Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-04

Gently.
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The Ninth NEasSachusetts Roys.
| THE STORIES TO THEIR DISCREDIT-THEIR BEHAVIOR
| IN WASHINGTON ALL RIGHT.
| The charges made by Richmond newspapers and
Others rejecting upon the conduct OF the 9Th Mas
SachuSettS regiment during the recent trip Of that
! organization to Yorktown and Richmond, are now
being Investigated by a committee representing
! the military authorities of the Bay state. When
! the regiment passed through this city, on their
their way home, the officers and many OF the men
were interviewed by STAR reporters, and made
broad and general denials OF the charges Among
the several hundred soldiers several Were found
| suffering with ecchymOSed eyes. which are gene
rally taken as signs that the sufferer had recently
engaged in fisticuffs This was the only evidence
merely presumptive. No charge has b been n
made made affecting their conduct here, and
perfect order, paid their bills, and in every way
comported themselves as gentlemen. Col. Web
SUef, the adjutant general of the District militia.
says that no unfavorable criticism could be Justly
passed upon their behavior while here. He praises
taer marching M and discipline as military body
very h1ghly. The regiment is composed mostly Of
young !rishmen, he says, some OF whom may
drink little and be little wild. The members
| 'Irish regiment when here, speak well of their
guests. and the proprietorS of Harveys restaurant
and other places where they were Quartered, have
| no fault whatever TO find.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE THIRD AUDIToR.-Third
Auditor Kefghtey has submitted his annual report
to the Secretary OF the Treasury. Hegves tabular
statements OF the operations of his office. He
says that the necessity for statute OF limitations
fixing the time within Which claims against the
United States may be presented to the executive
departments, becomes more aud more apparent
every year. In many cases it is now practically
impossible to determine the merits of claims
growing out OF the operations OF the army during
the late rebellion, or in other wars OF still earlier
date. Most OF the Old Claims pressed upon this
the ascertafnment OF the truth grows difficult, but
the temptation to present fraudulent claims is in-
creased. The consolidation of agencies and the
passage OF various acts granting increase OF PEN
sion including arrears, have caused the accumu-
lation OF work now on hand, and if the work in
creaSeS in future it has in the past the present
force Will be insufficient
REDEMPTION OF 81 PER CENTS IN NovEMBER-
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury French this
afternoon issued the following circular: Notice is
hereby given that on Wednesday next and on
each Wednesday thereafter through the present
month and until otherwise ordered, the department.
will redeem, at the Office OF the assistant treasurer
Of the United States at New York, paying par and
interest accrued to the date OF redemption, any
called United States bonds continued to bear in
terest at three ard one-half per centum per an
mum. to an amount not exceeding s. coo GEO on each
day mentioned.
REsIGNED-Mr VIM. Mayse, for sixteen years
principal clerk in the Pension Office, has resigned
disposition to go into private business In this city.
A BIG MUSHROOM CROP AND A FALL IN PRICES
| The unusual abundance OF mushrooms in the city
market within the last week has been a subject
| for discussion among the market men. The cuIt-
vaton of this fungi has for several years past been
| profitable business to quite large number OF
| individuals who have ground prepared and from
| these gardens have the markets generally been
| supplied. Notably among those who have made
the cultivation OF the mushroom successful busi-
| ness is Mr.. Peter Guigan, whose grounds and pits
are located at uniontown, and have heretofore
n IN r,-Qt of
Efforts ftEs s11sn of those who make mushroom cul-
gathersd by county people miles Sa' away from the
city, VINO bring them here by the barrels full in
and pastures are full OF them Yesterday the Gem
ter market was full OF them, the market people
SAYING they never saw so many in one day: The
| what they usually bring. The usual price for the
cultlVated mushroom ranges from Is to as
| them, but the spontaneous growth over the coun-
try fields has had the effect OF bringing the price
pound land those brought in by the countrymen are
The unusual growth is attributed to the the long Ss
drOuth followed by TIE c0piOuS rain OF last week
on the warm ground. They are found in rich
| meadow land or pastures where stock has been
but the most common % is by making S stews .H or
sauce TO accompany beefsteaks
A SINGULAR surr.-Messrs Enoch Totten, W. A.
McKenney and &c. Blunt have filed a suit for Ann
Mary Rienmuth against John G. Garland and
Sarah Garland for $4,000 damages Plaintiff
claims that on the Sd OF August, $780, she was in
possession OF part of the Clark Mills estate on
which she carried On milk dairy, yielding her
at the rate OF 81 500 per annun, and had thereon
| mitch cows, II turkeys and 4S chickens OF the
| value of 5000 And she charges that defendants
intending to fnjure, incOmmOde and harrass her In
the peaceful enjoyment Of said premises, about
September 18th, 1880 threatened and terrified her
that she had to move from the place and her busl-
ness, and that they poisoned and killed the cows,
turkeys and chickens.
| INDIcTMENTs.-The grand jury to-day returned
| indictments against Wash Meredith, second
OfenSe, petit larceny, and William j. Queenan,
| same; and dismissed Joseph g. Fowler, embez-
| Element, and Elizabeth Staitner, grand larceny.
President Arthur i'm New York.
HIS VISIT NOT POLITICAL ONE.
| President Arthur, ex-senator Roscoe Conklins,
! Of Utica, and ex-Secretary of the Treasury WILL
| liam Window, of Minnesota, were at the Fifth
avenue hotel, New York last night The fact that
| the President and Mr. Conklfng were at the hotel
| led many people to conjecture that the two gen.
| tlemen intended to confer to political affairs
| generally This is strenuously denied by those
| who should know whereof they speak. There
seems no reason to doubt, the Herald says that
| President Arthur is there simply to arrange pri-
vate matters requiring his personal attention. and
having no relation whatever to politics Since his
accession to the presidency, General Arthur has
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