Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-10
Condensed Locals

From j. G. Parker we have the New York
papers N advance 81 the mails
street lamps will be lighted az eco r. m.
ard xtiDsuished ST 4.2n a. m.
Rev. IOctor J. Mex. Kelley, Of Baltimore,
VIII lecture in GOTsuch chapel tomorrow
night See ad.
Tie ITALIAN club, at a meeting last night,
elect, officers a. follows: Ralph Jefferson,
pIesiGent; W. G. Murdoch. vice president; j.
q. Kin ball, jr., secretary j. l.. Gisburne,
treasurer.
The CaIisthenIc class is again commenced
at the Wa shiugton Gymnasium. Sc al
Every appliance Tor exercise that can be
thought OF can be found there. Prof. Alfred
Camn aek viii show you all, with pleasure,
The flower mission met yesterday at the
New York avenue church, where there wa Z
a fire display OF flowers and fruits. which
were DISTRIBUTE q 10 the inmates of the differ
a full meeting Of the members Of Howard
university was heit ct the CoUgre gafjonal
church laSt night. IN listen to the in 4ugural
address cf Rev Wm. W. Patton. ID. d. the
new president.
a r'etir z OF the members Of the bar ofthe
U. 8 supreme Court was held yesterday. in
Ike Ct,ce az the clerk. and adopted reSCiu-
tons Of respect 10 the nemOry Of the laie j.
M. Carlisle
IT CoIdweH auc'ioreer. sold this morn
ing ct public auction, n she Io, .sr5icgn T,ewS-
paper flee, large Bullock press, with all
the .IPuf,eUSECss, TO Frank T. Williams.
1fe Junior class Of The medical department.
OF GEORGETOWN college last night elected OIL
aStN lbi tiiN - III >t~s lflfr n f0lifNS. MI
vice president; Nr. {. y. NcVsry. secrrlary:
Mr. + " Hoard; ire asuTeT.
MI Richard OVER G. the East Washington
mail carrier was or Saturday last ha1ly in
JuTeG. Tie SeIate mail wa gO1 ran into his
WAGON, Cv'r.urniug 10. and ca,Ching him be
meath II. and his horse b, coming frigbteDgd &,
dragged him ahout POO yards. very seriously
injuTinE him. lie Is very low al his resi-
de- &c, 12i7 ii street southeast.
One hundred and twenty five members OF
Mary land COinmRrdeTy, Knights TenlpIar.
of Baltimore, I'm fun uniform, accom- panied
by 10 ladies OF the monumental city, went 20
Mount Vernon this morGiuo, AMI will return
through this city This afternoon. They viii
arrive here from Mount Vernon az O'Clock
and viii be received by Columbia COmmsn-
derry. No. 2. at the wharf, and will march
past the Presidents House. where the Presi-
dent viii review them. They Will then re-
turn 70 Masonic Temple. where a collation.
Will be provided by Columbia COmmandary.
affer which they viii be escorted to the y. &
a. DEPOT. on their way home, by the way OF
Pennsylvania avenue
THE WITOwsKI CONSPIRACY CASE
Yesterday, IN the Criminal Court Judge
Macarthur. tie case of Julius J. WitowSxi,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent, was continued. A. q. Sanford tes-
titled that he bad advanced Witowski money
on The faith OF his contract, which contract
he bad seen.
This morning a. d. Sanford was recalled.
and testified that copy Of contract dated
October, 1852, was correct one.
letter was read from Adjutant General
Townsend. in which he says: Having seen
IN The EVENING STAR of yesterday an erro-
neous report OF my act iOn IN regard 10 door
ments required as evidence in the WitOwski
case, hasten 10 give You the following state
ment Of facts and explanation in The hope Of
REMOVING from your mind the Impression
mat nave been guilty Of diSTespe 10 your
honorable court or disregard or its com
mands. ] have had at least four or i've
carefnl searches made for papers bearing on
the WitOwski trial on the cali Of tue grand
jury, of the District Attorney and Of counsel
for the defence, and have given every facility
In my power 10 them and 10 witnesses to dis
cover such papers il among The a. cliVes of
This Office 1 have also furnished copies
certified under seal Of the War depart rje,!f
OF such documents as have heretofore been
IOuI+o- II WAS only on Tie $th instant
mat a call was made upon me for the
paF6TS. produce in court Yesterday
altfOUgh schedule. embracing these
and oilers, was submitted To the Dis
Irlct attorney q week-Cr two since. General
NFtley. guided by The personal knowledge
ne hau acg UiTed OF the ease while an officer
G. II mar C-nE II the military service. aui
aNsIiD himself OF The facility given BY me
10 examine the records, yesterday, FOR the
mr. mr., I'm {, 30 IaI as ! am aware. caused
der ard % be m@de for the papers yesterday
proceed in court; upon which demand /
pftinply gave directions for copies 70 be
rH' de i"r the court. While these copies We're
being made. General Negley having sug-
gtsfed that the originals would be required
IN court 10 prove authenticity OF signatures,
sEd that the court was waiting for them. I
1mmt diaiely proposed that they should be
cent down by the hands of the clerk having
them in charge. and that the certified copies
should be completed for the record of the
Irlai after they were returned. / then gave
directions 10 have this done. The subpoena
upon the honorable Secretary of War was
handed 10 me, the Secretary being at cabi-
ret, and the action in the case was taken by
myself without his knowledge. TOaccoant for
ihe APPARENT delay and difficulty OF finding
any records which are fled in the adj
2eIeTaIs Cf1ce. : beg leave TO explain that
Inc WltOWtEf business never came before
ms department for action, but having been
disposed OF al the time by the military com
1nsnder On the SPOT, such papers as are now
MED here Were deposited for safe Keeping
merely in the adjutaut generals Office 10.
gether with an immense mass OF similar
records OF commands which had ceased to
exist Want OF sufficient clerical force has
alone prevented the arranging and indexing
OF these rapers after the system OF the cur
rent records of the office -
Inc District Attorney here read the Muir
frtsCOro contract, dated March 2O;h 1873. as
also The contract made by WitOwkkt with
captain Siewart5t Thompson, of New
York ard ColOnA Goddard testified To Wi
towSk1 having been engaged in furnishing
timber 10 the government.
O
REFORMED EPISCOPAL CBURCU-A
meet ng OF the Reformed Episcopal Proyis
1onai committee was held last night i'm their