Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1866, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR 3_ PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXOEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS South cost corner of Penn’ events and 1142 streee ur W. D. WALLAOH: —— as ‘The STAR i served by the carriers to their i im the Oity and District. at Tan WALL'S NEW OPERA HOUSE, OR TUESDAY, DECEMBES 4,1866, THE SECOND NIGHT or THE OOSOBESSIONAL SEASON, ‘WIN be Presen‘ed @ Drematization of Beade's Powerfal Novel, @RIFFITH G@AUAT! @RIPFITH GAUNT! GBIFFITE @AUBT! wre ROSB EYTINGE AND MR. JOHN MOBTIMER IN THEIB OBIGINAL ROLES or @ATHARINE AND GRIFFITH, Anvd a Carefully Felected Cast wROM 10k NEW YORK COMBINATION OGMPANY. The Piay will be produced onder the persomal au- per vision of the Author, AUGUsTUS DALY. Doors Open st Seven. The Performance will evmuence st Bight. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Private Boxes. Orchestra Beats... Drees Circle... Cotered Cire! - 080 NATIONAL THEATKE—RISTORI. — Penosylvania avenne, near Willards’ Hotel, SPatpry ‘ .Propristors, * ENGAGEMENT OF FTE NiGHTS ONEL DEBUT OF MADAME ADELAIDE KISTORI. TRIS Tuesday) EVENING, Dec, 4, 13%, second TA DAME ADELAIDE BISTORI. Orchestra Chairs and s Circle, reserved £3 00 Dress Circle and Parquette, not reserved... 1 50 Gallery seno-agag-ongeroge cnn naam TS ote, Box Sheet at Ticket Oftice of Theater, fromg The Ladies of the K street Baptist Church will hold a FAIB and FESTIVAL i» the Lecture Room of the Uhureh Tl ESDAY WEDNESDAY, THUBSDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, Decem- ber 4. 5.5 and 7, 1836 TICKETS 10 CBSTS. a2 de 3-60 >ANOY DRESSES AND COSTUMES asain Tavlesgx sud Private Partive, N RA. no 37-61" Sat aaak 7 Auth street pers J.W_&5. P. RBEIS’ DANCING ACADEMY, * avenue, bet. 6th and 7th ets.. Opposite Metrepolitan Hotel. Our Academy fs now open for the rec Pupils. A select class is now forming on Waed- necday win from ¢to 6 : lock, ae theve who cannot attend our regular classes. Ctroulars can be had at J- F. Ellis’ and W. G. Metzerott & Co.'s Musto Stores. Pennsy!vi tien of Da . For Ladies, Misses sud Masters, Taesday and hu reday aft ig *Gertienen "s Olaasee, Taosiay aad Thursday eve- 10 o'clock. myer tut 4 vine ation apply during the hours of tuition jemy. . oF addreas 8 note to the A Quarter commencing with the first fesson. s¢10 N ABINI’S FASHIONASLE DANOING A MABINI'S A! BLY BOOMS, E. between 9th and léth streets, lemy is now open fer the recep- Ware ont © {f tuition for young ladies jaye onrs ef 3 misecean’ masters. Tucsdays, Thursdays and Sat- B'S Private iustraction gives to suit tbe con: —Private ion given to con- enience of the pupil some HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, &. K IBEWOUD HOUSE, Corner Penna. arenve ant Tireifth sirce., Washinzton, B.C. Situated in the most central location the city, midway between the CAPITOL AND PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, Only 8 short distance from al] the Departments, Patent aod Post Offices, Smithsonian Institute, ete. H.H DUDLEY £€0., no 2)-tf Proprietor: = ewe aye. 333 Feune wrens, near sth attest. P EMBICH wishes to fnform his frien is and ti Dublic generally that he now keeps cou tantly on band OYSTWRS. fresh every ‘ed In every stvie UCOBs cannot be surpasssi. al 23 of EDUCATIONAL. T ST. TIMOTH i HE duties of this tustitution will be resumed Sept. 13,1858 | For terme, &c. see catalogue and ciruiar st the principal bookstores of this cfty. or address the princtpst aos E PARSONS. Ontonviite, M4 HALL. Gj BecERine. TEAS. WINES, LIQUORS, kc, Having eulsrged our sture by the addition of the werehouse letety occupied by §J).¢. Whitewll & Co, We are now prepared to offer to the trade GBEATEER INDUCEMENTS THAN EVE It being our purpose to keep a large, well assort- od and carefally selected stock of GBROCBBIES, Teas, WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, & We tee! confident, with oar long experience and enlarged facilities to be able to furnish ALL CLASSES UF GOODS Tobe fonndim « well regulated Grocery Store atthe LOWEST MARKET BATES, And we invite buyers to EXAMINE OUR STOCK Before purcbasing, feeling assnred that we ca rahe it to their advantage to call and see us. BARBOUB & HAMILTON, no7-Im Nos 65 and 67 Louisiana ena. VW 'SSL0w's SWEET OORN, IN CANS. a Seige invoice fresh from ee ~— 3, Vd testy tend, rf and small yuantities by a Ne Forasiein fargo onacing £'s0Ne Boe King Place. $2 woop: Woup:: LAaGR ous THE OF wood, ting ¥ q Das. App! ak W. YOUNG 2 €O. rege Gieeboro Point, D. ne © eolw ¥ RELS HYDBAULIO ved st Bartholow J.P. BARPHE | clestug the public grounds aerth and so fotaee Igmues of Governm nt | ‘o TELEGRAMS, &c. Further advices from Mexico state that two Freneb yesseis from Acapulco tvok ‘troops from Mazatlan to San Bias, from whence they departed in Paste to relieve Guadalajar :, which was being hard preseed by the Liberals. itis statd that Montenegrie, commander at Acapulco, had received orders w evacuate the Place on the I5thof November, The capture of Mezatian deprives the French of almost the only bold they had in Northern Mexico! Pri- vate advice say an expedition, consistinc of two hundred resolute men, well acquaiated with Mexican territory, many of whom have seen service in the U.S. army and the Liberal army of Mexico, is about to leave San Fran- cisco tor Mexico, under competent leaders. A letter from La Paz, Arizona, dated No- vember 22, says the Indians have blockaded the road between Hendersouvile and Preseott, preventing the traoemissien of the mail for about two weeks, The Indians have also at- tacked # train between Prescott and Agua Frio, killing three men apd burning several loaded wagons and driving off tifteen yoke ot exen. They were also committing outrages in other paris of the Territory. Large quaat- ties of goods areata Paz The WU. S. quar- termaster bad received orders to bay grain at Prescott, and it is betieved the crop in that Vicinaty would bring £154,600in gotd. Itis rumored thata company has been or- ganized by Charies A. Dana for the publica- tor of & new morning newspaper in New York city. it is said he has purchased the Herald esiablishmen!. with its presees and printing material, and that the first number of the pew paper willbe issued in February, when itis anticipated the Herald will occupy its quarters on Broadway. Upwards of $4646.(00 have been subscribed for the new en- terprise. The special term in the Court of Queen's Beuch for the district of Bedford for the trial of the Fenian prisoners commenced in Sweets- bury, ©. W., yesterday. During the morning a considerable number of peeple came into the village from the smrrounding neighbor- hood, some #s jprors, some as witnesses, and some as spectators, but the crowd altogether was not more than an ordinary one at the sit- mg of the court. An strocious outrage was perpetrated early Sunday morning in Brooklyn bya gang of ruffians, who entered a honse occupied by a number of sewing giris,and robbed the m- ates,seized the terrified women and subjected them to the most revolting indignities. All the females outraged ip a horrible manuer. Several arrests have been made. The attempt to Iny the railroad on Reaver and Pearl streets, which was frustrared by the police last week, was renewed in New York yesterday morning and the workmen not molested, Dut itis wnderstood that the courts have granted an s»junction restraining further action. It was proposed toextend the ra round from the Ratrery to King’s Bridge. Yesterday was the day tor the regular meet- arg of the General Assembly of Virginia, bu no qnorum appearing in the Senate both Houses adjourned until to-day. The steamship Scotland, wrecked on Sat- nrday jes three-quarters of a mile east ofthe beach at Sandy Hook. She is full of water, and will be a total loss. The steamer Baltimore, from Portland, bound to Halifax, was totally lost on Satar- day evening last by going ashore on Harbor Asiand. A schooner, name unknown. bound from Jacksonville to Boston, went ashore on Block Island and nas become atotal wreck. A thief while ranning from a policeman in New York Saturday, fractured his skull by collisxon with a famp-post. 0 have been received up to date Bs taXxe" on account oi New Yo: city for this year. A'dog and rat fight was broken up ia Nev York Swurday night by the police. Some Taity wer; arrested Cherrystone and York river oysiers in Balti- more, of =uperior quality, $ per bushel, ™ nm qualify, 74 cents; common, 3) cent. There were 422 deaths in New York las week—a cousiderable ineresse Over the figures of the previous week. ORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ‘The Secretary of the Interior says that by reason of the increased rates of pension, more than thirty-three miliions of doijars will be required for thj~ brancb of tbe service during the next fiscs) year. Samuel Dowuing, ef Edinburg, Saratoga county. New York. ts the only surviving sol- dier of the Revolution. The names of nie hondred and thirty-one widows of revolutionary soldiers appear on the Pension rolls at the close of the Iast fiscal year The invalid pensioners disabled in the wars prior to that of i861 do nut exceed three thous- and. The widows and minor children who receive a pension by reason of the services and death of those who served in such wars num- ber one thousand two hundred and twenty- seven. The total nnmber of pensioners ef all classes, army and navy. on therells June :s), 1~i6, was one hundred and twenty-six thousand seven hundred and twenty-two, and theamount paid pensioners, cluding expenses of disburse- Ments during the last fiscal year, was tuirteen million four hundred and fift ine thousand nine hundred and ninety-six doilars and for- ty-three cents. This amount includes ninety. nine thousand two hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifteen and aud forty-three the RE msiouers residing 0 Slates Whose inBabditaats were lately in rebel- lion. During the past year four hundred aad six bounty-lavd warrants were issued for sixty- three thousand eigut Bundred and sixty of tana During the year ending September ju, 1500, there Were fourteen (housand and thirty-nine applications for patents. Fizht thousand sev- ep hundred and sixteen patents (including re- iss Ue: J assigns) Were issmed; fourteen Run- dred and fifteen spplicatious were alowed, Ler patents have not issued thereon by r ymentof the final tees. twen And seventy-nige cayats were -fiye extensions of parenis were Cres live tilec ar da. The northern and western porticos of the porth wing of th Capitol are completed, and the columns of the southern portico are soon to beset. Itis believed that the ensuing year Will Witness the completion ot all the porticas. Efforts haye been made. which itis hoped will prove successinl, to Improve the iiaperfect ard objectionable ventilation of the Senate ebamber and ball of the House of Represen tives. In order to obtain a supply of aur tl staal at the same time be pure and, in ue summer, coul, it is proposed to construct from each hallan underground dact, opening in the centre of & fountain in the eastern grounds, The jets aud overtiow would at once assist in cooling the air and serveto relieve it of all mechanical unpurities. The balance on band of the appropriation for the Capitol extension, October 31, Iso, was eighty thousand four hundred and ten dollars and be three cents. The architect esy Mates! two hundred and fitty thousand dollors will be required to continue the work during the next tisecal year. The apparatus for lighting, by means of gal- Vituic electricity, the one thousand aud eighty- pik gas-burners of the dome, has proved a a = ee success. ‘The Delt between the second and third ices of the rotunda should be ormamented by «series of ational pictures. or in some other Appropmwe mauper, and designs for the pur- pose will he’ invited from eminentartists, if Congress comfer the requisiie auibority The archifeet repeats the recommeadation made iy hiS preceding report in favor of the extension. of the central portico, in con. tormity with ingivi a proposed by his prede. cessor, Thotaas T]. W r, Esq Should this Te ommendation be 6auclioned by Congre Would be advisable fo commence the w an early day, while operat.ons on the other por- ‘ions of the edifice are tu progress, and before or- the eustern srounds are improved. Im view of the sn uempated early compist.on of "he On pitor, should the cenival porticu wot be extended. it 1s Tecommended that toucress author in- ot bered six hoa. ibe burtding. and squares » dred and egbryesevea 5) \ -1x buadred aed eigbty-crght, sBould the or which passed the Semate at the Jast session providing for the purchese of them becou- ali aud improving the Oupifol gronnds im « ~ befitung the Meeguiticent edifice which cro wes their sum- mat. About three-tourihs of the material neces. ary complete the northera portico of this partment is ow the ground, and it isexpecwd at (he work wilh be completed neat season An appropriation of twenty-five | thousand doilars for this object will be required. The expenditure of the small appropriation for Vennsyivania avenge has scarcely im- proved its general uepect. The propriety of providing the meane for paving it in the moat derable nanner is worthy of favorable con- sideration. The appropriation of tem thousand dollars for the repair of Long Bridge has been ex pended, but the sum was wholly inadeqnate Jor the purpose. It is estimated that twenty thourand dollars more will be required to put it in proper order. A like som is needed to property rep: the pridge at Little Falls, down as the Chain Bridge. The Navy Yard bridge is in good condition, and the new draw in it will be soon compieted. The improves ment of Franklin Square has commenced, and in time grass, shrubbery, trees, and walks will Tender itan ornament to the part of the city in which it is situated Appropriations will be meeessary for the improvement of Lincoin Square, the completing of the culvert throngh the botanic garden, and the construction of an iron fence around it. The opening, grading, paving certain streets and avenues men- tioned in the Commissioner's report ard lead- ing to the Ospito), while eminently desirable on many accounts, will be wholly beyond the power of the Corporation of the city. The propriety of under:aking these improv: on the part of the NationalGovernment is sub- mitted for consideration. By the actof May 5, i*6+, the Commissioner of Public Buildings is directed to pay to the proper authorities a just proportion of the ex- pense of improving avenues, streets, and alleys passing through or by property belonging to the United States. A large amount is due fron the Government for such improvements. The Trans to meet it shouid be at once provided The Commissioner recommends 2 further ap- propriation of one bundred thousand dollars to enable him to meet similar liabilities in fa- ture, be number of patients which Congress at its last session, ordered to be constantly kept at Previdence Hospital at the expense of the United States was fifty per cent. greater than that of the precvding year. while the sum ap- propriated for their maintenance remains the sume. The relations of the general government to. this District, and the duties resulting there- irom, have been fully and elaborately dis- cuss@d in the recent annual reports of this ¢o- partment. I cordially commend to favorable consideration the caretally considered views there advanced. Congress made provisions at its Inst session for the comptetion of the cut-stone dam trom the Maryland shore to Uonn island, and for o'ber portions Of the Washington uqnedact. ‘The work on the dam was resumed in August last, and has been vizorously prosecuted. Toe foundation masonry will be completed at an early day. The temporary dam at that point was washed aw:y by the spring freshet. It bas been rebuilt, aud will probably require no further expenditure. The connecting conduit is rapidly approaching completion. The work on the gate-house at Great Falls bas been un- Avoidably deferred. The appropriation was made atso latea period of the session that it could not be advantageously used during the present season. An urgent necessity exists for deepening the distributing reservoir and protecting, by & rubble wall, its interior or water slopes. 1 re<pectfully recommend that an appropriation be made for this and such other additions to the work as will permanent- ly, and to the greatest available extent, se- core to the nat.onal capital all the benefits which the liberality of Congress proposed to confer by this improvement. Tae report of the warden shows that on the Ist of November there were confined in th District jail one hundred and thirty prisoners, of whom forty-nine were white and eighty- one were colored, The average number aunag the year was one hundred and filty; six en- tered the Insane Asyinm and three died. Fight white boys were sentenced by the courts of the Distct to the Baltumore house of refuge. It Was nopracticuble to make such an arrange- ment for the detention of younz colored con- vieis. They Baye been, therefore, dismissed by order of the court, after a ehort incarcera- non. The officers are a warden and nine guards; and although the buiiding ts not in all Tespecis secure, no prisoner bus escaped dur- ing the past fonrieen mouths. There pre sailed last spring in the prison & mild form of typhus fever, which the attending physician ascribes to local causes, since removed. Efforts been made lo promote linbiis of industry among the inmates, aud to impart to them the benefits ot retfgiousinstraction. During the yenuread ing November |. there were two thousand snd sixty-five commitments for varions offeases ‘The tota expense of the jail. meluding the cos: of transportation ef convicts sentenced to th+ penitentiary at Albany, was thirty-two thon- sand six hundred and twenty-six dollars and nirety-seven cents. Purevant to the authority conferred by an act of Congress, spproved July 27, 1-66, my predecessor designated a site fora new jail in the District. 1 bave selected a pian and em- ployed a competent architect to prepare a de- sign snd @eéscriptive plahs of the building with complete specificanons of the work re- quired and the materials io be used. Notice of & public letting of the contract for the erec- tion of the bullding will be given in the man- ner prescribed by Congress. The board of trustees appointed and com. Missioned conformably to ihe recent act to es- tablish in this District a house of correction for boys have been duly erganized: but the limited means at their disposal, and circumstances be- yond their control, have rendered it impracti- cable to prepare the requisite permanent build- ings fof the reception of immates: Boys under the age of sixteeu convicted of crime punish- able by Sap puma may be sentenced py the courts of this District to the institution. The directors enggest thutits benefits should not be contined to one sex, and that children of con- firmed vicious habits, whoare beyond domes- hie control, although not coavicted of crime, should, on the application and at the expense oftheir parents or guardians, be received and subjected to x kindly but rigid disciptine. The uct Girects thatthe convict shall be confined during the term of his sentence.”’ and thus Ppionibits the directors from detaining him after, or decharging him before, the expirauen of the specific period fixed by the court. They should, dike the officers of similar institutions organized under State authority, be autho; to exercise a discretionary power in this respect, and to bind the discharged convict by indentares of apprenticeship. Their report is submited, and £ trust that their views snd suggestions will receive the most favorable consideration The bourd of police report that the district is @ivided into eight precincts. The levy court of the connty of Washington have declined to provide station-houses within their jurisdic- ion. They allege a want of autoority, amd recommend euch legislation as will place them on the same footing in this respect as the cor- porations of Washington and Georgetown The sanitary company of the police pave essentially contributed to the preservation of the health of the city. By their agency many Luisances baye been abated, and incneased cleanliness of the streets and avenues enforced: bur the availsble means for the accomplish- men: of objects of such vital importance are jumentably deficient. I cordially unite with the board in recommending that a more rigid and comprehensive code of sanitary laws be enacted tor this District, ‘Tbe board represent that the system tor the trial of minor offences is open to flagrant nduses. Sud recommend a reorganization of the petiy courts in the District. They are of opin- ion that & properly organized police court could promptly and efficiently dispose of ail crupinal cases of am inferior grade. It is be- heved that the establishment of suca a court will promote economy. tend to the suppression of crime, and secure to the avensed a speedier trial (ban js Dow obtained, ‘The éth section of an act entitled “An not mrking appropriations tor sundry civil ex- }etces of the government for the year ending Jboe thirtetb, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, and for other purposes,” approved July : ineressed the pay of the Metropolitan foree say per month. Lt was claimed that the Witrloners, secretary, clerks, police mag- us. detectives, police surgeons, and others te entitled to the benefits of the act. My pre- feces-or was of Opimion Wat the term MM. poliwn force” which ocemrs in that section be construed to embrace sack person were declar d to constitute at by the wel ot Augusto, 156) Theright of the otner chomants to the increased compensation was therefore pot recognized. 1 concur im this in- Terpretaton, butit 1 does vot, in the opimion of Congress, give fall effect to their intentions, ao deelsratery act wilt remove the dificulty. Cor gress, at Ube last session, authorized theap- peiuiment of one captain, twenty sergeants, “pd filty patrolmen, but made no provision for tbeir compensation, The entire torce, incind- ing officersand detectives, con: isteot two hun- cprdund thirty-eight mea Although active @ vigilant, it in not suffleiemt to meet the exi- gencies “of the service. 1 reepecttntty invite ibe attention of Congress te this subject. The -alaries Of all persor’s cohnectad with thepMicq | of police commissioners, or tin any way t their order or control, +! be fixed by act of Congress. The eleventh anpua) report of the board of visitors of the Gov Hospital for the Insene shows that, during the year ending June 30. i665, there were admitted, from the army, one hundred and thirty-six patients; from the pavy, nine; from civil life, sevent: from the quariermaster's department, three; ircm the Soldiers’ Home, one; rebel, prisoners. thie; toval, two bundred and twenty-two, of whom thiriy were colored. The whole num- ber under treatment during the same period was four bundred and eighty-three, ot whom three Dundred@ and sixty-two were males; two bundred and sixty-five were from the army apd navy. During the same period one hnun- dred and twelve were discharged as recovered, twenty-six as improved, and ten as unim- proved: fifty-four died; leaving under treat- ment, At the close of the fiscal year, two hun- dred spd eighty.one, of wuom one hundred and eighty-five were males. It is a noble charity, founded and owned by ‘he Government. aud wortby, in all respects, re. of 16 foste’ . ; on the rolls pf the Columbia for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, since July 1, 1865, one hundred and six pupil, of whom seventy-three were maies, and thirty-three were females. Nisety-six are now jn attendance, of whom twenty are from the District of Columbia, and two are children of persons ip the military service of the United Stares. The directors submit the following estimate for the next year'—Twenty-five thousand dollars for the support of the ‘ntion. and sixty-two thousand one hundred and seventy- five dollars tor buildings and improvemeniz, making an aggregate of eighty-seven thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars, being litteen thonsand two bundred and thirty-five cellars in excess of the last appropriations for the same objects In reference to increase of salaries in his De- partment the Secretary says — The clerks are adequately paid. Many of them are charged with duties bripging into constant Tequisition acquirements which are the frnit of long experience and special duty. The present salaries were fixed many years ago, #nd since then the cost of subsistence has in- creased one hundred per cent. The remune- ration of the Jaborer, the mechanic, and the sub} ‘professional man has, in the intervening time, increased in 4 corresponding ratio, while that of these valuable public servants remains the same.” RERORT OF THE POSTMASTER GEN- The Postmaster General, in his annual re- Port, says: The revenues of this Department forthe year ending June 30, 1566, were £14.356.9%6 21, and the expenditures $15. . Showing an ex- cess of the latter of *965,( Anticipating this deficiency, a special appropriation was made by act of Congress approved Jaly >, 1S86. ‘The decrense of reyenue compared with the previous year was 1 1-5 per cent., and the in- crease of expenditures J2 percent. Including the standing appropriation for free mai mat- ter, $700,000, as a legitimate portion of the rev- enues yet remaining unexpended, the actual deficiency for the past year ts only 2205,0%; Co— within $51,141 of amount estimaied in the an- nus! report of 1564 That portion of the revenues accumulated in depository and draft offices, under the snper- Vision of the + finance office” of this depart- Ment, was $6,75!.655 collected by the An- diter, 1074 snd retained by postmas- ters for salaries and office expenses, ©4,994,- 20644. The ‘stimated expenditures for the year ending June 30, I-6™, are. -8$17.575.000 ‘The revenues, estimated at 5 percent. over last year $15,106,335 Appropriation for free WAU, 6 alae oee 700.000 —-— 15, 806.535 Excess of expenditures... > For this deficiency no special appropriation will be required, The stauding appropriations for tree matter, unexpended tor several years, are deemed snffcient. The tollowing will. however, be required from any money in the treseury not otherwise appropriated, viz- For overland mail transportation between Atchi- son and Folsom. and for marine mail trans- portation between New York and California stesmship service between San Francisco. an, and China. for one year from July 1, and steamship service between “the United States and Brazil, for tne same period, $1,550.000, Much statistical information is furnished in the os as to postage stamps and stamped envelopes. allowances to post- masters robbed by armed forces, transporta- tion, mail service in late insurgent States, the foreign maal service, dead jetiers, number of post offices, appointments, &c., &c.: and infor- mation given as to the postal conventions con- clouded or proposed with Italy, Great Britain, Venezuela and Brazil, none ef which we have room for to-day. The postal money order system is treated of at some length, aad additional legislation is recommended to make it more useful. in ref- erence to increase of salaries, the Secretary says -—The clerks and employees of the Post Office Department have not been well paid for Ube services they bave performed. The salaries of clerks in the Post Oftice Department during the four years of war were not increased, while all the expenses of living were more than doubled Tbe salaries were fixed in times of peace and low prices. They were not raised when warraised prices. Clerks were compelled to ran in debt, and. In mxny cases, their fam- ilies suffered from want. ‘hey worked faith. fully and skilltully and honestly in discharging important duties Jor the Government. I sub- mit that they ought to havezeome reasonable slilowance tor the past, and an tacrease of salary in the future. “Olerks in post offices, lever carriers, and route agents are pot paid what they onght to be pia. Honest, industrious men are required tor all these duties, and they ought to be paid & fair and living compensation for their labor. ‘Their employment is uninterrupted, except by sickness. The letter carriers claim peculiar consideration. They trayel every day trom early in the morning until Jare at night, in heat and cold and ruin and snow, all throngh the cities, distributing letters and papers without compensation enough to pay house rent. I teel that the government ought to pay all these employees better, becanse they earn more, and because the covernment can afford to pay more. 1 plead the cause of all theseemployees because itis just to them that lL should, and I earnestly ask permission and means to pay them beiter.” The report cone udes as follows:—“The law regulating the franking privilege ought, in my opinicn, to be amended. I do notthink tne privilege should be abolished. I think it ane- cersity for the different departments, as well us tor Congress. But great abuses have erown up anderit. To avoid frauds and a misuseof the privilege, I recommend such a change in the law As to require the writcen signature of the person exercising the privilege upon the maver iranked: and to relieve the heads of departments and bureaus ot great labor, that a tranking clerk be authorived by law for each department of the government, with the right fo frank ali matter pertaining to the depart- ment for woich be is appointed.” THE REPORT OF GEN. U, 8S. GRANT General Grant says in bis annual report: “Passing trom civil war of the magnitnde of t in which the United States has been en- gaged to governinent through the courts, it has been deemed necessary to keep a military force in oH the lately rebellious States, to insure the execution of law, and to protect lite and prop- erty against the acts of those wbo as yet, will seknow ledge no law but force. This class has proven to be much smaller than could have been expected after such a conflict. li has, bowever, been sufficiently formidable to justi. fy the course which has been pursued. On the whole. the condition of the States that were in rebellion aj the government may be regarded as good enough to warrant the bope that the bolk of the troops now oceapy- ing them can be sent to our growing territories, where they are so much needed. “With the expiration of the rebellion, Indian bostilities have dyminished, With a froutier copstanuy extendipg and encroaching upon the hunting grounds of the Indian, hostilines, opposition a least, treqnently occur. Lo meet this, and fo protect the emigrant on his way to the mountain territories. troops bave been dis- tributed to give the best protection with the means at han Few places are one by more than twe i many by bata single com- pany. These troeps are generally badly shel. tered, and are eupplied at great cost, in the course of the pext season more permanent buildings will have to be erected, however, which will entail anexpense for material at Isast, 1 would respectfully suggest, therefore, “The permanent peace establishment being much it eran ernie Sa Ty ided or, an ni Sy sto! cy ee wants, seems to be required. “Il would respectfully for-the con sideration of Congress the riety of trans- ferring the Indi she Interior to it, and the abolition of jes, with the exception of a lim- ‘umber of inepectors. The reason for this ge seemy to me both obvious and satis- factury. aperertaiinn mane "perth omg A diture, and, as } think, dimination Conflict between the Indian @nd whue races.” oro ___—. Board OF ALDERMEN, Dec. 3, 1666.—Tne Board met at the usual hour. Present, Messrs Lewis, Edmonston, McCathran, Tait. C. S. Noyes, Given, Gulick, Owen. Turten, Barr, A. Lioyd, T. E. Lioyd, President, aud 8. V Noy z T ‘bsir laid before the Board a commu- Bication from the Mayor, stating that he bad approved acts requiring Occupants of public wharves to have them lighted by night; auther- izing the sale of corporation lot on U street, in square 4%; making an appropriation to carry into effect the act approved February 9th, 1566, authorizing the purchase of water-pipe and other material; making am appropriation tor the purchase of two lots for che use of the pub- lic schools in the Fourth School District: to take up and relay the gutter in G street north, between 19th and 2:th streets west; and for the Purcbase of a horse for the water department: also, joit resolution of request to the Mayor. Also,a communication from the Mayor, num- inating R. ©. Fox as trustee of the public schools of the second district, iu place of B. F. M. Har- ley declined: referred to public schools com- mittee. Also, the following communication Mayor's Orrick, City Hall, Washington, D. C., Dec. 3, 1566.—To the Board of Aldermen end Board +f Common Councii—Geutiemen: 1 transmit herewith a communication from J. W. Garreit. Esq., president, informin, “tbat the time is now at band fer commencing tbe Metrepolitan branch of the Baltimore and Obio railroad, and of the desire of the com- Pay ever which he presides toconform to the Wishes of the people of Washington im chan- gpg the contemplated route from Bladensburg, im the State of Maryland, to another leading airectly to this city.” ‘Lhe repeated and heretofore fruitiess efforts to attain an object Wso nearly within our reach having fully awakened this community the traveling public toa proper sense of the importance of this road, renders it needless iu me toadvert tok, further than to suggest the necessity for speedy action on your part Very respectrully, Ricwarp WALLach. Mayor. On motion of Mr. Gulick, the papers were re. ferred to a special commitiee of three: and the Chair appointed as said committee Mesers Gulick, Given and Noyes, The Chair laid before the Board the report of the Intendant of the Washington Asylum for the month of November; referred to asyium committee. Mr. Eamonston presented the petition of Jn- lius Fisenbeiss asking remission of a fine: re- ferred to claims committee. Mr. Gulick, from the committee on finance, reported back several petitions in reference to the Insurance laws: and the committee were discharged from further consideration of the same, and they were referred to the committee on police. Mr. Barr presented the communication of Henry A. Brewster in reference to the Insur- ance laws: referred to the commitiee on po- lice Mr. Owen presented the memorial of Charles F. Anderson in reierence tothe new jail for the Disirict of Columbia; referred to committee to representthe District before Congress. ir. Owen, irom the committee on drainage, reported favorably on the bill to fx the com- pensation of the Water Registrar at 22,500 per year since January ist, 1560. On motion of Mr. T. E. Lloyd, “since Jann- ary Ist, 1506" was stricken out, and “from aud Atter the pussage of this act” inserted. Mr. Given moved to strike out “8 msert +$2,000;" motion lost by yeas 4, The yeas and nays were then called on the third reading, with the following result: Yeas— Messrs. Edionston. A. Lloyd, Noyes, Owen. Turton. and Tait, 6. Nays—Messrs. parr, Gu- lick, Given, Lewis, McCathran, and T. E. Lioyd, 6. So the third reading was not or- cered. Mr. Turton mtroduced a resolution to defray the expense of auditing the account of Tavinas Woodward, Esq., Coroner, appropriating $60 for the purpose, to be expended under the di- tection of the Mayor; passed. Mr. A. Lioyd, from the committee on clnims, reported a bill for relief of Julius Eisbenbeiss, refunding $25 erroneously paid by bim for icense:) passed. Also, bill for reliet of Philip ©. Reilly. (remitting fine imposed on him for an alleged violation of!aw;) postponed for one week. Also, reported back the petition of C. P. Sengetack, and the commitice was dis- charged from its further cousideration, and it was referred to the committee on finance. On motion of Mr. Gulick, the papers of Mar- tin King were referred tothe committee on claims. Mr. Edmovston moved that the papers of Ellen Fitzgerald be referred to the committee on ciaims. Motion lost. Mr. Gwen introduced a bill for setting the - curbstones and paving the footways on both sides of S street north, between 7ih and iith streets west; reierred to committee on improve- ments Mr. Lewis, from the committee on improve- ments, reported & substitute forthe bill from the Lower Board, tor ae goqeq foe d insquare 574; passed. Also, asked 10 be dischurged from further consideration of the bill for improve. mentofM streetnorth. Also, the petition of Jas. Barnes; and the commit tee was discharged accordingly Several bills from the Lower Board were re- ferred. Bill (C. ©.) to revive an act to grade and gravel 7th street east, from Penn’a avenue to Estreet south, was passed. Bill for construction of a bridge over Tiber creek, At H street north; appropriating $15,200 for building astone and brick bridge at that point, was taken up. Mr. A. Lioyd urged its immediate passage After considerable discussion, the bill was postponed for one week. Mr. Turton introduced @ resolution, author- izing the Mayor to advertise for plans, specifi- tiors and proposals for an iron or wooden bridge across Kock Creek at the western termi. nus of K_ street, said bridge to be 75 feet long, 46 wide, and Hi feet above the water; passed. Bill (C. ©.) relating to the compensation of certam Officers of the Paid Fire Department (fixing the date at which the bill iucreasing ealaries shall take effect) was taken up. Mr. Given opposed the bill on account of the embarrassed state of the Corporation finances, and thought the Board should be jus’ beture ii was generons. Mr. T. E. Lioyd moved to strike out -- uly ist, 1565.” and insert “July Ist, 1866." Mr. Owen explained that the Mayor was now paying the increased salaries, aud the proposed amendment wonid nullify the bill. Mr. Gulick stated his recollection that when the bill increasing salaries was passed it was understood that the increase went back to July Ist. 1565. Mr. Tait, Mr. MeCathran, and Mr. A. Lioyd advocated the bill Alter further debate the bill passed by a vote of lvto2®. Adjourned, Conon CounczL.— President Mvore in the chair, and all the members present except Mr. Walker. A message was received from the Mayor an- nouncing his approval of an actto pay BE. V. Bb. Boswell for medicines furnished; regulating the inspection of lumber: and joint resolution granting certain privileges to Wim. H. Pope. Also, one enclosing a petition of John McNal- ley, asking the remission of a fine; referred. Also, one returning an act for the relief of R. B. Lioyd (refunding taxes erroneously paid) without his approval, because there isa gen- eral law applicable to the case. The question, “Shall the bill y notwithstanding the ob- jections of the Mayor?” resulted in the rejec- tien of the br ‘The report of the Intendant of the Asylum for the last month was received. The followtwg were mtreduced:—By Mr. Baker—Petinon of H. A. Brews'er tor a re- duction of license on life insnrance companies referred By Mr. Peugb—Leuers of une Ssc- retary of War and the Chief of Engineers in deference to detailing sp officer to make sur- veys of the chanpel of the river from Analos- tap Island to tbe junction of the channels near the cana tone ee The a ——— How * 8ays:—*A survey o} portion of th y, iver referred to (from Analostan Island to the junction of the chanuel« near the Ar- senal) was made by the Uvoast Sarvey in 1862, whicB, With the exception of some 2dditional observations and other details, ht 3 cost of about a ll frificiest for the purposes > thion of WB. Griffith and W. W. Beneett in relation to night soil, referred. Bilt appro-~ Priating $1,100 to pay for a s»rvey of the Po- tomac river by the Engineer Department, re- erred. By Mr. Ander-on—Pemtion of J. M. May for the remptesion of « fine, witb \ mil for bos reliet; referred. Ey Mr. Moore—Bill au- thorizing tbe organization of & primary school tp the fourth ecbool di<trict m lien of aa ad- sonal intermediate school; paserd. Ry Peake—Bili to revive an act to grade and *tb street east from Penn's avenue to F street sow passed. By Mr. Marche—Pet- tion for the grading and welling north D street, between iD Spd 13h streets east, wich abil); referred, Bill to dfain the ponds north of Lincoin Square; referred. The tollowmg were reported from com- mittees —By Mr. Peugh, {oe and means)— Bill te pay Wm. Mo Tax Clerk, adenoma compensation; . By Mr. Stewart. (im- provements )—B: lk to take up and relay gutter north side of E street north, between stn aho Gch cireets: passed. Unfavo! on bill te build a bridge scrogs the Tiber at stree:; Which was laid on thetable. Al, a psec jor the last named wil, ~" Also, bill to repair gutter on the east front square 22: passed. Also, bill to repair bridges North Capitol street, between K and I. streets north. and on H street, near 9th street eu passed Ako, till for footway oa £0) side of L street north, between ist street eust and Deiaware avenue; Also, bill Jor pamting, whitewashing, £ »the West wing of the Ory Hail: passea. By Mr. Haker, (same committee)—Bit verison 1, sire streets, prseed. authorizing G. toa brick house; passed. By Mr. Baker,(cla:ms) —Adversely on tbe Aldermen's bili for the re- lief of W. Anderson; rejected. Also, bill for re. iief of Wm. Lyman adversely; laid on the tabie, Also, communication from the Mayur, en- closing a clahm Peter McNamara; taid on the table. Also, Jor tbe reliet of Peter McNamara, passed. Ajso, ot George Smith: passed. Aliso, bill for the re— lef of Batler; passed Atso, Alder- men's bill foriherehet of Geo. Seitz: passed. By Mr. Moore, (special committee}—S8ilt in Telation to the compensation of the Collector, allowing bim one per cent. tor collections, er- dered to be printed and made the special order for Mouday next The bill to consolidate the additional Ream Engine Company with the Hook aud Ladder Company was taken vp, and after considera bie debate it was ordered toa third reading— yeas §, pays 6. The bill was then pased-- yeas 12, nays 2 the board adjourned. At iv MINATIONL COAL! TIon.—A London lei- s: We have in London an orgauiyation for bringing abouta union between the church of Kome aud England. It inciudes a certain number of the members of both Caurches— those of the Church of England being consid- erably in the majority—and there is a news- paper and a magazine specially devoted to the work. The leaders on the Protestanteide men are who yield everything to authority, andare devotees who are ungnown in the great world ofscience or practical secular exertion. But these are not the only set who preach and seek to practice union with Rome. There is a set bere—a mere handful, 1 admit—of High Churchmen, who are weither ritual mad sor diseatistied with bave asort of intellectual sympathy with a similar section of Catholics. who are looked Upon With anxiety by their Church. A gozen gentlemen half Liberal Catholics and bait Liberal Highchurchmen, have united toetart & weekly paper—to commence at toe beginning of the pew year—and which isto take view of passimgevents. Lown tobe exceed. ingly curieus to note the result, Sir John Acton. who supplies most of the means. isa sort of Rationalietic Catholic—jndging from the Heme and Foreign Review, which he tormer- ly conducted. He seeks to find room in bis church toralithe discoveries of science aud learning, altbough the result is fatal to many of the creeds of his system. He was compelled te — Home and Foreign Review by orders from Rome. Why the same censureshould not apply to him if bis epipions are unchangec, when he writes ina weekly paper, 1 cannot understand. The Highchurchmen on the paper are, as far as 1 know them. scholariy men. of hberal political ideas, amd certainly with much sympathy for the leading distin articles of faith in the Roman communion THE ADVANTAGES OF Havin« with You WHEn Trave cine occupied,” eaid a bright-eyed girl at tae hote table toa man who was abont to take it, «Qc- cupied!” he growled, “where's his baggage !* With a saucy upward look at him, I'm his baggage,’ she said. And this brings me to «ay that if you are going a long journey iu regions where it is first come first served,” the mos: desirable prece ot baggage you can take with J} ON 1s DOL & bat box ora blanket, Duta woman. It you bave none, then marry one, for you are uot theroughiy equipped for the read till you < When dinner is ready you follow in her resed wake, and are snugly seated beside her, and exactly epposite the platter of chickens, before the birsule crowd, womanless as Adam Was till be fell into a deep sleep, are letin a all. There you are, and there they are. You twain-one, with the two best chairs it. the house served andsmiled on. Look down the table a the unbappy teilows, some of them Actually bottoming the chairs they occupy, ano the arms and hands reaching in every direction across the table like the tentacule of a gigantic poly pus. When night comesand with a border ‘averh, itis Dot you thatshift uneasily from fice to side on the barroom floor. If there is any best bed she gets it, and you share it. You follow her into the best car; she ts first in the stage coach, and you are too. More than that, & Woman keeps you -mpon your honor.” you are pretty sure te behave yourself all the way A Letter from Iowa S7 The iady teachers of Detroit are on a strike. &7 Miss Dickinson bas taken her “Rejected Stones’ to Madison, Wisconsin. 87 Another raid from Vermont is feared in Canada. S7-A brother of President Pierce is making temperance lectures in New Hampshire. 87 A man in England was Iately beaten to death while boxing with gloves on. S71! your hogs are sick give them ears of oe first dipped in tar and then rolled im sul- phur. &7 A Jewish honse entire has been exce- vated in Syria, dating two centuries before Christ 87 Close-fist says he has no doubt the are always with us, from the coustantdemaad made upon bis pocket for their relief. S87 Paris physicians report seyera) deaths oaused by steady work With sewing machines. &7 Finaneiers are cyphering ont why flour should be cheaper with gold at 2°0 than i: is with gold at 140. &7 From one to seven abandoned infs daily found in New York. S7 The students of Waterville lish a paper called the “Watervillian. 87 Miss Cornelia, of New York, who wanted $100,000 for breach of promise, gets only $200. a” When grasshoppers are so plenty as to make the pastures poor, turkeys grow fat, S7 The Richmond Enquirer says it hopes Congress will provide against future repel- dione, for itus sure the next rebeliion will not come trom the South. 87°A Cincinnati poliseman was cowhided bya woman. Canse—a too-loving dispostion. 87 Crude petroleum oil is selling at 10 cents 4 gallon im the oil regions. S7 Brigham Young says that the Gentiles are trying to bring Salt Lake City down “tw a level with such ders of vice as San Francis. Oy Boston and New York.” 87-A despatch from Chicago states that the Immocracy of Michigan will soon offically pronounce in fayor of unrestricted suifrage in all the States. us” A New Orleans despatch says tha’ a di<- Position is being manifested throagh the Sou: fo admit qualified suffrage, impartial as to color, in exchange for universal amnesty 87° On Thanksgiving Eves pall was given to the luna’ics st the Flatbush Asylum, whee the crazy ones danced with considerable meth - od. &7 The town of Coburg, C. W.. was lighted on Friday night with gas made from pine wood, which ts said to be more brilliant sod ecopomicul than the gas formerly used 87" Mrs. Cady Stanton, in one of her “Bread and Ball lectures, says she is ready to re- ceive proposals for the winter—to lecture, of course. 87° A critic objects to a new illustrated vol. ume, because the children i it are all of a size. The artist should have tagen pattern from the family of John Rogers in the primer S87 A Frenchman bas a recent invention Which be calls port lumiere; by which be puts the opie ner im communication with tae exterior world and enables the blind to see. 87 The Petersberg (Va) Express Das ar- rived at the conclusion that “the United States Government is the mest stupendous and onpriucipied bumbug on the globe.” s7-The London Times insieted during our jate war that weonghtto ‘let the Souch go.” We wonder it does not now demand tha: Bug. land shail let ireland go. Way not! S7 lt requires anearly start, now-a-days, fora to get round bis wife. 7 A London newspaper recently con'ained tbe following. For Presidentof Lagiaaa— Jobn Bright, Lous s Mexican chickens are coming home toe Troost in & Manner be |. vie ar tieipaced.