Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1867, Page 1

> : AR. BRISPED PAULY (SUNDAY EXeuPTED) a aT THE STAS BUILDING, SW. corner Penne avenues Wd Lievens sires, ay AKER &€ CO. NQY¥s, } he STAR m wrvee by the carriers to thelr becriber- im the Oy and District at Tae Users rex a xxx. Copies atthe coanter, witD OF without wrappers, Two UxNTS sacm. PRICE POR MAILING —Three mouths, Ome Dotiar anc F\/ty Cems; «ix mowtas, Taree Dol- ers, one year, Five Dollars. No papers are Seat from the offfce longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pablisned on Fri Gay —One Doliar and « Half « ¥. (OTE Ae eee ner tae er rene ‘THE EVENING STAR, @us meeting of (he Aldermen Baker moved that tbe report be nc- < mL ocker 614 wot underszod © wee enlem plated to pars tbe bill, for i! wold coo Bi. wD ibe resolution adopted. = Eves to che report ™ Efge. Roved to mabe it the special orcer tor Bob werk : r Bes)! sugeesied that the bill be retertea Commitive oo Ways and Meens Wr. OS Barer aid be wewer beard before 07 & TEPOTt Of @ Vommitive of Coai-rence bong pos powed. Tar Board comig @o but oer of 10 things, Sept OF Te jro! ibe report Mr. Piac wanted to sep members, ater bav- IPE 96: pied & Teo! ion BOT [© pase» pproprin - Wen Dilis Ont) Me rehoo! bill was Pamerd. live BP to their resolve. He moved to poxtpene, 4 pete ithe special order for nex! Momeay wee! Mr Crocker exid tha: Be wae in favor of the report #8 Ded ben merced be aid por s ro far as the rommitter are informed | forget that the scbool bill cing, Amd 2 Work. Mr. Given | \ulsrgarnt te the ist of July last. when the prewut | wae in [AVOr of postponing metien wnut tree The Southers Conventions. Corpefation stair and be for one wos dt be glad if Mr. Wire was TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. MEASURES TO BE AGITATED. We oved cortein egisiation from Congress vitally important to the Drstric: mterests. A< this body is about fo meet ws would suggest 1 the Boara of Trade, which showed such com- Mendadle activity inet winter, and to our citi Beas general y, the argent necessity of secur ing proper ‘egisI@ion epon certain matters amongs* them the following is’. The improvement of the Potomag river POW simest useless from the accumulation o dersand filing Gpof:he chensels. The New York s*amers eau only resch the Georgetown wharves during high ude, the bar off Easby’s whart rend ring it impassable at other tims The Wadhington chapnei is fast filling up, md if fometuing be not done, and that soon, Out coMMoBIcAtiON Win Alexandria by ferry ‘Will be stopped. This matter is really alarm WwE 8 OOF commercial facilities (not great a Any time.) sre becoming destroyed. Let thi, Matter receive immedia'e attention, and oor MaguiScent river rendered useful and ery: gable 2d. We need s genera! law forth ion of compani¢e for manufacturing, meenaal. Oa), ond mining purposes, sach as prevails in almost every State im the Woon. The isck ot ech a law is sel: Eeenly in simost every en- iseoriginated here, as persons desirous of forming such companies are compelled to or- GOvize ju tbe Scates, and labor under great dis. Ad@vanisges thereby) When our merchants BaGerieok © get Up a line of stexmers to con- Reet the District with New York they were eb.iged to orgenize in the Istter piace, and to Rave a msjority of the directors resident thers So whkh all other companies except those or- ganized under a special act of Congress. We eed to have our manuiacturing {actliues (which are many and great) developed, and this can only ve done under the operation of such a law. 34. Our usury ia\ the needs and wanis of our people. ‘These three things are most urgent as affect- ing our local interests, although there are ethers of importance ‘o which we propose to Tefer from time to time. What we wish is to get our citizens worked up to the importance of action and agifation in these matters. Let them be understoed as emanat from aly @lasses,and not for the benefit of any speciay @iass or clique, and we shall obtain what we eck. Heretofore there bas ben too little effort Jer the public good, and, we were about to say, too much for purposes of private specula- tov. Our merebants and bdasiness men mro their er; power to accomplish grea: things for the 1)is- treet. Will they do i ‘orpora_ Reed to be modified to HARD TIMES—THE REMEDY. From all qusrtrs compisints reach ms tha commerce is stagnant, that manufacturing eo. terprises sre checked, aad that trade of every Bind is dull. Everywhere the cry is the same money scarce, stocks of goods large: customers few. In fact there ar serious grounds for ap- prebension that the general deprersion fn busi- Bese of 1:07: msy equal that of a decadeago @ough fortunately there is good prospect that 8 will not be accompanied by sucb a panicas preceded tbat one, and that we may by good management get sately through the critical pasenge leaiing from expansion to contraction. For tbat is what the present and coming cop- dition of things means: it is what the better @ides of business men intend the result shall wltimacely be, whether the Secretary of the ‘Treasury succeeds in resuming specie pay- ment at an early period, or wheier that wel- @ome day shal! be indefinitely postponed. Sbould our worst fesrs be realized, it is like. Jy that the shock which might paralyze the eommercial and manuiacturing centres, would Rardly affect to any damaging extent this city. Where (be large disbursemeuts by Govern- equalize trade and to prevents protracted financial pressure. Sd ‘Wasbington cannot wholly escape a storm of this Kind, which devastates the whole eoun- try, and in view of the fact thst it may break forth at any time, our business men should ba om their guard, and prepared for the wors Their duty insuch an emergency is simple and clear. They should strsip every nerve to pay and collect or secure ontstanding debts, and prevent as far as justly possible the con- fraction of new ones. They should reauce @s fast and far es practicable their business to @ecash basis, Bnd svyoid ali conecessary ana extravagsnt outlays on their personal accownt Qnd private establishments. In so doing these things Whey should, nowever, siudiously ab- stain from doing any thing tending to lessen their sate and legitimate business, and should if possible, extend it. fora new customer se- eured in & dull season is rarely if ever lost in active times Manifestly, the course dictated by common senge aud the sligh'est knowledge of we prin- eiples of bus: for a time of prostration is for the business man, no matier im what per- wait, to avail Dimeelf of ali the means usually ymployed, and by extraordinary enterprise, energy and perseverance, and above all. by increased and systematic publicity, to attrac: eustomers to his place of business, and thus Keep the wolf {rom pts door If these few and logica! truths are observed Mere reed be neither failures nor suspemsigue m any otherwise well-managed business in ‘Wasbington: but if crasb or even depression does come, and any business man imtermits even for s short time the exertions and appli- @nces used in periods of acti vity and prospe- Fity, be is lost beyond all hope of recovery. ‘The time of fall others to be wide awake and creasingly &t work is whem the enemy is at the gate; and whoso ts prepared and dertr. mined te grapple with him need not fear bie be be hard times or any other foe GEN. SHERMAN ON THE PIvancus.—Geners} Sherman in his address before the Society of the Army of the Tennessee fixes bis position om the financial! question. Speaking of the Burdens entailed epon the North and Sogth Dy the war, be said, incidentaily, that «We of the North bave to mourn the loss of ‘athers. brothers, sons and friends, and are burdesed with a vast Nations! debt, dinding on us in fact, in law, and in bonor, never, | hope, ta be qbestioned by any bonorabie man in Amefica till every cent is paid.” THE ALLEGED Sinxine OF THE ISLAND OF ‘TomtToLa—The story about the sinking ef tne island of Tortola, and drowning 10,090 inbab:- tants, tarns out to Bave been oe originating only from the ‘act that in the - cane which swep( over (be isiand on the wit. one family were drowned, snd 8 fire our ring the storm which destroyed y Bouses Barriwoge asv Owi0 Karoan,+ The stockbolders of the Baltimore and Onio Rau- road Uompsry held their snnaa!l meeting iv panel ep ees — the apn rt o! pres: . tors. ‘All tbe present board of directors wers re-elected. = BULGS 87 it is stated chat the Demecrats of New York city propose to raise the sum of $250,000 to start anew daily paper, which is to adyo- cate the claims of Hon. George H. Pemdieton, oa for the Presidency. UP The £vcusng £oprees Bes been enlarged to seven columas on & page, (the same num- ber as the STAR,) and with new type makes a decicedly handsome appearance. G7 Gen. Mower yesterday again issued an order for the removal of Gen. Hayes from the Reriffaity of New Orleans, he “being on im- pediment to recopetraction.”” Neither time nor place Boanpeor prcesn a Roreo isth,—Tae e bee: \e se for unate as ak the meeting of the re-constraction comyention | President (Mz. Barr) Jeid before the Board the pad im. Lowes S'disce deritete, and sabd thet Ferintendent entered pon the duties of the of- | muit wnseRieaon. m - 1a G : tien of Addéso: mith and others, pray- ‘$H/000 Stready expended om tbe pian of BOMB Die motion eo as to make er ons rth bs aware, The arrangements are complete for the elec- e laying of a water main in N street, = rose might well Rave been (arom reed trom the’ Torther eonsxieration ot ay Soe pe Rees Py Congrerse Amaenty Proctenen: | ton in North Garoline to-day. Imsome orthe || tween ih and 1stb atreeie west, and ivird. |. othe Rotoma ai pian Bad proved a Diet, The report waserened by Messrr -_ aan ot counties many Bogroceare co-aberading || duced a bi to ia anid. Water maun; refarred | Dekfect Ieiltre, abd the farther appropriaon Moor, joan Q Lacmaa, Joon KR Se ee ee ae bee “ . wih Soutuern whites. Th Halifex counts tere | to.Gcmms tee on Urainage, Alon a commuor. | 0! $175.00 fora coutiguation of the Sorw on mrs A Tait D. McQathran, U.S. rele yee woke gel ead tenced—An Empty Treasury. leone negro candidate on the conservative || cation from ibe Métropolitan Police Commis. | ‘hat plan, woald be, if poesibie, a greater folly roprintion, to pass un ree. Dil, Meieding provi-ion tor the cols, WAS PaReed, wad be baiwred OW owned the r-port end > ‘wae thought proper. He d to recommit (B (Special Dispatch to the Stsr.] .—& grand banquet has been given by the German Clubofthe City of Mexico to Admiral Tegetho®. The Prussian Coneul proposed the future prosperity of ry sham the first, Ever sinee the cons:ruction of {he dam across the mouth of the Tiber, naviga- tion Dad been obstructed, ant beats chuld not ‘come Im, a there was sometimes only ten in- ches of water. Mr..Ricbards argned that a further expend: “elontrs, enclosing several secownts of laborers for cleaning the s:ation-houses, amounting io ‘S0; reterréd to Commitier on Police. Also, tition of W..H. Prince, praying permiacion ‘ veud swall wares witbout taming conta hi. cense; referred to. Committer.on, . returns from Florida jow that the con-| mm bas been carried by a decided majori‘y | of the registered volers. Nearjy all the blacks | aod but few whites voted, A large namber of; negroes have been elected to the convention be printed. Mr. Larman istsod aeed a Dili $9 purchase « AUImIDE »ppsra! furnitare for “ , i Union Faginé Rouse, No 1: referred t) Com r. Ping rated the poict Mrxicoas a government, and the welfare of|| Im Leen county, three out of the fourdelegaies| |. Mr. Elvans imtroauced & joint resolution in ey necessary toobviste the difficulties Mittee-on Fire Deparment. Mr Tait from | DAY iME OfFD m a Oe Cee a4 1D ts cizeus 48.8 people. Baron Von M: s || are megroes. || elation (oreaident itcensed dealers and traders wer Ten nee ce pete * Police Com mitre, reporied favorably on Vous. *XIIED CE, ARE prayiees Geselen on *'atrd that be bad done all that ne cond for | lz Be Alebdams Reoonstraction Convention! | of the city, aa follows: ? . Talbert asked why, at war the case, ‘Db Was oreeted an ordinance was yesterday pa-sed toa third read:ng appropriatiog fury shaoehad ilar to i pay the officers and members, who are to receive, aay ON, ere 1sT. Gatieiet tase Siery teeny ma ee callars aileige|[leitem inte ffomtng Wards (ara faliew th owte fe dations, already reported in full caplial. A great deal of excitement has been rpeaday lent. = the baisnce of the 875.000 9; ALOR netexpended in making the fiectua.. He bad been 'o inspect the work as member of the Cava! Committee, and had sified bimeelf of the mutitity of the work mi done. He bad been about ude waver a Wheress, tuo spinit of generous regard for the ercigl f the District cities, the cor} Fate agiirities of ther U ot Gsotsetown dd on bit resolnver w elt DS granting permission to JeBa S Uroemr The UuoR Was taBen on (be motion of Mr fees oe ben home ee find it was agreed to by the following ve feet from ‘be buliding Hee; paesea te: Yeas—M Arr 8s 8s Baber. Mr. Lloyd, from the Gor miuce on «is Beall, A. P Olak, N. B Olark, Orocker, ight, Parker. Pine, Rutherford, Siowen. ak Germania Mexico. Admiral Tegeth-| off eflaced to’ he pavies of the German na_| ons, Aud expressed bis wish to see them/| siways barmonioas in peace and uniced tu| war ‘The vewty elected members of Congresé are! } ork alresay d. : 4 Diley, and tbe Presdent— 12, Nays—Sesare : x the ordinance proposed to compan. fy TpOTALe Sathorities of this] eteat dea Proceed to give bis experiance ).& Taker. Bail, Gopnoliy, George W. Miller. The achudhhy procian/atiok als” ted taba | sate neghase for. services rendered on stated) [city ste dedvens OP ce onerathae Tnevery. just and | of the achon of the tides as affecting the Oanal, L. B.S. Miller, Nalley—6. eu ble measure Woking to tbe present and proc “ prosp. rity of the entire Dintriet of Coram, Dias wuthont ener to ration Amaginary lines of 3 an on Pheratire. tie de pes ¢ . That teeident licensed dealer of Geo towne D. ‘Uo be, and. they are. ys aatiriwaar wrens eee tion oF Corporati, Washingtoa to i Dotwithet auc tng ‘illm with. the Ragistor of thee. ity “rribonig com th erie Of fe shit Heerentors vier w no charge shal! , te y that ‘the party aq ot desiring to well hie obtained s tvenve in scrordunce with the laws of fi It meres oa very great extent (he panish- ment of Imperial prisoners. Alithe mémbers of the Osurt Martial be. fore whom Sgnta Anna Was tried a 4 + and came to the conclusion thatthe Board , |, The Chair ieid peiore the Board a jeuer cone fopeter, span de = ey ty oe - oa James ASP Fy tas io eo ie miter, ga a s at each a8 mem! oad i from the Fourth traf che Canal wéuts be neceeecry if the [8 irre to dhe propessi e! Mover Sara- | Yon uA Bember of We Ross: from sbe Fourth tdal flow wae euppcted to cleanse the Canal. | | A768, & i/o Jie Teme vel ot PMRDE coll; BaTeed 10 | sollowa. Mr. Noyes said that Mr. Severson proposed } deena tee ses Bee to the Youlerry ot ma, Ava, Nov. 7. 382— Wo the Brosidtems only to dredge a ferrew fifty feet wide in the | birine, dente at the Board of Common Counc? I beg leave hers crack’ Gar pee lag: fd Me ie ae = Counal Bsa Ry ped tt age es ae | i : card of Common Come top Is renders) bounce here was tbat reported ny. the Board | Pc?#@ Svérably om thefoltowing nominations ae emphoyes of Engineers, Major Generals Towers, Gi | of ine Mayor ag wy ye of ‘the Board ot © nap ane oy from the ume of the emgnecipation proclama-| tion down to thelr ac‘ual sattadcniseasat by. the Federa? ar The ofdinince was not re carded a8 BseKions Dreposition, but it v0: teems that some of the delega'es are not only) determined to carry it, but alsoto fix the com-; jon At the presen’ price of labor. $10 a A resolution was adopted fixing he date of Adjournment for the 25th instant. Thid How of the question of ratifying the new = ‘Trraguty was reported to be empty. A’ ducta of three Handred snd fifty thousan hard dollars bad arrived at the Capitol ntion to being decided before the endof od ted Basics Government. wad may mot bein tia.’ Kid: yf as rac tbe present sear. it potice ef the election be more aed Woerres, @ad it was never jntemded ba 5 asbington agai r some time. Megretting that peombuend nd Vmpalts erste oy ether eivtn on tue dny if adjon See a ee eet rien rola od (ane rege snonld BAYA suficient fazaproe wad .D.W, Preatice, | Hin with the Beard’ of Common tonaett Ta to the proposed. Neus of Generel’ Haske he] |: bens bo tee Degroem even when bey werd | Teterred to the Commitice on Finance, with He spoke of - spperinnes of the basin ro. | wD, ne 28, Bm, Porc, | POT OO treme the em ee: ba Sebdinias firs anos A Som Mr. Moore did ‘not like the:want of con- | Committer, and hoped that the tide locke, E- | gts, S & Maker, trem she Hpeoini Uomanieaee Maence on the part of Georgetown.) They sBould have repealed their la waffecting Washi- ipg'on traders @uconditionalty ff they are act- ing in good saith. Let them pase an act that is not conditional, and then [et us act. which he kmew bad been stieered at, wonid Bot be removed, bat made permatent. All of | {or senrerary (2 aud om a jeeps theme pte ensued eeeke Also, for Physicians i the Poot tet wart, 0 . leved there wouia be enough leit to purchase | fing ag mang tb ie ete e ait ast Sppolpied st the previous meeting wader the TeaolUtion Felntiveto ‘he new jail, suomitted the following report: The Commitive tind that the construction of s + The Ewglich Prive Ring. {Prom Bell's Lite ta London, Nov. Sam Huast to BaLpwium.+ We have, we ard glad to state, received 4 communication with the uth October; it desoiated the Qapitol an destroyed two hund: wes. ‘The barrican Issted four hours, destroyed pearly 3 sutheriged by set of Congress. ap Ss We A ant resalution in re St Jobbte: Porto Rice will benno ee et | £1# 10 make the match from Sem Hurst (thd | Be: Rieter cent ec tenn see bow ) aenanet Machine, so that this plan is more | K'PE; 3d ward, Joya Dorsey; Oth ward, |-fi truction was panna Phe at with Bee Dante aandes free port 1 Staiypridge Tafent), sccordiug to Baldwin's renown” -ouulds-heve-ased. ainatmice] | economics) than that propesea Uy tee Domne pa gt gas i ant Pe eA rder to AYO!" aly nDnecreears Ralied, and the Hay tien Minicie Waa returned, Beciny tbat Ned Baidwia ine Irie Gidar} Shear Bote Pee rae cad end | Tike weaves darerlast the appropriation im this ions were confirmed.” | at “complete »poctfoations of the it. Let ussel 8 ted 4bet the com ° iaiean Loree ere eee te are rite and'do- | pais forth a challenge to fight any man breain, | mea" by repealing owr inws, eee dill, with the balaves of the unexpeuded ap. Neraepeoen eo commnee WaR net | aan te Mr. EL miniean forces are reported already on ‘ae Haytien frontier. . Frightful — Ruilread Seca eartoak ing for the champion’s belt, I hereby pat forty my willingness to test the prowess of the would-be champion of the world for the beit and £200 8 ride, and for as much more as he find. To prove 1 mean husinees 1 bere- With deposit with you £10, and ifthe Hiber- pion really means fighting he now has @ hance, and I am willing to attend at any tine ad. piace ie settle the usual preliminaries.” ig not the only chance the Giant (irish) gain to distinguish himself, as Mace has also forwarded a letter, which, altaough breathing a somewhat similar spirit w that af last week, shows that be still basa wish to put himself straight with the British public. although he cannot avd perbaps never will, but up Bis hands in actual warfare in ihe British dominions; bat our want of space, as ‘Weill as the re, ion, precludes the insertion. Joe Wormald bas also stepped into the fleld werce the comstract uptil perfe the entire work shall have been completed apa ay | proxed by a board of thre of which Gen. Mt A. f. Mullett shall be two mited to $200.00 of which the Dix one half. ana the eity . propriation, would make more than 100,000 | Pies Sbie Lo agree on ihe momination of Lr. and this only to dredge fifty feec in width of camel. the same. He aid they aske 10th gots nid there was nothing about {ty |’ more time because Dr Alien: they undertones, * 2 bolds a Government poswion. which tages bis sent: Noyes said that wae the pisa of Mr. | ime trom Go'clock Wall 4 ocloos sen they Severron before the committee. Wish to make @ further investigation as to Mz. Moore, in stating what might be done to whether bis time is stil by bis pub- a ocpmtenieg op ae 211, | Be Quties 80 much as to interfere with bis use- celpts in m 1564, $7.162-34: toimese as physician to the poor, the extension * 5 7us 1—making | of time was allowed. ry 5 oe neg Epenses were $7,300, |“ Several” billa from tbe Lower Board were leaving a net profit of $20,2u0.2 referred. The bill for improvement of the al- Mr Given contended that the canal would | jey in square never be of any commercial value, and stated | parsed: aloe bill to mom {Dat the receipts above referred to were from | Syenus, between cb ew the rent of shanties along the canal concustent resolation was ‘The subject was further discussed by Mr. | [Owes Bord, Providing that both Boar: Richards and others. Meet on Tuesday, Wednesday Mr. Noyes said that General Michier, Super- 7. vans said the misapprehension of Mr, Moore seemed to be that be considered the act passed by Georgetown condiosal. That was Rotso. It makes their license taws affecting Washington traders inoperative 88 soon as we Pars 4 reciprocity bill. Mr. Moore said it was not Washington mer- chante applying to Georgetown for reciprocity, but Georgetown mercban:s applying bere: and they should have repealed their laws wich condition. The bill was referred to the Committee Finance. Mr. Noyes introduced 4 resolution that an ‘lection sball be held im the Seventh Ward on the 30th of December toran Alderman, in place ot Epbraim Wheeler, resigned. Mr. Noyee said he hxd pet moved in the Jer of an election to Mil! the vacancy from z 3 ; 5 4 5 8 € o = : 6 5 H 3 F i thrown from the Track—Several Per: Injured. | {Special Dispatch to the Star.} us New Yorx, Nov. 19 —The midnight expr: ‘ from New Haven was thrown off the track last bightat Erie, the train consisted of four) pag- seDgrr cars, baggage and post office cars, a1 was ruoping ata very bigh rate of speed fatal causalties occurred, but several of t! Passengers were severely bruised and othes- Wise injured. Mrs. Joseph W. Winship dt Bradford, Vt., was badly wounded in the chest. Mr K. G. Watrous of suffered sever contusions. Mr. Sedyard Biji ot No 75 Fulton street, of this city, a good deg » apd that tmatend ral plans and specifications are sat M1 increase the cont ofthe gall wp it that there ‘and hea be, Esio7s¢_¢ city be bnrdened to the | S78 000. bot as the jail will. in the end. cost large Ay Legond the present apprepriation. they will im all probability. be toxed a Inrge additiomal m r its completion. the fact that until recently the citizens of the chen the on ual ana | terlepener Mer tastiest teelinens Leer el ana | echaenes Telinged that bruised, snd oihers of the passenge and thrown ont a challenge to fight Buldwin | ward of both parties with whow he had cons | tntendent ot Public Grounds, approved of ee | OLeacR Wi Seen ea resinnen Wi and } bene Ry defective, ona th Svaila more or Jes injured. Senator Poland a for £50.a side, in the London district. previous bill for the smpport of the eolored «chools be Plan of appis ing the deposits to reclaiming th= : nach malarial marsh opposte the monenn ne, nd | Patved; tard.en the table. Adjon Woold report that reccmmendation to the Sec- | Coamom Covnctt.-President 1: sulied bad expressed a disinclination to go to he trouble and expense of an election for the present, ag it would probably involve the ue- family of Vermont, were passengers in car, but escaped with ourinjory. if pitia tines oe tales EE | Pugilistic. | compl: ted, will not be mere w Ve erected M8 Tegarde to size or oth nor should tt be overlooked th: * to bis departure to America, ina locality where they can get out of the read of the authorities, Sway well known to all; and yn in the | erwise it exenpt | tion selected Joe only int from the City Hall or court entire Rew registration for the Tetary of the Luterier. chair, and all the members dena * room an? cubed Pes pene by require: ‘ means business, if Baldwin ouly leaves some b in a few days, however, several | Mr. Elvaus said tbe canal could now be | MessTs. Dalton and Moore | Genel vember of cliotens See [Spects! Dispaten to the Star. } Tae ee enn beads off hand. From | citizens of the ward bad expreseed a desire for | Considered as closed to navigation, and ucefal | _-A message was received from the Mayor an- TSOnR t mart house A lange ne CHICAGO, Nov. 18—The long-anticipatdd | ‘me tenor of Wormaid’s conduct and promi An election to be beld, and be felt it his duty, | Only asa main sewer He was in {favor of the merce aPProval of act for the reliet of | Perot oar best citizen: re opposed to the no bstitnte. but should eppose any project look- | W. C. Milburn ing to the use of the work for commercial pur- | The foliowing were presented:-—By Mr poses. et pote br Teompese nad others Mr. Moore hoped the bil would be postponed DR velli 8 m PP ods ie to 22d streets. by Mr. S. Baker--Bu! Mr. McCathran spoke of the opposing inter- | Vidipg school secommodations for esis, snd thong ht it best to carry out some plan. pumsry schools in Union Chapel iy Mr. ‘The canal could be made navigable oud use. | Crocker—Bill to fix the salary of the Survey- | jul for commercial purposes, && well as for | OT, &c., & follows: rowerbge. eitemacted, de. That, tp tow of the, foes at ‘The question then recurred on the adoption }.#)! “eatitioa fo ae oe an of ihe substitate, and Mr. Richards moved. | sbsll be entitled f an wonual xalaty of $2000 of money to fight any one the hopes thar jet get to- Baldwin wll make a mutch with Mace in America, where the latter is also going, for £200 oF 1500 @ side, and will leave $50 in an London editor and Hicky Will take a joint benefit on Wedaesaay week November 13, at the Pavilion theatre, White chapel. previons to bis departure, in company With Hicks, to America. therefore, to offer this resolution. ‘Mr. Given said it had been generally under- stood that another registration would be neces- sary previous to the election, and inguired ir that was so. ddr. Noyes said he bad inquired of some of the Judges of Election, and they held that under tke law a new regisiration would be Tequisite prior to every election. Mr. Moore eaid that the registration of the Inst general election cost $6,000, aud the pro- Posed election would be rather expentive, Aud he did not ree any urgent pecessity for it. There were two members of the lower Board not eligible, ahd he did not ser the necessity of having these elections piece meal. Mr. Elyans said the election might be ex- Pensiye, and he regretted there should be a Beceesity for it, but if the citizens of the Seventh Ward desired to be fully represented. it was 9 right they med, and nota favor they ed. They th Prize fight between Andy Dufly and Fred. Bussey, of this city, tor a stake of $2,000, whidb bas been more anxionsly and widely discussed than any similar event which bas had i nid: “T hope that in some way or otber three pr: oe may be delnved. pecaner if | they are not interfered with, and the jail is erected that has been selected it will be a eF. api & public inconvenience, and no modution tothe court. I think | express the of Loth of my brethren when Tsay that we uld prefer for the present ¢ enveniense of the old pail rather than have a o-w jail upon the «i 4 | that has been selected.” sit Jem pf ail the facts, your committee opuatder It a duty devolving « thie Council to so act thar Tecousiderauion ‘ef the vole by which the | *S¥2'd ‘montis installments. spishitrmy, aero te sooner Pye ee Y tec. 2. u urveyvor be, is hereby Ve be in oo Board refused to postpone the bill. During | authorized to appoint one Deputy Surveyor whe | thel nd {uy a proper location" Thercfore. the discugsion which ensued, Mr. Given eb- | shal! be satgect to the orders of the Surveyor, and BR solved. That a committer of three be sj jected to trammelting the Mayor by making it | whose salary ball be $1200 per nanan, peyepic Sintas commitine 00: Ghe by ius! x other celbeatory nee Se mn ene OF | tee inv: barton te ian eens fall correct the vile hte art Mr. Severson, ns eens he Mszer saber. rary to enable him to perform promptly and fait, forthsand arrest ny proorediag or work under the Me re en ee TS weit fully the duties ning Lo a ofhce, to Be paid Prgrent contract for the jail, ¥ done tuted - ) Ret creek © day. Mr. Crecker explained that under the la Mr. Richards eaid that this was not a new | sec. i That {i shall act be lawful for the Sur £,006 of the amount to be paid would bave measure, but ® continuation of previous legis. | Ye? ee orig in Chicsgo, will be fought on Wednes- gay next During the past week sporting circles Dave been in a state of ¢ texcite- ment, which almost reached a climax whén Coburn, the champion of America, atrived a two Thursday, the first of the moted of fighting men from abroad who will be present at the contest. The final deposit in the staxes wi made Saturday. The fight will taxe Indiana, on the line et the Pittsbur, Wayne railroad, abowt forty miles from C! cago. Report says McUoole and Coburn, w! are now im this city, will this week sign ar- ucles for @ fight. AvvAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA—The Gazeii- of yesterday afternoon says Last night, between 6 and 7 o . an ag. ‘avated assault was made by Charles bute Upon his stepmother, who resides with her husband Pitt street, pear the corner of Wort. © Bute, accompanied by A. Steers, Jobn Callan, and one dl ng, all shipmaes board the 1). S Coast Sarvey vessel Hassler, pt. Clarence Fendall, now lying above the ech of General 8. F rey. ¢ } leputy or ascistaute to make any-charce be paid by the Corporation: and as the cen- [Special Dispatch to the Star.j Long Bridge, visited this city yesterday, and | judges o: istion. The motion to postpone was then lost | fo spr ¥¢ziug vr perfor T abd above che mare, iFScls ave deem awarded ng = while bis comrades remained outside of the resolu And Tpereen over Se the eearies | tbe Distra he thought the Pirtsnunc, Nov. 19— fhe speech of (en.§. | fatper'e residence, ne entered it, aad after ade | teces Bleetiona, “1 pa The question recurring on the adoption of | and pay above provided for Dect the substituie, MF Given moved conan: [ Sikh hes increby directed to ‘be paid tetera amendments, specify ing that the money shall | geueral 5 < be expended under tBe direction of the Mayor, | | S*: 4 the Survesor. in adaition. totais Ieee oe ee cuied ander the superin- | Civ eamal set shall trom cee eee at the tendence of a competent person, to be appoint- | [ay ¢ the Mayor, Board of Aldermes ed by the Mayor.(instead of by Mr. Severson | of Common Cowmmil such intomnnn &s provided in the substitute.) The amend- | the sume as be may deci advieable ments were agreed to. Feet such plane for ite Improvement The biank for the salary of the clerk was | in bis judgment oa become nee ith an ¥. Carey tovhe Workingmen in this city largely aevoted to a discussion of the labor questian. He argued that capital and iabor Were unequally taxed, and Inbor sustained More than its share of the burden ofthe public taxation. The financial question was disc at considerable length. The speaker too ground that Government nad pr: fe ised to pay gold, gold should be paid, and Where greenbacks were promised, greenbacks sbouid be paid. He wasin favor of the ddc- trine of Issuing greenbacks. We wanted mar money im the country than we had now, apd the amount of greenbacks should be increas@d, Dud atter the pnbdlic — Bad been paid the vieing Dis father to re‘urm to Washiagton and ltve again with bis first wife, committed the assanit alluded to, by attacking his step-mo- ther, while bis fsiher was out ot the room, ‘with @ knife and billy. The wounds he infict- ed are not serions. The police were soon informed of the occurrence, and atter consid - erable trouble succeeded in capturing Steers, Callan, and Long, but Bate ifstill at lar, The Journal of thie morning says: Three soldiers from Fort Foote. named Thomas Perry, B. &. Adams, and Philip Kearney, now confined in the jail of Alexandria. charged with the murder of a comrade named Edwin Devlin while crossing the Poto- mac river from tbis city Thursday night week, were arraigned yesterday before Squire Samuel Beach, at the Market- house, and were recommitted for tendays for farther examination. Devlin alive in the flesh , or dead, bas not been seen since ne embarked at the wharf im this city with bis com- rades en route for the Fort, though repeated efforts, by dragging the river and fir- ing cannon, have been made to recover his body in Ropes of explaining the circumstance attending Dis dea: On Sunday Miss Maria Davis, of this city got from Squire Beach a search warrant to Tegsin $34.50 worth of blankets and otver ticles alleged to be un! ally in the session of Amberst Taylor, colored. table Aubinoe executed the warrant, re- covered the goods, aud restored them to the owner, who declined to prosecute the de- fendant Acailfor apublic meeting in this city to appoint delegates to the coming Richmond Conservative Convention will be issued in a few daye. KuxNIne Matcr.—The three-mile footrace for ope thonsand dolJurs aside, between DeKelso, the wonder of Canada,’ and Jono Rowan, of Albany Y., was ran at Barrie New York, yesterday morning st nine o'clock Ro’ the race, making the first mile tn utes and 24 seconds '6 DeKelso’s 4 min- DeKelso won the second mile seconds to Rowan’'s $ minutes weseconds. Rowan made the third mile in 4 minutes 30 seconds to DeKeleo’s 1 minutes 33 seconds. Betting was even at the start. DeKelso,witl go into special tratoing for the tbree-mile ‘race with W. E. Harding, of the New York News, fora purse of two thousand dollars and the champion rag medal o: Canada, which will come offon the 9h of December. DeKelso is the favorite at six to four. Har "s will go mto trail on the 2h oe ‘he race ts creating great excite. ment here. Mr. Noyes aleo pr?vented the petition of Joseph B. Creamer and otters; referred to Commitee on Improvements. Mt. Given in- troduced @ bill '6 pay the proprietor of the National Republican for advertising th Commissioner's notices of the last general elec- ton; referred to the Ocmmuittee on Finance. Mr. Lioyd presented the petition of the Regis- ter of Deeds, accompanied by a bill for bind- ing the records @nd making indexes for the office of the Register of Deeds—sppropriating $5.00 for the purpose; referred to the Com- mittee on Finance. Also, Peentacna gid petition of Wm. H. McGinn, 08 follows : “The undersigned. for hinwelf and for many ts and citizens of Washington, de to know by what autbority the Collector of ‘exes demands and exact of Lim and others in t seme position « t in addition to t! regular taxes on property, according to the ordi nances of the Corporation. ' Your petitioner would add that he went forward for the purpose of paying his taxes, and that the Collector ex of him the one dollar in addition to the lar taxes sforesuid.” Heforred to Committer on Finance. On motion of Mr. E!vans, the special order, being the bill increasing the compensa'ion of the secretaries of the two Boards to $800 each ‘was taken up. Mr. Given said that the Committee on Fi- uance had made a unanimous report against the bill, thinking that the finances of the city Would not justify the increasing of this time. The gentlemen knew what the sai fies would be before they aceepied the posi- on. Mr. Elvans advocated the bill because the secretaries were hardly worked, and the Boards could thus get rid of the gratuities usually voted to the eecretaries at the close of the ses- sion Mr. Moore opposed the bill on the same ground as Mr. Given. Mr. Richards said that he was a member of the Committee of Finance who had reported Sgaimst the bill, but if it would do away with the custom of gratuities, he was to favor of tbe bill, Mr. Moore ssid the passage of the bill would not do away with the custom of voting gra:ui- ties at the close of the session. ‘The bill then passed. Ayes—Iuessra. Elvan: Grinae » Larman, Lioyd, McCa:hran, Noye: ‘ongTess never yet bad a mesting. There was work for ‘them at the last session of Congress, and bills paseed Bend House of Representattves ex- tending Tight to sit on juries and to held office to colored people were dost because of ¢ Commute. ry then filled with the sum of 81,00). The sub. | fftimate of the cost thereof, ‘The Commissioner ot ' i : de Canal shail be eulyect to the order of the said strute was then rejected by an unanimons | ¢ 5 brs vote. The question recurring on the tito RE Nea are nal! see that the ordere are strictly reported by the Canal Committee, Mr. Rich- Bee. 5. Thi laws. acte and parte of acts incon ards moved its postponement for one week | sistent with this act are hereby repealed The motion was lost by the following yote Mr. Connolly introduced @ concurrent reso- , . Larmay re and Richards— j lution that the members of both Boards shuli vans, (iven. Grinder, | bi " obs 7 Talbert, Tait, and | Tuesday, Wednesday, ‘hureday and Friday . Given moved to pm plane | ‘week, at half past 7 o'clock, Of the bill giving the work | until and inserts section au- | im one or €n sppro i‘ = pal to advertise for proposals | schools for the current year, and the La foe for the work, and contract with the lowest re. | Of aprears due sai colored schools, sh: Rave Syonsible bidder. Theamendment was adopt- | been finally decided upon. td. Also, to amend by ineerting a clause for | Mr. Connolly st considerable bg rs the @ppoi=tment by the Mayor of @ competent | stating that be hot know a member but person {0 eperimanad, the execution of the Ncw by Rpeemeead of position of the Conncil Propose prot Qt asalary of $2,400: fore community. The members of the adopted. Also, Toamena by striking ie the | lest Councile met three times in one week and almehouse, and Prisosers sent to third section of the bill, which provides for passed an illegal act, and the members of this What is Known as the District jail were United levying & special tax; adopted. toamend 4 would go to & funeral and hesaw uo Stales prigoners, tor which the government by inserting after the words “at @ price not | reason why the boards could not meet in gen- on e mais (Mr. Du ‘wan the wan: uOn Str 0. & Barer mo Alleged Defaulter Arrested. [Special Dispatch to the Star.) NASHVILLE, Nov. 1f—Prof. Julius Deg- Meier, tormerly of Erie, Pennsylvania, was arrested im this city yesterday morning dy the United States Deputy Marshal for the Wes- tern District of nsylvania, on a charge of embezzlement of United States funds, while acting as Deputy Collector at Erie, in 165. ‘The defalcations amounted to about 50,00. Mr. Degmeier admitted the defalcation soon after it was made, and bas ever since been én- deavoring to secure the money to reimbutse the Government, but witboui success. Un- successful ot speculations were at the bottom of the trouble. 7 : exceeding $120,000,” the words «to be paid ont | eral committee and transact the important bus- din) said in yoling no, thas of the heral fund as the work ‘progresses;" iness pending. to huve its own way in Adopted. Under a suspension of the rules the reselu. Tegard to thie District ‘Tr. Meore moved to amend by striking ont | tion was adopted: yeas, 12; nays, O.3. Baker, | Mr. Arrison, the second section, providing for the deposit | Ball, and G. W. Dlilier. of the sediment on the flats between the Mon. By Mr. A. P. Clark—Bill for the support of ip the alley knows as Gran ument grounds and the email island at the | the public schools and to pay the amouut due _ 375; passed. Also, imtro- Wouth of the Tiber, and inserting « clause | the trustees of colored schools: referred. © Samuel Stromg te that the dyke at the mouth of the Tiber shall (The toliowing is a copy of that portion of | retin & Wooden fence in the rear of his house. not be interfered with. Mr. Noyes oppesed | the bill in whi havebeen made from eferred. the motion, and Mr. Moore advocated it, after | the bill formerly under consideration, sod ‘The bill granting permission to J. H. and FE. ‘which the amendment was rejected by the fol. | which was lost: K. Jobuson, to erect a wharf on the § lowing vote: Yeas—Messrs. Elvans, Grinder, Sec.2. And be «enacted, That for the support of | between 12th and 13th, was revmrned from the Larman, Moore and Richards—5. Nays— | the cotored echools of the city of Washi Aldermen with an amend: 1; relerred to the Messrs. Given, Lioyd, McCathran, Noyes, | 108 for the fiscal year ending June | Committee on Wharves, who immediately re- Talbert, Tait and the president ( Barr} lowing sur of money be, anit y. | ported it back, and it war . Mr. propriated, out of the School fund. aud in case ° Richards moved an amendment, providing for | fi,Chrsted. out of se Ait in case of | "A large number bilis were received from the the construction of nitable to its insefBciency, outot the general fund, te be paid trustees of the celured schools of thee Aldermen and appropriately referred. Among Sopport ihe earth excavated from the caval Fon ena Goarpotewn ofthe os oiere tne bill to Teguiaie and graduate iceuees nd deposiied between the island and the Mou. portion ef any payment or payments | Of NOW-resident, traders, ichards, and President, (Barr,)—s. Noes— | ament grounds; agreed to. The bill Berka to | made under this act ior the publicscheols of this | The Aldermen's bill io build.a sea wadl at Heverreceuvan, Moots, Talbert and Tait 4. | di Wird reading by he foliowing wots, eas | ONDER D. oe oney dine sotne vectors | tg for ok Hk street ens wan. tr. es introduced a to ley @ water eesrs. Given, Grinder, Lioyd, thran, . main in 3d street west, between Ving ve- | Noyes, Talbert, Tait and the president—~ Due and D street south; passed) On motion ot | Nays—Messrs. Elvans, Larman, Moore and - Noyes, the petition for this work was | Richards—4. The bill then passed by the fol- withdrawn from Drainage Committe, to ac. | lowing vote: Yeas—Messrs. Elvans, Given, company the bill just passed, Grinder, Larman, Lioyd, McUathran, Noyes, ‘The special order being the bill to dredge the | Talbert, Tait and the president Barr)—i0 a Canal by the Committee], Nave—Messrs. Moore and Richards—>) Mr al) was then taken up. The ques. | Elvans then gave notice ef his intention to on then recurred on the adoptuon of the snb- | wove a reconsideration of the vote at the next sutute for the dill introduced at the last meet. my Walking the Bri e (Special Dispatch to theStar) 3 Cu1caco, Nov. 19—Joba Shepherd, of this ety, Das been backed to walk to New Orleans im twenty days, fora stake of $2,000. He will start to-day, Accompanied by witnesses. The Gistance to New ‘leans being about 1,(40 tiles, he will have to average fifty miles per ony | ste he 0. 1558, thy CoLumsvs, OHIO, Nov. 1¢.—The City Qoan- cil starts to-day on an extensive trip to the East for tne purpose of examining public im- provements in Philadelphia, New York, Bos- ton, and other ciues. They go by the Pan Handle route. How. George H. Pendleton was here Sat- urday Supposed Murder aseed of colored schools, under this act. for th ean in eae tree Of publie schools. for the thecal year endteste ee Sa pooperty bas %. 156s. thirty thousand one hundred and eighty | ©'TOR@ously eold; referred. seven dollars and fitty cents, ( $90,137.%).) Mr. Pfau (Drainage Committee) reported bil'« Sec. 3 And be st enaried; That for the parment of | for sewer in Massacbuselis avenue, between arrearages due to the trusteew of the colored echovls | 6th amd 7th streets: for sewer ii. G stpeet, from of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, the | 17th io 19th, and for’ wae in 3d sureet lowing sume ,of money be. and the same’ are | wrat, trom D etrect South tO Virgins aoeeee, aged out of the Swe funds atore- | winch were passa, hits, ieee Dill to facilitate the lighting of ‘tle city with gas. Woman in Philade!l- ita. PI {Special Dispatch to the Star) | | PHILADELPALA, Nov. 19—Margaret War Tue BALtimog® AND FREDERICK TrRn- to the trustees of colured schools Pike COMPANY —Suit to Vacate ifs Charter. ! 1 arrearnges due to the trustees of a | schools to Jane 3, Tee. arty tee thousand wine | which, atter eome debate, was postponed to alias Wilmington Mag, was found dead The Attorney Genersl, Hon. Alex. Randall, | ,\; (and reported in the Star of Mast.) bandred and sixty-four do and twenty-two t Seventh sud St, Mary's streets this mofning. | 28s fled ip the Superior Court an order tor fir. Richards advocates the improvement of a, een ‘The dill to improve the draizage of 7th street t dered. A | the fseue of the writ of acite facies, directing to | the cans for sanitary thinking its June 80, 1968. “Foro srs «7 | OMS Was ost om ite third. } She is supposed to have been murdered. the Baltimore and Frederick Turnpike Comps | agay Iuheroat 0 Oct. 0, poe At 10:15 the Board man named Campbell bas been arrested, upon | py, to show cause, on oF before the second Mon, wre 2 206 7.989 43 day of January, why ite charter should not be vacated. The order was issued under @ joint ee hee Fon Tey ee 6, 1847, directing the Attorney 1 Lt if said company Bae Conformed to the fequire, suspicion of baying killed Death of a Jourmalist. | {Special Dispatch tothe Star.) | Cricaco, Nov. 1%.—Colomel Alfred Ulpri: Hulls, for more (hana year past connected with the editoris! department of the Chicago Tri- 4 renin a Bb a Fovrony etree short ume, and was once local editor of New York Evening Pest. wr and gutters on re ot O street north, between 12th aud 13th streets west: and on the ‘West side of 1st Gtreet weet, between H and 1 sireets north; passed. Also, presented @ writtep report irom Le epoviat sommitiee ap- = Under & resolution adepted by the On the 24th of June last, directing an in- quiry respecting the official integrity of the late city surveyor. The commiticereport their proceedings and the testimony in the case at in gagtidenee has been adduced to sustain the . 12,516 56 by Ni ty 186741 issue of 8 writ faci ter. &c.—Balt, Sun, FaTat RAILRoaD 4c hitch th Pedestrian Feat. your to knve beca. founded Nolfeange, cole’ s metic Oasins who was Rev. Mr. O'Neil, a colored Tror, Nov. 16.—William Carlin, of Troy, commenced his great feat of t) si one hundred consecu! Maret - eh arse coca : Series ce itive hours, P Spacne reiS | Geer ce oes Sareea S — body BrOmAnt to the city, it staves of which white lead was used by The Wisconsin Electi f Dispaten to the Star. Ht Cutcaco, Nov. 18.—The Republicaa ma | ¥%* ven ——— { Sq Terre Hante, Ind. is tohave a new paper to be edited by three women. yor Hi Bas LA by orton as got Sp 6 libel puit a7 A vem ot liscovered near H | Yor, Nov. quaker City, with the Holy Lan: ists New York Market. 19.—Flour dull te better. Ve erie nl kersaterg , Wf: he aia te! bb oa ey ure TRARABS ben tnteomtece