Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

between the hours of eight and ten o'clock.
This, it is understood, will be the last recep-
ton but one of the season
OUR Police MATTERS BEroRr cosaprss-
IHs RECENT ARREST OF AssAssISs, &c.-The
Distrlct reader will find much of interest in
the Star local columns to-day Much of the
severity OF the comments of honorable Senators
In the debate yesterday upon Governor Browns
Dill to increase the Governments police force
here, is doubtless deserved, while much Of it is
not. The truth is, some honorable Senators do
not reflect on the fact that the exemption Of
the many millions on millions of dollars worth
of Government property in our midst from tax
alton, abstracts from the ability of our Corpor-
alton to employ the police force really neces-
sary to preserve the peace of Washington, now
that the Government has assembled here for
the prosecution Of its many works, some thou.
sands Of non-residents, many of whom are
young men without families, and due pro-
portion of whom, of course, are bad fellows las
is the case in oil cities) in various WAYS. If
the United States paid towards our Corpora
ton expenses in proportion to the amount paid
by individual property holders there would
exist no necessity for special appropriations by
Congress on any legitimate Corporation account.
As much as has been 80 appropriated up to this
time, if q balance were struck and the Govern
ment charged with as much as its due share Of
Corporation taxes would come to, honorable
members of Congress would find that the Gov
eminent has by no means paid its fair quota Of
our Corporations expenses
This community, however, are duly grateful
to the Senate for yesterday passing the police
bill OF Governor Brown, to whom the District
already owes more than perhaps to any other
gentleman who has served in Congress.
1t strikes US that the recent arrests bid fair to
put stop to much of the rowdyism by which
Washington city has been so grievously dis
graced of late. 1t is the duty of the Grand
Jury to act instantly upon the cases of the ar
rested. Next, that of the Marshal to see that
the juries by which the indictments against
them may be tried, are composed wholly of per-
sons justly enjoying the confidence and respect
OF all-well-known, substantial, upright and
Intelligent citizens - not loafers around the
courthouse for the purpose Of getting on juries
for the sake of the pittance of pay, or to crafty
sentiments of sympathy for or against accused
persons.
In the course of yesterdays Senate proceed
ings much feeling was manifested by some of the
speakers against the judge Of our criminal court.
The ground Of it We take to be an erroneous
impression prevailing on the minds of more or
less Senators, that he holds drunkenness to be
legal palliatiOn for murder Were this so, of
course any assassination committed by such
rowdy villains as undoubtedly shot Mr.. En-
twistle and murdered young Stoop, would be
beyond the reach of the laws punishment for
such parties are rarely sober, and if sober
would have no difficulty in procuring any
quantity of nominal testimony from their as
sociates, to show them drunk. However, we
think that honorable Senators need have no
fear that justice will be stretched to shield
these accused from fair trial in all respects
Our hope is, that within one week at furthest
all that our courts may have to do in the prem
Uses, will have been concluded
The ELECTION AT THE DELAWARE Cross
rSGs.-Below will be found documents recent
ly received by Gen. John Calhoun from Gov
Denver, embracing all the testimony with
reference to the alleged alteration of the re-
turns of the election Of the 4th of January last
at the Delaware Crossings precinct Of Kansa.:
LHcoNProN, X. t., March %, 1858.
SIR: Herewith / send YOU papers in answer In
your letter Of the 18th ult which will fully ex-
plain themselves. Mr.. Munday is dead, having
been accidentally killed; Garrett has gone away
it Is said he has gone to w ashington city-one OF
the clerks wv ils0n) went with him, and The other
(Finley) refused to give statement; SO that the
statement OF Mr.. Grinter is the only one that can
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obt dient servant, j. w DRsvKR
Report Of Hugh S. Walsh to Governor James W.
Denre', ruth the a1fdarif of Mr.. James c.
Grinter, and CERT fcates attached; and copics
Crossings.
To his Excellency JAS. w. DENVER,
Acting GOrernor Of Kansas Tsrritory.
SIR; Pursuant to yopr instructions, l proceeded
TO Delaware Crossings for the purpose Of taking
the voluntary statements, according to the request
OF MIR. John Calhoun In his letter to you OF the
judges Of the election at that precinct for the cleo
ton held there the 4th Of January last for State
officers, under the provisions Of the Lecomp ton
10th instant. Upon my arrival at the Crossings |
sent for Mr.. James c. Grnter, one Of the judges,
VINO lived abont one mile distant, and in the
mean time ascertained from his brother Mr.
Moses Grinter, that Mr.. Munday, one Of the
judges, was accidentally shot by his own gun
snPPlnS on log, some two weeks previously;
aho that the last tndt Was positively known of
Dir. Garrett, the remaining Judge, was his pres
ence at the funeral Of Mr. Mundy; he then said be
was going to Missouri to buy cattle, and did not
know when he would return 1t was the impress
sion, however, that he was still about Wyandott,
Kansas City, or Westport.
According to your instructions, also inquired
Tor the clerks Of the election-Mr Wilson and
Mr.. Findlay. was Informed that Mr. Wilson
was probably at one Of the three named pi .cts,
and that Mr. Findlay resided in westport where
he carried on the mercantile business
When Mr.. James G. Grinter arrived, he in.
formed me that the situation of his family would
prevent his being absent from home over night
and that be could not go with me that afternoon,
but Eontd inset me at WyandOtt the next morn.
ing, to make bis statement; and in the meantime
could go on and ascertain where MIR. Garrett and
Mr.. w Ilson were, and also senj word To Mr. Find
lay, at Westport. that he desired to meet him at
Wyandott for the purpose OF making the statement
requested by Mr.. Calhoun
They Informed me that MIR. Garrett had lived
with bis mGther, about one and half miles dis
tant, and that by calling on her, perhaps she
could tell me where her son was
i then proceeded to Mrs. Garretts who in
formed Inc that when her son went away he
told hes he was going to the States and aid mot