Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1874, Page 1

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INTERNAL Revenve.—The receipts from this & urce to-day were $183,475. THR GREAT SPECULATION to-day is as to | whether the President wili sign the fir.ance bill which has just passed both houses, or whether he will veto it Tne subject will in all proba- | bility come before the Cabinet ty-morrow. | ‘There is not the slightest indication as to what | will be the action of the Executive. THUS FAR no evidence has beep produced by | the memoriahsts which in the least tends to implicate any of the officers of the District of Coiumbia in malfeasance in officn, or in any | other form of corruption, and it is not likely | that any such evidence will be produced.— | give @ pension of $0 per month to Mrs. Jo- inte peed Been eee sephine D. ‘Thomas, widow of Captain Evan New MEXico To BE APsITTED ryto Tae | Thomas, of the 4th artillery. Capt. Thomas, Uxtox.—The House Committee on Territories | WhO was one of the most gallant officers in thé this morning examined the Dill to admit New | S<T¥ice, was the son of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, the former adjutaut general of the army. He Mexico as @ state, and agreod to report it after | was killed in an ambuscade last summer while striking eut the clause prohibiting slavery 2 operating against the Modocs under Captain (*hich is deemed needlese) and the eighth sec- | Jack. tion. boggy’ aye Tae Braztu ConPIRMATIONS.—The Senate in executive Twenty Per Cant. Cratws.—On the 30th ul, the Court of Claims rendered pro forma jedgments in sundry class twenty per cent. cases, from which appeals were taken he | the government. To day the records were fil: in the Supreme Court, and on the motion of the Attorney General the cases were set for argument on Wednesday, the 22d inst. NAVAL Isma.—The examining and retiring boards, Rear Admiral LeRoy president, which have been on duty at Key West, returned to New York on Monday. They will resume their sittings at the Navy department on the 221 inst. The Wabash arrived at Boston this morni trom Key West. The U. 8. ship Guard arrive. at New \ork yesterday, forty three hours from Gibraltar. The health of the officers and crew is good. A Pexsiex FoR Mas. Carr. Taomas.—The House Committee on Pensions has agreed to Go (NMENT ACCEPTS ave. epls lot THE INVITATION TO ATTEND THB CENTEN- a session yesterday confirmed the following nomi- | yi, Exurrition.—The following telegram -ORD'S OPEKA HOUSE. nations:—Frank P. Nerton, to be surveyor of | wili explain itself : “THE LESS QUEEN customs at Port Jefferson, N.Y. Postmasters— PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 1874. 8 OORLESQUE, Misp LYDIA THOMP- | James Williameon, at Sing Sing, N-Ys David | yron, Wm. Bi in Waa ee ~ wu 4 her Mammoth Company. S. Hooper, at Kirksville, Mo.; Henry Korna- ‘whe followin bas been received by the con- rE EMIND: ROME NGOBe (a ices sul-general of Brazil:—"'The Brazilian govern- SAY EVENING: Lomcie, | THE®SAMiNatron of the cadet midshipman | Men! has sgnitied its intention, to take part tn - SPIT; A GHSND | Will begin about the 20th proximo, after which ation will be asked from the national legisia- mab Lbs opin the designated classes will proceed on the reg- | ture. B. Nortox.” AMBUL. & Chas . | ular summer's cruise. The practice-ship Con- - a ezgsvar MATINEE, APRIL 15, KENIL- | 2 istion is now at Norfolk undergoing Tepairs Goop News For THE So por eaceaee: A URDAY EVENING, April 18, FABEWEUL. | for that purpose. The cadet engineers will also | The Senate at half-past 1 o’clock p. m. to-day attraction—twe burlesjucs, SINBAD | duplicate their practice cruise of last year, al- | passed without amendment the House bill pro- DIN. though the steamer for this use has not yet been | viding for the payment of the school teachers of Hoctay next THE VORES. "pia | selected. nasa the Diatrct of Columbia from September to the >= A ~ Ist of arcl e act now needs only the JATIONAL THEATER a TEES, Was Inehared in tee Roses yeierOey | Cicsiere of ine Fredeeat to maneit ears, Naas Lessee and Manager. | by Gen. Butler, and referred to the Judiciary | tite. It may be proper to state that the feeling — Committe, enacting that ‘‘any sale hereafter | in the Senate was decidedly in favor of a relief SIX NIGHTS AND ONE MATINES, made in the District of Colambia by virtue of | billof some kind, but that several Senators hon- Commencing MONDAY, Apri! 20, any power contained in any deed of trust given | estly believed that the bill might be amended By the emiocatly saccesafal to Secure the payment of money shall be void, | toadvantage. The general feeling was, how- BELLOGG ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY | unicss the same shall have been made in pursu- | ever, that any amendment would not only de- C. D. HESS & OO... irectors, | ance of the judgment or decree of a competent | lay bat pee gel the bill, and consequently it —BOnEMIaN GI jurisdiction.” parsed without much opposition. The debate Tocsday—ChOWN DIAMONDS. ———___ on the bill is reported int our Congressional Wednesda)—Beaefit of Mr. ©. D. Hess—FBA | A MEMoRrAL of the Columbia (S. C.) board of | column. ? trade, signed by loading business mon wastele- | o.5 s.zacan ConTRAcTs.—Nothing special graphed to the sab-Committes of the Jadiciary | 1, coveioved by the Ways and Moamstonnit- esterday. They ask Congress to legislate to : Bia : punish tadtviduala, though they be members of | tee at their session this morning relative to the nay Wele Comptes ne eee p ee mann | seinee ature; ho conspire, to detrand the | Sanborn, contracts. Air. Leopold, euler of the ne Seale Ca S rij | public. They indorse fully the complaints ot . y; Mr. La , sata mvt Box Uiies cf Tissier sat Motes. | the tax-payers’ memorial, abd claim to be daily | independent treasury; and Mr. Totion, supersi: The Kt of thy Rouse for | witnesses of the extravagance of the mombers | sor of internal revenue for New Jersey, Peun- and the right of the b use | of the present state government. sylvania, Maryland, Delaware and the District Reserved Seats, $1 50 — of Columbia, wereexamined. Mr. Sawyer read ding to location. . Mixes AND Mrntnc.—Mr. Sutro’s lecture | a statement’ den: ing avy pecuniary interest, Soa heater for full cust cf the Oped. aplare™ | 1a8t Dight was a great success. Willard’s halt | direct or indirect, in the passage of the law Gtse of Theater tor Full eset of the Ope was weil filled with an intelligent and appre- | Under which the Sanborn and other contracts of UtlCAL AND DRAMATIC ENTEBTAIN- | ciative audience, among whom were quite a | * *iilar character were made, or in any of the M MENT for the beneti: of EQUAL DIVISION | number of Senators and Members of Congress. —— Pustne legal advinen of tha Seasetar® Sa tye UM HALL who were kept for two hours listening with the | anq that the former is mainly responsible for E street, betw at ds 12: ent: utmost attention to the eloquent discourse, ap apy errors of judgment made in the terms ot = Qe WEDSESDAY EV NING, ‘april pisading veciferoust wee Nene arith whee tes tha contracts. ‘The testimony of Messrs. Leopold yar, with the reais ‘of nit appearin, eatly pleased Will be present.” Fickete, 25 cents, a hrardand enw. ‘The lecture will be repeated | *2¢ Totten was not specially interesting. = = to-night at § o'clock. ‘Tux following paragraph in yesterday's Press ae ‘Tux nrps for furnishing stationery to the | ¥48 spoiled by the omission of the italicised TO THE Ioternal Revenue department were opened yes- | "0! Ch * bi I tit ti f W. hin ‘on terday. The following were the a Hesesa coger: Kg ee that none of ie S Pi ie v, ‘lin & Jones, D. Appleton | ¢! ne in’ vi Heer oe mee | Sete, Social reeee comemc'gr tie | teenie Pte see aceea ceva of oe UNDER THE AUSPICES OF & Co., Spenser & Co., Kervand &’Towers, J. | have been proved. We accept this asa fortu: - CG. Parker, J. B. Adams, W. H. Dempsey, W. | nate circumstance, because to arrest the un- %5 om Ballantyne, Philp & Solomons, Morgan’ En- | paralleled improvements in the national capital Ge pe velope Company, R. B. Moore & Co., B. F. | would be unmistakably disastrous, while not to ° B Willie Freuch, A. D. Grimes, A. 8. Barnes & Co., | continue them under the patronage of the na- Iverson, Blackman & Co., Carew Paper Com: | tional government, so as to relieve the people pany, E. D. Lockwood & Go. from a debt which ought to be borne culefly by fr : ee tbat government, would be to impair the credit y THe CHARGES aGainsT ComMMISSIONER | of the District, and to ruin hundreds of honest BakeR.—We understand that at a meeting hel! | people. Gor municipalities delight ins nding B money ai owing hothing for it, while Shep- Pema A Nias ue uctn to oomaca, te cee herd is building a monument to himself in the - charges filed against Gen. Baker, Commis | marvelous benefits conferred upon Washington sioner of Pensions, by Mrs. Helen M. Barnard | byjbit perseverance and courage.”"— Philadelphia mv unless directed to investigate t them byavoteo | Press, lath. {he House, they deeming the charges unsus | +p,e Gorrow CLAIM INJONCTION Casz.— tained by any of the evidence furnished them A ; Mrs. W. T. Sherman, Tuis leaves the matter where Mrs. Barnard can | To-day in the Equity Court, Judge Wylie, the Mademe be rune, carry it to the criminal courts or on the stump, | case of ver agi i. B. Ls ’ Chamb: y it to th al hs f Chee ainst G. B. Lamar et al., was Mrs. C. Delano, she having declared it to be her intention to do | heard on a motion to dissolve the restr: ning ine: fi L, Dawes, both. ae sete grder., Judge Casey, Judgo Bartley, and Mr Sees... an Couns of Centon, Monday iat o-| Ha, Bait tthe ahgbaes te FORD'S OPERA HOUSE, journed over.this week to enable the judges to | reterred to in Tae Stax @few days ago. La- THUBSDAY, MATINER, APRIL 16, 157% examine @ mass of cases which have accumu- | mar recently obtained judgment from the - . a vo | lated. Decisions in many of these cases will be | Court of Claims for $579,000 for a cotton claim, ; See Se ee Sait rendered next Monday. The motion to admit | and Cheever as adminwtrator of his deceased “PEEBLESS QUEEN OF BUSLESQ Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood to practice before this | brother, who, it is claimed, had an interest in MISS LYDIA THOMPSON, court is still pending, and it is understood that | the claim, filed a bill to prevent the money from AND Mr. A. G. Biddle, of this city, will ar, being paid out of the Treasury. The defendant HER MAMMOTH ComPaNy, case before a final decision is ren moved that the restraining order be discharged | comprising tae names of Senator Wade in a recent conversation and the motion was discussed at some length, : Miss Camille Dubois, pressed the hope that Mrs. L. would be admit- | the defendant claiming that service had not Miss Tilly Earl, ted, saying that there is neither law nor reason | been made on ar,and the serviceon Den- ‘Miss Angusta Scuart, ‘or den: i admission. Prominent mem- | ver and Peck, who were not properly in the Miss Madeline Seaton, bers of the bar of the Court of Claims substan- | case, was not sufficient; (hat the contest between ° uo bp vin, tially concur in Mr. Wade's opinion. citizens of another Jariadietion, and the ree not . james | age re e Distri e action Oo! court was — minetts Treats 1% StoRR—Noxt week Washington | YooiSrin geanting the onoee Barry Peck. will be the center of the leading scientists of J ‘ylie said the questions involved had Masical Director | the United States, brought here to attend the | been heretofore decided in courts of the most generous manner voluateered | annual meeting of the National Academy. | District, and if the court entertained jurisdic their services in an: aa Sesiguated by the | This meeting will doubtless be the occasion for | tion of this kind—sttempted to restrain the pay acer Tar ret Saggy much enjoyment to those fond of scientific »nd | ment of money by the Treasury—they would ote EE, COL NILU. coupe; | literary in have little else to do, and they would bring here j = H OLAv FULD. = Another attraction for the week willbe found ple who had never seen the city before. It Manager Ford's Opera House, in the fact that Dr. Brown-Sequard will, on only where service can be made personally or | who have made the following arrangements for per- | Wednesday evening, deliver a “Toner Lec- al estate of the lormance to take place at ‘ FORD’s OP ERA HOUSE On THURSDAY, MATINES, April 16, 1374, and to consist of the burlee;ne of BLUE BEARD AND HEATHES CHINEE, supported by MISS LYDIA THOMPSON andevery member of the mammoth organization; to commence with the Comediette of tue CONJUGAL LESSON. Characters by Miss JENNY CLIFFORD and CHAS. STANLEY. SPECIAL NOTICE. Box-sheet will be 0} The : ed at the Box-office DAY, at 2 o'clock, and _. the real or at the court could act. The law limits the jurisdiction of the court to cases in which there is @ specific claim. In this the res ws not District. A claim in within the the local assets. This claim ture” in the Rg age ern Church. His sab- ject, “Have we Two Brainsor One. If Two, why do we Educate but One?” isa novel but important —— The occasion will afford o em) and the many distin- | Treasury is not guished visitors in our city, as well as Tne resi- | was awarded by the Court of Claims and is now dent physicians and others fond of scientific | pending in the Treasury. He would be obli studies an —* hear this very distin- | to follow the ents set and rescind the guished physiologist. NavaL ORpgERS.—Lieutenant Commander John C. Keanet, ordered to the Swatara as ex- ecutive; Lieutenant Conway H. Arnold, to the naval observatory; Lieutenant Wm. H. Koder, to the receiving , ee at navy yard, Bos- top; Captain T. 8. Fillebrown, detached from the command of the Shenandoah and placed on waiting orders; Commander Ralp! '’ from the navy yard, New York, 30th instant ordered to command the Swatara; Lieuten- Preced order. The fact that Denver and Peck are brought in as defendants does not give the court jurisdiction. So far as this case is con- cerned, Mr. Lamar, the claimant, being a cit- izer of New York, the Treasury must be re- garded as in New York. He directed that an order be drawn rescinding the restraining order. Judge Bartley desired to note an appeal to the General Term. The court decided that the General Term had decided that no appeal would lie in such a r ant Commanders Charles McG: and D. G. AW ise Lypia ruomeson, | PiSent seauatany Wales, Graham, SS LYBIA OMPSON edward T. § . W. Farenholt, from who dors not kuow hew to make change, so that all | the Shenandoah and placed on waiting orders; Ny, She Sra reese mase 's cfered will be placed te the credit of the | Lieutenants John E. Pilsbury and Wm. M. ©. | anda balf, for all , club purse of $500—was Fund. Little, from the torpedo station and ordered to | won by by lengths, beating B. F. seats, limited. ~--,$1 $0 | the Swatara 4th May next; Lieutenant Marcus | Carver, Tabitha, Port Leonard, Col. Nel ne SES per | cata sie cea css | Bled eet feast ean ‘0 wait a . KE. ol 5 Pipeequenea tae antares aE Ce tee ten | soperted bentived bese Ravtag teas oe 000 added, two-mile heats. Sum, » opeping of thodoors(1 o’c ock) until the con: February last, and i Meta H., I ye sad : wneement of the mance, and gentiomen | has been placed on waiting orders; Lieutenant Mi Fred. Bonnabel dis- ithe Thompson Troupe will act as ticket takers | George F- Wilkins, from the Koanoke and or- e 444. Third race—1x Beghed Be Hiswimeg Hugh: SY ahs “Coase | dered wo ine bwatars ras of 50—as poe ei ee at Tae Finest Mcstae [x—QOur District vol- , in same order. Time— Zoaa’s Opera Howe jational Theatro, unteers of 1861 have had reasonto complain is & ~ etzerott & Co, that Greeley and other historians of the war lard". Hotel, ine Aflington Houss, have ignored their services. The follow! ee ee OTED TORRES ABE DE- Porley Tears, wus'uesiuencartio ene ion: : sole | ach Teglments here, will be Of interest to qyetionar THEATRE. them as jording s frank and well-informed * giz MONDAY, Avett 8,12, «Thus is the Anniversary of the yox 2 DENIRES PAM rOh IE Thoven: | TieyRe no teservies of the Culted States ‘TBesole ackuwledged rival of G. once went on duty, and thus became the ad- CLOWN, vance guard of the grand of the Union. ip his famous P: ‘Twelve companies, each one strong, BUs -DUm . of the District volunteers, had been PES ESS paras Bes Sey, the capitol a week before five companies of TY-FIVE TAL PERFORMERS. | p, lvania militiamen, unarmed and mostl; gouges Corset Plarer is the, Word, | Nunilormed, arrived here Om the afternoon of Comicaiitics, 8 ¥ i V . next day the > ing, Imitation of Uirds anf Anlaain it pec: | Moseachuae éth_ arrived, having, besa = Tbe casi scais ott Breorved cvars - fore the Massachusetts 8th, the New gt Box-cGice of the Thoster trom 8 acti untit inp, | Sod Sen red hate tne Pete ad ee > o\3_ | other regiments arrived, ‘‘marching under the ’ M42272° 48 T0s10 BASIL. = od Keeping step to the music of the LAST ANNUAL CONCERT never been his aeparture for Ei: a MES. CHARLES MOULTON, PROF. RTTORE BARILI, + of Philadelphia, with : MISS LIZZIE MACARTNEY, at OONGREGATIONAL OHUB°H, APRIL ¥1,ATS Pm. > > 5 al street, between Hotes by mail promptly attended to. nefore $F, Barove, kindly assisted by of the same, aud the best taleated amatoars of AEE Oe eres Goan paid-18-t if E i Ul WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1874. - on TWO CENTS. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee, The Joint Select Committee investigating District affairs met this morning at # quarter past ten o'clock, JRNEINS, THE CONTRACTOR. Charles E. Jenkins, sworn:—Am acontractor; know the firm of DeGolyer & McClellan; be- came interested with them in contracts im this city on the 3ist of March, 1873; don’t know any- thing concerning the circumstances of the award of the contract only by hearsay; some letters written by Geo. H. Chittenden to the firm came inte my possession iast August; I destroyed them some time ago. Q. Did any of these letters relate to the amount paid by DeGolyer & McUl-lian for procuring the contract? A. No, sir; nothing whatever that Iremember. The letters related to varions things be was trying to accomplish. I state positively there Was nothing in the letters to show what became of the $97,000; in one of the letiers an allusion was made to Gov. Cooke; Huntington was the chief man; he died, and Chittenden wrote in low spirits; he again sabse- quently wrote in good spirits, saying Gov. Cooke would fill the place of Huntington. There was no allusion in the letter to Governor Shepherd or aby member of the Board of Public Works. The notes given by DeGolyer & McClelian were in the possession of ira B. Holmes, of Chicago; I renewed $15,000 of the notes, and subse- quently with Mr. McClellan them; it is not my present intention to lay any more pave- ment in Washidgtop; Mr. McUlelian and my- self have sold out our interest in contracts this city to Ira Holmes, of Chicago. He was, in consideration of our interest, to release DeGol- yer & McClellan from the payment of notes given to Chittenden. Holmes said he bought and psid for the notes; he bought them from a Colonel A. B. Kirkland; Mr. Farwell came to Washington at my request; he first objected on the ground of his being a member of Uongress; Isaid that is just why l want you to go; the Board of Public Works will give you a hearing and allow us to goon with our work; he came reluctantly and at his own expense; I think the DeGolyer & McClellan pavement, No. 2, a good pavement. By Mr. Wilson.—Q. When did you destro these letters? A. In February of this year, af- ter I bad had a conversation with Chittenden in Chicago; Mr. Chittenden told me what he would testify to, and I thought it better to have him testify than have the letters published in the Sun and Tribune and N. Y. Herald. There were imputations in them against prominent men, which according to Chittenden’s own FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Wrprgspar, April 15. SENATE.—The passage of the House cur- rency bill was announced by the clerk of that body, and the bill was referred to Committee on Finance. The House bili to revise and consolidate the laws of the United States was laid before the Senate by the chair, and referred to Committee on Revision of the Laws. Mr. Fenton introduced bill to extend letters patent of Henry G. Bulkley. Keterred to Com mittee on Patents. Mr. Scott presented memorial of Philadel- phia Zoological Society, asking that animals imported by it may be admitted free of duty. Referred to Committee on Finance. THE BILL TO PAY THE DISTRICT sCROOL TEACHERS. Mr. Spencer asked to take up the House Dill making appropriation for the payment of pab- lic school teachers in the District of Colambia and providing for the levy of a tax to reimburse the same. Mr. Boreman said the Senator from South Carolina wished to speak to this Bill, and had requested him to ask the Semaie to deiay actiou On it till bis return. Mr. Spencer said there was immediate neces- sity for action on this bill, as many of these teachers were in a starving condition. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, also said the matter should be acted on one way or the other. Mr. Conkling said there had been great hard- ship among the school teachers, and there had been great dereliction of duty somewhere. He thought that the Senate shoald proceed with the bill, and should determine without delay what its own duty was in the matter. Mr. Thurman Indicated that he would vote for the bill, although he did not think it went quite far enough. He ke of the burdens imposed on the people of Washington by being compelled to contribute so largely for the edu. cation of the children of non-residents. Tne — government had never donated either nds or money for common school purposes in thie District, and he thought it was its duty to 10 80. Mr. Stockton objected to the provision of the bill imposing a tax on personal property, a pro- —— he said the committee had not ex- plained. Mr. Spencer said the committee had taken e bill as it came from the House. These achers were in @ terriple condition for their money, which through some laxity of the law had been misappropriated. Mr. Sherman did not regard the objection of Mr. Stockton as of TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. PRIGHTPUL EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIPE IN A COAL MINE. Loxpox, April 15—A shocking explosion ov- curred to-day in a coal mine at Dankinfeld, near Ashton-under-Tyne, Lancashire. A lar; number of miners were killed and injared, a of the latter being terribly burned. Thas tar thirty bodies have been recovered, and it is feared many more remain in the mine. PORTY-SIX BODIES RECOVERED. Loxpox, April 15.—Later dispatches from Ashton-under-Tyne state that forty-six bodies have been recovered from the mine at Dunkin- field in which the explosion occurred to-day. They are believed to have been all that were killed. One hundred men who were left in the mine alive after the accident were safely rae ened. There is intense excitement at Dankin- field. The explosion was caused by the use of naked lights. THE RODY 01 R. LIVINGSTON®. SovrTnamrton, April 15.—The steamship Maliva, with the body of Dr. Livingstone on board, arrived here at (:30 o'clock this morning The mayor will formally receive the remains at ua People are congregating in large numbers along the route of the funeral proces- sion. Merchants are closing their stores, and flags are flying at half mast. DISEMBARKATION OF REMAINS. Sovruamrton, April 15. @ remains of Dr. Livingstone were disembarked this morning at 11 o'clock, formally received by the Mayor, and escorted to the railroad station, whence they will be conveyed to London. During the passage of the procession. Minute gans were fired, and the bells of the city tolled. The multitude of spectators who lined the route of the procession was immense, and the scene was very impressive. ARRIVED OUT. Brune, April 15.—The ae Ohio and America have arrived here from New York. The accident to the Ohio’s machinery, causing her to put into Falmouth, was trifling, and caused slight detentior The Loss of the Ew MORE CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. New York, April 15—The morning papers contain ad@itional statements of the officers of the steamers Europe and Greece, respectively ipporting and denying the charges made by ptain Lemaire against Captain Thomas, in relation to placing the salvage crew on the Europe. The rescued cabin passengers of the Europe have presented Captain Thomas with a chronometer watch and chain as a slight token ractical consequence. of acknowledgment of his services In savin, statements were false. Mr. Stewart fe objection to the provision | their lives. = . Q. Does the Board of Public Works owe your | taxing personal property. ——_+- —_ firm anything outside of certiticates you hold? Mr. Morrill (Me.) moved an amendment strik- The Massachusetts Senatorship. A. No, sir; we have received all our pay; we | img out the clauee providing for the taxation TWENTY-NINTH BALLOT. have a claim for damages. of personal property, and providing that the Bostor, Apri! 15.—The twenty-ninth ballot . What's that claim? A. I decline to Amount appropriated shall be deducted from | for United States Senator was taken to-day: swer, because it is a private matter; I don’t in- = fede to be hereafter appropriated for | The ‘whole number ot votes cast was neces- tend ‘to pri r ay ha} ainst the istrict. sary to a choice, 134; Dawes, 92, Hoar, 53; Our- District” ser he Mr. Morrill (Vt.) said it was better to pass the tie 71 Adams, 23; Banks, 7; Washburne, 5; Q. Could you afford to pay bonus of $97,000 to lay 200,000 equare yards of your pavement? A. Yes, sir. Q. What did that pavement cost you to lay in the streets of Washington? A. If we were paid promptly on estimates made up every mouth, we could lay the pavement at about 2 per equare yard. I am not an expert paver, and cannot definitely state the cost. By Mr. Merrick:—What was the character of the lafiuence you spoke of as mentioned in the Chittenden ietters? A. On, don't ask me. You willbave Mr. Chittenden here. He wrote, I thought, in a way tostuff my partner, McClei- lan, and get him to honor his drafts; Chittenden was @ man up and down; he wanted to let McClellan believe he was a great man. Mr. Stewart:—Do you think, Mr. Merrick, that the testimony of a lobbyist would be pro- per, in which Senators and fhembers ee be spoken of by him in letters? A. It would put ose accused at all events on their purgation. Frand is always concealed, and the only way to get at itis by collateral and remote testimony. An extended conversation between counsel on both sides and members of the committee was then indulged in ag to questioning the witness fora regard to the contents of the Chittenden letters, Q. D:d_ you exhibit any of those letters in Washington? A. I read A. M. Gibson, corres- pondent of the New York Sun, one of the let« fers. I also read one to Judge Hood, of this city. Bir. Allison notified Mr. Jenkins to return to- morrow, and the committee in the mean time would decide whether or not they would exam- ine bim in private or public. GIBSON, OF THE NEW YORK SUN, RECALLED. A.M. Gibson, recalled —Witness was shown a letter in the New York Sun. Mr. Jewett.—What is the object of this, Mr. Harrington? Mr. Harrington.—This witness through a se- ries of months has attacked the Board of Pab- lic Works. He either told the trath or lied. If he lied, we want the benefit of it. If he told the truth, we want the public to know it. bill as it came from the Honse, as any detects in it could be remedied hereafter by future leg- islation. Mr. Morton hoped the bil! would pass at once, without any amendment, and spoke of tho dis- tress of the school teachers, some of whom could not buy bread. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, withdrew bis amend- ment, and Mr. Stockton offered an amendment that the United States Treasury should be re- imbursed from the taxes leviedon real estate for school purposes and which is hereafter to be collected. Mr. Bayard said = pve of the District had very little share in the government which ruled over them, and this body was in a measure respons‘ble for the short comings of the rulers of the District who were put over the people by the President and the Senate. Here was a bundred thousand dollars of the money of the people. wrung from them by taxation and which belonged to their school fund used for other purposes, and he hoped that before ad- journment Congress would enact such legisla- tion as would make a repetition of this thing impracticable. He would now vote for this pill to give the eo much needed relief to the teaca- Sanford, 4; Whittier, 1. Adjourned until 'to- morrow. It is understood that after caucusing this morning the friends of Dawes resolved to stick to him. —eeecenipieinees Ancther Insane Marderer. Puitapgruta, April 15.—Jobn Irgang, an employee of a hat manufactory, shot Win. Wil- kinson, colored, it is supposed’ fatally. After the shooting Irgang threw the pistol into the furnace, but it was secured. He is believed to be insane. Fifteen Hundred Republican Majori- ty in Alban: iT y- ALpANY, apr 15.—Jadeon, republican, for mayor of this city, has about 1,5) majority. The other offices are divided among the differ- ent parties. Agai Boston, April he New E dist conference adjourned last adopting resolutions favoring total against ail kinds of chance games. ——_-+ee-- FINANCIAL AND OOMMERBCIAL, Wall Street To-day. New York, April 15.—The Post's financial article says:—Gold opened at 1144, sold at 1144,, and bas since fallen to 114. On the rates have been 2 to 4 for arpenter expressed his intention to vote ill. The mere declaration in the bill thatthe District government should levy and collect ataxon personal property was suffici- ent. This wasa mere corporation created by Congress, which had exclusive jurisdiction over the District. Mr. Stevenson would be glad to yote for the bill, but could not do so without Mr. Stocktou’s amendment was a Mr. Spencer said the adoption of the amend- ment would kilt the bill in the House. He again urged that the Dill be passed without amend- ment for the sake of the deserving people whom it was intended to relieve. The amendment was then rejected—ayes 30, noes 17, and the bill was passed as it came from the House. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The Speaker laid pefore the House a communica- bankers’ at 4854483; nominal rates being 485 4883. Money remains at 45 for call loads 5 to 7 for better grades of mercantile paper. Government bonds are higher than go'd premium restraining them. Southern bonds at the board were nominal. The stock market opened steady, and prices during the first hour fell x to1%. 'There was then an up- ward reaction and another decline to the lowest prices of the day. The market is now a fraction above the lowest. The Markets. Battimor®, April 15.—Virginia sixes, consoli- us % By Mr. Harrington:—Do you knew of any | tion from tke chief clerk of the War depart- | “SoU /02 0° S87 1s _oottom strong and higher— member of Con; being interested with the | ment in relation to a reduction of the clerical it Wy @iy. Flour very ORR, Board of Public Works in contracts? force in the War 4 ‘tment. Referred to the | prices ee. Wheat active and fi Committee on Civil Service. “Also a number of | 2° aay The Witness.—It has spi dcop in evi- Strovg—white ‘southern, 8, dence that two members of j 04 western banged. ress are inter- | other executive comm not of general | Zellow southern, 86; m ested in contracts. = interest. oe recseion Mr. Allison.—You cannot construe evidence. Mr. Bundy (Ohio) in the morning hour re- The Witness—I know that in one of the Chit- | ported, from the Committeeon Mileage, « bill tenden letters to De Golyer he said that Gar- | toabollsh the of mi for field and Pareons were interested with him. To use bis own words, he said: “Garfield holds the purse strings of the government, and tbrough his hands every dollar mast go.” Q. Do you know of A. C. Harmer being inter- ested in contracts? A. I made the ai ent [ove he was, upon information gained from Representatives, and Delegates, that they shail receive on actual traveling expenses to and from Washington once each way for each session of Con; 5 ‘he House, by & vote of 67 to 81, refused to second the demand for the previous question. mators, and providing long, 435%; short, oud a Torte aoa ise hice saw bee, heat 1@2 better Corn 1@2 better. Li it 15, 12.30 p eas and nays were ordered. a Mr. Hubbell—Give the names. A. The in-| Pending # vote on this motion, Mic, Young oo 1g 05 formation wae given to me in coafidence by | (Ga. moved to lay the bill on the table. | «3 : er e feasion, who are intima‘ e motion was rejected—yeas 6i, 0 ¥ il 15,2 p. » SEN. friends of Mr. Harmer. Bingham, postmaster = = OMDON? April 46.590 p. Gre Thr Saunt of bal at Philadelphia, made his boasts that he bad gone fato the Bank of England on ba'ance t cy qf £53.000. Erie, 33 Pai dispatches quote Tentes a: £9 francs 62% centimes. THE WEATHER. Wak Duranrment Days 159. The House then refused to recommit the bill, 8 and it was =) 186, Days 49. h (N, ¥) prese a@ memorial of the Union League of New York, against an inflation of the currency. Referred to the Com- mittee on Banking and Gurrency. Mr. Bland (Mo.) offered @ concurrent résolu- tion that the mileage system be abolished, and that the capitol be moved to a more central location, to be hereafter determined upon. Objection was made, and Mr. Bland gave notice that he would offer it at sume future made £50,000 on @ contract in Washington, and spent it in helping to elect Gov. Hartranit. I will state, Mr. Chairman, that this committee is inquiring into the expenses of the District government, and what amount of expense the government should bear. Now Mr. arrington, who is questioning me, holds two offices, one as Secretary of the District of Co- lumbia, for which he receives €2,090, and one as Assistant District Attorney, for which he re- ceives $2,500. Mr. Harrington.—I hope the usual ignorance middle states, cloudy and rainy weather to-day, the winds veering to west and north to-night, with . For the south Atlantic aud gaif loudy and Clearing w ime. ‘beast west » ol Of the witness ig not equal to his stupidity in | Mr. Cox (N. Y.) offered a preamble and reso | fait weitere winds ahiting abe this instance. I am not assistant attorney, but | lution setting forth that largesumshave already | to-night over the west gulf states, with falling am paid by the District Attorney, out of the | been expended on the new State department, | temperature and For the north fees of his office, to assist him in’ prosecuting | and $1,500,000 more is now asked for, and that beast and u; lake jon, northwest to nort! cases. Sings, low and falling tem PRIVATE CONFERENCE ON GIB3ON’S REPUSAL TO ANSWER. Mr. Allison.—A member of the committee raises a point, that Mr. Gibson has declined to answer an interr ies sonra The tation. it bas been aseerted that twelve years and thirty million doliars will be requl to com- plete the building, and that when completed it will prove an architectural failure; and also charging extravagance and indiscretion in the expenditure of money upon the building, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to employ three well-known and competent archi- tects, to be selected from Philadelphia, New York and Boston respectively, to examine and ward over the Ohio va! berlsnd, the lower Ohio Cairo down, will cont: Tae Latzst 5 tor com mittee will retire for consn The committee withdrew to an adjoining room for conference. The committee remained in consultation ebout twenty minutes, but without announcing | report what means are necessary to secure the their conclusions took a recess till 2p m. proper construction of the building and to im- AFTER RECESS, ve its exterior and interior appearance. The committee reassembled at twenty-five | ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings minutes of 3 o'clock. ard Grounds. Senator Thurman said he was instructed by the committee to request Mr. Gibson to answer who gave him the information to the effect that Mr. Harmer was interested in contracts. He be could refuse answer only if was vneges communication. He On motion of Mr. Garfield (Ohio), the House vantage a com nication, else be could seater broad- MR. GIBSON DECLINES TO ANSWER. ae you that Mr. Harmer had any interest? “A. Well, I decline answering a7 Judee Noah Davis is goin to sue the New York Buns z ti = Che Loening Stat, = provisions of the constitution, which was - ed, and resulted in the election of Mesers, J, Rodgers, Robert Clarkson, William A. Hatch. ‘ne, John Collins, G.H. Turton, and J Case?! 2 Mr. Collins inquired if any reply had been Teceived trom the journeymen bricklayers im relation to the action taken by the bosses fixti = the number of hours at ten for a day's work. The secretary, Mr. Lemon, replied that none had been received to bis knowledge. Collins asked for information if there ¥ members of the association working ight-bour system replied that he knew of none; it had been erroneously stated that he (the chair) was working eight hours, which he denied. r were obn Collin & femily Among themre|ves, whic utside wo abe mov members er Chair. Do you mean to inclade report- ers’” Mr. Collins.—* Certainty. we don't wang the newspapers to publish es.” Chair.—* It is not necessary to put that vote, as the reporters are already leaving.” After the reporters left it is understood that the differences between the bosses and the “jours” were discussed, many favoring the plan of acceding to the demands of the latter, bat the majority vote stood in favor of the ten- bour system, which was reaffirmed asthe ulti- matum. Beer asp Cuuarest Rat ExtTerwi- —Editor Star> For many years past 1 bave used the various nous tions for the destraction of rate with only partial success, and take pleasure in calling attention to an infallible remedy for the sure destruction Of these troublesome animals. Crade potash, @ powerful alkali, being placed where they fre- quent, blisters their feet, burne their’ coat wherever it touches, blinds the: them to vacate the premises, or eo a‘tects th that they can easily be kilied. Let all who suf- fer from their depredations try it nd I feel aseured that they will never again resort to the dangerous and poisonou: ‘ations now used for this purpose. It should be used Uberally, and every part of the premises they frequent C. thould be supplied with it semeticne \o ‘THE FUNERAL oF THe Late JAMES H. ForD took place yesterday afternoon from his late residence, On llth street, South Washington, and was largely attended. ‘The services were conducted by Rev. Mason Noble, and the re- mains were taken to Glenwood cemetery for interment, where after the services of the Oréer, thé Odd Fellows’ choir sang an appro- piece. The Grand Encampment and Vagenenu Encampment and bastern Lodge of Odd | Fellows (a number of the patriarchal members in the new unitorm—purple baldric and beit with sword, and chapeau with parple plume,) were tn procession —« IN THE CASE OF WiLso MOTIVE Nugent jury write to fay that “the verdict of the jary “= that from the evidence set forth, that William Wilson came to his death by being struck by an cagine on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad at Waterloo station, and that the engineer or conductor of said train were not to blame, but that the railroad Company was highly censura- ble for their gross neglect in not having a suit- able platform at said station for the accomoda- tion of passengere of said ratiroad.”” cee BUILDING AssoctaTions.—At the 30th meet- ng of the Eureka rn ern & reso. lution was adopted that they proceed to liqui- date, with great unanimity. The receipts were devoted to the redemption of stock, #0 shares being redeemed. At the Sith meeting of the Peoples’ Building association three shares wére adyanced on at premium of 9) per cent., and five withdrawn at par with interest. 2 —— A CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION was filed to-day in the name of “ The Sons and Daugh- No. 1,” the objects of said 0 minister to the wants of The names of for the first year “naries Robinson, aod the comm'ttee of are:—James How: Jerry Heyers. ——_o—_—__ Tne Women’s Union Paaver Meerrnas at the same hour at four different churches in the city are well attended, and much earnestness manifested. The churches in which the meet- ings are being conducted this week are Metro- Presbyterian, on Capitol Hill; Dr. San- a's, on 44 street; Hamline, on cerner of th and P streets; and New York avenue, Pree- byterian, and the hour is | o'clock p. m. ——$ THERE WILL BE SoLD by Thomas Dow!) auctioneer, on Monda: , April 2 at 100" ‘ the residence of . J. B. Harris Gas” trell, Britieh » On legation. heights, one of the finest coliections of feraivere "ee, ever offered at public auctien in this city. —o_—_ Rear Estate Sate.—Thos. E. Wi an, real c-tate broker and auctioneer, sold GB, ia — 513, > by frame building, to essrs. Bright & Humphries, for ¢},000. ATTENTION is called to the advertisement Luttrell & Wine. See their price for cotton. eee » Tax CoLp axp Tus Paacurs.The Wil- mington (Del.) Commercial says: ‘The severe cold of S aturday = and everybody int in peaches. or section is safe. trees are not yet in full bloom there.” AW INTERESTING INSU RAN: to be tried in Philadelphia. wealth Dastavorive Faoer 1x Viscrn1a.—A dis. patch from Portsmouth, Va., dated Lith inst. Sighs bys billing frost ailthe appton peaches, night a ‘rost. e penn aad cea noms including the strawber. eFTailor. ‘customer.—‘‘ Would the other day, tad the doctor presorived two ar bales at ae Saday of ail follow im due course. il i