Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1866, Page 2

|, 0 PREVENT CHOLERA .& gentleman who bas resided in St. Louis —# = ni for, the Iast 46 years suggested to us yesterday, Loses Iw oie pamaresss. tneexpedieacy of giving publicity to a ver: whthnin «mal spore ry parrar simple mode of warding off all danger of pod reward will be paid 6 left at Star office, «a 0-8t atthek by the mic now tosome-| § O8T—at the ry. epide prevailing : {rae LOST AND POUND. is a __ THE EVENING STAR.. The Largest Circulation in the District. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. extent Itis merely drinking & Wine glass-of 4 ry ao in weak ley water dail He never knew an in- | Fill ri wl . at the Baile: stance ofits ‘ilures abd for the laat@® years— Oiice cientlre eee oth street and =s Raving used it in his own family—there Bas | 7 Ww 2 Sea aes > 1 0 piagi_ ont tan terrier Su! were not been a case of even cholera morbus among to ther he ahove rews Any of its members. young or old. It maybe = TT safely taken, in proportion, by imfants.—St will be piven if revarned to GEO. DUBAN? ‘ 6th street and Pa av. ea 2 WASHINGTON CITY: | AUGUST 20, 1566. | S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE. | Louis Repudiiear. The above is well worth p ic Attention and ST: Eb AWAY—From M. McDevitt. om —— “== _~|sTespect, but many will be disinclined to use so Sirice — 7th 2 poly od hd e “SF PERSONS LEAVING FOR THE COUNTRY, 8useous an alkali as “ley” of any strength | color” Abs tuformation. or returning the same é UMMER, CAN HAVE THE | 4 ™uch more plesant and equally efficacious | to McDEVITT, on 22d and L street, will nine DURING THE SUMM. 7 draugbt isthe common soda mixture of tar- | Semely rewarded. “STAK” MAILED TO THEM BY LEAVING THEIR ADDRESS AT THIS OFFICE. TERMS FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH. ‘aric acid and bi-carbonate of soda, or bi-car- bdopate oi potassa. By taking this soon after a meal,.and not oftener than three or four times a week, there is no doubt scores of persons | migbt be rescued from cholera. The great point in the prevention and even treatment of | cbolera is the neutralization of the acid which from one cause or another is so largely gener- See ee IORROMONE | ics thekemmansibiansh: dcctiees hon under the recentact of Congress directing such | taken on an empty stomach are apt to.produce advertising to be made in the two daily news- | iniurious effects on the mucous membrane: papers ot Washington having the largest not+so. however, when taken svon after eat- REW \RD_StA¥iyed or stolen on Tues: $10 2 Aug. 14th impt.. four CUWS; ones snuff colored, horned Cow. with white face; alsor ® middle sized red Gow, with horns; aad the o@ her a middle sized black Cow, onehorn broken off, thin in flesh: the otber a white Cow. red sprinkled, very young, with bluat horne at the pelnt. The sbov torned toM WAGNER, burg, on the Bladensburg Bead. * =z corning of the Sthin«t , i LSS Saeaeerin® PUP. Bamed PA good of $10 will be paid for bie retarn te Rey. J. N. DAVIB8, H street, between 43 and 6t! CIRCULATION OF THE CITY PRESS. The following is the official showing of the circulation of the daily papers of this city a . aa ls it" circulation : | sng. Mait liquors are spt to generate acids in D—Strayed or stolen. on the ist Evzxine Sran the stomach, therefore in cholera times they @ deep red, horued ‘cow, tour = | » i te very ama. Alo, strayed: Chronicle. s« fe should Pe used with more than common mod. ia +4 - ale SOW at igencer. + r De, Ww! le ay inte above reward will y be for any information that will ‘ead to the ph very of the Oows, or @5for one of tee is a: an 18-3t* Hat. bet Ith and io 270, PEACE PROCLAIMED. | Texas. which at the time the restoration of | peace and civil authority was proclaimed in 1. O O. F.—Members of the Order intend- ing to visit Brookeville, Md.. sud unite in the opens bears — Aro a are t " ete a mee! Of their Lodges this week, oF of the Usumitten ae O8T—FULIOY NO 40.028 in “FP nterorise the other Southern States, had notgyet reor- | Satura y evening neat. Ample arrangements urance Go y, of Phitetelphis Retarn ganized her State government, has recently | Will be made at Broekesille for entertai au 15 ev6t man and beast. a yen ve Shee 20 St | ° — GERM ARGET | | ate D a T —The aN TARGE soe ‘TRAYED AWaY-—A small OOW, roan and Ai IATION wili hold the monthly 8S white, with ends of horns sawed off able reward will be paid for he done so, adopting the amendment to the Con- stitetion of the United States abolishing sia- A sut very, and a new State constitution recognizing general meeting af the Beventh-street Park, tn Sengmat'et. Camm wws- 4-58" the changes resulting from the war, and her | their locaiity, WEDNESDAY. tue 22d instant, at ati | So'clock p.m. All actual and honorary members rt State officers have been inaugurated under | sro respectful'yinvited to attend surely. as vers ° rmers’ and it. im consequence of this action the Presi- impertant cases beve te be debated in behalf of Mechanics’ ae of Gesxastows, Se Aitshacen 2 dent has issued the proclamation we publish | the fret anaual shooting festival,” KORRER, Pee ane cae came tert bees wig oe elsewhere in our paper, declaring officially for au 20-2t~ Corresp.n jing 5e ry. lost. F ies LS des the fit st time since the rebellion that « the in- ROOMS OF THE SPECIAL COMMIS jy 21-2awaw rus surrection is at an end, and peace. order, tran- S10n, Wasninuton, D. O, A 5 uga-t 16, cial claims agaiust the War Department m within the inriediction of any Bureau of said Department, and which are subject to adjulice tion by the * Claims Commission ” orgsnized nnéer Special Urders of the Secretary of War, No. 291, Angust 9 1866. may be presented to the Becorder ef said Commission for filing and regis try a office of the Commiasion. Department Headyoarters, ou the corner of 18', street and Pennsylvania svenue BOARDING. w lee LET. WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD— Piewsant single or communicating F. R- NISHED KUOMS, at No. 012 K street. ber ween 4th aud Sih Bi is 12 PRIVATE FAMILY, IN GEOKGATOWN woud rent. th Board, a Inige FONT witl ROOM. second et ry, very convenient to cars. to guilty aud civil authority now exist in and throughout the whole of the United States of America.” The proclamation comes a! a most auspicious time, following close upon the good news that the fears entertained of a renewal of the war im Europe in consequence of the demands of | . DeWITT OLINTON, it 2 Ta term, References Napoleon were groundless; that astute ruler Brovet Licutenast Oolonel and ores oe Oke 01 zo Befereac baving, with characteristic shrewdness, re- | -Aw J 4 nudge Aivocate, Recorder _ EN7, ‘oN Generar’: Orrice, An Army Metical Board, to cousitot Boa n Army eriteal oard, to consis! reve! A Colonel J. &. Brown, surgeon. U Presi PERSONAL. dent, Brevet Lientenant Colonel R. Wirtz. — fe surgeon U A , Brevet Lieutenant Colonel An ;MPLOYMEENT FO: DICS—Lam desirous 4 of giving profitavie honorauls EMPLOY thony Hecer, surgeon, U 8 A Brevet Major Warren Webster assistant su: .0 8 MENT to a)! women who have energy and ability, on the 20th of § treated frem the position he had assumed while he could do so with safety and honor. With | peace at home and abroad, there is no reason | why our country should not rapidly recover from the effects of the late civil war, and attain a degree of prosperity hitherto unex- ampled. even here. This must follow if the TABLE BOARD ot No. 464 wth street. a few doors vorth of the avenne. Terms $25 er month. de 16 = 1 1 yd i 8 people. instead of lending themselves to poli- September next for the «xemination of candidates Yor ta pariicuinreaddre-syon:io-ing stamp) ticians, who live by fomenting sectional strife, Geo into the Medical Staff ef the United OL ee » No. S Dominick street, New York army. ei s 8e will bend their energies to the good work of | Apilicants must be over twenty one yearsofage, | aaa ag qO0K aistaue A rasii Testo: Ds sically soun r Saratayasd good hath aries me wa putea ne for an Bvitation to appear befor { BUNDLE containing tuo ats Bobes from tie Boar should be addressed to the eon General. U. 8 4 mast state the fli name | residence. and date and place of birth of the can didate Testimonials as to character and qualifi cations must be furnished. If the appiicaut has been in the medical service of the army during the War. the fact should be stated, together with his | former rapk and time nd place of service, wad tes timoniale frem the officers with whom he has , served should also be forward: d. Noallowance is made for the expenses cf persons | Now +xamination, as itis an indispen ite to supointment Present *ixty vacanciesin the medi- cal staff. forty six of which are original. being cre | ated by the act of Congress anproved waa the counter of BEB. GiTTINGS thea to the Store is ADTES’ FRIEND AND DOCTOR—All in troutle cxll. Business private. Gaarantex Satisfaction or nocharge Call at No 4™=8 ith st Bod E. Mad, @LEASON, Doctress, There are some who cannot or will mot take this “rose-color” view, and who deny the exist- ence of peace and tranquility, because they do not wish forit.and who poimtto occasienal manifestations of disorderly proceedings bya few of the lowest and most ignorant of the Southern people, as indicating that the war is Bot yetover. We would ask these doubters whether the state of affairs in the South at the present time is not mucb better than they ven- tured to hope for sixteen months ago? Wheth- erit was not predicted and believed that the War was to be kept up and the whole South | to be overrun with guerrillas after the armies Ye HAVE TAKEN ABUUT A GALLON OF. Buchu and two dozen Samaritan humbugs, ‘© to Dr. DAKBY, 499 7ts street, between D and EB and be cured permavently jy @-im* | PDB GS SERB (late of Baltimore.) HOMEO- PATHIC PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON— pingacermer of Mt and Hite create, askingios JO8 K BAB ence corner of Montgomery unbarton aw 1) -cotocls Surgeon General. U 8 ! hous WitHOUT MONEY ORC ion yt a : - —— | aon 7) ONBY O ou’ \ € Meee ye GENEBAL OF | Coren get your toothache cured tmmaciate. . wane Oe secant 7,195 «| Wawithout pain or without drawing. at Dr. SPBI- im the field were disbanded? Whether these | CR:— By direction of the Secretary of War, a No 46™7thst W predictions have not been falsified, and the cia eguinst the fund under the chargeof th). |) —>—__———_—— ee great mags of the soldiers of the rebellion | °Mce, (moneys rec«vei iinet: | GEORGETOWN ADVER’MTS ol from | ties, taken from United States soldiers while held in 2 | engaged peaceable pursuits? And | as pifsoners of war,) will be recei ved until October RW AND CHEAP FALL Goubs. AT MIL- LER'S. 101 BRIGE STREET, GKORGE whether there is not much less disorder ae ered. ine made after that date will not be and violence in the Southern States than any cai persons whe have made claim agatnst said ude! man this off Brovet Brig: Gout | awd so cto <5 000 yee Fiansolas Sh Saeed student of bu: nature would have believed | fand, either to this office or to Brevet Brig mn. | amd 2 cts ; yde Flan: pe » 50, 62445 % ta 76,87, 100 cts. ; 4.000 yds. Bi Muslin, at Possible after a war of such magnitude, in | pg SEO Bo Ss ai 379: 00 8. sn Muslin. Which the worst passions were let loose? Why | forward to this office their correct post office ad- +20, Also. Filannels. sacking Cn aht cases whete claim is wisde, the exact . Canton Flan Goods in Me Jotbs and Cas- amonnt due and the character of the funds an simeres. Housekeeping Goods, Gloves. Hosiery, do net those journals, which, to perpetuate the | | taken | avo Notions. We will now be ing constant bitterness between the sections, make the most i j q lies of FALL GOODS, which deter- of cecasional ebullitions of passion in certain | by the Febele must beclesrly stated. Gained tp soll cheep Tie public etl Seda eens, parts of the Souta, sometimes give the other Major General U. 8. Volunteers, ly to their advantage to examine our stock re side of the picture, and notice the facts, that | _87 5-12t A es 3 BENJAMIN MILLER. every day negro meetings are being held in tne COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, OITY HALL, Wasmincton, D C., August 1, 1836. Southern States without disturbance; that pa- | NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS pers in the interest of the colored people are | BEASUBY DEPARIEABT, Notice is bereby given tbat by “an act pts Bok regularly published m the former hot-beds of | Jaly 28. 3ie6.0" rote tax rc all real r woe » Fgh heel Rate | secession, and that thousands of Northern men | face sone deiltr and ‘in glade oh eee cee han, | issued for clearing house purposes. thet the and Southern Unionists are working side by partment is prepared to redeem the Side with late rebel soldiers to bring the late | dred deliars of ¢ of said property. tation at the various offices from Upon all taxes upon all property not 1n arrears rebel! States K general purposes an abatement of five jesued, with accrned interest ae to the position they may | Percent te allowed: from’ August 1, 1936, until the {nereon, tothe thme of presentations between this hope to attain with free labor? Give the peo- | a pr bee , 1866, after which no abatemext Gato Intoreet will cease on ence certincaten, ple ali the facts, and then let them judge whether there is peace and tranquilty or not. A STRAW. It was given out by the Radical press pre- | an 2-e030t cCULLOCE Secrotary of the Treasury 86,000,000 7 PER CENT!) FIRST-CLASS MORT. WM. DIXON, Collector. — Fo SALE—A pair of first class, well broken MULES. with Truck and Harness. Sold for no fanit but that the owner bas’ vious to the adjournment ot Congress that the i =a a use of iM. CONNOLLY. GAGE BONDS. = f Se TOE Aves UPON! saO5 — Sie 4OORRS..beh makes, | | A EB HOME MIBSOURED. &: 00. HAS AU- the administration, had so endeared him to the | ‘OR SALE—A pair of bay Carri Baddi HORSES. sound and kind,and feesison sete? of muste or artillery Also, one German “} thorized us to sell their Grst Mortgage F cent thirty years Bonds. The whole smount is $6,00),- hearts of the people that he would be sent to the United States Senate by acclamation. It 0, Coupons payable on the Ist days of January seems, however, that the people of Pennsyl- | \ora pole apd sbatte chihine dna frout | 0d July of each year, in New York. vania do not see itin that light; and Tha erat. eset of silver plated denbi: Before consenting to this Agency, we have made finding he i= utterly repudiated for promotion: bas pat himself in nomination again for the lower House, apparently hoping that the tre- mendous Radical majority in his Congressiona! District will enable him to save his bacon, This repudiation of Stevens by the knowing Radical wire-workers of Pennsylvania 1s a “straw,” showing pretty conclusively how the | | careful examination of the merits of there bonds by sending Wiljiiam Milnor Roberts and others to report upon the condition and prospects of the road. Their report ison file at our office, and {8 highly satisfactory. We do net hesitate to recom. mend these bonds as bei first-class security and @ most safe and judici investment. The proceeds of these bonds will be used in ex- tending a Boad (already completed 170 miles, into covere’ buckles, made te order in in the best atyle. To be disposed of of September. when the owner removes city. Apply atthe northeast corner Istrects. re the Ist from the of 19th and moni Det OF MOURNING PRESS GOODs. Full stock of ‘* LUPIN’S” celebrated Fabrics for blowin, State. North Missouri) to the Iowa State Line, where it vere ote! whi Depa eet or tete Cok ea is to connect with the railroads of Lowa; and to PLea: x also extend to westward to the jusction with the id pnb ny 308. J. MAY & C0., Pacific R-.(a Leavenworth) and other roade a i eng aleiy acieehace i 305 Pennsylvania avenue, leading up the Missouri river, so that this mort. gton, =e | if bet Bace of BG 000.090 will cover s completed and well- Mr. JoumF. Coyle, Secretary of the National | —°™202t# tierce deme k inkcnae bad z stocked road of THBEE HUNDRED and Eighty nine miles in Jencth, costing at least $16.00),000, with s net annu: venu over §7 500.000, or Executive Committee, on Saturday evening at bis residence, on Missouri avenue. They were met by a number of distinguished Personages: among whom were PostmasterGen'l Kandall, Secretary Browning, and the British Minister: Sir Frederic Bruce. This pleasant affair brought together a large number of the most intelligent representative men of the country, North, South, East and West. and the eve- D®?er oF PABIS KID GLOVES. Full supply of COUBVOISIEB’S AND ALEXANDBE’SB JO8. J. MAY & CO., 305 Pennspivania avenue, early four times beyond a: ant needed to pay the interest on these | bor The income of the road wiil of course in- cresse every year, ‘The railroad connects the great city of St. Louis, with Ste 200,000 inhabitants. not only with the richest portions of Missouri, but with the just received. bet. States of Kansas and Iowa and the great Pacific ning was spent very enjoyably to all con- | — - EE Railroads. cerned. | T SEE NOTICE, Tothe first applicants we are prepared to sell oreo | the und $200,000 at the low rate of 30 cents, desiring to ob- 67 We sre glad to see tha: Hon. James | « Waisnt el at eee tain a better pricefor the remainder. This will Brooks, of New York, so unjustly turned ou; i tereee pdgrstofore existing 7 yield about 9 per cont. income ani add per cent. from his seat by the Radical Congress, is hkely | bess will peek by BUROH at the | *° Principal at maturity. to be re-elected, with scarce a show of oppo- sition. Mr. Broeks was one of the most useful and creditable Representatives New York ever eent here. on same place. 509 9th street. All standing accounts | Auy further inquiries w fll be answered at our | will be ROH, | j re eted ir. BU: \, aud ail who are | Office. M . make perment tohim. BROPHY SBURCR | *° 160 _. ieee LECTOB’S OF FICE, Ia, gio Mr Barep, cunt? S,INTRRNAL REVEWUR, SF The New York Ezpress,usually courteous bermony between us i 1 ay ‘Auguet #, 1336. im the matter of credits. appropriates larzeiy tie rch, the | ANNUAL TAX Wi from our White Mountain correspondence | 1% ot egret, ond te fone oF Pees eres aires eare Seer al er withcut quotation marks, Vere ase Baan g Dis. | the yeu beclaning May 1, lass, Bas bose “ ———— ———- n seessor. © Duties, 08, &7 Shillington, Odeon Building, sends us a | LD9yS “Berks vite asand fo solvctt ae therein specified have becoms duc and batch of fresh and interesting reading matrer— | hea been bestewed upon 5 will attend 468 street, ( The Galaxy, No.9: Goiley's Lady's Book, Beadle’; | VeFv Teepecttully, JOHN P. BROPHY. opportte Gencral Post Omics: TS), eae ex: Monthly, Our Young Fotks, Prank Lestie’s Lay's Mr, Brophy withdrawal is to me very | from 9 o%lock &m. to's Sele, . iss to Keast ee Magazine. amd Madame Demorest’s Monthly, alt | Pe "sure, join with me Ie eiehine saree be for September. copfidenc« and success im his new home that he met Also, from McConnell & Herbert. 455 zn | with durtag io residence +n our city To our ktad | atreet, we have Gadey's Lady's Boel, Beadle's ony pert ie cive e eatire, oi shall alee | Monthly, axa Frank Lestic’s Lady s Magazine for | ¥! fa ae r September: Washington. D. 0., August 17 eRe emia Sea ae ime ‘specified, (A witht 2) the ¥ Also, from Jobn T. Burch, suceessor to Bro- Foss een ataet breathe fable te phy & Marek torne? 08 rae seh Mad. vou fe warranted | 4 th other coats. one Domepects yand Frank Leslie's La~ | Seyi ‘tabierU street. te seu D5 Ootlector of Internal @y's Megazine for September. alee . ‘au 18 st® | au?-tau20 for District of SF Milwaukie is excited over a gift concert | ATT=ETION. ALL: | C, GAUTIER cHamPacus, ° Swindle that exploded in that city, it_was the | THE WASHIN iw steam DYEING Es- Just arrived 100 bt +Great Forts wemven (20) Cavese peep a Mion ne tabiei na «Ried | Georgetown Oustows-Louses for sale in or ont of Co.. 5 w= . 2 ween oi wes 3 ered tht all the money ofthe |” end Ish streets,” ny boas, I offer it tothe public at $28 por case. A Ladies will find it to their Mberal t allowed to the trade, ‘The reason received in ‘meut for tickets, over { ‘Esl tu ait bed bora drown ont oftheinen, | £ they Mult tarerepice delete, for offering this Wine so low is, that it is from my * , own vineyard in Prance. 1 _3d tat Aaron Ludium, senior partner, nad " fe at 3 ‘eon ofey : vatewin rete bon tt 9 je. G: by any othe wine m the conntry, a7 The preliminary surveys fora counec- ‘on betweem the ‘Orange & Alexandria and Virginia & Tennessee raiiroads at Lynchbareg, | pu! ¥Va., will commence early next week, under he supervision of Capt. W. F. Moore, aaengi- neer o tl Teed. manner Pi be ea: ae iEeinoeaa soldiers and citizens of St. wa peas ot of ‘city. I aaele Friday ning. Five dead bodies were con- sumed. “The cause was fesr of cholera. r the first year of ft GOVERNMENT SECURETI RS, & Wsenimeton. August 20,1568, ~ Jay Cooke & Oo. turmish the following quotateons of Governm Us. 'e Coupon, IM#1..,, nny | uU Pave Twentes, 162. Ll U.S. Five Twenties, 1864 too | U.S. Pove Twenties, 1365. 9 U.S. Ten Forties . 11h, 1K U.S. Seven Thirties Wwe. 106% EW YORK FIRST BOARD 8ALBB, Ooupows, 111%: Five ‘Twenties. +68. 110\: Five Twenties. i864, 1 Five Twenues, 1965, 1685; Ter Forties, 2 Seven Thirties, 106%; Gold. 14534 ——+ore-__ QUEEN EMMA. Queen Emma, with her attendants, Mise Spurg:n and Major Hopkins, dined on Satuc- day evening at Secretary Seward's. The party consisted of the Preextent of the United States: Secretary and Mrs. Welles, Mrs. Patterson, Postmaster General A. W. Randall, Secretary 0. H. Browning, Secretary McUullech, Attor- ney General Stanbery, and Consal Generaj Odell. Yesterday merning and afternoonythe Queen and ber suite, accompanied by Secretary Sew- ard and Oonsa? General Odell, attended divine service at St. John’s (Episcopal) Church; and | last evening the party made a social call on President Johnson and family. To-day the party are visiting the Treasury and ovber Executive Departments, ana it is | expected the Queen and her attendants will leave the city ima special car attached to. the | early (rain to-morrow, for Niagara Fabs. THE OOMMITTEDS- Thecommittees appointed by the National | Vnion Gonvention, which adjourned on Thars- day last, have nearly concluded their labors and the delegates are rapidly leaving for their homes. Mr. Perrine, the reading secretary, and Cotonel O'Bierne, the recording secretary, have completed the official report of the pro- ceedings of the Convention, and are now en- | gaged in compiling a list ot delegates to be ap- pended to the report. The National Execntiye Committee are busily engaged im preparing docaments for publication, including the of- ficial report of the proceedings. and they ex- pect to be able to commence the distribation of documents by the middle of thic weex. They have yet to appoint a sub-~committer of seven, and asecretary for each State. —— WHITE. HoUs®, The White House has been unusually thronged all day with. visitors, the great ma- jority of whom, to judge from appearances: were seeking audience with the President in reference to politicai. questions. The number ot Generals, both in and out of service, among the callers to-day, was greater than on any day since the conclusion of the war. Several dele- gations of members zeturning from the Nation- | al Union Convention were present. A delega- ton from Missouri. headed by Represen. | tative Hogan were in with the President this | morning, and & delegation from Maine wers awaiting an intenwew atalate hour this af. ternoon. LIEUT. GBN. 5! Lieut, Gen. W. T. Sberman, in General Or- ders No. 2, announces the tollowing officers.as comprising his staff:—Brevet Major General W. A. Nichols, Adjatant General; Breyet Gol. R.M. Sawyer. Assistant Adjutant General: Lieut. Col. B. M. Dayton, Military Secretary: Lieut. Col. J.C. McCoy, Aide-de-Camp: Lieut. Col. J.C. &andenried, Aide-de-Camp: Brevet Brig. Gen. L. ©. Easton, Chief Quartermaster: Brevet Brig. Gen. T. J. Haines, Chief Com- missary cf Subsistence; Major Rogen Jones, Inspector General. Se FAVOR ARE EYLenD. The Assistant Commissioner of the Freed. men’s Bureau in this District has received a report of an inspection tour just. completed by the Superintendent. in Calvert county, Md The inspector reports that he found the freed. men of that county very generally at work: andon quite good terms with the planters. The Superintendent states that no case of out- rage on freedmen had occurred since his last report. -OBGANIZATION OF DBEPAR Be CROAT VISION OF MISSOURT ENTS. General Orders, No. 1, issued by Lien‘. Gen. W.T. Sherman, announces his assumption of the command of the Mibtary Division of the Missouri, and orders the following as the limits of the Departments in his command, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War: Department of the Arkansas, Breyet Major Gen. E. O. C. Ord, commanding. Headquarters at Little Rock Arsenal, comprising the State of Arkansas, and the Indian territory on its ‘west. artment of the Missouri, Major Gen. W S. Hancock, commanding, Headquarters at Fort Leavenworth, comprising the States of Missouri and Kansas, and the Territcries of Colorado and New Mexico Department of the Platte, Brevet Major Gen. P. St. George Cooke, commanding, Headquar- ters for the present at (maha, but as soon as possible to be removed to some fort or U.S. roperty within the limitsof his Department. Fae Department te be composed of the State of Iowa, the Territories of Nebraska and Utah, so much of Dakota as lies west of the 103th meridian, and so much of Montana as lies contiguous to the new road from For: Laramie to Virginia city, Montana. Dey ment of Dakota, Brevet Major Gen. A. H. Terry commanding, headquarters at For: Snelling, Mina.. or such miittary post within his territorial command as he may select ap- propriate to his duties, aie reenh Of the State of ‘Minnesota and all of the Territories of Da- kota and Montana not embraced in the De- partment of the Platte. Depsrtment commanders now present are directed to torthwith exercise command over the forces falling within their new limits, and continue to give attention to the necessities ot the old or fermer territoria! commands until officially notified that the new department eommanders have arrived entered upon duty. Commanders of dep: ents, districts or military posts near the department lines are instracted not to hesitate to cross such lines ‘when the and safety of the country re- quires it, being always careful to report the Becessity and reasons therefor to the com- mander interested PEACE BSTABL MENT — DEPARTMENT Major General Geo. H. Thomas has issued an order taking command of the Department of the Tennessee, and orders the arrangement of districts in his command: District of the Cumberland, Major Genera) Geo, Stoneman to command, Headquarters at Memphis. will embrace the States of Kentucky and Tennessee. The Sub-District of the Kentucky, Brevet Major Generai Jeff. ©. Davis to command, Headquarters at Louisville, will embrace the Stthe Sab: District of T. Brevet M a ict of Tennessee, Breyet Major General Clinton B. Fisk to command, Head- quarters at Nashville, will embrace the State of Tennessee. The District of Feteesa! gat Major General T. J. Wood to command, juarters at Vieksburg, will embrace the State ot Missis- sippi. attahoochie, Brevet Major General ©. R. Woods to command, States of Aisbame and Georgia. “uve ‘Be tates o1 The Sub- District of Alabama, Brevet Major General Wager Swayne to command, Head- fa—€ = Al The Sub- District of Georgia, Brevet Major General Davis Tilleon to command, Head. — at Augusta, will embrace the State of —_—___.. PATENT OFFIOn, The number of applications for new patents received atthe Patent Office in the week end. s0g On the ISth instant, was 468; and the num- ber of caveats during the ume 8. fe ay rac hormone tethat will bo ieeued the Commissioner in the week ending “Ke sous tnete totus ‘ie ee PERSONAL—Gov. Jenkins and Indy, and Jas. L. Ort,8.0. are at Wilhia's, ty of the | | sistence: Brevet Lieut, Colonel Obas. | ordered by competent { Colle Scrip, abor | Wounded. +, or one-thir VAGBANCY 18 SOUTH CAROLINA The Assistant Commissioner of Freedmen’s AffairSin South Uaroliua. in his diepatches to the Cnlef of the Huteau, says there are a good men y vagrant Freedmen in the district of Col- umbia,S. C..and there seems to be 8 disposi- te avoid workand violae contracts among m. The | Committed by this class freedmen aré numerous. There are also 8 great mumber of idle whites in the district who Aare generaily responsible for the outrages com- Mitted upon the freedmen. ana in the cases of violence charged to the freedmen, be has usually founda white man was at the bot- tom. A disposition has been manifested, he states, | €mong a number of the planters, who are e@willy disposed to take Savantageof the freed. Men by driving them away from the planta- tioms on frivolous charges, sabeut the time wher the crops. are matured and ready for gathering, thus seeuring to themselves the share that would,.otberwise, fail to the freed- man. He states that the officer Who now fills the position of Provost Maz shal, before whom these cases must be adjusted, alse occupies the position of Post Adjutant and command: a company. which prevents his giving as much Attention to these matters as they require. He recommends tha: instead of a Provost Court a | Fseedmen’s Court be established by which means jus speedily secured. MSLITABY OBDE: ZAaTRBR? OF THE souTa. General Order No. 1, from Headquarters, Department of the South, announces that Ma- jor General D. KE. Sickles assumes command of the Department, and publishes the following named officers as his staf: Brevet Colonel A. Moore, Captain and Aid-de-Oamp: First Lieut J.W-.Ulous, Adjutant 6th lafantry, Acting Assistant Adjutaut General: Major J. P. Roy. 6th U S. Infantry, Acting Assistant Inspector General: Brevet Major Gen. R. O. Tyler, Cap- tam and Assistant Quartermaster U.S. A., Chief Quartermaster. Brevet Brig. General W. W Burns, Major and Commussary of Sub- istence, U.S. A.. Chief Commissary of Sub- Page, U.S. A., Medical Director; Breve! Surgeon. | Capt. C. Pyne, ist Lieat. 6th Infantry, Acting Judge Advocate. Ger. pickles also directs that all erders and circulars published to the Department of South Uarolina and the Depant- ment of the Oarolinas, will remain in force in the Department of the South until otherwise thority. SALE OF THE PURLIC LaND, Returns received at the General Land Office exhibit that at Boonesville, Missoari. 25.160 acres of land were disposed of in the month of July, 17,00 of whieh was for actual settement | and immediate cultivation, 5,000 for cash, and the reraainder located with Agricultursd @ol- lege Scrip and Bounty Land Warrants. At Traverse city, Michigan, about 22,000. acres were disposed 10,000 acres were located with. 000 acres were sold for cash, and thé residue entered by Bounty Lang Warrants. — ISTERNAL KEVENT ‘The receipts from this source to-day were $1,592.551.10. Tae aggre. gate rece ips trom the beginning of the preseat ‘fiscal year up to-date, are $5 ~13. TELEGRAPHIC NEWs., saath et Oficial Report of New Orleans Riot. New Yors, Aug. ®—A New rieans dis. patch to the Tribune says :—The medical officer | who was detailed tomake a report of the killed and wounded during the late riot reports as follows .—Members ot ip onveniion killed, 1; of themembers pres. ent, white citizens attending the convention» 2 Killed and 9 wounded: total namber of whites “killed and wounded, 20; colored citizens at- tending the couvention killed, 3i; wounded, 11% total number of colored citizens killed and wounded, 153. Of the police-ten were slightly Wounded. One white citizen with the police was killed. The evidence shows that he was shot accidentally by the pelice. Also,in the excitement, many of the police were wounded by their comrades. In addition to the above, the doctor reports ten colored. mem killed and twenty wounded, whose aames he conld not ascertain. Fearful Ravazes of Cholera in the West. Crmcinnati, Aug. 2.—-There were 69 deaths from cholera on Saturday, and 54 yesterday. St. Louis, Ang. 20.—Reports from the differ- ent cemeteries in the city for the week ending Friday, show 768 burials, of which 532 were from ch slera; 127 interments were made in the city cemetery, 116 of which were from cholera. These returrs do not include quarantine or small pox hospital. Phe Beard of Health re. ports the disease as abating. The Laber Convention. BALTIMORE, Aug. 20.—The Labor Con vention assembled St noon, at the Front street Theater. Some 50) or 60 names were recorded. More del- egates are expected. [SkEOND DISPATCH} BattTimor&, Aug. 20.—The Labor Conven- tion temporarily orgamized by calling John Hunchcliffe, of Lilinois, to the chair. A com- mittee on permanent organization was ap- pointed. Pestractive Fire. CBrcaGo, Aug. 20.—A fire occurred here this morning, originating in Van Horn. Murray & Co.’s tobacco warehouse, destroying that and the adjoining property, lued at $500,000: in- sured for $300,000, largely in New York com- panies. Among the sufferers were G. & C. W. Church, Carson, Pierce & Co. A passenger train was thrown off the track of the Michigan Southern Railroad, at Halls- ville, shis morning, injuring more or less twenty-three pas: PI c New York New YORE, Ang, 2-—Cotion firm At Shiga mx Flour firm. heat and Corn advanced uts. Beefsteady. Pork firm. Lard and 1 Whis! ky dull. —+0se- LOCAL NEWs. i THE BALTIMORE AND PoroMac KAiLRoap. The annual report made by Colonel Oden Bowie, president, to the stockholders of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, at their meeting in Upper Marlboro. Prince George's county, last week, embraces various ng facts relative to the project. The nnounces that the board of directors previons week signed and sealed a con- tract with Col. John W. Forney and associaves to build and equip the entire road from Baltu- more to the Potomac river, and the branch to Washington, The charter for this branch road into the District of Columbia, bas. however. not yet been obtained trom Congress. The bill passed the House at the last session, but failed in the Senate, or rather was postponed until December. This the president charges was owing to the influence of adverse Maryland interests, and says the branch to Washington would bave secured the building of the whole road. The branch line from the junction near Collington has been surveyed, fidding the dis- tance over & country most practicable for the cheap and speedy construction of a road sey. eral miles shorter than the present road to Washington. The report says of the contract set bg arson : at mh “For arpose of putting us in immediate connection ot Baltimore, the from the signing of contract; to Marlborough shal} be completed within two years, and the entire road within the time spe- cified py the charter. Arrangements are being riected for immediately with the Boonton of the road, and I am assured by the contractors that immediately upon such made the grading wtll be an be age i$ their sincerity ——— tot Behe Re ey Bick, about x men on 4% ~ a, near the Government gardens, were ac. U searching him two of Hill's handker. ‘were on Kirwan. The prisone: then the part he took in the af- to find nim wmEmediate.y ipa and Harris. y force. ar send oan ip the First Ward about I! o'clock at night. and delivered him to Lieut. Skippoa, atthe Central G@uardbouse, 2nd the case was assigned to oficer Miller. The prisoners were held for farther bearing. Mill, the vieum, was badiy cutand bruised about the bead. show. ing the determination of the rebbers to rob bim; even if death resulted from the sonfict He bad been a soldier himeeif, Bod was re. cently paid of. Bryan is weil Kpown te the police. Westerday morning, olfieer wg 2 covered #98, Hill's disc’ is sboes, which Bryan ay 4 Bis fee Tine morwing, the case came up for & Bearing atthe Gentral Guardbouse. and the Parties fully identfied by the o i. Jas Fonniese, who eepsa restauraat mp the First Ward, on G street, where officer ier re Money, testified that the covered the 3 mgd was tte him by the teed Wier them. vie to Kirwan ane SS6to Bryan. Justice Waiter commited bora for trial st the criminal court ——_>——_. SoLpirns’ Magrine.—Quite a large and ¢ thasiastic meeuag of . et —_ | Inte soldéers of the army, wy id Saturday evening, in the parlor ra Wiinra's Hotei, + discuss the prepriety of holging a grand na ttonal ¢onventen of officers, soldiers and ea. ors, to endorse the policy of President Job fun and the principles set f in tla. delphiaGonvention. Ameoag theeprominer officers present were rats Rousseac Steedman, Cook, Ewi wo. MeVcck Crittenden, Meredith, H Durbin, Ward, Campbell. Fry, Fallerton, Estes and others Considerable discussion indulged in as t the time and place of ing the convention each officer baying some feverite locality, bu it was fnoally decided tyat Chicago was most practicable city, an@ the 7th aay of Sep tember, on the annivegairy ofthe birthday of the constitution of thé United States, tor mos appropriate time for the purpose. and it was so ordered by the meeting. A committee of five. consisting of Generals Custer, Meredith Rousseau, McUook and Cook, v appointed for the purpose of issting an addres- to the soldiers; ands committee of arrangem appointed for the purpose of securing t portation over the various rons = ————- Swriovs Cmance.—This mo Swaggert, s backman, was bef ter on the charge of having on & woman named Mergeret neigborhoud of C street north and 4d street east. He was arrested on the ~harge aboat 1! o'clock Jast night by officer Thompson. It ap- peared. from the statement of the complain ng Witness, that she lives near the Capitol, and Was lastevening in the Oapitel grounds w & young man: that the young man left be and curing b cand asked she accep When in the neighborhood of 3d and C st she alleges that the secused threw he: do and placing his band over her 1 matted @n outrage upon her person. Ste » ceeded, how: Tr. im giving an siarm. and | the approach of some parties, the acer | Tande off. Officer Thompson. Of the Fourth Ward, bowever, succeeded in arresting him | Spd 4 hearing took place this morning. which resulted in his being committed to jail for cour: 2 Texrine. TO Riot.— Lie that a negro, who calls himself «Ce piain” ofa hegro band, and whom he arrested some day ago, taking trom him a sword and capta shoulder straps. keeps up his oremizat And sttimes with a drum and fife marc through the «:reets of the northern part of the ey, :uto and sround Campbell Hospita outagaip. wih a gang of abouj a doze: » Withem Wel. get a cigar on the avenue ne. groes. armed with muskets. compelling other to fall in behind. He IP in tro of various houses, cheers fires salutes with the muskets. He claim: to be 2 Captain of & musical band. and is seer daily going among the negroes with a book apparently taking names. Other officers .ay there are several squads driflyng at yarioa places in the city. The police. have bad dim- culty in preventing coudssioms. between ‘he white: ana negroes while they aye goingaroun. the city in a disorderly manner, and they fear a riot will ensuse —o——— nt GRAND LARCENY AND Goons Recovene: Saturday morning, as Officer Framer, ot the Second Ward. was going to the station-honse, atan early hour, be was notified by a perso: that there was alot of goaas coneenied in a box on D, between >th and wth streets, He ‘went to the place and took 4 buadle of drab flannel tied up in a stous paper cover, and di- rected to W. F. Brett & Sons, Washington. D C., care ot Rumsey & Osrringtoa, 91 Franklin street. It was taken to. the eeatral guard- house, and was afierward :dentitied one ot the Brett firm as their property, w Stated that it was stolen trom the cellar of the store on F street, between Sth and #tB. The thieves have not been discovered. oa ate IMPorTant Novice.—A meeting of the dei- egates from the District of Columbia to the re- cent National Union Convention at Philadel- phia, will be held at the residence of Owen Thorn, Esq., Ne. 370 6th street, between G and H streets, on Monday, 20th instant, at 6 p.m. to make arrangements for a mass meeting in ee ety to ratify the proceedings of said Con - vention. Signed—Thos. B. Florence, Owen Thorn, B T. Swart, J, B. Blake, Jonah D. Hoover, C. i Allen, J. R. O’Bierne, R. T. Merrick, Esau Pickerell, Asbury Lloyd. —.— Afiairs ia Georgetown. THE CanaL.—The fleet of coal seats expect. ed bas not yet arrived) What is the reason of the a is mot fully understood by the at. taches of the Canal Company. The dam has been repaired, the water is up to its roper Jevel in this division, they haye no in: a = ed epee any of the ‘Western dé Sy were reported s- mg dam No. 5 two or three days ago, ce or three loaded boats have since arrived and dis- cargoes, and see No reason ‘why otbers shonid not be here. The John W Seaman arrived about 10 o'clock this morning, With 10S tons coal to the Company, preicligg conga age that other boats are on the way, and wili be here to-day. The Econ- omy, with wood to market, and the Morrison. light, have also arrived. Departed—Boats © T. Snouffer, sundries to Point of Rocks, and ~ non = daght . S.—J ust as we finished writing the abeve, another boat of the Borden Company arrived. and from the boatmen we learn that after the boats passed dam No.5 the water was.drawn off to repair a leak that threatened a breach in ~ canal at Harper's Ferry, which caused the jelay. FLove axp Grain MARKET.—The market witha dian’, demand oo =. con- y excred the supply. list reported in the Star of unchanged. No flour arriving. Grain—We pnoraaton. A wn, wi bus! to Geo. Waters, and the E. D. Hartley, with wheat for George Waters and Hartley & Bro. Good red wheat sold to-day at $2.75 to $2 si. white $2.90883.5. Corn—No ‘demand inactive and prices unchanged. Port or GroncrTown.—Entered—Steamer xe H. Stout, Ford, from New York: b: Kennebec, Atherton, from Boston, with m: On Thursday, August 16th, Messrs. Townsend. Moateut & Oo,, auctioneers, New York, had epecial sale of 1,000 PIECES BLACK BILKS8., by order of Messrs.0. F Dambmenn & Co, ‘We were present, and bought some of the les: offer them to our customers at s email edvance on the auction cost. ALSO, OPENING TO-DAY. NEW FALL DRESS GOODS. PRINTS, MOUSSELAINES, PLAIDS, FLANNEL, New York Millsand other celebrated brands of BLEACHED GOODE, All of which we will sell at LOWEST MABKET PRICES FOR Casi 308.3. MAY & 09., 30S Penns; lvanis avenuc. Detween 9th and 20th ete GREATS PIANOS Tee in, ‘Iwe Lerze_ Sssortment of pew Gnd second - hand PIA 08, for enle or reat om gaeg, 306 i OO en gure