Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1869, Page 1

At the Star B: ims, , 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and lth St. / BY THB BVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. Semeageerinee ‘The STAR is served by the carriers to their subscribers at Tax Pe rom Matiz = T a ‘itty Ce — Dollars. one year, Five Dollars. No papers Are sent trem the office longer than paid for. | The WEEKLY STAK—published on Friday Morning—One Dollar-and-a-nalf a year. “SPECIAL NOTICES, | WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY 18 PERRY DAVI8’ VEGETABLE PAIN KIL- | LER! It act only ceres the ilis of the hamen ‘emily, but is also a sure remedy for horses with clic. Itbasmever been Known to fail in a care of the worst cases; and for sprains, galls, etc., it never falls—try it once. Directions accompany each bottle. Sold by Draggists generally —Kenteu County Ky.) Democrat se 23-1m ee BATCHELOR’S HalR D} R DYE. The President to-day appointed General This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world; | William W. Belknap, of Iowa, tobe Secretary Ices anccga no isang ati. enable: | of War,and telegraphed to him at Keokuk te; i ° . Tomodies the iW eflccte of bed Dyes: inv - | Rotifying:him of bis appointment, Pisce on mrows a by all Dreaglets and Per: | Mr.Belxmap, for some time past, has been Factory, No. 16 Bond street ies sows'* | Collector of Iateraal Revenue for the Firs pS District of lowa, with bis office at Keokuk He served during the rebellion, entering the Vo. 34—N2. 5,177. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR, GENERAL BELKNAP OF lows, 00) iM on the o NG M) . with ovtte Srfing #09 unfortanate. Beat in nated fete the | army with the 15th Towa votanteers, and com- PE BSSAYS FO! BELF-BN: VATION Fen Add: BOWABD Ab- adi = rent ‘Al Av- | manded ivision in the Army of the Tennes. | see while that army was under command of General Grant. He is a lawyer by profession, | and has gained considerable prominence in his ‘State by professional ability. He is about 33 - | years of age, tall and stout, of fine figure, florid complexion, and full growth of sandy beard, of very pleasing address and courteous man- ner. In childhood he resided im Georgetown, D.C., with his father, but removed West in early life, Mr. Belknap is spoken of as agen | deman of fine execative abilities. As Collec- | tor of the Revenue he imstituted reforms in his district on account of which he received the highest commendations of the Department. vel : el Pra resisd Box AMUSEMENTS. ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. open at 7; Eater precisely ocls 2-* NATIONAL THEATER. LAST WEEK OF THE BICHING’S OPERA TEO 'PE, THIS EVERING—MsRTHA. THURSDAY—ORUWN DIAMONDS. WRIDAY—BRENEFIT HENRY O. PEAK ES— aUsT. Doors open st 7 o'clock; Opera 25 Conte extra for keserved Seats, A 8E 5 Sreaxer Brarwe had an interview with 1t | the President to-day. A GRAND JamMus H. CUNNINGHAM, colored, Bas been AUTUMNAL FESTIVAL appointed postmaster of the city ot Manches- oF THE ter, adjoining Richmond. Va. WASHINGTON SCHUETZEN VEBEIS. TO BE GivEN at THE NEw PARK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1569. ZEB BOWLING, PRIZE SHOOTING, CONCERT AND DANOING. ‘The Prize Shooting and Prize Bowling will com- mence at 10 o'clock Omnibuses will be at ¢! street Maliroad to convey Secretary Rosson has accepted ths res- ignation of Lieut. Commander Francis S. Brown, attached to the Flagship Franklin of | the Earopean fleet. THE KEW two dollar legal tender notes will be ready for iseue about the first of next week. About $150,000 have been received thus far from the bank note printing companies. JErreRson DAvie’ expect that he wil visit on bis route from Baltimore to Missis- sippi. AMONG the Americans registered im Paris for the week ending Uctober 1, we notice the names of Mrs: W. Burwell and Taomas F. Maury, of Washington. ‘THE NUMEROUS FRIENDS in this city of Mr. Bierstadt, the artist, will regret to hear that he is suffering with ophthalmia to such an extent that fears are entertained that his eyesight will be seriously impaired. AMONG THE ARRIVALS at Willards’ this ig morning were James B. Taylor and Waldo Hutchings, New York; James H. Bowen, Uhi. cago; General J. S. Casement, Wyoming, and Marquis de Laizer, Paris. it weather is unfavorable on above day. the Festi: day be Featival will be postponed taut PECRS: isston to the Park, 26 Cents; to the Pavil- Tee. ocl3-2t NATIONAL THEATER, G nT Ff ENGA EME: woes oy aaED BUMBER LYDIA THUMPEON BURLESY Commenci - October and Mets Thursday morning. 25 ce x Gaazp TOUBNAMENT AND BALL Sl Bips FoR THE REVENUS UCTTERS.—Secre- tary Boutwell bas directed the postponement of opening bids for the new revenue cutters Until the Ist of November. to give comtractors 4 better opportunity of preparing and present- inc models, ‘THE COrmmcIDENCE of two former Judges ot the U. S. Supreme Court appearing at its bar SILVER SPRING GROUNDS, THUBSDAY, OUTOBER 14, 1-64. ‘The dancing wil! commence aj o'clock. Tour- | on the same day occurrea yesterday—Mr. R. pt be re- B. Carus, of Massachusetis, closing one cause, Ample nts will be provided on, and Mr, Campbell opening and closing an- the grounds. other. The Pepe cee cf RallroadCompeny bev ‘noe Fee ne Tue Boarp or Examiners of the Revenue the emall charge of 25 cents nd trip. ‘The trains will foove the wot of the B timore Marine Service will begin their daties on the Pa fae Rallvoad every hour, from 10 8. m.t03 | tm instant. The board consists of Captain Agplendia and of Music will be fn attendance. | John Faunce, president; Capt. Geo. R. Slicer, wound Proceeds of the entertainment will bede- | ‘Hoth these officers of the marine service;) Cap- J oT tain C. C. Patterson, of the United States Coast Survey, and Dr. E. H. Stone, medical exam- iner. I? Is NOW STATED, by the New York papers, that Mr. Mitchell,—whose suicide was chroni- cled in THE STaR of yesterday—bad lost beavily in New York Central Railroad stocks, in which be had been operating, during the panic. It is thought that, notwithstanding his losses, the amount of which is not indicated, bis family 1) be left comfortably off, ina pecuniary sense. TRE PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION TO FRED- BRICK.—President Grant, General Sherman, hd ail patronsee Postmaster General Creswell, Secretary Uox ‘SMITH & STRONG. | and Gen. Horace Capron will leave Washing- ton ma special car to-morrow morning at OM REPLEETIOM Mo 486 | 4 io. They will be jomed by & committee at AT MARERITERS, ?eracar. | the Relay House, which will escort them to Monocacy Junction, where the President and party will be received by a committee. of which br. Fairiax Schley is Chairman, and under its escort proceed to Frederick depot, and thence to the grounds ef the Agricultural Society The distinguished vistors will remain in Fred- | erick until Friday morning, and thence pro- | ceed by carriages to visit the battle-flelds of South Moun’ain and Anuetam, returning here the same evening. ap ely PIC-NICS. EXCURSIONS, &c. [FOS MOUNT VEENOR. ‘The steamer ABBOW, Usptain Thomas Stack- pele. er pee th : At stiss. me ior MOUSE the Inte Senater Fessenden was admitted to Probate in Portland last week. It bears date Uctober 31, 1507, and was witnessed by Gen’! Washburn, Jr., Lewis B, Smith and David Moulton. It is quite briet, covering bu two pages of foolscap paper. and was undoubt- edly drawn by Mr. Fessenden bimself. No bequests are made outside of his family. After devising certain paintings, crayon pictures, daguerreotyper,portraits, books, &c., to his sons aud sister Ellen, (Mrs. 1). Lincoln,) he be- queaths his own and wife's watches to two of the former. To his sister Etlen and his neice, ‘Martha Oliver Fessenden, he leaves memestoes of Bimself. To bis cousin, Elizabeth Caroline Warriner, he bequeaths $2,000 in bonds; for ‘Wm. Pitt Fessenden, son of his brother Hew- ett, be directs a suitable gold watch to be pur- chased. All the residue of his estate, real and Isaac COALE, JR., & BRO., IMPORTERS OF Men’s Furnishing Goods, 14 HANOVER STREET. OOBEBE OF GBBMAN. BALTIMORE. en 18-eoSmlatp Personal, including that devised im trast by bis wile, is to be divided equally between bis = soTios. eG | tre 2008, decocting trom the share of either aie any amount charged against them on his books —_ =e as an advance. His sons, James D., William ‘The only place tn the city te bay your BOOTS, SHOES, AND GAITERS ‘Tunwesems LEGisLaTURB—Message of ot regular he rage calnen Santer rears WHOLESALE PRICES sae aged me ot the Sheenth fe ot amendment, and scouts It favors hot delingeent railroads. ft ‘says nothing STRASBURGER BROS., —s alien convention, and favors 373 Seventu Grazer, free franchise. ‘wore introduced im the Burwren J anv K, WHERE THE LARGEST ASSOBTMBNT UAN BE FOUND. SENATOR FEsseuvEN’s WILL.—The will of | P ipa | | :@ + | ion Se teasaea S eetees VPs f mnonine. ‘Taree saan anna TIT mmm immmasmmmmmmamanacommmmmmmesmmmssss sess sess WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1869. | epecifiontions im the | Gers? A. Itie nota StiacBed As a specificauva to s comtTact. 8 mere notice to& bidder. . At m entitled --Spreifications for grading a gTeveling streets me for th see. © tea will be received at dows mot an offer to grade and gravel separately. are of a notice to bid- F suck as should be itis Will be rejected as informal that ao Bidders will state the price per cuble yard A. The phraseology shows to & contract would not ‘contain such reference to the bids, But Would simply contain the calars ‘2 OTdance WIRD WRict & contract was to be Work tobe done When a ontraci is to De executed I is opuowal with partes or contractors to folio’ fe Bolice that Bas been Sentout to Bidders or not. It may be found | specifications: PRICE TWO CENTS. THE ELECTI NS. OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA. BOTH STATES GONE REPUBLICAN Governors Geary and Hays Re-Blected, PENNSiLVANIA. The principal contest in this State was be- tween Packer, Democrat, and Geary, Repub- lican, for Governor, At the Presidential elec- tion, General Grant carried the State by 28,608. Last year the Republican majority for Auditor General was 9,677. ‘The latest Associated Press dispatch trom Philadelphia Jast night says: “The Democraw concede the State to Geary by a small major- ity, while the Republicans claim from 6,0W0 to 10,000 majority.” A dispatch trom Hon. J. W. Forney, dated at 12.30 this a. m., puts the pro! able Republican majority at 10.000. The Be. peblicans have both Houses of the ‘Legisia- tare, the Senate by three and the House by a larger majority than last year. The Rep: can State Senator, W. W. Watt, in the ist dis- ‘trict, is reported elected. being a Republican Williams, for Supreme Judge, will have ‘& majority exceeding (ieary’s by 2,500. Republican majorities in Philadelphia are ‘as follows:'—ist ward, 697; 2d, 469; 9th, 303: 10th, 1,101; 13th, 401; 141 15th, 1,084; 1Sen, 1,140; 19th, 5:6; 260 b, 97; 27th, 197; Born, jy $00; 23d, 462; Vith, 97; 27th, i 1d Sth, 900; Stn Gok il, Mek TY Gage ASRS 41%; 5 6th, 464; Sch, 112; 11th, 696; 13 191; 16th, 4; 17th, 962; 25un, 579." oe Heturns from counties and cities throughout the State are as tollows:—Allegheny gives Geary 6,300 and Williars 5 6,000. Berks Democratic gain of 23. rg, majority is 6,008, Williams’ 7.500. adams county, Democratic majority of 300; Rep 4. Scnuyleil, He majority of an Crawtor from 1,200 to 1, - is ecrrke Westmoreland county—Democratic majority 1,500; gain of 266; Delaware—Republican ma- jority 1,000: Democratic gain of 252; Qarbon gives Democratic majority 700; gain 100; North- am \—Democratie majority 3,500: gain 300; ‘Democratic majority 200; gain 253; ty 2,500; ablt- can gain ity S00; Republican gain 13; Green—Democratic major- ity 1,600; Repablican gain 52; Uhester—Geary’s majority 2,150; Lycoming gi th majority of 400; Democsa Democrati i 42; majority S50; Democratic gain 250; Cambria—Packer’s ma- {rity 900; Crawford—Geary’s majority 1400, b snete sporty sate ene 15"; Indiana— jeary’s mi v ; Lawrence—Geary’s majority 1,800; being a Democratic gain ef 300. OHIO. George H. Pendleton, Democrat, and R. B. Hayes, Republican, were the gubernatorial candidates in this State. General Grant’s Majority was 41,42. The Republicans claim 10,000 majority for Hayes. The probabilities are that this will be reduced. The Legistature is doubtful. Sandusky City gives Pendleton a majority of 1%3, a Republican gain of 2. bas 1,000 majority in Cievelan gain of 15). Cuyahoga count, Majority of 2,500, and Summit county 8 jore ity of 1,650. Ross county gives Pendleton 1-200 majority,a Democratic gain of 20. In Shelby county Pendleton’s majority 1s ¥25, a Demo- cratic loss ef 100. Tne Republican majority in Monroe county is estimated at SW, a loss of 50. Qhilicothe Fees, - ae ae ot = Trumbull county gives Hayes majority. Ga r “44 ‘Sonegs Democrat: 100. Pu fe ‘Elves majority; Republican gain of ity gives "50 De = 1,500 majority. Anglaize—Dem- cratic majority estimated at 1.600. Oham- paign—Republican ty about 600 The epublicans concede the defeat of their State and county ticket in Hamilton county. NEW JERSEY. in Newark at the election for Mayor yester day the Republican candidate was elected— gain iw. ————_-o+e-__. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. There is st:tl a plethora ot funds seeking em- ployment in New York and the money market is one of great ease Call loanson government bends range at 4 to 5 per cent. ana on railway collateral from 5 to7 per cent. In disburse- ments there is a good demand reported, and prime names range from 9 to 12 per cent. on the street. The banks are discounting but little preferring to keep themselves on a comserva- tive baeis. The gold market is again quiet and steady, with all the sales at 130481304. Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegraph, James M. ~ Gassaway, operator.) Lewis Johnson & Co. quote stocks and bonds im Rome and foreign markets as follows: New Yore, October 13.—First Board.—Uv. 6's 681, COMPOR. 119%; 5.20’s, 15@z, coupons. i: 1864, coupons, 119}, ; 1865, coupons, 119%; 1966, con! Rew, Lit); 6.20’, 6T, con! y Cumberland, 263,; Mariposa, i; tiseipps Oeriifcaion, 27%; Pac Western Union 36 wel preferred, 56; Michigan Uen- 4; Alling ferred. =3)4; Hoe $5; Alton & Terra ‘abash, 55’; Adams ese, 13: Mer-hant’ Union, none: Obicago & Alton, 14; do. pret’d, 140, Market steaty. Gold, 136 2130, By Cable.) 13, 1p. m.—Oonsols, 93, 65's. “4a; 67's, 84%. 10-4 { rrigag 2634; Brie, 23%; Atlantic, 264. LIVERPOOL, 1 p. m.—Cotton easy. Sales =,000 8. Middling Uplands, 124; Middling Or- Jeans, Iz gay. — THE MARKETS TO-Day. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. BaLTIMORE, Oct. 13.—Uotton duli—nom- anally at 26. Flour dull and nominafiy un- changed, except tor Western Superior, which may be 3! at $5.62y;do. extra $5-87886.5). ‘Wheat dull; prime to choice red $1.: Corn firm ; white $1.10a81.16; Western 31 05. Vatsdull at 5éa6u. Rye unchangedat $1.15. Provisions unchanged in every respect. Whisky firm at &1.21a$1.22. New York, Oct. 13.—Stocks dull but steady. Phone Sar recent. Exchange, long, 9; short, 9%. 5 % 5-20's, 1962, {coupon??; 10-40’s: pon. $4. Va. Sixes, ex-compon ,5W0 4; ditto = forth Oarolina 6's, old, 44; ditto BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.—Virginin 6's old, 45 bid, 45% asked: do. 1-67 50 asked. do. conpon Rew 53 bid, 56 asked. New Yorg, Uct. 13.—Flour rather more steady. Wheat @ shade firmer and quiet. Corn Ic better, S7The Suez canal bas cost $61,000,000. S7The sale of blonde chignons is decreasing. 7 Three collieries are burning in England, S97 The lowa Quakers have entered the re- form Geld against tobacco. in Paris . “me is. ‘Every Prassian farmer carries Le ‘with which be searches tor a7 Beauregard is booked for matrimony in New S7The number of suicides in the British Army is one im every ten thousand. nea A monument to Peabody is pr. pena or Draid Hill Parke ‘Baltimore. ws ce Davenport yt e Finstration of the knots with which wey are ‘ted. ‘The Jewish Messenger avows the belief ast the establishment of the puez Canal is another step towavas the fulfillment of the di- Reg vay acon fags the Jews shall retara to the pny Dumas tells the Neapolitan ter dinne!s and gther food things of StSic oer acme teke another, ‘a micro. in Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, Uct. 13.—A epecial to the Evening Bulletin trom Harrwsbarg, this atter- “Leading State officials bere claim Demecratie Sta:e organ (ihe Parmer ad <0 01 C Patriot a: Tie) Cosseek Wat ask te THE HORRIBLE oOUTRA FORT WASHINGTON. The Brutal wigs Foon Taken Out and ymched. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. THE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY. THE LATEST. Pennsylvania Republican by 5,000 Majority, Republican Legisiatare. OHIO IN DOUBT. Ohie Democrats Firing Guns. lowa Republican by 25,000 Majority, SPECIAL REPORTS. NEAR Great Excitement uver The Afisir. Special to The Evening Star. ALBxanpRiA, VA., Uct. 13 —Information has Deen Tecerved that the negro who perpetrated the terrible outrage on the person of Miss Dooley, near Fort Washington, on Monday morning, was Inet nizht taken from the cus- tedy of the sheriff and hung by the excited crowd. Ths excitement is intense over the affair, the victim being a most amiable and at- tractive young lady, and the outrage of the most brutal and infamous character imagina- sofbe ,Reero, was tned by a magistrate, and Special to The Evening Star. ally ideutified as the guilty party. On the PRILADELYHtA, Oct. 13.—The Inquirer aaye: | WAY {0 jail At Marlboro” be was takes trom {be Goversor Gary han sensieisd yom sbe | suritey ome aopey eben bya, Sumber of 6,000 majority; Judge Williams by probably The young lady is getting better. 10,000, The city has been carried by the Re- ——— publicans by 3,756 votes for Geary, and 4.265 HIGH TENT OF RECHABITES, for Williams, against Fox’s Dem Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. BaLtimong, Oct. 13,—The High Tent of \ocFatic major- Rechabites of N. ca, Which has been ity of last year of over 1,800, showing a Repub. lican gain for Governor of 1,04, and an Additional increase of 479 for Judge Williams. in session bere for the past two days, adjourned nee Se ne epee, wnat (he vote of | at noon to day. Delegates were preeoat from deing: but 102,35) for Governor White ieevc, | Maryland, Virginia, New York, and the Dis- gy ning ig note + Of | trict of Columbia.’ The following officers last election for M: iy te Fatt of | were elected for the ensuing jamin this diecrepancy is undo ly Owing to the | Alien, of Uuica, N.Y. P. He ‘homas B. wweiy | . last year, but which were rendered | Of Wiles, N. FH DBs F od tively impossible yesterday by the OF tie Legiolative kee tien togive Bny Accurate retarns, but it is believed that there has been @ of two representatives over Jast year, theugh it is supposed that the ‘Stok Benatonal district has again gone Demo- cratic. The Press saye: Governor ge election is safe by about %,000, and that ot Jadge Wil- Mame by at least 10,000, We have both branches of the Legistatare by larger majorities than Jast year, and we bave saved the fifteenth amendment. General is uudoabtediy That dioparebes say the Legislatures Hepesit: is = can in bran. Special to The Evening Star. PHILADBLPBIA, Oct. 13, 12 m.—Oovode esti- mates Geary’s majority at 5,100. Ore-third ot the counties have been heard from officially. Special to The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, October 13.~The Republi. cans of Philadelphia have reason to congrat Inte themselves on jorious victory yester- day. Withanew pg dag a and a tolerably Repul INTERESTING TEMS OF WESTERN NEWS Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Omana, Uct. 13.—Three hundred and fife; Mormons, Prineipally from Eagiand, arrive here on Monday, and left yesterday tor Utab. Vice President Uolfax left Omaha yesterday, for his home. General Dix has srrived from the West, and nee Participate eee to-day. as ‘he Wyoming are yesterday. L. D: Marvin, of Laramie, was elected Pret dent of the Council, and John Herrick, of Albany county, Speaker of the House. MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Telagraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Batimorg, Oct. 13.—The Republican State Convention to nominate 8 candidate tor Comp- troller met at noon to-day. Hon. Jabod Tome, of Cecil, was chosen permanent president, good turnout of voters, blican candi- | with vice idénts irom each legislative dis- dates succeded by majorities jing from | trict, and Dr. William R. Wilmer, of Charies 2.800 to 5,000. If the restot the State had done county, ent secretary. A committee equally well Geary’s majority would have Teached 20,000, but ewing to local causes in considerably. W. odes that Geary rye mujority \y. We at "8 majorit} ‘Will be between 5,010 and 4,000, whil Wittiam will be a couple of thousand larger. Bo! branches of the State Legislature will be Re. papucan, the majority on joint ballot probabie on resolutions was appointed, and tbe Uon- vention took cess. DISTURBANCES FEARED IN PARIS. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PaRi8, Oct. 1s.—The Journal Oficiel has the following news ‘Severe! publicreanions have been ansounced to take place here. and disorder 16 threatened. The Government, however, will enforce the law authorizing the suppression of all pablic meetings of a character calculated to disturb public order. It is pow ssid that the story of the finding of the body of Mr. Kimck in Alsace ts false. FIRE, AND SAD LOSS OF LIFE. a es . aE RSs OB See Teast night the signal tower on the Mine Hill Bail- road,on Broad Mountain, took fire, and was buaped. Owen Feeney, the watchman, and bis family—consisting of nis wife and two children--were burned todeath. A sister-in- law of the watchman, who was in the tower at the ume, escaped by leaping from the window. The fire origimated-in the lower part of the tower, LORD DERBY bates DANGEROUSLY Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. Loxpon, Oct. 13.—Lord Derby's condition i+ much worse to-day. He bas been insensible tor several hours, Special to The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, | P. M., October 13.—Returns up to this hour indicate from three to five thousand majority in the State tor Geary. Watt, Republican, is probably elected State ‘Senator in First District by a small majority. Special to The Evening Star. PirresvRG, Cctober 13.—In Alleghany coun- ty Geary ran 9,000 Bahina Wuname. Special to The Evening Star. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 —The Evening Tele- groph says:—1tis generally conceded that the Democrats have carried the Ohio State Legis- jJature, ensuring the defeat of the fifteenth Amendment. But the districts have been so gerrymandered that the Democrats last year secured & msjority of ten on joint ballet—three im the Senate and seven in the House, al- though the Republicans carried the State by a ty of over 17, ‘The chure Repyblican ticket in Iowa has been elected, as follows :—Governor, Samuel Merrill; Lieutenant Governor, Madison M. Walden; Supreme Court, John F. Dillon; Su- am josie! Publie Institutions, Abran: ———-++e-____ Skissell. Special to The Evening Star. LOCAL NEWS. Scrawtor, Pa., Oct. 13.—Ool. Wm. M. Mor, ae ris, Republican, is elected Mayor over George Sandereon, Democrat. At the last State elec- tion the Democrats carried this city by 850 ma- jority. 2 Special to The Evening Star. CLEvELanp, O710, Oct. 13.—Returns from one third of the State have been received. Hayes falls off five thousand. Many Demo- og strongholas have not yet been heard irom. THE CITY HALL INVESTIGATION. TESTIMONY OF WM. A. COOK. The Law and the Precedents in the Case. WM. A. COOK, RECALLED. By Mr. Hall, (at the instance of Mr. Stanton ) Q. Had you any conversation with Mayor Bowen about paying the hands employed ua- der the Donovan contract; and if so, state it in tull! A. Yee, sir; I bad. In the month of June—towards the latter part of it—a consid- erable number of colored men met me at the City Hall one morning, and said to me they could not get their pay for their work. 1 asked them where they were working. They iniormed me outon G or M street, or G and K streets—along there. I asked them who the contractor was, They said they were work. ing for a man named Donovan. 4 think | sent one of them to Mr. Boswell to talk to him, while I went in to see the Mayor about the contract, Iimquired who were the contract- ors and told the Mayor of the complaints that bad been made by the colored men. of their in- ability to get their pay. 1 learned that the con- tractor was John Donovan. The Mayor was writing at the ume I spoke to him to him, tat if they could mot get their pay from their employer, | would b> glad » | af be would try tw do something for them; to which he responded, con- upuing to write, “We will see.” I went Out, and told the men to call back againon the Monday following, it they did not get ther pay in the mean time. This was, 1 think, about the middle of the week. One of them told me, perhaps on the Monday following, that they bad got paid. Some weeks after- warde, one or two of the men came to my office, and again talked about not getting their pay, And 1 went again to see about it, maku ‘& general statement that the colored men heen so frequently cheated out ef their pay that 1 wo@d be glad if sometbing couid bedoue {gr them, to prevent them irom being imposed on Special t The Evening Star. Orncimn wt, ORO, Uctoder, 13.—Pendleton’s majority in Hamilton county 1s 500, and tne ‘whole Democratic county ticket is elected, Spacial to The Evening Star. A CoLUMBvs, On10, Octover 13.—The election is doubtfull. Tne House will probably be Democratic and the Senate Republican. The majority for Hayes will not be large. The Democrats claim that Pendleton is elected and are very jubilant, firing cannon, etc. Special to The Evening Star. CVorumnUS, On10, Cetober 13.—We think the State ticket 1s electec by a reduced majority, perbaps of 5,000, Th2 Legislature as in doubt. R. D. Hartson. Chairman Repudlican State Commi Special to The Evening Star. Cuicaa@o, Oct. 13.—Keturns trom the Iowa election come in slowly, bat the State will robably give 2500 Kepublican majoruy. lonticelle gives 250 Republican majority, five ess than last year. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PHILADBL?BIA, Uct. 13.—Salt River tickets are abundant, but te Democrats take their defeat cheerfully. The State Sei mate tand—Repnblicans, 5 18; Democrats, 15. ublicans conced Q. After you became Corporation Attorney, Geteat of Watt in the first Senatorial District was the subject of advances to contractors There are no retams from the overflowea | brought to your attention; if 80, what did you distr; ard; discover ix relation to that matter! A. All siding aah ee ee I not | Cee oe ie ein wi aa oe meat Se ic jorit} "fol i nee na scapula Secanmenteae Lisuane tp eeeaiomans orate In the Olty Councs the suggested. e op joint Duligtis 20, all county | books, and by imquiiies, that although the con- Ofticers are elected by fron to 4,000 ma. | tracts read “upon the faithin! - Perple are anxioesly expeciing the long. {rected for, the’ party should be’ paid; cnet layed decision in regard tc the contecton Sine, that was a imtended for the protec- tions in 1808. It is telleved ae 6 decision was Seg! fot Leben poe Rpt one Telegrophed Exclusively to The Evening Siar, INBAT, OHIO, ct. corel Hamilton Cr) SS. bass Late | iT 500, and Tiarrartag Recterttl fe The Eventng Stay. ord py a POrtant IB tbe ena to wary the Comtract frbm some of the clauses in the notice given to tae Fae Ng Contaias no provision of that kind. | bidder, or in the s given ont Ifa be jaw With Tegard to paving contaims this | comtractor, OF A person inviting Dida, desires to Provision: ~No bilie shali be passed, or paid. do that becan doit. Hecan waiveany provision Baless approved by said Commissioner that be sees Mic, that may be deemed of interest of Improvements and Assistant Commis- sioners. and on their certificates that the Scr ns been done sccordvag to law.” Appears in the “ac: concerning pared footway:,” approved May 23, insu. The act im relation to €) Ading and graveling is entitled “An act pro- ‘Vidmg for the appointment of Commissioners, | sioner,” in nu prescribing their duties.” That is a dif- | law whatey, ferent act, and was approved May 24, 18%). It | vision contains, Rowever, Bo provisionsuchasI have | «Is that paper at all in the matere of a Tead wp relation to paved footways; nor is ve enactment depriving the Mayor of tere any law of the ‘which re- bis powers veeted in, or previously exercised quires the work done under contracts for by him, of transferring Bis powers wo any otber grading and graveling te be approved by the cificers! A. Certainty not. Mis powers cannot Commissioner prior to the partyal or entire | be in that manner enit ey ment of the contractors. | Q. Do you know of #1 4. Is there ans law which requires, on the | Bowen tw raise money to pay laborers completion of a contract for grading orgravel- other claimant! A. Yes, sir, several. J) ing, thy es of the Comi | tefore be went to New York he told me to try “No part of the appropria- unui the work bas Deea ap. ‘roved by the Oily Surveyor, the Commis- Toner of the Ward aud Assistant Commie. ‘bout Sny positive authority of . [kis amere discretionary pro- Assistant Commissioners at the Natious! Bank, aud see whether a loan T have any know ledge. | could be efected, tn order thet Re might poy been tbe custom of the Mayors to require the ry the laborers. approval, but under the law, as it is written,it | Mr. would be discretionary with a Mavor whether a re that approval or mot. Atieast,lso wil remember, I was taken Gown with a Dpeerstand it. | bemmorbage of the lungs and could not carry 2. To what work, or class.of work. is the | out bis wish, and so informed bum upon his approval of the Commissioner or Assistant | arrival. Prior to that, on several occasions he mmissioners required? A- To paved foot- | authorized me wher. the Councils took ways. For illustration: In @ct concera- | about the loans, and authorized anticipation of ing paved footways,” sectien 4, it is expressly | the revenue, and at some other times, to call on provided, as I have previously stated, “.batno | Mr. Huntington, and Qook and | did on more bills shall be passed or paid unless approved | than one occasion, I believe, to try and get by said Commissioner of Improvements and joans—and on some occasions we succeeded— Assistant Commissioners, And on their certifi- | pay off the laborers and workmen. cates that the work has been done according to | “tne witness having made cavement infor- da The design of the difference, as I have | mally as regards bis Own action in declining gathered it up.ts, in part, (bis: The individual, | to draw all of bis salary as Oorporation Attor= or citizen, must pay for pavements very | pey, Decause oi the Mayor's anxiety t pay off large extent, and becafise of this the Commis- | the ‘workmen And Iaborers, Mir. Stauton re= sioners appear to be required to make the ap- | quested him to repeat the same in order that it provalorapartof them. Itisa provision look- | might appear upon the record. which the wit- ing apparently tothe protection of the individ- | mess did ne follows: 1 weat up once, but did mot Huntington in. Shortly after that Mr Bowen was absent.as some of you gentlemen uals or c:tizens Bpon whom the Corporation can |, «Such bas been the Mayor's anxiety to have call ior payment, and to satisfy them in rela- | the workmen and laborers paid,as he Bas com- tion to the justice of the claim. But the oti ‘Municsted it to me, that] bave refraumed per- act, with regard to grading and gravelling, | sopally from asking Bim for any portion of my simply requires that the work shall be dour | jencupt ence or any pares of Gareanueek under the superintendence of the Commission- | due me last year, or this, for registering the ers, but invests them with no authority or | yoiers of the city power whatever to approve Any estimate, | me 1 Dave only drawn $5" on one ovcasi either preliminary or final. ‘There 1s over, 1 think. Q. Have you examined the so-called speci- | pow, 1 do not know wi fications attached to the Donovan comtract! A. | tained it om account of ihave. Money to workmen and others. Q. Is there any law requiring this clause to | Mr’ Barrett objects to this evidence as ir- be 23 any way connected with thst or similar | relevant. be paid until the work has been approved b; theauty Surveyor, the Commussioner of the Ward, and the Assietant Commissioners.’ A. ‘There is no Inw that would reftfire or de- ecification to be Geavors ip the conduct of the affairs of the city and of his office? A. So be ‘Would be outside of the requirements of tae | One Which the law does not demand. | What does the law require ot the Gom- missioner und evading and graveling con- tract? A. Section 3 of the act of May 2%, 1-53, provides tbat the appropriations for the im_ Provement of tree's of avenues shall be ex. jended under the direction of the regular or | observed. bis uniform parpose Ward Commissioner, and two Aseistagt Come conduct ibe afaire of ins city with the parest missioners. Section 4 reade:—sJt shali be the | motives and the most sbsolute itegrity; and duty of the eaid Commissioner, under the di- | | t to state, perhaps, that cope lnstance Tection of the Mayor and the Surveyor, to | waich particulariy came uader my observa- superintend the grading amd graveling, or paving, of all avenues, streets,” kc. The cifie daty of the Commissioners, as nid down, 4s fo superintend, under the direction of the |ayor and Surveyor, grading and gravel- 0 treets. The . In respect to personal and officisi integ- ne, what bas been your observation as to Bis conduct im office! A. tion—the gir out of & contract without ad- r. Talty—that be was espe- & desire to save the city was a vertisement to cisliy infigenced b; from & unreatened lawsuit, Mr. Taity contractor, and was st aD po al th Mayor is the superior | obtained by the Baltimore jeer, jommunioner the i inferior, and | Company. notified me 5 largely ander rect - hold the city for damages, and rin contract actually | trieq'to Bot of tt bet he a. Sisted in it. He finally concladed that could get a contract that would keep from idleness that he would abandon that pat pose. It was under those circumstances that the contract was given him without motice. 1 ought to state that Mr. Taity told me be had eonsuited Mr. Bradley on the subject, and that be took the unadvertised contract at the most used in this? aA. which bas been in use {.r perhaps some tour or five yeare—in fact, much longer—and as used 4m the contract im this case, requires this :— “That the work shall be completed to the sat- istaction of the Commissioner of the Ward and the Assistant Commissioners” appoint- ed to supermtend the work. It also con- liens anaes, £2 this , fect i P ot Teasopabie prices. Ure of the Contractor tO commence tae fails THE COURTS. work, or tO complete it within the stipniated THE FIRST WARD RIOT CASE. ume, and in the maxner required by the CRIMINAL COURT, Judye Fisher —Yeouerday, meni, fall power and authoricy 1s given ts the | it tar case of Henry Miniber, Robt Taompsoa Mayor of Washington to employ some other | 84 Josiah Perry, with riot on the jd person.” This is the answer to of June last, the testimony for the prosecution Asked. The contract eters to,oL ee was concluded, and there being no evidence to implicate Perry. a verdict of not guilty was ed <a ad a fer = urpose, tonlom as to precicely ~ ——o———— act says: «-It shall be theduty ®f the Commis- | GRAND ScnvstzEy Fast.—To-morrow, the stone wader the direction gh, the ieee ee grand autumnal festival of the Washington superintend the grading,” &c. T! rinted | Schuetzen Vereig will commence st the forms of contract Tequires the same. The Schuetzen Park. The exercises wil consi: are see ‘WO | prize shooting, prize bowling, rmony. Q. Asa matter of fact, then, on what is that part of Crane's conveniencs of visitors. that une from the terminus of the Omnibases will r 7th street railroad. —re-__ S87 Mr. William J. Jessup, of New York, and president of the Stave Labor Assembly, is to stump Massachvsett= in behalf of we and misapprehension of the law as it ‘Written, a8 well as of the form of the contract Qs it 18 printed amd im common use. Both Tequire, in terms, @ simple superintendence | labor ticket. under the control of the layor. Iu addition the S7-Emm: A. Lane, of Boston, Grand Direc- whole tor of the Order of St. Crispin, gives {ume and personal attention to the ot wrongly done, the Mayor to termmate tbe tract, in addition, that it is the dfty of the Commis. 1t appears, sioner to make: STA young Fymnset, who was killed at aw Yaitey, = a few Sane be ihe daty of the ng trom a double trapeze, had promised Commussioners to bave ze Office im the | father to quit the business as soon as he en- City Hall, where he shail attend such days | &®£¢Ment was finished, of which thatat Cherry and hours as the Mayor directs: to keep | WS the last night. separately records of all their transactions and - proceedings: to make quarter! Teports to the Mayor, se\ting forth the appropriations whire HAS OPENED A 8TOOK OF HANDSOM! LL GOODS. “ have been made, and which remain, in whole or in part, unexecuted; the pi and when any improvement b: tracted for, the reason thereot. make annual repor' of July, setting forth the nature, expenditure, c-» of a mire ave been made during preceding y. 2 which remain unexecuted.” The answer. RESSES. SULTS. 3 therefore, based mpon the law, would be, tha’ | MADB IN THE LATEST FRENCH STYLE. it as the duty of the Commissioner to make re- 336 Pennsylvania evence, ports of the progress of any work ot grading | _**7 7 Cite Trevise, Paris, and gravelling FooCR Frovs: erly done, then, Becetpts direct from the mill with orders to sell at Market Ketes., a4 BAKES, ATTSHTION! eee REE i ant ta ii ev eet 88 5 bat all acs ; and, general ‘an officer,