Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1867, Page 1

EVENING STAR. PURBIFHFD DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) = ' ' aT THE STAR BULLDING, | 5.W. corner Pean'e avenus and Eleventh sirtet, ey NOYES, BAKER & Co. = Phe STALK ts werv-w CY (De carriers to thetr sebscriber. ip tor Uity Sad fnetrict at Tae Opeve pus wens. Uopier at arconner, © BD OF Without wrappers, TWO UanTs enc! | Pas roa Maitine :—TBres moaths, On Detiar and Fifty Cente; six Mouths, Taree Pyb- | art; one year, Five Dotiara. Ne paptre are | Seat from We oMce longer than paid for | The WEEKLY STAX—pupliabed om Fri | Gay —Omt Dotter onda Haifa Fear. ——— ee © eee WM GYWONING ont D TUE bVENING STAR cae Sevate to-day a oil w WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, | =" Potomac Navioation axD TRANSPORTA- | Utah. Tres Company —Mr. Tosyer imtrodaced ta | The di provides for tue selection of pe'it and corporsts che | graed jarorsio Utah, and for court matters ulto mre Ballovs by Bnd euects tbere shall bein the mistia of the Terr tory, noofioer of Bigherrauk of grate The wo ole Mornonsys a Bilt to the Serar to @ Potoms - Nave avy of be be tinea 0 Comat: Meee Georee ™. Rage. WVatn w ory. Fitzmagd Covie, Ward HM. Lamon. Geo hi Pint, beery D. Cooke, Samuel A Peach, | Rivey a sbi a. Pram Piskevell and Georze | m= Hitt, Jr. a6 levoryorstore, the capital so-mof | waxy wid hy the bill, Sored Wpat y eBall cot d- fess than By), Bor wore than $106,100, b> be divided + eberrs of pened. The compsey is sathar fred (0 Purbase and Bolt inud:, sod m foeste ape !fuct wharves, dock farhwaye inte the Potomac tTirer, and ta fron: | ef Musiu © lpista. se called as may be ne e8 ears for tbe of jects of said company, $> he Qudtard rite eryervieion «f the S c ei Sarvey *0 As got to « ' va vegs tom of th= Poiomue F ped the ase ord m epaece of enid whare: Jocks, 2 c.. s RAI? by ct to ihe maalvip ne pP-r-opal lisbili'y beyond tne Tee Exrecteo Vero —The President bay ing ber Dewy ergszed for several daye pres. Ben pot yet began the preparation of nis veto Of the bil} striking oat the word whie from * laws of the Deirict of Golambia. The Meerage will bs short, be Laving stared the age will be trsesmiztest day or Wednesday next- Ceevsrian Wicko ay ip Brooutys was married yeator. Genperate atvemp! to marry the Esgiish heiress Mise Gan die, nolens rolewr There RaesingNt OoMMItTTES.—Tae Pre-iden: of the Coo jou of Liquor Distt. Jers and Desiers, Istely in session ta this city, Bae Sppornted the following named persons 45 commitive to remain bere and look afer ths Interests of the distifiers, Tectiders, and Merchants, betore Congress:—S. P. Ingraham, New Yor: C. H. Corus, Iilinos, D RK Sort wel’, Massschureite: S. N. Murphy, Unio: Eewert Knawe, of the celebrated piano Tied to Muss Lau: More girl, oo the Wth of Inst Jniy, ama who | 2 saile@ for Europe on the Ist of Aagast. , among the late arrivsis from the other side. Verana® Reseavn Cours Orr FERED OUT—Special ¢ sued by Gen. Gravt, musters out 124 officers é “ * the J ast of it, 10 parade thym before bts supe- $i the Neteran Reserve Corps, to take effect | 5, conver, aad chowed a wanter Fespect aud 1p Siditiom to the trem the ist of January, 1tos, their services | | diguity jor tbe Presiden: Ree mean ee paired, Among them are | Siive: tne President recites the growed of the Seoretary why be did uot resiga. ihe President's right toremove bim. Bui the | Pre-ident saye that ander Mr. Stanton’ y he conld not refer tothe jaw crea’ the War Department, for that confers ot esident the right to remove the head of De- Tre only other Jew under which r. Stanton could plead extenuation of his conduct, Was tbatin relation to the tenure of Breves Brig. Gen. Fred. D. Sewuil, 34 regi- ment; Brevet Brig Gen. B. F. Forest, ncn Breve: Brigadier General Mi: regiment; and Lieutenant Colos 16th regiment. Im the at fieutenant colonels, twenty-two brevet ma- Jers, two brevet colonels, and the others firs: | and ereond heutenacts. The officers mas- sored ont are of the Ist, 2d, 3d. Sth. 6th. 7! 20UD, Heth, 12th. 13eb, 17th, sth, 1$tm, 2h, 2: ‘22 and 29th regiments. Tus Wuirr How: tee Cadi the sexsiob continued until two o'clock. Gén. W. T. Sherman, Se Representatives bad interviews w. iden ~All the members of the Pres- Fearn ox t8e Paxeiox Orrice.—James § | the President ret Bradford, of Bradford. New York, who plead guilty toan attempt at fraud upon the Govern- Went, in conection with claims for Pensions | and fifty dollars fine, and stand commuitied Baul paid Max Maketzsx ¢losed 8 most ao: Gceessfal operstic season in New York on Saturday. Max finds in New York as in W: ‘tat printer's ink is indispensable to success. Francis G@remY FAammrtecp, formeriy of Washing:on, s well-known Nt‘erateur, bas bat imtely entered matrimeny, During been mar- Peed, & short time since, to 8 writer known ip literary circles as “Mark Crayon,” ace Joseph M. Griswold. The iady is fast making her mark a5 @ contribator to the New York Tritune New York Ledger and Evening Post Evexy OMACIvAPLE sTyLe of vebicalar eon vagance capable of being mounted on run- Bere is to be seen om the avenue to-day, <Towded with bappy looking mortals of the male mid female persuasion. Tose tess favored, occupy the side-walks, and look on | Whb witerlug mouths to eee the sleighérs sleigh. Ene ae | Tux Home Journax tells of 5 new “Panny | Fern,” who is astonishing Kozhester,N Y¥., | ander then d+ plume of “Rose Koyland.”* Main Contesct —The Postmaster General bas awarded the contract for carrying tne wait from Mon'gomery to Seimu, Alabama, *m ties & week and return, to W. ©. Jobn- son, of Cross Piains, Ala. The contraet to continue from February 1, 1-6, to Sune 30, wen VACANT FOREIGN D1issi0n8.—The President ‘Will ot for several Gays send apy vominatious 10 the Senate to Mili the several imporcant for- *igB micsious now vacant. The missions to Anstris, Venezvela, aud Ecuador, besides a Bumber offesmsul ceveraisbips. are te be tilled an@ the matter was before the Unbinet to-day and several sppointments devermued upon. Twevty Pee Cent —The Attorney Gene. ral sddres-ed a communica! to the House | of Representatives to-day, 12 answer to « | Fesclntion of inquiry as to the aggregate | Soup! of the twenty per cevt allowance to the clerks aod «mp!oyers of bis Department for the year euding the Wth of Jane, 1<6' der the sct of Congtess sctherizing the ‘Ment thereof, setting forth (he same pensation pxid in complisner with tue above Act to be $12,979.92. ip addition to w bere bas been expeoded from the Patent Office tnud 902.905 % Additions! compensation on S16t,- 659.60 paid for salar: te. | ‘TRE Persipert’s Messac yerterésy, im regard to th Youterda\ tary Affair Restoxen.—Jodge J.C. Theaker this morn. | 3BE tendered bis resignation of the office of Comm:s:icuer of Patents. MUBTIxG Oy THE INDIAN Peace Counts. | S1OPERS —The indian Peace Commissioners. Hoa. N. G. Taylor President, Bad a meeting | lest evening #! tbe Indian Office, aud were in version item 7 until ity o'clock. After ar- ranging 3!l Waters connected with sbeir re- | port they scjocrned un ii the tbh inst Gen- vrai Sherman aud the other members of the Commission were present. The ‘Of their report wilt commence immediately. NAVAL ORDER?.— Assistant Paymaster John MscMahov, de ached from the Saco, spd or- Gores to verte bis accounts. Acting Axsistant | BOt more (han $1,500 per annum. Streron E. 4 Dalits, of the Saco. hax resigned. Assi-tant Paymaser J. Q Harton. and Annes Assistant Surgeon J. W. the Saco. “Pansowat. —Hon. L. H. Chandler of Va. Hop. Joba KR. Brsaner of Tenn, snd Genetay Ovlasdo Brows of Richmond are at ihe Kabity Hones. ve, XXX. 4 1b To ReconssBcoT Tas Isetirrotioss Fogaced fa we » it st becomes a will make & pretsy sweeping reform o Young's & hestthy imaututions 1 han Major General, Bd all that sort of saing is dene and beavy pensiiies made to fall Upon Spy one coontenancing oF smeoursfiog such rites, Ail the laws of Usan Terrisory a or cousselitag whia wary Crporal of the soil by the United as fe ato the ord rig. | hme ce ceciaring tha property of the Uaurca ts free trem txa'in awa for any persona claimin: or | Tetendivg to be members of tha so-ca'le) mbie. Bad nO election ay member of said pre re, or any offer under anit In snort , tm Saves are annulled, I te made uly 2 Tepvintions of tle city Of Waebingion. There | Steof Le-eret to a Hied State Goveromen:. At: vistors of the Dili sorrepE AR ifice, Aud pots Deserei o: focting as Uncle Sam's other Territories. Mcrmon Tie AscieTANT SxCKKTARYSHIP OF TAK 1k is understood ¢ Sec ate Finance Commitee yesterday reporied ebtevorsbiy om /be now) Bd Cooper, to be Assistant Secretary of tue Brownce of Dis objections in former veto mes- | Treasury, vice Mr. Cbandier, resigned. { bills of the same character. It i® | oviections ty Mr. Uooper were of course of a &5 we preeune oo pers Wil be 10nd irae exceptionadle perso: Tbs action will mevéasitate another ap- New Yorm, tos indy of Bis | }lmtment at an early day, and It ts eonfideat- ey. He succeeded ‘bis ume better (Rap ia Bis ty Detiewed ob xd willbe no difficulty ia floding say, that tbe jon of How Ed poli tes} cbar: ebauces of passing the or dea! of confirmation. SusPension OF Secretary Stantoy—TER NT, &c —The Presi- dent sent to ihe Senate yesterday & message ‘tpg bis reasons for the suspeasion of Hoa EB M. Stanton, as Secretary of Wa of August. The message was not read in opea tthe following, it is stated, are the essential points of the document: It will be recollected that the President, for Olver Perris, Onio, sad Julius Dorm, Kon- | copsigerations cf a bigh character, requested tueky. Secretary Stanton to resign Mr Dianion, in reply, quo ing the phrase o! th President, eaid that ‘considerations of a bh. hovse, William Kuabe & Co, who was mar- | character alone had induced him toco: bead of the depart: pot to resign the office of Secretary oi War | before the next meeting of Uongress.” | tbe President say: Mires oF T Sepace, is Office, Aud that as pot merely of compliance with the reques? for his res- " igpation, but was a deflanc - | "Wha ever propriety there might be in the ex- ders No. 516. just is. | pression of these opinions ty of duty ‘y-seven captains, five brevet | py an TemS'5 ip Office. he was free at apy time resign it. ‘ ‘The tenure of office bill did not pass without notice. Every member sf ihe Cabiuet was cea- t were atthe meeting to-day, and upon ‘Butoeney General naa T, S:anton—the bate t feral | Beving lormeriy beld tbe office. Mr. Stanton’s a en eee coudempaliouct sme taw, ie Presidectocns War mot! elaborate aud emphatic. Some refer. ence is made to the circumstances undar which ed Bix predecesect's vet, muclucing Mr. Stanton, aud he remark: as to the propcsrd mode of reconstrac Southern States, all the members were in per. fect sccord with Bimself, The Precident, efter Bas ben oroered by Judge Hall, of the U.S. | setting forth at length his views of District Cour: at Buffalo, to pay two huadred | assig: &epecia) ground for the se pension of ton It will be remembe od that d mer of is68, Gen. Baird tei Orleans to the Secretary of ueD Was abont to assemble, an ernor ard the city authorities, thinking it was Sn unlawinl assembly. would break it up The General asked tbe Secre:siy to telegraph hom inetractions at once. Mr.Staaton did nor, ver. give Gen. Baird the desired orders, LOT did be communicate the fact of the re- ception of the dispatch to the President, who kuew nothing of its existence until ten days after it came into Mr. Stanton’s hands, and net until after the riot Bad occorred ‘The President therefore takes tbe ground that Mr. Stanton was reepousible fer delinquency, and that if be (the President) had ko. Jen. Batra bad sought advice, the riot might beem prevented. The President noids (Dat 20 TAF as the public interests are con- cerbed there 18 RO camse to Tegret the removal of Mr. Sisoton, for the present Secretary ad snterim DBs. Dy Bis meanures of economy, saved iniilions of déliare t the Gevernment. The commusication was innde io the Senate | Yesterday m order to come witbic the twenty @ays pamed in the ter ure-of-office act, count- ing from the firstday of the November sestion. It is Bot, however, understood wo be the opin- jon cf the Executive that these twenty days begin with the November term, but a¢ sc Sepalors eptertain 8 diiferent opinion. it deemed advirable to communicate the Stanto! suspension ai this date, though tbe President has sei evtion to the Senate, he dors not recoguize the tenure. of-office a ing the sam- ed from New in derstood thut sus eommani. &s constitutional. Nationat Sar8 Derosrr Company —xr. Morrill introduced im the Sena:e, :0-day, a bill (wich was referred to the District Vom: to incorporate the National Safe Depos pary of Wasbington, which company is au. thorized to receive ou deposit sach sums of j ‘J, DOC lees than Cents, as may be of- 2b&nics, igbor aud to sell the came, captial stock to $540,000 Tus Cov missionersHir or PaTENTs.—We hesr that Aitred B. Ely, ot Bosto: ed as & Patent iawyer, stands a very ¥, | good chance for sae Commis: rior, In | @>ts made vacaut by the resignation of Judge ai com- | Thesker. Mr. Ely served im che war ou the Steff ef Gen. Benbam. | celeb: omership of Pat- Tae Navy DeragTMesy—Mr. Nye intro- | duced ipto the Senate yesterday a bill to amend be various actsestablishing a Navy Depart» Bited States. It provides for the spension of Sec- =*ppointment of a Board of three line officers of retary Stspion, Was read in executive session | ne ae whom shall be an Admiral or fo the Senats | ment of the ti led the Board of Survey of the Navy. They shall. uncer the direction of the Seci tbe Navy, exercis borese of the Na’ cure | seim, & upervision over the ment as will se- ous classes of ves- sible to the Sec- of the naval establish. # for the construction, pment of Syren 3 shi =| sane be approv i make anoaal t- Ba) oe depots oft Navy ‘Den seta of obit een aeatet term of of ber ep ice mem! f | ment, or « by said Board, which shal spection of under earge report ibe ordared te pron cd provided by the House resol: Went from Me AB inst., over Me Rolidaye, Ts RaveATED Curraa Roor apon ths Capitol Reiiding appears (0 be a farlore, as it wae this morning iraking, both at the Hoese as the DoW Upon it melt- probable tbat }t will be speed ly coa- demped 818 ite place supplkd@ vy some'hing more sa/isfeeiory. Postroney.—The op-ning of bids for fur- Biebing toe Pest Otice Depariment with lever balances for four yea! of wrapping paper, #9479. 00 pounds of twine, Which was AnuOUn Wd jo tak- piace to-day, Mis reew postponed anil! Jagusry next New pro- posals wall be received ior 1mrpismicg we ar- tic ITY LnsyRANGR ComPany Mr. Thayer introduced tn the Sensre io diay & Dis} (which was reverred to the District Uom- Wits) 10 incorporate the Wasniogtow Ory Lo- Uompany, wit W. ES salting. 3A August me D Giman, J. F. Kichurd B. Mobun shares €50 each. InTDRNAL Revenuw.—Receip'e from th. source lo day $52,959 14. ——--2ce--— Virginia News. rm of Mr. Jonm Kepnart, containing one Durdred and Dively onw actes of jiod, eit Usted ow she Batiimore & Utio ritiroad. near D-pos, in Jetrr-oncoan 5, ws soit hat weem hy Thomas U. Green rag , xt aeveuty~ five collsre prr acre. J: wae purchased by Bir. William Rider, one of the most euerge:ic farmete of tue coanty, The stat snd bar: of Mr.8 H. M:Kenney, ar New Hope Qbarch, tn Amherst couaty, were bnrnedon Inet Frisay mgat. His lows is enti At $1,500, Gud includes three Ror- TY, ® pear neighbor of Mr Krrnry, wus also burned Friday oigns, 8 wif, Ohvia tbe c! ie Li 2500. from the steamer being the property of Mr. tor the line. ‘The trank possession. Mr.J town, on He waa the Jargeat landed proprietor, and doubtless the wealtbie-t man in Jeff Freon county, bie brog@d acres extend- over w gFeat portion of the soa‘hern eaction of the county A meeting of the Presidents of the variou< bones of railwey be ween Norfolt and M-m- phis is now govgon in Lyvchbure, Thora are present, @ op. Mahone of tne three roats from Norieik to Histol; Mr, Calloway. of the East Ter pessee and Virgiats road; Mr Bran- ner of the E st Fennersre and Georgia road, and Mr. Ta'e of the Memphis snd Coarieston road. Bir. Parbourand Mr. Vandegrif: of the Orange ard Alexavdria road are aleo present. The meesiog Darr ference to treight taria. A map employed = & laborer at the(ioeport Navy Yard, crazed by whiskey, beat his wife w ceath, Inst M He wasarresied. His name is Edward Moore. He backed and stamped the nafortuuale womaa, in the most manner, tli she died. On Thore Moreiig jast, between mid- night apd daylight, snow fell in and about Stane‘on to tbe depth of seven inores, The ‘tobacco Jactory of James H.Grant & Oo . in Richmond, was br ken m’ocaSaturday pigit and twelve boxes of mauntactured tobacco stolen iberefrom ‘The tobacco was, atv. Wards, found tn the poeseseion of a biack imsa, Who war arrested A meeting of the Virginia Immigration S>- ciety was bed at Lynchburg oa Monday. Mr. v= D. Hart of Albemarie presided. A = interest: d_ enco was liveree off br, Oiiver oteesiagae ‘The Post Office at Rectortown station, Fau- r Saving Tecigted, esd bo spplicant W2BRRABOUTS oF Ex-ConrxprraTE #RALS.—A lever to the Houston Taiegraph tates that Major General J. G. Walmer, of Walmer’s old civicion, is at Versailles, Wood- ford county, Ky. He writes, in a private letier: “7 bave bought oat from Eugiand @ fail «at of steam sgricultaral implements, and design during the coming sengon cultivating s fatm feome fow hundred seres with them.” Gen. M. Jef Thompeon, now in New Orleans, wall reture North, and continue to solicit cepite ists to tale stock in a company in New Urie Which was organized sprivg for the p: pose of lightening vessels over the bar al the mouth of the Mississippi river by means of camels. Gen. Hindman is president of the iron Mountain railroad, in Missouri. Gener. ai Marmaduke is epgaged in the commission snd forwarding busiaess in St. Louis Forrest is at his Rome in Memphis. Mag: oder is at present in Baltimore. General Longstreet has been in New Yo eral Wigfall is im London, ¢: active paying argreod Sow Mr. Bao, whe ts practicing Jaw. Gen. E Kirby Smita eat the bead of an institotion of learalng in tacky, Which is under the eootrol of the Pn. Gen. Buckner is the president of the Commercial Insurance Compsay in New Oriesas, General Bragg / or tee city water works o: General Fegan is practicing his professio (law) in Little Rock. General Hawthorn i the Braz:}liem ermy, wi' the rank of Colonel. Gen. Joe Jobnston’ has resigmed hrs position Ae presidentof @ railroad cempeny, and isat present ‘travelling in the North and Enet. General Beauregard is still president of the New Orleaus aud Jacksou railroad, heaiguar- ‘ersin New Orleans. General Dick Taylor is ag money wit bis canal contract tc Generals Wirt and Dan Adem: Gier Contecera'e Generals, inciuding Meury, Wheeler, &c. Gen. Shelby ts in or neur St Louis. TROUBLE AnoUT & SkaTinG PaRrK.—On Monday the members of the Philadelphia Board of Health, paid on official visit to the Beighbvorhood of the Arctic Skatiog Park, at Eighth street and Cotumbia avenue, conce: ing which thera bas recently been consider: ‘rouble. The allegation in relation to it is, that the water from it, by some av dergronnd drainage, flows mito the cellars of ev veral resi- deuts of the east side of Eight the avenue The majority of Boird ap- pear to be of the opinion that the complaint is traceable to the Pars, and will likely eo re- port. —————_ Acctpent To Rev. DR. DuRHIN.—The Obris- ber (M. BE.) Advocate tays: “The whole Church will regret to learn that bin, sepior secretary of the Missionary So. ciety, met With a serous accident on Monda: 5 le walking in theda: be tel!, breakitg the bone of brs left arm jai below the shoulder. Though in as comforta- bl a condition ss could be expected, under the eifenmetances, he will not, probably, ve able to st-end to the duties of his office for several weeks i Luowanp Hvyck axp E. A. Weep HEtp ro Bai—The New Yorm 7 ws ‘Justice Hogan, in_ ti ‘A. Weed, arrested on a charge of baving stolen $5,200 worth of Later- pal Revenue beer scamps from a Baltimore collector, &8 previously represented, decided to commit the prisoners for trial at the Gen- «ra! Sessions, Bai) wae accepted in the sum Of 85,000 each. ———____..., B7 The Si. Joseph, Missouri, Union says: “Sue Denin decamped from Leavenworth, where she Was managing a theatre, leaving several bills -”” Several parties several bills unpaid. veral parties wan ed SF There was good sleighi and o her towns in norther: Monday, wit® five inches of sn rivers 7 The cot! tories at Fishervilie, N H., have reduced the wages of their operatives 2 per coat. The hours of labor coutinue gs 87 A “Ladies” Library Association,” which Tntmccession ever, trans ct im suce lished at ‘Ksiameaco, ‘Wiscons “0 Rane ein. ‘The man jeg sinbbed Joule Soieiés at aslaging sossoe is Sai See seamen areca 4 J PuriapsLrnia, Dec. 19—The gee nes and ded, and the windia Borthvest The trer- tends foury egress above s-10. New York Market Naw Yor«, Dec. Jour gull ard droop- jue YBat dou and Savy Goro mo sens. Onte ye emt Better Por droopiag, $21.95, Lard dull st Wyalsy cent. Bar. y tontew and advancing. tot on dail at 15% B/S cents forMiddirg Upisods Fre gna guilt. Spirie Turpentine dull at sQa52y% cts Rosin quiet. voce ies Southern Reeonstructi: To the Virgima Reconstruction Uonvention Jesierday w colored delege » Offered x rose th Sppoinimr nt ofa commictee ot five + wat contd be don to put 4 stop HivyS men who ere not dtheR pabit re disiresred therefor by d sioyal Thies colored kr pudlicwns poke in favo n TY RtVeS Opporrd ihe rervlation. The spark e139 100k Bwide POlborl Fane, Pendiog the diveu ad) urmrd, In Stabana Be Montgomery onndi! Union Jengue denounce the new constitu ton, snd @} on be colored Joagues to aid in deles ing tg @eclaring *tha: the d, iega'vs to tae couvea- ow went far beyond ther dules and iu-trac- thens by framirg & oons:ot cD @efranchiving nd prose: folng & 'arge port.on of she most n- telngewt nod Ia w-abiding cit z2n8 of Alabama. Serhous di s+ps ons in the Radical ranks are tohing place ip different sectous of the S:ate. The Covtervatives ste organizing ciuhe ‘bropgbous the State to d-fea: ih new consti turicn at the coming electiom, aod in certian scbons receiving large Scessions {rom the colored +lement. The Geo convention passed the relief ordinance terday, which provides “That from and af'er the age of this Ordinan ail levies which bave ben or may be made uncer execution ies ued from any co! be suspended ontil this taken or re used t IL and void, and of no effect, Georgia Supreme Cours having decided the tay i woof the last Legisiacare wucomsiita ictal In the Louisiana convention yesterday, a Trsolntion was offered directing that he con. Yention proceed at once to orgsnize a c.vil government for Lonisians. I: was laia over and orderea to be printed An Attempt at Suicide tic Youth being © in Poison. [From the OBicago Tribune, Dec. 5:b.} A youtbtul and romantic Polander, named m. Benjowsky, made terday afternoon, to coil. But it refneed to shnfile, aad fe lives to give the full particulars of the affair. Un- smooth love was the cause of the rash act; 1 Ws the means by which he undertook to tranepiant nimself, The bero of "his very absurd attempt at elf Tiddance is 8 professional pianist. Of late he basentriained the babiines at a saloon ow! by 2Germau named Wilkes, located at the cc rper of Randolph aud Canal streets. How- evrr, some monits stoce he did 3 aimitsr ser- vice m the saloon ofa German named Wimt- gene, located on the corner of Randolph and Mary streets. To this establishment there is attached a daogther, said to be a lovely young maiden, to whom our bero in tara tached The maiden jisiened is said, to bie tales of love, and answered most positively in the affirmative when he Popped the question. Bat ip. «There is many 'T.wixt cup snd 11 Although they would, the old man woulrtn’ He basa ‘ticular abborrence of piano piay- ers, and thie ope in particniar. So he refused to give bis consent im a manner not to be mis- understood. This refnsal took sorely to heat ‘Yesterday afternoon he be- wok himeolt to a drag atore and red the tte cekoge Ta fe pocket ‘Gepartea to Pi eo ‘ted to the Rome of his lady-love, and, in ber pres. ence, swallowed the potion. He then returned to the saloon of bis employer, and Isid bim- eelf down to di But in this resolve he was upeuccessful. A physician administered 3 strong emetic: the urseric which he thonght to have taken proved to be a dose of morphine, and Benjowsky is again us well as canbe os. pected under the circumstances. He bas taken 8 solemn pledge to abstain trom poison for all thie to come, &nd proposes to contend for the band of the maiden with redoubied Vigor. The Sunday Ope Italian Opers is at an end—for the sea. at the Academy of Music; but mortals Atfect tDAt speces of ecstacy need not be disconsolate. There is «till plenty such ss it ie—remaiping behind. It can be found Sunday morning, or Sunday evening, at almost aby of the fsshiorable up-town churches. The price of admission is much cheaper than it usedto be a: fore Msx reduced it, d tue audiences—we beg ngregations—will be found to be we @o net know whether Ted to use opera glasses yet, or assome ofthem hive gone so fur as print the selections of music, sad distribute the pews, 20 doubt they will eome to that ed by. Cpers clokke mhy be seen, here the: Fang Shite kid glove: are matters of course. Ifsome people think it impertinent in the Express to bear testimony to these fasts, What Go they thinkofthestory toidby « relig: jobs contemporary, (we muy 45 weil say, it is © Presbylerren,) ROW & few SUCGSys ago, in ove of tbe New York Preshytezian churches,the Place of the regular prima conna was tempor- srily supplied, doring ber absence, by Another. The new voice was th becbot cop versation, Se some Of the wors! ts beguiled their homeward way, thus. ‘Who was she!’ ‘Who cap she be?’ The answer was: he is ao young. titord gir) quite unaccustomed t> such & cong! ition. Did you potice how she trem. bled?’ It came out the next day that the timid young girl was ous of the performers in the Biack Crook” it was butibe other day that we read of Mies ———, the tavoriw cantatrice of Dr. Church, giving a grand Voncert at the opera. House. We do not wonder aretzek made out so bedly with Kspp-Young, Hauck, and tbe rest of them, over tere. The arch tatrice, and otber competitions of the seme kind, were ivo much for them.—A, Y, Arraize im Lovpon County, Va—The Leesburg Mirror says: ‘The County Conrt on Monday was not largely attended. The negro (jaime, charged with horse stealing, has since gone cruzy. The proceedings in the tirst case was dis- wissed, and the prisoner remanded to jail on second charge. If his insanity isto be derer- mined by the noise he makes, the sooner he is rent to Staunton, the bet! ‘Three bogs. tonrteen months it xetned be. & Citizen of Unison, ip this county, whic! weighed respectively, 461 pounds, 445, and 394; bet Weights, twelve humdred aud cinety-four pounds. Who can beat lerortanT ECCLESIASTICAL Movewewr.— Siephen Bi: Tyne. Jy having, wiihin tne-on: / TIDE, IT. q cae powteal time, Geciared to the shop bis deter- 10n not to choose, 1rom the iwelve Pres- byters named by the Standing Committee, five Siva scone & Pete eomaas euty of DE ive dew 1, by canon, upcn the Bishop of the Diocese. "Ho has tixed vpon the Key. Dr. Tuttle, of St. Luke's, in this ¢ ty; the Rev. Dr, }» Of St, Peter's; the Rev. Dr, Hoffman, of Grace Chureb, Brooklyn Heights; the Rev. Dean re, Of Hempstead; and tbe Rev. Samael Hollingsworth, of Port- r. Tbe cowrt is summoned to meet on the 10th of Janaary, 1863.—N. ¥. Ezpress, A Unrvemear LAnGuaGe.—itis not gener- ally known im tbis country that one and the same telegraphic alpbabet is ured in Great Britain, France, Holland, the Ger- man States. Italy, Portugal. Malta, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Roreia, Greege, Turkeys Atrica, and India; also for the Mediterranean, Persian Guilt, and the Atlantic Oabies. The alphabet ‘was originated by the Germans, Tr rned tera % Prince county, Md. on last, with Judges Ford ana der in at- tendance. Obief Judge Brent is engaged at the Court of Appesis. . wR ae Tae eat ‘Borrinined ‘nd 11 wee afterwards agp Pet ener Meeearnesety | Ce Dery ley wee ipsty | Kelly tects vomured i BeRewe igbily worden wt New \ ora pap re gree ber towne: Sor | Wederedny siter: con, the watmee p-riorm the Fi 1D Avena Opera 4 Be following “at iowa wor v'closk oo | Avri ue Opers Hews Hiv bromer Tooms Keown Kelly Elysteo | were a) Oy ters CONGKESSION AL. —Yesterday sf erneon— Ss solve rath+r too fer.and be | > La Wing thet itebaitOuly | wee. diene who it ls nD epee Omeot was agreed to, and the bil! M1. Morrill, of Baine introtuced a bl! enp- Plementsry to (h- aot to moorportte the Na- y Fuse Deposi io. of the D etre: of Colombia Kelerted to Vom tre! of Columbia. Mr. Poolftia, moved to resonsiter the yore Te yestiag the House co@carrent re-o'e 104 to s0lours trom Dect mber \0. I-#7, to January 6 IeC8, WaIeM GAVE Tse 10 COUB.deradle discus- ‘ol tbat be Presid no ‘Eoeeded bis p) to tesistavee agsias! Tepiied at length. v ng ™ the Uonett Presicert wae ec otned with tts 8d seme degi-Intive, while the pow. 's Of tbe legisiative and jnaicial depar ments ely Mmiied to those {anc ions. a Te right 'o cepsure bim em. H- bleved the Te-peckd Andrew tienes Dbewed toe MAUBeT iaind aed wae Sam bar, les Several Senators gave ft ae their experience tha: tt Was Derter to adjourn ovrr, Re 1 would porterof And-ew * be 1m possible to Ker) AraRiDE TeMarks 10 Tepaed to Bem (s baying made sreribed to bim Dy Sbarpiey Once eniled Bim & tar, NOD BHD ® Dost & Umesirkieg Leon oo A sbort avercatio {008 off B's ove room Brock: dc®D, neo » (hone Caps 8s 1do now perkape 4 might nave Jobrsop.—l was going to say that. Mr. Dralte —Put it wou!d Rave been because 1 ab nViscibie champion of the Union 3nd tbe crac ly fo of the very doctrines wnicb toe Sevaicr te DOW Bayocating pon this doar ole ep a word Fuk ave. and dragrng rive pietol fom bw p @ sacce-eion. All th: r. Joburon —I learn thet for the frst tims. ‘The reed vg of he Senaor from Missouri been more efiective than mice Bas been if thar is +0 thre shots im re Wook + Mert in the pe who bad come & Mr Drake — Does the Sena‘or remember his i108 I Tegerd to Holle t 4 60n.—b erfee ly. i more reOrseee teBeD. the better for tee 1m erste the Paterred to ‘Tbe motion to Feeonsider was then agr-ed to to Bmend by Ins-riine Leoember 3, and Friday, Janoary 3; whieD was diengreed to. hice Fesolution wae then passed—ayes 29. Mr. Jobrsom retorted that tered Juco: Bouk mui, and Mr Doolile move agains( the autao aie Nepale 10 cep) r ing 8 parBfol wow Tr, Aptbomy desired to «tare ther cked pp trom tor deseve (Mr. Sprago*) wee d-tained Ow mation of Mr Corbett, tbe pil) to raise tbe value Of legal teader nove to par was ONCUTFrRE resoimiion to Ad. eae Friday, December 2, to Moncay, a Borex oF Bureeeenrs tives —Ii being gen- iat Bo DUtIneR Of import. uid be trassacied in ide House to-day 2 especially for (be pur- ing, (bere were bata iim mber of mMemb-Ts in Bi endauce Speaker laid > fore the Hou-e @ soaBue of thr gether: d about ihe theatre on top to the fac: that ber securing eqoal rights in tae Vmbe Mig: B agalo pocketed 7 . He moved to endsii ate ime following Tuesday, 24u instant, as the day of Kelly. Leon ang | arreried by the om Sharply were promptly ~ BGO p BORG io (De ats. ‘bo is apparepuy & very id he acted in wit Gefen Sharpiey Was de ply aff ci-d 8: the lows of Bir Tidie Grath Be Ot mar With WhU+ defending Rim trom actacK and grottemarly mi Bic tors from the Secretary of the Luverer G- persi in relation to the pay- Per cent. incr-mse of salary wo Retrrred to Committee The Speaker alroiad before it lever fom the clerk, stating that be Bad, in Sccordance wit br amendment was Jost, a ‘Wt Aleo tost by & vo! 3 TLe papers in tne Fitz Jone Porter case were trapemitied to the am berment wre caused by resding a requnst trom Geperal Fr D ren ark of Bie that be » browWer, aud the spective Deparimeots. Uonsidersoie on. decen-ed was about thirty one years of age. He was formeriy a barber in Patradel- phis, bus for sever tricken out & ‘A revstatlon adopted, maken Jeare Bas corned o ba- Official documents sent to Laid om the table. Mr. Farnaworth (111) it was the House adjourn to day x wed iteett into Com: tee of the W bole on the state of (ue Usion, Mr. Paseo ip the char oach, ‘Would mot belie esses of the (joverament uader The President transmitted to the Senate, in H tare Die reasons for the sDb-tiate the w ty cour. He decribed, by SA 8 quiet Od gentle. msnly person. not dovbiless promp'rd Dich reenit-< yp bir s brother was im dsog: o'cloek, seselon, Bad suon afterward ad- Hovsz.— After our report closed yesterday— Mr. Wathborn (ind) offered a resolation Committee om Military Affairs 10 the expediency of extenainy the acd: ional bounty act to ibe widews of Who bave died since its passage. The Conserv ative Ooo vee yesterday morning, unenk ©! Te-giniions, Tecogal: icy of Preei- he said, sup- -y believed hem becat » ok that, by the 1) Of ‘be wer. shivery Das Dre apoliemed: Se-erting De rgb of Vitgiuus Ly Be rertured to the Upiow, ane declarrg ber inten tom wm good Tight They did pot woe of them, bot becnuse iple. Mr. Van Tromp House op the subject He referred at Jength to English inw and Engli-h precedents upon that subjec’, aud uM proceeaed (0 coptrover' the legal peiats of the majority of the Judiciary Com mittee, As represebted ip their report. and teroach the speech of Mr. Bou'weil. Keferri Boutwell’s argument of the aathority peschment upder tended that the Con: States Dad mever conferred common law j Tisdiciom upon the courts in iter civil criminal cases, apd bence the Seoate, when Acting in its judicial capacity ass Bigh const of imy-eachment, could pot entertain @ trial tor impeachment upon any ground or for any ly such 25 Was designated and a ~~ ~ consider ag tor ry President of the Uni {nith to pertorm pb: rc sting agar -t tbe igs to the U 408; pro erning ot Vergimis io SRY Way not detiard im the Fed-rai Cousuce- toh, sdopiiug the Inngaage of te resolnuos sdopted st the Cooper Loe i that a willtery goverpment x tbe funcamen's! ideas of oar Mr. Rots offered a resolution reciting that the report of thy Secrevary of War shows that the +> penses of the United States military de Ariment amoOvNt to About seventy-seven mii- ons, bring more than tbe entire expenses of administering tbe Na ional Government in its earlier and better days. and directing the Uom- witee on Militery Affairs to quire into the +xpedie ney of reducing the ar} esiabhisbment ip Subsequently, Mr. Garfeld moved to recon- sider the yo'e. remarkin, 4 reflection on Mr. Rots dirciasmea any such ‘The vote was reconsidered, tion was Isid on the table; ao Mr. Baker offered a resolution reciting that ‘oUBt, expedient that tne mil- {tary es!abitsbment of the United States shonid be as spall and economical as is Land absolute need of and directing the impeachment. ba oree@rlpg th@t the people ef ITE IBIS Bivc: Tey desire to sre their adwanoe- are willing to extend 5 PrODivwme tbat the people ©O-operate with ail Men throughout tbe Uaiom, of whewwer name oF party, Who Will Isbor to restore stitutions! Union of tbe Siste, and WouelisGovern meat under conzoi of tue wbite Resolutions were adopted Uruiral Commitee tomake steps towara wating that the preamble eneral Grant. Purpose. nd the resolu- then shorizing the Committee on Miliary Afiairs te inquire into the expediency of re- was adopted unsnimo: the vote by yeas and nays belag—yeas, 129 ‘y ener! So remove the pable violation of the pro- it would bean | ettled principle that amed innocent le believed. cet © 2 tO pass law which would sus- pend the President before trial, hope that the Radical m=. Reed to the requirements of the emp ge A ‘Would Reed the voice iter. of ton and Pittsb De abrogation of the well every MAD fe to be is proven gui wns bot he bad ne ation instructing the Committee of Ways and Means to inquire into the expedieccy of providing for the total destruction of high wines aud whiskey seized for revenue frauds. Adop’ Also, @ resolution instructing the Committee i woal law. Nor did 8 i; i The two Radical ci arg had recently spoken. majority of the House wanted commit a swicidal course take heed of ot Ways and Ht to inquire into the expe- diency of exempting from tax ail iscomes hot exceeding $2,500. Adopted. The Speaker presented executive commani- cations, a8 follows : From the Secretary of War ad interim, with atstement of qnartermasters’ contract communications from ry 4 the evident change that was img On ip the minds of the people of the conn wy. hit. Woodware (Pa.) them addressed the committee for fifteen mina the law of impeachment the speech was uttered inso low ay could not be beard in the reporters’ gallery, ‘was auderstood to say ignity bad pushed Mr. ad comvietion, th le would have reversed the w the le could to Mr. Pott ithe | the power | States would be the Bighest cri | Sure, apd be Beliewed woen the N: ‘ a (es on the subject ot the Paymaster Sekipg @ further appropriation for reconetruc- Tposes in the Jd militery dietrict; with 8 communication trom the Com: T8l, ASKIDg AD increase branch; asking ap appropriation for @ build- San Francisco tor maiitar, ce to the claim of St. i t toward the close he that if partizan mal Johnson to a trial ant Back to this period as It om scenes DOW passing on! i Imrortan? Lingt Scrr.-Wihem B. Mann, E-q., the dietrict attorney of -) some time since bel against Mr. Wtilism Meeeer. tbe proprie. tor Of tbe Sondsy Mercury, & Democratic pa- per. In the Gourt of quarter sessioss yester- | day morming the jury brought ina vwerdieiot leeser Was pinord spplication for ® new trusi. @nd also asked (Dat bis client be admitted to Judge Brewster holds the application “ideration Mr, Eldridge asked ho Dave repaired the injury ad been convicted and removed. Mr. Woodward replied that the people would Bave considered bim a persecuted mau, and taken him up and re-elected him. Mr. Eldridge said tbat cou: because alter conviction he constitutional: Mr. Van Wyckottered a resolution directing the Commissioner of Interns! Revenue wo re- port why the supervisors of the scheme Know Se the Gettysburg Asyium tor Invalid Soldiers had been exempted irom payment of special tax on lotteries. ‘The resolution wes adopted: and the House, 8! 4 o'clock, adjourned ea te AY, December ye Obsir inid before the Senace the memoria} of the religions society of Friends relative to the treatment of the Indians, ferz-d to Committee on Iodian Affairs. Mr. Wilson presented @ memorial of John Warren, an American eitizes, now confined as 8 Feman ip & British jul The petitionerstates that be was im New York city when the fences for whieh he was trie Reterred to Committes on Foreign Reiations. Tbe usns! nember of pet equal rights, &c., were prese: her and others, and referred. Mr. Samper presented a petition from dele. clain. ing to represen: 30,000 colored Ket y coldiers, asking an eqnaliantion of fran- Referred to Coramittee om Muttary Mr. Cragin, from the Committee on Terri- tories, reported & bill to reguinte the selection jurors m the Territory ot Mr. Cragin gave notice that he should cali bill at an early day. itis of tar more in its title signified. ana nad Ite object was ¥ And other abuses which Yr. Soa AG oe peng ee ou Print- ix g, reported in favor ot printing the memorial of ihe New bg opened ot ee ative to 8 return to ie payment. Adopted. Mr. Antbopy naka thoes eee some valuable ipformatien in this memorial which memoers -of the Finance Committee thought should be placed in the hands of the Senators. Mr. Thayer introduced the following, which were reterred to Committee om District of Co- lumbis: Fi‘l'o mcorporate the Potomac Na: ‘an-portation Oompany cf the not De possible, | ‘would Dave been iy incapable of holding office ‘codward said he Bad not considered it WAS simply etat- id be the popular guilty, and Mr. | His connsel made the guestion ip thst | ing What Be believed wi | Marrianp Coat Trane. The Cambd-riandg Alleganian «tses tat the Obe-peake aoa On: canei trade for the season bas closed a few days in advance of the cime fixed ny tae pras- ident for having the water drawa of, by an Bpou it by the ice king Coal bave exceeded those the Winter Seuson. The Philadelphia Ledger bas the following eRestions on 8 subject of whe hest interest in all large cities: It is ap ubfortupate fe: industrial economy, that the winter . which brings eo many additional expenses in house! and keeping sanes of iife, sbould also there is least employment. Isbor is most sbapdant and the demaad for it least active. Im several ing, s'ope magonry, plastering, embargo iid shipments of cost in the neces- the season when hen the supply of were committed branches, like brick- by Mr. Sum- only fre the workmen in this and kindred branches earning no Rected trades that work in conjunction with these are also partly idle. from slackness work Of course, co far as out-door masoery ‘sre concerned, such things are &nd are beyond the it, along with the al. most total cessation of work in the trades and iabor already mentioned, there comes a #iack- ss in a number of other branches of m-- trade tabor. which siacknees ts Genton the season. W. vocations that suffer ii ben ie 9 because they will suggest them. selves io most emplo; rkingmen. ‘be slackuess and has engaged the services of Gon G er Dus all ‘be Con- | & pcCicllan as engineet.Newark adecrtion, A Fawtty McEperep—a diving vear Altos, Lllinots, was mar. Of grand and petit Utah, snd for other importance t to prevent po! prevailed in U RAILROAD PROGKESSion.— There busy time op the Cambri‘ge end chester and Delaware Kailrosd du: e Bot necessari! peed not ity yers and wo! &7 At Burning i aside outdoor ing 9p and canal aavigat: a give any other 4 sist ; ing November 1. Teesived at Pitsburg, ot nine and ten cents per ae i Washinee Woolen Mi, of Straws. grt owing tote lange 5g iy preee: ‘he bould be taken up at it ‘would be far Denier jactored ag 4 < H eis sj!