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ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF
PREMIUMS.
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reminds him that the board was tolerant
and lenient with him, and tells him that II
he has q grievance against the board he had
better bring his suit Then comes the let
ter from Mr.. Farwell o month later, demand
Ing vork or the .sreturn ofths notes The
answer L conclusive Of the whole affair,
Your letter relative to certain statements OF
Mr.. Mcclellan. &C., was received. Had
'4hey fthe board)> known that such job
''bery was going on no contract would have
'been awarded these parties As 1t is, the
-"work which was done by them YVES Of
s'such inferior nature, the material and pro-
''cess of treating SO unsatisfactory, that the
sboard could not do otherwise than stop
'the work 1t is no use for them to whine
''on account Of such stoppage, as we have
''been very lenient and done the "
"most In our power to help them. /
earnestly hope that these parties. If they
'have made any payments to outside job
'bers, will recover 1t by suit as I would
''like to see this class of cattle brought TO
'Justice." There is no installing this Ian
guage. Mr. CooRe's letter and MIR, Shop
herds letter are the letters of men, whose
hands are clean. There was jobbery con-
nected with 1.-THE jobbery of outside par
ties-but they stood upon the record, upon
the best of all evidence. as entirely inno-
cent of all connection Herewith. The
whole testimony is the best the ciearest,
and most convincing that has yet been pre-
scented, SO far as the District government is
concerned. 1t disposes of o thousand SIAN
ders which have flied the opposition press
during the last two years. and If wrong has
been done. places the responsibility where
the responsibility belongs. 5
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INVESTIGATION

Forsyth has been virtually In charge Of thai
under the old corporation forquite q number 81
years. 4 think he was displaced under Mr..
Bowen.
been IN some way connected with that depart
ment Of the city government under successive
administrationsi A. He has.
/ @. And the information ofwhich he has BE-
come possessed, BY holding this position for
| that long period Of years, was found TO be, /
suppose, of some service to the boardi A.
Found to he of great service. =
+ BY Mr.. Christys Q. At the time Mr.. For
syth was employed by your board, were YOU
aware of the fact that he had controversies
with preceding administrations growing out
not think such Is the case. He 10 q natural
born controversiallst, and It would be strange
If he was not In hot water most of the time.
But will say this for Mr.. Forsyth, 4 have
found him very efficient and very honest Of
fcer, and have watched him narrowly for the
last three years.
O. Were you aware Of his want Of system in
ascertaining the condition of streets prior 10
the beginning OF work under various contractsl
A. he had q system Of his own, It was not
what ! would call systematic, but in the
main he came out in almost every case right.
@. Is it not true that Mr.. Barney introduced
q system which Is much more complete, and
perfect, and satisfactory, after his connection
with the board A. Yes, sir. Mr. Barney had
better education than Mr.. Forsyth. b think
Mr.. Forsyth's strongest point Is his experiences
and his long connection with city affairs. II
gave him knowledge that no one else possessed.
Mr.. Barney is an excellent engineer and an
educated man. IN a Il s7s.5 -. -.
Q. II there were these controversies growing
out Of mistakes made by Mr.. Forsyth, you
were not apprised of them at the time he was
employed by the boardi A. No, sir. know
that he had the confidence of most of the
mayors. q s go taala .1- ssi ts1
Governor Shepherd. The papers Judge Thur
man called for are here.
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REDISTRIBUTION

The opposition to an increase of currency
comes chiefly from the East, while the
South and West complain, and apparently
not without reason, that those sections
have less than their proportion of
the aggregate volume. As the North
and East insist that the aggregate author
lied circulation of the national and legal
tender currency is quite adequate to tn,
business necessities of the whole country,
equity appears 10 demand that it should be
more fairly distributed-that the North and
East should surrender what they hold in
excess Of q pro rata proportion, and allow
it to be distributed in the sections which
are short of their quota. This is the only
fair way of establishing that equilibrium
which at present is SO desirable. As the
opponents of imitation have succeeded in pre-
venting the increase Of issues demanded by
the South and West upon the ground that
there was already suficiency, they may
now be expected to favor q redistribution
which shall meet the acquisitions Of
the sufferers. We are glad to know
that such disposition prevails among
the representatives of the sections
holding the major portion Of the currency.
Early action in this direction would I'm,
doubleday produce the best results. Such
redistribution Of the national bank cfrcu-
lation would have tendency to relieve the
wants Of the South and West more speedily
than the authorization of large addition
to the aggregate volume. because the trans
fcrs can be made with greater alacrity than
new issues could be provided for, and there
is reason to believe that the national banks
of New York and New England viii vol
unfairly surrender thirty to fifty millions
as rapidly as 1t can be taken up by the Sec
tons requiring Ii. -.
The passage OF an act authorizing such
transfer to be made Immediately and pro-
viding also for the accumulation of coin in
tho Treasury preparatory to the redemption
Of the legal-tender notes at some definite
period when the limit to national bank
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THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUB-
TyT a n

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
for the present week, is issued this morn
1ng and may be had for sale at our publica-
ton office. 1t contains large amount OF
interesting matter, among which may be
mentioned comprehensive review of the
political, legislative and executive news Of
the Capital during the past week. reports
of the late meeting of the Academy of
Sciences in this city; the lecture of Capt
adams on the Colombo river and its sur
roundings; correspondence from Philadel-
phia, giving the particulars of tho late
meeting of the Knight Templars, report of
the debates in Congress, &C., &c, The
WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN has a
large circulation in nearly every one of the
Southern States, particularly in Virginia.
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Terms,
two dollars per annum. Special rates for
clubs. ... -.-.-.. ......-
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WE PRINT this, morning in another
column, the closing eulogy delivered in
the House of Representatives on the late
Senator Summer. Hon. William A. Phil.
lips, of Kansas, was the last orator, and II
was peculiarly fitting that this gentleman
should weave the last garland for the dead
Senator. Mr. Phillips was one of the pio-
neers in the cause in which Charles Sum-
ner gained distinction, and during the en-
tire Kansas and Nebraska campaign was on
the skirmish line, doing battle to maintain
free the soil of the State which has chosen
him Representative. During that memo.
rable period Mr.. Phillips was tho CORE
spondent in Kansas Of the New York 1ri,
bUne. and wrote for that paper letters dis
tinguished by ability and enthusiasm. and
which contributed no little to preserve the
State from the blight of slavery.
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Mr. sss3.y. yuds. Thurman WIN be hero

Mr., sts1sys. Judge Thurman WIN be her,
In moment.
TESTIMONY or sEN,axrN =. NEEDS.
Benjamin r. Needs sworn and examined.
By Mr.. stsnton: Were You the auditor o
q. Wni You STATE WHISTLER or NOT the bid,
which were invited BY the Bosrd Of Publis
Works were referred 70 you and the engineer
Of the boardl A. fhoy were.
o. As the auditor Of the Board Of Public
Works, they werp referred 70 you, yourself
and the engtneeri A. Yes, SIR.
Q. For what purposei A. For schedule and
classification.
O. Was such . schedule madei A. made
one.
Q. Have you II with youi A. Il 10 among
the records here This schedule was signed by
me and General Greene, whoiwas the engineer
Of the board. These bids Here referred to my
self and the engineer for classification and
schedule. I had the original bids and classified
them with the names OF the bidders, number
deposited their thousand dollars or not, and
the form IN which they bid for these various
items. I have thai schedule tabulated with
the different classes Of pavement; for instance,
there 10 the concrete, par square yard giving
the number Of bids, the aggregate Of the bids,
and the average Of the bids. Ga s57e is-.iea
@. Have you made note Of comparison be-
tween tno average plcSs tnAsA wv ~ St>A1
and the rates as fixed BY the boardl A. show
that comparison here on thia classification.
BY Mr.. Stewarts Q. For what purpose did
you make this classification which you
speak off A, To comply with the order of
the board when they referred these bids to me
for specification and classification. There were
thirty. forty, or more bids, and they wanted
them presented in 3 tabular form in order that
they might make comparison Of the bids with
the view to determine prices. classified all
the bids opened September q, for all kinds Of
pavement. The following Il the classification
to which refer, emitting the names Of the
parties in this statement that have here. This
classification givesthe description of pavement,
the number Of bids, the character Of bids, the
average of bids aud the board prices adopted
September IA, 1871. 80.
!. The witness then read as follows:
1871 10 f,n,<va MN .1vrrrr Roam PRfoRA
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A1fEREcAY oRpNAYcE ABRoAp.

[Prom the London Army and Navy Gazette.l
Whilst our English aItilIerJmeu, or rather the
particular sect Of them which has fits fetish at
woolrich, are shutting their eyes to Whatever is
going on in the rest OF the world, content with
peating the liturgy Of their faith in the "hardest
hitting, fattest-trajeot longest-ranging
MISUNDERSTANDING gun in the world" the
Americans, If We are to believe the deliberate
statements contained in o paper Of character,
have produced 9 cast iron gun-s material, &C
cording to Woolwioh faith, utterly unfit for ord
nance-which leaves far behind 1t the most ad-
vanced stage reached by our guns in destructive
power. In an experiment at Nut Island, the gun
Of which we speak, rified on the system Of o Mr.
N. Wizard, drove shot OF 40 pounds through q
wroughtiron plate 10 inches in thickness.
We are told that this gun, which weighs twenty
der. The shot must have had something peculiar
in its construction, because although conlcal and
elongated, u only Weighed as much as round
DO involved o new principle, or at all events o
new mechanical eontrivance, for there must be
she'll or bolt which enables the weight to be so
far diminished, and therefore to cause less strain
to the gun than the heavier projectile fired by
only 100 feet distant. A large fragment Weighing
400 pounds was torn of by the shot and thrJwn a
quarter Of q mile distant 1t is TO be observed
siderable deal more than according to the Wool
witch system, piece Of ordnance would be re-
CURED 10 weigh Tor ehot OF 4oO. One OF our CO.
temporares, and we admit the weight OF It on
such q question, is Of opinion that this American
gun would, at long range, or even at 900 yards,
be rivaled by Q Wo7lwieh gun Of eighteen tons
with 70 pounds Of powder and a 40o-pound shot, or
even $50 pounds.
We are still inclined to believe that the Ameri-
cans have not got any guns as good as our own;
but do not therefore shut our eyes to the fact
that they have gun which has produced q re-
markable effect, or try to explain Il away by the
hypothesis that 1t would not do we'll under GER
tain conditions which have not been tried, What
ts remarkable in American ordnance Is the fact
that the makers can actually rifle cast iron, and
that they have not only the Wizard gun, But, as
the Standard informs US, the Sutolif gun, which
weighs twenty tons, costs S3,0o0 and fires nlne-
inch projectile Of $50 pounds weight Now, our
English nine-nch gun weighs but twelve tons,
costs only ESQ., and discharges the same proectile
as the Sutclifi, and We believe with far greater
potency. In conclusion, we should like that some
OF the clover gentlemen, who procure secret and
confidential reports about everything, would
get us some plain information about these won
derfui American guns, and we hope that the com.
placency which prevails in the serene minds of
our excellent artillery officers, will DO sufficiently
disturbed by these loud reports ut Nut island, to
induce Them to turn their heads towards the other
side Of the Atlantic.
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issue should be repealed. leaving the
amount Of such circulation thereafter to be
determined by the laws Of trade and the de-
mands Of labor, would. no doubt, afford
ample satisfaction to all sections Of the
country. No one objects 70 reaching specie
payments. providing that point can be at
tanned without q sudden and violent con
traction Of the circulating medium and
shrinkage Of values that would prove disas-
trous to the business Of the country, I'm.
der the proposed method there would be
no danger of commercial reEulsion or Of
any sudden contraction of the currency.
but on the contrary natural and healthy
increase would flow from the demands Of
an increasing business. ~ yS5IErc5T
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01

THE internal revenue receipts for April were
fully up to the average Of the Commissioner
estimate, and in excess of those Of the cor
responding month Of 1878 to the amount OF
ss72, 1O94s. This is q most gratifying result
in time of commercial depression. The Com
missioner estimated the receipts Of the fiscal
year at 500, 600, geo. The receipts of April
were IS, 4s7, O3s.sS, which would make the an
nual aggregate amount to s1o1 PA ,S99.es. But
1t should be noted that April is generally below
the average of the other months. The annual
licenses are renewed In May, in which the reve
nue. is generally the heaviest. The prospects
for revenues from customs are less cheering
though the falling OF in this respect is not al
great as was at one time apprehenied.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01

TIE Chicago Tribune has taken the trouble
to collect some statistics as to the sentiment of
the Western press on the Presidents last veto,
and It discovers that, ''of the 11s examined, 81
sustain the veto, ~ opposeit, and 10 have ex-
pressed no opinion sufficiently decisive to tell
where they stand" Our own examination of
the press of the country shows that the papers
of the West stand about as two in favor to one
opposed; those Of the South, about equally
divided; those of Pennsylvania, about two in
favor of the veto to one against, and those Of
New York and New England-with the excep-
tion of one journal in oswego and one in New
Haven unanimously in accord with the Presi.
dents aet.-Felg York Herald.
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ain oLuB LrFE,n says London correspondent {,
sthe particulars Of terrible scandal IRE In every
body's mouth. A gentleman, bearing historic
name and connected by marriage with q ducaI
house in the northern portion OF ths kingdom
and holding an important public post. has been
requested TO retire from the Arlington and mari
borough Clubs, and Will be invited 10 similar
course by the Garrlck Club. II seems that for
some time past the successes Of the person in
question In the card-rooms Of the Arlington and
Marlborough have attracted attention, and ne
was watched. At length the gentlemen who
habitually played with him were satisfied that
by slelght-othand he was enabled whenever he
tain card. His winnings amounted 70 $4,000 be-
fore he was discovered, He was then waited upon
BY members Of the two clubs have named, and
matter would be made public. He has accord
ingly RETIRED but whether he has made restitu-
ton am unable to saw
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McAdans pavement per square yard.

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having been audited Cor work done on the
streets.
Q. And without regard TO the parts of The
streets upon which the work was donel A. Oh,
nj, sir.
Q. Let US take lot No. 100. Isthere any
thing in your statement separating the coat Of
the Improvement in front Of that lot.
| Witness. OF that immediate loti
@. Yes, sir. A. No. sir.
Q. That isThat mean. Didn't that result
In this: that improvements were much more
expensive on certain portions Of street than
npon other portions, and yet the entire cost
was distributed upon all tho property on the
street, A. 1know nothing Of the mode of max
| ing out an assessment.
By Mr.. Wilson Q. There were different
kinds Of wood pavement there, were there A.
| Yes, sir.
q. The different kinds of concrete pavement
A. Yes, sir.
O. Did the board fix the price of all wood
payements Of q sum and Of all concrete pave
inenls at a sum, irrespective of the character
| OF the pavcmcnt3 A. All untreated wood
payements were fixed at three dollars; all con-
crete fixed at three dollars, with the exception
of the Pnrisen. The Parisen was axed at three
dollars and twenty cents, and the Scharff at
three dollars and twenty eeuts. All other con-
cretes were fixed az three dollars. slt
Q. Irrespective Of what u cost TO put them
downf A. do not suppose the board went
inio that at all; do not know anything about
it, e---a- ~ --s ls.if .s -
Q. They Just took all their concretes and
liked them At s5l A. Such az they use.
Q. mean whasthey adopted they fixed all
at The same price, regardless of what the pave
lnent cost to construct itl A. Yes, cir.
Q. Do you know when the price Of these con-
sretes Wa inereasedi A. No, sir; do not
know. u rsfo IL = --rf
Q. Do yon know as fact that they sxers,Iu-
creased 10 sS.5N A. No, sir. There certainly
was not during the time was aadlror any con
crets audited at IS so yard.
q. Yopknow Of no increase Of the prieel A.
eannottell You now whether fdo or not
z. Do you or not know these concretes have
been paid for al $3.50 Yardl A. No. sir; lido
not know It. They were not 50 paid for while
was auditcr. - = - <, 49,
! Q, Do you or not know whether since you
we're auditor these eoncTetes that were con-
sfruc.ed while you were auditor have been paid
Tor 3. $3.50 yardi A. Ne, sir.
See Foa On Pase.l
, 1874-09-10
MONEY AND CO M MERGE.


wsnxraDAY EvEN1En. Eept D.
Dankora report tho money mnrkot steady, with
gradual increase In tho domand for money. lilo
calls lowcvor aro still fnr bolow tic Hu1ply with
mont of tho banks. On all Ai1es among bankera
mud bualncss.mcn healthy activity is manlfoat.
Speculation por 30 IL rigidly lscounto-
nancod aud avoided. Considerable amounts
Of money ase d;sbarsca In building,
. great blessing certainly to mechanics
and 1aborers; but this Ia mostly dorlyod from
tho ipsura,lco sotslon,outs for our Inst groat fro
sIost OF tho buildings aro stores IN tin burnt
datrict, but very considerable work 10 going on
In othor parts Of tho city, az ono may 500 IN
halr I'M hours rido iii almost any dlrect'ou'
but as tho money for thoso improvements
Gomez mainly fron, proits' long ioans' or
tho raynau.a for loauos by Tho insurance
Companies, It docs not a1oct to my considerable
o1sent tho loaua uado by tho banka: AZ here
toforc, wa report money abundant ior OIL ieGitl-
i1nato business pnrposcB. itates o. discount NJ
usual to customers 10 por cont, with concessions
OF 96D3 nor cent with cash collatcralu for loaua
on cali ut d few OF khc 0nuiss.
Now York exchange IL stoady NJ 25G950c ti1s-
count per 81, 00,-moBt transactions at tho lower
figure. - ,,
doing.
, 1874-09-10
CHICAGO DNY-EQ0nS MARKET.

-.... WEDNESDAY EVENING, sopt ..
That tho lrst week Of September has not witnessed
as largo distribution Of gouls ~ tho morn sangune
had Anticipated must hu conceded, but that job
bcrs haye accomplished larger volume Of sales tim
they had any Just reaxon 10 tx]rct-takng thto nc
count The extremely conservative policy now being
puraucd BY all claaHos Of bnyersfa equay true. Tho
week had quet opening, leach succeeding day has
diao predecessor, and, Is thc oatlook' jusiaas tho
hvlicf that tllis stoady improvement III tho demand s
10 continue feature Of the market fos sono weeks 10
oon,o tho fcelig now prevalent among thu Wholesale
trade is ono Of cheerful confidence. Tlo
absence Of any co1saacrabla specuutiva movement
full seasons supply, Int restricting their pur
clases to such amounts necessary to meet tho
immediate and nearby wants Of their customers.
Those who pursue different policy tho exception,
rnthcr than tho rulo. Tho have beet,
fewa Nc decline In lwu throe brands Ut bl0acttd
coons Bong tho on,y changes Of irortaneeaul tho
general narket prcsentB Atea1y, hoahlly tonc Car
otings are bo.,g distributed more freely, but, with
tic exception Of fdw Of tbs best-Gnowu mRkce, aro
easy IN lJriUe.
, 1874-09-10
The rrotlncD Markets.
NEW WORK.

v.,r- a.,,, II" noTTn1-wc.k ny1sn on1 trrcou.
lar saes oio laics ut 1bJfQa17Ac; futures closed
barely steady aaes g. 200 bales at ycserdays prices.
DRsApsrurFs-F -Flour-lleceptB, 16,oQp brls III
little hotter demand but unchanged. ltYo 10ur steady
at sI.0aa5.00, Corn meal frrurr; Westorn, 8375@
4.05. Whcat--neccipls, ~, 090 bu; market ohats
sr, It, is; ID Milwaukee,, Sl.a241lo3 un-
1truied Iowa and hlnneaota Hpr1ng, st.1e@
III: No. l arrl.sa, $s.2a@l.20 neW Winter red
Wrytoru, s1lG051.Gi now amber do, a.239125.
1tvn n,I}ct uoW, Bstag3Hc. Harley nominal. Malt
,;,ra anIiyn WGstcril l,a5. Corti-necerts, $500
IN, scnrco and it1cr mixed Western iu sInre 83c:
do alioat, a5GDGc high mixed and yeow. odG5oGkc:
Dats-lsocolpts, 13000 bu; hrnlor aad active; nxod
"ifrl iiors1rlrin, liSi ..
Guooxn1Es-Cofree dull and unchanged. Sugar In
fair ilunond aul firm; reclining, 8iiG1B1c; prime,
Bs.c. Moaascs dull, With ulnitbd supply. Rics dull
anil unchanged.
Hoa1s@sssadys stf.!nea. s9.asSaao.