Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

| In The STAR
July 25, 1865. Wallace w. Whittlesey
was arrested in New York by Detec-
tiyes .Clarvoe and
Theft Of Bonds McDevttt of Washing
A11., ton on a charge OF
01He6eu' taking from the loan
branch Of the Treasury 100 five-tWenty
bonds, with coupons. amounting to
Sos, 900. some time during the preced-
ing month. In The Star OF July ~
1865. is a news article on the subject
of Whittlesey's examination at police
headquarters:
Before the examination was proceeded
with the accused stated that he mao
not had an opportunity to consult WIN
counsel, and he had expected to pro-
cure the services of Mr.. Bradley. put
had not seen him. He suggested tha'
the examination might be materially
shortened il he had counsel present
Solicitor Jordan representing the gov
eminent, suggested that as 1T was APP
parent that the examination WOMB
suit in the accused being committed to
Jail or held to bail for court, time
might be saved by accused waving an
examination. Justice Walter remark ed
that the counsel who might ne EN-
ployed in the case would probably wish
to hear the evidence at a preliminary
examination, in order to prepare the
case for court. He remarked that the
government would give him ample
time to consult counsel. The accused
bv tomorrow, and the justice. after
consulting Mr.. Jordan. fixed 10 and 9
half O'Clock tomorrow morning Tor tne
time for a hearing. and committed
him to Jail till then"
The next day A. G. Riddle and J. II
Bradley. ir., appeared for Whittlesey
and waived the preliminary examina.
tion. Justice Walter fixed the pail al
$500 900. which Whittlesey was not pre-,
pared to give, and he was committed
to Jail
The war interrupted a local railroad
Improvement which promised mate
rial development of the
north of Washington
brancn. along the Potomac river
In The Star of July &c. 1865. is an Item
on the resumption of this Work:
I'VE understand that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. which, II
will be recollected, obtained charter
for a road from this city to Point OF
Rocks has a competent force Oh engl
neers at work in making the actua
survey for the road, a preliminary sur
yey having been made some time since
and it is probable before the season
closes the road will be well under way
The route, we hear. Will be from rom,
of Rocks. passing between Sugar LOAF
mountain and the Potomac. thence
south of the base of Pars ridge TO-
point east Of Rockville and down the
valley Of the Sligo to the District line
News from Mexico began to be ex'
ceptionally interesting just at this time
fifty years ago, and the
Mexican columns Of The Star have
occasional dispatches In
dAa1S' dicating that affairs II
that country were growing very tense
In The Star OF July 81. 1865. Is this
paragraph:
Semi official news has been received
from Mexico in a letter from Gen. Ar
teRa. the commander OF the nationa
forces. dated at Tacombaro. state OF
Michoacan, on the 18th ultimo. He
states that two cavalry regiments o.
the imperial army have joined nlm ahe
he is daily called upon by Mexic S..
occupied by the French, tender theil
services. He says that the statements
that the Belgian prisoners captured a,
Tacombaro on the nth OF April, ane
who left there under parole when Ar
tega evacuated the place. broke then
oath bv Joining the first French force
is fully confirmed: that Macmillan has
made a contract with foreign specu'
lator for the Introduction into Mexico
of several thousand negroes, VINO are te
be kept in slavery; that tney WIN De re
uuired to work ten years for the bene-
fit of their masters, and made TO re-
nounce the right of complaint before
the magistrates in case they may De IL
treated. Their temporary bondage car
be renewed and they can be transferred
by sale without consulting them.
In the same issue is a dispatch from
Cincinnati stating that dispatches IRON
Mexico reported that orders had peer
issued to officials at Ma amoras TO pre-
pare accouterments for 35,00O French
Austrian and Algerian troops sent by
Emperor Louis Napoleon of France to
the aid of Macmillan.
Saturday, July 90. 1865. a violent rair
and windstorm visited Washington and
did great damage. In the
Furious next issue of The Star is
a description of this
otoAm' storm, in part, as follows
1.-The day had been oppressively ho'
and about o'clock dense black clouds
rolling up in the west gave indica'
tions of the approach of an unusually
severe gale. Soon after the wind burst
furiously upon the city, darkening the
air with dust and prostrating awnings
signs, shutters, etc. The rain fell in
torrents, accompanied by hail, which
did considerable damage. and in few
moments, boxes. peanut stands, barrels
branches of trees and other material
were floating rapidly down the street
The sewers being too small to carry
off the water, the sidewalks were food
ed and in many instances cellars and
basement rooms were half filled with
mud and water. The Presidents house
was considerably damaged. The spout
leading from the roof to the west wing
became clogged with refuse material
of workmen who had been making re-
pairs and the rain flooded some of the
rooms and caused one of the chamber
ceilings to fall.
1.-The merchants on Pennsylvania
avenue between 9th and 10th streets
felt the fury of the storm and found it
necessary to remove their goods from
the show windows. Messrs. c. L. Lock
wood & Co. suffered damage to the
amount of at least $4,000. Over their