Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1866, Page 1

Pe. \ THE EVENING STAR Je PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXOEPT SUNDAY, ST THE STAR BUILDINGS corner o Penn’a avenus and 11 street BY W. D. WALLACH. —o—_—_. ‘The “TAR is served by the carriers to their entecribers m the Oity and Distric at Ten (OxeTs PER WEEK. Copies at the counter, with whbout Two Cents each. PaicB FOR iN@:—Three months, One Deliar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- ars; ob@ year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pubiished on Friday morning—One Dellar and a Half a Year. ee AUCTION SALES, “wae OF SPADES, SHOVELS, &c. Chu Quaseerserston’s ice, Depoc of bel poop ae faxhi 2 cS 3 be sold at ‘auction. ‘ands? the divéction of D. G. Thomas. at depot, Armorr Square, ty,on ON: s 7 M4, oo Wo'clock a. m., & Sibley Tents, Tents will be sold singly; spades and shovels in lots of twelve, with the privilece of twelve dozen. Five days are allowed purc! toremove their it funds. KUOKER, Brevet Major Gem. and Chief Quartermaste: 9p 20-20% of Washington SALE OF GOVERNMENT BUI ; S jp QuarieTABEON HOSPITALS Noe aT come D.C Agent sts tase 't it James M. Moore. A.Q. M., on FRIDAY, April 27, 3865, at 12 0'clock m., the Government build. ings comprising STANTON HOSPITAL, situated enol ae, between Second and Third streets, in Viz: Bix Vitec Wards. each 24 by 210 feet @ne(}) Laundry, 24 by 44 feet. One (1) Kitchen, 2% by 68 feet, One (1) Barrack, 24 by 51 feet. One (1) Coal- house, 16 by 24 feet. Ice- house. 14 by 14 feet. (1) Stable, 16 by 24 feet. One‘) Carriage house. 17 by 23 feet. One (1) Storehouse. 17 by 32 feet. Four (4) Sentry-boxes, each 4 by 4 feet. Btx (5) Connections, each 7 by 24 feet. One (1) ik Walk. 6 by 312 feet. Qne (1) form and Walk, 4 by 350 The buildings will be sold si —— — ean: mo ‘erms : Cash, in Governme nt funds. D.H. RUCKER, Brevet Major Gen. and Chief Quartermaster. 21st Depot of Washington. # PROPOSALS. ROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY. mmussary of Subsistence. : D.C. poe 1856. Will be received pril 28,1856. at 1 is depot with the hock, ®. m.. for farnishing following stationery for three (3) months, from the Bret dey of May, 1536 Cap Paper, ruled and unruled, to weigh net less 12 pounds to the ream. Letter Paper, ruled and unruled, to weigh not Letter Paper, roled and unreled,to weigh not} © Paper. ru: uni ,to weigh not lesa than 9 peunds to the ream, Note Paper, ruled and unruled, to weigh net less 5 pounds to the ream. Folio Post, ruled, to weigh not less than 24 pounds to the ream. Envelope Paper, to weigh not less than 24 pounds the ream rr Blotting Paper, to weigh not less than 100 pounds the ream. to \~ Oficial Envelepes, per M., white and buff. of the following sizes © x10, x9, x1), 81-9. 8, 11, 35-16, x10. Letter Envelopes, per M., white and buff, of the Sellowing eises 30, at xxl, Xx2. ing Wax. per pou: Mucitage, large and small bottles, per dozen. Ivory Paper Folders, per dozen. Red oe Nos. 17 and 23, per spool. Pen-holders, assorted, per dozen. era’ Erasers. per dozen Steel Pens, Gillett's, Nos. 303, 404, 332, 351. Rulers ng Fluid, quarts and | Arnold's Gopying Fluid, quarts and pints, per o 1 Black Ink, quarts and ripe. yer dozen. Dovell’s or David's Carmine Ink Memorandum Books, assorted, per dozen. Blank Books, per quire, Cap, Demy. and Me- um. India Rubber, per pound. Inkstands. axserted, per dozen. , Samples will be required, and bidders are invited to be present at the opening of the bids. Payments to be made monthly for all the station- ery ordered, in such funds as the Government may es la te be di ted to 6 direc: E. T. BRIDGES, 20-68 Brevet Major, C. 8. V ROPOSALS FORK CONSTRUCTION OF VAULT AT ARLINGTON, VA. Headquarters Department of Washington, Of the Chief Quartermaster Prop earatneiom, D. ri, April 20, iste § Sealed posais will be receiv: this Office until 12 o'clock noon, APRIL 30TH instant, for the excavation and masonry necessary for the con- struetion of a Stone and Brick Vault at the National Cemetery et Arlington. Virginia. the required materials to be furnished by contractor or con- tractors. Said vault to be under ground, of an interior diameter between the walls of twenty (20) fect. ten (20) feet high to springing ne of arch. with walls three (3) feet thick, of rubble masonry, laid in mortar of part lime and part hydraulic cement; to be covered with hemispherical arch of same material. ‘The floor, walle dividing vault into compart- ments, abd walls at opening st top, to be of brick masonry. Palys Fiabe’ of ranlt may be hora yo or will be farnisbed, upon »pplication at this office. yon St) L LUDINGTON, Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, Department of Washington. ALE OF ARMY WAGONS. ’ Chicl Quartermaster's Office, Devot of Washinston am Washmsion, BoC Agel 19. 1a Sealed Propownis are invited for the purchase of 0 Army Wagons, in lots of not less than twenty- ve. Li ped jo weanee sre worn, but still serviceable for Tond und farming purposes. Proposals will be received until 12 M. WEDNES. DAY. May 9. Payment (in Government funds) will be required upon notification of acceptance of bid, and prior to the delivery of the Wagons. The right to reject all bids corsidered too low is reserved. Theee wage at Lincoln Depot. about one Mile east of the Capitol. and can be seer by apply- soa to Calgnes TOMPKINS, the Quartermaster in rKe. Proposals should be signed witn the bidder’s full pame.aud give his poet office address, endorsed a to purchase Army Wagons,” and di- rected to D-H. RUCK Brt. Maj. Gen. and Chief Quartermaster, apie Depot of Washington. MA4°°%s oF rice. W AsH!NG TON, April 19, 13%. Sealed Propoeals will be received by the under- signed until 120 vloek m.. on MONDAY, april t's inst., for the building of =” foot barrel er.(in side diameter) the walls to be nine inches in tick. nese. in New York avenne, between Lith and 16th streets west. te inect with the sewer now being constr ucted on 14th street. in accordance with the act approved ch 1, 1866. to have one man-hole by the an ened may direct. which shall include «ll excavations, &c.. &c . for the cost of the man-hole; the snccess- ful bidder or bidders to be responsibl¢ for all dam- ages Cone the gas er water pipes. or cansed by the elements. and any accident caused in the constrac- tion of the work. ight to decline any or all py , Should med a interest of the Corporation to reserved. pecifications can be seen at the office of the Com- missioner of Imprevements every day frem 10 a. to 12 m.. or at any time br calling on the Comm: signer of the Second Ward aa one but practical mechanics pi a i JAS. W. SPALDING. ap 20-4 pBorosa Ls FOB SEWEB. Mavor’s Orrick. WasHING TON, April 13, 1965. Sealed Pro, is will be received pz the guder- pop hey 2 o'clock M., WEDN pay, the 28th day of April next, for the building of a ee- foot barre! Sewer, «inside diameter,) the walls to be pine inches tn thickness, in K street north, from Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets west, to connect with the sewer now being constructed in teenth street. im accordance with the act approved July 27, 1865. to bave ope Man-hole m- missioner o the Second Ward may di: per lineal foot for Tariens, e Sowee, which het) tocieee ait Sewer, which shail Inelede all ome: > =p ac. for the cost of the Man-hole, the suecees- fel Udder” ‘or bidders to be responble for, al "i ; rT pipes, —— y accidents caused in the com *. for any er all Let een should verest of the Corporation to do v0, is reserved be seen at the office of the Gennlioneran Of Improvements sory ons = ‘ ka. m.and \2m.,or me by cling na the Commissioner of the Second Ward, Nene Put practical mee enw. SPALDING issioner Seeond Wi The right to decliv tt be deemed Eben v=, XXVIII. bd AUCTION SALES. a en ALE OF A STEAM GRIST MILL AT THE S CAVALRY DEPOT GIESBORO ier General's st Washing: i117 , 1866. By order of the P Gensral will be sold, om the 1) ok suction, — the spirection of ain Goorae 4 yh o'dlock ta: ‘ihe foNowing-deecribed public ‘prop- erty, t0 wit: UNE Q) BSTEAM QRINDING AND FEXD (frame, with massive granite foundations,) 40 Dy 80 feet. with coal, hay, and engine houses attached, all constructed of the very best material, and in the moet substantial manner. Also, at the same time and place. the machinery and appliances of the mill. a of UNE) ENGINE, OF 100-HORSE POWER, with cylinder of twenty-two (22) inches diameter and twenty-four (24) inches stroke, set upon a beavy cast-iron bed- plate, with coid and hot water umps and heater, and cast-iron fly-wheel, with riving. alley of the same material, ten (10) feet in — «pd twenty-four (24) inches face, with ndaon’s patent governor. Two (2) BOILERS, OF | 60-HORSE POWER made of the best boiler iron, flve-sixteenths (5-16) “= inch in thickness, five gh) Serta diameter, fourteen (14) feet five (5) iuches in length; each boiler containing seventy-six (76) | Wied fines, — Cap le or rer te) is in diame- ir. wi requ: pendages. TEN 10) PAIRS OF REEDS PATENT BUOK- ine M TBHIBTY (30) INCHES SPRING @onstracted of solid French barr millstone, and setin heavy, well-balancet frames, with hay-cut- tera, elevators and conveyor sufficient to cut aud handle the hay. grain and Bosteconomical and lab Ving plan, The shafting is of fimished wrought iron, and the prlleya of cast iron, faced and balanced, with angersand box ficient to drive ten He pairs of burrs, &. The main driving belt is of four (4) ly rubber. and twenty four (74) inches wide. The ite for driving the mills. &., are of the best oak- tanned, patent stretched leather. The Engine, Boilers, Machinery and Fixtures of every description are of the very best materi aud Workmanship, and are still ia excellent con- dition and fine working order, the miil having been in operation only about fifteen months. ifdeemed advisable by the agent of the Govern- ment on the day of sale, the buildings will be sold separately ‘erme : Cash, in Government funds. Purchasers will be required to remove their Property before the first (ist) day of July next, unless otherwise arranged with the owner of the grounds. S A boat for Giesboro will leave the Sixth-street wharf every hour during the day of sale. Any farther information t may be desired will be given upon application, in person or by let- ter,to n George T. Browning, A.Q. M., Giesboro, + OF at this office. " JAMES A. EKIN, Brevet sg General, in charze et Division,Q. M.G. 0. NMENT SA THE MILITARY ILROAD AT BRAZOS SANTI- AGO TEXA wartermaster Ge ‘a@shington, D. ¢ The attention of capitaliate see! investment is invited to this sale. , a Sealed proposals will be received at the ot of the Quartermaster General, (Division of River aud Railroad Tranw; ortation.)at Washington. D. C., ¥ oF NE next, at 12 0’clock Ithe right, title. and in- flees a ine eae —— in (roe aprons tae States Military Railroad from Brazos Santiago te White's Ranche. Texas The sale will include the entire track, aud si- dings. buildings, water stations. turn’tables. bridges. &c.. the railroad meteriais and supplies Ttaining to the road, together with the roll- De Goek. cars, machinery, and other equip- ments. The eale will not include the title to the land, which does not belong to the United States. This road is about ten miles in length, and ex- tends from Brazos Santiago to White's Ranche, on the Eio Grande. Fron: this point connectiou is made by steamer with Brownsville and Mata- moros. This route fe the shortest and best for the im- meuee traffic ketween the Gulf of Mexico and the interior of Southern Texasand Northern Mexico, and the commanicaiion by rat! alone can readily be extended te Brownsville. The road already completed saves thirty miles of difficult and tortuous navigation. Boats on the liver now charge. it is stated, for freight to Brownsville as high as ©5 per barrel, and for pas- sengers £15 each. The road is five feet gaugs, good ties, T rail, and full-spiked. Mere ticular description of the property can be obtained st this office. or at thatof the Chief Quartermaster Military Division of the @nif, at New Orleans. A condition ef the sale will be that transporta- tion shall be furnished for all Government troops supplies. whenever reyuired. at the rates paid by Government at the time to the New York Ceu- tral railroad. The terms of payment accepted will be those considered the most fevorable to the Government. Ten per cent. cash,in Government fans, to be paid on acceptance of proposal. _ The Government reserves the right to reject au 8. hould be endorsed, ** Proposals fer tiago and Rio Grande Rail- he Division of River and quartermaster Gene: Ia OF. di he ()uartermaster General By order Or ine ear ANDER BLISS, Brevet Colonel and A.-M, in charee, Favicth Division y. M. G. O. ap 20 37t ARGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILD iING@S. LUMBER. TIMBER, &c.. AT THE DISMANTLEP FORTS AROUND WASHINGTON, D. O Headquariers Department of Washington, } Office of Chief Quartermasier, . Washington, D. os 12, 1966. Will be sold st public auction. at the times ; rnin Bamed below, all of the ( ‘arracks, Mess Houses and other structures b: longing to the (martermasters’ Department. U.S. Army. in and sbont the following dismantled forts around Washington. Also, at same times and places. will be sold for the Engineer Department. the Lamber. Timber, Abattis, &c., coumected with each fort reepec- tive EAST OF EASTERN BRANCH. On MCNDAY. APRIL 23. at 10 0 clock 4. m., at FORT CARROLL, sleven frame buildings, viz: Three Barracks. large sive;) one Hospital Baild- ing; three Off (euart snd four small build- ings of varies Also. Mess le of stockade. SAME DAY . at FORT STANTON, four frame buildings i . One Barrack: tw Quarters: one Cook . Also, Stable and Guard House of steckele, —— NORTH UF POTOMAC,” On TUESDAY. APRIL 24th. at 11 o'clock a m., at FORT LINCOLN, FOURTEEN FRAME BUILDINGS el Mess Honses: three OMicers? ali outbuildings. Also, two Stables and tour outouildings( stockade) of various dimevsious On WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2ti.at lLo'clock a, nt FORT TOTTEN, NINE FRAME BUILD- NGS. vis Barracks; one Mess House: four Officers’ ere and two outbuildings. Also, four Oiticers’ rs: Guard- House; Stable and Kitchen (stock- fe) of vartous dimensions. a . a BUILDINGS. nz - Five Barracks: font Mess Houses; five Offic Qnarters:two Hospital Warde :two Surgeon's ters and three email outbuildings, Also,one Stable On FRIDAY. APRIL 2th. at No'ciock a m, Meoght STEVENS, FIFTEEN FRAME BUILD: viz ° Four Barracks; fonr Mess Houses; four Officers? Quarters, and three small buildings ef various dt- "Gn SATURDAY, April 23th. at 10 o’clock S 28th. o'clock a.m, sEORT RENO, FORTY SIN FRAME BUILD: a8, viz. cix Barracks; seven Mess Houses: one Head- quarters Building; thirteen Officers’ Quarters: fonr Hospital Euildings: two Stables. (one lar, tize;)one Blacksmith Shop: two Forace Sheds: ene Carpenter Shep; one Saddler’s Stop and eight small buildings of various dimensions atte, twenty-seven buildings of log and stock- YI. ‘Six Officers’ Quarters: three Store Houses: one Stable; six Non-commissioned Officers’ Quarters; three Mess jeight small outbuildings of va. rions dimensions. MONDA APRIL 3th. at I20’clock 2, at FORT SUMNER FIPTY-FOUR FRAME BUILDINGS. vi Eight Barracks: ten Mess Houses; twenty Off- cers's Quarters; two Stables (one saree size;)one Officers’ Mess House; two Hospital Wards; one Hospital Cook House; one Dead House; two Sar- geens’s Seerres: seven small outbuildings of va- Tieus dimensions é Also, SEVENTEEN BUILDINGS of log and steckad: je, viz: Three Stables; one Wash House; three Store Houses; two Officers’ Quarters, and eight outbuild- ii of various dimensions. ‘heee sales embrace a large quantity ef timber, lumber. &c., and an excelleat opportunity is thus offered to land owners in the vicinity of Washing- ten to secure building and fencing materials canve- Quarters anc tw nient to their property. The military guard wil! remain upon the premt- ses ten days after date of sale. for protection of BID be ean UDINGTON, Q tor, t of Washington. FRED. KOONES, eee ‘Tyler & Oo., of Philadelphia, Pa. an L 4 cargo to dealers at the jowest Phila- th of Penp. avenue and 1th treet. mn ioSee NETS FOOT OIL—NEAT’S FOOT OIL —A prime article. Foreaie by C. B. JEWELL & ©0., "Potomac Mills, foot G street.” mb 24 eodw AMUSEMENTS. @ROVER'S poll nda eMOTSOMARD GROVER (6.07 HRwS LAST NIGHT BUT FOU MOST POSITIVE- BRILLIAN NGAGE- BILLIANT AND TRIUMPHANT Ez Of the Eminent Scholarly Actor, who win MH JAMES E. MURDBOOE,” THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, April 24, 1866, AND FOR THIS NIGHT ONLY, APPEAR J BEVERLY, In the Thrilling Tragedy. in'five acts, entitled THe GAMESTER, TO MORBOW NIGHT, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. CANTERBURY. Corner Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street. GEORGE Lea vwenbole Proprietor CARD .—The Proprietor, thankful for the pa- tronage bestowed on his humble endeavors to please the public whilst located at thé above-named place, begs leave to announce to his patrons that on and after MONDAY, April 30, 15%, the CANT BURY will be removed to its OLD LOCATION, Louisiana avenue. near 6th street, and he hopes the public will still continue to patronize the Can- terbury as heretofore, assuring them that whilvt he continues to cater for their amusement, he will use his best endeavors to procure the best talent that money or energy can secure. LAST WEEK OF THE CANTERBURY IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION, NEW ATTRACTIONS AND NEW PERFORM- ANCES FOR THB CLOSING WE. First week of Miss LIZZ1B LAGRANGE, Miss GGIE MAIRS, Mies JOSEPHINE WILSON, WILLIAMS, besides our usnal Bon- uty. &c.. in two grand ballet diver SCENES AT THE DERBY andthe SEA CARLETON in his new comicalities, NYMPH. First appearance of HARRY HART in his Ethi- pian peculiarities p®r. J. W. & H. P. KREIS’ GRAND MAY BALL AND EXHIBIFION Will take place at ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, On TUESDAY EVENING, May Ist. Tickets ean be had of the scholars and also at John F. Eliis’s, Metzerott’s, Philp & Solo- mon’s, and other principal Bookstores, or at the Academy We would also most respectfully announce that we will continue our classes during the sum- mer season at our Academy. PARKER'S HALL, Pennsylvania avenue, between 6th and 7th sta., Oppesite Metropolitan Hotel. Day: and Hours of Turton: For Ladies, Misses and Masters, Wednesday and Satorday afternoons, from 3 to & o'clock. For Gentiomen, Tuesday and Friday evenings, to 10. rivate instraction given to snit conventence of those desiring. Circnlara can be had at J. F. Ellis’; Philp & Bolomas . slso, at the Academy during the hours of tuition. The Hallcan be rented for Balls, Parties, Sot- &c.. on rease: ter AUCTION SALES. BY GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers, oH E F F ANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE PROP- RTY SITUATED ON'THE EAST SIDE OF OURTEENTH STREET. KETWEEN E AND Foren NORTH, OPPOSITE WILLARD'S By virtue of a decree passed by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in chancery 1, equity docket No.7, wherein Fran- py is complainant and James W, St. Clair are defendants, we will sell at public auc m THURSDAY, the si day of May, 1366. in t Be tNad petine at 5. o'clock p.m., all those two parts of Lote numbered ten (1!) and eleven, (11.)in Sqnare numbered two hundred ad fifty. four, (2%4.) in i. city of Washincton, District of Coiamb: mntained within the following metes ana bounds: Beginning for the -ame ata pointim the west line ef said Syuare. di the southwest corner thereof, north with the west line of inches; thence east 105 feet 10%. inches to the public alley; thence seath 25 feet 3 inches: thence t 25 feet; thence south 1] feet; thence west 27 fert 452 inches; thence south 4 feet, and thence west £3 fret Ginches tothe place of beginning, together with the Improvements there ‘The above property is improved with two Brick Buildings, each having a frent of 20 feet 14g inches on 4th strect, the northernmost lot extending back that width 105 feet 10+. inches tothe public alley; and the other lot extending back the same depth of uneven width, having a fronton the alley of S fect 152 inches. ‘The trustees reserve the right to sell beth parts together or separately, as they may deem best at the time of eal . The terms of sale. a8 prescribed by the decree. are: One-third of the purchase meney in cash, and the residce in twe equal instalments, at six and twelve mouths. for which wotes of the’ purehas bearing interest from the day of sale. and secured action of the trustees. will be taken. retained on the premises sold. All con veyancing and revenue stamps at the cost of the purchaser . WM. F. MATTINGLY. JOHN H. JOHNSON. ¢ Trustees, GREEN & WILLIAMS, apl0-ta.th sa twads Auctioneers. BY GBEEN & WILLIAMBE, Auctioncers, No, 626, corner of 7th and D streets, CHANCERY SALK_ OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. In pursaauce of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Colambia, rendered on the 9th dav of March, 1898, in a canse No. 615 Equity, in wh James W Gibson is complainant, Elizabetu Gibson, John H. Gibson, and othe e defend ants. we, the undersigned ,Gommisioners appointed by the said Court in that behalf, we will sell at public auction, upon the premises, at 64; o'clock p. m.,on THURSDAY, the 26th day of April instant. that valuable piece of property, fronting on C street north, between 432 and 6th sti west, known as the Excha ‘otel. being parts of Lets bumbered four .(4and §.) in Square num- bered four hun nd ninety. (490,) the said parts of said Lots beginning on north’C street 22 feet 6 3-10 inches westward from the southeast vor- ner of said Lot Ni and thence ranning north 40 feet 4 inches, thence east § feet 6 inches, thence north 49 fect 7 inches, west 4 feet, thence north 40 feet 6 inches. thence east 2 feet 5 inches, thence north 18 feet to th blic alley, thence south west- wardly along eaid alley 45 feet, thence uth to north C street, thence east about 40 feet 6 inches to the beginning. with the improvements, which are Sece Brick House, with back buildings, Stable, Jarria) couse, &c., &c Terms: One-third of the purchase money to be Paid in cash at the time of sale, aud the purchaser or purchasers to give notes for the balance of the purchase money. payable six, twelve, and eighteen months after the day of sale, with interest from date, secured by deed of trust npon the property i purchaser or purchasers to pay for stamps and conveyancing. & GREEN. 8. F. HODGSON - QUEEN JW BARNACLO, JOS. PEOK, Commissioners. M. THOMPBON, Oomplt’s Solicitor GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts, [intel.} ant 109 fect from d running thence Square 4) feet 3 apé-eokds ¥ GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers, TRUSTEE’S SALE OF IMPROVED PROPER- TY ON THE ISLAND. By virtue of adeed of trust bearing date on the 1th of October, A.D. 186i, and recorded in Liber N.C. T.. No. 47, foitos 411, &e , of the land records for Washington Cae J in the District of Colum- bia, and by direction of the parties secured thereby, I wlilsell. at prblic auction, in front of the prem: ises,on WEDNESDAY, the 2d day of May, A. D. 1866, at 5 o’clock p. m., all of Lots numbered (1,) two, (2,) three, (3,) and four, (4,)in Square fasta Lote a:508) in the city of Wash a mprovene ereoR, which are ‘aluable. wis oe vi Terms of sale: One-half i i. fi mast be paid at the time of sal baud toe emeloiee iginraaheatrin iy uy deere enzo ‘al bY alee with inne 12 months after and sec foe roe ges of the trustee” Terms to be be thin five days after the day the property may be reseld at the and cost of defaulting purchaser. after one apl7eo&ds GREEN & WILLIAMS. Aucis. er trust to me. ¢; jst day of or tog sas Eateries ; ie or said city lon, D, C., and known’ and descri in Edward Thomas’ subdivision of mare No. 398, and recorded in Liber B, folio in the Surveyor's office of the city of Washing - »D.C., berinning at @ point 46 feet 8 inches southeast corner of said square, and ran- sped vege oh 17 feet, feet, thence cast thence to the of beginning. the cost of the peronecer. 9100 down property ie sola. Ps) Be Le He i 4 H E Tig Siar, WASHINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY. APRIL 24, 1866. TELEGRAMS, &c. Mesers. Allen & Co. have arrivedat New Orleans from Oalcutta to open direet trade by & line of English ships. say there is much demand for timber and Western - duce, bacon, hams, oil, grease, &c., in the indies, and they promise to send back mny- cloth, bagging, teas, coffee, spices,and all kinds of groceries. The western parishes of the Mis- Sistippi valley are fi , and the water is rising. The Eastern Miltary District of Louisiana has been abolished, and General Sherman has been ordered to’ his regiment. All the records have Leet sent to headquarters. Monthly reports of the prisoners have been ordered. The press insists on the release of SenatorGwyn. The working men demand the adoption of the eight hour system of their municipal candidates. The friends of Benja- min say he will not return, as he can do better in Engiand, where he ranks as a good first- dass lawyer. Corn, cane, wheat, and all vege- tation is well put in, and forward. The de- mand for cotton seed is active. The Boston stamship Coneordia is advertised for Liver- Reet direct. The trade is increasing. Charley Tmstrong won the raceof four-mile heats, beatung Rosseau in the last heat by three lengths; time, 7:53, 8:05. The race horses all left tor Louisyille this evenwmg on the steamer Louisiana. It is stated that one hundred and forty Springfield rifles were seized at Oswego, N. Y., Sunday night. They were for the use of the Femans. It bas been ascertained that nine hundred have been sent there, but only three caseshave been received. Two hundred guns were distributed among the Fenians last week. It was said the arms were destined to be used in a Fenian expedition up the Bay ot {Quinto by means of sailing crafts and steam- tugs, haying tor its object the capture of Pictou and Belleville, and the raising of the green flag in a situation almost impregnable against assault by land and watep. The Gallore Islands, in Lake Ontario, are said to have been pitched upon as the pore of rendezvous and a base of supphes. Expeditions were to move simultaneously from other places cn the fron- tier. At Brandenburg, Ky., on Friday atternoon, in an altercation between two brothers, Ken- drickand Allen Stanford, respecting an old partnership, the latter having drawn a pistol, was instantly killed by the other. On Friday, on the Christianburg and Shelbyville pike, Terrill, Weathers, and a number of their old comrades, were seen going toward Shelbyville, and ceused considerable excitement, as Terrill said he was watching for parties who, being 4.100 &S jnTors at his recent le, Stated that they were sitistled Terrill should be hung. He says he will kill them to the last one. A fire occurred Saturday night in Market Street Louisville, Ky. It caught in Finley's paguerrean gallery, over Morris Levy’s dry goods and clouk store, injuring by fire and water: Levy, $5,40;S. Bakroon, dry g 5 $10,000; M. A. Aron, cloak and trimmings, 31,04; Thomas Jackes, owner ef buildings, $1,500; aggregate loss, $18,000: fully insured in the Germania, London, and Liverpool, Phenix Manhasset, and Northwestern insuraace com- panies. The wall of a building in process of demoli- tion on Orange lane. in Boston, fell down Sat- urday night, burying in the rubbish and kill- ing three little boys, named Robert Wil- kins, Henry Woods and Robert St. Clair, all between six and twelve vears of age. Mary Fisher. eighteen years old, had both legs broken and received other injuries. The parents otf the children are poor people, residing in the Vicinity of the scene of disaster. The House of David Pellet, a farmer, re- siding about a mile from Norwich, Chenango county, N. Y., was robbed ef $7,00)in money and Government bonds last Thursday, during the absence of Mr. Pellet and his wife. Two men assaulted his son, and compelled him to disclose where the money was kept. He was so badly beaten as to be insensible when the father returned home The river is rising at Nashville, Tenn., and there is six feet of wateron the shoals. A train ran off the track on the Chattanooga road, damaging the cars and locomotive. No one wa injured. A large number of people walked Over the extension bridge for the first lume since the bridge was destroyed. The en- tre structure is expected to be completed by the middle of May. General Grant and suite will leave Rich. mond for this city, via Gordonsville, this morning. CONGRESSIONAL, SENATE.— Yesterday after our report closed— On inouon of Mr. Grimes, the House bill to provide for the better organization of the ay department of the navy was taken up, and af- ter several yerbal amendments, was passed (it provides that the active pay list shall con sist of eighty paymasters, forty passed assi: ant paymasters, and thirty assistant paymas- ters. Paymasters shall be regularly promoted and commissioned from passed assistant pay- masters, and all passed assistant paymasters authorized by this act to be appointed and commissioned as assistant paymasters, shall be selected from those who have served @s acting assistant pay asters for the term of two years, and who were eligible to appointment in that grade when they were appointed acting assist. ant paymasters as aforesaid, subject, however, to examinations provided by law and estab. lished by the Secretary of the Navy. Passed assistant paymasters shall give bonds in the sum of $15.00; their annual pay shall be $1,500 when at sea, 21,700 on other duty, and $1,200 on Jeave or awaiting ivi & The consideration of the Post Office appro- priation bill was then resumed. Amendments were ottered by Messrs. Henderson, Conness and Wade, which were ordered to be printed. And pending consideration the Senate went into executive session, and at its conclusion adjourned. HoveeE.— Yesterday afternoon— The House disposed of the Army bill as far as the {th section, (relating to Subsistence De- partment.) Pending the discussion, and previous to final action on the section, Mr. Niblack moved that the farther consid- eration of the bill be postponed until Decem-. ber next: pending which metion, The bill was laid over until to-day, and the House adjourned. TRE Late Fink ty THE O11 ReGions.—The tanks of Henry Harley & Co., at Shafter, Pa., which receive oil from Benehoff Run, two miles distant, by pipes, were set on fire at three o'clock on the morning of the 18th, but through the courage and mdustry of the em- ployees all but two out of the seven tanks were saved. Four of the Oil Creek cars, with two loaded tanks on each, were destroyed, together with pipes, platforms, and 800 barrels partly filled with oil, belonging to varions parties. About 1.000 barrels were burned on this occas‘on. Friday morning. at eleven o’clock,@n armed mob, estimated by the watch- men at from twenty-five to two handred, emerged from the thickets surrounding the tanks, and ordered the watchmen to leave in- stantly. The latter hesitating, the mob rushed forward. yelling and firing rapidly with revol- vers. The watchmen fled, atter firing a few times in return. The incendiary mob then applied the match, and stood guard until the conflagration was under ful! headway, defying any one to attempt to put ont the fire. The regular watch of three men was increased after the first fire to seven, and were always fully armed. It was generally believed, and threats had been frequently made, that the tank would be burned. The second we destroyed all = the company’s property. e entire village o! Shaffer Was’ in’ imminent danger. The com- pany is insured. Teamsters who are out of work are known to be the guilty parties. The property will be repiaced and put in working order in two or three days. No hves are r-ported lost, but it is said that one or two of ihe mob are wounded. ‘ Civit RienTs 1x VIRGINIA—We are in-- formed that Major Paul R. Hambrick, Provost Judge, intends, under the Civil Rights bill, to sue out a writ of habeas corpus. retaraabile before Judge Underwood, for the persons of te tee, oy — wt ne geo in the wi ouse by order 0: e yor, and when they are released, to sne Mayor Latham for damages for false imprisonment.—Alezandria Gazette. Nove Excwsk rok Ckpae.—A returned New Hampshire soldier, who had been sent to State for two years for stealing & tufkey, has peen pardoned Governor Smy' who took into the tem in that direction to which he had been subjected while in the army. ——$$—— a7 The tlemanly barkeeper, ‘Destiny, saye wotmorialee “ tiemen, "oil you have sn yours! Cholera, rinderpeet, or trichinal” Corporation Affairs. BGARD OF ALDERMEN, April 2%, 1866.—The board metattheusualbour. Present: Messrs. Turton, C.S. Noyes, Gulick, Owen, McUath- ran, A. Lioyd, Canfield, Lewis, Barr, and S. V. Noyes, secretary. The President be: sent from sickness, Vice President J. B. ton presided. A communication was received from the Mayor, stating that he had approved an act to setthe curbstones and pave the footways on the west side of 9th street east, between (F and I streets south. Also,a communication nom- inating Benjamin Severson as civil engineer, under act entitled “An act forthe improve- ment of the Washington canal,” approved April 17, 1866. Referred. ‘he monthly report of the Intendant of the Washington Asylum was received and re- ferred. Mr. Owen presented the petition of P. Lone. rea. ‘Kerer: Lioyd presented the petition of E. E. ab- ‘ur- Mr. A. White and others for sewer on Louisiana ay- enue, between 6th and 7th streets. Referred. Mr. Lewis presented the petition of D. Hag- gerty for payment of damages to his hackney carriages, caused by un excavation in the street. Referred. The special order being the bill requiring photographers to take out licenses to prosecute their business was postponed for one week. Mr. Canfield rose to call attention to a com- munication in yesterday's Republican in reter- ence to the right of Aldermen to hoid their seats after removing from the ward which they represent, (Mr. Cantield lately removed trom the 5th to the 2d Ward.) He said he was ready to meet the issue. Having tendered his Tesignation, the Board refused to accept it, and he considered it his duty to retain his seat until definite and proper action was taken in the matter. Mr. Lewis, from the improvements commit- tee, reported favorably on the following bills To set curbstones and pave footways on east side of 7th street, from Pa. avenue to North Carolina avenae; on the north side of B street north, between 3d and 4th streets east; on the West side of ISth street west, between K and M streets north: on the west side of 5th street west, between | street north and Pa. avenue; on the west side of I5th street west, from Pa. avenue to E street north; on the west side of 26th street west, between D and M streets north: and on the south side of E street north, between 20th and 2ist streets west. Also, re- ported from the Third Ward delegation, a bill lor carriage ways on “th street west, from G to O streets north: also, reported bills to set the curbstonés and pave the footways on the east side Of 4th street east, between B street and Pa. avenue; and to grade and pave the alley in square $15; all of which were passed. Mr. Barr, from the committee on canais, re- orted back the communication of James ratchet in reference to the Washington City Canal, and asked to be discharged trom farther consideration of the same: agreed to. Also reported, from same committee, favorably on the nomination of Benjamin Severson as chief engineer on the work of improvement of the Washington City Canal; and the nomination was unanimously confirmed. Bill (C. C.) for extension of sewer from alley in square 457 was passed. Several bills from the lower Board were referred. Bill making an appropriation for purchase of a building on D street north, between 12th and 13th streets, for a station house for the Metropolitan Police. Second Ward, and ar- rangement of same for use as & station house, was referred to the committee on improye- ments, $ The act to license claim agents and intel)i- gence offices was referred to the committee on police. The bill to repair a gutter on F street north, between 19th and 20th streets west, was passed. Mr. Noyes, from the Seventh Ward delega- gau0n, reported back the petition of Geo. Tal- bot for remission of a fine, with a bill for his reliel; which was passed. Adjourned. Common Covuncit.—President Moore in the Chair and all the members present except Messrs. Anderson. Walker and Wright. A message was received from the Mayor an- nouncing his approval of the following acts -— Making &n appropriation to jay a flag footway at the intersection of indiana avenue and tet street weet; to finish the public school build- ing in the 4th school district; to purchase three hose carriages and hook and ladder truck: and converting @ private into a prblic pump. The toliowing were presented and referred By Mr. Ferguson—Pettion tor footway on 3th erreet t, from B to Pennsylvania avenge By Mr. Hamilton—Bill for footway on west side of ist street € nm A and B north By Mr. Dudiey—Petition of Mrs. Keeling, tor the remission of a fine The following were introduced and referred Mr. Peugh—Resolution requesting the Mayor tofnrnish the Board with the returns of the Ward apothecaries of medicines furnished the outdoor, By Mr. Moore—-Bill to extend the sewer in alley in square 457 to E street north, and in that street, from 6th to 7th streets. By Mr. White—Reecolution for the appointment of @ committee, of which the Chair shall be ebairman, to inquire into the enormous expen- ditures of medicines furnished the poor. The Chair announced the committee under the resolution of Mr. White as tollows: Messrs. White, Kheem, Peugh, Simms, Ferguson and —: Mr. Pengh introduced a bill amending the Act relating to furnishing medicines to the out- door poor, providing tha: the accounts before being paid shall be certified by the joint com- mittee on health. Mr. Peugh stated that it was a tinguiar fact that the amount of money ex- pended in the entire city of Baltimore for a similar purpose was less than is expend- ed in one ward of this city, and the city of Philadelphia did not pay as much as this city. He had heard it said that in one of the wards trusses had been furnished the poor. In view of these statements the Councils should do something to prevent any extravagance tn expending money for this parpose. The bill was referred. The foliowing were reported from the com- mittees: By Mr. Ferguson, (Ways and Means.) The petition of the Trustees of Cavairy Church, and asked to be discharged; so order- ed. By Mr. Simms, (Drainage)—To lay water main in L street north, from 13th to 1ith street west; passed. By Mr. Joyce, (Police)—Bill appropriating $6,000 for the purchase of buiid- ing on D street north, between 12th and 13th streets, to be used &s & station house; passed. By Mr. Stewart, (Claims)—Aldermen bill tor rehet of Alex. Henderson and F. E. Middleton; passed. Aldermen bill for relief of J. H. Cor- coran; passed. Bill for reliefot Victor Tracey, to reimburse him for injuries sustained by falling invo a well, appropriating $100 therefor: after an ineffectual motion to postpone for one week, the bill was passed. By Mr. White, (Health )—Reported back the proceedings of the Board of Health in relation to privy sinks, and asked tnat they be printed; so ordered. By Mr. Peugh, (Public Schools ;—Resolution re- erred to the committee, inquiring if the teach. ers were notin the habit of giving half ho! days, that the teachers might receive instrne- uon in writing for the beuefit of themselves, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration. Mr. Peugh read anote from Mr. J. O. Wil- son, one of the trustees, stating that it was not so: but that sometimes teachers’ institates were held, when penmanship and other branches are studied for the benefit of the schools. Mr. ton said that he had been in- formed that half holidays had been frequently given, and complaints i been made to him by the parents of scholars that such was the case. The committee was discharged. * Mr. Peugh, from a special committee, re- back bill for the eae can of the bill for the purpose and asked to be dis- Also, from a committee, the in relation to 4 sewer in square 359, and asked to be discharged; so ordered. 3 the of the bill, arguing that the city ‘would be deprived of about $15,000 revenue if the bill was passed: for these vould be our should be taxed from 9400 to $500, and ‘ober companies be allowed to 60 Tisks bere, and that the E : i : i ti 8 tenguitt Aes, sued in 1851; for relief of Wm. Rothschild; to repair gutter in the Second Ward; reviving po 8 of certain acts relating to nuisances, ing to fish wharves. Adjourned. —__ -ore- ‘Tae ENGiise TRADE STRIKES.— Victory with the Striking Tailers.—In accordance with the promise made on Wednesday to the men by the employers’ oy co Green, th> Secret of the Operative Tailors’ Commit tee, veo Ath morning ed « letter from Mr. Brown, the Chairm: the Associated Masters, informing him tha! y were willing to come to an arrangement upon the resolution adopted at the meeting of the joint deputauon on ‘Wednesday. and eating se roe — fi men to mreett ot Give ClO’ ee make definite arrangements. The deputations met accordingly, and an agree- ment was drawn up, to be binding on both parties, by which the men were to re. advance of one penny per hour, y! same time some minor claims made The strike and lock-out may, therefore, be considered virtually st an end. A general meeting of the men is to be held this day to re- ceive the report of their committee, and it is understood the shops are to be opened and work resumed on Saturday morning next The men, although not obtaining all they asked for, have gained a considerable addition to their weekly wages.—London Times, April (. Lamp CARRIED OFF BY AN EAGLE. —On Fri- day last some tarmers engaged in plowing on the farm of ‘Squire Shadnon, in Fatlowtield township, Washington county. witnessed a scene somewhat strange to that neck of woods. Inman aajoming field some ewes and lambs were guietiy grazing, and while the attenuon ot the plowman was directed wo them by re- marks of some one in the crowd, alarge Amer- ican eagle was seen to swoop down, and seiz- ing & weak old lamb, with a loud scream flew oft far above the tree tops, bearing the bleating lamb in its talons. This sudden rise in mutton £0 Astonished the farmers that for a while they maintained a silence not unmixed with admi- ration, but recovering themselves, set up a shout and halloo which seemingly trightened the proud bird, fer it let go its bold and the lamb fell to the ground with a force which re- duced it toa state of mutton chops and sheep skin ina very short space of time.— Pittsburg ezetic. CHILD Wits Two Moraenes.—This singular case is still on trial at Hartford. Conn. The Teceedings on Wednesday are thus reported y the Hartford Post:—Mrs. Philips that is has had fourteen instead of five husbands. ax stated by us yesterday. During the testimony yes- terday it came ont that she is or was the keeper ofa bouse of ill famein Boston. Thetheory is this: Mrs. Deshon, now Mrs. Rand, was divorced from her first husband. who is now living in Liverpool. He was a bad man, but bad a very wealthy father living in Boston, In case Mrs. Rand gets the boy. the grand- father’s pre yy will of course belong only to Deshon. it is said that Deshon was one of her paramours, and it is eupposed that while the mother slept a dead child was substituted for hers, which was removed for the purpose above stated. The case will prove one of the Most interesting on record. &7 The South Danvers Wivard tells a story of a visit of two distinguished State Constables who called on a well-known liquor dealer in that town, and calied for whisky; Dut the dealer, who “smelt a rat,” told them that since the State Constables had been reund he had not dared to sell. The officials called tor cigars, and be furnished them a couple of two- centers, for which be charged them twenty- five centseach, saying that he was obliged to charge profits on other things since he had abandoned the lhquor traffic: and the Uonsta- Dies walked off smoking the miserable pings, intensely disgusted with their bargain. S7The Omaha Republican of the %h has some rather exciting news from Utah. It learns that “the greatest excitement prevails among the Mormons, anda fixed determination on their part to drive out all the Gentiles. Eight men have recently been assassinated, while the editor of the Vidette, with other Gentiles, has been netified to quit the country. Placards are posted up in Salt Lake Ouny warning all Gentiles to leave immediately.” Tue Risk or Srreer Lerrex Boxks.—Some ingenious thieves in Loudon have foand a Of plundering pillar letter-boxes. 4 bag fitted with & spring fs fitted into the slit of the box, und into thie, Instead of into the proper receptaele, the letters which are posted fall. A postman fonnd oneof these ingenious ap. pliances on — near Belgrave Square, on the 17th wit. spring bad breken or become disordered, 80 that the bag could not be with- drawn. MaGners.—To make cast-iron magnet, take a smooth bar of cast-iron, place the mid- d.e of it tothe north pole of a magnet and draw it to the end, repeating the stroke always from the middle to the end and rubbing in the same way each time. Then place the middie of the bar to the south pole of the magnet and rab to- Wards the opposite end of the bar, Tepeaung as before. Magnets can be made in this way of steel as well as of cast-iron, and may be in the form ofa horse-shoe or star as well as a straight bar. a S?-The immigration to Kansas now aver- ages, it is thought, about one thousand persons er day. The jarger portion goto Southern ansas, where the prairies arealready covered with green grass, S87 Mr. John Carson hauled in over 12,000 herring one day last week. This is convidered & large day's work tor fisheries in this locality. a one haul be took over 3,0”.—Crumpion( Md.) jazetie. &7 Last Monday some unknown scoundrel Stole the child of Mr. Vogel, leader of the baad at the St. Louis Varieties, and carrying itover into the Iilinois bottom, buried it with mud and leaves. The boy was only three years old, and was fortunately discovered the same evening through the sagacity ofa hunter's dog, and returned to bis parents. S7"“A pair of pretty eyes,” exid Coxcomb, “are the best mirrors to shave by.” “Yes,” re- plied old Hudz the bachelor, “and I have nOWN any & man shaved by them.” S7 The new penal code of Alabama makes No distinction on account of color, only mar- ringes between white persons and negroes are prohibited. It forbids whipping and branding 8s & punishment for crime. t provides that convicts may be put to woik wpon the roads, or hired out to corporations or individuals. &#" Tbe Mobile papers the arrival of a great curiosity at that city, a vessel made «n- trely of cork, which is lying at one of the wharves. Thatshe will never sink may be true enough, but the other claim of the Motul~ ians, that “she will last forever,” requires: some proot. S7In Girard, Pa., the citizens hold what they cali “Cemetery Socials.” They must be grave affairs. S87°A henpecked husband speaks of his bet- ter half as nitro-glycerine in crinoline. S27 The Deseret News sars the matrimoniat immortality of Chrixtendom is shocking. «?-“Revivals” are wits, nor bis ca.uor his non,” bet. if pr that « Radicals had a 4 aw An Dorrified its readers with ee Davis Roasted;” but the pe-