Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-30

INvEsTIGArING POSTMASTER JOKES. Civil
Service Commissioner Thoman and Chief Ex-
aminer Lyman yesterday continued their in
vestigation of the charges against Postmaster
Jones, in response to the charges was pre-
scented, but it will not be made public at pres
ent. 1t is understood, however, that he enters
general denial A large portion of the day
was devoted TO an examination of the work of
the local board of civil service examiners, the
object being to ascertain whether examination
had been conducted fairly and honestly, and
whether the averages given applicants were
fair indications of their ability. Messrs Tho
to-day, but no public report OF their findings
will be made at present
THE dixie ScANDAL.-Proceedings are pend
ing against Sir Charles Dixie, involving dam
ages of 100000, in connection with the now
famous scandal case. Strong social and politi-
cal influences are working to avert a public
trial. Sir Charles Dixie Is completely pros
trated. The injured husband is an active radi-
CAL and formerly held a minor Office. 1t is re-
ported that he insists upon divorce TO vindi-
cate his honor, damages being no object to him
HIS wife, wife received dowry of 100000 from
commons. The lady is much younger than her
husband. and they have no family.
HUNTING Down MooNsHINER MURDERERs
Allen Brown. OF Sumner county, Tenn, has
United States Marshal Miller three Weeks Rp arS
Miller went into the mountains of Sumner
county to arrest Brown on the charge of Illicit
weeks after Miller's disappearance his horse
was found in the hills, but no trace of the rider
was discovered. 1t is believed that Miller was
murdered ana his body burned in still to pre-
vent detection. The revenue officers who ar
rested Brown surrounded the houses of John
Bradley and Henry Moore, but failed to find
either. The moOnshiners in that section have
killed and wounded several revenue officers.
A WIFE-BEArER LYNcHED.-The Decatur
county jail, few miles from cambridge, Ca,
was on Wednesday morning the scene OF one OF
the most sensational lynchings ever perpetra-
ted In Georgia At two o'clock so or 60 masked
men, armed with guns and revolvers, sur
rounded the Jail and demanded the surrender
Of Thos. NJ. BrantIey, jr., young white man
charged with ili-treating his wife. Jailer
Drapd refused to deliver up. the keys. The
to Brantleys cell, from whence they led him
to q field. The lynchers there threw a plough
line over q limb OF a tree. put a moose around
OF the rope they swung him of, with his feet
within seven feet of the ground. All then
ieveled their gurs and pistols at their victim
perforating his be, " from head to foot.
CRUEL MURDER OF A CoLoRED MANA
press dispatch from Atlanta, Ca, says that in
named Canaday had q color ed man employed
under contract. The man ran away, but subse-
q Joseph Dill planter Wno hss two sons
Peter and David. These young men stripped
the runaway negro to the skin, and with Q
couple 81 6uesy Traces aa weit II upon Welt
for mercy had no effect upon the hard-hearted
assailants who indicted 500 lashes The negro
quest pronounced his death murder. It was
rome action would be taken, but the foreman
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