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VOLUME XL. DRISYS GOODS, Lo, (MARSHALL FIELD SPECULTIES | - fi“‘ CONTINUE THEIR SPECIAL SALE! N WOVDD. Suits! Jackets! §ilk & Weel Checks, Manfles‘ 24-inch, Cholce Colorings, 45¢. | AND ADD DAILY THE i Plaids, o LATEST g4 lnoh (only) GGc. Yeddo Mixtres, |NOVELTIES! Traveling AL-inch, all-wool, 75¢. Costumes! Flegant Drogss Plaids In new shades of Sfm’/ng Cloth! dd~inch, at 75¢, U Jel sey with “Hunter's” Jacket, Belt, MlXt‘]l eS and Satchel! at $18.00. dd-inchy ull.-waol, $1.00. d Handsome and Cheap. (orded Armures, Craduating Suits dd-inch, all-wnnt, Toe White Rluslin! (These are well worth 81.25.) $2000 -« - - - - upwards, — Siripe Deatrice, BARGAINS IN dd-inch, ull—wnal, $1.00. Black Riantles! Cashmere de Laxe, Diagonal Mantles! 4.4-Inch, all-wool, $1.00. Handsomely trimmed with Silk Camel's Hair Cloth, and Fringe, 7.501 44~inch, all-wool, $1.00. OHEAP AT $10.00, (tMuch under value,} Camel’s Hair Self Cob'd Plaids, RMantles! 44-inch, all-wool, $1.25. Lined with Silk and trimmed with Beloe leds - Fringe, for $xo.(on. ol Ty DOSTTVE BARCATS| State and Washington-sts, B ring importation of our celebrated make ¢ new tints, now complete, From 50c¢ up. ORDERS: ‘BY: MAIL Accuratelyand pl ompuy P cuted : T0 RENT. TO RENT, IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING, The large second-story Cormer Offices at present occupled by the Bell Telephone Company. PR IONAL, and Twenty-second-st, orllon ) Tx—xm) ux;:) c'"'wm MA N D EL S’ 121 and 123 State-st. Michigan-av, OO % OMEOPAT u -lm o GOLD MEDAT, PARIS, 1878, | S1othinly hsitatnds wtwbood 10 opuiar uas. e, hhl rhwlull Noa. us. Price, BAKER’S ; Lguers: Conu ' u. Crylug Uolle Marrhen ol yseulory, hrlplu fl H u c u lATE’ ¢, Cholera Morbus, ummnu 7. Coughs, an( umucmu-,., o uchy, ugire. 5 Nelralita, endnuhes, Sk Hondacius, Ver Tho atandard for a Century. This Cliocolate 18 made from tho cholcest Cocon, carcfully sclected and prepared. It fs tho best preparation of platn Chocolata n tho market for family uso. 14, Fever und Ague, C| 13 Tilce, Biind of Higedin 10! Uaturrh, acute or cironi 20, Whuoplhg Congh, 24, Genwral Debllit. ! Kiduoy Diseaso. %W, Nervous Deblilt: go, In-lnury Weak Sold by Grocers overywhere. W. BAKER & CO., [t t, Palpilatio Dorchestor, Mass, 8. Dlacyss o Iy ALL DitUUU L o oipy i “’“x gz, ue sinaly Lisl teos of shepys, oumv NAVIGATION, s, Sthio 0| run.....&.. 'y, » M nlr. I‘lun“)‘hmyv'tll:‘u(ikl:;l Diso: p.), 180 Diustrated Cataloguo st S i iroye! Woniconuthte 3 Dr. Laville's IReme(hes 0\‘:.1 lb‘l.n';.l, T LINK TO FRRANOE cral Truusatlautio Compuny. Between Now York und Havro, Plor @, Neis tootor iparelens Ly this o avel Gt Both tranatt by Bngiish Diiraran phd tho diveowutort of crosing the Chatnotin r“'li"fl'uli‘-fi Huntello.. Wednesdar. April i, 4o m hd ‘ita Curo Ml winesday. Moy 41 s m ATo tho most curtatn for the cure of "lHtInn nmum ')‘-Il. N.:.um! -«u.v. Wibo: Dudd e whd atonsiis: CHOGkA {.um. of P'urls in wimount to it AN, Agont, § Bowliok Uroen, 00k Gout and Rheumatism. Hola by Drugaais wonurally, A doseriptive, pamc tr-meA ont, jor Yaroat, P T i qum' YOI GITLTAR 13D MALSHILLES 3 tortutolloming stgamorn wilt ioave Now York firy RUPI l””’ UI“' i u g S reiiios, tabing Trolht and poss i |m O-Mn. VS s arako, ALulll.SHo'lan Groon, tootot {RUPTURE conen irgaa . n A2 o R0 RTINS e T W ! n Agont, o7 Clark-st., 3, & R S. ag? Euionted d Adjustinent und treatines Loe rouy Aunkl Chicugo. EY yi‘um o arlunc:"l‘nmu?r‘lll:z NOR’l‘lI GERMAN LLOYD. 2New York--London--Paris. ners sull Iy very Saturday from New York fur Southampton and Bremen. P-v.m“::‘ bocked (;c london and vars at 1 rery BARYLIIT, BUTMAN & I PALKEL, M Oflice 85 Htate-t., Clicago, TN, UPTURE CURF At the on); Entublish fllfl ears. xadient Cilres Ao WL Te li rowon, irt BN e | o U, 10 Vil unthort o ,&,:u{z.’ ::?’ighfll““;‘:&"mm bCAIU'S- lark-sl 4 i s o‘u:ru "l‘ sits, Dl wiunyathor Noveliles in Gonta® Fine Nockwear, manufuctured by THOMAS & HAYOEN, 284 Madiaon-st x, Wlnn m o Kwum at ifi 2 Souruge ST o EL“hL.:\uu Yo M’L shoris ATE LINE J:yorpout labii, Balr - nlwdu alinodudot Socand Cabln A2 hoss sianmers carry biiber 9 Washmglnn -st, Aseucy estublished 1l wout favaraly rawes i auy of the lusdiug paponin the U. B., vlu 1L our toziis bOTOro CUBLRELINE thie U plusd et G0 L _EDUCATIONAL, ENNSYLVANIA MILITARY onfi lidep o i Ly UB'I IN IIALDWIN & CO., Chost Fu.j civll eugloogriug, nlsto) ‘WWA.E&‘ Yl paadorbacss Cltiaee. """lflnufi:n”.'hu?w:wnmm Frnul Y The Exhibi Of ARTISTIC FURNI- TURE by us this season will be generally admired, and prove of great interest to pur- chasers, and therefore The Meri We claim is freely awarded to us by parties of cultivated taste for certain excellences in designs and workmanship, and less common than the «loud” effect so general in the market, We Appeal To those in want of any ar- ticle of Furniture to look through our line; and even those less schooled in design andartwillapprove of the rich simplicity we aim to produce in our several departments.~ Reasonable Prices! INSPECTION SOLICITED. SPIRGEL & 0. NEAR JACKSON-ST. A\IJV P bIlLICA’lIOAb. TTTIUST PUBLISHED. MFS. Wister's New Translation, THE EICHHOFS, A Noval. From the Germag of MuliTz Vo Itgrer- ENBACH. ‘ranslated by M L, WYIKTEIL trans- A Oy e Recon Wiies v Old “Mani'sellia Bo- crot,ete. 12mo. Kxtra clots. L. THE END OF THE WORLD, WETH QTR 0p TR PHILOSOVAY 0¥ JUTOLY. W, i1 HOLCONUX, M. 1., author of */he Uther ‘Our Childron *in” Heavon *In Lot fmo, Kxtra cloth, $1.60, ETERNAL PURPOSE. Aftudy of tha Soripiure Doctriuo of Immortality, a“'b‘mucu P, % LIFE OF GENERAL THOMAS. Lifo aud Horvicos of Major-Genoral Georus T, A homny. 1y Gonoral 1t V. JOUNBON. U. 5. Ac WHH portraits from atool. Crown 8vo. 11 Sloth, Bk 1t guhracos AbOut W pages, and {s Blustrated with . stol vngravigs o€ ity of VU dtgulatiud uBico B chieats (ranornl 1 roman il Fuporte of i Promitient batties in which ho participated, GARRETSON'S ORAL SURGERY. Afyutam of Oral Burdorys bilng s Tentlso on tho rouses wud Burgory ot tho Moutn, {awa und glato Varta. Dy K. GANRETRON, Burgeoti ta arye U Fetindslvile Hospivad 0 Dl gy, uie, Utnstrated with sivol platos T ™ok “Heriortan Aduitions. S¥0, | b o y Hevised, wi | an! o] o, il cloth, %4.00." Bheep, B0k THROWN TOGETHER. - iiy FLOKENCE MoNTdOuERE. authorn, o ‘HBunforth," elc. Choap Bouc A“Slnfl’ dalighttul story. Thore is & throad of lnLfl Init ulw-n which nre striing unuy lovoly sonUaiohts,"— ushuiigton Dully Chronicl +,# ¥or sale by all Tiooksollors, or will bo sent b i postate brepaid, on s6coIbt af prico by " J, B, LIPPINCOTT & C0., Publishers, 715 & 717 Market-st., Philadelphia. — e “A perl’wl mlun ot plessuro aad intormas thon," —Provide: ST. NICHOLAS FOR. 114Y Contains the opening chapters of ** ¥altiilo Boys,” A New Berial for Boys, by William 0, Btoddard, author of *Dab Kinzer” and »Among the Lakes”; “How Polly went to the May Tarty": Luoy Larcom's April and May vorsus, with frontisptoou Hlustration; “Storles of Art and Ast~ 1s1a,"" the fourth paper; an intarosting story, “On a Grindstone”; moro of that jolty 1 “Phsoton Rogers," and a groat deal elsc, making as axooedingly entartalniug number. Price, 2 oonts. Bold overywhore, HCRIDNER & CO., New York, WANTED, TTTWO FIRST-CLASS SALESLADIES WANTED AT THE PALAIS ROYAL KID GLOVE DEPOT, 1590 STATE-ST. ALS0, GOOD HTOCK CLERK, ROSENDACK & LEVY, BONDS GUARANTEEING PIDELITY Of pursons Buldti pusitions of Lruat can by pblatued ELITY & OANUALTY COML PRI Y sitoliway, Now York, AL MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1881, ADVERTISING AGENCY. TO REACH The Suburban dee, ' ABVBmSIN/G'MflwY KEAAM The above Map Bhows thp immense territory which depends upo! Chicago ns its shopping centre. Our Suburban List of 60 papers (which includes the an) give fl particulars for judiclously covering this field. Our Facilities nro second to nono for successfully filling order for advertising in newspapers East, West, North, or South. R ‘We have Complvnte Lists of all lines ot papers, and the most com-: plete files of any Agency in this city. For Lists or any Information relating to advertising, call on o1 address - J.ORD & THOMAS, NEWNPAPER ADVERTISING AGENTS, 9 & 10 McCormick Bloclz, Bell Telephone.’ Dem‘boru and Randolph-sts. PROPOSALS. FProposals for kad l-dlln rnppllel and Tranes EP;\HTME‘(T OF THL I\'T}IHOR, 3.~ PEARLINE, " For House | CLEAKING, JAMES PYLE’S Otoo, Vas farc! pnwn- l.lnunn!ul ooaols fr Tt Bicom Fiour Clow 3) tha guso uiny bo). und Indian Adairs, Nos, G5 und o7 York will b rocalved uatll t1a. m. of 1831, for hllallmlrmitlr hin tuidlng Horvico aboi, {0 pounds 40.WW0 pounds Beu! on the hoof, LR i m"m‘d-":“:‘ Fa] ounds Cogeo, unds Huur zmw J fad tirend hm un Humlnv %000 pous upou R D U nné: u.w' ""‘l" oo it laiuss . grestimip g pounda Holp,'uln Il)llnfll lJm punndlhlmr, uuawnuw nds, o Biak i, Woi nm 5 and Cotton goods (comsiat- ";Eflln”“‘ of "Pieking, yurds;, Staud Cullco, Driling; fl.fluu AEEST Dliox. treg tram all llllnz.,l lll‘ y l’l.llfl ards; Uinghsm, Rl Kunl Jt yards; Hatinot. AW! ds: Brown !llbfl“llfly le,flll rll’d }- I!llllvhufl Hheoting, Y.00 yarus: ickory Shirtly, yurds; Calico rting. rdli Winse; A3) ynrds). lothing, Grocstes, Notons, 1ard Hap- et o of MiASoliapoOuS ALicios, Such b4 lardoss, Plows, ltakes. Forke &ctund for &5 Waa- ona roquired for the Borvico In Arlona an do, it n u:!n ’l:yrlmry. Minncsows, ca, Sons Wissonsin, » hariation 107 sngh oF tho. sunl:" ns; sich of tho Goods, and nm':rmmu i way not 30 conirecind forto bo deliverad st the Axuncles. ll MADE OUT GNK CGOVERNMENT uhnunleuhowlnl the kinds and quantities of sub- glstenico supplios roauirod for gsok Agonoy, snd tho kinds und quantities In gross of all of artelos, oggiier with blank proposats = ana for xnnl i ‘bond, conitions 0 be_vbaurved by bid- ner-. mnn and »llcfi of delivory, torms of contract and puyment, waisportation routex, and ail otlier nocoasary inscriotions will be furnisiicd upan_sppiis cation to theTndian Oico fn \nm ington, < uhb"d. &5 Is the Best Thing Known. No soap is required, and the work is done more satisfactorily in half the time. Sold by all gro- cers, but see that vile imitations are not pushed upon you. Il‘l‘"OI ALS, and 67 Wooaler Street, N Lyon, Nt i liromaway, Naw vor u d LR pic mssas el Al rien of Bubaistonce, U. 8. Ay % Lo B Puul, Loavenworit, co: Omitia, Liioy: enne, and Yankwn, and tho B uYa- arill bo oponod at the hour and day abova stat- |fl and h'd“l":ull’fl Invitad W be: nrlun{n tho open« (2 ' CauTirEn CHECKS. % bo accompantod by n_p Pese. Untied Siatoa. Doboa Tronaurer, for at lssst ivs por cent L OMAS M. NICHOL, Acting Commissionsr, Froposals for Harbor Improvements. UNITED STATES ENGINRRR'S OPFICE, mullw-nne-u. MILWAUKER, WIB., April 11, 1888 THOMAS H. BH[]WH NOVELTY ‘GARRIAGE WORKS, Nos. 333 and 335 State-st,, Wil Remave May £ 1o the Spacious Store and Bullding Nas, 26, 08, 304 Wabash- aves whire, with lnereased e ne Wil b pishsedto fupply the fincet class of work madeJIN .. It is used by such gentlemen an Nl’flfi.fl cliecks ory or Assistant O the wiuuntof galsd. propossis, In duplicate, wil 33. sacolvad at 8‘,‘..','3‘.'%’?’“‘3,,} B A e e ey gt tie o B Liyond i, MeFartaner D, E: "’:’}-{-‘:{“""&;{“““fi“"“‘i‘.’.‘{"‘ e .“..,.l.,. 9 | Corneau, T. H. McAvoy, Gea. A, Beaverns, Hryan ariin snt 350 Nngar fo0L OF unrtinl supsratructuro.” . | J. Walker, W, C, Egan, J, H. Whit t Chicas MANISTIQUE HARDOW, AlICH., drodging 4UN cuble | o, and mi Y'“""‘ ‘which is a sufficlent guaran. s tee of its quality and oxcellence. In his new prem- MKNOMONES T[ARROR, MICI. pler extension, 0 ol and 0 lInoRt feel Sfpomis] supenicuciie. (.'i‘llllh'( BAY HARNOR, dredging 250 cublo 78 ises ho will be prepared to do Painting and pairing promptly and at as reasanable prices av can bs done by any ane. i 'i‘(e n:_v’Aul;r:tI 'lza‘:‘l.nro \\'l: pler mnl):n.dfll) Prevlnul xmoval will close out hia stock of e e Ty SEANITOWE Al ." Wik pler extension 0 | APOLLINARIS. v llm\nrnsl of 8 r« nv e = e IKHOYGAN umuu, I, pler extansion, 730 llnulrlnol of luvgur. T WASHINGTON IilARUDOR, WIS, ptur exten- llum urlb U, B. roserves tho right to reject sny or all alugd:;- s uust, expoct to fr fornish satisfuctory evi- ance NG gonirscts will bs nwr«l Wnto unul Murlhup- A po[/mm/zs “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." ;.rimmunlwn- ns medo by tho Whesr knd HMarbor act of Dritish Medical Journal, ‘l itice, ol 1o e urb.uw!{ll“l{r[:m;‘:" :!;‘ onysiopo, « Exceptionally favoured. Pure and oca f the harbot el s \ my“-tiuflla'l{u Sxai separutoly for ench work, and MAJ, HENRY B ROBRRT, Corps uf Enginosrs, U,B, A Iroposals tor Improvenients on the Upper agreecable. A great boon to continental travellers!” New York Medical Record. ANNUAL SALE, 9 MILLIONS, ~ muu .I”::“:’::.' ot Ot Of ali Grocers, Druggists, & Min, Wat. Dealers, ernammh ARt L, | BEWARE OF _IMITATIONS. 'III Iae ruulud Wih | e e o At uts om £t tan ¥ o'rwa'r’k i n‘i.- }uxl’é"fl‘-n ‘places o8 4 Slone Dams and Shoro s Landing and” Wabash, nateastion of Btone Dama aad Bhore Proleo- o T oha Oalons tiver, = .!x Wrueh w5 Yo Dame and Shoro o ____LAKE NAVIGATION. LAKE NAVIGATION OIPPIEN. The Goodrich Transportation Co. ). Lun-unmn-l P P'M.fw"" betwaen Hec nn, o -nn Shore Pgotection of lAluluI,fl it Mo. G0 5 and hnore Droteotions of Brus h.'!x:c. 'wia Gravel, und Lrodging at Tiabutbal, M Consteucting Dam of Drush and Blone &t Lauls- g n:‘-o?muwn be ent ored Into untl atter the ap. Recoivo and ship Merchandise,ete. h'-‘.""l‘n'm"'."': ok Sum Bv f" vor ket of | ¢4 Raclne, Milwaulkee, Sheboygan, b tne e oW o ln‘l‘l:z::.llll’&:.m\l‘:lhnfiM“‘ll"flut““'"fll\g “::l‘;s' Muuibtlu“(‘ut. l\i‘!‘\\'luinlf:e.,t lu:tll‘lllul, obtained ou spplivation. Camraina¥ m""wm ton, Manistee, Frankfort, ete. T eraimus or e ety e Offlca and Ducks Foot Michigan-av I b U l I part= = - Sealed propos il 8o, racaived at Ble Buver: nivhing llflllfllhu‘y for the 1 uunrlunmul |,h. Iuterior for the tiscal yoar ending June Blunk foriws uf propossl h wing thu itews und cstluated quuatition ruq d, h!&.\hlr with clreulue ruluting thereto, will bu 1w lahod on appiicution W Ihl: llupnruumll. i bo adareanod to the Bocrotary uf tho ohd, s Tor Riatlanory." Wi hdurecd, "Piapssls for stationery.” tico i hunuy lven thut the undersiguad will w0, at Latuyelte, Ind, & stock of B appralsed ul sbout #0K. Kealod blds will be receivy Tur sald stock. for not luss than iwo-l lnlnlfl T thy lruru\u-l valuv thoreot, ub to the 35l du! uy, Inil, when sald stock will Lo sold to T il Mo o \ned rejects all Uids, whileh right hul L1E, Asalanve. lnwrlur. Gflld Weluoo the tomara that one Cellulold Gollare (componed aliust wholly of camphor) are us 4rv procont- e antherte amd atl thrvet complatite. vy e Health,' eatness, ind aconsutis DABNES & 00., 86 Madison-at., Tribune Ly, 1’[()’1‘URL FRAMES It will suroly pay you to welto for my lustraied Caty 0§uadlmn| of Niyles wud Prices. Jufactiror, 30 & b(ull:bb. EUCSTUOUPPTN b bt FAIKD AN BTANDAKD Y. s CARD, ranice from hundrods of cus- FAIRBANKS. MORSE & 00, 111 & 118 Lake t., Chicayo, Becarefultobuy ouly theGesulos, sufprised at the n‘rfiny with whlah Ihu mattey i i has doveloped, and the succoss which has ate . tended his cfforts,. Tho fact s thought lo be .. duo to the (eeunzon the part of outsido mem- bers ot the ring t the officlal member ot membera were too much Inclined to demand the whole profits for thair own pockota. Neither ' the President nor the Postmastor-General s yel WASHINGTON. Unsuccessful Efforts to Sup- press the Star-Route In- nwaro, ror do thoy now desire tobo infurmed, of N * TIIE DETAILS OF DEVELOPMENTS ” vestigation, thus far soourcd. Wheh speolflo notion 1n de- sired 80 much of the d¥idence as bears upna the point in question Is snbmitted. 1f tho presont rmm“n 18 not changed, uno or more ndditional mlmn onc’wul ba domnnded during tho pros- ent weak. fr, Hind, for a lung time tho Speolal Tho President Dotermined to Agent of Customs at Chicago, has hcun ordersd Prohe the Matter to the {1 Phlindeiphin, - Mr. Douglas, who_bas hen Bottom his nenuxy for three years, Is to be promoted to ki be the Chief Bpecnl Agent at Chisago, 31t - e Douglrs has Leen 11l hora from malaria for 1la is a brothor-In-law of Searotary suma days, Windom. THE BPECIAL FAVORITS OF TilE: POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Wummmv. D. C., April 24.—The ronowlns table shows tho ninety.throo star routes the contractors of which have bean tho special’ favorits of tho Post-Office Department. An analysis of the names and tho ninount of income discloso some interosting facts.. The m(uln K”.vrlnuzm for the star-route tervlw 18 Li For thoso nincty-threo routes $2. 4 set aslide, lm\\'h\:’g for the rematnlng 9,153 rontes the sum of $3.0: 1LY Ahowlug the mn!pulnuon of nlnun-lhru -ruutes outat D05, w No One Found Guilty of Defrauding the QGovernment Will Escapes The Process by Which Unserupulons Con- tractors Succeeded in Fleecing Unele Sam. i = Simon Cameron's Mission to i ‘gfl H President Garfield a Com- sagaziov axn 3n, or 3; i % plete Failure, SF hdacron |} 2 i iz The Thermoiheter to Play an Im- ey — —_— portant Part in Breaking the 1. Potors 21 (v 1) 80| 20234 Deadlock, R sl Soldiers and Sallors Gathering to Par- E I B ticipate fn the Unveiling of Far- i ragut’s Statue. LoD} 180 15001 om 'he Naturalization Laws—The Unjon Pacifio | 80| 1 Oormorants Petitioning for a Draw- 8l 1 back—~Foreign Ministers.” | ] 1254 o3| B, 28| 977 3 STAR ROUTES. 18, W) Pnr o7, nl {FFOIITS TO SUPPUESS TUE ISVESTIGATION. | Bt X8 ul Bptetal Dispateh to The Chtcago Tribune. & ““"l‘""““‘"w R Wasuinaz0¥, D.C,, April #.—All {ntercstod 0| 2 ‘irectly ar fndirectly I tho star-routo scandal ) ‘em 10 be organizing to bring & pressure to bear pon thia President to elther stop the ponding ’Wf- "WN" “,- Piatt) 43 100 1vestigution or to push it with thelenst amount 134, ’P.A, )unuvlm.. 16l du 4 vigor aliowable in view of the promincnce i Aatisbury...] 64 2 shich the subject has reached before the pube 2 <l ie. -All the influcnces which a great ring RAD - :nows 8o well how to usc {n Washington seem B 0 be rallied ns a partof tho-force to operate g ipon tho Prestdent and -other members of 151 ne Administration. Thus far their offorts & e reported to have " met with no “afi o bndow of success, and tho understanding fs | Sl bat tho fuvestigution of the matter will o car- | Fit T bl B ] “ie} forward with vigor, and that every person fl:{& o m {&m ound connected with it, high or low, will vo | il D Tes| 01 unished to the oxtent of tho law, Tho Presi~ | M7 ol A e ient hus been. sl ke “ il VERY FUD IN THIS MATTER B0 om0 “rom tho first day that the facts wero lnld befar .;:".l’,g' & Gomgra:s 8 xi‘fi s i, and there {8 no reason tw suppose that he W v vill'yield an inch to tho powerful fntluouces | S0 ¥, ""”“‘"""“ o i A vhich are belng brought to bear upon him. bt B M no of the best ovideiices of tha corrups Ll A Ga ‘lon of tho! Atar-routo ‘crowd 18 the fuot fi{; g’g i 1:% ‘hat they woet the spucific charges mado in tho 1| 4en|. mim|: ublic press, all of which aro founded upon tho 101} 168 vidence taken by a Congi lonut Comimnittee, w] m\'c“u d chletly given by those:connectod with the -_é s180) star-route servico, by ciniming that 'they ure, simply the storles of blackmailers. A porsist-] st effort is boiug made in several quarters to in currency for this charge against those cor- m reapondents who ave beon particularly promi- 1807 100t [n exposing these frauds. There 18 not o 149, J. s 7,0 -bndow of foundation for tho charyos, and they :,Mm A ‘{ ,1.’""“! b e ly serve, with those who aro acquainted with s 33 - 2| ¥} +he perscns referred to, to Lol sl b STRENGTHEN THE CASE il 73U} 1050 87 . agalnst tho correspondonts, Considorablo sur- L I griso is oxpressed mt tho view of his dutles xl,w X T IR TS which Mr, McOrew, tho Sixth Auditor, puis e o torth In bis lotter nsking for an Investigntion. pre iy Gov e Whilo it is true that ho has ngthing to do with T 2 SN the working of contrdcts in the Post-Ofice Do~ . @omo| x| ( ASST partinent, it was supposed that it was hs duty P | O to soe to it that tho ‘Ureasury was not plundered, 23| AN - 6228 and that I this regard he had an uuthorlty ol Al AN which gave him somo discrotion and right of ju- 200l 400 6038 quiry into tha chnracter of the accounts he was 55';fi L 3 nsked to nudit more than slmply to sce that nmy AT I TN 7R were clerically accurate. L ) R L B e Thoso who are conductiog the lnvestigation Into tho systom of letting route contructs ussert that, while much that has been publisticd hus een incorroot and sensational, yot. the davelop- monts, when they ave made, will be quito as startiing us tho worst that hos been hintedat. THE FACTS ANE WITHIELD i for fho prosent, purtly becsuse of tho unwilling- 727, 1001 §2,075,00 | 42,802,916 EXTLANATOIL! Tolal number i star oot X ABUVE TAULE. mber embraced i this Lis, 13 Dmbel Shuay pay T0F ninely-ihreo foutos: § Tl Incrosss of anual pay for nluety-thrc , o, Thim) O ARRUAL ‘n{‘ fur ninety-thred roulod.. JUIIL Makular appeunriation (or aarerotte T for'yonr undie Suy . sou0m nesa of the manuger of the Investigation to fm;;::'x':‘hfl% 4 nw’ “xllll‘l‘l::r l’fm"’n’s: place n stwin upun the character of men who, when Al tho facts aro known, may prove to have been lgmorant of tho raseality of the proceedings in - which thoy wero In purt tho nctors,and partly bocause tho publicas; tion of all that is kuown might olose the door to furthor developmonts, Tho list of stur routes, together with tholr rospectivo contractors, which s given to the pross to-dny, Is supposed by tho Depurtment ofticlals to contawn nono in rospeet of which thero has not beeu corrupt manipulation to inoreuse the componsation to tho cnmruumr after tho oontruct was sluned, In the bldding for these contructs, it |8 nssorted, v hunost wien bud 1o chunos for succais whon tho ring contraotors choso tu Interoat thomselves. TIE PHOCKSS nay be illustrnted l:y supposing that the adver- thsemont reyjuired by law o be mudv hefore let- ting a contract calls for u trl-weekly service’ over a routoof 1ifty miles in length to be lot to thie lowest respanuible blddor, Jones, an hunest, man, and Sioith, o jobber, ure cowmpetitors for' the contravt. Thoy cuch conmbute the o. m to which they woulil be ut, and iind it to be In the nalxhlmrhm of $15,000, Jonus adda s mare SOME: FIGURES. - To the Wetern Astoclated Wasnrxatox, D, C., Ap: shuw that thouunual vay of uinety-threo/star’* roules, out of 0,225, was ralsed botween ha Iol- tings of 1878 and Junuary 1, 1830, from $727, 2,882,214, The regular approprintion mr tno stir-route lun lco lnr lhn rem‘ cnding June m. 18K, was S50 anmount §2.} . was abgorbed &thn nlnety-:hru routed nuled. leaving §3,097,786 for tho romaining 0,UE routes, - CAMURON’S MISSION. 1T 18 A COMPLETE FAILUIE. : Spectat Duvatch to The Chicage Tribune. WasIINGTON, D. C..April 4.—8lmon Camoron’ “mnission here onded In faflure. He wished to have the President withdraw tuo vamo of Lob- ortson in the Interdst of harmony., Hoattempts - od to sccure a promiso which would have been & complete surrender to tho Conkling side, ~ He maintajned that the nomlnation of Hobertson was regardod =8 un nct of hostility to tho rexular 1 8 nulwnuornn:zntlou o|t N:w '):lo:’k. In(ll ht:nl. u ! nith ™ tho interests uf peace, It shoul e withdrawn. g\‘x‘: .'u"r'u'e’f." fu‘x: n‘:oh Ilanxs 'L..mé'f.“'f& ‘uv!n‘r:“fl:'u"- The venerable 8imon Cameron nced not bave - fmll:d {'l"}":"|‘:,“n;‘,=°|,°°":f;‘§' I:’fl !g‘nu?g‘mmll vomo from Poansylvaula to have told that mmediately suf ut gul lon: o uso both in the Goney of his | story to the T rosidont. Gen. Oar- {"f,#%?x”{é’u time within whlul‘:rrz?u muyu 5-»‘1’-; flold had heard {t many times before, and be covered by onch trip. natures to potitious | 1n every instanco he has replied with emphasis of this kind, boing mnnmm ly in tho Interest 0f | that ho could uot entertain such a propos!tion,— tho pooplu to be avrvud, wro casy Lo ket and thut ho made the nomination of Hobertson after it ".""""’L"”‘é "’::li“:‘l:‘l:.‘l'l‘l‘:’b‘;"mcgl‘:fisfi careful cansidoration, u:d saw no reason why 0 tho Ay be should withdraw it, Blnce the Intgrview Lo of the votes nony I e i are pushorous. he R o aou. | twoan sir, Camoron aad tho Presidet thq story Fecommendutions 5o scoured aro placed before: | has been revived of : the pronur ofticlals of the Doy purl.mnm. ‘and' form an appurent justification ot the dealrod “expedition of tho worvice.” Tho tmo ro-) DIRECT REPRESENTATIONS - baving been made to Mr, Garfleld by Scnator Woodln, S8chiff, Daggett, aud othors to the nired to be medo over this su| poutl routs ives an ample margin for *ox) a' two' | effect that Bemator Plutt, Gov, Cornell, aud und threofold without an{ mutorial Incrouo in |.others had been notifiod of the luv.unuon ta tlio expenso, und thus tho inureuse in compunsa- | nominate Kobertson, —approved —f ton mauy be mudullmu! cutiroly profit, There: | would ml t.o givo bim . thole must bo false swearing seoure such ain fn-| lupnort. Accul hesa rumors, the crongo, for tho luw n,-uulml tho oath of tho con-'| Prudident wis wld “a l'lm und Carnefl dus - tructors in regard to tho udditional humberof | sired tho nominstion should Im umlu qulu ¥, witbout consultation = with th ot oo 4vatite ‘of -the ntantion 10 nominite -[ubertson wonid ombarass thows, ‘The friends of Mr. Co kll renow the repors thut he will luake a spoo toshow that ho {s_not lln nfllm!-l:rukm’, and b - ho bua not solleted ono offico tram tho Admlull- tration, aud that no otlice given to any so-cutled Conkhing man is properly ehlmfllhlfl 10 bim, Tl would niean that ‘tho appointment of I'mlmuluhflnneul Jumes, Minlster Mortou, Marshal Mnnnu‘ml. {nu. and olhou. arv not reougnlzed by M, Conkling to bavo beon mude nihnuls und wagons which will bo required for the »expedited” service, and prohibits ou |u~ cronso of pay, except In proportion to such re- quired Inorouse of uxponso, This bypothetioal case, It is nesertod, Is A TYPE OF MANY UNDER INVESTIGATION. 1t appenrs, from oblnlmu whioh have beon remlurrd Ly Judge Freoman, llw Aulnnn;.m-. tornoy-Genorat of tho | Mm-‘(z oo Depurtmenty at tho {rregular pr n oon o rlud on I del lnncupul tho law ns lnmrprowd hy L o, e e wie "f&t.}“%.‘;‘:n}fl, o Tor afcotive, ug Wil . tstohon ol e R | B D ety Lot Wi Fach A, 1o THE DEADLOCK. dge Ly them ulone, nothing would bo ulluwnd !:: 5u.dmea sgainst bim or his assoolutos. Tho material now o procoss of coltdetion comos, moru{m. ohlotly (mm outside sourcus, TIOSPECTS MORE FAVORALLE. Bpeciat Dispatch o Tha Chicage Tribune. : Wasnixaros, D, 0., April 24.—There {s moto Such of 18, it uncontirmed by other facts and | reuson to think to-day that the deadlook wilt circumstances known to the luvnllkulm speodily bo brokon thau there has beou at any speclul pyont, would bo Lromn SOUNCES ENTITLKD TO NO CONSIDERATION. str. Woodward, tho apecial ageut haviog the mattor in charye, was uhlul!y ustruentul, uu ter-Goneral Jowell, In breaking up the vielous system of straw blds {n rugard to which suoh seandal was creat OO YORTS 8RO, . lluwll dismissed from the servive, it Is suld, Ly the proourvisent of would-bo con- tractors, for knowing too uck. Ho is blmselt rojootod a8 GOGNE | ynyo fap aix wooks. Tho Preshilont, spoaking of “the deadlock, fs roported to have sald that ho aboutd pationtly await for the thormomete¥ ta rise, It has vison toa lofty summer bight to- day, The mercury marked £ in the sbade, and Kives the Seuatons a warulng that tu this cllmate the souson often jumps from winter o what 1u the North would be calied ialdsumumer. 1t1s Dby no meaus finpossible that tho sun will bo e ! der Postin e el ngures . i* ortiy It the Seuate