Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-12
The Flight OF joyce with s1oo. 900.

A telegram TO THE STAR from st. Louis
Yesterday stated that Col John A. Joyce,
Idle INTERNAL revenue agent in that city,
as all st whom number OF indictments are
pending for completely in the whisky ring
frauds, had abseonded. A telegram to the
New YORK Herald says Several weeks ago
three indictments were found against joyce
and he gave bonds in the sum of $1,000. A
few weeks ago several
FRESH INDICTMENTS
were preferred against him. but the United
States marshal, sUpposing Joyce TO be a man
OF large means and ready to furnish addi-
tional security when called on. did not de
mand 1t Immediately. Joyce was suddenly
missing. and ii was announced tibet he hai
gone TO Green Bay, Wis, on a VISIT. Tele-
been there. The discovery has been ma Ia
thai he owns no real e.tate in st. Louis and
the $1,000 bonus which he mad given are
PERFECTLY WORTHLESS
he took every particle OF his personal prom
eTty with him. He is supposed To have over
SlCj,Oco III United States bonds and cash with
MIN III is thought he is in Canada oy this
time, Detectives have been set on his 1 ac,I
and government officials say 70 expense or
pains Will be spared TO effect his capture.
THE SCANDAL SUIr-LoeCIf1, FTlC,s q Boa,i,.
nan ana a ppGtJltIIet.-I0Seph LOele-
, tie iupholstereT, who was held in jail being
lnGlcted by the grand jury for lioeling the
Rev. Henry Ward Beeclier and who for some
time experienced great difficulty i'm pvocurius.
oail has at last succeeded in finding a bonds
man. Yesterday Mr.. Hartman, counSel for
Loeder, called Il the office of District Attor-
ney Britton, in company with Mr.. Conrad
NorDach, The latter gentleman being DESTROYS
OF entering INTO bonds 10 effect the release of
Ioeder' The assistant district attorney, Mr.
Smell, received the parties and examined
Mr Nor0ach, who is a retired merchant
worth $4,000. Effort was then made To find
q Judge To accept the bail. Unfortunately
there was rot Judge IN the city at the time
so that counsel and bOudsmsn Were unable
10 carry out their purpose. The bail will
doubtless, be accepted to-day. and IoAier
vii! he released from iai! until his trial
when Will be called about the middle of sen
ttinher; IN the court of sessions.-N T. Her
ait, IN.
AND Now THE MOTHER MIssISG-Posr-
master James ana Superintendent Gaylar
have received tidIn-s as to the wherea b6nts
the abducted daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Scott, OF This city. 5. p. FullinWich. OF
" neatLeid, SaugamOn county, Illinois
writes THAT the missing girl is under his pro
tectlon, ana Is very anxious TO find hpr
motEeT. He says that she is II years Old
ana is very pretty. The man who stole her
from heT parents ran away when he WIS
found out Her father died after her ahtuc-
tion. Ny. FulIinwIch sent s.. TO De used in
The search for Mrs. Scout. and gives 1g2 or I33
East I'D street as her last address Mr.. Cav
Ter sent 10 that place, bat did not fud her
Inc letter carriers are securing the city after
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, and have fOuDd a
dozen ladies OF that name. but none of them
nave mlsslng daughters.-N Y. San, 1ith.
A RAILROAD CONSULTATION IN BALTI-
MokE-Some OF the nigh officials OF the
baltimore and Ohio and Peuns yIvania roads
were IN consultation at Camden Station
yesterday over what action should be
adopted IN view OF the advance rates on
western bound freight on the New York
central and Enc Companies, which goes
INTO erect tomorrow. II was decided tn
slightly raise the figures from Baltimore 10
Chicago, but 10 keep them below the new
rates of the New YORK roads Il is stated
that the utmost harmony prevails between
me Pennsylvania and the BALTIMORE AMI
ohio, and there are authorizations that All
four OF the trunk lines will shortly be work.
Ing smoothly together.
ANoTHER SCASDAL.-YesterGay Judge
John Il. Maiden, OF Long Island CITY. was
buried. The funeral took place at ~ O'Clock
a. m, from the Catholic church, near The
late residence of the deceased. Just before
the D0dy was taken from The house a Mrs.
smith. who styles herself occasionally Mrs
John b. Maiden, made her appearance ana
gave notice that she proposed To stay ia the
mouse, and notified Alderman Ryan. to
whom the residence was leased and witt
whom the late judge resided, that his family
must Immediately vacate One OF the pail
bearers being Police Commissioner Bodine.
he placed policeman in charge OF the house
anu the exercises were no! further disiurbe ed
" Y. Herald, I'M
BITTEN BY DEsPEkAD I,yn;. a
D!acksmith, OF Gonkers, is in the Riverside
Hospital suffering from injuries winch
thfeA his life resulting from the bite of
NAL HIS case eXcites great interest among
The physicians. a few nights ago NJ. Lyuf
who had let one of his houses 10 a coIore3
1ainIIy, was Obliged To go into it TO stop the
urroar made by party dancing and sing
ing. Joseph Wright. cOlored, attacked bir0
hitting aim in the thumb. arm and side TIN,
thnmo mas already been amputated. and me
a. IN Is so badly swollen and diScOlOrei that
II cannot be saved. Wright is in the WhifS
Plains jai!.--N J. San, I'm.
THE COMING SWIMMING MATCH.-
Gale OF the second race agreed upon between
Johnson and Coyle has been fixed for the
Ath INST. The race will be thirteen miles
over the same course as before, namely. from
chester TO Gloucester, and for 81 900 Both
men are now in training at their old quar-
lers al Gloucester Point, whittier crowds
lock 10 see them every day. Johnson yes
ieiday swan from Chester to point near
Red Bank, a distance of about nine miles
he tried TO swim 10 Gloucester, four miles
iurIhtr, on wager, hut owing to the water
being cold failed TO accomplish it, He swarm
two miles further than Coyle did on the day
before.
TRAFFIC IN AFRICAN SoIL-EugIand
and France have been a long time quietly
negotiating for exchange of territory ON the
coast OF Africa. The two great powers have
recently concluded negotiations on the sub
Ject as follows. England is To ceda Gambia
TO France in exchange for Dabon, Great BaS-
sam, ASSUME and the river Mellacoree. The
oblectOf the exchange is 10 bring the posses
slons OF each country into closer contigui,v
with each other. IN the treaty made tie re-
spectVe rights or British and French sub
Jrcts in the territory ceded have been guar
aDteed." II is not explained to what extent
either county claims fee simple in The re
glODS thus coded.
DEPRIVED OF RER HAIR.-The Hartford
Comm COurant reports that "A young lady
OF literary tastes, who is staying for while
at a hotel at Stafford Springs. awOke one
morning last week and found her hair lying
on the floor and, near by, pair Of scissors
She was very much frightened AMI She
rushed out into the hall screaming. Her
friends gathered around her, ana on calmneSs
being restoIed and reason set To work, IL was
thought she must have got up In the night
in her sleep and committed 10 the off.pSe
herself She had long black hair pchfaI, no.