Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1876, Page 8

ft LO A aOR TD! Os EVENING STAR. ~~ DOUBLE SHEET. BATURDA*..... febraney 19 1976. Weather Probabilities To-day. Orrics oF CHIEF Stowat Orrices, ‘WASHINGTON, February 19, 1876. In the lower lake region and middle states, ‘winds veering west and northwest, warmer, y cloudy weather. in tormer occasional grow or rain, and falling followed by rising Barometer, end to-night by falling tempera- | ture in former. | LOCAL NEWS. | Amusements, &c., To-night. | National Thea'er— Ke loge opera troupe in “g£roant” and * Rese of Castile.” Ports Opera House.—* The Biz Bonanza.” Linco Halt —The Kentucky Siave Troupe | and Brass Baud. | Theater “On the Watch; or, The Central School Buildin ( Georgetorn).—Thit- | teenth anniversary of the Koights of Py- | thias, Decatur Lodge. — Condensed Locals. See advertisement of lost muff. Street lamps will be lighted to-night at 6.10 —p- m., and extinguished at 5a. mr. ‘See card of Dr. Hartley, who makes a eialty of diseases of the ear, and whose o: And residence is at No. %6 E st. northwest. The case of Wilson & Co. azt. Castieman ‘Was dismissed in the Circuit Court yester- | @ advertised description of a very fine story brick house for sale by Mr. Theo. Gatcnel. Mra. Henrietta Allen, living at 17 street nortiwest, yesterda: born inant at her back gate. it evening Union Lotge, No. 22. K. of P., paid a fraternal visit tothe parent Le txe, BSyracrsians, No. 10, amt enjoyet a very @greeable time and an oyster supper. George Jack oa, tne colored ariver of Dr. Mauss, who was severety burned a week ago by pouring coal of! on @ fire, died yesterday At the Freedman’s Hospital of tetanus. It was an “independent dramatic askocia- tion” which was organized a few nightssinee, ‘wath F. E. Ferguson president: not an ‘“in- Sependent democratic association,” as pub- shed. From J. €. Parker we have Scribner's Btomihiy and the SL Nee for March and r March 4th; and irom Jas. ice Riges found @ new ‘ational meet y, The secretary of the Committee” says t ing of the comm itt rreace of more than a majority of members, and that the meeting will certainly be held on the 23d Instant Michac! Campbell, Baltimore on the trunk irom Me Drovght over today il, recently arrested in shares was ‘more officer, District aud vby a Bt delivered to the Marshal of committed to jail. They are preparing for a pleasant and py riotic celebration of Washington's birth-day at Rock Hill College, Ellicott City, Ma.,con isting of music, orations, a debate on the subject of the Union, and select reatings—ail free to the friends of the institution. Sve ad. At the Seaton school building last evening an entertainment was given by the young Jadies of the female grammar school of the 2d district, consisting of music (vocal and instrumental), dramatic readings and reci- tations, and an allegory entitled “The Tour- wament of the Idylcourt.” The young ladies Acquitted themsétves handsomely. Alexandria is going to have a grand time on Washington's birtu-day—a mi! rade, an oration, a earnty: iliumination,ete. Co. A, Washinston Light Infantry corps, of this city, will participate im the general parade, uniformed in whit> foats aud shakos. They will muster about sixty muskets, and be accompanied by a fall band The Unity Cinh’s last meeting. whieh was beld in the spac’ous parlors of ex-Mayor Bowea, on K street, was one of unusual in- terest. The essayist was Mr. Spofford, the Hibrarian of Coneres3. His subject was “Tac Artof Readin The conversation to which it was £0 fitting an_introdu was parci- @ipated in by Dr. Snodgrass, Mr. Hutchin- son. Mr. Dana, Col. Danie!s, Gen. Lazr 5 Dr. Duncan, and Mr. Crandall. A very pica- sant feature of the evening's eniertainme ‘Was vocal and instrumental music b els aud Dr. Duncan and Mr. Mallard. a BeILDING ASSOCIA TIONS.—F'rom the fol- lowing accouni of meetings held this month it will be seen that the rates of premium fo advances have been unusual.y low, and therefore favorable to thove obt mo- ney. The large amount of soc! ations prot noney th f lately has 'o- operative Building as-ociat!« $5500 was advanced, at au average premium Of 17 per cent. At the 5th regular mor’ Arlington Co-operative ; 94.060 was advanced, at an average premium Of 95 per cent. At the 7th regular monthly meeting of the Franklin Co-operative Buliitng a soc: 3 shares were redeemed. at $2) HT each. a: $200 advanced, at a premium of 80 per cent. A meeting to complete the orzanization of new baildinz a-<ociation will be held at McCauley’s hall, 209 pevnsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.) on joaday ming next. See Ve SMALL-Pox.—lr. Keene, health officer, | Jearning yesteniay of a reporied case of smail-pox at house No.3 ed by acolored man »amed Norris, wer re, and @ scene of the .nost a'yject poverty Prevented itseif. his arrival a ed of confluent smallpox. and uother was lying afflicted with the loath- Bome disease. No physician had been calict Bnd the parents had been treating the chi! dren for chicken-pox. Dr. Keene gaveorters to the officers to take possession of the preml- Bes and quarantine the place. They provided for the care of the family and had the child buried. Tne mother of the childrea had been it | | after a prayer by Rev. Mr. Aimex, of the | Voice, saying ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama —— | | The Se-ralled “Central Republican 2ist street, occu- | 1 Hammond and Bentiey. TNE REVIVAL MEETINGS CONTINCED. Yesterday afternoon the children’s meeting was held at the Wesley chapel. and was weil attended. A number of appropriate hymns esnng. and addresses were made by Mr. Coe, Mr. Liammond aod Dr. Nobie. Mr Ham- mond said that the committee haviaz the meetings in eharze had voted to disconiinae the children’s meetings next week. (This is togive Mr. H. some relief.) Mr. Hammoud invited all who were sure that they lov: 1 Jesus to come to the lower room. and oae bundred and twenty five respondet and | united In @ praise meeting while ax luguiry | Meeting took place above. } T THE RVENING SERVICE | at the Congregational churcu tere was a | larger attendance than ever. Rev. Dr_New- | man, Rey. W. 8. Hammond. Rey. Dr. Noble, Rev. Dr. Gray, Rev. Mr. Ames, aod others were on the platform. The ting wae | opened by singing, led by Mr. i ley, aud Fpiscopal church, a classmate of Mr. Ham ‘ond at Williams Colleze, Mr. Bentiey sanz | Ninety and nine” in effective style. Rev. Dr Rankin announced that there wou!d be na merting this evening. On Sanday Mr. Ham- mond will conducta children’s mass meeting at the Con, tional church 81 5:30 o'clock, and In the evening will preach at the Foua- dry echureh, and will preach every evening pext_ week at the Congregational church. Mr. Hammond made a brief address on the efficacy of prayer, aud offered a prayer, af-er which “I need thee every hour’ was sang. Mr. Hammond delivered a powerful discour + on the divinity of Christ, taking his text from St. Mark, 15ta chapter. Stth verse, “And at the ninth hour Jesus criet with a ic ni?” whieh is, Christ and of His ernecifixion. and eiowt With @ powe.iul appeal. Neariy the entire andieace remained to the inquiry meeting, whieh continucd some time. TO-DAY'S MEETING This morning there was not as large on at nee as usual at the Calvary Baptist buta large number of chiltrea w the austieuce and ocenpled the front <e: fr. Bentley's choir occupled the gal Miss Milburn at the organ. and the mceting was opened by singing “ We need thee every hour’ and other hymns. Rev. Mr. Little of- | fered the opening prayer, after which the | hymn “0, Lord, how can I come to thee” was sung with the chorus “I want to love Jesus.” Mr. Hammond remarked that he had ob- served thaton Mondays and Saturdays the meetings were not larze, aud thought that it Was caused by people generally patting off what they had to do abont their temporal affals until the lastday of the week. Mr. Moody does not hold meetings on Saturdays because he says the Bibie commands: One day shalt thov rest. He would give the meet- Ing @ little turn and talk to the eh!idren and their parents, and read from the first chap- | ters of the Book of Samuel of the hovhood of | Samuel. On this subject he spoke familiarly to the children. saying that if they were cbristians they should give evidence of it. He cited the case of a convertea man who said bis cattle even appeared to have been co1- verted, for in consequence of his rough treat- ment of them they were wild before his con- version, but after, they became tractable. They should make this a children’s meeting, and they should ask particularly the bless- Ing Of Ged on the children’s mass meeting to be held to-morrow afternoon at the Congre- gational church. Rev. Dr. Rankin, Mr. Wil- derman, Mr. Pendell and Dr. Noble offered each a short prayer for childrea and for Sunday schools especially. Mr. Bentley sang with effect a composition written by Mr. Bradbury a short time before his death entitied the “Good Shepherd.” Dr. Rankin made some remarks to parents and orged them to look more to the spiritual Interests of their children. Rey. Mr. Free- man said that it was the duty of parents to bring the children to God,and related an incident in bis own family—the recovery of adear little son from Sllness as he helieves in answer to prayer. Mr. Wilderman made some interesting remarks on Christ as a child. A bymn was sung and Rev. Dr. Gray anuouneed the notices that the moraing meetings will be held at the Calvary C! a next week, and the evening rvetisigs at the Congregational Church, @ cbildrea’s mass meeting atthe Congregational Charch to- morrow, and a meeting at the Foundry Church ‘to-morrow evening. An inquiry ting was held, dariog which a number of ren gave their experience. A pr: e meeting Was then held, @ boy of eleven ask- rg prayers, and several others speaking. ‘The meeting closed about 1 o’elocix. pesca aca committee. MERTING LA*T NIGHT TO ORGANIZE me thirty or more colored and white ezates from the republican clubs of tals trict assembled in front of Lyceum hall, t night, expecting to hold another meet: nside, but the hall Lisa Sago py bya tholic society the delegates had to seek fr other quarters, and finally secured Galli- | lean hall, on Pennsylvania avenue, between | Sdand 4% streets. Dr. J. L. N. Bowen ecatled the meeting to order, and stated its object to 8> t perfect the organization of a central republican committee for the District of Colambia. One of the objects was to choose two delegates to send to the national republican convest'on, which meets Im June next, at Cincinnati, to romipate a candidate for President of the United States. This District had already received recognition at the meeting of the | rrtional republican committee at Wi:lard’s hotel recently by the admission of Colonel Samuel 8. Smoot. | Mr. Jerome A. Johnson was chosen secre- lary. CREDENTIALS. The chair —— delegates to hand in their credentials. th, 6th, 7th, sth _ 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20mm and 22d districts were represented. Mr. Henry Piper stated that as yet there had been no election of delegt om the 9th district, but he Would see that it be done. The credentials | Were then banded to the committee on cre- Gentials chosen at a previous mecting. PROTESTS. Mr. Jobn T. Costin here arose and state! that he held in hishand a written protest against the adinission of the delegates. woo had presented themselves from the 17th dis- trict. W.H. Bowman entered a similar pro- f of improvements to | number of un!- THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND THE CONTRACrS, Any person uoinformedt of the action of the District Commissioners in respect of | completing work under contracts with the Board of Public Works might be led to be- lieve irom a cursory reading of the recent debate in the Senate in relation to this mat. ter, that the Comunissioners had not care. fully considered the subject of the contracts as relates to their validity and their obliga- tion to exeente them; . if they had so considered, that they ven no | publication of their decision in rela. tion to them, whereas the fact is, as early as August, Isi4, within a month | after they entered u: their office the Commissioners formally decided in favor of the binding obligation of ali the contractsof | the Board of Pablic Works not tainted with | fraud, and gave immediate publication of their decision, 3 will be seen from the fol- lowing re- print :rom our Siles of that month. Porsuant to this decision, the Commission- | ers reported in their first Congress, December, 1574. ad re- coznized the validity of ninety-nine of the contracts, and had expended thereon up to that date $548 333 25, payable In 365 bonds, and estimated that the further sum of $1.721,270.11 would be required to com- le the said ninety-nine contracie. ‘hus it appears that the Commissioners gave the fullest practicable publicsty of their decision and policy in respect of these con- tracts of the board of public works. and the further fact appears that with all this know- ledge before it not a mem»er of either brane of Congress during the las jon excepted to the action of the Commis in the premises. munitywas hardly prepare | on the Commissiouers expressed by a@ por- tion ofthe Senators who took part in the debate referred to. « EVENING STAR, Angust 10, 1471.” The New District Goverament THE TAX.PayERKS’ COMMITTEE'S INTEAVIRW annoal repovt to that In view of all this the com- | xthecriticisms | WITH THE DISTRICT ComMISsIONARS | It was siated in Saturday’s Stag that a com- mistee Of tax-pavers waited upon the Distr Commissioners in relation to certain contracts and that they presented a commantecation to the Commissioners. The paper states that it is not their purpose to dictate offictously to gen- th men of so well-known intelligence anil large experience in public office, but they simply clairo greater knowledge in regard to the spe- cial matters with which they have of necessity been intimately familiar for several years. For this reason they trust that a frank exposition of their views will be kindly received, aad express an earnest hops that this appeal to the cause of justice of impartial gentleman will relieve the tax-payers from the necessity of appeal judiciat tribunal to settle differences of 0} ly entertained. But inthe discharge o: ther duty they ask to be permitted to enter their earnest protest against the continuance of any of the contracts for improvements ma with the Board ot Public Works, and in suppor of their protest they submit the followng rea- tors that to them seem to be conclusive : | Ist. The estimated cost of the entire systen: made by the Board o Public Works was $6,504,007. The said board b Spe nded and contracted toexpend $1,- 872,065 76, 4. The law said ‘that inno case shall the Said board enter mto a contract for any work or improvement, the cost of which shall exceed the amount estimated therefor m its afor “aid plan, less 20 per cent. of said estimates.’ Sd. That said Board of Public Works shall have no power to make contracts to bind said District to the payment of any sumof money except in pursuance of appropriations made by law, and not until such appropriations shall have been made. 4b. The law further provided thatthe aggre- | gate debt of the District should not exceed tive per cenium of the valuation of the property thereon, unless the proposition should first te- ceive the sancton of the people by popular vote. and in no event shall theaggregate ('2bt exceed $10,060,060. These contracts that your honorable body is asked to continue are described by the select committee on page of the report.’ pted an erroneous, and in its res us method of letting contracts for th thout c e'rwork, | mpetition open to the public, od adopted resulted in the of an increased price over and ac ove have bee frce competition bad bi hey conelnde ying: “We trast that you Wiil avoid the y # system inaagurated by the late District g ment and let the work to the lowest bidder atter proper notice.” Te-Gay at 11 o’c'uck, being the time set for a heuring,the same committee appeared prompt- yatthe icoma of the Comnutssioners; Lieut. Ht. engineer to the comm and Mr. Birney, attorney, with Controlier Taylor being also present. After an interchange of courtesies Governor Dennison said: “Gentlemen, we bave read your paper carefully; have you anything further to | fay iu relation to the sublect under considera- tion?” Mr. Wilson replicd that there was rothing he resolutions and the memotia! con- afutl exposition of the views of the asco- ciation. Mr. Dennison continued, saying that their paper had been carefully drawn. He reminded them that they must assume that a question of so much gravity as the contracts of the Board of Public Works could not escape the Commis- stoners, It was the contracts of the Hoard of m ton be- fore Congre:s; it would, the-efore, iave been ptrange if they would not have given this #ab- ject their mostcareful consideration. Th), ng mentioned in order to say that thoy naq been In no haste in arriving at the del oerate and | unanimous Conclusions that they had. Your | paper sete forth that there have bee: wtal contracts let by the Board et Public Wor! », and in summing up you say thatallof them are unlawful. Non will ob- Serve, also, that you have asked that all the contracts be annulled on the ground that they | are illegal, and ought not to be recognized by the Commissioners, that the prices are in ex- | cess of those which should prevail, and that they ehould be re-awarded to the lowest bid- Gers. No contracts have been awarded and no contracts will be by the Commicsioners. When the Commissioners entered upon the discharge of their duties they fourd a large number of contracts outstanding, they had no knowledge of them nor’of the conractors. They had on the start a designated and competent engincer, designated by Congress, and appointed by the | President of the United States. ‘his engineer | had been requested to examine the contrac.s and the condition of the work, and for this pur- Washing for some parties in the city, who | test against the admission of delegates from | Pose they had suspended them all inorder to ‘Were apprised of the fact, and had theirapart- | Iments theroughly disiofected; the clothes Previousiy washed were also taken in charge | of, and will be put through a process to thoroughly rid them of any gertas of inicc- BARNABEE Conce rams look at Eliis’, it is fair to infer- @ great success here jor this troope. Every where they have met with great success and bave been enthusiastically ‘ed in the large eastern and westein Cities. This is their Grst visit here since four years #30. The pro- | gramme contfins mauy gems, both vocal @nd instrumental, of the hichest class of anusic, and will be changed entirely each | M | r.—By the way, €vening. Mr. Barnabee is immense tn “The Miller of the Dee,” Mrs. Carter has a pa- thetic anc powerful voles, and Misa Persts Belt is taid to rival Camillo Ursoasa violin- it. ————— TRE PARADE Os WasuinGTon’s Brata- PAY —Mejor Juilus R. Hanveman, com- manding the District of Cc a artiliery corps, has accepted an ion extended by Mr. Thomas P. Morza: Jent of the | Board of Fire Commissioners, to participate Ip the parade of fire department on the aflernoon of the 22d instant (Washington's | birthday.) By order of Major H., Battery A | Of the corps will assemble for para:ie and the | Bring of @ salute in front of headquarters, | folly armed and equipped, m.on the | 2d inst. Capt. L. KR. Tre officer of the day on t A® ACED WomMAs Keockep Down RY A HACK anv HoxSts.—About four and a halt | @clock yesterday aiterncon &ylvia Bohrer, colored, aged S0 years, was knceked down by a hack and horses at the intersection of 14th and FP streets, and was very badly bruised. She was taken to the residence of Sergeant Perry,near by and was attended by Dr. Van Arnum, after which she was re- Moved to ber home on Sampsou sireet. be- tween Mth and ith. Sergeant Redway ar- rested the driver, Joseph Lee, for reci 3 driving. —_.+__. Tue Hovss Navat Commirree made a trip down the river yesterday on the torpedo beat Alarm, accompanied by Admiral D. D. Porter and his aid, Commodore Theodore F. Kane, Mr. H. A. Copp and several laties. ‘The committee were received at the yard by the commandant, Commodore P: senior aid to the commandant. A salute offifteen guns was fired from the battery ia bonor of the visit of the committc eee HAVERL Y's MINSTRELS appear at Ford's Opera House next week. The Boston Glube | said of these irants for favor in the | Etbiopisn field, that they gave in that city eptertainments which kept best of bumor throughout, and the general expression was that the company 1s one of the best which bas been seen there. Tha organization is particularty strong in its Musical features, having a fine orchestra gnd brass band, and an excellent male quar- tette, besides several very good solo singers. —_——_— Maesrs. LUTTRELL & WINE are offering | great inducements in cambric edgings, tow. _ eis, quilts, alpacas, cashmere 3. biacw silks, | end & genera: variety of Orst class dry gools at lowest prices for cash. Give them & call.} ————— MARRIAGY LICENSES have been issued to Harris and M¢ry Jones; James Liad- sey and 1 Holmes; Emanuel Messara aud Hatue Biond!. vi p Occaston. the 8th district, both of which were banded | to the committee. Mr. Costin stated that | those protesting from the 17th district would like the privilege of beyhg present with the committee and fully explaining their rea- fons. The chair invited them all to accom- pany the committee to the garret above, and ali lett the room. The committee on credentials consisted of C.N. Otey, W. Middieton, B. F. Grant, 0. C. Branson, Samuel! Jackson, J. W. Branson and J. Thompson. On motion, Mezsrs. Geo. Holmes, James Fleet and Elsey Williams, were added to the committee. During their absence Mr. Henry Piper, Dr. Bowen, John R. Brooks and Henry Wil- liams, entertained the crowd with speeches. The committee on credentials then report<4 favorably npon the credentials of contested delegates from the Ith, su 1, 1th ant ith districts; which was unanimously | adopted. AN ELECTION Was then entered into for permanent officers. Mesers. Dr. J. L. N. Bowen, Jerome A. Joh son and C. N. Otey were placed In nomina- tion for permanent chairman. Mr. Jerome A. John.on received a majority of the votes, | which was atterwa made unanimous. | George W. Holmes w: cted secretary. —e—— EDMEN’S MONUMENT TO THE KESiDENT.—The Western Sar tery Commission, James E. Yeatman, Pre: ident, have appointed the persons named be- low as a committee of arrangements for the jpauguration of the Freeimen’s monument to President Lincoln in the Lincoln Park tn this elty, on the 14th of April, 1876: John M. Langston, president; Frederick Douglass, Jobn F. Cook, John H. Brooks, Solomon G. Brown, District cf Columbia; Isaac Myers, M. Perkins, Maryland; Rev. Henry Wilt liams, J. F. Wilson, Virginia; C. L. Ramsom, W. H. Jobnson, New York; Isaiah Wear, Wilson Nesbet, Pennsylvania; Wm. E. Walker, New Jersey; Peter H. Clark, Jame: Poindexter, Ohio; gouge W. Raffin, J. B. Smith, Massachusetts; G. T. Downing, Joun | P. Wangler, Rhcde Isiand; John Jones, Jacob Piatt, Illinois; Thomas Sanders, yam B. Price, Connecticut; P.J. Fisher, ¥. L. Price, Maine; W. H. Hint lo- Quary, Indiana; James Hill, B. Mississippi; R.'B. Elliott. H. E. Hayne, South Carolina; P. B. 8. Pinehback, C. C. Antoine, Louisian: H. Harris, J.P. Samp- *on, North Carolina; Hoa. Jas. T. Ravnie, Hon. J. Haralson, Alabama; W. H. Gray, J.C. Corbin, Arkansas; W. P. Brooks, Frank — Robinson, Missourt; Wm. H. Matthews. C. HL. Langston, Kansas; H.O. Wagoner, Hen- — 37 Sranee, Colson B.K. Rampen. J. C. apler. Tennessee; P. Bell, S. E. Penning- | ton, California; Robert Banks, Miller Bowis, Mi Edwin Belcher, . Tarne Georgia; J. F. Walis, — Lee, Florida; John Gray, Delaware; John Richards, Samuel ‘Watson, Michigan: Robert W. Simmons, W. W. Grimes. West Virginia; Heary Batley, Charles Wiison, Nevada; Henry Platt, Wm. | obneon, Wiscopsin; Horace Moria, Henry | not given bail up to 1 o'clock ta day. penscun. dees Sesh A&é& your dealer for Vanity Fair. See adv. | it did when they were made. come to the proper conclusions as to which to | proceed with and which to reject under the pro- | Visions of the law. ‘The engineer had made a Teportthat there were 117 of them, and that aiter an examination he recommended the revocation of the suspension on ¢7 of the number, leaving 50 ye under the ban of suspension; also, that each contract in the meantime | should be specitically exam- ined, and a report made thereon separately. ‘The Commiss‘oners decided that the sewer contracts shou'd be completed, as they had no authoriiy to revoke them, and thus incur liti- gation for the District.’ ‘The District needs these sewers to relieve it from foul m and £0 far as these con’ racts are concerne: decision of the Commissioners is irrevocable. ‘They have re-awarded no contracts, and the legal status of each of them star ds precisely aa ‘Toey had revoked of them by temporary suspension, which has, however, been removed, and the work whict had been done and is to be done upon them must go before the toard of audit in accord- &nce with Jaw, and contractors must take the bonds provided by Congress in payment. Should they adopt the suggestions as set torth in the | resolutions, of re-awarding these contracts, | they would have to pay the money in place of | ire bonds, thereby imposing a heavier taxon | the people of the District: it would thus be seen that the Commirsioners are better Iriends to the taxpayers than the exseciation which they (the committee) represent. It had been | @ grave question with the Commissioners when they assumed their offices how they could | hi go on with these contracts, not having the money to pay them—whether to go on and rely upon money coming in icom taxes: They called to their assistance the controller and Senator Thurman, and after a full canvas of the subject the unanimous opinion was that they could continue the existing contracts under the provisions of the act authorizing the issuing of the 3 66 bonds in place of money. You say in your paper that the system of letting contracts under the late Board of Public Works was a Vicious one, end you have the hearty concur- rence of the Commissioners in this expression, and as an evidence of this, I willsay that on the 10th of July we had made an order to let all con- tracts by bids, and there has not, nor will there be any de; are from this order, which has all the force of law with us. This then is the lawof the ¢ government, and in all subsequent Rena a t Pagemgen occa ng ge ome on supplies an. PI repavi 18 north side of Pennsylvacia avenue eere cited as evidence of this. This rule was, therefore, in thorough sympathy with the expressions of the resolutions submitted. You ask us to revoke or suspend all contracts made by the Board of Public Works, on the ground that they are ille- ai—the prices excessive. The Congress of the Jnited States hes decided this question. You are aware of the fact that a certain number of gentlemen, terming themselves memorialists, petitioned Congress to arrest the improvements of the District. Congress had appointed gen- tlemen of known moperity. to investigate the matters cet forth. The committee had calied before it many witnesses to enlighten them roggins, Ken ; Johnson Reed, upon the grievances complained of. "The Cone re 5 Goons E. Riley, inet Gon, of that committee with the testimony wes betore New Hampshire; Richard Curry, E.K. Wil: them. ‘The history of every contract had been —s as shat this committee bad va Ga 1 Taylor, who (with | duty faithfully, knowing as they did, the origin, gonn W. Wess is indveted {a New Orieans | history and defects of each contract, zhe com for governmen: has given bail, with Mr. W. B. Moses as se- pong pelea) agg oa ote gre swer thecharge ta Wee einen te Weed ‘Cumnanieemn tive declied that an tention, swer the charge in New Ori Mr. Weed Ps ‘except such 93 be found to be fraudslent, must start, ‘but that of ma large ti 80 that when you talk about courts you tak about an idle thing. Your courts this law of Congress. lan, : ted no misapprehension ‘on this wunject Yeu se decar Pubject. the contracts were mate at prices far abors what they should be; that the; This was also a subject ot inaui ir eommittee on investigation, an: was clearly Evans interrupted undetstocd there. (Mr. bere to assert that material is now 25 per cent. Wwer than at the time the centracts were made.) Mr. D. said this made no dtfference— oo was we Ros are the commis- fioners have nothing to do. The payments for sewers are made in sewer certificates. Con- "88 save these certificates are valid and shall andited by the controllers, and that they sball be paid in3 65 bonds. This is of itself an evidence that Congress recngnized the validity of the sewer contracts. The Board of Public ‘Werks were agents of the United States, and it makes no, ail ference whether their acts had en leze otherwise; Congress had reoog- nized their validity and th own responsibil- ity in the payment of the sewer certificates by bonds which ar by the government of the United States. The law provides that thi ‘dof audit shall audit accounts of all oral contracts, and when you come here ard say that these contracts are illezal, we anewer you that Congress has wiped all these obj«clions out by the act of Jare wth. The act provides for the cr mpletion of these contracts and payments of the Bame,thus recognizing their validity. The set comprehencs every species of contract made y the Board of Public Works, exvepting always ich &* might prove to be trauduient. While tl Commision mi; — these co.tracts are in excess of what before them in their ‘Tocse remarks sre the ground, and are final the present Commiesioners are ofticial “capaci 80 wood not have said it was impracticable to impose taxation to provide for the payments, nor have provider for the payment of eight millions of dollars in excess of the limitation of ten millions. You seem to ignore cnurely the act ot Congress in your paper before us. The Commissioners recognize that they have the and if power to finish up these contracts, necessary to make new ones. They say that Congress covers all defects, if any. in the contracts, and provides a way to finish | them. have come to the The Commissioners conclusion that they prosecute some of them, becauss they think it for the common good of the people. You have reterred to the fact that the contracts involve the Dis- trict in a debt in excess of that limited by law. The act of Jaly 10, 1872, and Angust 19, pros ment of the interest and indebtedness, was Viding for the pay principal of the District cited as in force up to the 2ith of June, at which time it was virtually repealed by the act ng the Board of Audit to pass upon autho © debt, reaching to+ome $18,000,000. Theres has been considescd and acted upon by Congress, and the defects healed by the last sct. The Commissioners felt it their daty to the people that they which prompt them in onid know the feelings tiviag at the decision which they bad made, and while they have no advice to gtve, this was the deliberate and unanimous decision of the government, and it is irrevocable. A few days since the Coumission- ers were called upon by Mr. A. Clues, whom they believe was prompted by the very ‘best of motives, to warn them against a contract on B street, now being executed by Mr. J.O. Evans; he represented that it was very much in excess of the price which is being paid for similar work in New York. The engineer had been directed to exainine it, and had reported that the price paid is $4 cents, and that the parking, which the contract inclades, really brings his work down to 40 cents per foot for the tlazgin Here Mr. Dennison asked the commictee if they had anything to sayor any questions to put. Mr. Wilson replied that they had nothing— they simply wished to get information, in order thatthe people could understand the matter. committee would have preferred an answer in writing. There bad been much misunder. standing about che case. Mr. Dennison stated that they would accom- modate them if possible. Geveral Birney will make a fall report of the decision. “Eventno Stan, August 15, 1874. The Contract Question. following is the paper sabmitted to the ommissioners b: 8 Wright Rives and Tnomas Evans, of sociation, in reference to con- at Wilson, the tax-payen tracts, a biief synopsis ot which has heretofore been pubiished in Tue Star: The undersigned, by the authority of the tax- payers’ association of the District of Oolambia, respectfully present for your consideration the foliowing resolutions adopted at a regular meet- ing of said asseciation: ‘Whereas it was clearly established by the tes- timony presented betore the late committee of | investigation,amongst other things, that a largo number of unlawiul contracts were awarded by the late Board of Public Works, involving large sums of money, and that excessive prices were agreed to be paid for the improvements to be made under such contracts; and whereas it is reported that the Board of Commissioners have recognized many of these unlawful con- tracts, and have determired to continue the prosecution of the improvements embraced therein and let at such excessives |) Resolved, That @ special Oo esee-9 bo ap: Eerie shove uty enall be to taxo immedi- sett a her by Fepresenting the true con- ditton of these matters to said Commissioners or by bringing the necessary suit or suits in the courts of the District,to arrestand prevent fur- ther action by said Commissioners in this direc- ion. Resolved, That it isthe sense of this associa- tion that until the indebtedness of this W)istr.ct be ascertained, as required by the recent act of Congress, no turther improvements shonld be made unless in exceptional cases where the ne- cessities of the public imperatively demand the esme; and that in these latter cases the work shall not be begun until new contracts have been made, after public advertisement to se- cure proper competition. Resolved, That the chairman of the executive committee of seventy be instructed to appoint a special committee Of three, to whom shall be referred the foregoing resolutions. We hope we may be permitted to add that it is not our purpose to dictate officiously to gen. Uemen of your well-known intelligence and large experience in public affairs, but we sim- ply claim greater knowledge in regard to these special matters with which we have of necessity been intimately familiar for several years. For this reason we trust that a trank exposi- tion of our opinions will be kindly received by your honorable body; and we earnestly hope that this appeal to the sence of justice of impar- tial gentlemen will relieve us from the necessity of appealing to a judicial tribunal to settle dit- ferences of ie cme honestly entertained. We appreciate fully the delicate and respon- sible trusts acsumed by yon in accepting your present official positions and willingiy concede your entire disintereatedno*s of purpose in ac- cepting your appointments. ut in the discharge of our duties permit us to enter our earnest protest against the contin- usnce of any of the contracts for improvements | made with the late Eoa.d of Public Works. And in support of this we sabmit the following Teasons, that to us seem conclusive : 1. The estimated cost of tue entire system or improvements to be made by the Board of Pab- he Works was $6,578,397—Page 5, Keport of Select Committee. “The said board have expended and con- tracted se expend $15,872,565.06."—Page7, Re- of S.C. he law said “that in no case shall the said board entcr into acontract for any work or im- provement the costof which shall exceed the amount estimated therefor in its aforesaid plan, less 20 per centum of said estimates.” 3. The said Board of Pablic Works shall have no power to make contricts to bind the District to the payment o except in pursuance of approp by law, and not until such approp: all been made.”—Second section, organic act. 4. The law farther provided that the aggre- gate debtof the District should not exceed five rcentum of the valua ‘on of the property ‘herein unless the proposition should first re- ceive the sanction of the people by popular ‘Yo.¢.—Page 8, Report 8. C. And in no event should the aggregate debt exceed $10,000,000. ‘These contracts that your honorable be A is asked to continue are described by the sciect committee on page 9 of their report. “The board adopted an erroneous and, in its results, & vicious method of letting contracts for their work, viz: without compet'tion open to the pub- lic; and that the metnod adopted by the board Tesulted in the payment of am increased price oe free competition bad been in- jusion is irresistible that contracts” inception, ‘The cone! in their ious in their in their effect should not be ad ot aie tinued by a commission Lo) mi Funder limited and restrained poweta?—— it us to add that if exercise the OFPICISL RXPLY OF THE COMMISSION SRS. Office of the Commissioners of the ght concur with the tax payers should be, yet it is not a subject com- intended to cover all far as concerned, | Had Congress taken the view that you do, | namely: that all the contracts are illegal. they @ they held that the whole subject Board of Public Works, and therefore wil! con- | fine them-elves to merely stating their concla- | | sions, which will answer ali that is material in | the paper you laid before them. First. We hold that by the actof Jane 2), 1874, Congress has recognized the ra'idity of the contracts ot the Board of Pabiic Works, what- | ever their defects, im their origin or the mauver | | Of their execution, subject to the exception | Common to ail codes of iaw, viz: That contracts fraudulently made are void, and that all con- tractors who shall accept to elect the provisions of the law as to the ‘of payment prescribed therein secure to themselves its beneiits. Secondly. That the defects, if they existed, of | exesctive price, want of antecedent appropria- tion, or those involving the meting of the debt of the District to exceed £10,000,00, were all known tothe investigating committee and to | Congress, and were covered by the actof Jane | 20, 1874. under which the Com-nisson was or- ganized. Thirdly. The Commissioners therefore hold tha: the prosecution of any or ail the contracts of the Board of Public Works to completien is for them alone to decide. Under their authori- ty they suspended ali the contracts. amo: as ited by the engineer, to 117, investigation revoked the suspension of 67 of them, leaving the legal status of each and all the contracts the You will remember that in rendering their decision the Commissioner averted to the fact that unless the act of Congress had provided for the payment for all fature work under existing contracts in what are known as 3.65 bonds, it would have beea impossible ta have completed the sewer system.or any considerable portion of the contracts for other improvements, as the meking of new contracts woald have compelled \\ ¢ paying of money fot which the resources of the District at their dispesal are inadequate; that withont the relief of said bondi would have been the suspensio of all improvements of the D Commi-sieners cannot do less th: you and all other good citizens of the T that Congress has so fully provided for the com- pletion of all necessary work in bonds. We will add that no work under existing or other con- tra: ts will be prosecuted until after careful in- ‘igation, and satisfaction on our part that work is necessary *-to the faithful adminis- traiton of the valid iaws enacted for the govern- ment ot said District, to the execution of ex- | isting legal obligations andcontracts, and to the protection or preservation of improvements ex is(1ng or commenced and not completed at | time Of the passage of the act of June 2), 1 | We bex to say. in conclusion, that our order of } the 1oth ultimo, to which we called your attea- tion, viz: “That all contracts hereafter to be ven Out shall be awarded to the lowest bid- ler after due notice wf advertisement, and the right to reject any ana all bids,” will be, as it has been, strictly observed. Very respectfally, W. Daxmsox, J. HW. KarcaAm, Commissiouers, 1D. ¢ Messrs. Jesse B. Wiisem, Thomas Evans, Wri; ives, Tax- Payers’ Association. Itis proper to say that our colleagna, Hon. | Henry T. slow, who is absent from the city, | concurs im the conclusions herein stated. sdcarneecrwduaiins District Governmevt Affairs. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY. The District Commissioners have made a requisition on General S. V. Benet, chief of ordnanes of U. 8. A., for forty rounds salat- | Ing cartridges to fire a national salute on the 2d instant, Wasbington’s birthday. THE POLI URT BUILDING. The District Commissioners have given orders to Inspector Plowman to make tem- | Perary repairs in the basement and cetls of the Police Court in order to make the same secure and comfortzbie for prisoners confiued therein. ——--—___ TEE BOARD OF HEALTH met last evening. The mortuary report for the week ending February 12th was presented, showing deaths for the Week 7S () more than last week), or at the rate of 25 35 per 1.000 per annum. Inerease of the population by births over deaths was 2, or at the rate of 6.5 per 1,000 per annum. Rate of mortality of the white poptiation 16.28 per 1.060 per annum, mortality of the co:ored population 45.533 per 1,090. Births re~ ported s—white 51, colored 47; rate of in- crease of the white population by births over Ceaths 6.755 per 1.000, increase of the entored ation by births over deatls 5778 per 0 peranpum. Deaths corresponding wee —white i, colored 51. There were deaths from eousumption, 1 pneumonia ( colored), 6 convulsions; 3 each diphtheria, fevers, whooping cough. apoplexy, bronchi- fis, and congestion of the lungs; ’2 eroup. There were 36 whites and 43 colored, 34 atuits, 44 minors (26 colored). There were 52 below 3 years of aye (21 coloret). Seven deaths were certified by the coroner or health of- ficer. and 10 marriages reported. A communication was received from the health officer in reference to a petition for an alley in squar 2, stating that he had ex- | amined the locality and finds that it is ne- cestary to open an alley for sanitary pur- pores, and therefore requests the District Commissioners to authorize the condemna- {ion of an alley. The report was adopted. The frame house hetween let and 2d and E and F streets northwest, the property of A. sale ter ae tae ome to @ nuisance, injurious to health, and the healt! Was directed to abate the same. Sn MUSICAL AND DP . The an —-M ATIC.—Evylish Gpera, * neemernt of the presentation of K 2 RTO * Opera, “Il Trovatore,’ by the | e}logg opera troupe. crowded the National Theater last evening. The various roles Were entrosted to artists who seemed ‘a~ ierly fitted for them, and the rendition throughout was excellent. Miss Kellogg's fipging in the role of « Leonora” elicited en- thusiastic applause, and the bouquets ten- cered her were very handsome. Mrs. Se- uin’s *Azucena,” both in acting and sing- Dg. Was all that could be desired even by the most critical, and received a large and deserved share of the applanse. Mess Castle and Carleton, as “Manrico” and “Count di Luna,” acquitted themselves in a spirited and acceptable manner. At the close of the opera a!l four of the principal | singers were called before the curtain by the | delighted audience. To-night this troupe | will make their last appearance and will | resent “Ernani” and the «Rose of Castil Next week will be produced the Centennial drama, “The Spy; or, 100 Years Ago.” Ford's Opera "House — Monsier Alphonse” was presented last night for the benefit of Miss Sarab Jewett, and attracted a large audience, who seemed weil satisfied with the performance. usual with this com- pany’s productions, all the characters were assigned to those hest ada) rson- ate them successful ‘o night the “Big fonanza” will be repeated for the last time. Next week we are tohave an engagement of | the famous Haverly minstrels. Theater Comique.—“On The Watch” for the last time to-night. Next week new names ‘and new faces are promised. penal ake ieee CONG RFSSIONAL TEMPERANCE ANNIVER- SAry at the Congregational church to-imor- row evening. A “WOL¥F-CHILD,” the real thing, has interviewed b: itor Francis in the age tbat occupies the tombof Akbar’s gum at Secundra, India. He is about 20 years old, and captured in a wolf's den at Rulandshahar, & rs ago. He was then fully eight years old, was found in company with the wolf and walking upon all-fours, and the animal ev ntly recognize? and rotected him &8 one of her own progeny. ‘0 doubt the boy had been stolen ‘and carried off by the wolf when an infant, and was fed, cared for and brought up in the wolfish way | by bis adopted mother. The boy is named “Saturday,” that being the day he was res- cued from the wild animal's den. At first raw meat was the food he most relished; he was quite wild and intractable. Gradually he was tamed, taught to walk properly, and subjected to other necessary usages of iuman civilized life. But beyond the expression of a very few words, language could not be im=- parted tobim. He is evidently halt idiotic, thongh be understands commands addressed to bim, and makes known his own wants by Simple ejaculations and signs. He makes bis salaame to sti ys atten- tions paid to him. He has a by no means unpleasant face. and there is not a mark of the it about him except in the sear-prints of bis mother wolf, which he points oui upon his cheek. The case ts a curious one, and at- tracted not a@ little attention at the t'me throughout the world. It was then supp: he capacity for improvement and education, but the efforts of years to teach him have met with very little success. “FANNY FERN” must have flopped over in ber ve last Sunday night. daughter married her een a one Thomson, (Doesticks), and died the or thereafter, leaving @ nice little yw fifteen old. er’s death, took stepfather. Now she goes Be and marries Whata ple! All t attend to; pothing sta. ee in sbe might have found some one ou immediate family. Goon James, and yeu Sx up ots creaaienanh marry vour wi litte Mies Sheena coin want to in @ year ‘s0-{N. Or Pe Leute Repunticans ¢ fy z i i a bey: — geatieman from jet 1. worry you, my son; much longer. I have | burke #, teg'lar—(N. ¥. Sun, 57 A distinguisted physician recommends Ati Dis To €8t two good oranges ‘ek st, from Febroary to Jane. aco ad Frobab'y do for , Lytie, who t | 2m com | quickly and without pain, THE COURTS. Court IN GENSRAL TrEx. To-day, Suliman 6. Hannon was, on mo- tion of Mr. Browne. acmitted to the bar. Lewis Seibold was Of certain certificates from the Board of Aa- ait. It was admittel that the holder had | purchased in good faith, with notice, and the conrt decided that the bolder has an equitable right, so far as such right does not interfere with the equities of other parties, and directs that the certificates be disposed © dafter the payment of the notes the s be paid to the proper ties: MacArthur delivered the opinion of the court, and Judge Olin dissentet. Patl- Nps and Riddle agt. Coburn; Judge MacAr- tbur delivered the opinion of the court, re- versing the fadgment below—Jndges Cartier and Wylie aisseuting. The question in this case was whether a Judgment Is @ bar to the lien after an undertaking to release the len The court held that tt ix not. for the surety does not undertake to pay the debt, bat the final judgment. 1 agt. Freedman’s Savings and Trast Co; decree below re- versed. Phillips agt. Gilbert; decree below afticmed. POLICE Court —Judor Snel. To day. Alice Foot, disonieriy; €5. Sam'l Skicmore, throwing stones; $2. Chas. Clark, disorderly; $5. Jeremian Maxwell; 5. Kob't Stuart, ‘vi wey; bonds or workhouse. | Daniel Castutem, do. Bridget Walsh, do. | Mand Actou, do. Rebecca Berkles, profane; | $5. A WARNING TO RECKLESS DRIVERS. Thomas Lee, a colored backman, charged With assauitand battery on Sylvia Bowman | by driving over her without stopping to see Wost damage had been dove. The tesiimony showed yather bad for Lee, and the court re. marked that to think that they have a better right of Way than the pedestrians. The contrary is the fact. Drivers should exercise extraordi- lary care in the observance of the rights of pedestrians, who are entitled to the same Tights and even more. There was a heartless fference shown by the driver in tnis case, “ a he must sufler Imprisonment six months ail. AL Willtam Hughe sent down for days. Ella P f& pair of Neiliet fined 20KS, A rowdy: look arraigned on charge of knocking dot Coben, police and murde dropped the shoes a re the charze of robbery was dismi OF ibe assault Julius was fined $5 in Jail. Jonn col charged with committ a@rapeon Mattie Evans, a colored womat at her service place. on K, between Ut and 1ith streets. Mattie testified that John came there one night while her employers were absent at the Theater and took advantage of her. This was in November jast. He prom- ised to marry her and save her from rain on condition that she would not prosecute him. On cross-examination, tbe witness adi thet she had been intimate with him on one occasion subsequently. The court stated he would have to dismiss the case, as the ct of intimacy admitted since the offence alleged was cnutirely at variance with the charge of rape. John Lewis and James Bmiler, aise y conduct; to the per= enraged In grading and beantifying the | grounds for upwards of $2,000; sixty 1 GEORGETOWN. PARTY,—Miss 5. A. Lipscomb, of the Georgeto 8 scholars a very neipal gave ber taiament at DING AND In- t last night at and up i paying back the princ : interest t e Btockholiers. The books of the company are now open for new sub- scribers for stoc', and will remain 0 for the next thirty d PRoSPRCT C FiRE.—Thts morn- ing, atout 11 x cottage on 21 stre owned and oceupicd by Mrs. Db. Southworth, the novelist, took fire fra defective flue, but the fire by No. 5company. The lo: Sid no alarm was founded. ALEXANDRIA. DIED ON A TRaIN.—A lady named 3 nged in Ban Y., on the Midland train when near Loviogston, Jast night. f sonsamption. She was ™ her way home from Florida, whither she hai been in hopes of recuperating her health. She ‘Was accompanicd by her husband and ocea- cupied a berth in the through sleeping car from New Orleans. Immediately upon her death, Conductor John Beckham telegraphed to this city, and upon the arrival of the train bere Mr. Demaine was on hand with a coffin, and accompanied the remains to Washing- ton, whence they were forwarded to the late home of the deceased. LocaL LEGISLATION.—The committee ox roads of the Virginia seuatehas reported sen- | ate bill toamend en act granting a charter for the construction of a road between Alex- andria and Washington city. A bill for the | relief of the sureties of S. F.G. Beale, late | treasurer of Fauqvier, and house bill to au- thorize the surviving trustees of the Front | Royal academy to appropriate the funds arising from the sale of Front Royai acate- my, have been reported upon favorably in the house of delegates —[ Gazette, Ish. —_—_—_—_ 8 AMUSEMENTS. yAvION THEA IN ANoenn'p Ho. tor aeareree ot a ORDA KELLOGG GRAND ESGLIeM = " a * Sas deorte Va we on. Wire. were. Het. dton =, aad Jonoph Mises ard Mill com p i Mm aed ye briltiont Randt © ot. at 220 pw trtenés co! the Lmstitation are invite: te at- 1 bie EBBATED BARN ARE! pL Booun BALL, &. Carter ;opran: Mtralto. Mise Persis Bell Com -eT tee Annio Vaolipiet 5 NG WITH DICKENS, Z DRAMATIO AND ™ IOAL ENTERTAIN- MENT BY THE 7 ine Eva Mulls, Mr Aciand Hoste, Mise y A se TR AVENUE T 1b Consrynence Big Bonar, ~ Last night of a Sates Ly w ot the greet ail sther NaNZe. postponed WW, the BIG BO! Sarah Jew: ed a Pr iM. with ite Buoe Heron in the cast. Grove Me tiner on Saturdey at 2 o'clock; the BIG BONADY lar prices. 25 and 0 vd nniversary <f the Order, Am ft programme has bean arrenged, fall of wit nd intelectual food. Bai (Grace will contripat to the “ gi ' ownt of the even VLE, will do tie A erand encceme: ye Curtis Schoot Rutiding been engaged fr the occasion. Jali of ¢ eit n 26 Atwission—For Lady or Gentleman, 23 conte; Y fdren, 10 cents B) order of COMMITTEE. Sian! balowo Fonnoylvante Aeeuus, OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. URDAT ABTELNOONS, FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT, Variety. Drama, Borieeyne and Comedy. novi-ip yN UEIO ISHED FOR ALL OCCASIONS App es OF SOHN WAGRER, jerk: 2ewlm” 209 ist street, near B street ne. OLD No.) On Exhibition 456 aud Sale 3TH Sr. AT ABRKHKRE ee g's * Chotce O11 Paint Also, largest storl Shades, Pictures, Frames, Picto Halt, ta » Boy togs. Ubre ac. Uf Paper Hsagicge Wintser ool. ‘is. £0, im the District. SF Tub me Cacn S7 Pease remember Name and Nomber. jy. 1%;, 27822 7, JONES. of Paadelpule, i of the Order Kesher suet Bareel, Will deliver @ Lecter: om SUNDAY EVENING = ¥ MH, oi S oclock, at the oth stress Syne- ON THE Jewise artites of Washington ited. E. G2eexeeye. 4° The porular and versatile reader, will de- liver bis new M=morous Lecrore. “PEOPLE WE MERT, At Talmadge Hi WEDNESDAY RVENIN For the Dei TBE WOMEN'S « mission. M cts Co.'s, a Wm.’ Bal'an Hnson's. 1142 7th Lecture Degiu: BALLS, PARTIES, &e. Gn" Masel ERADE BALI, ioRN BY Ie WASHINGTON SC "ETZEN VERIEN, MONDAY, Febraary 24st, 1376, ey MASONIC TEMPLE. Ticket for One Gentleman, @1; Ticket for One L dy, 30 cents, To be had at Jobe Voet, 429 Tu Ch Ruppert, Oh. Xand h street nw; Geo. C. As # etreet ow No Tickets wit be eold on the evening at the hall, Active and psssive members can also procure their tiokets at ‘above pisces. Active assive members are required to show their cards febla 2t CITY ITEMS. OWING To THE DULLNE‘S In the tailoring trade since the Ist of January,I have been able to have made and have bow on sale black cloth frock coats and vests and black doeskin pantaloons. equal to the best eus- tomer work, and as low in price as ordina tily made goods are sald. One price only. Gro. C. HEN Sine, 410 7th street. Affect e Ear. Certificate of the Rev. 8. Domer, pastor of St. Paul's English Lutheran church, 1th and H streets, Washington, D. C.: Dear DR. HARTLEY: My grateful ac- knowledgments are due to you for theservice recently rendered in the case of partial deat- ness, which caused me considerable anxiety nd apprebension. You gave me such im- mediate and thorough relief, and so im- pressed me with your knowledge and skill in the treatment of diseases of the ear, that I lied to make this favorable mon- e matter, and to thank you most for the blessed relief afforded me 80 Very truly. 8. Dower. Office and residence of Dr. Hartley, 36 E Street northwest, Washington. HATS.—The larzest and best selected stock of Soft and Stiff Feit Hats for Gentiemen’ ton of heartil street, between I and K. ceiving New Goods Datiy. AALT!—Stimulating Liniment cures all Pain. A ——-+—_- ‘WEAKNESS, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, always by the regular use of Licbig’s Extract Of Beef, 1a pint bottles. BAKEn’s Cop Liver Om AND PHos- PHATE OF Lime.—A leading physician writes: “You have conferred 4 great boon upon the sick and those with delicate stom- ach iF making so pleasant one of our most. valuab; perpen it _ oy ag pen 4 remedy sumption, Throat a a0; diseases. So'd hy druggists. J (C. Baker & Co., Philadelpbia. e038, as CEARLES HEiperrce Sillery. Extry Dry and Grand Vin Medailie Champagne. For sale by Hall & Hume. 7 ——_—_o—_—_—_ bar ety Sentee oR COLD.—AS8 Soon as there slightest Congo, take during the day "ough, Bronchial Troches,” B4e FRANCAIS, GBAND DRESS AND MASKED BALL, AT M*RINT'S HALL, A WEDNESDAY, FRBBUABY 23, 1576. Tickets, 81. to be hed at Ellis’ Masic Store, an@ at the doer on the ngotthe Ball. feb? 6t* A A THE FOURTH ANNUAL BALL, For the Benefit ot THE CHILDBEN'S HOSPITAL, (Ln aid of the Building Fund.) Will be given at Masonic Temple, ones ¥ EVENING, February 25, 1#76. CHARITY BAL&S,. GEORGETOWN ADVER WTS, RB SEAM SHIRTS, made of Wameat ‘0. Every shirt warranted 736 tachos. The purchaser bee ocly to work the sind or button hole. and the ebirt ts ready for the Laundry. joe, S123. jandsome Bhirting Calicoes, 6% c's. ‘amentte 44 Bleached Muslin, 12% cts. Winter goods suld without regarc to vost, to clear BENJAMIN MILLER, JanZ-tr 103 Briage street, r‘ertown.