Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-07

Bowen and His BOndsmau
| THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY APPLIES FOR AND OBTAINS A
WRIT OF sCIERE FACIAs AGAINST THEM.
District Attorney CorShil came into the Police
| Court this morning, and called Judge Snelrs at
tenton TO the case OF VIM. Dickson, recent ly be-
fore this court, in which Henry A. Bowen was
summoned as witness. and gave $1,000 bonds for
| his appearance as such. He failed to appear, :,
continued Mr. Corkhill. "and his bonds have been
forfelted desire to see II 1t is possible collect
forfeited bond In this District" The bondsman
Tor Bowen is Edward Devlin, keeper OF a second
! hand store on street. near eth street The dis.
trict attorney asked leave OF the court TO file a
motion "for the writ OF sciere fdcds on behalf OF
tne United States against Henry A. Bowen and
niz ince in the above entitled case" Judge Snell
ordered the writ to issue, returnabe In this court
| teresting, as there have been no forfeited bends
every collected In the history OF the Police Court
The Detective Scandal.
THE PRESENT SITUATION
Vhe citizens committee, OF which John w.
thompson Is chairman, fs desirous OF having the
cases OF the ex-detectves brought to trial as soon
| as possible 1t is thought that unless the cases
| are advanced on the calendar of the new term
there will be long perlo1 before the hearing can
| be had, and this Will afford opportunity for
| operations which past experience shows have
been eminently successful. The chairman OF the
committee therefore proposes to use every
effort to have these cases assigned for an
early earl ,o trial and Mr. Wells. the attorney
The preparations on both sides for the coming
contest are going on steadily, but quietly The
detectives will not avail IL all the evidence cue can
not be brought out in the trial The resources at
the command OF the ex-detectves are sufficient to
enable them TO make strong night Most OF them
are men OF considerable property and they can
rely on the help OF others whose interest it is to
| The uneasiness which has prevailed in police
circles since these developments began has not
subsided, and now the indications from the Com
missloners' Office are eagerly watched. The main
element OF uncertainty is AS to what the new Com
missioner Will do. There are several courses which
ne could pursue. but he has given no Indication OF
nls lntenuonS. ana has not expressed himself very
freely as TO recent events and their bearing on the
District government 1t is not doubted however
into position cooperate to the fullest In the effort
TO break up the gang OF afiated thieves and de-
nifty so long.
UNION LRAGUE.-General j. S. Negley, of Pitts
burg, the president OF the National Union League
has called meeting Of the executive committee OF
tnat oody, TO take place at the Continental hotel
In Philadelphia, on the cath OF March, for tie
transaction OF important political business.
NAVAL NOTES.-The U. 8. s. Yantic arrived at
Mobile yesterday from Pensacola. She will sail on
the 12th inst. for New Orleans All the vessels OF
the north Atlantic station are expected to be at
New orleans about the 18th inst, when they will
nave COHpltlcu tnelT respective cruises In the
west indies The Swatara Is at sea on her way to
Cayenne, French Guiana, near the mouth of the
Amazon; Mdshipman Manning K. Eyre has been
dered to the Ranger. Naval Cadet W. r. Addicks,
from Miantonomah and granted three months
leave OF absence.
REMAINS TO BE BROUGHT FROM AFRIcA.-Secretary
Chandler has directed Commander Ludlow, com.
manding the U S. s. Qunnebaug, European
squadron, to disinter and receive on board the
iauf w
Wheeler, who was buried at the mouth OF the Ga
boon, on the west coast OF Africa, and to convey
them to Madeira or Lisbon, or the most favorable
point for sending them to the United States.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED.-The President has signed
the commissions OF Elihu Root, TO be United States
attorney for the southern district OF New York.
and James s. Smart, collector OF internal revenue
for the 18th district of New York He has also
signed the commissions OF the members OF the
civil service commission, OF whom Prot Gregory
and Judge Thoman are now here, and Mr. Eaton
is expected here tonight or tomorrow morning
Ihe chief examiner will be appointed by the Pres-
uenI as soon as the commission has agreed upon
the person
THE Interior Department officials who visited
Carlisle yesterday express themselves as delighted
Win their visit and what they saw.
The CIVIL SERVICE CoMM1ss1oN.-The Secretary
OF the Interior, who was authorized by the law
appointing the civil service commission to provide
appropriate quarters for the commission has writ
ten letter to the heads OF the various departments
that can be made available for this purpose Az
there are no such vacant rooms the Secretary Will
nave 10 hire quarters. The commission will at
once go to work to determine upon the rules and
system 70 De employed In civil service examina-
tions. These rules will not apply TO appointments
orized by Congress after July fst will not come
uIder these regulations unless specified In the
law.
The OBSCENE LETTER CASE DIsM1ssKD.-This af-
ternoon Anna Conneil, the white woman arrested
or sending through the mails a letter containing
foul and Indecent language to John Young, was
who held that section ss9s under which the charge
Is made, did not apply to the case as made out as
the statute contemplates that the language should
DC Oh caro- OF envelope ana not In sealed letter.
MARRIAGE LFCRNsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to Byneder
Baltimore, Md, and Kate L Usher; Fenton Mer.
Ger and Anna chatham, Of Norfolk, Va; Frank P
ana Surke s,a9a ana MARY oHare stson Huschns
Mariana Holmes
The New York Town Elections.
AUBURN. N. Y, March 7.-Wheeler (rep.) ia re.
elected mayor by over 500 majority, together with
the entire republican city ticket except the re- |
visors out OF 10 are elected. oNP0'
HUDSON, n. Y, March later advtces fndioa te |
Of Is
Vigilance Committee i'm Montreal.
MONTREAL, March IA vigilance committee or /
society has been formed here to prevent illegal |
civic elections, illegal public contracts illegal tax
alton, and to select competent men for the city |
council
Sequel to tho New York Prize Fight.
NEW YORK, March Matt Grace, In whose /
saloon the prize Tight took place last night between
Fulltames and Gallagher, was arrested this morn
ing for violating the excise law, and released
on BAH for trial
Death of q Boston Capitalist.
BOSTON, March 1-Nathaniel Thayer, q we'll
known capitalist OF this city, and for many years
member OF the banking firm OF John 3. Thayer &
Brother, died here this morning, aged Is years
GEN. BOyntOn Replies 60 Mr. Keifer.
cAusT1c REVIEW OF rHE spEAKERs DErENsK.
Gen. b. v. Boynton, correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette, and chairman OF the
OF correspondents having charge OF the
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