The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-04-10

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slnhsie he perfurne u the masuolla, pluck arr
orange fton the tres, and resign himsell 81 ~
manner ofpleamnbIe sensAlions r. the Ansng
land 1t perennial fiowcrs he ataEted Thufe91ax
morning BY special train, accompanied ~ n.ifes|
tary Chandler, Nj. Miller, Of New York ,sfn&
Privats Secretary Phillips Mr.. Edwards |foe
the New York San, and Mr. Eddy, for cpSlbss
nation Of papers, also went with the party
Among those al thc station % aee them on Nere
Assistant Postmaster. General Haston, apd 8
number of newspaper men. The President foo8
with him large supply Of summer clothing ang
fishing tackle He seemed exceedingly chesrfdi
in view of his outing, and expects 70 ranai .
in Florida as long as he finds the weather crf
joyable. Il
The Presidents selection Of new cahinak
officer caused surprise here, but at the same siTt
was received with almost universal approval
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, of Indianas Is mah
of conceded ability, great force Of character. ana
decidedly literary tastes He 10 . favorites ana
might be called protege of General asar5h
having been promoted during the war through
Bngadier Generalship, and after General 0efaFf
became President, was by him appointed Uaite3
States District Judge for Indiana, an Office whica
he still retains. His name has been mentf0n1
in connection with prominent places for ypalS
was under consideration by President Gaficka
for his cabinet, and would have been choseA hea
the Republicans of Indiana been able to tniah
heartily in asking his appointment He Is nd1
holding court in Evansville, Ind, and cannast
reach this city before the middle of next Hesk.t
General Joseph *. Barnes (retired), fDrlherey
Surgeon General Of the Army, died at his s;rea-
dence on Street Thursday morning. Gcperal
Barnes was one of the medical staff that attdndEIl
President Garfield in his illness, and for faahfa
service in that connection was to have bean r.
tired with the full rank of Major General' /,
For the first time in ten years the cash In tie
Treasury is being counted. There are sixty p6k-
sons engaged in the woIk, and they will be several
weeks in completing the examination. EFef
thing is being counted twice. The first time Ey
e--~ SN-'SSt "AAN "t5esiAi Wy thC
of the Treasurer. The count so far has shown$$a
deficit of five cents in bag of silver, and al ".
cess Of six cents in the accounts of the interest
teller. 1t is devoutly hoped the discrepancy Will
be explained as the work progresses s
The first Star Route trial lasted fifteen weeks
The twenty-third week Of the second trial Ms
begun, and the end still appears long way dl
Mr. Merrick closed his cross examination efDd-
sey Wednesday, which marked an epoch 10 de
history of the trial. In spite of the witness nac-
querable aversion to pinnng himself down 10 An
accurate recollection of anything, Mr. MerrieR, hF
rigid and relentless cross-examination, succSeNi
in extracting from him some admissions vahls6fe
to the government in the trial. Muchl vSps
developed to show that Ex-senator Doney
was the chief conspirator, that the teati-
quarters of the combination was inS lis
own residence on l Street, square sfr4a
the Garfield house, and that he firEtshttl
the money from his own pocket for starting DE
scheme. With all his shrewdness he trprfd
more than once during the cross-examinStidn.
The last day he was on the stand, after pxisssss-
emily denying that he had kept any books Il AZ,
the most positive manner he could devise fu} cos-
tradicting Rerdelps testimony he momeHhri'y
forgot himself and charged Rerdell with kSvpe2
stolen book from him. He saw his blunabrEh
an instant, but so did Mr.. Merrick. who haa K
immediate advantage oft Mr. Vale, auS,har
OF the defendants, finished his testmoHy On
Thursday about O'Clock, and after the ms.r1dr
Of his co-consprators, swore vigorously Il Ms
innocence. But 1t is not an easy task foi setekal
men To nut tOpether n story comnraad of !. a;A5o
truth and much falsehood and give it ltas r.
quired consistency under the ordeal OF dds
examination. Mr.. Vale was followed |oni he
witness stand by John w. Dorsey, broaads sf
the ex-carpet-bag Senator. Mrs. ex7SeRator
Dorsey and her sister, Mrs. Peck, were Trf 5er.t