The Morning herald., 1876-02-02

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House at 4:30 p. m. adjourned.
The d. O. Commissioners Muddle
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia have sent to the House an elabo
rate report in reply to the resolution Of thai
body in relation to the sales of real estate
for cost Of advertising, &c., called for by
the resolution of January 8. 1t appears from
the report that the aggregate assessed value
of the real estate offered at auction at the
General tax sale of tho 10th of June, 1874,
for arrears of taxes was $32, ,486, ,S27.3 and
the taxes due thereon as advertised were
e1,661 1878 The aggregate value of the
real estate bought in by the District author
tiles was SA A,036, los, and the value Of that
redeemed since subject to the advertisement
by citizens, SIC, 400 ,477. The total sum of
money realized to January 1st. 1876, from
the tax sale of June Goth, 1875, is $46l, ;
423 go, realized from sales to individual
purchasers at said sale, and $2l ,354 80 COL
Iected to reimburse the District for adver-
Using. A statement by John Winson, au-
ditor, shows the cost of advertising, print
ing and engraving for the District from
June 9oth, 1874 to January 6th,, 1876.
Printing District of Columbia warrants on
the Treasury, $4Ss.75. Printing and reports
df the Board of Trustees of Public School,
q, 800 81 all other departments of the
district Government, 14,491.97. Total,
11,710.77.
Mr.. Edwin j. Stanton, Attorney for the
District, states that the suit pending for ad-
vertising is that of W. ]. Murtagh, and en-
doses copies of the papers in the case, ex-
pressing the opinion that upon the facts In
the case the plaintiff must be defeated.
Ihe War Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Feb.1.
By American Press Association. u.,
In answer to a resolution of the House of
January 5th Secretary of the Navy has sent
ip the report Of the Chief of Bureau of Con-
struction, giving information with regard to
cost of building and steam vessels of war
authorized by the act of February, 10th,
1878. The statement is As follows !:
The Adams 6l5 tons, 1881 ,500.72,
built BY contract nearly ay 49, r ready
for sea; Enterprise, ,615 tons, $500, ,9o6.Ol, by
contract, requiring outfits to be ready,
Essex, els tons, 1924, ,oo6,5s, built by Gov
ernment, nearly completed; Alliance,
e15 tons, ssso,ess,94, built by
Government, ready for officers
Ranger, Al tons, 1924, 1850, built by con-
tract, requiring outfits; Huron, al tons,
sso7 ,e24. "a same as Ranger,iu commission;
Alert, 541 tons, $307, ,139 .13, same a. the
Ranger; Trenton, 2,34S tons, $sol 400. IS.
/ Cadet Csvils.
| BY American Press Association.
WASHING TON, Feb. 1.-secretary Belk-
nap, on Saturday, issued orders stopping al
work on the building at the Centennial
grounds at Philadelphia, intended for the
use of the West Point Cadets during the
Centennial celebration.
Secretary Belknap says that II the Mill
tary Academy Appropriation bill, passes oy
the House Yesterday, passes the Senate and
becomes law in its present shape, 1t Will
b impossible to send the West Point cadets
!! to tho. Centennial at all, and they Will re-
main at the Academy.
The War Department intended 70 MAKE
the presence of the Cadets at the cen1enn'"l
an sttrsctive feature, but the Secretary says
| that as the House has abolished the osnu'
he would not be willing to send the Cadets
to the Centennial with lot OF TIN 9oEns !"