Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1874, Page 1

NING STAR. pals | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pemmsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. aY THB NVBNING STAB NSWSPAPER COMPANY, 5. M. MAUPFRANN, Prev. panera thetr subscribers at Ti Foty-rock Oxcts P¥x Monta, ‘Copies at the | unter Two Oswts each. By months, — Side; etx monte, $3.00; One rear, $8. | STAR—Publisned Friday—91.00 Tine, we invariably iw advaneoyin botmcasenand Re paper sent longer paid for, | BF Rotes of advertising furnished oz apptication. | yet, 43—N-. 6,587. Che Lboening WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1874. t TWO CENTS. , the folly of love of conn- jelity of God to His world, AMUSEMENTS. | Gre ory BENKERT'S _ EVENING STAR. ‘GADABOUTS COLUMN, es (Writ for 5 Washington News and Gossip. meen ier Reni er) dearth of all the try, and the in The times are somewhat out of joint, and there FO Uk OM OLAsSIOAL CONOERT. Der Gult_yer. R INTERNAL Revence.—The receipts from this A BEPIO BY ‘LINTON, 3 MARINIS HALL, source to-day were $522 80s 90. . Der Gullyer from Chicago came, « He's a slave who would not be TUESDAY MIGHT, MAY dru. 2-2" BTZEN PARK NOBUETZEN Pan SACKED CONCERT TO-MUSEOW M 3 O}OLOCK BY M*BINE BAND. ty mi ited. co PORD's UPEKA NotsE. FSIDAY £VEVING, Mw benefit and lest ciget bat ome of th To strike Columbia! And quoth, “These rustics, ere I go, Will know the matter with Hanaah!” To portly Chit, his lobby hand, He saith “‘a contract get me, And we'll knock down, you understand, Or elee you may sub-let ms.” The portly Chit, at his hotel, Fell in with one wise teacher,— A most uncommon knowing swell, And eke with bim @ preacher. ‘Together their three heads they shake, nd gay ‘we're 4 famine; So let us from these rustics make Unrighteousners of Mammon!” Two learned doctors in the law Explained their process syren, ‘The splendors ot their wooden pave, ‘That lasted Jong as iron. And they, meanwhile, went up and down, On various people pawiug; Reporting progress ali the while, And on Der Gullyer drawing. bas ayers they shoved his notes of hand; e saith: ‘Such are no losses; I'll lay sach pavemente as I please, Since Chit. has bribed the Bosses.” But when this message he received, How did Der Gullyer dwindle? “ Your contract has been forfeited, Because it is a swindle!” Ia vain the great Doolittle wrote: “Your honor you imperil!” To platitudes of patent men Coinmbia’s soil was sterile. Der Gullyer gave the press his tale, In the right with two or three!”” AaciURUS GaDABOUT. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, SaTurRDAY, May 2. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr, Luttrell (Cal.) asked leave to make @ personal explanation ta relation to a paragraph which appeared in the National Republican of this morning, in relatioa to charges made by him against the Post Uflice department, Mr. Cobb (Kansas) objected. Tax NomrNaTion of Philip Clayton, of Geor- gia, to be consul at Valparaiso, was confirmed | by the Senate yesterd | Tx river and barbor bill coptains an item of bers Vick PRESIDENT WILSON was at the Exeen- tive Mansion to-day and had a long conference with the President, which the gossips think | perhaps with some reasons bas rela’‘on to the +xisting condition of political adaics in the “Old Bay state.” Tax Howaep cocar oF inquiry finished taking testimony yesterday, and Gen. Howard read awritten defence. It, however, was not submitted as sworn testimony. Next week tho counsel for the defence will make his argument, ard the judge advocate will close, when the en- tire case will be taken into consideration by the court, sitting with closed doors. Minus aND Minrne.—Persons will travel three thousahd miles to visit the mines of the Pacific coast, and then not learn as much as they would in listening for an hour to Mr. Sut- ros intelligent explanation of mining opera- tions. His Pictures, ‘views and diagrams thrown on the wall by the calcium light, make his lec- tures one of the most attractive ever delivered im Washington. The last one of the present series takes place to-night at 8 o’clock at Wil- lard’s Hall. Tue Comrse Wepptng.—There has been much discussion pro and con. as to whether Miss Grant would have bridesmaids, and if so who And eke to the committee; they would be. At last society has arrived at And cried: “Recover my bis » definite conclusion on the subject, and tha From yon audagous city!” following names are mentioned in order: Mias Parnes, Miss Fieh, Miss Conkling, Miss Fre- They dragged the portly Chit. from home; ‘inghuysen, Miss Porter, Mis) Sherman, Miss He fetched his lawyer with bi Drexel, and Miss Dent. ‘The weading will take ‘The Kaw-respondenis danced a ji And said: ‘Now comes the rythm!” place at 1a. in the East Room, May zist. Col. Fred. Grant will officiate ag ‘best man.” He only knew he got his part, 1m bau tfal an Mr. Luttrell appealed to his courtesy for five minutes. It was the firettime he had asked is privilege, and he had been grossly mis- represented. Mr. Cobb persisted in his objection. Mr. Luttrell (in a loud voice, while the Speaker's bammer was falling rapidiy and heavily)—Then I have to say here that the man who prepared that paragraph is a base faisilier, and | am responsible for what I say. The Speaker laid betore the House a number of Larrea communications, which were re- ferred, The regular order was demanded, and the House in the morning hour took up the bill to enable W. H. Ward, of Auburn, N. ¥., to make an — for patent for ashell moulding machine. After considerable discussion the bill was Mr. Eames, (R. I.,) from the same committee, reported adversely upon a petition for the relief of Hevry F. Vandenburg and a bill for the relief of C. M. Reynolds. Also favorably on a bill authorizing Jobn W. Mark to apply for an extension of his patent for a trimming attach- ment to sewing machines. After a struggle the bill was passed by a yea and nay vote of 95 to 8S. Mr. E H. Roberts, (N. Y.,) from the Commit- tee on Ways ana Means, reported @ bill to amend the custom revenue laws and to repeal ail moities. Ordered printed and recommitted. rmedby Seo ape ater. Boston TO-MORROW Aw To-morrow (Satu; Appearance. _ Monday next Mre, BOOTH as Jatt KR EPEstTep BY KEQUEST. Tablesux, Acted Batlats, Rocitations, and Masic Entert«inment, Vader the patronsce of Mrs. Svsator Kelly, Mira, ai Zeuin, Mrs. Genersi Ohigman, and others, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST MARK’3ONOROR At LENCOLN HALL, MONDAY EVENING, May 4th, 1874, commencing at § o'clock. GRACE GREENS WooD Ties kindly volar tered, and wil ct 4 Ballad ilikens MISS SCHLIOS ER Bias alto volunteered, and witl row. Tey a ir, Bechter in bis soliloquy in * Hazlet.” * 6 call of committees was then gone through actin MB. EPWIN Bo WAY Chere will be no groomsmen. Tic steea pea for private bills, and a large num ie wees re- bas also vols yf will stag z es part of 3. ported and referred to the Committee of the 4 Lovell.” IMPROVEMENT OF THE UAPITOL GRouNDS.— And Der Gullyer the bill of attainder. . Se ses Mr. Clark, architect of the Capitol Extension, ees oe sews RGSS oi SBE pir tate SanaeEe Rute Che raies H ; en hoarsely cried the Western press: ee — cat wai. | BM# Made a topographical survey of the Capitol hen hoa r ie Sh be hited sriio | grounds, and Yesterday submitted his report, Bring ris Tee atuitg Banter soot, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, b.usic, book, and drag stures, and at all ths prini- | ~bowi irregularities o ground, the yi i —— 2 Bel ho tel a 99) tt | position of trees, terraces, footwalke, &c. From alr Pte st Sipe () HEATER COMIQUE. OPEN FOR THE SPKING AND SUMMER this data Mr. Frederick Law Olmstead, who is charged with preparing a plan for ths improve- His bost the missing swell produced, Like any small Iago, Who meekly said: **{ took the notes Active War in Arkansas, A RBIGN OF ANARCHY AND BLOODSHED. New York, May 2.—A dispatch from Little x SEASON. ment of the grounds, will make a report to the . : Rock says:—Three of Baxter’s troops were 4N ESTIRE NEW COMPASY. haarmen of the Senate and Hoase Committees And put them on Chic: killed at New Gascony. Capt. Van Desando, PRICES To SUIT THE Tim Public Buildings and grounds. The commit- “Ne more Der Gallyer did I rob, one of the leaders on the side of Brooks, was PeeSacintnee constebed case masudea nn will subsequently make this the basis of a : CAN-CAN se 1g, ant Children every WED. Matin, meee for Lad PESWAY aod SATURDAY. Aduiasion W cents RR ATIONAL THEATER. mr. J. VILLE, -Lessee snd Manager. OPENING OF THE SPRING SEASON Diner's 4 recommendation to Congress, A pleasing incident occurred at the decora- tion of the graves of the Confederate dead at Mobile on the 27th ultimo. was to be unveiled by Captain Semmes, of slabama memory. Just us he was about to unveil the statue, the postmaster of Mobile, who was a Union soldier during the war, g Federal soldiers, rasident in Mobile, who honor the brave and heroic dead of the late war, and we desire your acceptance of thesame as an humble tribute to valor and unselfish de- votion to a cause held dearer than life. Fresh A besutifal statue } Than he would rov your city; No more I wrought to do his job Than you on this Committee. Av old Masonic friend we slew, Like sparrowhawks we picked him, aye the purest character ceomes the lobby’s victim!” MORAL. Ye bright Chicago moralists, The Vice President. Vice-President Wilson will bring out the sec- ond yolume of his magnanimous and admirable “History of the Kise and Fall of the Slave dangeronsly wounded. He had been a colonel in the federal army. ‘The Guzeite remarks edl- torially that the war Is opened, and will extend throughout the speedy action either shot-guns or 'e, unless the President takes the matter. rested yesterday by King White, and i: priconed. The city is getting to bs rather un- safe, people being shot at every nigh! istols. King White's mation of martial law in Jefierson county is pubitshed. Sherif Vaughn wita roc Who would Columbia plander, A a ear MONDAY, May 4, Minstras, | stepped forward and presented Captain 8. with As long as we've a Governor A Doctor Charged with Attempting ra ade fi a Leautiful wreath of flowers in the shape of a Zour lobby stands trom under. to Kill a Patient. € . With sour pork and heated corn Paterson, N.J., May 2—-Dr, Norton ©. Ri- © et d cross, accompanied by the following Methinks home might amuse you, aido was acrniguad at Paterson toaiart Earpe note: “This floral offering is tendered with the But when you come to Washington, charge of aseault with intent to kill‘ Loe, The Garnereee Wade ts kindly and sympathetic greetings of the survi- For goslings we will use you. indictment sets forth that defendant was called on to attend the boy for a broken arm; that through his blupdering the boy's lite was en- dangered, and that Ricardo, to then conceal Lis blunder, tried to kill the boy by prescribing overdoses of morphine. The boy’s arm was subsequently amputated, having mortified. Ki- Power in America,” within two or three weeks. | * ; mI ay be the memory of those under the sod— The recond volume will belonger than the first, | So'esod hanes DOe Bulty,” and was released _Dixey’s tra charg a + 3 ee ene, ee — igment =. and will carry the epic story along from the ad- * ——_e—___ graye be the blue, under the other the | ission of Texas as a slave state to the election Crimes in the West. at MAKERITER'S, tre ash BF Please remember Nave and Namber. LL KisDs OF CAST UFF W £2 PAKEL caz be sold to the very best adi by addreseing oF calling cu T: 619 D street, between 6th and 7th Notes by mail promptly attended to. Cash paid. f19-tf ee ee Captain Semmes accepted the offering in a fit- ting speech, and at the completion the status was unveiled amid peals of artillery from guns ouned by the Federals for the purpose. The ficers of the United States army at Mt. Ver- son barracks, Alabama, also sent flowers to the Mobile cadets “as a mark of respect to the memory of their gallant dead, and in recogni ion of their manly and generous action in con- ribating to the decoration of the geaves in the National cemetery obile, Ala., on the 30th of Abraham Lincoln. A large portion of the third volume has been prepared, and this will close the re 0rd of the most famous contest yet masie on the face of the world, since Christian- ity and its civilization engaged with Barb: or the Mohammedan struck tor the mastership of Europe. While Mr. Summer's speeches, in several delightful volumes, will engage the af- fections of the curious student in later times, the work of Henry Wilson, being comprehensive a= Gibbon, will Inclade Mr. Suinner’s career as A mere episode iu the stately march of @ power nd the more stately and sudden rise of human sentiment and nativual vigor which put John Hib A MYSTERIOUS MUERDEK. Cmcaco, May Oldest citizens of act, one of the ‘arroliton, was found dead in ved yesterday morning, with his head terribly crushed. There is no clue to the murderer. SHOT IN A QUARREL AROUT A YOUNG WoMAN. Paul McA toy and Tom B. Kobson, living in Cas: county, uarreled yesterday abouta young woman, and the former fatally shot the latter ——__-— Important from Spain TRE REPUBLICANS OAPTURR BILROA. Mapnip, May 2.—Ofticial dispatch S$ were re- velved this morning annuuncing that the re- = mg the evi down. One's theme is often of more | ‘ublican troops have entered Bilboa. ‘The Uar- FESTIV <Q i June, 1874 | consequence than bis performance of {t. Gib- | [ists retreated from the city in great disorder STIVALS. Yesterday was a busy Friday in its hangman | 0om’s great work wasin bis conception, as he | [ue news creates intense excitement in Madrid. (CHURCHES, S4 BEATS SONOOLS and <thor turmiebed, ou etios, with rst STRBEOPANOPTICON EXHIBITIONS ited to delighted anciences on liberal terms. Bxhth more th Yerk city. Represonted bi press of those cities as being the finest church entertainment ever placed Before their poop’ spply to J For terma, Xe lve. Waltz waltzed on thin air at Catskill, New York, for several murders, the last of which was that of bis keeper. Miller was hanged at Springfield, Kentucky, and a colored woman suffered the extreme penalty of the law in Georgia. Meanwhile a fresh batch of candi- dates for the gallows are appearing, the most satin the Carmelite church on the bill of the vast empire. conception to name one’s book ‘The Kise and Fall or the Slave Power in Awerica?”’ Personal. ever defends himself. No man Other weckly bank’ statement: Bank Statement. -—The following is the ‘Loans, decrease, #1,819,200; specie, increase, $1,303.200; legal tenders, increase, $1,093,400; deposits, decrease, $25,200; circulation, decrease, increase, $2, —+20e0- 12,090; reserve, fee Bor Tat. Wartiecton, DO. HOD), Post OF | prominent of whom is the Homestead (Penn- | People have to. About two weeks agoIwar| FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ce Box . ington, D. 3° sylvania) butcher who slaughtered, and subse- | riding past a gentleman’s house in K street, me LEOTURES. ently cremated, a family of six persons. Stili | when J saw s good looking man, who formerly | J eamimetom ol veteny xr propyl om Sot V /ILLARD HALL. MB. SUTBO’S LECTURES oN MINES AND MINING. «nother aspirant for suspension is another mar- derer in the same state, who kiiled three per- ‘ons. Pennaylvanta is obtaining an unenviable reputation for champion murderers, it being in that state that the Probst massacre of the Deer- boarded at the Arlington hotel and drove two fine horses. He entered the house, and I said to & friend who was riding with me, “1 wonder if that is not Kirtland; the miss philoso- pher.” The testimony said that Kirtland used wo board at the Arlington hotel and keep two bankers: The fel.owing were the prices bid and asked at the meeting of stocks—National Bank of asked; National e Washi to-day:—U. 8. Gold, 124 bid, 13% asked. S. Bonds—issi’s, J.'& sep 122'y aaked. Bank public, 1. Metropolitan bank, 102 bid. ing family occurred a few years ago. ai ses. T ext thing 1 knew, the | City Passenger Railroads—Metropolican stock, Diustrated by the Calcium Light, prlglgag hecmtanh et peaeaal el prada pallida Co ‘waslovking atter me | 25% bid; 20 asked; Columbia stack, 2> asked. be re pe: Willard Hall, ac § oclock.on | _RAattway EMPLOYERS To nz Uxrrorwen.— | to know the whereabouta of Kirtland. Next, | Sundry List—Masonic Temple bot the evenir DAY, April 31; SATU sDAY, | There sa bill before the legislature of Massa- U April 8; TUESDAY, A }, Sacucday, M Bod thereafter as may be advertised in ths wewspe” Admission free chusetts which provides that all ratlroad cor- porations fn that state shall ———, subject my Dame was thrice brought up before the In- Vestigating Committee, to know whether I had not seen Kirtiand, Next, the strictly evan- Gper cent., gold, 91 bid; Ai saTance com y Stock, 102 ask Market Company bonds, Oo tt to the approval of the board of rai com- lical part of the telegraphic corps exuded the | York, Alexandria, Washi nd Georgetown Tickers may be obtained on application at the of- | ™'stioners, a uniform and distinguishit ges, readion, that | waste master geuius who | Steatbship Company's stock, 15) asked. ict fice of Willard’s Hotel ‘apis | to be worn by all ita employees whose duties re- | had’ spirited Kirtiand out of tewn. Theulwent | *e¢erities (District of Colambia)—Permanent — ped hg wormed et ee to the theater with Mr. ‘Trowbridge of New Ww permed o& J ee eee 4 rs or ir luggage. cor, lon neglect- iy ington) i certificat ing to prescribe sugh uniform ead badges suatl | the diane ai'tae eine Se ese f qesic FURNISHED FOR BALLS, Picsics, and all Daucing purposes, ‘on PHIL. C Parcois FiSCHEB. BSesicesce, corner 12h th. To those who are not acquainted wi-h me, I Ber would eay that I am abj - X PB: Gan be bad for excursions om Tharedays and Fri- 9 of each week forfeit $100 for each week of the continuance of sveh neglect; and if any empleyee for whom fuch uniform and bad, is prescribed shall negiect when on duty to wear the same, the tire clemency intervenes, th » Colonel Coleman will, as sbon as the record is certified down, be taken to the penitentiary, as he will not be tried on the second indictin snt.— Rich. the night at the play with Kirtland. Now I want Kirtland tosend m3 his Photograph, for I hed much rather be in Kirtland’s company, than in thatota number of young men who lay down the moral law to American men. Pray God her sool be ri $ And ‘midst bis orphan children bent ‘The Baron just frem prison. The highest ways of public life ‘8, 's, J. Ad. 4.874 and 4904. Money is on call at Sat, and on at54a7. Government yesterday. ‘The only (Georgetown) —G sneral & O., at pleasure, 6 bid, to please all; and if dont, | COfporation employing him shall for each ‘case 71% asked. Board of Public Works—Certit: Benes Feed re enaee Sil; qua Gent, | Corpers neglect forfeit the sem of arte The Statne and the Gra: cates general improvement, 8's, J. & J., 1374, SOR UBARTER. employee, unless wearing his uniform ai There is a statue in the West *0bid. 80 asked; 875, 75 bid, 73 asked; do. f badg I be permitted to exercise any an- Of onecld Roman leader, 1876, 74 bid; do. i bid; do. 1878, 72 bid; do. ‘The elegant and commodions Irou Steamer bein ortoperform any of the daties of his ‘Whore thirty years of Senate work, orice ae ene ne — cops 8a, PILOT Boy. ws - Entrance the reverent reader; Bx asked; do. 1516, G1 bid, do. Inti, $4 bid, aot sel ___ 6b! rf. | court in the case of Colonel Wm. D. Coleman, What time Proment, b ‘ardent son, bid, naan as oe ee F )B CHARTER TO EXUCRSIO. ste secretary of the board of commissioners of That way became path-finder. ae oe aes the sinking fund, convicted of torging a public : Wau To-day. tne penitentiary fr four years Chick okersecs | TAndapenegTeatold man ie dead, beeen at Liskalid, “Ont gold toes gd BATS PALISADE. was appealed from, was delivered y Jud ‘That brougbt upon his daughter’s heal have been 2, 3 and gg is Apply to we. Henldin. The decision was unanimous on the The worst of shame and terror, exchange is dull. Prime baukers’ sterling bilis Spz-teel part of the judges, and affirms the judgment of we her body went,— are held at 4.88 and 4.91, with working rates at " the lower court on every point. Uniess execu- ise to borrowers ime mercantile paper nds are not so high as les OF southern state mds at the board were Tennessees, old ex- Want aR: as8 = sucn Maassieer, Aorer ae Are ever swept by sorrows, ‘toe ply to, N. R. FITZHUGH, Ageot, searing oan _ And in to-day’s remorseless strife opened Tay ui Mighar Rea panei omen _Spae- Reet Waste | Cumpir Monirige in th United States relide all the gilded morrows. since which there has been a decliue of DOBN YOUR PsRKS AND LAWNS uoon, before Judges Woodruff and Stipman, pepe = bot ae Seewratus, vases" Thon cm the Credit Mobilier eases came up for final ‘The troubles ot intrepid eonis Th a SBe. N CHAIRS, SBT- | xction. The decree sustal: murrer of Sink deep but do not chasten. BaLtimons, M: irginia sixes, old, 32; do. Large variety at the Slats, Mastel and Ohana. | Mii those who Rave demurred and the answer consolidated, Bt; x-coupoM. 40\4; Wont Vir- SE nacre ema | ty te marttas compeieens mectee | Aphrebehenerk ef man cases, HE inti Gauge em Oa ‘epa3- Im HAMILTON & PEARSON. prayed an sppeal from sald decree ta the a= For every volunteer that’s 0 Barrixene, Moy 2.— Flour quiet bat firm—164@ = y ©! United States, which was more are com! PYOMESTIC.— he statue in the Western sky I THE WEATHER. IMENT, Office af Chief ars Offeer, PropesiLition Bac usr ae ee it married, return- ‘the weather wil prorat marine ‘CTION IN grandparents, with weet winds aud t, ail MOULDINGS, , and who were frantic over her | Save necnt Hergotien the aid grades and Ee bcbe cin, fuse 4 aise y ani winds, ia. For me Sterns Oe erty a to rons eae tne Sher, this date I shall eal! MOULDINGS Pi Mar ROFOLis Of OuxESR—Scott county, | Ov0,. apreved: rly tal, ‘ae eee winds partly cloudy and warm meh, Tbe; 1 inch. S52.: ls ine, @it ince, | £8-,ciaims extensive Limbarger cheese and Pi ch, @1 78: 3 inch, Beh, 3: | factory ee wee. Onek ae man, ic neato tony thot S00 Seconmene sis The cheese ls declared te be. Seige’ thane | publisher in the United States is hie equator fo Tow cen oS | Btetgena 22 Of # Dean will drive a dog out of | Tee tne Ae man-hater who secuxing evil. » to Keop the quality of my Mouldings up | & tanyard. Bou of the District of Columbia nae pan ee SonNice WORK ‘Tax Ice Cuor or Maixn—The total yield years Cap eng to erect ati tet farnishol the tee in forthe Present aeons Sanne of eee SW In the city of Nee Tout | Fouspatios “OUNDAT garb, 8 a 2 | Sees epls-Im* works, the ‘Obio river will iat stations above: THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee. Conclusion Yesterday's Proceedings KIRTLAND'S TRETIMONY. In secret session y Col. A. B. Kirt~ land testified before the District Investigating Committee to the effect that he met Chittenden at the Arlington hotel, and ascertained that he was seeking a contract, and had a margin of 50 cents asquare yard to operate with; Chitten- den promised him 36 cente a square yard in care he got the contract. By the Chairman:—Q. We want to know what you did? A. Well, I didn’t work with any member of the board, nor anybody con- nected with it. Q. With whom did you work? A. I do not know as I worked with anybody. Q. You never spoke to auybuty on the sub ject? A. Why, yes; 1 have spoken to severalun the subject. Q, Well, to whom? A. Well, to thousands, perbaps. Q. Did yon ever speak to Gov. Shepherd? A. Never, in relation to a contract. Q. Nor to Gov. Cooke? A. Never. Q. Nor to any member of the board? any member of the board. .Q. Did you ever appear before the board? A. No. A. Nor . Did you have any conference or intorview with any gentlemen that you expected would appear before the board with reterence to it? . Never. Q. Did you have any interview with any one that you expected would speak to any member of the board upon this subject? A. Yes; 1 think I did. Q. Who? A. Wilham G. Moore. - You spoke to Lim? A. Yes, sir. ¢: When did you speak to him? A. I apoke to him about the time that | commeuced work upon the contract. Q. Did you speak to him before you had con- cluded your arrangement with Chittenden? a. No, sir. Q. You bad made your bargain with Chitten- den first? A. Yes, sir. _Q. Then you spoke to Mr. Moore? A. Yes, sir. Q. What did you expect himto do? A. Well, I did not expect him to do much,except to ask Mr. Shepherd bow that contract—what the board had done from time to time and to keep me posted. Q. To keep you advised? A. Yes, sir; 80 that I could report to Mr. Chittenden. Q. He promised to do that? A. I don't know as he promised to. He said he would de ali that he could through the cierks, perhaps, iu the office—the secretary. Q. He promised to help you in that way, did 0, he didn’t promise anything of the He said, as @ frieud, he would do what be could. A.I don’t know. I have no him afterwards? ly interview you had with him? O, I was in there several mes. He wa: an old acquaintance and « particular friend. Q. You spoke to him though again about it, did you not? You had more than one interview with him on this subject before the contract was let? A. Ithink I did. ¥ sit; befere the award was made. Q. Did he not report to you from time to time’ A. Never until [went for him. Q. How, sir? A. He did notreport to me, ex cept that I went to the store. 2. Of course I understand that; you went to the store to find out how matters were getting on, and he would tell you? A. He would tell we if he knew anything; it was very seldom that he knew anything. : Q. Then you would report to Chittenden? A. es, fir. . What would you tell him? A. I would teli him that things were progressing as fast as they could. - Mr. Chittenden makes the same statement; he says that is what you reported to him. Di you have any conversation with anybody else, except Mr. Moore? A. Not in regard to this contract. Q. Nobody else’? A. No, sir. Q. At no time before the award? A. At no time; nebody connected with the board or in Washington. am not speaking of that speaking gentleman who helped you fa «: ay, wheiher in Washington or out of it. A. nobody helped me at all. Col. Moore did. Q. You had no other one that yoa spoke to on therubject? A. No,sir; Ihave spok-n to thou- sands, and written to them—my friends. Q. Ido not mean in that serise; [ mean in the sense that you expected either to acquire in/or- mation from them, or intlusnce with the board A. Lhave inquired of clerks up in the office there whether the award had been made, from time to time. Q- You went into the office ef the Board of Pubiic Works occasionally? A. I went there once or twice, to the contract office, to see if that contract had been on file, or something of that kind. Q. But you spoke to ragepe: A except Colonel Moore on the subject, with @ view to secure in- fluence with the board? A. Well, I did not suppose he had any influence; in’a friendly way he would ask Mr, Shepherd, I a gee wl prospects there were, or something of that kind. Q. But he is the only person that you expected to acquire information from upon the subject ? A. He is the only person. HO MONBY TO THE BOARD. _ The witness was sharply cross-examined as to what he did for this $72,000 which he received in notes, and during the course of his testimon; said: ‘I have nothing in the world to conceal! here, Mr. Chairman, at all, and | am willing to answerall questions frankly touching the Board of Public Works. They have never received a dollar of that money; no member and nobody connected therewith, and it has injured more than benefited me.” Mr. Thurman asked: Did you promise any of that money to anybody’ A. I did after I gotit. @. ‘To whom did ise it? A. Well, i promised a Portion of it to Wm. G. Moore. Q. Why didn’t you tell us that before? were asked what you did; you were ask ther you solicited influence. Why didn't you tell that before? A. Why, you had not got to the award yet. Q. Never mind about the award, you wore asked what you did. Now, why did you promise that to Mr. Hoore? A. Well, it was because it was a pretty thing. Colonel Moore and myself were old chums, Q. How much did Beas oo to Mr. Moore? A. Weil, I said in a laughing way, Kony Sad I get the money on this contract I will go halves with you.” Q. Did you ever offer him specifically one (pea notes themselves? A. Weil, 1 think I did. Q. wy did you offer him the notes? A. Well. because [ did not think they were worth a great deal. Kirtland says he first became aware that Chittenden was atter a contract from the fact that one day in his room at the Arlington he saw alargeenvelope addressed to . BR. Shepherd. It was spelled with two p’s. Says I, “Mr. Chittenden, he don’t spell his name with two p's.” ‘*Well,” he said, *‘somebody in Chicago did,” or something of that kind, and tore it off and put it in another enve! , and spelled bis name correctly. That led to—he asked me then if I kuew him. I told him no. He told me then what he was after. ‘THE OFFER OF NOTES TO COL. MOORR. some of them to Col. Moore, the wi questioned as follows: v is, you promised him (Moore) some of specific n to hand them over to him? A. Yes, sir; I think I did. . And that he declined? A. Yes. |. What reasen did he give for declit it? A. Well, be ssid he did not want to take it; he said if Mr. would ruin No, ido not know that erd knew it it ia elite rather not take anything at ). Well, after that what took place? A. peliove loft for ew York sell the notes, fare ard'saye, “Bl I willde 5 iy can draw for Q. Do sir; Q. He ‘to bis credit? Pagntioit think wes sifthe wriang was ben ee AT rc eeeaRt any Of the notes in Now Did any of i & r ‘obo! Q. None at all? sok odor ay of them a counted here in Washington? A. There was one of them paid here in Washington. Q. How much was that? A. Twenty-five hun- dred dolla: tali? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was t Q- Was there no other ove of them but that 2,600 note paid here? A. That was the only 2 o G; Did you ever ofer any part of that money to . No, sir, vr. Moore? A. By the Chairman:—Q. Who received that $2,500? A. Well, sir, that was received by the Arlington hotel. | 1 left it there te pay my board, ant they collected it. By Mr. Thurman:—You went to New York Did_you get any of the nutes discouuted there? A. No, sir. Q. You went to Chicag» then? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you get them discouuted there? A 1 old ther. Q. When did you di made two visite te u. poss of them all? A. Ago aud disposed of them a Q. Then, did you put any money or any property of auy Kind to Mr. Moor od? A. No, sir. Why did you not keep your promise? A. 1 did vot consider that I liad avy of Moore's MONEY In My Possession. Q. ¥ A. No, sir. Wituc se th piatned the sale of the notes ‘© Ira B. Holmes, in Chicago, for which got some money, a'tine turucut, and somo cstate. eal KIRTLAND'S HORSES, Witness was questioned closely as to the whereabouts of two horses he received from Holmes in shaving the notes. In regard to horse he had parted with, the following te mony was elicited: (2. Aud you have a horse worth a thousand dollars that you let go out of your bands several n.onths ago, and you have made no inquiries about him since? A. Yes, sir; that looks very impossible; but if you were : sick of him as I was you would let a dozeuof em go. @. Are you sick of a horse worth a thousand dollars? A. Yes, sir; sick of anything else that would give me a8 much trouble as they did. Q. Why did they joa you se much trouble’ A. Buying oate for them. NEVER MIND THAT. Mr. Stewart asked witness :—The first time you were out there (Odicago) you got in the Vicinity of $12,000? A. Yes, sir. Q. You came back to Washington after you got that? A. Yes, sir. Q. You saw Mr. Moore, then, again? A. {do not remember whether | did or not. Q. Did you see him? A at remember. in Lid You not see him snd offer him part of the $12,0007 A. I don’t remember; I think not. Q. Did you tell him you had got the $12,000? | A. I do not remember of mee Q. You eay you did neet Lim when you came back here? A. I was here only a day oc 41 don’t think I met Lim. ben was it that yoa oifered bim money? ver offered him an, a didn’t offer ng him, divide money with Lim at all? that $2,500 note was psd. “ Weil,” says he, ‘ ¢ been unter a good deal Of expense; that.” That was all chat was i. By Mr. Stewart:—He recognized the fact, aud you both recognized the tact that part of it betongea to him; did you not? A. Oh, I did t recognize the fact, because [ owed the whole , and didn’t have it in my possession, Q. Why did he say never mind it? A. I of tered to divide the notes with him, and I told him there 18 $2,500. I have got the money; and i he would not touch it, aud would not e the notes. It was the first time he erer knew of the notes. I showed him the notes, aud “There, Billy, there is £2,500 been paid.” ill not tou Says 1, going to hand it to you. THE CHITTENDEN NOTES AGALN, The Chairman.—Did you not go to Col Moore's desk after you received that express package from Chicago, and offer to divide those notes with Col. Moere? Now, is not tist the exact fact? ‘The Witness.—After the $2,500 was out? Q. Yes. Did you not say ty him. «Now, b I have got these notes, and I am going to tiv with you?” A. I went aud told him, Lh struck 9 pretty good lead, and I will go a! with you.” . Did he not say to you right there, « not want your notes; you seil the m will divide the proceeds y say that to you? A. told him that they were very well reported—these meu—and I thoaght the notes could be sold in New York very well. Q. Did he not say to you that he did not want the notes, but that you shou'd sell the notes and divide the proceeds? A. He did not say that he wanted the proceeds or the notes, Q. Was not that tue sinderstanding there, that you were to sell the notes in New York and divide theproceed.? A. I told him that irl could seli the notes in New York 1 would go halves with him. Q. Now, then, in that connection, did you not take Col. Moore's signature? A. Yes, sir; | told OU 80. na And = not ky a peng nee gg of e notes, and you si © paper which you placed in his ostesson, stating that you would place one-half the proceeds of those notes to bis credit? A. Igo not think I did, sir. co ‘Was not that the understanding? A. The understanding was, if 1 sold the notes in New York, that | was to put a certain portion of them to his credit. Q. Now, will you tell the committee that you signed no paper to that effect? A. Ido not remember of siguing any paper with Cul. Movre you not bave done su? whatever. Q. Might A. I think I should remember if 1 had. . If Col. Moore should tell this committse that you gave him such & paper would you not bom hun? A. I would believe auything taat Col. Moore 5 By Mr. Thurman:—Q. Do you not remember of giving him a memorandum of the amount of the notes, and signing it, and agreeing that you would place these to his credit? A. No, sir; | made nothing of the kind. { think he baa a memorandum of the amount of the notes. That was when I proposed to divide the notes with him. WHAT BECAME OF THE $10,000. ‘Witness was examined closely as ‘to the pro- ceeds of the first two notes he sold in Chicago (12,000 a pair of horses and carriage), and was asked: Q. Do you know whether the proceeds of those two notes were in cursency or in & draft, or in both? A. I remember so far as the 10,000 was concerned. It was placed wo my credit bere by telegraph with Riggs & Co. Q. How long was it after you left Caicazo until you came to Washington. or did you come right from Chicago to Washington? A. Lcame bere directly after that firet visit. Q. And you found the $10,000 te your credit in the bank of Riggs & Co.’ ‘A. Yes, sir. Q. How long were you here then?’ A. I was here a day or two. Q. Where did you stop? A. At the Arling- ton. . You registered your name as A. B. Kirt- asa? ‘A. I presume Tana. Q. Not Hoyle? A. No, sir; not Hoyle. 3. Q. You had no assumed name then? A. No, Q. Did you draw the money at Riggs & Co.’s? acne me: L aeoe my check. Q. You drew acheck? A. Yes, sir. 3 Wher did nou pettercscheck? A. I put transaction? A. Id *, and t h you.” Did he not S pete 2 are sie connected with the board whatever, ry | fice B32 eset Prt | Hy Sef? j é i tf Mt Hf A 4 3 % fit i : a: 2 = Fy e a there one Bo oO” ome. By Mr. Wilson:—Q. Who was a==>oiated with you tn Comnection with the procarems..t of eon. tracts in this city aside from Mr. Moore? A. Mr. Moore was not connected with me in pro- — contract. Q well; now leaving Mr. Moore oat of the qui entirely, who Was associated with you” A. There was no one. e Q. Direetly or indirectly? A. No oue, sir, ©. Noone ara? A. No, sir. Q. Did you have anything to do with any other contracts in this city toan the DeGolyer & McClellan contract? A. Well, | exp scted to ave, but there were no contracts awards ANOTHER CONTRACT. Witness was questioned with reference to an nterest held by bum im @ contract which was awarded to O'Connor aud Shanley, which he at first said he aid not remember, but an agree- ment im bis handwriting wes read to him, im which he was to be paid 60 cents per square yard for securing the coptract, and it refreshed huis memory, and the fact w that be ad aseigned an 1 stots jarduer Hf Wilcox, of this city KIKTLABD Eart THE MC ’. Q. What did you do with the m: 7 Ved on acoe <iviger & MeClei- an contract’ at most af it Q. Did you, direct that money t bereo person connected with the bo Q. I did not ask you that person? A. Weil, there is $10 tor, is there not? Q. Just answer my question—whet directly or Indirectiy, any money On accour Of it accounted her you, to any other person of that transaction? A. Not on account of that transaction; not to the a tof one tarthing Q. You got the whole benetit of that yoarself, did you? A. Yes, sir. . Entirely? A. Yes, eir, Lowned the notes, Abd was the bona fide owner of the notes; L'oon- sidered, and did what I plersed with them. Q. So you say that no part of that money went trom you, or any monty in lieu of thai went from you to any other person? A. Not one cent, sir. WHY KIRTLAND CAME HERR, Q. What was the occasion for your coming here and passing under a» assumed nam ; | 1 wauted Onittenden to testify, aud 1 wanted to | communicate with Col. Moore. 2. Why did you want Onitt If it was @ straightforward tr: could be no advantage in having Chittenden | testify, or no embarrassment. @. lt Moore's plowed 1 was going to clear nden to testify? action there A. I should not have told kept me here ior foar promised not to Al hen 1 promised to put that “it Mr. Shepherd knew 4 Mr. Moor suderstanud) bat Lis name should be A. He told me not to tell, and 1 jm that | would not. a had that sort ef au understanding? tr; Dbad un understanding that { never would teii. Q. Then you were to pay bir, money, and that thing Was to be kept a p nd secret it was between you and him aloue’ A, Yes, Witness teetifed that he wrote Col. Moore a note te meet kim at the Ebbitt House; he (wit- did uot register as H.C. Hoyle, of Ubi- went there to see Mr. Storrs. Die you tell Mr. Storrs that if you testified this case you shoul be compelled to tell the rutt and that it would strike men im high places A. No, sir, Q. Did you tell tum that it would rain men occupying high places i wid nim 1 would tell the truth if @. Did yor tell t conrersatiun that estimony would sirike men in high places? ir. Q. Did you tell him tha’ it would rain men oecepylng Ligh posit A. No, sir Witness tes he bad ‘au interview ithe Ebbitt House, did not talked with him twenty minutes. from me. i am perfe what I tm. A he wanted me to come h witness, and when be | to come here as a “you need not have any apprehe 0 going to bare you says I, “yon better not when I de i want you tw come voinn- I don't want to come, re of you what vith that money? A. I think be A. stated to him Q. Did you state to him? what I have etated to you. ‘Witness testified that be left here Friday night; went to Georgetown, then to Alexan- ora, then to Norfolk, and from there w New York by steamer. COL. MOORE AGAIN. By Mr. Stewart:—Q. About that agreement that you made with Moore not to tell this thing, you promised not to tell? A. Well, he merely said when | offered bim @ portion of this, says : “You could not do @ more charitable act. [ am struggling along here; but if Aleck should Know it it world rotn me.” Q. It who knew it? A. Mr. Shepherd. Q. Why? A. I do not kuow why. ~Well,”” says I, “Iwill never tell.” That was all the — the Chairman:—(. Did you nat tell ity A. Never toa living man. By Mr. Stewart:—Q. You never told this to anyone? A. Never W 4 living soul. Q. Did you and Mr. Moore have « alk about this thing when you met? A. Ob, we were laughing over it; what @ Gisastrous thing it had termivated in, &c., and I told bi did pot want to bear anything about it; and he said he Gidn’t; and we talked about other matters, Q. You told Lim that you would not come betore the committee and testify avvut it? A. It.id bim that I did not want to. 1 didn’t want the publicity of it. It goes ali tarough our local Papers op there, and | dont like it. [ am willing to state the facts and e ing in regard to the transaction briefly end to the point, so far asi kpow. If I contd avoid it, as it is abie to me, I weuld de it. Q. At what time did he tell you that if Shep- herd sbould bear of this that it would rain him’ A. That was at that very time when I received the notes ard proposed to divide them. ~Q. Still he was willing to take apart? A. Yes, sir; he thought | was making a pretty good th ‘Dia he not claim at that time that he had helped you to make that ® good thing? A. N sir; not anything of the kind. Q. He did not ciaim, then, that he had helped you make this good thing? ‘A. No, sir. &. You never had any conversation with him about contracts before this was proposed to you A. No, - Q. This other contract by which you were to get sixty cents a yard’ A. 1 don’t think he — yd about that; | never spoke to im about . a tell Mr. Wilcox that the fc oe at: w ; mor to any 7 Q. Did you not tell Mr. Wilcox; or give bim understand, that Mr. Moore had @ great in- fluence in giving contracts? A. 1 mever told e kind. Pe F apoke to Go Ne oir, never vernor nepherd hord’aboat thls? A. Nove. oe to any member of the Board lie Works? A. I do not i