Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1883, Page 1

) ‘Tickets, 50 | of ihe 2 , tout of 7th st ee tae THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE Stak BUILDLNGs, Ferthwest Corner Penaryivanis Ave. and 11th 8..7 The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Everre Bran fe served to mbacribers in the their it, at 10 conte per owned 3 be ri 2 eeepc Se car socom es Lentgh Post Office at Washington, D. C..18 eevoul-caes mall matier.) as fe WEExLy StaR—pubiished en Friday—$1 ayear, petoueprepad. Ba eee es eens Sa 41) meat) wi moet be paid in advance; becriptions 2 cpeper sent longer than is paid for. ‘Raves of advertising made known on appiication. Che “= 61—N® 9,412. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 21, 1883, ~ TWO CENTS. PICNICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. SPECIAL NOTICES. AND EXCELSIOR. Beginning this date, JUNE 20, 1983, until fuzther Rotice, & steamer will leave Waehiugton EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY, TOO, | 5:30 p. m., Sa/urdays at 6, fre Asteamer of this | n m wharf, every day For partic'srs a= to jrccam faent under Potomac 1ST MOONLIGHT b ‘TRA Cu Je21-2m_ 2URSION AND ORCHES- CERT, Steamer W.'W. Corcoran. ‘The music will Le under the direction of Prof. R. C. hs Meamer wil leave Tth-ctreet wharf at 6 o'clock d return at 16:30 p.m. ty Ket J cuts. For sale by C. C. Purcell, Coch- zo Youngs, Kelloge & Jchneon, sociation Rooms, und atthe beat, | cream, Se., served on the boat.1t (ep NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT FROM <F this day the firm of HAMMACK & BRO. is, by mutual consent dissolved. All. debts due the ‘will be paid to J. L, HAMMACK. Thanking my friends for their past patronage, I wish to state that I will, on Saturday, June 23d, open astore of my own on the corner of $d street and Massachusetts avenue northwest, and will be grateful fora cuntinu- ance of their custum. he W. F. HAMMACK, Tune 2st, 1883. it WASHINGTON, D. C.. JUNE 2ist, 1883. ETEK PANET. heretofore a limited partner in the firm of Kenderdine & Paret, has 4 full imterest in the thie day purebased ‘entire business of > Building, Dealing in Ties, &c.. ‘The business will be gentinued under’ the firm name of Kenderiine & WARNER J. KENDERDINE, Je21-3¢° PETER PARET. {2 ON SATURDAY EVENING, 23 INSTANT, Steamers Jane Moseley and Lady ot Lake will Doin magetrips to Norfolk retutniye atonday Memnine fi street wharf at 6 and 6:30 p. m. are rege 2 at e, Re ‘REATION! aaa STEAMER JOHN W. THOMPSON ‘Will make SATURDAY EVENING TRIPS to Colonial Beech, Plackiston Irland and Colton’s, Leave 6th-stro fat 5 p.m.; returning, arrive home about 10 & Sunday evening. Fare, round trip #1. For Hon apply at office, National Me- fropoittan Bonk. 613 15th stroet, 21-3m =P HERE WILL BE A REGULAR MEETING &-2 of LINCOLN 7, No. 1, at Timms’ Hall, THIS EVENING. Business ‘of tmportance. All members are invited, 14&21"] _W. 0. MILLEK, Sec. EW BOOKS =ND MAGAZINES BY THE month, at the as, oF aubacriptions, 80 cts. a NEW ©) REULATING JIBRARY, i749 Fennéyivania avenue. Catalogue of boo! zines, an = ticulars on ‘application. aeons “je9-m, tu, th, den | (Deo. BRoMWELL Has Removed from 1811 H Street Northwest To 1138 Connecticut Avenue, _je18-1m* ‘or that da: wands, thay pro sion, aud to bout will 1 end reta t-clans family txt» take their children, at $ o'clock in the morn: i i bs P eo Washinton Je20-4t GELect EXCURSION | &c., having assigned all bia | to be dis: zo CAPE MAY, va PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, SATURDAY, JUNE 30ra. FINEST BEACH IN THE WORLD. MILITARY AND MUSICAL ATTRACTIONS. GRAND CONCERTS EVERY AFTERNOON. FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE ROUND TRIP. TICKETS GUOD TO RETURN UNTIL JULY 5ru. Special train will leave Baltimore and Potomac Station at9a.m., reaching Cape May 4.30p.m. Fortu!l infor- mati pply to sino ROBT. A. PARKE, Passenger Agent. S. E. District, e13-1it B. aud P. R.R. Station. F@ 1T_ GRAND FXCUR=ION FROM WASHING- TON TO RICHMOND BY WATER, TUESDAY, June 26, 1383. ‘The Palace Steamer Excelsior will leave at 5:30 p.m., ope king at OL! Foint with the Steamer Ariel, going istoric James River ret. feasant trip, Over 100 miles ride. a: mas pro at B. W. Reed's = SAML L. SHEDD, 409 9th street northwost- FINE GAS FIXTURES, SLATE MANTELS, FURN- AC:S AND RANGES. 418 PLUMBING AND TINNING. (oY: 55, MITCHELL, No. 813 MARKT Space, desler in Carpets, Rugs, Oilclotha, &c., personal and real property po-ed of for the benefit of his creditore and himself, all parties indebted are requested to call and settle their accounts. REGINALD FENDALL, Trustee. Washington, D. C., June 15th, 1883. 3016-6t MUNCASTER & HOWARD, Puarmacists, Cor. 7th and I sts. o.w. Dr. Squibb’s Chcmically Pure Medicines used in Pre- scriptions. Je {CS THE ORIGINAL POLAR sop, FIVE CENTS PER GLASS, Withoat change of quentity, and quality fally main ineds MILBURN’S, on the Avenue, near the Treasury. 45 {=> Nonice To Gas CONSUMERS. For vas consumed on and after July 1, 1883, the net “or Price will be reduced to one dollar and fifty cents per jousand cubic feet, as follows: Gross price per 1,000 feet. $1.75 Discodut if paid in 7 days 225, Net price... $1.50 CHAS. B. BAILE! Je2 ats Secretary. (2S GAS STOVES BAKE AND BROIL; WILL SAVE their cost in turee months. E. F. BROOKS, Je2-Im Corcoran Buflding, THE LAUTEN ENGRAVING COMPANY, 1425 New York avenue. = FINE CUTS, RELIEF AND PLATE: PRESS PRINTING, LAUTEN’S NEW PROCESS PHOTO-ENGRAVING. SEND FOR ESTIMATES, LUMBER. White and Yellow Pine BUILDING LUMBER, of all kinds, constantly on hand. ‘Algo, a general assortment of PRIME HARDWOOD! AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES. Our facilities and stock for the city and country job- my26 ; Drew's, corner 9th st. and the avenue: Nairn & | ping trade are unequs "s, corner 15th st. aud the avenue, and Hillman | "Estimates promplly furnished at : yi WM. McLEAN & SOx, fe Washington Operatic aecktation.» Saar | _my23 18th and_B streets northwest. HH" Fox auanzico. - SELECT EXCURSION Under fi of E Street Baptist Sundsy School, ew ths Palatal Strutner Johee We titan FRIDAY, JUNE 2. Boat leaves 6th strect wharf at 9a. m. sharp, and re- Serning leaves, Cuantico promptly ‘at 5.30 p: m., ar wivin we home at 8.30 p. m. Adults tickets, 50 cents: Child, under 15, 23 cents. ‘Tickets for sale at 505 9th street, and at the wharf JH Foe THE caresit1 A TRIP TO THE OCEAN FIRST OF THE SEASO! ‘On the popular steam-r GEORGE LEARY, BATUKDAY, June 234, at 6 p. m., from 7th st. wharf, rel ing Mohday morning at 6. First class tious, perfect order, thorough Qectotne, everybody made comfortable and steamer es on time Round-trip tickets $1:50, Steamer sto] it Piney Fr Point Lookout, Fortress Monroe and Norfolk. jel8-68 OWER CEDAR POINT. EXCUESION. SEASON, COMMENCES E 20TH, 1883. STEAMER ARMENIA Wharf, F Saturdays cxcepted. Saturdays, +1 Jeave at 6:30 p.m. for a sail down the at 11 pm-—coumpencing June 30th, 1889. Fare, ie. St i wire, Hound ‘THp. ‘Sic. ; Sundays $1; Children 286. i > EBB'S TOURS.—FRUM BALTIMORE TO BOS- ton on steamer Decatur H. Miller, including a §pecial excursion to Fortreas Monroe and Old Point. : Boston to Burlinwton, Vt., down lakes Champ Georwe, thence to Sarstoga. Dowu the Hudson diver by daylight to New York, and retarn via Penn. “Applications for tickets should be made at once, on @e-ount of imited pumber of staterooms. Price of tiekets 357. This covers ali uecessary travel- ba 3 expen-es. vor further information apply to KIMBALL & CHILDS, 1215 F street. NDAY and tiene at & p.m MALSHALL HALL every Saturday, leat ats. i., returning at 4:30 p.m. “Fare, round trip, 1 te SUNDAY EXCURSIONS. ALL HALL AND GLYMONT T., Fevurning at3 p.m. and 25 cents. Dane ‘This stops at Marsi Monday and Wednesday trips. Ti for the round trip, 33 conte. my 22-4 £. 8. RANDALL, Manager. (cS DBM. 8. PARSONS, MEDICAL ELECTRI- has removed his Office to the lai cian, m0" and leasant Parlors, 1903 F atreet norihwest, “ Trestinent Ey ciectricity:misage. vapor bathe, Ser" miySiciee GAS FIXTURES! THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CI‘'Y TO SELECT FROM AND THE CHEAPEST. PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE, CORCORAN BUILDING, E. F. BROOKS. AMUSEMENTS Base PALL LAWYERS VERSUS THE GRAND JURY For the Benefit of Policemen Discharged for Disability, including Phil. Thompeon, the Blind Oficer, ATHLETIC PARR SATURDAY, JUNE 250 at 4:30 Bom. “Tickets, sdihitting gentleman and Ingles, 25 cent ¥ DD *WER'S SUMMER GARDEN. Positively last week of the Swedish marvel. Signor Benedetti, for whose re-engagement a bonus of $200 had to be paid to a New York manager. First sprearauce of Bobby Newcombe, Miss Belle Cushing, Miss Gor- don. Mr. Harry Barrett; also of the greatest wrial gym- a waste, the Bernado Brothers, and re-engagement of the old favorit-s. Admission only 10 cents. Je20 NEW THEATER COMIQUE SUMMER GARDEN. MONDAY, JUNE 1 ¥2~ ADMISSION 10 CENTS. Re engagement of the Distinenl:bed Actor And IGER and LION, THE DOG SPY. A ad it Specialty Show will precede the new and elegant Specialty Show P MATINEES—Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. GENERAL ADMISSION TEN CENTS. Je18 NEW piue MUSEUM. CLOSING WEEK OF THE SEASON. Splendid enteztainment, new and beautiful, every afternoon and night this week. On Wednesday afternoon aud nizht Manager's Com- Rlimentary Benefit. A Great Bill, Twenty Auxiliary ‘olunteera. Admission to all only 10¢, Je18-6t ABNER'S SUMMER GARDEN. Orchestra under Condnetorship of Prof, Chr. Arth, ‘Miss BERTHA RAVENE, Soprano, Mr. GEO. FRENCH, Baritoze. Monday next Mr.LOUIS BLUMENBURG, Violoncello Virtuoso. Admission, Ten Cents. Je16 0! FOR GREAT FALIS AND CABIN JOHN Gain gs CAL, PALS, AN! . rewula sor will make her i tripe to above plaecs SUNDAY, WE DNESDAY, SRAFRIDAY. Leave High, strest and canal ef 8. 1: cents ul trip, charter ap boat 3114 4th street n vethwest. * == sal U NIVERSALLY PRESCRIBED BY THE FACULTY. ALAXATIVE AND REFRESHING FRUIT LOZENGE TAMAR FOR CONSTIPATION, HEMORRHOIDS, BILE, HEADACHE, CEREBRAL CON- GESTION, Exc. ESDIEN Prepared by GRILLON, Sole Provrietor, Pharmacien de Ire clasea deta Faculte de Paris, ‘27 rue Rembateau, Paris, GZILLOS Ta:nar—unlike Pills and the usual purgs- tlvoe—is agzeeable $> take, and never pro- duces irritation. Bold by all Deagyists. myS-th, 13w, lstp Thos Vises, Cuams axp Serres, zvsulc woop vases, .: CHAIRS, SETTEES AND HANGING BASKETS. GARDENS HOSE, &. - Fy SatzENTe, GRAND ANNUAL SCHUEIZEN FEST of tne WASHINGTON SCHUETZEN VEREIN ‘Will be held on June 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1883. Prize Shooting, Prize Bowling and Ladies’ Prize Shootin! Concert and Dancing Music Every Day, Commencing at 3 p.m. Special Performances Every Day at5 and 9 p.m.,by RIPLEY AND LESLIE. the Original Gentleman and Ledy Acro! Miss LEOLINE RIPLEY, the Cham-ion Club- Swinger. ‘Miss KITTIE COOPER, the Refired tira Choise Selection of Sects: Ons » Special for the Little Ones.—Prof. G. W. ROGERS’ Celebrated Punch and Judy. Mumination and Fireworks Every Evening. ‘The Sengerbund, Germania Mennerchor and Col- umbia Turn Verein have kindly cousouted t sseeeio ‘Verein with songs and the performance of gymnastic E27 The best of order is p=. guaranteed by the several E2~ Positively no admittance of doubtful characters, A corve of detectives ha j corns of special fives have bbeen employed to en CONSERT AT SPROH'S GARDEN. wide Goheert EVERY EX ENING at A, SEROWS Sum. from 8 to 12, 3e12-2m_ WASHINGTON SWIMMING SCHOOL, New York 19th and 1 Te aie me aaa 9 Sentemen— 7 to ‘ CN EXHIBITION - MAREBITERS one from Washington News and Gossip, GovEnNMENT Receirrs To-pay.—Internal reve- Due, $252,023.86; customs, $815,578.11. e THe United States steamer Tallapoosa sailed from Boston last evening for Newport, R. L SuiGHT REDUCTION OF THE TREASURY FORCE.— The legislative bill passed at the last session of Congress reduced the force of clerks in the Treas- ury department by twelve. Transfers have been made In such a way, however, that only seven or eight employes will lose thelr positions. This re- duction will be made before the first of July. An IvrorTantT TELEGRAM FROM GzN. CROOK.— An important telegram was received at the War department to-day from Gen. Crook, through Gen. Schofield, giving the result of bis expedition into Mexico and his views upon the disposition of. the captured Indians. Secretary Lincoln 1s unwillini to make public the telegram at present, as it wil De a sub; for discussion at the Cablnet meeting to-morrov THE CREEK TROUBLES.—Two delegates repre- senting the Checota faction in the Creek Nation called on the commissioner of Indian affairs to- day to protest against the contemplated action of the military in releasing the members of the Sploche faction. Tney say thatit this 1s done the War Will break out anew. They did not seom to know exactly what they wished the commissioner to do, and they retired to think it over. ‘More LigvreNANTS INTHE ARMY.—The assign- ments of this year's graduates from the West Point academy will be made in a day ortwo. The list of the civilians who will be examined for leu- tenantcies In the army will also ve decided upon. After the graduated cadets are assigned to duty, and the few non-commissioned officers promoted tobe second leutenants, there will be ten or twelve vacancies in the grade of second lieuten- ant, which will be filled by civilians, Nava ORDERS.—Capt. Braine ordered as mem- ber of the board of inspection, $0th instant. Passed Assistant Engineer John P, Kelly to the Alliance. Mate Walter N. Smith to temporary duty con- nected with the repairs of the Nina. Passed As- sistant Engineer Robert Inch to the Pinta. Capt. Richard W. Meade detachea from duty as a mem- ber of the board of inspection, 20th instant, and ghtered as captain of the New York navy yard, 1st July. Chiet Engineer G. J. Burnap from the Alil- &nce and placed on waiting orders. Mate Willlam Boyd from temporary duty at New York and or- dered to resume duties at the torpedo station, The orders of Passed Assistant Engineer George B. Ransom to the Pinta have been revoked, and he 18 ordered to continue on duty at the naval academy. Medical Director Thomas J. Turner ordered to continue on duty as a member of the national board of nealth'and then await orders. Passed Assistant Engineer Wilam A. Nuntzer has been granted leave of absence for three months from the 20th instant, ee NoveL Forw oF Bank PRorosat.—At the be- ginning of the next fiscal year there will be but onefund for contingent expenses for the entire Department of the Interlor, instead of separate funds foreach bureau. Suppites of a miscellaneous character will be purchased under one letuzg, Major Lockwood, the chiet clerk, has prepared blank forms inviting specifications’ for furnishing these supplies. The different articles are divided into classes, not all-included in one blank. Soap, baskets, brushes, file-holders, &.. are included under the head of'miscellaneous, ‘Then there is a class of hardware, one for furniture and carpets, one for dry-goods, one for lumber and one for for. age. The idea of bringing bids for all these arti- cles in one proposal fs a novel one. ARMY ORDERS.—Lteut, Col. Melville A. Cochran, 5th Infantry, will report at the expiration of his leave to the department of Dakota for assignment. Major W. H. Penrose, 12th infantry, will repatr to Fort Niagara, N. ¥., and réport to the department Of the east ‘for assignment. The leave of Col. Lewis C. Hunt, 14th infantry, 1s further extended four months. "The leave of’ Capt. Chas. O. Brad- ley, 20th infantry, ts extended six months. First Lieut. Chas. W. Whipple, ordnance department, is assigned to duty with ‘the ordnance board, with Station at New York city. Grn. Ewixe’s FUNERAL.—The funeralof Gen. Charles Ewing will take place to-morrow after- noon. The procession will leave his residence, No. 1812 Connecticut avenue at 4 p. m., and the re- ligtous services will occur at St. Aloysius church, cornerI and North Capitol streets, at 5 p. m: ‘The interment will be at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Ali of Gen, Ewing’s friends are cordially invited. ‘THE WEEKLY Srar for this week is now ready for mailing; price, three cents per copy. It is a large, elght-page paper, of fifty-six columns, cul pasted and folded! ana Wil Beret ‘anywhere 12 he United Stated and Canada, postpaid, for one dollar a year, PERSONAL—The Attorney General returned to the city from Philadelphia last eventng.—Rx- Representative Pound, of Wisconsin, !s at the Eb- bitt.— Gen. Van Vilet’s amily have gone to their cottage at Shrewsbury for the summer.—J. F. Bangs and W. H. Gouchy and wite, ot Washing- ton, Were passengers by the overland train to ar rivé at San Francisco last Wednesday.——Mr. John M. Harlan, of .this city, was awarded the third junior orator medal at Princeton College yester- day.—U. 8, Marshal Keogh, of North Carolina, is at the Arlington.—Mr, Justice Harlan, of the'U. 8. Supreme Court, wus registered in New York last Dight.—Ex-Representative Scranton, of Pennsyl- vanla, is at the Riggs.—Inapector General Du- mont, Thomas Francis and M. N. Grossman, of Washington, were registered in’ Philadelphia last evening.—Protessor J. W. Livingston, of New York, 1s in town for a short stay, a guest of the ‘Metropolitan.—Rev. Dr. Paxton, formerly pastor of the New York Avenue Church in thiselty, sailed for Europe yesterday.—Mr. John B. McMaster, of Princeton College, author of the “History of the American People,” has been elected to the profes- sorslp of history in the University of Pennsyiva- nia.—S-nator Hawley sails tor Europe on Satur- day.— Adjutant General Drum returned. this Morning’ from a tour to Columbus, 0., St. Louis, Chicago, and New York. The Late Gen. Charles Ewing. CHARACTERISTIC LETTER OF GEN. SHERMAN —HIS UTE TO THE MERITS OF THE DECEASED, Gen. Sherman the day before leaving Washing- tonon his extended tour through tho military Posts of the northwest—his last tour of inspection as head of the army—wrote a letter, an extract from which we are permitted to publish, explain- ing the necessity which called him from the city almost at the moment of Gen. Charles Ewing's death, and paying a deserved tribute to the char- acter and public ‘services of his dying comrade: ue © © Tam dreadfully distressed at the sudden and wholly unexpected danger in which the life of Gen. Charles Ewing 1s at this moment, and equally embarrassed by my own position which forces me to leave the city to-morrow morning at 9:30. Ihave long since made appointments at Buffalo, Detroit, Sault Ste Marie. Duluth, st. Paul and Bozeman, in Montana, which I must keep, and [have to-da: revised the time tables and find that I must take the train Ihave named in order to keep these appointments, and even then 1t will be close fitting of time, for I have a long and hard journey before me with limited time, and have alreaay postponed my departure to the last instant of possibility. “He has all the care and attention that man or Woman can give. I by remaining can be of no real service, though I shail hope tll the telegraph an- nounces his recovery or his death. Death to us is a familiar word. He and I lived In its midst till {t Was shorn Of its terrors. We first saw itat Lindeli's erg at St Louls before we knew the civil war d begun. At gg Res saw the ditch lit- erally filled by the dead bodies of our cherished comrades, and the glacts blue with the victims of War, So at Jackson, Colliersville, and on Mission Ridge. He was with me in all the Atlanta cam- paige. the march pee Georgia and the Caro- inas, and to the end of the war. Then he resigned his commission and resumed the practice which “he *had quitted to in her hour of need. incidents familiar to you to show that I bear his military history’ memory, and yet I cannot help thinking of bim a a bright, cheery youth, who so promptly and 80 unselfishly cast aside the brilliant prospects of a young lawyer at St. Louis, in 1861, to embark m ‘business of war. He was a captain in I colonel, and lationsht} and since tam accused of than tn favor of my relatives, War is far in the past, I am bear testimony ‘merits, foul sat gh aera ay aad good nd cheerfulness under any Affectionately, Gignea)”” *y, 1, smemeany, —+___ New HaMrsnrne Stars Oxricens ELECTED.—The flon of the New Fiaseege st 13 toe J01ue conten 4. B. Thompson, of dc Secrstaty’ of sates now that the too willing to THE HILL INVESTIGATION. A Call for More Papers—A Little Tilt between Chairman New and Mr. Coleman—Mr, Murch Sharply Cross- examined. The Hill investigating committee met at 10:80 this morning. Mr. Coleman asked to be furnished with all contracts made by the United States for fire-proof shutters. Chairman New replied that the requisition was too general and must be made More specific. Mr. Coleman.—It they will furnish us with all the contracts we can readily see what we want without letting them know in advance just what we propose todo. When tho prosecution 18 com- ed to depend upon the defense for Shetr papers it 1s a pretty difficult matter to specify in advance the particular papers that may be required, par- ticularly as in some instances we do not know what papers are in existence. Chairman New then adverted to the statement of counsel maie yesterday in fegard to the con- uct of this investigation, an@ characterized any Statement that the committee is giving the in- vestigation a half-hearted suppert or is disposed to Impede it as absolutely untrue. Coleman.—No such statement was made. What I said was to show that the administration 1s not offering or affording any assistance in the Prosecution of this investigation, which is carried on at the expense of private individuals, and is in great contrast with the spirit shown in the prosecution of tie star route cases. I did not intend, nor do I desire, to reflect upon this com- mittee, who are doing all in their power to turyher thls {avestigation, and are affording us every facility. _ Mr. New.—You are as familiar as any of us with the laws regulating the disbursements of funds by the Treasury department, and you know that we have no money either to pay witness’ or attorneys’ fees, If you should go before the grand jury and Procure an indictment, then I have no doubt You would have every encouragement from the Admlotstration to which youallude, and the de- partment of justice would assume the expense of a Prosecution, but in this oa-e it 13 totally different. MR, MURCH-CROSS-EXAMINED, Mr. Murch then took the stand for cross- examination, Witness was in the habit, while employed at Philadelphia, of signing the pay-roll just as others did, but pever had an opportunity to see the head- ings; was paid by the contractor. Witness could not swear as to how many days he might havo been employed upon any oné stone. He was per- fectly sure that under the 15 per cent contracts men were employed much longer upon certain work that was necessary. Qu:s.—What do I understand by that ? Ans.—I am wnxble to say what your understand- ing 1s, but that 1s what I said. ues.—When you were foreman and gave in- structions to your. men to consume so much time— as you now Say more than was nevessary—upon certain work, were you not aware that fraud was veing committed ? Ans.—I was not. My business was with the con- tractor and J worked under instructions. I knew that fine work was to be done, and thata liberal amount of time was being given. Ques.—Were you so innocent that you did Not then understand that some one was being swindled ? Ans.—I acknowledge that I was innocent. I now know that frauds were being committed. At that time I knew nothing of the nature of the con- tracts. I was performing my duty and, as I always do, minding my own business. A QUESTION ANSWERED BY A QUEETION. Ques.—And you were helping to commit these frauds, were you not? Ans.—Do you mean to say if you hire aman to doa day’s work ,and tell him he need not work panad youthink he would be committing a rau Mr, Thomas.—You are asking the question your- pat yon may answer it, Iam not on the witness stand. $ ‘Witness.—Very well; I wish you were. I will answer 1t myself, then. I do\ ot consiger ita fraud. ‘i Ques,—What were the Inducemfnts held out by ‘them in per- the contractors to themen to petrating these frauds? ri Ans.—No inducements; the’men themselves were swindled, (ee do ycu represent before this com- miu Ans.—T. H. Murch alone; and F'wish to say, and have it go on the minutes, that the statement at- tributed to Mr. Hill, thas I am. being paid by the stonecutters, 15 absolutely false. WHEN MR. MURCH’S CONSOIENOE BECAME AWAK- E ENED. Ques.—Then you are here purely to perform a patriotic duty. When did your consctence become awakened to the necessity of exposing the fraudst Ans.—In 1877, when I became aware of the gross frauds which were being perpetrated, I felt. that they should be ex; , and Iam here wholly on my own responsibility to perform a public duty, Ques. —Is not your only reason for attempting to connect Mr. Hili with these frauds, the tact that he was a member of the commlasion before which You.sppeared, and that tho commission refused to isten to your demands, Ans.—That 1s true, the fact that he was a mem- ber of the commission, that he was made aware of the frauds, and still persisted In his course, is my Teason for connecting him with the frauds, Ques.—Do you know that if Mr. Hill had acceded to your demands, it would have resulted in break- ing all existing contracts, and. would have com- pelled the government to fnish'tts buildings with 8 totally different kind of graatte. Ans.—I know nothing or the kind. I know that there were 20 quarries on the coastof Maine owned and controiled by separate parties, who were then furnishing granite and could and would have furnished the same quality of granite, both in texture and apparance as that which was then being used. ‘Ques —You assume that, do you? aa assume nothing. I know it, and I affirm ‘Ques.—It the 15 percent contracts had been ab- fated, would not the Goverment have been called to pay the prices which your stonecutters would have demanded? Ans.—We offered to do the work for $8 per day, gnd Mr. Hill, under the modified conttacts, paid ‘MR. MURCH’S SPEECH IN CONGRESS. Ques.—You have been a member of Co! mgre: have you ever spoken in Congress on this subject? Ans.—I have frequently alluded to it. Mr. Thomas (quoting from witness’ spéech).— ‘You say “I am familiar with nearly every pubiic building in this country from personal inspection.” Now ts that strictly true? An3.—Well, nO; not strictly so in the literal sense in which you wish to take it. Iam familtar with many of them, jues.—Then you did not tell the truth, did you? ", Coleman.—Did you ever know a Congress- man to make a speech that was literally true? (aughter.} CLOSE OF THE CROSS-EXAMINATION. ‘The cross-examination was).pursued to great length. Witness said the greatest frauds upon the Philadelphia building were perpettated after Mr. HL became supervising arolitegt and after a superintendent had been put in. cl by the architect's office. ‘This superintendent was totally incompetent, and permitted the ‘grossest frauds; yet he is in the employ of the architect's office. In reply to a question by Mr. Coleman, witness said his ground of complaint-against Mr. Hill was that after having his attention called. to the gross frauds which were being pore still went ahead and made the modified’ contracts based upon the fraudulent and exeessive rates pe been paid under the 15 per cent con- cr ra ‘This concluded the examtnation ot Mr. Murch, {CONTINUED IN THE SECOND EDITION.} —__ rere ‘The Star Houte Verdict. From Harper's Weekly. t said to Rave surprised the country. There has been a vague feeling that there were sinister in- fluences which would prot event & convic- Won, but nowhere a testing thar the accused Sons were innocent. The result 43 unfortunate for the f eiigeed and i oped good name. There is no more ‘public mind that frauds ‘have ‘been, fomn ‘The Garfield Monument. ‘WHERE SHALL IT STAND? A committee representing the Army of the Cum- berland, consisting of Gens. Burnett, Cist, and McCook, arrived in the city last evening for the purpose of inspecting the avatlable sites for the erection of the proposed Garfeld statue. They were accompanied by the artist, Mr. J. Q. A. Ward, of New York. This morning, under the guidance of Col. Rockwell and Gen. R. D. Mussey, they were driven about the city, visiting for the pur- pose Iowa Circle, the White Lot, and,the open space at 7th street and Louisiana avenue, all of ‘which are considered available. ‘The committee will have presented to it the project of erecting a memorial stone arch, sur- mounted by a bust of Garfield, in some prominent sition on the heights surrounding the city, and The will be urged to unite with the effort that will be made to secure the eréction of such a structure, ——-2-—_____ Appointments in the Navy. SIXTY GRADUATRS OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY TO BE HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND TWENTY-THREE TO REMAIN IM THE NAVAL SERVICE. Secretary Chandler has addressed a letter to Capt. Ramsay, superintendent of the naval acad- emy, touching the status of the naval cadets who successfully completed their six years in 1883, in which he says: ‘There will be three appointments as assistant Raval constructors. ‘These appointments would naturally be made only after the cadets to whom ey are assigned have pursued - their special studies for two or three years after final gradua~ tion. Under the special circumstances now ex- isting they will, however, be made immediately, but they are not to be treated as precedents for like appointments hereafter. The law of August 5, 1882, pronibiting appolntinents from the gradu- tes except to fill the Vancanclesof each year, pro- vided that nothing should ‘reducs the number of appointments from such graduates below ten each year.’ These ten appointments will be seven ensigns (of the junlor grade) and three assistant engineers. ‘There havirg been no more vacancies than ten during the year, no additional ensigns or assistant engineers cin be appointed. There will also be ten new appointments as second leutenants in the marine corps from final gradu- ates of the year. The academic board will deter- mine the order of merit for these appointments, and make thelr recommendat ons to the depart- ment, and thereupon the assignments will be made to the varfous corps. So far as practicable (with the exception of the appointments of assist- ant naval constructors) the cadets may be allowed to choose the corps to which they will be assigned. The appointments will be dated July 1, 1583.” From this tt will be seen that of the 83 cadets who completed the six years’ course this year 23 ‘will remain in the navy and 60 will be honorably alscharged on July ist, with one years pay. For the three positions as assistant naval constr Secretary Chandler has selected John L. Shock, Jos. H. Linnard and Jos. I. Woodward, the first three of the class in the order of merit, ‘Those who would be eligible for the remaining twenty pos tions are in their order of merit as follows: John A. Hoogewerff, Michigan; Robert B. Dashiell, Virginia; Fred. C. Rider, Rhode Island; Francis E. Sutton, New York; Harry K. White, Dakota; Lincoln Karmany, ‘Pennsylvania; Edward E. Capehart, Ohio; Houston Eldredge, New Jerse Eugene Carroll, Onio; Robert P. Vorshew, New Xork; Chas. A. Doyen, New Hampshire; Chas. H. Lauchheimer, Maryland; Wm. H. Stayton, Dela- ware; Horace B. Andrews, Michigan; Henry B. Wilson, jersey: Ged, P. Blow, Virginia; Henry 'o. Haines, Distrigh of Columpia; James E Oy husett Gilbert Wilkes, Uta! J. M. Whitham, Illinois Two of them, however, Carroll and Vorshew, who graduated numbers 11 and 12, respectively, have declined their places, which will make George Barnett, of Wisconsin, and Franklin J. Moses, of South Carolina, eligible ulso for retention In the service. ‘here is still some question in the case of Hooge- werff, who \dyated No. 4, and Sutton, No. 7, on account of defective eyesight; also in the case of Andrews, No. 16,0n the ground of physical disabil- ity. If the objections in these cases should be re- moved, the ‘pppoiniments. Will fall_to those above indicated. If these three should be disqualified, then the next three In orier after Moses would be- en come Geo, Pennsylvania. Gen. Crook’s Troublesome Captives. WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THEM. The Secretary of the Interior having refused to receive Gen. Crook’s prisoners at San Carlos agency, saying he would endeavor to take care of the children, but that in his opinion the adults Should be held as prisoners of war and kept from contact with the peaceable Indians of Arizona, the Secretary of War directed Gen. Crook to keep his captives from the reservation Indians and feed them out of the appropriation for subsisting In- dian prisoners of war until the Secretary should Tecelve full reports from him, with any recommen- dation he might have to make upon the subject, upon which the final disposition of these Indians will be determined. Yesterday afternoon Gen. Crook sent the follow- ing repl our telegram of 18th inst. received, andI have this day made a long be eae re- pore to Gen. Schofield, giving the salient points aring on the present Chiricahua situation; any attempts to keep the captives apart from the other Indians would rouse their suspicions, and, if it did not drive them to the mountains, would seriously Jeopardize the recovery of the captive boy.” AS a result of a conference between the Secre- tary of the Interior and the commissioner of In- dian affairs, the children of the captured Apache Indians will be sent to the various Ind!an schools, ‘The men and women will be held as prisoners of war, with the view of bringing them to terms and preventing another outbreak. in eligible, viz.: C. M. Perkins, of Goo! Gitte ot Tiiinols, and sas, 5 Coree Senator Hampton’s Specch. THE DUTY OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE. It was stated in yesterday’s Stak that at the unveiling of the monument to the confederate dead at Camden, South Carolina, yesterday, Sen- ator Hampton was the orator of the occasion. In the course of his speech he sald: “ The great ques- Uons which were at issue between the north and the south, and which were lett to the arbitrament of war, were decided against us, but the sword has never decided and never will decide a ques- tion involving a great principle, .The final judg- ment as to the motives and the actions of man resis with a fe es tribunal than any on this earth, and to that last great court of appeal must every question of right and wrong be submitted. But we have a divine command to yleld obedience to constituted authority, and it is the duty of every good citizen who receives the protection of the government to Obey its lawa. There 1s no in- consistency in our giving to the constitution and the laws under which we live an honeat, conscien- tious support, while we hold in tender reverence the memory of the men who died for the cause we held to be just and right.” The Union Veteran Corps Troubles. OAPTAIN THOMASON ENTERS SUIT FOR $10,000 DaM- AGES AGAINST LIEUT. HARRISON. Samuel E Thomason, captain of the Union ‘Veteran Corps, this afternoon, through his at- torney, B. T. Hanley, entered the prom! sult against Thomas B. Harrison,a Meutenant’in the corps, for $10,000 damages for defamation of character. He charges that the defendant, on June 7th, alleged, in the presence and hearing of W. H. Hoover, George E. Corson, Will A. Short, Robert Nelson, J. M. Edgar and others that the plaintiff had embezzled certain funds belonging to the Union Veteran Corps, and that he uttered the following false and malicious lUbel: ‘He has em- bezzied our funds, Let us leave a man who em- bezzles our funds. His Moancial transactions with the corps have been very unsatisfactory, and large sums have disappeared without any vouchers being forthcoming for the money. He has led to me. He has led to others about the money received.” good and credit nave. Deen zr name and brought into public, scandal, ‘afd ne tian bose of and to be guilty of theft and em! Bids were opened in the office of Commissioners Telegrams to The Star. OHIO POLITICS. DEMOORATIO OONVENTION AT WORK. EXCITEMENT DURING THE BALLOTING HOADLY NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR. STATE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED. BALLOTING AT CONCORD TO-DAY. houses blown down, Tuomas Ivins trees were Parsons had about 150 youn, on the farm of Frank M house was wrecked. T! ‘SwWayed several butld! mates ran out fear 0 loss of Storm lasted about twenty minutes. are all blockaded with fallen trees,and the farmers compelled to make their journeys across the AMERICAN RACERS IN ENGLAND. felads. e Cotal loss by the storm is estimated at. > $25,000. ae TWO OF LORILLARD’S HORSES WIN. Shot Dead in a Street Quarrel. a = Ra np eto = er mg shot and Killed ‘Antuony ‘Miller last evening, during & A DAMAGING PENNSYLVANIA CYCLONE. | street quarrel _ en General Foreign News by Cable. A COACH ROBBED BY ROAD AGENTS. REFUSING AN INCREASED ALLOWANCE TO THE CROWN INCE. —,r——_ pega opto ne a vote o1 nays to 8 year a BALLOTING AT coLumBus. | {ttrense the allomanes OF the eee ee a executes fOsavoncisn orrthe measure for voting apalast Kis We orate ol measure for voting mst uDsa The Dei ic venti Lively factory political situate Opent Attene | ! Berurx, June 21.—The floods now prevailing in Silesia were attended by water-spouts. A li Pattof the town of Hirschberg is sui ouses ih the adjacent villages are flooded. railway neat Galzvrunn was washed away. has re © Special Dispatch to Tre Evanino Stan. CoLvmBus, OxI0, June 21.—The democracy 0 Ohio assembled in Comstock’s opera house at ten o'clock this morning for the purpose of nomi- nating a full state ticket, with the Dare exception of secretary of state. The large and spacious room Was filled from pit to dome, hundreds being un- able to gaip even standing room. The exercises commenced by the calling to or- der of the convention by the chairman, Hon. Clark Irvine. ‘The various committees then pre- sented their reports. Hon. John McSweeny was the permanent president of the convention, and delivered a stirring address, which was wel ceived. During the speech there was NO LITTLE CONFUSION observed in the Hamilton county delegation, a number of the workers of Gen. Ward having taken the opportunity of getting in their work. Large crowds of outsiders had obtained the seats of dele- gates and it Mnally became necessary to appoint a sergeant-at-arms from each of the 21 districts tooust the Intruders. This work occupied fully 20 min- utes, during which the greatest confusion pre- vailed. The committee on resolutions was slow in reporting, and it was moved that the conven- ton Proceed to the next business in order, which was the NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR. Hon. T. E. Powell, of Delaware, in a most bril- Mant speech, nominated Gen. Durbin Ward, whom he referred to as the great creditor of the demo- cratic party, not only for his military service but also for long and continued work in the years of Peace. The speaker was rapturously applauded. Senator Thurman then ye ‘to the front and seconded the nomination of Gen. Ward, whom he complimented for his service to his country and his undoubtea honesty in political life as well as private life. His nomination would be as politic as it would be just, for he would be founa to be strong with the people. Mr. M, J. Ryan, of Cincinnati, then followed and resented the name of Hon. He ot incinnati, Ohio, Mr. Ryan guaranteed that Mr. Hoadly would carry Hamilton by a larger ma- jority than aid ‘Newman last October. At this point there was a tremendous outburst of enthusiasm, which lasted fully two minutes be- fore the speaker could proceed. Hon. D. D. Finly, of Crawford county, seconded the nomination of Mr. Hoadly. Dr. Crowen, of Toledo, pores mame of Hon. George W: Geddes, Mensa ‘The nominations having been made the work of BALLOTING FOR GOVERNOR then commenced. Whole number of delegates 1. Assoonas Butlercounty had been reached there was interruption in the proceedings. The chairman of the delegation cast the whole vote for Hoadly. At this point one of the delegates protested against bis vote being cast for Hoadly. ‘This created a tremendous uproar, the entire con- Vention jumping to their c! and ‘YELLING LIKE MODOCA. Finally a motion was made that every delegate be allowed to his vote as he chose. The wildest confusion prevailed, during which time a vote by isse of that name has been most alarmit ‘the water having resched a higher mark than has attained singe 1829. The Evangelical sch and church, two barracks and part of the oMfice are submerged. Disastrous floods are also reported in Bohemia and Moravia. The Danube is expected to overflow its banks shortty, as the river Inn and the mountain streams are rising Tapidiy. The quay at Linz ts already flooded. AN ASRASSINATION SOCIETY. Dearry, June 21.—In the inquiry which ts now: progress at Mullingar, In coniection with the inurder of Mrs. Smythe, tn April, 188%, an informer testified Uhat an assassination society had been started by Michael and Join Fagan, with the object of removing tyrants und bad landlords. ceo “incon Death of Cheries Backus, ‘ew Yorx, June 21.—Charles Backus, the m4 known minstrel, died this morning, He had suffering from Bright's disease of the kidneys aad heart disease. The funeral services will be to-morrow afternoon, and will be conducted Im accordance with the Masonic ritual. The body Will be taken to Rochester for interment. ———_— American Horses in jand. VICTORY FOR TWO OF LONILLARD'S HORSES, AND A THIRD ONE NEARLY WINS, Loxpox, June 2i.—The racing at Stock began to-day. The race for the Stockbridge cup was won by P. Lorillard’s Iroquois, which was nominated by the Prince of Wales; 8cobell and clan third. Only the three menti rap. e betting at the start was 6 to 6 on Iro- quols, 5 to against Schobell, and 9 Lo 4 against agictan. Iroquols Was ridden by Cannon, S0o- bell by Rosseter, and Magician by Arci Iro- quols won by three lengths. The Beaufort handicap race was won by Sea- horse, P. Lorillard’s Sachem and Piraens third.’ There were eight starters, oe ‘The race for the Jonstone plate (ha: ) war Won by P. Lorillard’s Aranza, Duke ap Wellingtgn third, cians —agiroaenin: Journalists at West Point. New Yore, June 21.—About 60 rnalista, Assoct members of ‘the New York Press lation, Wentto West Point this morning. This excursion Wien gaat close the 29th annual gathering of the s ‘The Glass Makers’ Awociation. June 21.—The annual banquet of the and Lime-glass majoufacturers’ As- Se eee . i capital. At thre busines tect! Charles Brocke ‘unier, of Wheeling, W. Va., retired from the presl- gency, and was by W. L Libby, of the ‘New England glass works, —_.___ News from Kansas City, Wo. KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC SHOCK—SLIGHT FALL IX THE RIVER. Kaneas Crry, Mo, June 21.—John Parvey, an employe of the ‘electric Nght company, while’ re ring a line, was killed by a sh: being furnea on without worming epee rae eee lay. 23 Tet 3 inches, ae The First Ballot. ‘The first ballot resulted: Hoadly, 290; Ward, 26134; Geddes, 77; Denver, 434. A Wild Scene. Another tumult has broken out in the Butler county delegation, and the wildest excitement prevails. The whole convention is on its feet and delegates are swearing like pirates, and the lie is being freely given and taken. John R. McLean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is the disorganizer among the Hamilton county de eS e president seems to be utterly power- to preserve order. Hondly Nominated. Hoadly was nominated for governor on the ‘second ballot. (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.) COMMITTEE MERTINGS LAST NIGHT FAVORABLE 10 | Li HOADLY—UNIT RULE ABOLISHED—JOHN G. THOMP- SON LIKELY TO LOSE HIS CHAIRMANSHIP, Failure in Massachusetts. Boston, June 2i.—Wm. T. Cook & Co., straw goods manufacturers at Foxboro, Mass, ure re- ried to have failed with Mabilities of about 000, Considerable of their paper is held by Boston banks. —_—— A Prominent Tenneweean Indicted. NASHVILLE, TENN., June 21.—Judge John E. Gar~ ner, one of the referee commissioners appointed, to relieve the supreme court docket, prominent in state politics, has been’ indi with several others, for an attempt to commit per= Jury and conspiring to influence testimony tn con- goo with the of Burch Hopkins for killing ‘The Charicston Soldier Boys at Yale. New Haven, Corn., June 21.—The leheguen | it Infantry, of Charleston, 8. C., to-day visited. ie college, being received by Pre: from city. ’ —_—__—_ Southern Troops in Providence. Provipence, June 21.—The Continental anent Hon. John McSweeney, of Wooster, permanent chairman of the convention, and Wm. G. Brady, of Gallon, and seven other secretaries, The ion of McSweeney and the defeat of the Geddes candi- date is considered favorable to Hoadly. The com- mittee also refused to abolish the unit rule, aad counties will vote as instructed. In the organiza- tion of the central committee the chances of re- election of John G. Thompson as chairman of the ‘ executive committee are not favorable. e committees on resolutions has given out none of its proceedings, though its composition indicates an advance step on temperance and pro- Dably license for regulation. THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER TO-DAY. ‘The democratic state convention convened at 10 o’clock this morning. There Is a larger crowd than was ever seen before on any similar occasion, and the opera house was filled to its utmost. The Weather is sultry and rainy. ‘The contest between Ward and Hoadly for governor waged fiercely during the ny Eng The convention was ord rk Invi hairm: comm! and of the commit- tees appointed last night were heard, THE CONVENTION AT WORK. organization belng dispensed icSweeney, of Wooster, was it and wi Another foundation the Carillon, Quebec, dain this morning. oo THE REMAINS TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON — TEE FUNERAL TO TAKE PLACE TO-MOKROW. ek are ee nt le