Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1882, Page 2

THE ba ir EVENING D cIry AND DISTRICT. A MODEL POLICE STATION HOUSE. ‘The New Building for the Central Sta- tion Almost Ready for Occupancy—A Description of the Building. The central etation building, on the west side of 12th street, between C and D streets north- | west, is now almost ready for occupancy. The gas fixtures are being put in and the rooms cleared of the rubbish left by the carpenters, | and receiving @ washing and dusting. week the moving will take place from the | rented building on 10th street now occupted | as a station house. | The plans of the new build re Mr. Lauritzen, of the building inspe fice, under direction of th thorough consideration of the n lice department. Several visits we} the inspector and t architect te Philadelphia and other morthern up any new device the comfort and con the prisoners and others contin A contract was made July 6 Hughes for the ereetic stands on parts of lots 1 making an east frontaze of a street, west side, ths jot runn to a 30-foot alley, which will “THE & in taking prisoners to the ec taking them out on the fro The building, w cated in the w a tila! under the front located the fu tus and fuel «lin the station. | last w Mr. Jas. zh, is lo- ing a wide aty of ven- ated | in whie cap tot let are top of re of open- to the THE CELLS. t cast iron. wit The windows runniny th and not ov The r with the be: er work is of the b mest § ma and ether hinds approved fixty is of the best | to earry oft all! pproved he re: the very best ki E ing. and ver we arran are &s it is possible to make them. The building is almo-t ready for examination by the Engineer Commissioner, who bas to accept it before its It is cox feet t the kind in . for ther >, is 17.6 by 23 fe 116 by 301 | | \ Fe country. Matters in the Churches REPLIES FROM THE PI TT) Bi HER'S LEC- TURE ON “EVOLUTION AND OLUTION’ — OTHER Tort The lecture Mr er, in this ity, a few ever . on “Evolution and {Revolut wed a topic for several elty jors yesterday. Rev. Dr. W. W. Hicks, at | he Tabernacle, last evening, delivered a di ourse on “Selence an] the Bible,” holding, ith Mr. Beecher, that the facts of fence and the record of the Bible do not conflict. Rey. K. ‘or of Mt. Vernon PI yon last night objec ndencies of medern t med, as defined by its uccredited interpre | ‘ters, has no room for God or His creative azeney. | ev. J. T. Lasselle, at the 9th street M. church, opposed the theory of evolution. ted to th hought. He sat it Was not developed enough to com- mand the credence of any thoughtful person. Our children’s children, he said, will see the day when this theory of evolution will oaly be a thing of the past, and will be read in| books as something that existed oO excite comely in the 19th century. it the Fourth Presbyterian chureh, yesterday, Rev. Jos. T. Kelly urged that the facts In the ‘story of man, stamped the theory of evolution | faise. The whole theory was the result of he revolt of man’s proud sptrit from the humil- ting truths of the Bible. Rev. Father Mazevney, of St. Aloysius | jeharch, delivered an eloquent sermon yesterday | jorning, at Trinity church. Georzetuwa, in be- of the St. Vincent de Pan! soci Rev. Dr. Leonard, at St. John’s church, yesterday morning preached interesting |” Berton on the “Age of Books,” and Rev. Rush | R. Shippen, in his discourse yesterday at All | id for the | uls’ church, pleaded for national lie schwols of America. . Paul's church, near the Washington rele. Bishop Garrett, ‘of Texas, occupied the | ulpit last evening. hop Garrett also officiated | the Church of the Epiphany yesterday. Frightful Railroad Accident. @ LAPY KILLED AT ROCKVILLE, MD. Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, a ital raliroad accident occurred at Rockville, on the Metropolitan railroad, resulting in the in- Btant death of Mrs. Magruder Ricketts. The limited express train east was about a half hour fe, aud Mr. Ricketts, with his wife ina one- carryall was crossing the track at a public ing in the suburbs of the town, when the gine siruck the vehicle with such force as to Mr. Ricketts a distance of over fifty feet, itly killing Mrs. Ricketts and the horse, demolishing the wagon. Strange to say . Ricketts suffered only a few bruises. The mnt occasioned much excitement in the flown, where both Mr. and Mrs. Ricketts were ell known—the latter having been a Miss vis, who wasmarried but a year avo. A jury Inquest was eupannelied, it is not’ ex- that a verdict will be rendered before ‘ednesday. i F .—Harbormaster Sutton reports st the river front as follows: Barge Zimmerman, 120 tons coxl. Trland | boat Co. ; barge Febe and Jol + Blan tons ditto, same: barze Swance 118 tonsa ditto, Johnson Bros. C. Travers, Mitchell, 260 te + schooner, Shaw. £ + Re yng ud, tons ditto, teh & Givens: gael urls Abdill, light: schooner Margaret Elia, bushels oysters, market. new & Next | a } vi Then, at the Lic | the intention to h mt HY | Superintendent Wilson. THE LATE TRANSIT. Five Years Required for Working Out a Result Talk with Profcsser Harkness—The Success of the Amcri- can Astronomers, &c. “Can you tell me,” asked a Star reporter of Prof. Harkness, as he sat at his deak at the Naval observatory, ‘what has been the result of the observations taken of the recent transit of enus?” “In about five years,” sald the professor with | smile, “Iwill be able to answer that question, providing a sufficient force is put to work at | computing the observation. to come in, as you see,” continued the profes- | sor, tarning over a pite of large envelopes. “These are filled with letters about the tran- from persons all over the country. The ob- | servations of contacts mainly.” | “{ suppose,” remarked the reporter, “that everybody in the country that hada telescope has sent you thelr, qhsetvarigaa)y Well, I doa't-4snow nboubtbat,” was the Te. “bat naivé-racciead @ Thege number. course there are noneéf them complete vations. as..ouly our, parties were properly equipped for the parhwee;,. opt they sive the various con) Haas of ales Zhe ob: vations ford’xinenben cule send Vevprobably as complete as fromicany four parties. Prof. Young was a'member of a party in 1874 and understands our methods, and the college pro- d him with a fuil apparatus similar to ours. t were obtaine full observations s “What wil be your method after all the ob- for the Several parties have been re- “In reaching the results based upon the data thus afforded we proceed by the method of * Least’s sjuares* y intricate mathematical underst ed on tl e you the observations here, professor?” porter. Well. if a 1 the results of asked the re- n wanted to ma’ million dol- s three or four pointed. I we ouly got tion of the 5 and we also although trom inform: tions we had th ties. Those je over half an able to take During the "photographs, but it was 0, that being al purposes.” . of the result at all the tioned the reportel the parties except ul been much more success- as to ex! There were e3 aS many photographs as in IST4, there were eight pictures tuken, and this The si eneh great theds and ay hh the exception that rf t plates, the | rein being more T do not p but Tam cont now astronomers prvations of the han tho at the would have School Buildings Needed. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THe vl THE COMMISS 3 TO B Lu TATIONS, A called m of the board of public school trustees w aturday afternoon to con- 1.000 for the purpose and the committee on buildings and repairs having had the subject under consideration. Before the board meeting the committee was in session for about an hour working over the estimates as given at the in- formal meeting on Thursday. The majority of the committee (Messrs. Johnson and Warner) sisted on including in the amounts $60,000 for | two buildings in the second division (Mr. Bir- ney's). Mr. Birney remarked that mode: would prevent him from s SOLUTIONS ADOPT ning it. D BY THE BOARD. They have begun | | asked the reporter. | so that we have six hours we | | most boyish In their freshness. STAR ROUTE SKETCHES. Pen Portraits From the Court Room. INDICATIONS THAT THE TRIAL WILL BE A LONG ONE—THE CHIEF PARTICIPANTS IN THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS—BRAPY, DORSEY AND THE THE COUNSEL The Criminal Court will be engaged, probably, during the greater part of the winter in the trial of the Brady-Dorsey star route case, In | which preliminary proceedings haye already been begun. As many questions which de- manded considerable time at the first trial are considered as settled, it has been thouzht that the pending trial need not require so much time as the former one. On the other hand, the defense have already shown a disposition to seek delay, and It is probable that the ingenuity of the counsel on that side will be employed at every step In retarding the proceedings. Then, ifthe accused change the program which they followed at the first trial, and undertake a more elaborate defense, the trial will necessarily be somewhat lengthened. So there are some grounds for believing that thts trial will be as long as the former one. The public interest in the proceedings has been at- | tested during the last two or three days by the erowds of spectators who b led tlie court- room. Even if the case were not one of much Ce ‘al eminence of the coun- id serve to draw each day zed audience of members of the bar and others who find pleasure in the contention of keen-witted lawyers. THE SCENES IN THE COURT ROOM inthe past two days have been repetitions of those of last summer, excopt that the habill- ments of winter have taken the place of the palm-leaf fan and cool Iinen from which counsel and spectators sought comfort in the sweltering | | August heat. The defendants and their asso- ciates, who spent much of their time on the | portico of the court-house, straggling into the | | chamber now and then to see how the trial was | progressing,.are now driven in by the cold. ‘The marshal has had temporary railings put up in the court room so as to mark off the spaces to be oceupied by the government counsel, the de- fendants and their el, and the pres A little square enclosure in front of the clerk’s desk and the witness-stand is devoted to the | counsel for the ent. Here sit Messrs. cl ssa and the Attorney Gen- 1 when he comes into court. So far Mr. ick has taken the most active part in the proceedings in co | cou LOR MERRICK. | Mr. Merrick’s figure fs familiar to every who has been a frequent. visitor to the D courts or the United States Supreme Court. He is of medium height and of comfortable figare, | his bright eye and flae color saggesting good digestion and a careful observance of the laws of health. The silver gray in his beard, which ts kept closely tr ed about his cheeks, but al- lowed to grow on the chin go as to form a peak, Ha little tendency to baldness, are about the only marks that time has yet made upon him. He is a ready and forcible gpeuker, having a somewhat formal style of deli¢ery. His voice 1s rly training has given i u ha h not even the most exciting crisis in argument can impair. Wille erudite in law and fertile in resource, Mr. Merrick is almost unrivaled at the bar as a master of rhetoric. | MR. BLIS who sits beside Mr. Merrick, is not so well known to the Washington public as Mr. Merrick, He is of medium height, and rather slight in figure. His appearance almost defles any at- tempt to guess his age. Hs hair and mustache are turning white, but his face and eyes are al- Then there isa sort of boyish heartiness about his laugh, which would puzzle one who tried to state his age. His face when tn repose would be called hand- some by an artist, the profile and well curved head being espectally fine. Mr. Bliss has con- siderable eminence in his profession in New ‘k, where he has a large and lucrative prac- tice. He has devoted much of his time for many months to the star route cases, working with tireless industry upon the iarge mass of evidence which it is necessary to present to the jury. He will at this trial, as at the first, open the case for the government. Mr. Bliss takes no pretension to oratory, attempting little more than an unadorned business-like statement of the case he has to present. MR. KER, who is trom Philadelphia, was retained in the Onthe board being called to order the com- mittee reported resolutions, which were | adopted, setting forth, ‘That in the opinion of the public schoo the next fiscal lows: First. di second divisic require the erection durin; ar Of school buildings as fol- | jon, one bat two buildings, 00; third eventh division, two buildings 1,000. ‘That it to erect more buildin purchase more sites than those mentioned above.” A motion by Mr. Brooks that the commit- tee on ways and means earnestly present the resolutions to the Commissioners, and through them to Congress for legislation ‘in accordance therewith was carrie As NDED JANITOR. The committee on janitors, by unanimous con- sent, made a report on the janitorship of the Anthony Bowen butlding, Mr. Johnson, the t of the 7th division, having reported to them that he had suspended John Hawkins,who had been arrested on the 6th inst. for the larceny of coal from the building for which, the Police Court, he forvelted collate Mr. Johnson also reported he committee that he had placed Neison W. in charge. oa being questioned acknowledged that he had | the bag with him and he thought tt was filled with cinders, but he couid not account for the coul getting in the bag. The report of the com- Green was adopte A resolution was adopted consolidating the offices of secretary of the board and clerk to Segoe 5 Ammsements, &c. Forp’s Orera Hovse.--Miss Margaret Mather, the new dramatic star, begins an enzagement | this evening. This 1s her first appearance in | Washington, and the high pratse she has re- | ceived wherever she has appeared ives an as- nce of a yery successful week. Monday Tuesday évenings she wili appear in Romeo and Jullet,” Wednesday, “Lady of | ” Thursday, “Leah, The Forsaken;” Fri- s You Like It.” ' Miss It was ‘stated that Hawkins | case originally on account of his expertness as a pleader, but since the indictment was drawn has remained, rendering valuable aid to the cause of the government in the preparation of | the board of trustees of the public schools of | evidence. In the arguments respecting the in- | the District of Columbia, the urgent need of | tegrity of the indictment, which preceded the former trial, he took the chief part. He also took part in the examination of witnesses and made one of the addresses for the government | at the close of the trial. In the city of Philadel- phia, famed for its lawyers, he has acquired eim{- | nence for his thorougli acquaintance with legal machinery. The indictment which he drew in the present case covers seventy-nine printed ges, and itsaverments Include an intricate and | confusing array of facts, yet, notwithstanding | the skilled lawyers on the side of the defense | devoted days to the task of overthrowing it, they could’ not detect any flaw in the well constructed fabric. Lawyers who know the spares and pitfalls that await the pleader at —_ every Dp can appreciate the importance of Mr. ‘3 achieve- ment. Mr. Ker isa man above the medium height and about 40 years of age. He wears a dark brown beard, trimmed short. His features | are large, and his face has something of Teu- | tonic phlegm about it. He isa trifie deaf, an infirmity which enables his opponents to play pranks upon him now aud then. As a speaker | he makes no pretensions to oratorial ornament. He ts piain, straight-forward, and energetic, | driving In his facts with a business-like, sledze- hammer style, which, if not remarkable for its grace, is generally very effective, and disastrous to his opponents, Messrs. Merrick, Bliss, and Ker giveto their work an earnestness which comes froma conviction that.they are rendering an tee aisniening Hawkins and sppotating | important service to the cause of honesty and = ofticial purity. ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER on his occasional visits to the court room sits, of course, with the counsel for the government. Upon his arrival he makes an obelsance te the court, with an old-fashioned graceful courtesy, to which, acoording to the complaints of some of the older members of the bar, the new gen- eration of lawyers are strangers. The Attorney General seldom converses while in the court room, but observes the proceedings with close attention. When he does rise in court he speaks with ease, and elegance. His courteous said to be very ably supported. L THeater.—Joe Jetferson’s acting never grows stale, for It is too true to nature, | and he always draws large anidiences here. During his engagement this week he will appear in his well known characters ‘Bob “Rip Van Winkle,” and “Dr. Ollapod He will be | supported by an excellent company, including such well known actors ag Mrs. John Drew, Frederick Robinson, and Chas. Waverly. THEATER Cowiqve.—The lovers of variety will find tt at the Comique this week. A very | entertaining program wili be presented, and | Many new vocal and dramatic stars will make | their appearance. Datven’s.—Col. Rogers and Prof*Anders give old-fashioned yocal and instrumental concerts here nightly. WitLarp Hari.—A fair for the benefit of St- Luke's P. E. church will begin here this evening. ConGREGATIONAL CHtRCH.—The first lecture of the course arranged by the Washington Lec- tare Lyceum will be given to-morrow’ evening by Rev. John Hall, D.D., of New York, on the “Scriptures and the Sciences. a Suppex Deatu.—On Saturday afternoon Dr. James Otey Harris died very suddenly at the residence of his father, Rev. W. A. H: 229L street. Dr. Harris was a native of this city, and had been engaged in medical practice several years, but his health has never been robust. is funeral took place this afternoon. a SENTENCED FOR RoBBERY OF A D) Wacox.—A notorious colored thief, named Richard Ross, was in Judge Snell's dock this morning, charged with robbing the delivery wagon of Taylor & Hufty, gent’s turnishers. on the Avenue, of a lot of valuable articles of wear- i nparel last Tharsday. Detectives Coomes on testitied to arresting the and itting the robbery, and telling where he us. Mr. Hufty identi: some silk @ lady’s doiinan, and a lot of : The prisoner did not deny the heggt and Judge Snell said he would give him extent of the law—six months, deference to the court and form ot addressing the court shows him to bea great respecter of the traditions and conventionalities of the pro- fession. Lawers who never, through associa- tions or from taste, seo red those habits, are apt to construe them as being too formal,and to class them as the ruffles and friils of the At- torney General's rhetorical outfit. The Attorney General, when plain. — Mr. Brewster, was invited into the star route case as counsel, and took part in the arguments in court that preceded the finding of the present indictment. After his appointment as Al torney General the importance of the case and the in- terest which he took init led him to follow some | distingulshed precedents and give his personal attention to the prosecution. Thouih his offi- cial duties prevented him from being present in court very often during the last trial, he made 8 careful study of the proceedings from day to day, and delivered the closing address, display- ing a familiarity with the details of the compll- cated case which took the defendants by sur- prise. It is expected that the Attorney Gene- raat make the closing address of the present 3 MARSHAL M'MICHAEL. A gentleman who generally sits near the coun- sel for the government, and who is & new figure in the court room, is the recently appointed Marshal, Mr. McMichael. He is a little more than fifty, of medium height and good figure. inclined to fullness. His dark hair and mus- tache show here and there a gleam of silver. He ts handsome and has the ease of bearing of ‘@ Man accustomed to the best social ad: The defendants and their counsel have been as- signed an ample ob! pace in front of and running parbl with clerk’s desk, though Be] from it by the spaco to the government and a news| Tack of this oblone is ey general public from int upon or at the side the counsel sit. fondant ill edge dan Jounge in chairs behind their counsel. i RERDELS AND HIS COUNSEL. At the left or southern end of the space sits W. W. Wilsitire, dn ex-member of Congress from Arkansss, and counsel for Montford C. Rerdell, one of the defendants. Mr. Wilshire appears now Inthe case for the first time, he haying been a constant visitor during tle last trial, but not regaided as a member of the corps of counsel. He is about fifty, has a light mus- tache, and is wiry and nervous in appearance. So far he has taken no prominent part in the proceedings. ' Rerdell generally sits Just behind Mr. Wilshire, and views the Provecticns over his shoulder. ; Rerdell is small in stature, and somewhere hetween 85 and 40 years of age. He has a that denotes great cunning. He wears a goatee and mus- tache of a light color. lell was formerly an Arkansas politiclan, and fell in with ex-Senator Dorsey there. He came here as clerk or secretary to Dorsey. For a while he was provided with a position under the District government, and was known there as an unusually expert clerk. When Dor- sey went into mail contracting Rerdell became a sort of agent for the combination of contrac- tors here, and, according to the Indictment now against him, employed his cunning and his ex- pertness as a clerk and penman In furthering the conspiracy to defraud the government. After the frauds were discovered and Postmas- ter General James cut the mail service, out of which the combination had made such great gains, erdRell and his employers appear to have had a falling out. Rerdeli, it is stated, was paid 23,000 a year, besides perquisites, for man- aging the correspondence and maintaining an office here. When the service was reduced to an unprofitable basis, it appears his employers concluded to dispense with his services. Rer- dell, who knew a greut deal of the secrets of the combination, and probably felt also that he was in danger of indictment and punishment, went to the Postmaster General and Attorney General, after his dismissal from the ser- vice of the contractors, and made a full statement of the methods of the combination. He went, one day, to New York for the purpose of getting books which would orroborate hisstatement, but he never produced the books. His old employer. baving learned of his treachery to them, seemed to have inter- cepted him and used some influence to change his course. At any rate Rerdell attempted to undo, by making anaffidavit, what he had done in a temporary fit of virtue or of revengeful passion. This affidavit contained the absurd statement that his confession had Leen a ruge made in the capacity of a detective serving ex-Senator Dor- sey for the purpose of learnins what was being done against him, It was understood at one time that Rerdell was to be used as a witness against his fellow defendants. When, however, he changed his ground, as described’ above, he was Indicted with them. Now he occupies a very singular position—reprobated alike by the prosecution and the defense. The other de- fendants, and Brady eapectally, have made efforts to secure separate trials, owing to their fear of Rerdell’s confession, acting on the theory that It can only be used as evidence In a trial tn which Rerdell ig a defendant. Rerdell was one of the two men convicted at the last trial, probably both because of the damaging evidence he has provided against himself, and also because he was perhaps unable to bring the same intluence to bear upon the jury that some of his co- defendants seem to haye employed so very suc- cessfully. Br WILLIAMS AND CARPENTER. Next to Mr. Wilshire sits Mr. A. B. Willams, a Washington lawyer, who is one of the counsel for Brady. Mr. Williams is slender, wears his hair cropped short and a hght mustache. In the last trial he made one of the addresses at the close of the case. Next to Mr. Williams sits Mr. R. B. Carpenter, of South Carolina, one of the counsel for the Dorseys. Mr. Carpenter is 59 or 60 years of age; tall and inclined to stoop. His dark hair and mustache are gprinkled with y.- He is dark ‘and pee ani cast of features, with a square set jaw, deep eye sock- ets and arched brows. He fias a very quiet de- meanor in court and seldom rises to speak. When he does speak he makes use of no art, talking in a very plain, straightforward manner. JOHN W. DORSEY, one of the defendants, who sits behind Mr. Car- penter, is an older brother of ex-Senator Dor- sey. He is about fifty @hd ¢parely built, a typi- cal Yankee, as pictured ii dime novels and caricatured in the South. He has a reddlsh beard, which seems to defy the barber. His complexion Is sallow, and his whole appearance suggestive of dyspepsia. He has also a care- worn expression, which has grown more marked since he has been a defendunt In the cause. He is not inclined to be sociable, and generall; comes and goes from the court house alone. It was in order to assist Miner, Peck, and John W. Dorsey, the defense claim, that ex-Senator Dor- sey became interested In the staf route service. MR. INGERSOLL. Next to Mr. Carpenter at the table sits Mr. Robert G. Ingersoll—bald, rotund and fiuent. Mr. Ingersoll is better known to the country as alecturer than asa lawyer. It has been sug- vested that If was Mr. Ingersoll’s comforting views regarding future punishment that in- duced the star routers to retain his services as counsel. He appears for the Dorseys, and takes an active part in the proceedings in court, and seems to furnish the inspiration for all the more daring and impudent movements oa the part of the defense. Mr. Ingersoll, besides repre- senting the defense in the court, champlons their cause outsid While he is equaled, if not excelled, in legal experience and knowledge by other members of the counsel for defense, his fascinating eloquence gives him a place among them as an acknowledged leader. He lounges about much ot the time while in court, reading newspapers or chatting with a neighbor as at much at ease as if in some club room. A great deal of the time he keeps an unlighted clgar in his mouth, and when tired of that replaces it with a little slice off a piece of plug tobacco. MESSRS. DAVIDGE AND WILSON. Mr. Walter D. Davidge, who occupies a chair next to Mr. Ingersoll, is well known to Wash- ington people, having held a leading place at the bar here for years. At the former trial he used to stroll into court now and then as a spectator, and was generally invited to a seat on the bench with Judge Wylie. Now he ap- pears in the case as counsel, representing John W. Dorsey. Mr. Davidge was one of the special counsel for the government in the Guiteau trial. He is probably nearly sixty years old. His clean-shaven face is Classic in outline, and his gray hair curls closely about his head. He is a very impressive and pleasing speaker. [r. Jere Wilson, an ex-member of Congross from Indiana, and one of the counsel for Brady, sits at Mr. Davidge's right. He took the lead- ing part at the last trial in the examination of witnesses, besides bearing his share of the bur- den of argument. Mr. Wilson is short and very spare. le has a large head, and wears a mustache and beard on his chin, which are turning gray, and he is always busy in court, and appears to be the most active ofall the large corps of counsel engaged on the side of the defense. é BRADY. Ex-Third Assistant ‘Postmaster-General Thos. J. Brady, wher in the court room, generally sits near Mr. Wilson. Brady, as the chief defendant in the trial, {s one whom strangers who come into court always ask to have pointed out to them. He Is a large and fleshy man, with pow- erful shoulders and a short, thick neck, making his head appear to be set directly upon his shoulders, is head. is round, his forehead a little sloping, his efes are small, bright and cunning, and the lower part of his face is cov- ered with a brqwn beard closely trimmed. He watches the proceedings in court with intent interest. x z MESSRS. HINE AND HENELE. Messrs. L. G, Hine and 8. S. Henkle, came nest to Mr. Wilson, and with them, generally sit John R. Miner and Harvey M. Vaile, the de- fendants, whom they respectively represent. Both Messrs. Hine and Henkle are well-known members of the Washington bar, and particl- pated in the last trial. Mr. Hine wears no whis- kers, and is made conspicuous by his bushy head of gray hair. He attended only during a portion of the former trial, having een called away by business. Mr. Henkle is a gentleman of about firty, inclined to be stout, with a pleas- ant face, adorned by @ mustache. He takes an active part in the argument of all questions that come up, and applies himself to the case very industriousty. JOHY B. MINER. Miner Is the derendant who was convicted with Rerdell at the last trial, but was granted a new trial by Judge Wylie on account of the absurdity of the verdict, He is tall, slender, and appears to be an invalid. His face has a slightly con- sumptive pallor, and his eyes are hollow. Since the last trial he has grown a straggling black board. He was originally interested in a manu- in the mail contract business a man in figures was needed, and Miner was brot ‘here to take a place in the combination. He was chosen as secretary of the partnership. To his skill as an accountant and ability as 2 penman the combination appears to have owed much of its success in plundering the Treasury. HARVEY M. VAILE, isalarge man, who wears always a sort of Chadband smile, and has the appearance of a clergyman, He has black halr anda biack beard, his upper Hp being shaved, a device which aids considerably in giving him a clerical look. He ts trom Independence, Mo., where he has a large farm, and he is reputed to be very wealthy. When the star route combination was made up, some man with money and experience was needed. Vaile had both. He had been en- gaged asamall contractor fortwenty years. He had money, but was willing to increase his pile. Vaile enjoyed the distinction at the last trial of being the only one of the defendants placed on the stand. There he showed a remarkably defective memory regarding large sums of money he handled as treasurer of the combination. EX-SENATOR DORSEY. One of the chief defendants, Stephen W. Dorsey, ex-Senator from Arkansas, has not yet appeared in court, being confined to his home, according to the representations of his counsel | and physicians, by an affection of the eyes, which requires his confinement ina darkened room. Onthis account he sought, bat without | avail, for a continuance of the trial. Dorsey's service in the Senate and his prominence in poli- tics during the last Presidential campaign make him probably the most conspicuous of all the defendants. Hes of very different type from his brother, being inclined to stoutness. He has a florid complexien and a brown beard. During the last trial he was constantly in at- tendance, though most of his time he spent on the portico, outside of the court-room. Dorsey went into the contract business while in the Senate, but his name did not appear in the con- tracts until after hie term expired, when he took control of some of the routes as sub- contractor. Dorsey has intimated, in the affidavit support- ing his motion for a continuance, his Intention of going on the stand at this trial In his own be- half—an event which would greatly increase the Interest ot the trial, and which, Mr. Merrick says, would materially strengthen the case of the government, ABSENT COUNSEL. Mr. Jeff Chandler, of counsel for Brady, ‘*the young giant ot the west,” who came here origi- nally from St. Louis to’ take part in Brady's de- fense, has not yet taken his seat in court during the present trial. He Is one of the readiest speakers end keenest lawyers engaged by the defense. Mr. Wm. MeSweeny, of Wooster, Ohio, who was engaged in the former trial as counsel for S. W. Dorsey, it is saled willarrive soon to take part in the present trial. MR. ENOCH TOTTEN, one of the counsel for Brady, was absent from court until to-day on account of Illness. He is another gentleman whose appesrance affords little indication as to his age. What hair he has on his head ts white, and he hasa white mus- tache, kept carefully trimmed and twisted. Otherwise his appearance is youthful. His face fs fresh and his manner that of a young man. He is the son-in-law of Postmaster General Howe, and came from Wisconsin, settling here | after the war. He has acquired a large prac- tise and is recognized as a most industrious lawyer. He isa pleasing speaker, and at the last trial made some of the apo effective oe ments that proceeded from the side of the de- fense. He sits generally beside Mr. Wilson. JUDGE WYLIR. The most prominent figure in the court room, of course, is that of Hon. Andrew Wylle, the presiding judge, who, at the last trial, was pade the object of constant attack and vituperation by the star routers and all their defenders on account of the strict justice with which he ad- ministered the affairs of the court. his clear Ju- dicial view being never ohce obscured by the fog of rhetoric raised to screen the defendants from punishment. Judge Wyllie always arrives promptly at 10 o’clot Unless his serenity is disturbed by some offense against the dignity or quiet of the court, his face wears a Pleasant, fatherly smile, the effect of which Is aided by a pair of old-fashioned spectacles. His face is clean shayed and somewhat fiorid. He speaks A LIVING Cl ~ An Indiana Heperter Enters for: the Munchansen Medal, with Fine Proc pects for Winning. From the Lafayette Courier. The question, ** Will wonders never cease ?” finds an answer to Capgain Cochran's sturdy re- ply, “Never.” Last evening Thurst Martin, of the West Side Mills, telephoned us'that he was coming over to see us, and for the reporter to wait for him, which, of course, the reporter did. When he entered he told us he had heard of a most wondertul phenomena out on Grand Pra- rie and was going out to see it, and invited us to go out with him. At first we were increau lous at what he had told us, and hesitated as to accepting the Invitation, fearing that he had some puckish prank to play, but finally conclud- | ing that a ride would not be uninteresting in it- self, consented to go along. We were to start at 8 o'clock in the morning in order to get beck in time for our day’s work. Promptly at this hour Thurst anda German friend of bis, who resides in the neighborhood of the phenomenon, was on hand, and the procession moved. It wasa delightfully frosty and exhilarating morning, and we enjoyed the ride to the utmost. Arriving at our destination, a neat little frame cottage, about half past six, and entering the parlor, were introduced to a middle-aged Ger- man lady by the name of Mrs. Martha Grossfelt, | awidow with two children—one a girl of per- haps 15 or 16, and the other a boy of about 8 or | 9 years. They are Just over from the Father- | land. The mother, an industrious woman with | alittle means of her own, has rented a smal) farm, which she is cultivating, with the help of her daughter and a hired man. Thurst’s friend, a | farmer by the name of Crinley or Grindley, beck- oned tothe boy, whom he addressed as’ Fritz, and said someth to himin German. The ur- chin, a bright-eyed, flaxen-haired, intelilgent- looking little Teuton, approached us stalilugly, removed a wide belt, probably ten inches wide, from around his waist, and revealed to our as- tonished gaze the strangest sight we ever be- held. On the cuticle, above his stomach, was pictured, as beautiful as if done by the hand of | a master, the perfect representation of a clock. Over the dial, which was almost white, were the ficures and marks, ina dull, yet djstinct, red which divided the hours and minutes. The hour and minute hands, the second hand and its di- | visions, were plainly depicted; as also the pen- dulum and framework, this latter fading at the |! edge into the natural tint of the body. At the | top of the clock was the miniature representa- | tion of a Swiss cottage, with clo: double | doors. The whole representation occupied the space of, perhaps, eight inches square. The most wonderful part of it all, however, has not et been told—the clock was evidently running: ‘he mystic hands were moving, but marked a quarter to 12 when {it was not quite 7 by our time, The pendulum was swinging slowly back and forth, and we even fancied wé could hear the smothered tick. tick, of the mechanism. The hands swept steadily on until they marked five minntes of twelve, when we were sure we heard a faint “click.” When the hands pointea the hot of noon the double doors of the 88 cottage disappeared, and re- vealed @ gaudy little cuckoo of the most clumsy and awkward pattern, which clapped Its Wings and went through the motions of crowing, but emitted nosound. Little Fritzthen replaced his belt and took hisseat,and, when astonishment had given place to curiosity, we began a brisk cross- examjnation through the assistance of our in- terpretér. We learned that the family were na- tives of Wurtenburg, and had resided all their lives in the little village of Ulbingen, near Rent Ungen, not far from the Neckar river. Nothitt remarkable or abnormal had ever been notic in the families ot either of the child's parents, but a few weeks before Fritz was born, .owever, the mother, who was very nervous at the time, was visiting at her brother's house, in Rentlin- gen, and bad aterrible fright from a cuckoo- Clock that stood on the dining-room fire-place shelf. From the effects of this fricht she was thrown foto a violent attack of brain fever, in which she imagined she wasaclock and her stomach a dial. During the fever, or before it had aay Spent its force, little Fritz came into the world, hearing hig mharvelous birth-mark, which, the lady said, had kept perfect time, ex- cepting when he was sick, when it behaved ina very érratic manner, and onoe, when he came near dying with fever, the hands run round with ned Velocity, the little cukoo appearing every fow minutes to flap its wings and crow. It was during this fever that the cuckoo lost his voice. Previous to that time his “cuckoo, ” “‘cucko-o" could be heard throughout the ex- tent ofalargeroom. On our suggesting that very slowly and distinctly, and never hesitates to say with directness Just what he means. —_—___-e-______ The Mystery About August Gecks. To the Editor of Tax EveNtne Star: My attention nas been called to the article, “The Mystery About August Gecks,” in your issue of the 9th inst. The term “old soldier,” a3 understood in this vicinity, is not at all ap- plicable to the decease, as he was in the prime of life, 35 years of age in January next, and despite his amputations, in fair, physical and mental vigor. The “row of figures” in deceased’s note-book is his account of his financial trans- actions from 1863 to December 31, 1891, written before he met with his misfortune, in March last, and covering three and a half pages, clear as to dates and amounts, but using only initials for names, except ina few Instances. On that date he valued himself to be worth #12,942,41, and the forest value of his lands as 7,000; totat 710,942.41. This account was evidently copied from other notes at one time, affd he had this note-book probably with him in March last, as he was then on his way to New York city. This alone, however, did not give rise ‘“‘to the stories that Gecks had a large amount of money some- where.” Your account says : “Before his death he told some of his friendsthat a man named Smith would attend to his business if anything hap- pened to him.” This is not so. Gecks spoke of an agent with whom he had arranged land sales in Missouri; tie name of that agent was not ascertained until after his death, when the at- tendant of the deceased told me that the agent's name was Smith, as shown by a tele- grain of August 4th. The attendant further stated that he had never seen Smith, and a care- ful search on Thursday and Friday last led to no results whatever. At first the attendant stated this Smith to bean attorney or lawyer, then a clerk in the department, practicing law after office hours; and last, a lobbyist, engaged in land claims. He also stated at police head- quarters that he was every night at the theater, except one, when he went to the Home, and that at those times “Smith” called on Gecks. If this man “Smith” will make himselt knownhe can at once clear up this mystery. The attendant also stated that Gecks had directed the receipts for two registered books to be sent to P. 0. box 419, station A, N.Y. city. Nothing was said about a letter written by Gecks to that P. O. box. Judge Hagner did not state whom he would ap- point collector, but he said he would give the case his attention Friday next. The character of the deceased was well known for over 14 years. He was an indefatigable worker in his le'sure hours, as his numerous and valuable contributions to museums throughout the the boy was nota correct time piece, the mother explained that the time was the correct time of his native place, from which it never varied ex- copt in sickfess, and tmmedidately corrected it- self when the boy got well. She further said that watchmakers of Ulbingen, a little village on the outskirts of which they had lived, were in the habit of consulting him to obtain the most. accurate time. The villagers used to stop him also to learn the time of cay, which Fritz could give them to the second, without ever consult- ing his birth-mark. Encourage this Man. From the Atlanta Constitution. “We had better understand each other,” he said, deprecatingly, as he shambled into the ed- itorial room, ‘‘before we begin. I'm a book agent.” Unminded of the groan that met this state- ment he went on: “T am not a white-haired philantnropist from New Haven, who has come south through sympathy for your stricken people. I'm a fair, square, bald-headed book agent.” Encouraged by the reception of this frank avowal he took a seat, and, dropping his feet in a waste-basket, said: “I'm not aretired clergyman who seeks to seatter religious Instruction while he builds up his worn-out frame in your balmy clime. I'm | not an apostle of art who has consented to seek ‘our benighted region and educate your people ty parting with a few picture books in parts. I'm not a temperance lecturer from Bangor who pays expenses by dispensing of literature on commission while heregenerates the rum-sucker. I'm not all of these—noreither. I’m an unmod- ified book agent, with none of the corners rounded, running on cheek in pursuit of tin.” “ Here's candor, atleast," remarked the young man who writes the puffs of hardware stores. ** Yes, candor at best. I’mnota gilded sham. You don’t pick me up for a prince in disguise, or | art or morality golng incog. I do not fly the | skull and crogsbones Hid behind a holiday flag | till I've grappled and boarded you. I’ve got the regular old death’s head nailed to the mast, and I'ma pirate from keel to center-board, and if you don't want that sort or company blow me out of the water.” He had the whole force on deck at this eae “I've got no off-hand preamble to my bloody work. Ido not lead you through flowery paths of ease to where I've got the trap sprung. I do not beguile with an anecdote, inspire with elo- quence, soothe with persuasion, or pique with local gossip. I was not directed to youas a leader of culture or a person who'd be likely to buy. I won't show you a bit of high-toned de- coys who have put their names down to get rid ofme and todraw youin. I don’t show the work I'm selling, and I’ve never been able to | United States and Europe will attest, and in every respect had the innate and educational qualhties of a gentleman. Very truly yours, R. Ravansvura, 1819 45th street northwest. DECEMBER 10, 1882. —————— Death of Mr. Alexander Gardner. Mr. Alexander Gardner died at his residence, 1112 Virginia avenue southwest, yesterday morn- ing, after having been confined to his room for about two weeks with an attack of diabetes. Mr. Gardner was born October 17, 1821, at Pais- ley, Scotland, and emigrated to this country in 1850, and first engaged with M. B. Brady, the photographer, whose Washington gallery he managed for several years. Subsequently Mr. Gardner entered business for himself as a pho- tographer. During the war he followed the armies a3 @ photographer; and probably took more scenes of the war than any other photo- grapher, his collection being coomoeret ins most complete in the country. secretary of the Masonic Rellef association, which up to about a yearago. At the iast election of the Femi ee since Mr. Gardner was taken ill, he was president. He was also secretary of the Washington association, and a director of the Elmira relief association. The Legodl feaclil mn) ife were devoted to develo improving the assessment insurance ‘and he was regarded as a standard authority on matters to such matters. He was also Equitable Building association of this in that capacity came into contact with number of cl In his private life gPeatly esteemed, The funeral will take from his late residence to-morrow afternoon half past two o'clock. 32) g ge. i Secale Ae Nearly all the 1 saloons in Baltimore vore closed. and the Sunday liguor jaw war strictly enforced. eek the idiot’s soliloquy that explains the ple- Here he paused while the manager called for the cash boy. AGS the size of me and-my business. “That's The book's right here—fifty 50 cents a part, plenty o’ pictures and type for the , written by somebody or other, and means €10 clear tome every time I work one off. Do you take, or do I go?” By this time eleven copies of the first part were ordered, and the “‘eleven able” resumed their work, while the office-boy indites this tribute to a man who ain't ashamed ot his little racket. TROUBLES.—On Saturday after- noon the Messrs. Guinnip, of Co., dry goods dealers, filed-a bill for an acy remain, Mags to from disposing of the Fiagner of a receiver and an account. set the ose o business wm@, LANGTRYE 488 Gehmagp*t. Eugiead’s Beauty Very Indiecreet im Her Treatmont of the Gilded Youth: ae * A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from Boston, Mass., December Sth, says :—It f@ well known that Pred. Gebhardt, the gilded youth, of New York, whose attentions to Mira. Langtry created so much talk tn the metropolia, has for several days been in Boston stopping at the Brunswick, where Mrs. Langtry also stays, and It is declared by those who profess to know, that Mrs. Langtry has taken sundry walks about the back bay and other aristocratic qnat ters of Boston leaning on Mr. Gebbardt’s arm. It is also stated asa fa2t that Inst evening, de- siring to witness the performance of otber mem- bers of the company during the Intervals in which she was not on the stage, she secured the stars’ box at the Globe theater, had the lace curtains drawn together, thus completely serecn- ing observation of the interior, aud while of the stage hegeelf, she occupled this box with Mr. Gebhardt; that she also Introduced iz into the green room of the theater, and that bé waa requested to » the latter place by order of Manager Stetson. It is also rumored that to- night Gebhardt ordered an ust into the pox again, which wus *primanded th w Mr. Gebhardt out agala. It is conceded that Mrs. Langtry has been very iddigcreet, to say least, In her treatwent of Mr. Geb- harat. orl bey and lad ht HARDT MUST KEEP AWAY FROM THE ENGLISH LILY BEAUTY Another special dis; to the Press from Boston Saturday night says: It ts pretty certein that Mrs. Langtry, by the advice of Managers Stetson and Mendum a Mr. Fred. Geb- hardt his conge. T ent occurred to-dey. Mrs. Langtry had been accustomed during her brief experience on the stage In London, to the BE stom of permitting to the nobil-ty try the largest ITberties tn and about the the stag in the green d in ms king upon souag it of a “Juke” ora ss," at least, with is £30,000 & year, was e content to. accep? his escort, and was dig- ed to invite him upon the stag This part of the program Mr. Stetson stopped, as stated i t night, and Mr. Mendu 1 to her how America: Not sanct ver} sens bly 4 temper decided to ation, Which, however inno- t in Itself, was capable of mistnterpretation. It ts probable that Mr. Geblardt was somewhat chagrined, but “he goes” ail the same. THE REAUTY INDISPOSED. An Associated Press dispatch from Boston, Saturday night, says that when the time b arrived for the curtain to rise on the third act “The Unequal Match,” at the Globe Theater, Saturday afternoon, the manager appeared be- fore the curtain and begzed the indulgence of the audience for a few moments until Mrs. try could recover from un attack of nerves prostration, with which, it was stated, me Se suffering. In ten minutes the curtain’ rose gni the play proceeded to the close. in the evering Mrs. Langtry played Rosalind, and although hibiting at times some slight physical welikn carried the part through the entire play. ee Political Matters, THE NEW ORL BALLOT-BOXES. A New Orleans dis} ‘h says that the federal grand jury, after investigating the ballot-hores brought before them Saturday and examining ® number of witnesses, appeared tu the United States Court and presented Indictments against several parties implicated in the election frauds, Caplases were issued for the arrest of the a0- cused. It is understood there are many Indict- nents yet to be presented, and that the grand Jury will do its utmost to-unearth all the frauds perpetrated on Novembgep@ @nd will indict all the offenders. OUIO CONGRESSIONAL SEATS. Governor Foster has issued @ proclamation for an election to fill the vacancy for both terms caused by the death of late Congressman Upde> graff. The e'ection will be held January ® James E. Campbell has petitioned the Ohio sw preme court for an alternative writ of manda- mus directing the canvassers of the in ho 0 sional vote to issue a certificate to him In t 7th distriet instead of to Henry L. Morey. 1 motion will be heard on Thursday. CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS. The supreme court of Missour! has issued @ peremptory writ ordering the registers to cougt two disputed precinots in the 9th district. ‘This elects James 0. Broadhead to Congress for the 9th district and defeats McLean, republican. Captain Biack, (democrat), has determined contest the Congressional election tn the $4 Ill- Ro district (west side), on the ground that avis was elected by fraud and deception, Davie’ name being “democratic.” printed on some tickets headed Davis’ majority was about THE IOWA ELECTION. The Iowa state canvassing board disregarded the injunction issued by Judge McHenry, and, on the advice of the attorney general of the state, counted the votes returned from Taylor township, Marshall county. This action s Jamés H. Wilson to Congress The al vote for secretary of state at the last election fn Towa, was as follows:—Hall, rep., 149.050; Walker, dem., 112,180: Gaston, enbacker, 30,817, with a number scattering. fiat’: plural- ity, 36,871; majority over all, 5,704. CHALMERS DEFENDS HI ur. Gen. Jas. R. Chalmers has written a long let- ter to the New York Tribune defending himeelf from the criticisms of that paper. He claims to have been consistent throughout In his political course. cs Gen. Custer’s Denth, WHAT BUFFALO BILL SAYS ABOUT IT, Wiliam F. Cody, professionally known as “Buffalo Bill,” who {s In Phttadelphia, in a con- versation with a reporter expressed the opinion that Gen. Custer had died by bis own hand. His story is as follows: “The Indlans who were in the fight at Little Big Horn say he shot him- self, and from the Indian religion I am convinced that tl tell the truth. He was the only m on the fleld that was not mutilated, and an dian will not mutilate the body of a man takes his own life. [think that Custer fo Uli all his brother officers died, and, no Reno support him, he tnen died by his own hand, and ended the career of as brave a man as ever wore spurs.” ‘The Star Route Thieves. PUTTING THE GOVERNMENT ON TRIAL. From the Cincinnati Commercial. The convenient physicians of WashMgton say that Dorsey needs perfect rest. The average convenient physician is always prescribing per- fect rest, especially to patients who are pecunl- arily plethoric. If Dorsey needed perfect rest, he should have taken a little of it instead of writing or dictating recently a long screed, in which he claimed to be the man who had made the republican adminis- tration, thereby interfering with the prerogative of the illustrious Conkling. And at a later cate he has been equally mptuous and abusive. The New York ‘Herald of the th points out the rhetorical beauties that flow from Dorsey's lips while his eyes are bandaged, as follows: World nas indulged in the muon vichent, and uniiconeed gbuse, about two cx-menibers and one member of the ‘who is in need mental quiet." "