Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1872, Page 4

October 4, 1872. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, c., To-night Nationat Treater—Susan Denin, with “ The of Truth” combination. Com: ue — Burlesq ae, songs, dances. ——- Cendensed Locals. Benjamin Whittaker is appointed postmaster at Langley, Fairfax county, Va, vice Priscilla choo! commissioners yesterday itedi. Petty principal, and Miss 3. Abell assistant, of the Uniontown school. The 2st so-called people's association last night listened to addresses in favor of their candidate or the legisiature—D. Suanauan. Dr. Ralph V..£alick, aged 33 years, son of Commodore Aulick, died suddenly yesterday afternoon of heart disease. The faneral will take place at 5 o'clock p. m. on Saturday, frum the corner of 16th and | streets. An enthusiastic ass ineeting of republicans a tast je jessrs. . Furriss, E. Fordan, S. H. Williams, and S. G. Brown. The alarm of fire<urned in this morning at 5 o’ek ck frem box No.3 was caused by the up: setting of a tar keitle and ignition of the wood Parment corner of ith street and Mnode island avenne; damage slight. > Oficer Smith, of theSth precinct, picked up a colored ma eari this gorning 1 sidewalk in front of Willards” hotel, suitering from hemorrhage of tke stomach, caused b falling down in a fit. He was properly ten:'ed to. An imimen’ of ihe late more, yesterday, inciw the elty counci! and a» nded the faneral t Smith, of Baiti- both branches of r of well-known Philadelphia, and Le old market wh streets, is b pushed to competion, and when cuare will present a most attractive earance. Itis expected that the work will -ompleted In thirty days. perty.o jong the line of sth from Pew vania avenue to the are engaged in getting up a Le wooden pavement proposed ‘hey claim that the 7el there callsfora pavement be —— The Segistration. cond reg*stration m the 24th district, yesterday, S$ voters were registered—2s6 white and 16% colored; making the total registration in that district 1,22—848 white and 379 colorod. Last year the registration in this district was 1,1SI—*e0 white and 381 colored. The present Togistration-ie 41 more than last fall, the whites increasing 45, and the colored falling off 2. ‘TO-DAY. ‘The board to day registerad in the ist distetct 323—it4 whites and 133 onlored, making a total in the dis.ciet of 18— ite and 467 colored. Last year the total was 1,058—595 white and 353 colored; thus there is a falling off of 140 in the in the ‘total_the whites gaining € and the col- ored falling off 146. a The Trial of Jenkins for Wife Murder. VERDICT OF GUILTY OF MURDER IM TUE FIRST DEGREE. Yesterday after our report of the trial of George ewkins for the murder of his wife ckesed in the Criminal Court..Jndge Humphreys, witnesses were called fur the defence fied to hie violent temper amounting at times (o ineane paroxysms. Mr. Riddle made a short argument for the dafeuce, and was fol- Jewed by Mr. Harrington forthe goverument. A‘ 3.40 the ease was given tothe jury with in_ straction by the court, and in ten ‘minutos they Fetarned with a verdict of guilty as indicted. The announcement of the verdi no visible effect on the prisoner, and er he was hsndcuifed before leaving for the jail ighted a@ cigar, which he smoked on the way and chatted Pleasantly with the bailifisonthe road. A large crow. !ohowed bim over. ° “Mars Mzrtixe” or Grezy Sorzueaps AND Dewoczavs.—Last evening ‘‘a mass mvet- ing,” so-called, was heid at the corner of 7th Street and Penasylvania avenue, at whieh, a cording tohandbill, Prof. A. M. Green addressed “the earnest and honest men of his race, a= well as all candid citizers, upon the local issues in the present campaign,” &c. A section of the Marine band was on the stand, and the fine mosie attracted quite a large crowd, the larger Portion apparently opposed to Green & Co. At 7:45 o’elock Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Ciayton called the mecting to order, and nominated George Matton, of the 15th district, as president, and declared bim elected, although te some ears the “noes had 1 Mr. Hatton on taking the stard made oue of bis character’stie harangnes, styling the beard of public works “board of Public plnnderers,” charging that the press was subsidized, &c. After music by the band, he introduced the speaker of the evening, Prot. Alfred M. Green, “the latchet of whose shoes dhe was unworthy to unloose.” Green proceeded to make the usual sorehead criticism of the District government. He was followed by Dr. T. G. Clayton and ex-Rev. Thos. H. C. Hinton, who closed with some more incomprehensible comprehensive remarks on b's text of “hight: Ivtin,” which he said meaut “Hine for Con- gress and Greeley for President.” Jes’ so. —e fe pen the concert season bere on the 10ch instant, at Lincoln Hall, with our favorite contralto, Mrs. E. Seguin. The Octette are famous themsely. atd will no doubt draw a full house. Tickets ter cor are to be sold to-morrow at M-tzcrott & Cv.’s. ‘The Strakosch concerts are also a/lvertised, and we are to have the renowned Mario and the famous Corlotta Patti, Mad’le Cary, and a Devguetet choice artists, See later advertise- ments. € learn that The Coral Socicty—who are ever on the alert in a matter of enterprise—are to engage Madame Kuddersdorf, the great Kus- n Soprano and oratcrio artist, for a concert in mber- Madame Ruddersiorf ts carrying thing before her in Boston and New York, and Will be a telling card for the Chorals. -———— et Hine Ratio ght a meeting to ratify the Hi dates for the legislature ‘rom the 20th ‘24 districts was held at the corner of !st and East Capitol streets, which was attende! by about sixty persons, drawn together mostly by the music. The following cfficers were elected : President, William H. Langley; vice presidents, Capt. Thornton, Judson T. Cull, Geo. W. Mil. Jer. Wm. Edelin, Martm Moore, E. L. Schmidt, Cbirles P. Harmon, John Grinder and George | Young; secretaries, Wm. H. Shelton, Thomas Birch ‘and James’ Entwisle. Addr: made by W.-H. Langley, L. G. Hino, mon, Judson T. Cull and ‘THE THeaTEus.—To-night isthe last but one of the “Palace of Truth,” on which occasion Miss Susan Denin is to have @ benetit, and her ‘Washington friends should make it a tribute Worthy of her merits and the week's entertain- mentadurded them. Monday night, Mrs. D. P. Bower “ihe wild Indians now in this city will visit the ‘Theater Comique to-night, and there will be a chance to compare them with the make-believe red-mep on the stage in the burlesque “Poca- hontas.” It is a special ladies’ night also. All these attractions at once will doubtless draw au immense house. See oF Potice Commissionges last i Charles H. Parker an addi- »do duty in the fourth public Schoo! district for twelve months. Chas. Steers ‘Tre Boar on was dismissed the force for gross violation of the rules and regulations. Jacob A. Chase and Albert G. Wall were ap- inted privates on the force. Thomas Robin- sen was awarded the contract for conveying prisoners from the several station-houses t2 the ‘olice Court for one yea pik eS Bitmxe a Doc Contrary To Law.—A war- rant was isened yesterday by Justice D. W. An- derron, on the cath of Jeremiah Carter, “that Ecmington Fairlam did on the 2th day of Sept. ha: is possession or un his carea Vicious Dog. which while his door was bitten by him contrary to law. This Vicious dog a large Yellow Dog came from his door at ‘the door at corner of I7th and H streets contrary to law. He claims the penalty of the Law In cases of a vicious Dog in the Law made and pro- vided.” Officer Samuel H. Collins returned the ‘warrant duly copted. Fisu amp Ovstau Mauxet—Board of Health ctions —Mr. C. Ludington, inspector. re- ports the following arrivals and condemnations of marine products for the week ending Friday, October 4th, Ist2:—Arrived, per steamer Lad: ef the Lake, 950 bushels oysters: Columbia, 500 bushels do.; and per saili sele, 4,950 bushels do., makin bushels. 4,600 bunches of small fish arrived, of which 141 bunches were 5 59 13 of oysters were also con‘temned. ——_o_—_ Ovt or Jau.—James 1 » WhO was com- a8 being accessory rr Peter Bennett in An —— discharged wa Jail, the grand jury having f finda ‘Arm SaALe—A large con- ip bis case. Tze ment of canaries and other singing birds for private sale at the auction rooms of Latimer & Clesry, Star Office building, corner 11th street and jennsyivani Cawartes at P. VieTORIA JET JEWELRY, @ splendid assort- ment; bracelets and bair ‘sets, ornaments te ma ch, carved a* grape and fuscia; received at Prigg’s jewelry store, No.4t Pennsylvania are- nue, between iy and Oth stress. p- aneentin tennn n Tee Latest and most stylish article in the Sav of & hat—stik, soft, or felt—may be seen at Willet & Kouts.” The: mon who eep up with the age, while will sival Dunlop & Co., ied thout doubt. | ‘THE GREAT MASS MEETING. | TWE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS oUT' im FoRCE. | Defence of the District Government. | HE TRUTH 4G@ENST sLaxvDrR. | Eloquent Addresses hy Gev. Conke, BM. surs. A. &. Shepherd, Johu MH. Brooks, A G. middie, Jon F. Cook, A. M. Clapp, and Prof. Langston. The friends of progress in the District of Co- lumbia aseembied in mass meeting at Lincoln | Hall last evening, to testify their appreciation of the efforts being made by the District gov- ernment, including the board of public works, for the improvement and beautitication of the capital. The la!l was hterally packed, among the audience being many of our best citizens and @ goodly number of those who, although identified with the democratic party, are pro- nounced friends of public improvements. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and Donch’s band, in uniform, occupied the orchestra. At So'clock Governor Cooke came upon the platform, and was warmly applaade'} Following bim came Messrs. Alex. R. Shepherd, THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO OROPT by Mir. vobn H. Broo ae »to the local government Not in answer to the charg: and misr-presentations of notoriously in political demagogmes, who, dri cality from distant states, m or in notice of the bi gatsot hired assa-sing, wh» stand ready to stub the Feputation or bey of honorab!e men for the consideration of any party’s money. He tuen announced the following OFFICERS OT THE MEETING. President—Henr: Cooke. Vice- Presidents—William G. Metzerott, H. Semken, John Hitz, Hon. A. M. Clapp, [saac Landic, A. 8. Solomona, William Wall, Joho Bailey, Aug. Schreider, John W. Bronaugh, Lindsey Muse, Nicholas Acker, James A Tait Gcorge B. McCartze. Leonidas Scott, John Evans, L. K. Bond, J. W. Thompson, Dr. Chas. H. Cragin, Dennis Smallwood, 8S. H. Kauffmann, ‘William Stickney, N. Wilson, Charles H. Nic! olls, D. L. Eaton. Secretwies—William J. Murtaugh, Bushrod Robinson, John T. Johnson, W. Jowan, Geo. Wilson, Henry Johnson, W. W. Wirt, Wm. ree, Warren Choate, George W. Stickuey, William M. Johnson, Josepk {. Settle, W. H. Barker, Henry Da Frank H. Gassaw: Clarence M. Barton, Heary Birch, Dr. Thomas A. Kichey, Heary G. Addisox, Hagh Murray, er A. Stewart, Sidney McFarland. . Brooks then introduced Governor Cooke, who was received with a storm of applause and cheers. When quiet had been restored, the Governor epoke as follows: Opentng Addre-s of Governor Cooke. My Fellow Citizens —1 have accepted the in- vitation to preside over this meeting the more willingly because an opportunity is now offered of presenting to your candid consideration cer- tain facts connected with the admiuistration of aifairs under the present government of this District, of which facts rome are only partially understood, and others have been most grossly perverted and misrepresented. I refer espe- cially to the operations of the board of public works. These have been impeded ani em- barraseed at every step, from their very incep- tien to the preseut moment, by every possible form of factious, and even malignant and mendacious, opposiiion. The malcontents first appealed to the courts, then the people, then to Congress; and now we come back again to the people. In all these arraignments the board bas been hitherto triumphantly sustaine 1; and We confidently aceept this sce nd appeal to the people, looking for the same approval and the same vindication we have heretofore received at their hands. But confidence deserves and begets con- fidence. We do not ak yours without first giv- ing you ours. You willbe presented thisevenin, with acomplete and exhaustive statement o! the plan of improvements adopted by the board now rapidly approaching completion, together with the cost thereof, the amount already ex- pended, and the amount available to complete the work. It is in relation to these expendi- tures that so many absurd and exaggerated etatements have been made. These staiements, made for political effect, are, as will be shown, utterly false, and without the shadow of foun- bee As to the current — ef the istrict Morten sod ', I need only say that they fare strictl con! ned to the Timits Axed by the appropriations made by the legislature tor the current year, and that in making those ap: Propriations that bedy kept scrapulously within the estimates of taxes tobe received. These estimates, it is now demonstrated, will be fully realized, and that, too, without a singie penny’s increase in the ratioor ‘cent of taxation. I will not go farther into details, because the facts in re'ation to expenditures for improve- mente wil be fully presented to you by another; by one to SS bere publicly to express my profound thanks, personally and officially, for his invaluabie services as vice president and executive officer of ike board of public works. [Long applause.j i His task Las been Herculean, and he has grap- pled it and mastered it like a Wercules. Most unjustly he has been especially singled out as the target of criticism and slander, Amidst the storm of poisoned missiles he has stood unmoved aud unblanched, intent only on ths great work betore him, (spplause;] and with cleat head and steady band he proceeded with its execution. I need not name him. You ali know him; andthe day is not far distant when every true-hearted Weshiugtonian will be proud to claim him asa native-born son of the city, to whose beauty and adornment his genius and energy scem to have been wedded in the indissoluble ties of a mai riage whose progeny are progress and develop- meut. [App'iuse. But, my fellow-citizens, [ would not be under- stood as disparaging the services of other mem- bers of board of public works in haying thus ¢sp —— to those of the vice pres- ident. They brought to their work a zeal, an intelligence, a devotion, an uatiring industry and ap unswerving integrity of purpose and of action without which the great results achieved, and to be achieved, could not be accomplished. ‘These results I leave with you tor your candid verdict. When they entered upon their duties they found the capital of the nation a quagmire in the winter and a dust heap in the summer, its streets pasture grounds for cattle, its <ewers surface pools and gutters rivulet of offal and filth, its centre traversed by a currentless canal whose fetid bosom exhaled malaria and death, they found business stagnant, enterprise and labor unemployed, property depressed, and over all this drer-y and barren waste hung lo threatening the cloud of capital removal. How is it now? Ask thedealers in real estate. Atk the merchant, the grocer; ask the laborin, man; ask the capital mover, if vou can find suc! an individual; ask —— which, at the con- clusion of a protracted investigation into the atlairs of the District government, voted over four millions of dollars mainly for the improve- meut and beautifying of the national capital. Applause. ‘And ones word as tothe re-election of our gallant standard-bearer in this campaign, Gen. Chipman. [Applause.] Lhave siready drawa arude sketch of one noble Rowan of our Dis- trict government. I come now to his par nebile Srater—hia equally coble brother. The people ‘of the District have tried him and he has not been found wanting. {Applause} ‘AS a gen- Ueman of culture aud inteiligence he wort! = represents the refiuement of the national < tal. As a sincere and devoted republican he can be safely trusted with the F peshempocrs. of every political and civil right of every voter of the Dist.iet, of whatever nationality or color. Asaman of concientious purposes, and clear views of right and policy, he will continue to preserve, as he has heretotore possessed, the es- teem and respect of his fellow-members of the House of bags srorernege ho id finally, as he has served the District faithfully and well darin, his first term of o' reflecting honor upon his constituents and his District, the latter cannot more bonor themselves than by bestowing upon bim the seal of their renewed confidence in his re-election to Congress by an increased ma- jority. [Applause.| ,, One word as to the election of our local or legislative candidates. Much of the success ‘of our territorial government depends upon the cuaracter of its legislature. It is essential that R. P harmony between all co-ordinate branches of the government be maintained, and especially ata this District bi as been pre- istrict. He has and which we have never received from any former President; but, above all, as American citizens, | weowe bim @ debt of we can wi ' a enwed Be jlertous ‘i f wv our love Soave St Se gees Altes whew ES Boace hath her victories x renowned than , by giving popular verdict at the’ polle next and overwhelming. |Applause.] ad i Se contest in this pare one i would like krow where the to abandon his republican friends wath. [Cries of “Hear,” «Hear.”] I would like to see the man. I would like to see the colored republican of this District that pro. not to vote for Gen. Chipman. [Applause.] should !ike to know the reason he would give for so doing. I should like to know what busi- ness a man calling himself a radical republican, or anything else, has to run Gen. Chip- man in this contest. [Applause.] I want to know where the man comes trom,who and what he is, who dares to stand up in the face of this issue, and the sole issae, and seek to inveigle Tepublicans from the support of their own onal candidate to his wretched and miser- able faction. {Applause.} Bat I can under- stand perfectly well if republicans have made up their minds to cease to be republicans; I can understand perfectly well that if a candidate is to run openand above board here in the interest of Mr. Greeley; I can understand a republican who, upon that issue, votes for him, for he has then ceased to bea republican. As I claim to be honest myseid, I concede that these men may be also, but so terribly mistaken that it requires @ good deal of charity to admit that they are honest. (Laughter and applause.) ‘The republicans of the District here are more under the eye of the nation than any otuer equal umber of any political party in the world. All eyes are directed to the capital. And can you get up any real or pretended quarrel! xmong yourselves; can you get up auy question of financial policy among yourselves tii is of so great importance—su much above and ov shadowing and overbaiancing these nationai considerations—that you caa conseat to vote with your enemies? ‘That is the question. [4 plause.) So tar as I am concerned, [ propose to oiler to you any other; and [ have no other motive in the wild world in tollowing the desire and almost command for me to appear here to-night but tosay to you, imperfectly as I have said it, but clearly as I have been able to point it, that you are identified with this great national iasue, and I dectare that [ believe the man is willfully blind who does not see the exact issue. [Applauee.] It is whether republican measures at the South shail be carried forward to their fruitful consummation, or whether the tude shall.be rolled back. Mr. Alexander R. Shepherd was next intro- duced, and on coming forward was greeted with long, continued applause. He spoke as follows: Speech of Mr. A. BR. Shepherd. Fellow-citizens:—I appear before you this eve- ning as the representative of the most abused branch of the District government—not, how- ever, to defend the board of public works, (for, in ay ‘opinion, no detence is necessary,) but to submit to your consideration a few statements as to our operations since we entered upon the discharge of onerous duties. Let us, for a moment, take ce at the condition of af- fairs upon the advent of the new government. 4 RETROSPECT. The city, at that recent date, was only mag- nificent as to distances, and to strangers its sole attraction was that it was the capital of the nation, where the President had his home, the legislators of the country periodically assembted, and the supreme court met and adjudicated upon cases of the highest legal importance. Gur streets, wide and capable of adornment, were in winter often really impassable, and in other seasons generally 80 cloudy with dust as to make them too disagreeable tor use except as occasion absolutely required. A stygian slough dividing the city compelied him who crossed it to pay the tribute of offended nostrils to the mephitic odors of the slimy ditch. [applause] Sewerage, except here and there, was scarcely to be tound, while the city was absolutely Without any’ weli-defiued system of grades. The official grade book, utterly maccurate, was of little use, if any, and it was sou ascertained that the system which prevailed had, ina spirit of compromise, been accommodated to the eculiar whims and views of each property- older, with but little regard to any general design: During the last four or ve year: of the existence of the old corporation a debt of nearly three millions of dollars had been incurred without authority of law, for which there was nothing to show in the shape of permanent improvements, while professedly it had bean creaied for special improvement purposes. Two millions and a halt of dollars besides had been collected and spent during the saine pe- Tiod, in the shape of ward funds for ward im- provements; and in addition to these large sums property-holders bad borne special taxes for special improvements, amounting in the aggre- gate to at least two anda half iillions more, making u grand Aggregate of eight mitlion’ within # period of a over five years, and with scarcely nothing to show for the vast ex- penditure, except a forbearance and endurance on the part of the people almost without a par- allel in the American republic. [Applause.} THE PRESENT. At this juncture, when our city was a by-word and reproach; when Americans were ashamed of their capital, and shrunk from exhibiting it to foreigners who visited our shore; when the demand for its removal was mcreasing in strength, Congress, in its wisdom, with a view to the improvement of the District of Columbia, conferred upon us @ ne’ vernment, dizsimiiar in some respects to any which it had ever before crested. The new machinery waa soon put in Operation, and with it the board of public works, composed of citizens closely identified with the interests of the District. pon the assembling of the legislature the board submitted a report, in which they laid down a comprehensive sys. | tem of improyements, and requested the neces- fary means to carry it into effect. They at the pe time clearly demonstrated that without y increase of zeneral taxaticn Washington could be so improved as t0 render it a desiraole place of residence, and an attractive spot ior the people of our country. The plan recommended by the board was, with certain moditications, adopted by the legislature, an appropriation was wade, and work at once commenced, when, lo! injunctions began to issue thick and fast. The programme of the board, it seems, had ap- palled the hearts of the fossils in our midst. Kip Van Winkle like, bet had soundly slumbered these many years, while Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and other places had grown from mere hamlets into magnificent cities, complete in_ all the adornments and comforts of this progtessive ege. Among our opponents were seme who were unquestionably eminently re- spectable. Among others of them might be found those whom the Psalmist excludes when he speaks of the man “that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent,” (laughter;] those who live upon the necessities of their fellows, and who know that their profits will be diminished by a proper administration of affairs. In their ranks were alco to be found a few young old men, who glory in clinging to the past’ as closely as the ivy to the mouldering ruins—men whose minds are too small to be burdened with the demands of the present, or to anticipate the requirements of the future.’ There elements, by some unaccounta- ble process, were joined with afew verminous vagabonds, who for iong years had clung to the old corporation; and forming a so-called Citi- zeus’ Association, originated and carried to an unsuccessful issue, both before the courts and the people, a three months’ campaign against the improvements which the board had so promptiy undertaken. Defeated before the courts and iguominiously routed, “horse, foot apd dragoons,” a memorial which, they alleged, tures of a thousand taxpayers. Examination, however, ex, cd the fact that only two hun- dred and twelve of the petitioners contributed to the revenues of the local government, and that the proportion of the property which the owned was only four per cent. of the whole val- uation. Weil, the desired investigation was ‘anted, and after an examination which tor thoroughness and latitude surpassed any known in the annals of legislation, which continued from the 22d day of January until the 13th day of May, 1872, and in which certain of the coun- el for the malcontents served not only as advo- cates but as swilt witnesses, the committee en- trusted with the subject almost unanimously decided that there was no foundation whatever for the charges made against the board, and submitted a report commendatory of their pre- ceedings. These repeated defeats were not, however, sufficient to slence our opponents. Accustomed to rule, they were determined to make yet another effort to regain their power and add to their ill-gotten gains. Kemember, fellew-citizens, that while they were thus openly fighting the board, they were covertly endeavoring to depreciate the value of our securities, to the credit of the national tapital, and thus into disrepute the integrity of our people. y deserve, and should receive, a notoriety as infamous as that which attaches tothe name of Erostratus, the go of the Ephesian dome. m in every effort they have thus far made, these cobblestone pavements and m to have chan; ir Seen cores cA ir ir Hitse! Mand nen in an aakward lemma; for, if he would continue the work, no would, the and leseeni Dour’ ae} he we Ny ‘ada thirty cent. i eee EVENING STAR. cor ten. [Laughter.] How faithfully they board breath, will . ferved. themeeirer and jeofcted he "baople Bring she Sseme’ aeeens te eaiee ie oiTy I TE MS Dailder of the fy which has cost | going lusprovement shall be sormrieted,the sow Axentoan Tea Segue, cofner Tih and I + oe, ctr ——_ soon ®: Seunooting Sationnl Sootoraiie pun tate poe tee os ee eee od by steam. We walls at points... ¥ national metropolis best. | worthy ‘deemed an arching of earth vast tude e ot at { Mone suflcient to withstand the Taming of Hiarch, next will hore sseumbio to witness te ion | SAB buy the purest aud best quality of goods at floods. Others of the litigants were wont to second Inauguration of Grant. New York prices. | in assessment certiticaces at {rom 75 to 80 seats | on the dollar. Now, however, be 4 cannat be urchased st leas than par, and so their profita- { Bie occupation is gone, un! they can put an end to the ruinous policy of the board in paying cash and moderate prices for their work. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. And now, fellow-citizens, what have the board of public works accomplished during tue ad- ministration of their trusts? in the beginning of my remarks, I drew not an exaggerated pic- ture <= condition of cess wr gs the time when the new government wen! operation. Lask you to contrast its condition now with what date. you and [ask every intelligent man in the community to examine and judge for himssif. I know it has been el ‘that to the neglect of our trusts we enriched ourselves at your expense, an that to attain political ends we have organized a flying column of nine swaiops of North Carolina, throug! tain fastnesees of West Virginia, to the granit > hills of Vermont and the thick forests of the Pine Tree State. (Long laughter.} Yet I think yon will conehide, upon an inspection of the figures which I now submit to you, that we Dave not been idie during the eighteen months we have beld office, and the twelve months to which our active labors have been linited. Bear with me while I read the following data, compiled trom the records ot the board: Total number of tanare yards of sidewall Tas = 628,318 Equal \0 90% mi Total number o° square yards of carriageway paved .. ATS 50 cqual t pavement 54,381 Equul to 21 44-100 miles. Total ut mber of equsre yards of carriageway932 $81 Total uamber of miles of carriageway 5-1 Tota! nuy ber of lineal feet of tile sewer Laid 325,578 Equal to61 8 10 miles Totalextent of brick sewer made. varying from 3 feet to 30 f-e in diamete..7 miles. Toralnun ber o. miles of water mains laid, exclusit v of and in addition to mains Isid b7 Gen. Babcock Romber o! miles of water-main lowerad 9 Number of miles of water servic-s laid. 23 Number cf m.les of gas-mains lai Ny ‘The statement of carriageways and silewalks laid does not include M street, the work upon which was doue uncer a previous contract. Permit me here to say @ word with respect to changes in grades—a subject so frequent- ly harped upon by our enemies. They are main- ly attributable to impertect surveys and levels on the old books, and eccurred before the board had completed their own surveys. For such changes the board should receive credit, not censure, as, instead of persisting in and perpet. uating the errors at the expense of property. bolders, they have not hesitated to correct them wherever they have oceurred. These have cost Jess than 230,000, while the saving in the cost of constructing sewers by the board, in contrast with the cost of the one item of similar work under the old cerporation, which had the aid of such 2n economical and honest contractor as the one to whom I have already referred, is $93,090. ‘The prices paid for the various descriptions of patent pavements iaid ed the board are, as shown by the testimony taken by the Congres. sional investigating committee, trom fifteen to thirty per cent. less than those paid in aay other city in tho Union for that kind of work, taking mto considerstion the cost of lumber. A comparison of the special assessments for improvements with those of the old corporation gives us the following results: Under tue old corporation, » between Ita and 1th streets, paved with rubble stone, cost per frout foot; I street, between 6th and 7th streets, paved with blue rock, cost $1.62; Indiana ave- Bue, between 3d and 4th streets, paved with biue rock, cost $74; Penn-ylvania avenue, from Ist to 15th street west, payed with wood, cost £20. How do these prices compare with the first-class improvements completed under the direction of the board? 12th street, from Penn- sylvania avenue and F street, paved with wood cost #4 45 per front root; New York avenue, (as wide as Indiana avenue,) paved with asphalt and parked in the cvnter, cost about $1); Penn- sylvania avenue, from 15th street to Georges town, cost $1.50. These few instances, taken at random, show the difference between the pres. ent rates of assessment and those waich pre- vailed under the old corporation, and exhibit a gain of about one-third in favor of the board, = we consider the character of the improve- ments. The enemies of the board, fellow-citizens, seemed determined, by false statements, to poison the minds of many of our good, honest people who are heartily in favor of improve- ments, but fear that the aggregate amount to be expended will be too heavy a burden for the District to bear. Only a day or two since a friend told me that in a conversation upon this subject with @ highly respectable gentleman, the latter said that he had been credibly“in- formed by some neighbors that to their certain knowledge the contracts entered into by the would aggregate at least nincty millions of dollars. Some «7 the moderate liars of the amalgamation had: o:sv+s2d sufficient courage to place the amouni ut twenty millions, but it was reserved for these persons to cap the climax, ostorm credulity itself, to attain an eminence in the art of falsifying before which the memory +f the great Munchausen fades into utter in- ignificance. Now, how does the case stand? From July 1, 1871, to September 30, 1 the Loard expended $4,709,173.25, A FINANCIAL STATEMENT. At thie point I wil! evbmit statements giving in detail the resou of the board, the total mount of contracts made, the total expendi- ure for repairs in the two cities and in the ounty, and the contingent expenses of the board, including the salaries of empleyees, engineering, &c. The aggregate resources of the board are as follows Loan authorized by C ‘Legislatur Assessments, Amoust due from oki corpora on ac count of contracts eutered into by them, fund which have teen carried out by ths ard, and which, under the organic Taw, must be refunded, and for which an éppropristion hes been made. 40,00) 0 en eceived from the United States ‘ash received from i ee 292,00 00 Appropriations by = tontingencle ae 112,000 09 Amounts due and to b: coms due from the Waited States Government for. work Gone and being dove around reserva: tions ‘und ‘ouier public proper last sppropriation. pees 200,900 00 Total resources.. --sosee Mf BE OOD OD) The followin; statement of the aggregate liabilities of the board to September 30, 1872: Estimated cost of work already completed and ander tract in Wasbington and Georgetown and in the epunty. eines gener WRI) OF repairs of streets, avenues, al- Jeya, ano other work, such as repairs of om I e wes 297,190 00 tof re Fou in the county, not done by contract... 123,089 72 Contingent expenses of the board, inc! Cing engincering,salaries o/ em and judicial expenses.. Belance in favor of tho DOATG.........s-vme$ 1,679,163 These statements, carefully compiled by the officers in charge of the different branches of the board, I believe to be entirely correct. They are vot made for politica! effect, but are sub- mitted that our fellow-citizens may judge for themselves as to the manner in which we are performing the daties devolved upon us by law. THE FUTURE. Fully impressed with the magnitude of our undertaking and the necessity for promptly car- rying out the system of improvements under our charge, our sole aim will be eo to administer our trust a8 to secure the ——— of our fellow citizens, the substantial co-operation of ihe general government, and the good wishes of the entire country, whose seat of government we are laboring to make worthy this great republic ‘We ask you, fellow-citizens, among whom we have lived many years, and with whom we have formed ties of friendship which we hope to strengthen rather than to diminish, to judge us as you yourselves would be ju (Applause.} ‘We ask nothing more. We are but human, and liable to err; but we ask you to remember that what we have done has been at the sacrifice of our comfortand business, and attended with no ordinary responsibility, labor and care. We have endeavored to avoid wronging any one; we have striven to deal justly witn all, and to ex- ercise the authority conferred uj us with a due regard to the interests and feelings of the community in which we live. rectitude of our intentions we have the abuse which has been willing to wait until the seber second postop perenne — Reed —_ in) violent): = that ave done us wrong. time wil oo wilt ind our and thea we ve gic oe Con; ii while 1 we cannot a ee, be as ; ap ors first statesman of the age as pre the chair of stato four ‘were proud to place in since the foremost soldier of his day. [Teed appliance.) At the concinsion of Mr. Shepherd's speech, Mr. John F. Cook, District register, was intro- duced and spoke as foliows : of Me. John F. Cook. Mr. President and Fellmo-citizens: Having been invited, as counected with tae District government, to present facts of interest to the people, | present myself to-night merely to mal & few statements relative to the workings of the executive branch of the District government. Other gentlemen more experienced in public atfairs, and in charge of the duty of improving our District, will be ready to rarnish what j now is of interest, important facts which will Gispel mach of the apprehension of wrong- doing that an organized gang of crowkers have, with a persistency worthy of a cause, eited in the minds of many of our tax-payin, citizens. I need not refer to the distinguishes executive head of our government. His high financia! ability and character, notenly at home but extending over our whole country and out- side of it, is guarantee sufficient to compose all fear as toa successtul management of the affairs of our limited jurisdiction, with its limited and defined powers mate by Congress, in ail its operations the executive branch of the government moves harmoniously and satis- tactorily. In the collector's offives our tax: gatherers are taking in our taxes with gentie- Manly urbanity ten cents lest on the 81h) than lest year’s tax levyon the realtyof Washiagton, besides an abatement of one per cent. per mouth till duly, 1873, never excelled by any discount in ten or twenty years before, to knowledge. Our assessments under general tax levy, to, more equitable than was expected, being ma: byeach officer for twenty-two districts, in his respective district. and where districts abutted each other it would be expected that agreat de- gtve of inequality of appraisement would be made, but the fact isthat there is the least pos- sible degrees of complaint on our assessment ac- count for general purposes, and I hazard nothing in the assertion that the vaiuation set is low rated, and although there may be exceptional cases, there is scarce a lot that be bought at as- sessed rates, and the percentage is great of those that will bring a large advance, and correspond- ingly more w! the improvements will add to their value. in regard to the part of the executive govern- ment in which I administer to the pubdiic: Li- censes have been by the District government greatly reduced, compared with those issued by ‘he late corporation of Washington. Examine in proof of this Webb's Digest of Corporation Laws and the amended license act of the new government, and you will tiad where, under city licenses for dealers in dry goods, groceries and other merchandise, where the amount of capital invested is under $1,000, $15 was the cost of the license, and #20 where it was under $2,090), $30 where it was over $2,000, and so on ee under the new $5 only where the capital in- vested is under $1,000, and $4 per thousand when it exceeds $1,000 to any amount of capital. Deal- ers in liquors in quantities exceeding tha pint Pay now only £25, when under the city govern- ment they paid 240; for investments in trade less than $1,009 of capital and $30, or at the rate of $10 for every £1,000 of capital; whereas in the cid it was $7), and upward in the sams propor- tion of investi Such, fellow- zens, are the advantages af- forded to our tradesmen and merchants by the new government; and xo 1 might point oat in this chapter of dry detail, but itis not necessary Ithink. Every dollar collected is faithfally and honestly placed to the credit of the District fonds. And notwithstanding all thissome of our tradesmen are not hap Another subject of duty for the register is the transfer of the funded debt stock of the several former city corporations, and [only mention the fact by reason of an incident of yesterday, cheering as it was to my mind. It is stated only to show the growing confidence of the people in the financial administration of our affairs not- withstanding the great amount of misrepresen- tation, made with studied and malicious fore- thought, in order to bring discredit on our goy- ernment. One of our leading bankers, not a square from here, had occasion to furnish an order for 21,8) of our funded six = cent. stock, redeemable at e pleasure of the ration. They could not fill the order, only having obtained $800, al- though they offered @ much higher price than they could have been i for ten months ago. They offered eighty-five cents, and not more than six months ® leading up-town bank had offered for sale in the office 23,000 at sixty cents on the dolla [Applause] I do not mention this incident, fellow-citizens, with the view of palines bearing the District of Columbia stock market, but because it af- fords you the happy satisfactionof knowing that the investments in improvements, made years ago by persons in behalf of widows, orphans and charitable institutions, when these bonds were considered a desirable investment, will prove it fully to-day. Money now rules at 9 or 10 per cent., and this inc dent shows the value of these securities, in the face of all this clamor, to be really about 90 per cent., and increasing in public esteem. Fellow-citizens, I had intended to say more, but the dry statistics which I have prepared are hardly the material to interest you; and thank- ing you for the attention you have paid thus far, I give way to more entertaining speakers. Prof. John M. Langston next addressed the audience, aud said he had justreturned from feeling the public pulse in Several places, and could safely say that they would see Grant reinau, ted on the 4th of March next. at applause.) After a review of national po! Mr. Langston alluded to District improvements, and warmly compli- mented Gov. Cooke and Mr. A. R. Shepherd for their untiring Industry and enterprise in behalf ofthe capital. He also paid a deserved tribate to the honesty and fairmindedsess of a political opponeni, Representative Charles A. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, who although he was a deci: democrat had not stcoped to act as a partisan in the District government investigation, but had shown himself a true friend of District in- terests by refusing to cripple the new (pen ment here mere! it wasopposed to him in politics. Such justice from a political eppo- next was rare and should be berod by all citizens of Washing’ the work of improving and beautifying the na- tional capital. Mr. mm then said: The republican party, in making improvements in this District, are but keeping pace with the spiritot progress and improvements found in 1 partsof our country. especially in the great cities of our land. And were these improve- ments not made Washington would, in no little time, be vastly behind such cities as Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and ‘Toledo, not ¢ 6 name other c jarger and of great § portance. While the capital of our nation may not be the chief city ina commercial point of view, in all that uid make it beautiful and of moral signi: to the citizen and strat it ought to be first. And to this end contribu- tions should be made, legislation had, and the people resident of the capital, no less than those who dwell in the several states should vie with each other to accomplish this end. The improyements made by the republican party in this District are of three sor,s, practi- cally: First, material improvements; secondly, governmental,and thirdly, that increased etti- ciency which results trom the judicious crgani- zation and acer ae ot the various depart- ments of the District government. Of the doings of the board of public works I y not 8] in detail. Others more compe- spoken fally on this eubject. ition of many of our streets and avenues indicate and evidence the wisdom, the energy and purpose with which they ar discharging thelr duties. [Applause] Of the legislative assembly it can truthfally be said that in the main it is is composed of per- sons who, by theirenergy and. patriotic lavors, have shown themselves wise and efficient law mak ers. In this connection I will be pardoned if 1 refer briefly to the board of health, [applause,) of which [ have the honorto bea very hamble member. The general government wisely gave to to what shall be deemed veg oud a to — —_ i provide for removal thereof; prevent mestic from running at large within the cities of W: and wn, and to prevent the sale ot unwholesome food within cities. I : Fi 4 8 mie by he eae ae Ae re i of the Dutriet, ut in sas Srecen In uw 8 another eas H | ! H ! t ; i ; it : Let no a lly Or too severely of these offi- accepted the mission of trans ton into one of the most beau- ede eee cities on tne tient. Be confiding. men than belongs to ¥ BiG, humanity. They may % It would be strange, indeed, if they did not. ‘Bat wait patientiy, oa til_their mission ts ended. Thon put their errors on one side of the scale andthe benefits and blessings they have wrought out for their city im the other, and let the balance of Justice poe ae they are most to be censured or praised. ‘The following LETTER FROM MR. GEORGE TAYLER was then read ere ing wl rs. Oct. 2, 1872. fon. A. Re p! —Dear Sir: I regret that it will notre im my power tobe iy to-morrow evening. [ am not a politic! acknowl: ge allexiance to no pai citizen of hington I feel a deep taterest in the improvements now going on, and I believe it to be my duty to co-operate in’ sustaining the authorities 0 earnestly engaged in redeem'ng our city from the disgraceful condition in w! they found it. If I could ¢o s0,T would — quietly to con- tribute the littie aid and influence within my power. Butsilence, under the cirenmstances, might be construed into an acquiescence or ap. proval of the slander and abuse so lavisuly leaped upon the present District government, and this [ cannot permit. 1 trust and belicve that the citizens of Wash. ington, irrespective of party feeling or y association, will sustain you in the grand work of improvement so nobly undertaken, and that those who at present oppose you Will have abundant cause to thank you for your public spirit azd personal courage: Asa part of the support which I think you merit, 1 am in favor of the election of General Chipman; bat, independent of this considera- tion, I believe his election to be important to the best interests of our city. He has devoted his entire time to the interests of our District, and the large appropriations made for our bene. efit durin, last session of Congress prove ‘and earnestness are fally that bis y appreciated. In my humble opinion, General Chipman is in y worthy of the position he occupies, and I would consider the loss of his services a misfortune to the District. Enter- taining these views, he has my best wishes, and shall have my ar age support. Very respectfully, your o! jent servant, Gronce Taycer. The chair then said there were a number of other distinguished speakers present, bat the lateness of the hour would preclude any further proceedings; whereupon the meeting adjourned with cheers for Grant and Wilson, for Chip- man, the Governor, the board of public w: and the republicon party of the district. The meeting wasorder!y ani throughout the great- est qptuusiasin prevatied. —— en THE COUBTS. CrinrNaL Court, Judge Humphreys.—To-day, James Jackson, a colored boy, charged with tac larceny of a mule from A. Hieberger, was foand guilty and sentenced to “e referm school for three years. Reuben Green, charged with as- saultand battery with intent to kill William Carter, was found guilty. Green said that he had gone to Carter's to see his daughter, who had sent for him, and atthe time be fired the shet Carter was walking toward him with a stone in his hand. He, however, failed to prove this, and was senteneed to the Albany psniten- tiary for five years. Poiics Court, Judge Mills.—To-day, in the case of Perry Carson, charged with assault and battery on Charles irving, Mr. Closs asked a postponement; so ordered. Augustus Geiger, charged with making threats to Elizabeth Book- man, who testified that Augustus went into her ard and commenced to take down ner clothes- line, and on her protesting he threatened to kill her; #100 bonds to keep the peace. Bridget Looney, assault and battery on Wm. Looney, her husband; fined $5 and costs. Wm. Berry, colored, larceny of a coat worth $7; fined 10, ortwo months in jail. Samuel H. Hempston, charged with feloniousiy embezzling con- Tote & Le own wee 113 ashe ls of oats be- nging to Mesers. Dburen and Terry; postponed. Edward Williame and Thomas Johnson, charged with engaging in an affray. fined $5, Martin Welch, tiny with cursing on Pennsyivai avenue, said he beiieved he did; fined $3. L. Thorn forfeited collateral. Thomas Posey, driving through a funeral procession; fined §5. E. D- Thomas forfeited ‘collateral. douse Quarles forfeited #5 collateral for fanit; Junius Simons was held in $1,000 charge of obtaining $209 trauduiently trom Richard T. Harvey. Amanda Wyville, charged with being a vagrant; workhouse 90 days. Thos. Williams, for throwing stones on the street, was fined #10. [This was a case of throwing stones with an India rubber sling. The judge said this was ove of the most dangerous practices he knew of,and the complaint having beceme so frequent, he to fine to the extent of the law, $10.) Thomas Dowling paid 43 tor cursing on the street. Jerry Wormley, for cruelly beating a dog; $5. Philip Kine, fast driving, $20. Eliza Smith, colored, too load cursing in ber own bouse; Thomas Sheban, cursing on G-street whar! GEORGETOWN. Want Morg Roomw.—The business men on High street are getting up a petition to the board of public works against narrowing the carriageway to thirty tive feet, as proposed, ou the ground that it isoneof the principal busi- ness streets, the main thorougltare into the town from the county and Maryland, and taat if its width is decreased to thirty-five feet the merchants will be greatly incommoded, as with certs or wagons backed up against the curb- stone on sides, there woul, te team to pass between them. Most of the hay brought to market also comes down this street in large and cumbrous wagon loads. The entire pte a of the pogetnlin ue od narrow the carriageway as pi would leave twenty- three nine inches between the curb and the bouses. The business men here want the space twenty feet on each side, so asto leave a car- Tiageway forty-two feet six inches wide. ALEXANDRIA. Livery REPcnticay Mrerixe.—A very pcg Come gh ver held last night in front of the Marsball House, (where Elisworth was killed.) which bas just been opened as the republican headquarters. The mass of the meeting were colored men, though there was uite a number of whites in the crowd and in the building. Ellsworth is indeed avenged! Mr. Chs. H. Whittlesey first i and after review ‘ged against Governors’ and was rather surprised to ; the warmest supporters of Greeley. As for civ! service reform, there was only a little difference in the manner of becons f it. The government sent poor Hodge, a republican paymaster who took a few thousands, to Albany, to the peni- tentiary. The democrats of New York sent wi from Horace Greeley’s editorials in support of Gen. Grant, the speaker closed amid the cheers of the crowd, Able addresses were also made by Col. Danieis, of Iona, Fairfax county, and by Prof. Sampeon, of the Colored Citizen. The Gazette of last evening has the fellowing items: TILE AND ACCIDENT.—The alarm of fire be- tween 2 and 3 o'clock this morning, was caused the burning of a framed buil in rear of ey shn, on street, ph a stored umber belonging The fire was and at at onaie ae tions that the spread of the to such narrow limits. The * MILLINERY ASD FANCY GOODS, to which she invites epesial attention. ost : oi ‘ Fiez BLACK Dogskins Pawratoons, mainly of my own manufactare. from #3 to #15. Cheaper ones for $5 and #650. A large variory of sires, rangitg from 2 to 38 In seam, and from 28 to 50 waist. Comparison invited as to q tain figures. —> no. C. Hewnino. No. 410 7th st. N. Mun’s axp Youtn's iness Scrrs. Men's and Youth's Rosiness Suits. Men's and Youth's Overcoats. Boys’ and Children's Clothing, at Fisewax & Pro.’s, 5 505 7th street, three doors above < GrxvINE Scotcn Crevior 8; breasted blue Cbinchilia Box Goa’ large selection of diagonal cutawa Verts to mutch. Also, English Cassimere Pants, cut in the vet made in the best manner » Or the parior, substantially and at the very. to should not fail toexamyne the stock fim. Their tocation. 611 Pennsylva via avenae, Metropolitan Hotel Ba | o 3 Lapims axp Gextirues: if yor wearing apparel cleanc. sent them to 4 er, site Patent » satisfaction without _—_ Reuer yor Tax Fret Corm extracted with Nails, &., relieved am No. 655 25th street, opy Tar NATIONAL Sa and 15th st., pays 6 per « THERMOMETERS and Banclsom ty, o wt your fite?-ciw in was BANK, N ondeposi, “2 * Sarometere ire aired Bod made to order by Hempler, wexr S urese ——————eeeeeet Georgetown Advertisements A STATED MEETING OF PoTom GE No ‘fal be held at the tc UNDAY, the ¥th instant, et7 o'clock p tn . wh the anwnal visitation of the Grand Laces w be eo All Master Masons in good stand « are fra ternally invited to attend. By order of the WM. _ 0c St M. APLER, Sreretary M.S. YARWOOD WILL Be SUPPORTED > ra ii orkiogmen and Tax payers of the FOORTH DisThiCT as an Independ: at: andidete for House of Delegates, believing bim to be the Bepresentative man fall classes _Bea0 Lat ters MANY VOTERS. OFFICE OF THE WASHINGT: em PIKE Company trichrome) Gronserows. DOE A meeting ot will be hela at tional Bank MONDAY, Gc of President, Polls open at 0a. m ; it 22 om, _sepWJawst WAM. LAIND, Tre BBX HOS. DOWLING Auct ; Georgetown, a ‘ By GRORGETOWN. LY ON FROoe By virrue of two dencs of trm Bess Febreary, AD 5 . a. $B 2 = — * ecotds for the District uf Columb dated the 20.hday of July, A. in the same records i the whole of lot pam Beacty, Deakins and atrack Tesidue cf said cash withia tou days miter Femainder of the purchase money to i» Gaba! payments at one yrer a > day of saie,to be secured the property, with ute am Py JONES, 7 WO rustoe, HOMAS DOWLING, Cel-d _ [Georgetown Courier It) Ammionstr POs THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS 1 wid pos ¢ est. price ovr TLEMES'S CLOTHS Call ie sete ‘st in or snoteto L. SRADWANL, a7 35 > at Score above the Markets oath side, seis wee B* THOS. DOW LiNG, Auctioncer, Geurgotown. APMINISTEATOR’S §. STORE FIXTURES, “Fron TER SCALES. NEss arr ‘ Will ell, wt ehyo ar Riley, ‘No. 13 Mich eperal ase rtment uf 2, '@ o'clock, the late B. F. own. eee FALL OPENING. CABPETS! CABPETS! - Cheapest Carpet House IN THE f DISTRICT MESABS. WOLFORD @ SHILEERG A ed to offer the public the Dest as- sorted end'most choten sevck af) ul? the Dest ae CABPETINGS FALL AND WIN Ever brongbt to thie market hich are Gtrect from u ‘be importers ane erufacturers in the Country, ey having been sdlected early and with the gresiest care. The stock embraces ail the latest noveltics of the ENOLIDH AND AMEBIOAN - TAPESTBY GBT HANDSOME TWO AND THREE-PLYs, a beautiful arsortment NGLI*H AND AMERICAN INGRAINS. — BEMP and BTAIB CAKPELS in large “Evelish and American OLL CLOTHS in all styles and widths to suit - Aria dng ,QQcos MATTING, DBUGGETS, sfnpcbonere wi Sad & 0 ys lngeeoa to call, 00 a proposes lower theb vert house im the BF KAMEMEEK The Arc: Bo, 427 SEVENTH STREET SUUTH, Between D anv E. .—Five Cents will convey ® person from any ‘the city direct to the dour et this establish- ne BAND OPENING or THE a MOST EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT or BOOTS AND SHOES AT ONE PRICE, AND THAT VERY LOW, By L. HELLBURN, 402 SEVENTH STREET, Berwees D axo B, lw Intelligencer Butiding. FALL AND WINTER STYLES. HATS NOW READY. oor RatT. & RUOFF. Penpeylvanta av Havea com corte “of all the Pall and Felt, and Cloth ATS and GAPS, ahfgne for Dunlap & Amidon’ New York SILK NOBTHEEN ice! DOBTHESN 10K!