Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. j | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cor. Lith St. THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANT, 6. H. RATPPMANN , Pres't. THE EVENING STAR ‘s served by carriers to tele subscribers at TEN Cents PER WEES. 2, CATT-FotR CENTS PER Moxr = at the ceuntr Two Cents each. By mail—three months, 01.50, six months, $5.00, one year, 35, THE WEEKLY STAR—Pablished Friday—@i 0 year. Tnvariably in adva: in both cases, And uo paper seut longer than paid £ BP Bates of advert'sing faruished on application, i DRY GOODS. Caran SEES. 2 RES SES, * Che V2, 44—N-2. 6,674. d WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1874. uening Star. TWO CENTS. - AMUSEMENTS. “EA Gh BuAND BLACK PURE MOMATE. | BUFF LO” DRAND JET BLACK ALPAvAS. | ‘oMIQUE-SUMMER SHEATER. AUGUST 10—Every Nicht, and Wednesday and Saturday Matinees. cited a full sappts of all sof the | _ Pro¢uction for the firet we in Waehing'on of the “PU he MOMALE: PAUAS, | miacte tu seta. entitied the FLOAT E'S the special attention of our | L On, TH WRECKERS FAT bile kag: ment'of the celebraed Ssag aud Dance JOSEP 4 J. MAY TUBNKE BROTH RES. a8 act 939 P syivents avenoe. raha Rodi n Fam! ce cee aoa okie tiv, Lo ord an WF 408 Sow ASTOR Hing GURSELVES | a Ar THe BXSREMELY LOW PhICE | WE ABE SEs. INGOUB | OL2 No. jon EB DRY GOODS | 7aeS,. ae tH Br. very wide fisw BLACK ALPACA only | MARKRITER Bo, 439 Tth strost, between D and B streots, sight fo Satin Strips VICTORIA doors auove Odd Feltows? Hall, A: CARTERS Cncice Ol) Paintings, Engravings, Chromes, £0, Store, TOT Market Seace. Also, lavgeat stock’ Paper Hangings, Wisiow excel UEAGHED | Skedos, Pictures, Frames, Pictare Oorda and Tax. ly Voy ere gto CALICO wis, rma yore -» fu the District. 3 000 yards BEAUTIFUL CAMBRIO CALIC ReTonus Cass. a ee ~ 12 | #7 Please remoniter Name snd Number. jel-15" _b0.cizen pair SPLENDID STOCKINGS only NEW AND SEOOND HAND. rr I ONE PRICE ONLY. unre anne New Olothing sold at very ceaso.able prices Se LACK FILES ted stock of second hand Cle bry nea cant AP DRY GOODS WPECIAL SALE OF DRY GOuDs. : TO KREALIZ#& THE CASH the sale of our sarplue stock of WINTER DREtS GOODS, bax ing marked down the prices at least 40 per cent. HEAVY CLOTHS 45D CASDIMEBES marked down fully 30 per cont GREAT SACKIFICE! BOGAN & WYLIE, 101 and 1020 7th strest north ____ EDUCATIONAL. M288 C44 KISS SCHOOL will reepen MUSDAY, September 7th, At Witbail Hall, corner of Sd and B streets. south- fant Residence, 103 O street sonhenst. a 3, TILTON FCHOOL Fum Bors AND GI M N ESEATON MANSION.” 31-tr Tor B strece. opposite ‘Office Department ¢ 5 SEPT! B 7. 1574. ATON ‘i a of imp cally tested, rer d= Himbie the progress ment the p i ‘on of tte P ized as the her vot at advautags tendance at the schoo! to farnish particulars and solicit fers, by Richard Wallac Martagh, Bepo! .to Bev. Dr. John O. Smith, ir. J. W. Nairn; Moases ivan; John W. Magill, of son & Oo.; . B. Webb, Joha Carrol! Brent, John BE. Norris, MW. Galt & Bro. Thos, © Connolly, Jos T. K. Plant, J. Goldeborough a many others augl3-2awim r ISSES OSBCRNE'S aG EDING and DAY SCHOUL will a Bt 945 M street, corner of Wth, September 7, 1874, Superior advantages. Northern Teach=rs. ‘Mod © erm _ augi2 Sn” R* HLAND BOABDING AND DAY BOHOOL FOR Boys, 149 Lanvale Stret.mear Park Acenus, Batt wore, Mp, WH. D. MABTIN, A. M , Priacipatl ghth Annual Scesion commence: S-ptembor D and experienced Toach- attous unsurpassed, a eg angl2-Im .ECT MALE ACADEMY. ‘ormer of Dunbarton and Montgom ™. D.O Guorsert Gratefol for the enc Focm Circulars found at the Book Stores, or st m7 resi- Cerc-, adjotning the school room. tm CHABLES H. NOURSE. WOOD INSTITUTES, MD. SUPERIOR ADVANTAGES. ection, ite perfect discipline, aud home com BF For Cizeulers, adres Proe_b.@ MATHEWS. A.M, Tm Glenwood, Howaril ¢ % ;REEHOLD INSTITUTE, F Farsnotn, Rew Jenszy, CHAMBERS, Pr TRGTST 4, LAW DEPAETMENT, LL D., Prof. Com. and a Bist. Law: 3, 1 ext book: ‘ by Moect-Court exercises. For cat ap? O_Uuiversity of Virginia) to WM. WERTEN- ¥ Faculty. aucs-wis 6w OCR VILLE ACADEMY, Monisomery Coun'y, Md. ence On B anvual session wil! cc AY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1 aim'ef the Acadsay is to prepa: o e-ter Intelligcatly upon the actiy fe, CF to enter the bigbor college classes 4A limited number of boarding is commodsted im the family of board, tn aad near Book i 5 t 1 whom the teachers will exercise a care- ry niet town, the county ser ¥ county, in @ heathy ci politan branch of th ratirosd situated about 15 miles ™ asible by several daily trains rms cf tuition and boar, apply to the Pria- Bock: ile. LB. ALLEN, AM. Principal ané-Im WASHINGTON CATLETT, Asst. MA#teasp AGEIOULTUBAL COLLEGE ‘The next sessico w ili commence on Loen BErtEM- =x For cipal, at s In addy iefonces per taimiva t is tangh Tw ton Catalogues may be had at William Ballantyne Bookstore, 425 7th street For further information apply to GEN. SAM’L JONES, President, ¢ Station, Pr. Goo Co, Md. D opens her Brevch, Engl: ng and Dar School f lept. 17. Superior ad sustained instirations in the State stdress Bev. JOHN H. BLARELE 3313-3 y;™= COLUMBE NG, Lu. D., Presideat, etc. YOUNG LAD: ore Gon Wa. _J38 cotoe © ALSW ick seminar areas B.A. warih iy Contee's PG Prince BANKERS. L'¥!%¢sTo: & COMPANY'S BANK, 10 Pine Street, New York. EGOTIATED. e25-tr B4e#sitne BuUSE oF att saving = ev., LVASIA AVEN Orrostrs Wittazp’s - WASEHINGTO! ~ an RIC. gay Gunensas streets, (Federal Buran Joun Eira, Preot (acb-is}0. &. Paawree, Coss mn ‘7 NE ce. aoe BUY and & GOLD, VEENM EN: Bonvs SEL! é @o z J tcers? ny sescunts cashed in advance. A®tMLLESY WHEELS AND AXELS, of the above 8 mn Hae cheap. engi-cctw er Market, of < iP; at JUSTH’S. 619 D street, between 6ch and 7ch N Branch store 73% High st., Georgetown, j EXCURSIONS, &e. \ikST GRAND PIO-NiC WAVERLY MASON ERADERS, AtGREESSPHISGSSOHUBTZEN PARK MONDAY, Aucist Wik, We pOgemittee—J. G- Kilian, J, ." Bhrmanntrau Be 7 ern or s Kkots, aimitting @ gontleman and la jes, fifty NOX's EXPRE: HAS THE BEST FACILITIES FOR FICNICS AND UKSION PARTIES IN THE CITY, Office, 603 Pennsylvani: enue. iy?-2m* GEO. KNOX, Proprietor. ICHIO PARTIES OR FAMILIES Who wish to spend the day in the country CAN BIGB A FIRST-CLASS COALH By applying at 241% Pennsylvania ayenne. j11-1m GECSGIANA EXCURSIONS For LEONARDTOWN, PINEY POINT, SHALLS AND POINT LOOKOUT. paler the JATUBDA MAB- These Excursions, #0 will be, resamed oa “The splendid st Georgi © spleny eamer ‘zison: will leave the 7th street wharf at 6 p.m. EVERY SATURDAY during the season, and retarning leave .m. Sunday, arriving at Wash- ington at 6a. m. Mouday, wae Hoom tickets for sale at office of W. 0. V. twosessons, ~& G B. Kajiread, No. 603 Pennsylvania ave. Round Trip Tickets, $2.60 For sale only at the E. NIGHTENGALE, Agent, Tth street Wharf. ‘P BE STEAMER COLUMBIA LEAVES COMMERCE STREET WHARE, OBE, ‘OR "ON, BALTIM E. Fu. WASHINGT" VERY SATURDAY AT 4 PM, ARKIV- HEnKR ATS is - rT of these trips aff. enjoy a sail on the stateroom, » &o.—first- class. B stercoms may be engaged in edveace by applicatt « to the agents. eateamer cen har- tered for excursions from this city »n Mondays and Tue ca week at reasonable rates. SHENSON 8 BROTH Fe CHARTER, ‘The elegant and commodions Iron Steamer PILOT BOY. Apply to WS. H. BYLES, Agent, apis-teck 6th Strect Weart. hie STEAM YACHT WANDEBEB can ve chartered by smal! ties for Bxcar- sions to CHAIN BBIDGE, or other poiut Bee settle svenu 166 3x onthe Potomac, Appiy at 949 Massschu SUMMER RESORTS. S CRF BATHING, FOINT LOOKOUT HOTEL, MD, Is well known he te B ‘suty and asa Bathing ssersing allt Bat! without den- us test A beaith will tind it bem Agent - 4 to Virit this point. Tuble well supp.ied. 92 &..... DOF day, $2 per day by the woek, 8150 per day y the month, D. P. MORGAN, Baltimore, Manager. rietors, ss J.B. MILBURN & BRO., Pro 1-2 nt Lockout, 8t ti Counts BD in @ iarge and Brick House, oxe mile from Winches- tor. Va.. on the Strasburg pike, can be obtained at reesonab'e rates by aidressing Mr. (SAAC) BOLLINGSWUBTH, Wiscnoe-cr, Virginia, Fino Peach, Apple and Pear Orchards hed’ to the premites, with Large grounds and 5 angi 2" DANS JOR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, STEPHENCON’S DEPOT P. V., Buronsice County, Va. * for distribution’ " " _g. 0. JoBbaN. Pam aur MERCHANT TAILORS. ;* B. SMITH. . MEKCHANT TAILOR, 2S ¥ Staser, Orrosits Patent Orrics. arii-ly Washington. D. 0 y 3. ER. = : IKRCHANT TAILOR, ‘. liten Hotel, (late Brown'y,) aero ged Peas! Wasbiagton yily IMPORTANT WOTICE! 3 OWING TO THE AUVANCED SEASON, AND HAVING A MUCH LARGER STOCK OF Nen’s, Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing THAN USUAL, 1 HAVE DETERMINSD TO FOKCE SALES BY M&KING THE FOLLOWING IMMENSE BEDUCTION IN PRICES: All Woo! Chevict Suits, from....... All Wool Cassimere Butta, from......... Busscls Casstmere Buits, from......... Biverside Suite, trom..........0.. ABN IMMEDIATE OALL SOLICITED AT 1011......PENNSYLVABIA AVENUS.......1011 Poo 4. STRAUS. ne seat 2 ssenue nia EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossiv. INTERNAL Revance—The receipts trom this source to-day were $221,346.59, ‘Tex RECKIPTS ot currency to-day received in exchange fur legal tenders foot up $290,000. Any CasvALties.—Lient. Colonel Joseph A. Haskins, U. 8, army, (retired,) died August Sd, at Oswego, N. Y. Leave OF AnsENce for ten days has boen granted Capt. Geo.H. Weeks, Assistant Quar- termaster, Baltimore, Md. Iv 18 EXPECTED that several important changes fn the special agency service of the ‘Treasury department wil! be made to-morrow. PRESIDENT Grant has written a letter to the Lincoin Monvment Association at Spring- field, Ill., declining their invitation to deliver an oration at the dedication of the monument. He adds that bis official duties are such that he cannot promise to be present on the occasion, though he hopes to be able to get there. Mr. Lontn Biovoer, United States general appraiser for the port of Philadelphia, in addi- tion to the duties of the above mentioned office, has been assigned to the charge of the customs bureau of the Treasury department, and this morning took charge of the same. H. B..lames, tormer chief of the bureau, will be retained as principal clerk. WASEHINGTONIANS An&0AD.—The following Washingtonians were registered at Paris, Jaly 25: Jobn W. Boteler, C. Buckland, Mrs. M. M. Carter, Chas. H. Fowler, T. Galligan, M. W. Galt, and W. C. H. Hill, London, July : ward Farquhar, Miss E. Farquhar, and Farquhar. Geneva, July 21—Mr. Carlisle, Jobu Frankhn. Heidelberg, July 22 Selbauren. CAprTs at the military academy have been appointed by President Grant as follows: Jas. Walter Edwarde, of Mount Sterling, Iil., on the recommendation of Hon. R. M. Knapp, of the 1th district; Jas. F. Bell, of Shelbyville, Ky., op the recommendation of Hon. Jas. Beck, of the 7th district; ana Geo. H. Schlepergrell, ot Charleston, 8. m the recommendation of A. J. Ransier, of the 24 district. CHANGE OF STATIONS or AnMy OPricers.— First Lieut. W. A. Thompson and Lewis War- rington, and Second Lieut. Wentz ©. Miller, have been detached from the recruiting ser- vice and ordered to their regiments. Capt. A. H. Burnham, of the engineer corps, has been ordered to report by letter to Major Gen. W. 5S. Hancock, president of the retiring board in New York city. THe Motery Act.—The Treasury depart- ment to-day sent a circular letter to ali custom- house officers, asking for information concern- ing the practical operations of the moiety law, and especially as regards the provision that all goods of less than $100 in value shall be entered without a foreign invoice. This is preparator to a general circular on this subject, which will soon be issued. Economy 16 THE AuMy.—General orders No. 103, from the War department, say that “the limited appropriations available for the supply of small arm ammunition, renders it imypera tively necessary that the utmost economy, con- sistent with the interests of the service be pra s- ticed in its expenditare.” [ustructions are therefore published for the information and guidance of ail concerned, sowing how expen- ditnres in this direction must be curtailed. KUKLUX OUTRAGES In 2x A8.—Raports have been rent tothe Bureau ot Justice from Seguin, Texas, containing accounts of aggravated ku- klux crimes in that vicinity. Two parties were captured in the dead of night by masked me: aud severely maltreated, one of them forced to submit to 100 lashes with a black whip, while an attempt was made to hang the other, but the cries of the intended victir s brovght assistance, and the masked ruftians gave up their design. Two or three families have been compelied to leave the vicinity. Ex-Capet SMITH AND THE Board or Vis- 1ToRs.—The recent attacks of the colored ex- Cadet Smith upon the Board of Visitors at West Point have attracted the attention of the ofti cers of the War department. ‘They say that the Secretary of War was extremely liberal in bis interpretation of the regulations on behalf of Cadet Smith, and that he did for him what had never been done for a white boy in like circum: ‘The officers also say that Smith was ly incompetent, that he had a fair i that the Congressional Board of Visitors unanimously testified to his iacain- petency.— Wash. Cor. N. ¥. Times. NAVAL ORDERS.—Master Wm. H_ Beehter, ordered to the recelving ship New Hampsh Carpenter Gould Norturup, to daty in the con- struction department at the navy yard, Boston, Mase; Commander It L. Phythian, tached from the navy yard, Boston, and or- dered to confer with thé chairman of the exc tive committee of nautical school, New York tor duty; Lieutenant Commander Etbert S. Baker, from the Intrepid, and ordered to the naval scademy Lith September next; Surgeon H. M. Wells, from the Canandaigua on the ith instant, and placed on sick ieave; Acting As- sistant Surgeon «J. J. Page, from the navy yard, Wasbivgton, and ordered for daty in charge of medical stores on the Asiatic st ition, per steamer of Sth September next trom Saa Prancisco. PERSONAL. — Baron Lederer, late Anstrian minister to this government, sailed for Earoye on Tuesday. ---*The engagement of Lt. Fred. Grant to Mise Honore, of Chicago, is announced by one of the papers of that city, and October is e time tamed tor the wedding. Miss Honore is the sister of Mrz. Potter Palmer, who, it will be remembered, was one of the guests at Miss Nellie Grant’s wedding, and is, tarthermora, one of the leading young ladies of Chicago society. *---The re-election of Hon. Hamiiton Fish, jr., who served so acceptably in ths New York Assembly of last winter as member from Putman county is pronounced certain by the papers in hia district. ----Ex-Gov. aud Mrs. Shepherd leit for Long Branch last evening, to be gone several days. --*-George Alfred seems to have reached the point of confidential cor- respondent in the Tilton-Beecher mesa,—so far, at least, as Tilton avd his counsel are con. cerned. H. H. Clapp and family left for Cobb's Island to-day. **--Postmaster Gensra! Jewell is expected here on the i7th. ----Secre- tary Belknap left New York city yesterday afternoon for New London, Conn., where his family are residing. ---"Senator Wadieigh, of New Hampshire, who left Washington in’ ver: health last Spring, has entirely recover: rength, having gained 23 pounds within the last few months. dmund Young, Ohief of the Bureau of Statistics, has returned from Canada, where be bas been on a special mission to make better arrangements for the interchange of statistics. His mission was suc- cessful. State Laws [NOPERATIVE IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.—Ap opinion of the acting Attor- ney General of the United States is published for the information of all cencerned, from b soe Aad make bag Py parotaowe J eee 7 ing. question is proposed by Henry W. Scott, «1 itracter,” in bis letter, dated Jul; 16, 1814, addressed to the Quartermaster Gens- —that ‘tates has no claim to it. By the constitution as power to exeréise ‘‘exclasive legis cases whatsoever” over all places hased by the consent of the legislature of ‘any state ‘for the erection of forts, opened =, Sap at pe og other needfal baild- ings. io time land for of th PosTaL ArroinTMENTS.—E. D. H. De Lash- mutt, of Buckeystown, Md., is appotnted rail- Toad postoffice clerk on the route (Baltimore and Ohio railroad) from Washington to Grafton, Va. Chas. S. Goff, of Marylant. is promoted on the same line from clerk to head clerk. THE ANNUAL REPORT of the Department of Agriculture will probably not be publishet vntil atter the meeting of Congress. The ap- propriation for printing this report, contrary to precedent, is to be disbursed sabject to the order of the commissioner, and not of the con- aressional printer, as heretofore. The latter refuses to print it urles§*he approp-iation ts placed to his credit, which Commissivaer Watts refuses to do. TRAVELING Expenses OF OFPicens.—The Secretary of the Treasury bas issued @ circalar explaining the provisions of an act of Congress relative to traveling expenses. It sets turtu that the following allowances to officers trave!- ders of the department, will be aliowed :—Ist. Actual railroad or steamboat fare and transportation to and from hotels; 21. Sleeping-car fare for one double berth, or cu: tomary state-room accommodation in a st boat, one seat in @ parlor car, and lodgings and actual board in hotels at @ rate not greater than five dellars per day. «+ THE CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE DistricT.—The following is an accurate statement of the amount of money drawn from the Treasury by the Commissioners of the Dis- trict :—July 10, 4 5 aly1 58.2. J + $235,913.96; July 17, $91.76. “Lotal, 44, all on account of interest. The fol- lowing smounts have been drawn on account of salari Tuly 25, $100,000; July 28, $118,000: July 29, $100,000; August 4, £298,000. Total; 2616,000. The total amount drawn on accoun!, of salarSes and interest foots up $1,059,138.4, leaving remaining out of the congressional ap- Propriation to their credit , $210,861.56. IT SHOULD BE STATED in connection with the fact that the Philadelphia and Baltimore Cen- tral railroad has demanded increased compen- sation for carrying the mails, that that road is under the contro! of President Hinckley, of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail- road company, whu was recently worsted in a contest with the Post Office department rela- tive to the compensation for postal car service. It seems that in 1372 the department to make a contract with this company for four years at the rate of $75 per mile. This con- tract was sent to the company, but was never executed. By the law of 1573, providing for & readjustment of rates, the compensation of the Toad was materially reduced, and after allow- ing the matter to rest two veara, they now come forward, and for the first time claim that they must be paid under the contract which they never executed. The Tarf, Utica Races—The attendance at the Utica Park races yesterday was much larger than on Vuesday. The weather was warm and pleas- aut, and the track in fine condition. Three heats were trotted in 2:45, and one other was declared yoid under rule 25 ot the national as- sociation. After the first heat Abner Kush. of Sharon, Pa.,owner of Magnolia, the favorite, wastaken from his sulky, and another driver substituted, for an alieged attempt to throw the race. Atthe end of the third heat the race was postponed until Thureday on account of darkness. Magvolia 1,2,1; Wellsly Boy 2. 2; Major Root 4, 1, 4; Rosa Soubury 3, 4. 3; V upteer Maid 7, 5,5; J.J. Stephens 5, 6, drawn; Filbert 6, distanced. In the race for the 2:2 clase, Fleety God Dust 8, 1, 1,1; Music 1, 2, 3 ; Spotted Colt 2, 4,5, 5; Stewart Maloney 6 Lady Byro: 4; George H. Mitcteli 6. 6; Everett Kay 5, 3,8, drawn; Smuggler drawn; Hemperian 9; drawn. Ti 4, 222%, 2227. C 2:38 and will be trotted to-morrow, with eighteen en- tries and five starters. Rochester Races.—It is estimated that 20,000 people witnessed the races. The first race for horses of the 2:45 class was left unfin d. Condit Smith won the fiist beat in Un- known won the next two heats in and 2:34. 4 protest was entered against Uuknown be- eause of his previous record and suppression of the former name. The owner said he was pre- pared with affidavits, The judges will decide the matter to-night. The free-for-all race was hext called. i¢ was announced that Goldsmith Meid would be driven to win the additional 31,000 offered by beating her record of 2:15), made at Butfalo. She was sent inthe second heat and trotfed the mile in 2:14. This extra- Performance was received with the wildest eptbusiasm. ‘The purse was $5,000, free to all; $2,500 to the first hot 500 to the Y 1,000 to the third. I Dobte’s (Pt dsmith i, 1; 19%. § heat, 33 Ks 140%, 2:1). Third heat, 34, 12083, 1:44, 2199, One heat ot the 220 race’ was wou ‘by Cosette, enching shower caused a postpone the races foraday. The time of at Kochester, 2:169,, stated to be thé fastest hird best ever trotted, is incorrect. Gold- smith Maid recently Saginaw, Micu., qotted a third heat in TLTON’s House. orge Alfred Townsend, who recently spent a day and night with Theo. tore Tilton, at bis residence in Brookiyn, gives he following sketch of its artistic cibellish- ments “Having passed the night at Tilton’s housa, I trore at 5 o'clock to write, and, as I passed down he stairs and through the house, I was struck with the resemblance of the place in protasion f engravings to the resiaence of the late Charles Sumner. Yet one thing strangely af- fected me. Abont a dozen of the engravings were priests. The priest was the monarch of the dwelling. In oueroom there was Schetter's pleture of a devil insidioualy bidding a white. robed Christ throw himself down from the beigbt. At hand was Adiru au Monde, a young priest led to the cloister, gazing for the last time at the | es are of his love. Tight opposite this was a kneeling nun, by Gerard. Just in view was Page’s portrait of Mrs. Tilten, a round headed, dark-curled little woman, a sort of Little Dorrit. Over the mantel was Shakspeare. Next to it a fine portrait of Wen- dell Phillips. A Paul De La Roche artist's proof quite reached across the dining-room. The Grave-Digger and Hamlet looking down on Opbelia’s coffin wasin a corner with Titian’s Ducbese of Modena. Tht Madonna de la Sisto was over Mr. Tilton’s desk. Kaulbauch’s Venus, listening amorously to Learning crowned with laurel, was on the floor. On one of the parlor mantels were Ruben’s Descent from the Crosa, Fitian’s Christ Tempted with Ciesar’s Com, and David's Napoleon in the Imperial Robes. Over the piano were Page's curious oil-painting of Christ, and engravings of John Milton and Sir Philip Sidne: Over the daughter Florence's beautiful carved writing-case was her father’s on! portrait. Over Mrs. Tiiton’s household or- gap, which ehe p eetly, was a large crayon of Horace Greeley. Over the book-case was what I took to be another priest watching, in a dark archway, two figures Raine in a sun- lighted court. I never saw so many pictares —— of the matter so lately enacted in this couse. ConGREssionaL NoMInations,—Hon. Wm. Walton Pheips, of the Sth New Jersey district, was renominated yesterday at Paterson. Hon. James H. Blount, of the Macon (Ga.) district, has been revominated by the democrats by ac- clamation. In the republican convention of the lst district of Vermont, at Middleburg, Col. C. H. Joyce, of Rutland, was nomin’ tor Congress by acclamation in place of ©. W. Willard. The republican convention of the 2d inated LP Poland bye good maori: Seo . P. Poland by a mm 5 “ht of the 148 delegates bolted tor eared cC. nison, of Royalton. Hon. W. G. Pur- renominated for Con- nomination. and one white man, an ex-fede , are the convention. — . Conventions YusTerpay.—The New York temperance men held @ co: at Sarato- ee : ee Sao tenbie ees eras, Spon this fallas party and with ae open ticket. The im Indiana a feeble convention ‘and filled tbe vacancies in their wate exet. "The Fecw. arrieburg, yesterday adopted s favor- ing pre! of the liquor r The follow- governor, Benjamin Rush Bradford, |, of Beaver Calvin Parsons, of Luzerne cou: Sirf sie Wank catenioer aa Eppotated, with Jae Biase, ool ef Eee THE DISTRICT CONTRACTS. @fiicial Report of Lieatemant Hoxte. Mr. Adolf Class publishes a letter in reply to & paragraph in Tus STaRof thg 10t iast., in relation to the report of Lieut. Hoxie on con- tracts for street work. A clear statement of the case requires the entire report, and as this may be of some interest to the public as outlining the action to be taken upon the various con- tracts, we print it below. Had Mr. Cluss,during the entire period in which be was the Chief pope’ of the Board of Public Works, given to this and kindred sub- oy the careful investigation which he, (Lieut. >) has had to condense ivto a few days, he, (Class,) would be more familiar with their de tails, and would not, petheps, occupy the anom- — position of a fault-finder upon his ow work. Engineer's Office, Distric Washixaton, < To the Hon. the Commissioners of the District of Columtia GuNTLENEN:—I bave the honor to submit the following special report in regard to contract No. 694, dated May 22d, 1575, with John 0. Evans, for setting curbs, laying Belgian trap- rock pavement, flag fuotways and parking B street northwest, between 12th and 17th streets borthwest; brick foot pavements 12 feet wide on B street northwest, between 12th and 15th streets northwest; setting curbs, laying Belgian trap pavement, flag footways, and Lege 9 on 12th street west, between B street north B street south; setting curbs, laying Belgiau trap-rock pavement, fag footways, and fenipee | on 1th sroct went, between B street north = B most south; laying flag footways aud parking on 7 street weet, between B etteet north andB street south. /°rices.—Setting carbs, board rates; Bel- ian trap-rock pavement, per square yard, 3 50; flag footways, including stock, laying, cement, grading, necessary trimming and sod- ding, per equare foot, 54 cents; brick paving, doara rates; to be completed as rapidly as pos- le. The contract is properly si; and bonded. Bonds in the sum of $20,000 for the proper exe- cution of the work, and for keeping the same in repair for one year. Of this contract the work bas been completed on 7th street west, from B street north to B street south, across mall: 12th street west, from B street north to B street south, across mall; 14th street west, from B street north to B street south, across mal}; and on B street north, between 12th and Ith streets west, (the limits of the contract.) The fo! ing work has been done, viz 05 2-9 ow rds ; 1,850 yards feet 9inches 7 inches curb- 06: total, $94,545 14. amounts remaining to be done to complete the entire contract, viz : 4,571 1-9 yards Belgian pavement, at $3.50— curbing, at $1.42—S5,591 ing (circular), at ¢2 And the following are t! $16,995.89; 27,062 feet flagging, $23,206.08; none brick pavement, 433 feet 3inches curbing, at feet curbing (circular), at #2.50- #40.917.68. The parking required by the contract is to be done by the contractor without pay, the same being included in the price of flagging. The materials are on hand, and the completion of this improvement is very desirable. The flag- ing on the south side of the street is finished between 1th street and Executive avenue, and its completion may be deferred. It was the intention to fill the old Washington capal entirely between 3d and 17th streets west, but between Executive avenue and 17th street northwest the entire width was not fliled, and the remnant of the old canal is quite extensive- ly used by sand boats, which unload on the side- walk, ‘and in many cases on the carriageway of thestreet. If itshould be the intention not to close the canal for the present and to allow. this use of the sidewalk and carriageway, the flag- ging of that section might be omitted, and that om the north side(along White lot) only iaid. ‘This contract requires that on all the streets the parking sball be done without extra com- pensation from the curb to the inner line of the tagging, and trom the outer line of the flagging to the building line. Upon the incomplete por- tions of the work this requires for every syuare foot of flagging about | of a square yard of parking, worth, at board rates, 5) cents per tquare yard. Deducting this from the price for flagging, and deducting further 2 per cent. tor the cousideration that the payment is to be made in $65 bonds, leaves the actual cost of this flagging 41 cents per square foot. It is trae that some of this parking will be inciaded with. in the United States reservations, and some of it should not be put down at present; but for all of this deduction should be mate trom amount paid the contractor upon fieal measure- ment. That is to say, the total amocnt of park- ing required by the terms of his coatract should be measured up, aud a deduction made for the amount not done by him, eximating the same at board rates, viz: 50 cente yer square yard The following is a «letailed estimate: Contract No. (34. — at red al juired along flagging required hue and 17th screct, Parking required along parking required aiong f 31.009; parking required above, 77x13, 102.778—115,891; equaling 18 yards Costof parking, 18 432 at 50 cents, $9,215 93; which, divided on 2,00 square feet of flageing, would amount to “3 cial toot of flagging. If the required on the south side ot the street, viz: 154 feet, should not be consid- ered as required, and only the amount between the curb and the new i«nee, then the total of parking required would be but 7,524 2-9 yards, costing $3,762.11, and this divided on the tlag- ging would amount to 13 cents per superiicial foot, which John 0. Evans would have to fur- nish free of expense. The fence of the White lot will also be brought close to the flagging, but there is no reason for releasing the con- tractor from the cost of the parking as far as the building line. Upon this point I respect- fully request the opinion of the attorney of the District. This contract has been especially brought into notice of late by the comments of the press and by letters and verbal communications ad- dressed to the Commissioners. I have there- fore selected it as the first for a special report, and respectfully submit the following points for your consideration. The general suspen- sion of contracts by your erder of July 17, 1sv4, was strictly in acc ce with the terms of these contract; but it is questionable whether this power of suspension can be construed into a right to susperd work for such a length of time as to effect a virtual abrogation of the contract. it is unjuestionably true that many contracts have been let at fey which upon a cash basis are exorbitant, but it seems that these prices were based upon an anticipated payment in paper of doubtful value, and as payments are actually to be made in bonds worth about 30 cents on the dollar, these prices must be at least 20 per cent. above what they suould be at cash to make it expedient to re-let the con- tracts. This question of expediency can only be settled by an examination of each case in detail. Supposing, however, that it should be found expedient to abrogate a contract, in the present instance I can find no reasonable grounds tor doing so, but im other cases I think it will be found that one or both contracting parties have failed to comply with the term: of the contracts. Will this entitle the Commis- sioners to abrogate the contract? ‘There will be reason for aan the plans for work in progress, and even ing the work. In some cases this shouid be done at any rick of suits fordamages. Is it within the power of the Commisaio: the question ners tO make of expediency a jast cause for abrogating the contract’ be found in some cases Zz White tot, White iot, con- into is gS i gi Fe : i H i : iH : i : E g § i: 5 a i z i i The Brooklyn Scandal. MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE. {Phe latest dispatch from New York states that the movements of the Beecher im committee are daily being more completely Wrapped up and veiled in impenetrable mystery, and last evening for more than an hour no trace could be found of them. Visits were made by members of the press to Mr. Shearman’s and the Kev. Mr. Storrs’ residence, bat no clue to their whereabouts could be obtained. Mr Beecher’s residence on Colambia street, was fixed upon as the only place the committee were Ukely to be, and the sidewalks in consequence were filled with vewspaper representatives. About 9 o'clock Mr. Hill drove up in a carriage, sccompapied by a strange gentlemen, and en- tered the house. Mr. W. 0. Bartlett and Mr. Shearman entered a short time before. Some of the members of the committee were observed to enter Mr. Beecher’s, aud it is suj they bad gone there at an early hour. The commit- tee adjourned about 11:30 o'clock, bat would give no intimation as to their movements. Mr. ouiton’s statement they said, however, would not be made public last night, nor would they say when it would be ready. it is not known whether Mr. Beecher was before the committee, its members being reticent on this and every other question of like import. It is stated that Moulton, Tilton, aud the latcer yer, Mor- Tis, have all left town. MARITAL LOVE-LETTERS. The Chicago Tribnne to-day prints the mari- tal correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. Til- ton, extending over a term of four years and upto within three moaths of Mrs. Tilton’s al- leged contession. These letters make over four pages ot the Tribune. ‘Phey are extraordinary samples of passionate affection on both sides, and contain frequeut allusions to Mr. Beecher and his visite to Mrs. Tilton. They were given to the Tribune’s correspondent by Jadge Morris, Mr. Tilton’s counsel, and are undoabt- edly genuine. THE PLERING ‘(wIT#Rssms.” ‘The New York Herald says: “Mr. Charles W. Brooke, counsel for Woodball, Clatlin & .» Said yesterday that he was asked on Satur- day morning, when bis clients were under ar- rest, to become mally responsible for their pearance in the sheriff's office op Monday to give bail. Itwas known that they had made Arrangements to sail in the Lafayette on Sat- urday. He pledged himself to produce his clients on Monday with their boodsmen. When on Sunday he heard that they had sailed on the day previous he was astounded. He felt thathe was morally responsible for the amount claimed by the complainant ($100,) and said he would pay it if it could be shown that the defendants really owed it. He believed his clients when they said that they would remain in the city until bail was furnished. MRA. TILTON AND FAMILY. Mrs. Tilton is out of Brooklyn. at a residence unknown to any of her friends except the Ovingtons. She bas asked thather where- abouts be kept a secret. She returns to Mr. puiugton’s this week. | Her children were in Brooklyn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with Mr. jrilton, but have returned to Mont- Mrs. Tilton says that she has at no time had apy fear of Moulton’s testimony. When asked if she will ever return to her husband she said “If Theodore should come to me on his knees and solemnly promise that he would never falsely accuse me again, and hush this slander, for the ake of my children [ ,would retarn to him. If not, I never want to took on his face again.” New Your Day Goops MaRKur.—The mar- ket for cotton gos was quiet, but prices were ueminally unchanged, although it is not im- probable that on some outside makes first-class buyers could have obtained a slight concession, as holders are becoming restive under the accu: mutations of the last few weeks. The best cor poration brands were firmly held, however; yet no important sales could have been eftected at ruling rates, and the package demand was of a temporizing and band-to-mouth character. Prints of side-braud styles were noticeably active, and the agents, after selling their stocks as they arrived without difficulty, booked large orders for future delivery. Woolen goods tor meu’s wear were in spasmodic demand, and there was less real activity in this connection than was genersily expected from the large number of buyers in the market from ail parts of the interior. Yet the amount of goods shipped Was large ard important, but much ot it was cf previously received erders, and vew transactions were neither numerous nor entirely satisfac ithough both cloth and me purchasers to a lim aunels were, however, «lis tributed to @ liberal amount, and. in @ lesser legree. blankets were in request. Linseys and f ids attracted tI tention of western sales of these were effected to a fair Te was not much if any improve- general demand fur imported ab York I TILTON ow PLyx« a Mred Townsend. © George Al Mr. Tilton’s present extimate of Plymouth arch and its ininence in Brooklyn said Tilton, * itis kind of clud- bovse, with female attendant here are about 2.200 members. There are also about fifty very rich and cordial men inthe church, who look on itin the light of a social club: They are generally worldly men, who like Beecher and the snappy, smartish things he has to say, his bumer and bis company; and they put up their money, rejoice in:the institution, and otherwise play poker, go to the theater, or what not eecher is a magnificent preacher, full of things which touch the sensibilities ot people, and a vast mass of women go there for their souls to be comforted and made good. x these two elements together, the warmth and deliet of sli these women, the wealth aud public spirit of thore men, and you can make, in a de- tached, duilish town like Brooklyn, an instita- tion equal to a mercbants’ exchange. There are plenty of men belonging to Plymouth church who do not care whether Beecher is a de- ucher or not.”” ALLEGED ATTEMPT aT KipNarrin night a boy named Benjamin Kk. Shopp app in the fourth precinct station-house in Jer ey City, in company with his father, and stated that between 12 and i o'clock in the afternoon, while he was playing with some other boys on Fairmount avenue, a large, dark-complexioned man approached, ‘and, putting @ gag in his moutb, picked him up in his arms and carried him of. The kidnapper ran toward the New- ark piapk-road, and was approaching the of a large strip of woods, when two men who were out guuning intercepted him. Pointing their guns at him they compelled him to let the boy g0. Dropping the boy, he hastily tled to the woods. The hunters escorted the boy back to within a block or two of his residence an j then left bim.—N. ¥. J the Exp OF THE Wan oF Kaces at Avatix, Mississirpr1.—The lstest dispatches received from Memph.s concerning the war of races at Austin, Mississippi, state that between three hundred and four hundred men from Memphis, lauded at Shoo Fly, five miles before Austin, yesterdsy morning and marched into the town without opposition at 3 o'clock. The citizens bad abandoned the place the previous evening, and the negroes, after holding the town a few pours and sacking the place, left it for their homes. The Memphians found about thirty negroes in the town, who surrendered at once. Etght of them were arrested and sent to jail. The others were non-combatants, and molested. The latest reports from Aastin state that the troops had disbanded and gone home, and peace bad beep restored. A Crever Rusz To Carcs a Lion.—While a menagerie was on its way to from Schenectady, N. Y., Monday night on a train of cars the lion’s cage, standing on car, struck a bridge a few of Ballston, breaking 1 <emolishing the cage, and the antes ite i adaesh co a field, returned, and j of tr i i i | more the lion jumped in after it and Tas i i | | z : al ti i i il i is i : ib f PLYNOUrn cugnce INVEsTiGa- DETAILED EXPLANATIONS IN REPLY TO EVERY . rorrt. Naw York, Angust 13 —It was nnderstood that the Beccher investigation committee was to meet thie more ng, when Mr. Beecner woaid rubmit a long statement. Ata semon of the committee, last eveni t Beecher's residence, some preliminary work ‘wes done for th of Beecher. A few questions were . part of his statement. A written statement by im,eaid a member of the committee, wi! probably be read this morning. The committee expect to Spish bis examination in ose long seston of three or four hours. (ne of his ex- amivers said last evening that {t was th mgt it gould be mere sutetactery to the pablie if cher should prepare a consecative state- ment. Besides this be would be very (ally ex- amined upon all points of the case, and will Ev4, fetalled explanations. “He tr , to reply to every point rod agalnet Bim. As to thee time TRE COMNITTER'S would be giv’. to the pablic, a member of the be nothing detaitely their Inst meeting ‘be held to-day. As if report, the details not been arranged. The common course of giving a sul-committee authority to write it wae likely to be followed. When the sab-oom- mittee bas do work, the rexalt will be con- sidered by the whole committee, and, if ac cepted by them, the report will ‘be given the examining Committee of Plymouth church. It is barely posebie, said the comrmlitee-man, that the report may be in the hands of the examining committee by the last part of next week, but there may be considerable delay before it is given to the church. So many mem- bere of the church are absent from the city that it might be thought pest to put of its submission to the churet , ile the members of the com- mittee of inquiry are so weary with their long labore in the hot weather that they wish to sep- arate for atime, and rest, before coming to gether for final decision upon the report. ers stated at present. Probab? tor taking testimony wi to the preparation of t ad THIS MORNING'S TRINUNE SAYS «From trustworthy sources it may be stated that the statement and testi of Beecher are very elaborate, covering ©: po charges of Tilton and explaining ach and all of the letters which have been quoted. They will Si about twenty colamns of the and will be accompaniea by the which Moulton presented to the commitice. TILTON KCOUTS THE 10RA that any compromise of the case could now be made. Moulton wascurtly reticent yesterday in reply to inquiries by reporters to copfirm or deny the truthfulness of the statements reported to be from bim in the Chicago Tri!unr of Mon- day. He said be had not read ““Gath’s” letter, and declared repeatedly that he dia not intend toresdit. He ly refused several req ucete ‘that he would allow itto be read to him, and refused decidedly to permit any one to give bim $n outline of the points for denial or contirms- on. MOULTON MOVING. New Yorx, August 13 —A epocial dispatch from Stamford, h., BAYS Moulton passed through that place last evening for New York. LATER BUT NOT IMPORTANT. New York, August 15.—Up to noon thers bad been no new develcpments in the great Brooklyn scandal. EXAMINATION OF MR. RERCHER COMMENCED. New York, Angust At 10 o'clock this morning the investigating committee met in Beecher's back parior. stenographere were present. Beecher sat at the foot of the table, holding in his hand manuscript notes, from which he gave his statement, refating the charges of Tilton. He answered such « aestions as were put tohim by several members of the committee upon each point of interest. The examination was adjourned tor lunch at o'clock. At 2350 the Piymouth pastor war still under examination. The Centen: Exhibition, MRBTI P THE U. 8. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Newrort, K. 1., Angust 15.—The executive committee of the United States centennial com- mission met here yesterday. Ex-Governor Bige- low war present and explained the manner in which the board of finance proposed to raise further funde for the exhibition. The following resolution was Whereas the Con, of the United States has directed the President to extend 8 cord'al invitation to all foreign gov- ernments to co-operate in the ‘nternational ex- hibition of 1576, and the respective governments accepting such invitation have been invited to appoint commissions to organize and condact their respective exhibitions, Resolord, That the appointment of special agents to foreign coun- tries would unavoidably conflict with sack local government action, and that consequently euch &ppointment would be at this time inexpedient. Other important matters were discussed. There wae a full attendance of the comumitiee, and from information received from «i! parts the country, growing interest is manifested in the success of the exhibition - Foreign Notes. BISMARCK. Berit, Augest 13.—Bismarck has returned to this city from Kissengen. SPAIN Mapeip, Angust 13.—The report that a crisie is imminent ontradicted. The republican troops commanded by Mar- sbal Zabalo and Geveral La have been united at Miranda, where ronted by eighteen battalions of Cai EXCLISE RECOGNITION OF THE SPANISH RE- Virwwa, Angu 2 Pre states that Englan Kepud- tic of Spain. war. Lorpon, Angry —Haosuy rains have fallen throughout the country during the past week. - - The Saratoga Races To day, Sagatoca,N. ¥., Avgnet 1 Five horses came to the starting post to-day out of thirty- five nominations for THE FIRST TAC, which was sweepstakes fort eipicemnae - jonal Nomiustions. Cmcaso, Angust 15.— The anti-mooopoly Congressional convention at Indianola, lows, yesterday nominated J. D. Whiteman. The independent reform Congressions! convention, at Toledo, lows, nominated J. H. Pickertil The Congressional convention of the independ- ent reform party at Lincoln, Ill., nominated Hon. A. E. Stevenson and the independent Congressional convention in the 9th «istrict nominated General be wad Anderson. A Brooklyn ™ . New York, August 13.—A man was found lying on the sidewalk m Brooklyn last night with a deep gash across his throat and his hands and fingers cot ina dreadful mauner. He died oon after being taken to the station-nouse. The only words he uttered were,“ New York, inion, Ath street.” it is believed he was mar- ered. An Escaped Convict Recaptured LancasteR, Pa., August 13. Frazier, alias Williams, who New Castle jail with Big F was captured at Strasburg y: time of the escape be was servi tence for the murder of his brother: Corxcorp, N. Pierce, Herbert F Fatal Acci it wt Atinatic City. ATLANTIC OrTy, Augnet — Wallace, was