Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1872, Page 1

De nentietieteeeiememeneeere ne ee Ty-FocR CENTs PER MONTH. Copies at the cou Two Crxte cach. By mail_three mouths, $1.8; | ety months, $7.06; one year, $2, THE WAEKLY STAR—published Priday—92% | a rear, GF Iovarisbly ie advance, im botb tases | %. 5,040. ASHINGTON, D. C., S THE EVENING STAR. | o Published Dally, Sundays Excepted, ff AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, A V1 Pennsylvania ae corner Lith St. 7 THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMY. B. HM. GAT einen Vy Brest. UL = | os pee eee oS ATURDAY, MAKCH 30, 1872. Rurepe PATRER GAV ArT COMING TO AMERICA. Rome, March 90.—Tather Gavarcl, a w hiown priest and politician, « optem: ates re America, an1 expects to sat: some time im Apri CoMVAPORE ASHEraTE, Lospe®, March %.— Mr. dames Ash bury, who wasn he Jommodure of the Toval Mare Yuc < hb Romoicge ef the Boye Mu-dshbury has promnted the Harwich Clad with a painfie es e Cam ria pase ing Sandy Mook on theereasion of the late ocean Freee Sib the American yacht Dauntless SEVEN WOMEN KILLED PY aw Ex? Loxpes, March 50.—Informatic NE sccidcut Corew inthis city, An ex (ose manuiactory also been appolnted London Yacht € LADIES’ GOODS. TAL NOTICE. STRENS, 628 1318 Stave. CHE ST NUUSE SOUTH UF Npw YOrE | ig MaN HAT Ke \ oF thouew styles, 93 | ' | i and examine for youreei wears tin LARGE AND “LECT ASSOR IMB: FESS BON SETS and PATTERN ti t © gleg_ef ALR BRAID and ? LOWERS will be o April 4th eumeyty Ne 2210 ix M®s £. 4. SMeconmicx, I $06 NINTH STREET, BETWEEN BAND F Baas ated to o LLIN FANCY @OU Dea tull thet mt h e i weil at very low : : eee iaasiaty ee GRAND OPENING eae ar HM. BING, 3r.’s, MASONIC TEMPL&, CORSER SINTER AND F STEBETS, yey, MPOTeaticn direct from Parts of @ fine selec FLOWERS AND KID GLOVES, for receptions SPE NOTICES. Clereyman. while ro: iy tins optleremedy. Prompted by a desire to benefit jeter acd unfortamate, I w for preparing aad using t euvelope. to ony ene w (Se ENING. 30a: 8 THs (Saturday) EVENING. March 30. 9 D ITALIAN OPERA AD m of the ladien of | t karope, when Douezetti's 3 as Sig Retcharét. M. Lys Sig mel, M Barre. MAX MARETZER i LL. ING, APRIL 5, 1572. HILMARMONIC SOCIETY. KAND ORATOR FE 1 FRIDAY EV. an * All sha es cf best OPERA KID GLOVES at $1.4 = pair, f LACES, LACE HANDK™ Fan SETS. Jes RIBBONS ant BOWS. Hi t evle of WINTER Closiae HATS wt © per cent ABIES, ATTENTION! S&S. RELLER, 715 Market *pece, wishes to call your attention to the fact thet be har om bend a compicte assortment of NATE- RAL CUBLS and HAIR BRAIDS, and five amormment of IMITATION HA CHAGNONS. Re sells Corset: |. Heeurls bair for % ce Be mM eee Tut ceived a large scwortment of IE Li . wh will sell at $1 per pair— SF Bemember tMe same and nymber S_ HELLER. 7 JUST BECEIVED—4 tine scsorment of Bers man's BEELIN ZEPHYS EMBROIDERED Livres PATTERNS, ‘and bo convinced. @c., Bo., which I am pre fed to sell at the lower prices. “Cail rend. M.P. LESH, 7146 7th strest, between ke en8o-tr GENTLEMEN’S OUTFITs. *PREODORE. HOW IS If? 18 THAT THE same Beaver you bought Inst year? Yew Well, look at nv ane SL and see one old established 7th sirect Hatter, who is now at No. 1017 F street, near corner lth. He will remedel your BAT ‘to the iatcst Broadway Sorts Style, and it Rad or §% bata will prove as durable ag their ber the pame ie CU: 1 and more durable than ‘ano made, I now offer the same at 3% p cash than any other Gret class Piane cm or for resonable inetaiimenta. Oail aud iF yourssives. CARL RICHTER, 935 Poon 1872 SPRING. 4872 GRAND OPENING SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING aT A. STRAUS’ Popular Ci hing Ilouse, 1013 PES LVANIA AVENUE, between lth and 11th streets, COMPRISING THE LATEST STYLES OF MEN S DRESS SUT MEN'S DE-:8 stilts, MEN'S BUSINES: SUITS, MEN > BUSINESS SUITS. YOUTHS PRESS seUrrs, YOLTHS DESS SUITS, YOUTH?’ BUSINESS 8 YOUTHS’ BUSINESs » BOYS’ DRESS SuITs, BOY®’ DRBSS EUITS, BOYS’ EVERY DAY svirs. BOYS EVERY DAY SUITS. A specialty of Black and COATS, with Vests to match. SA Splendid Line of French, English and Awerican L: CASSIMEBE PANTS some with Vents to mateh. = ue DIAGONAL S7An immense variety cf BUSINESS PANTS, from $2 50 to §5. S7OALL AND EXAMINE. sy mar2-tf A. STRAUS. CORNS. o ONS. CLUB_and INGROWING NAILS, &.. WHITE'S ESTABLISHMENTS," uth st..opp U8. Treasnry, Washington, ‘pear Baltimore st, Balt: Ce bent Physicians, Surgeons, and thousands well-known and responsible patrous a urs froma. m.to6 pm. Press of basi office precludes visitiug paticns at resi pt between 6 and 5 p mart tt say MOTHERS, —__ s NESTLE'S LACTEOUS FARINA THE MOTHER 7 = SUBSTITUTE Bm Extensively need seompmented by the emin: yeiciams. by D: and Fine G: . v Sauber a sexe waco 124 Send for memorial on the Nutrition of Infants le, Chemist. Furnished gratis. m2) 12: DEN “AND_ Flew Ss ‘ThEES od SEEDS, FRUIT y calls the ‘ Sttention of the pui Seortment of GAB DEW wegen Flo ich are this se; be fi 2 ason mY seep GERACE att the novation ‘The PACIT TREES are vigors \Korous and well, conmtint| of Pears, (standard and Pr ? Sherry: Apeicot: Nectarine bet! Sart) Flam, 0.0 and ail the other ¢ okaPie grea Wi i s BLACK EERLIES, EhaNTs! Tones SEK SHADE TREES. EVERGREENS. Ro<Es PAULIAS, PHLOXES, Vi AS, * Rieas and other eddie lants, with seer pertaining te the Nursery Business. a!) at molerate prices. 62: oan Po _marls-o6t* Opponi Patent Office. Reo. S PUBE NATIVE GRAPE WINE. ac rnis wine te made fram the pure juice of the grape CEDAR GROVE VINEYARD. Seenicucersetown, D.C. Many of our first-class ppefaae aad” Sonica” od Bunce ns fee teated ite merits, recommend it as pontee etiganmended for INVALIDS who require For sale by HALL & ADM Grocers, Wash acd inion, marttias” betes 2. owt NNY BUSK, Soprano. (her Inst app: or to her debnt in Ttatian Opera.) SPEBLING, the famous Boswon, said to be the gre. — Fan Orchest QVEe EXmivit aT WasuiN ONE WEEK ONLY, AFTERNOON AN) EVENING. ON THE SIXTH STREET LOT, commencing MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1872. ADAM FOREPAUGH’S GIGANTIC MENAGERIE, MUSEDM, CARAVAN, AVIARY, | Zoologica! and Equestrian Aggregation. 500 WILD ANIMALS! ND HORSES! aud their attend by the addition of cling Museum i » Birds. Curiosities, ¢ than any Show now travel are feet canvas ADIES, CHILDR' Enlarged for the season of 1 the mest Rxtensive T: « more Animal NT are generally used by Canvas Exhibitions, beng ar py BGLE? © PL PAVILIONS! Menagerie and Children under 10 years Juthe Museum more Carive:t hap ever Were seen io a tr the Menagerie the largest col! Cirens more Performe: d wore Trained ani 7 REET DISPLAY! An Oven Den of Herr Darions aa tt! r ade by any Show ot m earth. DOLLARS INN ESTED: dsily sic Store, 937 oe rand in Alexandria, ot > King street. jon FOREPAUGH, Sole Pro Tents open at 1 and7, afternoon and menees : Oo” FELL IMMENSE SUCCESS oF MONS. DATALIE’S GAITIE COMIQUE COMBINATION r SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN NOVELTIES, who will appear every night this week and at the GRAND FAMILY MATINER, On SATUBDAY ABFERNOON, March 2th, at 2p. m.. = arich and highly diversified Programme of Nov ties. Doors open at 7; Admission, @ and 2 cer REMEMBER DAY AND Acmission to Matince—Ad: xormance commences at 3, children half pries, TE OF MATINEE. ints, 25 cents; Children, ms ON EXHIBITION AND SALE Yo. 416 Tth street, between D and e Odd Bellows’ fi — » eight Sate eto Bs is remember Name and Number, ap28-ly* BALLS, PARTIES, &e. for operations apon CORNS, Ball of DAMON LODGE, » be given at Empire % axenic. betw and isth street BIGHT, April 1, 95 members are expect YEAR RECEPTION AW, iT : of Lincoln Pe Ne see WASONTO Tr. Nike, Apeil bad at Parker's Bookstor: Chairman Committee. LECTURES. THE LITTLE SIs- to be devoted at. ‘OR THE BENEFIT TERS OF THE Puv. iesion, Fifty Conte. RESH NEW YORK BUTTER! A few packages of FINE FRESH NEW YORK BUTTER, Jus received and for sale by GEO. M. OYSTER. Stalle—214 Center Mi 220 a. the the Best PALMER & GREEN, 57 Green street, Georgetown, EVENING ST. ‘AR. THE CISTRICT GCVERNISENT INVESTIGATION Pr ccecdings CHaRLes Fraxcis Apas retarns te Europe on the 24th inst. Tue New Sraxisn M Toums at Wormley’s. - mittee Today. Washington News and Gossip, The Congressional investigation into the soon tot charges against the Board of Public Works and the new Distict government was resumed morning before the House Commitiee on the 1sTER has engaged | Disiriet of Columbia. Mr Coombs read Eetore the House Com e295 this city; received able grading; the inst fall cost us over 85a} A PETITION, . ” pavement it ist Lx. Evens Mcnruy, U. 8. A., has | which ke presented on behalf of the memorial | yard; don't think the ruling to take effect g Ist proxi ists, praying that George W. Reed, W. W. Moore | Yori 1d tar f resigned to take effveton the Ist proximo. Bid Dene Be Wilner te a core | Would not use cold tar in Presrpent ip Sepply which is about to <ail with stores for the South Atlantic sqaad- Fraxcis Her been arrested in New | the Capitol and York on the charge of presen a to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, for the | ™terially from purpese of defrauding the government out of Pension money not due. SOUTHERN CLALAS COMMISSION yester- cele piles be: jered the claims of John W. Beemer, Tae day cons Aaron Dw mick, all of TRE ACGREGATE AMOUNT Of internal receipts far the present month foot up ten millions ere is hy arrangement anade for walis, ani r dolls ’ oi ~ | earth is falling from the banks in “anal, of doliars. The amount of United States cur- {a nark on en womnee: cathe to valaaarall the material; witness Was disposed to per cent. on price of contract tor work done on the eastern end of canal and the James creek canal; had charge of work under Mayor Lenox, twenty years rency outstanding at this date of all series | ! aud classes of United States notes is over roar | ‘ hundred millions. The national government bank circulation aggregates tive hundred and y thousand dollar onthe Tuy Deny THE Sort IareACcHMENT.—Sev- ——s eral democratic members of Congress request | ¥* we Hew about (6, 1 opinio the publication of the following paragraph : had made inquiries in regard tothe relative co-t |” Wifiless. "The fact that afew breaks ooo The statement recently telegraphed from | of pipe and brick sewers; the cost of bringing | \- far from being evidence of Its worthlesonces this city that at the consuitation here ot promi- | sewer pipe here trom New York, laying it Xe. | The first yearis tbe trying year for concrete nent democrass with Mr. Belmont, opposition to | would be increased abou 35:; per cent.; 13 inc | pavement. A breaks enables us to Bad ony tee Judge Davis was expressed, is without any foun- | pipe would cost, laid, $1 per ipot, 24-inch pipe | [ouse and to apply the remedy thus making the 7 Tue New Sranisa Miwisrer.—Rear Adi ral Joseph Lanman, commanding the S ath Atlantic squadron, in a letter to a naval officer | The committee could summon these persons, not to in this city, alluding to the appointment of Rear Admiral Polo de Barnabe as Spanish Minister to the United States, says: I have connd this éfficer so agreeable that Tam sure you will be pleased to make his acquaint read their » many of our officers, and no one our country more highly than he does. there was not a very large au ience at the Na- | bi in the Distr «Fra Diavolo” by the Strakosch troape. Ni son Wass not in the cast. Mlle. Dav: “% ore off the honors of the evening, hy pure and dexible voice giving the beautifu! in the second act with fine effect. | the - | brick. © is admirers hoped he w opera Was performed in a style not much better By Mr. Coom) and not much worse than the average. ‘To- | as intended by Gen. Michler it would have been t performance, | much better; have nothing to say about the Nilsson will appear as the | grade of New York avenue, because there ja di Lammermoor,” and Brig- | secmed tobe no grade yet decided upon. noli will make bis first appearance. This will | “EXPERT” SEVERSON'S ESTIMATE FOR “iE: STORING” THE CANAL. B. Severson, recalled by the memoralists:— Have made carefal estimates of the cost of re- The Secretary ot War, onthe recommendatien | ope ning a — — ong the whole work 3 e | Over; it would cost abou! of the Quartermaster General, has made th: a to sauioen tn oat thc eet oe harles 1. Tompkins, to Dakota, relieving | ‘°F Testoring the canal would be about $35,000, right the company give their 1 on which occasi heroine in “in ensure a crowded hous TRANPER OF ARMY QUARTERMASTERS,— pg assignments of quartermastera: Lieat. | P'S: © ut. Col. Samuel B. ‘Hoiabird, who wit se he seen, relieve Lieut. Col. James E. Ekin as chiet | ype Goceaie Wines yea ad exam Mr. Coomb enginecr; has quartermaster of e department. of Texas; Col. im relieves Capt. Chas. H. Hoyt, in charge quartermaster’s stores at Jeffersonville, Ind, and Capt. Hoyt is ordered to the department of the Platte, for duty at Fort MePherson; C: Edward B. Grimes is ordered to relieve Capt 1. Weeks as depot quartermaster at St Capt. Weeks relieves Major Alexander Montgemery in the department of the Eat; ajor Montgowery relieves Major James H. Moore ax depot quartermaster at Fort Leaven. |e Board of Put worth; Major Moore is assigned to duty at Yama | 4" depot, department of Arizona. relieving Capt, dames G. C. La reid to report to the Qurtermaster Tne Seware Tanivy B tal coe portant features of the tariff bill passed by the | Protit of = ernment in the ga Grant These “ experts’ ‘The concre' contract price paid for all the concrete pave Senate on Thursday and sentto the House, are: | men'# laid In the city at 81258, : A total reduction of taxation amounting to fifty- | the actual cost. The above is a fair spcciraen five miltions of dollars; the abolition of the | of the statements of these model ‘experts imeome tax so as to prevent the collection of the | who criticise all tax now demanded; the abolition of the internal | rection of the Board of Public Works, both a- taxes on illuminating gas, those imposed by see- | to character and cost. The readingot the state tion 100 of the act of June 30, 161, (except that | ments of Mr. Frederichs and Capt. Grant oc 1 | cupied over half an hour. all stamp taxes except those on distilled spirits, | WHAT‘ FxPERT’ FREDERICHS KNoWa ABOUT fermented liquors, and snuff, tobacco and cigars «. CONCRETE PAVEMENTS. ‘The duties on coffee and tea hereby repealed are Mr. ee _ Swear tw that statement lerichs 2” on banks and banking, which is retained’ three cents and fifteen cents per pound respec- | do you, Mr. tively. The duty on bituminous coal is fixed at itness. 50 cents per ton, (reduced trom $1.25 per tou.) | Mr. Chand An amendment to reduce the duty on I rails, Witness. whieh now enhances their cost $5,000 per mile, | and 1 drew up the remainder.” ii order to reduce ,the expenses of bringing the | Mr. Chandler tome of the points really important have instance, the remarks of Mr. Harlan on the 15th La " ot February on that clause of Mr. Sumner's | wi ues Proposed to lay the pavemen: preamble which rehearses a letter addressed by | With cold tar.” under date of i9th January, 1872. ir. Harlan declared that there are but three authorized | my estisnate eee SoC eee aoe ee copies of that letter in existence; (1) the draught template any refinin; ; if @ pavement i- exteredot record on the files of the War Depart- | properly laid with cold tar mixed with weave ment; (2) the letter itself sent to the State De- | ErqPtowe i think it-woutd let partments (9) scopy sent by the State Depart- | ‘The witness here described the way in whic ment tot Badr jay @ concrete pavement, and sau’ ments havi 1 The publication of such a letier seems to imply | Pennapleania avenue, and ‘would cost aioe Legation; and the depart- ished nocoples(savethisNe a) | Be,vow a breach of official confidence in the Frenc! attracte Legation, which has es yard. 'd less public notice By Mr, Coombs:—The concrete pavement a’ vitia tery BOdeeiny wekitted that there ie no | # Peal and Dumb Institute cost 69 conte anr) Teason to suppose that any officer of the United is two und a balf or three inches deep; thi, States was concerned in any improper acti included the with reference to the sale ‘of arms, xcept i those who consider the sale of arms at al during the European war, ‘ise and dient. Tt canuct be prove pe are illegal, either by municipal or international law. It is Da ad gran that the French ernment was ly used by its own ‘agents. Mashinglon Correspondence of Old.and New" for po gps Teh ee eee proper limits. The Dill for the apportionment of Maryland into six congressional districts has finally passed both houses of the legistature. The democratic majorities in the new districts, supposing there is no change since the vote for governor last fall, will be as follows :—First district—Wor- cester, Wicomico, Somerset, Dorchester, Tal- bot, Queen Anne's, Caroline and Keat coun- tes—2,606; second district—Ceeil, Harford and | Carroll counties, and second to twelfth districts tmore city inclusive, except the seventeenth— 2.664; fifth district—St. Mary’s, Charles, Cal- vert, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel and How. ard counties, first and thirteenth districts of Baltimore county and seventeenth ward of Bal- timore city—2,409; sixth district— Allegany, ‘Washington, Frederick and Montgomery coun. ————e A letter to the New York Times from Paris states that Victor Place, former French consul general at New York, charges in relation to purchases wane America, and on which purchases Place re- Judge ceived or allowed to others without authority | these mat certain commissions. Place, it will be remem- | ght. #- bered, was convicted at his second trial for | and have taid defrauding bis government, and sentenced to a | N- Y., andon. term of imprisonment. It seems that he is now | ¥@ 40 not use tar i on bail awaiting the result of an appeal to a olls by distillation: bear oa. Ea en acids out of coat Tare et eet Saree sake war renceoeeten? AZ Magic Mitchell is 40 years old, ana as | cose cmploved Dy bh fe Layee ately ihe Bro. to the national colored convention at She married Mra Paddock in 165" alter a Ta | Ment, ‘The compound used by our company t declared, must demand of the repent a mocrie . Pa a a tour- | bind the lower layers is usually heated in rotar, thata years’ courtsh1p, and has twe children. vollers, from 240 to 215 degrees; our contract I net of re merane wall be placed in ook his usual Saturday | to examine the books, contra day and in consequence saw no | Board of Public Works, and re vest igat on. At the suggestion of Judge Poland the consid- LLIs will command | eration of the petition was deferred until ali the Members of the committee were present. XPPRT” HARKNESS ON THE STAND. Green:—1s an architect and measurer of Build ings; was born in Washington; had worked g Talse vouchers | the canal by Evans & Teemyer differs very 8 here explained at length in what the work differs be carried out by G: en driven down to low i the cress-ties and flooring pat down according to contraet it ie, Henry Hugett,and James MeCor- | 95 per cent. more; lake county, near Berry ville, Va., | western sections of the canal; the eastern end i= smounting in the aggregate to 815,525. but little better than it was before; some of the end to end, under direction of witness; witness m whatever. The subject of preterence for | #4, and o0-ineh pipe $6 per toot. candidates was not discussed or referred to.” The witness tben went outo read from a paper ee ee the price of brick work sewers, when Mr. Chandier objected, saying that the witness but it was not competent for Mr. Harkness to ts. inch earthen pipe laid costs 29 per cent. more than brick work of the same dimensions and 18-inch earthen pipe 109 per cent. more than a brick sewer of the same size; don't now ot 1 _¥ ei 4 Friday, | 40y members of the Board of Public Wor Pax Orena—Yesterday being Good Friday interfering to prevent the pascage of witne ¥ a ct legislature providing that ail tional Theater last night to hear the opera of | sewers over 18 inches in diameter be made of ss-examined by Mr. Chandler: cre made with Teemyer & ( th of November vith of April, 1871 hi was not as satistactory in the leading report, in which he states that the constraction \ Per- | of the walls of the canal is a failure; understand haps they expected too much. Otherwise the | the Boardof Public Works paid for the work. certain mexsureme id he bad embodied the resuit of his investi na paper signed by himself and Capt “experts,” which Mr. Coombs read Tiber creek sewer, as far as built, 20 per cent. profit, at $641,000, the according to these “experts,” ts very badly nd ignot in accordance with the plans b pavement on Pennsylvania av- enue, from 15th to Ith streets, cost the city $36,155.20. According to these “experts,” tht total cost was $8,544, leavin; ‘The more 1m eres nik eee “ede di coal to market, was voted down. The duty on ecify the portions of the report drawn up by salt in bulk and rock salt,9cents per hundred } bimself and those weight, (reduced from 18 cents), and in bags or | which the witness di other packages 12 cents per hundred weight, Mr. Chaudler.—“What government work have (reduced from 24 cents;) on hides, 5 per cent. ad | you ever superintended 2” valorem, (reduced from 10 per cent.) Witness.—*‘I superintended some of the work . on the deaf and dumb institute in this city, als New Facts on tue Frexcu Anus Qves- | some of the work Tios.—The discussion on the French arms has a. I op a ie ne work 01 excited the most bitter feelings. The debate | °°! oe oon Be L caitlin Mr. Chandler.—*« When and Capt. Grant goxered @ wide ground, and it ie remarkable | made your estimate of the cost of pared pose attracted very little general attention. For | “rete pavement, did you include any retinim, y So ae 2 =a the Secretary of War to the Secretary of State, | vit; Chandier—“Do you believe such a pave is “EXPERT” CAPT. A. GRANT RISES TO BX 7 P) une compe: Our report is pretty talleand her —* Our % ed: preraiied that such sales | but little explanation; witness Acolncdee eek statement eiett el poe, sy x oh ve! 1e North tol street, but Judge Poland. sald the oon ‘Ko., of the t'to the com on ou these’ sand cos Pecksville, N. ¥.; tent Ofiice; the work do the speciiications of the con: the plan in- ral Michler:) ‘ater expect to puld have cost aboat hastexamined the eastern ant | atte to get tar at $1 ice estimated by Mr. S r y in oth avenue, New Yori some were not;the James plorable condition, and the same time. Gen. Chipman asked ou lS street bad broke: enum defect. « about the roundations, which the canal was dredged trom parcment more perfect.” city bricklayers tor his data. Witness. tractors g lower than clsewhere.”” roceed:— By Mr. Starkweather:— trom amount. 1st, and the other on é read Mr. Mullet’s —It the work had been don> gallon. partment. Q t0-da} 500 to remove old FREDEGIONS AND GRAN tee of the carniyal gave ect and civil ed Capt. Grant in making te; is employed by the gov- Navy Department. Witness * knight nation to the extremi estimate the expense of the are ie Works being #3 an The the cont xports” Lore « ce the 76 more than the work done under the di- * Who drew up that report ‘” t. A. Grant wrote part of 1 requested Mr. Frederichs te parts written by Capt. Grant, | to be somewhere else, at the Naval Academy ai they were beratin; ed, then and there. bring about a reconcili com- © investigation withiu coe: vices from Pope’s the work of track-l [ FS F my hours, hinds us to kecp the pavement inorder fe Years; would vot lay w concrete paveme: then from 11 to 13 incher in depth; the ms hinery necessary to complete our contracts iy will not cost less than & it T square yard for lay P nothing for con- This Afternoon’s Dispatches, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. Pp yard Inid “ought to be fitty cents per yard; the cost of laying some yard, and we lost on the contract; the contract price for laying conorete Brooklyn is from $3 to $3.50 price is less than Bz A pavement not ancwer the purpose, for ch sons(which he explained at length) the sun w destzoy all the desirable properties in cold tar in afew days; have seen au estimate by Capt Grant for laying a concrete pavement at :!1 cts @ yard; with travel on it such a pavemon’ would inst about two months; Capt. Grant esti mates the cost of broken stone at 33 yard; mine cost me twice as mu get broken stone at Capt. 5, and came from ; have seen the pavements a the agrienitural grounds and naval observatory it is honey-combed and wil! last but a short time; witness was shown Thornton Smith's Popesition to Jay a pavement for 75 cents 2 yard, and was asked his opinion regarding tt; he said that to lay the broken stone alone he would is per yard insiead of estimated b¥ M mith; he had never yet bi per barrel, whic AN EX-DISTRIC ATTORNEY AND EX-MARSHAL New York, March 30. «It was rumored late yesterday that the United ates grand jury would to-day retarn bills of dictment against ex-District Courtney and e: al e been done by them whi generally understood that this by custom-house ihute to the persons nam i es. Gen. But- The Pribene says: ttorney Samael action has been sa politicians, who attr some of their rec ler, who has been instrumental in procaring the shadowed the action in oficial to the effect that he (the person ad. dressed) would be protect his friends would suffer, recently charged the U ty to investigate the custom-house fraads and to present indictments against the officers who were taking bribes, a movement was set the time of the grand jury in Whisky frauds commitied ave or six years ago. Mr. Courte:y says he is pre~ pared to the charges again: not rest until he exposes the machinations of the persons instrumental in starting the pros cution. It is said that althoagh an indictm has been found against Co torpey Davis : ig remark to bat that some of on foot to occu; him; ‘that he will lasted about. e: months; a pavement but six im Pennsylvania avenue would probabi a later dispatch DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGALNST yUDGRS It appears from testuuony beiere the ju ary committy that near very lowest criminals varions times from Judges Cardozo and Bi torms of law. witness’ pavemen witriess thought a defective foundation perhaps the compound was chilled when Lut on, and that fact might account for the Shipman.—‘‘It has been stated here as an evidence of the wrothlessness of the concr: pavement that it breaks frequently. What i: two hngdred of the was held Jast evening to extend the movement in aid of Us persons delivered ad dresses, Numerous sub-committees were ap- effect an orga ‘| temporary appointm ‘the World says editorially that it derstood that Gen. Sickles is to be re! . i — Mi tha ; Gen. Chipman.— Is your contract ani that the Spnnich saison. of Jobn O. Evans in excess of prices for laying the same kind of pavement ? No, sir. The feeling among con- rally is that prices in this city are drew a crowd to the Acadmy of Music tast eve- ning, where she was annowneed to lecture on “Behind the Scenes in Wall street.”” ers, however, instead of hearing ber on the sub- | ject advertised, heard open denancistions ef She was frequently hissed. | ONE OF THE SAVINGS BANK DBFAULTERS Aw RESTED IN MONTREAL. Heury R. Conklin, secretary of the Market Bank, was arrested in Montreal on Thursday ,w bere the detectives found him board- on the outskirts of th city. The oficers were iurnished with a writ of extradition from Warhington, and he is u jail at Montreal until the us gone through before bringing him here. large number of highly important letters, impli- cating prominent members of the bani defalcation were found in his room. He wi used in the interest of the poor deposi SUIT FoR 900,000 DAMAG: Mr. Coombs said he had an apy afternoon, and would like the witness to com: before the committee again next week. The witness replied that he wouid be beiore the com mittee again on Wednesday next. ave laid which has been thoroughly tested; laid a cen crete pavement three inches macadam bed, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn which is better now than it was when laid. By Gen. Chipman:—The idea of laying good concrete pavement on Pennsylva to 95 cents per yard is pe y tons; the rolling alone would cost halt tha ing in a private famil i al formalities are By Mr. Starkweather:—Concrete have been laid in New York, Brooklyn and ix Hartford to witness’ knowledge. By Mr. Chandler:—The greatest care be taken in making the compound; it is ve important if a good pavement is desired; m; compound costs I think, trom 30 to 49 cents pe: has been commenced against Osten Sacken, an cousul, here by Martin S. Sheldon, the above damages on held by Sheldon, which m/ successful sale of the same. a at his statements were made ander in- structions trom his gove A DIABOLICAL PLOT FRUSTRATED. An attempt made by some unknown miscre to throw the Boston express at Williamsburg by ‘placing y trustrated by At 2 o'clock the committee adjourned to me on Wednesday morning at 19 o'clock. cay morning the committee will visit the cana i the F sireet improvement west of the Wa: ants on Thursd: The memorialists concluded their testimon) y- ns over the rails was hay and Mrs. Reedinger, who reside near the It is suspected the villians intended to A Reminiscence of wm. 8. Manting A little over a year ago the executive comm't throw the cars down anembankmont 4nd during the confusion to rob the passengers as well as the mail, express and baggage c THE BANK STATEMENT. bank statement: The following is the w Loans. decren: sympathies of of the quill,” whose influence for good or for evil radiates from the capital o th. y of the land. It isa remarkable fact that, with hardly ar exception, the representatives of the press he oung men—many of them mere y it seemed almost strange to note two gentle men present whose hair was frosted by time, o rather, to be more minute, one had so little Bai left it is hardly worth while mentionis After partaking of an excellent meal down by a profuse supply of sparkling cham pagne, the usual toasting period was reached when the genial presiding officer, Major Ben Perley Poore, tired eff luis mental’ pyrotectnie- regardless of aim, but which, however, alway struck something hard, though pleasantly, and were mirth-provoking in the extreme. In some unaccountable way mirth degenerated into absolute noise, which the elder gentlemar betore alluded to attempted to quell in “a few remarks,” wherein he alluded to those aroun: bim as ‘mere boys in the profession Motive was good, but it naturali “Young America,” who interrupted him con stautly, and tinally compelied him to sit dow in the midst of great confusion. Several sh speeches followed, in all of which oftensiv: replies were made to the presumption of th. offending gentleman, who looked blank dismay like another Mr. Pickwick, upon the scenr which he had unintentionally created. were at a discount; everybod; a WITNESSES IN “DITCH” BEL this morning swore to having seen on the 15th of Janaa: was charged with the robl bonds in Walt street. YROPESSOR MORSE'S DEATH EXPECTED. The physicians report no chanze for the ter in the condition of Pro death ts hourly expected. TRERE WAS ANOTHER FLURRY in Erie to-day, the again receding to G)a6 THERE WAVE here siuce yesterday AT THE TRIAL the alleged Belgian murderer, this morning, « © tness testified that Vogt was raised in Cologne, where he was known as Supe of the murdered Coant Bia (bat the woman calling herself Mrs. Voght ix not his wiie, but belongs to the same place, Spee price reaching 624, él. tendent Stapp, a's estate, aiso forthe Cincinuati convention, issued at Cin. cinnati, and that of a similar nature issi ible call looks to @ breaking down and meliing of the republican and demo- fusion which would super- ratic organization. The World says this is a political impossibii cratic party is ready to co-opet courageous reforms, but it is absurdly Qatxotic it will consent to disband its organi. inctnnati convention cannot along without democratic bolstering, it mast weak in the joints. If the democrats take part in the convention it will lose hold upou the re- ublican voters. Unless it succeeds in or, ing & formidable republican o} it is mere husk and chaff. quite outside the democratic party. All recog nized democrats will keep aloof trom the Ci The democratic nationa’ convention will not be held uuti’ subsequent to the Ist of May. If the Ci proves to be influential, can backing, it is quite possi crats may adopt its tick contemplate a fiasco, and refuse to commit its fortunes to th s doubtial here, says the dou! eratic elements it feeling of uneasiness prevailed, evidently about to culminate in a general breat up, when Wm. S. Huntington, who, w had not spoken, as was his wont ou that kind, arose, pale with emotio1 pressive and earnest in manner, that not a ha! dozen words escaped his lips before the noi assembly was hushed into silence, and every ¢: gazed in wonder upon the young man, the frien of every one present, who with which seemed almost inspired, to age, it tor nothing more; berating was the tat rate with honest 5 that the mai er, profession ally, of them all, and @ benevolent, kind-heart educated gentleman, the and of every one connected with the all was the result of a misunderstan: he felt astured could and would b: t isa movemen' cinnati convention. nati ccavention a strong repabli that the demo- His honest, warm appeal was os gue mane trical in its effect. Every one fel lief that some one had woe ge into the breach tr m, the cause for whic! was almost inexplicable. Explanations followed immediately; the entente cordiale was re-estab- lished, warmer if possible than ever, and the he democratic party Burnivg of the Warrenton, Va., Hotel. ALEXANDRIA, VA., March 30.—A fire in War- royed the Warrenton PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE. Warrestoy, Va., March 30. instinets and mag- it.ngton, who then, as in so many other of his acts, extended his ous, helping hand whon a:d was y has nm laid in the cold the reflex of his many noble acts wil the blood of his host of traly loving friends, and find a green piace in vag! armor forever. IK 11-Occ. Washington, D. C., Mares 23th, 187: ing about £30,909 is covered by imated from an unknown kitchen of the Warrenton House. to B. M. Campbei ; Mrs. eg ne dwell: by E. F. Kioman, drag- house, occupied by Jones & tin and sheet iron manafactory, insurance. in the store—house occu, BALTIMORE ARD Potomac RatroaD.—Ad- Creek aud vicinity rej i i i ie i i | : i i E 8 i i 4 fi ! i : bi 985 were ewployed, cansiny women were killed an: others were seriously jenly . LOCAL NEWS. Suicide of an TR MIS TRROAT Po tock to-day the dead ‘ole Kelly, was amd oom, om tbe north of the throat cut from va ately sent to the » Was telegraphed to the house toun large poo! ‘The deceased resides with his children. army, and Kelly. Last the road im the most of the timodn bis chair. T few weeks he has been onable to + airy, which was Mos. K and she was atten to he fatal act was comm tte! - - Tae Bosco or Fiae Comuissioncss m last evening, present vice preside a Cc the chair.) and Mosrs. Bailey, 1 Smith. Mr. Bailey reterred to the « iimess of Foreman Stone of Comoran. ». who has been anable to perform in that position for mauy months past on >” of sickness, and who some two mon‘ sin Was granted sixty daysleaveof aleens-, and M Joseph Parris appointed foreman protem. A | Foremap Stone is still incapacitated (0 du | by reason of hisdisease which is sapped to | consumption, and it was necessary fo take «> | action before the expiration of Mr. Parr t a that the com | Wou'd not be without a foreman, Mr moved that his name be droj pod from tb. | and that Mr. Parrish be contirmed of Company No. 1. The quest on the first clause of the pame of Foreman Ston Yeas —it was ms. Bailey, Collins, a wker. 1. Betore the « r clase of the mot three members present sig to President Baker to call a wer till the vacancy er AH AND OYSTER MaRkeT—Roord General Gatche of warine prod 1 bunel: erring, 26 cente. St Potomac shat each; 82 mullets, § cents per bunch, 28 b catfish, 1cents per bunch, Steamer anna, 500 bunches mixed fish, sold at fr: 3 cents per bunch; 5,000 bunches mixed fi<h, sold to dealers at trou 23 to er Vanderbitt, 1,149 bs from 2 to 30 ce banches herring, sold at 25 cents per b bunches rock Osh, sold at 18 cents per b bunches white perch, sold at 6 33 Potomac shad. sold at 4 cents each Emma Alverta, 11,000 herring, being sold at $1 per thousand; also, lay ters, not yet in market. Schooner Thos. Har 5 bushels Musquito creek oysters, small 07 cents, large $1.25. Condemned a ¥ mar ket, 11 bunches tish. The Board of Hoalth have caused the condemuation of 8 bogel tween 99,000 and 100,000 salt herring erty of James Skidmore. - Wants aw Earty Teiat—in the Po Court (Jadge Snell) this m Cahill appeared as counsel or T whose arrest on the charge o preferred by John H. ¢ STAR of vesterde early trial be had. that he wou the prosecution, would not consent to clanze the day from thai tirst appoiuted—Friday mex’. Srir ror D man entered nett from the bonds rietta B. Bennett. Plaintiff alleges that married on ¢ hb Of April | charges that she committed atu made a ‘ her husband of the tacts. Mrs. Bennett, it w be remembered, was the complaining w itne=« against Mr. Stoner, of the Treasury Depa ment, who was acquitted in the police court few day on ber. ago on the charge of s ene INSULTING LADiES.—About 1 o'clock Lieut. Skippon arrested a young m. Robert Farret!, charged with indecen and making indecent Proposals to tad Smithsonian grounds. 1 is alleged that t man has followed these practices tor th last year, and has been frequentiy by parties who will testi‘y Farrell isa natty young man. wh. and on being pursued to-day took refi am the San Lasonian baiiding from whence was jerked to the Police Court, after its adjourn ment, and gave $100 ball to wer on Monday. — River News.—Phe steamer City of Was! ington arrived here this morning from B. more, thoroughiy repaired and refitted. Potomac Ferry Company now anuow with their two strong, safe and comfo steamers they will be able to resume the lar hourly trips dria fr poveewaere sche sni Tax Freedman’s Savings Bank will i Monday night, April Ist, watil 90 CROPE VIA Tuk ie Missouri Domoorat an SHIPMENTS oF BULK To Mrssisarr rt. nounces that shipments of corn in | rope, via the great water ronte ow pro- greating satisfactorily. Since the iSth instant, Over 106,000 bushels of corn have been taken by the barges in bulk line for England and France, via New Orleans. This corn is going forwar on & contract freght of 19 cenix per bashel, which is slightly tough for the barge line poo: ple, ax ji = they could get at od cents © 100 for carrying miscelianeo:« ‘and this cor 8 the river, pays but cents per bundred. REWSTER, OF LOCISi- RANT AND Dewornces Wan Louisiana House, , mi the renomin: ot the Pack. | H @ t f F | i 3 i Hat cation Diy: cast by women. Tue momorial i ssing i ‘ oA large os soon Of emigrants will ai SF Most of Los A th nese i | bi