Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1867, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR JS PUBLISHED DAILY, (BUNDAY EXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING, Sowhwert corner Penna avenue and Lith street, BY W.D. WALLAC H. fits SSE ‘The STAR is served ty tae carriers to their wubecriters in the City and District at Tam Cxunts Pen weEx. Oopice at the counter, with oY without wrappers, Two Omnte each. Prom FOR Maitine:—Three months, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; etx months, Three Dol- jors; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday morning—Oxe Dollar and a Half a Year. Eben v=, XXIX. Ing STEAMBOAT LINES, D NsPORTATIO: IND Ppotemac bie | oan NL FOR H Sretene compection at AQUIA O! Bi with HMORD. FREDERIOKS at AND POTOMAC RAl be steamer BAP KRESS, Capt A. Nickie. aud steamer KENNEBEO, Capt. Jobo . Milsen, leew Ww ington from Sith street > ESBAY aod SATURDAY, at every WE te m . for Baltimore, and wu 1 way landh Potomeec river turning leave Baltimore TUESDAY and FRIDAY.4p m. For furtber information apply to J.B BaYAN & BRO., mh tf No, 345 Pennsylvania ave. e{TEAMEB WILSON SMALL ~ FOK THE EASTERN SHORE, mer WILSON SMALL, BD, nowin a hor pier med Ty ERs, “AY at By OURLE MIL WAL Lach s LETes SPECIAL NOTICES. AMUSEMENTS. N BTZEEO’ GRAND MEPINEE E LITTLE PEOPLE 2 AY aF ,Obiidren 15 ¢ NATIUNAL THEATRE. enue, near Willerds’ Hotel, ENGAGEMENT OF THE POPYLAR COMIC ACTRESS, CLIA DALY ‘THIS ( Weavesisy) EVENING, APRIL 17, bi nt American Oomed: ry OUB FEMALE A Toeonclude with the I PEBFBOTION. Pennsylvania On as &: ure LsaLM OF combines this desid ASTONISHING. No. 92 North Sixth street, rhenmatiem for thir- d has walked om crutches for six Deen restored to perfect bealth by « METCALFE’S GREAT 8 EDY 7 aete willing to confirm this 8 stement on oath. if required. 7- eo! a ie 8. 0. FOBD, Agent. ¥REE TO BVERYBODY. 6 pp. Cireul: of test importan sexes. It teaches how the homely may become beauti f. the despised respected, and Jove. o young lady or gentleman should failto send Address, and receives COpy post-paid, by Adéress P. ©. Drawer, 21 ap3 D&Weoly AMERICAN ie Thomas Cohet Williamsburgh who had t! y BRIGAN OVUSIN. ugkable Comedietta of -.Mis« Jolia Da'y Bane AS IT WAS, aad 8 Ab OUT OF PEA FRIDAY. SENEFIT OF MISS DA Mr. J.W. WALLACK on Monda METZ£KNOTT HALL. Vv IGHTS ONLY. commenci ay ape GRAND FAMILY ‘AND ORCL Y AFTESNOON AFTER f E'S GEAND COMBINA- LINGER & voor. BA 8) Most Attractive Amusement T; raline. Es Wa 's the forsaken TELEGRAMS, Ac. The Conseryati Union Tenneesee State Convection meet at Nasmville, yesterday Hon. E. Walker presided A number of dele. fa @s were preseut, representing three-fourths of the counties of the State Mucn interest is tl. A number of colored delegates were presen: and participerea ip the proceed Fpiettern was acopted and Emerson ridge nominated for Governor. Forty-on its have beem entered in the United States court by eigizens of Warren cobuty, Ky . against Colonel J. H. Grider aod Captain Johu M, Dillingsiey, 52d Kentacky troops. to recever $10 each, collected from them during the war, toreimburse Union men jor depredations of rebels and guerrilas. A large meeting of the foreign residents and adopted citizens of South Carolina was held @t Chorleston last night to hear the report of General John A. Wagner, Commissioner of European Immigration. A resolation was adopted approving of the report, and inviting immigrants to settie in South Carolina. The protracted inveetigation at Fiorence, italy, of the conduct of Ad commanded the Italian accord: tar. WASHINGTON, D. C.,. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1867. N2, 4,402. ee] LOOAL NEWS. | TRIAL OF Wm. E ( ER ON CHARGE or MURDER—Criminai Cour:, Judge Fish: r.—Yes- terday afternoon, after we went to press — Dr. R. C. Croggen Was sworn— Witness went at the request: of Dr. Amery, with him to see | the deceased, on the i7th or isth of February, | at her father’s house, on South Capitol, near | M street south; she was extremely ill; did not examine her persou except as to the poisoned | condition of her blood—toxcinia; she co: Pilained of general soreness: if her skin touched at any poin* she would flinch asi! painiul; she was in @ stupid condition, on ac- | count of her bleod, and had to be roused to ge’ An Answer; witness examined her pulse, eyes, and lungs sligh:ly, and her abdomen, ¢ ‘ under the bedclothes; did not expose her; from what he saw, and the previous history of the care he got from Dr. Amery, his opinion was tbat she died fyom toxcinia. There are various causes of jaufdice, malaria and mental de- Pression, as fear, grief, and anxiety Hemor- rhage or violence might so affect the nervous system as to cause jaundice. She was delicate, and weighed about 6) pounds, and witness thought she was between 12 and 15 years old He considered her case almost hopeless, but | Woodward's Hall, Penn it streét, down Wes: to Green sires’. down Green te street, down to Wastiacion street, up L to 2éth street, down 21° street * Pepnsyivania avenue, down Sreeeivenis avenne to 19th street, down 19h to F street, down F to 17th street, up 17th t to Peon eylvauia avenue, thence Gent's grounds to F street, down street, down 7th to Estreet, do E stree 6th, down 6th street to Penasyivania avenue, ep Pennsylvanian avenue to iéch street, up 4th to I street, along Ito t5th and up 15h to the Presbyterian Church, where they were baltea adont 6 o’clock, and broke ranks, after passing in review before the marshals. The sidewalks were crowded along the en- tire route, and namerous fags were aieplayed, While from some points cheers were given, And Jadwes greeted the procession by waving bandkerchiefs. At Secretary Sant Tee). dence this was the case, and at the ative Mansion the procession was greeted h the of bandkerohbiets by the ladies, while ident himself stood npop the pertico d acknowledged by a bow the recogustions were given him The proposed exercises a! Plant's grounds Were abandoned, because of the lateness of the hour, but it was apparen: that had the pro cession started in the morning. as was intend- ed, it would have been the mos? imposing de. Monsiration ever gotten up by the colored pee pie here. — os — MEETING OF THE CenTRaL REPUBLICAN Ass0C TATION —Last evening a mee Central Republican Association wi ivAcia avenue, ue: Ich street. Which was attended by from thirty to fitty persons—three of whom were colored Mr. J. R. Bivans presided, with Mr. A. G Hall as secretary Mr. P. H. Rinehardt was nominated and elected a member of the Association Dr. Boyd moved to take up the resolutions offered by nim and laid on the table at the Inst meeting. (A paure.) The Cnair —The Obair cannot entertain the motion until seconded Dr. Boyd. —If 1 cannot bring tho: up, 1 have another to offer The new resolution proposed by him de- clares that no person shail receive the pemin- ation of the Republicans for office whooppos- THE THEEE eee ie Troy, N.Y. Lissa, has been coneluded. e with the verdict of the court-martial ne na: | 4!d not tell her so. ed the suffrage resolutions in the Philade. , Paw. meas: Dr. 8. A. H. McKim,sworn—Testified that he | Convention on the ground that suffrage was aliest m: KNOW THY DESTINY been sentenced to be cashiered from the naval went to see the deceased Tuesday, the 17h ” * not then due the race. = sorid; the wonderfal little Gomedian, MADAME E.F. THORNTON. fhe. 4 service for incapacity and disobedience. of February. He ted to Le & post Major H. A. Hall moved to lay the resola- \OHMOND, FEED _ ‘ToMac E@ AND PO TO TRAVELLERS GOING SOUTH. ‘The yaickest and most direct ron! jan the South, via the Potomas jagton, to Aquia Oreck sn Rishmont: Fred ‘ksbarg aud Potomac Railroad. jectlng there with trains storsbare sae Bepneeent and ict, oterebara, ‘eldon, Torts sné Obeater, SO i iss Tact iy 8) case rat i eaepied) st wi (i ay evening a .. snd arrive in Richmond st MOND IN SEVEN HOURS Shan Bhorter 2 Hours ony other Monte. Omnibusses and Baggage Wagous will be in Tween depots in i Passe line pass by daylight Mount Vv Soa mas have as Spporvantty of visting Ding at tbat cS it. -” potnt. Breakfast board of GED MATTIBGLY oor, Wasntagton 9, ©. B. MATTINGLY, Ticket Agent, Vasniaeton. apsiy Seneral Passenger Agent. RAILROADS. 1867 pesneriVatik zoure 1867 70 THE SURTHWEST SOUTH, AND SOUTB- SPRING SOHEDULE. fter March 24th, 1557, trains will ron as Leave— : c a m anaes bo Pp. m. * 0 = bee ges 10 1 2 GREAT DOUBLE TRACK ROUTE: EBGANT SCENERY. Palace Stateroom y and night Uars. with modern improvements. and seying from four to twelve hours in time over spy other route. Two hundred miles saved to ‘Western auc Central New York. Two Daily Trains to the yet. Pew. om Baltimore to ROOHESTERB an¢ Pr UBGH without change Passengers by this route from Baltimore have the advantage of making all changes in UNLON DEPOTS. and no FREBRIES Tickets by this route cau be procared at the of ce, corner sth eet and Peansylvania avenue, Under the National Hot+!, where reliable infor mation will be given at all times. Passeagers procuring tickets at this office can = Sea eations in Sleeping Cars for Ei ire or Pittsburg. w 3 ABNOLD, Ticket Agent, Northeast corner 6th street as! Perna. av . Washiagton, D.O. ED. 8. YOUNG, Geo Pass. Agent, deliy Baltimor _ E BETWEEN ry Pilneron " HROUGH LIK PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YOR! Wasnineton, Jan. 6, 1967. ‘Trains between Washingtou and New York are Bow ren as follows. viz: yon NEW YOBK, withoxt change of cars. daily (except Sunday) at 7.45 a.m. and “F 0a NEW YORK, chancing cars at Palladel. Leave daily (except Sunday) at 11:15 a.m. and 30 p. m. ig FOR PHILADELPHIA. Leave J (exceptSunday) st 7:45 aud 11:15 a. m.. and and 600 way Leave for Now Tork and Phila4,iphia pa only. Sleeping cars for New York on 6:80 Cally. Throngb tickets to Philadelphia, New York. or Boston. can be bai at the Station Ottiec at si) boars ip -\e day. as well as at the new offi im the Bankers and Brogers Telegraph Line, 345 Pena. Bronce, hetween 6th and 7th streets se baltimore and Ubio Baflroai advertisement a o-gele Socweep Washingtex timore Abs pois, and the West Ae PL, WILSON, Master of Transportation. Li ous. jeveral Ticket Agent. GEO. 5. wr 6D p. m. train ‘OONTZ, Agent, Washington. -¢ALTIMOBE AND O410 BAILBUAD, Bb AsHING TON. Jag. 6.1987, between WASHINGTON AND BA anc WAS NGTON AND THE W a. viz FoR BALTIMOBE Leave daily, except Sawiay, at 7:0), 745, and FoR ALL WAY STATIONS. — Leeve daily, except Sunday, at 7:0 a. m « ané 20 a FOE AY &Zrions suc TH OF ANNAPOLIS JUNOTION FOR ANNAPOLIS Leave at 7.) a.m. and 430 p.m. Wo traine 12:18 s. m., and 2 , acd 430, Bud $00 p.m 1200 Leave at 6:18 eud7.0 =. m.,acd at 8:0) and4ss >a ‘ or frow Annapolis on Sanday. ON SUNDAY OR BALTIMORE Leave st7: sm 2.00 and 4.08 p.m. Og WAY STATIONS. Leave st7:45 4 m oUF Tie Wie FOR ALL Pakis OF TUK WEST eo dneve daily, except Sunday, at 7450. m., and cwp m Gn Sunday at} 00 p.m only connecting at Relay Stetion with trains from Baltimore to Wheeling Parkersburg. &- THROUGH T CK STs to the West can be ha: “Sashington Station Ticket Office at ali hon in the 0 eof the Bank- 345 Peun "s' Tei ar. Between sth and 7th For New York Phttadetph: Bévertivement fThrongh J.L WILSON, Master of Transportation LM. COLE General Ticket Agent oc tf GEO. KOONTZ. Agent Wasiington ret and Boston, see pPeeateent OF THE INTEBIOK. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, Wastisaton. Mare! 25, 1y67 not BUMUN MUNSON. af Utica, for the extet sion of a patent grant. ivi dey of Jaly. 1383, tor an im n Eyes for Mill Stones for seven atm ths expiration ot ssid patent, which jace OF the 1iil day of J aT rdered thatthe said petition be heard at vy. t day of rsoue are Do they ha On the pet July next. at 2 tibed to appear ani show why said petitien a Pereone oppceing the extension are Sie in the Patent Uftice their ebjectio pecially get forth in writing. at least reenty daya before the @ay of hearing, all testimony fled by either part, to be used at the said hearing mast be taken a1 Depositions sud other papers re! ry a i ofiee r ays before cer it be Bled in the mig wo benore timony. that this watice be published tn r and the Republi: Washing- sad in the Herald. Utica. hree sncoessive weeks Brevious to P 8. Editors of the and to the po AE eb 1s notice. D l-tewse 24 NATIONAL LAUNDRY, 241 By. between 13th 24 Lrcens ey Mand "Geode de. itvered at the shortest notice, —? ihe Deatert sty}e, => lish Astrologist, Olairvoyant and cian. who has astonished Old World, has now | h possesses ful powers of second sicht as to enable her to im- part knowledge of the le or married of elt! she delineates the ver: rson you are tomarry, and by the ai: f intense power, Known ‘tees to produ life-like picture ind or wife of the | the scientific ‘self souKe. Female Oharacter ying these wonderful their preceptress, Mrs. ted Vooalist and Pianii ited O; Poet; PROF. G& LONEL SMAL features of the , the Ma ¢ Youthfal Pr Doors open at7 o'clock; Co -¥™ nts. Obildren, 15 S OPERA HOUSE. Se! 2 of testimonials canassert She willsend when desired a certified certificate, or written guarantee, that the picture is what it SIX NIGHTS MONDAY, APRIL 15, 167, Te aceommodate the thousands who were unable to gain admission during the if, you will receive the picture and desired information by return . Allcommnntcations sacredty confidential. Address in confidence, MADAME . THOR TOR Box 223, Hudson, N.Y st week to witnese BEMEDIAL bid Sh gd FOR SPEOIAL 14 Bond street, New York. with highest sestioee u is es, 1h a senile je sure and send for them, or.as advertising phy- tors, without re 1d be 5 lose a d direct to DE LAWBENOE No WONDEBFUL PERFORMANCE S87 Full information. IMPERIAL JAPANESE. The Management respectfully announce that they | Be erranme:S BEMAIN THE PRESENT WEEK. GRAND MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATUBDAY AFTER- = ——— n sealed letter envelo; SACRED ConORBT ie BY PHILIP PHILLIPS, AIDED BY VALUABLE ASSISTANCE Mr PHILIP PHILLIP: im,” and author of « bool songs. will give of Comgregational ai FOUNDRY M E.OHUROH. Cor. 14th and Gste., | '#,the THUBSDAY EVENING, April 25. Tickets, 50 ceuts; to be bad charge. Address Dr.J. SKILLIN HO Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. SEORET DISEASES. ‘Tan's Girtis the most certain, safe remedy—t many Leauti‘al 8: Concert forthe be neti t the balsam, no mercury. Only ten pilis to and a friend te those who do amt tobe exposed. Male packages, @3;{0- ‘Tan's Boor and Huns Juices—A and permanent cure fer Spyhilis, Scrofala, Price $1 25 per bottl advertisement DRY GOODS, &c. HsUurse OFF AT COBT. WOOD AND COAL. Beet WHITE ASH at $8, by the ton, to swit customers. Sowed and Bptit CAR QOD, 3 ee pores (Having just recetved our new and well selected 0! MILLINERY GOODS, LAO ES, (real and imitetion.) EMBBOI)D EBIES, DRE88 TRIMMINGS, BUTTONS, &c., &c., expectedly, to move by the Ist of we shall sell our ENTIBESTOOK, FBOM THIS DATE, AT COST Cce4u COAL AT GREATLY REDUOED PRICES. Gross tous of 2,240 lbs. , delivered in any part of Chestnut White Ash, 87 Eg — Furnace White Ash, $8.0". 5 d having, wo An - high. $9. nd Pine Wood constantly on hand Boh ved at our Office; or at th . P. BROWN & SON 465 9th street, between E and F. CALL AND SECURE GREAT BABGAINS, E. LENZBER@ & CO., 46 Market Bpace, under the Avenue House. a REE PAWNBROKERS W ALSH’'S CENTRAL LOAN OFFICE 450 10th street, one door below Penn. ev: ‘This well-known Office makes LIBEBAL ADVAN On Diamonds, Gold and Bilve: a Olotbing, Furniture, and Merchandis ere rece: foot of Bevent prors- KREIS’ XHIBITION, aDEMY. Metropolitan Hotel, £,) Arei, 30TH, ccess of our former May Balls. we ¥, hopteg to LARB. Can be meet with the s: Cards of admission, TWO D had ef the pupiis, all the principal stores, and at the Academy. Our Classes ars still open, and «ill continae ¢ day- avd hours. meetings, &c ply during the hours & pote to the Academy. 8 Openevery day (except Sunday) from 8 @. m. to ™m. * B.—Basiness atrictiy confidential. fe 28-tf LICENSED BY AUTHORITY BURNSTINE’8 LOAN OFFIOE, th t, $d door south of Penn. ave. on time to suit Beal Estate, Gold and Silver Wate! Jewelry, tilver Plate All cam be rented tree! MONEY loaned ings rete on Pianos, Furniture ud Gentlemen's Wearing B. BUBNSTINE. ct ‘HE OLD BSTABLISHED F 5S, GOLDSTEIN & 00. NSED PAWNB ROK ND A-HALF STs! ABIBI'S FASHIONABLE DANG NG Lad’ Apparel of all deecript 6 sm* E, between 9th ‘The last quarter of this sea May Ball. will commence on Batur- day, March 2. Classes fer the Germaa are now B —Private inst ‘Truction given to suit the con- Ventlenee of the pup!! = 2 sem e cash advances On Merchandise, to any amount and for any time desired, at reasonable rates lutercst on large sums greatly reduced Business strictly confidential. § ae bought for cash aud sold at private sale eZ) iy near Offer the higuest COUPEB & LATIMER, Auctioucers, Bouthwest corner of Penn. avenue and lth st AT PBIVATE BALE nomber of first class PRIVATE BESI- | CES, tn central localities Also 10 small Brick aud Frame HOUSES F hington aod Alexandria » with lot 120 feet syuare. ER. Aucts, PERSONAL, ING, Clatreovant and Test lite readiugs, Includin, entand Future, avher ., between 4; andéth streets. 0: and 6to9p. m. cy ONFIDENTIAL.—Young men who have tn- themselves py certain secret habits, which unfit them for business, duties of married life; also, middle aged and old men, who. fri follies of youth feel a debility in advance of t! themselves uuder the treatment of first read **The Seoret Friend.” ied ladies will learn something of importance by perusing ‘*The Secret Friend.’’ Sent toany ad- on recéipt of 2 cents. UART & UO. For farther pai rticulars apply of JOOPER & L. BOOTS AND 8 NEW STORE. The underst, ¢ leave to inform his frien: the pablis weceraiiy that, he hes opsaed toe No. 502 7th street,auder nm hand a gern leasure, or the 3! z Hall. where he ha gel smostrient of Ladies’ and Gentlemen's, Boy's id sees ne BOOTS AND SHOE Bemember the pamber, 5u2 Tt any one, shou GEORGE B. WILSON. }, in s seal — Add 4 LATEST PARIS. FASHIONS Of HAIR | Mus” ney DRESSING. OF THE COND/TION OF THE NATIONAL METBOPOLITAN BANK, of Washington, D.0., On the morning of the first M 324 E street. between 18th and leth ate. Mr. ‘eris, Hair-Dreeser, Of the selebrated Kache!, wi ‘hor he srrived fn this country, has now been ight years in Wasirin, tr of the highest pounce that he y of April. 1357. B U_S. Bonds with the United States... 3 Other U8 Bonds and Securities Notes of National Banks... .. it Bailread, and other Stocks. And Lills dtsconnte corps Giplomatique, & He has the honor to Season imported the | ie Tressurer of the g tht belongs at very remsonatic prices. d other cash items . tonal Banks, (inclading mportation «{ ine FRENCH CANARY RISTIAN Bi Due trom 1 5 Bauking Hou Premi Ooi ud Interest Notes Legal ‘Tender Notes and’ Fr finest singers aud most attractive offered In this mark NINTH STREET, FOUB DOURS NORTH OF D STREET, WALL PAPEBS, WINDOW SHADES. SHADE HOLLANDS, CANTON MATTING, TABLE AND FLOOB OIL CLOTH, GILT COBNIOS, OVAL AND SQUARE PIOTORE FRAMES. PICTURE OORD AND TASSELS, &c., kc. A fine assortment of the above Goods in store. and for sale CHEAP FOR CASH. KIDWELL & HENDERSON, 505 9th street. D MILK — EAGLE | 7 “prepared under the have Sted the d flefent’ Kade gid i . BLAKE, Pr : MOSEB KELLY. Osshicr. |= =: President CONDE: OKDEN’S CO 8 This preserved MILK kaow ite supe! The final session of the coroner’s jary in the case of Dr. Henry A. Howe, who was supposed to have been murdered a few days sincein a houee of ill-fame at Hi Mass., was held Amherst Monday, verdict rendered that he did net come to his death by violence. The proposed opposition line between San Francisco and New York (steamers Idaho, Oregenian and Montana) has been bought off by parties in the interest of tne Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The Great Eastern did not sail from New York, yesterday, as Annouaced, on account of the unfavorable state of the weather. She has only 1$1 passengers booked,amongst them Ad- miral Tegethof,, of the Austrian navy. The bridges on Duvall s Biuff, on the Little Rock, Arkansas, railroad, having been con- demned, and the company being unable to Tebuild them, the road has suspended opera- tions, By special order of General Tnemas, a gen- ral court-martial will meet ar Nashville, Tenn., on the I*th instant. for the trial of Liea- tenant James P. Ruggles, o! the 5th U.S. cay- alry. The delegates to the Press convention are Tapidly assemtling at Atlanta, Ga. Erastus Brooks and J.S. Thraker tave arrivea from New York. A shooting affray took pace at Louisville, Ky., Monday afterncon,between two notorious characters, Dick Hunt and George Roseure. Huat was ceverely wounded. Theannual sestion of the Troy Methodist Conference, commenced at Pitisiield, Mass, yesterday. Bishop D. W. Ciark. of Uincin- nat, Obie, presiding. Several white and colored delegates to the Virginia State Convention, which meets to- Gay. bave arrived at Richmond. At Southampton, England, the yachts Hen- rietta, Vesta. and Fleetwing are all prepared for going to sea. The colored people of Rickmond celebrated their emancipation yesterda Pouiti ON BERHING'’s STRAITS —Now that Russian America is to »e & pari of the United States, there wili, nodoubt, be a great scramble for offices among the Esquimaux of a political turn of mind. Perhaps Congress, remarks the Philadelphia Ledger, may be persuaded to admit it as a new State, and the hospitalities of Congress wil be shared by Esquimaux prepared with jong speeches to enlighten the world about fish oil and the fur trade. At any rate, @ territorial government will probably be erected at an early day, and the delegate from New Archangel be given his $5,000 pay and $20.000 milage per annom for sitting in the House and listeniog to the eloquence of the members. ow) A year is enough to make politics lively among the Ex- quimaux, to whom the right of suffrage will at once be extended, and stump oratory and torchlight processions, will soon be at a pre- mium among the icebergs. Who is the first candidate for Territorial (Governor, and who does not want to be postmaster and collectorof customs at Sitka! RaILRoaD BrivGk Completep —We are Tejoiced to learn that,through the extraordinary energy of the President and authorities of the Southside Railroad, the bridge over the James river, near Lynchburg.about one bandred feet ot which was destroyed by fire on Saturday week, bas been so far completed as to admitof being used Several trains passed toand fro acrofe the structure yesterday, and there is bow uninterrupted travel onthe road: The last train that passed over wasa thirty-ton engine and twenty-four freight cars. The company will now be enabled to reheve itself oft the freight which has so largely aceumu- lated here and in Norfolk.—P¢'er sbi, Erpress. CONPERENCE O¥ THE AFRICAN METHODIET Eriscopat Cavurce# — Third Day.—Bishop Wayman called the body to order, and Rev. w Waters conducted religious exercises. The calitor financial reports was contiuned, and, on its being done, vs. Jas H. Handy, Geo. T. Watkins, J. R. Thomas, W. H. Hop- kins, J. R. Henry and P. T. Tanner reported, Aneffort was made to reconsider the vote that discontinned Josiah Hughes, bnt the Conference refused, ahd proceeded to other business. The Conference adjourned until this morn. ing, when Bishop Payne wilt speak on tne pending resolutions.—Baliimore Sin BLACKS IN PBNNSYLVANIA—In 1560, by the census, there were 74.000 black people living in Pennsylvania. Probably. the num- ber bas increased to $0,000. Philadélphia bas Alarger number than any other county, that is 25,000. They support seven churches, worth £225,000, With & membership of 5,440, and Sunday School scholare. They have twelve or fifteen free'schoois, with edatly average at- tendance o' . There are thirty-fonr ne- groes in the city whese combined weaith amounts to $1, 55,000. The richest man is Stephen Smith, a lumber merchane. THE PaRis EXxX@riTion —The earthworks ofthe Paris Exnibitton, incfuding the park, umount to upwards of halfa million of cubic yards. The iron work amounts to 13.200 tops, of which 10.000 lons re in the great machinery gallery. The windows of this, gallery present a surtace Of 53,700 square yards, and those of the other galleries 25,000. ‘The patace itself oc. cupied an area of 140.184 square yards. Of this ‘iio square yards will be occupied by eee 53 by England, and 3,900 by the nites atel gen Rene ES isso bl) VirGIniéA Rauawad CoNxsoLripation.— The bill betore the Legislature of Virginia for consolidating the Norfolk and Petersburg, Soathside, Virginia and Tennessee and Cam. berland Gap railroads, passed the Senate on Saturday, and goes to the House of Delegates, whete un acrimonious contest is expected oyer it. PSs... et eee S7The Indians of New York State are said to be increasing their schools and churches, and also growing in wealth and population. ®7-A Ohicago cierk, a respectable middle- seed man, who bas lately become addicted to liquor, shot himself on Suuday in @ drunken frenzy. S7 Arrangements have been made to hold a great Catholic fair in Union square, New York, beginning on the Ist of May. The puilaing ‘Wall be on the site of the oid sanitary air. S7 There is a prospect that the cotton crop of the present year will be much larger than that of 1666, and not much below the average crop raised previous to the war. 87 Sever: ind buyers from the North, the Fredericksburg Herald says, are josyiog around at the lands in the neighborhood oj Fredericksburg. They, are not offering large prices. ‘7 During a severe gate on the Britisn coast steamship fost one of her paddi ‘heels and in order te make the other work, the stock of coals running short, four hundred pigs ‘were burned to keep up the fires.» * #7-On Tueeday night last, five prisonérs dag themselves ont of the Cumberland county (N.S.) jal. One young man, lixea dutiful Son, went back because his thet eant™ 10, leavingdour to make good thefr esi §2-The New Orleans Picaytihé patthe n sro equality thus: “Iris ridiculous x ir anyone to'p! age is lowered or lisgtaced by gol: @ pol } riage oi ipat ie pews ‘With Dim to get aletter at the pt SarTuere is to be B baby show at the Parie Exhibition) © vis eee Sills Vitae j mortem ¢xamination. Found a small girl laid out for burial: her skin of a greenish yellow color; weighed about sixty pounds; aged abou! fourteen years. just verging into womanhood Was requested to make an examination of the private parts, to see what lesion had resulted trom connection with a man, who it was said bad been with ber. The witness proceeded to describe the appearance of the parts, giving evidence of her haying bad carnal knowledge of&man,or had been injured by some sub- stance entering her body. (ne part of the hy- men seemed to be recently broken, and thougs the vagina had been inflamed, there wae no inflammation ofthe uterus. There were marks on the abdomen, one only of whicn, about the size ofA man’s nail, appeared to be a bruise From what witness saw, he thought she died of blood poisoning, indicated by jaundice. Jaundice may have resulted trom mental de- rersion. itness, to illustrate, said: “We ave & girl impertectiy developed, living in a malarial district, subject to all its influences; malaria lying latent in her system. may have been lighted into activity by the debilitating effects of the hemorrhage. This poisoned con- dition of the blood results in death. There is one sickness physicians never cure; that 18 the last.” In reply to questions by the defence, witness sid there were no wounds which would necessarily result in deato, he did not mean the inflammations that had taken ¢ lace, but actual lesions. The death was caused by blood poisoning, of which jaundice was the apparent cause. Mrs. Sarah Reeves sworn,—{s the mother of the deceased girl, Mary Ann Reeves De- ceased was going on Id years of age, not quite 14. She was healthy. lad a doctor to attend her once before this case, when she was struck on the head with a stone by a colored woman, and a fit resuited; that was two or three years ago. On Tuesday, Feb. 5th, she was with wit- ness at themarket. A lady bad promised ber @ dress to cat down to fit her, and she left wit- nese fo get it, witness taking the bucket or b: ket home. Did not see her again until she came home. Her clothes were bloody and her eyes looked green. She bled freely. Witness took her clothes off oon pat hertobed. She had spasms Sent for Mary Jackeon, a colored Woman, to tell what was the matter, who ad vised to send for tne doctor right away. De- ceased compieined of pai in the bead and stomach, itness had no suspicion of the matter. Dr. Walsh came at once and gaye her some powders. She gave no answers as to her private parts. Drs. Amery and Williamson next attended her and prescribed. Witness gave ber all the doctors prescribed. Dr. Urog- gon called one day with Dr. Amery. The bleeding stopped the same evening after the powders were taken, aud did not return again until just before she died. then she bied from her mouth and nose. She told witness of the affair a week or ten days before she died. Wit- nessexamined her. She was much swollen and torn, and smelled as if mortified. She Was never injured in that way before in her lite. Sbe turned very yellow after this. She never had jaundice before. After she was sick fouror five days noticed the yellow appear- &nce of the skin, And it incressed until death Her pains increased. She complained of them all sround her body Don’t know the prisoner Saw him at the station house, across the sireat, the first ume. Witness was cross-examined by the counsel for the defense, without eliciting anything ad- ditional. Dr, Mckin recalled.—Saw Cleaver (the pri- soner) at the examination by the justice thought he weighed then 200 or 220 pounds: is not so heavy now. Ln this case it appeared to Witness that the hemorrhage was the exciting cause of death, though it ts not considered tha exciting cause of jaundice. It was also the excitipg cause or the chilleand cony: alluded to by the last witness. Froncis Reevide sworn. —Testified t knew the prisoner about ten years, a nextdoortohim. He is married man, has no children. Haye seen him in a nude coa- dition: is well developed. probably weighing 1-0 pounds. He is well developed, but noth- ing extraordinary. Mary Roverts, colored, @worn.—Knew Mary Ann Reeves, and knew the prisoner. Have seen them in compauy several times; first time near its street bridge. He asked her several questions concerfing man and wife. He asked ber the privilege of herself. Sheasked witness it she should go; witness advised her not to ge. He offered her a half doliarto come back as she was going away. She went back and got it. On another occasion Cleaver beckoued her to come to his stable as she was passing on the other side of the street. Witness waited for ber, and when she returned she had money Witnees asked her where sne got it. She said ber beau gaveher themoney. Witness chided Wer for talking and acting so. On anather oc casion they met Cleaver, who asked witnes« to go and get some whisky to give the de- ceased, and said if he could get her half drank he could have te do with her without aif ficulty. Witness refused, and told nim a man ot bis age ought not to hare to do with a girl like that. He said it w3s none of my d—d business. The Iast time was the day betore she was taken sick. Furst time witness saw them together Was year ago. never saw them go into & house together. Went trequentiy with her to houses where jad gave ber clothes and cold victuals. Siw Cleaver foar or five limes in aday. He was often follow- jeg us when up im the city At the close of this testemony the jary was laced in cbarge of an officer of the court, and séft to a hotel; and the court adjourned. —_o—___—— THE EMANCIVATION PROCESSION—4 Go's Doy—Yesterday afternoon, nowwiths:andiag the committee in charge of the emancipation celebration had agreed to postpone it, on account of the rain, yet, the sky Raving cleared, Jarge numbers uf the colored people gatherea in the neighborbqed of Franklin Square, and the procession was formed and took up its line of mareb ‘in the following oka A. Gray, chief marshal, with Wm. A. Shorter and Joseph Smaltwood a* aids. and James A, Hv. Schureman, Wm. H. Wormiey, Jobn F.N. Wilkinson, Geo Arnold, Samuel Williams, Louis A Beil, Joufithan Pierre, and Wm. A’ Talliaferro ge mounted staff marshals: Seventa Colored Infautry Bang, of Balumore, led by Fred Johns: Lincoln Zouaves d'Afrique, Bai- Umore; Oskiand Inviacible Guaids: Soldiers’ Protective Association of Annapolis; Fremont Lake Association of Annapol Colored Sol. diers’ and Sailors’ Union of Washington, with two ambulances containing those of the Union unable to walk; Alexaudma Soldiers aud Sailors; the Abert Base Ball Ciub, in a coach drawn by four horses handsomely decked ‘with flowers. mottoes, &c.; Carriages covered with the National Colors, in which were seated numbers of the invited guests: Catholic Main Benevolent Society, headed by a beautiful banner, with a painting ef a death-bed scene; Collins’ Band. heading the First Ward citizens, in whose line there were a number ot flags and mottoes displayed; Boyer’s Band. of tt. more, heading the Second Ward citizens: Union League Council, No. 16, headed by white silk banner, on which was a capital ‘ait of the late President Lincoln, led off nie Hine: the Wasbington United Benevolent A With flags and portrait of Mr SJso in this portion of the li Se and lors and Uitize: and mottoes: Counci | by Hays’ Band, and doc; Citi- atier, War to the knife, aud the ko: Albany. lately, tin y, by eating a piece of green van: SF Dickers, to Dr. McKeon: regaey | Phisdeintie! eerainy coming otamevas” tion on the table Dr. Boyd hoped that a record of the vote would be kept The motien was lost 12 in the negative. Mr. Boswell remarked that th Nation was levelled at bim. and that it was trae that be did oppose those resolutions, with two hundred others. He was advised to do so by Senator Howard, General Geary and others, and he believed that had the resoluuons been adopted in that Convention the Radicals would bave lost ground He knew that Tesolution was intended for him The Chair remarked that if he was satiefied that the resolution was personal he would rule it out ef order. Dr. Boyd —Mr. President— Major Hall claimed the floor and moved that the resolution be laid over one week; agreed 0 im the affirmative, to. The Chair, after apologizing for the emai! attendance, which he ssid was owing doubt- less to the fact that many of the colored mem- bere were entertaining their friends who had taken part in the procession, introduced Hon T. T. Frelinghuysen, who made a forcible and eloquent speech upon maiters pertaining to the interests of the Republican party. A vote of thanks was tendered Senator Fre- lingbuyren, and he was requested to farnish A copy of it for publication. Mr. J. Sayles Brown moved that the asso- ciation adjourn subject to the call of the Presi- dent or Executive Committer. Dr. Boyd.—is that debatable t The motion was lost. Major Hall gave notice that at the next meeting Re would offer an amendment to the constitution, to provide that any person may become a member without the payment of dues or fees Mr. J. H. Crane sacked bow it was p to pay the expenses of the association, which is now over $100 in debt The meeting adjourned rg Question. in the session of the North German Parlia- ment, April l, Herr von Bennigsen questioned the government relative to the rumored cession of the Grand Duchy of Luxembarg to France. Count Bismarck replied as follows : «By the dissolution of the ola Confederation the hing of Holland acquired full eovereigu rights over Luxemburg. There prevails in the Grand Duchy & disinclinatien to enter the North German Confederacy on account of the military burdens that step would entail. In the higher and highest circles a bad feeling is entertained with regard to the victories of Prussia, and in & dispatch addressed to the Prussian government last October. Holland demanded the evacuation of the fortress of Loxemburg. The government, not ws hing te bave foreign princes in the Northern Ounfede- ration, has Hot put any. pressure upon the Netheriangs Prussia values amicable rela tions with Frauce, and bas respected a ceptibilities so far 88 WAS Consistent with her own bonor. The Prussian government does not adopt the opinion that an arrangement has been entered iuto between Holland and France but cannot, on the other hand, assert that the contrary i the case. “The question was first officially brough forward by & communication made by the King ef Holland to the Prussian arnbassador, atkipg koe, Prussia would take up incase his ajesty should in any way cede his sovereign rights over the Duchy. In re- ply, Psussia declared that she would leave the Tesporsibility of such 4 step to the King of Holland. So far as Prussiais concerned, there is noreasom to make any declaration on the subject. Prassia will assure herself of the views entertained by the Powers which signed with ber the treaty of } and by her federal Allies, as well as of the state of public opinion &s represented by the North German Parlia- ment. Holland bas offered ber good offices to further negotiations between France and Prussia, but they have been declined. Court Bismarck went on to deciare that he was pre- vented from giving any further explanations by the nature of the affair, and concluded as tollows -—The North German federal govern- menis believe that no foreign power will en- danger tbe undoubted riguts of Germany, and they hope to protect those rights more safely by peacetul means, and preserve food rela- tious with foreign powers the more the de- bates in Pariiament sball show the iadissolu- bie ties that exist bet ween the Government and the people.” A Yors ts Booap Davi NarreD BY A Woman HT IN UNIVERSITY PLace. —A young girl, named Mary Tinsdale, left ber home. No. 233 Thompson street, about balf-past eight o'clock last Friday morning to gotothe public school in Twelfth street, off Broadway. and when near the corner of Uni versity Place and Elevemtn street she was accosted by & well-dressed lady, who asked her if she would like to learn a trade. While the strange Woman was speaking t the giri S €tage separated her from another little gir! who was with ber, and when the latter ture ed round for Ler companion she was nowhere to be seen. and nothing bas been beard of the whereabouts of the giri since, although vigor- ons search bas been made for her by the Fif- teenth preciact police. She wore st the time ot her di nee & brown merine drees, bottom with black: Asmall k (black And white) and a brown felt bat, trimmed with purple velvet Aud adorned with a fenther She has dark hair, bine eves, light complexion, and is smatt and slender for her age, (ourteeu years. Taurs case of sidnapping by women is the sixth tha: has been beard of at Police Headquarters ‘Within the past three weeks. In fact, eo ex tensive has (his busiuess become since the be- ginning of the present year that it would seem more urgent police measares than bave been heretofore adopted should be brough: into requisition: uot only to prevent the child stealers trom succeeding ia their evil doings. but to bring them to prompt justice when they become known. Toarrest them at sight om the street whenever they are suspected of being op what they cali a “gain promenade.” is one of the plans suggested to ria the thoromgh - fares of their dangeron: presence. Inspector Dilke bas given the Tinsdale case into the bands of deiective Vaughn and officer Fair- feld, of the 15th precinct, aud bas expressed bis sntention to see to it that ali kidpappers, Men or women, receive their jast oe - e bilt, against these human cormoraats is from this ume forward to be tbe standing police order in the department —1. ¥ raid. S7 The Cutholic eckools of Oincinnati are patronized by 12.000 puprls. S7-The town of Pittsfield, Mase, bas jast voted tostrike a colored man from the jery list. @7 The common school fond of Indiana i< ad than that of any other State, being 7,000,000, s7 Samuel Case, & fifteen year old lad & Cincinnati, is to be bung for the assassina) ot one of Playmates, age s7-The Fari of Shattesbury wants the Cburch of England abolished, ifthe England dows not abolish tm oo 4 S7 itis scid that there are at least 20,00) cbildren in Philadelphia who aiten. school. - gates . 87" A little boy ‘Was seriously poisoned