Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1866, Page 2

e—V7—_—" ALEXANDRIA ITEMS —We etip the following from the Gerette of Saturday afternoon : The new Sheriff, Captain James M. Steu elected iaet May, having given the n-vessary amount of security, and qaalified, and having appointed his deputy and jail wil! enter Pron the duties of bis office on Tuesday next, th: Istof Janvary. His office, for the present, will be in the old Court House, over the market. A. G. P. Dodge, Esq., of Elizabethtown, N. J., bas presented the Theological Seminary, near this city, with ten thousand @oliars, agu the ipierest on the same for some toree or four years. A Bat Acero actmate dh A lady of this city received, om (Christmas morning, « Christmes gift frome im-the TO ADVERTISERS. Western coun'ry, inthe shape of & chetfor ‘The following ts the official showing of the | three thousand auilars. ctreniation of the daily papers of this city Drath F: Burnin competing for the Government advertising = wee c= —. we he rece! Congress directing suck | Months old, rr. 4 Tesiding aay ae pemeee aSbout six miles trom this piace, was so badly Seer ee remade Ge lueGily BOWS } Lassen Futey equate tact, eater Ate Papers of Washington having the targes | from the effects ofiton Saturday morning. It circulation : appears that Mrs. Mullican was led to at- id to some out-door affairs, leavieg her two dren alone im the house, the eldest four years old. In her absence, the cloth the youngest by some means caught fire, ard before the screams of the children attracted her attention and she was able to get ta them the clothing of the little boy was almost en- tirely consumed, and his person most shock- ingly burned. We woulda admonish parents to be very guarded how they leave small chil- dren alone, especially ina room where there are open fires.—Rockville (Md.) Sentinel. _THE EVEN The Largest Cireulat: NG STAR. | WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY........... DECEMBER 31, 1966, 87 RFADING MATTER ON BYRR Y PAGER. SEE OUTSID FOR INTERESTING TELE GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTE regret to tearn and +x The eturns of advertising by the city papers for the quarter ending September 30, 1966, as ken from the books of the Invernal Revenue Office, are as follows EVENING STAR. Inteliagencer. Chronicle. President's Becepti New Year's. We are authorized to state that at 11 o'clock 8 m, Tuesday, January |, 1467, the President Will receive the members of the Cabinet and Foreign Ministers, tbe Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, Senators and Rep- Tesentatives in Congress, Judges of the Su- preme Court of the District of Colambta and of the Court of Claims. At balf-past 11 a m., the officers of the Army THE BEST aes YEAB'S GIFT MOTHEES, WIVES AND OHILDBEN. THE WASHINGTON TEMPBRANOK SOCIETY Will bold a special meeting TO. NIGHT, 3} at 7 o'clock, at the Hall over Queen & Able's 8: K street, next to7th. Addresses will be delivered and the Pledge pro- = signatal A certificate will be avd make heme avd Navy and the Marire Corps will be re- ae ceived The reception of citizens will commence at An eo i2 o'elock m., (at which hour the gates of the | oy MONDAY EVKNING, December 31s! euclosure will be opened.) and will terminate | 2% Master Masons in good standin, at2o’elock p.m. Ladies will be received. | invi Carriages will approach the Executive Man- sion by the east gate, and leave by the west gate. AND EXSIBITION oF Tit DUNBARTON 8ST. M EB. SABBATH SOHOOL, Georgetown. D. C., which came off so satisfactorily on Thursday evening last. the %7th inst, will be repeated on BREW YEAB'S BVENI EG. st Th je 23 4t* $$, Abst ERAL’S Orrice, ) WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 1856.5 Officers of the army in this city will assem. ble in uniform at the Adjatant (reneral’s office at quarter past Il o'clock a. m. to-morrow. Jauuary 1, and thence proceed to pay their Tespects to the President of the United States. E. D. Townsend, Asristant Adjutant General. o'clock. iT WAS beld at the office of the Uom- pany on, WEDNESDAY. January ‘2 187. The Jo nit pen at lz o'clock m., and close at 2 E Navy Derarntment, WASHINGTON, 29th December. 1366.5 Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps in | the city of Washington, are notified to assem- ble at the Navy Department at 1615 a. m., on | open December wth. x r- f t Beaso: Tuesday, January Ist. 1967, for the purpose o secme - ae, lott kes ‘dois symg their respects to the President ot the | ~-< Piited States. Officers will appear in trock | ewe od siete rch adh A ree coat, epauleties, cap, sword, and sword knot. McPHERSON & FERGUSON. Gipron Wettes, S571 Pgnn. avENUE, coange Ist etREET, Secretary of the Navy. Suaieie Oariror Hitt, . aE ry =a PUBB DBUGS, MEDIOINES and OHEMIVALS, New Year's Day—The Mayor, for the | BFUMERY Fanuy GuoDs, convenience of those who may be pleased to INSTRUMENTS, &c., &o. pay their respects to him, will, we are in- formed, be in the Council Cusmber, City Hal., between the bours of one and three o'clock p. m., on New Year's Day, to meet his friends. = oe MORE AEOUT THE INCOME TAX. A few days since we mentioned the growing discontent of the people with reference to cer- Se Night Bell promptly answered. rr” THE VOTEBS OF WASHINGTOS,. iz ASSESSORS OF THE DIFFERENT WARDS will et at the following places. from Ie o'clock a. to 3p. m.. from the lith to the 31st December inclusive, to correct aud register the names of those omitted from the prin poll ists: FIRST WAED-GEO. F od ypictans Prescriptions accurately ecmpound- oo 1 tain features of the internal revenue laws, and | peentysecoodotrect aud Pose et noticed & plan to equalize the income tax.| SECOND WARD—GEURGE W HABENESS— Since then we have seen several articles in | leading papers of all political parties taking strong ground in favor of a repeal or modifica. ton of our law taxing incomes, which, it is said, is an imitation of the English Iaw framed by the landed aristocracy in their own inter. | est, Without reference to its oppression of | other classes. The strongest argument agains; our present Iaw is that the tax levied on an income derived from mental or physical iabor is the same as that on an income derived from imvestea capital. Thus. the clergyman, the doctor, the lawyer, the editor, the mechanic, and others who I1ve by labor: who are able to 8 . | Teminded that uoless the instalment of the tax oe or nothing: and whose death or ina. sow due be paid at this office Prior. to the Ist af ility to labor at once deprives their families of Jannary, the property will be aavertised and suld the méans of support: have the tax to pay onan | according to Ia income spent perhaps months before the tax is | 9° }2 081 DOLPH COYLE. Ww. B. due. Often, too, it happens that the income | H street. between Twelfth and Thirtcenth streets. THIRD WARD—WILLIAM B. DOWNING— L street. between Seventh and Kighth atreets FOURTH WABD—WILLIAM H JOHNSON— Fifth street. between I and K streets. z FIVTH WARD—THOMPSON VAN RISWICK— street east and L strest south SIXTH WABD—CHARLES E NELSUB—393 @ > be south, betweem Sixth and Seventh streets east. SEVENTH WABD—JOHN H. BIRD—Mary- land a) enue and Sixth street de 11 eotsi ROTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. Water R | Asan Wenoters ans Pence Ort Bar’ | , Ouners of lots witbin the city, which bind on or touch on any avenae, street, or alley, in which a | Water main has been laid either by the United States or by the Corporation of Wasuington, are vice, City Hat, } OR SALE—One new fourseat SLEIGH. In- tax bas to be paid at a time when the income i quire at No. 367, loth steet one door from L as ceased, from sickness or otter causes. The | “treet. _ ; = capitalist, on the other hand, has his reserve MA2S#45 & TRAVER PIAONS fund to draw from. A correspondent of the @xremore ef these Boston Advertiser gives a few figures to render “ PABLOB GEM” PIANOS the contrast between the capitalist and his | Tecglved: neven ccters, trom frame, rosewood, neighbor who works without capital more striking. He says: “Let us suppose the case ot a person with $100,000 in vested in real estate, the net rents of Which amount to $5,000, and a physician who earns by bis profession the same amount. In the course of the year each spends $4,000, and Saves and invests $1,000. At the end of the year the fm agony is worth $101,000, the phy. sician $1,000. Is it just to demand the same | tax, $240, of each of them? But suppose the | J, MEBSON’S GOLD MEDAL PIANOS, physician's income to exceed the other's, and 14 onte fo amount to $7,000. and that at the end ot the | Three of these Superior PIANOS re year he bas saved and invested $3,040), his tax | We have the Sele Agency for thi ristrict. then enlarges to $420, while the capitalist with | JOHN F.E JOHN F. BLLI 306 Fenmaylvants rene: iW ALMANACHS FOR 186 1 Bch Gon! Imansch Pour Vire: Alme- Imanach ri more than thirty-three umes bis eapital pays 306 Penusyivaota ne. only sua0. Is there any reason or justice in | de313t Rear 10th street. this | T= NEW PERE FICTION. | OBYSTAL VISITING CABD, An item clipped from the Washington cor. | respondence of a Rochester paper, headed “s Women in the Treasury Department,” found | its way into the Star of Saturday by accitient. The allegations it contained concerning some of the officials in that part of the Treasary are | pure fiction, sueh as unscrupulous cerrespon- dents bard up for items find it easy to manu- facture by the yard. aT PHILP & SOLOMON'S METROPOLITAN BOOK STORE, 332 Pennsylvania avenue, deSl-eo3t Let. 9th and loth streets, | D®ticrous racir. ra Beceived te day, cases MALAGA GRAPES, very choice, 20 barrels HAVANA ORANGES, very fine and sweet, Wholesale and retail, at RESIGNE D. | The resignations of the following-named Of- fAicers bave been accepted by the President, to take effect on the ist of January, 167 :-—Brevet | Major ©. Irving Wilson, Ass‘stant Surgeon. | U.S. A; Brevet Major Peter V Schenck, A: sistant Surgeen, U.S. A Oliver P. Liddell, U.S. J. PEARSON, 491 8th street, and Second Lieut. | de 3i-st near Pennsylvania avenue. ntry. | | 300 wy We iabe, ose 7th ee tee i@ = . . a * wee MUSTERED OUT. D and Lonistana avenue. ders The folfowing named officers have been | HITE OPORTO PORT, ee Mustured out and honorably discharged the | «*Tears of the Buoro,”) service, to date from the 15th instant:—Brevet | Direct importation. Zz. M. P. KING & 808, Celonel A. G. Brady, 2th Regiment V_ R. 0 | de 29-tf King Place. Major W. H. Stickney, 4th Regiment V. R.C! | ECEPTION LUXURIES. pateaemimaes! Settee ae Se The American colony that went ontto | Just received, a large variety of articles so- seule im the Holy Land, expecting to find it | lected particalarly = are poi ae, Teception sea- “flowing with milk and honey,” are disgustea | *°™- Fy King Place to find milk costing two piastres per ope, and | Gor, Vt, ave. and 15% st. boney bard!¥ to be gotat any price. WwW ATCHES, pan Sates. atime scneg 7 Cincinnati bas a £300,000 dram-shop JEWELBY, $7 Kev. Mason (iallagher asserts there are © iebriate women in Brookly SILVER AND PLATED WAS, RICH PABIS FANCY GOODS, ENGLISH AND AMERIOAN TABLE our. ULERY, Ls r ) TO- at Joclock. The services will be the pastor, Rey JAMES G le are cordially invited to attend. TBE NEXT BEGULAB M lem FIRST Wak BUILDL ASSUJLA ‘UN will be held at the School House, on 19th st. vd at WSL UR (corner 9th aud 8 streets Gucted & FINE FA! ue The is OPERA GLASSES, OLOCKS, BBONZES, &&. WEDNESDAY. January 24,, at 7 o'cleck p.m, Also, i 4 of Tuesday, January 1, in compliance th = “imap F. KIDWBLL, S00" Brery variety of elegant -. ee an Goons, THE CAPITOL SILL BUILDING AS SOGIATION will meet over Deoley’s rug Store, corner id street east and Pepnsyive- enone, on THUBSDAY,. January Sd, at 7 ret monthly installment of $1 per share Suitable for WEDDING AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS, M. W. GALT & BBO., Jewolers, id at that time ‘ de 29-3t 354 Pennsylvania avenue destring o) ure stock are inv ped fo €aBD. LECTUBES. CHAMPAGNE COMPETITION. DB R. SHELTON MACKENZIE Will deliver the Third Lecture of the Soldiers and sumert ot CHAMPAGNE? WISTES to cat con” Salor in ceuree, for © Ii Fund, af Metzerott Hall, WEDNESDAY res | surety ae Go. wt ‘ther rae rane q . . id . ead uo | id Shades’ of Irish Oharac- | became convinced that’ these of 7 6 & Co sre eual. if not superior, in quality to other brands offered in this market, we Eunée arrangements direst with taeir house Book and Mastic News stand. and a the door on Reims which will enable us to sell to the co: | in rgractity. celebrated bri RZENAY DRY VE) Y¥. aud CABINET atthe very low pstoo of $25 per case, quarts, and (Ty atIOmaL MBTBOPOLITAN 8:7 per case. pin L ATE At these figures the wines are, without BANK OF THE METROPOLIS. | the cheapest and. beat this aide of Ata weeting of the Board of Directors, held this | * Wines. Liquors. Ulgare. &c Gay . the following resotucio: en adopted | deat-st __ 266 Pa. av..bet 12th and ith ats, BR OY'S SKATES from 56 cents te Bove Ew kT Rs trom S13 830, & TRIM . No, 200 West Baltimore strect, - Baltimore, aery Loxt. MOSES KELLY, Cemicr. | ¢0151m yreas-se oF SALARY. Ht tock soleof your fromthe in the worrt of wea! der to r towether th: ere doll, Tes timeut xy jor we'll . twenty-five, . Will keep are email WILSON'S, ‘That ts—' He bes Gents’. Boys’, Misses’ beet wear and Cidea's Beets and dhoee, Gaiters, Rubbers nd sizes, chen» for enah.—get = Hewingest be os obliging fair pete When you've fo we beat maniysensible people deciare. WwiLsow. GE0. 8 502 7th eteest, ander Odd Fellows’ Hall.) 7t eo |e ‘a’ is ith etre faahiugtons D. Oo tes'st ETROPOLITAN PATENT STEAM BAKERY, 347 O street, between 4% and 6th. all its appointments, haviag ons of lendid Ovens and new Ma- ohinery, manufacturing work superior to anything possible by the old processes. BOSTON GRACKERBS, A very superior article, fresh daily. MILK BISCUIT, Fresh daily; sure to please, try them. SODA CRACK EBS. ‘The best in the market; @ constant supply. WATER OBACKERS, Of the best quality, in any quantity, Together with CBACKBR DUST, OBACKERS, NOVELTIES, GINGEE SNAPS. &o., always on hand, at the lowest prices Try and be convinced. seteiw THO. HAVENNER. 1 MARKRIT 5 486 Tth etreet. APPROPRIaTE FOR Tth f th etree! 0 sons 2 street. BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL COMBINED. PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS A limited but choice selections of Oil Paintings, Bseravings. Saco renee, Baskets of Flow- ers, &c., appro ate! ram “Oval PIOTURE FRAMES, A rich and varied assortment. from the best Ufacturers in the countr itation Bosewood, all Bustic Frames. Passepartouts. Card Frames, & PIOTUBE COBD AND ae . WALNUT Picture Gord and Tassels all sizes and colors, Ring Nails, Walnut Brackets, Easols. &2 PAPERHANGINGS AND WINDOW SHADES. A beautiful variety of these embracing the ne of Gilt Rmbrot Parlor Pat e Bistrict, with a well ited stock of ety of Win- ff colo Orders for Window Shades and Paperhangings Punctually filled, im city or country. Alarge portion of the above Good specially to order. believing the best tl and aiming t Public to inspect and compare our eods with any in the market, ‘terms invariably ca-h. ‘i ARKRITER, No. 46 7th street. ight doora above Odd Feito [_Xvnins ror tax noutpays. MAILLABD’S CANDIES AND OHOCOLATES, CARAMEL’S CBEAM CHOCOLATE. DOUBLE VANILLA €HOCOL BOSE AND VANILL MIXED SUGAB P. ASSORTED ©. Just received at KIN oer KING & 808 EST DIA OBANGES AND Wet NO eT MELAGA GRAPES Fresh, at "__KIN@ PLACE, ? M23°x mzaT (Domestic t Juss made, of select materials, Sev made, of serING@ PLAOB. OLDEN SCUPPERNONG WINE. OUB FINEST NATIVE WINE Gold color, full. yet delicate favor and fra- grance, and less than one half the cost of tmported ‘Wine. KING PLACE. Crgioz NUTS, INS, UBRANTS, SPIOKS. &c., &c.. tosuit this particular aca: son. For sale by 2 M.P. KING & 8ON, 19 King Place, ADSTBEKT'S PATENT STRIPS. ‘The best invention of the age. rain, cold air and duet from doors n. every deacript ia De 6 at ot 7th st} - posite Centre Market lta peer "de 20 2w H. W. HAMILTON & Co. M.T. COLLINS. OARINET MAKER AND Show Case Maputacturer, School Furnit and Honcefarnishing Warerooma.” Newt Excludes snew nd windows of = Le ant eaaees = " ht and sold. r ring, ani iah- ing dous at the shoriset motice, Seatheastenate of 8th and K streets north, No. 13 de 18-Sm* GBBT BBDUCTION IM PRICES AT BOTHROOK'’s, | SECOND_EDITION goods whore the chaagen. U.S. Five Twenties, 1865. on 7th atreet, Odd Feliows® | Us. T T Se Youths’, Ladies:. and | U.S. Seven Thirties, June, SUGAR | gold closed 194. 4 O'CLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT SECURIfIES, 2 Wasuimeron. December 31, 1988. wiJay Cooke & Go, turaish ie following quotations of Govexpmeng pecetities: 8. 1WB1....0c000--2119 Mos U.S. Five Twenties, 1964. 05 105 ‘U.S. Five Twenties,JanaJ'y, wee en Forties. ........0000. 9. ven Thirties, 4 1054 108 1s U.S. peven Thirties, July.......108% 105 il oe ay ag erg oe. Coupons, + Five Twenties, 1862, 106; eet 103%, Five Twenties, jt wish him once, you will not go | 1885, 105%; Five Twenties, January and July, 1865, 7%, Tem Forties 99%: Seven Thirties, August, 105; do. June, 108%; do. July, 108K; Gola, 154 FINANCIAL. Lewis Johnson & Oo., quote Stocks and Bonds in home and foreign markets as follows. New York, Dec. 31.—Ist Board—U.S. reg- istered, 1581, 1064; dao, ¢oupons, 110 + 20's, Tegistered, 105; do. coupons, 106; do., 1365; 105%; 10-408, registered. 99: do. coupons, 9%; U5; Ohio and Mississippi Certi! 27%; Canton. 504; Cumberland, 45; Quicksil- ver, 45; Mariposa, vy: New York Central, 110); Erte, 674; do. preter'd, 834: Hudson, 133: Reading, 154, Michigan Central, 105%; Mich- igan Southern, 52%; Mlinois Central, 119; Cleveland and Pittsburg. Wi; Cleveland and Toledo, 195; Rock Island, 103); Northwes- do. preferred, 814%; Fort Wayne. 114g, Chicago and Alton, 108%; Alton and Ter- re Haute, 40%; Toledo and Wabash, 434: W. U. Telegrap +; ; Boston Water Power, 29x; Pa. cific Mail, 169. Auanye’ Mail, 110. American Lowpon, Dec. 31.—[Per Cab! Bonds—72x; Consols for money, 89%; Illinois79: Erie, 16% To-day is a general holiday iv London aud Liverpool. FRANKFORT, Dec. 3). mds 76%. Adtwenr, Dec. 31.—Petroleum 51 francs. RECEPTIONS TO MORROW. Workmen have been employed to-day in erecting the platform from anorth window og the Executive Mansion, through which the visitors will pass out after seeing the Presi- dent. Mrs. Senator Patterson and Mrs. Stover will receive with the President. Marshal Gooding and Deputy Marshal Phillips wily present the visitors to the President, and Hon, B. B. French will present to the ladies. Secretary Stanton will receive at his resi- derce, on K street, near 14th. Secretary McColioehwill receive at his res- idence, on H street, hetween i6th and itch streets Attorney General Speed will receive at the Metropolitan Hotel. * General Grant will receive at his residence, on I street. On account of the recent death of a near relative, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Welles will not receive. Secretary Seward will not receive, on account of the recent death of his daughter, Miss Fanny A. Seward. A large number of our first citizens will Teceive their friends, and the day will be observed as a holiday. SS tei “ PLUM-GUT” BEATS * FINE ot The cable brings the news that the three yachts which started from New York on the great ocean race on the Iith instant had all ar- rived safely at their destination, andgthat the Henrietta, young Bennet’s yacht, was the win- ner. The Henrietta passed the Needles on Christmas day, having made the passage in the remarkable time of thirteen days and twenty-two hours. The Fleetwing and the Vesta also made fine rons, arriving at the Needles on the following day in 00d condi. tion. Theevent has madea European sensation. WEATHEB | The London journals are tall of it, the Times baving given a full reportot the trip of the Henrietta. On Thursday last the Royal y ach; Club gave a banquet to the officers of the American squadron: on Friday, in pursuance of an invitation from the Queen, the Royal Yacht Club were to present their American guests to her Majesty at the Osborne House, andon Saturday the municipal authorities of Cowes were to give them a dinner. The Henrietta is Owned by James Gordon Bennett, jr. son of James Gorden Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald. The Fleet. Wing is the property of young Peter Lorillard, the celebrated tobacconist and manufacturer Tin STBEET, OPPOSITE PATENT OFFICE. | ot “fine-cut.” In former Trace, won by the Not wishing to carry over a heavy stock until epriug,l have determined to reduce my prices a ont, — jon as Fren ane American eDgin ze. ‘ations, ere. Centres nes ang Medallions, Fire'Bosrd Pr.nts, &c., hades, Shade Hollands, Shale ‘Fable and Stair Oll Oleth may need any of the ab: will find it true economy to call and very relect and lar, SEVENTH STREET. 452 =— 4 degs-tial iso RBOTHBOCK'’s Opposite Patent Office, Seventh street. ‘ersons of refined tastes, and who admire and reciate the beautiful im Art, are requesteu to exami & very select stoc’ fin Gol Steet variecy of and made . Cards and Nails. T ‘ames ani Pope Partouts c., this District. see the: ‘mm 'HEOOK'S ite Patent Office, de 15-¢tyan 1 ce ee ie . Bavouth winect. ApPTPOPoLiTan PATENT STBAM BAKEBY, 347 C at., between 4% and 6th streets, HAVENNE! AMILY BBEAD Hasno equal in the market. Families und Gro- cers supplied. de 20-20 THO. HAVENNEE. BOOTS AND sHOBS. NEW STORB. The undersigned begs leave to inform his fri and the pele woe A that ‘he has ‘opened the BBW CHEAP sto . $02 7th street, unde: b| Fellows’ Bel. La eek Pom] aoe.om one 5 we agso! ‘Lad: Gentlemen's, 6 Misses and Children’s a 7 ~ BOOTS AND sHOES. ber the pamber, 502 7th street, unie: old Fate joms) Halt | he New Oheap Store, for: ie re. Sgo'e SHOF@RORGE B. WILSON. PIANOS. A LARGE Assortment of Steinway & Sons’ Pianos have just been received. Also, Piano Stools and Oovers For sale at fac- bor | eiameal at the warerooms of a W.@. METZEROTT & 00. Fixtures, articles ine my “ _ROTHROCK, 450 and 4527th street, opposite Patent Oftice. P al mer de 18 EMOVAL. z TIONAL U7 INSUBAN - issee sa PANY OF Wake roN dtheidics Have removed to their New Office. No, 71 LOUISIANA AVENU First door east of 7th st, DIBBOTORS: Obas. Knap, Pres’t, Geo. W. Riggs. Vice Pres’t, Thos. Berry, ‘arshall Browm, Hich'd Wallach, Dodd, Wm. Dixon. ke. NOBLE D. LARNER, Secretary. VICTOR BECKER PIANO TUNER AND EKGULATeR. EsTABLisHan in 133, aR ORDERS NOW RECEIVED AT DEMPSEY & U’TOULE'S, ‘avers and Ste- loners, &c., 326 Pa. av., bet, ‘end loth sts, F.C, BEICHENBAOH’s Piano Rooms, 498 11th » Rear Pa. avenue, more. Special Noties from Wm. Knabe & Co., Bai Mr. aes ad ry in Titre him to bee competent tuner, (JOEDEN SOUPPEANONG Win a bore Esl flavor, with delicate boquet. Pro- vee eS -8OUPPEBNONG GRAPE, of North © é orth Carolina. wp. KING & SON, de 29:4f King Place. U2, STOVES TAKEN In BXOHANG STOVES. GEATES in greet varicty, 153 4% atreet, near the Bridge. de 27 im’ 0) DUN HORSBS, Rosie ecuer bio Betis S24 ew Bite ebt Wa skate erste Le WALL & O0.. at thelt Bay 0. Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th streets. BS C O s PSIG e HAND BOOK OF PaAoTicE oo FBANOK TAYLOR. BALE—-A o' Pianos for ue at our Ware. | duties of the office. Henrietta, it was contended by the defeated contestants that Bennett's boa®gained the race by taking & Shorter cat than was laid down in the sailing directions, known as +Plum Gut," in this ocean race, no such excuse can be given for defeat, and it is a tar triumpn of “Plam Gut” over “Fine Cut.” ’ Bennett has made himself quite a hero through the pluck with which he has carried on this oceanic contest. taxing the risk of sailing Bis own boat, and planking dowa $30,000 for an entrance fee. He is now man- aging editor of the Herald, and if he displaye the same dash and energy in bis newspaporial career that beghasjin yachting matters, he wil} do as & successor to the shoes of Bennett, venior. Rumor s that young Bennett is about to marry & daughter of General Dix. In this case, the $90,000 won on the race will come in very handily for the purchase of the bridal presents THE MASSACRE AT FORT PHIL. KE ARNEY. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs yester. day received the following telegram Fort LARAMIE, Dec. 29, 1566.—Zfon. Lewis Bogy, Commissioner Indian Agfairs:—An indian arrived from Tongue river reports thata large party of Mennecojous, Brules. Ogallaliae, Crows, Unkaphaphas. Biackfeet, and Sausa- raes lett Tongue river on the 12th instant for Fort Phil. Kearney, and on the 224 Indians were discovered near the Fert. Brevet Lieut. Colonel Fetterman, Capt. Brown, and Lieuc. Grummond, with ninety enlisted men, left the fort to give battle. Nothing more was heard from them uptil & party sent out from the fort found them at a distance of four miles lying dead, Col. Fetterman and his entire command having been massacreed by the Indians, M. T. Patrick, Upper Platte Agent. CONSCIENCE MONEY, There was received at the Treasury Depart- ment this morning the following sams of money to be placed in the conscience fand:—A draft on the New Y: State Bank at Albany for $310, no name or ter given. A draft on the Jefferson State Bank, Steubenville, Ohio, for $25, in 4 letier sig by W. H. Wallace. $2,000 enclosed in an énvelope, post marked Indianapolis, Iud. A lettef signed “Restitu. tion,” in which was enclosed $5. In all amounting to $2 340.* ORDER SUSPENDED. The order of August 2, 1866, mustering out of the service Capt. Henry W. Smith, Assist. ant Adjutant General U. S. volunteers, has been suspended, and Capt. Smith is ordered to rejoin his station. = eee ater AbSENT.—Hon. T. UsTheaker, the Commis- sioner of Patents, left the city on Saturday evening for a visit to his home in @hio. Mr. Hugh McCormick will act as Commissioner during the absence of Mr. Theaker. He will be it about two weeks. Gen. A. M Chief Clerk of the Patent Office, left to- Kentucky, where he wi e on busi- ness for two or three webks. During his ab- sence N. W. Hilbron, £sq., will discharge the ANOTHER “GI¥TCOWCERT.”—Wm.S. Morse, of gift concer! aotoriety, is getting up a “grand presentation festival,” with $6,000 worth of presents.’* and a prinéipal prize of a horse and buggy, & pair of woolen blankets. and “a fine whip,” valne $1,250.00! Morse evidently knicks the fools are not all dead yet. PATENTS TO BE ISSUED.—T he number of patents which will be issued from the Patent Office for the week ending ‘on the 8th of Jan- wary is 150, being the smallest number issued for several weeks pas' RecovEerrv.—Hon. Isaac Newton, Commis- sioner of Agriculture, has entirely recovered from his recent {Ilness, 80d was at his office this morning. INTERNAL KkEvVE source to-day were $!, —The receipts from this 795,13. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. BY U. 6. @ EUROPEAN NEWS ASSOCIATION, oscar lied SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN WELLS HaRTrorD, Saturday, ec. %.—Early iast evetiing. Usptain Robert (i. Welles, son of Hon. Thacdeus Welles, of Gilastenbary, shot himself through the head with a pistol in his father’s study, He eviered the room, pistol in band;threw his left arm around his father's neck, and kissed him, ¢xelaiming «Farewell! and patting the pistol to his right pie fired, the ball passing tsrongh bw head and intoa Dook-case Captain Welles wae only twenty. four years of age anJ highly esteemed. Me served through the whole war with great gallantry. was en- geged in fourteen battles, and severety wounded at Gettysburg. Soon after the close of the war be resigned his commission as cap- tain im the 10th U.S. (regular) infantry Heavy melancholy, produced by the death of bis brother last summer by the explosion of An enginest Mare Island, Californian. is be- lieved to been the caase of bis rash act. { LATEST BY CABLE. Lowpow, Dee. 31— lock —To-day is be- ing generally observed here as a holiday. Liverroo.t, Dec. 3i—Noow.—Hardly any business is being done he: generally looking upon it | Frankrort, Dec, 27.— | twenties, 77. holiday. nited States Five- FROM NEW YORK. Crimesand € Ities—Excise Law —Rebel Claims—The Weather New YORK, Dec. 31,.—John Gleason, who Was etabded and beaten in the Eighth avenue yesterday, will proba’ die. George Wilson has been arrested for Pperpetration of the deed. Two supposed accomplices are still at large. Charles Jones, (colered,) the alleged Thomp- son street murderer, bas been arrested, toxether with an accomplice named Thos. Cook, alias | Sweeney, a white man. A young Iady named Ellen Alcorn was | burned to death by the explosion of kerosene oil poured on the fire from a can. ‘The court of appeals will to-day announce its nDANIMous decision that the excise law is constitutional. A cabie dispatch says Counsel Morse exhib- | its as a justification for settling the suits of the United States against Frazier, Treaboim & Co., and others, a written authority from the | Treasury Departmen! to arrange all rebel claims in Europe. The steamer Mississippi, from New Orleans, arrived this morning. The wind outside is blowing 4 gale from the northeast. Weather cloudy. Suowed a little this morning. Arresteia U.S. Assessor PaILADELYHiA, Dec. 31.—Calhoun M. Der- ringer. Assessor of Internal Revenue for tne Second District of Pennsylvania, appointed a | few weeks since, bas been arrested, charged with attempting to extort money from a whis- ky distiller, by making a seizure of his prem- ses, And then agreeing to settle the matver for $1.00. The case excites much interest here, and « further hearing will take place this af. ternoon. —_— ed. Burraro. Dec. —The Gentral Bank of Syracuse bas closed its doors. No particulars have transpired Trains left bere this a m.on the Lake Shore road, expecting \o get through. The weather clear and cool. Imcendiarism. Bos7Toy, Dec. 31.—Abrabam (Greenwood has been arrested on the charge of setting fire to his store, No. 23 Union street, on Friday night. He bad insurance in a Providence Company for $4,000. The Weather. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31—N oon.—Thermome- ter 27 deg. Wind North. Weather cold. Snewing. The S New York, Dec. 31 prevailing. Storm. —A smart snow storm is —+2e- —____ 7 > LOCAL NEWS. pene Tue Sare Buro.ars.—Yesterday, Detec- tives Clarvoe and McDevitt. who for the past week have been giving especial attention to the wail of the burglars who, so skilfully, opened the burglar proof safe in the store of F. Magruder & Co., on the Sa inst., brought be- tore Justice Tucker the three men arrested by them for the act. Their names are Alexander Ferris, Edward Hathaway, and Martin alias Reddy Walsh. Hathaway was arrested by Detective Clarvoe at the railroad depot last Wednesday night when he was about depart- ing from the city, carrying with him the tools which were taken to the depot for bim b: ML on who tried hard to screen his friend, but his conduct only served to faster suspicion apon Hathaway. he Detective knowing his man let Reddy slide for the time, and by keep- ing Hathaway in dread of a pisto] shot man- Aged to take him and the tools to police head- quarters. Hathaway isa strangerin Washington, and the suspicion is that atter the job was prepared he was sent for to do the machine work. Fer- Tis is better known to the detectives; is a young and intelligent man. of very genteel appear- ance, and the us' notion of the style of a thiel dees notatall accord with his appear. ance and demeanor. Ferris was arrested July 13th, 1*65, by the name of James Lynch, in com- pany with several well known thieves, by the same detectives. which aided them in recog- nizing him. He is what the policecall the pu/- ter-up, or the man who fixes the locality of the safe, and plaps the work for the workers. He bas been in the city about three months, dash- ang around with the tancy. Keddy Waish is a local rough, without intelligence or ability todo more than the work he was engaged to do; carry the tools and aid the escape of the rofessionals. He was arrested by detective MeDevite soon after Hathaway was secured. The case not being ready for a final hearing. Justice icker committed them formally for anexamination. The detectives are satisfied that they have saved the merchants and banks of this and other cities from heavy losses, as the gang were fitted out for very extensive operations. ES ie German TURNERS.—The delegates of the different associations eelonging to the “south- eastern district” of the Turnerbund held their semi-annual meeting tn this city yesterday This district is formed by the associations of Baltimore, Washington, Geergetown, Rich- mond and Martinsburg. The board has its seat in Baltimore. The president, W. Ecke bardt, and the secretary, W. Schnautffer, were present. Important questions for the welfare of the district were brought up and satisfacto- rily settled. The statistical reports handed in showed a considerable increase of members and great activity in the several branches of the gymnastic arts. According to the expres- sions of the delegates, & general participation on the forthcoming Bundes-Tarntest, at Bal- timore, in June next, is manifested. After the adjournment, the delegates were entertained by the Georgetown Association with a dra- matic performance, which ended st a late hour, when the delegates were conveyed to their quarters at Gerhardt’s Hotel. To-night the association of this city entertains them at a bali at Temperance Hall ATES Ovo 4. Court, Judge Fisher—This morn- ing, Martba Volany was found guilty of steal- Sean, and sentenced to five weeks in jail. ik the ease of Robert Hainey, indicted for keeping a bawdy-heuse, a nolle pros. was en- | tered. Jobn Mardis. indicted for an assault and battery, submitted his case, and received a nominal sentence. Jobn Ross, indicted for an assault and bat- tery with intent to kill Ulaiborne Madison was convicted. Motion made for a new trial. | Adams for defense. | George W. Barnes. indicted for the larceny of a quantity of lead pipe, was found guilty of | petty larceny, and received a nominal sen- tence. in the case of Zachariah Thomas, Thomas Fogarty and Patrick Brannan, indicted for the larceny of a blanket, watch, &c., from James Dolan, & noffe pros. was entered. —.— Wnaoser is It !—Saturday night, three col- ored men entered the yard attached to Gock- eler’s bakery, corner of Sth and M streets north, and were detected in the actof breaking off a | lead Water pipe that protrudes from the build- | ‘ng. Mr. Goekeler seized ‘tue leader of the party, and the olhersran away. Mr. scuffle with his prisoner, mping him severely let him go, and be ran off in haste, leaving his bat anda new bonnet, ey dently stolen from some store. 1t may be seen at the police headquarters, THE “LATEST AGony.”—We nave received from Philp & Solomon's, 332 Pennsylyr.nia. Avenue, some specimens of the “Latest Ago- nr in the way of visiting cards, styled the “Orystal Visiting Card.” They are singularly beautiful as well as unique, and will, un- doubtedly, be all the rage this season. Now 18 THE TIME TO TAKE PLeper.—A special meeting of the Washingtou Temperance Society will be held at the Hall over Queen & Able’s store,on K street, near this evening, wheh addresses will be delivered and the pledge administered to all who wish to begin the New Year as temperance mea HANDSOME PRESENT — J Mr BH. St 8s, during the past week. deeded § bot 4 Furst Ward to the Youne Mens Cprininn Ant sociation as & presen! on H street, above 234, tion DAVE erected & Mission Nabbat | cbapel. The deed was formally presenicn vt the Sabbath school yer'erday afternoon by Mr W. J. Rhees; Mr. A. K. Browne, Presiden: ot the Association, responding on bebalf of the school. A resolmtion of thanks to the donor Was adopted by the school ‘The tot in question is On Which the Axsoria. > Recovery or WAatcues — About the 2h or November, Hon. J. S. Morrill was robued his room in tbe National Hotel of a gold wa: and seal, yained a S400. Abont t Kop.S. S Marehall and Hon. S ‘were robhed of their watches at the 5 Honse. Detectives Clarvoe and MeDevit ceeded in recovering the watch of Hon Mr Marshall, vslued at $200, and the waren ot Hon. Mr. Morrill, and are confident they wu tecover Hon. Mr. Wilson's ina days atin iiiniceripe Horatio HOLSTER. IX ANOTHER Prive ight took place last Friday * Rock. about two miles trom New Haven, Conn., between Bolster. of this city, and Larry Healy. of New Haven Thirteen rounds were fough\, when the victory was declared in fnvor of Hesly, be having worried Bolster out. The fight lasted ano forty minutes, and neither party was mech burt. Theaffair was witnessed by very few spectators. Pe an A Hanpsome Prize —The magn. ticen: set o} ebamber furniture, raftied at the Masonic ba. op Saturdsy evening by Mr.W.B Moses, was won by the com wee bavirg charge of the fair. This set is valued at $1,500. and wa. placed in the fair by Mr Moses, who presented the committee witb a number of tickets, one o/ which (No. 303) drew the prize. The com mittee will dispose of the set, and place the proceeds in the Masonic Hall fand. ane RUNAWAY AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Ab ou seven o'clock Jast night the team attached \, the carriage of Gen. Augur took fright and ra away, and threw the driver, Peter Goor from bis seat, injuring bim serionsiv. The in yored man was pieked up by Officer Austin, o the Ist ward, who procured an ambulayc- end conveyed him to Providenc; Hospi: be properly atiended. = — ELEgoTION OF Orricras —The following o ficers have been elected by Equal Division Sons of Temperance: W. P., apt. E. J. Kio fer: W. A., H. Arnold; Treasurer, W +; Vernon; R.S.. Cbas. Conboye: AR. S M. Hongh: Chaptain, Jos. D. Harris: Co ) tor,Wm. Belt’ F J.£. Erly; Ls. ae Devaidson; 0. S.C. W. Field ase A Water —Albert (Gre turday, for wasting . Sergeant J.W. Frankia. Justice Thompsen. aie —The lieutenants of pu 2 arrests in the entire ly Amount of fines imposea Wastine Potomac was arrested on mac water, b: was fined 35 Potice Rerorts reported yesterday trict on Saturday. 106. > Tue Leetrre by Dr. KR. Shelton Macken rie upon the + Lights and Shades of Irish Lite,” » Metzerott Hall on Wednesday night, may expected to be rich in wit, humor, aud path» Affaires in 2. A TEMPERANCE Drecovnss. — Yesterday morning Rev. D. A. Shermer delivered a course before the temperance orders of Georg: town, in the Methodist Potestant chureh. Con- gress street. The church was crowded throug out, the orders appeuring in fall regalia. Tho appearance of the ladies in regalia being some- (bing of a novelty. They attracted much « tention. The preacher toek for his text the first part of the parable of the Good Samar. tan, and the discourse was well received, it being divested of all ofeusive language and allusions, while it bore heavy ly upon dealers in intoxicating liquor as a beve: VaLepicrory —Yesterday, Rev. Dr. Tilling- bast, rector of St. John’s parish, delivered bis farewell discourse before bis congregation, at St, John’s Church, corner of Potomac aud 24 streets. The discourse was appropriate aod impressive, and during its delivery many o his parishioners manifested their sorrow cause of the separation between the pastor and hes flock, by shedding tears. Dr. Tillinghast is highly esteemed by our citizens, many ot whom, besides those connected with tb eburch, regret his resignation of his office « rector. PorK.—Bot little has been received to day farmers find it difficult to get to market with their pork The small quantity received soid from the wagons at $9 per 100 Ibs., and from the stores at £10. FLOUR ANDGRAIN MARKET.—The canal and Tiver beiwg closed against navigation, there are no receipts of flour or grain. The market is dull to-day, the weather being unfavorabie for out-door transactions The price lists of Saturday remain unchanged e NOB—PIANSO8.—Nine more received thie PY direct from Boston. wad JOBN F. ELL 306 Pennsylvania aven' de 31-3t ()®6455 AND MELODEONS, Four more of 8. B&H CAN PARLOB AN de 31-18 $15 careers A. > Hams griric as From the position Sau, SOL OF aM OA, the Btars at the astonishing « w before. & rtak sepect time of one’s birth, will reves) crets that no living mortal ever te be successful in all reasonable He tells pame and very day yo oe intend mien. and tvlis vente of Joug life to visitors. Lalies 8) 0 $3: gentiemee in fall $1. Gall at 470 12th = = F.all hours until 9 inthe evening HOCOLATS DOUBLE, VAMILLE, Cc mH. MAILLAIBD = Pur Cacao et Bucre. Exempt de tout! melance, 2, M. P. KING & 808. i . Corner Vermont aven: and 1 atrest. * West INDIA 0. BGES AND WEET MALa APE: Freep. Percy Pp. § *BOIOR NUTS, RAISINS. FIGS, OURRANTS. SPICES. ac., to suft this o , Forvsie by MP RIRG BOR de 31-18 King Place (Gj PocRRIES! GROCERIES: NO LIQUORS, choice assortment of Groceries, Willow Ware, &.. Ko. at the ‘riety Store of WILLIAM T. id L streets, at prices lower ce Ie cts ot 4 cts.a * cor 1B) 8UG. ota. at CRUSHED AND GRANULATED SUGAR, 17 cts alb. OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA OOFFEE, (very WHITE BIO FEE, 30 GREEN RIO FEE aera Bb A Be PITTSBURG COAL DIE Gocee aeetion LANK BOOKS. STAPLE AND OOUNTING B HOUSE ETATIONERY. We have now i making to order tock and have facilities for ry quality and size of OOK, PASS BOOK, UM or ACCOUNT BOOK. Also. @ te assortment of COUNTING HOUSE STATIONEET, nel ading— of Steel Pen commercial vying ry varie od Handles, Foolscay. Lette: and Bote Paper, all qualities fi nd rices, wosy aise ‘and color of Envelopes, and Fiat Maclinge and Ipketas Re Twines, nde. Pe . joners, {Int} cor Pa. avenueend . WALL & O0., Auctioneers, We will sell. on WEDNESDAY MORNING, January 2d, 1867, at Wo'clock, at No 470 isth Street and Pa Srenne. third story, ous wedinm Opeitiasing Ow Press. Bale Positive N oTTOsB. M.W. GALT & BRO. Will thie day open their goods for the NEW YEAR, And call attention to thelr quasusl large assort- ment. de 31 ev BILVEB WABE-ss In endless varicty, gotten up especially for WEDDING AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS M_W. GALT & BRO, Jewelers de 29-3t 344 Ponasylvania avenue. ‘ a