Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sandays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDING. Pennsylvania Aveuue, cor. 1ith St BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, 8M BLUFF MANN , Prevt. THE EVENING thetr subser ber Fonrrv-rovn 19 fF connt rf Two Cewts cach. By um 23-8, six menth= THE WEEKLY STAR—P od Friday—$1 20 in both cases, a year paper sent loneet than paid for, x STAK Is served by carriers to a T three months, | 5. | Tequest of many persons, “ sUTRO ‘Has consented to repeat his Leetare on MISES AND MINING, instrated by the CALCIUM LIGHT, At S o'clock on the evenings of ‘EVERY TUSSDAY AND THUBSDAY, UNLESS OTHEEWISE ADVEATIIED. i hibited during | ‘tag:—Wap of the ; Mount Davia-on as : First Appearance of Gr-enstons; Broiking Throvgh of Tracks tock Leta Orieem- ed; Horees: Fit.ing of the Fieware with Gold and | Biiver; Interior View of the Richest Mises in the * Two Hundred Miltiongof Doltar, Produced | | A | Twoard a half honrs of St th Ocal Deilis; Bx plovion with Mitro- Giycerine or Giaxt Powder! Machine Sip; Dwel!- fhg; Garden; Cations Bross; Snatts 2, 3,3. u yt hete + Old Keatuck sad t Davide n; Virginia 0 Feet Dee Jacket M rm th; Bsc. Sod Rescue threugh the Taanel; also, Views of Mining Scenes in all Parts of the World. Admission free. Ticket« may be obtatmed on lication at the office of Willerd's Hotel, at the repolitan Hotel, and at Messrs. Philp @ Bol. Bone” Bookstore. Those heretofore issued are <oxd for ail lectures. {Obrou. & Bep } SUMMER RESORTS. Tee test CsTE, a NEW CAS TLE, four miles trom Portsmouth, Hi, entinly cew, with ail modern im Brovgmenty; Iocatlon the finest om tbe coasc are may23-lio ‘Db es; excellent riding, fish facilities; inland, river d ocean bet immedistely adjacent: pins crove ctly behiv'l the house: Ind locked harbor of actes for Iasies’ and children's baxbiny nthe Kastern Ba to mont! ting. CHAS. B.C, ie . FORGE SHOTEL P INT, ST. MARY’s OUURTY, MD bew hotel, mewiy furnished, is now for the reception of It is beaut s.tueted, mmm St. George and Poto- nodating about hing. with adtitic apr: houses, & Good angling, al and fishing boats for the epjoym-mt of the free of charge. There is @ new steamboet wh inmmediately at the place, to which the steam F Georgianpa touches on her regular trip between Washington and Baltimore, acd will also make b-r meats in bathing ays plonty saflir excursions Terme for board: 92 eek; $35 per month. Obi d-en half price B,J. MARSHALL, Pro- a sehtw BAs!s sor HAMPTON VIEGINIA This well-kheown SUMMER RESORT is now open for tke reception of visitors. Sea Bathing facitities » every convenience for the | comfort ard pleseure of guests attached to the Howse F terms ard further ivform J. BARNES, Prop-ie or 2 SCEMEL RESORT TAINe. oc Beanery to aia avenns, aod | or de criptive etr- avd terns eui address 8320 2m* WH. WILKINSON & (0., Prop'ss. Pis#yY roisr. Bterececo pic De seen at 425 Lert g Purchased the eight yours ‘abe pl am ort, Will haveths same kept during the seasen in a style upsorpassed by any t From ite accrest W aehing ttract ons of Bovting, be is entisi superior, im: fiebing an rest. JOHN O'LEARY J 0% G00D BOARD AND PLWasaNT BOOMS ‘urivg the Sawmer Moaths, apply to WM OL IRISH, Waterfoid county (jR45D HOTEL, zens, of West Point 3 er acovus- Mogation in ever respect eqns! to sny hotel in Sar- atces. Terme, 31 per week. may 25-S1t JOHN B COZZENS. eceeriper LUM SPAIANGS OF VIRGINIA. THIS CELEBRATED WATERING PLACE OPENS FIRST OF JUN FORCE Is, the whole ‘iar to the femalecons tation. containing letters from cale- acs,” aud certificates of the mn & Erdgere, an? Canby, Gilpin & Co T the water ani mass. Baltimore. _ tomy 25-nQw fam JOMAS A. FEAZ #4 BATHING AT POINT LOOKOUT, Mp. HOTEL OPES JUNE 1s Ontfit and wharf entirely new. The Sell supplied. Boats and bathing fur bise. Liberal deductions to families. Acces © Potamac steamers from Wash. ing more, and Norfolk. cdres JAMES E. MILBURN & BRO.. Pomt Le ia. maygl-20" iments peer ren ar S ci brated medical Car. e effected. Cole able will b= ts Ay heute Mt UIET SUMMER HO A VALUET Home tutaius of Viry er, five from Sorings; Girectiy “en-route” from Winchester to Chat beste and Salphur water, of éxesifeut nis, twelvo = guality, within 13 miles ‘Terme for board from $35 te $30 per month. Children, under 1 years, bait Brice. references given if required. Bvery Teasonable effort will be made to make the place « “Home ‘forall, Address Mra. 8. 8. GOIbS. Back ederick cou maria of at the office of D. can be engaged M. Hildreth, 69° Broadway w York; £5 Leb teh 32 Franklin street, &. OF ir az be tourer, eosed “Wi. Hotel, Long Prices for the season will Tooms cccupied. Twent; Jor the months of Jane and Se 9 fourths F) B, Cote- jugton, 1, from rm derete. Those the coul breezes of ibis elevated region wifi cies, witoa re 0. MP. O., bi 1g09 P direct northees Tauy f Aross YOUR PARES AND La FOUNTAINS, Vases, Leauge variety at the Slate, i Ber Wareroums, ¥.M. 0. A Boo References cheir: 1. | TSEATER cowtque—scNga_ EVURY NIG y “LIFE IN THE IN 18a" | Shades, Pi Vv. 43—N°. 6,612. AMUSEMENTS. TIONAL THEATER. N Sees Sav.LLe, Sole Lessec and Manager. Bogegement of the youre and charming versatile rene. KATIE MAYHEW, > Under the direction of Mr. has Gaylor, the ular snthor and dramatiac. in bis uew «l -rigioa! drame, ip five acts, WITH THE TIVE” Prologve:—Act 1—The Abduction. Act 2—Rex- 4 n9:—Act I—The Adovt-4 Daughter, Act As the Household. Aci 3 and last—& t of Gold. | Jennie Markland... ATIE MAYHEW atreducing hi: w Songs, new Daaces, Character Bern 5. Friday—Benefit of KATIE MAYHEW. Admistion—25. 50 and 75 is; Teserved seats 25 che: ael-6t HT AN NTIKE SEW COMPANY! ight Variety and one Drama. Ne hichty resantiona! Srcana, i ao aers nailed the bighiy semsational drama;in two acts, PAB WEST, OB, KENTTCKY will concinds each evening with (ANTATA OF .THE QUE! seats can be secarsd may30 4” (SRDS OPERA HOUS. TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, BENEFIT OF H. CLAY FORD. Only appearance uf MB. JOHN McCULLOUGH, In Lord Lytton’ rical Play, RICBELIEU, Sopported by the charm MAY: the little comediau, M TON; the talent Gab Ris. STOCKS kindly volunteered Offi for the sale of reserved seats open to-day. HER MANN IS CUMING. may) SECOND GREAT CONCERT bs t Tai CONGREGATIONAL OHUROG. TU BADAY PYREIEC, JENS 2, 74, Under ti n of to be inangursted September 13, 187: Anew and highy aitractive programme will be i! gupouncemevt to-morrow moza- ing. including reserved seate, 50 cents now ready at Ellis & Co.'s. may 23 UNPARALELLED $1,000 EXHIBITION $1,000 Under the direction of Prof. ROWE, On MONDAY, the Sth of Jnn-.1e74 ‘at LE FELEB'S WASHINGTON CITY GaRDES, 109 New York avenne northwest The committe of competitors have selected a pair of horses owned by Mr Goodenough, of the Horse Shocing Society Shop, to whom the prize of $1,000 Will be awared in the event that these horses shall prove able to draw the undersigned from off a stretcher, m 81. Concert wil begia at § o'c 80 gnnneth PRM GS Se BEYGSITER LDNo.) Om Exuibities and Sale \ Naw No wae { a or saylees MARKRITER'S. ami Mo. 439 7th street, between D and E streets, eight ors above Odd Feilows’ Hall, ft Engravings, Ohromos, &. jargest ct Pa: Hangings, 's. Frames, Picture Cords and Tss- &e., in the District. and Number. jel-ly* pT ‘Please on , D streets between 6th aud Tihs ‘om ptly attended to. Oaab paid. EXCURS HID GRAND PIO NIO oF BLACK HAWKE TBIRE, No. 12, 7 a BRYER'S 71H STERT PABK SDAY EVENIN une 24, 1574 Tickets, itting Gent. and Ladies, 500. It (GpEORGIANA EXCURSIUNS FoR LEONAEDTOWN, PINEY POINT, MAR. SHALLS AND POINT Li OKOUT. These Excursions, so posn!: will be resumed on SATUBDAY Sie Hach acted T! eplendid steamer Ge-rgiarn will ve the 7th mreet wharf al p.m. SATUBDAY during the season, aud retart ning leave Point Lookout at 6 p.m. Sunday, arriviog at Wash- ington at 6s. m. Munday, ‘ate Boom tickets for sale at office of W.0. ¥ &G 58. Railread, No. 603 Pennsylvania $2.50 For sale only at the E. NIGHTENGALE, Agent, 7th street. Wharf. jel-sm RaSDFICBIO WASHINGTON GROVE, No. 1, U. a. 0 . Davide” ** U- A AND AUXIANA OIROLE, No. 1,U. A O. DRUIDS, Combined. at hiogton ity Garden, on TUESDAY, the ¥4 day of Jun: This order is in a flourishing condition, the ladies bave also a ine prizes to be given at the Target, and the Last rolier at ey. Admittance & cents, for a su Al ladies. ; THE COMMITTEE. (CONCERT AND PIC-BIO. ‘The unde ed bas taken pleasnre of announcing > os argo ae be hes sceured see serticn « composed of twel st: tomsional musicians, ed that he will’ gi BOs Day EVENTwOteun f cemmencing MONDAY, June Ist, 1874. Admission 1 25 cents, admitting @ gent and ladies. Danciug to yer at6 o'clock, may 23-1m GEO. JUENEMANN. (OH EXOUBEIONS. The Steamer oanene ‘ mae UMBI chartered for Excarsions every MONDAY at ESDAY., at reasonable rates. This Steamer bes recentiy been re titted, and is one of the Potciuse river, bas fine ond is especially aca: Apply to Bay 20-6m romenade ot Moonlight Bxcu STEPHENSON & BROTH Tth-street Wharf. ERSONS DESILIN . THE BiG FALLS or wish to ht Ble ihe dated to PIONIUS, &c , val at corner of Sh avd K streets nortl west nto ff'y cap ace jate fortable busses leave in the morning and Im" WM. F BEAM USIO FURNISHED FOR BALLS, Picnics, all, Darcing purposes FISCHER.” Besideaces corner ith anh Pate: serth. TT jose who not acquainted wivh me, I je to please all; and if dove, 00 pe! Prices reasonable. mayl-6m* fro? Cnantzs, ‘The elegant and commodions Iron Steamer PILOT Boy. WM. B. BYL rent, 6b oh ‘cart. FESTIVALS. rae AND STBAWBBERY FEesTIVaL ¥ 2 CHAPEL OF THE RE. TUREDAY ANT weve AY EVENINGS, aT THE CHAO . between O and D, Gapitol Bill LADIES’ GOODS. ____ LADIES’ GOODS. MISS MccoR ick, 908 PENNSYLVaNia AVENUE, (Up Stairs.) Jet street. east, 1-3." J am in constant receipt of the newest designe is NNETS Ttponres Somsats, LACORS, & te. to “PAD Se ts FLOWEBS, At ESTREN’S, 618 si goc trees eee "Bee want wil! re money and ata re WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, Jt NE 1], 1874. EVENING STAR, Washington | News and Gossip. INTEENAL REVENUE —The receipts from thi: source to-day were $720,361.73. MR. axp Mrs, Santoris at Homx.—The steamer Baltic having on board Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris, arrived at Queenstown at 10 0’clock last ight, all well on hoard. Tae Hovst Commitee on Appropriations this morning agreed to report an appropriation of $750,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the recent floods in the states of Mississipp! and Lousiana. Souicrton BaNrrexp, of the Treasury de- partment, upon his return to Washington last Saturday morning, he having been away for the ten days previous, tendered his resignation to President Gra: Tue Cenrenniat Bitt.—The Honse to-day agreed to the Senate amendments on the cen- tennial bill, which provides that the United Stetes shall not be either directly or indirectly responsible for the debts which may accra. OUT OF NINETY-SEVEN ASPIRANTS for mili- tary honors at West Point. 32 were sent back to school last week because they conld not write, spell or cipher, or were not familiar with maps or grammar. The colored candidates all failed. AMONG THE MiDsaipmMeN CADETS who re- ceived their diplomas at the Naval Academy at Anvapolison Saturday were Winslow Aldice a George E. Hunter, of Virginia, and among tae engineer cadets were Frank J. Hoffman, ot Maryland. Tax Transit or Venve.—The parties who areto make the observation of the transit of venus at the stations in the southern hemis been ordered to report at New York ‘edvesday im readiaess to sail on the Swatara for their stati PERSONAL.—Senator Jones, of Nevada, has purchased the St. James Hotel property, cor- ner 26th street and Broadway, in New York city. “Senor Mantilla has been appointed Minister of Spain at Washington. ---- Minister Cusking was received yesterday by the Presi- dent of Spain with the customary ceremonies. Tae Tanirr Bitt Passep ny THE Hover. The House this morning suspended the rules by @ vote of 177 to 49, and passed the tariff bill, striking therefrom matches and vinegar. They also agreed to the Starkweather bill as an amendment, taxing sales of gold, bank stoc! and ali stocks of any nature and bonds. igory notes were stricken out of the bill. NAVAL Onvens.—Professor Wm. Harkness has been detached from the naval observatory and ordered to the Swatara in connection with the transit of Venus. Captain Geo. H. Preble bas been ordered to command the Philadelphia pavy yard and the naval station at League Ieland, relieving Commodore J. R. M. Matla- ney, who is ordered to command the north ntic station. Tue ATTORNEY GeNRaaL has decided that the time at which importation of goods is ac- complished is not when they are entered for consumption, but when they are brought into a port of the United States with the intent tu be there discharged, and that an act of Con- gress increasing in general terms the duties ipon importations does not apply to goods then in warehouse. PassaGE of THE Navy Yarp Brince Bit 8Y THE SENATE.—The Senate passed to-day an smended bill to authorize and provide for the sonstruction of a substantial iron and masonry ridge acroas the Ea-tern Branch, near the vavy yard, appropriating £116,000, to be ex. vended under the direction of the Secretary of War; the bridge to cost no more than th smount appropriated, and be so constructed as sot to interfere with the usual pavigation above ~aid bridge. PRoroseD FLaecrion or SeNaTons bY THE PROPLE.—A joint resolntion wasiotreduced in he House to-day, which provides an amend. nent tothe Constitntion, as follows: That the Senate of the United States shall be compos ot two Senators from each state, chosen ev -ixth year, by the people of the’ several states, ‘or the term of s!x years, und theetect os tn each tate rhallhave the qualiticatione requisite fo: the most numerous branch of the state legisla ure. Taz Hovse Committee on Elections this morning informally discassed the charges of polygamy against Mr. Cannon, of Utah, and the testimony taken by them on the subject. No vote was reached, and no action taken ‘to indi- sate what the committee will recommend to the House, it being deemed advisable to await a ull meeting of all the members. Mr. Hynes, of Arkansas, will appear before the committee to- morrow in connection with the charge of bri- ery made against him by John Bradley. The atter was Hynes’ opposing candidate, and he -ets forth im an affidavit that Hynes induced nim to withdraw by promising to pay him $1,500, of which he has actually paid $500, leav- ing due the balanc Tae Distaict InvEstiGATIoN.—The joint special committee investigating affairs in the District of Columbia had a protracted session this morning, Jewett. The subject of the division of the report was dixcussed, but no action definitely arrived at, it being deemed advisable to await the return of Mr. Jewett, who has gone to Philadelphia to attend the foneral ot J. Edgar Thompson, late president of the Pevnsylvania railroad company. The committee have as yet made no order with ref- erence to the printing of the testimony taken n connection with the safe burglary in the Dis. triet attorney’s office. Iitrwors Epitors tn WasHinctoy. —Ou Wednesday last the Iilinois Press Association adjourned its session at Chicago, and left that city on Thursday morning for an eastern ex- cursion. On Friday they were introduced and cordially received at the Cincinnati Chamber of Jommerce, and started for Washington at night in @ special train over the Baltimore and Onio railroad, reaching Baltimore at 9:300n Satur- day night and this city this morning about 11 o'clock. They have rooms at Willard’s Hotel. The officers of the association are: E. B. Back, president; Cadet Taylor, secret N.Whit- ney, corresponding secretary; J. W. Clinton, treasurer; E. L. Merritt and J. M. Adair, exec- utive committee. There arc 167 in the com- any, of whom 44 are ladies. The party will ave for Monnt Vernon at 4 o'clock this after- nocn, and after visiting the tomb of Washing- ton will take a trip further down the Potomac onthe steamer, returning by moonlight. To- morrow the: will spend in visiting the various and other objects of interest ny night will attend a Hall given by the Illinois wis be On Wednesday Il _be received by 's tate Association of morning at 10 o’clock they w’ Ps President, and will leave for their homes on irsday night. It is hoped their sojourn with ill be made agreeable, that ane carry away favorable impressions of the capital. poten gee nee did not charge fraud against the government printing bi , but u work bad been performed af wiser rates. The cost of printing for stated in Mr. MoCartee’s answer while the books of the Treasurer size or the plate, aE Important Nomtnations. A SEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Benjamin F. Bristow, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Willaim A. Richardson to be Judge of Court of Claims. John Masson, Surveyor General for territory of Arizona. Peter Negley, Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore. Daniel Waun,.Sur- veyor of Customs, Galena, Ill. Alsoa lot of postmasters f the District, BILL PROPOSING A NEW PLAN INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE To-DaY. In the House to-day Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, ntroduced a bill to provide for the future goy- ernment of the District of Columbia. The first section provides that the District shall here- aster constitute one municipality, and shall, as far as practicable, be governed by uniform laws applicable to all portions thereof. The second section abolishes the offices of the governor, secretary, an. members of Board of Public Works, and, until Congress shal! other- wise provide, no election shall be held for dele- gate, and the Legislative Assembly shall, upon ‘he exp ration of the present session, cease to xist. Another section provides for the management of affvirs in the District after the first Monday in January, 1875, bys Municipal assembly, to consist of forty-eight mem! who shall be slected annually by the people, under the su- pervision and subject to the general legislative powers of Congress. The firsc ts to be held on the secord Tuesday in December next, and shall be conducted in the manner now pro- vided by law, except that the proper officers of registration and election shall be appointed and be removable by the Supreme Court of the District. The municipal assembly shall meet on the first Monday in January, 1875, and the drst Monday tn the same year thereafter. Several sections of the bili are devoted to defining the powers of organization of the mu- nicipal aseembly; providing for weekly moet- ings except during the months of July and August; that such meetings shall be public; that their acts may be expressed in the form of ordinances; that said municipal assembly shall not contract a debt against the District of any class or nature except bs J the express authority of Congress; the municipal assembly is not granted power to create corporations, nor to modify the practice of the judicial courts or to confer jurisdiction thereon, nor provide for the appointment of notaries or justices of the peace, nor to give additional compensation to any ‘ esc agentor contractor after services ren- dered. ‘The municipal assembly isempowered to pro- vide for the support ot the poor and to estal ish (subject to the approval of Congress) uniform syetem of public schools; for the elec- tion of @ general school board by the votes of sdult residents of the respective school dis- tiets; to define the duties and fix the salaries of District officers; for the election by the Dis- ct at large of the necessary officers; to ratify sll ordinances deemed necessary by the Board of Health. The bill further provides that sll existing contracts for public improvements be canceled, «nd provides for a ssstem of day work if cheaper ‘han contract, and that all improvements shall ve hereafter executed under such professional supervision as Congress may prescribe; that all work done under contract shall be to the lowest bidder, and prescribes punishment in case a contractor furnishes material not in accordance with specifications; also provides | pope by imprisonment in case of an engineer certi- tying improperly work don The bill covers seventy-nine sections, of which the above contains the material parts of he principal ones. The pill in full would occupy several columns of Tum STAR. It was referred to the Joint Special Committse [nves- tigating A flairs in the District of Gulumbia. The Pablic Debt. The following is a recapitulation of the state- ment of the public debt of the United States for the month of May, 1874, just issued : Debt Bearing Interest in Coin. Bonds at 6 per cent, Bonds at 5 per cent. Debt Bearing Interest in Lawful Money. rtifi’s indebtedness at 4 per ct pension tund, at 3 per cent 600 00 14,000,000 Ov since maturity Debt bearing no interest. Old dem’d and legal-tender notes. Jertificates of deposi fractional currency Coin certificates...... Total debt. Interest... : Total debt,princip’l and interest 2,268,445 ,121 35 Cash in the Treasury— + $81,953,979 50 cv. 11,177,703 66 Special deposit held for redem; tion of certificates of depos as provided by law. 56,050,000 00 8149,185,683 25 May 1, 1874... 2,149,725,277 02 Decrease of debt during the past month,, Decrease of debt since June 30, Bonds issued to the Pacific railway compa- nies, interest payable in lawfol money—Prin- cipal outstanding, $64,623,512, interest accraed and not yet paid, $1,615,587-80; interest paid by the United States, #22,356,691.62; interest repaid vy transportation of ‘mails, &c.. $5,005,459 08. Balance of interest paid by the United States, $17 ,291,241.56. TRE Prefipent will leave this city to-night tor New York, whither he goes to lay the cor- ner stone of the museum of natural nistory in tbe Central Park, New York. The cabinet sestion which was to have been held to-moer- row was, therefore, held to-day. Before the session of the cabinet, Gen. Bristow, who h: been nominated to succeed Judge Richardson, had an interview with the President. — TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, pescado adit A Lanatic Asylum at Large. HARRISBURG, June 1.— Late on Saturd night alarm of fire in the state lunatic asy- lum was caused oy spe fire in the fan-house, so that smoke instead of pure air was blown into the main building. A great alarm occurred among the inmates, who broke the glass in the windows to admit fresh air. Finally the doors were thrown open, and about four hundred ia- mates were allowed to escape into the grounds. Only twelve left the grounds, and all. but six have since returned. eg the missing is ams Jobn Sidney Jones, of Philadelphia. * er —_e —__ Terrible Ship: kk. 73 LIVES Los’ MELBOURNE, June 1.—The British Aq- mirel, trom Liv. 1 for this » went ashore on Kings Island, in Bass’ and became a total wreck. She had on pene ah peusengers and a crew of 38 persons, all of whom were lo=t e ngera and five seamen. Kinge abi apd very dangerous to ipping, several veesels having gone ashore there and become totalty lost. oor Rey ov am Unrarrurce: Wirr.—A ig married woman of eighteen, giving her 1 ae Nellie Buckley, of Brid; % y, Wang wasselzed Wednesday in New the act of jamping tate the was taken in # raving state, to a station. where she said that she bad rob! ber bus band 4 eloped with another man. 58! <0 tea sete — said, and was Getormined to erselt. en placed in @ cell, she tore ber clothing threatened to hang while iv Ne river. Sne | THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION Mr. B rrington* Argument. On Friday last Mr. Richard Harrington sent the Joint Congressional Committee investi- gating District affairs, bis argument in behalf of the District government. After congrati ing the committee on the approaching end of their labors he says: “Since the introduction of the memorials, and Of the reco!ution ordering this com: roughout the District business has a stand-still, trade nerveless, enterpris- ing Opera'ions suspended. This people could, 0 Tar as they are concerned, with ~ grin to themselves, have made good to both the general and District government the losses that may bave been sustained by reason of inadvertence or m stake rather than undergo the sweati process to which all classes and shades of people have been subjected. I say all classe- of people, but 1 ought, perhaps, to except one. namely, thos who make merchandise of money, and having ready resources, invest profitably in depreciated stocks, and guther income by In- Jecting into a community 4 want of faith in the securities of its government. 1 do not believe, Mr. Chairman and gentle men, that many ef the person who secured the passage of the resolution ordering this investi gation were actuated by any such high and 4ood motives as the counsel upon the other aside ascribe to them. Had this been the first attempt to check pro- gress ard development we might believe it were founded in the purpose of securing better gov ernment. But to those who are familiar with the affairs in the District it wil! occur that from the — of the present government the authorities bave met with ste: and persistent objections trom a we!l-known class of people. ‘As has been st. to you, the very frst a tempt to secure the means to begin the im- provements was, at the request of some of these memorialists, met by injunction from the courts. Overruled there, the question was submitted to the le for a vote. ignomimousiy de- feated by the popular judgment, since then their every attempt has been to harass the gor- ernment and check the efforts of persons en- gaged in the improvement of the city. They caused to be spread throughout the country, through the medium of a venomous, licentious, and libelous press, that the Board of Public Works were corrupt. Even in the communi grave charges affecting the private reputation of these gentlemen have been made, and Con- gress itself challenged to investigate the work- ings of the District government, in order that these gentlemen might have opportunity to make proot of the allegations. They epened their case with the most remarkable reqaest ‘bat was ever presented to any tribunal, ask- ng that they should be permitted to drag into be committee room all the private books and papers of persons who were assumed to have connection with the District government. I submit to this committee that, notwithstand- pg the disclaimer of counsel upon the other -ide that their clients bad no personal or im- proper motive in the conduct of this case, that their whole course of procedure from the com wencement of this case to the filing of the argu- ments on the other side, demonstrate that, while they themselves personally were exempted from uch motive, that back of them was an impell- bg power of Latred and malice. Their whole Te of procedure demonstrates a studied effurt break down the sacred rules of evidence that the common law of the land had built up around every man for bis protection and security. And their efforts are evident to use thie committee as & mere conduit, through which they might asrail the integrity of honest gentiemen and besmirch the reputation of good citizeus. With the exception of the first charge filed by the memorialiste, I taxe it there needs no special answer. Their work is the best anewer in the case made by the complainers. The senior unsel for the memorialists in his argument denies that there was any g nius or originality n the plans of improvement for which the Board of Public Works conid claim any credit, And aseerts that they hat long been projected and, im some measure, initiated in execution betore the present board came into power; and asserts hat it ir very certain that the burden of the enormons taxation which has been accumu. jated within the past two years has seriously impaircd the value of property all over the ci ‘This remarkable statement tinds its amp refutation in the results of the lab of tue board. Until 1570, the capital of the nation was a disgrace to the American people. Svlected as the permanent seat of the Federal Gorerum med in honor of him who was ite tirst Pri dent; received from tre people of the adjoining tate by donation, upon the consideration tha‘ t sLould be cared for bythe country, the Amer- can Congresses that have assembled’ have per- mitted its magnificent promises to be unfulfilled ito broad avenues and beautiful streets to Temain unimproved; its natural sewer-courses to become mere mudboles; and permitted, iv he heart of the city, within a stone's throw of its principal avenue, a cesspool breathing forth disease and death. The citizens of the country visiting the capi- tal found therein no pride and no attraction, while the foreigner wondered that some of the energy of the American character was not 1 age in the furtherance of the grand plan of the city which was conceived by the fathers, and whore beautification and adornment was their hopeful pride. The nation has neglected itsown city. The people of this country were never unwilling to bear a proper share of taxa- ion in order to make the capital worthy the republic. They knew that the strangers who visit our land would draw many of their ideas of the grandeur and stability of the nation from i's capital; that they here weuld receive impressions which are hever for; » and which, abroad, are always powerfui for good. I do not attribute all the blame to the repre- sentatives of the people. Perhaps the first fault lay with our own citizens, for up to the Ume of the organization of the present govern- ment there never seems to have been an honest, preter, united effort to help ourselves. Bat at iength a newera dawned upon the capital. The fossils of the past age were compelied to give way to the ideas of the new era, and men were found whose hands were strong enoagh, whose courage was great enough, whose faith as uubounded enough, to begin the great rk of the restoration of the city to its proper esition and commence the execution of the original plan thet bad lain so long unknown aud unheeded. The Board of Pablic Works assumed control fi June, 1671. Since that time they bave conceived and’ put in operation what Washington bas eo jong needed, and upon which the health of our citizens mainly de- pends—a thorough system of sewerage. ‘The solowing statement from the report of Mr. Cluss will undoubtedly be accepted, even by the memorialists, as a correct exhibit of the work done in this direction:—Slash ran sewer, ten a at outlet, 2,200 lineal feet; B street intercepting sewer, 12 feet at outlet, 5,312 lineal feet; Tiber creek, main stem, 30 feet at ontlet, -,473 Dneal feet; Tiber creek, main stem, 20 feet at outlet, 1,000 lineal feet; Tiber creek, eastern stem, 9 feet diameter, lineal feet; Tider creek, northwestern stem, 9 feet diameter, 5,340 lineal feet; 10 feet diameter, 300 lineal feet; 9 seet 9 inches diameter, 1,200 lineal feet; 6 feet 9 inches diameter, 900 lineal feet. in addition to the above main stems, the fol- lowing secondery brick sewers were latd : Seven feet 6 inches inside diameter, 205 lineal feet; 6 feet 6 inches inside diameter. 985 lineal feet; 6 feet inside Giameter, 3,815 lineal feet; 5 feet 6 inches tn: diameter, 4,730 lineal feet; 5 feet inside diameter, 480 lineal feet; 4 feet inside di ameter, 9,765 lineal feet; 3 feet 4 inches inside diameter, 970 lineal feet; 3 feet inside diameter, 7,159 lineal feet, 2 feet 6 Inches inside diameter, 3,300 lineal feet. a sewers of glazed earthen ware laid during the past season were mostly of 12 and 15 inches diameter of bore. Their nid to date is 317,196 linear feet. Fee amount of six-inch house connections has 2D in which they reside it :—Curbetone sidewalks laid, 200.05; concrete sidewalks in eity, 5.50; gravel cobble pavement, 9.95; dam par 3.89; Maca Belgian and 9.46; pavement, 28.54; 2s: 53.55; total sidewalks, in }, 207.79; total road- way, ip sity, 118.56; total Toadway, in Nor should it be that in the prose. cution of these street improvements the: jing alone wil) amount to more than 3. ¥ 310, bie yards, and that the haul of this excavation will a three } bes ela “3 F Fe, ii z i 14 i Ej Af ET) i FE z ¢ g i the stringency of later montbe, exceeded umber of transactions and ions, by more than 20 per cent. To appreciate these labors and resnits. one soust have seen and known thecity of Washing- on as it was. Tit board has made the decrepit arcass of a dead city to rise as a thing of eauty. They bave put into operation the plans and dreams of its founders. The people have ren, the people have rejoiced, and you cannot, ven were you disposed, bizd the young giant own tothe babits and conditions of the past, or thecity bas felt the impna'ses of life and dvancement;you can no more rehabilitate it in he dust and mire, and prejudices of the past han you can clothe the lusty youth in the rigor t bis manbood with the owsddling clothes of his infant days. The great Richelieu boasted hat he had recreated France; this regime has evivified the capital of your country, and iven to it an impetus and power which will be elt in the generations to come. l+ubmit that the answer to their case lies in ‘he results accomplished by the present govern- ment, and it is not necessary for practical mon *o wade through 2,000 pages of irrelevant testi- mony to ascertain facts when they are pate: to every eye and in view of every observ: The board’ will accept its vindication or con- demnation through ite work. Tis City is their most potential advocate. It will not do, gentlemen of the committee, to call back upon mistakes and inad vertencies that are necessarily incident to the progress of so gteat a work as that which has been accom. plished within this city, and necessarily accom panying the expenditure of so large asum of meney. The Board of Public Works docs not iaim that the work has been done as well as it were possible, or as well as might do it now, in the light of experience; but do claim, tret, that the plan of improvements contem- lated and executed was the best that could be ised for the permanent improvement of the city, and that the money received from the citi- zens and the government has been fairly and honestly expended. This whole inv: on, f the committee please, was predii the fact that the le saapected Board of Public Works and the ofticers of District government were guilty of pecalation and - The newspapers had rang the changes upon it throughout the country. The memorialists had whispered it in the ears of Uongress. It was one of those vague, impal- pable rumors, that floated through the air, u til Congress was asked to put in operation the wachinery that would reach out and gather \bese nebulous assertions and condense them, it porsibie, in the form of an ascertainment of their truth or fslsity. The very tirst ch: made by the memorialists was one asserting ‘bat the District government and the Board of Public Works, in connection with eminent citi- zens of the District, were gutlty of the grave ime of conspiracy, a conspiracy to detraud eir fellow-citizens and the government of the nited States. This was a grave charge to be made, and one which ought to have been geave- y cousidered betore it was submitted to this committee and the country—the charge which. as I said, involved the reputation of gentlemen who bad hitherto passed in thiscommunity as blameless, honorable, and upright men. * * * They have charged it directly; they have charged it by inuendo. Through a perioi vf three months this committee has been elt- ting, reaching out its arms, Briareus-like, to gather in from the four quarters of the globe those who would swear to all they knew, all they heard, and all they ever dreamed of, in order to make good the accusations made against the district government. And yet I submit to you, as fir and candid men, ranning your finger over, page by page and line by line, (hese two thousand pages of printed testimony , whether you can point out one bit of evidence that proves criminality on the partofany mem ber of the Board of Pubic Works. Who are these conspirators? John ©. Evans, Hallet Kilbourn, John L. Kidwell, Moses’ Kelly, Samuel P. Brown, Henry D. Cooke, Lewi Clephane and Lewis F. Filbert have heretofore passed in and out among their fel!ow-citizens unsuspected of any such criminal practices They are men who have lived in this comma aity, established reputations for honor and ia- egrity, and J submit ougtit not to have been ightly assailed, unless the counsel upon the uther side were in porression of proo’s that would rend to establish their charge. = * « I submit to the committee that, in proof ot hat charge, there bas not been submitted one ota of evidence; but you are asked by coanse! to go outside the proven facts; to lend your magination to the assistance of their weak nesses; to imagine crimes where they are not shown, and guilt where it is notevinced. { in- voke for them the same protection that you yourselves would demand, namely, a clear, vigorous denunciation of the charge made by ibe memorialists. The refusal of Mr. Kilbourn to answer cer- tain questions propounded to him by the com- wittee is construed as an acknowledgment of the guilt ot his cestwi que trust. So tar as the uistriet government was concerned, we had not he slightest objection to bis responding to the inquiry propounded, because we knew that ia no event could it effect ug. Why thie commit- tee did not compel him is not in my prov- ince to know, but I may fairly assume that you tid not compel him to answer for two reasons First, that the committee iteelf believed it had no right to cempel him to answer the question,or Clee that it was not & pertinent question toach- ing the Issuee before the comimittee. If it was not @ proper question, then Mr. Kilbourn was en. rirely justified in refusing to answer, and if the committee bad no right to put the juestion, he was equally correct in refusing to answer. do not understand why the witness did decline to anewer, since I can see no reason why he hou!d not discigse his cestui que trust, but I do Po! protest that when a witness honestly believes himself protected by the principles of the Be, ali that hie refusal to answer the ques' not be construcd as evidence against uninterested im that answer; nor am pared to say that, paced in the same situ: a8 the witnese,! Would disclose. Certainly I should hesitate very much in developing, even before an investigating committee, my private affairs, unless they could show a connection with the matters to be inv . Mr. Kil sourn’s business capacity and business standing are too well known in this community to need a vindication from the unfairapd unjust instaua. tions of counsel from the other side. Mr. Kil vourn never pretended to torget; he simply de- clined to gratily the morbid propensities of gen- "lemen to pry into the private affairs ot others There was another case of refusal to answer, sbout which the learned counsel remained strangely silent—that of their friend and inti- wate asvociate and confidential adviser, Gib- -on, who was called, strange spectacie, to re- tute the testimony of a gentleman, An. while here the question was put to him touching the ources of !nformation upon which he bad based arges involving the integrity of members of Congress and the futegrity ef members of the Jistrict goverument. Next to th gbt of the former engineer of was the white-faced, ashen hued counte. ance of the professional libeler, caught in ‘he toils and heid up to the execration of all bonorable men. Now, here wass case clearly within the province of the committee, where a ad charged associates wan upon bis own responsibility bi tirectly that one of your honorable course commumty knew, of course the wit- ness knew that when ne made the assertion be preg lel dpa i nh ‘ people cana tee our 2 descend. ‘For the profound- 88 ih cH 5 : i ‘th the | for & moment that any member of yore ommittes believed the man when he testified. Certainly, bere F 5 § i i i 2 g investigation, in favor, an ath of peters Longbt. perhaps, to se ; Mr. Shepher oncuct in connection with the administration f his office as vice president of the Board of Public Works, and insert here the letters which are in evicence, written by himseit, upon bis spr intent to office, disconnecting bimeeit with companies that might possibly obtain con- Tacts onder the new government. He not only kept himsel free from fraud, but he permi ted it mot even to touch the hem of his gi ment. I cannot leave this onse without « tribute to the honesty, fidelity, integrity, apd energy of the bead ot this over went, whose intimacy aud friendship 1 enjoyed, and for whom personally as proferetonatiy I hold the highest Gentlemen of the committee, however much °* may be denied, one of the objects of the inst re of this investigation was the destruction the character and reputation of Alexander Shepherd. There are some men in this com. munity, as I doubt not there ar wherein you severally reside, whose chief am- bition in lite seems the rather to pall down than to build up. They bad lived here for years, and seen the trade and business of the city grow stagnant for the want of energy and plu They sat in the capital, like money-changers in the temple, until ibisera of pride, Qllnese and genius was about to make the cur! the piace of industry, and not of interest—banking ‘8 fountain of good to all, and not a reservoir for self. Young men came from their busines: yo. cations to push the plow, which hitherto had remained fixed im the furrow under the velvet hand of wealth. Some grew sour because others were domg what they ought to have done. Some grew jealous &@ mechanic had brains; and some mere avaricious saw the interest decreasing, the profit bie trade in the city certificates going, and a fair pros bew-created sentiment herd. Of course men * men are hated. Of course men jecred at bim; the world progressed through the jeering mob. Of course some drew back from him; timidity covid not understand his courage: but back of him, fortunately for himself and fortunately | for the city, were ready hands aud willing hearts to prese the great enterprise to succes: Much has been done, but much yet is to be done. We cannot undo the past. “ Let us in- vestigate,” cries the enemy, and, through the thumb-screws of an’ Ame investigating committee, and the raci prying, spiteful eyes,’ perbaps permirch bim whom we hate. Wh: men, they did not know him. of the great war so 1 this men, that of all erations in the world to move him money would be the last. ‘To this people the result of the District invest! g&tion, so far as it concerns him, is @ matter of pride. " He had long béen seated'in their aftec tions, but the ordeal through which he ba. a9 triumphantly passed lodges bim permanent} in their judgments. And when, in the coming years, theee memorialists and the spitefal hate Of this day shall have passed away, when the feet of the crowding generations shall have beaten their little graves back to the level of their mother earth, men shall gather aroand this man’s tomb, }ying in the heart of the city in which he took so much pride, amid the beauty be did so much to create, and wonder- ingty trace out the inscription, Si mo growth I bave faith. and be- lieve the people of America take int ‘sauty. I know they would rejoice if the cap- tai of the representative free governmeut of he world should be the type of our liberty, of our freedom, ard of our free impulses. ' It rhould be an epitome of the grandenr and veauty of our government. Here institutions { learning should be fostered; here the com- mon-school system made perfect; here streets and arenuce besutified; here reservations held sacred to the heaith of the citizen and so- I have faith to believe that there is awaken- ing throughout the land a healthful feeting toward the hitherto negiected city. I have faith to believe that, despite the eforts of these men, the future of Washington is assured, and that Congress, coming coo!ly and deliberately to view its obligations, will meet them in the same epirit which they were contracted. I desire to thank the commiteee for their unifo: kindness and consi FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Morpay, June 1. SUNATE.—Mr. Pratt presented a memoriai from citizens of the District of Volumbia, ask- ing the repeal of certain acts relating to the District. Keferred to Joint Committee of in. vestigation. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) from Commixtee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported the bill for constriction of a bridge over the Anacost: near the present Navy Yard Passed. Mr. Windom, frem Select ittee on Trans tion, reported bill for the creation of @ burean of internal commerce, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Mr. Morritl (Vt.) calted up bill to provide for the completion and |ocation of the naval mont ment. Passed. (It appropriates €25,0%) to com- plete and locate the m: ment m some public reservation in Washi J The Chair appointed as the committee of con- fereuce on the part of the Senate, on the dis. agreeing votes of the two Houses in reference to the enrollment of the bilix to codify the laws of the United States, the laws relating to the District of Columbia. and the patent laws, Mesers. Clayton, Conkling, and — ‘The Chair appointed as the committee of con- ference on the part ef the Senate on the legis- lative appropriation bill, Messrs. Mowriil (Me.), Sargeng and Davis. Mr. Morrill (Me,) called up the West Point appropriation bill, and it was passed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Un. der the régular Monday morning call for bills and resolutions, for reference only, the following, among others, were introduced and referred to appropriate committees : By Mr. Lawrence (Ohbio)—Bill concerning the District of Columbia and to provide for the future ment of the same. proposing an amendment providing that Senators sha be chosen by the le. PePhere were also a number of bills of a private nature and of little interest which were intro- duced avd referred uuder the call, at the eon- which Ci ‘Dawes. (aia “called attention t the ir. » ‘act that the and Means