Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1866, Page 2

As een _EVENING STAR. | ee S7-RRADING MATTAR ON EVSRY Pacs, GRE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- BAPHIC AND OTERR MATTER. aU saIC ° ' pt , - SUSPENSION Ses, MapOwaNTs MA Considerable excitement exists here to.day in consequence of the suspension of the Mer. chante’ National Bank, corner of 7th and D | She temained streets; J. V N. Huyek president and ©. A. Sherman cashier. A large crowd has been collected sil the morning at the bank, the doors of which are open, but no business is, peing transacted. An attempt ig being made to ar. range fer the purchase of the bank by Trespon- sible parties,in which case the business will 0 on; and should this attempt fall through, the bank will settle with its depositors and go into liquidation. It is understood that the Government depos. its in the bank amount to $500,000 covered to | the extent of $100,000 by the deposits required of Government depositaries. The amount of private deposits has not yet been fully ascer- tained, but is not believed to be large. im our second edition we shall give fall partcwars | COLORADO. The bill for the admission of Colorado into the Union, passed the House of Representa. tives yesterday, just as it came from the Sen- ate, by a vote of Sito 55, and only needs the President's signature to become a iaw. The | vote in detail will be found in our report of the | proceedings. An effort was made to strike out the word “white” asa qualification for voting, but failed. Colorado will make the thirty- seventh State. Messrs. Evans and Chaffee, the Senators elect, are in this city. THE TRIBUNE CAN'T STAND WADE'S Bias- PREMY.—The New York Tribune indignantly denies the allegation of the London Telegraph that ic expressed approval of Senator Wade's blasphemous speech «thanking Almighty God” that certain Senators were providentially indispesed to be present to obey “the dictation of the one-man power, executive usurper and despot.” cere Tue WEEKLY Stak is now on our counter for sale, and in wrappers, ready for the mails, containing its great variety of reading matter: conclusion of entertaiming story of “Camphor and Cologne; Humorous Sketches, “A. Ward ata Fenian Meeting,” A&c.; The Philadelphia Murder Trial; Murder ot a Husband by his Wife's Paramour; The Washington Canal Im- provement; The Pian of the Reconstruction Committee; The President and Cabinet 0; pose the Plan: The Mormons: The African Mt E- Conference; The Methodist Protestant Generai Conterence; Meeting of the American Medical Association; Full Particulars of the Bombarda- ment of Valparaiso; Congressional and Coun- cil Proceedings; Whije House; Foreign, Domes- tic, Military. Naval, Departmental, and Local News; Agricultural and Hou: ing Mis- cellany, and the latest Telegraphic Dispatches from all quartera, ——— AnoTsEr Cass or CHOLERA IN NEw York. The Health Officers received tidings of another case of cholera in the city yesterday afternoon. As the physicians of the board had Predicted, the disease was found in one of the tenement dwellings of the Sixth Ward—a building which shelters a hundred families. Harrts ac- companied the inspectors, and examined the patient and evidence in the case, and found it to tea marked case of cholera. AtS o’clock last evening the woman was in the last stage ofthe and there was no hope of her Times, 3d. recovery.— S7-Thirty-three tain President John SF The Easton (Md.) Star says the farmers of that county, im consequence of the rainy weather in April, are much behind in corn Planting. SsOUF wewWspapers sus- Dix of New York is out ina letter supporting the policy of the President. . Usice . 1886. jellowing Telegrams remai fo other causes: Lewis And: 's ‘W B Worster. "™" p. B. SNYDEE, Masegor. AMERICAN TaLteRaPE Co: . The Lowi: ‘el Tes remain thie SBATON HALL, “THIS BYENING, May 4, ‘To Examine the Beautiful Colleetion of LEFT. HAND MANUSCRIPTs, and Sail he hi t By Soldiers raed = Fat dy ioe their righ! ‘bibition closes ta TO-MORROW Saterday) BVERING: “uUTely TO-MORRO) ROTICE.—A. A. KER & CO will open their new stores 525 1th a Siete erent ot re odtkiee yok 1G GOODS as suy house in the Dist ANB WEONG, BEV. CHAS. F_ KING,8 J., Baltimore, Has kindly conrented to Humorous and ners Lacnne on" BIGHT AND WRUNG.” af the row woathly r Boct alas 0 Sbezace HALL. ON SUNDAY EVENING.NEXT, Bt 80'elock. a meeting of the Young Cath- identify themselves with the liberation of I 4 and all trieude of Irlah liberty, are cordially te: vited to attend 2 5 my © zeae TO YOUR INTEREST. The JOURNEYMEN HOUSE-PAINTER’s TRION have opened their shop at the northeast corner of 7th street and Louisiane avenue. Ali orders promptly attended to in every branch of our basiness. . HARVEY, sp 0-Iw* > : pagers le A bf Noe Ovacty echtaeton. will sit asa of Appes! asseesments of 1856, fo Ib. af the offce. of Nicholas Callan, Rea, Clerk of tees Fe ae oy a lth MABRINI’S FLORAL MAY will take place at Marini’s Assembl oe an street, between 9th and 10th, ou FBI- Dostrums known duce only disorders. HYGIBNIO WIN: TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, —_o—___ FYROM FORTRESS MONROE. ments of Mrs. Jefferson o—| z bound for the Wes e td it Sale, &e. ; we Fortress Monaoz, May 3.—Mrs. Jefferson Davis, accompanied by two servants en ber oungest c! litle girl two years ar- Zived naus thas'cnsenina eros early hour from enimees, Maryland, on the steamer Ade- ie. of the.permission granted her by aaa a topes teat Banos reached here by tel and on on. ‘Sfternoon at 3 Grclock sb bench — beret treal, making a very t and direct trip. rm ne atthe Hygeia Hotel for several after breakfasting was waited by Lieutenant Fessenden, an aid to Gen. Mules’ [, who escorted her into the Fortress. The conditions of her visit are unknown. She quantity of baggage with her, evidently designing to remain some in which event she would probably make her home at the residence of Dr. Cooper, the post Ed wa About one hundred its from the in- terior of North Carolina, of all classes and sexes, passed by here several evenings since, on the steamer Adelaide, bound to the West in search ofemployment. They were in charge of several philanthropists from that section of the country, and the movement was under- taken on account of conrpetition being intro- duced in their native State by the superabun- dance of negro labor, furnished under the Res fa Raped gibentnies eke Bureau. ie large sale of quartermascter’s property, which commenced yes » embracing the largest list of articles ever offered at this place, terminated to-day. Wery satisfactory prices Were obtained, and the aggregate amount re- slized will reach $15,000. The first strawberries of the season were sold in the Norfolk markets yesterday for $1 per quart. o y Denounced. Boston, May 4.—Capt. Wm. H. Grace, the oldest Fenian in New giand, says that the expedition was approved by the Commission, and commanded by Killian, aud that the lat- ter asserted that an iron war yessel, loaded with arms, was to meet them at Eastport, and & landing on British territory was to be made on the night of their arrival. After the Ks aa dition bad started O'Mahoney countermanded the sailing of the vessel, and threw other ob- stacles in the way, which led to its failure. Capt. Grace denounces O'Mahoney, and urges all good Fenians to rally under the ban- ner of Gen. Sweeny. Convention te Make Two States of Ten- messee. Crxcivxatt, May 4.—The Convention called to consider the propriety of organizing a sep- arate State government for East Tennessee, met at Knoxville yesterday. The President of the Conventien was authorized to appoint a committee to bring the resolution before the Legislature. fa War Correspondent, PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—George C. Bowers, jr. &% well-known and highly esteemed war correspondent attached to several journals in this city and Washington during the rebellion, died this morning of heart disease. Bal re Markets, BaLtimorsg, May 4.—Fleur quiet; stock light. Southern Wheat firm: receipts smuli. Corn Scarce and firmyr; white, 8 cents; yellow, si cents. Oats firm at 56457 cents. rovisions Steady. Western lard, 20% cents. Coffee dull and heavy. Sugar steady; refiuing grades Ida 105, cents. Whisky, $2. AS2.26. New York Markets. New Yore, May 4.—Cotton firm. Flour advanced iwai5 cents. Wheat advanced a2 cents. Ccrn dull Beef steady. Pork and Lard firm. Whisky firm $20 45D 522 y 4 BLUE FLANNEL Uebrrs COAT, VEST AND PANTS, COLOR WARRANTED. BEST QUALITY. 0 AND $22 2 fe : GEO. C. HENNING, and Md. cor. +. Tth street STRAW GOODS. % UBR, 343 Seventh street, x under Dorsey's Hotel. HE NORTH AMERICAN LLOYD. New line of first-class side-wheel Steamers between NEW YORK AND BREMEN VIA COWES, ah gran sacra nh Bae Bt ofal , Cal she ni + Leave New Fork on THURSDAYS: BALTIC. 8.000 tons, 1,600 FOB ANALUSTAN!I CATHOLIC TOTAS ABSTINEWOR AND BENEFICIAL SOCIETY, of Geor, is TEMFERANCE PIO-NIC Will be given at ANALOSTAN ISLAND, on ‘The colonrated Rely Ut Bee shia Grea sodbogl 11 Band F A thomvet reader and the Committee thin, the Brat Pic Rivet he youre Tite bosatifet: mit Gen! 30 Gents; Ladies, 25 kote" rattouce Soak COMMA OF ARRANGEMENTS. ‘THE ISLAND SOUIAL OLUB Tagw’grest on ei annogeciag to their - ents onan D BALL ISLAND HALL, ‘streets. Istana, on Cormega ABST usr te, Tickets One Dollar, admitting a gentleman and ladies. By order: er: by “rol i of Arrangements. 17-8 jutchison, » T. Rieley, Adams, 7 5M Mulley, 5, Littles xen, W T. Stone. H. Lafontaine. Reception Commitice. LOST AND FOUND. O8B' Yesterday, Thursday, a BREASTPIN, h hair and jett; initials*W. H S.,” on Probably date 1819. The finder will ward of five dollars on delivering it at street. my 4-St* 1 0 SF RS ee eae sect + Hi is just had—a calf: belongs to Mise DUFFIE, No 214 rchard on her prembenne ore! Aprii 28. ” a evening las:, my 4 3t* STEAYED OB STULEN—On the ovening of the —On the evening of the Se apace iheae perndie burnin’ oom with a white belly: ond of her tail white; one ear slit; between 7 ands years eld. A liberal reward will be paid if retarned to GEORGE MILLER, New Jersey avenue, between I and K ats. at $3 REWARD—Lost, on Ta evening, April 24th, a black enamel OPERA GLASS, in Moroceo Case. Name of owner raved on mounting, and written inside of case. hanks of theowner and above reward wili_be given to the finder on returning it to No. 17, Iststreet, Georgetown. my 3-2" (TAKEN UP ESTBAY—On the 20th of April, rm 1566, ene red and white OOW. wirich the cane nested a, — charges, an 3 * ee? . 8. O'NEIL, _my 2-3t* L. between 22d and 234 ste, 'RAY—Came to the premises of 4. G. Osborn, he morning 3th April last, one white spot- ted horned COW, with a » giving milk; biack feet and neso. The owner of the above de- scribed cow is requested to come forward, prove Dioperty en charges and take her away. Bright wooa, B. U. my 2 3t* prove preperty, RE W ARD—Strayed or stolen, inst Saturday ni 23th instant, two FIGS; one blac sow pigs. with white spots; and the other a male pig, white, with some bi: Spets on the hind snarte ar black, and part of the tail eut o reward will be given it returned ss HILL, corner of D and 2d streets, sland. my Ce PERSONAL. Me HF. WRIGHT, Magnetic and Ulairvoy- YE ant P cian. Heals by Laying on Hanis, Blindness. alysis, Bheumatiom, Chills and F vor, Femsie Weaknesses. Nervousness, bys; Fits, &c, Rooms 452 6that., bet.’ E an my 4-Im A BUSINTSS COLLEGE ie- A torahipoC HENEY ©. COP Pe a hres opevedon MONDA he 4th of June next, at the northwest corner of 7th and D atreets, ( Intellizen- cel 4) This is one of the Business Colleges forming « Union that is rapid! cities of the count? dhe ete ae: 7. wae tour Speucer brothers, E. BR. Felton. C. A + (Iate of this city,)and other prominent i b this movement led wit! The course of study will Jobbing, Importing, Ban! ing. Commercial Law, A. and Incidental ses. ness Practice’ invented The system of rr and successfully tanght by the proprietor will be r his special charge. PPh Saag, RGR Te AP jeonan a} -M. BRYANT, 405 7th otreet, between D onl Wan, PSTA (r) ‘ON. bai TION, iP sé10%, MACH, OPPRE Mite «fi derap, BOWELS LIVE sn Kip ae “ ee eS eae. No should. be without it,for to prepare against an enemy te victory. lates the system by gently warmi: it te e free circulation, bee = gelicte end fee ‘ive Tonic in eho sed th it Burope, rere. aud sivo by the DICINE OF PARIS, he: & concoctions, such as fill this coun- ny.cnves. Te in oh ee runportes. 4 5 ssing @ pleasing taste, and tnectual ta tapurting stropeth tp all casce of Weakness. The ladies have here a long felt want Cpe Ect atts teceetnee Sea and TONIO in the country. Sold by all respecta- ble Drug LAMBERT & KAMPING, and Bole P: ImporT end 38 Broek BY 4-6t ROSEWOOD PIANO La Fe OR 320 7th sheetiuesr D my 3-3t* $1 3 FOR ore BROWN SUIT, SACK COAT. VEST AND PANTS. ONE PRICE. GEO. C. HENNING, _my $2" Cerner 7th st. and Maryland ave. OTTLE, B m ALE wp PORTER, Put UP expressly for family use, at ALE AND PORTBE DEPOT, 93 Louisiana avenue, Detween sth and Wth streets. D a ene (late oe nee ge team the Baltimore Gu Ag een cd All Kinds of Demtal werk megs vad ered es been thirty Are years in the practice. Best of serevenees coabe given. Charges mogerate. etn ERSONGIN WANT OF CARRIAGES. euch Pe Cee wars, * BAKOUCHES, ony ana HORE SOPHO, Made, call, ag Weare to sell at cost to close ‘end wale. FIXT VALTER & WECKUR, 346 D street, Sie* between 9th and 10th etree: ® STILL MANUPACTURES TAR BEST HOOP SKIETS. at No. $18 north 7ta treet, between D. and B. BEAL FRENCH OORSETS ot Mrs. STERN'S, He. north Tth strest, bet. Dead B. . STRAW TAre. In great variety, at No. 519 sorth 7th street, be- tweee Dead H. “ied soa HAT WONDBEFUL AEROV. : |. smoke, seot: ol St ROBERT BOYD, 479 oh strect, between 87- Great inducement: and Ceunty “Bight” shedeneates eer Ps D*® *-4 BLANKMAR, SURGEON AN DENTIS?, Office No. 234 Pi i ee ae. , ennsy OES BvenNe, ones Stine. ANOTHER BEDUCTION. SCOTCH CassIMERE = Yr noite Rout: appiy fo Say ane 5eEE tna my tim my 3.2t* Corner 7th street and Md. ave, Yel 10 WINE. W. THOMPSON ce 2StE™ — Justice or Tis PEAOS, POLIOR MAGIS- ihe echenlehing eaccees atte: thisinvalaable TRATES. AND NOTARY PUBLIC, WINE TONIC provesit te be best ever of- No. 461 Eighth street, between D and B. fered to the public. Its effects areim. | 89 Hours of attendance at this office every day , giving # healthful tone to the debilitated | (Sundays excepted) . to Se'elock p. m. Temegy for any Kindef + Sands SBrtvalled a0 | terest oon ay ot boeds, taken.) Oaths ad: PHYSICA’ oan TON ‘and Uertificates ; : Va Ue , BZ Accounts left for collection wilt be placed in of panctual and resporsibte ae —— han eats WATCHES. QB the de officera. Just opened, a large assortment of LONDON, GENEVA, Ana AMBBICAN WATCHES, M. W.GALT & BRO., _my 2-6t 344 Pennsylvania ave. 73> M ABLOW’S CUAL! COaALt!! 1,500 TON?. RED AND WHITE ASI COAL on band and afloat for sale at the lowest market Cee Bay The above Coalis of the very beat quality, bit at eer oy Petit fon it greatly to their ad mers iy * vantage to 6g ve mea call bofere purchasing else- Bs" A eon hand CUMBERLAND COAL, HICKO! 34 OaK AND PINE WOOD, cord lopgth, or sawed and split any | or size ro- quired, .H,. MARLOW, Office and Yard south side Oaual, corner 7th street. MULESBI!! lot of fine rt purposes, which he will soli at OF Cart pur; sell a Fessonable prices, S48 SHREVE, ip 26 6t* 7th atreet, bet. H and I. Sr ae -) a sea eTs. FLOWERS, all xinds of FANCY GOODS at AVIS & GAITHER’S, ibe: 20 Market Space. . GAORS, VES. Ns. sat ety he 0 Market Spnc between Sth and oth stresie, ep 77 6t* M ULESB!! my 2-48 01 6 CRUEBRATE The Be pebise giaghele> tn tte, The Grover ‘ Baker are the oniy machines that av both. y. x deifteeaamine fase act Mo,20 Mae RB Bi & WITH DISPATCH —The supe- "RAR FEar 4g pearens, Georgetown, D. 0. L 1 Lc ft pee Ta OP 2-tawim §=§=77 Water from e & Biauete'se L WBBATHS. BOU- BP semewa Bs ties apes Me D. C. Last seen in: wmiseed — D. roy was ew Died Additional pa&irolman for blecks bounded by 7th, mh, Bnd D streets and Pennsylvania hay of the Columbia, and asked it be referred to the Committee on Pablic Buildings: and it was so ordered. Also, the bill to incorporate the Howard In- —— and Home of the District of Columbia. assed, Alco, the bill to incorporate the Academy of Music of the District of Columbia. 5 Washington Gas Light Company. Passat. as! lon Gas * Also, the bill to incorporate the Nationai Savings jt ef Columbia, with 3 recommendation that it do 4 O'CLUCE P. morth. « ‘barges preferred by the Saperiniendent re detectives James A. McDevitt and D P. Bigby, were cismissed by the Roare These charges were made a’ req aest of theese officers, that the Hoard might fully im- vestigate the matter, reports hav: Ot ime CércUlBUoR thai they gave certain imformauon to & party charged with crime. It was clear iy established to the satisfaction of the Board, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ‘Wasuimeron, May ¢. 1506. Jay Oooxe & Co. furnis& the following quo- Jations of Government securities : U.S. Five gel of them, and the charges were promptly dis U.S. Five WALL «108 | not Bill was Isidrapen the Sanaa, #3 < U.S. Five Twenties, 1865........1015 wei A the bill to incorporate the National “= oe Y ‘o8 rhs Institute. Passed. SERENADE TO(ENERAL How anD.— The Boe- = Pe! Pete ene ae Also, the bill to enlarge the powers of the | ton Colored School, on tts return from a shor Om ody Thirties .-»» 000-00 Levy Court of Washington county, D. C. | May-dav excursion this ped om Also, the bill to establish in the District of School and I streets, they sung several bymas Wei, Columbia # Beform for boys; and pend. | and songs. Major Cleneral Hemera Five Twenties. 1804, Tots Five’ Treaties, | Colum aiaeaapatheanr eer A a at the door, and after asking 1985, 101%; Ten Fi 9%; Seven Thirues, | ine the con! cp ths tile to pe: || sctomeson Srorqudemapares nae ae a fork; Genin too; Gola, 127%, expired aie the Howse took up the bill to re. aie an advance seco @THE MBRCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK. im the army. Methodist Protestamt Gemeral Conierence. ‘We baye obtatned the following particulars dren attending sehoot this District, and he in reference to the suspension of the Mer- ape FOURTH Penns now poten A beng largely p Ang , The President called Jon terence to ord porta: afforded . “They chants’ National Bank. There 1s duetrom the at tbe hour appointed. ‘The journal ot gestar- sbould also love the teachers who were labor Bank to the Treasury of the United States leas than four thousand dollars, but as we have stated in our first edition, there were several disbursing officers and agents of the Govern- ment who deposited the public funds entrusted to them, in the institution to the amount prob- ably of $500,000, Of the total amount so de- ited they have no recordin the Treasury Depevtnent, as the depositors belong to differ- ent branches of the public service. In any event tne securities in the Treasury will be applied, as far as they will go, to the liquidation of all indebtedness to the Treasury end to Government officers and agents. The immediate cause of the suspension is stated to have been the failure of a jtimore concern, L, B. Bayne, of Baltimore, one of the heaviest stockholders, within a short time, has obtained $760,000 “on call.” He first got $150,000 to keep bumeelf afloat before the di- rectors knew of it, and afterwards calling for more, the directors, to save themselves—as they thought he weuld weather the storm— allowed him to draw further, and honored his drafts, at the same time be assuring the bank that he would send down his collaterals, and that they were sufficient to secure them. Yesterday a check for something overa hun- day was corrected and approved. Rev. Dr. Murray, trom committee on Con- ference relations, rey thata convention of representatives of Northern and Eastero Conferences assembled in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the month of November, 1857, adopied a mem- orial which was presented to the General Con- ference assembled in Lynchburg, Va., ia tne month of May, 1558, in which memorial said Conferences asked the General Conference to make certain changes m the fundamental law of the Methodist Protestant Uhurcn, including new terms of membership sud suffrage, and declared that if the General Conference should not see good to adopt the action calied for in said memorial they could not consistently con- sent toa further Continuance of their ecciesi- astical connexion. Secondly. That the General Conference de- clined to secede to the demand of the memo- nalists, and thereupon & convention was called and held in Springtield, Ohio. in the month of November, 15:3, composed ot representatives of northern and western conferences, which con- vention adopted « report and resolution de- elamng “all official connection, co-operation and offi: jellowship between said conter- of mankind—they engaged im this work of benevolence, motwithstanding society on that account. come when the teacher would be “en Soa Yes, they would be remembered when al! these contemptible scamps who go about swearing at them are 5 ——_@-——— A Bowp Pisce ov VitLain¥.—Night before last, the family of Mrs. Mahala Paimer, re- siding pear Broad Creek Church, Palmer by the throat, threatened to shoot any of them if they attempted tw getup. One of the gang struck a light, when two of them ceeded to search the house. After taking @ quantity of money and silyer ware they v ml and th fere: hering to the | ‘be premises. In a few moments they re- dred thousand dollars, Government funds, was General Conference suspendéa,, oma that said | turned, = 4 there was more money in the presented. which could not be met. Last eve- report and resointion was supported by the | “ouse, and on making another search, they ning, & committee of the presidents of the na- tional banks here went to Baltimore to éxam- ine Bayne’s collateral<, and this morning a telegram was received from them to the effect that the collatersls held by Bayne were net arded as sufficient. tis alleged that the true state of affairs bas been kept from some of the directors, who, only within the last few weeks, have become cognizant of the magnitnde of the dealings of this bank with that in Balumore. Ata meet- ing in February inquiry was made in regard to the collaterals of Mr. Bayne, und the pres- ident (Huyck) informed the directors that they were ’ The capital of the bank was $208,000, conse- quently its circulation, under the liw, was $150.000, which is of course secured. The li- Abilities of the bank, aside from Government found a bag of coin con uuning from $50 to $75, which, with the bedelothes, they carried off. They took trom the place a wagon and horse, and going by an adjoining — took of twe more horses. They have thus far escaped ar- rest. representavives of the conferences following, to wit :—Boston, New York and Vermont, On- ondaga, Gennessee, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Muskingum, Obio, Michigan, West Michigan. Wabash, Indiana. North Tlinois, South 11 Jowa, North lowa, Wisconsin and Miu- oe TREastRyY PROMOTIONS.—The following Sree have ws ae ok tho Tomeuny, Jepartment since April L5:—In the retary’s Ipan Office—C. C. in, from 3d to 4th clase clerk. In the Se- ‘s Office—M. L. Nosrr, from 2d to 3d class. Fifth Auditor's Oifice— E. D. Kinne, from ist to 2d. Commissioner of Customs’ Office—H. ©. Strohman, from 24 te 3d, and Richard H. Burr, from ist to #4. Second Auditor's Office—A. W. aad Benjamin F Ford, from 24 to 3d, and nesorn, Thirdly. That the Indizaa and Litinois Con- lerences were represented in the iast (Feneral Cont.rence, but the committee has no know!l- vdge of the election of representatives to the (ieneral Conterence which took rt im the proceedings of the convention held at Spring- Held. Fourthly. Lt is reported and commonty be- lieved that certain of the northern and west- *rn conferences have adopted and are goy- vrned by & constitution and discipline differing i respect the Little, J. H. Claflin. Jonn Skinner, M. Deering. deposits, is estimated at about $250.00. An | ind diccpline of tie, Meteo eae | B Taylor. S.C. Montgomery, Lucien Jones, unpleasant report is afloat that special de- | Church: but the comuitiee is hot in poseceion | FFAK Burliogames, Charles Lyman, WW. Lesh, A. Bullard, and S. H. Faunce, from ist to 2d class clerks. a PARpoNED.—The President yesterday exer- cised the pardoning power in behalf of the fol- lowing-named persons, sufficient evidence baving been submitted to convince him that they were proper objects of executive clemen- cy:—Frances A. Johnson, colored girl 13 of age, who was convicted in the U. S. i= nal Court for the stage SP. Beck on on the charge of poisoni: ames P. Back, convicted in the District of Golumbia for larceny, and sentenced toone year's imprisonment; Ma- tlda Mumfcrd, convicted of ae in the District of Columbia, and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. of official records by which they can ascertain whether the above statement 1s correct, and, if correct, what annua! conferences are impli- cated The report was mare the order tor H o’cleck At the reque-tof Rey. J. G. Whitfleid, the committee on journals had leave to retire. Dr. Batchelor offered a resolution that a mo tion to reconsider any motion or resolution shall not be entertained, except on the day of "s adoption or the day after; which was re- jected. Rev. Dr. Balch was permitted to address the Conference, and presented a number of copies of his letters, “My Mause During the War,” published in the Methodist Protestant. The President announced the following chanze of committees: On means of grace—L. J. Cox, jr.,m place of Rev. L. J. Cox. Bey. L. W. Bates chairman of committee on Sab- bath schools, in place of Rey. L. J. Cox. Rev J. Michaux, member of the committee on Sabbath schools. in place of Rev. w. Bates. The Conferences were called for business, and the matters presented were laid on the table to await reference, Dr. Batchelor presented the following reso. lution, which was referred to the judiciary committee ‘Whereas there is a difference of opinion in regard to ministers trausferred to the unsta- ist, some believing that they may be received into the Annual Conference without a recommendation from a Quarterly Confer- ence, and oibers believing that they may be = OF, the President: Therefore, be it ved, it in the opinion of this General Cenference a mimster who hss been trans- ferred to the unstationed list cannot be received into the Annual Conference without a recom- mendation from the Quarterly Conference, nor does the employment by the President of the eae ‘without a aaa bine from the uarterly Conference, entitle him to a seat in the ‘Annual Conference. Rev. Jobn Parris, from the committee on the means of made @ report; which, on sits of some of the customers of the bank have not been kept intact. Among the special deposits was one of $22,000 by Mr. K. W. Car- ter, dry goods merchant. Rumor mentions amongst the sufferers by the disaster, Mr. J. B. Stewart, of the Wash- ington and Alexandria Railroad—either he or the road, or both. The esteemed President of the Board of Aldermen, Thos. E. Lloyd, Esq., is victimized to the extent of about $600, which he thinks rather hard as following upon acom- bined attack of rheumatism and typhoid fever. Some feeling bas been created by the state- ment thatthe bank received deposites and sold drafts throughout bank hours yesterday at a ume when it must have known its shaky con- dition; but we hear it stated that the bank will make good all deposits, &c., made since Wed- mesday, when its officers first had reason to pg epee disaster. ‘he stockholders are responsible to the ex- tent of the amount of their stock, (losing there- by twice its amount) and consequently im the desire to get rid of it, to avoid responsibility. it has been offered exceedingly cheap to-day—as low for instance as two cents on the doilar— and even lower. The committee on examination of the Balti- more assets will return this evening, and by to-morrow we sball probably have a statement from them, which itis to be rill present & more cheerful look to the affairs of the bank than preyails to-day. OBDER BESCINDED. The order for the suspension of the payment of the prize money was rescinded by the Secre- tary of the Treasury, this morning, and instuc- tions have been given the Fourth Anditor to resume the work upon all prizes which‘have reached that office. pe bate ig ey pee anne - Ser- geant fifth precinct police dur: the past two da: cone that the 4 doing consideral 4 port of yesterda: amounting to morning $ morning showing that fines 134 were imposed and this ee GRAND LARCENY. — Last evening, officer Barker arrested H. Dougias, colored, on the charge of the larceny of 8 coat and some jewelry from the office of Mr. L. Van Riswick. and Justice Handy committed him to jail for court, —— Lert HAND PENMANSHIP.—Major General O. O. Howard and other distinguished —- will be present at the exhibition of lem hand —. of one armed soldiers at Seaton ali this evening Affairs im Georgetown. Flove amp Grats Marker.—There are no arrivals ot flour or gram yeporeed. to-day. There is no material change in the Prices of flour or grain. The stock is light, demand ac- tive and holders firm. Tue Fisu Wuanv.—Receipt of berring at the whart were moderate this morning, and sales were made at $7288 per 1,000. Shad were very scarce and retailing at the rate of $200825 per BECEIPTS FROM OUSTOMS. The receipts from customs at the four prin- cipal ports of the United States during the pe- riods specified were as follows:—New York, from the 2ist to 30th of April, $2,705,932.9u; | Motion of Rev. L. W. Bates, was recommitted | in. Failadelphis, during the sams time, $526,000.23; — the purpose of considering the ordinance of Balumore, 6 same time, 1,483.46; 5 toy Boston, fos eae Qist to the 28th of “April, _ Rev. Mr. Whitfield, from the committee on IGHT CASSIMBRE VESTS. uD PANTS ‘TO MATOR, $262,147.32. Total receipts, $3,369,256.90. THE BTM CAROLINA PABDONS. All the pardons that were granted yesterday by the President, to petitioners from North Carolina, were granted under the first and thirteenth exceptions only. And those of the first exception that were pardoned were of no higher grade than petty civil officers. All oth- er applications from North Carojina remain yet on file. a REFURNISHING THE WHITE HOUSE. The work of refurnishing the White House has at Jength commenced, and workmen are now engaged in removing the tattered curtains and hangings. It is stated that the East Room, the Green, Blue and Red Parlors are each to be repapered and furnished anew. journals, reported that they find in the printed minutes of the Alabama district the lowing resolution :—“Tnat this Annual Uonference do construe article 2d, section 2, of the constitu. tion as to allow its Ministers to admit persons into fuli membership in the Ohurch without compelling them to serve a prohationary state.” which we submit to the Conference, whether it be not an unconstitutional construe. tion of the article and section named in the resolution, the commitiee being of opinion that it is. 2d. That the committee have in their ‘A very hi pear a8 rooms,’ price ‘$17,000, portion son fig vy on time. ig | ag first-class Houses for sale and rent in different parts of the city. 4 495 7th street betwees Diana i, BY GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. of the Alabama District of thelr last session of Conference. These they have examined. The ort was adopted. 'v. Dr. Waters, of the judiciary committee, Teported on the resolution of Dr. Batchelor. requesting the General Conference to enact a the Methodist Protestant Onurch to be made for life, and that they see no necessity for any additional legislation on the subject, Colter regulation in ground im theabove lation 15 « bill authorizing the increase of the number of notaries public in the District to fifty. HANDBO! ‘4 ee ON iliTE THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. disciplinary regulation requiring the appoint- Riad ew GaoDE ISLAND Mr. Riddle introduced in the Senate to-day | Mest of trustees to hold church pr. ia t fy P STRELT RORTH, AT PUB — we aT. the lith instant, at 6 o'clock sball im front of the |. Lot Ni Cochran's subdivision of Syuare No. 637 INTERNAL REVENUE. The receipts from this source to-day were $1,395,812.91. —-+08e- XXXIXTH CONGRESS— FIRST SESSION. Fripay, May 4. SeNxaTz.—Mr. Conness presented a petition trom workingmen of California, asing the en- actment of an eight-hour law for the govern- necessary for the appointment of trustees to hold church property in the Methodist Pro- testantChurch. See discipline, 70. ‘The committee further report ny they have considered the resolution referred to them on the question of right on the part of an annual : WILLIAMS, 4 “Reon bl ceeEs tart a ment of men in the employment of the United | Conference to require quarterly Conferences UCTION. States. pitas to send up their to the annual Con- | pBY Tifue of « decree of the Sapremé Mr. Conness said he tally believed that labor | ference, and they find no clearly defined law ty, wherein Samuel Pumphrey would be as profitable to the country under the | in the constitution on discipline investing such manta, ‘tiliam Downs et eight-hour system as it is now w the ten- | arightin the annual Conference. But they } ants. the signed, hour system—that as much would be done in | are of opinion that this General Conference is | on TUESDAY, lst eight hours as is done now in ten. The Petition | competent to confer on an annual Conference z m onthe 5 was referred to the Committee on Naval | the authority to Foqpima the presence of quar. | 7.8.9.0, 11, 33.16. 06, Affairs. terly Conference journals, when they shali | bf en Wola Mr. Sumner introduced the petition of the | deem them necessary in any given case. See Dwelling. ee State government of Massachusetts for reim- | discipline, page 20. Constitution art. 7, section ‘Terme preecribed by decree buisement for war expenses. Referred to the | 2d, last clause. The report was discussed and | chase 4 for each lot in Committee on Military Affairs. adopted. equal instalments at Mr. Wilson presented the petition of the Sons of Temperance and Sons of Templars of Wooster, Mass., asking the enactment of a law ‘The order of the day was taken Up, and the question was taken on the first item, which wasadopted. The was then laid upon re, the table, on motion of Rey. ui that intemperance shall disqualify from hold- Mr. by the court. ing office, civil or mili hener ey ral ofthe! ‘on cack lot Government. the on complied with in ive daye the Judiciary. b purchaser > Mr. Ramsey, from the Committee on Post p= a Offices, reported a bill to provide for the erec- be] tion of @ post office and custom house at St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr, Clark called up the bill to extend the ju- risdiction of the Court of Claims to gre lations of the An: Line 90, strike out the words « discipli al; lowance, as now yy the Discip! %. regulated b: ing out of the loss of Government property, | and insert «salary fixed by the Annual Gon- = spat Ma: money, etc. by army quartermasters, pay- | ference.” Pages 126 and 129, strike out all after B: ‘the masters, commisearies, etc. It allows au ap. peal in such cases to the Supreme Court. Several private bills from the Committee on Claims were considered. the words “allowance toministers and preach- ers in the employ of the Annual Conference, and insert the apd On motion of Mr. Clark, when the Senate ad- order. journ to-day, it adjourn to meet on Monday ort next. my ¢-cobds th Mr. jmeaver amen upa sei to provide for w the paymen’ juartermaster's stores and sub- istence supplies furnished to the Army of the | 48 is made to those sad pavachers received. a new United States oy who die in the itinerancy.” Meterred to the | ylactrecsived: « At 9 o'clock the Senate went “into Executive | judiciary committee, Session. Hovse.—Mr. Ste of ie fol- my 3-3° corner 7th street and | ‘ane. lowing revolution, Which was Sdopied withoai | iteontorm, wo the action of the General Uoa- A oABD. a dissenting vote : tis Joint resolution Telative to the attempted as- arson Solntormgopian. sassination of the Emperor of Russia. ote Resolved by the Senate and 7 oaemaaioaD @ regular eup- ec’ GBASIDE cad SUN- vis pow gATsin — oo