Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Ponmsylvania iyouwuc, cor. 11th st. YF THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, SM. RAUPPRANN, Prev't. at NG STAR Is served by carters to tue eabecribcss at Tax Geers Pam Wann, on ORTY-Pows ORCTs PER MONTH. Copies af the counter Two O: iy 1.59, six months, WE Published Friday—91.89 eyear, WF Tavariatly im advance, ia both ceseeraal Re p-per sont longer than paid for, BF R.\:- f advertising furnished on application. FO® + .G DISEysan OF THE HORSR, Ose &) PE Dedle’s Condision Powders. The le» @ fea reeogr 2. them ase unce-«*y, For sai: {l Prugeists and Dealers mars w AMUSEMENTS ‘AL FHBALER—NiLssoN Me 3G. caw - wonsce oud M aaag: FRIDAY EVENING, April 10, 8 “tock, GBAND FABEWeRUL NroHTor Tis STRAKOSCH ITALIAN @PERA COMPANY. ‘ “ Firs: operatic « work, e i eSCaVA ToRsL * aT Wes AE NIE LOUD Oaay T SOUL SRA aa tip ane t Stanae MUZLD (SATURDAY) @F CERN DON ia < USISTINE N SUN, prior to her do- *GBAND FAREW EL SIUS3ON MATINES, 15! B'we CHRISTINE N+ LSON as MA RITR © CAEY, CAPOUL, DEG PUENTE, NANNETTL 2 rort'e. at Notte avoid the r door on the evenings. @1 and @2 nim tlekers can be had durieg the day at M-tzsrott Also, correct editions of Opera Libr tt METeronitan THEATER. TONIGHT, Grond Complimentary Benet to MR. SAM. COLLYSR ATHLETIC SPORTS. by a host of volan'esrs Cent prices of adi uA at JA TIONAL THEATES. Mr. J. G.Savinie Lees ee aud Masagir. SATUEDAY NIGHT. Aoprti 1th, 1974, Renent of the “ON DUCTORS, C years, the Great THE DRUNKAR : Or, THE PALLBN SAVED With w heritan, M.Lancran, George Wet- Biff, Ovrs! Searle, Mrs. F. Mlardoch, Clark Milton, Mire. Holmes, and {ull company. MONDAY, April 13th, FOX AND DENIER HUMPTY DUMPTE. svie. 2 re in annoureing that an engagement hae been fected with the great- eat living Actress, MISS CHARLOTTE OUSH MAR, who will prodsbly n th = ~ Mise Onsh man IGHT, FAREWELL OF MISS “HMAN MONDAY, April 13, MISS LYDIA THOMPS: the Queen of Burlesque, and her Mammoth ¢ pany. PT ARLEAUS AND DkAMATIO ENTERTAIN. MENT for the B-uedt of ST. MARK’? CHUROH. at WILLARD HALL. SATUKD a¥ of BVENING, April Lith, wader ths pa‘roa Mra Justice Field, Mca. Seustor Kelly, Mr: Zellin, aod other ladies Les Pracieuss, Bidicules Will_preseat the amusing com-dy. in two acts “L'Esprit de Contradiction.” The Marine Band. under Prof, Schneider, wili bs in attendance. To Begin at § »"clock. Tickets, 79 Ceuts; to bs had of tho Patroness aps-3t find atthe Mesicand Book Stores WASHINGTON THEATRE comique Lith street, below P are. APRIL 6, DURING TH& WEEK, AND THREE ATINSES. ne American Actor, VBGE B. BRADCLIFF, great rensation Draws, ectitled CLAUDE DUVAL. First appearacce this season of the beantifu dashing Serio-comic Vecatiat, MISS SALLIE MASON Firet appearance of the Young Conv dienne, Miss KATIE JOHNSON and Laat week of the Great JSCKELEY MELY, the mest wonderful troupe in the world. ‘The Gems of the American Stage, MABTHA WEEN AND JAMES COLLIN 4, in their original sketchsa, Baansy's CovatsniP a Divorces. HABEIS A¥YD CARROLL, in new spec’ he MISS HELENE REVERE AND JAMES WHEELER im their specialties, forming the best combination tr ever in Wescington. epe-tr PERA LIGRETTOS SAVE 0 OENTS! PRIOE, ONLY 19 CENTS ™ 15 CENTS. ap? st OSLY For sale by Joun F. ELii & Co. Oto No ) Gn Extibition and Sale ane } <i at on s Between D sad I streets, doors above Uda Fellows? Ill, Choice Oil P: Naw No 439 Tru Sr. LECTURES. ANN ELIZA YouNG, BINBTSENTH WI Tail give tettamon’ tect i give her tamone -“LINSOUN HALL. Ms: Entis) L ONDAGE, TURSD PRIU I4, WED Reserved seats, 78 cents. Disgr sic Store. Admiitence at the d™ I INCOLN HALL. ‘ LECTURES BY DR. JO4 LORD, April lth, SATURDAY EVENING, at aud April Ib, MONDAY, same hou Subject: MADAME DeMAINTENOS, April lth; HILDEBSANDE; cr, the Struegle in ths Miidie Ages between the Empsrors and Popse for Sa- premacy, April 13th. ‘clock + Admittance, 75 cents charge. For sale a: W Pepnsslvania avenne, W LLARD HALL. ME. ADOLP# SUTRO ‘Will repeat bis lectare on “MINES AND MINING,” On FRIDAY EVENING, Apcil lv, TUESDAY EVENING, April 4, and FRIDAY EVENING, April 17, at $ o'clock, at Willard Hall. (eptrancs ot . next to Willard's Hotel,) illustrated by the aid oe THE CALCIUM LIGHT. witb many diagrams, views and pictures of mines aud enens cperations, or ‘Senszores Member mares, and correspond ents are specially invited to stend it be bi 1: tne ue Upon epplication at the office ADMISSION FREE. ape [Ubronicle,Bepablican} Feservad seats no extra Tren Chuate’s Brok-tore, -3t* “STYLE!” CLOTHING TO ORDER. OUB STOCK OF FINE PIECE GOODS IS FULL, UNIQUE [§ DESIGN, AND SUPERB IN QUALITY. ‘ ouR MERCHANT TAILORING FACILITIES ARE PERFECT. SNALLING US TO ASSURE / PERFECTION ! iN STYLE, Fil, AND FINISH. Che Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1874. TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, INTRENAL Kevenve.—The receipts from this scarce to-day were S270 319. CuaRtotre Cusumay will repeat her won- derful impersonation of “Meg Merrilies” at Ford’s Opera House for the last time this evening. Tax ResipENce of the late Senator Samner, together with the personal effects left in the house, were yesterday, turned over to parties having legal charge under the will. T Tre Kaw Ixpiass e Houso Committee on Appropriations nave decided to refase tho request for an appropriation of $50,000 for the subsistence of the Kaw Intians of Kansas, Person at.—Senator Lewis goes to his homs im Virginia te-night, to be absent for sme time. ---- Col. John 8. Mosby, of Va, ix tm Washington, and had rview to-day with Attorney General Wi Tax Hovse Appropriations Committee hay. ing made such progress with the business now before them as justified their taking a rest, and having been in session almost daily since the beginning of the present session, yesterday ad- Journed over until Monday next. Movements or U. S. St#amens.—The U. S. steamer Wyoming left Key Weet yester lay for this city. The Ticonderoga left Key West to-day for Norfolk, Va, and the Alaska, Juniata, Congress, and Franklin have swiled from that port for Europe. Tue Postmaster Geyenat yesterday in- formed the Bouse Appropriations Comm'ttee that he thought it would be advisable for the committee to make provision in the deficiency Dill to furnish bis department with $8,000 to be used as rewards in securing the apprehension of certain mail robbers in Texas and elsewiere. Mr. Bexsamrn P. AVERY, yesterday nomi- nated to succeed F. F. Low as Minister to Chins, is an old resident of San Francisco, where for many years he was one of the editors of the Dei?y Hulletin. He is now editor of the Overland Monthly and secretary of ths California branch of the centennial! commission. NomIWATioNs.—The following nominations were sent to the Senate yesterday by the Prosi- dent :—Frank P. Norton to be surveyor of cas- toms, port of Jefferson, N. Y.: Llewellyn Davis, of Mo., to be receiver of public moneys, &:., at Ironton, Mo.; Benjamin P. Avery, of ‘Ual, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to China. Tae Hovsx Foreign Affairs Committes to- day finished the consideration of the consular bill, and Jedge Orth, chairman, was anthor- ized to report it to the House. The comm ttec bave not made many material changes tn che printed bill, except to establish the office of consul general at Berlin, Melbourne, an! the city of Mex: @ consulate at Bacharist, at the request of the late Hebrew convention held in Chicago, and a consulate at Sabanila, Kebublic of Colombi Tue Proposep CentenntaL AppRore|r ATION.—The Senate Committee on Appro,ri- ations, at their meeting yesterday, postpored action on the House centennial bill for one week, on the motion of a member of the cm mittee friendly to the movement. It is under stood that the committee is awaiting the action of the House on the bill to be reported from the select committee on the centennial, recom mending an appropriation of three millions of dollars. Tae AstTe-Bettcm Matt .Cratua.— The House A; propr ations Committee yesterday heard the Postmaster General and his first as- sistant, and Judge Martin, Sixth Auditor, io regard to the nature present condition’ ot the large mass of claims for carrying the miil- in the southern states before the late war These officials made no recommendation con cerning their payment, but merely affurded in- formation at the request of the committee. fter considerable discussion of the subject ir as referred to Messrs. Tyner, Loughridge and Hancock, aa a sub-committee. Suit To PREVENT PAYMENT BY THE Teeas URY OF A CoTTON-CLAIM JUDGMENT. —Yeater- day, George H. Cheever, administrator of W. H. Cheever, bv Messrs. Bartley, Ray and Jen- ner, and Jue ge Casey, filed a bill for an injunc- tien against Gassaway B. Lamar, Denver & Peck, and tte Secretary and First Controller of the Treasury, and ® temporary order was made. The object of the suit is to prevent the payment by the Treasury officers to Lamar of $5:9-45.51, (judgment on a cotton claim given by the Court of Claims,) in which Cheever claims an interest. Ix THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION yesterlay the name of the proprietor of the National Re- publican was mentioned in connection with con- tracts under the Board of Pablic Works. All we have tosay is that we have not mien single dollar in any coutract under the board, and have uo interest whatever in any contract now pending. Wedo not say this because we deem that there 1s any impropriety whatever in having @ contract, but in order te gratify the extreme anxiety which some people seem to en- tertain in regard to our private affairs. The only regret we have in the whole matter is that we were not fortunate enough to have had & good contract and plenty of mouey to execute it.— Republican. Naval Ogpers.—Lieat. Commander A!fred Hopkins bas been ordered to the Dictator as executive; Lieut. Commander Wm.8. MeGan- bigle ordered to the Michigan; Lieut. S.J. Hig- ginton detached from Dictator and ordered ome; Lieut. Jobn J. Henker detached trom the Michigan and ordered to the Swatara. Lieut. Richardson Clover ordered to the Michi- , 18th inst.; Surgeon George H. Cook to the wal hospital, Norfolk; Passed Assistant Pay- master George W. Long to the Swatara, 4ib May next; Surgeon Edward Kirsher deta-hed from the Secon 4 ship Vermont, and ordered to the Swatara, ith May next; Surgeon Grove S. Berrisley from the Naval hospital, Norfoik, Va, and ordered to the receiving ship Vermoat: Passed Assistant Engineer Jefferson Bown from the pavy yard, ew York, and ordered to the Swatara; Passed Assistant Engineer John Gardner from special daty at New York and order :d to the Swatara. Tse Secorp Patxstivae Exreptrion. The House Committee on Military A ‘airs ha: had under consideration the resolution author- iz ng the Secretary of Way to detail an ofticer to command the second expedition of the Pales- tine Exploring age fl soon to take the fleld on the east side of Jordan. The committee was addressed by J. Augustus Johnson, late cons! peral in Syria, and now a member of the New ‘ork bar, who stated that nearly $20,000 had been pledged by individuals and Sanday schools to defray the expenses of the expedition, and that all that was asked from Congress was au- thority to detail an officer of scientific attain- ments as commander. The object of the expe dition wasstated to be the examination of fif- teen thousand square miles lying east of the hearing Mr, favor of the pro- Tar OPERA.—Notwithstanding the driving rain, the National was crowded last night on occasion of the representation by the Strakosch company. The music of this was sung with Parte, as audience testifiea by ‘encoring in tarn Nistor as Elvira, Campanini as Don Octavio, Paenti as Don Giovanni, Moresi as Donna Anna, iani as Zerlina, apd Nannetti as Leporeilo. It was not quite understood why Nilsson sur- rendered the leading part of ‘ons was janl. g stele District Affairs in Congress. THE PENDING LIQUOR BILLS, Just after the adjournment of the Honse Di trict Committee yesterday Rev. Dr. Gray mate an inquiry of Mr. Harmer as to when the sab- committee would hear the friends of the La Tence and Monroe bills relative to the sale Lquor in the District of Columbia, and was in- formed that the hearing would take piace to- morrow. ‘THE BOARD OF HEALTH DEFICIENCY. Dr. Bliss and Mr. Langston, representing the Board of Health of thie city, were heard by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday in advocacy of an »ppropriation of $31,000 to mak. good the deficiency caused by extraordinary ex- penditures rendered necessary by the preva- Fence of smalipox last year. The commitice took the subject under consideration. MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTER TO-D ‘The Senate Committee on the District of lumbia held a regular weekly meeting to- Present Mesers. Lewis (chairman), Spencer, and Hitchcock. ‘The first bill cousidered was the act explana- tory of the act entitled “An act to provide tor the creation of corporations in the District ot Columbia by general law.” Mr. Spencer, who had had the bill under consideration, reported that, in his opinion, there is no necessity for the passage of the explanatory act, and that the powers prayed for by the bill are conferred by the original act. Mesrs. James A. Hoffman and George W. King appeared in behalf of the bill. ‘They explained that lawyers dilfer as to the au thority conferred by the first act, but if the committee believe it sufficient they are satisied. Mr. H. H. Dodge said he had prepared an amendment to the 4th section of the general In corporation act, so as to imclude “locks, dicks and walls.” He had received a contract from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company to build ontiet locks near Georgetown, auf he deemed the amendment ged to protect the interests not oniy of himself, but of the canal company. Mr. A. P. Gorman, presitent of the canal company, who was present made @ few remarks in reference to the proposed amenément, and explanatory of its necessity. The bill explanatory of the general incorpora- tion act was indefinitely postponed, and Mr. Hitchcock was directed to draw up a’ bill from the amendment to'the general act propose! by Mr. Dodge. The next bill considered was Senate bill 245, to establish the Corcoran Park and Zoological Garden, in the District of Columbia, aad to ia corporate a society to maintain the same and a company to construct a street railroad thereto. Mr. Dorsey, to whom the bili had been re! reported it favorably with an anim: nt amendment, and was authorized to make the same report to the Senate. Senate bill €43, to incorporate the Washing- ton Canal and Water-power company, was re ferred to Mr. Dorsey. The petition of Win. Roach, father of Ellen Roach, who was killed by the’ explosion at the Washington ar-enal in June, 1861, (stating thar he has not received any part of the money ap- propriated for the relief of the sufferers, and praying that an appropriation be mae for his relitf,) was referred to Mr. Dorsey. Senate bill 626, to amend an act entitled “An act to incorporate the National Uuion Saviage Bank of the Districtot Colambia,” was reterred to Mr. Spencer. The memorial of A. T. C. Dodge and a peti- tion of certain citizens of the District of Uo lumbia, praying to be relieved from the pay. ment of sewer taxes, were referred to Messrs Jolnston and Spencer. o- tay; Dorsey, Tae Canine? was in session for an hour and a half to-day, but no business of unusual im. pertance received attention. THE AGassiz Mepat —The government is having prepared ut the Philadelphia mint « medal commemorative of the late :Protessor Agassiz. Ic will be added to the list of pabdiic medais. : Carramss J. A. Spicer, A.A. Fangar and David Evans, of the revenue marine service, bave been appointed a board to meet in thix city on the 21st inst., to examine candidates f admission and promotion in the revenue marine Exp OF THe Sanbogn INVESTIGATION — The Ways and Means Committee to-day ex»m- ined Mr. Madge, chief special agent of the ‘Treasury, with reference to the expenditares o: bis effice, and one Mr. Martin, who was em ployed by Sanborn when the latter was ap ia! 7c: but no facts of importance were elicited. ‘The investigation was concluded to-day. Tux Uran Covat District Attorney Carey, of Utah, and an attorney named Mer- rit, were before the House Judiciary Com nit- tee to-day and made arguments in favor of ¢ bill in rejation to the cour*sand judictal officers im the territory of Utah. Theeifect of the pro- posed bill is to transfer the selection of jart+ which have claimed to have been appointed by Mormon judicial officials to United States cf- ficers. The committee have come to no con clusion on the sabject, and will probably hear further arguments. Marne’s Statve oF Gen. Kinc.—The Au- gusta (Me.) Journal says:—The last legisia- ture authorized the governor and council to contract with some suitable artist, a native of Maine, for a statue of Gen. William King, the firet governor of Maing, in marble, to be placed in the National at Washington. At the his offer having been considered the most advantageous, everything considered. The statue, as provided by the re- solve of the legislature, will be in marble, a ‘ait statue, life-size, and will be first ex- ibited at the Philadelphia centennial in 1<76. It will then be removed to the National gallery at Washington.” A Trirce Murpee—The Assassin Lynch> Ardazal, an Italian, and captain of the sloop New Jerusalem, entered the residence of Mr. Jett, three miles from Orange, Texas, (says « dispatch from Galveston,) during the owner's absence, and murdered Mra. Jett and two chil dren. A daughter nearly grown made her escape and gi the alarm, when the citizens arrived intime to catch Ardazal in the act of endeavoring to burn the bodies. He was im- mediately arrested. Wednesday night, when the sheriff entered the jail to give the prisoners per, @ crowd of armed men rushed in ered the officer, took the murderer of e Jett family outside of the prison, aud liter- ally riddled him with bullet ANTI-SECRET SoctaTy MovEeMENT.—Several citizens of Chicago, including Philo Carpenter, J. Biavcbard, and others have applied to the Secretary of State of Lilinois for a certificate of organization for ‘*The National Christian As- Bociation,” the object of which, as stated in the application, “is to expose, ‘withstand and remove secret societies— Freemasonry, in par- ticular, and other anti-Christian movements in order to save the churches of Christ from being depraved, to redeem the administration of ine tice from perversion, and our republican gov- ernment from corruption.” The application will be referred to the Attorney General, as the Secretary of State is not clear that he has the power to issu ch an exte: certificate. ARREST oF GEORGE WILKES.—Mr. George Wilkes was arrested in Ni York Wednesday afternoon and taken tothe district attorney's office in Brooklyn, on a bench warrant issued on an indictment charging him with ma- lictously libeling Mr. John F. Chamberlin, Mr. Wilkes was required to give $2,000 bail to sea before the of sessions of xt. The bail was fur- ings pony, oe May nished, ir. Wilkes returned to New York. ———$—$—<—~ A Minister Scusreypep.—In the case of Rev. Tunis Titus Kendrick Brooklyn, charged with concuct unbeco: aciergyman, the committee of inquiry, re which the Shatyes were ied, Bs: brought ing verdict ot gale, and recommended that the pastor be i itely suspended. ——$<$<—<———— Agggst oy OLp Banpex.—An old man, sup- posed to be Bender, of Kansas, are rested in the southern portion of Utah territory Tip, an ego's fe inp Sot an. en 10 be his son, is ofa custody A ial teh from Pittsburg says the ayer hs ‘the police com: ners to my crugading against saloons, persons them, on interference with business and peace. San Francisco Wednes- Seg heeled ned act isnot known. arn Uw: denatuses anda te a fire built three years in aperture smoke out a coon, ‘which fire is till parang’ G7 Three thousand colliers arg an in | Somersetghire, England, “0% A strike THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Commitice. Conclusion Yesterday's Proceedings. Our report of the proceedings in the District of Columbia investigation closed yesterday with Mr. McClellan on the stand. Witness said he iaid tke De Golyer pavement No. 1 im Columbus, and got £2.50 per yard, and 70 cents per y for grading. In Milwaakie he laid the p ment two years "0; thinks he got upwards o r square yar iy Mr. Merrick :—Mr. Chittenden told me I had better not say anything to the Board Public Works, because he the matter our contracts in charge, and he wanted to m.ke some money out of it himself. If I had retusoa te give Mr. Chittenden the £97,000 he migu have given the contract to somebody else. Q. Then you were in his power, after he hat notified you that your contract ‘had been a: cepted by the Board of Public Works? A. That is our view of it at all events. By Mr. Mattingly:—Mr. Quimby came to my office last summer in Chicago; he said he wis'nt treated wel! in Washington. He said if Ray ant Jenkins and others did'nt come down with ¢ money he would burst them; he aid be had re- ceived money from parties ia Washingt a to ruin the DeGolyer pavement, and if we dut'nt come down he would. By Mr. Christie:—Mr. Quimby has been in our employ for three years in all; don’t think he worked for our interest; did us injury even when in our employ; he has talked trequeatly about the pavement in a detrimental way, the ironing process was pronounced against by a Mr. Watson, of the Chicago Board of Puc Works. ‘The witness was sharply cross-examined with reterence to Mr. Quimby’s abilities, and as tu how long when speaking of him, he has desig. nated him as a toreman of a “gang of hands. In reply to # question by Mr. Mattingly , the Witnees said Mr. Watson of the Board of Public Works in Chicago, was a sidewalk inspector. Mr. Christie said as he thought he had es'.: lished a connection between Huntington and Chittenden, he desired the letter written by the latter to the former to go in evidence. Mr. McClellan was discharged and reque-ted to send all the books pertaining to DeGolycr’s avd McClellan's business. He said be thought he could have them bere within five days. EX GOV. COOKE ON THE STAND. Henry D. Cooke sworn:—Q. State what yor know about the real cstate pool. A. I 1 simply to etate in that connection that I was in- formed by Hallett Kilbourne that he was intending to make some parchases for busise. in real estate, and he invited our firm to join the purchases, which we did to the exteut $25,000. There was no arrangements as to lion in purehi there has been no so: tle- ment of the matter; there might have been u for the suspension of the firm with which I « connected; I don’t know who the other : were who were in the * I had tain i unbounded growth of Washington and inv. my money; don't think any body could hav. gohe amiss in making purchaser; uy impre is that the pool was to be aboat interest individually was about $3,000; the ar Fobgewent was entered iute in Ixvz, 1 UL daring the summer; had no particular conver «a tion with Kilbourne relating to tis subject; 1 left it with Kilbourne to dispose of in accord.suse with his own judgment. ME. QUIMDY CONTKADICTS MR. M'CLELLAN. O. H. Quimby recalied:—Said, in retereuce to McCleliau’s testimony, as to bis having re ceived money to burst up the firm, that to re was not one word of trath in the statemeut from beginuing to end; never received or was offered money trom any one for such a purpose, never told McClellan be deg in his office a» testified by him; the whole matter as stated by uum is false from beginning to end. To-day’s Session. The committee was called to called to order this morning at balf-past ten o'clock. Mr. Gassaway was called butdid not respond. The sergeanteat arms was directed tu bring him before the committee. THE K STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Thomas Lucas sworn.—Q. State what you know about grading and laying the carriase wap on K etreet, A, Lhad nothing to do with the carriageway; it was done by a Mr. Baldwin Idid the grading, curbing and parking; th- contract was awarded me in September, after the Board of Public Works came in; ths work never was included in any other work; a man came and tried to stop ine in the fullowin, spring; he said he represented Mr. Bingham, o/ Pulladelphia: continued my work in advances u: the carriageway being laid; a man named Mat thews laid the blocks for @ man named Bald win; never saw Bingham on the work; never « him in my life; the blocks laid on K street looked tome as if they were never treated; I do not know whether the blocks were treated or not; the grading of the carriageway on K street was duus y Mr. Matthews; have received pay for my work, nearly in fall, in certificates. Mr. Christie—I have sent for the contracts, as soon as I receive the same [ it toshow tuat all the work done by Mr. Baldwin was include: im the contract of Mr. Bingham. Mr. Allison to the witvess:—Do you know that to be the fact? A. I do not. By Mr. Merrick:—Q. Why didn’t youdo the carriageway? A. Because the contract I tiad did not include the carriageway; I never saw H. H. Bingham, of Philadelphia, don’t know who be was. ‘The contracts for K street were handed Mr. Christie for inspection; he turned them over to the committee. Mr. Allison.—I have in my hand the Bing- ham contract and see that it includes the curu- ing: parking, laying sidewalks, &c. ir. Wilson, handing witness contract:—(. I+ that the contract you executed? A. I thik it is; applied for the contract to Mr. Shepherd, he notitied me it was awarded mo; signed two cou tracts; the one you have in your hand now covers an extension; the first contract was made in 1872, the second waa in 1872 too; commsuced work in the fall of 1371; was ordered to go auead and do the work. Q. How much work was done before you signed the contract? A. I don’t think $500 iad been expended before I ned the first con- tract; was iterfered with in my work; a man came to me and showed me a letter to stop; 1 said I wouldn’t stop; he said he would goto the board and have me stopped; explained the mat- ter to the vice president; while there the man who tried to stop me came in, when Mr. Mul lett wrote a letter and handed it to him, say- ing, “Take that to Bingbam—damn it, if he intends to mterfere with Lucas, I wilt have ali his contracts cancelled;” it was after I had en- tered into the second contract that the man en- deayored to interfere with me. Q. Mr. Lucas, do you know who did the ee ding underneath the wood pavement? A. Yea Mr. Matthews; he worked for Mr. Baldwin; don't know whether Baldwin was a sub-cou- tractor or not; he prepared the carriageway tor the blocks; he also laid the blocks; have heard that Mr. Bingham lives in Philadelphia; som= say he is postmaster there; never saw the geu- tieman in my life. Witness Degen a he receive. son. two of them, by Colonel Magruder, setting forth that the certificates would be’ paid in sewer certificates. Witness declined to receive pay in these certificates, unleas he took them at rices noted in the street. Mr. Magrad said e coul at—he wor ve them to oe a . By Mr. n:. yvernor who is tr Bingham? A. He is a gentleman in Philadelphia ith the Bidler Key- stone pavement; believe he was iter at one time in Philadelphia; don’t know wheth he held the office at the time he received the contract or not; his pavement is an excellent billy was let in the name of Bing- i hisown name or the company he he was — frequently ooking examination of Mr, Lucas was resumed. T att. Harrington:—Did soddi on K street; you to-day. contract with H. H. enumerated in the Starkweather | Uree feel; don’t think the resery: jon of the street I allowed Mr. Me: ¥ ym would balance of the sjaares | grade as much as Lave mentioned. By Mr. Harrington:—I made my calculatio by mere estimate—not by measurement with Instry ments. Witness was requested to bring his estimnster of the grading made by hiv, when a superia tendent of the Buard of Pubtic Works, on Penu- s)lvania avenue, from Ist to 4th street, aud irom 6th to 7ih street. ENGINKER BARNEY. C. E. Barney, sworn.—Don't recollect ho» many yards of grading Peter McNamara aid Penmylvania avenue east—the vouchers Ul [Vouchers shown witnes-.) Tae agg: gate amount of grading done on Penn<ylv« avenue, between Ist street and S.b street os 4 52.216 cubie yards, including goverome ervations; gave my persooal aitention to gteding, because a controversy arose between Peter McNamara and qwysel!; made a cout» of the ground before the work comm. siter itwas done I went over the grow Verified the mcarurements. In measuring wood pavement tor DeGolyer aud McCict did pot deduct anything for We price of gr ing. Fritress was banded a voucher relative F street, between 9th a ih streets. Witness said the work was measured and re turned the same as any other work; tractor was not ratiefied; Mr. Willard seat me and told me give hii an estimate of ali the excavation, I did se; he then told me to make the same allowance in the voucher as had teen done for Mr. Vanderberg on F street; parties summer before last were put to work before tu= engineers got on the ground; there was ao muck work going on that in some instances the tractors ad the street torn up before the enzt heer’s dt partment were able to get the contour of the street and cross sections. Q. Was it possible then for you to accurately measure that work? A. We did the best we could; of course the land marks Id help us; we had no cross sections on North Carolina ave. nue, between Ist and 4th -treets; there are uv! many such cases about the city. What streets were there where there were two contractors, one to do the grading and tae other lay the pavement? A. Ist street, 7th street, 10th street, 11th street, and 13th street; that is all 1 remember; the paving contracter: were allowed for all but the two feet of grading Did you ever make measurements that re rejected, and another engineer make larger measurements which were accepted ’ A. 1 don’t remember any such case. Witness explained that some difkculty did arise with Telereuce to ® grading contract on Massactsa setts AVENE east; that no accurate measore- ment could be mace on account of the cros: sections being destroyed. The matter was finally referred to arbitrators; one was a sworn meaturer in the architect's office of the Treas- ury; Arthur Shepherd was one, and I think air Smo was referee. They disagreed, I believe any way, the matter was subsequently referr y. Shepberd.— state that when | Lend my brother was one of the arbitrators I not allow bim to serve. Witness resuming :—The dispute was setrie.i 1 believe, by returning 105,000 yards of gradi: Thad estimated something over 40,000 yards, don't see where 105,00 yards conid have come from In the streets and squares under dispute By Mr. Wilson:—A protile was made of the work on F street, between the Patent office and Post office berore the gradiug commenced: Lave also the cross sections; there would be no trouble in accurately measuring that work. Q. Do you know where the earth came foom that was filled in the canal? A. No, I don’t. it came from all sections of the city;some from New York ayenue presume was hauled into the canal; on Massachusetts avenae I believe some was gotten which went into the canal: don’t kuow where the earth came from which filed up 15th street, from B street to the avenue, nor where it came frem to fill 17th street, between the sume squares; when I came here it was » general dumping ground. By Mr. Harrington:_The measurements of the cutting on F street, between 5th and 9:2 streets, were never made; the work was don- by day’s work; when a coutract was award: 1 made the cross sections as soon as I could; the giices paid tor work by the Board of Public Works, especially in grading, are very low, were I to fix the same to-day would increase the rate twenty per cent. At twenty minutes after twelve the commit- tes took a recess until 2 o'clock. At half-past 2 o'clock Mr. Allison announced that, as members of the committee on the per: of the House were engaged in voting on impo-t- ant financtal matters, the committee would stand adjourned until Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. 4 LETTER FROM SAMUEL STRONG. Tho following letter was received by the chairman of the committee yesterday afternoon: Wasurnoton, D. ©., April 9h, isi4 Hon. W. B. Alison, Chairman’ Investigating Com- mittee of District of Columbia: Dear Sir: T have just returned from Albany and find that Mr. Boyd, one of my foremen, hax gone down the river to my plantation, and can- not return pntil Sunday next. He bas many of my papers, and although they are all private papers, yet I am perfectly willing that your committee should see them, although I’ can assure them they contain nothing im; licating apy member of the Board of Pablic ‘Works. In regard to the check left at Mr. Ulark’s office in favor of Mr. Cook and Mr. Browne, | ~ to state that | have refreshed my memory, remember that Mr. Cook deel: t receive itfor the reason that Mr. Browne's name war inserted in it, and said he would not use it, and it was destroyed. In regard to the cbeck given to Col. Samo, 1 leposited @ certified would state that I had check for $1,000, with a bid to I y ® water main, faithful fexecu awarded to him. Tne for a friend as secarity for the tion of the contract 1 contract having been duly executed, I wrote Col. Samo a letter enclosing a check for $50, requesting nim tw see Gov. Cooke or the proper official and have my certitied check returned to me. The next “meso fed received a letter from Col. Samo saying be had done as I requested, but as it was only the performance of an official duty, he could not accept compensation from me, and returned the check. My reason for sending the check was simply that I did not desire any gentleman to do me an unofficial ser. pice without compensating him for his time and trouble. I have never given any money or any reward of any nature to any member of the Board of Public Works or any officer connected there- with, or to any person whatsoever, to obtaiu a contract or influence a decision of the board, and | defy any one to show that [ have. In conclusion, I beg to request that if your honorable committee desire my further attend ance, that they will notify me when to appea: desired to be prov ared with all neces- sary papers and memoranda. Ihave the honor to be your obedient servant, Sam’. STRONG, 214 1st street southeast, —__—_-+ee.__—— Tue PENNSYLVANIA AWD NogTHERN Cey- TRAL RatLRoaps.—The adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Northern Central rai!- road reassembled in this be Bay Mr. J. Don Cameron, president the compan: submitted the offer of the president of the Peni sylvania railroad to lease the road on the basis of six per cent. on the capital stock. A motion to reject this proposition was adopted by large m ity. The appointment of a committee was authorized to examine into the affairs of the to negotiate with the Pennsylvania railroad with regard to a lease or guarantes of ‘and to report to an adjourned meet- ing the result of the investigation nd negoti- President Cameron offered a motion Northern company to —$—<—<—<< APRIL Sxow Storms.—A heavy snow- very unusual occurrence at this at Louisville all day it will prove disastrous to terday. tis the fruit throughout eu8f H F 4 iE [ i 4 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Fatpay, April 10. SENATE.—Mr. Sherman, in presenting « petition asking the imposition of a specific duty on tin plates, said that a large number of sim lar petitions were already before the committee but that nothing could be done until s tari? b was before the committee. Mr. Buckingham, from Committee on ©: merce, reported adversely on petitions of cit zens of Indiana and Kentucky asking p a law compelling bridges over the Ohio river be 400 feet span and 100 feet pivot draw. Repor was adopted. Mr. Anthony, from Committee on Prtntin Teported resojution to print 500 copies of th Navy Register. Mr. Sargent expressed opinion that these pu lie docnments shou!d not be printed, as it wi impossible that members of Congress shoo bear the heavy expense of postage required ¢ forward them to their constituents. Mr. Saulsbury thonght that the frank privilege never should bave been repealed. Would now vote to restore it entirely or to r store it so far as relates to public documenta Mr. Carpenter said be proposed, so far ax h Was concerned. to vote te print all the doc ments that bad heretofore been printed. It wa« not proper for the government to sappress ta formation that belonged) tothe people. Inf. tosendont all the Ne docaments was t only way for the people to know exactiy wis wae going on here. As it was now, Congros was entirely at the mercy of the press of country, for however impartial the press 5 ports might be, they had to be condensed, it was vot in the nature of things that't could give @ thorough understanding of wha was ber e. He had not been in favor or the repeal of the franking duty, He had som of the back pay left, and he proposed to a that in paying postage on documents for his constituents. ‘When that was gone he would g» out and earn some money by practicing law, for the same purpose. r. Morton said he bad voted for the repea! of the franking privilege, as it had becom such & public scandal that tts abolishment was necessary. He favored a modification of the law by which the postage on public documents should be paid by the recipient. Mr. Conkling had also voted for the repeal of the tranking privilege, but not because of t) Teason actuating the Senator from [ndians (Mr. Morton,) but because he wished to see experiment taiyly tried. He desired that the printing of documents should be stopped, ani the ontgo of seeds should be stepped. and in this way the ical effect of the abolition frapking could be ascertained. He saia the: the postage now paid by him on communica tions coming to him in his official capacity amounted to more than the cost of his board when he was a single man. about the government ditfasing information ‘The great publishing houses of New York aut Boston could put out any publication macau cbeaper than the government. Mceere. Morrill of Vermont and Bayard ind cated their willingness to restore the (ranking privilege so tar as the menting of documeu: was cobcernd, and Mr. Bayard considerea th the whole action of Congress in reference to th abolition of the franking privilege had been ot An unstatcemanlike character. The morning hour expiring the subject wen over. Mr. of Cob mendments, bi supplementary to ths to authorize the Washington City and Point Lookout railroad to eatendits road into the District of Colam bia. Also, trom the same committee, adversely o House billexplanatory of the general act pr» viding for the formation of corporations iu the District of Colum! He said the ex toe were satisfied that the present law was aiupl; sufficient for all par Mr. Scoitcailed up Hoase bill exempting from the payment of customs and other (ces cans boats. Passed. Mr. Morton introduced bill providing that payment of portage shall not be required ic dacuments, but that the pustage may paid at the place where sach documents ary Teceived. Kelerred to Commitice on Post U'- fices. The Chair laid before the Senate a commun cation from the Secretary of War, incloaing th annual report in relation to the militia tocce of the United States. Laid on the table an ordered to be printed. T-e© unfinished business—being the bill t provide for the incorporation and the regulati of railroad companies in the territories uf ti United States—was taken up, the quest being on the amendment of Mr. Backingh’ that no railroad shall enter upon an Indiaa rr ervation; to which Mr. Sargent offered a amendment that no ! udian reservation sball e: ter upon without the cousent of the Sscretary © the Interior; or, where @ reservation has bee set aside by treaty, the consent of Congre~ must first be obtained, and the Indians be con: pensated. Mr. Windom, from Committee on Pobili Lands, reported @ bill to revise and continu- certain grants of lands heretofore made to the territory and state of Minnesota to aid in the construction of the several lines of the St. Pau! and Pacific railroad benno Mr. Stevenson introduced bili for the aid of geological and other surveys in the sever: states. Keferred to Committee on Military Ar fats Sprague. from Committee on Pablic Lands, reported bill authorizing the Secretary Of the interior to settie and pay the account of Wo. Peibam, late Surveyor General of New Mexico. Mr. Spencer, from Committee on Commerce. reported bill directing the Secretary of Trea sury to iseue an American register to the Eug- lib built brig Hattie Daton. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. — Mr. Piatt (Va.) rose to a personal explanation, and badread an article in the New York Tribune in relation to the government of the city of Petere- burg. He denounced the article as false in every particular, and eulogized the present govern ment of tbat city. A LIVELY SCENE. Mr. Butler (Mass.) withdrew his motion to reconsider the vote on postponing the con eration of the currency bill, and said he did so to explain to the Houre his purpose, which wa: to pars the Senate bill, and then go on and per- fect the House bill. Mr. Clarke (Tenn.) asked if the gentleman would support the free banking feature ot the House bit He had declared Limselt in favor of greenbacks. x. Butler said he would favor a kind of free banking, but did not approve of the form of it presented in this bill. In the course of hix remarks he said he did not think the Execativ would eto @ bill to give relief to thi while the Senate House were other measures for that purpose. the passage of the Senate bi measure, or one that he b: means approved, butas the best get now, and to settle the public m! relief to the business of the country. ‘Mr. Kellogg asserted the President would not veto the bill. pencer, from the Committee on Distri +t nivia, reported, wi ac rt i f : s cs E : i in Lh Hy 5 | you i f i rf ( F L of i i u f f | ee i i | | ' Mr. Morriil (Me.) said it was nonsense to telk | ment was rejected bys yeaand "> (Pa) motion to strtie out the Ten Berry's (Pa) © te rectio: s. relating to bank= withoet cir eu ation abd authori: treasury 10 es redee: le im coin in two years from date, was reject dona vision. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. The mi Renat CONTLBUATION OF THE DEAD Look. Bostox, April 10 —Tne nineteenth ballot for United Stutes Senator was taken today, with the following result: Whole number of votes, 268; necessary to a choice, 135. Dawas received ‘i; Hoar, t&, Carts Adams, U3, Sanford, 5 Banke, §, Washburne, 4; Whittier, 1, Bullock DISPATCHES RECEIVED “ee yesterday urging the (riends of Hoar and that Dawes would withdraw are nc to be canarda. TRE TWENTIETH BALLOT Fesulted a8 follows: Whole nomber of yotes, u 209; Decessary to a choice, 155, Dawes, 66; Curtis, 72; Adams, 13, Bu ford Washburne, 4, Banks, §, Whi F, Hoar, Reuben Noble, and Mre. Livermore received each | vote. ensued. oe The Flood ia the Mixsissippi. Mary « A discam.oa ACUTE Mexrmia, April of steamer A. J. White, w brings additional im on crevane at H F- itis the opinto the planters the levee was cat Wednesday night, either by raft living on the west side of the them from a threatened overftow ‘ is 109 jath, and the water is P ng thro: An attempt was male yesterday to ir the levee, but but it was impossible to check the volume of wate: This levee is one of the largest on the and an tT, baving a base of 309 feet height of twenty-Gve fect. one are already threat i that immens: damage n Sunflower, Tullahatohic aud a Foretga Notes. MATH OF THR THADORNE TRIAL Loxpon; April 10.—The trial of Jean Lote, for perjury during his examination asa wi aew for the claimant in the Tichborne trial, was brought to a close this morning. and teeuited ia bie conviction. Sentence was deterred. Ths - Brown, who is charged with « ce, was then taken up, and his trial is now proceeding THE DUTCH have openod several Acheen porte to trade. BISMARCK VS MANTEUPPeL Beaux, April 10 —There ix no toandation for the report telegraphed hence to a London paper of & conservative and ultramontane intrigue to supplant Prince Bismarck by General Mau- teufel. ——.———— Terrible Disaster on the Steamer Ti- gress TWRNTY-TeO PERSONS KILLED. New Youk, April 1.—The tollowing spectal dispatch conveys intelligence of a terrible a. Gent to the steamer Tigress, which bacam well known to the public Captain Hall's ill-fated arctic exped “St. Jouns, N. F., April 9.—St rete, of the Polaris expedition, white ing, exploded ber botler *o counection with on: — - Italian Brigands tn New THEY Teak Ur TD Dilt's landing, Staten evening, was stopped band of tall 5 particulars received, save that r nred = Lex on the train, but were the: selves svou at arrested, and now locke: - The Grangers Crxcinsati, April to device a a will eman- pate the state from the burdens heaped upon it by the misrule of a corrupt party of po.iti- claus. o— Non Ext 1¢.—1n the House of Oom- mon: et night two detectives gave evidense that they baddone all in their power to fled Kiel, but were unsuccessful. Mr. Bowell said that if the government did not take action 1m the matter he would give notice of a metion for Kiel's expulsion Monday night. ‘o be Hanged fo-day. NasSuVitLe, April 10.—Prague Bryant will be hung at Pulaski, Tenn., to-day, for Rie OTTAWA, April e mur. der of Alexander Steel, some two years ago- Bryant promises to make a fall statement on the gallows, and says be docs not regret having killed Steel. ae The Prevailing Storm. New York, April 10.—Dispatenes from the north and east report snow, sleet and r.in storm®, accompanied by strong northeasterly gales, prevailing. CaTROLIC Charles Ewing, of Washington, to act at the seat of governwent in behalf of the Indian Catholic missions, eapecially at the Indian Gepariment, where interested partios have, it is alleged, heretofore made gross repre- sentations in reference thereto. Gen. Ewing ‘now at his post. Ina circular letter written by bim be says he will perform the daties ro- quired of bim without compensation or fers. for the Brosocution of the mission work, snd says:— The Quakers give $20,000 @ year for their Iodian missions, the Episcopalians 650,000, and the Presbyterians and other Protestant churches in propor! this example be- fore them, certainly the Catholics of the United States abould not refuse wo give to their miasions the help which they have earned by long and faithful services, and which they must have to save them from destractio; Ta qvor Ti Im PatLapeirata.— The grand jury, in making their pressotment, say of the Su liquor jaw in Philadeipbi: and cognate matters, “that they are satteficd that the police authorities have made it tively operative, not by making arrests, their vigtiauce in deterring persous from breaking the law. No open violations, as far as this jury can find, have occurred during this term of Lhe court, and the secret violations aro but tew in number, and are #0 vigorous!y ptos- ecuted that they can scarcely recur. The jury in this convection feel bound to state that they believe this city pow has the most efficient po= force that they have ever had, and that the yor is steadily improving It as opportanitics . The efforts of the Solice torce in sup- pressing the Sunday liquor trafic have been aided by the temperance societies form- ed under the auspices of the clergy of several cburcbes, producing a better tone of public sea- timent among the consumers of liquors, and this jury believe that more can be done in way other. 7 4 BvecLar Saor.—in Memphis, Tenn., for some time past the firm of Podesta & Oo., Front street, bave missed liquors and cigars, Pray HTH artes BE is i fe f i