Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1874, Page 1

The Chicage Daily Teibune. R VOLUME 27. CARRIAGES. DRY GOODS. MAMIN, DAVEY & CONPANY, Iiadison and Franklinsts., OHEIOCAGO, Importers and Jobbers of DRESS GOODS, SEAWILS, . MILLINERY, NOUVEAUTE PARURES, DWEBSTER&(1) 270 & 272 Wabash-av. . JUST RECEIVED, the vory latest styles of Fronch Chip aud Bnglish Milan HATS & BONNETS, BREWSTER & CO. OF BROOME-ST,, NEW TORI, " GARRIAGE BUILDERS, Have removed the Manufaoturing Branch of ‘thofr business to their New Factory, BROADWAY AND FORTY-SEVENTHAT, T'he Iargest and most complets establishmont ofita kind in the country; their down-town warerooms remaining as befors, at Fifib-av., md Fourtoenid-St ‘N ' | PAPILLON1 MIGNON ! ooty increased foflitién o e OOIGBS,COttOIladeS, SEVILLE! VILLAL O iy HENRY EIGHTH! FOLLINE! e tho Fopataion of JEANS, WHITE GOODS, | MARTA STUART! _COUNTESS! their productions, they invite a continuance of the public favor which has given thom a eonstantly increasing business during their eighteen years' ocoupancy of tho old Broomo- st. establishment. In addition to the larger vehicles in great warioty, wo continue to make a spocialty of “Browster Wagon,” The recognired Standard for guality in all weights, for ploasure driving or speeding. NOTICE. 7~ In order to pruu':rlvu our id“‘tflt,i with i e shall continue to sign as e R e may not bo confounded. with ajoint stock company, trading in carrisgoes, wunder a name very similar to our own, BREWSTER & C0. of BROOME-ST. QUEEN HORTENSE! In addition to the sbove, we have 300 Cases of tho Tiatest American Manufacture, whioh we offer at Rotail from 37c. to $1 each. TRIMMED HATS, $3.50, $4, and $5. Flowers LINENS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, VANKEE NOTIONS. Having abandoned the sale of DOMESTICS, we are now EX- HIBITING more ATTRACTIVE STOCKS in the above lines of DEPARTMENT GOODS than ever before, and shall offer to buyers' SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS in Terms and Prices. HAMLIN, DAVEY & CO. Lago, Bilk, and Bro- Linon Collars and Cuffs, Ruchings, &o., &c. IR, STEEL, AND STRAW ORNAMENTS, ead0dj 2, I REMEMBER OUR NUMBER! WEST SIDE patrons will easily reach our : Tios, of Orope Do []Vfl lBS ghond, Cropo Lisso, ¥ Soarfs, now_dosigns in Voils, Marguorito Chatelnino Pookots, MEN'S FURN! NG GOODS. Store by taking the Madison and Btate-st. oars to Van Buron-st. SHIRTS, REAL ESTATE. llars, | VALUABLE |- temame— CoL18.X: | men PRopeRy| BURLEY & TYRRALL, ‘WILSON BROS., @7 & 60 WABRINGTON-ST., OHIOAGO, And Pike's Opcra Houso, Fourth-st., Olnclanatl. HIRTS! ORDER THEM FROM ETARRIS & COBB, 171 SOUTIL CLARK-ST. FINANCIAL, German Savings Bank, 76 and 78 Fifth-av, All moneys deposited on orbefore April 10 In this Bonk, and remaining on deposit on the 1at day of July moxt, will draw three full wonths’ interest nt G per cont, per annum, TENRY GREENEBAUM, Pres. THOS, IOYNE, 1st Vice Pres. CHAS. WIRTH, 2d Vice Prea. A. WISE, Caslier. DIC. Our roport for 1874 1s In pross, and will soon bo roady for | delivesy %o onr subscribers, contalning mearly 12,000 names. It will be valuable to merchants and shippors, FRASIER'S Meroantile Collootion Agoncy, 146 Aladi- aon-at. The undersigned will re- ceive proposals for the Third Preshyterian Church, with 125 feet of ground, situated on the corner of West Washington and Carpenter-sts. J. B, BRIGGS, 30 RIVER-ST. V. A, TURPIN, 17 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, By C. C. THAYER & CO,, Real Estata Auctlonoors and Brokers. CROCKERY CEITIN A, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, FANCY GOODS, 274, 276 & 278 Wabash-av,, CORNER VAN BUREN-ST. Goods by the Package, Ot REPACKED AT NEW YORK PRICES! Tmportant to CIIII_IIH'Y Terchants ! F. & B, JAEGER, 73 WABASH-AV., 1S THE BEST PLACE TO PURCIIASE CROCKERY AT ATCTION. AN ELEGANT RESIDENCE, No. 599 North Clark-st., AND LOT 8303152 FEET, On Monday Afternoon, Apil 13, at 3 1-2 0'Clock, on the Premises, Will be 50ld the ologant residonce No, 699 Narth Olark. st,, noar Lincoln Park. The louse g'a now 3.story and Dasomont briok, finely Aulshed throughoat, hins 1t toorus, batheroom, laundrs, Turnace, otc., with ail modern im" rovoraonts. - A wall-hullt Noueo, and 5. Arfangod that, f dosived, two fatnilioa can oceupy the ssmo. ‘Torms, 3§ cash, purchascr to asaume an tncumbranca of 86,000 due in o yeara from Aug. 1, 161l and balagce 1 and 2 Yoars st 8 por cont. Abstract faraished, Title portect, ‘0. 6. THAYEL & CO., 183 East Madisonal. FOR SALE OR FORRENT Desiring to congentrate our businoss at our Faotory, cor. of West Twonty-second and TO RENT. GOAL OR TRANSPORTATION DOCER. TThe 840 feet of Dook Property at the west D T.ako.st. Bridge, formerly cooupied by | Tisk-sis,, whoro onr Dock, Yard, D na, G.L ASSW R ;fi; %N{'o'x’\r ;mzf.r?sbomu LONPCOLL. | Ko are iookted, wo offor the proporty oo A E, AN » torent. pied by us, at the cor, of Clark and Tiwel{th- 8L, BALE or FOR RENT'; One Hun- drod and Bovonty-six foot on Olark-st. by One Hundred and Fifty-four on Twelfth, coverod with substantisl brick buildings, high, with the excop- tion of Thirty foot on Olaric-at, by One Hun« Iy to AT S & MABON, i 533 Wabash'av. TO RENT. . CHINA & FANCY G0ODS, In Original Packages and Otherwise, Socond story of stores 205, 207, 209, 311, 813, and 216 Kin- [ dred and Fifty-four foet on Twelfth. Somuch 1 b e sioaty cormos Doatborn, s(zs 100x120, connvsted, sultable | of tho N Ahhon N N fUnf, &0. A8 MOY O ugfi ni‘fin]g DAy you :g. give ua a call bofore pur. s afactarin parhosen. with Toom in basoment for | G620 4 S 0O S oty lsoiy stosm power. - Oall at 206 Kinzlo-st. i Bo sold with the PIORSSE: 0. e DOCK TO RENT On South Branch, uear Haisted-st iy ta M. RIPLEY, Awl WA i Wate DOCK TO RENT)| AT BRIDGEPORT, Formerly cooupled by Groat Esatorn Nallroad; 900 foot tront; nide-tracks from Chicago & Alton. Bes To Loass column, Apply to K., BIRAINARD, 188 Washington:at., Roon MERCHANT TAILORING, » FONTAIN & LINDELOOW, MERCHANT TAILORS, 2156 WEST RANDOLPH-S8T. “~ FOR SALE, M Or To Ront, Stores 54 and 58 Franklin-at. Eront stono and iron ; size 40380 12t ; atoros and bnsomont. Rosidonco or othor § About £5,000 in monoy or desirable rual eststo, will proporty tokon in patt pryment SapRlY to " ant goods at aotusl cost, Tho "Room 4, Kendnll Building. INICE FARM T ot aeres, with bolldieant SO0 s Hoas oaring troon, olo., located. on Jollo : imia to anle buyer, - Addrows A B, Tribune ooe. F. C. VIERLING, USTATE AGFNT, Room 18, 128 Dearborn.st., TEA T ren, Goe Chtn, i Goos & Gemoral Tesl Kstate Buainess at roasonablo charges. FOR SALE. s beon long establishod on a prominent thor- a this olty, has an onvisble ropatation, s profitable and ploasant, This 1 & bargsin nover boforo e L e drass Tucooss faces yiil o woll. o fuvoatigate, Addro cosslul bustnoss vy O SORi S AGKHON, e ‘Tribrino offoo. FOR SAIE. A good ebiando Is offored. Wishing to soll out my Rotail BOOT AND SEHOE STORE, On scomint of onterlng ozolusivaly {nto whclossio, I will gire o thoright parlya bargain, Itont o n‘}:olna:g’!fyu‘g o Wit rohatar. « Lior in o or Paokors IHUNILY TIOWALAN, 00 Alllwaukao-av, aad 111 ¥aat Tadiana sty Ollcago, T, JESTEUEUETE ot oo FOTUNP U PUIH KARY, J. LINDELOOW, farmotly Catter with P, J. would respaothully wnifounoe’ (o bis miaiy 6 Cts a Glass AAAAAAAAARARARAA Pt NN spatome 1 parinorsiip . ® | Ladics wsating a good Clico that will nalthor invitos ono 2! .. IMPORTED LAGER BEER.L m ), Wb B BRI Rl ot st Ahtred BASE BATL, wash out nor fado out, will tind in the “RICHMOND .PRINTS” Somothing to tholr purpose. In tho large varioty of thoso Eoods, the of May, when ‘aud wol or. BUSINESS CARDS. IRON ocllase el Oricker, and Sportiog Goodsof srers "(HOCOLATE STANDARD STYLES! . \wholosale . _Bent (Copyrightad Tickot), 4 WORKS_ ll-:;oi{‘n‘:l. R&luu for 1874 now 'ready; price, 10 ol Torulgn' Postage Stamps, 432 R BIRROR, 18 Olnrkatsy Ohloaso. GRANTTE MONUMENTS. SUHUREMAN & HAND MANTEL €0 Michigan-ar , corner Van Buron-at, Gunther's Candies. Orlabrated thraughnut the Unlon. 1% d to all B, 6o, ver e ots* GUNTHL 2k ‘Contaotionor, "QUAKER STYLES," (Copyrighted Tioket), AND "STANDARD GRAY STYLES" (Copyrighted ‘Tioket), Repeolally recommend thomsolvos for chasteness of de- aign and durabillty of color. Wholoaale buyers thraugh. out the country considor them unoquslod. ‘_&!‘:Amlnn the ON! tickot 10 b surs you & M T, GENERAL NOTI Property Owners, Attention ! {FRASER, CHIALUERS %: lquo.‘,) Lropus h £ EAGLI WORKS Man- T A T aiastorar of ftoum ieopiuos, Lol o B e Ao atohsssd at s " iExhinory Pattorns of Lzaglo Works Manufactaring Uom- s and Works, 139 1o 145 Pulonst, Chiegn, W.C.WATTS & CO., 21 Brownrs Rullding Liverpool, 1t consigaments o fons, Lard, &c., an e rdars tor tho parcljaps and salo of ‘saunio' o future exo- hicaga. Shipmentor dolvory, *Advaboet mido on copplumonts, i o afforded by our frionds, Mossrs, K 35 aab, Mo Wil sk Now York: s M R B L E M ANT E Ls Until 1tk dnst, Yax Balo Certiflcnton hold by the Olty of 7 | Gicompoan o fodeamedat X, has et ,:;'r“i'.',’:s‘ % % MONUMENTS AND TILING. g Gormipiza MISS SI A' RIOHARDS, 111 GOWAN AT 00r 11 Horh Clark-st. onsano, ApptL 1L L O amgraller, Imsurance Broloer, WANTED, EDUCATIONAL. 131 LASALLE.8T., ROOM 19, OHICAGO. {poolal attention given to placing linos uf Iusurance, DENTAL CARD. > M. W. SHIRWOOD'S Dontal-It N R Y 10! o} h aro m §‘1’;’.’¢"\7§M "Ric, sud eatracte tooth williout pata. YOUNG LADIES' COLLEGE, ‘Forry Hall, Liake Foreat, Tl Summer Quarter will commeace on WEDNKSDAY, APRILIG, For terms of admission apply to LDWARD P, WESTON, WANTED. A situstion as Forewsn or Hhipplug Ol ? yard, by a e that basfad 10 .{’;‘:’? n':f,sn!:n: 'f,lfl'nf: ¢ s an il 2 B ewse 0 41y Trlbute oitge, 1 1 41 osk of xot WASHINGTON. The Hearing Before the Dis- trict Investigating Com- * mittee, How the Officials Levied As- gessments Indiserim- inately. 2 Specimen Fat Contracts in the Sod- ding and Paving Line," Sanborn's Testimony Conoluded Be- fore the Ways and Means Committee. Gen, Builer Furnishes Much Legal Advice to the Special Agent. Report of.ihe Board of Engineers on the James River & Kanawha Canal Route. Cost of the Work lstimated at $50,000,000. Debate in the House on the Curroncy Bill. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Special Dispatoh to The Chicago 7'ridune. THE NESULT SUMMED UF. ‘WasmiNaTon, D. O., April 7.—If the dlsclos- uros mado boforo thoe Congressional Committee investigating the affairs of the District of Co- lumbia fail to conviok tho officers of tho Govoru- ment and tho Board of Public Works of fraudu- lont practices, thoy cortainly will tond to provo the uttor unfltneas sud incompotency of tho ma- Jority, at loast, of thoso officials to administer tho affairs of a city like Washington. Up to the PRESENT STAGE OF THE INVESTIGATION, the testimony agmust the officisl intogrity of ox-Gov. Honry D. Cooko, Qol. Magruder, Wilkum A. Cooke, and Col. Bmno is vory damaging, aud will roquire something mors substantial than thoso meu's donial to convinico the world at larga that thoy aro tho puro and upright gentlomen thoy so much dostro to bo considored, It was tho intention of the Committeo to have given EX.-00V. COOKE an opportunity to-day to purgo Limself of tho fmputation thnt :sriwlile Governor of the Dis- trict, ond, taking sdvantago of that position, onterod into Iand-speculations in connection with membors of Congross and others, and sign- ed contracts a8 (overnor aftor tho expiration of his torm of offico, ete., but he failed to answer tho summons, When ho does put'in an appear- ance he will be afforded an opportunity to ex- plain & groat many affairs connected with his sdministration of the offico of Governor, Col. Samo has published a statoment concorning the check given him by the contractor Strong, but it does not receive the oredence of tho public gon- orally. WILLIAXM A, COORE beld np his hand again to-day to explain his con- noction with the $4,000 cheok loft in his chargo so unceromoniously by the liboral-minded Btrong, but it is doubtful if his statomont proved satisfactory oven to such staunch frionds of the District ns S8onator Stowart and Representatives Hubbell and Young. Indian Agont Frank H. Smith, whoso impropor connection with cortnin contracts much effort has boen mado to conceal, was unoxpeotodly un- cortlied to-day through tho istrumontality of 0. H. Bliss, a civil euginaer. It will bo_romem- bered that a few days ago & men named Colton teatified thas Smith had nothiug ta do with THE FENCING CONTRACT, yrhich notted s proft of nesrly 530,000 on_nn investmont _of logs than §20,000. To-uay Dliss statod that in April, 1873, Smith contractod with him for » Jarge smount of lumber to be used for fencing, and informed the witness that ho (Smith) hag » contract with the Board of Public Works to do the foucing around_the parkways of thecity, So much for the Indisn Agont. THE EVIDENOE OF JOSEPH FLETORER, an os-grocor mud contractor wnder the Board of Publio Worls, given this evoning, proved quite interosting. 'Itappenrs from tho statement of the witness that about o year ago, finding tho dempnd for green-grocerios diminishing, snd his_bank account growing smaller by degrees and beautifully less, ho called on a well-kndwn Bsower-contractor named Williams, and requested bim to usa Lis influence with the Board of Publio Works to got-him (Flotehior) a contract, Ho suggosted to Williama that “thore waaa nice littla job for an idle porson like bim (Flotchor) lying around the Botanical Gardens, consisting in tho contract for laying the {lagging. Williama promised his; and, In s very fow days, Flotchor was in happy posscsaion of THE MUCH PRIZED CONTRACT. His agroomont with the Board was to frim, matel, und lay the flagging, and to raceive for tho snmo 84 conts » squaro foot, tho Board to furnish the matcrinl, Both partios: went to work. The Doard laid down on the ground 0,000 or 10,000 feet of now but very inforior flagglng, and 19,000 or 20,000 feck of old but ox- collent flaggiug, ‘When bo hiad laid a fow thou- sand foot of tho stono, it was suggested to Plotcher that he must, in addition to pumng down the flagaing, also do the pocking. ‘Lo this ho'objooted, tud, after a good desl of trondle, & new coutract was drawn, allowing him moro ay, Dut including tho packing, Under this wmended contraat, Flotchor wont ahead, and -comploted the greatar patt of tho worlk, but ho NEVER GOT_A GENT FROM THE BOAUD for tho labor. To hasnof, up to tho present dny, beon able to make n eottlomont witls them, ‘A1 biia work has boon moasured and acoopted. Tho Government of tho United Stntes stands credited with tho payment to tho Board of Public Works on the 18th of Soptembor last of $1.35 foot for abont 29,000 foat of flagging laid round thio Botanies! Garden, It 18 upon this last point that the joko come in, Mr. Flotchor tostified that the 10,000 fect of old flagging laid round the garden, and for whioh the Gencral Goyornmont paid 81,25 o foot to the Bourd of Publio Works, wag uupé)liud from tho old sidownlks surrounding the Post-Ofiice and Patont-Ofiice, and no oredit allowed for it to the National Tronsury, Ho conoluded hie intoresting story with tho utate- mont that e uigned the amended contract with the Eulrd sinco this invostigation was inauf- rated. (7o the Associated Prest.) TEGTIONY 0¥ SOUN W, TIUMIHON, WASHINGTON, B, C., April 7.—At the meetiug of the District of Columbin Investigating Com- mittoo this morning, John W, Thompson, Presi- dent of tho Metropolitan Btrest Railroad Com- pany, was examined with referonco to paymonts made by thot Company for improvement in tho stroets through whicl' tho road runs, Ho tes- titlad that it would bankrupt the Compuny fo pay the Board prices for paving ; thut in maklug oxtonsions to the line of the railrond Lo had the vorbal cansent, of the Board of I'ublic Works ta lay sleopers as the work progrossed ; thnt ho had not paid any money to the Board forany concrete pavomont laid, excopt on_Boventcenth utroot, which wau improved after the Company's traok hiad boon lald ; that tho -Jlowd lid on- desvored to forco cortain paymonts from the Oompany, which claims woro resisted, and - wore now in litigation, Witnoss was askod if any stackholders of the road were members of tho Doard of Publio Works, Hostated that J, B. Brown was, snd | CHICAGO, ' WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1874. that Gov. Bhepherd had boon, but that the Iattor 1ind resignod on tho 1st of August, 1871, becauso ho thought it best, A cross-oxamination of witnoss olicited tho fact that Gov. Bhophord sold his stook in tho road bofore the improvomonta began. ARTIIUR BRIDOETT testificd that ho did sodding for tho contractors, who obtalnod contraots from tho Board at 15, 20, and 26 conts, Tho evidenoco of witnoss was mainly to tho offoct that the spcolfications for sodding wero not complied with, The speoifica- tlons of the work roquired by the Board wore read to him, and ho eaid ho had dono sodding nun-llvlbyoar bofore ho eaw or hoard of the spocilloations; and that the work that came un- der his obsorvation was not done in accordanco with such spocifications. Tho witness had donoe consldorablo sodding for John O, Evana. Tho work wag sub-lot to him.+ Ho was paid 16 to 25 conta per square yard. Upon oross-oxamination, ho tostified that of tho mouy thousaud yards of soddings ho had done, Lo had only purchased nbout 75 worth, and that the reat was glvon to him and gotton at difforent plnces without axponso. Aftor a recoss, ANDBEW WONDENS Rave testimony to tho offect that about ome- third of tho bricks used in Batreot sowor wore #nlmon bricks. 3 TENY BTOWENR testifiod that a lond of greon lumber was dumped on Bridge stroct, Georgetown, without boing burnotizod, tho siract abtho time’ boing undar contract to John O, Evans to lay a pavo- ment with troated wood. Mr, Wilson roquested witnoss to muke an ox- smination, and ascortain if the waood Inid down was troatod, witnoss boing positive that tho graen lumbor was actually used. 0. 3. DLISY. toatifiod that o yoar ago Frank 8. Smith, the officinl stonographor of the Houso of Ropre- sontatives, coiled to 800 him about farnishing him with ohostnut-Jumbor for fences. Ho or- dored soveral thoussnd feet of poat and foncing lumber, for which ho was to roceive $40 por m. ifo did not say ho bnd” & contract, but that ho was to put up tho fouco on ordors. JOSEPI I, FLETORER was tho Ingt witnoss. Ho tostifiod that be was contraotor to lay tho flagging sronnd the Botan- ical Garden; that tho matorial used was old and now; that the old materisl in part camo from in front of tho Post-Oflico snd Iuterior Dopnrtmonts; that tho now materinl was of inferior q‘unllty, furniphed by tho Board of Publio Works; that probably 16,000 foet camo from the Post-Offico and Interior Do~ partmonts, Ho received 84 conts por equaro yord to Iay it, and that ho bad not been paid in any shapo; that hio pignod » contraok at the timo e bogan the worlk, but that ho had signed an amondad ono to include plauking about & month or six wooks 8zo, Mr. Basa callod attontion to tho table in tho anawer of Gov. Bhophord, showing that tho worl had been paid for somo time since by the General Government. L % \¥thq!! ssid he had not boen awaro of that oct. A QUALIS OF CONSOIENCR. -+ A casual examination of the cheolc-book of Snmuol Btrong, contractor, submitted to‘the Dis- trict Investigating Committas, n doy or Lwo ago, doveloped tho fact that tho stub showed aohook given by Strong toTheodoro B.8amo, the Engineor who mado the messuroments for tho United Statos Govornment for improvements to tho Government property In this city, Samo_pub- lighes o card _explaining that he roburned said chock immediately upon ita receipt, with the writton remark to Strong that o little reflection would convinee him that it would bo highly im- proper for him to accept it. WILLIAX A. COOKE, Corporation-Attornoy, was recallcd, and subjoot- ed to a sovero - crogs-oxaminution by Mr. Thur- man with reforonco to the Goneral Sewor bill. Ho #nid ho drow tha bill aftor ‘baving had con- sultations with various District ofticials, and upon data furnishea bim by the Engiacer of the Board. ¥ ok 8, 6. RILEY, g an’ Assossor, testificd that Innd on an enstern brauch of tho Potomao, which wonld pot bo worth anything without roclamation, and which did not draln iu tho ‘Fibor Orock sowor, was ns- sossod for mowerage 1 cont por foot. cross-sxamination, it was dovelopod that Gov. Bhopherd owned somo proporty in this locality, ————— THE SANBORN CONTRAOT. Special Dispateh to tha Chicago Tribune. .. . BANDORN ON THE STAND. Wasninaroy, D, O, April 7.—Tho examina- tion of Samborn was continued to-day by tho Ways and Means Committeo. The main point developed was that, notwithstanding Bonjamin Butler's prompt and energotio denial, during his debato with Mr. Foster, that ho stood in'tho rolation of attornoy to Sanborn, ho actually has beon advising and counscling that, worthy at ovory step as to tho course to pursue. Banborn stated to-day that ho ‘bad paid Butlorin the neighborhood of $2,000 or $3,000 for logal sor- vices in the matter of theso contracts, The Committeo will examine to-morrow some of the employes of Banborn in Now York, who cluim to bave something of interast to tostity to. [70 the Associated Press,] WHAT BANIORN MAS TO BAY, WasmxaToN, April .—Jobn D. Sanborn was bofora the Comunitteo of Ways and Means to-dny, and was cross-oxsmined for sovaral hours, but withont anything of importance being olicited. o still doclines to give a dotailed statemont of ~his expendi- tures. All offorts failod to make him admit any- thing that would connect Gen. Butlor or any other mombor of Congress with lis contracts, Ha oither douied {hnt Butlor had giveu him advice or the favor of his influence, or answored that be did not remomber it. -Tho Committee finally put tho following ques- tion to 8anborn, whioh he promised to snswor on Thureday morning: Stato, in detail, tho amounts you have paid or agreed to pay in rola- tlon to your contract, and in its exocution, with dates, sume, to whom paid, and for what pur- poso each paymont was made. Otuer wituessos will bo cxamined to-morrow. o JAMES RIVER & KANAWHA CANAL. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, HEPORT OF THE BOARD OF ENGINEENS. Wasnixarox, D, C., April 7.~To-day tho Sec- rotary of War transmitied the letter of Gon. ‘Humpliroys, the Chiof of Englacors of tho Army, submitting a copy of -tho roport of tho Board of Engineers, constitutod by ordor of the Sccrdtary of War to oxamino and roport upon tho James Rivor & Kanawha Cansl project. This Bonrd was organized with the addition of an eminent clvil ongincor of Daltimore,. Mr. B. M., Latrobo, as a momber, at tho rvequoest of Sonator Dayis, of the Transportation Committee, to comply with the dosire of thoso intorested in the proposed water-line, to secure such addi- tional evidenco in regard to tho cost of tho en- tiro conal, the wator-supply of the summit lovel, tho probable timo roquired to complote tho worls, tho cost of maintouance whon built, and other quostlons involving its practioability, as wonld pluco all of these mattors boyond doubs in tho publio mind, ‘The poiuts have beon 4o ably pre- sontod and discussed Ly the Bonrd thut Gon, Tiumphroys snys Lo hay” nothivg to add further than to express his concurronco in tuo VIEWS OF THE BOARD, . whioh are that it is entivoly practicable to con- nagt the waters of the Jamos and Ohio Rivers by awater navigation of 7 foet in dopth., The Yioard is unanimounly of opinion that a tunnel of tho dimousioun proposad, b2 feel brond by 84 foot high—in other words, wide enough to ailow bonts Lo pass suywhore=should not bo attompt- ed; ound it is recommonded that » singlo tunnol, with turn-out, should Do built instend, with whicl, lmmnr[or, if faund ncoessary, a scoond tunnel may be comblued, As to TIE PRODADLE COBT, it i the opinion of the majority of tho Doard, that tho wator-ling by the” James & Konuawha route, with 7 feot dopth, may bo completed in uix yonrs ut a cost of not moro than 860,000,000, allowing au unusually broad margin for con- tingonclos, whioh cantiot bo accuratoly moasured, Tho cost may reasonubly e expeoled to be within 365,000,000, and possibly not to exceod 60,000,000, Bpeaking in goneral torme, tho Board expross the unanimous apinion that the routo presents axtuonllmr{ claims a8 a moasuro of rolial to tho people of tho Westorn States in furnlshing thom for thoir bulky productions olmuy tranuportation to a market, and for fostor- ing the commerce of tho Unlted Blatos by devel- oping immonse mineral renources now nogloctod, 170 the Atwoolated Press.l NEPORT O¥ TUE BOARD O¥ ENGINEES, ‘Wasmpazox, D, 0, Apsil 7.—Ia vrosenting . murking g ho did so, that the action of the Bos On the roport, the Board of Engineors who oxam- ined tho proposod routo of the Jamos River and Konawha Canal, Gen. Humphroy oxprosses his ontiro concurrenco in thoir concluslons, which aro as follows: Firat—That it is outiroly practicablo to con- noot tho waters of tho James and Ohio Rivers by water unvifintlun of 7 foot in depth. Tho tunnol that will bo required would be about tho longth of tho Mont Cenis tunnol, but it would go through rock very caslly excavatod, and could bo driven from shafts of moderate holght, and at distancos soldom excooding ono mile. Secondly—That an ample wator-supply can bo commanded, Thirdly—That tho tunnol should bo » single tunnel, with turn-outs provided in sufficlent numbor to admit of vessols passing. Fourthly—That the proposed wator-line can bo completed In Bix yoars at not oxceeding $00,000,- 000, and that tho cost may roasonably bo cxpoot- od to bo within $55,000,000, sud may possibly not oxceed $50,000,000. Zastly—That, in the epinion of tho Board, this routo prosenta extraordinary olaimes a8 a mopsuro of rolicf to the population of Westorn Biat 1 furnishing thom for thelr bulky produ 8 chenp transportation to market, and for r- ing tho commorco of the Unitod States ' & .e- volopiug immense minoral resources ne & ag- leatod. 0¥ e D — z FINANCIAL LEGISLATIO S Apecial Dispatch to The Chicago I'rf A3 A QUIET DAY. 'S Waemvazox, D. 0., April 7.—This £ becna quiot day in' Congross. The Sonf fHovoted most of ita seasion to busivoss on % ‘lendar, wont Into oxceutivo session, and, jaurnod about 4 p. m,, the mombers being ; disposed to sty longor in thoir places after thu long and tiresome businesa of yosterday. In the Houae, the day was spout in SPEECI-MAKING on the financial measuroe thon pending. Ropre- sontativo Cox dolivered the spoech of the day. It was a woll-considored argumont egainst in- flation and in favor of & specio basia. Tho de- bato on thia subject will continue soveral days in tho House. About twonty-five membors who have not yot spoken have made known their in- tention to do 80, and it is oxpoctod that sevoral of those who havo alrrady dobated the subjoct will have somethiug more to eay beforo a vote is. reached. Only about half o dozen spoochos aro mado ench day. e THE INFLATION BITL pasged by the Senato yestorday was reported to tho House to-day, and it was roferred to tho Wayes and Monns Committoe. 1t is expocted that an offort will be mada in tho Houeo to sub- stitute the Sonate bill for the one now undor discuseion in the Housc. Should this not bo done prior to Monday next, it is propased to try to poas tho Booalo bill undor & suspors sgion of tho rule, There was a good doal of sarcasm in tho brief romarks of Sooator Shorman to-dey. o reported back, and asked that tho Committee of Financo bo discharged from further considoration of, a number of bills and petitions releting to fluancial matters, ro- ato youterday hind covorod all tho logislation pr posed in tho bills, [Z0 tha Associated Preas.) New Yorg, April 7.—A Washington dispatch statos that the Financo bill that was passed by tho Senate 1ast night now goos to the llouso, whoro it caunot be roached, under the rules, by anv mesus whataever, bofore noxt Monday, and then 1t will require o two-thirds voto aither to take it up-for action or to refer it to a commit- tee. Meanwhtlo the Houso will have voted on tho bill which it has boforo it for froo baukin and gent it to tho Senato. Therofore, the flual pausago of the Sonato financial bill 18 yot dis- tant.. Tho sumo dispatch usys that TAE DHEBIDENT * dooma & froo-bankiug law, with & redemption ;] clause and with's provision for the retention by the banks of a portion of their coin intercst to bo applied Lo tho coin rodemption at some fu- ture timo, to bothe best measuro attainnble ap this session wndor all the circumstances. mensura of. that kind ho will approve. A bill such ns_that passod by tho Somato, if it ovor ronok tho President for lLis action, would bo very carofully scrutinized, and thero is at lenst o 'strong probability thatit would be vetoed. A petition that was put in_circulation horo on Saturday, nsking Presidont Grant to veto meas— ures of inflation, bas boon withdrawn,. and ono modified in its oxpression substituted. The voto is aslked in ordor that the honor of the country may not suffer in the eslimation of our own pooplo and in tho estimation of all the civ- ilized nations of tho world, 5 — POSTAL MOIETIES. Special Disnateh to the Chicago Tribune. NO OASE MADE OUT. ‘Wasumarox, D. O, April 7.—It will be re- membered that not long eince the House Lost- Ofiico Committeo called on tho Postmaster-Gen- oral for information regarding the paymont of moioties to spocial agonts of the Post-Ofice Do- partment in cases where ofiicials of that branch of tho service bave boen mulcted. The infor- mation has, within & day or two, been transmit- ted to tho Committeo, and doos not dovelop the grent rascality that was promised by those who wero pushing tho mattor. Only TWO SPEGIAL AGENTS HAVE BEOEIVED MOIETIES, ouly one of the two, viz.: C. I'. Baldwin, was » paid mgont of the Department, Baldwin re- ceived $272, which was awarded him by the Unitod States Court of tho Northern Ohio Dis- trict. Before ‘mylng this amount ovor, tho Post- mastor-Genoral advised with tho Assistant At- torney-General, and recoived tho opinion of that ofticial, that tho award by tho Court was amplo to justify tho payment of tho moioties, The second 1bgtanco was that of ANTIIONY COMBTOCK, . of Now York, who has beon peculiarly active in suppressing tho transmission of obscone litora- ture by mail. Lo enable him to carry on his oporations moro efectivaly Comstack was mado o Spocial Agont without pay or allowance. In threo cagos whore parties wore brought to trial oand fined, on ohargos proforred by Comatock, ho recoived moioties amounting in all to £675. Do~ yond this no moicties have been pnid by the De- partmont. Acoording to the papers roforred to, TIUE. POSTAASTER-GENERAL RECOMMENDS tho passage of the bill submitted by Gon, Ban- ning, of Olito, to probibit tho payment -of any conimissions in such casos to the rogutsr salaried agonts of the Dopartinent, e NOTES AND NEWS. Special Dixpateh to The Chicano T'ribune, HEW EXTRADITION TREATY, ‘Wasiixnatos, D, 0., April 7.—In the excoutive sssion of {ho Sounte to-day, the proposed ex- tradition treaty botween Belgium and the United Btates was read und placed uvon tho calendar, BOUTI CANOLINA TAXES, 2 Tho South Cnroliniang who aro here to oppose tho delegation from tho Taxpayors’ Convention, called on tho Presidont to-day. They laid thoir sido of the cage Lofore His Escolloncy, who as- surod thom that thoy had, in lLis opinion, com- plotely rofuted’ the statoments of the other crowd, A YEMALE CLADM-AGENT, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, witornoy-at-law, in this oity, 18 knocking for admission Lo the bur of tho Court of Clalmy. Ilor cnse wass up yestor- day and to-day, sud is still undecided. “Chiof- Justive Drako said that lio . had examined iho rulog govumh:r admisslou to the bur of this court, and made the discovery that un attornoy to bo admitted must bo ““n man of good moral character.” In cauosho is not admitted, Mru. T.ookwood propases tu ask Congross for Jogisln- tion declaring that the law I8 not intonded to ox- clude womon from iho bar, (7a the Asociated Presy.) NOMINATION Wasuinaroy, D, 0., April 7.—The Prosidont ot nominated Joha W, Allon for Postmaster at Cloveland. SENATOR EDMUNDS, - of Vermont, reappeared in tho Seuate Cliamber to-day, oud wag wurml{ congratulated by his assovintes on the complote rostoration of his Tieulth, effocted by rost and & visit to Florida, LIDEL SUIT The l.murlug in tho casp of Senntor Chaudler agaiuat A, O, Buoll, corraspondent, charging the lattor with libul, was agam postponed in the Pollice Court, this moruing, uutil niext Tucsday, by request of dofendani's counsol, NOMINATIONH CONFIMED. " The Benate conflymed the nomination of Moses allet, Ohlofjustico of Colorndo. Dostmast- ors—Jumen Yoruner, at Joffersonville, Ind.; B, NUMBER 228, POLITICAL. Result of the Town Elections in Chicago . Yesterday. Much Money Illegally Voted on the South and West Sides, Repeating Industrionsly Praotioed in All the Divisions, The Republican Ticket Defeated Over- whelmingly on the South Side. City and Town. Elections in Other States. The Connectiont State EleotionsesThe IMessachusetts Senatorship, CHICAGO. Tle olectlon for town officors took place yes- torday, aud no sorious disturbances marred the Larmony at the polls. Too much whisky made oxcitable individuals '* noisy drunk,” snd, in somo ivstancos, * fighting drunk,” and when two in oithor of theso conditions came togotuor they tried to talk each other to death, or settlod their dispute by a “ bout” on the sidewalk, Policomen woro thick at sll tho voting-places in the “hard" wards, aod their progenco doubtless doterred the * byes ™ from indulging in flstic encountora. Tho weather waa propitious,” and, notwith- standing the general apathy, quite 8 large voto was pollod, mainly through the aid of repeatora. Thoye who votod “ oarly and often™ wero car- rlod from poli to poll in oxpross-wagons and truscku. and, as there :lm vory little challenging and no ontha roquired (though that, e s paage no. aranes) dopasttat, thone ballota without objection, Occasionally one would walk up to tho window with his tickot open, and a poddler of tho opposition_would shout, ** Howld on, now ;" and tgon would follow «questions as to where tho voter lived, and how long be had beon in the town. Thers ware al- wnga plenty to vouch for his being **all right,” and very fow illogal votes were thrown out, et WEST TOWN. Tho threo Irish wards—tho Soventh, REighth, and Ninth—wero lively, but tho others oxcess- ively dull, Inthe former, tho two Pats, Raf- ferty sud Ifickoy, woro on tho warpath, and the “byes" rallied to their support. The polis re- sombled a bochive, and' at the one in tho Ninth ‘Ward, from 500 to 600 peoplo wero on hand alf day soliciting votos and discussing the chances of tho favorites. A roporter of Tue TRIDUNE secured sixtoen difforont tickots, which wero headed ‘ Workingmon’s Ticket,” * People’s Ticket,” *‘Republican Ticket,” ‘‘Taxpsyers’ Ticket.” On the latter, W. J. Onahan appearod 08 Collector, but his uamo was used Hlmgly to calch votos for Tom Conway, candidate for Suporvisor. . E s ickey ran woll in tho-Boventh,-Eighthyana-—"""" Ninth Wards, but O'Bricn recoived s majority in the last-uamed. Tho only person who made much fuss at the Eighth Ward poll was Pat Mortello, the notori~ ons ward-bnmmer, Ho was very drunk, and broko down tho alats which shiolded tho-judga snd clerk from the rabble, and otherwizo be- Liaved himuolf in an unseomly mannor. E RELYING THEM AROUND. As on the South Side, there was much illegal voting. O'Brien and Hickey both had soveral oxprots-wagons, in which the journey of their frionds from poll topoll was facilitated. Kin- cado also had & vohiclo in which his voters wero takon around. 'Three wasgou-losds and’ two trucke-full of voters were imported from tho South Side in the sfternoon, and voted in tho intorost of 0'Brion in tho Ninth Ward, Thoy alighted at Polk strect and_Blue Island avenue and marchiod up to the polls in & body, aud de- posited their ballots without opposition. AT THE UNION-STREET BTATION, ‘The site selected forthe priucipal polling-place of the Wost Diviaion was the ollice of Brown's livery-stable, noarly opposite tho Union-Btroet Tolico-Station. Tho intenso intorest which the publio take in theso clections was nttosted by tho immenso crowd gathered thoro at half-psst 8 o'clock in thte morning, half an hour beforo the voting was to commenco, there boing prosent tuo Supervisor, the Town-Clork, tho Assossor, and throo indopondent votors, By 5 minutes to 9 o'clock about twolve more votors had accu- mulated, and the-Suporvisor reminded tho Town- Clerk that it was abouc time ho opened the cleo- tion by . ATPOINTING A MODERATOR, Tho Town-Clork, baving boon made sequainted with the nature of the duties he waa to perform, stoppod futo tho stroot and callad the votora to order, and askod for nomiuntions of Moderator. A wenk troblo nominated Mr. Bastlott, and o stontorian bags did a like ofilce for Clllz‘t. McGurr, tho former boing the ohoico of the O'Brion gmv. the lattor of the Hickeyites. The Town~ lerk, upon tho Suporvisor's suggostion, calle@ for & show of bands, which rosulted in the ~ elovation of _seven alms for Dartlott and six for MeGurr. ho Supor- visor, Asscesor, Town-Clork,” and Mod- erator thon returned to_the livery-stablo oftico, whoro the latter was duly sworn by the Town-Clork to perform his dutios lioneatly, and rofeain from ballot-stufling and other iniquitous devicos, At this point Supervisor Wall romem- berod suddenly that he lad scen Rovon hands elovated for Capt, McGurr, and insistod that the olection of Modorator shouldat once be roponted. Tho Bartlotlitos objectod strenuously, buy tho Town-Clork apgreed with' tho Suporvisor, and oneo more the vote was takon, DBy this timo the ordwd had increased to twenty in humber, aud? Bartlott yot seven votes, while McGurr gat thic- teen, The Town-Clork thereupon administered {ho samo onth to him which had been mado by Bartlott, and prococded to open tho polls. Tho Bartlottites objected strounously, and troubla was imminont, when the Buporvisor and Capt. McGurr mogosnimously gayo wsy, and Mr. Bartlett was agaiu sworn in as Moderator, | tho polla wore declared open by the Town-Olerlk, and voting bogan, Mir, John Cochrane boiug op- pointod judge of election. During the moin- T voting eogrossod slowly, and at 2 in tho aftornoon, whon the polls wore temporarily closed for the porformance of miscollancous Dbusiness, only about 250 votes had bean dropped into tho livery-stablo ballot-box, TOWN BUBINESC: At 3 o'clock tho voters presont assembled for tho purpose shove montfoued, and woro onlled tootdor by the Town-Clork, aud addressed by Mr. Groonobaum, who oxplsiued that an appro- printion_was wantod to covor tho intorest on tho bonds of tho'Town of West Chicago, which smounted in all to §067,000, and that it was necesgury that & tax be lovied to cover threo somi-annual payments of interost thereou, in order to save auy possible embarrassment in easo subsequent collections would bo delayod. The threo intorest-psyments of 323,845 would amount to 370,085, and ho moved tho leyy of & tax for tho [mrnuun of thoir lm,vmaut. Carried. ,1Ha moved for au appropriation of $3,200 topay fho iutorost on 830,000 short bonds, Which wag carriod. 88 was an appropriation of $10,000 fos the mr{muoof retiring bonds to that amount dua oy tho 16t of June noxt; also un n&l])m riation of 27,000 to bo applicd to the sinking fund for the retiving of long bonds, It was also resolvod to make an inrnprh\Hun of $10,000 to cover the doficloucy in last yoar's tax-warrant, and of $24,000 for town purposes. “Flio total sum votod amonnted to $144,235, On motion it was docidod that tho voting be procoedod with, aftor which the meoting ad« ourned, COUNTING UP Colleotor O'Brion’s olica on tho Wost Blde wae the scone of groat confusion last night from tha liours of 7 to 12 o’clock, arising out of the pros= onco of about fifty men all suxious and leiug to count tho votes cast yostorday in tho diffor- ont wards for town oflcors. Each man sug- {8uve Tifth Page.) (See Elglith 'ago.)