The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-10-13
Aatiuual Rfpnblifau.
NEWS.

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/ RECOVERY OF THE BopY or Mr.. PARK
HuRsr-CoRosER's INoUEsr.-Yesterdsy morning,
about IL O'Clock, the body Of Mr. VIM. 9. Psrkhurst
whose disappearance W. noticed ~ IN me h.rvnL
lower Sixth street wharf By som. parties who wsr.
fishing for IT, Coroner Woodward was notified and
arrived at the wharf about o'clock whom the fol-
N:, .s,Ss
Robert D. Donaldson, Edwin B. Macgrotty, Henry
| o. Noyes, Justus II. Rathbone, Anthony Buohly,
Frederick M. White, Jno @. Proctor, 0. K. Harris,
John J. Hall and Solomon Herbert. The body
having been searched BY the Coroner, the following
articles were found Gold watch and chain, $ii.6S
| in money, two gold rings on tho fingers, pocket
book, knife keys and some papers. The gold spec
taces and umbrella were also recovered with the
body. The watch had stopped running at twelve
minutes past ! o'clock.
Joseph II. Wells, having boon sworn, testified
that he found the body while fishing for the same
In the dock between the two lower wharves, at the
foot Of Sixth street, removed the spaotaoles, and
Immediately tied rope around the body.
/ John Wells testified that he had been engaged
with his brother, Jos. II. Wells, George Clarke,
and VIM. English in fishing for the body since
by three gentlemen that Mr.. Parkhurst was mis-.
sing, and the superstition was that he was drowned.
The umbrella was found first.
Clarke o. English testified that they were
gagged with Jos. II. Wells in fishing for the body
II
witnesses that there never was any light upon the
| wharf at night. About q month since . man
walked overheard at night but Was rescued. None
| Of them know Of any one who had charge Of tho
wharf. Never know Of any lights being placed
| upon the wharf since the Government had given
! the wharves up The steamer Express landed at
the lower wharf, and generally arrived between the
hours Of eight and twelve p. m. The body was
examined by the jury but no marks Of violence
found.
! Then jury then retired to the house Of Mr.. John
Watt, near the wharf, and after elaboration, re-
! turned the following verdict: "That the said VIM
| g. Parkhurst came to the Sixth street wharf on
Wednesday night, the 10th instant, for the pur-
pose Of awaiting the arrival Of the steamer Express,
which plies between Washington and Baltimore. and
which lands at the wharf south Of the wharf occu.
pied by the mail boat from Richmond. That while
awaiting the arrival Of the said steamer Express the
deceased, as the jury believe, was walking about
the wharf, II being very dark m that In attempt
ing to reach the end Of the wharf he fell overheard
into slip and was drowned, and the body was 70.
covered on the morning of Friday, October IL. ut
~ o'clock. The jury do further find that there
was no light upon the wharf where the steamer Ex
press lands and attribute the death Of the said de-
ceased to the culpable negligence Of the party or
| parties owning or controlling the wharf, and who
deserve the sererest for not having at night
| proper light for protection
II Deceased was about 4S years Of age and resided
on Fourth street, between street and New York
avenue lie leaves wife aud two daughters one
of whom is married For several years past he has
heen employed as clerk in the Internal Revenue
Department, and was much esteemed by q large
number Of friends He was q prominent Mason,
being Grand Senior Warden Of the Grand Lodge,
Past High Priest Of Washington Chapter, Captain
General of Columbia Commandery, and Master Of
Harmony Lodge Mr.. Parkhurst for several years
past has been the organist at Rev. DR.. Gurley's
church Mr.. A. Buchly, undertaken, took charge
Of the body, and 1t conveyed to his late resi-
dence. The funeral will take place tomorrow sf.
ternoon.
AN EXTENSIVE RoBBERY-OvER FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS WoRrH OF GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY STOLEN FROM THE NAVY YARD.-About
two weeks ago Paymaster James Fulton, Of the
Washington navy yard, discovered that all things
were not right in his Office and upon making IN
inventory Of the stock on hand and an exsmins.
ton Of the books, the following articles were miss
ing: pea jackets, "a round Jackets 70 pairs blue
cloth trousers, 10 pairs blue satinst do 10 pairs
canvas duck do, II blue overshirts, 424 pairs blue
drawers, 96 yards blue satinet, 1,O47 yards blue
flannel, 100 yards barnsley shesting, 329 yards
vas duck, 107 pairs kipskin Shoes 534 pairs WOODEN
socks, 1876 blankets, 6,sl2 black silk handkerchief
1900 pounds salt water soap, 20 pounds beeswax.
81 pounds white thread, POI pieces hat ribbon
CAS- pieces bleach tape, 951 spools cotton SO pound,
black sewing silk, 1903 cotton pocket hnndkerchefs
1929 papers needless 425 thimbles, 81 jack knives,
10 pairs scissors So razors, 10 razor strops, 352
cakes shaving soap, "a fine combs. SO coarse combs
81 mess kettles, ST mess pans, 1928 bottles mustard
1853 bottles pepper In all valued at over SIS, 900.
Mr.. Fulton secured the services of Messrs. Clar
voc and McDevitt, our we'll known detectives, and
those gentlemen Immediately began to work up the
case. Circumstances pointed to young man
named Asbury Thompson a clerk In the Inspect
Ors office at the yard, and he was arrested at hi
residence, at the corner of Third street east and
Virginia avenue, yesterday afternoon shortly afte
l o'clock. He was Immediately taken to polio,
headquarters and locked up for hearing. Hi
house was searched, and number of the stOer
articles were recovered. A house on the Island
was also searched, and the officers recovered 10,
of socks and several pairs of scissors.
Thompson has been employed in the yard since
1861, and most Of the time has supported I'm,
horse and carriage. He is n married man, and has
two children.
Our reporter knew of the above case several day
ago. but, at the request of Messrs. Clarvoe and Nc
Dewitt, an agreement was made between the re
porters that the should not be published, tn.
officers stating 1t would interfere with their work
ings, and probably cause them to lose lot Of thu
goods They were still at work and had succeeded
In getting most Of their points when publication
appeared in New York paper. of Wednesday,, ant
the officers compelled to make tho arrest befor,
Il they ascertained where all tho stolen goods
Thompson will have hearing before Major Richard
this morning.
THE SToRM-ADDrTIoNAL PARTICULARS
The rain continued to fall yesterday and last even
ing and the day was a very gloomy one. TIT
river was very high Wednesday night and yester
| day, and many Of the wharvos were submerged
At the Long Bridge large quantities OF DRIFT wooc
Is piled up. and 1t found necessary to leave thu
draw-bridge open in order that the logs might pas
through. The trains on the Washington and Al
exandria railroad could not run regularly on 40
count of tho high water. Several trains hav
passed over and II Is thought the bridge Is all safe
Reports from Bladensburg ar. to the effect tina
Il great damage has been done there The villag
was entirely under water, and the roads are still
impossible. Numbers of hogs, sheep, 30, hav
been lost and much furniture damaged and fsncinl
destroyed. the water in some Of the houses bein
deep Many of the families were obliged l.
take to their second stories.
| In Rock creek the water Is very high, and par
ties living the bankso the creek have lost muc
property
The draw and bridge at Lyons's Mill, abov
| Georgetown. and the dam at Whites Mill, were on
| tirely destroyed.
The causeway at the foot of Seventeenth stree
was all right yesterday, AMI it is thought 1t viii
| stand the freshet.
THE DEATH or EuGENE JACoBs.-Y ester
| day, Mt one o'clock being the time fixed for tn
meeting Of the jury empanelled several days az
4 hndy or nhu hny