Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-16
The RigefOw Case

EFFORTS TO COMPROMISE WITH THE BANK
The friends of Mr. Blgeiow, the defaulting teller
of the Bank OF the Republic, have been making
efforts for the past few weeks to raise sufficient
money to be paid to the bank which viii induce
the officers to withdraw their criminal prosecu-
tlon or him. They have made several propositions
10 the bank, but so far nothing has been proposed
which Will be acceptable to the bank one promo
St1on was that $4,000 should be paid over to the
bank, and note given for s3O,OO0, which he will
Try 10 pay Oil. He has never admitted his guilt
ana has persuaded his friends that IL he got out
or this difficulty he could explain away all dis
crepanc1eS. While the repayment of the money to
the bank might have an effect on the criminal
prosecution, yet the bank has no power TO with
Draw the case, as IT is now out OF their hands and
In charge OF the district attorney.
CUTTING CASE IN A QUARREL ABOUT A G1RI.-A
the Police Court this afternoon for seriously as
Saultng another colored man, named John
Magruder who stated that late Saturday night
defendant cut witness across the face with a
razor The fight occurred about defendant being
WIN girl whose companiopship Magruder
medical testimony as to the extent of the wou5d
Ferry was also charged with stealing a coat from
Henry NJ Fry, and this case was also continued
Tor further evidence.
Nor GuILTY:-The case of Edward Boyd. whose
second trial Tor the larceny OF two COWS and a
nel1er commenced in the Criminal Court Justice
Macarthur. last Friday, was resumed this morn
ing ana the jury found verdict of not guilty.
A squad of Turkish gipsies went into camp
ia
Itn street road. There are seven of them, men and
women, and four or five bears, monkeys and DO
MES. ~
THE JEANETTE INvESTIGATION.-The examina-
uon OF Lieut. Danenhower was continued before
the Jeanette board to-day. The company on the
Jeannette, he said, numbered 80 all told when the
vessel entered the Arctic ocean. He gave q rum
ming account OF the cruise OF the Jeanette from
the date of leaving San Francisco, July Sth, 1872
until the time she sank, June 18th, 1881 using the
ships log for dates and to refresh his memory
The incidents OF the voyage were briefly touched
upon, and at 2:so p. m, when the court adjourned
Tor the day, Lieut.. Danenhower had reached that
point In his narrative when at 10 p. ~, August
10th, 1879 the Jeanette entered the Arctic ocean
and laid her course for the southeast Cape OF
Wrangel Land Gas then called.) He viii
resume his story at 1890 tomorrow morning.
An interesting feature OF to-days proceedings was
the Introduction In evidence of the log-books OF
the Jeanette and the original muster rolls and
charts, with the tin cases in which they were
carried by Capt De Longs party through their
desperate and hopeless wanderings In Siberia
DISCHARGES AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFIcE.-There were thirty discharges made at
the government printing Office Saturday evening,
as follows: in the bindery, 2 in the document
room, 10 In the treasury branch, In the Job ROOM
and in the press room. Eight employees In the
press room were furlOughed.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE THIRD AUDrroR.-Judge
T. W. keightley, third auditor Of the Treasury
department, has nearly completed his annual re-
port for the year ending June 80, 1892 The report
the past fiscal year s5s11 accounts ana claims Of
the classes passed upon by his of1ice, OF which
number 1850 were settled, amounting to
the sum or $7S, 81, %. or the unsettled ac-
counts the largest is the accounts OF pension
agents, which amount to $50. Az. 401.4S.
News Briefs.
Representative Russell Errett, from the 22d
Pennsylvania district, had his shoulder diSlocated
Friday by. being thrown from a buggy In Pitts
burg.
There were IS new cases OF yellow fever at Pen
sacola, Fla, on Saturday and deaths, and "a new
cases and deaths on Sunday. There have been
16O7 cases to date and 40 deaths.
Westgate, the self accused assassin OF Lord
Cavendish, has arrived at Dublin The police be-
ueve him crazy
Dr. K. d. wheeler, a family physician In Decatur
Ill, has been arrested for causing the death OF
Miss EStelle Wright by an abortion.
The last quarterly report OF Rev. Lawrence
Walsh, treasurer OF the Irish national land league
shows the receipts from July 10 TO october 10 to be
2902
Judge Allen, OF the supreme court. Boston. Sat-
urday granted the petition OF Mrs Ellen Thorne
for divorce from Charles r Thorne, Jr., the
actor, OF New York, on account OF the illegal reia-
lions existing between him and Mary Swift Brown
daughter OF the late mayor OF Philadelphia.
Two Missouri desperadoes, James and Edward
Bean, were killed by sherfns posse near Sunset,
NO.. last week.
Gen. Crook had talk with the head men OF the
Apaches at San Carlos Arizona. Saturday and told
them that industrious habits would be ENCOURAGED
while any violation 0f the rules would - promptly