Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1867, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. The Largest Cirealation im the District WASHINGTON OITY: TUESDAY........... FEBRUARY 5, 1967. S7 READING MATTER OW BYERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. The following 1s the official showing of the eirculation of the daily papers of this aity eompeting for the Government advertising Under the recentact of Congress directing sach G@dvertising to be made In the two daily news- papers of Washington Raving the larges @irculation : Evgnire Stas. 7,715 copies per day. Chronicle... 5.00 bad igencer. 3.5988 4 bed ‘The returns of advertising by the city papers or the quarter ending December 31, 1966, as t@ken from the books of the Invernal Revenue Ofice, are as follows: Evewive Star... $13,107 Int 9,195 Chronicle. 9,182 Bepudi 5.338 THE RECEPTIONS. ae eee The White Heuse. The ladies of the Execut:ve Mansion, Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Patterson, # home every Monday. commencing on the 1ith instant. The President wil' hold three levees, the first on the 17th instant, the second on the7tn of February, and the third on the 22d of Feb- ruary, on each occasion between the hours of 8 and 1! p.m. The Cabinet. The Indies of the family of Hon. O. H. Browning, Secretary of the Interior, will e their friends on Wednesdays, at the ce of the Secretary, on the east side of Montgomery street, Georgetown Heights. The ladies of Secretary MeCulloch’s family will receive as usual on Wednesdays. Resi. dence 6 H esireet, between Uonnecticat aye- Bue and I7th street. Speaker Colfax. Speaker Coifax's public receptions will commence on Thursday evening, the ivth inst., and continue every Thursday evening Guring the session of Congress, from 8% toll o'clock. The receptions of Mrs. and Miss Matthews, the Speaker's mother and sister, fer isdies and gentlemen accompinying them, com- mence on Wednesday, the 16th inst., tinueevery 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, im the evening. At home every Saturday from 2 to 5 p. m. +2108. —— REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. Ne one doubts that much of the crime in large cities is owing te the demoralising in- fluences which surround many of the rising generation in populoms neighborhoods. Uon- sidering the circumstances ander which large Bumbers of children are born and brought up, the wonder is that ali do net figure in the cmminal records. Brought into life by worth- lees and drunken parents, nurtured in squalor and filth, their first experiences of life the vice and degradation of all who surround them, it 48 to be expected that they will naturally drift into babits which will unfit them to become useful members of society. Laws which look only to the punishment of crime when devel- oped, are powerless to remedy this evil. Re- formatory measures are needed, and they must deal with causes, and noteffects. These facts are now being realized, and the efforts of the great and good men who have devoted them- selves to the work of reform Bere and in Europe for some years past, are being felt, yet comparatively little bas been accomplished The field is wide, and the laborers few. Among the means used to reclaim the young from ev.i associations few Lave accomplished more good than “reformatory schools,” and im England, where they have bad a fair trial, the results have been of a most satisfactory character. At the Iast quarter sessions for Surrey the chairman, Mr. Tilson, said he was happy tosee a very light calendar, there being only thirty-six prisoners tor trial, aad taose for slight offences. For the Jast three years, he said, there has been a considerable igution ofcrime which was chiefly due to tn stab. lishment ef successful reformatory institu- tions. Mr. Tilson added: «Eight per cent. of the lads committed to these institutions eame cut well and prospered. & very few re. lapsed into their old babits.” We Dope yet to see these useful institutions established all over the United States, as they reach dowm to the smallest beginnings o° crime, and reclaim many, who only need ex- perience of a better way of life tnan any they Bave seen, and a helping hand to raise them to & higher level, in order to fit tnem for usefal careers. Ifonly one im tem is reciaimed from vice, society will be repaid for the trouble and expense incurred in their behalr. WESTERN HUMOR. Mr. Ripley, of the New York Tritune, says that with the exception of “Hosea Biglow” our humorists are western, and names « Arte- mus Ward,” «Mark Twain,” « Mr. Nasby,” and others, as illustrations in point. It so bappens that “ Artemus Ward” (Browne) is a mative of Waterford, Maine, and he is the only one of the mis-spelling crowd of “humorist: named—with the exception of “ Hesea,” who is sometbing more tham a mis-speller— who is likely to be remembered halt a dozen years hence. We don't see but that +-Urpheus C. Kerr” and «Josh Billings” spell quite as badly for the renown of the East as do Messrs. Nasby, Brick Pomery & Uo. for that of the West, and have quite as much humor, such as it is. But it surprises us that a ripe critic like Mr. Ripley should recognize anything worthy the me of humor in these orthograpnica; monstrosities, whether perpetrated East or West. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The foliowing are the States which have up te this me ratified the Uonstitutional Amend- ment:—Ratified by Uonnecticut, Illmors, In- diana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampehire, New Jersey, New Yerk, Obio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin; total, 19. Rejected by Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary- land, Mississippi, North Uaroline, South Car. olina, Texas, Virginia; total, 13. ti @ Alexander Delmar, Esq., Director of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Departmest, Bas compiled a pamphlet of “Statistics of the United States” for transmission to the U. S- Commissiouer General for the “Paris Exposi- tion” of 1867, which contains much valuabie «Bformation, and illustrates the smportance of the labors of the Bureau ander its efficient ebief. Watt's Orsra Houses —Notwithstanding the rain, there was 4 fal! house at this theater last evening, the oscasion being Frank Law- lor’s benefit; and Rose Eytinge will no doubt attract a tasbionable Sudience to-night, aeshe Bever fails to do tm this city: S7 Mrs. Major Willams, formerly Mrs Stepben A. Dougias, celebrated the Gret anni. vereary of her last marriage by twins.— Albany Knickerbocker. Only naif trae, but 6 remarkably fine boy. ——— G7 The Baltimore City Councils evening postponed until the first Menday in September the consideration of the ordinance roviding for the education of colored chil ten. i ‘Pseeow st. —Senator Cameron is here to urge the passage of the League Island Navy Yard bist, ing. im tp Govate. so Major eneral and Forsyth, home Moore Mok Seka ine Sivan eed Jarde’ Hotel last evening. SSIONAL. Febroary 5. ‘We gave yesterday the outline of the plaa of settiement proposed by the Governors of Southern States and o:hetigad ATE. or presented tw = im their late conference Bi io byw tig iq that ie the scheme in full : PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO T! Article 14, Sec. 1 stitution is, and shail.pe, pat; E snail pass any law or Ordin: io ir Withdraw from tbe Union, and any such law Or ordinance shall he ouli and void. Sec. 2. The public dent of tne United States. aviborived by jaw, shail ever be beid sacred and invietste; but wether tne United States ail assume or pay any debt or ported wines. } _Mr Grimes, fron Committee on Affairs, reporied, with amendments, th relating -. amend ihe various acts to the * Mr Fessenden, from the Committes on Fi- ob! 10M in: in aid oi insarrestioa or a ted@tae bil for the payment oenion zante Governmeut or emehort y val mes JAC kd gd FN em ted States. Mr. Davis introduced a bill to authorize the BETA persons’ “etrenirand United States, to witeat ft Temit fines.and forfeitures ac- thereof, are clifdens 0. F cruing in’cetiain cases” “Referred w Uommit- ot the States {pn wrich they reside ‘a tee on Finnnce. State” shall make or enfotce any law which shail abridge the privileges or tmmeuttties of citi- vens of the United 9 orebe pm vn tee | es rive apy person of lite; rey proper: alana process of law, nor deny to any pereon within ite jurisdiction the equal pro- tection of the iaws. Sec, 4. Representatives shail be apportioned mong the several Dtates @ccording to thetr re- Speotion nambers, counting the whole aamber of persons in each State, excluding Indians av: taxed. But when any State snail, on account Of race or color, or previous contiition of ser- yitude, exclude from voting at the choice of ele ¢ President of the ted States, representatives in Congress. members of the Legisiatare, or other officers elect the people, any o1 the male ipbsonauts of such State, being twenty- cnt yeurs of age and citizensot tne (nitea tutes, then tbe entire ciass of persons. cinded trom the elective franchise shail cownted in the basis of represeatation. No State sball require as @ property qualification jor voters more than two bundred and fifi dolla: orthof taxable property, for a: educational qualification more edacation than enough to eanble the voter to read the Vonsti- tution of the United States in the English lan- guage and write bis own name. PROPOSED AMENDMENT To THE STATE CON- STITUTION. Article— Every male citizen wh. As re. sided in thie State for one year, im the county in which ke offers to vote six months, immediately preceding the day of election, and who can read the Constitution of tha United States in the ist language, and can write his own name, or who may be the owner of two hundred and fifty dollars’ worth of taxa- ble property, shall be entitied to vote ai elections for Governor of the State, members of the Legisiature, and all other officers elected by the people of the State: Prorided, That no person, by reason of this artic! nali be ex- cluded from voting who has heretofore exer. cised the elective franchise under the constita- tion and laws of this State, or who, at the time ef the adoption of t amendment, may be entitled to vote under said constitution and laws. On motion Mr. Morrill, the Secretary of, War was requesied inform the Senate bether Lieut. General Sherman has issued. Any orders to protect overland trains, and if so. what. ; Mr. Trumbull introduced a bil authorizing certain States to accept overflawed or swamp lands neglected to be accepied under the act of 3850. Qn motion of Mr. Wilson, the Secretary of {be Treasury was requested to inform the Sen- ate what jounts have been realized for tne ‘ele of cotton or other property under the ya- rious acts Of Congress, and whether any pore tion of such amount has been returned’ to claimants, ang if so the names of such, and the amounts returned. and under what sathority, Un movon of Mr Kirk wuod, the GVommitiee’ om Miltary Affasrs were instructed to mqaire whether any legislation is necessary for the re- lief of soldiers who have ineir diacharge pa- pers, And to report by bill or other wise. On motion of Mr. Sumner, the Secretary of the Navy wae wstructed to inform the Senate of tbe management of the Navy Yard at Charlestown, and whether any vessels e been, or areto be sent to sea with rotten tim- bers. On motion of Mr Trumbull, the will to re. strict the jurisdiction of the Uourt of Viaims ‘was taken up, amended and passed. The Chair iaid before the Senate commani- cations frum the Secretaries of War and the interior in response to Senate resolutions call. ing for mformation relative to the Fort Phil Kearney massa ihe conside! n of the bankrupt bill was then proceeded with. : Mr. Poland moved to amend by striking oat the words in the 37th section requiring a bank- rupt corporation or joint stock company to surrender ils franchises. Adopted. The motion of Mr. Harris, to strike out the entire 30th section, applying the provisions of the act to corporations and joint stock compa- nies, Was disagreed to. Mr. Fogg moved to amend by providing that a ow, of the creditors shall be necessary to select an assignee. Adopted. Mr. Fogg moved to amend by providing that BO discharge shail be granted in bankraptcy for any debts contracted prior te the passage of this act, without the consent in writing of three-fourths of the creditors. Disagreed to. Hovusx.—Mr. Windom, (Minn.) from Com. mittee on Indian Affairs, made @ report in re- Tation to trauds in the indian Bureau, aad it Was ordered tu be printed and recommitted Mr. Wilson, (loway) asked, but failed to ob- tain leave, to introduce @ resolution directing tbe Commitee of Ways und Means to report the tariff bill as amended hy the Senate, in such & Way as to exbibit the rates of duties imposed By prigs tariff bills. r. Finck, (Obio,) from Committee on Post Offices und Post Roads, to which had been re- ferred a joint resolution to continue the frank~ ing privilege to members of the Thirty-ninth Congress until Dec. Ist, 1567. made a report to the effect that no additional legislation was necessary to secure that privilege. Laid onthe ON, cor: v. JAMBY @ HEN stu! protracted meeting i Chapel. Services every blic are sordially vs MBDICAL AS8OOIATION—Thore will be ap pdjowrnes mecting of the MBDIOCAL SSOCIATION OF THE DISTBIOT UF OO . . claec| . fes . H. LUVEJOY, MDs Sec’y. WILLIAM CURTIS WILL bs. ne FLEE LECTURE OF TH the auspices of the Young Me etzerott Hal TH Fs table. " _—_ Deo ey elaceamencing chenck, (Ohio,) at this point announced" ticke: 0 cents each Sold at the Masic the presence in the ballof the House of Gen. Beok Btores, and at the door. 5 Phil, Sheridan, and moved that the House take i= SEOUND ELOUUTION & recess of five minutes. in order that he might zr, MUSIVAL BUIRKS at gz LECTURE BOOM oF tae QHUROH OF THE MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY j1. 1857, ey at gight oclo-&K fer the benefit of the NBW BFisCOPAL CHURCH OF THE INCAL- Cards of admission, 5 ce be presented to the members. ‘The motion was agreed to, and Gen. Sheri. dan was escorted te the Speaker's chair, add in'roduaced by Mr. Colfax, who said it afforded him much pleasure in carrying ont the order of the House to introduce Gen. Phil. Sheridan of the Armg ofthe United States. While ‘he country will ever remember with grateful hearts the sacrifices of its loyal sons, they can never failto hold in the highest remembrance he wbo was bravest among the braye, and truest among the true. [Applause.) Gen. Sheridan, bowing. said be was much 0 the benefit of the Bpiscopal First Ward, on TUBSD. 7 LZ Lecture room of the Church of any ' . obliged for this kind and unexpected recep-. The reputation of Dr Samso: & lecturer i well known, abd the taterest which canwoe ito | ion, and he was then perscnally presented to Le felt im the sabject members. had in vi ust dra The Lectures will be fi . be delivered on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Tickets for the oo: Single tickets. 25 conte; te be had at the tores and at the Star Office. in 29 it the excellent callout purpose Also, from the same committee, reported a bill anthorizing the President of the United States to give to all officers mustered out of the service of thearmy or uavy of the United States & discharge, on pfchment, setting forth the term of service and the date of entrance into the army of such officer, and im case of the Geatb of an officer, to give such certificate to the legal representatives of the deceased. Parsed. Also, reported 8 bill setting apart a Portion of the Fort Leavenworth reservation for a JOSEPH H SHAFFIELD FRENCH OONFROTIONBRY. LADIES’ 1CB CKEAM & DINING SALOON, fete ms Av ie Ky bag 13th ate. . Dinger or per Parties enpplied at sbort ith i shar, sees ith nezeteee Im Errand Ns ublic park, Passed. Pakes, best quality. Table Ornaments PYaleo, reported a bili Authorizing the payment — rene. Teetloped Greeny anaes ere eee of prize money to such officers and plage the AR ay a eet 7'@ | U.S. Signal Corps as served on board ship, Aegtents alco will be sent to atteud to all de- | Under Vice Admural Farragut at the capture tails of arrangements. Bouquets, Wreaths, and | of Mobile. Passed. cut Flowers to order Mr. Ketcham, (N. Y.) from the same com- 303-1m JOSBPE B mittee, reported adversely opon & number of iis and memorials, and among them one i SESE ETON SH see, the Census Boreau with the Provost Marshal McPHEESO: 671 Pann. avenve, co OaPitor Hit, sg jUSON, General's Bureau, and they were laid en the Ast erReet, table, Also, reported favorabl upon a bill for the relief srcset. James Kelley, 16th U.S. Infan- (ee mapa eran pretties emer tboane. | rasta Mann) fom same commutes Jans jons a8 and. il} to amend section cl od he Miekt iT) omptly auewered. 20h of the laws passed at the first session of the ‘39th Congress, #0 as to of judge &avocates o ovide for the retaining tbe army in the same ilk GOAT. with young | tenure as other officers of the army. Passed, 212 i ctecat nord et “Mr. Bingham, (Ohio) from the same com- { Le HARESNG TOE rap | mittee, teporied & bitt authorizing the Secre. ry : a 5 ie A i peta tary Of War to porchase David's Island, in New York hari Patsed, i PaBIS KID batik Dsror. ',) r, for the m of $33.500. i ma aenet having se use for them. rear ol the Watton Hotel ed ous a 5 want the le will be sold bargein, mer i fo 5-64" ~ LOW PRIOBS. Gor I, ALEXANDER’S to buy Watches, jarnet me, Bald A eins, and Coral Sete. Dies, 1d Bpectacies, a = ope ee, Gore Oi Ps De. FULL SUPPLY OF GLovgs JUST REOgIvED ‘or Price ¢! by other jewellers | choice stock just received. Oome aud examin: | you will save fifty cents on each dollar. 210 Pi | Svenue. fe s- EK. WALSH & O0., Auctioneers, ~ 985, Corner 10th street and Penn's avenue, $10,000 WORTH OF THE VEBY BEST MAKES, VIz: COUBVOISIEER’S, ALEXANDER'S, AND JOUVIN’s. We respectfully call thea attention of Hourekeep- ST All Colorsand Sizes from 5% to 10%, | gre, ar large ad speeieae Was eeing fitted | Bo-Price—-LADIES' GLOVES, $2; GANTLE: | rage of grode at's perso furs’ | MEN'S, 92.25. S7 Good KID GLOVES at $1.25 and 91.50 per pair. Ba Long undressed KID GLOVES, $1 per pair. S7 CLOTH and other warm GLOVES, from 75 1.60. peered aby JO8. J. MAY &0O,, favorab| . K. WALSH & Co., foot eat- fes-eolw ‘Auctioneers, 308 Pennsylvania aven IST OF PROPOSALS OF A MISGBLLA-| fe 4-2tif between 9th and J0th ate, feretterwen carte tne "week cudine Le4 oOrrros. el = : — c. Alezandria, Va., offers te purchases | MONEY leaned on gore het oe) ood ‘and 108 cords sence Diamonds, Jowel'y Oba me cgree nerd woodat G3, and ist ne wood | WE DONOVAN, Pawabrekin gates: | oo rane ie gd Sa Ses te fo3 im* between lvth and Lith sis, suger en 03 im ____etween 10th and Lith sts. BY: frnadria, Ve.. omers wopur- (486 SBVENTHBTREAT. — ggg chase fie i Wood at $2, and 25 cords oak BEDUCED PRiocgs Sone i . Aiexandris, Va. offers = chase 75 corde wood at 3 per'cord” snr IBBOLUTI : ‘The co-par tuerehi perstotors s oxteting betwoon FoR THIBTY Days aT MAREBITER’S, : Having in Store thé largest and best assort- Lance "Satis ae | etal a solved by mutual tage eink PAPER HANGINGS, WINDOW gHADBS, . 4 45D E SaaORL P DELL, tees oval PIOTUBE F: ‘The business will be continued st the 2 Mo. 405 P. ‘i a Rgsieeaiapa tats Gaeonee | Be rm. I 1 perso: ted to the old firm will please ett ond seanig vat weesant 6. wr. ATE DINNER »T THR EXECUTIVE MAN- “ piv. 8 se Wipnerof the President wil! At six o’elock, at the Cards of Invitatiba JOmcial drcpatcnes received at the War De. partment, state Mat yond Fort Wallace is ail false. Prreowa..—Hon. Mr. Dariing ie back trom U.8. 6's Coupon, 1861 U.S. Five Twenties, i002. Buying. Selling 408 -” te | New York, where he bas been engaged soms Wie. Five Teeputoe: sees Usk. lost | days in the work adjoued to.mis committee of SUIS Pree'T wemnice. : 1054 | Investigating frauds.upon dhe revenue. His 8. Ten Forties... 100jg 101 report will be a very ipteresting and impor- US. Thirues, > — Tosh | t2Rt one, asd will doubtless be the base for U. 3: Séven Phirties, J 1054 | Prompt remedial fegislation. ----Major Gea’ G. K. Warrea isin town, baving been NEW YORK FIRST BOARD SALES. Do 10. ry 5.207% WES 74 t Post Roads. j ba, 18 ry rae on Pos' = and 201s, = le 30's, Jal’ Baus: In. 305. ius Gola nae, iv IntuexaL Egvescve.—The receipts from this source to-d&y were $582, 104.65. 2re- --___ TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. Pestal Me: iy ef & Church Eill De-cated ADEM kNI—) 38 BOWS MEAT NEY DE * @n'Saturday last one of tue clerks employed inthe Josn office at the Treasury Department «lieappeared, and has not since peen heard from. ‘Upen examination it was discovered thaveyver thirty thousand dollars’ worth o: 7-30 bonds were gone. The missing clerk is p ROL Accused of the robbery, but the sudden cisappearance of bot the clerk and bonds at the same time has excited suspicion, and the éqee is being in vestigated. cial, &e. iBy Caole to Associated Press. LtveRrPoot, Fep.s. Noon.—fa* cotton mar. ket opens very duliand irrecucar. he sates to-day will notexceed 5 00) bales. (actions for middling uplands are about lixgd. Lowpon, Feb. 5, Noon.—Consols have ad- vanced 4, apd are quoted at 9) 11-16; Erie Sbares have advanced %, quoted at 394 ‘s are unchanged, they are suil quoted -16- Brewin, Feb. 5.—The Bavarian Prince, ‘whose family has enjoyed the postal monopoly of Germany for three hundred years, bas dis- posed of the right to Government of Pras- sia for three millions thalers. Loxpon, Feb. 5, Noon. —Advices from Flor- ence, by telegraph, state that the Italian church bill has been defeated REDUOING THE WIDTH OF THE AVENUES Various efforts bave been made w tadace legislation authorizing the reduction of the width of the paved portions of the avenues, doth in order that they might be beantified, and tbat the heavy cost of paving these great ‘wiaths might be reduced to the property. owners. Mayor Waliach bas several times urged the desirability of such legislation to enable the city to deal with the difficult prop- lem ef making these wide streets serviceabie and attractive without levying 4 rainous tax upon the adjoining property. Suchapian was that proposed by (ten. Washington and Major L’Enfant, and which was carried out to some extent by President Jefferson, who caused tows of Lombardy poplars to be planted in Pennsylvania avenue. A bill has recently passed the Senate to this end, and we trust that the House wiil act upon itthis session. as itis a matter that interests Congresemen and citizens alike that our wide unpaved avenues shall be speedily rescued from their present unsightly, aneerviceable condition, covered with mud-sloughs in wia- ter and dust-heaps in summer. ‘The bill, as it passed the Senate, is as fol. lows: A Bill to authorize the Corporation of Wash- ington to reduce the width and improve the venues and streets of that city. ‘Whereas, in consequence of the great width Of many, ot tbe sireeis and avenues in the city of Wasbington, the cost of paving thereof falis oppreesively upon the property fronting there. on: Theretore, for the purpose of Teducing such expenses and improving such streets and avenues, Be it enacted, dc., That power and authority be, amd hereby are, couferred mpon the Uorpo- ration of Washington, subject to such limita- tions and restrictions as Congress may irom ‘ime to time prescribe, to regulate the width Bud me@od of improvement of the earriage- ways and footways, and of all tha: portion of the surface not included in carriageways or footwaye, of all streets or avennes in the city ot Weshington which exceed in width one hundred feet, saving and excepting Pennsyi- vauia avenue, and that portion of Louisiana avenue between dth and 5th streets west, and such streets and other avenues as are now occupied, or by jaw authorized to be occupied by railroads, according to the following pian, viz:—The paved or carriage wy shal! be in the center of the street or avenue, and forty feet wide between the curbs. The pavements on Boston, Feb 5. ne Baptist Church, Oad- Fellows’ Hail, John Brown’s house, and J. Harris’ extensive shoe manuiactory, in Marble Head, burned last night| Mr. Harris’ oss $120,000; insured for 865.000. Ata meeting of the Board of Trade a resolu- tion was adopted deprecating on f radical changein present currency and ban ing laws. The Works of the Oasrey Oil Vompany with several adjacent buildings in Ubelses, and a large stock of ofl was destroyed. Loss $39,000). The police of Bosten arrested during last week, 355 persons for apmerous offences. AL NEWS. The ver. THE ALLEGED CONSPIEACY FERIURY This morning, in the Uriminal Wourt, (Jadze Fisher,) the case of Sanford Conover al‘as Charles A. Dunbam, charged with perjury. was called up. The indictment, which cover: over thirty pages of legal cap paper, closely written, charges Conover with faice swearing before the Judiciary Committee ot the House of Representatives, in testifying that the testi- mony @ before that Committee by Hoan and Snevil was untrue. Hoan and Snevil had previously made affidavits before Judge Ad- yocate General Holt, tending te implicate Jef- fereon Davis and others in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraiam Lincoin, and before the Committee they seknowledge that these affida- vits were false,and were fabricated by Conover. Conover was called before the Committee and testified iba: the testimony given by them was untrue. On motion of Mr. Gooding, Judge Ed. Lan- der, of Washington Territory, wes admitted to the bar, ae being a-sociated with Mr. Good- ing in the defence; District Attorney U -rring- ton, with Assistant District Attorney Wilson, direct ng the prosecution. The prisoner haying been arraigned Pleaded each side thereof shall be fifteen feet wide. | not ont » and th wi : The steps shall not extend more than seven card G. Dota Auskolie mae eee Richard G. Dove, Nicholas Miles, George C. Jackson, Jas. Osborn, Chas. W. Pettit, E. 0. Sanderson, Jobn Ardeeser, Jos. B. Ray, W. E. Dante, Daniel Wall. Mr. Wilson opened the case for the Govern- feet beyoad the building lines, and the residue of the street, or avenue, between the points already designated shal) be reserved for trees and ebrubbery; one row of trees to be planted in the pavements, two feet within the line of the curb, and another row parallel to the first | mena Omeny 3 Getting iticoes Sn en i] rai rove, an ir. Good ea on the residues aforesaid. Re per art ing followed briefly for Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts incon. Mr. Wiison tendered in evidence a cert; sistent herewith are hereby repeated. wea copy of the resolution under which the Com. mittee of Judiciary is alieged to have acted. Mr. Gooding said that when arguing the de- murrer be had raised the question that the House of Representatives Ro right to refer the inquiry as to the complicity of Jefferson Davis in the conspiracy to any of its commit. tees, or to make the inquiry itself, and he would for the same rules object to ite intro- duction. The Court decided to admit the paper. and it was rei the defence excepting. ee The Surratt Indictment. The following are the main features of the indictmentagainst Jobn H. Surratt, a notiee o¢ which we published yestezday : OPS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WASH zauoe INGTON. 7 By circular dated the 1st instant. the follow- img distribution of the forces in the Depart- ment ot Washmgton is announced :—Brevet Mayor Gen. Ed. R. 8S. Canby, commanding; beadquarters Washington, D. C. Staff of- ficers—Brevet Col. J. H. Taylor, Assistant Ad- juiant General; Brevet Major J. B. Campbell, ist Lieutenant 4th U.S. artillery, Assistant Inepector and Commissary ot Musters; Brig. Gen. M.1. Ludington, Chief Quartermaster: Brevet Col. L. A. Edwards, Medical Direct 2d Lieut. L. V. Caziarc, 1itb infantry, Aid-d Camp. Garrison of Washington— 2th U.S. infantry, 44th U.S. infantry, companies U and G, Sth cavalry. Commanding officers—trevet ae — emeagers _ ni + Ai ra re Manet diane orn ee | America tr de county of Washigion core ry infantry; Brevet NB. Sweitzer, sch | Luc. upon thelr oaths present an fe ol Surratt, late of the county aforesaid, yeoman, hot having the fear of God before kis eyes, bui being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred. and sixty-five, with force and arms, at the county of Washington aforesaid, in and upon one Abrah: coin, in the of God, and of the said United States ot America, then and there being, feloniousiy, wiifally, and of bis malice aforethought,did make an assault; and that the said Jonn H. Surratt, a certain pistol of the valve of ten dollars, then and there oharged with w tury 4 and one leaden ballet. which P tol be, the said ratt, in his right hand then and held, then and there feloniously, cavalry. wt MeHenry, Md—Oompany I, 4th U.S. artillery, Brevet . Gen. George H. Brooks commanding. Fort Washington, \d.—Companies £ and D, sth U.s. artillery, vet Lient. Col. F. M. Follett commanding. Fort Whipple, Va.—Companies © and H, 4th artillery, r Joseph Stewart commanding. Battery Rodgers, CAE md F,ath U. artillery, Brevet Col.C. L. Best commanding. Fort Foote, ep og St 4th U.S. artil- lery, Breyet Lieut. Col. M. P. Miller com- manding. Camp Distribution, Va —4uth reg- iment U. 8. infantry, Colonel Neison A. Miles, commanding. ICAL FORCE OF THE PEN THE CLERICAL OFPIOES SION An effort is now being made by the Com- missioner of Pensions to have Congress pass an act authorizing nm to increase the clerical | John H. Surratt, with the leaden bullet force of the Peasion Office. qhe number of es es istol aforesaid, then and clerks now employed are unable to keep the work up, and the cases gain on them rapidly. | 8bot and sent forth as a The affairs ef the ¢tlice are cenducied inan excellent manner, and a jarge number of cases are daily disposed of by the clerks; but the basiness of the office having greatly increased since the war, itis necessary that an adtitional number of clerks should be Sas order to dis; of cases as received and keep the | the leaden as waren Tt is thought that Con; will au- jiseharged, and sent forth out thorize the inerease, and about thirty efficient | of the pistol by the clerks will be appointed. it in and uw) e and ATLANTIC AND PACIFICO BAILROAD. The Uommissioner of the General Land Of- fice, pursuant tothe instructions from the Sec- pore See Bee ofthe interior, pre; orders to of ou one thousan: un. the Land oMcere.at Springdela, Missouri, to | dred and sixty-five, until the ffteeaty dey nf withdraw the lands wz the line of the At. Jantic and Pacific Railroad route, frere Spring- The will of be | late Eleanot was further proven and admitted to a re rds personally. ters of HEFAtion, Treok, on ree Prt ve Feartine to the orphan of foe Uteraente, Bova S200 ‘The first and final account of theadmin:s:rs_ tor of Harriet Wilkes wasapproved and passed a, Paez ces.— Lewis Frazier ana Waiter Luck, colored beys, 14 and 15 ye: old vely, were arrested by Officer Mc moned to appear Before the Senate Committee La ae, BPOR pretence that they were for Mrs. Haskell's boarding-house, Pemosyivania avenne, between 3d and 4 streets. The goons Were valued at about #60. Held for a bearing —_e—_—_ Grarp Larorxy — Bowman, c0.01 +0 wae arrested by officer ()urand for the laroeny Of two silk dresses, the property ot Hugo Hai- beck. The prisoper was a servant in a board. ine bouse, No > Missourt avenue, aed stoi the Greeses trom Mrs. Halbeek, wite of ta> pant, WhO was boarding @ere. Sd- to jail for court by Ju*mee Walter. es SUSTICIONS CiRCUMSTANORS.—Last night. Officers Bower and O'Ulallaghan arrested 3 oung man named Richard Roundtree, at the Ittnore depot, tor beink droak end disor derly, and as a snspicious eharacter. He was sen pushing s band im the viemity of an old gentleman's pocket, but got nothi Jus tice Walter fined bim $3, and tareed him over to Major Ricbara: a ConTRacT AWARDED —The contract for for Bishing stauouery te the Post Office ar ment during the year } the bids for woicn were opened on Thursday Iast, was this morn. Ing Awarded to those enterprising busines. men, Mesers. Dempsey & O'Toole of this city, who were the lowest bidders. T Wasninotox Gas ~ Licat Comrany nual meeting of the siockhulders of the ngtor G Laigbt Company was heid yesterday, and the foliow.ng were elected ai- rectors. H. Bartel, Wm. Orme, Joba Bailey, Chas. H. Rogers, and Herry S. Gaw. eee Tae Liquor Law.— Yesterday, Albert Cam- beriand was arrested by Ufficer Evans, of the Seventh Ward, for selimg tiquor by the smaii Without license, and selling on Sumday. He Was fined $20.90 in each case. ——e Porice Kerorts—The police report + arrests in the city and county yesterday, and the fines amounted to $94.20. The arrests in Georgetown were *; fines, $7 93. arena eaten Affairs in Georgetown. Tue FRESKET—Brealang up of the Ice in th Pctomac—Damage to Property —Loast nigbt ut 955 O'clock, qu.te unexpectedly, the ice im the Potomac opposite the city began to break up, and at ten o clock the crashing and etinding of the ice biocks was terrific. 1t would seem tnat the water bad been gathered e the Falis, and civing way denis, came dows ‘With & force that broke up the ice, thougn i ‘was from (welve to fifteen inches thick. In 4 jew minutes the wharves were overfiows and the ice pressing against and under them, lifted them from their foundations. There is probably not a wharf between ti qeaeduc: and Rock Creek that has escaped smjury ; ali are doubtless more or less damaged. Tue ves. eels at the wharves, whieh were locked in py the sudden closing of theriver, were in danger from the ice Which was thrown against them with greai violence, but fortunately none are Seriously ‘ujured. Taking observations along the river this morning, we noticed that at high Water, about 9 30 o'clock, the water was higber at any Ume since i552. The ice suddenly ped moving and the water began tosubs ide ana for miles the river presented the appesr- ance of an immense newly ploughed fieid, with here and there bigh banks of ice. that seem to bave caught Bpon racks, and io- creased in height until the receding water lef the icebergs standing abeve tne rough sartace The scene above the aqueduct was attra. ing much attention, and hundreds of yisito: Were going to and from the locaiity. interest was felt for Mrs. Peggy iJ ing ail was Tigbt with her family, Immense blocks of ice were heaped within ten feet of tect high is, Reaped aghinat tae somemeten t hig! against utments of the firs arch of the aqueduct, near her heus+. A bumber of fishermen's boats sre buried, aud probably crusbed under the ice at various pointe, The mast of a pleasure voat be- longing to Mr. Poe protrudes above the ice at the agquecuct, and a small Sloop was lifted from the river and iaid upon the wharf. It is now impossible to tell what dam - age Das been done, and the river men are look img for a more fearful rush of ice when the water rsesagain thie afternoon. There is now 4) pare: Jy a breach im the Virginia end ef the Long Briage, near the drawer, but it is small The southern mail and passengers were brought over the aqueduct this morning. Toe ce seems to have been stayed between Fasby's Point ana the flats oppesite, and in front of the town it is this afternoom as immovable as ae bottom gas A dispatch m Harper's Ferry, recei atthe ice of the collector of the C! @ amd Obio canal, announces that the water there is subsiding. no Barm done, and the bridges all sare. Among the losses we hear reported this Mornsng by the mecbpante is that of Ridgeway & Shoemi- ker, whe Bave several thourand bashels of corn under water. Several other houses lost emall lots ot graim, flour, &c. FLourR axp Graty Manker.—There is but little doing in breadstuffs to-day, the deman i for flour being only of a local character, and the sales in lots to meet the tmmediate wan's of city dealers. The price lists for flour and grain are pachenans. Porx.— Teceipts to-day are very light. and sales important, For prime hogs the wholesale price is $9.50, and Tetaul 610 per i pounds (Q2EHAEB' CO) Aad ak 1 6.0—-Drsrasce or Oot! AsHiNOTON . ‘o trator WA, J08. J. MAY #2 00., 308 PEMNSYLVANIA AVENUR, \e! tern Boundary of the State as Leg reg a on which said fifteenth | Are now receiving their eaaepanona er cae approved July 27th, | day of ly year last aforesaid, the es SPRING STOCK. on Pa fa gd ere ll ARY RESERVATION ABANDONED. rea beg ogee Dior a Tei cata aforesaid, $9, ‘Onsee of Bleathed SHIBTINGS and SHBET- ‘he Commissioner of the Geseral Land Of pe ee en cen e oo Iu@s. fice lias recet vet! fro the Secretary of the In- | 20d term aforcenid, feleniously, willfalip, ova | OlegsMBBRIMACK, SPRAGUE, and PAOITIO a War aa- ' aioe Somes pnt nent of Bis malloeaforetbought, did kitl end mrarder PRINTS. Bt the Cascades of the Uo- t 7 bas w as Fort lambta river, in Wpabi been abandoned as ¢ mili Jand beimg claimed upder the donation act. tg UNDING COMPOUND INTERES? NOTES. . Senate Finance Committee to-day adopted the bill proposed by the leading bank- ers of the country, with the indorsement of the Secretary of the Treasury, for tanding the | tne felony and marder in manner interest. xotes: The bill appeared | and form aforesaid, to do and commit.” in the Star op Pridsy last. ~ SS nas cusspugn coat inglads oe me ith “4 Geo. A. ‘Gatninianionee Wildpa: athe Cresonal Land ey E. Surratt, tio oy ta if the local foe erweecs sat | Sara Sere to Coss 4-4 ROYLE'S ENGLISN CHINTZES. Osses) 4.4 FRENCH JACONETS ong Cau BBIOB. : Cases of BART D Bhont DIMI es Cases of Family and LInBES. 1 cave very fine Printed LINENS. 1 case MARSEILLES QUILTS. Cases af Check ané Striped CAMBRICB. Cesces Table DAMASKS, NAPKINS, TOWBL- 1NG8, HUGKS, CRASH, ac, ac. "#7 We ghall offer the above Goods 4 \