Evening star., 1886-06-09


eight-hour law is made applicable to letter
carriers.
A CHARGE OF CRIMINAL LIBEL.
Arrest Of a Correspondent Of the Gin.
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE WARRANT SWORN OUT BY ROBERT A..
PRICE, OF THE PENSION OFFICE-THE ARTI-
Gle ON WHICH THE ACTION Is BASED.
Last evening Detective Edelin, arrested Fred
erick ID. Mussey, a correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, on a warrant sworn
out by Robert n. Price, a clerk in the Pension
ofnce, charging him with criminal libel in that
he composed a certain article, which he caused
to be published in the paper mentioned with
intent to defame, villity and maliciously iniure
the said Price. The article is set out in the
warrant and reads as follows
'ihere continual reports that reflect upon the
management In the Pension Office and there appears
~ be good deal ct Decentralization there DischaI ges
there are frequent and there are many eviden that
tue ciyh service rules less reg in
any other branch OF the government One of the new
drunkenness and ileiciency and another is
named Chappelle lust been discharge on ciarge
Oh writing certain letter in a pension case. Chap
peiie cias !hat the letter was written by d1rec ion
regular routine business The ladies in south
timekeeper, and have asked that he be Investigated.
Gay MI Lincoln AN ole and very iaithiu clerk
the orders OF tie commissioner ask thirty DAYS
wet 10 The commissioner expIanaIlon but the
Latter told hm IEat when he wanted TO consult with
hum he would send for him.
The employees of the Pension Office We're paid of at
no, noon last "a, SATURDAY, Among them was Rev Dr:
merly president of Miami university, Ohio Dr
scott VINO Is So years Of age had Oh an Office
In mis- on.-oidoors coat. which hung the wall Of
he walked OF the building still wearing bis of,ics
coat ana leaving tue other and his money hanging
building when he remembered what he had LEFT be- be-.
hin hind him He went back and expained matters to
building, oeing told that it against rules Tor
a., empioye who han iea the bniiiing to be allowed
waIcn, telling him that ne needed the money to paw
hum what Imam had tpd ih h and seSss .oa
On Moaday morning DIR. scott got his Office very
knew where. The robbery viii the subject of an
in which will develop SAID. some other
The Investigation viii, it IS said, also include Mai
shoo sooi n and M NE Price as We'll as the same
In the Treasury the discharges this week not re.
repairs in the architects office; John W Clark ana
0eorge D. Frost, Doth OF New Hampshire and Georee
Office OF the third auditor the Treasury No charges
were ere MADE a,ieassns against f any s Of them. I
sion office ana Treasury department is said to ne
more frequent at present than at any time since the
1t would appear that with stealing of this nature
turn some rascAls out. Gen. Black administration
has been unfortunate from the beginning and me
sion office of old and tried Official the father of
noted senator's VIE. II the captain OF watch and
the watchMsn Cacnct see that money is nor stolen
when they are tulu exactly where it they ought to
not One OF the performances of Nj Price was 15 p
watch u lady clerk who was i'll with a sick headachs
her salary cut off for absence and finally laid her
mead down her desk Price timed her and reported
s wan "a Pey and ABUSE in
remarks TO or in ihe presence of the female clerks
is something the women in the departmenIs depend
ent upon their places tor their living under the new
democratic administration have to submit to or to be
This morning in the Police Court Mr.. Cork
hill called the attention of Judge Smell to the
case and said ne would waive an examination,
The case was sent TO the grand jury; bonds
$500. Gen. II. V. Boynton was accepted as
Mussey's surety.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Wanted
CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THE PROPRIEToRS OF THE
GAZETTE.
Robert N. Price to-day by Messrs. E, K d.
Mayne and A. X. Browne, filed a suit against
Murat Halstead, Richard Smith and others
doing business under the firm name of the Com,
naerci0I Gazette company ofCincinnati, for libel,
laying damages at 100000 The article COM
planned of was published June 3, 1886, under
the head of "Lght on the DoingS in the PEN
sion otiice-No regard whatever for civil ser
vice rules-GeneraI mismanagement and con.
siderable decentralization" in which appears.
"The ladies in the southern division COM plain
OF the conduct of MIR. Price, the time keeper
and have asked that he be investigated" I" and
in connection with a charge of robbery, This
robbery will be the ubject of an investigation
which WI develop, 1t Is said, some other mat
The investigation WILL it is said, also include
Major smoot and Mr.. Price, as well as the same
watchmen, though not, OF course, ON the same
or similar charges" &c.
Followers Of st. Vincent de Paul.
THE SOCIETY To-DAY-A CALL ON THE PREsI-
DENT.
The session OF the society of St Vincent de
Paul was resumed this morning at Carroll hall
The delegates attended seven o'clock mass and
holy communion at ST. Patrick's church and
then assembled at the hall where they were
called to order by the chairman, Mr.. Thomas
=. Waggaman. Seated on the platform was
States Treasury, letter was read from Gen.
Sheridan stating thatowlng to his absence from
the city he was not able 10 accept the invita-
tiOn TO attend. A communication was read
from the upper council at New Orleans regret
ing their inability to send delegates. Commit
papers submitted. A committee consisting of
Rev. Patrick Corrigan Of Hoboken, n. j., ]. f.
Kearnsy, Of New York, Gabriel q: Healy. Of New
ing Rts to the pope Ful,en Clark. the presi. prssI
speech advocating the appointment Of a priest
in every town where q penal Institution or
spiritual needs Of the inmates.
Father O'Rfordan, OF New York, who Is In
charge OF the work at Castle Garden, made an
interesting statement of what was being done
TO aid emfgrants arriving In that city.
MI. Joshua Huntingdon, formerly the presi.
dent Of the Particular council OF this city read q
report in favor OF the consolidation OF The four
upper councils in this country.
A report from the secretary Of the Superior
council of New York, Mr. +. A. Churchill. was
read, advocating annual meetings OF the pre-
siding officers OF the several Particular cuun-
ellis. and also report recommending the pres
ervation In permanent form OF all records OF
the society.
adjourned 70 o'clock.
The delegates met ct the hall again at that
hour and In y body called on the PFesident
Friday the delegates are invited to visit Mt
Vernon.
There are four committees from the Particular
council Of Washington In charge OF the arrange
naents for the meeting OF the assembly. Mr.