Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-10

WAsHISaToN, March 9.-The President
has signed the bill for a marine hospital at
Memphis.
The FIipper Case.
The record in the Flipper court-martial
case, together with the report thereon of
Judge Acknowledgement Swain, was sub
mitted to the secretary of war to-day. Gen
eral Swain was understood TO recommend
the mitigation of the sentence of dismissal.
The general impression is that the sentence
will be mitigated.
VIII Investigate ft First.
General Rasecrans deciineSfessy anything
in reply to the letter pubfA6ed yesterday,
purporting to have been written by General
Garfield in 1868. He says he is taking steps
to ascertain whether or not the letter is gem
uine, and will wait the result oil these in
quiries before saying any thing upon the sub
ject. General Rosecrans adds: "As the
letter gravely affects the character OF General
Garfield for truth and veracIty, 1 deem it
due to him to first ascertain if it is genuine"
Tee siar-Route Cases.
The Star-route cases came up in the Grim
inal Court this morning for The purpose of
giving the defendants an opportunity to give
bail. Bliss called the case of Brady, ex
assistant postmaster-general, indicted for
conspiracy, and said that the history of these
cases are well-known. Brady had been an
ment against him and others charges an
ctfeEse by which the government had lost
about 100000. The punishment was two
years imprisonment and a fine OF $1,000 and
he submitted that the bail should be $50 000
Arlson, counsel for Brady, said that they had
examined the indictment, and he would state
there was no charges in it which could not
be successfully met. He thought that $1,000
bail was sufficient. Judge Wylie said the
cd
by the defense. Here was a party holding
a position ofArust, and he is charged with
violating thst trust; whether the charge
could be sustained was a question, but for
the present he would regard it as true. 1t
was trihing to suggest such a sum as $1,000,
and he thought the amount asked by the
government was not excessive; the amount
will be $20,0 Action in the cases OF S.
w. Dorsey and some others was deferred
until to- morrow. Bail in the remainder of
the cases was fixed in sums ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000. The time for pleading was
fixed for Thursday next.
Capital Brevities.
United States bonds redeemed under the
105th call, 81 ,65S, $50; 106th call, $l7, $685.
$50; 10th call, 2,SS9,75O.
The treasury department to day purchased
81, COG ounces of silver for the Philadelphia,
San Francisco, New Orleans and Carson City
mints.
Secretary Folger says it is only question
of time when another call for bonds will be
issued. As soon the surplus is sufficiently
large a call will be made.
The President to day nominated X. S.
Lewis for United States attorney for the
Western district of Virginia, and Walter A.
Smith for United States marshal for Col
orado.
The House Committee on Appropriations
has deferred action until Monday upon the
question of an additional appropriation for
the sufferers by the overfow in the Missis-
sippi valley.
The Committee on Commerce will report
Mr.. Washburne's bill to estabfish
a railway bridge across the Mississippi, ard
Mr.. Young's bill for a marine hospital at
appropriating 100000 therefor.
The House Committee on Ways and Means
agreed 10 report bill to amend the law pro-
viding for rebate ON the expectations OF stills
equal to the amount. of duty, so as to extend
the provision to exports of worms for dis
Ii leries