Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1871, Page 4

THE INJUNCTION CASE. _EVENING STAR. journinent of the nex expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the ad- and then only to such ex. © in view of said val passed, nich was particularly odious to our ‘the debt of the cit ens.” A of departments umber i had 2 Bs SINGS TO. ye Roane, Bel Sar ee Proceed! fat apy ands" been created, all of imdependent powers, ‘TUESDAY. -Augast 1, 1871. er ed Teeealy prabihitearomaeaking aur avpronriwionsis | ah Uh the. proses tad osed sini oo aaumeé | Dat all aiming. tthe same” rerults— Affidavits of Messrs. Riggs, Plant and | b« raised in such time.and I deny thot !ands and other 4 litpitations heretaf-— — an excess! debt ae —— it Cc ty in the raid District cannot be Hable to a = The great to the lean LOCAL NEWS. } Hume. Rabe Bionevery S™ . is Megal, ns it authorizes a debt in excess of the Ses lege tay toe gag moa @tncert a 1 negotlated for the sale of re bi Towseid dunes of the bonds, which fase been aforesaid, at ninety-seven-and- aed f —aaceeeeee ci two per cent. on the taxable property of the peo- Answers of the Governor, Board of | ‘'* Sfeh may be necessary ° A without submitting the question to a vote of LOVE AND LAUDANUM. Public Works, &<. | Hil oulineest expenne tbe €0"-cameat wha | Sheela We spilled for at saint again? meaty | fee mementSubmatig the question to a, vote of IDE OF A MAT cox. j tou be: Fale within the auld", urerad | geissercdeT wilt aitenabcoseah std rete ats to a Fee st te Saimenree be SUICIDE OF A MARYLAND GIRL. Argument of Mr. | pear’ ofthe 4 aid time, oF fecal | sumunated, I wi drier to denuncy ty lwa, | teen the people and the Government. He was DISTRESSING DEATH OF LAURA SHANKS. ‘The hearing of the application for an injune- | 2, ef @ special or reer tharacter, on the condition aforesaid, and on rt assertion made ar tion agai 1 further say that it The Bette of pn against the Governor and other officers of South Washington, n pvernor er ces for tho ordi | aud ccullugent purpose of the District goverument, tion that the issue of said additional million il | ernor’s repli be within the limitation of the or; act, whic i ‘a debt or borrowing issue over that it net the Intention to 000 of the bonds authorized; also, that the old debt of the Corporation should not the District government, to prevent their issuing | yhieh cannot exceed. ip any one ; $2 on every | proh bits, the contractii Pong omte ms Fickieness of her Maryland Lover—a | bonds under the four million act of the Legisia. | £00 of Phectsb Sains or Facae Sale ony toast | eel ee ee a roperty of fe | Betaken in this account when calculating — Broken Enaagement anda Broken | tive Asembiy, came up this morning before | necessary or tar fo Fore ea} nece tecieel non Eiasiee san ant Tavemtenal | acts, Suu Mee be eetceiows a6 te Gonmtaaes a hecty amet Sane Judge Wylie, in special term. isand et att e the coustimnia ion of the negotiation aforowa round Lex: debit of the District was undoubtedly meant by - J. Jd. Coombs, the counsel on the hi attac’ ct to be able to of in Ts of the act . 2b agerens seer ing tho bib, which han | 7 Meet eben of cerenes cama ‘we million and a half of said bomte whieh are | “ye fend fiom de act, and said, if the Miss Laura Shanks, a native of St. Mary's | part a e Dill, wh | Fined before the expiration of the first fwcal quar- | authorized tobe ised after the Ist of January ,1872,-] ¢u¢ read from the organi ‘and Board of Pubtic county, Md., but for the past year a resident of | heretofore been published, with the following Sor ol the next regi mar seusien, of ont Pj ertire os ce eg ee is my betier | Works gave to this act is to prevail then no South Washington, where she was regarded as | AFFIDAVITS: $6.57, and euch further amount es may be raised yy rogress of the said District | matter what the debt, however i oer mere Persopally appear Geo. W. Riggs and George Hi hs - | depends In ‘npon the ex; jitures of the appro- | not to take it into consideration in thedebt to be the most beautiful woman im that part of the | p;,27sjpoly NAihat ou Satusdes, | from other sources than general taxation, not ex: mo voy oom = . - ~ who, % ceeding the sum o oo: and T say . ~ pea Plant, mbo. being duly sworn, say =n Dee, ait ng th f $200,000: and I that thie ad. | priation mat the act of tl Legislative Assembly | incurred by this loan. He argued that the debts Yaak evening Dy takhen it, Committed suicide | the 231 tuetant, they were pecevnt at am interview | Sictucl amount Cull enceed the teaser Sasa | Eoneein ae .amprovements within sald District, a | of the old ‘corporations, collectively, should be last evening by taking laudanum, at the resi- complainants suit instituted for 8u injunction Seay thet the naropate ‘erase of yovenne suthor: Meio ion ee oo <c',3® | computed in this connection, as the said o iT See oe nace; Mrs. Parkinson, No. 561 t0th | Sgatuet ‘him Board of Pul Sade | the sum ‘of §1,743.st.40; and I say that ft will be fembly prior to the paveage of theast a the Toor | ations are liable for the payment of them. “The street ~~ Rearly opposite Ryland Chapel. | that the Goverdor stated that he had ee oe largely in excess of thie t. ay, 1. and on file in the offlee of the Board of | ld corporations are an ved of the power For some days past vee unfortunate girl seemed tional negotiation of nga puthorized by the late Fights, Tedmit that the Stat bection of the actof | Public Worhicews 1p nee en improvements ax | to py their debts, and the new government is te have lost her usual cheerfalnessof dispnsition, | act known call sendi'g helene thane cenkiee New | the Legislative Assembly of the District of Colam- Rerfect and complete as possible, the dof Public | heid for their-extinguishment. All the proper- and had no appetite. but was not considered ill, i: cme to take 8800.00 of The cube bende ‘at | bia, entitled “An act a ‘iations for im- ‘orks have specially eagoged aero of Gen- | tyof the old enone is vested in the new Mentality or physically. Yesterday she assisted ih ‘ilege of paying one million now | Pravements and repairs Sathe BS ct of Columbia, eral A. Bempbrore, General 3 iO pee zy: G2) | government, which is the successor to these debts her sister in clearing the breakfast dishes, and Toye i be wanting. OF something to a | ady Be ee atte en ered capproved | eral 0; BE Babcock. 6 Beg jad Herhatever may | AiO, | It mst be perfectly plain that as hte eae wards retired toher own room, See ioc beens vem Precestiags $0 pre the expiration of the first fiscal quarter, after the | be done by the board, it will have the advantage of | allt = et en ee Which she did net leave during the entire day. ‘of the bonds. GoW Bicee, adjournment of the next regular session of said Le the experience, knowledge, and wisdom of the per- | defunct, and the pro by them re~ Mrs. Parkinson called her several times during B and subscribed, this Stst day of duis dac1. | islative Assembly, to be used for the Improvement | sens named in relation to the work and improve spectively, transferred to new government, the @ay and evening to come dewn and take jworn and oul Pte best and repair of the streets, avenues. alless, and roads | mente in cittes thatthe debts are a legitimate Inheritance, At romething to eat, but she declimed. About 9 Notary Public, Washingion County, D.0.” | {nzbe eT LL comple, and ropeice of sewers, tps St hp ly mpd common inw ail claims and contracts would ex- Supper tober venom and trisd bettie Lntesees | _ “Svea present on Matmitay, July sat. cchn inter | toate ra fagraut mproveusnts referred to ariece larsels tean’eke | pire with the existence of the powers of an old appropriation ts in fs act of Congress of the Bist of Fi view between Gov. HD. Cooke, and several c of this city for the purpose of eonferring tozet regard to the loan bill. During the cont ersation. Governor stated he had been to New Ti c in negotiating fve hand {the bonds at the full price of 97% or at par Ings 256 Per cept. discount. bay bog this amonnt wes all they | Propowed to issue forthe present, that the Balance would be issued as required in blocks of five bundre-] thearand dollars. A subsequent conversa r. to cat, but she still declined, saying she would perhays feel better in the metning. Mrs. Park- son then lef Her brother, Mr. Maurice Shanks, who is a condnetor on the street cars, arrived home about I1y o'clock p. m., and when he reached the head of the stairs near her room, HEARD HER GROAN, and cated to het; but not receiving an answer he called to others of the family, itizens “5 appropriations made iFinore than, doubte ¢ appropriation of four millions is youl; and I deny that the act of Jul ard void and contrary to the in the concluding part h the coi fleny that sald dation, frcventee & deny that sald’ a iation, inclusive made by sat’ legisiative Ascent fhe amount That kal | is authorized and empowered to appropriate, within said time, by said act of Congress. 1 deny that said organic act as hsset ‘of the complainants bill. corporation; but this was provided against by the organie'act, hy spectal enactment that the new government is the successor of the debts as well asthe property. The debt in this case is a debt of a party bound by law to pay it, and is to beregarded in the light of ay aggregate debt, although each of the old corporations are sepa- rately held for the payment of their own respec- tively. What then would follow if these debts fact that under the peculiar restrictions of the organic act, contracts cannot be made without pre vious appropriations, and that no deficiency bill can be passed by the Legislative Assembly, or ad: ah compensation be made for auy work of contract after rendered or contracts and that uptess the necessary appropriations OF permanent carried on. ui quences will ye other i said Ase"mbly iMegal. null, and 1y 10, 1371, is" null hed pre nd ev ehould not be, that the com a going into | tic R. Shepherd amt, Mr. W. A. Cook bein, nth. E deny that registered or coupon bonds, to | highly injur.ousto the Distr e people there. | are not to be taken in the aggregate in the con- the room they fownd her ip a stupor. Dr. Ham | ye it remarked to Eran ernor we had no | the Bingiant of our maition della. age abort tobe | of; so that the etinens and residents tthe District | Struction of the law? The rep. ge bende pei tt was se -and ‘ ot i issned by me under authori egislative As- | generally arg directly interes having the pro ania gen janie: Sek kane aan ‘op. r ich he 53 am his poe a letter fr mbly of anid: Disttict, fort purpose of ralel Sisione of the ack of July weak: hae and fairly | Which is comemplated will far exceed the ew York correspondent, {past twelve o'clock. whee Bg An empty two ounce vial, labelled « poison,” from Dr. Rowland’s found in the bed. and at the I goblet was found dis- N. iu which dent cinimed the privilege of taking one. mi appropriation Tore of the bonds making siltogether ose mil If at the same price. 1 landanum, apprehensions of the com) wf 1. in connection with be disbursed in pursuance o! ea. t Tenth. Lcannot deny the existence of the fears and iainants; but I win 1. Stanton, Alexan- errried cut. And ‘will be found in th which is as follow Sre. 3s, Bnd be amount allowed by the organic act. He cited the case of the State of California, which was limited to a debt not to excceed a certain amount, and when the Legislatare had attempted to I further suy fiat said restrict! e 16th section of said orgauic ac further enacted, That the Legis- ny that lative Aceombly shail never grant or authorize exqa ho assur id ¢ | largely éxeeed that amount by the construction {tress and pillow, Jone, to that he had ial | der K. Shepherd, Samuel P. Brown. James A. Ma- | Compensati n, fee or allowance to any public officer. rs road, were restrained by colores by the drug” Underetanding with the New fark tacts Thy aich Kitder, aud Allred B- Mulleityshould carey intores. | aceut, scrvend, of contracwor cater were has eee place sates ined by an in- HER LAST SAD WORDS YO HER LOTER. Soe mittion eudsrioual would be eoken at the same | ccatiog the falecy al ryoee and scot | teat of any clalts et pary Usrect: hereattns Gaz: | ° It is contended that the Jean te be made ts for There was slso found in the bed a small box, | Pisa ao sworn toby Tnos. 1. Hews. | them to innocent purchacers forvaluscthactie coun | ted aeulues the Datiiet ante arog nerentter crea: | I purpose of the ordinary and cur- Girected to Joseph Allston, Great Mills, St. . a- | paiatecould oF would be sulyected to litigation | mentaade. without express authority of law: ami | rent expenses of the ct; yet it is net con- Mary's county, Md., in which were a locket and At the conclusion of the reading of these affida- | fn relation thereto, or to liability therefor,and I say | #ll such vnauthorized agreements or contracts shall | tended that it is to be raised by assessment and three small shirt-bosom studs, and the following | vits, Mr. Wm. A. Cook read if any litigation should arise concer ‘any boi be pull end void. collection for the current , therefore it note: THE REPLY OF THE GOVERNOR, which may be ieemed bythe authority of sald Lets: Tiventy second: And 1 submit to the honorable | Callecti Muutank ‘tae: unk walk oetiaen Gar Gen * My Dear Little Darling-—I cannot live away | 28follows: Teiet of Cotesia Sad tebe te case of ue Dis. | court, thas all the si of are matere SEEK sens | atooeneent and cslloction ef tones to create a from you any longer. The world is so cold and foleanewer to the said Dill of complaint, 1 say as | trict of Columbla, and not in tho name “ssid bonds and determined at law. aud with respect to | fund for the current expenses of the Ditrict, as dreary without you; and I have reason to believe, 5 it that the ants are citizens | Were isened “in flagrant violation” of law,as the | Which the said com is are not entitled to any | the amount should be: |, Whick is to be darling, that you are false. ‘eskdente ta this Districh: coeeee WN Te | complainants falsels eeeey foes sbont tae ihagthe | Mhica the sald com eaulty Dor any of then, and nded and for what specific purposes. Your heart-broken Lavra.” ‘who, 1 aia informed. is a citixen of the State | tX fer the payment. of the interest. abd. prinetpal HP eas pall havethe seme benefit off this defense as | “Tre contended that frequent and small appros PATHETIC NOTE TO HER SISTER. jew York. I admit that t y- | of aid Could be legally levied t said | if] bad demurred to said complainants” bill. priations to meet the ordinary current expense, Another note, directed to her sister, Mrs. Par- | wners and tax-payers, in said Pr'cxcept | emplaivante or be caltectc) frum thems or either | Twenty third 1 prav ts be benes ding ygwed with Of the city government was all that the ic MiMeliies please send thie Beas a ee eens | tania cee DG’ Tae thet canes ay fatteny | Stauntmdt tier meas, spe, Atte Sioteeraas ie | taiaae ren ais belt mies srxonatelly ees: | SE contemplated, and’ that there Is noting suoltie, please send thiebox to Jee. Don't | %0% in the District. Yedu ‘amount of real and { Persn. to.collect the sane could he determined og : which tends more to fasten upon the Govern- think be ‘has treated me unkindly because I Ectsoual property. But, whife making tnese edmia: | Fevpeetaal and zach of sald indy Wun with ant any ment aswarm of corrupt tes ian to hold d sions, I say t amount of property owned by a ormore ordinary li on - control of a large amount of public money, a) 1 2g, deat sinter, T only wish there wae some way | {li 'is only « il apd insignificant part of the | "ION tn g (6 Gee rat Satertekdiory of | Geren cel es ee this should be diScou ‘above all other evils. A huve bern With pon, bab pon tl Gene ee | gate tar ateesced against all of ‘them tm the ekvror | the complainante:T sny thor Hthe copy of the law at- | Public Works ofthe District ot Columbia, dosolcam- | This can ony be done by restraining the Board den le tn tho peat Geet. x ington and town, and the county of | tached to the complaants’ bill. as Exhibit “A,” is | ly swear that I have heard read this answer by me | of Public Works and the Governor from making tl ts ington was, during the last year of the ezist, | mot a true and correct copy of the uct wetted subscribed, and know the contents thereof, and that | this four million loan, Your attached sister, Laven. | once of these, coeperetinns, Sines oF Stee Doct aut appropriations for improvements and | the facts therein stated. positive He held that it is the duty of the Legistature a TEMS Guilthe bor by die fret opportuni: | Piss 2romsin unpaid: as will sppear from Exhibite | Fereurs tn the District of Calaint ated upon information ant ng ee eee eum of money, by cenignat ad ive my prayer-| to Car 5 ‘el A. B.C, hereto attached and ls parts hereof. [ ne . 12 ¥ im hat amounts: il be ly tor what her it is all that Thad to leave her for akeep- | deny the right of the complainants, And of ithe of | sid iP herete SAce Wed te tee comcaen'l | Oetasnar. aad Bisocdga se eoeis Eee haus | epee amen a ae ee ae Foncin | sens Uows three tines obliterated by | them. to institute thiesult, und especially as indi- | wer ax Exhibit “A Fah torn een | Wake. power is assumed by this Board of Publie Works Fercil.) Mellie, please don't let the doctors | TiJual property-omnere and tax-payers of og Re cia prema pend Loar that- after ies “4 OTHER ANSWERS AND DEMURRERS entirely independent of any other power. ‘The Dave taken the lena wanted to live K would not | sostsst ms ax Goverser sank ez atte reeiiees al | ty. tha ungietacite Reeeraeh, peattm sta pasenge were submitted : bill passed by the Legislature, and which had have taken the laudanum. » | Bhiber of the Board of Public Worko ne they have | Proved by mes and is on Sle in the office of the eecre- |“ Sceretary Stanton files a demurrer that thore is no | been drawn up by the board, makes a sweeping The = —e See, Lavra. done. ee Diy ret: as other laws of said Legisia- | matter or thing in the bill good and sufficient in jaw | and aggregate computation, without Second. Ladmit that I am Governor and a president ¢z-cghero of the Board of Public Works of the Dis- AN ORPHAN GIRL, Twelfth. In answer to the complainants’ second or equity to ca him to account in this honorab pecit ying ble | for what particular purpose the money is to be ourt, but there is good cause of demurrer thereunto, d. 1 is the dat: of th ati be bal + £ say apoo any own personal knowl- | Sidsaye tliat caid Tall. in case used. It is the duty 1e legislative & native of St. Mary's county, Md. She was | trict of Columbia, but Ideny that ae such Governor, pe at ony poe 4 pg ay em says that said bill. in case the same were trac, assembly to specify what amounts shall phout 21 years of age, and as amiable as she was | 1#m shoutto wsue or cause to be issued, registered a8 Sn nt inveection Jeof said act of the | coptains no Seeroccor give the pine fe sng etnies | bo. expended for particular tmerovemenee, beautiful. The young man, whose address ap~ sa Wen gmougt caualts | Legislative Aesembly. apuroved Jaly 10-1871, and te | Sgninet the defendants, and prove that uke tates | aud hey’ have Panccular, tmp delegate arson the box.” is acrenidcint ofthe neighbor tions of 850, SiO eee sign, seal, jand Vemmutery paid, ons. for walt | cited. ee this power to the Board ‘of Public Werks, where she was born and raised, was bonds ; r. Stanton also files a separate answer to points | They were intended as a branch of the executive upon information and belief, I say that Edwin L. i overno r rai ital aa cy pre gnghed t e Sie aati Gores eons vine: | Mi Maie eter te scahevacdia | awioriy fae harder apne Wena ss Of his visits some months since that she ‘wore an ide ag afore, not fo ghveda ar couaersign | Fert: one sting forte Hat WG. Metzertt bas no | A.Maneh ot the executive, and they amume.. ‘The ee A a a Inw ‘the sald Ajenaader ghaagthehunder ot “Pek ke since iat he act oe Qropseat pero | great aitentty $9 he that the to wate rive, r . Shepherd, Samuel P. game fod of Grest iim wich bar sed hat ita; dong tgangeriecesecs eee Berar tha te opus rate SuinTine "WITE Ox2 CIM AxD covrtrxe = + nor do they claim any such right or * Board of Public Werke ne Powers om the ANOTHER, Thirteenth. To the third interrozat: - Mr. Cox closed by sa: that the whole and that he was making preparations to a plainants, I say that ae is not my purpose to sign, | RAme and body, politic and corporate, tn the first scheme was illegal, and should be prevented, ig Pre mer pose section of the act of ‘above. referred to. is egal Pr yung lady of that vicinity in Angust—a Miss OF issue, oF cause to be signed, iesued, sealed. of | empowered to uc, ai sued. to implead and be ip me ee ‘hempson. The family strove to keep the cen- | that I am about to sell pe tip go cle godin Fo dondon pa eng bof Impleaded: and this Seteodant sare taat the bonds Condensed Locals. po iy ‘Gate cael ae cate aunppsieenent ba SE, cannot be, and iv Lot my purpose « f0 sell each bond Eoiccwnd es the. onde Pe tke Distt ‘Colwabie, aed Se patertany teaches te raga two much to heart. Allston came to the sale of said of the District; apd upon information and beter t | £84 that Henry BD, Cooke, Governor. Rawin L.Stan: | Thattum pavement. about the Zist of uly and remained hero am Gacracg, of as present ez az that awin 1 Stanton, the secre cai ferviguiog acd feoulng eatd bende it the ej oe An Gmbort cotrespondent save «Mr. Lowery, Saturday, during which time he visited her ‘o ect ith Alexand rict. 4 er, comptroller, ct 1 the agents of the District of bia ‘ashington, has bought 75,000 teet of land frequently, and, as far as was known, they were | kridiard. Sanat Po Been dane A lgzander B. Rae iee ant Fiery Seunel B- Brown, James | aha'not otherwise, ‘This detendant mays thet pee ‘opposite png for $17,000.” om very good terms until Saturda; a 4 from | snd Alfred B. Mullett, upou warrants of the said | A- Magroder, Mullett have no pur | reason above stated the District of ‘olumbia is a The Washington City Hibernian Benevolent Y> ose oF design to do 80, oF to attempt to d ‘and I ap y the fact that after that day board on the t of the District at the discre- ether: eng’ thee ae Ry pte dod yg necessary party to said proceeding. Society give their third anmual picnic at Analos- c none of said last-named parties, a se) ™ re 5 tion of the board, or any other manuer, the pro- o ir. Baker also files ‘parate answer, in which Me que 208 ssn on oe Bee ceed of tends equal jm amount to four million dol- | under the law of the Legislative Assembly , have an: = thatthe acts allegid tobe contemplated are | *®® Island to-morrow. See advertisement. jae hades ‘incenne, oon the ‘auton Jars, which itis lalsely charged by the complainants, Tabt or power.2 °2 4» Hor do they claim’ auy such | jitegal and es ly forbidden, Nuw Orricr or Tu Boaep or Heatra.— Broken. After he left she seemed to lose all in- terest in the affairs of this world, and refuse up tothe hour of her death, ali food or nourish: ment. ‘The Body is attired in a green dress, tan colored gloves, white collar, and pink ribbon on the Breast. This morning many of the neighbors, among whom she was a great favorite, called to ‘ook on her features for the last time, and the I deny that Alexander R. 8) Brown, James A. have any such intention as aforesai Fifth. T deny that auy of the acts above referred put to be done by me, and upon information lief, I deny that they are about L Sta atom, soceeteay of the D: & of the complainants. my purpose to tsene bonds complainants, to the extent it cannot be and is not m: ceeds of any such bo of Public Works on in any other manner whatever, tion and belief, I say it is not the nel P. Bi ith me the Board of Pubiic Ir Fourteenth. In answer to the fourth interrogatory say, that Inasmuch as it is not as alleged in the bill of four million of dollars, y design todisburse the ends, upon warrants of the Board the treasury of the District, or and upon informa- + secretary of the District ‘ANSWER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. ‘The said defendants, answering the bill of the com- plainauts or such parts thereof as we are advised it is neceseary for ux to. answer, say: “rst. We adinit that the complainants, except William H. Phill'y. er cotizens of the District ot Columbia, and “10 property-owners. and tax-payers therein, except Albert Grant, wh as med, has pot at any time paid tax in District. ‘To-day, Dr. F. M. Stringfield, secretary of the late Board of Health, turned over the furniture and eftects of the board to Dr. Verdi, the secre- tary of the new board. The property will be removed from the old office to the new office of the uew board, who are to-day removing from the corner of i7th street and Pennsylvania ave- nue to No. 1335 F street N. W. pro: and George Second. We say that we have no personal know!- Valea ae sane wes on al . istrict, and I deny, if the facts were be comptroller, and Alexander &. Shoph edge of. the allegations made in the second nary From the National News Company, 32 saincted on hee Genin ae nn ae were deeply | SEs cod Wt cae aod ok anil eae ee ‘A. Mogruder. Semnel P. Brown, aud Al graph of complainants’ bill. but. u ation | Pennsylvania avenue, we have the latest issu ene ot hes texribte tate. | mated, as alleged in said bill, that they woul nilett, cr cither of them, to disburse the pro- | tnd belief obtained from Henry ooke, Governor | of the N. ¥. r, N. ¥. Weekly, Fireside Officer Horner was present soon after the oc- complainants as citizens, Wythe, bonds (by warrants on the Board of | Gfeaid Disirict, we deny the truth therrof, Companion and Saturday Jovrnal. eurrence and took charge of the body, and with and injurious t orks on the treasury of the Di Thrrd. We have no knowledge of the allegations — Hts Officer Borr, this afternoon summoned a jury i that eaid acts neither of them claims, or dea » por insists 1; di for Dr. Potter, the coroner, who is holding an | b id the issuing ing ‘ongress entitled © the District of — act to provide a ca T disiureement in any manger of the proceeds set forth ip this paragraph; but upon informat aud belief obtained from the’ parties named che truth of the charges made therein. a. Of our iy ds of said SLATIVE ASSEMBLY. COUNCIL —The © mals el the President, William : 0 o n Mr. Gulick introduced a bill relating to estates of a 5 lumbia. roved February 21, 1871 freeath. 1 deny on my personal knowledge th eae ! Tur Norte Carrror Street Inrnov, exth. ¥ oe pon iy “personal Knowledge, as g ok Ray ad ALL staan tury of the District at Cur he proceeds ot | £081 Property .and providing for the partition thereof XT upon information and belief, that the agzre om ants he sale of the bunds the Lo, to-wit: “ anes. tae ae Zate debt of the District of Columbia already amsents or a Four million of dollars thereot, w Hie Incor: | ¢ House bills t ayauthorize the District rovernment to $3,549,124 and upwards, and Isay from my per- ts Fant Said bill is based upon amis. | rectly charged in *aid 1 it, is the fon of our | mac allroad, to the extent ‘Of $600,000; fixing the sonal knowledge that the entire amount thereof is | #PT toe ote psy oa of faw. and | co-defendant, Henry D. Cooke, to issuc, or canse to salary of the ‘Collector of Taxes: transfecting the phe : | quiz ¢20.4u0; and I deny that the indebtedness of thy | (enerauce of my purpose as the Governor of the | be issued, and upon our information aud belict a nwern of the Wane rd tothe Banek tr pete Bene nets of the company to confer with the | District in my message tw the Legiciative kessminy | District of Columbia, and asa member veal rz ofece deny that Henry D. Cooke Gvernor, and. er apicre | RON he Water Board to ant of Public Board of Public Works in relation to the change | of May 13, laf], 1s stated et the sum of 69.49 321 an | President of the Board of Public Works aud apne bresident of the Board of Puvtic Works, intends to | snarta’and Woctinges petimore and Ohio, Alex- of gradg of their road necessary to be made at | upwards.” In that message, that that Ido not | eausl inorance as to the intention of the othor de- ington. Baitim T sai the intersection of D present the indebtedness of the District as such o fendants penis bul 1d North Capitol street by of obtain or disburse the proceeds of bonds, as afore andri nd as! i. LOTS. oa eran Sy sekdtomataiooane and National Junction Railway: ine the - ving fully denied the allegations of “ Governor to initiate proceedings for the straighten- Bhs company. in conformity with the joint reso- | {he pew gurerument denominated the Distriet of Co- pants’ billetat ofall arth cee ee of FE SS Adour Cede eee | ing and improvement of Aqueduct street, te George: Jution of Congress, to enable the Board to Gand. | ington Georgetown, and the county of Washington orable gets referred to in this paragraph, and upon our iu: | {ims and making appropriation for the repair of fire Gut their proposed improvement of North Capf- | Witich constivated the old, corporations Sitter aes have beon so advised by | formation and belief, that our condefenton, Henry | Chain or Little Falls bridge were severally read a tol street. Mr. Garrett informs the Governor | frographical limits of said Dlettict und’ tar to 1, the February : fs .i8 about to do the said acts; aud wedeny | Stet time and laid over. that the chief engineer of the road will bs here etnese of sald corporations | ft 1th scction, provides that without authority of @ | that the sat cts wate dae they would be highly | une District whe fonts Sorel ce ae eae . “d is be i bes ° pare al injurious to the com as citizens, - ‘ pod Saat feenemns dtc te Bangi tccedte | reat Inmate | oats Wesco ecmns I to the Boundary, the parking to be thirty pen Coeten orth siesta on ve i the be ill shopa on Sunday to the county. Wead ath laid ane tol * parking per coutum 6 value of the 29 of FP y yunty. and laid over. feet in the center, with thirty feet of Paving on be District, shall be contracted. and in its Sth sec. Congress of etsraury, 151 Bete a ee Cate eae on Wenhington, ach side. Already nearly three squares of the tion, that the Territorial government shall not have | Ss couteary of each of sald allegations is | (iil hich eases coe ean aire: Teported back the Bie acace Of ek fed, from HS to Ds and | inkion city comme: owe be Caccuratcly, stated, as | power without said authority, to torrow money or | The truth. rae Feared rene nr eee Mists of Oenie, ica af NNs © Seba en ert | ieee fat aus | eae chee tear ae | whe Me deg eget dot ha | Pinan, tone Cemson n ai —— Site ingeevementes some. ef which coatraca urs | District tia ihe dctt putterea Ueie Re deley vc | fables cream be, componrd of ike om et forty | Brig back, ill aking a “appropratin of Pee BALLS Washington, we. Baltimore-—An | oly partially exccuted, and payment of them have | "ew acternment, as created by the eaid actsaod dey | iy the Wat, Daraeraph, o District is only $25),009; | Passed; interesting game of base ball was played yester- | only "been partially made, The: fusiet beet ated in the first section ti whe’ District | and we deny the correctness of the statements of sad | 4 1 to authorize the Attorney and Assistant day afternoon upon the Madison avenue ds | Georgetown will mot exceed $220,000, and that city jumbia.” and referred to in some parts thereof Be Dice ce a ae ease nee hees Broperty in | Silematlont ithe atte to aaminiater coths and between the Olympic Club, of Washington, and | bas uo floating debt The indebtedness of the said District, ax well as that the Legislature can won reported back: ton Sete e rir rnen ihe Olsrapie Club, of this city. There was a | Coumy je inconsiderable, bat ite pyectse amount trictsto theamount of Selvasue es Of EDI | Sod pemncd Adjourned ed rited cuntest, but the Baltimore boys showed | Crpiration of the several poverniments of the etre : amount of money Seventh. We deny that the statements contained in ——_———_— themselves too much for their op, ppents, leav- | Seal statement of thelr total indebtedness will be | when may be borrowed. or. stock, ot which | the seventh paragraph, in relation to the auount GEORGETOWN the field with a score of 1¢; w , in order that sis y eed Bo) be may . ofthe Washingtonians only footed, ep 1. The | sdinemmect and payment yng Apt ne ‘Suermieentn. And. second. T say that the limitation | SPBROBFiat District of Columbia, are correct’ ——__— Bighest number of runs made was 4, by Mills, of | with the. requirements of the dtganic act imposed by the aforesaid sections of said act Evghth. We deny that the apprepriation of four Tur Riven—Arrived, The schooner Avoca, Gace ttington Club, Worthington, of the Bal- | funded debt of, Washington, cit, including corti. | Promipitions es Felaten to the artuafeomseetiaats | ullion dollare made by the pred Suny iach aert, | (rom Norfolk, with 23,006 feet of yellow pine for “ . cales of lebtedness. ve emis’ 20 y ¢ ol of Ns aid E. 5. cl timore Club, made 3 and @ clean score. | fo be @auon teas Phe anes cathe, soporte the | dcbt, or tothe arival borrowing of mower ar ienaias, | Aueme rant vivlation of the net of Comsrce ot ke Soh iad. J.-E. Libbey; two schooners from Lennen acted as umpire. The W: amount of the funded debt @2U0860.80 This doe | of stock or bonds by sath Dintet ee oece govern: | sist Febroary, that it is more than double | H#yre-de-Grace, with coal for Wm. H. and J. Bete Force, Leonard, Waterman, Brak paney i probably accounted fr by diderence | mot eid ives linltations and prohibitions Tre: | theumetnr phic g jative Assembly was-or | 1: Simms, and the steamer E. C. Knight, trom Coughman, Hall, Glenn, and Thomas. in the computation of the interest account gard as binding upon m ount law of the part ol istrict, and. r mtract any debt. or to borrow m - The ¢ floating debt of the city, for reasons y given, cannot now be ascertathed with auy accuracy In this debt are included the timere rine were Hooper, Kerna: Williams, Barr Mel it will not cover the actual amc . ides © COUN- | fn view of this uncertainty it is impossible, witt any stock or bonds, in excess of ‘uid. Vimaftation oF t only cne million and a half th organic and therefore, it is said District, to noney, orto issne New York, with miscellaneous freigh' THE CORNER STONE of the mission chapel at the chain bridge was laid yesterday afternoon, i# authorized and empowered to appropriate for ths time embraced in said net: and we deny that ward sor propriation is illegal, null, and void. ‘Ninth. We deny eo far as our knowledge extonds | 0 . under the direction of the Dunbarton street of the city, accrued and accruing from © i that four millions dollars are about to be issued | @ 7 i 4 > | isting contracts for improvements, the total umvant | contrary toeaid prohibitionss under the authority of the said Lezislative Assem- | E~ Church, ere ce aie, seated bg in this city this afte | of which cannot at present; with’ the tacans af th, And, third, I say that the act of the | bly, for the purpose of raising funds to mest awl i | Rey. Julius ng large number of persons play the Athletics, of Phila- | frmation within reach, beeten approzimately a Legivlative Aseembly of ihe District of duly 10th, | be Qiaburscd Int accordance witheake ‘appropriation | Witnessed the ceremony. on Pri ! t is estimated by the city aufitor, that 1G white tt permits bonds to be witimately issued | made by said act of July 10, 1:71; and we deny, upon Tne canal boat Robert Emmett has brought a ill amount to $100.00), bat itis be. | to four million of dollars, cautiously | our information and Deliet, that said allegation is load of coal for Mayfield & Hieston. THE STRIKE of the al true. “ . e's Crock miners is | ail be sald during he é Tenth. We cannot deny that the complainants en- —ss murdered | safety, to make «pecific recommendations in re anda balf during ihe pcsel postion ato ven ten || sestsia te ee’ ces pom wry poker’ oe aheee hes boon resumed, bey y are the same, that the | theret>. Proper measures, reaching the whole ex rst of January 1872, and the expiration of the first ress in the tenth paragraph of their bill, Dut we Ax At— The canal above and below the hatives have kept silent | can only be perfected upon full information asta the | fiteal quarter after the adjoursment of the tact | Seny that. it is the purpose of the Parties named | Collector's office wears its usual aspect to-day. faethe ie eae: |= f present indebtedness, and of the indebter, | reseiat sim cf he Lee Assembly, and | therein to issue the bonds referred tothcrein, And | Below, a large number of boats ate moued ai Bante Dobediy, | 3 crue from existing contracts. When this ee eee cumPiroller, of the District or custo. | We say that if they wore iesned the compiainauts | the coal docks, and the heavers wee again hard py os, Eh B jon is procured, the first requisite will be to cf the Londs from issuing any one ‘or more | would not be subject to litigation or danger of labit- | at work unloading. Above, can be seen a long ‘Um. Dubey. ayenng ees ee LE or the settlement of outstanding and accra. | thereof, AiiD8 aby one cr more of them to go | ity for the payment thereof, expreesad rtuis para | line of boats, and on the banks the usual mune age tacky Som time ace tvad | 5 “ness afthogecnment a he | Sten Wheat he tray perme | regan cieai, Sur. rs wi Er | Hea vont audon the bank ‘ual ment on High street, near Lang's hotel, Georgetown. | trict. and. for further necded improvemente: and to | su In the wet cf ape dice ef February, lavi;and ex: | District of Columbia. * | been coming in rapid eluce last night. Tt ise ¥ within the range of possibility that | determine the amount to be rained for thene Durposes | presely declares that no greater quantity’ of said Elerenth. We deny each and every allegation of | MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE.—The following they not seen some mention of the murder by direct taxation. and the amount to be provided by | bonds shall be signed or red for issue than Dill in relation to us, or either of us, not herein- | were the transactions of the Merchants’ Ex- in the newspapers. A despatch was sent from | “Hy Brows cf 9 funded loan. of the property of | Hse Anembhr ct Tarn, ne eto Teese: | Deaare pemaited of to ihe interrogatories of tio | SHAME to-day: | Receipts, 1800 bushels of wheat, fark Dowshert i Wantlaceas mating | Wathen fica ugbacm etry | owns nn ML setiogs wrgcenaeder | qasinnt ey sere aa tt |S nie oles pa beer inquiries concerning the mardered’ girl. Aw | Ase oF the city of Geammmcton-~ 864013 478 00 | District im the improvement and repair of ite atceets, | no far an they Telate te us. or all or any’ oun ofthe | bushels at S140, 257 atGLAd, a0 at elas eee answer was received that he knew nothiugabout | Asscsament of the city of Genrgetown..” Satscer op | uentiuce. fey sad and in the construction | members of the Board of Public Works, and thatsso | $1.46, 126 at SLAT, 146 at $1.51, and 2300 iher--Daitimene Ae de a ‘of the county of Washington —6,060:101 87 lie far as our extends ig relation to our to- na cle yellow open at T2 conte. Re — —_—— —_—_—— provement 5 defendante, assertions, . - .§ TALBOTT Ne recei Rars tre Cavsx ov Tux Ansexat Exrio- -ST7191.96 7 | Nineteenth. And, fourth, I say that, anxious to | tations ‘canal boat, Seneca 400 bushels of wheat antl s10x—After due investigation, Gen. A. B Tsay that the assoemment set forth tn the aforesani | SOB Jn ali geepecte with said laws ind bashels of cor, Herr & Welch received Sra Gen, Callender; the’ oftecr in charge of Pg aie of ibe ete of Washington. | 1utslt with the conditions, lim 5 4000 bushels of wheat, per schooners from ashington Arsenal, have come to ve conelu- ‘getown, the connt asl is so sion that the late explosion was by spon- | far as respects the assessment of the city of Wash, taneous combustion. Colonel Benton, of the | ington, that it is incorrect. The true ordinary as- gemment thereof is as follows, viz p property. conta. a aud that they werethrown er andoubtedly by the movement of poste are always Voracious consumers of the used in making | 94 will a from the book of assesemente in the fuses. He always thou; Loren agen otee of fine tax cer aad from paper hereto the explosion in Juiy, 1863, and from his experi. | SPDczed. ag, Exhibit “E ‘ence is convinced that causes of midnight fires are due to the frolicking Fodents. OxnvIxaTIoN OF A Munister—The Shiloh Baptist) Church, L street, between 16th and Tith streets, was well Giled yesterday afternoon to witness inte ceremony of ordina- tion of Mr. Thomas T. J Who is to take charge of the Potomac Church, Westmoreland SS Va. ducted by Rev. Fields and Rev. Dr. Parker, which the candidate was: ser to the Drowsixe oF a Cocorep Bor. ‘o'clock ast night, four colored boys in boat in James Creek approached the wall when watchman at that drove them away. In their fright two them jumped in the water, and one ef them Daniel Gross was drowned. ‘The body was soon afterwards foand and carried to the house of a relative of the boys near by. and the coroner was notified to hold an inquest. ————o———— Ma. Conconax’s Heatran Strict Iuprovine. = Graiton Tyler, of Vhhite Si | Der. that he abled. Dr. Tyler willreturn home our only. advance the thereof, ® lady saw Breen alr. dun mare and Mr. Wood- Wee tater'was thrown thd thetracs can at the former. A second race of Le rae ign Gober at fa fate ‘toes tor aie ron by ait uy if i da been birth to CITY ITEMS. Frencu Errc: Sets. Lockets, ‘Studs and Seansyivanie Sr rere boa Sewety Onprr DerarTMeEnT stil! contains a fine seuatinten ot Sone Cloths and Doeskins, Coat- ings and handsome pantaloof AUVOTION SALK OF SToCK OF BOOTS AND SHOPS. GROCERIES AND LIQUORS by virtue of a deed of trust, ed the oth @ay of March, 1871, reconted tp Liber No. $40. fol. G9. ot seq. one of the land records 4 for Washingt -im the Dist secured to the satisfaction of aie AS Te lor T dtrest. Latil & CLEARY, Avce finest quality of Ice Cream to all’ parts of the | JR}¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auct'r; Georgote city, in quantities to suit the purchaser. “ ALE OF VALUARLE IMPROVED TORS OPERTY iN ORGKURTOWS. Lie CLOTHING. 4 the Prevailing Hard Times San AD ie, ase duis teoorded tiers It becomes ‘one to in their ex- M. No. 19, Tolio Sone of the land ree ‘Sin the article of clothing alone, a orge of Washington county. District of C: Tambiay sufficient saving can be effected to ina reg! ° q measure ‘of money, at Building Assoc: of P. Watracn’s, corner 4X st.and Pa. ave. fe offers this to the public by selling the best articles of ing that can be obtained, at from 15 to 20 per cent. cheaper than any other "tSail to give me aval. on hand and made to order, Prices, at ©. Bava's Un ‘ch street, Intelligencer Bi « aepect crest th said fine at Ay oe or lows. to th street fect more woat boundary lies of said lot 16; thence with raid west Line'to the ming, eubyrct to the right proved with a vafiey. Premises eld. Stamp and copreyanciug at the cmt Ever srvce tne macnine was invented | of the purchaser. If terms o ore many attempts have been made to construct @ | with in Sve days from day of sale, the Trastors re: first-class machine that could be sold at a rea- | serve the right to rosell tho premises at the risk and sonable price. To the McLean & Hooper and to | So*t, of the iting a D the Wilson Sewing Machine companies ‘ASSN. the credit of having succeeded in attaining th! Fi JONES. object. The McLean Hooper-Company has pro- | jemi-law3wadte "HOB. BOW LIN Guced a machine which sews directly trom two | (asi Path FOR LADIES, GENTS AND 1s, forms the lock-stiteh, and runs rH EDREN'S “CAST OPE CLOTHING FOBT SHOES, ote ot L. GRADWOHL S173 jE OPES THE TRADES. WNINGS mane . ‘WINDOW AND VERAN. G8, TENTS, rn cot Res Pi) iven Y city at ort = ket Space. psigeaondereorwemns fo 'H GORTZ, Ast axp SECOND-HAND FURNITURE i4 xD pulous are in of stati USEFURNISHING GOODS. that their business are branch stores nepatninateos description in the Furni- e Original Franc, I hereby potity the pul ture line ly attended to. that I have nob ranch stores, and that Ihave no | Second Ww. jet9 On connection with similar institution in this | _N.W. corner sth and D streets N.W. _jel2-6m*_ city. The ad dealer 4% = M G. COPELAND, CowLine's PATENTED NECETIE. Fas. *° MANUFACTURER OF AWNINGS for sale and the FOR STORES, PUBLIC AN: PRIVATE BUILDINGS. Awnings of qll descriptions made to order at short tice, and ki hand for cor entrances at Balls and parties: "Awning Materals ou band, acd for sale at maui "prices myé-sm oF Pocittas events, ————— for sale eens Frane’s, 431 7th street. Look 0 DEEMO; . po foe chen “a +4 coacn Ha earuee, Ski cy Hoor Saints of the best material, made to | 810 vanin avenue, pear 34 PE gpl go nd hens; Pen ERI£G ES AND Hak NESS sold at reasonable prfees, at C. Batars Hoop | RECEIVED 0 A SANG BAND ‘SOLD ON eat Pacteny, Seheeent, CARRIAGES REPAIRED. 1h. Lapres will call and see our OOK AND JOB PRINTING =nJ spiel ls a Ben aaa - apléty "- Deirest. between sth ccrsaianeitann Bi atreets REPAIRING OF WATCHES, JEWELRY, Cle 8, SPECKS caretuily ex: }) St moderate GREAT DISCOVERY. = ter from _— rab e = v. ener REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Lt 5 - 4 ——- ebearstr; Thavelgiven Four BALM OF LIFE foe QFPrCE oF ‘fair trialsand ach pleased ‘wi effects. It is a healthful wash for beth the acalp asl ©. W. HAVENNER & ©0., sem ‘when exiunaiel fons over-wort tomo | REAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROK! RS dclightful, Ihave pot secd it excoytas'e gosh het ND NOTE BROKERS, pS Eo ion, and from the faith its ase, 643 LOUISIANA AVENUE, secured from me, 1 should feel it as a Very penny ad o your directions, Prof, Cook. THIRD DOOR EAST OF SEVENTH STREET WYLIE. Ww. . > 1871, Deak Pahienies ‘ASHINGTON, July Ist, 1871. After using your BALM OF LIFE in many in- stances of disorders in my family 1 am glad to say it he relief sought, For diarrhuea, colic, sick headache, catarrh, cough, and all exterual inflam Mation | am couviticed of iis efficacy, by w R. J. MEIGS, Ja. We have for trust on Real Beta sum of £169,000 For Loans on Collateral Scourity and Busi: Paper $19,099. = — LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE PENDING NEGO- TIATIONS. investment in notes secured by dood of te in the District of Columbia, the Lge i en, fe. FATHER BOYLE. Prompt personal attention given to all matters in- Prof. TA. Cook : ; 7 " Dear friend: Please sen trusted to cur care. es 4 me a supply of BALM OF LIFE, the which, if a gratuity,(as suggested.) QHARERINGTON BACHE & CO, rin b tefull: knowledged, or it pul Be dfaly honored." am alusgother cased with | PREEDMEN SREAL BSTATE AGENTS AND Joxw 24, 1872, eye BOYLk. | Plant's Building, corner Ist sirest and New York enw! Beka KEEP COOL! hing the bead, eyes, face, a "hanes when ceripeatcd, and when sales hat we have opencd purcharo, sale and ¢ collection of rents aes and lots fur sale or rent, ‘nt or purchase bouses and lots, Houses apd ‘Lots for sale om Capitol HM. uses ots for sale om 's and in northwestern part of the city, ws cones Mopey to loan on real estate also. Cc. H. HOLDEN. iy3.m*_ GEO. W. CLARK Cc. H. HOLDEN @ 00. REAL ESTATE AGENTS, 6. vv qa emcane 33 LOUISIANA A — _jeld.ay WASHINGTON. D.o. FRSSSELYASIA 4YERUR. Y ea ANDREW B. COYLE THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STooK | 1+ ~~ Atiorncy a: Lew. McROBERTS & ©O., BEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE oF TRUNKS AND SATCHELS IN THE TERRITORY OFFICE, SOLE LEATHER Corner 18th and G streots, opp. U.S. Treasary, vnowns.{ from Gib to ge. {TROXKS. ealaieion, © LADIES’ DRESS + D.@, mongs{ “phmasw ea.’ {TRONKS. Special attention paid to all business before the se0- PACKING. * Departments of the Government apis TRUNES$ = pyran giiogs, }TRUNKS. USTIN P. BROWN, : OONTRACTOR AND REAL ESTATE AGENT Corser of New York avenue and 18th stroot. ALL PRICES. STYLES TRUNKS. | Aen TAKES SATCHELS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. In Bussia and Grain = Turkey Morocco, and ack. SATCHELS.{ From $i to @15. }SATCHELS. }rrunks. WALL, ROBINSON ® o., No. 921 PENNSYLVAN AVENUE, ag Between 9th and Mth ats. N. W FOR DIAMONDS, &c., & BOOTS AND SHOES. REDUCED RATES ae FoR jewelry Sve ATcHES Wes CASH Fons +“ REDUCE STOCK. From and after July 1 we offer our large and desir able stock of cope rete wt cas AT A DISCOUNT OF Bo an assortment at such rates is seldom oft fered in this market. This large and varied stock is of this manufacture, ead will meet the want ofall, We name tn part