, 1877-10-05
WASHINGTON.
Damage by Water to the unpro-
tected Patent.Ofttce
Building.
Latest Phase Of tho Fight for
the Louisiana Scnat0rship.
The Struggle for tbs Power Welded BY
the Speaker Of the House.
NOTES AND NEWS.
CAPITAL MI8cKI.r.ANY.


NOTES AND NEWS.
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cArl7AL A,sckL1AHf.
.,,, Ssam ns1oseS =, 10 Ioe r. '"'e'op ie4o"ns n,
md other New Orleans politicians who have
arrived here say Tint The prosecution of Wells
AMI Au,ersc,, ia. ~, ro1tfca, n,,trct tt,t thut
th.,r ~ ,rt,,, -. rods.ni o1,c.r. T., r.,v r..
s'tl' Te'e"toa u Feus.a' e,'ee!s I'll new VT.
leana haa given much dissatisfaction. sotne Of
thcse gentlemen even suy that X the memters
Of The Returning Board had not been placed In
nror,ino,t nf11.. ths.. r,,ph+ ,,& II. ro ,no., AZ
sr..4 ~. ....,,.. 49, .s' ' 1-'~ ~~'' 49,
eliost 10 indlet tl,csn. ,...
ing nlstr'c1 commissioners nave bcen en-
ing the assessments aga.nst private property
madc by the Boarel Of Public wtrk,
"u'n'K 1ae ohepneFu .eR''he' the
discoveries fully sustain The acc1isati1tss
of fraudulent nrerchRrges made In the press
at The time. Tic revision ol tho assessments
for The teycn squares Oh Pennsylvania avenue
east Of tho Capitol illustrates this method ot
ro',bery. Tile net ama,t.t OF t,ycrchargr for
the scven squares was $5I.Nrs, OF about lB ,,cr
cent OF the while sum, T1,icl, waa set down ut
s3l4. 40. The ovcrcllarEes consisted in tho
na,,.lloIcs twice, partial payment OF contractor
twice, aud tho same On nearly NIL the
"details of the contract. This ra-
tto Of orerc!arge ou oil work
1s7l mud 1874 would amount to about &:3,5uO,-
Wy.
The Investigations jr,to the dcfalcation of the
GrtrHvtown Custotns Collector ailow d had
state Of afIalra Both the Collector and his
principal Deputy have been otnbekzltng, and the
special agents to-day discovered TINT tAcy hare
bccn in the habit of releasing coo1s from bond
Without accounting for the auties they have re-
ceiycd.
Thu ncw Republican Journals here aro Rratlt.-
nlIy e0ning to close uuarters. One las defend.
cd Cank'ns, md the other attacks hin. One
has approved and the other condemned the
attacks The Union on its clnIlns Of .eing non
partipar,, md says the term Ia Que Ut wonderful
elasticity, nnd cdh cover bitter partisan attacks
basctI un sheer prejudice unl hate.
yalled throughout t1lis section To-day. News
from tic cnast below IN OF strong gales from
which much loea to coastvise shipping IL rx-
ntctcd. Tho greatest damage here waa at the
ani lie wind seemed 10 drive it. through eycfy
exposed crcytcc III the roof or walls. The burn
ell wings nrc still uncovered, and the water
gathering Oh tho tnuseum lour ran through the
Upon ! IS'' tilo main flopr Of these " wincs. M | 4
strong fprrc was set at work carly
soasinv 1t up as It fell on tho exposc,l
iloors above, but with all that could b. done In
tls wur the stern, was 50 severe that tie ro'tns
aary to remove ali tic furniture but much OF It
was Injured, as wns also many Of the records.
Il few days s!ucc the STIR exposed tho fact
TINT Eayn.E Constructor slecle on diItv at tl..
Sayy-Ynrd here, was discharginC nua,ter OF
sktlIel worktnell aud bringing Ills own friends
from polnts whcrc lie Ind been On duty NurtL
to III their pIases. The Acting Secretary Of the
Nary Immediately examined into the matter.
As q result Btecta wns to-day detached frt,r,.
duty and placed OF waiting oidcrs. Tic Acting
sccrctarr docs not SEQ how proper regard fos
the cyil servtec r,los adm!ts OF turning a1rIft
etcjunt enlploycs hen tlctr services are needed,
Judge S,,odord, who contests Kcllogc's 4eat
from Louisiana. will have Ais credentials prc-
scnted at the opening Of the extra session. and
motion will he made to swear him Ia. Tho
Democratic Senators will ublect to any refer
cnec Ut the credentials tu committee, OH tho