Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 25, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO ut hal gone o coun areled copos ",'3; Iwhlu-n there I nny fnanclal interest ot stake— {hot i i hcen deponead, it Tt him, even were tho Hemoval not Tegal, whero 1t would be imporsibio to Fiako any negotiations. Consequently o conld Tot make any arrangemente to mcet maturing Tificaten. 1f Mayor Hoyne, who, It was under flool, was In favor of repudiation, should he de- tiled by the Courta to have the first chalm o the \Gssoralty, no paper could be put upen the market {ilthe end of bla (Hoyac's) term af oflice, excont at o greal wicrifie 4 ratew, | On the Sther hanil, 10 c ptont int .. was in fo ¥ fl’iz}éll‘:nll the ley o naafxtance of e oot Comptroller the ju of the elty 8530 be romimed, and paper conld be pat on the etat n reasonable eato ) auch Lt e o fr- B th fagpravgniont conid b renched. 1t way fiee that in New York fluyne wan rezardod ns for Hpudiation and Colsin for yayment. £ Hoyne w fectared the fegnd Mayor, he would defer the pn: ments for years, Lut woull otherwinse n{?!lfllpr jate w11 1 bl continued fu oflice, ™ said Mr. [fayes, 1f am confident that thu city employes wonlid have peen gkl Within two weeks, 1 made applications o soveral ankaTiere, and # WOULD 1tAVE Q0T 81,000,000, armore If ucedetl, In o abiort e, ' Then T would fave had no trouble to puy the employen with the praper loang, * T oy on continned, and aald that the payment of the emplogen would have mude the credit of the ¢ity so govd At home that contractors and other paitics would hinv no abjectiona fo fake Uy city e, on it could euely b changed luto toney. e ramor having buen sturted that Mr. layes s abeo dlaposed 10 rexiat Mayor Foyne, the T rter called on the ex-Comptroller lnter in the doy awid had the followlng intervlew with him: S0 1t your Inteniion, Mr. Hoyes, to contest Jour removal? “V1 shinll make no Isane," anawered Mr. 1ayes; e Colvin-Tloyne case will dechile that matter, “Suppose Mr. Colvin shonid win the case, will you cantinio to nct as Comptrollers™ +1'do gt want to anticipate anything, and would prefer ot to anawer Uit question, 1 ha Yo rescntment agaiust Anybody, and have no pe yunal feclings tn the matter at all, although 1 dur Think thut Nl Hoyne acted ingaod falth with me. Mr, Hayes then reheursed the stepm which led up tohis remmoval, which are famfifar to tho readora of Tug TRIDUNE. ¥ Ak uoon s the Plnunce Committee go your books, ** continued the reporter,’ 1 ou will be'ready to wlep ont?™ “4 1y that time, " anewered Me, Hayes," we will Enow through the courts who fu legul Mayor. When the time comes [ whol) decide that question ac- cording to y Judguent, " “Ineas the courts recognizo Colvln you wilt pay noatiention to Hoyner™ “Of course not; to do ko would be an outrage. " s Whnt will you do In the meantimer™ «Plils fan office In whieh there aro valuable seeultlon, ot | would wot e it Hherty to sur. feniler them 10 auy easuul piety not legalfy entitled fothe position," “Fuen uil you propose to do §a to keep posees- slon untdl the lepal question fu settled? ™ 1 Iive not decided thot yet, Tumderstand the ease whil be tined f a day or two, and there will Leagpeedy decinion. " Bt uath ¢ fafon 4 rendered you pro- 6 o keep possesulon simply ix custodiin, *1 have not fully coneidered that, and don'y esreto answer (he questlon atprevent. L alial] bave to tako advice, and It nuy be that 1am not ut literty throngh Presuino TO REFUSE TO ACT.! *+You are not going to take any legal steps your- 2it, 1 uppoxe 1 T canniot 4y anything abont that. Thave not tiad tise to coudder that’ point attentively, 1am rarcely under the ante obligutions now that 1 was e back, when I thought” the city's crudit at #ake, That point hay been decided, und relfeves me of one obliaifon. ™ “‘Frow present nppearances, Mr. Tlayes, and your stutement, Judge thut you will coitinoe to et cukturdinn of the oftice for the preseut s “Twant the Fiuance Committes to pass npon my geconnts, —that ix the inin thing.1am looking tonow. T want them to see the certilicates of fn- debtedness, the bunk nceounts, tho checks that lave been drawn, and every other essential mut- ter. Untll that 14 done 1 cave very little about the incidental questions. The Committee s composed stwunporters of M. Hoyne, und Urerefore cannot be connddered an” prejudiced in my favor, and 1 want them to examine things just g they are," This concluded the conver«ation. Ald, Pearsons, of the Finance Committee, was I consultation' with Mr. ifayes, “In reply to the latter's views on the linancial policy of the fiew ad- ministration, Ald, Pearzons kajd it wus thelr desiry B determiiation to pay all the ndebleduen of the city or to provide, They would repudiate noth- fug. T city was sfingly b the position of 8 man who had malntafned nn establixhment with efghtor uine servants, fatling in_buxiness and dismissing sll except one or two. Fheirpolley wassloply one of retrenchment bl cconomy, TIE NEW COMPTIIOLLER, Mr. Derickson, and the members of the Financa Committee were at the City Tall snon after break- fast snd appeared full of “business, After @ short conference In the Mayor's oflice, they visited Mr. Hayes and hid w conultation regirdlig the clty's fuanctal affaies, Tb wan deemed advisable that, before Mr. Derickeon tukey hold of his ofticy, o thorough ‘exmmination of the books should be uptrollee very reudlly uccoded to (b3, and expreseed his readingen Lo aid the Com- fnthe \nkpection by all the means in his Inorder that there should be ne misuns the following was power. derstanding on the subject, drawn up nd wubseribed 10’ by those present ot b conference: The Finance Committee of the Common Couns sl will hamcdiately examine the certiticates of Indebtedness und bank nccounts of Mr, Tinyes an Comptroller, and will depute somo_nccointant with Mr, J."A. Farwell to muke the cxumination, ol. R. P. Derlckson shall have the privilege of participating In thy examination ne o member of the Commitiee on Examination, by request of the Finunce Conmittee, 1t was thought to begln the cxamination in the efternoon, but all the Interested parties did not pit In muappearance, and it was postponed until 1hbls worning. MARSIIAL GOODELL. 1R 13 PUTTING ON HIS WAR-PAINT. Thete was a rumor during the afterncon that the City Marshal would refuse to recognize Mayor Hoyue's suthority in removing him. What gave a certain amount of color to the rumor was the fact that Mr. Goodell, Mr. Col- vin, und Mr. Egbert Jonfeson were fn close con- ference at the lutter’s oflice the greater part of the duy, aud that the legal gentleman subsc- quently wreathed his face in smiles as though L scented some pretty good fees. The report- er found the City Murshal in his offics about 4o'clock, and interrogated hitn on the subject, lut he turned out question-proof. e would weltber deny nor confirm the rumor,-sud the inter- vlew, aawill he seen fram the following report, was nnoyingly unsatlsfactory : **Mr, Murshal," began the interviewer, **Tun- ferstand thiat you are not Inclined to recognize the wtharity of Mr. Hoyne to bounce yony" **\Who told you sof" axked Mr. Goodell in turn, *‘Iheard It 'on the strect. Iave you recelved Meial notice of your removall™ ** Lhave not. ** tAre lyuu roing to fight the maite: 1 wifl give my answer I writi ity Marshin), ** whe “Tiave yoh emplo #1 cannot tell you **Do you yecagnize the right of Mr, Hoyne to tat off your ofticial head 1" **1 camnot suswer the quention, " 4 Aze you poing to conteat?” 41 decling to state. ™ +!Is it trus that you nre going to contest” T have no anwiver 10 niake. 414 it truc thut yon sre not going to contest?" **1decline to_state; 1 will give my anawer to £, loyne tn writing on receljit of his nof 4 Seelnz that the geporter was not golug to give up the puint without & strugsde, Mr. Goodell “seized hie beaver, runhedout of the wido door, aud was back to Mr, Jamleson's oflice at a 240 galt, MIKE BATLEY, IE DUILDING INSPECTOR RLPUSES TO DE BOUNCED. Mike Balley was round the building from carly morning to sunset, and recelved the congratula- Uons of his many friends upun his future free- dom from official cares with ull his native grace and philosophy, *Thatll be il right," was Mike's respouse up to nwon; I cau carry & hod and earn a lving, which more thun many of these thiaps can suy.” After lunch, however, the ex- Bullatug Inspector wus'uot so serenc, 1le had the offiefal notfes of his beheadal fn bis pocket, 8id was vowing his determination to freeze on Lo his oftiee, though an army of Mayars, de jure trde facto, he was indifferent which, should tomnand him ta resign, “What do you intend to doi” asked tho re- Darter ut the tlrst opportunity, “ DT replied Mike, with un Imprecation both ';:,'"3. and dee walt, und you'll ses what 1'lL replied tho 1 recelve the oMclal ag counsel 1n the caseY *1'd prefer knowing right awny," retorted the writer; **will you recognize Mayor Hoyuo's su- thorltyys ** Not much,” said Bfike; ** I will not acknowl. ;glziun Ll Jetter. [ abial} treat it with ellent cou- Bo nse kicking sgalnst the pricks," 8 the reporter, B ¢'ll sue, " rejolned the cx-Superintendent of Viiiolugs. 51 don't abject to beluy reuioved, pro- lug It ls dane fegally. But before Mr loyne Bela e out of officy he must got the Councll to re- al the ordinauco” creating the oflice, Until that H done 1 whalf hoid on, you may rely onit. fers g letter whichi 1 Lave roceived from the Chiel S %(\l(rulo of the city, " he peporter reachied out for the document, and 24 ax fllow Jendu luform mio_ that ouo Thomas Hoyne, fres uding to be the Mayor of Chicige, bas notiled 4 bt e, the safd Huyae, has removed you from 1 otlice of Supcrintendett of Lulldiugs, sud Alse fhmt tne “Hoard of Public Worky, by oction of sald Hoyne, Las ruguestad’ You to tarn over to it all bnoke, papers, tecobds, otc., periaining to sald ofce, and that you yleld up to wnlit o the roomn occupled by you and mich oficers, Tam tho lawful Mayor of the City of Chicagn, and aa wueh 1 hereby dlrect you to disrezard any nnd every order and ditection glven lu&m: by the wnid ‘iToyne, or by thy Toard of Batic Worke: up. on any actlon mada by ths skl Hagne, and you will therefora contlune fn tho excrcine of the dutien of yonr oflice until otherwise ordered by ma, Reapretfilly, 11, D. Coisix, May Do yowreeognlzo Mr. Colvin in this mattery® A 1510 reporter, Aftor reading the fetter, Of conrse 1do: aml ahall continie to recog- nizo until tho courts decido that e In not Mayor of Chicago. " fo eelebrate tho G7th birth- f India, and AMike then went nff day of the Empress o TLICENSES, TIE PAWNDROKERS AND JUNK DEALERS COMING TO TIM, The dctermination of the Committee on Licenses to prosceute every pawnbroker apd Junk dealer who presumed to do business with- out paying the proper tax has already had good cffect. Durlng the lnst two days about tweuiy-five of these pentry have visited the City Clesk’s office and pald thelegal price for the Hluminated pieces of paper which give them power to trade in thelr respective Hines. By the end of this week it is expeeted that there will not be an illielt broker or dealer n the eity. Besides the morat henefits which will acerue from.having those men more immedlately under the supervision of the aue thorities, the gain to the Treasury Department wlil be sumething conslderable. 1t was estimated that, nltogether, 0 pawnbrokers and 50 Junk-deal- era have been dolng business without license, The Iicense feo of the forner (38101 nnd the Intter $37, which would myke the total of the money {liey awed the city $5. 840, A saow ar (he Commitico dlaposs of thls matter they will turn thelr atten- ton to other licenwe delinguents, Any ono dolnig u businear whick requires a license, and who has not compled with the iaw, will consult his own and the city's fnterceets by mmediatcly sepodting tho sequisite mount of greenbacks with Gty Clerk utz, TIIFE QUO WARRANTO. COLVIN'S HEILICATION TO MAYOR HOYNE'S PLEADINGS. Information was filed In the Criminal Court yusterday by Colvin'a counsel for a quo warrnnto i belnlf of thie people ex rel 1L D, Colvln. The text of the information was published In these culumma weveral daya ago, o8 were also the pleadings {n behnlf of Mayor Hoyne, Yesterday afternoon Colvin's counsel were busily engaged i perfecting the replication to the varlous pleas made by Mr. Hoyne's counsel. The following is the text of the replication to the second plen of {he rerpondent, The other pleas are quite slm- ilar In the maew of verbiage they contaln, as well us in the general amount of fuformatlon hidden under the weight of words, The only difference consiets in some dry Jegal technleslitics, Aud the People of the State of Tlinols, upon the relation of Harvey D, Colvin, for replication to he second ples of the respondent, Thomas Hoyne, wny preclud) non, becoune they ey the City Coune il of the City 'of Chicago did not_appoint the Ikth day of ~ April, A. D, 1876, a9 the time for lholding an clection for Mayor of ruld city; that “eald City Councll did not direct or caure any notice to be given that such an election would be held on that day: that no such uotice was given, that said Clty Council refuscd by Yotes taken at regular meetlngs, to-wit: on the 10th day of Juguary, 2ith day of March, and the 48th day of March, 1870, to order, cull, or provide for anywuch election, but at the time mentioned, and at others when the question was presented, said City Councll refused and declined to enll or appolnt ich clectlon, or to uclude the oflice of > ouong thuse' 1o be elected at the greierat_electfon to be held on the 18th day of Aprll, 1870, orto causo any notice to e given that a Jayor wonld be clected ut rald elections amil after the general election was held on the 18th dlay of April, 1870, returns thercof were made to the City Clerk within two days thereafter, nud at a vegular meeting of the City Councl on tlie 1at day of May, 1870, knid returns were examined and caii- vassed by wald City Council, and the result thereot entered “upon s Journaly, aud was declured by mid City Council a« follows, that 1y to pay: that Clinton Brizgs was elected City Tressnrer; Caspar Butz, City Cleck, etc.; and at the sanie time the sald City Council refused to exmmine or canvas the retimy of votes for the office of Muyor, und thereupon sald City Council ndjourned alne dic; and afterwands the sald Alder- men so declared elected, av aforesaid, having been quulificd, assembled and were ofganized a8 & new City Council, and at their iest meeting they unders took to and did exumine and canvaxs the returm of votew for Mayor at wnid clection, and declared tho sald respundent, Thomus Hoyne, eclected ns alleged fn_ eald necond plen, and this the_People aforeeaid, upon the relation aforesald, ure rendy to verlty, uic, Wherefor they pray juiliment, ete. Pcople of the Stito of Lillnals, npon tho relation of Harvey 1. Colvin, for replication to the sccond, third, and fourth pleas say precludt non, hucause they say that after the réorganization of the Clty of Uhicaga under an act to provide for the tncorporation of clthes and villages, spproved Apeil 19, 1878, s afleged In ench of wild plear, @ questlon awrose an to when the termof ottico of the said Relutor, Harvey olvln, would expire, and the Corporatfon Counvelof' anlil city wav Tequested by the City Councl} to glve an oplnlon on that question, who, i obedfence to tat request, fuenfbied his opifon in writing to the effect that such terin of oflice did not explre wntil a Mayor should be_clected at the genern! electfon to be holden om the ihird Tuewiny of Aprll, 1877, and duly ualifed for tho ‘oflice, and' afterwards, the Aldermen_composing the City Council bubniz divided in oplnion on auld question, sonio. holding that the term of oflica of the relator, Harvey D. Colvin, had_expired, and some holding thnt it would ot explre untll a rucceanor shonld be olect~ ed at watd election to bo held in April, 1877, andba qualiled, a proposition was made in_such City Couneil to arder und call a speclul election to elect o Mayor, und u mojorlty of the tncmbers of suid City Counell VOTED AGAINST 8UCH PROI'OSITION, nnd rofurcd to cali an election for that purpose, and afterwards, to wit: at the January tenn, A, D, 1570, un application wus made to the Supreme Court by the people of the Stata of Tiinols’ upon the relafion of Goorge Armour and others fora writ of mandanius to compel the City Conneil to order and call such speciul clection, und the wiid cawse wan heard Dy 8ix of the dudges of sald Court (tho other, huvlug been Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, whv gave b opinlon ss before mentioned, did not partfeipate n sxld caro), and three of ther belnz of oplnlon that the writ shouid be allowed and threo that ft rbould be dented, and Judzment conld bo tendered nccording to the provisions of the Conwtltution, and the mindamua’ was sofised il the cane stelcken fram the ducket, ua nll Ju the third and fonrth pleaw, and such ditference of aplnlon i ceznrd to such quostion wtill contim- {ng, ou the #ith duy of March, &, D. 1870, o tesolution” appoluting * the ' I8ib 'day of April, 1870, as the day for’ electing a Mayor was olfercid n the City Counefl and defented, "and on «the 28th duy of March, 1870, su ordinance tixing the 38tk duy of April, 1470, ax the time and the sevoral polflng-places designated for the general clection for that dny as the places for the clection of & Muyor, und alwo providipg for Judges and clerka, was voted upon, and f( fafled 0 paws that Dbudy, ‘and the wald City Councl) did not st any time appulnt the eald 180 duy of April, or direct a notico to be glven hat & Mayor would Lo clected on thut doy, ond there was nonotlee gven by direction of saii City Counell, or by any city ofiicer, that such election would be J1d on thiat dag, and aficrwnrds, nonvitmRding such refusnl to opder or call un election fur Mayor, 8 convention of deleuntus represcuting Ui Ttepub= lican party, und suother the Democratie party, used resolutions by i niujority vote recommenils ng the holding or' a” massmecting at the Tixposition Duilding to nominute & candldato for Mayor, to by voted for st the jeneral cloction to e icld i, e 1kth of Aprll, 1876, aud such moss-mecting was hetd and thers wan s Inrge number of persons prexont n wald building, but becuneo of the wize of the building unid the confusion, the sesolutions adopted were not read so i to Lo heard by more tli 500 peraons, and after wuch mecting and the gombiation of tho respondent, the ues- tion s 1o whether the fterm of ‘the relutor had explred still coutinued 1o exint, and the fur- ther quention aros us Lo whether th 'voters could legully elect any oue to fill tha office of Mayor at siich electlon, aud upon these quustions there was a ditforence 0f opibion amons the voters of the city, and the discusslon of such question contin- ueil nntil the day of and upon the day of wlectlon, aned the public’ dally nuwrpspers, mentioned {n oach sceond, third, and fourth pleas, published, prior to suld election, certain articles i regund to theso questions and ' the effect of voting fur 3 cundidaty for Muyor, which are tho wume artlclen mentloned §n safl” vleas as part of th vourco of Iuformation and notorlety that a Mayor would be voted for unid elected nt wnld eloc- tlon, and smo; “z these urticles are cited about o dozen published in Tz TRieNe, StaaleZeltung, Lmes, und Inter-Ocean, And's0 the People aforeeaid, upon the relatlon aforesuid, sver that while u large nume bor of ' ballota wero deposited “at sald election on _which the pame of “'Fliomas Hoyiie wae prlnted or weitton foe Mayor, yet the I city were advined datly as afaresaid Dy the sald nowspaners prior to safd election that o vote for Mayor would count_for nothing: that na election had been called for that ofice; sud if sy person succeeded sald Colvin sy Mayor bofure April, 1877, .that person would b0 onc of the thisty-six men to bo chioues to o neve City Coun cil. "Andsothe peoplu afuressld, upon the rela. tlon aforessid, aver that a large mumber of snid voters did not [ntend or expect to clect thy auid Thoumas Hoyne to the oftico of Asyor, —— VON HOLLEN. THE COUNCIL INVESTIGATING COMMITTER, Tho speclal Committes appolnted to fnvesti- gute the Von Hollen defaleation was to have waked up the gamblers yesterday afternoon. The thne set wus 2:30, and the place the Coun- il Chiber. At that hour threc members of the Comnittee, AJd. Cullerton, Thompson, und Rawlelgh, were present, sad four or fiye sport- lug geutlomen occuplod & wooden bencl fu tho rear of the room. After waiting balf an hour or &0 for the other members of the Committee to appear, the Aldermen present coneluduen to Dold an {nformal investigation, und to this end the gamhlera were invited onc by ono to come for- ward t the confesslonnl, Tho first man called was Jeff Fankina. In renponss to_{nterrogatoriea from the Chalrman of the Commfbttee, Ald. Cullerton, Jeff told o some- what fong talo to the effect that Von 1ollen was at his honsa Inst fall, and that ho loatat that time ahout $3,000, for which he turned over the collat- ¢rat In tlio shiape of ehecks. Jefl noticrd. ho saye, that (icorga was drinking constdarable anil keepiny bud compatiy, and ho camy to the conclusion that George would eventually get himself bito trou and hie nccordingly rent the checks back the 2id of November, e says Gicorge appeared to ery much surprised nt thin taen of affairs, and wie withal somewhat indignant, when Jeff told bim he wan afruid hie wonld et into trouble If be **didi't quit going the way he wae," George thought, nevertheless, thot it wan very'kind of his and After nome presua<don took the chee though he was gencrous cnough o watch and chialn in pryment af his losses, wh offer_wanapurned, - Verily, the honor of _the featernity. wan In full relief nbout {his time. ‘That aame nlght Jefl Jenrned that George 10+t lia wat Dbis chaln, and 8500 in moncy. Ge played nt ifankina Brothors after the return of the checka, o says On the rubject of the checka' themrefver, Joff agid they had been car- vled threo or four months, and vatied In abicunts from $300 to $400. Jufl wiw very caritious un tn revealing the names of the mrtles who won Von Ilollen's money, Ie couldn't do that. e honor of the profession wonlil not allow that, 1w wonld wpenk for hfwrelf, but not for uthers, and hore the attempt of the Committer to get ot bot- tom fucts WAS PRUSTRATED. Jeft had nnex]llnlmllull to make In reference to *talian John.*' It seema Jed heard the story that John had drugeed Von Hollen, and succseded in ropiug in the sum of $18,000, and JefT wos careless enough fo repeat the tory ta a reporter, and it appearcd {1 print. dohn came down, nearly crazy, and denied the story in toto, and Jefl final- 1y came to the conclusion {hat it wan a mixtaki Hares Lawrence, the nubby-looklug suuit gon- tleman who shines In all i eloey at Mke MeDon. nld's, wae next piit on the rtand. ° What he had to sy wan very brief, Hc said Von Hollen baid been in'the saloon at Mike's place several thaes, but he never saw him In the mysterious region alluded to us_ **np-stairs.” Martin, of the same honse, sald he know Von Iollen by slght, but Lad never ween him at Mike's us o plager. Ile Lad s:en bim there at the r. He never met him gambling at ony place. Watt Hobbins had seen Von Hollen once, but did not think he had ever been at his place, 'In fact, whien Watt's recollections had been refreshed, he remetabered that he had only scen Von Hollen once, and that was In o restanrant last fall, about glection time, when omebody futroduced him, Watt knew the Individual rejoleing lu the name of **Itallan John, " and he kept & vort of a poker- roum and had the rather unenviable reputation of never by any woney. . Leonayd, why runs Smith'e place at 01 Clark street, anid Von ffollen wea neyver farfde the lousc, ot lenst never while ud relgned there, and that was durlug a period of two years, He saw Ttfim on the atreet very often, ‘These were all the geutlemen who responded to the fuvitation to disclore what they knew, and at this etage of the proceedings the Committes consed e Jubors. A verbal repurt wil) be made at the next meeting of the Council, when the general unsatin- factoriuees of getting ‘Information from sporting mnen will be the subject of kome comment, MINOR MENTION. JOTTINGS FHOM THE DEPARTMENTS. The ILicense Department took In $842 In Heense-fees yesterduy. ‘The Committee on Strects and Alleys for the North Division Is called for Friday at 3 p. m. In the City Clerk's oflice. The Committee on Strects and Alleys, South Divisfon, was to have et in the City Clerk's oftice yesterday alternoun, but, owing to the sb- senee of the Chairmau, uo business was trans- seted, After the 18t of June water-rents will be In- crensed 10 per cont. Persons who desire to afd the city In its hour of need will take notice and hold off, The Comm ttce on Gas-Lights fu called for Fri- day evening In Room 60, Patmer House, to consld- erreferences, The Gns Inspector will be reguested 10 be present, . The Committee on Printing Is called for Saturday at8p, m., In Cl(( Clerk's ofiee, to consider and nct upon the resofution calllng for an investigation concerning the alleged chnnflllu of the pull-buoks in_ the First Preciuet of the Tenth Ward, Ald, White and Sinith will be asked to be present. The City Treaeurer tookin 835, 358 from the Wnter Department yesterday, and $35,000 was depoxited by School-Agent C. C.'Chisse. The latter amuunt 18 from the rental of wehool Pmpcny. but will not, in the vacancy of the oflice of Compiroller, be paid out ordividended wmony the echool teachers. 3Mr. Colvin was not at tho city headquarters at oft drki yeuterduy, Thu room, lowever, femaind [, with the exception of the gang thut Col. vin'a présence lnwures. There were no demonsted- tions mude to take possession of the oflice, nu the Tiuflding Committes hos not yet held o meeting on tho question. In the conrse of the day & TwinuNe reporter mot Mr. Derickson, the new ¢ ptroller, and learned from him that bls bond will o submitted to the Council next Monday night, and that he will quali- 1y immedlately after its approval. e had nothing 10 kay with respect to his financial policy, as ho conwfdured It premature to pramulgate any’ views on the Fubject. At a Iate hou far Clty-Hall folke to be Nngering aliout the portala of the old water-tak, Atike Balley came fying around Jublluntly ghowing M. Colvin's decree tu overy one he met. * flo mado th ment that all the heads of départmentahiad receiv sinilar letters, Tl eplstle wan & sonrce of bilari- 1y to some of the Aldermen who had not then left forhome. Thete broke from the liys of one the modilied quotation, **0, cursed desiro for, ofice! What dost tho ot causé tho huliaa heart (o dot ™ cle. Mayor IToyne has put his footdown and has made un his mind, ceforward it will be uscless for suy unv to atl pt Lo obtain from himan extension of time ou o license, or to have peemission to run without license tlil such time as the person_may feu] ablo to pay W The Diayor thinks that thera has heen too © imuch of that Kind of thing in days pust, and docs mot Intend thst "$100,000, or nearly that amount, ahatl be lost to the city by any instrumental- ity of hiw. He will not try o curry favor with the rafoon-keepers In thut way, 1is oilice was overrun yeaterduy with men axking fora free liscense ey recatved under thelnst Chlef Excoutive. and women seeking fayors, and ll Ki ty weeklng all Kinudi of ald, aguoyed it coutin- u B y.One old man loaking for employment, and g mone. oy thery, was nons for bim, bl to long und earncstly, At lust h vas firmly tol dulst, wiion, ho dnzeily wald: «* Well, 1will srightback to Now Vork State, 1 won't atay here. The crowd of Joungers, an well s beggars became ¥o grest at last that Mayor Hoyne wus obliged to statlon a policeman at the door o allow of hi at- tention Lo buslness, DULUTH'S MISERY. A Glaclal Epoch ut the Zenith City of tho Unanlted Seus. Special Dispasch to The Tribuns, 81, Pave, Minn., May 23,—Thls ulternoon a fresh southwest wind prevails at Duluth. The lee- fields ure breaking and moving out, The steamers are working safely towards the harbor, The Un- tarfo has on board 400 Mennonites, aud about the wame number of French Canadiune, Lound for Mauitoba, They are nearly out of provisions, A party of Frenchen, who went from the Ontarlo to the shore over the Ico, o few daya ugo, were fifteen Nours making 8 wmlles, and hadto abandon one of their number to perlkh of vold and exhuustion, the Weatern dssoctuted Iress. DrLun, May 24 —There nre cloven steamers Wockaded at Duluth by the fee, caused h{ o northe caster Wmmcllclu? ou'the Lith and continuing for theeo days, by which the fee left in (he fuke wny driven i an the north of the harbor, effectually closing it from that thine to the present. Previons 1o the sturm, the harbor wus clear of lce, The steamer Mantstee, of the Duluth Transporia- tlon Company'a line, huving siready arrived fron the south whore ond tuken on o curgo for a return trip, sn o atlempt to s out after the wtorn only resnlted In petting n e fce, from which whe haw not yet been r d. In tho menntime bonta from down the lul finve been srelving dafly n the flflhxF untll now no Tusn than twelve are fust in the [co from 8 to 10 tufles vut from the harbor. Among these i the eteanter Ontario, (rom, Sarnfa With some 400 Men- nonites and 100 French fumilles of immigranty for Manitoba—in all between K00 and 90U people, the whule number of people on ol the boaty belng in the viclnity 01 1,100, A few daring men have'es. caped to tho mulnland, and report s searcity of provisions on s0imo of thy steamers, 57, PavL, Minn., May 24— dispatch just re- ceived from Duluth aays the lake |s open, aod the steuuers have ull got futo port. PORT HURON, Special Dispatch 1o The Tribuns, Pony Huvnox, Mich., May 24.—Dowx—~Props Porter, Chamberlaln, 8. Bertachy, D. M, Wilsou and consort, Eyyptian and tow, Germanla and barges, Emma Thompson aud barges; schira Louiss, Grace Oreenwood, Negaunee, Upr—Props Arabia. Inter-Ucean and congort, David W, Ttust and barges, Bay City and bal ou aud barges, Banlluc and conxor ticuurdu, Juhin Miner, Thuotby Nal Thistle, E. Fitzgerald, N. C. West. WiNp—South, gentte; weather fair, Pont Huuon, Mich,, May #4.~10 p. m.—Dowx —Props Pacine, Keweensw, Burckbend sud barges; schr 8. H. Foster, Ull—)'vo\u liuron City, Owezatchic; schrs Golden Fieece, Wititua Huuter, Huron, tug Sleklwit, Wisp—Soutl, gentle; weather fno, - st FINANCIAL, Bostox, May 24.—Th clothing-houss of Beard, Moulton & Dantels, one of (ho largest 1 New Eu- lund, suspended to-day. TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MAY :25, 1876. WASHINGTON. Mr. Blaine Appears Before the Committee Investigating Arkansas Bonds, Nothing Adduced Save Henrsay Opinions of Dead and Fugitive Men. Mr. Blaine Not Permitted to Freely Question the Conspiring Gang, Possibility that the Senate May Vote to Try Belknap. Roportof Schienck's Committee---He Is Fool, bat Not a Knave. Belie? that the Falneant Congress Wil Sit Into Next August. * BLAINE., THE CONFEDERATE ‘‘INVEATIGATION" oF mis CHARACTER. Syectal Dispatch tn The Tribune. Wasminotos, D. C,, May 21.—Mr. Blalne was well enough to appear before the Judiclary Comuttee, nud the Little Rock tnvestigation was resumed, The prosceution falled to prove ity case, and the Democratic members of the Committee falled to free themselves from the churge that they were acting in- the intercsts of politiclans who are striving to defest Blaine, ‘The resolution under which the Committec acts directs the Investhgation nto the purchase of Little Rock & Fort Smith bonds by the Unfon Pactfie Raflroud. Under this resolution, sud for the purpose of smirching Blaine, an at- tempt was made today to prove by hearsay- testimony of dead men and witnesses beyond the sead that other bonds than those mentjoned n the resolution werg used to influence Con- gregslonul Jeglslation, Blaine, while not wish- Ings to appear as opposing an hvestlgation, sub- mitted that the Commitiee had no jurisdiction to enter Into the gossip elrculuted by Poker-Jack McClure, The following is n brief ABSTRACT OF TESTIMONT, A Tutter of James F. Wilson, of Tows, was pre- sented to the Committee. e sald he under- stood, until Col. Scott testificd, that Caldwelt was o constituent of Blaine, und that us he conld not recall Caldwell'e name he told Hornco White that the 75,000 boads bought by the Unlon Pucltie belonged to a constituent of Blaine, ROBINSON, TIHLE MYSTERIOUS WITNESS who waa to tell the wondertul story, wus sworn. e wae chlef englneer of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Roads knew of no disposition of bonda by Caldwell; brought a paekage once for Caldwell to Washington from Boston In the spring of 1871; waw coming to Washington to see about the Littie Tock bridge: Caldwell asked him (o tuke a package to Washington for him to Bluine; did so; did not fnd Blaine at hls house; found Nim at the Capltol; delivered the pack- age in the Speaker's room; talked about old Maire; remember that Blalne asked about coni- land Investmenta: knew Blaine In Maine; Caldwell told witness nothingabout the contenta of the ages did not and do : contenta told anybody anywhe w what wis fn Inine did not apen the package i 3 Witners NEVER TOLD ANTHODY that he had counted out twenty bunids to Rlalne ige; the package was a long roll tied <t and “openut the ends; it wasn pupers; wa addressed to Blaine: witneew carrfed Bt openly In hia hand: there were no Infunctions” about It from Caldweli: nathing to Indieite that it wus o Jacknee of valu there wns no aeerecy about it The names of e eral persoms were mentloned to whom Robinson i reported to have told the story, and he DENIED ACQUAINTANCE WITIL TIRM. The witness never knew that Blajne v owned auy bonds of the Little Ruck & Fart Suith Ronds this packnize wus hianded to Blaine in the Speaker's yarlor, With o great, erowd prosent; the package Wun foot long, 3 luches ek s kuown BIXI‘{N for twenty-five yea knew hiw in Purtlun when he was editor of the Portiand ddeertiver; the package wis much in the shupe of a Jand-plot. 1t never occureed to witness that bonds would have been sent in that way, Never hud any reavon to believe that he was plving Blalne bomis. Dluine never guve wilness a re- cel) Blaine took the roll into the Speaker'n uliF, i 1aid the voll down o the deek [n b very different way than he would have done f they hadl buen bonds.” Witnese called on Blaine last even- Iz at witness® own Instunce. Blalne did not ask Biin to conceal anythinz, or suggest anything in cunaectlon with bie testhivony, CURLY, AN AMKANSAS RAILROAD MAN, wwas then catled, evidently to conteadict Robfuson. Curry said that ' Kobinson ud told him_ thut the packnge contuined about $:21 in Londs, which was un Inetallments Curry told this story to Judge AMcClure (Poker-Jack) ten days afterwards; Robins s told Curey that he had” carrfed a package of houds (220,000) from Joslah Caldwell to Maine; Curry did not know how he came {0 be summoned: wWas murprized; hadn't communicated It to ansbody except McClure; Curry had communleated it Jater to Gen. Hunton, Chalrman of the Sub-Commitico nveetlznting the matter; Curey Is a Itepublican, BLAINE NOT VERMITTED TO CROSS-EXAMINE. Croms-examined by Blaine: A majority of Are Lunens Nepublicans during the last year linve been unfricndly to Minlne, on gccount of his action renpectint the Poland roport. Cipitmin Hunton fnterfered to prevent Curry from atating what the general feeding of Arkanms Rerublicans was, and {nsisted that he must restrict hiw questions to Curry hinwelf, Blaine wanted to show that Curry belonged to 8 Aisreprtadle gunir, rye maimtained that Munton had Inslsted upon hearsay evidence against Bliine; that finnton, whils golng into the fullest hearsay agalust Blaine sought to clreamecrive Hatne, Blaine suid lie wanted to_show that sll of this Btory was part of & mase of Nith and scanda) duy ufr by the womt aet of politiclans on the continent. Curry eaid hie nad heard that Judge Poland had received bonds, Nlaine reiterated that he wanted to show that Curry und hia jung camo here with 8 purpose—sn intentiou to smirch Wim in every way. Curey wald that it wan falwe In every particular, Ilunion prohibited Blaine from examining the witness further in this direction, DAVID P, SICKLES wns then sworn: Was Financlal Agent of the Stateof Arkausas; (s now u New York brol co-Director of the Little Rock & Fort Smith; knew Culdwell; intimate with lim: had many bond transactions with Caldwell; Caldwell became owns crof moxt of the tiaeets of the road; he was to re- vo & Qi Aekaninan bonds for every 10 nitles comple vell &old ull his bonds except those he hypothecuted; firt-mort:age bonds wero sold ut B3, and lie gave u bonus 1o purchasers of o cer- taln _amount of stock; It somo instances he gave i per cent of land-grint bonds as o bonuw for the purchuke of the GraC-mortenge bonds; only knows about the uee of bonds egl*lation WIHAT CALDWELL TOLD HIM, Judge Lawrence here of ted 1o hearsay testl- mony, Until full, tho Commilttee should decide the queation which his been referred to it, Fry Interpused that the heamay evidence wi not udminsiblo; that wituess could not bo perm! ted to smirch ‘members of Congross by hearesy from dend o ubnent mien, 50 Uit u defnad Lok posnible, ¥ Nlalne fald that tho entire examination 1s now outsfile of the resslutlon and withous suthority, He clalmed that the whule pofnt of the Inqulry alted to the Union Paciie Company, b that fe could not b o Mlaine 11 the nveathestion (s this widened, ave the ra report up- Id that every n s widencd, a greal, hifc [njustice b lone himsoift Hunton disclshmed any fntentlon of wn- falrness, and eatd the only posiponciment bad heen on sccount of Hlahi's unfortnnate flin Ky waw s goud denl of feeling wanifested on_ both sidea i conneetion with These interlocutory res marks. Hunton suld ke bad a dozen lettera sasalling Col, Scott's teatimony, Hunton safd that all the teatlmony being taken wight go to ehuw Scott's testinany to bo false, it 1IOW LONG? BELIEP THAT CONGRESA WILL BIT ALL SUMMER. Spectal Dispatch {0 The Tridune. WaSHINGTON. D, C., Muy H.—Morrison, it 3 understood, will eall up the Tariit bill for con- slderation to-morrow, und make his promised specchondt, 1t is not belfeved that thero §s uny serlous fntentlon of preseing this bill to o vote during the present sesslon of Congress, The leaders on the Democratfe side of the House profess u desire for un easly adjounment, and, for the purpose of securivg t, will do ull fu thelr power to busten the consideration of res mulning appropriation bills, and of such other huemrlaut quoluess a8 cannot be postponed . next winter. Should the Senate .\evldu that 4§t has jurisdiction of the Belknap fwpeachment case, 8 uow scems probable, ung before dispostug of th appropriation bills enter woon be trial, which 1ouy coutiune frowm four hero werke tn slx weeks, the Hones may have ample time daring the sunpnee months ts dispose of a larze amont af haalness, which w1 otherwiar bo postponed () next winters hut, shonld the Senaty cooperate with the Bonee by'a prompt conalder utlon and pamage of fts nppropristion bills, e revislon of the tariff, Nke cuereary rafurm, and many othier Important’ aubjects, will be poatponed till afier the election. A caucun of the Demogratic members cf the House has heen called to meet to-morrow night for the purpose of nominating 8 Doorkeeper to fill the pasitlon feom which Col. Eitzhingh has Jast bren removed, Tt is not understood that any other husinens {8 1ikely to he connjdered, as the Demo- crats have ahandoned all hope of prasing any cut. rency mearurs dueing the present ression of” Con- prese, though it {5 poseible that the thne of sdjournment may be discussed, and mome yolicy agrend upon—either the pansagn of n resolu- tiun fike that aire ‘,f referred to the Committee on Waya and Means, ixing an early day of adjoutn- mnent, ar thn wrrangement of a short recces which ahall cover the thine conmuned by the Detnorratic Convention and a portion at least'of the Fourth of July celebration ot Philadelphis, The oplnton that the 18t of Augu=t will il n Washinzton with Ita work ethl lucom qulne strength dally. IMPEACIIMENT. A PORECAST OF TR VOTE OF JURISDICTION. Spretal Plopateh € T10 Tribune, Wasitivaton, D, C., May 21.—The discussion inthe Senate on jurisdiction in the Betknap case drags along from day to day, and promises to last for at least & week lunger. Whether the case s devided in favor of furisdiction or agalnst it, will depend upon two or three votes. The following |« an perfect a forecast of the vote as can be inade at the present time: . IN PA\"OII or 3|J|I¥SDXCHDN. Tagard, (Fla.), Roneom, Bogy, Caperton, Cockredl, Cuoper, Metireery, Duvis. MeDonaid, Dennis, Muzey, Edmunds, Merrfmon, Goldthwalte, Morrill (V1. ), Gordon, Norwood, Johnson, Ttandoliph, Wrig N TON, Allison, Jones (Nev,), Anl!mn{. Logan, Houtwell, McMHling, Bruce, Mitchell, Burnside, Y. Morrill (Me.), Cameron'(Pa.), Frellughuysen, Morton, Cameron (Wis. ), Handin, Oeloshy, Christinncy, Hnrvey. Putterson, Clnyton, Hitchcuck, West, Conkling, Huwe, Windom—31, Cunover, ' DOCBTPUL. Tarnom, Hamllton, Paddock, Booth, Ingalla, Rtobertuon—0, ABSENT AND WILL NOT VOTE. Alcorn, Sharon, Spencer—3, RELENAP WILIL, MAKE IT A% LONG AS HE C. cu, Lelknap haw wald within a fow daye that, 1f Jurixdiction shiould be established, the triah will probably be s longono: that he shiall necexenrily wve many witnesses to suminon, and thut many of ¢hem will'be remote from the ordinary avenues of trial, e thinke the trial will not end before the widdle of September, PACRING TP, He In packing hie houschold goods preparatory to leaving town. Ilis yonng child Is quite stck. and his phyelclan has “recommuended an_ lumédiate chante of climate, Belknap will return If the trial *hould go on, DISTRICT AFFAIRS. A PALSE REPORT. Speciat tch to The Tribune, WasHINGTON, D. C., Muy 24.—~Injustice scems to have been done to the House Committes on District Affairs by a premature publlcation In Washington and where of a docunsent which purported to bu a report of the Committee on District Affairs of its Investigation of the al- ministration of the District since 1674, but which wes eimply Judge Buckner's draft of a report which he intended to submit to the Committee for its approval. ‘Ihis document closed with a recommendation that the Conunfsstoners of the District ehould be sued upon their honds for the domages and loss caused to the District by thelr unauthor- lzed and filegal acts. The Republican members of the Committee say that there are grave doubts that these concluslons of the Chairman will be adopted by the mujority, and that the minority will CERTAISLY DISSENT 5 from them. They eay that, at most, the Commiesloners of the District can only be sccused of having placed 8 wrong interpretation on a faw of Conyress, and that there iy not the least evidence that' it was not an honest interpretation or that they were infltenced to do this by any currupt or improper motive. Un the other hand, the Sn cial management of the District under the present Commiesioners has been shown to be serupulously exuct in all its detal] EVERY DOLLAR OF MONEY has been iy’ uccounted for, and in the main economleally “expended. administeatfon in the I U have, in many in- wtances, been greatly reduced, aud ihcre han been un utter fallure 1o show that' the Commiesioners have been pullty of a first corrupt act. For these reasons, tfie mifuority of the Committee do not Lelicve that the Comsnlasioners ought to be prose- cuted, and will sigu no report recummending it. MISELLANEOUS INQUIRIES. TUE COMMITTLE'S REPLY TO NOBESON. Wasmisaroy, D. C., May 2t—The lHouse Committee on Naval Affalrs to-day agreed upon the form of reply to the letter of Sceretary Robeson, compluining of thelr conduct towanl hin, and asking that he may have an opportn- nity of uppearing before them fn explanation or reply to certain testimony, and that the exum- fntlon be with open doors, Ile will te Informed that the Committes vome time ugo passed w resolution that they will hear Sccretary Robeson or any other officer conmected with naval affairy who may think he is affected by the teati- mony already taken; that hie san therefore appear whenever it may he conveuient to b, and that he whall have the liberty of recalling and cros- amiutng any withees whowe testimouy in any pect atfects him. The question of conducting the procecdings publicly iv undecided, A CORRESPONDENT ON TIE GRIDIRO! A special Commfttee of the Iouse to-day ex- smined Wo E.Curtls, Warhington correspondent of the Chlcago Jater-(cean, in regard to » dispatch 'he expenses of the In that paper councerning Adume, Clerk of the Tlouse, "Mr, Curtls testified that o fentleman made the remark to hin in u canual conversation, wnd he made s paraseaph about It When It appeared in thie paper, bis informunt stated that the chiarge was nnfounded, and b abandoned the investization, ‘The Commlttee desleed to know wh hiv informunt was, but Mr. Curtis declined to state, Nr. Curtls waw'on tho atamd two hours, and his examination will be resumed on Saturds BTILL INTESTIUATING DAVENPORT. NEW YORK, May 24, —~The Congresslonal Inves- tigating Cummittee resumed fus scss un to-dny. Among the witpesses examined was J. of No, 13 Frank printhug for the U d Stales Courts and oflee fe teutified that he did not own the eotublishe ment in Frankfort street. The business wan ~carrled on — under " “his " pame, but was In reallty wholly owned by United States Cota- miesloner Davenport, who had {nvested {n It § 000, He was cnployed ata splary by Davenport. 1ic mado out bills azzainst the Goveriment to Da- venport, ‘The billa were really from Davenport to the Government, and be pocketed the money, the srofit_belug abuut 25 per cent, The umuunt of Lm- average between §0,000 and §7,000 u year. SCHENCK. THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTER, Spectal Dispatch to The Trivune. WasitinuToN, D. C.,May 2t.—Hewltt, of New York, will submit to the House to-morrow & unanimous report of the Committes on Forelgn Afluirs in regand to Gen. Schenck’s connection with the Emma Mine seandal. The resolution which the Committee will ask the House to ugree to gravely censuses Gen. Bchenck for atlowlng the use of his name and offlelal posi- tion for the purpose of the promotion of a qui tionuble stock speculation, while it will exoner- ate bim from any Intentional fraud or wrong. The Administration, it Is also understood, will be held fn A wessure responsible for contlnuing Gen. Schenck {u oflce vo long after hls connectivn with the Emma Mine became s public scandul on two contineaty, thus unnecessarily degrading tho Unfted Statea in the cyewof all Kurope. Howitt will ud- vocate the adojition of the resolutions o A SPEECH of ubout twenty minutes’ duration. Tn this he will treat of general matters which would naturally bo tucluded lu the report, but which are omitted n arder that it may rucelvs the uuanimous spproval of the Committee, I this spuech it fu understood that he will review very bricity the conuection of Purk und Stewart with the Ewma Mine, and ths couclusions be will arrive ut wil, to aay the least, bu far frowm complimuntary to the two speculators, b NOTES AND NEWS, TUI RAILXOAD REIOLUTION. Speclal Dispatc to The Tridune. WasuingToy, D, C., Muy 24,—r. Wilson, of Towa, has at Jast succeeded fn sceuring the passuge of the antl-rallroad resolution to which Puyne, of Ohlo, a lurge stockhulder in the Lake Bhore Road, lust week objected. The resolu- tiou provides for the appointment of & special cotnmittee, to sit durlug the recess, to aster- tatn whether uny raflrowd compunles enguged fn futer-State comuerce have entered fnto s cou- spiracy fn relation to freights by which certaln industries of the country are stricken dowm, This resolution {e aimed b tho slleged comblug- Hon with regard to freighta and fares recently entered Into with the trunk-line roads from the Wyat to the seaboard, The resolution would hardly have heen passed withont objection had it not hern done at tho close of the day, when the House was very empty, ALEX. DELMAR, 8 tamons Democratic arithmetic man of the cam- ign of 1472, has Leen appolnted to work ap sume litezaturo out of wvestigating commit- 9. PITZHTAIT. Democrate ara trying to make It appear that Fitz- hagh la Insane Yecanee he Lig captured some of the baoks, showing tranasctions an docaments and vther matters, which he declines ta return. ile scems 10 have created the impresslon that he has :zm! materlal at cuntrol of an unpleasant charac- r. TIIE NEW ORLEANS [RVESTIGATION, Tho Attorney-General ias written the following 1o the Chalrmian of the New Orleans Committee: DEPARTAENT 0P duaricr, WasiuxaTo, D. C. May 23,1876, — Ths Hon, 1. 1., tiitaon, CAalrman, ele., House of Hepresenintives—Sin: Your requ in relation to Immunlty to Mr, Seelye was befor the President and Cabinet to-da ho President had been notificd that several members of your Commiftee are not In favor of hmmunity, It 13 not deeined hest to grantit, Yours reapecifally, Epwanns Piznnzroxt, Attoruey-Genersl, Gen. DarneiEJTEANDOAT BILL. sen. Darnside will be reads to-marcaw ta repart the Steambost bl Trom the Comiities on Come merce. It will be substantially the same: an the House bill on 1abliity and other maln clanses in :rhlell".he friends of the measure take #pecial jn- eres NOMINATION. T the Western Astoctuted Prevs, Wasmnoroxn, D. L., May. 24.—~The President has nomiuated Edword F. Beale, of the District of Columbia, Envoy Lxtraordinarysud Miniuter Plen- Spotentliary to Auntels, Mr, Heale re<igned a Liv tenantey fn the navy and settled 3n Caliturnla so s after its Awerican occupation. He war Superintendent of Indian_ Affale, and *ulmequently for eeversl years United Stater Sur- vevur General for that State, and e peraonal friendshlp was established between him ud Gen. Grant, which has continued ever nince. After acgniring ' Jarge amonnt of property in Cal- a, he returned alx years ago to bis old home ter, Pa., from which place he remuved family to thia city In 1873 er 1874, He wan talked of for *ppointment as ane of the Com- minsloners of the District at the time the Provis- lonal Government was established, and during his reridence in Warhincton his name hos been mien- toned by rumor in connection with severl other Federal oppolntimente, BRINGE BILL. The fouce Committee on Commerce hay sgreed 10 report favorably a bl te repeal eo muchi of tha actof Dec, 17, 1872, ns provides for 8 pivot draw in any bridge to bu crected across the Ublo River between the Citier of Cosinston and Cluclunati, A BECRET MISYION, Merars, Plerrepont and Taft lefe this morning for New York, on kowe spectnl bunitices arining oot of :hglu:bmct changes, the nature of which Iy kept o ecret, there n SOCIAL LIFE. OAIL HAMILTON DEFENDS WASUINGTON VAKITY Fal, . Apectal Correspondence af The Tritune. WasuINGTON, D. May 21.—Socicty has o champion at last! That vivaclous and most ngrecable of female writers, * Gafl Huwmllton,” Iins & most readable article In the June number of the Galuzy on “The Display of Washington Soclety." She should know ubout It. For sev- cveral winters pust she has been an fnmate of the family of ex-Speaker Blaine, and ahe has asslsted (I believe that is the word)at no end of breakfast partfes, Iudics’ funchies, swell din- nees, receptione, parties, and balls, And it is pleusant to see that she enjoys the Mlusion, while younger slsters grieve because they find that their dolls are stuffed with sawdust, . THIS DEFENSE OF VANITY FAIR, i#, however, rather labored. For example, she Justifies one of Mrs. Belknap's most stunning costunes by quoting from the Old Testanent a description of the High Pricst’s rafment and regalia, which Moses was ordered by Divine command to have made for Aaron. As‘anoffsct to the Willlams' Jandaulet, I suppoxe, she re- produces an account of Washington's state equip- ave, and Washington's order on his London tailor for a suft of clotfiea s guoted, to show that ** the Fathier of hin Conntry knew what he was about when he set o forelzi-dreas esample to his daugh- ters,” which ehuuld prompt them to ornder their Fowns from Parle. She even poes on 1o declare that an oficlal who tikes his private fortone to dis- pense hospitality with, and to walntain a state creditablu to the nation, **is ax truly contributing his subxtance to patriotivm ax If he gave bin hands 1o war, und his finfen to fight, or Lis money to the Senitary Commissfon." TII4 DANGEROUS DOCTRINE, #0 unbinshingly avowed, fs what hux done #o much to shipwreck reputations here of Iate. The main- tainance of ‘a state ** creditable to the nation™ hiay dirgruced one Cabloet oflicer, has solled the repu- tation of anotlier, hae driven a third into retire. ment, has invaded the President’s houschold, aud has made huflwllluxnhllc ns liang their heads with fliame, It {y true thot the welter udds that no oftie clai whould incur expenres which he has not hone estly galoed money to meet, but it i ditticall to «top short when this polnt has been reached, It s criminally wrongz, at this crlsis, to defend the exs travacance, the follles, and the wickedness of **the display of Washington socisty,” and {t 4 to be hoped that the next President. of whatever party Lo’ may b, WL restore—not the. wiaye-holding prodigality of Mount Vernon—but the simplicity which prevailed here under Jeflerson, Monroc, 3adison, and John Qufncy Adame, This will fn~ kure more enjoyment, less snobbishness, and less temptation to wrong-doing than the whitéued sep- ulclire defended by **Galf Hamfiton. " A VIRGINIA RUIN, Speaking of G. W,. 1 visited, when lnst on a hoating excursion down the Potomnac, the site of S Belvolr,” the princely estate of the Fairfax fam- Hy, when young George nscd to visit his clder brother Lawrence at Mount Yernon: = Lawrence Warhington, it will he remembercd, married a Ales Falrfax, and It was [n the #paclous hialls uf **Telvol ™ that the young Iand-surveyor (who had never told a lie) wes introduced into fashionable coloninl saciety, to acquire that polish of manner for which_he was in after life so noted. The men- ion was destroyed by fire years ago, and Its once beautiful gardens have been converted into tillave land; yet the fireund the plow-share h not been able to obliterate all traces of the former gprandeur of “*Belvolr." There {s a roined tomb, with its scolptared armorial bearines sadly defaced, kome strugeling shirubbery, A few old applestree, and— * A rose of the wilderness left on Ita stalk, To mark where a gurden had been. ™ TIIE SHADE: which have been planted he Jdefferson’s time, and which have r s ndditions within the past fve years, glve Wash- ingtun a very beautlful appearance, as they are ur- rayed 1o thelr new verns) liveries. Then we have the numerous public parks, which are really brau- tiful, evpectally the one south of the Exventive Mansfon, where the Marine Band perform every afternoon. The gatherings at these open-alr con- certs are very large, aud it 8 a pity that the audi. ence could ot hear some better musle than the wretched mln'!;uflouu from old operas In which the Teuder takes delight. Then we have MANY DELIGUTPUL DRIVES, especlally thowe to the carefuliy-kept grounds nf the Soldlers’ Home, and to the classicsl shades of Arllngton, with It array of graves in werrled ranks, where rest +4 The brave who sank to rest, With ull thelr country’s houors blest." Other excursions can be made to the Great Falls of the Potomac, to the Insane Asylum (now being In- vestigated), to the llllflumhulgflducllng Rround, ar up the pleturesque banks of Rock Creek, Ver- y TIE SUMMER ENJOTMENTS of this city aro preferable to those in the winter, except 1o the exclusives of Society, and to thelr thelr champlon, Gail Hamliton, This week wears Ao have 8 new tragic nu""l‘ Alise Mary Anderson, o1 and O 1a toglve ua Solon Shinge on u Lenctt night, Tbo revival of the National Jockey (ul Tuccs Wus o success, althougn the weather was bad, and they were fashlonably “attended. en, Shers man &ud tall sty guartered at the Elliutt House, but will suon gu to Newport fur tho hot months, oy will Admiral Alden und 8 large number of naval oticers, Hacoxtzun, TIIE RECORD. SENATE, ‘WasmingToN, D. €, Muy 24.—Mr. Conkling called up the House Jolnt resolttion requestiug the Presldent of the United States to take such stepsas in his judgment may be expedient to obtain the pardon or release of Edward O'Meagher Condony now conflued fn English prison. Pussed. Mr, Barnum, new Senator from Connecticut, was appointed 8 member on the Committecs on Manufacturea and Diatrict of Columbla, in place of English, whose term of service has expired, The Senste bill establishing the rank of Pay- master General aa Brigadier-General puased. The Senate soon afterwards went lnto exeeutive souslon, and after s short time resumed couslderas tigu of articles of upeachmunt with closed doors, Before reuching a deciwion the doors were ree opened, und the Senste adjuurned. CONFPIIMED, ‘The Senate confirmed the following nominations; John E. Bherman, Jr., United Staten Marshal for New Mexico; Julin P, ' Hoyt, of Aichigun, Becrue urr of Arizous, Fostmastera — Willlam Rowland, Nufi‘hnce, Mich., and Yhomas N, Lee, of Haucock, Mich, (Va.), Chairman of the Committee on Elections, reported a resolutiun In the South Carulina conteated election case decluring tho sit- ting wewber, Joseph H, Rainey, to have Deeu duly elected. Orderod printed and récomultted. Tho Houys then proceeded to constder the Louls- fana contested caxe of Spencer va, Moruy, the re- eun of the wajority of the Comuitteo belny that William B, Spencer, the contestant, ia entitled 1o th seat and that Krauk Morey, sitlng wewber, 18 not, aud the winority takiny the opposity view, Witkout taking action uu ho resolution, the mat- ter went over fur tha preseut, + Wilsoa (Ia,) uffured & resolution directing the Committee on Commerce to nqnire 1 eged comblnntion of Tending 1alFaads o 0 e ed States for tho purpose of coatralilng the tradiar Adn'rmd‘ Adjourned, BUSINESS NOTICES, Aslong as onr patrons cantinoe we' shall be nnmun;ied to continue ear prese; rates, —$8 for the best fall set of 3 muat return o fancy pricer, $30 8 sar ” Lne Saom goid, Milinge at one-{hird ihe oanal fates. W. Bu {cChesney, corner Clark and Kandolph sireets, ! Dangerous Symptomai—Matter dischas ing from the throat or . nose revesit ulceratfon of "the FPituitons Membrane, " caus. ing 8 fatal diseaee of the Pulmonary Organs, unless timely eursd hw Wismant's Pive-Tnen Tan Cone DIsL. an infallible Blood purifying Remedy, which has st et miany thousandi wlio' expected 16 dls of Consuuption! e e L Dr. C. 1%, Tenson's Celery and Chamomlle Pilln are prepared oxpressly Lo cure mick headache, nervous lieadache, dyapeptic headach., neuraigia, nervotsners, and ' slcepleasness, and will cnre any s‘:lua.un et »?dcc{uq ;l(;‘l;lk by Van Schaack, 8 vel & Reld, No, 0 street, corner . bor, and all drig Y g e R— Burnott's Coconine Is the bost and ches hair-dressing In the world, pest /TS, TAHLE LINEN, ctc. Feld, Leiter & Co, STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Still cantinue theiv great sale of LINENS AND QUILTS, and have just opened another largs invoice or CROCHET QUILTS, at T5¢, 97 1-2¢, and $1.20. MARSEILLES QUILTS, ut $1.25, $1.50, $1.80, $2, $2.25 and $2.50. We also offer 11-£ DMarseillel Ouilts, new dexigns, at $2.76 and v3 5 bargains never before equaled, Special attention called to our R£.50 and $5 Quilts, in beautiful patierns, entirely new. JUST RECETTED alarge invoiceof BLEACHED TABLE LINEN at£0¢, 50c, 60¢,75¢,85¢, 95¢, £ $1. NAPKINS at $1, $1.30, $1.50. $1.76, and N per dozen. Bleached Huck Towels at $1,00, $1.25. $1.50, and $1.85. ItEAL BARGAINS at $2, $2.50, and §3 per doz. TURKEY DAMASKS, cxtra quality, $1 per yard, former price $1,.10. Bleached Damask Towels $:4.50 per doz., former price $6. SPECIAL NOTICE.-~-1e have Just veceived lur((«e tmportation of EXTRA FINE DAMASK CLOTHS and NAPKINS to mulch, which will be sold at correspondingly low prires, Aftentinn of Houscleepers partic- alarly invited, MELINBRY DEPARTNENT. WEST END DRYG—OODS HOUSE BARGAINS FLOWERS, | FEATHERS, and STRAW GOODS, 2,000 Sgrays Flomers o balf rce, 1,000 Fancy Fealhers at ball price, 1,000 Liaies' & Hisses' Shade Hats at 25 tofioe THE NEW SHAPES IN DRESS HATS NOW OrENING IN TFrench and Swiks Chirs In Milan, ) Pedal, Florence, Cunton Linen, and Tancey Braids, THE NEW SHADES IN OSTRICH ANDFANCY FEATHERS, &o. Ordera for Trimming Hats promptly st tonded to and tastefully executed. GARSON, PIRIE & G0, Madison and Peoria-sts. TILUNSES, BEELEY'S HARD RUBBER TRUSBSES. Comfort, Safety, Rellef, and CURE for RUPTURE, Made in avery detirable pattern,—1ight, cool, sleanly, free from ATl sour, ruste. chating,or | adding oy Complete nusortmient for sale, with Justment, h‘{ Messrs. Gole & Blockl, Thoy. Whitleld & Co., 240 Wabash-sy. Metealf & Co., 63 North Clark-st., Chicago, all leading Country Drugiists, $4 und BRAZILIAN PERRLE SPECTAOLRA Satitd i g0 S1ghie by mapeetion st N ANARIE'S, Opticiun, B8 Mudisor-at. (Tribuue Bullding). KFINANCIAL, $100 e, $1.700 Paid a Profit of WP j{ onths, und im] e e I Blocka: ™ Rias” reabce 2 numingl suws sud protitsincreased. Book ecutaine ing full wlormation seut va sy E‘lluflnn. TUMBIIDGE & CO., Baakers and Drokess, 2 Wall-st., New T