The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1865, Page 5

=; Buother Deattock on the Deficieney _ Approptiation Dil. A Debate on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Winancial. Bmbarrassments of the f ‘.. Government. nereacnenaninainan Proposed Readmission of Arkansas Into the Union, PG soy key &e. 1% Wasuixatoy, Jan. 27, 1865, ‘PRESSING DEMANDS AGAINST THE GOVERN ENT. There are now something over two hundred millions of - Ing demands again: tthe goyernmoent, iucluding tho ay due the army, freighl bills of railway eompantés, and ‘febts due contractors, which there arc no'proscmt means (of paying. Certificates of indebtedness v«iny fondable in jgold interest bearing bonds, the Department wilhissue no more of them without a reasonable prospect of realizing Mhe gold'to moot the Interest. Neither dan the issues “andor the late loan bill be devoted to this purpose until - Jafter the passage of the Degcioncy bill, now, Playing at shuttlocock between the twa Houges of Congress on ac- reount of the clauso providing extra” compensation to ‘House employés of tho last session. This embarraasing ‘stato of afiairs has brought many government creditors shero, who are begging the members of the House to pocede and permit Use biil-to pasa, THY CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND WNT. ‘Tho frionds of the anti.slavery conetituviounl amend- nt “any, the progpeot of its passage -yy the House a tenseveryday, The vote on the Senate joint reso- Rutlon will be taken next week, Tho House has sot apart to-morrow to allow young mombers to deliver their long Prepared speeches on ihe subject. No» other bustuess Bhan epeechmaking is to be transacted, " PURCHASE OF THE NEW YORK MECCMANTS’ BX- CUANGE, { Tho Prosident has approved the joint rerotution author- ‘izing the Secretary of ube Treasury to ‘giv4 notice to the owas ef tho builiing in New York ciiy knownmas.tho Persians Exchange, and occupied as the Custom ‘House, of thogniontion of the Uulsed Sttlee to purchase the same for the auiim of one miltioa doligt, im accord- ianoce with the terms stipulated tn the existing lease of the wroperty tq the government, mois News Fro mextco—rnesineyt sranez's Ten OF oF ag Se me SERVICE. ’ _ Femi-ofieial news fom the city of Chihuahua, the lo- tion of the Mexican government, dated on the Soth of Aovember Isat has been received here. “The national troops under Gen. Quesada ‘advanced, at} the middle of November, to meet the French and traitors iavading the State of Chihushua, At Guadaloupe the ‘liberal forces ‘were, surprised and defeated» after: a fight, but Whe affair was of little consequence. Gen. Qovsada lost r ly twenty-five soldiers. Some of them wore taken prisoners, and four officors were shot at once by the Wrench. \_ A Gaestion that might have been of great consequence, Gave a great deal of uneasiness to tho Mexicans, bas in satisfactorily settled. There were somo doubts’ as the constitutional term of Prestdent Juror. — Accord. to one opinion it ought to end'dii the 30th of Novem- altimo, and, according ‘to atiothér opinion, on tho of Novembor of this year. The question is, settlod Ps the legal term will expire onthe 80th of November the present year, with which declaration the republi- Mexicans are ploaszed, and thé authority of Prosident juares is recognized as before. He continues firm in his irpose to fight until the invaders are drivea from the, Pountry. - { At Chihuahua the organization of new troops was going. with activity, and the good spirit of the people {s very oe OF WITNESSES BY THE WAR cOM- . / MvPree. : * General A. Kilby, Smith, of Banke’ army, and. Messre, and Brown, witl be examined by the Commit. Gee on the Conduct of the Wary The latter will furnish Jrritten statements In detail, sworn to, PROTECTION TO COMMEROK ON THE LAKRS. * Delegations from nearly all tho lake cities are in town, Pressing. demands upon the government for protection to- » Jake, commerce, Naval depots, gunboats, navy yerds _{B24 foreifieations loom ap in the future, “Mayor Senter “pod Hon. B.C. Parsons, of Cleveland, had. an audience if the President yesterday on tho subject, and! presented fica from their City Councils and Board of Trade, fahich were graciously received. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. |, Go." Atoxandor, of the Rngitievt corps, baw been or- fered to make an oxamination of the ruins of the Smith- nian Institution, and report what is required to restore t to its former condition. t GUERILLA RAID ON OCCOQTAN. Some guerillas mare a ral on Occoquan, below Alexan- “Urla, on Tuesday night, carrying off everything of value ‘Qo the citizens that they could obtain. MR. LANE’S TRADING OPERATIONS WITH THE RERELS, _ By the Treasury regulations of September 29, 1864, per- oe selling products to a government agent are entitted fe acortis @ of the fact, stating the quality, amount paid and gent, by which the products como to the agent. pBy the exocutive order of the same data, persons holding ich certificates may be parmitted by tho. milffary au jules Commanding to take back over the route thirty- ree and oue-third per cent of the araount so certified in goods and articles not contraband of war. Me, Lane, of Waltiinore, was transporting goods under a permit of ‘@eneral Shepley, commanding at Norfolk, issued upon a of a purchasing agent. Tho charge against ie that he hasbeen supplying the robela with pro- in 6xchange for cotton, and this and other sub- Yeots are now undergoing examiuation by the House Com- Aalttoe on Commerce. POSTAL MATTERS. A bill reported to-day by Senator Collamer authorizes Jpoetmasters to deposit money orders or other funds in hands in the national banks, under the direction of Postmaster General; and requires the delivery of let- by carricrs in every. city of fifty thousand inhabit- 3 giving discretion to the Postmaster General to ox- the carrier systom to other localities, and reduces postage oti drop letters ‘not delivered by carriers to cont. 4 PAYMENTS TO FHM TLLNO1S CENTRAL RAILROAD” ~} On the 16th inst, the House passéd a resolution inquir. Pp whether any payments had becn moto to the Ilincis tral Railroad Company since the passage of the reso- of March last, which roquired the Bocretary of rat to refund to the Treasury the sum of $452,000 paid that company for the transportation of troops and proporty, The Secretery to-day repli¢d that pay- ents have beon made since that date to the amount of and that they have been made by authority of President, AE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION AT THE WHITE HOUSE. ‘The members of the Convention of the Christian Com- Pission paid thete rospects to the President to-day. Geo. ‘MB. Stuart, the chairman of the Commision, made an of introduction, and the President responded nost and characteristte speech. : ‘TRE DRAFT COMMUTATION FUND. | ‘rhe amount of the commutation fund is reported by Provost Marshal General to be $12,171,000, » portion which has been sesigned for the paymont of bounticn tired by faising mew troops. Tt 1s belloved, however, there will beguMotent to papthe owners of slaves tod ag volunteers the compensation already allowed the act of . _—— ¢MRTY-greurn concnnss. OND SESSION, _—— Senate. Wawaretox, Jan, 27, 1805, 8 OF MER, WILSON, Mr. p.) of Mass, prosonted the éredon. of ie {Wilson ag Bonator froin Massachusetts for atx from the 4th of March noxt, which were read, i temaxay STATISTICN, ‘Tho Carn Igld'before the Gonate a ecommunteation from the Trosdury, in responge to the resola- 48 tothe amount of tev LPs be foand in the “ N for cotppemmation for wtriction of daopery byt Unie tvops, ferred © the Cormmitiwe om. Cluins. PRIVATE wan crams Me Clana? (rep) of NYE, froth phe Condmittes of Claima. reported adversely by! se jong fur 6b pensation to individuals for losses susigined by the tei denis of war, _ TNOREASE OF SALARIES, Mr. Suxrway, (rep.) of Ohio, presented the perition of the Ohio employe in the disterent departa ents ut Wash- ington, praying for an tnorease of salary, which was re ferred to ti wwance Commctes. 3Lr. SuMNER, (Lep.) of Sass, presented aimilar petitions from citizens of Massachusotis in the employ of the government, which wet larly referred, GSSERAL JEPP. ©, DAY MENT OF TS GRORGIA NEGHOF Mr. Witson presented the following, which was ob- Resolved THht the Committee on the Condtict of the War Be thatrucled to inquire into and reporton, the action Brevec Major Genera Jef. Davis, in preventing nesroes who hid folned the array in its march through Georgia trom grossing wereek Enown as KLenezer's creek, near Savannnh, by burning the bridge ‘utter his troops had crossed om tha night of the 8th of December lnst, mony of these negroes having been killed by the rebut’ cavalry or drvwned in ut- tempting to cross the river on rafta, The above was accompanied by extracts /from a letter from an offiger fu the army of General Sherman, setting forth in-detall the facts connected with the ¢ircumistances atiuded to in the reso! 5 ARKANSAS NO LONGER I RENELLION, Mr, Pownnoy, (ren) of Kaucas, offered a joint resolu. tion calling upon the Prosident to issue his:preclamation declaring the State of Arkansas to be no longoe in insur- rection syainst the United. States, and authorizing the resumption of ‘lal intercourse between that and othor States, also declaring that the Senators and Repro- sentatives recoutly elected in that State shall be recog- Rized and adoy'tied to seate in Congrasa, pene was laid on the table and ordered to be ited, CANVASS) OF THR VOTRS POR! PRESIDENT (AND VICE PRES DENT. Mr. Teewmens, (eon.) of Ti) , olfred a regolution, which was adopied, that the Prostdelit of the Senate appoint committee of threo to. select persous to examine and cori. the voto for Prosident and Vice President, FAK, PACBRNGER TRARKIC BRTWREN NEW YORK AND BAN J FRANCTSO®. (rep.) of Cal., presented a resotntion in- Sac of the Treastiry to enforce tha the carriage of passengers, between New York audfun Pranciseo on the AUantic side, A letter from passonzers ona Inte trip on the steamship Costa Rica, compianing of bad treatment and fheuflivient ac- commodation 1 The resol) Me Howdan, (1 thorize the 0 Pacific Railroad aysiem ea ng 4 to provide for ite connection eastward'with the Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Canadian-avaiems of riiroad: to Cort Hyon, Detroi ‘Toledo, Fort Wayne and Dayton. The bill Was’ refer to the Wommittee on Public Lauds, This Didi secures for this extension the same grants and iminnuittes poysessed by’ the Northern Pacific Ratlroad for that portion of their tine east of the Miss.ssippi river, It also gives alternate sect for ten miles on either sido of n proposed ltne from Li:tle Bay De Noquet to the Straits of Mackinaw, fur the further extension of the route, and: it authorizee the Amboy, Lansing and Trae verse Railroad to eatendits line vw the straits of naw under the same conditions upom which it w ally charturod, ; rigin- . MUR COURT OF Chatts, Mr, Harms, (rop.) of N. Y., intro tuced a bil to amend the act to restases the juci tion of the Court of Claima, and provide forthe payment for quartermaiters stored end gubgsience farnighod to the army of the United States. JL also pra that Lid fray s of to above ackeshatl beso consirned ap not to ¢ pending in the Court of Clans ou the 4th of Juty, 1864. ‘The bill was referred to tho Jun‘ciary Committ NUMUPK OF SOLDIEPS AND Mr. Davis (opp.), of Ky., olf 1 upon the Secretary of War for inform gregate number of mep existed in each + mili i baval service, the pumber of negr cruited ip each Sfate and in b county of Kent Mr. Sumner oljeoted to th ution, apd it lies over, Tot DEPOT Ave nOMRIATION iL. On motion of Mr. Crake the Defigiency bill from the House was taken up, Mr. Clark explained that the sec- ton to give extra compensation to the employes of the pn Wee stillin the bil, oniy it was worded differ- enily: Mr. CLARK moved to strike ont {ho section referred to, ‘And on that called the year and nays. His motion’ was agreed to by a yoto of thirty-three yeas against threenays. So the section was stricken out ‘and the bill, as unus amended, Was passed. + RELALIATION IN THR TREATAENT OF PRIEOXERS OF WAR. ‘The Senate resumed tho consideration of the resolution Advising retuliation for the cruel treatment of the Union prisoners, took the floor in op- Mr. Jomvsow (opp.), of Md., position to the fesoluion. He said we hed no evi of an~offictal character of present cruel treatment, and according to tho principles of international jaw, retaliation contd not be forced for orueitives. We had no evidence of the intention of the rebels to continue these: cruelties, aud. he was opposed to giving the President power to tor: ure; oup adversaries. Ho favored the totion of | bir. wis to recommit the whole subject to’ the Military Committze. He believed it would not bo inexpalicnt to appointcommissione rs to constiit with the rebel author!- ties on tho subjcet of the treatment of our prisoners, Ho would be willing to vote fornay resolution looking to a Togitimate degree of prospective retaliation, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., advocated the resolution s nm ‘and just, and not retrospective, but prospet tive in its operations. My. Waves, (rep.) of Olio, suid that ag there had been some donbt expreseed in the debate aa to whather these barbarities were cont:nued up to the present time, he had taken the de) eettion of @ prisoner recently escaped frum hy deposition of an excaped soldicr was read ‘kK, Showing that ijuhuman treatment to our couttnued up to the present time. Mr. Monent, (rep) of Me., nuoyed to amend by strik- ing out the provision to retalinte in kind, and inserting im lieu of it the words iv conformity with the laws of na- tlona. Mr, Drousrrte, (rep.) of Wis., tnquired If tho President wag anthormed’ to retaliate without special legislation giving him the authority to do so. Mr. Howakp repliod that hé had ne doubt that the President as Commander-in-Chief of the army had that authority. Mr. Doounrri® did not believe the Prosident had such power. Congress had bestowed it specially on two ocea- Sons in former wars, and he thought that withont the special authority of Congress. the President could nt re- ate. Mr. Savusnory believed that if the account was balanced there would be much difference betweén the conduct of the tWo section». As to the treatment of prisoners, there were Cruel mien North and South, who treated prisoners tubumaniy, He was opposid to retalia- ton. Mr. HAntay, (rep.) of Towa, moved to adjourn, vpen which tho yeas and nays wore demanced—y ons, 243 nays, ‘THA PRESIDENTIAL. VOTR Messrs, Trambull, Conneass and Wright wero appointed the Committee on Counting the P ntial Vote. jurned. Adjo House of Representatives. - Wasurctoy, Jan, 87, 1866. PRIVATE PILLS, ‘To-day being set apart oxclusively for the considera- tion of private bills, the Houso proceeded to the execu. tion of that order. Adjourned at four o'clock. The Bank of Crawford Robbery. Bak oF me age Muapvriie, Pa., Jan, 2 1 } We havo received all but twenty-nine thousand dol- lara (sevonty-thirtier). 8. P. OPPICER, Cashier, Pt oy og gene fe wi $29, of tho seven.thirtics ‘been recovered. The bank will promptly meet all ite obligations. corner of Seventh street and Russell avens Dut ui ue, WHE this morving. Loss a on stock, i machinery Arrival of Cotton for Otne from Mem] ati. 1865. ‘The steamer Robert Bu brings four hondred and sixty-eight alee of sotto maou ee Oln- Death of an Eminent Citizen. PROVIDENCE, Jan. 27, 1965, and mancfac- this evening, Sale of Cotton at Boston. hundred bales of cotton, sporice crue’ arab o the priao etoamer Julia, waa ecld at suction to-day. Good brought 62%0. ; good ordinary, 790, Arrivals and Departures. hati Werth arse tee Ht tteerage, fT itcme Mt Vrichard, We Boobie, aed 116 in tne & Orray Taft, of our leading merchants turers, a highly, ‘cmeomed citizen, died aged seventy-ono. may op» Poy Sedna M RA ‘Vonat, Mrad Vertuer, Sirs gulia ir Hira apa tf nit a FeO Mrs , onda, ee, 8 is a dad hmnrpa J 8 Wetherbee, ‘hs B thew, en es arene, Ca ‘A Miles A he}, Jan Dennoecagt Habla ke Azer, as a mie paces vee Thy cpu ene organ, obit Tadart, f He peo, mre Kose : T lite, EW YORK HERALD, § BE PTA EAL— Fd ] 'e e > = gE SENATORIAL ory IMC oTIOATION, a > * ye The Moyor on the 1 énditnterest ing Rte: | ClosurceThe Eyes of the Committee Opening, Ke. be. mise Yesterday morning th ¢ fn: 4\vating Cohamitite Nerd. an* Other seesion at half past ten aud proceeded to take up the City: Inspector's Departme hrough whieh they intend 0 Walk Feugishod 4 great deal of interest was mantfest- ed, by the city offelals in the proceedings, # large num- ber of whom were in attendance Mayor Gunther in attendance, and upon openig the session was pat upon the stand by Judge Whiting. The Mayor occupied the witnesses box for nearly three hours, answering all ques- tions put to him io a straightforward, patient manner, showing not the least sign of yexation or weariness, Be- low will be found the main yo nts of his teaimony. Mayor Gonther sworn, testitied—Am Mayor of the City of New York; took my seat on the first Monday ip Janu- ary, 1564. Question.--Paring your term of office did any inft tion come to you fn respect to the Clty re de: Partment'and its workinsy Answer.—Yes, sir. Q Did you make thata snhiect of commynteation: to the Common Councilf A, I did, vo the Board of Alder men first, « . Q What was the knowledge that came to.you on that subject? (Obiected to by oounsel as mero hearsay evidence. Objection sustained.) A I have left a copy of the communication with the committee; tt was in con- sequence of the matters tot came to my knowledge that T made this commun cation: in conseqnence of this knoweledge I sspended \) Roole from . Q Po you know whether any, ant ff any, action Was taken on your commu cation of suspension? A. Tt was referred lo 4 committer, who cited ameeting, the Proceedings of which Ido not reentlect: they were pub- Ite at the time; have nompersonal knowledge what action ‘was taken, Q. Hyve you any personal knowledge of how the City Tnspector's Departinont is worked? A. I know upon Topresentations that Lave been made to me by parties, Q Have you made that a subject of communication to the Common Council? A. Ihave, aa Did you send a copy to Mr, Boole. A. Yes, eir,{F d Q Did Mr. Pools make you any answer to thist A, poe not. 8 he id you have an: with him about the matter? A No, ein oumuation me Q. Do you know of any matter connected with the working of that departmont that would be beneficial for the committee toknow? A. I know where a cood deal of money could be saved; there are threo pay rolle in Shes department that could be dispensed with alto- er. Please stato w you refer to, The pay rola of the Wanlens, Hou b 4 Wardens and Ordiuance, Inepectors oF Distributors, Q Dy you know anything of the Special Inapectora? A. Nothing in particular, é Q Are thoy at all necessary? A. Teannot speak from’ knowledge; my first marshal thinks umbers of them could ba dispensed nmping grounds: do not 1 know only from representations Hea connected with the department; in the department that could be dis- receive pay for carrying away ashes have do not made to mo by thore are exper pensed with; m which 1 t Known this ec Know tho act Q When cleaning t) co T have been in office; cpense of removing ashes, iation of $300,000 wag made for the (ax levy nuttorized. by (he lin’ the argount as- sink it was, c ptroiler pnt that appropriation in the tax levy? A. Ido uot know, bat I think not, . Q. Do yon know why it was omitted? A, The Comp. trotlor claimod it was impossible to make acontract undo, the law as fraiied by the Legislature; that It was a ques- tion whether the seccessful bidder ehould, have the Manure from the strects, and it war thought by tho Common Council ‘if they coneeled tier tho mapure, it would bo giving them more than the Leg ture ‘contem The Lovislature, in that be- lief, made.a Com , composed of the Mayor, Comp- troller City Inepector, who were antlorized to con- tract and advertiso fer proposa!s for cleaning the streets for a sum not exveodin 6500, 000 the party to givo security in the sum of $500,000. 6 committee met, and specifications drawn up, and advertisements put out, calling for proposals, Two ‘bids camo in bat wore ruled out as not coming up to the specifications, Mr. Badger's bid camo nearest to it, which wus in point of fact for $300,000, but at the time I mistook the amount of svricty for the bid and rejected it; neither of the other gentlemen discovered the mirtnke mado; under the ruling of Counsel, for the Corporation wo altered the specifications and readvertised ; uo bids wore made; I discovered tho mistake mado on!y when br. Badger called and informed me of it; In the Hackley contract the manure‘was given to the contractor; this contract was not in oxistence when we advertised for Proposals. Q. Did Mr. Boole give any reason, and if what, why a contract should not be made for el the streets? A. He thought the contract could not be made without giving more than the law allowed by giving the poalsacice tho manure and paying for carrying away the ashes and. garbage. st Q. Did heenter into any calculation how the sum of bag ape of Badger’s contract would be fucreased? fo, sir. .Q Did he state how much it cost the city per month to barat the ashes, &c.? A. No, sir. Q Were you awere how much it. would cost the city per menth? A. I thought it cost about $60,000 a month. Q. You failed to make this contract, and was. Mr. Boole then employing street sweepers and cartmen todo the work? ‘es, sir, ’ Q By what authority? A. Ry the authority of # re- solution of the Board of Health. The resolution was here produced empowering Sir. ‘Boole to clean tho streets for fear of an epidemic, Q Was there any meeting between you end the City, Inspector and othors connected with the atniinistration of the city government with a view of ascortaining how. you could rage money enongh to meet the expenditures tot so Inspector was making for cleaning the strects? . Yes, air, Q. At whose suggestion was that meeting dalled? A. The Comptroller's; the leboring men were norous for ah and a meeting was called. @ What reason did the Comptrolier give for not pay- ing them? A. There was no money: the unex pended ap- propriation of the preceding year did not appear. Q@ The men were paid? A. Yes, si Q. State how the monoy was x Counsel to the Corporation, City Tne held a meeting to suggest some w to pay the demands, and it was co should certify how many loads they bad dumped, checks for the same appearing, which in the aggregate would be converted into a joint note, the Browdwag Bank agreeing to advance the moncy, which was to be coll. cted by the bank in the form of a judginent avuiust the ei Q Who suggested that dovice, A. T cannot say. @ Can you recollect what Mr. Boole said on the sub- Jeet? A. T cannot Q How did you know the Broadway Bank would art. vance the mozicy upon your note? A. The armngement wor made that the bank would cash ovr joint note, the Comptroller would swear tho men, the amount be mado sir. ‘A. The Comptrotter, ctor and the Mayor ATURDAY,~ JANUARY, 28, 1866. yo abAt ys to other “way wf "A000 apvromiation hes p aming: ft haw Bee er elnimed tn hte nls gratis, and Paying ot been cole ou left oat of the tax contract the use of the Ces Mr. Boole ‘objected to it; the Jaon “ore to remave it than it comes to: Hoazor's tq “ecifed that he would remove the mannte gratts ity mS tothing ov the manure, but pri- vate pares contd dispose of ft without having a dozen manire vetors and men to keep the records; shoud nk one man was sufficient at ea h camp ground; there are focr dumps; [ know that it does not require near as ms men to perform the dating in this department; the ins ors do not perforin the dnties of their of ee; ‘the distr’butors of ordinances are entively unnecessary as they do mot perform any such dutles: don't think more mon are required to clean the Streets, or more than in 1863; mare men onthe Pay rolls oud receive pay than are actnalby in the employ of street cleaning: I eonsiler the City. Inspector a neces- if he performs his dudy; the whole , verformed by #0 large number 1 be performed by i out one hondred: officers falling under the three heads of the departments named; T think twenty-five men conld perform all the work that these one hundred men now pretend to do; I would make du. ° of the inspectors incumbent npon the police Would merge the oflcers of wardens, health wardens and ordinance {nspeotors into the Police Departmant; the one hundred men I shonid cut down to oneman for each ward, and I think the police can perform all the duties that tho prosent inenectors now perform and more. Re direct by Judgo Whiting—To the best of my know- ledge no bonds of the city were ever under the resolution of the Ronrd of Health; mmupication from the Comptroller to the Bonrd of Aldermen was re- coived December 2%, 1863, showing how money waa Taived to pay for cleaning the strecta andér the Hackloy contrat; no bonds have boen igsued under the State law or tax lovy of 1864 to pay bonds for street cleaning. Q. Was’ the wholy amount of the tax levy decreased $500,000 in consequence of the withdrawal of the $300,000 of the tax levy? A. T really cannot say. Q. Is there any such thing asa diagram or map showing what portions of the city require the special attention of the Sanitary ¢ nittee? A. Thave not seen any. Q Is thor» not 4 larze proportion of many wards that oe. this sort of inspection entirely unnecoasary? Yea, Q What proportion compared with the whole whould that make? A. Very nearly one half. Been . In your opinion, ia thor not a waste by having tn gzisien " eneparata Beara of Supervisors and Comp- roller? A. Yos, sir; they ean be very eas one'donartimont 3 Tey PORE Q. What other officars colt bo dispensed with without detriment? A. Thad been informed that the ordinance distributors did not perform any duty whatever, and yet drow pay; one time I kept the pay roll back until they applied for their pay; T asked them what work they per- forma, and some seid they were engaged in making Sanitary returus; others were. obliged to report them. Felves Once a week at the City Inspector's offlee ; I found but-one man who wonld say hie d'siributed ordnances, and even that ono could not tell what they wero, what like, but guessed they wore German; Tewore aight of them there are eighteen or ninoteen on the rolls; they are ap- pointed froin the City Tnspector’s office ; ho has the nomt- nating of the health wanlons, slveet. inspectors, meat in- epectors, inspectors of incurabrancee and all the appoint. ments in street cleaning, inspectors of dumping grounds, Special inspectors, a’h cartnren, &c. : Oroas-examnined.—Q. Have you any complaint to make that the Oity Inspector didn’t do his duty properly? A, Personally Thaye none lo make; but Tthinic tea duty Upon me, when people tell me haw (bis money ig expended, to bring the mattrr before the. Cam- mon Councif, and f presume that what Jidys Whidug desires is to show that it was not progerly expended when moneye are raiget inthe manner alrealy spoken of. Tthink that by employing an adequa tho department could be more edectually w expendituio of $160,000 por venrsuved to'the city. This concinding the examination of the Mayor, a recess ‘Was taken until two o'clock, Upon the assembling of the eommittes after recess, the counsel for Mr. Poole called upoa tho staud Leonsr Boyle, who tegtilled there were from twa hundred and + to two hundred and sixty-seven miles of streets in the city requiring sweeping: The Second ward wos tho smoali-st, having but uine miles of siveete.ond one mile of piere. Tho Twenty-first ward had sav niles ofstreets. Average number of m'les of stroot Wie wards was twelve. Thero were four hundred 1m of streets i unpaved. * exmined by Judge Whiting—Am a publicofMcer; am Superintendent of Sanitary Inspection under a eala' am going to Virginia; none of your business what for; none of your business’ what part; the chief clerk ofthe: bureau makes up the pay rolls; the City Inspector appoints tho officera on the dumping grounds; there are two or three to each dump; there aro seventeen dumps; do not know how many special inspor- tors there are; there are cight meat inspectors, right in- spectors of incumbrancea, twenty-two ordinance distribn- tors; have nothing to do with makiog up the pay rolls; Mr. E. Jones does the printing and ark furvishin f < for the office; know nothing about a judgment of $17,711 49 Mr. Jones had against the city for furnishing articles to the department, know nothing of the items; Never saw any of his bills; know nothing aboot another charge or judgment. for $111,812, or 345,441, or for ; know nothing of theee things, or whether thoy are right; I make: a requisition tpon him for’ what I want, and he furnishes tu. the articles; the clerk keeps the account; do not know of any instance In which a watch or diamon’, pin was fur- ished by Mr. Jones. Much more unimioreating testi mony waa adduced, tho witness being etr.ctly on his guard against admissions. Iudge Whiting then called Garrett E, Winans, who testified :—Have been counected with removing the ashea and garbage from the city, Q. From the period of Mr. Boolo's advent down to the present time could the ashes have becn removed from the city free of expense to the city?» A. Yes, sir, kthink it could. bg Q. Do you know ff Mr. Boole was acquainted with that fact? A. 1 think he waa. Ican’t teil whut it cost tho city to remove the ashes in 1863 or 1864; T can’t say how mny loads would bo removed from the city annually; from the depot had, which comprised one-quarter of tie entire city, I can speak; it is there taken away on boata; the ashes’ delivered to the boats could be taken away without additional bei riers to the city; the botter part of the sweepings are sold, and the refuse goes on the boats With the wahea; the ashes could have been temoved free of charge to the city; I, at one Ume, eailed upon Mr, Boole, and made a proposition to him that I would re move’all the ashes from the north side of thé elty free of any charge to the city, and in that provost on Loftered him two ood und reliable suretics, in the sum of $50,000 each, for the faithfnl performance of the work; another proposition 1 made, in three diflerent ways. to take « contract for one single year or five years, and also Proposed to take all the dumps on the east side by giving me Fixty days to procure boats, The witness tolit a long story, which severely tested the patience ofall, the amount of which was that after making the above proposit ous Mr, Boole id not enter. tain or secept them, the inference to be crawn from whieh was that Mr. Boole paid out moneys, or at least the pay rolls so state, for work which could have been done free of charce to the efty Counsel for Mr. Boole attempted to prove by witness that if he could attord to take the ashes Irom the city a whole year without coum sation, he showed # wrong spirit Of morality in accepting four and cieht conts « load for doing the same a short time afterw Tho hoor for adjournment having arrived, the chalr. up, a judgment upon the city procured and tho money | man stated that the further sessions of the’ committee advanced; it was believed that it was the only means to | raise the money. Q It was all settled betwern you that the Corporation } Counsel would render a judgment against the city in favor of the bank, was it hot? A. Yes, sir. Q. It-was ail wmade up thing? A. It was #0 undor- Q. Did any of you gentlomen eay to the City Inspector that ho had no right to expend ail this money when there ‘was no appropriation? A. No,-sir, @ Did you not say that it would cost tho city two or threo times the amount appropriated by this way of get ting money? A. I ielt it would be $0; I do not remember the amount of my first note; it was made up from the pay roils of Mr. Breunan ; it was very heavy. Mr. Palmer, of the Broadway Bank, recovered on the 17th of Junv,'1864, $202,084 25. Your Judgment was on this first note? A. Yes, Q Upon thejvdgment procured the Comptroller would draw his warrant, you would countersign it, take it to the bank and draw tho money? A. pe Q Did you not give enother on the of July, 1864, for $108,902 227 A I think I did. Q@ Iwas when. you. asked about making these Tates? A. wir. @ Didi novadviee you that it was not logal? A. Yes, you rigned it? A, Yes, str. et iw A. becaete it wes tho only with the City Inspector or Saey Boots Proceeding? ont; Cross. 4 Mr. Boole was appointed in 1663; do not romember tho th; at contract known as the )bandoned. it that time that the Com- an ordinance directing the City Tn- stroets? A. Yes, si was such aftor it went into effect the streets ‘became filthy, and E- pay of the men I that this of waa (he the Bonrd of Health that fottowed? was the reason tho Mayor called the ether. @ iN wee convened in September, 1868, upon the representation made Mr. Boclet A Yeo, vir: I do not remem what the ap propriation for 1863 was; can't may it war over 207,000; do not know how long the streeta were cleaned September, 1863, on credit; I know no appropria. tion waa made for a term of twenty-throe weeks, excopt A note was givon; don’t remember when in 1668 the first note was given; It given, after the Legisinture fer ‘1864 bad adjourned; to accept Mr. bid under act of the jure, as it did not contain (feations, it waa thrown ont from the fact of the ,000 appearing im it, these bids wero acted on before we attempted to Ky tea, becanes we could @ action of w= not use the Appropriation; we advertised again, and between the two adve ta iret note woe given; T understood the work to be done by contract in- a cluded all the work embraced im tho Hackley contrast; the ‘, Juspector raid be would not sanction aly con- tract that did not erobrace all that work; the jeoeons which money was on tho vations noios waa vised by the Corparation eel 0 Waning to jon told he I 4 that there Fork, and I was no other mrnittes of a presence, any more notes; @ When did joe take an A. I think Danae nary A sont for Li the Citizens’ the men in th foe en on the roll than did any must stop it; the R het tab aid there und I om 10 te Consequences; a Jatoters called on me and, in the Comptroller’ told thor T could not consent to sign the Comptroller eaid he thought the matter was all righ afd showed them the note and “T hay med ft; eo I had no all ive but to sign the note; that was in October last; the 1 took action hon it oud edviend me to sign consult was wre! wero more would be held in the Equity Court room of special tera, 79 Duane street. Adjourned to most at. the above piace this morning at balf-past (eu o'vlo Kk. Willtamsbarg City News. Patan Accipest.—Coroner Barrett last evening held an uqueat upon the body of Carl Knuth, a ative of Ger- many, twenty-four years of age, wlio diod from {njuriee reeolved by falling into atank containing bydrochiorts wold gas, at the sugar reflnery of Navemeyer & Elder, Pirat st event no arrived from iy, was upon learning the sad fate of her husband, and lies ina critical condition at her residence, corner of South Fourth and First strects, The drm have intimated their inten- tion of dofraying the foneral expenses of their doccased employé providing for his family. Exp ov t= Esruzn Brown Csns.—Yesterday Mr. Edward Faulkner obtained otters of administration in the matter.of the ecatate of Bathor Brown, who died under peculiar cireumstances on the 4th inst., at 117 Bouth Third- E.D. Last night Coroner Barrett de'ivered to Mr. Ikner tho diamond Jewelry, gid coin, United States bonds, &c., found im poegession of the unfortunate lady. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest Newspaper and Best Famt- ly Literary Journal in tho Country. The Wena Hanato, for the present week will be on tale this (Saturday) morning, at pine o'clock, and will contain Ahighly interesting account of a Trip beyond the Sierra Nevada and afound the Grand Golden Circle of tho United States, with a deseription of our new Gold and Bilver Territories, accorapanied with a graphic account of tho Visit of Warren Leland, Eaq., to the Grand Pinteau of North America, with valuablo statistics and a table of distances, illustrated by a Map showing tho Parks of Colorado, fringed with Auriforows Mountains; Account of the attempt of four Revel Iron-Clad Vessels to destroy the Union Works at City Polat, Va, resulting in one of the vessels being Blown Up, another badly damaged, and two being driven aground; Tho latest ncoounta of tho Operations of the Union Land and WN. Forces near ‘Wilmington, N, 0, ; The latest necount of the movement’ of Gen, Shorman’s Army In Georgia and South Carolina; Tho latest News froma tho Army under Liout, Gener Grant, near Richmond, Va,, and from the Union Forees in different portions of tho country; Highly inportant intelligence from tho Rebel States; Summary of the pro- cooding® of Congrose; Interesting intelligence from Europe, and the latest News, foreign and domestic, re- colved ap to the hour of publication; Pootry; Tho highly interesting story of ‘Pride Punished," Interesting Artis- tio, Rolentifie and Literary reading mattor; Musical and “4 ng wifo of deceased, who has recs thrown i ‘Theatrical Reviow for the woek; Interoming reading for Farmers and Agrictiturieta ; Curren) News of 3, Varieties ; tpotive Intelligence; Facotin; Yatuablo of the Money, Commerci: Boot fad Horve Markets, aud eccoun of all events of the day Liem le mie i A tinlted * nara ad ents inserted In the the sotes, os A Waser Bana, with | he bao Pas D., where ho was employed, on Thursday | RICHMONE' vi Movement of the Enemy. The Union Monitors and Iron- Clads Movo Up tho James River, Rebel Particulars of the Naval Fight. The Drewry Blown Up and the Fredericksburg Driven Back. The Expedition Planned by General Lee, His First Movement as Commander-in- Chief Proves a Failure, &e., &e., &o, Mr. John A. Brady's Despateh. Heapquanrers, Anwy ov rim Saves, In Tam Fie, Jan, 26, 1869, ‘Tho raid of the rebel flect is Mnivhed, and tho (lree fron-clads, in company with thelr wooden cuasorts, retired up the river, onc veese) short, THE DREWRY, Now that the Drewry is lost to them, the rebels are busily engaged’ fn deorying ber merits, She is pro nounced by them to be a swall river tugyewith a tillug armament, This fs their usant style of argpment, and probably, if they had not considered iv tantoloyy, they would have got over her lors by calling it “a biowing in dirgaise,”? The truth of the matter is that the Drowry was a formidable ram, armed with two heavy guns Fem her the rebels expected wonders, und were much surprised and annoyed to find t a shell from Battery Lawyer bad destroyed her. Th: tempted to putin a claim her crow blow Ler up, but ho was destroyed in plain view of the Dutch Gap signat tower, and any fllschood the cnemy see fit to indulge in on this subject will not decetve us. WHAT THE BNKYY ACcOMPTATIED. Tho enomy accomplished nothing save a survey of our work at Dutch Gap. Their curiosiiy now 1s satisfed, and they have had # fair view of one of the m gantk works ever undertnken by an army under the direct assaults of active oppoucnts. They landed a large force of infantry on Farrar’s Island, but owing to Uo prompt- ness of General Heckman {nun sending a force vader Captain W, Hf. Abel to the spot in obedience to General Gibbon’s orders they were compelled to retire. A FLAG Ov TRUCE. During the excitement «nd bombardment the rebol flag of truce boat made its appearance in ‘The river. General Heckman was immediately notibed of the fact, and Capt, Daniol Whevlor, Assistant Adjatamt General of the Twen- ty-fifth corps, was seit out to.communicate with it, Before, however, he could get within hailing distance, Colonel Ould had concluded to get out of the way of the fulling shells aria retire up tho river. It was discovered that General Singleton and niece, and a large supply of clothing for rebel prisoners at the North, were on board. boat came down again to-day, with Francis P. Biair, Sr., and General Singleton and niece on board, who were received and teken in by Colonel Mulford, RRCINNOMBANCK ON THK RIGHT, General Kautz sent ont a party of cavalry yesterday to reconnolize tho Charles City road and discover if the rebols had fallen back. Not a trace of the enemy was discovered and the party returned. CAPTAIN VAKRER, OF THH ONONDAGA, RELIEVED. Captain Parker, of tho Onandaga, bas been relieved from command, and been succeeded by Licutenant Com- mandipg Blake, who sivamed up near the obstructions to be in readintes to meet the rebels if they again essay a descentof the river. TUR NAVY CONCENTRATING. Boats are rapidly coming up the river, and we are now in a position to defy any uaval movement of the rebel navy. HOWLEIT NOUEK BATTERY. The rebels Lave beea working like beavers on this hat- tory, and it has growi to be of tho most forimidable char acter, The Press Despatches. Wasmnoron, Jan. 27, 1865. A letter dated “Headquarters of the Army of the James, Jan, 25, 1865," says:— This morning about three o'clock heavy firing was heard in the direction of Fort Brady, which proved to be our gunboats opening on the rebel fleet as they attempted to pass the fort on their way back from their uusuecess. ful attempt to ren past our works, What damage was done it was impossible to ascertain, owing to the darkness, though it is known that somo of our heavy shot damaged one of the rama, us they worn observed to ran ont lights and to be exmialaing Ler slfee, but 10 particulars could be obtained, Forrenss Moyrow, Jan. 25, 1866. By the arrival of the mail steamer ©, Vanderbiit from the front thisafternoon, intelligence is received of another daring attempt by tho rebel ironclad rama to come down the James river sad destroy the valuable government property afloat in steamers, echooners and other classes of vessels left to the protec- tion of tron-clads and Other gunboats, Heavy gaas are } being mounted at City Point and other places in the yi- cinity of Alken’s Landing go as to give the rebel rarona warm receptiva should they essay to pass there points, Several schooners, with cargoos of coal, were eunk last evening in the vicinity of Turkey Bend, 60 as to cum: pletely interrapt the passing of vearels, ‘The tron-clads Ironsides and Atiauta were ordered up the James river last evening, with whose aid no difficulty wilt be experienced in capturing or driving back the rebel fleet. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Ganboats on tho James Distarb Rebel Dreams of Peace (From the Richmond Whig, Jan. 24—Eveoning edition. ] Somothing of a sensation was produced this forenoon by a report that an armistice for three momtha had been upon, Itis not true. On the cont , Wo know that shells were flying furiously throu ie Afr this morning, and bursting, too, at or near end of Dutch Gap Island, whore the Yankees sunk obstructions last summer. vernl of our irom-clacts were responding to the enemy's fire at that point, and certain bodies ot troops were in motion. The rapid booming of bon ene from tree o'clock this fees rg Bos noon, Ind! that tho dogs of war had been let ou the lines and oa tho river beluw the city, The Naval Lae Unfavorably for [Prom the Richmoad Diepatch, Jan. 26.) ‘The city war full of He pes yesterday morning, to the effort that an armistice of ui days had been agreed upon between the confederates and Uniied States, and rome went eo far an to state®that ‘white fags” were dying from the howtile lines below Richmond. These stories wore tho Oftmpring of idie fancies. So far from there being an ari between tho belligerenta, there was more of active war yesterday on tho lines below hero than there has beeg ince last Noveruber, Our and stall woolen boats started down tho a an hour, with the design, It te tho Yankee pontoon bridges ne it shipping, acd, if fortune favored, at Bortonds Handred bo ne. a No official inteliigunos bas, as faras we have been able to leary, been pogeiven frota the expedition; but unoffi- which reach ax, aed which we believe are in enen Correct, are most unfavorable, It seoms that all wont smoothly with the expedition wnt!l the ebstrao- tons wore reached which the enemy sunk in Trent's Reach last summer. In attempting to pass ther, the ne, got Hm vory fons 9 baad Co ng two cnt, fo ) the enemy's 5 seen a and shot penirated Der mngusitend Slow ie ca and tp. OF the rost ib the Frederickyburg alone tho obat! he goon put back, it bein is "uri fo ie te Proceed alora We bave no! ‘able to icarn whether the etpedion was then given up, or whether the attempt to oarr ently renewed. Constant canaonading was heard Im the vieimity of Dutch aatios the morning Tt is aid We MAdered no ony y the biewing up of the fp out was subo® 4 1 The Finale of the Late Navas ——— we presume, being sbendoned before she ra Drewry, she, was siruck. Particulars of the Naval Fight. “hn , Jan 25. Farther ._ ‘ned w slagular MM £he Bina A f fring mae sheunt reports if tne! beens J Of arulstices and (ace® Ome tary, as the dowa the river, whic These rounds,’ it alr of our iron-c » plat AS ascertain a ab Gap) Island, 02 the ting of obatguc, 1008 Whi (Du. "AVE placed there, and aiao from a 1% enemy * Daiteries on Fort Harrison, which ; our mot » M. and continued for eevera! hocte one o’clook sn Of our iron-clads down the seer 298 The expedit. “*eak the enemy's ontoon bridge ane been demgned to. Munleaiions, rad wo taco ud clings thus destroy bis com. that he had withdrawn to, tes of the ascertained face river ably to Wil tain, his naval force from the . “d@@ule wooden vow e leaving but one jron-clad an. channel above Varina, There was also rews: Me that the recent'trei re of obstract hol washed ota of his liec ets pontoons” thus opened the way to the attack © wderstood w May say here that tie expedition is . originaied and to bave been plonaed by view of the circurmstanees referred to, to paes tho cbstructions and to run Peg the enemy's shore batteries the Drewry, * sae wooden gunboat, once a tug in the comm l. James, which mounted one gun, got agro’ ee 3 biown up by her crew, who got off without any cas. “? There was in the sgeet that her magazine 1.4, deen exple the qemy’s fire, but this is not so © When she got agro was but little attempt Wo get neidered 29 of bot litte importance chawnet. > are ‘formed, passed the ob Riewmond ane V a got thw shoal water beiweer atr ‘ime aground, it being low tide, fp Dutch Gap canal and tte rose they got off s their sort down the river. It ts feported Virginia got a shot which ied aud wounded several otiera, ‘Bhis we believe to t 20m Of the cagualties so far. The Navy iepa night had no oficial despateiwes whiterer as to the Aiinir, alleging as a reason thet the vewels had got be yond’ the reach of communfeaéon—vwhich m Suppose, that thoy arc of Varina, A report was t from thé army lines lat night that the Frodercksba hed got us far a3 Aiken's house, and that bot fron-clat of the enemy was visible In the stream. may oxpect further nows to-day of an e: jum that lias so far been a succes: 1 a € Reeupture of Battery m the Kichmond Sentinel, Jan, isketry were both heard in the on yosteriay Report Harrison, Cann of Battory Mar It was roy streets that Kuvtery Harrison iad been fucoptured frow the Yankees intetligence had been receltet at the War t eight o'clock last evening. Died. Laton.—Wittram. FH. 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