The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-04-11
WASHINGTON LEGTER.
ARTHUR IN FLoRtnA The Mn Pos1 Nv
MASTER GENERAL-DR BARNEs
COUNTING THE CASH
STAR RoUTE TRIXL---------
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1883.

STAR RoUTE TRIAL.----
WAsH1NGroN, April 6, 1883.
To the Editor Of The horristOwn Gazette:
President Arthur has ut length
found an opportunity OF -breaiking
away from official cares, and j. now
en- route 10 theeverglades OF Florida,
where, free from, the restraints OF
the Executive Mansion, he can
revel in the warm sunshine, slnhate
the perfume of the Magnolia, all
manner of pleasurable sensations
in the bright land of perennial
flowers. He started Thursday.
morning by special train, accom-
panied by Secretary Chandler, Mr..
Miller of New York, and Private
Secretary Phillips The President
took with him a large supply. OF
summer clothing and fishing tackle
He expects to remain in Florida as
long as no finds the weather en-
joyable. .-sr-.fft 80 a..r g.
The Presidents selection of new
cabinet officer caused surprise here,
but at the same time was received
with almost universal approval
Judge " alter @. Gresham, of In
diana, is a man of conceded ability,
great force of character, and de-
cidedly literary tastes. He is a
favorite, and might be called a
protege, of General Grant, having
been promoted during the war
through Grants Recommendation
from a colonel to a brigadier Gen
eralship, and after General Grant
became President was by him ap-
pointed u. S. District Judge from
/ Indiana. s.s- 10 ----., ..f .t.I.
General Joseph X. Barnes, ire
tired) formerly Surgeon General OF
the Army, died at his residence on
III. Street, Thursday morning. Gen,
eral Barnes was one of the medical
staff that attended President Gar
field in his illness, and for faithful
service in that connection was to
have been retired with the full rank
of a majOr-general. He will be
buried with imposing military
honors. ---aa.s------
For the first time in ten years the
cash in the Treasury is being count
ed. There are sixty persons en-
gagged in the work, and they will be
several weeks in completing the ex
animation. Everything is being
counted twice. The first time by
the committee, and again by the
representative OF the Treasurer
] The count SO tar has shown q de
4 ficit five cents iu bag oi silver
and ~ excess. ot siN cents in ths
accounts oi th- interest teller, II
Is devOutly hoped the discrepancy
Will be explained as the work pro
: crosses ...,
/ The first Star Route trial lasted
6iteen. weeks. The twenty third
week of the second trial has begun
and the end still appears long way
off Mr.. Merrick closed his cross
examination of Dorsey Wednesday
Much was developed 10 show that
Elk Senator Dorsey was chief con-
spirator, that the headquarters OF
the cOmplnAtAOu was III AA9 49,
residence on / Street, q square from
the Garfield house, and that he fur
nished the money from bis own
pocket for starting the scheme,
With all his shrewdness he tripped
more than once during the cross
examination The last day be was
on the stand, after presistently
denying that he had kept any books
at all (the most positive manner ne
could devise for contradicting Rer-
dell's testimony he mOmentarily
forgot himself and charged Rerdeu
with having stolen a book from him
He saw his blunder in an instant
but so did Mr.. Merrick who tooklm-
mediate advantage of it.