Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1871, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. Published Dally, Sundays AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, Corner Lith St. THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMP'T. 6. A. RAUPPRMANN, Prevt. ——= THE EVENING STAK ts served by carriers to thefr sabecribers at Tex CENTS PER WEEK, or For- PT- Fock CENis PER MONTH. Copies at the counter Two Cexts each. By mail—three months, $1. six months, $2.00; one year, 95.00. ! THS WEEBLY STAR—published Priday—$1.0 fyear. S27 Invariably in advance, fn both cases, ‘and no paper sent longer than paid for W Rates of advertising furnished om application. ve, 88—N2. 5,774. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1871. TWO CENTS. EDUCATIONAL. | EDUCATIONAL. TICE. N° “ah GONZAGA COLLEGE MONDAY, October 2 iuning at erven and ending at nine o'clock, every spt Saturday and Sunday. TREMS | 2 SELECT | September on nue and O maiz -lm* WASHINGTON HOTELS. ce BARRACK, beard b.J oprictor. ie. corner Ui P. HILL, has ©. WILLARD, KBBITT HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. © AR od a large pur pianb-r of S a educed prices t0.close out. Will Le scld at redaced POST ET H- GARAM, Factory. 410 53h (osBBAGES: — = wel4ct* cor. &h and D st EmMOVAL. jgned bas removed from his old place of 7012 Penos: uae to 1207 F ‘The untersi business, No. Trausa w iTKREET, h streets, to all orders R ) RODS, SPEAK * Jobling promptly attended to. ne in the best manner, at lowest rates. cone > has openat astock of HARD- WovsE FURNISHING GOODS and VA: “f i " solicited. ite patronage is solicit — T 73 AND AWNINGS. TENTS for Sole or Rent for Camp Meetings. Fairs, Festivals. #e AW SINGS for Public and Private Balls and Par- tes. M. G. COPELAND, Dealer in Awning Materials, anes 643 Louisiana avenue, ASHONY FISHER, FIRST CLASS SCOURER, 9re Staeet, Orrosits Patent Orics. omptly ad: ing the Ia! improvements, phere ol deserts te Uesiemenes Semetion tere enabled t. ot to be equaled By these Lasies D Adi Kind of spots rem: garment and Grease Bever show agaio. ed without cleaning the whole Spots, after being removed, & tlomen's Clothes cleaned, uring the ment, at the Conta, $1.28 and $1.2): Pants, 75 ts.; a whole Business Suit, $2.25. .e neatly and at reasonable 5 Gloves—a single , two pair 0 ce: one dozen §2. Trimmings cleaned, blackened and Tequare yard. Ostrich Feathers jcaned and curied in the best style. tte kind may Ings oie UBER OF WINDOW ANDY CFACTURER OF WIM 3 AWNINGS, FLAGS. TENTS, Dan A Whoo OVER Bpecia! attention given to city and country reat- dentes. Allocders promptly attended to. Mar- Bet Epace. jy Sf TS No AND REPAIRING PIANOS, UBS nl all Musical Instruments oat G. L. WILD street, between Pennsylvania avenue! aud Estr et. Inventors and manufacturers of the wonderful Musical Dancing Toy fur Pianos; facterers of Musical Instruments and dealers in Pi- acos, Mosical lostranents, aod Musical Merchan dise zeneraliy A°SEM AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE ‘AND HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS. AIRING of every description tm the ly atiended to. hand Farnitare bough! WB. W. corner Sth and D at: zur te and D JOHN McDERMOTT & BROS., ACH MAKERS AND CABBIAGE., DEALERS, SEF tre tine uw. jel2-Sm* near Sd street. ,, KNESS \N STORAGE AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. CARRIAGES REPAIRED a. Tth street, between G@ and H streets. REPAIRING OF WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SPECKS carefully executed, at moderate po cog océ-ly K AND JOB PRINTING £ATLY AND PROMPTLY EXECUTED 7 {HORN & CO. ¥ Fi. POLKIN ae D street, between 6th aud 7th streets. REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Or oc © W. HAVENNER & Co, BEAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROKERS, SNA AVENUE, apltiy 643 LOTT Paper €19,000 SLADV teral Secur Prom? r tre ste * given to all matters in- ANDBEW B. COLLS d u- Law. McROBERTS & €0., TATE AND INSURANCE OFFIOR Uoruer 18tb aud G st REAL E pp. U.S. Treasury, WASHINGTON, D.C. SS before the sew pls Ly P. BLOWS, donTBAC ‘TOB AND REAL ESTATE AGENT Corner of New York avence and 15th street. bap minh | the city for sale on credit. Houses erected for persons owning end long time not iz payment. Real paver bught and sold" ou p*Fzction ATTAINE ALL THOSE WHO WISH A REALLY PERFECT SEWING MACHINE, ONE ABLE TO STAND ON ITS MERITS, ARE INVITED TO EXAMINE THE 1MPROVED HEYSTONE. SALES: 711 MARKET SPACE. ann Writtcox BBS SEWING MACHINE AGENOY. LEST AND LESS LIABLE TO —_ SIME OUT OF ORDER. Agency at CHAS. BAUM'S OCOBSET AND HOOPSKIRT FACTORY, _telbly Tth street, Intelligencer Building. 2* Flookence IMPROVED NOISELESS LOCK-STITOH FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Having exctusivaly the i atte Ten Bice and Reversitie Foods hacia ae to fasten seams when desired: Mac! sold joathly Lastalments of 3. Other machines taker exchange. Also. BAU, PRING done promptly. 745 vaneyivania Between ty and 6th strosks, sphly* the poeree e be teceived at $15 for guests. | 3 188 JONES’ ENGLISH AND FREN School for young Ladies, will reopen MON- DAY, September 18th. at 1407 L sireet. Daily Lessons in French. Those intending to ewmpl-to 8 quarter for elt-2e* Engh French. Fe HAND} YOUNG LADIES. HOMME, Principal. epartmae icy Mins ¥ REST an aoe opts aon tho 2, 210, $1 Z |S per quarter. Ferges; £10, $12 and $14 per a +e for ladies and terncon class for bo W SCHOOL OF @ ISH SCHOOL, FOR 19 4th st—M I» PRUD- "Stille PRUD- will new resume her revi french will alag to selt-tt jemen, and a orper of Pennsylvania av ie stree 4 Cfreulers and caber information apply to CHARLES y HOFPM retary, who will bo atthe Hail Is, from 4 to 60 cock z sel2-Im EY ENING CLASSES IN FRENCH. Professor HENRI MASSON will begin his Classes in French om WEDNESDAY EVENING, 1th, at? pecs o'clock 1 Class of Conversation for Ladies and gentlemen wiil be, formed at the same time; classes to mest at 6 o'clock, at his reside 2113 avenne. yOu FORLItT SELECT SCAC TLE BOYS EX- CLUSIVELY Mise ETIEFEY will ope ou October 24, in the First Ward, betwoon 17th and and Sih stretts.” Number givén hereafter, For 2 ret. 3 Je Starkey, Mrs. L.A; Wotherspoon, ts eel Ira Mss; FLETCHER WAS THE PLEASUR ‘ance the resemption 0 - ciaseee for young Indies, WEDNESDAY. the 313 New York avenus. se4-3w* ARD UNIVERSITY, ‘Office of the Secretary’ and Financial Acent, of Wa Smisgtos, Year teh and 5" THEOLOGICAL DEEARTMENT—Opens Sep- th. ion and room free. “PAW DEPARTHRNT—Year besing October 2. ‘Tuition, $0; fall course. . ip advance. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ear beging Octo- ber ith. Lectures begia daily at Bi o'clock p.m. e3— Matriculation, $5, Course of Leetares, 3109. COLL DEPARTMENT—Yoar begins tember 15th. Taition, $9 per year. Applicants for admission ex ned on 12! her. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT—Yonr bozins September iSth. Tuition $9 per your. Applicants for admission exsmined September lth and 32th. Gow a ep ber 13th. i is for ion @: Tember fith nod 13 Tuition, $9 per year. se2-tf MS BRS RL PCS EROS for young ladies and children, 3 Perneyivania avenue, on TUESDAY, September i,t. sel-imn WT. VINCENT'S SCHOOL. under the charge of Sins Sisters of Charity: corner toch and streets im n on MONDAY, Sept. 4th. Parents pa ar diate are Tequested nd their —— tly. 2 ORGETOWN SEMINARY, No, 16 GAY STREET, GEORGETOWN, D. C., MISS LIPSCOMB, Parxcirat. reises of this Ingtitution will be resamed Perens ten a ‘HE TWELFTH ANNUAL SESSION OF Mr: 8. A. PECK'S Select School for Boys will com- mence Sept. lth. For furthe =e t = tress ma: P.M, 6 preceptress Spm be seen from 11 a.m. to dressed at 1704 I street. AMUSEMENTS. ATCH GAME OF BASE BALL between picked nines fur the benefit of COMPANY G, W. L. 1, To take place on the NATIONAL GROUNDS, POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY, Sept. 13, 1571, at 42 o'clock p. m ,on account of the rain. erman, Hall, Hurley, Leonas Covghiin’s Nine—Coughlin, roughe, Doyle, Thomas, Mahoney, Hines. Sweasy. 5 N EXHBITIO! New Ne ore? ON Ep Se } 439 Tru Br. AT. Ta St. between D and E streets Choices bil Pai Se ae Uhoice Oi! Paintings, ngravings Chr . 0. Iso, Largest Stock + Hangings, Window Shoes, Pietures, Framen Picture Gosda-and Tasscle Bings. Noite, ¥en the ‘ Please remember Name and Namber, ap35-ly* . SHELDON S v y NG, ste hy W Mell open for the Beacon of ie Spi vittos: = ASS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, toS p.m, hier MEN'S CLASS, TUESDAYS and REDAYS, 7:90 tod mh. ini Claes of Ladics and Gentlemen for the « Bebtont? Tuewlay and Tharsday,3 t0 1p. 2. Reunion every Saturday,7 to 10 and Gent emne Mien will'nct bet stanitien 3, ill not le jesiring to atiend thees Heunjone will bs re: ‘Auinission, 5 § igh street N. Wit ‘unknown to All puj during September will 1 to the quarter. Private tuition and tuition in schools Boe eon L att g laseesat any hour Epon. Hesidence, Wo.919 lath street, between and K streets. an A800 & BATES DANCING ACADEMY, 914 E STREET, N. W., Will reopen for the season, 1871-72, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 3o'clock, for the reception of pupils. For partic- Slargsop ottcalares 0 be bed a’ tmaels scores or at cel Fe 0. BEI BACH’S PIANO STORE, F.° eve tain Sire, aboce Penna. Leenua, BLISHED RS. Bole agency for the ale ot the ectebrated’ PIANOS of Wim. Kuabe & Co., Baltimore, and Wm » Albany; Also, secnnd-hand ns_ and Melodcons for eale or ing terms; Piano and aptly PIC NICS, EXCURSIONS, &. rent onthe most accomm Organ Tuning and Repairing. GRAND FAMILY PIC-NIC will be given by the YOUNG CATHOLIO FRIEN SOCIETY OF GEORGETOWN, D.C., at the GREEN SPRINGS, on MONDAY, Septem- 15, 187). Tickets, 25 Cents. The Hol: 1 Bs is he occasion. Dancing will and continue to 1 WM J. CARROLL. Secretary pro tel LADIES’ GOODS, &ec. HERE SHALL | SEND MY BOY!—HOW- ARD re aot en Prof. L. G. MATHEWS, A. M athews’ Store Post Howard en Md., for circular. School select situation delightful; ‘discipline perfect. 178 per annum. Keferences—Hagh Ge Md.; Rev. A tua Wel fur gd aged wt Wika Gant. i. oy W. How Washington, D. W Norfolk. Vas; Capt, B. Baker, P. Jy35-2a0 EZ WEST END CLASSIUAL, MATHEMAT- ICAL AND ENGLISH AUADEMY. ‘The third sear of this Institution will commence on MONDAY, September lth, Isv1.. Instruction in French by Prot. MASSON; * ‘com, tent native teacher. Circulars can. be obtained the bookstores. FA. SPRINGER, A.M., Princi 1S11 Letreet. N.W au 3 Will reopen at No. 1 reoPtnont avenue ad 16th ES AND! CHILDREN BOT STREET. between Ver- on MONDAY, Se; ‘ Applications be to the Priacipal. ARIS Ss aaste Beputat street, until After that date at the schooi-rooma, the bookstores. NGLISH. FRENCH AND CLASSICAL STITUTE FOR YOUNG LADIES A’ MISSES, 915 New York avenue, between 9h and Wthstreets west, Mas. ANGELO JAOKSON prin- gipal.—The duties of this schoo! will be resumed Sertempen lits. Mrs. Jackson will also give Pri- vate Lessons in the Latin and Greek lai and the higher Mathematics. e022 Im’ G_2ORGETOWN COLLEGE, D.C. ‘The academic year of GEORGETOWN COLLEGE Soon a be bead ine ema OF Serremsea in the first week of July- “The LEOTURES in the MEDICAL and LAW DEPARTMENTS will commence in OCTOBER. Jou Presideat. can BFVirculars, containing byapplying to the President® AY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. D 7. MBs. L. 3 YOFRERSPOON. TREET. This School will be reopened September 18th. For Pints ‘apply at the School. ‘aul6-taepls CLECTIC INSTITUTE, In Session- Room of the Assembly Church, corner 1 and 5th streets northwest, AN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICAL AND CLASSI- CAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS. SECOND ANNUAL SESSION WILLCOMMENCE SEPTEMBER 11. 1 $4 to $15 per quarter. VENING CLASS for Young Men will be with the [i a v. eni7éw B e TT E MISSES OSRORN 'S YOUNG LADIES ARI ND DAY SCHOOL will roupon aber 4th. at 943 M str: north: Wth.) ‘Thorough instruction by Ts. Professor Masson, teacher of e8—Ex-Secrotary Win. If. Sew: + John Hitz, (Swiss C M WILLIAN’S HOUSE IN PARIS, 3 No. 7 CITE TREVIS, Has been re-established, and he will be able to show, nd KOUND HATS, OWRRS and FEATHERS, order. M. WILLIAN, 13 907 Pennsylvania aveuns. UST _RECEIVED—A fine assortment of Berg: BERLIN ZEPHYR EMBROIDELED SLIPPER &c., &ey which Iam prepared $9 sell at the lowest ‘call Teed teh M.P. LERCH, 714 7th stroet, ando-tr between G and H. L EOF wer NE eR SETS, \ dd see. at At reduced prices. Call an SELLER'S, anlé-tf 715 Market Space. SELLING AT 3. HELLER, 713 Manxer Space, A complete assortment of NATURAL CURLS and - 8. HELLER, ealé-tt 715 Market Space. GREAT BEDUCTION. g ONE PRICE ONLY. HENRY KING, Jr., MASONIC TEMPLE, OORNER NINTH AND F STREETS. Z 4 f a LACES, STRAW GOOD: 3, R’ 8. PARASOLS, OBIE. ¥ GLOY ABASOI CORSE’ Sold at 10 per cent. No deviant Positively One Price Only. E 'S, LADIES above cost. my2s-ly GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITS. = WILLETIT & RUOFF, 905 PeNnsyivanta AVENUE. pe FALL STYLE NOW READY, Constantly receiving new stylesin FELT, CLOTB POLL LINE i TEMPLAR, KNIGHTS FULL LINK KNIGHTS TEMPLA S OF PYTHIAS, AND MILITARY HATS, North Cap eas. chure bh 5 rps Tse of atudies is divided. in non-classical courses. Natu: and Chemistry will be tanght f al * 1 Phy all tho collegiate eat ber of applica- Hing clesees will be opened fur the accom young my not an opporta- attending during the ay. sam SAMES CLARK, Presidont._ JPREDEBICK VEMALE SEMiNany, . Fusvrxicn, Mo, Session commences 11th September, Terms very moderate. for e. wepaccmms McCANN, re joys —The T eptember 20 for college or business. For Catal 3 Teferences and fall particulars. address cither of the Principalsat Alexandria, CHARLES 8. TAYLOR end JOHN 8. BLACKBURN, Associate, Prinei- Jy 1a ASEL! MALE SEMINARY, AT AUBU DALE, Nites Scien to Tall collnee ego Greek. ome ’. nited with N. E. Conservatory of Music. “Musi der direction of Mr. Eben Touriee. sie German, French, and ce a Prepared gue. ing ample OAPS. AND EPAULETTES on hand se9-tf ‘Sof DRESS HATS at sees ti + 9237th . Laud K’ au2%-colm PRINCE'S Loan (fice Sales Boow .4' AM NOW PREPARED TO MARE TO ORDER art; YOUNG GENTS and the BROADWA ios G ‘= Also. Gld Styles odelted. M. N NINGHAM, 9237th street, bot, (CUTZENS AND, VISITORS CALL AND SEE Whore WHITE SHIRTS for one dliae each, enueyl- vaniaavenne aw 7 FALL. 1871 1871 GRAND OPENING or FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING, at - STBAUS, POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 2011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Betweon 2th and Ith streets. COMPRISING THE LATEST STYLES or MEN'S DRESS SUITS, MEN'S BUSINESS SUITS, MEN'S TRAVELING SUITS YOUTHS’ DBESS SUITS, YOUTHS’ BUSINESS SUITS BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, BOY'S SCHOOL SUITS, A SPLENDID LINE OF FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMEBICAN CAssI- MERE PANTALOONS, WITH VESTS TO MATCH OB WITHOUT. Se CALL AND EXAMINE. av A. STRAUS, EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN has gone to Georgia to remain several weeks. SrcrPtany DeLaxo will return to-morrow morning. CoMMISSIONER DaumMonD, of the General Land Office, has gone to Iowa to bring his family here for the winter. Dr. C. F. MacDonatp, Superintendent of the Money Order Oftice, has returned from Europe. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were $287,585. Grand total of receipts for the present fiscal year to date, $31 ,€40,796.48. Me. W. W. Corcoran, who intended to sail for Europe next Thursday in the Scotia, con- eluded to postpone his visit until later in the season, by the advice of his physicians. Mr. Vincent CoLyer, when last heard from was at Tularo.a, New Mexico. He had in- structed agent Piper to remove the Southern Apache Indians to the valley of the Tularosa, where there is pleuty of grass. IN A GENERAL ORDER issued from the War Department to-day, Gencral Sherman directs that the Western Supcrintendency of the Gen- eral Recruiting Service, under charge of Colonel KR. S. Granger, 2ist infantry, at Newport Bar- racks, Kentucky, be discontinued, Lists or THe LoyaL.—Two more lists of “Loyal adherents of the cause and Government of the United States” who have presented claims to the Southern Claims Commission have Just been printed, for free distribution to all who. may apply. Tar Casr or Paymaster Hopcr.—The Sec- retary of War bas refused an application for the release of Major Hodge from close continement, and charges will be formally preferred inst him in a short time. The Alexandria Gazette Says that Major Hodge recently purchased the Harry Baily farm, in that county. PostmastERs Suspenpep.—The President has suspended Henry C. Adams, postmaster at Hyde Park, Mass., andappointed Wm. J. Stuart in his stead, under the tenure-of-office act. Wm. J. J. Ursay, postmaster at Decatur, IIL, has also been suspended, and Isuac C. Pugh ap- pointed in his place. PAyMASTER GENERAL Brice has requested Secretary Belknap to order a coart of inquiry to investigate his administration of official dau- ties, but the Secretary, feeling satisfied that there are no irregularities in the Paymaster General's conduct, does not deem it expedient to order such a court, which would be expen- sive and entirely useless. CouNcILLons To GeNEVA.—William M. Mere- dith, of Pennsylvania, and Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts, have been appointed by the President, Councillors to Geneva under the Washington treaty. Their appointments were agreed upon at the last Cabinet meeting, but the apnouncement has been withheld unul notice was received of their acceptance of the positions, PayMastTeR Hopez’s Bankers.—The Sec retary of War to-day notified the Acting Secre- tary of the Treasury that if it was the intention of that Department to institute legal bara ings against the bankers who were criminally connected with Paymaster Hodge, in the defal- cation of that officer, and that the Paymaster General had a mass of evidence in relation there- to, which would be turned over to the Treasury officials to further the prosecution. Tne Mancvs P. Norton Casz.—In the case of Mareus P. Norton, suspended by the Com- missioner of Patents for irregular practices, Gen. Leggett has rejected the motion to set aside the order, on the ground that Norton had rot practiced before the office #3 an attorney since the passage ot the act of 1870, under which the order was issued; the office having produced Rower of attorney and other papers filed by Norton as attorney subsequent to thatdate. A hearing is now being had before a commission of examiners upon the question as to whether the order was warranted by the cireumstancesof the case. A decision will not be rendered until the middle of next week. Tue Price FoR Sewer WORK.— Washington, C., Sept. 15, 1871. To the Board of Public —Gentlemen: We have, as instructed by you, carefully analyzed the various proposals submitted for constructing sewers in this Dis- triet, and have also made such investigations as were in our opinion neccssary to enable us to arrive at a correct and just conclusion. ‘The result is that we find that twenty (20) dollars per thousand is a fair price for laying brick in the construction of sewers; and forty (49) cents per cubic yard for excavation. We accordingly recommend that contracts be made with competent persons for the construe- tion of the required sewerage of the District at the rates we have mentioned. (Signed) 4 B. 3B0 Tue 1. ov TAMMANY—A Perpetual In- junction Granted.—After four days’ argument in the case of the citizens ot New York against their plunderers, Judge Barnard yesterday made the injunction permanent, restraining the city authorities from issuing any more bonds, with certain important exceptions, and declari: the plaintiffs’ right to sue under what is calli the two per cent, act of that State. As regards the charges against Mayor Hall and Comytrol- ler Connolly, the Judge censures both tnsparing- ems to be admitted that the y J no ind vidual pecuniary profit trom the disgraceful transactions that have been brought to ight. In announeyig his judgment, he did amidst “fran which g to every means in its power p this state of things, so disereditable to ty. The decision gives general satistac- tion in New York, and cverywhere among honest men. Bishop Wnirrenovse on tHe Rey. Mr. Curxxy.—In the Diocesan Conyention of the Episcopal Church of Illinois, held at Chi: yesterday, ‘eagres 4 Whitehouse delivered his an- nual address, and spoke of the case of the Rev. Mr. Cheney as follows: ‘* Mr. Cheney, he said, had been suspended trom all his functions in the Church of God, but the trustees of Christ’s Chureh hed snstained him as pastor of that church. The congregation also sustained and the wardens would only reco; Whitehouse so far as he recogni: Mr. Cheney as minister of the Anglican Chur . The Bishop dwelt at some length on his late visitation to Christ’s Church, and maintained his ori position on all pomts of the controversy. He strongly ecnsured the Wardens for contin: to ( ap lor Apt beens eqn and of em by placing them in the same with the iatatber they had sustained. The Bishop closed by assailing the the day. and the repre! Press in sustaining them. ————__— Wacrs MOVEMENT IN THE) ANTHRACITE Coat RrGiox.—The Phi tendencies of le conduct of the “laborers.” These and became scarce in the 8! upon an indefinite demand by them for weges, the Thomas Coal Company identical terms claimed during the great strike last year, and since this action all boring: collieries have felt compelled to accept i eS TuET wo TRovusLEsoMé CLAssas IN FRANCE —Communisis and Germans. sand comm' are still mm nent ncn ‘Another Borgia, this ti England, THE HODGE DEFALCATION. have been just as easily discovered by an ance —. ee a refutation of the of the pay nt is how- ever furnished by the feet thal Torseine tes gentleman connected with the pay department. who is now in the ty of Co Hodge's accounts, bas been in the ing upon the Treasarer’s office for the Teported to the ercdit of paymasters, and has in several instances, at bis request, been furnished with statements of the balances held by the Treasurer to Colonel Hodge. The books of the Treasurer's office have always been open to anv examination which the pay department might cheore to make. he attempt fo use his letter of May 9, 1898, in ce ot the foregoing facts, asa basis for jen"! Spinner responsible for Hodges’ Inge, m regarded asa cruel wrong to the absent Treasurer, who was prempted in writing it by a spirit of accom tion for Pay Deyartment, which had jast jost heavil: through the defalcation of Hodges’ old confrem Major Paulding, and who could have énter- dies Ghumination of the ‘Treasurer's by a Pay gil men cial as ng ‘The Failure to Discover I¢ Eartier— | Hotes reports to, the Treasurer; ‘hence the eee eee Pee : absence of the reports is a matter of no import What the Assistant Treasurer Says. ‘The question, whois responsible for the failure to detect the deficit in the publiefunds entrusted to Major Hodge, the defaulting army paymaster, is provoking a lively contest. General Brice, in a letter to the Adjutant General of the Arm — the defalcation and the arrest of ‘Major lodge, says: “The first, and to me the most important, inquiry sug” gested is: How coukl these frauds be trated and continued through a su years without a knowledge or suspicion of their existe: being disclosed in the Paymaster office through his accounts and state- ? The answer is, first, an unwavering confidence in the man. But that confidence was not the sole or the fatal cause of a failure to detect his crimes in their very inception. ‘The accounts and statements rendered by pay- masters to this office do not prove their own ac- curacy as to the real amount of their deposit balances. That can oly be arrived at by a | tained no suspicion of the use to which it was to comparison of the statements with their deposit | be a rverted. accounts in the various depositories. Without he second of the Pay Departmont direct information from the depository thisoftice | $s, it is claimed, quite as immaterial as the first can have no means of knowing the accuracy of | It ts alleged by Treasury officiais that, al- though the circular of November 234, 1839, has not been literally complied with in the payma. of Hodges’ checks, yet that, had it been o' served, it would have furnished no preventive of The circular sloes not, it is trac, Tmit checks to be drawn. as Col. Hodges’ were, “cash or bearer.” It does, howev: that, except in certain specitied cases, drawn by disbursing officers must be in favor of the eS by name, to whom payment is to be made, or in favor of such person by name or bearer.” Had payment refared on the checks drawn payable to “cash or bearer,” it would have been ae, feasible fur Hodge, oe certified balance in that deposi- rv. . at? remedy this and guard carefully against 1 possibility of such fraudulent returns of pay- masters,in May, 1866, the Secretary of War, | bis peculations, atter shen with the Secretary of the Treas” ury on the subject, instructed me to issue circ: jar orders to all paymasters to forward to the Treasurer of the United States direct, at the end of each week, a statement of bis balance on hand. and where deposited. The plan was, that as all the depositorics in the couniry were required to make to the Treasurer weckly statements of their de on hand, with a list of the deposi- tors, (disbursing officers,) and the credits to | under these re; to have drawn oat each, a comparison of those weekly statements | funds for his transactions upon cheeks would show any material discrepancy between | payable to any ficticious or bearer. Sup- depository and paymaster; and wheré any such was found, of course it necessarily the duty of the Treasurer, or some one in_his office designated for that duty. to notify the Paymaster General of the fact. So too, if’any paymaster neglected to forward his wookly statement at all, the Paymaster General could only know the fact by notice trom the Treasury. The Treasurer of the United States, in a let- ter to me dated May 9, 1366, after & previous conversation on the subject, writes in these pose Hodge had drawn these frandulent checks in manner, and had sent them to the Treasury for collection by his messenger, or had presented them in person, the Treasw could net have payment under the rules. The fact that the names of the payee- were fictitious, or were not th se of persons en- titled to receive money from the government, could not have been known to the Treasurer, since he has no means of knowing whether a proper voucher has been taken upbs the drawer words: | “If instructions should be issued from | of the check. Since therefore enforcement your office directing all paymasters to report to | of the regulations could not have prevented this office the balance remaining to thelr credit | Hodge's fraudulent operations, the failure to at the close of each week, designating the place of such deposit, I think the’ present system might be made to work sately.”” I did that very day isshe the circular in pursu- ance of the Secretary of War's order, and in compliance with thé Treasurer's sngzestion. Zhat circular has been ever since, and is now, in force. Now, in regard to these weekly statements from Majer Hedge, always rendered to this office, it is found, on comparing them with his accounts in the Treasury, that they have been systematically false, reporting continually a deposit balance in the T: hugely in excess ot his real balance, and by these statements and his periodical accounts current, made by forced entries to correspond with them, his accounts have appeared entirely regular, and thus have escaped suspicion. If the duty’ were performed in the Treasury of examining and compari statements, or il Hodge failed torender them, am not advised. Any notice to this office of error in his statements, or of neglect to make them. as required, would have induced prompt investigation and undoubted discovery, and have averted this mortifying catastrophe. It is found that the frauds have all been per retrated in and through the Treasury proper— none by means of his disbursing account with the Assistant Treasurer in New York, where also he had large credits. I ascertain that the enforce them, like the failure to call upon him for reports, is utterly immaterial in fixing the responsibility for his being permitted to carry on his fradulent operations so long unchecked The officers of the Treasury claim, with muc’ apparent justice, that their functions in the matter of disbursing officers’ funds are confined to the safe keeping of moneys deposited and to their payment on genuine and proper checks, and that they are in no wise responsible for mis- appropriation of funds which have been with- drawn from their custody by disbursing officers who render no account to them and are not in the slightest degree under their control. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, This Afternoon’s Dispatches, eevese~latlione ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. N OF NEW SS - THE CAPITAL. [Special Dispatch to The Star.) St. Louis, Sept. 16—A mass meeting has been called to-night at Mercantile Library Hall to inaugurate another movement for the re- moval of the National Capital. Ex-Senator money used for his outside purposes, stock and nderson, of this State, Hon. Gustavus A id gambling, has been drawn in cash from the | Finkelburg, member of ress from, the reasury,and in large sums. Here again was | second district, Hon. Chas. I. Filey, ex-mayor of a failure in the ewe to enforce Tequire- | St. Louis, Hon. Joseph Brown, Nathan Cole, ments of law and regulations. Major Hodge’s | and other prominent eitizens aro advertised to disbursements required not a dollar of | speak. It is stated that this movement is not so cash. All should have been made by checks, | much in the interest of St. Louis as it is for the each covering the amount of the voucher or | purpose of fe pmene ye question of the removal vouchers to be paid, their nature stated, with | of the capital to some part of the west. Indeed, the name of the party to whom nayable. (See | the St. Louis Xepublican says:—“We cannot Say act of March 3, is, and circular instructions | that we have any desire to see the of the Secretary of the Treasury of November 23, 1869.) But it is now ascertained that Major Hedge lias received at the Treasury large sums of money in kind, delivered to-hitm or some bearer, on bis mere checks, payable to ‘cash or bearer.” Cash checks, so paid, have been large and numerous—one of $50,000; others of various denominations—$40,000, 330 &e. These are the myste: which he has conducted his fraudulent trans- actions. I can only say that, if any one of there ay irregular, unauthorized acts had been made known to me, it would have apprised me of fraud, and would assuredly have been visited with condign punishment. The actual amount of Major Hodge’s detiicit, as determined Dy a caretul examination, is four hundred and sventy-three thousand nine huadred and thir- ine dollars and seventy-seven cents, (475,- The largest sum paid Major Hodge, on a check in his own name, was £59,000, on July 20, 1970, just before the memorable Black F day in New York. The following statement in relation to the matter is authorized by the Acting Treasurer of the United States: The attempt of the Pay Department to foist upon the Treasurer's off'¢2 the responsibility for the failure to discover at an earlier date the mis- appropriation of public funds by Paymaster Hodge is regarded by the Treasury officials as crtirely unwarranted by the facts. The ab- surdity of the attempt is, it is claimed by them, apparent to all who are familiar with the mode of disbursing the public funds, and would ren- der the statements put forth unworthy of atten- tion had they not been extensively circulated and made the occasion of partisan attacks upon the administration ot the Treasury. The grounds for holding the Treasurer respousible &s presented in the Pay Department ver- sion, were, it will be remembered, the tollow- ing:—First, the letter addressed by the Treas- urer to the Paymaster General on the 9th of May, 1866, in which he said:—“If instructions should be issued from your office directing ail paym 8 to report to this office the balances remaining to their credit at the close of each 7 I National Capital removed from Washi St Louis. It is somewhat doubttulinuu minds whether any real benefit to our city would be derived from such change.” es FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. Telegraphed Baclusively te The Evening Star. France and Germany- VERSAILLES, Sept. 16.—The majority of the Assembly isknown to be favorable to the project of law for @ customs treaty with Germany, i cluding Alsace and Lorraine, a result of which will be the evacuation of the departments of Aisne, Aube, Cote d’Or and Jura by the Ger- man troops. The debate upon the bill introduced by Count de Relusat authorizing the signing of such treaty will take place to-day. ‘Gontral Changariner is dangerously ill. Th the Alps. Loxpon, Sept. 16.—The correspondent of the Times telegraphs that he traversed the Mont Ccnis tunnel in 38 minutes; that the air in the turne! is excellent, and the rails perfectly level, and that the entire work has been admirably done. Alexis in England. Lowpon, Sept. 16—The Russian squadron en route to New York as an escort to the Grand Duke Alexis has arrived at Plymouth, where the vessels will stop a week to coal. The Grand Duke remains on board the Sweetland, the ft ship of the be rege a and Admiral Porect 4s fommander o: the fleet. The International Society. Lonpon, Sept. 16.—The leaders of the Inter- natiopal Society have promised the London weavers that they will prevent the importation of foreign workmen into England. The London Labor League has denounced the odactionor foreigners into English workshops as a danger- ous political expedient. An International Congress, having as its object reform in the management of the penitentiaries throughout Europe and America, will be held in London in June, The original suggestion for the assem | of such be United States, » at a congress he eps were tak ted at that meeting have visited the 4 t r Europe week, designating the place of such depos ¥ s nations of Europe a kk the present p om many governm: 7 ty.” In accord: C ngress will safely. Paymaster General forthwith is fac 1 paymasterste report their baian the Treasurer. It is claimed by the Pay Department that a proper comparison of these reports at the Treasury with those trom the yarious depositaries, showing the balances Leld by them to the eredit of dishhursi would’ have led to the speedy defalcation. In the second place, the Pay Department al- leges that the payment by the Treasurer of checks drawn by Paymaster Hodge, payable to ‘‘cuth or bearer,” for large amounts, ailtorded him facilities for the improper withdrawal of Sa The Broken Ring. Judge Bernard Says They Can't Dodge His Injanc- tion. New Yorx, Sept. 16—The Tribune believes Judge Hilton is to succeed Connolly as Comptreler. Judge Barnard, in conversation atter render- idg his decision, said: “My duty was so clear that I could not escape it. The responsibility of my decision, afiecting, as it so seriously does, the government of our city, is with the mon who have stolen the money of the taxpayers. It does not rest onthe administrators of the law. They tec tuoney, which he would not have enjoyed had | bave uo alternative but to do what they believe the circular of the Secretary of the Treasury ot | to be their sworn duty. The theory that Mr. November 23d, 1569, concerning the disburse- | Connolly is only partially responsible is absurd. ment of the public money been complied with. | The whole responsibility for the signing of the To the firstor these all ms ‘Treasury | warrants falls ye him.” The Mayor certainly officials reply that the letter of General Spinner | countersigned them; but I do not believe that Was never intended to be construed as assuming | the Mayor, by any exercise of human endurance for the Treasurer the responsibility for the | or menial vigilance, can sustait ing like proper disbursement of the funds intrusted a thorough su; of the ac~ officers of pay de counts apy more than President Grant can ex- that de ment the responsi bi ercise a thorough su: its ; i cers the balances re by in any way dissolved?” be less than the amounts reported Jui ‘Barvard—“ It can; but not till the itaries, by just the amount of their out term of the Supreme Court co: checks. In the case of an officer like December. Bat, penetioaly. Oe have Bee Geeewnss Sekt 2 mien or = 7, ve ee seinen Oe between. the twebalaoce tonto the thorities from the legal effects of this peer tag render Soe reports nttert; apne ecks upon each other. If the fudge Barnard.—“‘ None whatever. It isim pene nee kad mle sporepeiated pol. No; the people through the law courts would be easier to make ve completely ane any Donal of pay a ee the city —#. on an the amount of funds to his credit, and Due it win hevetbeon a ‘ pay Ay ee i ‘What is the exact bearing of your Treasurer to his credit J Barnard.—“ the dat he Knew wou Ne sine aes te ere Tellance sipom: these reparte ms authorities ave farbid.to lene ay one some a eee eet ee set aa ieee nae i fuiled'o them in "Ylewed in tis Mr. Connally in his mtn 3 failure of ‘the to x himself In such a way itis de- As ent they the pay- } tank checked mn ‘ot the on ac- responsible for it. There ts fgronnd for of the gorermme in his lable $12,000,00 for ordinary purposes, ich is ample till the meeting of the logitia- cure.” The World Says Connolly Mast “Gis Naw Yorn, Sept. 6.—The World says: Mt & of course, utterly umpossibie that Compirolicr Connolly should remain in office now. [lis re- tiroment ie — SJamien Of an hours’ time; perbape, pomibly,of « days’, certainly not of a oan It be does not resign now, the mayor canuot avoid impeaching him, and the sigma affixed to his administration b Judy Baruard foreshadows the sentence that wold Inevita’ be passed on him by the Court of Pleas, if he is foolhardy enoagh to br He bas no reason to expect that the Gourt of Common Pleas would treat him with more ten- dervess than Judge Barnard. We are confident he will not brave such a trial, and we hope to hear of his resignation in the course of the day. The Joint High Commitice. Naw Yorn, Sept. 1¢.— Another movting of the committee of seventy was held at the Cham! of Commerce yorterdny The only consequence was the appointment of » commit- tee to draft an address to the people of the State, advising them of the necessity of anew there are still punt Of a lack of money, as ex-Jadge Barrett efty charter. en Suicide of Profesor Mahan, Late of Wost Pot Carcaco, Sept. H.—Profemot D. H Mahi of Weet Point, the educator of most of the Unguiched miittary officers of they comm.tted suteide this morning, board the steamer Mary Powell ing at West Point on bis way Nothing peculiar was noticed in About an heur T going from the wheel into Tiver. edly struck by the wheel, race. Boats found in the viein He went on beard with bh who secmed to have suspicions that the old gentleman was in trouble. He said to ber, “don't follow me about.” He succec ded in getting away from her and disappeared. He was seen to make the fatal by one of the pilots who gave the alarm. Professor Mahan was a man about 70 years of age,apparently hale and hearty. Search will be made at once to recover the body. The corner held the inquest this afternoon, at which Mr. J.R. MoConnell and Mr. L. G. Hine represented the accused, and attor the exami- nation of witnesses a verdict was fifund that the came to his death from | avd an abscers of the brain, the resnlt of a frae- ture of the skull, caused by a blow with an iron hoe In the Lands of Dennis Toomy on the Uth of August. Dr. Potter, the coroner, theroupon committed him to sail - Sheching Death of a Culld from Marvation. woman of ( jarvation at St im & room alone, with his hands tied behind bis back. Looking from the window, he begged the cook to get him apiece of bread. She got a ladle the window, he k Itisetated that the woman bought the child in Paris for #109 to perform with her in the menagerie. The little fellow was buried yesterday. Steps will be taken to arrest the woman. ee: THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR. The Closing Race. [Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. - VILLE, MD., Sept 1stheasnhs Notwithstandin, heaviness of th the fair grownds and the small at itors the closing trot of speed horses, for premiums of $300, $125 ee fo-dar, shortly after noon. Col. Alcxan. der, ot Washington, entered his horse Kichmond, Mr. Stanhope a Hagerstown horse, and Mr. Wile Hiams a from Philadelpeia, named. Dot. The fret premium was eward. d to the last named, who made an average of 2.56, notwith- standing 4 portion of the track was under water. Mr. Stanhope's horse took the second, and Col. Alexander's * Richmond” the third. c. hn BR na Tue Mcrper oF 4 Gini aNp THE Scrcipe or ner Lover—New London, Conn., is i fever of exc:tement over a shocking murder and suicide. A half-breed Indian named Leonard Rogers bas been desperately in love for a year or more with the young and beautiful Hattie Lewis. Her m, however, has been v: bad, as led @ disreputable quiet life. Thursday noon she left the city and went out to the suburbs to the little village of Waterford, and there was met by What passed between them is not known. house where they met is a house of bad repute. Angry words between them, and Rogers took a pistol from his pocket and shot her dead. The murderer then fled, but soon returned to the scene, took the revolver from his pocket. and placed it at his temple and shot himself dead. BR was a respectable man of thirty or thirty-five years, a decorative painter. The murdered girl was about cighteen years of age. New Mexico DELEGATE To CoyoREss.— Jalleghos, democratic candidate fur Con from New Mexico, is probably elected by shea 500 majority over the regular and bolting repub lican candidates. Returns have been receive f from but few counties. and £75, took S87 Louis Napoleon finds solace in the banjo. 87 Mr. H. N. Smith, the owner of Goldsmith Maid, has $250,000 worth of trotters. &7-Pet poodles are to be brown, for the promenade. &7-Seven young women from Oregon have be- come students in one of the Boston conservate- rics of music. 87" Women will henceforth be Wesleyan University, at Midd the same terms as men S87 Andrew Jackson Davis says that Horace Greeley wrote what he knew about farming under spiritual intlacnce. S7-Samuel Needham, an Indiana school- teacher, has paid $20 for brutally beating one of his pupils. 87 The Maine election being over we - tulate the Democracy upon—-the weather. ton Post. e7-The Blue Ridge stage was precipitated several hundred feet ounthe mountains last week, to the excessive amusement of the pas- sengers. s7-There is a report that two of theold Red Stockings have joined a choir. Onc of them Officiates as short-stop on the org! other sing» third base imitted to the », Conn., on depot in Vienna, wh wash and dress and S7 The California w in their rogramme say:—“We intend to wipe out ail ing the matrimonial relation: of the n the new deal © these ithout husbands, man of a westward bornd expen tra olecrved a very © OTICES. Elsew md Chetry Pectoral, @e.: Ralston, Sic: Scbeock