Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1867, Page 1

“THE EVENING SPAR PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING, % 4 west corner Penn'a avenne and WR streets RY ' 1g ene W. D. WALLAOCH. —__ ap é eeu ‘The STAR te served by the carriers to (neir subscribers in the City. and, District eter CENTS PER WEEK. Copies at the connter. w.th or without wrappers, Two/Omrre'eat t. a PRiCe roR MAILING —Three months, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; ott wi@athe, Three Dot- lers; one year, Five Doilars. No papers Are sent from theoffige longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pupliehed em Frt- day—One Dollar dma a Hal} a ¥! AMUSEMENTS.»- . 4 Seuth eevre rerrare a NATIONAL THEATER. f 4 ems ia iMara’s Hotel. SPALDING C RAPT PRUPBLBEORS RICHINGS’ GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, bAST WEEK. 7 TUESDAY. May 21, 186%), will be preduced Bel- Opera of LA SOMNAMBULA, lini’e Pastoral Elvivo. Mr, William Castle Count Kodolphe Mr C. Campbell Allesic \. Mr. James Arnold «Mr, J, Mucphy " Miss C. Richings 3 James Arnold iss Annie Bou linot, OHEMIAN GIRLio | THR ENCHANTRESS. BANKERS. Jj** COOKE & CO, BANKERS, Fifteenth street, opposite Treasury, Buy and sell at current snarket rates, and keep | ‘evnstantly on hand a falleupply ofall {| ‘OVERNMENT BONDS, 4 SEVEN THIRTIRS, AND COMPOGXD INTEREST NOTES. Orders for STOCKS, BONDS,,&c., exeented, anil (clleétions made on aF accessible spoimts. re ltt Exes NGE OFFICE OF WILLIAM HGR 4 BEY & CO. Wéare selling Bills of Exchange en Englert, Irejand.and Scotlamd, for one poundsterlivg sand upwarda, at our offce, 408 Pennsylvania avenue. ap 202m WM. HUBLEY £:CO. First Natienai Bank of’ Washington. H.D COOKE: (ef Jay Cooke &-Co.,)/Presklent, WM. 8.HUNTINGTON, Cashier GOVBRNMENT DEPOSIPORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE-UNITED STATES, 15th stréct-oppesite the Treasuny<Dopariment ROLALY soe Governmest Securities with Treasurer United Plates BF-ONE MILLION DOLLARS. @ We buy avd sell all classes of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES at current market rates. FURNISH EXCHANGB anc’-onake Collectrons on ALL-THE PRINCIPAL GITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. We purchase Government Vouchers onthe MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, and give carefai and prompt attention to ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS, und te any other business eatreeted to us. FULL INFORMATION iz 'ré gard to GOVE B&- MENT LOANS at all times cheerfully furnished: WM. S. HUNTINGTON, Cushier, D* c. P. HUNT, DENTIST No 410 D street. between osha Washington, Dé ap D* LEWL DENTAL ASSOCIATION, No. 260 PENN AVE n 22th and 13th streets tninistering a withont pair or Laug’ receritly pn Nitrous Oxy LEWIE has Cie the nes y mau xivesatisfection. Persons wail ne our work. EETH M. LOOMIS. " wand INERAL~ at x ally ity. Mi 0 h whe canuot-wear others “i person can Wear others who eaun t wear nd Warrant do well te call de 2e-tf as calling at my can be accommeédated icoof Tee! exire, rtiewar: and wish the “pur- mast and most perfect deurure E s-the MINERAL TEETH will re fully warransed ras in this city—N STEAMBOAT LINES. Potemac FERRY COMPANY WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA, The Steamboats afte Go: EVERY HOUR, from 6 li until7 o'clock wea. “Leave fhe it the Wharf foot of 7th street. Wal: The Seventh street Cars connect With the Boats, FOR MOU » steamer ™: WAWA nt of 7th tract, TUBED SATURDAY MOBNINES « + the Boat arrives ut 3y@. ne IONS se oT ‘The steamer WAWAS cande chartered far EF sions to Glymonteand other points on. the Lier at reasonable mates> The -tetuyde gut the at Glymont are ¢n good optic for ‘ig-niage: ure part jo charter the, oficeot thy Ce wi » Wawaset ¥ pply at the t President Pytome e QRESELAR LINE BETWEEN RALTIMOLES AND WASHINGTON ‘The steamer COLUMBRA® eit Wharf, at the | fodt of 2th. street; (cole WEDNESDAY: Oe Comubree street Wharf. Bultimore, every SATE Be DAY Afternoon, at ¢ o’clec®~ She wll § at the landings on both sides Of the iver. going ad et turning. Freight take For ther rticglars apy ip TAPS Fini aw SO bate TOMAC TRANSPOR tees BALTIMORE ing freight connection at A wath RICHMOND. « FRB® BL #ArbLky AD gt yey low yates AND POOMAC steamer EXPRESS. Cuptatir A‘ Kle, und steamer KENN EBEC, Ougtiih om from Sixth Ho Wilsons leave Washin \ bart, every WEDNESDAY end SATU R Ga. ia. Tor Baltimore wnt tetrad way ‘at owas on ae river. Returning, leave Paltibor serene TUESDAY and FRUDAY. bay gio ers For further infurniition Py ra wre Bae | j Lo BE BETAR® BROS) _mb 18:tf No, 345 Petnsyivquia ae. “TEAMER WILSON SMA Fa s ¥Ou THE EASi HRS SHORE: E—The © Steanier WIDSUS af . ,E.T. LEONARD wow in ali rd eaea eB “cté one of the staunchest, mos 1 ole aud elegant steanier: Yiu ou Chesapeake Buy. will regi ite. No. 1 oO AMIE: street wget opposite No. hai street wi , Baleimiwy.. every RUBSDAY “9! DAY. and SATURDAY, ut9p m.. for EASTON P BLE MiLSA- o, 31 WALLACH’S AMBRIDGE. HUGHLETT'S WHAKE, EEK MEDFORD'S WHAKP, and ee NDING Aik hom NH RASTERN 4H01R aie | ge at + hi She deaves nepaglkes ve Lath alas 7 Cambri ve C La mi anit Basten nt ave: ti eve Monlays end ay, \d . ft ‘terme. \anediced abd reaching Dab haork apa ee ay the folowing morning, es She haga large num of fine state-rooms. fe2i-tf SR ewed PO rb ~madersigned begs leave to taf@rnthia(frien: and th olf 4 neraily that he has opened the Rew reat Novs02 Tah strbot, wale (dd Fellows? ywhere. he- a ascorunen les’ ae ee nee 's Mirces and C % = Rememter the emia. SOE re em BOR Teh. oad Fellows a Phe New Chenp Store, lorme "ae ig @ B B.WILEON. |_| GEORGE' BU WILEON. Siz: pbante. 1 arLe TS, yawn nn de ee te re. _ turn tf but +] i Upow'a’ pues of paper is wt WASHING TON, D.C, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1867. 1 os sspy, TELEGRAMS, . Ox the Sunday— preceding ter-@ collec~ tion was.taxen up inall theUsthokic churghes; inthe Philadelphia diocese in aid of thé Papel’ Right Rey. Bishop Wood ces the're- sult tobe $58,000. Bishop will leave fof Rome on the 29.h inst, toypersonaily, pre- seRt the offerings » ' he ship Golconda cleared from Obérlesten, South Carolina, yesterday for Liberi She will carry outabout;three hundred negroes. M@&ny more engaged passage, but havin, simce then made satisfactory contracts, © owing to their changed status, under the re- construction bill decline leaving. fe . Gens. Grant, Comstock and family reached Fertress Monroe yesterday atternoon from Kickmond Gen. Grant ‘eft his family at the Obesapenke Hotel to spend the sammer months,,and proceeded to Washington last might. he Tumore current of the suspension of the City National Bank of New Orleans are without foun ion., It sustained a heavy ran for two days, but is pay:mg checks as usual,” The poor-honsé in Iigham county, Michi- io pee burned yesterday; six inmates per. ished. BTA ec Eh Se SALES THE BOOTH DIARY. So much bas been said about the spobiation of the Booth diary since the charge was made by Genera! Butler in Congress, that there has_ been a general wise expreesed that the diary should be published. Upon representations to, President Jobneon of all the circumstances, and of the general'demand that the diary be printed, in order that the people may for Ulemselves judge of the facts and merits of the coutro in ‘reference to it, the Presi- dent Sas given his consent that a eopy be published. Mr. Johnson, never having himself seen the diary, had, some days ago, ordered a certi- fied copy tobe made, which was accordingly furnished. itis as follows: ExxcuTiv® Mansion, Wasuinoton, D. U., May 9, 1967. The Secretary of War will please furnish the President with a certified copy of the “diary” found upom the bedy of J. Wilkes Beoth, together with a succinct statement of allthe facts connected with its capture an& ‘ite _possession by the War Department. ANDEEW JOHNSON. War DEPartTur WASHINGTON CiTy, May 14, 1867. Sir: 1 have the Bonor to submit herewith a copy of the entries contained in tne memoran- dum book tound on the person of J. Wilkes Booth at the time of his capture, certified by General Holt, Judge Advocate General, (who has possession of the book,) together with his Teportin relation thereto. {he memorandem book was first seen by ‘me about the 26th day of April, 1865, shortly atter Booth’s captare. and a few honrs betore his remains reached Washington. It was brought tomy house by Provost Marshal Ba- ‘ker and another Pesce: who was, 1 think, Lieutenant Uolowel Conger. The book was then examined by me, in pre- sence of Wenerai Eckert, Assistant Secretary of War, and was found to contain only the entries certified by General Holt, also some photographs of females. Immediately prece- ding the entries some pages appeared to have been cut out, but there was nothing indicating what had been written thereon or whether anything had been written, nor wher or by whom they had been cut out. Immediately after careful examination of the book and its contents, it wus placed im the hands of General Eckert, in the s&me condi- tion as when I first saw it, to be delivered {to the Judge Advocate General, in who pos- Session, atter itsdelivery to bim by Gen. Eckert, (1 am informed and believe it has continned until the present time. The last timed saw the book was some time Jast winter. It was then before the Judiciary Committee of the House ot Represemtatives, and was,in all respects, in exactiy the same condition as when { saw it first, without any cbapge or alteration,so tar d+ L could dis- cover, in its contents. ° General Eckert reported to me that, upou receiving the memorandom book trom me, he ‘sealed it up, and locked it up in bis safe, and it eontinued in his possession until bedelrvered it. to the Tudge Advoente Gene- ral, and that it was then in the same condi- tion.as when it was brought to-my nonse/by Baker Very respectfnily, your obe’nt sery't, Epwin M. STanton. see. of War. To the PRESIDENT. The following is the copy of the writing (which was in pencil) fonnd in the diary taken from the hody of J. Wilkes Boeth. Oficial copy: J. HOL2, ~ Judge Advocate General “Te Amo.” APRIL 13-14, FRIDAY, THE IDEs. Uptil to-day nothing was ever thought cf sacrificing to Our country’s wrongs. Forsix months we had worked to capiure. But our efuce being almest lost, something decisive And great must be done. Bat its failure was couniry with a heart. 1 struck boldiy. and not gs the papers say. 1 walked with a firm step through a thousand of his friends; wae stopped, but pusted on. A Colonel was at his tide. I shouted sic semper before I fired In jumping broke my leg. I passed ali bis pickets Rode sixty miles that night, with the bone of my leg tearing the flesh ateyery jump. lvan never repent it, tmough we hated te kill. Our country owed all her trouples te bim, and God simply made me the instrumegt of his punishment The country is not April, 1865 whatitwes. Thies forced union is not what Ihave loved. I care not what becomes of me. 1 bave ne desire to.cetlive my couatry. This bight (before the deed) I wrote a long articie and lertit for one of the editors of the Vational Intelligencer, in which I fully set forth our reasons for om proceedings. . He a {aaGoxie rida, After being -buntéd like a dog” thi swamps. woods, and last night being chased by gunboats till Iwas, forced to return wet gold, and starving, wi!b every mae’s band pea tye, Lam here in despair, And woy? ‘or Golig what Brutes was hoggred for , What made Tell a Hero? And fet'l for atri- »king down ‘A greater tprant than ‘they ever «knew am looked upon'aé & comtiren cttthfoat. My actioti was purer tean either of ‘theirs: One hoped to: ba:great. ‘The othér had not! only his rua *s but his own wrongs. td avenge. 1 pal toe nogéin. 1 knew no pri sate wrong. Letuckformy country and that; @ione. A country that growned beneath this behold the cold Rand they extend tome. God cannot pardou me it I have done wrong. , Yet I ecannot see my ba ot in serving a de- generate people, The little, the yery, dittle, { ‘Tek bebind to cleaz. my name, che 4tov'mt will “pot allow to be printed. So ends all. For a cowjtry I have life. weet and holy, ily,and am sure (Heaven for me sizes, man Have.gn!y HEARD Ot whatbas keen done; cept wthat I did myself.) aad@ it ‘Alls horror. God, try and forgtve «me; and * my mower. -nigh. J will agce cea OU, 77 given up all ees, mas meso, 1: x ote the river with the fntent to crow. eater desire gad almost« mind to re- hI feel L cam wo. Ide not repent name— whic do. Ide not repent be blow f struck. £ may before God. “pot tomaa, fick Chee done well. T. Lam abandoned, with t curse @f, me, when, if the world knew my have. I did desire no grea a Ps eseape thse blord-ho “once many. Who, winacon mend bie fate] Grate Willbe done. 90) voed z t ‘I bave.too gret-soutito de! Ilke & celmtoal, oar he; pay he spate me that, ‘ard le 1 bless the oni ‘orld: a never bia or wrens Rey tobe This tast Wrong, unless Ged deefis it eo. “Add H’s\with “Bim to damn er waa pee at mere Teena DY4.H owing to others who did not strike for their | tyrapby and preyed for'this end, nad yet Row" i ain upon ane blow would DEVE MEMES TRO, FTRET. Cnough, was not a-| plight. Howeyer; yén ‘were mind enough to give us somethmg (O'eat; for which 1 fot only | ae you, but on account of the rebuke and annerin which to— [piece torn out.) It is Rot the'substande/but the Way if wahied ‘kin nessts extetded that makes one happy int ackeptance thereof. The sance to meat ts cer- Temony: Meeting “were bare *witbout it. Be kind enongh to accept the enclosed $5. (al- thpuen hard to spare) for what have rec'd. Most respectfully, your obedient servant. REPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL. | BuRgAU OF Miitagy. JUSTICE, } i ay 14, 1867 § _fespectialty returned witm the copy asked i The “diary” purports to be one for 1964, and ‘The leaves cut or torn from it probably con- tained entries of that year, and were thus destroyed by Booth himself. Lt is absolutely certain that the Diary ie, 10 all respects, as it ‘Was when it came into my hands, and Colonel Conger, who was; prominent in the pursuit and capvure of Booth, after having carefully examined it in my presence on ‘yesterday, declared. its coatition to bé new precisely the same as when he took it from Booth's body after bé haa been snot—the writing iu it being the same and all which it then contained. Colonel Conger was examined before’ tho Judiciary Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives to-day. J. Hort, Judge Advocate (seneral. FROM EUROPE. Lenpor, May 20.—Queen Victoria to-day laid the eorner-stone ‘of the Hall of Arts in tue presence of a vast assemblage. The ceremo- mies were magnificent and impressive, and the popular enthnsiasm very great. ‘DUBLin, May 20.—The Fenian, McCafferty, Was 10-day sentenced to be hanged on the 12th of June. Lonpon, May 20—Evening.—T he latest and Taost trustworthy accounts of the recent fight- ung in the island ot Candia appear to confirm the accounts of Omer Pasha having been de- ‘feated by the Cretans, ALEXANDRLA, E@ypr, May 20.—The Sultan pe granted the title of King to the Viceroy of “gypt. A Mystery Revealed. “WHO 18 MR. COBB ?”—AN ANSWER. (From the Troy Whig, May 15.] SvIT FOR POSSESSION OF A OHILD.—A rath- er interesting case 1s pending in the Supreme Court, before Judge Potter, of Schenectady, with regard to the possession of a little girl, Norah by name, thedanghter of Mrs. Lucy Cobb, the celebrated pardon brokeress. The facts of the case are that Norah was born when her mother was 19 years of age, and, being in reduced circumstances, advertised fora home tor herself and baby. The notice coming to the attention of Taomas P. Pike. then of Aubarn, and now a resident of Sch Dectady, the couple were taken into his fam ily, the ‘mother working, as she asserts, for the support of herseff and child for the space of four'years, at theend of which time she left Mr. Pike, with the umderstanding, sne avows, that the child was tobe hers when- ever.called for. Since that time, five years, . Norah has remained witn Mr. Pike, and has been tenderly protected and cared for by him and his estimable lady, who is childiess. Mre. Cott, during the five years intervening. has suffered more or lesa from privation; but has fiually, through business as a pardon bro- ker—for the prosecution of which she has a lieense—arrived, it is supposed, at a Tespect- able competency. With this change in fer fottune, being able at last togive her child the “bringing up’’ sie desires, the moth- er's love bas returned to sach a degree that she ean live without her little girl Bo longer. Accordingly Borah was taken by habeas corpus one day last week, and Mr. Pike refusing to retinquish her entirely. a suit before the Supreme Court ig the result, Alexander J. Thompson, Esq., appearing for Mrs. Cobb, and the decisienjof Judge Potter will be given im afew days: We understand that Mr. Pike produces a writtem contract which he says was entered into by Mrs. Gobb and Dimself, and Mrs. C. denies in foto thecon- tract and the signature purporting tobe hers. One of the Schenectady papers stated the other day that revelations brought out tn the trial ef thesuit so startled the husband of Mrs. Cobb that he left her. and his whereabouts is unknown to ber. Thig is @ mistake, asa let. ter written to her by Mr. Cobb since the pub- liextion of the statement, dated May 10—and which we have been permitted to see—shows him tobe in Washington and usually affec- tionaie, the letter -cemmencing «My dear wite.” and being signed “husband.” Mr Cobb is at present aelerk tu the Treasury D- partmen\. Mrs. Cobb is about twenty-eight years old; asmall, ratber pretty woman, wit brown eyes and brown hair, and a pleasin, expression of countenance. Nevertheless her face bears marks of care, and she invariaoly ‘looks business” whenever business is to be done. Tue VsconTent in [gel aNp.—Mr. Bright, in the House of Commons. on May 3a, pre- sented a petition from a number of English gentlemen of education and position, attribu- usg the Fenian outbreak to the chronic state of discontent which prevailed in,lreland, and } praying tor a reviston @f the sentence already concurred. in, the views, of , the | petitioners. Several attempts were made to prevent the reading of the petition, but sey were over- Tuled. Itis to ‘be hoped: that England ‘may some day open her eyesio the real cause of Irish discontent, and by relaxing harsh laws and adopting a generous dine of poltcy win the love of a race always most susceptibie to kind ness and humame treatment, si tose ae » Old 5 19 parted compan, in 1999, haye ctteris: au ng faeeirs for Souihie ore. in, Esch Gen- ers! A€sembly last-year appointed an infiuen- tal comoupitree am theignbyéct, to report at the meetings which are im = now—the Old School at Cincinnati gad the New School at Rochester, ‘These :commiittees met in New conus, UotD JolMuy ana epareteign aad wats sessions, ‘joi 4 ‘se and sat. ceeded in Tagine aowu'g binctors of tetinion, whith both fori hers pomatinbushy ag! to récommeng, to t ive constituene ‘cies for fon an of reunion wis School and ecaers , of Bengal, Mich.,fermbreach of prom- use. She assessed the dan es occasioned by her agony at $5000. Ridles Sehcn ded it was ae venteem y although never legally mar- vied: Thay, a some sik eb fldreny Sheimow Sues him for $4,000, forage fusing that periods =n : parity 4 THE PRowimruex Law Bone to amenf tt 80 “as td make It more, effective. Zhe Germans demand its repeat,.and threaten: ‘to beltthe party if their demandsate not eom- ) Plied with. movement will beaiade toexy Gept deer afi clagy rhe lonse bas passed a Tesolutien | “Ure Opinion of the Judiciary Commitee On the subject. SF The fruit érop in’ the4 alley of Virginia Promises.a large yield... —~ s7-Mre. Davis. & pears: 0p diedon reasioned by the in Sea PNG" one wil aa teet tae in ak bei Tees tobeces in any £¢ dort @ Sr An Amvrican fire en, Bite hee te oe Ree PUMPS ei fold fovofos iduda’ CRP Oo Saas ee Gare ‘Fresh bf orem a tf “o ne ore ordtarersh e uckse tans saeecr aad Sere im Bie dacer nd Tania Te MPR of Balem,,"Mass.. 35 er sho: Rises fetta ce WhO rte by which the T3o bY i: to meyat. willie, . nite viok PSE ie atone etl W «x Dime’ rk &! hearer a, that = * ‘Purchases & giaw ef, } WIAT AIMMABD : ry passed upon the Fenians. Mr. Bright snid he | e hun itolTemove the Tagen y “of there fosery by ree ig engagement. .than by., °° tng the ready, Aid so, married ber. But ‘has found himself iu a, trouble, abont as bad? ‘He'had “heen ‘living with &. wy A yozes Mary A. Neleon,.asman aad write, for 4 portant case, ; eur = | The Kepublivansin chuens, 3 Feltenol va to stand bythe Probibitory Jaw, end, asary, naay might of fright; oc." 1 mee . § eAwiiustrament in New . if enim: LOCAL NEWS. } * Corporation Affairs. Board oF ALDERMEN, May 20, 1867.—The Chair laid before the Board a communication from the Mayor, stating tbat he had approved fifteen acts passed by this Board for street im- provements, &c. Alco, communications from the Mayor nominating Daniel P. Hiekling as apothecary of the puor of the Second Ward, in placeot James N. Callan resigned: W.O. kaidwin, M.D, pbysrician to the poor of the First Ward, in place, of @. N. Hopkins re- eigned; and Terrence oray 8 corporation po- lice Magistrate, in place of Samuel Drury re- signed; allof which were appropriately re- terred, . Mr. Barr presented tke petition of James Dalton and others; referred to improvements committee Also, petition of Mrs. Jane Farn- ham and others fora street improvement, ac- companied by a bill toset the curbstones and pave the footways and gutters on the west Bide of llth street west, from M to O north, The bill was d. Also, petition of Silas Holmes for remission of a fine, with bill te re- mit said fine; referred to claims committee. Also, introduced @ bill to set the carbstones and pave the footways and gutters on the north side of R street north, between 13th and 14th streets west: passed. 180. bills to grade and gravel Q street north, from 14th to 15th street west; V street north, between 13th street west and Vermont ayease; and Boundary street, from Vermont avenue to 7th street west; all of which were passed. Mr. A. Lloyd ppectied the petition of Mre. Caroline McAl- ister, praying to,baye money refunded to her which was erroneously paid: referred. Also, intreduced a bill to pay Chas. Stewart $220.20 for repairs to certain streets in the Fourth Ward; passed. Also, presented the petition of John F. Bridget, asking certain privileges, With a joint resolution allowing him to retain his smith shop On his premises. Mr. Lioyd moved the appointment of a special committee of five to consider the matter; carried, and the Chair appointed as said committee Messrs. Tait, McCathran, Turton, Noyes, and Owen. (Mr. A. Lloyd was named but declined to setvé.) Mr. Tait mtroduced a concurr-ntres- olation, that when the two Boards adjourn this-eyening it be until Wednesday evening next; passed. Mr. Noyes presented the peti- tion Of Michael Biggane, for remission of a fine; referred to committee on claims. Mr. Given presented the petition ot B. F. Gilbert and others, asking for the laying of certain water mains; referred to the committee on drainage. Mr. Gulick, trom the committeeon finance, reported a resolution to pay Thomas Lewis $1,763, the amount of his jadgment against the Uorporation; passed. Mr. Lewis, from the committee on improvements, re ported favorably on Uouncil bill to grade and gravel D street north, from New Jersey ave- nue to Second street east; passed. Also, Coun- cil Dill to eet the cnrb-stones and pave the foot-ways and gutterson the east side of Third street west, between H and I streets north; pabsed. Also, Council bill tograde and pave the y im equére 246; passed. Also, bill to grade B §treet south, between Seventhand Eleventh stfeets east; passed. Also, bill to grade and gravel Thirteenth street west, from Maryland avenue fo the Potomac river; passed. Also, bill to grade and gravel First street east, be- tween I) street north and South Carolina ave- Due; passed. Also, bill to set the curb-stones and pave the foot-ways and gutters on the eugt side of First street east, between D street southandG street sonth; passed. Also, bill to grade and gravel V street north, from Thir- teenth street west to Vermont avenue, and Loundary street frem Vermont avenue to Seventh street west; passed. Also, bill to grade First street east, from M to O streets south: passed. Alse, bill to relay the gutters on the east side of Seventh street west, from Louisiana avenue to Pennsylvania avenue: passed. Also, bill to relay the cross-gutters on cast side of Sixth street west, from D street north to Louisiana avenue; passed. Also, bill to relay the gutter on the west side of Seresth street west, trom Market Space t> Pennsylva- nia avenue: passed. Also, bill to grade and gravel Ninth street west, between N and P streets north; passed. Also, introduced a bill to repaif the alley in square S98: referred to thé committee on improvements. Also, billto set the curb-stones and pave the foot-ways aud gutters on the east side ot Fifth street west, between © street north and Boundary street: passed. Mr. Tait introduced a bill to set the earb- stoves and pave the footways and gutters on the west side of 3d street east, between A street gouth ang Maryland . venue; pacsed. Mr. Gulick introduced a bi'l to grade the alley in square 732, (known as Carroll street;) passed. Mr. Barr, from the committee on police, asked to be discharged trom further consideration of the petition of Joseph Shaffield; agreed to. Mr. A. Lloyd, from the committee on claims, Teported adversely On the petition of George Atkms; and the committee was discharged from its further consideration. Also, reperted jayorably on bill for relief of Wm. H. Edelin, Temitting fine imposed on him for alleged violation of a Corporation ordinance: passed. Also, reported bill for relief of Moses T. Parker, paying him 367.42 for work done on the Ven- tral Guardhonse; passed. Also, reported bill remitting fine of 520 imposed on S. S. Reilly for alleged selling of liqaor on Sunday con- trary to the Corporation ordinage (Mr. Lioyd stated that the petitioner, Mr. Reilly. bad given away some liquor on Sunday—ha Not sod it:) passed. T. Noyes, from the commitwe on public schools, recommended the adoption of Council substitute for the bill for disposing of the small frame buildings in Year of the Fourth District Grammar School; smd it was agreed to. Also, reported favorably ‘on bill tor necessary repairs to public school house corner 22d street and E street north; sed. Also, reported bill appropriating Ersoo ‘te huild two primary schoo] houses in the Third School District; passed. Mr. Noyes ¢alled up the bill for relief of John Watt; and it was passed. Mr. McCathran, from the eom- mitree.on markets, Tapered & bill for removal of old shed and building of two new sheds at the Eastern Market; passed. Mr. Barr presented the petition of John F. Pfau for coutinuation of a sewer; referred to the committee on drainage. Mr. A. Lioyd in- ‘troduced a bill to grade and pave I sireet Rorth, between 5th and 6th streets west; passed. )-The amendment of the lower board to the Concurrent resolution xing Thursday eve- for the next meeting of the two boarda, éad of Wednesday evening, was agreed to. mendment of the lower board te bill to set the curbstones and pave the footways and gutters on the east side of 4th street west, from O to:P etreets north, was agreed to. Amend- ment of the lower board to the bill for a sewer on 10th @freet west was agreed to. Several bilis from the lower board were referred. . Council bill for a sew fence on the north side of E street, frem 4th to5m@, (Judiciary Square, ) was ."' Council b‘ll appropriating $1,000 to enable the Mayor to employ additional counsel to defepd the title of the Corporation ‘to certain bal a sites on the Potomac was ad. yocated by Noyes, who said it was an im- mavolving a large amount, and ‘would be stoutly contested by the parties who disputed the claim of the Corporation. The p@hair (Mr. T. &, Lloyd) said the case in- volved millions cf dollars, and was of a mag- nifude to demand the efforts of the best coun- gs: Lattainable on the part of the Corporation. ‘Tue bill was |. Oouneil bill to cet the curbstones and pave the footways and gutters on/the east side of 2d street east, between (+ and 1 north, was passed. Council bill for con- struction of a barrel sewer in E et. north, from 2d st. west to Tiber Creek; passed, Ceuncil bill for a water main in Delaware avenue, from A to Ostreets north, was passed. QUouncil bill to pay Mr, E. ©. Klopfer $150 for revising a digest of the Corporation laws, was passed. Gouncil resolution appointing a committee of rene from each Board tourge upon Micbler the importance of opening of Sixth street weet, from Maine avenue to tne canal, ‘was passed, and the clisir appointed Mr. Noyes on said commitree on the part of this Board. Council bills to set the carb. mtones and lay the tootways (and gutters on the east side of 7th street east, between Pa. and South Carolina avenues; and on the east ‘gde of 7th street east, between East Capitol ang A streets north, were-passed. Oa motion af r. Noyes, the bill for relief of George W. ‘ucker was t . Aas peer Mr. Lewis, from the com ‘4 on improvements, re. ported fav AG the amendment of the wer Board, Dill tor the paving of 7th ttreet weet, irom L street perth to jadary street, the ment oa ee N°. 4,431. Inkewigencer, rete red. leo, bili to pay E. C Klopler for certain work in preparing tbe di- gest of corporation laws; passed. By Mr Mor- é@eli—Resolution requesting the Mayor to in- form the Board what amoant. if any, of ‘the deterred indebtedness of this corporaiién, as Shown by bis last snnual report tobe then 8'4ndang, has since been paid by him, giving the several items going to make uw said amount, adopted. By Mr. Nalley—Bill to construct a sewer in E street north, and bill to eet the curbetones and pave the footways and gutters on the east side of 20 str: et east, be- tween G andI streets north; passed. By Mr. Meade—Petition of J. A. Cashing, asking per- Miesion to erect an iron failing; referred. Alco, bill to lay a water main:on Ist street east, trom B street south to D street south, and in D street south and U street sonth to New Jersey suenne; passed. By Mr Muiloy—Bill to set the curbstones and pave the footways and gutters on the south side of B street south, be- tween 4th and 6th streets east; referred By Mr. Wright—Petition of Rey.C ©. Meador, asking the opening ofan alley in square be- tween 4% and 6th streets west, between Cand Detreets south; referred. Also. concurrent resolution appointing & committee of one from each Board te urge upon Gen. Micbler the im- portance of opening 6th street west from the canal to Maine avenue; adopted,and Mr. Wright was appointed on the part of this Board. By Mr. Peake—Bill to set the curb- stones and pave the tootways and gutters on the east side of 7th street east, between Penn- sylvania ayenue and South Carolina avenue; passed. By Mr Mulloy—Bill to jay a water- mainir Delaware avenue from A to C streets north; passed. By Mr. Pengh—Bill for making 8 bridge at the intersection of L street north and 5th street east; passed. Mr. Peugh, from committee on ways and meane, asked to be discharged trom the fur- ther consideration of the bill authorizing the Mayor to cause lightning rods to be erected on the City Hall and Public Schools of this city; agreed to. Also, joint resolution (B. A. 326) in Tegard to obtaining a census of the population of Washington city; rejected om its third read- ing r. Stewart, commitiee on improve- ments, reported a bill for the repair of the toot- ways in the Western Market; a bill to open and grade S street north, between 14th street west and Rock Creek; a bill (B, A.) to up and relay a gutter in the Second ward: a bill (B. A.) to set the curbetones and pave the fooi-~ Ways and gutterson M street north, between 20th and 2ist streets west; a bill (B. A.) tograde Ist etreet west; which were severally passed. Mr. Nalley, from same committee, reported a bill to cause the alleys in sqaare No. 651 to be eraded and paved; passed. Mr. Marche, from same committee, reported a bill to set thecurb- stones and pave the footways and gutters on the east side of 7th street east, between East Capitol street and A street north: passed. Mr. Drury. {from committee on police, reported a bill granting certain privileges to W. H. Worm- ley; passed. Mr. Baker. from committee on claime, reported bill (B. A.) for the relief of Samuel Dawes; passed. The concurrent resolution was received from the Aldermen, providing for an adjournment until Wednesday, whick was amended by in- serting Thursday, and finally adopted. Mr. Mead called up the bill to supply. a deficiency in the appropriation for the Washington Asy- lum: which was debated at greac length and passed. Mr. Moore, trom the special com- mittee on the subject of the inordinate charges of the Gas Company, &c., submitted a writ- ten report; which was ordered to be printed. Aldermen’s bill to set footway and guiterson the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, be- tween 3d and Sth streets: to grade and gravel V street nortn, from 14th street west to Ver- mont avenue,and Boundary street, trom Ver- mont avenue to 7th street west; to grade and pave l streetnorth from the west side of 5th Street west to the east side of 6th street west: to drain A street north at the junction of i3ch street west: for the erection of sheds in the Eastern Market, were passed. Several bills were made special order for next Thorsday evening, and the Boardadjourned to that eye- ning. ee Fieta Warp REPUBLICAN CLUB.—The regular weekly meeting of the Fifth Ward Republican Club was held last evening at the Ebenezer Church, corner 4th and D streets; the president, J. R. Aireson, (white) in the chair, and A. P. Clark (white,) secretary. Mr. A. P. Clark read a Fepart from the ex- ecutive committee stating that lt was decided by the committee that the resolution ot Dr, Record, offered at the last meeting, having Teierence to the case ef Dr. Boyd, be not ap- proved at this time as it might prejudice the e.ection of one or more persons interested in the subject matter of said resolutions. The committee reported as a substitute a resolution declaring that the recent decision of the Supreme Court of this District, by which fiustice has been done to the righis and char- acter of Ig. Wm. Eoyd, of the 7th Ward, io causing bis name to be placed upon the regis- try of voters in that ward, is gratifying to his friends and the members of tiis association. The committee also reported a resolution endorsing the nominations made by the city Republican convention on the 4th instant. and pledging themselves to support the ticket at the election. The resolutions were both adopted. The Chair laid before the meeting the reso- lution adopted by the convention relative to to each ward club electing five delegates to Meet this evening at Woodward's Hall, and form 8 central executive committee to manage the affairs of the Repablican party. Mr. Charles Seymour (colored) offered a Fesolution declaring the time has come that the colored man has not only a right to vote, but to be voted for. Mr. Nichole (colored) moved that it be laid on the table Dr. Record desired to say & word. Mr. Nichole refused to withdraw his motion. The resolution was laid on the table. A resolution was adopted declaring that the colored citizens of the ward would not be intimidated by threats of merchants and ethers, who threatened to discharge men if they did not vote the Democratic ticket; and farther, that ifsuch threat be carried out, the members of the club would not encourage them by their patronage, but would use every effort to pre- vent Republicans from dealing with any such men. Mr. W. H. Brown, jr., (colored) offered a Tesolution declaring that the delegation from the ward to the nominating convention nad acted with moderation, candor, and intelli. gence: therefore the association would sustain them by indorsing their action. Mr. Brown said there bad been much bick- ering about the action of the delegates. He therefore threw out this resolution as a feeler, g@o that gentlemen might baye something to say before the meeting, The resolution was adopted. = Mr. L. B. Miller (white) offered a resolution declaring that the colored men of the Repub- lican party bad on all occasions refused to make nominations of colored men, on the ward or general ticket, therefore the association ten- der to them the courtesy of recommending the names of such candidates for the support of the Fifth Ward as they may see proper to } select, and providing that a committee of five be appointed to make such nominations. Mr. Jobn F. Steward (colored) said he did not deem it expedient at this time to nominate eolored men. Mr. W.H. Brown, jr.. (colored,) was op- posed tomominating colored men at this time, as it would cause a split im the ticket, and re- sult ig many votes going to the Democrats, _ He gat money was the cause ot certain men wanting to nominate colored men. it was like a question in the convention, the prime mover of it had declared that ne lost $5,000 by not securing the nomination of John ¥. Cook, colored. Mr. Nichols (colored) thought this was not ‘the time for the colored men to take the thing in their Owm bands, and ke hoped gentlemen ‘Wonld not try to cause & division. Mr. Brown called for the previous ques- tion. Mr. W.O. Marshal (colored) was opposed to calling tne previous question. The gentie- ea a 3 wo not the parliamen- tary tactician of the learned Cicord over the ir. Record thou; ae expediency in this thi fe had be lel say r iney wonld not vote for Boswell because bes setae Brain 4 = the pMangeinn ‘ i age then deca! foal f wi Nong Non feat. The most radical men questioned if teey could the felt elections. on this issue, as seer &eptitoff until alter the election. Tae it w surge Perigets ving Sener ihis expected thatthe work will bs very a m .g fia 2 eat ? “ Convention, gad the following.named persone w elec! pain a Boyes JT) (@olored,) Bee}. <colored,) W. H- OWA, sr, {ecioma.) S. W. Herhert, (colored,) and L. B. iller, (white.) he Obsir appointed as the committee to make the nominations Mr. ES. Atkinson, Le- oordas Scott, A. H. Parry, Jos. Sothern and W.. Marshal, all colored Mr. Atkinson moved that a vigilance com- mittee of thirty members be appointed to k aiter the Republican voters of the ward; adopted; and the Chair appointed E.S At- E neon, James Liverpool, C.. Marsnal, A. Herbert, Chas. Jones, W. H. Brown, jr., Sam- tel Nichols. Jonn F. Steward, Dr. Record, A H. Parry, Basil Brown, Wm. H. Brown, A Clayton, L. B.S. Miller, Albert Jaekson, Jos, Sothern, Robert Rodery, Wm. Davall, Sam) Brown. Mr. Harbes, H. R. Merryman, Mr. Nicbols, Henry Borsey, Wm. A. Hughes, Foster Henshaw, G. S. White, Joseph Lee, Randolph Dizon, Joseph Haines and Sidney Harber! Qn motion, the president was added to the commuitiee. Mr. A. Herbertmoved the committee on nom- inations be instrucied to report jo the meeling immediately. : Mr. W. A. Hughes hoped the resolatien would be adopted, and the committee select men who would close up rum holes on San- da The motion of Mr. Herbert was adopted, and the committee retired. Mr. Wm. Barnes (white) said he understood Mr. Gulick has two colored men working for him he was going to have vote for him. The wood-yard c erhead bad five, but he hoped these men would not allow themselves to be made to vote for certain parties. Mr, Steward moved that a committee be ap- Pointed to look after the Republican votes on eleetion day, adopted; and the Chair appointed Ananias Herbert, Wm. Barnes, Sidney Her- bert, Leonidas Scott, John F. Steward, A. Ht. Parry. Charies Jones, H. R. Merryman, Jas. Liverpool. ‘ The committee on nominations recurned and reported the following names : For Alderman— Jobn Grinder. For Common Couacil—J. R. Aireson, L. B.S. Mill nominations were u: imously accepted, and cheers given for the candidates. E. 8S. Akineon, James Liverpool, and Wm. Barnes were appointed a committee to waiton Mr. Grinder and inform him of his nomination, After addresses by Messrs. Miller, A:reson, and Clark, the meeting adjourned Sat RADICAL MEBTING IN TI EVENTH WARD. Lastevening &mass meeting of the Radical Republicans of the Seventh Ward was beld under the auspices of the Sixth street clab (auxihary tothe 7th ward Radical Republi- can Club, at Rey. Lee’s charch,6th etreet, near G, which was attended by 100 persons, in- cluding © or i0 whites and about the same number of colored females. Theclub was first called to order by Dr. Wm. Boyd, vice President im the chair, and Mr. F. Myer, (white) secretary. The meeting ‘Was opened with prayer by Rey. W..J. Walker. Dr. Boyd stated briefly the object of the Meeting to ratify the nominations, and ex- pressed his regret that Mr. W. C. Bumberger,, one for the candidates for Council, had de- clined, and suggested that as a club an ad- journment be had. The meeting resolved intoa mass meeting with Mr. Jes. Williams (white) in the chair: Mr. Myers secretary, and Mr. Manning (col- ored) as a financial officer. Dr. Boyd moved that in the opinion of this Meeting the nominations should be ratified, and proceeded to say that now, &s the ticket had been nominated, it was the duty of every Republican to support it. Whether it in out and ont Radical ticket, or simply a Re- Publican ticket, it is beiter than that of the copperbeads.. The nominees on the city ticket Were three as good men as could be found, and we will have to support them. He had made up his mind, after much ascilation, to support the ticket, waiving all personal feel- ing, and he had taken the adviee of his son in regard to this matter. He took this course notwithstanding there had been an attempt to make him a bolter by a large number of - sons. They could not make him bolt from = ical nominations—they had not gold enough to buy him, or sycophantic cunning to make him @ bolter. As for the ward ticket, all were goed men, and if the rignt man was nomi- nated in place of Mr. Bamberger. he would not be surprised if they did not reeeive a.ma- jority of £50, or it may rise a thousand. He urged that when the registry wa: re-openea that it should be the duty of every one to bring up every one to be registered. ‘The motion to endorse the rominations was carried unanimously amid cheers. Dr. Boyd stated that it had been brought to his notice that the contractor for arching Liber creek, in the Botanical Garden, Mr: Charlies Cameron, was employing but two white men and a large number of colored hands, and yet he paid the white men $1.50 per day and the coloréd men $1.25. He had been to the work and there learned that what he heard was true. Hedenied that any one should make in vidious distinction on account of olor. and offered a preamble setting forth that such im- vidious distinetions are made by said Came- ron, Dennis Mack, and Peter Mack. The resolutions were adopted. Mr. Myers offered a-resolution of thanks to Judges Olin, Fisher, and Wyle for tueir de. cision in the case of Dr. Boyd; which was adopted amid applause.’ Mr. J. R. 4. Bowen (cotored) called atten. tiom to the fact that agents were again at work endeavoring to bine colored voters to leave the city The Chair addressed the meeting on the Prospects of the tickets, atter which the meet- ing adjourned. . FourRTa WARD ReruBLican OLve.—The regular meeting of this club was held lastnight in Galbraith Chapel, Gen’! Gerhardt, (white, ) Vice-President, in the chair; Mr. Gangewer (white) actimg secretary. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Bouldin. Mr... Needham moved the appointment of a committee of five to select suitable candidates to fill'the vacancies inthe ward tieket, and re< port at the meeting to-morrow nightat Kendal Green; which. was agreed to, and the President. appointed Mesers. Z. C. Robbins, J... Brown,, J. W. Defrees, (white,) D. W. Dixon and Rey. Dr. Bouldin, {colored.) On motion of Mr. Crossman, Messrs. Z. C. Robbins, (white,) Mr. Edinboro ana John West (colored) were appointed a finance com- Mittee to make special eferte'to collect money to defray the expenses of the campaign. Mr. Brown (white) moved to. exguse Mr. Robbins from the finance committee as he is the nominating committee; which was to. and Mr. Needham was appointed ia his piace. Mr. Crossman inquired of Mr. Robbins, ong of the Judges of Election, what are the pros- pects ot having the unregistered voters Placed on the lists ? Teciting the deotsion of « Mr. Robbins replied, the Court in the mandamus case, and ex. that all qualified voters may be registered in thetwo days adlowed for correeting the lists. He also stated that the Jadges will not Tecog- nize more than two precinets in each ward. Mr. Needham moved that the committee on nomisations be authorized to.select three men ip each precinct to act as receivers of yotes at the next election, and sabmitthem tothe Gourt for appointment; which was agreed 12, Pee being mo nasties before the club,Rey. r. Hamer, (colored,) the ne 5 pastor of ‘G: 6p ith Cha, Pa aePaated ered addre: se ALEXANDRIA AND ViCINITY.. of yesterday say: The Gazette The body of Jniia Forrest, alias ‘Mrs. Jutia. Heintz, whese husband, it is 5 J ln Matyinn was aid reside in Frederick city, Phy wren ‘elock, found thie morning about clothed only with a° chem: shore stoekings, ating wid the “Long. Wharf,”? ider toot of Duke street, by Ferdinand = markes-of violence see ble. a} ie body. and the Coroner's jury, ot ‘which Mri. 1. Wilson was the foreman, retprned a yerdl: that the deceased voluntarily committed. eide by drowning, - 2 + A colored man, named William Mu: ‘was indicted at the November term of the Vir. euit Court, for felony, for having stolen 01 bundred sheep skips. and. who -aubseqdénily a ae forfeiting his bail of $1000, under which he was was.arrested in Wash- ington this morning, by officer Webster, bropgnt to ae nan commited, to-jeil. 6 steam: . OnpraisiJooph Denty, with a fall freight arrived here this morning from New York, having made ’the trip in the almost npequalled time of thirty ~« nine hours. © The track on the A. L. & H, R. R. has been tnld to Lee teh one mie aadanae.*, from Leesburg. A train of crossed a4 : lin bridge to-day, and catried up the Bridge, es built in this chy, wrod 10 to 1 Tuscar ¢ Episcopal Coun: Diocese Virginie recentiybenh ao tmeaubebn, nen al journed, and. tne Ministers and: ates, Va homes. } Cru anet Se Sih an or in FY business on the cafal, last week, showed pre rd Fh @. .As.s00n ag the other companies, We its and local it 8 i : th if the Be A meeting o! Directors of — conpeay Friday. We , is to ‘Before ee ee eee pel, and others, deliy~ « es previous to Adjournment. ’ ————3.—_—. a and: