Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1866, Page 2

‘THE EVEN The Largest Cire W. D. WALLACH, "WASHINGTON CITY: TUESDAY........SEPTEMBER 11, 1866, | “S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGR. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER S7 PERSONS LEAVING FOR THE COUNTRY, DURING THE SUMMER, CAN HAVE THE “ STAK” MAILED TO THEM BY LEAVING THEIR ADDRESS AT THIS OFFICE. TERMS | FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH. THE ADVERTISING RETURNS OF THE CITY PREss. ‘The Intelligencer has get infected with the itch to figure in the income returns, but falls into the blander of making its ornamental “showing” for & qusfter notoriously, by the evidence of its advertising columns, the dullest im its advertising history. Thus, the advertising returns of the Intelligencer for the five previous quarters were March 31, 15 86, June 30, 1565, $7,65 5 December 31, 1565, March 31, isi6, $4015. These returns show the man- ner in which the prevailing business | dullness had told upon its advertising patronage: and its advertising col- | umns, for the succeeding quarter ending | June 30, 1966, showed that its advertising for | the quarter had been even less than during the | previons dull quarter, when its returns were but $4.01, yet im the face of all this it makes the portly return of $15,653 for the quarter end- ing June 30, 1566! No wonder its readers held their breath over this astounding piece of cheek. Its city advertising bad fallen off Jargely, it had lost the Government advertising, yet its ostensible receipts were nearly treble those of the previous quarter! We learn, however, that the sub rosa expla- Ration made in behalf of the Intelligencer, as to the why and wherefore of this remarkable re- turn, is, that during that quarter the Jntelligen- cer was allowed pay by the Government for some old advertising, inserted without autnori- ty, and for which the Government had hereto- fore refused to pay. Some of this dead-horse advertising. inserted to fill up with, and taking the chances of getting pay. ran bs a year or more, we bear. The In‘elligencer’, Owing is, therefore, a big sham. It parades its year-old- Gead-horse-advertising wind-fall receipts to Inake it appear that its bona fide advertising business for the quarter had shot up to, and beyond, that of any of its city cotemporaries, When in fact it had little more than one quar- ter of the advertising business of the Star, as shown by the business columns of the two pa- pers. Well, if our cotemporary thinks this sort of humbug will pay, it is welcome to all the glory: meantime the Stor pursues the even | tenor of tts way. making no embroidered in- come returns for humbuggeous effect. Our showing for the six quarters past are plain | matter-of-fact returns. as follows :-—March 31, 1-65, $13,722; June 30, 1565, $13,153: . 1565, $14,960; December 5 Mareb 31, 1566, $14,446: June 3), 1866, 815.1 The official showing of circulation of the city papers, called for by the Iate act of Con- gress, is as follows EVENING STAR. Chronicle... Indelligencer r These facts and figures speak for them- selves, and we leave them to tell their story With readers and advertisers. ssce- THE EXPECTED SHOWER OF METEORS. I) bas already been stated that a shower of meteors is looked for in November next. These meteoric showers are said by astronomers to be periedical, occurring at intervals of aboat Bb years. The great meteoric shower of No vember, 1533, will be remembered by many readers of the Star. Astronomers bave dem- ed tbat the height of the November me_ Me as that of ordinary shooting or sixty miles above the surface of the hb. Meteors are defined as the brilliant globes cr masses of matter which are occa- sionally seen moving rapidly throngh our at- mosphere. and which throw off with loud ex- plosions fragments that reach the earth, and tre called falling stones. meteorolites, and herolites. We call by the same name those fire-balls which are usually denominated fati- ing siazS or shooting stars. Some of tne as- lronomers assume the fall of meteorolites to be ‘be same phenomena as falling stars or bo- lides. It is believed that these shooting stars are fragments of planets.or small planets. Their appearance in nanusual numbers at piven periods of time is explained by sup- posing that the earth crosse-, scribing 7.715 copies per day. 6s & “- DB=tr S orbit, a sort of ring formed of | hundreds of millions of small bodies, which | circulate around the sun with extreme ve- | locity. They do not fall on us, according to | he popular designation, but we meet them in | space. Sometimes, too, a planet may burst, | and the fragments fly until they come within ibe earth's sphere of attraction, and as they fy they become Inminous by the rapidity of ‘heir motion through the resistance of the | parth’s atmosphere. Such is the double origin | of shooting stars and meteorolites. The fall of k meteorolite 1s commonly attended with a re- port Like that of several cannon simultaneously | fred. The force of projeetion is so greas that | the stone buries itself in a hole several inches deep, where it remains so hot that itis some | ume before it can be removed. Sometimes the | stone thrown in this way comes in contact with | m hard and elastic substance—stone, tor in- stance; then it describes a sort of ricochet, and not only may fall some leagues further off, but | may bound entirely beyond our atmosphere, and this so far as to go beyond the limit of the parth « sphere of attraction, and re-commence its flight through space. Sometimes these stones are numerous, and cover the ground with their fragments. They are in general | blackish and angulsr, and have no analogy with the superficial envelope of the earth, but | are something like the rocks from the very | depths of the earth, which we see only during volcanic eruptions. The expounders of the M llerite persaasion who hold to the uncomfortable theery that the earth is to be burst opin the present century, but Bave been cbliged to postpone the date | several times, have now fixed upon the coming | 1ith ot November, the date of the expected me. | teoric shower, as the time for the great con- | fiagration. Others not of the Millerite | belief have also apprehended that disaster would befall the earth in passing through some of these meteoric showers. But when it is re- membered, as already stated, that the earth simply passes through the space occupied by the meteoric bodies and that notoneout of a million touches the earth, most of them shooting beyond the earth's atmosphere, or through it, the chances are pretty remote of enough of them striking our earth to carom it off the track, or do itamy damage. And as there is no i nee on record where & person bas been killed by the tall of a meteorolite, it is hardly worth while to borrow trouble lest we may be hit, pither individually or collectively, in the com- jug meteoric shower. EW MILITARY POSTS IN TH - uF NEW MExiON” RinERIOE Major General Pope, commanding the De. pariment of the Missouri, bas ordered the Com- mandivg General of the District of New Mexico to esiabiish & post in the regiou of Abiqui and the Sen Juan river, to be garrisoned by two companies of infantry and two of cavalry. or four of cavalry, the post to be called Fort Piummer; siso @ post in the vicinity of Piaos Altos, to be garrisoned by one company of iufantry and two of cavairy, or by three com- anes of eayairy, and to be designated Fort Bayard. CAVALRY ENT TO BE RECRUITED On THE PACIFIO OOAsT. The Secretary of War has given authority for one of the new cavalry regiments, aa- thorized by the recent army bill, to be raised on the Pacific Coast. -Brevet Brigadier Gen. W. Seawell been detailed as superinien- dent of recruitung for this regiment, in the De- artment of California, and Colonel G. A. H. Biaker, let U.S. cavalry, for the Department of the Columbis Tr: Presido, San Francisco, Uslitornia, and Fort Vancouver, W. Tare to be the general recruiting rendezvous Te- cruits. BELIEVED. Brevet Brigadier General J. A. Campbell as been relieved from duty as Assistant Adja_ tant General of the military commando{ North srolina, be baving been mustered out of service. Arrorste: Secretary Brown bas ap_ pointed Jobn C. Cox, of Ohio, Chief Clerk o¢ the Luterior Department. while de- | bs | Upon all NOT A CANDIDATE. We have received the following communi- cation from Dr. John B. Biake Editor Star. —l was surprised to observe in the Star of last evening the mention of name as one of the contestants for the office of Comm'ssiener of Public Buildings. I am not pplicant for that or any other office, and do mtend to be. My sambie advocacy of President Johnson's policy has been pte solely by an earnest desire to secure the resto- Tavion of the Government we received trom the fathers of the country, and not for any ‘urpose of self-aggrandizement. | sincerely believe that the existence of the Union of the States and of popular representative gover: | Ment depends upon bis success; and entertain- ing this © ioion, 1 should be wanting in daty to the country if I withheld from him my cordial support. Very reepecttully, vour obedient servaut, September Lith, 1666. Jyo B. Brake. S7 A new radical campaign paper, to be called the «Great Republic,” is tobe published bere by the National Union League, under the editorial supervision of J. M. Edmunds, Esq., formerly Commissioner of the Gienerai Laud Office and lately made postmaster to the Sena: LOST AND FOUND. Feceehe ors oiRVLEEL ‘lease 455 i3thet. 1 lense 4 Samant. $3 ure ni Bufais GO verlites Wate face be Mretarved to MICH'L iz ner of 14th and T sts. og other black The owner is requested to co » and tak: Srey? °° SENET MILB 11 3t* near Gi. nm Sati ra @ Ps cts one white ‘and the be: SHOT GUN. e CJ v a ‘TBe FLASK, Sor. ee ‘1 BEWagD 3 MILOM COWs, I 0 or Ade. on the 6th or (thinst. No, * $10: wide of tail. breed Barnem a large red. ru @ horns. and the two front teate much larger than tae others; e: » ne years old, Apply at 150 Green st, town, D.C. BOARD OF TRADE 8RUOMS September 10. 1835. ere will !e a special meeting of the Roard at their rooms, No 4 Market Space.on WEDNES- DAY EVENING, September 12th. at 5 «clock, ess of importance demands the attendance of e 11-2t N. SABD@, Secretary. BESULUTIONS OF BESPECT AND CONDOLENCE hereas. an All-wise Providence, by @ mysteri ous dispensation, has seen fit ence more to invade our Brotherhood. and by the icy haud of Death, removed ©: Oo was ® bright ornament to the Order, and wor to the community: Ant whereas, it bec of the jc become: us, mournfully to pay our tribute to bie memory,and eudeaver to aaconae with a few words of comfort the grief of the father and family who loved him by whom le was leoked up toas a port in the toils and adversities of : Ke sole: That we, the members of Union Lodge No 11, Magenenn Eneampment No 4,1.@.0. #. deeply feel the lu Ve sus- h of our late Brother Jouy 8. erel by all who knew him, and we will endeavor as far as iv us lies to emulate the bright example he has left as nendtnring lega- cy of bis uprightness and sound ristianity, which. we firmly believe. if followed willen: usto join him above in that great B re whose happiness is the reward of true Brother hoo! on earth Kesolved, That we tender to the afflicted father and ‘amily of the deceased, our heartfelt sympathy and urge them not to mourn as those “who have * but to place their reliance in that God, au i a ‘ hat as a token of respect to his mem nd emblems of onc respective bedies be draped in mourning for the space of 90 ; 2 tutions be he family transmitteed ie and published inthe fee our records aud pul lished in the Wis WS W. RO NEWMAN Committe of Mag aon N ommnitt-e o! “Lena Eocampment No 4, "0.0. Fe smpment Noy THe BEGUL1K MONTHLY MEETING of the BUAKD OF TRUSTEES OF PUB- © SCHOOLS wilt be ‘ity Hall on TUESDA din their room at the VENING, the litn in- R, #. BOISEAG, Secretary, (em NAVY DEPARTMENT, September 10, (356 Officers of the Navy and Maciue Corps are notified to as-emMle at the Navy Department, at 2 0 clock, on TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Sept. 11, in undress uniform, blue pantaloons, without orde. forthe purpose of atteuding the funeral of the late Commander Areent N Smit. Chief of the Bureau ef Equipment and Recrniting, WM. FAXON, se 10 2 Acting Secretary of the Navy. TRKAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION— regular monthly meeting of this As socistion, for the reception of dues, wil! be held in t be Common Uouncit Chamber on TUESDAY EV«NIN«, the lith ioat., at 7 = ses at WM. w. AT A MEETING OF THE JOINT Com 5 imi ttes of the City Councils of the city of Washington held Septenber 7th, 1846. it was unanimously resolved to extend @ cordial invita tion te all the ion Clubs. Associations, Em- Ploxecs ofthe Navy Yard and Arsenal. and the ayor and Corporate Anthorities of the City of Georgetown. and the citizens generally, to unite with the Municipal Authorities fn receiving the Presidentefthe United States upon his returo from Chicago. 11. There will be a mecting of the Sub-Commitice held ou TUESDAY, the lith inst., at 7 a the Aldermen's Chamber, City Hall. for ose of receiving the committees from the va: eu clubs. associations, &c., desiring to participate on the occas €.B. BARBI! Secretary. ecer, Chronicle, Be Union cop: eo 8 St VOCAL MUSIC—The Singing Ci con- nected with the Hamline Chapel Choir, organized, and selected Prof. B ESSER nd will meet every WEDNESDAY t7 o clock, at Hamliue Chapel, cor- and P streets 32th inst. The ‘Jubilee has been adopted usein the class. NAVY DEPABTMENT, Avocet 2, i300. Board of Naval Officers, of which Commodore 8. P. Lee is President, will meet at Hartford, Qon- necticut, om the ith of Beptember next. for tha ex: amination of Volunteer Officers who hi not less than two years inthe Navy for admissi rvice, in accordance with ar the book for se7 St" into the Regular Se 8 of the Act ta define and regulate th: ment of officers inthe Navy and for other oses.’ approved July 25, 1866. person: who are entitled to examination, sud who wish to avail themselves of its privileges, will at once notify the President of the letter addressed to Hartford. Conn., si own post office address. In due time t ceive from bim «sent themeel I te rey so. will ey will re- reply. @ notification when to fer examination. Tho= who rl princes for them todo forfeit ail claim recedeuce for exam- GIVEON W fe ELLEs, ination se 5-12t Secretary of th ve COLLECTOR'S OITY BALL, ugust 1, 1856, ERS, “an act approved 6." of tax on all real and per sonal propert &c., for the year 1365, is oc] fixed at one dollar end ten cents on every one hun- dred dellars of the assessed value of said property. taxes upon all property not io arrears for taxes for general purposes an abatement ef five recent isallowed from August 1, 1846. until the st day of October, 1866, after which no abatement Will be allowed. 2 WM. DIXON, Collector. eCoMt (GO 4. JOHNSON & CO.. are receiving thelr Fall and Winter supply of PRESS GOODS, CASSIMRBES. PLAID Pop. ia MEBINOES, SACKING FLANNELS, e. Very nice DRESS GOODS, at ; CRLIOOE 18. Boe rcntas and 85 conte, Also, CARPETS, O1LCLOTHS. RUGS. MATS, ae. JOHNSON & SUTTONS i se 11 St 521 Seventh street, ‘HIS IS TO GIVE NOTICK, That the subscri | ber has obtained from the ‘Orphans’ Court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, letters of adm: ‘ation on the versonal tate of Jacob Si » late of Washington, D. deceased. All ms having claims against the said |, are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof. to the subscri- ber, on or before the sth me ay September next: they may otherwise, by law, be excluded from ali denen of the anid eatate. ezias ven under my band this be! Jas. t SuCLEe oe i-law3w* Administrator. Tue GBEAT BECONSTBUCTIONI8T. Whore EOP PEL’ I know him well— In rges @ reinetion‘at; But “fit.” lke * Andy,” hova, He's a famous“ Reconstructionist |” ‘bel wear broke do: ar gear, Hiatal threatened Tes doctrnctiag soe. *Twill all be if H. KOPPEL Just tries Reconstruction |” Beneath bis sbill, © ch portion will jose mmo Lu Juntos we'll ove God grant ‘Tatil be) ‘The States within this Union! Now all men know, for aoa dressed beau t ion, ‘aap "thf. KOPPEL— ‘bh top a ‘spell Tile "Be it the highest fashion. His work you'll find of the finest kind, And nothing “botched” or slattern; His consist (a leegthy list) Of every stylish pattera. H KOPPEL, 15th street, cpposite Treasury Department. se ll-im IRE—A 00! 'D ROY of eighteen, an Lt paslancad Watton uable servan it; with r Bi val . Oa evorense, Apply 326 north B were Host OB SALE—The fast sailing SLOOP PBRSE KF VERA now |; the foot of. ith good onder.” Fer facther NOB. A. Quire, 312D pret, 10th lth \, between 10th fend Tith ckeests 0 ee 10 6t* 5 — Hi onthe’ in the White House. by F. B. tle Pieces, by Tra between or 156 C street, tha aRRISON CABPENTERS ABD BUILDERS. , mee h ati pl Bighth street west, etean Band TOLEN— from the unde rst Sines ret all 80 BO; a letter ore ir. ward will be paid tothe fvderat N. JONES farm, on the District Boad, one mile from Benton Bridge. 1" se 10 2t STBAY COW—Found on the £ medium size, has ho ult. Shetss - with ahole ‘tear. with white forehead, back and ‘The owner of the abuve descrived cow is requested to ber away Be 10 31” ty. charges. andt Prove PropertiEO 8 HARBY® Tennallytown, D 0. BD—Strayed the fary BULL, old, with short ii reward will be pai? upon his 498m E. ALLEN, who place. side of the case; M KL. on tne back. Theabove reward will be pai’ by leaving it at the office of Dr. 8 S. BOND, Massachusetts avenue and 4th street. 8e 10-2t* bly large red COW; short neck {horns saved off, and blind in of $10 will be given for her re- "'B, DONALDSON, 8 corner 8th and B streets. Island, BEW ARD-—Ssiray ed or stolen, a roan 00 W,on the ith inet.. with wide horns and long tail; § in very good order. The above ard wiil ve given if returned to 390 12th street, betwen K and L 8-3t* STRAYED OBS10L St ‘Ow levers the other adapple. $10 h, or @5 for either. COY, 270 K street, m 15th and 16th. $1 | REWABD—Lost, by my wife, about three weeke aco, a lady’s BREASTPIN, an amethyst, containing nine le nds. pear! at each end abi if lef! at the Detective Office, 453 10th street. se 5 3t™ ward will be id lice Heaiquarters, JAMES A. McDEVITT. {TBAYED OB STOLEN—On Friday, August 31, + a red. horued COW; white spot on her ferchead and white on the belly; short tail. A liberal reward will be given i! returned to FREDERICK STUHLMAN, se66t* No. 75 High street, 6 D.O Georgetown ~ BOARDID G. ASANT ROOMS, with BOARD, eultable for uilemen or gentieman and wife. with a pri- Yate family. Terme moderate; 344 3d street west, between Band F. se 11-3t™ Fo RENT—Two very large and nicely Fur, Dp BOARD, in an elegant bed BOOMS, wit delightfully sitoated near Gity Mall. Re- gel Enquire of McNEIR & BRYANT, 495 7th et. bet. Dand E. se 10-st* FORISBED KOOM FOR KENT, WITH BOARD, at 156 @ street, between 20th ai ‘erms $25 per month se 8-: B&skBINe—Pleasent front KOOMS, with 373 t BOARD, can be bad on reasonable terms Penn’s av., nearly opposite to National (wg F BNISHED BOOMS with BOABD. A BLE BUARD. ai 287 E street, betw n Lith and hed Convenient to cars and Departments. 2e6 6t* EL&eaxt NEW BOARDING-HOUSE, JUST opened, at No. 297 I street. between isth aad 16th streets. and one of the most pleasant and con- yenient locations to ¢ arious Departments in the city. where beautiful BOUMS first class TABLE BOARD can be obtained. Tr: msiont and Table Boarders accommodated, and families sup: plied with meals at their residences, with thing that the market affords. apply as abo OA RD—A few gentlemen can be accommodated with pleasa: .VOMS, with or without Board, na Tocatlon convenient to business, by to Mra. PENNINGTON, No. 42 Mi bear 4)¢ street. RSE. FUBNISHED OR UNFUBNISHE with or without BOABD. corner 433 and Pa’ enue, formerly the Arlington House. ag 21-Im* ‘ABLE BOARD at No. 464 10th street, a fow doors north of the avenue. Terms month. For particuiars se 6-Im* PERSONAL. ME L. SMITH, 367 Pa. aveuue ps Street, hus great power as a OU! Test Business, Healing Medium ee and Iiving friew Hours from 1] ». m to 9 p.m. pooeeion for Fe : alors No se id Bee n good teacher t tar. Ark for Mr. OSBOURN., ‘Te "#20 ad Guitar A CABD—The beget nag) having terminated his connection with the American Telecraph Company, bas removed the agency of the salti- more and Ohio Bailroid and its connections to the office of the Iasulated Lines Tele sraph Build- ing, 476 15th street, opposite south wing Treas- ury Department. Be7 6f R. C. FOX. $6,000,000 7 PER CENT. FIRST-CLASS MORT- GAGE BONDs. $500,000 soLD. Tus NORTH MISSOURI R. R. 00. HAS AU- thorized us to sell their Grat Mortgage 7 per cent. thirty years Bonds. The whole amount is 85.000,- 0, Coupons payable on the Ist days of January and July of each year, in New York. Referring to our advertisement of August, h: ing sold the first half million of these desirable rive to yr EIGHTY-FIVE NTS, at Which they stand unrivalled, asthe cheapest first-class security in tac market. se 1-9 JAY COOKE & CO. [4 OUBE, SIGN AND H " OBNAMENTAL PAINTING. The subscriber, buying his materials at East, is prepared to do any work in line with dispatch, and at twenty per cent. I than the lowest. Shop, $d street, three doors below Peon’s ave. se 5-Im* W.A. PURDY. CBs AND OROOKERY, DINNEE, 7 TOILET SETS. attention of housekeepers to the we keep a full stock constantly on band of the best class, in sets and detached pieces. GLAS8W ABE of every variety. STONE JABS at Factory Prices. Goods delivered promptly in all parts of the Dis- trict, free of charge. WEBB & BEVERIDGE, se 5 6t" Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street REMOvaL. OVAL. J. P. DENNIS, COACHMAKER, Begs leave te inform his customers and the publi me 7 that he hes BRMOV ED rom. age, 6th street. to Nos. 29. streets, so ide of Pennsylvan posite Grover’s Theatre co «Gens Bond locatio: " in ral new CHEAP, DURATLE-and ia we GOOD STYLE oe any Coacbmaker in the country. He hopes by em- loving none but first class mechanics, and us! nothin jal tet and the public that wed te Bi 6 Hh street, near D, Sea- ton Bal) Building, where they are prepared to offer to their fri and the public a choice as- sortment of WALL PAPEBS AND WINDOW SHADES of the soues satan i fine assortment of Bastic oi font ie Uovers, Picture Cord sea resnas? c.. all of Lof which they ‘are prepared to sell at ‘the All work in their line executed in the city or savrecaemivices ee gS Gras: GRAPBS!! Goed GARDEN GRAPES are now selling fro 10 to 20 cents per pound at J. PEARSON'S Fruit Store, 6e €-eotf i street, near Penn's avenue. era ey ga ae ay PSs ‘ighest price paid for pra HE NEUOND EDVTION, 5 O'CLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Wasiincton. September 1), 1966. Jay Cooke & Uo. furnish the following quotations of Government securities: Buying. Selling U.S. 6's Coupon, 1981, WOK 111% U.S. Five Twenties, x Pre bt) lig U. S. Five Twenties, 1964. wet wey . Five Twenties, 1865. 107 Hy U.S. Ten Forties.,,, 93% U.S. Seven Thirties 106 NEW YORK FIRST BOARD GALES. Ooupons, 111%; Five Twenties, i662 1114; Five Twenties, 1864, 103. Five Twenues, 1965, 18%: Ten Forties, 9%: Seven Trirues, 106, Gola, 146 __+ore-____ FINANCIAL. Lewis Johnson & Co., quote Stocks and Bonds in Home and Foreign Markets as fol- lows: New York, Sept. 11.—First Board. —U. S. Coupons, 1681, 111; do. 5-20's, old, 111 X° do. new, lus do. 10-40 8° 98; do. 7-30's, first series, 106; Canton, 514; Cumberland Coal, 45; Quick- silver, 51%: New York Central, 1034: Erie, Tix; Hudson, 121; Reading, 114',; Michi- ean Central, 111: do. Southern, §%; Iili- nois Central, 1214 5%; Chicago and ferred, bea Pittsburg, Fo ; Cleveland and Pittsburg, orth western, 354; do. pre- Chicago and Rock Island, 109 rt Wayne and Chicago, 104y sce. INSTRUCTIONS TO PENSION AGENTS. The Commissioner of Pensions has addressed to all the pension agents a circular directing their attention to the section of the pension act | approved June 6th, 1866, which provides that no claim agent or other person shall receive mere than twenty-five cents for preparing the Papers necessary to enable a pensioner to re- ceive A semi-annual payment of his pension, and that no pension agent shall receive more than filteen cents for administering an oath to “& pensioner or bis sttorney in fact, under a penalty of five dollars. Fension agents are instructed ‘hat under the provisions of this section they will no: be re- quired torender gratuitous service in the prep- aration of vouchers, but whenever called upon to turnish such assistance, they are in no case to receive, or permit any person in their em- ploy to receive. more than twenty-five cents for preparing the youchers and transmitting the payment, or for any other service relative | thereto, except the prescribed fee of fifteen cents for administering the necessary oath. The Commissioner further enjoins upon aly pension agents to make prompt report of every known violation of the provisions of the sec- tion. ¢ m PL LABAMA— = THE ——— REE BAMA: FREED. The Assistant Commissioner of the Freed- men’s Bureau for the State of Alabama reports hat the freemen are suffering from the failure of the cotton and corr crops in the State, many of them having contracted for part of the crop, and others from harsh measures, used to drive them away before their wages are due. It is estimated that the cotton crop will not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand bales, or not much more than one-fourth of the crop of 1560 The corm crop bas suffered eyen more severely. and it is not supposed that the yield willsupply the State beyond the first of nex: March. Eaucational interest are progressing in the State, receiving increased co-operation from citizens. There are eight school districts, comprising fifty-one teachers, in twenty-two different counties, with an aggregate of 3,130 scholars. PROGBAMME OF THE PRESID "3 a si id TURN TBIP. otras The President and the party of excursionists traveling with him were to leave Indianapolis to-day for Louisville, arriving there at five o'clock this evening. At nine p. m. they leave Louisville tor neinnati, which city they will reach at eight a.m. to-morrow, where they will remain five hours, and thence pro- ceed to Columbus, Ohio, arriving in the eye. ning, and staying all night. On Thursday they leave for Pittspurg. and arrive at Harris- burg on Friday evening: and on Saturday they will return to this city. Sucnis the present programme. OPEBATIONS AGAINST SMUGGLERS. Information received at the Treasury De- par'ment. respecting the operations against smuggling on the Rio Grande and the North. ern frontier, i3 the effect that the officers are efficient and making many seizures. Old smuggling jtransactions have been brought to lightia many instances, and the smugglers compelled to pay the duties on the goods. The newly appointed officerr on the Northern frontier give evidence of activity and vigi- Jance in the performance of their duties, ILLNESS OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES. A dispatch received at the office of the Sur- geon General this morning announced that Surgeon General Barnes, who accompanied the Presidential party to the West. and who was suddenly attacked with illness, Was some- what better. ——$—< ARTILLERY REGULATIONS. By direction of the President of the United States, under act approved July 2th, 1565, each of the two designated light companies of the five artillery regiments will hereafter be stiowed as jollows: Six sergeants, twelve corporals and one hundred und twenty-two privates. DISPOSALS OF THE PUBLIO LawDs. Returns from the land office at Topeka, kansas, show that 6,67 acres have been dis- posed of during August, as follows :—Under the homestead act. 2.171; with agricaltural college scrip, 1,424: sold for cash, 2,112, The rest was taken up with warrants. FuNenaL.—Commander Albert N. Smith, Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Re- cruiting of the Navy Department, died on the Sth instant, in Boston, whither he went some weeks since to recuperate, if possible, his wasting energies. He was in the 44th year of bis age,and was a son of Rear Admiral Joseph Smith, of the U.S. Navy. His remains have been brought to this city, and his funeral this afternoon «t 4 o'clock, will be attended by the officers of the Navy and Marine corps now here, a Se. INTERRAL REVENUEK.—The receipts trom this soruce to-day were $1,064,492.33. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. heiasea ieee Latest from Europe. Cable Rates to be Reduced—Troops of the Duchics Reduced to Peace Footing—-Ex- ected festo fi N 1 — The bian Principalities tinople—Mexicam Army to be nized—The Markets. oo {By the Cable to Associated Press.) Lonvon, Sept. 10.—It is said that the cable tolls are to be reduced one-nalf. ViENNA, Sept. 10.—The Gazette of to-day pub- lishes a largely-eigned dec’aration in favor of loyalty and independence by the Saxons. BERLIn, Sept. 10.—A number of the troops inthe Duchies have been ordered to beim- mediately reduced to a peace footing. Paris, Sept. 10.—It is announced that a tir- cular may soon be expected from the Em. peror, wherein he will take ground emphati- cally against the violent sentiment of European questions growing out of the recent war. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 10 —The steamship City of Paris, from New York on the ist instant, ar rived to-day and proceeded to Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 10.— @otton market steady Middling are quoted at 13d. per pound. Bread. stuffs firm. The weather is not so favorable for crops. Provisions generally unchanged Loxpow, Sept. 10.—The money market rules steady. Consoles are quoted at 89% for money. U. 8. 5-20’, 724; Erie, 45; Illinois Central, 18%. Lonpor, Sept. 10—P. u.—The Eastern ques- tiop seems to be looming for the future. Bussia shows signs of moving once more to obiain control of the Danubian pri and probably, eventually, of Constantinople The Porte bas determined to reeognize Prince Charice. of Hobenzollern, es Hospodar of the principalities Viewya, Monday, Sept. 10—r » —An order bas been issued by the Minister of War that regime: of the Austrian army named after the King and Princess of Prussia, Duke of Baden, and some others, shall cease to be so named. Panis, Monday Evening, Sept. 10 —General Marquez, Minister to Constantinople, has been recalled, and will go out to Mexico to organize an army for service after the French evacuate, Livgenroo., Monday Evening. —Breadstuffs market is firm. Provision market quiet. Pork doll. Lonpox, Monday Ev to-day at °9x for money. The market for American securities steady. Closing quotations to-day are: United Scates 5-20's, 72; Erie, 45; 1linois Central, 75. ing.—Consols closed Cincinnati Corporation Refuse to Honer the President—The Citizens will give him a Public Reception. CINCINNATI, Sept. 11.—The city councils re- fused by @ vote ef 15 to6 to tender the hospi- talilies of the city to the Presidential party. A meeting of prominent citizens at the Chamber of Commerce last night resolved to tender « ® public reception to the distinguished yi ors, and & committee was appointed to make necessary arrangements. From Nashville. NafHvirve, Sept. 10.—The Recorder's books and one thousand signed certificates for regis- tered voters were abstracted from Dr. Derris’ office to. day, when the employees were tempo- rarily absent. The city election, which was to have been held this month, will not take place in consequence. Seven pew cases of cholera and three deaths are repcrted to Nominated. ALLENTOWN, Pa.—David Thomas, of Uatas- que, bos been putin nomination by the Union Kepubiican party as their candidate for Con- gress in the Lehigh and Montromery district Mr. Themes is lorgely interested in the iron trade, and is & very popular citizen. Reception of the President at Harrisburg. HAkRisecne, Sept. 10 —The Common Coun- cil of this ci.y bave sppoinied a epecial com- mitiee to m arrapgements for the reception of Pres den. Johnson, who will srrive here next Friday on bis return to Washington. eatin Baltimore Market BALTm™ore, Sept. il —Fiou Corn duli: white. 94495 cent?; yellow. ents. Provisions very quiet. (droceries Coffeescarce. Whisky firm: Western, y. Wheat see Rwe LOCAL NEWS. ees THE ASsaULT on Dr. PRILLIrs. —Yesier- day we alluded (oan assault ana battery per- peiratéd Sunday night, about 4 o'clock, on Dr. James Phillips, on Mth street. To-day the parties, Gideon Hoover and Thomas Bar- rell, were arr sted by officer Britt, of the Sec- ond Ward, and appeared before Justice Clay - ton for a hearing, Dr. Phillips, in his testimony. identitied, Hoover as the man who struck him, and Bur- relias the one who dragged him ftom his horse. He said he was coming into the city riding slowly along i4th street. When be- tw en H s'ree: and New Yorkavenuetwo men drove up in a buggy, and drove furiously against him. He «xpostulated with them, and they abused bim, and called him a «—n of a b—h. The Doctor thought it bis daty to fol- low them and ascertain who they were, that they might be dealt with accerding to law Near Vermont avenue, on 13th sireet, Burrell struck the Doctor's horse heavily with a whip, and also struck the Doctor over the head witn it: the other then took his whip and struck the Doctor over the head and shoulders. Still further on the twe men pretended to apolo- gize, and the Doctorasked for their card. The y gave him acard with a few numbers on it. They then began to talk about being better men thar he: and Burrell dragged bim from his horse, and Hoover beat him with a murderous weapen. He cried murder. anda soldier came to his relief, and the doctor thinks the soldier saved hit life, Sergt. Audrew McCartney testified that he heard the lond talking, and went teward it, and heard blows, but did not see them struck. Saw Burrell drag the doctor trom bis horse. Drew his sword and ran up, and called the prisoners cowardly scoundrels for treating a man in that way. Burrell said be was an officer in dis- charge of duty, and showea his badge as a po- liceman, And wanted the sergeant to arrest the doctor. A billy wac subsequently tonnd on the spot by a small colored boy. who turned it over to the sergeant, aud the sergeant delivered it to the justice. The justice required the attendance of the colored boy, and the case was suspended to ob- tain the witness. Burrell isa young man recently appointed on the police, and assigned to duty in tne third precinct, Georgetown. Hoover is very respec- tably connec.ed. After bearing the statement of the boy, that be teund the billy on the spot where the fight was, the justice dismissed the case as to the in- tept to kill and rob, and held both the defend- ants to bail in $500 each for court for assault and battery only —— THE Scroois oF THE FovrrHs District.— The people of the Seventh Ward will learn with surprise from the Jntelligencer that «du- Ting the war the public schools on the Island were in a sad condition. The attendance was small, and it was thought they would be aban- doned altogether.’ The Male Grammar School of the Fourth District suffered some depletion at times during the war, we believe, from some of the pupils being withdrawn by their parents to follow profitable employment atthe Arsenal and else- where, but there was no ume that the lower grades of the schools in that district were not full to overflowing, and with numbers unable to gain admission. And so far from.the schools of that district being “demoralized” at that time, the public examinations demonstrated that from the Grammar Schools down they were fully up to the mark. In ae ge ula- tion the Fourth District ranked, and ranks, only one place from the front: a single district only taking precedence in numbers. In schol- arship it bas bad no superior, as shown by the nomber of college scholarships awarded to the district. The excellent trustees of that district, wbo bave been for years perplexed how to selve the acne! d recurring problem of sup- plying with seats the hosts of new candidates tor admission, will be astonished to learn that it is only lately that the number of pupils has increased “ro rapidly that si are being taken for the erection of mew schools.” MISCEGENATION.—Last night, two white girls. Alice Burk and Alice Smith,( well-known to the police.) who formerly resided at No. 10 Marble Alley, attended a ball of the colored fancy in a house in Jackson Hall Alley, where they became drunk and behaved in a ‘der- ly manner. Officers Thomas and Peaster en- tered the room early this morning, nd finding that Charles Wright, by whom the ball was given, had no license, they took him to the station, as also the two girls, and they were locked up fora hearmg. Quite a number of colored men interested themselves for their white triends, and attempted to bail them oat. but the justice not being present, they were unsuccessiul. This morning Justice Waiter beard the case, and fined Wright #20, and the two girls $5 each tor disorderly conduct. —_~-—_—— DECREE OF Divorce.—On Saturday, Judge Fisher, in the Equity Court, made a decree di- yorcing trom bed and board Johannah Wil- liams trom Thomas E. Williams. The petition filed in this case sets forth thatthe parties were married on the 1ithef February, 1544; that the have three children, two of whom are i that he was without means at the time of mar- riage, and ehe has supported herself on her own efforts; that he has become a drunkard and has ill treated her, &c., and she is unable to stand the treatment ear aa. The de- fendant, in his answer, denies that he ever was without means, and declares that he has su ported his iamily. He denies that he ever ill- treated his wife or that he has been in the habit of drinking toexcess. The testimony of this case was taken before Commissioner Ashford— Brent and Merrick for complainant, W. J. Mil- ler for defendant. THe Joist Committees of the City Voun- cils upon the President's reception meet at the Aldermen’s Chamber at 8 e'clock to-night. The sub-committee s meet at 7 o'clock. Ft Sear Paivate Bale, WEEE ‘The subscriber will sell, at private sale, on favorable terms, a class RESTAURANT AND DWBLLING. n0w @ first-class and paying business. This property offers @ rare opportunity Affairs in Georgetown. Hicuwary Rorpery.—Yesterday, Mr Kiné- ebuie waiking slong Beall street, near Oon- atees, was knocked wn by two soldiers, robbed of a watch and two pairs of ladies boots which he bad with bim. He was knocked down twice, and the last time one of the thieves heic bis bands while the other robbed bim The act was seen by a servant girl, who hved in the Bouse ot Mr D.A. Pierce. She culied Mr. Pierce, who pursued the men. Mr. Richa Berry took officer Sebastian in bis buggy, and by fast driving overtook the soldiers jest as Ubey crossed paper mill bridge. Mr. Dangier came to the officers aid and carried the culprits before Justice Buckey, who sent them *o jail for court. Their names are Daniel Howley and Michael pena ee! ACCIDENTALLY DaowwEp on MURDERED. — This morning, Justice Buckey held an inques: at High street wharf in view of the ofe man found floating in the Potomac. U; his = Ppsper was found which belonged to ‘eter Williamson, company H, Ist pattalion igth U.S. infartry, and that is eu: posed to be hisneme. Upon examining the y it was found that the neck w.s broken, and the jury Teturbed & yerdict that the deceased came to bis death by means unknown to them. PLovur axp Graty Market —No receipts of flour or grain reported, Market firm; trans- actions light: prices unchanged. ATTE aT Rare.—This morring, Tim- cthy Quinn WAs arrested by officer Mable for assault and battery with intent tocomm:t « rape on a colored girl named Mary E. Gant The girl was on Prospect street aran early hour this morning, and was met by the prisoner, who threw her down and \ore her clothes off The prisoner was sent to jail for court THe Canal —Arrived—T weniy boats, all With coal, consigned as ‘ollows: To Cumber land Co., 749.1 tons: J. 0. Heiston & Co. 1,085 5 ‘on; Borden Co., 21 ons, American Uo , 519 tons: Central Ce, 7.12 tons: G. H. Plant 107.16 tens. Departed—The Crancher, wi ertilizers to Litt Lock No. 11, and 2 boat= ight. PIANOS AND MELODEONS at very Inw prices P wT Siswo. No. 252 Fat N_B —Piaror Tone ane , ATES 4 SELBY. N 23 Penn-ylvenia avenue, Have just opened a fine assortment of FALL AND WINT#B DKESS GOUDS, CAL COES. DOMESTICS, CLOTHS, CA:81 c Which they are offeriu D5, A a i a a fi (p*tson FOR PRESEBVING AND PicK- NG A jot of superior CITBON MELONS. for making PRESERVES ani SWEBT PICKLES, just re ceived, and tor sale by F C WESTERN 40o, thal 949 Sth street, « NGicE—FaBM for sale,in Fairfax cov Va, containing 2410 actes.to be sold ¢ for cash. situated on the Miodle Turnpike, sixt Alexandria. Dweiling an. eut-ho le orchard Nimeteen acre: cleared. Kk wood Itisamoldtavers stand Open the place. doing a god o Praent tNme For further partic LEVI KIDWELL, No. 25 Jeter . Georgetown. sella RGYLE MILL FOR RENT—A FLOURING 4 MILL. on Bock Creek, about 3, mites th _ the Centie Market House, Washington, ru: two setts of Burrs, aud cspable of ine, berrel- cf flour in 24 hours, with a Br bet 15th and 14th ired. se Ll ot* t extremely low prices “ Srate building. A comfortable miller’ garden, pasture land, &c.. and steb w four horses. Possession in October at the nil) to F. 1 DABNELL the present tenant, or to THOS. BLAGDEN. Arzyle Farm, or 453 tireet west. Washington " = | Alexandria Gazetteand Rockville eet please publi d rend bill to this effice omen OUSEKEE?rPEBS! We insite your especial attention to our large and well assorted stock of HOUSEKEBPING ARTICLES, embracing nearly every article requisite for FUBNISHING A HOUSE, in either an economical or a juxurious style stock is complete, and PRICES MUCH REDUCER Catalogues containing acompl-te list of HOUS: FUBNISHING GOUDS fortished, or sent = mril. gratis. Goods carefully packed to go to any part of the country. J. W. BOTELER & BRO. HOUSE PURNISHERS, 320 Penna avenue, (Metzerot Hi sell tf [Int] between 9tb and 20th streets B* GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers. TRUSTEES SALE BEAL ESTATE In Oar OF THE FOURTH Wa By virtue of « deed of trust to the subscriber, da- ted July 20th, 1565, and recoraed im Liber N.C. Ty No. Fv, folios 296 and 207, one of the Land Records for Washi county, D © Ot public ax tober pext, al ofthe plan of the city of Washington. beg nning for the same at a point om ist street west one hun¢red and fi ‘wo feet ( pe and ¢ corner rapDing thence north em (18) eet two and one-third (2° Oe West 2) inches; t one hunlred and ten (110) feet; thence south eich- teen (1s) feet twe an ope third (2>,) inches; thence ea-t tothe place of beginning. Terms: One-baif cash; the resid fo months. the pareheeer givtas his pote for the deferred payment, ne . nd al oe eet and premises. conveyancing revenue stam at the cost of the purchaser. If the terme of sale are not complied with within five days from the —< ofsale, the trustee reserves the ay to re- sell the premises at the risk and cost of the default- ing purchaser, on giving one day's notice in some newspayer in the city ot Washi . Ibe required ef the purchaser immediately after the le. SAACL JOHN®ON. Trustee. sell 2aw&ds GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucis. NO 1 BOSEWOOD SHOW CABE for sale. of Bridge and Washi streete, Georgetown. Inquire corner LOT OF HORSES AND MUL) A rived at Congress Stables, by im" A Wilets MS, on 8th street. for sale. ee 8 3 ————_____________ STRATTON BRO.’S DRY HOP YEAST CAKES Ss + op sale at the Factory Prij EENLEAF joe. COFFER MILLS, corner 4's and N streets. ington. D.C se 5-3t ee. ll BESJ AMIS CUDLIPP, DYEING Establish- ment. corner of 9th and has EtCutson Ts SELLING OUT. LADIES, THOSE CREAT BARGAINS CAN ONLY BE HAD FORA FEW MORE BAYS AT ETCHISON'’S FANCY, STORE, 12 et Space. 7" Store for rent, Fixtures forsale. se 8-3t™ OBTABLE P STEAM ENGINES, Combining the maximum of efficiency, durability and economy with the minimum of weight and price. They are widely and favorably kaown more than 600 being in use. All warranted satis- factory or no sale. Descriptive circulars sent ob ®pplication. . Cc. LEY &2CO., 7 sag y 11-codSm 5 MA 5 YEARS OLD; SOUND a! Bike in uy barges: jendid Saddle suction to pay ¥ % Ist, af 10 0’clock at Wall & Co.'s Havear No. 38 Louisiana avenue, betwen Sth and Myug 5 100" KING & KEYES. PUBLIC LAND BALEs IN WISCONSIN. NOPSIS OF THE PEESIDENT’S pRocua- tion No. 710. DATED JUNE 14. 1866. bli sales of over five aud a quarter miliioes of teres of vacant public lands in WiS- Land Office at LA CROSSE, on the 17th aay of Se EMBER next, the reserved sections in 8; nabipe and of Townships. in ¢ Land Office st LA CBOSSB, sth Ppt a waas copenneen paris of” ‘own- 8 BE! ‘the Lane at FALLS ST. CROIX, on BER next. the Te ES, He ao oshibas heir ef Oaste Oe tibe 4 t ‘at STEVENS POINT, ov pte . ope hundred and ten Few ebipe and fe ot ownanive the counties on the Sthday Atthe at MERAH A. pond pares Ot owtebtpe tn the county of Ocomte eae tay ot eves 4 Rowse the of the General Len Ome. “| cian of the Depart: existi