Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1875, Page 1

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A SINGLE TICKET, ONLY 50 CTS. each and Dey ent. ‘onder 9ycars half prices OO p.m. Grand Animal and later. aps st GRAND FasSE ST. PATRICK'S NEW CHURCH, At MASONIC TEMPLE, cor. %h and F sts. N.W., Commencing TUESDAY, April 6, epi tApri7 Ending SATURDAY. April 17. OLD No.) On Exhibition (New No. 486, and Sal } 439 7TH Sr.§ 7TH ST. r. ARKRITER* Ne. 439 Tih crate bain Deed Bcrees, tight on D ant EB ss 6 Odd Feltows’ Hail. — Engravings, Chromos. &c. Also. largest stock of Paper Waging, Window Shades, Pictures, Frames, Picture Cords aud Tas- sels. Bi ails, €c., in the District. st. BF Please remember Name and Number. BALLS, PARTIES, &e. *PVENTY FIVTH ANNIVERSARY BALL oF THE JOURNEYMEN BOOK BINDERS’ SOCIETY, ‘AT ODD FELLOWS HAL : . URSDAY, Arrit 15, 1875. marl3-20,27 ,ap.3,10,13,14,18 JSSEMEN, HONOR YOUR PATRIOTIC REP- RESENTATIVES Bs Connell, $3; Lith- ,. ENTATIV' ‘Some a3: Lib. Mi jal-iy 5 ; Leaders of ‘Home = the fh 1790, $1; His Grace dB itont Reve doh feltale, 250 tes ther eclebrated Irishmen. Also, “ Trish Own Book,” ok the er e_; Moore ES BELLEW, west A NEW & ty ap. ye Jeans pation woatice “oats MUTE, Beets ip We siacens Osetar ban lee Pas | EVENING STAR. “Washington News and Gossip. DURING the summer the President wil receive by eard between the hours of eleven and two, exeept on Tuesdays and Fridays, which being Cabinet days. no one will be received except government officials. THE RECEIPTS from custo: Treasury depart INTERNAL REVENU this source to-day were appointed Leander C. Dyer, of Tennessee. to be Consol at Odessa, Russia. THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re- ceived atthe Treasury to«lay for redemp- tion was $558,050. AT THe WiHitr House.—Seeretary Bris tow, Postmaster General Jewell and Seere- tary Belknap had interviews with President | Grant to-day. THE U. S.sTRA has been sent t band, will brix TALLAPOOSA, which Boston with the Marine back the Presidential party , from Massachusetts next week. TWO EIGHTH WORLD WONDER Ex-! MR. JANNEY, government geologist, w leave Fort Laramie for the Black Hills, companied by a military escort, on the Dth instant, DISHONORARLY DIsMIssED.—AN of tug ks in the Post Office department impii- cated in the recent mail contract fr. have been dismissed by the Postr General. THEJAMES N VLECK named in con fice department James Vieck, of New ¥ now employ blank agency of the Post Office De} COMMANDER LEROY FircH, U At his residence: not ndiana, yes- terday, a lin: illness. He took an active part in the ad comm aa tet the vessel that captured the aster Ww on his fi texpedition to A NAVAL Caper DROWNED.—A iis pa w eived at Navy department this morning from F Admiral Rodgers, supe intendent. reporting “that Cadet Midship- man W.H. Cox, fou. th class, wasdrowne tat six this morning ia the upsetting of the st THE MARINE BAND TO BE The Secretary of the Navy } part of the appropr s department for proper representation at the Cen| celebration next year, to increase ber of the Marine b: at make it the best ban antr THE BLAck Hi Tle. ptaim Horace P. Tuttle, i: master U.S. N., has been pointed pnomer, and Dr. P. T. MeGillyeuddy, of the V.8. northern boundary commission, topo- grapher of the Black Hills exploring expedi- tion. in the cou SS EXPLORING e Postmaster Gen- e statement that no Zin the slightest degree chi k of the con- tract frauds estiga- Not IMPLicate eral is authority ch pe, with the dduced mn t ESIDENT GRA row morning for 3 remain until Fr: joined by all the m oy Geners f will leave here to-mor- w York, where he will mmissioner from Indian s , of the Red Clout that messengers ha’ y Horse and 5: to induce theth to come to Washington with the Sioux delegation, which ex Cheyenne, en route, about May PERSONAL.—Speaker Blaine will leave here on Friday morning for Massachusetts, to attend the celebration at L: Senator Morrill, of Vermont, h: view with the Secretary of the morning. +++-Mr. J. W. Marshall, sistant Postmaster General, has from a brief visit to New Jersey. DR. J. M. ToNEk, of this city, delivers ta address before the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Society, which holds its annual meeting in Baltimore to-day. The subject he «liscourse is the physical and cimatic of the state and their effect on condition of the population, those who have had an oppor- nce at the manuscript to be full ¥ information and valuaole suz- ngton. returned tog of interest gestions. RECEPTION TO MINISTER ORTH.—Tire cit- izens of Indiana, temporarily resiient here, gave a complimentary reception to Hon. G. S. Orth. the new American minister to Aus- tia, at Odd Fellows’ hall last night. Among those present were the President, Postmaster General Jewell, Secretary Fish, Baron Vou Schwa born, the Austrian minister, Hon. Wm. Hams, Hon. T. J. Cason, and Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman. The address of wi come was delivered by Judge James N. Ty. ner, Second Assistant Postmaster Gewecal. Minister Orth responded, and ai us remarks the assembly filed by a) him by the hand. A hop followed THE BATTLE OF THE ATHOLS.—The Post- master General to-day issued an order that hereafter the post office at Athol depot, in Massachusetts, would be known simply as “Athol,” and the office at what isnow known as Athol.a little over a mile from Athol depot, must add “ Center,” or some other word to be agreed upon by the citizens, to its name, or become a branch office. A few years ago Postmaster General Creswell is- sued @ similay-order, but subsequently re- voked il, Zn& question of the names of these two post offices has been a vexatious one for the department years pas: and the contest has been participated in, not oaly by the people of these towns, but by a number of members of Congress, including Gen. Butler and Senator Boutweil. Recentiy the depot Athol has grown far ahead of the town of Athol in population, and so bitter has the strife e 3 |, Whis favor of the: authorities, is final matter will not be reconsidered, at jeast by him. DEATH OF COMMISSARY GENERAL SHI- sistence, died this morning at 8 o'clock, after a lin; and il 1) Bb resi- dence in this city, on New York avenue. No a hay been Vani, was eduested at the miltary scale: Vania, was al a my, was ited brevet 2d lieutenant in the 4th arti! in 183. General 8. had been on duty in ‘about Washington for TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. BEECHER’S TESTIMONY. THE CROSS-EXAMINATION. TO-DAY. —_e—_—__ THE MINER’S WAR. TWO NEN SHOT BY THE TROOPS. FOUR FIRES, a es POLITICAL NOTES. -——-e THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL, Cross-Examination of the Pastor. New York, April 14.—The adance at the trial this morning reatly in- is of persons who had rridors and were un- mission to the room. Judge Neilson was accompanied to the bench b: Judge Howe. of Wisconsin, Robert Li and several other pérsons. mhounted the stand at ten minutes usualhour. Mr. Folterton called attention to the absence of Mr. Beach. but said be would go on without him. Witness CORRECTED A PORTION OF HIS TFESTI- MONY kiven yesterday, zard to letters from Mrs. Tiltor said:—They were give: my Wife fo the investigating committee Witness thea continued his eross- ion as follows: % 's honse on the 30¢ him, he locked the door. sing to me then, but he spoke to Iw ED AT HIS LOCKING THE poor. nent manifested by Mr. pt in his gene t » alarm in me. door he took the to be present at Mr. Tilton and I were ced him . Supposing liseuss basi- ness. He said that J should see Mr. Tilton alone, 1 hi with Mr. Tilton then, nor hi 1865. J stpposest th th woul! be brought up by ished Moulton to be p! ted aboi i T said i such an The made improper yan al. I in reply I was indignant at this ¢ ail its Concomitants. with alienat caused me re ar by he with giv about him I said J felt noth: for him, as he was ATTEMPTIN( I do not recotl sons for seeking tell me that the would ¢ his wife. Wh es wife It It was when rise to stories but contempt me no distinet re statement one was I thought he was going He tor fragments a wile’s papers of it. Tilton NO DI D the paper and threw He said he tore u iat there should be no r le AND FOR MONEY nor did he » Bow Do know that » any reason for seeking for this intervie nor did I ask him for any. Afterhe mate the charges I went ay kept silent, because h dicated to me that he did not want to be in- terrupted by his whole manner and a kind of gesture. ‘nt under the intimation ot Tilton he wished to tell the whole was talking, and in- story. Before leaving the house that uight I did hot believe any of them. FS OF IMPROPER SOLICITPAT! THE CHA® oN orasking Mrs. Tilton to become a wife to me, were fuse. [ thought that he believed them tree, but did not think his wife had told him so. IF left that room ina divided and perplexed state of mind. I left Moulton’s and went to Tilton’s house; Moult mpanied me. Tw asked him or way If he had seen beth’s confession, nor do I thinic he spe the interview with Tilton. On the way Moulton’s it was evident tome that Tilt and Moulton hat conferred about the matter, Was notiay way to ask him it he knew. r request that Moal- 2 to Tilion’s. 1 bd liza- of ould accompany thought it was an ND nd room front. Ler She was dressed 1 white she had re , ant N BED 1 insormed her vusbitnd made against me. J do not know red for tae night; she T suppose had retired’ tor the night, being confined to her bed. [I said I had just come from an interview with her busbaad, and be had ma tous charkes t me. When I id he charged me ions mhim she se! fell down ber cheeks, and br the movement of her hands. [also aid he cn.rzed me creating distress and dis and asked her was this so. sponse. I said he told me ferred your Wifely affections to e made tio response, and the tears continued falling down her cheeks. Wren 1 TOLD HER OF THE IMPROPER ADYANC and asked ber if she had told him so, and si o, howed her hear and said you k her on these ch: could have done T expostulated this is not iru and asked hi thing. SI th by i plied ia: could not help it; I was tired ont ith his persistence; he importuned and persuaded ed responsiveness—she shed tears which | me.” She then spoke of au intervi inJaly she had with Tilton, when he said if she confessed her alien lovers to him and he con- fessed his, they would get along better. and all would be again harmony. She asked me what she could do. I said she ought to write a retraction of those charge: > said it MIGHT RE. U: AGAINST HER HUSBAND, and I sat coald not; that I would only use stification if this charge should inst me in the chureh, or if there wble about it there. Af. making me promise not to use it in injuri the household. I at her request 2 ink and paper, and she wrote. conversation not pertaining to this matter I lefi. When I went in she appeared as one dead.- I did not place the cloiqes around her when she sat up. do not Know wio did. She indicated thé note paper was in her secretary. janded the letter.) This is in her handwriting, but not written in her ordinary way. She generally weites with a boid, free han Iwas not aware that the attendant physician had ceased to visit her that day, because she was convalescent. I DICTATED NONE OF THAT LETTER except in a general way. Ido not think I read the of it as they were written, nor did it before the ae oeennge portion of it was written. I will swear posi- lively I did not dictate ee part of that let- ter. “(Jlanded Exhibit No. 1.) This was shown to me by Moulton on the evening of tue 3182 December. Judge Fullerton read the letter, which was to Moulton from Mrs. Tilton, ask: obtain both the letter of confession and the letter of retraction for her, as they ought both to be destroyed. ‘Witness then continued:—I do not ——— that I ere not Up to the time of the In Moutton’s house I was never aware of ay UNDUE AFFECTION FROM MES. TILTON TO- WARKDS ME. Tilton was the only persou that I recall who made this charge. and Mrs. Tilton denied it orally and in writing to me. ——e POLITICAL. ladies, having completed the course af The Louisiana Compremise a Sue- studies prescribed, graduated from this insti cess. tation, allof whom have already been placed NEw ORLEANS, April H.—The legislature | 10 charge of schools. met at noon, is the most orderly for rintendent’s l- many years. The conservative members The report of the superintendent, Mr. J. Were sworn in, and a resolution was adopted | ©. Wilson, states tha. “Notwithstandly in the bouse referring the claims of those inelusied in award tocommittee on elections, which will report to-morrow. Both parties seem to accept the award without opposition, making the compromise a success. the most serious finascial embarrassm on dur! the it year, the efficien avi hs ben increased, their ere of usefulness has been enlarged.” le gives a summary of the stati ies for oerats Carry Jersey City. the year, showing total white population, w York, April 14—The election in Jer | 1870, 63.731; Present estimate, &.000; school esterday for aldermen, directors of | Population, 1870, 17,403, number enrolled i public schools, n, and chosen freehoiders resulted in S45; estimated in a democratic suceess. and rochial schools, 5,706; number of | » . sehool days, 205; number of days schools = bear ee were taught, 1.860. Total value of groumis re generally successful in the elections at | DUlldings, Ke. SoGo.ST7. | Total taxable New Brunswick and Rahway, New Jersey, | Property of the city, $52,200,000; tax for school he oe vs purposes.33 mills per dollar. Receipts from “ 8 taxation, $1 Di; other sourees, $51.5.2.60: ion Party in New York. ALBANY, April i vention for nor at Syracuse Jun total, $231,981.11. Expenditares NEED OF MORI ‘CH OOL After rererring to the number rooms in each district, he says ful detaiis are not related for a! interest which they possess, seem that their recital year after yea to stimulate the authorits ter and more p: for the school d three large pols, and @ half containing six 01 for the lower @ The prohibition fstate officers mee “SES. of rented “The pit) 2. New York. April 4.—At Rahway vyester- > the whole democratic tieket wasé A. THE WINER’S WAR. Two Men Wounded. New York, April 4.—Advices trom Hizh- land, Pa., say the picket guard fired four times Monday night at men trying to break through th ines. It is said that two of the men shot at were severely wounded. ——— buildings for grammar jozen Smaller buildings ght sehool rooms each, . These builiings shoald be constructed in pl * at they should be substantial, and should Nave the best ar- rangements for lighting, ventilating, and heat A building for a high school is also needed, but the demand for the other build ings is more urgentat present, and the schools of lower grades shoul? be cared for first. REFERRING TO WALFP DAY SCHOOLS made necessary by the overcrowd schools he says: “Six of th schools were organized during the y the work done by them was very sxtisfactory Al theend of the » > pupils had finished Destructive Fires. HARRISBURG, PA 14.—A fire in the Drift families, another small’ dwel saloon and a number of small out-house The Patchell house was badly scorched. The fire department with a steamer went from Renova to Driftwood to assist, and the flre at ? O'clock was under control. Boston, April 14.—Fire this morning de- stroyed the five-story brick building Nos. and 2 Beverly street, together with its con- tents) The occupants were Noah Davis. cof- fee; Z. T. Morris, ap; the Union Woot Turning Burnham & Calahan, carpen- ters; Shap gh & Co are fram Michael Moore, furniture. Their losses from $1,200 to =15,000, Loss on the b = 10.000 1 ¥ 7 during their first exceed three, or at With proper plish as much chikiren need not for, ifined in school five or six hours: pols of the lowest grade, if more than sixty children are to ve place | a charge of ¢ the half-da; ae : rk should be adopted, as it will lighten the DS gp Et Age by oe erga hb labors of the teacher and promote the pro- Renee PARC nOn ibis meron gress of the pupils. Eight-half day schools United States bonds in th pret igeta wee this arrangeni should commend to’ the boani a careful conside on of its am OTHER TOPICS, The normal school has been in operation a year, and its work bas been well do: Drawing now hols a leading wong those branches of stady which have av im mediate bearing upon the vartous industries d with theadvanee of civilization, as sicill takes the place of rude force, ils pract Loss on the buildin 000. rit ture, THE PUBLIC SCHOO INGT¢ ‘Twenty-seventh Annual Report, AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT. ices of Publie Schools (white) of Washing- | worth will increase. If drawing ton was presented to the board by C. B. | menced under a proper system of instraction in the primary schools, itean be carried on without displacing any of the other studies or adding to the burdens of the course. He refers to the instruct in music by Director Danie! and Mrs. King and Miss Havenner, and recommends the adoption of the natural music course. UNDER THE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AID he says: ey of the means pro- stablishing and supporting the w the District of Columbia has been and now is the great obstacle stanl- ing in the way of their progress. The rea- sons for this financial short-coming were 1 healthful progres huiaber of pupils in attendance, cter of the instruction imparted, and a velter appreciation of the public schools on the part of many of ovr citizens. THE STEADY GROWTH OF THE SCITOOLS is shown by the during each tw 31st. ¢ conclusively that the taxpayers of the Dis- . , unaided, are not able to organize and Georgetown, 518 for the county, aad 6 maintain such a aystem of public scbests es all the sehosis forcolored children, wehavea | Mhouid be found at the caphtat “tie United totad of 17,839 as the number of pupils en- | & ant, " its permanent rolled in the public schools of the District of | States government, which has its permanen t herey should give the required aid.” In support of this view he submits statements concerning the donations for educational purposes made by the United States govern- ment outside of the District of Columbia, and presents some opinions, bearing apon this subject, of eminent men who have care- fully consideved it. He reiers to the attempts to secure such, and the recommendations made from tine to time, and the report concludes as follows LE COMMISSIONERS. who are now administering the government of the District of Columbia have throughout ted a sincere desire to promote the ests of the sohools. They have free- Columbia curing the school year ending August 31, 1Sv4. From the foregoing it a, pears that the number of pupils attending the schools for white children more than doubled during the decade between 1300 ail 1810. If we add to this the number in the schools for colored children, (ail organized since 1860,) the school census would show an inerease of 150 per cent. in ten years, while the increase in the population of the city, during the same period. was only 59 per cenit. ‘These facts clearly indicate that our public school system is becoming better appreciated year by year; and we doubt not that, if had pleasant'and con ings in whieh to receive the nuraher of pupils seekin on into ols would y aus- During the year the board fad un- supervision 136 school rooms with ts, being an inerease of 164 seats over odions schoo! pmewhat indefinite perogatives. romptly paid the salaries of ers, and all other a incurred in ‘ raid maintaining the schools. heir pers i as ma ber 01 well as official a pi invariably been d numbers the | ¢Xerted in their behalf, wledg- ments are made with sums disbursed for the maintenance ¢ lie sehools in th year since 14% pats city of Washington each a Year ending J 5 WASHINGTON PRESBYTERY. ‘The Semi-Annual Meeting. The initiatory mee of the regular sembly of the Presbytery of Washington was held at the Fourth Presbyterian church last Phis presbytery is connected with Baltimore, and embraces churebes and 3,535 communi- s e churehes 12 are in the Dis- of Columbia, 4in Maryland and 11 in Virginia. Besides the routine business to be transacted during the present sessions, two So a 000, it will be observed that the amount paid out for the schools during the last year was t of the preceding y ng tothe fact that Sou of the expen close of the } viz: that THE ERECTION OF NEW SCHOL BUILDINGS ear, but iso [0 another fact, was borage intermitted, whieh "ust noes ove:tures from the general assembly will Slances, While so nae Of ect ee icace toe | Clim attention, and be submitted for ap | Proval or rejection, viz: For a proposal change in the form of government, making cated in rented bulldings which are not cori- venient or suitable for School purposes. This is especially true in the wealthiest and most ee onanent, as ro cg 3 Thy aoe densely populated part of the city, where a i full -Afty pe: cent. of our schools are yet | Hon ofa eCNt! of Anal appeal Rev. Geo. 0. “ittle; the retiring moderator, t taugnt in rooms of ‘this description. ‘In the | st. Thessalonians, judgment of the committee, at least one large School building shou) be erected each year, until all tie schools shall be supplied with commodious and well-ventilated apart- ments. Large buildings are recommended for reasons aifecting the discipline and grad- ing of seb and it is fouyl that parents very generally choose schools located in large buildings in ‘preference to those in smal! ed from thé ‘x: He, theref , tha? despiseth, despiseth ot man but God, who also ‘4th given you the holy spirit.” At the conci7#ign of the sermon the roll was called and the {Cowing found to be present 3 . Ministers John C. Smith,Wm. T.Van Dor- en, Byron Sunderland, James S. H. Hender- son, Theodore T. Simpson, Benjamin J. Bit- | | venient to their home bie, Wa, Bradley, Sohn ate Gan DUTY OF THE GFNERAL GOVERNMEN Mrs . ge Little, Lorenzo Westcott Charles H. Nourse, Joseph T. Kelly, Geo. Van Deurs and Win! ice. Chareh representatives in the presbytery— First chureb, Washington, H. J. Frost; New York avenue, A. R. Quaik; Fourth, Daniel McFarland; Fifteenth, David Fisher; Le ensyille, A. Stott; Assembly, Charles Ly- man; First chureh, Prince William’s, Clem- tA. McCausland; Sixth Washington, Geo. Hereus; Westminister,Charles B. Ch:rc! Western, Charles D. Drake: Neeisville, Wm. T. Serris; Metropolitan, W. North, Samuel Ker; Manassas. W. C. Avery; Gurley Chapel, J. E. Zug; Hyattsville, W. P. Shedd. Rev. John Brown was elected moderator by acclamation. and Elder Charlies Lyman was elected temporary clerk. “s Proceedi: The presbtery resumed its Session this morning at 9 o'clock, and speut one hour in devotional exercises. A letter of dismission was _grantel to the Seeing that the general government has taken a 'y laudable interest in the educa- tion of the people outside of the District of Coiumbia, as evinced by the very liberal do- nations of lend made for this object, it seems almost incredible that the schools of the capi- tal, over which “Con: is to exercise ex- clusive Jezislation,” should have heen almost entirely overlooked. ATTENDANCE. , By reference to the report of the superin- tendent and accompanying tables, it appears: that the daily attendance during the year was 94.2 per cent. of the average number of pupils enrolled, which fact of itself is a good criterion of the pi ty of the schools. We cannot too strongly insist that it is the dutv of parents and guardians te wi! the trustees and teachers to co-operat in_ securing the lar and constant attendance of their children and wards at school, This matter is at this time receiving the special attention of the most eminent educators of the coun- try, and some ef the state legislatures have already enneted laws compelling mts to | Rev. W. A. McAtee to the Northumberland avail themselves of the school faellities pro- bytery. vided for thelr children. 7. Si Odell was received as a Rev. Jeremiah IN THE MATTER OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, —— the presbytery from the presby- “Mid and conciliatory discipline is enjotied Prof Nourse at this point asked and on all tenewers,and the avoidance of corporat A peagd to eo. =o the er eee mee ‘of obedienee on the p of Dr. Chester it was received and adopted as of the pupil.” The number of i ey _. . the We = is church, nieted e of ‘fed and ineffectual. In the opinion | W.T. Van Doren, L. Westcott, and H. J. a the. commitvee incorrigible boys should be | Frost. ‘Treasurers Accounts—C. B. Chures haul la’ hesamee Suet teat there should | the of New York. be a truant officer, who, connection with The on the various churches the trustees, might, under proper safeguards, | were announced. ( Itis gratifying to state that the teachers of ihe sepaen eee Deane cee cepeitesation 3 the from the General Brie seni hav, with very few ex- & = Assembly fully stated in my last report, and they show | A motion was made that the overture be in_ the affirmative. and after remarks by Revs. Bradiey, Mitehe!), Litnie, Van Doren and Simpson in favor, aod Judge Drake against, the roll of presbytery was called and the motion 5 COURT OF APPEALS. The report of t commitiee on over tore nted at last meeting of the presby Was read, involv! Fame | Of the formation of ‘a court to draw up an overture to the 1 amen | Diy in favor of such court. ap- Pointed Rev. Mr. Mitchel! as the committee. qnestion as to the place for the next meeting Of Loc presbytery was taken up and | discussed, nally it was decided that the | rext meeting be held at Falls Churen, V: October. A BONE OF CONTENTION PROMPTLY Dre. POSED OF Elder Ker submitted a preamble and reso- lution against the <wstem of responsive ser. vice which bas of late been growin | churches, and authorizing the a | of a committer to examine and report | Rev. Mr. Mitchell moved that it be laid on | the table. | Rev. B. Sundertond inqut f Mr. Miteh- | ell what chureh (his was directel against Rey. Mr. Mitebell did not think tt neces rary toanswer th vestion The motion of Rev. Mr. Mitchel! was adopt , | ed | A churches were resolutious. T discussion sprung up as to which Jed toin the preamble and chair ruled the discassion out of onter, when « motion was nia te to re copsider the vote by whieh Was laid on the table) Some time was taken Up explaining votes of the members Several of the members expressed t ir re. grets that this sutject had been raised. as it Would do the cinch ne good, and opposed any Mention of tC upon the minutes ot Weir Proceatings. so as to preve Dr. Noble said be was oy novatio forms of « t putlicity. posed Lo RY om the regular 1 his mattor one was forgiving EVENING STAR 1OW, AS he saw a repre: foolish to from the pu own i sense to talk t keeping any secrets from the public Now that the matter had beea discussed, we it was almost certain to find y into the v. Mr. N ts i d ™ be latd on the table;a division was called ved that the resolutions nd on the vote being taken they were clared to be laid on the table. EDUCATION, ETC. Rev. Dr. M + from ‘the committee on education, made & report showing a good condition of the working machinery of Uhis branch of the service, and @ prosperous can- dition of the financesconnected with it. The amount asked last year was $1? t amount raised, and paid, up to the ; leaving S leeted port was adopt Rev. B. Sund: was appointed on the committee on vations The report of the sessic Presbyterian church was Ww written. Similar reports records Church h Darnestow e arches within the presbytery were n mi adopt AN EXPLANATION rron Sunderla 2n exph nder discussion on ritualistic » was laid on the t learned from Brother Ker the resolution, that he did not 1 Rev. B: leave fo mak the revolution service, and W sald be had the mover 0: aim at any px lar church in the presby | tery, but in re e to certain articles pmb: | lished in the Prestyte to call for an #uswer A MATTER OF CHOIC The following. oftered by Mr, Rice. | was ad ly Resived, Ti ading of the Holy Serip- tures by p sople alternately in | public Service ie which may be safe of cach individaa On motion of Ey ral follows —Rev David H. Riddle, ittle, alvernates— Little, Moses | ly | At i245 the presbytery took a recess. j The Postal Contract Frauds. EXAMINATION TWe oF THE ACCUSED PERSE YESTERDAY. In yesterday's STAR it was mentioned that Mr. E. Ingersoll, United States Com- missioner, s holding, in the afternoon, an examination inthe cases of Mr. Hinds and Mr. Van Vieck, for alleged connection with = mail fontract, fread at whieh Judge Fisher and Judge nce representes the government, Col. Cook Mr. Hinds. and Mr. Charles Thompson, Mr. Van Vieck. The case of Mr. Hinds was first called, but the affidavit in his case not being on hand, the case of Van Vleck was taken up and the affidavit of Mr. Woodwani was read charg- ing Van Vieck with giving Chester M. aclerk in the Post office department, © With intent to induce him to de an a trary to his duty as clerk, viz: To procure lis assistance to W. C. Giddings and others raudently obtaining te ¢ iera10n of in bids for contracts for catering the ails. Mr. Cult wes sor find testified that a Propo’.san had been made to him to farnish <eTtaln information for a certain sam by Mr. Van Vieck, saying if he could give it to Mr. wo init. Van Vieck did me at that time but (Witness) to the orma lion asked certain routes thing was said about a divisiop ia any of ; with Kettle. with whom he red $400 from Kettle; never re- ore nor did he expect any more; Uiinks he received the money at Aman’s; asked Kettle for money; after witness gave the information Kettle ‘put in ‘some lower bids—two or three he was certain got in. Cross-examinet:—Was a third-elass clerk: his duties were mostly those ofacorrespond. ing clerk. answering letters as to the laws relating to contracts; Van Vieck said he Wanted to introluee him toa very nice fi low before introducing him to Keitle. Wit ness asked K. for a loau, and he (K as @ loan and witness peceived neh. Re «lirect:— Witness gave Kettle to andey Stand that he would pay it back. [By Com- missioner.— Witness had access to thé Texas bids part of the time.) He furnished the tu- formation foolishly as one friend would do for anothy testifiel that he asked Mr. D. Keith an Vieck to introduce him to Colt, and the three met at Helmus’, on 7th street: there made arrangements; then followed several wine dinners. Witness got acquainted with Colt. and then approached him on business, and the result was that Colt brought him the book and Showed him the figures of the low- est rouvs. Witness gave him $200. Livings- ton to Willis and Willis to eg in Texas, perhaps Paris to Mount or perhaps San Antonio to Corpus Christi. hot loan the money; don’t loan money; that was especially in ihe terms. Paid it for the information received. Colt got in all $540. Van Vleck was present at the time witness paid Colt $200. Colt drew on witness for #600, and witness told Van Vleck be couldn't it. Van kind of laughed, and said he it was pretty heavy. Witness bids =. : ne ceived from Colt. [Certain were shown, 51,270, 31,131 and others, and witness said were his bids.) He supposed that Van a knew wine dinners were not given without a purpose. The case was adjourned until to-day at 2 o'clock. TO-DAY. The hearing was resumed before sioner Lagersol! at 2:300'clock this. the number in attenda: it made enn, ge of the information re- : «! i Pry tf f 4 > 4 5 i = > = i 8 : : i i 8 5 E ! ai i