Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-23
The Highland Station OUTRAGE.


HUNTER SURRENDERED TO THE MARYLAND AUTHoRI-
TIES.
This morning Detective Block returned from An
nopoliS, Md, with requistiOn from Gov. Hamil-
ton. OF Maryland, for James Hunter, colored boy
Is years old, who Is charged with having commit
Ted rape on Ella SimmS. olored girl OF l3 years
at a picnic near Highland Station, on the b. and o.
railroad, on August 2lSt.
Yesterday petition for a writ OF habeas CORPUS
was filed with Chief Justice Cartier and the writ
was made returnabe to-day.
The case was heard on habeas corpus this after
noon before the Chief Justice. NeSsrs Hewlett
and Moss for the prisoner and Mr. Coyle for the gov
ernment. The girl WAS examined by the Chief JUS
tice under OATH and she stated that the defendant
Knocked her down and accomplished his purpose
and that she went to Maryland witness voiun-
tarlly and without being forced or coerced. When
cause she heard that he had attachment for her
The judge said that there was no alternative but
70 order the prisoner to be surrendered to the Mary
Land authorities
DIsPosING OF OLD APPLICATION PAPERs-Since
the civil service commission rules went into effect
Mr. Hood, the appointment clerk Of the Interior
department. has been endeavoring to relieve the
neS OF his office OF the vast quantity OF papers which
applicants for clerkships have from time To time
placed on file. These papers In MANY individual
cases are quite volIlmnOuS and on account OF the
letters from prominent men OF considerable value
They are OF course of no value to any while in
the department. and far possible they have been
returned TO the owners A large number have left
no address, and in such cases no disposition can be
in
forms the department Of his present address his
papers are forwarded to him.and in this way quite
large number have been disposed Of
The PRESIDENT GOING TO NEW YoRK-It is
stated this afternoon at the White House that the
President would probably be present at the evacu-
uon celebration In New York Monday.
RIFLES FOR THE VETERANs.-The chief OF the
ordnance OF the army has ordered sixty rifles from
the Springfield armory for the Union Veteran Corps
OF this city. They are expected to arrive in time
to be used by them in celebrating evacuation day.
COMMODORE EARL ENGLISH, chief of the bureau
of equipment and recruiting, and Chief Constructor
Wilson, chief OF the bureau OF construction and re-
pair, Will leave Washington this evening for Nor
folk to inspect the U. S. s. Powhatan, In dry dock
There, 10 see what repairs are necessary.
ALL THE NUMBERS OF THE CABINET were present
long one. Subjects to be treated OF In the Presi-
dents message were considered.
LEAVE for six months on surgeons certificate OF
disability, with permission to leave the division OF
the Missouri, is granted First Lieut.. Daniel II.
Brush, regmental Quartermaster nth infantry.
The CHANGERS AND SORGHUM sueAR-At the
meeting OF the National Grange to-day Dr. Collier,
the eX-chemist of the Agricultural department.
made an address on the cultivation OF sorghum and
its possibilities He was requested to furnish q
copy OF his report to be printed for general dstbu
ton. Mr.. Sims, OF Arkansas, spoke OF the success
OF the manufacture OF sorghum sugar In his state.
THE UNDERGROUND telegraph line from Col Rock
wells office, 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
to the Capitol, was completed to-day.
A GENERAL CouRr-MARTIAL is appointed to
meet at Willetts point, New York harbor. Novem-
Der Goth The following is the detail for the court.
Captain Joseph II. Willard, First Lieutenant Os-
car T. Crosby. Second Lieutenant Lansing ii.
Beach. Second Lieutenant Graham d. Fish. Sec
ond Lieutenant Eugene j. Spencer, Second Lieu
tenant William c. Langf1tt, and Second Lieuten-
ant Henry Z. Waterman, all OF the corps OF engt-
neerS,w with Second Lieutenant George A. Rinn corps
OF engineers, judge advocate
NAVAL ORpERs-Iieutenant Commander G. F.
Wilde has been ordered as assistant inspector OF
the seventh Lighthouse district and on the thirty
first OF December, inspector OF that district Pay
master G. Fl. Read to duty in charge of the manu-
factory OF clothing for the enlisted men OF the navy
at New York, December l; Lieutenant Commander j.
K. Wtnn has been detached from duty as inspector
OF the seventh lighthouse district December l. and
ordered to settle accounts and wait orders Assfs-
navy yard, New York, and ordered to take charge
OF the repairs to the Constellation at Norfolk under
Naval Constructor Varney; the leave OF Chief En-
g1neer Edward Phythian (retired}, at present fn
Mflan Italy, has been extended one year from De-
cember 81; Lieut.. Henry w. Lyon. ordered to ord
nance duty at the Washington navy yard, 9TH De-
cember; Lieut. Robert NJ. Doyle, detached from the
photographic Office 30th inst and ordered to the
Galena; Lieut. VIM. B. CapertOn, from duty on the
David Daniels, from duty on the coast survey and
ordered to duty In the branch photographic Office
New York; Ensign Henry S. Knapp from duty on
coast survey and ordered to duty at the Smithsonian