Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peunsyivania Avenne, cor. Lith St. aY THB RVEVING STAR NEWSPAPER CORPANT, SH. RAUPPRANN, Prevt. | _—— STAR ts sorted by carriers to tale wubeibers at Tax Oveme tan Warts ow fORTY-FocR Casts run Monte. Copies at the enter Two Cxxts cach. By mail—three months, 7.69; atx months, $5.00: one year, 98. THE WEEELY STAR—Pudlisnet Fritay—91.99 | 3 iably jm advance, in both cases,an} Eo paper ct longer than pald for. Be Res f advertising furnished om appticatio,. | *MUSEMENTS. ror 2 UPERA HO tatetnts eat living acisers, MISS OF chratrs BAN: eho etl peibahty ms aa je thie city in the chara’ 2 Es NGATA? GINS sue eoy Mae ns 08400 na sy NT 4G, April 9. MACBETH. 8) Go WeNeR IT SIGHT. GUY jas m . sATCuDAY & ‘Wel OF MISS § aur, Ww 01 OneRe Fa U nan Sn ND ™ FM grits yaren of Suriosaue, and her Macam AL FHEATER—NILss0N ATLL uossoe and Maaagr PONY SIGHT OF THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY. s ST"ARKOSCH THIS Gecsgosst k vR Ing, April 9, at 8, = TON G AM? CHBISTINE N-LS3» LLES TORKIANT, MARESI, 816 PANINI, DEL PUENTS, SOOLARA, & 4 Chorus and Orchs-t ‘ectur and Co: duct r, Sign: W (FRIDAY) BVENING. April AND FARRWELL NIGHT, Vorai’s ‘st time wachingtom, » DAM PANINI, DEL ANNETTI, ut A, &e snd Splemiid Scenery, Gorgeous Dresses, Miso Music: A0M ts | Opera House to-night as “Lady Macbeth,” in en Scene SATURDAY, ) FABEWEUL NILSSON MATINER, Pen at E15, te-ccmmacooe at 2 p.m. General Admission Gallery, $1; Reserved Beate. Orchestra. Qi; Bewerved 8 Orchestra Drees Oircl+, $3; Boxes, 925 tach. reither of the above now at Metzsrott’s ote Brectat Nortck —In order to avoid the door on ¢ 2 cle a EAUX AND DRAM 4’ MENT for the Bonoft. of ST CHURCH. at WILLARD HALL, SA RVENING, April tir the Mra. Justice Fielt, M S t Kelly, M Les Precisuss & ing comedy, in two. w Py The Marine Band. Will be in sttendauce. to bs had of ths Patronwss ic and Book x TON THEATSE Lith street, below Penn APRIL 6, DURING THE WEEK, AND THREE MATINESS. ng American Actor, BADOLIEF, © Drama, entitled CLAUDE DUVAL. First appearacce this dashing Seri nic Wecali: MISS SALLIE MASOS rated Yoni i% tifal and appr arance of tae Young Crm dienne, MISS KATIE JOHNSON. Last week of the Great JACKLEY FAMILY the icst wonderfal troupe in the world. 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Box 4371 nities a jomaiee Back Bree szyt. eS Bowers, ja, aps- 6c SiexoR STBigI, MERLY OF WASHINGTON, Bogs leave to announce to the eblic of that be hes returned te the ‘city ‘snd Sil . 2 IL8 IN VOCAL MUsiC. wart-im Mmited number of PUP: Madrene at the Music Stores. N®h STBAW HAT 'D BONNET BLEACAa I8G. All who ba faba V&.. 48—N°. 6,567. WASHINGTO Wishington News and Gossip. Internat Revere. source to-day were $146,058. REPRESENTATIVE McCraky, of the Ist Iowa district, announces that he wi!l not be a candi- ‘The receipts from this date for re-election, giving as as a reason the his | rivate affairs demand his undivided a*ten tion. CRARLOTTE CvsBMAN will appear at Ford's | which role her great dramatic power is shown toeven better advantage than in her impersona- tion of «Meg Merril Mies Cushman in the sleep-walking scene is a bistrionic pie ure which Once seen is never forgotten. Mrs. Betva A. Lockwoop, who is in New York, this morning forwarded to the Court of Claims a brief of the grounds on which sho holds that the motion to admit ber to the bar of that court should be granted. The frie moments before 12 o'clock, while the j were still in the conference room. The brie was handed in to them there. They received it respectfully, and express-d the intention to give ite suggestions due consideration. Ix THE HowaRp Covet oF Ixquiry yestrr- day, the direct testimony of General Balloch was completed. The testimony has referrod enerally to the manner of conducting the Ensinens of the bureau, of which Geuerat Bat, loch was the chief disbursing officer. The office isbursed twenty-nine millions of dollars, Gen- 1 Balloch arranging for the paymsat of bounties and the disbursement of the various funds appropriated by Congress. This witness being cross-examined to-day. Tre “ CHArN Brince” has been finished and turned over by the contractors, Messrs. Clark, Reeves & Co., to General Babcock Engineer in cherge of Public Buildings and Grounds, and the bridge will be opened for travel to-morrow. This will be good news to hundreds of business men here. as well as to our neighbors on the Virginia side of the Potomac. The bridge is of @ truss pattern, and is substantially built ot wreught iron. is 1,350 feet long (in e2ven spans) and is 26 feet bigh and 20 feet wide. CoxriRMaTioNs.—The Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed the following nom’- nations:—Henry C. Johnson, to be commissioner | of customs, vice Wm. G. Haines, removed; Geo. S. Fisher, of Georgia, consul at Beirut; Benja- min F. Bell, postmaster at Americus, Georg'a: Commodore F bias Stanley, to be reat admirai in the navy, vice Sands, retired; Wm. E. Le Roy, rear admiral in the navy, vica Parrott, re tired; David 0. Lewis, nt surgeon in the navy, to fill a vacancy; Wm. E. Kilburn, ensizo im the navy, at foot of class of 1570. REAR ADMIRAL Joan J. ALuMzy, who was at Callaoearly in March, has been ordered t» preceed in his flagship, the Pensacola, to Sin Francisco, and resume command of the Norh Pacific station, in plaice of Kear Admiral P nock, transferred tothe Asiatic station. Ine Pensacola will receive new orders at Mare land, and Rear Admiral Almey will transfer } flag tothe Richmond. The Pensacola may be expected at San Francisco about June Ist to loth, Rear Admiral Cook will probably leave Key Weet to-day with his fleet for the Earepean station. The Shenandoah sailed from Key West April 4th, for New York. Tue Missixe Dot —The House Commi’ mittee on Indian Affairs, who have been in tigating Indian contracts for some time past, bave thus far found no frands. They desire, however, before closing the investigation, tu secure the attendance of Gen. Dodge asa wit- ress, but that gentleman cannot be found, although several messengers have been s2n* after Lim. This is the same Gen. Dodge who was wanted by the Wilson credit mobilier \a- estigating committee last winter, but who never be found. A summons was sent for him to Texas, but he managed to evade the ficer sent to serve it, and uever appeared. ANOTHER J1BBOF FATE attending the funeral of Mr. Sumner. Recently his divorced wits cbanged her residence in Boston from the street where she had lived for years to the more aris- tocratic quarter of Beacon street. The lows funeral procession had to pass through thi< street on its way to Mount Auburn. Som> entanglement occurred, and the hearse cou- taining the casket was stopped for two hours in front of Mrs. Sumner’s door, thus furcing bh» ‘o attend the funeral. If she remained indif ferent through this trial, her strength is beyor that of an ordinary woman.— Fay,” in Loui cille Journal. ARErorTeR woo THRgaTeNRv TO Make it Hot For Tas Ways awpD Mgans Cou- MITTEE. — Yesterday afternoon, about ten minutes before the adjournment of the Wars and Menno Committse, Mr. eer TT e ing to represent a ity, sent Poon he Mr. Dawes, diatrmen, thro eh fa oor - » Tequesting to Present at the Sanborn Tavectignios St the same time stat- ing to the doorkeeper that if the committee de- nied him admirsion he would make it hot for them. As the committee was about to adjourn Mr. Dawes sent word to Parish that he wou! see him after the adjournment. This morning when the committee met, Mr. Dawes related the incident to the committee and asked what ac ion they would takein the matter. Severai members expressed themselves as decidedly a to admitting any one under a threat, one went so faras to stigmatize this re er a8 & scalawag. Finally, on motion of ir. Roberts, of New York, it was resoived to ask the members of the preas who have been in at- tendance during the investigation to inform tue paper in question that it is entitled to represen- tation betore the committee the same as other papers, bat that the committee would decided- ly object to admitting any person who had made a threat against them. Mr. Parish was not admitted. Toe Disraicr Ixvestigation.—As Senator Stewart has been charged with being a specu - later in real estate in Washington by various ournals, which have asserted that for that rea- son he sbould not be allowed to serve on the ‘nvestigating Committee, it is proper that the real estate transactions of the Senator should be made known, inasmuch as the facts relating to ‘bem were brought out at his own request. I: *ppeirs, from the testimony of Mr. Latta aod ‘rom the statement made to the committee by Mr. St wart, that property to an ard that Mr. Stewart disposed of his interest in March, 1473, at an advance Cd $15,000. It ap- speculative property was hela by bim during the seasion of pte fi or at any time when he was called u upon bills affecting the District. T tle men with wi he was interested. Sunderland and Hillyer, no one had accused of having any connection with the Board of Public Works. Tue Orsea.—a very large and fashionable Sudience assembied at the National [ # i Aadd taal! role with fervor, while his im elicited ial E | tom, which the District Amairs ti MERTING OF THE HOUSE DI To pay. The Houre District Committee held a regular Weekly meeting to-day—Judge Cotton presid- ing. Messrs. E.F. Simpson and B. H. Stine metz, @ committee from the trustees of tas Foundry M. E. church, in this city, appeared before the committee in bebalt of the bill giv- ing the trastees autherity to sell a certain lot of ground belonging to the church. The bil! was Teterred to Messrs, Hendee, Peta and Ciark, who, it was understood, would amend it, ani report it to the committee at its pext mect rs The bill to authorize the National Gas aud Iron Company to supply the public baidings Washington with gas, was referred to the sau committee on gas, consisting of Messrs. Har mer, Cotton and Eldredge, aud Mr. Leach was added to the committee. The bill to incorporate the Washington City and Atlantic-coast I road Company was referred to the railruail c mittee, consisting of Messrs, Rice, Eldre and Hendee. Several memorials were rete: to sub-committees. A communication was re: ceived from Mr. Frederick Bates and George T. Kaub, esking that they be notified when th- committee have up for consideration the bili enlarging the powers of the board of health. Judge Rice said he had investigated, as chair- man o/ the sub-committee to which it had been Teterred, the biil authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company to construct a lateral or branch road from the Washington branch to connect with the Metropolitan branch, and be- lieved it should pass. As his colleagues had not yet fully examined the bill, its consideration was deferred unti: the ext meoting of the com mittee. Mr. Pelham. from a sub-committee, to whom was referred the bili for the purchase of the [n- dustrial Home School buildings in Georgetown, said the committee were prepared to report ad- versely on the bill itself, but Mr. Barnam had suggested that a bill be drawn up providing tor the purchase of a farm near Washington for school. The matter was recommitted to the committee. Cougress TRICT COMMITTEE Tae Deap Letrer Ovvic.—During the month of March there were received at tho dead letter division of the Third Assistant Post- master General's office $54,067 classified as follows: Ordinar: failed to reach the parties addressed, 215, drop letters, 50,044; held for postage and n directed, 40,45;; hofel and fictitious, 5 gistered, 167; originating in this co: c returned from foreign countries, 21,231. Daring the same month 155,045 letters were returned to the writers, of which 179,012 were ordinary let- ters; contained mone. 1y valuable pa- pers, such ag drafte, ch notes, &e., and “47 property of various Tbe number nt out per day was 0 Saxnorw, with his counsei, was before the Ways and Means Committee again to-day. His counsel stated that the question which the com inittee had asked his client some time eince touching his expenditures was one, in his opin. committee had no right to ask, and which certainly would be barred out in the courts. His client, however, had conciuded to enswer this question against his (counsel's advice, and he would read a written statement in reply to it. then read the statemeat, which shows that S. collected under hia evi. tract about $127,000. of which the government reccived about $213.000. His expenses in collect ing the money, not including the expenses of his late trial in Brooklyn, and those incurred in tending the sessions of the committee were out $156,000. He was examined at som lergth as to details of his expenses, but the examination elicited no interesting facts, excep: that he stated in answer to aquestion that he would collect certain income taxes, amounting to trom $3,000,000 to $5,000,000, due from per sons at present in Europe, for 15 percent. He would collect them for this small per centage, because he was already in possession of the in- formation in relation to these unpaid taxes. Gen. Butler was present during the session of the committee, but as his name was not alluded to im Avy connection Le remained # quiet spec: tator. A Faeanrut Lear rrom a Hovsrtor.—at Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday evening, Abram Colby, who boarded at Stueckel’s saloon, King eet, between 2d and 3d, went up st climbed out on the roo? of the butiding, ant vaneed to the edge and jumped to the pa ment below, a distance of about sixty feet. He fell with a frightrul crash, broaking both legs, and fo reing them up into is body, breaking bis beck, cutting his bead, au sustaining numer- ous internal injuries. Tbe poor wretch was taken immediately to the city hospital and at- temied to by the physicians, but his recovery was beyond Lope, and he died ‘yesterday mora- ing. The street market was being conducted at the time, and numbers of women were paselng the butiding from which the man Jumped. Fortunately none were strack, but one fats mate ap ——- narrow escape, and wa< almoat grazed by the descending body. The affair created great excitement and consterna- tion. Colby, who was a native of Germany, had been boarding at the saloon or several montt and was known to be demented, though hi- malady was not supposed to be dangerous. His troubles were caused by marital infelicity. ee eae ee Curtine Down THe Pay Street Ratt. ROAD ConpUcTors awp Darr .—The direc- tors of the city passenger railway company, at their monthly meeting yesterday, decided’ to reduce the wages of their conductors from $2.50 to €2 per day, drivers also to suffer a simiiar reduction; to dispense with conductors on the BL ogre line;” white and red lines to be run ith conductors and bell punches; to raise the fare of children to six cents, and to charge four cents for @ transfer ticket, instead of three, as at | eergrog The conductors and drivers seemed to feel to the fullest extent the depressing ef- fect of the bad news, which spread rapidly among them, as soon as the proceedings of the board of directors were made known. One ot the conductors, the taking o¢ art e taking of fifty cents per day from his pay was ‘‘rough, very rough, sir!” Only those pad sons whose pursuits require them to ride in the cars late at night, and have seen the exhausted look of the conductors and drivers, who, worn out after the labors of their long, weary day, fall asleep at their posts, can appreciate thele trials.—Balt. American, tocday Tae Laror Question 1¥ w YoRE.—The irrepreselble conflict between labor and capital will goon. The master mechanics of the city iscontented with the eight hour law, and have resolved not to ploy any man who will not work ten hoursa day. The workingmen on their part seem resolved to maintain the ad- vantage they have gained, and so we are threat- ened with paralyzation of business just at the moment every one is Leroy 2 forward to the opening of the epring trade. The argument of the master mechanics is that the eight hour sys- tem exerts a demoralizing influence on the men, and is driving trade from the city. The way they propose to remedy the evil is, however, much more likely to damage than to serve the interests of the city. Can no other means be found to settle differences than the ever-recur- bt, strike and lockout’? Friendly arbitratisn could accomplish more than harsh dealing and selfishness.—N. Y. Herald. Tae Rret Row rm Canap. age og when he will 4 uided by his advice. ‘he cal iret use of the di cep ‘against Riel is that when he was at th the provisional = (Asaini olics, and Orangemen of Canada ha) resolved that, the penaity of murder shall be 8 political offense. pn es) Tax BALLOTING FoR SENATOR FROM Mas- SacHUSETTS.—The sixteenth ballot for a suc- = the ieee se = was e Adams, 19; Sanford, 13; Washburne, 9; Juggs Devens, 2; Judge Golt, 2; Phillips and ‘The seventeenth was as follows:— Dawes, 2; Hoar, 60; Curtis, 72; Adams, 16; bye 1 75 et 5; Devens, Phillips, 1 each. = Tae Exgction im Sr. Lovis.—Full returns of the election es 6 ele nen bel in St. Louis bering Star, , D. C., THURSDAY, A PRIL 9, 1874. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. | Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee, The District Investigating Committes wa: calied to order this morning at halt-past ten o'clock. Robert McClellan, sworn:—Reside in Cni- cago; am a contractor; am the surviving part ner of the firm of De@olyer & M firm had a contract to lay pavem: ngton; obtained the contract through Georg K. Chittenden, of Chicago; he fi we had a contract to lay 5 pavement. In the month of February, 1 Philadeiphio, at the Continental Hotei; lerk told me there were one or two di- es for m-; read them; they were from Shittenden, telling me to come to Washi that large contracts were to be a declined to come, but finally did, and had con versations with Chittendea. Mr. Chittenden took me to Mr. Shepherd and introduced ine to him, but nothing was said about contracts t then to New York and Chicago; after wards got a dispatch to come on, that one or the other of the firm should be here; came ow and remained some time; got up a model of our pavemeut, and explained to the Board of Puly lic Works the preserving process; then lert again for Chicago, and in the month of June following received notice from Chittenden that he had got an award for 150,000 yards for the DeGolyer pavement No. 2, and 50,000 additiona( yards on certain conditions, at $3.50 per square yard. Mr. DeGolyer then came on; he close | it up. DeGolyer is dead. Chittenden was to have one-third interest in the patent pavement laid outsiae of Chicago, when he secured the contract; have not paid Chittenden anything, because I don’t see any profits in the contract On the return of Mr. Chittenden to Chicago he said he must have $97,000 to pay his expenses that he had been put to in Washington, and a portion of it to pay the national debt; paid hi 5,000 in money and $72,000 in notes; th« money was paid in drafts; the dratts were made payable to oar own order; the notes I handed to Mr. Chittenden; beard from the notes through the Manufacturers’ bai of Chicago; they were presented aud we wer: not able to meet them; paid £20,000, of the nots subsequently, and §2,509 at another time; th: balance was met by selling an interest to Oh: tenden of our patent process; he gave written article saying I never should be both: ered with them again; in giving an interest our patent, he assumed the notes and gave m= $10,000 in cash; it included property we hat here in blocks ‘and machine cost about $25,000; of the was paid in Washington; don’t know to whom it was paid; laid in Washington about 54,005 yards of pavement under the nama of DeGolyer; atter De Golyer died abont 39,000 yards of th Was put down in the name or C. A. Jen & Co. Q. How has the pavement turned ont? A Have not given much attention to it withia nin months; there are some cases whore there arc decayed blocks in a pavement laid in Chic: but generally it is in a good condition; the ac tual cost of the pavement in Chicago is abon: $1.40 or $1.50 per square yard; never calculated what it cost here;Mr, De Golyer said he had fig- ured it up to cost about $2.50 per square yard. Q. Did this inciude the coat of getting th contract? A. I don’t think he tig ured that in; individually I thiok I am out $60,000 the contracts I had in Washington; paid in cath $7,500 to Geo. K. Chitt en; he didu’r say it was for getting the contract, but that it was to pay his expenses and a part of ths national debt. Mr. Hub! —We had better Secretary of the Treusury and paid. By Mr. Wilson:—What time in the year was it when youcame here? A. In February, 1472, 1 think the 15th. Q. Did you have any intervi with the Board of Bubiic Works? A. Nothing bat what T have said; I drew up a m and presented 1¢ to the board; had no conversations with mem bers of the board regarding the contract; was introduced to Shepherd, but had no conversa tion about contracta; in June following was advised by Chittenden that the board hal granted us a contract; it was by letter; bay- not that letter, and do not know where it {4; d hot remember the contents of avy of Chitten den’s letters; after Chittenden notified us w. had the contract, saw Lim in Chicago, abou eight or ten days afterwards; Chittenden in formed us it would be necessary to have som ready money. Q. When Chittenden came to Chi did he say to you abont ready money? s he cama to Chicago ke said he wauted $10),00) but that he had arranged to get along wit, £97,000; Lasked him what ho wanted with it; he said to pay his expenses and part of the na tional debt; I said to him, *‘It is goiug it blind,” and that I didn’t know what it all meant; bh said, “Why, it don't amount to 5 cents pe: square yard on your contract; | never coul.! understand what that $17,000 was for; never could get anything elae out of Lim; without ‘urther understanding, furnished him with the money, as I stated before; he never told me the 83 getting the contract: lo not know 89; the notes given were for sixty and ninety days, four months and nine months. @. How long bad the $2,509 note to ran? A I think 60, may be 30, days; it fell due first; th dratts were payable on demand to our own erder; they were promptly paid by our tirm. Q. Do you know to whem the drafts were paid? A. I do not; have seen the drafts sinc, Dave no recollection of any endorsements being —— think the drafts are in our safe in Chics Q. Do you know who did pay any money on account of these notes; have yon any memoran- da which will enable us to know to whom the $2,500 note was paid’ A.I have not, do not kuow the name of avy person who got money on account of these notes; have heard a man Brown got some; it was said he was an Episcopal minister; it’ was not Brown of the Board of Public Works. Q. Who told yeu Brown got any money? A. 1 think Mr. DeGolyer said #0; he sad hethought he was an old scamp, and t he believed & gt eight or ten thousand dollars of that mone ir. Caittenden said he became acquainted wita Brown at the Arlington. Q. Why was it that in paying out this largs sum of money you made no inquiry as to where it was going? “A. As I think I have already stated, it was to pay Chittenden’s expenses in Washington and part of the national debt; never could get a ything more out of him; gave him the money upon the presentation of a let- ter of acceptance of our parenmant. @. Then you were willing to pay a premium of $97,000 to secure a contract of 200,000 yards of pavement in the city? A. Yes, sir, we did it; we could lay 50,000 yards additional of our pavement over an above 150,000 yards, if we would wait tor our money. Q. Was a contract intered into? A. We had & letter of as T said to Mr. Chittenden we ought to have a contrast, he sad an ard was better thana contract, because it had no restrictive clauses, which would allow it to be taken away; took legal advice and was told an award was better than a contract. Q. Did Mr. Chittenden interm you at any time what influence he could bring to bear to control contracts? A. He said he had intlu- ence at Washington, andit any trouble came amimon th eit it was ago, wha A. Whe up be could arrange any that might he didn’t let me know whom hi Particularly relied on; he spoke of Governor Cooke being his warm friend; never other member of the Spoke st say board, heard him say that A. R. Shepherd was & very particular man, and that the work would have to be done A No. 1; the reason we didn’t acted 7, com, Ug ens mote, on sccoun of the'ney ce ot on J we which was in eoreiteateera or ihe fret got at 90 cents on the dollar, in New York city; negotiated the sale through a broker; dov't =e whether he dealt Jay. ss + wome ee sold session noter; sion or 80 Q. held that note? A. I don’t know; the notes were made payable, I think, at our office wo the first note of $2,500 was paid in . How did that note? A.I gidart arrange 1f;'ar. DeGolyer, my partner, A $10,000 note, was it not? io Chicago, for payment; it was endorsat by DeG Iyer and McClellan; I directed the bank toreturn it to Washington; that there. Q. Did Mr. Holmes, who hold the notes, tet! A. Yes, I think his mame was Col. Kirkland; 1 don’t know who he is; he brought them to him in Chicago and he bought them; met Col. Kirk land in Washington when here, was introduc. to him by Geo. R. Chittenden at the Arlingto. Q. Did Mr. Holmes own all of these unpais notes? A. He said he was the owner of all the notes; he had sixty thousand dollars of them never noticed any endorsemens on the back of the note except DeGolyer and McClelian; thy twenty-five hundred dollar note was the on: note paid in Washington; when I come to thi Wwe did pay a $10,000 note recently it belonged you from whom he beught them? nkroptey if we didn’t pi us the money, and we gave him a judgment notes of our own in sam- Of $5,000 each. Q. When was it with roference to the time Mr. Chittenden reached Chicago, and you gave him the $97,009 that Mr. De Golyor cams t. Washington and closed the business: Mr. DeGolyer bad been here ali the tim : Mr. Chittenden got his $97,000 he was to take no Active part in the contract, except to he we got in trouble, and assist us in collecti he came here at one time after to see Mr. Shep herd to get him to extend our contract; we were embarrassed; we wanted to get sume money on certificates issued; Mr. Chittenden came on to assist us, and also to ack Mr. Shep- herd if he wouldnt let us goon and finish our award, and use up the lumber on the docks; Governor Shepherd told Chittenden that he bs damned if he could give him any more con tracts under the patent, because the citizens didn’t like it; he did not succeed in getting the award; ip the spring of 1873, after Mr. Jenkin= bought DeGolyer’s interest, we got Chittenten again to see Shepherd; he came back to Ch cago and reported that he coula’nt get She; herd to do anything for us; that the peop! didn't like the pavement, and he (Shepherd would not let it go down. Q. You didn’t, however, get the extension A. No, sir; there is a large amount of that lum ber here now; there were 30,000 yards more laid but not in the name of DeGolyer & McCiel lan; the firm changed namy when Jenkin- came in, @. Who is Mr. Chittenden? A. He is a gen tleman tn Chicago, having « beautiful office; you would see hitn there he would put you mind more of the Lord Mayor of London than any man you could see; I understand he is con nected some way in the patent-right business. Q. Have you been to Mr. Chittenden at any time with reference to these outstanding notes’ A. I aeked him to gee the parties who held them and aek to be as lenient as possible with us; he took an interest for us, at the time we wer> threatened with involuntary bankruptey; Mr pittenden positively declared to me that no member of the Board of Puslic Works knew anything about the notes or ever held them. Q. om never asked Mr. Qhittenden ended to place those notes? A. | you, I have; ali he would tell me was that it was to pay his expenses, and @ part o: the national debt; [ was delegated to get thr contract; the wool was pulled over my eyes, and I have never been able to get it off. By Mr. Wilson:—Mr. Chittenden never gav- me any information of any combination formed to regulate prices. By Mr. Bass:—Q. Why didn’t you make you: own application to the Board of Public Works’ A. They were overrun, and I couldn't get an andience; I didn’t ask for an audience; the matter was in Chitienden’s hands, and [ left tt with him without seeking audience. By Mr. Hamilton:—Don’t know of Mr. Chit tenden getting any contracts for other parties. By Mr. Bass:—Dhd you have any conversatio: or negotiation concernin, ing? A. There was not; the arrangements. ‘The counsel for the memorialists waived the crossexamtnation of Mr. McClellan until bis bookkeeper was examined. dobn S. Cook sworn:—Was in the employ of DeGolyer in this eity, and had charge of the buriness; know the firm had contracts to lay pavement at $3 50 per square yard; commences work about the 2sth of July, is72; laid im the summer and fall of 54,000 yards, and in the spring of Is73 about 2,50 yards; there was additional work done under the firm of ©. E Jenkins & Co.; it was understood to be a con tinuation of the DeGolyer contract; it was laia last summer, about 24,000 yards of it, in July; it was complcted the day atier last Thanksgiving day; the award did not provide for any grading: ien the formal contracts were made out anu igned grading was provided for; know Peter McNamara; he graded the whole of Penasyl- ia arcnue anda part of Sth street. Suid wo him, ‘Mac, will von take this grading ander our order of the bourd’”’ he said he would; tor a large portion of the way be put the strect ir condition for the laying of the ment; de not know anything concerning the amount of the contract; in the general course of busines- 7,00 paid was mentioned to me; I charged it on the books to an account called “transit,” did this because I didn’t know where the notes were; charged the $25,000 cash to transit ac- count; £10,060 was reported as having been paid to a man nemed Brown. the subject of grad ir. DeGolyer made ali A. It was not. 2 A. No, sir, De you know the profession of the gentie- A. I donot Q. Was it A. K. Browne? A. Don’t know bith; I Lave an impression he belonged to this city; he wanted Mr. DeGolyer to join him in buying Harewood park. Q. ‘bia you pay any of these notes? A. I did not, one was paid in Washington by Mr. De Golyer; I don’t know to whom; the check was drawn by Mr. DeGolyer in my absence, and I do not tliink the stubs show; I think the check wae payable to cash; the notes were ali eventually paid by a sale of interest to Ira Holmes, who is prevident of the Manufacturers’ National Bank of Chi , I think the DeGol- yer pavement js the best laid; think it would be about as good without the curing process; the rofiis here were about $2 60 per yard; it cost to fay it without grading $1.40 per square yard; this figure includes all th ; Made @ mis- take in naming the profits; should have said would be $210 per square down the DeGolyer pave- ukee in 1871; received $1.60 per square yard; lumber was worth there $1! per thousand feet; large amounts or the pavement have been laid in Chicago; think the pavement will last in Chi from seven to eight years; don’t know what price they got r the: Q. Did you make all the payments of money for DeGolyer and McClellan? A. Substautially I did; no funds were paid out in an irregular way except the $2,500 note. Q. What items have you charged in the transit account? A. This $97 600; there is two money items of $10,000 and owe of $5,000 thus charged. By Mr. Stewart ‘When we had completed Pennsylvania avenue east and Sth street, | requested another street; the board at that time Were dissatisiied with the pavement, and would not order any more work ; paved C street and New Jersey avenue afier the firm of C. H. Jenkins & Co. was formed; did not have extra for ali the grading; graded six feet on Delaware ave- ue; in our contracts in 1873 we were required to do two feet of grading. We sold certiticates ot the board in some i ces as low as forty- *Q: Deduct what you paid to get - Deduct what you get your con- trecte did you make any money on it? A. My impression is, eventually there will be; have @ large amount of bonds on hand; don’t know hy we got our contractsin 1873, unless the board became convinced that the representa. tions made to themjabout it were false; I think the damaging reports about the pavement are untrue. By Mr. Wilson:—It would cost more to lay other pavements than the DeGolyer and Mc- Clelian; think 50 cents ‘dane, would @ great deal more ference. * wanted pared; and of Public Works bad Bo money to pay for it. By Mr. Bass:—McNamara was at work doing grading when we were at work laying the pace Ment. The grading was substantially doi under @ previous contract; there was a lit ic trimming up to do. By Mr. Christie:—(. What papers and books were transferred to Mr. Jenkias after he be came a member? A. No change was mads in e books; Jenkins substantially stepped into VeGolyer’s shoes; he assuming all Labilities; the old books were kept right ov; all the fri’ rrespondence is in Chicago, put ap in ban beled, “took the Shicago; they are in ; [took the Wash pate apy other streets the: sccond, because th Board ot he offce ot Jenkins, & Se ington books to the Chicago office on the 20ch of y; the banking business of the firm the National Metropolitan bauk ton't know what amount of sewer bonds G Jenkins & Co. had when I lett their em: ast December; the amount will approxima. 000; don’t know whether it was as mach ac that or not; it was certs: over $15,200; th tirm had auditor's certificates probably to amount of $0,000; am not certain about that; i: wight have been $50,000, RECALLED. John Collins was asked what Kind of a form of cath he regarded ae binding. He said he re garded any form as binding. Q. Do you know if Judge Jeffreys was em ployed to obtain a contract for Jones and Col lips? A. Ido not; | knew nothing of in until | read Mr. Jones’ testimony conceruing it. Q. Was there any contract awarded to you which you did not fiuaily get? A. There was a uumber which I declined, never had made ap pilcation for them; don’t kuow how they came "o be awarded to me. Q. Why did you decline contracts offered? A Some I declined because I didn't have the Weans to carry on, aud some I declined because [didn’t like the work; there were one or two parties who claimed ‘an interest in my con tracts. Q. Who wos that party? A. Judge Jeffries: tok Governor Shepherd what Jettrics claimed an interest, and te spurned the claim emphati caily, and eaid Jeffries had nothing to do with t; {tT Was on the L-street contract; in this same contract 1 arranged with Austin P. Brown to furpish the lumber; that was the ouly interest he had in it. I was awarded a contract to pave N street and a portion of 13th street on waich Mr. Murtagh claims an interest | Q. Who is he? A. He is eiitor of the Na i Republican. He and I was interested in other matters; built his buil had some interest iu it, becauss he flucnee tn getting it. Q. Did you ask him to put 2p any money? A. No, sir; I didn’t intend to recognize bis tn terest; he said on one occasion he was w have @ half interest. Q. Was he to bear one-half of the expense? A. I never discussed the subject with him, Zeph. Jones referred me te Martagh; be was my partner; don’t know how Jouce happened to refer me to Murtagh; Mr. Jones handed me a contract, and rays here is @ contract to do sume work, which Mr. Murtagh banded him this morning. Mr. Murtagh claimed one-half the profit. “Lasked him if he proposed to furnish any means; he said hedid not. The contract was for about 25,000 yards of pavemeut—the Miller, the Filbert, and the Stowe pavements; it was optiona! with the board which shoald be ured. never laid any of the pavements; Jones and Collins butlt the Kepublican building; don't know how much at the time he owed us; my partner gave me to understand he owed us About 525,000; have done work fer the Board of Public Works on percentage—was to revelve 1 per cent., or its equivalent; the arrangement Was subsequently set aside, and Iwas paid at borrd prices. By Mr. Mattingly:—Have been a builder here a number of years; have known Mr. Shepherd ut twenty years By Governor Shepherd:—Had a contract to build nouses, and purchased some m terial from the Board of Public Works; Mr. Stepherd wae living on the street, avd he saw the material and Wouldn't let ime use it; he made me haul it away. Mr. McClelland was asked if he could send for the books and papers of the firm. He said he could and would. He said ashe had wid everything he knew, if they would discharge him, he would go on to Chicago, pack them up. every scrap he could find, check books and ail, and send them to the committee by express. Mr. MeClelland was cross-examined by Mr claimed he eed bis in Christie, in which witness said there was at Gelyer & McClelian outside of Chicago; he was to Lave a third interest on contracts procured it Philadelphia, which he anticipated be coal: have awarded our firm. Q. When you came to Washingten where dii you stop? A. At the Arlington; met Chittenden there and Colonel Kirkland; also met Mr. Huw tingdon, but had no conversation with him other than this; I went into bis bank, when | was going away, and told him to aid my friend Chittenden it he could; I did this at Mr. Chit tenden’s request; Chittenden said Huntingdon was bis friend. Q. Can you explain how you got advanced payments on your work? A. I caunot aay; Ar. eGolyer transacted the business. [Withers described Brown, who got $10,000, as @ tall, lank, looking fellow; he thought he was acunning fellow; Brown said to hun one day, “you are a man of large ideas;""he thought then that Brown didn’t know much, and he liad better keep away from him.) The examination of this witness was in pro gress when our report closed. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Tavrspay, April 9. SENATE.—Mr. Wright, from Committee on Fimance, reportea with amendments the House bill fod facilitate the exportation of distilled spirits. Myr. Pratt, from Committee on Claim:, re- ported bill for the relief of the Methodis: Epis- copal Church at Arlington heights. r. Ingalls, from Gommittee on Pensions, reported back House bill to equalize pensions in certain cares. Also, from same committee, House bill to increase pensions of soldiers and eaclors totally disabled, with certain amend- ments. Mr. Hager voted memorial of citizens of California, asking sale of certain grazing lands in the mineral section of that state. Referred to Committee on Public Lndds. Mr. Gordon, from Committee on Commerce, reported favorably bill authorizing the use of gilt letters for the names of vessels. Mr. Dennis, from Committee on Commerce, reported House bill to change the names of the steamer Fannie Lehr to Cockade City. Passed Mr. Conkling reported from same committee House bill to chat the name of the schooner Almira to Minnie The calendar of general orders was then pro- ceeded with, and the foliowing bills passed: House bill to provide tor the inspection of the disbursements of appropriatiods made by offi cers of the army. - House bill to relinquish title of the United States in certain real estate near Columbia, Tenn., to Rose Hill Ceme: = Z ‘House bill to authorize direct the Secre- tary of War to change the name of John Rezita, captain of the 7th regiment ef infantry, U. 8 army,on the register, rolls and records of the army, toJobn Laube de Laubenfels, after be- ing amended, on motion of Mr. Stockton, by striking out the preamble. Mr. iD, = ie = Bevel Affairs, reported bill to authorize the Presiden’ SParpeint Robert Koss as ensign on the active lst of the navy. ee eee emetol Jetes veel ition of Call- a in favor of a law to reduce charges for telegraphic messages 50 as — Ls Sih cesses said it was important that the bill be on ‘Mr. Saz presented joint resolutions of the the Sf Oakland barber, in San francisod Baye he, ferred to Committee on Commerce. reported u Pore ti] on Teselations of the Mis- the affairs of the tee on Library. HOUSE OF Seana (M4) pesssnted & memorial zens of Washington D. oy = imported “Me E. H. Roberts tee of Ways and peal all moieties, Her bad never voted Dili reported yesterday b; = Woodiord "1 i rey . Y im relation to the civ service Mr. Woodtord addressed tne House in favor $f the bill, and of certain amendments which e 4 Mr. (Mans.) the general features of the bill. but it shoutd be more care- fully considered. For instance, it forbids the er navy could occupy ‘a8 for instance at West t There had been ‘a good deal wane about the ho@esot the fathers, but the House kt to know that Washington, Adame ami JeRerson, and h the early P jomts, never expense. Now ai x q 4 eee i bis own venice ~ Hoar ( Mass.) said this bill preposed ish all fees. Ubis would be mn recetp t of fees. floor that besides his salary, the President of th United States received double the amount ot his salary in foes and perquisites. He did mot see how this coukt be the case, bat if #9 it would be better to fx the salary at a sufficient Amount, 80 that fees woul nut be necessary. Mr. Hale ( Me.) said it had been charged time and time again on this floor that United Staces fhcinle of made an wnscrapulogs use of public prope He did beliewe the officials of to-day were parer in that regard than theof- icials of vears ago. Nevertheless « clamor had been made aga: st them, aud it was therefore TOPE 10 pare w well guardet bil Mr. Kellogg (Gon fect, and be enggested Ways and Mean « Mr. Woodiord ag reference Mr. Speer (Pa on the reference purpose of the ref ™ he yeas an! nays he said he betir ved the Was to defeat the bill, The yeas and nays were ordered, aod the mo- tion to refer was agrced to by a vote of 159 yeas to 69 naye. The House then re onsideration of the bapking and currency bi TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. Presbytery of Chesapeake THB SEGVICKS IN ALEXamDutA, Sprani to The Star ALEXANDER: Va The Presbytery of Uherapeake met last © Presbyterian churcl Was opened with a seru land, of Baitimore. N twelve raling Rev. P.M. ©) act upan the Second charch 1ucst was gravt- made the order Thareday morning to tives on the state of religion in cewiona, aud system J. H. pula Presbytery, entered is presbytery. The statiationl sented aud Ube archives read. F. Buttinger, stated m Presbytery, was received, ery Ut astington accep’ Hiadensbarg, Md., that & mew church will hear the harr the churches atic benevol biladel th upon ‘roll of reports were A communi th informing pres. the transter of with the understand. be built there. the 7th inet. an exple Thomas Irving, » m her, @ fireman, Jacob passer, and 1b curred at Patt < treven miles it appears that one of five bo'lers usea for coi preesing air tor the use of drills being used the Jugtown tun destruction of the fo As all those who were in th of the exploded bo lors wre ead, it is lenpoesie ble to teil how the ace.dent occurred. Michael Dempsey, tne engineer, who was in charge of the boilers, and who was dangerously injured, says that too much work burst the boilers. In bis opmion, the boilurs were warranted much beyond their capacity, and when the maximum register of stear ithe sheeting gave way to the preneure. 1 persons seriously injured besides the enginecr is Mrs. Simms, who was d by the house in ber car” riage when : and driver and the lat ber fate. She over and susiained rh . botler catriage, was ran ious, but not fatal, inja- TRAVEL RaTWEEN Tie KAKT AND WRT. Raw Yorn, April ¥.—Tbe Panama ana Caion itic raileads aud Pacitic Mail Sieamship wpany are holding o now with view to arranging (re and passenger rates oneuch ® basis ac will be mutually advantage- ous. A LABORER PATALLY ABRED. Michae! Cansugi and John Geary, laborers, quarreled while drank lest night about their fealty to the Labor Union, Satally stabbed INFORMER YNe's Rest The announcement of the resignation ot S G. Jayne, dated March 5. The letter of aceep. tance, it ls said, compliments Jayne for his zeal in the service of the government. - -« Mourning for Summer's Death at % Port au-Prince. New York, April ¥.—Dispatches from Port- au-Prince state that upoo the official aunounce- ment of the death of Senator Sumner the fi on the President's palace, forts aud pubhe buildings were pl: at half mast that a of ‘was worn (rom the 2ist to the 26th ————_. when a solemn and impressive fune- took piace at the Cathedral, attend- ed by the President, cabinet, diplomatic 4 and all the officers uf the government. During the rervice minute guus were fired fri the fortifications around the city, aud the military were under arms. nd Cauaugh was NATION ACCEPTED. s made of the acceptance Treasury Agent B. THE Wak IN SPAIN. Bavorng, April ¥.—The Caritet Junta here has received dispatches from Madrid asserting that &t a council of war held in that city it was con- cluded that the plan of diarshal Serrano for forcing the defiles of Somorrostro 1s impracti- cable. The Oarlists @iso announce that General Concha has ieft Madrid for the north to confer with Marebal Serrano. —o— Balloting For Senator. TRE FAME OLD STORY, Boston, April 9.—Tue eighteenth ballot for United States Senator was taken to-day, with Whole or nalee, 137. oar, 72; Curtis, 74, Adams, 15; Sanborn: Banks, 7; Wasbburne. 4, Whittier, 1. The con- ubon adjourned till n»0u to-morrow. toned “em Civcimmati, Ap the city election gives Yapel, for Ja je of the superior court, On both tickets, 29,29 votes; Bender, democrat, for police court clerk, 5,943 majority; Bootman, democrat, for trustee of the water works, 6,880 wajority; and Lichtendabl, democrat, director of the city infirmary, 6,513 majority. Tux DisTRict INVESTIGATION is likely to emoke. The memoriaists have ta charges i i f 4 : f i , i t f : i i i i it if i i] I i i § f i i i ! herd and Gen. Babcock, and itshows tbet a work has been dome at expense, im some of its details Tegard to the costs of doing it. However offence. Tis Westingion propert-tlaer repo does Dot pay taxes with alacrity. Bot is recreation in that way. He the government to take of the