Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1874, Page 5

i THERE C]-"CA.GO DAILY TRIBUlfilE- ‘WEDNESDAY, JUN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Roport of the Congressional Inves- tigafing Commlilces The Oharges of the Momorialists Fully Sustained, Reoommendation that the Present Gov- ernment be Cleaned Out. No Word of Enconragoment for Shep- liord and His Assooiatos, A SUMMING UP. Speeial Disputtch to Ihe Chicago Ty {bune. Wasisaron, D. C., Juno 10,—Tho roport of tho District Investigating Committeo was sub- mitted to-tay to both Housos. It Iy oxcoodingly conoise, and makes n pamnphlet of twenty-nino closoly-printed pagos. The timo in which it mny bo ncted upou I8 so whort that-tho Com- mitleo wero vory much hurried, ond wore, in consequonce, unablo to go into detail, They cover tho main points, howover, summing up torsely thoir conclusions in brief. Thoy find thnt fo all important particulars TUE CUARGES OF Tiii MENOMALIETS ANE BUS- LAINED Dby tho testimony, Their vordict s recorded in temporato Inugungo ns bocomes couscentious fudges sworn o do oqual and exact ustice, and, while tloy condomn. without palliation, they do 210t nbuso or uso harsh wouds, o in by other wway permit their foolinga to malke thom overstop tho buuns of propiioty. ‘horo it no eriticlsm of ingividuals by uame. 'The cool modoration of the Comtittea only adds to the severity and forco of their vordict of GUILTY ON EVERY COUNT, In thelr indictment thoy recommond the aboll- tion of the Excculivo, tho Seeretary of tho Die- triet, the Lugislativo Assonibly, tho Board of Public Works, and tho ofiloo of Dologato in Con- {froan, g ooping wway tho whiolo corrupt brood, Lhoy leave nothing unwaid, “Thoir com- ment is closn-cut and all-comprohensive. L'Lis zppoars to Lo {he gonoral fecliu lioro to-duy viith rogard to tho report, and it is boliovod that the bill thoy briug in will pasa with but ittle do- Late, Thoro is soue slight LIESATIAFACTION AMONG CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT, Wwho feel deoply indignant_nt tho Lreatmont thioy bave recoived ut the hands of tho ring. fl-uufl cannot-understand why it is that the Judgo on tho Bonch does notsharo the hot, intemporaio weath of tho prosecutiug witnoss smarting uuder ouso of Diy wrongs ; thoy fecl that thore is o Ingk of liard words and velioment ,charactorizne ti m, which they will appreciato aftor & while ag tho truo strongth of o model report, QOV. BIEVHLRD'S FIIENDS profoss to bo grontly delighted with tho grace- ful thing under Lha circwnstruces. patits s s THE REPORT. \VasmxoToN, D. 0., June 16.—The Joint Solect Co.amittoe to inquire into tho affairs of the Dis- triot of Columbia commenco their report by giv- ing the resolution under which they acted: 011 tho 30h of Junc, 1871, the Board of Pubilo Works, subinitied to tho Leyinlstiva Assembly, in complisucy with tho resolativn Tequosting auch information, A CUMPMEHENSIVE DLAN OF THE PROFOMED IXIROVE~ L t1.0 Distrlct, comprising improvermonts of the strects wnd svenues, and tho crection of mun sowers. Tho eatimated coat of (hin system completo was §6,678,397, on ird of whicl was to bo bormo by the property adjaceut to improvemonts, the romaiider of cost by Waslington aud Georgolown, and tho Disirict outsily respeatively, This plan was ‘submitiod in great dotail o o Leglativo Avsombly, tho statomont of thy slar. uetor of the improvemonts. proposed, and the coat and uxtent stated by tho Loard, It i mianifest, frora this fntonvof tho Leglalative Assemnbly, thut {he Bunrd thoull substantially follow the proposed plan, and shonld not excecd §t in coat unless, or uutil, fartlir provislons by law should bo mado by the Yaogiuiative Auseubly, or by Congross, and_that Con- beolutely prohibited contracts from belng mado s88 or In advance of the appropriation, The oura hevo exponded nud contracied to expend, ac— curdng to tho Governor's showlug, in is wusirer, $18,872,603, or oRR TITAN $12,000,000 1X EXCESS of tio entimatad cost of tho proposed plun, and largo- 13 in (:cess of tho unwnnt of approptlation. made by Gongross or by the Lagidlative Asscinbly which conld Twaviiluble a4 o bsis upon which to muky contracts, t is cluimed Ly conuscl ' on bohalf of the Board of Publlo Worls ' that the Moard hnd lawful thorty, derivod from appropriations, medo by Cone ud bytho Leglslative Assembly, to incur theso s, aud mako the coutracts of whick they form | u part. ‘'fie Committen cannot gite their consent’ to the claim’ thus made, Gy faith requirsd that da Lava boen,, fmposed should in some advanco leglulative gapction, Your " Conmiitea aro of opinion that, tho present cmbsrrass- “auciit of tlos District, sitd tos’ serlous complicutions wihich now ouviron'its affatrs, aro primarily chacges- 2 to 10 sitempt enrly muda Ly tite suthoriies placod over it 1o Inaugurate « compronensivo and costly _sys- tewm of Iprovemouts, to be comploled in n bifet &0 ot time, whichi ought to havd requirod for its comple:lon several yoars, A system of smprovements 0 much tertitory to bu undertaken at & siu- Ul stion ot Leholding the improved condition of Nuiinual Capital, tho ombelishments and adoru. menls overywhere,’ they cuunot but condemu tho uethods by which the suddeu and yapid transition s pecured, Taking futo conuideration the cxponses 1uvolyed fn fhe plan before referrad to, this Commlttes ure of opinon that the Board adopled an erroncous, #iud D it results a viclous, method of lettingcontracts fur tlus work, vz : without compatition opn to tin blie, sud the motliod sdopted by the Board resulted u TILE PATSMENT OF AX INCREASED TRIOE over and nbovo what would Liuvo beeu paid If open, falr, w2 d froo compotition had been fuvited, After thd g O tho Loan act of $4,000,000, the Board of blic Works invited proposuls and’ bids for work to Lo dort> {0 purstianco of anid_play, snd on tho 1st of Saptet.sber opencd all theso various blds, wiviug notice sfterward o Liddors hnt uone of the bids would be wscopt :d, but that the Voard would fix & ecale of prices for varivus classos of work, and lot tho contract nt tauir discretion upon this scafo of fixed prices,, This OLENED TIE WAY FOR FAVORITISM i1 tho lotting of contracts, and for a rysten of dicker- g in contracts which woa denioruliziug fu its resulte, betug.og futo the Lst of contractors a clss of Fooplo stomed to porform the work raquirod, aud cuabling legittmato vontractors to pey o lurgo pri a1 ordar to sucuro contructs, and, in the opinfon of ¢ Comunftte, wus tha begiuning of noarly all the frregu- Yaritles disclosed in the testimouy of loiting contracts, Ay uyelem which would enublo on_adventurer to coue {rom & distant city, aud, in tho nanic of 4 con~ tracting i, mulio profiers of 80 conts yor yard to xny yarson buving, or supposed to lavo, influeuto with Lo B3ard whereby s paving contract could be sucurad, aud, ifier persfstont. offort, succaed in obtaning o rontract, and uctually binding bis priucipali—tha con- tractcra—to puy $97,000 for a contract of 200,000 yards of paveinent, atter an offort of iive moutlis to suoure Mio gros amount to bo recoived,—bwng ouly about $100,000,—i, in s vory natuce, viclous, aud OUGHT TO Bik CONDRAINED, 1t 13 not autiiclent snswor to such prociadings to say that thio coutructors lust monoy, by Foason of d roctted Gocuritics or otherwice, Tle {rausaction Lion:aelves disclosod in the ovidento fllustrate tho evils o thio aystom udoptad, This eysten hau auother oprehouniblo feature, viz.: tho swarding of contracls o iona who WoKo ot GxRocted 10 yarfarn themy put who wero euabled to kel thow for o conslderation o oliors, to oxocuto by meuns of theso paving jontracts, The contructor wasas to do two feot of prading, hen aocesary, without oxtra compenention, but futbad of taking tho precantion o sava that unoant of grading to tho cost of the fnprovement, in scveral casos contracts for Trading the strects were given to oue coutractor, Nho wauld proparo tho siveot for pavemout, id the contruct for paving to suother, and thus the o foet of grudiug whor it oxiutod ‘wus paid for wice, Although this systom was inaugurated in 1871, i contiuued, it was uot oven aliuded to in the thueges modo agains Doavd in tho investigation 1 1872, nor was it commouted upon by tho Mouso Porunittes that moved the nvestiygation, IN DEVENGE OF TIIS KESTEN fioLoard clatm thnt tho prices fixed wera lower than wernge bids opened the 1ut of Soptember, 1871, This # (ru, but it doea not Justify the systew, for it would w40 bean cuwy for the Hourd toLuve reaerved tho t to roject Unreasonnblu bidy, aud thus evontusily rathe porformance of the work at tho propor prices, Bialdea concrete pavements, thuse differing o quality it wera loft at & uniform prico, aud tho wood , though different, wera lot ju the samo 1-auner, onid tho pavor who liad the xcavation to do ¥in paidl a8 mich as tho ono who hud two feet of prading, Pricea, Lowover, tiat worooxosslv in 1673, july becamo reasonublo n 173, wheu payments werd sade In depreciatod wucuritios of tho ])Llrh:!. It was 10 error of lulzfmml on tho part of tho Bourd to lay 10 much wood pavement, wion, in the nature of hings, carly renswals would lie required, snd tho uestion of tho d\lmblllk{ of the putented processcs r treating wood was etill an exporimental one, In fcfenso of their couduct in this regard tho Dayrd aule witted ® lorgo number of petitions of it joun 1iving uiljucent the proposed fin- rovement, asking that wood paveinenta bs d, With a plan thus comprchonalve, usring great number of Persons to sxuoute it us utractora und employed, and roquiring extonded su- ervision and control, it could hardly bu vxpueted that 1 work would bo well dotio, or that all tho coutract- e would ezovute thoir con{racts n good fuith, supo. gally whon, fromn the nature aud charncter of much of o work, It could not ba properly fukpestod, as it pro caved, ' The Commitico employed an engineor to Emum‘ portions of tho work, and his mewuremets a6 MANTY ERTONS AND MIGTARES and avonuos, Moat Jof theas wero ace bhowever, by the suglueesi in cliargo to of the work e mistakes, tho Engingeers 1n-Ohiof oxprossod (bo opfuior that the work wae for tho most part properly and aconrately vod, and challongod tho moat righd_ scrutiny - o hfs Dopartout, Tho Yoard nftorwarils oronted, companed of Gov, Cook, A, B, Shopliotd, J War. A, B, Mullott, and 8, B, Tirown, proo W to or- a1 &3 by the oleclion of-Bhophord us Vico-lrestden Wi alsgeuder as Trensuror, On the 9l of Octobor thia Bownd OLOTIED THE VIOE-PRESIDENT WITIL AUTHORITE us follows: “oAnn or Puntio Wonkn, Distieox oy Covuatina WasitiNaTox, D, O, Oc! 3 “Tiio Tiosrd met at {lie unnal lwur, Proscnt, Edwin L, Stanton, actiug Qovernor, und Mossrs, Shopliord, Mullott, Brown, nnd Mageudor, Lo followlng order Toferrhig to {ho orguulzation of tho Loard was eveil, Thint tho Vico-Preaident of this Board stinll be exocutiva oflicer thoroof, - Hoshall bo in attondaneo at tho otlico of the Board botweon 1 and 4 o'clock p, 1, 4o vecatvo all porsuns having business with tho Doard, and fo diaposo of suehs uppications e mny need finmediato attention, - 1o shail xign all ardors of tho Loard, nnd submit st cacl seesfon thoreof an ab- siract of all buninoss transacted by them sinco tho procedhg meetiug,. Tt ahali alwo ba Lis duty to havo all pupors propry brieled mnd propared for counlder- ation by tho Joard, and geuwrally to srrange its busi. ness o proper’ whapo for action, Mo shafl eoo that fho . roporis of the Disirict ollle cora nro promntly . mado, and orders to thom shall bo dratiod throughi Ttm, I alinll require thiat the vatlons oficers properly perforin tholr tespoce tive dutles, amt moy dismiusn’ any omployo of tho oard subject to it spproval, Al Tequisitions for wrork or materlal must Vonpproved by hitn, said roqul- sitions 10 kpoudfy -tho partienisc. Improvement for which t1s needod, and tho usturo of tlio work for which {4 84t bo used, - Ho shall aleo perform suth otliur dutlen nu may from tino to timo Lo required of Lim by the Board Parauant to this nuthority, for no_ othor scoms fo linvo bocn rolled upon, tho Vice-President. ultimataly camo tobo PRAOTIOALLY THE TOARD OF TUBLIO SOTIKS, and oxerclied the powers of tho Hoard almost 1 Abe wolutoly 0s though no ano clws lini beon weaociatod with T, Durlug o constdersblo portion of thio succeodlng time, notwithstanding tho most extensive apotation were bl carrlod on, oud expenditizen Lol Mwdo by thio mililous, thoro wero no stutod timen for Board meeting, end but compuratively few Board meotivgs ware held, but entrien wero mudo fn_the rucords pur- porifug 10 contain tho praccodings of ti Board which Woro nctunlly mode up by tho Soervary from lttern ond papers b eamo " lo e alle and from “Qirections mie by tho Vice-Prosle dent, Home of theso ers ontrioa made of Dusilions trausacted Ly the Vice-Preaident, at Lis pri~ vato oflicy, aud atlorwards placed on tht' records us Linving bech business transacted by tho Doard, Theso minutvs wero NAIELY IF EVER RRAD AND APTROVED, As on flinstration of the mauneru which this Lusinoss van trusnted notico 14 muda of tho tentimony of Charles 8, Jolinson, Assistaut Sccrotary, Tho Troasiirer of tlo Board wak mndo tho golo cuatodinn of tho moneys and neouritics fraucd, snd solo discharging oflicer of tho rume, without any cleck on bim what- over, Mo could dfaw cliceks uloa tho public moncys in favor of whoovor, and for what smount, Do aud on 'suy occount bo. might ropor, without ouy membar of thio Board or ofilcer (hercof having suy Luowledgo of it whatovor. 1o hns kopt no cash account, and tho ohiccks ho has duatied do not correspond with' tho soy- gral amuanto roporled by bim o luvo boei pald; that thero 1s, s b binisolf coneedos, 10 muaits of' ase certaining whothor Lis accounts uro dorract, othor than Dy examiining (o books and_papers iu dotndl, which would havy required moro timio than tho Commitoo cotld devoto to it, beaide requiring the sorvices of o Aldliful nccountaht. From tho organization of thia Bourd, I Junc, 1871, to this timo, the Doord lins ot ex- amincdl theaonceounts, Tho modo of dolug busiuess in ihia oflice wan as follow: Upon preseutution to tho Auditor of nn sccutnt or estimato purportiug to ho approved by (o Board of Public Works, thu Auditor iusnod ceriificates of indobtodness, and tiled on ap- proval of the account or eatiimte a8 his voucher for thio fssuance of the cortificato, hut 1o record or regls- forof wuch auditing by tho Board was kopt by tuo Tourd, and 3t would scem to have been conunon for o ninglo‘momber to_direct au_nccount to be audited fn thonumo of tho Doard, Connequently, thers are 1o booka that orve ue clicck upon tho Auditor, and by compariuon of which with Lla own buoks ¥ can bo seon JE 7148 IMPROPENLY IRSUED CERTIVIOATES, Tho ouly way {n which tho books can bo voriied fa by comparing tiem with the many thousand vouchors vi Hla i bin office, Notwithstunding tho powers of tho Auditor und thio Treastcer of the Board during the thirca years it hian beou in oxistence, it s dono Hoth= fng i1 tho way of verlfyiug the accounts of thewo two oflicers, This ia & negligenconot to be oxcused Iu those in whom uch linportant Lrusts were coufided. Whother moneys hiavo been pald aut on falao aceotnts or diverted 1o fmpropcr purposes can only by deser- mined from a careful serutiny of sceonnts I dotudl, I3 Tilk DILL REPORTED Dy tho Committoo pravision s made for having the Looks and accounts of {hese oficers examiued, _ The act crenting the Board limited the total dobt ‘of tha Distriot of Colurubin to 6 por cont upon tho ursessmant Value of tho property within tho Distriet, the intant of which wau to limlt tho actunl dobt of tlio Diatrict to thatwmn. The Board, howover, cotstritud tho varlous provistons of the organio nct aa placlug them and thoir teansactions without thio pale of this limitation, ene deayoring at tho ramo tima to keop within the latter of thig Javw whiio violuting ila epirit, and to this tho Leyis- Intivo Amscrbly, from tim to timo, prssed sets which wero_simply dovised for tha purposo of ralslu mouey with wWhich to pay proviously-iucurred Obligntlony, and couttnua‘inzovements by creating temporary obligations upon the property of Individnas in the District, Thuswe fiud that, after _oxhausting thia §4,000,000 Jon nuttiorlzad by the act of July 1, 1871, in tuo lun.rovemetit of the strogts wnd buildiug sowers, unact of the Leginlative Assetobly was passed nuthor- . zing tho fununnce of 32,000,000 of what wero callod o ‘OERTIFIOATLS OF INDERTEDNERN ‘tho payment of which was secured by o plodgo of as- seminont upon tha property-adjacent to tho improve- mienta, - Afaln aiter czbaieting thiy dovics for (e piyment of chutraciory, dhe Loblaive Atseubly, y an mot; divitied tho ‘Citted of Washington and Georgotown into powerago districts, and levied tazes upon the variona.sawerago districts, varylug in ate from 5 10 0 uill ou tho squara foot, altbough nt the timo (hia act wun pasucd ucarly ond-half of tho cntiro soweruge systom was complutod, au_contem- plated by whit waa known as tho plau ‘submitted to tho Leglsluturo fn 1871 s tho Lasis of o $4,000,000 loan, which oxproasly incladed n syston' of suwcrago. Dy this device $3,130,000 _woro addod 1o tho asscta of the Bourd of Public Works, and wero diabursed o coutiactors, axcopt about the sum of $30,000 thoreof, Varioud otlior ncta wore passoi of & etmifar character, tnvolving manall wutms, uud by this systein of credit upon credit, or rathier dibt upon dobt, the Boerd coutinucd i unt oporations, tho result of which hus been to create a dubt for which the Board of Tublio Worke ond Dis- trlct, in ono form or auottior, ara lable, and whon aided to otlior flonting indohtequesn of this District, togothier with the funded fndebteducss, AGGREGATING NOT LESS THAN 518,000,000, tnstoad of $10,600,00, aa Hmited by tho act of Con- gross of May 8, 18712, “[ho Cominlitce comprehend tho distiuction sought to be drawn between the oLt crentod by the Isvuance of cortificates as u churge upon 1ho spacified proparly i poywment for work dono, snd an actual_obligatioit atgned by the Bosrd itsclf or como_authorlzed ofticor tliercof, Such certificaten, howover, create n burden pbich ihight bo 80 eduplichted auto Vilale the apicl, 110t tho fotfor, of tho Ninitation fixed by thu act of Congress, 'hb act of Congress limited tho dobt of tho District to $10,000,000, but Leyond this thero is 10w un excess, nud_thorcfora tho total hurdensupon tho property of the Diatrict « neacly SILUCN,000 aud doos not inchudo the wums Taynired.to carry on tho ordiuury functions of ths Goverunaont. aftar tho Iat of uly nozt, o Committcoaro unable toneo Lut ono wny In wrhich the Board could havo expected to.pay this lirge dabt, 0nd tt fu by receiving A1D FlOM CONGRESS, 23 {t must hava oceurred to them the resources of tho District could not bo twxed suilicleutly to poy them, The Hosrd of Publio Works sinco September, 1871, have exponded and contrueted 10 expud over $20,000,000 bu tho Smpravement of tho atrects, uvenues, and roadways, and in tho coustruce tion of sowery, in (ho genoinl oruumontation nud grabeliishment”of tho city. Thls ia oqual to sbout $7,000,000 per annum, Mitly of these Linprovenionts wra dauntinl, notably sysiem of sowerage which Wi assentlul to thb healtia of the olly wud cotufart of its iulisbitantn, ‘This will cost whou_completed not Icss than $11,606,000, including main, lateral, and conmact~ ing eowars, ' Thiore i3 no burdun, thereforo, if unic formly and oqually imposod,which'shoald bo borne so choorfully au that which s} bo nocessery for (ho pur- pono of paying for theso sowers, Iu stress of tnancial ewbarrassmont, 1ho power of tho Leglulative As- wenibly dmposed 8 tax Ught " in some loculitfes und upon finproved proporty, and exces alvely burdonsome upon lonw valiabio ud duimproved propurty, localed i » romole purlion of the city, sad i & auiaor of fnwtances equal o oF moro than il ss- sossod valuo of property, TUR COMMITTER, RECOMAMEND {he funding of tho outstaudingsewer certificates, and ropuyment fn the propossd bonds of thie auounts paid by tho ax-payers on account of ofiiclal aucanmuiity, 10r thin purpose, the sowors 1n tho sl Teimg well bunlt snd permuneut in their characier, Tho carriuge waya on wide strects aud aventios Liave beon nerrowod, sud parking 18 subsitutod. This method of improvemont should Lo commended, sy it forme one of tho most prominont fostures of ‘tha uystom adoptod by tho Doard, ulthough fhas boen expomsive and 'burdonsomo, yet moderstely well dome, It deserves commendation, *Thew parks, wide avenues and itroots, though oxpensive to inaugurato, will bo caully Jopt i ropair, und ko tho birden’of oxponalyy carringo-woya in future compuratively It | o think exponsivo pavements, ¥o far as they wure lald in tho main avoutes snd thoroughfaves, wero a justifiubio oxpendituro, but the Toord erred i luyiug thesn cx- poitelvo pavemonty in remole localities and unfro- quented atroets, thus impolng lioayy burdens upou property of littlo comparative valugsud unpraductive, The Commitice say : Thia eud of tho gossion is by near wo smustuccunnrily abbrovinte this yoport, and for tio ximo Teakon we ire campellad to OMIT NOTIGE OF MANY OOMPLAINTE of liardslipa_rusulting to purtioulur individuala from clinges of grades fn aveutes und atrcuts, romovel of ‘Duvomente, appropriution of old inatoriuld, iuuguallty i valuation und pkecesmonty, otc,, snd slmply rofer o the festimony bearing an (hesa mattors, Tho report shows thet {u March, 1875, Cungress mundo an sppro- iriotion of $76,000 foi thy purchiuso of the interest of the futrict d the'Oity Iall Buildiug, and providad i tho ety # The saoie to b applied by kuld District only for tho crection of u sullablo butlding for tho District ofiees, Tho smoimi ws drawn trom the Trousury, but tho Doard baluy it noo of 1oey fur othur pur- ponts, used $70,000 uf tho amount thureof, notwitl- standing tho speciflo pirposs for which the uppropris- tion way made, sud supplied the placo of the sume by dopontiing 260,000 of thoir wower bouds, In unticipu- tlon ot (he adwwmbling of Congress, and with n vIow to gotting rollel by mouns of un uppropriation, thio Board mado up un. ACOOUNT AUAINUT TUE UNITED STATES ‘a8 followw: For work in und araund Government renorvatious and publio butldings, 574,174 b‘mr work o1 aveuues, §1,090,674§ £or suuin seworsgo, 43,640,003} rit= muking a tofal of $4,170,429, Thono Improvomeuta having beon mado withont warrant of 1aw, tho District haw 0o valkd clati, but, notwithstanding, tho Commit- t0a rocommended bio Governmont to puy au equilable portion of the oxpenso, In glving » tabilsr statoment of tho wark dono by tho District priot Lo the Board, tho Gommittoo say tlin firatcolumn refera to tha saino work for whith Cone gresn approprinted $1,000,000 March 31, 1873, T tabla In undoubledly witloly wrong, and whether th 1n anything that appence fn §t that can bo with aug pro- pricty churged to tlo Unitod Blates, s exceedingly doubtful, excepting it sy be tho' last cohnmu, amounting to $48,240, and the acouracy of that cau unl( bo ascortained by romoasurement, Thio noxt toin s clinrgedt ngainst tho Governmont of $2,740,181 for nin sewers. Tho main wewernge of the city, whon comploted, will cont §3,435,855, Bealilos this nol moro than $1,107,040 has yeb been oxpended on nowers, §1,028,211 Uaings_yot req,\]l(rml to comploto thom, From a tuble complled by tho Comptroller, of the Distriot it a secn thiat tho tolal tax lavied for or- dinary_oxponsos of tho current yoir smounts to f‘l,flfl!l,'llfl, aud that the fotal of the approprintion for a iko period amounts to 81,031,827, O theso taxis therp fs still due and unpaid about $1,000,000, Thera ‘was duo on account of vouchera and cumnployes, ue atated §n detall, ¥ob, 1, 1874, $197,870, and estiinuted for ordinary purposcs, to duno 10, 1874, $450,000, Totnl, $1:47,870, Thin nggregate’ will 'no_daubt Lo Courlderably dncreascd fo mect ail (o liabiljties of the District Govornment, Thero should be prfovided » suflicient sum to pay (1o employes aml laborers of Board of Pubilo Works, This will ro. quiro at least £150,000, 'Thoro fa now die, and will bo due July 1, for futerest, $236,258; cxpenscy of thn Dine rict, $1.117,670; dua’ inhorera of Hoard of Publia Works s omployes, $260,000, Total, $1,864,108, Jaking the fulloat sliowanco for tnxes to L pald by iy 1, thicro will bo a doticloncy at that timo of §1,000,- co0'at foant, . Tho Commiitea rocommond, in_vlow of nll tho cir- cumstancos, thut loss than the foregofig siim bio ape groprk\\m] "oy Couyress and disbursed 03 follows ¢ crat, To tho pasmont of fatoreat ou tho dobt of tha Distrlot dus July, uni the remnindor to pay iploy and Inborers, whethier of tho Board of Public Works or of the District Government, nnd that of this sum tho intorest should bo refmbursed, and tho remeinder should nwait tho propor adjustniont of rolative puy- ments a1 horein' suggeated, In this estimute no ne- count hins been laken of thu nocessary course of fund- 1ng tho foating dobt or auditing the accounts aud in- dobtedness outecedent thercto. TUE REVORT UOROLUDES 18 follows: The tostimony discloses that tho Dis- trict Treasury fa' pruolically oxhausied | in oll {ts departments, Your ‘CGommitice, therafore, rocommond the aballflan of thie Excoutive, tho Secre- tary of tho District, the Legialntivo Awsembly, tho Board of Publia Works, and th- ofiice of Delegalo fn Congress, Thoy do not mean by recommending the abolition of the Leglslitive Ansoinbly to precluda the dden that thore alionld not bo’ svmo represcntativo Tody fn tho Diatrics of *Columbin, Lut thoy believo thut the ons oxisting, with tho powera confor- ted, 8 not such & ono us {s contemplated Ly tho Constituiion, or the wants of tho District requirs, and, inasmuch e the noxt Asecmbly will bo olocted Le= fore tho next eeasion of Cougress, they thiuk it nue necoswary to lucur tho expenso of oloating o Leglela- tive Auscinbly which, If ot abollalied, would lioly bo aboliaed ot the noxt scaslon, Xrom what lias alrcady boon sald, we flink it clear tuat tho Board of Publio’ Warks, 09 now orgonized, han powors— at lenst ias oxorelsed powerd~—thiut ought not to bo com- milled toany body or Bonard, The Committeo havo pormitted the present Delegate fn Congress to conlinue until tho closo of the uoxt sessfon, in order that tho District might baves ropreseitativeon tho floor to mule such eriticlsm: Tio might deoin neeessary upon tho form of Government which thoy havo appofuted & commiitee to provide for und report upon, Tl Commitic rucomiend TIIF: APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSTON to arrange tho affairs of the Dlstriot vuder linited and rostrajned powers, becnuse thers is not sufliclont tme o progure & proue o stom or framowork for the Gove ornmeut of tho District, and bave it fully discussed and passed upon ot the prescnt seesion of Congress, o Committeo have placed thu Topalr, hnprove= ment, and control of tlie _sircets under the manago- ment'of nu officer of the Eiginecr Corpa of tho Arniy, ‘because thoy belleve under such au oflicar whatover wark fu duno will bo_well dono, nnd by an oDicer ro- Tuoy of spousitlo to the Executivo and to Congross, havo also rocommended tho rafsing S commilten to doviso 8 form of Gov- crument und aubmit tho same to Congress ot ita next sossion, in order thut n perma= 2ent Govornmont may bo estublished with tho leglse Iative coutrol in Congress, ‘Thvy huve recommended the aprointient of two membors of eack houso for the reason that they bellovo that tho Committeo rhould bo non-partivan and uon-poliical, #o that whatever sys— tom of government may bo estblished 1t will not be subjoct to the sliftiugs and changen of party polioy, Tno Committea beliove that it 1s duo t tho jreoplo of the District that all tlio dobta croated by tho Board of Tublic Works and tho District Govornuent should ba udjusted ; und, nasuuck a8 it will be_impowsiblo to 4npose suiliclont Laxution upon (ko propecty of tho Distrlct to provide for thelr immodiaty. paynient , they Duve recommended that these DELTH DE FUNDED INTO A TOND, ‘payablo at sowe romoto period, sud bearing a low rato of Intorest, and, as proiminary to tht funding, wo think it essoutiul that o careful sudit of thewo cistms sliould be wade by respousible officors of tho Govern- ment, aud thereforo rocommoud the passige of the sixth'and eevonth wections of tho bill roported to the IHonwo and Honte, They also recommend TAX OF 3 PER OLNT . upon renl ostato i the Clty of Washington, and 23 por cent In tho City of Georjgotown, and 3 per cent fu the country outalide, to maintatn tho_cost of the Dis- triet for thio yoar ouding Juuu 80, 18756, “[iie Temnining sections of tho praposei bill rolate t0 tha mnnugement of the dudebtudness of tho Distriot, end ro necessurily supplomental to the sixth and suvouth soctions. "Cio Connittes have also recommended tho Joint Soluct Commwittas to provido & fovm of government that shall acttle und dotermine tho proportion of ex- rensen whicl should be borno by tho District sud tha nited Staten yespuctivoly, * Your Commitles have unanimously nrrived st the coucinefon thattho exlsiug form of goverument of thy Ditrlet 15 & pATLURE; “That 5t 18 too cumbrous end too'sxpensive; that the powrs und relations of its woveral dspartmoits aro 80 detined that the limitations iutended oy Congress to spply to tho wholo Governmnent are” coustrued to lilt but ouo of ita dopartmentw: thab i3 wouling in subielent uafoguurd ugolust mnladuiuistration and the cioation of iudebtedurss ; that the rystetn of taxation 1t xilows opous u door ‘to igruat invquaity sl injustice, and s wholly fusut= Selout 10 beouro thu prouiyt caliection. of taon wud at X0 REMEDY 8HOUT OF 175 ABOLITION and tho autatitution of u vimpler, wors restrioted, and oconomical Government will sutlico, Your Counnitten bavu theroforo roported a bill for tornporary Governmont until Congress shall hava time to nsturs wnd udupt u pormaneut form, (Biguod) Vo, B, Tk K, Bavs, 3, 3. Jever, ‘RopsuT HAMILTON, o e e bl WALL STREET. Failure of an Old Hanking-ilousc— Counterteit Bonds Affout—Lxciting Bay in the Stock Exchanges Specral Duspateh to The Chicago Tribune. Nrw Youxk, Juno 16,—Wall street has been ex- tromely dull for soveral weoks, aud it was be- lieved that it had sottled down for its summer siosta, but to-day thero wero o soos of ensa- tious, Soon saftor_the oponiog or tho Stock Exchange, 'urner Brog., of Nassau strect, an old and consoryative bauking-firm, sent in no- tico that thoy wero compelied to announco their suspansion, but hoped to bo nble to rosumoa in_a short time, Membora of tha fiym say their fail- wo W due to the large advancos which thoy bavo mado in nid of railronds. I, Bis gonorally understood thar the wpecitio csuso s thoir large advaucement on, and_ondorsement of, tho paper of the In- dianapolis, Bloomington & Wostern Ruilroad. The firm furnished maney to Lolp on the road’s construction, until, it 8 supposed, they Lad ad- vanced nearly 21,500,000, ‘The road conld not rospond, and houea the failuro, The history of the firm is good 5 Beveral brothors begun busl- ness in 1814, trading cautiously in foroigu printa and liquord, Thoy prospored, and at lomgth thoro wete eight” brothors iu the firm, which was then morgod into tho banking business. ‘Thoy doalt largoly with railronds, and invaribly with sucoess until this Inst unfortunats vonture, A countorfeit of serien **G” of tho Contral Pacifio Ruilrond Company's bonds wan progented at tho ofiico on Nassnu stroct to-day, Ik & Hateh, fisenl agents of tho road, wore inforaiod, and thioy sent notico o tho Stock Exchange, ror Jating the affair, and suggesung that holdors of bonds of serion * G " present thom for inapec- tion at the Compnny's ofiice, Ouly & fow of tho counterfeits have boen discovored, but it iv be- Yioved thero aro mora in oxistence, Tho forgorics e supposed to have come frui Gormany. I'hosu occurronves cranted intonse oxcitomont on tho Stock Kxchange, which, combined with tho attack of tho boars, soat prices ds from1 to 4 por cont, Wabash foll from 8314 to 293¢ ; Northwoestorn from 89 to 073¢; Lake Btore firmn 7144 to 6057, und tho rest” dropped a frac- tion, TIRES. At Stunloy, NoJo MonnisToww, N, J., Juno 10,—~The atosm felt mill at Hanley, ownod by Page, Kidder & Tlotouor, New York, burnod tuis morning, Losy, $60,0004 fueured. e e OBITUARY. Sir Oharles Fox. Loxvoy, Juno 16.—Bu Chnrles Yox, tho cole- brated English clvil eugluoer, 1y dead, it bbbl it OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Tavervoor, Juns 16,—The stesships Clty of Trouklyn and Beotla, from New Youlk, have ar- riyud out, Mew Yonk, June 16.—Arrived—Blesmnhips Pershio, from Brost; Polor Jabuen, from Now- caatlo, and Iong-Sverre, from Jiuropoan port, QuensrowN, Juno 18,—The steamusblp Par- this, trom Now York, has acrived, 17, 1874. ) 8 THE WISCONSIN BISHOPRIC. Mecting of {ho Episcopalian Convon- tion in Milwaukoe. An Organization Effected, and Adjorn- ment Till - Te-Day. Dr, Do Koven Considered Out of the Ruce. Tho Low and Moderato Church Parties Nominate Dr. Kempor. Bpecial Dispatch to the Chieago Tribune, MiLwAUREER, Juno 17,—Thoe twenty-olighth an nual Council of the Protostant Episoopal Ohurch in tho Dlaocse of Wisconsin commenced its sos- slons at tho Cathedral ihis morning, the mos- important businoss to bo transncted belng tho election of n Bishop. ‘Chio dolegatos, olorgymen and laymon, bogan arriving Monday morning aud in tho ovoniug of that day a goodly numbor wero in the eity; and tho romainder roached horo this morning. They aro scattored, somo bolng at tho hotels, othors at-private rosidencos, and tho rest at tho clergy-house adjscont to tho Cathedral. Who will bo electod:-to fill tho Blsh- opric is, of courss, the ono subjost of convor- sation, but such s diversity of opinion provails that it is impossible to conjecture which of the caudidates will succossful, Dr. Do Koven, DR, COLE, DB. ASHLEY, AND DR REMPER havoe thoir adhorents, tho formor and tho lattor mustering tho most followers, but it fa probable that both will bo dropped in order to secure har- mony nnd obviate the bittornoss and rancor which charncterized tho Convontion of February. DR, DE XOVEN hina: vory little to say, having *plnced himeolf m tho hands of his frionds,” and it is un- dorstood that all those who voted for Lim botoro will support him ogain, and it la clnimed that bis dofoaso of his opinions hos transformod some who wors provionsly onomies into frionds. It 8 eaid, howevor, shonld defeat bo inovitable, he will rosign his clnime, nod that bis frionds will voto_for the ono put i his stead, In cago he doos withdraw, Dr, Uelo will probably bo the nominee of the Do Xovon faction. THE ADAMS PARTY, . who aro dovotedly attachod to Dr, Kempor, would probably prafer Dr. Cols to Dr. Da Kovan, and would nnite on himif thoir [avorite's chauces proved Lo Lo meagre. Dr. Ashiloy is looked upon by many us & strong oleventh-hour candidnto, and ono who would command mauy frionds in vaso of & failure to agroa upon oue of the others namod. 'Cho disgracelul proceedings of tho laat Con- vontion aro Izid at the door of tho clorgymon by tho laity, who assort that, if the ministora will nok with reason und calmnass,. a rosult can bo roachied 1w two days without much bickering, GLOOMY ANTICIVATIONS are ontertnined, and vory fow aro hopeful of & ponceful tormination of tha controversy. Drs, Egar and Adams are balioved to bo loaded with arguments and sploon, and o renewal of thoir theological dispute is hioly to mar tlie proceed- iugs. Tliero ara 80 many contradiotory rumors afloat and 80 much evasivo reticonco shown that dark- ness onvelopes tho convocation, and light will Do thrown upon tho matter ouly as it devolops and assumes shapo during the sossiona. AN INCIDENT which indicates tho desp-seated foelings of the oppouents of Dr, Do Koven ocourred on the sldowalk in front of the Cathedral this morning. Dr. Egar, who is tho most implacable of bia * gueties,” was approached by Dr. Bpaulding, of tho Cnathadral, and ssluted pleasantly, Ha returned the salutation with a scowl, turned hus baek to the Canon, and walked off without utter~ ing o word, TIIE OPENING SERION, Tho clergy and laity nssembled in tho Oathe- dral ot bulf-past 10, about 200 porwous being proxont to participate’ in the religious exeroises, the only nddition to the usnul servicos baing the offoring of & spacial prayer tiat God would grant tho dioceso a Bishop. Tho sermon was proached by tho Ry, Mr, Durlin, of Ripon. It hed ref- crenco to tho opposing forces in na- turo and mankind, aud, by implication, could bo applied to the prosont coutroversy in rogard to the apostolio Auccossor of tho lato Divhop Armitago. Ho sria tho ovorlastin strugglo for mastery was tho lite of tha moral atato of tho Church,—the stato and condition of the world ; tho witucss' of man's depravity and proof ¢ the sin which remainod.oven in tho re- generate. But, Lumanly spcaiing, -t was the only way to koep the truth or faith alive vn thiy earin, The Lpi ucoz!nl Curch was truly Pro- testant, end truly Catholio ; that was her glory and her strength. Yrotestant and Catholic.—tho iwo counterbalaheing systoms whose combina- tion produced the truth ; both true, but neithor tho truth, Buch a Church could hurdly oxpect to know littld' of .what was called ** peaco.” Blie must ever be Lossed on tho waves of controveray, and, having taken the position of her choice, sko must kaop it. TUE SACHAMENT OF TIIE LORD'S SUPPER was then administered to the clergy, only twonty-govon, or about ono-kalf, of whom were onrobiod. A lavge numbor of the laymen also partook of the communion. i This servive concluded, tho nlur(;_v disrobed, and tho Council was fornlly orgunizodifor busi- nese, Dr. Ashloy, tho sonlor Fresbyter, taking tue chpir, . - . THEROLL - of the olergymon was called, and it was found that there wera fifty-ona presout, THE LAY DELEGATES were requested to land in their testimonials, and the Mevs, Mogsrs, Cole, Pulford, and Lon- t:):unch were sppointed a committeo to examing om. . ‘I'ho council thon adjourned untll balf-past 8 o'clock, AFTERNOON BESSION. The Council met at hour named, Dr. Ashloy in the ohewr. Theroll of the clergry was again called, and_sixten moro roeponded to thoir namos, making sixty-four prosont out of eighty- four winistors in the diocaso, Tho Committeo on tho Oredentials of lay- dologates reported that all wera correct. Tho roll was called and 120 answored, soven-oighthy of the parishes boing ropresented, ORUARIZATION. Dr. Colo moved that Dr. Ashloy be clected temporary chairmau, Mr. Strong moved as an amendment. that o committes be appointed to nominato pormenent oflicers, Agreed, and tho Chair nunouncod na tho Committoo Mesyrs.’ Colo, Kempor, Lauco, Strong, Worthington, and Brockway. They retived, and subsoquently roported that they wera uwablo to nfimo upon prosiding ofticor, but suggestod tho Rey. Martin V. Avorill for Hoovetary, Ho was olocted. Dr. Evorhart nominnted Dr. Ashloy for Prostdout, but Lo declined, Mr, oses M. Strong nominated tho Rov, John B. Pradt. The Chair was unablo to decide how the viva voue vote stoud, and a voto by orders wng callod for. hin rosultod: Olorgy—nyes, 48; noos, 82; laity—nyos, 27; noes, 12, aud muy bo regurded as A TEST VOTE, sinco tho trionds of Do Koven voted no and his oppononta yo, T'ho Roy, Pradt took tho chair, and enid it was with extreme difidouco that ho undortook to dincharye the truut_imposed upon him. e, iowavor, folt it to bo his duty to nceopt, boliuv= that God called him to the position, Llotuening sincors thanks for suoh an oxpression of confl- donce, hie onalled upon delogates to nsuist bim by thow forboaranco, charity, and proyoru to dig- ohargo his duty, Tho Rey, Charles I, Mallory was sppolnted Assistant Secretary, OMMITIEES, The Prosidont appointed .as a standing com- mitteo on ndmiseion of pavishos: 'Tho Rova, Goorge N, Bartlote nad Fayetto Koyco, and dr, R, W, Kimvall, Ho was, ‘on motion, ollowed untif ovening Lo appoint tho othor committeos. Suveral parishos npi_xllud for udminsion, aud the applisations wera roforred to tho Conimlttoo, TILE COMMITYCE ON DIOUESK roported their notlon _during the your, Consont was given to the ordination of savon ministors, to tho adwlusion of four doacons und two candi- datos to holy orders, Whuy Lud boeon advised thut elovon émmhnu would apply for followship with tho Couucil, Their vxponses woro about 5400, Nearly 500 persous wore contlrmed by tho lato Tishop of Wisconsin and thoso of udjolning Stutow, A dscusslon arose nu to what should bo dono with tho roport, ny there wers no standing comunittoos, aud w motion to adjourn until v o'alock In the morning prevailod, 1t beiug under- ntoud thut tho Prosidont would by that timo Lave wade up tho commitioes, SIZOULATIONS, Among the more prominent outslde clergymen meutionad in couusation with the Blshoprio sto tho Rov, Walter Ayrault, D, D., Rector of 8t Taul's Church, Clionango Gounty, N Y.i tho Rov. Jobn Vaughn Lowh, D, D., Itector of Bt. Jolm's Chureh, Washington, D. O.; the ov. Btovens orry, D. D., Rector of Trinlty Chureh, Uonova, N. Y. No dofinito information can bo obtained a8 lo who will bo mnominated by oithor of the factions. Tho Do Koven party nro, inclined to support elthor Ayrault or Lowis and will agreo upon ono of thom, whilo Kempor'a ndheronts, if ho stioks to hia presont purpose of not running, will probably cast thoir votos for Lewia, Ono thingis cortain, THENE WILL BE KO CONTROMIAL ON DE ROVEN. Ho in irrotriovably benton, and it is very doubt- ful if his namo in montioned when_the Conncil takes |lt) the matter of olection, Tharo fs much speculatl dofinite. Tho fact is no ono knows exactly what will bo done, or whosa chancos aro tho bost, A foeling is gaining atrongth that A TRAP WILL DI BTRUNG, and that somo hitherto unmontioned man from anothor Btate will bo put in nomination, 'I'io londing clorgy have hold soveral conferances, Dus thoy are divided. If thay conld nettle upon gomo ono othor than Do Koven, tha majority of the laity, who really hold thio balance of power nov, would_be conailinted, aud tho controvorsy spoodily ondod. OATCUSES, Both tho factions leld caucuses to-night at privato residencos, At tho anti-De Koven oua tho attendanco was very large, thero beinga majority of tho dologates to the Counctl present, ‘Ihair choleco was_unanimously Dr. Kempor, o son of Bishop Komper, tho prodncossar of malm\I Armitago, aud n Professor in tho Theo- logical ‘Sominary at Nashotah, He I3 un- doubtedly tho = coming Bishop, if he will coungent to be a candidato. IHe stondfastly do- cllued whilo the chancos of his eloction “wore doubtful, but, now that it is a cortainty, it is fillezud ho will yield to tho importunitics of his rionda, ‘Tho eaucus of tho DoXovenites Insted until nomly 11 o'clook, Do Jovon bimsolf wan prorent and refused to allow hia name to beusad ; henco o solection liad to be mndo betwoon Dr. Ayrott and Dr. Lowis, Aftor n long dobale, the former was agreed upon, 1t will pibu useless, however, since thio vota for permanent Prosidont to-day showed the oppomtion to have n deeidod mnjority, aud therofora it may bo stutad that Dr. l{nmrur."unluau somothing unforeseon oc- curs, willbo tho next Bishop ol’g\vtnconuln. Good nuthority nleo warrants tho statomont that o motion to suspond the rules will be mado during the gension to-morrow morning and tho cleotion at onco proceeded with, &5 THEZ DOCTORS. The Wisconsin State Modical Socicty, Special Digpateh to I'he Claeano 2'ribune, JANESVILLE, Wis., June 16,—The State Modi- cal Hocioty commenced its unnus! Couvention in the Couit-tHiouso to-night. Presidont Wator- houso, of Portago City, callod tho Convontion to order, invited the Rev. George Willinms to open with prayor. Dr. J, B, Whiting, Chairmnn of tho Conmittee on Arrangements, thon roported o programmo for tue govorument of ihio Convons tion during tho scxsion ns follows: Tuosdny ovening, reports of the Prealdout, Trossurer, und various' committeos ; Weduouday mornmg, ro- porty of committeos, voluntary cauays, nnd dig- cussions ; samo afternoon, addross of tho I'resi- dent, eloction of oiticors, untinished business, and miscollancous business ; in tho avening, a grand banquet st the Myors House, given by Dr, 1L Palmer, of Jenosvillo ; Thursday, unfinikhed business, appointment of atanding committaes, and miscoliancous businens, Rosolutions -hnving - been -pagsod at tho Iast Convention not to spond any time in festivities in fuguro, unloss tho Socloty paid tha bills, Dr. Whiting oxplnined that_tlis dinner Wednesany ovening was given by Dr. Honry Pulmer as & comglunaut to tho members of tho Sotaty, and tho Committea on Arrangements had decided it waa notan infrivgomeut upon the rulos of tho Boclety, On tho mnotion to accopt the report ot thio Committeo on Arrangements, Dr. J. K, Barte lott, of Milwaukeo, snid Lo 'wis #ory to soy onything against tho Society dinnors, but ho considored it a direct infrlngemont of tho eocioty rules, and he should therolore vote against the dinner, E. W, Datlott, of Mil~ waitkoe, spoke fn a eimilar tono and mioved to amond tho roport of the Commtteo on Arrango- ments and bavo the dinner paid for by tho Sa- civty, The Chmrman of the Committae, Dr., J, B. Whiting, said that tho motion to amend of the gentleman from Milwaukee, carried with it & direct censuio of the Committes on Arrange- ments, and ho hoped the Socioty would not refuse to _accopt tho bospilality of Dr. Palmer, that this dluner did not take any of the members timo, but what was voted to Lo taken, An un- kuown member said ho wasin favar of accepting iho hospitalitiea of Dr, Palmer, and thut ho would coneider 1t an fneuit if tho Invitation was not accopted by the Bociety. A voto boing takon onBartlott's amendment, it wna voted down, and the motion to accope the repors of the Commit- mittee on Arangoments was carriod almost wnanimously. Tho Board of Censors thon recammended the following-named porsons as now monibors of the Bociovy: Dr. Aloysium Graettinger, Milwaukeo; William Leonard, Wonomoe; Edward Gee, Branden 3 Egbert B, Loomis, Janesvillo ; Ssm I Bowers, Fond du Lae; 0.W. Fairmain,Oxford, 0. E, Booth, Elroy; and_Geo. E. Catlin, Gonava, o repott was adopted, Dr. John Mitcholl, of Janesville, wau nominafed and elected an hon- orary moibor, On motton, tho rending of the minntes of tho Iast meoling was disgensed with. Dr. J, L. Bartlett requested the Chair to appoint a Ceusor in tho place of Dr. N. Dalton, and the Char sppointed Dr, T. DI, Burrows, of Dlauston. The 'Tressuror’s report hows tho recoipts for tho year to bo -84065.06 ; oxpenscs, S401.64; loaving on Linnd, €04, is report was rofored to tha Auditing Committeo. Bevoral cases were thon reportad by differont mombars, and, nfter a dis- cussion lasting balf an bour, at 10 p, m., the Convention sdjourned. The following uro the present oflcors: Presi- dent, M. Waterhousn, Portage City; Seeretary and ‘Treasuror, J.'T. Reevo, Apploton Asistaut Beorotary, T. Nichols, Milwaulieo, Commencoment of the Collcge of Physicians &nd Burgeons, ILeo= Kuly a, ‘Swectat Dianatek to The Chicaan Tribune, Krokuk, In., June 16.—The Lwenty-uinth ses- sion of the Collogo of Physicinns mid Surgeons of this city_closed to-day, und the commenco- ‘ment-oxorcises woro heldin the Collogo Hall this ovoning, A very largo audionce wes presont to wituosx tha oxercises, Prof, E. J. Gillett, M.D., D.D., President of tho Faculty, couferrod tho degree of.medicino upon tho eradusting claes, and delivérad, iu cotmootion_ therewith, an_ablo address. ‘U'hi valedictory was dolivored by Prof. Jobn Tyffo, A3, of tho Chnir of Modical Jurispradence. 'Tho followiug is a list of (ho vaduntos: L. F. Brown, Keoluk, In: C. 5. ulhand, Casgopolia, Mich.; J. . Cowden, Crawfordville, In.; Sam Druct, Bloomiicld, In.; 3. H, Gill, Twauo, Mo.; Elbort A, Hall, Balle luing, In; W T Hudy, Lomiino, 1l B Hovdon, Libortyviile, Ta.: T, 2. tiall, G fordsville, Ia; L. It. Jenisins, Portnyoville, N Y.; T. D. Koilogg, Ames, In.j Bra. M. A, Krid- lor, Wintorso, Ja; N. J. Lewis, Dodge- villo, ~ Wisg 8, D, Lopan, ' Princo- ton, Mo; W. . DIachosnoy, Auowan, 10l.; Goorge W. Burphy, Momphis, o, ; F. M. Nicliall, Buo City, Mo, H, A, Olston, Keokuk, Ta.; Thomas Roberts, Afion, fu.i W. F. Shiover, Howonsburg, I T. ¥. Swil, Warm ' Springs, Oregon; D, 0. Btiuson, Dulton, Obno ; it. L. Stuart, Fort Madivon, lowa; ‘Alfrod Btovens, Towa City, Jown: Itobort Taylor Paylor 141}, 1il; C. M. Westbrook, Eldorado, 1ll,; and J. M. York, Eddyville, Towa. louorary Dograo—W, L. Dogun, Iows, and IL I, Cun- niugham, Missourd, pitole NEW STEAMSHIP LINE. Proposed Tranv=Pucific Line of 0ccan i Steaniords Special Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune, Naw Yo, Juno 10.—Edwird Cunntughiam, of Boston, connocted wilh tho Chinn Lousa of Nuk- ol & Co., uud W. Wetmoro Oryder, of London, aro in this city for tho purpose of affcotug arrangoments Whoroby thero will “be ine cronsed, stonmship sorvieo botweon the DPaciflo _coast and Ohlnn. Their company, nlrendy eslablishod, is known ay the Olina Lyuns-Pacifle Steumehip Company, \und Lus u capitsl account of $G00,000. T ob- jout of tho Company I8 to run_stcamors botweon China and Japun aud tho Pacilio const, It iv also proposed L: oatablish u branch lino batwoon Yokohama and the intermodinto ports in Japu, to moot tho awivals and dopuriures of ves- = aols of tho moin line, As tmdo fm- proves, §b is proposed to form connection with other ports on tho cosst of Chins snd Japan, Messts, Crydor and Cun ningham are Lore for tha purposs of nogotinting with the Unfon and Centrsl Pncifio Railvoads. ‘e proposition they mako s thut anch of thuxe Unumnu‘luu sholl tako S100,000 of. tho utock of tho Btewmship Compouy, and ciprocal business mrrangoments antorod into, Amoug theso, tho lattor Compnany ia to perform ular somi- monthly _mail sorvico hotwoon tho Iust and Han Franetsco, Collis P, Huntington, Preu- 1dent of the Central Pacifio Railroud Company, gnys thut ho regerds tho ontorpriso favorably, and sdde that, whils his Qompauy Lss mudo no thot re- slall bo on to-night, but it s supertutively In- agroomont, it 1s dlu{mnud to linton fayorably Lo tho proporition, Mr. Dillon, af tho Union 'a- ciflo, having only Just roturtied from tha Wost, snys he knows vory littlo of tho schomo, but thinks i will_como upat the maoting of the Union Paciflo Directors, in Doston, to-morrow. CRIME. Poculnr Trinl for Atleged Xnfanticide, ssueeial Disvatoh to The Chicagn Tridune, OrrAwa, I, Juno 16.—Tho Robocen Boyd murdor csso came up for trial In tho Circuit Court to-day. The timo of the Court was taken wpuntild o'olock In gotting o jury. The caso for thio peoplo waa oponed by Georgo W, Htlp‘w, Tho -facts which thio proscoution- scom to roly upon-are that Robocen - Boyd, on tho 17th of Auguat, 1871, was tho koopor of # bous of ill- fomo at Princoton, Buroau County, 1ll.; thota short time pravious thereto, & young woman was went. to tho house .of " iho dofondant for board; ihat [soon wnfter. tho dofondant discoverod tho girl to be proguant, advised her to submit to nu abortion, and procured oil of tansy for tnat purpose; that, by the advico and nusint- Rdce of the Jofondant, tha gir) took tha modicine, and, on the day named, a malo child was bord alivo ; ithat Robecen Doyd took the babo and poured. water upon it and drownod it, the strugglos of the child being distinctly scon and henrd by the mother ; aud that one of the in- ‘matos witnossod the doath-strugglosof tho infant, Aftorwards the girl maried a. man named Bearls, by which namo, in this trial, sho, the prinoipal proscenting witnos will ba known, Also thoy expect o provo ihat, in_nnothior caso, before o Justice's court, the defondant sworo that Mrs, Seurles ind beon deliverad of a child in defendant’s houso, but on belng anked what becano of 1t, on the advice of hor counsel, did not suswer, On bolwlf of the dofonso, Mr. Horron, of Princoton, opened the case. In all his ox- potloncn 'and roading ho lad lnown uno cnso of infanticido whore the murderer was any person othor than tha mothor, and, tbough Goil liad oxplicitly montioned all crimos {u tho Mosafo law, ha had nowhoro ro- forrod to infanticide, us though ko nover thought it pownible that such a crime could bo comumitted .by & boing in Lindmago, Uha theory of tho de- fenso {a that to have killed the child in thoe mannor stated was imponsiblo, ‘hey oxpoot to - provo thut Mrs, Boyd nover gave Mra. Sentles oll of taugy, nor used any othor tnoans Lo prooura an abortion; that Mrs, Seavios’ child was born dead, it having Doon kitled by an iustrament in tho than two yours, tho malter has beon i(upt A 60- erot, which would not have been tho case if there won any truth in the statement that Mrs, Boyd had coinmitted the orimo oharged. Tho dofonko expect further to show, in many ways, that Lho testimony of the proscouting witness is unworthy of boliof, Tho Court-Houro was erowded full, and much intorest was mnnifosted in tho trinl, Tho attor- noya for the prosccution nro George W. Stipp and 1L, O, Mayo, of Ottawa; sud for tho pris- onor, the Hon W, W. O'Brion, of T'eoris, tud J. J. Herron, of Priuceton. ¢ Iorribie Murdor Near Lawxenceburg, Ind. CrxcisNaTI, June 1'.—Specials to the En- quirer and Gazetle from Lawrenceburg report that o lorriblo and mysicrious murder near Lawroncoburg, Iud., was discovered lato this afterngon. In_ucotmtry tencmont, two miles from Lawrencabirg, wora found tho bodles of Mrs, Mary 1, Bradley and hor two daughters, 10 and 12 yeurs, dend and horribly mutilated, Mrs. Bradloy's borly was cut open and tho viscera ex- ]msod. 'Tho faces of the daughtors woro beaten nto & jolly. The ramily wero poor, and had no money. 1dr. Bradloy was laboring on a farm ab Chilo, 0.~ No cluo to the motive vr porsous of the murderers. Lynching in the Indinn Torritery. 87, Louis, June16.—T'ho Republican hins o lot- ter from Vinita, [n the Indian Torritory, which says: A Vigilance Comipilteo hus lutely been formed in tho Larritory exteuding to Xamas, for the purposo of ridding the conntry of o band of outlaws who defy the authoritios, steal horses, aud doareuate gonerally upon property. Within & short timo, John Blythe, Jokin ‘hiond, Young Cochiran, ‘Dock' Goddard, aod two others whose namon aro not given, bave boon lynchod, and soventeen other dosporadoos aro on tho list of tha Committec } most of whom, it is_said, will bo ordored out of 9the country, while Jos Queen and John Morgau, the lender of tho band, will bo killed on sight.” An Editortal Controversys 8ax FRANCISCO, Juno 16.—A. shooting nffray occurred _to-day at the Post-Olico, betwoen Charles D. Youug, oditor of tho Chronicle, and B. I'. Npthialy, cditor'of the Sun. Eight shots wera exchanged aud neithor washit, Ono bullet slrnck Heury Mitcholl, a messenger boy for tho Wostern Unton ‘Telograph, inflioting o sovoro flm‘k‘f wound in the log. 1Both men are undor ar- ey Tho Younger Hrothers lord Fromi. Special Dispateh to 1he Chicago Tribune. S, Louts, June 16,—A spocial to tho Jepubli- can eays that Monduy morning two men stoppod 1n the neighborhood of Malta Bend, this State to foed thoir horses. Thoy were heavily armed with revolvers, and rodo north aftor loaving the liouso at whicl: thoy wero accommodated. Thoy wora recogmzed shortly aftor by two young mon a8 being two of tho Younger brothors, with whom they had servod in tho uriny. ‘Trial ok Ortwoin, the Pittsburg Mur« derer, Special Dispateh to L'he Chicago Tribune, Prrrsnuno, Pu., Junol6,—Erest Ortiwein, the murderer of the flamwmett tawily, way arraiznod to-duy in tho Criminal Court for trial. Noarly all duy was consnmed in gotting s jury, The pris- oner, when brought into Cours, ‘appeared uncon- ceruod. Tha plea of emotional menmty will be used for hiu dofenso. Tho prisonor since Lis confincment has forgatten entiroly how to apoak English, which secius quaer, si ho convarsed quite fluencly in that lunguago when confined in the Alleghony Station. Iis trinl wiil consume severul days. Tho court-rcom was crowdod to oxeos during the procuodings, THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. Pomnt of Junction Finnily Decided. . Special Dispatch to 'l Cliicado Tribune, Nrw Yonk, June 16.—Siduey Dillon, Presidont of the Union Pacitio Reilrond, hes retiracd from Lia tour of inspection over tho road, Ilc reports that everything is worldug uatiufactorily, Among other rosulta of his trip is the settling of tho muche vexed question of the point of junction of the Uuion and Coutral Pacific Rallrouds. Ho de- cided to the ntisfaction of oil concerned, that tho point of junction was at Ogdon, Utuh, 'Drig- ham Young, who has taken much iutorost in the ontorprio, has givon 138 acres of land in Ogden for dopots and other buildings for the Unlon and the Coutral Pacitle, - aud the Northeru nnd tho fir‘mlbem Utal Raiivouds, ail of which moot 6r0, e e THE WEATHER, Wastinazoy, D. C., June 16.—TFor the west- ern portion of tho Lower Lake Rogiou, the Upe per Lake Iteglon, and tho Northwost, clonr or cloating weather, with northwest winds backing to southerly. For tho Northwest a slight risc of tempornture, and no decidod chiango in tho burometor. TOOAL ODSERVATIONS. hands of Mrs, Sonrles horself ; and that, for moro | TADTSON AN PRORTEES “I7 PAYS TO TRAMTHE WEST SIDE” CLOSING SALHE OF Snring & Summer Dress Goods CARSOT, PIRIE & (0, Having mado swooping roductions in pricos of seaconablo Dross Goods and Bilks, quoto tho following among hundreds of other bargains they nra offoring : Largo lino fino ronl Fronch Print. od Organdies, 16, 20, and. 25 conts § hall price, Lot Choice French Porecalos, 25a. Grey Stripe Half-wool Skirtings, 16 cents, formorly 85. D’Bogo Suitings, formorly 40, 'wil oges, formerly 50, no 30 conts. 608 OO All-Wool Costume Cloths, 40 cts. Mohair Poplins, formerly 50, now 25 conta, Extra Fino All-Wool French Caghw moros and Crettones, 50¢, worth 75, Handsomo Quality Silk and Wool Pongoes, choico shados, 60 cents, yons Roll Poplins, roduced fro; $1,50 10 81,00, T & Japanese sm{:os, 12 1-2 conts, Japanoso FOE ins, a bargain, 20c. zn. ancsonsil 8, %5 cpfix{ts.a’ A largo line rich, silky, Jopanese Silks, at 30 and 40c, justyhu,npprloe. A fow romaining of thoso #1.75 Choico Fancy Silks, for #1,00 & yard. Black 8ilks at very cheap pricos. 400 pos Stripe Grenadines, at 18 and 20 conts, half price. Bargains in Black Gronadines. ““IT PAYS 0 TRADE 0N "HE WEST SIDE” Madison & Peoria-sts. _MEN'S FURNISH WILSON BRS, 67 & 69 Washington-st,, Chieago, And Vourth-st., Pike's Opera House, Cincinuati, Cu10Au0, June 10, 1874, Direction and) Hour b o force of wind.| ervatfon. Weather, sz saniy N ] i 8 R j20.881 03 | 70 77} 03 | 10 fhierniomoter, thesmonicter, U3, GENERAL ONSERVATIONS. 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