Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1866, Page 2

oe te =~ SSS CITT ST THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Cirenlation in the Distriet, w. ‘D. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. WASHINGTON CITY: SATURDAY..........OCTOBER 13, 1966. “S7READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELB- PHIC AND OTHER MATTER. TO ADVERTISERS. The following is the official showing of the citenlation of the daily papers of this city competing for the Government advertising ‘Under the recent act of Congress directing such Ad vertising to be made in the two daily news- Pepers of Washington Saving the largest circulation : The returns of advertiging by the city papers for the quarter ending T 30, 1966, as taken from the books of the Internal Revenue Office, are as follows Evewine Star. $16,091 i 13,106 ++ 10,209 «+ 4,781 THE GREAT FALSEHOOD. On Thursday we denied Suthoritatively the ‘elegram in the Philadelphia Ledger of tha: morning, alleging that tne President had <ent to the Attorney General a series of interroga. tories in regard to the constitutionality of Con. éress. 1t seems tobe settled now that the tele- gTam was manufactured in the interest of gold speculators, and the charge has been made, un. justly, we think, that it originaied with Drex- el & Oo., the Philadelphia bankers, who own the majority of the stock im the Ledger, and who are heavy speculators in gold. We do not believe that bankers ef their stand- ing would, for the sake of carrying out a single specutation. lend themselves to a transaction calculated to permanently injure their val- usable newspaper property. It was natural tuat the Republican papers should seize upon the statement of this forger toenable them to make a point against the President, bat to the credit of many of them it should be stated that they were prompt to ex- pose the falsehood. Some of them, however, seem reluctant to lose the opportunity to use such avaiable political capital, even when proved to be counterfeit. The Chronicle, with the faet that it was an Admitted falsehood before it, could not refrain from publishing half a dozen editorials based upon the supposition of its truthfulness, and sent the original forgery out to the country with such startling head Jines, in huge capitals, as the following “REVOLUTION!” “DETERMINATION OF THE Presipeyt To OverRTaROw ConGress.”—--Hz Asks Tax OrmNIoN OF THE ATTORNEY Genera.” TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. omy Prace Negotia Concluded—The Markets. [By Cable te Associated Lorpom, Oct. 10. 1963.—It isru the plenipoteatiaries of Prussia ani bave amicably adjusted all difficulties, and that peace negotiations bave been comeluded. market is firmer, with sales to-day of 20,00 Middling uplands are quoted at 4%4, Loypow, Oct. 10.—Consols closed etsy for U. S. 5-20's, 914. Illinois Osntrat THE STORM SOUTH. Railrovds Damaged—' m chmond Cut Oif—Freshetin the James. Richmoyn, Oct. 13.—The flouds and serious damage to the raflroads will cause a suspen- sion of travel between this city and Washing- ington for two or three’ days. mond and Frederioksba were washed away. ication with road ‘the culverts ie Orangeand Alex. Beation is swept y- The James riyer is much swollen by nt heavy rains. The Laclede Races. dt. Lours, Uct. 12—This has been a very exciting day on the Laclede Course. The first race, mile heats, free for ail feather weights, premium $500, was won by Couat Bismark, Eushwhacker, John. Scott, itors were the ‘airie Boy, and Second Race—-Two-mile beats, free for all, pretium $1,000, was won by Muggins. Time, His competitors were Stonewall ‘rby. Ringovaster, and pel Thira Kace—Three-mile heats, free for all, remium $2,000, won by Harry ef the West. ime, 5.35%, 5.56. This was the best race. The time of the first heat was considered remark. KicuMonp, Oct 13—The Virginian and Ten- nessee railroad companies, in session at Lynch- adopted a resolution yesterday in favor of consolidating the management of the rail- roads from Bristol to Norfolk. This bas recently excited much interest in mt and Geo. Mahone were the rominent advocates of the scheme of consohdation. Thentre Destroyed by Fire. Lovisvi.ug, Oct. 13.—The Louisville Thea- tre took fire last night, a few minutes after the audience left, and was entirely destroyed. The Jewish Synagogue was damaged, to- gether with other adjoining buildings. From Nashville. NASHVILLE. Oct. 12.—Gov. Brownlow and staif arrived to-day. The Governor's health has improved COLUMBIA TYPOGE. ETY—An ret 8 (Saturday) K RICA Aw GBARD To 9th streets, THIB (saturd: i to make arrangements t last tribute of respect ‘eased Brother, It : i ats for iT emory of eae ae BRIS SMITH, Grand sec’, “HE HAS Mave Ur His Ows Mind Tuat CONGRESS 18 AN ILLEGAL Bopy."—«Tag ATTORNEY GENERAL Saip Tv AGREE wita THE DICTATOR.” The forgery, with these exciting heed lines, was act up imdouble leaded type and place! im the most prominent place in that paper, ten hours afier it had been officially declared a forgery * with a long double-leaded editorial, written hike the Chronicle's editorials, upon the assump. tion that it was true. ic was reserved, however, for the Philadel- phis Bulletin to disgrace journalism by imsina- ating tha: the dispatch “was put forth by tne President or some of his friends in order to uy how it would berecerved by the people,” aud that “it was found necessary to allay it bya repudiation of thealarming rumor.” The Bu/- ieom proceeds in inflammatory style to urge the investigation of the matter by Coagress. and professes to believe that it will afford them | fresh ground for the impeachment of the Pres- ideut! i: is not creditadie for Philadelphia journalism that sucha forgery should have originated in one paper there and be bolstered up by two others. The allegation of the Bulletim that it was “only after many inguiries by telegraph had been received by the Admunistration that the agent of the Associated Press received author- The Philadelphia Press couples. 4he re | ATTESTION, 8! Assembly of W. LB KNIGHTS |—A 8 ASHINGTON OOM. THIS gama Punctual attesdance is W. M. SMITH, Recorder. of HABMUONY are requested to MASONTO—The LODGB. No 17, tet at Masonic Hall ti MOBBOW (Sunday) AVTERBROON to attend the funeral of our late W G.Paxgkucast. Punctual ‘@ttomdaneois requested. WILLIAM A. YATES, Secretary ey order of the 14 MASON IO— and A. M. Meet at Masonic Hall, coi to attend the fenoral of B. W. $ D LODGES OF F. the District of Oolambis wt ut rer of D and 9th streets, 'TH. Grend Sec’y. character con- ity to comtradict the report” is not true. The agent of the Asvociated Press received an au- thoritative denial of the statement the moment he made inquiry at the White House. it msy be added that through the break in the telegraphic connection Dy the storm, and the tailure of the Philadelphia azeacy of the Associated Press to semd the Ledger telegram to Washington, thongh sending it to every other pomt, it was not Known here until after- noon that such 2 story was in ci: ucD terrae RUSSIAN MINISTEB. Baron Stoekel, for many years representa- tve of the Emperor of Russia to this Govern- men!, waited upon the President, in the com- pany of the Secretary of State, yesterday, to take a formal official leave previous to his final deperture. The Russian Government ‘will now be represented by M. Waldemar Bo- disco, who has been attached to the legation | fora mumber ef years, and whose name will | .> recall that of the veteran diplomat who tor so | Jorg & period resided here. M. Hodisco was introduced as (Charge d’Affairs in the usuai Tanner. tl o'clock p. nr . to jofa im the NEW APFOINTHES 72 15 THE RBEGULAB oc Wat | ESTABLISHED McPHERSON & FERGUSON. O71 Pax. aveyve, corner ist stREET, Cariter Hitt, PUB. Bat | MEDION and CHEMICALS, Te ae se ight Beli promptly anvv The following appointments in the U. S. Army have recently been made by the Presi- dent —Capt. A. S. Doggett, 16th U. S. Infantry: | Capt. G. P. Buell, tith U.S. Lnfantry; First Lieut. BH. L, Stone, fist U.S. Intantry; Capt. J. ©. Von Berman, 334 U.S. Infantry; Second Lieut. A.C. Markley, tist U.S. Infantry: Sec- ond Lieat. W. W. Deane, 12th U.S. In) try; Capt. William A. Throop, 26th U.S. Infantry; Osptain J. S. Ng vo 15th U.S. Infantry; and | Second Lis Infantry. ArrorstTzp—Frank A. Crosby and Eben Page, both of whom served with honor and distinction during the war, and each of whom Tost An arm, bave been appornted second Heu- tenants in the 44th infantry, VY R.C., one of the new regiments. PaTmsts—One hundred and ninety-ong patents will be issuea trom the Patent Office next week. —— Tux E1cutT-Hove Movement @&he leaders of the eigh-bour iabor movements in Ohio bave taken advantage of the pending elections to elicit from candidates from Uoagress a defi- nite expression of their views on that question. And in Cimcinpati, we observe, thas all the candidates, Copperhead, Radical, Union and disunion, were put to their by the Central Labor Committee of State. every case—begipning with Mr. E. Peadieton the candidates unreservedly avow that nothing wil give them so much plessure as to make eight hours & legal day. far this acquies- cence in yna psiseipies of the Labor Associa- tion, and charming unanimity of senti- roen's among casdidates of ail poll creeds, must be exceedingly gratifying to that body. oi ern Ae te cela ‘Tux Cotton Cror —Marshail’s Circular, issued im Mobile. dnees statistics, showing that of the erop of cotton of 1566 there will re- main op Band on the 3ist of December, 1567, only 168,000 bales tor the use of Liverpool, Havre, apd the United States, Messrs. G! & Ce. of Charleston, S. C.. estumate the total production of the United States and foreign countries for 1566-67 at 4,'50.000 bales. Add to the supply now on band, andthe total forthe world would be 5,327,500 bales. From this they deduct 4,732,00y bales as the probable con. somption of the United Staves and Eu: 4 leaving & balance in stock (ali descriptions} at the end of i667 of 595,000, A na pn ol SSERMAN'S i po nd Richmond (Va. Ss, Maton Thars- day last fen audred pea} raile from the Cbarlotte and South Osrolina Railroad were re- Gepct td be went 10 the Tevameat’ tree Weeks: Gepot, to be sent to or! The rails were some of those destroged by Sher- man's raid, and some of them were tied ina bow- knot, and in the centre of one eoil of iron bar was the tronk of a tree, around which it Bad beem wrapped. The trou Up again into rails. ‘Tus Corrgienr Amrncan Cousia Edward Alisworth, sun U. 5. LOST AND FOUND. . Actely ONT ERO CON fae aene eth ia pig BHILLIRULAW ast Fort Bare ie eee een XOHABGED, BY AKE.IN A OON- 3 aven: Black Gin ry a ee r handle. the init “LV. B .” cut into the le. The confer @ favor by leaving it at the OWEN sown. oc )9@ LOst—On Tu: I from No. 304 corner 7th and L sts Setter DOG; with white spots on one si Jens co red with white and brown »| sin collar and also a leather collar; mark at the butt of each ear; avewers to ; horns tarned tm iPveturned to” oc 1-3t" = chain; E cccabistea rena eee the '¥. between the hou Washington ci ire s 6 " be suitably rewarded by leay- Trg tae Tank, Dr dokm Gr clacken? ee oc a $50 FEW AED Be talning about $170 in c of deposit from Mec-rs. 83.800, poyable to my order, I will give fifty dol- lars to avy person who returns it to me, and will make no enquiries. as Lem toclined to think that I dropped it in the crowd near the ticket office. The certificate alluded tocannot be negotiated, being anendorsed, and its payment prevented by due notice to the bauk of Messrs. Jay Cooke & Oo., in this city, Tcam be feund from 1 to 4% p.m., in the Mexican Legation, corner K and 13th streets, and at other hours et No. 402 13th street, between G and H. IGHAUS MABISEAL. Washington, October 12th, 1866. oc 12 3t* ‘ed on the 23th of - 7 any Ea poe ven - LY, 7t Hie Rear firat TollGate, ev 11-8t* &5 REWARD. or stolen. « white OOW, oJ speckled with brown; had short horns. brown ears, nose and legs below tne: knees. Any person a THOS. F. HARKNESS, No, 467 New York avenue, bet. 17th and 18th sts. oc 9. 6t* S3O BEVABD stolen on the night of the 23d of September from the premises of George Jones. near Biadeushares a ‘k brown HOKE, merked U. 8 and I. 0.; medi : mane and tail somewhat sunburnt; roan note, ‘The above reward will be pata it, ratarned 1o GEO. oc? Hyattsville, Prince George’s Co. 14 BOARDING. Bosevine: Pleasant farniehed ROOMS. firat- rate TABLE BUAKD, at 212 K street, be- tween i7th and I8th. Two PAKLOBS, with bed- room adjoining, to let. Byverything reason- able o¢ 13 St* Me M. A. BANNEBMAN, No. 447 Pennay!- venia avenue, baving recently refitted her house now Be Paced to accommodate rmanent or transient BOABDEBS with good BOARD and learant B@OMS on reasonable terms. TABLE payee ad alse comfortabiy accommodated. Oc 9 eo3t a nanTEEE VABDING—Pleasent Furnished BOO! and firet rate TABLE BOAED at 422 13th street, corner New YorR avenue. oe 3 Am* D—Good T. E BOARD sith Fresh But- ter and Java Coffee. can ie at 371 Pei 1 avenue, between 43 6th streets, Month. Referencesexchanged. se 39-im™ ass TABLE roe at 123 enue. between 19th and wth leasant Furnished Booms 1 suife, suitable for housekeeping. _ se 15-Im* ABLE BOARD at No. 464 loth street,a few T doors north of the avenue. Terms $25 month. de 16: PERSONAL. em WHO inp accom pli: ic! sult br HENRY MUBTON, 184 P; . near Richmend street, Baltlmore,Md. Dr Mor: tons services may be engaged in Washington o: any othercity, by addressingas above. oc 3m" D D. W. PRENTISS has Temoved his office irom corner of 7th and L streets to Besidence Bo. 257 Sth street, near N. Orfice hours frem 8 to » |. end $ tos p.m. se 29-20" LA IES—Your attention is called to the fact that you can have your old styles Bilk Mate, or gentiewen’s old Beavers, remodeled int latest style of LAOIES HATS, 9f the at Reno- 540%, 7th treet, betweent and Re seacobee MES. BABTin, Rl 440 18th st.. bet. E and F. DECALOO! Mew Freuch art of decora- Chii . » durably, sale end retail. are 1-001 —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—— GEORGETOWN ADVER’MTS BHABHA LODGE. 5. ‘he membera of the 'r Hall at 1 o'cloc! e ; The members of the alo meet at their respective 5 By order of the Joint Comentt . 1, 1.0. of @. 1 meet at ¢ 12. i s 3 TF es (g-FA ee Dr Phy tar Esth et their hall on 9th bear the report of thet gecesea BR Commissioner of Public ZABLBAUX, auD Supper, ineiudiug the by experienced ca: Catsrisinment will be varied, by. EW BOOK. een Ben Ww .1866, at goom No. 1: BY OF UNITED STA’ ised ane for 34 Penna. aveane. rs ww YOBK BUCKWHEAT FLOUR 50. ty EY sigur. eran ae SEW CROP a ; Ca. N®¥ Pali anp WINTER oops, a MILLEB’S CHBAP DBY Goops STORE, 101 Bridge street, Georsetown, D.C. ' ésdika pases GOoDs vs ards Picea Dela i 00 | ‘Caileoes: at is, ling, plain, a Musiine, 124; 18 row: uslins, leached do. y jankets, Shawls, les lapels. very cheap, Ganton Fiannels. 20. 35, 31, 5734. 40, 45. loarnlng - Gloves, Ho- stery.and Notions; all of which will be sold’ very cheap. Persons in waat of goods will save money wii “irra BENJ. MILLER. ——_—————_—_— © CAPITOL HILL! DEUGS, CHEMICALS, PEBFUMERY, FANCY ABTIOLRES, &c. A complete assortment of PATBNT MBEDI- CINES atways kept. PRESOBIPTIONS compounded with cere and dispatch at all hours, Prompt and kind attention given to calls a 2. 26. 81, S734. night by ¥F. X, DOOLEY, M. D., Pharmaceutist and Druggist. _o¢ 11-80" Cor. Pa av. and cast 34 st. LISHEBD— Yaa ly ere PBIOE 76 CESTS— A full report ef the Debates and Proceedings of the SUUTHEBN LOYALISTS’ CONVENTION, and the Conference of the Northern Delegates, in Philadelphia, im September, 1864, by the official re- port: f the United States Senate, with official documents, which give the work a historical val- ue, and important speeches outside of the Gonven- tion. by Gen: Uarf Schurz, Gen. B. F. Butler, Fred Douglas, Anna B. Dickinson, Hon. John M Botts, Hon. Thos. J. Durant, (descriptive of the New Or- leans massacre.) United Btates Senators Lane, Har- lan, Yates, Williams, Bvans, Gen. Scheack, Hon. Ed. McPherson, &., &c. Also, price 50 Cents, report of the UNION CONVENTION held in Pailadetphis in August. FEANOK BAYLOB, Bookseller, ec 11-3t Penna. av., Washiacton, D. OU, N®¥ MACKEREL! which we are selling at the lowest market rates. McKNEW & BELL, Grecers, 405 Pennsyivania avenue, 0c 10-Lw* near 46 —________ Rear d)fetreet. Coste TION 0) LATO" FTA BRENT gO OTIOR, Tu UNDERSIGNED. s#. DESFOSSE, Freach Baker. 367 19h street, wey takes, pleasure of fa tien oastcraers caper’ re French ; roth otr ost, com wollas ath Syiese epee aus f E Par Eaorane Maronite MSD Rae) yee ees a tere APP szacee nor. ASPARAGUS BOOT ogg my REAR ter herewith, the substance of the verbal you, a few days since, in “Why no demand jlitary authorities Davis, in order the indictment States Circuit Reid at Norfolk in May Oo Teasons Bave in: Fog A od od for the aaprendertoe eaten he might be tried TOT eS _ 5 O'CLOCK P. iced me in not bim trom their te agree gm Own personal comfort an: doubt but that e United States be would be delivered to Marshal of the District, whenever he should bave demanded bim on 8 “capi But you can readily understand that ec soon as he goes into the hands of that officer, upon any action bad by me, ment would be one of NEW YORK FIRST BOARD ia FINANCIAL. Lewis} Johnson & Co. quote Stoeks and Bonds in home and foreign markets as follows: On Fortress Monroe all necessary tions ean be and ai to cape. Over the internal poli the Marshal has po au of the prisoner a very great expense. Mr. Davis is now in as comfortable quarters as the most of those occupied cers at the Fort. ‘The location ie a healthy one. His family have free access to him. He has full opportunity tor exercise in the open air. feeble, remove him to one the State jaile, and his condition, instead of be- ing bettered, would, in all these respects, be much for the worse His counsel probably understood all this, and, 1 think, will not be likely to take any steps which would decrease the personal forts, or endanger the life of their client. Ihtvethe honor to be, most respectfully, your obedient servant, net be secured by the army offi- + Tegistered, 99; ree Gaston, —; “Uumberiand =; "Quicket 5 ton, —; LT ; micksil~ — — New Yor Phones 19; Erie, £44: do. ferred,—; Hudson, —; ' 117; Michigan ‘Contraly 1" Mick: Illinois Central, — Cleveland and Pittsburg, 93%; Cleveland and Toledo, —; =e isiand, ORG . preferred, inicago and Alton, 117; Miehigan uthern, 91%; L. H. Cuanprer, U.S. District Attorney for Virginia. DECISION IN BEGaRD TO BOUNTIES. In the regulations promulgated from the War Department, regarding the payment of boun- ties, under the act of July 28th, 1964, it is pre- scribed that soldiers enlisted for «three years or during the war,” who were discharged by reason of the termination of the war, shall be considered as having served ont the period of their enlistment, and are entitled to bounty Under theact. The subject having been anger the consideration of the accounting officer and the Paymaster General, the Second Compirol- ler of the Treasury is of opinion that the 20:h of August, 1866, the date of the Presideat’s prociamation declaring the insurrection to be at an end, should be taken as the @aie of the termination of the war, within the meaning o/ the ruie referred to. As enlistments ander the act of July 28d. 186", ceased om the ISth of July, 1864, no soldier enlisted under that act covid have been discharged on account of the terMinauon of the war before serving two —: Alton and Toledo and Wabash,—; W. U Pail, —; Atlantic Mail, —. ican gold, 42%. Lonvon, Oct. 13.—Five-twenty bonds, 75. THE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. oe IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE. ——e—___ LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, eee REPLY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. rere as The President has addressed the following letter to the Attorney General in regard to the trial of Jefferson Davis: Exxcutive Mansion, WASHINGTON, D. C., October 6, 1866.—Sir: A special term of the Circuit Court of the United States was ap- pointed for the first Tuesday of October, 1966, at Richmond, Virginia, for the trial of Jefferson Davis on the charge of treason. 1t aow appears that there will be no session 6f that court at Richmond during the present menth, and doubts are expressed whether the regular term—(which by law should commence on the fourth Monaay of November next)—will be APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. to-day made the following ap- pointments :—Bullington C. Whiting, of Cal., Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Dis- trict of California; Samuel D. Clay, Postmas- ter at Gardiner. Me; Sumner S. Richar Saco, Me.: Hiram W. Vixon, at Hudson, Lemuel B. Pike, at Saratoga Sp: Achilles Scotterday, at Gallipolis, Ohio; and Jacob R. Hubbard, at Dayton, Onio. OF THE PUBLIC LANDS. The Commissioner of the General Land Of- fice has received returns from the Jand offices at La Crosse, Wisconsin, showing that during September 24,449 acres of the of at that place, acres were entered hnder the homestead law for actual settlement. In view of this obstruction, and the conse- quent delay in proceeding with the trial of Jefferson Davis under the prosecution for treason now pending in that court, and there being, so far as the President is informed, no good reason why the civil courts of the United States are not competent to exercise Adequate jurisdiction within the district or circuit in which the State of Virginia is in- cluded, I deem it proper to request your opin- ion as to what further steps, if any, should be taken by the Executive witha view toa speedy, public and tmpartial trial of the accased, ac- cording to the Constitution and laws of the United States. iam, sir, very respectfally yours, ANDREW JOHNSON. To the Hon. HENRY STANBERY, Att'y Gen‘l. The Attorney General replies as follows: ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFvicEe, October 12, ‘Sir: 1 have the honor to state my Opinion upon the question pro- pounded in your letter of the 6th, as to what further may be proper vr expedient to be done by the Executive in reference to the custody of Mr. Davis, aud the prosecation for treason now pending against him in the Circuit Court of the Unired States for Virginia. Iam ciearly ot INTERNAL REVENUEB.—The receipts from this source to-day were $513,563 97. From the tirst of July, the commencement of the present tis- cal year, the income amounts to $112,167,Co1 U4. LOCAL NEWS. ContTinvous Ropsery ov Tae U.S. Insprc- Ton’s BUILDING aT THE NA Astury N. Thompson, Chief A small portion of ihe Gi two weeks ago Paymaster James Fulton, at the Yard, received information uspect that something was ‘partment. He immediately proceeded to make a thorough examination of his accounts and the stores in his charge, which revealed the fact that stores were missing from the Inspector's building, amounting in value and sixteen thousand wih his friends, and at their sugges:ion entrusted the entire matter to Detectives Ular- yoe & McDevitt, of the Metrepolitan polica, furnishing them the following inventory -— 4 pea jackets, 34 round do., 76 blue cloth trew- sers, 15 do. cloth, 16 canvas @uck do., 17 blue overshirts, 424 do. drawers, 96 yards blue satie net, 1.040 do. do. flannel, 79 do. Barnsley sheet- ing, 329 do. cany: shoes, 534 pairs woolen 6,912 black silk handkerchi: salt-water soap, 26 do. bees neces hat ribbon, 645 do. black tape, 151 spools co.ton, 83 pounds sewing silk, 1566,— The President V¥ YARD—Arrest of Clerk: of Inspection— reconered.—A bout per part of the Georgetown di canal Washington N: whieh led bim wrong in his di inion that there is nothing -s in the present condition of Virginia to prevent the full exercise of the jurisdiction of the civil courte. The actual state of tnings, and your several proclamations of peace and o: restoration of civil order, guaranty to the civil Federal and State, against military control or interference. seems to me that in this particular there is no to between twelve part of the Executive in the way of proc- lamation, especially as Congress at the late session, required ,the Circuit Court of the United States to be held at Richmond, on the first Monday of May, and the fourth Monday of November in each year, and authorized special or adjourned terms of that court to be orderea by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, at such time and on such notice as he might prescribe, with the same power and ju- risdiction as at regular terms. » 107 pairs kip blani 1.500 pounds 91 do. white rt tes of the aotor ‘ious ranches on the comer of llth apa B streets, were Growned out this Morning. and left. their tenements oa rans, pi. od Reweboys. Several of them x of, and rs cy ta docking aflordea emusemeat spectators in the - of the fence at ‘bite Lot, south sas ered a good portion base ball clubs, East of this Jot, tance, the water was full of men ‘om, wading for terra firma, waist deep, bringing off | furniture and clothing. In one case, 2 colored woman, on the eve of confinement, was brought from ber floating tenement om the back of a man, @nd carried to a pre of safety The water is also up in the lumber yards on the cenal between 12th and 1th streets, and some of the piles have bere floated down, bot none of the stock. we believe. bas been lost. A number of the celiars along the avenue Baye been filled, caused by the backing up of the water. —_.____ Affairs in Geergerewn. Tue Fresugt —The current in the Potomac is very rapid to-day, and the water atnoon was higher than ie fume sipce the begim- ning of the freshet ‘ne water extends con- siderable above the porth side of water street, east of Congress street. and large boats are afloatin that vicinity. The water is severs! inches below the mark of the freshet of 1447, and much lower than thatof 152, butit is ex- pected will be much higher than at present A dispatch from Harper's Ferry day. which we bave seen. rays: -The OM Ac 1s very high at this point, and isstill rising rapid- ly, The merchants have secared their stock as tur 20 pensible, andthe tons oy float off of pro- perty will be comparauivedy small.” Rea Estate 8.—The Seminary prop- erty. belon, to the late Miss Lydia Enel: which Was offered at public aucuon and with- drawn from sale at 819,00, bas been purchased by Brooke B. Witliams and his = ew, Con. standne de Bodisco, tor $20,000. The property bas falten into good hands, and will soom be improved and con verted mto dwelling-houses The dwelling in Cox's Row, No. 72 ist street, formerlygccupied by Robert Quid, (Confed- erate commissioner for excha: of ptisonera,) and owoed by Charles Spaulding, of Ga. nas been sold to F. W. Jones, for $5,000, at Jiixae sale. The large three-story frame dwelling on the north side of Bridge, near Congress ecreet, bas been sold at public sale by T. Dowling, auctioneer, for $3,100, to W. H. Dougal Tre Canat.—The only arrivals recistered yetterday, atter our report, were the Mill Boy, with corn, to Hartley & Bro., and Sister Moi lie, with 1fS.14 toms coal to the Comberiand Compsary. No boatshave left this terminus Superintendent Cameron retarned from bis inspection of the Georgetown Gly ision of the esnal, snd reports two slight breaches im the embankment, which ean be very easily ana eek repaired. There sre vo tidings from the upper divisions. The water in the canal is very Digh, ang ibe Superintendent has sta- tioneda@ gang en above the town to cut the tow-path im case the water increases so as to endanger property. Flour Anp GRatx MaRkeT.—The market bas been very unsettled during the latter part of the week, owing to the freshet im the river and the interruption to canal navigation. Noth- ing can arrive by canal, and how long the in- terruption will continue is uncertain. Flour to-day advanced 5i) cents per bbl., gv0d to bes Extra, $14.50 to $15. The most aclive saies grades at $13.50 10 $14.50. Supers, S11 to $1 Nothing doing in Wheat or Corn. They woul bring high prices if they could be put in mar- ket or couid arrive. Coat Saipments.—The freshet has inter- fered with shipments for two days, and the quantity of coal sent off from the docks and wharves is comparatively small. The Bor- don Co. shipped 553 tons; Cumberland Co- 1,344 tons, Copselidation wharves, 503 tons; Ray's docks, 4,500 tous. Passep THroves a Breacn.—titis report- ed upon reliable authority that a wood bx passed through one of the breac! im the up- ion of the drawing of the prizes, in connection with the Grand Nationa! Concert forthe benefit of the Or- phans of the Soldiers and Bailors, beg leave to an De that in accordance with their promise to blic, the drawing will positively commence on MONDAY EVENING next, at 73 clock,atthe Nascionai Theatre. in this ci: iS They regret exceedingly taet they were com ‘hureday evening last. but tmorder to ineare jus- c@ to adi the ticket ho! it Ee to pottpeue the @rawing. as announced for t t reuetulscourse. It is to be ered chet she mee yustice e6imOn Committee have had but ove o! in view, which was to faithful! the aod in- terest: of all the jolders, so far as the drewning is jatel, the commencement of the drawing. 0 full statement will be made to the Putlic of the sey seek 3 tickets sold, and the pian TrOpoerd u jrewing ‘ By order of the Commitiec. iy before ‘ I. 8. TICHBNOB, it Ohairmen. ») lus pocket-bandkerehiefs, (cotton,) 1,028 papers needies, 425 knives, 100-scissory, 53 razors, 352 cakes sha ving soap, 9 fine combs. 83 coarse do., 27 mess ketties, 57 mess pans, 325 bottles rd, 253 do pepper. The detecuves at once Degan to look for a Sand were soon led by the fast living of Asbury N. Thompson, chief clerk of inspections. and eircumstsnces attending | bis recent movements; to suspecthim. Anx- ious to recover the missing articles as weil as they let him ran at large tracing the goods. Several Teporters for the city press were aware of the Ty, and of Memovements of the detec- tives, but at the request of the officers with- held the facts from the public, in order to pre- vent obstacles being thrown in the way of the efforts to recover the . Yi .M..& paragraph in + was shown to they tmmeahtety f Thompson, cor- This is anexplicit recognition by Congress that the state of things in Virginia admits the holding of the United Statez Courts in that State. thimbles, 32 jack- 16 razor-strops, Tne obstruction you refer to, it seems to me, cAnnot be removed by any Executive order, so far as 1 am advised, it arises as follows: Congress on the 22d of May, 1566, passed an Act providing that the Circuit Court of the United States, for Virginia, should be held at Richmond on the first Monday of May and on the fourth Monday of Novembe: and further providing that all su: proceedings, which stand continued to any otber time and place, should be deemed con- to the place and time prescribed by the ‘he special or adjourned session, which ‘was ordered by the Court to be holden mond in the considered as a 5 This left the regular term to be holden on the fourth Monday of November; and if there had been no further legislation by doubt could existas to the com Chief Justice and the District court then to try Mr. Davis. But on the 23d ot passed an act to fix the number ef Judges ef the Supreme Coart of the United States, and to change certain juaicial circuits. Among other changes in thé circuits made by this set is a chi cuit, to which the O! allotted. As this circuit stood prior to this act, when allotted to the Chief Justice, it embraced nia, North Caro- itginia, It was this uct by exeluding Delaware South Carolina. 1t is understood that doubts exist whether this change in the States composing the cir- uirea new allotment. Whether this doubt is well founded or not, it is certain that the Executive cansot interfere; though, under peculiar circumstances, the power to make an allotment of the juages of the Supreme Uourt, yet these cir- jumstances do notexistim this case. A new the judges of the Supreme Coury, or by Con, ju of jupreme or by-Cen- only by Congress. vist reancine im custody at Fortress precisely as be was held in Jani last, when, in answer toa resolution of Con- ‘ported communications from the Secretary ot War and the Attorn ‘was held to await trial che civil courts. No action was then taken by mee to the place of custody. . 4 bee hy eee for his trans. fer into civil custody, States clue to the robbers, make the arrest, while they were the detectives, would be entirely Eer'of Virginth avenee bed Sa teeth ona ner of a’ we sr east, arrested him. Detective McDevitt carried the prisoner to \aayeene oe ee » While Clarvoe teney of the prey that remained and of the rourth cir- Justice has been native of Washington, and employed in the nt since 1561, whete he and effi ‘When arrested he was slign! , ntly, and asked Detective McDevitt "e The detective ad vised bim to be silent lina, and West a PAPESE. . BMBBACING FIN a PLAIN a ROU! Inspec atthe Navy Yard. te from thatof the Pa: was under the exclusive contro! Pris. oner, who carried the keys. He kept the books and made out the retn: which the witness s| there when witness took charge, which was about twenty months since. Prisoner's salary is $1,000 per annum, and he has two-laborers ith him at $2 per day. ity the articles and of the faving been made up into Pillow Executive bas he prisoner was found as showing that he Congress in re! Bueta be ward on the U.S. scissors, five ploy ribbon, twenty. ‘enty- five rilk handkerchiefs at $1 4 of silk for @5. = on two occasions taken twe his personal com: id be. so well provided for. No bas been made withii 1 fend copy of & letter United States District Attorney for ahebiaarty reset Vv STANBERY, Att'y Gen’l. Orwicg or U.S. Distaior Vim ety ee my ‘Sir—In complisace with B W. L. WALL & ©0., Auctionsers. aS With slerge and varied stock of Satin and low PAPERHANGINGS. BORDERS, &c. Allso. choice stock, Oral Picture — He eee thee "erms positively eash fof ecctennt | si se 24-3w* baa ee, ie apie oe Caters, Calf Deuhic ond Single Solo Bad Box Tees, . ite May aoe at as