The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-12

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district has been lively. II was stated
to-day that the old collector, Mott, will
remain and use his influence in favor Of
the anti-prohibition movement, the object
OF which Is TO beat as many Democratic
congressman in North Carolina as possible.
Senator Call presided in the Senate this
afternoon. Hon. George ID. Wise Is pre-
pairing q bill for the construction OF q
macadamized road from Richmond TO the
National cemetery, and has found prcce-
dents for II.
P0LYGAAY ~ THE HOUSE.
The House discussed the Haskell rcsolu-
ton to-day, which declares that no person
who practices polygamy shall hold any Of
fee under the United States. Mr.. Cox,
early in the day, raised the point Of order
that the Utah contested-eection case was
before the Elections Committee and could
not be discussed in the House until a re-
port was made. 1t was decided finally that
the resolution was not one OF privilege, and
could not be considered.
The House adjourned at hali-past 3.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The President sent Mr.. Stephens, OF
Georgia, n handsome basket OF flowers
from the White House to-day. The yete-
ran Georgian was seventy to-day.
The Secretary Of the Navy returned to
Washington to-day.
The finding of the court-martial in the
case Of Lieutenant Flipper (colorcd) has
been received at the Adiutant-GeneraPs
Office. The recommendation is dismissal
from the service.
There was delegation Of Kentuckians
at the White House to-day who wanted
General Burbridge to have foreign mis-
sion.
Receipts to-day: Customs, sS37,O79; in
ternal revenue, S3O7, 01j.
The star-route cases were up in the Po-
lice Court to-day.
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, to-
day introduced a bill for the appointment
Of a stenographcr to the Supreme Court.
John Amber Smith is after the place of
Kenneth Raynor, the Solicitor Of the Urea
sury.
United States District Attorney Corkhill
said tonight that the Guiteau case will go
to the jury next Tuesday or Wednesday.
| heard tonight Of an early effort for the
admission OF Dakota and New Mexico as
States.
/ Associated Press Reports to the Dispatch.
THE sTAR-EOUTE CASES.
/ WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE cases OF
alleged straw bondSmen in the star-route
cases were called up in the Police Court
/ to-day. The counsel for all the accused
and some OF the accused themselves were
present.
Special Attorney Bliss represented the
Government, and in his opening address
said the accused parties had entered into
bonds in which the bidders had represent
I ed the bOndsmen, and the bOndsmen had
represented themselves as worth certain
sums i'm real estate. The fact was the
bonds were absolutely worthless, though
in some eases there might have been held
some property by the bOndsmen; still there
was literally nothing to support the bonds.
Out of 1901 bids bonds were given
amounting to over SS,0OO,000, and there
wasn't value enough represented by the
whole eight millions to buy spawned
horse. Mr.. Cabel, he said, had acquired
some sort Of title TO j7j acres Of wild lands
in Morgan county. Ky, OF so little value
that the prosecution was informed that il a
man owned a whole county OF it he would
have to give security for his breakfast.
This land had been transferred to Dono-
hue, defendant. Donohue transferred it
to MINK and Dickson. MINK, on the
strength OF this, went on bonds for Cabell in
the sum of over 100000, in which bonds
| Dickson Joined him. Dickson, however,
forgetting that he had but half interest in
the property, had, before going upon these
bonds. conveyed the whole OF il back to
DonOhuc, so. as a matter of fact. when he
went OH the bonds he did not even have Il
paper title. Donohuc, on the same pro-
perry. had gone on bonds subsequently for
/ Cabell, Henderson, Armstrong, ard Boone
/ for large sums. They would have Cabelrs
unsworn statement and the evidence OF
some of the defendants, by which they pro-
posed to show that it was plain cOnspi-
racy under the forms of the law to Gefraud
| the United States out OF valid security. In
/ Justice to the P0stmasteT-G enera', he would
/ say that if such bonds were submitted. APP
proved by a postmaster. the Postmaster
General had no power 90 review them.
In one OF these cases they would present
| the affidavit OF the defendant that he had
/ frequently spent the evening in BOOne's
Office signing bis name TO bonds and iusti-
/ fying on property he knew nothing about /;
/ that for this service he would receive S25
/ or $50; and that he had gone on bonds TO
/ the amount OF 100000 All of this had
/ been done on land; supposed to lie in
Georgia. He mentioned instances OF other
/ defendants who justified on lands in Ms
sisSippi and California, shown to be utterly
worthless.
! The cases OF Cabell and MinniX and Dick
son were first taken up, and they were AZ
raigned, pleaded not guilty, and the exam
/ nation OF witnesses began. Inspectors
| Tidball and Woodward were first placed
/ on the stand, and occupied the time to adj
/ iournment.
AN ADVERSE REPORT DECIDED UPON.
/ WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Claims to-day unanimously
decided to report adversely on the claim OF
Warren Mitchell for Sl2S,G92 covered into
the Treasury rs the proceeds Of cotton taken
from him at Savannah by General Sherman
during the war. The claim has been pend
ing before Congress for about fifteen years.
NOMINATION.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day nominated Charles Guirken,
postmaster at Elizabeth City, n. c..
Guitcau and His Counsel.
WASHINGTON, January 1l.-Guiteau sent
for his counsel, Colonel Reed, to-day TO visit
him at the Jail. He says he does not care
to see any one else until after he has made
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