Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 18, 1874, Page 1

The Chicago Daily Teibune, VOLUME 27. JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, &o. TIFRANY & (0, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. FIRST FLOOR. Jewelry, Silverware, Plated Ware, Cutlery, Pancy Goods, Stationery. SECOND FLOOR. Bronses, Clocks, Enameled and Gt ATtickes, Mantel Sels, & THIRD FLOOR. Fine Porcelain Dinner and Dessert Sets, Cat and Engraved Glass, Parlan Figures and Groups, Vases, Ornamental Pleces, & AL TIE FLOORS CONNECTED BY ELEVATOR AND BTAIRCASE, In calling attontion to their different de- partmonta desire to be undoratood as olaim- ing that the assortment in each is not only the best seloctod and richest, but that it is several times largor than that of nny other house in the country, and at prices which muat warrrt & preforence by disoriminating purchasers, All artiocles marked in plain figures at ab- solutoly uniform prices. p For the convenience of peraons out of Now ‘York, careful selootions from thoir stock will bo sent on approval. Description of wants and range of price should accompany the ap- TOWELS. 001’ BORDER TOWELS FRESH ARRIVALS. FIELD, LEITER & CO., Have this day opened large lines German, Barnsley, Scotch and French Col’d Border Tow- els, direct from manufacturers, and at greatly reduced prices. A Special Bargain. Extra size, Colored Border, at $6.60 per doz., sold before this arrival at $7.501 s STATE AND WASHINGTON-STS. ‘TO RENT. OFFICES SUPERIOR BLOCK. Elegant Offices in 8uperior Block, 77 Clark-st., to rent, Conveniences are: Elevator, Vaults, Speaking Tubes, Heat, central location, and lastly cheap rents. Morey & Magill, 77 CLARK-ST. TO RENT. ‘Tho_three upper stories, contalning 80 rooms, in brick Blook on noNosst cormor Washingian and Clinton sta., LINENS; CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1874--TWELVE PAGES. HATS, A SPECIALTY '7th LINEN STORE! Conflning our attention exclu- sively to Linen and Housekeep- ing Dry Goods, we offer to ‘the public & large and complete stock of these goods. Imported directly from Furope by our- selves, they will be sold at the lowest market prices. CARTER & WARRIN, Tmportess and Dealers fu Linen and Housekeeping Dry Goods, 77 State-st. ‘WATCHES. 7 CORNELL WATCH CO., O OHIOAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF STEM & EKEY-WINDING WATCHES, Threo grades of which have thoir unoqualled Stem-Wind- ing and Hand.Sottiog Attachment. Solllng at 835, 880, and 8100 etoh, with tho Un.'a guarantes of the accurato performanco and porfoction of esch Watch, Special arrangements mada with rosponsiblo dealers for e ssls or i gocas. - FHE CO. DO NO' BELL BN PAUL CORNELL, President. T, O, WILLIAMS, V, Pres't and Manager. Address CORNELL WATCH CO., Grand Crossing, cor, Boventy.aixth.st. and Greenwood.ny., Chicago, Iil. FINANCIAL. IDERAES SAVINGS BANK, Chartered by the' State of Illinols, Exolusively o BSavings Bank, 105 CEARKST, Meflodist Chwch Block, B1x per aent compound interest on deposits. Passbooks freo. “Monoy also invested for others on Bond and Moet- age in small suma st 10 por cent interest: no ohargeto foufor for abstractor logal examination af tilla. 3 , Frosident, Wr, Keusry Rexp, Osshers 0 v -per Frosident Di tho reoent panto, this Bank has paid all doporitaon Tomsed: withssEasiise o W FOR SALE. §15,000 SECURED NOTES, Publle notice {s hereby given that on Satarday, April 5..A. D, 1674, 8t the hour of 12 o'clock novn, 1 wiil offer {or st (o the'highest bitldor for oash, at the oftico of O. 1. ¥iold & Co., No. 10 Portland Hlock, Chlcago, Ill., thirea coupon notes of cach, due respectively Oct. 1, 167, Oct. 1, 1875, snd Oct. 3, 1876; boaring futerost at per cent per anoum, payable semi-snnually. Ssid notes aro executed by JOSEPH E. YOUNG, : flxg;&r:nclml and In(em_AAl of sald motes aro guarane Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad Co., and are secured by trust deed on roal estato in tllllt;ltlv;nl od in Ohicago. Tho pracsgds of ealo thorgot to be app! g7man of note of Bamuol J. Walkes, for the sum of it 8 Sotnly o lodeiog roome, TnquireatioBouth | M7 sawovordus gadunielar | 0 & FIELD, 2 On i Lo]o c? Clty_proverty; improvad’ : engo orty; improvad pro. o) lso baseraent, third, and | forrede DIRAD & COE, 160 Ladallsats b e inge whotasals. busingis. y Class w i iy T BB Y TS, Lav: Booksctier, B Washingion DISSOLUTION NOTIOE, st or W. D. KERFOGT & CO. PISSOLUTION. LUMBER OR COAL DOCK TO RENT. 250 feot front on Tweltth-at,, ning baok to the Hmpire Slip, with rail- ;3;“\1 uf%&nmonu. Roar Awelfth-ot, bridge. Y 163 Washington-at., Basomont. T0 RENT, FOR LUMBER YARD, ar_mouth: of Ohicago River. Apply to £, Ko, 5 b 7 S g A DOCK TO RENT 01 Sonth Brauch, near Halsted-st. . RIPLEY, il W T Konth Water.st. MEDICINAL, ‘We are now Mannfasturing, and it can be prooursd of @rocers Everywhéro, RACAHOUT des Arabes, ‘Which (s prononzosd by compets Jotoilored the o, -I:mu’fly:f.%i?d'°' s A P Tor NEILVOUS pioplo, of ihoso ‘siliotod with 5 & €0 4 100 roben cih G5k ILHE bap " 4R take o other ‘W.BAKER & CO.,Dorchoster, Mass, ESTABLISHED 1780, Manufacturers of tho celebratod Bnker's Chocolate, Cocon, nnd Bromn Prepara- - tloun, and fincst Vaniila Chocolate. BUSINESS CARDS, JOHN G. ASHLEMAN, Watches, Jewelry, and Diamonds. i BEST PLACH IN OITY. B 199 State-st., corner Adams. DENTAL CARD. DR. M. W. SHRRWOOD'S Dental-Rooma are ro- d Mad PRINTERS,STATIONERS, &o, COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO,, PUBLISHERS OF COMMEROQIAL & LAW BLANKS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, By mutual consont, the flrm of Gregory, Strador & Co. Livo-Stock Commintlon Merohanta at the Union Stock Vards, will bo dirsolvod April 30, tnat. Al Hotos, billo, grunsotiid acoonnts will"bo seftlel by thplr wusdomors, Gregory, Cooloy & Co. ALLEN GREGORY, JACOB STRADER, 1 R TRSHRGs. Uniox BTock YAuDs, L., April 17, 1874, COPARTNERSHIP. The undarsigned, cossora to Gregory, Strador & Co., hiaving forme: 0} nnnnnlllphu dva-Stock Com- mis to date from on aud after that dato, nd will bo J\hlrnl oustomors at the old stan to seo all of thelr old of Gregory, Strader & Qo, ALLEN GR! RGORY, 1 k. SASHRGs, s E. D. DOTY. The lndlrllana?’hnflnn withdrawn from the firm of Grogory, Stendor & Uo., Wil aftor May 1y proxr, be pro- ;m'd'fl i”sall 1170 atook ot the Union Stook ards, and will bo giad to meat all his old onetemors. TACO STRADYR, EDUCATIONAL. Mme. C. MEARS, ASSISTED BY Mlle, L. SEE, No. 222 Madison-av,, New Yorlk. FRENCH, AND GRRMAN BOARDING BN b AT Eonob1 oh YOUNG LADAS! Mmo, Moars, having incroased accommodations, wishe s toadd to tho numbor of hor puplis. Ciroulars giving torms, rofroncos. otc., sent on spplication. CHICAGO ACADEMY, No, 11 Fighteenth-st. H, H. BABCOCK, Principal. Noxt torm b!‘!nl “ondln Anrllm, PRINTS. A AR AR AR A RPN P PN BN Ladies wantiog a good Calico that will nolther ‘wash out nor fade out, will tind in the “RICHMOND PRINTS” Somathing to thelr purpose. In the large varloty of these goode, the OHOOOLATE STANDARD STYLES" (Copyrightad Tioket), “QUAKER STYLES" (Copyrighted Tikot), AND "STANDARD GRAY STYLES" (Copyrighted Ticket), Tapoclally recommend thomsolvos for chasteuess of do- aign and durability of color, Wholosalo buyors through- out the country consldor them unequaled, _Examine the tloket to ba sure you got » RIGHMOND PRINT. =~ WANTED, W anted. atant young man do akltuation {n & real petatooroilior oon:. ltaforencees Addrens TLLINOIS, ‘Fribune office, SHIRTS! ORDER THEM FROM HARRIS & COBB, 171 BOUTH OLARK-HT, GOUNTRY LUMBER YARD. ‘WANTED—A polat to sell lumbor ina growing town. ‘Wil psy osal for # good business, No othors neod aue awer, J+ W, MUORE, Moaws, L1, AT Regiment I8 TEBR ATEST STFLE OF HAT, | - WHIEAVE ¥ The Largest Stock OF FINE Fashionanle Hats! FOR SPRING WEAR, EVER SHOWN IN THIS CITT. " STRYKER, 231 West Madison-st. N. B.~-Only one store. My old stand since the fire, “KNOX” HATS ARETHE - BOSS HATS. . 8oothom at_J. 5. BARNES & CO.'8, 70 Madison-st. BREWSTER Has the Largest Stock, and Best Variety. CURNER CLARK AND MADISON. PIANOS AND ORGANS. SECOND-HAND Pz PIANOS & ORGANS. We baye o Had a Large Number of Second-hand Pianos mads by KNABE, STEINWAY, BAUER, & BOARDMAN & GRAY, LIGHTE, & OTHERS, ‘Also, a Considerable Quanutity of ORGANS from va- otorles, ALL of which we offer at Rotall ar to Jio a5 dotatmined all at do at maroly nominal pricos, to closo out tho Stock Immediatoly. JULIUS BAUER & 0O.B, Corner State and Monroe-sts. (IN PALMER HOUSE.) DAMAGED ~ PIANOS. ‘Wa have just recolved a large lavalce of STEINWAY “Gauared ¥ Planos, the ansos of four of which aro slightly damaged by wator, in all othor respects they are perfoot, and will, whon sold, he accompanied with our Banal unilmited Wwarrant. ‘Fhoso piagos will bo offorad at o liberal discount from Fogulat prices. - Fartics who want o irenass Slelames st oxGopionally o brico will [ this & ravo oPOFLURILYs e SMITH & NIXON, 163 Stato-at., Ohicase REAL ESTATE, FOR SALE OR FOR RENT Desiring to concentrats our business at our Fagtory, cor. of Wost Twonty-second and Fisk-sis, whoro our Dol Yard, Dry Kilns, &g., are located, we offor tho property ocou- pie b%nu at the oor. of Olark and Twelfth 8ts,, FORBALE or FOR RENT; One Hun- dred and Seventy-six feot on Clark-st. by One Hundrod and Fifty-four on Twelfth, covered with substantial brick buildings, three and tour stories his('lkl, with the excep- tion of Thirty foet on Olark-st. by One Hun- dred and Fifty-four foet on Twelfth, Somuch of the Machinory, afting, &o., a8 may be desired will be sold with the rnfir 3 GOS8 & PHILLIPS MF&. CO. FOR SALE. TTELE Beautiful Afghan, Bade by the lIadies of tho Fourth Unitarlan Churob, is now on exhibltion at Bixgs, Spoencer & Co.'s Storo, No. 835 Wabssh-av, Callandsseft. Itiatobe rafiled, anda tckot costa only 1. LEASE FOR BALE I ‘The most desirable locatlon unoceuplod in the nltz. Es- clally adapted to s fanoy grocory or clothing houso, B Ol e it ek “nfl‘;:‘l::m. = OLEVELAND PAPER 0O. LOVERS O NV TOMATOES, New potatoos, New Orleans calibage, and spring chick can, {he firat of tha acsson, can gratlly thel¢ tastes to- day at the 8t. Elwo. * Gunther's Candies, - Union. ezprossed to all !')'x'?"lm:'. L A T e g, GENERAL NOTICES. BRORERAGE. To Life Agents aud Solicltors: The Homo Lifo Insurance Gompany of Now York do not allow or pay & brokorags in any case, And nevor haro, Liut 1 inasmuch an I have lately assumod 'the g0 Agency, aftor having beon with the Home during thie past twelve yunrs, and wishiug to inoroase the busiuess, will pay upon iy own account & vory Large Brokerags l}zon All Kinds of Pollotes, glying the benofit of ONK-THIRD LOAN, and no note roquired, Tho lean-plan s a fized palioy ilth the Hoino, and sotloitors will kiiow tha advantago (uls affords in gots tiioh has boon #0 mansgod raas to bo Able to Pay the Loan of One-Third by Dividends, For partioulars, call or addrezs . 11, KELLOGG, Gon'l Agent, No. 4 Mothodist Ohuroh Blook, Speoial Assessment Rebates, oARD oF PoBLta Wonks, Orricx or zii Boskp o8 PLoya Wske | Publio notice s hiorsby given {o all partiod o have T 70 boon made, ¥ N i {4 70y curtificates, e ti‘n".'énk’f-‘:l: o thas can bo areditad on thi foske'ar tha Clty Gallootzr. Unless-thls te doxo, tio o amoun propacty will g0 t sale for tho gfi' ‘hovat (P \ BR TELI, ) B 5 S e i WASHINGTON. Mr, Chittenden Appears Be- fore the District Com- - mittee, His Account of the Distribution of the $97,000, An Account Not Altogether Satis- factory to the Com- miitee, A Positive Clue:to the Where- abouts of the Myste- rious Brown, lle Is ali i:x-fllergyinan Who 'llas Influence with the Oficials, For Which Influence Mr. Chittenden Agrees to Pay Five Cents Per Yard. An Indignant Denial Given to the National Debt Story. A Loud Call Now. for the Notorious Col. Kirtland. New York Capitalists Have an Unsatisfac- tory Interview with the President, DISTRIOT OF COLUMBIA, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridbune, CHITTENDEN TO THE FRONT. ‘WasmiNaron, D, O, April17.—The memorinlists wro sorely disappointed in Mr, Goorgo R. Chitt- endon. They bad rolied upon Lim to clinch a groat many insinuations thrown out by other witnesses, but after a caroful examination of his claborate statoment - filed- with-the Com- mittoe this morning, aud listoning to tho long and ; thorough cross-oxamination to which ho waa subjectod by Sonator Thurman and Ropro- sentatives Wilson and Bass, only one conclusion can bo ronched, and that is that. the memorial- ists have not strengthoned their gaso by calling him, Asfar a8 magnificenco of personal ap. pearance and improssivouess of mauner are concorned, Mr. CUITTENDEN IAS DEEN AN ENTIRE AUCCESS. Tho doecriptions of him given by Mr. McClel- land, Col. Jenkius, and Gov, 8hepherd wore more than verifled. He displayod tine oratori- cal powors whilo reading Lis statement to the Cowmittee, and the cool and ready way in which e roplied to questions propounded while undor oxamination ehowed him to bo & man of moro than oruary nerve and intélligence. Notwith- stavding the aenrohing and thorough-nature of the cross-questioning iiy the throe membors of the Committeo mentid.ied abovo,: Alr. Chitten- fy. don was nover foran y:stant at a loss for a re- ply, 8nd bis answord did not vary a hairs brendth from his writfon statoment.” When o onco agsumed s positiom it wag % IMPOSSIBLE TO BHAKE HJM LOOSE, Tor instance, inhis statoment Mr. Obittondon used the fcllowing lnng\lngo in spealsing of his transactions with Col. Kirtland: “Ifitbo in- quired wh§ I paid to Alr. Kirtland $79,000, in notes, have this among other answors: 1 ind no oxpectations that it or any vartof it would be used for the purposq, of official cor- ruption, but I had heard enough of the courso of business Lore to beliova_ that ready, willing, and able agents might bo employed for the furtheranco of o just causo, and, if thoir do- mands wore complied with, would easily absorb, in n very shoré period 'of time, the sum of §72,000.” ‘FOR OVER THREE HOTURA did Messre. Thurman, Wilson, and Bass endeay- or tocompel Alr. Chittendon to admit that ho know somo part of the 872,000 in notes had boon used for the purposo of corrupting the District ofticials, but 1t would . not avail. Ho absolutely rofused to implicato any person connected \\'nu( District aflairs, TUE ONLY MATTER OF ANY INMPORTANCE elicted from Mr. Chitteuden was with regard to THE' MYSTERIOUS BIOWN. ', This somewhat notorious individual turns cut to be tho Rev. W. Colvin Brown, an ex-Episco- pal clergyman, now_ooccupying tho- oflice_ ot Amorican Uonsul at Hamburg, Germany. Mr, Ohittenden explains that, on tho death of IIr. W, H. Huntington, upon ‘whom he placod his solo roliance for tho procurement of the award of the contract to DoGolyor & MeClellaud, he bocamo vory much dopreesed in epirits, aud while goeking for eympaby ran across tho Rov. Brown, who consoled him mightily, Tho Rov. Brown showed Mr, Chittondon o lettor from the Epiecopal Bishop of Now Jorsey, which Lo deemed o sufliciont ~passport to bis confidence. ‘Three or four interviews with Brown' served to convinco Mr. Chittendon that in him be had found & eubstitute for Iuntington, and, the ex-Rootor being quite willing, 5 AN ARBANGEMENT WAS MADE whoreby Brown was to uso his influcnce in favor of Do Golyor number two for tho small sum of 5 cents n yard on tho paving, This wns the loweat price Mr, Chittenden paid for the com- merclnl commodity knownas **influenco.” Cou- corning his settlemont with Mr. Brown, who, by the way, wag thoperson who gavo Mr. Ohittondon tho firat intelligonco of tho award of tho con- tract, and thoreby convinced his employer that ho had been faithful to his trust. Bir, Chitton- den males the following .statemont : While the revorend ownor of influenco was Inboring in be- half of DeGolyer No, 2, hio horrowed 240 from Mr, Chittenden, Immedistely aftor the awnrd had beon made, Mr, Chittondon eld to Brow, Y1 must MAKE A RAISE oF 88,000 at once.”" To this Brown answered : **'Whon you reach Chicago send mo o draft for 1,760, and our note ab six months for $8,000, and vou can aep bock that sumn out of the $10,000 that De- Golyer and McClollond owe me. Mr. Chitlondon nocepted the offer, drow $10,000 from DeGolyer & McOlelland, placed $8,260 of it to his own credit in the Commercial National Bank, aud forwarded the romaindor with his note to Brown. That nota hohas not eince . been ablo to pay, but hopes saon to be in sufliclont funds to take it up. Doing asked how ho succeeded jn makiug him- solf so solid with Mr, Huntington, Mr, Ohitten. den explained that upon his first arrival in Wash- ington ho . CALLED UPON GHATLEY FARWELL, his Congrossman, and requosted the lattor's as- sistance. Mr, Tarwell took him to Mr. Chipman, who represonted the District in Congress, uud the two put thoir heads together, oo 1P[rm!m;ml an olegant lottor of Introduction from 3lr. Chit- tondon to the influontial bank cashior, During the cross-examination, br. Chittonden was askod what he moant by telling MoCtolland that he wanted a part of the $07,000 to pay tho Natlonal dobt, '1&13 witness indignautly donfod evor using such langusge, and, tu prova that Do Golyer and AlcClglland know all about how the monoy was t0, be exponded, handed the Commit- teon dozen i * LETTENS AND DISPATOHES that had pessod botween the firm and himsolf while tho nogotiations were pending in Wash- ington. Those Mr, B, A, Btopts, Mr. Chitten- den's counsel, explained must not bo allewed to Ro nto the rocord or be read by the nowspaper men, for the redson that his cliont Intanded to Inntitute proceodings againat the surviving mom- bers of the fvm of olyer & MoCiolland, and - .and, duwrlng thelr assoclation ss woldlers, voliod upon theso lottors and dispatchos to provo his case, If thoy wore made pub- lio, nnd thoir contonts - should hocomo known to the porsons who ars to be dofondanta in tho suit, Mr, Chittenden’s intorosia wduld bo Jjoopardized theroby, 'The Committes admitted tho foreo of this reasoning, and promised to use the lotters only for their private edification and onlightonment, It s understood the lottors show that tho firm were cognizantof overy movoment mado by Ointtonden to socure tho contract, and cordlally nssonted to his evory ar- rangemont for tho proouring of inflnence, Tho crors-oxamination of Mr. Chittondon was .continued dunng tho ontire day, aud, not being concluded at 4 o'clock, the Committoo gave ne- tico that they wonld question him still further to- morrow. Upon loaving tho etand, Mr. Chittan- don oxprossod gront satisfaction with tho troat- mont ho had recelved from tho Committeo, and tnid, now thiat ho iad becomo warmed up to his work, he would havo no obEeutlou 0 a continn- anco of tho examination indofinitely. Ho is spolkon of -by all who heard him to-day as » very MODEL OF A WITNESH, Tho momorialists ave convincod, stnco: Haton- ing to Mr. Ohittenden to-day, that the man most needod Just now is the notorlous Col. Kirtland, whono whoreabouts are unknown. Efforts are mnldn& to acouro his attondance. . Gibaon, of the New York Sun, has obtained pormission to divalge tho names of the gontlo- mon who_gave him the informntion upon which ho based his charges against Congressman Har- mor, and will do so to-morrow. He will then in- sist upon tho Committee requiring an answer {rom Hallott Kitbourno, the A'rusteo of the reale ostate pool P FOLEY'S EXPLANATION. John P. Foloy, managing .oditar. of tho Na- tional Iaambl(cnn. spoken of by H. H, Bingham in his tostimony bofore the Invostigating Com- mittoo yestorday as the deadbeat newapapor cor- rospondont whio had attempted toblackmail him, intonds to appear before the Committes to-mor- row and nslk pormigsion to make n statomont. His explanation of how hie camo to nsk money from Bingham is as follows: In 1873, during tho Prosidential campaign, Alex McCluro aided by ‘Whitelsw Riod and other supportors of Greeloy, purchasoed tho controlling intorest in the Phila- dolphia Post, and mado of it tho only Greeloy organ in that city. With a viow of knocking tho solitary newspaper out from under the Liboral Republicans of tho Quaker City, Mr. Jumes R, Young, ono of tho stockholders of the Post, and & Grant adheront, set about ralsing & sufiloient sum of money to buyback the control of tho Poat, Going smong Lhis" frionds, he obtalned tho promiss of §10,000; but noeding double that amount, ho camo over to Washington and laid the matter bofora Mr. Foley. Tho latter indi- vidual suggosted a consultation with Gons, Bab- cock and Porter, of the President’s staff. Tho intorviow was lhold, and Babcock advised Mr., Young to anly to Bingham, tho Trensurer of the Pennsylvania State- Ropublican Committee, who the Genoral enid had a fat. contract for stroet-paving undor tho Washington Board of Public Works, in addition to holding tho Incra~ tivo position of Postmastor undor Grant. Dir. Young objaected to the suggestion, bezcause he snid ho knew Bingham took no interest in the gfi»olccuan of Graut, aud would refuse. Koloy on VOLUNTEERED TO VISIT DINGHAM at Philadolphis, ond did so, taking with him n lottor of introduction from Babcock. At firsb Bingham was pleased with tho idea of stealing the proposed march on tho Greoloyites, but whon he learncd that tho jokoe would cost 10,000 ho cooled down, and offered to give 86 or $10. This potty moannces on tho part of the groat Postmastor angered tho liberal-minded Foloy, and ho mildly suggested that Bingham was o fool, and withdrow from bia oftice.. Ho subsoquontly roturned, sud, after demunding and receiving back his lotter of in- troduction, indulged in further comments on the conduot of Bingham, which wers more exprossive than polito, Bingham did not call him out, but wallmd until yestorday to got ovon for tho in- sult, (To the Associated Press) CHITTENDEN'S STATEMENT. . WasuiNatoy, April 17.—In tho District of Co- lumbia investigation, this morning, George R. Chittonden, of Chicago, read a sworn statoment with reference to his connection with the con- trnct of DoGolyer & MoClelland for laying 100,000 square yards of wood pavemouts in this .cly. Init ho doniod that any money was used by him for corrupt purposes. Ie was ques- tioned sharply in relation to the distribution of* the $97,000 that was paid to him by DoGolyer “& McCloland. " He sald thint ho raves$15,000 to Mr. Parsons and $10,000 to Colville Brown, and that ono Col, Kirtland recoived notes amonating to $72,000, Ho gaid that hodid not know thein- fluence of Brown or Kirtland ; thathe paid them money withont ]mm\'inst whother they used any influenio at all, on their own uncorroborated statoments that their influonce hnd secured tho contracs, i Cbittendon was recalled, and_testified as fol- Jows: I was nuthorized by DeGolyor & McClal- land to give 60 conts per aquare yard for SECUNING THE CONTHACT; and, tho engagement of Kirtland boing entirely conditional, I agreed to pay him the sum of §72,000 for sccuring tho contract, or 36 gonts por square yard, Tho contract was made by DeGol- yer & MeClelland, who Eerfoutly woll under- stood tho arrangoment which I had made with Kirtland, and fully and hearhily a]'lstovml it. The contract having beon roceived, De- Golyor &. SlcClelland “mado their notes, TAYADLE TO THEIR OWN ORDER, which I, at their instance, forwarded from Ohi- cngo to Kirtland by exgruus, and woro by him, ag 1 puppose, received, I novor knew the uses to which Kirtland was to appropriate these notes, or eithor of them, or tho proceeds thereof. i nover paid to any person ono dollar, nor promised, nor agrood to ?ny any porsan one dol- lar, occupying any ofiicinl position of any char- actor, for the promotion of the interosts which I raprescnted, save and except what I agreed to and did pay Parsons as hereinbofore stated, and L)urnly for professional gervicos. it o inquired why I_ pald to Mr Kirtland $72,000 in notes, T have this nmong other answers: Ihad no oxpoctation that it, or auy part of it, would be used for the purpose of oflicial corruption : but I had heard onough, of cowse, of tho business here to belicvo that ready, willing, nnd able agents might bo om- loyed for the furtheranco of a just cause, who, f their domanda wero complied with, would ens- ily nbsorb i & vory short poriod of time the sum of $72,000. I do notdoubt tho ability of thoso gonctomon, but I did not supposo that thoy oceu- plod officiul positions. I do vot think so still. OROBS-EXAMINATION, Mr. Chittenden was suhl]uclcd to croes.sxem- ination, ocoupymg nearly five hours. Ho do- olared emphatically that he did not know what influence Kirtland and Brown posscssed, or whab influeuces thoy used; he never inguired. 1o :| mado his agreemont with thom contingent upon -an award, and prosumed the; bad influonce be- cause thoy socured the award, .He did notcaro what influonce they used, and nevor quostioned thom upon the subject. Whon the contract was finally awarded, Brown gave him notice, and ho (witness) wont to Gov. Shepherd’s businass oflice on Penusylvania aveunue, secured the award, took it to Ohieago, and got his money. ‘The portion ho rocoived in notes, ho sent to_this city by the Adams Express Company to Kirtland,. and ho subsequently nogotinted the same with Ira B. Holmes, of Chieago, Senator Thurman, after a rigid orons-examina- tion, to asoortain the inthienco possossod by Brown and Kirtland, proposed the following ine terrogatorios : Q.—Mow did von know it was the influence of Drown and Kirtland that secured yonr contrnct ? How did you know but that you got your contract on tho morits of your pavoment ? A.—Thoy may have done something towards it, but the morits of the navemont did much, Q.—Do you mean to say that you [lmhl $82,000 to these mon on thelr uncorvoborated atatomont mei?t was their influenco that secured tho con- trac ; A.—Ido. 1lave ho ovidenco that thoy nsed nny influonco. If thoy did, I do not know what Wns, Wituess will bo furthor examined to-morrow. il THE FINANCES. Speciut Disvatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, RICHARDSON'S SUCCLSSOM, ‘Wasuinarox, D..0, April 17,—0One of the Prosidont's most {utimato friends and counsel- Tors {3 authority for the atatoment that thoe Pros- ideut hos decided to appolut eithier his old com- panfon-in-arms, Lieut, Desle, or an obsouro party in Philadelphia by the namo of Patterson, to succoed Richnrdson ns Booretary of tho Lroas- ury. Bealo alto lives in Dhiladolphin, and was, it will bo remembored, spoken of as Henry D, Cooko's probable succossor at tho timo that Cooko resigned ns Govornor of the Distriot, He was & comrade of Grant's when the lattor was a subaltery in the mng, ) he demonstrated to the future Prosidont, it & pre. sumed, tho qualifications that would ¢ Beorotary of tho Troasury, Tho atory we 1 bo Empontcmus, woro it not vouched for | Stho ost authority. Dosldes which, tho fn‘ whag como to light that Prestdont Grant has} <ked soveral noqunintances, within o fow daye Sow, in their opluion, Beals would_do for the! uice. Nobody appears o know DPattorson, as Zhis chnncos Aosm to rest on .o romote contin 0y, Meantimo tho Secrotary of tho Interior{ jor- feal.l%rnnnfldunt that tho coming Socrot| ™ of the Trensury 1s an Olio party by tho nawv' of Columbus Dolano. (7o the Associated Press) NEW YONK CAPITALISTS OALL ON TI(E PRESIDENT, Wasninatoy, April 17.—The Committes ap- pointed to presont to the President tho petition signed by about 2,600 bankers, capitalints, and - morchiants of Now York, asking'Lin to volo tho Bennto Financo bill, or any other bill tending to inflato thio curroncy, discharged their mission to- doy. Tosides tho Commttoo tharo woro prosent Benators Carpentor, Logan, and Forry, of Michi- gou. Oyrus W. Ficld prosonted tho potition, A. A. Lo, in his address, sald that thoy wanted a voto to avort what they rogard as s moat disns- trous blow to tho intorests of tho cowmttry, Ile wag followed by 8. B, Chittoudon. ‘I'ie”Prosi~ dont, 1n his reul{, enid ho had watched the progross of tho bill through Congress with moro interest than Lo had any other monsure bofore that body since ho had boon President, Ho hnd at all timos beon ontirely FREE IN THE EXPIESSIONS OF JUS VIEWS, and was always opposed to oxpansion without mdnm{fnuun. nud iu favorof free bankiug, sccom- paniod with such lo{(lalnfion a8 would catry out- tho plddgos of tho Ropublioan parly in the dircc- tion of the rosumption of snncflx poyments; but ho hiad to look at this matter a littis difforont from the views of ihis Committco. They show vory woll what thoy want, and may imagino as-he might, woro ho a citizon of Now York, that the wholo country wants what thoy do. President Gront continuad that the Obnirman of o * similar conunitteo from Boatan had called on him yester- day. If ho over could bo in favor of inflation, it would bo from the offocta of such arguments ng that gontloman advanced against it but that position was unliko tho ong of - this - Committdb from Now York. 7 THP GENTLEMAN FTLOM BOSTON, % in bohalf of those whom he represontod, atarted out with a condemnation of what he (the Proni- dent) had always balieved -to -be right, speaking a8 if ho woro wrong. Tlhey nprflflml tho pur- chaso of United States bonds with the surplus from tho United Statos Tronsury, and if ho had acted aa tho Boston Committeo wanted him todo, he would bave kopt such surplus in the Treasury until there was not » groonback in circulation, These bonds wero purchased at his own diroc- tlon. ‘Anotber argument was used in the Bos- ton memorial, that the issuc of greonhacks wns of doubtful logality, and was to be deplored, and lind to be sustained by & baro mnjority of ono in the Bupreme Court u8 a war-mensuro, In con- clusion, tho Presidont ropoated that Lis views on this question woero already known as aganst in- flation, and ns opposed to broaking sway from tho radomption of pledgos. Tho Presidont rolated to the Cabinot tho par- ticulars of the interviow.” In this conneotion the Sonate Finauco bill was discussod, tho Presi- dent cxplaining bis viows.at: length, but what thoy were cannot bo ascortained, It is the bo- {:m‘ gouerally that the Prosidont will approve the. = IOWA LANDS. BILL TO INDEJNIFY OERTAIN SETTLERS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuizoron, D. 0., -Apni 17.—The House Public Lands Committee have agrood to xepors & bill to indemnify tho holders of pro:emption and homostead cortifientes, and cortificatos of ‘entry, ond patents upon lands in Iowa within the so- called Dos Moines Rivér grant,on account of tho fofluro of titles, and to procuraa relinquishment of tho paramount titles to tha United States ; tho bill appropriating $404,000 to bo usod by tho Socrotary of the Intorior for the purpose of so- ouriug & relinquishment ot tho title to lands ly-~ ing north of tho Raccoon Fork of the Dos Moines River, in the BSiato of Towa, ‘which may bo Lold by thoe Dos Moines Navigation. & Rallroad Company, or persons claiming title under it adversoly to persons holding ani«finnds either by entry or under the Pre-cmption or Homeatead 1aws of the United States, in accord~ anco with the roport of the Commirsioner ap- pointed by tho President of the United States undor tho act of March 3, 1873, eutitled, “An | act to suthorizo tho Prosidont to nscer- tain tho valuo of cortain lands in _tho Siato of Tows, north of tho Raccoon Fork of the Des Moines River; held by sottlora under tho Pro-emption and Home- stoad lawa of tho United States,” The Sccrotary of the Interior shall require the parsons whoso nantes aro cmbracod in the report of snid Com- misaioners, or the persons who may be found, by oxamination, to bo ontitled to the benofits of tho acts, by roason of the failure of title to the sev- eral parcols of land embraced in snid roport, to furnigh proof of tho charactor of tho claim or titlo to each of sald parcols of land, and whon each proof shows to the eatisfaction of the Secrotary that tho Imrt,v making the eame s compliod se far as1tis his powor with the law and rogulntions for tho nequisition of lands of tho public dowmain, and under which the par- tios would, in_tho abscuce of any confiicting claim, bo entitlod to recoive an sbsolute tille thareto, io shall caueo to be paid & sum not to exceed in amount the appraised valuo theroof to tho owners in cases whore a rolinquishment to tho United States of. their titlo can Lo pro- cured for that nmount, but othorwise the mamo nmount shall be peid to tho porsons entitling thomsolves to the same by making tho proofs as aforesnid, taking the re- coipts of tho partics for tho same. ‘Iho bill also rovides that & patont, duly issued 1n the regular I"mm by tho President of tho United Btates, sball be conclusive ovidence of compliance witle the provisions relating to proof; and that in making payment under tho provision of thix act, in all cages where tho Goverumont price lins not been paid by the gul’clmhem at tho time of, or subsequont to, tho entry of tho snmo, that amount sholl bo " doductad from the smount ot which such land is appraised by stid Commis- sfoners, aud poymont, when mado, shull be only of tho amount of such difforonco, | ————— NOTES AND NEWS, Special Disputoh to The Chicago Tridune. NEWSPAPER POSTAGE, Wasnunvoron, D. O., April 17.—The Postmas- ter-General hag writton & lottor to Congress urg- ing the passage of alaw to compol tho propay- mont of postage on nowspapors. THE JOWARD CABE. It is thought tho Howard Court of Inquiry will conclude the taking of testimony within a fow days, THE CENTENNIAT. A largo dologation of Philndalphin women np- ponred beforo the Senate Centenniat Commitico to-day to urge favorable action on tho Centennial bill. A petition has beon pro- sonted to the Houso by Iarmer, of Pennnylvania, signed by ‘ex-Cov.’ Cooke, Henry 8, Faote, Judge Advocate Goneral Holt, Quartormastor-General Meigs, and 1 large nume ber of the promincnt citizeus of tho District nalnng for Congressional aid for the Philadelphia sltow, TIIE BANDIORN OABE. The Ways aud Menns Committes will submit their roport in the Sanborn invostigation in n few days, but Mr, Foster's speech will bo post- poned at Benjamin Butler's request until weol aftor next, IDutler expocts to bé out of tho city for n faw days, and wishes to bo on the floor when the ceromonies are porformed, and ho will be accommodatod, (70 tne Aasociated Pres: *AVAL. ‘Wasninazon, D. O, Arril 17,—Orders have bean givon to put tho Unitod Btates ships Shou- andoah and Guard, at Now Yorl, and tho Frank- lin, at Boston, out of commission, aud to dis-. chargo such mon as havo alyondy or nearly sorved thoir torm of onlistment. s HAD AN INTERVIEW. Bonator Morton lad au interview with tho Dresident before tho meeting of the Cabluot to- day. “‘"1'f Jout sons tho followt nstion Tho Prosident sont tho following nominations tnrthn Benate to-dey: J. V. Brower, Recoiver of Public ]\lmwyn ot 8t. Cloud, Minu.; Postmnstors ,—James B, Poliook, Olathe, Kan.; Josse Bloore, Owensborough, Ky; Clmles G. Olark, Ann Arbor, Mioh. NOMINATIONS CONPINMED, Tho Honato confirmed tho following nomina- tionss _J, B. Olark, Postmnstor, at Ann Arbor, Miab.; J, V. Browor, Rocelver of Publio Moneys, 8t. Cloud, Miun. ++ Tho Senato was ocoupled uearly an hour inthe (8eo Twelfth Pago,) NUMBER 238, THE ARKANSAS REBELLION, Gov, Baxtor Issues His Second Proge lnm:tllon. He Announces His Intention to Ree take the Capitol Building, One of Brooks’ Officers 'Arrested and - Sent to the Guard-House. Address of the Citizens of Little Rock to the People of firkansas, Genereally in Favor of Public Fecling ¢ Baxior, Up to & Late Hour Last Night. AT TIIE FRONT. Lrrrze Rock, Ark ., April 17.—During theward like movements of. last night, Col. Roxo, th? All’ Quist Cnmmqndrmc_ of the United Statos Arsonal, brought a compe ny down, #tationing them af tho cornor of Moin and Fourth étreots, and sent word to onch side; that, whilo Lo had no ordors to interfers in bo'half of ofthor party, ho was di- rocted to prove ht bloodshod.. Tho company res turnad to the ilrsonal at doylight: this morning, ‘ths_)ro appeari* jg to bo no immodiato danger, . DAXTER CONTRACTS 1118 LINES. Gov.” Bax far hea contractod bis linos to tho vicinity of ‘sho Anthony Houso, and is now pro- ceoding, 83 bofore, to oxerclso tho duties of. Govornor,” making tho Anthony Houso tho Cap- itol for thie time being. | ' T e WITO 18 GOVERNOR ? . This 1norning both the privato secrotarics of quoket and Baxter applied at-the Post-Offico for mail 7antter addrosscd: to ‘the Governor' of Ar- k‘x\ue} 48, ' Tho Postmaster declined to deliver to oitljer party, and tolegraphed to ‘Waghington for Intjtractions. © . ' ] BAXTER'S BECOND PROCLAMATION, . Gov. Baxter has issucd the following procla- ‘matioh s EXZOUTIVE OFFICE, ¥ I Lrrzis Rook, April 16, 1874, To the T'eople of Arkansas: - An insurrection, organized in the interost of certain partles who weru disappointed in on attempt to sccura tho lufiuence of the Lixecutive for proposed frauds in tho avproaching olection, hus effected tho solzure af tho Gapitol, and now altempts to usurp tho func tions of the Government. Tho momentury success' of .this insurrcction, . in 50 for ns regards tho ocenpation of the bullding and tho - armeid .scuiries and londed canmon which for tho. moment _support tho usurpation within tho precinols of tho State Iouss, lins not been doomed roquisitol {0 tho- maintenance of tho organized Goverument, Tho unexpected nnd forciblo occupation of the build=! ing could not, at tho fustant, bo succossfully resleted, Averslon to "wnnccossary bloodshod liag, for o fow houra, withtiold the nrm of tho Staio Government from {ho ftmmediato vindieation of its rights oud dig- nity, Forbenrauco hus scemed only to embolden tho! impudenco of tho handful of insurgents. Forbearane, | thereforo, 18 at an end, @eneral Orders, No, 1, from eadquartera of the Militla of Arkansas, of o dnfo cor= reaponding with tlat of ihis proclumation, deolareat martial Iny in the County of Pulaski, . It is duo'to tho pooplo of tho Stato that the ciroum— stancea wliich havo renderod necessary this course af action bo publishied, ~ At tho clootion of 1872 1 was ro- turned Governor of . Arkansas, Ata lato stago of tho session of the Legislatnre, choscn at the same timo, my opponent, Josoph Brooks, Esq,, sought bis sole legitimato and_conatitutional ‘methiod of redress, bnd “he been injured in the decision of tho election, by on aproal to the roprosentatives-of the peoplo, Tho ap- yeal wag summarlly rojeoted. Application was then made to tha highest judicinl authority of tho Stato, the Bupreme - Court, for & writ of quo wurmnto: which should detormiio my right to he offico of Goveruor, Tu thnt caro, asin tho suft fnstituted for the oflico of Auditor of tho State, the highest judiclal tribunnl of Arknasas decided thet uuder the supromo organio lnv: of the State tho dotermiuation of tho question of the clection of State oflicers s exclusively vested in {ho Legisluture, ~Public excitoment was. allayod, Tho Btato eottled itaclf to quiet under an Administration which, I truet, has not boon unfaithful to its profes« slons, or obnoxious to the people. Iu the menufimu. o procceding had been. instituted Veforo n Oireuft Court of a county for_the possession of the offico of Governor, Idonot caro at prescut to comment upon {hio quastion of suthority of such caurt to adjudicate & matter from tho decision of ‘which tho Siipromo Court of tho Stato knd, upon un- constitutional grounds, not merely shrunk, but afiirm- atlvely donied, its ovm jurisdlcciun, ‘fo Palnsit Olreult Qourt did clnndestinely assumo, upon n de- murror flled fn the Court, but nover submitied to tho Court for its action, to. ronder o judg ment of ouster aguiist tho officer ~ Wh for fifteen months bnd oxorclsed thu function of Chief Maglstrato of the State. ~ Tho Judgment was rendored upon tho call of {ha cantestant's attornoy, in violation of tha ‘oxpress agrcement of couusel that the case shonld not bo_ talen upin tho absence of the ropreacntatives of elther party, It was reuderod, therefore, in polnt of fact, without tho lmn\vlellqu or even tho suspicion of the Govornor or hia counsel, In pursunucoof o plos already matured in unticipation of tho docision of tho Clrcuit Court, the conspirators, forgetting in their hasto that no writ of ouster had ever been fssued, be- tank themaclves to the room whero the Ohiof-Justice of the State, the.sole dissentor from the decislon of tho Supremo Court fn the matter, swaited them, by pro- vlous appointment, aud then, armed_with tho Chief Justice’s nttestation to Mr, Brooks® oatl of oflice, pro- coeded foreibly to_ejoct from tho State-Touss tho Chief-Magistrale of “tho Commonweaith, Tho ap- peal lies, of corse, on tho Supremo Court of the State. That Suprome Court has already, in a caso involving the polut at fesuc, determined thiat no court has tho authiority to declde tho valldity of tho clection of any oxecutive oflicer of the Stato, It need hardly bo ro- marked that ponding au appeal the effect of tho Judg- ment of the Clranit Court of Pulaski County 15 sua— pended, and that the undertaking to stay the onforco~ meut of that judgment, pending that sppoal, s witli- out colar of law or woral pulliation. Thoforeibloejee~ tion of the Ohlef Magistrate from the premises was followed by o prearrangod and prompt summons to urmed desperadoes to bar all access to the Stato Houso of its logitimate occupants, Mr, Brooks has jssned n paper enfited *a proclamation,’ i whioh ho distinctly announces Lia intentlon of blogdshed, Tho Esocutivo of the Stato lius but ono_obligation to perform, that o which bo is bound alike by his duty nn a citizen'and hie ofilclal cath, _ ‘The nuthority of the law will bo fmme- diately and cffactively assericd—peaceably, if it mny De, but naserted in uny event, Tho Government pro poues to oceupy the Capitol, As Governor of Arkausas, I appeal to tho peoplo of the- Stato to support the Govornment of tho State agatust & shamelesn usurpation, Undor the solomn obligation of my oalhof aflico I renow my promiso ta be'truc to dhem, Tk from thom tho support which they owa to their Chief Magistrate, (Signed) Erasia Baxten, ‘Governor of Arkansas, IN THE QIRQUIT COURT. This morning Judge Whytock sonta noto to tho Clerk of the Circuit Court ntating that he had been advised by tho Shonff that it would be unsafe for him to como to the Circuit Cour( room on Mnrkham stroot, and requosting the Clerk to bring the records up tothe Stato-Houso Gov. Daxter's nttornoya woro also notified ‘Cheso gontlemen declined to pass through tho Brooks guard into tho Stato House, where tho County Clerk's oflico fs Tocatod, to attend the court. Tho Judgo thon moved to tho Criminay Court-room, iuut opposite, but countel did nof attend at that place. ~ Judge Whylock then OVER-RULED THE MOTION to sot aside the judgement in the Brooke-Baxtey oaso, and sustainod the motion to correct the rogord, so a8 to show that thodomurrer was sub- mitted without tho knowlodge of Baxtor or hig attornoyn, DAR MEETING, . ‘Tho Bar hold umeeling to-day, and passed sovero rasolutions against Whippls, Brooke' at- tornoy, for his non-professional conduct, and aluo agniuat tho Court for its action in tho ab- sonco of the Governor's counsel, MILITARY GOVERNOR OF THE OITY, During the morning Gon, I\ I’ Dookery was appointed Military Govornor of the city, and 18- suod the following order : HeADQUANTES MILITARY GovERNOR, iy o Lrrzve Rook, Friday, April 17, 1874, General Order No, 1, o Gomminlor-h-Cliet of the Millfa of the Siato of Arkansas hius appoluted me Military Governor of tho City of Littlo Rock, All mule citizeiis botweon tho nggod of 18 and 43 nro horoby ordered immedintoly to roport for duty at thess headquartors, at the southieast cornor of Markhiam and Pratt streels, Failuro of prompt compliace with thie roquiromena of tho order {3 not expgated from patriotlo uitizens, and tho conso- (8ce Novenths Fuge,) s .