The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-28
MORE OF THE PRESIDENTS SUMMARY
DISMISSAL or HIGH GOVERN
MENT OFFICIALS.
The Work Of Unearthing Aidcrs and
Abcttors OF Star-Route Frauds.
APPOINTING SUCCESSORS TO THE GANG.
Attempting to AssuaGe the DESTROYING Dei"s'
of INDIGNATION StaIwarts Force he-
publican Rats 20 Leave the
Sinking Ship.

and various are the speculations rs to the
cause, expediency, and justice OF his action.
The excitement in Washington still runs
high. and while the general public seem to
commend the act by which men occupying
important places Of trust in the Govern
ment are senslbly rebuked and dismissed
for giving countenqnce to fraud and cor
ruption, the vast majority will be found inn
pugning the motives which moved the
Chief Executive at this late date to the
performance OF this simple act OF Justice.
We give below all additional items OF
interest on this subject. \ Washington
special 20 the Baltimore SIN, dated the
26th instant, says:
As soon as Mr. Helm, foreman OF the
printing-office OF the Congressional Record,
heard of the action OF the President, he
Immediately rendered his resignation TO
Congressional Printer Rounds. Postmas-
ter Anger was astounded at the news Of
his dismissal, and most emphatically denies
that he ever interfered in any way in the
star-route trials or gave the defendants en-
enlargement. sympathy, or assistance.
Colonel Bliss, in his report, says: "Mr.
Anger is the proprietor Of newspaper in
Michigan. His name appears on it as such
proprietor. During the last trial he wrote
to his paper over his own signature de-
nouncing the officers who had instituted
the prosecution aud declaring that the
Government had no case"
The vacancy caused by the removal of
Mr.. Anger us city postmaster has been
filed by the appointment Of Thomas l..
TullOck, the present disbursing officer, as
postmaster. To prevent any embarrasS-
ment in the marshars Office, the suspension
OF Marshal Henry will he withheld until
successor is appointed.
WHAT Is 10 FOLLOW.
District-Attorney CorkhiIl, it is said, will
he superseded by Special Attorney George
Bliss. 1t does not seem probable that Bliss
would be willing to relnquish his present
salary of 800 per day to accept 4 position
that only pays $1,000 per year, and one that
would entail upon him much more ardu-
Gus duty than he is now called upon TO
perform. The annual report OF the AttOr-
ncy-General will show that the claim OF
Mr.. Bliss rs special attorney in connection
with the star-rOutc cases will amount TO
more than S37 ,000-a great deal more than
the yearly compensation OF the Attorney
General.
The most prominent candidate mention
ed for the mar>halShip OF the District is
Thomas Murphy, OF New York, who Is
also n candidate for District Commissioner
upon the retirement Of Major Morgan.
Another rumor is to the effect that First
Assistant Pos;mastcr-G Frank Hat
ton will resign from the Po>t-Ollice De
paltment and cOnline Himself to journal
ism.
TIE PRESIDENTS, COURSE.
The Presidents order came with start
ling eficG yesterday, as no such action had
been anticipated. The facts upon which
the order.Of dismissal wa based have been
in possession Of the President for months
past, as they have beer publicly knOyn
and widely commented upon. The allegs-
tons rs to the postmaster and assistant
pOstmastcr'Oi this city are1ll set forth In
public document sent to the House Com
mittee on EoSt-OfticeS rs far back a, lasi
January. II the circumstances are such as
TO justify the summary dismissal Of tn
implicated officials, If is Skcd why the
President ha, waited all thcso long months
before taking such a step? In this. and
in numerous other mattca-. President
Arthur has Shown that he is not
possessed OF that decision q character
and OF that executive abiip for which
ne has been givGp credit. To 80 no more.
ihcrc has been much bunglin,' and mis-
management In tiic star-rOutc asses, and
there has been sl.spicion which cannot be
aljayed that the cGlfnscl into Wlh Se hands
tie prosecution rs entrusted nave not
been backed up as properly as the should
haze been. Now tAlt the axe begins TO
fall the friends OF others in dSh ger are
very uneasy in consequence. II tie Pre-
sident intends 70 turn out all Of tba G I'M
der him who have besn intimate WilN star
route people, and dsneG and wineC on the
proceeds OF their alleged corrupt t1S nsac-
tons, heads will allSerY thick into the
basket. Several Of the officials who are
mentioned as Liable to be dismissal as
web as most Of those who were dis
mlsseC yesterday, were &c SOnal frien4 OF
the Bate President Garfield, and al |
ready i is openly ntim1ted that r4is
fact js the handspring .Cf the Pr.Si- !
dents action. There Il ipOst probalt !!
no ground for this assumption, but tiI.
officials who are Affected protest most VIC !
oro,,siy chat they have besn treated witt
marked Injustice, and will undoubtedly
seize upon this idea TO help them out. Mr.. 4
Henry, the United States MARSHAL for the (
District of columbia, was one of the most /
intimate h1endS Garfield had. . worthy
man, but ! weak one. lie is t,.rncd out
because he resented insihuations anon his
Official integrity made by Mr.. Blies. who is
so very open to suspicion himself hat he
never ought 10 have been employed by the
government. a. Is TO be expected fiat fhe
enect OF the removals will be TO intensity
the bitterness between the two winrs Of
the Republican party. The men who are
turned OUT VIII not be content to rest ,t,Ier
CLOUD without retaiiating in kind.
WHAT Is SAID.
In circles friendly 20 them If was soio
his evening that as soon as Congress mel
notions would be made TO investigate tbe
expenditures Of the Department of Jus-
ice, when the Attorncy1Ge ncral wOuld he
hown not to be imbued with that stern
ense OF official integrity breathed in his ,
elter 10 the President, IL was asserted. ;
mong other things, that he bad furnished /,
rs private rooms in the department on :
scale OF unparalleled magniGcence and =
nat portions Of the public funds had ,
cen unlawfully diverted to nav for !.
" same. Such assertions may be devoid !,
fruth. but they show the feeling which /,
xlsts between the warning factions Of the i,
eMolican party. Mr.. Rounds, the pub =
Printer, has only been in a few months
nd ~ Is among those spoken Of as marked s
II dlsSllssal. He was appointed at the in .
ance q Senator Logan, and the latter has o
iegrapked the President requesting him .
suspend action in Mr.. Rounds's ease =
'tll his arrival in Washington. u u
What WILL CONE or TIP Il
The friends OF Colonel Corkhill saw late u
4 evening that there is no authority for 81
statement that he Is IN he removed ol