Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-26

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In July iSl he again collected upon the claims
-Sll.io, which he also kept. She alleges that he
never paid her single dollar upon the claims,
although she had frequently sought payment OF
lin IL is also stated that Colonel Mclean has
made other collections upon which he has M ade
no returns; and further, that he has been over
charging Tor the collection OF pensions and sol
diers' claims. Altogether the array OF charges
against the colonel are decidedly heavy. and
not 10y any means such as "A man would desire
lie special agent OF the Pension Department,
Capt. T.. T.. Adams, is further investigating the
conduct OF the colonel, and other dam aging rev
citations are likely 10 be made.-LogiSrtHc lHy.i
LeogSF, 2ih inst.
CONNECTICUT WOMAN NILS Her HIS
BAND-Sunday night the resdents'Ot the vii
lage OF SoUthbuTy were startled by the an
nounct Ineni that Charles n. job nsOn had been
shot. Investigation showed that the report wsS
iIne. MT. .ohnson was sho; by his wife, almost
instant death resulting from the wound. The
parties lived in that part OF Southbury known a.
Huli's Hill. johnson being a farmer. He had
been Tor some time IN the habit Of drinking.
AT Times carrying his debauches TO great excess,
anu ON such occasions was very abusive towards
his family. He has severely beaten his wife a
number OF times, and once dSlOcsted her collar
bone. Sunday night johnson became very
abusive. so much 80 that HE wife became fright
ened, and taking her child fed 10 her fathers
honse, which was but a short distance away.
johnson followed her there and assaulted her
again. In her excitement She seized a pistol he
longing 10 a brother and fired il az her husband
the ball passing through both lungs and lodging
ceroners jury was summond and verdict
was rendered in accordance with above facts
Mrs. johnson will he held for indictment: but
public ol,inio. is very strong in her favor, IL
II being thought that s. fired the shot in self.
defence. johnson was arrested about year ago
Tor assaulting her brother, whom he nearly
Al led, and was bound over for trial to the SUI
perlor Court, but has bonds being only $40 he
forfeited them.-NeW HaceR T'dlladiVm, Jan. 81.
Two MILLIONS OF DoLLARs INVOLVED
The argument in a suit involving the VALIDITY
OF the will of the late Samuel Miller, of Lynch
burg, rs now going Oh in the circuit court OF
Richmond. The suit involves not only inn
portal: ieg gal questions, but the largest amount
of property ever litigated in any suit tried i'm
Virginia. Mr.. Miller, after giving several lega-
cies amounting TO about $500. 900 devised the
residue Of his estate TO the Board of the Literary
Fund, TO establish a school on the place Of his
birth, in the county of ALTERNATE. for the eda-
cation OF the poor orphan white children oil that
county. This residuary beQuest amounts TO
about Il 100000 He limited this bequest over
UPON the happening of certain contingencies 20
his illegtimate children. \ bill has been flied By
the neat friend OF these children insisting that
the contingencies have happened and the estate
vested in them and asking that the subject OF the
reslduary bequcst be paid over to them by the
executor. A bin has also been filed by the ex-
ecutor asking the court TO construe the viii and
10 settle several important questions involving
the adenption and satisfaction of some of the
iegacies, among them the legacy of sIJO,OOO TO
the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum. II l.
insisted that these legacies are specific. and
were adee med by the testator i'm his lifetime bv
the sale OF the stocks which formed the subject
OF the bequeSt. IL is further insisted that the
legacy 10 the asylum was satisfied by gift to
the asylum by the testator in his lifetime and
after the execution of his will, exceeding in
amount The value OF the legacy. Ii these lega-
cies shall he held specific and adeemed, it will
increase the residusry beqnest.
GEORGE Wa. HINeToS's orHER SoS.-It will
be remembered that some time since story WAS
started by the sensation press TO the effect that
an illegitlmate son Of George Washington was
living somewhere in the west. Curiously enough.
Just after the hnal exposure OF the falseness OF
this report, q person comes forward and claims
that he is really the son OF the father OF his
country. In the course of the litigation now
pending in a United States court in this city
concerning the Jumel estate, one OF the wit
nesses, Mr. George Washington Bowen, yester-
day swore that he believed himself 70 be the son
Of George Washington. Its proverbially wise
child that knows its own father. and Mr.. Bowen
may perhaps not be precisely the wise child re-
ferTed TO. Still he is said 90 have a strong per-
sonal resemblance TO Washington, and the fact
that he has never before laid claims to his dis
unguished ancestry does not favor the suppose
ton that he is now attempting an imposition.
II would, however, be a curious circumstance IL
the blood Of Washington should still be howing
in the veins of some of those who nave hitherto
bee known az bis children Qnly in metaphor
cal sense.-E. 4. Herald, 2jth Inst
The NEW YORK CUSTOM HousE iXvEsrrcA-
ITos.-D. G. Ford testified before the Senate
Retrenchment Committee i'm New York yeSter-
day that he voted for Smith for Speaker OF the
Assembly, but not under pressure from any
ofhcials les was stated by some former witness
John Mckay, an assistant weigher, testified 20
several instances where gangs Of men were sent
TO primary election, and for political work
generally geR receiving pay as e at work for the
cannot read or write, holding position in the
custom house. At one time nine members of
ne Van Colt family held Office. Witness knew
hat William Martin holds position i'm the ems
tom-house because he voted at a convention as
he was told TO. He (McKsY) was discharged i'm
November, for attending a reform meeting and
announcing republicans. r.. Roberts testified TO
teeing inspectors for getting out goods quickly
as extra work, and that such Is the general prac-
tice.
THE Posi- oFFIcE-A Hnsband', R;gLgs.-In
France the rule of the post Office IL 10 deliver
addressed, and on signing a receipt postman
Who bad such letter for q married LADY who
was not a. home, declined to give il to her hus-
w oss1 ne Is.ier insisted as II was from his
claimed IL, and secured 1t by Knocking the nosf
man, down. The Tribunal decided thai the
husband was right, he producing the letter con-
nfmtng ms suspicious; that the post officials
ought not to lend themselves TO aid adulterons
correspondents; must pay damages and oost..
and that husband has the right 70 calm his
WIG e0ii esponoence.-Pdvls Cor. Bait. Ga.ette.
CoTJos klNe AeAIx.-Eevlewine the wear
iha. the cotton district. ,ssia.sr state.
tnoee busy times which certain prophets ta,d
US some wears ago had gone forever The cot
e son !. nan lecture, g 1nn5H having disappear
ltai embarked moment, and hnas
nLP, ~ ment Tor er number Of work peo-
pie' than at any fsrnk period.
Two CHILDREN BURNED TO DEArH-At
Eait Sagmsw, Mich, on Tuesday, Mrs. Hiltz,
having occasion to visit friend locked her three
en- dren, al less than four years old, in the
not e, which soon after took IRE, snd two OF
the children we're burned % death. The elsest
enid escaped by Jumping through the window.
S9rs. Updyke, Of UnadiIla, came 20 her
ceath last week through tight lacine. She ran
stairs rapidly and fer dad ON the ton stem.
vessel. She had been married but two days.