Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-21

NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Office Department with official envelopes for
the use OF postmasters during the next fiscal
year will be awarded to the Morgan Envelop
Company and the Plymptou Manufacturing
Company of Hartford, Conn, their bid $685.,
532) being the lowest. The contract for letter
scales for the next fiscal year will be awarded
to Fairbanks q Co., the only bidders.
Secretary Teller says he shall spend
all the money he legally can In the purchase of
stock cattle for Indians.
Charges of most serious nature are
brought against District Commissioner West.
The charges are brought by Louisiana parties,
and allege the fraudulent use Of $780, 900 worth
OF bonds entrusted TO his care. The usual in
vestigation will follow.
For the week ending June 8 there
were BOG, 900 standard silver dollars issued from
the U. Z. mints.
The Japanese indemnity fund has
been delivered to that government. In &C
cepting the treasury draft for the amount the
minister Of foreign affairs expressed the ap-
probation OF his government at the happy re-
lations existing between the people OF both
countries.
Commissioner Evans says in order to
be exempt from payment of the special tax, to-
| bacco must be of the growth and raising OF the
producer who makes the sales and that the to-
bacco must be in the form and condition of the
leaf, III otherwise, tax OF eight cents
pound will be called for and IL sold to an
amount exceeding 500 he becomes liable to
| special tax.
The treasury department has issued
regulations governing the expectation OF cattle
from this country, of so stringent character
that 1t is very probable that England will re-
lax the present rules which seriously embarrass
our export of live stock. In addition to the
quarantine sheds already established all YES
sells will be inspected and disinfected TO pre-
vent the germs OF contagion from remaining
in apartments in which cattle are shipped.
The attorney general has decided that
the civil service commission Is not TO consider
the 1.-TWO members OF onefamiy" as mentioned
I'm the civil service rules, but that the question
will be decided by whatever power may be
called upon.
The Washington circuit court has de-
cided that Mrs. Mason, wife OF Sergeant Ma
son, must agree to pay lawyer Bigclon rea-
sonable amount, before she can take her money
from the bank.
The jury in the star route trial
brought In verdict OF not guilty as TO all the
defendants There are many who believe the
jury incompetent to deal with the case, II in
deed any IL men from the average walks of
life could be found 10 master its intrlcacies
and bring in any other complete verdict"
| The Judge instructed them that they must bring
In complete verdict" and in order to find
|
| spiracy with Rerdell, aud who were the con-
| spirators. But that was not all they must also
find at least one overt act following, and II they
found conspiracy and one overt act they should
render verdict as to the parties SO found. He
| further said TO them ''You cannot saw that
| you find conspiracy and no overt act, nor an
| overt act and no conspiracy. A verdict of
| guilty must be a general verdict I'm that way.
| A verdict Of not guilty of course covers the
whole ground, aud that is the rule as TO the
whole or number of the defendants" 1t is
| thought the jury may have concluded that
mot guilty" was their own easiest way out of
| the tange. When the verdict was announced
| there was noisy demonstration made by the
| friends OF the accused Mrs Richie, the lady
| lawyer, threw her bonnet into the air and
shrieked at the top OF her voice for three cheers
| for the Judge, jury and defendants until "a
bailiH had to be summoned 10 remove her.
| Miner and Vale fell upon each other's necks
and wept tears Of JOY, but Dorsey and Brady
| were phlegInatie and immDvahle as far as out
| ward appearances were concerned, and re-
ceived the announcement that made them free
men with extraordinary serenity. The miscr-
| able farce IL ended after many months, and
$65O,O0O more OF the peoples money has been
expended for wind
| The commission appointed to inves-
| tigate the alleged smuggling OF Chinese women
and children into the United States by way Of
of British Columbia has submitted report,
| not general, although there may have been
isolated eases.
Judge William titley, who, it will be
| remembered, Il short time ago entered suit
| against Dorsey OF star route fame, for personal
| assault, has Just died IN Washington. Judge
| Filley was at one time UuitGd States consul at
| Bahia.
Word has been received at the Indian
| bureau that the Cree Indians of Canada are
about TO come into Uncle SANS territory for
the purpose OF blood-shed.
The Hill investigation is in progress in
Washington. In the one case of the postoflice
| Mt Philadelphia 1t has been shown that over
800, 900 were unnecessarily expended. There
are other numerous instances Of frauds, and
matters look extremely dark for Mr. Hill.
Brady, he of star-routc fame, had
just been acquitted OF one charge, when
another indictment was filed against him for
fraud and corruption in connection with a mail
contract in Mexico.
Mary Clemmer, one of the most widely
known newspaper correspondents In Washing
ton is about to be married. TO man some Is
years her junior.
Rerdell, star-router, but whose trial
had not taken place, in view OF the verdict of
the jury that none of the men were guilty, was
ordered to appear In court, and change his
plea from "guilty to mot guilty"