The Evening critic., 1883-01-11
what the "worId, Says.

And the following In the IVorid:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The report OF tho
Attorney y-General, which has just returned
from the printing ofllce, makes showing
nearly as unique and interesting as the once
noted contingent fund report OF tho Treasury
under the last and most inspiring year OF Mr..
Sherman's administration, which report, 1t
Will be recalled, charged the SecretaryS
lunch TO campaign friends under the euphe-
mistic item OF candles" and cast the station
cry and furniture taken from the Treasury to
supply his personal literary bureau In tho
accounts for bay-rum or something OF the
Kind. Mr.. Brewster's s aesthetic tastes are in
part revealed in the report now in question,
in which, also, 1t Is shown that the Depart
ment OF Justice has not only paid retail rates
for Its purchases, but very liberal advance
over. what ordinary people pay. Two OF tho
local papers, for Instance, whose sub5crip-
tion prices delivered arc respectively 80 and
IA cents a month, are charged throughout the
report at 81 and 10 cents.
The Department bought during the year
449 yards OF floor covering and upholstery as
follows Four pieces of frieze, eight pieces of
border, eight pieces of nock and 3S4 feet of
gilt bead, all OF this lot costing SS6.6i also
one piece velyot border, two and a.half pieces
dado border, SO feet gold bead, black Japan.
ese wolf robe, $25 hanging pictures, $3.50;
moving furniture and arranging rooms, $55..
80; two and a.half yards OF billiard cloth, "a
upholstering four sofas and lounge and chair,
$3.50 each; eleven small chairs at $3.50 each,
two arm chairs, easy chair and sleepy hollow,
s5 each; Turkish chair, $1S two chair seats
S5seach.
Among other items are halfgallon demi.
John and two corkscrews, seven decorated Gus
pidores, bust OF "Young Augustus Sc; one
celluloid comb, one ounce OF Goulard's cerate
one plaque, $40: one pearl Congress Knife
| $780, 800 cards for the Attorney. General, So
| foostool for the Attorney. General, four plated
| ice.ptchers, $40; four plated walters, $3.50
and one decorated plate S4.75.
| The Attorney-Generais telegraphic bills
| were usually small, but in one month they
| reached S325 and In another S279. The ex-
| penses for the United States courts In the Dis
| trict OF Columbia for the fiscal year 1881
| paid in the fiscal year 1889 amounted tc
| S2,0f1.72, expended as follows: Marshals
| S13O62; miscellaneous, $12165; attorneys
| S2,143.45. The expenses incurred and paid
| In the fiscal year 1882 amounted to $780,.
| 1869, besides S5S,OO0 for the District jail,
| expended as follows: Marshals, $500; Jurors
| s26,S92; witnesses, SCI ,0S0.S0; miscellaneous
| expenses, S4S, ,S46.96; attorneys, $50, 0,515.43
| Commissioners, s311.40.
In the District of Columbia W. A.. Cook re.
| ceived S5,250 for services rendered the Gov.
| ernment in the Star-Route cases; A. NJ. Glib
| son and II. II. Merrick each received $1,000;
W. W. Ker, 81 900 for election ana Stsr-Routt
cases; George Bliss, $3S, 1904 for fees and
| expenses In Star-Route cases; John X. Porter
| and W. @. Davidge were paid each $4,000 fol
| services in the Guiteau case
The Attorney-General,b before his accession
TO Office, received $500 for services in the
| Pennsylvania. Mr. Merrick and Mr.. Ker are
| each credited with receiving $50 n day fol
| services as counsel In the Star-Route cases
| Mr.. Merrick's fees above the $1,000 specified
as we'll as the expenses Of the GoVernment's
| special agents and detectives In the last trial
| are probably included in the miscellaneous
| item of S4S,S46.d6, making Star-Route ex
| penses so far certainly not less than S160,000
| Mr.. Bliss has been continuously for over
| year under Government pay at 800 day.