Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1867, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. | The Largest Circulation im the “District W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Prepricter. | WASHINGTON CITY: SATURDAY. JANUARY 26, 1867. “B READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TRELE- | | | The following is the official showing of the | circulation of the daily papers of this city | competing for tbe Government advertising | ‘Under the recentaet of Oongress directing such | Advertising to be male in the two daily news- | Papers of Washington Baving the larges @éreularion : Sv e.iie Stab. 7,715 copies per day. Chronicle 5.068 “ | Intelligencer. 3.552 “ | ‘The returns of advertising by the city papers for the quarter ending December 31, 1866, as ‘4ken from the books of the Internal Revenue Office, are as follows Eventne StTar.. 13,107 | Intelligencer. 9,198 { Chronicle... 9,182 H Republican 5.333 | ees ae ae | THE RECEPTIONS. | 2S. | | The White House. ‘The Iadies of the Executive Mansion, Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Patterson, at home every Monday. commencing on the 14th instant. The President will hold three levees, the first on the 17th instant, the second on the 7tn | of February, and the third on the 22d of Feb- Fruary, on each occasion between the hours of | Sand tl p.m. The Cabinet. } The ladies of the famtly of Hon 0. u.| Browning, Secretary of the Interior, will | receive their friends on Wednesdays, at the Tesidence of the Secretary, on the east side of Montgomery street, Georgetown Heights. The ladies of Secretary McUulloch’s family | Will receive as usual on Wednesdays. Resi. | dence 46 H street, between Counecucut ave- | bue and [7th street. Speaker Colfax. Speaker Colfax's public receptions will commepee on Thursday evening, the 10th | inst, and continue every Thursday evening | during the session of Congr o'clock The receptions of Mrs. and Miss Matthews, the Speaker's mother and sister. for Iadies and gentlemen sccompinying them, com- Mence on Wednesday, the 16th inst., and con- tinve every Wednesday afternoon thereafter from 1 to 4 o'clock. General Grant's receptions (cards) will be held by Gen’l Grant and lady on Wednesdays, the 23d instant and 6th proximo, in the evening. At home every Saturday from 2 to 5 p. m. from 8% to IL —+ece- TOUCHING THE POCKET NERVE The impeachment agitation has, it seems | from leacing journals in the North and West, slready hada depressing effect, unsettled the finsnees, and cost the country millions of | dollars. Capital has taken alarm, workmen } Sre being dismissed trum employment, stocks are goipg Gown, the demand for National se- curities bas diminished, and indications ofa Mnancial panic increase. As a conseqnencer the principal Republican journals throughou, | the country, (which, as a general thing, rep- resent the intelligence sud wealth of tne com- mupities in which they are published.) with but few exceptions, seriously deprecate even a Femote possibility of conflict between the Legisistive and Executive branehes of the Government. The New York Tribune is | foremost in its Opposition to impeachment, and indirectly charges the Herald with adesign to break up the Republican party by its advo- cacy of the Measure. Sacha result would be almost inevitable, and other leading journals | Joresee disaster to the country, and ruin to the | Republican party, if the agitation is continued. | ‘The Chicago Tribune, the great radical thun- | derer ot the Northwest, is ont in an elaborate | and forcible article against the impeachment of the President; and the Albany Journal goes so fox as w say, “We believe the country wil) suffer lees by a continuance of Andrew John- son in office—even if he shouid repeat his 22d of February speech once a week, and appoint none but Copperheads to office—than by the perturbations whieh would follow an indict- ment in the Mouse of Representatives.” —— CALIFORNIA INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT SE- LEcrions ” pore x A transcript embracing 4 list of lands se- fected by the State of Califernia for internal improvement in tue Stockton land district, in- cluding 449 separate tracts, and covering in the aggregate an area of 74,750.08 acres, has been Approved. vesting the fee Sar title in the State. Certified transcripts of the proved list have been transmitted the Commis- sioner of the General Land Office to the Gov- eruor of Cabitornia and to the district land of- fices at Stockto! MEXICAN CLAIMS The Commissioner of the General Land Uf- fice bas just received from the Surveyor Gen- eral of New Mexico, returns of survey for pat- | ent often Mexican claims in that Territory, | known asthe “Sau Pedro Grant,” containing | 35.911,9-100 acres. *Canon del Agrea Grant,” | no! o! andapbont between Alberq : ane | INDIAN LANDS. Commiestoner Wilson, of the General Land Office. has just transmitted to the Commis_ sioner of Indian Affairs, for delivery to th, = entitled to receive them, 117 patents for innebago trust Jands, embracing an area of | 15,005.62 aeres in Blue Earth county, Minne- ans These sreveil wok uae under the act of ingress approved February 21, I: for benefit of the Winnevage Indian ie a“ Sak Se tates aS amemenal LAND CLAIMS ADJUDICATED. Thirty cases of the series under the provi- sions of an actof Congress, approved 34 March, 1565, entitled an act for the relief of the occu- 7 of the lands of the Ex-Mission of San in. the State of California, have been ad- judicated by the Commissioner of the General and Office. The series comprise over two bundred cases, embracing in the aggregate 27,533.97 acres." . —— ELECTION ov MR. SWANN a8 UniITED States SENATOR —The daily ballotings which the Maryland General Assembly has had during some bine days, in joint session, for United States Senator from that State to succeed Hon- Jobn A. J. Creswell after the 4th of March pext, resulted yesterday in the choice o¢ Hon. Thomas Swann for that position. The Yote stood: For Mr. Swann, 66; for Mr. Cres- well, 24; for Hon. Alexander Evans, of Cecil, 6; for Hon. John W. Crisfield, of Somerset, 1- and fer Hon. George R. Vickers, of Kent, 1. p-sevearnrcmeetatenetinceara E7'We have received from J. ©. Parker, Post Office News Stand, and from J. Shilling- ton, the Riverside Magarine for young people. Also, from the latter, the Lady's Friend, all for February. PATENTS TO BE ISSUED.—T wo hundred and tour patent rights will be issued from the Pat. ent Office on Tuesday next. During the pas: week 475 applications and 75 caveats were filed. Miss Rose EYTInc#.—This charming actress ‘will appear in her original eharacter of “Kate Peyton,” in “Griffith Gaunt,” at Wall’s Opera House, next week. - A Poor snp HIs Moxxy.—A Western artist | bad SiG worth of tekets im the Orosby, | © Operas House lottery. He drew $15 worth of i pictures. j = » | &7 An act ‘or preventing negroes and malat- tées froma sitting on juries in Colorado, was | passed, Over & velo, by the Legislature. © I — PersonaL.—William B. Astor, of .New York, is im town. “Mr. Obaries E1hot;the artist, bas come here from Albany to'tike-por-|| Uaits of President Jobnson,’ Grant, | and W. ram oor | £ SF The N.¥ Gazette sdys that ason of Jona C. Breckinridge is employed ina ary-goods — siore i tbat city. . \ i wan mersing of bi‘ek and whue E Meeting Interrup'ed.—A Citis-ms was jay meeht at tlavresde-terace, ManyLanp— Ma« which was addressed by Gen-ral G egory, of the Freedmen’s Barean in thar State: Rev. Thos. W. Conway, of New York; and Indze Rond, of Baiumore. The rebels of the town threatened to break up the to Dot be said to be at an end until. the aed the white citizen had a voice the ver men’, the rebels made gtam| as if a fire-band had a wn ir midet, and as they went they shouted “Pat | bim out” Although the meeting was for a philanthropic purpose, and some of the best men of Maryland were countenance and encoun: present, giving it their ri mt, NOt one cler- gyman of any denomination could be found to open it with er. nese at ey esus Christ loved to beamang the poor and dowa-trodd land | who lived in He hoped that in a | Year or two it: would not have to be said that the people of Maryland had to aska New York clergymad to open one of their meetings with prayer.as had been done this evening, because none.of their State clergymen could be found to do it. EXCITEMENT IN Texas.—Great excite! Tas been occasioned ia Texas by the in! enee of Gen. Griffin in the mies of Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston. ‘The stores in Gal- veston were all closed and draped in mourn- ing. Gen. Griffin agreed to allow the body to be taken to the Episcopal Church, and per- mitted the burial service to be read on the following pledges from Mayor Leonard: That. there shall be no music by bands, no ringing or tolling of bells, or public or private demon- strations ofany pete di hoe societies or associa- tions in the procession. The body shall be conveyed to the cbhureh on its arrival. id thence to the point of its departure. All per- sons Appearing in the procession shall be in- viled, and sbsll appear as members of the family of the deceased. The conditions were reinsed. and the body remains ia the open air, | where it bas been visited by crowds. Busi- ness closed during the day. HEAVY FRAUD oN A New York Banx— Death f the President,—The New York Post of Thursday evening bon fe Tt has been learned to- day that the National Bank of North America has been detranded Gut of the sum of $219,000. The money was obtained by meansof certified checks, which the president was induced to sign. itis said thatthe man who defrauded the bank was a broker named A. J. Myer. The President of the bank, Mr. John P. Yelver- ton, bas since died of apopiexy, his death be- ing attributed to the excitement attendant upon the discovery of the fraud. [he standing of the bank will not be affected by the loss, which is one half less than the strpinus. FREDERICKSBURG AND G0: NSVILLERATL- RoaD—A bill passed the Virginia House cf Delegates on Wednesday to increase the cApi- tal stock of the Fredericksburg avd Gordons- ville Katlroad, in the sam of $1,000,000, to bor- row the same at a rate of interest not exceeding 10 per cent., to construct and ‘extend the road from Orange Court House to Charlottesville. ‘This, it is said, is to be done by Maryland capital, and as an extension of the projected road thatis to pass through that State to a point opposite the landing at Aqnia ¢ NAVY PAYMASTER'S OFFIOE, j@uuary 26th, Ne, 1887, e office of NAVY lV AYMASTER 1s removed to new bul ‘ding, corner of New York aveone and Figecath Street. opposite Banking House of Sigse -FEDBRAL LODGE, No.1. F . W GM. BROMWELL. of the Sta'e of Iili- nois. will deliver a Masonic Lecture before FED- EBAL LODGE, No.1 at tte next Stated Com- munication, on TUESDAY BVENING, the 2.b ‘aD! ecabers Ste Tequested tobe punctual in their ndance Brethren -f Bister Ledges are cordially invited be present. rder of the W. M. et THOMAS BIOH. Secretary, SOUTHEEN EVANGELIZATION. ‘The meeting in behalf of BATH NCHOOLLAN D MISSIONARY efforta ip the South, having been postponed on accopnt of the incleme: of ti eather, will be heid atthe First hist arch, Bov. Dr. deriand 's (454 )TO-MOBBOW (Sab- bath) EVENING, at past seven o'clock. Intereati . JOHR v. EK. apes. ers G.L SHEABER, the American Tract ty Bei Jor the Sonth, and several members of Ouse of Bx presentatives respectfully Invited to attend. 'e and — ublic are ‘The regular communication will be held on DAY RVENING, Jan 23 Dor. o’cleck Js 25-2t CHAS. B. B: COLLEDGE, Gr. ser!be, | lem O. O. F-GRAND ENOAMPMEST— EXBOUTIVE COMMITTEE —The Exec- uti ® Committee of the Workingms! sembly will meet EVENING, 26th By order. ja 88 ee: $e German Hall; on GAT BDAY natant, at 776 ocleks «vis, Chairman asso. len =BOARD OF TRADE — DIRECTORS’ ETING.. ‘be ted Bosra af Trade will master tae P some pe MONDAY EVENING, Janeary 28, 1967, at 73; orolock. | BY Order: 5 at, BEMMRB, Prodéent. ny S4RDO, fcreag Union, Reval] ——_[int , Ghren., Con. Usion, Repab.J BOAKD @F TRADE —The memb i, the Board of Trade oe ie oir ANNUA Meteo ire, treasurer, or at at Blanch- oban. ry aie ERD, i ieacus: Gal {Obron. Intel _& Bep.] j 0) iG OF THE RAMS HEAD ir. YOUN MONEY begs leave tointora his friends and the public that he hasentirely re- covered from his recent iliness, and hes re-opened the sbove place, at the old stand, corner of 13th snd C streets. He hes always on hand 8 fine Steck of Liquers, with Cigars of the best brands, and he is ready to receive his former patrons, with 98 many Rew ones as may call. jn %-3t* Smany Rew onesssmaycall. ja 35-3t*_ Oe Ea te ested ja Bat TUBDAY, the 26th instant, at 7 o’olock carers es Teese Ores sNecretary. ((e-4 CRANDT. 0. OF. Luvs, re BENEFIT OF Ti if BE LIBRARY, ato LOWS’ Bevo: . SOE rial pase, sob and of the H.@ ’s of the hae here t the election ind suing year. Polls open at 12 o'clock m. and close at 1 ofgtock p. . jait: OHAS. B. BAILEY, Secretary. a) i 'SSOOIA- GOR, Sick peienaas aercote. sociation te Be eahies, en can sreure stack by callian Buti ‘reerurer, ir New sirect.or WS. JOH eo ety | streat. third door from Wow Jersey eyeaue. 1 7 PH PAracd CONT eOTION SEY. ’ 108 CBEAM & DINING SALOON, wean big Ave., bet. ree. 13th ste. ngs. hore netics with, noveltien in Biieey me fees and Goufectioneries, Jellies ne » best, ity. ‘Table’ Or amenite: Sands, Ice Cream, Water oo, Romas Panch, Boned Tar: EEN Rig Ds ° eters. Boned Turkey in iendante aldo will'be sent to Attend to all de cut Plowers to order" i he a 38 3-1 JOSEPAH SUAFFIELD. we TABLISHED 1563, McPHERSON & FREGUSON. +7 O71 Pans. avanyx, c: eTREEt, Oarizon Hints rUiE Babos MEDI Se cnemroars, rein a Wat aie fine arate) ed j8 26.68" Ode 0 Hal | dae o/ Mo. 414.D street: : Judge Bond, ia -tis re- | CONGRESSIONAL. GRESSION Srna’ Se a cat porn in pt Sr Ft RN ORE r. ae ream BF the wea mmend that that the number of caused principally by tation, and the cruelty he mittee unanimousty ‘the Indian Bureau be con- tinued under tne vision of the mentof the interior. Most of the testimony taken. which is appended to the report, has already been published. The report was or- dered to be printed. Mr, Lane inweduced 9 bilite amend the act sirigtibg Abe Jurisdiction, of the Coart of ‘Ginims, to provide for the payment of quartermaster’s: to the armies of the United States. Referred to the Uom- mittee om the Judi 7 On motion of Mr. Fessend ut nto amend existing laws relating to the Tnal reyenue, which was passed. Mr. Wade introduced s bill fo provide for the careand supervision of the Capitol Grounds, and for oth: r parposes. Keterred to Vommii- tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Mr. Henderson introduced a bill to provide for the relief of the Northern Missouri Rail- road. Reverred to Committee on Finance. Mr. Wilsbn infroduced a bill to abolish and forever prohibit the system of peonage in New Mexico or any other part of the United States. Referred toCommittee on Military af- faire. Mr. Sumner introduced a bill toa amend the charter of the Newsboys’ Home of Wasning- ton, und to provide tor the care of abandoned cbiidren. Referred to Committee om District of Columbia. On motion of Mr. Wade. the bill to author- ize the constraction, extension. and use of & lateral branch of the Balumore and Potomac Railroad into and within the District of Go- lumbia, was taken up. Mr. Hendricks thought that the bill should Hot be considered during the absence of the Maryland Senators, as he saw that neither of them was present, Mr. Wade did not believe that either of the Maryland Senators cared anything about it. The bill was then passed, On motion of Mr. Williams, the bill reported by him yesterday, to increase the compensa. tien of toe Government employees, was taken up and read, and several verbs] amendments agreed to. Mr. Hendricks said that as the clerks of the Washington city post office were to have in- creased pay, he moved to add the clerks of the Indianapolis post office. The Chair staied that the proposed amend- ment was mot now in order. Mr. Fessenden said ‘the committee intended to confine the benefite of this bill to the city of Washington, and he boped no amendments having any other object in view would be adopted . Pending discussion, the morning hour ex- pired, and the regular order, the tariff bill, was taken up, the question being on the amend- ment of Mr. Frelinghuysen, to mcrease the duty on zinc, spelter or tentenague, in flocks or view from 2 to 2% cents per pound. he amendment was disagreed to. Mr Festenden moved to reduce the duty on Ajbertite trom 85 to $1.50 per ton. He said the reason wby these digh duties were advocated on this and similar materiais was because a tew New Yorkers, whohad gone into West Virginia and engaged in these speculations, wished to make money. The Government had, Jast year, derived ‘a band- some revenue from the importation of this ar- ticle, butsuch a high duty as was now pro- posed would effectually stop this important trade, After some further discussion the amendment ‘was agreed to. Mr. Edmonds moved to make the duty on marble, in slab or block, #1 per cubic foot Mr. Edmonds argued in favor of his amend- ment, and aiter some discussion it was disa- greed to. Hovse —Mr. Koontz (Pa.) moved to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate, (NO, 507) amendatory of the bill to extend the consiraction of the B. and O. R. KR. from Knoxville and Monocacy Junction to tle Dis- trict of Columbia. Mr. Ingersoff (I11.) objected. He said as soon Ae the House went to business on the Speaker's table he would move to put the bill upon its paseage, as it was of actual moment to the country that itshould be passed. Mr. Darling (N. Y.) introduced the follow- ing, whieh was agreed to: Resolved, That the Secretary of Treasury be directed to suspend the further sale of confiscated whisky unless the price offered for the same shall be equal to the tax thereon. On motion of - Brandegee, (Uonn.) the Committee on Appropriations was directed to inquire into expediency of making approprin- tion to enable the Engineer Department to make a survey of the river Thames in Con- necticut, Mr. Ancona, (Pa.) from Committee on Mili- tary Affairs, reported a bill amendatory of the actapproved July 2%. 1866, giving jitional compensation to discharged s.idiers. Ordered to be printed and recommitied, On motion of Mr. Wilson, gory the At mittee on Post Offices and Post wi directed to enquire into expediency of au- thoriziig packages and parcels of merchan- dise to be transported on mail trains and mail lagen ‘at such rates as shall be established Jaw. Mr. Driggs (Mich.) introduced a bill granting land to the States of rere oe and Wisconsin, to sid in the construction of the Wisconsin and Lake Superior railroad. Referred to Commit- On motion of Mr. Lngersoll, (Hl.,)the Com- oe ba? Post ages = ‘ost iy irected to inquire into expediency o: erecting buildings at Peoria, Til, for the ac- commodation of the U.S. post office and iater- nal revenue offices. Mr. Cullom, (111.,) from Committee on For- Affairs, ried a bill for relief of George Hata |e - 8. Consul at Ningpo, China. Mr. arenas (N. Y.,) from same committee, Teported bill to compen sate Townsend Harris, Consul at Japan, tor extra services rendered in negotiating @ treaty in 1856-1658. Passed. Mr. Dawson, (Pa,) from same committee, reported 8 bill for the reliet of the U. 8. Consal at Hong Kong, China. Passed. Mr. Patterson,(N. H..) from same committee, Teporteda bill for reliefof Henry B. Blanchard, to compensate him for services at U.S. Con- sular Conrt at Canton, China. Passed. A large number cf private bilis of no gen- eral Interest were reported irom the Commit- tee on Invalid Peusions and dis; of, Mr Bidwell, ( from the Committee on Agriculture, repot & bill to organize a depot of agriculture, and it was ordered to be printed and recommitted. Mr. Hubbard, (Conn..) from the Committee on Patents, reported a bill granting an exten. sion of a patent to Sylvanus Sawyer for im- provement in cutting ratians, &c. Passed. The House then resumed the consideration of Mr. Stevens’ bill to enable Southern States to form valid State governments. Mr. Ross, (111.) obtained the floor, and argued that there was no conistitntional power topass the bill;‘and even if Po: sessed that power it would by unwise and in- expedient to pass the bill. ad Baeerieiead eet FE O08 SALB—A Black MARE. ears old. ieguis ea eee anasl Corr k avenue ond 1 LIAN EBEBLD PEOTACLES, . | Z: (re ties jatordieg ‘Uurivaled clestiesd te toa or y' 5 | * Having Vtarted é'BRAGE FOUNDRY ete | tion with my Gun and Locksmi business, u ‘to, ‘Work in that Ting. ~ o | ; all, a LOND EDITION. 4 OCLOCK’ P.M. | GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. W asSuINGTON, Janua.y 26, 1567. Jay Cooke & Co furnish the following quo- tations of Government securities : Buying. Selling U7 du? 3X NEW YORK FIRST BOARD SALES. Coupons. . +++ 107% 1040's 5.20"s, 1862. Ww FINANCIAL. Lewis Jobneon & Uo., quote Stocks ana Bonds in home and foreign markets as follows: New York, Jan. 26.—ist Board.—New York Central, 101%; Erie, 55x; Reading, 10L%; Mich- an Soucbern, 724; Uleveland and Pittsburg. Chicago and Rock Island, 95%; Onicago and Northwestern, 36%: do. preferred, 633,: Fort Wayne, 95%: Gold, 134}. +208 FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. The amount of fractional carrency received atthe Treasury Department last week from the printers was $407,000. During the same Prriod there has been shipped to the Assist. ant Treasurers at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, $100,000 each; U. 8. Depository at Baltimore, $70,000; Cnicago, $50,000; Na- tional Banks, $150,001.91 NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY. During the past week there has been issued from the Treasury Department $101,275 in national bank currency, making the whole issued up to date $300,907,596. From this is to be deducted the currency returned, including worn out notes, amounting to $2,153,932, leay. ing in actual circulation at this date gy9s,. TAS, 964. RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS. The receipts from customs at New York city, trom the 12th to the 19th instant, was $2,360,. 470 39; at Boston, $169,810.99; at Philadelpn 172,664.61; at Baltimore, $123,601.01; at New Orleans, from the Sth to the 12th instant, siz 964 78; atSan Francisco, from December 15th to 22d, $107,517.97 OFFICE HOURS TILL 4 P. M The Secretary of War has tssued a circular directing that, hereafter, the officers and em- ployees in the several Bareaus of the War De- pertment shall remain on duty until 4 o'clock p.m. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. Rey. J. W. Alvord, for some time past on duty with the Freedmen’s Bureau, as inspec. tor of schools, will shortly be appointed gen- eral superintendent of the schools under the Freedmen’s Bureau. ——— DISBURSEMENTS During the week ending to-day there has been disbursed at the Treasury the following sums of money :—For the War Departmen, $1,514,515; Navy, $2,942,976; Interior, $211,602. Total, $4,970,356. SECURITIES HELD. The securities held by the Treasurer of the United States in trust for National Banks, re- ported to-day, are as follows :—For circulating notee, $40,514,000; for deposits of public mon- eys, $25,761,450; total $379,275,450. SS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CAPITOL The bill introduced in the Senate to-day by Mr. Wade, «to regulate the care and super- vision of the Capitol and Uapitol Grounds,” provides for the appointment of a Superinten. dent of the Capitol and Capito! Grounds, who shall be imted by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. The super- vision heretofore exercised by the Comm sioner of Public Buildings over the Capitol and Grounds shall be exercised by the Super- intendent. THE NEWS BOYS’ HOME Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to amend the act incorporating the “New Boy’s Home” of this city. Itchanges the name tothe “News Boys’ and Childrens’ Aid Society of the Dis. triet of Columbia,” and the | apres of the man- agers are enlarged to enable them to receive ‘any unprovided for minor children. Magis- trates are authorized to commit destitate, abandoned or vagrant children to the exclu- sive custody and care of the Home for such tume as may be necessary. MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN WAGON ROAD, The Commissioner of the General Land UUf- fice is having prepared, for submission to the Secretary of the interior for approval, lists of the sixty sections of land selected at the Me- naska office underthe grant of March 3, 1963, to Michigan and Wisconsin for a mulitary ‘wagon , the Governor of Wisconsin hay- ing certified to the completion of ten contin- uous miles of the road, as required by the terms of the grant. RANCHO BOLSA DE TOMALES Under the provisions of an act of Congress of June 17, 1864, granting the right of pre-emp- tion to certain settlers on the Rancho Bolsa de Tomales. in California, the Uommissioner of the General Land Office has adjudicated all the uncontested cases of the series comprising in number over one-hundred cases. THE LAC LA BELLE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT » The Commissioner of the General Land Office bas just approved the list of selections, ‘Amounting in the aggregate to 100,011.67 acres ot-public lands, for the Lac La Belle Harbor Canal. The list. is now in hands for the per- fection of & Beene a fee simple title to the State of an tor land selections. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS. Returns just received at the General Land Office show that 6,c41 of the public lands were dls; of during December last at the local ( at La Groan, Wisconsin, 4,501; acres. of whieh were taken up by actual settlers under the Homestead act. MUSTERED OvT. Brevet Brig. Gen. Robert Avery, Maj: ist regiment V.'R. U., bas been mustered out and honorably ‘discharged the ervice. Brevet A INTERNAL REVENUER.— The ‘receipts from this source .to- Were $565,935.13. making the total amownt for the week ending to-day 776.35. PELEGRAPHIC., NEWS. . lleeeenanep canned LATER FROM EUROPE. n Comfedehation t Time-Movement—T kets, &e, aiiewor (By Cable to. Associated Press.) LiveRPooL, Jan.22—KEvening.—There is no ebange im the cotton market. Mtddling Up_ Jande 14%. The market for goods and yarns at Manchester is duliand heavy. The bread. gtaffe market is'attive. “Worn advanced to 438 3a, bl mixed Western. Lard is qaoted at sss wt, . PLoM A Jon S3_ Evening —Ocnsols 20% for m™m . U.S. 5. 72%. y = Jan. 2—Evening.—U.S. 5.20's Bn a eee Sourdsarrived at’ Port Manon, felted of Mc norca, ene of the Ballarie Islands, recently, d after coaling sailed again for the United rier ‘<Panip, Jan, 22.—Telegrams from all the de- of ‘the Empire express tisfac- {om itn tae frovosed Teforms Th Oe poles of the Goveramen' ha Re } Bouree is d and rents declining. Be k ree members of ‘be Ger., Confederation have agreed to the scheme vernment. ATHENS, Jan. B= Great tuterest i. felt in ance— reece— Mar- this city and thro neraily on LE es I Malpas expectad| ANCURSTER, ha. 22--Evadtn .—The short tian Bees her the Dhashactareen te extending. ‘te: o tis ii # ate 4 x ; | houses, on Wash: Frem Fertress Menree. Fortress Monror. Jan.26.-1 p Nancy . arriving Inst night sixty-five days from Mf, for Baltimore, bas sailed in company Elien Stewart, tor Baltimore; Tt, fot New Qriean:; 5. L. Tilley, for Reo Japeiro; Th Denham, for New York. and be Pression k Det, tor Bartimore. alt ioad- e@ with railrond iron. A barge number of Americ: Dips are expected at UCardiff from London and Liverpool to ioad. The Southern Belief Mertingz. New Youx, Jan. 26.—Atthe Sonthera relief Meeting last wight, resulutions were adopted that & commission consisting of thirty mea with power to add to theirnumber be ap. poimted to raise money and distribute sup- Plies among the destitute withoat distiaction of race er opinion, and that the philanthropic ledies of the North be invited to sharein the | Tesponsibilities and blessings of this work. Fire. New York, Jan. 26.—Two cotton ware- 2 and Moore streets, oc- cupied by Harrot& Schailing were burned lastevening. Four thousand and ninety bales of cotton were destroyed. The loes is over $500,000 Tbe stermship Bellonia, from Havre, has arrived, aiso, the Union, from Southampton, on the 16th { —— Later From Mexico. Naw York, Jan. 26.—The Herald's Vera Cruz correspondence says Maximilian’s war minister arrived there of the 15th,en route for | Europe. The French on arriving at Perote took away the Anstrian garrison, destroyed the upper works, spiked the guns they coaid not remove, eacked several stores and then Jef. for Puedla. Nomination for Mayor of Ba Ba.tinore, Jan. 26—In the Conservative Mayoralty Convention in Ealtimore, this morning, Robert J. Banks received 51 votes, and Jobn T. Ford 3s; scattering, 11. Mr. Banks was declared elected on the first ballot. He is one of our most respected and substantial citizens. New rk Items. New York, Jan. 26.—There was another light tall of srow here last night. This morn. ing the e are indications of rain. Nomore whiskey distilleries were seized in Brooklyn yesterd Quicksil Saw Francisco, Jan The New Alma. den Mills produced 35,000 casks of quicksilver in 1566. —+0e- 7 IEWSs LOCAL NEWS. enn iii—eaen ans Orrnans’ Court, Judge Purcell —To-day, the will of the late Johnson Hellen wa tiled and partially proven. He nominates his son- in-law, G. Fant, his friend, Joon B. Blake, and sons, Clifton, Clarence and Frank Hellen, executors and trustees of the pere anal estate. Dr. Blake and Mr t guare ans to his sons, Charles, Eagene, and Joseph Hellen, and beqveaths his improved property with the exception of his present residence, 'o the executors, the proceeds of which he directs to go te the children which he names, giving Aaspecified sum to each, and among other an- nuities provides for one of $500 to Eliza God- dard, a colored woman. Letters of administration were issued to Michael Conner, on the estate of Catherine Noonan; (bond £100.), Sophia CG. Snyder was appointed guardian to the orphans of John M. Spyder; (bord $20,000.) The third general account of the guardian to the orphans of Jobn Crome, and the third and final account of the same, and the first and final account of the exerutrix of Valentine Blanchard, were approved and passed. pe instt he ARREsT OF THIEVES AND RECOVERY oF Goops.— Yesterday, detectives Keily and Mil- ler arrested two young men. named John Cape and John O’Brien. who were traveling about the city laden with boots, shoes, fur caps, &e, &c., which the detectivis suspected were stolen. Upen interrogating their prisoners they became satisfied that the goods were por- tions of good stolen in Baltimore within a few days, and telegraphed to the well known de- tective firm of Smith, Pierson & West, two of whom came to Washington this morning to identify the prisoners and the property. The Baltimore detectives say that about the same time these goods were stolen about $600 worth of cloth esigy omy Probably taken by the same parties. The matter wiil be investigated, and the prisoners turned over to the Baltimore detectives. Detectives Kelly and Her took all the property found with the pj ners, but have not done with the case. Covrt Caszs.—Yesterday, Ciinton Smith Was arrested by Officer Leach, of the Second Ward, upon the oath of Alfred Lee, charging bim with burglary. He was sent to jail tor court by Justice Thompson. W.S Silliman was arrested by Officer How- ard, of the Second Ward, on the oath of Lucy Harrison, charging him with keeping a bawdy house and with grand larceny. Justice Bates held bim to bail for court in each case. Lucinda Biscay was arrested by Officer Mc- Colgan, of the Fourth Ward, upon charges ot larceny and assanit and battery made by Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein. Justice Walter commit- ted her for court in each case. isaac Jobnson was arrested by Officer Tuck- er, of the Third Ward, upon a charge of petty larceny, made by Peter McGinness. Justice Thompson sent him to jail for court. Seen CHARGE OF MURDER.—Yesterday, officer Gordon, of the Sixth Ward, arrested Sergeant Wm. C, Walter, of the Marine ope on the charge of killing private Jas. S mm the 23d instant. The prisoner is held fer a hear- ing. From thestatements of witnesses, we un- derstand that squads of marines were em- Ployed in getting a supply of ice for the bar- racks {rom the river, and Sergeant Walter was in cl of ope squad in which was the de. ceased. For some reason the decegsed was put under arrest, and started toward the quar- ters. Deceased turned back toward the Ser- geant, who strack him with an ice hook, in- ficting a wound which resulted in death yes- terday. ——— Semrnopy’s Momgy Savep.—Yesterday af- ternoon, upon the arrival of the Richmond train at the Maryland avenue depot, Detee- tives Clarvoe and McDevitt report that they discovered Dauviel Burns alias Blacksmith Dan, and three other native thieves, trying to Tob the passengers. Th: tectives took them from the train, but there being no law in this District to punish thieves for an attempt to steal, they released them after assuring them that if anything was stolen the Et, would be held responsible. The presence of the tectives saved some one's property from being stolen. BI have been stolen from passengers on this line, and the detectives are working hard to break up the gangs. i AD inc JURY FOR THE CIRCUIT CoURT.—The names of the following persons were drawn by the elerk of the court yesterday to constitute the petit jury of the Circait Court, to be held on the first T: iu February ;—B. T. Thora, _ H. Sherwood, S. H. Moore, oseph Redfern, T. W. Miller, Thomas Good. rich, H. Clay Stewart, Edward Hawley, Jas. 5 H. Grant, R. H. Wiilet, M. - Gajt, James A. Crane, Josiah Venabdie. ret eee Fraacis ome Jone Hetzweli, Ohariee H Ligy#, Samuct ©. Wron, —_o——- THE District ix Conceess.—The House of Representatives y afternoon, disposed gfine following: Senate amendmeat to the ase Amendment to Senate bill incorporating the Washington County Horse Railread Gom- pany of the District ef Columbia con- curred in, it of the to the ‘amendment bf the House to Senate bill incor- erin) the First tional —— ot ashington. House ‘from its amend- ment, , eS “Tis Prorzeraxt Oxrnas ASYLUM.—Tast nigbt, the Board of of the Protestant Asylum held a. interesting meet- ing at the 13th street Chareh, which was attended by the numerous friends of the institution. The devotional exercises at the ning were conducted by . Drs. te sha Sanvon, The singing ft Ae the _— Reat Estate Saves—By Green & Wil- liams, auctioneers: a tract: in the connity called “Aaron,” and part of lots 1 ‘and 8 in Dunda’ ub-division, with improvements, to Rezin A 1d for $8,000; lot 12, in square 733, on South treet, between Sd'and 4th sttects east. ll cents per foot, to A. Shaw. ber. a. ened STOLEN FOw18.—This morning, ‘kuamerep ow a Bexcw Wameant.—Dennis Noland, alias Delaware Hudnell, alias Banks, ‘was arrested yesterday by Detectives y and Miller, on a Warrant issued a the le Oonurt, tor keeping a house, = dehvered tothe U.S. Marshal. .; © re 6 ee ees on ‘ RTS.—The Lieutenants of abt AL etree 39 arrests in the en- tire District, inchoeee ” namber of felonies, The fines amount to $91.03. 44 a _ Aftairs im Georgetown. Rerov.icas Meerine Last Nrowr—tast Might toe Kepablictns of Geotgmtown, irre. Bpectiveo! color, assembled ta Btewerer (col @red) Methodist Church, om Beall, wear Mout- e ot. Tne BGAnCe was quit cbarch, which will seat about fy comfortably. was densely crowded, Mostly whb colored men. Among those presem were Senator Wilson. of Mass., Bon. (. W. Jehan, 1nd., Gen. Howard, and as pamber of ieadag Repedlicans of Georgetown and Washiagton The choir of the chureh wae im attendance, and before the speakers arrived favored me Assembly with some murical ectections, which they periormed in good style. Mir. U. Becker, (colored) who acted as ‘Men, before intro cucing the speakers, mar few remark: minding b's wweitors that they were pot ino» ordinary pubhe Ball. where the uemal demon strations ef use might be ir toey wished te applaud What was said by the | spenkers jet it done withont yelling or stemping wpon the floor. He then introduced Rev. Mr Pitkin, who gave com “Hew heauteous are their fort woo Zon ond, the mem aod women before bim were bis peers and eqr And equals of the President of the Repatiic. « Position achieved after a struggle of more Than thirty years. Mir. W proceeced to trace the Bis'ory of emsncipation from the organtzerion of the first ant-siavery association by tvreive Bost thirty-five years ago, to the which the audience cowid bot restrain (beir applause, but manifested . by clapping their hance. [le exhortea them ‘e exerciee the right of suffrage conseientiousty, though'fally, and prayerfully, for liver y Ustice, and bumauity,amd to remember that o God ts due their thanks tor all that has been achieved. Mr. Wilson Boped that now they ‘were to lead the van of the millions who ure ‘9 exercise tbat right, that they will know their Irlends, and not east their votes to Support the rebels. On the election day be hoped that n asingle drunken colored man would be seen the streets of Georgetown; nor that one would lay violent bands mpen any man; but that as sober men they would cast their votes, and thus win the concession that they can exercis« the right of snftrage properly. At che conciusion of this address the choir sang “Awake ! ye saints, awake !"” Hon. Geo. W_ Jutinn was imtroduced, ar audience with areview ot the emancipation and of the colored people. delivery of which he was rr piguded. lo coaciusion Mr. Julian remarked that it Was pot his purpose to interfere with the local affairs of the people im the com: election—the people knew tbeir friends: bur a gepUeman had requested him to read a tow interrogatories, to be propownded to the ca didates before the election. Mr. Julian the: rend the following ~ Ist. Have you been in favor of enfranchising colored men in this District since slavery was abolished’ 2d. Are you in favor of giving the same civ: And political rights to people ef color that are enjoyed by the whites | 3d. Are you in tavor of the education of col ored children, and will you, im case you are elected Mayor, use your power and inflaen to give them the same advantages, in regard to schools, as are given to white children | 4th. Will you, if elected, 80 execute the Ia ws and ordmances of the city as to admit of no distinction ow account of color, as required by se act of Congress known as the “Oivil Rights pull” 5th. Will you, when laborers and mechanics are to be eniployed by the corporation. so dis tribete the labor as to give employment to whites and biacks alike? General Howard next addressed the mee ing, giving @ very favorable account of the progress makir¢ by the freedmen in the South As ame of exercising the rights of citizens Properly, be exhorted them to wmperance 11 they were exasied. viee will pull them dowr aud the best way to begin right was to give their hearts to God, and become the followers ot Obrist * A vote of thanks to the speakers was unan.- mc sly adopted. . Deebte betng called for took the stand A. . expressed his regret that Mr. Julian bad consented to read the questions suggested by Pcrsons pot resident in (ieorgetown The Speaker W&s opposed to questioning an dicate on the eve of an election. Le a stand by their pact record For his own par be would vote for Charles D. Welch, aud would do all be could to have bim elected After the taking up ofa collection to defray theexpense of the meeting, the audience be- ean to withdraw. but a large number re- mained, and were entertained by an address from Dr. Boyd, of Washington. Tuer REeoImsTRATION.—The Mayor and Ai- dermen were sitting to-day for the purpose of registering qualified voters. Te rush is over acd to-day not over thirty presented them- selves. The total number of colored appli- cants rejected the last four days is rot more than thirty, most of them because of cor essed minority and residence outside the cc porate limits. Probably a half dezen, not more, were rejected because of disqualification by crime, Unciceneep.—Barnard Shields was arrest - ed this morning by Officer Nyles, for peddling without license. Justice Buckey fined him $5.44. THe Provision MARKET —The markets week have been necessarily but poorly tended by dealers, and the supply was pro. portionately smail. This mo: the coun- try dealers were not as numerous as they usaally are, but the supply was about the average in quantity, and the prices about as quoted in the city rarkets. FLour axp Grain MARKBT.—The demand for flour closes rather dull to-day, ow: main- dy to the stringency of money, and are coneequently limited to the immediate wants of purchasers. The pricesare not materially changed—supers are quoted at $11.50a812.(0)- cut extra $1: to $13,75; extra $13.75 to $14.25, 14.75. Wheat and corn dull 2 quotations. No sales re- OB SALB. 10,000 Pounds of Telegraph Wire, suitable for Qe large ste Fire end Burglar Proof Bafe. sep nen Bed Backs. of Quartermasters’ Stores from wi lt Uoverament le Ohong ae ja 25 st* Tth street and Canal Bridge ee kD Cran HAS BEORIVED A LOT OF La BB’ SABATUGA TES, at his Head. quarters, 238 Perasyivants arenes’) PE TWENTING > saveN-THIRTIES. A full supply of January and Jnly FIVE TWENTIES on band, which we can exchance for all issues of Seven-Thirty Treasury Notes ou fs verable terms. COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES wanted. in23 iw JAY OOOKE & 00. 490 arenas cannerziem,,, 480 ‘ on Bilver WATCHERS, aif ; ey sud MEBOU EN: CaAFiron, BILL confidential es BOO’ x SHOR STORE, Oorner 24 eee arene "a evonue. eh ae and “DOWN WITH HIGH PRICES.” American Howard WATOH, 18 karat 140 5 karat Appictza 7, with oll OPERA GLASSES ond SPECKS for the Mi- Pr and other GLASSES st half price. shen be: * |. 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