Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-08
IMPROVEMENT AT THE CAPITAL.
AAAitional Appropriations by Cen.

made by Congress, mentioned in THE STAR of
yesterday. are the following:
For grading, draining, procuring manure.
tools, trees, shrubs, &c, for the Botanical
Garden, 5000; pay Of superintendent, assist
erne1 Secrets,S msmbe,s Of fse Csu =, inc ~
bersof the Board of Public Works and Board
Of Health Of the District of Columbia, 81 $50.
For extending the inlets TO the Senate chamber,
for fresh air, 70 the QNer terrace, near the
western park, si6, 900. 10 enable the Secretary
Of the Interior to purchase the balance Of the
property to complete the extension Of the Capt.
toll grounds, SIS, 1915. The clause appropri
atns the money as 1t passed the House pro-
yided that no change should be made in the
grade Of tae park east OF the Capitol; but the
Senate struck ont this proviso. and the House
wing of the Capitol, go 900. To enable the
Secretary of the Interior to pay for the exam
nation Of titles, surveys. &c, OF the two add
For repair and Improvement Of the Congress
sional cemetery, 5000. To enable the board
Of health of the District Of Columbia to per
t39,3o0 This is in addition to the amount men
toned yesterday, which is in the sundry civil
bill, and not available until July lat. The above
complete the Columbia Hospital for women,
S15.o00. To purchase the City Hall building,
tI5 600. The money to be applied by the Dis
Gict only for the erection Of a suitable building
for the District offices, and the Governor and
board Of public works are authorized, il they
deem it advisable for that purpose, to make ar
Iangements to secure sufficient land fronting on
Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues, between
It'll and 9th streets: Provided, That the govern
ment Of the United States shall not be liable for
any expenditures for said land or for the pur-
chase money thereon, or for the buildings to be
erected thereon, and no land or the use thereof
is hereby granted for the purpose of erecting
any building thereon for such purpose.
The HUsTON INvEsTIGATIoN-Re Alleged
Coy Lothdrio to be Tiied AgaiEa-I esterday, in
"A a firrn nrsfav Ac IL AZ
Episcopal church south, the special committee
to whom was referred the records in the case
OF Dr. l.. ID. Huston, after very laborious ses-
sion, continuing all night, submitted a report
morality against DR.. Huston, with accompany
ing specifications against him, and their report
was unanimously adopted, without debate. 1t
is understood that the specifications are the
same as were heard at the preliminary examina-
ton, including the allegation OF debauchns the
Young Sunday school girl. The presiding
blshOp appointed committee to try DR.. Hus-
ton, as follows :-Revs. Samuel REGISTER, D.
d., chairman, L. b. Sargent, j. C. Dice j.
. r. Finley, A: b. Dolly, L. II. Jones, P. d.
Bail, g. G. Brooke, j. NJ. Grandn, j. Higgins,
and 5. Townshend. The bishop stated that
Or. Illusions counsel had the right to chal-
icDge seven of the committee, and if any
were so objected TO he would supply their places.
The committee held a meeting yesterday to ar
range for the trial of the case. Rev. L. T. Busey
will act as prosecutor, assisted by Rev. Messrs.
Clarke and Boude. DIR. Huston will be defend
ed by Rev. DIR. s. s. RoszelI, who will this
morning ask the conference to appoint adj
ultiOnal counsel. The defence, it is understood,
desire to have legal counsel employed, but the
bishop has decided that the counsel must be
clerical. Rev. George T. Tyler has been named
by the bishop as secretary pro tenn. 1t is ru-
/ mOred that the prosecution is i'm possession of
testimony of an important character to rebut
the testimony advanced by the accused at the
PRELIMINARY investigation. The hearing of the
testimony in the case, it Is expected, will be
begun to-day.--Boh. Sun. Sh.
A MODEL MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO RE-
LIEF SoCIETY.-A most superb specimen OF de-
pravity is Mrs. Louisa Boyce, in jail for '.ir
lent woman by the name of Mrs E Ellen smith.
good angel OF the Chicago Relief Society''
called from time to time to elevate the dirty,
latter handed Mrs. Smith glass of water. Ii
was so heavily drugged with morphine that this
lady soon fell asleep on the sofa, whereupon the
seductive Louisa opened Mrs. Smiths mouth
and distracted hAlf-set of teeth, heavily set
on gold plate. Mrs. Smiths sense of ssgood-
ness" on awakening made her rather "do~n i'm
t drs mouth" but not being able to receive q
cruel detective, who extracted the teeth out
of the bottom of Louisa trunk without admin
istering opiates to the tenderly cared-fOr owner.
How "WILp BILL" WAS KiLLRD.-A private
ruary %, tells of the end Of noted character in
characteristic western fashion: "Wik Bill"-
you remember bim?-has been killed gentle
man from Texas, whose brother the wild one
had sent to the spirit land, came up to Kansas
to have shot at William He shot the wild
William SO dead that he never quivered. Think
OF mans buying grand horse and riding him
nine hundred miles, Just to kill a fellow When
the Texan shot Wild Bill he asked the crowd in
the bar-rOom If any gentleman had desire to
mix I'M" If SO he would wait until he
.'heeled,' ana take great pleasure in killing
him. No gentleman expressing desire to be
killed, the TEXAN got on his morse, and remark
ing he had business in Texas, slowly started for
the Lone Star State. = -
DEATH OF BRET HARTE's STEP-FATHER-
andrew Williams, eN-mayOr of Oakland. Col.
Williams was step-father to Frank Bret Harte,
and for the past year he has been travelling In
the east. His death was the result of An acct
dent, he having fallen from the platform OF a