Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1865, Page 1

WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY. (EX@EPT SUNDAY.) AT THE &TAR BUILDINGS, Southivest corner of Pennsylvania av. and With street, By W. D. WALLAUH. ee Tre Stix is ser’ by the carriers to their amh- seribers in the City and Di-t-ict for TWEUVE AND A HALF CENTS PER WEEK. PRICE FOR MAILING —Bingle copy. (iret emts; one Month seventy five cents; three months, one doliar ond Af.y cents: Bix montha, three doliars: one year, giz deliars. No papers aro sent irom the office longer tuan paid for. Tus WEEKLY Srin one dollar anda half a year, TRAVELERS’ DIRHOTORY. Orcs aaarsoee & OHIO RB, CO. ASHINGTON, December i3, 1864, os an a = Op and after Sunday, December 18, 1864. Passen- ager Trains between Washington and Baltimore vee ae EATNS MOVIN 7 ING NORTH. No 1-BALTIMORS, WAY BTATION & HAR- BISBURG TRAT Leave Washington 6:15 on Arrive at Baltimore 8:00 a.m, No. 2-NEW VORK & PHILADELPHIA EX- RESS—Lvave Washingt n 7:30, M. Arrive at P Philadelphis 1:56 r w., New York 5:30 P.M. No Baitimore t.ckets sold No. 3—BaLTIMOKE & WESTERN TRALN— @ Washington §:15 4. M. stovping at way ations, connecting at Relay with the Mail Train for the West,and reaching Baltimore at 10:00 4.™u. No. 4-NEW YORK MAIL TRAIN—Leave - ington 11:!5 a.m. Arriveat Baltimore at Cats ?.M., Philadelphia 5:37 p.m... New York 10:00 No. 5—BALTIMORE TRAIN AND WAY sTa- TIONS—Leave Washington 3:00 P. 2 comnect- ing at Relay with Frederick train, Arrive at Bal- timore 4:45 pw No. 6-BALTIM@RE COMMUTATION AND PHILADELPHIA TRAIN — Lex Washiogton 4:30 P.M. Arrive at Kaltimore 6: eM. This train stops at Bladensburg, Beltsville, Laurel acd Annapolis Junction only. No _7—BO&TON. ALBANY & NEW YORK BX- PRESS TRAIN—Leave Weckingics 6:00 P.M. Arriveat New York £:00 4.x”. Mails and Passen- ers by this train ecunect with all the early morn- 2 lines leaving New York for the Bast, North and West. No Vhiladelphia or Baltimore tickets old by this train. which is limited in capacity by Goveromentoriers to insure the mails. 5S—BALTIMORE & HARRISBURG TRAIN washington 6:45 P.M. end arrive at Balti- :25 PM No 9-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Al WESTERN TRAIN—Leave Washingten at ¥. M.; Koppin, aad to take ‘arkersbi New York 15 a.m. FOR ANNAPOLIS the connections will be made With the ©:15 a. M,and the 3 and 4:30 P, M. from ainaton: No trains to or from Annapolis on junday. 0- at Re ay House far Weatern passen- xpreas Train for Grafton, Wheeling, and sll pointsin the West, Reaches SUNDAY TRAINS. THE ONLY TRAINS FKOM WASHINGTON for Cand ope on Sunday sre the $:15 and 11:15 A.M. and 3 P.M. for Baltimore, and 7:30 P. x. jor Baltimore, Philadelphia, and the West, and the 6 p.m for New York onty, THROUGH TICKETS :o the West. as well as to Philadelphia, New York, er Boston, can be ha’ at the Station Ticket Office at all hours in the day, as well as at new office in the American Telegraph Building, Pennsylvania avenue, betweea 4/5 and 6th streets. BAGGAGE will be checked at all hours.—also for threugd points, to kave trouble and confusion at the departure of the trains, , ALL PASSENGERS, whe ther soldiers or citizens, are politely bot earnestly requested to respect the rules of the Line, establithed for the general ad vantage, such as the keeping of one or more cars exclusively fer ladies and their attendants, and the prevention of smoking in any but the smoker’s cars, and a'so to make a cheerfui compliase Shik ibe decisions of the agents or conductors in regard to their seata, tickets, etc.. especially in the burry of starting the trains, ‘W. P.BMITH, Master of Transportation. ¥. M. COLB, General Ticket Agent. dec Dd ‘RBAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTB NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. On and after December 26, trains will leave Bal- timere from North Calvert Station, as fo! s Fest Mail at..-.-—--- ~ +--9.2 A.M, Harrisburg Accommodatien.. <P. rie and Pittsburgh Expres ++ 8 P.M. Pitteburg and Elmira Bxpreas.........10 P; M. 154, M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON Fas C15 Ai thes 20-A.M. train from Baltimore fer Pittsburgh and the West and for Elmira, Butote, Smochewuar, Dust, © “ tee New York City. * JHE4 30 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON th the 8P. M. train from Baltimore Connects with Pitisbare and Erie. 6.45 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON "Gases with the 19 P. M. Express from Balti- more acd rans through to Pittsburgh and Elmira, without change of care connec ing at Pittaburgh for Ciacinnsti, Chicago, and St. Louis and at Elmirs. for Buifs'o, Reeherter, and Bsracuse, NE THROUGH TRAIN ON SUNDAY. Cee caving Washinaten at3 ovclock P, M SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS, Soiprexs Tioxers 4® GovERNMENT Rates, LOW FARE AND QUIOK TIME. BZ Por Tickets and any information apply st the Ofic the Great Pennsylvania Route,corner Pennsylvaria avenue and Sixth street. under National Hotel. and Depot House. No. 463 C st., near New Jerrey avenue, Wasdington. intendént . RR. pee TE, WILKINS, Passenger and Ticket Agent. JNO. GILLETT, Passenger Agent, corner 6th Btreet and Pa. ave. Gec 29 tf pBapeueuia STEAMERS, New Bxpress Line, semi-weekly, between PHIL: ADELPHIA ocd ALEXANDRIA WABLINGTON and GEORGE aegmers Mayflower, Philadelphia and George tout. Regular sailing days WEDNESDAYS and SAT- URDAYS. from No. 14 North Waarves, Philadel- phis. and No, 59 Water street, between Congress and High. Georgetown. o 9 al ree’ org e' . Agent in Philadelphia, WM. B. OLYDE, 14 ih Wharves. Nereeate in Alexandria, FLOWERS & BOWEN No. 1 King st. thecelebrated Banjo Soloi-t, Ethiopian delineator Chen v2. XXV. AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. FORD'S NEW THEATER. CANTERBURY HALL. Tenth strast, above avenue. BATORDAY EVENING. Je . NING, Jana: S Mr. JON McCOULLOUGH ‘ani. Mics ALIOR GRAY in the Powerful Play from the German of Echiller, enutied THE ROBBERS. ppoducea with spsrouriste Scenery, Oostumes, vsic, ard the following UNEQUALLLED CAST: CHARLES DeMOUB. MrJ McCULLOUGH Covnt DeMoor. Mr HB Phillips Francis De Moo: Mr E A Brink MUBIO SCANTERBURY HALL, AND HAL LAGANTEREURY Bare} ra BATEE Lovisi4WA AVENUE, NEAR SIXTH STREET, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GECRGE LEA........_._.,___......Proprietor Also of the Varivties, New York, and Canterbury, Alexandria, Va. JOSH HART... -........ ++ Btage Manager Epiegelberg Mr Notan pls Boeres Hi He 6 REE Sree As Mr D B Reilley tO V Huss ic O Warwick MONDAY, JANUARY 2, Mr J Matthews MONDAY, JANUARY 2; MONDA EDWIN i 4 ' ongrgetet of MAOH ETE S oe in his Great = ie . ighta -Mon¢ Wednenday, Thursday and Aree aeons EPL HAE A ? a THEATER. Hapey Rew yeaRi Pennsylvania Avenue, nesr Willard’ HAPPY NEW YKARI uJ ‘s Hotel, HAPPY NEW YEAR! SIXTH APPEARANCE of the Renowned Trayedienne, _ MI88 AVONIA JONES, who will give on this oc-asion, by particalar ro- quest, ber eS peecna ee ot AH. THIS (Saturday) EVENING, January 7, TWO PERFORMANCKS TO-DAY, TWO PERFORMANOES Tu-DAY, the cecation of the sixth Appearance of Miss AFTERNOON, AT 3, Avonia Jon+s, will be presented the Original Bo- AFTERNOON, AT 3, # manic and Piotare: aus Drama,io Five Acts, by * Augustin Daly enti LEA, THE FORSAKEN, ON MONDAY KVENING. GARCIA; or, THE LOVERS OF ORDEAL, THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND PINACOTHECA, EVENING, ATS, BYENING, AT &. Ninth street, fronting on Pencsylvania «avenue ENTIRG NEw Gompanyt oe BNTIKK NEW QOMPANY! HOLIDAY WEEK ENTIRE NEW OOMPANY?! GREAT ACCESSION OF TALENT! SUPERABUNDANCE OF NOVELTIES} FUN AND JOLLITY Will reign supreme and drive dull careaway, GREATEST ARTISTRHS LIVING! Third Week of iris GHUATHSE ARTIONSS LIVING | MI3S KATHLEEN O'NEID, GREATEST ARTIsTES LIVING! in her Celebrated IrishE ccentricities, First Weekj of J. M. MORTIMER, First Week of . MONS, J. SPARKS, First appearance of the Wonder of the Nireteenth Gent: i M’LLE ANNRTTI GA great feat of Light and Heavy Balanciug,’ 1. Mie JELN ANNETTI Ga - _M'LLE MARZATTI and MONS ANTONIO, OLED ANN Ene! GA in New Pantomimes and Ballets, BOLLE ANWETTS as s HUGH DOUGHERTY M’LLE ANNETTI GA DENNY GALLAGHER , N in their never-tiring Ethiopian Delineations, aang ANNETTE Ga Last Week of MILLE ANNETTE GA TIM HAYES, SELB ga 1h Uhasiatén Glog Devers concen IEEE SREPET StL MATINEE NEW YEAR’3 DAY AND EVERY BATURDAY. jaa2-6t Tae Fors city. are consigned to us by the largest house in New York, and we are therefore enabled to sell them uases UNRIVALLED MINCE MEAT. By, Apes on hand a fall supply of this deticions RESERVED FRUITS, dc. that we can sell at great bargains, Persons in want of 630 7th street, between Louisiana avenue and D | street GREATE&T DANBEUSE IN PHE WORLD, GREATEST DANSEUSE IN THE WORLD! FOR THE HOLIDA FURS! FURS!!! 810.000 worth ef FURS for Ladies and Onil- | FiF#t appearance of dren, now on hand, which we guarantee to nell 25 MONS. LEON QRENaT, MONS, LEON ENET. per cent, cheaper than any other place in the MONS. LEON CHENET” MONS. LEON CHENET, Ladies will please take notice that these goods the Greatest Male Bancer in the Wontd, very cheap, LANSBURGH & BRO. First appearance of 371 and 375 Seventh street, dec 3-Im & few doors above I street. le for Pies, dec 10-39 For sale EGAN _& PERRIB _ Sorner of B and 9th streets, SERVED QUINCES, (Frgh.) the Mest Versatile Performer of the Age, PRESERVED OTE APPLES, | PEAOHES, =— LIMES, se Dawsons, Return of the favorite Ethiopian Comedian, CRAB APPLES, 2 BRANDY PEACHES. cae sone MULLIGAN, RED CURRANT JELLIES, HN MULLIGAN, BLACK OURRANT JELLIES, Jo D : GRAPE JELLIES JOHN MULLIGAN, CRAB APPLE JELLIES, a0uN BULLLGAN, SPANISH OLIVES, JOHN MULLIGAN, TOMATO OATSUP s N, TAMARINDS IN BYBUP, ae JOHN MULLIGAN, GUAVA JELLY. bs JOHN MULLIGAN, Forsaleby. ' KING & BURCHELL, JOUN MULLIGAN: ec 14-12t Corner Vermont avenue and 16th Bt} NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. We would inform our customers a and the pablic generally that we LARGE FUANITURM BSPASLISUMENT First appearance of avery extensive and general assortment of fine M'LL@ DELPHINE, ae OLNITURS, GILT MIRRORS, &e IPLLE DELEHINES LNT fica ‘Perso M'LLE DELPHINE, FURNITURE and the great Torpedo Jig Dansense. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS witli do well tocalland examine our stork at No de ti Jm McGREGOR & ZIMMERWUAN AMS EXPRESS COMPANY, Am oke ott Pa, Avenue, Washington, D.C. 3 EASTERN. NORTHERN. AND WEST- GREAT RN EXPRESS FORWARDERS, EROHANDISE, MONEY. JEWELRY, VALU- bss ABLES, NOTES, STOCKS. BONDS. &c., Forwarded with SaFRTY AND DISPATOH to all accessible nections o' the country. Tris Company bas agencies in the Prinsipa! Railway Townsinthe NORTH, EAST, WEST AND NORTHWEST. Its principal offices are . *bC., NEW YORK, BOSTON War TLADELPHIA, BALTIMO. > A OuIE Lovie NNATI, 5T. LO CINS PELE. LEXINGTON, Connections are made at New York and Boston BRIvtH PROVINGES and other steamnsb!y linet 1 and of 8 to LY ERPOOL, SOUR AMEE ON sae eevee nd thence by Eure pean expresset commercial owns in Great Britain and the Cont:- Bent. Gollection of NOTES, DRAFTS and BILLS made 1 te parte of the United States. wea SO. DUNN, Agent, Washington, D. C, NGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK, __ Wenner InconPoRaTED MARcu Sta, 1854" MB. President and Treasurer. DWARD 8) iDwD CLABK, Vice President and Secretary. DIREOTORS. WM P. DOLE, J, J. COOMBS, NB. - THOS. J. @ABDNBB. Ti pamdens Vv. NILES. ‘This Bank is now open for the receipt of De- posits, at the NEW BANEING HOUSE, No, 5% Louisiana sv., under Simm’s New Building EDWARD CLARK, Secretary. EDWARD OLARK & 60., BANKERS, At the Savings Bank, No. 68 Louisiana avenue, DEALERS IN EXOHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, And General Banking Business. EpwarD Cink, Joum B, ExvAxs, ae.) JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, Firraears Sraunt, orrosits U. 8. TABASUAY. Receive Subscriptions for the NEW OU. 8. 73-10 LOAN autherised by the act of June Mth, 1364. ‘The notes will be issued under date of August th,i = nominations of 850, $100, $500, 1,000 and 95,000, weyable to bearer or order, bearing interest at 73-10 per centum per annum, payable semi-an mally, and will be convertible _ the. option of the holder at maturity inte six ™** cent, Five ‘Twenty Bonds. We buy and sell— GOVERNMENT BONDS of sll issues, TREASURY NOTES, on : OEBTIFICATSS OF INDEBTEDNESS. 4nd OGIN, ané pay the highest price for UARTREMABTER’S CERTIFIOATE CHEOES. iy n-f JAY COOKS & 00, The Beautifal Ballet, entitled the PAIN? ER’B ILLUBION, PAINTER’S ILLUSION, PAIN? KR'S ELLUSION, PAINTEBS'S ILLUSION, by Mlle Annetti Gailetti and Mors. Leon Chavet, assisted by Ella Wesner, Lizzie Weaner, Ma y Gardver, Laura LeClare, Eula Parker, Fanny May, Julia Robinson, and a fuil CORPS OF PRETTY GIRLS, CORPS OF PRETTY GIRLS, " KEW BOOT AND SHUR STORE! 278 NBYLVaNIA AVENUB, Bet. 11th and 12th ats., near ve Kirk wood House Would respectfully inform their Friends and the Public, that they will open On MONDAY, October 17, 1264, A fine and new assortment of LADIES, GENTLEMEN, MISSES, BOYS, AND CHILDRBF . BOOTS AND SHOES, made up in the Latest and most Fashienable stsle, We will sell at reasonable prices, and hope, by triet attention and integrity, to merit a fairshar f the Publie patronage. i Particular attention has been pald to the Ladies Department of the business, and we can safely boast of one of the finest assertmert of LADIES’ BOOTS AND SHOES in the city. JG8H HART, DICK COLLINS, SYLVAS CLARKE, CHAPLEY CONELLUI, CHAS. B. BAYLY & 00., with the entire Company of nearly One Hundred oel4-tf No, 278 Penn. ay., bet. lth and ith sts | Performers. = “i +B OF Pp RAMME BACH = ENTIRE CHANG lone ee C: ASURY DEPARTMENT, oe rice COMPTROLL. +HE CURRENOY, Wasnr On pacom ber Shae hereas, by satis actery cvile L te ciseeee: it bas been made t hat The Notional Bank of Commerce, & Georgetown the City of Geo “m, is the county of Washing ton and District of Columdia, bas been duly or- ganized under and accordinu to the requiremeats Of the act of Cong-res entitiod “An act to provida a Notional Currency, recured by 8 pledge of United States bonds and to provide for the circalation and redemption thrreof.” approved June 3. ab ss and bas couplied with all the provisions of said set required to be complied with before com mencing the business of hanking undar said act New. therefore, 1, Hugh SicCulluch. Comptroller Nearly ready, the great Holiday Pantemime, en- titled of the Currency, do rchy certify that Ths HARLEQUIN FANTASIO, National Bank of Commerr- of Geo on, in the HARLEQUIN FaN Taal rte vecien, ip. the coucty of Washington HARLEQUIN PANT ASI ant Dis of Cclumbia, ix authorized ta com: mence the buriness of banking under the act aforernic In teatime Of office this therty fi 5] HaRLEQUIN FaNTASIO, produced at a cost of nearly Ve THOUSAND DOLLARS, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, sreof, witness my hand and saal are ih Was ati December 188. HUGH McOULUOGH, et Comptrotler of the Carre De felt ae ee aurees: Bek BNEW TRICKS AND TRANSFORMATIONS Buecessors of Kidwell & Lawrence, introducing a REAL CASCADE OF WATER nsylvanie« avenue, near corner M4th strest, _ aia ‘ REAL CAtGADE OF WATEB, Having ecmpleted this elegant and extensive DRUG ESTABLISHMENT, ior facilities to the residents of Wash- peer mrad public geacraily for obtaining FRESH DRUGS. eT ney panes STUPENDOUS LEAPS, FEARFUL PY. 138, a . mAM EXBIURERE “MEDICINAL WATBR, &0. | every trick being imported from Europe, and en- The cbject of the proprietors is to supply the de- direly: new i country, ficiency long felt by the citizens of Waeniancs— of a first-class Drog Biere iatebi oripenpery eed rere ne eT the entire apprevetct ia eater nov 1-Im Onemints and Druggists. | gigo will be introduced < B BALB:—Just received eleht HORNED QUAGGA Siirsyoue rae Bi aw CASES oy ine oat it HORNED aU A38 ‘ a + By ld ha ee ec a Hue UoRuap Guages. lows’ ee OXTUMES FOR MASQ RRADES, Fancy Drose (CABOTHANNY,) Beeeeete te crter, Apply’ By ¢ nireat. ber | exptared tn, the wilte of Boat Atrict and, the teow the On een GOURLAY & CURL AN | Sry ave, at a fabaoae ae. . rokes aud tamed wclasten edocs to 14-Im* ous Isvor by. Mr. Charles Covell, | .- I WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1865. Star, 3,699. LOOAL NEWS. SENTENCE of MAxwELi.—Yesterdsy, Wil- liam Maxwell, convicted on Thursday of man- slaughter, in shooting Conductor Gilbert in February last, was sentenced to the pemiten- tiary for two yeara. Previous to receiving the sentence, Maxwell protested bis innocence, and asserted that he ‘Was not on 8 car that night, and farther stited that he wasa soldier, and recounted the bat. ties he had been in, in one of which—Fair Oaks—he bad lost his father. The facts in this case appear to be as fol- lows:—The deceased, on the very day he met with.the fatal wound, had entered into the service of the street railroad company, andat the tin.e of the occurrence, about half past 12 o'clock at night, was going in for the night, he driving the car, the driver having gotoff at tbe fect of Capitel Hill. The accused anda comrade were on their way home on furlough, and had got on the car to goto the Soldiers’ Rest, where they were to stop fer the night. While going up the hill, one or both of the party put on the rear brake, thus retarding the progress of the car up the heavy grade; and they were remonstrated with by Mr. Gilbert, but still percisting, Mr.G. put them off the car, 8nd as he was about to startagain the shot was Dred. and the ball took effect in his back. Mr. G. wast»ken to his lodgings, near the dapot, ana potwithstanding early medical attendance was procured, the wound resulted in his death a day or two following. As coon as the affair was known, Mr. Gideon, the President of the Road, hastened to the in- jJured man’s bedside and did allin his power to alleviate his sufferings, procuring a Surgeon, &c., and on Gilbert's death be provided a coffin and his remains were sentto Brooklyn at the expense of the railway company ‘he com- pany promptly offered areward of one thou- eand dollars for the detection of the perpetra- tor of this outrage, and Mr. Gideon, the Presi- dent of the Road, was untiring in his exer- tions to that end. Some first class detectives were employed to follow up the case. and eee through the active agencies set at work by Mr. Gideon, a clue was obtained to the guilty party, and the clue was followed up throngh a protracted se- ries of discouragements with a pertinacity that has at last brought the criminal to punish- ment, and demonstrated to the employees of the road that its officers are disposed to protect and stand by them to the utmost when assailed in the discharge of their duties. i It appears that on the night of the occurrence Maxwell went to Mades’ Pennsylvania Honse, where he met a man named A. J. Dean. The latter, seeing Maxwell had his head cut, took him to a surgeon, and the wound was dressed, and in the course of conversation Maxwell intormed him that he had been pushed off acar and bad shot at the conductor, and he knew that he struck him. Dean kept this information to himeelf, but after the death of Gilbert he gave information, and detective Clarvoe was entrusted with the job. [twas ascertained that Maxwell had gone to eee his friends in Pern- sylvania, and after the grand jury had found an indictment, and the necessary papers had been procured, detective Clarvoe started, in company with Dean, after him, and succeeded in getting closely on his track; but after tracing him from one place to another in western Pennsylvania, they followed him to this city, but was several hours behind him, and Max- well managed to elude pursuit for a while. Mr. Clarvoe in a day or two went out to Max- well’s regiment, then in the neighborhood of Warrenton Junction, and after some search found him, and showing his papers the officers readily gave him a guard and every assistance in their power, and Maxwell was brought to the city safely and committed to jail. Maxwell is from Pittsburg, and has been in the army from the beginning of the rebellion. ee as Tue District aNd ITs QUOTA.—Editor Star: It is the fashion with some to speak of the city ag diepoced to shirk fom furnishing its share of troops, because ‘he citizens deem the enroll- meRtto be excessive, And respectfully ask thata Tevision may be Made. To show that the city is culitled to some consideration in the matter, it can be justy claimed that it has met all just demand uy0n it: has supplied troops credited to States: bas within its boundaries submitted to lw enlistments by Stat to large enlistments by State agents to fill the uon being u:ade, furnished its quota upon an enrollment of « population half of which hold no permanent residence therein, making the resident population supply a double quota—if not more; has through its military organiza- tiene, when assassination was threatened, aesisted with the Unired States regular troops in Inangurating tne President; and its troops were the jirst trcops to enter the war, and were the first troops that formed the advance move- Ment Into the State of Virginia. In view of these facts, and many others that might be urged, the city would certainly seem to have a right to ask to be furnished with the data npon which the apparently heavy quo!a assigned to this District—yiz., 3,019 men—has been calen- lated, Ry the census of 1560, the entire popul of the United States was setdown at 31,4 Deduct one-half State of Virginia, States of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kissis- eippl, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, apd Teunessee. ject to draft... Deduct population o: Population, deducting Dist. Colambi: Allowance forfour years’ increase to® to population, and to 4,)00 as the iner > the District, would, by simple proportions, a population of belonging to this District, if these are right. eee Drart Mert .--The citizens of the Sec- ond Ward met evening at German Hail, on Eleventh street, between G and H streets, for ihe purpose of adopting some plan to pre- vent @ Grait in the ward. Mr. T. N. Hawley was called to the chair, and Mr. James W. Spaulding was elacted sec- retary. Mr. Spaulding informed the meeting, in re- ply to an inquiry, that the Mayor had ex- pressed a desire that committees b» appointed te canyass the wards fer the purpose of eor- recting the enrollment l'st, according to the request of Capt. Putnam. Mr. S. snid that a committee had already been performing that duty in that ward. Mr. R.B Detrick said he could not cypher cut how itis thatthe quota of the District 1s as large nearly asits that of New York city. It must certainty be incorrect in seme partic- ular, there being only a difference of three men im the quotas of the ward under the eall for 500,0c0 men and the call for 300,000. He thought it would be well to appoint a commitiee.to act in conjunction with committees ef other wards and the city councils’ committee before Con- gress, for the purpose of having the quota of the District reduced. z The (hair remarked that he had talked with Provost Mareha! General Fry on Tani A and that that officer told him thata eo years’ man counted as ons man, and thataone- year mau cnly counted asathird of 8 man, and “that they wereso credited. The Chair eonld account for the quota being larger, proportion- ately, for the Second Ward than for some of the other wards only in this way, other wards having putin more three-years’ nen than the Second Ward. : Mr- Spaulding thonght as the evening was “a disagreeable one, and but few, in conse- quence, were present, that any definite action had better be postponed to the next meeting, when the meeting adjourned. Se THE PRorosED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER —The bill introduced dn the Senate to-day to amend the act or May Sth, i564, amendatory of the charter of the city of Wash- ington, passed in 1820, is for the purpose of obviating the impractible character or fects of the law ot aoe session on the same subject. t provides as follows: 2 Phat the corporation shall have full power and authority to By taxeg on particular wards, parts or sections of the city, for their particular Jocal improvements, and to cause the curbstones to be eet, the foot and carriage ways, or so much thereof as they may deem pest. to be graded and paved, to introduce the neceseary sewerage and drainage racuien, under or ppon the wholeor any portion o: any avenue, street or Tane; to cause the same to ‘be suitably pa’ and repaved, and ats! all times properly cleaned and watered; to cauce lamps ‘0 be. erected thereia and to tight the same, and to pay the cost thereof the ‘Corporation of Washington is hereby authorized to levyand @ tan upon all. property border- ringupon cach street’ or alley that may be paved. sewered, lighted, cleaned or watered by saia Corporation in accordance with the provistons cf this act, and also to layor canse to be laid simultaneously with the grading or paving of any avenue, stree: or elley, in which a main water pipe, or main gas pipe or main sewer May have been 1aid, water or gas service pipes cr lateral honse drains trom such water or gs main or main sewer, to one foot within the curb line, in front of any Jot or subd'vision partof alot which may bound on such av- enue, street or alley, or to which a gas or water service pipe or house drain may not Dave been already iaid, and to pay the cost thereof, shall have full power and authority to lay and collect a epecial tax on every such lot or subdivision part of a lot. —— AN UNFORTUNATE ENTERPRISE— & few days since we noticed that a number of articles on exnibition at the recent fair of the East Washington M. P. Uhurch Sunday School had been stolen on Saturday night last, and now have to record another robbery on the same parties. Some of the ladies engaged in moving the articles temporarily left the hall on Mon- cay afternoon, and during their absence a woman dressed in deep mourning was seer to enter the ball and leave shortly after witha bundle of small articles. A woman answering the description was seen a day or two after. wards on Capitol Hill peddling fancy articles, This was not the end of the troubles, for on Tuesday night some parties broke into the church at the corner of 5th streetand Virginia avenue, (Navy Yard)—probably thinking that the remaining unsold articles were in the ehurch—and took the large bible from the pul- pit and carried it tothe basement where they tnedet itinto the fire, in which it was partially burnt. These outrages entail on the Sunday School a lcss of about $250, and the managers of the late fair to pay for the articles stolen are de. termined to hold another fair in February.and s0licit from the public money or articles, which de left at McPherson’s drug store, Capi- to. al, ee eee CHARGE OF LARCENY.—Jas. Williams, Nel- son Bland, Wm. Boyd, were arrested by oillcer Hurdle on Ehuredey, Jor the larceny of a gun from John Burle. It appears that Williams £0ld a horse to Burle about 4 months ago, and received $i5 in part pay. Williams conld never see Burle again. At last Williams went to Burle’s house. Buile was not at home, but Williams saw a gun, and asked Whose it was, and was told it was was Kurle’s. He took the gun and told those present that he took it for the debt. Justice Buckey decided they had all done wrong, but advised Williams to pay the cebt. Williams said he had no money, but finally raised eight dollars, which he paid eee took the gun. The case was dis- missed. dees NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—The fol- lowing papers were read at yesterday’s session of the National Academy of Sciences : On a method of exhibiting certain statistics of bospitale, by Dr. John L. Le Conte. On the changes that have taken place on Charleston bar since the sinking of obstructions in the main channel, as developed by Protessor J.E. Hillgard, of the Coast Survey. On the glacial phenomena and present con- figuration of the State of Matne, by Professor Agassiz, which gave rise toan animated dis- cussion. Andon the dimensions and proportions of American soldiers, by Dr. B. A. Gould. ee Affairs in Geergetown. GzORGETOWN CovNcILs, January 6, 1964.— In the Board of Aldermen there was no quo- rum present, and consequently no busiaess transacted. Common Council.—Communtcations from the Mayor, transmitting the accounts of Daniel Collins and Jenkin Thomas; and the account of Mr. Essex, were read and referred The annual report of the clerk of the corpo- ration was also read and referred; and on mo- tion of Mr. Collins 300 copies of the clerk’s re- port were ordered to be printed. The following documents were also read and referred :—Accounts of W. Chamberlin, and a communication from ©. 0. Carman relative to repairs of the damaged portion of the new market- house, M J. Shoemaker, from the streets com es And the erection of yn Jet Nareomiatrons. ction of lamps on Jef- Mr. Collins, fram the way-~ --4 —--~~ ~--- mittee, reported a resolution appropriating 866.02 tor George Hull, Jr.. J. A. Magruder and J. W. Deeble. Mr Cragin, from the claims committee, re- ported a resolution providing for the payment cf the claims of T. A. Lazenby, J. C, Hieston & Co., and Daniel Collins. . Mr. Collins offered a resolution in regard to the a@pties of the street commissioner and water engineer, and fixing the ealary at $700 per an- num. Adopted. Mr. Clements offered @ resolution fixing the ealsry of the scavenger at S60 per month. Aégopted. Mr. Cragin offered a resolution authorizing the committee appointed to correct the enroll- meut lists of the town to employ four men in each precinct to canvass the precinct thor- oughly and report to the committee, at a com- pensation of 23 per day each. Adopted. Mr. Clements offered a resolution authorizing the paymentto A.C. Richards, Superintendent of Police, €2.600; the Corporation to be retm- bursed frdre the special tax for 1861 when col- lected. The rezolution requiriug some amend- ment, it was laid over. The Board a —__—-—__—_ GEORGETOWN — ANNUAL REPORT OF Cor- | PORATION A¥FFrargs —William Laird, Esq., the experienced Clerk and Treasurer, last evening submitted to the Bogrd of Aidermen and Board of Common Conncil his statement for the year ending December 31, 1561. The total receipts of the year amount to €176 448 26; amd the total expenditures to $151,150 93; leaving a balance of cash on hand on the 3ist December, 1864, of $19,267 33: of which $15,295 14 belong to various special ac- counts, and #3 972 19 to the general fund of the Corporation. in framing the estimates of the receipts and expenditures of 1865, the amount of the new assecement to be mide in that year has been taken at a rate one third bigher than that of the present, which, judging from the sales of real estate at this time, seems to be but a moderate increase, and upon this increase of assess- ment, the calculation of the net proceeds of the same rate of general tax as now existing is made. The outlay on streets during the present year, from the general fund, has considerably exceeded the estimate of $5,000, reaching the sum of #7,545. Still, as the heaviest expense was incurred in paving a north portion of High street, and that work having been finished and paid for, it is thougat that 35,000 will cover the expenditure out of the general fund for street improvements in 1803, The licenses this year exceed the estimate by about $1,500, reaching the sum of 210,5163i, after leaving ont the market House rents and licenses of $1,095 31, by law appropriated to a #pecial purpore, and show the increase ever the amount received in 1463 of about $1,200. ‘The fines received this year amount to $3,357 26 falling chort of those received during the last by abont £200, The licenses and fines together reach the sum of $13,254 10, and they are estimated about that amount for 1565. Upon the whole from the mos! careful consideration the estimate for 1865 is believed to be afairone. The general tax, as therein shown, will prodace not $21,750, after the deduction made from it of 36,750 on ac- count of schools and redemption of water ate shown by the said estimate that the re- ceipts will fall short of the expenditures by the sum ot about $1,900, after allowing $7,000 ofthe general taxes to remain over ancoilected at the end of the year being about the samein amount as remains over uncollected at the present date; that le, if the entire amount of estimated expenditures of 1865 is actually madein 1895, which is not likely to be the case. The contingent expenses have exceeded the estimate by about $2,102. This arises mainiy from the appropriation for hose and school fur- niture. -In view of all circametances, itis con- sidered best to put the estimate for 1Su5 at $7,600. ‘The amount of indebtedness of the Corpora- tion in’ 1663, which has been discharged during the present year Me peret? and amounting in be ate to $7,33081, Thevegalar iransier from the general special taxes cf $1,179 to pay the quarterly interest on the sum of $19,660, funded on account of the Metropotitan railroad expenditure, has bsen 01 marter Of Ostover last, of $291 which will be paid by: the first of Apri: next, and sbout the same ‘time-a considerable Portion of tbe balance ot $3,900, still due the Farmers’ aod Mechanics’ Bank an railroa¢ bonds held by them, wit al- sobe paid. The interest due on that. balanc3 has been reguiarly met, Of these general epe- ial taxes now used, as stated, there remains uncollected at this date, a net: amountof $1,176, apd on Rand in cash $it0. The tax of 1865, it is estimated, will prodace abont $2,250 nett making in the aggregate a sum of $3,444. If the whole of this could be realized in is65 the in- terest on the $19,660 Metropolitan raiiroad funded debt to the Ist of January, 1866, could be paid over to the general fund, and the oe to the bank reduced to the sum ‘of about $1,100. The revenue for schools in 1865 18 $7,338 9. Itis more than probable, however, that about $1,000 of that smount will remain over uncol- lected until 1866, thae reducing the actual rey- enue to about $6,538 96, The fund for the education of colored chil- drem in 1865—provided the entire general eo be collected in if5—amounts to a The affairs of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal come up next in order, and the interest, in all amounting to $/2,447, is stated. The non-p: Trent thereof is attributed to the damages tot canal during the year; but confidence in the integrity of the company and future prosperity of the great enterprice is undoubted. The harbor fund, from September 10, 1861— the date of the law—up to this date inclusive, has yielded $871.25, trom which there are de- auctions, under the law, amounting to $336.74, leaying cash in hand $536 47. The rents and licenses received from the temporary market-house amount to $1,095, out of which there has been paid $4%4, leaving >6il. The rents received this year, including the f'sh wharf, amount to $1,355, being $109 lesa then last year. The rents lastyear were in- sed by payments then made which should have been made in 142; also, by payment in advance made by the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company. Under the law of March &, 1864, there has been issued $20,000 of the Hounty stock at par, which sum was paid ever to Captain Scheetz, on the orders of the Mayor, ptacing in Captain Scheetz’s hands at no one time over ®2,500, ac- cording to the law of March 12, 186. Of the Above $20,000 he has acconnted for 111 men, costing #!6,264. Vonchers accompanying this report; leaving £1,636 stillin his hands unac- counted for. The $10,000 borrowed from the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Kank, ander the Jaw, has been paid. This subject is discussed at length, with this conclusion : * Of the $20,000 borrowed from the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank there is still left unpaid $7,000, due 12th and 15th of Febrnary next. By that time, in all probability, I shall be enabled to discharge the debt throngh further sale of iol as uuthorized by law ef September 26, £61.” Referring to the market Rouse stock, the clerk concludes his remarks thus: “Ifa farther sum, beyond the €35.(00, should be required for the new market house before the sale of the stands, | would respectfully suggest that the amount be borrowed tor a short time, to be re- turned ont of the sales of stands, and thos avoid the issuing a further amount of market bouee stock beyond the sum now authorized. by law.” The Metropoliten Police.—The treasurer of the Board has notified the clerk to pay him the amount due for increased compensation to the pete of Georgetown from the Ist July to 3ist December, ISi— 5 monthe.... Steeeeee + 982,206 03 Amount for December, 1 441 28 For the year 15 5,20 52 Total from Ist Jnly to let. Jan.. 1866..87 911 #1 The pres: nt and estimated assessments fall a below this cost for the police to January, S66, There is 8 emali balance on hand, $11 26, on account of lighting the streets. The gas reyenue and expenditure for tha year 1°65 shows a surplus, after paying all ob- ligations on account of gas, amounting to $306 23, provided the entire tax could be col- Jected. Itis presumed, however, that abont $1,200 will remain over uncollected until 1466. The most, therefore, that could be accom- plished during 1565 at the same rate of tax as now existing. would be to pay the current de. mands and a considerable part of the balance on note held by the Gas Company, leaving the Way open for reduction of the tax in 1986, Of the water stock there has been redeemed this year $9,109, and previously $214. aking the total amount redeemed $9 423; and early in January the treasurer will be able to redeem. $2,000 more, The reduction of corner lo*s from 100 to 75 feet makes a further deficiency in the waiter tex of $1,350, Nevertheless, on the water stock interest and the water maintenance are now paid out of the general fund, and the water fund will be increased to the extent of about $2,200 per annum by an appropriation of five cents on the $100 ont of the general taxes. There can be no doubt that the water stock will be speedily diminished, and, in a few years, will be redeemed altoget: ‘The inte: est ot the Corporation ia thus stated : On the State debt of $235,346.66... On the water stock debt of $21.729 77 409 16 On the bounty stock debt of #23,435.... 283 7 On the market-house stock debt of S312. .escescee se esevcvccersceceee 4235 Total interest due and not called for at this date....e............. The interest falling due on the several kinds and amounts of stock an tet ae Inewnng mums oa gregate...... 4,675 6t Miting ASP L.uierestdueen Mr Laird coi 8 thus: 1 have thus endeavored to set plainly before you a full statement of the finances of the town, and have done go in as careful and lim- ited A manner as the desired object could be reached. Notwithstanding that various un- foreseen circametances have arisen during the year, causing heavy demands for money, not @ justclaim of any Kind, or atany time, has been presented that has not been instantly met; and, at the close of this report, I cannot refrain frem expressing my confidence that, with the means on hand, and such as will be speedily Available from taxes past due, and from licenses immediately forthcoming, the large amount of interest, as above stated, will be promptly paid as called for, and all other immediate demands on the general fand satis- fied; and I may ada further, that, through the best judgment I can bring to bear on the sub- ject, should no heavy burdens be placed apon the general fund beyond that it is now to bear, it will be ample to meet all legitimate demands against it. ican see nothing in the coming year, under @ reasonable economy in expenditures, to cheek, in any degree, the financial ease and prosper- ity that has attended the present, now so near its close. ———++2 CONGRESSIONAL. In the SznwaTE yesterday after our report closed— The joint resolution from the House to drop from the rolls of the army unemployed Gene- rajs, called up in the Senate yesterday, by Mr. Wilson, was debated at considerable length, and indefinitely pwpctes: Mr. Sherman introduced a bill levying in- ternal duties upon tobacco. He said the bill bad been prepared by the committee of internal revenue. It was referred, and ordered to be printed. The bill provides for a tax of twenty cents per pound on leaf tobacco, tobacco stems and scraps, and of thirty cents on tobacco known as strips; requires all tobacco growers, en or betore the first of August, to notify the assiet- ent assessor of theif respeetive districts of the number of acres planted in tobacco, on pain of forfeit of $500 for each acre thus igncred, and also, before its removal, when grown, to give notice to the assistant assessor, who shall cause it to be welghed, marked, branded and numbered, the owners to pay the fees for such service. It provides, further, that such tobacco may be removed toa United States bonded ware- house, and withtrawn therefrom fo: e: = tation or manufacture without payment of duty, and prescribes a fine of five hundred dol- lars and imprisomment.one year for tampering with brands or marks. It requires returns to be made of ali unman- nfactured tobacco on hand On the Istof July next to the assistant assessor. Unm4nufactured tobacco may be: removed from place of production. and producers or maz,ufacturers may establish bonded ware- Pouses, under regulations prescribed by the commissioner of internal revenue, and tobacco may be withdrawn from warehouse, manuface tured and returned io nthe warghe tee in, On- der similarly pres: regu! a It also crovides duty on CavendisB, plug and twist, ten cents; on tobaceo tw! hand, ten cents; on smoking tobocco, with stems in, and on fine-cut shorts, five cents; on fine-eut chewing tobacco, ten cents; on smok- ing tobacco made of stems, five cents: on snutt flour, fifteen cents; on enuff not pickled or ecented, if duty on leaf has been paid, fifteen cents; on snu: Prepaced or plebi ody forty cents, when no tax has n paid on leaf tobaceo or snuff flour of which it is made; on scraps or refuse of rs. five cents: on all cigars, ten dollars per yasand; on cheroots or cigarettes, in paper wrapper. sold for not over fifteen dollars yer thousand, including tax, five dol- tern Hi , vat resolation tendering thé thar ks of to: Major General Sherman and bis passed without a dissent- ing vote. Senate then went into Executive session, ts a‘ter adjourned till Monday, ° Tw THE Houser yes Wot joint resolution of the Senate proposing amendment of the Constitution, & Abolish slavery, galled up by Mr. Ashley, was spirit- Stik. Brooke, ava peiding’ which the ‘House ‘aojourned. e as - sap- Over $1,000,000, worth’ of ‘ship . t - Bier ne Cnc Boa ateapenee o! i -