Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1876, Page 1

Ya THE EVEN PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer Lith strect, BY The Evening Star WN Oompany, s. 40ST i, Pres’t. —<S——— R ts served carriers to ree Seek eS cauto pete. ‘at the counter, Bixty Cents a month; one year, THE WEEKLY StaR— on Priday— 82a year, postage a Al aidscriptions trwariably in advance. WF Rates of advertising furnished on application. Leen eal SPECIAL NOTICES. THE OHtu REPUBLICAN UAMPaIGN | CLUB will bold thote meeting THIS | AGa MALL: 915 ¥ street rortawest. "An AGA Le re por thwest. a reat Meeting anticipated Let there be s fall attend src= n AMERICAN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS from PHiL* DELPA A, to LiVBe- PUOL sail every THURSDAY. Only live carcying the American fi.g. Firet-ciass, Intermedivte and Brecrage accoma< lations sschoap as by any oth. Sint class Hom H_P.CUOKE, J2., & OO, Bankers, Agents, myid 1429 F st rej oom. Nearly e fir-t meting, aad since ry meeting to ach JaMES FRAS FEASK G MID DLETON, Sec: INO. A PRESCOTT, Treasurer ~ mM Qa. IF SONG SEBVIC x LINCOLN HaLL BABZATH AFTEENOON, MAY 21st, ¥ The adjourned annus! meetiog of thie Associa- tion will te beld SATURDAY BVENING. vocb fmstant, at 7% o'clock. mayi7-ir Sas B26 t. MILEURN’S SODA WATER. BHATURAL SPRING WATERS on Dranght. IOE-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHOOOLATE. 1499 PawxsvivaNia AVENUE, ap)s-tr near Willard’s. =. W. WHITAKER, General Claim ant Collection Agent, fo. 715 sth street, uear Treasury Department, ret Ciatms, Pensicn and Bounty —_ . apeciaity. HAUSTION.—A Medical rising aseries of lectures deliv- vs Museum of Austomy, New York cure of Premature Decline, show- indisputably how lost health maj med, pais of the ihe treatwment of nerv. yal 7, being the result of 20 years’ ox; . Address the author.Dr. L. J. Kabn, and residence, 31 Bact och si N.Y. ‘apl-tas H. D. COOKE, Jz. & 00., BARKERS, apib-tr 1429 F street. FORD FENDALL, 468 Louisiana svenu STBA ATTORNSY-AT- BAW. Co, JOHNSON & 00., BANKEES, Gerne of With Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, shar bmiccgeaet Son Sh SAMUEL G. YOUNG, EHOTABY PUBLIO, Orvicz—Stak BUILDING. two «mall ‘ta egnctly Bt the 0 screws to exi it . They ered tases tod ee seria, ._ For neatness they cannot be surpassed. Measure taken and order ‘Milled im fifteen minutes 18440 ALEX ANDES, 1229 Penna. av , ep24-Istp.tr Inventor, Patentee and Manufacturer. G@aucine Brasilien Pebble Bpectacions” dec?-1y.Jatp 101k PS“ = «1011 CLOTHING. SPRING AND SUMMER. DEESS COATS AND VESTS. Oriental Silk PI'd Worsted, $20 ‘Northampton Silk Ribbed Worsted, $15 ‘Vienns Diagonal Worsted, $1' Biackington Bisck and Gold Worsted, $15 ‘Uxbridge Fancy Silk Worsted, 13 Marragansett Faacy Blk Worsted, 10 BUSINESS SUITS. Wine Elbect Spring Ones. Sait, 20 Fine Delabarre Piaid Cass. Sait, 18 Bdward Harris Hair-live Osss. Suit, $16.50 ereaiiies Checked Cass. Suit, $15 4 Gen’ne Washiugton Will Bine Flannel Suit, $13 Borth Hoosic Block Oss. Sait, 812 Hercules Scotch Osss. Suit, $11 ‘Bnglish Stripe and Plaid Cass. Suit, $10 Knickerbocker Check YOUTH SUITs. ‘Millbarg Diagonal Worsted Suit, $16 Lippin Silk Bibbed Cass. Suit, 813 Mason's Hair-iine Cass. Suit, $11 London Plaid Oass. Sait, 89 Bew York Mils Cass. Suit, @7 eo Oamden Piaia Cass, Suit, $5 Bnow-fake Fancy Cass. Suit, 97 Knickerbocker Check Cass. Suit. $5 Union Osss. Suit, go A. STRAUS, 201}... PENNSILVASIA AVENUB.....1011 ap%tr Berween 10ru anv 111TH Steezts. REFRIGERATORS WATER COOLERS. — IsHING STORE, Spitly 314 7th stroet, above Pena. aveuse. S WERT LEAF TEA s* Tusa JOHEA, E a Sec 300. b0c. 300 Vragrant. Sweet, and superior fn every respec! to eny Tes sold at het ivi TMER, FINB GROCERIES, myl6 tr 1218 Penvsylvania avenue. "THE GREAT ANODYNE AND NERVINE. BELT’S STOMACH AND TONIC BITTERS. 5 ce rt a ~ " i] & £ - is > Br £ > & ® §; > < ‘sf iy ise re sg; at E) is ca jail g # S4PL TYLER, Jr, WHOUCRSALE AGENT, “22 Ita strect, Washington. D \ ms i3-tn* CANNED GOODS. SES*LEE, WINSLOW'S acd SHBIVER'S coi ee PEARS, and 4 large assort- CANNED FRUITS ant VEGETABLES, we now offer at greatly reduced prices to ro- | © stock. BS im quantities at $1.70 per dozen. J. B. BRYAN 4 BRO, Bi 605 Pennsylvania ‘Sveane. Sapux LITTLE STORE ABOUND THE Con DEALER Yy, ae doceniss, prt in D.0, NG STAR. | *. 47—N&, 7,222. EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.—Inter Dui revenue, $375,381.08; customs, $393.7 ALL THE MEMBESS were preseat to-day at the Cabinet meeting. SPEAKER KERR did not return to Wash- ington to day. THE Honuee Special Committee on Loulsi- ana affuirs will leave for Louisiana on Sat- urday. Mr. Joun G. THompsox, Sergean arms of the House, who looked after Taur- man’s interest at the recent Ohio democratic convention, returned to the city this mora- ing. THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL ported yesterday, appropriates $3,905,7 transfers the Indian burean from the Inte- rior to the War department, and abolishes the office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs. DistRIcT CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTED Ness.—The District Commissioners in a communication sent to the Senate yesterday afsernoon place the aggregate amount of the District greeuback certificates of indebted- Less Ot $1,315,€95.7 MRS. FasSSETT’s group of the Judges of the Supreme Court, which is attracting mach attention at her studio 925 Pennsyl- vania avenue, can be seen only to-morrow &s it goes to the Centennial the first part of next week. THE INDICATIONS are that the delegates to the Cincinnati conveation to be elected by the Spencer wing of the republican party of Alabama, at Montgomery, on the 24th in- stant, will be pledged for |, and that in case there is no hope of nis nomination they will cast their votes for Conkling. THE MARY MEERIIT REPORT.—A sub- committee of the House Committee on Ex- penditures in the Treasury Department was appointcd this morning todraw up the re- } ortof the committee on the Mary Merritt = Mr. Bright (Tenn.) is one of the mem- ers. THE PRESIDENCY.— Friends of Senator Morton tele,zaph from Nashville that 20 of thedelegates to the republicen nominating convention are favorable to him. Private dispatches received here ‘t that the New Jertey delegates are all, without excaption for Mr. Blaine. - : IT WAS STATED a few days ago that a son of Attorney General Pierrepont graduated tois year at the Columbia law school, New York. Judge Pierrepont nas but one son, and he is only sixteen years of age, prepar- ing to enter Yale — The young man reterred to is a son of Mr. Henry Pierrepont, of Brooklyn, N. Y. THE JOURNEYMEN HOOKEINDERS of Washington have sent @ memoriai to Con- gress protesting against the recommenda- tion of the Committee on Printing to reduce the wages of the employes of the Govern- ment — office and bindery to the aver- age price per week for the same work or piece work 1n the cities of Baltimore, Phila- delphia, and New York. THE EXPURGATED RecoRD.—The House this morning refused to adopt resolution offered by Mr. Baker, of Indiana, directing the official reporters to transcribe their notes of the sharp debate on Wednesday last be- tween Messrs. Singleton and Garfield, and print thesame in the Record, where it has bot up to this time appeared. The whole matter, after debate, was laid on the table. THE JUDGE WyLie INVESTIGATION.— The special committee, of which Mr. War- ren, Of Massachusetts, is chairman, ap- inted to investigate the charges against Sedge Andrew Wylie, of this District, pre- ferred by Albert Grant, has hai a prelimt- nary meeting, but will not enter actively upon the investigation until Wednesday of rext week. Tue BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT Discus. Ston.—The Senate went into secret secsion @t noon to-cay on the Belknap impeach- ment case, when Mr. Howe pegan an elabor- ate argument against the jurisdiction of the Senate. It is doubtful whether he will conclude his remarks to-day; at any rate there is no Saee of @ vote before to- morrow, and possibly not then. THE REPORT ON GEN. SCHENCK.—Rapre- sentatative Hewitt, who was deputed to prepare the report on Gen. Schenck, has completed it, and will lay it before the Committee on Foreign Relations at ‘ts next meeting. The report nits Gen. Schenck of intentional fraud, but censures him se- verely for the utter impropriety of his whole connection with the Emma mine and his en. fy lack of perception of the proprieties of office. Tue New ORLEANS Custom House Ix- VESTIGATION.—A witness named Ferguson, an employe of the New Orleans custom bouse, testified iterday Se — ene nen porters of cigars probably paid a du’ #2 @ thousand 02 the cigars, and the money was divided among a ring of custom house em- fovea Witness mentioned the names of illingbam, naval officer; Herewig, deputy collector; Crawford, entry clerk, and Thos. Ong, who collected the money. Witness made no ri of the fact, because he knew he would lose his place by it. He is not aware of Casey belonging to the ring. He also testified as to other irregularities at the custom: house. THE “FLoRIDA” PRIZE CASE.—In the Su- preme Court of the District to-day in General Term the case of Commander Collins agt. the Florida was decided, the court dismiss- ing the libei. It will be remembered that doriog the late “onpleasantness” the revel ram Florida was captured in the harbor of Bahia, Bragil,avd at the time the question was raised taat the act of Commander Col- tins was in violation of the law of nations, as Brazil was @ neutral power, and the Florida was entitled to protection as long as she was in the waters of that eon S Coa- sicerable correspondence was occasioned by this act, and it resulted in an apology being made by the government. Commander Col- ins some months since filed a libel against the Florida as a prize of war, and the case was certified to the General Term, where the decision was made to-day as above stated, the cbief justice remar! that the govern- ment had bad |y enough trouble on ac- it of affair, and the court had con- cluded to let it rest. The Cabinet Meeting To-Day. THE LOUISIANA QUESTION DISPOSED OF— EARL DERBY’S NOTE. At the Cabinet session to-day the note of Earl Derby, mentioned in THz STar of ‘Wednesday last, was read and considered. The note reaffirms the tion on and 'saduees, ada! argument, ad quotes what is considered as misstate- ment of precedent, in support thereof. It was the upapimous. of the Presi- dent and Cabinet hee y's note coutained that Der; ity - already publish seortiy reply to ira the position of Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1876. The Chicago Pension Office Lavesti- gation. TESTIMONY OF U. 5. MARSHAL CAMPBELL. U. 8. Marshal Campbell, of Chicago, was examined to-day before the House Commit- tee on Civil Service Reform, in relation to the Sweet. Blakely pension office affair. Mr. Campbell testified that after the great fire Blakely came to bim to borrow $5,000. Wit ness could not lend it to him. but endorsed Blakely’s vote at the bank. The note came due three times and was renewed. Blakel, was unable to pay it until the third time ft ceme due, when he paid the interest and about $1,000 of the principal. He suggested to Blakely that he pay che note tu instal tents, which he consented to do. When Blakely resigned the pension agency at Uht- cago and sold out his paper to go to Miune- fota, Campbell went to him ana asked that bis rote be paid. Biakely said he could not pay it then, but would make arrangements t)do so before he left. Blakely afterwards said that a party had consented to assume the debt; that Miss Sweet, who was to be appointed pension agent, would assume tt. Miss Sweet called upon him and aske if he (Campbel!) wanted her written obligation Campbell said her word wasenough. She bad then been appointed pension agent. Mr. Campbell said, further, that he was entirely ignorant of the bargain. She paid the money promptly in instalments until she had paid $2,100. She refused to pay more, saying she had filled her obligation. He did not understand it so,and upon writing to Blakely received a letter saying iss Sweet’s understanding was correct. “Mr. Campbell said he hed nothing whatever to do with securing Miss Sweet's removal, and Was consulted by her when he understood that General Logan had asked for her ra- moval. The papers had done him a great in- justice in saying that he had assisted in her removal. If he had been aware of the bar- gain between Miss Sweetand Blakely he would not have become a party to it. Blakely bad never told him about the trans- action. The first thing that he knew about the matter was upon receiving a letter from this committee, stating that such charges had been made @ga'nst him. m The witness leaves for Chicago this even- Dg. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FRIDAY, May 19. SENATE —Immediately after the reading of the journal the Senate closed its doors and proceeded to consider the articles of im- peachment against W. W. Belkaap, late Secretary of War. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr, Morrison (1il.) offered @ concurrent resolu- tion for the adjournment of Congress on June 12; which was referred to the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Dougiass, (Va.,) fram Committees on Investigation of the Fresdmen’s Bank, sub- Mltted a seport; which was ordered to be printed and recommitted. (The report is printed in full elsewhere | Mr. Ganse, (Ark.,) from Committee on Public Lands, reported @ bill granting to the state of Missduri all swamp and overflowed lands in said state. Bassed. Mr. Southard, (Ohio,) from Committee on Territories, submitted the reports in relation to the organization of New Mexico as a state, Ordered printed and recommitted, THE IMPERFECT RECORD AGAIN. Mr. Baker (Ind ) rose to a question of priv- llege, end called attention of the House to the fact that on Welnesday, pending the consideration of the report in relation to the Government Printer, tbere was a persopal cebate of a bitter character between two members, Messrs. Garfield and Singleton, and that Messrs. lou and Eames aiso in- terrupted Mr. Singleton, The speech of Mr. Singleton is printed in the Hecord, but the remarks of Messrs. Garfield, Eames, and Ballou are rey omitted. He would not have called attention to the matter were it not for the fact that the Record should, in fact, be a record of all that is said and doae upon the floor of the House. He offered a resolution directing the official reporters to transcribe in full the remarks on that oc: a- sion and have them printed in the Record, to- gether with the ruling of the Speaker on the occasion, and that the Committee on Rules be directed to inquire what amendment to the rules is neceseary to equiee the debates to be published as delivercd. Mr. Singleton (Mass ) said that he had no disposition to leave out of the Record any- thing that he had said on the occasion re- ferred to. He was informed, however, that the other gentlemen were willing to have ie pre omitted, and he could not thea objec 'r. Garfield (Ohio) said that after the de- bate referred to, Mr. Lamar came to him as he (Garfield) understood from Mr. Single- ton, and said that Sngileton desired to have his speech published without the interrup- tions. Mr. Garfield suggested that that could be done, and the injected remarks could be published at the end of the speech. He stated, however, that he had no personal os to having his remarks left out. ‘essrs. Ballou and Eames also said that they su it was the wish of all con- cerned that the remarks should be omitted. Mr. Randall (Pa.) said that two questions were involved in this matter. The first was ‘whether @ member should revise a speech, snd 80 far as he knew that right had never been denied. The point was as to personal matters occurring on the floor of the House, and he did not think the public bad much to do with these personal matters and cared much about them. It had always been the practice that with the concurrence of all concerned — matters could be left out, and that, in this case, the gentle- men had not acted differently from tho e who bad preceded them. Mr. Lamar (Miss.) said that Mr. Garfield misunderstood him if his language conveyed the idea that he spoke to him at the request of Mr. Singleton. Alter some further discussion the resolu- tions were laid on the table. The House then went into Committse of the Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill, Mr. Clymer in the chair. THE WEEKLY STAR, now ‘ready, contains Centennial Notes; all the Investigations of the week; the Proceedings of Congress; the Belknap Imprachment trial; thejMethos ist Gereral Conference; the Revival Meetings in Washington; Social and Personal Gos- sip: Political Notes; Court Proceedings; tories 11 the News of the Week general aud local: Poems and Sketches; Agri- cultura! and Hovsebold Matters, etc., etc. Terms: $2 per aunum, in advauce; postage prepaid; singie pies five cents, in wrappers. THER TURKISH QUESTION GETTING Sz- RIOUS—Alarm of the Christians in Constantino- ple.—The resolutions adopted at the Vienna conference provide for an eight weeks’ armis- tice between the Turks and the insurgents, and for the supervision of the execution of the compact by the foreign consuls in Tur- key. The excitement in and aroand Con- stantinople has not subsided, and there are Am guarant the - tion - Lord y announced in Parliament last night that the British squadrors ordered into Turkish RAU.ROAD DIRECTORS CHOsmN.—At the annual of the stockholders of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad in Par- sons, Kan., 16, the toying, directa were elected: E. A 2 ys , H. A. Johnson, | Jobn Elmore, Candy and Hender- son Moore, all of New York; Erastus Corning, of Albany, N Y.; a Ser. of BE. McDonald, Fort. Scott, Kanes H. Hi ; H.O. Em- in, The will ae net Riggs, of New TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. PERILS OF THE BLACK HILLS, A Fight with the Sioux. WELCOME TO WALES. A Festive Day in London. METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE. ——_e—___. THE METHODIST GENERAL COy- FERENCE. The Proceedings To-day. BALTIMORE, May 19.—Bishop Foster pre- sided to-day in the General Conference. J. W. Adems, of New Hampshire, presented @ resolution to amend the discipline so as to Mee for the expulsion of members of the . E. church who rent buildings for the sale of intoxicating drinks. Laid over until to- morrow. General Fisk, from the committee to which was referred the communication from the M. E. Chureh South, presented a resolution tbat in order to remove all obsta- cles to formal fraternity between the two churches the board of bishops be directed to appoint & committee of three ministers aud two laymen, to meet a similar commission authorized by the M. E. Church South, and adjust all difficulties. The resolution was adopted. The conferenca then proceeded to elect @ corresponding missionary secre- Land The tellers reported 309 ballots cast, of which J. M. Reid, of Michigan, received 233, and he was declared elected—Dr. R. L. Da- ehiel, of Newark, having been elected yes- terday, the election of Rev. Mr. Reid com- pletes the list of corresponding missionary secretaries, this conference having fixed the number at two. A motion to reconsider the action of the conference, transferring the publication and control of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate to the book concera at New York, led to prolonged discussion, and was laid over to receive Bishop Cam- mins, of the Reformed Episcopal church. Bishop Cummins was in! juced by Dr. Lowery, and on coming forward on the plat- form was warmly greeted—the conference rising. He proceeded to deliver an eloquent address, saying that all he was he owed to Methodism. Dr. Cammins then gave suc- cinctly the reason which led to tue organiza- tion of the Réformed Episcopal Church. At the conclusion of bis address there was pro- longed applause avd a resolution of thanks, that fraternal messengers should be sent to this church, was adopted. ——_——_—_ THE PRINCE OF WALES’ RETURN. Loyal London Prepares a Warm Wel- come. LONDON, May 19.—To-day_ having been fixed upon by the Prince of Wales for his visit to the city of London atter his return from Inqia, the most elaborate preparations have been made for his entertainment. The Stock Exchange is closed. The weather is fair. A banquet and ball will take place this evening. There will be 500 guests at the banquet and 5,000 at the ball. The Guild. ball, which is to be the scene OF THE FESTIVITIES, bas beep magnificently decorated. Nearly all the princes and prince.ses of the royal family, Mr. Disraeli and the other ministers of the government, and all thé great officers of state, will be present. The streets adja- cent to the Guildhall will be cleared at four o'clock in the afternoon and closed to all vehtcles except the carriages of the guests. The members of the royal family are to ar- rive last, and will come by way Of the Vic- toria embarkment, Queen Victoria and a as reaching the Guildhall at7 o'clock. THE ADDRESS OP THE CORPORATION of Lon¢éon will be presented to the Prince in &@ magnificent gold casket, after which will follow the banquet. The toasts to be offered are few, and the 5) hes will be brief. ball is anpoun to commence at 9 o'clock. The yard of tue Guild Hall has been entirely covered over with a temporary structure to be used as the ballroom. The Lord Mayor bas Lig te saree that there be no illumination of the houses or streets, because the a idi- tional crowds thus attracted would render the passage of vebicles imposeibie. MR. DISRAELI is suffering from a severe cold, and cannot attend eltber the banquet at the Guild Hail 3 a seesion of the House of Commons to- cig —— THE SIOUX WAR ON THE BLACK MALL! 4 Party of Forty Mem Driven Back. New Youk, May 19.—A Cheyenne dispatch of May 18 says a ~~ of tose men at- tempted to reach the Black Hills, led by Billy Patterson, a well known and intrepid best armed of auy who jave entered the Indian country. They were forced to return, and arrived here to-day. Their march both ways was a series of fights. They were first attacked on the 7th on Hat ‘On the same day they were surprised at Indian creek, 74 miles south of Austin City, and fought for four hours with the Sioax, under @ chief Henry jped and buried by the Hw tearfully mutilated, the sinews torn out of the nose and the ears cutoff. Capt. Eagan, after returning toward Fort Laramie, in obedience to orders has in moved for- ward in search of prowling ——— THE TURKISH TROUBLE. Eegland Won’t Join the Great Pow- ors. LONDON, May 19.—A dispatch to the Reu- ter Telegram company from Berlin says: “It is believed here that England has, re- sased or will refuse to adhere to the memo. randum of the three powers—Kussia, Ger- many and Austria. It is understood that five powers will address a note to Turkey in regard to the settling of its affairs. ASensatiovual Report Not Confirmed The Oficial Gazette of brary J says that nothing is koown in official quarters of the rumored further assassination of Germans in Turkey. Moreover, direct tele ms from Herr Gillet, an consul at » dated Salonica, May 16th, and the latest te! from the German embassy at Constan: do not mention the all Assassination: either of Kunimann, the director of the Rou: melian railway, which was » or of otber German railway officials, or other German cftizens living in Turkey. ee Bounced Bowen Sti rious. NEw York, May 19.—After Mr. Henry C. we expulsion from Plymouth chi opti yet been heard, but refused to say if he himself in. tended to prosecute the matter further. ———— The ¥ POTTSVILLE, Pa., sembling of the court thi! sician in attendance on the sick ee i ee day morning. not, legally elect: 4 mayor of Colvin bas as made no answer to note, and, it ts elated, will immediately core THE FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS BANK. Report of the Select Committee, In the House of Representatives to-day, Hon. B. B. Douglass, cbairman of the select committee to investigate the causes which led to the failure of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trost company, submitted the follow- ing report from the majority of said com- mitte: Your committee bave had ander consider- ation the matters referred to it by the pre- mbie and resolutions prefixed hereto, and bave taken a large amount of evidence, Which, together with this report, is respect- fully submitted to the House of Representa- tive befitting introduction to their report, your committee offer the following brief a count of the origin, structure and early hi tory of the institution commonly known as the Freedmen’s Bank, from which it is be- lieved that, if not originally conceived in frand, it will be easy to discover how natu- rally it degenerated into a monstrous swin- dle, and justifies @ suspicion that it was, almost from the start, merely a scheme of selfishness under the guise of philanthropy, and, to its confiding victims. an incorporate body of false pretences. Wohiist the civil War was still in progress it had occurred to some of the generals in the federal armies that depositories for receiving and keeping the pay ard bounties of the colored Union foldiers would be a convenient and neces fary provision for their benefit, and accord- ingly military savings banks were estab- lished at Norfolk, Virginia, and Beaufort, Sonth Carolina. They seem to have been Well timed and suitabi. to the object in view, as the colored soldiers eager- ¥ availed themselves for depositing therein sncb portions of their pay and boun Ues as they did not need for their own im- mediate use, and large sums were found to bave accumulated in them when active hos- llities ceased. From some cause or other, but doubtless by the death of many, the dis- persion of the survivors, and bd stagger ignorance of the class of d tors, this money remaived uncalled for, and yee § for £ome peculation) for the most part a prof- itless incumbrance to the stockholders. To utilize this tund, and to collect and turn to ce the large sums still due and to be paid y the government, seem to have led to the conception of the idea of a Freeimen’s Sav- ings and Trust company, ostensibly for the benefit of ‘persons lately held in slavery,” but as the sequel proves, for their spoliation and robbery. The Freedmen’s bureau, so redolent of evil under specious guise, and an adept in the ways aud means of squanderin; public moneys, readily supplied the persona: agencies requisite for the undertaking. Of these the chief, and the real founder of the so-called Freedmen’s bank, was one John W. Alvord, ap attache of the bureau and superintendent of its educational depart- ment. This man, who had been anything but &@ success, abounding in pious plati- tudes about tbe good of mankind in general, but with a keen eye to the main chance at the same time, having ved failure in both lay apd cleri pur- suits in other sections, now turned his be- nevolent regards to the-confiding and igao- rant black element of the south. He got up the charter for the bank, a charter so singu- Jar in its array of high and eminent names for corporators, for its business organization whereby nine out of fifty trastees consti- tuted @ quorum, and so utterly aud entirely without safeguards or protection for those who were to become its patrons and deposi- tore, tbatit is hard to belleve that its au- thor, whatever might have been bis other deficiencies did not thoroughly understand now to organixe cunning against simplicity and make it pay for the pleasure of being cheated. As no intentional injustice is de- signed by your committee in their search for and exposure of the men who are responsible for the outrages perpetrated upon the colored ore by the bank wedesire to say right here hat many of the Se Sy po andeminent- ly worthy gentlemen who figure in the char- ter bever gave the use of their names and never accepted or undertook to execute, the trust it créated. They were thrust in for ap- pearance sake, and to make the delusioa at- tactive and complete. Some, who really believed in the good professions of the pro. jectors of the scheme and its adaptability to romote the welfare of those for whose nefit it was apparently Who at first took seats at of trustees, quickly vacated them in dis- gust,and the whole management soon de- volved, a8 was manifestly the intenion that it should do@@tpon a cabal in Washington constituting @ small minority of the acting trustees. Still further to protect the inno- cent from reproach for evea an apparent con- nection With the institution, we shall as we proceed point out those who really deserve ‘tion and punishment for the shame- fal mismagement of its affairs. If not a pleasant task, it is one called for by the or- derof the Honse,and demanded by justice TORS! an is new gomty ee fidence e called *T! en’s Sav- ast Com; The charter of the company was obtainéd fom port an act approved the 3d day of March, 1! The objects of the cor- a8 set forth in the 5th section, were receive on et, lor safekeeping and in- vestment for their benefit, all sums might be offered by be emg lately held in slavery,” from one dollar up. The money so or loaned upon ment bonds and stocks alone, except nat & sum “not exceeding one was third of all ‘its,”” to _be “an available to all parts of the country is nowhere im- pressed upon the charter, and if it had been, would bave exposed it to grave constita- onal pase faied pee the —_ pany speedily organized. w:! inelpa office at first in New York, where 4 at least zome regard was = to the requirements and to the limitations of the charter, and where it would have been well for the depos- itors if it had remained. It was not uatil Alvord became fact brought to subjected to all manner of malign fluenees—political and speculative—sole and corporate, that the “irregularities” of which the management was guilty, became so fre- quent and portentious as to attract attention and call forth the animadversions of such teal, and — for embezzlement or misuse of its ds Which, substituting fear for integrity where lacking, might have afforded some security, the deposits were squandered and wasted without regard to the sacred nature of the trust on which they were held and in cruel mockery of the ho; of the deluded freedmen. design and the strueture of the bank were admirable. prosperity were the a: objects. The various duties of this beneficent scheme were pn nckien M a oy sure efficiency and fidelity in the officers See eer ference pear aly ew ‘detective ‘a al 2 a i Mmence quo warranto proceedings against u HH i a i H of those roost concerned—the &way—vanished into thin ai possible contingency, can fi dollar be ever realized to the unfortunate and pointed out the prime, organization an if H 5 losses would have been chiefly such as were ispersion cf the uepositors and" the ‘very of the tore the small soms ited by many, and even 1t0g some loss upon individ- uals would have been @ practical strength- ening of the bank as @ financial institution and safe tory of the money entrastet to iy A ve te > opti mg there was eparture from this policy, and the rnin which followed is in no small degree directly tmputable to the act of Cengress, approved 4 ith, 1870, whereby the charter was Fo amended as to allow one half of the deposits, not held as an available fund, to be invested in loans secured on real estat The law in question provided, it is tra that the security taken should be in donbie the value of the loaa granted; but, as in the criginal charter, no means were prescribe t for Compelling its observance or punishing its Violation. This act, it is showo, was ob tained through the active agency of Wm. 5 Haontington, then cashier of H. D. Cooke's bank, member of tue fuance committee of the Freedmen’s Bank, mixed up with all kiuds of jobbery and bound by business ties or close personal intimacies with all or nearly all of the wild and questionanie spec- jaling rings of the District of Columbia. Etnowever, that be aid not act In the matter upon his own responsibility or unadvisedly, and it is proved that the amendment was the work of managers of the bank, without the knowledge or essent the depositors. But they (the depositors) were of small account now compared with the personal interests of the political job- bers, real estate pools and fancy stock sp: nlators who were organizing a raid a the freedmen’s money and resorted to this amendment of the charter to facilitate their operations. The District government, too, came to , and to profit by, the work of Spoligtion thus ipaugurated. Its treasury was wholly ual to the task of sustain- Ing the magnificent expenditures of the Board of Public Works, presied over bd a D. Cooke and controlled by Mr. A. R. Shep. herd. Some exchequer must be found to advance upon the depreciated bonds and worthless auditor's certificates of the District or the contracts must fall, and the pene Of the poo! and of Shepherd and bis friends in out-of-the-way abd unim- proved town lots, come to grief. This mass of putridity, District government, now abborred all men and abandoned and repudiated even by the political authors of ius belpg, was rej ted in the bank by no less than five of its high officers, viz: H. 1. Cooke. Geo. W. Balloch, W. 8. Hantington, >. L. Eaton and Z. 8. Richards, ali of woom were in one way or other concerned in specu- lations more or less de; t for @ AucceSss- ful issue on sustaining contractors under the board of public works and a free use of the funds the Freedmen’s Bank. They Were bigh in favor, too, with the dominant influences in , £8 Lhe legislation they asked, or a and ob: it sulting the wishes or regardi: lepositors—the vauits of the bank were literally thrown gpen to unserupulou: = and rapacity. e poor negroes, y for @ rainy day, througi the carelessness and dishonest connivance of their seif-constituted guardians, melted rin the form of maillions of so-called assets, on which, by no fty cents io the victims of heartiess duplicity and misplaced confidence. The wolves literally became the pastors of the flock, and without compauc- Don or remorse devoured the younglings committed to their care. In the foregoing narrative your committee have necessarily, though somewhat incidently, touched upoa at remot? and indirect cause of the failure of the Freed- men’s Bank—which was the utter and com- plete omission to provide in the law of its safeguards for protec- tion of the depositors, who were encouraged = onlin ee thelr oe dng eeping.. In no and under no digpensa- tod, political or otherwise, has it beea found tnat 4 corporation, “without a body to be kicked or @ soul to be damned,” could be safely trusted with the ultimate coatrol of other people's a eae - Tae sams, with very rare exceptions, holds good as wo individuals. In any such case the law which fails to ide adequate guarautees of hon- esty and fair a aod punishment for gross negligence of trast in the use and employment of trast funds and property, is itself the temptation to evil Coing, and justly exposed to the severest reprobation. That the law, original and mendatory, under which tne F; " javings and Trust company was and started upon its career, was fatally ue- fective in essential points Indicated is too apparent u; its face to admit of cavil or dispute. ie second cause of the failure, pamely, gross negligence and faithlessness of trustees, officers and agents, ‘was the legitimate offspring of the Orsi. Oo this point your committee cannot farnish better illustration or proof than is afforded in the subjoined extract from the testimony of Mr. A.M.Sperry. He says: “Had there been jpulous conformity to law in every carefulness in 4 welecting in- vestments, such as men fally couscious of the sacred nature of their trusts ought to bave exercised, J do not think that the bank Would have failed, for the reason that its franchises were most valuable.” And fur. ther on, in allusion to what he styles paru- san at son the bank, the same witaess bank been as immaculate as earliest active existence. It eaves no room i alotty fo Sst elon Sasa of in neg! ce care- lessners, (and hints strougly at dishonesty,) of the men who hag the control and ee » @ntof the affairs of the bank and th ts downfall was due to their delinquency. As corroborative of a tea whose testimony however is not con’ jected, your commit- tee call attention to the books of tue bank. Their condition indicates a settled purpos: througt a seriesot years, to maddie 4 if i it Hl iH i i i i é wees ie duty to the di Hy &g i j 2 § arH| gett dent management that now crept inio the bank are the loans to Howard University, the Young Men's Christian Assootation, Seneca Sand Stone Company, in all of which toere was @ personal identity to a controling extent between the parties obtaining ana those who granted the accommodation \vother class o floans, designated as muscel~ laneous, and granted to individuals, dis- pia; ed, [f possibie, a sttll more reprehenst- ble disregard of the interests of the deposi- tors, and a wider departure from all recog- nized rules of safe and prudent business trantactions. Some of them, according to the evidence, bear the impress of pt com ich some of tts off holdit the most influential ~ as well as trusted posi- ions, participated. In many instances money Was loaned without collaterals or security of any Kind, and to very large amounts, whilst the practice of adding loan to loan to the same person, though already in arrears for both principal and toterest of revious advances, and then after almost ndefinite multiplication, consolidating the whole into one and allowing It still to run on, is so bewildering rocess in banking that your committee is Constrained to sus- pect collusion even where there is an ab- sence of positive proof of the fact. Certain it is that no such proceedings can be toler- ated or excused in with and undertaking to execute @ great and a trust like that of the« man- ition. Bat proof of actual fraud and dishonesty is not wanting, as the following instances, condensed from — clearly developed in the testimoay, will now J. V. W. Vandenburg was @ pet of the Die trict government, a sort of protege and fa- vorite contractor for the grand pablic im- vements planned and put in execution y the board of pablic works. His under takinj Diet i Bor! iy Th ined District authorities. They requ money thongh for their th and to tractor District government, his certt work cone and ‘allowed for, and then to Freedmen’s Bank. These —— jorsemen' as able securities or evidences of debt, 127, Vandenburg’s evidence;) yet they good enough Ww take in yy for roore dircct interest to be advanced by tering and supporting the government works than by an honest and faithfal disch: ot lepositors. The actuary the bank himself—then D. L. Eaton —ws sewer pipe. put in Bo money of own, incurred no risk or responsibility, bad no trouble about it except to s ceipts for his sbare of the profits. msed the influence of his position to pass Vanderbure’s papers at the bank counter, and the money thus obtained was used carry out the contract in which he was interested as a benefl the freedmen consolation of Knowing Ubey have been feeced by an ‘ irregularity,” to use the polite and exculpatory phrase employed by the present commissioners when compelled to allude to the rascalities of their But the Vavdeuburg Eaton trregularity i fmali in actual criminality (by the terms nd within the scope of the code) com- a a the Seneca sandstone —-. is bu fe Was @ fancy stock gam! up by H. D. Cooke, John L. Kidwell ‘and . Dodge, and this is the way they did it: They bought of ope Peter a tract of land in Montgomery county, Maryland, with @ sandstone quarry on /t, located Creek. Another Dodge and Were iben associated with them ter of incor, obtained under the pameof the Mi Mining and Manofacturi: pu: rebasers then fold to and farm, i they in aid of the scheme ject” parties and men of * uence” to take them. They ling off a large pumber on such Genersi Grant, W. H. Seward Brice, General Townsend ,Generai geon — Barnes, Caled ©) others of high station and repute. pow led to issae =I @, secured by a first mortgage ou ‘ty, and these were near! the originators of the bought with the of stock mentioned. proofed themselves gers and losses, by reydered eminently of the public by the distin character of its stockholders, begin in earsest exploit unwary outsiders. But they &@ success. either in in building stove or ip Ss. They then, after some of existence and struggle went of declaring a dividend of six! cent., which was paid by watering and dividing 5.000 sbares more selves, thus — the stock €#00,000. At the same $100,000 of bonds These a8 a5 R| ie £ iy. elites ea