Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-19
TELEGRAkS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.


PRESSING THE NEW CuARTER.
NnN YORK, March i9.-At . meeting OF The
committee Of seventy last night, Il was vsted %
vigorously pres the new city charter nov before
the legislature, and several additional citizens
wyIe spIolnted ON the committee 10 proceed TO
Albany 70 urge It's passage.
TIE INV JERSEY METHODIST coNFrsENcR
conciuoed fts sessions NJ Newark Yesterday. 10
BASED resolution that camp meetings be closed
on Sundays
RRIK AN ESGLIsH INsTIrUTiox
IL h reported that = consolidation ct Heath 4
n n,irss, sns inc keh.nry and Blscho helm
wnfeh, n correct, will narrow the contest tor the
C nirol Of the road % American and English
paruss. IL u stated also that OF 90 shares
ie~ thsn tA,eco are nov owned in America.
large numbers having been bought by the agents
OF foreign houses I'm this city In the past week
Another report states that
GENERAL MCCLELLAN
has concluded 60 resign his dircctorship Of Erie
on secount OF his connection VITA the Atlanta,
and Great Western road.
rREsIpENT sToCKwELL, or TUE PACIFIC NAIL
CONTAIN.
Yesterday refused 20 answer a query Of the
referee n 10 whether the money OF the company
had been used by the directors ~ the company.
and the supreme court will decide whether he
shan respond 10 the question
Thh LfSisLATaNH INVEsrIoATlNG COMMITTEES
VIII commence to-day Investigations OF the de
triet atto' neys, registers aud other local nun
cirsl Offices.
THE OIL RING.
. II Ss s currently reported yesterday anon
the railroads connected with the Southern In
provemept Company were lately cOnsideriu
The propriety OF rePadissing their contracts with
THE INDICTED OFFICIALS oF Jersey CITY
moved 90 have their indictments declared iu-
valid when their cases came ON an court on the
ground that the jury was illegal. The question
spending.
CONNOLLY NOT CONVICT yEr.
The TrtbHne publish documents from officials
OF the sta OF Pennsylvania, showing that the
ca f,OnnollK haH has
convicted OF crime In Philadelphia and h al been
pardoned by the Governor is untrue.
THE sAwDUsr swINDLE.
bill will probably pass the legislature in a
lev days for the effectual suppression OF what il
called "the sawdust swindle."
THE JUDICIAL INvEsrIGATIoN.
james H. Coleman yesterday testified before
the judiciary committee that he was appointed
receiver or referee by Judge Barnard Iii time:
$i0,oeo; he denied any COLLISION with the iudrr
or that he ever paid him anything. Assembly
man Fields also testified, but did not implica'a
Barnard. The prosecution rely for the impeach-
ment OF Barnard upon his action prior O. his
present term Of Office. The question of adm
ting testimony rs TO such action Is now pending
Tor determination.
MURDER IN BAR-RooM
Peter Casey, a bar-keeper i'm q saloon on i2i
sueet, IN quarrel with Patrick Murphy this
capped.
TIRE TEAL on MAYOR HALL
was brought before the court to-day. and argu-
ments are being heard relative 90 the nature OF
future proceedings, whether 20 draw another
Juror from the uneNhausted PANEL 60 take the
place OF the dece ased Juror, or 20 discharge the
present jury and draw a new one for the trial.
ARREST FOR FORGERY.
William Everett, a practicing attorney AMI
prominent member Of st. Patrick's alliance.
was arrested last night on q charge OF having
forged an endorsement on warrant from Con-
troiler Connolly ordering the payment of sIOOo
TO the proprietor Of the Democratic AUidnce for
advertising. Everett gave bail.