Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Cases-Foreman Dick
 son's Complaint-The Government Nov
 ing Slow i'm the Bribery NEatter--Other
 News Items From the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Foreman Dickson of the Star route jury complains that Mir. Merrick has called upon all the members of the jury but him for light upon the alleged bribery. Assistant District Attorney Moore thinks it will be some time before the bri- bery can get into the court, the officers of the government are moving very cautiously. MT. Shaw, accused of trying to bribe Don iphan, says that the latter asked him in a joking way how he could get hold of some of the money floating around and Shaw told him in the same vein that he could get lit tie of it for him. Among other things to be lad before the grand jury will be charge that William Brown, the colored juror, who held out for Brady and Dorsey, received a bribe in the three card monte case tried be- fore the Star route case. It is also stated that when the grand jury meets that the
 matter concerning Brady, Kellogg and Con- tractor Price will be again brought up, as the government officers have discovered evidence to strengthen and corroborate Walsh The arguments for a new trial for Rerdell and Miner will be heard to morrow, and it is pretty generally understood the motion will be granted.
 Secretary Teller was at his desk during the whole of to-day, but declined to receive wis., itors on the plea that it was necessary to ex- anime the accumulated correspondence of his department. Assistant Secretary Joslyn was engaged in hearing 8 case on appeal from f &1o TNv of Dot &h IT army of office seekers found little encourage. | ment. The Secretary says he will not act on the remaining pension cases for some time. Thomas Heinline, one of the Guiteau jury, has been appointed to clerkship in the War department.
 The Postoffice department is informed that Railway Mail Clerk Oliphant, whose route is bet ween Pensacola and Mobile, is prostrated with the fever.
 There were two hundred promotions in the Treasury department to day.
 A coroner's jury today rendered Q verdict 1 that Private Watchman Dengle came to his ] death last Tuesday from blow at the hands \ of Robert Williams The latter is young ! man, the son of a prominent citizen, and was drunk at the time of the assault.
 ! Agent Llewellyn of the MescaIero and Ji- carilla agencies writes to the commissioner of Indian affairs respecting his Indian police l force follows ''It is now little over 8 year since I organized this force. Their suc-
 cess in literally destroying the manufacture
 of sTiswin' among tribe that has been
 noted for periodical and violent drunks, a
 practice that has always resulted in more or
 less loss of life, alone more than repays the 1 labor in the organization and the expendi- l lures of the government. They have | been under all circumstances 8 val
 uable aid in preserving order. They have captured stolen stock, returning
 it to it's owners and asking no compensation
 they have arrested renegade and hostile In-
 dians, and when met by resistance in their efforts to arrest renegades of their own tribe ! they have killed the renegades. notwithstand ing that they were their own people in fact
 I cannot speak too highly of the force or /! ganized by me. Faithful to their agents
 and unswervingly loyal to their government l they deserve all praise. They have been the subjects of well merited enconiums of the territorial press and have received the commendations of the different military com,
 naanders of the territory" The agent urges
 that this force be uniformed, mounted and
 armed, and that provision be made for for. aging their horses and that the other Indians
 on the reservation be disarmed. letter from Colonel Mackenzie of the Fourth caval ry highly commenting the services of this police force for the capture of Hanesook {
 brother of the noted Victoria, is enclosed.