Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-15
WASHINGTON JOTTINGS.
L Brief Session of the Court in the Star
Route Csse-Disposing Of the Claims Oc-
oasiOned by the Death Of President
Garfield Miscellaneous Capital News.
Star Route.

WAsHINGToN, July 14.-In the star route
trial Carpenter began the address to the jury
in behalf OF j. w. and 8. w. Dorsey. The
wife of ex-senator Dorsey sat among the
spectators with her two boys. Carpenter and
Kerr got into controversy about 1.-THE Trina.
dad Madison route, which was finally cut
short by the former with the remark, "There
are so many fishing this sea there is nc
use quarreling about this sucker
Another rather heated controversy arose be.
tween the same gentlemen as to q statement
by Kerr that j. R. Manor had represented q
mythical parsonage known as E. NJ. Ames,
Carpenter contending the testimony was di.
rect contradiction to the statement. Branch
ing off from his criticism of Kerr's argument
Carpenter applied himself to the considera.
ton of the testimony on which the prosecu-
ton relied. Carpenter had not finished his
speech when the court adjourned.
SETTLING UP.
The board of audit, consisting of the first
and second oomptrollers of the treasury and
the treasurer of the United States, appointed
by congress to consider oil the claims grow
ing out of the Illness and burial of President
Garfield, has so far received only three claims,
viz: Milney & Proctor, for furniture, (beds
and bedding) at $162.55; j. Walsh, of New
York, for embalming the body, $500, and the
claims of the employees of the executive man
sion. A certified list of these employees, TO-
gether with their salaries, accompanies
the claim, which is for three months. Under
this apportionment there would be paid in
round figures, j. Stanley Brown, private secre-
tary, 1854; 0. L. PrudeD. assistant private sec
retary, 1862; W. 81. Hook and G. NJ. Hendly,
executive clerks, $3.50; 81. G. Morton and W.
s. Hung, clerks, $3.50; J. s. Balway, clerk,
$3.50; W. B. Duke, clerk, $500; W. R.
11dd telegraph opersaSr aso $ssT C. B.
steward, $3.50; G. Loefer, door keeper, $3.50;
four other door keepers, $500 each; police
sergeant, 1885; four policemen, S270 each;
five messengers, $500 each; one watchman,
1855; one fireman, $216; five servants, $50
each; two laundresses, $50 each; one driver,
$50; one coachman, $3.50, and two hostlers,
SiO5 each. Total claim, S1l,4i3.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The Northern Pacific Railway company has
completed two additional sections to Its road,
one is in Idaho and the other in Montana.
The two sections coyer about 40 miles. Ex-
Senator Conkling called at the department of
the interior to day on business rel iting to the
recommendation of the completed sections.
A telegram from Senator Brown received
to-day, announces that Senator Ben Hill
would probably not live through the day and
requesting that the senators and representa-
lives in Washington be communicated with SO
that those who desired may be prepared to at
tend the funeral.
BREvITEs
The state department has received informa-
lion from Minister Lowell of the release of
Mealy, arrested 10 Iceland under the repression
act.
The bail Of Bigelow, fefaulting teller of the
National Is .Lk OF the Republic, was reduced
from $35, COO TO SY GOO, the government tax
rg the precaution of issuing warrants for
several items of embezzlement, making twen-
Iy-seven warrants. Bail was not given
The secretary Of war issued an order for the
guidance of quartermastcrs in the adjustment
of railroad transportation accounts in accord
ance with the recent supreme court decisions,
Ind the provisions of the army appropriation
bill for the current year.
Maj. Orville E. Babcock was appointed
engineer of the Sixth light house district.
Maj Haines takes charge of the improve
nent of the Potomac river ia the neighbor-
hood of Washington.
The Star says the orders for public printing
low at the government printing office will
est all the resources of that establishment In
order to fill the m during the recess of con-
sress. The house resolution giving leave to
print speeches not delivered swells the record
The president appointed Charles w. Watkins
Collector of internal revenue for the Fourth
district of Michigan
The Star says Government employees are re-
spending literally to the request of the Repub-
lean congressional committee for financial
aid.
Thomas G. Hayden, assistant postmaster at
ialladega, Alabama, was arrested on the
charge of rifing registered letters.