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THE EVENING STAR 38 PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Southwest corner of Penn’a avenue and ith street BY W. D. WALLACH. —_o—_—_ The STAR is served by the carriers to their Subseribers in the City and Distric at Ten CENTS PER WEEK. Copies at the counter, with without wrappers, Two Cents each, PRIcE POR MAILING:—Three months, One Doliar and Fifty Cents; six months, Phree Dol- ars; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are | sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY SPAR— published on Friday morning—One Dollar and a Haif a Year. BOOTS, SHOES, &c. and unjust, Tha: al) Joyal members from any elecied and returned to the of the United States, should be ad- saopind to Soaarones wypens tegeetega es ieee y 7. 28 WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 6. 1866. AMUSEMENTS. =, XXVIII. CLOTHING, &c. NE. 4,083. GREAT JOHNSON MASS MEETING. TELEGRAMS, ke. WHERE mae Hd BUY UR - SHOES? av? HEILBBUN’s, 506 SEVENTH STREET. GREAT EMPORIUM or BooTs, sSHOxEs, GAITERS ax _apa-at* TRUNKS we Oe scestphas? (fro LJ CELEBRATED Labiee SHOTS <i AGENCY aes EL Lt gill one sqnare from enn: lvania avenue. A large assortment of Latics: Fasiionable ‘BOOTS AND SHUES DENTISTRY. T _. DENTISTEY. BIS Is to inform ay friends and the public that I have REMOVED MY OFFICE t No. 499 SEVENTH STKERT. opposite Oui Fellows’ Hall, where I will EXT RACT.~— FILL or INSERT TEETH on Gold. Silver or ber, and treat irregularity of the teeth. DR T. COUMBE, Graduate of the Baltimore Coilege of 22-1" Dental Surgery. T gy TF joomts, m D> The Inventor and Patentes of the MINEKAL PLATE TEETH, attends persenaily at his office in this city. Many persons ap wear these teeth who cannot wear others, Bo person can wear ethers who cannot wear Persons calling at my effics can be secommnoated With any style and price of Teeth they mar desire, bat to who are particuiar, and wish the pu Fest, cleanest, strongest and must perfect denture art can procure, the MINERAL TEETH will be more i, warranted. Booms in this citr—No. 33% Pennsylvania ave., een 9th and lth ats. Also, 907 Arch street, Philadelphia. . ec ly ft BEAT DISCOVERY IN DENTISTRY. TBETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, I would advise sil ns baving teeth to, Sxtract to call at DE. LEWIEK’S olice, andi ive, endl und premtan tin Dewects new ‘and im- i examine method of imserting ARTIFICIAL TEETE, you once see *he great ravenna, in his teoth, ‘ill Bave them in no . style CE COMPANIES, [°8025 Tous PEoPEgTY aT HomE, FIRE INSUBANCE. THE NATIONAL UNION INSURANCE CoM. PANY OF WASHINGTON. CHARTERED BY GONGEESS, CAPITAL $1,000,000, RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST RATES. LOSSES PRUMPTLY PAID. NO CHABGE FOB POLICIES, orice: 424 16th st.. nearly opposite Riggs & Co.’s Bank- ing House. BRANCH OFFICE: AtJOHE H. JOHNSGN’S Law Office, No. 64 La. ave., near Bank of Washington. Tats Company is now prepared to Ingare all de- scriptions of property against loss or dauage by areon such we? a anes a ae be — 18 to citizens w istrict. In thie Company you fan inccre pour FERNITCRE, MEROWSS DIOR, WARENO t¥s OB DWELLINGS for s year oF This pany starts with s OASH OAPITAL 106,000, ali pard in. thereby enabling them 2 to the citizens of the District secu- Atty than has ever boo offered heretofore. Policies will be lesued for ® shorter period than ove year. accerding to the New York seale for short nec rance DIRECTORS > Obaries Knap, President, Sichard Wallach, W. Biggs Vice P: Daniel Doda, A neeeeemere a eS George 8. Gideon, William Dixen. Marshall Brow vemém NOBLE D. LARNER. Secretary. J, 1BEMEN'S INSURANCE €O OF WASH INGTON AND GEORGETOWN. OFFICE No. 1, over Bank of Washington, CHARTERED BY CONGRESS, 1837. VAPITAL.. $200,000 SURPLUS Fe ain of all kinds insured for a year or less ailders’ risks granted en the most favorable terms. No charge for policies. am DAMS. President. JAMES a Samuel Cropicy, ell, Robert Whi Geor: town. Swinee ee rnomas Parker, a ea Chee We Davia, Bn Pree T. Ed, Clark, Andrew Both wel! 5 ‘The Directors iu Georgetown are anthorized‘by the Beard te 8 w pelicies and take risks in eect ABEL G. DAVIS, See'ry._ ND, STEPHENSON a 00.3 Mor4Fiet YREIGHT LINE MORE, WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA ee ” GEORGETOWN . And Points ad Ci ting with the Orange BRC pitaerig eae ahaa, tata ABDED with DISPATOH AT (SB LOWEST RATES. SJ The abeve Line is strictly a Howe Linx, the Wadiseimnr and of lose experones in tbe fr 3 2, : =a ing yg 5 id confidently solicit the patronage of the public ‘Ofices:—114 South Eutaw street. Baltimora, and Baltimore and Washington Depot, Washington, DB. Cc 3 McFARLAND. Baltimore. SOER A{STEFHENSON, Weabington, D.C. wh 15-Im* BADLEY Wi” orekt mat i Wout,” NUMENTS, TABLE MARBLE, Ui WASHSTAND TOPS, Be. Mosuments mate to order on ressonable terms will kosp EASTERN MAR- See ay a Cc ‘W. BOTELER, GENERAL AUCTIONERR. Ko. 320 D street, between Icth and 1th, } sttention to sales at suction wheat’ ss PEMSU” PROPERTY. Cash sévances on every descr): on of Merchandise coa- signed for public sale. His spacious ae ra tities cf Honeehold Earnitare aad Sierras ahn generally. He res} ‘solicits a portion “i Auctioneer, 4 igo D Fe bet With and ith. EXTBACT ne qm bomety ‘ aaa ene eee Pp ‘ es “scelague sat Srozianat he prin Ma. we Se eee Ax Expertene dee etl ited, taser offers his blic af W: ” ‘< fe farpisned as to hig abilities tne left at promptly atieodet@0 ets LITERATURE iN LETT HoLcozss to art Toei’ Sewells Ristory of lenry the #ifth, Last's Ort tr. late War Clarke's ain Nai nt i riclogy of Man Gurowski's Diary from ees, “Ws bituer's Snew Boom ANCK TAYLOR. It is considered in New Urleans that the | Speech President's proclamation is equal to a general amnesty, and that Benjamin and Slidell will return to Louisiana. Havana dates to the 29th ult. and city of Mexico to the isth uit. have been received. They reported that Generai Almonte had accepted the mission to France.* paign is to be organized in Sinaloa against Colono, who was besiegin, The between Mendiez an: still in the fog, ft Marshal Gooding, Ex-Gover- mor Johnson, General Swift, Green Clay Smith, and GROVER'S NEW THEATEN, Pennsyivants avenue, near Willard’s Hote. LEONARD GROVER & 00. LEONARD GBROVER......0. D. HI PRODUCTION, IN A STYLE OF UNPRECE- ,DENTED EXCELLENCE. Charles Dickens’ enchanti adapted by Dion Boucicaul OR. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, with all its beautiful Fairy Scenes and Tabieaax. Transformations, MERCHANT TAILOR, Cowan, Hon. 4 Post THE FENIANS AFLOAT. Startling Statements from the O'Mahony Headquarters—An Expedition from New York at Sea. [From the New York Daily News. No sitthe whisper bas been created in cireles by the sudde: Killian trom this city on Monday ast, and all day yesterday and on Tuesday vague reports were afloat that something extraordinary was fact seems to be that our authentic account of the es- cupe Of Stevens from Ireland, added to the consequent paralyvation of the sale of the Fe- pian bonds, had necessitated the immediate imanguration of some movement in order to sustain the waning enthusiasm of the Fenian Brotherhood. and prevent their going over to the Sweeney plan of commencing hostilities with an invasion of Canada, or be pot true, an impatient demand seems to bave been informally preferred that something be done and done immediaely. hand, it is claamed by those well learned im the secrets of Fenianisim that the expedition bas been on the carpet for some time, and that every preparation has been made to render the tipediuion @ success. Sub; as full acollection of the facts connected with the affair. it Fenian sources of information may be considered unqnestionabie below bas been collated by our reporter from the mostaccessible Fenian sources, and nothing is sei down except what is sustaimed by the as- severstions of Fenians of high office in con- nection with the movement somewhat meagre, but are su flicient to give an idea of the strength of the alleged Fenian ex- pedition on foot. The authorized statement from the O"Mahouy headquarters is to the effect that B. Doran Killian, whilom Secretary of *he Treasury F. B., started on Monday evening in company with an expedition consisting of three steam- «rs—two propellers and one side-wheel steam- er—of fast sailing qualities. unrivalled. The expedition was fitted out with 3,000 mea well ofticered, both officers and men being mostly composed of veteran sailors who nave fought during the late war with the South. These vessels sre well armed and equipped, one of them being a formidable iron-clad carrying two one hundred-pouna Parrott guns—one fore and one aft—and tour rifled guns of the heayi- est calibre amid ships. ammunition and spare arms have been p board, all intended to find thetr ultimate desti- The second part of the expedition is composed of a couple of pro- ellers, capable of making eighteen miles per our under a full bead of steam sels are also Sully armed and equipped, and bave on beard a complement of 2,730 men, besides those ne. essary to Manage the vessels. These men have all been selected from the skilled veterans of the late war with the South, and are fully armed and equipped for service [The whole number accompany- ing the expedition, exclusive of sailors, is, therefore, according to statement, 5,7 T! vessels are said to be fitted ont wi the severest naval combat, if rendered neces- sary by any contingency, and are thought to be equal to any emergency which, with the exercise of due caution, can possib! expeditions are in the hands of eminent Fenians and are commanded rienced naval officers, who have seen service Captain Downmg being in command of the second expedition, and the whole three vessels are manned with picked men. B. Doran Killian is invested with the supervision of both expeditions. serted at headquarters that seven war ¢hi) have left the coast of California, simultaneously With the above-named from an eastern port, a given telegraphic signal haying been agreed upon which would prevent the possibility ot any failure of the Calitornia expedition to sail upon the receiptof the telegram that all was ready in New York. These Ualifornia vessels are said to be models of the naval fortress, and urearmed and equipped ina manner vieing with the armaments of the eastern portion of The Cahfornia expedition takes out m round nombers 10,000men fully armed and equipped for field service. Other expeditions bave, it is stated upon competent authority, left several northern ports simulta- peous with the above, all armed with every smplement of naval and Jand service, and commanded by men of ability and experience. The plan is understood to be to seize Ber- muda,and make it a base of supplies: after which, with as little delay as possibie, the whole expedition will be upor British commerce, rade trom the seas with the besom of destruc- tion, ang enacting over again the careers of the Aiabamas, the Shenandoshs and the Petrels of ihe Confederacy. Other expeditions will fol- low at as early a date as possible. These will be designed to operate directly upon the Irish coast, where, at = given point, a landing will it is also claimed in Fenian circles that Ste- phens will be in Ireland long before landing the expedition, his present whereabouts at a certain point en the coast of France, in easy distance of Ireland. The fitting out of itions mentioned »bove has been con- and managed by his authority. Irish people to be ready at a given signal to arms in every part of the country—that sig nal being the lighting of fires upon all the hill- tops on the island, and to prevent mistakes exploding of rockets burn’ Sager combination o} Last evening the great Union Mass Meeting called to endorse the course of President John- son. under the anspices of the Naffoual Union Club, took place in front of the City Hall. On the portico was stationed the Marine Band. under the leadership of Scala, which discoursed appropriate music, previous to and during the meeting. Over the portico was a beautiful star be wilfimake up and at prices to suit the times. A fashionable garment and gueranteed, or no obligation to take the. ry tale of home, oRKET, BY THE BARD OF OAK HALL, ureof B. Doran though it is believed they wer. The destruction of the greate of Commandant Byron’s detachment has One hundred and tuircy men f one hundred and sixty men. x incinaing Byron. wer mutilated. Cortinas joined (enera! at Cinaila Victord, acknowledging him as a superior officer. Tampico has been reintorced, and the garrison is soon to be attacked. Tho probabilities are very strong that there will be no jomt mecting of the New Jersey Legislature and no Senator elected. A reso- Intion to go into joint meeting failed in the Senate yesterday afternvon, by the same yote, Scovel voting against 1. resolution from the Senate to adjourn sine die to-day at l2 o'clock was concurred in. parties wateh each other closely. the majority dare leave his seat for feara mo- tion to go into joint s upon them. It is nothing will be done this session. en confirmed. Each day as you read vorr newspaper, were killed out o: An offer yoneften will find. To teach you to make If yon are but that way inclined. Ifyou will send them some money, heir secret to you they will tel And fer others which like te inform you, A few stamps will answer as weil. But, I have got something to tell you, ‘That will save you many a tramp, If you want to buy good and cheap And I den’t even charge you a - ust walk up to Seventh street, straight into SMITH’S OA: 3 And you'll find the best clothes in the city Are sold by SMITH BROTHERS & 00. SMITH BROTHERS &CO., MERCHANT TAILORS, AND DEALERS IN GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS. vakK HALL, 454 SEVENTH STREET. largest and finest stock of E GOODS ever offered in the city of Wash- Having secured the best artists in the city, we are prepared to muke up in the finest style, and at less prices than any other esgablishment, mh 7 8. BL. & C on the esrpet, argent Fre . By 74 o'clock there was quite a large num corresponden ber of persons present, among them many Is- dies, and by §¥ o'clock the the stand was packed with a dense crowd, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Hon. Green Clay Smith called the meeting to order and nominated Hon. D. S. Gooding, of indiana, as Chairman, who was electea by acclamation. Judge Gooding, on taking the chair, said that the meeting was called to support the canse of In other days the people of this country had been divided into political partie<; had lived to see the day when “old passed away, and all things had They had had first the Federal party, then the Old National Whig party, under the leadership of Henry Clay. That was ‘now-Nothing party. and and many other scenes and incidents heretofore omitted in representations inthis country of this incomparable Picture of Honest Hearts and Home ly Love. being the unabridged London version. as originally produced under the direct supervision of the author. TWO SEPARATE AND DISTINCT EXHIBI- iS 1N M iN DAN BICE’S CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE n one week, commencing L 2. N AT 2 O'CLOCK, EVENING AT7 O'CLOCK OT OF 6TH STR NNSYLVANIA AVENU Admission to both Show: Children under 10 years o! DAN RICE will positively appear tion: Ist. As Lecturer inthe Menagerie, 23. As Clewn and Jester (for the first timetin many years) THE MONSTER ELEPHANT ROMEO. Positively the largest Elephant ever imported to Tegether with the largest collection mals AND PERFORMIN PONTES AND MUL: the w. BLIND TALKING HOKSE. EXCELSIOR, Ja., will be introduced at each and every performance, great fortune, Will exbibitiv Washin, ‘Whether this be EVERY nPTEEN ; as the President. On the other EVERY | LOCATION FO In the House, the become new.” ed will be tound a iy e re 2 v on pe 2 wn a e * _ = a . u ms E . 1 sion may be sprang succeeded by the feuerally conceded that that, in its turn, by the Republic: it, 100, had passed away. passed away with the firing on For: Sumter, when a Union party was formed. been an active member of that Union party which bad put down the war,and had well nigh restored the Union, but not entirely. The National Democratic party had outlived other parties, but it had been divided into secession - He had stood by tha party in many political battles, and had nad the honor of supporting Stephen A. Douglas We bad bad a great rebellion but he would not go over that id believed, and still believed, that the Government of the United States was justified in enforcing its authority cession. against nullification, against rebei- Every State was now in submission to the Government, and they were all alive. dead States in the Unien. be done was for Congress to welcome the loyal men elected from the sonthern States. been asseried that President Johnson has left the track—that he has not stood on the platform on which he was elected; but he denied that the President had violated one sin, ciple on which he was elected. 2 party: and Linge The account of Living Ani vely clear, the t received the s have gone home and giyen up A « a Beatty Bros. & Co.,of New York, tea mer- The details are chants, have suspended. $200,400, The failure is attributed to a member of their firm having issued bills to the amount of $250,000 on forged documents. a member of the Petroleum and Mining Board, ispended. The banking honse of Ward Y., Suspended yesterday morning, aiter three days ran upon them- They held deposits to the a:nount of a million dollars. They express the belief that they willin the end be able to pay all-demands. The house held too much real estate and other property not immediately available. There is considerable excitement, bu subside. The other banks and bankers are considered sound. The General Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church South commenced its ses- sion in New Orleans on Tuesday tendance of representatives trom the State is large, and includes some of the oldest patri- archs known ip the denomination, as well as its most influential preachers. yersation with several of the leading members resent many are satisfied that no proposition fora reunion with the Church North can be carried, though efforts will be made in the co vention to secure 4 better state of feeling an fellowship, which, ata future day, might re- sult in the establishment once more of a gene- Their liabilities are WASHINGTON THEATER. CORNER ELEVENTH AND C STREETS, POSITIVELY FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY, MME GHIONI AND SIG. SUSINI’S GRAND ITALIAN OPERA. MAX STRAKOSCH MERCHANT TAILOR, 511 Ninth street, corner of desi tocail the attention of hts friend »lie generally to his choice selection of gords for SPRING and SUMMER WEAR, bh be will make ap at reasonable rates . HARDON, his associate in bw nese, invites hic former friends to give him a call, and guarantees # perfect fitting and fashionable germent to all who may give their patronage §.—I have removed from 417 Ninth street, to the alove place, CHARLES PARMER, . MERCHANT TAILOKS D. Schotield, for President. in this countr; ground. He » Rochester, N tosnit the time: Mr. ROBERT Strakorch announces with much pleasure that he has succeeded in engaging a complete aud ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY, Embracing some of the most eminent and fayora- bly Known artists in America, CHOBES AND OR With whom he will givein Washington SIX DIFFERENT GRAND OPERAS, The only thing to it will ably JAMES T. WALKER, will probably Large quantities of ~~. «oe Eewree ow 4 We haveslso a fine assortment of Gents’ nation in Ireland. MONDAY EVENING, April 9. 1896, Which will be produced in a st: aby other management The following eminent artists (all ef whom hay ing per‘ormed this winter for furty consecutive Grand Opera Nights at the new Opera House, New Orleans. with the most unprecedented success) constitute the GHIONI AND SUSINI OPERA COMPANY, MME ANGIOLINA GHIONI, The Great Dramatic Prima Donna. "LLE PAULINE CANISSA, he young and highly talented Prima Donna MME AMALIA PATTI STRAKOSCH The famous and popular Prima Donna €outralto, Primi Tenori. Sig. Macaferri Primi Baritoni. si, He would sa keep faith wid Pirase eive ux a call, keep faith with everybody; Shirts made to order. the army; keep faith with the soldiers who feught, and bled, and died for the restoration of the Union.” was for keeping faith with the people at home; who were told thatthe war was for the flag, tor the Union, for the country. Abraham Lin- coln told Horace Creeley that if he could save the Union without freeing a single slave he would do it; that if he could saye the Union by freeing all the slaves he would do it; or that if he couid save the Union with freeing some slaves, and not freeing others. he would doso. {Cres of +Yes."} And yet if Abraham Lincoin should say so now, he would be told by the Radieals thathe was a “butternut” and a “copperhead.” (Laugh- ter.}| He went for keeping faith with the sol- diers and the people: butte Radicals said they were tor keeping faith with American citizens (Laughter, and cries of He went for keeping faith with the negroes too. He had told the people of In- diana thatif the war was successfal there would not be a slave left between hell and the Wabash. (Laughter.} Had not faith been kept with them: There was to-day no slave under the flag ot the United States They had their freedom, and owed it largely to the man they now denounced—Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. Johnson had telegraphed to the convention held in South Carolina that the; emancipation, and they did it. the same to the convention in Mississippi, and And so with ailthe Sonthern In that way the emanci mation had been practically enforced. Judge Gooding introduced ex-Gov. John- son, of Pa., who argued that the course of the President was right in vetoing the Freedmen’s Bureau and Civil Rights bills. The Chair here read the following dispatch Randall, the President of the Club, dated Etmira, which was received with prolonged cheers: “Say tothe meeting fer me that 1 endorse fully the objects of the meeting. The President Johnson was the coli, and the policy of the Presidential election palliation nor excuse for the war upon the He will outlive it. I believe his policy is right, and embraces the only consti- tutional mode of settling our difficulties, and I wail do all in my power ts sus “ Gen. Swift next ing that he could not be head, for he had voted for such men Sumner and Wilson, and h: the field to put down the rebellion. He that the war was for the restoration 0: Union, and the rebellion having been pat down, the country ought to go on as before. The Union would have been united before this, but radicalism would not have it so. Every point contended for by the Government had been obtained, and he would ask them to stand by the policy of the President to administer Government for the whole country and not for one end of it. They should never cease unrelenting opposition to this radicalism until the light of thirty-six stars should blave from their standard. Th principles for which field and at the ballot box. of the Baltimore platform were good in 1-64 they would hold water now. anybody left that platform, the radicals would have to do it: and if they did, they would be whipped out of every State in the ©: out of the grand old State of Massachusetts. Senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania, was the next speaker. Looking dow he eaid, How are you! [ & good many of you down there. you come from? [A voice, «From Andy John- son;” laughter.) He said he had been at home recently, and an old farmer had asked him what the devil was wrong at Washington: wh was not the Union restored! The next to as! nestion was an old soldier. The next was a rich old gentleman, who wanted to What was the trouble { That was the question. They had gone to work five years ago to put down the rebellion, which was got up by a parcel of demagogues. The speaker proceeded to state what the trou- his capital hits were received with enthusiastic applause and shouts of Gen. Green Clay Smith, of Kentu: er. He proposed to was possible to have peace country, andthe Union comp! otherwise than on the Johnson? If that policy were to be uw) and destroyed, what would be the consequence! done to be now undone! imvolve another yle unrivaled by PARMER & WALKER. From a con- J. HEIBEROEE, * crrizeNS 4 pm! ay 369 Penasylvani The bark Parsee has arrived from Hong- Kong. Forty-two per cent. of the British rison at Hong-Kong had died in nine months from some new and strange disease. Tne French brig Jean et Joseph had been captored by the pirates near Hong-Kong. port the market poorly lack tea and the prices firm. Was not that so! Mancusi. Sig. Marra. gustino Sustni, M’me Parozzi, Signera Zapuzzi, Second Donnas, Signore Ximenes and Belli, Sec lelli and ae POOR PEOPLE'S FRIEND! TWELFTH STRERT....... LICENSED PAWNBROKER'S OFFICE, f the firm ef Boyer & Burnetine, has moved to 434 I2th street, between O aad D. near avenne. for the purpose of loaning all kinds of Personal Property supplied with Green tea was steady. The Khode Island Senate sta eight Republicans to five Democrats, and the House sixty-five Republicans to seven Demo- nds twenty- vanced on Watches, Diawonds and Jewelry. High- It ts also as- e* given on all articles, &c. a Di The following Operas will be parformed entire. and with a cast of great strength: NORMA. IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA. LA LUCREZIA BORGIA, LUCIA Di LAMMERMOOR, IL TROVATORE, SCALE OF PRICES: {containing 4 seats), M. D. Potter, senior proprietor of the Cincir- nati Commercial, died at his residence in that eity early Wednesday morning. 475 ‘LICENSED PAWNBROKER. NOTICE—“ BOYER & BURNSTINE.” B. BURNSTINE, No. 475 13th street, 2d door south of Pa. avenue, onducts the old bu<iness of Boyer & Burnstine Money loaned on CONGRESSIONAL. SrNATE.—After our rej the veto of the Civil Rig! by Messrs. Johnson, Cowan, Wade, McDou- gall, and others, when the Senate, on motion of Mr. Hendricks, adjourned. ‘The Brooks-Dodge contested elec- tion cise was discussed by Messrs. Spalding and Brooks, when its further c eration was postponed until to-day. Mr Bundy, of Ob claring that whe: Orchestra and Dress Uircle and Parquet.. Reserved seats in Dress Circle The -ale of seats and tickets will commence on Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m., at willbe conducted as follows: Thars- day and Friday, April 5th and 6th. ticke! entire season of six nights. or three alternate commencing with either the first or second ill be sold exclusively: tickets for single nights may be obtained on and after Saturday. Deors open at 73;; Opera commences port closed yesterday hts Bill was discussed must agree to ie telegraphed s confidential. personal property aud merch: m B. BW Metzerott’s Mu- mets TO THE PUBLIC. REMOVAL. MK. WALSH, LICENSED PAWND ROKER. MONEY LUAN OF 1eTH STREET. between and € street, where he will be happy to aee hia old friends and cust known to the pnb! the expedition. », offered a resoiution de- there are in this city a ber of persons calling themselves tnd assuming to have peeuliar nm of claims against the CANTERBURY. Corner Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street, LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. The Management most respectfully anponnees this as the Last Week of the present Season. M Additions, New Acts, New Attractions to- night. T 'ANDARD VARIETY TH FR Ain st RD VARIETY THEATRE OF very act this week new. New P: ‘ime of the Laughabl i Jie j ia hl Vvertinse: ral jpanis! L-ANDULUUSE. entit! did Ballet Troupe, under the direction NELLY. be sin Maitre de Ballet of from ex-Gov facilities for the collects Government: and wheres~ it is well known that some of these persons have in their hands a large number of claims, have collected, and the p refuse to pay over to the claimants—therefore the Committee on the Judiciary are instructed to report a billto more fully protect soldiers and sailors in getting their claims adjusted, by providing that such dishonesty on the ent shall be considered as punishable as su A Committee of Conference as ordered on the Nayal Appropriation bill. Adjourned. reen favorably ¢ for the last fourteen ye: hopes to meet at his new stand the same atro nage which hax heretofore heen exten Liberal CASI ADVA GEUBGSE LiA.......... Put to sea, falling + Some of which they and sweeping British CES made on all kin roceeds of which they dise, Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cluth- miture. &c . ac. } business strictly coufdentiat Licensed Pawnbroke: olicy of Mr. Lin- Rion party at the There is’ neither ot any claim W AsuiNctox CITY LOAN OFFICE. bezzlement ai LEVI B.DE WOLFF, No. 377 Penna. avenue. between 43 al Cth streets, opposite National Hotel, Formerly with the late Levi Benjamin, of Balti- more, has opened an office for the purpose of LOANING MONEY IN SUMS TO SUIT, onall kinds of Merchandise, such as Diamonds. Gold and Silver Watches, Stiverware. Guns, Pis- and Ladies’ Wearing Apparel Goods of all descriptions bought and sold. Business strictly confidential. & Private entrance adjoining, ch. Adopted. jot be Stbeaed i Dry Goops.—Trade continues active, but with unusual moderation for the season. ton fabrics are steady in price, but woolens, especially fancy cassimeres, have fallen still Prints are in good demand. sirable qualities are steady. reduced by the previous céncession in price, Brown and bleached shirtings and sheetings show great firmness, except for the lower grades. which are neglected. and firmer. Stripes and ticks s+ll moder: Good grades of ginghams are in demand. laines are in abundant supply at easy rates. Prices favor the buyer. Broadcioths are in- active and prices nominal. Fancy cassimeres are in yery heavy stock, even of good grades, and prices are weak at quotations. anxious to sell. Fiannels are stead: arein animated demand. sellers at lower prices, which are inducing larger prices. British dress goods are in vogue. but are in over-supply ard sell low; as also is the case with German goods. laines have fallen. fabrics are also lower. but linens are much sought for. millinery silks are in greatrequest. Auction sales are numerous. Large quantities of im- ported goods of desirable styles and qualities are being pressed to sale at moderate prices, and no lines offered are withdrawn, the de- mand being good at the decline in prices. The auction sales ure at present the great attraction ad done his duty in < _ — He gto with Rep aoag Music he attic OHeX. ie whole im pri M'LLE LA ROSE. epiiad cae JOHN MULLIGAN in his incomparable acta, rted by the Knights of Burnt Oork. RYMAN AKDb. BUCKLEY, WHITING, BURGESS LAST GRAN Lae MATINEE OF 7 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 7. BOFB. J. W. ¢ x Feunerivente avenue, betunen ath and 7th sts, vi la avenue, een be ‘Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. . As our Winter Season is about to close, those to join our classes sh ves of thie opportnnity. dnring this qnanter made for onr Grand 3 Stocks have been Drills are acti agreed ved that : 100,000 men. vencuay oral, can be gathered abou the banners of the 1. R. B. m Ireland, these, with 25,000 veterans, cient to expel the Engtish forces, which of 37,000 regular z = KEKIS’ DANCING G®"4t BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND PIANOS, One almost new four round corner 7 octay let & Davis PLANO, $775. Une 61; octave Bacon & Raven, $175. One 63q octave Dubois & Bacon, $125. One 6 octave Steward, $75 One 6 octave Loud & Co. , $50. “ The above Pianos are all in best order, and will ‘the largest stock of NEW METZEROTT & CO., 315 Pa. av., bet. 9th and 10th sts., Steinway’® Pianes and i « are believed should stand by had contended in the Tweeds are doing It the principles Foreign goods O'Mahony remains in New York. The ders are ready Father Curiey will take the the treasury parations will be sy Ball and Exhibi- tion. all those desiring to take partin the ex should jose no time in enteri: Days and Hours of Twitron: ty DR. bad o and lace of Killian in Tt _is believed at least four of the council, F. B., bave ac- companied the expedition. Proclamation of O'Mahony. HEADQUARTERS FENIAN be sold upon easy terms pianos — et .. ¢ city. FANGS is ar'ey. Silks and de- Prints and bleached cotton Woolens not so active. Ribands and ednesday and - Sasurday ‘afternoot nat the meeting, Brornernoop, OOoFINE. Brotherhood Southeast corner \0th strect west and Canal. R PROOF FELT, CEMENT and GRAVEL SOOFS put on in the very best manner, of the very best material, and at the shortest notice. at very moderate pric: Also. all kinds of BUILDING TION BOOFL Brothers: 1t is my daw bats Sat in Paris of James . and to prepare United States. Four days jeaving Lreland he ur Head Centre, with the following facts as soon reached in safety the French capital Ist. He informs the American and hi ae ae OS. FAHEY, Privatedustraction given to suit convenience of Circulars can be had at J. ¥. Ellis’; Philp & Solomon's, also, at the Academy during the hours The Hallean be rented for Balls, Parties. Sol- Tees. &c.. on reasonable terms, you for his coming to the revious to his aspecial env instructions to pul. FIRE and WAT ‘ices. and COMPOSI NG MATERIALS on hand, at the him the same fe 3m (pf POsITE THE PATENT OFFICE. 452 SEVENTH STREET, PAPER HANGINGS. FIRE-BOARD PRINTS, BORDERS. DECORATIONS. GILT CORNIOR, *AELE OIL CLOTHS, RUSTIC BLINDS; And a magnificent stock of WIFDOW SHADES AND TURE CORDS, TASSELS, AND NAILS. » Iso. a superb assortment of AND OVaL PHOTOGRAPH AND in Gold, Rosewood, Wal. And an endless variety of CARD DE VISITE FRAMES, TOUTS, CARVED BRACKETS ayn FRAMES. ‘The above stock is now offered to the public : aT COST, beth cn we § BaYs, norder to make room for extensive alteratio! abd additions to my store," enalve =f An inspection of the above complete stock > spectfully solicited, ae pe ae The importations of foreign dry goods last week amounted to $2,549,331 in value, and $2,- 376,755 were entered for consumption; three times as much as in the corresponding week Of 1865.—New York Independent. know the same thing. E, THE UNDERSIGNED ICK DEALERS, of Washington, regret the neceauty imposed on us by the rise in price of Ice at ti th announce to our patrons that we are oblived to rice to the following rates, from and rst day of April next: ae using daily 100 lbs. and over, 75 cents mers using daily 25 Ibs..1 cent per pound. mers using duily 12 1be.. 15 cents per 8 Iba., 10 centa pe FINANCIAL.—_The New York stock market continues feverish, and there are many heavy ulation, not only on the part of nlators, but among brokers and the outside public. There is con- siderable caution shown toward certain firms who are known to be implicated in the opera- The Commercial ernments are weaker, Apparently from the di- minished ease in money. Sixes, of 1Ss1, were . Seven-thirties sold freely loney is in active demand from stock brokers. six per cent. being the general rate on call. Lenders di closely on discounts, but the rates remain steady at 7a8 per cent. for prime names and 9a10 per cent. on good” Gold,less active yes- mostly the price range at 127% 8128; loans FIXTURES. PIC- Customers using dal . ing Caily 4 tbs... 5 cents ver ce BLETON & 60. T. FOWLER & CO. restored, nut, ond Ebony. of President T. jdvertiser says: Washington, Marc a i PASSE-PAR- YAKDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS, F-. G TREKS, ac. —— Was all that had been Would not that ne revolution? And what icy would be es- tablished for it. The ole we i if i ra declined x. ci 8 g JOHN ‘ity calls the gare yh the public to tin which are this From his long ex; 1 eee —— 4 row sally for his trade—he cau warrant them sual to thoee he.has had t) 3 5 Tt] 6 FLOW ERBEEDS, a ROC! 492 Se 5 Opponite the Patent Ofise, W Bevine PEESENTS. F iy . he pleasure of sup- past } cars. corbracing ail the novelties ae vi reas and a J 5 are vigors: we UiT Lie e cake il the Other Colbbrated 7A néwly invented pope of | : i Einar Sra ends whales, Jarge and plent; borg sexs/and have harpoon with a ten second fuse, and Itis to be used in which are very and been neciected, sink as soon as killed. The new to hold them. SILVER TEA SETS, SPOONS. FORKS AND _ FaNoy SILVER WARE, SUITABLE FOR WEDDING PRESENTS, A large assortment. M. W. GALT '& BRO., Jewertors, A because harpoon is sure 5 other bedding plants, wesinieg te the nursery basi- JOHN SAUL, street, sete STOP ee. A with everythir Spo 4 5 Wise, whose parole con- i has ena rae oe fly of the Univ States. 7 An Ohio soldier, disabled in both arms t write intelligibly holding his 87-A human skéleton was found in a garre” the other day, which causes con- eer ea Sac W sisson sian if a is has learned [ 3 2 Bs | fh i mL hac Taeee te iter Congress

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