Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, | | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Penmsylyania i¥<aae, cor. Lith St aY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, BM. KAUPPBANN, Pres’. pacesisiaiyveanaihtihss VENING STAR ts served by carriers to tele eabecritery at tan Wanes on | RTY-ForR ORCS PE TH. Copies at the counter Two Oxsts cach. By maii—three months, | @1.50; s1x months, $3.90; one year, ead s } TRE WEEKLY STAR—Poblisned Friday—$1.59 Y SF Invariably im advance, in both cases,ani zo papers at longer than paid fo SF Biles £ advertising furnished on application. ST _ AMUSEMENTS. ening Stat, V&%., 43—N2. 6,565. WASHINGTON, D. C., 'TTUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1874. TWO CENTS. __| EVENING STAR. Alto AL PeEATeR. = = HAST t ECRSDAY Apciizm, Boao of Washington News and Gossip, GRUB K ——_o—_ tart n " mm ‘The osle- . Trond Je RAMATIC CLUS, Seteanet Revenue. f v interspersed with dancing. by M. BaBTON. s youre aortic nau of Washing Ths magvificent compary of oe ents L™ N DEKF, waxing tric at Ut tet Wobiag oa Bile Asusual. Bowsbert nom open stun EWEUNSSDAY, April Sh . ETRAKCCH GESND OPERA. wi tN loom. Cam ap? paris yantac 7 aid 6 us tn ths TREET BAPTIST CHOECH > SACKED CONCERT _ BY THE CHOIR OF TAB SECOND BAPTIST CHUR7H, by some of the most eminent sins ers from F-rent cheic-«f the jae the Airaction of. BE MESSER. Pel. GEO. WALTER side mt the piano. Ma-i¢ to consist of eho us auartettes, dnetts and so: Atthe chared Corner of 4tb street and Virgi: © sontneast, pril 9b, THURSDAY EV jock Admission kering ¥. Kittie ("45D PROMENADE OoNCERT MABINE BAND, ar MASONIC 'rEMPLE, for the b mets of the AGED MEN AND WOMEN’S HOME, under ctarge cf the Little Sisters of the Poor. poned tll TUESDAY ete ONE DOLL en's. P.aco used Ou the ocession is Do mp7-2* at, cuurner cing ty rod SIX NIGATS ONLY, been effected with the greater: iting Actro-s, = MISS CEABLOTTS OUSHMAN, who sill probably make her bast pee eity_in the characters of MEG MERMILITS, QUEEN GATUABINE and LADY MaCcusra. Nipporteuibs atc ans company INS Apri ons, St Mise Oa-haw INGA, AKE'S HERR Queen Katharine... In preparation, Shake W 4serxer N THEATAE COMIQUE, LLth street, below Pem L 6, DURING THE WEE a= BISS ATINERS. Vill Ct »AND TAREE tad Young Ameri kGE B. RADCLI First eppearazce this seas. n of the beautiful and dashing Berio-cemic Vocalist, MISS SALLIE MASON nee of the Young Comedienne, KATIE JOHNSON. Last week of the Great JACELEY FaMiILy, the ax st wonderful troupe im tue world The Gems of the American Stags, MARTHA WHEN AND JAMES COLLIN 3, in their criginal sketehes, Barney's CocntsH iP avy Divorce. HAKBIS AWD CARROLL, © HELENE REVERE - AND JAMES WHEELER ine the beet com! trowpe ever in W ATIONAL TH Mr. J.G. savin TER-NILSSON. Lessee and Manager. THESE (3) NIGHTS ONLY AND ONE MATI- NEE OF THE STRAKOSCH GRAND ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY, Oomucneme WEDNESDAY. Apri, 8.0 5 p.m. LES BUGUBNUTS—NILSSO) MME CHRISTINE NILSSON as VALENTINA LEMARESI. Miles a L FY. SIGNO CAMPANINI, DEL POKNTE, NANNETTI, BOOLABA, ac ON as BLY Si. SIGH ae. SATURDAY, GBAND FAREWELL NILS30N M TINES, —4*tss TUESDAY, APBIL 71a, Bens fit of MR. GEO. METKIFF-. aps- {)PFESLISEETTOS. SAVE vo ORNTS ‘OMLY correct and em wom. PRICE, ONLY 13,08 PRICE, ONLY 15 ORNTS. Exits & Ov. ‘ap2 t Orn No )Om Exhibition aad Sale| Naw No Tis br a hey bes MARKRITER* Sian No. 439 Tth street, between D and E streets, sight dors above Oa! Fellows’ Halle ett Choice Ol Paint ines. Fograv ings, Chromos, tc. Also, largest ‘apr Hangings, Wintow Bhade: Tames, Picture Oords aad Tas- mls, Kings, » &e., io the District. - Be Tram B7 Picase rewember Name and Nomber. jel-ly* AlE BEND; OF CAST OFF WEARING ap. PABEL can be acid to the very Dest advautage by addressing or calliog on sUSTH, 619 D street, between 6th snd 7th ow. Notes by mail promptly a'tended to. Cash paid. f 13 tf —————— i et LECTURES. 2708) oF THE sawisn PEOPLE. LECTURE BY B.B. BARRING AT MASONIC T! Fer the benefit of the Oharit: VETTE LONG Wreeranp MALL Mr. A DOLPE SU his tecture on “Mines aud eee of TUES- 9, at 3 o'clock, b street. next to nd. Persons not having r iors may ebtain tick fice of Willard’s hot \COLN HALL. LEOTERES BY DE JOBN LORD 75 cents: reserved seats no extra For sale at Warren Cheate’s Bookstore, A charge. Pevusylvapia avenue, ‘aps st” “STYLE!” CLOTHING TO ORDER. OUB STOCK a OF FINE PIECE GOODS 1S FULL, UNIQUE IN DESIGN, AND SUPERB IS QUALITY. ouR SIERCHANT TAILORING FACILITIES ARE PERFECT. NASLING US TO ASSORE PERFECTION iN STILE, Fil, AND FINISH. HABLE BRO.'s, MEBCHANT TAILORS, mart) Sm Corner 7th snd D strects. | | | e receipts from this 09. wource to-day were $114, AyotuHER Wasnin: red dollars on the o” MAN sends a han- ore of bia conscience to the Treasury to-day. Tae Toe TREASTRY an izes the tement that he has not res i hie position at the head of the Treasury depar:- ment, and that he has Tur New Frexca Minister, M. Bartho'di, was at the Executive Mansion to-day, accn panied by the As-istant Secretary of State, ani P e-ented his credentials to the Presiden’. fhe usual diplomatic speeches were delivered. tention of so doing ‘THE BEARING of the case of Senator Chin ler against A.C. Buell, charging the latter with libel, was again postponed in the Police Court this morning until next Tuesday at 1 o'clock a. m., by request of defendant's counsel. THE CAnIneT Session to-day was of very brief duration. Ali the Executive departm -nts were represented, excepting the War depart- ment. There was no business of importance before the meeting. Mr. H.F. Ovrtey, for many years chiaf clerk of the Navy department, is about to resign to enter vpon the banking business. It is un ler- stood that be will be succeded by Mr. Join W. Hogg, who has so capably performed the d ities of disbursing clerk of the Navy department. Szxator Epaenps made his reappear ince in the Senate to.day, after a few weeks’ absence in Florida, and was warmly congratulated by his brother Senators on bis improved appearance. He bas derived much benefit from his trip, and 1s looking much better. A REroRT in cirenation that the Freedmaa’s Savings and Trust Company was to be ran ex- elusively as a colored institution is authorita- tively denied by Mr. Frederick Douglass, its president, who says it will always welcome its friends and depositors of all color: Ix THE UNITED Srates Supreme Cover yesterday Mr. Chief Jastice Waite announced to the bar that the court will not hear argu- ment- after Friday, the 24th instant, and that it wil! adjourn on Monday, the 4th day of May neat. Tse OreRa Hovse was crowded last night with the elite of the city to see Miss Cushman as ‘‘ Meg Merrilies.”. This was a fitting trioute fo the great actress, who, both professionally and in private life, has well earned the esteem and admiration she is held in by her country. Tae Kexpart G mw Poece —The House Appropriations Committee to-day heard Representative Dawes, who is oneof the dire ors of the Columbia institate for the deaf an dumb in this city, in advocacy of insertins item of £10,600 in the deficiency b'l! te com the purchase of Kendall Green. The comm agreed to insert this item. OSE HUNDRED AND PIPTY DOLLARS from a conscience-stricken citizenof Washington was received at the Treasury yesterday and credited to the proper fund. General Spinner was ai first inclined to believe that a memoriali«t has seen the error of his ways, but as the sending of “conscience money” to the Treasury is a m xd ern idea, and the *‘mems" reject any improve ment upon antiquity, that notion had to be re- jected. Navat Oxzpens.—Commander Chester Hat field, ordered to command the Saugus, at K-y West, Fia., per steamer of the lith instant from New York; Commander A. E. K. Benham, de- tached from the command of the Sangas, ani ordered to return home and report artiva!; Commander 8. Livingston Breeze, from tic command of the receiving ship Potomac, a° Philadelphia, and placed on waiting or. t Wm. H. Parker, from the Nocti Atlantic station, and placed on waiting orders Toe ALanawa Mixep CLarms Comuis Henry Howard, esq., late agent of her Majes ty’s government under the American and isrit ish Mixed Commission, will disburse the money awarded by it to British claimants—a little lea than $2.000,000—which sum is tobe paid by the Crited States to the British government by th» ‘Wth of next September. The money will bo = by Mr. Howard to the claimants or their egal representatives. The amount thus to be disbursed is included in the estimates of the Department of State. Nomiwatiows.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Com- modore Wm. E. LeRoy, to be rear admiral, U. S. navy; David O. Lewis, assistant surgeon, U. S. navy. Postmasters—Loren B. Hurd, at re. Vt. Mrs. Caroline Brigham, at Natick, Mass; Nathan ©. Luther, ttleburo, Mase.; Lewis Holmes, Bridgewater, Mass. Thos. D. 1 » Beverly, Mass; Wm. Hollands, ¥.; Edw. B. Stephens, Bing” bampten, N John W. Allen, Cleveland, bio; Eaward Downey, Brownsville, Texas: Wm. Jones, Dallas, Texas. Cartaix Georcs Hexer Preste, U.S. N.—The House Naval Commit- tee this morning agreed to report favorably on the memorial of Captain George Henry Preble, U.S. N., who prays that Congress will author. ize and request the President of the Unitea States, should he deem it just and proper to do £0, "0 nominate him to be a commodore on the ctive listof the mavy next below Commodore ward Donaldson, and thus restore him to the same relative position on the navy register he bad occupied throughont 31 years of honorable service, up to, and until the special promotions of July 25, 1566. THE DELEGATION FROM SOUTH CAROLINA opposing the recent tax-payers delegation, were at the White Mouse to-day, accompanied by ‘he Senators and Kepresentatives in Congress ‘rom South Carolina, and presented a ststc- ment to the President contradicting the recent aseertions of the previous delegation. They as sured the President that they had not imp taxes unnecessarily upon the people of Syuth ‘ arolina, and presented facts and figures t> svstain the assertion. They also claimed a< they represented the vast majority of the peo- ple ot the state, that they also represented vory wide business interests and capital. The Pres- id nt said be regarded their statement as a sat \stactory answer to the charges of the delegatm« fom the tax-payers’ convention. He olina in bis speech to that delegation, as bh 1 been published. The delegation, after with. drawing from the Executive Mansion. waited on the Atiorney Genera! ana paid their respects. CHARITY is now occupying the entire attsn- tion of the society of the city, as will bs seen the Children’s Hospital. Monday, the 13th instant, an amateur theat- tical entertainment at Willard’s Hall, for the ‘At of the Children’s Hospital, when a com- @ Irish Ai ‘7 , ult eit oepttit for of the ‘L.tttle Sisters of the Poor.” » the I and — ashlagton”” party the Masonic Hall, for the benefit of the Epiph- any Church Home; and an a Monday, the 20th formance at lard’s Hall, for it of the Children’s Hospital, when the of “Court Carda” and the farce “He's a Li will be performed. ‘THERE YoU CAN 8ER Governor Shepherd sur- rounded by bis staff, watching the progress of the inquiry, the handsome Senator Allison pre- poses piethedlege ge by any number of anxi nesses. thing impressed me bad! jor may be said of Mr. must be said that to his cou verance the of America are in- Gedted for the finest: in the Union. I shall be before this commit- works now on, THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION, | the description; it was my idea that the on! atest mode in which the bill sould be valid was wii Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee. reference to the topography of the District. The Joint Congressional Committee investi Q. Had not the bill been agreed upon before Mr. Oertly went to work? A. [ don't know; I gating District affairs met this morning at a | quarter past ten o'clock. undcrstood there was a general concurrence among the officials of the District with reter- Wright Rives made certain corrections in his testimony, which were immaterial. He said he ence to the sewer sections. Mr. Cook was subjected to a very severe cross- signed @ petition for the Ballard pavement tur ‘\b street. examination by Mr. Thurman. THE BOARD OF PUBLIC an Question im the Court of Claims. PROCEEDINGS ON MKS. LOCK WOQD'S APPLICA- TION TO BK ADMITTED AS AN ATTORNSY OF TRaT COURT. At the opening of the Court of Claims yester- day a motion was made in the usual form for the admission of an attorney to the bar of that court, whereupon Mr. Hosmer (of the drm or Cutpman & Hormer) arose, and said that he do- tired to move the admi+ pey. Mra. Belva A. [ FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Temepay, April SENA4TE.—Mr. Sherman, from the Com- mittee on Finance, reported back and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of & number of bills and petitions upon the sul ject of banking and the currency, as action taken by the Senate yesterday had covered ali the legislation proposed in them. So ordered. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, from the Finance Committee, reported adversely the bil to pro Mr. Wilton:—Q. Were any of the members ot the Board of Public Works about the legis lature when the bill was passed” A. They were about the same as anybody ts about Congress, WORKS AND THE Me vide for free banking and specie resumption Hong uctice of the bar of the TROPULITAN RAILRUAD COMPANY. in and out. He said that he regretted to make this unfavor ot Coirm Me then Jobn W. Thompson, sworn.—is president of «. Did they not urge its passage. Were they | siie report, which he did by order of the cou Lockwood torward and presen’ the Metropolitan strect railroad company; wir. | Pot soliciious about its passage? A. Tey court. Chief Justice Drake ea: tion was not contemplated rvles of the court, and read @ role reqairin that an attorney to’ be admitted-must be « met of good moral character. Mra. Lockwood there- upen spoke for herselt, and stated to the c tebe had carefully examine t the law wituout nz therein anything disqualifying a prac- g attcrvey trom admission on the grownd X. The chief justice said that the court dd examine thé matter and reader a de- n next Monday. Mrs. wood said thet d be satisfactory to her if, mean while, she could file the papers and proc take testimony in the case wherei to sppear in conrt, as her client was in tuwn waiting to go on with the claim. The coari granted leave to tle the papers, and informed Mrs. Lockwood that if the case was presing she might appear again to-day, by which time adecision might be reached. it ix understvou that the claim for which she wishes to appear amounts to nearly $100,000. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Mrs. Lockwood appeared again in coart this morning, accompanied by her husband and Mir. J. K.H. Willcox. Just be‘ore ca'ling the tirst ease for trial, Judge Drake addressed Mis. Lockwood, who sat at the extreme rear of tue court room, ard said that the court had not been able to decide yeton the question of ber admission, but would do soas svon as practi- cable. She thereupon advanced to the bar, ard asked that leave be granted her to take testimony. The Chief Justice replied that “the court could wot recognize her in any way as an attorney-at-law till sue had been admitted, bat that her client could proceed in his own name. (Mrs. Lockwood.—*Her own name.”| Her own name, then. I Sirs. Lockwood was herself the claimant, she had a right toa i otherwise she was at liberty to outside the court, under a warrant of attor mittee. He would not undertake to discios what took the committee, bat it is wel known thi mittees are made up of oi numbers, and in one of seven members wher three favored the bill and three opposed it, wits the seventh member a littie mixed, the repo had to be unfavorable. In view of what tac taken place yesterd xy, this adverss report wa appropriate. He asked that the bill urged its paseage with a reasonable anxiety. Q. Did you not urge its passage with a reason- able anxiety? A. Yes; anything which pro- erest of the District I urge with ne8: read from a paper a list of the streets Ooo u pied by the railroad company. . Q. hen were the sleepers ani ties laid with reference to the improvements of the Board of Public Works? A. The sleepers were usa ili) lard as the work progressed; wituess read 4 proposition made by the railroad company tw the Board ot Public Works, stating tnat ch former were ready to anticipate the exten= of their road if the paving was doae at the -x pens. ot the contractor, and said the prop osi- on was assented to verbally. He seated (ait the company had paid fur about 26,00) yards of carriageway; witness had no knowledge ot acexements made ou private property on «0 count ot the paving of the tracks; bas paid nothing for that portion of the road which was laid contemporaneous with the pavemen'; has built about ftteen miles of ratlroad since the Board of Public Works came in; if the railroa t were compelled to pay tor the paving it would cost about $50,000 a mile, and would amonn: to virtual contiscation; it woald take (15) flitsen years to pay for ii; any such taxation wo 1d awount w a virtual repeal of their charter; ness submitted the list of stockholders of Metropolitan road, nambering 266. Q. Has any assetsment been charged ag: your road on account of a carriageway ou street, Georgetown? A. Lhave not deen ny fied of any such assessment. Witness stated that the Metropolitan railroad had no authority from Congtess to run on 1 street or Miscouri avenue; that a change of the route of the road had been made without aa thority trom 4th to 3d street, in Georgetown Q. Is any member of the Board of Pu S Works @ stockholder in your company? A Yes, sr—S. P. Brown. Mr. Shepherd was a stuckholder; bis stock was transferred on « books in May, 1873; it amounted to $5,000, may sey it was sold some time before it wa- travsterred; it was transferred to Col. Sm wi, THR SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE CITY S. S. Riley, sworn:—is assessor for the 2/<t ict. in the southeastern portion legislative d of the city; the lowest assessed rate in that i trict is | cent per foot; about 23 squares ar: assessed; the property is nextto the Eastern branch, and is unimproved; the next highest |- 2cents per foot; 11 squares are thas assesse!, I y | &m to assess laud at its full cash value; most of that assessed at 2 cents is unimproved, it ts not worth anything for building purposes, without reclamation; not any of this property can t Grained in the Tiber creek sewer: the largest land owner in the district ix a Philadelpoia company; Mr. Shepherd owns some property in this district. At half-past twelve o'clock the committee took @ recese until two o'clock. MR. COOK'S WRITTEN STATEMENT. [The written statement of Mr. W. A. Cook to which reference was made in our report of yes terday’s proceedings of the committee, beg 1s by saying:—*'During the progress of ‘the ine: tigation of the affairs of the District of Colum. bia,’ two attempts have been made to connec: me with supposed dishonorable or reprebensi ble transactions—one on the 28th ult. by Hun W.-M. Merrick; the other on the 3)th ult. by Robert Christy, esq. The former appeared t» insinuate that Peter McNamara had given m+ $500 to secure his son-in-law’s nomination by the republican party for the House of Delegates; the latter insinuated that Samuel Strong had givon me a check for $3,000) to intlience opinions 1a which he was interested, or to procure from m + decisions in his favor. Both attempts mgaall y failed; but the artful and untrue insinuat on< of the counsel were aliowed to go on the recor. placed on the calendar. Mr. Kelly, trom the Committee on M Afisire, reported a bill to amend the act two c tablish’a military prison. Mr. Chandler presented joint resolutions « the Michigan legistature, asking for re! i certain settlers on the pablic lands. Keterced to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Logan introdaced a bill to incorporate the First Presbyterian church of Salt Laks City. eferred io the Committee on the Ju- diciary Mr. Hamilton ( Cexas) introdaced a bill to re move political disabilities of C.D. Anderson of Texas. Referred to the Committee on th» Judiciary. ‘The Chair laid before the Senate a com:nu nication from the Secretary of War enclosing the Engineer's report upon the James river, and Kanawha canal project. Keferred to Com mittee on Transportation. Mr. Ferry (Mich ) prevented petitions from various parts of the country asking that the #1 valorem duty on tin plates be changed to a spe eiticduty. Keferred to Finance Committee. Mr. Sargent presented petition of John A Lock wood, late fleet surgeon of Pacitie squad Ton, asking to be placed onthe rotired list Reterred to Committee on a Mr. Scott, from Finance Committee, reportet adversely on the bill toretund the’ Internal Kevenue taxes erroneously assesssd and coi lected. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Clayton introduced bill to establish the ry g r stat ans but not to appear before the court for any p have in my haud Mr. Shepherd’s resignauisu; 1 | of the committe wen uaa ladies ten. Speciet ts Ocae pose. There were difticuities in the way of ad- | will read it. Mr. Cook protests against the course of th tee on Indian Affairs. The bill tor the relief of the heirs of Ast: Dickens was taken up, and after considera) discussion, Mr. Morri!i ot Vt. moved to lay it on the table. Rejected—ayes 1%, noes 3°. The bill wasethen passed —ayes 27, noes 23 and Mr. Howe then eutere! @ motion to recon sider. The calendar of general orders was then taken up. The firet bill was for the reliet of Thomas B Lexington, Mo. upsen objected to ite consider- mitting @ married lady to practice. You hive @ busband, have you hot? (Mrs. Lockwood “Yes.” She indicated the Doctor by a grace! wave of the hand; whereupon that gentleman advanced and placed himself beside ber.) Tacse ifficnities the court has not yet been able to consider. RESIGNATION. Wasainoron, August Ist, 1571. JW. Thompson, Esq., President M. R. RCo Deak Six:—! respecttaily resign my position as adirector in your company. Wauilst doing this Ican but express the regret I feel in ciu= sundering the connection which has bee pleasant since the formation of the compan bat | think it best under the circumstances. Very truly, yours, ALEX. R. Suzracay. ‘The stock is worth £26; if we don’t pay a divi dend in July it will go down to at watered stock; the par value is $50, $30 has been actually paid in. Senator Stewart —Then it is five dollars less than what bas been paid? A. Yes, sir. By Mr. Wilson:—Tue railroad company has received no bill as yet for the improvements on F street, in tront of the Post Ofice? By Senator Stewart :—A public meeting was beld of citizens and property-holders living along East Capitol street, who passed a reso! u- tion that they would willingly pay for tne cust of improvements if the road would extend its line to the eastern section of tue city. By Mr. Thurman:—Neither the charter of the railroad company by Congress or any act of the Legislature requires the directors to pay for paving the streets; we are required to keep in repair the paving of the carriageway between the tracks and two feet on either ride. Q. Are you keeping in repair this space? A. We are. It is our duty to do so. Wm. A. Cook then explained the decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia with reference to the material which shoald = used by street railroad companies in paving theirtracka. —* By Mr. Merrick:—In one or two instances the Metropolitan railroad company have laid thou Uacks on the wooden pavements laid by the Board of Public Works; it wasdone to aul: tearing up the street By Mr. Mattingly:—The Metropolitan r. road company was orgenized in 1854. sy Mr. Merrick:—(utte a number of stock hoiders came in when our extensions were mle can't say how many of them are mambers of the Le_islature; Mr. Cross is a stockholder. By Mr. Mattingly:—Mr. Shepherd sold out his stock before the improvements began. By Mr. Merrick:—There is a charge of $3,4)) against us for improvements in front of the War and Navy departments; have not paid ir; the case 1s now in litigation. ANOTHEL SODDER HkaRD FROM—HE SOME, AND SUME HB—DON'T BUY Arthur Bridget, sworn.—Have done soiding in the city, @ considerable amount of it; am in the habit of charging from 15 to 25 cents per square yard; the soil under ths sod laid by me is trom 1 to4 inches in depth; did sodding for ditferent contractors wlo had con tacts; they were sub-let to me; could make money at 25 cents a yard. and pat the soi! under; my contract with John O. Evans was 15 cents for some, 20 cents for some, and 25 cents tor some. At 15 cents, Mr. Evans furnished tbe soil: that for which I’ was paid 25 cents 1 {ur uisbed the soil; can’t tell how many sy yards of sod I have laid; would be giad to do tae sodding around the city for 25 cents, and fur. nish the soil; could make money at that price. By Mr. Stewart:—It I had to take my pay in certificates, would charge 40 cents. committee, and conclades by say: Te pr vent any misapprehension or misunderstanding, I now and here assert that the insinuation- made against me are utterly false—mere mor- bid conjectures and groundless suspicion, h cavnot be supported by the testimony of s» | any respectable witnesses. And I respectfully ask that this paper be incorporated in the pro- ceedings of the committee.” } APTER RECESS. The committee reassembled at 2 minutes of o'clock A LIVELY COLLOgt ¥ followed, Mrs. Lock woot stating tuat persozal. ly she cared very little about the jaestion s9 long ae her client's business went right, and asking the Chief Justice to inform her what coarse st= had better pursne in order to prevent her clieut’s interests suffering by delay. This J adge Dr ike xeem tothink was ho part of his duty, but te finally advised her to carry on outside proc set ings, taxe testimony, ete., in her ciient's without using the name of an attorney. ‘Tai~ Mrs. Lockwood appeared to consider saiisfacto ry, and she, with her friends and a number interested spectators, withdrew. Ex Chiet Jus tice Bartley, of Ohic; ex-Judge Hale, of New York; Mr. ©. F. Peck, of this city, and asum ber of other prominent members of the bar were present. In case Mrs. Lockwood is denied admission by the court, her friends express the intentlon ot appealing to Congress for tue passage of ad-+ laratory act or resolution to the effect that the law is not derigned to authcrize the exclusion on account of sex of any practicing attorney in good standing. The case of which Mrs. Lock wood has charge, was referred to the Gourt uf Claims by the Navy department, Mra. 1. hay- ing had charge of it before that depa:tne. The District in Congress, ANOTHER PROPOSED RAILROAD. Mr. Morey, of Louisiana, has introducad in the House a bill to authorize the construction of arailroad trom Washington, D. G., to the Chesapeake Bay. The corporators named are Allen Rutherford, C. C. Cox, W. W. Warden, A. M. Gangewer, M. Meigs, Wm. F. Stickney \.. Bridges, J. A. Lynch, .'D. Sloan, John 0 Evans and G. W. U. Waite. The roadis to com mence at or near Georgetown, run to the Fast ern branch of the Potomac east of the nav: yard, thence across the river to Uniontown, ai! thence by the most direct and feasible route w the Chesapeake Bay. The capital stuck is ticed at 25,000 shares of $50 each, with authority t» borrow $1,000.00 on seven per cent. boats Three years are allowed tor the organization of the company, the construction aud eqaipment of the road. The bill was referred to the Cum- mittee on the District of Columbia. GAS FOR THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS. A bill to authorize the National Gas and Iron Company, of Chicago, to supply the p bulidings and grounds and the city of Wa, ington with gas has been tntroduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Leach, ot North Carolina. By the terms of the bill ‘this company is authorized to lay its mains and establish its works, the Commissioner of Pubiic Buildingsand Grounds setting apart for their use suftictent public grounds in a sattable locality for the latter, and the company is to furnish gas for the government at not over $1.50 per thou- sand feet, and the city of Washington and the citizens not over $1.75 per thousand. The bill was referred to the Committee on the District ot Columbia. Mr. Freli ation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—In the morning hour, Mr. Monroe, (Uhio) from the Committee on Education and Labor, reported a bill to authorize the territorial legislatures to sell the Jands set apart tor educational purposes and apply the interest on the proceeds to t establishment of schools, with the recommenda tion that it lie upon the table. After some dis cussion, the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole, on a point of order. Mr. E. K. Hoar, trom the Committee on Re vision of the Laws, reported a bill to establish a circuit court of the United States for the north ern district of Alabama. The bill was ordered to be recommitted and the substitute printed, with leave to report the same at any time. Mr. Poland, (V't.) from the same committee, reported @ bill revising and codifying the laws authorizing post roads, in force on the Ist day of December, 1573. Passed. - Mr. Poland also reported @ bill authorizing the use of certain evidence taken by the Cour ot Claims ip cases transferred trom that court and heard elsewhere. Passed. Mr. Hooper, (Mass.) from the Committee o Coinage, Weights and reported » bill amendatory of the act of February 12, 187 $0 as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasur) to keep at the assny offices mints 4 portio of the public moneys, to be used in the purchase of bullion or foreign’ coin for cvinage, ou cer tain conditions. Passed, Mr. Houghton (Cal.) reported a bill to estat lish assay officers at St. Louis. Mo., Cie go Ol., and Helena, Montaua. ieterred to tu committee of the whole on a potat of order. Mr. Hooper also reported bill to amend ¢) 25th fection of the coinage act of 1575, regalatiue the charge for recoinage. Passed. Tum Penasytvasia Guat Trav coal and coke tonnage of the Penusyiran railroad the present vear tothe 2ist of Marc? was (6,011 tons, of which 532,000 tons ware con Snd 104,91] coke. The coal trade in the Schuyi kill region is dull, from a block of cars at Rich mord and points on the line. One day durine the past week, we are informed, there were > cars loaded with large coal standing at the sam time. The cause of this blocking Is said to b want of orders for the shipment of the coa trom Port Kichmond. Asa consequence, car nd ‘those 8. S. Riley was recalled and testined that the property in the Zist legislative district assessed t 2eents per foot does not overtiow, bul sed at 1 cert per foot dors overtlow with ides. Had no general instructions, the su perintendent of assessme: id me to get as juick and as igh an aseesnont as T could get. By Mr. Mattingly:—Did not aim to assess ground for more than it wa- worth; asseased | upto its tall value. Think I conscientiously dis charged my duty. By Mr. Allisou:—There was an assessment pereonal property in Is71; don’t know wha’ cost; know it cost a good deal. The examination of the witness was in pro gress when our report c'osed. Washington City_lis Past and Pres ent. A lady, an old resident of Washington, writ ing to us of the city have so rapidly taken place confined to the house tor when I got out afew days time, I actually lost. my way. changed. I felt like lwas ip = steange and notin the Washington of @ year Betore 1 was taken sick everything was in con fusion. The streets were a'l plou, sidewalks almost impassable, and everytuin; looked like there had just been an earthquak: or like the dear old town was really breakin: up Lousekeeping and going west. But when more than twelve months atter, I aroge from my bed of sickness, and was able again to g out, what a change! The scene burst upon m astonished gaze like the fa'ry palace of Ala! dinjwhich the genii kindly built ina nigh, and which yery much astonisued the good pe» ple in the neighborhood, if we may credit his wry. Old Washington was no more. I beheli! Anew and beautiful city.” This is the im pression of one who had not seen th radual work of improvement as it went on uteven tuose who daily saw the progress ot the work marveled at tre rapidity with which it was accomplished. In a comparatively short space of time Washington has been wonderiaily deantitied and improved. until it stands to-day the queen city of the Union, as it will be of the world. And this is agit should be. As the cay ital of the republic, it cannot be a cause fo that jealousy and rivalry to which our Ameri can Cities are so prone; but it ehould be th pride of every American that the nation’s cay ital should be worthy of the nation, A few years back—so few, indeed, that the children e | remember it very ‘well—Wasbington was ti appearance a disnial and dilapidated old town which seemed to have sunk into a lethargy from which it could uot be aroused. Tnen vis itors, and travelers generally, as they passed through, smiled and said to each other, «Lite i= BUYS were Scaree at the mines last week parties who have orders for coal and coal ready tor shipment checked in their operations There isa moderate demand for coal, which will soon, of it has not already, remove the blockade. In the Lehigh region the trate jx reported as steadily improving, though as ye" by no means active.— Philadelphia Ledger. . Harri read he | too short to spend whole day in ; HOURS OF LABOR FOR STRRET-CAR CoNDUCT- Howie, Pebte wa ee 1 | Washington.” Yet the. dear old town EVANGELIST HAMMOND and a party of co ORS AND DRIVERS ding, end asked the witness what it would bx | wanted not the love of ite inlabitani«. | laborers are making ® railroad excursion into Hon. G. W. Hazeiton ( Wis.) introdaced in the rearonabiy worth to do suck. sodding. Never were people to devoted to their uative | Texas. They are headed by the railroat House of Representatives, yesterday afternoon, The witness,—I don’t kuow; { never did any of that kind of work; my work all passed; there was ® superintendent of the District govern- ment who inspected my work; sometimes be said I was pot doing work according to cou tract; I would quit awhile, and the boss con- tractor would say go ahead; on the work done for Jobn O. Evans saw no superintendent; be kept himself scarce, if be about; the sod laid iy beg was from 1 inch to 2 x By Mr. Stewart:—Not to my knowledge cl 1 agree to do sodding according t» the specitica- tions of the Board of Public Works; if it passed 1 was to get my pay for it; ifit was condemned, why, it was my fons. By Mr. Harrington: —A fair price for sodding according to the board specifications would b 40 cents per square yard. Mr. Thurmau:—Did you bay your sod’ A. I did some. Q. Where did you get that you didn't bay? A. Weil, some was given to me, and I got som at different places; wil the aod I boagut didu’ cost me $75; sod I bought I paid 3 ceuts a yard uncut. By Mr. Hubbell:—Before I w any of the specifications of the board 1 had been sodding ‘a whole season. place. And no wonder. Situated on a most beautitul river, the scenery of which can vie with that of the Hudson, embellished as the latter is by art; with skies like Italy, and « climate bealth-giving and sublime; surrounded by picturesque hills and lovely dates, invested with all the beauty and advantages of meter itis indeed no wonder that it was, and is—; though they may have been sluggish, althoug’ they had not been brought to that high state of zation in which men make vast fortanes ip aday and lose them in another, they were uot lacking in the qualities which go to make a good citizen and a good man. Such was Wash ington when it was proposed in Congress t move the seat of government to the west. The people had been rubbing their eyes betore, bus how they were thoroughly awake. ‘This’ was the magic signal: “Ae bees buz out wi’ angry pike When plundering herds assail their dike,” 80 did the people of Wasbington, when’ this roposition ascailed their honor and interest hey determined that the complaints against the city should be unfounded; that they woula remedy every evil complained of by the “cap ital-wovers;” that the capital-movers thea- selves should be thwarted, cfficiale, and are fed and lodged af halt price at most of the hotels. A meeting is held at every important station on the way, the coming of the band being telegraphed ance, 80 that an andience is always ready at the depot. A letter from one of the party says that their route «*j« strewn with the fire of conviction,” and w: soon be traceable by “a swath of Curistians through a land of sinners.” @ resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to report, with as littie delay as prac- ticable, a bill amendatory of the several acts of incorporation under which street cars are now Tun nd operated in the District of Columbia, 80 as to define what shall bea legal day’s work for conductors and drivers, and reducing the same from sixteen hours, as now prescribed by the several companies, to @ reasonable stand ard. and protecting such, parties against a re- Guetion of their wages below existing rates. Mr. Garfield (Obio) suggested that the resolu- tion be referred to the committee without dis- cussion, bat Mr. Platt (Va.) temporarily pat an end to the matter by interposing an objection. a POLBONIC GANG Of river thieves in New York, despising petty operations, undertook o late to steal an entire canal boat, and were ar rested while unloading it of its cargo of wheat, at a distant point from ite tormer dock. Hag Callaban and James O'Neill, two of the thieves, bad previously shipped as'deck hands, and after Koberts, the captain, had gone to the theater wita bis wife, they called four conte? and engaged a tug boat to remove the Gey. Howarp's Cas#.—The officers of the Howard court of inquiry give out that the court is likely to conclude its labors much earlier than had been expected. They already con- template final adjournment within a short time. Tbe impression prevails, from the evidence thus far submitted, that the court will decide that General Howard is not personally respon- sible for the wrongfal acts of a few of the sub- ordinates who made default, and that person- THOPLE of Kansas city wis! to be represented in the Police board, but th have sensibly resolved that they condemn the drawing of lines between races and nationali- tes, and that appointments should be mad: solely on account of the honesty, integrity, ¢ d that the capita! ally he is tree from blame.—Wask. Cor. N. F. 5 should be an honor to itself and country. In. acity. and general fitness of the candidates, Times. oe Seen decd, witht these ideas they Davo stead oa be {hey of American, African, German, or Irish [ Wm. A. Cook was recalled and submitted the | ried on the wrk, so that now, im of being | ‘escent. THE INVESTIGATION into the management of | mortgage taken from ine Golyer and McUlellan | the uation’s shame, Washington stands its gory | Ture Mex Sur the Bixhee the aflaure of the District of Columbia goes along | dated January 16, 1873. Witness did not know | and pride. Asa place of residence, it is, per- chemical roofing works at Hunter's point, Now very slowly. So far nothing startling has been | bow much work bad been done before the | haps, the most delightful in the world.’ So York, da) mortgage was executed. left with the committee.) roster of the list of developed. It has been proved that some peo- ple have made a little money, but no more than what was legitimate according to the laws of jing labor trad * The ortgage charmed are those who have occasion to visit, it also submitted a | through politics or otherwise, that almost inva and ined efforts have already been made to implicate Gov. Shepherd, but each and grum! or Geesnace hay Ce ae the samme | tno test argument against them i: | Muserssirri WOMEN TO Vore on THe Tex or doubt. Tue bis worst enemies are bound to they growl, they never leave. fon ent apps — = admit. He ir present during every minute of Taare, Sonerally not “native to the | J roca ged 9 Saye: a ~ the sittings of the committee, and the splendid 7 STORY OF THE SEWER BILL. place or to manner wea it is | passed by the legislature requires a aie a manner in which he meets every charge of the Witness then read from the journal of the | conclusive. We speak not ite government or | male voters over 21, — —— og e witnesses thing of admiration to every one.— House of Delegates with reference te the pas itica, alone can pass unbiased judg- city, township or town to sign a peti > Wash. Special Phila. S! sage of the sewer bill. He also submitted the | ment on the right and wrong thereof. Cities as | license to sell liquor, ‘such leense sha!) ——— first sewer Dill which was introduced, which | well as cou have always been, and prob- | be issued. ge Sey, i Saxp with bis counsul Hon. F. E. Wood- | bad been drawn up by him, and yy | ably always will be, distu by faction. And | after signed the bridge, ex-member of Congress, was before the | ‘Be Committee. SS Trvine TO Do GooD in New York is very dis Ways and Means Commtitee again this morn- ‘it nat office did you hold when id pr . A man went about on Thursday ing. and was examined at some length. He or element, pw we hey Se pier ae sat ot ae ee declined, on advice of his counsel, to answer | Q. Whorequested you to draw up that bill? coer ont ceentin ea eel aha pe certain questions touching his expenditure of | A. ‘The legislature of the , and the then | with enthusiastic ith ‘bie fife, but when ho wants to go atont Pp Se peccenet capo gmt Governor. fain be will probabl ‘gow overnment on wor o- terfere with his own interests and the Totecens ‘ator face than Now York” ‘Tus TexPeeasce CrvusaDs mm Boston —A' «be montbly meeting of the Methodist m nister> I in li Fi i it TRE TEX-MILE WALKING MaTOR the cham; jemorrow mors f Of New York city, | sad.can but give to tour sympathy and THE Democratic Victory mm Cow: contest created consid THE Case of the cure ef who war cur The Connecticut : oe toa of sh deposed Ete or France, bd tet = ceived midnight of violation of the neutrality laws = up . ent jest night, a few towns M: but at the same time from fc aca prions Steed pps ie 3 ee A lisrany 1 Tax Ted Over 4,000 votes. ‘The cata bye vert has isthe “hr a hoate heavily democratic: ‘Ewe ct of the officials ust ae pees 3 oe, ncn New been surrendered Gerald. > Smith Gronsbifony 58 The heavy ‘men out of @ of ten ders the of « democratic U on Ferment Ror ‘Sonator an casy matter, rf g i Teeult. Ip my annual inst I expressed | taken to resume specie paymen: | antics that so extreordinary of tn ating the currency, by adding to the out- notes, or standing tender e@atbor- ining 8 fu imsue of national nk pa~ per, would be senonrly made. io view of the pur ch bas been indicated to enlarge the volume cf paper of both descrip~ pon Rg | to repadiate all ss tw ot establish the stan; specie, & policy, a sincerely believe, fraught wich widespread ruin to the industry of the country. with immi- bevt danger to its credit, I invoke yoar inter- position to contribute all in your power to pre- vent its adoption. Your opinion, representi a» you do, more largely than the legisiat other state, the financial and commer. interests of ‘be union, should catry with tt & weight. The tlagrant injustice of the Proposed mexsure will be more apparent when Jou corsider that, it adopted witbout repealing the legal-tender act, the results will be net only to ¢ We the paper currency still further compel ite acce;tance ta the payment ot pt, Thue openty vieiating the soiemniy- the government tive deem its Rotes in specie tteable period, impairing tie gation of the contra: what the constity but to proclaimed pledge ot years ago to T at the earilest pr ' polit an act of moral ai al turpitade. To grade the currency and at ta compel the people to receive it a« equivalent to specie would be the most tyrannical exerci and abuse of al power of wh government has ever been guilty in time of peace. It differs in no essential reepect, enber under its moral or ite practical effect frow a standard of specie by an adulterati tional coin. Five years ago the sense of rec tude would bave revolted at the suggestion of such an act of perfidy, but a persistence j wrong and injostice rarely fail to reco: further wrong, to the thought fret asd to If spurning aw all and trampling under foot seachings of bist all maxims of adopt a policy as fraudulent as it is demor political Justice —w izing, Our suCCemors Will look back on our © duct with bumitiation and shame. The mil lions of depreciated and irredeemanie paper, i issued ne proposed, will, by a law of distriba hich ne human power can control, be into the city of New York to uphold and stima late stock gambling, to glut the channels of in dustry, embarras onest transactions of | business, and cause reactions in the various labor, by which the working employment and to t the public of such an | shake to its f credit. Ag epter our solemn pro} any other flood with a clear wo | trust you will | concur with me in the opinion thet the emer- cy demands the piainest and most emphatic ten © would agaiust Contamination, I speak of the force of Be. crefore recommend such expression on your part as may comport with the digaity of the legislature, and as you may deem due to the interests of vents. Lam not with- out the that a timely declaration of your : be presented to gress through the Senators and Kepresen- tatives from this state, may arrest torrent of disgrace and disaster with which the country is threaceved from this source. It your protests and warnings are unheeded, you Will ave the cousolation of reflecting.whsp the evil comes upon us, that noefiuri on your part has been spared to avert it. (Signea Jour A. Dix. ae Foretgm Notes. FAILUER OF AN APRICAN LORING BXPe- DITION. Loxpow. April 7.—Kamore from Portagnese territory, West Africa, report the utter fatlure of the sccond expedition. Granby was left with only seven men. His brother and party were returning to the coust. HARD ON TH# REPU New Yous, A IESUITS. tter from 1A o came to Peru dar rd » Italy and Spain wil not be allowed refn, ROCH Lonpos, April7.— Melbourne give or particniars of the escape from New Caledow: of Henri Rochefort and his companions, It appears they obtained per- mirion from the authorities to go on a fishing excursion. They succ in boarding a bark nd stored themsel ves e hold, where they remained until the departare of the vex- sel, when they made their arance ou deck. @ Choice Yet. MORE BALLOIS FOR SENATOR PRow MASSACRUSETTS. Boston, April 7.—Tne twelfth ballot for United States Senator was taken to-day, with the following result: Whole number of votes, io & choles, 135. Dawes received Curtis, 72; Adams, 16; Banks, ‘. Washburne, Whittier, and Phillips received | vote each. The convention decided to take another bal- Two ‘ot. The whole number of votes cast was the same. Dawer received i; Hoar, 51, Curtis, 71, Adems, B. F. Butler, Speaker Sanford, Wasbburne, Whittier, and Phillipe received each one vote. The convention adjourned till to-morrew. —— The Michigan Charter Elections. VICTORIES FOR EVERYBODY. Derroir, April 7.—At the charter elections held im this state yesterday the republicans elected their ticket im the follo Kalamazoo, Corunna, Fer elected in V pati Cay oma ticket in Flint, and the reform ticket in ona. Democratic Victory im Cincianati. ‘Cum + April 7.—The democrats were triamp in the city elections yesterday b: majority of about 4,000. They will bi jority of about 15 on joint ballot o council. Yopel, a candidate for jadge of the peror court, whom both sides voted, re- ceived 16,50) votes. nel ancomeee The Connecticut Etection. Hartroap, April 7.—ingersoll's majority in the state is not far from 2,500. Tne senate stands 17 democrats to 4 republicans, and the house 145 democrats to 9 republicans and 2 in- dependents. The National Woman Suffrage A . oman 0. ciation, New York, April 7.—A call bas been lesued for the annual convention of the National Wo- man Suffrage Association, in this city, on the Mith and 15th of May. a Sreciat Evectr 5B. 1MORE.—Mayor Vansant's proclamation giving notice of a *pecial election to be beld on the 2ist day ot the present month, at which the qualified voters of the city will be called upon to approve or dis- approve of the ordinance suthorizi the approval or rejection of the fundi two million dol- lare Of the floating debt the city.—Salumore American, oa HELt Gats Exrrosiox Postrowmp.— Ht