Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1866, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR 3® PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS SeuQnocat corner o Penn’a avenue and 11th street BY W. D. WALLACH. —_o—_—_ ‘The STAR is served by the carriers to their Subscribers in the City and Distric at Tan (Cures run WEEE. Qopies at the counter, with ‘Without wrappers, Two Cents each. Prics ror MAILING :—Three months, One Dolier and Fifty Cents; sia months, Three Dol- @es; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday Merning— Dollar and a Half a Fear. CLOTHING, &c. 3 = NO, MERCHANT TAILOR, 3511 oth ° treet corner of D, desires to call the | | Spring and, Summer Wear, which he will make up at Fr rates tosuit the times. Mr. BOBEBT HARDON bis associate im busi- Bess, invites bis former f1 to give him a call, armen: cil who maw oF oth ir patronage. aay it to all w sive " P.8.-I removed from 517 Ben otrest to the There ie a doctor in our town, 4 man of practice and renown; Hevmaker's handsome income clear, jayea Fs SS tS | He had bat little cash in trath; But stil} he'd try his best todo, | And make s name and money too. He attended lectures, studied hard, And very quickly a the board, : He opened office with saddened face, : For poverty came on apace; At last s friend gave him advice , Which changed his fortane in a trice. Asa fecetintesaed res pasm! sr Kept him bus: ir; Men and ali'declars. secret great snccees, The same sdvice will beig pew ail He got s suit from SMITHS OAK HALL, SMITH BROTHERS 8-00, - MERCHANT TAILORS, AND DEALERS IN GENTS’ GURNISHING GOODS, OAK HALL, 464 SEVENTH STREET. Jost received the largest and finest stock of PIBUE GOODS ever offered in the city of Wash- ngten. Having secured the best artists in the city, are prepared to make up in the finest style, and at lees prices than any other establishment. BE 8. B. & Co. DWABD DOLAN, ‘ . MEROHANT TAILOR, Corner of lath street and Pepua. avenue, opposite Willards’ Hotel. Invites his friends and the public to his rich assortment of SPRING GOODS, Denght for cash, and will be solid at reduced prices. Perfect its ranted. Alao, a fine stock of, | GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. P_8. Give us acall. apli-2m |; teed & BIBNITZKY, MERCHANT TAILOBS, Would inform their customers and the public generally that they have formed a copart- | nership in the Merchant Tailoring Business at the old stand of Evan Hughes, corner 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue, wh b they have an immense stock of FRENOH } ENGLISH AND BELGIAN CLOTHS, CaSsI- MERES and VESTINGS Also, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS of every variety. Where they would be pleased to see their friends and cus- tomers, pledging themselves to sell as reasonable and giv ee good satisfaction as can be found else- where. Parties indebted toeither party will ploasé come forward and settle to clese boeks. Firet class Pants and Vest Makers wanted. No eed apply. sp ll-Im | | | ABLES PARMERB. = 8 UE RCHANT TalLOK. No. 454 Seventh street, near E. fine assortment of CLOTHS. Cass : ; . RES | and VESTINGS on hand. which bos the lastest styles and r. havealso a fine assortment of caw fh Furnishing Goods, Shirts made woofer i : fo 26-3 PARMER & WALKER. Suscessor - w : errizEN SS te Ce., Ca" Fensarivanta greaue * D.o, & CO., BANKEES, AND BEALERS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE GOVERNMENT SECUBITIES . STOOKS, BONDS. GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT AND SOLD, 26-tf J*? 000K8 2 00., BANKSES,. PUeenth street, opposite Treasury, «(Buy and sell at current rates, and keep always en hand, » fuilsepply of all GOVEENMENT BONDS, 7-30 TEEABUBY NOTES, SEERTIFIOATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, &e., And pay the highest prices for QUABTERMASTER’S CHECKS | AND VOUCHERS aus-atr | First National Bank OF WASHINGTON. BD COOKE, (of Jay Cooke & Co.,) President. WM. 8. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. GOVEENMENT DEPOSITORY auD FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, J5TH sT., OPPOSITE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Government securities with Treasurer United Btates. S7-ONE MILLION DOLLARS. gs We buy and sell ali classes of GOVERNMENT _ BECUBITIES st current market rates. é FUBNISH EXCHANGE end make Collections os ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES @F THE UNITED STATES. We purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, snd give carcful ané Drom pt attention to ACOOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS and to any other business entrusted te us. . FULL INFORMATION 1n regard to GOVERN. MENT LOANS at al! times cheerfully furnished, WM. 8. HUNTINGTON, Osshier. _Wasuineton, March 29, 1868, mil- Li? Peasy & ELLERY, BANKERS AND BROKERS, 29 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, MEMBERS OF N. YORK STOCK BXCHANGE. plurteniar attention given to the following American Express Ob. National Express ‘Genes Musovee Co. National Bankers’ perme &: 0S Express Co. Western Union raph Co. Weis, Fareo € Co. American raph Co. Kmsiey Express Co. | United States Telexraph Co. Sechers Rapres Gn. femaased Tereeh Oe hern E. * ‘croleum and us Shares, Government, State, ™ Town. and County Bonds, Atvances made om the above securities. nected wit ‘her Stam) thie city ‘Ae there ‘ary eoeniien bie Percent te thle notice. He on F str ed ar ety in receipt REMIAH §. Black waRp B. LaMO! LAW OF . : —___FERSQNAL, M. PRINOE, 35 WY nse sig preted maboouss to ii his customers JAMES 7, WALERR. Eben *%. XXVIII. : PRP Fas ug WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY. MAY 12. 1866. Siar. NES. 4,114. INSURANCE COMPANIES. T®= MANHATTAN LIFE INSUBANCB COMPANY OF NEW YORK. ASSETTS, 93,000,000. LOSSES PAID, $1,200,000. DIVIDENDS PAID, $1,000,000. POLICIES ISSUED FOR LIFE, Payable annually, or in one, Sve, or ten annual payments. ; All Policies are non-forfeiture after three annual payments. To the amount of the value of the policy. Fifty per cent. credit given when the premium amounts to $40 or over. LIGHTER & WHEELER, Agents, No, 476 Seventh street. OBME & OOOPER, Age nts, sp 30 Im No. 100 Bridge st., Georgetown. pm YOUR PROPERTY AT HOMR. NTO OB OOM. a MATE PEE EAS CHABTERED BY CAPITAL $1,000,000. BISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST RATES. BS PRUMPTLY PAID. NO OHABGE FOB POLICIES. 424 tn st., nearly opposite Biggs & 0o.’s Bank- ing House, 3B 'B OFFICE: AtJOHN H. JOHNSON’S Law Office, No. 64 La. eve., near Bank of Washington. This Company is now prepared to Insure all de- scriptions of property against loss or demege by fire om such terms as cannot fail to be acceptable to the citizens of the District. In this Company you can.insure 3 FURNITURE. MEROMANDISE, WABEHOUSES OB DWELLINGS fora year or ried. Som eny starts with » CASH UAPITAL of 8100000, ail pard im. thereby enabling them bo offer to the citizens of the District greater secu- “Policies will be ieeued for s: shorter period than ee issued fo one-year, accerding to the New York scale for short neurance. Qharles Knap, President,” Richard Wallach, 3.W. Danie! Ww 2 Vi 1 Dodd, Thomas Berry, 0. Fahnestock, — ees . Dixen. Li rows. nom-ém NOBLE D. LARNER, Secretary, F 2 =Ex5 INSURANCE CO. OF WASH INGTON AND GEORGETOWN. OFFICE No. 1, over Bank of Washington, CHARTERED BY CONGRESS, 1837. JAPITAL.... SUBPLUS F Property of all insured for a year or less Builders’ risks granted on the most favorable terms. ‘Ro charge for eee 31 Esan Pickrell, town. B. B. French, T. Ed. Ci Andrew Rothwell, of Washington. The Directors iz Georgetown are authorized"by jm ae to renew policies and @ risks in ja 15 ccm. ABEL G. DAVIS, Sce’ry. DENTISTRY. a D5. LOCK WOOD, Ty eghington Building, 344 Penn. avenua. will fill Teeth with gold and insert TEETH on Rubber at very, reduced price. Teeth extracted without jn. my 7-Im* D*:’, B. GABLAND, (late Assistant Surgeon U.S. Army,) Honorary Graduate of, the Baltimore Sollegs of Dental Bargoons, UBGICAL AND MECHANICAL DEN- IST. Office 420 D atreet, bet. 6th and 7th sts. All kinds of Dental ‘Kkmade andrepaired. Has been thirty-fre years in the practice. Best of references can be given. Charges moderate. my 3-lm* Gs biti oF BUSREE. ae RE- very c . BD work war- re Z Extracting 3 cents each. © os AENS, near corner of A street north and 4th st. east. cight doors east of Waugh Chap- el, Capitol Mill: ap 2+-1m™ BMoOo FV PAWNBROKERS o Tr tog, POOR PEOPLE'S FRIEND! 300 Fy asiees <4 LICENSED PAWNBRUKER'S ‘ormerly of the firm ef Boyer & Burnstine, has moved to 534 12th street, between U and D. Pa. avenue, for the purpose of loaning money on all kinds of Personal Property in sums to suit cusy tomers. Business eon! . feoney.st- tet prices gives on all articlon, be spent 2 ie mb 36 sa° P. BOYER. 475 LICENSED PAWNBEOKER. 47 5 NOTICE} OER 2 RURNSTINE.” 4745 13th street, 3 door south of the old business of Boyer & Burn: ess copfidential. Money leaued om al &inde of personal property and merchandise. mh 29-sm* B. BURNSTINE, Wy 4281NeToN CITY LOAN OFFICE. LEV! B.DE WOLF; No. 377 Penna. avenue. betwee 6th streets, ite National Hetel, Formerly with the late Levi Benjamin, of Balti. more, has opened an office for the purpose of LOANING MONEY IN SUMS TO sUIT, nall kinds of Merchandise, such ag Diamonds, Gold and Silver Watches, Sliverware. Guns, Pis- 534 OFFICE, 3 Penn. avenue, near is street, con’t greeery store. [ap 19 Im") S22 Secr south Mass, avenue. F. iday afternoons. from 4 to 6 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. @GNUVER’S REW THEATEK, Pennsylvania venue, near Willard'’s Hotel. LBONABD GROVER 2 O0..................Directous USOMARD GROVEL.......0. D. HESS. HOLMAN OPERA TROUPE. 2 EVENANG. May 12. Than Besntifa ‘% Wonder bts Youthful Artistes will appear, for tbe only Time, in Balfe’s beaatiful Ope: ‘three acte. the Fes 1D ares CHEMIAN GIRL. GRAND FAMILY MATINEE Ph Au Or, The Fairy and the Little Glase Slipper. perfor to-night will conclude with the celebrated Mimtrel Sonik from the OLD CLUGK, u Mth, Elixir of Loveand Beauty wa. the Beast. ‘Tuseday. 1eth, La et Trovatore. : Was. 18th i. . CANTERBURY. Leuisiana Av.. near 6th at., rear National Hotel. GEORGE LEA. Proprietor and Manager. OST TALENTED COMPANY EVER THE MOGEEN IN WASHINGTON: READ THE NAMEB: WM. CARLTON, the best Irish Oomic Vocalist in the profession. x "BILLY EMERSON, the best Song and Dance performer in the business. CHARLEY GARDINBR. the original Hop ight yi ed MULLIGAN, everybody's favorite. 4. J. BUCKLEY, Versatile Performer First aj nce of MABY and CARRIE GAR- NE ‘autiful and Talented Vocalists. LIZZIE GRANGE, the best Female Jig Dan- cer ip America. L. DONNELLY’S RALLET TROUPE, con- sisting of some of the must Handsewe Young Ladies in the Profession. First time of Daddy Kice’s Musical Ethiopian Sketch entitled OH HUSH. First 1 tof SORNES AT CONNOR'S. LADIES MATINEE ON SATURDAY, eom- mencing at 3 o'clock. ODD FELLOWS: HALL. ONE WERK ONLY. THE GREAT WONDERS OF NATURE, THE CAROLINA TWINS, Will commence their entertainments in Washing- ton on MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7. For particulars see programmes. Admission 25 cents; reserved seats at night 50 cents. Opeu from Wa.m to 5p. m.,and from 8 to 10 at nig psere. 3. W. @ M. P. KREIS’ .DANCING ACADEMY, Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Our Classes will be continued during the Sua- mer, commencing TUE>DAY, MAY 22, 1866, Days ant Hours of Twitton: For Ladies, Misses and Masters, Tuesday and Seatiemen’s Classes, same evenings, frem 8 to 10 o'clock. For further information. apply during the hours of tuition. or adslrees a note to the Academy. my3-ly SS BOOTS, SHOES, &. G*taAt ATTBAC ION IN BOOTS AND x SHOES, Gente’ Sse col sewed Boots, from $3 25 to Ladies’ Slippers. from 40 cents to $1.40. ee ‘ Cougress Gaiters, from $1.76 to Balinoral Gaiters, $2.25. Misses and Children's Bests and Gaiters, “trom 78 cents to § Mens’ Slippers, from 75 cents to $1 25. Ladies’ eee Boots and Balmorals, from $1.75 to $2.75. window filled with Shoes at $1 per pair. riginal Cheap Boot and Shee Store, nue, four doors east of Adams’ Ex- my 1-d2w STEAMBOAT LINES, T3= NORTH AMEKIOAN LLUYD. New line of first-class side-wheel Steamers between NEW YORK AND BREMEN VIA COWES, with comfortable accommodations for passengers f all ing she United 1. of a! carry unspeys* States Mai! Leave New York on T BALTIC. 8.000 tens, 1,600 horse pe AG. Jones. Commander... -26th April WESTEKN METROPOLIS, 2,600 tons, 1,000 horse pewer._- revel 10th May ATLANTIC, 3,000 tons, 1.000 horse pow- er, ©. Hoyer, Commander. Sist May BALTIO, 4. G. Jones. 14th June An experienced surgeoi iq The Company ¥ill not be responsible for specte or valuables, xnless bills of lading, having the value expressed, are signed thereto; or its equiva- of + payable in gol lent rete Caan 105; Second . $62.50, Bteerage, S800 Betarn tic ts, 1. 208; 11, $132.00; Steer: eae, 877 or freight and passage Iv to eae UHS B. ELVANS & CO., 309 Penns. ave., or #7 Louisiana ave., ts for D.C. &7 For subscription to the stock of this Com- pany, offering a safe and dividend Pasi invest ment,applyto JOHN RB. BLVANS & 00., _my4Im ca Agents for D.C. TEAMEB LEAVES FOR MT. VERNON RY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, atl0s. Ketu 4 Barc fer Round Trip, 41,30. Ono-third of this amount for use of Mount Vernon Association. Washington and Alexandria Boats leave each SES ba Biccmr Wasco Zab ennttored Potomac TRANSPORTATION LINE. NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. im Se Wasbingen RYTH: vi my Ly ease c St getlieeh Smith's ng, Nanj ; x Bian Point, Plowden’s Wharf. Lancaster's Wharf, Stone's e barf, Curriomen Bay, F. ll's Wharf, Pine: Point, Point Lookout and arrivenat Baltimore st 8a. m. on Sunday. J.B. BEYAN & BRO , Agents. tf * No. 346 Penna, Svenue. ICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND PO- R TOMAC BAILBUAD” TO TRAVELLERS GOING SOUTH. TWICE DAILY, (Sund: The quickest and Va .and the South. steamers from Bix! harf, Washington, to Aquia Oreek and! Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Bail: 5 com from-Aquia Oreek to Rich- nd and Petersbutg and Bichmond aie Bossi, Baitroads. for Potorsbu Fi eldon. ‘Whimingtes, Raleigh, Greensboro’, Sallabury, Charlotte oud Steamers oye rt and C Vanderbilt leave Sixth Street Wharf Si orn y 640 a.m. and7 ae ay nr in "Richton a 2.05 p.m. and 4a THROIGH TO RICHMOND IN SEVEN HOURS, ifty Miles Shorter and 3% Hours Quicker than Other hou Omnibusees and Baggage Wagons will be in readiness to % r eee nee Passengers and baggage be: Passengers by this line pass by deylight Monat Doveral battle Bolde Reus Rosser ero misieing Ding at that point. saa and sup on board of Steamers EO. MATTINGLY. Supt, W ¥ SATTHEW OLABK Sesat Wee C. M. HANEY, General Passenger Agent. PRIKG ARRANGEMENT. — Si a Dek Os, NOTICE.—Th EB. T. Leowarp. will resume her route on SATURDAY, M: leaving he TF. 170 Light street wharf, be- cen Lee every SATURDAY and TUESDAY at 8 p. m.. f. 1 Double ‘Oxf ores Pein ; » Gepuietts er apS-ly Sr*PeP ores oauap orm Just received from Bordeaux. EYQUEM’S VIRGIN Ly. a J offer to the in lote not less then 5 cases, at a0 low rates seit cam be ye wo pUmOHEL TELEGRAMS, ae. The Convention of the Non-Episcopal Methodist Church assembied in Cincinnats fae hg discuss and effect a basic of the union. legates representing nearly all the churches in the Northern States are nt. The convention will probably last several days. — t ‘The suit between the Ohio and Mi pi and the Indianapolis and Cincinnati sor me for alleged breach of contract, commenced Thursday before the Superior Court, Cincin- nati. ae Peoria hg bemapan are $1,500,000, Prominent lawyers of the country are engaged on both sides. ” ns The city solicitor of Cincinnati has entered suit againat several street railroad corapanies, for charging higher rates of fare than their contracts allow. § In the freedmen’s court,, Nashville, Tenn. in the case of Ella Stevenson, a free woman of color, for the recovery of 3% acres of land and a large amount of property and dam: for violation of trusts, the court has adjudged damages jor her enslavement, ani that her sons shall be paid $3,000, together with other damages, in the aggregate amounting to $4,389. The charter election in Virginia City, Ne- vada, resulted in the success of the Union ticket. The charter election at Stockton alse resulted in the success of the Union ticket. One uew case of cholera appeared at quar- antine, New York yesterday. No deaths. There are fifty patients in the hospital. The Irish «Head Centre’’ in New York. James Stephens. the Head Centre of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. arrived iu New York, trom France, on Thursday, in the steam- sBip Napoleon IL]. He was met ou his arrival by committee of the Fenian Brotherhoed. aud by thousands of Irishmen, who were anxieusly Waiting for his arrival. He proceeded from the whart to the Metropolitan Hotel, followed. by the crowd. The news of his arrival spread with telegraphic speed thronghont the city, and one hour afterwards at least four thousand persons assembled in front of the hotel, en- deavoring to catch a glimpse of this prominent personage. in a familiar conversation with the reporters of the press Mr. Stephens gave a few hits of the object of his mission, aud con- fidently asserted thatthe Irish army would fight on their own soil ere the expiration of the present year. At alate hour on Thursday night Mr. Ste- phenvs was serenaded at his hotel, and in re- sponse address the large crowd present as fol- lows: Countrymen: Though finding you broken imto parties, and ‘his faith, perhaps, some- what shaken, I still expect that you will work on earnestly and energetically to the end. (© We will! we will!” Cheers.) I not only expect it, but am convinced that you will fui- fill your promise. (Cheers.} All power is with the people, and my faith in the people is unshaken. [(Cheers.] You.haye the power to accomplish your object, and you will do it. [* We will!"] The men at home have done their part. [A voice—“ We are Arg Ba do ours.”] The power of your friendsin Ireland is@s strong as ever. Allthe action that the Government put forth has not weakened ita jot. (Immense pareve. ‘We want ajl good men to enter the party. We want such a com- bined power 8s will enable-us to act with our full force against the enemy. Say nothing against any person, say nothing inst any party, until proved to be guilty. ehave a great deal of work before us. In a few days I shall be able to give you words of cheer. [A yoice—« Have your weapon ready.) 1 hope I shall be able to reconcile the differences that have sprung up among you. [Voice—“It was notour fanit.") I have faith im the people. You must give over nerty qnarrels and. dts- sensions. I have come here to accomplish that object. Brothers, 1 thank you sincerely for your compliment. I now bid you good night, and request you kindly to retire to your homes, in the hope that you will become entirely united and consolidated in good feeling. Cheers.) ‘The band played “The Wearing of the Green” and “The Star Spangled Banner,” after wnich Mr. Stephens retired to his room and the crowd slowly dispersed. James Stephens is a man of fine presence, though rather under medium statare. He is apparently about forty-five years of age. His speech is that of & man of considerable culti- vation, and the unmistakable brogue proclaims him an Irishman. He is aceempanied- from Ireland by Lieut. Wm. Smith O’Brien, M. Ed O'Brien, J. M.G »bon, and Thos. Moore. Important Fenian movements, consequent on the arrival of the great head centre. are expected in Buffalo. It is reported there that General Meade and his troops are ordered to proceed there immediately. The United States steamer Michigan, which was about gomg to Erie, bas been ordered to remain at Buffalo. A STRANGE SToRY.—A few nights a ship lying near A wharf at Gloucester, Mass., was entered, and the captain was aroased by the noise. A man stood over him witha re- yolve1, oo! fee if he moved he was a dead man! The captain lay quiet and the fellow backed out ofthe cabin. As soon ashe had reached the deck the captain sprang from his berth, and, eeizimg his revolver, rushed up stairs. Tne man was just about climbing up the wharf, when he fired, shooting him dead on the spot. An examination of the body proved it to be that ofa clerk in the bank where the captain was in the habit of depositing his funds, and on the day of the attempted robbery had'drawn out quite a large sum, which was known to the clerk, and, to obtain it, the rob- bery, which had cost him his life, was at- tempted. SF We are requested to draw ati \tion,to &n avertisement, #2 thig day’s papef, of. the New York Disinfecting Company, who have erected a large buildingin New York for the manufacture of Disinfectants; as this is a mat- ter of public interest we do so cheerfully, and beg our readers to pay all the attention possible to cleanliness(for,cholera or no cholera,cleanli- ness is a godly virtue), and spare no pains in assisting to ward off so fearful a visitation as this disease, by the free use of disinfectants which are recommended by the New York Board of Health. This isa substantial com- pany, weare told, and their article, coming recommended 4s it is, will be of uncalculable benefit te the public. How Covrts anv Juries TREAT CoLoRED MEN IW VinGinia.—In Henrico Circuit Vourt, Judge Christian, presidiag and now sitting, James R Shumaker, white. indicted for Steak: inga mute, was convicted and sentenced to tem years’ Rpg oer at hard labor 2 the nitentiary. Two days afterwards, the ap court, Washington Martin, colored, in- dicted also for stealing & mule, was convicted by the jury, and sentenced to two years’ con- finement in the penitentiary—just one-fifth of the punishment awaided the white man for the same offence. aa ee THE SUICIDE OF GEORGE PeeT—Arrest of Hit Paramour.—The Rochester Dem says:.— We learn that the woman who is igoned to have given Peet the razor with which com- ‘mitted suicide, on the Auburn Railroad train last Friday, left the cars at Canandaigua, but was arrested after the death of Peet, and taken to Auborn. She exhibited great griefon learn. ing his fate, and was frequently seen to kiss and eee over & miniature of the deceased, which carried in her pocket. PRESS? We Sur esteem S7Great battle in China, resulting in the nt. ter defeat in the rebels, and Te-egtablishing peace on the Imperial basis. s7- Max's fine carriage isin the bottom of the sea. Is ita presage of his own tate! a7 An eni rising and ingenious inventor of Springfield patented a paper “skirt,” Anglice, petticoat—whicn it is e: the la- = find very convenient economi- mo-We are: indebted to Rev. Mr. Baxter, of London, for the cheerful news that the world is to end in 1873. &7 More than a million of emigrants have arrived in the United States since September. w7 Wonder if Russell iem’t sorry he said anything abont the Bancroft speech!’ ag There is a negro in Philadelphia whose feet measure twenty-one inches in length. @7 Among the advertisements in a late Lon-- don paper, we read that “Two sisters want wasbing.” s7-The inventor of the “return ball” has realized $100,000 trom sales during the past year. 7A fourteen-year old Jad in Norwich was relieved last week of a tape-worm 39 feet in - . length. 7 The corpse of a voung woman, found in a Jot near Crommel), Ct, has put that towa im a ferment of excitement. “hy own sweet Will Tovetnee” ieee CONGRESSIONAL. SErnatTse.—Yesterday— The Senate di to Mr. Trumbull's amendment to the Post Office bill by a vote of yeas 16, nays 23. The rejected amendment was as follows:— “That no person exercising or performing. or Unoertaking to exercise or the duties of any office, which by law is required to be filled by the advice and consent of the Senate, shail before confirmation receive any compen- sation for his services, unless commissioned by the President to fill a vacancy occasioned by death, resignation, or expiration of term of office during the recess of the Senate and since its last adjournment.” The bill was then read the third time and Financial and The New York stock mar exhibite rather more confidence, but without any increase of activity. The Commercial Advertiser says .— Governments are rather more active, but with- out change in price. Sixes of 1867 have been mote in demand, and sold up to 121k. Gold closed at 129 yesterday. -- From the Baltimore American's weekly re- ex! af of markets in that city we quote as fol- OWS = Flour—Baltimore high grade Extra and Family have been advanced during the past week 50 cents per bbl., but standard brands of Super, Extra and Family have improved fully $1 per bbi., and close very firm under a fair inquiry, in part speculative. Stocks are very light, receipts of Howard street and Western Flour being limited, and the scarcity of wheat precluding the manufacture of any quantity of City Mills Flour. Transactions include 510 bbis. Northwestern Super at 29.25a$0.50, 1,000 bbls. Extra do. at $10.50a811.25, 1,200 bbls. City Mills Super at $9.25a$9.75, 1,000 bbis. Extra do. &t $10.754$11.50, 300 bbls. Howard Street Super at S9.50a$10, 700 bbls. Extrado. at $1Ua@i1.75, the inside figure for very common, and 1,000 bbis. Western do. at #10 5ua$12 per bbl Grain.— Wheat has brought better prices. and the market closes with an upward tendency in consequence of the very light receipts. No Milwaukie or Chicago spring red has come lorward, the advance in the western market preventing the filling of orders. Offerings of corn have been toa fair amount, but with a moderately active inquiry for shipment. both to the Sonth and Europe: the market has ex- hibited considerable steadiness, and closes rather firm. Oats opened very firm, but have favored buyers during the past day or two. No sales of rye reported. Receipts very light. Provisions —Prices have materially ad- vanced during the past week for all descrip- tions of hog product, and the market closes very bueyant in view of the light stocks atthe principal packing points. Sugars —The market opened firm under a brisk inquiry, but has since been very fiat, though prices are maintained. Transactions reported include 210 hogsheads English Island on private terms, 26° barrels good gtecery do. at 12 cents net, 200 hogsheads fair do. do. at 103, cents, SS hogsheads good refining do. at 10g cents, 4 months; 30 hogsheads fair Cuba at 10 % cents, and 470 hogsheads Porto Rico in lots at WHAISS cents, &s te quality. To-day sates comprised 100 hogsheads Porto Rico at 12ya 12% cents, and 100 hogsheads Demerara at lik cents. A HORRIBLE Case oF Suictpe.—The Mer- cer (Pa.) Dispatch has the subjoined account of an appalling attempt to commit suicide “Early on the morning of the 12th instant, the wife of William Gienn, of Millcreek township, Mercer county, privately entered a room with a bucket of oil, and after having changed her flannels for two suits of cotton clothing, and thoroughly saturated the latter with the oil, poured a quantity of it into the stove and held ber dress over the blave until thoroughly on fire, and then rushed into the yard with the fiames arising from her person to the height of nearly twenty feet. Her daughter, seizing a quilt, endeavored to thrown it around her, and after a desperate struggle with ner mother, who was stronger than her- self, succeeded in throwing her to the ground, and holding the guilt over her until another of the family, assisted by a neighbor. who had just arrived, carried water and ex- Unguish the fire, though not until she was so shockingly burned as torender her recoy- ery hopeless. She retained enough reason to relate all the circumstances, and to say to her friends that she conld bid them good morning and walk unbarmed through the flames that were burning her oP. The lady. who is of a highly respectable family, has been for some time subject to melancholy derangement, and several umes previously attempted to close her existence. Before changing her clothing she attem to ignite the bucket ef oil by dropping coals of fire into it, failing in which, she resorted to the above. She hesitated some time bet ween burning and drowning, but final- ly chose the former.” EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF an [Ron Cugst What very nearly amounted to a shicking tragedy reminding ove not a little of the fa- mous old story of the bride and the chest, took piace at Oxtord, Canada, last Tuesday. At the handsome Ralph Hotel in that city, lately built, two men and a boy em: on the premises, trom fun and curiosity, we believe, got into a very cafefully constructed fire-prooft plate chest. Another servant, also im fan, little thinking what he was doing, closed the door. It fastened with a spring lock, and the horrified victims found themselves inclosed in an air-tight boxabout three feet square by six feethigh. It ts difficult to understand Ava three persons could have squeezed themselves into euch a place, for therewas only just staud- ing room: but such is the fact. Their cries soon alarmed the establishment, and at last the key was found but, as might be expected in the conclusion, under the agonized efforts of the frightened man who had shut the door, it broke inthe lock. There was now nothing for it but to break in, but the extraordinary strength of the door resisted every effert of ledge hammers wielded by powerful men working for the life of their fellow creatures. The escape ofthe prison - oners was only effected, afier having been im- mured for more than halfan hour, by breaking through the wall with proper mason’s tools. The boy had fainted, and one of the men was bleeding from the nose and mouth: the other bad not yet begun to suffer visibly, though much distressed. A very few minutes more_— itis said not five—and some, if not all, must have perished. Considerable crowds called — the hotel, both at the time and after- ward. AN Iron BREAKER.—Locked up in a cell, in Henrico county jail, isa man named Chastain Hampton, who has been sent on by the justices on a charge of horse stealing. Ham ton was fastened to the floor with an iron anklet, chain and ring, but in some fmyscerious wi: he smashed the anklets as if it were ya woman's garter. He was ironed again with the same result as before; and so for seven times in succession did this thing happen, to the gree bewilderment of the blacksmith who made them, who swears by hammer and anvil that Hampton must be the ——~ No tools have been found in the cell by which the emashing could have been done, unless they be concealed in his clothes, which, we believe, have not been searched. The Clerk of the Court, as soon as Hampton is left to himself. can bear the sound of work in casting off bis irons, which, by does in derisron of any view of making’ his escape. accident occurred during a recent heavy thunder stormin wiich stale dengien emian family living in - lage, Minnesota, was instantly killed light- ning while sleeping in bed with two children. The lightning entered throngh a er Wot making a bole larger u The lien ‘1 that was killed lay on the side of the oeienene betel parting se ar mi ged youngest, sleeping in the middle, did not re. ceive the slightest injury. Reed, Baltimore, says the eating ae rw whe whatever to do with the dieeace known as trichine. “They do not imbabit the muscle of,the hog more than that of any other animal, or of man himself. ddefy any one to prove by the record of the las: thirty-five years that @ solitary death hasbeen caused beyond doubt by the presence of trichinw. “1 assert that the charges made these innocent worms is without the sfatow of @ foundation in fact, and would viee the community, if they desire tw eat pork, to do #0.” . A REVENUE StayP Decisr he Massa- ehvretts Supreme Court has thata revenne stamp is no of a note and need not be and that the omission to @ note dore Weeder it igvalid, uuless omission is frandulent 2 ‘A letter for the “hand-oinest ry Lowell” Semaine uncalled for fa that chy, whole e of han a rifte bu Georgetown Councais. Board or ALDERMEN —Present— Aldermen Cropiey, a ‘Simms, Thomas and 4 —_ Mt. Hyde, from the standing commuter, back the folie wing:—A resolution feteaean eos 2 of the ordinance for the goveruméut of the new Market House—passed: & resolution authori zing the purchase of 4 surveyors ievel— 5 resolution authorizing the appointment, by the Gas Company, of two additioual lamp lignters —as the Tesolution WAs not deemed complete and eatisfactory m all its parts, Mr. Hyde ob- jected to the second reading, and it was iaid over; an ordinance for the regulation ef" ~ ses for butchers and bucksters—re¢ ..m." that it be respectfully returned to the Common Council with the explanation that as noaction Was taken upon the ordinance in that board, no basis of action could be found by the board of Aldermen, a resolution te pay the expenses ofthe poor and workhouse, with the recom- Mendation that it pass. The Committee also offered a supplementary reson, favor of reducing the expenses Of the ut. Yution—both Tesolutions were passed :imore time vpas asked for the consideration of the memorial of Mr.Reever, asking thata room used by him as a Magis- trate’s office be continned in his use rent free which was granted. Mr. Cropley offered a reso- lution directing the Mayor to request the Light House board to have channel of the Poto- mac river buoyed from forks of the channel at Giesboro to the town; passed. Mr. Hyde, from the committee appointed by the two boards to conter with the committee on the part of the butchers, made an informal verbal report of 's proceedings. He stated that the committee had met the butchers’ committee, but that no result had been reached, as the butchers seemed resolved not to deviate from their ori- ginal demand, and appeared to want the butchers’ market to be purchased by the Cor- poration, which would imenr an expense of about £90,00. The meeting adjourned for a week, but at the adjourned meeting there were not enough of either committee present to transact business. The following were re- ceived from the Conncil:—A communication from the Mayor in reterence to the revision of the town charter. advising that the matter be postponed for a more fitting opportunity, as he deemed the present time imappropriate tor the purpose: referred to the committee on the revision of the charter. A resolution author- izing the renting of the wharf at the foot of High street. Mr. Hyde objected to the third reading: iad over under the rule. A resolu- tion to suspend the ordinance for the-im- provement of Congress street, approved De- cember 5, 1865. The third reading was ob- jected to by Mr. Hyde; laid over under the rule. Adjourned Common Councit.—Mr. Davidson presented the petition of Jno. T. Kelly as the refund- ing of tuxes collected on certain property Messenges of the Mayor relative to the condit of Market street and the necessity for repairs; relative to nuisance om Ist, near High street; directing attention to the footways on Jefferson street; directing attention to the nuisance under the fich market: and recommending that no ap- Plication be made to Congress for amendment or revision of the charter, were referred. A message transmitting the \ for the improve- ment of West street was laid on the table. The petitions ot John H. Newman for reimburse- ment of meney expended for the Corporation, was referred: of property holders on West street for the repeal of the ordinance for the im- Trevement of suid street; and the petition of W i Williams. a Gealer in butter and eggs, rela. _ tive to the cost of licenses; were laid on the ta- ble. The accounts of Charles Memmert and J. C. Hieston & Co., were referred. The following resolutions, &c., were adopted :—Mr. Libbey, from the committee on fire companies, reported 4 bill for relief of the Vigilant Fire Company the Aldermen's resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply to the U.S. Light-house Board to have the channel of the Potomac buoyed; a resolution for renting the wharf at the foot of High street: « resolution suspending the execu- tion ofa law for improvement of Cougress street; an ordinance amending the ordinance for the improvement of West sireet. A resolution of the Aldermen to purchase « surveyor's level was referred. The ordinance of this ‘d, referred to the Aldermen. was returned by the Aider- men for final action of this Board: it was lad on the table. The Aldermen's resolution in- structing the committee on the poor and work. house te inquire into and report upon the prac- ticabisity of reducing the expenses of that in- stitution, was referred. A resolution for the improvement of Congrets street, and a resolu- tion of thanks, offered by Mr. Ciabangh, to the commissioner of the channel aud the superin- tendent of the work of dredging the same, for their faithful services. resulting in a saving to the Corporation of $637 of the money appro- priated, were laid over; and the Board ad- journed. Tue Coat Docks.—The improvements at the various coal docks which were completed inanticipanon of the rapid arrival of supplies from Cumberland, have been partially tested by the supplies that have been received, and work to advantage inevery case. The new steam apparatus at the wharf of the Hampshire and Baitmore Company, which supercedes the horse power formerly used for working the derricks, attracts considerable attention. The engine was built by W.T. Duvall & Co. and is £0 ATrahged that the beats can be more rap- idly unlonded x © cost to the company than by the old process. This is the only steam ap- paratus in use at the coal docks. The app:- Tratus ot the Borden Company and at Kay's docks are operated by water power. The oth. ers use horse power. The boats arrive slowly, «1 Jenst not as fast as the agents desire. The orders for coal are numerous, and vessels are iving at the wharves awaiting cargoes. A Woman's Dinner tx Panis.—A curions de jeuner Was given in Paris ona Swaday in Marcb, by Madame M——. whose enormous fortune, & million sterling, alleged beauty, “est on borse-back, horses. carringes, botel, stables, &c., are tnings daily talked of and displayed - “Sigg Ran Kuests assembled in a long gallery, dra; with green curtains, Breakfast was served—enten; coffee and cigars followed: then a bell rang, and the draperies were suddenly withdrawn. And where dia the guests find themselves? In the stable where there were eighteen horses, Who had also breakfasted. but not off truffles and cham- Ppagne, coffee and cignrettes,and behind the curtains. eS EESCEEEEEEE EE s7Some ume duriug Saturday night, a young girl called at the house of a minister in Macon, Georgia, and asked to see him. He was out, and she insisted on goi in and waiting his return. She was admiited, but complained of feeling ill, and thought a walk in the garden would helpher. After being ab- sent some time she returned. saying she felt much better, and left the house. An old negro manin going into the minister's garden on Sunday awegg <3 found & new born baby, still living, where the inhuman mother had left and deserted it. The woman was brought be confessed her crime, but refused laacknow! edge her offepring. The baby was cared for. pS, <1 hc veneered ®7 More than one-third of the popula- ton of Newbern, N.C., are Northern people. S87 An Illinois Judge has decided that.a wo- MA&n cannot maintain asuit for mst her husband for putting her into an tusane asylum under the pretence that she is insane. S7"In Pittsburg the other day a scoundrel received poetic justice at the point of a heavy boot for having imposed amoek marriage upon an unsuspecting girl Sa The Houte of the Tennessee lature bas passed a resolution by 45 to il, eclaring that Jeff. Davis and other leading rebels have terfeited their lives, ought to suffer death and be held intamous forever. sp Keep Tine, was —, to gaol in Man ter, recenuy r knocking a depraved girl down ber repeatedly, because she Bot “go with him round @ ¢ornef."” |. « S87 Duelling is brisk in New &7-The fallen 0" fnipw S77The UnitedStates Consul at on the 25th ultimo b 4s formal of the T: ry name of government, on the decision of the British Court of Admiralty. S7-A wretch named Mayhew was bung im Bata’ N. Y., last week. He mu: the husband ofa woman with whom be eld n- proper relations, lows declared that she urged him jo t the and rejoiced at it when 87 The new Constitution of Texas bases rep. resentation on the white pop: a7 lt is now against the law nsin for minors to enter billiard or liquor % 87 Ten-year-old bo; in thé streew of Portland, where prevail and abound. - S7Ats recent masquerade baif in Chicago “an angel with wings” wore spectacles. S7 Butter js still paradoxical. It down from the country only to go up higtier. 87 O'Mahoney is evidently, getting imto hot ‘water. &?-Toombs is preparing to call thé roll of his slaves on the island of Cuba. ~ S77 Some and itizens of arpa er are k ction yw P 1y pro- viding for and ednepling Walls Deering. tos only survivor of the Deering family so inhu- manly butchered. I poor desolate little boy is left ewtirely with out means, “Very Pxreowal."—An English journal expresses the Opinion that the “personal” col. umn im some of the American Rewspapers should have the word “very” aA utne African presides in the i