $7,5oo in the cases of Brady and Brown, and at $4,OOO in the
 cases of Turner and French. A short but un ! important discussion ensued between William Cook, the assistant District attorney, and Enoch Totten, of counsel for the defense, in ! the course of which the latter stated that he might have other motions to submit beside those tc quash the information, but he would probably formally file that motion to- morrow.
 It was agreed that before any motion should be argued two days notice should be given to the opposite counsel The bondsmen then came forward and justified as follows: John F. Olmstead, N. W. Fitzgerald, A. L. Roach and Lewis Clephane for Brady; J. W. Humphrey and J. T. Johnson for Turner, and B. Fl. Warner and Wash B. Williams for French. s. T. Brown was not present with his bondsmen, but gave bail during the course of the day.
 President Arthur remained quietly at his residence day and has received no callers except few members of the House. The White House is now closed to everyone. The work of repair is going and Secretary
 Brown is still in charge, though he has had no communication with the President since his return.
 Hon. John G. Thompson, sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, states to- day that under no consideration is he or will he be a candidate for the position of secreta ry of the Senate.
 The Democratic Senators have decided to hold their caucus next Friday evening. Director of the Mint Burchard has issued the following: The government has fixed no valuation upon mutilated silver coin other than the market value of the silver they con tain. They are purchased at the hints by weight as bullion and their value depends up- on the price of silver on the day the coin is 1 received at the mint.
 Captain H. W. Howgate was brought be- fore United States Commissioner Bundy at noon to-day on a new charge of defalcation, in which the amount is placed at $94 ,0OO Colonel Cook, for the government, insisted that bail should be the same as in the former charges. In default of motion for reduc- ton of bail Judge Bundy fixed the amount l at $4o,OOO. Hon. Jere Wilson, Howgate's 1 counsel, said this bail would not be fur l nished. Captain Howgate was sent to jail counsel, however, giving notice that hG6eas corpus proceedings would be instituted at | once. The writ will probably be returned tomorrow.
 The Smithsonian Institution has received from tho Astronomer Royal of Greenwich ! the announcement of the discovery by Den ! ming on the 4th of October, 1881, at 15 hours, of bright comet in Leo in hours 22 | minutes right ascension, and Is degrees of | north declination, with daily motion of 30 minutes east.
 It is semi officially stated that no Cabinet | meeting will be called until after the meet | ing of the Senate.
 l To correct 8 misunderstanding it may be ! said that the charge on which Captain How gate was arraigned to-day was that in which l information was filed by General Hagen, of | the Signal Corps, August 17th last, in that l Howgate converted to his own use govern ment funds from November 16, 1878, to February 5, 1880, to the amount of $a4,- 742 68 Howgate is in jail. The writ of Aa6eas corpus is made returnable Friday morning. 1 The indictment in Guiteau's case is not yet 1 fully prepared. There will be ten or twelve counts reciting in the usual terms the circum- stances of the murderous assault and fatal ! result in the several geographical and judicial localities concerned. District Attorney Cork
 hill hopes to present it tomorrow morning, | to which the grand jury stands adjourned. l Scoville, Guiteaus counsel, went to New | York to night.