Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-24
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA LIST OF NAMES. The Memorandum That Bothered
 Colonel IngersuND PROGRESS MADE IN CONGRESS. Quick Work On The ApprO-
 priatiOn Bills. A STARTLING SCENE IN COURT. A Mother Cries Out Against
 A Murderer.
PROGRESS MADE IN CONGRESS.
A STARTLING SCENE IN COURT.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

RerdeII Under CrOss-E xamfnation - Memorandum that Raised a Breeze Madame Patti I'm the White House The Days News From the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-In the Star route 1 trial today Rerdell was on the stand for cross examination at the hands of Colonel Ingerson. Mir. Ingeraou took the witness over most of his direct testimony, but noth-
 ing new was developed until the witness tes-
 tifed that they had placed memorandum
 containing number of names in the hands
 of Postmaster General James. MT. Ingersoll
 asked that the memorandum be produced
 and MT. Merriok objected to bringing in any
 more names. MT. Ingersoll then made an
 attack on the government, saying that when
 specific names were used the defense could disprove the statements of witnesses and in his remarks explained Belford's connection with Dorsey. He said MT. Belford took fancy to gun owned by MT. Dorsey, and he presented it to Belford, in the meantime having it furnished up at gunsmith's and when the bill was presented he paid the bill by check and marked the stub 1T. B. B." The check was for $29. A long discussion then followed as to the production of the
  ernment's objection. The witness was then questioned by Colonel IngersoIl to show dis crepancies between his Dorsey affidavit and his James -MacVeagh affidavit, but with little effect, as the witness memory proved treach- erous. Without concluding the cross exam ination the court adjourned until Monday.
 A board of appeal in pension cases, con- sisting of Assistant Secretary Joslyn, Dr. George Ewing and MT. Silas Colgrove, has been constituted to hear cases appealed from the commissioner of pensions. Heretofore the Secretary of the Interior heard such cases. but they are increasing 50 rapidly that he cannot give them the attention their i'm portance demands.
 The correspondence between the Secretary of the Navy and Lieutenant Commander Gorringe was to-day submitted to the Presi- dent for his action. It will probably be given to the press in day or two.
 A petition was circulated to day among the House Republicans urging the Committee on Rules to make such amendments thereto as will enable the House to non-concur in the Senate tariff amendments to the internal rev. enue bill so as to have 1t referred to 8 con- ference committee. About fifty Republicans it is said signed the petition.
 A comparative statement furnished by the contract office of the Postofice department shows that for Star route service awarded for 1883 there was decrease in cost of $25,- 572 over 1882 and decrease in transporta- ton of 1, ,135, ,343 miles over 1882.
 The President invited the members of the Cabinet, several diplomats and a number of Senators with the ladies of their families to concert given by MadamePath at the Exec utive Mansion tonight. About seventy-five guests were present and very enjoyable programme was carried cut.
 A telegram was received here tonight an- nouncing the death in New York to day of Dr. P. A. Chadbourne, president of Williams college. Dr. Chadbourne was director of the American Exchange in Europe Mr. Henry F. Gillig, the general manager of the exchange, who is now in Washington in con junction with Senator Hawley, the president of the association, has arranged to call special meeting of it's directors in New York next Tuesday to pass resolutions of sympa. thy with the family.
 The Speaker laid before the House this afternoon additional papers (received since the report made to the House on the subject from the House of Representatives of July 15, 1882, calling for any information in pos. session of the Department of State in refer ence to any changes of notifications of the stipulations which the French Cable company made with this government. sA letter from Pouyere- Quarter, the president of the company in Paris, is enclosed in which he refuses to make known further provisions of the contract than have already been made known. He states that the company has complied with all the requirements of the contract, that it transmits messagesI for the United States government free of charge and has reduced materially the rates prevailing at the time the contract was signed.