Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-16
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. LAYING DOWN THE CASE Attorney Bliss States the
 Governments Side In the Star Route Trial. SENATOR EAT0A'S DESIGNS ON THE
 SPEAKERSHIP. AN IRISH MURDER AVENGED, The Slayers of the Joyces
 Executed.
AN IRISH MURDER AVENGED.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Governments Side-Opening ArEu- ment of Attorney BIiss--An n Interruption Ely Lawyer Merrick-The Days Budget From the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-AIr. Bliss resumed his opening addrees in ths Star route case this morning. He claimed that when an in"
 crease was allowed it was given to the full limit. He showed this by reference to csr- tain contracts, asserting that Brady utterly
 disregarded the law in considering the matter
 of the productiveness of the route. Mir. Will
 son interrupted Mr. Bliss address to call the attention of the court to the fact that the public printer had been directed by the At torney General to refuse the defendants counsel copies of the stenographer's daily re- port. The court said he would inquire into the matter and Mir. Bliss resumed his argu- ment and continued antil 4 o'clock. With- out concluding the court adjourned until Monday.
 Third Assistant Postmaster General Hagen has prepared statement showing the num- Der of pounds of second class matter mailed for three months ended September 30 at two cents per pound to have been 19, ,6S9, 179; 3,611,6 ,65G. By this it is seen that the propor- tion of paid second class matter was 84.5 and of free matter 15.5 per cent. There was collected paid matter $393, 743 5s and if the matter that goes free was charged at the same rate it would have amounted to $7s,233.12. At the 132 free delivery offices paid matter equalled 97.2 per cent and unpaid 2.S, while at the 1865 non-free offices the amount was almost equally divided, paid matter being 5O.6 per cent. and unpaid matter 49.4 per cent. of the amount handled.
 D is said to be using his influence in favor of Fitz John Porter's reinstatement.
 The warrants for the sums awarded the claimants against the Garfield estate for ser vices during the sickness and burial of the late President will be issued at the treasury and can be had on demand. It is reported that Drs. Bliss and Hamilton will not take the sums awarded them, but will try to get more. The other claimants will abide by the awards.
 In the Dickson case to day Brewster Cam eron was further examined as to Bowen's Arizona appointment and as to his Philadel phia board bill, and in conclusion he said, being pressed for an answer, that he still be- lieved Dickson made the approach to Bowen to entrap him This finished his testimony and the court adjourned till Tuesday, when it is expected that Judge Hoover will testify.
 It is stated tonight, apparently upon au- thority, that the President will send in the name of J. F. Olmstead tomorrow for Dis trict of Columbia commissioner.
 Alex. Egglestone, a well known local tenn perance exhorter was today run over and killed by the yard engine of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
 Chinaman at Pitts burg to day te1egraphed Secretary Folger asking if in case he returned to China and married he would be allowed to return with his wife. The Secretary said that under the Chinese bill he could return, but his wife could not come.
 The specials are sending off statement to- night that a few nights ago Justice Wood, of the supreme court, lost $1, ,OOO in a well known faro bank in this city. The story is not credited in well informed circles.
 The morning session of the Jeannette board was devoted to questioning Professor Newcomb, Lieutenant Wainwright being al- lowed to represent Danenhower as counsel The sole object was to prove by Newcomb that Danenhower's statement was correct boat cn two occasions, which fact Danen- ignored ln his testimony. The witness knew that Danenhower had charge on two occa- sions, but no official announcement was made to the party of the fact This ended New comb. Long Sing, the Chinese steward, fol lowed Newcomb. Long Sings examinations was brief The only complaint he had to make was that he had not been paid full wages as steward and cabin boy, which had been promised him by De Long. With ref 1 erence to trouble between Collins and the other officers he said that bad feeling had ex- isted, but did not know its nature. Seaman | Wilson, who arrived in New York from abroad yesterday, has been notified to appear ho