The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24


next July, when the boys will have
the handling of the new appropriation
| which then becomes available. The
people of Texas can then make up their
minds to enjoy bad weather service
until then anyway, and perhaps Tor a
much longer time.
THE NOISY GREENBACKER.
Murch, the festive Maine Green
back politician who was bounced at
the last election, hates to depart from
the brilliancy and pleasures of life
in the Capital City, and has been
bummlng about our streets preferring
| charges and otherwise extensively
! shooting off his mouth. Murch is
the prime factor in the investigation
now in progress, organized to sample
the character of Architect Hill, of the
| treasury department. The eX-Green-
back member has become very dissat-
isfied. He charges that Mr. Hill will
not let him have the papers he wants,
and that he is Withholding evidence.
Probably he wants Hill to criminate
himself. Once more Murch has adj
dressed lengthy and laborious epis-
tie to Folger on the subject.
He complains that he was refused
access to documents and
| asks that a subpoena duces tecum, to
speak plainly, be issued for Mr.. Hill
to maze him disgorge. He said he
was satisfied with the committee and
with the attitude of the secretary but
not with Hills course. Murch SAYS
he will make but this one more at
tempt and if not successful he will
abandon the investigation at the de-
partment and either take the case to
the grand jury or wait until congress
conVeneS and have a thorough inVeS-
tigation. 1t is probable that this lat
ter course will be decided upon; but
the charges of Murch are largely
looked upon as the vaporings of a
half sane man. Hill does not seem to
be much worried about what Murch
has to say and declares that he was
given all the papers he asked for but
two, and one of the two never
existed and the other was
simply memorandum of Murch's
argument before a commission. The
whole matter seems to be delight
full episode all around, and the people
are anxious for the inside facts, for if
Murch cOnnot blacken Hill, Hill will
probably do something that will not
help the political standing of the
Maine statesman. These constant
charges and Investigations so often
disturbing the Washington atmos-
phere nowadays only show the reek-
ing mass of corruption existing under
Republican rule, and they are largely
promul gated by that grand old organi-
cation to cover up greater evils. A
thorough overhauling, which will be
the result OF change Of administra-
ton, would startle the country
by unearthing the iniquities of the
departments. Suppose that the
falsitied book Of the treasury could be
examined and the beauties of the John
Sherman regime brought to light.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
officials have received a communica-
ton from the Texas authorities,
stating that by action of the legisla-
ture marble blocks for the shaft, ap-
prfPGaegy T Rscr MeT ii have sera been
ting in the monument will be COM
that when the work for this season
closes in the fall the shaft will have
reached the height of nearly 440 feet,
away up in the clouds.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Jacob E Van Ripper has been COM
missioned postmaster at Gallagher's
Ranch, Texas; Thomas H. Jack at |
Blooming Grove; Clarence D. Kemp,
at WaterVille, Wharton county; Rol-
lin G. Park, at Bellevue; Alfred B. |
McAfee, at Bear Creek; George II. |
Hale, at Camden; John S. Sproull, at |
Eagle Pass; William w. Haw-
thorn, at Seagoville; Philip B. |
Fowler, at Stafford; James |
NJ. Massie, at Bedford; John McFar- |
land, at Ganado. James c. Haynes, |
postmaster at Mineral Wells, Palo |
Pinto county. has been placed under |
$1,000 bond; Robert W. Johnson, post
master at Audubon, Wise county I'M
der $500 bonds, and Herman M. Block,
postmaster at Del Rio, Kinney county, |
under $1,000 bonds. Special mail ser
vice to holland Valley, Bell county, !
has been discontinued.
The star mail on route 1871, from |
Jacksborough to Pell, will be cur
tailed to twenty-six and a half
miles, to end at DeGress. On |
route 81 1855, from Alvarado to Barnes
vile star service Will be established |
three times week after July l, and
twice a week after July 1 on route
81, 1857, from Killen to holland Valley.
On route 81 1888, from Waxahachie to
Alyarado, the star mail ser
vice will be curtailed II miles,
to end at Mountain Peak,
when this change goes into effect
mail will leave WaXahachie daily lex.
cept Sunday at l p. m, arrive at |
Mountain Peak by 4 p. M; leave
Mountain Peak daily Except Sunday
at 8 a. M, arrive at Waxahachie by
IL m. On route 81, 443, from Palestine
to Bradford, mail will leave Palestine
Mondays and Fridays at p. NJ, ar
rive at Bradford by p. m; leave
Bradford Mondays and Fridays at a.
M, arrive at Palestine by IL m. These
and departures are now in
operation. L. S.