Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Cases-Clostng of the
 Prosecutlon-The Defense Confident of
 am Acquittal--Other Matters.
 WAsH1NaToN, July 1s.-The examination of the witness T. M. Wilcox was continued in the criminal court this morning. After the Identification of some papers and copies of letters passing between s. W. Dorsey and himself the witness was turned over to the defense for cross examination. The prose- cution practically closed their today. eral George A. Sheridans, December 28, 1880, he had loaned Brady considerable money and Brady said the indebtedness would be paid by an expedition of Walshs mail contract Judge Wylie said such testimony hinged on 8 conspiracy being proven and he was not will ing to admit it. The defense are confident of an acquittal.
 William Williamson, formerly chief o1erk of the department of justice, is under arrest for stealing autograph letters from the archives and selling them. The documents include letters from thirteen Presidents
 The Senate to day confirmed George D. Andrews, professor of modern languages in the United States army Alvee A. Adee, third assistant Secretary of State Postmasters Robert Cruikshank, Salem, N. Y.; I. $. Snedeker, Hampstead, N. Y. I. M. More, Ravenwood, N. Y.
 Mrs Garfield has not lost her usual good judgment in money matters. She has offered her residence in this city to the Ohio Repub lican association for & club house or State ] headquarters, saying that she prefers it usec for such purpose than to allow it to become the property of private individual. Sht suggests that she will take $15,0OO for the | property, though she was once told by MT | Garfield that he valued it ct $19.OOG. Req l estate mon place it's value at $9,OOO. Th' ! association has appointed 8 committee tt consider the proposition.
 1 From the monthly consular reports of thu I State department it is learned that the St Domingo sugar crop promises the unusual, pounds. All will be shipped to the United 1 States. American products are ready fo 1 sale there. At New Zealand American hard ware is in great demand. The discrimination against American hams has been withdraw | in Switzerland after investigation of th
 complaints A system of American exchang
 at Singapore is considered necessary by thu
 consul. Consul Frisbie at Rheims, France writes that he believes the foothills in east | ern Tennessee, southwestern and southerl
 Virginia and North Carolina mig ght become
 the finest wine producing countries in tn
 world if the inhabitants paid proper attention
 to that industry On the Island of Mont
 Christo, which Italy depended on to replac
 the damaged vines, the phylloxera is foun'
 to have all the vines destroyed.
 The Republican Senators held a caucus il
 the Senate chamber this morning and agreed
 to bring forward the appropriation bills a
 once with the view to an adjournment o
 Congress on the 29th inst.
 The House conferees upon the legislativ
 bill have agreed in substance to the Senat plan for the payment of the funeral of Presi
 dent Garfield. There can be little doubt tha
 the report of the conferees will be acoepte
 by the House, and any further unseemly de
 bate upon this subject be avoided.