Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Trials "A Specimen
 Route Under Inquiry-The War Over
 Guiteau's Remains More EHusions
 From Parties Connected With the Case
 Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, July 7.-Joseph Pennell, of
 Billings, Montana, contractor, was the first
 witness called in the Star route cases this
 morning. He had been employed by John
 w. Dorsey to carry the mail over route No.
 34, 5O1 from Bismarck to Fort Keogh. Dor
 sey had paid him for the service (Miner was
 not actual contractor) by drafts drawn upon
 Peck. He had been requested by Rerdell to
 prepare petitions for an extension of the
 route and have his employees sgn them, but
 he had declined to do this. Only half of the ranches built along the route had been occu- pied, John w. Dorsey explaining to him that his object was to secure an extension of the service after it's establishment and $6, ,OOO had been spent upon these buildings. Mir. Bliss called the attention of the court to the fact that the contract had been let at only $2,30O originally. In conversation with John w. Dorsey, the, latter had asked him to go into partnership with him on the route be- cause he owned the stock and material neces. sary to run it.
 Rev. Mr. Hicks writes Dr. Lamb this even. ing that he need not be worried by District ] Attorney Corkhill or Corkhill's doctors, that Corkhill has no authority and that he (Hicks ! is fully satisfied with Lambs report. Rev. Mir. Hicks called on the Attorney General this afternoon in reference to what he termed District Attorney Corkhills inter ference with Guiteau's body. MT. Hicks l holds that he is the legal custodian of the IL: I L [. l Drs. Hartigan and Sewers publish 8 card | in reply to Rev. Mir. Hicks letter to Dr. ! Lamb, in which they say Hicks asked them while standing under the gallows on the day of Guiteau's execution to conduct the autop. 1 sy in connection with Lamb.
 The Comptroller of the Currency has call 1 ed for statement from the national banks showing their condition July 1.
 John A. J. Creswen is to be appointed counsel of the Geneva award commission. l At the meeting of the tariff commission ! this afternoon the only business transacted ! District of Columbia as stenographer. At the meeting of the House Commerce ! committee to-day Mr. Candler offered a reso- lution sustaining MT. Reagan, of Texas, in 1 his recent action in the House on the immi | grafton bill, speaking of him in the most | complimentary terms. The resolution se ! verely denounces, without naming, the mem. ! Der from New York for his conduct in the 1 matter. The resolution was unanimously | adopted.
 The Senate in executive session to day con 1 firmed John Davis assistant Secretary ot State; John F. Francis, of New York, min. ister resident and Consul General in Portu 1 gal Eugene Schuyler, of New York, minis ter resident and Consul General in Rouma. | mia, Servia and Greece.
 l The first Comptroller of the Currency has
 rendered an opinion holding that public de positaries are responsible for the payment o1
 all monies to rightful parties, and if such
 custodian pays money to other than suct parties on checks, even though forged, stil
 they are responsible and the loss must fall or | them