Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 4, 1874, Page 1

i i , i i GILES, BRO, 'MATTOCKS & MASON, HASTHR . FLOWERS!Y Tea Roses, Lilies of the Valley, Carnations, Violets, and Choice . Flowers only, for Church or Home Decoration. WM. T. SHEPHERD, Florist, E. Corner State and Washington-sts. WATOHES, JEWELRY, &c. . . Special inducements for the JEWELERS! Spring Trade, in Watches, Jewelry, ‘SiIVerwqrg, Qlocks,i Materials, &, N 66 & 268 Wabashr. - Fine Goods for Presentation and Bridal Presents sent for selection’ to any part of the Northwest, . .. ', . ¢ 2 CARRIAGES. s . OF BROOME-ST,, - i B NEW RORE, CARRIAGE BUTLDERS, Have removed tho Manufaoturing Branch of thoir business to their Now Faotory, BROADWAY AND * FORTY-SEVENTEST, TThe Iaxgest and most complete ostablishment ofita kind in the country; their down-town warapooms romaining as beforo, at . .. Fifthav, and: Fourtenth- ‘With largoly inoroased fuoilitios to insure thoroughnoss and promptnoss, and with o dotormination to maintain the reputation of thoir productions; thoy invite a continuance of tho publio favor which has givon thom a oonstantly incrensing ‘business during their cightdonyears’ ocoupancy of the old Broome- st establishment. . In addition to the larger vohioles in great variety, we continue to make & specialty of OF OHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF 5 BreWSter Wa'gon,” STEM & RBET-WINDING | Therecomised Standard for quality in all WA.T CHE S, wu“m:‘-'" for plenauro driving or spocding. Throo grades of whioh have their unoqualled Stom-Wind. N OTIOE- H ing and HandSatting Attachmont. . Bolling at 835, | 62~ In ordor to prosorve our identity with 3 t ind B100 oach, with tho Co.'s guarantee of the t 1o d porfection of gaoh Watch. | the old locality, wo shall continue to sign as S EDociat Ertangomonts e with rospomile dnlom fof | 8t foot, thab we'may BOt b6 Gontonngos il ‘Spocial arrangomonts mnde with respamsible doalora foF tho'sale of Gur'oods. AL GOs DO NOT SELL | a joint stoos company, trading in carringes, : undor a name very similar to our own. B Ao 0.2 Gmnd Orowle, ot . IMPERIAL Uhhyasegr,een'.l'ea i Z hes a remarkably The 340 féet of Dock Proper- | ty at the west end of Lake-st. — R fmf'..'B:REWSTER&QO. HBRODIEST Goal or Transportation . D@OK. PU‘RE favorite s ot o o | VL A B TION COMPANY, - A CORNEL delicacy of taste. WEST & C0.ereemisee Dealersln - |dies the various . kinds of Ten. Our TO Rent. : Tine Tea's’ selection is very 260 Wabash-av./choice. We Do 4 Cash Trade at Cash Prioes, Lint of Toas, with pricos, eto., will be sont by mail on anplication, S - - 'GENERAL NOTICES. THE PUBL A roport has besn axd ta bojng clcoulated that: o sro ot o7 Durtaonns and thet ook ood o ' APPLY TO, 523 WABASH-AV. S g o fient. Haslug concladed to subdivido the north of the Second Story in butlding southoast cora of Biage and Weshing: tonata, inte, 3 ‘Ctcon, dorsiimed AUs o1 “sonding pooda to o sell -:gnab nbl?lnlululrlgallll.arlnl 7".“’. ‘..,\v: L}r. Botinos th perpotrators aud thole o o most vilo iandorers, Aad- waworhy tho confdenco’ o’ Henesabls B tras, o havo sndforud sevorely, bit wo havo movoe , wa havo suffo Loat our manhood op raputation. Wo have boon: a Busl losrooms and 1oss 1n Ohloago clghtogn yoars, are atil in businoss, and tho un B glad to sca partios deslring sioh roome, 2o that atond to continue, and wlll conduat our business as ,wo SR Boton, Rt intis Bl Tl | Bevesiraepe, il el 8 etpcion s 0 o, Hoouiwwli e male rondy, ’"”\'\’r"."%‘.'"i{}\‘{,' ks must :‘?r\:fltflul o, Hk’;nfl i) lnd_llmu:’ 'mn“' s —_Bouthoast corner Stata and Washisgtonats. | dasmod b7 masy as bolug otf that s vendito-to ko au 5 bulld up a busivoss, - . 35 I ‘W, A, Butters:& Co,, Auotioneers, ° . bl s 108 East Madlson-at, The Hlegant House, corner Michigan-av, | A 2 and Bixtoenth-st,, now occupied by Mr. Geo. M. Pullmen. Said house, having all modern |- radl _ il throughout ALSO improvements, and being hoate by sterm, will be rentod at & rensonable prico to responsible party, b: o s A 61 £} 3 o et B Bouths OlAric-at. DCCK TO RENT AT BRIDGBPORT, ) : : No. 184 Dearborn-st. Formerly acoupled by Great Hastorn Hallroad 800 foot’ fiant; side-tracka from Chicago & Alton, Soe To Loase s domie | ™ oyl Ougy, At ! 158 Washiogion-st., Hooth 08, ; DOCE T 0 RENT. .. - A mosting of ho Bourd of YVossol Opruors and Agents of tho Uity 6f Chissgo-will be hold i Hatariey Al ! a8 i Feom May 1, the dock now ocoupled Ly TATOH, HOL | I Kaums Bortc ot foade Bafidls g Atbitratisn Committas BROOK & Cb., ‘coruar Arohor-av, and Grove-stc, 300 o Birory S A Toom Board of Trade Bufidiug, % 4 i A0 Grove-it, protsing favttation iworiondsd ot Sosmat-ommre 5 afe {8 AT e et dser, with aitrond track. Apply | Eond." By ordor of the Frosident, _TO RENT. | Py Omes, Afegton! Store No, 12 Stato-at., near South, Gnttl16th inat, Tax Salo Gertifloatos hold by the City of Ohlcago can b tedeomod at 10 por aout protalutn, afier Water . whioh data the rate wil Lo igoroased 10 o0 nor cont. YE8, Gty Comptrollor, Revenue Stamps ‘That have not beon usod, purchased at tho CHICAGO SAVINGS INSTITUTION, BAM'L, g No, 16 Trfiunu x&undlnn. : TO RENT. Socond story of stores 208, 507, 209, 211, 21, i 51028, cormint Doarborn, sze 10UX150, comterton, Sabih OmGaao, Aprit 1, 1674, DRUGGISTS, ATTENTION. A good party with from 85,000 to 85,000 In druggistat , furniture, aud gl an goL possomsioiiof a first-class room, which wat tted up oxpressly forand for manulacturl: purposes, with jod &5 a drug-store for fivo years, and is to stonm poar: Gafl at 565 Kiireeat, ™ Boaentod Siay § 10 Jarges Foome. The Alors. Toors (3 v s o e T Buthr wa ey S CLOTHS, &o. A oy e A Y ASH DU Chlosvurs, 11 Base Ball Rules TOIR 1874 justreceived st'KELLEY'S BASE BALI, And URIGK T KMPORIUM. Also, & full assortuont of Al ottior kinda of ‘l\ipn%lnl Goods. 88 Madison-at., Tri. 5. BUT 15 DAY MORE! Now Is Your Time! I shall sell my entire stock of Oloths, Ona- simeres, and Gonts: furnishing Goods In tho Doxt 16 day to the higheat biddrs, rogardioss of coat. Unna Burlding LUMBER AT ATOTION, The Tumb Fauntloroy & O« orner 'rm.nny.-nmf-'fl‘l’,'u\"n’fox’:{fi..fl., "will o, mold &t Aotian 5 200 Weshinglousl, comer Frankll, | SN AE b Sk i PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o, (rum Labels & Shipping: Tags, AT WHOLESBALE AND RETAIL, (CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & 0, 118 nnd 120 Monroe-st. TOILETINE, LADIES! know why, in g other lad| you P T T e e e i 1Yo Ato wliow, sud ot wro the PRINTS, RN Ladies wantiog a good Calico that will noithor * wiaah out nor fado ou, will find iu tho “RICHMOND PRINTS” Homotling to thale purposo, In tho largo varloty.of thote "CHOQOLATE STANDARD . STYLES," (Copyrightod Tloket), "QUAKER STYLES," - (Copyrighted Tioket), AN i D "STANDAED GRAY STYLES" {Copyrighted Tioket), Tapoolally yecommend thomuelvos for chastencss of de: sign and dur:rl;mn steolor, Wikolssala burs thrgughe 2 lows pnc > | out the country oonsider them uncquated. - Examino ths astholo Lo oanoemt e e R O s a® | Stoket 10 bo saro you got & HOHAOND. PRIND, meo! A8 oty -'finfis?n{f%uwz% ity ool .’ HOSIERY, ‘yn‘nzrm’rrmn. &, Chas. Gossage Have now open their Sprhig Im- portations of French and English Fancy Hoslery, Including all qualities of Plain and -Fancy Cotton, Iasle Thread, Bilk 'and Balbriggan Ioge and Half Hose, for Ladics, Gentlemen, and Children.. T B e Special attention is called;to our stock of Balbriggan, which -is the finest i1 the country, ¢ontaining a full * line’. of both REAL: and IMPERIAL, in . Plain’ and Fancy Striped, 'in styles made exclu- sively- for our trade by the: best manufacturers of Europe.. Our stock includes all desirable goods produced by the. English, French, and Gérman Looms, o Spring and Summer Underwear, in Cotton, Thread, and.Siik, the bestimported; Qartwright & War- ner's Popular Goods always in full supply; special shapes, sizes or qurlities in Hosiery or Underwears as desired; Gentlemen’s Riding Drawers, giving éxcellent service, | at alow price. - The latest' London Novelties in Goentlemen’s Silk and Satin Scarts, Fine 'Braces, Tilbury Lisle and XKid Gloves, 8iikk and Linen Hakfs, | etc., comprising: the best stock of these goods ever offered in- the ‘West.. v . 106,108 & 110 State-st. - 60 & 62 Washington-st. e GLOVES, . - FIELD, LEITER & CO. - State & Washington-sts, ‘Will open, on: SATURDAY, Ap il 4, fresh "assortment of Ladies’ Un- dressed Kids, 2-buttons, all the new Spring Shades; all sizos .Ber- tin’s; Alexandre’s and Oourvoisier’s; some -decided noyelties in Courvoi- sier’s; and freshlines Ladies’, Miss- o8’ and- Children’s Fabrig Gloves. Speoial Bargains will be offered in Ladies’ 2-butfon - French . Castor Gloves at $1, usually sold at $2. Ladies’ English Oalf Gauntlets at #1.60, recently §2.25, ; , Men’s Frengh 8illc Gloves 1, usual: price 82, to which they particularly'| call'attention. .. - . STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS. | HOOTS AND SHOES. " "NOTICE! - 6.5.RICHARDSON & €0, - 128 & 130 Franklin-st, Special attention iy invited to the large assortment of Boots and Shoes now offered by this house, at the lowest prices, to all ‘dealers in city and country who are laying in their Spring Stock.” Call and examine their goods and prices. o 2 MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS. WILSON BROS., ° -67& 60 WABHINGTON-ST,, OHIOAGO, And Pike's Opern Houso, Fourth-st., Clnoinnatl. MSHIRTS ‘:1. HARRIS & COBEB, 5 171 SOUTH OLARK-ST. 3 SEWER BRICK. Tho underatghod od to conteaot for from n.n:fifi?u?fiv ) ’A';fx‘\’vftr':? RE;&.- o bo ‘dulivorad on oF S ur atlue, - oar Bullactonar. ¢ full QS 1 RO & B0 : 133 Madieo WANTED--BOOK-AGENTS, Tout fifat-olass Agonta for this sligydnote of tho fast. ost-selling Lyoks ovor publishod—** Nlustzated fiutory of the Wars with tho Tndlsua for Fwo Gonturios." A ohin to meko ‘Apply i tho foroncon, 0 8300 I two woeks. o, X NVALE 4 300 it ol ahas s o 108 s |, Hadison: " POLITICAL. Tg : Ihy Voters-of Sonth Chicago. i ", Quoon offors Lihnsolt to tho voters of Bouth Ollcagoas a candidata for tho otice of Bouth Town Ool- Tuatar, indepondout and {rrospoutivo of any and alt party aflilistions or tlos; and ho Invites the regoguition and Bopes jo recelve the votcs of his friends ak tio shath % Qs sl i emar st Hl.lyhrx-pulnz oonstituontaatheart, MANY VOTERSE, TPOLITICAX.. : f the T Tivde Pack aro roquosted to ke &t 2o T 1k om (e (et urdass ovots: iolalocks b namiiato candidatss to"bu subporiod jan, ming tax- 20 ON LAKE-ST., | Atcism, Topeka & Suto Fo Railoal, - 1 s8I AND FUR!. REAL ESTATE. “THE BEST 7R 08 FWENTY . i ‘AT THR " 4 Northwastor Car Shops, SINGLY OIt ALL TOGETHER, ' AT A BARGAIN!. H, 1. TURNER, 102 Washington-st., ___(SHCOND FLOOR). o THE BEAUTIFUL ARKANSAS VALLEY, LYING ALONG THE 8,000,000 ACRES KANSAS LANDS FOR SALE.. 11 yenrs? tine, 7 per cont Intorosty 22% per cout off for improvementa. LT No part 6¢ tha prinolpal pagablo for four yoars.—Atohl- 1o, Fopoka & Santa B Ratiroed. o0 New Route to Colorado .A.ndv New Mexico. b 3 Shippers and Emigrants Take Notice, Tor Land Tickets, Lotters to Agonts, sud full informa- | ‘tion about froight 1o T KANSAS, GOLORADO AND NEW MEXICO, 5, APPLY TO, ; CHIGAGO AGENCY; 77 Clark: - W. E. WERDB, Gen’l Agent. HATS, . EASTER HATS! . "ALL THE NEW S8TYLES IN Yomg Genis' Nobby Hats.| Children's Hats o Speoialty, SMITH & (0, 205 West Madison-gt.,’ UORNER OF GREEN.: .~ DOZEN ON' THE. STREET! THE _YOUMARNS DRESS ELAT. Imitated by many, equaled by none. : TR TS o Bole Ohicago Agonts, 101 Madison-st.. FAST IERS Olark and Mé’dispn. PIANOS. ¢k J BAUER & GO MANUFAOTURERS OF THE FAVORITE BAUER PIANO 8 Indorsed by 20,000 Famillcs, Artlats, feal Oritice, : D MOST RELIABLE PIANO Bt 1 1 N 1 /A FULL STOOK OF SQUARE, GRANT, A0 UPRIGHT PLANGS; An Immonse stock on hand, OIIEAPER TIIAN EVER, ALSO, AGENTS FOR TIIR OELEBRATED ENABE PIANOS. JULIUS BAUER & 00, | Corner State and Monroe-sts. * {IN PALMER HOUSR.) i . FINANCIAL. SAVIES Bxolusively a ”.Bayings Bank, 105 CLARKSY, Molloist Chueh Bk ot el on dojos, Pt e ;{vmxmnnzzn.o'zrmérfl 4 st 73 —Darl) o, 41 X Aolonis on domuidy ithonlantlsa " DAnK Liss paid all FOR SALE. GUNTHER'S CANDIES. P.&J.CASHY, 4l and 48 Fifthea ., Koop on hand the largast sssortmont. tn. tho olty f Now and Beoond-ha; inuds ruiture, - Oarpets, Hedding, Ottico Dauks, Y h Shclviay, byt a0 onoh BHOWCALGE, o DENTISTRY, DENTAL CARD. DR, M. W. ' - Roan 3 riilof aro Glires Vialised"Alx, wod axisuis tash WLbGHY RELD - had discoverad & groat mony WASHINGTON, Tostimony Taken in the Dis- trict Investigation, Some . Tall', Figuring in ‘the ‘. Matter of Street-Con- - - tracts, - iz Acts of . Distriot. Officials Placed fa‘an Uncnviable Light’ Turther Developments Coneorn: ¢ ing the Sanborn Con- TN tracts, a Tlow a Western Railroad Was vented. from 'Paying Iis Pro~" In Order that & Special :Ageut fiighi : qué in for His Shre. Mail Talk of Reopéning fhe Pacific e - Sitbsidy’ Investigatiosi. . Statistics “Relative to Lake Digas: 7 tters {Duriug - ‘the~ Last 3 Ton Yenr, ! THE DISTRIOT INVESTIGATION, : Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts 5 .- A DULL DAY. .. i ‘Wasmixarox, D. 0., April 8, ~Vory little of in- terost tranaplred In the procoodings of tho Diss triot Investigating Committeo to-day. The fore- noon sosalon was dovotéd to hearing tho evi- dorico of Edward Clork, tho arohitect of tho Cap- itol. Tho momorislists summoned him for the -purposie of showing that the Improvements mado IN AND ABOUT THE OAPITOL GROUNDS werd doiie in & béttbr mannor aud more conom= {cally than work performod under contract for tho Bonrd of Public Worke. This stato of ‘facts gruagnteul againet tho Distriot Govornment, ' Ho id do, and about o yoar ogo rocolved s statoe mont and o bateh ofybflls {from tho Board of Pub- lioWorks for work alloged to hiave boen dona by tbo Bonrd in carrylng out old corporation law: The clalma woro “not_as roported “to witnoss; Many of thom wero for_work: whon tho original contraots woro annulled or changod. The Audit- ing Commission hnd, as witness supposed. acted praviously upon all such claims, mn{) had those claims under conaidoratfon - gaveral wooks, ' Io did not think that olass of bills should bo paid out of the sinking fund, fu view of tha fact thnt that they bad nover beon authorized by the old corporation. At lnat witnoss apnroved bills to tho oxtont of 8370,000, some $94,000 lees than iho amount presontod, 4 A —_— THE SANBORN CONTRACTS, Spectal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, THE WAVS AND MEANS INVESTIGATION. ‘Wasnnoron, D. 0., April 8.—Jamos M. King, Doputy Collector at Indinnnapolis, who wrote tho lottor recontly . telographed you, making chargos sgaingt Frank M. Groon, ono of Sanborn'a splos, was oxnmined by the Ways and Moans Commit~ teo to-dny, - Ho reaflirmod in tho strongost pos- siblo mannor all that was set forth in his lottor, Which was, it will bo' remombored, contradicted by Groon boforo, the Committee, Ho statad, furthormoro, that tho tax collected by Sanborn of. the Indinuspolis & Bt Douis Railroad, would in duo t{me havo beon collectod by the Intornal -Revenue ofiloore,’ v W % Tho Hon. Morton O, Hunter, reprosenting the Bovonth Indiana District received lottor toe dny from Gon.-Frank White, of Perra Haute, Ind., Rovenuo Collactor for that District, indora. ing the oharges mndo by King ngainst Groon 0s corract, and stating that Groon did roprosont Limsolf ‘au° o speolal ngent . of tho.. Trons- ury Dopartmont, acling wundor authority and fnstructions from thoBocrotary of the Treas- .was proved vory conclusively. It waa shown | that paving, grading,’ flling, sodding, curbing, ‘sud othor improvements madoe under tho direc- -tion,of- AIr, Olork, . cost from 30 to 50 por.cont less thon eimilar work done by the Shepherd contractors, :l e * Through the instramontality of -a Mr. Boyd, anotber momber of. the Disjrict: Goveramont) one A. K. Browne, was to-day found out tobea rocipiont of . A . CONTRACTOR BTRONG’S BOUNTY. - ! "Browno is n mowmbor of thie District -Con'neil, iand counsal for the Board of Health} Id only “accopted $160 from ' the contractor. Vi Mr. Wright Rives, o graduato of ‘West Point, “who “ropresents]n -largo estate in the Cityof " Washington, having mado n numbor of monsuro- ,ments of improvements about his proporty, was noxt_iutorrogated, - Mr. Rives tostified that h e dsst” ERIONS IN GALOULATIONS i mado by tho Board of Public’ Works Engineors. (Ho found instancos wharo 'tho Enginpars had +allowed for ‘more pavement than could possibly |- bo put ,on'the streot, oven ' by, spreading it over |- . the footwalks,: ‘Missouri avénuc was insiancod , to.prove this - assertion. ] d that whilo the Board of Publio Wotks paid only $3.20 & yard “for anlng in front_of Govornment ,proporty on Third atroet, they charged tho Gov- | ornmont 83,60 & yard' for thasama, © - Mr. Z. Richards, who occupied tho position of District Auditor from May, 1867, to Septowmber, 1878, made somo Ty e -*'4 - - TMPORTANT DISOLOSUREH ! arding the rockicss manner in which the Did- ct-authorities mixed up the various funds'and! accounts. * Ho tostifled that during the Adminie- 1 rg T " tration of Gov. ‘Cooke, thoro were sent to him) - for approval af ‘one timo bills amounting to " $475,000, and a short timo afterwards auothor - Tot of £40,000, In explaining tho' charactor of' ‘theoso,billa tho witnoss stated that, hon tho!|: chango of Government was mado in 1671, there’ was o Jarge amount of unfinished improvemonts | in'progress, * Tho new Board of Public Works: immodiatoly annulled such of these cortracts ay they could; and altered others, thoreby inorods- ing vory extensively the cost of the improve- ment. For instanco, tho old corporation bad contracted for the construction'of o bridge con- necting Washington and Georgetown, at a cost, of 820,000. “Thia contract was cancolled by the new Govornment, and a new bridge costing ©87,000 erectofd: "Tho same was dono in tho case’ of .. . = 2 £ TIE SEATON AND JEFFERSON HONOOL-TIOUSES, 'tho -plans being ' altered and the cost increased to an extont suflicient to exbaust’ the school sinking-fund, Tho bills for this.work wore sont to the Auditor with a'request that he approve the same, chargo them agaiuat tho old corpora- tion, and direct ‘zhnlummnent out of tho sink- ing fund instend 0 84,000,000 lonn, . Mr. Richards made objootion’ to this, and was visited by, Gov.:Caoke, Aloxandor H. Shepherd, aud Lewis Clephano, who gave Lim to understond it, was "o s NONE OF II8 NUGINESS s what fund was ‘drawn npon, aud intimatod that it would be to his intereut to adopt their advice. Thus admonished, Mr. Richards approved . the bills, amounting, to $380,000, but rofused to put Dis signatore to ihie rewaluder. He was prompt- I romoved from offica‘whon _Bhepherd ~bocame, yavntimr. . Mr, Wilson gave notice that he g uld exemine Ar Richards at longth concorn- e bia, knowlodga of tha sohool fund, and tho ing d until Monday, Gammittao ooyl DL Monaey “WAsmNazon, D, O,, April 8,—At the mnrnlnF sossion of the Distriot Investigation Ool. Wright Rives testiflod in rolation to the improva- ment of Bladonsburg, and uxgmuuml tho oplnion that [:uruona of the work wero dofectivo, thoug] TIE OITARGE FOR THE WORK WAB EXCESBIVE, Tho original estimate of " its cost submitted to the Logislaturo was $33,000; the “sotunl cont 952,000.” Tho rond was notually impasuabla at times, and witnoss had petitionod “tho Board to | hiave It put in ordor. “Thore was leavy grading and filling dono, and thoy paid_too much for tha earth excavation, They Fuld 60 conts o yard for grading aud bauling, 'Witness also apoke of tho cost of tho improvomonts of sasosswonts at the lntorsection of Thivd and E strects, neor tho Olty Hall, and states how much had beon chargod to E street. The Board had charged for moro ocurb, wood-pavement, and sidowalk on B atreot than_the streot would moaeuro, takivg o lino from Now Jeraoy pvouue to Fourth streot wost,. Col. Riyes stated that ho' had mensured Louislann avonuo_from Ninth to Tonth atroots west, aud that the Board had charged tho United Btatos Government for ) 4,000 YARDS MORE GRADING THAN THEY BIIOULD ¥ HAVE GHARGED. i Gov, Bhophord atated that, with roforeuce to Lautslana avonue roforrad to by Col. Rivos, that ohargo contained an amount of grading dono Ly tho old corporation, which had nover been Pruvlmmly paid for, and which wus provided for n the sppro) priatlon nndo to rolmburee the Board for what they Liad done, L ’ ATCHIDALD WHITE, resident in the country, on tho Bovonth strect road, statod that matorial was put into the {me provoment on that rond which hnd boon con- lemned a8 unflt, ‘Thoy oharged-witnoss for 100 foot front moro than his property mounsuros en the Boventh street road. Tho rond was hotter for width twenty-four feetbotoro it was improved than it 18 now, .} % RIOHARDS; . b late Auditor of tho Dluzri‘u?mvommnnl, testified that it was his offiolal duty to aot on all acoouuts Ho likowiso showed | 1 ‘rosmnn% ury aud the Commisslonor of Intornal Revenue, (7o the Jsuociated Presa.] THE BANRODN INQUIDY, o Wasnryatoy,. April 8.—Tho -Committeo of Ways and Monna had anothor heering this morn- ing in tho Sanborn .contrack mattor, and ox- aminod, undor_onth, Acting Colloctor James M, King, of Indianapolis, Ind. Ho tostified that Green, on of - Spuborn'a - agonts, bod called at his offieo last January, and introduced him- wolf ns n epecial agont of] the Tronsury Doparts mont, showing "o lottor of credentinls to Mr.,'Hogato, tha' Collector, which lotter, however, the witness bad not read. Groen atated, or convoyed theidoa, that ho had beun sont by tho Commmigsionor of Intornal Revonuo to golloct tho back tax on dividenda from .the Indinnapolis & 8t. Louis Railroad Company, and Lie went to the Company's office noxt day and . * ' COLLECTED THE TAX. There had been no question of the lability of tho Gompany to bo taxed, and its Secretary had enllod sevoral timos at the Collactor's office, and had boou reforred to the Assesgor, who hadgome difficulty - in his own mind a8 to whothor the rates of taxation shouid ‘bo.b6 per cent or 2l¢ per cent. The TRallroad Company had onterad upou- its booka 1lio tax duo to the Govornment, and hnd always beon ready to pay it, and anxious to pay it. A QUESTION OF VEBACITY. . Witnoss was specially inquired of ag to Green's roprescutations to him, troon positivoly deniod boforo the Committeo that ho had represented himself a o special agont of the Treasury De- “nesorting that Greon had 8o ropresentod himsolf, ‘and headdod that, as tho nowspapor dispatohos of tho day containod exposures of the Sanborn -contracts, and montionod Greon's namo in con- mection with thom, witness had called thom to of thotolegraphic’ atatomont. He doniod that any such’ contract bad Loen made, and deniod that ho was- the Qroen alluded to in tho dis- I} patehos. N INTTARMONIOUS BET. : ‘April 8.~District-Attorney Ton- noy, of Drooklyn, and Assistant-Aftorney lIn%hup have liad’a quarrel, growing out of tho Sonborn trinl, and, ot Tonoey's request, Hughes . A ' New Yong, at tho samo timo proparing charges agoinat lennoy of ofticlal misconduct, and for- wording thom ' to Washington. It is bolieved ‘Hughes will have tho support of Attornoy-Gan- | "eral Williams, who is his brother-in-law, and also of Bupervisor Hawloy. 3 gy COMMITTEE WORK. Speclal DispateR to The Chicago Tribune, THE MEFORM-ECHOOL FUND, * L -* WasmINoTON, D.C;, April 8.—Thoe House'Appro- priations Committas kavo beon halting and host- «tating . for about a weok . over the domand that ‘§18,000 bolonging to the Roform-School Fund, ‘deposited with Jay Cooke & Co., and lost when -that firm failod; be putin tho'bill. s ia urgod: -agalnat - making tho allowanco that the monoy ought not to bave been dfawn from tho United ‘poses for which it was uppropriated,, and that thoro was no necessity for inourring the risk by dopositing it in s bank. e L /E DISTRICT BONOOL-TEAOHERS, ; Tho Sovate District Committoo agreed to-day to recommend tho passago of the Houso bill ap- propriating $97,000 to pay the school-teachers of ‘tho District. Robertson, of Southy Oarolina, of~ “forod an amoudment in committoo striking out that part of the bill whioh provides for tho levy- & ing and collection of a tax on porsonal proporty, - including bauk-stooks, ote., in tho District, for tho purpose of paying’ the money buck to the Unitod Btates, ilnbmly oluod” Robertson in voting for his proposition, however; andhe gave notico of his intontion to move it in the Benato: whon'the bill comes up. - . . . i WAR QLAINE. The Honso Committoo on War Olnims to-day reported & bill paying tho claims allowed by tho Commissionors of Claims in their last annual re- port. Tho bill embraccs 1,106 cagos, sud appro- rintos §630,000, or an average of 8570 each. }i’hnu olaims aro entirely for stores and supplies taken by, or furnishod for the use of, tho army during tha late war, :[70 the Assiciated Press.) _Wasmnaton, D. 0., April 8.—1'he Senato Com- mitteo on Lublic Landy to-day heard & delegation of threa Monnonites from Dennsylvania, and two from Russia, -askivg_ leglalation to enable roparations to be mado for the ssttiement in rhia oountry of somo 40,000 Meunonites now ily- ing in Russls, who are obliged_ to omigrate from that country prior to tho yaar 181, or elso. por- | form militaly service, which tho tenots of thelr roligion forbid. Tho Committco authorized Seuntor Windom to propare and report to tho Honato a bill suthorizing the Socretary of the Intorior to withdraw from public salo such Iurfia traots of land na they desire to ocoupy within the noxt two yonrs, aithor by homestead or pro- emption entry. : THE BT. OROIX LAND-GRANT. Tho Commuttoo also hoard o delogntion from ‘Wisconsin advocating tho oxtonsion of the 8t. CUroix Railroad land-grant, whioh has lapsed in ooneoquence of non-compliaucoe with tho condi- tions relatiug to the time of construction, 3 . THE GENEVA AWARD, ‘The Houso Judioiary Committee this morning postponed further consideration of the various propositions for the distribution of tho Geneva oaward until Monday, the 18th inat,, whon it is thoir intention to tako final action in tho matter. E g THE DLIIOIRNOY LILL, The Houso Committeo on Approprintions were again ogoupled in tho preparation of- the Do- ficienoy bill. It considered, without action, the roquest of the Commissioner of Internal Rov- onuo Lo bo authorizod to transfor cortain bal- BILLIARDS. Maurice D”']Y .Defented_ by -Alberk Garnier in New York, The Game ro.r-$l,00_0@ 8ide and theé ..~ Championship. - No Very Wonderful l;lnylng om - .. Either Side. Spectal Dispatch to the Chicano, Tribune, New Your, Ajiril 8,—Tho third conitost at the Fronch - throo-ball gamei of billiards for:'tha s champlonship of the world, t6ok placo this evons! ing'in tho Tammany Hall/ pmbly Rooms, the’ contestants boing Albort: miér; who won the” chsmplonship at tho'tor! . font a foiw monthe ago, and Matrice Daly, n gomo was_of 0 points,” and the stakes (5. 0074 sido and the cliimplonalip oup. - | g Seaet ot = ..’ . THEMANNER OEIS: §1wo MEN # wag markodly difforent; '(v_’li alor apiiearing easy, .and Gonttdont ; his ‘oppéd 1t “storn, ‘cool; andl doterminad, S ' In banking fof the lonE ialy won, bt aftol tnoking another count, 1 od &' very onsy shot: Gainlor acorod only two i, 1o fifut inning. The runs on both sides wore small until the twolfthy inoing, whon Daly kcokad 43, In bis twoltit; Gornior. also. soorad 43, and the gamo stood—r Garnior, 108; Daly, 105! During this iutorval, * FINE 8TOTS WERE MADE ' by tho pliyors, . Garnier's -playing was notable for fino draws and massos and excollent round. the-table sliots; . In the thirtoonth inning he imndo an_ extraordinary twico-round-tho-tabler ehot, in which Lo took goven cushions, Daly's ploying wia romarkable for good position plays and slailiful nursing. . Thoncoforward tho play= ing on both ides. was vory even.until tha twonty-fourth inning, whon #T : GATINIER DEGAN GRADUALLY TO FORGE AHEAD, . | nntil at the thirtioth inulug tho string stood $18° t0 2701 his favor. Daly now.becamo norvous, ond madono more ruus of any comsoquence. Garnier gainod tho gamo by 220 pointa in fortye fivo innings, the ¥Inylng,nr\vbluh ocoupied abouk four and o holt hours. . Qarnier’s largest run waa 76, and Daly’s 63, .Garnior played witht oxtromo oaro throughout the game, and Daly’ wos n«annlly digcrogt and cautious uatil he bo=* came domoralized bythendvantage his opponeng gained over him by hia run of 76. i mony ht _portment, “and_witnogs was oqually poeiiive in | Groen’s attention; and Groon denied the truth | ‘| morchant and purchasod goods of Btatos Troasury until it was nooded for tho pur- |- TIUE SCORE T ' wns a8 follows: .. . & Y " Innings. . Daly, Garnder.\Innings, -~ Daly, Garnfer* 1. ) Pl et o n ) 13 1 b 0 0 0 2 2 [ 0 12 [ 2 0 1% 0 [ 2 2 [ & A 03 3 2 o 3 34 1 n o 2] 0 20 1 s o 1] 3 24 4 1: 23 4 — — 14 80 610 0 E LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Damages for False Imprisonmont and ' Maticious Prosecution, : apectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribupe, =~ . Dernorr, Mich, April 8.~In tho Suprome Couxt to-day, tho case of Edward J, Horton va. . Oharles Higgins torminatdd by a verdiet in favor of the'plaintiff for 85,500, Tho caso s ono irf which tho plaintiff sucd for false imprisonments and_maliolous prosccution. Ho wea a country Charlos Hig= ging, & wholekale notion dealer in this city, on credit, Failing to meot Lis paymonta when duo, Higging ahnrfiled falso protenscs against Horton,t alloging that he made cortain falso reprosenta~ tions relatiyo fo his fiuancial standing and fne dobtednoss, Horton was satrosted on thess charges and placed in jeil. Upon trinl at the Recordor's Coust ho was acquitted. He haa since -bocamo insane, as allogad, in consaquence of his .arrest, imprisonment, and tral, .. ., - — .+ . RELIGIOUS, Northern Indiana Methodist Confers = . . ences 3 spectal Dispateh to. The Chicano 7Tribune, Fonr Warne, Ind, A pril 8.—Tho tuird day's _gession of the Northern Indiaun Mothodist Con- ferenco passod off well. Tho Presiding Eldera’ ‘roport of the condition of Auderson, Richmond, and Muncio Distriots were submitted. Thoy show \large acoesslons to tho church membership, ro= sulting from numorous gracious rovivals, ' In tho osso of ‘the Rov. W. K. Hoobuck, ‘charged with fmmoral conduct, the Judicinry - Committtos ‘roported that the chnrges wore groundlons,” 3 Thirteon young mon woro admitted to the Deodcon’s order, Bishop Foster nddrossing them eloquently on tho duties of thoir new poaition, The report of the Board of Btownrds on allow- ances to claimants for the coming year, was sub- ‘mitted and approved. To-night-the annual Conforence missionary mervices took place at tho Wayno Streot Churoh. Council of Xllinots Congregnationalists. Special Disvatch to'ThaChicaga Ty{bune, BrriNawici, IlL, April 8,.—An Ecolesiostica) Counoil of the Congrogational Churches of tha State will be’hold in this city on Wednesday of next weok, to install the Rov. H. D. Moore, pase tor of the First Church, The Rev. T. M. Post, pastor of the Firat Congrogational Church of Bt. Louis, will proach the inetallation sérmon, * Plymouth Church and Its Pastor., New Youx, Aprll 8,—At an_informal meoting of prominent mombors of Plymonth Chburch Brooklyn, & fow.ovonings ince, both tho projec of building tho largost churoh in Brooklyn end giving thoir vastor six months vacation wera favorably talkod of as o fitting mark of canfi- dence of the mombers in Mr. Boecher, and ap- prociation of Lis servioes. CASUALTIES, . Five Porsgns from & Vessolla . 'Deck and Lost. ', New Yorx, April .—Tho Russian bagk Jupi- _ tor, on_hior Voynge:.from this city to Gibraliar, oxporionced vory bolaterous westher. On Fob. 7, whon threo days out, a. squall struok the ver- gel, and at the same timo slio was boardod by a heavy ena, which swopt. Capt. Grondqulst and 4ix of the ‘the crow from the dook, A roturniiyg wavo brought back twoof the crow, but the othiors wore novor soon sgain, A Curious Acoident, , 11l., April 8.—This aftornoon s youn, s haod Tost Patls was Tiding Loraobagly anoes of appropriations in order to bo ablo to adjust tho acoounts of tho Buroau, and’ alo dise oussed the proprioty of rocommending a do« flcloncy appropriation of $18,000 to make &ood tho loss Austained by the Trustoes of the Reform Bohool of the District of Columbia by the failure of Jay Cooko & Co. ‘Objootion is mado to this rovieion, ns last year's appropriation for this ’lelmlnu should have boon drawn from the ""United Btatos T'roasury only as notually needed, aud should not have baon drawn out for doposit elsowhere. mlz(mm“t’l;“‘;s%“ on, made an Congressmau Nesmith, of rogon, m-guml\!:‘:n before the Houso Committos on Rail- ways and Canals upon thoe bill introduced by him to ald io the construction of tho Portland, Dalles & Balt Lako Iinllvoad, The Cowmitteo agrosd to a favorable report, The bill proyides that tho Govornment shall gunrautoe interest on the bonda of the Company to the amount of $10,000 Ern.r mile, in_roturn for which the Company is to | neport all United States mails, army-supplics, oto,, troe of charga forever, 3 TIE OASH OF BOUTH OANOLINA ° was consldered to-day by the Judlviary Cow-’ (g Twelfth Pageq in the outskirta of tho olty, whon the forelogs of the horse suddonly sunk ‘in a deop hole, causiigy Lim to turn 5 _complete summorsault and fa ‘upen Patit, who received serious, 'onlmpu {atal, injuries, Tho hore's nook was brokon by thé fall, k. Tne Snghinw By LowssItocovery bt Anotllurhl‘lu;xy. n-i‘b X Svecial DMapateh to The Olieago und, = . Eanr xhauuw', Mich., - April !!?-Jl‘ho body.of Boderman, one of the ill-fatod crow of six lost iaut January, wes found off Tawas Loiut to-day, 15 mniles from whora the boat was found. Tho body was iu much the same condition ns tho othor two, Mitcholl and Welso, He had one log broken, and his clothing was badly cut. Ha will be buried to-morrow. e OBITUARY:' Prominent Oitizons of Now, Orleans. New OnLeANs, April 8,—The -doaths of the following prominent oitizaus - are . announced within twenty.four. hoursi. T, X, Fln]nyj agod 4033 Oharloa MI’F" aged 705 and Col. Japes Wingtold, agoed 47, : y §