Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1874, Page 4

(Continued from first page. } when the deputy engineer was detailed by the Vice president of the Board of Pablic Works to Prepare that statemen* which that approoria- ton asked for, were you = member of the Hoard of Public Works? A. I am not positive about that. Q. You sre not positive about that? A. No. Pr, Decause | am only positive | wasnever asked bow t . ry fou went there in October, did you not? A_ Yes, sit: on the 75d of October. Q. That is the repotol Nevember, 1572? A. ‘Yes, rir. i It there. do you not? A. Yes, sir. &. ere appotnted en; of the board, or requ: -ted to assame the duties of the engt- neer of the hoard, on the 26th day of December. 3572, were you not? A.I was the engineer mwember of the board trom (ct. “d; and I was member of the Loard of Public Works. . L understand that; but you had not charge of the engineer departwent of the board until of December? A. That is correct. ¥ Q. Now, that report was made Nov. Ist? A- yes, sir. Q. When you went into the board in Octo- ber, do you know whether Mr. Vertiey was not ergsred at that time in the preparation of this #t.temevt? A. I am not posi bout that. ay. It was concluded in November, wagit not? . Yes, sit. Q. Now, it was not until the latter part of ou sseumed charge of the enzi- beer’sofice? A. ¥e3, sir. Q. How could a subordinate of yours, a3 an exgineer of the Board of Public Works, respoa- Mbie to you, be detailca by the vice pres- Gert of the board w make ont this statem-at on Which this appropriation was based, when, io ‘at that time you had rothing to do ineer depsttment of the board Fy other member of the board? A. Ihave already said that | misuadersty01 the ment yestertay I reterrcd ont, and I havo tormally re’Tactcy ?s far as this point was concarned. Mr. Mattingly pressing the witnecs farther on ths point. str. Hamilton s.id: That is what os Ought to deal fairly by the wit- ers. Governor Shepherd —Mr. Hamilton, I think J have a right to be fai-) 3 This ‘Iman come: here and kes a statement by ‘wbich be seeks to asperce my character as & public officer. Ni fe Want to show trom the Ferord that that 's untae. Mr. Hamilton —Certainly, you may do that jo it iu a fair way. Governor Sbepherd.— Certainly. Mr. Matting! . | understand Mr. | Clues to say this: that in the statement which he made in answer to that question, he m‘sun- derstocd the question; that bis answer applied | to the statement on which the money was ob- te'ned trem the Treasury department. Is that fo? A. Yes, sir. Q. That is your explanation? A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, that isso” A. Yes, sir. @, Then I ask you this question: Assnming Yhat to be true, do you mean to say that that Zboney was obtained from the Treasury depart- went on statements made out by oue of the Geputies of your office, for whom you were re- Sponsidle. detailed by the vice president of the beard, without your knowledge or conseat; do you mean to say thar? [Witness pausing.) Q. Do you understand the question? If you @o, pleasé answer. 4. 1 am thinking how to answer. I am correct in the spirit, bat I do not Inke to be caught in the wording. Q. It is simply & matter of fact, Mr. Cluss. AO My ewe the least knowledge on my part; that only one Gay I was catied upon to sign an appropria- ton—sign the statement, you kpow, on which $1,060,000 obtained. This is all;'the whole that I know in this matter. If at onetime a signature of mine bas been obtained to any pa- per, it bas been amere clerical matter. I bave bever seen any paper—I am positive about that—in detail, except that day when [ was asked to sign the appropriation for that million. Q. Now, I asked yeu a little while ago wheth- er you signed the report of 1%2or not. I have not an answer to that yet. Did you, or not? A. Ithink I signed it, but [ am not positive; the original paper will show it; the papers were so presented, in an off-hand way, that I could not poribty recollect. Q. Now, bere in the report of 1573, the in debteduess of the geueral goveramentin the Distriet of Colu on account of improve- shown in the statement hereto ap- is as follows: “For work in and around ‘ons and public buildings, for work on avenues, $1,055.574.35; for main sewerage, ©2,210,651.3; total, 42.94." Do you mean to be understood as #35 Ing you signed that report without seeing that Statement? A. 1 am sorry to say that Law this Statement eTward, aud the reason I saw it was my refusal .o eign that applic time before t orable comzaittee, be of couse, the sewerage done Board of Public Werks did pot cost what they put down as the goveruoment’s share: under my rer} bility of uid not sign anv such pap . The statement on page fe signed by you statement 1. report Of 157 this statement punts required f completion of sewers, roment work a gprtets, signed «A. Close, eng.neer in char That te not this report; when I refs hor to sign his paper sg 4 been made of it wasa m ley’s, and this was the sign the second paper. &. So you would not sign the second paper’ ed to me again in some wa er this i# your siguatuc e & paper. A. 1 thing that is 3, A , 4 d the , I stated dt m this paper ake of reason that I did not er ardressed by you date! November 21, 1473, to the vice president of the Board of Public Works; I wish you would read it. [Witness read the letter, transmitting copies of vouchers and estimates ot work done on ave- bues ana streets in frout of government prop- erty. tm which he says, “the copies of vouchers in this office I have certified to, as re- quested by you Zhe witnuees.—This verifies the statement which I made. Q. That verifies the statement which you ade, that you knew nothing about the govern. went messaremente? A. That the engineers ate, sacrificed by the Board of Public Woras; this was submitied to me by Mr. Certley, and, as a mere clerical matter, was signed. Q. Now, Mr. Cluss, look at these assessments there, and see if each one of tuem is not certi- fied to by yon asengincer? A. East Capitol st, from Ist to 2d street, there is not s signatare uu that—on this one. Q. You say sour signature is not on that? A. No, sir; it tz not. Q. Just please look at that again before you make such 8 positive statement. See if you do not find it there in red ink? A. Ab, yes; that ts all right. By Mr. Stanton:— Yes, sr, that is my . Is it your signature? A. mature. Q statements made tn that letter were based’ it would take @ close comparison to say 40. Q. Just see if these are not all signed by you? ; Handing the witness a number of vouchers re- ‘Terred to m ihe letter.) A. This bears out what J said, that this gy=t°™ Of the Board of Pablic ‘Works that is in vogue Sill cateh in its meas- ures the best engineers. ose papers were presented to me us a mere clerica: matter. I did not know that | signed these vouchérs. _ Q. Then you would sign a mass of papers like tbat, Mr. Clue? You would write out a lon, letter, giving a summary of this statement, ad- direse it to the executive officer of the Board of Pablic Works, and this as engineer of the board, and come Lere and state it was a mere clerical ; periormance on your part? A. I pretend to say this is the way the Board of Public Works per- form the work, as tue Governor kuew very well. Q. That is the way you performed your daty, isit not? Thet all these measurements hai deen tor months preparing—these voluminous papers bere? A. What [ am positive about— these vouchers for !mprovements— The Chairman.—I want to bave him answer ene question before you proceed to anotucr. 1 want his) to state whether his name appears to | all these vouchers. A. In this way: Mr. Orrtley sigur in bts handwriting, aud my name is in my handwriting between. By Mr. Mattingly-—Q. Then your own name Goes appear on cach cueof these certiticates? A. Yes, sir. = Q. Signed by you? A. Yes, sir. Q. Doyou mean to say they are false? A. I Sl sorry to say—I cannot, indeed, left, you know. ter.) BE Pein Pe pre whether they are state: A. 1 had vothing to do, whatever, but throng: to the Governor I signed certain pa- pers officially made by the ants, under his @pecial knowiedge. phert A. I do not say tuat not. do say thet he did @ you not send them te Mr. Willard? A. ice net recollect. Q. is not your letter addressed to Mr. Wil- Jara? A. O, yee, sir; it seems so. C= bot these the rouchers you referred to i= letter? A. I could not say; I toll you ic ‘would take a vise comparison. Ovrt- re not those the papers on which the | A. | | ing out a final vouc! | self and Mr. | | board than the sig |e Then you have signed the pay ravie to Fe end Congress, have you? A. I bave stated that these papers, you know, were signed by the Governor, who sent to me. send those papers to for signature? A. It is the only time I saa Mr. Gertley and Mr. Samo, aud they came to me roe a8 a conrtesy to there voluminous Did the Governor about anythin, Q Did'the Governor send them to ? AT de not know whether he is on record; he is too | ‘art to go on record in these things. Q. Did the Governor seng them to you? A. I cou'd net recollect. Q. If you will anewer my questions you will get slong a heap easier. A. ; it is too long back. Q. TE you will take up the Governor’s an- ewer there, the list of contracts there on pages 357 and 338 you did not sign, I understand you to say? A. I am pretty sare 1 did not sign cannot recollect Did you not say if your name was there it wasatorgery? A. I said you called it so. Q. And you adopted it?" [No response } Q. State whether that is your signature. [Handing witness a papes.] A. it seems to be mg signature. Q. What have you got to sayabout it now; isit atorgery? A. liepeat, merely, thatthe system in vogue by the Board of Public Works is apt to catch any ove in thess measurements. Q. That will hardly do, Mr. Cluss. A. I will at most important document in Telates to money—these, | am sure, I did not Governor Shepherd.—A newer at you go along, please. We bave got plenty of them for you. This paper that is now shown you has just been obtained trom the Government Printing-office. it was the original paper that was sent there when my auswer was being printed. It will be found on page 338 of the printed volume. ve Sy He Bat YOUF signature? A. Yes, sir; that ¢ i: tare. Qo Te this your signature? [Handing witness original of statement as it appears on page 333.) A. That is my signature. Q. Don't you thiuk now that yon did have some knowledge of these government mersu e- nents, or had the means of ascertaining som>- thing abont them? A. No, sir. Q. You cannot, it seems, fasten responsibility upen a man who’ puts his signatore to papers. ‘Ay Under the workings of the system. Q. Avd in your opinion it ts a system of Tweedism? A it is a m of William Mf. Tweed, which was admired all over the United States before his irregularities were discovered. . You, however, remained under that system from the date ot 'your appointment, October, siz, until the present time’ A. 1 have done the ‘best I could to remedy it by talking th matter up, day by day, between different mem- | bers of the board. you ever examine the system organized |. Q. Dia by Mr. William M. Tweed? A. knew tue blanks were imported from New York. What blanks? Specify the blanks. A. The blanks for vouchers and thos@ things. Q. Suppose you were told that there was rot a si blank for a voucher imported from ‘ew York, and you were satisfied that such was the fact, would pod think a were swearing a little hotly and hastily? ‘vald not you think you were allowing your vindictive- ness to run away with your Futgment to some extent? A. I do not know; a Tonght not te be so much in detail. mean the whole machinery—blanks and 80 on. Mr. Mattingly.—Do you mean to say that this stem was organized here, or copied acter the system adopted by Tweed in New York, for arpeses of corruption and frand? A. No, sir; browns anything like that. &. De you know of fraud or corruption on the part of the Board of Public Works? A. [know of gross neglect; 1 have never said that there was any fraud. a Q. De you know of any corraption or fraud on the part of the Board of Public Works of the District? A. No, sir;I do not. Certainly not. Q. Do you know of any cases of grosser negiect than certifying to vouchers, as you bave, without knowing of their contents, or as you say you A. I have rozorted to you how I signed those vouchers. . 1 am vot asking you about that. 1 am asking you whether you know of any case cf gro ‘ter neglect than that, by any other member of the Board of Public Works? [Witness pans- ing. After a brief pause witness says:} A. Ido not admit this was any neglect in any shape or form; of course, the mat er was done s0 off- d that indeed I was only aware that [ had 0 sign those voncbers which had come trom our office—but indeed it was more than I thoaght——_ @. It was your duty, as head of the depart- ment, to sign them, was it not, aud very proper for you to do so? A. Well, if the work had been done in our department, I could very wel! have signed those vouchers; but, as it was, every- body will see it was absolutely impossible to know what it was; it was brought, you know, by these assistants. ‘@. Do you kuow of any grosser neglect than that? Irso, detail the fact. A. It was cer- tainly groeser ueglect to ask me to do those things. Q. Do you know of any other cases of grosser negicct 6n the part of the members of the ig of these estimates for the meascrements of government work, without knowing what wasinthem? [Witness panes.) \. Any other cuseg of grosser negiecttuan that’ A. Certainly. Q. Let us pave them. A. I have stated this Was asked trom me as a mere clerical matte Q. What was A. An assistant, aght those papers th: $,4sa@ clerical matter, tor the purpose of ining more confidence iu Congress, my sig- hature was asked. &. Then the assistant brought you these pa- | n the 12th of November. You ke for eight days, and returned them, eae signed by you.’ And now you come here and say you returned them after eight days with ur signature, with along letter accompany ing them, explanatory of them and giving an abetract of them, and a mere clerical matter on your part, and submitted to yo! that you signed them without consider Now, can you indicate any other cases of grosser neglect on the part of members of the Board of Public Works than that? A. I wish to say these papers were for a week, to the best of my knowledge, there. They were just as I stated repeatediy—they were brought to me in order to have a proper shape. (2. Why did yeu sign them? A. Because out accommodation to the Governur. Q. Do you mean to say the (iovernor asked you to sign them’ A. Official courtesy. . Now, I put the question again to you. I have net been able to get an answer yet. Do you know of any other groser neglect than that? A. I do not admit it is any case of gross neglect st ail. [A number of the final vouchers of John 0. Evans, signed by witness, were produced, and he acknowledged the signatures. Q. Is this signed by you? [banding witness John 0. Evans’ bill for work done on P-street circle.) A. That is what I haye stated—the final vouchers [ have signed. . . Are these final vouchers false? A. No; sir. Q. Are they correct? A. To the bestof my information and belief. Q. Wasn't it your duty, when you were mak- her, to be signed by your- Barney, to see that the proper amount of work alone was allowed, and proper rates allowed for it—to see that it was correct? of A. Certainly. Q. Da a2 do that? A. 1 have explained that befor od it; were generally correct. Q. Here is a bill of John 0. Evans for the triangular reservation west of the P-street cir- cle—upward of $10,000—signed by Adolph Cluse and Mr. Barney? A. That is signed by Mr. Barney apd myself; it is@ final voucher; this is measured by mi. Orrtley, and, therefore, as far a2 accuracy is concernéa, » S™mple now. Q. Was it correct? A. O, yes. . Is that true? A. O, yes; Ihave stated so npn the outset. ‘Mr. Mattingly.—He has said that everything | signed by Mr. Barney and himself is correct. To-day’s Session. ‘The committee met at 11:45 a. m. Adolf Cluss, recalled:—Witmess made a cor- rection of his testimony, stating that Mr. For- #ytG measured tho P street circle, instead of Mr. Barney. He bad the vouchers to prove it. Mr. Class said as be was without legal protec- tion, be would ask the protection of the com- i a ea rebase of iz, wi SS * Frought to the committee, instead of little — Witness said when he signed the estimate ti he was not aware that 300,000 feet was to be Jaid. Screen metas Sees roo es not take the care you A. | would pon my confidential man, Witnese said the old fi laid should have only been charged at 15 cents; be did not know when he was estimating at 34 cents that he was estimating for old ‘Witness re~ quested that the letter of to the vice ene, Sag See at 34 cents, be pro- érnor Shepherd sent for the paper. Sane a ee am fi around 2 toed to give Josaph HH. Ploteber final ments, becaa: considered prices exces ~ ‘oa read oe the ve written to - Wiliard, complaining that prices vere eaceasive, and that if be erred in his judgment, it was on the tide of the tax-payers and the CUrited States. Gov. Shepherd.—Did you copy my endorse- 80 ment on that letter, in which was expressed sympathy for the tax-pa: it was re- me, and | put an 1 ment on it. ‘The Witness.—! have never seen the endorse- Gy Mr. Matsingly:—The price of flagging at , but for ging. @. Dian't you know that di cents was tee 45 tablished was estab! Mr. ? Did you object to it when it A. Bring te records. a andy — Cy sanene AS Geet a 34 cents is the proper price for new A. i think it excessive. PR read, So yey eek out ort, L agreed with the board in their action. ‘itness ced a letter of John ©. Evans asking for fins 1 measurements of 7th street, ith street, P street .Farragat square, P street circle, and other work wiieh had been completed. ‘be first endorsement is in Mr. She 47 band Ley ben Pencil “Mes-rs. Oertley and | Bi will these measarements made at onee, A. R. The letterts written August 2sth; on the 7thot Sentember Oertley makes & report of work done amoantin to $374,000. The account was audited. Some of the amounts | for partial measurement. made b: Oertley are bigger than the actnal work iteelf. It was two | weeks after Evans’ measurements were mae by Oertley before my attention was called to it. | Barney avd Oertley never made partial meas surements withoat Iny knowledge. Q. The fins! settlement of John O. Evans was not frauduen? A. Qh no. the payment was | correct; the point T want to make is the pay- | ment on partial vouchers by Oertley; I do not complam of fraud, I complain of the at ire regularity of doing work in the office of the Board of Pablic Works. Witness produced the record of his office showing the measurements made by Oertiey ter Jobn O. Evans were marked “informal.” He did not think $300,000 should be paid out on offirial vonchers. By Mr. Habbell —Q. Did’nt you know it was entered im your book “informal?” A. No, sir. Q. Was'rt it your duty to look over your bouks? Were you not responsible? A. Yes, sir. Q. Ifa paper eame into your office “inform- al” whese & was it to correct the informalt- ty? A. It was my duty. &. Did you call the attention of the board to the informality—you complain it was Informa toaddress Vertly and Barney instead of you A. Yes, sir. It the letter had been a ased to you i* ald not have been infor: A. No, sir, and I would have gone myself avd given the work the attention it should bave had. I did | not call Goy. Shepherd's attention to the “in- formality.” By Mr. Mattirgly:—Q. If Gov. Shepherd had d you to make the measurements, would it have been made the sameway? A. Tt would not bave been made by Oertly. It would have been made by Franklin; he woald bave sent it to Mr. Barney, and I would havo approved it. Ido not complain of fraud, but of the irregular m inner of doing work. Q. Wasn't it the rule of the board to prevent the anditor from making a fall payment on a partial measurement? A. Yes, sir; but it is more sacred in its violation than observance. For instance, Connolly was given full pay én eS measurements, when 2) per cent., should ave been retained. ‘Mr. Mattingly, banding witness the Connolly youcher:—Q. Didn't yon approve that voucher? A. Yes, sir; according to the award of the com- mission appointed. Q. You say considerable prominence was given to your testimony, and you claim the pro» tection of the committee. idn’t you e&pect that being @ member of the board, your testimony would be given prominence? “A. I meant it would be given prominence with refer- ence to the flagging. Q. Did you appreciate fally the position you were taking when you gave your testimony’? A. Le and for that reason I answered so frank!) @. You didn’t say consctentionsly? A. No, sir; that is your addition. I may have erred in my testimony in formaiities, in substance 1am correct. Witness—I wish you would procead faster. I am afraid that you are wasting too mach time ow technicalities, and vou will tire the committee before you reach the important tes- timony. Mr. Mattingly. I am sare ' am tired, Mc. | if you willo 'y answer my questions we will get along fast ene’ zh. Witness.—i . September last Mr. Forayth was ordered to remeasure certain work for O. cvaus without my knowledge. It covers vouchers. Q. Hles there been any final settlement? A. I know a final settlement is in progress upon these measurements of Forsyth. . Has there been any final settlement? An- Swer my question. A. A final settlement has hot yer been accomplished. (Witness was shown and recognized a letter Written to bim Lao him to make an spection of the workof the Evans Oo: ‘avement company. A CONTRACTOR’S LETTER. Mr. Allison read the following telegram, as he raid, in jastice to C. Naw Yorn, May 22, 1 District Investiga “ommittes:—Learning that our engineer bas reported that iv no case has | he found the measurements of the board cor- rect, or leas than they shoald be, I would re- specttiatly ask, if consistent, that’ yon appoint | any competent engineer to remeasare wit me my entire work at my expense, as I want not one cent that has not been honestly earned. | C. E. Evawa, j President Evans Concrete Cumpany. | a crete To the Chairman SATION OF MR. CLUSS RESUMED. u think your direct evidence im- plied iraud? A. Lapoke of irregularities. It is not for me to convict or indict. Q. It was for your testimony to make impres- sons. Don’t you think it inferred traud’? A. I ue to the committee to tell the trath fear- lesaly. | Gh Did you appevvecet the’ foal veucher for circulat curb around the P street circle? A. Lt was Mr. Forsyth’s voucher. Q. If you signed allof these voncners with- out’ making yourself acquainted with them, | there wasn't much useio having yon at the head of the engineers’ department, was there? You approved the voucher. That is your ai nature, isitnot? A. Yes, sir. Witness was sown two other vouchers of the Evans concrete company signed by him. He admitted the signatures. Witness.— It shows that among twenty vonch- ers I signed two; there must have been a pecu- liar reason for it. Witness was shown another voucher of the Evans concrete company which he signed. He | said it was for work done around the residences of Senators Bayard and Edmands, which he | gave his personal attention to. . In testifying om last Monday, when you ‘id you did not sign the Evans coacrete com- py's vouchers, you did not mean what you said? A. I mean i did not sign the vouchers tor their large amount of work. Q. Why dido’t you eay so then? Mr. Mattingly —There are @ number of other youchers signed by you of the same sort, which 1 will not bother you about now. Q. There has been considerable feeling be- tween you and Mr. Forsyth, has there not? A. Ob, no; 1 like the old gentleman, bat I don’t like his blunders. Whenever I would pass his bouse bis wite would ask me to take a drink, and { did it. Q. Where are the assessment sheets kept. A. As tar as Iam informed they are kept in Mc. Foreytb’s office; there is an office of saperinten- | dent of sssexsments; I have been in his office. Q. Are not members of the Board of Public Works allowed to see the papers of subordi- nates? Did you ever apply for a paper which was not given to you without an order from the vice president? A. } really don’t remember any such case. Q. Did you apply to Mr. Forsyth for informa- © Assessment sheets on 19th tion concerning etreet? A. I bave not applied to him, because it came = in board meeting. The officer whose business it ee aL made the application, ‘The sheet came back without quantities. ‘Witness was then questioned concerning over- t mer, alleged to yd been made to the Evans Concrete res-7g Jompany. i w woe said Taylor and Filner: Were allowes extra pay for grading on F street apon his | recommendation. He was also qnestioned concerning Albert Gleason’s measurements on south street, whorein he said in his former testimony they were frauds. Witness.—I mean to say they were so exces- sive; they were frauds; I mean tosay they were too much; = Practiced eyes showed me that it was too much. Q. At the time when you testified, what would have been a proper allowance for the be | grading on that streot? A. That it was too | id morad much. [Witness consults me: ‘The over-payment was one-third too ‘@. Was ita partial measure! pears so, and he has been paid in full this vt itted to the committee, also concerni: skating rink. He didn’t know whether filled or not. . Wh: jan*t fay 60, then, instead of nvaee ca Moaday that it was filled before yeu pope go the board? was ariley's tables, howard the eft was 8 whi ea jeut was Seeeeas iathrateartion Matte . What tables have reference to? A. To aawer tables to juny SS omees sons foot 5 the price gr Were net you ‘and’ Sir. Dertley cousuited Ciuss. This is a painful operation to ms, ani | of Pabilo Works to any letter addcessed to them. A. Yee, sir. @. You testified that the prices of the flag. Fitg contracts were fixed by a private corres- ae between Mr. Qertley and the Vica ident, new what do you think would be convey d ty that tothe pablic? A. Weill, 1 wil let . toers draw the conciusions. By Judge Black:—Q. The Board of Public Works was in operation a year before you were oe A. Yes. am 5 con you were pointed no doubt the President aod’ the peste wamiece competent man. A. No, ai Q. You did uot think the board were rogues? \o, sir; 1 would-not have accepted the ap- intment, if 1 thought so. Q. Was it possible for the board to defraud without your knowledge as engineer? A. The contractor, no; the United — gross e been committed against the United States withont the consent of the engineer, he not being privy to the transaction; the engi- neer in charge is not responsible for errors becanse they were made by an assistant in his Office withont his knowledge. Q. Wasu’t it illegal to get money from Cor- swithout yyar approbation? A. I thougut I was debaired from oing ny daty; ap.ro- priations were obtained upon estimates, of which | had no knowiedge. Q. You krew it wes your duty to ato» it was wrovg? A. What could f do as a «1 a member of the board. It took me aarti 1! ter part of last September to become acquain ed with the complications of the board. Q. The measurements you approved of were right? A. To the best of my knowledge —it there was an error it was au exception, and correctness is the rule. . When papers were handed to you, were You not to approve or disapprove, as it was Tight todo. Hadn’t you as good aright to say no as tosay yes? A. I had aright torefass. 1 Gidn’t want to impede the operations of the government. At that time I wes justified in relying on Mr. Oertley. My confidence is shaken an tables I have seen in the Governor's answer, which I would not sign. Thad a great many papers to sign, and [had aright to depend on my first ascisiant. The Secretary of the Treas- ury wes led into the same error in signing the Sanborn contract. I blame the system of the Board of Public Works, not the men. I think the system will end tu corruption with any set of men. It will lead to bad results in the end. The examination of the witness was in progress when our report closed. ee Condensed Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines left tor New Orleans last night. ‘The Gazette to-morrow will be an unusnally interesting issue. See advertisement. z D. Brosnan sends us the Catholic World for une. Yesterday a dead coloredinfant was found in the rear of St. Dominick's church by Dillard Bankwell, a colored man. ‘The attention ot persons who propose break- ing ie ¢ housekeeping during the hot season is cailed to advertisement headed “Storage.” Right Rey. Bishop Cheney will preach at the Reformed Episcopal service to-morrow evening at Lincoln ball. See advertissment, Our report of the proceedings of the school trustees upen the school book question is una- voulably crowded out until Monday by ihe Pressure upon our columne. This morning Robert Hilbus, about 15 years of sge, regiding at the corner of 2istand HH streets, had bis hands severely burned in at- tempting to kindle a fire by using coal oil. Officers O'Hare and Longstreet, with Augas- tus Seitz, yesterday extinguished a fire which had sprang up from the smouldering rnins of the house on Sth street belonging to Col. Dyer, which was partially burned day before yester- day. Visit Niagara, Salt Lake City, Yosemite, Pal- estine Egypt, and the magnificent cathedrals of the Old World with Prof. Worcester, Monday and Tuesday evenings, at Union M. E. church, 20th street. A meeting of the auxiliary Sumner national monument association was held last night at tue 19th street Baptist charch, Mr. Geo. T. Downing in the chair, who submitted the description of a | monument designed by an eminent sculptor, | to cost about $40,000. Remarks were made by Rev. Mr. Morrell, from Harper's Ferry, and otbers. The Baltimore Sun says: Giery, D.L ‘Rev. Samuel Hf assistaut rector of Grace church, i.copal, has declined the overtnre hurch of the Incarnation, Washing. and accepted the rectorship ot Chr: cburch, Norwich, Connecticut, to which he has been elected.” To-morrow will be the solemn festival of Whiteun-day, or Christian Pentecost, obsereed as the anniversary of the day on which the Holy Gr ost descended upou the church, in fulfilment of the promise of the Saviour, made prior vo his ascension. In the Catholic churches there w be solemn high mass, and in the German Lut eran snd German Evangelical coi the distingui-hing feature of the services will be either the coufirmation or the first commu nion of those lately contirmed. penicllecetre erst The Baptist Bible and Pablication Society. Hety yesterday att # were elected :—Presit $ Jdemes L. ward, of Cono.; vice presid = Samnal A. Crozer, Pa; James Randali, N.Y | M. Davis, Vt... M. Gregory, L UL; sec retary, Benjamin Griffith, D. 1 secretary, Horatio Gates Jones, Pa; treasurer, Wm. V. Pettit. Managers—J. Wheaten Smith, D.D., G. W. Anderson, D. D., P. S. Henson, D.D., J. M. Pendleton, D. D., Henry G. We ton, D. D.. Lemuel Moss, D. D., G. D. Boar man, D. D., Revs. J. S. Gublemann, B. D. ‘Thomas, Wm. Catheart, D. D., John Pediie, L. P. Hornberger, Messrs, Wm. Bucknell, G20. Nugent, Park H. Cassady, Wm. W. Keen, M. D., Charles F. Abbott, Horatio J. Mulford, Bevry Croskey, Jacob W. Stout, George Cal. Jaghan, George K. Crozer, W. Rufus Buckueil, ‘T. J. Hoskingon, Charles H. Banes. AT THE KVENING SESSION the church was crowded to overtiowing. Rev. Dr. Brantly, of Baltimore, addressed the society on its missionary work, Rey. Dr. Burlingham, of Mo., followed in an address on B.ble work, and Rev. W. C. Van Meter spoke of the work in Italy. TO-DAY. The society reassembled this morning when the church was again filled to —— and after devotional exercises addreases were deliv- ered as follows: “The Society's Relations to Denominational Lite, Unity and Growth,” by Rev. Poindexter 8. Henson, D. D., Pa.;” The espe a = Exponent of Principles,” » N. ¥.; “The Work ptist for the next half Century,” Prof. J. A. Broadus, D. D. S.C. DI » LL. D. cussion foliowed up to tt our of adjournment ——_o—_—_— Tur DEesTROvERS or Suape Trees To ne 1suED.—The fine improvements made b Gev, Babcock in the Monument grounds and especially the drive has been the subject of much favorable comment. On each side of the drive bas been planted wot young elm trees, several of which of th cles kno’ recording ies known as slippery elm have been strip) of the bark by bad boys. Officer Burns doing duty on that recinct, has been on the alert to catch these lepredators, and succveded last night in arrest- ing a white boy named Henry Hoyle, about 17 Peas of age, in the act, and took from him his nife and a roll of bark. He was locked up, and this morning in the Police Court Judge Snell fined him $20 and costs. Officer Burns says that a half dozen of these fine trees hava been ruined already by these yandals, the bark being stripped completely off. —__. THE ANNUAL May rarty of the Home school, Miss A.M. Hanson principal, Miss C, Campbell assistant, iook place at the residence of Mr, E. French, corner of 6th street and North Carolina avenne, yesterday evening. The testetal grounds were decorated for the occasion; and coronationjtook piace at half-past six. Miss Mamie Frencb, whose blonde beauty and floating drapery suited the occasion, re- ceived her honors with much grace. Miss ty, where with music, evening passed hap- THE COMING ConcERT at the church creates a good our citizens and we to ae souai letter to Mr, Newoomb from Hon. E. L. Tettle, assistant T: F,feom| to ir. began ability oa ate and man- er com} college enterprise. re “advise ‘our readers to secure their aats eariy. seinen Mr. CuRRY, 805 14th street, attribates bis success in business to waterials, fair articles and = es Fixe pebtle tortoise-shell seri Roar oly em cane Peer a in Bath, Me, search of May flowers tally Pia Zip Big 220 eee SH Sh HES O ze 4 Lg fe Be i ; i ice and was moved that w! to meet on Monda eed to. moved that the laws of the D strict, received from the House of Dele- gates, be referred to a special oommittee; agraed te. The Chair appointed Messrs. Buker, Thomp- son and Brooks as the committee. Adjouraed. HOUSE —Mr. Gordon offered a resolution F-questing the committee on national relations t) urge upen CO the justness of amending the laws 80 as to give the power to legislate upon and regulate licenses. rT. Boewell said the Legisiacure had the power now, The resolution was adopted—yeas 15, o Messrs. Boswell, Hunt and Youngs—3. Mr, Ureil offered a resolution reciting that as the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have laid a track on I street north, under permission given by the Board of Pablic Works, without author- ity of law, that the board be requested t> re- yoke sald permission; referred. Mr. Haupt, trom the committee on police, re- ported a bill t> provide for the sale of the Ger tral guardhouse; 4 the Council ported on the table 3 £9 ordered. Also, unfavorably on the Dill for the relief of Joba Bar The bill the relter of the New England Friends’ Society was taken trom the Speaker's table, ud referred to the committee on appro- prin Mr. Youngs offered a resolation for the ar- point ment of & commitice of five t> coafer wi b the directors of the centennial tn Philadstph @ emmittee ou national rela! renable introduced the first portion of the revised code, relating to local laws, aud it was read @ first time and laid over. Adjourned to Mon GEORGETOWN. Coat Tranw.—The coal trade for the week past bas fully maintatned its activity, as the following figures indicate. The dealers in gas coal, Mcssrs. Gilmore Meredith & Uo., have re- ceived during the week 3,248 tons, and shipped 3 263 tons of Cumberland coal. The other com- panies report 14.208 tons of Youghojheny epal re- ceived and 14,574 tons shipped, making the total receipts for the week 19,278 tons and the shipments 21,259 tons. Graiw Traps —The only receipts of grain reported to-ay were 410 bushels of wheat by the canal beat Red-Eye No 1, consigned to The sales were 600 Jos. G. & J. M. Wi bushels wheat at $1.70 and 410 bushels at $1.71 Firnk Waar ‘The receipts of fish to-day were 10, 000 herring, which sold at $7a$7.50 per thonsand. VIVAL MRETING.—The Key. 8. Alexander, Pastor of the Ist Colored Baptist church, in this city, is holding a series of revival mestings at which many have profess d conversion. ‘Their baptism will take place on the firat Sao- day in June in Rock creek. 7 CiI7Y ITEMS. Prise’s. Fine plated Chains $1 to $20. Fine plated Buttons 81 to $5. Fine plated Studs 81 to 85. Alaska Diamonds Studs $3 to £15, Alaska D'amonds Earrings $5 to $20. Fine Jet Jewelry $! to #10. Real Tortot-e Shell Eye-glasses <2. received at Prigg’s jewelry store, N sylvania avenue, near 4x street. pilirsionsti’ Poder Dooxry's Yeast Powder cannot be excelle! for making light, eet Rolls, Bisenits, Wai- ‘les, Corn Bread, &c. It is always ready ard reliable. — ee GexTLEMPn’s fine light colored soft and stiff! Feit Hats; twenty new and pretty styles. ‘The greatest abundance ot new styles ef Straw Hats for boys and children tn white, brown ant mixed. Milan, Canton and other Straws at popular prices. ine silk, alpaca, waterproof and Scotch gingham Umbreliag. a very large stock of Furnishing Goods at wis’, 920 7th street, between I and K. we 1,000 poz. Summer Underehirta and Drawers, good quality, $1 each, at Hollander Bros, 15,6 erosional = 5 gentlemen and boys’ Extra 8 and 46 inches. 1 Suirts and Collars, 19 inches. Hottanpgr Bros. ————— Easy Feet Being indispensabie to health and comfort, thourands of persons come from far and neat to visit Dr. Whit establishire: ces Under Shirts and Drawers, 44 5 FiIPTEENTA STRERT, United States Treasury Department. hite removes Corns without pain, so hoe can be worn with ease. He suc- lly treats Bunions, Club, and Ingrowiag Vaseninr Excrescences, and other do- rangements of the feet. Office hours from 8 a. m. to6 p.m. Fee, Si per vis t. Press of business at the office prectndes visit- ing patients at residences excopt after 6 p. wi. Established in Washington 1661. Brug FLANNgL Sainte for Fishing Parties and Boat Clubs, at Hollander Bros. 5,15,6 pds innit THY SINGER SEWING MACHINS ales Of1872 were $219,650. ¥ wet To Prevent Fever sud Ague there is no preparation ike Dooley ya Tonic. #1 per bottle. eo ——4 Pownn’s Exrgacr cures rneumatiom, bur Piles, ulcers, toothache, sore throct, sprai fcalds, soreness, old sores, headache, colic, lameness, bruises, boils, wounds, neuralgia, hoarseness, diarrhass, and al! hemorrhages, etc. Ponds Extract differs from all other advertised wecpurationsia. the fact that it is a standard ‘icine, treated of in medical ange pep known ts be a cure for these m,th,s,tf (ema Ay G dizcases. THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repaired and made to order by Hempler near 4 street. ——__s—__ Witoox & Gisp’s SEwine Macivg. The celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency at Chas, factory, ‘th street, 10,28 TY Baum’s hoopskirt and corse: Intellige: ‘THE COMMUNITY at lar; rac .te the fulness of Singer’s Sewing tac ine. ncer building. THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEKT- ing of tho O. B. T. A. 8. at ola Trinity Oburch, Georgetown, onthe 24th instant, at 7 pm. Members are requested to atieud, i aarany BY THE OHILDREN of the Pablic Sch-ols of Geor; wa, D.0., RST . Ox TUESDAY EVENING, Joxk 28, 1374 commencing at quarter to 8 o'clock. ma}. aoe A eee JUST RECRIVED— And will be sold Ohoap—aik Lace Jackets and Gace Pointe; Harris’ Seamless Kid Gloves; 30 rolls white and checked Mattine- Flsor @iicioths from 50 cents up Pure Guipa~ aces; Black and Sirip.d Biiks; Gray Drese Goole tm great yaricty, ar 5. THOMAS BROWN’ New Store, mo5 21-20 No. 121 Bri igo street, STILL ANOTHER BARGAIN, A VICTORIA LAWNS (PART LINEN) At 26 cents, worth 60 cents, at CBAIG & JAOKSON’s, may? dt 105 Bridge st., Grorgetown, D C. MPORTANT TO BUY @BS uF BEADY-| CLOTHING AND GENTS’ GOO Ds.—In order to reduce tock, pre- to changiog my business, I will soli per cent. lees uy house in the Dis- Now is the time tor bargains BLOH. may16-Im™ use- 1,5 SEMENTS FORM. Brest: J. DICKSON, Cashier. - Dowling, Hanley XTBAOBDINABY Sanat Goods, et a, Bit Sock ot Mourning Goode, BENJAMIN MILLER, 101 Bridge street. OTICE.—TEMPOR4RY REMOVAL. ‘The continnaltscrease of business cigs for the basoution ki .D Knowle, i | '[ HE MILD POWek CURES. VEGETINE WIL. CUBR SCROFULA Serefulous Humor, VorrvINe will eradicate from the ro eal aT ee a tae Sef te Pr rwsventiy cored thousands tn Boston .! vicia ty who bad been long and painful sufferers. Cancer, Cancerous Hamor. The marvelous effect of VReRting in case of T and Us cerooe Bu mor chali-nges the mos Biedtion of the meeical ‘sea ty, mens of whem are preveribing Veertine to thei: parieuts, Canker. ViGetIN® bas never failed to cure the most tr- fiexinse case of Canker, Mercurial Diseases, The VrGRrixe meets with wonderfal success tn the cure cf this class of diseases Pain im the Benes, In this complaint the Veo crive is the eraat rem edy. an it removes from ue system U Salt Rhea Titter, Salt Rheum. Scald Heat. ts Binly y elit to tae grout witerative TINE. Erysipelas. Vrerrtixe has nev veterace case ct Sr. failed to cute the most in- aes, Pimples and Humors on the Face. Reason shold teach us that a blotchy, ronch or Pinpled ekim depends entirely upen aa’ iuternal faut, ard bo owtward appticatisucan ever cure the detect. Vaoutine is the great bio od pariacr Tumors, Uleers or Old Sores Are cansed by an impure stats of the blond, Cleame the tod thorooghly with Veottone, eae ihese complaints will disappear. Catarr Fer this complaint the only sn csn becbtained through the bi the great blood purifier. stantial benetic VeoRring ts Constipation. Vecetine doee the Lowel. iy each to p hot act ass cathartic to debilitats Cleanses all the orgaus, enabling form the faactions devoly img upon them, Piles, VrortiNe has restored thousands to health who have been long wud paiaful safterers, ° Dyspepsia, fs taken regalarly, according to di. iu atel speedy cure wilt follow te Faintness at the Stomach, GETINE is not astimulsting bit a fictitious appetite, L s Bature to restore tho action, fers which cree watle tonic, which omach toe healt! y Female Weakness, TINE acts direetty upon the car It invigorates aud ‘M,&c's Upya the secret! General Debil ty, VEGETINE ISSOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. mBy2-w &e Humphrey's Homeopathic Specifics | Have proved, from the most ample ni experience, an Sim pic, prompt. eich . They er adapted to populs’ cantet be made in free from danger reli i so efficient as t> be alwars © the highest Inflammation... . Worm Colic Teethicg of Infants. Dhtidren er Adulte... Griping, Bititous Cole rbus, Vomiting ® oughs, Colds, Brouchiti 8—Neuralaia, Toot + Headaches, W—D5 cpr psia, Billions St mach. 1) Suppressed or frre. nlor Peri Le ucorrhen, to Profoxe Period 18— Croup, Cougb. Difficult Breathing BEREBENERRS as. *. Pre 14—Eruptions, Salt Bheam, Brysipeins... fe 1s—Rhcomatiom, Rios 16—Fever and Aguo, Chi 11—Piiee, Blind or Blecdi 38—Ophtaimy, and Sore or W 19—Catarrah, acute or Curonic, Inflasaia 20—W hooping-coogh, Violent Coughs - Bi—Asthama, Oppressed Breathing 32—Kar Discharges, Itnpairet Hearing 25—Scrofuia. Evinrged Glands, Svellings 2H—General Debility, Phyrical Pains @ Fever, Agucs eerener 29—Bore Mouth, Oat! ana on, | ereezers? &—Urin: Weskne-s, Si—Peluful Pertode, Hi} 32—Eofferings at Cb: 6 R—Epilepey, Vitus’ Dance. $4—Diptheria, Ciccrated Bore Throst 38—Chronic Oonges'tonsand Eruptions _ gees cass, and oom Hom waren Joo )..... pT S—With 20 large 5-drachm Vials, Paper case, and Specific Homeopathic Manual. Bingle large vi S0c, snd 81. Bold by all a: = Sent by mail cr express free, on receipt ot lhe price, Address imphrey’s Homeopathic Medicine Company,” Orrick axp Derot, $62 Baoapwar, N. ¥. marls-w te 3m BUY THE GENUIND FAIRBANES’ STANDARD SsC4LES, FAIRBANKS ¢ CO., 311 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 166 BALTIMOBE STREET, BALTL FAIRBANKS <£ EWING, MASONIC HALL, PHILADELPHIA, FAIRBANES, BROWN & CO., 2 MILK STBEET, BOSTON, FOk SALE IN WASHINGTON BY JOHN A. BAKER. feb38-witeSm eae tea peach a Ga ae SENKCA STONE. THE MARYLAND FREESTONE M. AND 4M. COMPANY IS NOW READY TO yen | ORDERS FOR STONE, EITHER UNDER 4 NSW ARRANGEMENT THE ABOVE STONE WILL BE DELIVERED PROMPTLY, 4ND IN ANY orn e - Bragets, Bock Onerx. J. W. ALVORD, President. Va orth 80 cents SM peces Biack Grenadine, 2), 35, 3, ST, 80,68, 75, Scents. @ W pleowe Slack Silk, only @2, worth G4: very _msy = Jer rhet 6e. Seth WASTINGTON Tikes THE LEAD. FURTHER RY DUCTION EXTRA INDUCBMENTS OPEN aT THE ARCAUB Our New Stock Spring CARPETS! Cak ETS! CARPRTS! asD DRY GOODs! Goons! DRY GOODS! DRY The moat attractive tr styles In dott: brar duction. At our pri The assortmest too tare pame Black and C ery Parasols hee Freeh ad Becyuee and Lace Shaws fd stock Sprin< aod Suamer i iT — and chiidres i “ Snares 9 iarks and very amity TS sh< wld not sscapet assortment of CAR Of bouweknepres callemt Whit) Matting at 25 cn 2 ne Who stody economy tn th ve ponecmty my Lo these days will prom WOOLFORD & SHILBERG, 487 SEVENTH sr may 16 tr DEY GOODS are sti! seiting at low rates BAXTEL'S, 1920 Peneyivanis aveuns, Momaire and Al cheaper than ever. Dress sod White Goods at popular prices. Calicoee cheap. 'B reads, Towels, Table Lineo St barcaive ‘Gente’ Handkerchiefs, and a general ageortment Notions at low fgnros vl MISCELLAD SNG UP BOX MaTones }s Gas 3 every be ‘ fall count m each box. for hve conta mates BDH ™ ; ¥, BAIRD & Co. GILDERS AND UPHOLSTERERS. BOMOS, Lie thar ROOM MOULDINGS, CABPETS and OURTAING for the seaton, BEGILDING cleaned d ewarmeteed Jrom m: LEAVA YOUR ORUERS av BEEN’S, ¢2¥ 9th Street Northwest, SHIRT PATTERNS CUT [), B&KE® Bao . Whviceals hy mayl-im Corner K aud N. L™@2 timer corey TOORDER. janitm Dealers in BUST LIME per berret Deitvered tu al! parts of the city. OMAS Fig * _9F28 6m B Tia torthirrs STATEN ISLAND. NY. D¥RING | S* LISHMENT ESTABLISH EI . oldest and targist of te xind in the co may be in the w Fisuee, ion G15 9h wreet, betw Ao B. B—Guarantee given that to colur robs OF bring your articles Gov Ubem back ip tha». A. FISHER, FIRST OLASS SO) U) . O1® Kb street oppesite Pate ayy a SPKULALTIE® OF His SOLE PROGRES Ladees by soles slog bem apart withon: t cS jemen's Clothes clemved ut ebriaktor 3 Abote removed effectually, so thas they mever show Kid Glovee cleaned on short notice. Prices mod erate; punctuality gusranteed sepl ly PORTLAND (IsPoeray) GEwENT mekipg Artiiicial ctour or any Etud of Uoncret. work for celiare, water ‘k. pavemonta, build ines, bridges, ae , wher ‘abie. The M.4. TYSON & SISTER. x P_6., Prince Georue Oo, 44, Et t4 Bt shew isei. JORE @ BARTHEL, STEAM DTER aNe SCOCK RR, @ Bocr-sn4-s-Half stret Bot ak §,. sats"? acon s0Grn chonteties Lodice Dresses Oleaued and Dyud ye shrinking. Kid Giover, Shoes, Fare, ete., Mloan=d et shortens cotioe. wowie-tr “COME! ye Money! Dress Well BUY NOW. SPRING CLOTHING © SPRINS CLOTHING A TEEMENDOUS STOCK. SPRING CLOTHING = SPRING CLOTHING AT IMMENSE BEDUCTIONS, A GENTEEL SPRING SUIT FOR TEN DOLLARS, TC |) 1 CC ee oT) FORMER PRICE 015......915 15... Qld A FINE SPRING SUIT FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS, WDB neers srernene § 1D. FORMER PRIS _ AN ELEGANT SPRING SUIT FOR TWENTY DOLLAKS, 920, FORMER PRICE a Te EQUAL DISCOUNTS ON ALL OTHER GOODS. BOYS’ CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL OR DRESS WEAR AT SIMILAR REDUCTIONS. Come—Buy New! HABLE BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAILORS & FINE CLOTHIERS Coreer 7th and O streets R.W.