Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

agree. It is understood that they were
evenly divided en- this point
Hop Robert g. Hale, ofNev York, was the
senior counsel for Mr.. Wilder. He was aided
by Gen. John B. Sanborn and Gen. Massey,
the defendant.
THE TR.AsUsY RosBERY CAsrs.-In the
Criminal Court to- day the District Attorney
stated that he was ready for trial In the cases
Of w. II. Gilman, B. F. Halleck and r. W.
from the Treasury, and had set them for to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Cook, who appears
for Brown, suggested that the defence would
motion for further continuance could be
made when the case IL called tomorrow
morning: Mr.. Cook replied that he would
then make such motion: Hon. Matt h. Car
penter has been retained for Gilman.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs nave been issued to
Charles E. Green and Emma Ward, George
Waters and Susan z. Thomas, Jeremiah
Smith and Hattie Lumpkin, (of Elizabeth,
N. J.)
PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND Mr. BOWEN
Al meeting OF plymouth Church last FRI
the committee of Ave appointed last Wedues-
day to hear charges, Investigate scandal,
&C! &c: On motion OF M; Shearman q resolu-
committee are hereby instructed upon the
receipt by that committee or this church. of
presenting them
claims to be within the plan Of the council.
to forward the same at once to the commits
tee ofthe council, with the request that they
take such action as 10 them shall seem just,
without consultation with this church or
any officer thereof" Mr.. Beecher added:
There should be a most thorough, securing
Investigation, and we don't want anything
TO do with ii In any such relation as shall be
susceptible of Misrepresentation on that
subject. In regard to the more recent So
called charges-as they are mott desire In
m q b tn fhaw~ lxSxNs
that 1t in order sir to say, but do say that
the sewerage that has been running the ears
OF eminent gentlemen is nothing but Off
ming. 1t is not improved by lying in that
gulf for years, and 1t is false to day, false In
every particular-foul, fetid, fiendish.
THE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY ExAMINA-
T1oN-The examination as to the arrest OF
Richard b. Irwin at the suit of Rufus Hatch,
charged with embeZzliDg $3.50, 600 belonging
to the Pacific Mail company, was continued
in New York on Saturday. Several wit
nesses were examined, but no evidence of
Importance was adduced. Theodore John
son, former secretary of the company, was
then called, and testified that he drew set
of checks at the order of Mr.. Bellows. vice
president OF the company, to the order of the
president, A. Ii. StOckwell. These checks
were returned to the witness with orders to
draw them to the order of Richard b. Irwin.
He understood these checks were to pay ex-
pepses of A. b. Stockwell at Washington.
At that time witness was acting as treasurer
pro tenn. A short time after giving these
checks he was instructed to fill out margin
on check back with the name OF A. B.
St0ckwell. 1t was understood that Irwin
had been four or five months in Washington
attending In the interests of Stockwell, and
getting subsidy through Congress. In Feb
ruary, 1872, resolution was passed by the
board, authorizing the president 10 EN- 10y
counsel. StOckwell stated that he had been
at personal expense of S9s9,OOO.
RUBENsTE1N'sD DESPERATE INGENUITY
sha haI n
Brooklyn, was engaged yesterday in wash
ing the prisoners cups, he noticed that the
iron wire which forms the top of the cup had
6een carefully removed from that used by
tin beaten back into its place. The facts
were Immediately reported to the keeper,
who made search of the prisoners cell. The
wire was found secreted in the mattress. 1t
had been sharpened to a fine point at one end
and the other end was bent so as to make a
convenient handle. 1t made a formidable
weapon, and could easily have been used for
selfdestruction. A further examination
showed that the iron handle of the slop pail
had been removed and slowed away under
some clothes In corner of the cell. This
could either have been used as an instrument
to open the cell door or as a weapon. The
discovery caused considerable excitement
for time, and Keeper Stinson at once in
creased his precautions for the prisoners
safe keeplng.-tN. Y. Tribune, 4th.
Mr.. MARTIN /. TOWNSEND, a member of
Congress from New York and q man of Wit
and character, had little scene the other
day in the room OF the committee on reyolu-
t1onary pensions, of which he is a member
few days ago he went to the room of that
committee with some lady friends to show
them the view OF the Potomac from the WIN
dow, when the clerk, who Is the correspon-
dent Of q prominent democratic paper, Or
dered him out. Mr.. Townsend, who is an old
man, protested that he had as much right
there as the clerk, for whose appointment he
had voted. The reply of the clerk was: ssYou
may come here when the committee is In
session, but not at any other time. You are
- old rascal" Mr.. Townsend reported IL
to the committee, and declined to act while
the man is retained as clerk. The cause OF
the insult was Mr.. Townsend's speech on the
centennial. The clerk was formerly I'm the
employ of the state department OF the south
ern confederacy.-t PhiId Press.
BLACK HILLS ENrERPRIsE-The work of
opening the Dakota division of the Northern
Pacific TO Bismarck has been completed, and
last Friday the first Black Hills party raised
In the vicinity OF st. Paul left via that route
for the Hills. The party numbered IS, and
was led by Tom Cavanaugh, an old miner
and thoroughly cOnversant with the Hills
country. Quite number of other parties
are forming to leave some time during the
month. By the first train the st. Paul type
foundry shipped an outfit for paper to be
issued from Hills City, in the Hills, to be
known as the Black Hills Tribune, and the
first number will be issued about March 90
Col LOunsberv of the Rismarck Trihupa 20