Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1866, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR 38 PUBLISHED DAILY, \ EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Svachwest Ome? @f Penn’a avenue and 1108 strect td W. D. WALLAOH. iain people will medical attendance TB. D1; from ite2p.m. Da $ 8 YEEDI: from 2 t0 39. ms: ze 3-im* | NSTRUOTION ON THE P i under the best masters, is a eaek yertvemeer om the Piano, and who has Fiat tasesiteeeesca Post Ofiee Box N FIDENTIAL.—Young cS themselves Bacets. 9 OHOSBES. AN Esta PLoweus, aod 6 FRIES, late of Boston Dith street, between G ‘LO’ 5. io 0. 423 op mares etal ADIES WHO ARE Dapracus OF A SKILL- i ee eee ee con- sult Dr HENBY MORTON, ‘ar! bmend street, Beltimore, Md. Dr a4 "arviese ay be engaged in Washin: any other city. by addressing as abov id Bureltare ie Beup- Varvished. 12th and B sts. Highest price paid for i "WREMIAH 5. BLACK. WARDH-LAMON. C.¥. ‘. oi Law 10k. BLACK, LAMON & 0O., Counsellors and Attorneys at-Law in the 80 Court ted States, the Court of ms, the eeent he District, the Executive Depart: Congress. * ite Wil- 4th street, (directly oppoait Pett ~ QOLOTHING, &c. Rat it! — it! Msten a Smith's Oak Hall rom tomes sword of advice, sound and so nice. For the present reason of Fi ad Siedaeee armly clad; » * And *Or with cold in your head You'll be sick in your bed, Which will be exceedingly bad. And you'll stay in bed With the cold in your head, com) to be somewhat qutet, Till you've had enough the Dootor’s staff. And all sorts of sick folks’ diet. Better beware, ronespemety Sates Ste € rc os Which ore sold at Smith's Oak Hall. SMITH BROS. & 0O.. MEEOCHANT TAILORS, AND DEALERS IN GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, OSE HALL, 464 Srv Seca _ Jat received the largest snd finest stock of DE GOUDS ever onered im the city of Wash Baving secured the best artists in the € Are prey to make up in the feext And iy city style, and at less prices than any otBer_ e-tab! went t Lue 33 tf} 5. B. & OO. DOLAN, MEBUHANT TAILOR, corner the bic to it dere thanks for their liberal patronage. 0¢ 31-210 | eet "¥, Leadon & 0o., CITIEEN'S AND MI TN TAILOR, tam Hotel, inte Brown's,” Wr dave CONNROTED with our Ware up etal ‘esta where Pia US and other MUSICAL IN ree STRUMENTSare Porongnly, at Teasonable terms Pisnoforte in our suaig are ed Manufactory of owas & Sons, of New Tork oO mETZBROTT £00. oes 316 Poun’s avenue. PERIOR CABINET BHITURE. ‘The Bubseriber is inform bie n@M@erous olen eereunmnae™ = se inita. caer ties te taat Be Loe SUrtg cows to the CH BAPEST' It is not peecssary to jcularize, as our Btock Fras “cuads HOU Foawisa ie Earace Hes nt acd teach repens raeteace sem So8 ss and Dts, rx OGRS BATAS HSER SV Ese ieee Dns . Huw Crepe. Strict parehase and REAL ESTATE BROKERS aad ATTORNEYS FOR CLAIMANTS. > CORNES OF 7TH AND F STREETS, Opposite tae Post @tice compan: Lykens ak ri Eprace Pine Wo ir Dak Wood. beet quattiy Gawed sac Split De Oak... Orders left at Hall & Hu Marbet Space, Louisiaaa avenue. between 7th aud ath #tmeeta, will be Promptle attende’ to. Office 4 Yard 7th st., bet E and F, [siend 2m wre SS ee. pave. w* KNABES 3.9 PIANOS, PRINCE & coe AND terms. at Ne. 49% lith jsevente F. 0. BBLOHENBACH. A fall assortment of a) Bakers: qnalty No i; price iow. nit the see Gowct Teowt vers for Golden Hill, J. je Babs ‘ Ly ee Floure ip the District Ae the. later bead cul tRform thos e ” liog tht oar b: arrengemeit with the mil'e. e “ sah it lower han it 4an obfained from any uther soarce. ity second to none. Price a fraction less than Diret-cjsea Family Flour wheal at Jow rates estorn Flour # stor Une a five-oc- ith three este of | tnding the tremoto. The ie ream, 1G walomt este, with the fol tops ba aaese ns Sub Sese.Fepmnint ean, Diete. « 2 we offer f fact prices. Sous F evbm. ooh t 306 Penn av.. het. 9th sud 10th ste. SY eee hse eae Se ele > the study of Hits eae * vy all iam ten. “she Enerela esined oy ‘eee BANCK TAYLOR. “68 SALE i BEN fine tons PLANO, o F adere ots ie aith ctoct ona f ened order. 4’an be geen at BOBW EL. ‘ omer Opes 902 B street, near bith, wa AMUSEMENTS, NATIONAL THEATRE, (late Grever's,) Pennsylvania avenwe, That Witlarde” Hoel. Srarvixc & Barry. “ J.B. Sracnman....... THIS (Betorday) ENING. Deo. 1, 1966. Last NIGHT moar POSITIVELY MR. JE! FRESON, Tavs pear as Dr. PABGLOBSS, Lb. D. and es 6 HEIR AT LAW, Siena oftest neni oe Rew com. “ng ‘ade with a langbabie farce entitled THE SPITFIRE. Mr, Jefferson aa.. covcenseeeeeereee TODAS Shortent No extra cherge for seats secured fh advance With ap un prist pany. NATIONAL THEATRE. Srarpine & Bariey J. Grav at... BNGAGEMENT OF FIV MADAME ADELAIDE RISTORI. MUNDAY BVENING, December 3, 18%. The great Tragedy of EDEBA Medes. (her great rolé).. nM deleide Ristori TUESDAY-— MARY STUART BSOALB OF PRICES. Orchestra Chairs and Dress Circle, reseryed. $3 00 Drees Circle and Parquette, not reserved 1 80 Gallery . Box Bheet a! ou m. to 6 p. m., where Single de l-3t Music Store, from9 a, Seats may be secured, Fes AND MUsIe, TEE AMATEUR ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELS, OF WASHINGTON, D. 0., Will give a series of their unique and mirth-pro voking entertainments, commencing at NEW MAREET HALL, GEORGETOWN, on TEURSDAY RVENING, Hovember 29, (Thanksgiving Night;) 1866, aT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD, SATUBDAY EVENING, Dec. 1. AND AT METZEROTT HALL, WASHINGTON, On MONDAY EVENING. Dec. 3 Admission 50 cents; child: half price. Tickets to be had i: Georgetown at the Jewelry ey of w. D. Glenn. he Book Btores of itchell_ and Crandall; Navy Yard at Mesers. Bryant & Sanderso _____ 2026 6t WALL'S NEW OPERA HOUSE. BUCCESST UL DRAMATIVATION OF © : ry 2 CCAD S GHEAT NOVELS GRIFFITH GAUAT, ‘Will be produced as t OPENING PIROB UF THE Under = tes. Fe) su) GRE ORM ROSE EXTINGE AND MR. JOHN MORTIMER A ering in ° THEIR ORTOINAL HOLES OF CATHAKINE PEYTON wD GRIFFITH GAUNT. : Ac plevel es them = the New York Theater, with at steces. for musik CONSECUTIVE WERKS. no %6-tf PANOY DBESSES AND COSTUMES and Private Parties, rie AHS. PRANK wea. no 77 -6t" 447 loth street. pers. J. W. &H. P. KREIS’ DANOING ACADEMY, Pennsylvania avenue, bet. 6th and 7th sts.. Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Academy is now open for the reception of A select class is now forming on Wed- afternoon from 4 to 6 e@ clock, fer these mot attend onr regular classes . F. Bilis’ and Streuli W-G. Metzorott & Twition : rs. Tuesday and afternoons, from $ to 5 o'clock. en's Classes. Tuosday snd Thursday eve- rom 8 to 10 o'clock. For further information, apply du: of tuition, or address @ note to the A: « Quarter commen ith the first lesson, se 10 ABIN IONABLE DANOING M Rare MARINI'S ASSEMBLY BOOMS, E. ween 9th and 16th streets, This academy is now open fer the recep-’ tion of pupils. Days and hours ef tuttion for young joao mare ond masters. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat- 5 106 D. m. Ween en's classes. 8 to 10, same eveni: NSB Peis te fi it the ost cc of ae a given to su! oc Days and Hours For Li . on Af Ladies Misses and Gen nin; the hours LcBBze: LUMBER! 100.000 feet of Virginia Pine Joist, frem 28 to 30 feet long 2» 14" feet Bastern Shore & Virginis Pine 8 end Hembock Jeist, from 12 to 20fect, end a rent 100,000 Cypress Shingles, (Simmons & Davis’ No, m0 Cypress Shingles, common brands and geod assortment of 4 4, 6-4 and 8 4 White Pi: Brine, select and wecowie, sossoned Pine, 200 feet 4-4 Whéte Pine Gollings Eat tet gap oa Caroline Ploeg ; “4 an Oak. Ash end Walrent Plank Pg pm nonaliy Lege ine Lamucr Vera Aitet which we offer for ea! + at the lowest market price, J. oitce No 37 _no9 Ge (oan at BEDUCED PRIDE. _ Locust Monntele Orta ars, Do. Stove, Do. Egg, Do. Furnace, Do. Steamers, aige De Lage bs} Stov»,De, Exe, Do. Far- pt - 2 Bun Biove, Do. Egge tery superior Geal, Jobigh Foundry, 99 25. asd. Dismond Vein, Stove aud Egz.. $8.75. yken's Valley. Do. Do. §ed.5- Stearate NE WOOD. of they ery best auatity, ey: hand. Now is the Gime for families tom tt in their win- ‘Orders 1) o@ récetved at our .rffice. 465 oth strect, between Band F orat our. Wharl, ofTth st Bond eo ikow Ws SON, no 16-1 465 oth street ¢ sod F. TEAMER LEAVES FOR . aed MOUNT VERNON Every THUBSDAY atid a.m. Betu rusat 436 . Te. 4 4 1.50 tht it PRS Pe URE iG: om gPird sot \amoun ee and vey — lea, '@ each ur, from " 7 Tae The tue ‘Beater WAWASSETT cm be ‘ar ‘et XCErsivgs. J. VA WICK | no 27-1m General Ripe P, FP Oomean Gre BLES, . TEAS, WINKS, LIQUORS, &c. Having enlarged out store by the addition ef the warehouse lately occupied by f).¢. Whitewll & Co., we are now prepared to offer ta the trade GBEATER INDUOBMENTS THAN BVER, It being our purpose to keép & large, well assort- ed apd carefully selegted stock of GROCE. . WINES? Liquors, CIGARS, ac. We feet confident, with our long experivnce and enlarged facilities to be able to furnish ALL OLAS8EB OF GOODS Tobe fonndin a well reguiste! Grocery Store atthe LOWEST MABKET RATES, And we invite buyers to EXAMINE ODB STOCK Before purchasing, feeling sesnred that we'ca make it to (xefr advantage tocall and 660 us, BaRSOUB & HAMILTON BoT-lm Nox “65 and 67 Lanistaha Je. ee, en tne Ra iB i ani aS 1 a's © 8B. ‘We have noW on hand an assortment fram 40 TO 50 PJANeS hich we are offe: for factory prices.. } ; i i coed wy WASHINGTON. D. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1866.--° 2 q tosdult that ge can ne ed = Sear eee Eioh haa been adopted by the lending Prench families here as superior fo any of the ox~ tracts pot up im Parle. Sold every picolinate idbe 3 2 PAPE ooLbae amy OUFFS, Davi eGaieuen, Ro.20 Market Space, between Sth and Agents for Washington, D. 0. THE 7 7 ME’ Li AT RHEUMATIC REM- heumaticm that ha ve the skill of the fi doctots of this city, have been completely cai bya a aaa and Li ae ao anything eee ORD, Agent. BEMEDIAL INSTITUTE FOR SPROIAL OASBS, 14 Bond street, New York. #7 Full information. with the highest testimo- nials; algo, a Book on Special Diseases, tna sealed envelope, sentfree, BF” Be sure and Sor them, and you will not regret it; for,as ad: ing phy- sicians are generally tnpostors, witho eferemces no stranger should be trusted. Enclose a stemp ‘oxtage and direct to DR. LAWBENCE. No, nd street, New York. ne 12 DaWiy SURELY, cADILY, 4 for 14 sT SUCCESSFOLLY, SMOLANDER'S EXTRACT BUOKU Is CURING every case of Kipnry Dismast, BeRUMATIsé, GraveL, Urinary Disonpees, WEAENESS and Pains tm the Baca, Fawate Oomrlaints and Provpies arising from Bxcessks oF any Kinv. COME, TB AFFLIGOTED! TBY SMOLANDEB’S. TAKE NO OTHER BUCED. Sold by all Apothecartes. Price $1. D. BARNES & 00., New York, and BARNES, WARD & 00., Hew Orleans, Southern Agents. BURLEIGH & ROGBES, Wholesale Droggists, Boston, Mass. General Agents. feb 10-ly mstnct A MODERN MIRACLE! = rem an foung, fr b ra r, from bigh-born and lowly, comes the Ualvessal Voice of Pree ler ALLS YEGRTASL: z it ie SOLAR HAIR RENEWER. Rgriecs and miraculous article. Cures baldness. Makes hair grow. A better dressing than any ‘‘oil” er ‘‘pomatam.” Softens brash, Bes sere athe erent sails hae Sete . the greet wonder is the with which it restores Guay Hatz ro its ORIGINAL Oyen. se it a few times, and PRESTO, CHANGE! the whitest and worst’ looking hair resumes its youthful beauty. It does not dye the hair, but — Ct) Toot and fills it with new life and Et will net take @ long disagreeable trial to ve the truth ofthis matter, The first a) plication will do good; you will see the Narumat CoLor return- e 106 overy 497 ORE YOU KNOW IT, ie ole. gray, discolored 2 oe, hair wi 'y, a ing and Beautiful locks any . Ask for Hall's Sicilian Hair Renewer: no other article is at all like it in effect. You will find it Cuxar to Boy, PLEASANT Te Tay, Anv SuRE To po You Goon. the genuine, mi ufectured only by ca ngs a. P. HALL & 00.. Neshus, NH. For sale by all druggists ja W-Siy MABRIAGE AND CELIBAOY, an mgr? of Warning pin of pores for Young lao, Diseases and Abuses which prostrate the vital powers, with sure means of relief. Sent , ag cot Sane, in venles letter sayelores, ——- ton, Philadel GETON, Bowe gis om OOLGATE’S ABOMATIO VEGETABLE SOAP A superior TolLET Soar, prepared from refined Vae8Ts BLE O1Ls in combination with GLYcERIN® and especially designed for the use of Lapixs, and the Nurszry. Ite perfume is exquisite, and washing properties unrivalled. For sale by all druggists. BALLS, PARTIES, &e. 1.° °F GBANDLEVEX, * on? BEEMOBY LODGE, No. 9 AtODD FELLOWS WALL, (Navy Yard,) Qn MONDAY BY ENING. Dec. 17th, 1566. te, . Soest THE COMMITTER, no 50-e08t put GRAND BALL or THE UBBANITY ASSOCIATION Will be given at MABINI’S ACADEMY, B -treet, between 9th and 10th, on MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1866, TICKETS $1, admitting atiemau and ladies. By order of the OOMMITTEE. no 28-4t OBINSON, Sscretary, GEORGETOWN ADVER’MTS THE YOUNG CATHOLIUS’ ge em plate i end clotaing poor ghildrea, and 3 hus other charitable FOBBBS' L conubeucing MONDAY KVEBING™ Beacons e665, Bont nee = ip nereenganeg very evening. OF ensure may be ex) " Admission, 10 cents. Season tickets, $1. BO 26 ec8t™ BEAT BARGAINS iN DBY @OUDs aT 101 Bridge strret, Georgetown, D. © r reet, + : Asthe essa is ‘advanced. we now selling Winter goods. saorecing French Merinos. - wea Jlotha, Poplinus, Merino Plaids. Al . tains, Cloaking Cloths, Shawls, Blankets. Flan- nels. Clothe. Cassimeres, Batinetts, &C., at greatly r We have sis received a good emcstice ‘el which we ereselliug very chenp. Good 4 dbleachad Shirt’ Muslin at 25 pak from 12% to 20 vents, Prints bi 36, 20 and 22 cts. We are determined to sell good bargains. Give us purchasing BENJAMIN MILLEB. Y ATeHmS, JEWELBY ‘AND SILVEBWAR’ 99 mrsae tne Berea site Netioual Buvk of Commerce. THE OLDEST HOUSE IN OUR LINE IN ‘ @EOKGETOWN.. We ofer our nanal complete asortment of WATOGES, JBWELEY AND SILVER WARE. ust recel¥ fof 14 anid 18 ke GOLD GINGS dfevets vive ant vtec, = also. 4 choice Jot of SILVER AND PLATED GOuDs for wedding and boliday presents. no2-tf SPORE ThA Fares ho jate J.K. hased since the 1.1N KITS. fine pee peop find ‘EMPSRY & U'TOOLE'S. Bagravcr = ra ta a ac., 326 Pa. av, bet, ith aud fone ate, ‘= Pisao Booms, h street, near Pa, avenue. Ss Neolice fram Win. Knabe & Co., Balti re. “Mir. Becker bas tuned Pianos for ne Atour Ware: ating that we be- otent no 21-8 ACTUS CIGARS. ANDa’ACTURED BXGLUSIVALY, AMD copy righte for BOOSE & CHANDLBEE, are for sale. wholesale and retail by w.s. x o wang Mati Re Cigar Stote, and ¥ Bb! Mouse, corner F and a) ys the specia \ attention of dealers to these O1Ga Bs, avw ly the finest im ie BHTe COUNTRY, oe On Cost. i sauall ea HeNBXI ‘ BONEY!1! 1 a receiving H'ONBY of the-tinest’ pene euecurt, | KS tater Foe Oorner of 1 “eget opti H aes WW ISsLow's SWEET GOREN, .\ Gans. 8 Janse inv ice freeh from the pac Nere, fa Port- ete. Forealein eS ohn. | ites, | q iss —— — = = + TELEGRAMS, ‘&e. - “4 On Monday the court was opened ip P county, Missouri, by the new judge as op the Radical ticket. Judge Alien, the old judge, carly on Thursday mornin, court spon bis own hook. clerk to recognize his authority, put thedocket ang courtrecords under mand key. Allen jesmed an order removing the clerk. Mr. Moore refused to obey the order, when a squad of between ie ane forty bush wi rs toreatened to kilt him if he did not deliver up the reeords. Moore refueed and . The old judges then adjourned the cou: sada company of armed bushwhackers are guarding the Conrt-bouse, retusing to allow the court to be held by the new judges elested, A notorious guerrilla named Bud Diggs has been arresied at Nash ville, fTennessee, and is ROW in j91). He cirenlated in West Tennessee during the war. and said to be guilty of as many wngeere of Union men as Champ Fer- gusop. He wil! be sentto Henry coun: tried tor the killing of the sheriff of th: oy who tried to arrest him last spring. The total expenditare for common school purposes by l/pper Canada during the last year was nearly a million and a half dotlars, being not much short of a dollar for each in- dividual ot the whole population. The num- berof male teachers employed isover two thousand nine hundred and thirty, and female teachers seventeen hundred and ninety-one. In the House of the Tennessee Legislature yesterday a pill passed to a third reading, and 18 new a law, bs gett ip the Hermitage property and twe hundred acres of the home General Jackson to the General Government, to be used as & branch of the West Point Acad- emy- In Texas efforts are making to get dissatis. fied negroes in South Carolina and Georgia to emigrate to the former State. Laborers are too few for the crop now in the ground in Texas. it is estimated that two huadred thousand bales will be raised. A collision oceurred between a passenger and a freight train on the Memphis and Charleston railroad,four miles beyond Vorinth. Both trains were a total wreck, several cars were burned, four persons killed and many wounded. A cable despatch authorizes the Mayor of Quebec to draw over 1,000 ponnds sterling for the reltet of the sufferers by the late fire, the same being a part of a subscription collection in the city of Dublin. ‘The second reunion of the 234 army corps took place at Memphis yesterday. overnor Morton delivered the address of welcome. The third annual rewnion will be held in Lonisyille, December 18, of next year. The great suspension bridge between Win- einnat and Covington, over the Ohio, will be opened to foot passengers to-day. It will mot be fully completed fer vehicles until the Ist of January. Jobn Bigler has been established in the office of the United States assessor for the 4th dis- trict of California. his predecessor haying been ejected by the United States marshal. The members of the Canadian Uabinet in England, to arrange the details of confedern- tion, dom’tagree, and it is likely they will re- turn without aceomplishing their mission. Governor General Monck, of Canada, is to be recalled immediately for permitting Lamii- rande to be delivered to the French anthorities without consulting the home Government. Manufacturing enterprises are springing up allover the South. Oapital is lacking, as well as = and the North will be asked to supply both. The U.S. gunboat Rhode Isiand, with Rear Admiral Palmer, has sailed for Norfolk on « cruise to inspect the vessels of his squadron, stationed sm Southern waters. The Galt squadron will shortly be consoli- dated with the North-Atlantic squadron making it one of the largest in the service. It is confidently asserted in_ New Orleans that a provisional governor of .Leuisiana will be appointed in a few days. The special telegrams to the New York papers, in relation to an annexation meeting at Montreal, are devoid of foundation: THe ORANGE ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD Company.—The annusi meeting of the stock- holdere of the Urange and Alexandria Raiiroat Company convened at the gan ae Office in Alexandria, on Thursday, B. H. MeGrnder, of Albemarle, in the chair, and J. H. Reid, clerk of the company, acting as'secretary. John S. Barbour was unanimously re-elected president of the company, and Messrs. Hart, Coghill, Cavenove, and Slaughter, re-elected @irectors on the part of the stockholders. W. P. Shepherd, T. T. Mill, J. M. Chapman, W. E. Coleman, and BH. Shackelford were appointed the examining committee for the ensuing year. Jobn S. Barbour then submitted the re; of the President and Directors, which, after relatmag the circumstances attending the turn. ing over of the road from Messrs. Jamieson and Quigley, agents of the Board of Public Works, to the legitimate owners of the road, in which it appeared that the contracts of Quigley aud Jamieson with the Adams’ Express Cempan: was the main bar to the transfer, sets Tort that when the road was turned over by their agents, the financial accounts stood as follows: Debts due, $500,665.06; resources turned over, $42,615; leaving a deficiency of $255,047 Th whole receipts and expenditures of t com. Pany. since turned over, are stated to be as Toliows :— Receipts, $300,101 77; + xpenditures, $197:450 3u. The board, while acknowledging the present embarrassments of the company. think the future is promising, and basing their estimate on present receipts, they believe that next year $6.0.000 will be @ reasonable estimate: this will give a net revenne, over expenses, of $240,000 per annum. And it is expected that within three years the receipts will reach *1,008,000 per annum. If bondholders, &c., will give the company & fair chance, the board is of the opinion that the embarrassments of the company will soon cease. Coct oF LiviNe at WasHinetoNr Tuis Win- T¥R.—Prices at the beteis will remain as usual: The demand for rooms all,over the city is lighter tban at this tume, or é@yen early in No- vember last year. afdeed, there never were so many yacant rooms in Washington, late in November, as St present, Persons who come here now to spend the winter ean get the choice of very fine, eligible rooms at moderate rates. ‘The expense of living here, 1 should judge. Will be Jess tnan last winter, The markets are abundant, and the prices generally are reason- able, For instance, J get the same lot of fraits oryegetabies now for 50 cents that Ipaid #1 nd totbe same man this time last year. L eat, butier, applesand potatoes im the Washington marwet are most excellent in qnal- ity. The boarding-honse keepers usuall charge, ai the best hoases, $25 to $50 per mons tor meal id. in addition, from $20 to 810 foreath occupied. A person ean get a very comfortable room, wiih excellent board, for 850 per mourh; and & gentieman and lady can buvea bed-room and partor, with board, }quite a8 good &s at the hotels, at from 8100 to 8150 per month. The usual dinter hour is 5 o'clock; at some piaces half an bour eartier or later. At these boarding houses you will see all (be varieties of Washington lite. ny of the high Government officials live in this way, and find it much cheaper, and attended with jess trouble than keeping house. The majori- ty of the regular “boarders,” however, cousist oft the Government clerks of the various grades and their wives. Of these clerks, 2,500 are em- ployed in the treasury alone. ‘(be salary of the Government clerk varies from 1,200 to $3,000 per ann um,—few, bo we ver, getting more than $2,000.—Car. Chicago Times. —— ee SE FERTILIZING TBE Sawara.—Lhe London Scientitic Review says:—This vast desert, whitened by tlre bones ot so many unfortunate travelers Who have at various times perished on its inhospiiable sands, 1s likely, before many ages, to be changed into arieh and beautiful eget S only cause of ite sterility bas been the absence of water, wilh niti- mately be supplied By means of artesian wells im the. utmost abu: day NeW oases are produced by multipli-ation (Of theew: wale serene supply vast quantities of water.” EMIGRATION TO TRXas.—Adout five bun- dred wagons crossed mto Arkansas at Mem. phis during the mont#of umber iist. At one ferry an average Of f We groes crossed The | parts: Northeastern (ieorgia, East ; pr Alabama, and South al movers Texas, in search of the river. and (he number waa ii in, 5 nd am de: eres ik daily } pour into tha ‘The Excitement in Consda. TononTey MES 20 LMeeinon has 7x hese rendered in the matter ibe sppeat ‘Fe- Bias counsel for a new itis thought tt with bP ens 4 The Quebec corres- at says are entertained of a raid from Vermonst the trial of the Fe. E E are gathering at St. Albans the frontier. Generas MighelJs te be s horuy, U Admuistrator Gor ~ seat" dure 2 absence Cunard “tenner to-eenans t= the confederation t. TT) NEw Yoru, Nov. 36--The Herald's special 4 fe ali é i Canada are exchted over the news of Fenian raid St Albans. The Govern- ment bas ved information that a large body of Fen: left Chicago and Uiucin- willing to di jischarge the Fenian prisoners con- fined here if the United States Government will guarantee that Roberts shall not attempt to make another raid on the Province. About 4,000 stand of rifles, at Fort Erie from 0" brought tothis ci'y bya person who states thathe purchased them in New York and brought them here as a commercial specula- tion. They have been offered for sale, but at such a high figare that it is ramored the Gov- ernment intends to inquire into the matter. The sixty witnesses for the Crown arrived to- day, and were ordered to Sweetsburg. The Hon. B. Bevlin, Queen’s counsel, intends to make an applicstion on the opening of the court to have the prisoners discharged, on the ground of some informality in the mdictments. The time of a large number of the regulars now stationed in the Province expires during the coming month. The Government nas or- dered that the men be detained until the cona- try isin & more settled condition. Sixteen pieces of artillery and a large quantity of am- Munition was forwarded to-day to St. Vathe- Tines. milar to these captured From Mexico. A special cable cuspatch to the New York Herald, dated Paris, November 29, evening, says: ‘lt bas been ascertained that Seeretary Seward's long despatch of Monday, to the American Minister at this court related chiefly tothe withdrawal of the French troops from Mexico, and expressed the hope that France would carry out her promises. The dispatch, it is understood, also alluded to the departure of General Sherman for Mexico, and gave the reasons why he was sent thither. Although the dispatch was of unusual length it was couched in conciliatory though dignified lan- guage.” New @RLEANS Nov. 30.—Galveston dates to the 26th furnish no later intelligence relative to General Sedgwick than that aiready tele- graphed. The report telegraphed from New | York that General Sedgwick had been ordered under arrest is authoritatively denied at head- quarters here. The whole story referring to the movements of troeps across the Rio Granue ts entirely false, Garvsston, Nov. 30,—There is something on the tapis concerning Mexican affairs. The steamer Elizabeth bas been seized by the mili- tary authorities to carry & bearer of dispatches to Brazos, A vorther has delayed ker depart. ure. THe WORKINGMEN OF ENGLaND,—T! has al- ready been announced that tbe workingmen of London and ite neighborhood are making preparations to hold a monster Reform meeting in London, on December 3d,jnext Mouday. The entire wogeert population of London. and the towns and@*villages for thirty miles around 11 intend to observe teday as a holiday, and capital to make this demonstra- lien one of the most imposing in point ofnam- bers that England nas for a fong time wit- neseed. Nearly every trade society in London wul pardcipate, and for three weeks before the Appointed day pightly meetings were to be heid to make preparauons. in this coantry the workingmen make up the largest pro- poruon of the voters, and have as close an interest in the cheice Of their rulers, and a stronger voice in shaping the policy of the Government, than any other class of the eom- munity. In Evgiand, however, the workiug- men have no share im the choice of their rulers, and to get their just right of voting they have organized the great Reform meetings, of which we have had intelligence from time to time, and of which this ably be the most n: extensive preparations for this meeting are in- dicated by the fact that deputations of work- ingmen are expected even from the most dis- tan! parte of Great Britain: the Liberal mem- bers of Parliament have been Invited: a trades procession will traverse the streeis of London, and hundreds of thousands of people. it is be- lieved. will, on that day, demand an extension of @ sbare im their government to the working- men of Engiand. Sace or Rear Estate mx Lorxpox Coun. Tx. Va.—The Leesburg correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette be td > The tine estate, lying near the Peint of Rocks, and belonging to the estate of the Inte Charles Williams, was re- ported to have been sold some months since, to a Mr. Thomas, of Maryland, at #56 25 per acre. Mr. T.. for some reason, did not choose to com- ply with his contract, but tendered the execu. tors 81,000 as a forfeit. This they received, and a lew days afterwards sold the farm, contain- ing 440 acres to Mr. Benjamin Moffitt. of Frea- erick county, Maryland, for $53 per acre. The joss on the second sale is about $1 per acre, in- cluding the forfeit poten 2 Ttisa very desir. able place to live at—ibe buildings being all that could be wished, and there being 100 acres in chestnut timber, It is distant from Lees- burg about 1 miles. SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS IN ENGLAXD.—It is stated that quite an aclve movement has pe. gun ii England in favor of allow the Ia- boring class, who are hard at wi alt the week, an opportunity ofenjoving themselves at cricket and other athletit sports on Sunday afternoon. the morning being spent in chureh. This movement for the benefit of the taboring Frome 18 said to be beaded by Archdeacon vepnison is = high religio: Coa © - the regniar monthly sale of coal from the Scranton, Pe sylvania ,mines, held in New York city on Tuesday, there was a Considerable falling off frem the prices obtained. October 3ist.ot this year, The difference in the price was in ef the consumer, in this imstance, whic! as- surediy @ gratityinz fact to all classes, and especiajly 10 fie pooser ones, in view of the winter pow at band. A Bate w 1 Woonrs.—T wo er three months since. some children who were gather- ing berries on the isb mountains between Biaina and Cwmtil) , fonnd an infant. mach emaciated, which had evi thy been deserred there by ite mother. The infant shortly after- athe mother. who was appre- bended in Monmouth, bas been committed for trial on a charge of wilfal er MINING ExciTEMen The people of north- ern Georgia are stil! unable to tulk of anything lepost The Atlanta Lnteliigen- cer Says it sa in of dirt so rich that ives Pp calenlated it would yield five hundred deliars, to theton. The Kentucky s Company is also doing finely. Russel’s cave produces lead and silver in con- siderable quantities, Some of the lead ore is available for the manufacture of white lead. eeeeey eee tee LAND Satx.—Mr. Jno. Hammersly last week sold his Jarm, izing east of Goose Creek. on the Alexandria, don and Hampshire rail- road, to Mr. David Blinkerhoff, of Seneca county, New York, at $10 per acre. The tract contains 424 acres, and was disposed of at pri- vate sale.—Leethurg Mirror. 2 . tne ie S7-On Monday night Inst Mrs. Hattie B. Hurd, of Haverhill. Mase. was eo seriously frightened by the Mel T 4 ofa window curtain, that sbe was into spasms whieh re. sulted indeath. | ~ | sv Brigham Youn; '$ that the Govern. ment of the United do notintend that fgamy shall be Train ten 13 fulilled Oak the Lore Almiee eee they e277 Artemus Ward has given his first, Lec- in L re ances ane Nope : that ren. recone ta ar nods oreo his narrau expluo i a Fipancial and Commercial. The New York market closed op vas: | ance afte! 45 per cent. lor call uc prime paper is more current ot per cent The rupply of werreveia, ae is ite moderate. ‘wae Grm to the closer, Aud kept off at Bigsort poles ot she Gap. ee in BE: to pearly to the shipping point tei strengthen the . The Government te- eurities were @ ind steady. From the Balumore American's review of matkets im that city for the past week we jwote i: Fiour.—Baltimore Family and bigh Extra were reduced 50 cents per barrel a: it week, and sii gree iy an per Sarest lowes. i. line bas pot induced buyers to operate, the market closes inactive and bes barrels good mixed brande wee 3178 Bt Sil 75a$i2, the bulk ar prey ood 300 barrels medium do aha emall or Superfine do. a: $10.50a8t0. rels Howard Street Super at $1 barrel. Recesj at the Cora Exchange to ive amount to 13,500 bushels . 115,000 do Corn, 20,000 do. esd jo. Rye. With the exception of Which Bave commanded an advance on jasc week's rates of tuily 3 cents per bushel, prices ofall varieties have favored buyers. Bye closing 15 cents, Wheat l0aiS cents, and orm 5 cOnts lewer. Potatoes—BMatne are dull and lower, seiling from the vesse! xt 63065 cents. le bas been Gone in this s—Very branch of the trade during tps past week, for all descrip- Prices bave been very irregu tions of b Tod uct. Sugars— Bere bas been & better feeling im all grades of Sugar apd the market though qpiet closes bigher for descriptions. Sales reported embrace some 300 hbds. Porto Rico and Cuba at prices ranging from 104012 y ts. cents. Whisky— Both Western and City have moved More freely at lower prices. Sales include 250 bbls. Western at 35237 cents. in bond, and 160 bbls. City, prime packages, at 37 cents. No trapsactions in Couptry repo! We quowe at S2.2%5a82.30, according to condition of bar- rels, duty paid. Virgini ews. During the last week John R. Flagg. be: disposed of 200 acres of his “Cedar Law: farm in Jefferson county, to Mr. Robert Hart, Jr., of Washington city, for the sum of $14.00, or $70 per acre. The terms are $10,000 in cash, and (he remainder in short payments The Charlestown, Jefferson county, Spiritof Jefferson. advises the people of that county to test the legality of their present forced connec- uop with West Virginia, by refasing to pay the assessed taxes, and thus bringing the mat- ter before tbe courts. Mrs. Reynoldson, widow of Rev. Mr. Rey- nok mn, formerly pastor of the Second Bap- tist Cburch in Riehmond, bas beceme insase. Her busband was lost at sea some years ago, and her reason has tottered ever since. epi. ern WonDdeERrv Ixctpent—Man Struck by a Pall- ing Star.—The London Morning Advertiser reports that one of the falling stars strack a waiter named Pike at Thompson's coffee house, m Shoe Lane. Pike came to the editor of the A id said that while standing in the mm: ¢ street, between Shoe Lane and Salisbury Court, with no one near Bhim, and gazing upward, be became aware of a burnii sensation in the neck, upon which he tore bis neckcloth, and the next moment the burn— apg substance passed down bis left breast, scorching the shirtin its course, and imflict- ing three small but severe burns on the flesh, ‘with one large wound. These burns (says the editor) we saw, but being of a skeptical and matter, of factturn, we suggested a fusee or lucifer. This, however, was earnestly nega- tived. and we felt ourselves unduly incredu- lous npon further examination. as no enbstance Whatever couid be found im the young man’s clothing, and he was certainly by no means likely to inflict such an ipjary on himself fer the purpose of & mere sensation. A mi by fused metal or sulphur, and you is decidedly in & state of considerable enifer- ing twenty-four hours from the accident A STRANGE INCIDENT.—A medical friend eg) ves us the particniars of a strange and seri- ous accident pear Kelling Prairie, twthis cous - ty. It appears tuat some men were engaged in ToNing logs, employing thereat a team of horses. In pulting, atug of the barness part- ed, and its piace was supp! ed by an ordinary trace chain.” Subsequently; inone of the surges of the horses, the links, fying off, strnck A young Man between the ribs, sbout an inch above the mght nipple. entering and lodging 1m bis body, and making a “spacions wound,” large enough to admit an insertion of the fin- ger. The man who was standing aside at the ume, on being hit, exelaimed: «I'm hurt,” and walking a few steps, fei. He remained ineen- sible jor along time, but gradually recovered partial copsciousness. The surgeons are un - able to find the deadly iron link. but are confi- dent M is somewhere in the body of the sufferer. He complains chiefly of a pain in his epine. The air trom the patient's lungs puffs oat hLiough the wice wound at every breathing It happened as we may remember. about two weeks ago. Tbe man Was living at the laiest Ad vices —Laport I nion, Sth wit. A Warnine To Butonees —A German was bronght to Omaha about four weeks ago, aud declared tbat be had worme in his nose and mouth, and allover bis fa, d that about fifty bad crawied out o1 mouth since. and sbowed to the doctor glass eleven mag- gots, moving abent in a lively style. He bad burehered @ cow and left the entrails exposed over night: In the morning he ebserved the same covered with the eggs of the maggot fly, and in removing the tallow from the imtestines he may have accidentally brought @ lot of them into his nostrils, where they hatched, = ducing fngbtful pains, great swelling of the face, inflammation of the eyes, and other un- pleasant symptoms. At first he did pot know what the cause of al) this was, until after a few days the maggots began to crawi from his Tourh and nose. He went toOQmaha, and un- der suitable treatment about forty mere were discharged, all alive and about a half inch long: after which bis sufferings greatly abated, and he went on his way rejoicing. 87 Enoch Arden. it seems, has an Des Moines, lowa—only this time be bis wife. Tennyson might have derived some useful bints from this case. It is one of the events growing out of the war. Mr. from the eastern part of the State, went to the war, and for three vears bis wife heard nothing trom him, married again and came Des pape. putting pp SI the American House. ast Saturday evening Barieen YY a the scene and claimed his wife. The afair Was amicably settled, and Mr. &. and his wife left on the cars this morning. Mr. Burns, the second husband. told me the s' more tersely than any romencer ever thonght of. Liquor belped him. Said he:—“Barleen went to the War and got killed. 1 married Mrs. Barieen. Saturday Barleen came home, and i gave my room to Mr. Barleen.~ Sap Accipent—On Sunday ing last, as the wife of Mr. Jackson jiteman, ving sp Mill Creek Hundred. was filling a coal oif lamp from s large cam, the oll im the can ex- ploded and set her and the room on fire. The sister of Mrs. W., who was present at the time, took the baby from the ie apd ran with it up stairs, with her clothes on fire, leaving Mrs. - and ber little son, about two years old, in the recom. A neighbor succeeded in extin- enishing the lames; but Mre. W. was found dead. with part of ber scull burned toa crisp. The ule boy was not dead when fonnd, but died scon afer, Thesister of Mrs, W. pnopjure Mr Whiteman wasat choreh at the time.—Delawore Gazette. 87 A young German girl. of New York, has bronght a sult for slander agamsta brother German, claiming ~25,000 damages, tor circu. jating 4 report (bat she had been his mietress. ‘George Washington, ington, died suddeniy Wilmingtop, Clinton eounty, Obio, while at- tending acase he bad in court. His remaine were taken to Prince William county, Vir= ginia, for interment 87 Kev. Dr. Dix, of New York, said in a late sermon thet could ey ato an imserance company w' rt at least ve ip dinate ae ty wees Worth 850,000 each. 87 The I'niversal Englicy Press isin favor of “stem ping out” the Irieh rebellion with an “Iron beri.” 1t has altogether forgouen it re- belliow rheverie Sf the time of te American outbreak, snd now talks iu chetone of Draco, dropping that of Howard. : OF Prettice pays the late failure of the exs pec ed exhibition of shooting stars wasn: ow- ing to the Want of sitar. There were evoagh of them, DUL they Were too pesceable tonaboot. 67 Alfred Tentel was arre-wd im Phiiadel- pbia yesterday. charged wath the murder o! Capra Jos: ‘Woe, on 3 canal bees Frenchtow! ‘ke county, t. guy. He wh: Tt to Dovieswown 6 awatene Inver tigation Of (be case. aes ham Young is said 16 comtemp! anatenins is Saner of B, Jr, his som by twent)-foorth wate. ts er The -Thunderer” a ‘that h Sey beaheh colon, Neo France, iuwly, or any Eng’! . or Germany. Why potadd Bugiandalsot For several days past & img im the woods at