Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1869, Page 1

: nr THE EVENING STAR. |! PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, ' At the Star Bullding, ‘ 5 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and Lith St, : BY TUR EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. | The STAR ts served by the carriers to their gubseribers in the City and Invrict a’ Tew CErTe PER wEex. or Foaty+roce CENTS Pse MONTH Copirs at thecounter. Txo Casts. | Price ror Line —Three Months. Une Dolist avd Fifty Cents, six months, Three Dollars: one year, Five Dollars. No papers &re sent fr-m the office longer than paid for. | The WEEKLY STAR—pubhshed on Friday | me Dollar-and-a-balf 3 year. | Voz, 34---N2. 5,170. Pp Liven \ ing Stat. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1869. STEAMBOAT LINES, | Pe os beeen F’* LIVEBPUOL AND QUEENSTOWR, Taman Line of Mail Steam: Ling from York EVERY SATURDAY cul ALY coos TERNATE TUESDAYS Ticket sold to and from Eagiand, Ingle and the Cae ee a. Da, © i orm to NG. Agent. 13 Brostway. New York-or DALE. SPECIAL NOTICES, | MALL'S VEGET. HENEWE! HAIR To ITs ‘Ok WHEN GRAY. -BIGINAL Bovews the putritive matter which nourishes the RENSWS THE @ Bi 2 Ls Pied THE HAIR «New York, or Ss o brash. wiry bair to silken softness. MIDDLETUN & CO, EAUTIFUL BAIN DAResiNG” ants-tt 54% fA ai we ite e > ~ — Nashua, N.H., Proprietors, M = ru; Oc 2-eolm& W BSCHANTS’ LING OF STEAMSHIPS ———— WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY 18 PERRY DAVIS’ VEGETABLE PAIN KIL- LER! It uot only cures the flis of the hamen femi y,.butis iso s sure remedy for horses with colic. Ithasmever been known to fail ine care of the worst cases; @nd for sprains, galls, etc., it never fatle—try it once Directions eccompany rach bette, Bold by Draggiste generally —Kentow Councy (Ky ) Democrat. 00 23-1 BRIWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. Hereafter the Fine Steamshipe E. 0. JOBS GiBSON. and ir of the MEROHAN7®’ UL’ oe | BATCHELO: AiR DYE. This splendid Hair Dy. iSstentancope: ad tints; remedies th orates and leaves Via CANAL. WEBN PHILADELPHIA “= Vi WASHINGTON. ABD Dee GEOKGETOWS, D.C. Begziar sailin from 14 North ae am | a help fort Address HOWARD A: lladelpbia, Pa. se23-co%m AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATER. BNT OF Tics CELEBRATED Exe. hl G'S OPE it, . THIS EVENING eo eeees tROVA wEpNesbay © win ruunspaf® PIAVALO. MARITANA. 1869. WASHINGTON. Is ALEXANDRIA. AND GEORGETOWN BAILWOAD. Doers opan st 7 o'choek; ‘ — 25 Vents extra for Mesa z oppee fo begin sf 8. RENEWAL OF PASSENGER TRAINS! R ————— pmMeOvea « Washington aud alexaa THBOUGH MAIL TRAINS. undeys Iacinded » yeToN—From Marylead THE SUBSCEIBBRS HAVB THIS DAY — toe RET STORS —_ cs 04 Penna . o- s Mth streets, in Hooe’s new building. mene sass Our bewstore will be opened to the pu bic as bow con be weseers Late op, with anew jendid aesortaaont of evurythtng 24 setiinaniog the pubic for Peat Tarora, we bop fo ye @ continusuce of thelr pat Dail st all ¢ avor to merit. fe" wee 73 Suita & STROM avenne =. Leave ALEx«NoRniA—Prom corner Dake and Henry streets—6 ©) p.m. L WAY TRAINS. From Mat — ote ie? ang | 80 486) O8 BXBIBITION {mo.48 Smra—Prem' corer Duke and 5 TOM Bo. 486 Henry streete—i 2 a.m. From ot Asaph apd | g)77% H P= see eeaie ttt fog streets—$ and 108. m.;1and3 p. te fete garcia a &s EVENING SPECIAL TRAINS will de ron iat Doors above Odd Fellows" Hall on Tresdays, Thoradeys. and Sate: leav ihetce O11 Paint Ohromes. Be. ‘alexandri D m.. from corner st. Asaph a: Iso, Largest ‘Window Bivg sts. Returning—Leave Washington af 1) Pictare |, Pictare Uord and Tas Fe rer ey A NTEVESS Gent Srypt | SASH > Bemensbes besa aie ocd im WJ PHELPS, Gent Manager. | Es meee - [Chron Repab.Inteltm) Bacrmozs anv on10 samsoan. PIC-NICS, EXCURSIONS, &c. *BAND D se XC Pee Ges wrltbe siren ae SO WAsHING TON, 1868 LYMONT PaVILLIoN, STREory SgRUINGT OS au) BALT1. | By the Proprietor. Jos b PMAPTIELD, om srenow ran te follows. vis: wT E™ WSS? | the ste OF Wasitin@ron win You BALTIMORE. kets. 83 for s gentleman ond oz Frag hon Es ae . rae, No ti: kets wsil be sole the FOR ALL WAY STATIONS. ‘A fine BABS and STRING BAND hac bee ” pt ; 7 o:: : N | hae been en end 2.50 ana'’s.20 P.M. = = Shot FOB ANNAPOLIS. o P.M. ntlemen wishing tickets wili please seni in 7 ‘neme= ear) FO8 Mount VEEN The No A tf Captain Themes Steck- Bator MCSE Ven ‘aievandh Forts Foote Ho train to ‘Office: Willard’s Hotel. BOYS DEESS SUITS—JACKETS AND SS PANTS. riey are cheap ayes A ocl tf 517 Seventh street. ESfgeices FOB GENTS UNDEB G. “4 MENTS, at the OK:iGINAL FRANU'S, 49 ith street, between D and E. No raach Storey. se 29- Me J. &. SPENCER BEGS TO A. to her numerous customers and the that she has returned to perintendence ‘M'me Mayxaxo, from 5 DBEs8SMAKIN« fn all its branches, under the Pest late su perintend ace of Mrs. 8., assisted by @ ENAGER Leuoy BK, without chat se " oe ing, TMUBSDAY , October 7th. ot Sunday) ot Gi PEILADELPHIA. Leave daily (except funda) at 8 - and 12.45 and 6.40 P.M. O85 SUNDAY. York at 5:40 P. M., end Phile- for Hew at5:40 P.M. Sleeping cars for Sew York on 9 P. M. tratp only Through Philadelphia. Hew York,or the Stadion ottce st all bo Beswo can m= the 406 Per rei or pal tlekets st Aveuve offic can there arrange to Bave their baggage called fr and checked at residence, take be depot, aud put in the beg- car. “Zee Baltimore and Oto Rallrosd advertisement for ule between Washington, Baltimore, An- tickets to be bad at cE To beibers AND OTHERS. Bapoiis end tbe West. Ee SERS eRTTA eee, | trot me ote Pe ee ELE Ns pene 5 ' c a ne 5 soeere. in thie city or any place elec. aud the public abould be on their guard as to whose pavement he is {mg down for them. I person in this ork aceord- pecificat ind am repared to y down work in cellars from forty cents to sev- cei F 89 Ware j eee: oRN TON SMITH, Patentee Office: Christian Association Building, corner of #th and D te. ausi-tf SUMMER RESORTS. Rossiyyys HOvuss,. Om the Heraats opposite ieoreetown. \ tractive summer re- 2 for the entertainment iting the patronage of, WHOM IT MAY o. pb z er a8 city, at § cepts per yard lesa than the'pablic the propriciors sem it valy necessary TO we Sttestios to its bigch. airy, and ceol | 1 eleowhe tow aud the cus ‘views ‘presented and Teap prive its every point of the 'well sppsinted "and. shaiy ing to get UONCKETE grounds, and to ‘in addition to these great @ PLOGRS wilt de well Sotural od hae tte larder and bar wilt Tam laying the moat improved ‘The Kept constantly supplied with every:hine the most can desire. cooking shall be ith or titer, The Feseeulses toe mtguios wrompt cod pout, and | Suites oh sapitrta alt" tae jeildera’ Depot, Mo. 062 7th strevt Ss ausdect | “se i7-1m CORNELIUS BURLEW te ‘atordiog ® pleasant drive through | & BIB! f historic interest Os P. Ww oe its T SYKES & CHADWICK, Proprietors. BW. Bamiltds a co. ‘ enBs; Vania avenue.) DEALEB 18 soTIOR. BE | aise 4 MARBLE MABTUEY. BRACKET - aie | Ea ites . REAR’ TRS, SUMMEB PIBUES, ‘The only place in the city to buy your Tooke mas ASSOCIATION BOOTS, SHOES, AND GAITERS pestis tt Oth street i, -) above O- a bike ‘ond examine my se- at regular sorte of goede, which fs more vatied than 427 WHOLBSALE PRICES t= is BAD AT eae ARGAINS ARB TO D STRASBURGER BROs., 373 Beventa Srazer, Berwers lann K, WHERE THE LARGEST ASSOBTMENT UAN 101 Bri treet, Geurgetowa, D.C , a eR LS ty Besig tec, Sead Las, Sc c |, Be. se 2-im* 'O ALL WHO 85) Gas ‘TOBA . wis LER, au eS WHOLESALE a ‘0485 aD . . Crosse WALeH, Gade the Ebel use, r —— nSAL ESTATE EXCHANGE & BROKBKS | \ousst den ive, bia. cali promi ah ned Mo. $27 PENNA. AVENUE, South Side, ot ‘gredes, from 817 to Deen A a ne CASE 00 my prices are tos close F. 2. soswatn, JUSTION OF THE PEACE, WELCH'S AND 8 BEST FAMILY FLOUR. GOOD EXTBA moe SAREAHTED, ec PEE efved. 10 BARRE! PU ssa RAPES OF THA LOR Offce—3a8 4% street West, near Pot. soath, Jn OLD ZIEGL! : CBEAPEST AND BEST IN TAE CITY. Also, very Sue old SHERRY AND PORT WINES. Oyeity ester, 119 Pennsylvania svenve Bows ABDGIES OBIGINAL “between D sod “Ay ON TBE x VOD. By DB. Bo. 141 W. Fayette street, fee to any aadsees. EVENING STAR. |THE DIRT BUSINESS. Washington News and Gossip. Smxator BRowsLow, who bas recently been very ill, is convalescent, How. AMOS KewDaLt is still quite low at the residence of Bis son-io-law, Mr. Wm Stickney. Miss1No.—It is feared at the Internal Reve- nue Department that Collector McGee, of the ‘Sixth Tennessee District, has been assassinated or that he bas absconded, as nothing has been heard trom him since the ist of August. Prize Morgy.—General Butler arrived here yesterday to mike arrangemeat about the PSyMent of prize Money to men who were with Acmiral Farragut at tne captare of New Orleaus. THE WHITE Hovse.—But few visitors were Sdmiited to see the President this moreing although there was a large number in . At noon the Cabinet convened, all the bers being presei AProInTEeD—Benj. B. Emory, late of the War Department, has received the appoint. Ment of Collecior of Internal Revenue for the 3d district of Mississippi. This is an excellent Appointment, as all familiar with Mr. Emory’s fine business qualifications will concede, UnmiITED STaTEs SUPREME CovRT.—Chief Justice Ubase, and Associate Justices Clifford, Swayne, and Davis of the United States Supreme Court were at the Capitol again this morning, but no quorum being present no business was transacted. U.S. MAILS FOR ALAasKa.—At the Post Office Department yesterday a contract was entered into for transporting the United States mails between Fort Townsend, Washington Territory, and Sitta, Alaska. The mails will be conveyed monthly. OUR LITTLE FRIEND of the Vews is needlessly flurned. We hada’t the slightest idea of Attacking it. It needs nurtare, not cruel blows, and we will give it all (ne encourage. ment we cau by & goed word now and then whem not too much crowded with adver- tusing. Claim AGENTS AND TaEie Ricurs.—at- torney General Hoar bas given an opinion on the recent order of the Secretary of Wer pro. Bibiting claim agents and attorneys from pros- ecuting cases in the War Department. Mr. Hoar holds that they cannot be thus debarred, and that cases should not be decided on mere ex-parte evidenc THE YERGER C. —Une of the first cases to be argued m the Supreme court isthe Yerger case, on a petition for writ of habease corpa. to the military commander in Mississippi, who holds Yerger under sentence of military com. mission, which condemed him todeath. The effort of his counsel will be to obtain adecision &s to the constitutionality of the reconstruction laws of Congress. Com™issiovgm@ DBLano has received a tele. gram from Supervisor Falton, stating that the Teal would-be assassins of detective J. J. Brooks, of Philadelphia, have been arrested, and are und xa particulars are given, but no doubt seems to be entertained about the guilt of the parties in custody. GzonGE ALFRED has again tmposed upon the News by representing to it that he had “added to and improved” bis old “pome,” “The Circuit Preacher,” which appeared as written for that paper. The “additions” con- sist of two extra commas, and the “improve- ments” of @ transposition of three words in the Lith stauza. Townsend is undoubtedly a great bambug. ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs IN VinGimra.—Sn- pervisor Presbury bas received and forwarded to the Internal Revenue office nere reports from ove of the squads of the 5th cavairy, Captam Barns, pi by Collector Wilcox, to the effect that they Bave seized forty stills and abcut one thousand gallons of spirits, and ar. rested thirty-five men engaged in operating ‘the stilis,—all situated in the mountain coun- ties of Virginia. SECRETARY BourwsLt returned bere Iast evening being unable to reach Philadelpiia to adress the meeting there on account of the break in the road near Gundowder river. To. day be received another invitation from the committee to address a meeting in Philadel- phia, but replied that it would be impossible for him to leave here before Saturday and that he would address a meeting there on Saturday evening if they so desired. APPOINTMENES BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President bas made the following appoint. ments : Ciammundo Martias,ot Porto Praia, San- tiago, to be Consul of the United States at San- tiago, Cape Verde Islands Gustave Jarecki, of Pennsylvania, to be Consul at Augsburg. Francis Lenon, of District ot Columbia, to be Marshal of the Consular Court at Hankow, China. AN INTERESTING Case in CourT—Distat- BUTION Oy PRIve Monry.—To-day, in the Equity Uourt of this District, Judge Olta, the case of Admiral Farragut against the steamer Metropolis and other vessels, is being argued. This suit is a friendly one, and comes op on @ statement of facts and law that the sonrt may make @ partition of the head money for the capture of vessels by the Western Gult squadron, under the prize act of 186}, Gen. B. F. Butler appears for Admiral Farra, gut, Mr. Ashton for Admiral Porter; Mr. N Wilson for Admiral Bailey, Mr. Carrington for the United States, and Hughes, Denver, and Peck tor various other partes. This suit will Taise some very interesting questions, and the discussion is Jooked for with much in- terest. ‘hited ‘Mananey lat. says: ANOTHER Coal STRIKE.—, to the Pailadelpbia Inquirer, , Pennsylvania, OTe miners in nearly all the collieries in this region have struck, amd wort is entipely sus- pended. Considerable dissatisfaction has for pocorn pry ap et raga culmini than looked for tbeoperstion. nn tes? Sot teen ESE on Hh At. ae, kins and Brothers, L. Wilftane and others. TESTIMONY OF MAYOR BOWEN. NEW DEVELOPMENTS. NPERE: |G AND IMPORTANT Evi. , ers UENCE. the Practice of Advancing Money on Contracts. About That Hole—How Crane Behaved to Glea- son— The ctjications on That eae 6 but One Charge for Excavations ‘mbank- men!s-— Mai Prosts Against Pur poseless stioning—No Law or Custom Re te re of the Commissioner in Advances Are Not Made, No Chance of Gel‘in; Cuntract Work—Rich Men Would Have a Com- plete Monopoly— The Advances Not Mace By Tir Ce At All—The Register Equally Re. sponsible with The Mayor—Cranc’s Pay Rolls— The Talty Contract «igned By Acting Mayor Bichards—It Is In Crane’s Handwritiny—Mys terious Disappearance of the Bids—A Ncw Phave of the Case. The charges ot ex-Commissioner Crane Against the Mayor are still in progress of in- vestigation, and from the fact that the commit. tee sit with closed doors there have been many contradictory statements as to thé purport of the testimoay proand cob. Thishas been par- ticularly the case in regard to the testimony of Mayor Bowen; and as much ioterest is uatu- rally felt in regard to the natare or bis evidence ‘we bave taken paims to procure & very com. plete synopsis of it, as follows: TESTIMONY OF MAYOR BOWEN. Testimony of Mayor Bowen, (examined by Mr. Holmes atthe instance of Mr. Crane :) Mr. Bowen presented the inal contract wits Donovan, and stated that the bond is the only paper be remembered ever having seen ai- tacbed to the contract; the other pupers (the bid of Mr, Donovan and the specifications) nad been attached since he signed it. Mr. Donovan ‘was the lowest bidaer—decidedly sv; he came to that conclusion by actual figuring, taking the tour streets together. and comparing them with the other bids and the estma’es made by the Surveyor of the amount of excavation and gTavelling on cach street. He presented two surveys—one dated December ©, 1S6:, for M apa streets, and the other January 1i, is6i, for M, K, and G@ streets. ‘Frese eeumates are for M street—cublc y: of excavation, 16,302 of 4 kK ards yards of graveling; for G street, 16,493 cubic yards of embankment and 7,333 yards of graveling (Mr. B. here explained tne nature of some of ihe bids, and the relative cost under them Of the grading, graveling, &c.) Surplus earth taken out of one street and a into an a street was not to be for. iI] or estimate nots payment; f do not regard it as ‘Bt al); it is usual to advance money upon con- tracts; 1t was done in this case, as in @1i others, to enaole the contractor to go om witb the work: if registerea as a payment that isa matter for the Register, not for me. Mr. B. did not ander- stand that it was necessary, either by law or custom, to bave the signatures of the Commis- sioners or Assistant Commissioners ; made upon work done; these were sary upon the final payments when . He bad: his information from ter; Mr. Kiopfer, who was long bis clerk, and many others, and he knew what was the custom. Yes, there was a deficiency bill betore the Couneiis for the pay- ment of a claim of Mr. Gleason; heard from Mr. Crane that Gleason, in excavating a cer- tain street, had left a hole, which be bad ordered tofill, but which he Bad not done; did say to Crane that Gleason would not get his payment until the bole was filled; heard & payment from Gleason of Orane’s malignant Bere om of him; was from the Umopy of @ pumber je was prop- erly filled, and accordipgly peid the bills, firet, because acquainted personally with Mr. Glesson in April last—it might bave been a monjh earlwr—whea be was tatrodaced to im by & gentleman respecting poll! mat. “Giesson bad. siways complained tai behaved towards him ima very ma- iignant manner in everything pertaining to the work; he bas complained bitterly. He had heard from others of Orane’s persecutio: Gleason. So far as this contract is com when Crane brought it to him to si bond was the oaly paper attached to specifications were not attached to it these were subsequently attached; nor did h- see the contract after signing it uaul upon his retura irom New York, when his atien- tion was drawn to it by Orane’s charges Bgainst himself. His office had been searched, and every contract for grading and graveling had been examined, and this contract is the only ope which has such papers attached, in reply to Crane's question, « What, then, is the meanimg of that clause which refers to the specifications annexed!” Mr. B. replied: «1t is & clause of your own insertion. I may have seen i* and may not, I probably did, and made Bo note of it; it would, however. have made no difference; the coptractors in good faith had gene on in the work as far as they could, and their men, suffering for pay, had to quit work; they would i ig been led to abandon the contract, an bad been in @ condition to advance should bave advanced it, even tbough I knew of chat cl » It was customary.” (Here Many quesuons were asked respecting the corp| tion and priming of the specifications, &c., but nothing was elicited o' portance. | in reply to the questions. “Why did you not make the advances on account of K street, where there was something due.” Mr. B. re- plied: 1 made the advances upon the contract— aot upon any street, or upon any poruon of Any street; the advance was made because the work bad been done, and so reported by the Surveyor. in reference to the clause, “The contractor is to receive pay only for excavatton or embankment, as he may elect,” &c., Mr. B. said, I required Urane to put that into the con- tract before I would sign i1t—this he did to save misunderstanding and the city from litigation, Mr. Bowen said: In making this contract he rehed upon Mr. Bliss’ esumate; this Urane knew very weil; he and Crane pad gone over that estimate time and again, and that they then took the bids and made calculations, and Crane admitted that the contract with Donovan would save the city @ large sum of money: that was one of the reasons why this contract was made. It was not only made with Crane's sanction, but by bis advice, No payments have eee te bela vation or em! Btanen ont of ever way bo ior one Wey: sioner of the Ward to determine where the earth should be deposited; duty to su; ' earth was im) ly ited it Crane's faalt; me, ip see poeeneon is re- quired to direct the contractors where to de- posit the surplus earth; if Re did not, the con- tractor of course piace it where be leased; ifbe was not tions were mede, and gave d: ONS as to the surplus earth,Orane whole m arge— either for excavation oF embankment: if the embankment in the four streets should be 60,000 ‘cubic _yards,and the excavation 70,00), and the Comtnissioner failed in the perform. ance of bis duties by not directing the con- tractors where to d ¢ the earth excavated, the contractor under Such circumstances would have a claim mbankment, as wellas exca- vation, if he bad to go to other places to get the earth; of course, the Commissioner's will or faithfulness is always an element in contrac's, it is bis duty to superintend anc inetruct the contractors; if there has been any earth which enn be spared from any particular excavation. it is the Commissioner's duty to have it pat in ch streets as he thinks ne; said that @ contractor Pot remove earth over 500 feet—some say 5) yards. (Question bere followed Question, seemingly of & porposeless character, and always coming back to the point trom which they star: when Mr, Bowen addressed the conimittee in Temonstrance against such & course. He said: ~4 am willing to sit bere and be inte: ted in regard to any question that will afford any light to any reasonable man, but to be confined here evening after ing ior the purpose of being worried out, is a thing that I cannot sub- mitto. Ibave answered the questions up to the present time fairly, and I kKuow bonestly.”” Col. Cook here answered an interrogatory of Crane’s: “No, sir; it is for mo purpose of fair investigation, but tt is an attempt to probe other Matters mot legitimately connected with the subject, and to do it malignantly, too.” Mr. Bowen continued: “1 am mot to be made tool of bere by Any means ter any purpose. 1 bave done my duty, and Urane knows it.’ The testimony of Mr. Bowen was resumed. The contractors were under no obligation to place earth excavated trom any of the streets named in the contract into other streets named, excepting the Cop ened of contractors to put the surplus earth directed by the Cormis- sioner—the whole disposition of the surplas earth rested with the Commissioner, &c., &c., &c.: there could be no payment—no settiement, Unat is—of the contract without the Commis- sioner’s xpproval; there never is—there never bas beep, except in one case, already ex- plained as & mere inadvertance; uo aw or cus- tom requires his oF approval in making advances—it is only required by law ‘when the work is completed, and before it is accepted and paid for; he sat.sfied him- self, by proper surveys and estimates, rporation was perfectly safe in making the advances, there having been more work done than the estimate called for; be made the advance in that case as he had made in many other cases of contracts since he bad been Mayor; it had been customary for a great many years to make these advances: be never, before Crane’s charges, saw that clause of the contract which provides that -no part of the appropriation will be paid until proved by the Uity Surveyor:” it was no Une contract when he signed it: how it came there was a mystery to bim; nor were these other papers a tached to the contract; the mak- ing Of Advances upon contracts were no viola- tion of this clause; bad it been @ violation of it be would bave made no advances—custom had settled tbat; 1f such Were not the case in con- tracts amounting to $2),0W) and $30,000, none Dut wealthy men would have any chance to make contracts; the poor man would stand no chance of getting work from the rauon; the consequence would be a complete monop oly of it among the rich men; there could pe RO competition, and the Corporation would necessarily have to pay double what it now ere followed & great deal merely repeat- ing the substance of much given above. } Tbe amount paid on this contract so far is 88,745; proper youcbers or receipts were of course taken for 'his money. This money was advanced bec&use the contractor. that bis men were suffering greatly for their pay, and unless a portion of the money was ob- tained they would bave to stop work and abandon the contract for awhile; 6o, on eon- sulting with the Register, and with nis advice, Wwe agreed to make the advance. Hosweill was Register then. These advances are not paid out of the treasury, nor out of the National Corpoi nor will it & check is made for the amount, and countersigned by the ister; nor does Mr. Huntington so regard It. 1n making these ad- vances every — preca’ through estimates and Corporation should be per! ah money was advanced to Uolonel (’Beirne by tbe bank as s loan—not otherwise; it was a loan to ese men by the bank; so Mr. Hva- tington understands it. Colonel U'Beirne their financial maa. Of course all m Aavanced was drawn in favor of Donovan, the contractor; no money can be drawn without the consent or approval of the Register; he is financial guardian of tpe Corporation. He must first draw the check. and sign it, before it is brought to him to sign. The Register, therefore, is as much Tesponsible as the Mayor was, and even more so. Why, then, is nothing said, if there is any guilt or crimupality in the matter, against the Register, while be (the Mayor) was so beavily berated; he had no conversation with O’Beirne about this contract before it was given: he bad & conversation with O'Beirne and others about work in the Fourth Ward— as a means of assisting the Repablicins in the June election; give them employment to encourage them and to ent their leaving tbe Ward; be never previously had an ides of (Beirne becoming a party to a contract; it was false that be had said to Mr. Buss tha: estimates for K street were not halt jarge b; ine contractor did not claim a right to the advances, but solicited them as a favor, as a means of keeping their men from suffer- ang or starvation; the laborers of tae Fourth Ward had been paid up to that time—it was Crave’s fault—be bad told Crane that he would not approve his (Crane's) pay rolis— they were not proper to be approvei—he would bave to send them to the Vouncils to be acted on there before he could pay them: the advances made ip this case were made without favoritism in any form; they were made each time oniy ater consultation with the Register, and by bis ad- vice; he did say to Stephen Talty, who has a claim of $550against the Corporation, that there Wes BO money; thereis a wide difference be- paying A monied man aciaim and ad- yancing a eae toemable to save their Iaborers are she bad no ides thatitis any object ot the Governmen! Bareb contract, as this bas been. pA ite literal faifilment—to treat a or thatof In June last, it was in Mr. well’s—if 10, July, that of Mr. Cook’s; bad as much confi- dence im the estimates of (he Surveyor as he Jd have in the word of the Uommuesioner; Gleason bad that Crane’s OL bidders—one to Taky for the and ot Maen Seen a minutes conversation with ‘icNamara; bis statement to the con is faire. A repetion of other ques‘ions closed Mr. Bowen's testimony, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. SPECIAL REPORTS. THE PRIZE FIGHT. COLLYER AGAINST DOHERTY. Bettiag Arrest and Faver of Collyer. of Doherty. The Washiwgton Boys Fail te Reach the Scene of the Fight. of the Men, &ce Special to The Evening Siar. Nogvrork, Va, Oct. 5, 9.50 o'clock.—The steamer Coit with the Washington party on Descript board arrived too late to conmect with the | boats going to the fight. All hands, among them Charley Hurdie, umpire, aud Joba Fitz- gerald, second to Collyer, are terribly dis. Sppoiuied, and are now here waiting to bear the result of the fight which is now going on. Collyer left here on Sunday night to avoid | arrest, aud Doberty left Kichmond on the saine account Botb are supposed to have gone tothe Scene of the fight, somewhere on James river. Two boat loads of Baltimoreans and New kere arrived bere Inst night, and at two jook this morning Jett for James river. A ®quad of military arrived on the whart to inter- et them, about an hour after their departure. lyer was trained here by Thomas Courtney. | who seconds bim, and Cot: areexpected toreturn ARREST AND RELBASE OF DOHERTY. Doherty was arrested in Richmond Satut- day night im bed m bis room, over the Walker saloon, on Franklin, near 15th street. He gave bail in the sum of $250 with Bird, of Baiti- Sopwioed are ma toe Stn moper. appear fore jor. (a Sunday be = round ood city van » bat rasy morning was not i ing yesterday s ‘THE wen. We believe, 18 a native of this coun ry, and having had a brother residing in your city, 1s well Known here. He isa biack- smith by trade. and was in the army at the a ) near Richmond, who be vang aiter \ two hours’ fight He is two or three years younger than Collyer, bas quite @ burly lsok about the head, and thick neck, and stands a few inches taller than Cotlyer, but is rather lighter built im body. Dovgherty was trained near Richmond by Bo» Allen, and the fintsbing touches have been put on him by Barney Aaron, who 's one of nis seconds. Coltyer having been in the ring SEUSS Stone twentpeseven yon age, five feet tour or five inches ‘weighs usually ope mundred and bundred and six! connection a ‘ex- Ribitions in clog dancing, and {ately bas'beea periorming at Norfolk, where be was trained by Tom , Who seconds bim. He has already fought five battles, being Whipped in bat two. His first it was witb John English, alias ‘like Gate. at Rock Creek, Maryland, in March. 1566. This batue lasted but twenty-five minutes, the 8) be. ing thrown up hy the seconds of Hagin at the conclusion of the fourteenth round. His Bi : in 1987. His next fight was with McGiade, at Goldsborough, Penn., whom he conquered iu forty-seven rounds, lasting fifty-five minutes. rate struggle, Last —e young is, who vangnished ‘Dim after 8 well- contested battle of forty -seven Jastin, our and @ bait. he b: combat ad a rounds, in one hour and fourteen minutes. Trlegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. (By Associated Press J ForTREes Momgox, Uct. 5.--Tne prize fight ior the light-weight championship, between Sam Collyer and Ohariey Doherty, did not take place to-day. The parties met at James. town Island; but Doherty being two pounds and 8 belf over weight, forfeited the money, About three Bundred spectators were present. KICEMOND, Va , Oct. 5.—The prize fight ap- ported tor Doherty and Collyer to-day did not come off. Doherty was two pounds over ‘weight, and Collyer claims the stakes. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE GREAT STORM. It is Still Raging at the North. Sad Loss of Life b. ad Great Destruction Property. Telegrophed Exclusively to The Evening Star Coxcorp, N. H., October 5.—A violent storm is raging, which cats off telegrapic communi- cation with the North. No jus from that directions have arrived to-day. The river is — fast. The damage done 2 cOgidera- je. TRor, October 5.—Tnhe freshet here is unpre- cedented, cellars have been flooded, and mach oe ok | destroyed. Taree persons have been PHILADELPIA. Oct. 5.—Along the Delaware front of the city many wi! were sa! merged during the ogg ger but ewing An the Penge desing 1 ae reced- ing, and no turther damage ‘Fhe trestte the Schau: Lebigh Susq: Railroad sus- tains the heaviest many points between 5 | or THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. , Proceedings Te-¢a; Eaclusively to The Booming Sar. Ricumomp, Va., Oct. 5.—The Legisiatare eon Vened at noon, Wit 8 full atteacaser. in tn Honey, 0 tenpereey Saiigsien wes effected, with W. McLvagtiin, of Roekwniage as Speaker, and H.@. Jones, of Aibemarie, as Clers, The House then adjouraeé until to- Borrow. when permanent OM cers will be elect. ed. Mr. Bowden ‘elis Democrat) against any officer, temporary ot ‘aking Disseat who had not taken | clad cath ‘The Senate met, with Lieatenant Gover- The organization nor Lewis im the chair THE ASSAULT ON REVENSE Offi. CER BROVAS. Arrest of the Would-be Assassins. Tetegraphed Exclusively to Tae Evening Star. PHILADELP RIA, = ae McLaughin, and . | ope of the men who drove the carrmge was brought Bere iss Suedsy. All the men Rave been identified by \acse Who Witnessed the afar, and in addition one ef bss volan- tarry confessed. Those now in New York ¢ | wii’ be Drought Bere wader tke Go | requisétion. SBOORD DI PRILADELYBIA, Oct. ‘be crand jary Bas found A true bill against all the parties named They were arrested while preparing to leave Coney Isiand, woere they beea rasticn- ‘img since @ day or two after tne attack. The warrant for (heir arrest was sworn out on the evening afer the affair, aad a Pi . Cetective bas been wpon their track ever since. FIGHTING IN SPAIN. Defeat of a Repablican Ferce. Teiegraphed Exclu nrely to The B-eming Siar New York, Uctoder 5.—Tae New York Herald's 8) London telegram contains the | following from Spain: Latest advices to hand report that a battle | bad taken piace at Expear Guerra, between the government troops, under (Feneral Palacios, anda Republican force mustering ome thousand | ope Bundred strong. The revolationssts were compelled to retreat tothe mountains after an | obstinate resistance, during which they lost forty men killed and sixty wounded. Twenty- tree of their number Were made prisoners. | The government troops lost twenty men killed and thirty-eight weunded. WESTERN NEWS. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Borning Sor. | Umana, Oct. ¢—Geperal George H. Taomas and party arrived bere from ue West to-day, | and left tor Chicago via the Chicago and | Northwestern Railroad. Generai Blaisdell, of | Newaaa; General Frisnee, U.S. A. and Gen. eral Vallejo, of Oalifornia, arrived yesterday A man named Davis was sbot this afteraoon by one Major Bedir her of @ ltcde girl aged six years, whom Davis tried to rape. The car shops of the Union Pacific Ratt | Company were consumed by fire this after. | noon. The fire is suii raging, and the loss will | be very great, ‘TOR } LIBEL wee Synder ve, ©, O. and Albert K. Faiton, pro- Secounes for alban Libel, rt a for 5 oa triel for several . in the ‘will probably come before the Qourt of Ap- peals at its next term. Counsel for defendants moved &n arrest of jadgment | MEETING FOR CANADIAN ISDEPEN- DENCE. Telegraphed Exclusively to Tae Boeing Star. MortTegat, a 5.—At Waterloo, last Sat- urday, 8 great independence mesiing was held, which was presibed over by Mr. Parrneiee, the Warden of the cousty. Messrs. Jno. Yeung, LS. Huntington, and Lafamme spoke tn favor independence, and B. Chamberlain ang J. Jay against it. MARINE DISASTERS. TArgraphed Bzcluticely to The Beeniny Sta Lonpon, Oct. 5.—The bara Jacob Hatfield, from Yarmouth. Nova Scotia, has been aban- doped at sea. No tives lost. pastes shove during a guns, ae svty Seer et cs at sea du . the crew werssaved. Tuey imaged at Liver- pool to-day | B. Fins. Telegraphed Exclusively to (he Evening Star. Chicaeo, October 5.—An Omaba a saye:—Last evening the Union Pacific railroad carpenter shop aud car shop were burned to the ground. Sdout $3,'00. Mary work- nen Jest their tools. PEAce. Telegraphed Exctusicely to The Evening Star Loxvom be decidedly pacific 1m ite tone. —————$—— ARREST! FOR MURDER. Telegraphed Bzclustvely to The Evening Star. PHiLaDBLPala, October 5.—Edward Smith, John Conway, aud two boys Rave been ar. rested, charged with the marder of Joan Hughes last Su jorning. | MARTIAL LAW Telegraphed Exclusively to The Eventng Star. Mapsib, Oct. 5.—Martial law bas been pro- | claimed im Audelusia and Catalonia. FINANCIAL AND COMMBACIAL, At length the report comes from New Yorke that Wall street is calm. The onty anxiety is as to the condition of the Lake Shore Railroad of Lockwood & 7 per ceat. on call, and some Dusiness at6. Gold quietand steady at 128% al29. es [| By Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegraph, James #. Gassaway, operator.) Lewis Jobnson & Uo quote stocks and bonds in Dome and foreiga markets as follows: New Yorg, October 5—First Board.—U. 8. ; eB, 116%; 6.20%, 1587. coupon, por, 117; 10-40's, comp., WT; Osnton, Six Oi; Obi and Min. %: Pacific Mail Co, — ai Our y Cumberland, 26; | sseeppt Cmtaenen, Western ‘, Quickstiver, 134; Boston Water . —: New York | Central, 05%; Erie, 33, do. preferred, 56 Rasen. 162jq; 9 55 + i i : i i ile i 2F8