Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1867, Page 2

"THE EVENING STAR. he Largest Cireulation in the District WD WALLACH, Editer and Prepricter. WASHINGTON SATURDAY @7 REAVING MATTER ON BVERY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPLIC AND OTHER MATTER. Te ADVERTISER jOWing of the Circular of tbe daily papers of this city competing for ‘he (jovernment advertising Under the recent net of Congress directing anch Advertising to be made in the two daily aews- papers of Weehington having the targes efreulation EVENING TAK. 7,715 copies pi Chronicle. O63 +6 Inteliagencer. 552 The retures of advertising by the City papers or the quarer «nding Decemhe t8ken from the hooks of the Internal Revenue Office. are as toilows : Evening Stan, day $13,107 Intelligencer. 9.198 Chronicle 9.152 Republican 5.338 —_——_~-sce--— PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The Pre sivent this atternocon returned tothe House of Representatives the Supplementary Reconstruction Bill, accompanied by the fol lowing message, giving bis reasons for not signing it Lathe Howse of Representatives i bave considered the bill entitled “An act supplemen ary o an act entitled ‘An act to Provide for the more efficient government of the rebei States,’ passed March 24, 1967, and t> | facilitate restoration,” and now retarn it to the House of Representatives, with my obiec- tions. This bill provides tor elections in the ten States brought under the operation of the original act to which it 1s supplementary. Its details are principally directed to the elections for the formation of the State Constitutions: but by the sixth section of the bill “all elec- tons” in these States, occaring while the origi- mal act remain in force, are brought within its purview. Referring tothe details, it will be found that, first of all, there is to be a registration of the voters. No one whose mame has not been admitted on list is to be allowed to yote at any of these elections. To ascertain who is entitled te registration. reference is made necessary, by the express language of the supplement, to the OTiginal act and to the pending bill. The fifth section of the original act provides, as to vovers, that they shall be “male citizens of the State. twenty-one years old and upward, of what- ever race, color, or previous condition, who | bave been resident of said State for one year.” This is tne general qualification followed, however. by man an be registered, accord bo be in * & provision which left unde- termined the question as ed to disfranchisement, and whether, without @ judicial sentence. the act itself produced that eflect. This supplemental bill superadds an oath, to be taken by every person before bis name cin be admitted upon the registration that he has «not been disfranchised for par cipation it ary rebellion or civil war agains the United States.” It thus imposes upon every person the necessity and rez onsibility of deciding for himself, under the peril of pnn- isbment by 2 military commission. if he makes amistake, what works disfranchisement by Participation in rebellion. and what amounts to such participation. Almost every mau—rhe negro Ss well as the white—sahove iwenty-oa- years of age. who was resident in these ten States during the rebellion, voluntarily or in- voluntarily, at some time and in some way did participate im resistance to the lawful authority of the General Government. Tue question with the citizen to whom this oath is to be proposed must be a fearful one: tor while the bill does not ceclare that perjury may be signed for such false swearing, nor fix any pen: ‘bat martial law prevails. that every persou 1s answerable toa military commission. with- out previous presentment by a grand jury for apy charge tbat may be wade against him and that the supreme authority of the military commander determines the question as to what is ap off+ne*, and what is to be the measure of ponishment The fourth section of the bill provides “that the commanding general of each district shall appoint as many boards of registration as may be necessary, consisting of three loyal officers or persons.” The only qualification stited for these officers is, that they must be “loyal.” ‘They may be persons in the Military service or civilians, residents of the State or strangers ‘Yet these persons are to exercise most ampor- tant duties, and are vested with unlimited @iscretion. They are to decide what names shall be placed upon the register, and from | their deci-ion there is to be no appeal. They are to superintend the elections, and to decide all questions which may arise. They are to have the custody of the ballots, and to make return of the persons elected Whatever frauds or errors they may commit Must pass without redress. All that is lett for the commanding general is to receive the returns of the elections, open the same, aad a-certain who are chosen *accord- ing (o the retarns of the officers who conducted said elections.” By such means, and with ‘his Sort of agency, are the conventions of delegates to be constituted. As ‘be delegates are to speak for the people, , common justice would seem to require thar they sbould have authority from the people themselves. No convention so constitated ‘Will in any sense represent the wishes of the | inhabitapts of these States; for, under the all- embracing exceptions of these laws, by a con- struction which the uncertainty of the clause as to disfranchisement leaves open to the board of officers, the great body of the people may be exciuded from the polls, and from tunity of expressing their own wishes, or vo- tng tor delegates who will faithfully reflect their sentiments 1 do not deem it necessary further to Mves- tigate the dette of this bill. No consideration could induce me to give my approval to such an election law for any purpose, and especially tor the great pu: tion of a State. If ever the American citizen should be left to the free exercise of his own judgment, it 1 when be is engaged in the work of forming the fundamental law urder which be is to live. Tnat work is nis work, and it | cannot properly be taken out of nis hands. All this legislation proceeds upon the coatrary assumption. tbat the people of each of these States shall have no constitation, except such as may be arbitrarily dictated py Congress, and formed under the restraint of military rule. A plain statement of facts makes this evident. In all these States there are exist! stitutions, formed in the accustom way the people. Congress, however, clares that these constitutions are not “loyal and republican. nd requires the people to Yorm them anew. What then, in the opinion ©! Congress, is necessary to make the Consti- tuliou of a State ‘loyal and republican!” Phe origimal act Answers the question: It is uni- Yetsal negro suffrage—a question which the Federal Constitution leaves to the States themselves. All this legislative macuinery of martial law, military coercion, and political disfrapchisement is avowedly for that pur- and none other. The existing Coustitu- tons of the ten Sta‘es conform to the acknow!l- edged standards of loyalty and republ:canism. indeed, if there are degrees in republican Jorms of government, their constitutions are more republican pow than when these States —four of which were members of the original thirteen—firet became members of the Union. Congress does not now demand that a single provision of their constitutions be changed, excep! such as confine suffrage to the white population. It is apparent, therefore, that these provisions do not conform to the standard of republican which Congress seeks to estab- lb. That there may be no mis‘ake, it is only becessary that reference should be made to the orginal act, which declares, »sach comstitudon shall provide that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed by ali such persons as have qualifications berein stated for electors of dele- gates.” What class of a here gare clearly appears in the same section. That is eay be male citizens of said State tweaty- one years old and upward, of whatever rice, color, or previous condition, who have been resident im said State for ome year previous to the day of such election,” Without these provisions no Constitution which can States will be of any avail with Congress. This, then, is the test ef what the Constitution ofa of this Union must contain to maka tt republican. Measured by sucua standard. how jew of the States now composing the Union bave republican Constitutions! If, in the ex. eTeise Of the constitutional guaranty that Qon- gress shall secure to every State a repnblicaa form of goverpment, waiversal saffrage for blacks as well se whites is a sine qua non, the work of recens!ruction may as weil hecin Otro es in Virginie, in Pennsylvania asic | vor’ Se rolina. Ne : I contemplate the millions of our fet. low-citizens of the South, with no alceraative + 1966, as | the | to what amount- | y for the offense, we must not torget | oppor. | ose of framing the constitu- | framed in any one of the ten | 1ftb ttote) oseu on themselves aif arf il ad ooired-y. tnento ou ie negro -n- ' mnt na tram bi @ near it Miyt amosts o r <"omitindeti- |. teiyto the eoreft marti | Jaw, wunou # | slogle at rpote of freem Prv-dotmiche ® red guaranties of our Sede al‘ tonstitation, a ve s@ wrongs ifany worse are possible, i corms o me their cou- @ jon ts the mest dept vrable to w sich any “eo. ple cap be reduced.) isssue tat they hive been engaged im reb | nat | 3° t beng &@ separation of the S! | > luton of the Union, th Tes ing WpOU every ‘ova as & cine. | ints x biy opposed + anv movement im per- iheg the mtreg Of the Government. I aid bt hesitateto urge. adoptio ) ot al’ measures n vessary for th suppressi . of the insucre. tou. Atter a long and terrib + struggle ths ef- a, their on {sand a dis- nobbeation ci izen to treat them mies, and to wire war agains: their | forte of the Gov-rameat were ‘rampbantiy f the South, sab. ent ytelded for- Hostilities ter- j et ece ssful, and the pe pi mitting to the stern arbit ever tbe wsues of the con rst. | inated soon | Officer of the Kepubiic. and | at once eadeay- or-@ to repr s« Aud control the passions which our c Vil strife bad engender: d, and, no longer regarding these erring millions as enemies, again acknowlede+d them as oar friends and our coun'rymen. The war bad accom- plisbed its objects. Ihe nation was saved, and that seminal principe of mischief wach, from the birth ui the G »v+rnmen, had gradually but inevitably brought on the rebel- lion, was totaly eradicated. Then, it seemed to me, was the auspicious time te commence the work of reconcitiation; then, when the people sought once more eur friendship and | sapere 1 cons dered it our duty generous- y 'O met them tn ‘he spirit of charity and for- giveness, snd to conquer them even more fe tually by the MAgnanimity of the natien than by the force of its arms. I yet believe that if the policy of reconci:iation then inau- gurated, and which cont-mplated an early Tesioration of these people to all their po- litical rights, had received the sapport of Congress, every one ef these ten States, and all their people, would at this mo- ment be fast anchored in the Union aud | the great work which gave tne war all its | Sanction, and made it just and holy, wonla | Dave been accomplished. Then, over all the | vast and fraitfal regions ot the South peace and i's blessings would have prevailed, while now millions are deprived of rights geuarantied by the Constitution te every citizen, and, after pearly two P beh of legislation, find them. | selves placed under an absolute military des- | potiem. “+A military Republic—a Government formed on mock elections, and supported only by the sword,” was nearly a ¥ rter of acen- tury smee pronounced by Daniel Webster, | when speaking of the South American States, as “a movement indeed, but a retrograde and | di-astrous movement, from the regniar and old-fashioned monarchical systems,” and he | added “If men would enjoy the blessings of repab- lican government, they must govern them. selves by reason, by mutual counsel and con- sultation, by @ sense and feeling of generai interest, and by the acquiescence of the minor- ity in the will of the Majority, properly ex- phones and, above all, the military must be | kept, according to the langnage of our bill of | Tights, in strict subordination to the civil | authority. Wherever this lesson {s not both learned and practiced, there can be no political freedom. Absurd, preposterous is it, a scoff | and a satire on free forms of constitutional liberty, tor torms of government to be pre- | scribed by military leaders, and the Tight of suffrage to be exercised at the point of the sword.” I confidently believe that a time will come when these States will again occupy their trae Positions in the Union. The barriers which BOW seem so obstinate must yield to the force ; Of an enlightened and just public Opi Dion, and | Sooner or Iater unconstitutional and oppres- sive legistation will be effaced from ourstatnte | books. When this shall have been consum- | mated. 1 pray God that the errors of the past my be forgotten, and that once more we shall bea happy, united, and prosperous people, | and that at last, after the bitter and eventfol | experience throngh which the nation hes {| passed, we shall all come to know that our only eatery ts in the preservation of our Fed- | eral Constitution, and in according to every | Amertean citizen and to every State the Tights | which that Constitution secur: | | | Ww JomNson. A Washington, March 23, 1 THE VETO. | The House, this afternoon, Passed the Sup- | plementary Reconstruction bill over the veto: | by & vote ef 114 to 25, without debate | The bill was afterwards passed in the Senate | Over the veto, by a vote of 40 to7?: so it is now | alaw. | SE IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE, Senator Wilson introdneed a bill in the Sen- | Ste to-day declaring that the 1th article of amendment to the Constitution having been | adopted, there shall be vo denial anywhere of | the elective framchise to any male citizen on | account of color or race. { AT THE WHITE HOUSE | Among the visitors atthe Executive Man- | sion this morning were Horace Greeley and | Mayor Hoffman, of New York, and Dick Tay- | lor, formerly General in the rebel army. PATENT OFFICE. The House to-day passed the bill to increase the force in the Patent Office. At provides for | the appoiptment of an additional number of | principal examtners, and first and second as- | sistant examiners, not to exceed four of each | class. Also, for the appointment of solicitor | ata salary of 33,000 per year. The salary of the lirst acsistant examiner: nd disbursing clerk shall be $2,000, and Hbranian £2,500. | | ANTERNAL REVENTE.—The receipts from | this source to-day were $555,630.37, making the to’al amount for this week $2,135.467.37, and the total receipts since the beginning of the present fiscal year #210,580,036 17. ‘TBIBD WAED REPUBLICANS—There will be br meeting of the Third d Bepubliean Club 8 BDAY EVE- | NING, et7*. o'clock. x¢ Union League Hall. sec a=. All Republicans of the ward ‘aie wited. ate GOVERNMENT SECURIT ELEGRAPHIC NEWs. e —<-— FROM EUROPE TO-.pDay. {By Cable to the Associated Press ] Lo» von, Marea 2i—Noon —Vonsols, 91: Ue. Wasainoton, March £:, 1967. Jay Cooke & Oo furnish tne following quo- tations of Government securities Buying. Selling. ff +8. 6's Coupon, isi... ho “3 t 8. Five ‘Twenties, 1262. sto9 tae S. Five-twenties, 74%. Illinois Central, 7=%; 0 Five Twenties. 1364 lw Wry | Evie, 394% U.S. Five Twenties. 1045. wy Livenroor, March %3—Noon.—Uotton is U.S. Five Twenties, 7 | a Liat Syd. for Middiing Uplasds, and 2yd. U3. * £1 Miduling Ocleans. Salesto day 7,00 bales. us g' {65 ] Ot 3s 3d, per 46 lbs. Provisions geaeraliy US. ese 1053, | unchanged U.S deven Thirties, Jeiy.... 4 1055 Lospon, March 23—Evyening.—Consols 91 NEW YORK FIR®T BOARD BALES, v Five-tweaties 744; Lilinois Central 754 «feo 1040's + FO Coupous.. tet Ly EKProoL, ao 3—Evening —Cotton $30 closes quiet at 13¥altyd. for Middling Up- ae lands Sales to day 5 (00 bales ‘8, Jn. &Ty."65.107 Gold...... | Breadstuffs market closes inactive, Pork xi Aer alias firm. Lard °s. 6d. Spirits turpentine 8. 5d. Dispatcbes received from London show hat the market for American securities is quiet and steady, and quotations are unchinged FINANCIAL, Lewis Jobnson & Uo., quote Stocks and Bonds in home and foreign markets as follows eee March 23—Evening.—Consols, 91 peat Neen, Maron 2 aoe rine Soot Livempcot, March Evening —Co'ton -40 6, Coupons, 97; 7-30's. Gaaton Co. | Clo ed quie: 134 for Middling Upiands, 4: Cumberland Goal Co. prerd,2)%; Quick. | Sales 54 ‘er Mining Oo.. 35%: New York Ventral R.R., 06, Ere Railway. § Hudson River RR, 135, Reading KR. RK, WIS; Michigan Central R-R. Michigan Southern and N. Indiana uet im New York ‘ished Guests New York, March 2;—A very interesting event took place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel lastevening Mr.George Peabedy, who has been in this city tor several days past attead- ug the meetirgs of the trustees of the fund so ge: © ously endowed by him for the education of the children of the South, tendered to Gene- ¥6, Ohio issippi Certificates, } ] Tal and Mrs. Grant and the trustees of his Pacific Mail, 124%. Gold. 134% nobie charity a banquet. which was attended Lonxpox, March 2!—F vening —. Per Qable. by a large number of distinguished indivi juals 91; Erie, 3 Allinoie, | from various parts of the country. Toe affair 74 partook of a national character in its inception, athough it was strictly private in its arrange- THE FLoop in THE WxsT.—A letter froma | ment. Mr. Peabody occupred the centre of the prominent citizen of Knoxville, Tenn. re- borth table, with Admiral Farragut on his left in that section is the greatest that bas taken throp were opposite Mr. Peavody. Admiral bps since 1791,and that the losses by it great- Farragut and Mrs. General Grant y exceed the losses in that section by reason The following guests bad seats allotted to Gf the war. The loss in corn alone between | nem at the aeversl tables, At the table oc. Greenville and Obattanooga is estimated at cupied by Mr. Peabody were seated lise baifa million bushels. Tae losses through- | Wiitams, Governor Grenae, Me Wetm ore, out that section of the country will leave the | General Andrews, Miss Uiifferd, General people in a deplorabie condition, as before the Po:ter, Madame Hotta, Mr. Jennings, Mr flood there was scarce enough food to last | Brooks, Mrs. Astor, Mr. Bancroft, Governor until the next corps could be made. Clifford, Mrs. Pierpoint, Mr. Evarts. Mrs. Bergh. Bishop Mclivaine. Seats at the table which crossed head ot the hail were assigned to Governor Aiken, of South Carolina, Mrs. Brooks, (tovernor Fisk, Mrs Evarts, Judge Roosevelt, Mrs. Mectregor and General Butterfield At the southern table were seated Mrs Weed, Mr. Stewart. Miss Rives, Mr. Astor, Mr. Fish) Mr. Winthrop, Mr. Rives, Mrs. Stewart, Mr. Wetmore. Mrs. Forbes, Miss McIlvaine, Judge Pierpoint, Mrs. Tippany, Dr. Sears, H. J ymoud, Miss Anderson, and Mr. Weed. Covers were laid for seventy-three persons. Robert C. Winthrop made the opening speech 4; do. guaranteed, ——; Llinois Cen- 115%; Cleveland ana Pittsburg K.R., 7e%: Chicagoand Nortpwestern Rk. BR. "3 do. preferred, 653: Uleveiand and Toledo K. yne. and Chicago R. R. ®7 The Sunday Car bill has passed both Houses of the Maryland Legislature and is now alaw. It provides for a vote of the people of Baltimore to be taken, bu! bas been amended ‘So as to restrict the cars from running on Sun- day until the vote is taken and the question de- cided. 7 The Richmond Whig endorses the course of Wade Hampton and other prominent Seath Carolinians, as indicated at the Columbia meeting of freedmen on Monday last, and urges the people of Virginia to adopt prompt- ly @ conrse of conduct calculated to bring about harmony between the white and colored elements of the population. The Great Fire New York To-Day. New York, March 2}.—At eight o'clock this Morning, an employee of the Winter Garden Theater discovered the cellars underneath to be on fire. Analarm was immediately given, but before the engines could reach the scene the flames had communicated to the upper portion of the building, and in fifteen minutes from the first discovery the theater was a smouldering mass. The firemen, finding it impossible to save the (hearer, directed their edorts to prevent the flames trom spreading to the Southern Hotel, which they succeeded in doing The injury to the hotel by water is very great. The fire is the most disastrous which has oe- curred since I-15. Lt involves a loss et <siK(Mi), Ang all tbe properties inciuding the magnifi- cent wardrobe of Edwin Booth were consumed 87 The Virginia Legislature did not make any appropriation for educational purposes, “because,”’ says the Petersburg /nder, “these gentiemen knew that the State mnst also pro- vide for the education of the blacks, and they fear to meet the issue. eee @7' It is generally understood im New York that the Com Ade has been pur- chased by a number of gentlemen, and that Mr. Thurlow Weed will, ina few days. assume editorial control of its columns. The price paid tor the Commercial is said to bea little under $100,000. poses SE EEE #7 From J. ©. Parker, Post Office News Stand, and trom J. Shillington, Odeon Baild- ing, we have received the Aflanisc Monthly and FrLouR, mEaL, gay, Our Young Foils for April. ROW IN ‘STORE ood st ae) okingsnore. J.B. G rill. Araby. Golden Hint SOLD SNAP OUT West.—The Nebraska | Onrervilles and other chase were aT Missouri at this point is ‘ae tight a ty tern Bzéras, from 55 to $18 5!, a8 to qmanti We look for Spring abont the ith of ihe yeep yyy L, (Taylor & NOTICE TO ALL WHO USE THE PO 1 7 TOMAC WATER. Watee Resistrar’s Orrice, Ctry Hail, Wasnixoron, D.C. March 21 1857 \ All housekeepers or others who use the Poto- mac water upon the premises occupied by them are hereby notified that. unless they have paid tince the lst day of January last the water rent for the current year 1367, they ar: now delinga: nt amd Hable to shut off from their prem i volves also an addi ill be enferced, with thin oue month id water rent in + 138 RANDOLPH Coy; (Intel. | Water Booey MUSHROOM CRACKERS W M. GALT 400, avenue and let a1 and O Ind mh 2s near Baltime ad YW. L. WALL ‘O . Auctioneers, be Fores, end Carriage Bazaar, a 4 avenue, SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNE: a, c On TUESDAY MORNING. March 26. at 10 ech © will sell, at the Bazaar, a number ot Carriage and Work Herses, (a fall descrip. tion af sale.) com; rising — FORTY HORSES AND MULES. Among them are good Work, Saddl:-, and Harness Horres. mh 21 ecolm otyaN & BRO, 345 Pennsylvania avenue, Opposite Metropolitan H. HAVANA ORBANGED. p SWEET HAVANA ORANGES, Just received and for sale by 335% BRYAN é ‘BO. ‘ennsylvania avenne, Opposite Metropolitan H. é Arso, & large collection of New and Second-hand Bag- pemiaese ‘aways, Carriages, Wagons, and other Two new Jenny Lind Wagons, built in this city, Ls0, New and Second . Be An Serta oe nernens Saddles, Carriages, eu les days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. 2 Corriages and Harness always on private sale. erms cash Ww. Lb. WALL & (O., Ancts, mh 23-eo3tif 345 mh23- BY W.L. WALL & CO., Auctioneers, SALE OF GROCERIES, WHISKY, BROOMS, ONS ac. kc mh 23-eoStif ] . BERMAY FLOUR. On TUESDAY MUBNING, March 25, com- i Menciug at 10 o clock, we will seli, i E Manufectared by D. L. shoemaker. rooms, a0 assortment of Gree ee Other above superior brand of FLOU an Sette. | Ril kite and Yell 8 snd 74-pound sacks, constantly on hai jarre! ai ellow Sugars lob a ‘GeO Wa les Bs, 280 boxes Sperm: Oand! if hen 25 gross Parlor Match: OS Hie otra, 5 Barrels Whtekp ee (Intel &Chron} Georgetown, bv.c 10y dozen Broon: “ boxes mons £0 cases Jockey Club Bitters 10+ dozen Biacking barrels Potomac Herring 28 boxes Starch, Witb many other articles in the Grogery-line. Lso. A lot of second hand Furniture air and Bhuck Mattresses on Pome Coreee. containing 38 yards, made w ndsome pattern °0 leces White and Check Matting, 4, 5 and 6 quarters wide other articles in the House Furnishing ae all pode Mgt sold without reserve. rms cash. o nement. mh PW. L WALL &00.. Aucts Mzzonanr TAILORING IM ALL ITS DEPABTMENTS. Gentlemen iatine: to economise, and at the oa ie re sia, iT att re te © our new OLOTHS, CASSIMBBBS, begs VE8STINGS, which we will make to order st much the usual eae ee RATES than oi ice, WaLL, iErgENs 2 mb28.6tif [Int] between 9! o0., i ILLINOIS STATE ASSOOIATIO: adjourned mecting ef the It Q@RAND OPENING OF SPRING AND BI P wearear, Tremont A MEB GUODS. ' paegO uaahels Nog Jackson WHITE Fora. | Avacciation will be held at the room: We invite »ES now landing mm. sel . 8. Youn; | dent, Hon “a. Chester, “Ne LJ Be $7 | ver! edassorturent of By Spy td and ior sale on socommodeting terms he ovtock THIS Setardey EVENING. at which ail | A fall lineot Black sree” wider pont citizens of Illinois, now resident or visiting in Bisck ALPAOAS, from 37 comts to 91.00. mh 22-1w 109 Water street, Georsetown This city are invited to be present. ‘i Birlped aod Fi grel HOHAIHS. GG" *728iiaN's FURSI<aiING Goops. _Per order. itt jes. x — lem 0 AND LODGE — Past Grands Al toot Dy ee RET We would tnvite special attention to our large t at the '0-MOBKOW (8: Stee 4 AseOriment o! my, ARTEBNQUN, at} ovcloek, to atuend tn- | cca mice saserimont of Spring OHALLIES, at a5 | MrorImant ol | | NTS, | faneral of Past rand 11.0. Wiireoum, of Bast. | pues and 20 cents. Bos! rm . ie P_H.SWRET.Gr Se. Te te. en ae EASTBBN LODGE. No. 7, Ly GOODS of al! dexcriptions. em members of Kastern | — and CASBINBEED, for Mon and | Y COOPER & LATIMER, Aucti We at their Ledge Room on DAY w Bors’ 3 y v: ve of Penn’ avonue and Il | March 24. at} o'clock p. m., to attend the fanersi Alto.n as carontment of ets . vant EB, Southwest corner: of Penn, mue ith st, | of P.@ Whirexone Members of sister = Wueeabdne BT HASDEEROHIEFS, AT PRIVATE SALB os memes on buts Shiites Soy, | wBaBERG tttltbcciita PEIVARE, RESI- a eee: Bees A BOON. mh 28-3 345 Pouneyivania avenue, Aleo email Brick aud Frame HOUSES | - . he .) 1.0. B M.—The members of the GREAT IF RB INSURANCE, {large Frame HOUBE, wi jh lot 120 feet square, 1€; RM, will meet a rye ‘0 particn u fawn ont ‘suNDay, Merete To close PENN morU st tare INSUBANCE 00., whi9-Im” OOUPER & LATIMER, Aucts.§ sd 9 fener of oar Inte Bro: & ee (\UT THIS ovT! spectinily ta reieaey Mater Eri ASBETS, $1,800,000. Cc Vited to attend avi al JAMES BDW ABD! Gt. Obief of Besords. GBAND INAUGURATION * Losses Paid in Maryland, 1868. Ww | Wm. B. Jackson, Morchaat, Baltimore....$3,000 . ° MEV BISHOP OALV!8 KINGOLBY will, ; : TER SRESE CASE STORER: 4 PZ Pixise orm iseio’ preach to ‘Wesley Ladies desirous of purchasing W(dunday) at il o'clock &. Senke FANCY GOODS (on ceed ala. 2 einai aneilgeaal 14 " 8:00 | would do well to put th gaverticoment tm thetr — J. et an: iy .. oft haptiat Gsurenes ota cisy i Bs Bi, fo 200 | “Tu MILLINBRY AND BAROY GOODS, jesse Aelvery, Baptist Ohurch (Bev. i it See Was! ns py At MBS. A, a, Mc C r] sin wher the Woe aed We nest at : turn Bowie dividend for the year’ is35.50 | an as-et Aoi Tondihen ote! Union will be presented a r. Westcott, Pty pen ip Drevious to 1855 received in pay- gpa gS IRON od Corresponding Secretary, of New York. It ‘Bison tons. of rates 4 the | hal THB CRPRAES COURT. SHIB 9TH DaY BOTICE — semi-annual meeting of the formation hi rafal paabeiication. perso ly or of sales made by J. B. Adims, Fe RNS SSO ST | GFE RY RRR ann | ten ee ue ee is sx preted to be prosert. Nery member corner of 7th street avenue oh A. D. 1867: ed. Sale so By order of President. ™ 23-@08t” ‘ashington, reported be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to mb 35-30 G@. 8. BREW, Beoretary, Bors’ eroraixe. Rprifners: and leis torber 0 ered tae the of TBas estes isse cp apirnte eBetSRh | Mow ck natn eipir ofa seat i tiem nae det oer et Fexivtor votes Gade toe miegtion weteas ay. aig y i dollars in case and pitsa srast boar fob filers Satan oe irtot et Colvakag, | me s2-ctit {in nee of the purchase money tn ett a rhe Fatt Fries aut scitgcee mie: | Qraivo ocoratws_ Foe lan elders cer etcarens oe Sayre te 26ch Sere Having recelred our Spring Styles, we can ofter | lished in the Evontog Star once weok for thie | Srcloct 7m iy ee se OVEROOATS AND MATOH SUITS ee M, F. PURCELL, aa of all qualities Judge of ine Orphans Goart, } “weed 8. V. BOYES, Secretary, WALL, cel Ll | NOTICE Worst bayeae OF WASH- | mb22-stit [1ut) betwi mh l-wSw Tiegiate Ns, Board of Assessors having arrual sseessm: {for 1967, will Sit aun Deed oe Fs HOMDE, soventean hands highs tn: $400 cOWs, Sith come NOs, wotge fom tae lob antaat 2 pel we ek WOR BSED Dear Tee | Satu croomenane stapling for tem sows. with ton EES SR EeRRSe | Ratan anraeesspuny | genet aan ie )*Bycrterct the President [Tati fe testast signe: ‘Anoly to3."R MAsOn', mcr Hand | Gm ae TABLISHED itte6q, ee ae 671 Pease APSRUE, convan let atuxzr, preparatory to ULL Also, 13 new end OS at UPB soe wxpictmas we ounmroare, | Bees SES | ttn no ORONO EIU a aE | eed pa wage arms ote sotery ingot grane, | ("leat oe, buna agua’ exe sae } ze ‘ight Bell promptly answored. Koran OK, at F. Rapp’s 0, bats al st Price 67.00. FRANOK TAYLOR, 3 iz $ ; FF aS : : hes ze hcl et “Emam ceseis geveem, 23.0, te. SéBeeeecewessra 1 OBR most respectfully an mcTireet Means a Ehamos cp | trict ef Columb: CONGRESSIONAL. sila a SaTorDay, March 25 Sexate.—Mr. Dixon rose to correct an erro* im the report Of yesterday's debale, when ne WSS Understood to say that the power to ap unt registers in bankruptcy vested in the Bret Justice was already being prostituted to political purposes. He (Mr. DD) oad mad+ ao such statement, but had expressty avowed tis faith in the unsullied purity of the Caief Jus- tice, and bad based is objections on the ground | that no such laber should be imposed on the Chief Justice Mr Harlan, from the Committee on the Dis reported 4 jul@t resoiution insirueting the Commissioner of Education to | cause to be registered ali children in the Dis- | tr et ef Columbia between six and eighteen j | Of the Senate Chamber. dears of age, the number of blind and the pumber of deaf and dumb, the namb-r of | school-bouses and teachers, and the average | ccet per annum of each pupil, to report at the Dext session, Passed Mr. Chandler asked to take up the vill re- Pcried by the Committee on Commerce to an- thorize the sale of American vessels to friend- ly belligerents under erta:a circumstances. Mr. Johnson said this resolution was now | Under consideration by the Committee on For- | eign Relations, and be did wot know that it , Would be reported on at thix session. The | passage of the resolution might involve us in | trouble with fereign nations Atter further discus: Mr. Willey calied Up the joint resolution requiring the Corpora- tons of Washington and Georgetown to pay all necessary expenses of the commissioners of election, including their per diem of $5 per day, of those two cities. authorized to be ap- point? under the act of February, 1567. T’ « Committee on the District of Columbia Teportea Mendment, providing that the minimem punishment for perjury, &c, shall be one year instead of two; which was adopted Mr. munds moved an amendment pro- viding that the section in the civil approp: tion bill relative to the laws of the United States to be published in certain papers in the District of Colambia, not be so constraed as to authorize a higher charge for such pub- lication than ts paid to newspapers else where. Adoptec. Mr. Cragin moved an amendment appropri- ating $7,000 for the hydraticn of theatmosphere Adopted. The bill was then passed. Hovsr.—On motion of Mr. Myers, (Pa.,) the bill to increase the force of examiners and as- sistant examiners im the Pateut Office was taken up, considered and passed On motion ot Mr. Hoiman, (1nd.,) the House proceeded to the co; of business on the Speaker's table, an@ sposed thereof as follows: Senate amendments to Hone bill allowing the importation of works of art into the Uni- ted States for the National or any State or mu- nicipal government free of duty. The Senate amendment allows the imporiation of steam agricultural machimery, as models or for ex perimentation, free of duty; and to refand the duties already paid upon certain articles of machinery which have already been imported. Mr. Stevens (Pa.) moved to amend by & pro- viso that the section shall apply only to steam- plows. The amendment was agreed to: and the Senate amendment was agreed to as amended. Senate amendment to House resoiution to suspend the operation of the law for the relief of the heirs of John E. Bouligney, was then taken up. Mr. Woodbridge (Vt.) moved the refere: ofthe bill to the Committee on the Judiciary {The Senate amendment simply directs the Suspension of the law, without reciting the preamble adopted by the Hoase. After jfurther discussion the motion to refer | Was disagreed to. were then agreed to. Senate bill in relation to the acknowledg- Ment of deeds in the District of Columbia was passed. [it makes validall acknowledgments Of deeds before one Justice of tue Peace —___.608-> Affairs in Geergetew THe Sreciat ELection.—The speeial elec tion to fill the vacancy in the Common Coun- cil, caused by the resignation of Dr. Reyburn, takes place next Monday, when the polis will be opened in all the wards. The candidates offered to the peopleare James G ddard, E=q , one of the departed candidates in che general election, and Benjamin Darb: Esq. a well- known merchant on Water street PoRT oF * GEORGETOW —En'ered—Steamer E.© Keight, Denty, master, from New York, with mercbandize. Capt Denty reports a very rough passage. (.eared—Sehooner Fu- win Thomas, Seward, master, fer Norfolk Tue MAgkets.—The provision market w but poorly attended to-day. The roads lead- ing to the town are almost impassable for even light wagons, which prevented the ar- rival of country dealers, and the streets being covered with snow and water purchasers were not very numerous atthe markets The supply was almost entirely provided by licensed dealers. FLOUR and GRAIN MARKET.—The market The Senate amendmeats for flour closed firm with a fairdemand. Su. pers S12 to $12.25a50: Cut Extra, $12 5) to Sta 33, Extra, $14 to $14.50, and some choice Mills $15. Noarrivals or sales of wheat reported. Demand for Milling good at =; $3.10 for red. and $3.25 to $3.35 for white. T supply of corn is low, good demand at <!iGa $1.10. GEORGETOWN ADVER MTS. BLECTION NOTICE.—Aun election willbe heldin proceed gen on MONDAY. March }» for one meni of the Board of Common Council to fill s vacancy caused by the resignation of sort Bey bari m 20-4 ‘A Office, No. 49 Jeffernon st.. Georgetown ,D. 0. Established in 181. premiam ded ‘by the Metropelitan Institute. 1857; rebuilt 1986, and is now by far the largest and most ete Ushment of the kind in this sectio1 PR and Sceuring of all kind. ‘Truly thankful for past favors, the snvscriber solicits the continued custom of the community Aabont promptnose end dempatey, orem wee the le Bea cs x when it ie closed pm ~__fe16-6m ° GHOSSE’S POPULAR NEW BRAND OF Mle Gent Girah Pos hae cael one EOE HAVANA TOUAG0O sand warranted never been = Ls emu! anu facture je! "wm. GRossk, Pa. av., bet. Metropolitan Hetel and sth street. E. WILSON begs leave to her old customers and the public ge -opened her Drees Maki He ety eo mb 16- P4Bis rand NEW YORK MILLI- Mrs. A.@. GASTON has just retarned from New York with a large and ele it assortmentof fine French. Baglisn, “an: m 19-6t™ ish, and A an Straw ts and Hats for ledies and cements: Klos a geansal carson at ef ine , * ut ach Flow: Hat Frames i French ere. aad 2 tveriety. Bibbons, Silks, Ora; Tulles Sea heal Laces, ae. Ageiens ‘sold at redaced rates. , rates. ies, Bock: pis a ‘m 20-3t* HAVE REOBIVED a fine assertment of French and Domestic BOW. LEWis BA [athe BR, 30 warner pace, NGLISH AND GERMAN 88a’ MMING Pcie ae. Bg Popeater cre 486 » LOVEE FEAMES, 486 mn ie-a* He 40, ove | Ler PERSONAL. j OTICE —I? the poreom whe Cook my DTURY ©. the tint festemt trom Ja-tee By . thy pore t operty b occupied by ac ; oS there ere four a MILLER an for wh © provide t m2 tem dears: JOrikws LT HATS AND ALL KitOS oF SorTr Ha Jeaned, colored aug (Trimmed ase q: CUNBIhGna it tat Store, No 7th treet bel 1 ambos re mn 19 Som" PPBoxar OB IMPERSO | —Awybody who cam apprectate Rever been smoked. HAVANA F shouétry THE BUSE Spiece. Which wont cost much t 19-88" Pa ay. SBrOBlaNT TOTHE L, STAMPING Warran ac@ boil Done by « of which nas bee 8 € xX pense of sidfag vited to call gets sample, and try ite o colored, Underekiris Bai &c., Stemped in imitation of 4 One WM. GBOsKE, bet Metropoittan and 6th st wal the recetp' ice Stayed. and foreate at I . a lor con Cont of braid. mals of omns reets, Whalebones, Uorset Streis and Boa ds. latest end all +tiles of Hoop Skirs. Govers acd ‘Trt: ill be sold at the lowest rate. at AU M's Heop Skirt and Unrest Man Loulsians avenge, beteeon 6th and mb 1 im* BIDAL AND FUNERAL WeeaTHs, no Bucers’ Y ABS bo pony 2 S0hvRs in patarel form fect . Tih streets. beard. a) Be eri aer ties ord. > wee Terms mocers wit rate 3 59 34 at, Terms moderate. mb 13-1 Ai" iT—T wo well farnished PARLORS on the Gret floor. with or without BOARD Ap ply 393 E st., bet. oth and Toth. fei "TABLE Boarp at 5 Wh street 2 tow lo eS come wot | —_——_——___—. | LOST AND FUUND. $500 2E wane. Stoien from me, at the Maryland in Washingten city. D.C.. on ¢) wWhot J conta: Sevent@on thonsand nine hundred and twenty one dollars (517 921) of the votes of the Farmer's Bank of Fincastie. Vir reward of $500 will be paid to any persou | ipe the said Baltimore Bal LEYS ee these notes iuto Virginia yt | the notes of this Bank—tney are worthless one but myself, "pT. 0. PETER: m 23 2t Lynchbarg te Lost 4 the National Th: there and Wilera last marked F. to B. 1865 "The finder will be liberatiy r leaving the «ame at W rd's Hote! BOOTS, SHOES, &c. BOOTS AND SHOBS. the yy "s. Boy's Bemember amber, 502 7th street. ander Odd Follows’ Hat The ioe Oheus tore tar —y K. F. Page's store. BALLS, PARTIES, &. Fre frst Grand BALL on ¥ EDN Y EVENING, May ist, 1367, atisiand Hall. ib 26 3t ATEST PARIS FASHIONS Of HaAIx L** DRESSING. E. ALLIOT, FRENCH HAIR. DRESSER, 324 B street. between 18th and lath ets. imported the latest als. apne o! eee en AND Bors, GREAT CENTEAL OLOTBING HUUSB, No. 460 7th street. opposite Post Oftice. BUSINESS SUITS of all descriptions. DRESS SUITS at reduced prices. BOYS’ SUITS of all descriptions. BOYS’ suit all prices. ’ CLOTHING. 1G at reduced prices. Now is your time to lay in SPRING GLOTH- ING. as we offer special indacements for the next thirty days, at SMITH'S, 460 Trn Steeer, G TS WARTED. 75, $100, a 150 PER MONTH be now bela enatie kewe noun capvas-ing for the new of historical value and romactic interest, entitied “WEABING OF THE GRAY,” sonal Portracts, Sketches, Adventure: dents of the late War, with Thriiline. Pe and Ince teves of a4 Berens Bocts. ‘Deshiag ” Wali Pah Marches, erties and Suffer GRAY, i § COOKE, 5 art's of Sa ent oH gy terms. be so! “i Benghe, NE GO. Bankers, fe7- 292 Penns. avenr: CET eas a ceenanae - — oo