Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-06


INPoRTANT CAPTURE ClJ RIstJ,Ga
F0Js Three CU3Hte1JeReyS-Ytsier day, about
u O'Clock, three men were sitting around a
table in the back part of Tony FauSt'S
saloon. corner Of Fifth AMI Elm ,,raAts
There was nothing 10 attrac. attention Iu [ le
TITO, who were eonverSing together over
tnree glasses OF beer. Two had the appear
ance OF farmers, and were roughly dressed
while the third wore plug hat which CAV.
him more respectable air. ALTHOUGH his
pantaloons were turned up at the bottom.
III stTaI ger had passed the table, he would
nave noticed, perhaps, that they were earn
estly engaged, and were talking I'm a very
low tones, and his eye might have been at
tracted by three carpetbags lying under the
table. Soon after a tall man entered the
saloon, and glanced quickly around him.
He wore a suit OF blue. There was nothing
else 10 indicate his official character but "a
thief who had laid eyes or MIN would have
Instantly recognized Iii WaShburne Chier
OF the United states Secret Service. Step
ping up to the trio Washhurn drew = pistol.
"Geptlemen, yOU are my prison erS =" he said.
drawing a revolver and pointing II az the
head Of each in succession. 'YOu hat better
come along with me, without any difficulty.
l arrest you in the name OF the United
States, and If you attempt TO resist IN IRE"
There was good deal Of decision in the wOrs,
and more in the way they were spoken and
the trio were easily persuaded in cOrsa-
quence to accom- laDy Mr.. Wash5uru 70 the
-Four Courts, where they were locked up
after their names had been put on the hold
over About O clock they were taken be-
fore United States Commissioner Duncan.
where they gave the names Of john Brown,
John Lee, and Chas. Hunt They were
searched and Their committed 10 faH To
await an examination. OF the three carpet
sacks found in their possession, one held
packages OF counterfeit SIS, another. C0uu-
terieit los, and the third counterfeit sos
The whole counterfeit money found H. their
posse sion is estimated at between 500 O'1
ard 500 600 On searching the room M
Edwards and Dun, the detectives fouud
- eco in counterfeit money in a bsg A man
NAMED hubbard was subsequently arrested
az Schitiman's saloon. ON the southwest cor
Ter OF Fifth and Elm streets. who is believed
70 have been associated with the party. Tna
lot are said 10 belong 10 Pete Mccartney.
gang.-H Lo1tts Globe Democrat, 3d.
A JOURNALIsTIC DUEL-No5oIy Hurt-A
duel was fought on Saturday near Rock ford,
WinnebagO county, Mo, between Major
John \. Edwards, etitor of the St. Louis
Times, and Colonel Emory 3. Foster. of the
Evening Journal, OF the same city. The az
AIR g.ew out of some structures in the Times
on The action OF the people OF WinnebagO
county In refusing 10 allow Jefferson Davis
to speak at the county fair, and reply IA the
Journal, which commented severely on the
writer of the times article. One shot was eX-
charged, neither party being injured, when
Major Edwards demanded second shot, but
Colonel Foster refused TO grant IL on the
ground that it could not be unless both par
ties desired 1t, and as he considered that ne
had given sufficient satisfaction.
RALsToN A DEFAULTER-The latest news
from San Francisco confirms the impression
that has prevailed from the time the failure
of the Bank of California was announced
viz, that Ralston was a defaulter Mr.. ID. ..
Mills, at present managing the affairs of the
bank, says that Ralston appropriated 10 his
use between three and four millions OF the
funds of the bank, and an extract nom the
San Francisco Bulletin confirms the impress
sion that Raiston used the money of the Bank
for his own ends. The report that the bank
was indebted TO the mint is corrected by the
superintendent, who shows that in reality
the mint owes the bank $4,000
a BRILLIANT METEOR--A correspondent
OF the Chicago Inter Ocean, writing from
Nallfsca, Iowa, August 81, says that on Sat
urdsy, the 26th ultimo, at about 10 O'Clock at
night, he was startled BY vivid flash OF
light, and looking up saw a meteor of extra
ordinary brilliancy separate into several
pieces, and shortly afterward head loud
report like thunder, or ike the report of a
heavy siege gun. The night was cloudess,
ard therefore he thinks IL was not thunder,
but the noise made by the bursting or the
meteor.
THE NEW JERSEY CoNsTITUTIoN.-The
election on the amendments To the cOnstitu-
ton OF New Jersey takes place tomorrow,
and yesterday ballots were distributed in the
Catholic churches of Paterson with several
OF the amendments erased, among them those
prohibiting the appropriation of public
money or lands to private or sectarian pur-
poses, guaranteeing a free system of public