Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | ry Se Sects, ot, PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, : : Oa a AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, - Soree their fea ae Pemusylyania Avenue, cor. Lith St. President as leader to save sr ‘Again, and the men and women of the country THE EVENING STAR NEVSPAPES CONPAST, fatatal bovping of bi oon ant tat onmen's S. . RAUPPAANN, Prev. , + Ro civil raler Inthe weridbaseverboen called EE BUEN IN® Site Gants tay Wane ae vega tole ieguation we you or a ‘vicious and Lmbecile financial legislation as Moar pay cj day. The well . counter Outs each. By mail—three utry depends upon your courage in 1.80; six months, $3.00; one year, $8. this supreme exigency.” rear my Span _Pateesd Friday—91.5) ANSWER OP TRE PRESIDENT. ty -m1 (EF Tnvariably im advancos im both cusea,and WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1874. TWO CENTS. _| grewottne vit tarougs "Sear sth Be, <vterset than be had any other measure before He Voz. 438—N2, 6,574. that body since he had been Preside bat — — ~~ | et all tunes eutirely tree tn the ea preasion { 2 j 4 with | of bie views, and was always opposed to ex » ‘ities, ve me for securing con-| Clellan so represented itto me. B—My own | ments with Mr. Page before I arrange: y* Opy expan <PSCIAL NOTICES. | EVENING STAR. | 1HE District INVESTIGATION. citer serocing to give, m somncneation, one, | Personal impecion of tbe Pavement cond’mai | Col. Kika <9. Wen aid you grat icarn | banning acrompanind i sach iylan se Fi % ‘Lu DISEASES OF THE BORSE. a é 3 . third of the actual profits. Mr. eS ee bt 1 pe ee ? "A. When Mr. | would cxrry ovt the pledges of ©. Ds ft “ $ Proceedi . in the year ISil acontract wasen: | certificates, which I herewith append, fortify. | alout contracts in Washington? A. en Mr ary — songress and PEE REET SRSA | Washington News and Gowsip, irene vescniecn rronsoamen, | nesenmy ten buongecet Se. ry, mer, wu anton ue | Recency, gos, | ebay ate Suen ene oft Denegi ¥ maré wt: INP ic et ere Ciel! nder which thi togive meone- ‘bese certificates ere wi x i. o in Cl Se | teraknst-Seversn She recetptsfrem this lusion Yesterday's Proceedings. | Colla ie profits of ad piooncndince aes Iactd, I believed in their trath then—I dos | million loan. matter « litte dierent from the views of thie . AMUSEMENTS svete to-car wre ane eve penrany,©.N. Evans, bouteoper fr | SEaitatas essing cyt Fulasapa | Sinn Sas ao pereeatay Sons Conmet | ogee tte Me was rodnceh tenet J-4. | Soom hel ea! gueeaek B LM ENTS. = closed yesterday, C. N. Evans, bookkeeper for | first adventure was in the city o: la ia. | Clelisn were not perform! "4 = ‘ citizen of New ¥: that the waole tr YY! | 7 Tae comutntcation of “HR. onthe School | Jonn O. FE P mifid in ti that they were using different and cheaper ma Q. How long after the 1ith of November, | citizen of New York, country RDS UPEKA HOUSE. ohn O. Evans, was called, and testified that 1 | tertat ae 1871, did you receive this letter? A. DeGolyer | want what they do. Book Question is unayeidably deferred until | be was the bookkeeper fer the Washington rrelghin ce visit Onissae, inorder thie. | fon a and MeCiellan gave me the letter soon after it | The chairman of a sim{lar committee from to-morrow. Asphalt Paving Company; has been employed the Serement laid by DeGolyer and was received; | came to Washington in January, | Boston called on him yesterday. If he ~ 2w IGHT Wu ?—Why does the New Yort Tribune op- | by John O. Evans ince October, 1571; has kept | Shee lander their process. ‘They came. |: oH. AV.» OMIGAGO, ILL.» AW ISi1, and left tm June; I wasa stranger here. | couk’ be in favervof inflaton it would be from 80 1@BT. the “Alask: the books of that concern always since; Hallet | and the evidences of their trip, 80 far as my | Mfr. David L. DeGolyer, Washington, D. C. did not see any members of the Board of Pablic | the effects of such arguments as that gentle ALADDIN. No. 2 TO-RIGHT | pore investigation of the doings of the ““Alssk® | Kitourn and Lawis Clephane are the other | Derenal expemncures were concerned. f ap, | Dua Sia: 1 aa tn teosipto’ pour two favors | Works about the contract; I made an applica: | advanceaagains’ it." But that position was wi Lec al Bits wes FORSHT | Seal Ring?”—Chicaze Evening Jeurnal. members of the aspbait company beside Mr. | bend hereto in the shape of exhibit, No. i: dated the 1sth and 2ist. The latter this morn- | tion to them for a contract; the application | like the one of this committee trom New Yor! ROT a cas Fo-pighe os. B snd Senators Carpenter, Ferry, | John 0. Evans; the of that company have (Exhibit ) ing. I hasten to reply. If there was anything | bears date about the time it’ was presented to | The gentleman from Boston, on beball of thor GaRpabuns DUET To NIGHT. ed ee eee carpenter, Perry? | been produced betore this investigation; alithe | Taewont House, Chicago, It 16, °7 which Idid extol in Mesers. De. & McC. daring | the board; the application was drawn up ia | whom he bad represented, started. out ith a - - Logen and Morton had interviews with the | books except the biotter and day-book; the lat- George R. Chittenden, Dr. the five mouths I was trying to secure contract. | Chicago. tion of what he (the President) had KENILWORTH MA s D. President before the meeting of the Cabinet | ter books are under control of witness. To expenses city council... x it was that they would fill any con:ract to th Q. How long after you came here before you lieved to be right, speaking as if he KRSIL WORTH Ma * to-day. Mr. Christy.—I will not examine this witness | “pending negotiations wita the cl letter and the Spirit, giving to Washington and | met Huntington? A. It was soon after | cam ng. They opposed the parchase of KENILWOSTH MA 8 — further t-li all those books can be brought here. | geiphia it appeared that Messrs. DeGolyer and | the wistrict the best pavement, no mstter | here; DeGolyer told me Hunti mn was the | United States bonds with a surplus from the KaNILWOBTH MATE 8 | ov. Awxs, of Mississippi, has banished “the ri = ee a ee eee Roe McCiellan had in some way received intimation | the cont. It would be the = 1 te with mas 2 eons Faan poy io i; » xe Cuttes States treevary and i be head sekod the } ” fror ialreceptions. Somuch | bring the with you to- wal that a series of public !mprovements were con- | profound regret that ave bat just | cashier, I believe; press ‘ ston Committee what be should do ould pe bauthindhtonpee remeron orgie tnere o'clock. templated in the city Of Washington ad th learned that - your purchase in the east | Governor Cooke was president; my interviews | have kept such surplus iu the treasury until SINDAD, THS SAILOR, sini . The witness.—Very well, sir. called my attention to the fact of the letter | was spruce in’ the stead of pine, and a ee ally were with Huntington, at the First | there was nota greenback in circulation. These 7__ ALADDIN, THE YOUNG Soame a eeee guaare WiSTRIOT US Witiam Forsyth, engineer, toruted that no | Beto annexed, and marked exhibit (2) Ells Yor, ploe, butn tn letter and spirit. Oar | mo ous cleo aauting mie; boas maysolorens | Atother srguasset ha wed te the Remon oti DEN. nal 30: ‘ yth, » . hibit. calls for pine, in let spirit. ar 3 > d " ‘THE GREAT bh ear eae goons sete ut Sane is the surveyor of District of Columbia; bas Wasmndtom, D.., N 1. applications for contracts were filed descriptive | ance; had no other fottucnces at. work, walle memorial that the issue of groenbacks was of ve = weewee SrceeyS ieee awe 5 | been such officer tince the Board of Pablic lyer & McClellan, Chicago, Lil. ot the pavement, the kind of wood we would | Huntington wastiving; I am confident of that. | doubtful legality, and was to be deplored, and FOREPAUGH SHOW! | Present. Mr. Lewis, chairman of the commit- | Works has been in existence; witness’ office is sins: Yours of the Sth instamt, in- | use, the length of each block, aud our price for | Mr. Wilson read witness a letter written by | had been sustained by a bare majority of one in tee. has returned from a weeks’ visit to his | an cfice of tees, and he has done work tor the | quiring whether the bill authorizing # loan of | doing such work. Tue wood was to be Norway | hum to Huntington in February, 1872, stating | the Supreme Court asa war measure. In con inder @ combination of beme in Kockingham county, Va. board the same as he would for individuals; | <4 099,000 for improvements has been ratitied b: nine, the blocks to be six inches, the price $3.5) | he was offercd a strong and powerful intluence | clusion, the Presiaent repeated that his views Und ie z DEN i witness has always recommended the cross- | the peopie, is received. The election at wnich | per yard, &c. Our contract would include our | to help him in this city, bat in hia(Hunting- | on this question were already known as against a ee eee Postacr ox Newsparens.—The Postmaster sectioning of streots; witnens estimated the cost | that Dill is to be voted on by the people has not | Sppilcation, thelr award and our acceptance. | ton's) hands be left the matter. | iptation, and as opjosed to breaking trom ua on General bas sent @ communication to the Post | of grading Massachusetts avenue, between New | yer taken place, but [ suppose there is no doubt | These, then. show clearly what we are to do,| . Sinte what you Know about any ring that emption of pledges. SBRCYCLOPEDIA OF ATTRACTIONS Office Committee of the House ot Representa | Jersey avenue and Lincoln square, at 115,000 | of the result, as there is no organized opposition | and as @ whole constitute our contract. We | decided paving ‘contracts? A. Nothing but —-) In its yards; Mr. Barney estimated it at 65,000 yatds; | to the bill. never talked else than pine, others use spruce. | hearsay, and it is impossible for me to state; | 1,000 MAN AND HORSE POWE! Prepayment of pertane eet ene eroe =P! | witness had vo date upon which to make the | “The tnjunotion against the loan of. $1,000,000 | Nosratier Kis neteen oeoes eke ee tana | think these oes a ring formed in New York to | FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, MENAGERI . prepay ae nee cote proadp ge earned 1: bas =e ~~ authorized by the firet pil has been this day | use pine; they use s or article; we shoald secure paving contracta. RE, ————— 5 = . Tas Howarp Covat or Inquiny.—The gov- | possible m the nue, it wasi | dissolved by the Court in General Term, so | use a better if it could be . lam aware you . State what you know rat ? Farpar, April t. And a World of Wonders in its ‘ snch a condition from the gra’ its made in Hi nothi: to went the istrict | have done this to save,to make more on the ©. Storrs, (Chittenden’s attorsey.)—Allow .. nal Great Traveling Museum! the Howard coeet oe tae ac atimony in | the street by the government during the war; | suthorities, after tho election, (ith Weduoedey | contract, which pemotally wocie; or couse, | moto ineerebes ooo. . SC oe ardap the Howard court of inquiry. The counsel for | i¢ was impossible to get at the contour of the | of this month,) trom lesuing $3,000,000 of bonds, | enhance my protic, "With's high appreciation | _ Mr. Ailison.—Proceed with the witness, Mr. | from citizensof Philadelphia, representing 100,~ AVALANCHE OF TALENT General Howard talk about resting their case | street; Dan Connolly did the grading there, | if the second bill is ratitied by the people, as | of your efforts to enhance profits, yet you will | Wilson. 000,000 of capital, protesting against any re- In its on the government evidence. = there Lows —_— = * mere greg ed from present appearances it doubtless will be. | pardon ~ itt = - a eo Rey PIs i iened about a paving enactment of the duties on teaand coffee, and 9 ss a go upon to calcu! amount of the Very traly, yours, &c. jos in the stead of a gain. Already itis ring’ i recetv. @ impression that | asking repeal of act of June, 1sT2, reducing GIGANTIC CIRCUS AND HIPPO. Tux Cantwert had a long session to-day. All | excavation; in all other cases, as a general requesting that I at once use my bestexertionsto | has been canvassed in Washington, and is found | paving men outeide were coming to the District | tariff on certain articles 10 cent. Referred DROME, the members were present, and between the | thing, crose-sectioning was made before the secure for them under our agreementa contract | fault with in such quarters as will result most —e contracts. adie to Committee on Finance. - IN TWO RIS Arkansas situation and the finances there were | work was commenced; witness is not the en- | for 200,000 square yards of payeweutsin this | unfavorably to the future, while it reflects no Who was the combination formed with? | Mr. Sherman ted ._ sufficient items for conversation and delibera- | gineer of the board, and never was; Mr. Ciuss is | city. credit upon your firm, or any of us who have | A. I don’t state there was a combination | tions againet infiation of J and witl tion, though no important results on either | thelr engineer; P street circle and Rawlins and | ‘They submitted to me this letter, which, ae | labored so long to put in youruands profitable | formed; DeGoiyer and McClellan formed a | by mecting of citizens of Crmcinnath and Mr. SEE Gar Da on a we question were arrived at. Scott circles Have been graded since 1571; pre- | they claimed, came from their attorneys, « copy | contract, It f net this contract alsue, vt is | combination of cree, and 1 cspooee One Morrill (Me.) presented similar resolutions WASHINGTON FOUR DAYS ONLY sumes those points were cross sectioned; from | of which I herewith submit and the original of | future contracts, which, by pursuing the policy | panies had combinations at work; 1 had sup- | adopted by Portland Me.) board of trade. Ke-~ AFTEBNOON AND EVENING AsotusR—Mr. Star: Tho “elegant and ur- | the contour of the surrounding banks witness | which is my posession to be produced if re- | already inaugurated, will be affected. Your | posed that as there were large contracts to let | forma to Gomumittes om Pleemne = ad aeanreg BS ‘d -n y oa fer on Fina bh commencing bane Kilbourn” may object to going in the | Could calculate very correctly what would | quired. Acting upon this suggestion I with- | letter states that it bas recelved the approval | that paving men would combos to get them. Mr. 8; r, from Committee on Commeroe, MONDAY, APRIL 20, same coal-hole with the dirty Gibson, bat | 6, the amount of grading at all these | drew jactive operations from the city of Phila- | of the authoritics. This Iam glad toknow. It | Q. Whatinfinences had been offered you to | reported back resolutions of California legisla. 3 s “ r, ~! y sis points; an engineer ‘witness thinks | delphia, and under the express and unmis- | must have been gtanted reluctantly, for,as 1 } aid you in getting coutracts; what powerful in- | ture asking withdrawal of subsidy to Pacitic On Tea SD 0 Eagar LoT, hasn’t the handsome Star editor reason to be | cross-sections ought to be made in all | taxeabie directions of De Golver and McClellan understand it, a sprace pavement is not as good | fluence did you rely upoi A. I haven't | maii steamship company, with @ bill to that ef- RAN 81 ‘ET BADE AT 10 o'cLoos. | Ted St Deing displayed pictoriatly im the | cases; witness aided to measure up the proceeded to the city of Washington, where, | asa pine; be that as it may, itis not according | thought of the matter for a long time, and I | tect, which was placed on the c . CBSE OF FEARS & O8. | Graphic in company “with the undeodorized grating at the points named; witness has not in | under the agreement which ! have hereinbefore | to the letter and spirit of our contract. Further, | can hardly explain what 1 meant’by saving [ Mr. Cragin introduced bill for the better gov- 87 See Programmes, &c., for details. Wl Washington and Hinton’ Tax. is possession the papers connected with the | named, 1 inaugurated my efforts to secure ate that the words of the award are: | had a powerful influence. {can't remember | ernment of the navy of the United Staves, ies conten 80 Cente TR ERUGH Postce” | Nomrwations.—The President sent the fo Award on Massachusetts avenge; the measure- | under iny arrangement at least 200,000 square rooden pavement known as DeG. No. what the intinence was; saw Mr. Jenkins some | ferred to Committee on Naval A fait ad Agent. 0 eClells : idera- Chicago; noth’ t s od up NGESS, Gent Director aud Agext. | lowing nominations to the Serate to-day:— | made by Colom) Samo. ausieted by Withee ae | ZATd8 of paving for De Golyer and MoClellan. True this is in reply to and in considera- | time since in Chicago; nothing was said abou Mr. Scott called up the Louisville and Port 1} this both these parties not only well knew, | tion of our application to the board, which | any letters that 1 had written which were in his | land canal bill. which 2 Frye, of Maine. consul at Omoa, Hon- | Mr. Oertley; witness thinks they sre correct; - t soted » . 7 well know, 2 PP! iy and canal bill, whic! discussed at some : 1 acted at their express and urgent request. | specified pine. The award for example does | custody. length by Mr. Conkling and others, and th witness was accustomed to go with Mr. Samo, d. Arriving at Washington, I tound forty. sot F eth bs v4 others, an en api? Je Frank VATE THEATRICALS, - o.Y : For the beneilt of the CHILDREN’S HoSpi- | 2utas: J. V. Brower, receiver not specify the length of blocks; but the Q. Do you know anything about his destroy- went over, the amendments of the Finance L, at WILLABD'S BAL w April 20. 1374 St Cloud, to indicate the work done by the board charge- | one competitors. I believed then, and I believe | application doe, (viz: 6 inches). Now, beceuse ing your letters? A. Ido not. I think at one | Committee being concurred in. Te eee. te. | lock. at ¢ able to the United States; did so in relation to | still that the pavement which I represented was | the authorities have consented does not any the | time he told me be had placed my letters in the | "The Lomerans haiti wes toon taken _ Frelingh t will | bridge. reservation 17: the board did work therein the | far superior to anyother. I was authorized by ] icss make 1! an error—it is not the best policy | hands of Judge Dulin; | do not know what in- | Mr. Tipton p summer of 1871; witness saw Connelly laying | De er & McUleilan, in-addition to the one- | to presume. You agreed to use pine, by hook | fluence I was to use in connection with Huut- flagging there; there is on the | Charles G. Clark “- ‘ag-line there 1,600 | third share of the profits which they had agreed | or crook it is sprace. In securing such an | ington. " seme = SoMEnopy sends us a scoundrelly,anonymons | feet long, another 700 feet long, and other lines; | to give me, to oer to any persons coe ang enormous contrast, the opportanity ‘for the ob- nother letter written by Chittenden to Nick- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr, publication entitled “Startling Dieclosures,” | the work is all there, and shows for itsel:; every | might see fit 50 cents per equare yard for se- | taining contracts further were good, also to | ereon was read, stating that «the intlaence ma Morey (La.), from the Committee on the Mi and aimed at Mr. George B. McCartee, Super- bill for work in that locality for the last ten | curing the award and the contract. I first made | secure contracts in other cities; in a word a | yet be wanted.” The letter bureevendate with | siseippi Levee, reported a bill to provide for the intendent of the Bureau of Engraving and | Jos passed through the bands of witness. as | 4 proposition to Mr. Huntington to pay himcer- | first-class practical advertisement. Now | the Huntington letter. appointment of a commission to investigate and Printing. The statements made ere quite evi- | SUrvesor of the city of Washington, and witness | tain cents per square yard, amount do not now | bow isit bert to make it a first-class advertise. | | @. Can you now recall to mind the Influence? | report a plan for the permanent improve ment ae poh ae oat ie A Tal Foe quite e never measured any work there before the | recollect, supposing that lis long acquaintance | ment? Certainly not to put down an inferior | A. I now recollect as to the reference in the first | St'the alluvial region of the Mississippi levee. en reat teens Ciarlar Gerd the Stonmsh’D | tora Purpose, abd tae police, thew at Oe ca | board came into operation; about one-half the | in the city would be of service to me. He ac. | pavement, not to use spruce in the stead, if pine | letter you read. DeGolyer and McCiellan told | Ordered printed with report and recemacted, Lesive:Stcsuship Penetrivantat Tox boat Fea. | put upon the track of the villian whe waved | 126 bad been laid previous to Isi1, but the gor- } complished nothing, and at the tine of his | fe best. It would te to have it the best | me in Chicago that Nickerwon hed seme ane pag yt yt ey pe te Racine: erecting on | But ween the track of the villian who weued | ernment had not paid the city for it, and owed | deat finding that he had accomplished | in all respects. You had best then, lay the most | fluence. thorizing the President to issue rations and uneur parsed collection of P — the old corporation and the new government | nothing, and myeelt never having seen or ap- | excellent pavement. Asit is you may have put Is that all the influence you were going to ‘OF ceded to address the Seni i ey WONDERS OF MECH. Op entertaining avd instractive exhibition, f THE BENEFIT OF THE CENTENNIAL, No 1113 Ps. avenue, open from iw a. m. wo i p Q. clothing to the sufterers by the recent inanda- KING MECHANICAL MODELS A comMiTTER of the Women’s C. int | fOr At all; witness was with Samo-when be | proached a single official of any character, | a handie in the hands of eneinies and competi. | use A. 1 made my proposition to Mf. Han. C ide of gold and sliver by J- Dega Benton, sai now aeacanes pierces ips < ‘Mrs. Git ee eee eon Gere ee Fempioyed arsiy in his relation as counsel, | tore to state that your concern received a large | tington, and Mr. Nickerson exid to met Objection being athe yf i omex ‘88 above ‘Musical boxes form | © . . * . RC. ing b s 1 et, bi e same influe: ni the base of the models, and ¢ machinery is sct 'n | lespie, of Philadelphia, (chairman;) Mrs. Brad- | was made in measuring up as asphalt a portion | cuse to the Board of Patiie Werke Coenen aoe | Aud most profitable contract, and they have put aia = sseclecetbccas case to the Board of Public Works, to urge upou | the pavement down with an inferior quality | influences. tion, the resolution was reterred to the Commit- bury and Mrs. Etting, of Maine; Mrs. Wain- | Of the cobblestone pavement; witness didn’t | them as the counsel of DeGolyar and MoUlellan, ae (may be) of spruce. I bad intended to point to | @. Did you have any letters you used in this | S%¢ 0 Military Affairs. : ‘ After a contest between Mr. Garfield (Ohio) ——_————— | wright, of New York, Mrs. Goddard, of Rhode | know the fact at the time, and assoon ashe | tho superiority of their patent and tue pave: | this work as the best on the continent, in all | connection’ A. I thiukI came to Washington | », NAzioNAL 7HEATER Island, and six other ladies, accompanied by | found out about it he apprised Samo, and the | ment which they proposed to lay, and ‘atter | aud every respect. How often have [ told your | without any lotters ot papers, 2 tbe gry EDS 2 Mr. 5. G.savitie. ee and Manager. | Senatcr Seott and Major Wetherill, of Phila- | mistake wasat once corrected. feveral days, spent in explaining to him, and | company to make it the best, and how often! | @Q. What do you mean by saying in the Nick- | Py wton bill ° House —— deiphia, were before the Senate Appropriation E. B- MRCHAMS FROTIMORY, indeed demonstrating to him by the evidence | wasassured it should beso. I am very sorry | erson letter, “The letter has been presented ?”” refused to go into committee of the whole on SIX NIGHTS AND ONE MATINEE, Committee this morning urging favorable ac-| H.-H. Bingham testified that he is clerk of | then and now in my command, the superiority | that you have becn so inditferent, or so blind, | A. It must mean a letter of introduction to Btion bill. eerrcing MONDAY, A hoergoyre pavement on K street in this | Of ‘He Pavement recommended by myscif over | as it Were, to your own interests, I am very | somebody; it refers to a letter of introduction to "7 ad Commencing MONDAY, Ape Se, tion on the Centennzal bill. the Criminal Court of Philadelphia; had a con- all other competing methods, furnishing him | sorr: ou did not let me know when here | Huntin, BELLOGG ENGLISH OPERACOMPANY | T®* AMATEUR TROUPE who performed 80 | city; this was the only contract witness ever | with certificates aut with models, Leonvinced | that, Jou were buying spruce instead ot | Q. By whom? A. I think it was from Mr. C. D. HESS & 00............ Directors, | ¢Mectively at Willard’s Hail en the evening of | executed; this was for the Beidler Pavement ho a dill to authorize the trustees of 1 3 p him of the superior qualities of our patent and | pine. It would have saved writing this | Chipman, the delegate from the District. Mr. BOREMIAN GIEL. the 13th instant for the benefit of tne Qhil- | Company; the only persons interested with wit- H ¢ 2 | fo ee ‘e Maseachusetts Museam of ; M- Fine Arts to import free of duties certain pic- induced him to argue the merits of it before the long letter, and would have enabled me | Farwell introdu me to Chipman, and he Monday—BOREMIA dren's Hospital, will give another performance | Re* Were members of that company. The wit- | Board of Public Works, giving him ©5,000 to state much more fully, and perhapsemphati. | wrote me aletter to Huntington. I think it | {zen Uclopeing to the Duke of Montpensier. Wednesda)—Beacht of Mr. ©.-D. Hes—FBA | for the same object, at the same place, on Mon. | Les bere named from memory the names of the | retaining fee, and agreeing on behalt of De! cally still further reasons why you would not | was Huntington who promised me the contract ‘A number of private bille from the several DIA VOLO (new version). day evening, A © pi to be repre. | Beidier company; Mr. Harmer never had any | ver and McClellan to pay him $10,000 more | act wisely to vary the contract one iota, Were Q. How long after Huntington’s death did t F nd i Pharsdar [ib TROY ATORE. tented are as follows:—““Court Cards; « com c | interest in the company; he did not know wit- | Gion the award. Istated the fact to McClellan, | Lin sour place L would uot put dows ayant ve | you care cheat tonal somebody to fill his place? | the morning hour e@pired, tom when pO Ege ig: Matinee—THxE | drama in two acts, and the farce, “He's a Lu- | BESS Dad a contract here until year after wit | who was then in Washington; he gave the dratt | spruce, but make it pine. No matter where the | A. Well, | was depressed in spirite about ten ag 3g ABRIAGE OF FiGhio = - matic.” By the advertisement it will be seen | BOS = contract; BO person except | te me for £5,000, which I gave to Mr. Parsons | spruce way be, ifon the way to you, I would #, and then I began operations again; Tthen | 455 venerai understanding the District Com- Tetutaen 4 —Farewell Night—Miss Kellogg | that there will be no reserved seats, and no | ose directly eure in the tarp dl ever | as his retainer. McClellan knew of the entire | not vary the contract, but still use pine. met Brown, be showed me letters from the | miries was then recon ~res | ond eek Geko ant toca Focelved ® penny of money on account of thst | arrangement and thoroughly approved it. 1| | What bas been recommended should be | Bishop of New Jeracy; he had bsen abroad ana Mr. Bice (1ll.) renerted e'bui as ncebetitats ‘BP Bale of seats commences THURSDAY, April viene nathso contract; witness got this contract in respons> | never employed any other couusel save Mr. | promptly adopted. recently returned; I asked Brown for au intei for the bill \ ae 1o,st98 Moat Box Office of Theater aaa Mocz-- | Tue Seat Fisnumins.—The Committee on | tothe advertisement of the Board of Public for the bill supplementary to the act author- rott & Oo 's Music store. left of the house for Parsons, and while I was advised by him that | ‘This letter I write freely and frankly for the | view to talk over my matters; 1 Works; witness only did work on one contract; i = : witness got the lumber of John G. Moore ot | 2¢ 28d Secured as a personal accommodation | good and profit of Messrs. DeGolyer and Mc: | sition to bim, he said heh sale at M.tzorott & Co."s, aud the right of the b «ue | Commerce of the Senate have agreed to the bill img the Washington and Point Lookout rait- } infitsenon; a f ! its road into and through the : a in bis absence the services of Mr. Garticld, | Clellan and myself, and, above ail, that which | be was acquainted with Gov. Cooke, aui | | Teed te exten: sig $3, sccording to tgeations ss nut ©) © | SutvoriiPg SpE aed ee (aes rading and laythe wood blocks never | LDEVer employed Mr. Garfield, nor did Lever | should be prized more’ highly than prodt or | ‘kink ; he mentioned Col. Parsons wee: his cotneen nit ee leben gad eer tircning at Metarritt & Oo and Box aan edncation fal squat ies tua parpon | 1 inqembed the contract or the exerciss of his | P&¥bim one dollar in money, favor or other- | money, to reflect credit upon our friends, and Q. How long after that before you entered of wise for the promotion of the interests which 1 | thereby insure their present sapport and future | into an arrangement with him? A. I think it | PPOPCse¢ (© be from Brandywine to Biadens. iting the various trading-stations and thority over it until it was completed; Bald- - ei iin tai burg, thence to Piney Branch and by the val- NATIONAL THEATRE. indian villages in the territory of Alaska and | win was to get 1a yard for laying the’ pave- | geent with me, trom tine totime,atieast tuiety | EV 'Gyoned R'onirrrexoxn. | cons per squsre yardit bs scoured aa award gt ee ee ueuuay anes ete ime Seal intents, for the parpose of collecting a “es =i SS days tn the investigation of the merits of thi- DeGolyer and McClellan failed to comply | the contract for me. = ont the veal tad leon bannaehion te grounds of Six Nights caly,ardone Metisos eae coulitiom ae thee aoa p+ auaveet Sequined under toe conerane te Sedous ment and the patent which covered it. with thelr contract as tothe time and manner | ©. When pe jo pas Mr. Brown $19.000° A | the insane asylum, cutting it off from the FOX & DENISR’S PANTOMIME TROUPE! agent is to ive eight dollars day andi | asa part of the paving; the work cost witness of its pertormance. The pavement, if properly | The fore part of July, I think, in 1572; I water front, and requiring # lar; > TONY DEBIER, pelmgcapeen: Insule aioe Got ee | seals eon ae Sule ee to lald and cured, would have been ‘satisfactors | to pay Kirtland 36 cents per equare yard, he | Ton tor the construction of & high walt w keep ‘Thesole acknwledge: rival of G. L. Fox, as eons Pee tars aan ee mage every yard ofthe Work; got the con, a total ignoe to every one. My oforts to have the contract ee Sa to bring to bear? | [be inmates of the institntion from the railroad in bis famous Pantomime, «1 the navy for like duty, who is also charged to | tract in September, 1871, and the work was fin- Fees eect timeelt aud that | fairly complied with are shown by the letter | (. What influence was ing nar’? only to argue the question involved before the | which [ have produced. Profits could of course | A. He never told me what bis iuflaence was; 1 | “&ck*. He argued that the road should be re- inquire whether the contracts as to the seal | ished up in October, 1 BCs the amount of profit | hoard. 1 — da. | quired to remove its track to the other side ef ay ed for thi ' . J accompanied him before the Board of | have been made; for that we entered into the | never asked him; he only told me he had inffa- TWENTY-FIVE TALENTED PeevoRmens, | Ssteries is postmen Hed with by the com- | $0 the company fram Cis contract was Shout | Pubiio Works, and letoned to kis argameuton | contract wit the city. Butths pavement tas | enon, Laid war inet nen knowing what his | “SO°E"T" soar argued that this was a clear ‘Ap array. ci tpeciaity ‘Astist. incl! tag, Oy yeas. | PANY now in possession. $17 000, and ou! - ne wee "ee te that point. I pever uttered asingle syllable to | a patent, and as suc! necessarily a monopoly. } influence was; I want to state there were ser- of tres } ay wens = Cornet Player in the World, ping expenses a ro ‘ween the two | asingle member of that board in connection th care 5 INTERNATIONAL LaxD Company. —The | cities; witness never stated to snybody that the » be elieve to-day that, henestly done, this pave- | cral applications made to me to aid me; all my ‘The further debate and action on the bill tz meine Iniietion sf iow moins. C4 sud Hesse Ouamiites ta Pusihe heave s0- | promt or than domaine woe $50,009, ‘aud that it — that subject. The facts upon which Mr. | ment is the best known. But when the work is arrangements were contingent, | made a con- i lsewhere. ; sof Bie ¢ his argument were derived from rly and insufliciently done, no proper test is | tingent arrangement with Major Rice: agreed | P0ted © j Tbe onan! scaiv of prices" Hoservod seats reais | Ported a bill to incorporate the International | Was all speut to carry Pennsylvania for Hact- | me. "I believed theus then and 1 vellsts Gaon, | Peeeigheae Penn cently done, no proper teat is | tingent arrangement, with, Major [tice pauare = at Box-oftice of the ‘Theater from 3 a.m. uatiil# p. | land and immigration company, which > | witeees ta thee nt still. The award having been made in our favor, complied with; the failure, if failure there be, | yard if he gavé mo = coutract for 100,000 square TELEGRAMS TO THE ST j ‘apis poses to create # corporation with an authorize’ ‘Witness aenied ocde having made @ brag in T kept wy agreement, and paid to Mr. Parsons | was no fauit of mine. yards within a given tims, — ‘AR, M4=8THO ANTONIO Bantci Sen cet estteen oe ore ee tena pring: | Philadelphia “that he made 850,000 protitout | ‘2 pee eR ay lec ee rarest eae Bocwt god mer kel a ree, New York Notes. LAST ANNUAL CONCERT {n this country. Among those named as cor f Penateig fin he er to elect | views I required something more than mere | nearly six months of time and thousseds or | woly neve nee tees gaian oii Promises, | TEE LOSS OF THE STRAMSHIY L'awmaroue. before his aeparture for Karope, kindly assisted by | E4tors are Geo. W. Childs, of the Philade!; the state treasurer of the republican party and | COUNS¢l. Accordingly, believing that he war | dollarsin money, and have yet realized noth. | and the arrangements were annulled. nee Tonk, See i —isnew: thatthe the Great American Artist. Ledger; ex-Governor Vance, of Norta Caro! spent a great deal of money’ ‘Thiscontrast was | K20W" in this city, 1 employed William Colvin | ing but about 81,100 pai: by DeGolyer & Mo. By Mr. Thurman:—Paid Mr. Kirkland 972, ¢ | dispatch — pegs oo wf night announcing MBS. CHARLES MOULTON, ex-Governor Alken, of South Carolina; Gover- | The't ¥ arent deal of money. Thiscontract was | Brown, whose duty it was under my employ- | Cleilan, to detray expenses while in Wasbing- | in notes, and $10,000 to Brown, and $15,00) to | (We arrival o! pins greg ony ique there bis brother, nor Oden Bowie, of Maryland; Gen. Lew Wal- | Harergore by the board, but to bis company, | Ment to recommend and urge the advantages | ton in part, the balance being paid by myself, | Parsons, because I recognized the fact eacho.e | ¥@* pao mypepn my the verse! was last PROF. ETTORE BABILI, lace. of Indians; ex Governor Throckmorton, of | Yhich wus composed of democuats saa republi. | the DeGolyer and McClellan pavement, and | I being over five months in this city at my per: | of these gentlemen complied with their con ee ln Babe tae Dems, Sees of Philadetphta, wit Foxes. and many others. Mr. Childs has pub. | Tors’ In this connection he eal? he eae ii paid bim five cents per square yard, or $10,0¥ | sonal expense. No partof the €97,000 ever came | tracts; I Bave ne idea with whom they negovia- cmeywrd Tereey that the disaster occurred MISS LIZZIE MACABTNRY, a eees e cmacmenr saying that his name is usod | Thon at his office in Philadelphia by two news. joorinerl aoa aro employed him I never | to me, nor was used to my advantage. ted or with whom they had Intluence. wena a aD popil cf the ame, aud ihe best talonted emstears of | 19 {08 aut is consent, and suggests | Paver men trom Washlugton, who stated fornia: | suspected that he in miied to and Ido not now | All which is respectfully submitted. Q. How then did you know it was their infiu- Pee cere emir dieser sake et hare the same may be the case with other uames | PAt< they knew of him Baving many contracts ve that he ever did ase a dollar for any GrorGe R. CuirtenpzN. | ence that secured you the contract. How do oP on APEIT CURRERCE 4B CONGREGATIONAL cavROE, SS under the board, and that the money was to be | CTURtRUNDOGSS, | Wanereoran, Ames 517778. Trerits Of soar paveene A ear en te | amen Calvert, forssorly of this olty, bat lat- APRIL 41,AT = L N. aad ” = nt for the abiican in Pennsytvani: "| y' ‘at there were 41 com XAMINATION OF MR. CHITTENDEN. merits of your pavement? A. They may have 4 iy * cai IE BE ATS FM sat we NavAt ORDERS —Passed Assistant Paymas- | Spent for the repub Zire come of the procasda te | Petitors against me. Mr. A.B. Kirtiand ap- | ‘The reading of the statement occupied about | done something reward it, bir the emo axe, | terly Keeper of @ saloon ta F aia, was suretts Coe mieten a ter E. Melloch, ordered to duty in charge of assist a republican paper mn Philadelphia that — me. and assuring me that he had a | one-half hour, after which Mr. Chittenden was | payement did much. se ee ee oe — Admionicn Tickets, 91: for sale at Zllis’ ant M-t- | stores at Key West, Florida, per steamer of the | was ‘then falling, ad’ which: pose a tee ge and extensive scquaintance in this city, | croes-examined by the committee as follows: Q. Do you mean to say you paid #52.000 to | INS S00 worth of countertett Atty cont — zerott & Co.'s Music Stores. opts-st | 25th instant; Commander Wm. A. Kirk f: g | offered to secure, through his influence, the | @. 1 understood you to reter to a letter re- | these men on the uncorroborated statement that | Tecy to decoys. Calvert, the vessay, ()PEES LiBEETTOs._seev0 detached from the command of the storsehip | ney aetna e paper. ‘They caliod wpe ‘aie | contract as { desired. “Iwas authorized by De | ceived by you from DeGolyer & MeCieliau’ ‘A. | it wge thelr mitiacuce tues secured she morreets | lone been kuown as a placer of couuterfelt cur- ETTOS. Save conte’ > 4 - Golyer and McClellan to give 5) cents per | it was a fetter from DeGolyer’s attorney to | A. Ido. I have no evidence that they used any | TEDCY- LY correst and complete edition Guard and placed on waiting orders; Lieuten- | several times afterwards, but he would not give -d fe a a bee | it . es oy S > 7 any THE REPORT OF SMALL-POxX PRICHLONLY 15 CESTS. ant R. D. Hitchcock, Eugene B. Thomas, Wm. | them any money. Witnese said that one of the | 208 Yard for securing the contract, aud the | him in Chicago; 1 reached Washington first in | influence. . prevailing on Blackwoll’s Island turn out tobe SIS€, ONLY 19 ORNTS | b. Brice and Horatio R. Wi'son, Master E.. | men wae John F. Foley, now managing editor | Sreegement of Kirtland being entircly con i- | January, ist came here by the way of Putt At twenty minutes after 12 o'clock the com- | Prevailing on | eS a For sale by Bilis & Co. 937 Ps ave. apis 10t | Burwind, Ensign John Hubbard, Surgeon A.C. | of the National Repurlinan OF this cher ad troy, | Mona, I werbay tim the sum of €12 ww | deiphia: when I left Chicago DeGolyer & Mc- | mittee took a recess until 2 p. m. M. Tweed on andor the to. — Giz Fo.Jen Rxvibition and Saic pase Mhontes, Bourwain feane T. Coate; and Car- | the paper that needed ald ori hars trom the | Otceiting & eantract, (or tlrty-aix cents per Chen ew “ tay soutract for ‘one-third of | tertercre three o'clock: ‘Mr Chittendot wil | Using eubjected to. the disciple of tue MARKMITER Tru Br. | Peymaster HT. Shelling’ fom te Seen: | Feeomce aie after the Hartrantt campai.a. Understood the atvangentent ohio teed mete | Sid ear tan oxigtast ta me ee ee confess that their eruptions were canned by the . T. » from the stores! phe other witness not l. Ki f “§ i 4 pplication croto: order! Mo, 439 7th street, between D aad Jf streets, eight | Guard aud ordered to settle accouuts; Licutsi. | Geores Te Oni a ne, tid not Know. Me the amatrane fully and heartily approved | came to Wasuington I found forty-one compet- The Financial Problem. Sonpttal has boom diamicasd, aed trrasy tert ne . ant Charles H. Stockton, from the navy yard, | accompanied by Mr. Storrs, of Chicago, as bee Eade thie coaaee 1 = o | (STERVIEW OF NEW YORK CAPITALISTS WiTH | investigation will be made with a viewot Ckoice Olt raintiogs, Bogravings, Chromos, & Golyer and McClellan made their notes’ pay- | _Q. How did they presezt themselves to you _ rr aiock per Haagings, Window | F)ia@delphia, and ordered to the Swatara ith | counsel, who si that Mr. Chittenden de- | apie to their own order, which [ at fi clk ewes stated te, 2 a ves to you? PRESIDENT GRANT. senting all concerned in the affair to the grand Pictures, Prams, Fictare Gorda and Tas- | of May next; Paymaster A J- Clark, from duty | sired to put io a written statement of all his | inctance forwarded trom Chicago to Mir. Kew | fore ated to me thatthis competition *88 | 6 committee of New York capitalists and | jury. x }y Ac, . af nsac’ a . . x ms Cast ee ser. jenaye | EH j ee eng Bs he a ap reap ie crsing bed aitiscd Me Ging: | laud by express, and was by him, ast suppose, | @. When did you first see Mr. Huutington? | ieading brokers and business men, represent- ‘Please jem ber ‘am! 5 -ly* ee em “ ; received. A. I think it was in February; when I first vis- | ing, it is said, three hundred and fifty millions The War im Arkansas. . ition | tenden to thi » believin, 4 5 we a ng, 5 ATE, BEDS oF Cast orr In Favon OP THE CENTRNNIAL.—A petition | fredttate the Bore nt mies Log Ped 4. [never knew the uses to which Mr. Kirt- | ited Washington I saw Mr. Huntington; either of capital, reseed this city early this moraing, | "-,": TROOPS a8 ovanot ” THE PRACE. —5 FAREL can be sold to the very best advantage signed by vi nM those secol ristt. a. the wari ‘or calling on ep een oecstl mpeg oben arg auld afterwards be placed on the standand in: themy or. the procesds thereat, Nerang: | MOA Wher car neay stiention directed to Mr. | ad at 10'cloek called at the Executive man. | oitnenee of tase vicki Gomant Hesse : snd 7thnw: | © septs ace lin = it 2 A. Mr. f ion for the purpose of presenting their views to | mandaut of the United States arsenal SLD scars emeen th ad Fue <ntatives by Mr, Harmer, asking, ie vise cr | Tie was agreed to, and to allow eniicient | MeB understanding, hint, agreement oc sus- | Huntington Mr. DeGolyer ‘nformed me 1 Pi P ing . jotes b t had, ; % 8 com down and stationed them at the cor- Zener tle fact that the Centenniat celebr: picion ever was had, passed, or existed between | had better see Mr. Huntington upon tiny arrival. | che President upon the finance bill which: pany > 5 on will be | time for the preparation of the paper, the com- us on that subject. I do not know to whom | @. When did you first see Mr. Kirkland? A. | having 4 both Houses of now | "er of Main and 4th streets, and sent ® means of universal reconciliation and peace; | mittee adjourned, with the understanding t those notes or an; thereof, or the proceeds | In February, 1 He wasstopping at the Ar. fe action of the Executive. rin cow” | cach side that while he hed no orders to tater: ‘ Leare Your Measure su opportunity for a comparison between the Sr, Sateen cae have his statement ready | o¢ any t theréot, after they. reached the ir gto Taw him after Tsaw ‘a Hantiugion. mittee is com; of Mesars. A. A. con John | fere in behalf of either party, he was directed to yroducts of of nations; and, above all, the ssi bands of Mr. Kirtland, went. I simply declare State how you came to talk to Mr. Rirk- | T. Jobnston, kt. B. Minturn, F.S.Winston,Stan. | prevent bi 4 company returned to NOW eceasion to rekindle and to illustrate our grati- To-day’s Session. this, that from first to last, I never uttered one don the subject? A. After Mr. Hunting: ton Blake, ‘Dwight Townsend, L. H. Chitten. | the arsenal at oor there mide to the illustrious sages who laid the foun- | The committee was called to order this morn. | Werd a passed one word with any official, | ton’s death Kirkland approached me and den, D. E. Hawley, J. M. Brady, Prof. Heury ing to be no FOR YOUE dation of the covernment, that Congress perfect ing at balf-past 10 o'clock. ot e coop oe eneral, ce 4 - baa eos and Kite ys to = pet, and John O. Green. - ie vernment, acts. stated that was w! was a ESI DENT. “SPRING CLOTHING.” Mr. Gibson was called, but was not present. subject; that | I never paid tonny person ove | Finally made an arrangement with Kirkland if is eaetonen To the E- ~ ©UB sTooK ; erdistinguisnedexample. | » George K. Unitienden was recalled, aad road | son une dollar, occupying aot Sakae | ueeoraneycontgaet I would Os ‘The petition was signed by ude ‘Advooate | the following sworn statement: . of, any character, for semmenenter on ln y oF NE WOOLENS General Holt, ex-Goy. Foote, Joseph To the Honorable the Committee:—My name hay- | interests which I then represented, save 18 COMPLETE Henry. Gen. M. ©. Meigs, Judge Paschal, Gen. ipg been very prominently connected with the | and except what I to and did pay A. J. Myer, ex-Gov. H. D. ¢, Gen. Barnes, | matter of the pavi contracts entered into be- | Mr. Parsons, as here: before state, and part AND FULL, M.G. Emery, J. M. Carlisle, J. ¥. Cake, Mar: | tween DeGolyer McClellan and the Board | ly for professional services. I desire here AUD BLECART shall Brown, and other prominent citizens. of Pablic Works of the con t, F dasize to etate See So capeeaty and emphatically IN DESIG Tae ScHoor-Boor Qvestion.—Eiditor of the ‘mem, connection ‘and “3 a Star —Absence from home Wednesday and part McOlelisn with (i AND QUALITY. of yesterday has prevented me from answering ipaving contracts in So ae . ‘our article entitled, Triumph of the School- | M8 city. I crave permission meet many of WE ASSUKE 4 GOOD FIT Book Lobby,” Ge. Insamusn ‘ast ee oa SS idcce cake eee ae, eee ree ieee ~ > resolution press, by . Page on WITHOUT ALTERATIONS $eatny aetee te Pa TAT tnequivocal and fat denials. _ other name ‘NIMETEEN Lives Lost. ok oncred nin Stare ofan St, bute ae safeatens hee Se, ret, = Soe ees OUR sTocK. fe the measite or domerito of the eee et yyeelf upon his firm, and that he was an made to the be expelled; and if cineed ear Tans victim; that it was I that at the anything effectual HAELE BRO'B, neared wy Republican, ‘you will ees idea of solici Mr. Spas, sad snes MERCHANT TAILORS, that 1 desire a reason why the report of the ma. i ans = 44 jori'y should be adopted. The resolution, to z a per~ gi ‘have been. spits Corner 7th and DS Teport another # rie}, will include reasons for false—absolutely el word con- upon the —— Bow propose to com- nor to ‘and zed the crew change, and when Eeqertet Go whee question ible officials fro: that I abost. A NEW DRUG STORE comes up on its merits. I have not examined eo pe (oat nob Lg mast En S . ‘any of the book, therefore did not wish to vote see im: privity 80 nine weir iy, and a8 @ new member of the board sn ,7 will be able to ape ze FRESH MEDICINES. Waeemed ‘it dae to the schools and to myselt fy thom I am con- consent, Ox- oe NEw Goons. tuatran fnteliigent survey should be had once we 5 Sea be yer een. abe gigs of FANCY GOODS and TOILET nestion that has poy Sg ot seer Secrao, Ad 5 Corser rn abtattca, | {ourteen vole are necemacy, ty correct. 1 hope on Dearborn street, betwens Lake hd purpose ofa Trims te Soe leur SODA ABD MINEEAL WATERS on dranght, | Util the bext meeting, when u. doubt the ine Pg ma, ES < ee oe an Pe oiks tee 61. Davis: Be eacnct Of the agents, bat of bad fay yea foe think Brown. aenly Corner 7th and I é Cell Aperits, ia OO property, a style of pare: wt thelr Parsons; paid fgrenen ornin:, : - wement in front the eum of va Soames €F Winanimen, cndoe to arinestone’s funeral takes place in ‘Dearborn these gen- Pyne = IP ites tonne 0 eaneuniete ine uubite one S2-The queen of England has sent a coucelved fo be a valuable ry ¢ Provided he : he hee retary ribs Gitte tore recommending © grant of" nad an interview with Mr. Tbe tin a given time; Re | Badress a! the Music Stores. Im " | tee expedition forces. ne A se epetent in all eastern Me- oe my arrange-