Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1865, Page 1

ARBs EA RMD BRYA ITS TE EEE, WEE Oo OE TE ie IESE =e WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. PUBBISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THB STAR BUILDINGS, Sowiktweesi corner of Pennsylvania av, and 1th street, By W. D. WALLAOH. ——— Th AR is served by the earrier# to their sub- sonar the Cit: and District for TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS Tages Ve diet eee Paicy ror Mattinc.—BSingle copy, Ss; month, seventy Ave cents; three months, one dollar ond Af cents; alx months, three dollars; one year, Str dollars, No papers are sent from the office Jonger than paid for. ‘Tur Waeecy Sra one dollar and a half a year TRAVELERS’ DIRHOTORY. ALTIMORE & OHIO BB, CO. yrice 8 ‘WasHingron, December is, 1964, On and after Sunday, December 18, 1864, Passen- ger Trains between Washington and Baltimore ‘whl be runes follows vV%, XXV. AMUSEMENTS. : CANTERBURY HALL. RAINS MOVING NORTH. No. 1—BALTIMOR@, WAY STATION & HAR- MUSIO SOANTERBURY HALL, AND BISBURG TRAIN—Leave Washington 6:154,mu. | H A L LIGANTEABURY BALLt THEATER Arrive at Baltimore §:00 a.m. No. 2-NEBW Y@RK & PHILADELPHIA EX- LevisiaNa AVENUS,NSAB SIXTH BTREET, PRESS—Leave Washingt:n 7:30 4. wu. Arrive at Rear of National and Metropolitan Hote?#, GEORGE LEA ........----...-----.... Proprietor Philadelphia 1:56 P. M., New York 5:30 P.m. No Baltimore tickets sold Also of the Varieties, New York, and Canterbury Alexandria, Va. Ko. (meaner & WESTERN TRAIN— Leave Washington $:15 A... stopping at way stations, comnecting at Relay with the Mail Train for the Weet,and reaching Baltimore at 10:00 4.™. No. 4—NEW YORK MAIL TRAIN—Lea’ ington 31:15 a.m. Arrivest Baltimore at 12:45 ¥.M,, Philadelphia 6:37 P.m., New York 10:00 ? “is No, 5—BALTIMORE TRAIN AND WAY STA- TIONS—Leave Washington 3:00 P.™M,, conneet- ing at Relay with Frederiek train, Arrive at Bal- thmore 4:45 PM No, 6—BALTIM@RE COMMUTATION AND PHILADELPHIA TRAIN -— Leave \apes, fae 4:30 ?.u. Arrive at Baltimore 6:10 P.M. This train stops at Bladensburg, Beltsville, Laurel and Annapolis Junction only. No. 7—BOSTON, ALBANY & NEW YORK BX- PRESS TRAIN—Leave Washington 6:00 P. m. Arrive at New York 4:00 a.m. Mails and Passen- era by this train connect with all the early morn- ing lines leaving New York for the Bast, North ¢ West. No Philadelphia or Baltimore tickets sol by this train. which is limited in capacity by @oyerpment orders to insure the mails. No. S—BALTIMORE & HARRISBURG TRAIN Leave anaes 6:45 P.M. end arrive at Balti- more 8:25 P.M No. 9-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND WESTERN TRAIN—Leave Washington at 7:30 JOBH HART......-.. 00... -.-- +. Stage Nanager CONTINUED CARNIVAL OF MERRIMENT, of the greatest Standard VARIETY THEATER OF THE AGE, VARIETY THEATER OF THE AGE. VARIBTY THEATER OF THE AGE. VaRIETY THEATER OF THE AGE. MORB ADDITIONS MORE ADDITIONS MORE ADDITIONS ¥. M.; stopping at Re'ay House fer Western passe Tothe already overwhelming Combination of Ar re to take Express Train for Grafton, Wheelia, tistes which, in point of numbers and professional Parkersburg. and all points in the West, Reaches reputation, has never before been equalled by any York at 6:15 A. M. RPOR “ANNAPOLIS the connections will be made with the 5:15 4. M,and the 3 and 4:30 P. M. from Washington. No trains to or from Annapolis on Sunday. other place of amusement in theatrical history, SUNDAY TRAFNS. . 3 FHOM WASHINGTON Petits emis neko S15 and 1L:15 ATTRACTIONS FOR TO- NIGHT. a.™. and 3 Pp. w. for Baltimore, and 7:30 P.M. ATTRACTIONS FORK TO NIGH r. oe: and the West, and ATTRACTIONS FOR TO-NIGHT, for Baltimore, Philadelp the 6 P. M. for New York on GH TICKETS to the West, as well as to Phinielpbia, New York, er Boston, can be had at the Station Ticket Office at all heurs in the day, as well as at new office in the American relograne Building, Pennsylvania avenue, betweea 4%s and ts. oTPAGO AGE will be checked at all hours—also for hrough points, to save trouble and confusion at the departure of the trains, i . ALL PASSENGERS, whether soldiers or citizens, are politely but earnestly requested te respect the rules of the Line, established fer the general ad- vantage, such as the keeping of one or more cars exclurively for ladies and their attendants, and the prevention of smoking in am but the smoker ears, and a'so to make a cheerfui compitases Sith the decisions of the agents or conductors to regard to er ee See etc.. especially in rry of starting the trains. Liem bay’: SMITH. Master of Transportation. L, M. COLE. General Ticket Agent. dec Dw ~REAT PaRESrEy Ante ROUTE TO Ti . NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. First appearance of THOMPSON AND KERNS, THOMPSON AND KERNS, THOMPSON AND KEXNB, Who are, without the shadow ofdoubt, the BEST DOUBLE SON(; AND DANCE MEN BEST DOUBLB SONG AND DANCE MEN BEST DOUBLE SONG AND DANCE MEN in America, besides being Ethiopian Comedians of the very firet order. Second week of MISS MAUDE STANLEY, MI8S MAUDB STANLEY, MIsS MAUDE STANLEY, Whose aweet and pathetic strains in her Songs of the Beart hold the audience spelibound. Miss d after December 25, trains will leave Bal- : were, Stanley has mo equal as a Pathetic Vocalist. timere from North Calvert Station, as follows : Fast Mail at ) A.M. Harrisburg Aceommed. rie and Pittsbur th Express_ Pideburg and Elmira xpress THE 6,15 A, M. TRAIN, FROM WASHINGTON SM tain from Baltimo Cone eStisburgh apd the West and for Bimira,. JOBNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, Buffale, Rocheste Dunkirk, Canan- JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, dsigua, aod Ny 1s, and JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, for Ne" The capital double act Ethiopian Performers, and pre wil appear in their Great Act of * The erve. Second and last week of THE 4.30 P.M. TRAIN th the 8P. M. train fr Conneets with Spittsburg and Erie, HEB 6.45 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON T Connects with the 10 P. M. Express from Balti- more and runs through to Pittsburgh and Elmira, without change of care. connecting at Pittsburgh for Cincinn; Chicago, ‘and St. Louis snd at Elmira, for Buffalo, Boebester, and FROM W. INGTON fi timore BE. BOWERS AND J. MULLIGAN, E. BOWERS AND J. MULLIGAN, The former frem Hooley’s Opers House, New York, one of the greatest Negro Delineaters of the Age; the other too well Knownp te admit of any - comment, ONE THROUGH TRAIN ON SUNDAY, Leaving Washington st3 o’cloo! SLEEPING CAR, NIGHT TRAINS, Ss hiet BoLpinns® MGcEen ie Geeaaa wexr Raves, The great Contortionist and Acrobat, LOW PARE AND QUICK TIME. WALTER WENTWORTH. 7 Por Tickets and any information apply at WALTER WENTWORTH, the Office of the Great Pernsylvarta Route, corner Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street. under National Hotel, and Depot House, No. 463 € st., mear New Jereey avenue, apt N,DUBARRY seer ee WILKING, Passenger and Ticket Agent. JNO. GILLETT, Passenger Agent, corner 6th street and Pa. ave. dec 29 tf [Pee eranrnrs STEAMERS. We point with pride to our Leviathan Combina- tien of Talent, an LET THE PUBLIC JUDGE LET THE PUBLIO JUDGE our ability to give anentertsinment worthy of encouragement. New Express Line, ser: pee peecem PHIL- ADBLPHIA and ALEXANDRIA FASHINGTON and GEORGS- Btoamers Mayflower, Philadelphia and George | prap the names! HB. Btout. meraler eling 18% WEDNESDAYS and SAT- URDAYS, from No. 14 North Wharves, Philadel- phia. and No. 59 Water street, between Congress and High, Georgetown. Tor freight apply t0 , osm. DAVIDEON, No. 59 Water street, Georgeto' x Ament, in Philadelphia, WM. PB. OLYDB. 0: arves. ‘Agents ip Alexandria, FLOWERS & BOWEN No. 1 King st, nov é-tf REMEMBER where they perform! REFLECT upon their merita! RESOLVE to goand see them! THOMPSON AND KERNS, ¥. BOWERS, JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHNNY MAOK, LITTLE MAO, AU EXPRESS COMPANY Qgice 514 Pa, Avenuc, Washington, D.C. AT EASTERN. NORTHERN. AN . CBBAT TN EXPRESS FORWARDERS, V 287 JOSH HART, EROHANDISE, MONEY, JBWELRY, VALU- MENCDLES, NOTES: STOGR 3. BONDE &enee W. WENTWORTH, Forwarded with BAFBTY AND DISPATCH to all J.B. CLARKE, accessible sections of the country. This Company LOUIS S20LLOsyY, bas agencies im the Principal Railway Townsin the CHARLES COVBLLI NORTH, BAST, WEST AND NORTHWEST. | 12g yavDE STANLEY, , WASHINGTON BO NEW YORK, Boazo *" LAURA LE CLAIRE, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE. C1N- Le JULIA ROBINSON, bIB- shinies gatearaiee tote Gata Bats sian rorw BRIPISH PROVINOES nnd other steamahin lines to LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAVRE and thence by Eurc pean expresses to all promineat Semmereial towns in Great Britain and the Conti- Collection of NOTES, DRAF' at all secoenible part of the Uavted Steg ee eee 4e23 0. O, DUNN, Agent, Washington, D. C. JULIA AUGUSTA, MARY WESNER, MARY GARDNER, MAGGIE VERNON, LiZZIE WESNER: and an Efficient Corps of Auxiliaries whose names never appear on the bills. W 4S81NGToN CITY SAVINGS BANE, . InconroraTE®D Manou Stu, 1864° BDWARD SIMMB. President and T, ir. BDW'D CLARK, Vice President and ‘Beosetary, DIREOTO! WMP. z. 3 Fcoompa SUE a BLY Ans, rv nips. J. GARDNER, EVERYTHING NEW TO-NIGHT, Including aNew Pantomime,a New and Beauti- fal Ballet, a New Farce, New Dances and Songs by ‘This Bank is now open fi ihe rrate pen for the receipt of De. NEW BANKFNG HOUS . 5 Louisiana av.. under Simm’s New Building EDWARD OLARE, Secretary, EDWARD CLARK & 60., BANKERS, the Savings Bank, No. 68 Louisiana avem eo, MATINEE ON SATURDAY, DEALERS IN , MATINER r EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, MATINER ON SATURDAY. And General Banking Business, ARD CLARK, deel?- corm Joum B. Bryans. THE GRAND CONSOLIDATION O@MPANY ofthe Canterbury, com ising the most Charming Ladies and Talented @. tlemen in the profession, When a portion of the Celebrate2 MARINE BAND, MARINE BAND, MARINE BAND, JAY COOKE & CO., BANKERS, Firraeare Braxsz, orrosirs U. 8, Taxascay, Receive Subseriptions for the NEW U. 5S. 73-10 LOAN sathorised by the act ef June S0th, 1364. ‘Fhe notes will be issued under date of August mm, Beminations of 950, 8100, $500, $1,000 ana 85,000, payable to bearer or order, bearing interest at 79-10 per centum per annum, payable eoml-an In reheartal, a great new picee, entitled saally, and will be convertible the option of THE BRIGAND’S OATH, the holder st maturity inte six pe cent. Pive- THR BRIGAUDS SATE: ‘Twonty Bonds. ‘ THE BRIGAND’S OATH, We buy and sell— GOVERNMUENT BONDS of alt ineues, Replete with TREASUBY NOTES, OBETIFIOATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, TERRIFIC COMBATS, And COIN, STARTLING EFFECTS, And pay the highest price for == NEW SCBNERY, &c, OBRTIFICATE CHROKS, ba 7 ? JAY COOKE & 00, Produced under the direetion of Joon Hart, Eben +> OFFICIAL. The First Corps—Notice te Vetera' D@UARTERS FIRST CORPS, } ‘Wasnixeton, D. C., Dec. 27, 1864. Veterans desiring to enlist in the Ist Army Oorps, should report im person at the offiee of Gol. C. F. Johnson, Soldiers’ Rest, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Washington, D. C. Any Veteran who has served two years, has been honorably diseharged, and is physically qualified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two or three years. Those enlisting will receive from the Goy- ernment a bounty of $300 as soon as they are mustered in, and, in addition, the regular in- stalmente from the Government, in proportion to the period of enlistment, as follows: $100 for one year’s service, one-third paid on enlist- Ment; $200 for two years’ service, one-third on enlistment; $300 for three years’ service, one- third on enjistment. * They will be credited to the quota of the district in which they or their families may be domiciled and will, therefore, be entitled to Jocal bounties. Free traasportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Provost Marshal. The best arms in the possession of the Government will be furnished these troops, and they will be allowed to retain their arms when honorably discharged. Headquarters Major General Hancock :—158 F street, between 19th and 20th streets. Office of the Board for the Examination of Officers :—Brigadier General John R. Brooke, president, i€3 G street, between 19th and 2th streets. By order of Major General Hancock. FINLEY ANDERSON, Assistant Adjutant General. AMUSEMENTS, FORD'S NEW THEATER. Tenth street, above Pennsylvania avenue. ett BI Jy yo ment o e i te edian, of the engage! "EDWIN FORREST ragedian who will sppear for the LAST TIME THIS (Tuesday) E ING, Jan, 21, 185, dec 27-tf in his celebrated characttr of SPARTACUS, in Dr, Bird’s Great Play of the GLADIATOR. Madame Ponisi a: Miss Alice Gray Mr, John McCallough as AND THE ENTIRE COMPANY, WEDNESDAY. the successful Dramaof THE STREETS OF NEW YORK. THURSDAY. last but one of EDWIN FORREST, 1, -ire, Appear in his great renditionof who Will, by d-sir a npess in bis g itiono The ever popular Comedian, My. J.3, CLARKE, will appear on MONBAY, February 5 GROVEK’S FHEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hotel, THIS (Tuesday) EVENING. Jan. 31, 1865, The most popular emotional play of the age, in which will #: pear the TOUN HARMING, AND ABLE ACTRESS, @ ree LUCILLE WESTERN, i eat et Character, in ber ADY ISABEL AND MADAME VINE, Whieh she has performed 242 nights to the largest and most brilliant audicnces ever assembled in theater. “The pure morality of this play has endeared it to all those who desire the stage to be a place where useful lessons may be learned, and the theater a place of suitable resort. The extraordinary flat- tering notices swarded by the press generally to Miss Western. for her powerfal and matural ren- dering of the unfortunate Lady Isabel, are too well known and thorough!y appreciated to need quota- tion at this time, and the furore which the play, with Mics Western, invariably creates, is a proud satisfaction to the inaDagement that they are not artial—no mere fulsome comments. The play has er most effectively cast at this time, employing the wopectting apiiiey or Theses Company out of i ing. New York, inc! pat bk TEL TON: : ‘ a : nt-street Theater. Philadelphia, ani of the Walon ay. Me COLLOM, of Washington, First Night of Glisten Le T ‘ayleure’s original and puine vlay of the title: ol eT LYNNE. ‘OR THE ELOPEMENT, ii tern, a8 Mice Luc lle Wester. ty Iaabel and Madame Vine, RATES OF ADMISSION, Parquette, 5) cents; Dress Cirele, 75 cts.. Orchet- tra Chairs. 9}; Private Boxes, $8; Family Circle, 25. cents ; Colored Gallery, 25cents; Colored Boxes, with cushioned seats, 5) cente. . No extra charze for securing seats in advance, Doors @pen at 6%; o'clock, curtain will rise at 7%; ecelock precisely. Box office open from 9a, m. to pm.,daily. | . . non Due notice will be given ef Miss Western’s ira: verforPEMEA, THE HEGREW MOTHER, GPanp SACRED CONGERT x in Aid of the GERMAN RELIEF ASSOCIATION. SUNDAY, February 5. at GROVER’S THEATER. Mr SER. B. MILLS, the great classic Pinvist, has been engaged. eesisted by eminent Vocal Tai ent, and a large Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Kop Tickets. SL Orches’ ts extra Family Circ) : - 60 cents To be had at the Music Store of Mr. Metzerott, corner of ith streetand Penn. avenue. jan S} THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND PINACOTHECA, Nioth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue NEW STARS! ELABOAKBT COMPANY AND THE LARG aE Mcsic HALL IN TRE COUNTRY: pene i i First Wee fag KATE PENNOYER, MISS KATE PENNOYER; the best Ameriean Danzense on the stage PENNOYER. MARZETTI and ANTONIO, PENNOYER: MARZETTI and ANTONIO‘ one rie Best Dancers of the Day. viret Wee PLE MAZORI ARNOLDI, M'LLB MAZORI ARNOLDI: the Finest Formed Woman inthe World, in her ti ‘s tion 0: DOMORTINER. WILLIAMS, MILLIE CRBED, And the other Star Performers, in t eat C lenge Programme. m TADIES" MATINEE NEXT SATURDAY, OX, CURRAN & NORRIS, Prop’rs, WV ATCHES, JEWELRY, &o. LARMOUR & Co., Light street, Baltimore, in- vites tire attention of purchasers to their choice stock of No. 1 WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, &c., SILVER WARE. PLATED WARE, OPERA GLABSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c., at low prices, Watches and Jewelry repaired in the best man- ner by the best workmen and warranted, jan 2i-tf ENDELL HOUSE LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S DINING SALOON AND RESTAURANT, 495 Seventy Street, KING & ENGLISH, Prorrizrors, Having refitted and renovated the House for- merly known as the ‘Hop Restaurant,” we respectfu: inform our friends and the public that we are now prepared to serve up all the delicacies of the season ina style that cannot fail to please the most fastidious, Our WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS are of the most choice brands, ea DINNER and 8U PPER PARTIES served in the highest style of the art, either in the public sa- Joon or private apartments. ja9-eodim FAfaor as MILLINBRY AND DRESS MAKING ESTABLISHMENT. Mra Darley, late of Baltimore. would re- spectfully inform the Ladies of Washington aud Vicinity, that she has opened at her rooms, 514 7th street, opposite Intelligencer Building, a Fancy Millinery and Dress Making blishment, where she intends keeping constantly on hand the Latest and most Fashionable cuts and styler: also, to m: ufacture to order every description of the latest ntroduced. Bonnets and Dress Patte: Paris, London, and New York. EI Gg4UTER's RESTAURANT. Senators and mbers of Congress, and stran- Ts, Who intend residing in thie-city tor the win: r.and wih to be entertained, will Gnd suites ef Ade ROOMS an ready for private Din- ipper 08 at bea GAUTIBB’S, de 27-1m 252 Pennsylvania avenue, At THE CHEAP GROCERY AND PRODUCE Store, $34 D street, juat received splendid eave Baek whest fresh Butter. pure pare for ~~ se, Cran . o wholesale and retail. 334 D street, near 10th et., one door east of it. a z ja 7-3t* TE ALBUM, Seventy mx Photo, “Ti aaNtrations from Gustave Dere. The Weed S jeg Jew, Photograph Illustrations from Gustav: re. Photograph Hustrations vit tere Ateda. Zhe leeving Beapty. with Photograph epee FRANOK TAYLOR. frem Gustave Cr LB_—A fine SUTLEREHIP in th i PALE Ts et te Epa Btex Ollie, yy 6" TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. The Steamer Eclipse Explosion. Carro. Jan. 29.—Further particulars of the explosion of the Eclipse have been received. Twenty-seven were killed instantly. There are many missing, supposed to be drowned. The clerk of the steamer apd several of the crew are among the killed. The scalded sut- ferers—over sixty in number, mostly belonging to the 9th Indiana battery—were brought to Paducah yesterday and placed in the hands of the post surgeon. New York Geld and Steck Market. NEw YorE, Jan. 30.—At Gallagher’s Ex- change, to-night, stocks were irregular. Gold 211; New York Central 109; Erie 72%; Hud- son 1064; Reading 105; Michigan Central 100; Michigan Southetn 653; Illinois Central 117; Cumberland 13 ¥; Quicksilver 95+; Mariposa 114. Gold was excited, and after the call sold at 210, but afterwams rallied to2i1. Erie very active. and strong. From Arkansas—Election of Senater. Sr. Louis, Jan. 30 —The Little Rock Demo- crat’s stitement that the election of W. D. Snow, to the United States Senate, by the Legislature of Arkansas was a farce, is proven tobe un- trne. He was legally elected by more than a quorum of the present General Assembly. Death of the Treasurer of New Jersey. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 3(.—Hon. R. M. Smith, Treasurer of the State. died here this morning. He held the office for fifteen years, and was universally respectad asa msi accomplished and faithin Overland Mai! Facili St. Lovra, Jan. 3).—A dispatch trom Atchi- son says theoverland mailstage will probably be run through in ten days. LOGAL NEWS. THE TRAGEDY IN THE TREASURY BUILDING. Clerk Shot Dead by a Female—Her State- righ as to the Incentive for the Terrible eed. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, as the clerks of the Treasury were leaving their rooms for their homes, a tragedy was enacted in the central hall of the old building which caused much excitement, and caused the gath- ering of @ large crowd of persons about the doors of the building who were anxious to learn the terrible particulars. it appears that Mr. Andrew Jackson Bur- roughs, (brother of Dr. Burroughs, president ot the Douglas College at Ohicago, Illinois,) a $1,600 clerk in the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, residing at No. 363 K street, be- tween {2th and 13th streets, while passing through the hall, was fired atby a woman who slipped out from behind a book case, and, turning round, be saw her and ran down the hall but before he turned togo down the steps she deliberately leveled the pistol and fire: seeond shot. One of these shots took effect, striking the back about two _ inches to the left of the spine, in the region of the fifth rib, and it is supposed passed through or near the heart. Mr. Bur- Troughs attempted to go down the steps, when some friend asked him to sit down while he got help, but before he returned Burroughs had breathed Ris last. The woman, efter firing the second shot, coolly thrust her pistol—which is @ small four-barrelled Sharp’s patent. adapted to metallic cartridges—into ner pocket, and walked down the back stairs, whither some persons followed her. As she was on her way out of the front door, Mr. Sengstack, one of the watchmen, detained her, and requested her to go into oneof the rooms, when shortly after- warde, Mr. E. G. Handy, who is captain of the watch of the building, and also a justice of the peace, had an interview with her, and com- mitted her to jail, officer Walker conducting her thither in a carriage. The body was remoyed to room No. 97, on the firet flcor, and last evening Coroner Wood. ward summoned the following jury :—James Laurenson, foremin; W.G. Finney, Edward G. Handy, James Croggon, Rozzell Wood- ward, Han. C. Addison, Samuel Cornelius, Joseph E. Davis, Nelson Theaker, G. B. W. Sharretts, Edward W.Hale and Charles H. Bissell. The body was first stripped and examined, when but one wound was found—the one above described. It was a small one, and no blood was visible. he having bled internally. The jury proceeded to examine such wit- mesees as could be found, when Mr. Alfred Everett, 2 room-mate of the deceased, was sworn.— Witness testified that he left his room at the same time deceased did—4.10 p.m —he going ont one door and deceased another. The room is in the second story of the building. As deceased was passing the clock in the hall,a woman stepped from the doorway near the clock, and running between witness and de- ceased, deliberately fired a pistol. Just as the shot was fired witness was about to take de ceased by the erm, and the flash of the pistol passed between them. When the woman fired the first shot she was but a toot or two from deceased. After the first shot was fired de- ceased turned around and tnrew up his hands, exclaiming “Oh.” He then turned again and ran toward the staircase at the east end of the hall, when the woman fired a second time, and deceased fell. Deceased had got about sixty feet from the woman when 6lie fired the second shot. The first shot was fired low. Witness does not think deceased saw the woman until after she had fired the first shot. After firing the shot the woman waiked deliberately away, and witness wert after her, and requested ome gentlemen to apprehend her, which was done. She first went down the steps to the ground floor, and finding she could not get out that way, returned up stairs. When the first shot was fired there was a gentleman by his side who ran also, but witness is certain that deceased was the woman’s object. George H. Walker, policeman, sworn —Be- tween four and five o’clock witness was sent for to go tothe Treasury building, and he tound Justice Handy there. The woman, who gave her name as Mary Harris. was there also, and admitted that she had shot the deceased. Jus- tice Handy committed her to jail, and witness gota carriage to take her there. On the way, and without any questions being asked on the art of witness, the prisoner stated that she ad done the deed deliberately, and that she did not wish any one to sympithize with her; so far as she was concerned she did not regretthe act, but she was sorry on account of her father and motker. She turther stated thatthe deceased had seduced her under promise of marriage,ind that she had been disgraced, and had been driven from her friends and from her home; and that when deceased was appealed to to do her justice he took her toa disrepntable house in Chicago. She had told deceased a year ago tbat she would have revenge,even at the risk of her life; and some time ago she determined that @8 soon as she could raise money enough to purchase a pistol ana bring her to Wash- ington she would have her revenge. She ar- rived in Washington yesterday morning, and atonce proceed to carry out her intended purpose. Witneés understood the woman to say she was from lowa. She asked witness to pelcerape the fact to Louisa A. Dunbar, Jones- ville, Wis. Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Comptroller of the Cur- rency sworn.— Witness testified that after the shooting he had an interview with Mary Harris, She said that she had been engage‘ to be mar- ried to deceased fora number o/ years, since she was 12 years of age, and that he had failed to fulfil his engagement. Witness asked her if deceased had seduced her, and she said he had not. Witness then asked her if she was a vir- tuous woman, and she said ‘as Godis my wit- ness I am.” The woman appeared to be in great distress on account of her father and mother. She statéd that her father and mother resided at Burlington, lowa. The deceased was a clerk in his bureau and was appointed about a year and a half ago. Oficer Walker here stated that she told him that she had bought the pistol in Chicago. Dr. J. C.Riley examined the wound. The ball entered the back, on the left side, about twoinches from the spine, between the fifth and sixth ribs, and witness believed that from the position in which deceased was standing when shot, the bell Pista to the heart. The wound was sufficient to cause death. Captain Charles Callender, sworn.— Witness te} matter, and he lied in a faint veice, «I Cs xnow.” Deceased \ ‘was then helped oer rove and died in ten or fifteen minutes. Witness knew Boening of the shooting until after de- ceased had died. Witness thonght he had a fit. Mr. Albon Mann, a clerk employed inthesame Toom with deceased, was sworn, and testified that in the early part of last summer a lady came totberoom of deceased and asked for mg Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1865; N°. 3,719. him. Deceased was at the time in Baltimore, and the visitor seemed to regret his absence exceedingly. Witness took her to the board- ing-house of deceased on E street, and finding he had not returned, the visitor returned to Baltimore, whence she had come to Washing- ton. Witness saw the woman who did the shooting to-day, ana believes she is the same woman whocalled upon deceased last sum- mer. Upon the return of deceased from Balti- more, at the time of the visit, witness men- tioned the circumstance to him, and described the visitor. Deceased recognized the descrip- tion, and regretted his absence at the time. He spoke of the lady in terms cf great praise, but never mentioned her name to witness. Justice Handy —Witness testified that he was sent for, and on entering the room he saw the ‘woman, who acknowledged that she had shot deceased, and took from her pocket the pistol, which che gave to him, and witness committed her to jail. The evidence here closed, the jury rendered the following verdict: That the deceased left bis room in the Treasury building about 4 o'clock p. m. on the 30th day of January, 1365; and that, whileon his way through the hall, he came to his death by a ball fired from a pis- tol in the hands of a woman said to be named Mary Harris, said ball taking effect about two inches to the left of the spine, in the region of the fifth rib. The corpse was taken in charge by a relative ana some friends of the deceased, and con- veyed to his late residence, near Franklin Square, from whence it willbe buried. The deceased was married about a year since to a young lady of Chicago, and for some time he roomed on Estreet, near Temperance Hall, but recently he has been housekeeping at the above place. He was a fine looking man, apparently in robust health; and some of his fellow clerks who were present when the inquest was held bore testimony to his good character and effici- ency as a clerk. The weman, who gave her name as Mary Harris, is represented to bear the traees of great personal beauty, but appears somewhat emaciated, with a look as if she suffered men- tally. She is from 22 to 25 years of age, rather below the ordinary height, with dark brown hair falling in luxuriant ringlets At first she betrayed little emotion, but on the way to the jail with officer Walker, it seemed that she commenced te realize her situation, and the officer was obliged in 8 great measure to carry her from the carriage to the jail. The second shot, it seems, went through the glass in the sash on the left of the door of the old library, and struck the plastering near the Jett casing of the window, making a hole about half an inch deep. The shot passed just about sate high, but was too much to the left to take effect. The statement that the woman was an em- ploye of the Treasury Department is a mis- take. Friends of the deceased claim that he was of unblemished morals, and they deny that there was any improper intimacy between the pris- oper andthe deceased. They state that the pair grew up together as boy and girl lovers, but with no guilty associations, and that believing that their mutual happiness would not be promoted by 8 union, he so noti- fied her verbally and by letter together with tbe fact that he was about to marry another— thathe subsequently married this other lady, a Miss Boggs, and with his bride made a wed- ding call upon Miss Harris, a few days atter the marriage. This was about August of 1°63, and they say that since that time Miss Harris has herself been married, but not living happily, has apparently conceived a sudden feeling of injury against her old lover, and now, nearly 18 months after his marriage to another, takes this terrible revenge. Friends of the prisoner say that she belonged to one of the most respectable families in Bar- lington, Iowa; that she and the deceased grew up together in the most loving intimacy, going together to thesame Baptist Church and the same Sunday school; that on growing up he joined the church, and that their intimacy was of so close @ nature as to create scandal in the church, and he was asked to withdraw from the church, which he did; and that subse- quently he removed to Chicago Kiser See CORPORATION AFFAIRS. CouNciL PROCEEDINGS, Jan. 30, 1865.—Board of Aldermen.—Present—Messrs. Barr, Uter- mehle, Canfield, Plant, Lloyd, Pepper, Lewis, Gulick, McCathran, Noyes, Rapley, Brown, and Turton. A communication was presented from the Mayor approving certain acts, and nominating N.T. Holly as assistant superintendent fire alarm and police telegraph, and J. H. Falkner and Lewis Seybold assistant operators. Mr. Noyes presented a communication from William Wise, Esq., for many years commis- sioner of the Washington canal. suggesting important improvements in connection with that work. He asked that the communicaticn be printed with the proceedings and referred to canal committee. So ordered. Mr. Utermehle, from the committee on po- lice, reported back Council bill establishing fish wharves and docks along the Potomac be- tween 6th and Mth streets west. Amendments providing that the purchaser of the right to the use of the wharves shall pay down $100; in default of the highest bidder, giving the right to the next, at the rise of the former; changing the limits tog ith street east and 1th street west; providing that the offal shall not be thrown inte the Potomac above the mouth of the Eastern Branch, and repealing as spe- cial privileges heretofore granted to establish fish docks, were adopted and the bill passed. Mr. Utermehle offered a concurrent resolu- tion that when the Board adjourned it be tiil Wednesday night, February Ist, to receive, consider and dispose of any propositions that Taay be made by the Washington and Alexan- dria Railroad Company in relation to the bonds of that road guaranteed by the Uorporation of Washington. Adopted. On motionof Mr. Lloyd, the committee on finance was discharged from the consideration ot the petition of George E. Ward asking dam- azes in the amountof $40 for injuries to his carriage caused by the unfinished condition of the streets, Mr. Utermehle, from the committee on fi- nance, reported a bill authorizing the Mayor to submit to arbitration the claims of Barrow, Smith & Co. against the corporation for dam- ages sustained by the suspension of their work on the new market house, with the recom. imendation that it do not pass. After considerable discussion, the biil was amended so as to provide for two arbiters in- €tead of four, and the bill then passed. On motion of Mr. Gulick, the committee on claims was discharged from the considerat on of the petitions of Richard Jones and Willian Hildebrand, praying the remission of fines. Mr. Pepper, from the committee‘on improve- ments, reported the following:—A bill'to con- struct & wooden trunk across N street nerth at 6th east; passed. Also, a bill to gravel and grade P street from 12th to 16th streets west: also, @ bill to gravel the tootwalk along square 915, between 9th and 10th streets east. Mr. Turton, from the committee on drainage, reported the following:—A bill amending an act relating to the kind of stone to be used for curbs; alss, a bill to lay water mainson 14th street trom F street to the boundary; passed. Mr. Noyes, from the committee on schools, Teported a bill making an appropriation of $1,244 for the erection of additional rooms and paving the walks and gutters around the Wal. Jach school; passed, Mr. Plant, from the committee on fire de- partment, reported formally on the nomina. tions of the Mayor, and thry were confirmed. The lower Board naving disagreed to the amendments to the bill relating to fish wharves and docks, on motion of Mr. Utermehle the amendments were insisted or, and tke chair authorized to call fora committee on confer- ence. The bill relating to the removal of ice snow from the pavements was taken from. ‘the ieee &gain referred to the committee on Mr. Turton introduced a bill making an ap- ropriation for the deficiency in See ass. Avenue, between 15th and iéth streets west; referred. The following from the lower Board were taken up :—Joint resolution instructing the committee before Congress to use.every effort todefeat House bill 196, seperpeaane a new Tailway company; passed. Joint resolution instructing same committee to urge u: Con- gress the necessity of making Appropriation for therelief of parties coming to Washington to prosecute claims,and —_ becoming destitute, ‘were thrown upon the Corporation for sup- port; iS ill to la; water main along Th street west, from New ork avenue to Estreet the erroneous ‘bonds of the Wi Toad com) y 3 referred. Bill to main on 6h & i rua siete totes en through Mount Vernon place; passed. Bill tee GeltciencY for placing raling and gates Irqnt of City Hall; passed. Bill to lay’ water main from 11th street down water stree! to H street south; referred. Hill to lay & wooden trunkover South Carolina avenue &@nd Lith street east; referred. Bill placing curb stones and paye the south side of Square (24; referred. Bill to lay foot pavement om the west side of square 107; referred; and a bil] relating to the 3 paving of the center of all public Slieys, re~ ferred. Adjourned till Monday next, the lower Boa: having failed to act on the concurrent resolus tion calling & meeting for Wednesday night. Common Council.—The Board met atthe usaal hour, and was called to order by the Presiaent. All the members present excep! Mr. Rheem. A message was received trom the Mayor, announcing his approval of acts authorizing the laying of water mains on D street soutn, from 16th to 11th streets west; along 4tb street west, from New York avenue to O street north; on I. street north, from 14th to 16th streets weet. Also, making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the special election ordered to be hela in the Third Ward: another for the relief of Robert Wemer: also, joint resolution for a special election in the Third Ward; joint reso- lution of respect to the memory of the late James Skirving, deceased; and similar reeolu- tion of respect tothe memory ot the Jate Edward Everett, deceased. The following were presented and referred :-- By Mr. Larner—Petition of M. Reardon, for damage done by overflowing ot a sewer. bille fer water mains on © street, trom 6th to 7th streets; on 6th street, from New York avenue to O street: on 7th street, from N to the northern boundary of the city, on 10th, from M to O street, and on O from 10th to7th; for paymen* of bounty to volunteers, offering &50 for each person credited to the city. By Mr. Edmon- s'on—Bill providing for Jaying iron or wooden bridges across guiters, instead of stones set on edge. By Mr. Moore—Bil! for water main on f street, from 6th to7th street: bill to construct sewer from the southwest corner of Cour house square and 5th street, to connect with the sewer on 6th street. - Mr. Larner introduced a resolution granting use of the chamber to the Young Men’s Ohr.s- tian Association two evenings each week. Passed. The following were reported from commit- tees:—By Mr. Larmer, (improvements)—Al}- dermen bills amending act of 1/2 in reiation to alleys: amending act of 1853 relating to Nag tootways, to regulate curb stones; providing for centering all gutters with blue flagging; passed. Also, bills for setting curb and paving footway on south side of square 624; setting curb and paving footway on west de of square 1U7; passed. Also, Aldermen’s bill {fo graveling 6th street, trom D to I street; recom- mitted. By Mr. Wright, (fire department)— Bill amending act organizing the paid fire de- partment, by allowing extra men $2) per an- num; passed. Mr. Larner also reported the communication of Dr. May, protesting against the proposed railway from the Baitimore depo: to the Poto- mac, along U and 43 streets, with ‘he follow- ing resolution: Resolved, & That the joint committee to represent the interests of the corporation t fore Congress be instructed to use their utmo: efforts to defeat the bill of the House of Kep- resentatives, No. 156, and now before said House, on an amendment from the Senate, as seriously detrimental to the interests of the city. A lengthy discussion ensned between Mesers, Wright, Larner, Peugh, Dudiey and Moore, after which the resolution was adopted. Mr. Peugh introduced a resolution setting forth that large numbers of persons, families of soldiers, are attracted here. and are often destitute, with no money or friends, and ca}l- ing upon Congress to make some appropr: ation to furnish such with transportation their homes. The following were received from the Alder- men:— Resolution that when the boards ad- journ it be to Wednesday night, to consider @ny proposition from the Washington and Alexandria Railroxd Company in relation + the guaranteed bonds of the company, which may be made; rejected. Council bill relating tothe fish wharves, with amendments: curred in Council bill providing fer ting the claim of Barron, Smithson & Co. to arbitration, with amendments; concurred in. Adjourned. ——— U.S. SUPREME Court, January 30.—No. 69. The Pagific Mail Steamship Company, plain- tiffin error vs. Wm. H. Jolliffe. Inerror tothe county Conrt of the city and county of San Francisco, California. Mr. Jastice Field deliv- ered the opinion of the Court, affirming the judgment of the said County Courtin this cause th costs. 0. 181. Jonathan H. Ransom, plaintiff in error, vs. Chester K. Williams. In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Justice Swayne delivered the opinion of the Court, af- firming the judgment of the said Court in this cause, with costs. No. 86. Isaac Cook et al., plaintiffs in error, vs. The United States, In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Justice Clitford deliv- ered the opinion of the Court, reversing the judgment ot the said Circuit Court, with costs, and remanding the cause, with directions to award & venire facias de novo. No. &&. John T. Whitaker et al, plaintiffs in error, vs. Ualvin D. Reed. In error to the Cir- cult Court of the United States for the North- ern District of Illinois. Mr. Justice Olifford delivered the opinion of the Court, affirming the judgment of the said Circuit Courtin this cauee, with costs. No. 230. The Bank of the Commonwealth, &c., plaintiff in error, vs. The Commissicaers of Taxes, &c. In error to the Court of Appeals of the States of New York. Mr. Justice Nel- son delivered the opinion of the said Oourt of Appeals, with costs, and remanding the cause, with directions to enter judgment in contorm- ity to the opinion of this Court. Same judgment in all the other bank-tax cases, No. 72. Mdward Hunter, master and claim- ant ofthe British steamship Circassian, &c., appellant, vs. The United States. Appeat from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Fiorida. Mr. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the Court, affirming the decreee of the Distric: Court in this cause. No. 117. The Levy Court oftie County ot Washington, plaintiffs in error, vs. Thomas Woodward. The argument in this cause was commenced by Mr. Cox for the plsiniff in er- ror, and continued by Mr Bradley for tbe ce~ fendant in error. Adjourned. —_—_—s——- A MATRIMONIAL SevaneLe.—On Tuesday Jast, Sergeant Milstead, of the eighth precinct, arrested Mrs. Josephine Ver- millon, rormery. Miss Dunbar, for making threats towards her husband, Henry Vermil- lion. It appears that Mr. Vermillion ig rather advanced in life, and 2 few weeks sinée mar- ried Miss Dunbar, who is quite young and good looking. The match proved to have been 8x injyudicious one, and the morning after the marriage the dissatisfaction ot the parties, es- ‘pecially the brice, occasioned bickerings and quarrels. On Tuesday last they wenz to the nouse of a friend in the lower part of the Fiftn Ward to arrange some business. when Mrs. V., becoming tired of waiting, pitched into the venerable groom,making some unloving threats against him, when Sergeant Milstead was sent for and took her to the eighth precinct station, There she gave batlto keep the peace before Justice Handy. —$——_0e--___ PETROLEUM MILLIONAIRE.—A somewhat rustic heir ef one of the fertunates of the oi region, whose income is several thousand a day, concluded to see the wonders of the East, So, putting a few necessaries into a common pexclline pag a feel oF ee acelphia. Stopping at the Girard and asking for a good roera the landlord said: 2 ~ «You can have & room; but we shall be obliged to demand EY, in advance.” « Well sir, I thin’ cannot only pay for my ee ES “but buy out your entire hotel. at’s your price!” Si he posted off elsewhere, so wayings After driving and laxuriating to his heart’s content in Philadelphia, and making a present of a fine span of horses toa livery-man who ae) bim well, he proceeded to New One of his first calls there was on Ball & Black. ‘‘Havye you any diamond rings!’ “Yes,” said the clerk, and showed him one of two hundred dollars’ value. Ree said Petroleum, * hayen’t you any rt “Yes—here’s one at five hundred dollars.” “Thats better—that shines; but is this the oe eeces one you have?” : ‘he clerk looked amazed and suspicious, but brought another at two theusand dollars. “Oh!” said Petroleam, «that’s brilliant—that suits better. I like that. But ain’t there any- thing more stylish yet?” : The clerk, dumbfounded, displayed the six thousand dollar diamond ring, the most val- uable in the store; and his customer, exhibiting great wonder and joy in surveying it, asked: ‘ow hain’t you nothing higher, better!” «sNo, said the clerk, “that’s the best in the comny,”” never i the fellow coula uy “Well,” said Petroleum, “J°]} take that,” ana forked over the six thousand than tic Monthly Magazine, Feburary, ae . —__—_______ WaGeorge Augas Sala, the Engi teur, in summing up his experiences, pay trae the trikin, § Sia e tribute tothe womenor hited «In all seriousness and sin the young ladies of America he ince ae