Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1866, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Circulation in the District. ra aegepeeeeney tii W. D. WALLACH, Editer and Proprietor. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY ...SEPTEMBER 25, 1966, S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. S27 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 e@dvertising to be made in the two daily news- pspers otf Washington having the largest circulation : - ©: Upon the occurrence of the outrage at ship- ley’s woods, where the colored portion of the camp meeting was mobbed and plundered by a gang of white rowdies, we advised the people of Anne Arundel County, for their own credit " and for the credit of the State of Maryland, to bestir themselves and bring the guilty par- ties to justice withont fail. It bas been given out at various times that the authorities and leading citizens of thar County were exerting themselves te arrest and punish the rowdy ‘miscreants. From certain imdications, however, and the undertone of re- mark in certain quarters, we did notanticipate that the jails of Maryiand would be over- crowded by camp meeting rioters in conse- quence ef the action of these purties. The re- sult is as we were led toexpect. The “inves- ugations” have ended in a repert which, ac- cording to the Balumore Sun, was “unani- mously acopted” at a meeting of “leading citi- zens of Anne Arnndel County,” in which re- port the white b’hoys are shown to have been the aggrieved parties, and the blame is thrown altogether upon the camp-meeting negroes, who, a /a the wolf and Iamb fable of Esop, pro- voked deserved punishment (and robbery) by Tiling the water down stream. “A few wild young men did annoy the blacks in some trivral manner,” “& smali cantelope was thrown into the blacks meeting,” and that according to this Wwhite-washing report, was the extent of the Outrage upon the blacks. The meeting then pro- ceeded to resolve as follows, the notes in pa. Tenthesis being ours : Resolved, therefore, as the sense of this meet- ing, That it was the duty of the colored people to Jook to the law [!) and the man- agers of the meeting for protection in their worship, and that the assault with clubs and firearms on the innocent and de- fenseless, (Meaning the long haired b’hoys of Anne Arundel, and the short haired bhoys of Baltimore, armed to the teeth with knives and revolvers,) was outrageous and wicked in the extreme. Resolved, That while we greatly deprecate the wanton destruction of the effects of the colored people after they had left the ground, ‘we believe it was the mataral consequence of inflamed passion. after the whites had been protean capper tired upon. {[Whien state of excusable «inflamed passion” led the short haired and jong haired b’hoys to mistake the Property of the negroes for their own, and to forget to return it to this day Resolve?, That the proceedings of certain Ministers and laymen of the Methodist Episco- pl Church, on the night of the 17th instant, in Justifying the blacks in taking the law in their own bands, [!) by firing into an assemblage of innocent people ['] engaged in worship, ['] places them with the defenders and encoura- gers of mobAaw to repel molestations, and de- serves the unqualified condemnation of all good citizens ['] of whatsoever religious faith o pow creed. fe ‘That we tave the utmost confi- dence in ourcivil authorities, ['] and believe that they will do their duty [!] fully and con- sceientiously in endeavoring to bring all guilty ps 's to answer hefore the bar of public jus- lice for their offenses. [!] We are then told that «the resolutions were unanimously adopted: after which the meeting adjourned.” Was there ever such another specimen of ostrich tactics! Do these gentle. men think they can thus “resolve” away the Unpleasant facts in the case? Is it nota fact notorious throught all this part of Maryland, that the interruption, not only of thi camp- Meeting, but of others by the Methodist Epis- copal Church, was a preconcerted affair, and that the purpose was, if possible. to break up all the camp-meetings of that church. Is it not notorieus that an organized gang of these rowdies, undercover of darkness, girdled the trees of the grove in which the camp-meeting ‘was to be held in Montgomery county! Is it not notorious that the attempt was made afterwards to destroy the camp-meeting spring, in Montgomery county, and that a plot was formed to blow out the lights of the camp there on the last night, and “clean out the blacks” am the darkness, after the playfal style in Which the “few wild young men” undertook the job at Shipley’s woods ? Is it not notorious that the Methodist churches in that part of Maryland have been broken open and dese. among the blacks to-night. “This otcurred'be- fore the riot. Saw a goodly number of young men, whom he supposed to be under the in- fluence of liquor, who were quite noisy. Soo: after heard firing of pistols. Saw a colored a1 come from the mpper part of the circi and was knocked down by several w en. Saw John Janney much excited at ipper part of the ground, urging to form of unite ‘white people to drive the blacks a: . Thi occurred after the firing was over; ; mag | Wellbam, who was also urging the wd to attack the colured people; met a i: maa with others who said we have c ed or cleared out the niggers: “w. ill clear up the bisck republican preachers,” asked Mr. Jeffers Who that big man was; said it was P. H Mew- bern, who was the register of the 4th district; saw Mr. Mewbern urging the crowd to burn tents and other goods that belonged to the colored le.” “ Augumire Wa 's testified that he lives at Brushy Neck, Anne ee ss : Was at the camp om the night : ‘5 About 11 or 120’clocg at night went to the altar, and was there till the fring commenced; then ‘walked oat of the circle to ie there till everything was quiet; saw '. Sap- ington, white, with a pistol, near the road, at Ene Sime of the riot, when 1 was walking out from the altar, aftes the disturbance, saw white men walking round with clubs; saw no blacks with clubsor pistols; heard a white man ay that every man ought to havea club; saw only one rebel soldier on theground that night, who was the brother of witness; don’t believe he was armed.” «Rev. W. F. Speake testified that about? p. m.a colored man came tothe preichers’ tent and said the colored people were being dis- turbed, and asked for protection. Rev. Dr. n , who bad charge of the camp-meet- ing, went dows with the colored men. The Tesult witness knew not. At the time of the Tio: be was conduc'ing the religious exercises atthealtar. At abont 12 o'clock, while stand- ing on a bench in front of the preachers’ stand, heard rapid firing on the right and left of the rear of the preachers’ stand, and the whizzing sound of balls. The meeting at the altar wa: broken up in great confusion, and he hastened from thealtar. After he had got outside of the altar he saw a tall man, with a white linen ceat, standing on the left side of the preachers’ stand, firing with a pistol towards the colored camp. After that & crowd of excited men gathered within the circle of the tents, armed with sticks and clubs, and a large man urged the crowd to organize to attack the negroes, or Tesist the attack of the negroes. Some one in the crowd exclaimed, « Let the sheriff attend to that matter,”’ or words to that effect. Those men who were excited in the crowd were swearing in the circle of tents, and using threatening language towards the church min- isters and negroes. Retired to a tent, when some one exclaimed that they were burning the colored people’s camp. Came outside of the tent, and saw a large fire in the rear of the preachers’ stand. and heard sounds resembling the breaking of crockeryware by sticks. “William Ellis‘testified that about 9 o'clock he saw three young whitemen shouting among the colored folks: saw a young man walk up to the colored people and ask them what they would fight with, if theyhad to fight? The colored man said they would fight with guns, knives, pistols, and swords, if necessary. Then this wite man struck the negro with a stick. The friend said we had better get away, there crated by these same rowdies, and that they | openly boast that they wil! not be punished ! } ‘The very testimony brought for ward to sual this report is of the most damaging character dor their case. j | John Hubner, proprietor of the Relay ! House, testifies that «-shordy after his arrival } on the camp ground, Thursday, about six | o'clock, he met a party of young mea from | Elkridge Landing. who informed him that — expected to have some difficulty there.” i «James U. P. Burnside testified that he was | going on Thursday afternoon, Augast 30th, to | the railroad at Jessup’s Cat, and met a nom. | ber of young men on the road going towards | the camp ground, many of whom were intox- | jeated, and whosaid there was going to be | “bell of a row” at thecamp that night. In | front of Major Bond's residence, witness met & number of young men whom he knew, one ot whom said he had been standing there some- me watching and talking with the men going to the camp, and he was convinced from what be had beard from the passers that there was | going to bes great fight at the mp that ni; | hey, the passers, were all drinking. and ing what they were going todo. When wit- ness got to heily’s, at railroad, he said there Regd og to be a fuss at the camps trom what e eard young men say! at his store Zbat afternoon.” ss “Mordecai Stewart testified that the first Tan he saw at the colored camp whom he knew was Henry Shipley. They began talk- ing and Shipley said to darkies, “Keep utet, boys, don’t raise any distarbance bere. Toes gathered arounc Mr. Shipley and tola him it ‘was not their intention to raise any fuss or disturbance, saying to Mr. S., “You know we bave been molested, and some colored persons Knocked down and beaten.” They stated that “There is & crowd,” pointing into the colored People’s camp. There were white Persons ‘within that circle, (whom they meant,) mak- ing arrangements te attack us and bre.k up our meeting. One colored man said, “If they do attack us. what shall we do—shall we pro- tect ourselves! Mr. Shipley replied, “If they do attack you, defend yourselves.” He and witness turned to a crowd of whites to whom te negroes bad aljuded. One man in the middie of a group of whites was very boisterous, d said if he could get a certain number, which he don’t recollect, he would take the lead to clean up or kill the damned negroes. Witness asked Shipley the name of the white od be told me his name but 1 do pot recollect it, then turned to Andrew Harman and asked him if he knew any of the oung men, to try and get them eff the ground = ay from negroes. He did sll he could towards this purpose, and I then left and went to my earriage, &nd soon heard ter of pistols; saw @ man who was said to ‘we Jenkins, sdvising to get om their Berles and go home get their guns. B. L. P: of Baltimore county, testified that he beard some persons “damn the a dist church; saw seovemmem nme. rae, bi ind: heard a young man the She bad the rifle he had in the army, be would go gunning after niggers,” in the morn. ing 8 man approached witness as he was leav- ing the ground, and asked for bis opinion as the cause of t ;, did not give him my F to witness that there would be s disturbance would be a melee. By the time we got to the preachers’ stand two shots were fired by the whites—could see them. The fire was then general; saw twoor three white men gett-ng their pistols ont of their pockeis; they were standing between the preachers’ stand and colored camp.” With such evidence as this, as a basis t> go upon, the resolutions above quoted are cer- tainly curiosities in their way. Such oceurrences as those at Memphis and New Orleans, and this at Shipley’s woods, are calculated to do infinite damage to the South at the present juncture of aflairs, and any Southern community fails in duty to its best interests that does not promptly disavow re- sponsibility for such deeds. Failure to do so. and to fix the responsibility upon the gailty parties, invites their repetitionand fixes a stig- ma upon the entire community. CROPS IN FLORIDA_FREEDMEN’S AF- FAILBS. Major General Howard has received from General Foster, Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau for the State ot Florida, a report of the operations of the Barean in that State during August. He reports that there is aa evident improvement in the treatment of the freedmen, both by the courts and planters. Ex-army officers, who, -ince the close of the ‘war, parcha-ed plantations, are reported as doing well. The pro~pect of fine cot-on cro; is sere Zromicise, The corn ci 1s than op prevailed during the month at Jacksonville, Apalachicola, and Cedar Keys, the victims be- ing princopally negroes. BOUNTIES. The Paymaster General has given instruc. tions that no powers of attorney will be recog- nized in claims for bounty, under the act of July 2th, 1666. The form of application pre. scribed by the War Department must ¥é strict. ly complied witb, and communications wiil be bad with the claimant only. This does not Vitiate the State agencies e-tablished here. The drafts will be enclosed to them, where they file the claims, made payable to the claimaat alone. Theexception is made in this ea-e, in view of the fact that the soldier is charged no fee, and the State becomes responsible for his mopey. es GENERAL CUSTER OBDEBED TO DUTY. General Custer, Brevet Major General of Volunteers, having received his commission as Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Regiment of Cavalry, has, by a special order from the War Department, been instructed to proceed to Fort Riley, in Kansas, to aid in tne organization of his regiment, which is one of those authoriaed by the recent army bill. PAYMENT OF Bounrixs.. meeting of claim agents was held in this city last night to’ express their indignation at the ruling of the Paymaster General, which practically pre- vents them irom collecting the bounty au_ thorized at the last session of Congress. The Paymaster General decides tha: as the bounty | is a gratuity, nota debt, the Governmen: has aright to prescribe how and to whom it shall be paid. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.—The President yesterday made the following appointments. Gen. Jobn A. Dix, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to France; Hugh Ewing. Esq., of Kansas, to be munister resi- dent at the Hague; Wm. J. lentine, of Massachusetts, to be commissioner to the Paris Exposition for 1867. 7 One million of dollars’ worth of cattle is on its way East from Texas. Cattle are sell- ing in that State at only $5 per head. S87 Americans are swelling the ranks ot the liberals in Mexico. ATTENT: femora NDSRY No. i. will be nei at Asylum. creer of D and $:h streets. THIS cduesday} Feugertal’ Members sf other Gammenase’s ol ws SATE wesaries ere Bes cordially invited. a PUBLIO @ OF THE YOUNG ‘anh von: Let ang eel ENIN ‘th it, at Te 8. P. CHASE, f the Supreme atthe Gated dae et ete ney Ad ane fee from Hew York, Baltumore ‘ach- i ‘he plan and appeal for a building for the Ase- ctatio: permaneutly endowing free library, zagting vovee, Puave aud sane ae for wg ‘The trlends of the Association , vited to attend, n aa ER ee a7 THE YRANKLIW Ly CEDM its meets ry Re ik seach eee s members By oer ofthe Fees eens, Secretary. Gaunnanee pC A fe 22-St" « “4g Ohiet ot feats, fem ROR ot Eaceets, ATIENTION. REN LISERTIES be. pS Re reg sae Y, y bosi: nfarnished ROOMS, ent 5 ie aire at ioe 10th, be setmohulet elt Boegrng Fine w Horabiels os mareratgtome 8 FOR RENT—Wornisbed or unfarntehed a nN Board at 404 I, by applying on or ae OMS with BOARD Lepage fy 00) =| with or without board, at 38: Rendsome BOOMS, with farnish: 1. aD ed, BeI0 ween ENTLEMEN AND THSIB WIVES, ALSO lemen, can be wi po board. at 629 M Fron’ BOOMS, newi; near corner of }.--One handsome Front snd sey tins aa 6 i gentlemen. Ties $8 e month, Inquire at Ni E street, between Tothand Mh OARD—First class TASLB BOARD b: ‘urner, late caterer for Gen. Grant’s 122 Pennaylvanie avenue, between 19th and 2th i) LEGANT B LA 'NG-HOUSE, JUST sth and 6 acl Is at their ae " hing that the market affords. For particulars OA at No. 464 10th street, a few m ror the 25 PERSONAL. HE GREAT PABIS EXHIBITION desirous of tearning the FRENCH GUAGB can have lewons on reasonable terme many years in Fraace, letter, M , Star arty who received the Market Stall Cloth, Apron and Book rm: 8th street, will be arded by leaving them at stall No. 6 Northern Liberty TH, 367 Pennsylvania avenue, ‘eet, has great power as aClairvoy- Healing Medium, de- leceased and fiving friends; gives their Hours from 11 8, m.to9 p.m, 8025-2* IMPRESSED ME- NT, would most ADAM AHOLIAB. DIUM AND CLAIB’ tfully inform all who wish to give her a call je to advise snd consult in covery ef the same, ri street, onedoor from K street, ONTHLY NUBSE —An experienced MONTA- LY NUBSE will be disengaged about Octeber fret; would like to make a tew mere Sens oat of references giv Address ‘‘N.8..” Office, one week. LOST AND FOUND. —— STRAY—Came to the premises of the under signed. about two menths ago, BUOB and one black SHBEP. Dlearecom~ forward. and take them away C2. TO 'OUND—On Per F JEWELRY in Only One Dell TEWRERY STORE nue, near 43 st. one large white YY, pay charges HOcveMe” rapt . No%3S Peunsy!vi yey ag PIANOS, 22 PABLOR ORGANS, rent ou easy monthly payments. Complete assortment of tt i 306 Pennsylvania 5 near 10th street. E. MUGHES & BIBNITZKEY, MEBOHANT TAILOBS, inform their friends and custom y are dally in receipt of thelr nn FALL AND WINTER GOODS, of the finest French, eneiieh, and Belgian Cloths, res, and LY and wonld solicit am early cali sellat the lowest figures, to give satisfaction as ‘workmai 1. a8 they are deter- te price and quality aud B: HUGHES & RIBNITZREY, Thirteenth street and Pennsylvenia avenue. Penna, av.. corner 20th etr N BwJIEWELEY. SILVEE AND PLATED WARE, FINE PABIs FANCY GOeDS, WEDDING PRESEATS, CLOOKS, BRONZES, &c. M. W. GALT & BROTHER Are now opening their new goods for the fall trade, and call attention to their anusually large OCOPENHAGES, GENEVA, Ana AMEBRIOAN WATCHES, SOLID SILVER TBA SETS, POONS, FORKS, &c., EXTRA FINE ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, PABIS FANS, OPERA GLASSES, DRESSING OASES, Comes, PORTEMONNAIES, &c.,&c. A large assortment of all the newer styles of FANOY ARTICLES gottea up especially for WEDDING PRESENTS. M. W, GALT & BRO., Jewellers, pear erree tl hhl Wwe ABE SELLING prague, Pacific, and all other best CALIOOES at DEY Goops is the largest in the city, and we aroselling at less than New York prices. LANSBUBGH & BBO., 375 and 515 Seventh street. HANDSOME PAINTINGS, eas me m7 nbove Odd Fellows’ atl, EW FALL GENTLEMEN'S FUBNISHING GOODS. The . nd labor, thoroun Wy fedtted and as" andthe" pes from the North’ sed is FALL ABD WINTER PURCHASES, Embracing a large and varied sasortment of first- GENTLEMER’ FUBNISHING @o0ps, in person and bd great of the best, ead! ii mana hy stem my {ce me to sell ‘si in daily receipt of his mostly and other expen: the very lowest casa pest favors, it is my intention for 3 attention ‘ Sieg la a8. H. LANB, re ree Brig. Gen. John R. Brooke, Lieut. ‘arnishing Ragpeeot Mate UD OTOL EB COVERSMENT SECURITIAG. ‘Wasminetom, September 9, 1506. | Jay Cooke Fo. aacee following ve Ss. 1s . 8. 108 U.S. 109 U.S. ‘orties..... 9 U.S. Seven Thirties . once el 106% pons; MIX: Five Twenties, feed. 111 3 Five : Five 108 4: -Eive Wes, 1865, 108%; ten 95%; s Fuiruee: 105%; Gold, 143% BULING OF THE PENSION OFFICE. The following regulation has been issued from the office ef the Commissioner of Pen* sions: A citizen of any foreign government residing for the time without the jurisdiction of, the United States, will be recognized as a claim agent by this office. Declarations of claimants residing in foreign countres should be executed before some United States Consul. All evidence obtained im foreign countrics should be sworn to before & consul or other officef of this Government. Ifthis. in any case. is found impracticable, the offictal character and signature of the Officer before ‘whom such testimony is taken should be duly sathenticaid by a United Staies Consul or other officer. APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made by the President to-day: ‘Obas. A. Ruffie, agen‘ for the Chippewas of the Mississippi Pelliger and Lake Winnebago bands, and the indians of Red Lake and Pembina. Thos. J. McKen- ney, of Iowa, Superintendent of Indian Aifairs for the Territory of Washington. Abeiara Guthrie, of Kansas, agent for the Indiaas of the Shawnee agency in Kansas. Stephen J- Dallas, of Lilinois, principa: clerk of surveys in the’General Land Office. THE COTTON GROWTH IN FLORIDA, The Commissioner of the General Land Office has received a report from the Register ofthe Land Office at Tallahacsee. Florida, in which he states that the best Sea nd cotton is grown upon the eastern coa: for labor is so great that in many instances the uumber of hands upon the plantations could be duplicated if the jaborers could be pro- cured. ee ay THE WHITE HOUSE. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the Weather, there was to-day the usual press of visitors at the White House. Svcret McCulloch bad an interview with the Prese ident this morning. - ’ Ie psereterneiereeesenl aes APPOINTMENT OF PENSION OFFICERS. The Commissioner of Pensions appointed to. day, Drs. Ernest Kramer, Milwaukie, Wiscen- sin, and William Lewiti, 4np Arbor, Michi- gan, exanuning surgeon: aimee eereeeeereees IMPOBTANT ORDERS. CAUTION AGAINST FRAUD—EXTRA DUTY PAY, General Order No. 7S, issued from the War Department to-day, caut'ons all Officers of the Army, whose duty it may be to prepare pa- pers oF pay accounts presented by persons rep: resenting themeelvyes to be officers or soldiers discharged from the seryice, to be on their guard aguinet the numerous papers bearing forged signatures of Officers ofthe Army, which there is reacom to believe will be presénted by imposters. Official blanks are sometimes surre}titiously procured, which are ialsely and fraudulently fillea up and the signatares of Officers forged. Officers, to. whom blanks are fornished irom the Adjutant General's Of- fice, are, therefore, uested w keep them un- their own 7 ¢ a eens 7 vides thal Th ac- cordancé with Section 7, Act approved July 13. 166, the following are substituted for Para- graphs 92 and %3, Article 39, of Revisea Regu- ery 4 1863 : hen it ts necessary to employ soldiers as artifieers or laborers in the construction of permanent military works, public roads, or other constant labor of not less uban ten aays duration in any case, they shall receive, in ad- dition to their regular pay. the following ad- ditional compensation therefor :— Enlisted men working as artificers, and non-commissioned officers employed as overseers of such work, not exceeding one overseer tor every twenty men, thirty-five cents per day; and enlisted sen employed as Iaborers twenty cents per aay. The non-commissioned officers and sol- diers so employed are to be mustered 4s extra- duty men. The allowance of thirty-five cents a day is to those employed as mechanics, over- seers. and clerks in the Bureaux of the War artment, at the Headquarters of the Army, and at Military Division or Department Head- quarters. But no man shali be rated and paid asaclerk, overseer or mechanic, who 1s not actually employed as such. Commanding of. ficers will particularly see to this; nor shall any coldier be rated at higher pay than twen- ty cents per day, except by their order. %3. Enlisted men of the Ordpance and En- gineer De; ments, Artificers ot Artillery, Hospital Stewards and Ordnance Sergeants, are not entitled to this allowance. THE INTERNAL BEVENUB. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue in- structs the Asre:-ors that dry barrels are ex- empt from taxation, but all barrels and casks for beef. pork, lard. pickled fish, wet paints, &c., ane.taxable. That the exemption on build- ing stone does not apply to fire places, man- tele, yw caps. sills, and other articles of trate mage on eperial onda a mann. factures of stone, &c., are liable to an advalo- Tem tax of 5 percent. Soda water is exempt, but sarsaparilla, pop, root, or like beer is not exem; jt, Packing boxes are understood to be boxes used by the manufacturer, merchant, or job- ber, to enclose goods after they have been sold in order to secure safe id easy transportation. Boxes used for putting up goods before sale, and withenut which the goods coujd not be of- fered tor sale, and which are sold as part and parce! of the goods, are not technically known 4s packing boxes. Thus, boxes for putting up cigars, spices, starch, salt; shoes, &c., are not packing boxes. Packing boxes made of paner or other material than wood. except those made for triction be ages cigar lights, and wax ta. pers, are taxaBle. Wooden ware is construed to mean articles and implements made exclu. sively of wood for kitchen and household use, excepting furniture; but such articles as churns, boxes, kegs, firkins, fish kits, saw trames, lad- ders. pomps, sash, blinds, mantels, window frame@, doors and frames, are liable to an ad- valorem of 5 per ce! 5 pence te Ee DISMI! FROM TAE sBRVIOE. Before a general court:martial convened at New Orlecns, La., of which Brevet Brig.Gen. Charles A. Hartwell, 10th"U. 8. colored im- fantry. was president, the folldwing-named officers of the 10th U.S. colored heavy artil- lery were tried, and, being convicted of the charges _ ea Sgainst them, were the service:—Firet Lieut, Henry R. Gardner, Second Lieut. Wm. D. McGuire, and’ Second Lieat. W. C. Reddy. The first two named re charged with conduct unvecoming an cer and & gentleman; the latter was charged in agdition with wrongfully and know: tisweatne ofthe property, ‘ofthe United Sues, rrctererreoneset6 ABMY APPOINTMENTS. Among the appointments te be field officers im the mew regiments are said to be the follow- Major Gea. GriMin, Votonel the 37th in- fantry: Msi Gen. Sickles, Golonel of the 42d onered inte ae te vobn U0. Re ps5 Colonei oF one of the Vei 1 vi Sp ag jor of the Sth cavalry. et SEERA OF PERSONAL.—We noticed as ove of the com. mittee from Uleveland who waited the President yesterday, Capt. E. R. M: of this city, who showed his leyalty from the first by entering the army, and who, by his excellent business qualifications aud integrity ‘was of much service to the Government while there. a oF What is the with the Atlantic Us. 7 It is meaply days since adispatch been received over the wires. Is it all right, De HTENG UTs ry id that none finer is produced in the South.* The demand ‘ TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. —— FROM RICHMOND The Natie : the Bi 3 y—Sale of xit Pollard K.** D, Sept. 26.—The National Express ', Organized im this city abouts year je 8 deed of ment for the set- the liabilities. large amount of its stock is held in New York. Gen. Josep» E. Jobaston is ident of the company H. Rives Pollard Snoounces this morning that owing to his impaired health, and the prospect of less arduous engagements, he bas sold the Examiner to Thos. H. Wynne, of this ey. L. Q. Washington succeeds Poltard as editor of the Examiner. ; Cotten Millé Barued, ILADELPAIA, Sept. 26—A fire broke out sue Globe ‘Cotton Miiie, on Germantown road and Girard avenge, at 5.30 this morning. It is supposed to ‘hAve.been very destructive, and there are reporis of a loss of lite. _ mills were Joc&ted:ia, the Rorthern part of the city. No particutere bave been-recetved as yet. {SECOND DlerareH.) : PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 —Later particalars of the fire atthe lope Mills fev pee Toot was burned off. the and fifth es gutted, and the third Gamaged by fire. The lower stories were with water. The loss bas Dot Been ascertained. The reports of ‘loss of life are unfounded. cc ths mags broke ber leg in jumping fromthe wiudow. Interesting Mexican News, Sawn Francisco, Sept. 26.—The steamer Moses Taylor saited for San Juar to-day. The Hawaian consulate at this port, not the AmericanConsul from Hawail, received Queen Emma yerterday. ‘The Imperiat Mexican Consul in this city has despatches from Acapuleoto the 15th ine stant, which say ‘the Imperialists surprised and killed Gen. Di Ajace City, he bebo ro Most of Lis offivers and a large nu’ 'T of men. The ones Consol has dates from Mazatlan to Sept. Ist, and San Blas to the 3d. One datallion of Ii troops bad arrived at the former place from Guadalarajara. Generali Lazada resumed command of the Imperialists at San Bie From Eurepe—By Stenmer. HALtPax, Sept. 26—The steamship Cuba, from Liverpool, on the 15th inst., bas arrived, Much rain has fallen during the week, and the grain trade bas materially improved in consequence. Flour firm at an advance of ta2 shillings since Tuesday. Wheat advanced 24 since Tuesday. ‘Winter red lialls. 94. Ked spring Ws. 6d.alls. 94. Corn easier; mixed 27s ‘Yellow at®8s.a83s.6d. Beef firmer at 2s. gner. Pork easier for Western. Bacon bas declining tendency. Lard nominal. Tallow active at 45s. 64.a%6s. 6d. Baltimore Markets. BALTMoR:, +e. 26.—Flour activ grades scarce. tony ate Corn firm; yel- low 92893 cents. Oats ; Stles at $9050 vents. Provisions very ot ‘ork Ret fee firm; Rio, J€a19%. QOold sugars dull, hisky firm; Westerh €2.43392.44. Philadelphia Markets. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 —Petroleum inac- tive. Flour advancing. Wheat firm. Cora scarce. Qats dull. New York Markets. NEw York, Sept. 26—Fiour advanced ita 29cents. Wheat scarce and 3a5 cents higher. ,Cern advanced 1a2 cents. - Sales of 160,000 bushels. : LOCAL NEWS. eG FRAUDULENT RETURNS —For several weeks ast the revenue officers this. District nave ‘bh engaged in the investigation of traudu- lent returns. Several cases have been di-cov- ered, and the offending parties muicted inio the payment ot the, proper duties, together ‘With tBe fines and penalties prescribed by law Among these cases are some who are abun- Gantly able to meet all just demands of the Government. For such there can be little sympathy, as by the evasion of the law by such persons, the law weighs more heavily on the honest tax-payer. The particulars of these cases we withhold from the public. as the dis- closure of them might tend to frastrate the ob- ject of the officers, who propose a general in- vestigation of the returns of such as they have cause to believe erroneous. ——_o—_—— era’ 5. SO. Me@utre « Pe ee ee dwelling - house and Jot on M street north, near the corner of 4th west, to Thos. R. Bird, for $2,755: also, small brick house, of two stories, on ifh, near M, to A. Krautner, for $2,200: and three-story brick house and lot on New Jersey avenne, between L and M streets, to W. W. Danenhower, for 2,600, ee ExrcvTive CLEMENCY.—The President has directed the pardon of Jobn Miller alias John Evans. alias Benjamin Evans, committed at the July term, 1856, of the U.S. Criminal Court ot the District of Columbia, of larceny, and sentenced to two years imprisonment. —\-<re-__ The Norfolk Forgery. THE TERPETRATOR AN ALEXABDRIAN. We published in our first edition a state- ment transmitted here by telegraph in relation tothe forgeries said to have been committed by C. ©. Flint, chief accountantat the Norfolk Navy Yard, and proprietor of the Old Domine ton newspaper, publisbed in that city. That paper Of yesterday says in reference to the ir: Mr. Flint left the city two weeks azo this evening for New York, accompanied by his wife, and was expected to return Jast Tues- day. “On Thursday hie wife came, having left him in New York for the purpose of arranging mat- ters for himself, amd secure as she si the ment of his indebtedness at the —— To secure the amount whic! be owed at the Bank, Mrs. Flint deeded tne office of the Old Dominion to a Trustee for the benefit of the Bank. It seems from this that the office had been deeded to his wife some time ago. Mrs. Flint was ignorant ofthe reaj situa- tion of affairs, and woman like, wanted to clear ner husband’s honor ftom anything which might be cast upon it, Even the President of the Bank, after baving recetyed the deed, had no idea that forgery bad been committed, and assured Mrs. Flint that he conld disce ver noth- irg criminal in the affair, and that everything could be arranged. However, . Walker's suspicions were aroused late on Saturday afternoon, and sieps were taken to invest the nature of sundry Government vouchers upon which Mr. Flint bad drawn _—- It did mot take long to a oe os o— wr yin Mga of vouchers, nicely torge wr. ¥lmt, and to secure the bank, an attachment was levied Upon the Old Dominion office at 9 o’cloce Satw 'y evening, so that. between the deed and the attachment. the bank is well secured. The First National Bank holds one of tnese forged vouchers fer $2,140, which will be» locs. 4t bolds another of 917250, which was taken irom responsible parties in the city. The Norfolk Trust and Iasarance Compan’ are thé heaviest losers. They hold $6,300 worth, of these forged vouchers, making the total amount, so far as heard ps As our neighbors have un en to give a clue to Mr. Flint’s place of birth, etc., without any real kno of the we have thought it best to give the facts in thé case. M iut-was born in Alexandria, Va, hen. “Ni Bor “Illinois” cannot recei the curse of his birth. For a few Sen jor to the war, he Tesidett in Onicago, ILL, wi he married his wife. Since the above has ‘been in type, we have. ed that Mr. Flint did not own the Uld inion office. but that he was simply an agent for Mr. Croes, son of Mrs. Flint by a former husband. #. ? Fes Sree aaa SAE a ae* jazin ah engagement near | a. ‘igned by many influential citizens of Washington aed - town, have been presented to Presia - son. prayi the Appointment of William Hi Robrer, 2r this city, as Collector of Internal Revenue tor the District of Colambia, in case achbange is made in that offi Mr. Robrer, who is well and fa Krewe ww botn cities. was, in his boyhood, & page in the Sen ate, and has been for si OT seventeen | years past an efficent clerk in the office of ine Secretary ot Senate. He was a Union \brough the war. He has a host of friends the District who wonld be gratitied at appointment, ita change is made. CHASE cy a SuProsep Horse TRIB? —Last Dim, about 10% o'clock, offeer Dangier dis- covexed a while man upon Bie best riding a horse that the officer pposed stolen ani wns about to arrest the man, he put spurte to the horse and rode off on the Lite Falls road. The officer pursued b ne. to the Obain Bridge, when tbe fags. abandoned the horse and escaped. A Lonorr — Last Monday night, Eliza Oon- belly, & vegrant well known to the police, and a p.tron of the workhouse, applied at the sta- boa for lodgings, and was accommodated The next morning’ the officer mm charge ex pected ber to leave, but Eli. . did not feel like fiving up her room, and reiained Session during the entire day and last ‘without eating & morsel of food. She was expected to leave this morning, but she is well satisfied with ber room, and don’t want to give i: up ‘The ruten: will ask a committment to the ‘wor! vse for her. Tuy AguypUCT.—Ry an order from General Oanby the Aqueduct was turned over to the lessees of the Alexandria Camal yesterday. as staied in the Sfar, and to day the ends are blockaded to p at passage over tt. This, Wwe presume, was done in anticipation of the immediate beginnin: of the work of removing the carriage way and repairing the ir but this morning everal wagons and some cattle passed over, the teumsters and drovers taking down the barricades and afterwards replacing them. Plans are now being considered for « very exiensive improvement at the Aquedact, if perfected, will preserve ibe comm: nk jon between Virginia and the District tBis point. One of the piansis tha of Mr. Singleton, the Chief Emgmeer, of the Canal, tor the rebuilding of the Aqueduct this win ter. Anotber is tbat of Mr. Rives. formerly an eBgineer on the Washington Aqnedect, which contemplates the constraction of a bridge ov +: the Aqueduct, with @ wagon-way and { Way: and a railroad snepen: ion-Bridge be<ide it, It is probable other plans will b= sub mitted Tux Canat.—Arrived—The Chas. Ardin- cer, wheat and lime.to Geo. Waters: Scow with stone; Economy, with wood, to marke, Geo. Moler, limetone, to the kilns: and ei rh B boats, with coal, to Comberiand ©) '5 tors, Americam Qo., 331-6 tous: Cen p.. $€S tons; Borden Co., 314-15 tons: H . sbire & Balt. Co,, 110-10 tons. Departed—{ i+ Seneca and Economy, with merchandi z fertiligers. to Seneca; and Chas. Ard . plaister, to Conrad's Ferry; and ten boats heh FLOUR AND AIN MARKET.—The rain pre vented out-door transactions to-day, and the basiness is confimed tw the warehonses No receipts of fleur or grain reporied to-day Demand for high grades flour for the jocai trade active. With a good feeling evident amons urcha.ers. Holders firm eat in good jemand. Prices nnchanged Port or Grorerrown —Entered—Steamer Geo. H. Stout, Ford master, from New York schoener Butterfly, Paimer maste:, from B.) timore, with merchandise The wharves are beginning to resume their cheerful appearance Sinee yesterday, the number of vessels not required to enter at the Custom House bas been considerably increased by arrivals. EOHANIO8, ATTENTION | 516 147n STREET. SOUTH OF PENN’A AVE Artizons and others can be tnetracted in com puting. measuring, and constructing all kindso mechanical ed on Apptication to fie wabecri f ber, who h: hiri¢-foar years experienc. in teaching Wask.wcton end vietaity. Hours from7te9p m PRUF. JOHN Fili fe 26 3t" jB'ACK SILKS! BLAOK SILKS: Me srs Townsend, Montant & Oo., Auctioneers New York, sold, on Friday, Beptember 21, by order of Messrs ©. F. DAMBMANN & Oo. 1,000 PIECES SPLENDID BLACK 8ILKs We bought some of the best lots very cheap and will offer them to our customers at a very smal! sdvance for cash. 408, J. MAY & CO, 308 Pennsylvania avenue, wo me zit Letween 2b aud 20'h streets, "P8158 JS Te GIVE NOTICE, That the sab- op wanes Seats! omg Seta tae my in cr ~ a, ve te late of Wasnt r pper ington, All persons paying ci said deceased, are’ hereby” warned to exhibtt the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber. on or before the 22d day of September, next, they Kr pa) by law be excluded from all beneté of said cata. a aR, ‘veR @ r 4 ember, 5 my band th Boueskac se 25-lawSw* Administrator P*0rosaLs FOR GRUUND COFFEE. sinvemce Office, U S.A , No. WS W. Lombard Si. ai Baltimore, Md., Sept, 24, 1856. Sealed Proposals. in duplicate, will by ‘received at this office until 12 o' nm, MONDAY October 1, 1386, ter furmishing the Upited State dys Department, delivered in B.ltimore kil » to Sot et eck times, efter four daye’ notice, as may seinen requirements, payments, &c., © For fertner fnformation to 8 WI N, Brevet Lieut. Gol. and 0.8 ,U 3 a. “20 26-1 Brevet Brig. Gen. Vol BX S4GL5 2 O0-, auctionsers. THUBSDAY. September 27, 1556, At 286 o'clock, at 993 Hocneyteanls cocaine, w sal’ 30 boxes Biarch, 29 boxes Soap io doreu Wack Tuba 20 do: Wresh Boards and Flour Buckets £0 di el boitied Liquors 3: ‘emljchue choice taaeeee’ Chotce lot of fine G: és, Tess. &c.. — of Dry Goods, Hosiery, Fancy Goods, &c. it NAGLE & CO , Auctioucers. B* THOS. DOWLING, Auct'r; Georgetown. vay tate is conautows, brea Se; By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the of Col et. al., vs iblic sale. DN ES- ate wi 5 six, seven pad of in Bomend’s om to wR. an ide of Bridge strect.by bundred and twenty (120 feet deep, with the exception of a small t lemmed for Aque: act street, as will be show "1b teamed Cats sept 10,33,37(20,38,8 S7-THE ADOVE SALE 1s NED, ON on sccountof the rain ustll THURSDAY Ootor, 4; hime hour and 3 ~ —— ae