Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1866, Page 1

THE EVENING STA IS PURLISHED DAILY. BXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Sv uthwest corner of Penn'a venus end 11th street BY W. D. WALLAOH, ——_e—_—__ fhe STAK is served by the carriers to their Sthecribere im the Uity and Distric at Tam Orexre rex Week. Copies at the counter, with © without wrappers, Two Uents each. Paice vor MatLtna:—Three months, One Dear and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- tars; ome year. Five Dollars. No papers are se «trom the office longer than paid for. Tee WEEKLY STAR—pubiished on Friday wm roing—One Dollar and a Half « Fear. g** CUOKE & CO, BANEEBs, PiFicensh street, opposrbs Treasury, Buy end vel} at current market rates, and Keep constentty on hand. full supply of ail GOVERNMENT BONDS, SEVEN-THILTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Orders for STOCKS. BONDS, &c executed, and Celtections made on all accessible goints. sett = - Barrow ace, BANKERS, Corner Louisiana avewne and Seventh street, DEALERS 18 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, GOLD AND SILVER yy otf AND LAND WARRANTS. Le™s JOHNSON & CO., 4 BANK EBS, axD PEALERS IN FOREIGN EXOBANGE, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, STOUKS, BONDS, GOLD-ABD SILVER, BOUGHT AND SOLD. pbetf first National Bank of Washington. B.D. COOKE, (of Jay Cooke & Co.,) President. WS. 8. HUNTINGTON, Cashier, GOVEENMENT DEPOSITORY AND FIBANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Sth sereet, opposite the Treasury Depariment, Government Securities with Treasurer United Sit ONE MILLION DOLLARS.ew We buy and ecll sil classes of GOVERNMENT &ECURITIESat current market rates. #PURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collections on ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. ‘We purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVORABLE TERUHS, and give carefal ane prompt attention to ACCOUNTS of BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS, and to any other business entrusted to us. FULL INFORMATIONS in regard to GOVERN- MENT LOANS at all times cheerfaily farniabed WM. 8. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. Washington, b 20. 1885. m 21-tf CLOTHING, &. T E GREAT EBECONSTRUCTIONIST. Whore KOP-PEL* Ik him well— hove, Has rebel wear broke do Aud threatened its de«t "Twill all be wellif HK Just tries his ‘* Recoastractiv t,¢ ch portion will je brought in clove communion; Juntos well see God erent twill be) The States within this Union! H KOPPEL, 15th street, «pp Department. CAttst NEWS yROM OAK HALL, BEADQUSBTEES CLOTHING DEPART MENT. SMITH BROTHERS & CO., Ros. 460 and 464 SEVENTH STREET. TWENTY PER CENT. SAVED BY BBYING YOUR FALL AND WINTEB CLOTHES NOW. We effer an immense stock of SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING AT TWENTY PER CENT. LESS then the same goods can be manufactured for to- zs /ersous can save greatly by buying now for next WM Weare sinc making CLOTHING to order fer peatFall and Winter st much less than they will Four immediate attention to this advertisoment oo we TEE A CR set jyi2-1y Opposite Post Oftice. M. ‘0. MERCHANT TAILOR, Corner of 9th and D streets frlevds to v titbi pect bis new riends tov sit and choice selection of goods, which he has just chased for the Fallend Winter Trade. Mr. B. BDON, his eesociate, continues to gi attention to the style and general ar all ga: ments made at the establi: ‘The best work and moderate charges is our Motto. se3 Im* ) J. HEIBEBGER. WTIZEN'S 4 ee ais aes . r “MERCHANT TAILOR, tf Washington, t HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, &o. S41Tt WATER BATHING. rINBY Let) pee al ‘This well known Resort will be opened for the reception of visitor” en the 2th Beard $2 50 per day. ert Bia per mee. Steamers leave Washington ever cada; e very ry and Saturday at 6 o'clock a. and Baltimore rh every Tuesday and Setarday at 40 clock p. m. touching going and comine at the Potut "satu WwW ALLAOH HOUSE BESTAURANT AND DINING SALOON, Southwest corner of Penna. ave. and lth street, _ sm T.H. BEGAN, Proprietor. | NITED STATES HOTEL CAPE ISLAND, NEW JEBSEY. We have an t ends and tne public that this spacious, acd pet ern end favorite establishment is now open for the SURF BATHING SBABON. Our rience mithe clase Bowel siz Bairimore. Pbi phia pisce acne us ae ga fH Paesed by any other first-cles Hotel _ ST & MILLER, ye 14-0028t ae Proprieta; rs. poLevs! WEED 4 saLTii! § complete assortment of ALL GRADES OF FLOUR, solicit the attention of B«KERS AND GROCERS, BILL SEED, MEAL, BALED HAY, «li kinds of FZED at low rates, cOCUSD ALUM, FINB. nd TURKS ISLAND SALT r . yuna BMeteteetit Ore gaLT £00. R D COMCLUEIYR TEST of A at Pateneh MeeabUEeS son cus eee Bi et aiuat'es ” “Dipebestenys ne tof tnd “ini which Eben . XXVIII. ? AMUSEMENTS, DAN CASTELL@’S GREAT SHOW. Monet AND — SRUIBITIO’.0@%- prising amongst ite vast resources mata eiemente of the ysl bate at and ft ne or K OF ACTING HORSES io MONDAY AND TURSDAY, ° SEPCEMBER 247m AND 2arn, a ALEXANDRIA, WEDNESDAY, 207x, ‘end w u en 80 to CHMOND, where it is acknowledged, regarded, and admitted TO BE THE BEST CIROUSB, HE MOST REFINED ENTERTAINMENT, HE MOBT ACOKPTABLE SHOW EVER BROGGaE SOUTH. tertal: At a OTH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, DAN CASTELLO a yied with APPKAK AS CLOWN, vr sae reece WONDEBYUL STEEDS " and Throw that AIGHT SUMERSAULT OVER A DROv. a ‘OF TEN HORSES. = ON MONDAY. AT MID DAY September 24th, . THE GORGBOUS ENTREE — will be observed. L ARMOR KNIGHTS IN REAL AKMOR, TH U' Ail . THE OOKNET BAND. GOUDEN CHaRrer, 11 pHORSES: PONIES. AND MULES ST rominently ‘an mired, bat t wit be Prom VEL FRATURE will be the LIVE LION LET LOOSE IN THE STREETS, TAEEN FLOM wicked ho iv eo Interpid HERB LENGEL; WALKED OVER A PLATFORM. AND PLAUKD UPON @ OAR, AND OABRIED IN TRIUMPH through the Avennes of the FEDERAL CITY. Remember! DAN OA8TELLO Will beiu . WASHINGTON TWO DAYS AND NIGHTS, September 26 and 35, ALEXANDBIA, Wednesday, September 2), Then “On to” RIOHMOND. ©. C. BELL, Geneva) Business Agent. 8 12-e0t26 p*® 8.J.W.&H. P. KREIS’ DANCING ACADEMY, Pr yivania avenne, bet. 6th and 7th ete... Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Our Academy is now open for the rec-ptien of ibe ad In returning thanks to eur former Pupils and friends fergheir patronage, most respectfully solicit a nance of the same. Circulars can Ellis’ and W. G. Metzerott.& Co.'s be rented for Soirees, &c. Days and Hours of Tuition - For Ladies, Misses and Masters, Tuesday and Saturday afternoens from 4 to éo'clock. Gentlemen's Glasses, Tuesday and Friday eve- nings. from 8 to 1v o clock. ¥ or further information, apply during the hours of tuition, or address a n eto the Academy. 1» ae nai ter commencing with the hrat lesson. —_— PIC NICS, EXCURSIONS, &c. PONEMENT—The Pic. Pee Bait cink is pantpanga ic Of the Pioucer WEDNESDAY. the loth, Tickets of the lith are good for the occa- sion. By order. it 0.EB MILLER. Sec. P. B.B THIBD GBAND AFTERNOON ANI EVENING PiU NIONCON AND OF THE URBANITY ASSOCIATION will be given at ANALOSTAN ISLAND, 0 WEDNESDAY, Serremrer 12,1866. Boats leave wharf foot of High street, George town, at 2 o'clock p.m., and every ten minutes thereafter Dancing to commence at $ o'clock. FERRIAGE FREE. Tickets 50 Cents, admitting » Gentlemen and Ladies, _By order of the Committee. _ 906-4 *RAND CELEBRATION OF THE 1: G SErTEMBER. SES 19TH OF ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE o T= NOKTH POINT. The SEVENTH STREET PASSENGER RAILBUAD BELIEF ASSOCIATION respect- fully onsonpes their Hikh GRAND PIC-NIO On brake Y¥. the 12th September, PAKK roe CURAKE ‘ave the Park every 7%, minut: 12 ovlock. and every 15 minutes ifter that unt'] the close of the Pic nic. . Pettrell, J. Knight, ee Beat* Com mitter:—Thos. Stone, N y. More, ©. King N.J. Porter. S™- PETEBS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL. Asa means to raise funds for the erection of Parechial. School House in St, Panties ® Parish. (Capitol Hill,ja PIC-NIO wiil be iven at the Seventh-strest PARK. oo HURSDAY, the 13th instant. Admirsion,'50 Cents. se7-6t STEAMER LEAVES FOR MOUNT VixnoN THURSDAY, AT 10 A. M BETUENS AT 4% P.M." FABRE FOR ROUND TBIP. $1.60. One-third of this umount for use of Mount Vernon Association. ‘Washi n and Alexandria Boats leave each place every hour from 7 a. m. te6 p. m. SF The fine Steamer Wawasct can be oharterad for Excurrions VAN RIBWIOK, aug 16-90 [Intel General 8 P.F DENTISTRY. BEMOVAL. DEN Tish, hes BAe to =e y= avenue, ten se reat Deny Teeth Extracted Without Pain, All per: baving Teeth to extract Dz. LEWIE REMOVED from doors x. LEWIE’S office, and have th inserted en Hubber, Gold and jer that should persons ‘edaced the price very low, fact, oall and see for your- new and improved M. LOOMIS. M.D. ‘he Inventor and Pateniee of MINEBAL PLATE SESE ries ot ate MIN EEA city. wear these teeth who cannot wear others, Lo person can wear others who eannot wear Persons catting at My office oan be accommoda- ted with any style and price of Teeth they de- sire, but to these who are particular,and wish the urest, cleanest, strongest and most perfect den- =T _ ase bo hontai MINEBAL TEETH re fully warranted. Rooms in thiscity—Ne 33% Pe veuue, be- nd 10th sts. Also, 907 Arch Se oc iv GRAIN BAGS!! (GG™415 Bags 1 Prices for quantities guarantied to be the {LOWEST FACTORY WIIULESALE RATES. We are the agents of one of the LABGEST BAG FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, and are prepared to quote prices aglow asthe lowest quotations of New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. All kinds of Bags furnisned promptly, in any quantities. Merchants, Millers, Farmers, and others are requested to calland examine samples. PAULINS SAILS, WAGON COVERS, &c., at lowest market rates. J. P. BABTHOLOW & CO. 25 King street, Alexandria. au 29-eolw 505 7th st., Washington, BEES, ITS BRANCHES. The watessiqzes fs prepared te executein Mapver Binds of BBIUK AND STO: SON RY, ii undies house bui aod repair- jotting were, t Pe ‘and ns, at reasonable O. 69 I street, Washington, or 119 roe ‘will be promptly at- J. VAOOULINS, penta eee ioe Siete tat nieve Pts ww And s bar) . FRANOK TAYLOB. 4 Gr: TELEGRAMS. &c. The British brig Ann Sanderson is believed to have foundered in a hurricane she ex- rienced shortly after her departure. Spe ad two or three passengers. Her cargo con- sisted of tea.tar, and rags. She was insured ‘with the China agents of British companies. The New Jersey Senate yesterday ratified the constitutional amendment by a vote of It to 10. The vote in the House was 3 to 2. ‘Governor Ward promptly signed the joint Terolution. The anncuncement of the vote ‘Was received with great applause. A convention of tne base ball clubs of Penn- ‘eylvania will be held in Harrisburg on Thurs- day, September 27, to take into consideration various matters of interest pertaining to our @ational game. A fire in Lynn. Mass., Monday morning de- stroyed the new Congregational Church, on Siledee street. The cort of the ehurch was "$25,000: msured for $17.00. W. G. W. Gray, the murderer of old Mr. , of Fayette county, Ohio, in October, bas been found guilty and sentenced to be hung on November 30. Owing to the committee on resolutions not ‘Deing ready to report. the New York Demo- ‘cratic State Convention adjourned from yes- terday until to-day. Asteamer belonging to an American has ‘Deen seized at Montreal. She was on her way from New York to the Lakes, and 1s suspected of bemg-engaged by the Fenians. Altogether thirteen battalions have thus far been organized in the district of foronto, Canada. A fire occurred at Point Levi camp, oppo- site Quebec, Canada, destroying a quantity of tents and military stores. Fred. O. Berkline,a member of the Ohio Legis- darure and a member of the Cincinnati City Counce), died Monday afternoon. The announcement of the death of C.C. Clay, Jr., is incorrect. Governor ©. C. Clay, hi latber, died at Huntsville, Alabama, Sunday. Theamount of grain of all kinds to be ex- ported trom California this year isestimated at 250,000 tons. There were twenty-nine cholera deaths in New Orleans on Sunday. There were seven new cases of cholera at Richmond yesterday. Five Negroes Sentenced to be Hunz. CLOSE OF THE SPRCIAL TRRM OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT. [Special Correspondence of the Star.) UprkR MARLBOROUGH, Sept. 10.—Edifor Star: The special term of the Circuit Court of this cownty, which convened on Monday last, was closed on Saturday night. The prisoners who had been convicted, 17 in number, were brought down to the court Toom at that time from the room in the second story of the building used temperarily as a jail, and the sentence of the law was passed upon them by Judge Berry. Wm. Plater, Wm. H. Jones, Thos. Davis, and Henry Luckett, colored, who were con- victed on Thursday last of murder in the first degree, (the murder of Wm. Lyles, of Auburn, near Piscataway, Md.. om the i4thof July last,) were sentenced to be hung. Wm. Jones, colored, convicted of rape on the person of a white lady, residing near Silver Hill, was also sentenced to be hung. ‘The other convicts were sentenced to the penitentiary at Baltimore as follows: George Wedge and George Nash, colored, convicted of borse stealing: nine years and ten months. These purties, it will be recollected, were arrested by Lieutenant Johnson and spe- cial officer Watson in Washington. Jas. Brad- tord, for robbing a man of a pocket book, five years: Charles Preston and William Bell, as- sault with intent to kill and rob, nine years and ten months each: Oswald Slater, charged with an attempt to rape and rob and convicted on the latter charge, five years: George Wash- ington, larceny of poultry, and Fendal Wall and Henry Brent. larceny of hogs, two years each: David Underwood. larceny of clothing, eighteen months. The above are all colored. Moses Cook, white, convicted of an assault witb intent to kill, five years: und Sprigg Con- tee, white, convicted in two cases of assault with intent to kill, and one case ef robbery, fifteen years. The last named was arrested in your city by Messrs. Wise and Allen. Sberf! Turton lef: with the prisoners for Baltimore by steamer, vesterday, and doubt- less they have already commenced to work out their sentence. It is the Governor's province to issue bis war- rant naming the day of execution Owing to the inconvenience of keeping the prisoners here—a room in the court house bullding being temporarily used as a jail while & new building is being erected—it is probable that an early day will te fixed for the execu- tion. We understand that some of those under sentence have commenced to prepare for death, and that one (Luckett) shortly after his arrest professed to bave made his peace with God. GENERAL Wool aNd THE PRestpENT’s Poicy.—Major General John E. Wool, having been invited to attend the Soldiers’ Convention at Cleveland in support of the President's poticy, writes frem Troy in reply that it will give him great pleasure to attend, which he in- tended to do, whether specially invited or not. The General says: “We have fallen on evil times, with indications of anotber civil war. Should ittake place it will be more terrible than the one trom which we have just emerged,’ He thinks the Cleveland Soldiers’ Convention will be of use, as ‘it no less rigut and Proper than indispensable, that the peeple of the Union shoulda know the opinions, feelings and sentiments of those who have offered their lives as a sacricce to the country.” EXTRAORDINARY prernment volved to the extent f ®1,000,000.— Phe New York Post says one ot he most stupendous trauds upon the Government which ever came to ligbt bas just been developed in Brooklyn. It involves a New York firm. Twomen took a contract for supplies ata very low bid. hay- ing previously entered into an arrangement with the Government officials in the navy. yard to superintend the delivery of the goods, by which tney would get receipts for three or four timesfthe amount delivered, aud get paid for them. In this way, during the past four years, the Government tas been defrauded of Over $1,010,000. Information was given by one of the parties implicated, who turned State's evidence. The case is undergoing further in- vestigation. IMPORTANT FROM MEx1co—More Liberal Suc- cesses.— Vera Cruz dates to the 25thof August report that Marsha! Bazaine is concentrating a force at San Louis Potosi to meet General Gar- cia with 30,000 men It is supposed the gene- ralengagement will take place between San Luis Potosi and Mexico. Guerreos’ Liberal ferces cut the bridges at Chichuila and Sole- dad. He then attacked Medelin with his ad- vance,fifteen miles from Vera Cruz. He sacked the former town, containing 1,500 inhabitants, mostly French, razing the place to the ground. The gunboat Eugenie was repulsed off fuspan bay. The Liberals, under Herrowa, also cap- tured 200 French ocrs at Tuspan and all their stores. General Heigois r-ported very ill at Cordova. The people are hopeful for the future under the Liberal rule. THE Rev. Dr. TynG.—A letter trom New York says: “Rev Dr. Tyng has been quite as sharply catechised by some of his vestrymen for endorsing Rey. Mr. Beecher's letter as the Rev. Mr. Beecher himself. Indeed. so irate were some of these gentlemen at morning ser- viee on Sunday thatit is said that they left their pews the moment the Doctor ascended the pulpit (at Irving Hall) to preach. This ill-feeling among the vestry-men is most in- opportune, as it is likely to interfere seriously with the arrangement for the completion ofthe new St .George’s Church: in other words, some ofthe wealthy radicals, who have money in- vested in the building fnnd, ina fit of passion may be induced te withdraw THE CHOLERA IN EU4OPE.—The cholera has assumed an epidemic character in Bohemia and Moravia, and at Preran it has carried off eight bundred Prussian soldiers who were in the military hospitals temporarily established there. Aboutone hundred and eighty civi- lians bave also died of the cholera at Prerau, and among the dead is the burgomaster of th place. who, being an apothecary, was in con- stant communication with the sick and woun- ded Prussians. Thongh several ‘sons have died of cholera in differentsuburbs of Vienna, the medical authorities maintain that the malady is still simply sporadic. 7 The Columbus Enquirer is informed that & woman (white) died under a pine tree near the city cemetery, on Saturday night, after baving iain there sick and destitute forseveral days. T ton buried ber on Sunday. THE PRESIDENT'S TOUR. Lovievitte, Sept. 11.—The Indianapolis Journal regrets very much the occurrences of last night. The Herald believes the rot was Preconcerted. The President was introduced to a crowd of three thousand in front of the Bates House this morning, before leaving for Louisville. He said, among other things, we have succeeded in putting down the rebellion, but now it nas passed round to the other end of the line, and Wwe find a revolutionary spirit manifesting it- self. He had boped that the time bad arrived when all the people would stand up for their country, regardiess of party shackles and party considerations. Let the Constitution be our guide and platform. Our league is not of the leagnes extending over the country for revolutionary purposes Itis unnecessary to form other leagues for the preservation of this Government. 1t is impossible to have any other league than the Constitution of the Uni- ted States. [Immense cheering.) 1 want, he said, no higher constitutional jeague than that 1 belong to the constitutional league of my country. I bad hoped the time had come when we could ailraily around the Constitn- tion, and hft ourselves above party to preserve our country. He further said, slanders and misrepresenta- tions have gone in advance of us over the country—that usurpations had been exercised by the Executive Department of the Govern- ment; bit let me say, whatever power has been exercised has been in your behalf. The veto power bas been exercised for tne purpose of preventing or checking improvident, hasty and unconstitutional legislation. Seymour, Ind., Sept. 11—The Presidential party are now on their way to Louisville. The President and vr. Seward made speeches toa large and peaceable crowd of several thousand persens betore they left In- dianapolis. Mr. Seward also addressed the crowd at In- dianapolis, in which he said that Indiana had become a Border State, and the condition of things during the war had become reversed, and what were then leyal States bid fair to be- come hostile to the Government, through the excitement of party politics. LovisviL_x, Sept. 11,4 p. m —The President and party have arrived in this city. Thousands and thousands of people arrived early to greet them, and over 15,000 were gathered im the streets to welcome the President, which they did with demonstrations of great joy and pro- longed cheering. They were escorted through the principal streets by the military and civic authorities. CINCINNATI, Sept. 10.—Preparations of wel- come are being made by the citizens of Cov- ington and Newport. he President will ar- tive here on ednesday and remain four hours, during which he will be escorted to the fine mansion of Thomas Sherlock, at Clifton, where dinner will be served. The formal re- ception will take place at the Spencer House. In the evening the party will leave tor Co1um- bus. Some rumor of Radical interruptions is afloat, but itis believed that none will oc- cur. NEWS FROM EUROPE. [By the Atlantic Cable.} Maximilian Expected in Europe—Aus- trian Army on Peace Footing—Turk- ish News—The Crops. Lonpon. Sept. 11—Tuesday noon.—The Times’ Paris letter published to-day says the Emperor Maximilian is expected to return to Europe from Mexico by every steamer. MADRID, Tuesday morning.—The Estafette of to-day says the French troops must be withdrawn from Mexico with the utmost eaution, unless amicable relations are pre- viously established with President Juarez. Vienna, Tuesday, Sept. 11.—The Austrian Minister of Marine bas ordered the Adriatic fleet, now at Trieste, to proceed to Pola and Tireme, the Austrian nay stations to be disarmed. Brnvin, Tuesday morning —The Committee of the Cham r of Deputies persists in the de- ign of reducing the amount of the loan which the Government asks authority to obtain by the issue of Treasury notes from sixty millions to thirty millions of thalers. The Minister of Finance has protested in a ch against such a reduction, and exprested the hope that the Chamber woula pass the bill in its original form CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 11.—The Sultan of Turkey, Hit kde with ¢ importance of being in diplomatic commuoication with the United States, has decided to establish an Embassy to the American capital. In ac- cordance with this decision the Sublime Porte is About selecting an influential member of the Governmen’ to proceed to Washington as minister resident and plenipotentiary of Turkey. itis reported that, in consequence of the successtul results of the recent trials of American small arms by the military com- Missioners appointed for that purpose by the Porte, the Turkish army is about to be armed entirely with carbines of American manufac- ture. Agents of the Government are about to leave for the United States to contract for their manufacture. BERL, Sept. 11.—A report is current in Government circles that the King of Prussia bas decided to place the Prince Royal of Prussia over the late Kingdom of Hanover as viceroy, ind that his Highness will soon take up his residence at the palace in the city ot Hanover. Vienna, Sept. 11.—A decree has been issued by the Emperor ordering the whole Austrian army to be placed upon a peace footing. LivkErroot, Tuesday—Noon.—The anxiety with regard to the British grain crop is in- crensing. The wecther is very wet and prices are higher in all the markets. Lonpon, Sept. 1i—Evening.—The money market is slightly easier. Consols closed at Sux for money. ‘The market for American stocks is slightly easier, and quotations at the close of business to-day were as foliowe: United States Fiye- *wenties, 713,; Erie shares, 44; Illinois Cen- tral, 783g. THE MAINE ELECTION. PORTLAND, Sept. 11-1 a.m.—Two hundred And nine towns giveChamberiain, Republican, 9.99: Pillsbury, Democrat, 24,442; Republican majority, 21,136. Thesame towns voted last year—Con 8.235; Howard, 21,429; Republican majority, 16.-09. The Republican net gain is therefore 4,527. These towns comprise two- thirds of thy ate. The aggregate vote of the State last year was 56,000. The towns to hear from gave last year votes, and if they give an increased Yote the same ratio as those received, the total vote of the State will be 112,000. The towns to be heard from last year gave a Republican majority of 6,012. If this is increased in the same ratio as those received, the majority will be 29,000, or a Republican net gain of 6,000 votes. All but four towns inthe Ist distriet give Lynehb (Rep ) 13,566, and Sweat (Dem.) 9,663. Lyuch’s majority, 3,43. The four towns to be beard from gave Lynch last year a majority of 100, Whicb, with the presumptive gain, will give him a clean majority of 4.000, against 2.528 in 1864, or a net gain of 1,472, or more than 50 per cent. In the 2d district Perham’s majority is esti- mated at 6.000. In the 3d district Blaine’s majority is 6,200. in the 4th district Peters’ majority is 5,000. In the Sth district Pike’s majority is 4,500. ‘The Republican gain over the Congressional districts of 1864 will be about 10,000. The State Senate will be all Republican. The House of Representatives wili bealmost all Republicans, and the Republican county officers are probably elected in every county, THE END or MAXIMILIAN.—The Indepen- dence Belge, a well-informed journal, thus annonnes the failure of the Archduchess Charlotte's negotiations with Napoleon: «The Empress Charlotte has paid her last visit to the Emperor, and there _is mo longer the slightest doubt that his Majesty announced to that princess, with extreme regret, his irrevo- cable resolution not to subscribe to any of the arrangements which she had come to eros as the means of aiding the dynasty in Mexico, itis now certain that the Empress of Mexico will not again return to that country, and that ihe Emperor Maximilian will soon join her in Europe, after having abdicated.” Without mora} support, ‘without or troops, surronnded by enemies, and forsaken by his friends the ch, Maximilian has nothing to do but get out of Mexico. The sooner he goes the better it will be for him. oSetieria nets ia L3 Jieries f0F the their col- The trouble ia that 50 q Star. WASHINGTON. D. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1866. 2, 4,218. THE CANAL IMPROVEMENT. Report of Engineer Severson. The following report of B. Severson, Esq , engineer in charge of the canal improvemen which was transmitiea to the Councils py the Mayor Monday evening, will be read with in- terest: Enoinzer’s Orricr, W. C. Cawat, Wash- ington, Sept. 1, 1866.—Hon. Richard Wallach, Mayor. ir: I Dave the honor to report that the work on the Washington city canal im- provement, authorized on the I7th of April, tor which $75,000 was appropriated, is now so far advanced astoinsurea strong current of comparatively pure water constantly flowing am one direction through its entire length, and With sufficient force to carry off all tne drain- age of the city and all floating matter that finds its way into the canal. All the expenditures upon the work up te this date, including the cost of the lock-gates, which are under contract, amount to $37,%5 23 Dedacting this sum from the $75,000 appropri- ated, leaves a balance of €37.091.77. ‘The part of the improvement accomplished coni of excavating the part of the canal east of 3d street io a level slightly below low water, in the formation of an extensive basin atthe west end of the canal, at I7th street, and in so clearing the bed of the eastern section of the Chesapeake and Obio canal as to conduct the water of Rock Creek through this section into the basin. The basin is formed by connecting the pier atthe foot of I7th street with Monument Point, by means of a causeway of & fee in length. Within thie canseway are piaced lide-gates that are perfectly automatic in their operations, yielding readily to and opening by the first inward pressure of the rising tides; thus freely admitting the tide-water. and thereby filling the basin to the height the tides rise; and closing as readily by the first outward pressure of tbe ebbing tides, thus retaining the water admitted, and also the water flowing into the basin from Rock Creek, until both can flow eastward and pass out at the opposite end ofthe canal into the Eas Branch, and there follow the receding tides. And the sur- face of the water at the outlet sinking as the tides ebb, cautes aA declivity or fall tobe formed on the surface of the water within the Jength of the canal, corresponding with the Tire and fall of the tides, by means of which fall astrong current is obtained towards this end, even within the broad basin, and in the widest of the canal near its western end, which increases in velocity and force as the water approaches the eastern and narrowest 5 so that from 3d street te its outlet the current Al times Moves at the rate of three and four miles an hour, and as it now appears, the force and duration of the current in this direc- tion is sufficient to prevent the re- turning tides entering any distance at the eastern end of the canal, consequently the drainege once passes out at this end cannot be again returned by the tides, as heretofore. In view of these facts. now practically established by nearly a month's trial, there seems to be no necessity for a dam, a lock, or gates of any kind at this end for any purpose whatever. 1n this strong current, flowing in but one direc- tion, we undoubtedly have a complete solution of the hitherto perplexing question, Aow to dis- pose of the sewerage of the city. For, by this improvement, the canal can be regularly filled, even when it shall be excavated to the full depth contemplated to make it navigable. And &s most of its water will ve changed by being displaced by pure river water as often as the tides occur, the quantity of water thus flowing through the canal will be sufficient to deodorize and satisfactorily dispose of all the drainage of aci y having a population of one million of people. And great us must be the power called into action m thus keeping up a constant flow of so large « quantity of water: yet it all comes irom the natural, quiet, and apparently gentle action of the rising and falling of the tides, not requirirg even so much as the toucn of a finger to start and to keep the whole system in operation. Seeing what has been thus accomplished in the canal by the action of the tides, it becomes plain that the navigation of both the east aud ‘west branches of the Potomac may be equally wellimproved by the same means; that it is only necessary to confine the action of the lides and the natural flow of these streams within re 2 limits, and in right directions, toinsure the formation of channels on such lines 85 commerce may require, and as deep as may be desired. It is hoped that this city and Congress will at an early day give to these questions such attention as their importance demand. Alter having thus improved the sanitary condition of the canal, the next step will be to make it navigable. And in view of the im- portance of accomplishing this object early, it might be well, at first, to excavate a channel ot enly some fifty feet in width, amd to a depth of four feet below the line of lowest tides, which will give a depth of water of some eight or nine feet at bigh tides; leaving the residue to be excavated when its properform and width, and that of the basin, shali have been deter- mined by competent authority. Adopting this course, the canal may be made navigable through its entire length within four months atter the work shall be commenced, and it will leayean abundance of material in the bed of the widest parts to fill the banks of such parts as may ulumately be contracted in width. The material to be taken up in the operation of forming tbe channel of fifty feet in width, may without beadvantageously disposed of on parts of the public grounds within convenient distance of the canal Some thirteen thousand yards of it might be used in extending the pier At the foot of 17th street to the line of the river front, thus forming additional and valuable wharf property atthat place. The superficial area of such extension will Amount to 55.320 square feet, and will be worth, it is sup; e at least $60,400; & sum more than sufficient to cover its own cost, and thatof the causeway. with its tide-ways and other appendage: added. So far asthe filling of this extension is concerned, it cannot properly be regarded as an item of cost, as the tabor of filling it will be more than compensated by the convenience of its location as a place tor st pig the ne- cessary excavations ofthe canal. Theonly e: pence of any consequence attending its form: uon will be the construction of a wall ot 49 feet in length along its eastern side, which may amount to some $7,000. To excavate a channel of fifty feet width through the widest part of the canal and basin, and to the tull width through the parts bavng a width of only fitty feet, er less, and all to the depth of four feet below lowest tides, will require the removal of about 115,5it cubic yards of de- posits; which at fifty cents a yard will amount to $59,259. This sum will, without doubt, be sufficient te cover all the necessary expenses of dredging, »nd for removing the excay: tons to proper places, including the use of necessary implements. But asit is thought by many that it would be well to change the course of the canal from a point near Virginia avenue bridge to the line of James’ Creek, it might ve well to take early measures to ascer- tain the feasibility and cost of such a change. For, if the course should be thus changed, then one-fourth of the sum of the foregoing estimate for excavating the whole length on the old line, say $14,514.75, the proportion due to the part east of Virginia avenue bridge, may be saved from that, and be applied to the new line, in the direction of James’ Creek. As- euming the length of the new part of this line to be 3,600 feet, that it will require an average depth of excavation equal to ten feet, that it must be walled, and havea clear width of 40 teet; then this new line will probably cost about $95,000. From which sum deduct the foregoing $14,814.75 ed to the eastern sec- tion of the present canal, and add $44,444.25 for the western section, embracing three-fourths of its entire length, and we have $124,629 50 as the entire cost of opening a navigable channel from the causeway at the foot of 17th street to the Government ship canal at the Arsenal. That is, on the James Creek line it will see ee B124.629 50 ung at N cost... eee eee e eee ee: On tbe old line, termini street scutD,........-- A difference of........c0ces. «+ 65,370 60 If it shonld be decide! to extend the i7th street pier as suggested—and this extension is equally important, whetber the James Creek line shall adopted or the old line of the canal is retained—then, in either case, it will become necessary to add to one or other of the above sums $7,000 for the construction of a wall along its eastern side, as before sug- = connection with the foregoing improve- ments, and for the pu: of opening a way to the coal awe to form & connection with the traffic of the Chesapeake and Obio Canal, = becomes Bigaly issportant have the eastern section of canal, the part limits of city of Washington, opened tor part of the city canal. the Mayor of Washiugwss aed 8: a and Ohio thatthe canal tramsfer on con- G.'10s that thy company shall he reiea ed from ibe Obligation of keeping this pert of he chPA Open and navigabie, on the strength of Which Qtrangement the city of hingtoa bas recentiy expended somewhat over #2. her the perp fT su-ar flow of waterthrough it it ielly pavigable will require yation of t's bed of from three to four feet im Ard to keep it clear of ‘he great ntol wasbing of G street, it becomes um- bt to bave tbe bridge of that etree: wi- Cened, and to formed as to carry the matter Washed across tbe ennal, and not into i'. as now; Biro. to Tenew tbe gates of the lock at 17th street, and tor er eae of gusrcing against (he entrance of floods into the city by the way of the foot of I7th street, it would also te well fo ravee the walls of this lock some ibree feet Digher, so as te make its hegbt cor- Trepond with the beight to which it isexpected te raise the pier and canseway, all of which & further expenditure of some Mut in view of its very grea oO be general commerce of 1 of the pomerovs and obvious a tbat will result to this city in Daving an un- iTuptd wsy opened tor th ton of millions of tons of coal pumerons other commodities of great value abounding along the course of that great thoroughfare, it is hoped prompt and effectaal Measures May be taken to Dave tie section opebed And ready for mavigalion, as it may — by tbe early spring of the coming year, an that the improvements suggested for the city canal may be completed by the same time. The enire expenditures required to secare through navigation in the manner proposed, assuming that the pier at the foot of i7th st. Will be extended as suggested, and that the Wall along ite east side, costing $7,000, and 20,010 for opening the Chesapeake and Obio al up te Rock Creek will be added to the cost of opening a vigabile « nel on ber of the two courses pamed, and allowing $5,000 tor pay of am engineer, a clerk, and for contin- gencies, tben on the present line of the canal from Kock Creek to the East Branch, the cost Will amount to about $92.00; on the James Creek line $157,000. All of the foregoing work may be performed during the cold weather of the coming fail and winter, so as to have the canal completely navigable by early spring, without endanger- ing the public besith, and as there will be nothing offensive attending the con- struction of the wall for the exten. sion of the pier at the foot of i7th street, this part might be commenced at once. There- tore, it would be well to have immediate meas- ures taken to put this part under contract. And by the time the work on this wall shall be *o far advanced as to form a place for receiv- ing tbe deposits from the canal and basin. say by the middie of October, then the dredging of the channel might also be commenced, and if well prosecuted, a navigable channel may be formed through the basin and in the canal as fareastas 14th street bridge, early enough to afford at least one month's use betore navi- gation shall be closed by ice. The $75,000 al- ready appropriated for the improvement of the canal will, without doubt, be sufficient to carry the work to this point, to 4th street bridge, imclnding the extension of the i7th Street pier If so, and this extension ball reaily be worth $60,000; then, resulting as this Goes, directly from the $75,000 expended, there Will be left $15,000 as the actual cost of all the improvements made and to be made by thieex- penditure of $75,000. over and above the value of this one item worth $60,000. Another matter dererving attention is the importance of straighteming the course of the cans! and thereby remove some ef its sharpest. angles;ench as the three nearly right angies located between 7th street and Maryland avenue. These can be entirely disposed of by adopting straight course for the canal be- tween these two points, and by so doing the distance between these points or the of canal connecting (hem, will be shortened about seven bundred eet, the advantages of which are numerous and too obvious to require pam- ing at this time. But as most of this part comes within Government reservations, it will re- uire action on the part of Congress to make this change. Still, its so plaim that the bean. ty and value of these grounds would beim. proved by such acbange that there can be no doubt of its being readily assented to by Con- gress. Such 8 change in the course of the canal will also enable the Government to make a more satisfactory disposition of the water of the Ti- ber, ae the arched way for this stream can then be turned into and along the south course of the present canal at Third street and empty into the improved canal, in its new course, st Maryiand avenue, there to diseharge its water in & direction down stream, instead of against the current of the canal as it now does. Sbouid this system for improving the canal be adopted, and should it be determined on to prosecute the work systematically and with vigor, for the purpose of securing early n: - gation, then bo time should be lost in maki =< the necessary Surveys, and as near as possible exact estimates of the different parte of the work. The first part, then, requiring attention is the wall for the extension of the pier at 17th street, which ought to be formed of good-sized stone, resting on & firm pile foundation: and this part might be commenced at once. After whicb should follow a survey of the bed of the basin and canal, for the purpose of forming a proper channel; the dredging of which to com- Mence at the entrance of the basin, as soon as the work on the wall sball be so far advanced as to form a place for depositing the matter to be dredged from the channe]. And by the time this wall shall be finished and the channel dredged as far east as i4th street bridge, the weather will probably be cold enough to dredge or excavate on any partot the canal witbin the denser parts of the city. Work on the eastern section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canvl, and on its lock and gates, may also be commenced @s soon as it shall be fully au- thorized. Very respectfully. B. Skverson, Engineer in charge of the Canal Improvement, Fen1ans.—The Fenian Congress, which has been in session at Troy, N Y., adjourned on turday sine die. General Sweeney has re- ned bis position as Sec: of War. ‘resident Roberts bas made the following an- intments: Inspector General, General J. Neill, of Nashville: Chief Military Organizer, Michael Bailey, of Buffalo. It is stated that if the finances of the Brotherhood it, a reid wil made on Canada before the snows ef winter. S7A gentieman, resident of Uleveiand, bee came crazy on Monday, on bearing that his brother, his sister and ber husband, and their family, bad all died of cholera at Vincinnath, He was on Tuesday morning found roaming through the streets, heedless of the tears and. entreaties of his wife, who was trying to per- suade bim to return home. The police took bim home, where he has tobe guarded and confined to his room. S87 One day this week atwo years old bull was picked up ateeas, off ve Island. Maine. The animal was five miles from main land at tbe spot in the vasty deep where he was overhauled, and was hard on his way to visit his Enghsh cousin Johnny. Having been taken ip tow, with his nose clear of the brine, Bossy was safely brought to land. &7A colored girl of sixteen, a refugee from Alabama, bas been kept fortwo anda haif years in te of slavery in Chicago by Mr. Taylor, half-clothed, compelled to saw all the wood, doall the washing, &c., of his family of ten, without pay, tosleep in a cellar, forbidden to go out, frequently beaten, and on one occa- sion, when she got away, badly whipped. plsimaed atone oannns Sestn, 87 Acotemporary thinks Bismark’s object is the Prussification of Germany. 87 A‘'man was fined fifteen pouads, in Lon- don, for “cracking” a woman's nose. 7 A colored person in Lexington, Ky., bas blown his brains out on political grounds. S7 Parisians, it is said, never whistle. &7- A man in Rome, Ga.. recently sucked six dozen eggs at one sitting. 7 In 1559 Napoleon intimated to Co: Ca- your that Bismarek was one of the master minds of Europe. S7 Why are bankrupts more to be pitied than idiots? Because bankrupts are broken, while idiots are only cracked. S87 A fat man bas no friends in an omribus, S7-A rainbow by moonlight was lately visi- bie in Wisconsin. S7 Witbout a liberal use of the rod, it is am - possible to make boys smart. S7 The maple trees are putting heir fall attire. Scarlet is all the fastion among them. S7 Some of the Chinese in California have silver watches so large that they use the out- side to Iry potatoes in. 87 A gentleman committed suicide n Sut- ton The only cause given is that he was un- married. Bachelors should take a lesson. Suttonly! S7 The Hon. Charles Sumner beiag tired of meeting the “irrepressible coutict” alone is about to take a charming young wic- ow as a partuer for life. S7°A young lad near St. Josephs, Mo.. re- cently came in contact with the ruaning cear of a thrashing machine and was torashed with an inch of his life. hat on the coe. fteen miles rom land, an island was thrown up by vol- canic influence to the beightof ninety ff above the water level, and mensuring seven. een hundred feet im circumference. S7°A lady entered 2 train a! & country «ta. tion on the New Jersey railroad, the o:! day, and eatdown with Ger back to the jo Motive. Finding her mistake, and not wis! ig toride backward, she politely acked tbe conductor if bé would tera the car around. He didn’t doit.