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Indorsing Blaine.

near Toledo without prejudice to any party
concerned.
Indorsing Blaine.
Senator Calls resolution, submitted to-day
proposing a call for congress of the ma.
tions of North, South and Central America
excites comments, as it indorses the action
of Secretary Blaine. This resolution is re-
gsrded an Indication Of aine's friends
to sustain him, and coming from Democrat
IT has caused some comment in connection
with the talk of Democratic support of the
ex-secretary.
Army Changes.
William +. Tucker, of Illinois, was to-day
appointed paymaster of the United States
army rice Colonel Rochester, promoted to be
paymsster-general, and Forrest II. Hatha-
way was appointed captain and assistant
quartermaster rice General Rucker, pro-
NOTED to be quartermaster- general. General
Rucker entered formally upon his new duties
to-day. Paymaster-G General Rochester has
been ordered to Washington to assume the
duties OF his new Office.
Mannine's Supreme Court Bill.
Representative Manning states that the
committee of the American Bar Association
appointed to consider methods for relieving
the United States Supreme Court of the over
pressure on it will report soon He says
that Ex-Secretary Evarts chairman of the
committee; Merrick, of Washington; Phelps,
of Vermont, and Parker, of New Jersey, will
report in favor OF his (Manning's) plan;
that Hitchcock is opposed to this plan, and
King, of Ohio; Stevens, of Kentucky, and
Bradley, of Rhode Island, are inclined to
favor some other plan.
Hoffman TO Hunt.
Secretary Hunt received a letter to-day
from Hoffman, at St. Petersburg, respecting
the relief expedition in search of the Jean
nette survivors, and stating that the reason
why an engineer was placed in command of
the party was that Lieutenant Danenhower
was physically unable to perform the duties
of the Office; as in addition to having lost
his eyesight his terrible sfilictions had caused
temporary alteration Of the mind. 1t is now
believed that Danenhower has fully recov-
cred his reason, and his general health as
we'll as that of other members of his party
is being gradually restored.
Ihe star.Route Robbers.
The grand jury cent down presentment
against twelve persons for conspiracy in the
Star-route cases. Among those presented for
Indictment are Ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Thos. J. Brady, Senator S.W. Dorsey
and his brother J. w. Dorsey, hs private
secretary; NJ. c. Roerdell, John c. Miner,
of the firm of Miner, Vale & Co.; Captain
w. III. Turner, formerly clerk in the post
office department., and ]. w. Leek, brother
Ol EA-DcuaJOT dorsey. III lnS cases
of S. P. Brown, J. E. French, F. p. Lille, L.
w. Vale and J. H. Sanderson, whose names
have been connected with the Star-route cases
and some who have already been before the
United States Court or United States Com
missioner, the charges were virtually ignored
and dismissed from consideration. There
was only one presentment, but it covers
number of routes and contracts.
General Grant is expected at the White
e.
days.
blaine and the Democrats.
The Western Associated Press reporter
this morning asked Senator Voorhees, about
the story telegraphed from here recently TO
the effect that certain prominent Democrats
including Senators Voorhees, and Morgan, OF
Alabama, and Jere Black, were secretly
scheming with Blaine to run Blaine and
rUoruce- f--- f..>-.-is--A sad VICE president in
1884, and give them the support Of the Dem
ocratic party. Senator Voorhees, said the
.tory was too absurd to deserve even con-
tempt; that there was nothing in it, and he
did not propose to dignity it by taking any
notice of it.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, said the
whole thing was fiction. He had seen
Blaine twice in many months, and then
only for few moments at a time, and no
reference to politics was made in their con-
versation. Morgan said: 81 don't think
Blaine would ever trust his political fortunes
to such Democrats as Voorhees,, Jere Black
and myself / like Blaine very much, per-
sonally, but he is not the man / would nomi-
nate for president. / believe in straight,
unadulterated Democracy, and if had my
way / would place the party upon Demo-
cratic principles. l would relieve il of Tam
many in New York; of Rsadjusterism in
Virginia, and OF reputation everywhere,
and l would nominate a tried and true Dsmo-
crat like Thurman or Hendricks, or number
of others that could be named, for president"
Senator Morgan added that he did not be-
lieve IN any political coalition; that he would
rather suffer defeat with simon-pure Demo
cratic ticket and platform than to win vic
tory by a coalition and mixture of principles.
Among Democrats here this story is gener-
ally pronounced absurd and laughed at, but
there are few, comprising those who are not
friendly to Blaine, who shake their heads
and say that if this story is not literally true
they believe Vaccinations looking to the
Democratic support of Blaine in the next
presidential canvass are going on.
Capital Briefs.
The Protestant churches yesterday adopted
anti-polygamy resolutions.
The President has pardoned Frank Delmy,
of Minnesota, convicted of passing counter
felt coin.
Senator Lamar left Tor Mississippi to-day.
The injuries he recently sustaire are more
painful than were at first supposed.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Thomas Boles as United States marshal
for the Western district of Arkansas.
The court-martial to try Sergeant Mason,
who shot at Guiteau, has adjourned to pro-
cure diagram of the Jail and its surround
ings. A plea of not guilty is entered.
The secretary says the minority report OF
the contingent fund investigating commit
tee will entirely exonerate Senator Sherman