The Portland daily press., 1882-12-02

WASHINGTON Dec. 1-kear Admiral Robert
ID " smaD, U. 5, chairman of the Light
house Board, was ricken with paraly sis tbs
Afternoon and is now in most critical condi-
ton. He was transaciDg some business a.
the Rig bank at The time of the attack. Sur
eeoD Crane, U. s. A., whose office was next
door to the bank, was called in and did all he
could for the sufferer, who was at once re-
moved 10 his roou,s.
Death OF Congressman Updegraff.
A special despatch received here Thursday
night announces the death of Congressman
Updegraff, OF the 10Th Ohio district, at his
home i'll Mount Pleasant. DR.. Updegraff went
home last summer, when Congress adjourned,
apparently III good health but soon after be-
came sick with Bright's disease, and was una
able to take any part in the canvass which re-
suited, however, i'll his election. For some
time he has been considered past hope. He
was native OF j. fferson county, OHIO, ana
was farmer ami physician, having studied
medicine in the University of Pennsylvania
and also in Edinburgh and PARIS. Durlug the
latter part of the war of he rebellion he served
as surgeon i'll the Union army. He was
i'resld-nJal etctor in 1872, a member of the
Ohio Senate in 1872 and 1873, and was eec ed
as Republican, 10 the Foity-sixth and Forty
seventh Congresses. In the recent election he
was chosen for third term.
rivals.
Forty-sx Senators and slxty-sx Representa-
tives reported their presence in this city at the
capitol to-day.
Dorsey Is Mad
Dorsey attributes his prosecution to personal
spite on, the part of james, MacVeagh and
Brewster, and referring to the recent 10 ter of
the Attorney General to the President, in which
the Star route defendants are denounced, he
says:-"Brewster has dragged the robes of his
great Office into filth and slums of debauchery
so many times it Is TO be expected that tho per-
son guilty of such atrocious acts of j. morality
would be guilty of equally infamous acts in ad-
administration of the office he holds aud dis
honors. He occupies quasi judicial position,
but in advance OF the trial, and in au official
communication to his chief in language that
would disgrace the merest police court shyster,
this attorney deu0unces the defendants in the
Star route cases as "a band of robbers great
rascals, thieves ETC."
Another Removal.
Hannibal D. Norton, principal clerk ef the
Third Assistant Postmaster Generals Office
was to-day removed upon the recommendation
of Attorney General Brewster. It is thought
the removal was brought about by the course
taken by Norton in giving testimony before the
Criminal Court in the late Star route trial
Work Closed.
The Garfield board of audit this afternoon
virtually concluded its consideration of all
claims submitted, and all ALLOW ances have been
agreed upon. The report of the board will be
submitted next week.
Honoring the Dead.
Speaker Kefer has telegraphed the follow
ing members, requesting them to attend the
funeral of Representative Updegraff of Ohio,
which takes place Dext Monday, as Congress
sional escort:-Messrs. Mckinley, Townsend,
Converse, Caldwell OF Kentucky and Bayne
and Miller of Pennsylvania.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was atte ,ded by
all the members except the Postmaster Gener-
al. The session was devoted principally to the
consideration of the annual reports of the s w.
eral executive departments in connection with
the Presidents message No reference was
made to future removals or appointments
a Gard from Dorsey.
Stephen W. Dorsey furnishes for publication
| tonight long card addressed TO the public in
which he gives In detail his connection with
| the star routes.
| OF these contracts that his brother, j. W.
Dorsey, and his brother-in-law, Peck, went in
| TO the business against his view and they lost
| large sums OF their own money, besides $18,-
0OO he had loaned them at various times. Fall
| ing to recover this money Senator Dorsey says
| be accepted as security number of star route
| contracts. which had eeen awarded to Miner,
| Peck ana Dorsey and obtained expedition and
| increased the service four or five small
routes 'ln June, 1879" he says, 81 turned
| this whole mail business to other hands
| and from that day to this / have never had
anything more to do with it than the President
| of the United States has had. From that time
have never written or received letter on
the subject"