Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1874, Page 1

ee : THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenae, cer. Lith St. aT THE EVENING STAR NBWSPAPER COMPANY, S. M. RAUPPRANN, Prev't. —____e——_ ‘VENING STAR is served by carriers to 1 ybebribers at Oxwrs rea Ween, ca | TH. Copies at the By mail—three "$3.00; one year, $8. | WEEKLY STAR—Published Friday—@1.00 A CHANGE ¥ ADMISSIOY. uring t's month the rates tor tickate will bs 2s, moand |S ce te; Feserved tents 25 conte extra, w nicht ean be po. cua. d Between the boars of § 39 ead 10.3) nm Engagement of the brilliant voung actress, RATIE PUTNAM ‘ho will appeariu ber remarkable Dual Characte-s | ot LITTLE NELL« To the original adast HE OLD During ta-w De pre-eut:«. MABCHIONBESS, CBee popular Ory, HE t ost oP wing beautiful plays wilt , . HAPPY PAIR. FANCHON, SUIrELs hepa G < THE, o: 27 BOYAL KATIE MACINFE SaTU marz3 N ATIONAL THEATHE. DAY, Mirch 2, 1874 NLY wo SATU BUAY MATISBE nf ™ EIX NIGHT ‘The disting: Suprorted by thy talent = KJ 0 MeOOLL MONDAY AND TU R=0sY KVEN(NGS, LADY AUDLEY'S SECKET Lady Av Mre D. Sobert Aailey ¢ J. MoJo And fail U tu the Cast In preparation LOVE'S MASK AND UTHER NOVELTIES. Scents. rofie Popular Reserved places 25 and pen from $a. m ust! 10 p. ‘) HE TREAT OF THE SEASON | . T HO) FUR A GRAND AND GOOD TIME AN OLD ¥FOukd CONCERT Will be given at the Firec M. P Oharch, corner Cf Std street and Virginia a asion, 25, 60 anid cents extr: . 48—N°. 6,552. Che pening WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1874. Slat. : TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. IsTEBWAL Ruvenve.—The reczipts from this source to-day were $f Mr. SumNER’s S R.—Telegrams re- ceived at the Capitol to-day from Massachusetts | indicate the election of Mr. Dawes as United States Senator to-morrow in piace of Mc | Sumner. | Tue Sevate Arrac 19m Comuitres to-day met te consider the centennial bill, bat at the urgent request of several prominent Philadelphians postponed the subject until ‘Thursday of this week. Tux Paivate TueaTaicacs for the benefit | of the Children’s Hospital o” the District have been unavoidably postponed, and will take place at Willard’s Hall, on Monday evenings, | the 13th and 20th April Guy. BALLoce was on the stand at the How- ard court to-day, his evidence relating to the m«nagement of the bureau and the orders given Lm by Gen. Howard, ete. It is probable that the bearing of this witness will be continued to morrow. al is THE nILt introduced by Mr. Mitchell in the Senate to-day to incorporate the Citizens’ Mu- tual Gaslight company of Washington city, D. C., is the same as that introduced in the House by Mr. Eldridge last Monday, an abstract of Which bill was printed in Tus Stax of that rents sour hast. on WEDNESDAY NIGHT, March 25, 1874, ncing at 7, o'clock. roceeds for the ben fit of the Ohureb. Tickets 30 cents,(n0 haif price ) Eupper after concert, 25 ce: jetzerott’s eclebrated ) used forthe occa. oe Meteerott's eelebra ae we the I EcHERCHE ic ENTER- TAINME KECIIATIONS AND IMPERSONATIONS GRACE GREENWOOD MNS. SARAH F. AMES, LINCOLN BALL, MONDAY EVENING, MABOH 30, at 8 o'clock. Admission, 30 cents; reserved seats, 75 coats; at Bilis & Co.’s' music store. A new and attractive procramme wil! bearrans «', Recure seats early. marzid (, 80. FEL BENKEAT's THIRD CLASS‘CAL CONE ERT. MABINI’s HALL, HARRY CLIFFORD: HAKRY CLIFFORD: HARB ; CLIFFURD: In J. J. Closkey's Sensational Drama, in $3 acts, LIFE OR DEATH L'PE OR DEATH LIFB OR DEATH LieS OR DEATH ROBERT NICKLE, The Great Wizard of the Word. TOMMY WINN. TE. TTE, LOTTIE ea ince Mces. OU VEBETD: sertioniet. J. W. SHARPLY, ical Wonder. —_ HARRY Song and Danes Man ® Select Otic and a Beantifel Drama. A Suoday Evening, March 391, srs, benefit of 3 ED W. Panic MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SAT- marlé-tf UBDAY io id Sale \ New No O12.No Jom Excibition aad Sa ey ‘Tru BT aa Tru Sr. No. 439 7th street, between D and 5 streete, eight de all, Choice OM Pan Engravings, Chromos, &c. ings, o. largest stock Paper Hangnes, Window des, Pictures, Frames, Piciure Cords and Tes. eele, Rie. Notte, &c., ia the District. = fast . SF Please rome tT Name and Nomber. jel-ly* 7 ND; OF CaST-OFF WEARING aP- eer ee oe cid tothe very bent og 08 LECTURES. D*- Dio LEWIS Will deliver a Lecture in LINCOLN HALL WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25. A ian OF THE WESTZEN ORU- ADB. In this Lecture Dr. Lewis gives a full descriptive account of the organization and working of the GREAT TEMPEBANOE MOVE Admission. pserved seat. At the Ellis W! STYLISH! ATTRACTIVE! FRESH AND NOBBY. “OUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT.” FIRST OPENING OF FINE SPRING WOOLENS, FEENCH, ENGLISH, SOOTOH AND GERMAN COATINGS, TROWSEBINGS, SUITINGS. WITH OUB SUPERIOR MERCHANT TAILORING FACILITIES, WE ARB MANUFACTURING TO ORDER 18 UNEXOBLLED ‘ STYLE, FIT AND FINISH. Examine Our Stock. Ss This Department is in charge of Mr. DANIEL ¥. KEYWORTH, « skilifal and artistic Oatter, Iately connected with one of the principal Merchant 4 wuts of Union Squars, New MABLE BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAILORS & FINE CLOTHIERS fepas-tr Corner 7th and D streets, 10k AN BES LED iy ee poe aad ‘¥on't die on the premises — mars ia” Tuven 6th and Tih streets nostheod, tals eee. “UEP SuEe sess goes day. Tue Executive Mansion is very quiet to- day, and very few visitors were received by the President, those who did have interviews with him being principally members ot Congress. Representative Sener, of Va., called with a party of bis constituents, colored men, who de- red to pay their respects to the Chief Magis- t nd these, in addition to twoor three Sen- d Kepresentatives, were all the visitors tted to see the President daring the day. Tas WaAsniIncron, CINCINNATI AND ST. Lovis RatLroap.—Mr. J. Ambler Smith in the House to-day introduced a bill, which was re- ferred to the Committee on Railways and Ca- nails, authorizing the Washington, Cincinnati aid St. Louis railroad company to extefd and construct their railroad into the District of Col- umbia, and through the statesof West Virginia, Obie, Indiana and Illinois to the city of St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, &c. PERsona —Paymaster John S. Cunning- bas arrived in New York trom Liverpool on the Algeria, (Cunard line,) and is expected in this city next Friday. He has been absent in Europe about one year. ----Senator meron was suddenly catled to Harrisburg Saturday by a telegram announcing that his wite, who bas been ii! for some time, is much worse. The Senator left at once. ----Vice Presi-‘ent Henry Wilson was io Philadelphia yes- ierday, the guest ot Geo.W. Child, of the Ledger. Saron Schwartz,of Vienna Exposition fame, has been appointed Austrian Ambassador to Washington. Horse Tnreves—Kep any Weire.—Reports rece ved at the headquarters of the army from officers in Arizona state that ne dependence can be placed in the seeming peaceful attitude of the Indians in that section of thecountry. It Is believed that the troops will have all they can jo during the coming spring and summer to keep the Indians quiet. Reports trom Texas mention the capture of two members of a gang of horse thieves, in ad- dhitien to those reported a few days since. The military are rendering all the aid possible to as-ist the civil officers in breaking up the vari- gus gangs of horse thieves that infest western exas. Taz Birt To Pay THE District ScHoo. TeacuErs.—The bill fur the payment of the public school teachers of the District of Colum bia as it passed the House of Kepresentatives on Saturday, enacts: “That the sum of $7,- 740.00 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moveys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of teachers in the public schools in the District of Columbia from the first day of September, 1873, to the first day ot March, 1574, and that the government of the Distriet of Columbia is hereby authorized and directed to levy and collect a tax to an amount equal to the amount named in this bill on all personal property, including banks and other corporations in said District ot Columbia, pay the same into the treasury of the United States. The money hereby appropriated shall be disbursed under the supervision of the com- missioner of educatiot Mitrtary Courts ORperep.—A general court-martial is appoiated to meet at Fort Co- ‘ambus, New York harbor, to-morrow or as -oon thereafter as practicable for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it. The tollowing is the detail tor the court: Major Jas. Roy, 6th infantry; Capt. J. 8. Casey, 5th infan- try; Capt. James Heaton, 23d infantry; ist it. R. W. Bard, 2d infantry; ist Lieut. H.M. MeCawley, 13th infantry; Ist Lieut. J.W. Bean, 15th infantry; 2d Lieut. Wm. Paulding, 10th in- fantry; ist Lieut. W. J. Reedy, 22d infantry, judge advocate of the court. general court- martial has been ooo to meet at West Point, New York,on Wednesday next, for the trial of certain The following is the detail of the court: Capt. A. M. Mill Ist Lieut, J. P. 8 apg a ya . P. ir, artil- inv: ist Lieut. E. H. Totten, Lieut. J. F. Stre artillery, h. 10th infantry; Ist Lieut. 1H. Barber, ist aruiliery; 24 Lieut. D. S. Den- son, Sth artillery; 2d Lieut. D. A. Lyle, 2d ar- tillery; 2d Lieut: W. S. Wyatt, 9th infantry, Judge advocate of the court. A’ board of sur- vey, to cousist of Captain R. C. Parker, 12th infantry, Ist Lieut. Wm. Prince, ordnance de- partment; Ist Lieut. W. L. Bland, ordnance de- vartment, is ordered to assemble’ at 2047 Mar- ket street, Philadelphia, on Wednesday next to examine and determine the price to be charged for certain army blankets. DEATH oF JuDGz Lovis Dent.—Judge Louis Dent died yesterday morning at 6 o’clock, after @ long and painful iliness, at his residence on 1 street, between Vermont avenue and 16th st. There were present when he died President nt, Mra. Grant, (sister of the deceased, ) Col. Fred. Grant, Jadge Casey, Marshal Sharpe and wile, and a tew others. The deceased was born in St. Louis, in 1822. He received a liberal ed. u-stion, studied law, and at the outbreak of the Mexican war went to California with General Kearney, and engaged in business pursuits. He was @ prominent member ot the convention which formed the constitution of Califorma. For several years he successfully practiced law in San Francisco and Sacramento, and was eie- vated to a seat on the bench. While in Califor- nia he married bolo gas of Judge Baine, for- merly of Mississippi. He had four children — three boys and one girl. His oldest boy is a ca- det in the naval academy at Annapolis. In 1562 Judge Dent returned to St. Louis, and trom 1863 to 1867 was cxtonsively engaged in cotton planting in Louisiana and Mississippi, where he rented large plantations. In the fall of 1867 he k up his residence here, where he has since practiced his profession with much atility and success. Early in the present winter hs em. braced the Ci lic faith, and was received into Ist et ‘some notes on the ‘Virginia Shore of the Po- tomac,” i der the date— 1698. Of the past stili amateur antiquarianism. House of Representatives, March | THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF THE MEMORIALISTS- Conclusion of Saturday's Proceedings. After our report of the District investigation by the Jeint Select Congressional Committee clored on Saturday, Mr. Zugg, of the firm of Zugg & Co., was sworn, and testified that the fim of Zugg 18 C01 of Lewis Cie- phane, John O. Evaus himself, carrying on the business of stone-crushing at the foot 0: K street; started business January 1, 1872; mi chinery ‘all purchased when he went into the fim; was not engaged in the business before; $15,000 was inverted in the business when he went inte the firm; bad half interest in the con- cern, and the other genuemen a half interest; paid $6,000 for his interest, which was originally # third interest; five stone-crushers were in hand when he went into the business; crushed all kinds of stone, having @ quarry up the river trom which material was received; did not crush any stone suitable for curbing; 33 per cent. of the stones crushed were cobble-stones; pur- chased some trom the Board ot Public Works at 75 cents acubic yard; got most of it from the rains of the old Northern market; did not puc- chase any bluestone from ihe board, and got none from the streets except about two or three hundred ‘ds; do the work for Q. by Mr. Mattingly:—What | profits et this business? A. Never had any; now owe upwards of $2,500,and much of the ma- chinery is useless; received pay from the con- tractors in various ways; got some certiticates, which he seld; did not crush any sto! for Andrew Gleason taken from Pennsylvant nue, west of Ivth street; the general price charged for crushed stone was $250 per yard, including hauling; had been in the business tor three years, and the investment up to this time was $22,500; this includes the entire assets; could, perhaps, get rid of it at about half that sum; had met & loss of about $11,000 in the busi- ness in three years; never purchased more than a yards of stone from the Board of Pablic ‘orks. Lewis Clephane, as Collector of the District, was sworn, and produced the register of depos. its made by contractors bidding for work, and counsel for memorialists was allowed to take an extract. r. Christie desired to have produced the bids received September 1, 1571, aud called for the bid of W. 8S. Morse. Governor Shepherd stated that all the bids were on hand, and the chairmau stated that they were open for inspection. Mr. Christie stated that on Monday forenoon the counsel for memurialists would be prepared to file additional charges. Aiter a discussion regarding examplitications of deeds from the recorder’s office, the commit- tee adjourned. To-day’s Session. The committee reassembled at 10 o'clock this morning. The following communication was read and placed on file: ME. JOHN PURDY WANTS HIS NAME ERASED FROM THE MEMURIAL. Manon 21, 1874 Hien. Wm. B. Allison, Chairman he Joint Se- lect Committee to Inquire into the Affairs of the Distr Columtna. Sim:—I ‘am one of the memorialists upon whore complaint the committee over which you preside was organized. Being a large owner of real estate in the District of Columbia, and finding my taxes vastly increased under the im- provement system, I became nettled, and, in talking upon the subject with citizens similarly situated and who felt as I did, I really began to teel that I had a serious grievance, and was in this mood when requested to sign the memorial, and I put my name to it without due retiection: In turning the whole matter over in my mind, I cannot fix upon a single act of the present Board of Public Works that would authorize the conclusion that there was anything morally wrong in it. In my judgment they have made mistakes, but as Ido wot claim to be infallible, I am will ing to make allowance for possible error in my own opinion. On mature consideration of the whole subject I bave come to the conclusion to ask the honor- able committee, of which you are chairman, to have my name erased from the memorial. It is an act of justice which | owe myself, as well as (be gentlemen whose conduct is impugned. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Joun Puapy. Judge Merrick read the following ADDITIONAL CHAKGRS AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. To the Joint Select Committee of Investigation upon the Affairs of the District of Columbia Your memorialists submit the following barges in addition to the one heretofore filed, uerein marked ‘first charge,” to wit: Second Charge.—That said Board ot Pablic Works have vane the laws of the United jtates and of the District of Columbia, and the vales and regulations established by said Board f Public Works, in making and causing to be made the “improvements” in said District ot Columbia entrusted to their care. And your met lists state the following facts and spe- cifications in et of said charge: 1. That said of Public Works have al- ‘owed and permitted contracts awarded by them to be materially altered and heap oy long after their _ execution, and ir the work thereunder had been in whole or in part per- formed, and thereby largely increased the amount of compensation to be paid to con- tractors for the “improvements” embraced therein, and your memorialists refer to contract numbered thi ine, made Septem- ber 18, 1871, and the several extensious attached thereto, and particularly the last extension of 3 ing the following pro- “« And it is further that ing contract and extensions shall be the fore, °0 modified in its stipulations and conditions as to provide that the price for laying and putting down of the so-called ‘Evans concrete’ pave- nt shall be $3.20 per square yard, instead of ‘5 per square yard, as set fc in said con- tract; and also to contract No. 416 made with Lewis S. Filbert July 26, 1) containing the following provisions, to wit:—‘‘The wooden blocks of said pavement to be treated and pre- Say by the ‘ Seeley process;’ letters patent No. 69,260, dated September 24, 1872.’ For the Filbert & Taylor's improved wood pavement, treated as afuresaid, $3.50 per square yard; and also to contract No. 44, made September 14, 1871, with —_ Bingham, of Philadelphia; and to contract No. 282, dated May 8, 1472."" 2. That the said Board of Public Works have greatly extended and enlarged the “improve: ments” to be made under contracts, without re- quiring any new or additional bonds to be given, and without obtaining consent of the sureties upon the bonds accompanying such original contracts, and your memorialists refer to said contract No. 39, and Nos. 63, 103,796, ) That said Board of Public Works have awarded and executed contracts involving the making of expensive “improvements” wituout requii bg any security whatever from the con- tractors for the faithful performance of the con- ditions of said contracts on their ‘ts, and your memorialists refer to contracts Nos. 196, 30, 275, 569. 4. That said Board of Public Works have awarded and allowed contracts to be executed involving the making of expensive improve- ments, without Lop ay Raperremy security trom the contractors for faithful perform. ance of said contracts upon their parts, and our memorialists refer to contracts Nos. 39, 6,» 740, O94, 746, 935, 416, 571, 793, 707. 54 That said Board of Public Works mitted and caused to be made 83 ernor’s answer, page 465,) that they have in | tions as furnishing proof of said charge, to wit th violation of law expended already the vast sum Of $16,278,564.70, without having comp'eted mo e than one-half of the improvements embraced in said plan, and have also contracted addition- al debt for contracts made and incompleted amounting as per their estimate to $1,525,911.62, (Governor's answer, page 465.) Fourth Charge —That said Board of Pablic Works have transcended the powers conferred upon them by the lawsof the United States and of the Legisiative Assembly of the District of Columbia, and have treated the citiz-ns of said District in an unjast and oppressive and arbi- tary manner. And your memorialists submit the following statement of facts and specitica- tions in sapport of said charge. 1. That said Board of Public Works have taken the property of citizens of the District of Columbia without allowing any just or ade- quate compensation theretor. Aid your me- morialists refer to the numerous instances in which said board have taken up and carried away brick and curbing, forming the footways adjacent to the residences of citizens of sald District, and also to the stone steps, and shade and ornamental trees belonging to citizens of id District. That Board of Public Works have taken the property of citizens of said District in making “improvements,” and have there- ter issued certificates for the cost of such im- ‘ovements, against the real property of such citizens, without crediting thereon the just claim of such citizens for the value of the pro erty so taken as aforesaid. and this notwith- standing sard Board of Pablic Works sold or bypothecated such certificates, drawing inter- est, out of the jurisdiction of the courts of said District. 3. That eaid Board of Public Works bave issued certificates, bearing interest, and sold or hypothecated the same, for epecial improve- ments before the completion of such “improve- ments.” 4. That said Board ot Public Works have torn up and destroyed and substan oriek footways in front of the residences of rious citizens of the District of Columbia, and have replaced them with other footways made of brick Fobek et inferior quality. 5. That said Board of Public Works have in many instances improved portions of a street or avenue in an expensive and ornamental manner, to wit, by parking and with stone steps and iron fences, and other portions of the same street or avenue in a cheap ana inferior manner, to wit, without parking and without stone steps, and with unsubstantial wooden fences, and thereatter assessed the cost of all the said “improvements” on all the property adjacent to such street or avenue. 6, That the raid Board of Public Works have neluded the wages of general and special eu- perintendents appointed by and in the employ of said Board of Public Works, in the cost of special improvements, and have included such wages in their assessments against property for pecial improvements. 7. That said Board of Public Works have in- luded the cost of special improvements made n front of churebes, school houses, and other vroperty exempt by law from tax: sseesstuents aguinst the property of citiz, mote from said improved property, cent to the street or avenne upon which such -xempted property is situated. 8. Thateaid Board of Public Works have made “improvements” adjacent to the property of citizens, without consulting the wishes, tastes, or interests of such citizens. 9. That said Board of Public Works have changed the Frade of streets and avenues in the cities of said District of Columbia, to the great injuryfof the business and prosperity of many citizens thereof without paying any just com- pensation therefor. Fifth Charge—That the authorities of the District of Columbia, including the Board of Public Works, have since the Ist of June, 1871, imposed burdensome taxes and special assess- ments upon the people of said District in their needless and prodigal expenditures to the amount in the whole of $23,224,552.25 over and ve all appropriations made by Congress within that period and over and above the debt of $4,350,150.11 resting upon the people by rea- son of the old debts of the said government. Sizth Charge—That said Board of Public Works, neglecting and refusing to let the mak- ‘ng of improvements after the public advertise- ment to the lowest bidder, established a scale of prices ostensibly intended to be and remain fixed and stable, upon which to let and award contracts and to regulate the price of work and iabor performed, and of the materials furnished hereunder, and have since, without public no tice, but privately, arbitrarily, capriciously and unreasonably departed from and changed the same, to the great loss and injury of the said District of Columbia and the goverament of the United States. And your mem ists submit che following statement of facts and specitica- ‘ions in support of said charge: 1. Evans’ concrete pavement,” increased trom $2.95 per square yard to $3.20. 2. “Filbert’s vulcanite” concrete pavement, pereased from $3 to $3.20, 3. “Beidler Keystone’ sreased from #3 to $3.50. 4. “Miller” wooden pavement, increased from +3 to $3.50. 5. “Stowe” wood pavement, increased from 33 to $3.50 per 8q uare yard. 6. And for wood pavement laid at Scott Square and reservation corner of 2ist street and y nue, and reservation corner of Penney! venue and 20th street, and reservation corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 19th street, and reservation corner of Pennsyl- vania avenue and 18th street. The said Board of Public Works have charged $3.70 per square yard for wood pavement, (Governor's answer page 398,) and grading increased from 20 cents per cubic yard to 39 cents per cabic yard, and subsequently increased to allow 1 ceat per cubic yard tor hauling for each 200 feet in excess of the first 200. Seventh Charge.—That the officers of the Dis- trict government, including the Boardof Pablic Works, have misappropriated and misapplied the $75,000 received from the government of the United’ States in payment for the interest of said District government in the improvements noe iquare inthe said city of Wash- ington. 2ighth Charge.—That the authorities of the District of Columbia, to wit, the Legislative Assembly, and the Board of Public Works act- ing in concert, have unlawfully and oppressive- ly exceeded the limit of debt of $10,000,000 prescribed by act of Congress of May 8, 1572, and under the guise of certificates of assess- ment issued under the acts of the Legislative Assembly of May 29th, 1475, chapter 1, and of June 26th, chapter 41, have added beter orad to the burthens of the people of said istrict. Ninth Charge —That the assessment of $2,120,- 000 for general sewerage, previded to be made under the act of the Legislative Assembly of June 20, 1872, was made in direct violation of the 37th section of the organic law, which pro- vides that for the improvement of streets, ave- nues, alleys, and sewers, and roads, aud bridges, the Board of Public Works shall assess in such manner as shall be prascribed vb law, upon the property adjoining and specially to be benefit- ted by ‘the improvements authorized by law, and to be made by them, a reasonable propor- tion of the cost of such improvements, no! ¢z~ ceeding one third of such cost, and that the asseas- wood pavement, in- = a That renth Charge.— said sewerage assess- ment, which proteseed to be an assessment for particular local im section prove- ic ‘awarded con- unreasonable ef ult ; i i i 1. [street north, from i8th to 2ist streets west. 2. Pennsylvania avenue east, from Ist to 9.b sireets. 3. Massachusetts avenue. 4. The stree'« in front of and on the south side of Winder’s ailding. 5. P street circle. 6. Scott square. ins Square. 8, Canal, from 7th street w C street north, from i4th to 15th streets west. 10.4 street. ‘Il. Sewer on K street north. 12. Kast Capitol street. 13. Rhode Island avenue and square I6l. 14. K street. 15. 9th street west. 16. Bladensburgroad. 17. M street bridge and abutments. W. M. Merrick, Sawvge Swece Konert Cuaistr, of counsel for memorialists. PIECEMEAL CHARGES. Q. Judge Merrick, when will you file all your charges. “A. I cannot answer that question. They will be prepared as rapidly asecan be done. Other charges will depend upon certain measurements. We had no idea when we b sonable proof of sustaining them. Again, we thought the committee would direct how the investigation should proceed. Mr. Ailison.—The committee cannot proceed ch & manner, if-the memorialists propose to conduct the prosecution. Mr. Stewart—Hence itis important that ail your charges should be filed, so that the com mittee, atter bearing you on the same. can con- duct the examination as seems best to them. Mr. Allison.—Mr. Mattingly, what do you propose to do with reterence to these addition: al charges. Mr, Mattin ‘We propose to take no action at present. object to having charges filed im piecemea’ MR. LATTA RE-EXAMINED. James M. Latta recalled: Examined by Mr. Christie: Please produce the deed you received as trustee from W. W. Rapley. (Deed pro- uced.| Mr. Uristie called attention to the argument in the deed, which recited that it was more fully set forth in a printed paper of even date. Witness was handed a map prepared by his firm and explained the coloring upon the same and what it indicated. «.—Have you the printed paper referred to in me deed? I have not. .—To whom then did you hand it? A.—My recollection is not clear as to whether I ceived it. Q.—Was there more than one beneficiary? A.— Only one. .—Who was that? A.—I decline to give his name. I will state this: the beneficiary is in no way connected with the District government; and will also state that when the sewer law pasred I was in Europe. 1 never spoke with anybody on the subject. By Mr. Wilson:—All this may be trae, Mr. Latta, but the party you were acting for might wave had a great deal to do with the District government Mr. Stewart.—How does counsel propose to the purchase of property with these charge Mr. Christie.—_We have already shown that a member of the Board of Public Works, ex- officio, assisted largely in forming a real estate pool. We have made a serious charge, and we wish to prove it in our own way. We believe that acting collateraily with that pool for the purchase of real estate was the patent pavement ring. Judge Black.—I speak for the witness—— Mr. Allison.—Judge Black, a member of the committee asks me to ask you for whom you appear? Judge Black.—I appear for the witness, and for the firm of Kilbourn & Latta, and tor John oO. Evans. < ant Judge Black ar; riefly against inquirin, into the private afiairs of ‘the ‘witness, males tt be shown that it is necessary to connect the transaction with members of the Board of Pub- lic Works. No mon is bound to render to the Congress of the United States an account of his private affairs. All we ask counsel for the me- morialists is, to say, on their professional honor, that they intend to connect the person for whom Mr. Latta made this purchase with some unlaw- et of the Board of Public Works, and we will permit the question to be asked. We do not stand upon a question of delicacy, at all. It they can prove that an unlawful imposition of taxes was made to aid the alleged conspirators to make money, then those who held official po- sition, and those who assisted them, ought to be consigned to everlasting infamy. ‘But they do not say they can do this, but try to do so by making an exploration into private affairs. Ii counsel will say, a8 @ matter of fact, that they intend to connect the purchase of the real es- tate by Mr. Latta with the Board of Public Works, we will agree to let the examination go on. Mr. Thurman.—What do you say en that point, gentlemen. Judge Merrick.—The policy of the law of the land requires all titles of real estate to be evi- dence of the record, and it is the duty of the law to require it to be spread upon the record. No secrets can be connected with it. The world must know all secrets connected with real estate. Mr. Thurman:—Do you expect to connect the beneficiary of this purchase with the Board of Public Works? A. We don’t know which particular deed will make the connection. The transactions were united transactions. We believe that some of the deeds will make the connection, as far as we are advised. Each a1 all the deeds are made to the same trustees and bave the same studied secrery about them. The trusts may be in relation to the general govern- ment itself. It is for the committee to ascertain whether members of Con, may not be con- cerned in these transactions. All law requires that the title of real estate should be thrown publicly upon the record. After further the committee went into secret session to decide the point at issue at ten minutes of twelve o’clock, nounced that a public session would be held at 2p. m. APTER RECESS. The committee reassembled at twenty min- utes past two o'clock. Mr. Latta recalled:—Witness stated he had no other property now on hand which he held as oe except that of Hillyer and Sunder- land. By Mr. Wilson.—Then what is all the tuss — Senator Stewart has explained avout a Mr. Latta:—I did hold other property, but I deeded it to Mr. Kilbourn. By Mr. Christie:—I understood you to say that there was but one beneficiary in the prop erty you purchased from W. W. Bapiey. Who was that beneficiary? A. Does the committee desire me to answer? Q. Do you hold it now’ A. No, sir; I con- veyed it to Hallet & Kilbourn in October, 1%: 'y Mr. Allison:—You have declined to an- swer who the beneficiary was. Do you still de- cline 7 A 1 do. : Q. en ou make yur con’ ance to Kiltourn? A. fm 187 = — D Q. What was the consideration? A. One doll Q. It was simply a transfer of trusteeship? A. Yes, sir. Q. An arrangement made with whom? A- With Kilbourn and Latta. A. Nobody else. aa who el Q. Why was the trusteeship certitied to one of the firm,and nottwo? A. Well. the trustee- ship I had nothing to do with. He told me it was to be con to him—that he was ulti- mately to bold the trust. to take Post Uffice department this méruing to 200 the Postmaster General with reference to the pointment of his successor. About two ood l 4 3 i | a ih | : gE t ii — ee Morpay, March 233. SENATE.—Mr. Ferry (Mich.) presented me- morial of 700 citizens of New York, business men, in favor of a further expansion of the to the amount of at least four hun- dred Hons, and in favor of free banking. He read a letter from New York to the effect that © to 90 per cent. of the people, the business men and the populace, were in favor of more currency. Reterred to Committee on Finance Conkling presented petition of citizens of “Sth Congressional district of New York in fa- vor of international arbitration. Referred to Sommittee on Foreign Kelations. Mr. Chandler presented Joint resolutions of Legisiature of Michigan praying Congress to «mend the postal |. ange of news) #0 as to secure {ree ex pers and free circulation of eferred t» Committee on Post Mr. Conkling presented memorial of New York Cotton Exchange in opposition to intla ion of the currency, and im favor of specie re umption. He said’ that as the Senator from Micbigan (Ferry) bad read an extract from « etter received irom New York, be would ask © read an extract from a letter of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., transmitting the memorial. The etter said that the writers did not believe that scarcely any business man of prominence in that city favored any expansion of the curren. "y. Mr. C. said that be had recently been in New York, n tonly the city but the interior of he state, and had met many discerning people, people who were the exponents of the seutiment {the community. The general expression was that whatever was to be done, should be done atonce, whether it was to be contraction, in- tlation or nothing. Congress owed it ts itself to lose not another day, nor an hour, in acting, so ‘bat the people should know what to expect. The whole spring business was suspended, almost paralyzed, because of the uncertainty as to what Congress would do. When acted, and it was known what to expect, then the business ‘and prosperity of the country wouid revive. Mr. Logan presented a memorial signed, he said, by 150 business men of New York city, in- cluding H. B. Clattin & Co., Devlin & Uo., and others asking an increase in the volume of the currency sufficient to meet the needs of business men. As an illustration of thescarcity of cur- rency in the west, Mr. Logan exhibited various shinplasters issaed by ratiroad corporations and vate individuals iu Illinois of denominations, ranging from $5 to 5 cents. Mr. Morrill Me.) called up House bill to au- thorize the granting of an American register to the schooner Carrie, ot Eastport, Me. Passed Mr. Mitchel! introduced bill to incorpor the Citizens’ Mutual Gas Company, of ington. Referred to Committee on District of Columbia. Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Fi- nance, reported the new bill to provide for free | banking and to fix the legal tender circulation. He gave notice that to-morrow he would 0} it as @ substitute for the pending finance Dill Chis new bill was a compromise between the members of the Finance Committee, as some of its features were not approved of by several of the members. He had given his own adhesion to some of the provisions of the bill with great reluctance. Mr.jThurman asked Mr. Sherman if he did not propose to give some explanation of the practical working of the measure if it should become a law. Mr. Sherman said he did not propose making any long sjeech, but to-morrow he would make « briet explanation of each section, and te effect of the adoption of the same. Mr. Stewart submitted a resolution instract- ing the Committee on Kules to inquire into the expediency of extending the morning hour to lg p.m., and that during the same no debate all be in order on any subject not regaiariy betore the Senate. Keferred to Committee on ules, Mr. Conkling, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported sundry bills 1m reference to the bankrupt law, and they were indefinitely postponed. Mr. Hamlin presented petition of citizens of District of Columbia agaihst the sewerage tax mpored by the District government, and ask ing to be released theretrom. Keferred to the District of Columbia. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Un der the call of states and territories the follow- ing, among a large number of other bills, were introduced and referred, viz By Mr. Scudder (N. J.)—Bill to amend the national currency ac’ Mr. Archer (Ma. of March 3, 1871, in re! cal directors, &c. By Mr. Young (Ga.)—B 000” for Georgia. By Mr. Darrall (Li city of Baton Kouge rison grounds for a public park. By Mr. Maynard (Tenn.)—Bill to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of U.S. bonds and to provide for the regulation and re- demption thereof. By Mr. Shanks (Ind.)—Bill to confer excla- sive jurisdiction over Indian reservations to United States courts to punish crimes against indians. Also, bill authorizing the Chickasaws and other Indians to commence suits against L. H Cooper, J. H. B. Latrobe and others to recover certain moneys unjustly withheld from said By Mr. Fort (Tll.)—Bill for the survey of the Yellowstone river. By Mr. Eldridge ( Wis.)—Bill to further define the powers and duties of the Board of Health of the District ot Columbia. By Mr. Averill (Minn.)—Bill for relief of set- tlers on railroad lands. By Mr. Mellish (N. Y.)—Bill in relation to rates of between two or more post offi- ces in the same city. By Mr. Duell (N. ¥.)—Bill to establish « uni- form currencey and to provide for its redemp- Uon. By Mr. Smith (Va.)—Bill authorizing the Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad company to extend into and construct a rail- road in the District of Columbia and t! West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and [llinois, to construct a branch to Chicago. Under the above call a large number of pri- vate bills were offered. Mr. Wilson, (Ind.,) frora the select commit- tee appointed to investigate affairs of the Dis- trict of Columbia, repos @ bill to amend the actof Januar 562, in relation to the en- torcement ot the attendance of witnesses before committees of either House. He explained that the bill proposed to give to joint committees the same power to enforce the attendance of wit- nesses is now exercised by committees of either House. The bill Mr. Garfield, from Committee on Appropria- tions, reported back Senate bill appropriatin- $10,000 to defray the expenses of the select com- mittee investigating District of Columbia at- ‘airs. Passed. Mr. Dawes (Mass.) moved to suspend the rules and relieve the Committee of the Whole of the further consideration ot the bill fixing the amount of legal tender notes at $44.000,000. After the rejection of two amendments, the question recurred on the original bill, and the were ordered. Biil to amend the ac ion to the pay of medi 11 appropriating $10, improvement of certain rivers ip ‘Tax Dericizncy Bitt.—The House Commit- He He i 4 i i | oe, — > New Yous, March 2 ‘The striking men ¥ 3 the Erie railroad thus have not interfered with the 500 men pat om in their places this arms, and ny armory ready move at a moment's notice. ™ OUs MURDER. tn Ravine supposes te nese been murdered. He war ving cards ontil late this morni Deighi and is said to hay one of the j PULLMAN PALACE c Loxpos, Mareb 23. jerican. Now that it has crossed the Atlantic the Pull- man enterprise will not be limited to England. os — PRILapEtrata, Pa., M ‘ Acubb, of Montgomery county, an insane pa. tient at Kirkbride hospital, on Thursday Inet, while in the yard with other patients, wanted them to box with him. His companions and all fell dpon him, beati Crupertan —A fire here last night destroyed Milier’s saloon, the frame back building of the Amcrican house, and two upper Hloors of the City hotel. At 2o'clock this morn- ng the tire was under control. It is impossible ely estimate the loss, but it will not insurance $12,000. rs = Breskiag up of icc in the St. Law- rence Wartextows, N. Y., March 23.—A strong oortbeast wind last night bas broken up the tee in the St. Lawrence, and the river is now futl vf Boating ice. : Crushed to Deat Harnisevas, Pa, March 2 morning James Vallequette, working ou a jem at logs in Sinmemchoning creek, was crashed t© death by the Jam giving way suddenly. “On Sunday STATUARY any Picrvuees.—The joint Com- mittee on the Library met at the room of the Senate Committee to day and agreed two report —, the joint resolution offered by Mr. Cox tn the House, to authorize the erection ofa colossal bronze statue of Admiral Farr: it. The resolution appropriates 200 bronze cannon to Wilson MacDonald, sculptor, New York who is to receive the cabnon in full payment of bis work of making the statue. The committee were of opinion that tne compensation was altogether too much, (an opinion expressed by Tux STAR some days since,) aud took action as above reported. Tne case of H. K. Brown, who made the Scott equestrian statue recent: erected in this city, and who claims ¢: 0,000 ad. ditional to the money alread: m (€35,- 00) by Congress, was consid by the com- mittee, who took no definite action. ‘Tx man was authorized to draw up & contr Jor. Horatio Stone for the making of a life-size marble statue of Edward 1 inson Baker, for- merly a United States Senator and killed at the battle of Ball's Biuft,on the Potomac, the price not to exceed $10 00 The terms of pay~ ment provide that the artist shall be paid ¢m tour equal instalments, the first to be paid one month after the contract is dr ir. Men- roe, of Obio, was appointed a committee to in- vestigate whether Carpenter's painting of the siguing of the emanet; m prociamation can be purchased and Ld inues in Cleve- Several temperance mectings were held at which the tusults offered the ladies were strongly condemned. Judge Kanuey, « prominent lawyer of Cleveland, has given his opinion on the sidewalk ordinance, reterred to in Mayor Otts’ proclamation, stating that it in no way restrains ihe movement of the ladies, save inone point of boiding mectingson the sidewalks and streets. They may form in cession any number of persons, visit and hold services in any saloon where permitted by the proprietor to do so, and be entitled to the pro- tection of the authorities. A meeting of Ger- mans last evening was addressed by Hon. F. Hecker, whose subject was, “‘Fanaticism the mainspring of the temperance movement.” The speaker sald it grew out of abatred that was foreign. The clergy, be dec » were too cowardly to take an active part in what they knew to be unlawful proceedings, and fell back m the women, expecting that their sex would protect them. ONE BROOKLYN BALOON CaAPITULAT A large temperance meeting was held in the reading-room of the saloon of Charles Meyers, in Bridge street, Brooklyn, yesterd: Phe ladies also held prayer ' meetings at 4 pumber of saloons, which passed off quietly. Revs. Mr. Talimage and K. K. Davis ed temperance sermons, the former at the Brook- lyn tabernacle, and the latter atthe Simpson M.E. Church ‘The attendance at both pisces was large. Charley Meyers has capitulated to = a, and bie saloon in Brooklyn is closed. Tae Sriz s EpGaR Stvarr.—On y order of the rebai, the men only taking with them their persomal effects. The steamer is now in charge of two deonty marehale, who relieve each other at stated intervals. From Cuban sources’it is learned that M: » hi will be here probably to-day to lay clai bis property. Whilst the Cubans do not admit that tbe Stuart is not the property of Mr. Butcher, merican citizen, they say that even if he is — poy she has not violated the navigation laws of this country to any greater extent than the same laws oruther nations have been broken by many vessels really owned in tht port, but sailing under foreign and whore — all bear the names of fictitious owners. It ts positively asserted that the Stuart was repaired for the purpose of sold. On Thureday last a party from Philadel- phia, who had been negotiating for her pur- chase, was in this city; and having thoroughly ins] ed the steamer, conclu that she would suit sdmirably tor the Mediterranean fruit trade, after some changes bad been made to her. The same evening the little vessel was seized by the United States eathorities—Halti- more American, 28d. THE nopIEs OF THE Siamese Twins have been delivered to their sons, who were expected to start on their return home with the remains Saturday wr They deny the report that the family intend to make speculation of the re- mains by exhibition. So deeply do bodies allowed peacefully to decay, and on being assured that the process could not be re- versed, and that decomposition must now be by & very slow process, they expressed evident re- gret.” They also spoke strong’ that the com: the twins. They said this report was credited in their section, and that all could say could pot disabuse the mind: friends and neighbors on the subject. They de- sired Drs. Pancoast and Allen to give them a formal written devial of this rumor, to be shown to the people. and, if necessary, to be published; mich request, of course, the commission