Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1867, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR 38 PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED AT THE STAR BUILDING, Sowthwcst corner Penn'a avenue and 11th strect, BY Ww. D. WALLAOH: The STAR is served by the carriers to their subscribers in the City and District at Tun Carte PER WREK. Uopiesat the counter, witD ey without wrappers, Two Cents each. PRicB POR MAILIN@:—Three months, One Doliar ond Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dot- Jara; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Fri @sy —One Dollar and a Haif a Year. Foening & 4 at, - XXX W ASHINGTON D..C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1967. N2&, 4,508. BANKERS. JAY COOKE 4 00., BANKERS, Fifteenth street, opposite Treasury, wy and eell at current market rates, and keep copstantly on hand a full supply ef ail GOVERNMENT BONDS, -THIRTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, &c., executed, and Goliections made on all accessible points. sei-tf FACHANGE OFFICR OF WILLIAM HURB- E LEY & CO. BEVEN Weare erlling Bills cf Exchange on England Ireland and Scotland, for one pound sterling and ‘upwards, at our office, 405 Pennsylvania avenue ap 29am WM. HURLBY & CO. AVINGSEANKE. “A PIN A DAY IS A GROAT A YEAB.” Gall at the corner-of 9TH STREET AND PENNA. AVEN ¥FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST CO. CHARTERED BY CONGRESS. ‘The Central (fice of this Company is new situated me shove, and i* carried on im connection with the Washincton Branch ‘OFFEE OPEN FROM 9 Tey 3. ee: of ONE DOLLAR aad upwerds receé ve ent terest paid on all sums of FIVE DOLLABS end upward: Tnvetmerts are made in UNITED STATES YDS A STOCKS ONLY, under the direction eeRE RY DP. COOK leg.. of JAY COOKE & bo emilee of the Finauce Committee of the Behe Deperite are now mere than 2x0 00. Ww ', of New York, President. 6. 2, REWEET of Ber FUER ON aay) W.J. WILSON, Cashier of Branch Bank. wy 3-8 FAM 6m” First National Bank of Waskington BR. COOKE, (of Jey Cooke & Co.,) President. WM. S. HUNTINGTON, Cashier, GOVEENMENT DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ‘ASth sires, oppecize the Tieasury Department. Government Securities with Treasurer United ‘States &7-ONE MILLION DOLLARS.@ We buy and set] all classes of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ot current market rate FURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collections om ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. ‘We purchase Government Vouchers on the MEST FAVORABLE TERMS, and give careful and prompt attention to ACCOUNTS G¥ BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS end to any other business entrusted to us. FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERN- MENT LOANS at all times cheerful fr-uisned, WM. S. HUNTINGTON Washington. March 20. 1965 HOTELS, &e. STEVENS HOUS Sar, ON TH The Stevens Hi the traveling publi suitable te ierchants and close proxinaty to the bnsin en the highway of and adjac Steamboat depots The Stevens Ho fort end plesenre of oy anfém GEO K. CHAS NEY PGINT HOTEL. SALT WATER BATHING. This well known resort will be open forthe re- ception of visitors on the 0th of Jiamne. € per de Beard per week... .. ei Wii leave bi Friday and S: CO.. Proprietors. ngerts TEETH ON RUBBER, SILVER. very cheap. ; between A and B streets nor’ dear at Third sen aeconnt ¢ No. 260 PENNA AVE, Between 12th and 13th streeta, TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. No charee will be made for extracting where Ar- tificial Teeth are inserted. although the patient will te required t» pay tor US surgical operation when performed, which will be a the Teeth are made, The Asscciation is now prepared to make Tecth on Gold, Kilver and Rubber at New York, Philadelphia and Boston prices. All persons wishing devtal work done can have ftascheap as in the above-named cities. All werk will he done in the neatest and beet manner. and warranted to give entire sal faction. Persons will de well ta call and examine our work b getting it elsewhere dy Is-tf yeeru. M. LOOMIS, M. D, The Inventor and Patentee of the MINERAL PLATE TEETH. attends. personally at bis office in this city. Many persons cin oD Wear these teeth who cannit wear others, Bnd no person can wear others who caunot wear ene Persons calling at my office can be accommodated with any «tyle and price. eth they may desire, bat to those who are pafticnlar.and wish the pur- est. cleanest, etreungest and t perfect denture that art can procure. the MINERAL TEETH will be more fully warrante Booms in this city-—-No. 33% Penn’a avenue, be- tween Sth and loth ets. Also, 907 Arch street Philadel phi oe 20-19 CLOTHING, &c. HEIBERGER, (Successor to H. F. Lovnon & Co.,) CITIZENS, ARMY AND NAVY F.* TRAVELLER’S GUIDE. Baitimere and Ohio Railroad. For BaLtiMons.—Trains leave daily, except Sunday, at 7:60and 7:45 m.,and 12:15, 2:00, 4:30, and 8:45 p.m. On Sunday, at 7:45a.m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. For att Way Stations.—Daily, except Sunday, p.m. Sunday, at 7:45 at 7:00 a. For Way Stations Sovrn oF ANNapotis Junc- TION.—6:16 and 7:00 a. m., and 2:00 and 4:35 p. m. For ANNarotis.—7:00 a. m.,and 4:30 p.m. No train on Sunday. For ALL Parts or THE WEst.—Leave daily, ex- cept Sunday, at 7:45a.m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. On Sunday, at 4:8 and 8:45 p. m. only, connecting at Relay House with Western trains. Philadelphia and New York Through Line. For New Yorx, without change ef cars.—Leave daily, except Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., and 12:15 and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at 7:00 p.m.only. Sleeping cars on7 p.m. train. For PuransLpnia—Daily, except Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., mud 12:15, 4:30, and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at7 p.m. onty. Great Penmsyivania Reute. For THE NoRTHWEsT, SourH AND SOUTHWEST. Trains leewe Baltimore and Ohio depot at 7:45 8.1m. and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. Steambeat Travel. For RichMOND AND THE SOUTH AN? SOUTHWEST. ‘Thevtewmers of the Richmond and Fredericksburg line feave Seventh street wharf daiig, except Sun- at6a.m. Por ALEXANDRIA.—Steamers leave Seventh street wharf every hour from6a. m. untilT p. m., dgily. Tor Mount Verwon.—The steamer Wawasret leaves Seventh street wharf Twesday, Thursday oud Saturday mormings of each week at 10 o'clock returning at 3'¢ p.m. For Bartraore anp Potomac River Lanp- tnos.—The steamer Columbia lerves Riley’s wharf, foot ef Eleventh street, every Wednesday morning at Go'clock, Potomac TRaxsPoRTATION Linz For Batti- MORE AND Potomac River Lanvines.—Steamers Jeave Sixth street wharf at 6 a.m. on Wednes- sand Saturd For THE Eastern Sno Liv Tho steamer Hi ton, anekegant boat. heaves her pier, oppe 0. 170 ‘Light street wharf, Baltimore, every vy, Thursday and Saterday, at 8 p. m.. aston Point, Double Mills. Oxford, Clora’s Poi allach’s Wharf, Cambridge, Hughlett’s Whar?, Cabin Creek, Medford’s Whary, wad Lloyd's Lané: ing fer ee-—___ Fire Klarm Telegraph Stations. Atthe suggestion of mary of our readers, who do no: understand the signal numbers in the striking of the bells to <lesignate the locati- ties of fires, we publish the following list of the numbers and localities of the boxes in tizis city: 3d street east and L: street south, th street exst and Virgi h street cast and Penneylvania avenve thstreet cast and Pemusylv: th street east and A svreet south th street east and S Carolina avenue, aud C street north, Police Station. 44 ty and M street 19—45, street and Mars] | 21—CStreet north and (EB Depot.) y Hall. ». 1 Hook-and-Ladter House, Mass. ave. anil ath street. 7 treet west and New York avenue. ice Station. 7th and Bonndary streete, tnorth. et north, reet north ania avenue, te Department. sth st. west and Sst. nerth. Nard ® Be zee Bank. th et. west and N. Y. avenue. north. et north. ivania avenue, df street north. AM street north. st. west and K st. north G street north, et north. n —Isth street west and E street north. rsenal gate. vy-Yard gate. Ith strect west and F street north, So —ith street west and W street sonth. Adame’ Express Office. Penney!vania avenue. 2—Government Printing Office. H street. 7th etreet west and 7 etreet north. hi street west and G street <onth. th street west and C street south. _ 8. Observatory. GS—ath xt. west and K st WOOD AND COAL. Ceau ann AT WHOLE wooonb LE OR RETAIL. 1 am now receiving all the varions kinds ef COAL from the most approved mines, purchased direct from mine: caw I have taken a portion of Riley's wharf, foot of Mth street. for the purpose storing Coal on it, thereby raving hauling 10 Yard. It can be del cred direct from the wharf for fifty cents per ton ‘a ard. le-= than if ha js 1 all th fer obtaining and deliv- 1. Twill sell it at the lowest possible arge quantities, a deduction 20D at low price. Land Split Wood kept ander ~ CLAY STEWART. corner Th and Coal wha Offic Yard. Lith et street Canal s tothe ton euaranteed, by 4 «worn and-lin ° A a REDUCTION IN PRICE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ONLY, For the benefit « ing to purchase ers supp Toren of min and kinds and sizes. to eait customers, are the sole agents for the celebrated Balti- ¢ Companys. and can supply in any quantity. 2.240 POUNDS TO THE TON GUARANTEED. Persons desiring to avail themselves of the above Tow prices, by orderiug thetr coal and paying f it. can bave itd any time during the winte: Checks wil? coal so ordered, and will be MERCHANT TAILOR. delivered upe rrendering of sald cheeks, Metrope Hotel, (late Brown’s,) §. P_ BROWN & SON, 465 gth street, sy 10th | No, 362 Penn. arene, Washi ce at our Yard and Whar, atthe foot I Deets TLD EB! ae DBAIN TILE! ist The only reliable DRAIN, and the eheapest. sag clés CROAT | 90.000. all sizes. gust arrived at Bartholow’s will vel] at Baltime otf Wharf. and tor sale by paw J.P BARTHOLOV 558 Seventh str TCH OAT » : GROUND RICK, WHEATEN G DURYEA’S MAIZENA AND CORN STARCH, NECKER'S FARINA ad at lowest prices. All trembyand at lowest price pu Under Ebbitt H a7 corner Mth and F s' ITS, yaw and Practice of United IEW BOO IN states Naval Contts Martial. By A. A, Har- wood. 0 SN” The Keign of Law. By the ‘Duke SL Argyll, | yol.; London., The Vegetable World. Fy Louix Fizuier: 1 vol, London. Else Magoon hy Mire F ge. May Day. By Ralph Wide Emerson: lish: or, Popstar Errors ty Language. jarrison on the Steam Boiler. wy FRANCK TAYLOR. PRE roromac BRICK WORKS, Wear making extensive arrangements for man- e, red \ be Deep Hi ie then in an quantity. N THOMa CO. 7? Office 15th street, 2d door north of wim Rigg & Co. Bunk, { OckKst LOCKS!1 LOCKS)! BEST ASSORTMENT OF LOCKS AND BUILD- fhe HARDWARE IN-THE CITY BUILDERS DEPOT, 562 SEVENTH STREET Opposite Centre Market, yaa H. W.HAMILTON & 00. INE ASSORTMENT OF AYE ouTi® AND BOYS SACKS, xe BS ‘At ODEON BALL, an FEFPPPPPEPPPP PPP PPP PER NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE. GEO. B. WILSON, Late of the firm of Burns & Wilson, No. 502 SEVENTH STREET, Under Odd Fellows’ Hall, dddeddddddddddddddddddads Wiser! WHISKY !! WHISKY A RARE CHANCE. AT LEAST 50 PER CENT SAVED. Jnst received large lot of fine RYE WHIS- EIES from the best West Virginia distilleries, which I will offer at the following reduced prices, Bec At S20, $528, $4, and $0 per gallon retail, Wholesale purchasers will find a great deduction from the above prices. I will also offera GIN at 2.75 per gallo retail, superior to any Gin sold clrewhere than at this House for less than $4.00 the gallon A ‘Keceived besides ® large lot of Imported SHER- RIES girect from Europe, and in bond at New York, tranefereble, to, Georgetown custom house, seo caske of Cadiz SHERRY and 9 casks of Cette or Freneh, SHERRY, The Cette Sherry, such as the New York, Phitedelphia and Baltimore houses have been selling fo city dealers, according to their generceitys at from, $3, $3.20, and $4 per gallon, I will eel] same article, ot § 2.50 per een. gil and wpolesale. , . 92 ner gallon Wihporter, 262 Penn'a aveunl HAVE RECEIVED A ¥ SSORTMENT of French samen an LOCAL NEWS. Corporation Affairs. Boarp or ALDERW: August 19th, 1567.— The Unair laid betore the Board the following communication from the Corporation Attor- ney: “To the Board of Aldermen.—Gentlemen: The revolution passed by the Board of Aldermen or the 12th inst. requesting me to adviee the Board whether under the taw this Uorpora- ie can enforce the collection Leia gran either for general or special purposes, if im- posed by aCouncil thne illegal icomstituted by Feacon ofa large proportion of its members belmg non tax-payers instead of free-holders “as Tequired by the charter” involves very grave questions, which I have taken time to consider. The Sth section ot *he charter of 1820'pre- ecribes in perfectly definite erms the persons ‘who are “eligible” 20 a seat in the Board of Aldermen aed Board of Common Couacil,and if the facta be as stated in the preambte to this Tesolution it 18 quite clear that none of te par- ties named are ehgible. The 6th section Bas this provision: “And each Board shall judge of the legality of the elec. tions, returns, amd qualifications of tts own members, and shall supply vacancies in its own bedy, by causing elections to be Reld to fill the same,”-&c., &c. This cannot enlarge the qualifications fixed by the 5th section, but it leaves to each Board to Investigate and determine the facts, at least £0 fer as to qualify the members to act de facto, d entil it-shall be judiciousty determined by court of competent jurisdiction whether they are or not duly qualified. ‘Phere ts nothing in the preamble or the res- olution submited to me, to show whether any of these gentlemen, or all of them, have or ave not been reported upon as qualified, or whether there haa been any action by the Board of Common Council on their respective cases. I learn, however, from other sourees that they have all been reported te the Uoun- cils as duly elected and qualified, and that they bave severally been sworn imto office. lem not aware that the precise question Taised by these facts, and presented in this resolution, has ever been decided by any court ‘of authority, yet its eoftion is to my mind quite ciear on general principles. They are the agente of the people, elected by them, and charged with certain duties. The qnalificauor. of the agent is prescribed, anaitbe{means of asceriainin gthat qualification is the potut alleged in this case ina public re- cord open to every one qualified to vote. 1f the voters attenaing the election do not choose to cast a vote, the presumption is that they are satisfied with the election of the candidate, And that they do not intend to dispute his qualificection.” If they do vote, and are in the minority, they have two modes of contesting the election—one ‘before the board to which the pariy was elected, the other before a judi- cial tribunal competent to determine the rights of the parties. If the first of these modes ts adopted, and the decision is im favor of the officer returned, and no resortis hed to the judicial tribunals, every presamption is in favcr of the officer elected, and he is in office ‘with the acquiescence of the people; vo far as they are concerned, they are bound by the acts of men then in offi Take another view of it. How far will the opposite principle go! How many officers olding their office without warrant of law ‘will be necessary to render void the legislation of the Councils? It is well setiled that no in- quiry can be made (except perhaps in certain questions of fraud) how any member of a legis. lative body voted on any particular question, ‘The majority of that body is duly qualified and elected. Itis insisted that one, two, three. or any Dumber less than a majority were iliegally elected, and all the illegal votes were cast for tbat measure. But all inquiry ito that fact is precluded, so that it can make no difference how they voted, If & minority only one less than the majority shall be disqualified and that fact can be judicially inguired into in a suit not brought te determine that question, it fol- lows that if one member only is disqualitied, and it cun be shown that any act passed by a majority of one was voted for by him, that fact may be ingaired into. If then any num- ber less than & majority of the Board shall hold their offices. being disqualified by law, it must be competent tor any one effected by euch legislation to contest ‘the validity of the Act. apd show it was passed by officers not duly qualified, and therefore is void. No cor- porate body conld live if all its acts could thos be inquired into in every collateral con- test growing out of their action, that action being clearly within the scope of its corporate power: ‘When it is further considered i tnis particu- Jar case, that the Council has legitimately with- in the erantexpressly given to that body, ia- auired into and d-cided the election qualifica- tion snd returns of each of these members, and they have under their decision taken th oath of office respectively, it does not admit of very grave doubt, and in my mind it fs clear that cl! Ivgislation in which they participate is valic and can be eniorced. Jos. H. BRapury, Att'y Corp. Washington. It was orderea that the communication be printed with the proceeding: of the Board. Also, a communication from the Mayo: proving certain acts. Also,.a commanication trom the Mayor. returning without his ap- proval a bill which originated in tnis board, ¢nutled+An actto change the grade on the north side of East Oapitol street, between jth nd Sth streets east.” The Mayor gives as his reasons for this action :—« First. Because it is dermed unwise to change any of the fixed eTades of the streets of the city without being Tully satisfied of an imperative necessity there. for, and, as in this case, 1 am not advised of any reason for so doing. All grades in the vi- cimity of the proposed change, as well xs in all other paris of the city, were arranged with a carefal regard to the symmetry ot the streets and tbe best surface drainage ot every part, and no change can be made, either there or elsewhere. without dissarranging the present harmonious eys- tem of grades, and producing evils more than counteracting the benefits sought to be erived. To make the change contemplated by this bill will affect injurionsly the grade of 4th street east, be-ween EastQapitol ana north A street. The opposite curbs of this street be- tween the streets named are, according to the plans of the graduations, of exactly equal height above the city basis of levels, and the descent from East Capitol to north A street being only one foot in a hundred feet, conse- quently there is no fall to spare. Toonange the grade as proposed woold also have the effect of placing the Eaet Capitol street curb on the west side of Sth street east three inches lower than on the east side of 5th street, but the surface has to pass along the north side ot East Capitol street from west to east, from 4th to 7th streets east, where it turns to the nortb, consequently it the west curb and gutter of Sth street, at East Capitol sueet be lower than the curb and gut- ter on the east side of the stree', a gutter to convey the surface water would bo required across East Capitol street, on the west side of Sth street west. 2dly. The expense of chang- ing the grade ot East Capitol street, as pro- vided for in this bill, 1s fo be paid by a special tax onthe property. There is not. as 1 am aware, any power to levy a special tax for such purposes.” Referred to Improvements Committee. Also, & communication from_ the Mayor Dominating tor Inspectors and Measurers of Lumber: Malcolm Dougias, Joun G. Robinson, Peter Gallant, Wm. H. Johnson, Wm. J. Herbert. David Westerfield. Referred to the Police Committee. Also, acommunication from the Mayor en- closing @ report of the Commissioner of the Firet Ward, in answer to resolution of this. Boord in relation to the repairing of @ pump on the corner of Gand 20th streets, and also why defective foot pavemeatp in the First Ward bave not been repaired. Mr. Dyer, the Commissioner, says that the pump on the northwest corner of G and 20th streets, has not been in use during the last two or three years,and that he bas never been asked to have it repaired. In regard to the dilapidated condition of the pavements referred to, he says owing to sickness of himself and family for more than three months, some of his duties of minor importance may have been delayed mm ibeir completion. The notices have in scme insiances been issued, and the balauce will be served ina few days. Ordered to be printed and referred to Improvements Com- m Also. communication from the Mayor, en- closing tbe report of the Commissioners ot the Asylum for the fiscal year ending June 30, ‘The report says atthe beginning of th fiscal year there was appropriated for the support of the asylum $20.00), being only two- thirds of the amount appropria:rd {or the pre- yious year. Before the termination of the year it became evident tha: the appropriation ‘wes entirely inadequate to meet the wants of tbe ivstitution, and the Board was compelled toask for another appropriation to meet the deficiency, which was kindly granted, making the appropriation for tne fiscal year $26,000, of which there is yet undrawn $13,429.01; drawn by commissioners. $12,576.9'; Dills paid, $12,- 464.50; amovn: in bank to credit of commis» sioners, $112.69; bills unpaid, $16,359.06; excesa of expenditures above appropristion, $2,833 07. There was received during the year from the following sources :— Vegetables, $853.90, re- lenses or house tee, $515.31; board, $173 66; cat, Ue, $267.50; old iron, &c., S449; total, $1,859.60. ‘Expended during year by intendant, $2,197.59; excess of @: ipenditares above receipts, $33°.S°. ‘The commissioners refer with pleasure to the introduction of the Potomac water into the duilding, and state with the addition of a wing to the present building for the better confine- ment of prisoners, and the devotion of the main building to the poor, the sanitary condi- tion of the institution would be second to none in the country. The board recommends the ‘suggested improvement for many reasons, prominent among which being the insecure and frequently overcrowded condition, many ‘escaping from the first cause, 8nd many having to be released in order to Obviate the diseases consequent upon overcrowding, and particu- larly among the class who are sent here. To the Intendant and matron much credit is due for the excellent condition of the institn- tion, everything in their power being done to Tender the situation of the unfortunate as com- fortable as possible, while a due regard is evinced for the interest of the Corporatio1 Ordered to be printed with the proceedings. Mr. Ricl ards ‘Offered the following: *sW hereas it 18 highly important for the in- terests of the co! jon and for the tax pay- ers of this city, that in the building and repair- ing of eewers and in extenaing the present or any other system of sewerage there should be ready means and abandant facilities for deter- mining the exact location, depth, size, and con- dition of all the sewers of the city, Therefore Resolved, cc. That the present Superinten- dent of sewers, &c.. be and is hereby, instruc! ed to prepare maps and profiles of all sewe: constructed by this corporation, giving the exact localities, distances from building lines on each street, their fall depth and size, and their variations of grade. and enter the same in aeuitable book prepared for the purpose, which shall always be kept in the Surveyor’s office, accessible to the examination of all par- 8 said he had prepared a resoln- tion on the same subject which he desired read. Itenacte: “That the Committee on Drainage and distribution of waier, be and is hereby re- quested to cenfer with’ the City Surveyor, Water Register, and Inspector of Sewers, and report to this Board at an early day as practi. cable, a general system of Sewerage for the en- tire city.” Both bills were referred to the Drainage Vom- mittee. Mr. Richards introduced a resolution calling on the Collector of Taxes for a statement of all taxes remaining due and unpaid on the 30th of June last. Keterred to the Finance Committee. Mr Richarde made a personal explanation in relation to certam proceedings affecting his standing here. The proceedings were in refer- ence to the confirmation of Mr. Jacob Vonde- lebr as Commissiover of Improvements of the Second Ward. Mr. Richards referred to the laws in reference to the granting of licenses, and read from the Jisis of free holders and white housekeepers who were signers to the application of keepers of restaurants in the Second Ward for licenses, (which keepers were granted licenses on Mr. Yondelehr’s recom- menda‘loz,) to show that the law was not com- Plied with in certain cases he bad mentioned. Mr. Elvans presented the petition of Thomas Burns ssking remission ct a fine ; referred to Claims Committee. Aiso, memorial of Mesers. Burlew & Smith. aking permission to lay a sample of their bicok pavement and side walks at the intersection of Sixth street and Pennsyl- yania avenue. Referred to improvements Committee. Mr. Tait presented the petition of property holders in square 726 to grade and pave alley in said square. Referred to Improvements Committee. Also, presented a petition signed by forty-six proprietors of barber shops, ask- ing the Councils not te interfere nor change the laws now in force in this city im regard to barber shops being kept open on Sundays “for the following good reasons: «+ First. Waching a person's face and combing his hair is a matter of nécessity, und very use- ful to the person's heaitn and good appear- ance. bota in church and elsewhere, Second. 11 washing a person’s face or comb- ing his bair is considered a sin. (which none of us can see.) would it not be betier that one should suffer for the many than that by each separate person washing his own face and combing his own hair should be lost: for s ving @ man’s face is no more than cleaning or washing bis face, which all of you thai have beards will readily perceive. Third. Barbers and barber shops aré as free asthe birds in tbe bushes or elsewhere all over this globe of ours, (excepting one-third class city on this continent and there the law became a dead letter after its enactment.) and this City of Wasbington peing the capital of the greatest and most liberal governments on the face of this globe of ours, and we, the un- dereigned, wiehing to remain servants as our forefathers bave been before us,and not wish- ing to interfere with public rights and necessi- tree, do moet reapectfully petition your nonor- able body's net to disturb us washing faces and combing barat any time and whenever itis called for, until we. one and all of us ‘wash and comb ourerlyes clear away from this world of washing and combing, as it appears to us barbers and public servants.” Referred to Police Commitiee. The special order, being the oill making ap- Propriations for the public schools for the fiecal year ending June 30th, 1963, was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Moore made the special order for next week. [The bill was ablisbed in the Star of last Tuesday.’ Mr. oore. from the Committee on Improvements, reported a bill to repair a portion of the pave- ment, curbing, aud gutters on the east side of 19th street west, between D and E streets nerth; parsed. Also, bill to set the curbstones and pave the feotways and gutters on the west Fide of 4th street west, between P and Q streets north; passed. Also, made a report on ths resolution for use of the Pu-ey brick, saying there is nolaw to prevent the use of said brick if thoug&t proper to do so, and recommending the adoption of @ resolution approving their use for paving aud sewere: in lien of the reso- Jntion referred to the committee. The substi- tute resolution reported by the committee was adopted. Also, reported against the bill for the resetting of corner stones of squares (pub- lished in the Scar of Tuesday last.) The bill was rejected, also, reported back the protest of the tructees of the Fourth Presbyterian Chureb against the clos: of an alley. and the petution of James Towles and others.against the opening of an alley; and they were placed on the files of the Board. Also, reported un- favorably on the bill of Mr. Etvans, defining the qualifications of contractors and employ- ees of this Corporation (reported in the Star at the time of tts introduction) stating that he made the report for himself alone. as the com. mittee of three (Messrs. Moore, Noyes and El- vans) could nol agree on a report, each one of the three being of an opinion different from the others. It bad been agreed, in committee, that each member of the committee should make a separate report. Mr. Noyes said that he was in favor of a portion of the first and second sections, and should move to strike out the rest. Mr. Elvans stated that he was in ‘avor of the bill as introduced by him, and should urge its passage without amendment. Mr. McUatbran moved to recommit the bill to the committee; agreed to. Mr. Moore introduced a bill designating cer- tain stands for hackney carriages On Penncyl- vania avenue. Mr. Elvans moved to amend the bill by substituting the bill introduced by Bim, enacting: “That so much of the seventh section of the act in relation to backbey carriages, cabs and otber vehicles, &c., approved March 3ith, 1842, as'is in the following words. ‘and tbe Mayor is hereby authorized to establish such other stand: in bis opinion the interests of the public may demang,’ be and the same is hereby amended to read’ as follows. «and the Mayor be aud he is bereby authorized and di- Tected to establish sdditional stands tor car- Tiages, as follows: on Third street west. north of Penneylvania avenue and south of C street Borth; on Sixth street wes!, north of Pennsy]l- vania avenve and sonth of Louisiana avenue, on the weet side of Seventh street west, norih of Pennsylvania avenue and extending north. wardly vot more than 2U0 feet; on Twelfth street wes', north of Pennsylvania uth of E street north; on F West. north of Penusylyaniaavenue and south of F street north.’” The motion was devated at some length, when the bill (of Mr. Elvans) was passed Mr. Moore, from Improvements Committee, introduced a bill to pave the footways on the east cide ef New Jersey @venue, between B and Ostreets north; passed. Mr. Tait. from Police Committee, asked to be discharged from the two petitions of the barbers for and against keeping the barber shops open on Sui stating that the one for clocing was sig: ry the journeymen and apprentices, and the one Sgainst closing by tbe proprietors—abont an equal number signing both petitions. Mr. Given cid not recogniz® shaving by barbers as 8B work of necessity, ind Boy *g oe would have met q 8 merits, and have Yeported a bill to close the barber shops ana stop the Bewsboys from crying pa- pers on Snnasy. He thought parties who ‘Wanted to get ti faces cleaned on Sunday ere generally people, up late on Satur- jay mighte, and pt jate on Sunday morn- ings. Mr. Tait was -epposed to probibiory legislation to correct the morals of tne com- munity, and would trust to moral suasion. He eharacterized such legislation as nonsense, 4nd thought the Board BAd better Jer the mi tr drop. Mr. Elyane agreed with Mr. Give Qn thonght that all classes Of business mem > should be pieced on the same footing. If others have to close their places of business, ode AID the barbers? 1f the committee were in favor of removing restrictior let them open all the places of business, and not dis- grimipate by this proposed clase legislation. The bill was further discussed by Messrs. Richarde, Given, Tait and others. Mr. Tait said if he was instracted to bring in a bill to close the barber shops he would incorporate clauses to make persons walk tustead of riding to Church on Sunday, &c. Mr. Noyes said this ground bad also been gone over before. He id #0 far from the lazy people only being shavedon Sunday it was a fact that the shops were filled on Sunday mornings with mechan- ice and laborere, who worked hard all week, and who bad not the opportunity to eet shaved. en Saturday. The argument that all business places should be kept open on Sunday, if bar- ber shops were, was not a sound one. Barber shops were keptopen on the Sabbath all the world over. Cleanliness, we are, told is next to godliness, and there is certainly more ne- cersity for affording an opportunity for pre- paring the body for Divine worsnip than there ‘was for the transaction of general business on the Sabbath; the sale of heavy hardware fcr instance. [Laughte: Mr. Elvans said he was not speaking in behalf of bis own busi- nése, but for that matter it was requisite sometimes for Undertakers to get articles in Bis Jine— lead. for instance—on the Sabbai Mr. McCathran was giad the barbers, or 2 por- tion of the trade, were becoming christiauized, but would be ashamed to come forward as they did, and pray the imposition of a fine to keep them from breaking the Sabbath. He spoke at some Jength, and thought no legislation was necessary in this direction, but if we wanted to legislate let ns suppress the dieorderly gath- erings at iager beer zhops and o'her places, where youth are debauched. He never saw any disorder at a barber shop on Sundays. Mr. Given said he shonid consider the vote a test question and called for the yeas and nays. Before the vote was taken, Mr. Moore madea few remarks deprecating further legislation on the subject, as the bathing and cleaning of many persons was & work of necessity on Sundays, Many persons finding their time fully occupied on Saturdays. The vote was then taken on the discbarge of the Committee from farther con- sideration of the subject, with the following re- sult: Yeas, ers. Grinder, McCathran, Moore, Noyes, Talbert, and Tait—6; nay: Merers. Elvans, Given, Lurman, Richards. Turton, and President, (Barr)—6—a tie vote. The question was then taken on recommitting to the Cemmittee, again resulting in a tie vote, thoce who voted aye previously voting nay now, and vice rersa. So the matter lays over. Mr. ‘Tait, from Police Committee, also re- Ported an act to amend an act approved March 30, 1842. entitled © An act in relation to hack- uey coaches, cabs and other vehicles,” &c. It enacts that section 12 of the act approved March 30, 1942, entitled an act in relation to hackney carriages, cabs and other yebicles tor the transportation of passengers, and repeal- ing all other acts heretofore passed in relation thereto, be, and the said section is hereby, amended to read as follows: Sec. 12. And be it enacted. That from and after the passage of this act the followirg rates of fare or charges for he conveyance of persons trom one place to another in the city of Wash- ington in hackney carriages, cabs. or other ve- bicles carrying passengers for pay or hire be- tween davbreak and & o'clock p. m., shall not exceed the subjoined scheaule:—For conveying & paseenger not exceeding one mile, 75 cents; for every additional paseenger of the same family oF party, 50 cents; tor conveying a pas- senger any distance Cver ome mile and not more than two milee, $1.50; for each additioaal paseenger of the same family or party, 50 cents; 10F conveying & passenger any distance in said city exceeding two miles, $2; for each addi- tional paseenger of the same family or party when the distance is over two miles, 75 cents; for conveying children between five and 10 years of age, half of the above prices may be charged for like distances, but for children uncer five years of age no charge shall he made: Prorided, That the distance from any railroad depot, steamboat landing, or hotel, to any railroad depot, steamboat lauding, or ho- tel,eball in all cases be estimated as not ex- ceeding one mile. For the uee by the day of any bhackrey coach or other vehicle drawn by wo horees or other animals with one or more passengers. $9; for the use of any such car- riage or vehicle by the hour with one or more passengers with ibe privilege of going from place to place and stopping as often as may be required as follows: For the first hour, 1.50; for tbe second bour, $1; for-each succeeding hour, 75 cents. Every passenger sball be ai- lowed to bave conveyed upon such vehicle without charge bis ordinary traveling baggage not exceeding in any case one trunk and twen- ty-five pounds of other buggage. For every additional package where the whole weight of baggage ie over one hundred pounds if con- veyed toany pace within the city limits the owner or driver shall be permitted to charge 25 cents. The bill was made the special order lor next Monday. Mr. Elvane, from the Claims Committee. re- ported unfavorably on the petitions of Edward Lilly and A. F. Rosenthal, for remission of tines, and the committee were discharged from their turther consideration. Also. reported favorably on resolution tor relief of William Buckley: passed. Also. reported favorably on bill for rellet of I, A. Prentice; passed. Also, asked that the vacancy in the Com- mittee on Claims be filled. the chairman not baving attended since its organization. The president said he was not aware that there was any vacancy. Mr. Elvans said it was a delicate matter. bat the duties were Ouerous on the other two members of the com- mittee. No action was taken. Mr. McOath- Tan, from the Commitee on Markets, reported a bill appropriating $700 for the purchase of four hunared feet of hose for the use of Centre Market; passed. Mr. Noyes, from the Committee on Public Nchoois, reported a bill to appropriate $1,000 to supply the Wallach school house with three new furnaces, anu to repair the two old turnaees. and line hot-air furnaces with tin,Ac. Mr. Elvens offered the tollowing amen ment: “That no expenditure under the ap- propriation hereby authorized shall be made until the Board of Trustees of Public Schools, ‘wiih the consent of the Councils, shall ni rescinded and repealed all acts and resolutions designating any one or more public sehool buildings by the name of any living citizen of Washington.” Mr. Elvans thongot the call- ing of school buildings after the names of liv- ing individuals was a kind of toadyiem which should pot be tolerated any longer. We have now a Wallach scbool building, and a Berrett school building, and the next new school building in the Seventh Ward might be called the Noyes echool building, and we might have a Richards school building in the Second Ward, a Given school building in the Third Ward, and a Moore school building in the Fourth Ward. [Laughter | Mr. Noyes said he hoped the bill would not be crippled by this amendment, as it was neces sary that the heating arrangements should be provided before the opening of the schools. AB regarded the name for the school building, it wasa matter the committee had nothing to do with. He did not carea straw what the butiding was called, but he could see no great force to the objection in this case. 1t was cus- tomal all tbrough the country, to name schol buildings for living individuals who had identified themselves with school inter- esis. Mr. Elwvans said if this would emparrass the bill he would withdraw it. The bill, as Teported by the committee, was thén passad. Mr. Given introduced a bill appropriating $200 to repair the bridge on 5th street west, be- tween Q and K streets north; passed. Mr. Moore introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of this Board “to furnish the Tax Clerk with a complete list of the members elect of ‘be two Boards of the present Council, and that the Tax Clerk be directed to state in the said list, or in a copy thereof, opposite to each name, in district colamasr, whether the member ‘was arstrsed on the books of the Uorporation gn the 3ist of December last, ana with what Rind of property be was assessed. and, also. Whether he was assessed on the 31 of June Just, and with what kind of property he was then assessed, and that in addition to the in- formation above required, the Tax Olerk make notes at the bottom of the said list showing any cbange of assessment in reference to the said ‘mr bere elect, as shall have taken place since the 36 of June.” The resolntion was adopted. Several bills from the lower board were referred. The especial order, being the general appro- priation bill Was then taken up, at the poin where the Board left off its consideration at the laet meeting of the Board, and several on- important amendMents were made Mr. Elvans moved to amend the clause ‘for pub- lshing the Jawe end advertisements of the Corporation, and for two copies of the Vational Intelligencer in wich they are published, $750.” vy striking out the words “and fortwo pies of the National Intellivencer in whieh ‘hey ire published.” The Amendment was- debuted by Mr. Elvans in favor of the motion, and Mesers. Moore and Given against it, after which it was rejected by @ yore of 4 tos. The clause “Kor defraying the expenses of printing and binding, melading euch as° bend orc ered by either Board of the City Council, bari wastsken up. Mr. Moore moved to wuke the appr priation read tor “adverthing; inti 0 binding.” The amendmen: erpted. at Be eeproprisugn oreaabd om accept 00. . Elvans move to insertafter $3,000, eo omauch thereof as may be necessary. Te. jected. Theclausé «For defraying the current | contingent expenses of the Boarc’ of Common Council, which sum shall be disbursed by said Board, $1,200,” was taken up. Mr. McUath- Tan moved to increase the appropriation to | $1,400. Lost. The clause +For compensation | to the police magistrates, as per act of Novem- | ber 19, 18F3. $4,200,"’ was on raotion of Mr. | Given stricken out by a vote of yeasS_nays 3. Metsrs. McCathran, Talbert, ind President | Sarr ) Mr. Given, from the Finanee Commit- n offered several amendments to the bil waking additional appropriations as follows First, for the contingent expenses of the offices of Water Registrar, Water Board and the In- spector of water mains.¢2,00(;eecond, for repair of water pipes, stop cocks, &c., $5,000: third, Jor incidental expenses, including masonry, for fire plugs, stop cocks, <c., cartage aud Grayage, $1,000—all payable outof the water tund; adopted. Mr. Given moved to amend clause “For contingent expenses of the fire department, repairs of houses; horse feed, fuel, &c., $5,000,” by striking out $6,000 and in- serting $7,000; adopted. Mr. Given moved to insert a clauce appropriating $1,400 for contin gent expenses of fire alarm telegraph office adopted. The bill having been through by items was then passed, and the Board ad- journed. Common Covncit.—President Dulin in the cbair, and al) the members ent except Mesers.G. W. Miller, L. B.S, Miller, Ruther- ford and Tilley. A message was received from the Mayor, an- nouncing bis approval of acts for footways, curbs, and gutters cn thesouth side of A street eouth, between 3d street east and the iniersec- tion of @ certain alley with A street south, im square 766; do. east side of Sth street wes, between Band D south; do. south side of D street north, between Ist street and North Cepitol street; do. north side of N street, be- | tween 14th and 15th; do. north side of ©, be- | tween 2d and 3d east; for relief of Mrs. Francis Keough. Mr. Nalley moved that the rules be sus- pended, that business from the Aldermen be considered; which was agreed to. The toilowing was, therefore. considered: A bill to amend an an act to drain an alley in square 514, and for the construction of a sewer in Fitth street west, with a veto from the Mayor, heretofore considered by the Aldermen who passed the bill over the veto. Mr. Nalley explained that there was a mis- understanding in relation to thiscity, and call- ed attention to the report ofthe Drainage Com- mittee of the Aldermen, and expressed the hope that the bill would be passed notwith- standing the objections of the Mayor Mr. Dalton moved that the bill pass not- withstanding the objections of the Mayor. ‘The Chair ruled the motion out of order, as the vote by which the bill was passed had not been reconsidered. Mr. Dalton appealed from the decision of tbe Chair, and the Chair was not sustained. Yeas 7, nays 10. Mr. Pfau moved that the subject be referred to the Drainage Committee, and after some debate it was lost. Yeas 6, nays 12. ‘The question recurred on the passage of the bill, notwithstanding the objections ot the Mayor, and it was passed. Yeas 13, nays, Meters. Arrigon, O. S. Baker, N. B. Clark, aud Piac— Bills granting permiesion tor the trustees of Ryland Chapei to erect an iron railing in front of the Church; for gradingand paving alley in square 375; for footways, &c., on east side of Sth street west, between Dand E streets south; sramting permission to C.C. Wilson to place an iron railing in front of bis house in square "WS: to set new curb and to take up and relay gutters on south side B street south, 6th and 1cth streets west; for flag footway in front ef Northern Market: joint resolution relative to ihe erphans’ conrt and register ot wills office; 7th and 9th etreets, from L to N streets north; joint recolution granting a certain privilege to Germond Crandell, (to erect an iron railing:) lo grade and pave curriageway on M street, from 71h to 14th streets west; for water main in Ist street west, from H tol streets north jor barrel sewer in M_ street, from 7th to 14th street west; for footway on west side of 4th street east, between East Capitol and A street north; to repair water course irom Yb street west and H south to the river: for footway on north side of N street south from 4g street to Delaware avenue; do west side of 3d east from A street south to’ Maryland ave- uue; do south side of M north, between 1Sih und 2ist streets west. To abate a nuisance in the vicinity of the 4th District Grammar school; for cross gutter on east side of 6th, from across D and La. avenue; to lay water main in D street south from 3a and 4% street west. grade and pave alley in equare 195: to take up and relay gutter in the Sth ward: to grade and gTavel3d street west, between N. Y. ave. and K etreet north: for footway on north side of D street south, between Gib and Sth streets west; do east side of Sth street between D and E south: to regulate dealers in cattle; tor relief of N. P. Causin; for relief of W.M. Owner; making an appropriation tor certain improvements at tbe Aryin N street south, tor footway north side of R north, between 14th and 15th streets west; to ington; reterred. The ‘following were passed:—Bill to take down and remove the ola wooden bridge across Rock Creek, (10 construct a temporary pontoon bridge for use while a new bridge is being erected;) bill establishing a pound for dogs; bill for footway on the south side of H street south. between 4% and 6th streets west; bill to repeal certain scts in reference to negroes, woulattoes, and slaves, and taxing slaves of non-residents; bill amending theact in relation to backpey carriages; bill to erect and repair furnaces in the Wallach School House: and bill for footway. &c., on the east side of New Jersey avenue, between B andC streets north. The following were presente By Mr. O. eust side of 2ist street, between E and F; re- ferred. Petition asking the passage of a law to prevent carriages from passing along the south sie of the Western Market during mar- ket hours, with a bill for the purpose: reierred. By Mr. Crocker—Bill giving permission to Major Henry Moore to erect an iron railing m front of hie residence in square 214, with pe- tition; referred. Bill to reimburee N. B. Clark & Co.; passed. Bill to reimburse H. A. Hail; passed. By Mr. Pfau—Bill to open an alley in square 211; referred. By Mr. Dalion—Biil to build a eea wall at the foot of ith street east; torepair and gravel 4th street east, from L street south to the river: to lay a flag fooiway acroes G street eouth, at 10th street éast: which were referred. Bill to erect hay acalesat the mtereection of Virginia and Georgia aveuues, at 10: srreet east. Mr. Dalton asked that this bill be put on iis paseage, and urged that Gen. Michler, in cut- ling down Virginia ayenue, destroyed the scster, and the entire east end was now with- ovta hay ecale. Mr.O.S. Baker urged that the bil! be re- ferred, and said he Wed been informed that the scales were private property. ‘Mr. ‘Dalton expressed surprise that the gen- Ueman was so ignorant. and asserted thal all theecales belonged to the city, but that at the last sale of the privilege of thece scales there were no bids for the scajes at the Navy Yard, because it was known that the grading of Vir- ginia avenue would interfere with them. ‘The bill was referred to tbe Improvements Committee, with instructions to report at the next meeting. By Mr. Dulin—Petition of Wm. Boyd to erect @ frame kitchen adjoining a brick; re- ferred. Petition of Obaries Dyson to drain 7th street eat at A street south; referred The following were reported from commit- tées:—By Mr. onnolly (Ways and Means Bill appropriating 84,0CU tc supply a deficien- cy in the appropriation for the expenses of the Just general election; paesed. Bill making an #ppropriution of 18301 to pay the arrears. of salary of the Metropelitan police; passed. ;Mr, 0. S. Baker moved to aajourn to Wednerday evening at 7 o'clock, which was agrecd to: and at 10.30 the Board adjourned. —-~+re- ___ ‘EMAILE AWD NEGRO SuFFRAGE.—The Mich- igan convention, after voting 29 to 96 in com- mittee, some time sinee, to adopt temale suf- frage, this week rejected the proposition by a very Jarge vote, and refused even io submit the question to t: yple as a separate propo- sition. Negro eu: e is crowded into the hody of the constitution, &s 1s proposed in the State of New York, and it was to accomplish this reeult, we sre now told, that the Michigan State Convention was ordered. a@ Rev Dr. Hoge, of Richmond, declined tbe call tothe Presbyterian Ghurch at Rich- mond, Va. 8@ Scott’s Ocean Yatch Troupe ys the title of adrsmatic company travelling by yatch. ‘They are visiting all the principsl towns on tbe Hudeon River. ess S&F The Swiss hold their elections on Sun. ‘day. Imagine the thing in America. ge The Honolata Advertiser predicts that within a few years @ submarine tel; be laid between (Bi yand San CSCO, dl hilend olit, eg herd ee ge Napo- Jeon mat see, Sleciions througbout'the French émptre. 7 On Friday the famous vatch «Henrietta,”. |, Victor in *herocent ocean race the fete af. ight, wae ¥6ld by Mr. James Gordon ‘Best tt, Jr Sor the eum of $56,000. tor the reliet of A. EB. L. Keese; for sewers in | To. to repair bridge over James Creek at | sbclish police department of the city of Wash- | Baker—Peution of J. H. Strain for paving | TELEGRAMS. xe. A dispatch from Augusta, Ga, says: Consia- erable feeling is caused by General Pope's o: der No.49 ana bis Jeter to Genéral Gran’ Th prate Aeaginndes s osil for a State con- vention, for the purpose Of Making an organ- ized effort in opposition Bader the military bill. Quite & namber of papers favor the calling of the convention. Uoaunty ertings are being held in Alabama to ele:: @elegates to a Conservative Convention to be beid at Montgomery on the 4th ef September. Repabdlican organizations have been estah- lished in every city and town throughout tbe Sonth, preparatory to conducting a vigorous campaign in favor of reconstruction under the military bills. In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Isst weer, an old citizen,named Hiram A. Donaldson, stabbed his son Thomas, aged twenty-one, to the hear:, killing Dim instantly. The wife of the mur_ derer left Rim last week on accountof cruel treatment, but returned with her son on :t day of the tragedy to take away her persouai property. While engaged thus the fatal affair occurred. The murderer was unmoved by his awful deed, and only said, when arrested, that he «+ wished it bad been any other of his boys, as he always liked Thomas the best.” ‘So far as heard from the recent rains nave done no serious damage to the crops in the outh. The corn and coiton crops in Alabama are better than they have been for many years. The yield of corn is immense and the cotton Prospect very flattering. the worm as yet ex- citing but hittle apprehension. Accoun's from Texas, Louisiana, and the southern Missic- ippi are disastrous. The worms and over- flows have destroyed haif the crops. ‘The first instalment of Hon. D’Arev Me(ee’s Account of the attempts to establish Fenianism n Montreal appears in Saturday moraing’s apers in that city, and occupy six column: ‘he second portion of the memoirs is promise: \o-day. He states that he only uses informa- tion im bis own possession, and not documents obtained from the Government. Registration in Colambis, 8.. C.. yesterday - 60 whites and 71 colored. There were reg, tered in Obarleston yesterday 481, of whom 209 are whites and 272 blacks. In Wilmington, N.C, the registration in the firet ward yeater day shows 58 whites and 213 biacks—the bo: of registration refusing to allow lawyers and many others to register. During an excursion. en Sunday. of the em- ployees of the Hartford & New Haven raii- road to Obaries Island, Conn., opposite Mil- ford, @ littlesen of Thomas Hanlon while in Dathing got beyond nis depth. and began to eink. His father, in trying to rescue him, was drowned. The boy, however, was saved. Judge J. W.C. Horne,a prominent citizen of Sumter county, Georgia, was murdered by a party of freedmen. Five were arrested by the military, nd Dave been imprisoned at Ma- | con, four of whom confessed participation in | the crime. | Correspondence from Havana contains an account of the suicide of a young American g)Tl by shooting herself with a revolver white | at supper with some friends. No cause is as- signed except that her lover had left her. The Atble ic Base Ball Club, of Philadelphia, played s match game with the Union, of Mor- risanis, New York, yesterday, in which the former were victorious by & score of 23 to 10. Emigravte are pouring into Honduras from the Southern States of America, A newspaper nas already been started by refugees. The sum of 150.000 was received in Rich- mond yesterday to pay the expenses of regis- tration in Virgini The submarine cable to Cuba is expected to work & complete change in commercial trans. actions there. A free academy for the musical education of Cubans bas been established in Havana. It is asserted that at the recent riot at Matan- zas many seditious voices were heard. jattle—Fierce Fighting Defence—Lient. Jennessand Five Men and Sixty Indians Killed. Colonel Taylor, an Indian commissioner, left Omaha on Friday night for Washing:on on receipt of important despatches. The la- dians drove off the stock from a station west of the North Platte, on the Union Pacific rail- road. The Helena Herald of the 2ist uitimo says@ man from Vermillion reports that a bane of Blackfeet Indians recently massacred @ party of thirty miners at that place. he Omaha Herald of August 15, enntains the following particulars of the last battle with the Indians: Intelligence was received | yesterday, at military headquarters in this city, from Fort Phil: Kearney, of an attack Upon a train engaged in the transportation of army supplies, by a very large force of In- | digus, on the 2d day of the present montn, | near that fort. It was anex train of thir | Wagems, owned by our well-known friend. R. Porter, of Piat'smouth, and was protected | by an escort commanded by Brevet Major Powel, of the 27th infantry, and Lieutenant Jenress. The atiack was made abont five miles trom Fort Phil. Kearney by a larce terce of Indians, estimated at from two | thousand “to five thoucand in nomber. | Major Powell, behaving with conspi-uons coolness apd gallantry in the emergency, instantly. corralled the wagons, making | breastworks of wagon-bedsand ox-yokes,from behind which he fought a desperate battle, | which lasted fully three hours, and until Ma. | jor Smith, with two companies of troops and a howitzer, came to his rescue. Tne Indians were at last driven from the field, taking all their dead but five. The Indians drove oif all the stock. Major Powell reportssixty Indians killed, and bis own loss five men, besides Lieutenant Jenness, killed. The remarkabie feature of this affair is the large force of In- | drans and the gatlant detence. Major Powell deserves all praise for good conduct in the fight. He is indeed known to the army for con- spleuons valer on many fields of the late war. He rose from the ranks of the old army, fight- ing his way to bis present position. At Jones- boro, near Atlanta, he particularly distin. guisbed himeeif in the action which gave Sher_ man final victory. Major Powell, in the battle. at Phil. Kearney, bad the honor to baptise the- new breach-loading arm lately introduced to service. Results show its effectiveness, and it may be well for it that it fell into such Bauds. —S ee AN IMPRUDENT PRACTICE.—The New York Times finds fault with the almost universal | practiee of carrying the dead bodies of children to the graveyards in the public carriages anc close coaches that are ordinarily used by ns: ‘he mortality liste (it says) show whata Jarge number of children die of scariatina,emalB | Pox, and other infectious diseases, and yet nearly atl of these are driven to the burying ground in conveyances that are used on the same day by people of ordinary business. Small bearses should be as plentifully and cheaply supplied as the neceseities ot life—or rather‘of death—require, and undertaxers should be compelled to employ them by a city ordinance. We see that they have taken up this subject im Montreal and thata by-law has been passed forbidding the conveyance of any corpee in a vehicle used for public hire. We call the attention of the City authorities of New York to this matrer.” NortHERN ENTERPRIGB.—A company of capitalists. under the firm of Nelson & ©o., trom Philadelphia, have bought a large tract of land on the line ef the Albemarieand Uhesa- peske canal, which contains rome of the finest ship timber in this section. The firm are now engaged in buriding 2 large number of canal boats.for the Schayikit! Navigation Company. Haying all, the facilities at band, aad of the best quality, they purpose going ‘largely in:o canal boat building at this nomi, which will give employment to many of our mechanics, and be the cause of cirentating ¢onsi te capital in this section.—Norfolk Virginian. Loss oF ProreRty.—The Port Tobso2: (Maryland) Times says: ‘-During the storm on Saturday ‘week the hghting strock the wheat stabks cf Mrs. Robey. the widow ot tne late W.H. M. Robey, residing nest Pom{re*, in Charles county, and consumed about tw thirds of her crop. On the same evening :he dwelling house ef Capt. Samuel Cox, near pote Tobacco, was struck, but no damage lone.”” KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—During the thandar storm yesterday evening, two negro womea, living an one of the shanties; near the old mitre works, in the northern euburbof the city, were struck by lightning and instandy killed. The hut was torn to pieces, and the body of one ot thé women harled some distance from the spor Selma (Ala.). Times, Aug. 16, 87” The Liberals say Maximitian dic not cie game—ihat he broke down entirely jas: before he was shot down. Be xts Erie Railroad is, to have restauran cars. sa7-The new Haytien Constitution abo: the death penalty _ political offences. Hanes: so Eight thousand glasses of Vo: xy are swallowed daily at ‘Saratoga os S™ &7 Farmers in Wisconsin say wheat will be. 88 Jow as fifty cents a bushel Sbetore the end of the year, #1 &7 Fashions fer August are dumb on bon- nets. The subject is too limited. a There are 54,000,000 acres of land in Min- nesot Jnoe Sam is rich enough to give as all a farm.” 7A lady a) red at 8 Long Braach fancy ball as Amiability. Her husband failed co 1ecognize ber. 7 John C. Heenan was in Troy on Wea- nesday, and called upon several as. He was on his way home to New York frem Taarni ton Lunatic H sa The Northimp! uunatic Hospital na: now 408 p patients. Among a Tately ree Ya jorbill, ot New York, — a7 St. Louis complains of mud, Detre: “Hard, and Oincinnau et ‘whiskey im their ree spective water. Detroit is the least abappy, havirg discovered that lizards digest as easily BE OFSIETS. oom: 4 A tarm of 200 acres near Scottey: sold Sor $41 per acre, Fla