Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-15

Ing TO $4,000, has been found against Capt How
gate, and that the matter will be laid before the
grand jury at the first opportunity. ThiSwill
make nve Indictments, aggregating $4,000,
against Capt Howgate.
COMMISSIONS AS PosTMAsTERs were sent to the
following persons to-day: VIM. j. Hand, Centre
VILE, Queen Ann county, and Samuel A. VAN
mort, Port Deposit, Cecil county, Md; r. j. Blox-
beth kurth, Green Hill, WetZel county, West Viz
gipfa; W. F: Nottingham, Bay View, Northamp-
ton county, Va
A CANDIDATE.-Gen.S. G. Burbridge OF Kentucky,
is candidate for the Secretaryship of the United
States Senate provided Mr.. Gorham, the re-
publican caucus nominee, is appointed Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT CoMM1s-
sIoNER.-In our remarks yesterday upon the
Commssionership Of the District, the name of L.
NJ Saunders was unintentionally omitted from
the list of candidates for the place. He desires it
unde erstOod that he has not withdrawn from the
contest.
POsTMAsTERs' COMMIssIoNs.-Thirty-se of the
thirty-e1ght commissions of postmasters who were
confirmed by the late session of the Senate and
sent to the President yesterday were signed. The
only one withheld was that OF Carothers to be
postmaster at MckeeSpOrt, Pa. From the best in
formation LOT to be obtained, however, it is pretty
sale 10 say that the commission Will be signed and
CarotherS installed as postmaster.
THE MISSISSIPPI acknowledgements Man.
ming, OF Mississippi, is in the city. He says there
Is no doubt OF the reelection Of Senator Lamar;
that In fact he will be reelected without oppos-
ton. Governor-elect Lowry yesterday telegraphed
Col Manning that the democratic majority in
Mississippi is 20,CC0.
THE PRESIDENT most Of to-day was occupied on
Official business with Secretaries Blaine and Fol-
ger, and received but few callers. Representative
ButterWOrth had long interview; also Judge
spectS
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES, Gen. Elmer, second
ssistant postmaster general, and Chief Clerk Van
Wormer, will leave the latter part of the week on
their southern tour. Col. Thompson, superintan-
dent OF the railway mail service, VIII GO with the
Postmaster General during the absence Of Mr..
James.
THE REPORTED CHANGE IN Mr.. UPTON'S Or
FICE.-Secretary Folger's attention was to-day
called by STAR reporter to the published state
E ment that G. C. Gorham was to succeed Assistant
Secretary Upton. 81 cert tinly know nothing
about any such change" said the new Secretary.
Ex-AUDIroR FRENCH STILL DEFuNcr.-Ex-Audl-
tor of Railroad Accounts French is in town. 1t Is
said that he returned with the intention of claim
ing his old position, the ground that as no NOM
inatiOn for the place sent by the President to
the Senate within 30 days after the Senate as
sembled his suspension during the previous recess
becomes imperative and his right to the Office
revived in accordance with law 1t Is also said
that 1t was not until he had an interview with
President Arthur, in which he claimed the audi
torship, that he learned, to his surprise, Of his
second suspension from the Office at the time OF
second suspension did not get into the papers,
hence Mr. French'S surprise.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE ATLANTA ExPos1T1oN.-
Mr. Kimball, the director general of the Atlanta
Exposition. who left with Gen. Sherman Sunday
night for Atlanta, obtained partial promise from
p.Dci haff -tZiff
klmballS special mission in coming here was to
try to induce the President to make the visit
REAR ADMIRAL C. R. P. RODGERS reports to the
Navy department that he yesterday turned over
to Capt. F. NJ. Ramsey the superintendency Of the
Naval Academy. Rear Admiral Rodgers address
Will hereafter be 172l l street.
RE-APPoINTED STATIsTICIAN-Mr. j. r. Dodge,
statistician OF the Department of Agriculture un-
der four administrations, has been re-apponted by
Commissioner Loring, but will continue and COM
plete his work as special agent in charge OF
statistics OF agriculture OF the tenth census.
PERsosAI--Ex- Attorney General Black, Gen.
Representatives Kiefer and ButterwOrth, of Ohio,
are 1T the Ebbitt-Gen. Walker, ex-superinten-
dent OF the census, is expected here next Satur-
day.-Ex-Governor Noyes, OF Ohio and more re-
Gently US minister to France, is at the Airing
tom -Ex-Secretlry Schurz is lecturing in New
England.-Secreti Try Hunt and Senator Bayard
Fryes good health being commented upon lately,
he explained 1t by saying, "When school is out
the American Peace Society, Boston, is in town for
few days.
The Star Route Cases.
CONFERENCE OF THE PROSECUTING OFFICERS YES
TERDAY.
A conference OF those having charge Of the prose-
cution OF the star route cases was ed yesterday
The conclusions reached were: That while it would
have saved the government large amount OF time
and expense ii 1t had been allowed to proceed by
information, apart from these considerations the
decision OF Judge Cox was OF little consequence,
so far as the final determination OF the star route
eases Is concerned. That the decision has been in
the long run an advantage to the prosecution In
these RESPECTS: QD That it has settled the matter
that In this District, whatever might have been
0One elsewhere 1T Is necessary to pursue all par
tbs accused of any OF the higher crimes against
the United States by preliminary examination and
done the inquiry would have been raised by com
planners, ''Why did not the attorneys of the gov
ernment proceed by information as less ex5en-
siye, more direct and immed1ete method of diSpOs-
Ing OF the caseS?" That question is now answered
by the decision OF the court C) 1t was important
tions which would be used by the defense, or, to
use military expression, to uncover their guns
before entering upon the final contest This has
been successfully done, so that the attorneys for
the government now understand the line OF de-
tense which Will be adopted. 1t only remains
IhereIore, .e 10 proceed In the usual method, and
u
contest
Col. Bliss left this morning for New York. and
will return Thursday for the purpose OF remaining
here some weeks, to assist Col Cook to present the
cases
THE GRAND JURY.
It's understood that the grand jury have nearly
completed the jail and other thus they are
prepared to take up OF the star route cases. It
Is likely that in the latter part OF this week. or
early next week, some cases will be presented.
Columbia Association of Rapt;st
Churches.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO-DAY.
The fourth annual meeting of the Columbia
Association of Baptists churches assembled In the
Calvary Baptist church, corner Sth and II streets
Today, and was called to order by Brother j. w.
Parker moderator OF the last annual meeting
AIter devotional exercises the letters or the
seVeral churches were presented and the delegates
were ehIolleo The aSsoca tion then proceeded to
the elecIOn OF officers, which resulted as follows
y. w; fauhce, moderator; s. Nj. Yeatman, clerk,
and Henry Beard, treasurer ON mnfion ~
Brother RothWell the moderator appointed
time of meeting. o00' al"
The committee appointed at the last meet,no tn
consider the application for membership OF Mount
Taber Baptist church, Tennallytownt and the
Second COlOred Baptist church, OF Washinpton
made a report which was adopted. The letters