Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-01

Nltnt - nov tC1sIhtd IN the PRISON Oh tDe Lapl-
tol, by oder of the House OF -ReUresentatiyes,
this morning addressed N petitcnto that body,
That before his arrai gnment and inearcera-
ticn in the "Bastile of the United States Capt.
toi, he, by his letter, addressed TO Your honor
bic committee (of which the Hon. j. NJ. Wilson
l. chairmanl, through its chairman, calling at
tention to the fact thattae matter presented 70
your honorable body, as the testimony Of the
undersigned was erroneous in many material
points Of fact, and respectfully objected to any
use whatever of his said alleged testimony until
the same was properly corrected by the ander-
signed as the witness; and that he be furnished
with verbatim copy of his examination fer
that purpose. To this communication the ua-
dersigned has received no reply.
That your petitioner respectfully addressed
further communication to your honorable com
Inittee during the middle of the day yesterday
"a copy or which hereto annex as part OF this
petition) again requesting to be furnished with
n copy of my alleged testimony, so that might
properly correct the same, but now, up to this
hour-I2 O'Clock m-have received no reply
The undersigned now respectfully petitions
your honorable body and insists that. until what
is to be read and used as his testimony by your
honorable committee has been seen, approved
and signed by him there is no testimony of his
before said committee which can be lawfully
used for any purpose.
That the language and statements Of the I'M
deTsigned alone is the testimony, and not the
ITtritsgedor arbitrary version of others.
Wherefore your petitioner respectfully but
earnestly requests that he shall be furnished
with copy of his alleged testimony and that il
shall Hot-as il lawfully cannot be used or treated
as his testimony until read and approved by him.
Your petitioner further states that he is advised
that your honorable committee have extended
their line of inquiry into matters designed to
reflect upon, If not directly to assail tho per
sona1 character and business character of the
undersigned; and that a witness named Alex
ander Hay, while under examination as to the
subject matter of the resolution passed by your
body, was pressed into the answering Of ques-
tions involving the private business affairs, and
assaults upon the personal character of the I'M
dersigned as a citizen.
Hyour honorable committee be authorized,
or has the power to lawfully inquire into
such matters, you petitioner respectfully claims
the right to be present at all such examinations
nesses, and to introduce testimony in his behalf;
and that for such purpose he shall be supplied
with the testimony of said Hay and that of all
other witnesses whose testimony is designed to
ass3il the Interests, rights or character of the
undersigned, who shrinks from no investigation,
and only asks the right to defend himselfin the
manner guaranteed by the constitution and
laws of the United States to every American
citizen.
And your petitioner viii ever pray, SC.
(Slgned.) j. Il. STEWART"
STEWART WANTS THE FAILURE or the MER-
CHANTS NATIONAL BANK INQUIRED INTO.
MI. Stewart has written a letter to Hon. j.
NJ Wilson asking that Mr.. Leonard Huyck, who
was president Of the Merchants National Bank
of Washington when it failed, to testify whether
he (SteN art) had anything to do with the bank,
or whether his (Stewart's) bonds had anything
view Of the fact that Mr.. Slocum of Mr. vii
sons committee, introduced a resolution in the
House on Wednesday calling upon the control
Ter OF the currency for copies of all papers on
file i'm his ofice relative to the failure of the
bank named, and also in relation to the deposit
of Pacific railroad bonds by Stewart i'm the
Ocean National Bank of New York.
Mr.. Stewards letter was not read in the House
to-day, but in accordance with his request he
was furnished with the committees report of
his examination.
The ExToRTIoNATE Tolls OvEr THE AouR-
DUCT BRIDGE-The following petition is being
signed in this District and on the yir-
ginia side of the river:
To he Senate and Hoase Of Representatives. Of
the United Stctes:-The petition of the under
signed, residents Of the District of Columbia
ami Alexandria county, Va, respectfully rep
resents that on july 9th, 1858, by act OF Con-
dria CANAL" the lessees Of the said canal were
granted the privilege of constructing q roadway
bridge over the aqueduct crossing the Potomac
at Georgetown. and allowed to demand the fol-
lowing enormous ratesOf toll, to wit:-For every
foot passenger, two cents each way: for every
horse, mule, or jack, any OK or other horned
cattle, nve cents each way; for any vehicle
drawn by two animals, twenty-five cents each
way; drawn by four animals thirty-five cents
each way; for every hog, sheep, or other live
creature, one cent each way.
By which extortonate rates Of toll the said
iessees OF the said canal are wrestling from the
people who have been obliged to cross this
bridge from fifty to five hundred dollars day,
while the extra cost Of constructing said road
way over the said aqueduct bridge has been
only about twenty thousand dollars; and while
Is built were constructed with q loan from the |
United States government of three hundred
thousand dollars, which, together with the in
The said canal lessees having now, by the said |
extortionate tolls, received and realized several
times the cost of the said road bridge it being |
United States, we therefore petition y your ,
bodies, that the said rates of toll NAV
be reduced to one-third Of the above rates, ex-
cepting foot passengers should be free.
THE EyAMINATION for certificates as teachers
OF 81 condary and intermediate schools was held
to-day, at the Franklin school. Messrs. Ran
dolPh, Stuart, French and Crook were present
as the examining committee. Forty-four can
didates were present, and the chairman of the |
committee submitted the following questions. |
addition, the candidates have also a short oral /
e Examination, conducted by Superintendent |
Wilson:
]. Define the terms factoring promissory not.
indOrser, and dividend.
Doe s 70 Roe eGr or % ". R9is
interest per annum, dated Jsnnry l. is7O pay able in
August s. II Then esealass What at vii g.
're On said note at maturity
NJ % days into Jay Cooke Co. bank in order &c
realize $l0,0U cash rate Of discount being 10 per
tent. per annuny
. 4. Take small number Of the second order CUBE
u, add % per cent Of the result itself discount this
'tn ~ per cent extract the square to tens of
multiply this root by the square Of the
al humber extract the cube root Of this product To
The second decimal place, and then determine what
Per cent this last root Is Of the number you first
.umed.
GEOGRAPHY.
D Dehne the terms ecliptc, glacier, and climatic
zones.
Explain the origin, direction, and limits of the
trade winds.
.. III the ehronometer Of a vessel bound from New
ORR 70 Liverpool, when on the parallel of degree
norm iafitnsle, indicates clock a. m Washington
me, when the sun is on the meridian, " hch port
Is she nearer, and how many degrees of Longitude j.
she IRON W sshington and London respectively
8 Draw on your paper small outline map Of yonr
native STATE Of the District Of Columbia As IN ia
now constituted If YOU were born here
GIVE the principal possessions Of Great Britain i
y the various parts VI the world starting westward
rom London.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
~. Construct one Of each Of the following.
Cd 4 sentence ia which phrase shall be the sub-
eet Of verb.
ca A compound jeclarative sentence
go A complex interrcgstive sentence. t
H. state the difference in the Of shall aud riH
20 eA press future time land illustrate your meaning
y an example, In the active passive, and progress
'iye forms OF the verb.
u. Parse the italicized words i'm the following l
passage:
a prompt, decisive nlos, no breath
Ohr father wasted, Boys. q path
ed A for wi L. hos