Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-08
The Roard Of Audit Investigation.
Chief Cicrh wnssas and Claim Agens
urmltnk.

District government and Board OF A udit was
resumed by the House District Committee
this morning.
now WATERS SOLD HIS s2.io0 CLAIM TO
| HAMLINk ON THE DiSINTKRESIED AID
| NICE oF WATSON.
J. G.. Uaters testified that he hal n claim
for cement for s., 100 against Wholly Il
BTaiuSrd. lie afterwards sold the claim TO
| II. + Hsmlink for 81 800 after a consuIta
| ton with Watson, chief clerk OF the board OF
audit who advised him TO do il as he did
| not think he (Waters) could get much on IT,
| As far as witness knows Hamlink has no.
| cen paid Yet. Hamlink told witness If n =
dFd Lot get the Claim he wO0ld make IL
warm for them when Congress assembled.
DIDN'T SELL OUT.
| H. W. Columbus testified that he was the
superintendent OF the Potomac mills, aut
had claim for $500 or 500 for Come II,
against Wholly d Brainard. Asked the
| board Of audit several times if there was
! anything due Wholly & Brainard, and Wat
| son, the chief clerk, said there was nothing
| due them. Had beel asked by HamIiuk
\ what he would take for the claim; no defnite
| amount was offered or Sked, and IL remains
that way yet Took WatSOn'S answer as
| iIual and never asked To see if there were any
| papers on ME in the office.
| HAMLINKS PROTESTED NOTE.
| Washington Major testified that he was in
the livery business. Had a claim amount
| ing to 500 against Wholly & BraInart for
carriages, horses, &c, and has never re-
| ceived any of IL. Ascertained during the
last six months that Brainard had been D AID
| Barnard afterwards gave him a note ofaam-
protest. and witness has never received q
| cent. The claim was not for hauling, but for
| Keeping Brainard's driving horses. Has
Tever made any account against them, bat
| remember signing power of attorney to
Brainard. After witness found out that
Brainard had collected the money, witness
asked Brainard for the money, when he gave
| him HamliDk's note. Put the note in bank
and Hamlink let il go to protest.
| WHAT JUDGE BUCKNER SAID.
| Judge BuckDer remarked that although
| Congress appropriated SO. 000 to pay the Ia
hnreTs, it had been used TO pay jist such
| hills as this.
HOW LUCAS PAID ONE HALF HIS CLAIM
To COLLECT 1T.
Thomas Jucds testified that he was q con-
| tractor. Had claim against the Old corpO.
ration as well as against the board OF public
works. amounting to over $50 ono, for work
| on and Is streets and streets in Georgetown
| Presented his claim to the board Of audit by
an attorney, finding that he could not col
| lect IL himself Toe claim would get as far
| as the chief clerks basket. but no further. !
{. Lay & Co. were his first attorneys, ani
! Mr.. Arthur Shepheri thought he could work
| II better, so he gaze the accounts ID him
| Shepherd failed, and then witness gave
the claim TO III, j. Mclaughlin. The diff
| cSi'y was that the claim could not get any
| further than DR.. Howe, who was the chief
| ClerB for the engineer. Had TO give Nc
| L2ushltn ore half OF what he would ges. Nc
| Isaughlin received about = 800, OF which
| witueSS paid him one half. Neger could uu-
| deIstand why all Of his claims died when
| they reached Charley JOhnsOn'S hands.
ibOuSbi hCJJdOEtllln COutu move the CLAIM
! AHEAD. Witness always got insultct wlen
| he went to see Johnson. Mclaughlin tirSt
| made the suggestion that witness employ
| him, end give him oue-hslf to get the claim
| through ana paid.
The committee, after short consultation,
| adjourned.
NATIONAL BANKs-The Treasury now
| holds S35l3 80 in L. s. bonds 10 secure ma
! tOnal TANK Circulation, ana SIS ,G2 600 to
| secure pu5lic deTo its I. s. bonds de-
| POSTED FOR circulation lor the week ending
| ami IS, SlOlOe; u. 3. ho1ts held Tor cir
culatinn Withdrawn, for the week ending
April :, Il ,40j5N; national bank circulation
| ceivtd al tle Treasury for redemotiOn for
the week ending to-day. as compared win
| me corr espOnding week of last year: 1915,
! ej,2' 600; 1876, 81, GG8 eco.
! RErRr SENTATIVE .PORNAs's "RLooD
! MoNEY."-The Civil Service Committee in
| vestigating the charges against Mr. Purman
| heard several witnesses yesterday. h. F.
| Cowart testified that Is3dore Blnmeathal
| collector OF the port az Cedar Keys, Fla ;,
| told him that he paid Purman 500 "bOoi
| money" for his appointment as collector.
| Messrs. Kendig and Pond testified to being
| present when the above conversation took
! place between Cowart and BIumenthal, aud
| confirmed the statement OF COHaTt. George
| r.. Fowler, Of Florida, was recalled, and IS
tilted that Purraan said 10 him, a few days
after his election, that 1t mad cost him over
5000 clean cash to get elected, and he was
| going to have some of this money back be-
! fore he started for Washington. PGrman
| SAID: IAN old fellow imeaning Simkins) at
! Monticello wants a naval ca6etship for his
! son. If he expects me to get the place for his
son. the old chap has got TO pay me for it,"
RICE PAPER PLAN T. Among tie plants
| distributed this year from the botanic gar
| ders is the Aralia Papyrifera. This plant
| produces the beautiful substance known as
| rice paper; IL has soft, downy palmate
| leaves; il grows ten feet high, with stem
| four inches in diameter, fun of white pith
| like the elder; in full grown specimen the
| pith is about one inch IN diameter. 1t is di-
| vided into pieces three inches long. and by
| the aid OF sharp instrument is unrolled.
| forming the thin narrow sheets known as
! rice paper, greatly used by the Chinese for
! drawing figures of plants and an imals. and
| also for making artificial flowers. Until
about 1850 the source OF this substance was
| unknown TO scientists. The Chinese, on in
| quiry, gave very fanciful figures and de-
! scriptiOns of it. illustrating the fact that
! then, as now, "fOr ways that are dark and
| for tricks that are vain, the heather Chinee
! AZ peculiar" II was first Introduced from
the island OF F0rmosa TO Europe, at Kent
gardens, in 1858; from there 1t has been
| widely disseminated. 1t is almost natural
| lied IN some parts OF Australia, in the south
ern states, and perhaps California, il will
| flourish. AS an outdoor ornamental foliage
/ plant il is well worthy OF cultivation In any
| section of the country.
| ACCUSATION AGAINST "A Brooklyn
BRoTHER.-ln the session OF the New York
| east conference ia brooklyn, yesterday. the
| board of trustees OF The JohnsOn-Street NJ. f..
| church reported charges against Rev. T. G..
| Hill, pastor, which in substance were that
| he mas secured a note from the trustees Of
the church against the church property, In
| violation of the church economy, to the
! amount of $500. He sued the trustees for the
| face of the note. He made improper haste
| in pressing the suit in the face of having re-
| ceived an instalment of one fourth of the
amount, and having promised TO wait thr &c
| days after he had begun the suit. He refused
10 make q settlement which the trustees en-
| dcdvored 10 make Ne1C York Sta, TN
! DEATH Or A BRIDE.-Mrs. Albert Drake
| called at DR.. Virgins Office, in st. Johns.
! Wis, TO have a tooth extracted, and insisted
| upon taking cbloroform, which was given
| her In the smallest possible dose, but IL
| killed her almost instantly, and all efforts to
| bring her to life were unavailing. She had
only been married two months, and it was
indeed a sad sight as her husband brought
| her out OF the office in his arms aud got into
| the cutter and drove home. and those who
| saw them pass down the street supposed That
she had tainted.
A STRANGE ACCIDENT occurred in New
| Brighton. Eugene Frean. lying sick at his
home. became alarmed and feared that he
| was about 10 die. He caused q lighted can
| die 10 be placed by his BEDSIDE while he
prayed. The flame set fire to his clothes and