Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-24

cjd,d Thai he should b. declared from any Ia
terc>t in h.. aud that the plaIutin j. entitled
20 receive ~ai.G'f.,l Tho balance due on tne
mortgage.N. ,. San. I'D
CrRIoVS-Nr Albert = Hoffman. son oi
Our town>m?n. Edward Hoffman. ,.Sa.. VA
drowned while attempting 10 cross the Sheii-
andoah river on dam, near SiraShurC.
about two weeks ago. \ curious CtrCum-
stance occurred in connection " tn the search
for the body. \ cuU>in 81 The deceased when
boy. had been told 10y his mother. 90 loaf
OF bread were thrown into the Wator at the
point wh'ra a p..rson had been drowned, that
the LOAF would noat To where thc body lay.
am th're remain. We arr tpid N was trit,i
IN this case. and singular 10 say. the loaf lid
uoai dliccily 10 where the body was bound
HBrfcs,' Ia TfHscS.
JURORS Wuo CAN'T READ RrIrn orr
circuit Judge Mackey, az term Just held ar
NorhNiilc, =. G, ruled that lin the trial OF
an Issue 81 fact, involving the examination
o. Written or printed instrument, ID is gOol
ground 81 challenge 10 iaror that he cannot
read shis II regarded a. a bold step bN q
Circuit judge IN South Carolina. bat a cor.
respondent ol the Charleston courier saws
that under The above ruling all jurors 81 tte
regular panel who could not rgal were cN-
cpSed. and as a result panel was obtained
tlat would compare with any jury that sat
10 Try cases In York county before the war"
\ GRATIFYING AsSURANCE.-The Rich-
mnnd Va Enquirer 81 Monday makes This
sweeping assertion: We doubt o. there Is
section who would wish 10 disturb any Of t,le
recent amendments To tie constitution.
though They lad The power 10 repeal them an
10 morrow. There need be- UO further appr,.-
hcDSion on tlat score in the north noe on
any other quest n connected with the late
war. Every issue * now dead To as. and we
would not revive "A single oac n We could 30
dismiss NoUr fears, n you nave any ua that
ground. Tor they are baSrlosS asd idle
TIE QUICKEST NEr.-Tne steamship
France. OF The General Transatlantic steam
ship Company. has accomplished tho quick
est la> SaCs across the AtIaniic that \ vet oi,
record. Tho France. Captain TrGtclie. lefJ
HaVre al noon Oh the 10Th al April. ana on
The nrSl d.lN out m ade B.2 miles. anf made
from 600 10 80 miles earh day after. arriving
OF sandy Hook al lie p. IN. ~ the 10th
making M" passage IN one hour aud thirty
1--WE minutes less time than ~ was ever ma lp
before rom liavre. TIE France returns on
the lsi OF May.-A j Ss'r. a2d
JAIL DELIVERY IN TENAs- The Con
ZaleS Texas Index SayS.-Me learn from
persons down from IOckhsrt thaJ about
forty armed men went TO that place with
crowbarS and pried out large rocks I'm the
wall OF the Jail and released all the prisoners.
There were about ten white men confined for
various offenses, among them Russell Bean.
lately captured in Tire Chickasaw nation,
charged with The murder OF Emmett Tram
mel IN Gonzales county. He was sent 10 the
Caldwell county Jail for safe keeping. a. ~
was supposed that tie new Jail there would
DC secure.
THF MISSISSIPPI IvPRoVENFNr.-Capt
EadS has closed 4 contract with CO.. James
Andrews, Of Allegheny city, Pa. for the
construction 81 faScine, stonewOrk. &c, a.
South Pass. on the Mississippi. 10 cDnSfitutn
necessary jeities and dikes for the improving
OF The mouth of the river. The contract
amounts TO - 51o,0U0. ami the work il %
obtain twchty-SlN feet depth o; water. When
his j. done other provision Will be made
bN capt. lads 10 secure the thirty feet
depth required by his contracJ with the gov
cTument
THF WAR AGAINST C0RRUpr OFFICIALS
IA South Carolina begun by Governor Cnam-
heriain. haS already resulted in the arrest Oi
Niles G.. Parker. the state treasurer under
charges oi fraud and embeZzlement pre-
ferred by Gov. Chamberlain and others. Par
ker has been committed 10 columbia jail i'm
deiaGll 81 >:'"Wo bail. IL * rumorest that
This is but the first OF a series OF efforts To
bring The public plundererS 10 Justice.
a PLATINUM MINE Sis To THE Por-SDl
IN THE BLACK HILS.-Stewart Nan Welt
OF The qUariermaster'> department of the 4.
\ NJ has written letter, under date OF
April Eth. 10 Thuriuw Weed. in which he
says. concerning the Black Hills COUNTRY
i firmly believe That there is valuable
platinum mine between the Yellowstone ana
the Cheyenne. A. this metal is worth siII
per pound aN"irdupOiS, and silver only SfS
you can well understand Tie fortune thar
awaits some lucky man
ANoTHER RAID nF sTEIRING MINERS was
mace near Ha2elton. Pa. Thursday night
NE intended victims being James Morrison.
Jasper Ely and r. LanderirI.n the last two
OF whom had taken refuge in the house OF
Morrison. \ brisk fight eusue1. in which
one miner was KILLED and LaulorbcYm was
badly Dcaien. Lahdcrburn lad formerly
been a strong friend OF The miners and fur
niShel inem with muSkets. bur latterlv be-
coming disguised with their excuses aOau-
doEcd their cause.
HpB>F STEALING.-A man nameI Pain
ter was lodged ia tho Jail ia THIS county oa
Saturday nigh. charged with hayin. sfoI-
en- a horse nom a Mr.. Gardener near
loN citc>Nlile. In the neiEhbpraooI of
PursoiVillc, the stolen animal and his rider
were afTcst ed-Ihc former was turned over Ia
his lawful owner. ami the thi.f committed 10
lall TO answer in Judge keitlI's Court next
week, the charge 81 horse ~teeii1g.-Lces6J,,J
HUTor.
\ SrIRIrrALI-r COMMITS SCIcrDE-At
Kingston. y. Y. Mrs Henry Van Buren,. a
lady about siNtN years OF age. died Tuesday
night. from an overdose OF laudanum. She
took two ounces, ard before the doc Tor could
he called was beyond remedy. The deceased
was believer i'm spiritualism. and during
last wiEter attended a numoer Of seances.
Previous To her death Mrs. Nan Buren, said
that the spirits mad SAID she must Kill her-
suir. ana II - thar THIS was the reason WHY
She poisoned herself
MIR. GLFNBESNISG' CASE AGAIN.-The
committee appointed 40 confer with The
trustees Of the Prospect avenue Jersey city,
Presbyterian church reported TO the Presbv
terry Yesterday that the trustees refused -
recognize them. The Rev. John =. Glendea-
ming was at the meeting. and strenuously de-
nicd that his congregation has any intention
OF appealing TO the Presbytery for a reconsid-
Grafton OF his ease.-N D. Nm, I'D.
WHOLESALE SHOOTING IN GEoRsrA.-A
dispatch from Hawkinsviile, Ga, reports an
unfortunate afiray there yesterday morning