Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDIN Penesjivyanin Avenue. cor. 1 (PER COMPANY, | Prevt, | dby carriers to | Copies at th — THEWE? 2 -_ cm» | -VS8, 48-—-N2. 6,605. Cadeart cine fur ‘i WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1874. LECTORES. LuITS OF THK AMERICAN NAV AL Tres AMUSEMENTS ii paLTimoRe vs. NATIONAL. Olyt pleGronsd , AUS VAY, May 25, nm Bdmiscion 25 cents. Ladies free. it — ~ | UStox 1 > 20Ta Staaer. WALL, MONDAY and TUESDAY EVENINGS, May 25 oa F street, near Fourteenth, and 26. a7 § o'clock ,“* Worcester’s Travels Um, Sod Abroad.” At the request of many persons, GPaxp ACRED MS. SUTRO | sed. ai oink. Has consent=d to repeat his Lectare on 16 ‘MOBBOW .(SUND.Y » } - PROF. KICHTER MINES —_ cegpugore: « Portttvely oul meanbers poke 1 I sar orc apetssieactire mir el HEAT CONCERT, Seren neko fern TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20,1574, EVERY CONGREGATIONAL CHUBCH, Under the directton of EABLSY NEWvOMB, ‘be benefit of the pew COLLEGE OF MUSIO » T inangurated in Washipgtou 8 +p Great aud unusual combiaation of urs. TUES DaY, THUBSDAY AND SATURDAY. An ovge’ the diagrams and riews exhibited during the keciere wilt ° fylowiag:—Map of tho Urine States showing the Mineral Ke, Treasure Chest of the Ne ius; Dividing bias of d Siiver; the Washoe Bango of Moustalas; ory; Mount David-en at an Idaxt pearaucs of Greustons; Brosking jon Society, B. Holer, pte: E = Ovi ngerbend;| qnintet:e 4 ris ing of the Fi. with Gold and ried ior View of the B Mies tn the Platter Gael , Hundred Miionsef Dollars Produced eco, ore ee, eee f the satro Tanrel; Oonveying Air to bielt, ard Miss Katie Irviog mi Mow the Sines; nate Tunbe ‘Boring Holes Buchof, R char and Weiss, Ac- a tie m. ia humorous collog iy meet ate ee ee written for this occasion, rox he prezramme will include: Grand Teianpha cut bh fom Damazcus, by Chors, Band and Or- the pan; Gard uno tor Clarionet aot 'Oornet; Uorast rf a Mom old with Organ accompautinent; Qui by Abt; iT 'Snatta oo Selo Oblicat», Mrs. More!; Tervatto, renter id by ia Be. Pas Mis. Morel, Mr. Knoop and Mr. Rockar; Trio, Voice, Ornet and Plan>; new and origiasl Hamer ona Seng,” Ven Kerr Schneider Leads der Baud,” sung By Let io M vod Li at Crosk Blive: al f he Onlif 8 Cbeating a | Robbing the Public; Bribing of J and Legisintures: Empl; ing a Vena! Press; 812 go) per dey (he Profits of these jeniatione, Lower- isting of Ore; Water Power Utilized in 2 Moantains, in Germany; gh, Principles of Veatil «ti Bing adler BooTH f% BALTIMORE. FAREWELL NIGdTs. THUBSDAY—BAMLET. Furpar-1400 MONDAY N&Xt—KICHAKD IIT, Choice seats can be secared at the office of Fori’s se, Washington, good for @ round trip safon, £3. c and blinded about; Paling nthe Shaft; Fire in the ¥ Jacket Mine—4 miners bared to death: Rscape and Rescue threng® the Taun: Views of Mining Scenes in all Parts of the A special tri leave Baltimore at 11:15 p.m Admission free. Tickets msy be obtainedon ap- | for Washington duricg the Booth eagagement. La f Wilterd’s eee the my Bat ® d at Messrs. Philp & Bolo- — = Bp ous? Bookstore PPREATER comsaug. eee eee MONDAY, MAY 15, BEVERY NIGHT, AND F WEDNESDAY AND SATUBDAY MATI SUMMER RESORTS. ‘a BATHING AT PUINT LOCKOUT, MD. HOTEL OPES JUNE Ist. NEw YORE AS IT Was; Or, the Fireman’s Midi. reduced with sta re, a round «f pi ein tively for the hi moa) 1S CAN-C $1,000. ATTENTION: .000. , i ‘Ail persons owning or u ing strong draft horses, namely: Livery Stable-kespers, Ics Oompanios, Brevers, Ex presemen, &c.. are hereby notified tha’ I pay ON% THUUSABD DOLLARS to the owner of any sf PAIBO# HORSES ABLE TO PULL ME AWAY FROM A STRETCH SH, upon whic T | halt occupy @ horizontal position, the traces fast- contd my body, All those who intend to complete fur this priz> Are requested to esl!, with their horses, at my place of business, 411 Lith street, near Penasylvania ave the 35! of May, 1374. On the Sr: RE fob will cou off, at Lad F- °S WASHINGTO! Gs |. See HEYG3TER nd Sule |New No 439 Tru St. ft streets, eight Hoati . ardent. pa time, the glorious per Porornc st c. and RB * * JAMES B. MILBURN & BRO... P. Le + ad, may J1-2w THE HEALING SPRINGS, the sto tarili ners from Wash. how (Or ine ef the Chesapeake az BATA COUNTS, VA, BM. QUABLES, ¥ d Ohto raitrow Sacer, will be oper he rec FIBST OF JUNE with acecmmodat efor Orn Ne. )Om Exbibiti —s H at Tru ST = MARERKITER" Go, 439 7th street, betw Dd drore abe 1 stow ut ne hs magni 3H remember Name and Number, jol-1 L DS OF CAS? OFF WEABING 4P PABEL can b to the very bost advantage " ne or callteg oi 3 . GLY D etreet, between 6th and 7ib pw. Notes hy rail promptly attended to. Cash paid fat! fa and ample facilities for amasement sud | é ‘ED WOMENS’ HOME, SUBTON, MD. ree STRAWBERGY FESTIVAL and LUNON for Deseriptty pump Be baa the Benefit of Home, comus cing TURSDAY CBLL, LADY’ & UU., oF of th : con ering tae week, Frrings. B. M. QUARLES Hig ETHEBT, GRORGETO mayal St Ma ion for the week. — He TiOKOUS soso ms) 74-31" DE*, Spey HOTEL, EXCURSIONS, &e. [P{BEENIA BENEVOLENT association oF Wasiincron, Dt THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC of the sivwve-nar ed aszsciation. wilt take ace at BEYEL'S SKVENTH-STREET ABR, cu . FRIDAY, May 29, 1874 ‘Tibete, admitting s gentl-wan and Ladi 4,502. 1° ((oSCkET AND PIC BIO. ‘The undersigned baz taken plearure of anvoun-trg th the public a has secured the services of a Band need of twelve first-c: fessional musicians. gad tha: regular CONCERT and PI! MONDAY EVENING Curing the snmmer sensor gcuunercing MONDAY, June Ist, 1574. Admiqei ‘cents, admitting s gent and ladies. Dancice tu commence at 6 o'clock. ‘may 25-Lm" GEO_JUBNEMANN. E* ‘URSION “pavers 2t._ Repub. and Cure UiET St MMER Ho i. Ws ALLEY HO Burda: Of & Terms for board from $25 Coiléren, ender 1 years, half- City references given if required. effort w quality, within 1 , fe 80 er month. price Teerct stile “Home f Cree! RDAN'S WiliTs Frederick cor tras J SULPHUR SPRINGS, and a ‘The first of the popular m Stephenson's Depot PO, SUNDAY AFTEBNOON FAMILY EX: UR fend five aud a balf wiles southeast 2 SIONS be open oa Srst day of June. The win be gixea by the be idings heave been much improved by communi- | STEAMRE LADY OF THE LAKE! me parlors, &°. ‘The uew SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 24ra be Order her wharf, fost of 6 2:30, gol be river as far as ‘aad rears, Boart per day, $3; per week Feturn, of 23 days, $0). Ohi:dren and loaphiniaa buf price. White servants, three= ccording to accomimedations. Bor mber aud October, liberal deduc- GBP ABNUAL PICNIO TO BE GIVEN by the Ba KERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, at a street Park, on TUESDAY, cents, admitting a gent and ladies, Dench’s Band bas been engsged for the occa- mayal-3t™ bution at the Springs, Cote- pitt A Washiagton, c vd until Novemoer 1, from * W asvington, 35.50 . JORDAN, Owner aad Prop'r my!S la — sin. “LAFTON, FAIRF4X COUNTY, Va. , LoUBTBY BoaRD. A ELSE TWo-HORSE AMBULANCE WILL ‘The CLIFTON HOUSE ‘open for the re- leave Georgetown, corner Congress Ception of tamilies for the This and B ¢ tated apon the O. acd Alexan: ThOBSD miles from Alexandria. Petsous wish'n, ING.at7 o'e} jo leary partieniare will address © PKO Btu | every MONDAY CLIFTON BOUBE.” Tuere are still eome of the | _may21-6t~ Lest rooms not @ é, many o! re to b = Gccoptea by those whe occupied Lem lest | Frew BXCUREIONS ~ The Steamer 2 COLUMBIA Cap be charted for Excursions every MONDAY at and Healthy Summer Besort. and TUBSD t reasonable rates. part of Loud. Hi in the Ducat arcelivil and Tent mete a Ncursions: EPHENSON S BROTHERS” Tth-street W SORS PESIRING TO VISIT THE BIG FALLS oF wishto be accomme- dated to PICKIOS, &., cali at the corper of Sth aud K st: Ten t fifty can be accom able busses leave in the moruing oight Toss 33 Im™ WM. F REAMER. MUSIC TUBSISHED FOR BALLS. Picoics, * arcing purposee, i FISCHER” Besdencos corner Ith and Pactests Be To those who ate not acquainted wiih me, I would tay thet I am able to please all; and if 20 pay demanded Prices reasonable. may: FFo® CHARTER, ‘The elegant and commodions Iron Steamer PILOT Boy. pply to WM. H. BY: p29 i eel 6b oemee Wate, Fo CHAstEs, O. WRIGHT, Jounty. Va west. maya-tf Rouné Hull P.0., tom Referecews at 1209 F erent nor THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT Agere, or LADIES ANDVMIS3ES’ SUITS IN THS COUNTBEY, ar S. HELLEa'S, 713 Marxer Srace. | ca - de: MISS McCORMICK, m | 905 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, | (Op Stairs.) | Tam in constant receipt of the aewest d MILLINEBY Goops, aa <i CHIP AND STBAW BONNETS AND HA The lo 1 Steamer EXPE: ee be bad for excursions om Tharsdays and Fs1- MERCHANT TAILORS. . SMITH *, Be OMIERUHANT TAILOR, | rs, | pa WERECH FLOWERS, en) TOSMETS, | O36, ¥ Benutr, Orreurrs Fatene Ovvicm, —-— THORS, Be 80. | 2. ay T MADAME ESTREN’S, 619 is: T ‘ M AA reduce cur cuormuns wueck of iMumaa Baur, | CETIZENS, ABHY ARO MAVY (7 07 aids, and Curis. "Vory banadscwe Braiteof wow | Nunes eee Porm wards; beautiful Curis from 6 | ytiy 0. 36% Penn's ave,, Washington. SEs coduzamins.” Wo georcsise wttetetion to | [p ACHES, ANTS. BED BUGE msace iae : on to x ad. ‘ap7-3m Rate destroy ot the use of * Whiteside’s pEW SPRING C0005 on rarcas: | ie Bi par bowtie Witentd he toee Woon Oa Goops. mew Goons. | Siturcnss. stort ane. maple im PassO.8 SUB CMBRELLAS, : as ¥ 0 oithes ip Eaner St, Piece: aoe a Barié-tr 44a eetcect, | County md. Me? Fe CLAME. tthe gure” | < &7There cS Se | a EVENING STAR. ‘Washington N. ews and Gossip. INTERNAL KEVEN UE —The receipts from this source to-day were $271,364.87. ‘THE PENSION BILLS agreed to by the House i. ccx mittee of the whole, as reported in our Corgressional proceedings yesterday, were ail pareed. PresipeNt GRawt, bis wife, Gen. Babsock ard a number of friends arrived in New York lost even.ng for the purpose of seeing Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris off for Europe to-da: Tux Potaris Crew.—The bill reported by Mr. Sargent, trom the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, for the relief of the survivors of the Polaris, provides for giving to the survivors of the Polaris expedition under comman4 o* Capt. Hall, or to their widows or minor c! dren, one year’s additional pay, together with =f each to Joe and Hans, the two Esjnimaux, who rendered valuable assistance to that part of the ship’s crew who were rescued trom ice floc. ‘The bill also provides for Mrs. tal! two years’ pay of her husband. Penson ar.—Representative Rainey, of Sonth Carolina, bas purchased a summer residence in Windeor, six miles north of Hartford, Conn. +++ John Jay, recently U.S. Minister to Austria, arrived in New York city trom Europe Thurs- day. Herr K. Von Schiozer, the German Min'ster to Washington, was a passenger on the Hamburg steamship Pommerana, that sailed fiom New York on harsday. Herr Von Schiezer has @ leave of absence for several mouths, and, in the meantime, Baron Von Buneen, who arrived here recently, will act as Cburge d’A fairs. TSE Busti-CmanpieR Linegt Casr.—To- day in the Supreme Court of the District the arguments in the case of the United States agt. Buell, charged on the oath of Senator Chan- dier with « criminal libel published in the De- troit Free Press, was taken up. The case comes up on exceptions taken in the court below ever. ruling the motion to digmiss the certorari to the Police Court. The case was argued by Mr. Riddle for the government, and Gen. Birnay for defendant, and the court decided that the case proverly belonged to the Criminal Coart, where it could be tried by jury, and sustained the judgment of the court below. OUTRAGES RY ReEssRVATION INDIANS. Caytain Carlton, tenth cavalry, commanding Camp Angur, Texas, reports another outrage on his camp by reservation Indians. This is the third or fourth time that these Indians have crept to the opposite bank of the Ked river and fired into Camp Augur and then retreated to their reservation for protection. Under existing orders the troops cannot follow the Indians on to the reservation, and conseqnently the [adians have escaped detection and punishm Sheridan, in forwarding this report, re is any objection on the part ot the Indian bureau tothe troops pursuing these parties of Ind:ans and punishing them. Tar Harrgr'’s Ferry Pror erry.—the Attorney General has received letter trom the United States district attorney for West Virginia in reference to the Harper's Ferry property. The district attorney states that at the last September term of the United States district court, at Wheeling, he obtained a de- cree tn favor of the United States against Francis C. Adams, the purchaser of the govern- ment property at Harpar’s Ferry, for tne Amount claimed, not one cent having been py on the purebase. The decree was that in ca: of the fatlure of Adams and his sureties to dis- charge their obligations that the property b: ‘The property has not yet been offe: for under said decree, t pending against th liimore and 0) Toad company to acloul on th the proper occasioned by a of the sam c be The Civil Rights Bill PROVISIONS AS IT PASSED THE SENATE THIS MORNING. ‘The discussion on the civil rights bill was continued in the Sepate through the night. Tae question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Gordon to exclude from the provisions of the bill common scho®ls and public institutions of learning and benevolence. Rejected—ayes 14, noes 30. Mr. Scott moved to strike from the third section the clause im ig tory? upon any district attorney who shall willfully fail to prosccule for violations of this act. Agreed to. t. MeCreery moved an amendment to the first section a provico that nothing erein contained shall be constraed to apply «0 schoo's already established. Lost. Mr. Sargent moved to amend the frst section by providing that all peraons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have eqaal benetits of the public school syete, Mr. Edmunds said this would nullify the fourteenth amendment It would permit separate schools, and if allowed in that respect it might as well be extended to public convey- ances and to everything cle. The amendment Was rejected—ayes 16, noes 23. Mr. Hamilton, of Md., moved to strike out the fourth section of the bill in relation to jurors. Rejectad—ayes 15, oes 2s. The bill was then passed—ayes 29, noes 15—Messrs. Boreman, Carpenter and Lawi= voting in the negative with the democrats. When the chair announced the passage of the b'll a few colored persons who remained in the galleries all night testitied their gratitication by clapping of bands, The Sewate then, at m. of Saturday, adjourned till Monday The following are “he provisions of the bill in full as it passed the Senat: ‘See. 1. That ail citisens and other persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shali be entitied tothe full and equal enjoy- ment of the accommodations, advantages, fi leges of inus, public con- or water, theaters, and places of public amusement; and also ot common schools and public institutions of learning or benevolence supported, in whole or in part, by general taxation; and ‘also institu- tion known as Agricultural Colleges endowed by the United States; and of cemeteries so sup ported, subject on!y tothe conditions and limita- thors established by law, and appiicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude, pas That sy person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any person en- titled to the benefits except for reasons by law applicable to citizens of every race and color, and regardiess of any previous condition of servitude, the full enjoyment of any of the ac- commodations, advantages, factlities, or privi- leges in eaid section enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such denial, shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of five hiandred dollars to tue pereon aggrieved thereby, to ve recosered In an action on the case, with fall costs; and sha'l also, for every sach offense, be deemed gailty o° @ misdemeauor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be tined not more that one theusand dollars, or shall be imprison rot more than one year: Provided, That the party agerteved shail not recover more than one penalty; and when the offense ia «refusal of Vurial, the penalty may be recovered by the heirs at law of the person whose body has been refused burial. And provided further, That all persons may elect to sue tor the penalty atore- sui or to proceed under their rights at common law and by statesstatutes; and having so elected to proceed in theope mode or the other, their ri ft to proceed in the other jurisdiction shall be barred. But this proviso shall not apply to criminal proceedings, ether under this act or the criminal law of any Sec. 3. That the district and circuit courts of the United States shall have, exclusively of the courts of the several states, cognizance of sil crimes and offences against, and violations of, the provisions of this act; and actions for the penalty given by the preceding section ma: Prosceuted in the territorial district or circuit coartsof the Uuited States wherever the ferdant maybe foand, without regard to th other party. And the district atta ts shale, avd deputy marshals of Ss ITs e ‘ovis d and im- every | this net, and exu numer of fri of tha deceased, among ti prircned or bai for trial Secretaries nap and Delano; Governor | before such ce 8 or ter- F a h his staff ebster. | rhorial court as by law ace of the Vandenbarg, itt, and Barnes | offence, evcent in respect of t of action ¥ officers of the army and n vy. | accruing to the p m ager eved; and such dis- ains were inclosed in a handsome cae- | trict attorneys shall cause such proceedings to overed with black cloth, and shi be prosecuted to their termination as in other @ national ca'ors. A broken c cane: ided, That nothing contains in this nd Wreaths of lowers were on the top, as a’soa sath and sabre. The services were con- dacted by Kev. Dr. sisted by Rev. Dr. Knight, and at the co: son the remains were borne to the hearse by a detail of ordnance men. The pall-bearera were Generals Meigs, Ramsey, Eaton, Barnes, Hom- phreys, Townsend, Shiraz, Alvord, Whitely ard Hagner. Gen. Vincent had command of tha escort, which consisted of batteries A. © and H, 2d ar- tillery, under Major Kabtut (from Fort Me Henry, near Baltimore), headed by the band of the 2d artiliery, and a battalion of the Distric: troops, under command of Col. Fleming, beac ed hy the Maine band. There were in this battalion companies A (Col. Morris), B (Me- thran’s), © (Carver's), and D (DeMotte’s) cortege proceeded to ak Hill Cemetary, where the ueual military honors were paid to the deceared FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Saturpay, May 23. THE SENATE was not in session to-day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr Garfield (Ohio) asked that the Senate amend- ments to the legistatiye appropriation bill be considered as in committee of the whole under the tive mizute rule, which was agreed to. ‘The rg sip among Committe recommended concurrence in forty of the Senate amendments, non-concurrence in ninety-nine and concur: rence with amendments of eiglit of the one hun- dred and forty-seven amendments made in the Senate. A diseussion sprung up upon the other amendments, relating to additional officers in the State department and the fees for pass- during which the hour of twelve o'clock h hour the floor had been assign d (uuder a suspension of the rules) to the Milita- ry Comw'ttee for reports arrived, and the bill was laid aside Mr. Coburn (Ind.) reported a bill to farther continue the act tor the final settlement of the ecounts of officers of the army and {navy. ac Passed. Mr. Donnan (Iowa) reported a bill granting four condemned cannon and sixteen canuon balls to cach of a large number of monamental associations. Passed. Mr. Gunckel (Olio) reported a joint resotn- tion detailing an army officer to continue the exploration and survey of Palestine aud th: east side of the river Jordan. Passed. Mr. McDougall (N. Y.) reported a bill to put retired officers of the armayon duty. Passed. Mr. Young (Ga ) reported @ bill to provide « band for the military academy, and to tix the pay of ite members. Referred to Committee of the Whole on a point of order. Also, a bill to provide for the purchase of a building adjoining the army medical mureua, iu the cityof Wash- ington, for scientific purposes. e reference. ———— ee TRE NaSBVILLE Kacus.—Yesterday was the fourth day of the Nashville Biood- horse asso- elation races. The firet race, for Youn, ica stakes, for two-year old colts ant dash of baif @ mile, was won by Vaseal, Verdigris and Ladyburg; time 503, ‘The second race, two mile heats, was won by Arizona, beating Jean Voljean; time 3:12. «A fillies, be section shall Le construed to deny or defeat any Tight of civil action accruing to any person, whetber iy reasen of this act or otherwise. Sec.4. That po citizen possessing all other qualifications which are or may be prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any court of the United States, or of any state, on account of race, color or pre- vious condition of servitude; and avy officer or other person charged with any duty In the se- lection or summoning of jurors who shall ex- clude cr fail to summon’ any citizen for the canse aforesaid stall, on conviction ihereot, be deemed guilty of @ misdemeanor, and be tiued not more than $1,000. Sec. 5. That all cases arising under the pro- visions of this act in the courts of the United States shall reviewable by the Sapram: Court of the United States without regard to m in controversy, under the Fame pro visions and regulations as are now providsil by jaw lor the review of other causes in said court TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, The Sontbern Methodints, THEY ARE AGAINST UNION WITH THEL& NORTH- ERN BRETAREN. Lovisvittx, May 23.—Iu the general confer- ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church South yesterday, the committee on fraternal! relations with the Northern church, reported that it is deemed proper for the attainment of che object sought, to guard against ali misapprehonsion, todeclare that ths organizations are not in- volved in fraternity; in our view of the subject the reasons for a separate ex- istence of the two branches of Methodists are such a8 to make a corporate union and sirable and impracticable; the causes which led to a division in I8i4 have not disappeared. Reterence is made to the inconvenience of organizing @ proper basis of representation to the General Conference, and to the difurence eT claimed by the two branches as inte- tent to the General Conterence. Ou the subject of slavery the report says the position of Syath- ern Methodism is scriptural; our epluious have undergone no change. a ae The Departure of the Bridal Couple New York, May 23.—Shortly atter nine o’clock this morning President Grant and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Sartoria, Generals Babcock, Por- ter and Epa bong Fred. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, jr., and a few others, lett the Fifth Avenue Hotel, for the fvot of 24th strest. North river, where they embarked on the rev- enue’ cutter Grant, and were met by Mrs. Creswell, Mies Barnes, Collector aud Mcs. Murphy, Jesse KR. Grant, Miss Drexel, Mr. and Mrs. Keiss, aud a number of custom: house officisis. The cutter immediately esengera down the river until opposite the Vhite Star dock, when she was joined by the Manhettan. The Baltic, of the Wuite Star live, lett her dock about half-past eb guns were fired from the cutter Manhattan in Lonor of the departure of the young couple. ——o——— The New French Cabinet. May 23.—The new miuisiry as an nounced last night is published in the Journal Oficiel to-day. The Paris papers generally think that the ministry is more of a business | One than representatives of any distinct politi- The anes sae Pentima tig ery cane cal programme. A majority of the assembly ly, and Jack of Trumps; time, 149, 141% appears resolved te support the new ministry, ane SRabeun kan ee Kenomipation of Represeutative Cobb. sadsaemtgeael te Elleed Ou cae Purmovri, N. 0. May —At therepubliess day in large numbers, and, while conducting | Covgresetonal convention for the Ist district, services in front of a saioon, were arr and | beld at Piymouth mn , two of the most prominent ladies fined twenty- Gre dollars, and gentlemen who accompanied them fifty dollars and costs. The Sues were pal: under protes*, aad an appeal is to be made tw a bgher court. Tax Mitt River Disastex—Toe result of careful investigation shows that by the Mil! en Peat ry oe eines ove poner thirt persous the bodies of all but Jourteeu or whieh, have been recovered, and further search bas been abandoned. The relief fund foots up $65,000, and the work of rebuilding the destroyed milis, &c., will be at once begu! —_—________ DIsTRESSING AcctDENt.—On Monday after- noon Jast alittle te: i ei Ber GA SER EFLPAER EYER BEES U sneniheari’ Seserite?s _berate See aie Fadl ; ' yesterda: Congressman C. L. Cobb was rexominated ou the first ballot. 2 Sap Loss or Lirz sy a Ratiroap Acct- pent —Last night the aceommodation irain on the Toledo, W: and Western railroad was thrown from the track near Wabash, Indiana, by a broken wheel. Mrs. Swift was instant}; killed. Mre. Robbins was slightly injured, her infant son’s ekall ‘tractured. rakeman =~ was fatally fg Pg and Conductor Medge was injurea back, and other pa.- cengers slightly injure GADABOUT'S COLUMN. [Written for the Evening Star.) Oar Ne! (May 21, 1874.) yw good Hoban who built this pile, And in its ehadow slumbers, Awake this morn while all the belle Are tuned to wedding numbers; For in the century only now, A bride thy White House covers, The orange blossoms on ber brow, Her band within her lover's. N ‘The English sparrows in the square Micchievousty are cooing, The leaves and blossoms everywhere Are murmaroasiy wooing; So let all vs of loyal parts, In high or gentle stations, Repeat the wooing in onr hi And give congratalation! rts, Let every husband take bis kiss, Nor any wite refuse him; And should in do likewies, M The day and bour excuse him. For if they cheer with merriment, When Kings wed o'er the water, The lady of our President Shall hear us cheer her danghter. Her simple chitdhood taught her trath, Her father’s valor duty; ‘The smoke of battle hid ber youth, But there she grew to beauty, And like a wiki-tlower on the field A soldier snatches rudely, Transplanted to the palace yard, She grew as sweet and goodly. ‘Now warm upon an English breast, Heaven keep her fresh aud tender! While miilions watching inthe Wet, The bud they scarce surrender, Say to the bridegroom: “‘love her well, As if a Prince had sought her.” Ennobled as our country mai Because he guards our daughter. New Buildings. The Baltimore and Ohio depot has been planned, and will be a large and elegant archi- tectural structure, at the lowest part of tne grade of Delaware avenue, hitherto a disused street, and for the greater part of its length scarcely intelligibly outiined, traversing, in the main, the soggy and wet grounds along the old Tiber and James’ creek. If no obstruction be offered this work will be at once begun, and the excavations already made show a good foundation. The railroad will be led out the Avenue between iron ra‘lings, and will make the junction with the Baltimore branch by a cut hack of the Soldiers’ Home to Bladensbarg Atthe junction, near Terra Cotta city, will be repairing shops and a botel station. The terra cotta brick in the new British lega- tion bas uot stood well in color, apparently through the presence of some chemical in the clay. ‘Tbe red brick in this mansion is set in partly lamp-black mortar and portly white mortar. The white belt courses and ornamental fron roof, together with the elegant Swiss stable, the hand-omest in the city, flags'aff and royal arms, nearly conclude a building soon to be ready for oceupancy in the midst of that quarter where the luguirious Merrick said the honres were haif a mile apart. Waiter Cox, esq., and two other gentlemen are to commencs immediately three elegant residences on the south site of Farragut Square, on the site of the little cottage belonging to the Fowler estate. The Pollock residence, on the opposite corver, is pushed up to the third floor, and the equare on I street abore is to be payed immediately, thus lighting up wat has bith- erto been an exceptionally dark’ street, owing to the old Seneca stone pavement. The squares surrounding the circle at the atue Are coming out elegantly m their inch 1 ace and fresh- Morsill, of Vermont, usetts arenite ading street of the ton. Merrick The rising ton ts remarkable te ings and the almost whielt ae companies them, breaking the profile of the city up into pleasant forms, reflecting on their piunacies the light of the sun, and at night and mern catching its beams Dominick’s Koman Cathe granite, with a tall tiple ride cba towers 's one of not only in W. States, “It was wild re rising to import: teen churchcs De Up at ps ‘The Lutheran ch On Lith sirect square be- gins te stand up imposingly. 4 new church is arising on Georgetown heights, another en 15th Street near L, & large German church on Cap- itol Hill, and the eity is looking cathedratized allover. ‘The great Church of the Ascension, at 12th and Massachusetts avenue, on the high- est ground in town, will, with ite ambitions spire, be more conspicuous than the Capitol itselt. Yet this is the eity they call bankrupt, which shows more building energy this year than any except the last in its whole history. AnctvRvs Gapasour. FINANCIAL SND COMMERCIAL. Washington Steck Excha axe, Quotaitons furnished by Middleton & Co, The following were t nee, ington S. gold, 12 bid, 112%, asked. U. 8. ry 863. -.119% bid, Bank Stock 8 Bevk of Re: ublic, 186 aa poll.an Bank, 105 oid; Sccond Nati Navion iked; National Metro- nal Bank, 102% asked. | City, Pare-ngor, Bailzoads Metropolitan stock. 26 bid; Oolnmbia stock, 325% asked; Washing- ton aad Ge en bonds, 8 bid; Motrepolitau bor oy Sundry List—Sational Theater be & J 7 per cont.,79 bid; Washingtoa City Gos stock, 87 bid. 40 asked; Chesspeak> and Ohio Canal, preferred stock, 112 Uid. District Securities, nent improvensnt District of Golvmbia) Per $ » 0 bid 's, 69 Did. 70 aaked; ‘ -» 1392, 69 nds Ok Board: f Putt Improvement, § wked; do, 187 Sorfes, 72 bid, 71 axked. J. & J’, 1574, Gh anked; do. 157 . Gl ae - & 3. 184, 75 bid, 78 74 asked; do. 1878,73%2 asked; do K Ttilicatee, Sewer, 378, 585 hid, 62% asked: ‘all To-day. New Yorx, May 23 —The Post’s fioancial article s8ye:—All of gold bave been at H2\@%s. On rs joaus U rates have been 3 por cent. for carry- ing toflat. Boreign exebange is firm, bat thore is little deing in it. Prime backer’ssteriiug for bu Leas te 4577, @te8 and 460% @4 he apocte abip- niwBt to-day ta Peported 387 547, of which all except 473.547 in go! Fb int= of gold coin. Government bonds siare at the first board w souris, te which dealings wore demand leave is 203, and f cA clinceet obsess THE WEATHER, Wak Deraktwenr, (fice of Chef Sienal Officer, pa WASBINGTON, b. May 23: 176, 10:90 0. ma OBABILIT! or New Buglasd and the mid- clear weather and westerly or Tinige temperature, folowed. Uy fallfog barsineter z for ae by Bucday. For -be south Attentic staves or ', Oaat- erly to southerly wieds, stat ‘or tem- perature and falling barometer. For the lake re- gion end the Ohio valley soutkeast to sonthwoet w tom perature and barometer, with local For the sort! with scuther! low rats. Tue lower-Missise! sac the lower Ohio rivers thecay, BrsMarck is over-ertimated the military str: rated the francial rerources of France in the lea ber for years. In THR EPjscorat comventi Viefinia ats large enough, say ten millisrds, to have crippl S7 Paris has the credit or discredit of eating 5,4: 0 horses anuually. 7A fashion Yr says that tomfoolery ies’ dresses sd thee Seomtag obsolete. It ought to have told where this kind of trimming was worn.— Boston Post. “A Ind, 7 years old, named Thomas C. un ot Wided ae Cassidy, of Dover, <7, died on & , the 10th , of spasms, caused by a et s7-The aldermen are at logger- een nee bee Seas cman. A ening Stat. TWO CENTS. THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee. Closing Proceedings Yesterday. After our report of the District [nvestigating Committee closed Jonathan Taylor, of the firm of Taylor & Filbert, testified that he purchased several contracts for work in this city, but without the knowledge of meme ver of the Board of Pubiic Works, i CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ADOLF CLUSS. Adolf Cluss was recalled, and cross-examined by Mr. Mattingly. He said he was appointed a member of the rd Of Pablic Works October 23d, 1872, and on the 26ch of December was re- uested to take charge of the engineer depart- ment. Q. In your testimony on page 2,050 of the rec- ord you say, in answer to a question pat @ you “Well, the organization of the board is such as to scriously impede the operations of the very vest engineers that could be on hand. I found this state of things when I cams here. I ba done with firmness and courtesy "he best to rem edy what seemed co me a lack of system; bat 1 do not think I have been very successtul in my efforts. The vice president takes the assistaut Out of the engineer's office and gives him pri. vate instructions to take up work and pass pil without the engineer knowing of tu.” Q. Is that the ouly reason you have for making that statement? A. No, sir; l have a good many other reasons. My opinion is that the Board ot Public Works have so far murdered the reputa- tion of able engineers as much as Blue Beard did his wives. | aghter | Q. The story of Blue Beard murdering his wives is only ® matter of fiction, you mein to say that the reputation of the able aud competent engineers that you speak of was mur- dered in the same way? A. I have no answer to give to that. Q. On this same page of the record, second page of your testimony, in referring to the mat- ter of government measurements, you 58; “‘ Again, the government measuremenis which, I think, according to the reading of the law, are certainly under the engineer incharge of the Board of Public Works, and to be controlled ty him, and remweasured ‘by the engineer in charge of public buildings and grounds, were done without my knowing a word of them. S» all those errors, 1 wish to say, 1 am not respon- sible tor, nor the department aoder my charge.” They were not done under your supervision’ A. No, sir. Q. Have any of those matters beenlsupjected to your iuspection or supervision atter they were done? A. Which matters? Q. Those matters in regard to goverament measurements, &c A. The first | saw of them was in the printed statemeut—ia the Goveraor’s answer. Q. Is that correct? A. No, sir; I wish to correct a couple of errors that appear in the printed testinu Q. Do you mean to say that you did not say that, or that it is a mistake ef the reporter? A. Well, it was an error into which [ fell in those mavy statements I had to make in a few hours. Q. You fell tuto a good many errors? A. No, sir; there is only one of them, the others I have got bere im black and white. Mr. Christic.—He has the right, of course, to correct. The Witness—I ought to answer, of course, that this was printed im the former report, but i mean to convey the idea that the Governor answer only gave the key to unlock the my teres of those furmer reports. These answers were terra incognita, without the answers given sm the Governor's answer; and so as not to fall into anerror, 1 might be allowed, perhaps —I made one statement, namely, that & coutract for 75,000 square yards Of wood pavement was given in blank to the successors of DeGulyer & cClellan. 1 ought to have said to the best of my knowledge that it was given to the trustee of Austin P. Brown, Z. dunes being the trustee. Q. That is the same mat to before? er already referred A. I am not through yet. In tuis item J think I have not been correctiy recorde I said th t by the stroke of the pen of the vi @ milion dollars’ worth of conte peen given ont or awerded in his pi office for main sowers. I said these main sewers were awarded to oban & Co., Gratz « Appleman, Samuel Strong, Gregg & Co., Wm. #. Adams. I certainly said, at the same time, Lartlett & Williams. If the lattor name was not included the million would saem to be ex- trayagan* —an exaggeration. The Chairman.—If you will allow me to say 8 word there. I think you did not mention by name Bartlett & Williams; I mention that in justice to the reporter who was here at the time. Senator Stewart.—I think you did not. ‘i The Witness,—1 might bave been mistaken in it. Tbe Chairman—You mentioning a great pambder of panes, it is very naturai you may have omitted one of them. T . i think, all. The W This y These are all the cor- rections you desire to make? A. Yes, sir. Q. You signed, Mr. Cluss, the report of the voard for 3573, did you mot? A. Well, sir, I have told the Governor that as a courtesy to him I signed his report when it was presented to me; I cigued it as a matter of courtesy, with out looking close inte it; not as closely as I ought to have done, and I told the Governor alvo, when the Governor's auswer was priuted, and he laid certain statements as government claims before we I rotased to sign them, be- cause in this very report of ISTS, careless tigares were laid before me; I was good enough tosign them without closely looking over them; this re- port in the Governor's auswer, therefore, came betore this committee without my signature; It is @ Claim for about two and a quarter millions tor main sewerage, &c.; to the vest of my rec- ollection this paper Was in the handwritiog of either Mr. Forsyth or Mr. Oortley; [ ret sign it; itis bere without my ture. Q. Did you sign this report of 1875? A. I do not know even for sure that J signed it; the re- ports of the Board of Public Works are not auch as I bave been accustomed to before was a member ot the board. Q. You have seen the report purporting to have your name appended there? A. 1 have seen many reports wheres my name was ad ied Without my consent and without my kno $ Q. What reports of the board have you ever seen, where your name appeared when you had rot signed?” A. Papers inthe Governor's an- swer—documents in the Governor's answer— presented to this honorable committee. Q. What papers? ‘Tbe Witness —Will you give me the Gover- cor’s anewer? [A copy of the Governor's an- wer was banded to witeess.) A. If you will turn to page 338 you will find there are some papers that I never sas; [ never saw these papers before it was printed, to the best of my recollection . By Governor Shepherd:—Q. Do voa say you dia ongg gr that? A. Te the best of my recol- lection, I did not. Q. Swear one way or the other; did you sign it,ordid you not? I want # direct ans When you make charges of forgery we have right todemand that youshall answer it, yes or 0. By Mr. Mattingly:—Q. Did yon sign it or not? A. To the best of my recollection, I did uot signa tt. I desire the papers to be presented here. Q. You stated nota moment ago that there are papers in the Governor's answer purport ing to be st by you which you bot signed. A. Yes, sir; I did. hem. Q. You say you did not sign them? A. Yes, sir. ). You state that under oath? A. Yes, sir; 1 it under oath; and Seeiens os thing, ‘on know, this paper—I cannot find tt j Ie relates to contracts. f H § i Fj Fant . You are yery particular about what under oath? A. Yen oi of course eae & Mr. Mattingly.—That is right. examine these vouchers to Justify y time, in putting the certificates that you did, and signing them. A. Ver, sir, i did che best { could. I corrected = great many errors in that one night. I wish tosay farther, that on the drvt ides of siguing my Same | aid not cai it forgery, but if Mr. ly calls it 80 I take Oren name bas been forged? A. Q. You say your name for, . If my name is not in there. Q. Suppose your name is there, then do you call tt perjary onyourpart? A. Lam ready tor that Q Now, Mr. Cluss, referring to these govern- Ment measurements of which you deny all knowledge and responsibility, this question was put to you *Q. Iwill call your attention, now, in that cosnection, to some matters which may have attracted your atiteution. For example, there * an account which seems to have been made out, which was made the basis of an aj tion of £1.24 and upward. anything todo with that’ A. No, si to kay, Mowever, that thie is one of where an arsistant, away from my supervisio direct order of the vice tere charges. of the whole.” Q. Do you mean to say thet sta A. 1 mean this statement ts substautially trac; I Dope, also, verbally. It is so long, and in the careless way in which the work of the Board of Public Works is done, that it might possi have been laid before me for signatare. then only 4 few days « member of the board. I Sppointed on October 23, and on November 1, only seven days thereafter, this report had to bout ned ; and I did in this seven days the best could. bere, under Oath, that an assistant, re-" sponsible to you, was taken out of your office, under the orders of the vice president, and di- rected to do this work; now, Mr. Cluss, don’t you know that at the time thls ut wae made out you were not a member of the Board of Public Works? A. 1 was a member ot the Bosra of Public Works when the report of 18:2 wasin, and, im justice to my position, the papers ought to have been submitted to @. But when the assistant engineer in your office was directed to make that statement were you a member of the Board of Pablic Works, and bad you anything to do with him; do know when that statement was made oat? Mr. Gertiey since bas since told me that bi has been at work opon it as early as from Sep. | tember. | ,.@. Made it out in September? A. No, sir; | j | | frem September—commenced in September. Q. Were you a mem er 0° the Horn! of Pab- | lic Works at that time? A. Notin § mber but I wish to qualify what I said here; thought, you know, when Judge Wilson asked those questions, that he had reterence to every - thing that related to the payments obtained from the goveroment of about three and a bait millions,and I may bave been bere—!I may have been misled in the wording of it; | thought this bad reference to all those Appropriations when | was a mewber of the board. Q. Didn't you, when I read it over to you jast now, repeat that it was substantially trae, aod you hoped verbally? A. Well, I have to “jual- ity that in so farasthis interfered with the organization of the engineer department, and I had reference to all the work under which the money from the public treasury was ob- tained; this might have been an unintentional error, Ky the Chairman:—Q. I want toask a question right here. Do you mean what you «tated here yesterday isa mistake, and that you wish to correct it ne A. Mr. Chairman, [ mean to say that when these questions were propounde 4 to me I certainly thought that all of them re- ferred to those etatements in the report of 1573, not of 1872. Then you were mistaken wholly in this answer of yesterday? taken when the very q By Mr. Mattingly then, to state that th stantially tro younow statement is not sub- or verbally either? A. Well, I had, in ay this t, refer~ ence to al the statements in rer Q. Is this not part of the statement of 1 A. Will you please give me the report? Q. Here it is, handing the wituess a A. it is my impression that it is in the report of isiz; my ‘apswer was especially to say, you know, that all these voluminous statements in the Bist part of the report are nox, in my opi von, Worth the pen and paper they are written upcn, and that they are to mislead the public. What statements are you talking about A. The report of 1e78. . Q. They were made to mislead the pubic? A. Yes, sir. Q. Lunderstodd yon, in answer to the ques. tion yesterday, as to whether you had te Go with the statement of h the preparing of appropriation of 1,2 that you referred in your #uewer to all statements in the report of 13, which were | made to deceive the pablic; is that su? A. Yes, | sir. Q. Did you, in making that answer, pay mach attention to the question asked you? “A. I kue that the $1,240,000 had been Obtained on ti 1th or Janvary, or the 8th of January, 1573. I certainly, when this question was pat to me, thought it related to the measurement upon which this $1,240,000 were obtained, Q. How was that money obtaiaed, on measurements made by the engineer of the Board of Public Works, or any engincer under the Board of Public Works? A T pave read the law, and J saw that the Government engi neer was io re-measure that work, so | thoaght for sure the measurement ought to have been made by the engineer of the 'd of Public Works. Q. You stated here day before yesterday that there was an account made out, which was | made the basis pect yt ype of 81,210,000 and upward, by one of your astistants, reapon- sible Ld ag) teken from your own supervimon, and under ‘the direct orders of the vice presi- dent. Is that statement trac’ A. I have re- peated already my understanding of this. I misunderstood the question. Q. At ap answer to the quertion printed there itis untrae? A. Well, as an answer—I mean to answer the question that the money was obe Treasury and no estimate made. Lgm gladto make this correction. It was an unintentional error. Q. Do you mean to state here that pape oe the Treasury was paid on that statement of w count made by ® subordinate in your office? De you mean to make that statement? sponse. } Q. That money was drawn ury? A. Yee, sir. @. You say, in your answer, you understood when you were making that wnewer ic applied to when the money was paid or tho manner in which the money was paid’ A. I mean to say i do not know anything of it, but that, us the responrible officer, { ought to have Knows of it. This i Q. You feel sore on the subject, I know, in regard to this matter. As I understand it, your Yetsion is simply thie; that you thimk ‘these measurements on which i Ht i ifs ete i il rs i ii H E i : f i ? #2 if i Fs i i He i