Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-08
srAR RourE pRosEcur1oNs.


| WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Or motion of coun-
sci for the government, the hearing OF the
cases of sureties for mail contractors has been
postponed until Wednesday next. Bail rang
| ing from 81 500 to $4,000 has been submitted.
| Information has been obtained from reliable
authority that numbee of civil suits will be
| instituted soon against several parties con-
nected with the star route schemes to recover
large sums of money alleged 10 have been lille
gally and improperly obtained from the United
States government Most ID the suits will
be brought in New York, as that is the
meeting place of the parties who will
become defendants, and where service can be
easily obtained upon them. Very few if any
suits will be entered in this city.
SHOT.
John H. Barer, night manager of the Amer
lean district telegraph was Shot this morning
and seriously injured at the Office of the COM
pany, by Henry Roeth, aged 16, a messenger
whom he previously discharged for disorderly
conduct.
SIGNED.
The president signed the Sct to legalize the
election of the territorial legislature of New
Mexico, held Nov. 2, 1880.
BOONE.
Counsel for A. E. Boone appeared in the
police court this morning, and stated that his
client was very busy to-day,it being list day
for submitting bids for mailcontracts, but he
would appear in court wherever the case was
called. There have been thirty one warrants
in all issued for the arrest CT persons charged
with conspiracy to defraud the government in
the matter of mail contracts.
MAIL LETTINGS.
Proposals for star mail service on routes
in nearly ali the trans Mississippi terri
tory, are being received at the postoffice de-
partment to-day. Over 100000 bids are ing
put in, and it will require nearly two weeks 10
open them.
OPPOSING THE GRANT.
Ex-Gov. Overton, Chickasaw nation, and
others who oppose the bill recently passed by
the Choctaws, granting right of way through
the Choctaw reservation to railroads, were
again at the interior department to-day pro-
testing against the approval of that measure.
They allege that the vote OF the bill in the
senate of the Choctaw council was tie and
that the presiding officer voted against it;
therefore it was legally defeated. They also
maintain that the assent of the Choctaws must
be obtained'to the grant before it became a
law properly.
NEED NOT APPLY.
Postmaster General Howe said to-day it is
useless waste of time to apply for appoint
ments under him. The expenses are running
beyond the appropriations and next week he
will commence making discharges IN order to
reduce the expenses. He has no places to fill
now. q
acquisitions for postage stamps received
from postmasters to-day at tie postofice de-
partment amount to s64O,0O0, the largest issue
ever made in one day. The total includes
nearly twenty million stamps and six million
postal cards.
STAR ROUTE THIEVES.
Star route suretles were before the police
court to-day ard gave bail, excepting Bar
ringer, Hoyt and Donohue, who were COM
mitted to Jail in default OF bonds. Baine was
released on $4,000 bail. The others on $4,000
each. Warrants were issued last night for
the arrest of Z. N. Armstrong, Capt. G. L.
Cabel and T. A. Jackson, but they are not yet
arrested. The cases go over until Wednesday
at the request of Col. Bliss. counsel for re-
spondents.