Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-15
A Government Surveyors Suicide.
HANGED HIMSELF ON A DEAD TREE IN DESC
LATE MASSACHUSETTS FOREST.

HANGED HLASELE ON A DEAD TREE IN A DESC
LATE MASSACHUSETTS FOREST.
A telegram from North Adams, Mass. last
night, says that Bayard Putnam. of the govern
ment geological survey, had been missing from
camp week. Yesterday morning his body
was found suspended from q tree short dista nee
from the camp where ne had been working.
Josiah Pierce. u surveyor with Putnam's party,
returned from the top Of Florida mountain last
night in charge of Putnam's body. A party o.
ing, found the body hanging to a itInb OF u dead
tree, with tent rope about the neck ana the feet
touching the ground. The body had to be carried
four miles over bouldeIs aud through woods
and underground before roads or a conveyance
could be reached. Medical Examiner Brown
took charge OF the remains. All MS vaiuables
and papers had been lett on the dead mans
person. That he committed suicide'is consid.
cred certain. Mr.. Putnam was In the United
States census bureau In 1850, but since tnen
has been connected with the geological survey,
and was rising in his profession. He had inter.
walls OF temporary insanity. and TO this cause is
Major Powell has received no information of
the suicide.
A WEST VIRGINIA JAIL BREAKER.-George
Lewis, colored, was brought here to-day from
Annapolis, Md, by the sheriff OF Jefferson
county, West Virginia, en- route tor Martins
burg. W. Va. where he is wan led for burglary
aud also for breaking Jail there la June Last.
MIR. VINCENT FAGIN, who was dismissed
from the coast survey at the instance OF Mr..
Thorn, was not afterwards appointed to any
position under the government. A place in the
office nsd for n n Tor
point him. He has written q letter TO Assistant
Secretary Fairchiid repudiatiny the adlninis-
rants Tor the arrest OF Superintendent Thorn
and eight Of his assistants in the survey.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CITY CoUNCIL.-The city council was called
together by the mayor last night and the bo .rd
of aldermen again tailed a The
lower board met with q bare quorum und con-
siGered = report OF the street committee advis-
b. the Princess street sewer contractors in cross.
ing the old Oronoko creek bed $500 additional
the consideration oi this report the hoard ad-
joarned uatil Tonight
~ The GAAING TRIALs.-The corporation court,
y jury out in the case Of Howney. charged with
keeping gaming labie. Under the state law
the jury not only brings In q verdict, but also,
IN gaming cases. determines the punishment.
The jury In Downey's case came In yesterday
with verdict Of guilty, aud sentence
mens. Tue court then informed the Jurors
that the lowest line fixed by law was 500, and
sent them out OF court. TIE jury being unable
BY law, was discharged, aud new Jury ordered
10 be summoned.
SNEAK THIEvISa.-For some time Messr..
Cole Co., druggists In the Peabody building,
have been losing money from their drawer. A
watch was set and last evening o boy about
tutEteeu years Oio uAsuSO hugo was caught.
He had some four dollars in his possession. Tue
police hold The lad aud he will have q hearing
ut noon.
Cart. FRENCH AcoUIrrED-The corporation
court to-day tried Capt. ID. A. French, VI West
Washington, on an Indictment tor getting
bogus check, and ne was acquitted.
NorEx-Mrs. Alice Lusby applied to the
mayor yesterday tor q warrant againstJ. w.
her siepdauyhter, and carried her TO her aunt
In UniOntown; ID. G. The mayor decided that
the case was beyond his jurisdicion.-C. II.
bradford, Of this city, Was KILLED yesterday by
being thrown from y morse near Aidte, va
H,osrt Crook mas bought z from W. =: hoEs, Of
ing on Washington street, between Duke and
Wolfe streets, with large lot, At 81, 0OO.-The
near the Midland railroad roundhouse, beiopg.
lug 70 Mrs. Wesley Makeley, .were partly
burned or this morning.