Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-27
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
UNDER THE AXE.
Official Heads to be Chop
ped Off.
OWING TO STAR ROUTE MATTERS,
A General Cleaning Out In
Prospect.
A HUGE RIVER OF FIRE.
Mammoth Oil Works Com
summed by the Flames.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A HUGE RIVER OF FIRE,
Mammoth Oil Works Con.
summed by the Flames.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

star Route Matters-A Number of Re-
movais I'm Prospsct-Corkhilrs Official
Head I'm Danger-SundaY's HAPPEN.
inGs at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.--There is excellent
reason for believing that another batch of
removals of Star route sympathizers will be
made during the coming week. The heads
that are reported to be trembling under the
official axe are those of District Attorney
Corkhill, Registrar of Wills Ramsdell, Public
Printer Rounds and Detective McElfresh
The removal OF Colonel Cerkhill from the
Office Of District attorney has long been
talked of and rumor says it was delayed only
on account of important cases in court, in
the conduct of which he was indispensa.
BILE. The alleged reason why he was not in
terested with the original Star route cases
was the press of other business in his office,
but it is now said the rsal reason will be
made public IN summary manner. FL. d.
Ramsdell, the registrar of wills, is also the
editor of the Saturday Republic, and in the
latter capacity has strongly criticised the
government Star route methods and if he
goes it will be under the same rule which
operated in the cases of Helm and Ainges.
The offense of Public Printer Rounds seems
to have been the appointment of Helm as a
subordinate when he had full knowledge of
Helms connection with Brady's organ, the
E0e'aing Critic, which was continuously at
lacking the government. Detective McEl-
fresh is said to be about to suffer for collu-
sion with his police partner, Detective Mil
Ter, who was dismissed last week. 1t is not
positively known that all the above cases will
be- OispOSAd of at once buE IT, ia Lnour hat
Attorney General Brewster and Colonel Bliss
have recommended their dismissal and that
the government interest in the approaching
new t. ial of the Star route cases will be best
served by speedy action. It is rumored
moreover that the work of the guillotine will
not cease here and that the same cause will
produce the same results elsewhere.
The Garfield monument fair was mentioned
in most of the city churches to-day, and
there were several sermons on topics sug-
gested thereby. The sacred concert at the
National Theater for the benefit of the fair
was SHINY attended on account of the storm
The fair at the Capitol will be open day and
night during the coming week.
The annual report of Comptroller Knox
will contain tables showing that there are
1891 private bankers in the country with
over $114, 100000 capital and nearly $500,
900, 900 deposits and with about $15, 900, 900
invested in government bonds. OF these
banks 1O4 are in New England, LOLA in the
middle States, 293 in the southern States
and 50 in the West. New York has 536
private banks with an average capital
of $96, $40 and holding nearly SIS 900, 900
of United States bonds. Boston has "a pri-
vate banks, Philadelphia so, Baltimore 30,
Chicago II and Pittsburg II. Massachusetts,
has but three private banks outside of Bos-
ton. Three national banks-the Mechanics
of Newark, the Pacific of Boston and the
First of Buffalo-have failed The
affairs of ten banks were wound up
during the year. Since the com
mencement of the system eighty-seven
banks have been placed in the hands of re-
ceivers and APO have voluntarily closed bust
ness. Seven of tho latter have failed to pay
depositors and had to have receivers APP
pointed. OF the 81 banks above mentioned
81 have been finally closed and 36 are still in
process of settlement. The loss to the cred.
itors of national banks placed in the hands OF
receivers during twenty years, excluding div
idends likely to be paid hereafter. is about
seven millions. The average annual loss
has been about four hundred thousand in q
business of corporations having an aggregate
capital averaging $3.50, 600, 600 and RESPONSE
BILE for the safe keeping of deposits averaging
over $500, 600 900, showing an average loss
to depositors of about 1-2Oth of one per cent
District Attorney Corkhill denies that
there is any prospect of his removal. He says
he has the assurance of the President that he
will serve out his term and consequently
does not feel uneasy.
Tom Murphy, formerly collector at New
York, is talked of as the probable successor
of Charles E. Henry as marshal of the Dis
trict.