Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-16

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OF representatives, ard 3 majority Certainly,
and possibly majority in the senate. Tie
balance OF the republican state ticket is
probably elected, but official returns must
de clde their respective majorIties. The in
tereSt in the election has remained at fever
heat until the returns from Wool county
Ststtruay settled the political complexion
OF The senate.
The FATE OF MISSING ARMY PAYMAs
TER Major John :. Walker was a n6t We Of
Freeburg, Maine, where he fitted for college
puisutd The study of law, ana was MARI ell
10 his first wife. DuriUg the late war ne vas
appointed paymaster'S clerk, subsequently,
paymaSfer, and at toe close of the war was
transferred 10 the regular army. For A short
s sI ne was stationed at the south, but
hnally was ordered 10 Portland, Oregon the
place OF his residence at the time OF his de
cease. On bis return from Alaska where he
Lau been sent 10 pay off the troops. he en-
parked with his Wife "a southern woman on
noaTu the steamer George ). Wright. bound
LOT fOTtland. in January. 1873. Nothing has
ever been neard of the steamer, and although
mary reports Tor q time were I'm circul alton.
the tate OF the passengers and crew has re-
manned mystery. Two years aud a naIf
aiter the supposed loss of Inc vessel and AN
on board, the remains OF Major Walker were
found on the shore OF I'm island twelve miles
west OF Cape Cygane, the southwest point of
aIaska. Two Indians were hunting and
SaPplDg otter and mink, when they saw a
strange object on the shore, and on landing
they found the larger portion OF the remains
WIN lie preserver around them, while
oJner parts were somewhat scattered. A few
yards from the body they discovered two
punches of keys, sleeve button and about
so in gold coin. They saw no relics OF the
steamer. subsequently they told AZ SitIa
what they had seen, and 10y the keys and
button the remains were identified rs those
OF Major walker. a revenue cutter recov-
cred the remains, and they were buried at
Font Nancouver-BoSio1H erabd.
MYSTERIOUS STONE THROWING IN YER
MoST.-On the evening of October the fam
lily OF John c. Smith, in Grandy, were dis
turbed by the firing of stones and other
missiles at windows and members of the
family. For several hours Mr.. Smith
searched alone Tor the hidden miscreap =.
hring pistol shots at every noise aud in
every direction. but without effect He then
summoned his neighbOrs. ten or twelve men
resrondln g, armed with pistols knives anl
SUCKS. and a thorough beating OF the BUSH
was commenced. Nearly all were SaIufpI
oy stones, which seemed I'D bs more dropped
than thrown among them. Some claim 10
have heard The whispering and walking OF
t.e Sloht throWerS, yet no shot OF pistol or
stroke OF club could be male To take effect;
About O'Clock the stone-thrOYerS were
dared TO throw another stone, when the mis-
SiIeS began To come in good earnest. one
striking B. :. Carpenter felled him 10 The
ground, and IL was some time before con
sclouSnesS returned. Another struck L. p
SHORES In the forehead, peeling the skin
down over his eye. y retreat was male 10
the house TO care for the wounded and
nothing more was heard from the miscreants,
ana The authors and cause of the assault re
two or three pounds.-Ne,cpOrt (Tt.) Igpr,sS.
THE BARRE MURDER.-A MonIpeIisr W,
ulspatch says: 1.-The murder of Streeter. re
ported in the telegraphic columns OF yester-
Gays STAR, causes great excitement at
Barre. The body now lies behind a fence.
through which IL was dragged from the oppO-
site SIDE of the road. There was evidently a
desperate struggle between the victim aud
his murderer. The lower part of the boiy is
haked The pantslOOns having been stripped
on Inc abdomen is slashed across, the
wound having been made apparently with a
noWle knife. and the inteStineS prDtrude
The face Is horribly mangle,i, "a If beaten
1 otbed In blue army coat The deceased
was a soldier in the 10Th Vermont regimen :.
1esterday he and Asa MagOOn, OF Orange
with whom Streeter lived, were at a horse
race in Barre, and started thence after DARK
bolh Were Intoxicated. The officers are look
ihg Tor MaSoon, aud Will also arrest a Mrs
Perrin, near whose house The murder was
committed con and who is suspected OF compli-
city in the affair.