Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-23
The Charges asains, the Mayor.

1 W investigate Tue cpdIRcs pIeleITeu Oy MT.
John H. Crane against Mayor Bowen, was
the examination OF witnesses was commenced
| Mr.. Crane a-ked to be informed in whose be.
| nalf Mr.. Cook, the corporation attorney, ap-
| peared. Mr.. COOK replied that ne represented
| Mr.. Bowen and Mr. Bliss. Mr.. Crane then
| said: =. here enter my protest against the cor
| poration attorney, who is Paid $500 per year
apr defending the Interests OF me corporation,
| with defraudipg il out Of large sums of money.
and ask that this protest be entered upon the
records" The CLERK was ordered TO enter the
| protest as desired by Mr.. Crane.
The only witnesses examined Were Mr.. John
| Il. Fry and Mr.. &. H. Bliss. Superintendent of
/ Streets. &C., whose s-tmony was a repetition
OF that given by them last week, (which it is
| alleg d wss stolen from Mr.. ]. q. Clephane,
tne reporter engaged 10 taking the evidence.)
Mr.. Fry testified 10 having received a check
ior sS,1i5.3s in April, for WORK dooe on X, q,
4 ana LIST sir. cts. on bill recommended by Mr..
Bliss, aud he did not know at tue tune il was
for work on G and lst stress, which he had
understood was not to be paid for.
Mr.. Bis testified that there was no surplus
| earth TO be taken from h street, aud cons,.
quently the contractors were entitled 10 paw
Tor q and LIST streets. Mr.. BIiss was examined
al gre II length, the session continuing until 10
o'clock.
RIVER FRoNT.-No material chang is OBJ.
sS-yable In business matters THIS morning.
re breeze which hss sprung mp will no doubt
bias n number of t)a- due Tor some time.
POtorGc Fsr1v Whdff-The steamer Wawa ct
arrived last night from Carrionan with large
freight of country produce, aud left this morn
Ing vItn an excursion party 10 Glymont This
is uncers' es he losing excursion for this
81 son, given by Shahisld
lett at 10 O'Clock for Norfolk. Amongst her
freight she takes water TO the thirsty al Nor
folk. The steamer Arrow, Stock pole lett on
the usual trip to Mount Vernon.
F0y's Whorf-Arriv; d-Schr. Paudora, Gan.
non, with wood for K. A. Goidel. TIE steamer
Chamberlain, Capt. Frere, arrived here Lest
night with produce consigned u deale,s, and
lett this morning for Baltimore. On hor trip
mp the river she sprung alcak, which Ge'aio~d
her two days. The ste. inner Fairy arrived yes.
terday with a cargo Of hay for q. '. / ever.
and left for Alexandra during the piyht.
CrOuchs Who. tine ste lmer Expr6-s. Nich-
OILS, srrived from Z fillmore last nishi. with
general merchaudi'7 etgped D .rAder-. she
le.t this moraiug for GGorgetown.
R:ay's W.. .-Arrive1-S; hrS. C,'iaheu
Galloway, vita III tons Lykers Valley co1'
for 5. Norment, Mary Amelia, Evsns, with
oysters and sw. ct potato; BepJa~'u Frsuk-
NJ ohouic, Smart, With wCod for B. +. Clark;
~Lcrud, G"aup, = IT'D wood .or s. q. Ma.
= or. ST. IS :t~. Sophia. Col e,, .or
a I'D i. to load with co',i En- y y. E;rf'o.
NaIei n: F.ae..i Stephen A. Douglas, Lewis,
for Hunting ,rt a, nsu,.
JotH@n'S ar.-ArrIyed-Schr. Jno. Ryan,
Pote, with ice for ishiIs shCre.
CCyier'S WLdf.-Arrived - Schrs. Carrier,
Kennedy, end Slrah Jane Lowe, with wcJt
for John h. Lord; Mary and Priscilla, Tvle,,
from HAVE DC Grace. with coal tor e.. ii. Bur
gess Il Co.; W. Kept, Hall, from Eappahannock
river. with iumt ,r for ]. ID. K,tch 4 90
Saiicd-Schr. Merchaut, Phillip, lignt.
TEE CRANR.Mo)R ID ,FFICULTY.-Ye
DAY aiiernoou NessIs. q. ID. lrreit anu l.. q.
Hne moved fore nd ge i isber, in the Crimi-
nal Court, TO discharge the sCcuiny OF Mr. j.
II. Crane, who on Saturday DO Il as b. al -
8 ks on 90 n.
wards A. d. Moore" for the iiod OF SIX
months. by Jrstce Mills, on the complaint Of
Mr. Moore. The counsel submitEd the petitioa
of Mr.. Crane. setting foIt1 that ''the evidences
snow teat Mr.. Clare ha thr, y cpd to Ihas.
tie Mr.. Moote "if' he did not leave, and tnft
Crane was at the time IN his own hou>e aut
Moore outside, excepting his head, which was
thirst partly through he window; and also
that the next dav he invii Crane to rep at the
same Language to him." The Court dis snargeo
Crane, remarkIDg that the threat was a con
oiIonei one, indicating no present or fut0re
purpo. 10 do the complainant bodily Farm,
and there was no sufficient ey ideGce ID require
me CS O to ,n,,rere for M;oss ProsS
ODv OF a per on that he II Il ancth &c,
who had uhr. ~ :ned BIN would do bin per.
sonel injury wTs no conclusive evidence t"at
such pr'pose exis'. I, but thet the judic al
IN I'd mus. L s1i' sized com the evidence IL At
such purpI e ctuaIly es.s' u before the per-
son conplsin aSa'pst should re reqr'r,d }
ea'er jo'o a IL cocp'Z'n. = 10 keen be ne ee
The counsel for Mr.. nj core Me SIC. barring.
On ard .rilD were not pre- ent, nor were Mr.
eo%e", Sp9 wneseT or ana a. apS, y @sy
tPsr"r OF the e, or an spptal D the Court
In General lie An.
BIrLIARDs-JoJn Deery, he J'iUidId Cam.
TiC ord Nc = ? fket"a-re Loi,sr UisS-Tbe
billiard circles OF Wrshirgou w &c consider
ably excit'd lrs- evening by the game play led
at M'lleTs sale IN, a 1jOil Dg the Naio0al TIE.
ater, stween John ID, ,ry, the w'rrar OF IL
diamond cue ~ the lsi, rorrnamari in Wv
York, prd TCEuowledg biIlisrd champion.
and Michel Paelau. The gsme tbroug hou.
was inter sting, many fine aud difficult suots
marking The play OF each, the aud'enle app =
eating the fsme by frequent pIaudits ut ap-
proyei, In the coOr OF the ssma runs of %,
s., 81, aud ~ the twelfth ILni ,g l. were made
by D,ery; Phe''r also doing ep- Give pilyIue,
his sc ore beng marked by runs OF -, 81, ,,
IS, end 81, tse highe-t being IN the eleventh
inning, that of %. The following is the sum.
IT sry OF the game PheIsn, sol average, 236
d. cry, 4s6; average, 2: $40. After the clio, Of
tue game Mr.. Deery entertained the audience
by executing many difficult masse sho'S. some
OF which have never been perf)rm 4 In this
city. Mr.. DE ny has accepted chsllenge from
CyIille Dion, champion OF Canada, and the
came VIII in all probability b, played a, Sau
FISnci>co, Cat, as the Pre- -ent champion IN.
tends making that city his future residence.
D
CHARGE OF LARCENY AND EMBRyZLRMeNT.
Last D'ght, at IL O'Clock, Detective B,yIey ar
r: ted young German nance John p. Neb,s-
Ky, At q restaurant on eth STR ct, while
gSged at the card table. on the charge OF having
emtezzl6d money to the amount OF S75, and
stolen lot OF perfumery. combs, mediciu :,
&c, valued at SlOJ. com VIM. Duer, corne- of
10th and III str cts. The accused DID l.. n in
the employ OF Mr.. Duer, managin bis drug
store, and was discharged on the 5th in-:., aud
on leaving, 1t is alleged, commit d the offence
for which he is now in custcty, going over To
the SchuetZeafC"t in Georgetown aud ha wing
good time. When arrested he informed the
on1cer that be Re committed no offence, and
that W hat he bad done was only a breach of
trust. His vaiise was secured by the officer,
and IN II was found a 10. OF perIdmery out.
n,pe and other article taken from me store
This morning ne was taken 10 the offic, OF JUS
tee David X. Smith, " no COMMITTED him to
Ja,i Tor further hearing.
SUDDEN DRATH.-Ycs.erday afternoon,
Samuel Walker, an employee OF the Cons,ruc-
ton Depsrtmea of the Washington Navy
Yard ent red me yard, and about two O'Clock
be w:s found asl ep; and was evidently quite
SICK. Mr.. VIM. Emerson, an employee OF the
yard. was instructed TO procure wagon qua
take Walker TO his home on 1Ith street, below
tine Var department, and Mr.. Emerson 8 IT ed
. take him home, but il was not long before he
iMr. e. tCok.ng back found that Walker had
on Mr.. 4. drove to police headquarters.
and was directed by Lieut.. Noopan 20 a':e the
body ID the eighth precinct station. DIR. Potter,
the Coroner, held an inque-t this morning, ana
q verdict VIZ rendered that his de "a was
cautCd by apoplexy. His remains were AIKEN
IN charge by his family.
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