New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-10

Incident to the Inauguration Of the New-York and
Brooklyn Bridge on the 24th inst He will certainly be
Is also probable that he will participate the memorial
exercises in New-York City on Decoration Day.
ARGUMENTS IN THE STAR ROUTE TRA1.-when the
Star Route trial resumed this morning some debate
occurred in regard to the method of submitting
prayers and was decided that they might be presented
TO the Court at the conclusion of the argument. Mr.
Wilson then began the closing arguments for the de-
fence According to the present arrangement he VIII be
followed by Messrs. Carpenter, Williams, Henkle
Davidge, Chandler and Ingersoll in the orderAamed
TEST CAsE.-The Court OF Claims was to-day en-
gagged in hearing arguments in the of Harry G.
Leopold against the United States. This is test case
brought to determine the status OF fOrty-six cadet
engineers in the navy who were graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1881 and 1882. The case involves
cadet engineers become graduates at the end Of four
years or at the end OF ak.
SHIPPING WHIsKEY ABRoAD.-A vessel is about to sail
from NewportNews for Bermuda with q cargo Of 5000
barrels OF whskey and IL is expected that many hun
dred thousand barrels will be shipped during the
season Tor that place Il is stated that the shippers will
relmport the spirits at tNewportNews aud ask the Gov
erament to put It in the warehouse for three
Judge FRENCH Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury says
that this question will be considered and decided by the
Department when it arises.
INSPECTION OF FOREIGN STEAM misunderstanding
Folger has addressed a letter to Messrs Patterson
nS,nsey ] So' OF baltimore In regard TO the new law
ne says in the matter OF carried as attendants
on cattle the Department must consider such persons as
passengers, entitled the protection of the law and
steamers carrying such persons must be inspected and
hOCS NV COnslOcf tue expense necessary thereto
sperhuous inasmuch as 1t is expended protecting the
Ves OF American citizens from unnecessary perils OF
the sea"
REPRESENTATIVE ELLIs's PLANs-E. John Ellis
member OF Congress from Louisiana said to-day that
there was prospect Of his resIgnDg his seat in Con-
gIess. lie is confident OF pcrfecting such business
arrangements In New-Y0Tk will absorb nearly all his
Time III he succeeds in making these arrangements
Withdrawal Tom politics and from Congress will be
essary III he resigns he will do allow the
election OF his successor before Congress meets in De-
cemDer MI Ellis lett for New York this evening.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST EPIDEMICs.- For some time
past there has been competition between the
National Board OF Health and the Marine Hospital
service Tor e control OF the disbursement OF 100000
Appropriated at the last session OF Congress TO
pended In the discretion OF the President TO prevent the
Introduction and spread ef epidemic diseases Messrs.
Elscock and Ellis saw the President and Secretary
Folger to-day ana urged that the Marine Hospital Ser
the appropriation and IT is understood that Will be
done.
FREEDMAN's HOSPITAL DISBURSEMENTS - A tablo
showing the disbursements for Freedman's Hospital
from July j. ISL to June 80, 1892 has been prepared
Ia the Ofce OF the First Controller OF the
total appropriation was S44 500 Certain specific APP
proprlatlOns were exceeded, the total excess being
S3,0Ol, There remains however, an uneXpendcd sur
plus OF the same amount made up from other specific
appropriations The First Controller rules that the
Dursbg Ocer Is bound TO observe tie specific apprOpra
lions, ana has accordingly dsalOwed the excess Of
S366l on the ground that 1t illegally dsbursed.
The unexpendea balance will so back into the Treasury