, 1874-07-08

AA1 DONHo cAFE AOHHEA3t
6peeta' DispaseA 10 Tho caie.qo Trtbun.,
WASHINGTON. 0. g., July 1.-The Attorney
General has appointed L. g. Riddle to prosecute
tho parties concerned in the bogua safo burglary
IN Dist.-Atty. Hazsington'a office. Mr. Riddie
was formerly membor of Congress- from Ohio,
but has boen for the past fow yoara practiolug
law In this city. His reputation ~ criminal
lawyer ia the best in tho District, and 1t is be-
heved That he will ferret ont tho conspiracy t.,
a!A lte details. Some opjectlon to him is baaed
ou tho fact that ho was employed by Harriugton
to appear aa his counsel before tic hlyostsga-
ton Committee. He ald not, however, render
ing, aud good character arc guarantoos that ho
wa perform tto ecrTico to which 10 haa Just
been called faithfully and oonscioutiously.
THE DoAun IN BEssI0N.
WAsH1faToN D. G., July 7.-The nsw Board
Of con1lnissioners to govern tie District hed
formal lnaetlug at vhiah were heard tho Com
missioaers OF the Fire Department. dejogation
OF unpaid laborers, and the Board Of Hoatl,,
Wish regard 70 the future conduct of affairs.
uo9. shepherd aud Secretary Stanton also mp
pehred, TO give the Board the benefit Of their
vowH, while senator Thurman waB on hand to
explain tho Significance OF the developments in
the ihVesttgation aud to aid In constituting tho
la"s under which the Board uAB created. Tho
seHs'on To-day war more1v preliminary to action.
and nothing Of any importance waH decided
upon.
{2b th< A$soc&rt<a Prxss.1
TIE COMMISSIONERS At WORK.
- WAan1HuToa, D. G., Ju}g 7.-The uew District
commissioners had another long BosBion to-day,
and continued the investigation into the affairs
of the late District Government. kilograms
Woso aont to Morton. Bliss i TO-, tho First Na~
tlonal Bank: New York, aud othor banks whe1o
loabs bRvo boon Lrpothecat8d By the }ato Dte-
trict Government, notifying them to prosont
s1otr accounts TOR settlement. It has boou aAcer-
talned ehat 1t will require about $225 000 to nay
the lutorost duo on the 1Bt iuat, S475 900 to re-.
deem sec9tttict pledged, and nenrly $50, 900 to
nauating nearly alt tho appropriation Of 81 200,-
uoo Made at the 1aat aoselon Of Congress-
MessrH. Donnison. Blow, and Kotohusn tho newly
appointed Commissioners of tue District Of Culun3,
pa havlnG complated tliolr preliminary oxnml-
nation OF tho affairs Of the District. unanlnously
agreed upon general System OF rctreno],mout,
this afternoon theypromulgateda series Of orders
Which Wlll Immediately OBJECT the following
chan nges III tho District officers Of the Govern
nlent: Tie accounts and duties Of tho Auditor OF
The Board Of Public Works are transferred to
tue Auditor OF the District. Tiore OF tho
Assessor Of tho Donrd Of Public Works are trans
ferred to the Superintendent OF AsBossulonts,
and to tho Collector OF the District, lie As.
sosBor Of tAs Board Of Public Works LAYING
hoetofora performed both the iutlea Of tho
assessment and collection of taxes for special
improvements.
TIE DOCKS AND ACCOUNTS
" ~" = VI LIE VI lSu1llC H0TKH
arc transferred to the Coxnp.ro!ler Of lbs Dis
tflos, aud all money aud aeouritioa now in the
Treasury Of the Board arc directed to bo d.
posited in the Treasury Of the United States.
subject to tic order Df tho Commissioners
Tho Surveyor OF tho District and tho inspector
ami tRpper OF water.nRins nro placed uutter tho !
orders OF the Engineer Of tle Commission.
Lieut.. Hox!e all other officers aud empIoyos OF I
tue Boatl .of Public Works aro disuhssrEod. ]
These number about 100, aud Include superi1,-
to1ldontB. assstant'engp clorkB etc., some |
Of whom, however, arc Eaappo}atoa.
In the reorganization OF the Eugiueer'e Do |
Iartmdut, she oillcoa Of Rogistor aud DeIutY |
Register OF tho District aro abolished their til
tics to devolYo upon the proEont Comptroller OF |
tue DiHtfict.
HT0pPIN1 THE LEAKS.
Tho otlicea aud functions OF tho Public prntor.
three Deputy Collectors OF Taxos. aud Deputy
Auditor aro totally abollahed, Tho oHiuos of
SeeI atary aud Tlaaauror OF tho Fire
department and OF Public Schools erc
also abolished. and their duties, 10
lar al they rolato to diAbnrsoments nro
upon the Comptroller OF the District,
The caro- and supervision Of all public buildings
occupied BY the Government Of tho District arc
,annttted to tho engineer Of tho Comn1iss,oii,
The hours OF business for Nil DlAtrct officers are
'rdored to be from 0 to O'Clock.
NO tNUAEABE OF COMPENSATION
FIJI be allowed to thosa ottcera on whom ad-
!ittoual dutiea ara imposed by theee ordors,
Lhe otlloo Of Treasurer Of the District Of o..
h. L. IL nt,1tj. .ts~l /