Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1865, Page 2

‘THE EVENING STAR. ee W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY...,.........--MAY 10, 1865, ——<————— == wa READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. BEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER, IMPORTANT TO PAROLED PRISONERS Gen. Grant has issued the following in- structions to Gen. Auger, relative to the dis- position to be made of paroled prisoners: HEADQ’ES ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, D. C., May 8, 1865.—Major Gen. C- C. Auger, Coma’g Department of Washington— General: Please send all paroled prisoners Of the Iate rebel armies now confined or de- tainea at Alexandria, Va. to their homes Those whose homes were at the time of joining those armies in States that have never been in Tebellion, and who desire to return to them ‘will be required io take the oath prescribed ja the President's amnesty Proclamation ; pro- wided they are not excepted from its benefits, Af ao excepted they will be detained. Those living in Texas will be sent in charge ofan officer, and will be landed on the west é@anks of the Mississippi River, about the mouth of Red River. By command of Lieut. Gen. Grant. . T. S. Bowsgrs, Ass't Ad'jt Gen. THE MILITARY € ON FOR THE TRI- AL OF T THE ACCOMPLICES OF BOOTH, This court meton yesterday, in aroom fitted | up for the purpose, in the old penitentiary building, adjoining the arsenal grounds. The following order was re ad: ExEcuTive CHAMPER, Wasutneton City, May 1, 1°65. Whereas the Attorney General of the Uni- ted States hath given his opinion: * That the persons implicated in the murder O&the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assa sination of the Honorable William &n Slleged conspiracy to assassinate other of- ficers of the Federal Government st Washing- ton city, and their aiders and abettors, are Subject to the jurisdiction of, and legally tri- able before, 2 military commission:”” : itts ordered: ist That the Assistant Adju- tant General detail rine competent military officers to serve as a commission for the trial of said par,ies, and that the Judge Advocate General proceed to prefer charges against said parties for their alleged offences, and bring them to trial before said military commission; that said trial or trials be conducted by the faid Judge Advocate General, and, as record- er thereof, in person, aided by such assistant or speciak judge advocates as he may desig- pate, and that said trials be conducted -with all diligence consistent with the ends of jus- tice; fhe said commission to sit without regard to hours. 2d. That Brevet Major General Hartranft be assigned to duty as special provost mar- shi general tor the purposes of said trial and attendance upon said commission and the ex- ecution of its mandates. & id. That the said commission establish such order or rules of proceeding as may avoid un- wecessary delay and conduce tothe ends of public justice. ANDREW JOHNSON. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICB, WaskincTon, D. C., May 6, 1865. Cflicial e: py. ‘W.A. NICHOLS, Ass’t Adj’t General. | Hon. Jobn A. Bingham, of Ohio, and Brevet | nel Burnett were then introduced to the oprtas Assistant Judge Advocates for the trial of the case designated under the order of the President. ‘The Court then adjourned until 10 o’clock to-day toallow the prisoners an opportunity of retaining counsel and of conferring with them. The prisoners David E. Heroid, Lewis Payne, Samuel B. Arnold, Michael O’Laugh- eorge A. Atzerott, Samuel A. Mudd, and Bi M.E. Surratt, on being brought before the Military Commission yesterday were asked whem they desired to select for their counsel, when they named the following gen- tleman: Herold—Mr. Fred, Stone, Bradley, and Mr. J. M. Carlisle. Psyne—Mr. Mason Campbell. Mrs Surratt—Hon. Reverdy Johnson and Mr. Wm. W. Kirby. Samuel A. Mudd—Mr. Robert James Brent, of Baltimore. The other prisoners did not ame counsel. 1 T TOWN. iP a Goy. Curtin. of Pennsylyanta, and Senator Wade, of Ohio, left town yesterday evening Last night they visited the theater in Balti- moore, and were enthusias‘ically cheered. 7" We have received No. | of an illustrated ‘work entitled “The Federal City; or Ins and bouts of Washington,” by S. D. Wyeth; puo- lished in admirable style by Gibson Brothers- it 1s both readable and useful, containing, as it does, a large amount of new material agree- Ably presented. Hudson Taylor, 331 Pennsyl- ‘vania avenue, has it for sale. 7 General Lee remains very quietly at his residence in Richmond, andis seen by few. Guriosity Jeads many to seek an introduction tohim, but such applications are generally declined. The Genera! is said to be enguged in writing up his report of the closing cam- paign of the war, but to whom the r eport is to be it would be hard to say. An enterprising Worthern bookseller, with a Sharp eye to pros- pective profits, has already made a proposi- Zion to the General to write a history of the ‘Virgima campaigns. The proposition was taken into consideration, but not positively ac- eouneds Custis Lee, the Generai’s son, is with Lim. WF Yesterday was a most remarkable ir the history of finance, the people throughout the country subscribing the immense sum of Fif- deen Million One Hundred and Sicty-Five Thou- can? Three Hundred Dollars #8 losnto the Government. Of this amount the First Na- tional Bank of Baltimore took $375,000. U7" There was a heavy fall in cattle at New York on Monday, and those of the drovers Who had bought at high figures lost heavily. ‘The average for good steers was below 17 cents—a fall of over five per cent. from open- ing prices. ce eee ae eee @7 The English Lord Chancellor has de- cided a case in which the principle is declared that merchants have tbe right to run the blockade, subject only to the risk of capture, 4d that the belligerent bas no other remedy. MASONIC.—A Special Meeting of Har- mony Lodge, No. 17. will be beld THIS (Wednesday) BV ENING. at 3 o'clock, to make ar- Fangewents for ii foneral of Bro. B. P. BLewitT. By order of the W. M. i ‘WM. A. YATES, Sec’y. A MOURNFUL EASTER —A UF of Rev. Dr (Halts Admirabig Pearce our 2 }@ ast ination w i fast bee iseued in amaphiet fort. and tenes in the Beokstores of HUDSON TAYLOR aal BEALE CBAKD & MOHUN. Single copies, 15 eents; 2 copier, 25 cents; i¢ copies, $1. my 8 lw MONUMENT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THE CITY OF WASHINGTON SN emereiien ais Shoule be cree” definite shape to th yrs sat Aerie \@ City o: tor memory of Abratam Lincoln. the Oity Oenacila ¥ hee Beton bsve taken action, resulting in the Sor a Nari an Association to be called the LIN- 5 ONAL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, With the following oficera: NOE EACH. Mayor. President— RiCHaRD Becretary—CRO=BY 8 NOYK: ireasurer—GEORKGB W: RIGGS \ Ts will be-announced It is proposed to raise ih peers optim at least $1/0,000 by subscripti i i acount from one dollar to ten per ingen t tributor. ten per individual con- the general solicitude to contribute for d thet the 1 and the posed to con ribute ir contributions to GEORG W. RIGGS, Bea., ‘Treasurer of the Association. . Ax it may be dificult to send individual receipts for the contributiona received. they will be ac- Le edged from time te time through the pablic It is earnestly hoped that every newspaper throughout the country will call attention to Pie object of this association, and give it such edito rial encouragement as shall secure a general wesoquites. It is the desire of the Association to raise a monument that «bail piovatty commemorative nd character of the lamen that shall be creditable alike to the Geceased—on city and mation With such endsin view. it is not doubted that thi eae e aes eee Oe Se ‘TO THE ARMY AND NAV elegant OPBKA “ C. Loe Teen tate Bey for in the iene ofehe arm s Sinn Ge ane Mrs. may e respectfully invited x the army and navy FE come forward and give etes. The list will be % en, atGonzags Hall, F st.,noartoth, ap 29-t¢ . Seward, Secretary of State, and in | Mr. Joseph H. | OFFICIAL. By the President of the United States of America. 4 PROOLAMATION. ‘Whereas the President of the United States, by his Proclamation of the nineteenth dsy of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- one, did declare certain States therein men- tioned in insurrection against the Government of the United States; And whereas armed resistance to the author- ity of this Government in the said insurrec- tionary States may be regarded as virtually at anend, and the persons by whom that resist. ance as well as the operations of insurgent cruisers were directed are fugitives or cap- tives; And whereas it Is understood that some of those cruisers are still infesting the high seas, and others are preparing to capture, burn, and destroy vessels of the United States; Now, therefore, be it known that I, ANDREW JOHNSON, President ot the United States, here by enjoin all naval, military, and civil officers of the United States diligently to endeavor, by all lawful means, to arrest the said craisers and to bring them into a port of the United States, in order that they may be prevented from committing further depredations on com- merce, and that the persons on board of them may no longer enjoy impunity for their crimes And 1 further proclaim and declare that if, after a reasonable time shall have elapsed for this Proclamation to become known in the | ports of nations claiming to have been neu- trals, the said insurgent truisers and the persons on board of them shall continue to receive hospitality in the said ports, this Gov- ernment wiil deem itself justified in refusing hospitality to the public vessels of such na- tions ip portsof the United States, and in adopting such other measures as may be deemed advisable toward vindicating the national sovereignty. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand sad caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this tenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and of the independence of the United States of America the eighty-ninth. ANQEEW JOHNSON. By the President: W. Hunrze, Acting Secretary of Staie. [t.8.] WASHINGTON CiTY, May 9, 155. Executive Order to Re-establish the Au- thority of the United States. and Execute the Laws Within the Geographical Limits Known as the State of Virginia. ORDERED: First. That all acts and proceed- ings of the political, mihtary and civil organ- izations Which have been ina state of insur- rection and rebellion, within the State of Vir- ginia, against the authority and laws of the United States, and of which Jefferson Davis, Jobn Letcher and William Smith were late the respective chiefs, are declared null and void All persons who shall exercise, claim. pretend or attempt to exercise any political, military or civil power, authority, jurisdiction, or rigitt, by, through or under Jefferson Davis, late of the city of Richmond, and his confederates, or under John Letcher, or William Smith and their confederates, or under any pretended Political, military or civil commision or au- thority isened by them or either of them since the 17th day of April, 1961, shall be deemea and taken asin rebellion against the United States, and shall be deait with accordingly. Second. That the Secretary of State proceed to put in force all laws of the United States, the | administration whereof belongs to the Depart- ment of State, applicable to the geographical limits aforesaid. Third. That the Secretary of the Treasury | Proceed, without delay, to nominate for ap- pointment, assessors of taxes and collectors of customs and internal revenue, and such other Officers of the Treasury Department as are authorized by law, and shail put in execution the revenue laws of the United States within the geographical limits aforesaid. In making appointments, the preference shall be given to qualified loyal persons residing within the dis- tricts where their respective duties are to be performed, But if suitable persons shall not be fotind. pesidents of the districts, then per- sons residing in other States or districts shall be appointed. Fourth. That the Postmaster General shall proceed to establish post offices and Post routes, and put into execution the postal laws of the United States within the said State, giving to loyal residents the preference of appointment; but if euitable persons-are not found, then to appoint agents, &c., from other States. Fifth. That the District Judge of said dis- trict proceed to hold courts within said State, in accordance with the provisions of the acts of Congress. The Attorney General will in- struct the proper officers to libel, and bring to judgment, confiscation, and sale, property subject to confiscation, and enforce the admin- istration of justice within said State, in all matters civil and criminal within the cogniz- ance and jurisdiction of the Federal courts. Sizth, That the Secretary of War assign such Assistant Provost Marshal General, and such Provost Marshals in each district of said State as he may deem necessary. Seventh. The Secretary of the Navy will take possession of all public property belong- ing to the Navy Department, within said geographical limits, and put in operation al acts of Congress in relation to nayal affair, having application to said State, £ighth. The Secretary of the Interior will also putin force thé iaws relating to the De- partmentof the Interior. Ninth. That to carry into effect the guarantee of the Federal Uonstitution of a republican form of State government, and afford the ad- vantage and security of domestic laws, as well as to complete the re-establishment of the au- thority of the laws of the United Siates, and the full°and complete restoration of peace within the limits aforesaid, Francis H. Peir- point, Governor of the State of Virginia, will be aided dy the Federal Government, so far as may be necessary, in the lawful measures which he may take for the extension and ad- ministration of the State government through. out the geographical limits of said State. In testimony whereof, { have hereunto set [SHAL.] my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. ANDERW JOHNSON. By the President : pee W. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. PAPEBRHANGINGS 367 BS F spies Mb dnd SHADES. he latest styles selli t the | i at RIDWELL & BENDBROOM 20°" 7 Franblis Bott Butias ~ ia Hall Building. All work in their lin i city or country, anger as aan UDBON TAXYLOB ‘Has constantly on band atl the NEW BOOKS OF THE DAY. MILITARY BOOKS, At New York Prices WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. MEDICAL BOOKS, . PHOTOGRAPHIO ALBUMS, in great variety, FIRST CL488 STATIONERY. BLANE BOOKS. PATENT QANCBLLING STAMPS AND STAMPING INK. The celebrated SANFORD WRITING FLUID. Catalogues of Military and Miscellaneous i mailed when requested, —— All Books sent by ‘mall free (if met weighing over four pounds) on receipt of publisher's prices, BUDSON TAYLOR, Bookseller and Stationer, Exkovtivz CHAMBER, } D STEEET. Bét__334 Pennsylvania avenue, ATS, of the Latest and finest DP ae ry silk aoe pty EE mei Particular atten mm is ‘called to ot a lichtases tad comfort ts (nowranne . STINE ‘Hatter, NAPOLEON'S LIFE OF JULIUS OMBAR, N’ SPOLRON’S LIFR OF JULIUS OABAR, PY FRANOK TAYLOR. (5 tetee CITIZENS OF THE 6TH WA rd BD me re the follewing For Oollecter _ DIZON, For Resi (ab, DOUGLASS a For Burvert) wORSYTH, re For Aldershot ALBERT: For Commet ASD 0. BR. RK THOS. Mw. : = For AM OHARLRS NELSON, m10 eox* ___OHARURS NELSON, _m 10 eo%*_ ST WARD UNOON DITION (ee ae oKeT, ONAL UNION Nector— ~ For Con TLLIAM DIXON. egister— For ReMMUEL B. DOUGLASS ‘veyor— For Bar or LIAM FORSYTH. For Alderman— WILLIAM B, MAGRUDER, i For Common Ores BELLY, JOHN A. RHBEM OLABENOS 8B. BAKER. may 8-tf 2 ee eee T A MEETING OF THE LOY, é 4 nase of its Bourse Ward held oe Sr: jing. May 5 J i mien were unanimously wominated : "Te e*ntle- Unconditional Union Tick+t. FOR COLLECTOR— WILLIAM DIXON. POR REGISTER SAMUML B. DOUGLASS. 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"Pen Giony oF & QF Maw 18 83 STERNGTE— fore, @ nervous and debilitated. should BiGu yEmediately so HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT 4 O'OLOCK P. M. GUVERNMENT SECURITIES. , Wasaineron, May 10, 1865. Jay Cooke & Co. tarnish the following quo- tations of Gevernment securities: ane: Selling: U.S. 6’s Coupon 1331 eat 1 U. S05-20'8... 105 106 U_S._10-40's. O75 ce 4 One Year Certificates. o9y 99% New Yore. Boarp. Coupons, 1103; : 5-20"s, 105%; 10-40's, 96X; Core tificntes, 99%; Gold, 13534 isla A A THE TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS, ‘The court to try the assassination conspira- tors is setting to-day with closed doors, and | was ¢ngaged this morning in cempleting its organization. Yesterday, when the conspirators were ar- ralgued and asked to select their counsel, sey- eral of them did 80 as stated elsewhere. Last evening the Bureau of Miltary Justice informed each of the counsel so selected of the fact, tendering them passes to enter the prison, but we have not heard as yet that any of the gentlemen named have consented to act as counsel, Dir. Robert J. Brent, who was se. lected by Dr. Mudd &s his counsel, is engaged in the Brown-Wiley case, before the Circuit Court, as also is Mr. Bradley, who was selected by Heroid, and they will not be able, there- fore, te act as his counsel. Mr. Carlisle, another of the counsel selected by Herold, having withdrawn from all prac- tice save before the United States Supreme OCcurt and Court of Claims, will not appear before the Commission, and the friends of Mr, Frederick Stone, a prominent lawyer of Port Tobacco, who was also selected by Herold, state that it is doubtful whether he will attend the case. Thus Heroldand Madd will have to select other counsel. We have not heard whether Hon. Reverdy Jobnson will actas counsel for Mrs. Surrat, but suppose that Mr. Kirby, who, although well acquainted with the rules of civil courts, has never entered the profession, will not appear as counsel. Mr. Mason Campbell, who was selected by Lewis Payne, belongs to Baitimore, where he has a large practice. He is & son-in-law of the late Chief Justice Taney. It is not known whether he will serve in the case. CKENE OF THE TRIALS. The building in which the prisoners have been confined since they were removed from the monitors Saugus and Montauk, and in which they are to be tried, is the old Penitentiary building. now inclyded in the Arsenal grounds. Itisof brick, & little over three hun fred fert long, and fifty feet wide, and three stories in height. It was erected during the latter part ot John (Quincy Adams’ term, and finiehed in the commencement of Jackson's administra- tion, the first Warden being a Cel. Williams, who had previously been the keeper of the Maryiand Penitentiary at Baitimore. The maim entrance has heretofore been on the west front of the building, which is upon the banks of the river, There are four rooms on & fioor in this wing orend of the building. Those on the first floor were formerly otcapied as the inspector's room, wartien’s Office, reception room, &c. The rooms on the two floors above were occupied by the wardens’ families. A large hall passes through this wing of the bnilding, at tha end of whichis a heavy iron gate, opening intoa room intended originally as the dining-room, but which has been mostly used as a store- room. Thisroom is about forty feet deep by the width (fifty feet) of the building, and forms the connecting link with the long apartment which forms the shei} for the central ranges of cells. A morbid interest attaches to this gloomy, sparsely-lighted, iron-warded store. room trom the fact that popular report places under the brick flooring of its southern halr ail that remains mortal of’ the assassin Booth. From thisroom two ponderous iron gates open into the cell department immediately east In passing through we come first upon the cells occupied by male prisoners when the building was used for penitentiary purposes, The comb of these cells, as in mest prisons, runs along the center ofthe long room, with ample space between the lower cells and tha walls and with corridors to the uprer Tenges, affording access to the cells and walks for the guards. These cells taee north and south, and are built in four tiers, twenty in a range. on each side, the whole number being 160. ‘Those cn the upper tier were built originally for femaie prisoners, and with proper cour- tesy tothe sex, were made twice the size of those tor the male prisoners. Subsequently a separate department was mae for the temale prisonere, and the just mentioned cells were halved by partitions into double their number, for the use of m&ie prisoners, The galleries, which form a complete circuit round the comb of cells, are reached by a flight of steps at the west end of the range. From the gallery around the second tier a flight of stairs lead into a large room over the store-room, and tormerly used 43 achapel. From the fact that vhis chapel-room is spacious and airy. it was inferred that it would be used a3 the court- room for the trial of the conspirators. It is ‘understood, however, that this room is now so fully packed with arsenal material not conye- nient to be removed, that it was thought ad- visable to select some other room. From the third tier of the-e cell galleries an- Other short flight of steps leads into what was the male hospital, over the chapel. From this room the most freauent attempts were made by penitentiary convicts to escape, ‘hey sham. ming illness to get into the Wc-pital tor that purpose, The cells are 15 inches thick, the front being of stone, 15 inches thick, in which a door of heavy wrought i:onisset, The upper portion of the cell door is pierced with 2 grating, and theretsa small apertare at the bottom of the cell door for drainage. The doors ares feer in height, and two feet wide, and the cells in- side measure a little short of 5 feet deep, 4 fear wide, and 7 feet high, with yanited roots. Many of the old penitentiary prisoners deco- rated their celis with such articles as they could obtain,—sometimes with pictures set in frames of ingenious design, madeof bone, leather, and other unusual material. The walls of the room enclosing these cells are strongly built of brick, 18 inches thiek. Ar the end of the south wall of this room, doors emerge into what was the prison yard, where Were situated the work-shops, enclosed by atrong brick walls, on the top of which sentry boxes are iccated at intervals, betwean which are walks for guards and sentinels. Leaving the male department, a smal? iron door opens into the female department, in which are 61 cells of the same size as those in the mate department, arranged cightin a row with galleries around them. A door in the east end of the north wall opensinto the yard on the north side, where was formeriy situated the wash .Douse. In these cells {t fy under. stood that the conspifators have been confined. They are not placed near each other, but scat- tered through the different tiers. Tho wal, separating the two departmants was removed during the wardenship of Mr. H.1. King and Placed so as to include tke cells on the south side in the male department. Formerly thera ‘was but one mode of ingress And egress bet ween. ihe female department to the quarters used by the Deputy Warden in the extreme east end of the building, viz: from the secoad tier of fe- male cells to the second story hall of the dwell- ing of the Deputy Warden, which is an exact counterpart of the Warden’s dwelling at th® Opposite end, except that the third story is nog divided by a hall. ‘The room on the north side of this east wing 8 30 feet by 40, and this is the room selected forthe trial-room. It has been farnished with carpets, chairs, tables, &c. In the partition wall between the dwelling and the female Gepartment-cells deorways have been cut 50 that the prisoners may be readily taken. to “and from the court room, The main etair- way to this room opens in the sorth side of the roots, The pfisomer’s dock has been erected against the west wall of thé room extending Y0fect, It ison a platform about one foot high and is surrounded by plain rail- fag. The court will be seated ata iarge table set on the south side of the room, while the ‘witness’ stand will be to the right of this table, facing the prisoners and court. Within stone's throw of the trial-room is a spot celebrated a3 the locality where a number of British soldiers came toa sudden and ter- rible end et the time of the capture of Wash- ington in 1614. On the day after the capturea party of 200 British soldiers, with several of- + ficers, were sent down to the Arsenal grounds to complete the work of destraction, and whjle- there one of the soldiers threw a lighted port- fire into x dry well, in which it seems some of ourown people had concealed sixty kegs of powder. The well and a magazine about tweve yards distant, fall of shells, blew up with a tremendous explosion, unrdofing the neighboring buildings and killing alargenum- ber of the soldiers. A horrible scene was af- terwards presented of legs, arms and heads protruding from the mounds of earth thrown up by the explosion. MILITARY St RINTENDENT OF OLD CAP- ITOL AND CARROLL? PRISONS Lieut. Col. N. T. Colbry, isth regiment Vet- eran Reserve Corps, has been appointed Mili- tary Superintendent of the Old Capitol and Carroll Prisons. He is charged with the gen- eral control and management of said prisons, and with the custody and preservation of all books and records pertaining to prisoners con- fined there. . E Capt. A. P. Wood, civil superintendent, will, as heretcfore, have charge of the subsistence, care, and security of prisoners turnéd over to him for safe keeping. RELEASES FROM THE OLD CAPITOL AND CARROLL PRISONS. In the future no prisoners will be released from the Old Capitol or Carroll prisons, no matter by whom committed, withont an order to that effect stzned by the general command- ing the Department of Washington. PARDONED. James P. Harvy, a citizen, who was sen. tenced by Gen. Doubleday’s Military Commis- sion to be confined in the Albany penitentiary until the close Of the rebellion, for violating the customs ot war and breaking the oath pre- scribed in the President’s amnesty procla- mation, has been pardoned. S * RETRENCHMENT. Major General Hancock has issued a general order, under date of March Sth, announcing that all citizens employed in the Middte Mili- tary Division. who can be replaced by enlisted men without detriment to the interests of the service will be discharged as soon as possible. a NOTICE TO PAROLED PRISONERS Col. Ingrabam, Provost Marshal of the De- fences north of the Potomac, requests us to state that he fs now prepared to administer the oath of allegiance to all those paroled prison- ers who have signified their intentions of sub- scribing to it. GENERAL INGALLS’ HEADQUARTERS, It is understood that General Ingalls. Chief Qluartermaster of the Army of the Potomac, is to establish his neadquarters in this city, the effects of his office having arrived here this morning from City Point, SALgs OF 7-30's.—'Ihe sales of 7-30's by Jay Cocke & Uo. amounted to $15 865.30 yesterday. LOOAL NEWS. MereTix¢ or tue ScHoot TevsTezs —The regular monthiy meeting of the Board of Trustees ot the Public Schools was held last night, at their room in the City Hall, with Dr. Walsh inthe chair. Present:—Messrs. Wilson, Brown, Hoimead, Ellis, Milier, Wright, Tustin and Rheese. The monthly reports of teachers were re- ceived, the following being a summary of the First District: Number of pupils at the close ot March, 76; admitted by ticket, 41: witb- drawn, 27; seats forteited, it; dismissed, 1; number on the rollon the lastof April, 770; visits ot trustees, 27; teacheas absent, 12. ¢ Mr. Rbeese presented an abstract report of the Second District, which shows: Admitted during April, 91; withdrawn, forfeited seats, 3; dismissed, 1; number of pupils tast day of April. 959; number of applicants waiting admission, whole number of pupils in at- tendance. 99 acherts absent, 13. Mr Ellis reported the Fourth District not complete, owing to the absence from the city of one of the trastees, (Mr. Murtangh.) ‘The following bills were presented and or- dered to be paic+ -Bill of Dixon & King, $11.40; ef J. A. Jordar, $12.40 for repairs to school houses; ot T. G. Holland, for painting and glazing; of E. W. Knowles, $217.26 for repairs te school houses; of the Secretary of the Board for adjusting the accounts of the former Treas- urer, #25: of Wm. Ballantyne, for stationery; of Perry & Bro., $1zv.60 for black cambric to Urape the school buildings; of Webb & Bever- idge, $13 for tumblers, &c.; of L. Tree, #2 for postage stamps; of Margaret Oonner, $2 for black cambric; of Green & Williams, $1250 for chairs and brooms; of D. F. Morseli, $15 5 for brooms and dusters; of Sibley & Guy, $: for hand beils; of Wm. Prather, $2.5) for at- tendance in Treasurer's office; of Shepherd & Riley, @1 for pen holders; of J. W. Colley, $5.50 for toweling. Mr. Wilson desired an expression of the Board in reference to the presentation of pre- miums at the close of the present scholastic year, when the members generally expressed themselves in favor of continuing the system, and on Nir. Ellis’s motion the commitiee was instructed to procure the premiums. Considerable discission ensued as to the selection of a hall in which to distribute tne premiums, owing to the burning dowa of the Smithsonian Lnstitute, which was generally obtained forthat purpose Finally the matter was referred to the committee on annual dis- tributions. Mr. Tustin haying asked if a motion could be made to recall ihe resolution consolidating the office of secretary and treasurer, some de- bate ensued, which was brought to an end by Amoticn being made to refer to the committee on the Conncils, wnich prevailed. Mr. Wight offered a resolution, which was adopted, providing for the closing of the pub- He schools on the h instant, for the purpose of allowing thé teachers and scholars an op- portunity to participate in the annual Sunday Schocl celebration. It was decided by the Board that no school days of the present season be set apart for Pic- nics until after the examinations. On motion of Mr. Holmead, a committee, consisting ct Messrs. Holmead, Rheese, Miller, and Wilson were appointed to procurea pi tura ofthe Iate iamevted President Lincoln, to be hung uy in the chamber of the Board. es as Tar Case ov Mary JANE WinpLE —Yes- terday afternoon, Mary McLxin (as she now atyles Derself), better known as a plagiarist suthoress under the name of Mary Jane Win- dle, who was arrested on the 16th of Aprilon the charge of malicious mischief in tearmg down a fiag which was displayed from a room above the one she occupied on Twelfth straet, @nd using distoyal language, and committed to jail by Jusitce Miller, was brought ont under & writ of habeas corpus before Judge Olin, J. B. Adams appearing as her counsel. The petitioner states that she refused to 1llu- minate on the evening of the general illumina- tion as she had but oneroom, and it was in- convenient for her, & lone woman with but inttle means, She also states that the flag al- leged to hayvabeen pailed down by her fell, because a strip in the ond of it came in contact with the window shutter which she opened. and che dropped the flag to the baleony below, She “positively asserig that there wasnelther malice nor design in her mind or desire to ree move the fiag; as & good citizen shehas always behaved, and is a warm supporter of the Von- stitution and flag of-her country and the Union, although she alleges here, ‘as she has ever done, that she has many warm friends in many Of the Southern States.” She also states that she has never resided tn any of the Sonth- ern States since the commencement of the re- beilion, but has resided in Philadelphia up to the Istof January jast, since which time she has resided here. She represents farther that she is “not only 8 loyal citizen, but has ren- dered aid with her writiugs in support of Union men North as well as South, and as pe- titioner can prove, received the admiration ef Union men wherever her letters Raye been re- SNoveral witnosses from the house in which the offense was committed, No. 482 12th street, tified in addition to her were examined, who tee he fiag that she tore down having torn down t! df there: some of the mourning dispiayed there; that she friends should not be in- declared that her feren the sulted by it, and that in refers ne. othe seat sination of the Pessident ot le said that she thanked Gog that the al eres been avenged, yhad been theaters Olin, on this evidence being produced, ordered ber toe romped. ‘and expressed the hope that no application for the discharge, un-- der habeas corpus, of prisoners against whom there is such evidence, would be brought be- fore him. Oxraans’ Count, Judge Pi day, the eh of Richard S. Coxe, deceased, was partially proven. The will of Raelaide Bowman was partially rover. P The willot Gitbert Witaker was fully proven and admitted to probate. George H. Foster obtained letters of admin- istration on the estate of the late August Meyer. The first account of the administration of Joseph Miller, the third of the guardian of the infant children of Andrew Jackson, were ap- proved and passed. _——s—_—_ Visrtors 70 “BALTIMoRB.—This morning in the 6.15 train a number of the officers of the corporation nd members of the Oouncils left tor Baltimore, where they witl be reovived by the authorities of that city and entertained for two days. All the members did not leave this Morning but the most of them will go over this Bfternoon. The Baltimoreans will no doubt put our city fathers through in approved style. ———.—_ @THE atrenrion of persons in search ot a permanent and good location fur business purpoees, is invited to the sale of the property opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, to take place to-morrow afternoon, at 6 o’clock, en the remiges. See advertisement of Todd & Shep- bers, trustees, Jas. O. McGuire & Oo., auce joneers. This is an opportunity rarely offered to getso favorable a lecation for business on © Penysylvania avenue. Qt ————— TO-MORROW NIGHT the Island Social Olub will give their sixth grand May ball, at Island Hall. The committee of arrangements have pared no pains to insure & grest success, and promise a most pleasant entertainment. ee Affairs in Georgetown. GENERAL CONFERENCE METHODIST PRot- BSTABT CoERCca, May 11.—Morning Session. Reson service was conducted by Rey. J. W. verist. Rev. L. W. Bates offered a resolution ap- pointing Dr. Sim and General Vickers a com- mittee to waiton the President of the United States and ascertain if it will be convenient, and when, for him to receive a visit from this body; whieh was adopted. The Chair submitted a memorial from the officiary of the Starr Charcb, Baltimore, ask- ing the passage of a resolution authorizing the ordination of their pastor, Rev. W. H. Hopkins, as anelder, and not authorized to administer the sacrament. On motion of Dr. Murray, it was referred to & committee of three. Rey. Mr. Nichols, from the committee on the Des Moines mission, reported, recommending -the continuance as superintendent of tne mis- sion, of Rey. John Sexsmith, and the establish- ment of a Mission Conference, under the supe- vision of the Board of Missions, At the suggestion of Dr. Murray, the com- mittee added a recommendation that the Con- fereace be authorized to send a messenger to the General Conference; and the report as amended was adopted. Dr. Murray offered @ resolution directing that the order of public worehip be construed to authorize the minister to offer prayer imme- diately after the delivery of the sermon at dis- cretion; passed. The President announced the following as the committee on the request of the Starr burch officiary :—Revs. J. K. Nicholls, J, W. Everist and Gen. Geo. Vickers. Dr. Murray remarked that he had bee! = plied to by jetter to orda‘n a minister 0! independent church in Dorchester county, Md. He had replied that he as an elder could assist in the ordination, but whether it would be proper for him to act as a representative of their church he chose to ask for information, and would be giad to bear the opinions of the ministers of the Conference. A general expression of opinion was given by the ministers present adverse to his con- senting to act as President of the Maryland Conference in such ordination. After ®eturning thanks for the views ex- pressed, Dr. Murray remarked that he sheuld decline wm serve them under the circum- stences, Mr. Parrish asked how they would doin that case in Des Moines Mission. The President replied that there the Mission Conference would be organized and the Presi- dent of the Conference authorized to lead in the ordination, and call to his aid such elders “as were necessary. Mr. Ames, of Illinois, madea statement of the condition of that district, and represented that it had a hard struggle to maintain itself in the midst of disadvantages, and asked for the sympathy and aid of the Maryland Confer- ence, Rey. Mr. Reese said he had prepared a res- olution relative to the state of the country, but as Dr. Sim had prepared one which would probably meet the views of the Oonference better, he would withhold his until after the return of Dr.Sim, who had gone to wait on President Johnson. The mention of the resolution drew out some remarks upon the necessity of any action on the subject, in which Mcesrs. Reese, Bates, Dr. Waters and Marray participated. None expressed opposition to such resolutions as might be offered expressive of the loyalty of the church to the civil Government. Sume beld that it was unnecessary in view of the constitution and articles of religion which bound them to their government. Atthe sug- gestion of the members generally the resolu- tion was withheld by Rev. Mr. Reese to await the arrival of Dr.Sim. Rev. Mr. Southerland remarked for the information of the members that no Methodist Protestant Conference in the South had taken action in way on the state of the country, as far as he was informed, cer- tainly not in the Virginia conference. The Conference adjourned till 3 o'clock p.m. J ©. PARKER & CO. Attorneys at L: en- « eral Claim and Reai Est Agents, 502 lth street, near the Kirkwood House. Officers Accounts With all the Departments ad- uated and settied. Business in connection with eal Estate promptly attended to. my 10 tf BGAN —We hare just received several new style Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Orgacs with u 8 and Octave Coupler. Also seven more ors eara Som Se ‘Brerrooms oO my W.G. METZEROTT. Sues STBAM ICE CREAM MANU- FACTORY, 386 6thst.. bet. @ and H. gut- lers, Confectioners, Hotels and Families furnished with Ice Cream, made of the best of cream, by steam power, wholesale and retail, warranted to b+ the best now made. Delivered to any part of thecity myld-Ima™ JB DE=KS, omes OFFICE TABLES, OFF.CE OMAIRS, Just received a large assortment of the above goods which we are eelling at reduced prices; also, & compliers sesortment of Chamber and arlor i 8 Poli 2 Furmitnre, A call is SON ¢. WILLSON, Boutheast cor a aad D streets, _myl9 éodét _ {Intelligence OABRL G such a3 Rockaways, Extension and half tops. Pheatons top and no- top Bug, ersey and Business wag- conse Gane All a id warranted. Sarrtares en On storage. epSirip, ed to. ROBERT a. GRAB av., my 10-3t* ear 44s st., and $74 D street. BY W.L. WALL & CO., Auctioneers. VFBY DESIRABLE FRAME DWELLING ON 4TH STBEET AT AUCTION, On FRIDAY APTERNOON, i9:h instant, at 6 o clock, we will sell in frontof the premises, No. 334, eastside 4th street north. between Land K, avery desirable Frame Dwelling, contaicing sevea rooms, with side and back alley, nice yard, well paved, and hovee all in exceilent condition, Terme cash. Conveyancing at the expense of purchaser. Immediate pogsession given, my 1! WM.L. WALL & ©O., Aucts. B* we oy ee co., pacromesrs: ‘as on Horse.and Oarriage Ba: 98 A av., bet, 9th and 20th st AUOTION SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES AND HARNEss. On SATURDAY MORNING, 9th instant, com- meucing at 10 o’clock. wa will sell about FIFTY HOBSES, ; auiten. to harness and saddle. A full description ateale. Including tome valuable harness, work and ssddie Horses, ALSO, Carriages Buggica Bookaways, Express Wagona nd cther vehicles, ALSO, A number of valuable W: large Platform Spring W: Wagon, Harness, eo. & 0, t ery Tuesday, egtlar th r, ev! Thumdey, ‘ d'Saturdays without regard to the weatber. 4 Horses at private sale. Btock of Carriag er ind WALL & O0., Aucts, T aP—A_ no-top York BUGGY F OR PALE Cones plated HARNESS, nearly new. Also, a good, gentle MABE, with a fine ver ne cclt, Alco, # good MARERT WAGON, Yso/four ROOMS to let. at No. 256 Penn. ave- nue, between 12th and 13th streets, and the LEASE oF 2) months forthe whole premises. Apply to SOHN WAGNRB, Gilder, 255 Penn. avenue, up my one including one on, one large R SALE—A TROTTIN' . fi are E old thii ‘ing, @ thorough bred Cana- Hiau, handsome and very stylish, and one I ~of the ag ice aed oy country. Can tO FRED JONBS, Foot Dealer. my$-Im* 126 K street, and Center Market. $7 0007%* 090 QOASH.— The undersigned : proposes to make! great improve- ments in his Gymmasium by adding exteasive mode] Billiard and Bowling Rooms, &c, He now has 400 subscribers to the Gymnasium, and is pared to negotiate with a responsible party ha the above amount, say $4,(00 cash, Further infor- mation, &c., may be had by applying at Brad: Gymassium, 52, 84 and 86 Louisiana avenue oth street, of barn kan ABNER 8. BRADY, M ANHOOD aD: YOUTHECL VIGOR reg. ined by LD’S BXTRAO? BU- OHU. mar 25-40 rceh.—Yesters ~* Se