Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1866, Page 2

‘THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Cirenlation in the District. W: D. WALLACH, Ea WASHINGTON CITY: TUESDAY. ++ JULY 31, 1866. S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. S7 PERSONS LEAVING FOR THE COUNTRY, DURING THE SUMMER, CAN HAVE THE | “STAR” MAILED TO THEM BY LEAVING THEIR ADDRESS AT THIS OFFICE. TERMS FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH. CIRCULATION OF THE CITY PRESS. ‘The following is the official showing of the circulation of the daily papers of this city competing for the Government advertising under the recentact of Congress directing such Advertising to be made in the two daily news- papers ot Washington haying the largest | circulation : Evenine STar. Chronicle... Intelligence: «++7,715 copies per day. “ “ THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. There is now no doubt that the National Convention at will baye delegates from every State in the Union. It will be emphatically and un- Mistakably a Unien Convention. Some con- | servative Republicans and Democrats who | bave heretofore hesitated to act because they | feared thatthe presence of politicians of the Vallandigham stripe, would interfere with the | harmony of the convention, are now coming promptly forward to its support; realizing | that the country can be preserved and the Union maintained only by concerted action on | t part of al! "ho support the restoration pol- icy of the Pre“™cnt. In the call for that con- ‘vention there are two points that all true pa- triots can endorse, no matter what haye been their predilections. These are “The Union of the States is, in every case, | indissoluble, and is perpetual: and the Consti- | tution of the United States and the Inws passed | by Congress in pursuance thereot, supreme and constant,and universal in their obliga- 2 canavery is abolished, and neither can or ought to be re-established in any State or Ter- rity within our jurisdiction.” Is not the fact that the excluded southern States send delegates to the Convention uxder | this calla hopeful sign! That delegates who sympathize with treason, and believe in the divinity of slavery, will claim admission we have no doubt; but that they will find them. selves ss powerless as the radical extreme in | trying to control a convention assembled to | rescue the Constitution and the Union from the perils resulting from the reckless course of | the political demagogues whe would rule or | ruin, we firmly believe. THE CBOPS Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner of Agri culture, in his report for the present quarter, faye “I am happy im congratulating the country upon the hang of a year of average fruit- fulness. beat, the bread crop of the coun- Uy, Was in 1°65 less in quantity and in quality than im 1664. Much of the seed used last au- tumn was of inferior quality, producing plants of low vitality, and the winter following wa= in most districts variable, freezing and thaw- ing, with little snow ana much moisture: and to add to the chances against the life of the plants, the spring was cold, with frequent and severe freezing. This was the case 1eu- darly im the Ohio valley, and to some extent throughout the country east of the Mississippi. But the States west of that river promise an unusually abundant Cog of superier quality. ‘The fine weather of tue later spring and eariy summer has wonderfully developed the re- maining grain of the injured districts. There bas been an unusual exemption from Tavages Of insect tribes: neither rusts nor storms have done it material injury: and now, if it escapes sprouting from wet weather. the promise is of S& crop nearly as large as last year and far better in quality. The present indications, as marked by our thousands of correspondents, point to an average of abouts tenths in quan- ty, and of a quality that will make it equal in value to last year’s crop. «Oats and potatoes were both planted in en- larged breadth » and both promise abundant crops. Oats are particularly heavy. “ ures are about the average in condi- ton; clover fields a little below. “At least ten per cent. more corn has been plsnted than wsual, and it is generally of fine color, im vigorous growth, but low in altitude | lor the season.” | Prrsonat.~Mrs. Jacob Thompson, of Mis- fissippi. is at the Metropelitan. She visits | Washington to intercede with theGovernment in behalf of her husband, and is accompanied | by her son, C. Macon Thompson. &7 Some of the New York papers of yester- } sy contain a sensational accountof the de- psrture of a military expedition from that cicy, j beaded by Gen. Lew Wallace, in aid of the Liberals in Mexico. FINANCIAL —The week opena in New York. | ‘With the same eace in money. The demand is | moderate, and the offerings large. Call loavs range trom 4 to 5 percent., and prime dis- counts from 5% to6% percent. T! Express of yesterday afternoon says :—The news from Europe, announcing peace between Austria and Prussia, and a large advance in Ameriean securities, created considerable excitement in the financial world this morning, and caused some wide fluctuations in prices. In the gold Foom there was a very depressed feeling on the opening of the market, and the price fell to 147. a decline of 3 ednt. from the closing rate of Saturday rnoon. Afterwards, how- ever, there was rather more steadiness, and a Fally to 147 %al45. At the Stock Exchange the news stimulated the speculative feeling for a Philadelphia, August 1ith, | x | elusive. | Avs. | path of duty im the present ¢: | BERS. and LI. | Femted to be Gilded with | Best M TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE Dates of Saturday, July 28th—Peace Pr>- liminaries Progressing—United States 5-20's Firm at 69%. Aspy Bay, July 3.—Midnight.—By the ar- rival of a vessel from Port au Basque further dispatches through the Atlantic le, trom beg bave been eesaed sage seein Several messages to private parties from England are among these brought from Heart's Content by this arrival. Arrangements hive been made which will insure the more rapid and frequent tra’ is- sion of despa'cte: trom Port in Basque,hence- forth until the Gulf cable is laid. Lonpor, —— evening, July 25, 1866.— The latest reports from the sent of war state thatthe ce preliminaries between the cen- tending forces are progressing, but no details have been received as yet. Lonpon Mowry MArket.—London, July 2sth—Evening.—Consols closed at SS for money. United States Five-tweaties, 69. Liverroot Corton Larket.—Live! 1, Saturday, July 28th—Evening.—The cotton market is firm. Middling Orleans is quoted at l4yd. per pound. The sales are not given. Cee ee eee eer eed DEMOCBATS AND CONSERVATIVE MEN, attend the meeting TO-NIGHT at Germen Hall. 1ith street. near F, at 3 o'clock, to elect delegates to the Philadelphia Convention it* NOTICE.—There will be a meeting of the SONGREVATIN CITIZENS OF THE (CT OF COLD 4 OF who sunport the policy of the P. esident, Andrew VENING, at7 o'clock in the Council Onamber, City Hall to nominate Delegates to the Uonven- on August 14, 1866. teste be held ia Philadelp! TOF CONGEEES, paisa a - ne 7 e jibrary o! ingress wi close: nday, August 6,to Saturday , September 1, in- — ‘A.B. SPOFFORD: Jy 31 lot Librarian. THE DEDICATION OF CENTRAL HALL TO LINUO; + ;,9. of T.. by the officers of will tak jor 1866, commencing at see will be enlivened by add: guished friends of the cause, and vocal and instru- mental mui Admission free Persons whe pave purchased tickets will have their meney re a: upon the presentation of their tickets at the door. "9 jy 90-8t COLLECTOR'S OF FIO, Ji1v 2, 1336. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN toth of property at the tax sale of the Lith ant. thar the pd nar a aa seedy See Gel iv- ery. apd must en u) y the lay Of Al gust. 1866. per Wt: DIXONS” i Collector iy 30-d3t a , OFFICE BISTKIBUTION DEPART- MENT WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT OU., ©. 464 10th street. July 30, 1356. Notice te hereby given to all persons living on the line of cas mains, (either new or old.) that the time for 0; nine the streets is limited by law to the first of October All pers ne desi: of introducing gas service into their houses this year should doso immedi- ately, as the number of applications will be so great toward the close of the time speci that the Company will be compelled to postpone many until next summer {tis therefore peers at to make early application WM. YORK Jy M-10t Superintendent Distri OOVENANT LODG a 13.100 F., ir will give thei ANNUAL GRAND PIO-NIC At the WASHINGTON PARK. 7th street, On MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH. Particnlars hereafter. 19 28 eo3t ATTESTION, IBISHMEN | In view of the unscrupulous efforts which the | leaders of the Badical Party are making to entice the Irish citizens of the United States from the js in the affairs of our beloved country the IRISHMEN THE DISTRICT OF (OLUMBIA feel it to bea duty which they cannet neglect, to assemble fn GEAND MASS MEETING: aT GROVEB’S THEATRE, On WEDNESDAY NIGHT, August Ist, at < o'clk, To repudiate the unnatural alliance so treacher- ously sought, and to proclaim their unswervi \- herence to the meee BESTORATION POLICY OF PBESIDENT JOHNSUN. The follow: minent gentlemen will be pres- convention : B a te Gen. Shi Bich’é O'Gorman .N Y.,M. B: " N.Y., Anth F. Gallagher, Md, F rh P McLaughlin. Md., Jno. 0. Norris. E. Oummi-ky. Ma Jno. Bon. Joo Hogan, Mo.. Orchestra Chairs reserved for the Ladies. A bplendid Band is engaged. iy Bit oa eaue the BOILER and eu the gy jeamer ; the main shafts are about 25 feet long dinches ia diameter, Muay now be seen om Fowle’s W) A 5 repoeals in writing will be received for the whole lot. until Saturday, ith of August. when it will ‘awarded to the highest bidder. AddressJ. VAN BISWICK, Washington, D.C. 486 MABEBITER’S, SEVENTH STBEET. INTEBIOR DECORATIONS! 7 CHOICE STOCK! Lately received. and now 2 the HANDSOMEST ‘ASSORTM! in Washington, embracing— PAPERHANGINGS Of Foreign and Domestic Manufacture, of the best Fabrics and LATEST STYLES. $3 ropriatefor PABL@RS, BALLS. DINING BOOMS, CHAM. IBRABIRS, embracing New. Bi: oidered Gilt for inspection, INT ever offered and Uniqne Designs of Em! ‘al for Drawing Rooms. with ropriate Borders: siso,a large and select Stock of mediam and lo priced Papers WINDOW SHADES, New and beautiful patterns, on Buff, Green, and the prevailing Colors. TAN. LAVENDER,’ and STONB GROUNDS, with Gilt Borders, with and without Centers. of any required Size, Style, or jer. ‘Window Shades Color. made to Ord OVAL PICTUBE FRAMES, The Largest assortment in the Di be Gilded with Gold Lent japufacturers i mn the Country—embraci: WALSUT. «imitation.) ROSEWOOD, ands GILT OVAL PICTURE FBAMES, WALNUT BRACKETS, CONVEX GLASS. &c. Persons tr a taken are request- ed tocall and examine our Assortment before pur- chasing Frames. PICTUBE CORD AND TASSELS, In Crimeon, Scarlet, Green, and Blue Colors, from the smalleet photogs’ to the Largest Portrait Size; also, SILE u' and TASSELS, different i: Special attention paid to this Branch ef our Bus- ” PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS rise in the railways, and the result wasa gen. 4!ways in Store. On Sale,a few Choice PAINT- eral sacsmee in prices, with an increased busi. | 1 ENGRAVINGS. ness. e news & very marked effect upon Thankful for the liberal patronage rece! the government securities, resul in alarge | sttention odin bite ts called tovhe povoby Fig advance and heavy business. ‘were as the most complete in the District, a lar; r- some large purchases of old five-twenties on | tion of which has be Manufactured spectally to the street, at an early hour,on foreign account. Order; and with the weekly aaditions recei ei The opening sale was at lu, and from this Bereta eeabieestce 881s kept in 9 W. price there was an advance to 10s %al0o. The hapging or Window Shades punctually and faith hew five-twenties sold at 106, and the ten-for- | fully exeented, in City or Country. Any order ties at 93g. The seven-thirty notes were in | pot satisfactory filled, will Le immedi ly cor- demand. and were to 4%. At the Stock Ex- ‘ested. and satisfaction guaranteed; and change the market was generally steady, and closed at 9X all9X for 1551 cou; 108xa 10+), for Five-Twenties of 1562, 106 4.0106: r Ie64, and 116 ,a106% for 1565, Bigawey tor ten. forties, and 104 ¥al04%4 for Seven-Thirties. Se OS Banna S7 It needs no almanac to-day toassure us that the dog-days have begun. S27 The Baltimore firemen are to have their lives insured by the city for $2,500 each. S71 is to organize a new corpora- tion to ineure insurance companies against ac- cidents. &7 Mrs. David Smith, of Lebanon, Tennes- see, recently gave birth to foar six-pounders. S7 It was eminently Proper that the Com. muttee on Reconstruction sheuld be a joint. committee. S7 An ice peddier in Manchester, N. H. — a boy with an ice-hook for hooking ea e. &7 The Tribune says injunctions are ‘ing as epidemic in New York as the cholera. @7 Queen Victoria is just now the “subject” Ol a great deal of scandal. S&7 A young man of Richmond. named Man- Deum. bas bad a $500,000 legacy left bim. S7 A coin of 2,200 years old is exhibited in Charleston, S.C. It is almost as great a nu- mismatic curiosity as a silver quarter. S7 The careful wife of the editor.of the Gardner Home Journal his old linen coat the otber day, and everbody he met asked bim where he got bis new clothes. 87 Joba Smith of Jo Me., hada barn frame up ready for ling, the other day, “when it wee struck by lightning and ja sbout s*, eight feet from its fow ‘W"" out injury. S7 The Belfast (Me.) Journal chronicles the death Of an elephant in that city, and says he jeft no estate to be administered upon—his trunk bad notbing in it. S7 The statistics of the new Schoo! Presby- terian Church show an increase in members the past year of about 7,000. _— S7 it is said large quantities of smal! ere killed in Baltimore the recent hot by ather, and now flostin the various doc! weather, onl emitting a stench =n aSakeang A police officer :n ‘ork, on den + the extreme Fisk of is Own, saved the Jives of two boys who werein theact of drown- ing. 7 Sixty thousand fishes at a meal is the consumption of 8 person who eats an ounce of codteb roe @t bis breakfast. re 4 goods according to quality)eold at as Low Bates tBoy can be putebancd fn the Disice” bes TERMS OASH FOB GOODS AND LABOR, J. MARKRITER, _iy Ss" Bdoors above Odd Fellows’ Hail. PURE OLD roar wine now! i al ea: and first quality PORT WINE, "Mito Doro vis wine has been Ruown to me several years and itecfects i ail- iB very bene- and can be relied on in pies geese orner Lit! streets, iy 3 * ener Sader bbitt House. SEAT OHAIRS BEPAIBED, CATT ith atrests batten Bene eset avenue street. and © york well done ond wth dlepatch, my S-2m y=» FOR CAMP MERTINGS BRABGOk LATHES FOR GALE Just rocx Tooele and . lot_ of Latus. " “Sosnrns se LiReey umber hants. Sy 25-8 No 27 Water street. q EWE a SBALOUR. J 246 Penne, & Setween 12th cea Sanh sis. ‘The finest in W: nator F; g& EE ye ath day eh ae gane sis LOST AND FOU E PREMISES OF THE 8U: CArtiber on pte the, re. instant, a ler; roan GOW, long horns, with white 5 her belly. 4.@. OSBORN, ay 31-3t* Brightwood store, 7th st. rosd. BD—Strayed or stolen on the black; with a slit in ing milk. Also, @ t in her fore- cr@p off the right ip left; red and white COW. with a w! heed, and very crocked horns earand a hole in the wher of ssid cows will do me the favor to come for saidicows, ay charges, and take them away, or they will be aisposed of according to law. - - 1t* Fort Marcy. near Little Fall's Bridge. 100 REWAR@-Stolen on the sth of July from 7th striet Park, a large BAY MABE. white bind feet, and white spot on fore- head .& new light top ween, and red pee ed ;, Washington arden painted on the iy ial wgenal and a new * harness, with breast 5 Silver: plated hasncee, BNER, Tel ctrect Pa 6-tf pear Boundary li — Will be paid for a Black. are IL, lost on 14th street, my and Coll > “Inquire at Rar offs. ara" BOARDING. a OTE a cae Tee See FSESISBED BOOMS CAN BE HAD BY THE jet of August, with or without Board; as Sa Apply 276 B street, in the rear of St. Charles Hotel. dy 31-2t™ OARD—Two geutiemen. or gentleman and wife can be accommodated with BOOM and BOARD in sore family upon immediate lication at 424 12th street, near New York he situation is one of the most delightful in the city. and conv, it to the Departments, Terms $0 per month erences exchanged 1t* For RENT—A pice ROOM, with board. gt No. 371 Pennsylvania avenue. Good TABLE BOARD §20. Jy 28-3t™ FURNISHED BOOMS WITH BOARD, AND TABLE BOABD, in a private family, at 222 Hi street, near 20th. iy 2-3t* @jEVEBAL GENTLEMEN CAN BE ACCOM- + modated with pleasant ROOMS and BOARD, st No 5021 street, between sth and 7th. Also, several Table Boarders, at $5 per week. jy 24 3t" FEW GENTLEMEN WANTING A GOOD and comfortable home, wilt find it at 357 Borth C street, near 4s; rooms large and cool; the victualling department second to none and the Begures at a reasonable rate. Room fora few Table arders. Jy 23 8t* ROOMS — Furnished or unfurnished, with or without BUABD—at 3539 Indiana avenue, corner of 3d street. jy 27 ot" BOAkd— Furnished BOOMS, with BOABD.can be obtained at easonable price at 287 E st.. bet. 14th apd 15th west, near the Treasury De- partment Also, Table Board. jy 27 -7t* ABLE BOARD at No. 464 10th street, a fow doors north of the avenue. Terms iad month. ee PERSONAL. yo HAVE TAKEN ABOUT A GALLON OF Buchu two dozen Samaritan bumbugs. Now go to Dr. DAKBY, 499 7th atreet, between D and E and be cured permauently ay Z-1m* I R. CS. VERDI, (late of Baltimore.) HOMEO. PATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON— Office corner of M and litn streets, Washington. Residence corner of Montgomery and Dunbarton streets, Georgetown ay 24-im* Come WITHOUT MONEY OR WITHOUT / pri-@. to get your toothache cured immediate. Iv. without pain or without drawing, at Dr. STRI- ce LA husetts day afternoon. KEB No. 45™7that ay 2)-Im* 8, WOLF, Cc. W. ASMUSSEN, A. UART, Ohio lateLt.Col and late Capt. and A.A Glows, A.A A.G,P WwW OLF, HABT, & ASMUSSEN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND GENERAL OLAIM AGENTS, Rooms 5 and 6 Weshington Building, corner of Pennsylvania av. and 7th et., Washington, D.C. Practice in allthe Courts of the District, the Court of Claims, and the several Departments of the Govern it. Will give SPECIAL attention to all kinds of claims arising from the late war. Bounties, Back Pay, Pensions, Prize Money, and all ether classes of Olaims promptly and equitably collected, Charges liberal. We refer to the Delegation in Congress from Towa; Hen. Jno. A, Bingham. Ohio; Hon. G. 8. Orth, Indiana; Maior General 0. O. Howard, Major General F. Sigel, Brigadicr @eneral Max Weber, and thousands of officers and soldiers for whom we have tranacted business during the last five years. Correspomdence solicited. Post Office address Lock Box 51. 1G AES AT COST, AT THE COSMOPOLITAN CIGAR STORE, 202 Penn'aav., above Willard’s Hotel, ‘Will be sold without regard to cost, the remain- ing stock of Ci |, comprisi: best brtodsin the Marken Rin” i Bare “anes tod m el iy 30 6t* et, fice Desk for ssle. out by the IstofAnguat Jy 23-3t* B. HAYES, OW’'S REVIEW FOB AUGUST. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Th Ni 18 pis tame Re Rrrash, Rees Be Mee Beep cortsis. Cotton Beso: of Mass, Shall ti ny Survive the War? sed of the Confederacy. ec. Department of In Improvements. ture. 4 Se Toone, per oxen bs: mas "_FRANOK TAYLOR. BW GOODS IN SEASON. oe. erovEs TAKEN IN PART PAY FOR Guns WITHOUR BANDS, dastrated. 4 nal hit: janual for 1866, Pd FRANCK TAYLOR. ITO B 6-1 of prices, iy %8-c08W. FE hes eS COND EDITION 5 O'CLOCK P. Mm. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Wasuin . J 31, 1966. Jay Cooke & Oo. Torpieh a liowing Quotations of Government securities : Buying. Selling. “U.S. 6's Coupon, 1881...... oie 110 U.S. Five Twenties, 1962.. 10S U.S. Five Twenties, 1964 106 § U.S. Five Twenties, 1365, 5 W6y U.S. Ten Forties..., RK 9y U.S. Seven Thirties . 103 104% xEW oo wane BOARD BALES. a 9%; Five Twen: Tee2, 4 pe md 1864, 105%; Five Twenties 1865, 105%; Ten Forties, 108%; Seven Thirties, 108); Gold, 1454. A QUIETUB. The Chronicle persists in reiterating its fool« ish insinuations that Mayor Wallach was di- rectly or indirectly responsible for the inter- Tuption of the Fenian meetirg on Friday night last. simply exposing its own ignorance of municipal affairs and of the laws of Congress relating to this District. Its persistency in view of the facts that Mayor Waliach has no control over the Metropolitan Police, and that mo “permits” are required to hold public meetings here, is rather extraordinary. . To set this matter at rest, and show that there was not the slightest excuse for the publications of the Chronicle in this connection, or for the ac- tion of Congress in reference to the fair build- ing. we append the affidavit of Serg’t Eckloff well known in this community as a truthfu; man. and the statements of two disinterested gentlemen of the legal profession, also well known in this commynity as being eminently trustworthy, showing that the Mayor had no connection with, or knowledge of, the inter- ference with this meeting, ascharzed. We are content tc let the matter rest here, but if occa sion requires may be able to furnish our read- ers some information as to the disinterested motives of the parties responsible for this new rendition of + Mucb Ado about Nothing:” On this thirtieth day of July, A D. 1566, be- fore me, the subscriber. a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Washington and Dis- trict of Columbia, personally appeared Adol- phus Eckioff, Sergeant of the Metropulitan Po- lice of the 7th precinct, in said District, and being by me duly sworn, according to law, de- poseth and saith, that on Friday, July 27th, one of the Lady Managers of the late fair for the Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors, called at the station house. She stated to me that she hai been to see the Mayor, but was informed that his Honor was not in the city, she then asked me if there was not some one in Authority to prohibit a meeting to be held in the Fair Room. corner of 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue, that the said room had been grantea by some party or parties without the consent of the Lady Managers, in the absence of Capt. Grant, to hold @ political meeting, and that it was against the wishes of the Lady Managers that the building should be used for any such pur- pose. I replied that] would attend to it. L then telegraphed to headquarters to the Super- intendent to consult with him in regard to the matter. The answer came to me that the Su- perintendent was not at his office nor could they tell me at what time he would be there. I then went down to the Fair Room, I saw several men there engaged in selling tickets tor the Gift Concert, atter stating to them what the lady had told me, | asked them if they could inform me who had granted permission to bold the meeting that evening, they re- pled that they could not, I then asked them, who were the parties having charge ot the meeting. They answered they could not teil, but three of the lady managers had been there that afternoon. A: a social conversa- tion [then retired, and went to see Gen. P. F. Bacon, one of the Commissioners of Pelice, stated the case to him, and told him that I could not get any information about it. After consulting Gen. Bacon I went to see the ladies, telling them that three of their number had been there during the atternoon, and urged upon them to let the meeting go on: to which they readily consented. I then came back to the station house, stated to the officer in charge tha: everything was amicably settled; that the ladies had given their consent for the meeting tobe held. I knew nothing about the meeting being dispersed, until 1 was so informed bya reporter of one ofthe city papers. I went to the fair room alone. not even the officer on the beat knew anything about it. I did not state that J had been sent there by the Mayor; nor was the Mayor's name mentioned at any time, except by the lady fo me as first stated herein. Avoppaus Eckiorr, Sergeant of Seventh Precinct. Subscribed and sworn to betore me. Cuas. WALTER, J.P. Having been called on by Sergeant Eckloff to state our recollection of the conversation that took place between bim and Major Morse on the evening of July 27th, at the Fuir Building, on the corner of 7th street and the avenue, in regard to the Fenian meeting to be held there on that evening. Uur recollection is as follows: He (the Sergeant) inquired by whose authori- ty the meeting was to be held in the building, and the answer was by Major Morse, that he did not know. The Sergeant then Teplied that he was informed by one of the Iady man- agers that she called to see the Mayor, but that he was out in the country. This was the only mention made of the Mayor's name du- ring the whole of the conversation. Ser- geant Eckloff was the only policeman we saw present at that time. There were probanly twenty persons present who eard the conversation, and they were the only persons in the hall at the time except those in the lottery office. The gas was not lighted in the hall atthe time. There was no meeung there, nor did any one there seem to know by what or whose authority the contemplated meeting was called. Sergeant Eckloff asked the bystanders for some authority for the in- tended meeting. and stated he would make no further objection to the meeting if any proper authority could be shown, but that he, on re- quest of the lady managers, would be com- pelled to prevent it, unless some authority was shown. R.S. Davis, E. C. Goopine. erence ara EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES. The extraordinary appendage to the miscel- laneous appropriation bill, knowm as the +bil) for the Equalization of Bounties,” but which would be more consistently named if it were entitled “a bill granting one hundred dollars additional bounty to certain volunteers and fot other purposes,” is just now a subject of much inquiry and comment. Remarkable discre- pancies appear in the act as published; some journals making its benefits apply to such di ceased soldiers, only. who died while in sér- vice, of wounds, or disease contracted whilst in the service; some extending its application to those, also, whe, after having been dis- charged, died of wounds contracted whilst in service, and others give in the first section: April 19th, 1861. as the period at which service should begin to entitle claimants to the ad- ditional bounty; while in the second section it is stated as April 14th. 1861. By one paper the term of service necessary to entitle the claim- antzo the provisions of the act, is given as not less than three years in the first section, and not less than two years in the second section. waile by another, it is represented as apply ing to all those who have served less than three, and Jess than two years. We learn that the first section of the act pro- vides that one hundred dollars additional bounty shall be paid to those volunteers who have enlisted since April 19th 1961, have served tull three years, and have already been paid one hundrea dollars bounty; to those of the above class who have been honerably dis- charged for wounds, and to the heirs of those who die@ im the service of wounds or disease eontracted in the service. The second section is totally inoperative, as it applies to nota single soldier who has served m the army. There wasa bounty of $50, au- thorized by act of March 3d, 1863, to be paid to such of the volunteers who had served nine months or less, provided they re-enlisted for one year in & regiment from the same State, upon any future requisition of the President tor militia, but the section does not apply to this class because the service is lees than two years. No other class of volunteers or militia were ever entitled, or were ever paid a bounty of $50, and, consequently not one centcan be expended under the second section of the act. BEMOVAL OF HEADQUARTERS. Major General D. E. Sickles, Commanding Department of the Carolinas, issued on the ‘27th inst., a general order, stating that eo much of General Orders No. 32, War Pm td Adyutant General's Uffice, Ma: 1866, as Tequired the bogey myhte of t of the Carolinas to be established at ambia, headquarters would be established at Charleston, S. C., an- til further orders. 8. G., baving been revoked, the. BEOKIPTS FROM SALES OF SMUGGLED | @vops. : ‘The reports received from time to time at the Treasury Department show a very gratifying reduction inthe amount of smuggling on all our frontiers, especially on the Northern bor- der, where the temptations to engage in this il- licit traffic @re very strong. This activity on the suppression of sm: ing has had a very mark effect during ae lagt fiscal year The Govermment has been at some ad- ditional expense in thoroughly organizing and eustaiping an effective preventive system, but a good system to prevent intraction ef the revenue laws. while it augments expenses, also adds largely to the receipts from customs and the receipts from the le of seizures. It is estimated that the amount realized from the sale of goods during the year June 30, 1806, will exceed the expenses by #15u,000. . SENTENCE REMITTED.. ~ Aman named William O. Waid, a civilian, ‘was tried at Rocky Mount, Franklin county, Va., before a military commission, on the charge of murder. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. Gen. Terry approved the proceedings, findin, and sentenge, but ordered that, as a board of medical officers, convened for the PRTpose, ha the prisoner, and having certified that he is now insane, sentence should not be carried into effect, Dut Prisoner should be released from eg gee and committed to the cus- tody of his family, to be confined ina lunatic asylum. ! THE SUTRO TUNBEL. An application has been made to the Gen- erat Land office to have the land which will be occupied by the “Sutro Tunnel” through the Comstock Lode of the gold mines in Ne- vada withdrawn from the market. A map showing the longitudinal section of the Com- stock Lode and the course of the Sutro tunnel together with ground plots of the tunnel have also been received. A Senate bill approved July 25th, 1866, gives Mr. A. Sutro the right of purchasing two sections of land at the entrance and secures to him two thousand feet on each side of the tunnel. The tunnel will be seven miles long, and will cost $3.000.100. PERSONAL.—Lieut. General W. T. Sherman and Major General A.C. Gillem, are at the Ebbitt House. INTERNAL REVENVE.—The receipts trom this source to-day were $1, 136,502.93. sore TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. By Atlantic Telegraph. ALL EUROPE AT PEACE ase e AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST ENG- LAND. ———— THE NEUTRALITY LAWS ——__—»—__ RIOT IN LONDON. Se ae aa New Yorx, July 31.—The Herald has the following despatch over the Atiantic cable; Loxpon, July 2-.—An armistice of four weeks from yesterday, has been signed by Prussia, Austria, Bavaria and other German States. The propositions embrace a lasting Peace over the whole continent of Europe. The Tribune's special over the wire, dated Friday night, says in the House of Commons on Monday night Lord Stanley said the cabi- net were anxious to remove any irritation arising out of cases connected with the war between the North and South. If claims were presented by the American cabinet the English Government intended to issue a royal commission to inquire into the neutrality laws, and, if possible, revise them. A Tribune special, dated London, July 21th, says: Barry Brothers arnounce large remit. tances on the way to pay the dividends on Mexican bonds. No alteration in the Bank rates is expected for a week. A retorm demonstration occurred in Hyde Park yesterday. Fifteen hundred police and adetachment of guards protected the Park- The mob broke the iron railing and forced an entrance. Several persons were injured. The Home Guard charged the people, but did not use swords. 5-20°s im London Yesterday. (BY ATLANTIC CABLE.) Loypon, July 30.—United States five. ties, 6534. THE RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS, 2 eis Bg ONE HUNDRED NEGROES KILLED. —=—._ NINETY-FIVE WHITES KILLED. aerate: GOV. HAHN WOUNDED. ae ama New York, July 30.—A special dispatch to the 7imes from New Orleans, dated yesterday, Says that Gov. Hahn was wounded during the riots. He was among those arrested by the Police. About 100 negroes and % whites, including several policemen, were killed. Steamboat Explosion. BALTIMORE, July 31.—There was an explo- sion at the Light street wharfthis morning of the steamer Henry L. Gaw, of the canal line. She arrived at sees, sane five from Philadel- phia, and by the explosion was damaged to the extent of about $10,000. She was not insured. The cook, Eliza Giles, was killed. Richard Wood, of Baltimore, fireman, was severely in- jured. Another man, named Frank King, of Chesapeake City, was also injured, butslightly. There were several narrow escapes. Atlantic Telegraph Charges. New York, July 31.—The Anglo-American Telegraph Company limited the opening of the Atlantic cable tothe 2th of July. The first item in the schedule of charges is: Frem any telegraph station in America to any tele- graph station in Great Britain, for twenty words or less, including address of sender and receiver, £20 in gold, anda pro rata in- crease for messages of a greater length. The Cholera Seu SAVANNAH. July 30.—The total number of deaths from cholera to Sunday is ninety-five. To-day two deaths and one new case occurred. The total number of patients in the hospital is eighty-seven. The latest accounts report the cholera subsiding. Three sporadic cases of yellow fever are in the city. Arrival ef Geld. New York, July 31.—The stesmer Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall, arrived this morn- ing. She brought 1,000 in gold. Baltimere Markets. Battimore, July %1.—Flour dall and heavy. Wheat buoyant; red, $2 70a82.75. Corn inaetive omg ag Neb fate Provisions firm. agers in ve. Rio, quietand unchanged. Whisky New Yerk Markets. New Yorx, July 31.—Ootton firm at 37a38¢, Flour advanced 5al0c; Southern unchanged. ‘Wheat steady. Mixed Corn advanced 1 cent. Lanes ira Pork steady. Lard quiet. Whis- ky dull. oe. LOOAL NEWS. pee ComMITTED FoR Cov! ‘oore and John Barnes alias “Sundowfh,” arsested on the charge of receiv- ing some of the goods. were before Justice ‘alter for a turther hearing. The two former were identified as having offered some of the stolen articles for sale; they utterly failed to rove an alibi. They were fully committed for court, and the other two were dismissed. SeatES eS Bee . Oxpuans’ Cover, Purceil.—This morn- beguesth oii ate nie wife: Mary Jane we pomunated, iebto: it was of immense tof view, Tue Mass Meetixo To-monRow Nieuw. In conmseqnence pence great wna Poy to participate in Mass Meeting of Tieh- men of tive Dantrict of Colambia, to pro- claim their adherence to the pelicy of Presi- dent Jobnson, it bas been dec meetin, Grover's Theater, instead of Oda Fellows’ Hall, as first proposed. See adyer- tisement. Marertace Licenses —During the month of July, closing to-day. the clerk of the court (Mr. R. J. Meigs) bas issued 126 marriage i cen-+es, including 47 to colored couples, which number is a considerable decrease from that issued last month—I56. In July of last year 211 Were issued, and in the same month the year previous, 13%. THE PHILADELPRIA ConverTion.—Ij will be seen by notice in another column that there will be a meeting of conservative citizens of the District.of Columbia, who support the President's policy, at the City Hall this = ning, to nominate delegates to the Philadel- phia Con vention —— ne Deageee SuNsTRoKE.— Yesterday, at eleven o'clock’ &.m.,Patrolman Harris, of the Third Ward’ founda man named Gotlerb Raulpb, at the corner of Ninth street and Pennsylvania Aye- | Due. suffering with sunstroke, an: immediately | conveyed bim to his home, corner of Fou: - teenth and D streets. — ee LEAVES OF AnsEnce.—A large number of | | gross receipts, as | Of June 30, 1964. clerks from the aifferent bepartments are abeut receiving leaves of absence during the month of August. —-o—_—_—_ Affairs in Georgetown. THE CORNER-®TOXE Latp—As we an- nounced yesterday, the ceremony of Iying tne corner-stone of the Grace Church edifice was performed at 6 o'clock. The Kectors ot John’s, Christ's, St. Alban’s, and (race Churches, the trustees of Grace Church, and a number of the members and friends of the church, assembled at the Chapel, and pro ceeded to the foundation of the church, where the services were begun by Rev. J. Eastburne Brown, Rector of Grace Church, with the ex- hortation and prayer. Geo. Water, Esq.. of the the trustees, announced the contents of the box to been closed within the stone, as follows A Bible, book of common prayer, a journal of the Diocesan Convention, an epitome of the history of the paréh, a copy of the Episco- palian, two of the daily papers of the District. some coins and specimens of fractional cu renc: The stone was iaid by the Rector of the Church, according to the established form, which was followed with a prayer by Key Mr. Chew, Rector of St. Albans, and appropn- ately addressed by Kev. Mesers. Tillinghast and Williams, Rectors of St. John’s and Obri«t Churches, and the company was dismissed after prayer with the benediction by the Kector ofSt.Albans. We mentioned the preparations in progress some days ago for 18 OCCASION The church will be quite an ornament to that portion of the town, and there can be no doubt of its success in the establishment of a perma- nent congregation. THE TonnaGe Tax.—The act ot Congress, Spproved March 3d, 1865, increased the ton- nage tax on all vessels from 10 to 30 cents per ton, per annum, and relieved all vessels pay- ing the tonnsge tax from the payment of the internal Treyenue tax of 24 per cent. on the rovided by section 103, act be Deputy Collector c da quite 4 commotion among the boat masters on the chnal yesterday, by collecting the tonnace tax from them, they having no idea of what it Was for, supposing it was an additional tax under the internal revenue laws, until they were corrected. The law will be strictly en- forced by the Custom House officers FLovr axp Gratin Market.—Demand for choice brands of high grade floar active, but the supply wholly inadequate, in fact but lit- tle choice extra in the market. Sales conse- quently are unimportant. Low grades not im request. No receipts of flour or grain reported. Prices unchanged. Tue Canat —Arrived—Boats Clipper, with Wvod. and Economy, with staves to market, And five boats with coal—To American Uo. 110.7 tons: J.C. Hieston, 111.16 tons; Central Co., 10> tons: Hampshire and Baltimore Co, ili tons. Departed—Boat Capitois, with merchandise to Conrad’s Ferry, and 19 boats light. PoRT OF GEORGETOWN—Entered—Steamers Philadelphia, Fultz, from Philadelphia; G. H Stout, Ford. from New York; Columbia, Har- per, from Baltimore. Entered and cleared— Schooners ©. C. Bearse, Lovell, from and to Boston: Lottie, —. from Boston to Fall Riv- er, brig Rolling- Wave, Hall, from New York to Fall River. Pptayvos. Large assortment for sale or rent. JOHN F. ELLIS, bisa 306 Pennsylvania avenue. & CO, Auctioneers. 307 Pounsyivanis avenue. ITURE OF A FAMILY aT LON. DNKSDAY, August ist, at yah No. 25 D 13) a By street, street shall sell all the Furaitre, seer - we Bureaus, Bedsteads, 5 Beddi: Chamber bets *Btoves _ = th the Crockery, Gla~eware, and Kitchen Bequieites °© “ , y 3 W.B LEWIS & ©O., Aucts. B* GBEEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers, HANDSOME BUILDING s NORTH D. Berwune ST! Ay, sthere, Un THUKSBAY, the 2d day of August, we shall Jy 31-2 ¥ W.B. LEWis B No Ba8T. AT AUCTION fell. on the premii ats o'clock p Lot No. lin = e Sa sgoue ble om ey of ° al lot No. 4. in sai are. hav it feet on D street, by a depth of 68 fest I conveyancing at cost of pur- 3 to be when the i ° S20 to CRkEN s WiLcia we ase ¥ W. B. LEWIS & ©O., Auetioneers. B No. 307 Pounsylvania avence, LABGE STOOK OF CLOTHING FoR. AND NISHING GOODS AT AUCTION. FRIDAY next, Auge t Sd, at erciea ik ct Store enue, National Hotel, wo all ve the stock of Mr. L. Gradwonl! s "REN AND BOYS CLOTHING, es Dress. Frock, and Business oats, with Pants and Vests, in great variety. Lso, it of reckon se Reo, water Hate and Oape, Handkerchiefs, W.B. LEWIS & CO., Auctioncers. Bales will becontiuaed Morping and Even- ing until the whole ie closed”. mae 2 AT HEILBRUN'’S re BOOT AND SHOB STORE, eo $06 7TH STREET. Can be bought— Men's Sewed Gaiters, $3.50, Men’s Sewed Boots, $5, Men’s Slippers, 75 centa, Men’s Lasting Gaiters, $2 50, Ladies’ Gaiters, $1.35, Ladies’ Slippers, 75 cents, A lot of Misses” Shoes, 75 cents to 1. TEUNKS AT COST. $06 SEVENTH STREET, iy 90-3t* One door south of Odd Fellows’ Hell. ———— SESS Sewn Sel. Coan: COAL.! GOALII! ‘We are now selling OOAL of the following- ‘pamed qualities, womesen 2,240 Ibs. to the ton, Locust sy 76 per ton. to furnish Coal by the lee, in \r win- pm a dike firet Sona unéer AL! COAL!! COALII: iH, $9. Br reteey 7 Ne oa, SRATES DEa’ ts ee F} Sih abel tt Corrs TRIMMINGS. HANDLES, SCREWS, TACKS and PLATES, wholesale and retail, et Baltimore prices. J.D. EDMOND & 00., 513 7tb st. Manufacturer's Agents. iy 26-colm*