Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-29
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
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NATIONAL BANK NoTEs outstanding. 1858, SIS, ,5s2.
SECRETARY FoLGER is going down the river this
evening for a short trip on a revenue cutter.
COMMODORE S. B. LUCE, commanding the train
Ing squadron states to the Navy department that
it is expected that the training ships Saratoga
and Portsmouth will reach Madeira by September
ISL from Genoa.
SECRETARY CHANDLER left this morning for West
Point, NY. He expects to return to Washington
Tuesday morning. While he is absent, and also
Commodore J. g. Walker, Mr. Jno. w. H0gg, chief
clerk, is at the head of the Navy department
THE CONTRACT for supplying thirty-sevcn fire
place CRATES for the north wing OF the State, War,
and Navy departing mt building, has been awarded
to w. Ii. Jackson & Co., OF New York, for 81 ,2s9.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were the Commissioner of Agriculture, Speake
keifer, and Representatives Townsend, Crowley
Burrows, (Mo.,) Butterworth. Calkins, Parker,
Gibson, Van Horn. Peelle, and Pettibone.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED the joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary OF War to loan twenty
five wall tents to the cavalry of Russian Hebrew
refugees at Cnnarron, Foote county, Kas. : also,
the act to provide for the sale OF certain kickapoO
Indian lands in Kansas; the act in relation to the
lands In Colorado, occupied by the UncOmpahgre
and White River Ute Indians; the act authorizing
the construct: on of a bridge over the Rio Grande
river, between Ell PaSO, Texas, and Ell Paso del
Norte, MeXco the joint resolution relating to the
refunding OF certain internal revenue taxes 1lle-
gally collected from the Detroit house OF correc-
ton; the joint resolution allowing the widow Of
Gen. stephen A. Hurlburt, late minister to Peru,
one years salary, and the joint resolution allow
ing the widow or Gen. Julson Fitzpatrick, late
minister to Chilli, one years salary.
PERsoNAL-Sergeant-at-A Hooker has gone
home to Vermont. on short vist.-John A.
Sharp, Of Washington, was registered at the office
OF the New York Herald in London yesterday.-
Assistant Postmaster General Elmer is in New
York.-A. F. Childs and Mrs H. II. Wells, Jr.. Of
Washington, are among late arrivals at Saratoga
--Ex-Senator Thurman is at Long Beach with
his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs McCor-
mick.-NeXt week the vacation of ST. Johns
choir occurs, when Messrs. Mcleod. Pearson, Geer,
Foresman, and Adams will take pleasure tour
among the mountains OF Vermont.--Mrs. E. NJ
Wilson is spending month among the hills and
lakes OF New Hampshire.-Mrs. II. II. HELEN has
gone to Martha's Vineyard for a stay of several
sailed from New YORK for Europe to-day.--H'
Polkinhorn is at Asbury Park, on a short VISIT
Dr. c. NJ Latimer viii pass month among the
at orkney springs.-Rev. W. G. Isaacs, of the NJ.
T. Alabama Conference, Is In town on VISIT
l. s. Bradford has gone to Deer Isle Me-, for
stay OF three or four weekS.--AmOng the latest
arrivals at Rock EnOn Springs are the following
guests from Washington: Prot. A. J. Huntington,
Dent, Mrs j. j. Crawford, Mrs 2. L. Collins,
Miss Alice Kerr.-The family OF Medical Direc-
tor A. L. Gihon, have gone to Long Branch
for the SeaSOn.--The following WashinctonIans
are among the guests lately registered at MOOrc'S
Hotel. LeonardtoWn: X. ID. Weston and wife. VIM.
O'Hogan and wife. James O'Hogan, Miss Florence
Selby, Miss Lulie Selby, A. II. Stamp and wire,
Miss Mary Awkward, Master George Awkward,
Mrs. Lyons and family. Mrs Boyger and family j.
L. Caliaghan and family, Miss Alice Lovejoy.
Arrest of BigcIOyv.
THE DEFAULTING CASHIER OF THE NATIONAL BANK
OF THE REPUBLIC CAPTURED-THE PARTICULARS OF
HIS FLIGHT FROM WASHINGTON. a. 49,. -,s,4l,, 9at
An Associated Press dispatch from Detroit last
evening says that 3. Frank BgelOw, the former
receiving teller Of the National Bank of the Re
public, Washington, Was arrested at O'Clock yes
terday morning at Port Huron, and adds: ''He
absconded June %, and is alleged to be short in
his accounts eco. reward OF 81 ,0GO has been
offered for his capture. He was IN Canada, and
virtually gave himself up, saying he was tired
OF being hunted from place to place"
TRACKING THE FUGITIVE.
1t Is learned here that about two weeks ago De-
tective McDevitt, armed with warrant, left here
for Idaho, where 1t was thought Bgelow had fled,
as hehad relatives living in that territory. It ap-
pears, however, that BigelOw did not go to that
territory, but, subsequently, ascertained, when
he left here the $40 p IN. train on the 2tst OF
June he went to PittSburg, then to Er1e thence to
Buffalo, where he took the Grand Trunk railroad
and went to the western part OF Canada. Mr. Nc
Dewitt having reported that BgelOW was not in
the Territory of Idaho on Monday last left Omaha
for Chicago The same day it was ascertaned de-
hnitely that Blgclow was at Port Sarnia In Can
ada, opposite Port Huron. The bank officers at
once dispatched Private Detective c. E. Flinders
to Detroit. He left Monday night At the same
time the chief Of police OF Chicago was requested
by telegram to intercept Mr. McDevitt and detain
him for orders Mr.. McDevltt telegraphed from
Chicago, Tuesday morning. for orders from Wash
ingtOn, and was directed to proceed to Detroit and
connect at the Russell house with Flinders, who
bank officers were telegraphed by Flinders
"Bigelow has been at Port Sarnia, and We are en-
deavor1ng to locate him, and Will get him If he
shows up"
THE ARREST
Yesterday morning a dispatch was received
from Port Huron, "Bigelow is over the line"
meaning he was in Port Huron,) and short time
afterwards McDev1tt telegraphed, "Will leave
with B. tonight" He is expected to arrive to-
morrow with the prisoner.
THE AMOUNT OF THE EMBEZZLEMENT
The entire amount embeZzled has not been made
known, and the bank officers are reticent, saying
that it will all come out the trial 1t is, how
ever, believed to be much greater than at first re-
pOrted-some say over 5000 and that the biggest
haulS he made were during the last week he was
at his desk. One OF the officias at the bank this
claimed that the defalcatiOn would not exceed
s., 900 (Which was the amount named in the first
repOrtsl, laughed and said that the director might
have had that opinion at first. but had changed it
In the la st few days.
WHAT IS SAID AT THE BANK.
Mr. Bradley, the cashier OF the National Bank of
the Republic, when shown statement published
this morning, that the bank officials had fire.
quently heard from Bigeow since his departure,
through letters received by Others said that the
statement was untrue He denied also that Blge-
10 W had written here Offering to surrender him.
self. The bank OfficlalS he said, had had no COM
mun1catiOn with him. 1--WE have had intimations
that letters have been received from him by his
family. and that Is all The detectives, when they
went out, went on surmfse. All the Information
that the bank has received Is that he has been ar
rested. We do not expect TO get any details until
he arrives here. / am utterly incredulouS OF the
story that he profesSed any sorrow, OR desire to
surrender himself. / think that must be based
solely on some ones imagination"
The bank officials are not inclined to he COM
municatlve as 10 the amount OF the defalcation.
1t will not 1t Is thought, entail very serious loss
upon the bank over and above what it is expected
TO recover from the bondSmen and the property OF
Bigelow now in the hands OF the bank. This
property consists in part or mining stock and
other securities of such uncertain value that it is
doubtful how much may be realized from it. Mr.
Bradley stated to THE STAR reporter that the loss
would not be great enough to cripple the bank
though the officials would probably have to go
down into their pockets. Both Mr.. DuncanSOn,
the auctioneer, and Mr.. PaIkes, the patent office
examiner, who are the bondsmen for BigeIow, are
out or the city, Mr. ParkeS, IL is stated has little
property, so the whole burden Of the bond of