Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1866, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Cireulation in the District. W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Propricter. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY..... +++ AUGUST 22, 1866, S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SER OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. S87 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 having the largest circulation EvENIne Star. FINANCIAL, in consequence of the amendments made to the Tax laws by Congress, and which were unnecessarily deferred until the last days of the session, the sixty millions due to the Gov- ernment from the people on 2ccount of the in- come tax, ceuld not this year be collected as beretofore in July, when business is dull, and the drain from circulation but little feit; bat ‘was necessarily deferred until September when the active fall trade usually sets in. The anxiety feltin commercial circles as tothe embarrassment likely to result from this cause, has been relieved by the official announce- ment of Secretary McCulloch that after the 26th instant all temperory deposits in the ‘Treasury, except the clearing house cer- tiffeates, will cease to bear interest. The effect of tnis decision will be that the deposits, which amount to sixty-nine mil. lions, will be withdrawn bofore the close of the month. We agree with the Philadelphia ingwirer that this is a master stroke of policy on the part of the Treasury Department, and will add that it is but another evidence of the eminent fitness of Seeretary McCulloch for the position he occupies. The ten millions of in- tdueon the first series of Seven-thirties being disbursed, which, with the $70,. | ) falling due on the 27th instant, will fe SS0,000.000 payable out of the Treasury, to offset the $60,000,000 of income tax, payabie into the Treasury, thus adding #2),000,L00 to EXTBEMES MEET. It argues weli for the patriotism of the President, and the wisdom and prudence of bis restoration policy, that since the great National Convention adjourned, the radical disunionists of the North and of the South, are | alike bitter in their denunciation of the Ad- ministration, and of the Declaration of Prin- | Thus the | ciples adopted at Philadelphia. Philadelphia Press, Baltimore American, and other papers of the same political school, are | Dow Isying before their readers ehoice extract> from the most malignant of the Southern | journals, going to show that the South too is Mot satisfied with the President's Pelicy. ‘Well, what of it! It will be a hopeful sign | when the mass of the people, North and South, unite in favor of a policy objectionable to extremists in both sections. epee: INDIAN MASSAOBE CONTRADICTED. Information has been received at Army Headquarters from the General commanding Ualiformia that a caretul investigation had been given to the report, so widely circulated throughout the country some weeks ago, stating that the Indians had assembled in force at Paradise Valley, California, and had mas- sacred a number of residents, and committed other eutrages. The General pronounces the report as wholly without foundation, and he bad reason to believe that the report was originated by the inhabitants of the valley, in order to secure the presence of more troops. ISBSTBUCTIONS TO NAVAL OFFICERS. General Order, No. 79, from the Navy De- partment, issned yesterday. directs that officers who, after being ordered to duty, receive an advance of pay under the law authorizing the same. will, as early as practicabie, give notice thereof in writing to the Paymaster, whose duty it will be to check sach advance against bis pay. An officer delinquent in this partic- ular, and receiving pay which should be checked, will be deemed guilty of scandalous conduct as well as of a violation of this order. pn act emstlneroe tees SCARE: Under the head of Some, Brothers, Arouse!” the New York Tribune has an edi- torial visibly betraying the Perturbation felt the radicals im view of the coming elec- ions. The Tribune says bewailingly: “We shall have a desperate struggle in our Stat- this Fall. The coalition against us is strong in crafty political manager:, Strong in oficial *spoils’ and will be strong also in money. We can and must beat them, but only by a tremendous effort. BREVET MAJOR GEN. CULLUM. This officer, late superintendent of the Mil- itary Academy at West Point, and superceded dy Col. Thomas G. Pitcher. as stated in yes- terday’s S‘er,has, it is understood, been orderad to report to Major Gen. Humphreys, chief of ahe Engineer Corps, for assignment to duty. PERsSoNAL.—Charies G. Halpine, «* Miles O'Reilly,” of the New York Citizen: General Fitz Henry Warren, of lowa; Thomas MecEl- rath, of New York: and Hon. James Dixon, Connecticut, argat Wiilards’. 7 From Parker, Post Ofice Newe S:and, and trom J. ShiNiagton, Odeon Building, we have Peterson's Ladies National Mogazine for September. Fivaxctat—The New York gold market ‘was beavy and lower yesterday, under the rise in American Securiues in London, and the Calitornia arrival of treasure. The price trom M7 yaH7%. Cash gold was ranged Px wa fat early in the day, but afterwards -35 per Go cent was 1551 coupons M11 Salix: 5-20 coa- 110 54 110), for 1962, 53, ali % for ity, WES, a108% for 1565: 10-40 coupons, 106 5a 106% for first, and 106 581064 for second and | third series. EscorT FOR THE PResipenT—The Elis- Worth Zouaves will act as an escort to the denen Ties aeriae at i po big Ton Sr “On 01 e ae the . the Douglas monument. aha S77 Heury Seccenger was shot dead, a: Bigbt, near Savannah, Ga.. by two Some, because he made an outcry while they were Tobbing bim on the high way. @waman ped dead in the street in Lon- don, on meat te + ef cholera, before vomi- ting or diarrbera had tme to set in. Except in the east, case~ of such extraordinary sudden. bess are Dardly known. @7 Ten thousand Fenians drill nightly in Boffaio. &7 What did Lot do when his wife turned to salt. Gotafresb one. S7 There are two theatres open in Vienna- The audiences average balf a dozen nighdy. S7 Miss Adah Menken has returned to Ea- rope, 4nd wi)l appear in Paris next season. ST in Ch 0, Sunday night, a quarrel gTowing cut of abuse of a dog resaltedin the murder of a German saloon-keeper, named Jacob Fred. Pacins. 7 Two men killed ench other in Mobile re- cently for“lovely woman.” 8&7 From all accounts the crops are likely to be abopdan! 1p ('anada this seasou. 87 Mr. Bebon. of Norfolk, Va, left $50,000 to the Catholic Charch. 7A live turtie was received in Rochester by mailon the 9th mst. the stamps and ad- dress heing pasted on bis shell. @7 If Raymond now behaves himself we should not be sarprised if he took Senator Harris's place on the #th of uext March.—¥. ¥. Herald. gS One steamer with a cargo of 37,00 water- melons tet: Norfolk recently. id for the use of it. The | ment securities were firm, witha fair | TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. —_——o-——_—— CHOZERA RECORD. LovisvIL_e, August21.—The announcemen o Cbicago special from here that taree hun- dred FSODS left here for Chicago last bight recet gt oni with derision a the en- tire press, and they say it is a canard similar to the declaration from the same days since that the cholera has teen an epidemic in this city. There been only twenty deaths by cholera since the 13th inst. in this city, exclusive of the soldiers in the barracks, of whom eight deaths are re- rted, ineiuding three deaths to-day. The ard of Health to-day report the mortality less, including the cholera, during the present summer than for several scasons, IN BROOKLYN AND NEW YORK. New York, August 21.—Ten cases and five death from cholera were reported in this city to-day, and eight cases and four deaths in Brooklyn. Deaths in the city from cholera | Inst week were 230, and from miscellaneous | diseases 425. IN #T. Lovts. Sr. Lovrs. August 21.—No cases of cholera Dave been reported from the Board of Health since Saturday, but the police report for the forty-eight hours ending at $ o'clock this a. m., which is very incomplete, show 150 cases and 69 deaths. —_~ore-___ SCHURTZEN FESTIVAL iN BaLzimone.—The American of this morning says: In addition to the prizes which have been previously de- seril in connection wich the Schuetzen Fes- tival, the committee of arrangements of the the society. Major L. Blumenberg chairman, has received a considerable number of others, donated by friends. Among them are the fol- lowing: A splendid silver water pitcher, trom Messrs. Samuel Kirk & Son: four dozen supe- Tior tobacco pipes and three long cane pipes, all double tubes, from the Tobacco Pipe Uo.: a box finest Rheine wine, trom Geo. ss: two beautiful various colored ey decanters, from Wm. Shirley & Son; box Rheine champagne, from Salzig & Bro.; a hunting bag, frem Jacob | Gminder: a moeeathates pipe, gold mounted. from Gail & Ax;a beautiful fancy cap, from | an unknown triend; cigar show case, silyer- | mounted, from Rau & Jungheim: pair bronze figures, costing 300 francs in Paris, from ©. | Spulker & Co.; a round table, marble-mounted, from Kubst & Hoppalmann: a box royal | crowned champagne, trom Jofn Pittroff: ard | | i two silver salt spoons, from A. Reuter & Sons The grand procession will take place on the first day, Monday, 27th, Mr. William Bebr being appointed Cmef Marshal. with a nnm- ber of assistants and adjutants. After arriy- ing on the grounds there will be prize shoot- ing—ten gold medals to be given tothe ten per- making the best shots, and three extra gold medals for the three having the most shuts in the bulls eve—the other shots not to be counted in this contest. (On the second day, in the morning: the members only will engage in | the contest, called the king shooting, they be- | ingin full uniform. A silver goblet, valued at S100, isto be given the one making the best shot—each member to have three shots. The general prize shooting will continue on this and the third and tourth days. There are 26 prizes to be awarded tor the best shots at adis- tance of five hundred feet from the target, 10 nine hundred and fifty feet (both on rests,) id ten at five hundred feet, off-hand. These Prizes costs $2.600. On the fifth day the prizes will be awarded. after which there will be a concert, vocal and instrumental, &c. There | are also prizes costing $500 to be awarded for | the best bowling daring the festival. The per- | formances of Leslie. the acrobat, will be of a most astonishing character. He engages, on Monday, to carry a cookme stove on the rope and prepare an omelet: on Tuesday, to walk the rope while bound in chains weighing 250 pounds: on Wednesday, to wheel a barrow: on Thursday, to carrying @ basket of peach while walking the rope, and on Frida: imitate a drunken man. ¥AIB IN VIRGINIA te in and | ound Oamp Casey, Teapect mily e notice that there & Fair held at Camp Casey.on Mr. Graham's Farm, for the pur- of obtaining fands to builds Ghurch, com ing WEDNESDAY, Avguast and con- through the week. Stages will leave ev. evening at 7 o'clock from the conver ot treet | and Pennsylvania nue, Kirkwood return at 10 o'clock, au | 3° office of Thos. Antivell M.D 0S o’clock, on WEDNEB- Land punctaal att rf rendance | is earnestly requested, as business of vital interest is to be considered re OBELENE geen Lt Chatrmsn. JOHN P. BROPHY,( Secretaries. 4 oy O. O. F.—Members of the Oraer intend- ing to visit Brookeville. Md.. and unite in ration there jon on. of August, are Teqnested t their tickets at the cet! oiibetr hod tenance weer ie eaarnee Saturd.y event . | Am arrangements will be made at ‘Brookevitle ee extertatenes nt of man and beast. aud 3t | ROOMS OF THE CLAIMS 3. OoMMIS- | SION, Wasuixarox, DLOe August 1 i vie claims ageiuat the War Department xe within fee igriadiction of any Bureau of said + Department, which are subject to adjudica- | tiop by the **Ciatms Commission,” organized Orders of the Secretary of Was . of said Commission for filing and regi: try Bt the affice of the Commiesion. Departme t Headquarters, on the corner of 15%¢ street and | Pennsylvania avenue, DeWITT CLINTON, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and te Judge Aivocate, Recorder. S> OFFICE COMMISS em PRISONERS. CPNERAL OF asHine ton, D. C., August 7, 1965. NOTICE:— By direction of the Secretary of War, claims against the fund under the charge of this office, ‘moneys recsvered from the rebet authori ties, taken fren Enited States soldiers bile held as pr mers of war.) w' received an October ist. 1866. Claims made after that date will not be “Ti geeks whe ive madd el anetndi tata persons ave made agalnst « fund, either to this office or to Brevet Brig. Gen. . Mulford, Iare United States Agent for exehange of prisoners of war, are requested te a to this office their correct pest office ad- 3. In all cases where claim is made, the exact it ds nd the character of the fi by the rebels must be clearly stat steal Major Ger , 8. Volunteers, i © DEPARTMENT. Scxcron @xxerat.’s Orricr, asninctox. D. @ , Aagust 10, 1866. An Army Medical rd, to consist of Brevet Colonel J. 6. Brown, surzeom. U. 8 A , Presi- dent; Br 1 HR. Wirt, thane ae A. ve tenant Mende An 7 . 60 . re oe Warren Webster assistant surgeon. US An tee, corder, will meet in New York city on the 9th of fortambeor Bext for the examination of candidates lor into the Medical Staff ef the United States army. ry. Applicants must be over twent: ~~ pb: ate ally Fool i ie ove Anny oo fons for an invita: Bo the Board should be addressed fo the Surgeon 6 .U.8 A.,and must state the frill ry _ Mem dard = pay nyse birth oe o ate, a act o cations musthe farutabed, It thee ietualtg medical service of the army during the | and eat: former tape and time vu place of atic aed tee timonfal: the of ith whom . segred should wee ve forwatad. kx ie aor allowance is mu. expenses of persons siierseineg the exami as itis om indispen- ‘There are at present sixty vacanciesin the medi- cal staff. forty-six of which ereoriginal, beingcre. | Congress ry wed J 308. Kk. au ll-eotocls B.A. : Wasuixcton, NOTICE TO TAXP. WM. DIXON, Collector. F?, SALE—Four TEN PIN ALLEY ithout other fehl tnt cS er avenue, Island owner Tor wagon wil ¥- Of north A and Sth ota., Onpitol Bll’ ** Snngs’et ‘ORE THE 18T OF SEP- ABS. clon: 3 y fulxed’ Gevans 035d eplendia percent manofecturt a 14 AVENUE, Ww , ing Au- acts . |. Baltimore. - = Sige ay Sreaat espe rte ag 800 for the en 22-1¢ to bay from S50 Ge eo are or ‘John Dele. New York chit ST Oe | eu : E ifesisd : : | me se Slfsez "i FFs p 8 es ia source afew rned declared = tlie hi COLLECTOR'S rege Oty BAe. | - | Allof which LOST AND FOUND. the U. 8. Capitol, a certain Ag gay Ga Cree $5 loch instants email’ sived red GOW: e two fron’ = he or s oR Uy “it ‘O8T—On Monday eve enant Lodge May pies 7 SONIC BREASTPt A en if left at this office. 20th inst at Street Park, a MA- liberal reward will a-3t ‘O8T—Last week. an Amythist BREEASTPIN, hite stones init. A suitable Toward willbe paid if ioft at Btar ofice, $10 snuff colored, horned Cow, with white fe ® middle-sized red Cow, with hor other a middle-sized black Cow, one horn broken off, thin in flesh: the other a white Cow. red sprinkled, very young, with bluat horns at the point. The above reward will be given if re- turned to M. WAGNER, 1%: miles from Bladens- burg, on the Bladensburg Bead, au 20-3t* O8T—POLICY NO. 10,02 in “Enterprise” L Insarance Gompauy, of Philadelphia. Hetarn to this office if foun: ‘8u 15-e06t* BOARDING. Rox. * NISHED OBR UNFURNISHED, with er without BOABD, corner 4% and Pa. avenue, formerly tne Arlington House. an 21-1m* YO LET. WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD— leasant single or communicatt FUB- NISHED KOOMS, at No. 512 K street t we 4th and 6th -2t™ 7, FAMILY, IN GEORGETOWN. A poea Fee Board, a large FRONT would rent. with Ml. second story, very convenient to cars, to two gentiemen. upon moderate terms. Beferences required. Appiy to No, 3t Gay at. au 16 6t* TTABLE BOARD ot No. 464 loth streets fow doors north of m the avenue. Terms $25 fue" PERSONAL. "THE PERSON WHO PICKED UP A BLACK BNGLISH CBAPE VEIL near the northwest of the 2th @aving it at Ser au 21 3t* ADIES’ FRIEND AND DOCTOR—All in trouble enll. Business private. Gaarantee satisfaction or nocharge. Call at No. 4=5 lath st.. ae D and E. Mad. GLEASON, Doctreas. au Ys. AVE TAKEN ABOUT A GALLON OF Buchu_and two dozen Samaritan humbugs, Now go to Dr. DABBY, 499 7t» street, between D and EB. and be cured permanently jy 27-Im* I B.C S. VEBDI (late of Baltimore.) HOMEO- PATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEON— Office corner of M and litn streets. Washington, Residence corner of Montgowery and Dunbarton streets, Georgetown. Jy 24-1m* ——————— GEORGETOWN ADVER’MTS NAX AND CHEAP FALL GOUDS, AT MIL- LER’S. 101 BRIGE STREET, GEORGE TOWN —6 0 yds fali Oalicoes, at 18, 18%. 20, 22, d 2 cts ; 4 (00 yds Flannels, at 40, 2s 75,87, a 000 y, and time ousekeeping Goods, Gloves, Hosiery, anc Notions. We will now be receiving constant supplies of FALL GOODS. which we aredeter- mined to sell cheap. The public will 6nd it creat ly to their advantage to examine our stock before basing. ee etme BENJAMIN MILLER. 14-1m* | TT BEASUBY Notice is hereby given to holde; of Deposit f Temporary Loan. other thau those r clearing house purposes. that the Department is prepared to redeem the same on preseutatic which they w issued, with accrued interest thereon to the time of presentation, between this ith. and that after the latter date and Asgut date interest will cease on anch certificates. > H McCULLOCH, gu IT t76 Secrotary of the Treasury 86,000,000 7 PER CENT. FIRST-CLAS: GAGE BONDS. Tus NORTH MISSOURI R. R. CO. HASAU- thorized us to sell their first Mortgage7 per cent- thirty years Bonds. The whole amount fs $6.00),- 00, Coupons payable on the Ist days of January and July of each year, in New York. Before censen ting to this Agency, we have made @ careful examination of the merits of the:e bonds by sending William Milnor Roberts and others to report upon the condition and prespects of the road, Their report is on file st our office, and is highly satisfactory. We do net hesitate to recom. mend theee bonds ag being a first-class secarity and @ most safe and jndicious investment. ‘The proceeds of these bonds will be used in ex- tending Road (already completed 170 miles, into North Missouri) tothe Iowa State Line, where it is to connect with the railroads of Io" ‘and to also exten: to westward tothe jusction with the Pacific B B.(a: Leavenworth) and other roads leading up the Missouri river,so that this mort- gage of $6,000.00 will cover a completed and well- locked road of THREE HUNDRED and Eighty nine miles in length, costing at least $16.00).000, with a net jual Tevenue after the firet year of over §1,500.000, or ® sum nearly four times beyond the amount needed to pay the interest on thes bonds. The income cf the road will of course in- crense every year, The raflroad connects the great city of Bt. Loni, with Sts 200,000 inhabitants, not only with the richest portions of Missouri, but with the States of Kansas and Iowa and the great Pacific Railroads. Tothe first applicants we are prepared to sell $200.000 at the iow rate of 80 cents, desiring to ob- tain a better pricefor the remainder® This will yield about 9 per cent. income and add per cent. to principal at maturity, Any further inquiries w ill be answered at our Office. au 15-t31at JAY COOKR & CO. SPLENDID BLACK siLxs, ORT. | On Thursday, August 16th, Messrs. Townsend, | Montaut & Oo., auctioneers, New York, had » special sale of | 1,000 PIECES BLACK BILKS, | by order of Messrs. 0. F. Dambmaan & Co, | Wewere present, and bought some of the beat | Snd cheapest lots in the sale. The geods will be | Im store to-day, (Monday, August 20,) and we shall | Offer them to our customers st a small advance on the auction cost. ALSO, OPENING TO-DAY, NEW FALL DRESS GOODS. PRINTS, MOUSSELAINES, | PLAIDS, FLANNELS, New York Millsand other celebrated brands of BLEACHED GOODS, we will seli st LOWEST MABKET PRICES FOR CASH. JOS. J. MAY & 00., 308 Pennsylvania avenuo, between 9th and 10th sts. | KR SSLE—A pair of fi }. well broken | Freier ta tack “ans Galeax! Sold for no fault but that the owner has bo further use of them. ‘apply to M. CONNOLLY, _a0 20-8t* No.-460 8th st., bet. U and sts, | [Posmies pauree ee eee, GA EAMELS, iui eedergeicctereraeante i an ie Sut 346 Bacar’: bet. ian ee, | Corvin traquurnes. HANDLES, SOBEWS, TACKS and PLATES, wholesale and retail, at Baltimore prices. J.D. EDMOND & Oo. jy %-colm* : | _au 20-3t | iH and steer the boat, while I baii ber o: ‘Was rescued. 4 ily; ee meee 110; Five tes, 1864, i-Kive 1064; * TO THE SOLDIERS AMD SAILORS. In pursuance of a resolution of a meeting of soldiers now or lately in the Unicn army, held in this city recently, G. A. Custer, Major Gen- U.S. A.: A. McD. Cook, Major Gen. U. S.A. L.H. Rousseau, Major General; Geo. Urook, Major General; 8. Meridith, Brevet MajorGen- eral. and Thomas Ewing, Jr., Brevet Major General, (the committee appointed for the purpose.) have issued an address + to the sol- diers and sailors who served in the Army and Navy of the United States during ttie fate're- tellion.” inviting those ef them who approve the restoration policy of the President and the princip'es announced by the National Union Convention at Philadelphia, to assemole at Cleveland on the 17th day of September next, Jor consultation on the momentous issues now convulsing our country. The call 18 signed by 173 officers, including thirty-three Major Generals and Brevet Major Generals, and thirty-nine Brigadier (+enerals and Brevet Brigadier Generals. INTERFERENCE WITH ELEC- praetesies TIONS PROHIBITED, On the 14th of last month, Major General McDowell. commanding the Department of Calfornia, issued the following in general orders : “Ithas been siated that persons connected with the military service have used their po- | sition tointerfere with or to endeavor to con- trol the elections in Arizona. Without in any way designing to confirm that statement, or to | consider anything in connection with it, ex- cept the possible bad effect which the mere accusation, if unnoticed. may produce, it is hereby made the duty of officers of the army in Arizona to see that those connected with their commands are not suffered to use their } positions im connection with the territorial | elections, or do anything concerning them but vote, if it is their right to do so, of which right the persons duly appointed by the civil au- thority are to be the sole judges. ASSIGNED AND RELIEVED. Brevet Major General Kobinson, command- ing the military department of North Garo- lina, bas announced the following named offle on his staff: Brevet Lieut Colonel M. Cogswell, Major Sth U.S. Infantry, acting Juage Advocate; Brevet Captain Jas. Chester, Ist Lientenant 3d U.S. Artillery, acting Assis- tant Inspector General. Brevet Lieut. Colonel A. K. Sinith, Sargeon U.S. A, is relieyed from duty as chief Medi- eal officer, and Major Francis E. Wolcott, Judge Advocate, is relieved from duty pre- paratory to being mustered out of seryice. ‘ TIGATION OF BOUNTY L INVESTIG: Matus ¥ LAND Judge Pearson, chiet clerk of the Pension Office, will start this evening for Santa Fe, New Mexico, aecompanied by Mr. Chas. T. Crooks- Mr. Pearson has been empowered by Com- missi« per Barrett to im vestigate certain claims for bounty land which have been filed for ser- vices in the Mexican war, and which haye been awniting settlement for along time, owing to thé tact that a large number of them are in- volved with suspicion of traud. It is esti- mated that the claims referred to will amount to $150,000, EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. ‘The President to-day directed a pardon to be prepared for his approval for Solomon Butler, Who was convicted at the September, 1364, term of the U. S. District Court for the District of Missouri, of passing counterfeit money, and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Butler bas served out one bait of his term of confine- ment, and his pardon is recommended bya large number of respectable citizens. STOPPAGE OF PAY. By direction of the Secretary of War, the oul f $296.74 has been stopped against the Pp apy jor Robert Smith, Paymaster U. S. A., and Captain E. R. Kellogg, 16th U.S. In- antry, one-half against each officer, to reim- burse the United States for that amount over- paid to seven enlisted men of Company F, Ist battalions 16th U. S. Infantry, on incorrect tinal statements NEBRASKA LAND BALES, There was disposed of during the month of July fast, at the Iand office in Brownsville, Nebraska, abont 15,000 acres of public land. of which 14,229 acres were for actual settlement And cultivation, and the remainder was sold fer cash. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts trom this source to-day were $1,197,253.17. eee SLeErinG Car8.—It 18 not, perhaps, gene- Tally known that the “sleeping cars” used upon all the principal railroads in the United States are a monopoly, the profits of which are enjoyed by a few pateptees who have formed themselves into a corporation, and by buying up allthe new patents, pow have eontrol of the entire sleeping car interest in the country. and by rigorously guarding it,prevent the rail. road companies from constructing and run- ning cars of this kind for themselves. The bargain made between the patentees and the railroud companies is that the patentees stral! furnish the cars and k the upholstery and bedding in repair, whilst the railroad com- pany is to furnish the motive power and keep the car in repair. The company isthus saved the cost of @ car it would otherwise have to build, whilst the patentees, by charging extra fees of the passen, , Make money quite easily. A sleeping car costs about $5,000, and its annual expenses for attendants and inci- dentals is about $2,900. The average receipts are said to be $3 per day for each car, or $9,000 annually—a yearly profit, when the expense 1s deducted, of 86,400 upon the original inyest- ment of 84.000. On bag t Sorat Sard railroads. however, the profits frequently reach 30) per cent., per annum. Phil. Inquirer, S7 The confession of Starkweather, the murderer, amounts simply o this: In 1864, he attempted to poison his uncle, Buckland, by putting arsenic in the flour uséd in his family, and so reckless was be, that in order to reach his uncle, that he disregarded the lives of the restofthbefamily. Hedid not kill his uncle, though he came near it. Three others. how. ever, were killed by the poison, and several more were injured for life. Had Buckland’s Mie been destroy: a large sbare of his Property would have falien to Albert. He also confesses to the crime of setting fire to the barn of bis near neighbor, Horace White, Esq., an the bope that the flames would reach his mother's dwelling, on which there was an in- surance of 82,500. 2 THE Exopts rrom LivERroot.—The Gor- ernment emigration officers at Li: have completed their ueval monthly returns of the exodus trom Liverpooi in July. These re- turns are interesting, as they show that the prevalence of cholera on passenger ships bas had a material effect im obstracting the tide of emigration. both from the ‘United | Kingdom, Ireland and the United States, and the demand for harvest labor has also tended ental pcg | Tes olciess, however, believe 80 soon as epidemic abates, and the harvest bas been in, the emigration from the Mersey will commence with renewed vigor. # aix- e7Miss Bessie El) young Isd teen, Sheena | in the family of Caleb Howara, Lancaster, Mass., was twice awakened, Fri- day night, of last week, by a stifling sensation about the throat, The second time she saw the figure of a. man ip the room and screamed, when the intruder went out through the win- down 4 ladder, and fled, leaving no trace but paper collar and a bottle of cbloroform th the label of a W iragetst. orcester 7A captain of a sail boat on the Potomac very drunk, and fell into the that he was in the Poto- had fallen into the beld of the vessel. and that it had filled with water, he cried out. Come here, sons just received. ' iW TELEGRAPHIC N CoS ee Congressional, Nominations. BALTIMORE. Aug. 22.—The Unconditional Union party, are. helding a Congressional to-day : a including seven wards I. Thomas has been anani- arth Fiet. which met at Fred- at nogn. Hon. k Thomas was ingted by accl: F ionm District, composed itteen “epper Wards ef Baltimore, meets this afternoon. Republican Ne! ations. - Hampisaure, Pa., Aug. 21—The Repabii. can county conveution, held bere to-day; re. neminated H. W. Hoffman and Dr. J. Seles for the House of Representatives ‘No resolm- | tions were passed, and the nominees were fot | instructed. The See ae ee tou the nom: pot J.B. , Kisq. of Sunbury, for Uongress from thie district, =” Satine reantentpacay gion The New Orleans Riet, NEw ORLEANS, Ang. 2!.—The investigation of the Military Commission intorne se of the jate riotis nearly closed, and the report Will be submitted to Sberidan about close of this month, and after Heyer 4 Teport, he will transmit it te the War artment. itis believed that the report will of 8 radical avd political character. European News. New York, Aug. 22.—The steamship Persia from Liverpool! on the J2tb inst. bas arrived. The piraie Sumter has been turned into a cattlé boat. China despatches of J une 23th, say the reb- els have been dispersed, their encampments burned, and their leader killed. Death of a Clergy: . Sorantos, Pa., Aug. 22.—Kev. Dr. Brain- ard, the venerable pastor of the old Pine-street. Church, Philadelphia, died suddenly last night, Death of a General, PorTsviLie, Pa., Aug. 22.—General James Nagle, a bero of the Mexican and late war, died this morning. The Ch CIrNcINNaTI. Ang. a. —Fifty-three deaths | trom cholera were reported yesterday. Kew York Markets. New York, Aug. 22—Cottonqmet Flour deciined 10315 cents. Wheat dull. Corn quiet. Beet steady. Pork and Lard firm. Whiskey, dull. ——_—_—_-se8-- LOCAL NEWS. ES TE (QUEEN EMMA esterday «Queen Emma | remamed at the residence of Secretary Sew- | out only in the afternoon with the | > Accompanied by Major H Ts, When the party vis- rgetown HMeights.. Last evening she wats called on by President Johnson, Atterney General Stanbery and lady. and others. | This morning the ()ueen and her attendants left the Metropolis, Secretary Seward accom- panying and tuking leave of ber at the depot, At the request of the Government, the Balti- | more and Ohio Railroad furnished a special car for her, which was attached to the > o'clock train, in which she left tbis morning. On ar- Tiving in Baltimore the party will take the Northern Central Railroad for Gettysburg, when she will visit the battle field aud ceme- tery, and from thence she will go to Niagara F: Aft? crossing the lines she will be the guest-oi the authorities of the British Proy- inces. Thence she will visit Boston, where, by invitation of the State and municipal ‘an- thorities. she will become the guest of the State of Massachusetts. From Boston she will proceed to New York, wher she will take steamer to Aspinwall, and thence to her home, irom which she has been absent about two years. Mr. R. S. Chilton left the city with the (Queen, and will accompany her while she is in this country. Abssixtant Secretary of State Frederick Seward and Consnl General Odell also accom panied the party to the depot. —_»—__. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CouNTY.— The Messrs. Schneider and others have jromty urehased the property of the late Jesse Haw, just beyond the city limits, between 7th street and the Mount Pleasant tarm of the iate William J. Stone: and having divided it into building sites, they intend to immediately erect country seats. The family residence on the place has recently been fitted up, and the grounds improved. r. C. G. Schneider has alresdy cuntracted with Mr. W. G. for a fine cottage house, to be erected on highest point of the land, from which there is & most magnificent yiew of Washington and t« surroundings. Mr. S. P. Brown recently has divided a por- tion @f his land on 14th sireet, a short distance beyond Columbia College, into building sites of one and two acres ench—the price obtained for one being $650 per acre, and for another lot $1,000. Mr. H. R. Searle, architect, has made plans of handsome residences, costing on an average $3,300 each for the pur- chasers of the ground, Messrs. Delano, Turner. Pratt, Davis, Sturtevant, Baldwin, and Car- penter, und they are now under contract, Mr. saiah Moran haying six ef them, and Mr. Charles E. Walker the other. ——_o—— THE CaMP MEETINGS.—The camp meeting near Latonsyille, Montgomery county, it is expected will close on Friday, and another camp near Neatsville, in the same county, will be commenced on the same day. The camp in Shipley’s woods, near Hanover Switch. on the railroad, will be commenced the same day, and it is thought it will be much larger than any camp hela in that section for years. The colored people of the District will com. menee two camps within the District on the same day, one near Crystal Spring, the city, and the other near Good Hope, across the Eastern Branch. A camp, near Sandy Sprags, will be commenced on Friday week. This camp will be but about 10 miles from the city, and will be largely attended. — 4 CONTRACT AWaRDED.—Col French, Com- missioner of Public Buildings, has awarded the contract for which the bids were opened on Friday last, for the erection of a fence along the trentol the Botanical Garden, to M. Me- eal & Co., whose bid was lowest, being $3.99 per tovt. Phe fence is to be of wrought iron. four feet high, set on a stone coping sup) by a brick base. the base and 2oping to be three feet and six inches in height. the whole to be on ® good foundation et bine rock. McNeal & Go. are parties responsible and well qualified to make an excellent job of the work for whict they have the contract. Prrsoyxar.—fion. H. G. Worthington, John Aliman, of Nevada; J. M.Grant and J. M. Van Hoose. of Als.. are at Willards’. ----Han. D. ©. McRuer, Ust.; Gen. Ward B. Burnett. N. ¥.; and Col. Jas. Belger, U.S. A., are ai the Esbitt House. gp ‘ Goes Ry hosie arte Nicholas gee Jr. fa Vor: known thromghont t! trict, where bebas resided since boyhood, left Wash: ington yesterday for Unicage, where he intends to practice law. —_e—__— Rat Estate Satz.—J. U. McGuire & Co., Auctioneers, sold an old frame house and lo: on Virginia avenue, corner of Ist street east, to Wm. Macky for $375. t) ¢ oI 8 G™=s 91 OL ND conpimEnTs DES 48D WINE VingeaR, WHITE BRARDY. and of tne qualities, 1 ogeeevING MATERIALS £ 2M. B. KING & SON, eu 22 6t Corner Vermont ave strect, BBX EB HENRY 2 00-, Austioncers. DAY. August 23, at 93; o'clock. . vania avenue, between oh jerpese SBx Wegons re MF: ure. Cooking Kitchen Utensils acme Store. ACHES, BUREIES. VEG i Privetalettie Pada peat {de aidre:” Fruit in these farecon be beet ciety withont sugar. Directions for Up all Kinds Ot fralt, Perrien, Ac" 8¢."4 au a1 ge 920 (Meizerent eon suh'end tech ais, D POT OF MOU. ie Fail stock of **LUPIN'B” celebrated Fabrics for FALL 8BAseN Coxmronation OF GronGeTown— The C; to of the ." aight, the Mayor. The Aloermes were waiting the of Counc! sn case their actuioa shoud be needed. Common Council — it called the Bourd to order. Mrs inquired if the the eali Ps ary ior Satisfactory. it was Bm oun t that the concurrence [ne Pe ty i un On nd Siena Tesoluti amending a resolution the Chesapeake & Ohto - P28. to provide @ays. The Obair Pine the reso- tution at this ie , from the spe- ¢isl commitee appointed at the last meeting, ioe" Canc ‘Carpet, umaliy tosiye see St eS Dp e of Duvall & Go., and askiag the Corporayon te afford the contractors every facility in. its I wer. and the following resolution as ado By the Aldermen at esélved, @o, TRat the 8 of bridges ao be erected over Oungress, Wasnington and Green streets, by T. Deval! & Co. and d by the 1 Com ‘o., and appreyed by nal © my, and for tbe erection of Shion said ton any has made a contract with said Davali Co. be and ihe same we sree Mr. Barrett moved to amend by adding® pro- Viso that eaclr street shall not be obsaructed ‘over fifteen day. Re; 2 mays 6. ‘Mr. Barrett objected to the third reading of the resolution as rted. Upon a question As to the righ® to object, the resolution having been read and referred at a previous meeting, as pow reported back and read again, the Chair decided that tbe resolution comes to this TMreting as BeW Matier, and may be laid over to another meeting by an objection. From thi« decision 3n appeal was taken, and the yeas and nays were ordered on the question. Mr Dunlop asked to be excused from voting, bai was not excused. The vote was'then taken, and the action of the Chair was nobeustained — yeas 2. nays 6. A motion by Mir. Barret: to adjourn was lost. Tue third reading was or- dered, and the Aldermen's resolution was adopted—yeas 6, nays 3. Mn Libby moved that the Clerk be directed to reeord the ccom- munication frem the Canal Company with the proceedings of the Board, which was agreed lo—yeas7, nays2. Adjourned. THY Mass Meetine —Theeitizens who met & few nights since, at the ceji of the Mayor, to make arrangements for & meeting to-moorow night to indorse the action of the Phtiadelphia Convention, will meet to-night to make ar- rangements. It ts suggested by some of those most interested that it will be best for bem to fe fo the meeting Dow, and unite ia thegrand s meeting of the District, to be bald in ington on Saturday evening as tha Goun- of the Corporation bave spoken the sen- timebts of the people of the town at their reg. ular meeting: aud the meeting in Washangton is for the general expression of the citizens of the Distriet. The town isfally represemtedin the committees to arrange for it, and the time » arrrnge for the meeting to-morrow mbt is teo brief to Allow speaxers to prepare for it, and for these reasons the sugges.ions will be made and probabiy adopted Tur Caxnat—The workmen*at the decks fre all busy to-day receiving and shipping coal. The boats are numerous at the wharves, and 8s fosi@e they discharge their cargore and leave a Nath and occupy their places, The vesseistn the Tecive their cargoes direcily trom ‘he bom: nd clear as soon as possible. The vessels ich hove been wait. Ing are rapidly disappenring from the parbor, Arrived, the Geo. Moler, imestome to W. li Godey, Capitols. wheat, corn and rye to C. Talbot: and thirty-two boats with coal con. signed to J. C. Hieston & Oo., if 2 tons; Cam. berland Co., 641.9 ene, Dnaszal os 1056.17 tons: American Co., tons; _ Phillips Poors. 119.14 tons: Borden Oo. 11i17 tons Be. parted, tbe Flovarda, with time ani cement to Lift-lock No 1%, and fifty-nine boats light. THE Aqvepuct Bripcz —The work of re- pairing the bridge over the eaual has been completed: and it is evidently a sobstantial work of its kind. Wagons and teams are passing Over the bridge to-day. The work- men are now engaged in Tepairing the tow- path where it was torn u y the workmen employed by the lessees of the canal. FLovr aAnp Grain Market.—The transac- tions to-day in flour or grain are unimportant because of the meufficiency of the supply for the demand. Flour is in demaud for choice brands and high grades, but low grades are not inquired for. The only arrival to-day is the Capitola, with wheat, corn and rye to B. Talbott. Sales have mot tranepired. The price list fot grain are unchanged. pr OR RENT—FEAME DWELLISG, conta KF ten Trocms, tached. situated corner 234 and. F at= apply to THOS. BIGGINS. opposite. ; CALOOMAIN B—ew French art of decora- errs \. Tks. , durably, eqaal- ing the most beanti one o, The best and inthe ety "Esa Sal Aes eta 486 486 MARERITERS, BEVENTH STBSET. INTERIOR DECORATIONS! sg es SRNR TOE 5 now or ae auisomner "ASSORTMENT over ofored PAPERHANGINGS Of Foreign an ic of the best Fab of Em ered Gilt Patterns ome ‘opriate Borders; é and sl Buf, Green, and jew b “ a the Be anae one. rat hav ENDER, and Largest in rave to be Gilded with Gold in eae a OK ETS, COON |. &e. ed tocall pase pm a mee steane per chasing Frames. PLOTUBE CORD AND TASSELS, Green, and Biee Colors, different saortment. rers 10) fees Special attention paid to this Branch of our Bas- Store. Bale. 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