The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
~, o,,r Regular Correspondent ]

,,,nnf our Regular correspondence
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1883.
President Arthur has at length found
an opportunity OF breaking away from
oaicial cares, and is now en- route to the
everglades Of Florida, where, free from
he restraints of the Executive Mansion,
he can revel in the warm sunshine, in
hale the perfume of the Magnolia, pluck
the orange from the tree, and resign him
elf to all manner OF pleasurabe sensa-
tions in the bright land of perennial
aowes He started Thursday morning
~ special train, accompanied by Secre-
tary Chandler, Mr.. Miller Of New York,
and Private Secretary Phillips. Mr.. Ed
wards for the New York Sun, and Mr..
Eddy for combination OF papers, also
went with the party. Among those at
the station to see them off were Assist
ant Post Master General Hutton, and a
number of newspaper men The Presi-
dent took with him large supply of
summer clothing and fishing tackle He
seemed exceedingly cheerful in view Of
his aouting," and expects to remain in
Florida as long as he finds the weather
enjoyable.
The President. $ selection Of q new cabs
met officer caused surprise here, but
Al the same time was received with all
most universal approval. Judge Walter
O. Gresham, of Indiana, is man OF con-
ceded ability, great lorce oil character,
and decidedly literary tastes, He is
iavorite, and might be called protege,
Of General Grant, having been promoted
during the war through Grants recon-
mepdation from a colonel TO a brigadier
Generalship, and after General Grant
became President, was by him appointed
U. s. District Judge for Indiana, an office
which he .till retains. His name has
been mentioned in connection with
prominent places for years, was under
consideration by President Garfield for
his Cabinet, and would have been cho>
sen had the Republicans of Indiana
been able TO unite heartily in asking his
appointment. lie is now holding court
in Evansville, Ind, and cannot reach
this city before the middle OF next week.
y General Joseph K. Barnes, (retired)
formerly Surgeon General of the Army,
died athis residence on II Street Thurs.
day morning. General Barnes was one
Of the medical staff that attended Presi-
dent Garfield in his illness, and for faith
iul service IN that connection was to
have been retired with the full rank of |
major-general. He will be buried with |
imposing military honors.
For the first time in ten years the cash |
in the Treasury is being connted. There
are sixty persons engaged in the work,
and they will be several weeks in com-
peting the examination. Every thing
is sbeing counted twice. The first time
by the committee, and again by the rep
resentatives of the Treasurer. The
count, so far, has shown "a deficit OF five
cents in a bag OF silver, and an excess Of
six cents in the accounts of the interest
teller 1t is devoutly hoped the discrep.
ancy will be explained as the work pro-
gresses.
The first Star Route trial lasted fifteen |
weeks, The twenty-third wenk OF the
second trial has begun, and the ctd still
appears long way off. Mr., Merrick
closed his cross examination of Dorsey.
Wednesday, which markc' an epoch in
1he history of the trial. in spite of the
Witness unconquerable aversion to PIN
ning himself down to al accurate reco
lection OF anything, Mr.. Merrick by
hgld and relentless cross examination
succeeded in extracting from him some
admissions valuable to the Government
IN The trial. Much was developed to
snow snow that Ex-senator Dorsey was the
salef consplrator, that the headquarters
d the combination was in his own resi-
.e,ce !. on Street, a square from the CAL
heli house, and that he furnished the
money from his own pocket Tor starting
~. 'ne scheme. With all his shrew dness he
ripped more than once during the cross
!. i.Aamlhatlon. The last day he was on
ne stand after persistently denying that
y .laa kept any books at all (the most
'oslllVe manner he could devise for con
raalcting Rerdell's testimony he mo-
ppen,afily forgot himself AMI charged
sefoell with having stolen book from i
m' ''m' He saw his blunder in an instant,
'at !. 50 did MIR. Merrick who took imme
a'e i advantage of it. Mr.. Vaile, an
Nief o! the defendants, fioishcd his tes. s
,''''ly 10 on Thursday about two o'clock,
~ W a'Ser the manner of his co-conspira-
~ - swore vigorously to his innocence.
= y Is not an easy task for several men ,
put together a story composed of a t
',ie truth and much falsehood aud give
). 'ae required consistency under the Or
s"' ~. oI cross examination. Mr.. Valle
as ~, followed on the witness stand BY
onn ' v. Dorsey, br ,her of the Ex-
,,aa,aPet-Bag Senator. Mrs. Ex-senator i
,o'sey and her sister. Mrs. Peck, were $
''Scnt at the trial Thursday. a
l ne residence pf Mr. Tnhn paupdS at