Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 25, 1876, Page 6

- of Interest, bt sinc T e comtry—amd thivgn il ity whis thrse bnany fancia) inteto £t e lind heen deposed, it 1eft i, cven were the vt nnt Joynl, where 1t wonld be Lpossibla to ko any nexotintions, Consequently o could Tt anake any rmangements o meet maturing ifcaten, 31 Mayor ogne, who, It was uniler- fion, wan In favor of rcpudfation, shonld ho de- e vy the Conrta to e the firkt elnim to the Siaporaty, o paper cold e put wpun the market e it oy ne's, n of aflice, excepl 1 the orud o Bl ATl . enioona adess O th pivin, wha, it wan well une Ber hand, 17 Ao, wan i favor of an honeat payment, shonid fdeetared the lesal Mayor, with the nsistanee of e JIér the Jmbile business of the clty and ‘paper could be put on the able rate 1N such tlme as n fur. T wtep to fmpravement could o renched. Tt was fre that In New York foyne was reaarded as for Hepudintion ond Colvln for ‘myuwnl. it 1foyne was L Riared tho lezal Mayor, he would defer the py- Sonta for years. but wold otherwise appropriate, w1t 1 hadd continued [ ofiice. " snfd Mr. [fayes, g am confldent {lt the city cinploges wonld fiavo seon pid within two weeks, 1 made applications 1o several bunknliere, and % WOULD IAVER ¢G0T 31,000,000, ormore If needed, in @ ahort time. ' Then T would $ave had no tronble to pay the employes with the raper lownd, ™ P fayen continued, and sald that the payment of the cmployes wonld have made the credit of the city ro goud it home that cuntractors amd other articw would have no abjections to tnko thy eity Frip, i could cuxdly be changed Into money, The rumor having been stirted that Me, Hayes sasnleo dikposeil 10 resist Mayor oy, the re- on the ptraller later in the day ollowing Interview with him: our futention, Mr. Huyes, to contost arketat o ren S had th ZhIn Ity Toue removal? i shall make no leane, " nnswered Me. Hayes; #he Colvin-Toyne ease waill deciile that matter, wsuppose Mr, Colvin abould win the case, will sou cantinue ta nct a4 Compteollery™ W1 do not want 1o anticipate nnvlhlnpi. and would prefer nut to ankwer that question. | have To rexentment nizaluat anybody, and lave no per- pumal feclingn in the matter ot all, althongh I don't ihink thut Mr, Hoyne acted ingood falth with me, " Ar. 1inyes then rehearaed the stepw which fed up to his removel, which nre familinr to the readers of Tug Triny ¥ Awuion i1« the Finance Committee go thratyh jour bauks, ** continued reporter," [ presusie Jou will be ready to wiep outr s “ iy that time, ** anewered Mr. Hayes, " we will now throngh the courts who i Jeml Mayor, When comen | shall declde that question nc- o my judgment. ™ 1y came T conrty T o attention t Hoyn Of course not; Lo do e wou + Whit will you du {n the This isan villce In wi ro aro valnahle recuritien, nnd | would not be at Hln:rlly to sur- oot them 1o nuy casunl pazty ot legally entitled toihe position." Tuen ull sion unth) the | nfze Colvin you will 1 lie an outrage, " ntler™ propose to do e to ke pussas- 2al guestion is settled? “*f have not decided that yet. Tunderstand the case will e argued fua day or two, und there will be n epeudy decinion,™ “+ It natll that declslon {9 rendered you pro- pose to keeps possession almply as custodiin, ** “f have not fully considered that, and don't arcto answer {he question ot present, 1 shall tave to take ndvice, und it muy be that fam notat liperty TO HEFUSE TO ACT." ¢+ You nre not golng o take any legal ateps your- nlf, Iunppose 1 ] eannot vay anything abont that, T have not to conuder it puint attentively. | am cely under the rame obligations now that 1w vhile back, when | thought” the city's eredit That point hns been decided, and. relieves me of one obligatio **From present uppearances, Mr, Hayes, and your stutement, £ junge that you will contliune to act us cntordinn of Uie oflico fur e prexeutr” “Twant the Finaues Commitlee to puss upon my acconnts,—thnt 38 the mnin thing1 aw Jool tynow, 1 wantthem 1o kee the certilientes of § debtednens, the bunk w, the cliecks thut been drawn, il every otber essential mat- r. Until that i< dune 1 care very little obout | Tucidental questfons, Che Committee {8 compoxed of supparterd of Mr, Hoyne, and therefore cannot be connidered an” prejudiced tn my favor, and [ want them Lo oxamine things Just og they are.” “Ihis eoncluded the conversation, Al Penrsons, of the unce Committee, was In’ concujtation with Mr. uyes. In reply 10 the Iatters views un the inancia) policy of the niew nd- ministration, Ald, Pesrsons rald it was thelre desing and determination to p { all the indebtedness of the clty or to yrovide. They wonld repudiate noth- Tug, 'if‘hu clty was eimply In the position of o man who had walitained ablixinent with elghtor aine vants, fablugg in usdness and dismlasing all except one'or two, Thelrpolicy wadslinply oue o retrenclunent and econotiy, THE NEW ¢OMPTROLLER, Mr, Derfckeon, and the members of the Finance Committee were nt the City Tall soun after break- fast and appeared full of “business, After o short conference in the Mayor's ofiice, they visited Mr. Hayes and lind o connultation regurdiig the city's fingncial atfales, Tt was deemed adviable thit, before Mr. Derickson takes hold of hly oftice, o ihorough examination of the books ehould he made. ~The -Comptroller very readily peceded to this, andexpressed his readiness to ald the Come mittee In the 1uspection by all the means i his power. Inwrder that there should be no misun- derstunding on the subject, the following was drawn up and subseribed 1o by those present at Jhe conference: **The Fluunce Committee of the Common Conn- il will fumediately examine the certlicates of indebtedness and Link weconnts of Mr, iayes an tomptrolier, and will depute some dcconntant with Mr, J."AL Farwell to make the examinatio snd Col. Tt 1 Derdelson ahall have the privile of participating in the examination ne & member of the Committee on Examination, by request of the Financo Connnlttes, It wans thonght to begin the exsmination in the afternoun, butall the Interested parties did not put In an'sppearance, and it wau postponed until this morning. MARSIIAL GOODELIL. 1R 13 FUTTING ON HIS WAL-PAINT, There was & rumor during the afternoon that the City Marshal would refuse to recognize Mayor Hoyne's suthority In removing him. What gave a certain wnount of color to the ramor was the fact that Mr. Goodell, Mr. Col- ¥in, and Mr, Egbert Jumfeson were in close con- ference at the latter’s ofllee the greater part of theduy, and that the legal gentleman subse- y wreathed his face fn smiles as though nted some pretty good fees. The report- or found the City Marshal in his office ubout 40'clock, and interrogated Bin on the subjec but he turned out question-proof. Ile would seither deny nor confirm the rumor,-und the inter- Hew, a8 will beacen from the followlng repart, was snnoyingly unsatisactory s **Mfr. Murshal," began the Interviewer, **1une- Berstand that you are not {nclined to recognlze the wthurity of Mr, Hoyne to hounce your* **Wha told you sot"* axked Mr. Goodelt In turn. *‘Iheard It on the strect. Have you received sicinl notiee of your removal?' 1 have not." “Arufiuu guing to fight the matter?® *Lwifl give my anawer b writing,™ replicd tho Sty Marall, hen I recelve the oflicial note, **Ifave you employed counsel in the caser” **1 cantiot tell you, " **Do you recognize the right of Mr, Hoyne to tut off your ofliclal heady™ 1cannat aumwer the question, ™ Are you golng to contest?™ “*1decling to state, ™ **1s it trus that you are ;:olnfi to contest™ 1 Liave no unsier to wal *In it true that you are not going to contest?™* 1dechine to siate; 1 will glvo my mawer 10 Mr. Hoyne tn writhng on recelpt of bz note," Beelniz thut the geporter was_not guing to give up the ol withont® wirugte, e Goodell “selzed in beaver, rushed ont of th wide door, and way back to Mr, Jumleson's oflico at a 2H0 gait. MIKE BAILEY, IZ DUILDING INSPECTOR MEFUSES TO BE BOUNCED. Uike Bailey was round the buitding from early morning to stnset, and received the congratula- Uons of his many friends upon his future free- dom from officlal eares with all his uative grace and phtlosophy, “That'll be ull sight,” wus fke's response up to noon; “I can carry & hul und earn @ living, which wore than many of these ¢haps can suy.” After lunch, liowever, the ex- Buildiug Inspector wus*not so screne. He had the oflicial notice of his belicadul in his pocket, aid was vowing his determination to freczo on to ls uffice, though an urmy of Mayors, de Jure Urde facto, he was indifferent which, should ommand him to resign. “ What do you intend to do?” asked the re- Porter at the irst opportunity. “ Do repled Mike, with an impreeation both :lr:'ur_l‘ aud deep; ** wait, snd you'll seo what I'Il ''I'd prefer knowing right away," rotorted the welter; oyl you recognize Mayor Hoyno's au- thortyy ** Not much, " safd 3tke; ¢ T will not acknowt. mff, lta letter, 1 sball weat It with sllent cou- pr. " * Butit's no nso kicking againat the pricks, tor, l"gx»\u.xualllu report Bupd ¢1lsog, " rejoined the ex-Suporintendent of "um o L don't object to bejug removed, pro- diug it s done Yegally, But before Mr. luyne Kela uie out of oftice he must got the Councll to Te Jcal the ordinauce creatiug the oltice. Until that {#deae I ubulf hold on, you way rely on ft. Tiero Whletter which I hdvy received from tho Chief giatruto of tho city. " he reporter reached out for the document, sad ‘28 ua follown: k\uu fulorn mo that ono Thomas Hoyne, pres uding to be the Mayor of Chlcugo, huy notiled 24 that be, the said Hoyne, hox removed you from 1%, otico of Buperinteadeat of Hulldiige, aud h‘-l 1At the “Board of Public Works, Ly iclon of sald Mouyns, Las ruquested you to It all hooks, papers, nnd recotds, ote., pertaining to sald ofMce, and that yon yleld up to wald Bosra the roomw occupied by you and such ohicers, Tam tho Inwful Mayor of the City of Chicago, and an uch | erely dlrect yon to disrezard any anil every ordor and directlon given to you y the nalil Hoyne, or by the Board of Pablle Worke, on Any uction mado by the wakl loyne, and ye will_thereforo continan In thy exérciee of ‘the duties of yourofiics until otherwise ordere by me. Seapecttally, 1L, D. Coryes, Masor, /Do yon'recogntze Mt Colvin fn thin mattery asked the reporter, after reading the letter, $Of conrse | dos and ahall continge to recog- Ttz oti{ tho courta dechlo that he v nut Mayor of Shicagn, ' Miko then went off to celebrata the 67th birth- day of the Empress of India. LICENSES, THE PAWNAROKERS AND JUNK DEALERS COMR 70 TISME, The determination of the Committee on Licenses to prosecute every pawnbroker and Junk dealer who presumed to do business with- out paying the proper tax has already had good cffect. Dirlog the about twenty-five of these Bentry Dave visited the City Clerk’s office and pald the.Tegal price for the ilaminated pleces of paper which glve them power to trade in thelr respective lines, By the end of this week it Is expected that there will not be an [ieit broker ordealer in the city. Besides the moral henelits whieh will acerne fromehaving those men more fmmediately under the supervision of the au- thoritles, the galu to the Treasury Departtuent will be somethiug consllerable, It waa eatimated that, altogether, 30 pawnbrakers and 50 Junk-denl- crahave been dolng busiuess withont lcense, Tho licenea fes of the former 118101 and the latter 837, which would muke the tatal of the money they awod the clty SLRK), As soou ns L Commiitee disposa of this matter they will turn their stlen- tion to other license delinguents, Any one dolng u bustuesn which requiesa o lcense, and who hias not complied with the law, Wil consuft hix own and the city's interests by Immndiately depositing o requisfte nmount of groenbacks with City Clerk Butz, to turn ovar lnst two days TIIE QUO WARRANTO. COLVIN'S REPLICATION TO MAYOR WOYNE'S PLEADINGS Information was tiled (n the Crhninal Court yesterday by Colvin's counsel for quo warranto i behnlf of the people ex rel I D, Colvin, The text of the information was published in these columing several daya agu, as were also the pleadings in hehalf of Mayor Hoyue. Yesterday afternoon Colvin's counsel were busily engaged in perfecting the replication to the various pleas made by Mr. ffoyne’s counsel. The follawlug is the text of the replication to the second ples of the responilent. The other pleas are quite xim- flar fn the mars of verhiage they contafs, as well a3 in the general nmonnt of informatlon hidden ander the weight of wordw, The only difference conaisty in rome dry legal technicalities. And the People of the State of 1linolx, npon the relation of Harvey D. Colvin, for replication to he second plea of the respondent, Thomas Hoyne, sy precludi non, becaure they ssy the Uity Conne cif of the City ‘of Chicago id not_appoint ¢ I8th day of * April, A D, 1876, a8 the time for holding un clection for .‘\(n{nr of el eltys that sald City Counci did not direet urcanee any notice to be given that such an election would be held an that day: that no such notiee wan given, that sald City Councl) refused by votew taken nt resular meetlngs, to-wit: on tho 10th day of Junuary, 2ith day of March, nnd the 5th duy of March, 1870, to order, call, or provide for any such vlection, but at the time mentione and ot others when the question was presented, eald City Councll refured and declined to enll or uppulnt such election, or to Include the oilice of Slyor - umony: those, to' ba elected. ag thy general cleetlon 1o be held on the 18th duy of Aprll, 1874, orto eanse uny notlce to be piven that o 3ayor would be elected” ut maid election; and after the general cleetion was held on the 18th tay of April, 1870, returns thereof were nade 10 the Clty Clerk within two daye thercafter, anint a regular meeting of the Clty Council on the 14t day of .Iu{.hlu ¥aid returna were exnminied and cans vasxed by wald City Counclt, and the resull thereof entered upon 4 journale, and was dee hy afd - City Councll uy follows, that Iy to ay: Clinton Briggs was elccted City “Trensy Cuspar Butz, City Cl i lerk, etc.: and at the wame tine the suld City Counell rofused to examine or canvusy the returns of votex for the olics uf Mugor, wid theruupon rald, City Conncll adjonrned alne dfe and afterwnrds the sail Alder- mon #o declared efteted, as nforesald, having been ulliled, asembled and were onanized o8 # new "i(.‘mmcll and at thelr fipat meeting they under- took fo and did examine and canvass the returns of votes for Mayor at kld election, and deciated the sald respoudent, Thomes Hoyne, elected ns alleged fn_eafid sccond plea, and (his'the_People rear of the room. After waiting half un hour or s far the other members of the Commlittee to nppenr, the Aldermen present conclude to holil an informal Investigation, nnd to thix end the gmilera wete Invited one by one to comno for- ward to the confessionnl, The frat man called was Jeff Hankine, In rerponan to Intorrogatortes from the Chalrman of the Commiitee, Ald. Cullerton, Jelf told o aome- what long talo to the effect that Von ffollen win at hlshiouss Inst fall, and that he lostat that time ahout $3,600, for which ho turned over the collat. eral In the ahnpe of cheeks, Jeff noticed, ho s that ticorzo waa drinking cansierabie nud keepind bud company, and ho cat to tho cunclusion thui George would eventuniiy gt himel? into troubic, and hie nccordingly reut the checkn back the 24 of November. e siys George appeared to he very much surprived 6t this turn - of nffales, and way withal nomewliat {ndignant, when Jef told him he was afrnid be would get into troubie if he *didn't quit going the way he wan.'" George thoaght, nevertheleas, that it wis very kind of his fricnd. and_ wfter some persun<ion took the checke, ni® though he was generoun enongh (o' profler his watch and chinin In payment of hislosses, which offer wanspuened, * Verfiy, the honor of the featernity wan in full redief about this thne, That enme plght Jeff learned that Geotge 10t hia watch, Dis chuin, and $300 fn maney, never od at ifanking Brothers after the retirn of the cke. K mya checks 2 rled three or four months, from 8500 o $400. Jefl wan vory cantious aa 1o revenling the nawmes of tho partics v Von Hollen’s money. e couldn’t do th honor of the profession woulil not altow t! wonld_speak for himrelf, but not for uthe here the attempt of the Committee to get at Lot- tom fucts WAS PRUSTHATED. Joff bad an nx]flnl\nllun 10 mmake in reference to Sallan John." t seems Jed heard the story that John had dragged Von Hollew, and succusedeil in roplug in the sum of $18,000, and Jefl way careless enough to repeat the story to a reporter, anl it appearcd In print. John canie down, neariy crazy, und denled the story in tuto, and Jefl final- 1y came to the concluslon ihat it was a mistake. Harey Lawrence, the nobby-looking youns gen- tleman who kliinex in all his glory at Stfke McDon- ald's, was next puit an the stand. " What he had to iy was very brief, He said Von Hollen bad been in the saloon at Mike's place severn] times, but he aw him in the mysterious region alluded to Y n{)-stnlr!fl' Mr, Martin, of the same honse, rai Von Hollen by sight, but had never we Mike's us w player. He liad seen him there ut the r. e never met him gambling at auy place, Watt ftobbing bl seen Von Hollen unce, but dild not think he hnd ever been at his place. In fact, when Watt's recollections had been refreehed, hie remeibered that he hal only seen Von Hoilen once, and that was In o _restaurant last fadl. ahont election time, when somebody introduced him, Watt knew the individual rejolelng in the name of << Italinn Johm, " and he kept & wort of n poker- room and had the rather unenviable reputation of never having any woney. . Mr. Leonard, Whu runa Smitl's place at 01 Clark strect, wuld Von Hollen wos never fneide tho Twuee, at least never while he had reigned there, ad that was during a perlod of two years. He sow him ou the atreet very often. These were all the [il:nlli‘men who reapended to the invitation to dixcloxe what they knew, and ot this stage of the proceedings the Culmmittee censed it« lahors. A ve report will be mude at the next meeting of the Councll, when the gencral unsatin- factorisiess of getting Information from sporting nen will be the subj comment, MINOR MENTION,. JOTTINGS FROM THE DRPARTMENTS. The License Deportment took in $342 fn license-fees yesterday, The Committee on Strects and Alleya for the North Divislon Is called for Friday at 3 p. m. {n the City Clerk's oflice, The Comrmittee on Streets and Al South Divisfon, was to have met fn the City Clerk's oflice yesterday afternoon, but, owing to the ub- sence of the Chairman, no business was transs acted, After the 1st of June water-rents will be in- creased 10 per ceut. Persons who desire Lo ald the city In It hour of need wiil take nutice and hold off. The Committee on Gas-Lighta is called for F'ri- day evening in Koom G0, Palmer Iouse, to coneld- erreferences. The Gns Inupector will be requested 10 be present. . ‘The Coimnittee on Printing is ealled for Satnrday st 8. m., fnCity Clerk's otlice, to consitler ani act upon the resolution calling for an Investization cuncerning the alleged changing of the poll-books in the Flest Precinct of the Tenth Ward, Ald. White und Smith will be asked to be present, “T'he City Trensurer took In 85, 358 from the Water Department yertorday, ond §45,000 was deposited by Schoul-Agent ¢, €. Chase. The Iatter amount 14 from the rental of schoul propenty, hut will not, he knew him ut aforeeald, upon the relatlon aforesudd, are reudy 1o verify, efe, “Whereforo they pray judgment, ete. Aunil'the Teaple of the State of 1linais, upon tho relation of Harvey 1. Colvin, for replication to the sccond, third, and fourth pleas way precludi non, Dacnuac they kay that after tho reorganization of the City of Chicago nnder an et to provide for the fncorporation of cities and villages, approved pril 10, 1572, 1% glleged in cach of T question” urove a0 when the termof olleo of the safd Itelutor, arsey . Colving wonld expire, and the GI)rYanun Counmel of' rald city was ‘reqtieated by the City Council to glve an upiion on that question, Wi fn abedfence to 1hat request, furnfhied his apiafon I writing to the ¢ifect that such tern of ofiiee did not explire intil o Mayor should be clected at the general election” to be - holden o the ibird Tuesdny of Aprll, 1877, and duly waliled for the ‘ofiice, wnd' afterwards, the Aldermen composhye the Clty Conncll belngs divided In oplnton on rald question, ome holding thot the term of oflice of the relator, Horvey 1) Colvin, had_expired, and wome holding that it would hot expire until a aucccesor should bo elect- e ot eald election to bo held in April, 1877, audbe qualilled, 8 proposition was wade 'tn_kuch City Council o order und eall 1 spocial election to elcet o Mayor, nnd & tnjority of the wembers of suld Clty Councli VOTED AGAINST §UCHT PROPOSITION, and refused to call un cleetiou for that purpose, und afterwarde, to wit: at the January term, 4.1, 1876, an_application wes made to the Suprémo Court by the people of the Sinte of Jinois upon 1he relation of George Armour and others fora writ of mandamus 10 compel the Clty Councll 1o order and call auch speciul clection, and the sld_cauio whs_heard by slx of the Judges of Aafd Court (the other, having been Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicaggo, who gave an opinfon us before mentioned, dd not participate In kald ease), und three of them belng of oplnlon thut the writ should be allowed qunl threo that It should be dented, and Judsment could be reudered necording to the provixions of the Constitution, snd the mandamus was rofused and the case stricken from the dockel, us alleged i tho third and fourth pleas, and wueti dieraice of upinfon fn segard to wuct quiostion stitf contfum- fug, on the 24th day of March, A, D. 1870, o resolution nppolnting ~the 18ih day of April, 1870, as the day for clycting a Mayor” was otferei in the City Coinell und defeated, and on <the 281 day of March, 1876, an ordinarico lxlng the 1810 duy of April, T870, av the thuo and the sevorul polfing-places dealimated for the general clection fur thit duy ns the places for the clection of Mayor, und alao providime for judges and clerks, wan voted upon, nnd (¢ fafled to poss (hat bady, ‘und the sald Gty Conneld dld not st any time appofnt the wald 18th duy of April, or direct o notice to be glven that a Mavor would be electe on that day, and th Wiy nopotlce given by direction of sald City Councl), or Ly uny city oficer, that such electlon would be el on that day, und afterwnrds, notwithstauding such refusal to Order or cull i eléction for Muyor, a converitiun of delogaies raprescating o Ropub- Yenn party, and another the Demacratic parly, inused revolutions by & nijority Voto recominens ng tho hulnln;‘v Of A masdemeeting at the Exposition Bullding to nominate a “candidite for Mayor i be vated for b the general eluction to be held ou the 18t of Ap 1870, and such mard-meeting wos held and there wis o large number of persons present in waid butlding, but because of the wive of the building and thy confusion, the resolutions adopted were not resd w0 te to Lo heard by more than BOU persons, and after snch mecting and the nomfnation of tho respondent, the ques- tion us 1o wlhether the term of ‘the relutor Jind explred still continued to exist, and the fur- tice question azose us Lo whether the voters could fegully elect uny one to il tho ofiice of Mayor at such electlon, and upwn these questions there wia a ditforence of uplnlon amonz the votors of the city, sud the dincueslon of such question contin- ued until the duy of and npon the duy of election, s the public”dally mowepnpeos, meutioned i euch ond, tiled, and fourth pleas, ublished, prior to' sald _election, certain articles In regard to these questions sl the effect of voting fur s cundidute for Mayor, which are the wme grtlclen mentioned fu =ahil” vleas as a part of the wourco of nfurmation and notorlety that a Mayor would be vated for and elected at vald eloc- o, and smong these articles are cited ubunt o dozen published in Tue TULCKE, Slaala-Zeltung, Limed, and fuler-Gcean. ‘And vg thu Peopls aforesaid, upon the relation aforcsafdl, aver thut while u largs mime bor of ' ballots ~ were - deposited “at sabd electlon an _ which the name of 'Thomas Hoyuo was !uhu-:d ar written for Mayor, yct the vatere of eald city wero adviaed datly 38 aforesald Dy the salil newspavers prior to sald electlon that a vote for Mayor would count for uuthing: that no clectiun hud been called tor that oiicu; aud if uny persun succeeded said Colvin as Mayur beforo Apri), INT7, .that person would bu ‘oneof the thirty-six mén ta bo chosen to the new City Coun- fl. “Andwothy people aforesaid, upon the relu. tion aforesuld, aver that s fargo muuniber of suld yoters did ot intend or expiect lo clect th said Thomas Hoyug to the uficu of Mayor, VON HOLLEN. THR COUNCIL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEB. Tho spectal Committes appointed to inveati- gute the Von lollen defaleation wos to have wuked up the gumblers yesterday alternoun. The time sct was 2:30, and the place the Coun- il Chiamber. At that bour three members of tho Comtittee, Ald, Cullerton, Thompson, aud Rawlelgh, were présent, and four or five sport- iug geutlemen occupled & wooden benck fu the inthe vacaney of the oflice of Comptroller, be patd out ordividended umong the echiouf tcachers, Mr. Colvin was not at the city headquarters at all duriug yesterday, T m. however, femained ax uaunf, with the exception of the gung that Col- vin' presence Insures. There were no dewmonstrd- tlone made to tnke posvesslon of the ofiice, ay tho Tinflding Committes hus not yet held o meeting on thy question, Tn the course of the day 8 Tranuxe reporter met M. Perickaon, the new Comptrotier, and lenrned Tromn him that his bond will he wubiitted to the Council next Monday nfghit, and tha he wiil quall- 1y tmmediately after (ts approval. He had nothing th ray wlth rexpect to his Gnancial polley, an o consfdered it premature to promulgate suy views o the rubject, At n Inte hour for Clty-1iull folkd to he lll)fcrlng aliout the portals of the old water-tak, Mike Bailey cume flying around fu\;llnmly showing Mr, Colviny decree to every one he met. ” fle made the state- went that all the heads of departments had recelved similar letters, ‘Fhe eplstle was a source of hilari- ty to sume of the Aldermen who had not then feft for home. There broke from the Jips of one the modified quotation, **0, cotsed desire for, oMeel \\(‘hul dost thou not cause the huwan heart to do?** ete, Mayor oyne han put his foot down and has made up his mind, Hencelorward it will be useless for uuy ane 1o attempt to obtain from hinian extension of tme on a license, or to have permigslon to ran withont 1 license il such thne ns the person_may feel uble to pay . The Mayor thiuks thut thero has heen too inuch of tint Kind of - thing in days past, and does motIntend nm"slnn,ow. or nearly that umonnt, shall be lost o the elty by any In<trumental- ity of hin, e will ot try to curry favor with the wiloon-keepers in that way. 1ls oflice was overrun yestarduy with men neklng fora freo liscense ko ey recolved under the lust Chief & M, and women aveking favore, and all kinds of humuni- ty woelkdayg all kil of aid, aunoyed i contina. ully. One old mun luoking for employment, sud finding nune, aa there wax nono for him, begzed Jung und enrncatly, At Just he was firmly told to deafet, when_be angrily wafd: **Well, 1 wlll go \rlghit back to New York State, ° 1won't btuy here,* Thie crowd of loungers, as weéll an_ beggars, becume +0 great at favt that Mayor Hoyne win oblived to stution a policeman at the door to allow of his at- tention Lo buyines s . TS e DULUTH'S MISERY, A Glaclal Epoch nt tho Zenith Clry of the Unsalted Heas, Speclal Dispatch o The Tribune, St. Paut, Minn., May 23.—This afternoon a fresh southwest wind prevaits ot Duluth, The ju fields nre brenking and woving ont. Tho steame are working safely towarda the hurbor, The On- ario hus on board 400 Mennoalted, and about the same dumber of French Canadluns, bound for Manitoba, They are nearly out of provislons, A party of Frenchmen, who went trom the Oatarlo to the shoro over the (ee, n few days ago, were fifteen hours making 8 mllex, and hud 1o ahaudon ong of thelr numnber to perisiy of cald and exhaustion. o the Western Assocluled Press, Durumit, May 26 —Thete nro eleven steamers Blockaded at Duluth by the caused by u north- canter commenchug o th Kith andcontlnuing for three daye, by which the fee Teft i the driven In on the north of the harbor, e cloaing it from that thie to the present, to the storm, the harbor wus clear of fe steamer Manistee, of the Duluth Prausporta- tiun Company's Ve, having slready arrived from the south shore and tuken on u cargo for u return frlp, wi attenpt 1o (s ont after the storm only resulted In getting fast fn the lce, from which ahe lius not yet been re- Meved. In the meantime buats from down the lake have been areiving duily fu the nfimf. until now no lusa than twelve are fast jn the {ce from 8 ta 10 miles out from the harbor, Amonz these §s tLe steamer Onturlo, from, Sarula with vony 400 Men- nonites and 100 French fmuties of immigrants for Manitobs—in all belween 00 and U0U people, the whole numbez of people on ull the boats heing in the vicinlty of 1,100, A few daring men have es- caped to the mainland, and repurt s scarcity of pravislons on some of the steaners. 57, Pavl, Minn., May 24—\ dispatch just re- celved from Duluth aays the lake [s open, 3ad the wteauiora have uil got futo port, e et PORT HURON, Spectal Dispatch 4o The Trisune, Ponre 1lvnoex, Mich., May 24.—Dowx—Props Portor, Chanburlain, 8, Hertichy, D.M. Wilson and consort, Egyptian and tow, Uermonia and barges, Emma Thonpson and barges ; achra Loulsa, Grace Greenwoud, Neygsunee, Upr—Frope Arabia, Inter-Ucean and consort, David W, Hust sud barges, Bay City and ba Untonas gou aug barges, Santluc und cousort; vehrs 1, C. tichardy, John Miner, 'l r, Wells, Burt, Thint Fitsgorald, vat. euther fair, WiNp—South, gentlé: w Ponr Hunox, Mich., Muy 24.~10 p. m, —Daw. —Props Paclde, Keweenow, Burckbead sud barge: schr b, 11, Foster. Ur—Praps Huron City, Owezatchic; schra Galden Fleces, Whlima Huuler, Huron, tug Slekiwit. WiNu—South, geatle; weather e, FINANCIAL, Bosrox, May 24.—The clutbing-house of Beard, Moulton & Danlels, one ot the largest 1 New Eu- giand, wuspended Lo-day. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIHURSDAY, MAY* ] WASHINGTON. Hr, Blaine Appears Before the Committee Investigating Arkansas Bonds, Nothing Adduced Save Hearsay Opiniony of Dead and Fugitive Men. Mr. Blaine Not Permitted to Freely Question the Conspiring Gang, Possibility that the Senate May Vote to Try Belknap. Reportof Sch.enck's Committee.-»He Is 8 Fool, but Rot a Knave, Belief that the Faineant Congress Will $Sit Into Next August. ‘" BLAINE, TUE CONFEDERATE ‘' INVEATIOATION" OP IS CHARNCTER. Suectatl Dispatch to The Trikune. WasiiNaros, D. C., May 2.—Mr, Biaine was well enough to appear before the Judiclary Committee, and the Little Rock investigation was resumed, The prosecution failed to prove its case, und the Democratic members of the Committee falled to free themselves from the charge that they were setlng in the interests of politiclans who are stelving to defeat Bluine, The resolution under which the Committee acts directs the investhzation into the purchuse of Little Rock & Fort Smith bonds by the Unfon Puettle Rafirond. Under this resolntion, sud for the purpose of smirching Blaine, an at- tempt was wade to-day to prove by hearsay- testimony of dead meu and witnesses heyond Lhe seas that other bonds than those mentjoned Inthe resolutlon were used to influence Con- gresslonal legislation. Blaine, while not wishe {01z to uppenr us opposing an nvestigation, sul- mitted that the Committee had no Jurisdiction 2o enter (nto the gossip efreututed by Poker-Jack MeClure, The following is o brief ABSTRACT OF TESTIMONT. A letter of James F. Wilson, of Tows, was pre- sented to the Committee. He satd he ander- stood, until Col. Seott testiticd, that Caldwell was o constituent of Blaine, and thot us he could not reeall Caldwell's name be ol Horaee Whlte that the 775,000 Dondn bought by the Unfon Pucitle belonzed Lo & constituent of Blaine. NOBINSON, THE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS who witk to tell the wonderful story, was sworn, 1le wan chief engineer of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Rowd; knew of no disposttlun of bonds by Caldwell; brought o package once fur Caldwell to Washington from Boston i the spring of 18715 was coming to Warhington to xee about the Little Rock brldres Caldwell asked him to take o package ta Washington for him to Rluine; did vo; did not find Dlaine ut his house; found bim ot the Capitol; delivered the pack- uge In the Speaker's room; talked about okl Maire; remember that Blaine asked abont coul- land Investments: knew Blaine in Maines Caldwell told witness nuthingaliont the contents of the packs b not and dues not know the contentas never nywhere thet e knew what was Iu Halne did not open the pucknge iu » TOLD ANYHODY venty bonds to Blaine iz wis 3 Jong roll thed iny "und “open st the ends: It wasa wolid rol} ke pupers; wak addressed to Blaine witne: carrled it openly n o bia hand there were no Injunctions ulost it from Caldwell nothin to fudleate that It was o package of valuo: there wis no secrecy about jt. Vi names of we eral persons were mentloned to whom Robinson Iy reported to huve told the story, and he DENIED ACQUAINTANCE WITII TH The witness never knew Uit Blaine eve auy bonds of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Ronds this packnzre wan handed 10 Blalne fn the Speaker's pariur, with a great,crowd present; the packuge was 1 foot laug, i luches | thicks has known Rlafne for twenty-five yeami knew him in Portland, when he wias edifor of the Vortsand idverteer; the package was much In the #hape of o lond-plot. It never occurred to witness that bonds would have bLeen sent in that way, Never hind any rearon to heliove thut he was giving Binlne bonds, Blulne never guve witness a re- celpt. Hlaine took the roll fnto the Speakers chuair, and Inid the roll down the dewk in nvery different way than he wonld have done If they had heen bonds.” Witness ealled on Dlaine laet even- iz at witness' own fnstance. Blane did notusk him to conceal nnything, or suggest unything in cannection with his testino; CULIY, AN ARKANSAS RAILIOAD MAN, wan thie ealled, ovidently to cuniradict Tohiuson. Carry said that Itobinsun fnd told bim_that the packote contained about §:5,000 in bonds, which Wi un Instaliments Curry told thix story to Judve McClure (Poker-duck) teit days aftery: Tobin- son (old Curry that he had carrfed a packn; honds (20,0000 from Josluh Caldwell ‘to Blaine: Curry did not know how he came to be summoned wan rurpriced; hadn't communlcated 1t to anybody exeept MeClu Curry had communleated 1t Iater o Gen, Chairman of the Sub-Committen owned [§ 3 o uens Republicans during the Jast vear Tave heen antelendly to Dlnine, an sccoust of hig sctivn renpecting the Polund report, Chalrmun Hunton interfered to prevent Curry from atating what the genersl feellng of Arkansas Rerublicany wan, and siated that he must restrict Tl yuestions to Curry himself, Blaine wanted to shiow that Carry belanged to & Qinreputable gang. Frye mantuined that Tunton had Inslsted upon hearsay evidence apuinst Hlaine; that Honton, while Zolns futo the fullest hearsay agalust Malue Konght 1o clreumscribe [atne, Tatne sald he wanted to whow that sll of this etory was part of wmase of flth and scandal dug up by the waest set of pallticluns on tie continent, Curry rald he had heard that Judge Polaud had recelved hond. Blalne relterated that ha wanted to show that Curry und his gang came here with n purpose—an fotention to smirch him L every wiy. Curry aald that it was false In every particular, Hunion prohibited Llaine from cxamining the witness further In this directlon, DAVID P. BICKLES was then sworn: Wax Financisl Agent of the Btate of Arkansas; In now a New York bhroker; was co-Direetor uf the Litle Kock & Fort Smith keew Caldwel: Inthnate with Bim: had many bond traneactions with Caldwell; Caliwell beeawe own- ©r Of most of the tweets of the rona; ho was to ree celva €1, 000, 000 Arknnsaw bonds for every 10miles campleted; Caldwell solilall hiw bonts extept those he liypothecuted; tit-mortzage bonds were sold ut 85, und he pave u bunus to purchasers of a cer- tain amount of stock; in wome (ustunces be gave &0 per cent of Tand-grint honds ax n bonus for the purchure of the dr<t-mortzice bonde; only knows about the use of bowds for leglslation WHAT CALDWELL TOLD 1M, Judge Lawrence hers objected to hearsny teati- mony. Untll full, the Committee should decide the quention which has been referred to it Frye Interposcd that the heamay evidence was nnt admiesible; that withess conld not be Jermits ted Lo smirch ‘members of Congress by hearsay Irumulllknd ur abrent men, 0 thut o defenae v not posstble, Dlalne #ald that the eatire examination le now outsitie of the rewalution and withuut suthority. He clufmed that the whole point of thu luguity wus Hhnited to the Unfon Pacide (‘nmrally. Hlaino Deiteved that, if the lnvestication is thos widened, fie could not have the opportunity for a report up- on Al S61,000 slander. * Blaine sald that every day that the Investlgation ta widened, a geeal, grave public injustice is done hinsclit Gen. Hunton disclaimed any intention of un- fairneas, and sald the ouly puriponement had heen on aceount of Blalne's unfortunute Uineed. There was i good deal of feeling manifested on both widea I conuectlon with these lnterlocutory re- murks, Huuton satd he had o dozen lutters aasalling Col. Kcott's testimony. weeky to pix seecke, the flonee may fave ample time during the eumiwer wentha 1o diapose of farge amotint of husinese, which will atherwiae ho postponed i next winters imt, shoald the Senaty co-operate with the Tlouse by'a prompt conslder atlon and_paaraze of fte appropeintion hlls, the revislon of the tariff, like curceney reform, and many o it" mubjects, will he postponed ull afte A caucun of the Demogratfe mombers cf the Tonse has heen ealled (o ment to-morrow night for the purpose of numinating a Door per 1o Q11 the position from which Col, Fitzhingh has just bren removed, It {n not undersioon that any other likely to e considered, ae the Dema- alieptanai-all B ariReInE ARy Gore s duriafe the peeent ecerion of Con- thoush it In possibie that the time of adjonrmnent may be discunsed, and rome policy agrend upon—ither the pastage of A resolu- ton fike that already referred to the Committee on Ways ad Meane, fxinis an early day of sdjoien: meat, or the arrangement of a ahort” recesn which ahafl cover (he time conaned by (he Democratic Conventian and a portion at least'af the Fourth uf duly eelebration at Philadelphiu. The opinion that e Tet of Augst will Gind Congress In Washington with ita work till Inconiple aine strength dally, IMPEACHMENT. A FORECAST OF TILE VOTE OF JURISDICTION, Spectal Pispate ty T Triune, aT0x, D, C,, May 2L.—The discussion in the Renate on jurisdiction In the Belknap case drags along from day to day, and promises to Tast for nt Jeast o week longer. Whether the case fe decided in favor of jurisdiction ur agalnst it, will depend upon two or three votes, The following I« ax perfect a forecast of the vote as can Be wade ot the present time: A 1N PAYOR OP JURISDICTION. Jonew (Fla,), Rauwom, Kelly, Sarzent, Jabnry, ermun, Metroery, Steveuson, Menonald, furman, Muzer, Wadlelgh, Edmu Merrinon, Wallare, Goldthwaite, Morrill (V1,), Whyte, Gordon, Norwaod, Withers, Johmson, Ttandolph, Wright— JUGRISDICTION. Aliison, Jones (Nev.), Anthuny, 2 Boutwell, Bruce, Turnside, ooty A Cameron (Pa.), Frelinghuyaen, Cameron (Wia. ), Hamlin, Curletiancy, Harvey, Clayton, Hitchcock, Conkling, Howe, —31. Coover, i DOCBTRUI Tarnum, THamilton, Paddack. Hooth, Ingalle, Robertson—0, ADSENT AND WILL NOT VOTE. Alcorn, Sharon, Epenc BELENAP WILL MAKE 1T A8 LONG AS B Gen. Belknap hax wald within a few days that, If Juricdiction should Ie established, the trial will probably be o long one: that he rhall necexsarily ave many wineaees to rummor, and thut many of them will'be remote from the ordinory avenues of trial, lie thinkn the tria] will not end before the middlo of Septembe ACRING ¥ He I packing his houschold poods preparatory ta teaving town. ~Hiis young childl fs quite sick. and his phyeiciun haw “recommended an_fmmediste chane of cllmate, Belknupwill return If the trinl +Lould go on, DISTRICT ATFAIRS, A PALSE REVOIT, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. WasniNatoy, D. C., May 24.~Injustice scems to huve been done to the House Committee on District Affairs by a premature publleation In Washington aud elsewhere of a document which purported to e a report of the Committec on District Affuire of Jts investigation of the wd- ministration of the District sfnce 1574, hut which was eimply Judge Buckuer's draft of a report Wwhich he Intended to submit to the Committee for fts approval. "This document clused witn a recommendativn that the Commissfoners of the District should be sued upon thefe bonds for the damages and luss caused to the District by thelr unauthor- fzed oud Rlegal acts. The Republican members of the Counpittee esy that there are grave oubtn that these conclusions of the Chalrman wi) be adopted by the riajority, and that the winority will CRUTAINLY DISSENT o from them. They say that, at most, the Commigsioners of the District can only be accused af baving placed & wrong interpretation on a i of Congress, aud that tliere is not the least evidence that’ 1t wam not au honest Interpretation or that they were fnttuenced to do this by any corrupt or fmpropet motive, On the other hand, ike finan- cial management of the District under the present Commissioners has been shown to be sccupulously cxnet In all i1 detuila. EVERY DOLLAR OF MONEY hot been fully accounted for, and Iu the main ceonomleally “expended. Thé expenses of the administration in the District have, in many fn- wtances, been greatly reduced. wud there han been an utter fuilure to show that the Commissioners have been pulity of a first corrupt act, For these rearony, the minority of the Commitice do not Lelleve that the Comn oners onght to be proses cuted, and will sfgn no report recommending it MISELLANEOUS INQUIRIES. THE COMMITTEE'S REPLY TO NOBESON. ‘Wasnixaron, D. C,, May 24.—The Huuse Committee on Naval Affuirs to-day agreed upon the form of reply to the letter of Secretary Robeson, complaining of thelr conduct toward i, and asking that he may have on opporta~ nity of appeaving befure them in explanation or reply to certaln testimony, and that the exam- fntion be with open doors, Ie will be Informed that the Commnittee vome time ago paseed wresolution that they will hear Secretary Robeson or eny other oficer conuected with naval aflairs who way think he dafected by the testi- mony already taken; thut he ean therefore sppear whenever it may he couvenlent to him, and that ho whall have the liberty of reculling and croms.exs whore testimony in any re- ¢ question of conducting the procecdings publlcly in undecided, A CORREIPONDENT ON TIKR GRIDIRON, A special Committee of the House to-day exs amined W, E. Curtis, Warhing correvpondent of the Chicazo In n rezard to a dispatch In that papér cu w Adwe, Clerk of the Touse. Mr. Curtls testified that a pentleman made the remark to him in u caruad conversation, and he made n paragraph about it. - When it uppeared in the paper, bis iformant stated that the charge was nnfounded, and hud shandoned the lvestization, The Committee deslred to know who his Informunt wad, but Mr. Curtis declined to state, Mr. Curtls was on the stand two hours, and his exumination wiil be resumed on Saturday STILL INTESTIGATING DAVENPORT, NEw Youk, May 24, —~The Congressional Inveas tizating Committee resumed ity nesslon to-duy. Antong the witnesses examined was J, X, Browne, of No.' 13 Frankfort street, who has heen doing printing for the United States Courty and eflicere, He testifled that he did not own the estublish- ment in o Frapkfort strect, The business was carrled on - under ne, but was In reality wholly awned by United States Com- misaloner Davenjort, w! o D He was cmployed uta salary by Davenport, e made out bills alainat the Guvernment to Dae venport. The bills were really from Davenport to the Government, and be puckeéted the money, the vrofit being about 25 per cent. Phe amount of Lm- uveruge between $8,000 und §7,000 o year. SCHHENCK, THE REPORT OF TUE COMMITIER Spectal Dispateh 10 The Tribune. 1NuTON, D, C.\May 2.—Hewitt, of New York, will submit to the House to-morrow n unanimous report of the Committee on Forelgn Affairs [n regurd to Gen. 'y connection with the Emma Mine scandal. The resolution which the Committee will nsk the House to ugree to gravely censures Gen. Schenck for allowinyg the use of his name sod oftielal posi- tion for the purpoae of the promotion of u ques- tlonable stock speculation, while it will exoner- ate bim from any intentional fraud or wrong, The Adwlnistration, 1t §s slvo understood, will be held in » weasuro responsible for contlnulng Gen, Schenck n office wo long after his connection with the Emma Mine became s public scaudal on two continents, thus unnecesanrily degrading the United Statew in the cyes of all Kurope, Howltt will ud- vucate the adoption of the resolutions In A SPEECH of about twenty minutes' duration. In thia he will Himton sl that al) the testlmony being taken subght g0 to whow Scult’s teetimony o bo faleo, sl HOW LONG? BELIEF THAT CONGIESS WILL 8IT ALL SUMMER, Speciad Disputch to Tha Tridune, WASHINGTON, D, U,y Moy 2.—Morrisou, it 13 underatood, will cull up the Turit? LIl for cons #lderation to-worrow, and make his promlsed speech onft. It fs not belfeved that there fs any serlong [nteution of pressing this bl ton vote during the present session of Congress. The leaders on the Democratie side of the House profess desfre for un ensly adjomment, and, for the purpuse of securlug it, wili do all fu thelr power to hasten tho conslderation of re- maining appropriation bills, end of such other fmportant qusiness us cannot be postponed L next winter, Bhould the Senate decido that ft has jurisdictlon of the Belknap {mpeachment case, a4 uow scems probable, u; Lefore disposing of thy apprapriatiun blils enter upou thy triad, Which 1ouy coutiuua from four treat of genersl matiers which would naturally be included’in tho report, but which ure omitted fu order that {t may rocefve the unanimous approval of the Committee, In thiy speech it {s understood that he will review very brivily the connection of Purk und Stuwurt with the Evioa Mine, and the conclurlons b wifl arrive ut will, fo way tho lesst, bu fur from complimentary o thu two speculaton, NOTES AND NEWS, THU RAILROAD HESOLUTION. Special Dispatch to Tha Tridune, Wasnmingrox, D, ., Muy 24.—Mr. Wilson, of Tows, Las nt last succevded In seeuring the passuge of tho unti-railroad resolution to which Payue, of Oblo, a lurge stockholder in the Lake Blure Road, last week objected. The resolu- tion provides for the sppolutment of a special committee, to slt during the recess, to ascer- tain whether uny ratirowd companies enguged in futer-State commerce Luve entered fnto u con- spiracy n relation to freights by which certatn industries of the country are stricken down. ‘Tlis resolution is ated ot tho alleged comblun- tlon with regard to frelahita and farea recently entered (nto Wwith the trunkeline roads from the West to the seaboard, The olution would hardly have heen pacsel without objection had It not leen done at the closc of the day, when tho House was very empty, ALEX. DRLMAR, A tamons Demacratic arfthmetic wan of the cam- paign of 1872, Lias been nprnln!rd Lo work ap sume "me“f" lteratare out of investigating commit. tees’ labors. PITZIEGGIL. Nemocrats are trylng to make it appeat that Fitz- hugh la insane hecanse he has captured rome of the books, showing transsctiona un documents and other matters, which nie decllnen to return. ife heems to have created the fmpresalon that he has 49me material st coutrol of an unpleasant charac. DEPARTHENT oF Jratice, WasuiNaTo¥, D, C., May 23, 1870, ~ The Iiom, I:.' L., titbson, Chairman, ele., House of Representalivea—Sins Your request In relation to immunity to Mr, Svelye was before the Preeident and Calinet to-day. 'The Preatdent had been notified that acveral members of your Cemuittee are not in favor of Immunity. 1t 13 not deemed hest to grant It. Yours reapect{ully, Epwanns PIERREZPONT, Attorney-General. THE STEAMBOAT WiLL. Gen. Burnslde will be ready to-mureaw to report the Steamboat bill from the Committee on Come merce. ftwlll he aubstantially the same s the House hill on 1jability and other main clanses In :YII!:th friends of the measure take rpucial in- eree NOMINATION, y To 112 Western dssocinisd Prese, Sasmitox, I € Stag, 4T president has nomiuated Edward F. Beate, of the Distrier of Columbia, Envos Exteavrdinaryand Minister Plen- fpotentlary to Auntria, Mr. Beale reizned a Licus tenantey In the navy and eettled tn Calitornia s after Cjts Amerlean ocenpatiorn, He Superintendent of Indlan =~ Afialrs, and equently for several years United States Sur- vor General for that State, and while there n personal frlendship was established between him und Gen, Grant, which has continued ever since, After lu?nlrlnq a large amount of property in Cal- Hornia, hie returned ‘six _yeurs ao to hix old hume in Chester, Pa., from which gntc he removed with hin umn’r 10 this city in 1673 or 1874, o was talked of fur sppolntment as one of the Com- minsioters of the Listrlct at the time the Provis- lonnl Government was catablished, and dusing his reridenco in Warhington his name hus been men- tioned Ly rumor in connection with several other Federal uppointments. LWDGE BILL. ‘The Hogre Comuittee oy Commerce has agreed 10 report fuv: 2 bill tu reqeal wu much of the act of Dec, 17, 1552, as provides for 8 pivot draw in any bridge to bo erected across the Ohio River betwéen the Citier of Covinzton and Clucinnath, A BRCRET MISSION. d Taft lett this morning for special buritess atising out of , the nature of which s kept a SOCTAL LITE GTON VANITY | Sypectal Correspondence nf The Tribure. WASIINGTON, D. C., May 21.—Soclety hasa champion at Jast! That vivacious and most angreeable of female writers, Gall Humllton," has s most readable article in the June pumber of the Galuzy on “The Display of Washington Soclety She should know ubout it For sev- everal winters past she has been an Inmate of the family of cx-Speaker Bluine, and she has useisted (E belleve that is the wourd) at no end of breakfaat parties, fadies lunches, swell din- ners, receptions, parties, and balle, Anditis pleasant to see thut she enjoys the ilusiou, while younwer sfsters grieve because they Gud that their dolls are stuffed with sawdust. THIS DEPENSE OF VANITY PAIR, ir, however, mther labored, For cxample, she Justifics one of Mrs. Belknap's most stunning costumes by quotiug from the Old Testament n description of the High Priest’s rafment and regalia, which Moses was ordered by Divine vominand to have mule for Aaron. As'anoffsct to the Willlams® landaulet, I suppose, she re- produces nn account of Warhlngton's state cqulp- are, and Warhington'w order on s London taflor for a sult of clothics is quoted, to shuw that ** the Father of e Conntry knew what ke was about when he st a forefni-ress example to hit duugh- ters, ™ which #hould prompt them to order their gowns from Paris. She even roes on to declare that an ofticisl who tukes bis private fortune to dis- penee hospitality with, sud to mafntain a state ereditable to the nation, ** s s truly contributing his rubetunce to patrlotiem as if he wave hie hands to war, and his fngers ta dght, or hly moncy to the Sanltary Commission, * TI DANGEROUS DOCTRINE, #o unblushingly nvowed, {n what hus done =0 much to thipwrecl reputationn here of Iate, The main- tainance of a state ** credituble to the natjon* has disgruced one Cubjuet officer, has polled the repu- tatiun of another, hox driven a third into retire- wment, has invaded the President’s household, and hae made hone<t Republicans hang thelr heads with e, 1t is true thut the writer ndds that no_ofli- ciul should Incnr expenses which hie has nut hon- cd y 1o neet, but It js difiicult to 0 thls point has been reached, It s wronz, at this crlsly, to defend the ex- zance, the follies, snd the wickedness of **the laplay of Waxhington socisty," and it I to be Hoped that thie nest’ President; of whatever purty Le may be, will restore—not the alave-holding prodigality of Mount Vernun—but the simplicity whichr prevalled here under Jelerson, Monroc, Madisorni, and Jokn Quincy Adame. This wiil fn- »ure mure eujuyment, less shobblehness, und less temptation t Wrong-dolng thun the whiléued sep- ulelire defended by ** Gafl Ham{lton, A_VIRUINIA RCT Speaking of G, W., I visited, when Inst on a bonting excursion down the Potomac. the site of SSBelvolr, * the princely estate of the ax fam- ily. when voung George used to visit his eider brother Lawrenco at Mount Vernon. Luwrence Washington, it will he ranembered, married a 3Mies Falrfax, and It was In the rpacions halls of **Helvolr " that the young land-surveyor (who had never told a lie) was introduced futo fashionable colonial suclety, to acquire that polish of manner for which ke was in after life so noted, The man- #fon was destroyed by fire years axo, and its once heautiful gurdens have been couverted inta tiflace- firc and the plow-share have not been 0 obliterate all traces of the former grandenr Belvole.” There {2 a roined tomb, with lts #cnlptured armorial beatings sndly defuced, rome strugeling shrubbery, a few old apple-tree, und— L5 ulk, derness left an ts, yarden hud been,” TIE SUADL-TRERY which have been planted here year after year sinee Jetferson’s tisne, and which have recelved 27,000 additions within the past five years, give Wash. Ington a very beautlfnl nppearance, as (hey are ar- ele now vernal liveries, Then we have whiclsre really benu- outh of the Executlye psion, wlie ne Bund perforine every noon, The gatherings at these openalr core # are very large, aud it 19 a pity that the audi- uce could not hear some better music than the retched sdaptations from old vperas In which the Teader takes delight. ‘Then wo have MANY DELIGHTPUL DRIVES, expecially those to the carefully-kept frannds of the Soldfers’ Home, snd to the clussica] shades of .\Lllm:(uli.t vIth its array of graves in scrried runks, where ** The brave who sank to rert, Wil ull thelr conntry’s bouora bleat, " Other excursions can he made to the Great Falls of the Polumac, Lo the Tneane Asylum (now being In- vestigated), to the Bladensburg dueling ground, or up tho plelurcique’ bavks of Rock Cre er- iy THE AUMMER ENJOYMENTS of thincity are preferable to thoeo in the except o' the excluaives of Socloty. thelr champlon, tail Hamllton, 10 have o new tragle actross, M and Owen fu o kive us Salon Shinge’ o » Lenent night, 4he revival of the Nntional Jockey Club Ticel Waa B suceess, although the weather wan bad, umd they were fashionably “attended. Gen, Sher- man and stafl are guurtcred at the Ellott House, winter, i to their his week wearg ary Anderson, but will xoon gu to Newport tor tho hot months, ox will Aduiral Alden and 8 lurgu number of naval oficers. JaconTEUR TIIE RECORD. BENATE. Wasminotoy, D. C,, May 24.—Mr. Conkling culled up the House juint resolution reguesting the Preshdent of the United States to take such steps as in bis judgment may be expedient to obtain the pardun or release of Edward O'Meagher Condon, now conflued in English prison, Passud. Mr. Baruum, new Benator fram Connecticut, was appointed a member on the Commlttecs on Manufactures and District of Columbla, in place of Engllsh, whovy term of service has explred, The Senate bill establishing the rank of master General ua Brigadier-General passed, ‘The Senate soon afterwards went into executive scusion, and after a shurt tine resumed cousideras tlon of urticles of lmpuachment with closed douss, Hefore reaching & decision the dovrs wery ree opeued, aud the Senrate udjourned, CONFINMED. The Senate confirmed the followlug nominations. Johu K. Sherman, Jr., Unlted Staten Marehul for ‘.‘jvw Mexico; Jokn P, Joyt, of Michigun, Secrus T it — William Rowland, Negaunce, wwmss N, Lee, of Haucock, Mich, of Arfzo HOUSH. Speaker Keo was [n tbu clhair, seemivgly fme proved lu hicsth, ), Chairman of the Committce ported & resolution In the South Carolina countestud election case declaring the sit- ting wewmber, Josephs §l, K en duly elected, Ordervd printed and 2 ‘The Housd then proceeded to consider the Louls- {ana contested cass of Spencer va, Moroy, thy re- port uf the wajorfly of the Committce befos that Willutn B, Bpencer, the contestaut, 1 eutitled to the scat, and that Frauk Morey, viltlug wewber, la not, aud the winority taking the opposliv view. Without taking action on the resofution, thumat. ter weut uver fur the prescut. Mr. Wilson (In,) uffivred » resolution dircciing the Committee on Commatee to Ingnire tnfo the al lezed combination nt feading A !hl'i]'nlll £d States for t) A'K’L[”'-‘“‘ ho pirposo of controlilng the trafio journed. BUSINESS NOTICES. Anlang as our patrons continue to ket engaged ns we have been for the past two ]'e,l- we aball "he_encouraged o conlinde sar presenl rates, —38 for the beat fall set of teeth; If not, wy must retarn to fancy prices, $30arel. The Anes gnm Bllings at oné-third the usual rates, W. B, McChesncy, corner Clark and Randolph sfrosts, —————— Dangerous Symptomst—Matter dischas Ing from the (hrast or . nose " peveslt uiceration of the Pituitons Membrane, cans. ing 8 fatal dieease of the Pulmonary Organs, unleas timely cured by Wienant's PiNg-Tner TAR Core BaL. an tnfallible Blood purifying Remedy, which has e ed mnny thousands who expected 0 die of Consataptiont Colery nnd Chiamomite ared expressly Lo cure slck headache, che, dyapepilc headache, neuralgia, and ' slecpleasnese, and will cure any 0 centa. Sold by Van Schanck, Ste- yenaon & Reld, No, 92 Lake strect, corner Dears hara, and alt drugzista, ——— Burnctt's Coconine is the bost and chienpest hait-dressing In the world, QUILTS, TABLE L7 Tir, €, W, Benson's Pills are pee, nervons li nervotne, care, ote. Fueld, Leiter & Co. STATE & TWASHINGTON-STS., Still continue their great sale of LINENS AND QUILTS, and have just opened another largs invelce of CROCHET QUILTS, at 75c¢, 97 1-2¢, and $1.20. MARSEILLES QUILTS, ut $1.23, $1.50, $1.80, $2, $2.256 uand $2.60. We also offer 11-£4 DMarseillc Outlts, new designs, at $2.75 and £33 bargaing never before equaled, Special attention called to our $4.50 and $5 Quilts, in beautiful patterns, entirely new. JUST RECETVED alaryeinvaiceof BLEACHED TABLE LINEN at£0¢, 50c¢, 60¢,75¢, 85¢, 93¢, £ $10 NAPKINS at §1, $1.30, $1,50, §1.75, and N per dozen. Bleached Huck Towels at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, and $1.85, REAL BARGAINS at $2, $2.50, and $3 per doz, TURKEY DAMASKS, extra quality, $1 per yarvd, forner price $1.10. Bleached Damask Towels $:4.50 per doz., former price $6. SPECIAL NOTICE.--~1e have Just veceived « large importation of EXTRA FPINE DAMASK CLOTIS «nd NAPKINS to match, which will be sold at corrvespondingly low Dprices. Attentiun of Housekeepers partic- wlarly invited, 'S TN DEPARTHENT, WEST ENDDRY G00DS 1OUSE BARGAINS FLOWERS, FEATHERS, and STRAW GOODS, 2,000 Syrays Fiovers al bl pie, 1,000 Faucy Feathers at halt price, 1,000 Ladies' & Misses' Shads Hals at 25 to0s THE NEW SHAPES IN DRESS HATS NOW OrENING IN Trench and Swisks China Xn Milan, : Peaal, Itlorence, Cunton, Linen, and Trancey DBraids. TOE NEW SHADES IN OSTRICH ANDFANCY FEATHERS, &o. Ordors for Trimming Hats promptly ate tended to aud tastofully oxecuted. CARSON PIRIE& 0, Madison and Peoria~sts TIRUNNES, SEELEY'S HARD RUBBER TRUSSES. ,',:f‘,. oA ;3 s I PEASITK S, Comfort, Safety, Reflel, and CURE for RUPTURE, 3ade in every desirable from all saur, rusty, cby wsed fulathing. Al 3 wefisbia. Avuid ialuad stamped 1. 1. Boaley.” Eatalits, 1347 Cheat. st Plilas and 632 Brdy, New Yol (opy Ursud Central Houl,) Complety nesortment for sale, with correct ad- ustment, by Messrs. Gale & Block), 85 Clark Thow. Whitdeld & Co., 240 Wabaub'ay. ; Messro. Metealt & Co,, 63 North Clark-st., Chicago; and all feading Cotlntry Drugcists, $4 und $6. SPECTACLE! BRAZILIAN P LE SPECTAQLES Snlm‘ [ -fl .Lfi M ffl:};‘pghfi:rn llANinsE‘S. Opticisn, B8 Mudivon-at. (Tribune Building), $T00 st T 7,700 Invested Haa durlng the paat fe the, under our Lm q urlng th past o montha under our tmprove Paid a Profit of system of operating in Bt uced to nowninel suwme sud profitaincreased. Hook soataine g tall aformiation veut un woplication, TUMBRIDUE & CO. 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