Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1866, Page 2

THE $0,000 FORGERY CA! ISVSOTIGATION TW PHILADBLPHIA. Wilham Ringgold Cooper, the young man Who recently obtained $50.0 from the First Rational Bank on agenuine Government draft Wiha forged endorsement, fore U.S. Commissioner Ser; de'phis, on Saturday. The fol substance Of the evidence as repo apers of yesterda: ichael, jr., testified easbier of the First National Bank, "THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Cirealation in the Distriet. W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Prepricter. "WASHINGTON CITY: Tl PSDAY............ +. ATGUST 7, 1966, Philadelphia @7 READING MATTER ON EVE the 24th of July the dete Dank and stated that he w Sseistant paymaster U.S. Na to open An account with the bank. conversation, being satisfied with his repre- Ms, ii was agreed to receive a deposit bim in bis individual capacity, and he Was handed over to the receiving teiler. On the cross.examination of Mr. McMichael, ne $aid that the draft for $50.000 which defendant deposited in the bank was a genuin intone SEE OCTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- @RAPHIC AND OTHER MAT’ sy, and desired #7 PERSONS LEAVING FOR THE COUNTRI- DURING THE SUMMER. CAN HAVE THE “STAR” MAILED TO THEM BY LEAVING ‘THEIR ADDRESS AT THIS OFFICE. TERMS FLUTY CENTS PER MONTH. ¥ OLER—On the 4th instant. a ipo both ot AS buffalo COW bo U.B. Seven Thirues ..077."°". BNEW YORK FIRST BOARD BALES. Coupons, W9X; Five Twenuss, i:62. for her recovery, ling. 10 10>; 1064: Five 4 OFties, 99%; Seven Tairues, thaticameectber. an7 st* ane (D—Loat. on Sunday, the ste in- $10 mane bee i Loaiticas enue and Ea street. om Penn's avenue 8 ladies’ FOB OHAIN, hed, and a small geld elbum. The could net tell how tt came g B. W. Mil er, receiving teller, testified that defendant was tutrodaced ont by Mr. McMichael, who ‘said man wished to open an account, and CIRCULATION OF THE CITY PRESS. The following is the official showing of the 1565, 106%; Ten F, WAX; Gola. w7y 4h of July t the gentle- ——re-—__., DELEGATES TO THE a ‘BS VENT ADELPHIA CON: In compliance with the reqnest of the Na- tional Unien Executive Commitiee. Mayor Wallach, of this city, has appointed Friday, the 10th instant, from 9 o'clock a. m. to 9.o’clock Pp. ™m., at the Common Council Chamber, in the City Hall, as the day and Place for an election for delegates from this city to rep- of Columbia in the NationsI Convention to be beld at Phiis- delpbia on the i4th day of August, and Mayor Addison hss ordered am election in Georgetown on the same day, at Mr. John Lang's Hotel, between the hours of 9a. m. and 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 having the largest if left at ¢ ‘an mt, cad ve reward will a ure package of $2,000 in notes and a U. S. Treasury draft, on the Ascistant Treasurer St Philadelphia, for 250,00). bere shown, and witness said it was the one he Teceived.} The account was open book was handed to defeodant, and heleft. The next seen ef the accused was on the 26th: he was at the bank, and the money was paid to bim; saw it paid, bat could ‘not say the BWARD—Lost. on the morning of the 34 instant, goinc from ad WoT Tntal sed ares ouchee ates ot the « reeset routh.® tam Size POCKET BOOK, containing “finer ak on retarning the abo be National Bank of the Bept Dete. A black au whit. the top of the rig! wle in the remainder aod is feet white, fx at the Beco: Station, corner of ‘th street street, awaiting a claimant. T. fts, and $100) in will be vento the fi ameunt to the EvEyIne STar Chromicle ..4., Inteliigencer.. H. M. Lutz. paying teller of the bank, testi- fied to the detendant coming to thie bank on enting a check for $52,000; remarked to him that the eheck was uot in- dorsed, and he wrote the name of R.W Allen on the back of it: witness recognized him as pened the scconnt, and aftr satisfying himself that it was all right, proceeded to pay the check; witness remarked +2 THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. Cor ex-bapges, with few exceptions, ex- press extreme satisfaction at the gratifying decrease tn the public debt as exhibited by tbe official report of the condition of the the 26th, and the man who had o; AMe TO THE PREMISES OF THE SUB. | 7 P-™~ toelect a delegnie from that city, ecriber, ou Thurs: instant. «large black ie & matter in which ali oar citizens who desire & speedy restoration of the Union are inter ested, and we trust that the vote will be suffi- ciently large to insure @ fair representation ‘Treasury on the firet day of August, whica ‘was publisbed by us a few days ago, showing that on the first éay of Angust the public debt ‘Was $37.159,551 less than it was en the first of June, and that since last August there has been a reduction im the interest-bearing debt of more than one hundred and twenty-four to him that he was drawing the whole deposit out. and be replied he was not allowed to use the banks as depositories. and that he was going to piace the funds im the Assistant Treasurer's hands. Paymaster R. W. Allen testified that he is Acting Assistant Paymaster U tioned on the receiving ship New Hampshire, WIOK corner t Street cast and au 4-30" REWABB—BStrayed or stolen en Tueada, the i7th instant ove d hin in flesb, lo tk red brindle CO’ from this District. WHITE HOUSE, be paid if returne! to ‘WICK, corner of Ist street east a: Owing to this being Cabinet day, no visitors bed admission to the President, except Major General Steedman, Major General Gillem and Gens. Steedman and Fallerton were with the Presjdent for a cou- AME TO MY PREMISES onthe morning of the 30 iustant,« small white PUNY, no shoes. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and ey awa Beceiving Reservoir. REWARD-— Will be paid for a Black. LACE VEIL, lost on tsth street, at Norfolk (draft shown): the endorsement 1s have seen a forged requisition upon which the draft was issued, dated July millions, and a reduction of greenbacks and compound interest bearing obligations to the amount of one hundred and twenty-eight mil- lions and over. The exceptions we refer to | are the New York T7ritwnc, which complains that the Secretary keeps so large an amount | Brig. Gen, Fullerten. N. B. Browne, Assistant Treasurer, testified | that the draft was presented on the Sith of Joly: bad no doubt of its genuineness; had siderable length of time im the forenoon, Cabinet met at the usual hour. The AU of the members were present, except Secretary Har- fan and Secretary McCulloch The latter is The Treas. | try Department was represented by Assistant been advised of ite beine iesued. as is cus- This closed the case, Massachusetts avenue and Coll Inquire at Star office. Bill, on Tues- 332 m the Treasury, while be is | 6 paying interest on S11*.065,470 of Temporary | Loan, saying “he onght te have paid off at Jeast $10,000,000 more than he did up to the Ist inst., thereby decreasing by some $5,000,000 the annual interest, bringing its principal be- and a few uniniluential A eecond charge was referred against defendant. that of furg- name of J. W. Fairfield, Paymaster United States Navy. as endorser of a draft tor $10.00. This draft bad been presented at Ad- ams’ Express office in Baltimore, to be for- warded tothe Assistant Treasurer's office in BOARDING. entleman is desirous of obtain- OARD either ina private far located ina central where they live well and bs bow absent on & visit to the East. Secretary Wm. E. Chandler. i or boarding house J AE papain nee Tow $2,700,006, 00 ‘bri Philadelphia for collection, and had been re- - Address Box 495, Post Office. RETURN OF $57,400 OF THE NoNEY. Political jovrnais which weakly follow the pon the production of papers by de- The Treasurer of the United States today received the sam of $57.40, almost the whole amount of which the Government has been defrauded by the forgeries charged npon Wm. The amount was received in two certificates, one on the First National Baus, Philadelphia, tor £47,000, and one on lead of the Tribwne, and with that paper can see mo good in the Secretary since he an- pounced his adhesion to the policy of the fendant to show that he was the person he rep- resenied bimself to be. Mr. Scott, the clerk in the express office. fnily identified the defeud- ant as the personator of J. W. Fairfield. He was committed io answer the charge preferred UR RENT—Two Furnished ROOM BOARD, on 24 floor, for families or en, Terms moderate, Apply at 261 G at et. 1th and 16th sts. SENTLEMEN CAN B F with pleasant BOUMS and BOARD at $20 9th street. between Mu Boarders accommodated, YLVANIA AVENUE—BOARD and and two back root jOMMODATED Ringgold Cooper. If these"papers have so soon forgotten the ! te of the President and Secretary of the | sury to reduce the public burdens. and hasten a return to specie payments, in which | they were defeated by the reckless extrava- | The Ledger says: The accused is quite a small man, and apparently not more than 2 years old. He was dressed in « coat and pants of sammer material. and bad on a white vest decorated with navy butions. During the re Adams’ Express Company for $10,000. le ee eb - House, large, airy,and clean, Plessant parlor-ard@ piano. Terms from $25 to Treascry PRomotions.—The following are the promotions that have been made in the Treasury Department trom Jaly 15th to July cretary—Charles B- toa class clerk. In the Loan Branch ot the Secretary's Oftice—P. G. Ranney. J. P. Bigelow, and C. W. Stocking. from 44 to 4th class; © F. Brainard, from 2d to Stoddard, from ist to zd € of the Comptrolier of the og he paid very little attention to the tes- timony. and was most of the time in conyersa- thon with a gentleman in the dress ofa naval We learn tnat Cooper was formerly employed as a clerkin Mr. Hors 4 trimming: establishment ained a situation eance of the present Congress, which Appro- priated, it has been stared, an amount equal to one-tenth of our heavy national debt, ant added largely to its own pay: if they have torgotien these facts. the people have not. | © Already $712,000 of extra compensation bas been paid to Senators and Representatives, And so farbutone member (Mr. ©. D. Hnb- | bard of West Virginia) has declined to re- $2 per menth. Table ENTLEMEN AND lemen. can be accommod ated cellent TABLE, 5 lth street. between B month. Table Boarders On A FEW in the office ef the Remsdell, from ts: clas fine airy ROOMS aw t He afterwards £ Purserin the navy, in ‘ch be acquired a knowledge of the manner of obtaining money on reqnisizions, to he used iu the Purser’s of Paymaster’s department. The boldness with which he operated, bis de- 2.000 with adraft frauaulently ob- tained, and having upon it a@ forged endorse. ment, and bis visitto the bank, two days a{- ‘OOD BOABD. WITH PLEASANT BOOM’ clegentiemen at 44 1 between G and H. Convenient t» the De References given and required YAELE BOARD at No. if the . W. Lord, from 3d to 4th cla Henry H. Smith, from 2d to 3d class; D. F. It there bas not been as great a reduction of Hamlink. Edward Meyers. (eorge Wood, Ed- ward S. Peck, Auron Johns, and J. W. Magra- In the Third Audi- tor’s Officee—Richard Quiaban, from 2d to 3a class: J. N. Arnold, F.S. Deland, Wm. Lam- born, L. B. Gannon, C. B. Blanchard, Geo. 0. Karrick, aud Peter Bogart, from fst to2d class. In the Register’s Office—W. P. Titcomb, from in the Fourth Auditor's Of- fice—David Keener, from Ist to second class the public debt, as might have been, the fanlt mest certainly Hes with Congress and not the Administration, w hich is just as tittle Tespon- sible for the present high prices, and uncer- How could Secretary Mc- Culloch reduce the smount in the Treasury, with the heavy demands constantly made upon bim to satisfy the claims growing out of Congressional enactments ? £0, embarrassments must have resulted draw out the whole amount of the cash, shows that he is bold enough for anything. The term of the conrt at which Cooper is to be tried commences on the third Monday ofthis ———F Re der, from Ist to 2d class. PERSONAL, A MONTILY N like to minke ate SE, jusi disengaged. would erences given. Adress N. S., star Office ‘HE PARTY WHO TOOK THE HONEY and HANDKEB HIB, ton the night of the 2d instant, when riding f the steamboat on the last car confer @ favor on the gentlem: and con-idered it was done'f. tainty of values. METEOPULITAN RAILBO, The holders of Bouds ot the pany are respectfully infurmed that )@ payment of the semi-annual interest to become September next will be an-ici- 3d to 4th cinss. BF trom the lads '* poo and Chas. Cook; from 2q to 3d class. Had he done who saw it take PERSONAL.—Brevet Major General Joba M- Corse is in the city, and will remain fora few days. Major Gen. George Gordon is at Wil- and paid at the office of the Co a joke by return’ Der of 17th atreet and etter the lth of the present month, J. W THOMPSON, President. S> LIBBARY OF CONGRESS ing them to the lady at 699 M street, bet ween sh and 7th, or to the Btar effice, ‘The n If not returned before We will be taken to obtain it. ** @ PROCLAMATIO} Avo sisrar t to the papers we have mentioned there are & number of influential journals, intensely radical, but conducted with a certain Gegree of fairness, which do not hesitate to w York avenue, from and see tans Fo tee cena iaseha INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts trom this source yesterday were #1,5°9,752.19, and the ‘DS. GREETING bestow the praise and the biame in this con- nection where they belong. Thus the Phila- Inqwirer of this Morning, quoting the ‘This is extremely uLY e Library of Congress will be Monday, August 6,to Saturd: elusive re hs La MNT WasBnato 464 10th street. July 30, 1356, is hereby given to all pei for opening the streets ie Tilted byiew ao first of Ucteber. can now be found at street, where bi to see their frien beth promising to se: receipts to-day were $1.127,463.°2, ——_-+re-—____. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS, ret The Kentucky Election. LOUISVILLE, Aug. 6—Duvall beats H: aS a Secretary’ report, says - Satisfactory, and it shows that our financial affairs are well managed.” While the New York independent winds up a review of Con- gress with the following home thrust:—-Con- grese now adjoarns in a temper of moral BN HAS REMOVED TO MASSA- avenue, between 6th and 7th af AVE TAKEN ABOUT & GALLO reons living on or old,) That the obson as Cierk of the Court of Appeals 1,600 in this desirous of introducing servi ir houses this year should refs! i its fair fame overclonded by a ately, as the number of city and about Su in the eounty. series of surrenders, and its latest blot a recora from the country indicate Duvail’ ‘es majority in 000. Johnson, ry of Jeff. Davis, a candidate for County Clerk, is beaten in this city by 700 ma. 8. VERDI. (Tate ol HIG FHYSICTA lence corner of Mon! streets, Georgetown. great toward the close of the tii the State will be from 10,000 to 20, led to the Ce ill be com postpone uot next sans mer it Wiheretor’ wenn plication. - Superintendent Distriba' of putting money into its own purse.” GENEBALS STEEDMAN AND FULLEBTON Generals Steedman and Fullerton arrived Baltimore.) HO! streets. Washi CINCINNATI, Aug. 7.—Retnrns from the Ken- tucky election indicate a Democratic majority Coun WITHOUT MONBY OR WITHOUT to get your toothach» cured immediate- nor without drawing, at Dr. STRI- EBB. No. 455 7thst, in the city im the latter part of last week, having completed the tour of inspection as- signed to them as special inspectors concern- amg the operations of the Freedmen’s Bureau. ‘They have prepared their Teport, it is said, pm BRANCH BACE COURSE. of from twenty to thirty thousand. A GREAT DOUBLE TEAM RACE EMNANTS—Just received from Maine in the August Convention. fast colors CALIOO. PoriLaNp, Mz. Aug. 6.—The delegates to the State Dem oeratic Convention, to be held lo-morrow, are assembled in large numbers to- fall attendance is expected. of Farmington, and A. W. Jobnson, of Belfast, are the prominent candi- dates for Governor, the former seeming to have tbe most supporters. Tbe Convention will t the President and send Philadelphia Convention. ‘Will come off over the above Course, ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST STH, 1866. in? ae. and have submitted it to the President. BADE es 2UARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE. Although the Quartermaster General’s De- partment some few months since reduced its clerical torce, it bas been founa necessary re- cently to increase the number of clerks, and it ‘urtber reduction of The increase of torce # to 10 yards, at 15 * 10 JOHNSON 521 8 AMON D —Before the busy Call end se the new night, and a vi OH. Pillsbury, PURSE AND STAKE OF §250, Between the following teams: P. Mehrlinz enters Monitor and mate. John Price enters Clark P. H. Middleton caters Hickory and mat Bace tocome off at 4 o'clock p.m. Good day ‘ire-placo Stove. DIA- ud cheep OUOK thHot Water Reservoir . H. & HI GREGOR 321 Penn’a avenue, nea pcr OLD PORT WINE undoubtedly sup, four delegates to Steamboat Explosion. CINCINNATI, Aug. is Dot probable that employees will be ma ‘wus effected by trawsf-rring clerks from the other Departments where they could be most 7—The steamer General Lyue, which exploded at Bethtebem, Indiana, yesterday, betonged to the Cincinnati aud Louisville mail line, and is the first serious ter that has occurred to this company. The total number of killed and wounded bas and track, if net, next fair day and track. DOBSEY & MEHBLING, Propri-tors, LLECTOB’S OF FIC w. SINTER NAL DISTRICT ‘OF Wasuixcton, August 8, 1856. ANNUAL TAX NOTICE. hereby given, that the ANNUAL LIST lection District for spived from the private stock of a welt- 10D 01 citizen a4! ea a first quality PORT WINE. “ai Tie wine has been anown to effec nm rsone si ident to the season have been ial. Tt is ordered and recommended by and can be relied on in we readily spared, but no new appointments have | ‘The New York money market this week without any new feature. upply continues in excess of the demand, and while the standard weight is five per cent. there are transactinns to some extent at In discounts there is not mach doing. ‘The geverai rate for prime paper is six per not yet been ascertained, 'S acseseed in this Col! New ORLEANS, Aug. 6.—Since August | there have been eleven deaths from cholera in the sicians pro- ‘here are now The cases nar beginning Mag 3 1356. has bee: %, . 2 from Assessor, and that the Daties. Ta: | aml Licenses therein 7 specified have becom duc and will attend at my Office, No. 46S 7th street, General Po: i 4 copted,) from this date t. from 9o'lock a.m. to's orlock p. tm. to reset cent. up toseven for fair; while favorite names are freely taken at five to five and ahalf The Commercial Advertiser of yesterday afternoon :—Gold was more active, an vanced from 147% on Saturday evening to 147% at noon to-day. Atthe Board this Morning there was only a moderate business, | and prices, on the whole, were somewhat under Ebbitt Ho MABEBITER’S, SEVENTH STREET. INTEBIOR DECORATIONS! Charity Hospital. Eminent p! nounce it ofa malignant type. tive cases in the Charity ure yet sporadic. No Cable News Yet. Asry Bay, Aug. 7.—The steamer Dauntless has notarriyed. She is hourly expected with by the cable to the 5th and 6th the sf L weak. Governments, however, were stead: ar LICRBSES CHOICE BTOUK! and there were large sales of the Five-twen- tl EST AS& in Washington, Soca PAPERHANGINGS Pomestic Manufacture, of the for inspecti Loi advices kent ever oflered moe | | Stee Se Cholera in Cincimnati. lect to the Ml neg! per, the sume time specified. Of Foreign and Fabrica ‘ana CrxcinxaTi, Aug. 7.—Twenty-nine deaths from cholera were reported at the office of the Health Board yesterday. The total number continues to be an active business in Ohio and Miseouri Certificates at 30Xa30% about the same as at the close. oT MST STYLES, ING ROO: ithakre gus of imbroide ry sito. large and select PeaLon dae of deaths from cholera since August Ist, 79. strict of Columbia, ih Borders: a lore; Btock of medium ead low North Carolina. RAvriaH, Aug. —No returns have yet been te on the new constitution, WINDOW SHADES, Row and beautiful patterns. revailing Oolors. TAN. received from thi LADIES AND MENS’ SATO: and it is impossible to speak of the result. A FEW MORE LEFT, on Buu, Greca, NDS, with Gilt Borders, with and funeral of Brother Winstan 1p i OWRET Per bee. MASORNIO —T! will without Cente: man in Mobile who, for a wager, to walk an indefinite number of hours, burst a blood vessel, died, and was buried on Wednesday. His wife would not began gon required Size, Style, or OVAL PICTURE FRAMES, ‘The Largest assortment in th ranted w be Gilded with Gold L. Best Manufacturers in the O: WALNOT, ‘imitation, be Anon ‘T.. 10 be held at thei, site on hand Detreets. WEDBEEDAT BYEwissets last et ‘All Bi i b i a innertensatnee tee Sebo pepntis as LUMBIaN CO: THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY, Color. made to EXTENSIVE MANUFACTORY allow him to be interred until the co! is now insane, and will Temain so to decompose, believing him still ive. She probably JAMES 8 TOPHAM & CO., jer. OX. Bec., pro tem. 500 SEVENTH STREET, COLLECTOR» OF FICE, Aug. 6, 1866. ITIONAL NOTICE To THB PU: A LT OVAL P' Skacknte macy ex chasing Frames. the Treasury has retary inted J. Roes Browse commissioner to OSE DOOR NORTH OF ODD FELLOWS” HALL. cal. mining statistics in the States and Terri- tories west of the Rocky Mountains. He will P steamer, on the 11th instant. The appointment is an excel- EBTY AT T. ~The cortihentes of delivery, and must be taken up before F WM. DIZON. COBD AND TASSELS, | In Crimson, Scarlet, Green, and | the smallest I ; Size; also, 8! roceed to the Pacific coast by feneha FALL PRINTS, (=~ MAYOR 8 OFFICE, ’ ne attention paid to this Branch ef our Bus- better, of Petersburg, was MEBBIMACK, COCHECO, SPRAGUE, 7 Mr. Rufus Led AND PAOIFIO PRINTS. asuincton, D.C , August 6, 1836. “EHS TICS rot DEV ERATES 7° , > PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS a Choice PAINT- INGE ond ENGRAVINGS” esha shot by a burgiar on Wednes Mr. Ledbetter had better led, but the burglar had tack. 300 pieces above celebrated brands, in NEW FALL STYLES, better lead, in this a’ Incomitiense with the &7 Two cases of cholera, bar : De poth Proving fatal, G7 Prussia has sent 20,000 needie-guns to S7-A National Labor Congress meets in Bave occurred at Dover, 50 pieces Sprague’s SHIBTING PRINTS 50 pieces DOUBLE PURPLE PRINTS. Baltimore on the 20th. at Philadelphia on the 4th SHIRTING COTTONS. 7 The reckless appropriations by the late one-tenth of the enor- A 'BicHak) WALLAOR, Mayor. Congress, are Koows of the Nanonnl Union Executive Comm mous National (7 Pensacola has emall-pox badly. New Yor. Mills, Lonsdele, Wementts, White | > Bock, Androscogein, Hill's, James, Amovkeag, iaranteed; (necording to quality)eold at es Low they can ec purchased fa the District, s7 Prot. Wilbut of Hamilton, Canada, ar- gues that petroleum is formed from sea-weed. @7 Brother Kalloch is up for U.S. Senator in Senator Jobn P. Stockton will be one of delegates to the Philadelphia @7'Setchell, the actor, was not lost at sea. 6-4, 7-4. 9-4 and 10-4 superior brands of TERMS CASH FOR GOODS AND Lagos, SHEETING COTTONS. uested ciiSia"ak Poiladel NOTICE —The Monthly ‘ OLven ten fo an? ot 8 doors above Odd Fellows’ Heil, ST We ofer the above by the plete, or in yuan: the New Jersey hh | ties to emir o BO. ¥. RIDWELL. Sec'y. OWRST MARKET paTEs. 408.2 MAY & 00.. He is playing in Australia. @7 The Radicals are curious about the Phil- adelphis Wigwam: This is natural, as there ship, Boy. Lid se amber. City Hall.ou WEDNESDAY EVE 6 onemna 1486, for the 30S Pennsylvania avenuc, t -y wil be sca) . Uctween Sthand ; hes NGO LATHSs yanit, was riding from PEt pose of etecti and, while passing ation. de weoales te the Sse Mh ee der n tree the vind, and hog wrenched off by the hen igs Allaire im Georgetews. * ue OCorpesalon for tha’ parpe-ete mot eetind RBH are wh eb. tne pias TpoPstion will be accept m—The regular monthly ‘d Health was beid idermen’s Cham- 1m presiding, and tary pro fem, in ion account for 3 station ender the lee ‘The question is r by the tobe board, If fo bate a bud: eerie ke bette Wras of whalt: needed at the expense of the Gorporation, course, Save in view ees con re. Bience Of the pohwe sad ofs casebse buiidsng will ne doubt ex- tbe so proposed w oF br pa Fae ‘Thiemore ‘ orGuand — ~ ing, officer Sevaruan arrewd Alfred Middie- fp and Wm-Jackon, narseee, oeee: wa and bong jittee to provide marriarces. sod for the commiiiee stated that Dr. Dove “yor to assign rooms for the 7T had notifie 1 tae Board and Secretary. Dr. Todd read a communication from Jno. G. Jame. complaining of a we.ss beer _rewe: on Seventh sireet west, between O and streete north. Dr. Prentice said b thought it was y ‘be communicaton gation irom the Third , A commavicatton from Mr.H 5S fexd, complaining of the fithy con: Sewer passing thro: ther’s alley. A Ns pa bis vest, with the watch Bai}, and upon ne. He recollected that no one bad entered * room except the tWo arrested. TReyare beid for a hearing before Jusuce Back ‘ Wire Beatinc. —Last night Office D arrested William Acton fopassauiting fAting his wife, knocking her teet) Wilt tayo it is non the first tame he j ber, but she had always coneraled the fact un til this time. Justice Buckey ordered Actos keep the peace and sent bim ugh equare 416, from Pra- portion of the sewer was ua. stench arising tbereirom was . Referred tothe ward ‘ ‘With instructions to have the nuisance sbated. Mr. Gaddis presented a communication trom Jobn Donobue and Jobn Brown, complaining of the -tagnant pool of water on $96 and 570. between East borth and Sixth and Seven’ ary was instructed to notify the Commissioner that the same bad Condemned, and instract him to have the entice said within the last two or three weeks several cases resembling cbolera had occurred, one of which proved fatal in thirty- six hours. He theretore offered the following Terolution, which was adopted: ‘W bereas «pidemic cholera is prevatling toa limited extentin the citiesof New York and Philacelpbis, and that its appearasce in our Midst is not mmpossibie; a matter of high sani earlpevent be recognized; therefore, ‘That practitioners of medici this city be requested to report all cases,of epi- demic cholera oF which m: | euch to the Secretary of the | See such cases in consultation with the atread- ing pbysician, or cause them to be seem by the medical health officer of the ward ig, which they occur, in order that a correct report of the same may be laid before the Board of Health at its regular meetapgs for prompt action, covered, and the intolerable. and B etreets to give recurity to © Cayat.—The water is very low in the Canal to-day, greatly to me 4) the boats waiting to discharge cargoes, expe- erally theces! boats. fhe water éo the riser is also very low and this Mearure for the scarcity fn the Canal boat Col. A Spates, with wheatto mar: fourteen boats with coal, to Central Uo., tons; Cumberland Co., 427 11 tons; Bordey Ox Hamp-bire & Baltimore Oo, v7 tons; American Co., 104.6 toms. Departed, the Seneca, assorted cargo 10 Seneca and thirteen account in some a further, it is a amportance that its Frove axp Gratx fis yesterday thon b small sales of red wheat are reporiea be eneperted as We notice the arrivals at $2 S65 this morning joard that he may ofthe Elien, from Sh: Wheat, apd corn, to Geo A. Spates, with wheat, to market. flour of the high grades acti fm market. Low grades @uil Poxt GRORGETOWN,—Entered—Steamer Phitadetphis, steamer with merchan - aters, and the Col. ve, and bat litle Sumers, Koox, : umbia, Harper, Bal ase, de Se FRAmEHOUSE A rire TWO STORIES, w Jersey avenue. for sale, bet ween L «treet fou on '#RiDaY'| ke __CHARLES CROWN, Aust *Y THOS, DOWLING, @uct.; Gcorgesewn VALUABLE PROP KOBGET: ee IMPROVEMENTS.—Mesers. Gross & Bro. have justcompleted and turned over to Mr. 5. Sim- mons a fine thre+-etory and basement brick boure, on 3d street. between B and © streets north, which is really an ornament tothat part The house is built of brick, the front being of the best quality pressed brick, which bave been laid in an excellent manner. rtion of the front is faced with with a marble portico. The vestbule is paved with biue and white mar- ble. On the first floor the parlor is sixteen by thirty-four feet in the clear, hehted by win- dows of the best phite glass. are dark marbie mantles of handsome style and finish. On the exme floor, in the back is the dining-room, fourteen by twenty feet. in which there isa dumb waiter from the kitchen below. Below stairs, the frent is occupied by vaults for fuel, while back is the kitchen, which contains a fine Chitsoa range. A heater for water, Ac. and third stories, the ceilings of which are bine and ten feet,are eight chambers, conve- pientiy arranged, with bath-room, in which are all the modera improvements. ebapics engaged on this building were Messrs. Grogs & Bro carpenters and coutractors, John Watstrom & Co. brickiayers, Fiaherty & Burch plasterers, Gi. Kirk pamter, O'rare & Noonan Plumbing and gasfitting, OG. Boll range, &¢ Tobe suid at auct * white marble, EBTY ON THE Da August oth at och AY. Avew +e oc emine~. part of L: ven Fayette and W arre: and the immediate vicinity of the coal « harves. T th cash; balance im ei twelve months, with interest. secared by of trast on the property. Conveyaucing end stamps "THOS DOWLING, Acct [f° GREEN & WILLIAMS. Auctioneers. > a AUCTION BALE OF A TWO-STORY FRAME BOUSE AND LOT ON L STRERT NORTH. Jer-ey avenge and ist et. weet in this parlor St cost of purenaser In the second oe part Lot No sisting of 8 six room House. wit One halt carb: balance in six and twelve or botes bearing tuterest, trust on the premise, and reveuue stampa at the costo! the purchaser cz WALLIAMS, Auct. BR. L. WELLS @ 00 . Auctionenrs. > fd Wit be told at public sale on TUBSDAT B atéockak p mon the SAREE Xb | aes HeLrine THE INTERNAL REVENTE.—Recent ly the police have been quite busy in arresting Gealers in watermelons, &c., for selling with- out the necessary Corporation license, and there is burdly a case where dealers are found without the Corporation Hcense, that they are witbout the Government license also, This morming one of the Fourth Ward officers ar- rested a dealer im the neighborhood of che de- potand got on his wagon to accompany him to the station. Here the dealer thinking to play sharp at once demanded a quarter from the of- ficer for his ride which was paid, and the jus- sed the fine which wasalso paid. The mediately thinking all was over, nec- essary to be done. but the officer stopped and on inquiry ascertained that he had no In. terne] 1evenpe license and he wasat encetaken to the Internal Reyenue Office where he was required to deplete his pocket still more. whew Knocked Keb BING ishio hes. that band» ee i 1th =trect east, between Land The bease hes four conventoptl)-erranted and dinone of the best toc z or turther partioniar- as to imavire ef the anctivnrers $100 down at sale baser's “rt Sane and conveyanciue perfet LS & 0, aucts. Y GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioncers. TWO-STORY FEAME ROUSE AND UOT At DTION. —_»—__. A GRAND Pi¢-yi¢ AT THE PARK.—Yester- day, a grand pic-nie was given atthe 7th street Park, for the benefit of St, Dominic s Obureb, Seventh Ward, and it was all that the commit- tee of management designed it to be—a grand rofitableto the landable p: projected. The entertainmest began atanearly hour in the forenoon, and continued until midnigh®& and the merry young were with difficuity prevented from keeping up the dance till the small hours of the morning. It was supposed that the ber of persons im attendance was at 3,000. fine band < the =<. s. oe Provided music for the promenade. and Prof. Bergman’s band the music for the saloon on MM street and Ist street east, is improved bye frame down at the time ofsal: revenue stampe at the cost of GREEN & WILLIAMS. Aucts, BAVE JUST RECEIVED 4 LaRGE . 25 CENT CALICOES in remnants, all of which we will sell for 15 cents yard, runnipg from 13 to 10 yards. HENNAGE, LUTTRELL 4 CO., Corner 20th street and Peuna av. CBrar CROCKERY AND GLASS Wa. n te our stock of fine C! ‘KERY WABE. we ABE at very low STONE JARS at oe wt &B 5 504 044 Fellows’ Hall serst. Ww IbpEsax PRASEBY. seco STE 7408 Monuments Made to erder on reasonable terms hend EASTEEN MAB- Nixa etaeoaer hamlet te jy cur 1 COAL.) COA We are now selling OOAL of the following- named qualities, Warranted 2,260 Ibs. to the tom. Mount White Ash at $8.75 per ton. iamond Vi Bed Ash at 39. prepared t farnish Coal by the RTMEWT OF THE INTERIOR, aRy ITED STATES PATEN =a“ Se ORPHANS’ Cocrt,Judge Purcell.—This morn- ing, the will of the late Julia queathing 509 to her niece, Sarah Jane Stan- ley, the balance of the estate, after the pay- ment of the debts, to her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, and nominating Jas. F. Halliday as ex. roved and admitted Tr. Halliday renoun: pointment of executrix, and istration, with the will an- nexed. were issued to Mrs. Kelly, who gave bond in the sum of ¢=,000. Letters of administration on the estate of Jos. A. Blau were issued to Laura V. Biau. ecutor, was fully bate and record. rigbt tothe a MABBLE Man letters of adm ‘and W. —_.—___ ConTRACT AWARDED.—At moon to-day, at the Mayor's office, proposals were opened for the constrnction of a brick and stone bridge over the creek which crosses North Capitol street, between New York avenue and O street, in place of the bridge recently the heavy rains. The arch o! ture is to be 25 teet sj feet in the clear. The following were the pa :—Wise and ag rman Lemon. jr., $2,650: Reynolds and Harper, $2,900: Thomas D. Lewis, $1,674. The contract was awarded to the last-named. demolished by the pew struc- , with @ width of 20 FRANCK TAYLOB. ACCIDENT AT THE PARK.—Las! 1] o'clock, one of the swings at the 7th-street Park wes so overladen with young Indies who themselves at the pic-nic. that it breke dowa, and six or seven burt. Miss Mary A. Dimond, who 7m Gi, between 2d and 3d streets, bad her head badiy cut; Miss Hannah Denohue and Mrs. Hedrick were very severely bruised. Dr. Can- non was called upon and of these who required it; after which they were conveyed to their reside: hiladel phia pri ‘mse for faund ressed the wounds Seek granted to him on an improver.ent in Grain EXecUTIVE OLEMENCY.—The President yesterday ordered 2 pardon to be prepared for bis signature in favor of M. D. He: who was tried and convicted in the June term, 1866, of the U.S. Criminal Court of this Dis. trict, on the charge of larceny, and sentenced to three years imprisonme: takes place on the dered the Patent Office on Mond: ber next, af 12 o'c! ified te ade aaa Tur Race To-morgow.—A great double | team race will come off at the Piney Branch Race Course to-morrow at 4 o’clock p.m. See advertisement. the rules o! of- accordance fice. which will be furnished on » . ed upon —— pay lenge filedin fore of are ‘afer fi! the tex oe ¢ notice be 87°A nice noisy rattlesnake is one of the Prominent attractions in the vegetab! depariment ofa Nashville market. be one of the “nice plums” that rowdies tell ot. &7 A London writer, in speaking of bonnets, says the coal-scuttle was in vorue when binsh- ing was known, but that art or infirmity being DOW obsolete, or being remdered 4 permanent attraction, the coal-scuttle is dispensed with. 89 Between Pardubitzand Prague the Prus- sans took an imperial manufactory of tobacea, containing 3,500,000 pounds of 27,000,000 pounds of cigars, which would give junds of robacco and I= cigars to russian soldier, estimating tae army at me F Soon te Address Box 6. within = _ : ve rublications te be at leas! the day 5 38 ize arn built he bbl ED TY tee] BOUKAWA z. almost new, with Bew set x tw z ferred pplz ate . DOBSE corner of ith streets. te, rt " ied fT i. he reception of visitors. on the sith