Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-02
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. LAWYER BLISS TURN To Talk to the Star Route
 Jury. THE PAYMENT OF THE DEBT. A Small Reduction Made
 in May. SENATOR HILLS ATTACK ON TELLER, The Latter to Make Reply
 iM Time.
SENATOR HILLS ATTACK ON TELLER.
The Latter to Make Reply
 in Time.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Bliss still At It-A Merry Go Round o1
 Star Route Talk-The. Reduction of the 1 Debt-Other Matters That Call For No- | tice.
 | WAsHINGroN, May 1.-Mr Bliss argument 1 in the Star route trial this morning turned l upon the petitions connected with the vari
 ous routes, and Miner was made the object l of particularly bitter attack. He showed | that two routes had been increased and ex- pedited at great expense by Brady solely up on the recommendations of Messrs. Dillon and Billings, railroad presidents. Dorsey had procured railroad passes from those gentlemen for his agents and it was clearly 8 l case of "scratch my back and I'll tickle your elbow" Mir. Bliss, after presenting to the 1 jury some of the facts connected with the forged petitions, observed that Brady while pretending to be fighting the railroads in the 1 interest of the Star route promptly expedited l routes at the suggestion of the railroad pres idents, and Dorsey secured free passage for his agents over those railroads. He contin- ued his argument up to the time of adjourn ment without concluding.
 The regular monthly statement issued by the Secretary of the Treasury to-day shows reduction of $2, s51, ,4O2. 55 in the public debt during the month of April and that the re- duction of the debt since June 30, 1882, has been $114, ,S36, 57521. The cash in the treasury is shown to be $319, 156, 4O1.35 and the total amount of the public debt on May 1st is $1 ,574, ,079, S85. 51. The interest bear ing debt aggregates in round numbers $1, $50, ,OOO, 900 and the non-interest bearing debt about S55O, ,OOO 900. During the month of ' nf ell of various denominations were executed at the hints valued at $4, 465, ,600.
 The reception of bonds embraced in the 12oth call, which matured to-day, was quite brisk at the Treasury department. The to- tai amount received at the close of business to-day amounted to $11, ,66S 300 out of the fifteen million dollars embraced in the call. The resumption of the exchange of per cent. bonds into threes began this morning and when the books were closed to day STAG, 200 had been exchanged, making a total of $3O1, ,3S2, ,25O to date.
 Postmaster General Gresham to-day placed c. Lester, alias E. Lester, of No. 22 New Church street, New York, on the blacklist of the Postoffice department. Lester was engaged in selling photographs which were in fact counterfeit United States notes.
 The session of the Cabinet to day lasted till three o'clock. All the members were present but the Attorney General. The main subject of discussion was the civil service rules, but no decisien was reached. A spe- cial meeting will be held tomorrow, when it is expected final action will be taken on the rules.
 MT. Thoman, of the civil service commits sion, at an interview tonight denies that he is individually responsible for the selection of MT. Keim. On the contrary he says the whole commission is responsible as body.
 Congressman Mureh today addressed letter to Secretary Folger in response to the suggestion of the latter to place Fifth Audi tor Alexander on the Hill investigation con- mittee- MT. Murch suggests in view of the fact that Auditor Alexander is a subordinate of Assistant Secretary French part of whose division it is proposed to investigate, that Solicitor Kenneth Raynor be appointed instead of MT. Alexander. MT. Murch in his letter refers to proposition embraced in the Secretary's letter to grant Mir. Alexander 8 leave of absence for ten or twelve days be- fore commencing the investigation, and ob jects to this on account of the delay in volved.
 Dr. Richard Joseph, chief disbursing off cer of the Interior department, who had been sick for several weeks, died of heart disease at his home here at 3:30 a. m.