The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-04-27


President Arthur h4s mt length b
fea1d m opportunity Of breaking away
from official cares, aud is now en- sotts
70 the everglades Of FIerida, where, free
from tho restraints Of the Executive
Mansion, be can revel in the warm sun
shine, inhals the perfume Of the Msg-
nolis, pluck the orange from the tree,
and resign himself W all manper Of
plsasurabIs sensations Ia the Lright
land Of perennial flowers. lie started
Thursday morning by special train, &C.
comPsnisd by Secretary Chandler. Mr.
Miller, Of New York, and Private Sec
retary PhilliPs, Mr. Edwards for The
New York Sun, and Mr. Eddy for
combination Of pspers, also went with
the party. Among tboss at the statioh
TO sss them Cd we're Assistant POsi-
Master General Hatton, and 1ulaLer
of ne~sp~per man. The President
took With BAN . lsrge supply Of sum
msr clothing and 64hing tackle. He
seemed exceedingly cheerful Ia view Of
his 'soutine, ".nd expects 70 remain in
Florida as long as he 6nds the weather
enjoyable.
The Prssident's selection Of Bsw
cabinet officer caused surprise here, but
at the same tims wns resolved with aI-
most universal sPprsvaL Judge W.O.
Gresham, Of Indiana, is man Of con-
cedea ability, great fOrcs Of character,
and decidedly literary tastes. He Is =
f.yorite, and might be called prOtege,
Of General Grant, having been promot-
cd during ths war thrOugh Grants rec.
eommendariOn from Colonel 10 =
Brlgadier Generalslpip, and after Gener-
al Grant became President was by bin
appointed U. s. District Judge FOR
Indiana, an Office which be still retains.
His name has been mentioned In con-
nectiOn with prominens nlaces for yeArs,
was under consideration BY Presidents
Garfield for bis Cabinet, and would
have been chosen had the Republicans
Of Indiana beeu sbIs TO unite heartily
in aDking his appointment. He is now
holding Court in Evansville, Ipd., and
cannot reach this city before the middle
Of next week.
General Joseph X. Barnes, (retiredl
formerly Surgeon General Of the Army.
died at his residence on ii. Street
Thursdsy- morning. General Barnes
WA one Of the medical staff that at
tended President Garfield in his illness,
and for faithful service in that sOnnet-
uion WAS to have been retiiei With The
full rank Of Msjor-Genersl. lie will
be burisd with imposing military hon
ors.
For the first time in ten years the
cash in the Treasury is being cOuated.
There are sixty persons engaged in the
work, and they viii BE several weeks
in completing the examination. Every
thing is being counted twice. The first
time Ly the committee, aud again by
the representatives Of the Treasurer.
; The count 30 far has shown deficit of
ave cents in a bag Of silver, and an ex-
cess Of ak cents in the accounts of the
interest teller. It is de,outly hoped
the discrepancy viii be explained as the
: work Progresses.
The 6rst Star Route tIial lasted
.6fteen vseka the txenty-th week
Of the second trial has begun, and the
end still appears . long way Cf. Mr..
: Merrick closed bis ctUss-sxaminstioh
of Dorsey Wednesday, which marked
an epoch in the history Of the trial
!, In spite of the Witness uncOnquerable
: aversion to pinning himself down to an
: accurate recollection Of anything, Mr..
: Aerriek By rigid and rrleAtless cross-
3 sxamiaatiOn succeeded in extracting
from him some admissions valuable "a
, the Government in the tlisl. Much
q was developed 10 show that Ex-senator
i Dorsey was the ehi-f cousPiratar, thai
y the headouarters of the combination
It was in his own residence ON Street, 4
70 square from the Garfield house, ant
e that be furnished the neney from hi
d own pocket for starting the scheme
With all his shrewdness he trippet
more than once during the cross-ex
animation. The last day he was on tb'
stand, after persistently denying tha
: be had kept any books at all (the mos
. positive manner he could devise fo
Z contradicting Rerdsll's testimony b.
" momentarily forgot himself and charge,
Rerdsll With having stolen book frou
:" him. He saw his blundsr in an ia
slant, Lut 30 did Mr.. Merrick who tool
Immediate advantage of it. Mr.. Vaile
" another Of the defendants, finished hi
: testimony on Thursday abont tw
O'clock, and after the manner Of hi
= cO-coaspirstors, swsre vigorously TO hl
Innocence. But IL is not an easy tas
= for several men to put together stcr
y composed Of = little Of truth and muo
~ falsshoOd and give it the required col
or sistency andrr the ordeal Of sross-ez