Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1877, Page 1

F La ! THE EVENING STAR. | PEBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, cormer 11th street, The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. RAUF FMANN, Pres't. sashes cutie THE EVENING STAR is served by carriers to subseribers at Ten Cents per week, or For'y four Cents per month. Two Cents each. By m THE WEEKLY STAR—published on Prtay— S2a year, postage prep SF AL mail mbscriptions invariably tn advance. OP Rates of uctvertising furnished on application. ENE DR A ies at the counter, Che Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1877. TWO CE LADIE: Or EXHIBI 3’ GOODS. TWO CASES OF PATTERN HATS AND BONNETS, | A DIRECT IMPORTATION. 2 the iatest. are new fr shapes aad AIGERETTS, BALDEUX, PLUMES, WINGS, and OBNAMENTS. THE MAPIJOUAINE (in felt), New, the Hat of the S:ason 1. L. BLOUT. | wast 710 ct novthwest. EATHERS! FEATHERS! FROM AUCTION. ; LESS THAN HALF THEIR REAL VALUE. | IMMENSE STOCK JUST BECEIVED. | } CONNOLLY 608 Oth street, novai-lw Opposite Patent Office. PEBINCEsS KNIT WOOLEN SKIRT, | Another case of these Celebrated SKIBTS jast received, at DOUGLASS, Uh and F sts., Bov2D-tr St. Ch Te THE LADIES. ‘Your attention t# reapectfally invited to my large ‘and select assortment of BERLIN yarn ae Stenaerows WOOL, BN AENS, an ae WURBSTED GOODS, BUBLAP, BUGLAP FRINGES, and NOVELTIES in fancy worsted work. } MIPERED SLIPPEBS. SLIPPER CASES, — erty ‘3, FOUT RESTS. TOWEL BaCRS had LIGHE SCREESS. | Fine ‘ {SILK ard WORST FRINGES ‘Childreoy’ MEHINO OLOARS aud VEL- ‘VETS CAPS s specialty. MHS. SELMA RUPPERT, G14 Ninth street pevis-tr Opposite Patent ( OR COLD WEATHER—Tue celebrated PERFORATED (BUCKSKIN | VESTS. for » deat Feceit 8d 907 Pennsylvania av ‘7 Cite Treviee, Paris. rovie-aw RS. MAX WEYL, j Ne. 712 Seventh street northwest, | (Between @ and H.) | ew Store and New Goods. | IMPOLTANT TO LADIES, 1 Building. I bave the chotces Rj LIN ZEPHY Di pas many wencses te ty sil jo © im the city. Bolla Silver’ ‘himbles, 35 cents; Best Babber Ere | 35 cents. novi? tr | LApES CLOAKS, Splendid quality, for $12, $14, $16 and $13. inses? LO AK: 1h sf | Fagich Wathiog JACKETS for schoot girls, for H elegant quality DRESSES aad Bou- + ladies, in great variety, copied fom Parisian patrerne. M. WILLIAN, | 907 Pennsylvania avenus. | Y Cite Trevise, Paris. nov?-tr ME: ™- J. BUNT, Hos. €21 and 623 D street, - ! atte to her impertation o' | ae eoecial i oueerand a | MONOGRAM KID GLOVES. Fimsr-ciass MILLINERY. | RAND OPENING 8D ENTIBELY NEW AND CHOICE’ + Just reorived from ‘or ‘BENCH FELYD, SUPERIOR PLUSH fuss BATS and ONNETS. oe atest in FANCY FEATHERS, ObtulcH TIPS, FLOWEBS and ORNAMENTS MISS McCORMICK, eu ly St. Cloud Building, 522 9th st. nw M®- J.P. PALMER, 1107 F STREET. | Between Ait anv 1318, | | now in store French Pattern BON. acd HATS. cntrunmed FELT H. & 3, new bandsom” B&UCAD a orka VELVEtS, SATING, PLUSH sod SILKS, Satin snd Plozh EIBBONS aes OuNAMENTS ‘sod Laces. aoe a ‘Also, the Jugia and Monogram sillthe’now shades, =) Special attention given te orders. octlf-tr yes H. VERMILYA, } ERADIES PASHIONASLE BOOT MAKER, G10 Kb street, opposite Patent OMe: A fine stock of Fall aud Winter BOOTS of our | own wake, for sale st very reason pei RB FALL STYLES NOw READY. , GENTLEMEN'S BROADWAY DRESS HATS, For Only $1.00, GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. WINE SOFT AND STIFF FELT HATS, of the pereved porsorus, for Gestinanens outa and smortment of UMBRELLAS and CANES OS F Tie LOWEST MARKET PRICES. WALTER Lepr ‘ERKCHANT TAILOR, 4 USiN £53, pen x, as i ISHING GOODS: end VESTINGS ‘To be made up, at cost a 414 sae 414 | SEERCHANT TAILORING PAHLOKS, G14 Ninth 6 MBBOHAST TAILOBING @00D8 offered ite. desis only ia Brith Gosberad a oope find it to thetr vantage este that. Grders for suits at RRB. “oat ane a= CHEAPER THAN S* ERE iors ros wou, SPECIAL NOTICES. OSTKEBT MARKET WILL BE OPEN Teo. WEDNESDAY MORNING aaa al NG. Be =, THE NEW ENGLAND Suctery wil | Tata he Marea tt eter et) BIGHT Tree day.) 8 @ o'ch cK herp atthe @ffice of t 8 stiet the marke wil b= opened on W&UNES vember 28th, from 128, m. untii9 pm CS FIRST BAPTIST Dtveea G and H this we ck: Rev. M aicing ABKET ALL: 4¥ WEDNESDAY, N.VsMBEB 2S1b, of \RTHERN LIGERTY MARKET, streat, betweon 4th and Sth we oss: RANUE. “We Aold The Agency of the CONTINENTAL FIRE IN- SUBANCB CO .of New York (assets over $5 00.00) ana represented in Washingtos over 2) years), wi | emsin at the olf office in May Building. 7th and E ¥. Pro} ders wh» desire sure in z xamine the Safety Fun! oper i f perty hel ad askington poli-y hold in the Uni lI oF send for a stavement LEWIS & Agents. WE HAVE DECIDED TO SELL OUR entire stock of HEATING STOVES at cost, it order to discentinus tuat braach of our buzines: and to make room for alarger line of Siate Man tee, Furnaces, Ranges W esi without cost until all are NSUN, BLT on | movz2-Iim BOCKBRIDPEENTUCKY BLUE LIOK, BEDFORD, BETHESDA, And other natural MINERAL WATERS for sale MILBUEN’S PHARMACY, 1429 Peun, avenue. sept-tr A CARBD. © all who aresnffering from the errors and tn- discretions of youth, nervous weakness, carly de cay, lows of manhood, &c., I will send s receipt that will cure youy FRSE oF CHA® ‘his great rem- liscovered by @ missionary in South Amer- self addressed envelope to the Rev, JO- b |AN, Station D, Bible House, York city. sep23-¢0 HOUNYADI JANOS WATER ‘AxD BUFFALO LITHIA WATER, Are offered by the bottle or case. at lowest rates, by 8 . . _sepett ‘ZO ISU! street. D, McFARLAN, Dentist, oe 1340 NEW YORK AVENUE. Not New Jersey avenue, as erroveously printed in Boyd's Directory for 1577. ‘vané ly SAMUEL @. YOUNG, NOTARY PUBLIO, Orrice—Stak Buiipine. oetl7-tt (MIME. LARMIER, De Paris, FIRST OLASS DRESSMAKER, Bo.1426 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, oct? istp.sm Between lith and Ista stroeis. ARLOW’S GALLERY OF FINE ARTS, 1235 Pennsylvania avenue, Oil Paintings, Engravings, Photogravares (a new }; French and German Photographer Pore Rive Palntings, fine Chromos, &c; Gilt and Nick Frames in every style for Porcelaine and Phot areph Fortraita, The public are invited to ex: our siock, in which will be found ail the late pu! eaticns of foreign houses, (October Ist will receive @ fine stock of renuine | Busia Leat » comprising Frames, Port- Portemonais, Oxses, &c.) Frames for’ Mirrors, Portraits aud Land | and all styles of Frames, Spanish, French, snd American Maples, with or ‘withont velvet of gold linings, made to order, at reasonable prices. Gold, Silver and Copper Wire; Cord, Hoks, Screw Eyes, &c.,for hanging pictures. Paiutings packed, ‘unpacked ord Lnng by competent workmen. AN. BABLOW gives his spestal attuition to Sha. restoring Ot Paintiugs. red with the are, 00 aeto TV the oFi; eiity. Riogues tobe ted on apcilcation. augSl-tn Chandeliers at Cost! Having determined to close ont our entire stock of ENGLISH CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, Ger th: we cies hem aT cost. The above are all of the newest patterns and of = DIRECT IMPORTATION. Lé La yr yo these Chande- Biers ex: ail others, . M. W. GALT, BRO. & CO., ect30-tr Jewellers. FoR THANKSGIVING. jONDS, MINCE MEAT and PLUM 'D- ALMOING: i NEW, RSIsIns, CITRON, CURRANTS, ana FIGs. B }. Ob! SOFT ard PAPER SHELL ALMONDS. DUFFY'S CELEBBATED ROCHESTER CIDEE. SWELT CATAWBA WINE, 81.25 per gal'on. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, Fine Grocer, 2421 New York avenue, Lote of Magruder & Howard PRATT’S ASTRAL OIL. ABSOLUTELY SAFE. Borne in all Lamps witbort da: of taking fre orexplocing. Illuminating qualitics SUPERIOR TO GAS. Recommended asthe safest and best by Insurance Com — and Fire Commisiouers throughout the country. ‘The many imitations and counterfeits of the Astral Oilthat have been thrown unsuccessfully on the market is further BREW _BSGLISH WALNUTS, P: , PIL TS, UREAM NUTS! | EOANS. ¥1l nora] Im PROOF OF ITS SUPERIOR MERIT. Dealers and others can be eu LS Agent for the District of Oo! eevee FRANCIS MILLER, S307 Ninth street, ‘Two doors above Pennsylvania avenue, CHABLE3 PRATT & 00., Bovl3-eotm Sole Manufacturers, New York. 1001 PESNSYLVANIA Av. 1001 Mavctactaser of Pier trait and Picture Ms end Walnut Cornioss. Old Frames Repaired and Begilded, Mirrors and Estisbers of gear porme ee 1003 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, roer 10th street. SF Orders by mail iptly attended to. novs-im AND SECOND-HAND 100 EE¥o40r suoaixs, (an Na and 3 ro end sly BS a a 1417 Penn. ave., Above Willard’s, mente s0cRSEET SRG Bloves. vee a, natin SEEATE wos zenro WHISKY, 66 bor ‘hes no "E'y201 014; 98 yer gallon. novil-tr 2918 LL WHO VALUE THEIR SIGHT TO Com. BAD NAILS, BUNION 8, c. | S. steamer Huron, so many of whose ole | THE EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. mal revenue, S99. ; customs, $f PosTPoNt D.—Owing to the loss of the U. 3 Inter- 49. have recently been connected with the Naval Acagemy, the hop which was to have been given thereon Thauksgiving Eve. ‘ake place. PERSONAL.—W. W. Story, esq., the emi- nent sculptor, is, we are glad to learn, p.ss- ing ® few days in Washington, and has beea invited by a number of disting men, including the Seeretar; Sherman. and others, to deliver b: ate, Ger efore tn Washington public bis lecture on art. IN THE EXECUTIVE SkSSION oF TIE SENATE yesterday the nomination of Gen. Harlan to be associate justice of the Su- preme Court, was reported favorably, and the Lommations of Fitzsimmons to be U. 8. marshal for Georgia, and of Wharton to be U.&. distiet attorney, Kentucky, were re- ported unfavorably. No action was taken, and they go over 6 the next executive ses- sion. SENATOR RANSom had an attack of ver- Ugo late last night in the Senate. He had made quite a heated reply to Senator Hoar, and upon taking his seat was seized with sudden and severe i!lness, and was helped to the cloak room by Senator Gordon aud Gen. M.C. Butler. Drs. Withers and Dennis, of the Senate, were immediately by bis side and were soon joined by Dr. nett. Ser- geant-at-Arms ‘French and several men of bis force also rerdered prompt and efficient service. Subsequently, he was removed to the National hotel, having secured a pair with Senator Ingalls, THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION Socre- Ty has sent to Liberia since the close of the war, three thousand one hundred and thirty- seven persons of color, and it is now prepar- ing to dispatch another expedition ou the 24 January next. The number then to go for- ward Willdepend, toa considerable extent, on the means yet to be contributed for the purpose. The society is constantly receiy- ing urgent applications for passage and set- Uement. These, with other movements, especially in South Carolina and Florida, represent, itis estimated, a quarter ofa mil- lion of men, Women and children. THE NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—Governor McCormick is to be succeeded as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury by Hon. John B. Hawley, of Rock Island, Illinois. The matter was settled in Cabinet this afternoon. Mr. Hawley was born in Fairfield county, Conn., Februar: Isi,and wentto [linols with his pare: when quite young. In 18 he was elected states attorney, serving four yesrs; in isul he entered the yolunteer army, and asa captain took an active part in the battles of Forts Heary and Dovelson, | receiving injuries in the last engageme: which made it necessary for him to ret from military duty in 1862. In 1388 he was elected a Representative from [Hlinois to the fist Congress, and he was re-elected to tue two subsequent Congresses. The Wreck of the Huron STATEMENT OF ENSIGN YOUNG. Ensign Lucien b. Young, one of the tour Officers saved from the wreck of the Huroa, has made a statement regarding the terribl disaster. About 5 0% t a flyingjib stays w carried away, an wind was blowing a gale; went to bed about &:30; was aroused about midnight by the ter Master « Mr. Freuch; beard Mr. Frenen asic him slate a her. The quartermasver rc plied. Bad;” off again, aud was again aroused abo 1:10 by the thumping o; tae ship whea she struck bottom. He hurrie toi deek and sent up five rockeis and burui over @ hundred signals, whieh, ashe at learncd, were +cen by those oo shore. were shorily compelled to go forwart; were swe erboard, and Young hat bo .4 1; ue majority got together oi tee upper side of ie forecastle, suffering much fom exposure as the sea would break overthem. Tae first lanuel 48 stove 1 the only boat leit. Young offered ws try to eta line to shore, he witha sailor, named Villiams, made ine attempt in the balsa the line gave out and they uad tocut it, ani try to reach shore for assistance. They pa dled the balsa with pieces of panelling: the balsa was capsized three times. Youag, who is an ubusually good swimmer, was most of acts a the urre in the water stgering the baisa for | the shore. Before they knew it they were on the beach, about turee quarters of @ mile above the wreck. Young helped up two mea who were inside the surf, bat were too weak to rise. Several more men were pulled out. by breaking open the life siation, but when they reiursed ail the masts of the Haron were gone and no one was on board. Tele- grams were sent to Admiral Trencbard for aid ard Provisions, and to the chief signa! officer at Washington, that four officers and Usirly men were saved, and that the suip was a total wreck. AN INVESTIGATION. The Secretary of the Navy has issued or- ders directing the surviving officers of ihe Huron to proceed immediately to Washiag- ton, where they will be required to give tes- timony as to the disaster. Masier W. P. Conway, Ensign Lacien Young and Cadet Engineer Edgar Warbur- lon, turvivors of the disaster, have alreaiy arrived in the city, and are staying at tie Ebbitt House. —.28e- THE FRENCH CRISIS. itze of ber of deputies will sit Wednesday to deliberate tbe question of refusing to vote the budget unless President MacMabon takes @ republican cabinet. The cuamber is ex- pected to decide this matter Thursday. Will the Army Support MacYahon? To day's Figaro says: Should the govera- ment dissolve the Chamber, a state of siege will only be proclaimed in the frontier pro- vinces and a few departments, particularly those where newspapers are discussing ihe disposition of the army. As to the latter, Figaro declares iteven possible thai a state of siege may be proclaimed, irrespective of the question of dissolution. [Note.—In Paris and other large cities the newspapers are discussing whether thearmy Will support MacMahon or the repudlic in case of conflict. Excitement in 5 During two nights past small manuscript lacards, insulting or threatening Presideut lacMahon, have been posted in various quarters of Paris. The Gazetfe Des Triunauz States thata hundred persons were arrested yesterday for drunkeuness, raising seditious cries, and insultin; g the police. ———-——— Brutal Murder of a Gray-Hairea Father. LovIsvILL®, Nov. %7.—At New Albany, Ind:, Matt Wolfe has been found not guiliy cf murdering his father several months and that eral days, iooa keep- notified several sal 18s not to sel! him liquor; that this exasper- ated Ehepeny | Wolfe. and threatened ven- geance on bié father. On ihe Sunday of the Murder, while Wolfe was still suffering from ees ee . he hoger thee an oat- > WI aheavy bick- With this club in hand’ be re- and then walked out into pear the residence, where bis @ chair. A 1) man he raisad the clue brought father was sii i ock Friday evening he | ing | FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. All Night Session of the Senate. tracted session up to midnight will be found | an | | SENATE.—(The proceedings of the pro- | | | on the third page.) During the reading of the testimony tn the | Hamburg massacre case, Mr. Howe said of £0 many bundred outrages a from that party had profited by lilted up his voice to condema it Mr. Kausom said that wes be wanted any lesson of propriety he would seek it else- «bere than from the Senator from Massa cLusetis. He declared that the people of bis <l no ose . or had by it, and every true southern man had not failed to denounce all cases of genuine out- rage, and Mr. Lamar had denounced toe Hamburg massacre on the floor of the House oi Representatives. Who was to blame for the ovtrages in the south? It was the result of the republican rule, and to charge it to the people of the south was unjust, for it was aot true. Nothing but the proprieiies of the place revented bim from using a harsher term e said it was unbecoming any civilized vountry to condemn a man withoat giving him ah opportunity to defend himself, as ihey were now doing with Gen. Butler, and he would not convict the humiblest negro of # crime Without allowing him an opporvuni- ty to defend himself and to meet his accusers face to face. Mr. Hill said the conduct of Gen. Batler had nothing to do with the cuesiioa of his admission here. They were to inquire into his legal qualifications, and whether ne had been legally elected. Mr. Wadileigh, who had been yielding to these interaptions, resumed his remarks, and alter some explanations of the testimony, and a colloquy with Mr. Thurman, he asked the clerk to resume the readiag of the testi- mony. Atten minutes past one Mc. Allison raised the point that there was not a quorum pres- ent, and he moved thatthe Senate adjoura, andonthis Mr. Whyte demanded the yeas and pays, which Were calied aud resulted, yeas 25, nays 27, and the Senate refased to adjouin. MR. CONKLING SAID that some Sevator had said that all the ma- had been conceded. He believed that such a statement was made because the Senate had pot bad an opportanity of looking into the reports which had ouly this day been laid before them; but il seems there are facts there which are disputed, and very material facts a He read from ® papera cate from Mr. Simuns, the secretary of state of South olina, setting forth that the | beard of canvassers counted the votes of Edgefield and Laurens conaties for Presi- dential electors and for state officers, but did not count the votes of those counties for the legislature, so that eight members of the legislature that elected Butler were really not counted In by the canvassers, but that legislature counted them in soas to make a quorum for the legislature that proceeded to elect Butler, while the senate of South Caru- lina did not join the house at all in the elec- ton of Butler, but itdid join the house that elected Corbin. He then read from the tes:i- mony of Butler given before the commiitee in South Carolina to show that it was a physical impossibility, in the very nature of Unings, for the negroes to cast their 3 and that they did not cast their votes, ao the occurrences of that day were sufficient to justify the board of canvassers and the legis Jature in refusing to count the votes from those two counties at all. But eight men bearing a copy of @ paper from the clerk of | the county court, showing some proceedin: whereby they were entitled toa seat in tha legislature, presented themselves at the door of the legislature and dem i admit tance. And these were some of the facts upon which this cace turned. He then re viewed the acts of some of the men there and denounced them, and claimed that those acts we were to inguire into before seating one of | these claimants. The acts were such that both the board of canvas: nd the legisia- ture decided tbat theeiection In the two coan- les spoken of was vitiated extire was not arguing that Mr. Butler, there claimants, was thcse outrages, but b ere U i dly a correct one. Heasiked the Hambarg oatrage stood at the beginning of a series of outrages that culmivated on election day? Mr. Wadleigh said that there were such ovlrages comu,itted there as would hardly be beiicved, and be was surprised to know that there was anybody here who would at- tempt to yalliate cr conceal or cover up or apo ogize read aD ee tien day, given in the testimony of Lieut. Anderson, of the regular army. FILLIBUSTERING was eg Bp, for some hours, and at 4:5) o’clock Mr. Wadleigh resumed the floor, and the reading of the report was about to be continued, when Mr Thurman rose to a point of order, Usat so much reading was one of | by the rules, and be felt it to be his duty to object to it and apply the rule which makes it necessary to submit the question to the Senate. The Chair said he would submit the question to the Senate, as he did not feel at hberty to break dowu the time-honored rule of the Senate. Mr. Wadleigh said he fermation as would enable Senators to vote intelligently on this question, and he wante:t it undeistood that an attempt was being made to thrust a Senator in here WHOSE RECORD WOULD NOT STAND SCRU- dressing the Senate, and believed that every Senztor should have an opporiunity to say this case too much time had bee | in reading matter totaily irrelevant to ihe question before them. After further debate, Mr. Edmunds moved, al 5:45, that the Senate tale a recess Lill 11 o'clock, and on this the yeas and nays were cemanded, aud resulled—yeas 23, Ws 25, ard motions to adjourn, ete., were kept up | for an hour or two. THE TEST OF ENDURANCE KEPT UP. A Mr. Mitchell moved that the Senate to executive business. The yeasand bays were ordered and resulted yeas 1?, nays and no quorum yoted. Mr. Cockrell moved @ call of the Senate, which was or. dered and a quorum answered to theirnames, and the question recurred on the mo‘ion to proceed to executive business, on which the yeas and nays were ordered, resulting yeas 15, pays 23, and the Senate refused to go into executive session, and Mr. Wadleigh ra- sumed the floor. At 8:20 Mr. Edmunds raised the point that BO quorum was present. Mr. Cockrell —Yes, it is exceedingly im- portant that a quorum should be here to hear Ibis stuff read.” Mr. Edmunds.—“ Yes, it is, if they want to hear the truth.” The roll was called and no quorum was present. Considerable more time was con- sumed in calls of the }, motions to ad- Journ, to take , ete., etc.; after which the reading of the re; wi jed with, r. Burnside reading in a rather subdued At Ving to report, he would read the brief o1 Mr. Corbin, because Mr. Butler’s case could not be discussed in- telligently without a simultaneous consider- ation of Corbi: ried. into executive sessi Seagate, Poti ited te ce ‘Mr. Cameron ( Wis.) was the next speaker, and pag contiaued till3 p.m.” At3 p.m. the Senate to M—to dis- case. Hi Mr. O’Neill—To validate cer- tain deeds in relation to lands in the District section had profited by it, and nad suffered | terial facts in both briefs of the conlestants | TINY. Mr. Bayaid found the fullest liberty in aq- | all he had tosay. Still he believed that ta | a consumed | it Was strange the+outh could be the scene | some Of the qualifications which they | r them. He sent up and bad | ntof the outrages upon elec- abusing a right and was not contemplated They got the mortar, lines, powder and ball | b: — ‘ tf | UAL REPORT OF THE DIS- TRICT COMMISSIONERS. The Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia sent to the President today their annval report as follows Opfce of Commissioners of Distri-t of ¢ “HINGTON, Nov. To the Presiden: The Commissioners Inmbia submit the fo! Avpual Report the Govennme tor eleven month October 3ist ultimo. We have adopisd the sist Octod end of the fiscal of the bb a ment.in hea of Novembe fore, for conveuicnce in the preparatiu: our Annual Report to C ‘The fanced d: bo the | Ty O91 5. as fT lows. Is $8,579 Registered etcck and con- 4 th COR pOTAL Coupon trict Totet z Bonds amounting to $150 of this debi Three-year Emery bonds of ihe lie tion of Washington, £19; cour of the District of Columbia, +0—are overdue, aud the interest thereon has ceased to ran: These bonds will be redeemed ox pi tion to the Sinking Fand Commniss: The interest on the above debt has regularly paid out of the revenues of the District of Colambia. The amount required for the payment of the annual interest on the fuuded dest is $515,193.01, Of whieh, $315,600 Is payable ia gold, and si 3.01 in currency. The debt bears inierest as follows cent, per ann cout, Per wut ent Der an ent. per ’ 0 per Cent per annwa s 6 9515.193 64 The debt matures and is redeemabi follows : Ty et Nevembtr, bv a 5 ek, bonds, and certificates evid is debt were issued by the late Corpo zations of Washington and of Georgetow: and by the District of Columbia, with th | President | say | contracts with the | amounting to 81,6 consent of the people, as expressed throagh | their representatives, and under ordinances and laws legally passed; and the principal and interest, as they severally mature, mast te paid out of the revenues of the Distr: Some provision will have to be mavte for th redemption of that portion of the debt matur Janvary and March, 1579, amounting 0.09, “These are the ten-y ‘orporation of Washington, under an act of Congress approve! | 1s 9,25, and the Georgetown Force-pump bonds, iss 183, & An accompanying statement gives a de- scription of the stock and bonds Issued, and by what authority; the rate of tuterest, and when payable; amountof bonds ontstanding, and dates of their maturity. The Board of Audit, created by the sixth section of an act of Congress approved Jane 20, 1-74, entitled ‘An act for the government of the District of Cotumbia, and for other purposes,” were required to examine and audit for settlement all the unfarded or foat- ing debt of the District of Columbia and of the Board of Public Works, as specified to said section. This tneluded— First. The debt evidenced by sewer cortisi ondly, The debt purpor denced and ascertained by certi Auditor of the Board of Pu Thirdiy. The debt evid y cates of the Auditor and Comptrol: District of Columbia. Fourthly. Claims existing, or the created, for which no evidence of inde’ indebtedness bad been issued, arising out of islative Assembly approved June 2, | 1 | Kearc 9 of the Board of slowed bat not ed meanr a ngincer Tor Lc ‘ = This statemer’ nelu " and allowed by the Board certified t property taken by the Board of Public from the eS, streets, and alleys ¢s of Washington and Georgetown £10 $115 S41. The Board of Audit, report of Decembor ass “The these claims as constituting @ portion of the debt of the District, but as means of the prop- erty holders tor extinguishing so much o special tax-liens upon their property which bave not been paid, aud whether assessed or AS yel UNASSestec, that they regard (tt “there claims as’ due to the separate | ¢r than in favor of the persous prese: ¢ them,”’ ai the sums al part payment improvements mac -al parcels of real estate t taken apper roperty ‘be opinion thus exp curred In by the Comr asioners of nis found 4 elon the trict, and the amor claims are being ¢1 or parcels of real menis are paid, they are rece pay- ment of otber of the!r unpaid assessments for special improvements. It remains for Congress to provide for the payment of the outstanding certificates 0! ihe Board of Audit, for claims allowed the Board, for which certificates were 1 issued, and for certified measurements the District Eigineer for work done u Board of Public Wor and not reported to the Board of Ax M3, also to make pi vision for the examination and audit or lement of those claims presented to the Board of Audit, and not acted on, and also of | those which were ne amounting to $1 2 49. As an act of Justice, the claimants should be promptly relieved trom further embar ent occasioned by the del presented to the Board, +f « “of Public Works, not reported (o the Board of Audit. by reason of its discontiua ance, should be paid in 3.65 Is, gaaran- teed by the United States, or in securities of €qual value, and the claims above men- tioned, not presented to the Board of Audit, or, being presented, were not acted on, being | a clase of indebtedness similar to the claims } edded to the : | grounds on whieh they contracts. written or oral, made by or on be. | half of the District of Columbia. Bixthly. All claims for private propert taken by the Board of Public Works fros the avenues, streets and alleys of the eitie of Washington and Georgeto' Seventhly. All unadjusted claims fordam- ages that may have been presented to the Board of Pubiic Works pursuant to an ac: of the Legislative Assembly, entitled «Aa act providing for the payment of damages susiained by reason of public improvements or repairs,” approved June 20, 12, enlarged by the joint resolution of Congress, approvet Decem! 21, 1874, to admit the presentation of other claims. Eighthly. Sewer taxes or assessments paid under the act of the Legislative Assemb! of said District, entitled “An act creating | | drainage and sewerage sections in the cities was striving to get before the Senate such in- | of Washington and ‘town, in the Dis- trict of Columbia,and providing for pay ment of the construction of sewers and drains therein by assessments and issuing certificates therefor,” approved the 26th day | of June, 1573. Under the 6th section of said act ap- proved Jane 2), 157%, and the joint resoluti Congress approved De- camber o74. the Board of Audit exemined, slowed, and issued certiti- cates for claims, amountisg in the BERTERBLE LC see serengeens ervorm vrceon Of the certificntes thus turd. were converted fato ) 65 bow paseag oi the ort re solntion © opgress app oved Merch 11, 1s7¢, proiblurg the trther Jarno cf elid bonds. 5 the _ certifi outstanding, $063,637.88 had been delivered to the claim- ants by the Board of Audit, and the remaiu- der of said certificates, $4,985.27, were turned over to the Commissioners of the District by that Board, together with their pay and records, a8 a by the joint resolatron of Congress abolishing said Board, aud are now in the custody of the Auditor and Comptrol- ler of the District, except certificates amounting to $717.15, which have since beea delivered to the claimant by the Commis- sioners of the District, in compliance with a mondomus issued out of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and to them di- rected, nding the delivery of the said certificates to the claimant. ‘The Board of Audit also allowed claims in class 4, relat of Public Wor! issued by to contracts with the Board }, for which certificates were ments of which have been made and cerlified by the Engineer of the District, but were not transmitted ay him to the Board of Audit, comprising ‘work comp! of cancelation of contracts, pursuant to the joint resolution of Congrers approved Marca 14, 187€—@143, 186 62. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF THESE CLAIMS. Claims allowed by the Board of Audit, for which Ificates were iaxued. but not convert Londs rriry to date allowed by the Board, should, when, ascer- tained and certified as correct by the tripur which may be authorized to examine and audit them, be paid in like manner. The total amount that can_be thus con- verted into 3.65 bonds is $1,157,2¢ 52, which 6 bonds already issued, (sis, said bonds $14,990,151 52 The advances of the payment of interes! August, 1576, February @ not ine!uded in the foregoing debt -tatement; nor the advauces by the United States to be reimbursed out of the taxes now in process of colleet’on. Appended to this report will be found a memorial from holders of some of the fore- going Claims, embodying a statement of the urge thelr payment ve Cquivale the 5.65 bonds, to which the consideration of Congress. ere issued by the Board of Public "ran act of Congress approved , 1571, (the organic act,) eatitled ‘0 provide @ government for : and an act of th sapproved August Ii prescribing the made « tited An ctsments for specia! improvements, and 2CVv ding for the collection thereof,” and au amendatory thereof, approved August 23, certificates of indebiedness against properiy in the city of Washington, for its }roportionate amountof the cost of improve- ments asscssed thereon by the Board of Public Works, amounting to $810,251.19. There sre Known as lien certificates, and were istged at various dates between Sep tewher, Ist!, and April, 1873, according to the Ume assessments were made by the Board of Public Works, and bear interest al the rate of ten per cent. perannum. Taney are not considered a part of the debt of the District, but are charges or liens on the sve- cific property against which they are issued, and payable out of the same, and are in the bands of private parties. As the assess- ments on the property against which the cer- Lfeates have been issued are paid, the clerk in ebarge of special assessments applies money received by him to the payment of the certificates, and cancels them. ere bas been collected on account of these liens, led A November 1, }: $309,231.25. There were also issued by the Board of ce a —— a of = | act of the islative 1y, approv May 29, 1573, entitled “An act for extending ibe Limes of payment of Special assessments, and for other purposes,” certificates of to- debtedness (commonly called green! dated July 1, 1873, bearing interest at tae rate of eight = cent = annum, and paya- ble not ex ing one-fifth of the amount of certificates issued at the end of each year from July 1, 1873, to July 1, 187, amounting to... sae esee eee ee BLO Ot the certificates thus Issued there have been redeemed and cancelled 1,193,900 Leaving outstanding Nov. 1, 1517. ©595,109 For the payment of the principal and in terest of these certificaies of indebtedness, there are pledged, by the second section of the act of the Legislative Assembly author- izing their issue, all certificates thereafver is- sued by the Board of Public Works, on ac- count Of assessments for special improve. ments against the property adjoining and benefitted thereby, and all payments on said assessments are to be received, held, and ap- plied, under the direction of the Commis. sioners of the Sinking Fund, io the payment Udeates, and foro other purpose, °* , for no of said act, there are pesited. with the Catala are ment of by the assessments backs are received in lected atsesements = leave asurplus to be Eannot be stated aa with acvnracy ¥ taken respec- | 20,) will make tne total amgant of | wited States, forthe | and | backs), | 7 _ = | ‘The following statement is macle tu nation of the peed revision, and af need for legisiatio: fo antharize the reviah B. | at owed the rules adopted by thet Preparing oor M78 assessments, on | the asmumiption that they iinpaned no assum nent for improvements on ajyioing prop- erty exceraing ©: © third of the oust pursamat } fo jaw; but we found thar further’ charges nad been made agains! private property, de volving theduty upon a\ of so mot tying the rules Of assessments as to tri n tbe requirems & water ma | by change of grade of streets, the mains hav- ing been originally paid for by special ass- | essments: (2) work twice dh by reason of log th progress ments in adel t F pavem: ihe Work wasdone ractors lor grading, 2 charges planation, 8 Begta- , drainage effected wWrongh & «yskm of pipe and brick sewers entering successively, thase of arger size, until they Mnally discharge t b the grent malp sewers, having their and carrying the entire drainage of a sewer district. The area thus | drained is in ail ite parts equally jaterested ip ibe whole connection of sewers: » which the river is reach t,t tweive Having seems unjust totax one ch pipe sewer, while a neighboring one is taxed for a tbree-feei brick sewer, made thus large to carry the accamuiated drainage o' several streets. Wehave adopted, as a vpiform charge, the cost of a fifteen- | inch pipe sewer. as being a fair average size for the dramage of The an ovnt charged varies cost of laying the pipe, which it ts inid The angles at wt streets form pu dled by streets upon t p AVEDTOS cross the triangular low, uch manner that tt proportion to the length of v | making, tn tneir eases, the us sessment oppressive The rule Was made thai lots of this charac- ter not suitable for subdivision should be sessed only for one balf t by streets embracing th sides bounded lesser angle.—this tially piacing the low on the footing as corner be Five per cept. was uniformly | the Beard of Pablic Works for ¢ work and superintender followed by us unt tes of Une actoni ec charged by neering which rule was recently, when esti- of such work led us lo regard the charge a» excessive. We have accordingly ordercd statements of the coat to be preparcd in the case of cach tmprove- | Ment, that cost | five per cent. The Board of Pobjic to be allowed as drawbacks laken up op Streets and re mal So used Was charged In assesemer to be « od in lieu of the Salso fixed rates rates bigher than the allowance made property-holders, plus the cost incarred in releying. The ‘Board Audit usually | acopted the rates of the Roard of Public | Works, but, when departing from them, | Seems bot to have fixed upon other rates baving reference t | sessment. We ba ui it Just to adopt rule of allowing property-holders as id meterial the nel amount District for it tion of the statements of the sprovements prepared as the basis Inert by the offlecrs of the iate gov- erhment, discloses erroueous charges. Hence tbe greater necessity for the authority a=ked | for to revise the Upsettied assessments of the Tees made for as- Boerd of Public Works, for the correction of tbe same, and the establisnment of aniform- ily in Uhe assessment on private property for public improvements. The operation of the modified ruies applied to these assessments, aad the character of the corrections to be made are ilustrated in | the accompanying = | the Assistant Engin atements are submitted by the peer in his accompanying report, show- account of expenditures ren- pecial nssessmenis by the Board Yorks and District Commission- > INT, oding assessments ts and alleys expenditures ren- : s by the Board cc Works IU. to sid, inelading just assessment made ander sald Board: lances en account of expenditares ren- dered by the Dis | c:al arscesment-, the last assessr roa The reveny trict o! Columbii | of Publ ers, from 1% mac: I tor etree! account © Lassesstne: it Made of streets, avenues, and alleys. of the government of the Dis- fof eleveu mouths, endi ding unexpend were yecember 1, 1576, how bat. De nditures during the samo pe- os coon Ce 8 Da'avce op hand, On account ¢fremoral of Old Jail | © propriation. set Javuary 2, 1877 | Ona count generel pO? posttsee. | ‘Total net belance enbjvct to check... 4 Detailed statements of the foregoing re- ceipis and expenditures will be found ta the — pany ing report of the Comptroller and | Anditor. No embarras<ment bas resulted from the Novemb the | COnfo) ideation of the two offices of Comptrol- ler and Auditor. The rer reports 2.100 licenses issued from the office, 1,0 warrants couutersigned: by him, and the deposit of the daily receipts | iu the United States Treasury, as required aw. | Commissioners of the Sinking Fand give much valuabie information in Ubeir ac- companying report respecting the different classes of the District securities, when and under what authority issued, whea dae, their rate of interest, &c. They show a reduction Of $25,581.25 of the | old funded debt since thelr last avnual re- | port, apd Of $03,785.2.8inee December 1, 15745 | tbat the interest on the debt for the next fisca’ year will § 6 tess than of whe last | Year; and urge that provision be prompuly: made for the Payment of the principal of | $251,750 of bonds issued respectively by the | corporations of Washington and | town, Whicb mature before the ist of July, 1879. In addition to the foregoing amounts, we bave paid to the Commissioners of the Sink- | ing Fund $166.550, for the redemption of all per cent. Water-fund Certificates issued under ibe act of the islallve Assembiy, ap- proved June 23, 15:3, entitled, “An acl aus thorizing te Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund to issue ceriificates to pay for layli water mains,” &c., making the whole reduc- Uon of the District debt during the past year ely: m in then lest sunual report for tke toate & . pate = eee United States ‘Treasury