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Investigating Judge Wylie.
THE TESTIMONY To-DAY-THE JUDGE
CHARACTER NOT sMIRCHEn.


CHARACTER NOT sMIRCHED.
The select committee investigating the
charges OF Capt A. Grant against Judge
Wylie heard additional testimony this morn
ing:
Mr.. Thomas b. Bryan testified that he pur-
chased the property lin reference to which
the charge is made against Judge Wylie) of
the Coltman estate without having any con-
sultation whatever with Judge Wylie either
In relation to the title or anything else.
He submitted number of kilograms and
letters in proof of this. In relation to the
sale of the COltman house afterward to
Judge Wylie, Mr.. Bryan said he never knew
that the property of the COltman estate had
been before the courts. He said further that
there never was more straightforward,
legitimate transaction upon the face OF the
Mrs. Sarah E. Moore testified that she was a
daughter Of Charles Coltman, deceased and
was one of the heirs in his will, and was a
party to the sale to Mr.. Bryan; when Mr..
gard to the property, she said she did not
know that she had right to sell; that there
was some contest about it. He said that she
her, and that he would stand ali RISKS in the
matter. She sold her interest in the estate
to him on December 10Th, 1864, receiving at
that time 81 200 cash. Mr.. Smith called upon
her In 1873, and asked her to go into a suit
for the property again, but she declined to
do so, saying that she did not think 1t was
fair. Mr.. Smith said the case was sure to
would rule the opinion In the case, and that
IT would be 'iput through" She went to see
Judge Wylie Immediately afterwards, her
rule being always to go to headquarters, and
told him what Mr.. Smith had said
Judge. Wylie said that Mr.. Smith
talked too fast, ard that he Judge
Wylie) did not intend to sit in the case.
There was nothing in her dealing with Mr.
Bryan that she found to be wrong or that
she desired to complain OF. The whole trade
was bes un aud concluded in one day. The
agreement that she made with Mr.. Bryan did
not suit her husband, ard she wrote letter
the next day to Mr.. Bryan Withdrawing her
assent 10 the agreement. Consulted her law
yer and the trustee of the estate before she
signed the agreement. Mr.. Bryan said he
was about starting for Chicago. Her hus-
bard was present with her when Mr.. Bryan
talked over the agreement. The day after
another agreement, satisfactory TO her hus-
oand, was drawn up and delivered to her
j. ID. ". Moore. husband of above witness,
testified that he had but one interview with
Judge Wylie In relation 10 the property. He
did Lot want TO 90 into the second suft-the
one entered in 1873. Suits had been brought
hefOre that in which he was m ade a pa fty,
Il e only knowledge of which he had was that
the lawyers bills were brought to him for
,svment.
The committee then adjourned until Mon
fdy morning.
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LOCAL Ne VS..


To day the Southern Memorial AsaOcla-
tion 81 the District decorated the graves Of
the go confederate soldiers who are buried
at Arlington cemetery. TIE exercises we're
OF simple nut beautifll charsctsr. Taere
were present. about 800 persons. the ladies'
predomirating. Among Tue gentlemen pres
ent were Hon, Mr.. Caldwell OF Ais, DR.. A.
man, John Lynch, and T. J. Luitreil. The
majority OF the party started from The Board
Of Trade Rooms In two large AMI two small
omutouses and number Of private carriages.
About noon the assemolsge was called 70
oioer on The portioo OF the mansion. by DIR.
Ssrnett, who stated that Rev. Dr. PltEer
Monlo ouer prayer, at the conclusion OF
NL1Sn tney would form q procession and
.I etSu 20 " ~ portion OF the grounds where
H.. ..y would decorate The graves. Rev. A.W.
fl1et' OF the Central Presbyterian church.
offered a prayer, IN which he said they rec
ognlzed mat God had raised some up and
cast down others, and that, Often hopes
nearest their hearts had been cast
down. They returned thanks for the blessed
work of the Son OF God. WHO had taught
them how TO live and how 20 die hal given a
hope of the blessed life beyond the grave AMI
reunion In the world 20 come. He asked
ali present, as they stood 10 day in the pres
ence OF the dead, OF those who had given up
every thing dear and their lives IN defense of
what they believed 10 ne right that All would
be prepared for that reunion, that all malice
and all uncharitableDess might be forgotten.
He returned thanks for The blessings during
the one hundred years OF our national exist
ence now closing, and prayed that all
breaches may be healed. and that the rulers
may have the fear OF God before them, and
that the blessings Of Heaven woali De be-
slowed upon Us as a nation. TIE line was
then formed and on arriving in that part of
the cemetery where the confederate dead are
buried 10 broke into little groups, who pro-
ceeded 10 deposit bowers on the graves.
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Hoard OF Health.

THE CABBAGE QUESTION.
The Board OF Health met last evening and
a communication was read from ii. n. Tur-
ner & 20 stating that they had received a
communication nom the health officer or
dering them TO place upon the garbage SER
vice two extra wagons. They had also re-
ceived from the secretary OF the board a de-
mand that the nrm strictly adhere 10 the
terms OF their contract. They emphatically
say that they have and are willing 10 do SO
In each and every particular, aud they ask
that the board, according 20 the provisions
compel the public 10 place the GARD age In a
place accessible by their men. Many houses
mad been visited where the people would not
let The collectors have the garbage, and In
some instances the collectors seemed 20 be
snuobed at Two hundred aud thirty four
houses IN one district refused TO deliver the
o1aL The communication was placed on
file, and Mr.. Langston, from the COMMITTEES
on ordinances, reported revised regulations
In relation 10 garbage 10 be sent in the form
OF circular, addressed 10 the housekeepers,
requesting them 10 cooperate with the gar.
bage collectors in placing at accessible
points all garbage 10 DE removed, aud other
the board In this respect. The report was
adopted and the circulars ordered 10 be
printed.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF the registrar OF vital statis-
tics for the week ending May y, sho wing
that the mortality OF the District OF Column
olo was 20 40 more than last week., or At the
rate OF 22.s50 per 1000 per snnum. Decrease
OF the population by deaths over births ire
pofted) /, or at the rate OF .325 per 1000 per
annum. Rate OF mortality OF the white
population IL Ol7 per 900 per annum, and of
the colored population IS 0j6 per I.O0O Mum.
Der OF births reported during the week, CO.
white 81, colored 80. Rate OF increase OF the
white population by births over deaths, 2.26i
per 600 per annum; decrease of colorei pop
ulation by deaths over births, 6 933 per 1, 600
per annum. Deaths corresponding week
1875, white 81, cOlored fi-total ~; or at the
rate or &.400 per 900 per annum. or the
causes were consumption, II pneumonia,
4 infantile commissions, 3 gastritis, 2 fevers.
There were 81 whites and 80 colored C22 being
nirors); whites and p colored under years
OF age.
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A Bad Negro and a Brave woman.

HOW SHE SECURED EVIDENCE AGAINST
HIM.
In the Police Court, this morning, Thee
dore Watkins, n colored man, was charged
the private residence o. George NJ. Lock-
wood, No. Lafsy cite square, with intent TO
commit Felony, yesterday morning about
O'Clock.
VI. Lock,oOod testified that watkins ha4
been a servant In his house and had beea
lodging somewhere In School street. Yes.
teroay morning witness was awakened by
Ills family with the information that there
were thieves In the house. A female MEM
Der OF his family was awakened by some one
near her bed; she reached out her hand and
caught hold OF negros wool, when she
'front.', and held on, but the fellow broke loose,
making his escape from the house. She.
however, retained piece OF the shirt-front
In her grasp. She gave an alarm, when the
man threatened TO cut her throat AZ she made
a noise. She got up to strike a match, but he
had removed the matches, when she set mp
scream, and the fellow had escaped. Wit
ness got up at once, and found the man gone,
and Doth front and back doors open. TT
seems that watkins hal left the employ of
MI LOCKWOOD about two weeks ago, not 10
return any more, and being well acquainted
with the premises found no difficulty In
Erecting an entrance 10 the housed Witness
the premises had been ransacked. Yester-
day afternoon defendant came back 20 get
his pay for q balance of wages due him, when
Detectives McDevitt and McElfresn were
sent for and took him into custody.
In the court the accused stoutly denied
The house, and the officers produced the
piece OF shirt front, which exactly fitted the
torn shirt he then had on. The case was sent
TO the grand jury.
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THE EASTON POISONING CASE.
Murder for Robbery

EAsToN, PA, June 3-Moses Schurz
another member OF the family recently
poisoned has died since yesterday making
the third death-the coroner'r inquest which
is still in session-elicits the fact that arsenic
was the poison used, and that there was
enough poison in the coffee drank by the
unfortunate family TO have killed hundred
people. The money was stolen from the
mouse while large amount OF government
bonds and other securities were left I'M
touChed-the fact that Jacob Young was
murdered and robbed a the same place only
a few weeks ag0-creates still greater feel
ing OF uneasineSs among the people living
in that neighborhood, and a large crowd is
gathered TO day In the vicinity OF the Lsrosa
honest cad,
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FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
A kpItt I'm the Cow eutfOu.

NEW YORK, June ga special dispatch
from Madison, Fla, June 2, says: A bolt
was made in the convention yesterday-U.
s. Senator Conover and Congressm
Purman and Walls conducting IL. The
boilers secured another hall and effected a
permanent organization. Senator Conover
was then nominated for governor aud Mr..
Lee for lieutenant governor. The question
of a delegation to Cincinnati was soon dis
posed of, IL being determined not TO send
any. The regular convention is still in ses-
sion, and will be for two or three DAYS. Gov
ernor Stearns is the leading spirit of the reg
ulsr convention. The quarrel between the
governor and Senator COnover is an old af-
fair, going back for some years in state pol
itics. IL is a personal quarrel with the
friends of each gentleman arrayei In bitter
hostility against the other. The real con
test was for the governorsaip, both leaders
dpsfriDo the nomination
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THE COURrS.
PoLrcr CoURr-J,aloe s,,,U


To day, Henry Thompson and Geo. Smith,
larceny OF some groceries belonging 20 the
Woman's Temperance Union; 80, or 90 days
in jail. Appeal Ia ken and bonds d xed al S30a
each. Francis M. Schell, Assistant Door
keeper House OF Representatives, charged
with assault on Everett Wroe; continued,
under personal bonds, until Tuesday next.
Louis L. Bell, assault on Henrietta Bruce, q
small colored girl; 81. Joseph Wise, assault
on Julia Washington; IS. Franklin Waller,
ant and employee I'm the county; $50 and
costs. Teresa Smith, loud; IS. JAS. John
son, malicious trespass on the premises OF
liams, larceny OF some knives and forks antf
Caucers from Mace Shaw; $50. Jos. Kelly.
s5for profanity. Chas. Lewis forfeited coll
Board forfeited collateral. John Deacon,
Iawrel.ce Nix, Stepney Brooks, Robert
French, Samuel Driver, Margaret Ryan.
Richard Jones and Della Williams were all
heed IS for being disorderly and cursing.
DRINKING WHISKY FOR TEMPERANCE
SAKE.
=: henze, charged with keeping ais bar
Sunday. The prosecuting witness was DR.
George Gross, a cadaverous looking middle
testified thai be and his friend. A. A. Vince,
lock went In and got their nips. He said he
went In there OF his own free will, and for
bumanity's sake, without fee or reward and
paid bis own money for the drinks. MA
A. Wheelock, a misunderstanding tempe
rance patriarch, corroborated the evidences o.
Ut. OfOsss ana kaio tney had been IN seyera
places last Sunday, and had found the besr
whisky at this bar; SO. It seems a tenn
rance organization has been formed here iu
opposition 20 the Liquor Dealers' Assoc.a-
ton, the object being 20 enforce the II9c1c
laws In this District, and uhls il tbe wa ca
John +. Cake, wInard,s Hotel; John A.
Jordan and Robert A. Gordon. formerlx
vwen Rouse, and Charles q. Godfrey were
tnen arraigned on the same charge and firas
y, n nT mount, the evidence being n sans
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The District I'm Congress.
AGAIN ST THE ABATTOIR BILL


The District Commissioners have returned
to Hon. George E. Spencer, chairman OF the
Senate Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia, Senate bill No. III, to which he
called their attention in q communication
of the I'd ultimO, with a report Of the SUBJ
ject matter of the bill by the Board of Health
TO whom the committee referred il for exam.
iDation, and paper submitted by certain
partiest In interest In opposition to the bill
The District Commissioners say:
GIN respect to the subject matter, we re-
spectfully invite your attention TO the &C.
compapying papers especially to the report
OF the Board Of Health. The privilege asked
for OF perpetual monopoly for butchering
within theDisfrtct Is so extraordinary that we
can hardly suppose Congress will grant It,
Certainly the Commissioners would not IL
the decision rested with them. The bill as
prepared, besides wanting In provisions for
due governmental supervision, involves in
terests not connected with the slaughtering
Of animals, and, the right Of Congress TO
amend, alter or repeal the charter, usually
reserved In all similar grants, IL not pro-
vided for. If Congress be disposed to favor
the establishment OF an abattoir, as recon-
mended by the Board of Health, we think
this bill should be thoroughly reconstructed
end an annual payment inure to the District
for the privilege.
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TON closed its sessions In Baltimore last
evening. The question of diocesan missions
was finally disposed of, and the indications
are that an increasing interest is being taken
In the diocese in this important branch OF the
church's work, and that in western Mary
land especially, where there is a wide field
Tor missionary effort, new churches will be
built up in the densely populated mining
districts. Rev. DR.. Leeds, who has been the
tnaipstay of the Committee on Missions, re-
fused a domination TO the office of charm an
of that body, but after an earnest appeal
from the assistant Bishop and several promi-
nent delegates he agreed 70 alter his de-
cisiou. An attempt was m ade to change the
system OF annual elections Of the standing
committee to that OF triennial elections, but
the matter was finally referred to the Com
mittee on Cdnnons TO consider and report to
Tie next annual Convention.
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SENTENCES OF THE NEW ORLEANS
WHISKY. RING.-Judge Wood, in the u. 8.
Court at New Orleans, yesterday overruled
the motions for new trial in the Tehrerneach
O'Brien distillery cases, and pronounced
seEtenc e, as follows: John Henderson, six
teen months imprisonment and Sc 900 fine;
VIM. M. Todd, sixteen months imprisou-
ment and 1000 fac; John r Beales, six
teen months Imprisonment and 81 900 fine;
Otto d. Karstendike, sixteen months im-
prisonment and 81 900 fine; Edward Fehr-
eDback, thirteen months imprisonment and
81 ,0C0 fine, and w. g. James, six months
imprisonment and 81 900 fiue. The prisoners
were all sentenced to the West Virginia
penitentary, and were at once taken in
charge by Marshal Packard, but may not be
sent away from New Orleans before the 10th
of June
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The Elaine Sensation.
CONSULTATION OF THE FULL JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.


COMMITTEE.
The full Committee on the Judiciary held
secret meeting this morning lasting two
hours. NO conclusion was reached as to
what the committee would recommend in
the case OF the refusal of Hon. James G..
Blaine to produce the private CORES pond
ence which he took from Mullig an, the will
ling witness.
TEsTIMoNY BEFORE THE SUB COMMITTEE.
Inc sub committee investigating the bond
transaction decided to hold meeting at two
O'Clock. The important testimony before
tnis SUB committee. taken after our report
closed yesterday. will be found on the third
page
Elisha Atkins was called as a witness at .
O'Clock. he denied that he ever told Multi
gan or any body else that Mr.. Blaine had
sold bonds to Col. Scott.
An attempt was made to show that Mr.
Blaine was connected with the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Mr.. Blaine denied that he
ever had business transaction with the
Moth Pacific railroad in his life.
Mr.. Atkins said that Fisher proposed on
one occasion to take an interest in the
North Pacific. said "if you think well of it
will take an interest In 1t. My firm took
a IL, goo interest in IL, but Mr.. Blaine had
nothing to do with it,"
The examination of the witness was In
progress when our report closed.
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kilograms to The Star.
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
A Split in the Convention.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITS.
THE FAST TRAIN.
Eight Hours Ahead.
ENGLISH CREW FOR THE CENTENNIAL
THE EASTON POISONING CASE.
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITS.
THE FAST TRAIN.
Eight Hours Ahead.
ENGLISH CREW FOR the CENTENNIAL
THE EASTON POISONING CASE.
LOOK AT YOUR BANK BILLS.


NEW YORK, May 3.-For some time past
coun terfeit national bank notes have be-
come very numerous In Brooklyn. These
bills are the best counterfeits which have
been issued for years, and the manufacturers
mud little difficulty in getting rid of them.
They embrace the folowing:-S20 bills on
the National bank of Utica, n. "; $40 bills
on the Farmers and Manufacturers bank of
Poughkeepsie; IS bills on the LIST ma tional
bank of Chicago, H.; IS bills on the LIST ma
uonal bank of Paxton. Ill; IS bills on the LIST
national bank of Canton, Ill; So bills on the
LIST national bank of Peoria, III; SIS bills on
the LIST national bank OF Aurora; IS bills on
the LIST national bank OF Galena, ILL.,; - bill
on the National bank OF Northampton,
Mass; SIS bills on the Hampton bank of
Westfield, Mass; SIS bills on the Mechanics
national bank of New Bedford, Mass; IS
bills on the Traders national bank OF Chi
cago; IS bills on the LIST national bank OF
Louisville, KY. Two men and a woman
were arrested yesterday in New York for
passing some of the above mentioned bills.
Other counterfeit money was found in their
possession.
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~The Mammoth cave, OF Kentucky, is Of
fered for sale, together with the hotels and
other property.
~The department OF agriculture OF Geor
gta have discovered the cause OF the blight of
apple trees to be beetle the size OF a COM
mon flea.
SThe differences between the Pittsbur z
iron manufacturers and the puddlers are yet
unadjustod, but IL Ii thought q compromise
will shortly be effected. Bat very few OF the
pudding mills are 1t work.
aTThe American residents of Paris have
started subscription for the proper cele-
bration Of the centennial Fourth OF July, and
for placing . commemorative slab on the
tomb Of Lafayette.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, June 3.-The Tunes, In its second
edition, publishes special dispatch, dated
Berlin, June Sd, saying: at appears that the
powers have suspended action on the Berlin
memorandum for a few days, in order TO
allow the new Turkish government 10 give
uDmistakable indication of their polio y aud
their power of maintaining themselves.
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Contradiction OF the Indian Massacre

cate that the reported assassination of the
Cincinnati party by the Indians was a
canard. One dispatch from Omaha says
1.-THE commanding officer al Fort Laramie
reports that Captain Egan saw the Cincin-
natl party on May 2lst twenty eight miles
from Custer. They were all right then, with
the exception of one man, VITO was wounded
accidentally. They numbered 80.
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CENTRAL DIsPENsARY.-The fourth an
nusl report OF the central dispensary, corner
10th and l. streets northwe shows that
poor have been treated, aud 6, i63 prescrip-
tions dispensed. The dispensary Is now In
it's fifth year, and during that time has
scriptions, upon the small sum OF ~ s0267.
The central is now the only general dispen-
pensary In the city, and its benefits are free
10 any age, sex, or color. The doctors in
charge are: II. II. Barker, w. ii. Ross, w. G.
Brisooe. Ralph Walsh, q. l.. Magruder, and
John Walter, in.
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THE NEW ORLEANS INVESTIGATE

HE NEW ORLEANS INVESTIG ATION.-
mittee in New Orleans, Edward A. Davis
testified that In 1874 he was called upon by ].
Hale Sypher to take a contract for lighthouse
repairs. Sypher took him to Capt. Maise,
superintendent of construction al the GUS
TOM house, and asked for the contract. IL
was for So COO. Witness accepted and signed
IL and gave 1t to Sypher. After that he called
for witness to so and get the money, saying
the work was done. Witness did not do any
work at all, and was surprised when Sypher
told him the work was done. They went to
five one Thousand dollar bills, which Sypher
took. Sypher was member of Congress.
He said he would remunerate, but failed to
do SO. His brother afterwards gave witness
1925. Witness heard the So 900 was paid for
election purDoses
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A Terrible Tragedy,

ST. LOUIS, June 3.-The remains OF man,
woman and girl, the latter about three years
old, were found In the woods near Belleville,
ILL.,, yesterday. The woman and child were
shot through the head and the man through
the heart. From the position of the bodies
it is supposed the man shot his wife and
child and then killed himself. Persons living
near by heard three shots about sunset on
Thursday evening.
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A YOUNG LADY BADLY SCARED-The
Fayetteville, N. c., Gazette says: Last Sat-
urday night Miss Alice McDuffie, daugh-
ter of DIR. w. &. McDuffie, awoke suddenly to
ind negro man in her room, crouching
near the bed, with his eyes intently fixed
upon her, as IL trying to ascertain whether or
not she was asleep. She was so dreadfully
unnerved that for some time she could make
no sound, but at last she screamed, when the
wretch leaped through the window and es-
capped. Owing to the shock the young lady
has been In q critical condition of nervous
excitement ever since.
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BALTIMORE. June s.--Ootton guiet-m a ing,
% lvanis red. ISIS; Maryland red. ll0al IS. other
grades unchanged Oorn-southern dull; wssteru
yellow, 56x; western mixed, 57z, spot, IS june
5sh July. Oats dull and lower-southern good q
ase. Rye nominslly drm, 7ss50. bay dull aud
iswer, Maryland and Pennsylvania, II 0oa22. Pro-
noainai, % 90. Lard unchanged. Butter dun aud
wesk-western coed 70 prime, Han Petroleum
nor1inelly unchanged Coffee unchanged. Whisky
ouli-lllh. RecetIts-Fiour, 2-soo; wheat, $50;
corn. 63 600; oats, $50. shipmelts-whsat, noae:
corn. Is 500.
BaLTINoTE June s-vi-ginia SKIES, deferred
z virginia oonsoiidated; e1.; DO. second series,
NRw YORK. June 3.-stocks active and s1oue
Money, *. Gold, l2,<. Exchanse, long, S6s short,
NEW YORK, June 3.-Ylour steady. Wheat
shade frmsr. Corn sound and firm.
LONDON, June 5. n-p ,. m-U. 3. bonds, new
lives. lo6 1ries l1s<; preferred, 10.