The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-13
MATTERS At WASHINGTON.
The Bowen 1sigamy Case.
Sentence Finally Pronounced
The Agricultural Bureau
Army and Navy Orders,
Our European Fleet.
New Hampshire Politics.
FROM WASHINGTON.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
TO The EUening Telegraph.
End NJ tho Roxvau Casa

End of the Bowen Case.
WASHINGTON June 19.-This morning Hon. c. @.
Bowen, recently convicted of bgamy, was brought
into the criminal court to be sentenced Mrs.
Susan Pettgru King eaid "If you sentence him.
sentence me too, for am as much to blame as he
is" Bowen then made a statement concerning the
circumstances Of his marriage, before which Mrs.
King had sent to New York and obtained copy OF
the record OF his divorce from former wife.
She as well as himself was satisfied that every
thing was right, and that there were no legal OBJ
structons In the way of their marriage.
Judge Olin then sentenced Bowen to pay fine Of
$3.50 and to be imprisoned two years in the penlten-
tiary.
Bowen, after pause, addressed Mrs. King, say
ing that when his term expired he would return TO
her, whereupon Mrs. King extended to him her
hand, which he grasped as in pledge Of faith. She
appeared to be deeply affected Bowen was subse-
quently taken to JAIL where he will remain until the
Monday, on the exceptions to the rulings of the
Criminal Court, his object being to obtaina new
trial.
The Agricultural Bureau
has elaborate reports regarding the acreage and
condition OF cotton, including forty counties OF
proportion from other States The bureau is busy
comparing these returns with those OF last year. and
WILL on the 18TH publish its first cotton statement
for the year. The bureau has as yet no sufficient
data to approximate the extent OF falling Off OF the
crop from the last year.
Army Orders.
WASHINGTON, June ID First Lieutenant Richard
G.. Shaw, 1st Artillery is ordered to report to the
Superintendent Of the General Recruiting Service at
New York city, to accompany detachment OF re-
cruits from Fort Columbus to the 1st Infantry, in
the Department of the Lakes. The Superintendent
OF the General Recruiting Service. Eastern division,
will forward, under charge OF an Officer to be de-
tailed for the purpose by the Commanding General
of the Department of the East, all disposable
colored recruits now at the depot to Newport Bar
racks. KY, where they win be turned over to the
Superintendent OF the General Recruiting Service,
Western division, to be forwarded by him at the
first favorable opportunity TO the 25th Infantry, in
the Department OF Texas.
The Movements OF the European Fleet
are reported under date OF May "a to the Navy De-
partment by Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs. as fol-
lows:-The Franklin, flagship, to leave Lisbon May
at spezza. italy the Guerrero was returning from
her eastern cruise 10 Marseiles, to proceed thence
TO some Of the Spanish ports and also G to Tsngier,
doah left Lisbon for Gibraltar. and thence
cruise In the Mediterranean, on May 20.
Ryde, Isle OF Wight, and cruise in the Baltic and
waters of North aermany. The Saco is visiting
mean Squadron. The Junlata is to accompany the
flagship to England. The Plymouth, in England, is
to visit the Scheldt, Bremerhaven, and Hamburg
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant Commander George A. Stevens is
ordered to the Congress Second Assistant Engineer
A. Kirby is ordered to the Tallapoosa; Lieutenant
Congress, and waits orders. Master William d.
Nicholson has resigned
Government Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, WASHINGTON, June 12-lOs0 A. M.-Synop-
sis for the past twentY-four hours:-The weather
remains without Important change west of the Mis-.
souri, Iiver The highest pressure is now found in
Tennessee, and the barometer has very generally
risen along the Atlantic coast aud south OF the Ohio
river. The storm of Monday morning cleared away
in the afternoon and evening the Atlantic coast
and clear weather has very generally prevailed dur
ing the night from Iowa to New England, and south
ward, excepting light rain on the Gulf. A very
sudden fan in the barometer was reported on Mon
day afternoon in wisconsin and Minnesota. No
reports have since been received from the North
west stations but 1t Is probable that high winds, with
little rain have been experienced on Lakes Su-
perior and Huron. The barometer ia now very low
on Lake ontario.
PrObabilities weather will probably con,
tnue during the day from Virginia to Michigan, and
southwark 10 the Gulf. Fresh northwest winds are
probable from Lake Erie to Lake Superior. The low
barometer on Lake Ontario will probably move east
ward, with brisk winds from the southwest and
northwest from Lake Erie to Massachusetts and
New Jersey High winds will probably prevail for
a short time on the coast from New York to Massa-
chuaettQ