Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-01
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
RUMORS OF A NEW SLATE FOR
GEORGIA.

The Desperate star Route Thieves
Their Organs. See-gaw Game of
Lying-Grand Army Frauds Dis
gruntIed = The French merican
Clatms-FinancIal Statements.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-There Is a report
here In regard to combination that is try
ing to be effected, by which ex-Collector
Atkins, Of Savannah, shall be made District
Attorney for Georgia. BIgby, the present
incumbent, is satisfactory to the govern
ment; there is nothing that is said against
his administration of the office. He is not
enamored of the place, however, and might
De induced to make change. The report
Is that scheme is working to get Andrew
Clark out as Collector-there is always an
honest effort to oust Andrew-and put Big
by in his place. This would leave the Dis
triet Attorneyship open to Mr.. Atkins. He
could get the nomination in such case
without any trouble. Tie above is a report,
and being of interest as such, is given as an
item of daily interest. There are doubts,
however, of the scheme, If it exists, ever
amounting to anything practical.
ONLY ONE RESORT.
The star route thieves now have only one
resort. They note the merciless manner
and the tenacity with which the Attorney
General and the Postmaster General hunt
them down. Not having any shade of right
on their side, and having failed in their re-
cent attempt at bluff before the courts here,
they have but one resort left-that of lying
aud trying to create trouble in the camp.
The camp with them represents the Presi-
dent and bis Cabinet. The three organs of
the star route thieves In this city-two daily
and one weekly-tell lies every day about
the Cabinet. They say one day that Attor-
ney General MacVeagh is to be bounced in
side of twenty eight hours; that the Presi-
dent is dissatisfied With him and does not
approve OF his prosecution of the thieves.
Another day, when events show this
lie, they tell similar one about Postmaster
General James. Thus thev see-saw and try
to break up the Cabinet. They don't sue
ceed to any remarkable extent. But they
keep it up. To the sensible such a course
would seem foolish In the extreme. But
when the law begins TO close around thief
he catches at the shadows of straws. It is
not necessary to repeat that President Gar
field and bis advisers, with the exception of
| Secretary Blaine, mean business In the star
/ IDulC luhb ~ 10 n mdbJtT VI COullH6ub
| that the thieves and their orgaue never say
| one word against the Secretary of State.
| On the contrary, they have nothing but
words of praise for him.
FRENCH AMERICAN CLAIMS.
The French American Claims Commission
| having sustained the demurrer of counsel
| for the l nited States In the case of Joseph
| Napoleon Perche. Bishop of New Orleans,
on the ground that the claimant, though a
citizen of France at the time
| the losses alleged were su tanned,
'zsd citizen of the United States, Hon.
George s. Boutwell,, council for the Uuited
| States, at the reassembling of the Commis-
| sion to-day, asked to have the demurrers
| sustained In all cases of a similar character,
and that the memorialists be severallY
barred from having or maintaining their re
| spective memo rals against the United
| States. Counsel for France interposed
no objection, and the following, which are
| causes thus affected, will be stricken from
the docket: Emanuel Pereandat, Jean
| Pierre, Henry La Grasse, Theophile Dalier,
Jacques BounemaisoD, ]. D. Millebrown, Paul
! Alphonze Their, Louis Francais, K. Bouch
be, Charles Watrigant, Ferdinand Co
| menge, Joshua Dreyfus, Joseph Krei-
go, Paul FrSnceoni, Christopher Lei
CHR, Achille Decaralot, Prosper Grand,
Fioriment lizard, John Largles, Alontes
Lucian Boyer, Victor Schlieder, Pierre Bou-
net. Lewis Delmas, Joseph Block, Joseph
Suffice, dominique Bertin. The aggregate
amount claimed in the above cases is $685.
600.
A NAVAL ADVISORY BOARD.
Secretary Hunt issued an order to-day, in
which he says that in order to meet the
| exigencies of the navy, 1t is highly impor-
| tant in the opinion of the department 10
| present in the annual report of the Secre-
tary at the next session of Congress a prac-
tical and plain statement Of the pressing
need of appropriate vessels in service at
/ the present time. Such a statement can
best be furnished by an advisory board,
who may consult together and be able
| to reconcile conflicting opinions
and theories with reference to
the number and class of such vessels as
should be constructed, and to unite In
recommending such as Congress would be
most likely to approve. Accordingly, the
! following officers in the service are detailed
to constitute such board: Rear Admiral
John Rodgers, Commodore w G. Temple,
! Captains P G. johnson and K r Breeze,
! Commanders H. l.. Howison, +. D. Evans
and A. &. Crowninshield, Lieutenants NJ r.
Mackenzie and E. W. Very. Chief Engi-
neers B Fisherwood and G. H. Loring, and
Past Assistant Engineer G. Il. Manning,
Naval Constructors Jno. Lenthall, 7. D.
Wilson and Phillip Hchborn.
THE ARMY BUMMERs.
The men who have for these many wears
welded an influence on the strength Of be-
! longing to the Grand Army of the Republic
| and its subordinate branches are as mad
with President Garfield as Malone. They
complain that he does not listen to their re-
concentrations for appointment to and re-
moval from office as they have been formerly
| listened to. He does not. The President
/ kpovuc fhaf tha pnai0rifT nf ho Tho
wear badges OF the import mentioned and
always pan out as veterans Of the late war
on public occasions, are monumental
frauds. He does not give them any encourage
ment whatever. He evidently thinks that
it is time such things had played out. He
| treats these frauds with the utmost cold
ness. They no longer swing big Influence
10 government places. One Of them said
to-day, very bitterly, that with the present
administration it seemed to be a quaIifica-
tion to bar men from appointment that they
served in the Union army. Now, this fraud
did not serve in the Union army. They are
all mad because the present administration
has the courage to defy the fraudulent SEN
tlment that has given such men influence
heretofore.
FISCAL EXHIBITS.
At the close of business at the Treas
ury Department to day sos. 10000 in cou-
pom per cent. bonds had been received for
continuance at 81 per cent. 1t is believed
that not more than SIS .000, 900 of the whole
amount outstanding will be left to be
redeemed. The receipts from internal reve-
nue. for the fiscal year, which closes
to-day, not, however, including to-day's
receipts, amount to $l34. .974. 166. The
receipts from customs for the
same period ameunt, in round numbers, to
$l97 500 900. Following are the payments
by warrants during the fiscal year: On ac-
count of the military SAL 600, 900; on ac-
count of the navy. $l5. 500 900; on account
of the Indians, So, 500 900; on account OF
pensions. $50, 100000. From present indi-
cations the public debt statement to morrow
will show reduction of about eleven mil
lions.