Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1867, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, (SUNDAY BXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING, Somthwest corner Penn’a, @2enue and 11th street BY W. D. WALLACH. a The STAR is served by tae carriers to their «nbscriters in the City and District at Te CENTS PER WEEK. Qopies at the connter, with cr without wrappers, Two Cente each. PRICE YOR MatLING:—Three months, "One Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- wart; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are «ent from the offce longer than paid for. ‘The WEEKLY STAR—pablished on Friday morning—One Dollar and a Half a Year. PERSONAL. —— *ENTLEMEN WHO ABE AFFLIOTED:—A vo . XXIX. + Eben ‘HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, &o. ig WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1867. y Star. N°, 4,321. SPECIAL NOTICI ——_.——__— Dill ely = HN he AKE-BELIEVE FORBIGN PERFUMES of ity- — G rae oy oo thie perticelar branch Cc WILLABD's HOTEL, vuine being exciezed by the enormant ef the profession. Charges moderate. > Wasutncton, December 1, 18%. xtracts which im themselves ai ib to cuacks. but to JB, @ABDSEB, M. D., ators, tatives, and others, residing ox{racts which in themed vee | Tate of the United ‘States Wicord Veueréal Hos: | tn Waahin Sho occupy’ private apartments, “NIGHT RLOOMING OR REOB,” maa: ae Oy aed apes or ig ahha Tee Poort caper er ph pte Yactured frem the mest fragrant fiower ever used $P' SS *Gedicines also farnished at cost. fe42m BERES OHADWIOK & CO, | for perfaming purporcs. Soid everywhere. jal? de 27 Im* AY be? CURTIS IRVING, Clairvoyant, and. Test r Heke, iS fe Ife readings Past, Present and Future at ber office, & ert pide of Penna avenue, between 4% and 6th streets, Gtice Route fram $092 5. m. and 6 to 9 p. m. Ge 8 im* aw PSCAMPING BUUMB A eSo gun strech te oecite Potent Otoe: ination can eetatour reduced prices,on the very best Warasutta— re Bither for er roider F patterns are ofthe. ez soles with cere in New York, to Teoetpe et them weekly we are able daily to Issue new patterns as well ht wi es make aud stamp spy pattern bro: 1 price 1. 0. 0. Working Cotton at red je 19 JOHN D OLARK. ATTORNEY AND COUN- ‘SELLOR AT LAW AND ROPABY PUBLIC, No. 626 12th street west, ds lily DE,224"8 2 YOUNG bas removed his office from No. 473, uth strevt, to hie residence, N 4au° w Yor! Ve. t doers eat of street All order’ left at the Drug Store of NAIRM & BRO..corner %&h st. emd Pa. ave,, during the day, will be promptly at de 15 Im* "BANK M STBINGFLEL CeNSTABLE AND CULLEOTOR. Collects Rents, Debts and Claims ef al! kinds. Business placed tn bi ce S11 9h street, above dence 4601 Latrect, between Sth and lth. N 3.—Orders by mail promptly attended to. it is ACKNOWLEDGED THAT 1 Ab Rew STAMPING DEPOT, on 9th street, 439, bas the best selection of Patterns — of- price to UNE HAL# that bas Deen charged bere- tefore. Being a practical Stamper, no tear need be bad of getting what will suit you. Go seo him, Oi DENTIAL —You men who have in- C Fl themscives by veertain secret habits, which uofit them for busine: pat. or the » * fi the follies of youth, other Causes’ fecl # deblitty in advance of thelr years, before piscing themselves under the treatment of Tried ladies wiil learn something of importance by perusing **The Secret Friend.’} Sent tosny ad- dress, in s sealed envelope. on re-eipt of 25 cents. tention. References given if req um Ge i4-Im* fered here. and the proprietor kas re d the He wtil make sud #tame ANY pattern. de 15 tf duties of married life; also, le aged and old spy one. sbould first read ‘“The Secret Friend.” mM fséres Dr. CHAS, A. STUART & —— RIDAL AND FUNERAL WREATHS, BO- QUES. OHUSSES, ANCHOKS, STARS. &c., reserved in natural form. WAX FLOWERS, Pats FLOWgaS, and BRAIDING. by Mrs’ FRIES, late of Boston as removed to No. 429 Ith street, between G and H. ce $-6m L Anisos tecomplahed Physician, should con: s * e - roi be °RSRY MoifrON "Te ent Fence om Dr Morton’s services may AMES GUILD. Dealer in New and Second hand Feratiure. Old Furniture Bepaired, Benp- bolstered and Varnished. 12th and B sts.,( r anal.) Highest price paid for Second. iture selly’ LAMON. C.F. BLACK. 7 penta. and Committees of Congress. Once, 46% lath street, (directly opposite Wil- lard’ Hotel ) de 18-tf DENTISTRY. D® Levies DENTAL ASSOCIATION, Ne 260 PENN’A AVE, Between 12th and 13th streets, Teeth extracted without pain by adminstering Nitrous Uzyde er Laughing Gas. Dr. LEWIE bas recently purchased the best! Chemical Apparatus in the country for Tal exe apt Val as inthe above-nemel cities. All work done in the neatest and best manner. aud warranted to give satisfaction. Persons will do weil te call end exsmine oar work. de 24 tf EuT . LOOMIS, M.D. he Inventor and Pateniee of the MINERAL PLATE TEETH, attends perronally at, js oficetu this city. Many persons these h who camnot Wear others, © person can wear who eannot wear seer sone calling at my office be accommoda- ted with any sty! ‘nud price of Teeth they may de. sire, but fo these who are peteenion, a8 See arest, ci romgest Nr jen- re tbat art can rocufe, the MIN BEAL TEETH will be more ful Koome in this and | AF CITIZEN'S AND. MILITAR DUCTION 'BIOKS, BELUCTION OF peed OF '10N OF On and after this ¢. will U5 tomers, and to ait other ‘des! re who orders, PRICES, ERIC es, BICES: to my cus. may favor me with their Basser. HUSTON &2CO'S Massky, TON & 00.8 MASSEY: HU! (Late Massey, pe DRAUGHT avn STOCK PHILADELPHIA DRAU: K PHILADELPHIA DRAU » AT PHILADELrHIA PRIC BS, AT PBIL, PHIA AT PHILADELPHI Viz: DB’ UGHT OB X ALE A’ 1 /. DLAUGHT OB X ALE AT 811 PER BBL. STOCK OB XX ALE AT $13 PEB BBL. STUCK OB XX ALE AT $13 PEB BBL_ Goods delivered im ali parts of Washington and Geor, lowe free of ol hiladeiphis Al . Corner of Greene aud Direct deT-Im Georgetown, D.C. z nenatioa ot x Tiesemar No.2 has entirely super- via, . #3; nols AL .anon amecarat of Sutorey © tome ‘ar wo. 200. Vy Bite oPoRTo Por Direct importati comet GY. |. P. KING 2 808, eal Se King Place, Ti Gasca. bene Yor gale At mesnghicturer's Iéeisj "Swale K TAYLOR. 1BKWOOD HOUSE, midway between the OAPITOL AND PBESIDENTIAL MANSION, Only @ short distemce from al} the Departments, Patent and Post Offices, Smithsonian Institate, etc. no 21-tf 7 NEURALGI(A AND ALL PAINS = the of P. 4 Trocifth street, HEIGALFES GHEAT’ KUECHATIO BEM. mes Mina. Grenewt an: el fti i. ») . bat Washinsion, D.C. EDY. jall-002w one ue 87" MABBIAGE ANDUBLIBAOY, AND THE Situated in the most central locetion the city, ot LE BuIBAGT AMD TH 1 Men on the ¢ of Selitud®, and thi Phystologtcal frrors, Abuses aud Diseases which create impediments to Marriage, with eure means of Relief. Bent in sealed letter onvelopes. free of char Address Dr. J SKiLLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. jall-3m H.H. DUDLEY £00., Proprietors, BEMEDIAL INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL OASES, FBS AND GEBMAN HOTEL AND BES- TAUBANT, 22 Willerd’s Hotel, OH BIST. rietors.—On Wednesday next Pro este! lishment which the many f pit with eve desire. Boar here tind excell rates. Abac taiued either roprietor will be happy to meet his with see Liquors, and the Kestaai nicely furnished room 5: Ro. 14 Bond street, New York. BF Follinfermation, with the Aichest tectimo- mtais: also, a Book on, cial Diseases, ona sealed envelope, sent free, ba sure and send for them, and you will not regre: tt; for, as advertising ph metans are generally imposfors, without references Bo strenger should trusted. Knelose a stamp for te ddirectto DR. LAWRENCE No. 14 Bond street, New York ne 12: D&Wly MAN a EBHL. this will be opened with a lancu, Bar will be constantly that the most epicurean taste c| mmodations at mderate ‘tort - : SECRET DISBASES. Samarivan's Girris the moss certain, safe and effectual remedy—iudeed, the only vegetable reme- with or without bow gee. E™=1088 BESTAUBAN' ‘No. 335 Penna a dy ever discovered. Cures in two to tour days, and recent cases in twenty four hours. No mineral, no ba!sam, no mercury. Ouly ten pills to be tanen. it ue, near 6th street, ke " iend te the ho 4 F. EMRICH wishes to inform bis friends and the seUmens te ba aseiset tanks aeckeeee Gee, public generally that he now kee x le, 83. stantly on band OYSTERS. fresh every PAG SateAWu Root axpli'sns Juices —A post day ‘ed In every style. aud pe went eure for Spykilis. Scrofala, Uice Lage OBS cannot be Sores, 8 Tetters. &c. Price $1 25 per bottle. WOOD AND COAL. Sold by Ford. See advertisoment. 4 MODERN MIBAOLE! From old and young, from rich and poor, from my 5 COAL and Le! foot of 7th stre: Ja 5-tf 1 GQvaAaLii AT GREATLY REDUCED PRIOEs. Gross tons of 2,240 the city. Onestout White Ash, urnace White Ash, @3 30; Red Ash, 1 i. 39. OAK and PINE WOOD constantly on band. Orders recetved at our office. or at th high born and lowly, comes the Universal Voice of raise for HALL’S VEGETABLE BICILIAN HAIR KENEWER. erices and miraculous article. Oures baldn akes hair grow. A better dressing than any “oil” er -pomatum.’ Softens brash, dry ond wiry hair into Beautiful Silken Tresses. But above all, the great wonder is the rapidity fret it restores G@aay Hain ro 113 ORIGINAL 1OLOR. Use it a few times. and PRESTO, OHANGE! Tbs delivered in any p ht 7 26, Stove e wharf, et. 8. P. BROWN & SON. 466 sth atreet, between gz and ¥. oan Having determined to sell a first-class article of Woed and Coal as chea; by doing 80 to tronage, The WhbITE ASH NUT OVAL. by the ton BALTIMORE CQ. WHITE ASH the whitest and worst looking hair resumes its youthful beauty. It does not dye the hair, bot sirikes at the root and fills it with new life and coloring matter. It will not take a long disagreeable trial to prove the trath of this matter. The first application will = good; Tad se the Narcxat CoLog return- Ing every day. ai : = BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, oOoaL OOAL!!! as the cheapest, | hope na iberal share of public pa- coal prices are a8 follows: ST 25 » Egg aud i. Btovesizes... i a no S 25 | the old, gray, discolored appearance of the hair ALLOTHER ITIKS of WHITB ASH & 25 | will be gone, giving place to lustrous, shining and LYKENS VALLEY PUKE RED ASH = 75 | beautiful locks. DIAMOND VEIN BED ASH. S75 Ask for Hall's Sicilian Hair Renewer: no other GROSS WEIGHT, 2,240 LBS. TO THE TON. Always on hand and constantly receiving the best qualities of WOUD of livered ii apy ja4-Im 7 article is at all likeitin effect. You will find it Onxar to Bry, PLEASANT TO TRY, AND SURE To Do You Goon. There are many imitations. Be sure yeu procure the genuine. manufactured only by, R. P, HALL & O0., Nashus, N H. For sale by all druggists. 7-8.1y every description, de- part of the city. : th st., between E and J WEL open 4 reo, ISION STORE THURS- a on 20th street, i ja be sold at th: SUBELY, STEADILY, SUCCESSFOLLYy, SMOLANDEB'S EXTRACT BUOKU Jan, ith, G and Hi streets, where I rytbing iu the provision betwe west market prices, Is CURING M : . OFF we SINS IMS. every case of KIDNEY Diskas®, BREUMATISM, Ben vee, GraveL, Urinary Disonpers, WEAKNESS and Bi neat advances made on hs Pains in the Back, Frmare OomPLaints and confientia 6th streets, immediately im rear of the National Hote! 351 North © a1 t, between 445 ead OOME, YB AFFLIGTED! Ja8 Im* TRY SMOLANDEB’S, B2vsTReet Be The best Soto of theage. Bxcludes en rain, cold air an every description. _ For sale at Builder's aite Ventre de 20 tw ATEST PABIS WEATHER TAKE NO OTHER BUCKD. Sold by all Apothecartes. Price @1. D. BARNES & CO., New York, and BARNES, WABD & 00., New Orieans, Southern Agents. BURLEIGH & PATENT TRIPS, dust from doors and windo Depot, 562 7th street, op- Market BOGEBS, Wholessie Dragsists, Boston, Mass, wea. W. HAMILT ON & CO. | General Agents. ori feb 10. DeEseegoNS OF walR COLGATE & 60,3 34 AL jt Mr country. bas eight years Jjoxing the pi i a of the highs E. AuLIOT, ENCH HAIK- DRESSER, lot, from celebrated Bachel, with whom he arrived in thia it society. bounce that he bas this fashions of hair dressing, and @l<0 somaios, ond rything that belongs to the dressi f at very reasona. le prices. "AT WINTBR BOAP, Recommended for CHAPPED HANBS and for general TOILET G86 during coLD weaTHER. {t may be Obtained of all druggi nd faney goods dealers, feb 9-eoly Teet. between 18th and lith sts. Paris, Hair-Dresser, of the now been estab! Hshed for tne Last ington and Newport, en- tne diplomatique, and He bas the honor to an- Season imported the latest DANCING. psers. J. W. &H. P. KBEIS’ air ja7 6m* 53 &c. Also, 50 Barrels Moore’ PAGNE CIDER, by All the above good LOUISIANA AVENUE. J. H. CRANE & 00. Have on hand « large and fiac assortment of GOODS, suited to this market, such as BUTTER OHEESE, EGGS, APPLES. BAISINS. FIGS; CITRON, NUTS, HAMS, CODFISH, MACK EBEL, HEBBING, 80APS, CANNED GoODs, DANCING ACADEMY, Pennsylvania avenue, bet. 6th and 7th ate.. Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. New Classes forming every evening. Those de- siring to enter our es should avail them- selves of this opportunity, . Freperetions — be mede in this quarter for our 60n can be hed at_J. F. Eilts’ Metserott 8 Uo,'e Musto Stores, it Std W.G. The well can be a for ra treree &o. ws and Hours ition : For Ladies, Mi and Masters, T: Saturday afternoons, from Sto Socio me 53 celebrated CHAM- or gallon. offered at the lowest Gentlemen’ nd Friday eve- market price, aud warrauted to suit, by nings, from Sco teeaioa ae ae eer ¢ J. H. OBANE & CO., of talon ner information: appl bei the hours " 7 OF address a note e lomy. ao = 53 La. ave.. between 6th and 7th " Quarter c with the frat lesson. ja8 The subscribers are ciosi it th sh f their Fancy Dkwss 60! Sat areatts redness BABGAINS! ABINI SHIONABLE DANOING AOA 5 A 08 at greatly reduced MABINI'S foe BOOMS, ices, and ladies in want of handsome Silks, F.. between 9th seps, Merinoes, Popling. Plaids. aaa tn fact, any ‘his academy ie now open fer the recep bind 'of D Matert eke Aa our prices a ous of tuition for young ladies thigmonth. ee + aU 4 pd ha ona psulige a me —_ uosdeys, Tharedays and Sat- J on aD e an’ SHIRTINGS and SHEETINGS, both Linen and | Geatlomen’s classes from 8 to 10. Cotton. which we are selling very chea| N eo instrnotion given mail $0008 marked im plain figares elewest | venlence of the pupil “pe SHUSTER & BRO., Maset EBADE AND FANOY DRESS BALLS Jat-cost___Bo. 35 Market apace. | “o., undersigned would most respectful 3. 000 POTATOES. form the ladies gentle: Was! 2, bushels MAINE POTATOSS, just ar- | city, the District rived, and forsale at our Wharf at the toot of 7th | times prepared to furnish parties with Masque street. 8. P. BBOWN & BON ade aud Fancy Costume, either on loan or made to Commission Merchants. order, He has taken rooms at the well known _de 14-tf No. 465 9th st.. between E and F. BEST gatablichment of een Bi i ((‘HocouaTs DOUBLE. VaNILLE happy toawelioriers CHABLES BREG ParGncacet Secter Mepunt ee jen melange. eto Uostamer at Ford's snd Grover’ Z.MP. KING a80N. _308-1m Theaters, Washington, D. C. King Piace. ont avenue and 153 atreet. west InD1IA B°**, SKATES from 50 cents te $6, MEN’S SKATES to @30, RANGES from @1. AND SWEET MaLaGa G: APES. at the Skate Depot. K PLACE POULTNEY & TRIMBLE, No, 200 West Baltimore street, Baltimore. M4 BAISiNS, F1IGS,OCURBANTS, &c., tosutt this partteut, +4 aM P! Kike @ uO King Place. de 18-1m DE ' S*47 aye LADIES’ SEATES of all kinds, from $1.50 to 915. POULTNEY & TRIMBLE, street, No, 300 West Baltimore Baltimere, Md. FARSOUB, Catonville,Ma, | _de18-1m BOOTS AND BHOBS. NEW STOBB. ADIES’ DBESS Goons, 4 EADIE Lub DOCERAS NE SLOTES mndersigned begs leave to info 4 x and the rene ally that So has opened the | Gagne ont cheep Previous to taking secounte of Naw chap Srous. wo. sou 7th ireetander | BLANKETS AND TABLE LINEN. Sral smvortuenter edies’ end Gestiencee BECe. |W it a coll from all'in wantof Pa Gane: y Tol wi ol le ‘and Ohilai ae ra ba deal ° WM. B RILEY a pROTHER,” BOOTS AND SHOES. 0. 38 Oe ro, ber the samber, 502 7th street, ander | sey ot petwesppoatte Uantor Market vy nf ~ Thelin na M. T. COLLING, OABINET MAKER AND oS Seo'e MOM G@EORGE B. WILSON. + eS UNDEBTAK Show Gase Manufacturer, Schoo! rnitare end Hossofuraisht ‘arerooms. New and Olt Furniture. of ail deseet ions, bought and iring, Uphol and ing done atthe sbortcat wetioe Seatinst tenner of 8thand K streets north, No.13. de 18-3m Borer MESS MACKEREL, ERSONS FUBN ‘BOO: Iam now recetving from Boston direct, the very Pingeetced oslo co pene Anes qusllt? fess MACKEREL, farnish ‘them wi Betor toed rarely fot their way to thi mother, Low }, Feather and ng used for consumption.’ ae er ing Table Linen be ive’ | Eiouuantlty newaliy tindast whi Fo: ALE OR BENT—A fae tone PIANO, 6 dere Corner Ith and'F streets. ander 2 eases r UST BROZIVED : neem halen a Pe tay Sto offering at very low Sricos. Sse TAR MUPFS FOR SKATERS. (4D, S088 TAKEN In EXCHANGE & wibsetigepeaage ti tra wh ce nao | BUS atas aR YT 48 WALKER # 00, peer aN isn arene. "a, bi panne ate bet th i sr o ry has bs . Malaga Grapes, and — FRANOK TAYLOS. — ern TELEGRAMS, ke. In the Pennsylvania State Senate yesterday, in the case of alleged bribery and corruption, Mr. Lowry, chairman of the committee, said the committee haa nothing to report. The names of Senators and Representatives and other well-known gentlemen had been men- tioned in connection with these charges. but when the persous named were brought before the committee and sworn they had not a scin- Ulla of evidence to give which could in any way raise even the , degen pene of guilt on the part of either of the candidates for the U. S Senatorship. The charges have therefore not been sustained. Tue committee will re- main in session, and they invite testimony. Both branches of the Kansas Legisiatare baveappointed the usual stan ding committees. A resolution was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Simpson to strike out the word “white” in the State constitation. The coustitutional amendment has been ratified in the House by a vote of 75to7. The Senate refused to sus- pend the rales for that purpose. James Stephens appeared in person in New York Thursday evening ata Fenian meeting composed of eentres and delegates trom the circles in the Manhattan district, and made a statement explanatory of the canses that had prevented him from fulfiiling his pledge to commence the fight for Irish freedom Iiast year. The Times of New Orleans publishes an ar- ticle in reference tu the approaching Legisla- ture of Louisiana, advising the calling of the State convention to remoael the present con- titntion and present to the people one wh being adopted by them, will de beyond cayil or doubt the fundamental law The Governor of Ualiforuia nas been tele- graphed to in regard to 8 special election for Congressmen, asking him what the people desire. He replied: “In my opinion a large majority of the people of the State do not de- sire a special congressional election.” Governor Patton has returned to Alabama. He is rather des firmed in his view: State on the adep amendment Fernando Wood, of New York, arrived at Savannah, Ga. Thursday, and was escorted by prominent citizens to a supper at the Fire- men’s Hall. The evidence for the prosecution closed yesterday in the trial of the railroad robbers at Franklin, Ky The Democratic members of the New York Legislature have nominated Henry C. Murphy ior U.S. Benator. The Alabama Legislature reassembles on the 15th instant, * situation of the coustitutia: THE CHESAPEAKE AND ORIOCaNAL.—Trade on the canal during the past season has not been so great as during the season of 1465, which may be accounted for by the fact that boating operations were delayed until about the Ist of D by reason ot a» strike” in the mining regions. The Cumberland Civilian shows that only 336,991 tons ef coal were trans- ported during the past year. showing a de. crease of 6,069 tons less than in i865. The Cum. beriand Allega n, refersing to the anuounce- ment in Goy. Swann’s message that the State had been offered $5,000,000 for the work, with 4 collateral proposition, if she preferred not \o sell outright, of & lease for twenty years, at $300,000 © year, remarks “Tf there were any absolute necessity for the disposal of the canal, in order to maintain tae integrity of the State’s credit, or to relieve her citizens of a galliog incubus of taxation, it mightafford a valid reason for entertaining tue proposition. But sucha state of things does notexist Our financial condition makes the Inost flattering exhibit. Applying the assets of our remunerative capital, without the levy of a dollar tax, to our indebtedness, and our obliga’ions foot up buta little more than one million of dollars. The sole argument, there- fore, that can be advanced in favor of this pro- posed measure is the impolicy of the State finances being bound wp in works of internal improvement, aud of course this proposition holds as well respec ing the State’s interest in the Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads as iu the Chesapeake and Obio canal. « The business of the canal is steadily im. preving, its revenues enlarging and capacity increasing, and we are justified in hazarding the opinion that the 336.000 tons of coal trans- ported over itin 166 will be bata moiety of the carrying trade the enterprise will accom- modate in a very few yea@, deriving there- from revenues sufficient to make the State a return upon it liabilities to her. as well as giv- ing individual creditors some hope of ultimate profit upon their investments.”’ ALEXANDRIA ITENS.—We clip the follow- ing from the Gazette of yesterday: J.P. Agnew, isq., agent of two of the Mary- land Coal Companies, heretotore operating in Georgetown bas leased from James Green, Esquire, his wharf property, situated south of and adjoining the Pioneer Milis, for tive years, to be used as acoal depot. The prop- erty is to be improved by the erection of a trestle work, putting up suitable engiues, ex - closures, &c., and dredging the dock in time for the Spring trade. An inquest was held this morning. by T. A Stoutenbarg, Ooroner, on the body of a negro man found dead in the southwest corner of Queen and Water streets. After an examina- tion of the body by & physician, the jury re- turned & verdict of death from natural causes. The Soup House will be opened on to-mer- Tow at 12 o'clock. and continue open daily (Sundays excepted) until further notice. THE FOREIGN-bORN residents of New York Smount to 313,201 outof a total population of 726,356. This is nearly one-half, and it is es- timated that the foreign-born res#ients with their children constitute fully two-thirds of the present popuiation of that city. New York contains 35,000 more women than men, and Brooklyn 13,000. The New York Times says there bas been & positive decrease of 7,006 in the population of New York city during the last five years, and it attributes this loss of opulation to the great numbers of people that hee been driven away by the municipal cor- Tuption, heavy taxation, bign cost of living, filth and discomforts of various kinds for which New York is proverbial. renee IgIsH SUPERSTITION.—The remains of Dr. Cantwell, for many years Roman Catholic ae of Meath, were interred in the chapel of Mullingar, Ireland, on the ith ultimo. with all the ceremonies usual on such occasions. A grave was excavated within the walisof the chapel, and some women, who had implicit faith in the miraculous power of the clay thrown up in the making of the grave, took some portions of it, boiled it, and confiding! drank it as an infallible recipe for the ‘ali ments by which they were afflicted. 87 A prisoner in the Rochester penitentiary stabbed bimself five times near the heart. The knife was two short to kill. When sent to his cell, be tried to hang himself with bis sus- pender, but it broke. When the prison barber was shaving him, he seized the razor and tried to cut bis throat; but did not suc- ceed. Subsequently, he endeavored to drown Bimself ina pail of water; but was prevented. ANOTHER Bank F' ERY.—A check for $6,009, purporting to have been drawn by Ja: ke & co, ‘was presented to the Fou! National Bank in New York on Monday, but ‘was immediately pronounced a forgery, and the person who presented it, an Irish bey, bat recently arrived in this country, was detained. He says it was Sepded to him by a man to take to the bank, and his story is believed. HEAVY GAMBLING IN PaRIs.—Gambling continues tw increase in Paris, ard recent avy losses and gainsare the subject of much conversation. Amongst the winners is Kalil Bey. who on one Saturday evening gained & million of francs. A viscount lost the same evening one hundred and fi thousand trancs, which he paid immediately. S7 Little Liuzte wondered why Me could buy such a beautiful sik ribbon with sach torn and dirty twenty-five cent bit. 7A man rejoicing in the name of Simple has just patented An invention in England for obtaining perpetual motion. #7 The man that beats time with his feet at the opera has just purchased a pairof heavy boots, in anticipal of the next opera season 97 A fast woman in Cincinnati fired seven pistol shots at a police officer after first s! pg bim in the face. That was rough in ura. &7-The New Hampsbire Republicans go for rotation in office. No Governor is allowed to serve more than two years. 87 A. Bonnet committed suicide in New Or- jeans becauee he “had put litte uterest in the life around him.” CONGRESSIONAL. »the bill to Teguiate sideraton, mentot Mr. nds, Making it a high mis- demeanor to support any officer re; by the Senate, or pay any monies out of the treas- ury tosuch parties, punishable by fine not more than $10,000 and imprisonment not more than five years— Mr. Jebnson suggested a modification of the amendment by inserting the words, “ after trial apd conviction.” Mr. Sumner thought that as a matter of ex- pediency there should be a minimum penalty provided. Under the amendment the court Might have the discretion to inflict a fine of only $1 Messrs. Edmands, Samner, Williams, and Howard, briefly discussed the amendment. which was adopted by a vote of 23 to 9. The amendment ot Mr. E¢mands, as amend- ed, was then agreed to. Mr. Hendricks moved to strike ont that per- tion of the bill providing that no officer shall be appointed in heu of an officer removed dur- ing the recees until the next session, but that the duties shall be performed by the officer by iaw authorized to fill the vacancy in such office On motion of Mr Williams, it was ordered that the amendments to the pending bill be printed The Senate then held a very short executive session, and soon after adjourned to Monday ax 12m. HovseE — Yesterday atternoon— Mr. Washburne, (Ill) trom the Committee on Rules, reported 4 resolution estaplishing a joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Agreed to Mr. Raymond, (N. Y.,) from the same com- mittee, made & report recommending the pas- sage of the resolution offered by Mr. Onanier, placing the reporters and reports of the As- sociated Press under the same rules and regu- lations as those for the Globe. Mr. Roes (Ii].) inquired if that would re- quire them to take an onth the same as the re- porters for the Globe did. The Speaker informed the gentleman that the Globe reporters did no swearing in the House, whatever they did elsewhere. |Langh- ter T he resolution wasfadopted:}] and the House adjourned. From Mexico. HAvan nm. 5.—Advices from Puebla to December ‘ay that Gen. Castienau and the French Minister to Mexico had an iuterview there with Maximilian, and that the result of it was that Maximilian formally consented to abdicate. The steamer sent by the Emperor ef Austria arrived at Vera Craz to take Lome Maximilian, who was expected to arrive there ina few days. The French forces were get- ting ready to embark, and would do so as soon as the fleet of transports from France arrived The Liberals are organizing and arming to take pessession as soon as the French leave ‘There bad been little or no fighting since last advices. MATAMORAS, Jan. i)—There is great rejoic- ing over the surrender of Guadalajara and the evacuation of Sag Luis. The administration of Berriozabal, the new governor of Tamaul- ipas, gives great satisfaction BrownsviLe, Jan. 7.—Cortinas has jast ar- rived with a force in front of Matamoros, and Will at once invest the city A TIMELY REPRIEVE.—The Liepsic journals ofiate date contain accounts of an extraordi- nary reprieve ot a condemned criminal at the very moment of execution. A tatlor, named Kunscher, bad been sentenced to death for murder, and on the morning of the I6th was brought on the scaffold and attached to the pieuk of the guillotine. Suddenly a cry of “Stay! stay!’ was heard, and a messenger ap- peared beuring in his hand atelegram from the King of Saxony, ordering a respite. The dis- patch had been forwarded only three-quarters ofan hour before from Berlin, where his Ma- jesty WE stayifg, and without the haste em. ployed by the bearer would probably not have arrived in time. Themanhad ran from the telegraph office across the park to the prison, and being delayed by the crowds of persons assembled around, he raised the ery which was repeated from mouth to mouth antl it reached the scaffold, when a pause was made to enable the messenger to reach the spot The official who directed the proceedings then toog the telegram from the man’s hands, and read aloud: +Postpone the execution until further orders. More ample details by post Jon, King. Rawyy Weatuer anv Norvatity.—Not- withstanding that rainy weather causes cdlds and coughs, even tever, it has lately been ne- ticed, through combined meteorologica: obser- vations and medical statistics, that rainy years are not eo injurious to health as is commonly Pupposed. eayy Trains undoubtedly wash away many causes of contagious diseases. Ex- periments ip Liverpool, extending over a great many years, have proved that the heavier the Tains in summer the less children die of diarrhea In Calcutta the cholera always diminishes in the rainy season there. In the jow countries of Holland and Northern Ger- many, where fover and ague is endemic, the number of patients suffering from this disease is very great in dry summers and small in rammy seasons. Mr. Rowell has kept tables trom 1848 to 1566 that appear to prove that in years when more rain falis than usual the mortality ss lessthan usual, and vice versa. in all this there is a hint given directly by nature about the necessity of using plenty of water to keep everything clean and whole. some.—Pailadelphia Ledges he Norfolk (Va ) Journal Notices with approval the fact that applied chemistry is now taught at both the Universi- ty of Virginia and Virginia Military Institute, but fears that few Virgimia farmers have the means at present osend their sons to these insti- tutions, even for the shortest course of lectures. in view of state of things, it makes a sug- gestion: ~What we propose is this There wil! be found in almost every county some young physician well educated in chemistry, who could give instruction in those portions of the science applicable to agriculture. Let the State employ some of the most talented of these to deliver lectures at ceutral points in the va- rious Senatorial districts. A course of geolo- gy Might be added—not very extensive, it is true, but enough to show the farmers that the lands of Virginia contain mines of weaith al- most every where.” Save or Pews tx Henry Warp Bercurr’s CuURCH.—On Tuesday evening & large audi- ence assembled in Plymouth Church, Brook. lyn, for the purpose of esp oe pews of the edifice for the present year. eos sn minum for the it choice was given by H. B. Claffin, who paid $550. Various other pre- miums ranged from 8400 to $175. The total amount of = on the pews and sittings ‘was about $37,000. Tne addition of the rentais iv: total income, it is reported, of $49,436. ‘his is about 20 percent more than the in- come of last year. when the premiums were pate and the rentals $12,158. The increase 88,260. “SEVERE ACCIDENT.—Mr. Thos. A. O'Bryan, living upon the tarm of the late Dr. Gardiner, near this village, (Upper Marlborough, Md.,) met with a severe ac mt on Tuesday even- ae by being caught in the machinery of the mill, where be was occupied at the time. His right arm was Seenuy, taeerated. Drs. Os- bourn & Scott were Jed to see him as soon as possible, and assisted by Dr. Sasscer, am- puta the arm above the elbow with such skill as to give all the relief under so beavy an affliction.—Prince “Black Crook” was exhibited to a gaping Boston audience on eveni at the Conunental Theatre. The play, says a local reporter, went off only ly well, how. ever, on account of the ‘inexperience of the performers and tants, and it was nearly twelve o'clock before the en’ was finished. The costumes of the ballet giris are said to be of the most elegant description, as far as they go. CarTHoLic Bisnore tn THE yeteep Sta: tholic Mirror corrects the statement cable diepateh some days tince relative to the increase and nomber of of that church in the United Stases. teen to be : om Laverpool 1 Londonde:ry December 29, tained at the latter port by a storm, arrived Te 1o-day 7 At the railway station in Dablin, Lord Lang- ford "as been arrested for havieg in his pos- ers#ion & double-barreled gun and a quantity AmnuIUBIUON, without a license to carry tbe same in the Dublin district Gladstone bad been suffering with 8 revere throat affection, in Rome, but was conva- lescent Tne French Chambers will open in the end of February. The news of the failare of the b in Corea is confirmed by telegram v K ta, Siberia, which report the exped A+ a total failure, snd that the natives greatly elated and European prestige is mach damag It is reported at Paris that the Turkish (iov- ernment has rejected the demand of Servia for the evacuation of the fortress of Belgrade An accident on a branch of the Lyons rail. way bad resulted in the death of fourteen Gortschakoff’s health had caused some alarm, but all immediate danger had passed away The Journal de St. Petersburg denies the reports current im Galicia of the frontier being threatened by Russian troops, and declares, on the contrary, that the Ruesian forces in Poland are on 4 peace foo'ing,and that the effective force has been reduced Romors of important ministerial changes in Avstria were sgain rife Candia advices, via Athens December 14, confirm the news that Mo pha Pacha bed attacked the position of the Cretans, near Caros, and bad been repulsed with great lose Mostapba was said to be retreating, the defeat baving prevented him from accomplishing his design of advancing imto the provinces of Selim. by a Young eof lugratitude The Kochester Express of Saturday evening contains the following particulars of a re- markable case ef ingratiiudeand crime, which, it eays, has been kept as secret as possible + A young girl named K about twelve or fourteen vears old, was adopted by Mrs. Cros- by, 8 widow lady, in the town of Greece. Her mother was living. but she had lived with Mrs. Crosby several years, and Bad apparently become warmly attached to her, as she h abundant reason to be. tor Mre. Crosby & given ber & good edueation, and she bad tained considerable profictency in music and in writing stories. Some time last July Mrs Crosby's barn was burned under circumsian- b strongly ind that it was the b incendiary. N wever, WAS attached to the girl, who profess t regret for the misfortune. Some time after a woodsbed adjoining the house was discevered to be on fire, The alam given by the falling of «string of bwin, alm before much Gamage bad been done. As there was nobody but the woman and the girl in the house, the girl Was sent toalarm the neighbors. She was gone a long time, though the house was only a few rods distant. When belp arrived the girl apologized fer the delay by saying that the fam- ily bad all gone to bed, and were asleep, so that iC was a long time before she could awake them The family, on the other hand, contradicted this, svying that they beard her when she lirst opened the gate, and that she did not knock &t the door unt: me ime afterwarde. This aroused suspicion, and the girl being confronted by the facts, acknowledged that sbe had not only fired the house but the barn, which was burned in July before. This con- dition of affairs, of course, rendered it neces- eary that the girl should leave the family. bat Mrs. Crosby concluded to search the trank of the girl, She had missed several articles, chiefly valued as presents from friends. She found some of these articles and also an open letter. bearing no ostmark, andaddressed to the family loving across the str This she considered so singular that she read the let apd found that it purported to have been writ- ten by herself, announcing her own suicide by powwon. Full directions were given for her funeral and the disposition of her persenal effects, & good share of which were directed to be given to the young girl, the writer of the letter. Mrs. Crosby was still almost unwilling to believe that so young a girl could seriously meditate such a terrible crime, and was yet disposed to regard the letter as some flight ot fancy to which the girl's imaginative temper- ament was prone: but on looking further into the trunk she found the bottle of poison with Which the crime was to be committed. In- stead of having the girl arrested and taken care of, sbe was sent to ber mother, and the matter has thns far been kept quiet, so that no legal proceedings bave been insututed against the guilty party REMAPRKANLE Suicipe mn ROCKVILLE, Conn, A msn gamed Wilson committed suicide in Kockville, Conn., Saturday night, under the following singul circumstances —He head been traveling ecordance with the advice of bis physician, for a change of scenery, and bad returned from Boston. He gave his money to Mr. Keeney, saying, There is enough to pay my funeral charges, and the balance to go to my friends.” Then be went to a Mr. Crane, giving bis real name and the residence of his relatives. Then be went to his physician and told him he had been bitten some months ago by & mad dog, and bad such a horrorof hydro- phobia that he preferred to aie by laudanum. He was advised to do no such thing. and some powders were given him, which he took home to bis boarding place, but he said on reaching there that he would take something else, and gave orders not to disturb him in the morning. On going to his room late Sanday morning he was found in 8 deep sleep, evidently caused by some narcotic. Upon examination & paper was found, labelled in his own handwriting, “Twenty grains of morphine poison.” Under bis pillow was found a razor, which evidently ‘Was intended to finish up the job if the mor- phine failed te do its work. ATTEMPTED WirE MURDER aND Svicipe in Cxicaco.—Jobn Van Horn, 8 member of the Board of Educauon of Chicago, and an ex- Alderman, was arrested Sunday upoa charge of attempting to kill his wife. Da: 4 this afternoon he severely maltreated one of bis children, who fied to & neighbor's house for protection. Theenraged man followed her and was about to renew his punishment when bis wife imterfer Some angry words passed between them. n he suddenly érew a re- volver, nog ing the muzzle against ber bead, fired. The ball passed beneath the lady's esrand through hercheek He then attem ed to blow bis own brains out, but was seized and secured before he had effected his object. Physicians think his wife will recover. Mr. Van Horr is a Russian by birth, and fifty- six years of age, while his wife is thirty-six. Heis a man of most ungovernable temper, and bas maltreated her and his chiidren—nise in number—on many occasions. He has heen held for trial in $5,000 bail. A SUGGESTION.—A prominent New Jersey Sbolitionis' advises the Southern men to give the yote not only to the blacks, but to the wo- men also. He suggests that if they should do this they would take the leadersh: ty of progress: and he adds that in his own State of New Jersey women and negroes yoted for thirty one years, “precisely on the same fooung with white men. ai DO eatastrophe, social or political, resulted S87 The city institutions of New Orleans are supplied with beef at four cents per pound. S7-The only white shirt belonging to a Wis- consin editor was stolen from a clothes line on Christmas night. 87-C_C. Ciay’s property has been libeliea for confiscation. S7°A Philadelphia broker has mysteriously disappeared. &7-A man dro; dead im the theatre at Baltimore Wednecusy Right. &7 Brigham Young's last wife is said te be an imperious-looking young beauty. S7 General John S. Preston bas returned frem Europe to his home in Columbia, S. CO. @7- A Cincisnatian compiains of water dogs, catfish and other fishes in bis dringing water. 87 Mr, Jobn W. Morgan, a citizen of Rich _— Va., died suddenly of that city om Mon- “A S7-A ballet-master testified in New York thatit was his duty to examine ballet-giris’ feet and legs. S7 There were nearly 4,000,000 pounds of year. ‘Woo! gathered in Vermont last 4 S77 The prices of leading articles of con- sumption areninety per cent Bigber a: the present time than they were before the war. &7 Riebmond, Va.. is indulging in sleighing om three inches of snow. Turnouts cost from $2 to $10 per hour. fourth ward in New York city is packed at the rate of 290,00 persons to the square mile. G7 There is said to be great unanimity of sentiment in Alabama in favor of repudiation. of four bundrea dollars to the S7-The people of Georgia are four inches thick. It is very forms so thick so far South. Ga There were 85 railroad accidents in the United States in the year just ended. causing the loss of 115 livee, and the weunding 607 per- sone. Sv it little matters how many make a drachm (dram,) :f scruples are Fare thet ice les enforced before the dram is 4 S7 The New Haven people ures the ron- Bing of boree-cars on Sunday on ground that st is meht to break the ten t serve the Lord.