Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
More Mail Route Indictments.

NJ.
John W. Dorsey, John r. Miner, john N. Peck,
stephen W. Dorsey, Henry NJ. Vail, II. c. Reredell,
J: L. Sanderson. Thos. j. Brady, and william H.
Turner, conspiracy.
The charge in the aforementioned Indictment is
| that the parties combined on the 10th of March.
1879. to represent the necessity OF Increasing the
service on various post routes &c. ana the names
OF 81 witnesses are endorsed thereon.
THE oU ESTlON OF BAIL
Mr.. TOtten asked that the amount OF bail be
fixed in the case OF Mr.. Boone, who had been In
d!cted in five cases In what ia known the straw
bond cases, and suggested that he was willing to
give 81 600 bail in each Case.
Mr.. Bliss said that Mr.. Boone was indicted for
conspiracy and subornat!on OF perjury, ana he
submitted that In the last case the bail should be
| double the amount in the other cases
Mr.. Totten said that inasmuch rs MIR. Boone had
been recently awarded 12 mail rout the govern
nent would be secure.
The bail was then fixed at 81 900 each, which was
given, with Walker II. Smith as bondsnan.
The list was then called over by Mr.. Bliss. with
view to see for whom TO issue bench warrants.
District Government Affairs.
| Messrs A. Barber & Co. ask the Commission
ers to have trees planted fronting lie Drdt Par,
Boundary street, north side, from - 20 1th streets
| MIR. Francis Miller, assistant attorney for the
District, reports the collections or fn"s and costs
for December, January and February At 1853 40,
which has been paid over 10 the treasurer OF the
! District.
Commander A. G. Kellogg and others residing
on street, between 18th and 10Th streets. ask an
extension OF sewer on that street to drain the resi-
/ dences there.
In response to the petition of Patrick Culljnane
ana Others for the Improvement OF street from
| Az street to Virginia avenue. the Commissioners
reply that about one seventh OF the entire aDDrO-
pr1atlon for street improvements in the Dist RI t
made the last session has been expended In South
| washington on Virginia avenue the current year,
and no more expenditures should. be made this
| year In this locality.
The Commissioners to-day forwarded a cory of
the resolutions passed by the school board ut its
last meeting relative to the vaccin tion of pulls
NrhtF tn
TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF A BRokER-John
Police Court to-day with enlbezzIing 1907 from john
Cooper. Cooper, 1t appeared, AS broker, boug ht
vouchers from Miller for his pay rs census Office
business. Cooper let Miller take the vouchers 10
the dlsburSlng officer yesterday and get them
| said he did not think there was strong case 0f
embezZement, and effected an arrangement
whereby Miller consented, In consideration Of
being set at liberty, to reimburse MIR. Cooper
BOUGHT AN ESTATE AT NEwPoRT-Mr Towson
Caldwell, who recently sold his residence In t,s
city TO Commodore Walker has. according tn a
pre-, dspatch purchased Redw9?d one Of the
intends to make his future residence.
RELEASED ON BAIL4-Ir the case Of w. NJ. Arnold,
arrested yesterday on capias ad satisfaciendusa,
writ OF habeas corpus was granted late yesterday
by Judge Macarthur, and he was released on bail
In $500.
FATHER EUGENE Shelby, who Is expected to ar
rive In the city on the limited express this after
Na-Gael and sister societies and escorted to VII
lard's, whence at night he will be es 0tet to the
Emmett celebration at Dad Fellows Hall
LIBEL SUIT--JOhn ]. Shpman has filed suit
against Jonathan Magarty Tor eco damages Tor
libel in having, In December, 1880, and January or
May, written to W. z Morrill,, OF the engineer
corps Of Of the the UsA and E. G. Bruce charging
other debts; that he had no money, and pliintiff
had to pay defendants debts to save him from al
rest
MORE INDIcTMENTs.-In addition to the indrt-
msnts NOTED b elsewhere the grand Jury toby re-
Th0s W. Oliver, jr., larceny; Andrew b. Scho'ied,
embezzement, dwo cases; Nicholas Miles, murder:
Washington and Arnold W. Harris, exactlng and
receiving Illegal fees in pension case.
ARRESTED FOR BuR6LARy.-O Ben Shanls
arrested a young colorcd man named Chas Mat
thews at the corner OF Sd and streets early this
morning, who had in his possession 20 pounds OF
tobacco and several boxes OF cigars, Afterwards
was broken open ana robbed last night Nat
theWs, who ADMITTED the THEFT to the police, was
committed by Judge Smell for the grand jury.
EH:sZsacl's ssrcat Score.
LATEST FROM THE WALKING MATCH.
New YORK. March 4,-The O'Clock score was as
Id,
$685. Hughes, 52a.s; Fitzgerald, $3.50; Hart, 532
ATown Attacked by Apache..
SAN FRANCISCO, March "A dispatch from
Tucson, Arizona, says: reports have reached
here that the town OF NacOri, containing several
hundred Inhabitants, has been attacked by the
Apaches. Three persons have been killed on each
side. A courier who let the place for assistance
heard heavy firing shortly after leaving"
The Floods in Arkansas.
HELENA, ARK, March 4.-1'he river here within
the "a hours ending at midnight yesterday rose
nearly two inches, and the overflow In this city Is
fully as much 1t Is predicted that We shall naye
more tina n foot higher water 10y Old river men,
and this seems probable, when II is known mat
the ST. Francis river is rising very rapidly ana the
volume OF water thrown up on US from that source
Is immense enough to canse rise in the Mi:,sis
slpp1 here 10 days after decline sets in atMemphs.
White river, at Clarendon, Is sui booming mt the
rate OF five inches a day. Everything is made
ready here for the distribution OF federal ration,
for this district
Died Last Night.
NEW YORK, March 4-FrancS $. LathroD, re-
ceiyed OF the Central railroad OF New Jersey. died
at O'clock last night at his home ia Madison,
Wall Street To-Day.
DULL STOCK hAHKEr.
New YORK, March 4.-Tne Posts financial ar
are dull. U. S. bonds are unchanged. Southern
state bonds are higher, and railroad bonds 'rreau-
lar but generally lower The result IF the fiuctl-
atoms In the stock market ZIP to the time write
is Il decline in the general list of 14all: per
cent exclusive of Denver. which is down 2si,
Louisville and Nashville "a. and Hannibal and st
10 per cent Richmond and Danville, the fuctu-
at1onS In which attract little attention. dropnei
this morning, on sales OF 200 shares, from Ij 10
1897, and some or the other minor speciaites have
declined. Jersey Central has been depressed by
the announcement or the death OF ex-Judge
Lathrop, receiver Of the company In the market
for foreign exchange it IS as dull day
as is usual after tile sailing OF the steamers.
There are, however, larger offerings than for q
long time OF bankers sixty day bills; it may be
that these are borrowed bills, or made against
the export OF securities. Commercial bills are
stu in moderate supply. The posted rates for
prime bankers sterling are unchanged.
The Markets..
BALTIMORE. March 4.-Virsinia 6s consOls 6D5s.
do. new ten -torties, 800 bid to- day.
BALTIMORE March 4.-Cotton steady-nliddling
11,.. Flour steady and quiet Wheat southern steady
western steady and hrnlsouthern red. !. 30al So do
amber. .36al. A; No. western winter red spot
2S9al 2S! March, 1. 80 asked April. 1. GAL 81 u
May l33sl 33A; June. l.30s4; july. l.I3Asal. 1875
Germ. southern easier; western negiected-southern
Steamer 6sa65 bid Oats quiet and steady southern.
sylvania. 4Sa5l Rye dull, 90a93. Hay unchanged
PROVISIONS dull and lower pork, 7.75alS. u.s.
Bulk meats-shoulders and clear rib sides, packed,
~ and 10. Bacon shoulders, 81: clear rib Sides
II. Hams, 13a1334. Latd-reiined. lls1. Butter
hrnlwestern packed 1Sa46: roll, 25a32. Ey<s lower