Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1867, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. | The Largest Cirenlation in the Distriet wel D. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. WASHINGTON CITY: SATURDAY “ JANUARY 12, 1867. “S7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TRLE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. NO MORE FIRE-CRACKERS Young America must hereafter be content to celebrate Christmas sad Independence day Without the usual fusilade of Chinese craek. ers. The tariff bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. Fessenden yesterday, contains a clause forbidding the importation of fire-crackers; and, whatever bill passes, this provisien will no Coubt be one of its features. This seemingly trivial subject is ope of the greatest importance, as the terrible fire which nearly destroyed the eity of Portland, Maine, last summer, origt- nated frem the explosion of a fire-cracker; and Senator Fessender., whose home is in that city, deserves the thanks of the country for taking Measures to profit by that lesson, and provide against similar calamities in fut DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS The Commissioner of the General Land Of- fice bas just received retarns from the district Jand office at San Francisco, Ualifornia, show- t in the month of November, 15.160 were disposed of by cash sales under homestead act, for actual settlement and cal- tivation, the cash sales amounting to $13,151, ond bee 1S64 and 1565 Teerived by the Commissioner, indicate that an the month of December 33 new farms were added to the productive power of the State, by entries under the homestead law Returns received at the General Land Office show that an aggregate of 23,754 acres ot the public Inds were disposed of during the month of December Jast at the following local | offices: Falls of St. Croix, Wis, 5.3% acres; Stevens’ Point. Wis., 5.920 acres; innebago Unty, Mmn., 3.715 aeres; Ironton, Mo., 7,216 neres. The greater portion of the land was taken fer actual settlement and ¢ vation, under the homestead law. The aggregate cash sales amounting to THE STEAMER SWATARA This steamer, now on the way to the United States, with Surratt, the coaspirator, on board, sailed from Lisbon on the Sth inst., and will arrive here between the 25th and 3ist of Jan- uary. As before stated by us, the Swatara ‘was fitted out at, and sailed trom the Wash- ington pavy yard onthe Mth of December, 1M5. The tollowing is a list of her officers as reported to the Navy Depariument on the Ist of October last:—Commander, William A. Jef. fers; Lieut. Commanders, James O'Kane and Henry Picking: Surgeon, John U. Spear; Pay- master, J. Be Davis: Surgeon's Steward, Charles O. Brow: first Assistant Engineer, Henry L. Snyde Midsbipmen—F M. Hendrix, C. W. Breed, M. Barber, J. E. Noell, S. Hubbard, L. E. Cheney. E. V. Rowe, E. L. Amory, F. S. New- eli,and H E. Nichols. THE LAND OFFICE DEPOT ‘The report of Hon. Joseph L. Wilson, Com- missioner of the General Land Office, is nearly completed, and will be published in afew days, with exeellent maps of the Western States and Territories. By a resolution of the Senare copies have been ordered—10,0u0 im the English language, 5,000 in French, 5,000 in German. and 5,000 Swedish. The Secretary Of State is requested to have distributed atthe Paris Exposition 20,000 copies, and the others are for the use of the Senators. It is thought the House Iso order a ber of copies. THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Tre House of Representatives this afternoon passed the Senate bill exempting $300 in value of the household goods of debtorsin this District from attachment, distraint, and execution. The action of the House will be seen by reference to our report of proceed- ines. 3 at action was not taken to-day on the bill Incorporating the National Lifeand Accident z urance Company of the District of Colum- a. THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATORSHIP Mr. Stevens, of Penn., is back in his seat to- Gay, and bears joking upon his defeat for the Sevatorsbip quite philosophically. Hespeaks kindly of Mr. Cameren, but seems to feei rather bitter toward- Mr. Curtin, who, it seems failed to transfer bis influence to Mr. Stevens sitter the promise had been given th: t he would do so. BRACTIONAL CURRENCY PRINTED AND SHIPPED. During the week ending to-day there has been received frem the printers at the Treas- ury Department $431,195 in fractional cur. rency. During the same period thers was shipped to the Assistant Treasurer at New York, $100,000; U.S. Depository, Cincinuati, $100,000, National Bauks, $160,800.43 ; making a tal of $360,500.43. NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY. During the past week there has been issued from the Treasury Department $550 in national! bank currency, making the total amount paid Up to date $300,755.001. From this is to be deducted the currency returned, including ‘Wern out botes, amounting to $2,145,932, leay- ing in actual circulation at this date, $29=,609,969 TR ES a PROTEST AGAINST THE ADMISSION OF COL- | OBRADO. A despatch has been reesived from Denver, Gated Jan. 10, tothe effectthat the Territorial Hi House of Representatives have passed a reso- Intion protesting against the admission of Col- orado as a State into the Union, and claiming that they represent the last and only legal ex- Pression of public opinion in that Territory. SECURITIES HELD. The amount of securities heid by the Treas- urer of the United States in trast for National Banks, reported to-day, are as follows: For | circulating notes, $34,365,150; for deposits of Public monies, $3=,W0s,950,; making a total of 8379,269, 100. DISBURSEMENTS. The amount of money disbursed from the Treasury Department during the past week is as follows: For the War Department, $2,926,- 061; Navy Department, $344,533; terior, $455,542 making a total of $3,426,442. ep arebeaenieibeel ea -tenillinndst ‘THE WEEKLY STa® is now on our counter 10r sale. and in wrappers, ready for the mails, containing, ameng much other reading matter, the President's Message vevoing the negro snf- frage bill; “The Priest and the Peas,” a stor Mastrat the fact that all wives govern busbands: an interesting article on the District of Columbia: a New York bride mae er the Eighth of January celebration; the bill to rotect the rights of married women in this istrict: usefal items of domestic economy: Congreesional proceedings; Humorous Sketeh- es, with Domestic, Military, Naval, Depart- mental ard Local News; Agricultural and Housekeeping Miscellany; and the latest Tel- egraphic Di tcbes from ail quarters. ConvinmEp.—The Senate, yesterday, in ex. ecutive session, confirmed the appointments Of Albert G. Lawrence, Rbode Istan4, minister resident of Coeta Rica; Wickham Hoffman, Louisiana, assistant secretary of legation at Paris, and H. E Peck, Ohio, minister resident, Republic of Hayti. MakvLaNp Sew atorsutr.—The Democratic and Conservative members of the Maryland Legislature were in caucus last night, and it is reported im Annapolis that an understand- ing was arrived at that Governor Swann ebould be elected to the U.S Senatorship, bat the baliot was postponed il Monday night MusteRev OvuT.—Second Lieutenant James Drysdale, 7th Regiment, V. R. C., bas been mustered out, and honorably discharged, by special order of the War Department issued on Joth instant. 7 Governor Morton, of Indians, was unani- mously nomimated yesterday py the Republi can members of the Legislature for the United States Senatorship. S7-The Kansas Senate yesterdsy. onani- mousiy ratified the Constitutional amend- ment. S7 The press of London and Paris warn the American people agaiast any impeachment of President Jonhson. S7 The heaithof the Empress Carlotta bas greatly improved both im mind and bedy. the disposal of several lots in | Petsiuma, onder the town property laws of | “turns from the Little Rock, Ark, office, | F. Barton; Captain’s Clerk, ©. | M. McLeod; Paymaster's Sieward, Herman | THE TARICY ‘The tamff bill reported in the Senate yester_ day by Mr. Fessenden, from the Senate Fi_ nance Commitier. is based upon the bill pre- pared by Mr. Wells, the Commissioner of Rev- enue, for which itis a substitute, La im. stances both the classification and rates of Mir. Wells’ bill bave been adopted. The principal alterations are in the articles of wool.salt, and iron. Among the aiterations may be tioned the following: ; The House rates on wools and wooleas bave be-n adopted, making au allowance on wool - ens for the duties on dye stuffs, which have been placed on the free list. Oa common forms of bar-iron the House rates have been adopted, being ac increase over Wells’ rates. Swesl, same rates as Hot bill. Hardware some- whatadvanced. The salt duties have been Increased, corresponding with the Hou :s bil. ‘Cottan aga coon mana factures are genegally, the same as in Mr. Wells’ biil, except that on theduty is 6O per cent. ad valorem. SiJk ribbons have been ad vanced from 60 to 70’per cént. Drugs are substantially asin the Wells’ bill. In re- Ard to coal the rates ‘Wells’ bill are re- tsined on canmel coal, and al} bituminous enal coming from any place thirty aegrees of lon- gitade east of Washington, $'.50 per ton. On bitaminous coal coming from wd place not More than thirty degrees east of Washington, 60 cents pertoa. On anthracite and all ether coal not otherwise provided for, €1.50 per ton. There isa drawbaek on articles of foreiga importation to be used in ship building also on iren and steel used in manufacture of agri- cultural implements for exportation. iis” free tist has been abridged somewhat. Thus: Staye bolts, shingle bolts, and some other descriptions of tumber, bare been put back on the tariff. Collectors are authorized to take any goods undervalued, and sell the same at auction, the United States to pay the importer’s 10 per cent en invoice vost, with charges and commis. The act contains 24 sections, and applies to | goods in bond. YIEst PRESBYTERIAN street. reaching S | am , by Rev ©. BL BUYNTUN, D | THE MOST REV. ARCH | UF SPALDING. of Baltimore, will pre: | o'clock mass TO-MOBRUW (Sunday) in St. Patrick METROPOLITAN OLUB An Adjourned Mecting of the members of this Club bas been sppointed for THIS EVENING, at 8 o'clcok As important business is to be trans- ected, e full attendance Pr atitck Secretary coca & et door from New Jersey avenue. ‘Treasurer. corner New Jer [steno W.T JOHNSON etree 4 GBAND I. 0.0 LEVEE, FoR T! BENEFIT OF THE LIBRARY, AT plead | ae svi J 7 . On MONDAY BVENING, Febrasry 4. lss7" oliar. Porticulure in future advertisement. jal2-¢03t Gor ee NOTIUE—A Stated Uonvecation bm Che: N 3 3 of Mount Ver: yal A - Mo. 20,41 be held at ‘al Masonic Hail. on MON- DAY, the lith inst, y the resol adopted at the Tass tion of @ 3 Che tert a he cepera' iy f tl Tran. a yr in re; to the tion o' Grand Bosal Arch Uhepter of Mary!l. and ti District of Columbia will be takes into consider. atien. AH members the Tully requested to be present. Bs order of the M.E. HB jalz-2t" Attest—_J W. GRIFFIN, Sec’y. AMERIOAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. The Semi Centen a COLUNIZ. be held on TUBSDAY B ineteat, at 7, o'clock,in Trinity Ob 34 stre: annual ets. ed. and Rev. JOSRPH TRACY.D D. tou. will read an Historiet I pter are respect- ‘on. E. Society, and Rt Rev THOMAS nd. The t of th aa © D.D . Bishop of Bhede Isla: @ cordially invited to be present MUNIOaL INSTRBUMENTS—SPEOIAL NOTION —Ali Musical Instru: ita kk at my store to be repaired, and ‘have been, wn galled for for over twelve months, be offered Ind sale to cover expenses, ten ge — thi - ee. Ja 1-3t 306 Pa a ear loth HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOOIETY. eral Meeting of the Societ: SUNDAY MOREL Carats elk, artke ven D, On 3th street west, ittend- lectiua managers comes 0 = NH. MILLEB. President. WASHINGTON SKATING CLUB —4 A Mmreting of the members of the ma Skating Club will be held i a Voard of Trate “ell 8.4 KIDDEE, Unsitman Com ((e Yoon row tax roos. Mayor's Orr: OC. Sau-10, i867. tr the ‘ates of the several W: by the Glty Counciie to distribate the Wise st Ist Ward—Samuel Drury, Eeq . Pennsylvania av Detween end 24d street od Ward Ht "Bate® ea Ds Mth and 37th streets 3d Ward— «+ D street, between Boq-, 8th street, be- . Bsa. Leuisiana ave- Eeq., corner ist t Fad “* Vitginigneiceal Boswell, Esq., 434 street, near a BICHAERD WALLAOH, Mayor. CENTENARY VICES. — W. | Ghar ey . corner iveet saat end ace | Borth, tol Hill, SUNDAY, 18th iugtant, | pFgecching atiis m. by Mev. F.3. D8 Hass, Centenary Love Feast at 3 | at EA m . PLATFORM z — at whi. | Hom. JAMES HaRLAN. &: retary of ti | Interior p were oot id gred by Hen. Senator Pauvk. FFIOE O Sokwos yh re . expired on January must be renewed at FEOTIONBRY. aM & DINING SALOON, 246 Penn. Ave., bet. 12th and 13th sts. Weddings. Dinner or Sn; Parties supplied at short ies in Pyram! fancy Jellies; Weddiag Ornaments: Salads, Water ico, Roman Panchy Bonet nan’ Key, plain ; Kecoloped Opntera, Basa Turkey io MMP oReciotey ante. lee to attend to all de- of arrangements. Bouquets, , ond cut Flowers to order xs Sybicuncas 30 3-im JOSEPA WZ AFPIELD. ey sts surensp 1863, $71 Pann FE’ Boras toos twice cenues, Sa eens aod th and yeas iis ytd Ta 8 SuIOREatne 475 SPS Gaeta ER Deseo’ reat MPonant FoR ae N parapruunss. Wo bog btn d oar Stenia. oy prem a pln piaragie ee HOUND “EDITION. | $@CLOCK PF. mM. Gav ¥ SECURITIES. ‘WAsuineton, January 12, 1967. Jay Cooke & Co furnish the following que- yeticns Of Government securities: Buying. Sellitg. U.8. 0% Coupon, iti .o0e Wwe LS !.S. Five Twenties, i602. U7 wT U.S. Five Twenties. 166i... i ass U S. Five Twenties, 1965... .. 04 ig 105 X U.S. eee oe a pest Te TEIOS cccsccecgeccnes t presse tuner Abgastiyet He S. Seven . 08% UE: Seven Thue! July... 1X NEW YORE FIRST BOARD GALES. Conpons, 6x; Five Twenties, isiz, 107; Five Twenties, 15, Five Twen-ies, vary aod July, . 9; Seven Thirties. 14; do. July, 104}; ——~ore-_____. FINANCIAL, Lewis Jobneon & Oo., quote Stocks and Bonds in home and foreign markets as follo New York. Jan.12.—ist Board—U.S. reg- istered, 1681, 1084; do., coupons. 103 4; 5-20's, Tegistered, 1054; do. coupons, 107; do., 1965; 15%; 10-40 8, registered, 99x ; do. coupons, SX; 7-3u's 10436: Obio and Mississippi Uertificates, 27%; Canton. 45; Cumberland, 9; Quicksil- ver, 43%, Mariposa, 13%; New York Central, 110}; Erie, 644 5 do. prefer’d, 76: Hudson, 13'; Rending, 105%; Michigan Central. 106; Mich. igan Southern, 6%; IMinois Centra}, 119%; Cieveland and Pittsburg. 91%: Cleveland and Toledo. Med £ Rock leland. 1:24; Northwes. tern, 43%; do. preferred, 81; Fort Wayne. W%, Obicago and Alton,—. Alton and Ter- re Haute, 109%; Toledo and Wabash. w.uU. Telegraph, 46%; Boston Water Power, Pa. cific Mail, 167: AUantic Mail, 108%. American gold, 2p. 194. <0 -_____ THE ATIQLITAN RATLROAD MLE, METRO Is the incubus that bas heretofere weighed down all efforts at important improvements tor the benefit of the District never to be lifted? Are we to goon forever doing nothing, and permit- ting nobody to do anything for us? The city might now be reaping the benefit of a system of street railways of her own fostering, con- tributing to her a handsome annual sam for a city park, as in Baltimore, or to renovate ner exhausted finances. The boon was within oar reach, and almost gained, but was defeated in one branch of the City Councils through the mischievous influence of parties who hoped to get the franchise tor their own benefit. The result was that nothing was done, and the franchise fell into the hands of strangers. Our ignominious failure to do anything with our franchises for railroads to the Poin: of Kocks and to Point Lookout is a matter of unpleasant recollection. The project to put ourselves in water communica. tion with New York, was “pooh pooh’d” and wet-bianketed nearly to death. Barely balf the requisite subscriptions for the en- terprise were raised by the energetic com. mittee, who worked unavailingly until “foot- sore and heart-sore,’’ a3 one of them said, in despair. Some of these subscriptions were afterwards cancelled by faint-hearted ones, and but for the success of the committee in raising money quite outside of city subscrip- tions, the experiment would have tallen through hopelessly. Tbe announcement that the Baltimere and Obio Railroad Company were prepared to commence operations with @ large force upon the conttruction of the Metropoli- tan Railroad from ths city to the Potnt o¢ Roeks bas been received in this community with the liveliest satisfaction, and it did really seem that at Iasi this city was about to enter upon the long-hoped-for career of business prosperity. . The construction of road would not only cause the employment of a large force of workmen in this immediate vicinity, and the disburse. ment of a large sum of money in our midst, but Its permanent benefits must be incalcu- Jable, putting us in immed: communication with the richest portions of Virginia, Mary- jand, and Pennsylvania; and, with other con- nections, shortening the route to the great ‘West more than 120 miles. This Prospect, opening up to us at a time of unparalleled business depression, was bailed with more Universal satisfaction than anything here within our knowledge for years. Nothing was wanting but the requisite legislation from the City Councils giving the road the right of ‘way, and this seemed to be so purely a matter of form that we presume there was not ene person out of a tfousand in Washington that did not fee] absolute impatience that a measure £0 vital to the prosperity of the city should be delayed one instant longer than was pecessary for the requisite torms of legislation to be gone through with. But it was not to be. The squatting incubus was not so easily dislodged. Just at the moment when hope is nt the high- est and everybody praying for the happy hour when the first spadeful of earth shall be pitched, in the commencement of the grea; work, ourears are saluted, as were those of our forefathers in the most heroic period of the revolution, by the dissonant sry of “beef!” “beef!” shouted through the camp by the inevitable speculator thrusting bis own selfish interests in the way of the public good. “Buy my lots or I'll defeat the bill!” Just sach speculators we have here, bawling their beef through the columns of the /ntelligenser, and one of whom was bobbing around so indefat- igably, up stairs and down stairs, at the City Hall on Monday night last, lobbying agains’ the Metropolitan Ratlread bill, and caus- img marked copies of the Intelligencer con- taining bis communication to be Placed upon the desx of every member of the two Boards of the City Councils. Uther speculators of the same ilk are endeavoring to force the removal of the railroad depot to the boundaries of the city, so as to effect a sale at a big figure of their own cheap lots in that direc- tion; and yet others who own cheap lots upon the streets along the line of the proposed roa, hope to make @ good thing by causing the bill to provide for the payment to them of a swinging sum for visionary damages from the care running in front of their property. it is urged in the interest of this nest of speculators that “our city interests will absolutely require that the railroad depots shall be removed fur- ther back from the center of the city.” Now: We hold that it is always for the interests of Qcity that its railroad statiogs »houtd be as near its center as possib.e. Philadelphia attempted to break close railroad conne. ‘ions through ber beundaries, and thrust the stations on the outskirts, an error that she speedily rued, aud now that city is endeavoring to Tepair the evil atenormous cost. To drive the railroad sia- tion out tothe boundary of the city, as we have heretofore said, is for the benefit ot no- body but hack-drivers, and Speculators in su- purban lots. Every business man who has a Pound of treight biought by raiircad has rea- eon to curse the stupidity that, by foreing the Toad to stop at the boundary, compels him to pay a dollar or half dollar additional cartage upon every cart-load of freight taken from the depot. 1t is not the railroad company that is injured by this senseless folly of forcing the dropping of passengers and freight on the Outskirts, instead of bringing them to the heart of the city. It is lees expense to the company to dump freight there than to bring it to the center of the city; there is vastly less time consumed, less jabor required, and there is lees wear and tear of rail and reliing stock. We think it would be for the interest of the city that the right to come to the present depo; should be granted m longer than proposed by the bill before the City Councils, if not in perpetuity. Then the business of the city ‘would necommodate itself to the road and the siauop. Permanent warehouses would be erected along the tracks, with switches jead- mg inte them, asin Baltimore and other ac- tive business cities. The company would then feel justified inexpending large sams of money In the efection of spacious depot buildings, auch as we trust wili be needed for the trans- action of the business brought to the city by the construction of this roaa. 1f the company is to becom pelled to pull up stakes atany moment! ‘we cannot expect them to build Snything bat } men of the city made urgent representations to temporary structures; tha: citizens will in vest money in erecting cost- ly warehouses that my be rendered vaiveless atany moment. The part of the city so ocen- Pied now is better adapted to railroad pur- poses thag any other in the city. Ités forthe most part aa unbesithy, broken ravine, tha; ves all its importance from its railroad k. The talk by the specniators that the “desertion and desolation and guisance” there @xisting is due tothe railroad is the purest ponsense. It might just as well be claimed that the «desertion and desolation and nui- efmce” further gown the valley. along James Creek,is due tothe raiiroad! If this city ex- fete a thousand vears from now, this low, ma- larial ground along the Tiber. towards the botndary, will always be deserted fot aay other than busines& purposes. suth as a rail- Tead only can create. 1t affords a natural path for @ railro+d,and is fit for little else than railroad business. As regards the bill before the City Councils we presume that the eccasien for its passage is fully enderstood. The Railroad Company bad determined not to enter the city by a ai- rect route from Rockville, but to intersect the Washington branch at or near Bladensburg, entering this city by their present track from tbat point, thus saving @ iarge outiny in road construction, 8nd @voiding the delay of getting a right of way from this Corpora- on. To this ‘elbow route” véry serious objections were felt by the people of this city, who desir@ the most direct possible con. nection with the West, and who dreaded that if the Metropolitan Koad, instead of coming @irect to the city, snoald diverge to intersect the Washington Branch at Biadens. burg or Laurel, that the trade coniug over the Toad would be diverted to Baltimore instead of coming to Washington. Indeed the charge was made that tbe proposed divergence of route towards Baltimore was intended for the benefit of that city. There was also the very important consideration that the construction of @ mew road directly into the city would cause & very large expenditure of Money in our midst, besides affording employment to a large number of our people. Influewced by these considerations, Mayor Wallach and some of the prominent business colored children of the State, and such pro- por ion of echoo! fond a+ shall beta pro- portion to colored children beset aside aad supliéd to their education by separate schools. He w liberal riations for the Sol- aie Sailors’ > On t®e paveonal ra an@eurrency — ‘he snys that the present cen- eration paying the whole @ebt. Tne action of the Soath caused the debt fo be contracied, and they amd@ their children s' id pay their pro- ion ef it, which, in the @estiture condition of South atthe prasept time, trey are ui able to do, therefore he isin favor of reducing t>xation to the amount necessary to pay the currentexpenses of the Government and the interest on the public deb!. leaving the princi- pal until times of more general prosperity. Ir be present generation, after having putdowna the rebellion, shali accomplish the work of re- construction, it will have done weil, and may properly leave at least part of the debt tor the com isg generation. On th estion of negro suffrage he says tris Tmporsibie to deny four miltions or el to support. Taxation and repre. rom getogether Phe 8 national right and should be subjected to re- strictions for the benefit of society. ‘says that the Constitatioval amendment has been fally discussed, avd recommends its consideration, and hopes.tnat its ratification Will soon be published to the world as a de- claration of the purpose and spirit of the peo- ple of Indiana. New England Items. by the Legislature to investugste the boars of Isbor bas reported There are two reports, that of the majority, (Messrs. Walker and Hyer ) taking ground against Quy Atlempt to reguiate the bours of labor by law: ced the minority (Mr. Rogers) report favoring ten hours jor factoryor farm labor, and eight bours for mechanical labor, as a. legal days work in the absence of any special contract An tmmense ten hour demonstration was made in Lowell Inst night. Huntington Hall was crowded with operatives in the factories interested in the short-time move- Mayor Richardson presided, and Br. F. Fiyn m & committee appointed to waiton the Treasurers and Managers of the mills to request a reduction of hours, reported the uneatisinctory result of their intervei ws. Speeches were made by J.C. Vonstantine, R. Butterworth, and Charles Corley, and resolutions were adopted to continue the agi- tation, and to petition the iegislatare to enact tep hour law. One of the speakers commented, in strong terms, upon the system of employing Treasur- ers at salaries of ten thousand dollarsa year while the operatives are overworked. Gov. Bullock was also condemned for appointing men upon labor committees who knew noth- ing of the subject. the management of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, asking that they would abandon the plan of diverging to Bladensburg. and come direct to Washington. Upon tnese representa. tions the management of that road reopen. d the question, and after some consideration of the subject, and the running of some addi. tional surveys, consented to adopt the direct route, if enabling legisiation by the Councils could be had seasoaably. They very justly asked that if they made this change of plan to subserve the interests of Washington that a sufficient extension of time of the privilege ef entering the city should be made to justify them in constructing the requi- site depot buildings, and in the large additional outlay for the construction of the road re. | Istion is necessary to enforce the provision the nois ral 1 d , Te. Fee e tenet: cate 1s Uk, PRBS! | Ocean enone ee ee tory of the whole proceeding. ‘ Ppiratio: of ten years, trom the compleuon of it now remains to be seen whether the same | the raifroad ‘and branches, to be offered for lighting influences that have killed every | Pubbc sale until the whole are disposed of, great public enterprise ever started for the and the avails to be a ied to the payment of benefitof Washington shall defeat this import. | Suoctequcne bonds of the Company, was ant measure. We think that a very heavy re. acopted. sponsibility will rest upon those who cause its | Painters deteat, Illinois Legislature. Crricaco, Jan. 11.—In the Tiinois Legisia- ture yesterday, Mr. Foot offered a resolation to amend the State Constitution so as to pre- vent the State Legislature from releasing the Illinois Central Railroad from its obligation to Py into the State Treasury seven per cent of its gross receipts. It also prevides that after the extinction of the interes'-bearing State in- debtedness, existing at the time said company Was chartered.to distribute the revenue derived from said company, equitably among the counties of the State foreducational purposes. It was ordered to be printed. To-day, Mr. Parker's resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire what jegis- GOOD NEWS FOR THE CLERKS. The bill tor increasing the compensation of the clerks and other civil employeesin the Departments, passed the House of Represen- tatives this afternoon, by a vote of 93 to 42. ane —The Painters Nati: Oonvenuon adjourned to-day, after 4 ses: of three days, to meetin Washington, Janu- ary next. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Wm. F. Coney, of Baltimore; First Vice President, W. Cheney. of Newark, N. I, Second Vice Pres- ident, V.N. Secont, of New York; Kecording Secretary, Jos. Burns, ot Chicago, Ill ; Treas- urer, Thos. Barrett, of Ealtimore. | An address was proposed and ordered to be printed for distribution among the painters. plains sb Sosth cea ae ey ‘s. ToreKa, Kaw., Jan. 11.—The Senate to-dav upanimons!y adopted the House resolution ratifying the constitutional amendment. Col. Bogy, brother of the Commissioner of BUSINESS AT THE PaTENT Orvice.—For the week on the ,22d inst. the Uommissioner of Patents will issue 193 patents, during the past week there was 371 applications and 42 caveats filed. INTERNAL REVENUB.—The receipts from this source to-day were $325,408.27, making the total receipts for week $3,459, 140.67. Indian Affaire, 1s holding councils with the see various Indian tribes of the State relative to CONGRESSIONAL their remeval to the Indian territory. It is expected no trouble in the organization will exist in this State in a year from now. The Louisvilie Ma: ity rogiie. Frankrort, Ky., Jan. 11—The Coart ot Appeals for this ecunty bas virtually decided that Philip Tomppert has been, is now, and Will continue to be until the next annual elec- tion in April the yor of Louisville, vice Lithgon, whom rd of Alderman de- Ppored. Ruben € ane: SaTURDaY, January 12. Horsg.—On motion of Mr. Morrill, (Vt.) the Committee of Ways and Means was granted | portienam to sit during the session of the couse. Mr. Upton (Mich.) introduced a bill provid- ing for the payment of the reward offered by the President of the United States in April 1365, for the captureof Jeff. Davis. Referred to Commitiee on Appropriations. Mr. Ctarke (Kan.) introduced a bill to secure the speedy completion of the Southern Pacitic Railroad. Referred to Committee on Pacitic Railroad. Mr. Paine ( Wis.) introduced a resolution de- claring that the principle of the American Government to protect American interests, but if Congress was compeiled to allow free trade in agrieultural products, it was but just that the principle of free trade should apply to Refe: ays Negro Suffrage im Kansas. Sr. Lowis, Jan. 11.—The Democrat's Topeka Special says that a preposition for an amend. Ment to the constitution is befere the Senate to allow negroes to vote, also giving all persone over the age of 18 years. regardless of sex or color, the elective franchise, which was made the special order for next Tuesday. sarees vie est ees. Stephens in Disguise. manufactures. red toCommiuttee of Rostox, Jan. 12.—1t is reported that Steph- and Means. ens has been in Boston during some portion of Mr. Stevens (Pa.) introduced a bill to pro- | the past week. 1t was rumored in Lowell yesterday that he was in that city, but the story isimprobablie. $$$ ___ Indiana Senater. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11.—The Republican caucus to-night nominated Gov. Morton for U. S. Senator. He received ail the yotes cast— four members not voting. LOCAL NEWS. Tes Nationa, Equal KIGHTS Leacre ConvENTION OF COLORED MEN.—The eye- ning session, yesterday. was held at the Israe] burch, near the Capitol. After devotional exercises, the business com- ‘Mittee reported an address to the colored peo- ple of the country. The president cailed on Colonel R. J. Hin- — (white,) of Kansas, who delivered an ad- ress. Prof. J. Madison Bell, (colored,) of San Francisco, was introduced, and read an origi- nal a which was enthusiastically re- ceived. Hon.G. W. Julian, of Indiana, was intro- duced as the representative American =g- gressive radical, who was heartily applauded in bis address of considerabie length. “The Year of Jubilee” was sung by the au- vide for payment of bounties to Pennsylya- Dia volunteers. Referred to Uommittee on Military Affairs. Mr. Ingersoll, (I}1.,) from the Committee on the istrict of Columbia, reported back Sen- ate bill exempting certain property of debtors in the District of Columbia from attachment, Gfttraint, ang execution. {It exempts wearing apparel, beds and bedding, and household farniture of value not exceeding $300; fuel and food tor three months; mechanics’ toois of vaiue not exceeding $200, and $200 worth of stock, &c..&c ; and no deed of trust shall be deemed valid unless wife joins with husband in signing.) Mr. Ingersoll proposed an amend- ment, that the act should not interfere with any contract heretofore made. Mr. Roes (111 ) moved to amend by exempt- ing homesteads of not more than $1,000 value; but Mr. angersoll refased to yield the floor for that purpose. Mr. Brownell (111.) moved to amend by pro- viding that the officer serying the attachment should summon three householders aw apprais- err, who, after being swern, should set apart the amount ef provisions and fuel exempt, and if not sufficient, then to set apart the value thereof. Agreed to. The bill was then passed, as amended. Mr. Mercur, trom the Committee on the Dis- trict of Chante. Teported Srey, agin Senate bill to incorporate the National fe and Accident Insurance Company of the Dis- | fiw renarks while me colleen oe ae ene “4 taken. Mr. Thayer (Pa.) propesed an amendment G. H. Langston, (colored,) of Kansas, then rohibitung the effecting of any insurance un- vheny = a + thirty per eent. of the subscription ie paid. made a short address, after which the con ven Agreed to tton adjoarned to this morning. Mr. Hooper (Mass.) moved an amendment to ‘PHIRD DaY. make the stockholders liable to the amount of The Convention was opened with religious their individual subscriptions. Agreed to. exercises by mpeg Meher po Mr. Allison (Iowa) moved to contine the offered a se- Captain U.S. B. Wall, of Oni tunctions of the corporation to the District ef on or sence sae esepciatn oe ante. Columbia. at the Capitol of this Republic, and ex; ive Mr. Ingersoli moved to amend by allowi of the feelings of the Conventioa on pas- the corporation to exercise its fanctions in all sage of the bill extend the right of suifrage iepending, Tar bor coeeeiocal awe thereof: | to tbe colored citizens of the District, Pending farther considera’ @ Mornin; ‘motion made hour expired, and the bill went over. eS Borer rie co negro and substitute “of the class On motion of Mr.Garfleld the House took up the bill granting increased compensation to cler! ind employes in the Departments, and jemanded the ee previoas estion beipg second: Mr.Be: jin (Mo.) moved to lay the bill upon table, but afterwards withdrew the motion to allow Mr. Wilson (lowa) to make a motion to reconsider the vote whereby the main question part. Rev. John W. said that the term was pmerny Peat to him, and hoped tae would be retained. He wanted term to be retgined, for his mother was black and be did not wish todeny his origin. ‘hile Mr. Logan was r. speaking he was fre- ‘was ordered. tern tions. Mr. Garfied moved to Jay the last motion on ore Chait zalled ine Convention. to order. the table. which motion was agreed to. eaying that the members should recollect that the yess and nays wore then ordered on the || 1.2. wore-potin the Honteet Ieee nn Passage oF the bil, and resulted—yeas 9%, mays | o54 sheresore they should keep oer 42; so. the bill was passed. . A member Urged that there seas no etirare Se erass German eigaee w e cars on a macew Ohio railroad they knew. where to pa ‘3 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. BY U. 8. & EUROPEAN NEWS ASSOCIATION. ue Udall Rey. E. Weaver. of Leaning’ apiece then -_ LATEST BY CABLE. previous question, and under Lonpon, Jan. 12—Noos. — Five-t ” was rejected, and the resolution 72%; new do., 71%; Erie, 42%; Ill. Central, OK. . ad Sn aaa alata res - Covet 1t Guwaual Teau.—Thie moraing, Indiana Legislature—Gev. Morton’s Mes- | a — a the District Seprens Court e. was S at INDIANAPOLI8, Jan ti-—Gor, Morton de- | The Uourt” judgment of the livered his message te the in joint | Court below, (Criminal Court, Judge Fisher, ) convention this afternoon. Message is | in overruling the ia the ine a palate fos Re tioel retosume than at aor oor perm tngicied fr periary bfore the J Suan, u = mer ane oe its eet bien ey the of Le" Bones ; Repcaeentad 85,396,000, upon which a reda ‘ were mestion re of over $1,000,000 wiht be plioity of Jetiersos De im the as next. The popniation of Spe Syate is sassination conspiracy. ‘ increasing, a8 shown. Statistics. The The Court also made an: order thaton tune a oF 1870 is ‘estimated at nday in February ot each year, the tion, are recom: SSpite provision by of common sc! pertons. The school laws ehoul @mended as to requ:re the of Neier a sending of agents to ts not assigned, the re- Bers HE Talay, Esae F. A it. Me., was admitted to the bar of Rasron, Jon. 13.—The commission @ppointed | | Divoner —Yesterdiy, Judge @rcrer im the Eqeuy oar: ai. DECKER oF w de from the bonds of mtirim. Brooker with ~Tene ©. Brooker, compinivant the tto Fesame the name «be Dore before martiag The petitioner sets forth thatthey were mar- ted Jamoary Sth, 1861, In Priiadeipbia, her Maiden peme being Myers, churges that the re spondent made no pfoviston for her support that be Bas been guilty of adultery. that in July tast, after repeated thren.s to take ber Ife. he came to her- house with the avowed Purpcs* of taking away her furnitore, and as. ea nited and ereeiy beat ber The evidence in this ca e was taken befors M. Ash fora, Commissier—Dradiey and Bradiey for the comptatma: THe Grayp Bait or tr ASON. We re. fer to the bail which will be nat Odd Fel. jows’ Hall, on Thureday evening next, the 2a enniversary of the Cojomvia Typographica: Societ, Weeso @erignate it beoanse the ctety, have, heretofore, fmurly earned tinction of giving first class enterra men's. whether we consider thesocin! stand ot those who attend them, or the sneertaken by the printers, from 8 Bop to strike. —_—_o Circuit Cop rt—Juige Olin —This morning. the jury in the case of Jobn O. Harris against the Baltimore and Ohio Kaiiroad—action to Feeover damages for injuries received by the pinintif at tbe time of a collision, which the Plapuff charges was caused by negligence— rendered a verdict awarding $8240 damages On the former tris! a verdict of #20,00)—the full amount claimed—was awarded. THE EXANINation oF ArrLicayTs.—The committee to rxamine xppticants for pos ten on tbe police force sat till a Inte hour ast night, They completed the examination of all who offered themerives, and will resume the ex- amination next Menday night. Of those ex amined about one in four came up to the standard of qualification ———_o_—___ Mr. and MRS. Howard Pavt gave a voral selection at the White Howse to-day before the President and household. His Ex-elienoy ry much sireck with Mrs > Tue Syow Law 0% TRE SeventaA Warn — Yesterday, the Officers of the Seventh Wara Police arrested eleven residents of ward for ne- glecting to comply witn the enow jaw. The fines amounted to $12 several cases being dis- missed. a Gran? Larcen Yesterday, Ede. Smith, colored, was arrested by Officer Grani, of the Fourth Ward, for the larceny of a bolt of scar. ‘et opera cloak cloth, the property of G. W. Winnington. The prisoner was sent to jal for court by Justice Water ——_o—___ Fixep.—Edward Coridon was arrested by Officers Evans of the 7th Ward for selling liqvor without license. Justice Handy ficea him $25. o—— Pouce Rerorts,— morning the Lien- tenants of police reported 101 arrests yester- day, most of them violations of the Corpora- tion laws. The fines imposed amounted to 820). —_——se GENTLEMEN ARE Kege RSTED not to throw the stamps of Dyer & Co. Lattie Beit cigars” onthe skating pond, as they incom mode tne skaters a Affairs in Georgetown. THE H akhon —The proposition toappropri- ate S20 tor opening the chaunel, as offered im tbe Common Coancil, as explamed by the au. thor, is not for an immediate effort co Open the way through the ice, but in anticipauon of the breaking up of the ice on the river. Tne idea ppesre to be to await the rottung of the ice, when the sum appropriated will be sufficien! toemploy @ tug and open the channel to the drawer of the Long Bridge, in the hope that the puseage of the ice throug that channel W.il bave the effect todeepen and cleanse it, and thereby benefit the harbor. Should the Spprepriaton be made and the experiment prove successiui, the advantage will have been chesply purchased. Fiove axpGraixn Manker.—The market closed to-day with the dull, guiet condition which has prevailed during the week, on- changed. Flour—Supers are quoted at $12, cut extra $12 Sv to $13.50, extra $13.75 wo 814.50. Grain.—\ery litte wheat arriving: sales from Wagons are reported at $2.90a83 for red, aud $383.20 fof white. Sales vf corn from stores $5.88] per bushel. Tbe transactions are ly with fhe local trade. TRE DELINQGUENTS —The licenses for vebicles under the Corporation laws having expired, the police bave been engaged cince yesterday morning in bringing up the delin Dering the day the arrests total amount of fines was $60.41. Tue Markers.—The provision markets were well supplied thie morning, the farms aud gardens of the surrounding country bei: Prices of provisions varied but little during the past two weeks. PoRK.— We notice a number of lots ot prime sinughtered bogs in the market this morning. Sales trom wagons at $8 50, and from the stores in emall Jots, $9a$% 50 per 100 ins. OUT PBOMENADING, sHUPP. returning heme from Thes ene Con cel vuld do well by going to BHAFSIELY'S Freach Uonfectionery 81 bene B P avenue bet ‘siresbmn 2. Confectionery. ae Betresbments. jal2 3s" peeuse OFF! SBLLING OFF :: The entire stock of Ledies’, Misses’, Cbidren's, Men oy ‘Sand Youth's BOOTS, 8HOBS AND GaITERS ee BLUW 00: . s05 yu ctreet SABEHANE, is 12- opposite Odd Fellows’ Hall. W255 & BEVESIDGE HAVE PEPLEN- ISHED THBIB STOCK OF | cog OBOCKERY, and GLASSWARE, Binee ys. are again prepared te far- nish Pome git Hue, othe beet class, a at oes ett KBé & BEVERIDGE G*®- J. JOHNSON & CO., Wil! commence on MONDAY next to runoff their entire stock of DBY GOODS AND CABPETS AT GREATLY BEDUCED PRICES CLOAES at less than half price. JOBNSON & SUTTON's OLD STAND, je 12-3t* 621 Beventh street *ENTLEMEN'S B&B! A$ DE CLOTHING G* anD FUBNISBING GOOLB. Oar stock embraces a large variety of the finest end best quality of OVEBCUATS, DRESS SUITS. and BUSINESS SUITS, ever offered in this city, which we are closing out at lees than New York prices. Am opportunity is new offered eur cus- tomers to supply themselves at the lowest rates. ALL. ——— &ov, 23 neyivanis avenue, ja12-6tif [Intell.} between ot! 10 Wit x ram isd- Y's PB: ¥ binterity EatTast MO Retabiished 18:1; promiam svearde! by the Bee iten “Tustitute. 1887 Febuilt 18%, and t+ iF the and most complote estab ry large stock ray best posse ane domes” ‘Chem w a led with the best Tal The sub o stend gurtvalied he selficits the con- ‘ond. ‘retarmed by Express romptness ri "OM H. WHEATLEY, Dyer.