, 1875-05-29
THE CUSTO9T-IIOUSE.

T,nuune OF tho Rrnst Theory.
Tbn daily statement OF "aii quiet It the Cus-
TOM 11ousc" Was yeaorday broken BY the return
OF Cen Holman from lila Washington ttio, Ills
arrival did not, however, produce any decided
novn,nunt Of affairs, aud It appears that nothing
Will 10 dous until tho Commission alraady ap.
pointed shall ltNyo reported on tho enfcty Of tho
foundations. Nseret ls' Expressed tint Con.
Webster did not feat at lhsrtJto acs ~ one Of
tho Commission, though bis motives ara
Of the best. It IL understood that his
reasou for declining vna that 10 had falt,
sud perhaps u1prsseod, soma very strong op'n-
ious concetnIn3 ono of tbs gsntlomen formerly
connected with tbs Cuatom-nouae. and did not
wts!, hin conviction tint tho man Was fraud to
prejudice tho building.
Tho Commission Will mbet In Chcago aboue
tho iIrek OF no1t wcek. and will ho accompanied
by Supervising Architect Potter In tleir surYs.,
which rlll b., for The present, solely directed 10
the question OF tbs foundations.
TIE indications ara that
ANOTHER. 1NvEsrloAT;oH
will AhorlIy be commenced iu this city By COM
mitteo wlioBo duties will bo to go 10 tile bottom
Of .hs charges nado against the stone, this con-
| tractor, the contract, tbs latc Superintendent,
the leto inspector Of Matclinls, and par
hape Also tbs late Supervising Arol1i.act.
| Thsra appears to bo vetr gratifying desirs On
ths pat of tue Treasury officials 10 80 to the
bottom Of the mattcra and jobs connected with
this materials md construction Of tic building,
md tho cotnnfttce, wllan Appolntsd, Will hays
It aconas from Cen I1olman's conversatlon
that ho II not disposed to acoupt
| Tua TEHoAy OF TuB Fhokr
eauBug tho va. lous defects In tho ktsucturs.-at
lsast not in tho great latltuds attributed to that
| agcnoy by the contractor and othera. During an
ilBpccttot tnads Yesterday morning tho Suporiu-
tendont found mahy new spots wheis tho jiscol-
orlns,. blietefng, and pooling rera beginning to
show. aud tho scales beginning to shct. 1nths
present Htato Of the Thermometer tho frost theory
will hardly DO for thcho spots. In Washington,
@Sls0vsa %h eniIro ''1 or.dn|'ty tho .heer, ta.s
tho wa!lA and thst tho oloang Of those cracks ia
dne to tho frost isavlng tho, ground. On tho
ho viii s sss I'D st % It .hs eosnars rs and
now going down III other places 40 ~ to close
somo OF tho cracks. Tho. Commissloo will have
the acroo4blo duty Of deyising theory to bar
monlxe thcRo tao. CT confate thom both.
Tho now superintendent has radically changed
THE Tos1r1oH OF THE OFFICES
| Ia bis small building by pntt1nE bis bookkespors
| aud Assistant Superintendent into the back room,
and assuming ttls front Office Tor bis ON, raU.
lis prefers' to 10 accessible to I'll callers It all
times. lie don't know this persiatopcy OF = Chi
cago applican. for , posftlon OF lls would not
reckleFsly sxpoae hlnBeif to- thcm without de-
fanse. .....,.
The contractor tor tho htone, Mr. John N.
Mueller, hss been very busy in defeuse Of his
contract FROM tho time Mt which tho pccuiiaritiea
" she sso'o, - ~, a Ia ~ ,n a7n... J.,1;
"ess .nsuo knoMn w., a,. T., ts,sssx
yers, experts. and friends During tho week ho
has employed tho columns Of Cnloago paper to
=. ~ t|;n r. ~ n.frsnrns,y
out'nst oun aa - n,ar;t 'momnnt,s uctro
W Tba first column is devoted 10 showing that
ana t.a u.as :. 1nrsna raod AMI wc,s i,trI E1.r,iv
III ss.s tsntS ,ga t,nnn s,nrn IN t.es cni
.po sa'qT aaroyiJo aiwsrs taf liz" snn, hs mon.
uaus pto.s' ~sMa a.. s1,i orona.i, ~
sslf H. ~ ,yosc hy r W"ni,cr
srav oonn and 'r,partx contcd fron, booE .hout
a, o.rsII.1 'aSm + xor nn,,l,s,d %.pn',n 1afs
,' ia nh,ch r..-"'. ~e wss sot forth ~ mild.
I1 e.eu. ,a s.,,,cIudin1 : conv ~ ,o u"rL
iaTSu Thar pIae, hss,r, hcnn NM ,moaicn III ~ to
xhcnr ,9ms,'ns boS boe at stono s ar nzc., tnnt
wHenef Aeue'!e. nnu uouSn. esoao " uss1 INV
iron othor 9affe* saan .ns ons oon.ssesoa iof
ti1a X, : ccr,,d =. "a rom bia n.r,v sunsriu.
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tehaent tnat 9soos Iaa.sGH Gi... ~ .,;.a Ins'
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3ra9 shS cpsaomsifonss a % and got Id cer,ics
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tnsE AZ .ne w. s.uo H. a,,ar.v Wv ,hncSh. rno,s
mo mas4 1no1n oa tha" Mike Meponad auous nist va,
20 mus M1n g1e ,,s,ias ~ n.n s~ s1os,
aone auaaiaa s. n'lieS @"Ay ~ DA'n ''oA "AoH
no nao np eHps ~ Mc,or .nrs +, .reot th,, N.
nuisus. ~ 1,ot, .ne.;a.s5 ~ aa,,. ~.
uoYetnhen oeas @ W. t5a 80 sosa9 ."
pa.saoa s.oIu, npn T,s Tnreat,a..;nr. sn,c
Mitaout % nts Ino'ouss ~, n,l nba,t Mnetrns .ns nn
a.tas a,at WI t'u T., ouo n,ss;nr n,tcoi stano hn
~ W. xt.,iia- t":,.s r. rsto"s .snrs n.t..,es
rhen II, Fl, ho oon,rsaiaa IN bpn
Nltnouk n's r. AI9morsoi =" as,,. t.s .s.,r A ~.
eat man lMl: M'ue51 "Iu saSs @aas ~ sao3 W.
9it. 9Esst*"! r.1t Iii ~. liar ~ hnn.s+ ws,
conlfaoictH Ms. Mue'ef tao pao''u ns5 ocoiao'
Mf. AuGHcr P!otee!s 1taluAt tHu 4eaa- eaol
bong applied to Ills piefa. necaase u dlslease
Che beauty of tho HosR' Ae WIN rieaso not
that tlls tooling and lnsi'ia 70 9fopnhg Oh Q
its own sweot Tali ~ haaareas o. places; -.
, cefs1aeate uol!.s necessary M 70 s1o% ~" ~
poa!!uE occurred, ar: OAveF marcy t"no Vas u
tho illclosurs will blr: Muellor Ieas!y twont