Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1866, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR WD PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Beutnecs! corner o. Penn’a avenue and ith strect sY W. D. WALLACH. pb cae ‘The STAR is served by the chrriers to their @abecribers in the City and Distric at Tan Quwrts PER WEEK. Copies at the counter, with ‘Without wrappers, Two Cents each. Puics roR Mattrse:—Three months, One Dollar and Fifty Cenis; six months, Taree Dol- evs; oue year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday merning—One Dollar and a Half a Fear. Qu 92S SE SSS ~~ GLOTHING, &e. He* HE BUCCEEDED. ai patients could not find. Each day he sat, with saddened face, or poverty came on Co emg At last a friend im advice Which changed bis fortune in atrice. its flocked from far and hear, opt him busy all the year; Ro doctor can with (hese ‘The secret of bis great success, In tell Fpl of ou cannot guess; same Herot stuit rom SMITHS OAK HALL. SMITH BROTHERS & 00., MEROHANT TAILORS, AND DEALERS IN ” GENTS’ GURNISHING GOODS, OAK HALL, 464 SEVENTH STRERT. aint Just received the largest and finest o' PIBUE GOODS ever offered in the city of Wash- fmgten. Having secured the best ists 1m the city. we are prepared to make up in the ‘and nest style, hment. 8. B. & Co. Ot tees peices than any other estabiis! > : Drices. Perfect Site warranted. Also tf" GENTS FUBNISHING GOODS: P.8. Give us acall. ap ena « ienrrzKy, MERCHANT TAILORS, Would inform their customers and the public tt general, have formed a co} a ere ra tstuees s) 8, CAssI- MERES and VESTINGS. Also, GENTLEMEN'S variety. Where they would be pleased to see ir fri cua- tomers, pledging themselves to sell as reasonable — give a good satisfaction as can be found else- whei Parties indebted to either party will please come forward and settle to clese books. First class Pants and Vest Makers wanted. No rs peed apply. ap ll-Im ER, JAMES T. WALKER, ERCHANT TAILORS, . No. 454 Seventh parent, near BE. A fine assortment of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTINGS on hand. which they w make up in the lastest styles and best pos- sible manner. we also a fine assortment of Gents’ a. Furnishing Goot Please aires acall. “PARMER & WALKER. F 2 Beene bY, ashes TIZEN. DMI: Cg SALON, ver 363 \vanie avenue, BANKERS. LEYs JOHNSON & CO., BANEBBS, anD DEALERS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGB GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ° STOCKS, BONDS. GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AND SOLD. mb 26-tf yr COOKE & 00., BANKERS; Fifqenth sivees, opposite Treasury, Buy and sell st current rates, and keep on band, » futl supply of al GOVERNMENT BONDS, 7-30 TREASURY NOTES, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, &s., And pay the highest prices for QUABTERMASTER’S CHECKS AND VOUCHERS eu sate FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Wrn s7., OPPOSITE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Government securities with Treesurer United Btates. Sa ONE MILBION DOLLARS. gp ‘We buy and sell ali clases of GOVEENMENT SEOCUBITIES at current market rates. @FURNISH EXCHANGE end make Golleetions ea ALL THE PRINCIPAL OITIES @F THE UNITED STATES. ° ‘We purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST WAVOBABLE TEEMS, and give carcfal and prompt attention to - ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS end to any other business entrusted te us. FULL INFORMATION tn regaré to GOVERH- MENT LOANS at ali times cheerfully furnished, WH. 5. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. Wasuineton, March 20, 1885. mi-t L??ruase & ELLEEY, BANKERS AND BROKERS, 29 BROAD STREET, NEW YORE, MEMBEBS OF WN. YO: STOCK BXOHANGE. Particalar attention given to the following Btocks : ? American &. Go. s x . : ‘American Telearaph Co. Einslzy Expriss Go, _ United States Testers &. et ee es eee: Perdlam ang Minin Shares, Government, State, Advances made on the above REFERENCES. Jap and Traders’ Bank. 2 Boyt. 8; & Os. » Bi & Co. mh 12-d3n . PERSONAL. M. PRINOE, 381 F ret te Patent WwW ae, bes inform bi TRE ah is the Rot connected with any ether Stamping concern in Son an this notice Hie hes ont one place, 3 7 eekly 10 receipt of new patterns, which are mate up st once. feo TEREMIAE 5. mace Worrion: BLACK, LAMON & CO. Secrtor the tate Sete ass ‘of the the Bxecutive NoBstg aeerauch wureaky CAlreety cite Wil- wer oe : ray sotel-) “With. okteiaa arab) SHORTHAND WRITES, aos ate. 8% indians avenue, oolett . ATTORNEY aT LAW, Ne r d Sixth edt otatene venue, above INGLE, w. — Eben v=, XXVII. “7 TH AMEBIOAN LLOYD. Rew line of first-class side-wheel NEW YORE AND BREMEN VIA COWES, i gradem c jing ‘be ° Ears few Tork on THUBSDAZS: aL ZT, 5.500 tens, 1,600 horse power, WESTERN METROPOLIS, x perienced surgeon om board. Com ill pet be ponsible for specie ajushin anieas *ille ‘of lading. having the st pessage, payable in geld, or its passage, payable in gold. irst Cabin, $105; Second . $62.50: $7 7 Betar tickets I. Guesit gis: ee rettht and apple to . ELVANS & OO. r 87 Louist é. Ba- Bor gubscrtstton to the oie tir dom eal LJ pany, offering a safe and Gividens-packag jgvest $ OHN B. BLVANS £00. 7 el Aeon feb. TEAMER LEAVES FOR MT. VERNON EVERY TUESDAY THURBPAY and SATURDAY, 8. % rns at 4) i. Rou $1.50. One-third of this ‘Washington and Alexandria Boats leave each place Cad | heur 7a m. to6p.m. S7 The fine Steamer Wawaset can be chartered for Excursions, J. VAN RISWICK, ap 12-60t General Sup’t P. F. Co. POTOMAe TRANSPORTATION LINE. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. The Steamer EX PRESS, Capt. BE. leaves Washington até a. th, and Al exandria at 7 a. m EVERY SAT URDAY for Glymont, Budd's Ferry Smith's Boint, Chatterton Landing, Na: Stores, Mathias Point, Pope's Oreck. Bluff Poi Plowden's Wharf, Lancaster's Wharf, Stone's Wharf, Curriomen Bay, Foxwell’s Wharf, Piney Point, Point Lookout, and arrives at Baltimore at . M. on Sunday. Sa. m. on Sando), BRYAN & BRO , Agents, ap7-tf No. 345 Penna. aveune. ICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND PO- R TOMAC RAILBUAD, TO TRAVELLERS GOING SOUTH. TWICE DAILY, (Sunday a. m. excepted.) The quickest and most direct route te Richmond, Va .and the Sonth. via the Potomaa Psion ta dene reek ed eshington, to juia Oree! al Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, mplated from Aquia Creek to Bich- mend.Va, com ing there with trains ou the Rich- Balltoads. for Fetesturc, Weldon, Wriminsion .fer Petersbu: eldon, ngtea. Raleigh, sitgensbo ro’, Salisbury, Charlotte an: Dhester, 8. 0. Steamers Keyport and 0. Vanderbilt leave Sixth Street Wharf daily (Su: morning excepted) at &.m. and7 p. m,and arrive in Richmond at p.m. and4a m. (ROUGH TO BIOHMOND IN SEVEN HOURS. #ifty Miles Shorter and 3}, Hours Quicker than any Other kKoute. Be sure and get Throngh Tickets via Aquia Creek and Eredertchebare, to Bichmond, at the Company ’s Office, corner of Penna. avenue and 6th eats or on board of theboats. Baggage checked ough. Omnibustes and Baggage Wagons will be in readiness to convey passengers and, baggage be- tween depots in Richmond. Passengers by this line pass by daylight Mount Vernon, and may have Es mba od of visiting several fields near lericksburg by stop- Ping at that point. Breakfast and sup on board of rs. GEO. MATTINGLY, Supt., Washington, D. 0. MATTHEW OLABK, Agent Waele c 2. apS-ly General Passenger Agent. SEBRING ABRANGEMENT. — NOTIC s CAMbsIDGE, Capial le . EONARD. earch [eta dhet ey Yer Tiettigh Siemeenettte tween Lee and Barry streets, Baltimore, every gaToRDAy ‘and TUESDAY af Bm. for Reston pois, ae Mills, Oxso . Gore Wi Cabin Creek, and Medford from the Eestern Shore oy TORSDAYS. LEGAL NOTICES. | BE —The Orphans of Michael Conntncton, decensed.—Onristopher, Cammack, Sen’r, Guar- dian of said npeeas. wing | that on the 1th day of March I of the time. place and terms of sale, he sold and foc ng of ibe interest of said orphans in the west halfof Lot No.1, of J. Davidsen’s subdivision of “Bguare No. 161,and improvements,in the city of Sa, and that the said purchaser has complied with the terms of sale it ig therefore, this 21st day of April, 1866. ordered by the Court that said sale be. and the same is hereby ratified snd confirmed, unless cause to the contrary be shown.on or before the 19th day of May next: Provided acepy of this order be published. once a week for three succes- sive weeks in the Evening Sr rior te said day. . as FURCBEE . ie Or] Ld art. ZC. ROBBING. ep 24-law: Begister of Wills. BPHANS’ COURT.—Distr1 ov Cotcm- Bla, Fasntzeron OountrY, wit: the of Jane E. Bateman, — 1x aforesaid has, with the epprobatt lon of the Or- = é of ounty aforesaid, ap- day of May next, for ‘tlement and distribution of ti nal tate: Provided s cepy of this or- Poa published once a week for thive weeks in the ‘vening Star, previous %. pine anid day. ap 26-lnwSw* Register cf Wille, EBPHANS’ COURT, Avnit 17th, 1866—District or CoLUMBia, WasHINGTONn Cocnty, to-teut :— Wolt Mayer, administratrix elena a ington ap- . the 12th day of May ‘next, lement and distribatien of the deceased, and ist 4 ae By aw be excluded from all benetit MARY J. REEVES. J. KARE, 480 Inventor and Patentee of Karr’s Celebrated ——— Egg yp epee ian Mannfectu: Dealer in ‘onemeters Watches, Ho. 480 Penna, ave., bet, 3d and 4 ate. ‘Watches Bepaired and Warranted. de2?-¢m* BQ WaTOHES. a Just opened, a large gssortment of LONDON, . GENEVA, Ana AMERIOAN : WATCHES. M.W.GALT & BRO., . 354 Pennsylvania ave. ORTICULTURAL Hyngx"s ore 7 TOOLS. “Papeete” ARDEN TROWELS & VORKS. * GRAFTING KNIVg&s, " eaten and Obilare anAyoarghs, GARDEN SPADES, BES 3. P. psisies oo. SE Bing strect, Aloandria, Washington, my 1-003t TICKETS....... WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY. MAY 7. 1866. © 2, 4.109, AMUSEMENTS. GROVER’S SEW THEATER, LEONARD GhOVEE OO perpetes LEONARD GEOVER..6. D. HESS. Oyen at7; performance at 8 e'eleck. NQ EXTRA CH. EB FOR SEATS SECURED IN ADVANCE, inestimable services, and will ap- pear in his great creation of FAGIN. THIS (Monday) EVENING, May 7, 1866, mh Fay mp a 1b commence with the great 2, WETREEE Ts Teascamesstte . J. 2 "AG: THE IEW. SS cal Gymnastic, 7mae*\Mi. ABNER 8. BRADY. will appear in scme wonderfal displays of Grace, Strength and Endurance. The performance will conclude with the eharm ing Domestic Drama in two acts. entitled TIME TRIES A Mr. ©. D. Hees., : atthew Bates METZEROTT HALL. WEDNESDAY BVENING, May 9,1866, MB. GUSTAVE 8T. ALBE, Tenor, (Late Oaptain and A. D. C.,) will gives SOIREE MUSICALE, sesisted by MADAME BLANCHARD, the Eminent Soprano; MISS MEDA AND MASTER CARLISLE BLANOHARD, aged seven and twelve years; MR, H. 0, SHERMAN, Pianist, and MBE, RUDOLPH HOLLUB, Baritone, al ONE DOLLAR SECUBED SEATS............. 30 conte extra To be had at Metzerott’s Music Store. Doors open at 7*;; to commence at 8. CANTERBURY. Leuisiana Av.,near 6th st., rear National Hotel, GEORGE LEA. Proprietor and Managér, THE MOST TALENTED COMPANY EVER SEEN IN WASHINGTON. READ THE NAMES: WM. CARLTON, the best Irish Comic Voealist my 7-3t in the profession. BILLY EMEBSON, the best Sdng and Dance performer in the business, CHARLEY GARDINER. the original Hop Tighe Loo. OHN MULLIGAN, everybody's favorite. &. J. BUCKLEY, V. ile Performer. iret ice of MARY and CARRIE GAR- DINER utiful and Talented Vocalists. be thay hee RANGE, the best Female Jig Dan- cer in America. L. DONNELLY’S BALLET TROUPE, con- Young sisting of some of the most Handseme Ladies in the Profession. Firet time of 4 Kice’s Musical Ethiopian Sketch entitled OH HUSH. First ee of SORNES AT CONNOR'S. LADIES MATINEE ON SATURDAY, eom- mencing at 3 0’clock. @DD FELLOWS’ HALL. ONE WBREK ONLY. THE GREAT WONDERS OF NATURE, THE CAROLINA TWINS, — commence their entertainments in Washing- MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7. For particulars see preeremanen. Admission 25 cents; Foverved seats at night 60 cents. Spee from 10a. m. to 5 p.m.,and from 8tol0atnight. m5 ROFS. J. W. & H. P. KBEIS’ DANCING ACADEMY, Oppesite Metropelitan Hotel. Onr Classes will be continued during the Sum- mer, commencing TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1866, For Ladicn, itieses und Waiters "iueaday and ‘or an Friday afternoons, frog 4 to 6 o'clock. Seatemen’s Classes, same evenings, from 8 to 10 ° For farther information, apply during the hours of tuition. or address a note to Academy. my3-ly OOD! WOOD! COAL AND SAND AT BEDECED PRICES. Mixed Wood.§5, Pine $6, Oak $7 per cord, cord length. Sawed and Split Osk $9, Pine $3 per cord, Coal $10 per nn vapors per load, de- Iivered to any part of the * ‘Office and Yard on 12th se the Canal riage. J.T. LACE a A Just received from the Northern Manufactories large and varied assortment of CHILPREN’S OARRIAGES, PERAMBULA- TORS, VELOOIPEDES, &c., &., HABDWABE FOR SALE CHEAP. ‘to which I would favite the attention of my custo- mers and the public generally, as Iam prepared and determined te sell at as reasonable prices ag they can be sold in this District. Also, ® large assortment of FISHING TACKLE, . BEFBIGERATOBES, WATER COOLERS, FANCY BASKETS, DRAM FLASKS, &c., with an endless varicty of HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, all of which I will sell at the most reasonable prices. Also, one of the finest assortments of BUILDER'S HARDWARE in this city, which will be sold at cost te reduce stock. 8. F. SAVAGE, Successor to J. L. 5 Pennsylvania avenue, apl4-Im * First door west of 10th street, EC ALCOM ATER —Br the introduction of DE- CALCOMAINE in this utilitarian age be- comes the medium through which T 4 ves with tee useful, will Eigen Geechee rts own ha no It ie ihe art of decorating artictes of ‘aste Beau of all descriptions, China, catrays. Olt Gicths, Warsivare, Fabrics, au Silk: Tapestry Verget Nogetabie or Mifheral substances, can and durably, a large note of es hand and fo! ee iso, Danes CUTTING 8p 2-im* ISHING TO GIVE EBNTI: W othe Motel and Hoary Beniccte Bae Re Desinees, (ineteding Carri and Wheel ) SeuTeEDEReasibed wextie'tas tradLeta Bi} HABDW. a with @ 5 fluctuations of toomecket: arent, eaten act un’ ing car heavy stocks, an oh is here éffered trey tall jeunes oF whan 00 ap.19-eolm 309 ‘enney! ‘avenue. LORFoR RFel Oe unas Soaree?y ANCE: Gazette, tn) OOP SKIBT Mani =- FA Ste svenue, betwesn te soth ® on hand SRS MGA PES oe, sone ; BS. 18, 20, and 25 conte ited Fa a tin TELEGRAMS, &c. Inthe Massachusetts House of Repreeen- tatives the bill te equalize the bounties of the Mascachusetis soldiers was passed to be en- froseed by 110 ayes to 86 nays. Speaker Stone roles that the members of House who had ‘Served in the army as soldiers, and wauid be entitied tereceive bounties if the bill became a law, would not be permitted to vote, and he g&ve & very long opinion in support of his reling, citing authorities in English parlia- mentary practice and in our own country, all bearing upon the subject, and after a long debate the ruling was sustained, 134 to 65, when the jon of those members who would be be: itted by the bill Pecuniarily disclaimed any intention to receive any of the money that might be due them under the P fthe bill.and this being entered on the journal, they were ollowed to vote on it. A despatch from Cairo says that on the night of the 2d instant the tow boat Nick Hughes exploded her boiler near Randolph, sixty miles ee & ling nine persons, wh ‘were Capt. Van Dorn and wife, Fran! Montz and Heal, the engineer, who was asleep in the texas, in John McLean, tormeriy captain of the amet, was pilot of the Hughes, and escaped with only a slight mjary. ‘In reference to the explosion gn board the Tigress, near Fulton, noticed last’ week, a letter states thathesides the captain and his wife, the first engineer and the mter are known to be losi, but gives no names. ‘The ffreman was ecakied slightly, and also three deck hands. General Sherman, accompanied by Colonel McCoy, of bis stsff, left St. Louis, Mo., last ‘week, On an extentive tour along the eastern termin) of the Pacific railroad. He first threugh isconsin, thence to Fort Leavenworth, where he will organize a mili- tary corps, guards, engineers, &c. His route will then be to Fort Riley, Fort Kearney, Omaha, Sioux City, Fort Ridgeley. St. Paul, Fort Ripley,head of Lake Superior, Marquette, and then probably to Chicago and St. Louis: A full report of the progress and prospects of the aifferent projected roads will be made. At Augusta, Ga.,on the 12th instant, James Taut made a brutal assault on cay tain Bryant, of the Freedmen’s Bareau, striking him several times over the head ahd stunning him. The aseault was utterly unprovoked, and it is un- derstood, grew ont of some offence taken by Taut at Captain Bryagt’s action :n reference to the attempt of thecolored people to decorate the graves of Union dead with flowers. Taut ‘was arrested and heid to bail to appear before the Recorder's Courton Friday. The extensive stalles and car-houses be- longing to the Fifteerth-street Railroad Com- pany, in the lower pert of St. Louis, Mo., to- gether with one hundred and forty horses and mules, sixteen cars, aad all the harness and forage, were burned last week. The loss is $56,000; insured to the amount of $22,000. The fre is supposed to Bethe work ofan incen- diary, Six business houses at St. Joseph were burned also. Loss, $40,000. The following despatch was received by a citizen of New Orleans: “War DaraRTMent May 2.—To Mr. J. P. Sullivan:—The Secretary of War will to-day, direct General C&anby not to interfere with the Proceedings of the United States Courts, with- out first submitting a statement of the case, and receiving instructions. _By order of the President. C. G. Moorg, A. A.G.” Levi Mayherr was executed at Batavia, N. Y , on last Friday afternoon for the murder of Theodore Dunbam. The condemned man confessed at the gallows the justice of his sen- tenc, and warned the spectators to heed the admonition of their Be soobeeie and thus escape the fete that has befallen him, Mayherr died with firmness and with very little apparent suffering. Last Tuesday night amas ~«llea wcUor- amick pW cbase a ghey Mr. John Herrington in his house at Macon, Ga., when the latter seized a double-barreled shot gun and shot the would-be robber dead. At the examination before the Justice's Court Herring was dis- charged. The Western Union Telegraph Com; "s bark Clara “py beanie Sutton, sailed for Ps \- tropaulowski. from San Francisco, last week. With adetachment of Colonel Bulkley’s ex- peditionary torce, to renew operations for the building of the overland telegraph line to Russia. Private acceunts state the post office at Bellaire, Ohio, was robbed by some unknown mada on the night of the Cadiz Bank rob- ry. Two hundred dollars in stamps was left untouched, but, letters, and other articles of value, were ali taken. The severest trost of the season.occurred in the northern of Ohio last week The grassin the fields was frozen stiff. and fears ‘were entertained that serious damage had been done to the ae crop along the lake shore, where vines to bud. ‘The safe of the Carondelet Canal Company in New Orleans, was, last week blown open by thieves. The explosion shattered the furniture in the office, but did not attract the attention of the police. _N®thing of value was in it. Pest, who poisoned his wife near Auburn, N. Y., about three months since, and who was under arrest for the crime, committed suicide last Monday morning by cutting his throat ‘with a razor. The Northern Central railroad, of Pennsyl- vania, bas narrowed fhe gauge of its road from Elmira to Canandaigua, and has a uni- form gauge from this city to New York. Governor Peirpoint, of Va, has ap) ited Hon mer nacre ves Judge of the oni = Appeals, to vacancy occasioned death of Judge Thompson. Four more robbers of the Adams Express Company. including one railroad bragesman, were arrested in New York last week and held to trial. The Red river planters say the cotton seed is universally rotten. Devastating overflows are feared. The Red river is the highest ever known. ‘ Judge Duplantar, of Louisiana, has decided coated Rise, ius muntanene given for ‘Con. jess; ° federate money Guring the war are invalid. A man named Jean Fonteal shot himself in the head with a + in New Orleans, wn. A trial of skill by the ‘telegraphers of New England and New York will take place to-day, the prize being & silver telegraph Tey. The Canadian Parliamest has been sum- moned to meet on the Sth of June. Richard Trevalie, the champion bf the eight- hour system. has arrived at New Orleans. ————— SouTHERN METHODIST CONFERENeE.—In the Methodist Conference at New Ort on the 3d inst., the pastoral was extended to four years. The Missouriand St. Louis Conference were granted Privilege of dividing. The revision of the 7 line has boon very exton- sive. The report of the committee on educa- tion declined to accept thePhenetic system, and recommended that an institution be established for the education of young ministers, and also to establish Biblical schools in connection with the colleges already established. No one will be admitted into the Conference without a cer- tificate from the examining committee. is, Nessee, ‘Wednesday in Muay, isv0. The Conference adjourned sins die. * emeacatameenchnntetats. chairs S7-Two sons of Mr. James Harmon, of El: mira. went tothe woods near that city last Sunday, and while there dug some wild par- ing the roots to be sweet si : THE MExican DEBT.—The new debt im- Seite Maanes Gace fag as their standard, and hooting, LATER FROM EUROPE. Peace Counsels Prevail—The Referm Bill. The steamship Peruvian, from Liverpool on the 26th, has arrived. Neither the ag 4 City of Wasbington nor the Propontis, bot overdue at Liverpool, hai arrived out at the time of sailing of the Bera vian. The latest advices received from Germany states Me Prussia objects to disarming her forces while Austria continues to maintain her armaments on the ltalian frontier. “ Lonpon, April 27.—Uonsols closed at S6399887 for mone: weekly return of the Bank of Engiand shares decrease in bullion £33,000. U. S. 5.20's, 70a70y.- The U.S. steamer Ki arrived at Lis- bon from Sierra Leone. Nineteen of the crew Were attacked with fever, and fourteen had ag The Kearsarge is kept in strict quaran- in The New York correspondent of the London ‘imes asserts, on the highest authority, that = U.S. ohne will do what is right mome' a Amy Fenians give sufficient cause The local authorities at various English Ports have received Government instructions an take the proper precautions against the The political interestin England centers in the fate of the reform bill. A division, or vote is expected on the morning of the 28th. Owing to adefection trom the liberal ranks by the unseating of several members because of their election by bribery, the estimates of the minis- terial majority have dwindled into units, while the opposition journal: assert that there will be an actual majority against the -bill. The Owl says that in the case of an absolute defeat, the ministry will immediately resign. If they have a smail majority only, some of the minis- ters will retire, while others will insist in forming a coalition with the ministry in con- junction with Lord Stanly, Mr. Walpole Mr. enly and others. The London Star calls for the dissolution of Parliament and an appeal to the country iu case the ministry are de- feated. e Ausfrian and Prussian private telegrams to the Paris Moniteur assert that pacific arrange- ments have been effected between Austria and Prussia—the latter power assenting to the Aus- 3rian proposal for a neutral disarmament. The, Gazette, of Bavaria, confirms this intelligence, asserting that all danger of a war in Germany is removed; and the Paris Constitutionnel =e. the news as substantially correct. A Berlin telegram says the Teports of a treaty of alliance between Prussia and Italy are abeoe lately unfounded. Tue Late Riot at Memruis, Texnesser.— The details of this affair are beginning to reach us by ma It appears that on the second day of the melee a body of five hundred freedmen attempted to gain admission to the fort and se- cure the arms in the arsenal, but were defiant- ly met by the commanding officer, who threat- ered them with cy if they did ‘not in- stantly disperse, w: thi tired. A te! ‘k, beginning by the declaration of a negro in a lew groggery that e white man in the city would be killed before cessation of hos- tilities, which declaration reaching the ears ot several white men, resulted in the violent death of the negro. Then the war in earnest. Startling rumors reached the business portion of the city, and citizens, arming them- selves with all sorts of weapons, rushed fran- tically in crowds to the scene of the riot, break- ing into gun and pistol stores as they went, and appropriating all the arms they could find. They were followed by the sherit men, anda posge organized and armed by the South street was again the battle ground. Here the negroes had collected to the number Of at least 1,500, bearing aloft — ling, an firing in every direction. Most of them were discharged soldiers, still wearing their uni- with m j Bt ae 8 i 14 $ of shot at VHFEA22 groes torun, leaving some afeen ui iwenis ur their brethren dead and wounded on the ground. It is due to say shat the xempectabio whiees ena blacks had nothing to do itm the riot, and used every effort to preserve the peace.” eeeeneenegaiepmmenneanies Errects oy REMORSE.—Some weeks ago a ‘™man named Kidder was murdered in Mercer county, Mo. and his murderer now low lies for safe-keeping, in the Harrison county jail. Bat this is not the end of the fearful tragedy; another life has —— gone and inal! proba- bility the murderer will nang, thus three souls will stand uncalled, im the presence of their Maker, brought there by the foul spiritof mur. der. The Ottumwa (Iowa) Courier gives us to understand that Mrs. Kidder, wife of the brother of the murdered man, had on account of some misun With the murdered man, refused to let him board&longer with her as he had formerly done, Hence he lived alone in the house where he was murdered. When the murder was discovered and the news made known to his triends; Mrs. Kidder deeming herself the cause of his death, by her unsister- ly conduct towarde him. was a few days since missing, and on search made was found dead at a pool of water on ich Was 8 coat of ice some inches thick, with her head m the ‘water, which was some ten feet in depth. Tne integument of her forehead was much bruised, aad itis sup; that in madness and grief and agony of. mind, upon the ice until it and by immersi: g motionless and dead. Tennison, immediate}; after killing his wife, went to Felicity, which ile west of where the murder was and gave himselt up the au- thorities, but in an hour subsequently he fied, and has not been heard ofsince. Sa The Paris: correspondent of the London Morning Post writes: “The temale head has become a sort of museum for meos, butterflies and a! ary ye an yor lump yogis cabbage-petof teres or Sar cor ‘wed to assume a more wild and pictur- coupe copes. On the crown of the and between the two distinct compartments of the hbairdresser's built-up creation, a small dsb of a something which is still called a bonnet, — ee & fantastic ‘get-up’ exquisitely eccen- ry ee Ae eae A Sap UaTastropu . of the schooner Oorsican, which maeet eae at 5 Hamilton, wv A in Lacon, Ill, resolved itself into a.religloen guteine sen!’ ieeeea mevenity ta Ta British fleet now off the Canadian coast is manned by 5,717 men, and carries an aggregate of 448 guns. Sy Eight-hour bills have recently been de- feated New Jersey. Ohio and preeee? were one ee Penn- | } to be beid im y Congress- street Charch, on Monday Geena o's will preside, Libbey, Esq., supporwed wy W. DL. M le e v. Ulysses Wara. General W. B. foodhouse, &s vice presidents; arevtes will be dstivered by tows 3. . Whit ‘feild and Wm. M of Va.. Revs. J. L. Micbauxand W.H. Wills. of N. r. L. Shaver, of L. Ww. Bates and Jobn S. Murray, D.D., of Ma. Dr. L. W. Batcheler moved the it of @ committee of four to walt upoa the Presi- dent ofthe United States and ascertain if it ‘will be bis pleasure to receive the ce, and if so, at what time; which was agreed to., and Revs. Dr. Murray, W. McGee, F.L. B. eg ep egg hy ary’ |. Virginia, ora Carolina Uonferences, were nominated. Beanie a Shaver, from the executive com- ittee, reported the communication of Rey. J. Ciny, in rekerence to church regisira- tian, that the law an the of diecipline sufficient upon the subject, and the committees deem it unnecessary to recommend an legis- lation. 2d. The committee report in ‘o && item in the minutes of the Maryland Annual Conference respecting admission to tull membership, and recommend that sections 2.3, and 4, on pages 35 and 36 of the discipline, be stricken out, and the following inserted in their stead:—~“In stations and missions com- posed of but one society, admissiens to fall membership, whether of persons in good. ing coming from other churches, shall be the Quarterly Conference, and in circuite Missions of more than of the society.’ ‘The first item was i core Caviar eee ee irs of the Book Con- cern baving arrived, the Conference suspended its deliberations. The convention was called to order by the President, Rev. J.G. Whuit- field, who announced the tion of an editor of the Methodist Protestant in order. The Convention proceeded to ballot, and Rev. J. Thomas Murray, the present incam- bent, was declared electea. The Convention roceeded to ballot for a Book Agent, aad Mr. . W. Ewing was elegted. a On motion of Rev. L. W. Bates, the Presi- dent was authorized to appoint a tee of three to review the rules govern: ing the Book Concern, and report such amendments as they may deem necessary, and the Oonven- tion adjourned. ° Conference was again - called to order by the President. Dr. Batchelor moved that the sections of the discipline referred to in the Tepert of the executive committee be stricken out, which — — to. r. Batchelorghen moved to ihsert instead : “That in all cases election to full memoberspip shalibe by the class or church,” which was e Conference resumed consideration of the report, and the second item was amended oy striking out the word “missing,” and was as As amended. The Conference then adjourned. and the hour for —_——_—_—_——————__ THE Hoe DieTEMPER—A correspondent of the Rochester Democrat is labering under a severe attack of the hog distemper. He be. rates the friendless porker at a furious rate. Farmers, he says, gfve hogs more attention than they do their wives and children ; they eat him in every form: they grease with bun every monthful of bread and potato that to sustain lite, God's pure, unpollated wheat is ground irto the finest powder and “short ened” with hog; the “doe” is fried in bog, and sometimes + ped” in hog before going into the mouths of the children; and the Poor chil- dren, born under the influence of hog, grow a: with hog to the right of them, hog to the let of them, bog in front of them, bog inside of them, coming out in sore heads, sore necks, sore eyes, and sore bands and feet, or, what is Worse, concealing itself within and rooting at the yitals, the stomach, the liver, the lungs, and carrying its victim out the world by consumptien, or some name! disease called “decline.” The victim dies and is buried, and the surviving friends, together with the Deigh- bors, swallow pork, and console themselves ‘With the old stereotyped words, “mysterious dispensation of Previdenee,” more from the fact of its being easier fo repeat that shocking- ly and and oft-profaned sentence on a fuil stomach than to think candidly upon the mat- ural cause and result of disease Sa Judge McCurdy, of the sup: 4 PR ieee a PSE one A. N. Hill, who sloped March with « men vy ee Brassfield, eas she was married under her iden mame. She bad two children, who remain in the custody of another wife of Mr. Hill, and this suit wag brought to recover their posses - sion. mi ‘The person to whom the mother had possessing a’ jurisprudence, or having any respect for law, under the facts of this case, and through the form of an appointment of a guardian by the probate court, to take these children from their . mother.”* are pained to learn that Mr. John Myers, re- #iding near New Oxford, died on Wednesday of last week og Zap Produced by a wound from the sting of a fish. it some four or five weeks previous . MM. had purebased a lot of fish, and in —$$$___. Lizgrat ContTeisvtions.—On Thu last the citizens of the handsome sum of to rebuild the col- ored Baptist church of that town, which was destroyed 5! 80 incendiary fireon Monda: Caieven & Osborne S258 Uameros & Oremtond ves 1 & Orawiord $200; while many others gav@gi00 each. SF Considerable excitement has been caused in New York by the arrest of Wood, Mr. John Morrisey, and bell, or any seaport town—meaning ‘A Southerner vate letter cause A man was a rebel once, there 2é Fea. eon why he should be « fool now.” He cer- gn me ey way of “putting things.” Sy Dotievers ta a ‘Will be en- |