Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-18

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DLf ExcuRsIoN 10 Mount Vernon ON the
sHamer Arrow, At 10 a. m ~ ~
Major Bros stables p -
AARKRIrHR's Arr GALLEY, 4ss TIN street.
street.
TRIAL OF Ex-CoMNIssIoNKR Crane FOR
LhRsAIs OF NIoLKSe. ON A. ID. MooRs-The
Giai OF john II. Crane. ex- Com missioner OF the
fourtn Ward, for threats of violence against A.
ID. Moore, on hose afndayIt Crane was ar.
Ested on Thursday last, as mentioned IN the
STAB Of that date. took place yesterday a,tsf.
noon before Jastice Mills, on II, between "a
and Attn streets Mr.. A. d. Moore. the com nls,n-
ant esnned loat Crane was indeb1d TO MIN,
and on Iuesday last he (Mo 1re) v eat to Ora ne =
mouse iof settlement on arriving there he
iound the ceIendauf, and without enIsrine tue
% nTns 'ksa $40. 70. payment, through an open
MN when be tMoorel settled whisky Dill hat
ne mad contracted in his (Craue's) usyne; az roe
same time ealling him tMoore) odd thief"
70 get cut OF the window and ..ma,h him 10 4
leily; a'so telling him tina; he never paid ms
BOARD, at ne was put out of the houss be las.
occupied ior non-plyment of rent, that he WIS
Iooo.ng everybody he could, and he (Crane)
haa notion Ito lake and &c. out there and lick
him In the street."
HI. harrington, attorney for complainant
mere restd the Gaze; but Craue's counsel. MT.
Barrett, preferred TO cross-exs mipe the Wit ness
AZ engn, Which be did, without elicitinx any.
apohee officer entered the Office with a warrant
Iof Moore's Ape trance before Juslics Wal or
,or oo'air,Hg goods lw5'skyJ uufeE false pre-
case was Sc for o'clock this afternoon
Ine defence then brought forward several
wnhe.ses 10 rrove that the charaO .er of the
pr utrg v zines for truth and veracity was
odd, and after arguments pro and con 6y the
counsel as 10 how examination 10 A mans
character for truth and veraeny should be con.
que ed. TIE case was continued until this after.
noon at O'Clock.
THf NATIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN Asso.
citation met last evening At Trades Union Hail
MT. j. II. O'Connell in the chair, and M
James Ryan secretary.
Ut. r OCallahan, Thomas ]. FalIcn,
Alexander Burns and James FLYNN wers
elected members. "oie
Capt Lennox offered resolutions which were
Tor the appointment of persons to ON a nnIs-s
tne sanction Of the scciation is first obt ,ined.
siso, LOT the appointment Of q committee to
ascertain and report upon the claim OF thoss
seeking the sid Of the rs ISOLATION 4, nro.nre
employment. Major Richard Dillon. Cantlin
Dahlei mcmahon. Capt. X. Lenuox, lame,
no ynn aI no Malor Richard Callahan were ap.
Captains Mcmahon, Joyce. and Lennon vere
aPpoin.ed a COMMITTEES TO procure another place
Capt u. Mcmahon delivered ar address. ou
.flee Trade aad Protection" after which n
was announced that Mr.. OConnell would de.
meeting, and the association adjourned.
CHARs.p WITH srlAIrse AWArcH.-Joseub
LlEnt and John Curran were arraigned before
Jnsuss " 9lter yesterday afternoon, at Police
Headquarters. 70 answer the charge OF ste,ling
2 gold watch from Mrs. Henry Barnes, whose
nnsband dIed some tine since. The evidence |
showed tat detective AcDeyitt, having bean
employed to Ferret out the Robbery. discovered |
the watch by accident in the possession OF Mp |!
rank Darden, Of this city, who established
me ny faSi hat he had purchased 1t for $50 from
M. Charles Horde. Upon application 10
Hurdle, that gentleman SHOWED that he had
0oeeot tne watch OF Light, and he I1igh) stated i
, unN oorran mad given II to him In reply to
my tatement Light made was all rieht ,, The |
were both committed to jail TO answer M
s1. OF Grand larceny. Light has been in iaii
charge Of theft. Anolher party IS connec ses
I.n me watch robbery who has not yet bssn
BOAT RAoR.-Au iarers ,finy boat race tr Al, |
place last evening between the four.ca rsd
boats Iris and Clrrie Lee. from the Bqr,ednct
<iste 1ce OF two-a7d-half mills. q. o,nIa.S
the signal w's gIveo. snd both b.Ats ssartsd in
rood style. me Ir,s ie:oins BY shout half a
nearly two hundred yafds. when he Carr,s
tapped and pa: SEE ner competitor TIE stake ]
poet was nrt. rounds bv the Carrie about nfty 1
yaius ID advance, and sue pres srved the lead l
II
nttle ie 80 than sixteen minutes, the Iris coming
IN eiest seconds behind. The r9cs was ouite |
cacifing. large number of persons lining the
sDore and the bridge, and encouraging the
crews by repeated applause.
Srfr YoR RETURN OF FRTs-Yestsrday, the \
case OF Mr.. John r. Condor azaiust G. III Hiss l
was called mp before Justice alter, but vas l
rot concluded. II appe rs that some months L
ago Mr.. Condor called on Mr.. Bliss, the sur. |
veyor, 10 survey certain piece of property |
owned by him This was done, and Mr.. Bliss
Was paid the usual fee. Subsequently, it is /
alleged. IL was ascertaiped that a mistake had |
Been made in the SUI vey, and Mr.. Donexau Il
who had just entered on his duties as City Sur.
veyor, was engaged to resurvey the property |
This he dio, and the survey made by Bliss was |
found, as Mr.. Condor alleges, entirely incor. i
rect and the work Of MI Donsxan correct, and |
as ne had to he paid TOR his labor, Condor de.
manded Of Bliss the amount paid him. Mr. l
Bliss refused 70 refund; hence the suit.
MARRIED.-George T. Chapman, formeriv a
Professor 81 Kenyon COLLEGE, OHIO, and FOR II
some years Librarian Of the war Department, |
was married ThurIday evening AZ Traity l
tEpiseopaD Church, 70 Q sister OK Governor
tr-, who was q classmate Of Mr.. u, acted as |
hrst groomsman- The church was we'll diied
with the friends Of the parties, and IL was
pleasant 70 see the Observance 81 a custom
now nearly obsolete, OF the bride aud groom
receiving the congratulancns OF their trends
when me ceremony was completed The party
learn Mr.. o. proposes TO enga re in the practice
OF his profession, filling q chair in the Cleve-
land Law School
AN OFFICIAL CONTROVERSY OVER CORPSE
IRE body OF the coioret man Albert Stephens,
whose sudden death was noticed IN Thurs
days STAR, atser tie post mortem exanina.
ton, remained in tue second precinct station-
house during the night, and Yesterday the
police ofncer made application 70 the clerk of
the Levy Court for an order to bury the BODY,
but that of1cer stated that he had no authority
subsequently he wrote an order for a burial
case, the cost not TO exceed We dollars directed
70 an undert1ker, who rei q, I'd to furnish one
for such 81 amount The facts being reported
70 MAJOR Richards, he direc ed Lieut. Noonau
70 ask the loln OF CONN from the Govern.
ment, which beng promptly furni.oed on An.
pbcation the body was buried yesterday.
VISIT OF PHILADELPHIA CoUHcILMrr
Last evening, 1essrs. A. N. Fox J. l. SHOE.
Aaker, ID. Cramer, ]. J. Ksrsey, d. Stockhaun.
w. p. Miller, A. Khce, s. q. King, and Dr
Sharkey,s committee on the part Of the Boards
Of Aldermen aud Common Council Of Phila-
deiphia, accompanied BY Mr.. II. L. Lansing,
arrived here, and This morning examined the
STOW foundation pavement at the intersection
of lin street and the Avenue. (tha, being the
Object Of their vt<it) and left on the 10 As train
for home. MT. Stow, the inventor Of the pave
menf. explained TO the visitor the manner In
which u 10 constr acted, and the visitors az.
pressed themselves as much pleased with t.