Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1872, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR, pobliched Daily, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BULLDINGS, penusy ivauia Avenue, corner 11th St. | | ! Che Evening Star. ed on appliertto: GTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1872. TWO CENTS. [07 E | +7 1 ONGRESSIONAL INVESTJRATION y people living from 8 to 20 miles from | Mr. Eldridge:— Wen, NO \E + ' Society. © E o le living from § to 20 miles from OTICE | EVENING STAR. The receptions sesterday of a ‘OF DISTRICT oe Washington have been in the habit of carry n oLD EYE WHISKY ——- —= } western part of the city were kept up ely roceedi Be t ‘om- <n as fist ! rn wane, | 4 nd Gossi atyle. Mrs. Marshal Siarp, Mrs. Babeoek, Mes. | Oeics edage eiBwch popular senting ‘bas existed on (hls sub} hind welkes orcs the Vl ence, th Washington News and Gossip. and Miss Aldis, and Mrs. Russell Gurney were ject, and there have been many public un i | = o 7 The Corgressional investigation into the | and petitions for the purpose of securi) t Mr. Chan, Receptions. a few of those who received. But the greatest : s on _ sai ma a : number of callers flocked tothe home of Mrs. | Charges against the Board of Pablie Works and Very respectfully, B.D. Carrer en. Sccond Assistant Engineer B. P. W. the new District government was resumed thi morning by the House Committee on the Dis trict of Columbia. Among the memprialist« present to-lay were Severson, Culver, Crane Alexander, und A. Watson, the latter ap- A. BR. Shepherd to pay their r joying the hospitali Mifsie was provi ects after en 8 of Tuesday evening la-t. in the ball-room, and te In the second’ parlor a was set, on which an abundance of NE AND CULVER. ano and his agreeable wife were assisted by Mrs. Jokn Delano and their daughter, Mrs. Ames. Mrs. Delano wore a violet silk trimme with Mrs. John Delano an amber-colore: relieved with black lace, and M a beantifal Hight shade of gr toilets of the ladies who atten k Among the ladies and ge © parlors were Vice Presid olfax, Secretary and Mrs. Fish, Attorney General and Mrs: Williams, Geo. W Cartis, Dr. Newman, Hon. Horatio Kin, gineer, Washington ry 2, 18T2— WW. anidle Coun 7 the District Governmen 3 sponse to your request for information as to the improvement on F street, I have to state as iol- lows: ‘The work on the imy covement of F street wa commenced under the order of the city govern: ment cf h ton, in parsu of the eet of a Approv pril 29ta, is71, ae ppears by the ecpies of papers in the tw munications of Gov. Cooke to the District lature ot May 3 6th, February had no understanding derstood the road was to be sixty fee had no knowledge of the price paid for the |b: ptract; contractors were at work on the gut ters; did not knew who they were. : by Mr. Crane:—Tue stone for macadamizing Mrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays Istensat Reveyre.—The receipts from this gource to-day were S616 Brown and others; thought a railroad was to be Tut BALANCE OF TY SUBSCRIPTIONS aghter, Re ‘ir. Crane.—Will the Colonel gineer of the Board of Pu Ww istl, and prepared for the board the general | Mr. Shepherd's farm ? plan of improvement submitted June 20th, 1571 I took charge of the F street work when it | modat. a railroad. commenced. and in accordance with the direc- Witness believed the charter for the railros tions of the board I instructed the contractor. | was obtained within the last month; knew of ne Mr. Vandenburgh, to lower the lincof t below the grade contemplated when t April 29d)’ was passed. At a later period thr beard decided to lower the | grade, and I gaye directions to accordingly. The change of grade as finally determin was thought advisable, among otlier reasons, i order to conform the grade of I7th st. to th State Department buildings. It als th s steep ades on 17 streets, be cat- ting down the summits a up the low | road: could not be mai grounds’at a regular grade, th Temoving in a great measure the unhealtifuliess of that section of the city, which has been an obstacle to ail improvements for the 23 years during which | have resided there. nator Catt Delegate Ch pman and Mr. der R. B. Lowry has been ordered to contmand ; receiving n. Paymaster George | Senators Patterson and’ Cole, th W. Beaman detached from the Ousi- | General and Mrs. Creswell, Bir. and Mrs. 4. pee and ordered home. Shepherd, Gen. : ; Francis 4 i mmissioner Leggett, wife, and daughter, homas. Col. and Mrs. Edmunds, Hon, J Miss Brooks, the Ministers from T. vador and Holland, General and Miss J ughter: of the Southern Repub! fax lett on a spec more at 11 | Association at Masonic Temple last ev o’elock this morning for the purpose of attending | ¥4* largely attended, and was a most enjo: the Union Orphan Asyluin F ane thos inthat city. They will re Dh dha he train to-night. CowmisstoxeR or Crstoms.—The Senate | J committee on commerce have agreed to report favorably the nomination of W. I’. Haines for ge MacArthur, Gen. he contractor | men w dates; @ not know how many others voted By Mr. Roosevelt:—Heard Mr. Voorhees, 2 J Hair Bye isthe be fnetantat ident ir, now in progress on the 10 o'clock possess © has bad taorty p uphold ite integrity a» Martin and wif : Mason James G. BENTON has heen assigned vy. WW. Holdem, wifg and daigh the dats of supett armaments of | ters; dohn R. French, of the U. S. Senate; Sen- beh apni ep eee oy cea Mabie, | Stor Robertson, Hon. Joshua Hill, Senator obile, | Scott, niece, aud dhughter; Mr. E. B. Elliott, Hon. C fure and a great deal of travel ove road was rather bad now. ‘ . ance fe. Gan. G peck ‘The change also greatly improves the surface AMUSEMENTS iwoay whee |e ee Senator "Spencer, Senator | drainageot that vicinity: Itdoes not interfere ? a Hamilton, Representative Strong, of Conn.; | With the sewers constructed by the city govern- | Mr. Shepherd's farm; during past 7 years had to | ard it would cost ax much more to complete N* W NATIONAL THEATER. Cobb, Col. Dockery, Judge Cloud, of | Soverrment. which T had located. belo IMMISSTON yester- ¢ James Robinson, of Present grade line of the streets, because from Hoa. D. H- Starbuck, my knowledge of the neces mn. Gid ig; ich street was ne-row and dangerous; ri M. Gangewer and daughters, Dr. C.¢ had | ste “ind of thatsection | Leen indicted as a nuisance; unded en asiam of | day heard t " the war, The claimants are all iy; M. M. Kaighn. —The dancing party given by the Solicitor ATLATIONS.—The board | General and Mrs. Bristow to their charming to revise the army regulations are hard at work | Yeung guest, Miss Ballard, of Louisville, was a a8 tha: War Dies dant. mee delightful entertainment. Both Mrs. Bristow Milne ig bs auhicipdlas Sines hartge) oy oper looking extremely well. po ome ce and produced the best possible impression on ali cess, and when fizished I believe the property | gince the war: the Me owners will be very glad it has been carried | Point of hocks cross: through, as owners have been in other localities where they have made great complaints and roag on August Ith; doleful predictions while the work has been go- | real war net obtain ing on; like the cases of the old improvements By Mr. Roosevelt: under the city, while I + as surveyor, on 9th between D and F; 13h street, between G and TF FE opolitan 10:41 were from the county and By Mr. Eldridge:—The books for ‘ : _ seed te best possi cen , between Tth and 15th, and 15th stroct at JSCAPED NUN! bew regulations will requir pelea api a fomk Aste toees ee oe the Treasury Department. i, — val of the Secretary of War and Enough to admit of a crowd, especially when |, No additional written instructions to or con- | Aart ta Rent eke et ate Road was te posed to take up LINCOLN HALL, but of Congress. dancing is on the programme, few were invited bosons os Mr. Vandenburgh appears to have | jine; wax not directed to grade 7th street 80 as WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. Reew or Womes vor Crernstrs.—One of | ¢xcept those who would care to join in thedance. | POPP issued. in terms authorized the grading of the street, and acting under direc- Hionsol te Board ot Public Works, which au- thorized and assumed the responsibility of ex- | dition of the tending the improvement, I carried forward the | should vote in any particular w4y; kuew of no same substantially in accordance with their gen- | memberof the 1 eral plans then adopted for the improvement ot never discharged any man tor voting any W. the District. th uld not have been a good, subst ‘The only estimates of the cost of improving F | {6 7ORd co street, west of 17th street, made before the work commenced, are those contained in the plan ot dure 20, 1X1. The present estimate of the whole cost of the than neeissary to level the road, used all the — the temale clerks in the Post Offige Department | — Miss Mary Dudley, whose beauty and earth cut down upon the road; had no knowledge | pat rried last week, and there have since | Vivacity caused her to be so greatly admired arly one h last winter, when the guest of Mrs. Carlisls, was Rt deliver bez ‘There are als married in Christ Church, Lexington, Kv., last LECTURE, euti- lieations of other Inti Thursday evening to Mr. Charles W. Short. The Over forty letters have been | reception, which took place at the house of Mrs. hod» personal experience of | Witten for ants in this case to present | W. A. Dudley at halt-past nine o'clock, was CHARACTER, sme chap | themselves for exe aination largely attended by the elite and beauty of Lex- relate de pasate? | rae Contnouiensnir oF raz Consency. | 2enand vicinity. id — The event for Monday evening, to which bie of giving a vivid pic ccer ational currency a i y Bs s According to the nations! currency act, Whieh'| 1, os o¢ dancing. ote., aro looking forward with among other things, for the appoint- terest to 1 teen « Nup he titution. It on! ssrune © ge i: the arrangements are in capable and libera! Therefore, should HO" Ose ge sete ue | hands, and there ia cvery procpect that theres nt, (on which date the present Con | *in will be a brilliant and pleasant one, in ali m expires.) Mr. Jolin J. | Tespects. ‘roller, will assume the duties | — The wedding of Mr. James C. Ketcham, rdance with the provisions | brother of Gen. Ketcham, the representative in congress from the twelfth New York district, to Se OF Pension Acent Cottrms — | Miss Alice F. Meeker, will take po at the + i 4 wath Church of the Divine Paternity, Fitth avenue 3 Anditor, who is investigating the | 24 worty-S(th street, Tucsday evening, Pete Fuctive lectures ever given cently been speaking to ca, the largest balls bs sof all the Pr no democrat in the tield; one elected wa: man; the improvement of the road hance the value of property upon ett and ot! ers 46 cubic yards excavation, at 4c, 25,1 i “ a atwe.. 44 47 lineal feet curbing, at 5 square yards brick paving. 3 cs * (old relaid) at rs commi Deputy ¢ oi Coutrolier, im a of the act referre No extra charge for reserved leat Mr. Ballantyne’ Be sure and get your tickets and fl-th.s mtu at B18,724 95 On which has been paid to the contractor, J. V W. VandenBurgh, $1554.15 Phe estimate for paving F street is 11,661 ; needed; Voorhees, why Oty No.) ON EXHIBITION (New No. ation willmotacsnng | Byte pone tien a eee omne Mitre Lasbentalignon Seo nih aa spy Bove pigediiice (pie pene ge aeenyet yo or 456 AND SALE 439 (Co, and says that the irregularities in is | Weetreent t cond street. ct Meeker’s, 411 | “Very resp “ctiuliy, your ob’t serv't had him appointed superintendent of the road, | foot; witness protested against the pri 7te St ar WT St. nts scem to bave been caused mlely 4 oe SWeery rene — Wx. Fousytu, Assistant Engineer. improvements to road were about two-third: sutficients the government paid 8187 per foot tor MARKRITER®, . At this early stage TSE TELEGRAPH: ‘The following communications was also rea completed. pee cg po eae agg en ey it- et, between D and # streets, eight impossible to speak . es a Wasninctox, D. C., November 1, aS Benj. D. Carpenicr, sworn :—Witness is engi- | Hess's eat ‘work. th ths latter 3 Se te e Auditor is inclined to believe * Fiat Justitia, ruat celum. The Hon. Governor ard Board of Public Works, | necr ot the county roads; made the survey of the agi erent te Dapteahers bare otk’ Paper Haugings. Wi: s did not ppropriate any portion of fpiron Star :—Referring to your en- | Washingt, J. C.:—Gentlemen:—We, the un- | 7th street road; when he made it had Pye SS cambnaet ston ‘aed the peice’ de ames, Picture Cords aud Tas- | the missing funds to hisown use. The investi- | lightened views, editorially expressed on | dersigned owners of property, and residents on | No REFERENCE WHATEVER TO ANY RAILROAD sae ever tuba bs cammmetnnd week. od Ba. te Se Baaekee. s 13 accounts will take several weeks. Saturday last, m it not now be hoped | F street, between 19tu and Quth streets west, re- | to pass over it; it was desirable by people in the | © ‘By Mr. Eldri —There wi 2) or 39 bid. . Tue Teesscuy | Investioatiox. — ate. | will be inciuled that ot the, Mery orth | Ceescen’ aoa aakae CUnmounnce ofthe ex. | sith Te havea tr claw road to Maryland, and | 4BY MF ldsidge:—“There were 20 or 3) bid. -— Mr. | w: inelu at story of the | cavation and grading on said square, bein; the 7th street road being one of the most import- | 2€75 ~ ~ | Lanch’scommittee on Treasury expenditures are | Electro-magnetic Telegraph? With the unpre- | about {cet ut the corner of F and tothe acd | teeta was selected for the improvement. | et; the Spalted Sent ak nes ae BALLS, PARTIES, &e making a pretty thorough examination of the | Judiced who are acquainted with the subject, | about 5 feet on the corner of F and 20th, we are | By Mr. Cranc:— Witness never madene estie tone walls increased from 18 to 21 f sALLS, Ps Ss, &e. 3 £2im fo,the extent of but a few of its many de- | of the opinion the slope should be made’ in pro- | mate for the improvement; understood that Mr, | Stone walls were increase > pe Se Seat, | system of keeping accounts at the Treasury Be- A a “ : and the brick wall from 3%; to 6 feet; the cost of 7 TRS? LEVEE axtment: Meme Lonch 7 falls, there is, perhaps, but @ single opinion, | portion to the excavation. The effect would be | Forsyth made the estimates; when he vom the aus cocieioten bas tae oer F P 2 aoc? Barnum au “J: | which is, that'an investigation would resalt in | to give us from 11 to 13 feet from the builaing | menced thought the work could be completed e werk compl per sealay: gual were mainly employed im the cast | Coen led to believe: and Wines meee a eon Foom. During their examination of the books | tar and wide by the popular voice, but to an- “3 sre og hgpint ar Pyrogen any other belongs the honor of the most wonderful line between 19th and 2th strects—a very im: CORCORAN ZOUAVES, or THE of the committee, were at the Treasury all AT MASONIC TEMPLE, A without disturbing the general ap) ance of ¥ 1 i 3 ery in question. desire and respectfully juest that a substan- By Mr. Chandier:—Submitted to the Boar: of * -n eS Saas Sar. Seer, 20 find Ie Gulp een ing aera bow |S Teis quite true that the man of business can- | Geleomnete pe aay eetueas that a Fatreet, | Public Works an estimate of the amount. of flops. 1 do not impute aay dishonesty to you, TICKETS ONE DOLLAR, records of the office mot yet cxaminen te | not be expected to examine minutely the | between 2h and 2th stracts: believing it to be | grading required, but none of prices; twenty- | but mere! 2 bumerous ramfications naturally connected with | more durable and beautiful than a wood paved | one roads in the Ist district had improved. | '™, Admitting gentleman and ladies. 1338 %, "= street. ‘We have the honor to remain yours, ever, [Signed}—Alexander Kay survivor of Matthews & Co! - B. Webb, ‘THE $600,000,000 or THE New Loan.—Govern- | # discovery so important as the telegraph. yet it *[WESTYSECOND ANNIVERSABY OF THE | 0” Cooke, In a conversation about the recent | H.qvally rue that he is morally bound to’ with- anetse 5 citer of his banking-house to take $600,000,000 of | any proposition having for its object een JOUBNEYMEN BOOKEINDER'S SOCIETY the uew loan. said that Secretary Boutwell had | ferring of immortal honors, until he is at least i t ata cost of $35,000; in the 2d district, 24 road- Ross Ray, 'y Mr. Roosevelt: Did not think the cost of ae he proposition before him still and theyexpected | satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that in pay- Al fellow in, than £120,000 or $125,000; it it mecessary te MASQUERADE AND CIVIC PALL now that the report of the ways and means com: | ing tribute-te Caren he wea Tendering unto | {go the following: | oRKS, District of Co- | have gutters on the cea, mo earbing was used: | Corp” ovning property on the line of the Tiber MASONIC’ TEMPLE, mittee had been acted on that they would | Czesar the things that are not Cwsar’s, but the | lumbia, Washington, F , 1572.— Wm. £. | the sidewalks were to be of gravel. ae. Teceive some answer trom him. Gov. Cooke | property of another! ndier, Esq.,Counsel for the District of Colum- By Mr. Eldridge:— The plan of the road ani | $\°Ey" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY §, 1872. thinks the: cretary has power to order the pay- It is to be earnestly hoped that the snbject of ‘Sir: In accordance with your request for a | its mode of construction was _ ment of the interest in London, which isacondi- | the telegraph will be examined into at once, | full statement ot the im: provement and repairs NOT AN EXTRAVAGANT OWE. sum of #20, ‘Schon anal aliens sila tion of the proposition, but expects that Congress | and since your valuable journal hasinaagurated upon the roads and bridges of the District, 1 | The road could not have been built so as te Music furnished by Pref. Schroder : will be asked to sanction it, because its aathority | the movement may it not be reasonatly ose i submit the following:—On the 17th day of May, o 1871, 1 was appointed by Board of Public Work of no speculations made out of it by an: 2d assistant engineer and placed iv charge of the | of the city g roads and bridges of the Dtstrict outside of the | bis son furnishing the stonc, because he was a ccrporate limits of the citice of Washington and | member of the beard; no sand stone was used en Ceorgetown, and was instructed tocxamine into | the road; the stone furnished by Brown was at their seman and prepare for putting them | fair prices; he leased a quarry; it did not belong made exai Cometrry of ARRANGEMENTS —John A Lant- | Would give strength to the loan. All the promi- | pected that THe STAR will seek yet fr er to voigt. J Blake Ks Charles 8. Willis, Jun-+ H. | nent bankers in Europe would Lave opportuni- | consummate steh an investigation? Let a fuli Bush. Jacob Reiber. F208 | tes to join in the fmcrprive, and the syndicate | and careful examination be had of the subject. = Was now stronger than it had ever been. from its alpha to its ome; by men honored PAKE NOTICE. —e alike for their great learning and veracity, that THE FIFTH ANXUAI a ‘The report of sales of Northern Pacific seven- | when a decision is given it will need but the E NNUAL BALL thirty gold bonds for the month of January, | Mention of the names of those by whom it was se 1872, shows that in the United States alone Jay | T\Rdered to Serene ae, he ceabecnont ot ’ . i s c naught bu aI ice. It will then PLATE PRINTERS’ UNION | (ook & Co. sold titcen hundred thousand and | known whether . the po or Henry, MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 5, 1572 the roads in the District, includidg 14th street | desirous thal the stone should be delivered im. extended, Howard avenue, Blademsbirg turns | mediately; the road was not constructed with pike road, and 7th sireet road. The 7th street | #DY reference toa horse railroad upon it. Th: road, formerly a turnpike, had been the subject | people had taken adyant ular, forty-three dollars of these bonds. No such | the recluse, is due the imperishable honer or success in the sale of American seenrities, save | having brought that most subtle fluid called ge of - wees ™ rlectricity to be man’s medium for the transmis. of controversy and litigation, and had at iast | the road as a favorable opportunity for putting AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE. government bonds, has been known in the his- | Sion of hia thoughts inom tastene te ee Shane eos der | down a railroad and ured a cl TICKETS $5, INCLUDING SUPPER. tory Of this country. ‘These sales are evidence | partsof the habitable globe. me nt» | Reem perchseed By “the sity ang county, under a an act of Congress approved March 3d, 1371, of the 1 : i lore . Comm “1 y.cf Agiagemente, thankful forthe . leaped pease le repose in the surety mentee ported Pain ane gr ware of th * “ , perior inducements for | the grand discovery it would aymbolise- with 1 attention to this notice, as investinent of money in these bonds, which pay “g 4 ‘be-beited ith District. Aithongs the most important road | #ny influence to have the road graded in a par- leading trom, W: fou otbing will be teft und. ae shat : ribute te the egoyment of all whol over eight per cent. annual income, clear of all te referring tw their past efforts as ® | taxes. not keeping it in repair. surveving. quarantee i ————--~ee- __ Teulenitied tutes board a profile survey with By Mr. Crane:—Knew of no mistake being Supper served by Woodbury & Co. Perits oy Kiptne iy New York Street grade, recommended by me, and estimates ot | ade in the grade; the line of the road is wregu : J. A. HANCR, Caus.—A_ young lady was assaulted yerterde mg, that the work be done by | lar; the improvement follows substantially the Chairman Committee of Arran pis noon in New York by a robber in a Flatbush its greatest benefac- | day's labor instead of by contract, as the coun. | Old line of the road. ec etary JH A1S3-85_ | car, near P: tL nark, He presented re. | tors. As that benefactor we predict the first of | try people wished the improvement promptly | | By Mr. Chandler:—The improvement would —= prea | Solver and bowle-knife, threatening to kill her | American savans, Joseph Henry, whose name made and to participate in the work as they tas ing travel back to ith street, and . LECT URES. unless geve him her purse. She jumped | has long been written among the ‘W ammor-.] been in the habit of doing. could bring ina greater amount of produce at 2 _ oh LS. from the car, whereupon the driver and con. | tal” ones “that was not born to die. August 12th, 1871, a committee of the board, | less labor: witness had often met from 30 to 4 Pt®tic teercne. ductor. evidently in league with the robber, Ou Sunscriper.- | with myself, examined the road and adopted the en Tree city fre et — ove lurious!y away. Se “Riri eR and directed proceed aceord- a teams led A PUBLIC LECTURE ON EGYPTIAN AN = : TwoHunpaep Prisoners Suot.—Dispatches | Ence with ald peo a 1 Saeeaeinl Toad daily. ie TICUUTIES. MONDAY. F- bruary 3, Twerep, Hatt a ‘ONNOLLY.—Mr. Tweed | have been received at Madrid from the Gover- work on the 16th of Augast, and virtual! THE ROAD FORMERLY WAS IMPASSIBLE Ry Prot iCOLN HALL. was at his office in Duane street vesterday, and bor General of the Phillippine anno stcppcd on the 22d of December. 7 | at some times; the ravines ateach side were aoa >Semnay S SEYFFARTH. is still im town, refi to state when he will Sag Seestons otemat at revolt. A compa ‘be improvement ins. at Boundary street, poem ie in Evglish to Albany. Mayor was at his office in t! native soldiers, belonging to the ertiliery | and extends five miles to the Distriet line. In. erelock. T ‘SW cts. City Hall during the day. Mr. Connolty was in | service, rebelled and took stead of a hilly, uneven badly out of re- Dad If th mins stores of We town waiting the result of the into | The place was subsequently carried pair, with chasms.on each ‘and in some He. soa rete! his bail—New York Times, 2d. by the regular troope, and all the cases in the way, there will be aroad with We don’? LiKks to be childish or to “go back” on our candidate, but if Old Probabil does APRAID oF Panis.—M. Vautrain, the newly han he has done for a des in no exceeding 4 feet to the Mledout tothe full width ot 6 foot, me not do better ti the past fort | elected deputy for Paris in the French Asse! a carriageway ts shensietioe’ th (hb chn- bught, and afford us pleasanter weather, we will bly, tocentiy spoke ently in support of the sichuntagok ceaane dS pehes deep, sad . = certainty withdraw his nomination for President | motion that the and ee ‘gith opbiie.tinee, fa PIANOS, &c. Of the United States. New Orleans Times. turn to Paria, He was Sear ereePeige oa GUAT banca tes ix SD-HAND MU ATOM OF A SinrED Loven —Chas. reat uproar, ho Suton Was chet imperemat ty inclade sad sores SICAL ASSERTS. tac re attempted | of 577 to Sts. een nec oe eae hg id SS EAP ap een can | Sire cietinmen ti feet | encom tompa eee report ae or a . net actual valuevat® °"G.'L" WILD & BBO.'s. “| own brainer oh a tenet —_ 's more than the ined ° Poconabee. sho. Ine, 1 1, shows ll the ork _#1m _ between Pennsylvania venus and Est. Doc Eat Doc.—Judge Barrett decided in Chiosge matetee? Cneea Boston, New: and makes the ares to that date (A BAPE CHANCE Hering eceemtendio wes Noy Nori Pesterday tat Suge mamard, Using | Orleans. San Franelico, Bullalo,and llegbany athe Tih eee red or labor, ett, end dace city the celebrated bad — a » Penn. ane, 5,091.06. The edditional MACKEB PIANO, Philadephia, no jurisdiction, and his injunction nor ge gage ses up to January 3ist were has the yrements, Against said society is void. man dri' A lene: fp better Antebed, and: more deretic than any = BoA Maryerillé, Ohio, we ves a dray, } labor; total le, | now offer the S por a7 What we call ice is merely protoxyd of 87 Brooklyn is getting to be as bad as Chica- | which two- « S035 eye cast tha’ any other first clam Plane can |B 0 used to be. Sis _Risttict, and one-third (624,906.2) is charge- Sdicehtccr or memes Geifaad | s7-As Dundreary a7-The smalt- jn Auburn Ne eed take sheet ssetocrtas : fo ‘would pox prevails In prison, “acl CEB WicRT Me. 935 Pesoa ane, | EVE are Tweeda gue *Yr the Tammany and the agent drjly urges the peopletokeepout | The work Wé uow about three-fourths do Desa SS | ie The eneh buds have been killed by the 'SZ-A fond mother at Council Blut ula one Bll of potters clay was very iteut. _— ae ae The atest emer state prisonsis_stin- | Mormed her wayward and erring daughter been pertbfed ecqnomieally and af abost 0.1227 Pass , sttutions. im ls : cult RL ESEAAC™ hina. | “ernie pt swe Septet) wears cones =a ‘\°B PAID FOR Lap: = tag i atic nominati Probably receive reply... « . a Ca ate +a ft owen: Rc Om hd “ra buman a praca = has* Lord tert Wiebe Oe Other day Pe this road at Sand & good macad- street wn. Mote hi. deen found in @ ‘Seneca cane -| wae 3 one thoenna ton road, reason impassable Wasking? n attended t2, ee sas, The pre-Adamite mau wore eieeeey + ra aad sab as and dangerous condition of the ith sever nay. WHAT DO YOU WANT To ssow? ts in Mury @ad, Mr. Culver subsided. r as Baltimore. Jca. C. Foster, sworn:—Resides on 6th street: Q. What is your opinion f the improvemen er:—I do not wish to make cay ~ what has this to with the is a gentleman who docs J and certainly his opinions Febrnary 2, 1 are not evidenc se c Is he an engineer or an ex- After reading the above letters, Mr. Riddle | pert? avpounced that he had another engagement t: | Witness THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, r, Mr and determine upon its admissa- rgedon the 1th ot December last Witness resumc :—The gutters on the road ‘ork; was puton | were laid before the id was settled; 07 the beyond the tollgate, saw an angle in 1 not think the line was correct; the road was not be'ng traveled when witness saw Witness proceeded to explain by ideas of how the work was wron nghter among the members of the +a well as wines, ices and cakes, were | pearing thi» morning for the tirst time. Crane | attend to, and that Messrs. Crane and Culver | A CLERK I irs. W Vand Miss Sue Young | had his seat upon the lettot Mr. Riddle, ant No | am not #u engi « '* assistants, Mary ladies | Culver bad Lis upon the right. Both seemed to r and gentlcmen of rote in Washington so be acting as prompters. :—Was superintendent of mony in brie were among the callers, The following ce Wale We oar an 2K ON TH H STREET ROAD; bility afterwards. i ss = eo COMMUNICATION wM. Forsyrn, 1 — Last evening the cane Se tant carl a in relation to the F street improvement was | the work was done by day's lon of the Becretary OF tip’ Tutetlor sad : the road by Shepherd, Brown and Mazruder, to | second from 9 to 1 Delano was very largely attended. Mr ARP oF Pentic Works, District ef Col- ibe And have tea week aoe the road; u r; bad his authority for the work trom the | ted some ntlcmen above named; knew of no written | committee Mi. CRANE CAME TO THE RRSCTE of his witmess, and said they only desired to show that the cost of the improvement was the road was furnished by Lewis & Hall, A. P| enormous, and some Mr. Chandier:—Well built over the road by the Schaetzen Park peo- | Somebody who knows something al ple snd others. witness ix not an engineer, and , portion of the work he speaks completed. tions Of it useless. as not seen the of since it was Mr. Carpenter was recalled and explained the ling wi ness. Atthe point thorities are making a road bed for a railroad to | of the road referred to by that witness the: worked trom both sides of a hill, and the two Answer.—Yes, sir; the road bed will accom | sections had not yet met; one angle would be rade. but of no injury to the road, and when leted the road would be perfectly level. . Summy resides on the 2deminence from ry sireet perth; did not know that he was «i on account of the ne m have been ordered | and Mrs, Hardie, Judge Drake, Senator 1 ae 1, p y service to the railroai OW drawn fre sitory banks. . Admiral ani Mrs. Goldsborough, Senator er.—It will. i oe eee Harlan and daughter, Mrs Robert T. Lincoln, Question by Mr. Crane.—So the District au- | testimony of the TRANSFER OF Nav. Orric Vommin- com} ‘rect | member of the Board of Public Works owning | Boun act ot | stock in the road; the end of the road would ix | & proper judge in regard to the ex; near the gate of Mr. Shepherd's farm; had 51; | work; thought it was high: for the present prob- to the present | men employed on the road; knew two of the | ably 'g less expense would do; it we look to the o voted against the loan and the candi | future it is NOT EBXORDITANT. against it. Witness bad objections ‘to” some, of the stone in the read; knew some of the men on the road time-heeper, tell men they must vote for th: | were sllowed to go down to the store and ie something in a bottle, over which Mr. Crane:—Never knew of such a road in John M. Butler, resides any place Wefore; thought it best to have a good | nue ie is clerk for A. P. Brown; as good as it will be for | sone had been delivered for the 7th-strect road, e-halt of the expense; it isa great thorough- | other stone had been delivered, but not vet thonght there were about 3,0 wirches; the quarry from which the stone ¢. to either Mr. Brown or his son. 440 perches of t; Mth street | measured; on ith street beyond | did not bel ed there 7 years; was rented. YENTH STREET HAS BEEN VERY BAD KNEW NOTHING OF TRE COST OF THRE ROAD; itncss lived there; the District iine isnear | never stated the road bad cost €110.000 alread the | go over to 14th street in order to get to the city: | Witness had never handled the 3 said he had heard—— the whole road Several members: ‘Ob, that wont do. | Langh- Mr. Chandler:—We don't object. ide; gutters at the side were deep and danger- | —Knew that S. P. Brown had no interest in far- stone for the 7th-street road; the books ept in the name of Austin P. Brow h street road near the | there were some old contracts under the nav District line; commenced work on the 7th street | not yet closed, in which both the charter for the rail- | miglit be interested; knew that S. 1 until last month. nothing to do with the stone for the 7th-street The men at work on the | road. the District. Mr. Crane said all they expected to the enormous cost of this work, an: . ce Willian county, Vs mounting to » wife and daughter; Col. Robt. Dou, 1 was certain that the grades of the streets | curing past 7 years was narrow and more or les: | te r.) | MITCHELL a sp lets Che. Fike aad come | Seusiee Oiberior te me i Leggett 4 would eventually be brought down to an im- | dangerous; road bed not more. than Is oF 3) feet at S o'chick, “ergs ries ; Hon. Horace Maynard, Hon, Willis | Proved line. ; ; n ee Ball fen veppiice talon be thao I Hon. Te Chandler. Hon.” Victor | | 1a aay opinion the improvement will be a suc- ;houseshave been built on 7th street road | Pishiny were THE RAILROAD ON SEVENTH STREET law bad been violated, and they here closed are to be opened next Monday; the road was to | their testimony on that subject. ‘They now pro- TIBER CREEK. vy h Williams sworn :—Mr. Crane.—Mr.Wil- fit it for a ratlroad; the cutting was not more Joss aes : liams, will you state your full name and occu- of men being ere to vote; never made it a = W ane e a authority do you irin, ft these en that the repouns quest any particular ‘way; I cf lhe Starkweather We have decided to allow trict go t doing so: | the petitioners to ha nse AR tor voting 3 Bir. Williams. —I have been summoned by the committee, and am ready to a-swer any ques- tial, safe one at one-fourth of the amount; the | tions, but Ido not reco; holes and gutters could not have been filled up, | They are not recogni: thought the road was economically and wisel; | this Distriet. improved; a road one-quarter or one-half as | Mr. Starkweather—The committee recognizes good as the present one when completed would | them as representing the memorialists, and you nize these gentlemen. as legal gentlemen in general contractor; am con- structing the fourth school district buiiding and arching Tiber creek from the south side of U ; Lewis, Clag- | Botanical Garden to the south side of Maryland living on the 7th screet road were | avenue, and from the north side of Pennsyly the projectors of the horse railroad; commenced | Bia avenue to the south side of New Jersey ave- work on the road on the 16th of August; never | nue: have a contract for the work at $192.50 per had more men employed on the road (han were | lmeal foot; contract was first made by them the engineer, after the work was | that the wails were too ave witness an . se great anticipations, is the Plate Printers’ Buti, | 'mprovement of F street, as now going torward | £ot answer. can answer their questi Ss % | ment ef a Controller, whenever a vacaney | ®t ; | at board prices, at which the final settlements y Mr, Chipman :—Wasno dem candi- | Witness then, in answer to Mr. Crane, testified | occurs in that office the Deputy Controller shail | Which is to take place at Masonic Temple. Ali I bessasies is wa tuniowa: By Mr. Chipman :— Was no democratic candi » date im that district; both were republicans; wa | 8 follows :—A: at $15 per foot; ib dritted i i a v commen bad the club dritted li fight, and podion sg 25, Board of Pablic for $120,(00 or $125,000; the width of the road | Witmess; no member of the aera Cgnyemcnee tooecupants of houses, and | between the embankments is 66 feet; mostof the | Works is interested in the work which he was stone for the road has been furnished by Lewis, auitiom nates aon the square east of I9th street, aud again we | Hall, and Brown. *4 Ps 3 r. Eldmdge.—It is charged in the specifica- }» “LT regret to have such the city gov- is interestea with \d none of” the to ) a. . H. Crane, (for innis Palmer.) ' } the 7th street road improvement would be more png get n Cage og Rey i Nas had been purchased “By Mr. Roosevelt:—W itness gave bonds in the ; did not know if the Board of make it a safe and substantial one for leas; knew poe Works Sees you cer oeaa ¥ government. Mr. Brown objected to -~ Mr. Williams ? -—Don’t you know it has been violated ? yh! well, that is A QUESTION OF Law in good or ations, surveys | to his father; Mr. Shepherd directed witness tc | £0 be decided by the committee, and this witness ini protiles for the improvement of several ef | get stone from whoever he could, as he wa: | Coranswer desire to show that the or ganic act has been violated. ittce will decide that, and wot mittee w a noth Ae grading ot | ™Onestion by Mr. Culver:—Is Mr. Boswell con- proci nected with you? a Ae new the people along it were anxious for a rail- | .,Answer-—No, sir, and he cannot be; neither establishing certain free public highways in the | Tead; did not know of Mr. Shephera exe.ting | ©)! 3?" Bartteit, sworn :—Resides at 916 L street; ington into the country, I | ticular manner; the, mast of the property hold- = neni SS ae in the Tiber in the worst possible dition—th ers were favor ol improvement; wi J Owners of the turnpike having been indicted for | studied engineering; had pald more atteadon ce | coDtracts held by Williams & | fresmed the belief that every Fenton man + | } | | | yaa the question as it is charged , ean ne — F the Board of had been improved, at a cost of $30,000, inclu- | Public Works nor any mem! H.C. Contin, | ing the workon Tth'street road, Rooaune FORTY-SECOND OONGRESS. This Afternoon’s Proceodings. SatTurpay, February 3. TH SENATE was notin session to-day HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES._The House met as in Committee of the Whole for debate only, Mr. Hay (111) speaker pro tom Notwithstanding the storm, there were be tween thirty and forty members pre Perhaps twice that number of persons 1 gallery. Mr. Killinger upon the subj and the repea! « and the removal and other artic! t pro as the trae revenue reform President. who w in the next campaign policy, and he appealed tc there be po differences between ¢ chosen leader. He said that the thetr leader Mr. Eeatty, of Ohio, followed, speaking upon if the TION OF THR PROCREDIN of Congress in the Congressiona . Globe. “He read a number that the cost of reporting, prit for this purpose was tu th about $690.000. He said rt appear im the and windy speeches petitions of ideas and delayed Je but correct tell where the mem! ever delivered int the cariy dars wh: lish If a spece led however, did to the extent Globe, but tho to, such as the the laws in the € tions and post route bills from the daily to quar- to Globe. He complimented the reporters of the Giobde, declaring them the best in the world, and after a careful examination of the labor per 1, came to the concluston that ¢! lobe was published at reasonable terms. He gave notice that ata future day he woald mov abolish publication in the of March next, a! by contract, and if a contract cannoi be ma te. that the debates be published under the direc. mn of the Congressional pri Mr. Wakeman (N.Y.) def THE CONKLING WING of the republican party in New Y. charge of hostility to the Fente ites. and istrict would support the nomination of Grant for the Presiderey at the coming ¢l tion, He also defended the reticence of Pre«i- dent Grant, and cited the ces of Olay, Scott, and others who had rained their politicat prospects by writing letters. This Afternoon’s Dispatches, wae A ASSOCIATED PRES. REPORTS, FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. The London Press Still Harping on iy 3 Loxpox, Feb. °3.—All the leading morning Journals have articles on the Alabataa claims criticizing the case with great severity and urg- ing the government to declare its opinion art burposes in regard to the demand tor indirect Agitation in Paris. ‘cb. 3.—The adverse vote in the As- sembly yesterday on the motion to retarm to Paris, canses great disappointment. Leonsay threatens to resign the Pretecture of the Seine in consequence, and it is more probable than ever that Casimir Perier will insist on his with- drawal from the ministry. Seven Thensand — Radicals in Mass Meeting. Maprip, Feb. 5.—A mass meeting of the rad- Peale aed was held here ne Seven thousand persons were present. Echogaray de- livered an address, in the course of which he alluded to the reported atrocities in Caba. declared that there was good reason to bel there was some foundation for these accoun He said he had incontestable evidence that ong bad been shot, and 2 ed that a stop be put to such eutrages. akers eneraily called for extensive reforms nt hone nd in the colonies, among them the abo of capital punishment and slavery, a of taxation, and the privilege ot trial by j All advocated continued possession of Co and the maintenance of Spanish authorit; the Antilles, ° The New York Custom Hoase. WHAT GEN. HILLVER TESTIFIES AS To THe PRESIDENT AND COL. Leer. New Vouk, Feb. 3—General Hillyer testi- fled before the yon emg ye committee | night. He knew nothing of the arrange between Leet and Bixb;, and was satis! t President knew nothing of it. The President stated that he did not want Leet to come to York at all, awd wauted neone in connection with him to have anything to do with the cus- tom-house, but did trol the Colonel's ac’ 1 having heard and told General Cochrane that General Porter bad received money from the New York costom- se, aud that he thought it was in connection with the general order busi- ness. GEN. WILLYER EXPLarns. In the Congres-ional Committee to-day, Gen. Hillyer, in correcting some of his tort testi- a said Gen. Cochrane told him in Washing- ton that Mudgett made a statement to him that Gen. Potter was receiving money froma the gen- oe business in New oe mentioned Leet, who subsequenti spoken of it to Gen. Porter, and then desi an interview with Mudgett. Witness also stated that he hi expected to give his testimony in W: and a week ago went to see the President. thinking it due him that all facts connecte? with the business aula be made known. Affeirs in New York. THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS RANK. New Yor, Feb. 3.—Judge Barrett, on appli- 5 an order upon the officers of the Third-avenue savings bank, to show cause why a receiver should be appointed. TRE INPORTS of dry to New York for Janvary was nearly $15,000,000, the largest, with the excep- ton ©! 1866, on record. 1 probab! be =i od 0M wi iy to March. in which Case [twill come before Judge Barnard. COUNTERFEIT TENS on the National Bauk of Norwich, Cown., are reported. a gated ee . in progress, wi e wind northeast. Ther is much ice im the rivers. job. Rucrwonp, Kyv., Feb.3.—Yesterday a party of twenty-five or thirty masked men went to the jail where Stough, who murdered his wife, was confined, o d the sheriff, took the proceeded to 8 they bi im to the limb of a tree. The mod then The circumstances at- tending the are so brutal that the action of the mob seems to meet general approval. —_—_o—_—— New Yor Trice, on the