Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1866, Page 4

_EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON ciTy: ‘TUESDAY S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. B OUTSIDE .FOR INTERESTING TELE- BEBAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. —— ————— = . | VISITDRS TO WEST POINT. We General's Office, The President has appointed the following- named persons te be visitors at the approach - ing examjnation at the United States Military Academy at West Point, commencing on the Monday in June: $ bern the State of Vermont,-Rev. John New- | man; Rhede Island, Thos. G. Turner, of Proy- | idenoe; New Jersey, Gen. L. Perine, of Trea- } ton; Peansylvania, William F. Johnson, of | Pittsburg: Delaware, Wm. S. Macaulley, jr. | of Wilmmeton; Virginia, Hon. B. J. Barbour, Florida, Hon. William Marion; Mississippi, | — — Arkansas, Hon. Josiah Snow; Texas, | Major Anson L. Mills, of Washington; Mis. | souri, Gen. J. G. Stevenson; Tennessee, Judge ] 5S. J.W. Luckey; Kentucky, Judge Embree; * Indiana, John L. Campbell; Lilinois, Dr? Jos. | M. Ralston. of Quincy; Wisconsin, John @. | McMyno; Kansas, Col. John P. Marti, of “Atchison: Oregon, Hon. J. W. Nesmith. The persons appointed will report them- | selves to Brevet Maj. Gen. Culium on their | arrivat at West Point. 7 By order of the President of the United States. * E. D. Townsenp, | Assistaiit Adjutant General. HB SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS. ‘The Commissioner of Freedmen’s Affairs | dast week received dispatches trom Charleston, ; 5.C., in which it is stated as probable that the | People will not raise as large crops as those | produced before the wart Many planters‘who made a fair beginning, with that some ‘turn of fortune would furnish them the means to carry ingm. through, will be compelled to abandon the idea of raising a cTop, for want of provisions to feed the freed people working for them. While a number of the planters failed to attempt to plant on their Own responsibility, bat -turned their planta- tions over to the freed ple, to: be cultivated by thent, they giving the owners of the lands some share of the crops. This is the case more psrtiéutarly on the Sea Iskands, and along the coast for miles into the interior; also. through that pgtion of the State where the armies paseed in 1964 and 1865. The colored@eople there finding themsely uddenly free, with no power to guise and direct them properly, supposed tbat with freedom all other things would be added, and in 1565 made little pro- vision for the future. ‘Phere are a great num- ber ef people, both white and black, who find themselves with a fair crop, and in many instances with a large crop planted. and with no means to feed eithef themselves or their laborers, until the time when aoe of their labor can be gathered and sold. Tne SERENADE to the President of the Uniited States and his Cabinet, by the Na- tional Union Club, will be given to-morrow ( Wednesday) evening 8 o'clock, we under- stand. S7 From J. Shillingten, Odeon Building, we bave Frank Lesties Lady's’ Magazine and Peterson's National Magazine for Jane. Also, from Brophy & Burch, eorner of 9th and D streets, we have Frank Leslies Lady's Magaz n. RECONSTRUCTION IN THE DISTRICT.—Copies of our weekly, containing tbe bill before Con- ” gress taking away the.charters of the District cities. can be obtained at the Star counter. UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. - AMERICAN TELEGRAPH ComPanv. elegrams . for want of it address Gnd from illards’ Hotel, ‘, The following in ‘[adelivered other 3 . A Vance Brown, Bobt A ae Mrs J W Purnell, Pe DER, w ‘8S CONVE: ON.— An ting will be held in the pci! thamber, City Hall, on WEDNESDAY VENING, 23d inst..atSo’clock. * - wit RB. N, President. J.W. MATTINGLY. Bs EAS: my 22-26 ‘ABBATH SCHOOL BXHIBITION —An Exhibition of the Bueptist Ghyreh inday School will take'plase at that Church, tor- i 4th street cast and Virginia avenue, on HURSDAY May 24, at 8 o’elock p. Tic! SB cegis. Children 10 cents. nym st ‘BSTIVAL AT ASSEM- ies CHER COLner Mth dnd Lstrocts, pmmencing on MONDAY BVENING, Zist inst Admirsion, ten cents. my (9-6t* NOTICE TO BNGINEEES. President and Directors of the Dorchestér end Seuprere a ‘fempeny wish te employ Serves 8 ia for ry 4) from -Cambridge. ‘aryiand. to Seaford, Delaware, a distance of aboat 30 miles. Applications, by letter or in’ . wiih refer- day of meeti penn B Mth. It és desi: estimate of c ‘tions. 'W WILSON BYBN, Pres't. ences, will be received at the in Cambridge. ~ to 8) st of survey submitted with applica- THOS W. ANDERSON, Cambridge, wiNDER May oie my 12-ee2w Ee "Tbotantabnous faoroGnt tis cris 5 by McCONNELL & HER- sale B - 455 7th st.. opposite Post Office. m 22-3t* Fe, SALE—The HORSE and CAB nod 2 ns Conseil General of Switzer x 22-88 METZEROTT'S Music Store. porss soDA WATEE. Pare 80DA WATER, with the most delicious FRUIT AWD CREAM SIBUPs, » With shaved ice if desired, at WY Beost* northeast cor. fyp4eazines FOR JUNE - Received bnd for sale pt SHILLINGTONS BOOKSTORE. Leslies’ Lady's Mage- Bvery Saturday. zine. T's Magazine, Le Bon Ton, ~ Godey'’s Lady’s*Book, ” sunday Ma, t Good @RaY’s, endwih Folks, ‘ine, azine, Getectic World, -Galaxy Hacerine, sis pew and everything in . ti le and retail seer eer ETE IEGS ents, my 22-2t Corner ty 44 4. and Pa. ave. BPHANS’ COUBT, Mar 19th. or COLUMBia. asilinoros Opuwr¥, torent = of . Reese ecg eco ia has, “= the of wo eis M ara oy LL 21 SEA POSALS With BE ® GeV ED Yaibay, June > Son, beileing a. three fort Barrel - (inside ‘.}the wall to be nine inches in \y in ier of Passce No. A, and “‘drope”’ as the Commisioner may direct. ¥ WINE sTatps “FRUIT STANDS, fe § ar CAKE BasKETs, - ‘OasT | Bi |. Bts0, fhe great part of Maret EB of |- ~ TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. E AND, Loss LIFE. cath oid m the Aca Music ant “Tess 8h other Buildinzs—Less $4,000,000. New YORK, May 12 —The New York Aca- MAY 22, 1966+ | aomy o: Music, two piane warehouses, fneran Church, and Medical University red by fire last night. Loss from ping ern dollars. Sif Two firemen, David Waters ind Wei!ch, are suppored to bave perished in the fire. Auother, Joba Denin, was padly burned, but escaped with his life. 3 . Grace pel, Manbattan (as Co.'s Works. drying Hall, dwellings on 15h street, and the potheatron were cared. F he wardyobe belonging tc the stockholders of the Academy. valued a1 $100,000, was des stroyed; also, Mr. Griu’s, ralned at $2,500; zek’s, value un- known. Palmer & ©b., opera publishers, lost 310,000. - Several gmall buildings on Third avenue 50.00}, - were destroyed. The loss is stated by one paper At S but must largely exceed that amount. FENIAN EXPLOIT. They Take Indian Islandt—Then Leave ft. Eastrort, Mr., May ‘Two boats, loaded with supposed Fenians, effected a Linding on Indian Istand last night, and severat rounds of shot were exchanged. The British war steamer Niger feturned from UCarhpo Bello tor the scene of action, when the Fenians retreated. No further particalars have been received. . Additional Foreign News by the Cuba. New York, May 22.—The Vienna telegram of the 9th saysethe departure of the Austria | Yotonteer corps for service in‘ Mexico is re- | ported to have been fixed for the 10th of May from its rendezveus at Saibach. Immediately upon this report becoming current, Mr. Moi- ley, American Minister, had an interview ou the subject with Count Mensdorff. . A despatch of the lith says in sequence of the protest of the Amerienn Minister tha last rifle volunteers who joined the corps des- tined for Mexico have been sent homeon a short furlough. Wm. Prese mith, Baltimore, Mp, May Wm. Presentt Smith, Esq., has resigned his position as mas- ter of transportation of the Baltimore and Obio railroad, end was yesterday appointed by President Johnson collector of internal revenue forthe thira district. in the piace of Jopn V. L. Findlay, whose appointment was récently rejected by the Senate. As ap officer of the Baltimore and Obio railroad, Mr: Smith has long been widely known and hight ly es- Presbyterian Assemblies at St. Louis. Sr. Lovis, May 21.—The members of both Assemblies met in the Second Presbyterian Church to-night for the first time since 1837 to 4 scuss the question of reunion. The modera- t rsof both bodies presided. Eloguent speeches ‘were made, and the meetmg terminated by 1,200 persons rising and voting that they con- sidered the reunion of both churches beth de- sirable and practicable. It is definitely stated that the Assemblies will inaugyrate measures to effect an organic reunion. i Baltimere Markets. Battm™orE, May 22.—Flour quiet. Wheat firm: Corn has an advancing tendency: white, §7ar8 cepts; yellow, Sas} cents. Oats firm, at 6S, cents. Provisions dull and unchanged. Sugar firm. Whisky dull and quiet, at 82.266. New York Markets. . New York, May —-Flour has an ad- .Yancmg tendency; Southern unchanged, $°.95a$12.50. Wheat advanced 3a4 cents. Corn $2a85. Oats icenthicher. Reefsteady. Pork buoyant at $30.37a% Whisky dull and Unchanged. TRAVELING TRUNKS. We offer a large and varied assortment of SOLE LEATHER TRUNKS, LADIES’ DBES8 TRUNKS, PACKING TRUNKS, VALISES, SATCHELS, CABPET BAGS, &c., AT THE LOWEST PRICES, WALL, STEPHENS & (0., , 322 Pennsylvania avenue, +_My 22-3tif [Int.]_ between Sth and 10th streete. . KY GOODS = AT BBBAKDOWN PRICES! . BURDETTE, At No, 351 7th st., between land K, Has beea constantly buying goods for the last fif- teen days. He bas now in stere about ~ SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS’ WORTH OF NEW AND CHOICE GOODS to offer tq hie customers, bought after the grea @cline in coeds, at the lowest price that cash would buy chem, and will be sold ASTONISH- INGLY CHEAP, viz :- 50 pleces Silver Ground Greasdines, with rich ge ga at 25 cents per vard, wi # cents. A lot of Plain Colored Stixs will be «Id at $1.25. About 10 pieces of Colored and Black M. and Al some as $1.20 per yard, and 83 low as 373¢ cen! a Ee ot foots 3 worthy of pinevection. ab eo of Barrow-chec! jqmes, doubleswtath, will be sold at 30 ‘comts per Ww pieces of very fine Grenadines, black Bd, with roche figure, worth @1 7% will seld for $1. All Binds of White Goods, very cheap» Good Irish ‘Linen 50 cents yard. . 1 Wee teens tana ico at lé cents. About 300 pieces fine Calico, neat and beautifal figures. at 20 cents per yard. —— oF Galico, not 0 very good, will be sold for 100 Dleces Ties. eat figure and fast colors, will be sold at 31'; cente—very cheap kerchifs, a6 $1.50 per A “ a Linen D. . Geaeg Howe Skirts. mst received. made to or- = by amall size, the “pest make tobe About $0 Silk San Um! ¢ . BLACK iS laa a . I wish t6 call the attention of LAD! 8- BECJALLY to the viz: . Grenadi: fo ya’ Florentine, = : “ GlorWant Grohhdive, Fiorentine.and Orape Maretz. three-quarters of a yard wi Black Gros Grain and other Mourning Silks very cheap. CARPETING, OILCLOTH AND MATTING. our second fi ill be found # good stack of CRBPETING: OLLOLOTH col MATTING wee Prices. ‘e cam safely say that Store is filled in each fovertmcnt with the mest choice and best makes ® : a ‘The above-named comprise but s small portion . ‘dministretrix of | four stock. Will be pleased to have ‘any one call and examine our goods. ONB PRICE WILL BE ASKED. All goods are warranted to be as represented by 1 oP 12th of June next, it : a ced es W. W. BUBDETTE, : Md. 351 Seventh street, Py 19-6tif bet. I and K streets HOLERA - DISABMED!!! © THE CHIEF CAUSES OF’ PESTILENCE DESTROYED. DE. E. COUBTARET’S SINFECTING FLUIDS, secu: Letters Patouein the States France. Prepared selel, the'Rew York Disinfecting. Compaen at thee babenscisy Noe, 298, 300.8303 Heury Strect, N.Y. Ofce, ‘bis zit beroenea srt ts morpance ele ist, im charge of its Laboratory, is prepared to fur. pish ite Disixrxetixe Furs for sick rooms, nur- Pa ie eer eg one. 1] 1 kei rst and fa baling siteer agers fares Geodorizerevautieset, aces healthful air: . saree Copied 4 not utensils ia whic are used. The attention of mati ance ific men is directed to these disinfectants, At- jals in favor of the great dig- hundreds of others can be sesn are which, the Company's * Dr avan Hovss, ALBANY. March 30, 1336. "To the Presiden of the New York Distngecing Dear Sir: Its all it is nted man: f disinfectants. oon or that hare feed ox actlcle which tare ee nn OE Remar a Oe : New Your 4 $, 1856. To the President the "New Yorks Diomjecting Sir: We it without tion | tga excep! be the best we nave . [eeoficct upon ie taneons Linge |. A. StETsoN, Astor House. Mee Vassed Bistanpad (antag Designs te THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION | CANDIDA’ FOR OFFICE, We. to do all am of the Sixth ard, one jues or combinations, save the true working Union men and taxpayers gts § WARD. COMMON COUNCIL, orki Onion f Workinemen'e Gnjon ndopendon! er THE CITIZENS OF [THE SIXT Waki attention has beeu called to an affidevit B. Turner, charging me with cast- ballots for Doneld McGithran at the Seoting. on the i7th inst..I feel it to duty hose the following statement of te: There four pajers appointed, two of them friends of Mr. McCatbram, and two friends of Mr. Herrell; the ballots were deposited in a hat rm, with x te! on each side, it was necessary for the voters tellers, whose duty itwas to ed SH voters as, heving pened sheswen, beunc vor as eving thro . while the count showed 349. votes cast. Mr Tur: a6F was nota teller, but was the Secretary of the Dg. nd was standing on the platio ar, hia ©) e8 helng at Jeast some six or dight feet from the hat. and » number of votes bad beencast before he ind the tickets that he claimed I has as fet failed to lence. “ powers f vision are excelled by his po of diviying that t five votes cast for Mr. Dalton. end me two for Mr. Rothwell were intended for Mr. Hrrell . Jas. O. CROSS. Wasit:nctoy, D.C, May 21, 1835 I hereby certify that I was cue of the tellare at the Sixth Ward meeting, on the t'thinst . aud was intrusted togethe: M. hand vith counting the votes. Several tim the court my diverted by att dil not believe were entitled te vote. if . was botinter- rupted in hie count, and he resorted 351 voters as pas-ing through, [counted brt 339, but I am sa- tsfied my count was wrong, ard so expressed m: potion thet oceasion. : 1 beheve Mr. Moreland's repor' a correct one. ve JOHN W. BRADBURY. true statement made to me by “support the no coruiag lec: tion: "For Mayor—RICBABD WALLACH. For Alderman—JORN B TURTON. . For Common O«uncil—JOHN A. RHEEM, AEDREW CABROLL, and CLARENCE Bb. BA- For Assossor—GEORGE F. KIDWELL. © 5 SETENTH WARD —Dr. CHARLES AL LEN will be supported as an Independent ii jor (he Common Council by MANY VOTERS. ‘OR SEUOND WARD, r— CHARD WALLACH. rmap— cal SravesEuL BABR. imen— ss agate Pavan, ANDREW J JOYCE, H. CLAY STEWART. my 19 tl lem FOLLOWING NAMED GENTLE. men were nomini 4 o bir hantnen First Ward: eas jermen— ,.. NICHOLAS CALLAN, SR. AMUEL T. DRURY. OLABENCE B. BAKER, ANDBEW CABROLL. r— GEORGE F. KIDWELL. my 17-te FOUBTH WARD. WoRkINGME ‘or Mayor—BICHARD WALLACH. For Alderman—ELIJAB EDMONSTON. ‘or Council-WM. HB. NALLEY. BOBERT Land W icLEAN., my 19-3t FOURTH WARD TICKET—To be s as a at the coming Municipal Election. " or or— . BICHABD WALLACH. For Aldermen— ELIJAH EDMONSTON. For Common 1— , NALLBY, A ‘S TICKET. PIC NICS, EXCURSIONS, &e. (BE Waevey cparer ORSION To MOUNT” VERNON WILL TAKE PLACE 0) THURSDAY. THE 94TH INST. The beat will tea: wharf at the foot of 7th streex, at 10 o'clock a, m. Tickets, at $1 50 for the rou trip, can be procured at thestore of Fhilp & Selo- mon, Stationers, Pen . between 9th and 10th streets. my 22-; 0! FOB GLYMONT! “ Seeond Grand Excursion to Giy- scat mont for the benefit of the Church’ and Schools of the I: late NESDAY,JUNB 6, 1°66. ‘The splendid Steamer WAWASSE?T 1 Bs red for the i ASSETT has been ity prices. a-street wharf at Sie Palock a. +) returning at 44 p. m. and ‘strictest order will be enforced Eepuia's celebrated Brass and String Band has }. and will discourse delicious music “Tickets 81; children under 10 yearshalt price \c j ren under 10 yearshal . No intoxicating drink sold on the premtoes. . m 19 Ts FIRST GRAND P1C-SIC of thy CAPITOL HILL FRIENDSHIP CLUB poe | Pe until next TUESDAY EVENING, ay 22, at Jueneman’s Gardens, corne 4th E sts . By order of the President my 16-4t* * B. MARYM OOKOUT FOR. THE GRAND WAB DANCE L D PIG NIC. The members of Osage Tribe, No. 6.1. 0. take ‘Roars in announcing tc their frit and he public generally that they v rr ETS pie NIC AND WAR DANG ATS van 'H STBEET PARK, TUESDAY, MAY 23D. $* 2 Prof. Cook’s Band has been engages for the oc- = Tickets, admitting a gent and oop ea (\RORGE JOENEMANN’s GO GEE BEG BREWERY PLEASUBE GARDEN f 4th streets, CAPITOL HILLs . Dancing every MONDAY commencing at 20’cl'k p.m. iny 3 Im*™ PERSONAL. pax hath NM WANZED OF ELLEN KEI- LEY ative of ireland. When last seen iv [gy pte D.C.. ou'the 22d of February, 1456. She os gains *. the President, to whom she seid she had so aga! to tell. Her mind seemed to be affected, and suid’ she was in pired by Gou to something that was onher mind to the Presi- it. She was aged about 3%; | six jicate and wore a dress, bonnet, Leeder gig wpe a pete sh on d pomd to ving ington, of tohave sick and seat to some of the lospitals Wasbing y . but fon Hive Inte fonts. a: Soe came to Washington if the early part of Februar: last, aud stop; one nigtt at Witlara’s Hotel. Any infermation of. her. dead or alive: will be thapkfally reeeived by her brother, JAMES EEILBY, bangester Re 8.:or the informati nm may be directed to JO ABBONS. Pennsslva- nia House, No. 46 Bridge street, Seeenenewn Ti: ad papers p copy | - BOARDING. —————— 8 LE AIBY R800: D dle " f uk tay 22-3t" DPsizABLeE are MB and good BOA ABD be had at 129 Getreet, avenue and Hi st. SUCOND DITION, 4 @CLOCK P. mM. GUVERNMENT SKCURITIES, : Wasuinetos, May 22. 1966. » Jpy, Vooke & Oo. furnish the followitg quo- ations of Govegnment eecurities: —+oce-____ THE VYISTRICT RECONSTRUCTION BILL. The Senate @ill taking away the charters of “the District cities has been before the People Jong enough toeriable them to judge some- ‘what of its‘ merits.. The bil! is, however, sa volumineyus (covering 102 large pages) and yet so vague, and its provisions are so incongruous ‘that scarcely two persons in ‘the commagnity «will be foilnd to take the same view as to its workings in some of its mbst essential particu. Jars.’ ‘Phis tact is illustrated in the current discussion whether or not the pill establishes negro ‘suffrage; on-this point we find astute legal gentlemen taking totally opposite views, In fact, the measure’ seems to be a piece af patch-gvork, made up froty half a dozen differ- ent sougces. The idea of the compiler or com. pilers (for report mentions the names of seve. ral gentlemer who have volunteeréd their services in this Way) perhaps was to embody the excellencies of various plans; but if so, the idea has been very badly carried out, and the result, as above stated, is the most remarkable hodge-podge of confused and conflicting sec. tions imaginable. Thus sections establishes thy compensation of the collector’of taxes at “one-half of one per centam on the amount collected.” Section 9) provides that his com- pensation sball be “at the rate of six per cent. um of the first teh thousand dollars of the amouné collected, and at thé rate of three per centum on the residue collected.” The provisions in section 2 providing tor the appointment of a Board of Health and Board of Education were stricken out by the committee; yet we find sections ix, 20, 21, and 2, enumergting the duties. or a Board of Heajth and Board of Education, re- tained in the bill. While the duties of the School board are elaborately set forth in tne last-named sections, singularly enough no provision whatever ig made for the support of the public schools: and as if to make confusion Woree confounded, section ‘9 aythorizes the District commissioners “to appoint yearly, on the first Monday of May, one person from each school district as a commissioner of primary schools.’ Section 2 prescribes that the Bodrd of Pofice shall consist of the three commis- sioners and “six citizens of the District,” (ma- ‘king nine.) Section 4 prescribes that the Board , of Police shall “Consist of the three commis- sioners, of three eitizens of the city of Wash- ington, one citizen of the city of Georgetown, and a‘ @izen of the county portion of the Dis- trict,” (making eight.) The bill proposes at one fell swoop to do away. with the whole municipal structure, and yet makes no pro- vision whatever for the payment of either its funded or floating devi! At will scarcely be credited, perhaps, but yet is alfactas may readily be seen, by examination: that this bill, presénted by so good a lawyer as Mr. Morrijl, and passed upon by a committee specially deputed to attend to the interests of the District of Columbia. isso unguarded in’ ifs plovisions as to empower the Commission- ers to upset the established grade in every street in the two cities and lay down any grade their fancy may dictate! But, as if to effectually pre- vent the Surveyor frem executing all the mis- chief this astonishing grant of authority au- thorizes, the bill goes on t6 prescribe for hum one set of duties to occupy bim fally all the twenty-four bours of the day in-bis office, and another set of duties equally onerous im the field, occupying alsd the twenty-four hours of the day. The compilers ef the bil] seem to have failed to compare notes as to the allot. meit of duties to the several officers. Some of the best paid positions are mere sinecures. and the most laborious ones are remunerated inan inverse ratio to the amount of work. In sey- eral instances the allotment of duties is such as to make the bill inoperative. Thus the com- pilers have in the several sections massed the following duties upon one officer, the elerk of commissioners. He is to keep an executive journal of the proceedings of, the commis- sioners, after an elaborate style of entry set forth; index the same copiously; farnish copies of entries, under the séal of his office, to per- sons desiring such; cfassify the papers in his office: open and keep accounts with the col- lector and treasurer; perform the duties gow performed by the City. Register, issuing licenses, &c.; give notice of appointments; and «per. form the duties reguired ot him by the Trey. enue law or by the commissioners”—a pretty formidable list of duties; but these are only the advanice guard of the real labors devolving upon him. Section 56 requires «That by the first Monday in April in each year. the clerk of the commissioners shal] make out, from the original assessment books, a list, ima itably ruled book, of the names, in alphabetical orders of every person in the District against whom & tax has been assessed, amd the amount of said: tax according to the lawful rat® of taxa- tion; and im ease ef Jands assessed: to persons unknown, a list of the same, describing them, and stating the amount of tax for which lot, wact, or parcel of lara is liable.” - Section $3 allows the assessors Until the fitst Monday ix March to make their returns; con- sequently the clerk of commiissioners is by the provisions of this bill allowed but one month's time in which to perform this work for the whole District. When it is remembered that in this city alone there werelast year over «three thousand transfers of real estate to be made upon the books, and that the work of making up the assessment books is one re- quiring great care, and is a good four month’s job for experienced hands, we can imagine the sortof jumble and confusion that would re- sult from the style of doing business laid down by the compilers of this bill. But this not all; sections $7, $8, and 89 uire that the clerk shall compare his list wit the original assessment books, and shall deliver them to the collector with his Warrant by, the first Monday of May; and he 1s also required to furnish the comptroller with a, copy of the list. In cage of a failure to furnish these lists he is liable to fine and removal from office, These are specimens Picked up at random from a few of the provisions of the bfll. The sections referring to the Police Department, Fire Department, Water Board of Health, Collector's Office, Solicitor’s (mics, Assessors, Comptroller, &c., &c., fairly bristle with defects, conflicting provisions, &c., but we bave not space to enter upon them to-day. That a bill so crpde -and utterly impracticable of execution sbodid,have found its way into the Sesate is a matter of su but that it should have passed the ordeal of the District Committee room with its imperfections on its uead, isan illustration of what the District may ¢xpect when Congress takes tlie work of legislating for us altogether into itsown hands, as is proposed by this-bill. That botly is iney- utably too much absortied by its own pressing business upon weighty national affairs f be able to give anything more. than the most su- Perficial attention to our wants.” Should4Jon- arees,usdertake the task, we are satisfied that in six months time it wonld get heartily sick of the jobof attending to all the. petty, detail legisidtion requisite {or two-or three munici- Palities. But if this bill is passed in its'pres- ent theamount of amendatory and ex- e Jegislation requigite to cure its more ‘glaring iqmperfectioge, would. serve ta tite Congress of its elephant in half-the time. .- * mi . BEPULSE OF THE SPANISH AT CALLAO. The Navy Department bas rece:yed official dispatches from Commodore Rodgers, com- manding the United States equadron on the coastpt Peru, giving a detailed account of the repulse of the Spanish fleet at Uallac, on May 2d. Commodore Rodgers states the number of guns brought into action by the Spanish fleet to be twe hundred afd forty, mostly ® and 68-pounders; while the Peruvians bad bat forty-five in all their batteries, five of which were,450-peunder Biakeleys, four Armstrong guns, 300-pounders, movnted on top ef iron turrets, and the remainder were 32-pdunders. ‘He says that the fleet only withdrew from the action when theirammunition was exhausted, Although the vetsels were seriously damaged. Very little injury, be states, was, done to the city and batteries. * Two iron-clads were engaged on the side of one a mofiitor, the « Lea,” ngi¢ 63-pounder in a turret; and ittorra,” built like the old Cog- federate “Merrimack.” sheathed with railroad iron, and carrying a 68-pounder at each end.. The monitor was struck ten times, without beingdamaged. ‘NO RINDEEPEST ON THE ISTHMUS. The Inspector af Customs at Pan: re- ports to the Treasury Department, under date of May 153, 1666, im reference to the disease among the cattle which has broken out on the Isthmus, and which was reported to be the Tinderpest. . Tbe Inspector bas given the mat- ter a thorough investigation, ang‘is confideut that noting Like the catile piagd® has yet'ap- peared in those countres. The disease now prevailing there, be says, is the usual distem- per caused in dry seasons by the cattle eating too treely of the young grass which springs up Alter the first rains, and is not contagious. OFFLOERS VISITING WASHINGTON. The Secretary of War has issueq General Order No. 31, which rescinds order No. 114, of - August 21st,"1862, prohibiting officers on leave of absence ffom visiting Washington without special permission. It also calls the attention of all officers arriving at the spat gf Govern- ment to the regulation Tequiring ihem to re. port atthe office of the Adjutant General and record their names and residence in this city. APPO:NTMENTS TO WKST POINT. The President, it is stated, has mad? the fol- lowing appointinents «at large” te the United States Military Academy at West Point :-—Wm- Weir, of N. ¥.; Jacob Bell, Jr. N. ¥.; 0. L Hein, D. C.; Thos. Townsend, D.C; Dougias Grant, son of General Grant. PASSAGE OF -THE BANKRUPT BILL BY - THE HOUSE. The bill estabhshing a unitorm system of bankruptcy throughout the Wnited States passed the House to-day. PAEDONED. The President yesterday granted a pardon” to J. B. Palmer, of Murfreesboro’, Tennessee, formerly a Brigadier. General in the rebel army, upon the strongest recommendations. ¥ INTERNAL REVENUE. —The receipts from this source to-cay were .' 85. : <i — XXXIXTH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION . Tuxspay, May 22. SenaTe.—Mr. Wilson, from the Military Committee, reported a bill to equalize bouu- ues. It givesa bounty of eight and a third dollars per month to all soldiers, without re- gard to color, excepting deserters or those who bave sold their bounty claims, and deducting bounty already received by the claimant. The bill was accompanied by a report, and both were ordered to be printed. Mr. Williams offered a bill granting land to sid in the, construction of a railroad from Salt Lake City to the Columpia river; which was referred: to the Committee on Public Lands. 7 5 A bill to incorpofate the National Life and Accident Insurance Uo. of Washington, D.C., was taken up as the unfinished business of yesterday, and after some brief debate was postponed until to-morrow. Mr. Kirkwood called up a bill in relation to the public lands in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida, wnich pro- bee gest the pe lands a States si of acco! to the profisions ot homestead law of Maye 1862, ‘and that no entry shall be made of more than eighty acres, the price of the patent for which shall be five dollars, and there shall be no discrimination on account of race or color in the Persons to whom the land shall be sold. It Tepeals the provision ef the old law which prevents any man who wok = in the rebellion from securing public ds, Dd substituses for it @ requirement that the . Shall swear future allegiance and fidelity to the Govern- -ment. Mr. Hendricks moved so to amend the bill as to allow the settlers to secure 16) instead of 80 acres; pe to, = apeensy & a to a question, said there was six millions of acres of Public lands in the States named. . The bill was passed. At one o’clock Mr. Sherman. bill to consolidate the public debt and reduce the rate of interest on the same to five per cent.. Hovs®.—Mr. Callom introduced.a pill to amend an act making Ganebrentions for the public expenses of the vernmient. Passed. Mr. Schenck introduced 4 resolution asking information from the Commissioner of Pen- sions in regard to the names, &c., of ns stricken from the pension rolls: which was adopted. Senate bill authorizing the appointment of an additional Assistant Secretary of the Navy was taken up an i—yeas 69, nays 41. The bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States was then in up, and Mr. Jenckes addressed the House in support of the same. Mr. Stevens then moved to Jay the bill on the table. Not agreed to—yeas 49, ays 78. The bill was then passed—veas 65, n: 59. Mr. Rice asked but faited'to obtain leave to introduce a joint. resolution constituting the Commitiee of both Houses on Public Build- = and Grounds aJoint Committee to select asite for anew Executive Mansion, examin- ing plans for the same, &c., and report by bill or otherwise. . called up the The Hunse then resumed the consideration of | the tawbill. sore TOCAL NEWS, : Sg aoe aS! DEsTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR ALEXANDRIA— 12,500 Cords of Wood Destroyed—Loss to the Gov- ernment probably $75,000 —About hailf-past five O'clock last evening, fire was discovered in a large pile of cord wood at the Gov it wood yard, situated op the Wasb on. Georgetown, and Alexandria Railread, about one mile north of Alexandria. It is supposed to have originated from sparks from the loco- motive of the five o'clock train from this city, which passed a short time previous to the breaking out of the fire. .The watchmen on duty discovered the burning of the wood when the flames had made but little progress, and the fixe buckets and hooks and Jadders on the premises were at once brought into yse, and the Alexandria fire department fiotified. The Alexandria firemen were promptly on ‘the ground, but for want of p organization Were not as effective as they might have been. The wood yard is under direction of Gol. M.}- Lutington, Chief Quartermaster of this De- artment. He received a report of the fire by legraph, at 6.30 p. m., and at once applied to Mr. Dickson, Chief Engineer of the U.S. Fire Brigade, in this city, who Rrpmptl started the steamer United States, the Rucker hose carriage, and other apparatus to the scené of the conflagration, via the Georgetown Aque- duct, as the Long Bridge was impassable. Brig. Gen. Rucker and Gol. Tcdingies pee. ce@ded to the fire, where they remain i all night, and with the belp of the firemen above- mentioned, the laborers at the wood about forty in number, a company of sdidiers from Batte: y ° Street, pear Lomaen LUMBER! LOMDER!!: Craminat Pagrons.—The President ot 1. Untted Siarex yesterday granted pardons y the following persons held for criminai of, fenses: Ubas Mook, of Ill, mow under « rest for stealing letters from the post olfice a: Chicago, Geo. Uoats, of N. ¥., coavicted of smuggling, and sentenced to thirty days’ con finement, and to piy afine of $10), aed Jamey W. Bowling, of N. Y., also convicted of emng- ling, ond sentenced a fine of $L». ang imprisoned tor sixty days. Coats aot Bow. ling baving served oat their periods of con. fivemenf, and being @padie to pay the fines impo-ed apon them, they Were pardoned, on the recommendations of many reepectabie cit, Yew York. zens of Ne’ Turex CoLoneD DamsEce ( Five KHenpre, Porta, Lanceny. My, officer Walkngsford, of the Se Ward, arrested Maria Simms; Mary Colbert: and Jobanna Howard, colored, upor acharge of grand Iarceny of 8500 from Mr George Shadd. They were taken before Jus. tice Boswell, whe sent them to sail for a hear. ing. Itay trom the evidence o far ob. tained, that a colored by, engaged by Mr Sbadd, took the mone, and that the girls were -in Fome way concerned with hifi. Enough of the money bas been recovered and identified to justify the arrest of these girls on suspicion ‘be boy bas not yet bees arrested. . agers Gicticlon Brrotany.—Last might, Mrs. Chas. Colt. man’s: house, om M street, between Sth aod 15th streets, was entered by burgiaT aod robbed: About 3.30 o'clock this morning ot. ficer Curtin, of the Third Ward, met a min on G etreet going towards 9th. aud the man drop ped a bundle he was carrying apd ran. The officer pursued him, and fired three shots after him, but the fellow escaped tn some alleys in squares adjacent. The goods were picked up. and proved to bea small cloak, a srt ef cast two tablecloths, a can con'sinwe pound and eggs, Ac., wken from Mrs Coltma silver ¢abletis said to be mireing. wai thiet probably secured tor bimeeit. aay wr wae INTERESTING Cask —Yesterday, in the Die trict Supreme Court, the argument tn the ca-e of Phillips against the Corporation of Wa. ington was commenced by Mr. Bradle: ration Attorney, and to-day the oun for the plaintiff is arguing the case. This suit involves the right of the Corporation to tax property-bolders for the construction of a sewer, when the drainage of the property is secured by sewers, already constructed. The fewer in this case is laid in 5d street wert, be- tween D and E streets north, and the plaintii® contends that asewerin the rear of bi- pro- perty ii ficient drainage. pS a Wasurnoton City Post Orrrox.— Post. master Bowen, with the approval of the Post- master Geperal, bus appoimted Frederick Flker'a letter carrier, vice Charles Holtz, re. signed? at pay of $700, year. The pay of Wm Hendley is increased to $800 a year. covmnntnsijapmatene Crmmrvat Court, Judge Fither.—The peur jurors were discharged this morning unt! Monday next. The grand jury is in session, but will ‘probably close "their labors to-mor. row. —\_o—— Affairs im Georgetown. Muse Tuisves Anovt.—Last night, Frank Barger, of the canal boat W. H Capt ind che thieves cyt the lines and les off. Tue Cawat---Arrived—Boxts Cronche with stone, Chipper, with ice, and-twenty -1 boats with coal consigned Hie: + 110.10 to: American Uo., 261.1 tons; Snow 117.17 tons: Central Co., 6722 tons: Phi & Boose. $44.11 ; Hampshire & J orden Co., 3237 tons; Cumberland Co., 115.19 tons. Departe: The Cruncher,*with assorted freight to Lit Falls Dam, and thirty-three boa‘s light FLoURANDGaRaAIN MARKET.—The market — unchanged. The demand acuve in 1 ts. Stock insufficient to sapply the demand, consequepily the tran-aciions are vnimpor'ant, ana the price list remains as last quoted in the Star. No crrivals of flour or grain reported to-day. Port or Grore £1 own —Enioved—Steamer Columbia, Harper maser, irom [ allimore, with merchandise. ‘OR RENT—One BBICK. D 24. One tooms, D street, near i pete as 0 four rooms, 1 Bnd. Be etreets, worth. App! ai s 2 ‘pply BKO.'S. ist and D streets. it ‘O LET. . 1 H EK EBPERS. ATTENTION. HOUS! let of 11 rooms fa excellen' squares trom the Capitol, at $35 per mor rooms now renting at $1. men. The Furniture, —aieaty abs 1 HOUSE, ni FRAME HOO: & feir val . for ve Apply to WELLS & HAHN, corner 13th and F streeis. cae White's Store. my GB RENT—ALL EXOBPT TWO ROO A FURNISHED HOUSB of tourteer rooms, qontestie Soouses.. with large » carriage house, and stable. Will be let until the ist Ucteber next, “Forme 640 per month. fa 5e, and board fi vance, © gentleman and his wife. ession immediat-. ress (giving full name and address) Box 373, City. Pog \e my 22th ‘OB SALE—A Gne brown SADDLE MAKE, 7 years old, 15% hanés high; to be FEMMING'S National Stabler” “wey 3's HOW CASES! Pace CASES || — Snow CABES of all kinds sor reduced prices, to close ont stock, at STI x jorther: or corner 8th and sts., near Ni 2 ket. my2i-st* BEAM SODA WATEB. ° / OF ALL FLAVO! Cc PURE AND Goybe TEAVORS, Also, an assorted stock of PERFUMERY AT MOORE'S WEST END DRUG STOR, : my 15-tf 113 Penna. ave., south side. be. sols et for C. . hp ie inviteg to ex my 71 6t * R EMOVAL. TON A! OB INSURA : BE NANT OF WathINOT ee Om HAVE BEMOY: : aS PA. ital $1.00 000. Bcprioe * No. Next_to Se: the the corner Bankers’ and Brokers” Telserashey Knap, "™"R™Wattech, . GREAT BARGAINS; 100 dozen Huckerback Towels, a'] Linen, at $35 300 Sozen. Lined Handker‘hiefs at $1.50, $1.75, 100 denen Fabie Napkins and Dorlies. Withs stock of Hovser Goods at re- dweed prices. x . WOOLLEY. my M-8t 523 7th et.. near Pa. avenue. Ce54r BLACK SILKs. . + We would ae of our customers i=. IpH BLACK SILKS, . Which we ne pamnenet Vempceenw ot enssien “ OULARD SILMS, . - t In light and dark colors: on Id hi fe to less than we cou Saw tne nt | “sixty days aco, amd are it of a dress of the Kind. any te vary ~ Seasoned INOH- FLOUBING, of last year's work- and § and prime seasoned WHITE ‘ 4, 6-4; Gnd &-4 select nee PE TEA oj uate _ a ‘