The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-03
Important Testinoney in the Star
Route Trial

Ia the 0tnr
Route Trial.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Govern
ment has called Chas. II. Hooper TO the
stand in the Star Route trial. The witness
was book keeper for Donnell, Lawson a
Co, bankers, New York and identified
the warrant drawn 10 the order Of John NJ.
Peck, deposited by 7. W. Torray, Dor
sey's bookkeeper. 70 Dorsey's credit, on
August ~, l6sJ. Bliss potnied out that the
warrant bad been drawn on August 10, aud
bore Peck's Endorsement, although the
evidence showed that he was then In New
Mexico. Wilbur II. Swift and Carl
Mcclellan, former employees on the Bismarck
and Tongue River route, gave testimony
concerning tho service over that route,
Mcclellan corroborated the statements OF
witness Pennell IN many particulars. He
said John Dorsey told him they expected
to get the service increased, perhaps in
three months 10 triweekly, and in three
months more 10 daily service, and he ex-
pected TO lose money on the weekly service,
but after the expedition and increase he
expected 10 realize about $50, 900, He
said his brother, Senator Dorsey, was
chairman OF the Post Office committee, and
through his influence he expected 10 get the
increase, aud he referred TO Senator Dorsey
and the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
difference whether or not the carriers got
through on time. They had an un-
Outstanding with the Second Assistant
Post master General and had organized a
ring In Washington. but did not say who
was In the ring. He gathered from the
conversation that they meant John w.
Dorsey, Senator Dorsey and others. Mr..
Wilson. In noting an exception TO one OF
Judge Wylie's rulings offered TO prove that
the employees Of the Government had agreed
10 secure extra pay for witnesses, and
were to receive a consideration therefor.
Isaac Cabell. who had been EN- ployed by
Dorsey In establishing the Bismarck Tongue
River Route, corroborated the testimony Of
preceding witnesses concerning the con-
versstion with John Dorsey.
The COnferencei Committees Report
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The confer
ence committee on the tax and tariff bill
reached a complete agreement about $3.50
this afternoon and forthwith sent their re-
port TO the government office In order to be
able to present II TO the Houses Of Congress
In a printed form, before adjournment to-
day. The report will recommend the adop-
tion OF the Senate bill, with very few
the metal schedule, In which the commltte 60
recommend some increase OF rates, especi-
ally In regard TO steel,
The rates passed by the Tariff Commits
sion committee make no change from the
rates proposed by the Senate bill for cotton
ties, wire rods. or for any other important
articles which have been subjects OF con-
troversy In the metal schedules. The con-
ference committee recommend only one
change In the sugar schedule, namely, an
increase to two and tnree-quarter cents
Mound M nraIad uhnva M
and not above No. 10, Dutch standard.
The Senate fixed this duty at
two and one.half cents per pound.
Some minor changes OF classification are
made In the cotton schedule, but none OF
rates. The only change In thu wooden
schedule Is to impose duty Of forty-nve
cents per pound aud 10 per cent nd volorem
upon women's cloaks. In the glass and
earthcnware schedule the committee pro /.
on glass bottles, and transfer printed and
painted crockery to the china clause. there
by increasing the duty from Atty per cent
nd voorem TO sixty per cent.
Inter.Occau Communication.
WASHINGTON, C.. March 2.--The In.
ter-occunic Canal people have evidently
given up hope for this Congress, or, II not,
they are kueping very quiet. Captain Eads,
evidently Disguised with treatment he has
received, IN asking nothing, and IL under
stood to be making arrangements abroad
for entering upon his railway enterprise IN
the near future. Some interesting figures
have been recently received here relative to
the earnings OF the Sucz Canal They show
that the receipts OF the canal IN the past
year were nearly 70 per cent In excess Of the
previous year, and the net earnings sum
Client to puy over ~ per cent on the fAce