Show THE WAYS OP washington unfulfilled d r un ie t treasury defalla Dc Def falca alea alowa many ortho of alio political prophecies odthe in A ten days have failed of fill fulfillment fill anent there have been numerous stories of cabinet disagreements dis luc lits of trouble between the alfr president rai and members of the tho cabinet elc etc there is no evidence that any an of them were true it is a f fact c t t that I ay an old and bitter enemy of the president one olic who furnished to the new york sun tho the original charges against mr garfield in connection with various matters has been employed by members s of tho the cabinet in working up charges against B bandy r ady dorsey and othe r star routes men but there is no lio reason for believing belic ving that the president was seriously displeased he re evidently wished Ivis lied to get at the bottom facts in the star Ito route matter mitter and is willing that his old accusers if ho he has special fitness for action work shall bo be employed the situation in new york however gives tho president some uneasiness he feels the tile effect upon the party if conkling shall hold strength renith enough to prevent an election during u ing the present season of tho legislature it L is not enough for the president though it may be for gome some of his cabinet officers that conkling himself be beaten he ile lias has had no personal quarrel with that gentleman which lie considers higher than the bartys interests our neighbors the adjusters Re of fv virginia irginia are no not t to be complimented on their ca convention commencing yesterday at this writing no report of final proceedings today to day has been received here but people generally think the bitterness displayed I yesterday will prevent harmonious hari bari conious action in the party rt y this fall and and that the ans conservatives erva tives sometimes called bourbons of tho S state t ate will have an easy my victory much interest is felt in the question as to what tho the administration will do inthis virginia campaign I tho the indications now arc are that it will not aid the rc RL adjusters or countenance a fusion of republicans and Re adjusters two treasury officers the sixth auditor and his deputy were removed on wednesday because of alleged connection with the star route irregularities special counsel el has been employed by the attorney general to prosecute criminally a ly some of the parties said to have been engaged in tho transactions if the cases arc are pressed we shall have in washington this fall fill some of the roost most exciting trials the country lias ila s ever seen several of the accuse accused dearties dp parties arties jire are very wealthy af and d no io expense willbe spared on cither either side meantime the stat mail service is being cut down at the rate of a quarter of a million dollars per month the alleged treasury defalcations excite little interest now the testimony is all taken and tho the report is being prepared I see no reason to change hange a previous statement that revca several I quite prominent pro prominent t officials will lose their places either they tuy made money illegitimately out of the government or they were the most careless and incompetent persons who eyer ever had charge of money moncy and in either case the united states state treasury does not seem to be the proper place for them the government receipts for the last two weeks have been so large largo as to surprise every one KNOX INT washington ASHINGTON juno june 1881 |