Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-23
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. DORSEY'S RED BOOK His Bookkeeper Not Know
 ing to Its Existence. MERRICK RAPED BY PLASTER. Which Furnishes Room for
 IngersOn's Wit. TALKING AT LONG RANGE. 
TALKING AT LONG RANGE.
Long Distance Trials With
 the Telephone.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Famous Red BOOk-DOrasy's Book keeper Denies Having Given It to Rer- l dell-Other Contradictions of the In- 1 former-The Cross Fire Raised by Falling Plaster
 1 WASHINGTON, March 22.-Theodore W 1 Torrey, bookkeeper to s. W. Dorsey, in New York, was ths first witness called in the Star route trial this morning. He testified there ] was no such book as fred book" in his l possession belonging to Mir. Dorsey, and he never gave such book to Mir. Rerdel as he l testified to- On cross-examination he said l he had been in MT. Dorsey's employ since 1 January, 1883. He had been cabled by Mir. ! Dorsey to return from Europe as his testi- ! mony was important. He was positive that | he had not seen Rsrden on June 13, 1881. | 'tNot if two detectives followed him. spoke | up MT. Merrick. ''I don't care how many 1 detectives followed me-" said the witness
 Bring on your detectives" shouted Colonel 1 Ingersoll The court put stop to this cross | firing About this time small piece of ceil- | ing fell and hit Mir. Merrick on the head. 'sThat is ominous,'' said Colonel IngersoH. | CT will bring down the witness the same as 1 ! brought that, replied MT. Merrick. 'What, on your own head ?" asked Colonel Ingersell, l amid much laughter. R. T. Mullens testified that Rerdell did not come into Mir. Torry's office on JuEe 13, 1881, as Rerdell said he did. He would have remembered him. Wit ness never saw such a book as Rerdell de- ! seribed.
 Charles Andrews testified that he came rvif all Nav1 Vnr1 ko on June 13, 1881, and that Rerdell had no book with him.
 W. F. Kellogg testified that Rerdell kept no book for Senator Dorsey except small memorandum book of mail expenses and a I large route book. Witness had seen Rerdell attempt to initiate the handwriting of Senator Dorsey. He vas shown the memorandum that Rerdell swore was written by Dorsey aEd said he thought the words y. H. Mitch ell, J. W. D., William Smith, John Smith, Samuel Jones" were in the handwriting of Rerdell. The writing above the word ''cash''
 was. he thought, that of Senator Dorsey. Without concluding with this witness the court adjourned until Monday.
 Talking at Long Range-wonderful Work With the TeIephone-Other Mat ders.
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-R. G.. Dun, ,pres-
 ident of the Overland Telephone company, is here. He says the company are at present only experimenting, but so far the expert ments have been satisfactory. Every test l imaginable has been applied and the compa
 n.y. as well as electricians. are highly grati-
 fled with the result. Mir. Dun said that the
 company do not intend to build lines of their own, but will hire the privilege of using their invention and the instruments to telegraph companies. He says that one of the wires of Tp-Ik hoe hnnv1 secured to test further the invention between this city and New York, and within few days, probably this week, the two cities will be in teIephonic communication. Myron l., Baxter, the inventor, was found at
 his desk in the Surgeon Generals office He says that he has not yet finished the expert
 ments of long distance talking, but he has a wire running from his laboratory for 8 distance of five miles, and he says that over this wire he can hear whisper spoken at distance of seventeen feet from the transmitter. The great differ ence between the Blake transmitter and his invention, Mr. Baxter says, lies in the fact that while there is no doubt that the Blake instrument could be so adjusted as to admit of whisper, spoken several feet distant being heard over tie entire line, if the speaker change his voice to shout, It would so agitate the diaphragm that nothing could be heard. With the Baxter transmit ter, on the other hand, the tone of voice would not make any difference at the other end. MT. Baxter says that he has expert mented with electricity for twenty-five years. Acting Secretary French of the Treasury department late this afternoon authorized the payment without debate on Monday, the 26th, of the quarterly interest due April on outstanding per cent. bonds The in terest due on that date on these bonds amounts to $7,375,385.
 Hanlan, the oarsman, arrived here to-day and will go into training at once for the race to be rowed May 30, near Boston. Kennedy is also here and in daily practice. Boating men say the race will be rowed on it's merits and that the best man will win.
 The Department of State has received the following communication from MT. Frances, 1 the American minister to Portugal, In regard to the agricultural exhibition to be held at Lisbon in May next: The Royal Portuguese association of agriculture under the sanction and with the financial association of the gov ernment will open at Lisbon during May next an exposition which will have especially in view the collection and comparison of all wines of Portuguese production with the object of establishing what quail
 ties are best adapted for exportatlon' Within the scope of this exposition are more over embraced all the productions of the soil of Portugal. It will be presided over by His Majesty Don Fernando, assisted by body or men comprising the best intelligence and ability of the kingdom. The United States
  tend invitations to citizens of the United States, inventors of implements of agricul- ture, manual or power, to send specimens of their manufactures for trial, competition and premium. All such ar ticles will be conveyed at the cost of this government to Lisbon from the ports of London, Havre, Bordeaux and Antwerp and placed upon the grounds free of expense to the owner and will be returned in like man. ner at the close of the exposition. The fol- II ,,E nrk,TrN rNvaTrr of the Portugese government at the ports above referred to: London, John Hall 6 Co.,; Antwerp E J. Isenbert; Havre. Fehr & Co., and at Bordeaux, Preytz & Go This is the first effort of Portugal Tn similar dlrec- ton and is exciting great interest and attep- ton throughoutth the kingdom, especially among it's aericulturists to whose interest it is main ly addressed, and it will be the first opportu- nity which has been offered to bring perfect ed agricultural implements and machinery under similar conditions to the attention of those in Portugal interested In their use The commission is particularly deslrous to receive all improved forms of the hand blow and all tools and implements adapted to husband ", especially such as are adapted to the culture of the vine with i'm plements for grating. Specimens or American vine culture are solicited Applications for space should be immediate ly made to Mr. Antonio Augusta DeAuguer, president Of the execatlVe committee, As- bon or to Mr. Antonio Batalho Rels, secre- tary. Lisbon. The expedition will be organ ized in buildings especially constructed for the purpose in the royal park of the Adjuda near Lisbon. These, it is hoped, will be completed by the date Of the inauguration on the 2Oth of May next. All goods intend ed to be exhibited at this exposition will be admitted free of duty and so remain while on exhibition. Indian Agent Tufts telegraphed from Mus | kogee to the Indian department to-day as | follows: s.Man just in from the camp says that Isparhiche will surrender to United States troops as soon as they appear Lieu tenant Law will reach his camp to day. This surrender of the Greek leader will probably put an end to the war in the Greek country.
 Secretary FoIeer is suffering from severe
 cold Mr. Sperry, his private secretary, said