Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-25

Mr. Gibson and the Star Route Cases.
HI WAS ACTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ATToR-
EEY GENERAL MACvEAGH.
The report made by A. M. Gibson, in the matter
OF the star route contracts elsewhere referred to-
was delivered at the Department OF Justice on
"Wednesday afternoon, in obedience as Mr. Glib
son says, to instructions from Mr.. Macveagh, to
whom the report had been submitted in manu-
script, and VINO directed him to make his report,
when printed, to the solicitor general now acti
attorney general From the appended letter,
taken from the files OF the Department of Justice.
IL would appear that whatever official designa-
ton my belong to Mr. Gibson, he was acting
Under the authority OF Mr.. MacVeagh:
"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct q 1881. !
DEAR SIR do not know how it happened that
no written st itement was sent TO you OF your ap-
| po.ntment at the request OF Mr. Woodward, en-
dorStd by the postmaster general to assist in the
Investigation and prosecution OF the star route
cases.
certainly supposed it had been, at the date OF
their request-April -, 1SS1-and send you this
note TO certify that you were accordingly employed
III these matters at that date.
(Signed) WAYNE MACVEAGH,
Attorney General"
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Chas B.
Humuckhousc and Emily E. De Saules, OF Shep-
PhersOn; James f. Mulloy and Mary E. Monkey, OF
MONTGOMERY county. Md: Chas. Cray and Emily
Jane Hurdle. both OF Forrestville Nd; Julius Sol
ger and Florence b. KooneS; Edward o. Forney
and Anna r. Hanna; W. W. Karr and Emma j.
Parker: Clifton Mitchell and Rosa X. Kirchner;
r F. Custck and Mary c. Danaher; W. A. Thorn,
OF ROSlyn, Va, and Mary Z. King; Joseph VIII
llams and Eliza GraysOn. both Of Alexandria, Va. !;
Chas N: Hammett and Hattie E. Maryman, both
Amanda Wright: Geo. Wootworth Vines OF
Clarksville, Tenn, and Martha Virginia Mul.iken;
Fielding Cahill and Lizzie Scott; Robert E. Henaut
ana Martha A White, OF Paris, France; Geo A.
Lincoln, OF Stamford, Conn. and George B. Jones;
lanes lanes, Cozzen and Charlotte C. Baerman; Chas
DreXel or Baltimore, Md, and Nellie S. De Land,
of Saco, Me-; Frank d. Thomson, of Chicago, and
Diana NJ: Bean, OF Gambia, NH: Edwin Myers
B5e Of Fla and Maggs Tate
Jas. Reilly and Mary O'Day; Theodore Freling
Cook, OF New York city, and Louise Violet Wing
field. OF Fredericksburg, Va; Edward w. Dawson
and Mrs Mary L. Williams of Baltimore; Geo. B.
Paxton and Anna B. Sherwood, OF Falls Church,
Va; solomon Wilson and Catherine Brady; Mich
olas NJ. liowes, of Montgomery county, Md, and
Bette M. Walker, of Alexandria, Va; Henry
Lewis, of Alexandria, and Mary A. Ellis.
CARRYING CONCEALED WiEAPoNs.-1n the Police
Court this morning colored man was charged
with carrying pistol, and the government had
made clear case ag inst the defendant when his
attorney stated that he had no witnesses, but
wished the court to hear the defendants state
ment The court told the attorney that he could
tlke no excuse for carrying concealed weapons,
when the attorney stated to the court that great
many persons carry pistols, and he the attorney
carries one every day. The court replied that he
would fine him (the attorney If he Was before the
court on the same charge. fine of SO or GO days
was imposed
PROBATE BUsINESS-The following probate buS-
ness Was transacted to-day by Judge Hagner:-
Joseph Gerhardts will; proof of public ltion filed
and will admitted to probate and letters issued to
Dorothea Wolf; bond SCo. VIII OF Henry NiSSen;
do. to p Vierbuchen; bond 81 400. Estate OF John
Peck; petition OF r. NJ. Newton filed and order of
publication directed James II. Smith filed petit
ton for appointment as guardian to Mary Hender-
son. Estate OF T. b. Grymes; widow qualified as
eXecutriX. VIII of EuradfSea F. SimmS proven and
admitted to probate. Estate of j. b. hutchinson
order for notice on administrator Of a certain
claim C. w. Sonnenschmitit was appointed guar
dian of Albert SOnnenSchmidt; bond 81 600 Estate
OF James Hartigan Daniel j. Hartigan qualified
as administrator. Estate OF Reuben Collins; order
Tor citation on administrator. Estate of B. Reiss;
administrators account passed Several other ac-
counts were approved and passed.
AN ENRAGED DRUGGIsT.-Wtlam r. Russell was
charged this morning in the Police Court with
using profane language In house loud enough to
be heard on the street. Elizabeth FiSke, OF No.
15OS street northwest, testified that DR.. Russell
Keeps drugstore at the corner OF 18th street and
Vermont avenue, and a few days ago bill for
Sc 93 was sent to her husband, and she thought 1t
was most too large a bill for medicine, and went
and asked the doctor If the bill not for whisky
instead OF medicine, and he called her an Irish
Crank, and other bad names. The doctor denied
the charge, but the court imposed fine Of S or
seven days, and an appeal was noted.