Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-08
The Board Of Audit Investigation.
Chief Clerk Watson and Claim Agent
Hgmfluk,

| hElnkl0k.
The investigation into the affairs of the
District government and Board OF Audit was
| resumed by the House District Com nittee
this morning.
| HOW WATERS SOLD HIS s2.iOO CLAIM TO
| HAALIsk ON THE DISTINGUISHED AID
| VICE OF WATSON.
| j. G.. UdterS testified that he had a claim
| for cement for s. 100 against Wholly x
/ BraiDSrd. He afterwards sold the claim 10
| II. +. Hsmlink for 81 500 after a consulta
| ton with Watson, CHI ef clerk of the board OF
audit, who advised him to do il as he did
| not think he (Waters) could get much on 10
| As far as witness knows Hamlink has no.
| teen paid vet Hsmlink told witness If n .
d5d hot get the claim he would make 1t
] warm for them when Congress assembled.
| DIDN'T SELL OUT.
| III. ". Columbus testified that he was the
| superintendent OF the Potomac mills, AMI
| bad claim for $500 or 500 for Come It.,
/ against Wholly 4 Brainard. Asked the
| board Of audit several times If there was
! son, the chief CLERK, said there was nothing
| due them. Had beeh asked by HamIink
! what he would take for the claim; no definite
| amount was offered or asked and IL remains
| that way yet. Took WatSOn'S answer as
| hnSl and never as ked To see If there were any
| papers on fle 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 & Brainard for
| carriages, horses, &c aud has never re-
ceived any of ii. Ascertained during the
| last six months that Brainsrd had been paid.
! B'ainard afterwards gave him note ofham-
| Ink in payment; Col. Hamlink let il go to
protest. and witness has never received q
cent The claim was not for hauling, but for
Keeping Brainard's driving horses. Has
reyer made any account against them, but
remember signing power of attorney 10
Brainard. Alter witness found out that
| Brainard had collected the money, witness
asked Brainard for the money, when he gave
him HamliDk ks note. Put the note in bank,
| and Hamlink let il go To protest.
| WHAT JUDGE BUCKNER SAID.
| Judge BuckEer remarked that although
| Congress appropriated So, 600 to pay the Ia
hnrers, it had been used TO pay jlst suen
| bills as this.
HOW LUCAS PAID ONE HALF HIS CLAIM
To COLLECT 1T.
Thomas Lucas testified that he was q con-
| tractor. Had claim against the Old corpn.
ration as well as against the board of public
works. amounting to over $50 600 for work
on and Il streets and streets in Georgetown
| Presented his claim to the board OF audit by
an attorney, finding that he could not col
| iect IL himself. Toe claim would get as far
| as the chief clerks basket, bur no further. ]
| e. Lay < Co. were his first attorneys. aud
Mr.. Arthur Shepheri thought he could work
| II better, so he gave the accounts ID him
| Shepherd failed, and then witness gave
| the claim TO II, j. Mclaughlin. The diff
| cSi'y was that the claim could not get any
| further than DR.. Howe, who was the chief
| clerk for the engineer. Had to give Nc
| L2uEhlin one half or what he would get Nc
Iiaugbiin received about - 800, OF which
witness paid him one half Never could uu-
deTstand why all Of his claims died when
| they reached Charley JOhnsOn's hands.
Thought Mclaughlin could move the claim
AHEAD. Witness always got tnsultei wlen
he went to see Johnson. Mclaughlin first
made the suggestion that witness employ
him, and give him one half to get the claim
through an1 paid.
The committee, after a short consultation,
Adjourned.
NATIONAL BASKs.-The Treasury now
holds S35l,3)o,iJ0 in L. s. bonds TO secure ma
tiolal TANK Circulation, and SIS, go 600 TO
eecnTe public dero its. L. S. bonds de-
roSiiet Tor circulation lOr the week ending
| ALr1i ., $4,000 U. $. roads held FOR cir
culaflon Withdrawn, for the week ending
April :, Il 40 G0; national bank circulation
: ce1vtd al 10 Treasury for redemotiOn for
Tue week ending 10 day, as compared vi n
me corr espOnding week OF last year: 1875,
sj,2,4 600; 1876, 81 Cos 600.
REPRF SENTATIVE PURNAS's mPLooD
MoSEY.'-The Civil Service Committee in
vestigatipg the charges against Mr.. Purman
heard several witnesses yesterday. B. f.
Cowart testified that Isadore Blumenthal,
collector OF the port at Cedar Keys, Fla,
told him That he paid Purman 500 "blooi
money" for his appointment as collector.
| Messrs. Kendig and Pond testified to being
| present when the above conversation took
place between Cowart and Blumenthal, aud
| co1firmed the statement OF Co1art. Geotge
| r. Fowler, Of Florida, was recalled, aud t3s
| tilted that PurIGan said TO him, a few days
5000 clean cash to get elected, aud he was
I going TO have some OF this money back be-
! fore lie started for Washington. Purman
/ sad: IAN old fellow (meantng Simkins) at
| Monticello wants naval cadetship for his
! son. II he expects me to get the place for his
son, the old chap has got 10 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 tie beautiful substance known as
| rice paper; il has soft, downy palmate
leaves; IL grows ten feet high, with a stem
| Il" inches in diameter, full of white pith
like the elder; in full grown specimen the
| pith is about one inch IN diameter. 1t is d.
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. aud
| also for making artificial flowers. Until
| about 1850 the source OF this substance was
| unknown TO scientists. The Chinese, on in
I curry, gave very fanciful figures and de-
scriptions of il. illustrating the fact that
then, as now, "for ways that are dark and
Tor tricks that are vain, the heather Chinee
! AZ peculiar" IL was first introduced from
| the island Of F0rmosa TO Europe, at Kent
| gardens, in 1883; from there IL has been
| widely disseminated. 1t is almost natural
ern states, and perhaps California, il will
| flourish. AS an outdoor ornamental foliage
plant il is well worthy or cultivation In any
section Of the country.
ACCCSATlON AGAINST BRD
BRoTHER.-In the session of the New York
east conference in Brooklyn, yesterday. the
| board of trustees of the Johnson street NJ. T..
| church reported charges against Rev. T. e.
HUI, pastor, which in substance were that
ne mas secured q 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 Ibrse
| days after he had begun the suit. He refused
| To make settlement which the trustees ell
| deavored 10 make Nelc York Sim, 7h
DEATH OF 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 1t
killed her almost instantly, and all efforts to
bring her TO life were unavailing. She had
only been married two months, and IL was
indeed sad sight as her husband brought
her out OF the office in his arms and 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 MS