Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1866, Page 2

’ EVENING STAR. ee W. B. WALLACH, Editer and Proprietor. | SWASHINGTON CITY: 7 READING, MATTER ON EVSRY PAGE, SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- G@BAPHIC AND OT BR. it bas grown to be quite a common trick as n advertising dodge or to conceal the losses +-eMAY 7, 1866. | TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. LATER OM EUROPE ‘spn hile Rc aaa etiam the Reform Bill—German News Co: on the 29th, has arrived. Her dates aretwo { ov, Tater. he steamship Propentis has arrived out | with the passengers of the steamer City of ef a waning business, for parties to maké a bo- , 2s return of business income to the Revenue Department; deeming the tew dollars of tax Tequisite a judicious investment. We see that the Chromcle appears to be sufficiently “hard Washington, having overtaken the jatter steamer disabled and under sail. Cotton sales on Saturday, 5,000 bales, in- cluding 1,000 bales to speculators and expor. ters. The maket is dull and had slightly di clined. Middling Uplands about if€ai5. Breadstuffs dull. Provisions fiat. . Lonpon, April 28, Evening.—Consols closed at s6a%6xX. U.S. five-twenties, mexan x. It is stated that Austria has definitely deter- up” to compel it to resort to this questionable. mined upon adopting energetic military meas- piece of enterprise. 1t parades a set of re- turns it has made to the Internal Revenue De- partment, designed toshow that its advertising receipts have increased during the last quarter (simee it took ground against the admuinistra- tion) and were largely in @xeess of the receipts of any other city-paper. Does the Chronicle | teally bope to impose upon asingle soul in this community by such a statement, when its own advertising columns give it & positive contradiction! It is well known to every one in Washington that busi- ness of all kinds bas been greatly de- reseed for the past three or four months. The newspaper bi general dullness; for business people in Wash- ington wrinkle that in doll times it is especially their imterest to advertise their wares, and thus in- crease business. The Star's advertising col- umms show that we have suffered less, rela- tively, than other papers published here, yet | ‘we too have feit it, asshown by our revenue returns, to the extent.of some hundreds of dol- | of the D jars, as compared with the previous quarter. | nelins bave not B ged 8s a body learned the | ures in Venitia. 2 The reform bill passed the House of Cem- | mons by a majority of five. } | eas has shared im this | | Our city cotemporaries have, with theexcep- | tion of the Chronicle, in their returns truthfual- ly, we believe, expressed their share in the city’s current lull in business activity. That the Chromicie, under the circumstances, and With the contradiction in its own columns, sheuld undertake to maintain that it bas not only held its ow®, but that its business has absolutely increased, is an astonishing dis- lay of the ostrich tactics of concealing the 7 sad leaving the bulkier portion of the body exposed. There is not a reader of that paper who has not noticed the great falling off im its advertising, and the substitution there- for of “dead-horse” matter—Congressional di- Tectories, &c., &c.,—and double-leaded “Ocea- sional Letters” to fill up with. Had the Chron- icle conterfted itself with paradiug a humbug statement of its own business we should not Dave felt called upon to notice the matter; but ‘when it attempts to bolster ite@if up to the in- jury of its neighbors by comparing its own returms with their trutnful statements, it be- comes necessary to expose its stupid piece of Germans news conflicting. “There was considerable uneasiness as to rela-- tions between Austria and Italy; but the ltahan Government denies having any warlike inten- tions. * . _ From Sava New York,. May 7.— steamers Virgo and Perrit, from Savannah on the 3d instant, bave arrived. The Daily [erald and News of the 3d instant, says the trid] of James Duncan, for alleged cruelty to Federal prisoners at Andersonville, has been brought toa close, and the commis- s'on have determined upon findings and sen- tence, but which will not be made public un- til passed upon by the department coi der. Probst Makes a Full Con jion—He Had No Accomplice. PHILADELPHIA, May 7.—Probst has made a full confession te his priest of all.the murdess ring family. commencing with Cor- Jarey, the hired boy. His account of the murfiers agrees with the general belief that he had no accomplice. New Yor, May 7.—Reports from the hos- vertising | pjtai ship at quarantine to-day states ome new case of cholera occurred on Saturday and five new cases yesterday from the steamship Vir- ginfa. There are now 112 cases in the hos- pital. : Baltimor: Markets. BaLtimogE; May Fleur firm. Wheat firm; sales of 600 bushels Penna. red at $2. Corn active and firm; white, %5as6 o 5 yellow, s3a8$ cents. Oats firm. Provisions buoyant. Western Lard 21. Sugars quiet. Whisky dull; Penna. $2.25. New Yerk Markets. ° New YORK, May 7.—Flour, State advanced 1@a20 cents; Southern $10.25a816.50. Wheat ia2 cents better. Corn quiet. Pork firm. Market excited and unseitiled. Lard firm. Whiskey ebariatanry. We have therefore taken some |"dull. pains to carefully examine its advertising col- umns, day by day, tor the last two quarters to afford a test of comparison. It wu be séen that during the quarter end- ing Mareb 31, (the quarter in which it claims to have considerably increased its advertising) it Bas experienced a steady falling off. This is Bot only true of its daily paper but «Iso of the Sunday Chronicie. as wil, seen by the sub- joined figures, showing namber of its new advertisements through each month of the two quarters : z. fee . > % PS Kad =z Pag a Fi | Bs |B§ > zs, Ss 312!8 |24 422 Months. 2/2/83 |esjzcs sisi | sc izes 2/3 | 2 |Epdzs | S 2 3S -S |zse 2/2 ie |< |< 217; 1017] | 169! |. 257 Y Total ist quart’r 2496 Total 2d quart’r, 2011)* Se much for the Chronicie’s claim of an Pa .y " its Comparious = .d'4 0mm business. Now for its hve shown above that the total auiver of Rew advertisements im ike 3, Creonicle for the efx months ending March 31,.was 4.20., oF an average of 29 day. The number of new advertisements in the Star during that time was 9,(83, an average of 553s per day. The Chronicie, in its statement, mentions only the dasly papers of the city, but even should it design to include the Sunday Chronicle—an en- tirely distinct iseue, however, from its daily— it will be seen that its aggregate number of new advertisements for that time, Sunday and daily, was dat 5,551, or an average of 31, or (Sunday and al!) but httle-more than one-half the Star's average per day for its six issues per week. These figures are beyond impeachment, and within the reach of ready verification by any one disposed to examine the advertising columaus of the two papers. We leave their Moral to the candid reader. NATIONAL BANKS, The loss to stock-holders, depositors and others, by the collapse of the Merchants’ Na- tonal Bank in this city, though serieus enough to the parties immediately interested, is not so disastrous as the weakening of public confi- dence im the Naonal Bank system, which is one of its results. A greatmany persons, some of whom areshrewd business men, withoutex- amining deeply into #he matter, have taken for granted the safety of these institutions; consid- ering that as Nationaf Banks they were ina manner endorsed by the United States Treasu- ry, and that the designating of them as National Depositaries, was an additional guarantee of their solvency. This view was natural and reasonable. What business man would hesi- tate to deposite bis money in an institution where the Government authorized the deposit of millions of public funds, Particularly in this city where there are secure vaults in the Trea. sury for the keeping of such funds? Thus public confidence was established and sus- tained, notwithstanding the fact that in many ofthese banks the dividends were so excessive asto point inevitably to the copclusion that they were the resalts of over-trading and spec. ulation, which is so often accompanied by dis- F game de and followed by ruin. While receut gyents show that there are serioug imperfections in the details of the present system, yet it must be acknowledged that the plan itself has many and great adyan- tages, in equalizing the circulation, securing nete-holders, &e. No system, however per- fect, will sfford protection against frand. Depositors must look to the character and THE BEGULAR MONTHLY MERTING of the BOABD OF TRUSTEES OF POB- [U SCHOOLS wiil_be held im their room, Cit Hall, ou TUESDAY EVENING, May 8. at 7 merit B. F. BOISBAU, Secretary. em LECTURE AND BEADING. MB. T. C. DE LEON, Editor of the Cosmopolite, Will give a Lecture on the WAE PONTBY OF THE FOUTH, Its Origin and Characteristics, With Specimen Readings, at FOBBEST HALL, GEORGETOWN, on WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, at 8 e’clock. Tickets to be bed at the principal Book and Music Stores. and at the door. my 7-3t BALLS, PARTIES, &o. SS eens Dee [_0o8 our ros THE 14TH OF May. FIRST GRABD MOONLIGHT EXQURSIO) OF THB SEas0: b THE BYBNING STAR SOCIALS i » WILL Give 4 GRAND MOONLIGHT BxOURsIO4 ° ( The First of the Season’) ON MONDAY, THE 14TH OF Mary, dati the vast ¢ whe at 7 o'clock ». m. Beald'’s Wesktiogt wilt Saliven tha t =, eaarenet yt of fe sous John Dice par say yy once = am Ball, Alfred Tennet, a JOHN DICK, President. H° FOR GLYMONT! SECOND GRAND BXOURSION for the be of the urch and of the eomeeet IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, on, WEDNESDAY, June 6th, 1866. Partioulars ia fature advertisements. mvs H®:! FCB ANALOSTAR( FOURTH GRAND AFTEBNOON AND EVENING PIC-NIO of the FIRST WARD SOOIAL OLUB, will be given at * ANALOSTAN, OR MASONS ISLAND. ON TUBSDAY, MAY 8, 1866. fet eh ia Seger engeged and on Band has been rt Rey ewes strains. Boats will loave w! town, at? p.m. and Ing to commence The Committee of Arrangements pledge them- selves that they will spare no pains nor expense to make thie the grand affair of the season. Tickets 50 Cents, admitting a gentioman.and ladies. my 5-3t" (Gj 2ORGE JUENEM ANNs wu LAGER pene! BREWERY PLEASURE GARDEN Corner of m 4th and E wreets, CAPITOL HILL, Dancing every MONDAY commencing at 2 o’cl’k p.m. my 3 im™ AL, 2 BU8SFEL'S May BALL INGTON will be held at SEATON HALL cor. 9th and D sts..on MUNDAY EVENING, May 7th. The Exhibition will commence at 85 o'clock. i; College Horalve by si aste a lege Horn) . a ir. 3. La Pas Styrene by ¢ Mies and Master. iss. a . La Smolenski, 3 Mi Cachuea. IN WASH. 4 5. ies. 6. La Manola. Miss snd Master. 7. Fieher’s Hornpipe, by « Gentleman. 8. Pas do Militaire, by a Mies 9. Fisher's Hornpi Mics. lo. Farle. By, a ll. E vey ling, by a Gentloman. Sailor's Borapipe. by s Geutleman. B Baden Ba D Wea. by Misooe i alata . Army and Nav: a Master. wb. Pas a Zampe.by ‘aula 16 Pas de Oriental, by a Ss 17. Highland Jette, by a iter. 18 La Cracovienne, by g Miss. 19. Tarentella, by a 2. Sailor's Hornpipe. bya Gentlemen. Tickets agin tin fleman and two Ladies, joke mm nga 2; Ladies’ tickets, 50 cents, to be had of the the eveping of the Bal sat ot She coos ee my Me A od T THE ISLAND SOUIAL OLUB AKE Greet pleasure in announcing to their bran _ the public generally that they ry intend SViSAGHTH GRAND BALL Cc of 6th anf GLAND BALL on tres . Is! ’ Orner Of WEDNESDAY, May 90h, 1586. Tickets One Dollar, admitting ® gontleman and ladies. By order: 5.0 Harchison, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 23, 5. Hutchison 1566 —Notice is hereby given that the Gee, A. Adams," asurer of the United States, the Assistant 2 ee. Treasurers at New York, Phi ve - 34 alley, e United Btates Depesitaries at Balti- teear Oe more and Cincinnati @ been directed to discon- apap oezet from this date the receipt of deposits on ac- Reception Committe, of TEMPORARY LOAN, except those in- none 5: Bet aon, tended for clear: OUse Le hae McOULLOCH, Miller. B Lane, my 5-68 Secretary of the Treasury. SIGSTON & OROOKEB'S (late F ue iow cham Ler LOST AND FOUND. » cormer and " OST—On Sunday afternoon, the 6th inst., sepuinaton, D.C. Temuilt LS Aloysins Church: on | streot, « ladies eat ioe ete wit pall REET = Temeette master General's Office. or at Star x B'esx.,.": COW. Sho hase white streak Under he te light single HABNESS be A auitable reed wily be perk Tore delivery ai : 3 le Cook's Stablee, sth st. between D and B. m7'si" | No. 89 Montgomely ot. Con rennw ny en Terr ORSE FOR SALE CHEAP, OB WOU “2 BEWARD-str the fi H exchange for @ good cow. Apply at ay $1 0 dey ef May, a 8 isis ase wow, 143 8th street, between P an with crumpled horns Will give the above re- or 4 p.m. BCANLAR sae bat will return thecow. THOS. DS, 20CKW00D, Washington Buniding, 334 | "CANLAN. Mew Jerscy av., bet. I and K streets. Pa. av., has employed a skilifal Den- En a ES Ser Het, from lew York, and will { STOLER—On the Sth of TERTH on Rubber ata very reduced price. the farm of Ji Teeth extracted without pain. my 7-Im* with blsize FoR rubbed eff the $9 °SAwew puck suit, eee eens bind Jee poor SOMETHING GOOD. COAT, VEST AND PANTS. FOR 39. A limited supply only at GEO. C. HESNING’s, my 7-2t* cor.7th street and Md. ave. . * NOTICE. yak Samer DIAMOND 8TATE will disson mt ir Ly ma and Washington, Aletandrie ana The Stesmer BX PRESS. 7 . 5 . A. Byther, ram as usual. J.B B. BRYAN & BEOS., Agente. HINA. GLASSWABB, CROCKERY, AN PLATRD WARE Wela vit the cron tiom of citizens and cenaers to our stock of the above geods, which is kept complete e beat cli aera tofbetenna'set pee Sif ton edt . al ic tow as ordi: r. ‘are usual 7 sold. Goods de livered inall parts of the Distric: free of char WEBB & BEVEBIBGE, my7-10t* _504 (Odd Fellows’ Hall) 7th street, 1 4YO! OFFICE. Wastineton. May 5, 18955. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RROKLVED -at this office until J20'clock M on THEBSDAY, M.y 17th. instant, for the builcing of a two-foot Barrel Sewer. (inside diameter.) wall to be four inebes im thickness, or one bric! the alley in reservation No. (11) ¢! ven, te counect with the sewer in end street west, in sccord- ance with the act Sepreret May 3. 1366. Bidders wiil state pee per lineal foot for the sewer. which sball include all excavations, &c., &c.; the bidders to be respensible for any accident caured in the construction of the work. The right to decline any or all proposals, should it be deemed advisable, is reserved S,ecifications can be ecen at the office of the Cor missioners of provements every day from 10a m. toi2m.. or at any ti y calling on the Cow missioner of the Fifth W: None but practical mene’ wy 7-cotd 8 Tae oners. & NATIONAL EXPRESS eet ND x. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. ‘The NATIONAL EXPRESS and TRANSPOR TATION COMPANY baving final Southera threugh connections from? mp ieted Its NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA standing of the officers and agents of national | TO BALTIMORE, ASBINatON. BIORMOND, banks as they would in other cases. Even the opponents of the present system most grant that it is much better than unre- stricted banking, without rule or limitation: the evils of which have been felt heretofore As tw, prompt and efficient legisiation, with & view to the remedy of existing detects in the banking law, will be fecessary to restore pub- He confidence; and we presume that the Goy- ernment. in the meantime, will take steps to guard sgainst the abuses whicn result from adowing its officers and agents to deposit public meney to any considerable amount in anch institutions as they may. for reasons satis- factory to themselves, select for the purpose, THe STRAMER CiTY O¥ WASHINGTON HEARD From.—A telegraphic despatch received here this morning conveys the gratifying intelli- gence that foreign advices to the 29th ult. (two days ister than published this morning) have been received at New York, announcing the Arrival outof the steamer Propoatis with the Passengers of the Oily of Washington, having overtaken the latter steamer disabled and under eal. Tur CLOLERA —Friday the son of Mrs. Jenkias, who died of cholera in Ninty-third street, near Third avenue, New York, died of the same disease which carried off bis mosner ——EE a S87 Shillington sends us « The Lady's Mile,” the Intest novel by Miss Braddon: also, « Doc- tor Kemp,” anenymous, described by the Brit. tam Quarterty Review as WTRAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION — mon! meeting of tuis Asse- stately avatind, te atts BS ~ ‘The treavurer will be tn about seven e’clook for the convenience of mow- bers erry WM. W. MOORE, See, VASNAH, OHABLESTO! snd all intermediate and sdjacent towns as far South as ATLANTA, GA., and alée having per- fected ite Western connections, tia the imore ‘snd Ohio Ballroad over mail roads. to CINCINNATI AND 8T.’ LOUIS, & a rovers to receive Freight, Merchandise, iJ aa MONEY AND BULLION. » and totransfer the same to or from the places de- signated aed all intermediate points as EFFICIENTLY. EXPEDITIOUSLY aes AND ootag ‘88 can be done b: other @ompany. Offices are ales oened io MOBILE aud MEW ORLEANS. and ins few days the Company will run through, va MONTOSBERY, ts tiene places. J.B LOWNSTON, President? Oona St D*P°t OF PARIS KID GLOVES. Full supply just received of ALEXANDBB'S, COUBVOISIER’s, AND JOUVIN's, ia Light, White, Medium Derk ead Black. PARIS DEESS GOODS, ll the novelties of this Season's importation in LIGHT AND THIN DBESS FABRICS, ranging from 25 cents to 91.25 per yard. BLACK AND COLDREED SILKS, haber reer ee | at tow prices che BLACK @BOS GRAIN SILKS from $2 to @ per yard. * ta ‘ CHECK AND FANCY SILKS at @1.25 and $1. per yard. CHECK AND STRIPED SILK POPLING at $1.25. MOURNING Goons, ‘ GF All 0! Lupin's coiebrated FABRICS for . ScRING AND SUMMER Weak 408. J. MAY & 00., Bo. 308 Ponnspivenia arene, wr 6-Mit — <; [between MR ond 18th streets, dark pe 01 a BENJAMIN F. SOTE: _my7 2 LEB Belteville, P. @. County, Md. a TRAYED—On the 34 instant, shoat 120’cleck, black 2 5 gBWanp ~Strayed or stolen from the Mash ? Market, ablack 8) ER double chain sround bis neck; Georgetown Ne. 190. The above reward wi ven if returned to JAMES CHAMBERLIN, Ho. 367 Market, near 9h street, or No. $7 7th t, Georgetown, D.C, my 6-3t™ OST—Yesterd: Thursday, a BREASTPIN, Lis heir aud Jett: initials “W. HS.” on the back, and probably date 1819. The finder will be paid a reward of five dollars on delivering it at No. 1, 436 street. my 4-3t* $1 EEWARD—OOW lost or stoi color deep ; blind in one eye; is about to have—o just bad—a calf; belongs to Miva DUFFIE,No. ‘a14 Last seen in Fayette street, Georgetown, D. C. —— on her premises on Satarday —— l y 4 St* es PERSONAL. BF THE GENTLEMAN WHO PIOKED UP I the black SHAWL at Marini’s May Ball on F day evening, will leave it at the hall or this off he will receive a suitable reward and of the ower. mny 7-3t* N ° Tt 1 OE. The copartuership of JOHN J. HALL and W. 7, Ganiecr, inthe Carpenter Business, has bs Bate wite legible saree. as LJ iT oe) iroug! office. Address Box 381. Brookiyn, N Y. BUSINESS COLLEGE. torehig of BERRY uN opened on MOND. fune mexi he Rorthwost corner of 7h and D streots,( Intelligen- ‘This is one of the Business Colleges forming a Union that is rapidly extending to the princi: cities of the country. eg > ” rothers, B. B. Felton. C. A. of this city,)and other prominent ified with this ome: ‘he course of study will Jobbing, Importing, Bank. izg. Commercial Li and Incidental special holarsht, BEFORE AT WONDERFUL AEROVAPOR U@OK- Tina STOVE, without Coal, Wood or, Guss * emell. soot: is om exhibition and forasle pot ded 479 9th street, between B G7 Groat inducements to parties wishi and County “Rights.” basi I ae L42!58, aTrEenrion | Call ot YATES & SELBY’S, No. 323, Penns. avenue, and examine their 81 ft GOCDS, DOMESTICS, &c.; Oat0s RS ee “Cente. my 4 6t EIDAL AND BUNERAL WREA Bou: B QUETS and CROSSES reserved In netoui form. ft vein Chala poyy Pins, serve, avabet, Wood Late ner 16th noms. ZX STRAW GOODS. to Qete,Toatsted Pro NS Sy ® Watki eo ery PAPER OOLLARS, nhuee Lt ey agen ABOOND EDITION * 4 O'CLOCK P."m. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Wasutweron, May 7. 1008. Jay Oooke & Oo. furnish the following quo- tations of Government securities : NEW YORE FIRST BOARD Coupons, 109; Five Twenties, 1962, 102; Five Twenties. 1064, 1965, Ten Forties, ex Bove Thirues, %: Seven {ony Geruilentee, 100; Goid, 128. OWEN LOVEJOY’S SUCCESSOR. Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, on Saturday last availed himself of the privilege accorded on that day to members of the House of Repre- sentatives to ventilate their opinions on any and every subject, by delivering an address, nominally on the subject of reconstruction, bot which was nothing more nor less than a bitter and abusive tirade against the President of the United States; proving only one thing, that the speaker, while going even further in his radicalism than his predecessor, Owen Lovejoy, is without the conscientionsness which served to temper the latter's extreme views, and made him just, while earnest, in advancing his opinions, If the President's opponents do not show more judgment and discretion in their attacks, they will only dam- age their own cause while trying to weaken his. Such an assault needs no defense. MEBROHANTS’ NATIONAL BANK. Notes of this bank having been protested, and other preliminary steps taken, necegsary under the act of Congress, Hon. Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency, has ap- pointed Mr. James C. Kennedy, Receiver, and Mr. Buil, Examiner, and the affairs of the bank have passed into the hands of those gen- uemen. Mr. Huyck, President of the Institution, has returned to this city, and it is said assures the depositors that “it will be all right.” They doubtless fervently hope it will be. Sar SPAY sees win | WHITE HOUSE. The hall and ante-room of the Executive Mansion was not so thronged to-day as has usually been the case. A large proportion of the callers were ladies, but several of the per- severing sitters of last week could be distin- guished among those in waiting to-day. Among those who had interviews with Presi- dent Johnson were Senators W. P. Fessenden and Doolittle, and Judge Walker, United States Consul at the Island of St. Thomas. a eee ere NEW NATIONAL CEMETERY. Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Moore, A. Q. M.. to whom the Quartermaster General has as- signed the duty of establishing the United States cemeteries, has selected a site for a Na- tional burial ground at “Seven Pines,” on the Peninsula, and the workmen are now engaged in laying it out. _————$—<—<——_____. INTEBMISSION PRUPOSED. Members of Congress who aim to prolong the session are moving for an intermission ef a fortnight in the latter part ofthis month. The intermission project will not carry as Present indications go. ————uuwW ASHAMED OF IT, PERHAPS. The billingstate speech made by Mr. Inger- soil, of Lllinois, in the House on Saturday, vituperative of the President, did not appear in the Globe this morning. PABDONED. President Johnson yesterday ordered par- dons to issue to the following named citizens of Texas, under the 13th exception of the Am- nesty Proclamation :—Joseph W: nN. O0GY, 4408. KR Grayson, Jnu. Dv. ewe, N.G.Shilley, J. R. Jefferson and Edwin Rust. _— * . ASSIGNED. Brevet Col. R. E. Johnson, Y. R. Cc. ana Col. John Mansfield have been o: to re- the dered a to Maj. Gen. Howard for duty in ‘reedmen’s Bureau. ee eee ae INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were $1,123,206.37. * oe MIXIXTH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION. Mompay, May 7. SzvaTs.—Mr. Stewart offered a joint resolu- tion for the settlement of the accounts of the Territory of Nevada; which was read and or- dered, to lie over for the present. Mr. Wilson called upg joint resolution re- pecans the publication of the Volunter Arm: egister, directing the canceling of the voi- umes of the Volunteer Army Register already printed. and the preparation of a correct ros- ter of every volunteer regiment under the su- perintendence of the Secretary of War, and its publication on a plan prepared by the Super- intendent of Public Printing. Recommitted to the Military Committee. . The bill to revive the grade of General in the army was received from the House and referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Wilson introduced 8 joint resolution for the publication of the official history of the re- bellion. Referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Sherman called up the motion to recon- sider Mr. Trambull’s amendment to the Post Office bill. « Mr. Poland said he voted for the amendment witb great hesitancy, The main object of the amendment was to declare that if the P; nt removes from officep for political reasons, dar- ing the recess of the Senate, the appointee shall not receive any pay until confirmed by the Senate. Although Congress bad the power wo refuse to pay General officers it wasa power that ought not to be exercised. Lf it was Ppro- posed to deny the President's power toremove, it ought not to be done im the indirect way of an amendment. Hovuse.—Mr. Julian, of Ind., offered 8 joint resolution instructing the Judiciary Commit- tee to inquire in the expediency ot reporting a bill to give motice that hereafter no States erected out of territories will be admitted into the Union it their Constitution-abridges the elective franchise on account of race or color. Passed Mr. Lawrence introduced a bill to fix the tume and place for holding the United States Circuit Courts in Virginia. Passed. Mr. Smith, of Ky., introduced a resolu: calling on the Cabinet officers for infor: as to the number of their clerks, male and fe- male; the States from which they, were ap- pointed; what their occupation were’before ap- puintment; how many of them were in the Union or Rebel army, and by whose recom. mend@ion these sast were appointed. The resolution was sdopted. Mr. Clark, of O., introduced a bill to annul the thirty-fourth section of the declaration of rights 6f the State of Maryland, so faras the same applies to fhe District of Columbia. Re. ferred to Judiciary Committee. Mr. Lawrence, of O., offered 4 resolution in- structing the Committee on Agricultare to in- uire into the {xpedigncy of removing the hepartment of Agricul! ern States. ted. . Mr. Boyer, of Pa., offered s resolution to dis- charge tHe Comnfittee on Recenstructien. Laid on the table—yens 95, nays 34. Mr. Kelléy, of Pa., intreduced a resolution instructing the Committee on Claims to in- quire into the fairness of the distribution of the conspiracy wards. Passed. Methqdist Protestant General Conference. SIXTH DAY—MONDAY. The'Uonference was called to order by the President, Rey. W. H. Wills. The journal of Saturday was corrected and approved. Lat A mg Roberts, via oa ane on boundaries, reported upon uest of the North Carolina Conference, that ‘a 1 that por- tion of Tennessee east of the Tennessee and Clinch rivers, be added to the North Ugrolina District,and recommended such @ change of the boundaries. i pe the request of Brother E.F Westfall, of West Virgi Conference, tee inne Sats of Forma ivenia be onic ts ties, in the 01 et a Wien tien ih canes as tothe ‘pon this a diseu arose pres- ent relation of that QConfrrence to the General Conference. The comm from ‘. E_ F. Westfall, indicates that le of the District desire toremain with eral Je ference. Western Virginia Conference passed an act severing the connection with the Gen- eral Conference, whieh was submitted tothe ple, Foeed to ratify the Rev. Dr. mecan read a letter a A bim this morning from mat. s ‘estern nia ure $0 one of the west- “bany penitentiary fergie BEstational list cannot be received into the Annukl Conference without s recom- mendation from the Qu: Confererce; nor does the employment of a minister President, without a recommendation Annual Conferen: The motion to recommit was passed. The item the Annual Uonfer- ences to clothe their representatives to thenext General Conterence with conventional powers was adopted. The committee Bk omc adversely to thesub- stitution of the wor “membership” vi aod The remaining recommendations relative to leges,” page 25 of the Discipline; and was not concurred in. various changes in the discipline were adopted, as follows:—Page 44, line 25, strike out the 128,” and insert “regala- word “rules on tions of the Annual Conference.” Line 30, strike out the words “disciplinary allowance as now regulated by the Discipline,” and in- sert “salary fixed by the Annusl Conference.” Pages 125 and 129, strike out all after the word “allowance to ministers and preachers in the employ of the Annual Conference,” and insert the following:—“Each Annual sball regulate the salaries and preachers, at its own di the same com; ministers; those of ministers and rogatory tue of his being 8 trustee.” Dr. tion of Dr. Murray, was laid on the table. The resolution of Dr. Murray, which was Offered on Friday, inviting the Annual Con- ial session id in Mont- 868, and also to clothe the representatives with conventional powers, was taken up, and referred toa committee con- sisting of Dr. L. W. Batchelor, Revs. Dr. Mur- ferences to unite in a call for as} of the General Conference, to be gkomery, Ala. in May, I = and Shaver. ‘he Conference went into con vention on the Book Concern, Rev. J. G. Whitfield in the cbair. On motion of Rev. L. W. Bates, the salaries of the editor and book agent were referred to the Book Directory. The President announced the committee to review and revise the convent:onal articles reas the Book Concern, viz: Rev. L. -W erlans Tov . Rev. L. W. Bates moved that the secretary be requested to make such extracts from the urnal as he may deem,proper for publication in the Methodist lestant; to. Rev. L. W. Bates moved be requested to record the minutes of the Iast for that purpose; agreed to. ‘vote: testant newspaper deem proper at the session to express their grateful the services rendered as editor and bright an ornament. On motion of Dr. Batchelor, the lution to the famil D.D. The journ: vention adjourned. of the late Rev. E. Y. Keese, was declared adjourned. LOCAL NEWS, Or the streets of the city. — street west, from nell, 173 13, Thos. O'Day, 24%; cones, 16; E. Davis, i¢; W. Fletcher, 18%; M. 27; G. Fasnan A. Gleason &'Co., 16x; P. Mu hy, 17. T' cents per yard. Pro New York avenue, as follow: awarded to John Bailey, at 10 cents per yard. The following bids for grading and pavin; the carriageway of 14th street, from the cana. | oo per yard for paving, 25c. for grading: ae $1.50, 30c.; Charles Stewart, $1.55, ‘wc. Co., $1.52; J. zey at $1.39 and 39. eney. 46c. per foot for lateral sewers, 49c. fovt for water service-pipe, $3.75 for stop-cock, &c., and $3 for tap; 27c. for Ee » $1.50 for ill, 69¢., 53c., —— 7339.5 cock, and $1.50for box. R. A. $3, $3, 30c., $1.50, $2. A. Shey 42 <c., $3, $4, 23% c., $1.50, $2. A. R. = » £9c., $4.25, $3. WZe., $2, B2. as ® to Courtney. THE CaNnat ImrroveMENT.—This of the contractor, Mr. P. commenced to work. The fact that great numbers of people are out poe gt gost at this time ws shown by of men, white and black, on the und in quest of work from the contractor. lurge number of contrabands were present, and at one time some dread of disturbance disposed to 7. threw stones the crow [ke Possession of the job amphe e m of the Ww. seized possession of a load of shovels bro: to the canal, and were with difficulty At'rome of the laborers engaged: in digee, At some of the laborers in e- The police, however, prevented any serious difficulty, and at the present writing all is quiet. Asthe work progresses the contractor will doubtless be able to afford work toa much larger number of laborers than are at present engaged. comida ConTRac? AwWARDEp.—This morning, the Canal Board awarded the contract for the con- struction of the causeway from the feot of 17th street across the mouth of the nal to the Arsenal Psint, to and Wilson E. Brown. The of the bids were as follows :—| ae $21,707.90, Alfred . ; Galt & J. Holtzclaw and &. M. Bruff, contractors are to enter into bonds in the sum ef $5,000, and it 1s calculated that they will do so immediately. of SSS a PaRpowgp.—To-day, James P. Buck, con- victed last Zounery. pee. sentenced to the Al, one year, fer the lagceny of a quantity of tea, was by the Pres. larceny of a table cloth and $30 in money, and — a. co eae Alek Tare potson about @ year since, have been pardoned. ax quareriy Conference, entitle him to aecat in ce. Conference f its own minigters retion: provided, that superannuated ministers shail be allowed asis made to effective their widows and orphans shall be entitled to the same allowance as is made to who die in the itinerancy.” We answer the following inter- in the affirmat ve :—“Can ‘a minister be amember of two Quarterly Conferences at the same time, one by virtu@of his being a su- perintendent of a circuit, and the other by vir- x lor offered a resolution affirming that the president gf an Annual Conference shall notemploy a minister transferred to the unstationed list, without a recommendation from a Quarterly Conference, which, on mo- a te Vickers, and Kev. S. B. — oa ‘was read, corrected, and ap- the secretary and pet convention in the book provided Mr. ©. W. Button offered the following reso- Jution, which was adopted by a unanimous Resolved, That the general convention hay- ing in charge the interests of the Methodist Pro- resent nition of ik agent by our late beloved brother E. Y. Reese, D D.: their profound grief at hissad and untimely death, and their veneration of his virtues as a man and as a cbristian, which should embalm his memory in the chureh of which he was so secretary ‘was requested to transmit a copy of this reso- ‘was approved and the con- The bour of adjournment having arrived, the Conference also ——_e—___ ING OF Bips.—Bids were opened at the Mayer's office to-day for Improving several of The first proposals c penna were for grading lassachusetts avenue to - ‘treet, and were from = i one an cents per 5; M. " J. Costello, B; P. Cook Ovay, 1g: We Huesey, 16; M. Gibbons, 2i; Jos. Vanarden, H. Middleton, 15; W. B: Conner, 16%; P. Folan. 15%: S. Gregg. OtDonohie, 17; B. Skianer'k Golemee: ight & Co., 20; W. H. Davis, 12x: contract was awarded to Mm H. Davis, at 125 were also opened for grading North Capito? street, from L street north to ‘M. Myers, 15 cents per yard; John Hawes, 11: D. mey, 1436; * Blake, ie 8 . Fitzgerald, rae . O'Connell, 124; D. Murphy & Oo., 15; John Bailey, 10: W. Hussey, 15; J. Coats & Co. 17%; J. Nagle, 34; L. B. Prather, 16; H. Middleton. 13; Thos. Joyce, 144: George Fasnaught, 15: P. Mc! 35; Kavanaugh, 2: W. Bulkley. 15x: Babbington, 17; S. Gregg, 25; W. her, E. Davis, 125;; Jas. Ran- 3 . Flete! 5 dall. 13; A.Gleason, 4X. The contract was - H street, were also opened :—W. H. hog B. Wilson, $1.45, 30c.:_D.F. Neitzey, $139, 39; Geo. ego § €1.44%,UX: P. Crowley & - Crowley & Co., $1.49%, Sue. The contract was awarded to Mr. D. F. Neit- ids were also opened for the construction of lateral sewers, and gas and water service- pipe on the same street, us follows :—G. Court- J. B. Simpson, -» $2.72, $3, 3le., $2.15, $2.25. The con- warded to Mr. the work of excavating the eastern section of the canal was commenced, under the direction Farquhar. The first thing done was to throw up adam just south of tbe mouth of the Tiber, which énters the canal at 3d street, and simultaneously a num- ber of hands at other places along the Jine Sth of April last, was foum river abet Undutetons whterad j Mayar. to Coroner was sent for to bol ry returned a verdict of bedy was of img, atter prion tae or on Oe rreidence of paren O streets south, and prepared ment. abode of Mr. Jobn side of a — T op GRORGETOWR.— Kate Kallaban, Hagan, Philadelphia. Entered and Cleared—Stveamer Diamond Ntate, Wilson. from and tq Baltimore; steamer Hollingshead, from Aqeia Creek. Cieared—Kate Kaliaban, Hagan, Baltrmore; Wm. VU. Lrish, Rathbern, ighton, Mass. ——s axp GRat® MARKET.—The market opened this morning with an active demaad in all its departments, but the closing prices of Saturday remain unchanged, and holders are firm. Thestock in hand ts I ght, and no pros- pect of any considerable additions to it. It was —-_ oe Robinson. who was convicted in the District of ono fl aegonen counter! » ad senten: ent Rebincon had served cue ballet his term of confinement. i ier ail bath i 5 i ? 1 3 bf ij 25 g —. -»-—— Affairs in Georgetown. Mr. G es MATERIALS mad Bopnets $1400. Rdareas MILLINER. 4931 at worth Reat Estate Saces* Judge Fisher, of the Dusirict Supreme Court, who some ume — purchased the house formerly occupied by Mackall, at the southeast cormer of Mostgo- mery and Danbarton streets, where since resided, dis) be das of the same within a and bough: few days past to General = oy ed on the soutneast streets. tered —Schooner by fires still id aing my 7-law8w* AND PANTS BT AGO O HENNING, Tth etreet and B® LINEN DUOK Cx? Maryland ave. (QRPHANS: COURT. May seh. CoL_umBia, ~aantneven Cocnty, Te wu » 1885 — or . ye 4 the case of Lucinda admi ix of William H. Chase. deceased, the edmin- istratrix aforesaid has, with | the 4 cant af ia epmsiates "Tuscan aoe ote county oresaid. api . ipetant, for’ the final settiement and dis* tribution of ceased. and itor errs my 7-2tif Mand N "Fare . at Glade und Ch Eers B' By virtue of a deed of ruary in Liber B. and 20, Records fer ? D.C, the underst, RiDs fre: . Lot No 1 myT lent order, on ls Bixth Wi aer (23) feet sorth one bund snd eleven (11) inches; two (22) feet one and one-third thence orth = feet and eleven great ind: EPOT OF MOUBNING DRESS GooDs! LUPIN'S CELEBRATED FABRICS’ and 8-4 Black Florentine, 34 and 8-4 Black Byrentine, 8-4, 7-4 and 8-4 Bleck Orape Maretr, Bomparines, Canton Cloth. 3-4, 5-4and 6-4 Black Meusselsia, Bleck Silk Challey, Black Berages, Biack Grenadines, Black Tamartine, Bisck English and French Craps and Veite, Black Thylet Shawis, : Hernani do, Also, 3-4, 4-4, 6-4 and 8-4 Black Hernani, HALF MOUBNING DRESS GOODS great variety. od Families in Mourning shuld net fat! to eremias our large stock of these really choice fabrics. We offer them at the VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES. 308. J. MaY aco, 308 Pennsylvania avenue, at lo o'clock, we folios 383 to 338. “WILLIAM BUCK EN@A) my7 2.C. Mc ye 7,000 feet More or ‘tm } Sr meres vosgeen 2 ¥ J. 0. McGUIBE & CO., Auctioneers. TRUSTER’S SALE O 4 ZUBNITURB ora On FRIDAY MORNING, Tt ° GUIRE @ GD. Ancte, , Auctioneers. Bales-reoms Ne. 295 Pennsylvania avenue. and Oarri — dec 1- ee TBUSTER’S SALE a rye LUABLE PEOP- 73 feet to the beginni loss, t ir wi Tights and appurte- ABR, Trustee, NAGLE & ©0.. Ancts SALE oF I. XECUTOR’S NEAT E’vouromraph. FRAME HOUSM. in cnet. it south, near sth street On TUESDAY. the 224 dey of May. 1366. at six at public suction. the middie four, (4 lot, and running one and one-third red and one hundred (11) inches to the A 8, we shall Square 1 Westington, bepiasts) for the eo 2 ing for at s on L street south twenty two (: foot one pf) third (1',) inches from the north east ee “ forty-four (14) feet thence ‘west . amd forty-four ot guning. eon tons | imprevements sasreet con ent cllfng House recently beiit his Dit ineltuated neat ents, Navy Yard,on bioperty the L street south. The house is bullt im the very menner, and back, buildi as substan’ to the rear of ‘the tot. The yard te well ved and contains © pump of Bost excel! '. accessible at times with out exposure to the weather. This property offers jucements te persons desirous of making “Te ‘One third ‘cash the, resid ” Gand . ‘erms: m, 5 ae —. the purchaser ferred OO0OL Pos *e' —s