, 1874-08-17
WASHINGTON.

complaints Against tho nin1rtct Com.
1thceEiam mcu.,u.
| s'eeiM UtsbGt:A to The CHic1ao Irt1nae
"As'1SaroS, D. c., Aug. 1G.--1i1o Diatrict
commissioner reply to tho Committee Of lax
payers, relatiyc to tho continuance or 1oawarl-
| lng of the contracts Halo by tho late Board OF
Publto Works, tloea not plcaso those 10 whom II
was directed. The organ OF this dissatisfied uutl
| a'"p'oasotl clenout Of citixcns, advises tho Com
m'sslonors to make haste iu putting tie dcyil bc-
Eluu thoin and CONT down from the mountain
thoy ny haye been lol to. It also charges thas in
concentrating tug several aepGr.to School Boards
!nsu oe boara, tic E0lnInissio1lorH hayp pclpo-
ifatoa an outrage upon Tho community ly ai)uw-
llE themselves to bo fooled by SELFISH tlcyj.ninr
parties, for, Bays tho paper mentioned mt til,
POTION Of tho holo thug III job, and tho put-
''c' IL hot tho commissioners, gce through IT,"
SPEakEn nLA1SE's ENEMIES.
:. About tho only pronouncoi oDnouont of
SpeaSor Blano llaa j1ibt beoa defeaatpa for TO-
erection 81! to- tho House of Representatives..
Gilnton l.: Cobb. present Representative OF the
First North Carolina District, is the ;;ontlcn,an
atlnood TO-. unploasa'.tncss cxis.a botwoon
Gobb aud Dlaino,, or ratlor CubD don't liko
blalao. Illo North Caroinians dispteasuro in
attributed to foelins that B!aina llas sighted
him in making up tho House Committees. md
further, tic ytory has rcaood Oobo's cara that A
~ Malno looked UPON him as II boy. Cosb il only
w years OF aso. is rathor small in stature. and
hla taco AMI general appo nrancc aro those Of Il
ah Ten yoafa younger 5llan llo really IT, but i,u
has alreuly served nearly tnroe terms in tlle
HouHe. aud ho felt that ho deserved crcator
eonsdoration tl,a,l Heoms 10 llayo boc,l accorded
linn, 1t llad beon Aaid by Cabb'. friends that.
Should he DO returned 10 tue uoxt
Congress. he would MAKO blaine reat,xo |
t1at tue boy has many friends, nll lo |
should feel the Weight Of Ills and thor !
inluolico ntid obstrnctivenoss in tho rA:o which
10 {D!nlno) Will hayo to RIM for ra election to |
tbs spoa&erslip Of tho noxt HOUSE.
Bids ron STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Un account of u serious hitch, tho CONTRACT for
supplying tho Govornuscut witt. euvotapss Tor
Tour ynnrs, Lids fur which weto opeued on Fri
1ay lust. may not 10 awarded for several DAYS /
lna it il probabhlo tint, in orlor to oyeroome
some Ut tic objections md difficulties which now
)toEent themselves, the postmaster-(i cuorul
Till doun 1t advisable and oxpcdiont to rofcct ali
II tho recullt bids mud nIyortiuo for new mo-
>osnls. 1t aontns that tho Morgan Enycione |
Company OF Springfield, Mass., il tia iowc8t
,illder III the lot opeuel last Friday but its bin
ro In such involved, Irregular md ul,satisfso-
ory shapes Tint tho Department IL disucliuou |
o accopt tllom. 10 thia objection il tho alli-
lohnl ono TINT hi8 company lIaH lnila1 from tho |
lie FIRST to fully comply with itH contract to fur
sll postal CARDS OF tho qra!lty agreed upon.
Personal.
Ext Gov. aud Mrs. Shepherd have goue 10 Long I
l.t,'ch; alao Snpromo Court Aus0ciato Justeo
li1ler nn,1 wifc
Con. Bon Lafoyer, ox-Unted States Consul Mt
nsctnnolE, WHO III wul-Enown 1u this city, is I
tlo Democratic 1iunuatiuu for {inu- ,
ross III thu Fifth Ohio Uintrics I