Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-13
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. I'heJury Chosen. Twelve Men to Try the
 Star Reuters. RIVER AND HARB0R ESTIMATES. LEFT TO THE SECRETARY
 OF WAR. 4 COTTON MILL IN FLAMES. Desperate Emnoyes Leaping From
 the Windows.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Trial-A .Jury Chosen-
 Testimony i'm the Dickson Case-The
 River and Ezarbor Estimates Left 70
 Secretary LiRcoln-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-In the Star route trial this morning the question came up to whether counsel had the right to interrogate persons called as jurors. Judge Wylie had decided that if counsel desired to exercise that right they must first challenge the juror for cause and state the grounds of the chal- lenge. two hours argument ensued, in the course of which MT. Ingersoll admitted that he did not pretend to know anything as to the District of Columbia, but neither did anybody else. Judge Wylie adhered partic- ularly to his Mondays ruling. At length the defense was forced into challenge of Juror Barrett for cause. Judge Wylie thought the cause of objection to the juror was sufficient, and Mir. Barrett was dis charged. The next person called as juror was Thomas Walsh. His replies to the same class of questions were practically the same as Barrett's. Isaac Richer was next called The defense made no objection to him, and called on the court to require counsel for the prosecution either to challenge or &C., cept him. The court declined to do so, and MT. Richer kept his seat in the jury box. John Gibson had formed an opinion and was excused. Martin O'Donoghue was peremp- torily challenged by the defense. John H. Crane, John Hughes, Clarence Shields, s. H. Williams and G. B. Sheriff were accepted by the defense. The jury in the Star route trial was completed before the adjournment as far as the right of the defense to challenge ex- tends, but the prosecution having three chal lenges may yet object to three of the jurors elected. MT. J. H. Crane, wholesale pro- duce dealer, one of the twelve jurors selected by the defense and also accepted by the gov ernment, was sworn and appointed foreman:
 Senator Ferry and Representative Hubbell of Michigan were to-day in their seats in the Senate and House respectively for the first time this session. Mir. Hubbell declines to say anything about his prospects for the Michigan Senatorship. Mir. Ferry, however, forty-one votes are required to carry a ma jority of the Legislative caucus, and he claims to have positive assurance of consider ably more than enough to elect him. He says his success is so well assured that there necessity for his personal presence at the scene of battle. Mir. Hubbells oppesi- ton he affirms amounts to nothing
 At the Cabinet meeting today it was de. cided that the question of submitting the river and harbor estimates to Congress should be left to the discretion of the Secre- tary of War. Mir. Linceln will be waited on Dy SuD-cOuHulbLoe ol tHe dOubS COulmItte0 on Commerce on the same subject. It Is al- so understood that the President indicated his intention of appointing Democrat to the position of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. It seems the Republicans arc unable to unite on candidate Such action on his part would exactly balance the polit- ical complexion of the board.
 In the Dickson case to-day Mir. Bowen testified that he had never been accused by the Attorney General of bringing scandal up on the department of justice. Judge Cuppy then asked MT. Bowen if he had been con- 1882; if he had not been arrested in Bridge port Ct., last winter for theft of an overcoat and if he had not been arrested in Philadel- phia for swindling hotel. The witness de- clined to these answers, but in reply to question said he had not forged the name of Marshall Jewell of the Republican campaign committee. This concluded Bowen's testi- mony. Either Brewster Cameron or Judge flower will be placed on the stand to morrow.
 Vice President David Davis has received the following telegram from Chicago signed by the President and others of the Chicago board of trade: We are in favor of ju- dicious and carefully considered national bankrupt law. Representatives from nearly all the commercial bodies in this country met ln Washington two years ago and approved the Lowell bill. The national board of trade at its last session in Washington approved it. Members of the board of merchants of this city unanimously petitioned for it last April May we respectfully ask you to support the Lowell bill now ?''
 Witnesses have been before the grand jury this week testifying regarding the statements of the Washington Critic during the last Star route trial and it is said that indictments will be found against Editors Buell. and Harris of that paper growing out of alleged abuse of the court and government counsel.
 The Secretary of the Interior has ordered kt>AAC 1l-.o D,,E l. recognized as an attorney in tho prosecution of any claims before the department.