Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1869, Page 1

ee Se THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, ; At the Star Bullding, §.W. Corner Pennsy!vazia Av. and lth Street BY TES EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANT. 1 served by the carriers t thett subecniste tn the Oty 20d District at Tan PER WEEK. ‘at the counter, with | oF Without w: Cmare each. | Paics son Maitine:-—Three months, One Dollar aed Fifty Cents; six mon:hs, Three Dol- lars; one year, Five Dollars. No are | sent from the office longer than paid for. ‘The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday Morning—One Dollar and 8 Half Yeer. | | EE orn a SPECIAL NOTICES. | TIVE REMEDY, | Wasuingtox. D.C., May iT, 1389 | 1 bad « bed Cough; I suffered v much, took | more injury than b-neft, | i s'ReM DE a | id ve ch. bavigg 7 MR: 8 DORM | “ ~ etween (th sud 7(b stre 157 Trade Mark OM @ & G® to fe us DY ecto. ge gBAM RCM, usd Silver. | — co GORHAM MASUFACTURING COMPANY Paovinescr. KL STFBLING SILVER WABE, P PLATED WARE but these alors * NICKEL SILVES Orders receive* roods may be obtain wos May 2,6, 11, 15, 20. 25, 99; Jawe | 3,812, 17, 28, 26-15 a: FRRING BUT W 4 frm responsible ¢ P FOR YOUNG mer > having | eee tier MAN SOND ssent in weated ees tree oi charge Aldress HOW ALY AUD ASSUULATION. Box P my 19 eo3m ELLIS’ IKON BIT SER: ‘Raving us or Treo Bitters in my practice, Tenn teattfy te tteenperior tonte properties for tr - SGacnte. htiadelphia U: KIDWRLL & §0 Peonsylvants avenue aad I ord Druggists genersily. D MEptc versity © very fanniy should Beep it ia their homes in case of sad cages in whick it tana ntiuote A medical he Conse and Cure of pre- mature decline in man, the treatment of Nervous ¥. ke. y by thom this do ca person tol. peor oF Ciareyman L. ND Gar Etre. ‘Sent by mal om. of Sity conte. Address the Author. Dr. B. /. Cartia 3% Sort >» &t., Baltimore. myis-ly ECIAL NOTIOW —Dr. Curtis begs to noti’y bis Waskiugioe patiecs: that owen te bie exte sive practice in Baltimore, be will im future Se to their ine forests. and can be coneultet ce 2a TURDALS i can from 1 to «eed 5teS ¥_m., aud on SUNDAY! ‘Sp-m and Stes p.m st F street, ra" worl ECIALITY. treetment and eure of Nervors Devility eed all dmousce arising from abnes of the system. my 1d de PHALON’S “{APHIAR LOTION” rom BEAUTIFELNG Tae Re AED OOMPLEX- BEMOVES ALL ERUPTIONS. ZREORLE: ‘and teeters TEE ORT ye LADIES wit MURSBRE iris invalaabie in the it ri) 5 paPUIeS LOFION' te tas nly tclavie tea “PAaPHté! # ol » Fee dy tor discsace une blemtshes cf the SiN ‘the 1S 32 uv sar i es Ea ies “FLOR DE MAYO." a “PLOG DE ye BEw Perr & roe HE a CHIEF. Exguiuire. D JOATE, LASTING PEAC B4ucxk. wen PEALON BRON, AMUSEMENTS. NATiONsL THEATER. NIGHTS ONLY mmeacing Ine. JUNE 7, 1-64, Arr ™ Doors open af 2 Weloc 30 Cents: Gaildren, 23 Cents. Box sbset now open Prices a oscal, CHAS. MELVILLE, 23 Business Manager. Wy ospEEFce PERFORMANCE. ASTER FEANKI® D. GUNNELL @ request of many respectabie citizens. Who Ser 2 hing nae Cilla! CABINET PHENOMENA DARK bEANOES RATIONAL HALL, a 37 F XHIBITION AT BARLOW GAL- OPLEEY OF Five Ants: 537 Posger cesta south side 50 UTE PAINTINGS ce ‘ded to . 5 the collection. Among them will fou tice Epcravings, Chrome. &c. ao bargest Bick. Popernangines, ‘Wistow Bbades. Pievare Frames. Picture card ani Pan Sun ey, Baile, fc: te tbe District TERMS e = =, ‘lease Kemewber Name aad Number. GAULEBY, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SETWEEN NiNTH AND TENTH STREETS. A chorce collection of OIL PAINTL’ }; Ger- Pape g i TOUTS, STERELSCOPER vi }. PABLOR Bi ‘sna Square PE tks, CORDS, ard ING. —_ Loris suack canvass GRENADINES, IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE WIDTH, 18 ALL QUALITIES, ‘And at the VERY LOWBST MABKBT RATES. Also. om hand, oc ly Grentdines. scarce sad ‘we offer ONE PRICE ONLY. 18 PLAIN FIGURES. NO DEVIATION ALLOWED. FOR SALB—100,000 TL. I8 BAKER. Agricultaral Warehouse. La. avenue. wySl-eolw [inteChr} bet, 9th and 10th ste. =. Che i Va} XXXII r a vening Star. WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 3, 1869. CITY ORDINAYCES. j Paseed by the Sixty-sisth Ceoancil. ‘as Act © aon ons eek, eee } rad ge on ot i North “Oapitot street. between No aod U | Be it emacied by Oe Bowrd J Aliermen and } my De set and the footways and gutters paved on the west side of North Capitol street, between N and © streets north. Tie work to be con- tracted for and executed in the manyer and under the superintendence providea Sy inw | And to defray the ex Of ead improve. MER: Aepecial tax, egUAl Wo LDP Cos: eat, 1s hereby imposed and Jevied on all low or parts of lots bordering the lime of the ime vement; the said tax to De assessed aud col. im conformity with ‘he provisions of the NE. 5,065. EV: ENING STAR. © aK HILL CEMETERY. Report: the Investigating Cemmittee, Were “¥ lest ef the Inthe S war cf Wednesday, 26th ult, reter- ing tothe report of the Committee of Investi- £ALOD ap} winted by the lot Bolders of Oak Hil Cemetery, .which was subqitted toa meeting 6f said lot Rolderson the 25th ult., we pablished whatwe edatioed then, and still claim, to be the yurport+ sg that document. That publication (motwith: tamding tt was, as we have neretofore @oredas an accurate samming up of wy one of the Investigating Committee wd the repor:,) Ras been the oceasion as attacks upon the Sraw through the fof several newspapers. These, how. we all evidently from the same quarter bed astrovg tamily likearss. In some ges’? Sustained? of vari ' column ever. as they of (Bem . ct was bold!: sserted that ninetesn ow of (he twenty dree “chorges™ made by M Corcor am against the Superintendent and the marae ement were sustained by the report! Faiste Ms men im buckram redivicus, “Mari, now how plain a tale shall pnt yon dowt. " We have not yet beea faraished with © cop) * of the report by those who complained oi | ourab etract,but are indebted to the courtesy ofa Jot bo! kder for the privilege of reading it through, ands )ali pow lay the result before our readers ‘who cam then judge for themselves whether our b rief but entirely dispassionate review of the r sport was im accordance with the facts. At wi is certainly prepared without any praju- dice for or against either party to the controver- sary,.but merely with the desicn of inform- ing the public as to the merits of the case, which we make a point of doing in all matters which may be of interest to any coasiderayle Portion of our readers. We have quoted the ‘word “charges” above because the commitive have tus designated certain written state- ments or suggestions of Mr. Uorcoran number- ed from 1 to 2%, some of which do contain <<harges against various parties, but others are ‘Merely memoranda of private grievances ef Mr. C., and one or two seem to haye no significance whatever, except m so far as they show the animes of the whole series. It must ba borne in mind that of these charges some are against the Superin- tendent, the most serious of which are not tained by the committee, auc the others agains, the management. Of these latter. the eommit- tee sustain those which charge a want of sys- tem in the manner of keeping the accounts and Tecords ot thecemetery. Tais defective system ‘was inaugurated by the first managers—four in pumber—named in thecharter, twenty years ego, by Mr. Corcoran himself. The preseat managers, it is admitted, haye improved the system. and inaugurated reforms. Now, whc are the present managers? The only one who has been associated in the management for so jong 4 term as seven years, is Mr. Corcoran bimselt, elected im ig@. Nex* comes Mr. Geo. W. Beal}, not elected till 1296; Captam W. P. S. Sanger, mot til 1.68: and Mr. A R. Shep. herd. mot till the present year. No if there bas beem a looseness of admini: tFAtion ail this time, who is responsible for it? Those who commenced wrong, and others, who silently scquiesced in thealleged mismanags- ment for all these years, or those newly elected managers, who coming im at alate day and finding things wrong, are admitted to have commeneed the work of reform? Mr. Oorcoran is entitied to every word the committee has said in Bis bebalt in so far as Ris manificenc> is concerned, and bis claim to the gratitude of thesebe has benefitted shouid not be ignored but im a matter of this Kind, let there be fair play allaround. Let us not be dazzled by the glitter of the gold so generously devoted to the public good. The reputation of those other men concerned in this controversy are as dear tothemas Mr. Corcoraa’s to him, and should be as carefully guarded. ‘We come now to particulars :—The commit tee set out in their report with the statements already referred to. as to the want of @ proper and rigid systera of accountability. Tne blame for this rests, as has been said befere, princi- pally on the former managers, but it is proper to add in the same connection that it Bas not been shown that this want of system bas led im apy case to any missppropriations of the funds of the company. The report then takes up the twenty-four so-called “charges” of Mr. Corcoran, and the committee say :—“ Cuarges Nos. 1, 2, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 19 have been fully sustained.” Now let us see what these “ cbarges” are that are fully sustained. No.1 Tends = superintendent since the organization o! the com| in 1849, etlort pas the books! Who madeevery effort to have the examination made! The committee may have bad more information than they give on these points, but to an outsider the only thing clear is, tha: the fault, if any, of the present man- agers seems to have been to take things as they found them. And the same remarks applies to No. 2, which 1s as follows: “The receipts and disbursements at the cem- etery Dave very heavy, amounting to thousands per month. His returns (wattl 1568) ave been made at the end of each month, or Tatber about the middle of the subsequeat month, 1p gToss, sometimes only statmg the } sum received, without date or item, and in ove case a settlement was omitted for five months.’ We learn, on inquiry, that the omission of setulement by the Superintendent for five MOUS WAS iD comsequence of the illness of Mr. Henry Kang, the Secretary of the Com- pany, since decensed. And yet this charge is set down as “fally sustained!” “§. Recently an item of S120 in bis (the Say ) weekly Teceived atthe vanit, which, om inquiry, turned out to be meneys received by him at various times for vault rents, some of it paid him nearly three years before.” ‘Would it not have been as well for the com- miittee to have added, in explanation of this | tact, tha: this $120 consisted of twelve sams of ‘$10 each; that being the amount required:to! advanced by & party depositing a dead body in the vaulis, to be credited when tie said Lody was removed. No.9 requires no comment. It is as follows: «Whether be (the Superintendent again) did not establish 8. for the sale of monuments poe by bis fect ia th aoonay dane wird een ence catch tn tae thathtotatoen somaee tition?” No. #2 is in reference to the unsatisfactory condition of the lot ledger, and Mo, 13 to notes, amounting to $12,0v0, lying over uncollected These, of course, are only specifications on the general charge ““wantof system,” already fully explained. Wo.14 is a complaint that te board voted dows 8 proposition of Mr. Corcoran’s eign agra egrets ae ag bis security, and pay bis salary. How this complaint is set down as 8 “charge,” and as “fully sustained, bender sateen ‘The board had certainly @ right to accept or to vote down @ proposition offered by one of their number, at theirdiscretion. Without consider- img the question of propriety on either side, they certainly did no more im the matter than exercise their prerogative. fbis, we think, ‘warrants us In setting down, as We did ia our first article, soine of the so-called charges as «“frivolous;” of whieb more anon. The remarks we have made on this “charge” will also apply to No. &, which sets forth, gudstantially, that the Board, rustend of ‘aecepting his (Mr. @.'s) proposition to build a wall along Muli street in bis own way and at Bis own cost, chose to build it in their own way st the expense of the 34nd will also apply to No. 19, which ts that «the books of the company were refused me to take home and examine,” and thst this “outrage” was indorsed by the Board of Man. agers. That board say in reference to this matter: “Mr. King was well known to the treasurer sa gentleman in whom he Bad the most un- bounded confidence, and one who nad always treated bim as a gentlemaa, and who Bad never in any manuer cast the slightest imputation upon bis honesty or veracity. On the other band, Mr. Corcoran was never dented a reques: that he made for books or anything else, uatil, Baving put to the treasurer a direct question as to whether a cerisim lot was paid tur, and re- ceived an equally direct aud positive answer, he refused to sign the deed therefore uatii ne (Mr. Corcoran) had examined the books to see Af it were €9 or not.” And now we come to the last charge “fully sustained,” which is as follows: 16, “I charge thata deed of trast on real estate given for money loaned, (for which I tind no Authority im the books,) amounting to $2.14, ‘Was not put on record for some fourteen months after the note fell due, and thatof eight acres purchased in 1565, for $2,000, a part of the tract (ihreeaud a quarter acres) was omitted in the conveyance to the company. Of this land mary lots haye been sold, aud many persons boried in it. Neitner of these errors would bave been brought to light but for my searching examination.” The only date mentioned here is 1855, at which time Mr. Corcoran was the only one of the present managers who held the position. He. no doubt, as well as the other managers at that time,-Jeit the details of the transactions mentioned to the Attorney of the Company, baying fall confidence in his legal skill. Here, then, are the ten “charges” out of twenty-four, “inlly sustained,” and what is in them? Five of them are mere charges of want of system against the managers, without spec- ityimg how much, it any, blame attaches to tle present board (Mr. Gorcoran having been in the board longer than the rest would have to bear the largest share:) three don’t deserve the name of charges, because they are only com- plaints that & majority of the board acted in Opposition to the wishes of the minority; and two are charges against the superintendent which the public and the lot holders can ap- praise at their proper value. Yet, in the tace of these glaring facts, we are told through the Rewspapers that mos! of the charges are sus- tained.” How long would such charges, so sustained, stand in a court of justice? The committee very properly ignore “charges” 4and6. Whether they, as well as No. 23, de- serve the epithets “frivolous and uncharitaple,” used in the Srag of the 26th ult., let the reader jadge. Here they are: “4. ‘The superintendent has books tha’ he has Rot yet produced, or how could he tarnish the Jong list of accounts recently transferred to the secretary's books! He bas admitted to me that he bas one containing the vault reats, but re- fuses to let me see it.” “€. The superiatepdent’s annual salary was originally Si00; it has been increased ot iate to $1,200, In addition to this, several gratuities have been voted to him by the lot-helders, $5 0 for extra services, a cemetery lot worth as much more, and an increase of salary both to him and the secretary, todate back five months. In addition to this, be recetved, until Tecently, All the fees for sodding, planiing, setting bound. aries, cleaning monuments, aud other perquis- ites, which must have amoanted to a very Jarge sum, greatly exceeding the receipts of the Cemetery Company fer all burial charges.”’ “23. Toexcite an interest, and create a sym- patby for Rimself with some of the lot-holders, the superintendent bas represented to them that his salary ws inadequate to the support of his large family, when it is well known to many citizens Of Georgetown that he is the owner of more than a dozen houses renting for upwards of S2,00 per annum—all acquired curing bis superintendence.” In reference to this latter* charge” the com- mittee say: “The testimony shows that Wr. Blundon was in possession of five houses precious tohis connection with the Cemetery, and that in the acquisition of the others there is mo tes i- m ny sufficient to show the misapplication of th SJunds for that purpose.” Mr. Blundon himself states in his evidence that he had five houses before he went to the Cemetery; explains how he acquired others— by obtaining money from building associs- tions, and applying bis rents, with what he could save from his salary as Superintendent They say: ‘“Obarges Nos. 3 and 17 have been satisfactorily explained;” so we won t waste time with those. No.7 is a complaint that the managers paid $1,300for a map which did not show the number of square feet in each lot. ‘The Committee regard the map as being of lit- Ue use without the dimensions marked on it. The evidence shows that the Board (of which ‘Mr. Corcoran was a member) authorized the contract to be made for the map without speci- tying anytping about dimensions or areas, and ‘that the atterney of the company contracted ac- cordingly. The Managers say in reference to this: make & su: and Cemetery, \- inde all the Baral Hots, ‘ races, &c., and show the tion of each 5 1 y yp to show the area of the lots, and therefore it was not exacted.” ‘Then we have this charge: “Sth. Has not the Superintendent at various umes had work done outside of the Oemetery. im which he employed the hand: of the Com- pany and used the material of the Company, WITHOUT AUTHORITY?” ‘The committee say: “The facts are as stated» but the practice was permitted without offictal action thereon;” but they do not say, what ap- other numerous faitures of both, sufiicient to yastity that nearly or quite the Sure = the Oomewery wae given a waa hese at meng rere 8 @8 88 Moreover the Superintendent is forbidd on by the By-laws to make 9n interment without the order of the Treasurer, and no application had been made to that officer for one in either case. Sth ama 9th. Vault rent had been remitted in some imstaces by the former President; bat was considered as among th> “loose” P sapreresny complained of as not being within the power of the President, but of the Beard oaly; and all the remission asked of the Board in this case was granted, and more ‘would have been it it had been requested. 10th. This is partly replied toin the 7th ans- ‘wer. But why lot-holders were ever permittes to bury their dead while their notes were lying over we cannot say, aud mast refer for an an- swer lo our predecessors it. office. The prac- tice prevailed when we came into office, aud no action that we know ¢f has ever been taken to “prevent” it, as may” be done by authority ot By-inw 16, notwitbsianding the matier bas been several (rmes brought to the notice of the Board, and in the presence of its senior mem- ber, who, while declaring that the over-due Botes oucht to be paid before the ground was further used, never deemed it of sufficient im- porianee to make a motion (o that effect. No. 21 isacompilaint that Mr. A. R. Shep. berd was elected to fill @ vacancy in the Board by the votes of Messrs. Heall and Sanger andi in opposition tothe wishes of the other mem - der, Mr. Corcoran, who also charged that Mr. Shepherd was a relative of Captain Sanger’s, which charge is positively disproved by the evidence before the commitee. The ¢>mmit- “The material facts have been * bat they do not question the le- gality of the election. Now for a novel charge: “22. Ihave declined to meet this Board, so organized, whose every act of late his been aimed to annoy and mortify, sf not to insalt me, For the proof of this, I refer you to the record of its proceedings since the new organization. which 1t was my wish and intention to print i, fall for the benefit of tne lot-holders; but I was Prevented, by @ refusal of proper access to *nem for the last four months.” The answer of the Board of Managers quote in cur comments on No. 19 ve, should be reat in this connection, as it shows why the officers of the company refased to Ist Mr. Uor- coran take the books away, though he was allowed to see them at the office. No. 21 is not reported on for want of time, the committee eay, and we will therefore wait un til it is, before commenting on it. In summing up the charges against the Sa- Perintendent, the committee say : “The committee are satisfied that no inten- tentional imyastice has been done the Company by the Superintendent.” ‘We have now disposed of all the so-called “charges” against the Saverintendent and Managers, none of which were sworn to by Mr. Corcoran. He did, bowever.swear to one statement which, it appears from the evidence, ‘was not sustained. “Qn the contrary, qaite the reverse.” While Captain Sanger was being examined by the committee, Mr. Corcoran asked Bim - “On what authority did you make an addi- tion tothe Soperintendear’s house in Septem- Tr. 1267! Answer.—By authority of the Board of Di- rectors. Mr. Corcoran, sworn.—Says that only the front elevation of the buildiag was present at time the Board ordered the work, and that the back dining-room was not on the p!an. ‘The work was ordered on his resolution, which limited it t $2,000; recollects that the contract rice Was $2,500. which he saw on r. cord alter is return trom Europe, and that subsequently ap additional appropriation of €500 was made. Tetemony taken May 7, 1309.—Mr. Singer made an explanatory statement as regards his answer on @ previous occasion, im using the word “Director” instead of «Mai 37 also ix Felation to the contract he made for building the addition to superintendent’s house, pro- ducing plans, &c.; after which— Mr. Phelps was sworn.—Am an architect by ——— made plans for Mr. Singer—two Uak Hili—one showing the and the other the proposed alteration: the objec Was to sBow to the Board of Managers tne altered condition as cvumpared with the old Made the plans and them to Mr. Sanger, Fecognizes his drawing of the old building. also the plan to show oad pgp and addi- tions; both are precisely as m: him—th. dining-r00m was shown on it. Never wa other plan. Never sao any drawing which represented th: building on Road street as it ‘rou! appear when altered. The difference in vost between the two P=. in his opinion, would be nearly one-half. Never received any com- pensation from Oak Hill Cemetery for making these plans. wary. sf. sworn.— Recollects ‘Mr. J. Marb seeing ibe two plans now shown st the tine, eeessely ae they are now. aa by Mr. Corcoran.—Does not recoi- tanything about additions; was not present ‘when apy other plan was presented by Cap- tain Sanger or —— else; don’t recollectever ich merely represented the oad street. i does not remember jm Sanger as to bids. ir. Frederick sworn.—Am by profession an architect: has seen plan for improvement of ...... Bouse; the one now shown ts the one; never saw any other plan. ‘The charges made by Mr. Vorcoran, and the light on many matters only touched on by the Commuttee im their report proper. From this evidence we have made a few selections above to show its character. By the evidence it is clearly shown that what we said of tae exon- eration of Messrs. Beall and Ss was cor. rect in every particular. No geatlemen stand higher than they do m this community, and their established reputation for truth and in. tegrity is not shaken in the least by the report of the committee, as may be seen by the very full resume we give abov: a E 4 i i if t | ist Hi i i i i i i { i Washington News and Gossip. | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. INTERNAL REVENUE—The receip's toamy from this source were $1,705,685. PayMasteR JouN S. CUNNINGHAM, U.S. Navy, is in town, looking as handome as usual. CouMopone JonN A. Winetow nas been ordered to the command of the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard. Rey. M. C. BRiTtaiy, of the Baltimore Con. ference of the Methodist Episcopal Caurco, bas been appointed a Chaplain ia the Navy by the President. ComMOpoRR Simon B. BIS6ELE hes been ordered to duty as a member of the Examining Board in session at the Navy Department to exainine officers for promotion, of which Rear Admiral Smith is President. Taw PostMAsTER GENERAL and bis assist. ants, together with the supermtendents of the foreign mail, money and trausporiation branches of the Department, were puyto- grapbed in a fine group to-day by Brady. SOLIciToR Situ, of the Internal Reyerne bureau, returned this morning trom New York where he bad under the consideration the question of taxing the capital of bankers and brokers. THE PRESIDENT and party leave the Arsenal wharf this evening at five o'clock on th: steamer Tallapoosa for Annapolis, where they are expected toarrive abouts o'clock to-mor- Tow morning. Vixwiz Ream’s Lrncotxy.—The New York steamer which goes out trom Georgetown to- morrow will have in her carge the model of Vinnie Ream’s siatue of Lincola. 1: goes to Italy direct from New York to b> perpetu- ated in marbie. THe Wire Hovse.—There was 8 very large crowd of visitors at the Execative Manston to- day, tut the President refused to see any one, being closeted with Secretary Boutwell aad Commissioner Delano, in reference to certain revenue appointments. REMOVED.—Two candidates for the Board of ‘Common Council on the Sixth Ward Citizens’ Ucket, William Morgan and Benjamm Pal- mer, employed respectively in the steam and civil engineering departments of the Navy ‘Yard, were yesterday removed by orders trom the Navy Department. DBaTH OF A NAVAL UPPICE! telegraphic dispatch from Indianapolis announces the death of Commander James P. Foster, U.s. N., who has been stationed at Mound City. IL, for some years past. Commander Foster ‘Was a native of Indiana. and entered the Navy on the 1ith of May. 1568. He was an able of- ficer,and much esteemed by all who knew Bim. St. Jony’s Day.—The President this morn- ing issued an order directing that all Knights Templar employed in the Executive Depari- ments of the Government who wish tu attend the semi-centennial anniversary of St. John’s Lodge, No. 1, Philadelpbia, be granted leave of absence for four days, commencing on the 15th instant, by making application to th- heads of the Departments, APYOINTMENTS PY THE PRESIDENT.—The President to-day made the following appoint- ments : Consuls—J. M. Rice at Brindisi, Italy, O. H. Irish at Dresden; R. O. Duncan at Naples S, J. Moffatt at Pernambuca; Thomas Adsm- son, Jr., at Honolalu; J.C. Cover at Fayal. Collectors of Internal Revenue—M M Trumbull, 3d lowa: J.C. Mattnews, 9th 1 S. E. De Forrest, Alaba ONLY SIx DATS FROM Saw FRaxcisco- UNCLE Sam's STRONG Box THERE.—The Sec retary of the Treasury this morning received « letter from the Assistant Treasnrer of the United States at San Francisco, dated May giving & report of the operations of the office there, and announcing that there were $6,00,01" in coin subject to draft of the Treasury. It witli be seen that this letter was but six days in reaching here from San Francisco. Doctor Many E. WALKER called to-day on Mr. Tullock, appointment clerk of the Treas- ury. and urged her claims to a clerkship upon that official, but without ovtaining any satis faction. The Doctor, who was pecaluarly gra- ious and good-natured, had as @ comp.nion Mrs. Dr. Lockwood. After the interview she proceeded on ber way oat, and stopped in the vestibule of the 15th street entrance to eat her lunch, which being disposed of, she was off to try her luck probably elsewhere. THE NATIONAL CommitTER OF CoLoRED Mz —The National Committee, appointed inst ‘winter by the Colored Convention here, re- cently met, and among other business directed the pi tion of an address to the Rhode Istand poe urging the ratificauon of the fifteenth amendment. A committee was also aj ted to draft s letter to the Govern- ment of Hayti and Liberm, urging them to re- move the word “white” from their Qonstitu- Uons and laws. In those countries no man can either hold real estateor citizen. It is those distinctisns the ttee will with the two Republics of their own race pomp padinbempey The com- mittee also & resolution of sympathy wu the Republicans. si tf i i Bee i act Approved Vetover 12, I-85 Approved, May 1, ine. AX Act for the reliet of George H. Gaddis Brother Be it enacted by the Tioard of Aldermen and Board Common Council of the City ef Washington, bar the sum of eigh’een dollars be, and tho tame is hereby, appropriated trom ch> general fund to enable the or to pay George H ©, done op the This Afterncen’s Dispatches. ——o——— STRANGE SCENE IN A MIULITA! COURT. aanene JErrenson, TexAs, June }.—In the military tril to-day, Richard Pigueres,who had turned State's evidence, and is the prosecution's strongest witners.w®s placed on the stand. 3 first be stated tbat be did not wish to give evi- dence, ss General Buell expecsed more of bim than he could tell, and Bad this merning threatened bim with prosecution and punish. Ment for perjury if Be did pot teli all ke bad stated privately, aud that be would also be tried with the rest of the patty. Figneres Tecogoized only a tew of the prisoners. he shed tears, and the scone created mack feeling. His tes'imony wa: not concieded frredmen tne Ov'y That the sum of fifty-egut doi same ts hereby, appr. We general fund, to © CBsrles Sebuits that am ouut | Uuved iD the riot of Getob 4p » May i>, Oce or two ntti o ve been examined, aod hare swora AN AcT legalizing Mennesey's corrupt ‘Will iast taree months, « Be xt enacted by the Board of Aldcrmon ant Boar t N CLNCINNATI. Loc Fnen Cewvctl of the Cay of Wasdingtor.. e 3—The City Compe it at Hennessey’s patent corrugated brick ars 0 om the Southern Kailway met ist ight in secret session. The ballot showeda tie between Knoxville and Chatemnooga for the Souther terminas; but afterwards two who Dad voted tor Amoxville changed tor Chatta- ther ballot was not tai hereby leraized for barrel = erry other purposes to which they may be usefully Spy lied, subgect to the same lias of the Uor- poration Which are ta ’ Use of other bricks f Approved, May 7 wood & Co, manucnciu’ ware, malable grey iron, and bras Loss, 850.400, “Insured fatiy m Comy anies, TERRIBLE KIOT IN WALES. Loxpon, June 3.—Dispatehes received bere to-day from Mold, a small town in the por: er part of Wales, give the details of a for- Midable riot which occurred there Inet eve- ning, m which several lives were lost, and many persons injured. Au attempt was made to rescas two prisorers | from the hands of the sheriff ‘The sherif and guards resisted; but the meb being too strong, cas the said amount to Henry Polkintora for taxes paid by him in the years 1°66 and 167, om a>coant oF property which he bad sold prior to lnrutleced years, und bas not since been 1 Po mis (Approved, May 17, issu. ' | Aw Act to grade and pave Third street west, | from Pennsylvania avenus to F street morta. j | die st enacted by the Board of Aldermen ant it was found necessary to call out the military, ‘ Kenedy We who fired upon the rioters, killing four instant | 41/@ Commm Council UheOs yor Was Mayor be, and ly aud wounding many more. } e At the date of the last dispatches the town | 70¢ ‘0 cSuse the Tras awlet and the prisoners were still in cas- i. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. ; The London Press — Something More to . y Lonpom, June 3.—The London journals still continue to discuss the Alabama claims, and Meg neced between Great Britain and whe | sistant ay = aces. Mayor; to expense incurred an The Daily News hopes that Minister Motley | this acta tax equal to the cost Serene ee ee ney wae sball be, and is . BSsessed and imposed was recen’ rejected. all lots and parts of lots slong satd street, The Standard teticitates Mr. Mot! = Doe > F ons ou bis | from Pennsylvania avenue to F s: bora, recent sj hes, amd hopes thst id Will | accordmg to existing law be able to reciprocate his sentiments. ‘Approved, May 17, 1869. INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNOR | Ax ACT to set the curostones and pive the OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. footways and gntters on the morth side ot , N. H., June 3.—Governor Stearns | Virgimis avenue, between Teath and Pwei/ta rated to-day, and delivered a mes- strests west. sage, um which he Said that the State debi had | _ Be st emacted by the Board of Aldermen anit been reduced #350400 during the year. He | Boardof CommonCouncil of the Ci yor Lage Re Tecommends a uniform rate of taxation on al! | Thatthe Mayor be, and ered or= foreign insurance compamtes, and the promo. | ized and to cat curbstones to be tion of the agricultural interests of the State. | Stand the footways and gatters paved o@ the He hopes for the speedy ratuficztion of the 1L5uh north side of Virginia ayenus, between Tenth amendment anda — Tweitth west. The work xecuted in the manner and under the superintendence pro- vided by law; and to defray the expenses of FIRE, Freprrick, MD, June 3—The New Kich- mond flour mill, two miles south of thas city, Was destroyed this morning by fire—the work of an incenGiary. The engiue house and con- tents were saved. The mill was owned by Fangmeyer, Doll & Uastie,of Baltimore. The Joss is estimated at $10.00); on which there ix an insurance of $5,000 in the Baltimore National Fire Insurance Company. RAILROAD MATTERS IN MASSACHU- SETTS. Bostow, June 3.—Bilis have been reported ao House to loan a cee ee ihe Sesto ot lassachusetts to the Sure Com. pany to the amount of Sense, Bosion, Hartford and Erie iroad Company to the amount of ~2,000,u0U. The bill to establish the Great Northern Railroad Company ba- been reported in the Senate. VERMONT EPISCOPAL CONVENTIO: KvTLaspD Vr,, June 3—Tbe Annual Uon- ¥ention of the Protestant Episcopal Vermont asermoled yesterday: the Biebop Bissell presiding, and Thomas fieid acting as secretary There was a large attendance of clergyman and laity, amoug ‘whom were some oi the most prominent men in the State. POST OFFICE ROBBERY. said improvements a special tax equal to the cost thereot .s bereby imposed and levied on ail lots or parts of lots bordering on the line of tua improvement: the said tax to be assesset and colleeted in conformity with the provisions co: approved October 12, i~65. Approved, May 17, in69. TH FOURTS WARD BEPUBLIOAN 1G) Ee will aa their ir megan ot and L etreets. BVERY ¥ ay @. entil farther notice. All Republicans are invited. epi7-tyer™ gyre setae Boerice. W H SABEETT, DD... Formerly of Philn¢elphia,) No. 26 434 street, TRENONT, OHIO, June 3.—The post office at this place was broken into last itand rovbed. A large numberof letters were ved. DROWNED. ROOBRSTER, June 3.—At Mount Morris this morning, two men named Garney and Con- nolly, were drowned while bathing. DEATH OF A JUDGE, Loxpos, OoTanio, June 3.—Judge Wilson, of tBis place, died to-day. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The advance im prices at the New York ‘Stock Exchange bas enlarged the demand for money {rom the brokers, and few call loans are