, 1875-06-22
Frauds Hunted Up III Connection
with tho District Board
of Audit.
Rad Clouds Argument Which Caused
Agent Saville to Resign.
Mullett Still Emitting Snlphurous Streaks
Of Profanity.
Preparations for Defensive Operations on the
Texan Border.
CURRENT NOTES.
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Et0HllIE EhlONSOl CfC4f 2N tAu A1*
whcl, business Ia trAnsactea by Tho District
Doard OF Audit. It appears that in tho matter
Of claimH for damages To property, resulting
from tho improvements mRs1c by tho latc board
Of Public Works, extraordinarily large sums aro
allowod to cortain csss Of people, usually tlose
bo,ougtng to tho old District 1lug. For instance,
In ono case damages to tho amount OF $1,000
wero nlowcd Oh property which Ia offered for
eae with tho improvements for onl7 &, 600. III
another inatanco prominent mombor OF tic ring
was allowed damages to the tune OF SIS, 600 on
property not worth moro than twsco that amount,
and whoro the Eeal damages would not rcacll
one-tenth tho s,lm named. Damages
are allowed nod certificates fosuod With
out any previous examination Of tLo
property, 1t boing only necessary TINT
tho attorney presenting tho ctatm shall DO In The
good gracoa Of tho otlico. An instance Ia given
pteBont claim for tlan,hgea on lot With a
froptaEo of 40 feot. Tho certificate VIII prompt.
" iBs,led It was not until aono timo nfter that
4 1t wns aBcertaincd that tho frontage Of tho lot
liof that the people ot tia Distriut and the
Whole country who will havo 10 pay tlcso DAM
ages, afo being again
unosELY sT1SpLED
BY tho earnc old ring who havo heretofore tat
tened At tho public oxretso. It IL not charged
thai Conrtfollcfa Taylor and Btodlead, who
composs tie Doara, are dishonest, hut thoy aro
compelled TO jeayo tue daily routine husncts
hoy % arc a1ssen atsaang x Z sor s asos "ns
Comptrolicre OF tho Trcnenry. 1t ia assorted
tbn. there is a combination hntween ccrtain
lawyora and members OF tho old ring and somo
almost any fraud Ia possible. poraora iuseleat-
ed arc gathering facts In t!lls conncetion with
v.om to presenting them to the next congtoos
Tor investigation.
WHY aAvl11E RESIGNED.
It Is stated that the renf CAUSE of Indian Agent
sasillo'. resignation Was quarrel botwoo'i nlM
md Fed Cloud. III which tito latter charged him
with fraudulent prncsicce. and notified him that
il l1e MAS sent back 10 tho reservation he wonld
he killed. sayiIle accompanied tho party IS far
Is Cheyenne only.
MIR. stCLLETT
has returned from Chicago. and Las. 1t s slated.
fsel enrB'ng around hers aa ,annt5s *
iu Chicago. 1lo IL reported as say
ipg thas, after careful examination. ho
iallni to md any serious defects III tho Chicago
building. lilo chnracter7zes tho reports Of inter
views with him. published III tho Chicago Times
And TRIBUNE, "a not only sensational but nnau.
thorlzcd and inaccurate. He iH HcharactDr!stfcaly
cmphassc in expressing hia opinion Of sr1cssis-
Ing Architect Potter. Potter. 10 saIH, IL M
iElioraut malicious iittie wretch. Flo IL aH
tIo the Aa.ectattd I7f<ss.l
THE SIOUX CCMl1EHlON.
WAsntxoToH, .. G., Juno 21.-The Rov. 8. D..
IiinInAi,. tho Hon. Aben Con,inRs ". II.
Ashley, With ]. 4. Collins Of tho Sion1 Com
mission. have been designated hy tho Secretary
Of tho Interior to proceed to tho Indian country
in advance OF the rsnstnder OF tho Commission
to ascertain all mattars Of interest pertaining te
tho question Of tho settlement OF the difficulties,
Th"v will start at ouco,. and mako .
preliminary examination ot tho eonTtrs s
sill then be joined by other r,s,nbcrn Of sle
Commission at some contial point, perhaps al
Fort Sally, mud grand council with tho 1udiana
Tih bo hold and . treaty contaminated.
NEW BANK.
Tho Metropolitan National bank Of pittsbuEg
with capital Of 520G, 100, has boon authorized
to commence business.
TIE non,,En TRouDLEH.
Gentlemen III oficini postion arc nppreAen
are unless prompt nlaasutch be akeu In regard t
continued lalds on tho THsaB border the uultet
States apl Mexico may become involved Ill Bert3ol
difficulties. Tho army will nov act promptly il
protecting American c'tizona, ash.sted By sl'ct
The steamer Plymouth. Capt. Nnsselt. haa boet
o,deEed to tho month Of tho Itlo Granle, whonc,
tho crow will proceed in armed hnnchea t
points where thnir services viii DO required
Tho command on the border IL intr.sted to Con
Ord.
APPOINTMENTS.
A, G.. IIcquembourg aud Halig Ds1lmau hay
hoen appointed Gaugots in tito FisHs Missouri
District,
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
ptENA-v1sTA 6TosE-wuY THE CINCINNATI Pull
Liz BUILDING IL BUILT or URAH1TE-BOs
auEruEnuB ttorBEs AND THE NEW STATE nj
rAnrnESr DulLDlNd-JuDaE r0LAHp's vihl
10 BOHEMIA.
From Our 0soa Corresposdcat.
WAsnIsorox. D. G., juno 18.--Tho othor day
Imes the contractor who furnishes tho stono 10
the public building at Cincinnati. Ho waH no
disposcd to talk much about the genera! qualit
Of Muellcrs Bueoa-Vlssa stone. but ho had II
objection TO- telling why tho granite for tho Gin
cipnati Post-Oi1lco cRmo frum way down i
Maine-
~ far nKay as far f1athsy.
!. II. goDwgLL.
Twenty-Five 3aars ngo, ). Il. Dodwo9l drovo
pair ol o1ou. and hauled Atone for living alon
ths eoast Of b1aiuo. Nodwcll is now Peesidel
Of Ito Bodwell Grapito Company, and Of anotl,e
granite company, tho aggregate capital Of tn
two companies being about $1,000, 600. Ill
companies work BI1toon tIuar17es. aud empgo
20p0 men. His chief quarry ls at Fox Istallt
not far from Portland, III Eugene Halea diAtric
lsodsel himself Ia rssilaht Of Halowel
In Dlsipe'o district aud, should tudg
you'll bo = good sort Of pornun for tt
average pollsiclau U hare about, Heat difEerer
times has taken qMte an active part Ia the pol
tics Of Maine, art ~ tho political world zoe
many Of tho prominent publio men OF Mali
owo uodwoll . pood tuiu. Not tho 1east usot
thing that le tpea for political folks IL to col
tribute large plus Of money for campaign pu
poses. The Company Is now furnishing Il
stouo for TO Albany Capitol, tho East lts
bridge (Nat Yo,k), for tho new State pepa'
n,eut IN Washington, md for tho Clutiuu'
publIo building,
'BobwxiL UNDERB1n s1CELLEh
In his qHn town for furnishing the stone for t
cinciyuaa public building. There wo1a tt
b.ddtra from Maine,-Dloksop. WHO has 70
stoae ledge, and the Dodwell Granite compau
Iaero appears to have beea sone sort Of
Arrangement between Dickson and I'odwcll,
which Dickson was not to suifef tho conpotlu
Of Lis Maine compssitor In bidding for t
Philadelphia public building, aud Hodw
was to be relieved Of similar comC
titon 1t Cincinnati. The bids wore very 10
The contractor proceeded upon tho sheory th
there would not be very sctiEe demand
sioue for general Qse for rear or two At