Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1867, Page 1

WeWING EVENING STAR. | PUERICBED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) | at THE STAR BUILDING, WF corner Pemn'a avenue and Evevensh sircet, BY NOYES, BAKER & CO: - ‘The STAR is served by the carriers to their | eubecribers in the Oity and District a: Tax | Oerte rex weer. Uoplet at the conuter, with oF without wrappers, Two Omnrs eack. Pries yor MatLise -—Three months, Ome | Deliar and Fifty Conta; six months, Tarce Bob- | rt; ene year, Five Dollars. No papers are Seat from ‘he office longer than paid for. ; | The WEEKLY STAR—publisbed om Fri- Gay —Onc Dollar and a Half « Year. TUFSDAY DECEMBER 17 } The Distingsished Trage@an, MAR. EDWIN FORREST. METAMORA. THE LAST OF THE WAMPANOAGS, Serpecueaty iss LILLIE MRE BARTON BILL, AND THE SPLENDID COMPANY WEDNESDAY, RICHARD IN) wal OPERA HOUSE. DE LA GRANDE _ . RRIGNOLI. GRA TALIAN OPBRA WAX STRAAROS!P hax the honor to annew ® brief -rason of Ita an Opera lHmited to F. sights. on JONDAY EVENING. December au at@r. w When will be prodeced Verdi”: chief d’eavre, in fomr mete " . ANNA DE iS ADELAIDE TROVATORE LA GRANGE, a0... LEON: PHILLIPPS, ae. AZUCE RA a SIGNOR BRIGNOLT. as mre, Fs TY SIGNOR ORLANDANE ax COUNT DILONA The Chorns and Orchestra have been selectré from very best talent. Mosicai Director and Conductor, Signor NIOULA 24th, TUBSDAY NORMA. 23th. WEDNESPAY_—LA PAVCRITAL 26th, THURSDAY ; Farewell nicht PON GIOVA Admission S1_ Reserved Seats. Par Cirele. $1.50. Orehestrs Cha of Season eis will comma DAY.ai¢ A Mf ngle nights METZEROTE & Co. WPRE CEAND CONCERT OF THE SEASON XT, ‘Ss NEW BELL, BENEFIT OF ST Will be given at CARROLL HALL. on G. between sth and inh streets, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17th. The absence of the soft mellow toue of the formec magnificent bell remlered nseless throngh sone ew in the meta! the people of the Istan’. but througheut the w District. In response te an almost universal appeal, the Choir of St. De ou with the most eyrllen, have kindly v teered their The m genius whic by the several ere of this grand concert wil! not fail to in- every lover of sone and melody one ‘The nvusical treat will amply re. you will lend your aid to a work of p.m. Concert dela WA SICHTS IN SCOTLAND.” THURSDAY and MONDAY, 19th and 2: MR. KENNEDY, The Cotes ttish Vocalist.) Will give his Popular Entertainn a the SONGS OF SCOTLAND!” Interspersed with critical remarks and anecdotes. illustrative of Scotland in the nts OLDEN TIME. Piano Forte Kennedy Admission. 50 ( ents “ 74 Conte Tickets at Metzerott anit Door m ‘cleck. det3 GNOLI GRAND ITAL- OPERA COMPANY, MAX ST. nform the citizens‘of Washington that he ae mace arrangements for s bris! sease RAND ITALIAN OPERA eminent artists. WALL’s OPERA HOUSE, Commencing MONDAY BV ENING, Decemb Fall parti ulars shortly 2 AKOSH With the A de 12-ti BALLS, PARTI GRAND BALL 7 Ward. on TURSDAV BV ENING. Decciuber 7.187. Ticke 1, admitting & Gentleman Eadie: Ballet (Masier-THOS. BL BUTCHE vem at UNsON HALL, and 3 Poor of the Seventh t Te ANNUAL COMPLIMENTARY HOP by Prof. Rossel’ pupils. will be given WE NESDAY. December 18. * el dons Assem| ome, Pennaylvani avenue. between I7th and 18th street: Supplee, J. S. Humer 8. Alle Special Committee. Q@XTH ANNUAL GRAND MASQUEBA, » BALL HARMONY CIRCLE, For the benefit of the NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, Te be beld at ODD FELLOWS’ HALL Op MONDAY EVENING. JA Admission - One Gentlem nts have been mad loth street. who will o: of avery description. at reasonable Refrecbments to be furnished by Mesers. ben & Abner. Tickets to be had 7rw STREET. NUARY 6ru, 156s. and Indtes $4 ith Mr. LM le to furnish cer sth and D «ts a ‘CLOTHING, &. Boys: scnoon setts, $6, $7.50 and 8% BOYS’ DRESS SUITS, $*, $10 and $12. YOUTH S SCHOOL SUITS $5, $10 and $12 YOUTH'S PRESS SUITS. $16, $12, $15 and $18. YOUTHS am! BOYS’ SILK MIXED SUITS YOUTH S$ and BOYS’ BLACK CLOTH SUITS. The best variety of YOUTH’S, BOYS’ and CHILDREN'S FIRST-CLASS CLOTHING in hte city STEPHENS & CO., nnsylvania avenue, deer Bet oth and ith streets. Laser con MENT FINE CLOTHING, WITH POSITIVE ORDERS TU SELL WALL, ROBINSON & 00., 322 Pennsylvania avenue, ae 10 26 between 9b and loth ste + Esrasiisurp IN 1840. NEW GOODS AND LOW PRICES. Boeving sold off our old stock. we now offer to our customers sn entire mew stock of the FINEST CLOTHING and GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, bought at the preset low prices for CASH. Great inducements can be made to parcha- sors, ae we bave enlarged onr capacities for a | Large, New, and Fashionable Variety of Goods Raving arranged with extensive bouses in New York to eel! ut the very lowest prices WALL. ROBINSON & CO., 322 Pennsyivanis reune, nom jm __ Between Sth and 10th ste. J. BEIBESGER, ft * (eeccessor to H. F. Letnen & Oo.,) CITIZEN6, ABMY AND NAVY MERCHANT TAILOR. Metropeiiten Hotel, (late Brown’s,) 7 6tf No. 369 Penn. avenue, Washington. BOARDING. FROARDING-*DRNISUED AND Bisihp nooks eee ASO UNF j~ mar, per week. Table boar week, at 337 Pennsylva ia dle 17-3t* FosSsaR ROOMS TO LET AT LOW | rates, 391 ith or withoet Boerd he Yamba avenue, between 4’, and Sth ats. di ¥ D— First cl 4 BY Honth. and farnished fcom 195 21* Bot. between 17th and Mth pty gat BAR us - j M. WILLIAN. 336 Pennsylvania aveuoe, b: H les a large lot <?) FLOWERS pre orth from § per yard, worth { goods SUITABLE FOR OBRISTMAS of price end eee, St irae | tab! conte a has been &eenly felt, not oaly by | oie Y | purchases there. ie nl ng Star, WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Socusty, Etc—The upper tendom Dois bad @ sensation on the 1i'h Marriage of Mr Norman William £0, to @dnoghter of Jadge Cato Supreme Court. The eveat included & troes- sefu from Paris, fine dispiny of elegant and costly presents, and all the other modern im- Provements. Robert Linceln was one of the Wite of General Morgan L. to the Sandwich Islands, Smith, our Coss from whom he was divorced some time ago Das petitioned to have ‘ke case reopened and the decree set avide, ow the ground of want of novice, inlse swearing, Sheald she sec- ceed, the new wise which he took ont with bim will be placed in an embarrassing posi- tion, matrimonially considered. ScsrErsion of ReoveTion or Tum Cur- RENCY.—Mr. Sherman to day reporteé from the Senste Committee on Finance the bill « Suepend Farcier Reduction of the Outrency,”» with an amendment striking out the words “That from and after the passage of this act the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to mae any reduction of the curreney by re- tiring or cancelling United States motes, shall be, and is hereby suspended,” and inserting the words “That so much of the act approved July 12, 1906, entitled «An act to provide ways means to support the Government, ap- proved March 3, I-65,’ as provides that the Secretary of Treasury may retire and cancel ‘United States notes to the extemt of four mil- Mons of dollars per month be, and the same is hereby, suspended until Congress shalj other- ‘wite provide.” DEATHS OF ADMIRAL PALMER AND Catt Brreove Bem YELLow FRVSR—Tame Rewaiws Broveet To New YoRK.—The fol- | lowing telegram was received at the Navy Department this morning: Nuw YORK, Dec. 17.—Hon. G. Welles, Store. tory of the Nevy—Sir: We arrived last night at nine o'clock from St. Thomas, with the re- Mains of Admiral Palmer and apt. Bur- roughs. The Admiral died on the morning of th of yellow fever. The ship staried North on the 7th with a number of cas foming three of the crew by by ‘ailing from aloft ma heavy gale. Are still several cases of yellow fever, but all convalescent. Out of coal. Machinery and (oilers crippled, and hul! badly strained. D. M. Fairrar, Captain U.S. S. Susquehanas. Rear Admiral Jas. S. Palmer was born in New Jersey on the 13th of October, iSi(, and appommted midshipman in the United States Navy on the Ist of January, S¥5. He has had | 19 years and 7 months sea service. and 4 years and i) months shore daty. He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the 25:h of July, 1°66, for distinguished services during the re- dellion, which were principally performed in the West Guif squadron under Admiral Far- Tagut, And was appointed Uommander of the North Ath squadron December 4, 1565. Hie term ot service there nad just verminaced. and he would have been ordered home in a short time Captain Jehu A. Berroughs, of the Marine Corps, was born in Pennsylvania, on the 2d | 7. He emtered the Corps asa ‘Lieutenant on Sth of June, 1°61: moted to a Capt 64, and died on board the Susquel hora W.L., of yellow er, en the th Bow wei excellent officers, and much esteemed by all who Knew them TuE VETo Mzssacu.—The President's mes- | S8ge, vetoing the bill Intely passed striking out | the word “white” from all the iaws of ‘tie District, has been nearly completed, and the Principal points of he same were defore the Cabinet to-day. The message will be trans- mitted to the Senate to-morrow or next day Evsning Stak Newsrarce Company. — Mr Patterson of N. H.,introduced in the Senate to-@ay a bill incorporating the « Evening Star ‘Newspaper Company,” with Crosby S. Noyes, Clarence B. Baker, Alex K. Shepherd, Geo. W. Adams, and Sa: H. Kauffman corpo- rators, for the p @ of carrying on the business of printing and ac the city of Washington, in the District of Colum- big; the capital stock of the company to be not jess than $100,000 or more than $20,000. THE NEw YorRK T1xxs thinks some one of resdy imagination bas been inventing the earthquakes and tornadoes in the West indies for the purpose of “bearing the Government Tas MetRoPoLiTan PoLice.—Mr. Ingersoll introdueed im ihe House to-day « joimt resolu- tion (wBich was referred to the District Com- | mittee) providing that the acts of Congress Which require the authorities of the cities of Washington and Ce cand and the Levy Cenrt of the county of Washington to levy and collect moneys to pay an inereased compensa- ion of fifty per cenium to the Metropolitan police force. officers and clerks, be construed as Tequiring said moneys to be provided as all times in advance for use 8a mandatory ap- Propriation. and expended for 30 other pur- pore whatsoever. And upon the requisition | of the treasurer of the Board of Police, em- bracing a sum equal to all arrears of pay monthly, the proper officers of said cities and court are hereby authorized and directed to | Pay the same, and the receipted pay rolis. duly | co as ci rrect by the secretary of the | Board ef Police, 'o be returned upon maxin; subsequent registrations, shall be deemed suf. | ficient vouchers theretor. [The resolution as | Teferred was accompanied with « memorial, | Signed by che police force, complaining of de- | linquency im payment by the C | Jeging that they bad not rec tion for five months.) | Ms. SouTHWwoRTH's “Hidden Hand | ing played at the Boston Athen:cum. is be- | MR. JouN Raypoitre been appointed | | Aeaistant Clerk of the Court of Claims, to fill ihe vacancy occasioned some time ago by the | resignation of James C. Welling, Esq. INTBRESTING N WR FROM THE East Inpta | SQUADRON —A dispaich bas been recetved at the Navy Wepartment from Commander Ear! H.B. M. frigate Octavia came in from Muscat, having on board Syed Toorkee, the uncie of Syed Selim, the present Sultan, who was (hreatening Muscat with an armed ferce. He subsequently took Multra, a city about three miles distant irom Muscat. ‘whereupon the Sultan became alarmed, and Invomed tbe Mediation of the British author- ities, by whose aid he succeeded in_negoti- ating a treaty to the effect that Syed Toorkee should Jeave Arabia for Bombay and remain there im consideration of being paid a stipula- ted allowance by the Sultan, the Bomba: Government ing to detain Bim so loagas Syed Selvin tulfilis bis part of the aereement The steamers ———— — Wareming ‘were at Toads, bu’ ee achusett lett Sx home via the Cape of Good Hope. The Wyoming w&s to start for the United Siates on the 9th of October. The re, Cnware wee gg ioe ‘way up the | Chima Sea om; » baving passed yugh the Strait of Sunda. ‘Uommander FE. Hong Kong, aud that the Resith of oticers aid ng, and cere am cfew was good. TRE PRBIDENT yesteraay removed DP. W. Ballard. Governor of laahe, and nominated 1.8. Gibbs tm his piace, Several Postmasters im Pennsylvania and New York were also nominated to the Senate. PAYMASTEE CUNMINGBAM, who Bas been Hl at Bue resideace in this city for a month past, is stil, we regret to know, conflaed to Bis bed. r Tue Waits Hovex.—All the teepibers of the | Cabinet were tz attendance at the meeting to- day, bat the sesgion was & short one. Dixon and several Represeniatives had an in- terview with the President this forénoon. ; Intsgsat Revewus,—The receipts trom WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1867. Committee of Fmance, with reter- ence to funding the national debt and forthe gonversion of notes of the United States. The report is accompanied by & bili which Suthoriges the Seoretsry of tte Treasury to issue registered or coupon bonds of the United States, in such form and of such peevnecmgee @s be may prescribe, payable, principal an faterest. in coin, Rearing interest a: the tate of 6 per cent. payable semi-annually: sach bonds to be payable in forty years from @are, and to te redeemable in coin at the leasure of the United States, afiey ten years date, to be issued to 60 amount sufficient to coves all Outstanding obligations of tne ‘nitet States, and to be disposed of im sucn r and on such terms, not less thao as the Secretary of the Treasury may eem most conducive to the interests of the Government; and the suid bonds and thé pro- ceeds \bereof shall be exclusively used in tak- ing up the existing securities of the ited States: Provided, That thé expense of prepar- Ing, issuing, and disposing of such bonda shail Bot exceed one per centum of the amount dis- | paged of. The bonds, under the first section of e Act, shall be Known as «the “consolidated ‘bt of the United States,” and shall be exempt om taxation in any form, by or ander State payment of ali xeS or duties to th6 United States, and in consideration of suck exemption there shall be reserved by the Treasurer of the United States one-sixth of the imterest accraing on said bonds, which sum, ip Jawful money, shall be 8 <pecial tand. one-balf of which shalt be dis- tributed among the several] States in propor- tion to their population according to the last cen: taken before such distribu. tion, amd one-half thereof shall be applied to the purchase or payment of the national debi, as herewatter provided for. in addition to the sums necessary to pay the interest of the publicdebt and the maturing tanded debt of -) United States, there is ap- proprfated 01 ‘any mey inthe Treasury Bot otherwise appro jam which, in- cluding the said in and maturing debi, and one-half the tax reserved as afi ‘shall amount to ‘whieb sum during each fiscal year shal! bea, o the reduction of the ‘public deb: in h manner as may be <letermined by the Sec- ry Oi the Treasary, or as Congress may hbereaiter direct, and such reduction shall be in lieu of the sinking fand, contempia‘ed by fifth section of the act eatitled “an act to au- thorize the ivene of United States notes and for the repemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floatmg debt of the United States.” Approved 25th of February, i862. The several Donds of ‘he United States bearing interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, and redeemable at the pleasure of ine United States, atter five years trom their date, commonly known asthe five-twenty bond, shall, after the expiration of five years from their date, at the option of the holder thereof, be exchanged for the bonds authorized by this act; and such 8 are DOW redeemable shall be presented for exchange on or before the first day of Novem- ber next, and not thereatier, and the residue to be presented or before the expiration of five years from their date, and not thereatter: and such exchange sball be made at such places and under such regulations as the Secretary of tbe Treasury may prescribe. The holder of any Iswiul money of the United States to the amount of one bundred dollars, or muluple= of ove Dundred dollars, may convert the same into a bond foran equal amount, authorized by the first section of this act, under such ruies and reguiations as the Secretary of the Treas- d the notes shail be held Treasury as a part of the reserve herein ed tor, and 4ny holder of any of the five-twenty bonds, or of the bonas provided for in the first section of this act, may present the same to the Treasurer of the United Staves and demand lawful money of the United States for the principal and crting interest therof, and the Treasurer sbi redeem the same in lawful money of the Wnited Slates, unless the amount of the United States notes then outstanding shall be equal te four hundrea millions of dollars: uch bonds shall not beso redeemable af- the Untied States have resumed the pay- ‘ment Of coin for their notes; and to enabje Secretary of the Treasury to execute the pro- Visions of this section, he is hereby orized, and requested to maintain the Treasury 4 reserve of not less than fifty millions of dollars money, similir in all respects to States notes authorized by law: Pro: id. resaid, millions dollars annaally, ded, Th t the amount outstanding shall not at any time exceed four hundred millions of doliars. To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem any portion of the securities of the United States beld beyond the jurisdiction of the Uni- ted States, he is hereby authorized to issue coupon oF registered is of the United States, ip such formand insuch denominations as he may prescribe, payable, principal and imterest, in coin, in Frankfort or London, bearing interest at the rate of 4% per cent. annum payable balt-yearly at rateofexchang® equivalent to five francs for adollar, to be payablein forty from date, ahd to be re- deemable in eoin at the pleasure of the United States, after twenty years at rate of exchange, and to be issued 0 &n amount not exceeding five hurdred millions of dollars, and to be ex- changed for an equal amount of five-twenty bonds, or to be disposed of in such manner or such terms, not lees than par, in lawfal money or ite equivalent in coir. as the Secretary ot the Treesury may deem best for the Govern- ment, but the expense of the sale or exchange of such s:! not exceed the difference between the said ri fexchbange avd the market rate of exchang London or Frankfort. ‘The biil is accompanied by an able and elab- orate report ef fifteen printed pages. The committee, in the opening of the report, say that it should be the effort of Congress not merely to declare and obey the existing law, but to adopt a comprehensive policy that wili Preserve the public faith, restore confidence to the people, stability to our business inter. este, and yet will appeal to the sense of justice of the people if it is unbappily drawn into the area of party politics. VV. S. Norms awp NATIONAL BANK Norzs To BE Taxe> —Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts as been authorized by the Ways aud Means | Committee to report the foliowing bill: te Be it enacted, de, a notes and National Bank no ject to taxation by or under State authority, in the same manner as atlother moneys are toxed, aud at no higher rate, SOLDIERS AND SatLons’ CoxvEytioy.— Yesterday afternoon, a conference of soldiers and ‘ailors representing the Union in the different States was held im this city to con- sicer the expediency of cailing a National Convention to nominate candidates for Presi- dent and Vice President. Gen. Crittenden, of Ind, occupied the chair, and among others present were Gens. Barbridge and Buckiey, and Capt. Kennett, of Texas. A committer, compoced of Mayor Morse. Capt. J. W. Smith, andG. W. Wells were uppoited to dratt call for @ meeting in this city on the sth of Jsnuary, which shall determine whether or Not & convention shall be hel United States shail be sub- Tue Hover Commirrgz on Evections, at their meeting this morning, heard contiaus- ‘ion argument in the case of Trimble, of K: tucky, and itis probable that he will be ad- eat. To-morrow the committee the argument in the last of these cases, that of Young, contested by McKee. Should there be a quorum in the House on Friday next, it is the intention of the ¢eommit- tee, we learn, to make their report to the House concerning all these cases. Reconstucriow —In our Congressional pro- ceedings will be found the provisions of the bill brough! ferwara to-day in the House by Mr. Stevens, from the Reconstruction Uom- mittee. ELsewuEre will be found the provisions of the important bill reported by Mr Sherman from the Senate Committee on Finance, pro- viding for tunding the national debt. Presoway.—Edgar T. Wells, Esq, the em- cient Ubief Clerk of the Navy Department, has retursed to the city from his recent trip to the West, and is again at his office im the Navy Department, looking much better. PRESENTATION OF THE DamsH Co: + uue.—The Danish Commissioners the Commissioners on the part of the United ‘States, who artived Bere on Saturday inst from St. Thomas, where they have been sr- ranging for the a aa othe gear eed the ‘United j ‘Rt tel Exec. vtrve Manvion, Ua prepanieg to inp Jpegent 'y t “CONGRESSIONAL. Smyate.—Yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Fessenden closed his speech on the bill to ex- pepe Taw cotton grown after 1867 from taxs- 10R— Mr. Mortom gave notice that at the proper time he showid move an amendment * —— TELEGRAMS TO. THE 8T'AR. FROM EVROPE To-vay. {By Cable to the Associated Prese.} Lexpor, Dec. 17-120 Yr. ™.—Comedis. $253 American Securities inactive; Boads, 71.1-16: lilinots, 89%; Eries P LiyRRPool, Dei P. « —Gotton Gee grown after 1867 one cent per po: bates; . Wilson advocated the bill at length. steed re big sia Ne hc ag ir. Wileme Pare Ronee that Bet would Lompom, Dec. 17—11.15.—: a Move toamen pro if that no cotton re- pe.1i-i6; Bonds firm at 71; Tins 8g, Eres, “munining anrold should be taxed: Also, tha: no RANKLIN, Dec. 17—Bonds, 764, refunded. He said it was our munifest policy Livaer sot, Des. 17-11 15 Cordon quiet ana | (0 lraisiate for the inaterial benefit of the Steady; sales, 3 gerbes, $000 bales; Breadstaffs quiet; Wheat firm. Loxpon, Dee 17—The Times this morniag devotes leading article to American finances. It strangly objects to the financial plan pro- posed by Secretary McCalloch, as involving 80 offer to exchange six per cent. bonds for five per cent., &ud as @ viol&tion of the axiom: “Local taxation sheuld be met by local means.” The Time: thinks the Sec! "s plan would simply substitute new evils for the old, Mr. Frelinghuysen said he had received let- ters from the South and from Ris own State concurring in the viewsof the chairman of the Finance Committee, (Mr.Sherman.) A taxon cotton Bere was a ‘am OR Cotton im india. Mr. Morriil, Vermont, took the floor argued that if the crop was un- mulated the exporter would have to ay the tax, Fein thes vine de, it; instancing coffee and other artic! upon which the importer paid the tax would be it triking a blow at the South to repeal NEW YOKK ITEMS. Sar, Johneop, afer referring tothe past act ities Advanced—Another Fire— | ot Congress upon this subject, said he had Davenport Net Dead—Deat! lieved at, first that the tax was onconstit from the Late -—Arrests fer Murder, | tional, alluding to the prohibition in the Cor NEw Yorn, Dee. 17. —A fire last evening at James’ Sup, where walls seriously stitution from taxing imports, Sinee the w: injured Foreman James O'Neil, and severely ‘With the 1mmense burdens it entadied, it was necessary to consider how to make those bur- wounded Firemen Thomag ©. Les, Thomas | gens as $8 possible. Tne cotion tax was — Edward » Lose by the fire | ruinons. universal testimony was tbat cotton could mot be grown under such a tax ‘Under the precent sysiem of paid labor. If it was important to reinstate cotton into its for- mer condition, then it was the policy of the Government aot to discourage it, but rather to give a bounty for its production. Mr. Conkling Moved to so amend the bill as to itapplicable only to the year 1s. On motion of Mr. Conness, the Senate then held a short executive session, and soon after ijourned. : | Hovse.— Yesterday afternoon, subsequent to the close of our — ‘The House went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Broomall in the cbair,) and proceeded to consider the deficien- cy Sppropriation bill. soutien Oak (Pa.) offerea by tegen nes amie « twenty per cent. for one year the 20th of Jane, Teor, the compensation of ail Five-Twenty bonds of 62 advanced to $10* y. The sdvance is caused from the fact that foreign bankers are short, and are compelled Etelmreey cemren: terdsy trom New ‘elegrams rece e Orleans state that the por ‘of the death of A. H. pe rednort is incorrect. He is slive aad in good health. Mre. Rosanna Murp! being implicated in the ‘Wiefenbash on election m: PHILADELPHIA ITEMS. the employes in the various civil di kd ofthe wernasent at Wasb whose pre Fatal Boiler Ex, tie ting. (Special Dispaich te the Star.] PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 17.—A boiler in one of the largest distilleries in West Phuadelphis, owned by s Mr. Haas, exploded this morning, killing one man, named Geo. W. Sheetley, and wounding two others. The building,and o:h- ers in the vicinity, were greatly damaged. The Fenians of Phil held 2 delow $2,000 would di- by one-half the amount required last year under a like provision to increase com- Ppeneation twenty per cent. Mr. Nicholson offered as a snbstitute an at continuimg in force for one year Meeting for the purpose of expressing taeir | from the 30th of June, 1567, the joint resolution indignation at ‘te action of the Britis Gov- | of February 28, 1967, giving additional com- ernment in the late execution ef Allen, O'Brien, | Pemsation. and Gould. They agreed to have a memorial Mr. Washbourne (1Il.) desired it understood funeral on New Year's day. that neither of those mts came from poet Poem gees a weae’ r. Benjamin represen’ it who! Pwo New Ovlenss Mer Trees 22 | subject was before the Committee on Retrench- ment, and that no action should be takea in the matter till after the repert of that Commit- tee. Mr. Nicholsop’s substitute was rejected, and Mr. Stevens’ amendment was rejecied. The Committee then rose and reported back the bill to ine House. Mr Ste then offered Bis amendment in the House, and it was adopted—yeas 73, nays 70 bead mendment applies to all the civil employes of the Government, regular and temporary, male and female, including the Bavy-yard, public printing office, coast sur- vey, Be Executive sion, detailed enlisted men, &c, whose compensation is less than £2,000 Mr. Benjamin moved to lay the bill on the table. Agreed to—yeas 73, nays 67. Yeas — Messrs, Allisson, Arnell, Ashiey — oh ed with Frauds te the Ai $150,000. [Special Dispaten to the Star.) New YoRK, Dec. 17.—Two New Orleans merchants, named Moses Frang and his son, who are charged with defrauding firms in tbat city of amounts ranging as high as $150,- 000, were brought to New York yesterday by detectives, who, finding themselves itkely to be detained by a writ cf habeas compat im New Orleans, spirited their prisoners away, not- withstanding the efforts of Gen. Hancock to in- tercept them. The Revolution in Ha, {Special Dispatch to the Star. Havana, Dec. 16.—Advices trom Haytt con- firm the report of the assassination of Montez. | (Nev.), Bailey, Paker, Baldwin, Beaman, Beu- The revolution was increasing. Prétiden: | #3 Pireabidtt Decnaste took Coton: Cabral, of St, Domingo, was marching with uliom, Dawes, Denneily, ‘leston, Ela, Brenging the death of Monten bat’ Teaty t9. Fade Harding, H Hunter, Jouee, yoda, gain possession of the waole island... ‘alien, Kelley, kecnam, Keonts Lai. wreace wrence Fenian Afiairs—Union ef and re fins, New oo berts Wings Fenian Boa : One. Fectase bier rae’ Poland, ‘Polsiey, New York, Dec. 17.—A document Appears | Price. Ross, Sawyer, Scoti to-day in the /rish Citizen newspaper, signed Shanks, Stevens |(N by John Savage, F. B. Gallagher, Jobn | Taylor. Trowbridge, O'Neil, John U. O'Brien, and Wm. R. Roberts, | Horn (N. ¥..) Ward, = Van Aeroan, Van specifying basis of Union agreed upon by the hourne (1I1.,) Wash- burn (Mass..) Welker, Witiams (Ps.,) Wil- oberts and Savage wings of the Fenian | Hams (Ind.,) Wilson (lows,) aad Wood- Brotherhood. The lesdership of the Uuited | ward—74. organizatton fs to be tendered to John M tchell Nays — Mesers. Anaerson, Archer, Ashley ee Sees . | (O.) Axtell, Banks, Boyer, Burr, Gary, New York Market. Churchill, Clarke (O.,) Clarke eo ») Codd, New York, Dec. 1S.—The flour market ts a | Coburn, Dixon, Dodge, » Eckley, El- shade firmer. Wheat is a trifle betier. Corp | 2!idge, Eliot, Ferriss, Griswold, Hill, Hopkins, Steady, Oats a shade better, “4c in store, s7¢ | Hotchkis ubbard (lowa,) Hubbard ( W. Va.,) Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Kerr, Lincoln, Loan, Lynch, Mallory. Marvin, McCarthy, Moore, Morrell, Mungen, Myers, Niblack. Nichotson, O'Neill, Paine, Peters, Phelps, Plants, Pruyn, Randall, Rob- Bfoat. Pork ing—Mess. $20. . Lard dull, i2%eal3 jc. Uotton steady—Middiing, 15X. Freights dull. Spirits turpentine, with. out decided chauge. Rosin quiet; common, strained, $2.62. steed ea Inson, Schenck, | Selye, Sitgreaves, South, CoLoRmD ScHOOLs iN MARYLAND. — Last [= omen Yan aubee, Ven flor Cant) Wore. night was celebrated in Baltimore the third Soniversary of the Society of the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People of Maryiand. From the report made »; Secretary, Joseph M. Cushing, Esq, itis learned thai there are now 73 schools for colored children in Maryland; 50 new school- houses are building, and 2 are ready tor oc- cupancy, but will remain empty unless as- sistance 1s promptly received. Among those present, and who addressed the meeting, were Gen. O. O. Howard. of the Freedmen’s Bureaa Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Philadelphia; Rey. Mr. Ware. of Baltimore; and Gen. Gregory. eee Gov. HUMPAREYS, oy MississrPrr, has is- sued a proclamation stating that he had re- ceived communications from gentlemen of Digh oficial and social position, in different portions of the State, expressing serious appre- emsions that combinations and conspiracies ing formed by the negroes to seize the f the white inhabitants and establish Governor Humphreys warns the black people against lawless violence, and notifies them ibai the first outbreak in insurrection will signulize the destruction of their Ropes Aud the ruin of their rac negro, the leader of tne recent megro insurrectionary Movement: in Bullock county, Alabama, has been arrested ‘with the whites in his cap. e yf the ni ighborimg lan ta. tions collectedin large numbers and ci jamored that the prisoner should be turned over to them to be summarily dealt with. They were, however, persasded co let the law take ite course Shorter claims to have come from one of tha North wosiere meats tion for lorses incurred by her ie in the Army. Referred burn (Wis.,) Washburn (ind.), Wilson (U.,) Windom, and Wood—67 So the bill was laid on the table. Wasbburne, of illinois, then moved to id the rules, that he might introduce and have considered the deficiency bill, as reported from the Commauttee of the Whole, withoat the Amendment for the twenty per c increase of compensation. ‘The rules were suspended—*6 to 30—and the Dill was read the third time and passed with- out the amendment. Mr. Driggs offered a resolution instructing the Vommittee for the District ot Columbia to report a bill requiring the Wasbington ara Georgetown Railroad Company to furnish ample and adequate accommodation to those ‘who may wish to ridein its cars, instead of compelling them to wait and stand upon the | platform. Adop:ed. Mr. Hubbard (W. Va.) asked leave to offer a resolution instructing the Committee on Re- trenchmentto inquire into the expediency of reducing t y of members of Vongress to 4.000 and ten cents mileage. Mr. Higby objected. ‘The Honse, at 4.10, adjourned. | ee Tumspar, December 17. Su\ArE.—Mr. Morton presented a memorial from tne Society of Friends in regard to our Referred to Gom- presented the memorial of Com- . Ward, the Ni lieing dealings with the Indians. mittee on Indian Affaire. Mr. Dizon rs. resented memorial ‘Widow of Gen. Richardson asking compensa- of the Rusbtnd while to Committee on 3. Mr. Fessenden offered a joint resolution dec- latory of the act of March, 1517 relauve to the prompt settlement of the accounts. Mr. Fes- senden ssid formany years there had peer great difficulty in the Depar:ments relative to the settlement of claims in consequence of the Heads of Bureaus and Departments increasing supervision over claims which bas been passed by the accounting officers, and the object of ‘the resolution was to deciare finally tne ac- tion of the proper accounting officers. Mr. Howe thought if there was a comfict of Jurisdicuon it was proper to settle all doudis sto the real meaning of the J@w; but from circumetances which Bad recently come to his knowledge. it was bis impression that come of the accounting officers assumed too much ju- ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY.—The Journal of this morning saye Tuge Katie Wise and Potomac left here yes- tercay to tow off vessels caught in the ice at Washington's reach. They had to break their “way through the ice every foot of the way. Schooner Constitution is now im the ice on che fats opposite the city. Steamers Keunebec | 8nd Columbia jeft Baltimore for Alexandria Inst week, and are somewhere on the route, not baving yet arrived. We are now with the ice-blockade on the Tiver, in a condition to appreciate what a con- | Yenience the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad would be if it couldoniy be got out of the law. ‘The ( verseers of the Poor of this city helda meeting yesterday moruing at the market- tone! riediction. Hrela'¢ Barun, whe Winted tha’ int | |The teslaion was then reterred ahs Com- dige: report reali mittee on in nee ot sstiorenoe seb mw ee Mr. Howard, trom the Committee on the Pa- cific aii the Toes werest vers», oy fe ibe Potomac, | ition changing the tinie for ihe endeavoring to oven & way for the ft ‘the Alexapdrie steamers. The river iss houna from shore to sbore. and likely to re- Tain so with the present weather. ‘The fine steam fire engine ordered by Friend- sbip fire company is expected here road this morving. ine hundred and sixteen persons were fur- nithed with soup @t the city soup house on se joint reso- cteonon. of * been i Slat . did not propose BR tebe te eho Dill til] after the holidays. 1: ned Y y. pereons passed from Alexandria | '2 ee pag adm y ree hg to the Maryland shore on the ice. the = aimed Kon ‘was a a2” Lewis Lindeey, one of the the bill, and he al aan colored dele. gates from Richmond in the Constitution: Convention, wes tormeriy « alaye of John Minor Botts. a : N Pn een Be ore oD AP ES H the werk before, took all the ont, R Sor soe Kanus pr seri Geaginos in oppor submission of > A Of Ohio, Ta ge ced: & Vill to incorporate alata » J 78 1 be OTT ati sate opuave sinaytzens +4 wu of | resolutions of Tennessee NS, 4,609. to Commitzee on Pensions. Mr. Davis offered a resolution calling on the President for & statement of the aggregate ex- penses of the Freedmen’s Kurean and relicf Accorded to freedmen since June 13, 1865, ex- cluding the e Mr. Uo! funde of the nt of ret isled if the ‘Were not given. Som Senators suggested tha: it wor impossible to g:ve the expenses for the ent itel Mr. penses o! aggested jareau colar d freedmen. thats portion of the fer- ms. vie did not see why such 4 statement could not be furnished. He wanted to see ibe ‘Were negroes, at least they were in bis opi Jon, and always would be, although some Sen- ators he knew entertained a diferent Op aion. [Laughter } Pending discussion on the reselation the Morning our’ expired, and the unfinished Dusimess—deing the bill exempting unmaau- factured cotton from internal tax—was taken u Mr. Uonkting aliuded to the arguments Wick Bad been made to favor of the bill. Dad beem ea:d tha: the tax was umconsiita- Nonal. Mr. Pomeroy.—The President cam decide that. Dar. Con! bis copclusions wou! can. and I bave mo doubt id be satisfactory to the Senator from Kansas, bat other Senaiors might prefer the decision of the courts. [Laughter. Mr. Uoukling proceeded pend all the imsurrectionary States, the tax had been removed and other articles which te would say now that it wonld bave been much better jor these people One of the parties of this country aud the visi- ‘rom Suga, machinery, Bed to that if ble bead of the Governmhnt bad let them alone. If they had s\opped swaggering about and talking about representation in 10 work to build up their impover- Seciion, they would te-day have been much happier, and so would we. It this tax ‘was taken off, It would wipe out twenty mii- lions of revenue, and it. Mr. C. indicated a disposition they Know not where to to vote Sreauction of the tax, but main- tained that the the béll wnut whole subjec oper course was to ostpone us ie oruary or March, when t Of revenue wonld be up, and ape Rotice of bis intention to make & motion that effect. Hove oy Raressexvarives — Yr. M eOor- mick, member elect from the Third District of Missotri, appeared in hie seat to-day and was sworn in. Mr. thon of wil Com of. con: (IN. ¥.) eai@ he rose to a ques. and be desired to have ihe tdischarged fromthe | | Agucalteral Depariment. were o Ing AA AMcTeAsed COMPpeRsAtioN Of YO per ceat. to employes, and that be referred to the called attention to the 49k rule opon the sa! ct, Hr be Ss communications Committees. Mr. R. jpeaker <sid this was not a question of privilege as the House ould refer subjects to “k District of to call the Mr. Ingersoll, (111..) from the Qommittee on Columbia, reported back the bill to Committee it chose. ‘The Senthern Recemetraction Comvestions Ab ordinance was introd a0rd in hr ieorgin con vention yesterday MoTUIRE Lo VE°K® Sine offices afler January nex: oti! filed by Gen. eral Pope, the Convention's ordinance, or « popslar vote The sanding commitiers. x of My of votrs for ¢very vote cast in any eiectton: of ie cre@simg (AxaG00 OM wacEliivated lands sus- ce] ofceitivw@uon to & Bigher race (har on | cultivated Innd. Legisiatare in tavor | tons to soldiers of warof 1512. Hefer- devoted to the gees, and the country might be different items of expenditure | provide for jurors in certain cases in the Dis- triet of and asked that it be ited it be prin: and recommitted. So Mr. Ingersoll introduced a joint resolution | to comsirue certain acts in the Distriet of o- Jumbia in relation to the tropolitan Police force. Re! tee om District ot Columbia. Mr. Robinson (N. Y.) again rose to a privii question, and moved to ume comm! eged yete w! Cominittee op Teterred to t . After On Prescribed for use: ment of the M: © Com: Tecensider th and that ine owners of the distilleries may pay for the said perseton the distillers give a bond im doubie the | value of the meter, conditioned for the pay- ment for the meter. Keferred to Ways and Means Committee. introduced a bill relating ich was objected to, and gly Imid aside under the rate. [The bill provides that so much of the recon- struction Act as requires a majority Of ail the registered votes sbail be casi to form a consti- tution for the Southern State governments, shall be modified asto make a majority ihe votes cast all that shail ve The second section provides that im the several States reconstructed the electors may at the time of voting for or against the Constitution, vote also for representation in the Congress of | }. S. Woo shail take their seats in the session succeeding the session et ‘States shall be admitted and eiections shall be bad im accordance with the Districting of the States in 1-6= end °59, except as hereinafter provided for, and the same officers of election ‘who cerfity to the votes mpon the Constitution fhali also certity to the election +f members of Congress. Section three bew appomtment shall shall be entitled to representation in rovides that until a made the States 48 follows :—South Carolina, 6—two of which ebail be eiected by the State ar ; Norta Carolina, 5—one to be elected by State at large; cMMBAtt. called eut to resist the raid of Kirby Smith during the war. Re. ferred to Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Thomas, (Md.,) from the Oommitiee on Judiciary, reported & resolntion authorizing the Committee om Judiciary to continue its investigations concerning public affairs im Maryland, and tnat their inquiries be con‘ in. ued, with the same power and authority, upo! &s they Rad previousiy been give: louse. the subj by the Mr. Phelps ( Md.) moved to amend the re=o- jution by addimg, “sna that the Representa- tives of the State of Maryland be privileged to S.tend at the examination and cross-examiua- tion of witnesses. ‘Mr. Thoms said be accepted the amend- ment. Mr. Phelps desired to say something apor the subject. Mr. Thomas said be preferred to have all the testimony fu before the but he ee oce Igo who aadre: me and referred to tbe various investigations to which debsie was opened. yielded to Mr. Phelps, use Bpou the subject, Maryland hed veen subjecied, aad ad- vocated bis amendment as a inatier of jastice to bis State. ‘The resol Military Affairs, ‘Dack the bill in re- egy ome ipromibets the President from rf them. except by consent of the ~enate;and it was passed ny Ba) a House io? business on Senate joiut Tesdlation ’ ny ‘was referred to Gazette expended £25,100 ‘mications in relation | to the 20 per cent. increase was referred to the _ Retrenchment, be appropriaie remar! tion was laid over for the presen’ motion of Mr. Ort find’). the amountot magney paid by Chinese it. the President | Gov- | | got mad, and some words ensued, when | ment Colonel M. O. H. Rhea | | neseee railroads are to be The Louirians Convention was oceupied a)- Most the entire eeesion yesterday in discusming the repert of the commitiee on Printing. OfGcial returns. from all the districts un Soutm Carolin GOUdt thats sure the convention. VERDICT oF $35.00) AOAINeT GEN. J. B. STERPMA®.—A very interesting and important sult Was decided in the United Stace Court on yesterday. The suit was that of Isaec T. Tinkbam against Gen. James B. for £30,000 damages The evidence devel: che following state of facts plaintiff, a citizen of a Gen TOOK pos. session of AUaBts, rented, ccenpied, and furnished the Trout House im that city, at con- siderable expense. When Gen dest is not known. it against Generar Oo yesterday 1 ‘bat the yaice of the v> bad bim arrested and put in jail—for what Mr. Tintham eit Steedman for taki o Pi Pplaintf. 0 verdict tm favor of the pla(ntl jeuty-five thousand dollars. We do sot Property was, =. na by COMsIGeTADIO.— A wor oeiie, ec Pree aND Ime. LAND. —Oable despatches of yesterday say (hat on Sunday night am atiempt was made to se. fire to several warehoures in the city of L don. Tbe unsuccessful “Livane sa, suapicton at St. os of having engineered the explosion of Clerken- well jail. Jobo Marun end others have been arrested in Dublin for se@ition Lrgal proceedings on of seditious conduct Bave been commenced by (he (Fovern- ment agsinet Jobo Martin, president of the ireb National League: Alexander Sallivan, the editor of tbe Dubitn Nation, andoter gen_ oom a tlemen who mag: Gepy participation ip the taneral ser: ace those who made speeches on 'h@ occasion freely schnowiedgea the language charged agaivst the stopped until spring. The woollen milis at Eafield(N.H.) are Teasing On three-fourths time. in consequence of stag- bation of business. large silk Eat i exists be very dull ‘anada as weil country, aad most of the lumber will, this winter, be ran on bait ween 40 sod 50 female clerks atmc! }, OR BCCO' longer required. Of manufacturing a Pr |, the mewepapers there «peak in “gland, most gloomy | . Business is excessive- ly duit tarow the cou: ry xandria railroad; for grape culture. & gentleman of experience and intelligence. and is very sanguine of success. Price. <9 per Wm. D Shepherd, of Washington city, urchased ak Mount, ' (Be Inte residence of paniel F. Dulany, ar, at $10 per acre—ooo acres. malar i He would bave been commitied, bu: the Loop- ed skirts, learning about “that fourtesnt baby,” withdrew tbe charge. Henry w: home todream of @ fourteenta course of nur sery boities and paregoric. Tse Prize RinG—V' Baldwin Challenged Patsy Evans, known as the Kondout (riaa', ie with O'Baidwin, we iriso Giant. Evens ie six feet two and @ half inches high, is 3 one years old, and weighs 2%) pounds. He fought and defeated Thomas Moduiran (an other giant) last summer, and also fought Luke Murphy. but that was deciared a drawo battle, and was merely go! vans wish to fight him. Evans bas piaced his stake in the bands of a friend —New Fork Express NEcro SHOT.—A pegro man, by the name of Dave Brown, was commitied to ihe jell of this county, on Monday iasi, for shooting another brown went bofhe for bis gun, and tollowed N to Brooke ville, calling him out sfagr. vate bouse, shot bim in the siae, Woueding severety. Brown, immediatel: com ting the act, delivered himseif ap to J Harriss —Rockeille (Md.) Sentinel. Epirors AREBSTED.—Judge Hunter yester- {te propristors of tue paper, nd at ave mee e of this + and at chee Galiaway and Ww. sre in custody. The moving cause for this action on ibe part of Judge Hunter ic Arrested he being con- zapane wee With sickmess.— Mempair Ana- damche PEDEstTntaNisw —Mise Palmer and Mis Goodall, two young ladies who reside in Daa- vers Centre, wanes from tha: place to Boston it. S87 The Orange and Alexandria and Ten- 5 conpected at Lyaca- Pr per culls the Copvenioe a Syvod. Co-cparttive store at Toronto, Osn- fabled for Wactof pacromage. ot aectoant J9% Bree placed r rowbiee with ters nagyan J — +