Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-18

Al, personally appeared in court A.
often as my other duties would per
nit. followed the case with care
from day 10 dav. and made
the CLOSING Argument before the Cou
VI Of the defend ants were convicted
on the first trial. bat | realized that the
inconRruitv In finding suhordinatas
G1lity and failing To convict the organ
{ Iz~rS and general oon>PlrAt1Es those
who made the hole gain and those
who had set on foot the whole scheme
F ~ RIB the tT0vernfuent-wa. - mani
fest that the verdict Vas set aside on
motion NJ thu q 4ver ineui these
men Were not ol trial before these iu
ries 4: they were on their trials before
the people If the United States, and
/ they were couvited BY the Common
Judgment Of the whole country. with
! out punishment by imprisonment bat
they had better be in prison than nov
az large. objects of Scorn and aver
sion. hose prosecutors have not
been with n: their usefulness eth
er. have been informed
by the Post Ottice Department tua, they
we saved considerable. IN that De-
partm-nt alone $4,000 S-r anuum
Ice effect has been to deter Ill tv-a-
turers VITO throng about the Depart
nlents At Washington. The same Off
Gals have assured me that before tn &c
A>e- were begun the halls of tue Post
/ once Department Were s~arfning with
these dishonest jobosrs. They are
there TO more. Tie wholesome terror
OF these trials has expelled them. and
the thoroughnes. of these invrstigt-
Il rs has Enads IT plain that there is no
place a. high Ia Il 1t could bee ,fne
sanctuary for thief or public robber.
BENJAMIN II. BREWSTER,
Attorney General.
The charges Against General swain
Withdrawn.
Mr.. Bl.eman. the banker. who yes
terday furnished a copy of his charges
against General SwaIts. said this after
noon that the $500 due bill mentioned
therein had been returned To his firm
and the suit against them based upon
II. ny parti 10 whom 1t was transfer
red. having been Withdrawn. He has
written n letter to the Secretary of War
as follows
= Denr SIR, The suit against our firm
for the due bill mentioned IN INV charges
yesterday against General SWAIN, hav-
lug been Withdrawn and the differences
betwe-uSwsIm and nv self satisfactorily
settled, | hereby withdraw the charges
contained In NV letter of April 10Th
against tue SAID General d. e. SWAIN,
he claiming IN L tnev Were made under
4 mis- apprehension of facts, which
conced-. A. T.. BATEMAN'
His ENceliency's Callers
Among the callers At the " bite Hous-
Lily
Obi ago Neics, General Sheridan and
Senator Henderson.
The greeley Reward.
The Secretary of the Navy issued to-
day, IN accordance with the resolut ious
recently adopted toy botn houses Of Con-
gre--. II proclamation offering $4,000
for the discovery and resc1e by any
private prs, or vessel. of the Arctic
Signal Service patty of Lie ut Greeley.
Mcdonald Announced a> II Candidate
TX Senator Mcdonald was formally
announced AS A Candidate for the Pres
ldencv by the indiana Democratic As
socsa:loli of tins city tonight. Repre-
sentative Cobb offered the following
resolution
WHtREAs. The name of Joseph f.
Mcdonald, of Indiana, has been promi-
uently mentioned "a a lit and available
candidate for President, therefore,
ReSplted, 10y the Indiana Democratic
Ass ,clatlon at Washington. That We
recognize in Hon. Joseph +. Mcdonald
a statesman and Democrat who has ever
been faithful to his party and his coun-
try that IN the Judgment of this asso-
alton the nomination of Mcdonald
for President by the Democratic Ma
tIonal Convention would establish har-
tnrnv i'll the party throughout the coun-
try and result III the success of Demo-
cratic principles at tie approaching
P.csIdeusial election.
Senator Voorhees, made a speech in
support of tue resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.