The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-05
slsins's Completely in the Star Rout,
Robbery Denied.
He Has, ON the Contrary. Aided the
Prosecution. q the Utmost.
Trying to Secure the Removal of Asst
Secy. French.
After theS Bureau of Engraving fol
Furnishing . Poor Quality
of Stamps.
Gov. Pitkip's Reward for the Capture
Of Desperadoes in Colorado.

Col. Cook. the special counsel tc
prosecute the star route ring, to-day
went to the first comptroller's Office and
examined ex-auditor McGrew's ac
counts.
Attorney general Mcyeigh spent an
hour or more at the postoffice depart
ment to-day going over papers and doc
unents brought out by experts of TIE
investigation in their examination Of
Brady's administration in the Office Of
third assistant postmaster general.
Judge Nash says he is not an appli-
cant for chief clerk of the pay division
of 9Th auditors office, nor could he ac-
cept it. Mr.. Sherman has been recon-
mended for promotion to the latter
place.
Washington, June At is not true
that ex-senator Spencer has been ap-
pointed first assistant postmaster gen.
eral. Tyner's friends say his voluntary
resignation has not been accepted. If
Tyner leaves, probably some other In
dianan will succeed him, not ex-senator
Conover, as has been suggested.
The Virginia readjusters say they
are entirely satisfied with the ticket,
and say the action secures a union of
the republicans and readjusters. Very
few will oppose the coalition or demand
a straight out ticket. Virginia demo-
Gratis say the ticket is as good as the
reajusters could make, but 1t can't win
A number of heavy importers and
business men of New York and law
yers who have business in relation to
the customs and collection Of duties,
are making an attempt to procure the
removal Of the second assistant secretary
Of the treasury, (French), on the ground
Of lack Of knowledge Of the customs
laws, rules and regulations and general
duties Of his Office, pertaining to GUS
toms matters. Nobody was proposed
in French's place. lf
Representatives of the attorney gen.
eral and postmaster general, now and
heretofore in charge Of the star contract
investigation, emphatically discredit
the published rumors that Secretary
Blaine has been implicated in the
matters referred to, and interests him.
self or implicated his friends, or that
he endeavored to stop or impede the in
vestigatlon. The commission Of inves-
tigation and superior officers unite in
denouncing all such reports as utterly
groundless, and say on the contrary
Secretary Blaine from the verv first en-
couraged the investigation most
heartily, and has constantly taken the
ground that 1t should be prosecuted to
the utmost.
The officers of the treasury depart
ment who distribute government
stamps, notes, etc., have made CON-
plant against the management of the
bureau of engraving and printing.
They have complained that the bureau
is dilstory In supplying stamps and
notes, and that the work has in some
cases been badly executed. The tobac-
co stamps are said to be specially bad,
and nearly worthless. Tobacco manu-
facturers of the west have protested
against poor stamps being supplied to
them. No charges have been made
against the bureau or its management,
bat these complaints are openly made
by treasury officials.