Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1867, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. | The Largest Circulation in the Distriet WB. WALLACH, Editor and Prepricter. WASHINGTON CiTY : THURSDAY......... JANUARY 17, 1867. wr READING MATTER ON. EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPBIC AND OTHER MATTER. TO ADVERTISERS. The folowing is the official showing of the Circulation of the daily papers of this city competing for the Government advertising | ‘Under the recent aetof Uongress directing such Bdvertising to be made in the two daily news- pepere ot Washington maving the larges Girculation - Entelligencer.. A552 bod The etarns of advertising by the city papere for the quarter ending September 30, 1966, as xen from the books of the Internal Revenue Office, are as follows THE RECEPTIONS. ———»___ The White House. The ladies of the Executive Mansion, Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Patterson, at home every Monday, commencing on the 14th instant, The President wili hold three levees, the Zirst on the 17th instant, the second on the 7tn of February, and the third on the 2ed of Fe! ruary, on each occasion between the hours of Sand il p.m. The Cabinet. The Isdies of the family of Hon. 0. H. Browning, Secretary of the Interior, will Feceive their frienas on Wednesdays, at the | residence of the Secretary, on the east side of | Montgomery street, Georgetown Heights. The ladies of Secretary McCalloch’s family Will receive as usual on Wednesdays. Resi. dence 36 H street, between Uonnecucut ave- mue snd 17th street. Speaker Colfax. Speaker Colfax’s public receptions will commence on Thursday evening, the 10th inst., and continue every Thursday evening during the session of Congress, from 8% toll o'clock. The receptions of Mrs. and Miss Matthews, the Speaker's mother and sister. for ladies @nd geytiemen accompanying them, com- mence on Wednesday, the 16th inst., and con- tinue every Wednesday afternoon thereafter drom | to 4 o'clock. General Grant's receptions (cards) willbe held by Gen’! Grant | 2nd heavy. There is a large accumalited stock and Iady on Wednesdays, the 23d instant and | of undesirabie styles. 6th proximo, in the evening. At home every | Saturday from 2 to5 p. m. —$—$—$—$— ANOTHER EUROPEAN WAR THREATENED, Late news from Europe is to the effect that the insurrection of the Greek subjects of Turkey, which began in Crete, was spreading, and bad broken eut in several of the insular dependencies in the Archipelago, as well as in ‘Thessaly. In fact, the whole of the Greek subjects of the Suttan, as well as the popula- tion of the Greek kingdom itself, are thorough. Jy excited and aroused by their sympathy “Wito the struggling Cretans, and it seems im- H slowly. possible to restrain them longer fron taking part in the war against the Turks. An insur- Fection isom the point of breaking out in the Province of Bosnia; and we learn by the lates; Mail from Europe that Roumania and Servia mre preparing for the opportunity—which the Present insurrectionary movements will give them—to shake off che Iast shadow of allegi- @ece to the Sultan in his alarm, he has made s levy of 150,000 troops to suppress the zevolt. England and France have long been trying to stave off snd postpone this terrible and i following: “The Play Room, or ifdoor for Boys Geo. Walker; “De Waiden's Panion, or Dancing made easy,” 404 Meroehe’s.| “Manual of Chess," all publibaed by ‘Dick & Plecee CoNected MM trom the newapapers | tongs expressive of the hopes'‘and trinmphs, the umber of ‘effasions «nat are ‘clanisy The opening piece, “The Southern Grose," vy i i tricate “ Eastern Question,” bat Christian | Europe and America are in close sympathy ‘with a long suffering and gallant people fignt. ing for national life,and thoee Powers mus: take partin the contest. Russia has already expressed her Sympathy. More than forty years bave elapsed since the Christian world Tesponded to the Grecians’ call tor help to aid them in their contest fer the freedom of their country, and their need is just as pressing Bow. The sympathies of the Liberais of Uon- tinentai Europe, and also of Engiand, are ‘with the Greezs. Representative men like Mazzini and Victor Hugo have spoken elo- quentiy in their bebalf, and Garibaldi, ina letter just published, administers a just re- Duke to the Machiavellian pol: cy of the Eng- lish Government. Itis to call @ meeting of the ciu zens oft New York at an early day, to conside™ the proper measures fer ebtaining and forward- img assistance to the Greeks; and such meetings ‘Will probably be held in other cities. It begins to look as if «the sick man” w: near his end: in fact, Torkish despotism wou ai long since have been broken down, had it Bor | ‘been for the anticipated trouble to come, in the | mew arrangement of nationalities. But such Considerations wil! mot, in all probability, now | Svail tosave the crumbling Turkish Empire | from ruin, particularly if the proposed Euro. pean conference fails to settle the matter with- | @ut 3n appeal to arms. THE MEXICAN SITUATION We have some hopes for Mexico yet. Not Only is the latest imtelligence from that coun- ‘try definite and intelligibie, bat it real ly does | Seem at length that the Empire is passing away andthe Republic looming up. Max is sick ‘with fever near the City of Mexico; a aelhch- ment of French troops will embark on the 12th ister here has received a sopy of the officia’ report from Gen. Trevino rming the cap- tare of Guadaisjara by the national forces or the Republic; also, officral intelligence that the | city of Aguascalientes was Occupied by Gen. Gomez, of the Republican army,on the 25th ultimo. In addition to this, Mr. Uonsul Godoy, a; San Francisco, bas dispatched to the Governer of California and to Major General MeDo Department Commander, an official samm: ! Up of the Mexican situation, in which he | claims that “the complete triuniph of the Bational arms will soon crown the valor of the Gefeuders of inaependence and liberty, the conetitution prociaimed in February, 1557, and the legitimate Government be re-established th hout the country.” He says: ‘The forces under the command of (deneral Corona having occupied Mazatian on tne Bh ‘Bit., there does pot remain a single French soldier or traitor in the Stateof Sinaloa. The Same is the case in the Statesof Durango and Colima, the treops who sustain the legitimate @uthority having occupied their capitals. The Government of Juarez is now recognized throughout the States of Chihuahua, Neavo Leon, Coshuila, Tamaulipas, Oaxaca, Guer- Tero, Souora, Sinaios. Durango, Colimas, Cai- ae Tobasco, and the Terri.ory of Lower lifornia. In the other States the so-called Empire is barely recognized by here and there & district, it beiug so reduced, and relies for support op foreign soldiers, to the narrow r between the capital and the port of Vera Cruz, and here even they are threatened, as the majority of said States have already sub- mitted to the constitutional Government.” THE PATENT OFFICE ND. During the past year, about one hundredand thirty-three thousand doliars were in the Treasury by the Patent Office, after Paying ali the expenses of the office. This makes the total amount now to the credit of the Patent Office nearly three hundred thou- | eand dollars. Tae Nationat Usiox Commirrsx, ap- yoimted at the Baltimore Union Convention, aod which was reconstructed last year, meets at Willard’s Hotel to-night for a general con- ulation. @7 We are assured by parties connected swith the Chicago Republican that the statemen; that Hoa. Jobe Wentworth bas purchased the fpterest of the Springfield, Lllinois, owners in tmat paper is incorrect. Yau | wi Ha pemactonerel: From J. Shillington, boo! kaetlor, we bavethe ——__e—_ : FROM KUROrE. Tee Meee pAcstris 4 (tirls;” “Cribbage ninge ens: by. ad Ha ie 2 “ ry. = Personal Effects fn- sured—The Markets, &c. : Lubvon, Jan. 7Noon.—The Reform League is prepariog for Another monster trade demon- tion. The affair wilkcome off in this city on the 11th of Febroaey, and is oxrpected tosut- pase Es demonstration of the kind ever made in_Engiand. Puetu, Jan.1?.—Tbe Hangarian Diet, with Fremarkabie unanimity. design to break ther megouations with Aastria if, tnat Government couunues to oppose the wighes of Hungary in inststing om army organization scheme and otn- er measures, equally oppressive and odious to tbe ,. Vaswna. Jan. 17—The Presse of this city in an articie this morning says large insurance bas been made at Hamburg on the personal effects of Maximilian, to be shipped per steamer Maria to Ragusa. MAVERKPOOL, Jan. 37—Noon.=The cot'on market opesed quite setive this morniag, and prices show 8 slight advance, The sales will Probably reach 10,000 bales. Midiing Uptands Fitzgersld, of New Yori, i ttfactive style. Also, from Shillington, we have a copy of the Church Almansc for 1367 ‘The Southera Poems oi the War Collected and arranged by Miss Emily V. Mason. Bal- tumore: John MM. iby & Co. For sale in this city by Joseph Shillington. eg be coilection embraces some two hundred of the South during tae war end now published morial' yolame’* to preserve these and sorrows bf the “fost tausé.”’ The poems for the most part have litte iatrinsi® merit, aad ‘with the exception of Readalt'’s “My Mary- tend @ best pieces'are’ adonymous. It is Temarkable bow tittle poetic ‘aditicy, North or Som, was developed by the stirring : Quoted at 14%... events of the late war. Phe paucity of origi- Lonvox, Jan. 17—Nooa.—Qonsols un- Dal abiIRy fm this cotlectiom is’ shown by | Changed. American securities quoted to-day 86 tollows: .Ftve-twenties, 72%; Erte shares, 43%; Lilac Central, 81. NDON, Jan. 16.—Captain Samuele, of the Henrietta; Loriilard, of the Vesta; and Uolonel Taylor, of the United States army, leave to-day by stenmer tor New York. Paris, Jan. 16.—The Americans in this city will give a banquet to-morrow to James Gor- dom Bennett, jr , owner of tue victorious yacht in_the Jate ocean race, at the Grand Hotei. Vienna, Jan. 16—The Russian Minister gave a dinner fast night to the (treeks in this city, at which he presented the following teast:—“The weltare of Greece.” imitanons of schoolboy recitation pieces. St.George Tucker, parodies the “Star Spangled Bahner,” commencing “Oh! s&y cau you see, through the gloom and the storm, more bright for the darkness, that pure constellation 1’ &c., &. The piece entitled +1776—1561," is a parody of Brace’s Address: -(od save the ,"* ditto ‘upon “God save America; the “Anthem of the Confederate States” 1s a close imitation of en old anthem form, the “Charge of the Night Brigade,” (page 63) and “Rodes' Brigade charge at Seven Pines” (page 161) are parodies pon Tenn yson's “Charge ofthe Light Brigade." “The Beleagured City.” “Rich- mond en the James,” and «The wearing of the Grey,"*are the merest parodies of pieces kaown foevery school boy. Among the poems of the collection that bave a chance of living, ie tne exquisite “Ail Quiet along the Potomac to- Digbt,” attributed by the compiler, incorrectly, we think. to Lamar Fontatne, of Virginia. “Prayer,” ssid to be by a deaf and dumb girl of Savannah, “A Mother's Prayer,” anony- mous, Missing,” Anonymous, and “The Long Ago,” by Philo Henderson, of North Carolina Connderable space is occupied by effusion® upon the death of Stonewall Jackson, a sub- ject well calculated to elicit true poetic fire, but which has signally fated to do so. Poems. By Mary E. Tucker. New York: M. Doolady, publisher. For salein this city by Hudeon Taylor. Some of the pieces have no little merit. New York, Jan, 17.—A tierce the heaviest known here for years, set in last night, and isetill (9 a. m.) prevailing with un- abated tury. Snow has talien to the depth of over & foot on the level, and the drifts are two. and three fret deep. Thomas Davy, one of the crew of the Hen- rietta, has arrived here. He says there were Ro lives Jost on the Henrietta, as has been re- ported Mr. Cole, the second officer, was swept partly overboard, but was rescued. » The Herald's Valparaiso correspondent says the rnmor of an alliance between Spain and Brarzilia not credited. He thinks Oape Hora is the destination of the allied Onilian and Pe- ruvian fieet, which sailed from Valparaiso ander Admiral Tucker. Boston, Jan. 17.—The stock subscriptions to pational steamship enterprise fo ted up $325,000 yesterday. A new gold board is to be started bere, witb regulations similar to that of New York. Philadelphia M. ‘kets.q PHILADELPala, Jan. 17.—The snow storm almost suspended business. The advance in gold bas caused firmness in foreign commodi- ties, Breadstuffs dell. Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet; No. 2 spring red, $2.65; western, $285 to $3.15. Rye. 8135 to $1.40. Corn doll; new yellow 97c to$!. Oats unchanged; sales 2,000 “bushels State at 6%. Provisions firm; mess pork. #2150. Lard, 12x¢. to 13Kc. Whisky doll. rr New Yerk Markets. 7—Noeon.—Uotton quiety but firm at 344055 cents. Flour dall and de- sales of 2.000 bbis.; Western, £9.40 Wheat dull and declining. Corn quiet and firmer. Heet quiet. Pork and Lard firm. Whiskey dull. Dry Geods. Business is in limited activity. There is no bustle, and prices are without buoyancy, while many descriptions of goods are much depressed. Cottons are the most active, though only tn respect of pla goods. Prints are dull Desirabie styles are scarce and | pene steady. Shirting and sheet. ings of g qualities are in better demand and firmer. The tone ef the market, both for bleached and unbleached, is Geerdedly im. proved. Drills of heavy weight are in re- qxest. Cantow fiannels are dull. Stripes are moving more freely. Denims also are Going better. Delaines are inactive, and will be so until spring styles Appear in the opening of the spring trade. Uoburgs are very dull. Broadcloths are more inquired for, and prices are unchanged, Cas- imeres are without improvement A very limited demand exists for light weights. Sai- mets are dail. Fiannels are in small demand Blankets are lower. There is littte doing itn imported goods. Spring goods ari arriving Dress geods of plain desirable styles, including black silks, arein better request ina few weeks a revival of business 1s looked for. The amount of foreign dry goods entered for consumption last week was only $1,994,333, Against $2,690,694 for corresponding period of 1966. The spring business will open under some curtailment of credit, as the great oyer- stock of goods undisposed of has treable in settiement of accounts. wes & BEVERIDGE HAVE REPLEN. ISHED THEIE STOCK OF CHINA, CBOCKEBY, aad GL*SSWARE, Wolfdays. and are again pre) ered to ytbing in lose wel line, of the best class it cash e soto WEGB & BEVERIDGR, Q@PAsELine WISBS. pete do. | Dry ¥ ; sodamalions Ohas. Heidsteck, Bitlecy “ roe — Sparkling Catawba, in quart. nts. Eetenterty ot the WaanneoeeN fer Golden Wedding, Sparkling Oatawbe, in quarts UBT COMPANY will be Ped ak tho edie of | send plats. a seed prices by, Com » Fobra: . 18e7, the election of Directors: to serve aetisg sey oor : TEE 800. st 12 o'clock m. and close at 1 | _i8 17-008 Between 15th and 18th sireos At 493 Ninth Street, between D and E. For the uext fow weeks Iebal! sell my stock of BOOTS AND HATS at reduced prices. Selling to reduce stock. rt Me agaete cbt where 4 at ie amaneenen welts oiler te ene dollar sods rench Calf Boots, (men’s) Balti- low; alittle toolow. Fine Calf - OAS. B. BAILEY, Secretary. 7 a Coat low ‘em now selling COAL lon pies Red resk By 26; Pivry tin $ : Also, 33 superior article of SUT COAL, for cooking, * Oe, @ Ye. delivered. pot gi given, Eee» 45535 7th street, bet D 5 Yar. Streas wharf and p] ae (ORR OF FARE Booms, 0. Tr & | more make, ver: a B ied rT eke, way d. — rss Hon's teary Boots remarkebly iow Beye ELECTION OF OFFICERS. e core very. cheap. Oome and eve the goods, ‘The Fourth Quarterly Meeting of the Board of | ‘*Deur#ne obligation to parehase, | eee wilt tra on PRIDAY Ime j@17-3t* 493 sth st., bet. Dext, 5 =e Preside tavaod aboard of twelve Ditetoce cit On BAFFLE. e 1 to serve for the euening year. ABDO, t '. jn 4 bt fInt.Cnren. & Com oat ated MABONIC.—A etated meeting of iO BM - Bla BOYAL ABUH oHa 5% ‘Two hendsome MARBLE HEBB VASES, stand. ing six feat, valued at $500-$2 per chance. On JUAN BOYLE’s, exhibition at ja 16-3 B* Mo, 414 BD street. ASB FOUNDBY, Having started s BRASS FOUNDRY In connec. tion with my @ né Locksmith business, Law prepared to do all work in that line. ja 16-3m JOBN J. PEABODY. SPuz DID JBWELBY. MR, AL’ DE bpe jast retarnea from Hew the last con- in reference to the Qhepter Of Mary- the District of Cy 1 < Sidered. All members Stoduabie BA, Ohaster Seoretery. ‘A GEANDI.O 0 F.L < _ BENAYIT C¥ "rus Lipmany, Lows Te nee nt assortment of Fillutes re ae Pi Li 1 pir STEER, JEWELRY, inported Tram Laly otten went Tickets. One Dollar. * ” 4 inn at ope cuarier &, cost; eae enenet, Pe ab- | Particulars in future advertisement. jalt-0o3 TOURDL OM @. large sssortment of “new style | CAPITOL GILL BUILDING ASSOOLA- GooDps eg) fae and of great variety, j TION —The stock of this new Building As- which be will sell at the same rates, jon is now being feeued. 30 16-60’ 240 Pennsylvania avenue. ateck by reer can calling on CBURGE F.GULICK, nies 240 Ponnsylvants avenue. reseur Ky Pak ae tt ody PARIS Kip GLOVE DaPor, street, third doot from Mew Jersey svenae, = FI HE MOTUAL FIBi $10,000 woRTH H Bane oe he LADIRG AND GRETS’ BEST ium hotes end carhon hand PABIS KiD GLOVES, regular for seven man: S7 Price for Ladies, @2 per pair. lar anneal electi piss ed oe osse 25 per pair. br + January 21, between le . Je Seost* ULYesEs WARD, Prost. 87 Allcolors ond sizes, from 5% to 10%, FIELD JO8. J, MAY & CO OONFEoTIONERY. of & DINING SALOON, 308 Penney! het 32$h and 13th ote. _jeieetif _ between sth jied at gr fancy Serr Salons FOR EAT ar Salads, Pay E e ‘We shall cell, fr: thie di 1 - o Punch ned Tar om thie day antl! the Ist of Feb. yoary. our Steck of Drv and Fency Goods at GERATLY REDUCED PRICES FOR OA8H, for the pa: pose of taking aecount of stock. DBY GOODS AND SHAWLS AT Cosr. CLOAKS AT HALF cost. “NO HUMEUG ABOUT IT.” <5 @t0 be sent te attend to all de- ment ‘Boagucts, Wreaths, and JOSEPH H. SHAFFIELD. BSTABLISHED i862. McPHERSON & FERGUSON, S71 Puan. ee m her sonar? TOL Hine, : Pestergie HENNAGE, LUTTRELL 4 co, UGS, MEDICI 5 J. : ‘i PORE DEUGS, MEDICINES and ¢ EMICALS, At Geo. J, Johnson & Co.'s ld'Stand, fe we “4 fr iWeFAU RENTS, ac. Bo. ial6 eo3t* Cor, 20th st. and Penn. avenu ae. , | seehoase or ene "Fenn: evens 4." Whe Might Bell promptly answered. 5.20 © § BoNDs, ee <=— | INTRREST PAYABLE JANUARY AND 3ULY, Fo SALE—COOKING STOVES from @10 to For sale in sams to suit. i ee itp LEWIS JOHNSON & 00., Bankers, Beaticads. Wardrobes, Boreiue, Gane seat ja te-atit 292 Ponseylvauia avenue. for fh a Fun) tone Sroae, 3 71h street, be 5S [Rs Porois B ObD CORNER FOR CHOICE ~ BEAMS, s 0! ee can be proven per- Sean 2 ys t-oe jAition to th ‘ taper 80s. inteoe tae 2 aatHas Sachs tare tem festare has been And various other brands, Bremied egg cies. | GAD Ee ae ee TE beta Gne eTRE AND pty yA 256 Pennsylvania avenv: here these favorite bivalves are served in euch a ja 17-cost between 12th and 13th str. Babsepe isl ftp sommeuds of all who Sttrime ou®, o6 Sib ie"s itis Pains FESTIVALS. ond PUBLIC. view to rebuilding our ‘store : 8 aces wine te ere sres pra | 480, cxnensl Sborsion, 480 HbsignY’ CLovas, «| plamomba, “Lorna tan sus" WATORES. and a general essortment of } mieten. t tai From this date until the first day of May. for 8240 | Aico, rio ieka) pus FRSO% FILLING, BOOK AWAY with HORSE eer ae ror 255 Pennsylvanis avenue, ‘i 4 125. Apply at No. 10 Federal Block, f next to 11th gtreet. pend Fetrectas” ee jets” ene O'CLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. WASHINGTON, January 17, 1367. Jay Cooke & Go farnish the following quo- tations of Government securities: Baying. Seiiing eoeee 18 ws 1084 18 y 100 ce. THE LATE MASBACRE a? FORT PHIL KEAB- From a private letter.,received.in this city by a gentleman from an officer at Fort Phil Kear_ ney, dated December 15th, 1966, (six days prior to the massacre) we gain the following infor- mation: About the 10th of December, a wagon train Went to the mountaius about five miles irom the Fort, for tne purpose of procuring timber and fuel. Un their return théy were attacked by a body of Indians, Bumbenog about three hundred. A guard stationed on a hillsome distance off immediately signalied to the Fort, and a body of mounted infanury and cavalry, abont 44 in number, were sent out under Col. Carrington, to relieve the train. Aboot thirty of the’ party under Captain Ferterman went in one direction and fourteen under Col. Carrington in another. The larger party first came upon the In- diana, and 8 fight ensued, which was contanued for a distance of eight miies- The Indiaus were whipped finally and routed’ though not until Lieut. Bingham had been killed and scalped and severai wounded. An. other party, under Lieut Drummond with eight or ten men, were surrou sded by the In- dians, and the little party were compelied to cut their way out, in which Sergt. Bowen was killed. A namber of Indians were killed and wounded during the fight. Oa the morning of the 15th of December the Indians again at- tacked a wood train, but were soon repuised, No other outbreak has been reported until the aiternoon of the ist of December, when the terrible massacre took place, the whole of the command under Captain Fetterman being slaughtered. re INCREASE OF COMPENSATION The Clerks of the several Departments were to-day represented before the Senate Finance Committee by Messrs. H. D. Brandt, ot the Navy, D. M. Kelsey, of the Treasury, J. E. Brady, of the War,J. M. Bianchard, of the Interior, and W. Duane Wilson, of the Agri- cultaral Departments. Their chief mission was to urge the passage of a more liberal and satisfactory measure than the House bill, on the ground of public economy, justice, and necessity, and to secure the adoption of Mr. Farnsworth’s substitute, giving 20 per cent. additional compensation from and after the ith of March, 1965. The subject was presented before the committee by Messrs. Kelsey, Bra- dy, Blanchard, Brandt, and Wilson, and tha interview was considered satisfactory, what- ever may be its final result. THE MERCHANT: ATIONAL BANK General Spinner, reasurer of the United States, has orderea that the disbursing clerk of the Post Office Department, Col E. B. Pim. stead, be relieved of the responsibility of mon- ies to hts credit (2,213.75) in the Merchants’ National Bank, of this city, atthe time of the failure of that institatien. The reason fcr this order is that the account of Colonel Olmstead, as disbursing clerk, was created at the Mer- chants’ National Bank by Treasury warra;-» which he received and which were made Paya. ble there te nis order. The amount hela by the bank at the time ot the failure remained un- checked in the legitimate course of business, —$____—____ THE TARIFF LOBBY. A targe number of tariff men, “ruined man- ufacturers,” snd others, were thronging the Capitol lobbies to-day. They sre generally very sleek, portly gentlemen, and do not look at all distressed by their “rumation.” THE NOMINATIONS. The Senate Committee on-Foreign Relati have not considered any of the nominations be‘ore them this week. The indications are that Mr. Cowan and Mr. MéGinnis will not be confirmed, and that Gen. Dix may not be. THE SENATORS ELECT. Hon. Simon Cameron, of Pa., and Hon. Ros- coe Conkling, of New York, were in the House ball this morning. and received general con- gratulations upor their election to the Senate. E BILL TO PUNISH ILLEGAL VOTING IN ™! Bae DISTRICT oF CoLUMuSE = Mr. Morrill, from the District Committee, Teported back to the Senate to-day the above bill, with amendments, providing that there shall be five judges of election within and fer the city of Washington, and three within and for the city of Georgetown; the same to be ap- pointed a ope Supreme Uourt of the District of ‘Colum! ia, whose duty itehail be biennially and prior to each election to prepare a list of the iS Qualified to yote in the several war said cites in any election; and said Judges sbail be in open session in their - tive cities to receive evidence of the qualifica- tion of the persons claiming the right to vote in any election therein, and for correcting said lists on two days biennially, not exceeding five @ays prior to each election for the choice of city officers; giving notice of the time and place ofeach session in some newspaper printed in the District; apd prior to said election the Judges shall post up alist of veters thus pra- pared, im one or more public piaces in said cities, and at least ten days prior thereto. NAVAL ORDERS. Commodore James Alden and Lieutenan; Commander Edward E. Preble, detached from the Susquehanna and placed.on waiting orders- Lieutenant Commander John J. Read, de- tached from the Rhode Island and ordered to the Susquehanna, Captsin Charles M. Pick- ering, “detached from duty at the Portsmouth aes and “Beenas to or oeae: ba in uropean ron. Gaptain Donald MON. detached from the command of the Rhode Island and ordered to command the Susquebanna. Lieutenant Commander. Ed- ward KE. Porte, detached from the Rhode Island and placed on waiti the Susquehanna And ordered to the Vermont. Lisuiassat ‘Golamander Milton Haxton, de- tached from the Vermont and ordered to duty atthe Naval Rendezvous, New York Navy Yard. ORDERED TO DUTY, Breve: Brig Gen. Horace Neide, special in- spector of colored schools, as been ordered to Teport to Brevet Majer Gen. K. R. Scott, assistant commissioner for South Oarolina, for duty in that State. en ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOK TENNESSEE Brevet Major Generai William P. Uarlin wil; shortly be are asty as Assistant Gom- missioner of F mén’s Burean for the State of Tennessee, in place of Brigadier Gen- eral J. R. Le PERSON AL.—Represeutatiye Washburne, of Illinois, is not so serionely ill as has been re- Ported, being able to be present in his seat daily; but he is troubled with a spinal affec- tion, rope in @ week or so, for medical advice. INTERWAL REVENUB.—The receipts from this source to-day were $348,600.39: 4 LONIZATION SOcieTY,— The | AmmEICAN CO! Bosrd of Directors of this national philan- thropic institntion held two sessions * comprised some of the most emineat country. The Po and the necessities ‘sad the ctive.. ings for e1 usefalness endeavored ta be met, early 700 appli- cants are already enrolled for the spring expe- lar; 7 ecg Owned and run by cers of last year were all 4 will, it is understood, leave tor Eu- | of the society, Hon. Jobh | and William CONGRESSIONAL. 7 ax peeeuary 17 = oS te r. Wade presen’ & petité ade ot Se Washington Navy idere: compensation. Re. cal = ne mittes op Finance. . i iftey. & memorial from the jOy Ces Sethe teaser extension, asking increased compensation. ferred to Vommit- tee on Finance. Mr Sumner presented a petition from loyal citzens of Texas, askéng the establishment of a Tepabiican form of governmentin that State Referred to Committee on Reconstrucuon Mr. Morrill, from tue Committee on the Dis- trietof Columbia. with an amend- ‘nt the billto preven: illegal voting in the Dratrict of Goren, mn , be jetap recat ‘osecure & cite in New vorn ity for a pik dtecasacentetasen Mr. Ramsey, from the Uommittee on Post Offices, @he bill in regard to the com. ‘Beaton Of Toute agems of the Post Office Department; which waspasced.; Hee Renee ytd Mr. Morrill, the bill to amend tte *act anthorizitg the Baluimore and Onio from between Knéx- Junctica, aad eater sach portion of the wrap ee perigee be agreed on between the company and the 'po- rate authorities of Washington aud Geotge- Town, was takén up and The billao regulate the tenure of office was then taken up, the question being on the amendment of Mr. Sumusr, re re. Mr. McDougall argued against the bill. It Was nething more than an attempt of the ma- jority to control, tor their own benefit, all the offices. The majority ®ad lost all regard and all respect for the feelings and wishes of the minofity. The option of every Senator on this floor was formerly listened to; but now, in these days of caucuses, they bad no rights whatever. ‘it was ouly within the Iast eight yeare that snch a thing @s caucus had been beard of in the Feaoral Senate. Now, every- thing was determined there. The tyraany of & majority was worse than the tyranny of a howling mob. We might soom nave duties and wers of the legisiat xe tive, and judicial departmeuts of the Govern- ment, and maintained that the sphere of one department should not be encroaghed upon by another. Mr. Willey advocated impeachment of :he President for bis literal fulfiliment of his pledge at St. Louis that he would kick the Rad- ieals out of office. The President bad left only one man in office in West Virginia who sup- ported the policy of Congress. Mr. Cowan bad no doubt the President bad been grossly misinfosmed, not only in this, but in otherinstances. This postmaster at Wash- ington, it seems, had changed his opinion of the President; but there were many others, in- cluding some here, who had aiso changed their opinion, Some of them had ashort time ad- vocated the policy of the President Quite as vehemently as they now repudiate it. HOUSE.—The Speaker laid before the House & report from the Cierk of the House of Repre- sentatives, transmitting an account of contin- gemt expenses of the House and the list of em- pioyees thereof for the year 1866. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ingersoll (111.) introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, directing ube Commitres on the Dietrict of Coiumbia to taquire into the expediency of paving Pennsylvanian avenue, or @ny part thereof, and to report by bill or otherwise. The House took up for consideration the legisiative, executive and judicial Sppropria- tion bill; and,on motion of Mr Stevens, the bill was recommitted to the Uormmittee of tbe Whole tor the purpose of correcting certain error. Mr. Stevens moved to amend by extending the ighbys as of the 34 section of chap. 210 of the actapproved July 26, 1966, to the Court of Cinims, and to all suits therein where the United States is a Ts {The provision re- terred to required all United States courts to take testimony without distinction of color: And it also allows the plaintiff to testify when the United States is a party.) The amendment WAS agreed to. On motion of Mr. Wentworth, the amend- Ment offered yesterday, limiting appointments of Metropolitan policemen to Soldiere, was further amended by inserting seamen and marines. The Committee then rose, and the Chair- man { Mr. Vobb) reported the bill and amend- ments to the Heuse. Mr. Stevens moved to amend the bill in- creasing the appropriation for publication of the report of the decisions of the Supreme Court by allowing $2,500 for every yolume of the rig ne ordered by the Court. Mr. Washburne ( 111.) ob; - Mr. Stevens referrec to last amendment, which it was reported had passea in Commit- tee of the Whole, and which appropriated a sufficient amount to pay thé increased com- pensation authorized to be paid to the clerks and employees of the House of Representa. tives. Mr. Stevens denied that such an amead- ment hac been adopted. it was clearly a mis- take, and he believed that it should be stricken out. A number of gentlemen announced that they aa ‘votes on special clauses of the bill. Mr. Raymond advocated the retention of the clause making ap yee for telegraphic communicauon wh Pacific Sta:es. f On motion of Mr. Grinnell, the appropriation for a pardon clerk. which was stricken out in Committee of the Whele, was reinserted. Mr.Grinneli said ies intormed that such an officer was absolutely necessary. The amendment striking out appropriation for —— te Sher ed mem- bers of a preceding Congress, wasn. to. The amendment giving notice that upon the close of the 40th Congress the contract for far- nishing one set of the Congressional Globe to e&ch Seuator and Representative in Congress ‘would be terminated, was agreed to. All the other amendments pi in Com- mittee of the Whole were eqresd tor Tastoains that of Mr. Randal! (Pa.) making appropria- wy the clerks and employees of the the additional appropriation voted at last session. TheTili was sag TTR as amended. On motion of Mr. rh gee the Committee on Pripting was direc mire into the expediency of previding for ‘ts of debates of each House by reporters to be selected by each House, and the debates to be printed at the Government Printing Office. On motion of Mr. Washburn,(Ind.) the Sec- ret: of the Treasury was directed to inform the House what amount of debt due by the United States to Texas remains unpaid, and whether Texas has accounted for tne United States property taken possession of at the out- break of the rebellion. On motion of Mr. Ancona, Pa.) the Commit- tee on Military was directed to proceed to West Point and inquire into alle; abuses in furnishing articles to the Oadets there. On motion of Mr. Bidwell,(Cal.)the Commit- teeof Ways and Means was directed to inquire into the expediency of maxing the tariff on silk goods ific Inetead of advalorem. The House resumed the consideration of the bill to pone the Washington County Mr. Schenck moved to amend by a provision that no fare shal] be paid by a passenger who does not get a seat. The bill then passed. LOCAL NEWS. ——————— THE Cost oF Imquasts.—From accounts made from thé books of the Uoroner, we are enabled to give the following fees due for 1 esta from January Ist, 1855, to August Ist, I! including the amount due by the corporations of the two cities and the Levy Court, ppd sue amount which should be une —— w the Government, $7,143.94; of which $3,609 1s tor coroner's fees. The amount charged to the city 18 $15,924.63: $7,528.39 of which is for cor- oner’s fees; to Georgetown, $2,545.20; $1,209.70 ty, $2,990 cost to the cities and co * peel yes in- cluding the inquests on soidiers an: rn. ment employees, $28,507.47; of which 813, ie for corener's fees. —o—— Drgp FROM COLD aND Exposvite.—On the jired last night. Froma paper found in hie’ pocker, signi iy 3 cobohe it , Va. it appears that for eight rt it othe Germans, had their pay by-the manager. The paper says that he basa wite and two children - ‘andria,, ; bat from bis owa statement tb tne the statio that his wife part are ivi ag eben ceosen, ‘New (Yore He-had avout 94.50 in his pocket a3 403See leaving 48 0 New York Om complaint of Bridgw + who ™. in CoMnection with & man name? Wm. Reid, win having forged certificates, an aMaavitanda cheek, for of obtaining & peasion clam of alleging that they were acting for ‘wRable from phy ‘Bonn The par fore missioner Os. FP Ant Mills to bail in tbe au: $300 es0b, and heele was com miles in default of bail, Other charges of a aimile: character will be made agains them Reig is not yet in custody. Suveutas Leonard Grover, formerly manager of Grove: Sire in this city, and now of the Oiym . atre, New York, while leoking over a mass of old. 8 letter from J. ey enugacement | and. led to Within it, a note from President Linocoin, some evening's performance, and saying tha’. ‘f possidie, the box would be occupied by “Tad” and himsei(. “Soppax Dearu on tHe WaAsstyoron Tratx.—On the 6.454, mi. train from this city yesterday for Washington, man, whose nam- was not ascertained, was taken very tl, and ied detore the cars reached the Reisy House. Dr. A. W. Dodge. of this city, to be on the train,and rendered — atten- tion, but without svail. man, Ho was Jearned, had been unwell for some time, and Wason hi« way, in charge of friends, to his ) irgmia. — bomein V Bait. Sum, 17th. CRIMINAL CovET—Judge Olin.—Yester@ny, the case ot Wm. Auffers aad James Jotnson. tougery of Giechiter papeon, war tauee Gh. ot papers, was =p. enbseaaron trial to-day; Mr, Smithers ap- peartng tor the defence. Theer patties were arrested’ on the 26th of September tnet, by Detective Kelly. while at the pay master's office where they had presen: ed the discharge In the case of Emanned Hoffman, indicted for arson, nollie pros. was entered. Paneer ares A Svereiss Presextatiror.—On Tuesday evening, a party of Indies and gentlemen, rep- Terenting the teacbers and scholars of the Isiand Baptist Sunday School, — A bsurpris- visit to their supermtendent, J.P. Lucas, at his residence, on F street south, when Mr James P. Hall, on behalf of the school, pre. sented the superintendent with a baodsome cushioned rocker and chairs asa New Year's present. —_—_5—___. DISORDERLY IN CaUKon.—Rebecca Harris colored, was arrested by Officer Harrisva for bebaving in 8 aisorderiy manner ia church, in the eighth precinct. Sbe was fined @5 by Jus. tice Cull. The disorderly conduct consisted in pillering a handkerchief from Meliena Ma gruder at a colored church near the station use. Ma. Feeperick Sew. Wornn—The ‘wound in Mr. Seward’s head, received at th» time of the assassination, bas only closed over within a recent period. Trepanning was im Possible, owing to its situation en the side of his skall, and now the brain at that Point only protected by a thin armor of flesh. nkosi domes TENTERANCE.—At the reguiar meeting o the Washington Temperance Society, of this city, hela on Tuesda: at the following ort - ficers were re-elected :—John S. Hollingshead President; W. G. Flood, Vice President. Geo Savage, Treasurer; Kos A. fish, Secretary. Affairs in Georgetown. THe Ick HARVEST.—The ice harvesters working steadily upon the choicest fieids in this locality, and will doubtless have all the houses filled with as pure ice as war ever used im the District, long before the season closes Dytn@,—At noon to-day it was supposed that Mrs. Leobard, the lady who was so bad- ly injured by ber clothes taking fire, as was stated in the Star yesterday, was dying. The announcement causes much sadness in the Reaberbont where the lady resided with her mily. Porx.—The receipts ype Aan light. The prices may be quoted at $8.25 trom wagon) and $9 per 100 pounds from stores for pri slaughtered hogs. FLouR AND Grams Marxker.—There has been no change in the state of the market sinc yesterday. Demand moderate and sales un important. No receipts reported, and the price list unchanged. Ff OBDBaUX Winks, Qhateon Margaux, (vimtace, 1861.) range, ‘* Mase ioe - ~ =a, 2 = Beuterne, ontet Canet, F yasioas rebaced: rices by = soc E °. Drew £ 00.. meyivanie avenue, 17-206 Detween 1th and 13th vtreets. G2oCrsrs st HALL & PLANT, PLANT'S BUILDING, Corner New York avenue and 1sth street, (Batrance on New York avenue,) Dealers in fue FAMILY GROCBRIES, TEAS. WIRES, LMPOBTBD LUXUBIES, &c.. &c., would respectfaliy notify their friends end the public that they have just opened their Now Gro oery Btore, where can be obtained any article usu- ally kept in @ first cless Grocery. Withont at- tempting to enumerate our large, fresh and well- selected stock, we cordially invite the public to examine our stere and stock. believing we shall Bot fail to give entire satisMction to all who may faver us with if patrenage. ‘We call es; tention to our assortment of TEAB and COF FEBS, which have been selected with great carefor purity. Deslers will find s five assortment to select from, and our prices to enit, Goods delivered promptly in any part of the city. jen 9-Sm UABTEBLY REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THR 7, Trp waseinoron. morning of at b BANK the ist Monday of January, 1857 On the Sworn and subscribed before me, this 10th day of J 9 keer. (Bigneds) WM. BE. HOWARD, ia 5 e Motery Sarsine orr to cross Business, A.W. TOWSHBED & CO., Jewsiers, 516 Tth st., between D and B. ar he poe SUG aAn tape Ot PBIOB Lisr OF WATCHES. hunting-case, ancher _ 7