Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-05
Nominations by the President.

The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:-First Lieut. o. w. Budd 9Th
cavalry, to be captain; second Lieuts. JAS Rich
ards Jr, 4th cavalry. Caas. @. Ayres 10th cavalry
and Bernard A Byrne, 9th infantry, TO be first
lieutenants.
Postmasters.-Thos II. Learned at Pttsfield,
Mass: John W. Sp.oul at Ab ngton, Mass. +: Jas
II; III, Harris at Fort Eiward, NY; Ebenszer W.
Knapp at Walaen, NY; AUlal NJ. Condit at Or
ange, Nj; II. W. irdwcll at Tuukhannoek, Pa !;
Benz c. Harter at Ucaln, Fla; Lyman W. Hamnn
aS Wsss seaar KEYS Snr F hsgn sterling a, Mheelng
House, S. c.; AlonZo Webster, at Orangeburg
court House, s. c.; James w. Thomas, at Nc
Kenney, Tex; Thes Rogers, at DolgevIle, Wis :;
c. A. Slocum, at Charles City, Iowa; Jas. Wallace
at North Manchester, Ind. ;Wm. Caldwell, at Farm
lngton, H.: Henry f. Burgess at Princevle, H.;
Jacob A. Woodmancy at Pleasant Hill, Mo-: Jas.
A. Arbuthnot at BroOknelh, Mo-; WIN. A. Morton
at n! hanilon, Mo-; Geo. s Eddy at Wi.loughby, O. /;
miss MISS Maggie T. Parks at Alma, Col. 4. ". Cald-
Wen at Sioux Falls, Oak.
Gustavus Coward. OF Illinois, to be secretary OF
'he legation Of the United States to Japan
The Star Route Trial.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY
JocULAR REMARKS OF COUNSEL.
When the star route trial was resumed this
morning, j. S. Piper, OF Pueblo, Col, who was
postmaster at Agate from April, 1880, to April
1881, was called TO the stand He testl ID that no
mall was ever brought to the Office by the carrier
on the Pueblo and Greenhorn route. The carrier
had come there once. The office was in direct
line mile and half from the m lin line, but by
road 1t was three miles.
Mr.. Piper was cross-examined at some length
by Mr.. Davidge. He sail that the mail not being
brought TO the Office in December $780, he sent In
his resignation as postmaster and turned over the
Greek.
Mr.. Davidge suggested that the paraphernal!a
OF the Office consisted Of key.
more" !" said the witness.
and keyhole," suggested Mr.. Ingerson.
said Mr.. Bliss.
"The hole you are now barking at" said Mr..
Slas Marks, clerk in the post Office at Pueblo
Col, was called and examined as 10 the time OF
the arrival and departure OF the mails
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Sweeny, or the Post ONCE DEPART
ment, was called to the stand for the purpose OF
Identifying papers relating to the Pueblo and
GreenhOrn route.
10 Rosita, and submitted his documentary evidence,
the first being letter from j. M. McGrew, con-
tractor ON route 3S, 1872 protesting against pro-
posed increased. as the mail was carried by an
other route and the increase would be solely the
interest OF the contractors. The order, and petit
tOnS the route, 1nclu ling two conflicting afr-
dayttS by John w. Dorsey, concerning the num-
ber OF men and ANIMALS required on the route,
We're read Letters from postmasters recommend
ing the dlscontlnuance OF the service were also
read.
Mr.. Sleeman. of the Post Office department., was
called, and ident q ID vouchers and other papers
concerning the route.
The usual recess was taken at 1 O'Clock, and
after recess MIR. Bliss continued the Introduction
oI documentary testimony.
TEIAL NOTES.
After the report OF the star route trial In TIE
STARy yesterday closed Henry c. Wthers, of Pueblo,
Col. sub-cOntractor on the Pueblo and Greenhorn
route; George Sears, postmaster at Greenhom,
and William b. Parrish, j. ii. Mcdaniel, and w.
II. Higginson, who at different times carried the
mail on the route, were examined by the govern
ment. Sears testified to the alteration OF petit
a nfA.f. 49, tt,n -, H.
others Was that one man and two horses were re-
quired to run on the route. the service for which
the government paid over S. 600, actually per-
formed for $780, and that the suO-cOntractor got no
benefit from eX ira allowances made by Me- RradY.