Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-15
THE McCools ANp OoRuRH MArcH-A.

fnement at Lawrenceburg, led, on the day
prior 10 the peti0nal holiday, which they plss.
and shortly shereaft~r left for the,r homes
Coourh arrived in the metropolis ON the morn
Ing OF the eth instant He looked very WELL
having gained consider BILE flesh during his
imprisonment and in the cour e Of CONVEX
safion expressed himsef as very anxious TO
have the matter settled as agreed upon al fSrst-
by passage OF arms alone-and 10 that end
insisted upon the money being left in the hands
OF the stakeholder until it was tairly won and
lost in such manner. He indignantly denied
the statements made by some parties TO the ef-
reached the Mound City on the morning of The
YIN lnss., and was greeted very enthu ,iestically
by his partisans- We have not a word from
MIN direct but understand that. like Cobur Il, be
expresses himself as de7irops Of having The
money remain IN our hands mil final ad-
lusiment Is had in the twenty four foot circle
he states that be will either be in New York
himself or appoint some person TO act for him
shortly, and when we hear from him direct we
shall appoint time for meeting and confer.
enee OF the men and their backers. IT. as they
say, they mean "nothing bat lighting" the best
way to prove IL (and at the same time 10 redeem
their reputation. which suffered not a little by
the recent tasoo, and is now at stake) is for the
men to agree upon some place Of fighting ct an
early date-no more dlly -dallying, exc ursions,
etc.-ond have the affair finally settled in short
Croer, thereby regalnIug the confidence which
hss TO gre:t exteot been lost by the friends
OF both. Sore arrangement will be arrived al
as soon fs NcCoole is heard from, which we
expect will be, either by letter or telegraph.
before our next issue.-NeW York Clipper.
DISTRESSING CASUALTIES IN NEW YoRx-
"rerdi Persons DrOrcned-The New York Com.
m'reidt says:-At six O'Clock last evening a
East River az he foot Of Fifty. sixth street for
the purpose of bafhiDg. One of them Mary
Powers, sixt 'en years Of age, and who resided
IN ma Avenue A, near fifty.sixth street, slipped
foothold, dragged with her three Of the 9TH
er', sisters, named Dec mp. The screams of
the girls attracted the attention OF Frank Beck,
afoy fourteen years Of age, who rushed to the
rescue, and succeeded finally in brin ging the
three sisters safe 10 land, but he was forced TO
dive for two OF them. Miss Powers was
drowned before the heroic hoy had time 10 res
cue her, and after accomplishing the safety OF
the other three he endeayored to regain her
oody, out without success, as ii had probably
Tsan txss IA 1rsd Ont by the tide The boy who
flify-seventh streets, has been instrumpntal in
saving three other persons from Drowning in
the same locality during the past twelve
mcnths.
Yesterday large picnic party lef, The city
oy the Stephen Low and two barges for Dud-
!ey's Grove. On returning in the evening a
lending was made at 1j2d street, when, as the
coat was nearing the shore. young girl, An
ME Bell, OF Eighth avenue, iell oyerboIrd
Ofcer Corbett, OF the fhIrty-second precinct !
dove IN to her asst lance, but both were
drowned. general rush was mad 10 the
de OF tue boat by the other passengers, and
the strain was so orcat upon the deck ratings
that they gave way and a bout dozen people
were prec' plfafcd into the water. In the mids:
OF the exci ement il was impossible to tell
whether all Were SAVED. Nine hats Were sub
sequently picked up and Were taken to ;he
thirty sc coLd precinct s'at on house tor iden.
tifcation.
The NEW YORK WHISKY RrNG-Ezamina.
f''n and iisctcTye % Coiector Batlsy.-An exam.
ipailon VIZ held before United States Com
MI Homer y boz ye- fr-day IN relation to the
cnarge OF iIapd preferred against Collector
b liey, OF the fourth distriet, by Harri on
Shaw, Airs John L5mdr.Ine. The exam,na-
spiraeies ever coneoct"d d in this city. The orr
gIpal complaint Of Shaw set forth that Collector
bailey had accepted brite Of one Thousand
uoiiars from him 10 permit the removal OF a
qpantty Of whisky lrom a bonded warehouse
without the tax having been d. d thereon or
the owners having given the proper boads
tnereior. shaw was examined ~sterday, and
testified that he was promi d twenty fl We dol.
lars to make false sfidayit against Collector
Bailey, and that be was paid SIS for doing
20: Ine amoaVIt was drawn up in the
once OF Major Belknap and Dr Blai dell
Witness was told that these men had no power
10 ake evidence, and that he wss not commit.
tIpg perjury. He was afterwards asked 10 20
before Commissionel Osborn and repeat the
amdavit, but refused. He did subsequently
make second afhda Wit in the ONCE of Eelknap.
out al tnat time he did not know IL was before
Commissioner Osborn. The witness said tina,
All OF the statements made against Collector
Bsley were ialse, and that at the time the pro.
ceeoings We're begun he had never seen that
ohcer District Attorney Courtney esked for 1
sne aiseearge OF Mr. Bailey, and the arrest OF
shaw on cherge OF perjury. The application
was granted. Major Belknap Will DO arresteo
on charge OF subornation of perIury.-N,,g
York Post, l4th.