Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1876, Page 1

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Commander, Scribe. ap2sit® | nal revenue, $2 ; customs, $415,655.91 ma. ¢ 4 THE PosTMASTER GENERAL was on the LINCOLN HALL, s floor of the House for rome time to day. ap2) tr beain nece: ‘Tickets for the trip. 10.0 F OS « ianineros UMBIAN Epc sMPMENT THE COMMITTEE. KB. OF P—Every member of EXCELSIOR is reynested to be gular meeting of the Lod: ING, April 25th, as important pus- be transaated The uniformed members ly reynested to attend. INO. W. FALCONER THE SRST. MILBURBN'S SODA WATER. BATUBAL SPRING WATEES on Dranght. ICE-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE. 1429 PaNnsYLvan apis-te apza Ma et price of gua will be = Bans er 1,000 © CHARLES B. BAILY, ferL-cowkM] light Ce, S HENRY WI ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 1 Columbia Law Building, to, ic Feot. Sec. Washington G: ENRY W! gTT, Sth street, bet D and E. i TTAKER, General Clarm and Collection Agent, fo. 715 Usth street. near Treasary Departmen District Cisims, Pension and Bounty Claims.» Specialty iY BERVOUS EXHAUS Eesny, comprising a neric at Kabu’s Musenm of Anat on the cause and cure of Premature Decline, show- indisputably how loet health may be regained, jording @ clesr synopsis of the impediments to mar ‘and the treatment of nervous aud physi- €al debiltiy, being the result of 20 years’ ex perience. Price, 28 cente, Address the anthor,Dr. L ‘Office and residence, 51 Bast 10th st.,.N. ¥. Te ee ee Louisiane avons Jans-4m ATTORNEY-AT- BAW, Gee vonNsons BANEBRS, Gorner of Wis Street and Penasylvania Avenue, EUNDAY AFTEENOON AT 3% O'CLOCK. A BILL to abolish the Board of Heath was Introduced in the House by Mr. Steveason ADDRESSES BY YOUNG CONVERTS. on Sataaday. = y M Music by CORNET and ORGAN. i MR. Davin L. Girr, of Missourt, formerly > J MPORTANT— CREAT COUNOLL IMP. | chief of the mail division In the Pension OF ol —The members o' Connesi | 7. 5 Cn ft Special eemion, Pisut Moon, sisheleep. | fice, Was to-day re-appcintes to that position Sem-ca Wigwam, sthrun. By order of G Sachem | by order of Commissioner Bentley. jt WM. M. STELLE,G.O. of B. THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant visited Fee eee eee Veep aw enc, | the Centennial grounds at Philadelphia Sat- lo patticipate in the St arhiverssry | Urday, and were shown tbrough the baild- Tejnested to meet the Committee | Ings by General Hawley, Mr. Goshorn, and EVENING next, at the 7th-street | some members of the board of flaance. ary inform and procore ee ‘Tir OOMMITTER, Gan. CoML, Of Gs OAD Mule Journal, members of | says, since it seems to be settled that no 1 by Bnd COL; | man can be elected President whose name » ‘queate wus! | begins with a ©, that Mr. Conkling and him- sek sharp, from | se.f think of spelling thelr names with @ I<. ars a prcied te itianithcr | CONGRESSMAN Hayes, of Alabama, has ies. THE COMMITTEE. | written a letter to the chatrman of the Ju- I - rt pg diciary Committee of the House requesting OBS: Meet promptly on WEDNESDA e re 7 is hb instant, at 6% o-clock, in fail ani pect peg Ae hal on the charge of his THERE I< STIL, GREAT PRESSURE brought to bear upon the Treasury Bureau of gravivg and Printing, there being about twenty applicants for every position, which can be filled. Superintendent Jewell is doing the best he can under the elrcumstances. ON® RY ONE THE ROSES FALL.—It is un- derstood that Hon. Morgan Rawls, of Ga., late M. C., but at present superintendent of the Clerk’s document room of the Honse, has been requested to ‘step down andout” by Clerk Adams. GEN. RUFUS INGALLS, who was indirect. jy implicated in the moth contract through the testimony of Donn Piatt, has telegraphed to Chairman Clymer, desiring to be heard. He ts expected to arrive here to-morrow for that purpose. SCHELL, the little giant of the House, has been reinstated. He was dismissed it is said for too frequent indulgence in the Kentucky staple. But be has probably “swore off,” and will bow resume the duty of calling the House to order at fifteen minutes before twelve o'clock. SUPERVISOR Hepa&ick ASKED To STEY Down ANp OvT.—By direction of the Presi- dent, the commissioner of internal revenue has written a letter to Supervisor He trick, asking for the resignation of tuat geatleman of his position as internal revenue super- visor. N.—A Medical lect! Geliv- ny » TEE CHARGE AGAINST CONSUL BripG- TLAND.—Internal Revenue Commissioner iratt bas written a letter to Attorney Gene- ral Pierrepont, exonerating Consul Bridg- land, formerly ‘supervisor of internal reve- nue for the fourth Texas district, from any intentional fraud on the revenué, and ree | ommending the dismissal of the charge now yending against him. ARMY (/EDERS —By direction of the See- retary of War, Captain W. A. Elderkin commissary of subsistence, will transfer all funds, stores and property in his possession Desiers in Goverament and District Securities | belonging to the government, to Captain J. cisn Exchange aud Gold _wp4ly | H. Gilman, commissary of subsisteace, and Ear ® P C00KE, Je. 8 00, | (uereafter transmit his accounts and retarns to tbe commissary genera! of subsistence BANKERS, &8 S00N as practicab tr 1429 F street AS A MEASURE OF ECONOMY the demo trats have under consideration a proposi- ton to abolish the office of doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, and place te euties now perform<d by that officer under the direction of the Sergeant at-Arms, as is now performed by the same officer for Senate. By thus consolidating the off - eee £L G. YOUNG, BOTARY PUSLIO, ctiT-tt Orrice—Star Briipis N.—To she Pubic —My newly invented ines, which I now manafac ture with eight workmen, s on any Eye-gines ia the whole w Thy a be | the talary of the doorkeeper and his assist. eee boce Bay pole ir renitatent Hetey. thee | ant, quite an item can be saved to the gov- ernment. lian pebble and the newly disco. - ia ruby class. For neatness and lightness they cannot be surpassed. Measure taken and order fi 29 Penna. EX ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN was before Mr. Caulfield’s Committee on Ex- ay epis-istptr_ Inventor. Patentes and Manufacturer. | }ecditures in the Department of Justice this morning, and testified that he had paid PPB4RRLIN 8 Coins, &@ portion of the =55,000 to Mr. Davenport, as testified to by the latter. He was asked whether he had had any conversation with the President in regard to the matter, and requested time to consider bow he would answer that question; which the committee granted. The committee ther adjourned until to morrow. THE WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION. James G. Pitts, post-trader at Fort Rice, lestified before Mr. Clymer’s committee this Morning that bis application for the place was based u) the statement of John Tom- Upson, who was acierk for him at Put-in- Bay, on Lake Erie, that there was money in trading posts; that his Congressman secured his appointment, and that he never dollar to Sar ce for the place. Tomlinson 27 PENN<YLVANIa ATRNUR. ¢ Brazilian Pebble Spectaciea. “war dpe? ly stp RUUR YE! HAP CIEAEES SEA Bag ggg” #0 = "At ADE BROS, A FINE SPRING SUIT, fifteen different styles, for only $10, At HABLE BROS. Pez SUITS ever offered in hing\on, for @12, * At HABLE BROS. LoSeEA RaEE Sugpes vivm caser. | at 8 brotter oe ira” Bolan, Watnos —— Ai HABLE BROS, | Both contributed equal shares of the capital and divided the profits equally. of Importea | , TH€ Committee adjourned until Wedues- - = pees — bons — od bell isto ify on moth contract subject of in- At HABLE BROS, vestigation. LEGANT BUSINESS SUITS, Woolens, for only NAVAL ORDERS—Commander R. F. R. Lewis ordered as inspector of ordnance at the navy yard, Norfolk, Va; Surgeon Geo. fF. Winslow to duty at the torpedo station, Newport, R. 1; Commander Chester Hat- Meld detached from ordnance duty at the Norfolk teh | yard and ordere! to command the tron-clad steamer Nantucket, at Nor- folk; Commander E. C. Merriman from com- mand of the Nantucket and ordered to com- mand the Adams, at Boston, Mass.; Surgeo.. HE FINEST LINE AND BEST STYLES of | J. M. Flint from the torpedo station at New- Amporied Cam. Suite ever displayed. at 940, bert B 1. abd ordered to the naval hospital, At HABLE BROS, helsea, Mass.; Paymaster A. W. Bacon bag reported lis arrival home, having been de- tached from tue charge of the naval depot, = Kio de Janeiro, on Sist March last, and nas BBOB. | been ordered ‘to seitie accounts; Gunner ——— Moses A. Jane from the receiving ship Sa- EXFSy, SQRIRIX OF SHADE AND STELE | bine, at Portamouth, N. H, and placed on f Cat ia Fine Di aie Bt B25, orders. of & Fine Dress or Busts Te she: | Waiting orders: EGULAK CUSTOM MADE SUITS of the new- eat ishest Patterts, at 925, saimmmmmeter Fe 1CB AND ELEG. BUSINESS OB DBESS SUITS, for o At HABLE BROS. E © VER ONE H VARIETIES OF BUSINESS O8 UNDRED DBEsSsS SULTS, at 15, At HASLE BLO3, ANDSOME. STYLISH AND ELEGANTLY Finishid Dusiness or Dress Suits, at At HABL. Tue KILBOURN HAbeas Corrvus CASE. This morning the hearing !n the habeas cor- pus case of Mr. Kilbourn, the recusant wit- ness in the “District Real Estate Pool Inves- tigation,” was resumed before Judge Cart- ter, in the Cireuit Courtroom, and,as on the previous occasions, there was a large num- ¥ OUSTOM-MADE SUITS of SUPERB LIN Ss Fabrics, at $30, OD the fizest Fo at ber of interested spectators preseut. Mr. Voorhees, for Mr. Kilbourn, commenced his HABLE BROS., argument, in which be spoke of the action Of the writ as such as woxld hot be tolerated 1 f oe tas such as would not eral Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, | 2x ceg,"In bare ic ones tate folerated ‘mar? tr Corner 7 BD streets. Czar of Russia or the Lowen greed of Germany would not have attemp' such action, and had they attempted it, a revolution would bave followed. He proceeded to argue that ander the law the House had nothing to do EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW Sure Trulows of, Prot. CoO: zits OF tur will stop baa feslling” one after | Otber than to certify the matter to the court or debility —-, —_ yee SSS He rg aol considerable jength the powers ot Fee eas see body As Slentitrios it purifies | House, and referred to there having been no Betreece ted mener ver tne fest to, their pearly | charge agaicst Mr. Kilbourn that he was @ ders the body iandorous. My reputation is staxed | Party to any fraud on the sovernment, eA coox, Con. PIATT AND THE MotH EXTERMI- Discoverer aud Manufactarer, Corner $tb and Hi streets ' Sold te qtart beth P. A, DAKNEILLE, “ . He closed as follows : From «Late Dodge § Darnetiie,) ‘ais ts all that I know about it. Real Estate and Steck Broker, this it will appear tbat | was cuaployed by ~ Cowles to appear for him ip procuring a con- Corner 7th street and Louisiana avenne. pag ad apa | ne gree by 7 m ment, an army at wha MONRY LOANED IN SUMS TO SUIT. believed a fraudulent expenditure of money, morn BUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE. e 3 I withdrew. I notified ‘¥ of this WwW Baltimore. NATOR.—Some of the published reports of he testimony of Idoun Piatt in the Cowles- biega case have done him injustice. The ceneluding portion of his. testimony shows What were his re!ations tothe parties in that ‘ti ty that I migbt have a record, and I considered it my duty to notify Mr. Garfield. This is ri in ‘sui | thatI did. {never have interfered in the BGABT S24 CEBT UB TRISRED, and gt | affair since, in one way or another; never . eye _ Ps snd berg | have ag a — = way of Cowles, eo ndred or made jemand him, directly or batzivois uray ‘FACTORY, Mo. | frairectiy . wd a D. W. DARK, Manager. Of course, & good many of Piatt’s adver- — " saries are ielighted with the opportunity of Fosest HIRTS MADE TO ORDER | getting adig at him, but the investigating Of the w ‘and fn the most committee. hearing the whole testi- MINT PAGTORY. 1012 6 ae | ony, hold that his connection with the erie ee eS Ae DARE, Manager, | Matter Was altogether creditable to him. Forty- | t the counter, aye prepa WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1876. The Mary Merritt Investigatior Examination of Mr. Cate by ago tary Bristow—The Secret ays 2 Whisky Ring ts at thi ttom o "Ke. The Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury cepartment this morning took up the resolation charging Secretary Bristow with alleged malfeasance in the matter of the release of the bark Mary Merritt. Mr. Cate, of Wisconsin. who offered the resolu- tion, a8 well as Secretary Bristow, was pr2s- ent.’ The latter says he intends to be present at every session Of the committee, and to meet every point of accusation male against him. The committee did not propose to go into the investigation this morning, but asked Mr. Cate to furnish the names of the witnesses by whom he expected to substan- tate his charge. He gave the names of H. . Chittenden, E. E. Jobnson, D. E. Weis nd Levi Hubbel, all of Milwankee. Secretary Bristow inquired whether Mr. Cate bad conversed with any other persons relation to the matter, either here or else- ere, to which he replied that he had had gonversations with a number of persons be- Sites those named. The Secretary also want- ed to Know who had assisted Mr. Cate In the preparation of the resolution. The latter declined te answer, stating that be had of- fered it upon his Own responsibility, as a member of Congress. His only constltation bere was with reference to the proper form of preparing the resolution. r. Bright, of Tennessee, a member of the committee, endorsed Mr. Cate’s objection to answering the question as propounded. Mr. Cate said that the release of the for- feiture of the bark was a subject of common diseussion in Wiseousin. Mr. Bristow.—Whom did you eyer hear talk about it in your own district? Mr. Cate—Milwaukee where this thing occurred is not in my district. Mr. Bristow.—I am aware of that. Now eid you ever hear any one outside of the Milwaukee district discu x the question? Mr. Cate.—I did not publicly. Mr. Bristow.—Do you know Mr. Murphy, of Milwaukee, and did you eyer talk to him on the subject? Mr. Cate —I never did. ae Bristow.—Whom did you then talk witht The committee at this point indulged ina disenssion as to the propriety of asking those questions, and they decided that as Mr. Cate bad given the names of the witnesses by whom he expected to prove the charges that — not necessary to inquire of him fur- ther. WHAT MR. BRISTOW WANTED TO SHOW IF ALLOWED To. Mr. Bristow said he had no concealments to meke. He wanted to show that the whisky ring was at the bottom of this mat- ter, and that the ring was using the House &s & cats-paw to prosecute him and smirch bis character, because as @ public officer he bad prosecuted them. Mr. Hartzell, of Illinois, raid that that could not possibly have auything to do with the question. Mr. Cate bad probable cause to offer bis resolution. It mattered not to him whether the witnesses were members of the whisky ring or not. If the Secretary was not guilty it could be shown. If guilty it did pot matter by whom the fact was aoe 80 loug as the witnesses told the trath. vate said that, so far as he knew, the y ting had no connection whatever With ine charges. Mr. Bristow said he supposed it would be competent for him to show that the matter was @ conspiracy, and that it was an at- tempt to smireh the character of an officer of the government. He meant no disrespect to Mr. Cate or any member of the committee in saying this. He desired to state, further, that the published statement that he had refused to produce papers in this case was untrue. He would withhold no paper bear- ing upon the case. He then requested that the following witnesses be summoned in his behalf: A. R. Lyman, of the Treasurer's of- fee; Assistant Secretary Conant, Solicitor Wilton. and Mr. Robinson, assistant solici- tor; Walter I vans, of Loutsville, Ky.; Joho and, of Hopkinsville, Ky. The commitice then adjourned. The Insane Asyla m Investigation, THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY. The Committee on the Expenditures of the Interior department resumed their investi- gation of the affairs of the Insane asylum ibis morning. George A. Martin testified that he resided in East Wasbington, and worked atthe In- sane asylum asa bricklayer. While at the asylum brick-yard one day he saw some of the attendants burying the body of a man taken right from the cooling-board, and without enclosing the body in a coffin. Wit- ness resided near the asylum along time, and has often seen the patients working in the cold and rain, without being properly dressed. A German patient has been kept in the coal vault there for several years, and never washed himself during that time. The asylum engineer, George Skidmore, should be subpo»naed before the committee; he can tell allavout it. Witness vave the names of several who will corroborate his statement in regard to burying a body without being comfined. Chas. F. Cavter testified that patients Worked on the river-wall in Jane and No- vember of last year. In November the weather was very cold, and they were re- quired to work in water up to their knees, ‘be patients worked ten hours a day. Often they were woke up before daylight, 80 as to get to work very early. Have known pa- Uents to be required to work in the rain, and no chance given them to dry their cloth- ing when they camein. Rubber boots were not furnish these patients. One of the ‘tients was taken sick while at work on e river-wall, and died in about ten days afterwards. The committee also examined a witness fn secret session, and adjourned until to-mor- row. STILL ANOTHER DENIAL —Representa live Wilson, of Indiana, denies the pudlisiied statements of Harrison, of Indianapolis. in So far as tht y convey the impression that, either by letter or telegram, he conveyed in formation to the committee that Mr. Blaine Was in any Way connected with Une trans- ac’ions of the Union Pacific ratiroad.— Gen. Boynton, in Cin. Gazette BIDS FOR THE GOVERNMENT FIVE PER CrnTs.—The Treasury at noon to.day open- ed proposals for the sale of 5 per cent. cou- pon or registered bonds of the funded loan of i861, authorized by the acts of July 1i, 1570, and January 20, 1571, bearing Interest, pava ble quarterly, from May 1, 1576, in lots of not less than one-half million dollars, to the total amount of five million eight bundret and elghty-three thousand doliars, ($5 ) OH The following are the bidders and the aroun id for: J. W.Seligman & Co.,one million at 105.16; one million at 103.105.1,000; one million at 103 01; oue million at ‘108? 50,000 at 102.98; 783,000 at 102.95; 600.00) at 102.91. Woerishcefter & Co., 500,000 at 105 15. Kidder, Peabody « Co., one million at 105.01. Loeb & Co., 5 83,000 at 102.63. Richardson, Hull & Co., 500,000 at 103.07. Toole & French, Boston, 500,000 at 103.27. Sehwler Bros., N: Y., 5€0,000 at 102.55. Tallabee National Bank, N. Y., 500,000 at 102%; New England Matnal Life Insurance Co., Boston, 000 at 103. Drexel, M «& Co., for themselves and associates—$5,853,000, or any thereos, at 163.714. or Whole amount at 103.73 7-16. Win- slow, Larnier & Co.—81,000,000 at 102-99; $1,000,000 at 102.94; 1,300,000 at 102.39; $1 At 10285; $1,000,000 at 102.79; $533,000 whole amount at a ‘ort $1,000,000 at 103. 1,000 000 ‘Bt 102 97; $883, CG ia ey ,000 at 102.85; $500.00 . Harm 8500, ; $500. at io 15. Ratter & Bonn—$500,000 5 500.000 #1 102 55; $500,000 at 10263. Fisk « Hatct—$1,000,000 at 102.77; $1,000,000 at 102 83. A othsehtlds Fisk & Hateb— 108.42; $1,000,000 $1,555,000 at 102.54; at 1.20, —-re-—___ A Firty MILe Race.—Nell Mowry and J. P. Smith rode a mustang race at Bay dis- ict track, San Francisco, Ler prince the former winning in two hours and eight mi; utes. Mo will ride a one-hundred-mile race at the Centennial. ne Centennial igo, boa sunponied ae o tans ocean Le) it. fiabilities ‘There ‘are six dred the dre 880,000. are six hun- tors, mostly jnavians, who, directors affirm, will recetve nearly, if not quite, dollar for dollar. A BATTLE In HowpuRAS between the Salvadorian allies of Leiva, the deposed revol tiohary president, ended in tbe pat cr Of the latter. Medina died a few days after Of Inflammation of the stomach. | and were the records sent to the princip: | ‘wa TRE FREEDU"FN'S GATION. Some of the Testimony. The testimony taken secretly by the select committee of investigation of the Freed- men’s Savings and Trust Company nas been mace public. The investigation was com- menced on the 17th of January, and the first witness who testified was ex-Postmaster General Creswell. one of the commisstoners for closing the affairs of the company, whieh was largely insoivept, the indebtedness be- ing Over $3,000,000, and he feared they would not be able to realize more than 40 per cen: from the assets, large amount tne pe tonal securities appearing tobe worthless. The next witness (A. M. Sperry, who Was Inspector of the company from October, istt, to Jnly, isi4, when the bank closed, whose duty it was to examine all the ac counts of the several branches, either pe, sor ally or by deputy,)*ays that the foree em- ployed was entirely inadequate to the work. * We were required,” hesays, ‘to inspect all the brenchcs twice in every year. Some of them were never inspected; and could ne be.” Here are a few extracts from the tran- scripts of bis testimony Q. At those branches wher inspect were mai NK ENVESTI- ions | | | were the entries in the draft and owrbals compared with the ledg. ass-books? A. At some of them they pre and others not. Q. Did yon upon your inspections cause | the accounts to be checked with the ledgers, | office showing the errors and omissic A. So far as possibie I sent them. Q. Were those duties omitted anywhere when inspections were made? A. Not so far as It wes possible. It was not possible, literally, to comply with these instructions, | because I had come into the business taree or four years bebind time. and to carry out literally the instructions was almost ao im- [oye ana b J cansed the ledger balances to taken off, and it was to this point that I referred just now. In many cases, finding the ledger widely different from the original entries as returned to the principal ojtice, I meade improvements. To illustrate, take | the ease o: the Washington braach, where in 1:70 I found a diffe-enee between the ledgers and the general account of some $80,000, and by our best endeavors and by the employ- ment of additional expert foree we were never able to reduce this difference below, say, £40,000. I speak from memory. Q: You reported u»on discovering those discrepancies? A. Yes, sir; to the actuary. Q. Do you know of auy proceedings insti- tuted by the actuary or any officer or officars of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Com pany to recover from Wilson (the cashier) and Boston (bookkeeper) the deficiency ap- pearing upou their accounts as managers of the Wasbington branch’ A. No, sir. The same witness te3tific 1 coneeraing the trausactions with the Seueca Saridstone company: Q. When testifying in regard tosome of the branehes you have spoken of dealings or the evidences of them being confused and covered up, do you kuow of any case oceur- ring at the principal office here in Washiag- | ton, where there was an atiempt to cover up the real nature of a previous transaction for the purpose of concealing it? A. The Sene- ¢@ Stone company was undoubtedly such a ease. Q. I see your name signed as a witness to the transaction. A. No, sir; my name is | simply attesting the original papers; simply for tue Commissione: Q What state of facts in those papers dis- close? A. They discioce this, that a loan of 50.000 was made to Hallet ‘n and John O, Evans ata certaia time with certain collaterals attached, and that a seeret agree: ment was drawn up between the actuary, the finance committee, and these gentlemei. that in case the note was not paid at matur- | ity, tae note and all the securities, excepting the bonds of the Maryland Mining and Man- Macturing company (Seneca sandstone) shouid be surrendered to the makers of the note, and that the bonds iu question—that is the Seneca stone compiny bonds—shou! taken in Pay inent of the note. «2. Was not that agreement, between Kii- bourse and Evans op oue band, aod the offi cersof th+ bank on the other, an expedieut to cover up 4 transaction between the actin ary and the Seneca Stone company. of a date prior to that agreement? A. No, I think it was something better thanthat. It was an fort to pay an old loan by anew loan woich was larger. In other words, there had be on the books of the company a previous loau for some $35,006 to the parties represent itg the Seneca Stone company. Tuis loan was ordered paid, and, as far as ie books of the company show, it was paid. Q What was the worth of the otha laerals? A. There were enough ot latera's with the loan to make it a good one, hesides tie names of the parties. Tae 1 did not mature, say, fora year. When it mature and was hot paid the then aciuary demanded pay ment, aud the parties stuck at him this seeret agreement. He refased to give up the papers, and was threatened with sults, and there was some wrangling about it, and finally the note and the other papers were given up, and the Seneca bonds re- tained. Q. Who was the actuary who mee this agreement? A. Colonel Eaton. Subsequently the witness said: Let me state it again. I think I can put the matter before the committee very plainly, As I bave always understood it, this loan of $55,000 tn various sums was by the board of trustees in good faith ordered paid. I sun- posed that it was paid. About the same Ume & loan of $50,000 was made to Kilboura and Evans. Among the collaterals were $75,000 of Seneca Stone bonds. There was enough stu‘? put in to cover the loan and to make it appear lo be @ good one, so far as payment was concerned. But afterward a secret agreement turns up and the real nature of the transaction is found out. It was the payment of the old loan by the new one, and a secret sale of the bonds of the —— Stone Company to the Freedmen’s 0: P. What are these bonds worth? A. They are not Worth anything, and never were. Q. Do you know whether or not any of the officers or agents of tae Freedmen’s Bank were eflicers or stockholders in any of the companies whose securities were accepted as collaterals for loans? A. I do nol, with tbe exception of the Seneca Stone Company. I happened to know that Colo..e! Eaton tieid some of the stock while he was actuary of the bank; I think $1,900. Hallet Kilbourn was called before the com- mittee and made this explanation of his connection with the $50.0¢0 note: I never had any secret understanding with anybody in regard to that note. Mr. Eaton, the actu- ary, came tome and Statet that the bank had made a loan to the Seueca Stone Com- pany, and that the papers were denouncing the company and trying to place it in bad odor, and he wished to kaow if | wonld not, with Mr. Evans,come in and temporarily put in some additional secyrities, aud make the loan in our name. I sent for Mr. Eva: and went over to the bank and sald that would put in our securities, provided we were held harmless in the matter, if it was any accommodation to the bank. There was nothing secret about it. Eaton was the only rson who ever spoke to me about it. ‘If fasuiy drew up &@ paper, and told him that if that was approved by the finance commit. lee we would do tt; and we did. Wiliam Kilgour, &® lawyer, testified: I have bad as a client for the last two or three years @ colored man named John Watkins,a very hard worki industrious man. bout three weeks ago he came and for the first lUme informed me that his money had been drawn out of the F reedman’s Bank on frau- dulent checks, and that it nad been drawn by T. S. Boston, who was the receiving teller of the bank. Watkins is a very —_s man, with little education, and not at all t business. I asked accustomed to transac’ for the checks and also for his pass book, —— of ‘Sone ee poy is ton re! aitough he had repeatedly cailed on him for it, and that be bad even gone so far as to lowed. then, at his request, went 10 tae . D, at bis requ bank and cailed for a settlement; I called for it of ‘atkins; ited of egency; he told me that he had none—that it Tim ‘what we nad done with the he im wi ; told me that he had invested it invacious ; Lasked him ifhe had made return of it, and he said he had not; he said he nad converted it private 4 | ordinary statement, that Boyle had | money to | bim that he was in ad—n hurry to get that bad in our bank €650,000 currency sixes and other bonds amounting altogether vo over $500,000. To meet the run made upon as we had to sell our bonds. Tne trustees met every two or three days and autherized the executive officers of the bank, the president with his actuary. to sell the bonds, $10.00) or so ata th The ‘ident wert to New York.to sell kome of the bonds, and it seems that (without any authority whatever) Mr. Stickney rent Mr. Boyle to Baltimore to sell some of the bonds. This I have only got from our Inspector, Mr. Sperry. it was hard to sell these is, because they were of a thousand dollars denomination. If they had been $100 bonds we could have sold them readily. Afterward my father asked me in regard to a loan to Boyle. i wt him that we nad never made any loan. On inquiry inte it I founa that Suckney, even when we were in such @ state in the bank that we bad sold every bond except £500, simply on the pretext that Boyle had done the bank good service, joaned him $21,000 on whieh we had no security. On the strength of that! called the trustees together for the purpose of a ing them to remove Mr. Stickney from the trusteeship which he acquired under the law of 1870. 1 then mentioued the matter, and Mr Letpoid contradicted my statement that Suckney bad loaned the money in the way {have mentioned, but he made this extra- 4 bonds for the bank at different times, and that every time be bad reiaincd some of the money; so that in the agtregate he owed the bank the amount of $21,000, and that then, to cover the transaction, Stickney took this note from him, but put it In the shape of a loan. Boyle bad never rendered auy account fo the bank of the amount of bonds that were put into his hands by Stickney. OF tbat transaction, however, poue of the bank officers proper except Stickney hal any knowledge. Q. This note of Boyle's accorting to Mr. Leipola’s statement, was given by Boyle to the bapk? A. Y Q. And Stickney took security on a house and lot? A. lieve he afterward got fecurity on a wholerow of unfinished houses, which houses were incumberel by various kinds of Hens, and which bonuses have been sold since and purchased by Mr. Stickney. The bank never realized a dollar out of that $21 000 loan, and never will. Q. Was there not another loan made on the representation of Mr. Alexander R. Shepherd? A. It appears in the report of the Commissioners that Mr. Vandenburgh owcsa large amount. These loans never came d.rectly before the board of trustees, or Pt least very fewof them did. The actn- ary.in reading his report to the board, would say: City securities (naming the class). So much invested. Some members of the elty finance committee, including Moses Kelly, the sinking fand commissioner, were very earnest in the defence of these securi ues. Iwas very much opposed to it, 28 I was opposed to Nha ord connected with the Board of Public Works. Stickney staid at my house, and talking with me one day: he said that be had never done a wrong tbingin the bank except letting Vanden- burgh have a large sum of money one night. lasked him how much. If think he said $50,000, That perfectly astonished me, so I “went into” him and — him very closely, thinking that I would have oce! sion to recollect it and use it Vancenburgh came to him He said that ting some y off his hands that night, and that Shepherd said tha: Yandenburgh’s ac- counts are approved. (This was on Satar- day night.) [will pay y Monday if you let him have the money.” Stickney said he would let him have the money, and he did m have it. Afterward he went, day after day, to sse Mr. Shepherd, and could notsee him. When he did see him Sheo- ,€rd was more forcible than polite, and toid money. Subsequently Shepherd said to him, “If you do business in that kind of a loose way you are a d——d fool,” and that time he told the truth. This is what Mr. Sil 7 wi about the matier, and I presume by be believed on that point. Bill to Amend the Charter of the Bank The special committee on the affairs of the Freeéman’s bank, has prepart a iil amending the cherter of the bank. I! pro- vides that in case of the resignation, deata or disability of any of the Commissioners selected and qualified vuder the provisions of section seven of the act approved June 40, 1804, their survivors or Survivor and suc- cessors sha}! be Invested with the possession and legal title to al! property of the com- pany, and shall bave all the rights, preroga- lives and privileges. aud perform the same iutles, that were conferred and enjoined upon the commissioners mentioned in the act of June 20, 1°74; provided that in case of tbe resignation, death or disability of all the comimissicners before the final execution of their trust the Secretary of the Treasury shail appoint a commissioner, whose rights, wers, prerogatives, privileges and duties shall be the same, the commissioner to give & pond for the sum of $100,000; and provided further, that no change of commissioners that may be made shali in any way impede or delay any cases instituted by former com- missioners, but such es shall be proceeded with as though no cl gebad been made. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to accept the resignation of any commis- sioner that may be tendered to bim, and if all shall resign he shall appoint one who ail complete the work of closing up the business and affairs of the com; iy; pro vided that such commissioner shal! not have been & former commissioner. It vests the commissiovers, with the ye of the Secretary of the Treasury, with the author- ity to com! compromise the debts and liabiliti pany. It provides tbat when a dividend is to be made te depos- itors the United States Treasury shail, at their or his request, place in Ove of the United States itories in each city Woere the company is located a8 amount sufficient to pay the depositors of that branch, and, for the purpose of securing this safe oe and proper disbursement. the funds are declared moneys of the United States, and the officers of such rs prone shall pay the money and take such receipts as may be prescribed by the commissioners acd approved by the Secretary. A Card from Mrs. W. 0. Avery. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 22. Eulitor of the Star: The statement mate yesterday's STAR and this moruing’s Kep!- tican, to the effect that Mrs. Avery had ap ‘ared before the Attormey General to plead for mercy for ber husband, is incorrect. | sire to say that I believe the President siready deems my busband an innocent man, and unjustly sentenced; but should 1 be mis- taken, I shail, at the proper time, although I have not yel presented mysel{ before iim, be brepared to show clearly and convincingly the claims of Mr. W. 0. Avery to a pardon io the name of justice and right. Let me ask here that the newspapers of this city and elsewhere be as courteous as ssiblé in bringing my name before the pub- ic. The remarks thus far made are entirely untrue, and such as will only serve to farther inflict my much wronged, much loved hus- band, and ——— in my terrible distress. The reports of interviews with either of us Sre not in our language and tone, but entire- ly sensational and unworthy of credence. MRS. WILLIAM O. AVERY. PoLiticat Norres.—The New York Tribune has the following squibs: The Pres- ident’s veto of the salary reduction bill meets with general val. **** Gov. Hendricks must have written that Indiana platform himself. It is the most perfect embodiment oi a straddle on record. --*- In bability there is DO man on f political wisdom as an editor just — from a few day’s visit to Wash- jngton. Acccrding to the Boston Globe, Bristow remarked to @ government official Weil known in Boston, recently: “If they will only let me stay where Iam I shail be — ib never sought the Presi- leney.”” The majority of the people of Pennsyi- vauia are earnestly in ravor of James G. und Blaine for the ‘to Sea- ator Conkling, says the fiadelpara North jantiy very. nae of rey of te Di Centennial exposition.” BLACK HILLS EXCURSION.—Two parties, Rrong Se ttyof Sugita Soon? ess on the Black Hilis excursion. Few ‘of the ex: cursionists were going to the end of the 2 meee od merely —-Pe— =) the western cites Staunion (Pay Vondi- for. eS FREEDOM OF THE (COLLEGE) PRESS.—The facuity of Dartmouth eollege sus- seven students, editors of the college Paper, the for the ing upon the aD article in agricultural being Warned to suppress it, 2 i. that paper college, after mening Star. TWO CENTS. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Monnay, April 24. SENATE.—The Chair laid before the Sen- ateacommuvication from the Secretary of the Interior, including report of Professor Janney on the exploration of the Biack Mills,” Referred to the Comm! ttee on Priut u Mr. Ingalls presented @ petition of citi revs of Atcbison, Texas, asking that at Line be puton the free list. Committee on Fira Mr. Kelley Introduced a bill to provide for the oceupal of missionary scations on Indian reservations. Committee oa India Affairs. introduced bill to regul ¥ for stores and other property in the Quartermaster's office of tae Mariu: corps. pam ittee, Mr. Antuony tntroduced bill to provide for the sale of public di oa Pupting. Mr. Ham! reported resoiatior apart for the use of und Members sh trial, be used exe Sentors and Rep Mr. Sargent cal the Commissioner of and designate the places at wh and supervisors of interpal rev: ercise the duties of their office. being on the amendment of t nance Committee to adolisa the office of supervisor of internal revenue, and ¢ the duties of the same tn cerlala justia special age ts. Mr. Sargent indicated that in his optulon this would not be a proper provision. He did bot think, from what he had read in the newspapers of late, that the special agents were the proper persons to entrust with these duties, He then referred to the late sensational accounts sent east by special Agents of alleged internal revenue fraads in California. He pronoancc 4 these statements to be entirely without foundation. He read #n exbibitof the internal revenue collections in Califorvia, and comparing them with the lotai amount collected in the United States. He said the total amount collected for the last fiscal year in the United States was $103 599 458, of which "3.595 Was Collected in Califoroia. Thus California, with ouly one-sixty-fifth of the population, paid one- thirty-sixth of the internal revenne collec- tion.” Sedgwick he said bad been Lhe partic- ular mark of assanlt by these fagitive spe. clal agents, who had annoanced from time to time that they were going to discover great fiauds, and that Sedgwick was to be removed. Mr. 8. exhibited figures to show that under Collector Sedgwick there had been in two years an increase ef forty per. cent.of collections over the two years fore he entered Into office. Mr. 8. then showed that the tax on spirits collected in Califernia was between I 23 and I-24 of the whole amount collected in the United States. On these points he produced a number of figures. In conclusion, be intimated that Sipister motives were at the bottom of the attacks on the internal revenue officials io California. Mr. Sherman said the office of supervisor of internal revenue was created in tv or 1868, when the business of the Internal reve. nue wee much greater than now. Of late these cflices bad become quasi-political ones, and the reason why they should be dis- pepstd with was very well set forth letter of the commissioner of internal re nue. In regard to the special agents, he said they were no more and no less than detec lives, and they had no business to farnish information to the press in advance of far- nishing it to their official superiors; and al those Who did soonght to bedischarged at once. The letter of Commissioner Pratt States bis opinion that there is no further necestity for continuing the office of super- visor, he refers to the recent whisky trials in ieago, St. Louis and Mliwa to show that the supervisors were ia ¢ stom with the distillers todefrand the nue. He also speaks of the expense of ov. 157,000 entailed by the office. Mr. Sargent moved toamend the amend- ment by reducing the number of special agents from 25 to 20, which latter umber ue sald he considered ample. Mr. Boutwell said if the present number Was more than sufficient the department would have acquainted the committee witi the fact. Mr. Sargent said the departments were never wiiling to reduce the number of their employes. He referred to bis associates to coptirm the statement that every redaction of force had been made in the face of the pro- testation, the remonstraaces, and almost at times the tears of public officers. In regard to these special agents, he though! they eculd well be reduced, as the principe! ocea pation of some of them seemed to be to far bish matter lor pay to the sensational new: pe Pending discussion, the morning hour ex- pired, and the bi!l went over. Mr. Howe, from the Committee on the Li- brary, reported adversely op tne House jo.ut resolutica concerning the Centennial auto- raphic registers of J. B. Taylo. and E. W ixby, and it was indefinitely postponca. The unfinished business, being the bill to amend the Jaws relating to silver cot: taken up, on which Mr. Jones, of Nevada, was entitled to the floor. Mr. Jones reviewed the history of gold and silver and the relative value of the same. Silver he described as American cuirency and gold asa@ British currency. He argued against the demooetizing of silver. He maintained that it, equally with gold, was the constitutional currency of the United States. He maintained the advan! of silver over gold as a circulating mi The experience of thirty centuries hai de monstrated the superiority of the piectons metals over any other form of currency, iron, copper, bronze, &¢., had ail been tried. He discussed at length the functions of movey, and various mediums of ¢ change, of which the precious meta fluctuated the bay oe ping _ — should be equally a legal tender. He exhibi- ted a table showin that a thousand years before Christ the di it commodities used at ope time or another as money, such as the skins of wild animals of cattle, cotton, grain. glass, iron, copper, &c., &e., but gold and silver were the only universal money used. He referred to the prodigious expendi- tures and largesses of the Roman Emperors, their lavish gifts of the previous metais. He also referred to the period of the dark ages when living men and women were passed from hand to hand as money, and whea the price of a nawk Was equal to the price of a man. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— Under the regular Monday moraing call a number of bills were introduced and referred to appropriate committees, among them were the following: By Mr. Biair (N.*H.)—For the relief of M. G. Emery, of Washington. By Mr. Hendee (Vt.)—For the reliet of Wm Gunion. By Mr. Crapo (Mass.)—For the relief of the Iniand Steamboat Com iy. By Mr. =. tO nd increase the reve- nue and prevent smugling. By Mr. Hopkins (Bato provide fora commission of skilled mechanics to attend the Centennial exhibition. By Mr.’ Vance (N. C.)—To authorize the Committee of Indian Affairs to receive land in settlement of judgment liens against the Cherokee band of Indians. By Mr. Haralson ( Ala.)—Granting the pro- cV5oeds of to By Mr. House (Ten: taxation as circulating ers for merehandize drawn by manufacturing Hay mond (I1).)— “Port (Ill.)—To organize @ better it for the indian country and i a i i : i Hi i 5 i i custom house and the conduct of the mar- shal. district attorney. pestmast and collector of in! 5 other federal officers as they ma) guilty of wrong doing and v ‘with power lo employ a #1 ¥ for persons and |) Administer oaths and to take testimony oy aad fod tosit during the recess Mr ‘Hale’ Me) male the paint of ender 1 the foor baving, by uoanimous con- been given to the District Committee immediately after the morning eall of states, ibe motion Was not ip o at this me. The Speaker said that the chatr sustained the propriety of the order having been car- ried ont, but the chi an of that committee had viekled & ulkner, and next to Elite without objection being raises. Hale sald he uoderstood that Mr. “s resolution Was reported ander UNADi mous consent The Speaker said be a). nd riled that the obj and u 1, and the vole resulted Yeas, 146; ni the resolutions were agreed 0, two-thirds not voting in the affirmative THE DISTRICT TAX HILT Mr Buckner Mo) then resamed the floor and reported a bill to regulate the assess- peHt and collection Of taxes for the © government of the District o and for other purposes, with dments of ® minor character, 2ed Uae provisious of Ube bi did Dot propose to tax the rey loaned on mortgaze or deed it Gid propare to tex all visible perty. The Commissioners re- Support of ibe government besides #5 3 4.06) to pay interest n the funded of the District, and exclusive of Interest on the 3.0) bonds. He then explained Une various sources frot which this Amount was to be d 1 —ta: tion ov perse ™ ty, on farnita licenses, and on real estate, He said th olber people nad been so robbed and piand ered fa the last seven years, and. early every man had been compelled to borrow to pay the beavy taxes gand for this reason the mitter bail not Imposed a Lax on Llosa! While Congress possessed exclasive juris liction, and could do what it pleased, be saw no reason why the wishes of the p-ople of the District should not be consulted, or why the District shonid be made au experimental garden for the theories of every member. The people of the District were willing to pay heir taxes and act liberally in the matter. ‘eal (Ohio) offered & substitute le tax for the year ending Jane 30, 187, ) for Washington, $1 for Georgetown and 75 cents for the county on all propert of whatever kind, whether real or personal, and proceeded to argue in favor of the taxation of all personal property. He said the position grew out of the idea that Washingion city must be made the grandest city in the country, and ultimately in the world, and that It was desirable to exempt personal property from taxation as an inducement to the owners of Wealth from all parts of the country to wake this city their residence. He said that wherever the em of taxing at bad re ning bad — aio ie me very popular wi people. He denied that the bulk Of the taxpayers of the District wished tbe exemption of per- Sopa! property, and said this desire was con- fined to @ few wealthy residents, and aside from Unis it was an injustices to other sections to draw capital that was paying taxes (rom them, and exempt it from taxation in Unis to The Star. Telegrams Arrest of Gen. Mank Again. New YorK, April 7).-Wm. G. Mank, Who has been several times before the court, Was arrested this morning on indictment found against him in New Orleaus, 1568, charged with embezzlement while clerk there. He waived an examination, and was heid to awa't warrant of removal. He was tried once on Indictment, Jory disagreeing, and claims that bis rearrest is the work of political enemies. pue Col Hawley, sho correct.’ California will proba’ & markeman to Creedmoor to compete for @ position in the international team, as tbe reenit of the closing match was that noone made the score required to be sent east to the rifle association — Pedestrianism on the Pacific Side. SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.—O'Leary aud Ochmel, the pedestriaus, have agreed upon @ match to walk five hundred miles for $2. agside, in this city some time in May. O'Leary will also attempt @ walk of two bundred and fifty miles in thirty-two hours, between the Ist and 10th of May. sd Johnny Comes March! meg Home. The Egyptian CAIRO, April troops nave begun their homeward movements {rom Abyssinia. eee Beir Moke, April 24 —Cottom quiet and hesvy— wid@ung, 12% Flour eteady end Orm—Howard stre-t ANOTHER SENSATIONAL Witness Com. ING.—A ey TD comes from St. Louis, ergaged thus in the Treasury he di great frauds; that each public ment reported money ‘Treasai was pot on band, while the iF 5 i i ag $F placed de, who loaned it to the government as individual a drew interest on it. Prender isto his sensation before tae Committee penditures in the War Department, @ ride toWashington at goverament THE Expensesor Ma. STEWART's NERAL.—The etfs I