The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-17
NUMBER 1856
FROM WARRINGTON.
General News at the National Capitol
Yesterday.

WAsIuSGroN, June lB.-Major Nicker-
sons second wife did not live here with
him rs reported, but has been here for
the past three week. and has no idea she
says. where the Major is As soon as she
was advised of the action OF the philAdrl-
phia court she informed the Major she
cold not live with tim and they separated.
She has not seen him since.
ptAp.
wA-HNGroN, June lG-Mrs. Ella Il.
Cn,son, eldest daughter OF chief Justice
Drake, OF the court of claims died yester
day.
rHR uiLI CASE.
MAsHINGTuN, June lG.-Owiug to the
inability " Hin counsel to he present
to-day the cruss-eXaminution of Stciuwitz
WAS deferred I'LL Monday.
NNeuiNdruN, June lG-Quite sensa-
ton WAS produced to-day III connection
with the Hill investigation. Assistant
Secretary New, chairman Of the commit
tee. had Just announced there would he
a session for to-day when Co cman, cOun-
sel Tor Murch, said, with some warmth,
he wished tu call the attcn lou OF the
committee to what he ROAR ed gross
impcrtlnoucc, both To himself aud Gen
orul New, chairman ot the committee.
/ ~ 'AA'A iA''A''N'h NNtllNlNiNh lllhAlt
several days ago by Mur,h upon Hill,
for papers relating to contract
/ for stuuaiy tor the Philadelphia public
/ building. lin refused to deliver mp the
/ paper, tor the rcasb that the statuHry In
/ question was not mentioned In the charges
/ being investigated. Coleman churactcr-
/ lid this rs an insult to the chairman al
/ the committee and his an 10 superior.
/ Coleman then gave notice that the prose-
/ cutlon proposed to take up tuc public
buildings at St Louis, Chicago, tinClnnr Il
that above S5.O0O.Ooo OF the public
funds have been illegally expended.
Murch stated this evening thrt among
the papers which he had been Rb q to
cNtort from the supervising architects
Office was one showing that in one in
stance after contracts had been made, an
order was made 10y the archltc I, inctcas-
ing the Compeu. alton Of contractors
twenty-five per cent, or one dollar per
cubic loot FOR cutting aud polishing
stone for the Phil tdclphiH public build
ing. Az to the contract for the
stntuary for lhnt building sad Mn ch
II was awarded to Assistant ~ccrettl Y
frrnch- son, and 10y him -uhlrt to an
, other party. Who suhlct il To the con-
tractor who Is nov erecting II.
hhAl1 Indie tI AbNlNs
+ The grand jury Thu morning brought
! IN another Indictment against Brndy
II charges that ON Juy rs, 1880, he de
, PENDANT maize u contract with j. II
+ l'rlcc tu carry on mail ron from So
I corru, New Mexico to Silver City and
r hnck, seven times week Gu "a srhrdul,
70 ot thlrty liy' hours from August LIST t,
. Jun Both, 1881, for GIL S2, hnd that ~
, D NM Rel t.tr t.utl tAtt
1 Brady 81 .2iOus compensation for award
, ing the contract The witnesses wcrt
:, Jno, A. Walsr j. B. Price, j. O. Coch
4 rRno and J. W B ndy.
- rHEAsrHy STATEMENT.
Condition Of the troaury; Gold con
aud bullion, 2l9j, $50 7S, silver dollar
II aud bull On Slli,2f.ili fractional Hilyr
e coin So, i26,slG; United States note,
liratcT outstHniI =, gold SOL 10, 1Nl; siI
Nv yer, SI1l6, lhl; cur ruCy, Sl2, 13j 600.
,r urE LucHr sI,W not rfUS.
T. WA-mNGluN, June lG.-lu the crimIn
~ court tu-E, Morris, tn law parlhcr
At MCruuk, stated that IN the e So ct Brad
and Othct4. hu WIS itVu.st,d TO 81, 4,
, Murrrh, lmt Rrrdcii uc,lr d f." ST hdrt
I- h- plea ni guilty and subs itutc ON
Ut not guilty. and special counsel Tor IN
lo government cons utcd To Tins buiug don
a The count sIid RCrdCll must com" int
II court aud make the pl A. AMI ordered /
re br brought In Monday. The court -t
lc further 1t thought the best thing 10 3
hi done would be to enter motion of a
re- rest OF in lgmunt Tin 'rr tile laws
a. I,quir ~ lr,,st Two To commit conspi
All ary. Onr could not dn it, As the utu
mr. DIET ndants had been Hrqu ttod ot Il
A charge the court would iind itself unMl
4 to pass sentence upon Rerdrll. ON I
AT plea entered Morris ryplicl
at h"l u Is lno lnlIH''u" "' Wy E"fci
ma "v', , W Vi''' ,'o''r l'"i w ,'''
w. said the Judge, "lnd come m Monday
we Count adjourned.