Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1867, Page 1

TIE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY,(SUNDAY EXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING; Southwest corner Penn’®. @venué and 11th sirect, BY W. D. WALLACH. —Ss— The STAR is served by tae carriers to their subecribers in the City and District at T=” Cunts rem WERK. Copies at the counter, with or without wrappers. Two Cznts each. PHicE FoR MAttIne:—Three month, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; atx months, Taree Dold jars; one year, Five Dellars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pnodiisned on Friday worning—One Deliar and a Half a Year. ~~ DENTISTRY. E Between Tath and 13th streets, + v%. XXIX, BANKERS. JA ceoxe & co. SPECIAL NOTICES. 87 Those who have been subject te Nervous hes for years ead: he sit! a BAR ENER, Biers DY: er At adminsteri: DY. ig never fails. sits fivde "se" beeaitg 4 3 ng Fifteensh sirecs, apposite Treasury, fe 18 eotw .. : tl based the Buyand sel 8 tourrent market rates, and Beep Chemical Apparatus (nthe countey ‘for COTE | custantly om band, « full supply of all 178 BYFECT 18 MIRACULOUS. ; a p= fio Faler febelee The Association Te Dow G@OVBREMBHT BONDS, HALLS VEGRTASLB to make Teeth on Gold. Sliver sud Rubber st Hew SEVBH-THIRTIES, AND COMPOUND ILIAM HAIB REN York Philadelphia and B. . All per- perfect and wenderfal artic! bo ole Ai) wots tone 13 _— > Z Makes. belx grow A better, dressing than = enEet HOTES pueet ’ 4 ¢ and asd warranted Orders far BTOUKS. BONDS, So., executed, and y hair into Beautifal Silten cases.’ do well, to, eat Ocllections made om all aceessible points. abeve ail, the great wonder is the r se 1-48 T EF oom oo Ts Inyon: La Paiikice of the MINERAL PLATE TEETH which it restores Grav MAIR TO ITS ORIGINeL 0} CULOR ‘The whitest and worst looking hair resnmes its onthfal beauty by its use. It dces not dye tie Bttends personally at BanKBERS, air, but strikes at the root and fills it with new 7 rest. life and col tter. A SG] ye pore =n OD Corner Louisiana avenue and Seventh The Set appl feation will do goed pom will ove and Bo person can wear others who sanaet wear DEALERS In ‘ the BATURAL C040 Fore ert y, and calling at my office can @OVERNMENT SECURITIES. red appearance of thi the old. gray, disc will be gc ne. giving place to lustro and beantifa! lock Ask for balt’s Sicilian Hatr Benewer ; no other article al! like it in effect Bee each betile has cur private Government Stampever the top of the bottie. Al others we fatione B.P BALL & CO. Nashua, N. H., Proprietors. fe 18 d&weolm,t Forsale by alldraggisis, —f REMEDIAL INSTITUTE FOR SPEUIAL CASES, Persons be accommods tod with any style and price of Teeth they may de- etre, —— those pve are pertioutsr, and wise ine nrest, cleanest, strongest and most perfec _ Eire wat art cen procare, the MINERAL TRETH will be more pais arranted. Booms tn this city—No 338 Penn’s avenue. be- ob Wth sts. Also, 907 Arch ar » oc 20-h ‘PERSONAL. GOLD AND SILVEB ay 2tt AND LAND WARBANTS _ First National Bank of Washington. B.D, COOKE, (of Jay Cooke &Co.,) President, wa HUNTINGTON, Cashier. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY { 00 GAN NEVER MAKE THE TBIP on Bu- AND No. 14 Bond street. New York. chu or Samaritan bumbugs. See Dr Dak FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED 87° Full 1ufermation, BY, 492 7th e i gnest authority TES Riais; also, a Book on Special D: on such private rooms are opposite STATES, tfree, cases Odd Fellows’ Hail p>» REVENTION ja25-hm* of rearet 1; 1or,as ad 16th scrett, opPosite the TYsasury Depariment, Government Securities with Treasurer United States ONE MILLION DOLLARSew We buy and seli all classes of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES at current market rates. EURNISH EXCHANGE and make Oliections rtisiug phy enerally tmpostors, without referenres ne stranger should be trusted. Enclose a stamp tor poatgce ard directto DB. LAWBENCK No 14 Bond street. New York n0 12 DaWiy LIBAOY, AND THE hood —An K me of Solitude, buses aud Disease BETTER THAN CUE — French preventives st ciseage and preg- ancy (when such ts aud: te) Sent to any ad- dregs, at $4, $5. $6 and $7 ser dozen, according to qnality, by br. WOOD Box 403, or call at 499 /th Street, (up stairs.) Washin; D.C. js3-1m (M48. CUBTIS IRVING, Clarrvoyant Medium, will give ity ead: E feud re te impediments to Marriage, with ea fide of Pa ay. between ass and Sth s m ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE | ot Hellel., ‘Rent ineenied letter anvelopes, free of = - ONITED STATES. charge. Address Dr J SKILLIN HOUGHTON, AUBL BEAL SULS TROLUGEB OF AMERI From the position angaspect of tre time of one’s birth, will reveal as jing se noliv sg mortal ever knew before, how tulta all reasonable undertakings. descrities events of Laviies 0 ge H gi. Oall ata70 22th st. near F, all hours until » inthe evening. de 312m" ONFIDBNTIAL.—Young meu who have tn- C area themselves vy certa'n secret. habits, which unfit them for busines: daties of merried life; also. men, who. from the follies of yo — oe & debilit; efore placin, any one, sould first read Married Iadies will learn something of ee ance ord Association, Philadelpuia, Pa. jall-3m SECRET DISBASES. Bamaxiran's Givzis the most certain, safe and effectual remedy—indeed, the only vegetable reme- dy ever discovered. Cures in two to tour days, and recent cases in twenty four hours No mineral, no balsam, no mercury. Onl) ten pills to be tazen. it is the soldier's hope. and @ friend te those who do want to be exposed. Mele packages, §1;fe- 1, 83. Saw ankitan’s Boot anp Here J vicrs—A positive and permanent cure fer Spyhilis. Scrofala, Ulcers, Sores, 8) Tetters. &o. 8) 25 per bettie, Bold by B. my6 We purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, and give carefal ene prompt attention to ACCOUNTS of BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS, and to any other business entrusted to us. ¥ULL INFORMATION tn regard to GOVERN MENT LOANS at all times cheerfally furnished WH. 8. HUNTINGTON, Oashier. WashingtOn, March 29, 1805, mitt Meaty OLD Hesse FIBM OF LICENSED PAWNUBORERS 34 FOUR-AND A BALF STSBEF WEST, near Pennsylvania aven Offer the big sect cask dvances On all kinds of th, or other in advance of their years. themselves under the treatment of “The Secret Fricad.” COLGATE & CO.’8 WINTBB BOAP, Recommended fo cHarPeD HAN Bs and for general "The Secret Briend. "Se! ‘ny ad- | Me-chaudise, to any amount and for any TOILET Us® during COLD WEATHER, It may be b Risa Sealed onvel on recéipt of cents, | time desired, at reasonable rates obtained of all druggists and faney goods dealers, ry OBAS. A Interest on large suws greatly reduced UART & O0.. Boston, Ro $-ly : OLOTHING, &o. { J. HEFBEBGES, Business strictly confidential. Lentil Goods bought for cash and sold at private gale. fe 2l-ly HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, &o. DANCING. peer. J.W. OH. P. KBEIS i i spas = DANCING AUADEMY ZE. Y . 2 . aN er CHANT TAILOR, | Cammacanand HovsB, Ponnsylyanis avenue, bet. 6th and 7th ate. Mectropolites Bote ivania avenue. Corner Penna. Gvenue and Twelfth sree Geo) Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. A my 1 ‘Washington, D. 0. Washinzion, D.C. — New Classes forming every evening. Those d pee siring to enter our ineece should ‘@vail epee. Seives of this opportunity, PP ina one will be made in this quarter for bs Cireularucay belad at J. F, Bille’ and a. at 5 . mM erott &C, w.@. Bituated in the most midway between the OAPITOL AND PRESIDENTML MANSION, A K. BROWNS. B. J. SMiTHERS, central location the city, BBOWNE & SMITHERS, y INGTUB. D. ons Wash Ves ATTORNEYSAND COUNS ELLORSAT LAW, | Ovly s short distance from al] the Departments, he Hall cont ‘s — pay 2 el ie ND So v |. &o, BUREAU BEF\ GHES. FREEDMEN, ANp | Fatent ond Post Ofices, Smithsonian Institute, Days and Hours of Tuition : ey pS D LANDS. np ete. H.H. DUDLEY 200., For Ladies, Misess aud Masters, Taesday and 9 fice No. jenth etreet, opposite ae ai _nom-tf Proprietors. Saturday afternoens, from $ to 5 o’cloex. Gentlemen's Glasses, Tuesday and Friday eve- nings, from 8 to 10 o'clock. For further information, apply durteg the hoars of tuition, or address a mote to t oadom _ Quarter commencing with the first lesson. ja 8 M ABINI’S FASHIONABLE DANOING ACADEMY, AT MABIRI'S 2T0 WILKBNS’ PIANOS AND Oai ‘2 NEEDEAM'S PARLOE ORGANS Ali will find It greatly te their Interest $o examine these -uperd Instruments be-' Sah aaeucr ot OROKOR L. WILD & BEG8 jency at - 5 Piano Forte and Or, Ww Lith street between Pean lect assortment of MBICH'S RESTAURANT | mas tok Pr) Penna avenue, near 6th street, P. EMBIOH wishes to public ge stantly on aay o in mene — 6 friend 7 L) eo now kee - OYSTECS. fresh every NES and LIGCOBS cannot be atve rial. WOOD AND COAL. | Cc OAL! COAL!! AT GREATLY REDUORD PRIOES. Gross f 2 . Y Pas a of 2,240 Ibs., delivered imemy part of Faction given te suit the con- e235 i. ~ RET DISEASE SAMARITAN’S GiFT! SAMARITANS QIFT! ined would most respectfully in- ea and gentlemen of Washington THB MOQT OMBTAIN REMBDT EVER USED | fiero Tours FarseseWhitosh, Qaim — | Cenccmentres tetera eet GONORRH@4, GLEET, sTeioTvaes, ae | beh ik oe eeu Fancy Costume, elfher on loan of ma Eye a ine an Orders received at our Office; or at the Wharf, ‘They are entirely ¥ ae, Naring Ro smell nor ertax hae atreet 6: Bhuww @ s0u aay aD een ach or bowels of the most delicers ja 25a 465 9th street, between K and F. MGures tu from two to four days, four how by a graduate fa “twenty foor radu of the University of of he ae W .5. ceaazrz, I. B. SWEERY. lyania, ene ‘ . eminent Poctars and ‘Chemists of the preset day: BBAL ESTATE BROKERS BOOTS, SHOES, & m0 expornre, mo 8 so ham eanhatover. AND BOOTS AND SHORS, those w. ha of gs ou) or —— eis mana mp AUCTIONEERS. NEW STORB. oury. 5 — t by mail in a plain envelope. ie undersigned begs leave to inform his fri Parties cont: ing buildi: the spring or ‘4 th La Price—Male $2. Fomsic, $3. purchasing unimoroved property fer tuvocument | MSW OBER ERiEnUy thas he hae opened the BLOOD! BLOODI! BLOODII1 will find 1t to their advanta; look over our | Odd Fellows’ Hall. w he has on hana n- SOBROFULA, ULORES. SORES, SPOTS, rye od pUrchasing, a8 eral assortment of Ladies’ and Gentlemen's, Boy's, TETIBES VV GLES, BOL ng OX PHILIB, | tion of prover ee eee ane er core AND SHOBS. saMakitans ates D HEYS s0108 We Bevo alte for vals vera ema Tracts of ina Ode Bellows) tak 'tue New Oheup Bore tase offered bagi! cure. © immediate nity o' is city, very el- | merly K. tore. SYPHiLIS OB VEN AL DISK. ‘Age's SAMAKITANS ROOT AND HERE TUTOR 28 tabi vimpenved pebasPan deaittnege sesce'ss | _ dels GEORGE B. WILSON. iy really most petese. cores ane remed; ins. bed ; it reaches eradicates ' sort! hae nt &, Property left with usfer sale does net subject ot STERLING BILLS for sale in swas to suit pur- the venereal so that thoror ‘sold bs: : Ea Permments Tae, hen, of tls gre ed bes eegeepe sein ag Higher! market price paid for AMEBICAN rity that for ‘73a may sepeut te 2k —— : ei: LEWIS JOuRSON S CO , Bankers, fe7-tf 92 Peuna. avenue. DO HOT DESPAIE! scAMAnitaw's ROUT A DHE } J wi every vestige of tmperi: ‘the sre ashes ope Bg Ho *homticcis Una Poors BUNING SAWS, PRUNING KNIV! PROMIN SCISSORS, TRUNING BAW AND BL. TREE TRIMMBES. ADVARABCATORS. ° G°? WwW. B, MOSES’ FASHIONABLE OABPET, FURNITURE ABD BEDDING STORES, with Fe ‘A fall and complete assortment of these tool HOS, 521 & 919, INTELLIGENCER BUILD. wales suier the BUOY BIUiows mon | Ai ee eRe Toot citasr, 1NG, OOBNER 2TH AND D., po oah g down, Baling of to Wougeeor | centatiing full set Horticulture! Tools ‘aun Bility; end for of ate deme a the folecorw 568 TtR streste teow Fo eve. | 0.508 TTH BTEBET. THORNS BUILDING, ADJOINING UDD FELLOWS’ HALL, AND EXAMINE THES FINEST ASSURTED STOOK THIS SIDB PHILADELPHIA. Hw bas all the latest designs made tn Philadel. phia, New York, and Boston, The stock 1s alware selected by Mr. Moses, and bought at the lowest BMUOVAL, THE BATIONAL UNI is! nN ° PANY OF WASHINGTON sade Have removed to their New Office, Bo. 71 LOUISIANA AVENUE, First door east of 7th st, i — _ rates tor cash, which enables bim to compete with WHAT THE ¥ OF THE Sam DIEBOTORS: gues BEMEDIEG SAMAR : Knap, Proves Mico We Blag. y Grder in Ebiledgiphis, and of the best materist Post & raged, 'omt MausHaLt, Baltimore, |. Berry, Marshall Browa, ecu 4 Wal that can be found. p Sd. eA —I have at satisfaction in | G 8.Gideon, Daniel ‘m, Dixon. Pore! should stady their owa interest by Rave used ‘The riten Remedies’ | Henry D. e, calling at his Btores end examining the well-as- for Veneral ta toustomary forms; | de 3tf NOBLE D. LARNER, Seerstary. | Sorted stock of CARPETS, FURNITUED. oe, ‘tbat I have used them with » at, discretion, re 7e ya raga tein his price- before going elsewhere, and properly, aud, have fou: ™m respond to my UXUBIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 7 he will Fernion with plossnre. al J De hot assortment of attr i lauketes, a ‘composition re OANDigs AND OHOG stk Z thelr efficacy, and’ss far as my tue of thous cemeeat “Cais Game ‘CHOOOLATES NE Gattage and ‘Kitehes Fer: a DOUBLE VAMLLA GHOOOLATS, | complete, whieh he offers at the lowest "Amtetant burgeon, 00h BOE Wore.’ ROSE ARD VARILLA BugnY ALMONDS, cuber Now, 391 ani 318" Intelligencer 8,0, FORD, coreer Mh street nd Fons i obrab calig a Strsot: Rhea Ballas eniohaine Wad retin ue, P B Just received at KI Fi is Bait’ “ eee — EST INDIA OBANGES AND & 8 Fol 7EREMIAH 5. BLACK. WARD H. LaMo! BLack. = SWEET MALAGS OBA PEE 500,090 Se va eee te LAW OFH1ON, wins aba OONREFION PLACE. | yEOM KENDALL GREEN VINEYARD. hd Attorneys or Law fe ae M be Suet made, of velget matoptale CONCORD, the mest valuable Grape in the SEs Serene SOS | CMossacapantiewee oo | SEneGon nme Sanaminy onan EBxecuti OLDEN SCUPPEBKONG WINE. BEBEOOA, . ents. and Qommittees of Vongiens, * G NOUR FINESE NATIVE WINE. | with many other choice hivds, at 91.20 por og oe 46% léth street, (directly opposite Wil- Gold coler, full, yet delicate flavor fra- | cuttings, or $10 per 1.000; warranted all g ne - de 18-tf cerand tees than one half the-cost oftmporied | wood and true to name. Garefally packed “and {4%4sT PARIS Fasnions or main | ¥!?*: KING'PEAOM. | Shipped wee toa DRESSING. nits opoRto poRT, ppm 5 18'S Pratt Stere, ee “ ‘of the Buero,”) fe 6-1m 491 8th street. Direct importation ely : ” MABEBITED'S. . 324 ¢ eal oe eee ies. 486 Bet 7 486 de: Mr. Alliot, fro: ing ares = 7th street. ArrRy TATE FOR 7th street, po ag tayo V Piano WUbku AND REGULATO: Bye be INE D. slate @eraziisuen in oF AnD pay aon ofsne Pasta ot Se aoa 7 26 Pe. ay. ‘aod 1 BA FEAw ended: everything thet ae Booms, the ¢ 0 ts e 9 Bt very peasona: le prices th etrest, near Pa. svoune. buat Served 7 ewe 4 480 _ cunrzat oe eooleeer Mare: Wanaot No. 480 10t hatree: eo r ses asd colors, at low p N.W. Bo Co ote toe 1SbL rat tution Wilt be resumed end nipe parti stu ature Grogs ware made ia te Seis | SPACE NS Gitaie ecrciaa | coal MAREN can Ebening S tar. FROM EUROPE. BERiix, Fed. 2s.—Tbe session of the first Parliament of tne North German States formality: opened . Tae Kingot Pr members of the royal family, aad 7 Tue King hdelepenee be was encifoied as no German prince had been for ages. All hopes for the future welfare of the nation now Tesied in the accomplished fact of & united Germany. He recommended Parliament to form & new constitutietal union, which would be-@siensive in its characier, and gi unity, liberty, and power to the fatheriaed. Lonxpos, Feb. 24—A dispaten frem Athens rays iwrelligence bad reached tirat city that (be Greek steamer Lachalanian had safely arrived WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1867. at the Island of Candia. Frorence, Fed. 24 —A telegram from Naples reports that & magarine of gunpowder loded at Positiffo, near that city, and a num- Tr of lives were lost by the disaster. N°. 4,358. TELEGRAMS, we. The Workingmen’s Convention of Uonnecti- cut, nsession at New Haven, adjoarued on the 22d, after an excited and stormy session. Mr. C. M, Gibson, of Norwicn, presided. Tre question of nominating a State ticket wa- thor. ughly discus-ed, and decided megativeiy. Of the resolutions pasted one is in favor of eight hours as a legal day's work. Avother fe-s forth that there is no conflict with capital, and recommends the same energy and prese- Verance in the nee of honorabie means to ac- complish their objects as was shown by «o many of (beir Dumber during the war which saved the nation. The third resolution says that itis the cuty of all interested tn (he cau-# to do ailip their power to eet Sematers and R preeentatives who will support the cause ‘Lhe f urh resolution ix against pominating & Sate ticket, but advises allto vol tor caudi- dates who favor the canee, and closes by =ny- ing (Latall stiempts of employers, by threats OF corrcien, to control the votes of employers, wre outraces on the franchise,and demand, atthe hands of tbe Legwiatare, a law panisb- ing such offesces by Mmprisonment in the pepitentio ry. On Friday evening two boys, named Elis- worth and Wilson, left their homes in Roc! ter, N.Y, armed with an old musket and a tingle-batrelied pistol, with the expressed de- termination to murder the 4rst mau they sbould meet in the highway outside of the ety. N the bridge in the town of irondo- quoit they jumped into asleigh in which wasa German named Kraits. They shot him in the beck of the head.inflicting adangerous wound. The young desperadoes returned home yester- @ay morning, and about noon were arrested by the police. They confessed all, and say that before meeting Kratts thev jumped into severel sieighs but bad ne fayorabie oppor- tunity to shoot. Two prisouers, named Charles Waters, alias Kingsley. and Thomas Quirk, escaped from the Nortbera Penitentiary, Pittsburg, Pa yesterday morning. They were joint ocen- pants of a ceil in the eastern wing, and pissed up the flue to a loft, thence to the roof, aud de- scended to the ground by a rope A private eable telegram received at Montreal announces that the confederation bill had Passed to a third reading im the House of Lords. The Provincial Parliament is further prorogned until April 6. The Louisville Democrat publishes Governor Bramlette’s proclamarion referring to outrage’ commitied by the Regulators. It asks an amendment of the laws to preventarecurrence of difficulty. A grand ball was given by General Averill. United States Consul, at Montreal, on the 22d, and it was agreat success. Sixty of the elite of the city were present. The well-known publishing bouseof Wii- ham B.Smitn & Oo, Raleigh, N. O., failed Saturday. Liabilities heavy. THE PEABODY DONATION TO THE SoUTH.— The Charleston Uonrier announces the return of Ex-Govyernor Wilham Aiken to that city, and says: The Governor has already received numer- ous Applications from young wen in this State for mens, under the Peabody tund, to com- plete their education. No systematic plan for distribution bas as yet been adopted. ‘This measure bas been postponed until the trustees meet Mr. Peabody again, as agreed upon, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. New York, on ihe 20th of March. In the meantime the various members of the board of trastees are to optain as thorough information as possible of the wants of the different sections of the country. Witb this view Mr. George Peabody Russeil, 4 bepbew of the liberal donor, and Mr. Eaton are to make a tour through the South, and will aleo visit Charleston. At the meetipg in March all the reports and proposed pians will then be considered, and tome definite action taken. The money will auso be paid over at that time into the hands of the trustees, and it is hoped that the whole scheme will be in full and successful! operation by the Ist ef May. Public notice will be given through the press of tbe country, and by printed circulars, of the mode and manner ir which the echools are to be set in operation. The bigbest order of talent 1s to be employed. Mr. Peabody proposes to return to England in the spring. SSouid his lite be spared, in about two years be will again visit Amer.ca, when he designs makiag a tour through the Soutn, with Governor Aiken and other members of the trustees, to witness the workings of the schools intended to be established. EMIGRATION FROM GaeaT Brrvarn.—The Loudon Times reports that during 1366 the number of emigrants who embarked from various parts of Great Britain and Lrelaud was 204,662. Of these, 58,856 were English; 12,307 Scotch; 98.590 Lrish, and 26.691 toreign- ers. In 1865, the total number of emigrants was 29,501, including 110,676 Irish. In 1366, 161.000 emigrants sailed to the United States, ot whom 86.594 were Irish; 13.255 to the British North american Colonies; 24,097 to the Aus- tralian Colonies, and 6,530 to all other places. Out of the numbers bound for the United States, 33,471 embarked at Cork. In eaeh of the three years, 1860, 1861, i562, the numbers emigrating to the United States, chiefly Irish, were £7,500, 46,764, and 58,706; while in each of the four years, 1963, 1864, 1565, and 1566, the numbers were 146,813, 147.42, 147,253, and 161,000. More than ome-hal: tue emigrants in 1566 were comprised under tke following heads: General and agricultural laborers, 51,976; children under 12 years of age, 34,8-6 married women, 22,001; female dom: vants, farm servantsand nurses, §,243; farmers, 6,517; miners and quarrymen, 6.429; profes- sional men and merchants, 5,749; carpenters, 2,053; tailors, 1,297; smiths, 1, weavers, 627; and seamen, P 363 Out ot the total number of emigrants, 42.578 were mar- ried, viz: 19,777 males, and 22,801 temuales; 119,609 were single adults, of Whom 52,448 were males, and 37,161 females. A Basy in « RaP¥ce.—The Mobile Times says: A lady left in destitate circumstances by ber busband, yesterday morning disposed ef the last of her ponte 3 possessions by a raffle—a baby, large eneugh to be two or three years old. The amount realized was eome iweaty-five dollars, The “sur-weet little tcivg” was won by @ gentleman connected with the typegraphical department of this office. As he is on the listof old bachelors, it may be asked ip the language of the novelist, “What will be done with it!” The baby is a native of Nuremburg, Germany. PEecULARITINS OF A WasTsan City —The St. Louis emocratsays. We hope our East- ern friends will nov begin to dread a visit -o St. Louis for sear of meeting bears in the streets. It is true, one was killed yesterday in the Tenth ward, and several others were milled quite recently within tbe county. But basi- not been atall interruptea, and no apprehension ts felt of meeting such ed guests near the Post Office, or Court House, or the principal hotels, SouTHERN ORPHAN A6soeIaTION.—The United States authorities have declined to re- turp the “Jeff. Davis” mansion to the city of Kicbmond, and as the “Southern Orphan As= sociation” is thereby prevented from comply- ing with the contract made with the holders of certificates in their proposed gi the agent at this place, Mr. P. been notified to discontum sale of certifi- cates till further ordered, and to refund the money for those already sold by him.—Staun- ton Vandicator, CHEAP FREIGHTS.—Some jden of the cheap ness of steamboat and railway transit may formed from the fact that Dutch butter is now sent from Rotterdam to Harwich by steamer, and from the latter place to the south of Eng- land by rail, and the cost of carriage all the ‘way is jess than one farthing per pound; and Normandy butter is sent from St. Malo to Southampton by steamboat, and thence 10 Lon- don by rail, and the cost of carriage smounts to only one half-farthing per pound. S7-A youtg man in Norfolk was fined five ses for throwing & brick ata lady’s water- a7 People in Santa Fo, New Mexico, die on~ ly of old age and poor whisky. &7 Every French soldier will hereafter re- ceive instraction in fencing. S27 The whipping post is still in uee in Ports- mouth, Va.,.ae three negro thieves found out to their cost on Wednesday, {01 In consequence of the drouth in Mobile dirty sbirte are tasbionable in that city. ust Patrick’s day in the morning,” this year. fails on Sunday, Lada eget Beal A-women in Milwankee attemp: ion ber two children and then commit ¢ai- clae. ‘S57 Government officials in _Broottyn, hav- ing found. that-eelling liquors doesnot stop frauds, have taken to.seizing distiligrs. _ jt enterprise, Trowk bas CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE.— -aturday afternoon and evening— ‘The lodian appropriation bill was discussed, amended, and passed. ppropriation bill was under sommitiee— From Mexice. BRowxsvitte, Feb. 24—San Leis Potosi Gales to the 6k are received, giving an account of an engagement which took piace at a defile known as L. Gallinera, between the forces of Aleramon, under Castillo and Rocher, of Es- cobedo s command with & (bourand men. The consideratios Mr. Kice (Maine) moved sn appropriation of | Liberals were defeated, and three or fowr bun- #1v,000 for repairing the conservatory at the | dread killed, among them Gen. Herrera Y. Pr ent's Mansion, recently injured by fire. | Carro and Col, Marias. Most of the remainder Adcpted. are wounded or prisone” —five escaped. Cas- Amendm ‘were offered by Schenck, | tillo, after une ¥ jory, was seriously threat- and adopted, giving the appointment of ia- | enrd by Carabajal «endeavoring to reach borers. cebmen, &c,, around the Capitol, to | Queretaro by forced marches. > had the President of the Senate and Speaker of the | orcered volunteer foreigners found in Mira- Houre, instead of to the Commissioner of Pub- lic Buildings. Mr. Sioan moved an amendment providing for (D2 election by the Senate of a Superin- tendent of Public Buildings, to hold his office fcr four years, and to perform the daties now devolving on the Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, and abolishing the latter office. Adopted. Otber amendments were made, and the bill Te ported to the House. be amendment appropriating $10,000 for the conservatory at tbe President's Mansion Was agreed to. The amendment giving the appointment of labore: bout the Capitol to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House was re- jected, Mr. Stevens expressing the hope that uch nonsense” would be given up. ‘The amendment abolishing the officeof Com- mistiopero! Pubhe Baildings, and providing for the election by the Senate of a Superin- tendent of Public Buildings was agreed to— yeas, 75; nays, 48. All the amendments on which no division was asked were agreed to. ‘The bill was then passed. ‘Tbe Houte then, at 840, resumed the con- ti¢rrstion of the indemnity bill ‘The Honse proceeded to vote by yeas and nays on the passage of the bill, and the yote Tesvited—yeus 06, nays 27. So the bill was passed. The following is its text: Be it enacted, dc., That all acts, proclama- tions, and orders of the Pre ident of the Uni- ted States. or acts done by bis authority or ap- proval after the 41h of March, 161, and before the Ist cay of July, 1$66, respecting martial Jaw, military trials by court-martial or mili- tary commissions, or the a*rest, imprisonment, and trialof persons charged with participa- tion im the late rebellion against the United States, or as aiders or abettors thereof, or as guilty of any disloyal practice in aid thereof, or of any violation of the laws or nsages of war, or of affording aid and_ comfort to rebels AgAipst tbe authority of the United States, and all proceedings, and acts done or had by courts. martial or military commissions, or ar- rests and imprisonments made in the premises by any person by the authority of the orders or proclamations of the President, made as atoresaid, or in ard thereof. are hereby ap- proved in all respects, legalized and made vahd, to the same extent and with the same effect as if said orders and proclamations had been issued and made, and said arrests, im- pPrisonments, proceedings, and acts had been done underithe beaming a § authority and d rection of the Congress of tne United States, apd in pursuanceo! a law thereof previously enacted and expressly authorizing and direct- ing the same to be done. And no civil court of the United States, or of any State, or of the Instrict of Columbia, or of any district or Ter- Titory of the United States, shall have or take Jurisdiction of, or in any manner reverse any of the proceedings bad or acts dene as afore- said, nor sball any person be held to answer in any of said courts for any act done or omit- ted to be done in pursuance or in aid of any of said proclamations or orders, or by authority or with the approval of the President within the period aforesaid and respecting any of the Matters aforesaid; and all officers and otuer persons in the service of the United States, or who act in aid thereof, acting in the premises, shall be held prima facie to have been autbor- ized by the President; and all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby re- peaied. Mr. Hooper moved to go into committee on the tax bill, but a motion to adjourn was made, and a vote by tellers was carried by @ vote of G4 to 45, Mr. Conkling called for the yeas and nays onthe motion, sayimg he wanted to see who were in favor of letting the tariff bill go over for the session. The vote by yeas and pays resulted—yeas 57, mays 52; and the House adjourned. mon'’s army to be shot, for i” at Zacatecas. Jouguin, Miramon's brother, of Mignel’s army, is sbot. Ortega and Patouri remain at Satullo under arrest. The Austrian and Belgian prisoners at Metamoras are to be exchanged for Mexicans brought by the French frigate Pbelagon. Orders for their departure are 10W waited for from Escobedo. Papers in the interior jostiry the butchery et a hundred and ninety foreigners captured from Miramon They were charged witb depredauons at Zaca- tecas. The doctors say Mejia cannot be cured. Havana, Feb. 20—The steams Manbat- tan arrived here from New Oriesus on the (7th inet. A French steamer arrived bere on the Jeth, with dates from Vera Cruz to the lita, and from the Oity of Mexice to the Sh The report that President Jvarez had been taken priscner, grew out of the usexpected attack mace by Miramon with 3.0# men upon Zaca- tecas. Miramon’s official dispatch says rez escaped Owing to the velocity of hie car- riage. Escobedo arrived upon the scene the Dext day, and gave battie to Miramon at San Jacinto, and completely rox bim, taking 0 prisoners and capturing al! his arulrery and $40,000 At the last accounts Miramon had arrived at Queretaro with ouly four offi- cers Sicoga, the Imperial commasder of Gvansjuato, bad been deteated by Riucon Gallardo, and that city bad fallen into the honds of the Liberals. &ximilian’s minister, Tabeor, was routed with a strong brigade while coming from Toluca to reimforce the capital. and left 500 men desd and wounded on the field. The bearer of official dispatches from the French steamer, Forfieriero Deas, is encamped between Pueblo and Mexico. it is reported at Vera Oruz that Juarez had left Zacatecas for San Luis three days before Mi- ramon made bis sudden attack upon that plece. Marquez was reporied to have 10,000 men in Mexice, of whom only 4,000 were armed. Eight hundred soldiers at the garrison at Poe bia Dad declared for the Kepublic and gone with Tamacona, &nd it was expected that as fseon as the French bad left the remainder would take possession of the city and pro- nounce for Juarez. Generals Oasteinean, De Portier, and otbers, and also Madame Bazaine bave arrived here on the French steamer Hon- ricon. The transport Jonne was to leave Vera Cruz on the 15th. with 1,900 troops. Several members of Maximilian s ministry were aleo among the passengers on the Honricon Monde. Marsbal Bazaine arrived at Puebla on the 6b instant. Bosts Gotp Musing Uomrantes.—They are forming gold-mining companies New Hampshire and Vermont. Tais grows out of tbe discovery of gold-bearing quartz rock there. The newspapers in that vicinity are giving ratoer glowing accounts of the yield of the preci precious rock. Four companies hi started with an &ggregate capital of a million doliars. Local paragraphs state that gold is found in one place, together with silver und lead and copper in auother place, and so on This will remind peopie in this neighborhood of the way in which the muititude of bogus oil companies, with paper capital amounting to hundreds of millions, were brought to t attention of the public, Thousand. put a gr deal of money in them, only afew to any money out. The ups! of itall was, nineteen out of every twenty of the compan collapsed, and the persons who expected to Tich through such agen. es found tbemeel ve great deal poorer than if they bac attended to their legitimate business. Lt wil, probabiy be the same with this new crop of gold-mining companies, and the oor of Vermont and New Hampehire will find that they would bave been mueh better off if they bad adhered to cattle-grazing, farming and manafacturiag —W’hiia. Ledger. A Fortune ror Keyxtvcky Herrs.—The Louisyitie Democrat is informed that intelli- gence bas been received frum Scotland of the Gecease of parties by which the immense for- tune of five hundred thousand pounds, or two million dollars, fallsto the only surviuing re- Jatives, who are residents of Kentucky. These are the children of Mr. Green, formerly of Nelson county, who has four heirs surviving Of these legatees two are residents of Bards- town. One is the widow of Daniel W. Kelley, Who, many years since, wes aprominents(ige contractor in that eecton of the State. Ars Kelley is a most amiable and excelient lady, noted for her good deeds, and itis well that she bag t suddenly been enriched. The otber heir residing in Bardstown is the wife ef Michael Donohoo. A New PLan PRoposEp.— Amid all the con- troversy about license laws, the Albany Argus suggests tbe plan of leaving the sale of liquors free and heensing drinkers, as it is the drinking, net the eellin, ‘bat does the mis- chief. The license sho revide that «no man sbeuld be entitled to drink unless gota license; and any bar kee who sell to an unlicensed party should be to fine andimprisonmeat. Thelicense be annual; and the sum ‘ged from $20 to $100. No yo allowed a license till be was sixteen, and them and until twenty-one years of age, only a beer license at a moderate charge. After twenty- one he couid vote, drink and chew tobacco upon paymest of license; and the same privi- lege should be extended to strong-minded women. Some men whose constitutions ut- terly uafit them for potations, should be re- fused a license altogether. They are ‘non-in- surable.’ Before taking out his license a citi- zen would bave time to reflect; amd as they ‘would bave to pay in advance for the glorious privilege, the reflection would be forced upon most people. It is true that with these = ment privileges, we should have a titular ne- bility of drink; but lofty as this aristocracy might be at night, and in the wee sma’ buurs of the morning, the next day it would beabject enovgh! There need be no tear to our demo- cratic institutions from a jclass privileged to S87 Feathers and featber bands are and will be fashionable for some time to come. Striped silks are tri ed with pisited ribbon; en tablie, and ro’ ‘he bottom; crape plaits are much worsr round bonnets and left to en- twined with flowers. 1 cannot admire them. Spring bonnets will either be very flat or all “Bolivar” shape—high up in the air, like coal scutiles; and flat behind. The prettiest bat will be Ceres, a kind of Wattean, trimmed with bunches of brown berries in 4 gariand of frosted leaves, tied on with maize of straw colored . Bonnet strings will be nar- row.—[Paris Cor. N. ¥. Herald, Feb. 1. James River Oana —A cable ‘was received on yesterday by Ool. Ellis. Presidentof the James River and Kanawbe thece infistions, at the penalty of such de- | Company, from M. E. de Bellot, stating that pressions.” the tl Generale of Paris had ogres to furnish the m om ital of $40,005,000 Tequired for the Virginia al y. On the art of this telegram, a meeting of the Eoard of Directors of the James River and Kanawha Company was beld, and the Presi- dent was instructed to iny the telegram be- fore the General Assembly to-day, with such otber information as might be deemed proper. Richmond Dispatch. ORURLTY IN A PUBLIC SoHOOL.—We have learned of@ case that occu! one of the public schools, Wednesday, is of a most cruel nature. 1t seems that a little girl of some eight or ten years of age, who failed to take a slate pencil to school, war punished in a man- ner calculated to disgrace our sytem of educa- tion. A ruler was used by the school mistress tosuch an extent as to caase the ears of the little girl to be greatly swolien, while her shoulders and back were bruised and marked, and the blood even drawa therefrom, ail for a most trivin! neglect on the part of the chilad.— Harrisburg Telegraph. THEGosreEt NoT PREACHED TO THE MASSES. Deubdtiess cnurches will increase according to the demand for them, and the statistics of our cities indicate that at the a time the large majority do not care to the gospel. How to reach the non-worsbiping classes is the great practical question of theday. The statistics that follow are believed to be sub- stantially correct: The population of Boston is 192,000, There are six hundred places of wor- ship, allowing six hundred seats for each church, and 60,000 only get into the churches, leaving 132,000 out of church on Sunday. There are 350 cha) and charches in New York city. many of them very small, allowing thatthere are sittings for 700 in each upon an average, the churches will accommo- date 250,000 people. There are, probably, ia- cluding strangers in transition, %0,00u eyed in New York every Sand: leavi: 700,000 that could not get seats in charch. lowing 2u0,000 for those physically incapacitated from attending service, and 500,000 remain habitu- ally absentfrom church. The churches in the United States number about 70,000. Allowing 87” A couple were married in naw City, 100 foreach, a large average for the country, | Michigan, who had never seen other un- 7,000,000 only go to church, leaving 23,000,v09 out of charch. tl the day they were married, having done their courting by mail. S77 The maple sugar composing the little cakes that are sold in the streets, is generally made of the settling of New Orleans molasses. S7-A Methodist church in Albany protests in New Yerk, ry adjourned swe die on Thureday. 5 GES Te on radical chaages in the present system of fire insurance were re. | #&2inst the moustache at the sacrament table. waved on. The T part ofthe session was s7 The British army in India has been in- occupied Mm the discussion of the question of | creased from forty-five theusand to seventy taking risks only to the amount of three- | thousand men. fou hor be belie le incareds Omi- 87° A colored omen died ja Ric! mond who cers e ensuing ¥: were . | Wasonce married,and leaves thirty-five chil- James teat $f yxaped gn In = dren. apce iy of New elec! fe the Preadeees: ss 87 man in Indiana, who lost two wives A Goop WiLL.— We heard the other day ofa man who once lived within a hundred miles of Toledo, who 87 Wellington Wilmot, a lawyer, is now on trial in New York a; a charge of forgery. ‘SP The business ofthe Atiaatic cable will be largely increased if itreports all the rheumatic "t do; ne lefts ke of the members of the Royal family. bequeaibing t is wealth (bs 75 5 ‘olay pope are ont of ai tess) 1 hin rie, Yr Ber Gee 88 long ak here. | yu Now York that recruing omcery are doing oor a good business. her when rey ees » Ifeuch acts were panes : , onl your . more faa baa and fetes cinch it son pointe ont to you. Tmmeiely eet ai ved.—Cincinnati Enq. H at bo eae folan Sakon, a S7-A bishop who was in therebel army bas isn a eas issued & pastoral letier condemning rafling at La ih rad of soume pei ia neve S77 A movement is on foot to lay from tended with fatal results. itusville, Pa., to New York, for purpose a irabeposting oil in competition with the railways. aa It is suggested that West Pointers be de- tailed to ecent out the enormous pa ag mat —— the manufacture of today ma 4 SF Since the enforcement of the vigh fo mely ahope: on Saterday: sign Pistols for Sunday.’ . ¥., Were recently eating Pour RS Wie trates ne aaa