Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-20

rvsyzzLEMENI-Friday morning, about
.,.1crk. Capt Goddard was called upon by
IL, Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to arrest
,iS,n,pd French engineer and pay clerk (under
Major Bo~1nsn) Of the Bureau Of CONSERVATION Of
~ : Treasury Department, on charge Of
ut,ir,r certain certificates and receipts for the
torsosee Of obtaining from the United States GER
I'm sums of money on the nrst day Of May, 1889.
W.. fraud was discovered by Major Bowman,
Inc was called upon to draw a check for pay
Snr Of some 81 80 to a concern in Philadelphfa
Of whom he bad no knowledge, and for material
Of which he knew nothing. This led suspicion
=, an1e 70 French, who was immedatei con-
S,,nted with his suPeriors In the Solicitor ONCE
ma called upon to explain, which he could not
sboyrn his books and requested to explain why
eDtries had not been made Of the articles Changed
and his manner at once betrayed him. There
were no entries, and little examination discov-
er5d The fact that many vouchers had been altered
so IS 10 call for erroneous sums of money which
money could not be accounted for by the accused :
An exanination into the charges against him
showed false entries and vouchers to the extent OF
= co., French was required to give bail in the
Court B. 0gIe TaYloe, Esq, became his E sareaS.
brother Of Rev. DR.. French. formerly pa ns Of
Epiphany Church In this city and a graduate of
West Point. and we understand classmate of
Major Bowmans at that institution, who has
ticited him with great kindness uniformly and
with the above stated return. He was at one time
engineer of the CrOton water works in New York
anu up 10 Nt>ptludF Ddu always borne excel
lent character for prObity. He resided in quiet
rHral style near the city, on Rock Creek, and bis
uPle Diary Of 5000 seemed quite sufficient for
al the wants Of himself and family - ~
The adventO Of the Chief Of Police In the Treasury
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to make the arrest, naturally
created not little stir in the building, and as the
nature of his Grand or the party implicated was
profound secret, there was the widest field of con-
lecture until the actual facts came out.
The amount Of defaIcation is not known with
certainty. but we hear that II is estimated at from
81, 90 10 SIS, coo.
POLICE MATIERs.-Befors Justice Williams -
Vincent Harris was arrested on charge of be-
having in a grossly disorderly and outrageous
manner, in the public streets Of the Northern Lib
critics Police District. He was fined 81 "a.
Mary Jones was guilty of using obscene and In
decent language in public manner, so much so
TO call the attention of the authorities to her be.
haTtOur She was waited upon to the office of
Justice Williams, who heard the evidence IN the
case and imposed a fine Of 81 81.
Hugh Raglan for neglccting to get dog license
WAS fined S. and costs. - n
Louisa Carr, high-tempered damsell, got her
ST iPso a bellicose frame Of mind, and threw
stones around In too loose manner for the COM
tort Of her neighbors- She was fDed 81 49,
virginia Muller was accused of committing
trrce assault upon Georgiana Dade, in that delec-
table known as ''Prather's alley The evidence
WIS that Virginia got drunk and threatened to
split GeOrglanas head Open which threat she was
Ca tie point OF executing with pair Of tongs
hoshhties Virginia was fined 50 81
BgtoTs Justice CEark-Nelly Doe a colored
d1fnSsl with asaucy air and an unlimited amount
cf toague, was caught in the neighborhoed Of the
'inEs gun battery in the act of saving profape
aud indecent words in hearing Of the passers- by
Oiheer EcklOff escorted her before the Justice
whom Nelly cursed and berated in good round
terms she also pitched into the prosec no wit
ness, calling him an internal old liar and In the
coarse ~ an Incredible space Of time she swore a
me Oh SiO and costs against herself and having
10 money wlefewith to disc barge this impromN1
debt, she was sent to Queens for 80 days
RIVAL TO BLoSDrN.-Ye sterday, man named
Crown, painter from Montgomery county, near
Tenallytown, in moment of mental arrangement,
rHng the large bell at the Capitol extension which
hands who supposed IL done to call their assist
dnCe In some matter requiring their aid He was
lectared and released, but the lecture was of no
effect Last night, by some means he got into
tee building and went to the top Of the Senate
dome, over which he crawled to the large derrick
and, climbing 20 the beam, walked To the extreme
end and there took his seat, carelessly poised at
that dizzy height, over a hundred feet from the
ground Tie was noticed about one O'Clock this
morning sitting at the end OF the beam whistling
9ine Gnconcernedly, quite unmHdful that
sudden naw OF wind might dash him to pieces on
Ire stones below. He was taken from his bad
silIehce' and properly secured, TO be restored to
h!S friends. -".'
CAMP MEETING AT BROoKEvILLK The Rock
vile Sentinel Of Friday, says: To-day the camp
meeting Of the III. E. Church will commence
upon the lands OF b. w. Waters, near Brooke
VILE; number Of learned and eloquent divines
VIII De IN attendance. The location is admirably
adapted for a meetiAg Of this sort; the roads are
IN hne condition; the weather 10 propitious and
everything, indeed, promises a very large attend
aAce The number Of tents far exceeds that of
any former camp, many from the District of CO.
luinoia and the adjoining counties having erected
IEem, Ihe regulations, we understand, are most
eS'.Iient ana the enforcement Of the rules conid
ca TO gentlemen who will act with prudence and
GiScretlons from whose management we are quite
snre good order will be maintained. we wish
them an agreeable and happy time"
The FIaHrISG EDITORS OF vnsISII.-Yester
day, dsPatch was received from Fredericks-
burg, Va, by Capt. Goddard, announcing that o.
Jennings Wise, editor Of the Richmond Enquirer
and William Old, Jr., editor of the Examiner of
that city, had passed through Fredericksburg on
t thslr way TO Washington, with dseling intent
All ABOUT The tart controversy which has lately
sprung up between these gentlemen In the re-
specttve papers touching the famous Wise letter
, mhc police, though not ver-Pleased with these
"lldgoose chases after Virginia duelists vet kept
an eye open TO, intercept Messrs. w and o. on
Their arrivals but, nothing has been seen Of them
20 fa[ II is presumed that, II they are travelling in
this direction, they have avoided the usual routes
OF travel.
i. s. There is rumor as we 90 to pres, that
WIS and Old had a meeting this morning near
q.
we are unable 10 verify IL. E,.1 -
--SHAksPEAnEAS READISGs.-The public win be
glad to learn that Mr. j. Rogers at the solicits
Won "f a large number Of our principal citizens
has consented to ri We another Shakspearean read
lRs al Philharmonic Hall Monday evening
next, on which occasion he will render scenes
from Richard the Third. Merchant of Venice
flZarro, and Othello. Aswe stated on a previous
occasion. singular peculiarly in Mr. Rogers,
reading Is the fact that very great i'm pediment
OF speech with which he is affected in common
conversation entirely disappears under the inspi-
ration Of The stage.
C'Nr MEErISGs.-Those OF our citizens WISH ng
20 sti md The BrooxviIle camp meeting, will and
= finc OF h'cks running there daily during its
GontiP aance, starting from Seventh street and
Fehnsy!yoDla sSenue, at q o'clock a. m and re.
turning TO suit passengers. See advertisement 4
Pefsons desi rous Of attending the camp meeting
ca the land Of Mr. Jcshna Gibson in FairfaS
county Va, should read the advertisement of the
Alexandria, Loudpn, and Hampshire Railroad. in
another column -
OrR eIrfz.Ns will, II course, not forget the