Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-19
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. 1 TIME FOR THH TALK. The Star Route Law.
 yers in Clover. GIVEN FREE REIN TO SHOUT The Case All Ready for
 Argument.
 Dan CurIey Sentenced to Die. Given Only One Month to
 Get R. ady.
Dan CurIey Sentenced to Die.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 The Evidence In-The Star Route Case
 Ready For gument-Arrangements
 Made For the Carnival of Cab.
 l WASHINGTON, April 1S.-In the Star route
 trial this morning MT. Bliss called John A.
 Walsh and asked if he had ever had any mon ey transactions with Brady. MT. Wilson
 objected, and the court called for state.
 ment. In response, MT. Bliss called atten- ton to Mir. Brady's denial upon this point
 and offered to contradict him.. After argu- ments by counsel pro and con the court over
 ruled the offer of this evidence. Both sides l then announced that they were through
 ''Now we come to the important part of the case, the talk. " said the court, smiling ly.
 A question arose as to the procedure to be
 adopted. In presenting the prayers Mir.
 Merrick advocated an adherence to the plan
 followed in the former trial MT. Henkle
 thought that the court should limit the ar guments by defining the law upon disputed
 points. MT. Davidge believed that the argu-
 ments would consume the remainder of the year unless some such plan should be adopt l ed
 1 After the customary recess it was decided | that argum ent should first be had before the court settled the law of the case. Mir. Car pen.er raised the point that it was essential | to intelligent argument to have the govern ment elect under which section of the law the ! indictment was found. His honor decided | to hear argument on the subject first.
 The discussion of the section of the law under which the indictment was found was postponed for time to discuss the order of argument Judge WyEe said that unless some other arrangement was made the gov ernment would open with two counsel if | they desired, to be followed by counsel for the defense if they desired to speak, and l then the government would close. MT. Bliss said that under the arrangement Mir. Kerr and himself would open and MT. Merriek
 close Judge Wylie after citing authorities said | that he would allow the government to close 1 with as many counsel as they desired, pro- ! vided, that the same counsel did not speak in reply as in the opening. Mir. Ingersoll ob- served that he did not believe thore was ever case in the world where the government had two speeches in the close Judge Wylie after referring to the peculiar circumstances of the present case and the number of coun- sel engaged in the defense said he thought it was within the power of the court to make such an arrangement. Mr Ingersoll declared that he would make no argument for the defendants if he
  with two closing addresses He would rath- CT submit the case at once. The law point raised by Mir. Davidge. under which statute the indictment was found, was then taken up and discussed.
 The question of which law the indictment was brought under V as then taken up and Judge Wylie said he should hold that section ! 5, 40 of the revised statutes wac repealed by 1 the act of May IT, 1879, and as the indiet- ment laid the offense as of May 20, 1879, it necessarily came under that law. If the conspiracy was begun before the creation of the later act and continued down and unto the time when that statute began to operate, | then it was clearly an ofense coming under l it. The court then adjourned, the order of arguments being left open until to morrow. 1 The Charges Against Supervising ArehI- l
 tect HilI-ApPlicatiens For Civil Ser
 vice eAppOinGments-Other Matters. l
 WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The committee in vestigating the charges against Supervising l Architect Hill met at the Treasury depart l ment in the office of Assistant Secretary New 1 to-day. The proceedings were opened by 1 Mr. New reading the charges and specified tions and the accompanying papers filed by 1 Congressman Murch. The papers filed by l MT. Murch are very voluminous and the reading of these and the charges occupied | the time of the committee until noon The committee then adjourned until tomorrow The committee will notify MT. Murch that l he can be represented by an attorney. It is believed that he will apply to the depart ment of justice for an attorney and if refused counsel will abandon the case, as he is un- willing to employ counsel himself. MT. Mul- lett, it is asserted, has already said that he will take no part in the investigation.
 It is stated upon good authority that Sena. tor Harrison, of Indians, will recommend the appointment of Judge c. c. Kinds, of Indianapolis, to be United States district judge in place of ex-Judge Gresham and that the app ointment will be made.
 Judge Lawrence, of the Treasury depart ment, has decided that in Q case where an administrator has been appointed in one of the States, and another in the District of Columbia treasury drafts forming part of the estate of the deceased must be paid to the former.
 The national board of health is informed that the cholera has disappeared from India. China and Japan, and that smallpox is raging as Rio de Janeiro and other South American ports.
 Assistant Secretary New, chairman of the Hill Investigating committee, has addressed communication to all persons who ever pre-
 
 upon them to come forward and testify.
 Postmaster General Gresham to- day issued an order that hereafter in making appoint ments in Mississippi the recommendation of General Chalmers will have no moro weight than those of other citizens of that State.
 The Treasury department has adopted a new life boat for the life saving service. It will be experimented with at the Msskegat Island station, Nantucket. The new design is similar to whale boat supplied with sail and center board.
 The grand jury to. day brought in indict. ments on the presentments found some days ago against General Thomas J. Brady and ex Senator William Kellogg. The witnesses are John A. Walsh, James B. Price, Joseph Cochran and J. ". Brady.
 At the business meeting of the National Academy of Science to-day, Professor O. O. Marsh, of New Haven, WAS elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Professor Rogers.
 The Treasury count will conclude ct noon tomorrow. The commissioner was engaged to-day in counting the final lot of silver cer- ti6cates. No excesses or deiciencles nave been discovered. Judge Thoman, of the civil service com mission says that the commissioners have received applications fer government posi- tions for every State in the Union, and that the mails daily bring additional applications For the present these applications are hieo away and when the rules prepared Dy tne commission have been approved by the Tres ident a circular in the nature or reply 70 annIicants will be prepared. These circulars viii instruct applicants for entry into the civil service how to proceed in order to appear before the board for examination. Judge Thoman believes thai the work of the commission is sure to promote the efficiency of the service. As appointments are now made he says the political influence behind a candidate is moro powerful than the capac,ty of aptitude for office the applicant may have. Under the civil rules conscien- tious head of department having due re- gard for the efficiency thereof can readily weed out the incompetent employees Jn doing this he will have the satisfaction of knowing that to fill such place he will have those who have been exanieed as to their capacity to 1 fhe service will be strengthened. No head l of a department will care to retain an indif- ferent or bad clerk when he can readily sup ply his place with good one. Agsln the politicians will not press for the appointment If incomnetenf persons because of the ex-