, 1875-06-27

conancs was all that could be desired. He
passed os aka the rest eventually to Australia.
where ho again married.
THE CUSTOaI-HOUSE.
MAYOR Cot WINS COMMISSION,
Ioo sffAh number Of inhaniiants and guar
dams OF the new Custom House annoyed ln1u-
E1ant ieissra yesterday in the absence OF Gen.
ho4man' VINO Tas resting himself at his new
home III Ina southern pDrtion OF the city. Il
WAS reasonably to have been expected that some
commanas would have been received from Wash
1ngton cencetnlng the application OF the Chicago
nrcnitecn' Commission to be allowed TO examine
the structure. Nothing was received from the
Department, however, aud the only news on
that snofcs has come directly to Mr.. Van 0sdei,
Chairman Of the Commission It is in the form
Of lettet, and reads a. follows:
TaEAsCM DEPARTMENT., OFFICE or SUPERVISING
ARoH1fEc3 juno "a, l574.-J. il. Tun OsdeL Esq.,,
Chcaoo-an: Acknowled ging receipt Of your letter Of
the FL lns., addressed to General Holman, aud
ferred to tbs office have to inform you that tue Sec
reary OF tA Treasury han directed inatruct Gen.
Holman TO ow the Committee Of architects cyery fs-
c,ity to canine tho United statas Custom House
building under his charge, provided th-. @1.ar1-
mtpis Win p uisue vulcn will damage the public prot-
ery. The superintendent has this day peen instructed
acenrdingy Very respectfully,
Acting Supervising Architect.
A meeting Of the Chicago Commission has
been cal}et Tor Monday morning, and it Ia ek-
Pected thai by that time Superintendent Holman
will have r1ceiyed official orders to allow inves-
LEGATIONS to be made. The work will at once be
proceeded nth, and the Committee express their
deaire and sblity to finish IN from ten days to
tho weeks. They further express & wisn to have
their proceedings kept aa private o. possible.
They hare, MOREOVER. agreed not to make public
any Of thetr CONCLUSIONS until they have com-
plcted thee entire survey. THIS is the very same
agreenenttbat was made by the Government
Commission, yet thls paper saa informed OF the
result andprinted the essential facta, two weeks
before the primal report was given 10 the public.
Mayor Cdrin Was considerably exercised yea-
terday ovsrthe interviews Nth the members, OF
his Architectural Committee published in Yester-
days Tn1nmE. It seemedt to him improper that
they shorldhaya expressed themselves on the
subject. cvaa couditiopallS nntn thsy had con-
c1uded theiz own Independent Investigation, and
it was repoted that BIZ W}e Iheditatng the ad-
Visibility d disciargipg Nl thosa Who seemed
to incline t. the opinion tae the building would
have to como down. It evident What sort Of a
report the Iayor wants.
THE ButLo,ts-tNsFEcToR.
4 reporter met ex-Ah Bailey Yesterday, aud.
thinking the opinion the Superintendent Of
Pubic Buildings 1ould be Of some value in con-
neetion with the discussion On the. Custom
Honsa Building, determined to interview HIM
thereon. Mike ttas ,ot At all backward in e1-'
pressing himself, and,as he has made several
examinations Of the tomcd structure, probably
kuoWs whereof he peaks. The conversation
which occurred was Substantially as follows:
neporter-What ii you think Of this Custom
House investigation Mike?
I'm 11.,f }si1t h5rff1 fv<T rvff1 rr%d
down.
R.-But you aaI he report the Commissions
ers made; how it tnr conclusions are correct
MI don't take much stock iu what they say.
7 don't think thosemen understand the nature
OF the soil here, AID are not couverBaus enough
With our methods d bulldog to report on so i'm
portant matter. .
R---Mr. Smith i g Chicago man, and reputed
q good engineer; ought hs not to havo the
knowledge you abide to7
M,-Ah, woll; be 1pay not understand the
building requirements OF the city.
R.--Well, Hike, you are tho recognized au-
thority on such matters; now, caunot you give
AN OPINION rno1 YOUR OWN KxowIEDoE
and practical eSpetieRce?
MI have no objection. There is no doubt
the building has tated somewhat, and it cannot
understand that then three sides only OF
building are eEechd there will be settling of
the built parts.
R.-What do yonthinl Of the ground?
M-The ground ia good enough. It ia a.
good as that on which the County Building
stands, and there hs bean no settlement OF that
n-ihen you hink matter. h4,e been 4
little overdsawn7
MI do.
R.-D,t is there 70 defect In the foundation
in your judgmant
n
far aa to say eVeryAing ia perfect, are entirely
o:9ing to tho c.FeleHnesB or mismanagement OF
those who had chaVe of the foundations. When
VIC built the countybuiidiag we put 10-foot di-
mension stones on the concrete to sustain a
weight Of three tom to the square foot but the
Dimensions :ones as the Custom House are only
from 6H to fece for the sustatnnlen: of i
weight Of four toDs!oth square foot. That 10
. big dihe1anca, al there's where tho uaisahiaf
lies.
R--caa ansthingin your opinion, bs dons to
sE1uRE Tac BUILDING Now7
M:-The only thlg is to depart from the
or'gl9al p!an' and ps igater weight on the
R.-Ate you goingso give the Municipal Com
nfttee fnt assistsnct1n tier Investigations
MI don't knot tell you what It
Is, "ooid sanor 1rust man like
Bauer, Van osdel. nd the others, with this
responsible for the mss in which We are now
placed.
The reporter thapaa1 Mike for his courtesy in
tho oueGbns, End retired conBie~
srably impresaed withhts ftnaaa for the posttion
10 which ha his been aevatad.
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-. 4 Touch ofs2avcry Times:
Alr. Charles NordnH hos been writing
series Of letters from the South for the New
York Herald, in whichhe has painted matters IN
IS favorable light as tlsy will bear, but he 1uds
'ome things which cannot be extoued. Here Is
one Of them, which stongly reminds one Of old
slavery tines. Ha Tr&a from Miaaisaippl. He
lays: - .-.
four weeks ago mnt1sto rr1, aged H. WHO Rad been
living for sotoe time ss ssrvant in tie hcass of .
armer, ~ mtsea tom Verona, IN Leo
County. left her se.vics ad went 70 Verna where she
oecame houseservaur, order to attenu IN evening
school. She had been st Aer new placs week, whea
one day the farmer her fonner employer accompanied
oy his father and neighhe n zrmed viii, rhot-e11na