Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-27
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BLAINE UNDER FIRE. Some Sharp Answers to
 His Examiner. A GENERAL DENIAL SET UP, His Southern Policy Agreeable to
 Garfield. GUITEAU'S LAST CRAZY ACT. Which May Drive His Sister
 Insane.
May Drive His Sister
 Insane.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Peruvian Scandal = Blaine Under
 the Fire of Cross-Exami n a tfon-Sharp
 Answers to NIT. BelmOnt-Guiteau Re-
 fuses to Bid Adfeu to His Sister--Other
 Matters.
 WASHINGTON April 2G.-In the colloquies between Mr. Blaine and MT. Belmont today the ex-Secretary showed great sensitiveness to the questions asked, and exhibited ten dency to bully the examiner. He often suc- ceeded in raising laughter at the expense of his own dignity. Mir. Belmont did not seem disconcerted by Mir. Blaine's method of testi- mony and went through his series of ques- tions, which were intended to show that AIr. Blame pressed the Landreau claim more earnestly than had been sanctioned by Con- gressional authority or department prece- dents. MT. Blaine, in answer to MT. Bel mont, stated that he had searched Garfeld's diary carefully, but found no mention direct ly or indirectly of Shipherd, the Cochet claim or the Peruvian company. He declared that he was willing to go into the whole question of his South American policy under both Gar field and Arthur, as he had nothing to con- ceal. He had prepared no dispatches during Garfield illness and did nothing involving
  The President fully accorded with his peace congress circular. Henever had interpolated a word in the same. His first knowledge of the Landreau claim was when it was present ed to Congress- The witness never submit ted the Landreau claim to Hurlbut for in- vestigation because it would have been a violation of department policy. Blaine in- sisted that he would willingly take the respon- sibilty for the statement that the war be- oYo1 pa1 0a70 aged by England, Chii being mere instru- n1ent of England to get half the booty The game was skillfully played so as to conceal Englands hand which had, by throwing up dust about pacific intervention, made the United States the object of ridicule in both Chili and Peru. Belmont objected that Blaine went too far in his answers. Blaine replied that The would rather be aff1uent in informa- tion than niggardly about it." Blaine said that he knew of no one being behind the Lardreau claim. The session then adjourned until tomorrow.
 The Supreme Court will adjourn Friday until Monday, May s. On the latter date all pending decisions will be rendered and the term will be adjourned The next term will begin on thu second Monday in October.
 Secretary Teller in deciding mineral case holds that while within certain limitations and with certain exceptions a Secretary possesses power to review the decision of his predeces- sor, the same principle does not apply to bureau officers.
 MT. O'Connor, M. P, was presented to the President to day by Congressman Orth and lIr. Nicholas Ford and was cordially received.
 Guiteau refused see Mrs. Scoville when she called to bid him good bye, and she has gone home disheartened and fears are enter tained that she may become insane.
 Judge Advocate General Swain has applied to the Secretary of War for the relief of Colonel Barr from duty at the War depart ment to detail him as professor at West Point.
 It is expected that Second Assistant Post master General Elmer will resign before long and that his place will be filled from New England.
 The hearing in the Perdell Star route case by the police court was continued until after D. m., when it was adjourned until to mor- row. MT. MacVeagh testified that he had had conversation with Perdell, in which the latter told him that ex-Senator Clayton was present when he had conversation with the Postmaster General and MT. Woodward. Perdell said he was party to large ex tent in procuring mail letting. The names used were J. w. Dorsey, Vail, Peck, Boone and others. The parties were frightened by the Congressional investigation and be said that be feigned sickness so as not to appear before the committee and made up false set of books to show the committee. He said that Brady and others ir the conspiracy knew the details of the transaction. The original books were in New York and he could pro- duce them. Brady insisted upon petitions being filed, and a man was employed to get them up. He had letters from Dorsey, show ing that he understood this fully. Brady was paid through system of remitted fines. One half went to the contractors and the other to Brady and the officials who were Gin with him." MT. James testified that simi- lar statement was made to him by Perdell about May or June, 1881. Both of these gentlemen were severely cross examined and there was good deal of wrangling by coun- sel. The theory of the defense is that Perdell 1 told this story to ingratiate hipself with l Messrs. James and MacVeagh in order to get | at the operations of the prosecution, and that 1 he then told the truth and has since been in duced to retract or vary the truth of the ale gations then made.
 Secretary Folger on Friday, May 5th from 10 O.. m. to 12 m., will hear arguments of those interested in the question of the duty | on ear ayleS