The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-18

removing distractions and snags In the
Mfssissippi river and ifa tributaries, 800,
600 ;;sfor the Ohio river. S5a, 900, and for the
mouth Of the Mississippi river. 5000, 900
for He'll Gate, in New York harbor, $3.50,
| 600: besides other sums covering improve
| ments In all parts OF the country.
The revenue receipts to-day svere S202,
600: for the month to date. 81 500, 600.
| The Banking and Currency Committee
to-day considered the bill to increase the
currency $50, 100000, but without taking
| any action.
Mr.. Cole declined to compromise his com.
plant against Secretary Gorham, and
| threatened to ventilate matters in regard to
| other senators in open Senate should the
| caucus fail to meet his views.
The Superintendent of Internal Revenue
gives the following statistics for the quarter
commencing January 1st and ending March
8st Written opinions by the Solicitor, !3s
compromise cases disposed OF: 1913, Since
June 30th, 1859, seventy.two stills, six hum
dred and eiehty-seven mash-tubs, with one
hundred and fifty gallons Of whiskey, were
DESTROYED In Tennessee as Illicit.
The abatement claims disposed of were,
during the last quarter, "a, $50 the refund
ing claims disposed of were ,535 the requi-
sitions for stamps filed were 2,447 the total
number Of forms and accounts entered were
3ST. 093.
The committee to investigate the charges
against General o. o. Howard had before
them to-day j. W. Rumsey, who was sub
jected to lengthy cross-eyamination on his
testimony of yesterday. He was further
examined in reference to the expenditure of
four thousand dollars to put iron columns
in the Howard University to relieve the
weight of the floors from the patent-brick
walls: and further expenditure of thir-
teen Thousand dollars to repair the damage
by the fail Of portion ofthe building of the
University.
Mr.. H. r. Searles, the architect, testified
that the original owners in the Patent
Building Block Company were General o.
o. Howard, Charles Fl. Howard, &. Fl.
Whittlcsey, J. W. Albord, D. L. Eaton,
and George W. Balloch.
The committee adjourned until Tuesday
on account of Mr.. Ketchum, General II ow-
ards attorney, having been called to New
York.
The evidence Of yesterday shows that GER
tain bonds Of church having been cashed
at their face value by General Balloch upon
an order of Howard amounted to S24, 900,
and had been deposited in the Freedman's
Savings Bank, and $4,000 of which was
to his QIoward's) credit as the spe-
cial treasurer of the church fund
and his individual credit, which amount
he secured to the church by de-
post Of mortgage made by D. L. Eaton to
General Howard on piece of property
which the latter had previously sold to the
former. 1t is also stated that General How
ard had requested the contractors and others
that in making purchases they should OBJ.
tain whatever hardware. &C., was needed
of I. r. Elbans, rs it would be to his (H.'s)
pecuniary advantage, and that when the
bills were presented they were taken to
Balloch, who did not pay the money to Mr..
Elbans, but upon the bill being receiptcd
the amount was applied to the payment OF
certain protested notes of Mr.. Elbans, upon
the back of which was the name of General
Howard as cndorser. These notes are TN
derstood to have been given in connection
with the purchase of the Barry farm.