Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-05

been ordered TO duty a member of the Ex-
aiming and Retiring Board; Commodore An
drew Bryson has been detached from duty as a
member of-the Examining and Retiring Board
and placed on waiting orders, Lieut.. Oscar w
Parent ordered TO the Hydrographic Office;
Master a. Q. Speyers TO the Ticonderoga; As
sistant Surgeon George II. Torney to the Dis
patch; Lieut. John w. Hawley detached from
the Ticonderoga and placed on waiting orders;
Assistant Surgeon Hampton Aulick detached
from the Dispatch and placed on waiting or
ders.
THE MISSING WITNESS, Kirkland, has been
found, and his testimony before the Investiga-
ting committee shows up one Of the largest con-
6dence operations of the day. This man Kurt
land received 81 900 from ChItte nden the agent
Of DeGolyer and Mcclellan, to use his inf aence
In securing contracts, and from kirtland's sworn
testimony he convicts himself as a confidence
man, in having obtained the money without
rendering only pretended service. Then he
is so shameless in his acknowledg ment OF il. II
is the clearest case, as / intimsted the other
day, OF wholesale deception upon the part OF
swindling lot of agents. The lobbyist, who
has a pretended influence is one of the most
dangerous and numerous of Washington conf
dence men. A connding ruralist comes to this
city with some measure, that he wants pushed,
and naturally falls an easy prey to this type OF
confidence men. They are mainly, through a
vast amount of assurance, upon speaking terms
with great many leading men, and with this
acquaintance, II II may be 90 called, they bam-
boozle ready victims. Chittenden, the agent OF
DeGolyer and Mcclellan, seems to have been
an easy prey to the Establishments Of Kirkland,
was the man of all others to help him on in get
ting contrscts.-Wash Special Pittsburg Leader.
The SanbOrn Contracts.
REPoRT OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
THEY RECOMMEND THE RBPEAL OF THE
The Committee OF Ways and Means Yesterday
submitted to the House their report upon the
investigation of the Ssnborn contracts. The
report gives statement OF the law by authority
Of which the Sanborn contract was made, and
Of the manner in which the Law was reversed BY
orders from the Treasury department, COM
maDdiDg the officers of the government 20 assist
SsnSorn. Inc committee md distinct violation
Of the orders Of the Treasury department re-
curing persons applying for contracts TO set
forth In written statement, under oath, the
amount and character of the claims TO be re-
covered. and the name of the person withhold
ing il. The committee find that ofice in the
pay of the Internal Revenue bureau were
placed al the disposal of S snborn, and that they
collected most Of the amounts placed 70 his
credit. They find that the Secretary and AS
s!stant Secretary Of the Treasury, without the
authority of law, gave letters TO Ssnborn's
to aid and assist them, and that two of these
agents we're still further armed with power
by the Solicitor of the Treasury giving them
secret service detective commissions. A very
large per centage, IL not all, of the Si37 900
collected by Sanborn were not q proper
subject OF contract under the Law. The
committee find one instance where collu-
sion between Sanborn and some one in the
Treasury department is evident, being in re-
gard to a payment by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna aEd western railroad company, Infor-
nished only by the department. They nud that
whereas the law prescribes that the persons
contracting shall ssist the proper officers Of the
government, the nisapplication Of power ylr-
tually displacee them by the creation Of O new
bureau for the collection of taxes at a cost of
fifty per cent The committee were unable 70
t as Of the S0ss sS
testimony OF the Secretary, the Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury and the Solicitor Of the
Treasury that with each the contracts were
acted upon by Official routine; they lind that
the testimony Of these officials was contradic.
tory, and look with serious apprehension upon
their efforts TO transfer the responsibility each
nom himself to the other, and that they de-
serve severe condemnation for the manner In
which they permitted the Law 20 be adminis-
tered, though the testimony does not prove that
sion, they recommend . repeal Of the Law. :
suicide OF an Army Omoer
COLUMBIA. 8. G., May 5.-Captaia john
Christopher, commandant Of the post at York
vile, committed suicide this morning by shoot
ing Jury O en- ss
Philadelpbis for interment.
TIE TROUBLE III Arkansas between the
rival governors still continues. A private dis
patch received In this city last night BY Colonel
j. n. johnson, secretary Of state of Arkansas,
reads as followe:-"Brooks' forces have cap
tured Judges searle and Bennett. and charge
the same to Baxter for public effect" DIE
patches from Little Rock announce that the
situation last night on both sides looked quite
one to the effect that Brooks Intends 70 assault
Baxter, and another that Baxter intends 20 as-
sauit Brooks. The United States troops occupy
their old positions between both parties. BROOKS
publicly annoupces that he viii not abide By
any decision Of the legislature.
JoeHPH W. HoLpxn, republican reform and
Temperance candidate, was elected mayor OF
Raleigh, n. c., yesterday, BY sS6 majority
Prohibition Of liquor Was also voted BY 200 ma