The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-24
a,atiouaI Republican
r,,,,y ynRstno,.,,,i,sFpTEM "a, 1850
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MAYOR
8OwEN.
Meeting ofthc Investigating
Committee - How Our Neporier
wont In and How Hcwas r"' o"s-
A Long Session but short Froeee"'
suRs-A UBOlt" Occurs,

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Committee How oar Reporter
went In and How Hcwa Put out
AI,our session but short Proceed.
iugs-A "Bolf' Occurs
Tho Councll Investigating Committee met
nj CITY Hall yesterday afternoon at O'Clock,
10 examine witnesses In regard to the charges
sronpht against Mayor Bowen by John II.
Crane, late Commissioner OF the Fourth
ward
There were present Of the committee, Al
dermen Champion and Connolly, and Coun-
cilmen Holmes and Tinney, with Mr.. Z. l..
Stanton and Col. W. A. Cook, counsel for
defence, and Mr.. o. o. Barrett, for the pros
ecution, as also John II. Crane, the prose- |
cutting witness. Messrs. Charles ii. Bliss |
and p. II. Donegan, as witnesses, were also
In attendance.
The committee held its session in the
Council chamber, and the door being inyit
ingiy open, our reporter walked in as gay
and stately as though he was member of
the committee, and proceeded TO take notes
on the outside railing Of the Council chamber
bar.
In the absence Of the chairman, (MaJor
II. A. Hall,) Mr.. Holmes took the chair and
announced to the committee that he had
been authorized by Major Hall to proceed
with the investigation as though he was
present.
Tho principal object Of the meeting was
to hear the evidence Of Mayor Bowen, on
whom summons, for the third time, had
been served by the secretary (Mr. Holmcs)
during the day.
Mr.. Stanton said the Mayor had remained
In an ante-room for mn hour and a-half,
ready to be called In totestily, aud could not
wait any longer, though he was anxious to
meet tho committee and give In bis testi-
mony.
Mr.. Barrett replied that II was now past 0
o'clock, and that the committee had been
waiting here more than an hour for the
Mayor 10 come In and give his evidence, and
that the committee was still awaiting his
pleasure. lie concluded by saying that II
the Mayor evinced an anxiety to testify be-
fore the committee, why did he not present
himself while the committee is In session
Mr.. Holmes here said the committee was
ready to hear such testimony rs might be
adduced.
Col. Cook here entered the chamber and
protested against the taking Of testimony
while the committee was not full and in the
absence of Major Hall, the chairman.
Mr.. Crane suggested that there was no me-
cessity to postpone investigation, owing to
the absence of Mr.. Hall, as one Of the COM
nittee (Alderman WIN. II. Chasc) was pi-
rouetting around the country when he knew
the investigation was going on.
At this point yourself" was observed
standing beside the aforesaid rail, when the
proceedings came suddenly to standstill,
and, after whispering among the commit
tee, Mr.. Tinney was delegated TO approach
us, which he did thusly:
Mr.. T. 81 am requested by Mr.. Holmes to
inform you that no report OF these proceed
ings are allowed"
Oursclf. "You arc right, Mr.. T., but |
cannot consent to leave this open sesame"
unless you lock that door, (pointlng to the
portal through which We cntercd.)
Mr.. T. IAN right, my covcy, I'll do as
you DESIRE"
We then bowed oursclf out, followed to
the door,by Mr.. Tinney, who hurriedly turned
the ponderous key In the lock, as We placed
our feet beyond the outer sill.
Having "got rid" OF US, q short consulta-
ton of the committee was had, when II was
decided that testimony should be taken i'm
medlately.
Upon this decision being announced,
Messrs. Cook, Stanton and Bliss donncd
their hats and ''bolted."
The only witness placed on the stand was
Mr.. z. ii. Donegan, city surveyor, whose
testimony in the main was q repetition of
that formerly given by that gentleman, with
the exception that he refuted the evidence
given by Mr.. Bliss at the meeting on Wedncs-
day night regarding the amount Of surplus
Garth on X street, saying there was twice as
much earth on said street as required 10
grade G and First streets.
The evidence for the prosecution Is now
nearly all In, and at the next meeting Of the
committee II is expected TESTIMONY on bchnl
OF the derence viii ne adduced.
BASE BALL-No GAME BETWEEN THE New
YoRK CLUBs.-New Workers think too fast
Yesterday the town was agog with the news
of the expected arrival of two noted clubs =
New York and Brooklyn-who were TO play
match game on the Nationals grounds
Yesterday dispatches were received IN thi
city that the knickerbocker club, of New
York, could not make the trip, so the cX
pectcd game Is "dished." The Excclslors
OF Brooklyn, however, will visit this city, ar
irving here this morning, In company will
the Nationals. This afternoon they vii
play the Olymplcs match game, on the
National grounds, and on Saturday after
noon will contend with the Nationals.
Both games will doubtless be close and OK
citing, rs the EXcelslors rank high In the
base ball fraternity, having at one time held
the championship Of the United States. The
EXcelsiors will make Willards' their head
quarters, and we understand the OlyInpiCs
and Nationals are making extensive prepare,
tons to entertain the visitors.
We have received the following commu
ncatlon, which we recommend TO the notice
OF the "balllsts" Interested
.Ur. Editor On behalf of many citizens OF
Washington who would like 10 see our cit y
ahead In everything Of q national character,
wish to make a few suggestion to the Ma,
tlonal club.
They have Just been on n most disastrous
tour, and are coming home again without {
single victory, while the Olympics did bu
and II would seem that from these might b.
organized force which would beat TIN
country.
If no consolidation Is effected, I woult
throw out the blut that while fast pItchnl
is the rage II has not been successful, exccp
In the case of the Cincinnati, who caught
the other clubs Mapping, while the EgkiJrds
with their slow pitcher, nave played fret
class games. There Is i slow pitcher yc
belonging TO the Nationals who, II Is snid
never lost game he pitched. Would 1t no
be advisable TO have him ON the nine, so a
TO change when necessary This woul
seem 10 be needed, since the Nationals Ia
to change pitchers In two gamer on the
tour, aud, by the pitching Of Birdsall, wcr
compelled to change the position Of the
whole nine. Yours, WAsHISdTONiAS.
CoLoRED ODD FELLowI' CELERRATIoS.
The members of John F. VI. WllklnRO
Lodge, q. U. o. f., No. ,3l3, assembled a
their hall on Tenth street, near the canal, n
noon, for the purpose Of celebrating tlc
second anniversary, They were then Joined b,
star OF the West Lodge, No. l,5GJ, md pro
ceodcd, with the Columbia and National brusi
bands In line, TO Union Bethel church, In the
First ward, where addresses were delivered
by 7. N, q. George Barnes and N. G. Arthur
Hickman. They then returned to their hal
and dispersed, to reasonable again last eve
ming at Union League Hall, where the,
partook Of a bountiful supper, after which
the time was enliyened by music and dancing
until late hour.
SALES or REAL EsTATE.-Mcssrs. Klll.onrr
4 Latta, real estate brokers, have sod par
OF lot "a, square 3T5, corner Of Ninth and {
streets, to W. d. Todd, for s8,3a6.Os ca gh
Also, to y, W. Gross, the west Is feet of lot
= square 9oi, on Pennsy vanla avenue, be-
tween Eleventh and Twoinh streets east, al
10 cents per SQUARE foot, cash. Also, In,
adjoining $3.50 square feet, 10 Charles Nor
gan, at the same price.
SAD ST.-Yestcrlay afternoon t
little child Of Mr.. Edward A. Watson, age
about seventeen months, while playing
around an elder brother, who was sawinl
wood, put It's hand under the saw and wa
severely cut. DIR. Breneman was sum
moned, and took oil the third finger OF thu
md hnr IL 4.