Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1866, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR 1p PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCErT SUNDAY, aT THE STAR BUILDINGS ; Beeckwest corner o Pean’a avenue and 11:8 sire? BY W. D. WALLACH. ——o—— ‘The STAR is served by the carflere to i A subscribers in the U:ty and Distric at bis UEnTs PRR WEEK. Copies at the counter, Wi each. thout wrappers, Two Gents Pics voR MArrrme:—Three months, One Debiar Dots and Fifty Cents; six months, Three ers; one Etsy Fire Dollars. No papers are sent from the office ionger ‘ban paid for, ® The WEEXLY STAR—pubdiithed on Friday ‘worning—One Detlar end a Hatf a Year. DENTISTRY. KNS, near corner oa 4th st. cast, eight doors west of Waneh Chep- el, Capitel Hf! ap 2 we. 254 Biol: CLBBS, Dentist, PSs) ie. 2 street. two doors cast » jase’ Green House, opporite State Department, Washington, D. « * DENTISTE Tu Is to infotm my friends = aap that have REMOVED MY UFFIOE tu No, Fellows” Hall Se eee EX TEACT Z where a A FILL or INSET TEETH on Gold, Sliver or bber, and treat ie ee $2 aoe. ltimore College of peitadnate of the Bal ol : BETE. m. LOOMIS, he 3 wentor and Pateniee MINERAL P “tk TEETH. attends personally at, his officein this city. Many persons wear these teeth who Camnot wear others, and bo person can wear e*Sers who cepnot ‘Persons calling st my efficecan be with style and price af Teeth they a Bartow 2 who sre ad wish the pe- Teet, cleanest, stroogest and most Sat ons Gan pecture, Se MINE: be more fall: werren' le ‘oom in thiscity-No. 33% Pennsylvania ave, between Sth and 10th sta. Also, 90? Atch streot, Philadelpt' oc le Gast DISCOVERY IN DENTISTRY. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PalB, vise all te, adnetio call aU LRWIRS Hee, Dave them taken ont withgas De pond ‘Also, call and examine LLP kere ed method of inserting A ‘101A Tae you omce see the great ium} in his teeth, wij] bave them in no other this now Falusbis one. Teeth on Saver and Rubber Plates st the C Ld ve anes the price om our ance arest jo. 249 Peun’s avenue, between ith and inh x x PERSONAL. Mi RINCE, 351 F street, op) ite Patent Ww "nee . the only practical STAMPEB ee District, wishes to inform hie ne not connected with any ether Stamping concern this city. Asthere are so-called Rompe wetes bis pame. hence this notice. He only on F street. Weekly in receipt of new to which are mate np at once. JEREMIAN 5. BLACK. WARD . LAMON. €.¥. BLACK. LAW OFFIOB. Committees of Congress. “Oimce, 16" lath streets (directly oppestte Li turds’ Hotel.) de 18- eet.) ___cnergmnanean erat rua i MES 0. CLEPHANE ve u ITE a OL £ HANS, LAW BE SHORTHAND WEITEBS, Detw. $d and ay ste. ocean OTeRSSs Totty Once, Ores Hall, INGLE, ORNEY AT LAW Cc ATTORNEY ' Bu Leuisians Avenue, oo ly INSURANCE COMPANIES. I yEUBE YOUR PROPERTY AT HOME, FIRE INSURANCE. THE NATIONAL UNION INSURGNOB COM. INGTON. CAPITAL 61,000,000, RISKS TAKEN ATDTHE LOWEST RATES. Loss MPTLY PAID. py he orricE: 424 18th st.. nearly opposite Biggs & Oo.» Bank- ing House. BRAM orrice: tJOBN B. JOHN Law Office, Ho. 64 ba. _ ave, near Berk of Washington. This Compsny is now srepared for aenagt ff ” loss of Feo bu cas ePnu'sy Cas tal tbe soap Sa eae cau EP TLL URE, MERON ANDION, 4 Tr RRHOCSES OB DWELLINGS fore year of is company sterte with s ae CAPrEa® Scher te th: sel oe eeca- poo a a one year, according to the iow Tork scale for abet a no 2 -dm WOBLE D. LARWER, Secretary. F2255s3 INSURANCE €0. OF WASH INGTON AND GEORGETOWN. OFFICE No. 1, over Bank of Washington, CHABTERED BY CONGRESS, 1837. of all kinds insured for « year or less Builders’ risks granted en the most favorable ‘Ro charge for letes. President, JA abaMs. a on B.B French. oe Ed. Clark, ' rew fs Wemnineion ‘The Directors i are eutborized’by the Toure te renew Delicies and take rieksia 58 13 coo | ABEL G. DAV'S, Bee'ry. PAWNBROKERS. oe 3 68, POOR PEOPLE'S FRIEND! $34... TWELFTA STREET Awhekoeer LICENSED PAWH’ 3 Formerly of firm of Boyer & Bi & moved to 534 12th street, between @ and D. heer 334 475 LICENSED PAWNBROK BB. NOTICE—“ BoYRE & STINE.” 8. BURNSTINE. |. 475 18th Re. 13th street. Sa door sonth of Pa: avenne, ete business of Boyer AL business copfidential. Money loaned om ‘a Binds of personal property ang @b 23m" B. BU LA Notice TO THE PUBLIO. REMOVAL, M. K. WALSH, woua LICENSED FAWNBRORER. removed bis MONEY LUAM OFFICE tome can Sap RESO Moreh See oe vu ect. w= wi friends and custemers. ISS a é knows to the public for thease ourteen years. he to meet at his new the same Ii) ‘ronage which bas heretofore been extended CASH ADVANCES made on all kinds of ~ ~ Di Watches, Jewelry, Oloth- ing, Furniture. 2c. he, ire. }e ‘Ail Uusinens strictly confidential. oy Licensed Pawnbroker. No. 450 10th street, _™h 73-m. bet. Penn. ‘avenue and 0 street. W 4SHINGTON CITY LeaN Ovvics. LEVI B. WOLFP, No. 377 Penna. svened. between 6th streets, opposite National Formerly with the Inte Levi Benjamin, of Belti- more, has opened an office for the purpose of LOANING MONEY IN 8UM8 TO SUIT, mall Kinds of Merchandise, such a8 Diamonds, Gold snd Silver Watches, Sliverware. Guna, Pis- ‘ols. Gentlemen's and Ladies’ Wearing Apparel Goods of abt descriptions boughtand sold. Business strictly confidential. SF Private entrance edoiming. fe 0-3m° ——__+ B= AND CAGES. peas 52 | bs 87000 street Letweer Ge Ht, mb 5 ar, CONGRESSIONAL, SenaTR— Yesterday after our report closed— The dillto authorize the building of a raifl- road bridge &¢ross the Mississippi river at Quincey, INinois, the same to be 4 post route, being under con! number of amendments to the bill were offered, be construction of bridges at other same river, aud agreed to. The bill was further amended, and then SI General Canby was on Saturday before the U.S. elrenit court for contemps in preventing the execation of a writ tained by the U.S. Treas v%, XXVII. 2. 4.104. 446 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 446 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Of sequestration ob- Brer against Sy reserved. Judge might as well close the courtat onceitits write are disregarded. and remark: unavailing as long as. court. Cotton agents are corpus, but they have been Canby has ordered a York shipping Hover says the cho XO EXTRA OBARGE he SEATS SECURED LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. STIN@ DRAMATIC EVENT. ky a Young Washingtonian, TON GoTTHOLD, one rmances at the Winter Garden, New York. were productive of a marked sensadion ded the warm aad f: ODEON HALL CLOTHING BCOMS. ODEON HALL CLOTHING ROOMS. ODEON HALL OLOTHING BOOMB. regular order of the day, being the Post. propriation bill, Was then taken up, the question being on the following amend- ment of Mr. Trumbull: rson exercising or performing the office which by law is required y the advice and consent of the before bis confirmation by the ve any salary or campensation unless he be commissioned by fillup a yacancy which bas y reason of death, resignation or expiration of term of office, during the re- cess of the Senate aed since its last adjourn- digcnssed up to the hour of Debut of « . J. = era never visits ESTABLISHED 1947. ESTABLISHED 1547. ESTABLIBSHBD 1547. weather of the fall and early spring it, and ‘Mat it dies outinsummer, The United States 2ourt fs cl and Judge Darrell says he will Keep it closed as long as bayonets bristie about iL A new flood 16 coming down trofn all the rivers, and the whole of southwestern Lonisian: overflowed. No progress has bée¢! closing the crev: and crops will be immense. “pe Governor Jenkins, of Georgia, aanounces that he has information that the Ladies’ Southern Réfief Fair at Baltimore pped to Savannan, subject to his order, five hundred barrels of flour. meal, and bacon, for distribution among the poor and suffering white the distribution, the: to the Governor. polis. He will Senate, shall, Senate, recei for his servic the President to begun to exjet b: RLLC VENINGr. May 1. 1856. ipeatay) EVENING. May 2, HESS. Treasurer. OVER'S THEATER. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, BENEFIT OF MR! 0, H. HESS, TREASURER, ated a programme oven cna ge AT AMUSEMENT EVENT OF THE DAY, ly the only appearauce of rated Actress, CORNER PENNSYLVANIA AV. AND 434 8T. CORNER PENNSYLVANIA AV. AND 43, ST. Benefit of Mr 0. H. CORNER PENNSYLVANZA AY. AND 4:; ST. | The Joss of propery | mens, which was ‘hover.—a fter ‘Phe bill makin pair, preservation public works, heretat authority of law, Public attention ig most re=nectfally called to our report closed— 3 rit for th b ppropriations for the re- eur very large snd superb assortment of ud completion of certain lore commenced ander the And for other purposes ; the managers of bad caused to be shi embracing every color and quality of FANCY AND PLAIN MELTON CLOTHS. Fancy and Silk Mixed OASSIMFRE SUITS, BOYS’ CLOTHING, OF ALL THE LATEST New York styles, cot up inthe most fashionable (This bill appropriates yerious sums ot money for the improvement of harbors aud navigable rivers in the United States. to be ex- pended under the direction of the people, and, to effect 'y have xppropristed £2,000 He also gives ofders for its distribution in congressional districts, meeting of the Fenians is to be held in Sayan, nuh this week. ‘The railroad bridge over thi Oconee river, om the Central road, is reported. to have been washed away by the recent freshete. The storm on Sundxy night was very destructive to property and life. connty a hotse was blown down. ana two children killed. ba trees, and fences were leveled by the storm on A church in Perry county was bracing Creer the mer volunteered her ‘The Second Appearance of Mr: J. NEWTON GOTTHOLD. Who has generogsly yelunteered to give anight of eewentfor the purpose. Dir. Bitine, of Maine, rose to a personal ex- planation, and said he hada letter from Gen. bry deiending ‘himself from the assault made on him by Mr. Conkling, of N.Y Mr. B.) desired this letter read in wustice to bumself and 2 faithful public officer, who bad no other opportunity to be heard. The Jetter was read at considerable length, and mainly charges that Mr, Conkling’s assault on him inthe House arose from a personal uarrel relative to the provost marshalsbip of he western district of New York. {t further shows that Mr. Conkling received some $3,440 from the Government for prosecuting the pro- A large number of documents d in support of the allegations. Conkiing, of N. Y., replied at great tothe charges contained in the letter, and denied most of them, and explained others, he same time asking that an impartial committee might be appointed to examime what bad become a public matter. Mr. Hybbard, of FINE AND EXTRA BLACK CLOTH FROCK + & few days The appesrance FNCH DOE SKIN PANTS: FURNISHING GOODS OF ALU KINDs. ted by the Cel r RON the Popaise Pemse Men RORSETT. other Eminent Musica) Tslent, all of whom kipdly Sobaptosesd The First appearance in over T BROUGHAM BAKER, the men of the Drama in Wash iso volunteered, besides every prominent artiste of the Great Company. iiox Sheet now open. Seats may now be secured without extra charge. THE GRAND PROGRAMME Will comprise Bhakapeare's Great Comedy of TBE MASORANT OF VENICE, it ii MB J. ee ON eT Ee LD ...a MBS AGNES name AEP THE GREAT COM A GRAND CONCERT OF VOCAL MUSIO, YOUNG KRETSCHMAR, Mr. GANNON, Mr. BURNETT, and others, Sapported by T. : of Unter the aiece Lacasable Farce of SRETOBES IN INDIA, MISS SUSAN DENIN in her gi With her new song T. BROUHAM BAKER Sunday nigh:. ods Leing all of our own manufacture, The burglars who were engaged in .the rob- bery of the Harrison National Bank, of Cadiz, Obio, were overtaken abont two miles from Olio, yesterday afternoon. A sharp eneounter took place. iu which one of thejburglars was wounded and three captured. ceeeded in making his escape, but is The amount of money re- bably exceed $150,000, A fire broke out Sunday afternoon on Peach street, near Woltze’s bat store, in Erie, N. Y¥., destroying the greater part of the row of irame buildings in which it wasJocated. from the fire ignited and destro; the wholesale furniture ma. The loss is about $35,000, Lake nayi- gation is open to Chicago. The Alabama and Georgia Petroleum Com- pany have every prospeet of striking oil soils: Gas is rising in the welland on the surface of the water. ting near Rome, Georgia. Golonel R. V. Montagne, port of Mobile, died on Mond ay trom paraiy- GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO PUBCHASERS, IN REGARD TO ECONOMY AND LOW PRICES, ‘Well known to yest marshal. MELTON CLOTH SUITs, MELTON CLOTHE st MELTON CLOTH 8UITS, FaNCcY €ASS SUITS, covered wiil pro - Y., offered a resolution fo apppint a special committee to investigate DASS 8 the cliirges against Gen. Fry: agreed to. Ad- FANCY CASS SUITS, od. Ty: ved A part of nufaciory of Jos. SILK MIXED &UITSs, SILK MIXED 8UITs, SILK MIXED SUITS, By Madame O. Fish Eripemic.—a demic appeared among and basin yesterday. About twelve o'clock in the dey large quantities of them were observed floating on the surface of the water in the dock At the foot of Seventeenth street, some of which were dead and others with just life in them. The» ash seaged from a small size minnow to & chub, between twelve and fifteen inches and, when taken outof the water, seemed nded and with eyes wide open, as if they n blown up with a bellows. The boys fine time pieking them ont: and, we m™m will be eaten to-day. were found in the dock, tbongh some scattered ones were picked up be- tween there and the basin. Who can explain the most mysterious epi- the fishin the canal BLACK CLOTH FROCK COATS, BLACK CLOTH FROCK COATS, BLAOK CLOTM FROCK COATS, FRENCH DOESKIN PANTS, FRENCH DOESKIN PANTS, FRENCH DOESKIN PANTS, oil is perceptible They are opera- collector of the “The d Band.” as COUNT GLORIEIUX DO NOT FORGET TO SECURE SEATS IN ADVANCE, About three bundred Fenians left Eastport, Me., yesterday on the steamer tor Boston. has been quite unwell for a- few days, though not seriously UL FANCY GA88 PANTS, FANCY CASS PANTS. FANCY CASS PANTS, VANOY CASS VESTS, FANOY OASS VESTS, FANCY CAS8 VESTS, FANCY SILK VESTS, FANCY SILK VESTS, FANCY SILK VESTs, WHITE DUCK PANTS AND VESTs, WHITE DUCK PANTS ANB VESTS WHITE DUCK PANTS ANE VESTS, General Meade donbdt not, many of the: CANTERBURY The greatest number Leuistans Av., near 6t!: GEOBGE LEA Proprietor hegs to inform the Public to his Old Location, and + rear National Hotel. at Eighth street. LATER FROM EUROPE, —Rickmond Times. The German Question, &c. The Hamburg steamship Allemania, from Hamburg on the 14th iust., on the Ith inst., The Prusian rep a7 The that he fas removed hopes to merit a continuance of patronage. rasee_of BILLY EMERSON, the and the great Song and SICKNESS OF Bis regret to bear that the Waittingham Wuirtixcuau —We feebic health of Bishop stil continues to a degree that renders i imporsible ior him to attend to his Episcopal ministrations. He is at present so- jJournipg with a relative of Orange, New Jer- and at last accounts was somewhat better. Right Rev. Bishop Whipple. of the diocese of Minnesota, who is now in that city, will, atthe request of Bishop Whittinghs ke several Episcopal it is expected that he will remain in Maryland about three weeks, and will visit several of the pariehes on che Western Shore. en the Eastern Shore also..—Bal- fimove American. and Southampwn ty to the Austrian note of the 7th instant, was deli yered on the 17th by the Baron Von Werther to the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The note, whic no ascerbity of tone, declines to ac Austrian demand that Prossia should desist from military preparations. It points.out that Austria, having been the also be the first to restore lishment to a pence footing. papers assert that (Jueen Victoria has ad- dressed a letter to Count Mensdorf, in which her Majesty expresses her high a the attitude mamrained by ernment in its dispute with Prussia. A tele- from Silesia states that the Prussian military preparations in that pro- vince continue, An abortive attem appearin a number of his ne. IGAN in some of his best acts, BUCKL£LY AND BART in some new Ethiopean of LIZZIE LE GRANGE, the LYS BALLET TROUPE, com. f the Handsemest Young visitations in first lo arm, should BOYS’ GLOTAING, The Vienua BOYS’ CLOTHING, BOYS’ CLOTHING, BOYS’ CLOTHING, LIE YOU 7? ne BOYS’ CLOTHING. MAY, d¢., &c., in new Songs aad TIneE ON SATURDAY, com- pr. 4d. W.@ H. P. KBELS’ : Hicnke Waexs ty InELaNp.—The rapid in- crease of emigration trom the southern coun- ues of Ireland is producing a result of winch the laboring population cannot complain. The Wegrs for farm laborers have lately reached the highest figure ever known in Kerry— Lwetve shillings to fifteen shillings sterling a In many parts of tue coun- ty of Cork the rate is ten slilliugs, andas emi- jon continues a8 brisk as ever, labor is to command this price generally. For y years there hus not beep each a ion from the portof Drogheda +s atpl gram received A DIE! WEISENFELD & 00., mencing at 3 o’c! pt bas been made against of the Emperor of Russia. At fonr, as the Czar was en- er a@ promenade in the summer garden, & pistol shot was fired at him by 4 stranger, but without taking effect. His Majesty is uninjured. The perpetrator of this outage was arrested, before the tribunal of of the attempt made upon peror Alexander, Count Be: Peland, left Warsaw on 17th for the capital Peace meetings continue to be held in the large towns throughout Prussia. The text of the Prussian reply to the Austrian dispatch of tke 7th instant has been published. Itdwells especially on the admitted moves of the Aus- an frontiers, by which Prussia was led to take defensive meas- ures, and says if Count Mensdorf, after the passed his word that no aggression was intended by Austria, still continues mili- fary preparations, it cannot be ex; Prussia (am equally clear denial of hostile in- téntions having been relinguish those det were called forth by the attitude The Prussian reply to Engiand’s is said to be Cold and haughty. says Austria does not ask an inch of the Duckies, nor could she accept it. withes to annex the Duchies, and Austria is port the rights of the Schleswig and Helstein people. She will not dictate to them, but requires that the will of and of the Diet should be reg, and Austrian soldiers shou and the people should choose their Govern. ment by universal suffrage. Austria will ac- Itheir decision, even if in favor of Prussia. rman advices continue to de suring, and there is a A Vienna telegram of varia, Wurtemburg, Darmstadt were quiet and man and federal question. they would all be on the side of Austria. agreement encourages the hi may not be disturbed. dent of the London Times says Count marck has repeated). within the last few to obtain the sanction of drawal. The modification of the Cabinet was probably accelerated by the Emperor of Aus- ira baving informed the Em French that under certain cf wauld not obje Duchies beforea Eu There was great rejoicing at and elsewhere on account of the The assassin who peror's life is a Russian land.owner of means, who considered himself injared by emancipation of the serfs Pistol within a few feet of the Em: the shot would probably Nave taken effe, nota peasant turned the assassin’s arm. pessant bas been ennobled. It ig said the presence of mind, him.’ sel? seived the cnlprit, asking Him, «What have ever done to you that you OW HE SUCCEEDED. BY THE BARD OF OAK HALL, ‘There is adoctor in onr towa, A map of practice and renown; {io makes abandsome income clear, o’clock in the afternoo: MAY BALL AND EXHIBITION tering his carriage, 4 Will take placeas ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, On TUESDAY EVENING, May Ist. ‘Tickets sap be bad of the scholars and also RT Metrerott's, Philp & other principal Bookstores, je! . 4 also most respectfully announce that we will continue our classes during the mer season at our Acad: Pennsylvania ave: week with bourd and has been brought In consequence lite of the Em- the Governor of morning of the money every year, Now, whet he started out in He had but little cash in trat! Jacek Cooper, thodenbiugh.of Portage county, Obio, on the night of the 2ath of Octo- was executed last Friday. speech on the scaffold, bidding farewell to all around, hb ‘o the sheriffs questions, “Jack you ready to meet your God!” he excinimed almost flippantly. “I'm ready to die. Kuock iit’ The trap fell, and in one moment. the murderer was launched into eternity. TRE E1GHT-Hovur MovemMENT in Montte.— A correspondent of writing from Mobile, Alabama, on the 26th ult., says: “On and after the 2¢ day of April, 1506. the machinists. blacksmiths, pattern makers, mouilders, and in fact all foundrymen, work but eighthours per day. The devoutly wished- Jor cousnmmation has been achieved with the full approbation of our employers.” aisiaaainia lias A bit he Crvi. Ricrts Law at Hunter, of the Memphi: decided that the law of Tennessee, discrimi- persons in the licensing of billiard tables, is in conflict with the cvil rights act, recent) therefore, void. who murdered John name and mouey too. He attended lectures, studied hard. nd very quickly bed offi sed the board, # could not find. ed HALL. tween 6th and 7th ste., ropelitan Hotel, and ‘Twition: For Latten, Wises fed Thastores Wednesday and Friday evenings, te instruction given to suit convenience of at J. F. Ellis’; Philp & cademy during the hours rented for Balls, Parties, Len 9 le terms. ap7. GREAT ARRIVAL Each day he si po came on anece: tm friend gave hi ; Which changed his fortaue in a trice, a patients flocked Mep and wome ‘The secret of hig great success, T's] tell you if you cai ‘The same advice w He got a suit from SM SMITH BROTHERS & CO., MERCHANT TAILORS, AND DEALERS IN GENTS’ GURNISHING GOODS, OAK HALL, 464 SEVENTH STREET. largest and finest stock DS ever offered in the city of Having sccared the best on the Prussi afte from 3 to yor dostcnon, Hocuay ad to 10. ee haa Solomon’ Gareth, of tni . ‘The Hail can be the Trades’ ‘h him ¢ompare. s ry the King) should TRH S OAK HALL, which NO POSTPONEMENT OF ON ACCOUNT OF Mxxruis,—Judge $ criminal court, has bound to sup just received the pautmg against colored _ BOOTS AND SHOES id be withdrawn, he negroes of Memphis'may aT ‘HEILBRUN & BRO’s, how open as many billiard saloons as they 606 7TH STREET. | aden DOLAN, a Pe previ Me nd reet DBA. ae Willards’ Hotel. Invites his friends and the public to his rich aasortme vt of bought fe ackena for ENTS’ FURNISHING |. Give us acall. Hos & BIEBNITZKY, MERCHANT TAILORS, Would —— vera Cage and the that they have formed hant Tailori Sear nent Hughess corner of. ‘enusylvania avenue. mense stock of Fi: Bae Bi ° Parties indebted to either party will please come forward ami eae ts Clone basket ‘a rst class Pants and Makers wanted. No others need spply. apl —<—_—_—______.. A Work wxn’s Leacue.—The Hour League” of Massachuset! ganizing for a more extended agitation, and the Boston Voice claims that the new move- ment has the sympathy of Rey. Edward Ev- erett Hale, William Lioyd Garrison, Dr. Die Lewis, Hon. Edward S. Tobey, Charles W. Slack and Wendell Phillips, Esqs., of Boston, and Hon. Gerritt Smith. of New York, and Butler, of Lowell. How THE New Massacuvserts Ligvor ‘The State constables of Massa- rt that ninety-two shopsin Bos. ton where liquor has been suld h ave discon- tinued the traffic. and man: turned their stock to the wholesale dealers of whom they were pur ConrIscaTED PRorERTY.—Confiscation pro- ceedings in the United States District Courtat Jacksonville, Fiorida, have been order from a Roeee erty of rebels now seme authorities will be immediately pammneicke 2 Cove wera 87 Governor Orr and other prominent citi- zens of Charleston, S. C., p the school system for colored children. a7 Miles O'Rei says the Fenian tly at hasard of ‘An acreand a haltofthe Orleans has cTevassed. @7-The Connecticut Arms Com; Wacturing a 6 is said to be a marvel of . 7 Thenew paper twenty-five cents each. 87 The ice dealers i ae -@t-a reduction of last year’s prices. 87 Thousands of “Grand Eight ts mre now or- We Lave just received one of the largest and best selected assortments of LADIES’ MEN'S AND CHILDREN’S BOOTS, BALMOBALS, GAITEBS AND SLIPPERS, ever offered in this city, which will be sold at as- tonishing low prices. We name in part as follows: Men's Sewed Gaiters $3.50. Men's Bewed Boots @5. ~ Men’s French Calf py a i ye Congress and ters $1.50, Ladies’ Glove Kid Balmorals $3. Ladies’ Red Lasting Gaiters $2. Lndies’ Ked Lasting Slippers $1.80. Ladies’ Morocco Slippers 68 cents. Ladies’ Morocco Buskins $1. Children’s Shoes from 25 cents vp. Boy's Shoes at all prices. TBUNES, TRUNKS, in great variety and very lew at HEILBEUD & BRO.’S, $06 SevenrH Stree, adjoining Odd Fellows’ Hall, Stone steps at the entrance. Bo! . ¥o0R oops WHERE You out THEM THE CHEAPEST, AND EXAMINE THE STOCK AT SEVENTH STREET, Before you Parchyse, inst. says: oe ony, Baden j00DS ited on the Ger- be sold at reduced Also, a fine stock Goons. Maj. Gen. Benj. tendered his resi; ion but has been ababte e King to his with. | Law Works. rtaperot of the of the places re- lay the question of the 0) they would be pleased to ‘and to the m ry of the govern- He discharged the Testored. JAMES T. WALKE! MERC oe leaders Fe 4™4 Beve their lives, or a & CT aes of and VESTINGS on ha! make Tas! levee below Nevy street. near KE. OLOTHS, CassiMER! nd, which ihey Winer 7! Bnd best should seek my fats. a fine assortment of Gents’ re EIN ANCTAL.—Phe New York stock market rats, ' call, Please civeuss and there was a partial mercial A: trom the i fies, and m furmer aie : Sompany are mechanical tri- shirts are to besold for opened cuiet fall 12 prices. says: There is a reactio: Government eecurit decline in prices. Compound notes ‘are Per cent. above par ‘he miscelianeous list is ly Quiet but firm. Money isin made- Tate demand, the rate on call being 5 per cent. Discounts are quiet at Om. choice names; and.7 a9 per cent. for “good Po ond a opened yesterday at 127%, put DE 4ND THE FewianeseMr wartion otha ete Eaatporn, ie, ore, he field ba wen 0 “PARMER & WALKER. J. HEIBERG F.2 eee Negrete in Philadelphia will sup- during the coming season about twenty per cent. from freedmen in Georgia have made with the Jeft for higher | * STILL REMAINING! —WET-WET- WET ¥ MATTING, AT 33 CENTS. OBECK> MATTING, AT 38 CENTS, WHITE MATTING, 6-4,50 CENTS. Exemine our OABPEES, ‘from & ate Full line of W SHADES, from 91.10 per Fz ing the fi Megde, aaking Yarme Pied tees ke tee disturb neutral m . The De Soto and Wi of Eastport, and ‘§ nid seize ali arm’ Do not'parchass til y amine onr stock of CARPETS and MATTINGS, re 3 GS, the cheapest goods ever offered in this city. ' poosk) are lying in 1 feel happy tosee our _ LOCAL NEWS. ee oe ee Cerperation Affairs. Bosh OF ALSURNEN, Washington, D.C. Turton, MeUsthraa. ©. S. Noyes, @ulfek, os Canfielc, Barr and Secretary S ¥_ joyes. 1d tae adsense Of the President, from sieR- Bess, the Vice Presi@eat, Alterman Turton, presided. to enable the Mayor to Gerson and Francis EF. twenty doMars each A meseage trom the Mayor was read, com- municatupg the proceedings of the Fire Com- missioners, at a regular meeting of that body, beld on the 2d instant. euggesting of pay of its officers, in which she M curs; also, recommending {urther legislation for the greater eiflcieney of the department. fxn My er os is as ioliows hree } from §~¥6 to S9veper aanum, three Kiremen, from #50) to $70: four Hustlers, from $6 to 87 id one Tillerman, from $250 to 8200. One of daws rec ommended by che Commission is to-prohibit the buildig of houses Without bri: chimneys}: retecred A. communication from the M.yor,enclosing @ pretest from property owners on F merth, between i4i and ijn egainet the passage.of an act ¢ carriageway of sai@ctreet at th: peint indi- cated, (by Tepairing, the street being paved already); was referred. The following communication, from the Mayor was referred to the committee on the canal: “Mayor's Oprice. Washingwor, April 30, 1866.—To the Beard of Aldermen am! Beard o Common Cowncal-—Gentiemen:—The act ap- Proved om the 17th ipst, entitied +An act tor tbe improvement of the Washington city ca- pal PPpropriates $75.0) for the Tpose of ing Said improvement. T: ai Board ted by the act recognizes the Recessity of haying a Secretary, who shall keep areverd of the tran«actious, and act also as clerk to the engineer in charge of the work: and likewise the necessity of employing sach assistants as may enable ihe B gin ghd ty execute the neces- fary surveys and measurements for the deter mination of the.guaptity of work to be don and tomake frem time to time the measy ments and estimates for payment of the ‘tractor, The board theretore reques: that you will eitber ke ap appropri $2,000, asa contingen: fand for those p or this Fou will authorize them to us purpose as much of the appre as may be necessary. Yours. respe “ickaRy Wari ace Mr. Owen presented the Draper and cipers, the corporation lice referred Mr. Barr, preze bey ef Mr. Da- vid Gardner and ether, praying wae passage of an act granting to the Foundry (M. E Church the privilege of erecting an iron rail- ing at their church, corner of 19 aha (3 «t=, with abi granting the privilege aked for Which was passed. Also. introd med a bill to fet the curbsfone and pave the footwny on the west side of 6th street west, between Rhode Island avenue ana F street north; passed Also, infrodiiced a resolution requesting the Register to inform the board at the next meet- ing of the names of persons who have taken out licenses as agents for insurance compa. nies, Amounts paid, when licenses expire. Av; adopted. Mr. Lewis presented the petitioy of Wm. B. Todd and o! he construction rratou No. 11, of said sewer; which was passed. Also, introduced a joint resoiudeu in relation to paying for ma and labor on Corporation work, requesting the Mayor not to rd contracts to amy person who has heretofore failed to pay for work or materials on any Corporation cuntract: referred to committee ou ee. Mr. A. Lioyd presented the petitions of Patrick Downing and Sarah Douglas: which were referred Mr. Cross inirodnced a Dill to set the curb- Stone and pave the footway on the wee: side of th street east, between Wand C streets south: passed. Also, AB A.t granting permission to the Navy Department to erect an iron railing five feet beyond the building finé arotind the Navy Hospital, sed. Mr. Noyes pi ited the petition of R. Wim- sait and others, in ice to the condition of th street west: also, tion Of H. W. Youngt tor remission of & Mut referred. Also, reported er the Seventh Ward deiegation Of the bill fo get the Carb=tomes aud pave the footways on the tGuth side of L street sourh, between oy gne ext streets west; passed. Mr. Gulick presented the petition ot W. H. Priicheit and others ceferred. Also, intr duced two bills for street improvements: re- Terred, ‘The special order—being the act requiri photographers to take out licenses—was re- commutted tobe committee on pelice. Mr. Lewis,from the improvements com- mittee, reported favorably on the aet for re- pairing the alley fn square 16°: recommitted to committee. Also, on bill for setting eurbstone and pavi erty On Uhe east fromt of squares 322 and 526, and the west front of squares 556, STS, 56, and $62: passed. Also, introduced a bill to grade and grayel (© street north, from New Jersey avenue to Vermont avenue pasred. Mr. Owens, frem the committee on drainage, asked to be Sachareee. from further cousidera- von ef the bill authorizing the laying of a water main on Lsireet north, between 13th and i#ih streets west, (it being already provided for:) ugteed to, Mr. Turton introduced acte to gradeand pave the alleys ii squares 7) and 197; passed. Also, ‘troduced a bill for constructing a sewer in Louisiana avenue, north side, from 6th street West fo main sewet in 7th street; . Mr. Lewis fed that the improvements committee bad Instructed him to report favor- ubly on the resolution ‘or purchuse of a station house for the Metropolitan Police im the Se>- ond Ward; appropriating 6.500 for purchase of house 291 on D) street, between T2th and 13th Streets, (lors part of 11 and 12, in square 2%3:) und $1,2v0 for arrangement of the premises tor tbe purposes named: passed. Mr Turron introduced an act to repair the Wooden bridge on Itth street west, between L and M streets north: passed. Mr. A. Lioya, from tbe committer on claime, asked to be discharged from further considera- on of the petition of P. Long, and that he bave leave to withdraw ht< petition; agreed to. Also, recommended the preenge of bills fer re- Hef of Lewis Newraith and B. Towber; presed. Mr. Canfiel@, from the committee on the fire department, reported back-the message from the Mayor inclosing communication of the Fire Commirsioners, with @ bill to carry out ‘heir recommendation for increasing the pay of the members of ba paid fire department; paseed. That part of the message in relation legisiation to premo%e the eficency to proposed Of ihe fire department, was referred tothe com - mittee om the police. Mr. McCathran introduced a bill for setting the eurb-stoné and paving the footways on the north side of G street south, betwees un and 10th streets ext; ty a. Mr. Golick sti that he had received a Communication from Joseph H. Bradley, Esq., the yar aon Attorney. in reference to the ‘an Al i right derman ying from the ward aw ich he was elected. to aetata his seat in of Aldermen, The Corporation At- torney gues that section of the charter pro- viding tor 8 Board of, Aldermen to cousist of two members ich ward, residents of said ward, and eT sections, and comes to the popcinaion, t Aldermen cannot retain their seats afrer which they were +) + apdhbe-h See the ward from ‘ted. Mr: Canfield, in view of this opinion, ten- dered his resign; as Alderman of the Fifth Ward, returning thanks to bis constituents id office: the board rs of mabie a member. At en Domtns, Corycit. ings unavoidably crowded ont to-day. ts to know when Con- ea il Simian & “to do its 677Mr. Wilson, of Meridian, Vermont, fe last week and @7-Adsh Isaacs Menken arrived in ‘Ne: ore by ime last steamer from Europe, bring-