Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1867, Page 1

roAD EVENING STAR. PUBMISHED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) aT THE STAR BUILDING, 8.17. corner Penna avenue and Eleventh street, | ' } sy NOYES, BAKER & Co. } * The STAR ts served by Lhe carriers w thetr | sudecriber in the Oity District at Tax Certs ren warez. Copies st the counter, with | oF without wrappers, Two Oswrs each. | Pics rox MAILino:—Three months, One | Oediar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Del- | art; one year, Five Dotiars. Ne papers are | Sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR— STAR THE EVENIN( Was KINGTON NEWS AND GOSsie, Tee Eastaquate at sr. Thowas.—a ¢is- | pate was this m : Departmen’, Jomes S Psimer, dated Fisg Ship Sveqvehenps, St, Tbomas, W. 1, November i9th, giviag an ac of the Moa. } ougabela at 3¢ Toomse on the & oon ot | November eth. the primctpat tacts in reference fo wBich wery PUdlished (2 theTeport of Vom. | modore Bissell, of the De a few days since. ACmirad Parker s: The Eogish wail Seamer, whic Dad istely srrived, and | xas costing in the bay oo the other side of the harbor, Was ner heing lost The enock was | if gue & short distance from ‘be stesmer | ¥ they eaws small isiet cleft in twale, flame wad smok+ issuing from tne fiv<ure. Shortly | arlerwards the sea 5 @ nesrhy carried m Gown, the cad +s parted. but torsunately pe steamer was throws uoder @ ler, whica Pimerd them in comparative safety Oommo- | Core Bissell of the De Soto nas a'so made 4 ts Teport to the Department BaNCECOMMITTEE.—On account of neapce of sufficier etitute a quorum, no me numbers to coa- | .ng of the Ordnance Committee was bekd to aud the meeting Was posipemed untsl Sxturday uext, when the committee will tele Gp auc bear far'Ber testi- mony concerving the sileged “Ams:erdam projectile fravd i Cutepastion oF IsbErenDEscs Day AsRoas.— Commodore J. R. Goidsdorough, o: the United Sistes steamer Shenandoah, in & @ispaich to the Navy Department, gives an iniererting statement relative to the celedra Mos of the 4tm of July Iast a: Yokohama, Ju. Psp, Which was participated in by the Eag- | DSB snd French naval officers at that port | Geyexat Geast was visited at the War | Departmest thie morning by a large numbe: @f distinguisbed persoos, amoog whom were | Generals Sherman and HG. Wright, severs! Sena ors and Representatives S. R. Cvets, Presipext oF THe WE'sKy Convew Was before the Ways and Meaus | Committee to-day, aud preseutd his views relative to the collection of the tax on Whisky dle statements were similar, in many respects to thove set forth at the meeting of the Con- vention. The main point upon which he seemed to pisce emphasis was the reduction of the tex from two dollars to twenty-five een He give it as his op.nion that with this reduction the Government would receive ® larger revenue from whisky than it does bow, and that there would be less frauds. Various questions were put to Mr. Curtis by the members of the Committee, which be an. @werec satisfactorily INTERNAL ReveNve.—Th this source to-day were $19),6 Teceipts from MvsteRep Orr—Capr vet Colonel and Assistant ()uartermaster, 1 S. Volunteers, bas been mustered ont and honorably discharged, from and after March Ist, 1868. KR. Hamill, Bree Tum ALATAMA CLains —Secretary Seward Bas secured the services of George Bemis, of Boston, 2 prominent writer on international! and neutrality questions, to edit the uopad- lished Stare Papers concerning the Alabama and other claims against England. ‘THERE Anz already seven prominent appti- cants for the Commissionerstip of Patents, | and the cry is+still they come.” An effort is being made to induce the President not to cept the resignation of Mr. Theaker. AT 4 MEETING of THE Wars AND MEANS ComwmrrTEx this morning the subject of whisky meters was again under discussion. Several experts were examined 2 to the effecuveness | of the different meters, but no definite aetion | Was taken by the committee. Previous to ad- journing, @ sub-comm: + Consisting of Mr. Hoeper, of Massachusetts; Mr. Allison, of | dows; and Gen. Logan, of Illinois, was ap- pointed to co the examination of these meters, aud the best method of promoting the apterests of the Internal Revenve by collect- ing tax, to sit during the adjournment of Con gress over the Rolidays. | AMONG those who visited the White House yesterday and had juterviews with the Presi- dent was General Grant's father. Archbishop Spalding bad an interview with Mr. Johnson last evening. NomINaTRo.—The President yesterday sent to the Semace two unimportant naval nomios- stons and eleven posimasters, among them F, ‘T. Sherman. at Chicago; Henry Roeha, Ripley. | Ohio; Wm. A. Trower, Shelbyville, Lilino George W. Tabier, Martinsbarg, West Vir- gma; David H. Johnson, Griffin, Georgia. Rev. N@wwAN HALL says that when he was ym Wasbimgton recently he met Gen. Grant: | to whom he remarked: “General, we were fighting for you "n Ergiand while you wers | fighting here.” The General replied, dryly cost we & little more ihan it cost you.” < RecmrtTs rrow trom customs a December 9th to - lows Boston.. New York Philadelpnia Baltimore. New Orlesn CUstoMs.—The receipts | © ports below named from th ingiusive, were as fol ANOTHER ArrLicant.—The name of Hon Wm. D. Bishop, of Connecticat, is mentioned as an applicant for the position ot Commts- sioner of Patents. Mr. Bishop was Commis- sioner tor a short time onder Pre: ent Buch- | anan’s administration, and was succeeded by Judge Thomas, of Maryland. Tae Astatic SovaDmox.—A dispatch has been received at the Navy Dapartment from | Rear Admiral HH Bell, dated Fagship Hat ford, Hong Kong, China, September 30, show. ing the disirt m of vessels in the Asiatic Squadron. Th tford was at Hong Kong. ‘Tbe Shenandoah s! Yokohama, Japan. The Asbuelot en row’ to Shanghai. The Monoc acy at Whampoa for repairs. The Wachusett eailed tor New York on the 18th of September, and the Wyoming for Boston on the ima. The Unadills “was a: Hong Kong undergoing = The Aroostook st Amoy and Foo to restrain the coolic traffic: aad the Storestup Supply at Sbangnai. ars Tue Warre Hovs#—A wumber of visitors Were atthe bxecutive Mansion this morning, pearly slicf whom were admitted to see the | President. Among those who had an inter- view with (he Executive were Secretary Welles, Genersi Grant, General Sherman Sepators Jetn-on and Dixon, Hon. J.S. Black and a large number of Representatives. Tux Case oF Col. Sax MCKEB, who con- trots the seatot John B. Young, of Kentucky: was submited to (ne Commitee on Elections to-cay for argument, >ut it was laid over un- Gi Qfter the holidays. Col. MckKep jis very guine of obtaining his seat. Tre Diswat SwaMr? Cawat.—In the ogee | ésy, Mr Woodward introduced a joint res- oletiop. (which was agreed to,) direcung the Secretary of the Treasury to adjourn the sate of orga Gndted shares of the stock 0: a by the United states in the Insmal Swamp Canai bem en from the 2d day ot January, 1563, | which day said sale Dow stauds adjonrned,} (a) Sarards sta day ef February, i562 it oelocka.m fay. B + Ressape—Onrt Richard W, Needs, ofthe | | gil I Navy, bas been pitted om the retired'his', In | gys NY” nempaeries sr ry 4 couseguence of physiess disability, j per day, with wegee Corresponding. | President's me | the voting places unk | goilty par had beem charged last fall ib Webracks wna Raving received ten OF twelve pore o! glove a bie to reply bees He oid rotemy “bs: WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1867. Deed a great deal tonery Dot it was ai! for the ben. titarars aud be we . 2p e 4 This whole b like wa ing Girty clotnes im the market Hoven oy Rermesentativies Ir. Hook }isng (0.) offered a r roa * ibe — — a | Comartrer on Banking s mor * | Onjected to and laid Mr. Peers. (Me) privilege, offered Agree toy Gireots Tex M «the Jacicmary Commiciee at their meeting orrow Will dectde to report against allow- seg members of Cer Of the new members allowed mileage for three sessions Of Congress Gurimg the two years, from the Tact of an ex- tra cession Raving been held during the sum- mer. she Commitee, however, do not take is view of (be case, and do not think the law o** flee such extra allowance, and Bence wil port sea. TLRRTBS were well filled this cipstion of hearimg the Prest- of (ne bill striking the word +white” out of all iswe of the Dis'rict. The MrseSce did pot arrive, and it is learned at the THE SENATEE hing mo dent's ¥ Wote House that itis not yet fisisned. It luo doabr be sent in (-morrow, and passed Wiheut debate, by the requisite two-thirds ¥ ". Mony members who expected to leave 1. home cbis evewing haye been compelled to F m8ie Overon sccount of the message not réing sent im, - LeTREwaTIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCE. la the Senale to-Gsy @ message was received | trom the President, m seswer tos resolution | of (he Gh inst, transmitting a report from the SecPetary of State, conceruing the Lnteraation- al Monetary Conference held at Parisin Jane, 3-07. The contvrence proposes py means of Gpiomatc conventions to secare & uniform sy- em of Coinage in value differingly in name Bho superecription of exclusive gold standard, ine Bundred fue and of the Weight of the five franc piece. In the Oonference there are T) preseutntives present from France, Beigiam, Soiteerinnd, ano Italy The correspondence Bn PAper- (which are very voluminous) were reteired to the Committee on Finance. )EN ScHOPIELD, commander of the Firs; Miliary District, will shortly visit this eny for cousntation with Gen. Grant relative to waters ip bis department. The Columbas (Obie) Journal thinks that the | Republican party should nominate Mr. Motlag for Vice Presiden: The Meridan (Ct.) Advertiser nominates, Upon & “People’s Ticket,” General Grant for President sud Governor Bullock for Vice President. A New York letter to the Boston Advertiser eBay ‘There ts no doubt that the Grant move- ment is becomiug fixed. Most people believe thi at General Grant is for a firm, careful ad- ministration”? The Sprivg ‘eld Republican says: “The only opposition to Gen. Grant’s nomination, with- in the Repadlicafi party, comes from a small class of extremists, of whom Wendell Phillips i: the representative man But these men have ho right to ciaim to represent a party with Which they bave only occasionally acted, and whic they declare their readiness to destroy, Belessit complies with all their demands. ‘They sre the party of vengeance, confiscation, PSins and penal ies.” Tbe Washington correspondent of the Bos. ton Fost says that General Hancock is rapidly stewing im Democratic favor, and would stand some chance for the Presidential nomi- PSUon, were it not for bis record on the trial ©! the conspirators. The members of that military coart, of which Gen. Hancock was cbr. can never outlive the memory of a sen- teoce which condemned to death an innocent weman” Rebel army, jetier considering what Kea- tucky should require ber candidate for the Presidency to endorse. Me says Horatio Sey- t, perhaps, the man to trust; Gen. g decided idiosyneracy” un- pert; Seymour, of necticut, is not available, but Mr. Pendle- he thinks, is the coming and the desirable “Data” writes to the Baltimore Sun: “The Tecommending some pub- eral Hancock's pa:riotic tor ma: lic reergniiion of | conduct, &c., is the theme of conversation and remark to-night. By decided Republicans it is condemped as being an expression of sym- patby with and approbation of General Han- cock's so-called faveritism for rebels. By the Conservatives and decided Democrats the mes- Sage is unqualifiedly applauded as well-timed, just and magnanimous. It is the judgment of All classes that by this public and formal no- tice of the conduct of eral Hancock, Mr. Johnson Bas piaced the General conspicuous: Jy 1 position as a Conservative candidate for the Presidency in the election next fall. This ides being suggested to Mr. Johnson to-night, he replied, substantially, that if ench is to be the result of bis action to-day, he would be aatisCed, and that ifthe pope sbould feel dis- posed ‘o reward General cock for his pa- trioue conduct and statesmaniixe ities, nene would more heartily endorse their choice om such grounds than himself” ORDER OF Gus. Hancock vor A ConvEN- Tiow ELection TO bz HELD IN Texas.—In Special Orders No. 213, dated pring Gea. Hancock gives notice of an ejection in Texas for & convention or against one. The same, if carried, will be held February 10 to i4 incla- sive. Ninety delegates are to be elected. The total registration amounts to 104,250, The r | vision of the registry will commence fourtee! days before the election. The order apportio: the delegate: ong the counties, and says that be be! id im counties not organ- ized or in which there has been registi county J Presented by 8 colored ‘oter wiil be marked by the judge of election. It from any cause any of the registrars tail to perform their duty, their piaces will be Billed by the county judge, county clerk. or clerke to the district court, provided they cam qualify, otherwise the vacancies will be filled by the Sppointment of the balance of the registration board. The sale of liquor auring the election is prohibited. Military interference, unless necessary to keep the peace at the polls, is pro- hibited. "No soldiers are allowed to appear at 3 Tegistered voters, and Vote; but post commanders are to then onl | be prepared to act promptly im case the civil authorities fail to preserve the peace. The sheriff of the place and officers are required to be present, and will be beld responsible that ‘bere shall be no interference with the judges ot election. Each register or clerk is empow- ered ‘o call upon the civil authorities. Fenian Arratns— Another Aliem pt to Blow vp a London Prizon—Seizure of Fenian Arms sewians Released on Bail.—Oable dispatches of Jast night say tbat another atiempt was made yesterday to blow up one of the city prisons In Loneon. The powder was placed under a wall ot Millbank jail, in which a number of | Fenians were confined.’ The p tions had ll been completed, and the fuze had been lighted by the conspirators without attracting attention, out fortunately, owing to some defect im the arrangements, Powder did not explode and the plot was discovered before the aSitempt to it out could be renewed. No erresia has to the The examination in Dublin of John Martin and others, connected with the funeral demon- @ration on Sth inst. Tueeday, but the decision of served. Yesterday morning tl brought before 2 magistrate, and Mr. Lalor were committed for tvial on the charge of misdemeanor. They immediately fermen the required ball, ‘and were discharged rom ¢} 4 Arm: ‘and. ammunition, secreted by the Fenians have been discovered and seized by the police at several places in England. atta Artesian. at ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY.—The Journal of this morn sage: Surgeon KR. ‘kly, U. S, A., who for ‘ably the position of Post Surgeon of Baa Rte the position o! jurgeon of Batter bes obtained leave of absence to Tistt bie Home at Hornellsville, Steuben eounty, New York, and yesterday left the scene of his former la- bor with that end in view. In Fairfax coanty land per was lately sold near AccouneE for $10. Annandale esas acre, one tract near act, 21 a house and one-half of ground ‘at Hern, ‘The Mt. Vernon Se 33,000 to its operativer every month. Delaware Davis of N. J, has purchased the bey William farm of J. W. ‘Tyler, deceased, at per acre. Ove thousand an@ nine persons far- nisbed with soup at the city ious nse yes eck Payne: doy, was sent to jail yeeterday,! tor piealing s waich 4 mic Steamer Wawaset: ‘leave Alex- andria lor her to.mor- *oFarry boat Winsiestmmet ran a! intervals don for $1,550.) cotton factory of Alexan-~ TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THE GEORGIA CONVENTION. Attempt te have Gev, Jenkins Remeved— Exctting {Special Dispatch to tne Star.} New Yorx, Dec. 19—A dispatch received here dated from Atlanta yesterday, says “For the past two days the Convention has been pothing more thaa @ radical caucus, as ithas been denounced by the President him- telf. The cause of the trouble was a resol san Ratus Bullock, an Express the State. The subject wasdebated Tday and to-day with great vigor. Mr. acked Gen. Popein a » charging Dim with prevenmiing Feconstruction by Keeping Governor Jeakins in office. Mr. Hryant, who bas resided, it is said. only & short time Im the State, mide a lengthy harangue, in which be denounced Gov, Jenkins as being in league with rebels harged im their speeches that members who were not in the State two Months before the election Bad contrived to get elected and to get possession of the offices 8nd grab the State railroads and treasury, and ‘With tbat object in view they urged ihe re- moval of the Governor. The President of the Convention lef: the chair, and took the floor in opposition to the Tesolution, but without avail. A caucun yes- terday evening had decided upon the ques. tion, and after a bitter and exciting discussion, the resolutions vote of 91 yeas to 59 mays. After this vote it is impossible to ~ay where the Convention will stop in iw radical measures, The northera men and raul, appear to be determined to carry ont t! franchising and otherextreme measure: Anvther account says:—The radica! dele- gates bave adopted a resolutionin favor of Judge Chase for the Presidency, whi: @aosed much excitement. Joshua Hil: by in vitats: to-night betore the Convention, and rebuked the resolution as premature. Tn radicals adhere to their choice and resent Hill dictation. They are in caucus again to-night. They fear Hill's appointment as Governor. poke MEXICAN NEWS. Havana, Dec, 19.—There’ were ramors at the Uity of Mexico that General ( nieroga had been murdered on the frontier, at Uanelo, by his pursurers. Tranquility had been restored to istrict of Tepic, and General Lozado Bad submitted to the order of things estab- lished by the Supreme Goverament, proclaim. ing his good wishes towards the head of the mation. The Vera Uraz Railroad Company has been pardoned for the arrangements they made and carried out im favor of French intervention. The Cabinet is to consist of six ministers. A company bas applied for a concession al- Jowing them to rende~ the river navigable from Huasiec? to Tampico. They ask atwen- ty years grant in favor of their eaterorise, on condition of ceding to the Government one- third of their, ne: annual profits, and of ex- emption for the r steamers from local imports. FROM EUROPE TO.DAY. The Fenian Qu in Parliament. [By Cable to the Associated Press.) Loxpon, Dec. 19—Noon.—The Right Honor- able Wm. £. Gladstone made a speech to the mimers and olher operatives of Werneth, in Chester county, yesterday, in the course of which be reviewed the Fenian question. He did not hesitate to ascribe the exis Fe- nianiem to England’s wretched mis ment and misgovernment of Ireland. Fenian Meeting: {Special Dispatch to the Star.) On1caco, Dec. 15.—A 1arge meeting of nato- ralized citizeos was held last night, te demand Protection of our Government of its citize abroad. Resolutions indors‘ng Congressma: Robinsen, of New York, and Judd, we. passed Lovisvitim, Dec_1°.—A large Astic meeting of foreign-born citizens last Bight passed resoln'ioas requiring the recall of Minister Adams, for supineness in regard to the Americans recently executed at Man- chester, Ei uesting the ma: ctpal authorities of Louisville, avd the Legis- lature of Kentucky to use every effort to estab. lish the rights of American citizens in foreign countries. Grant Meeti B [Special Dispatch to the Star.) Boston, Dec. i8—S p m.—Our citizens are thronging to Faneuil Hall to the Grant meet- ing called by J. Wiley Edwards, George B. Uptoi Nathaniel Thayer, Ex. Alexander H. Rice, Samuel H. ie! Ward Atkinson, Peleg W. Chandler, F. W Lincoln, jr., Abbett Lawrence, George F. Du: bar, of the Daily Advertiser; J. Ingersoll Bow- ditch, and others. id enthasi- Billiard Match fer the Championship ef Mrsscchusetts—Dien the Victor. {Special Dispatch to the Star.} Boston, Dec. 1S.—A billuerd match between Cyrelle Dion and Edward Daniels for the championship of Maccachusetts was played here this evenirg, and was wen easily by Dion. One thousand poirts was the game, with the push-shot bar, Another Fatal jiler Explesion and An- er Fire. New York, Dec. 19.—The boiler of the steam tog Unit, ly'ng et ‘Le toot of Essex street, Jer- sey City, cxplotea at five o'clock this morn- ing. Ore man was killed and three injured. A Jorge fire is row raging at Penhorn City, opposite New Yorx, on the Jersey shore. it is supposed to be the petroleum works. The Presidency. [Special Despatch to the Star.] CHicaso, Dec. l9 —The Tribune, of this city, suggests the name of Schuyler Colfax for Vice President on the ticket with Grant, under cer- tain contingencies, and the Jeurnal endorses the suggestion The Recent Prize Fight—Arres {Special Dispatch to the Star.) CxteaGo, Dec. 1s.—Ed. Lowrey, Geo. Fitz- gerald and Ed. Dorney baye been arrested here on accoount ef their connection with the prize fight on the lth. Officers Relieved. [Speciat Dispatch to the Star.) Nasnvitte, Dec. 19—Geuerals W. P. Car- in and Gordon Granger, Assistant Commi: sioners of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Tennes- sce, are relieved by General Howard’s recent order Another Prize Fight—11 Rounds Fought. New York, Dec. 19—Mickey Walsh and Tam Dam bad @ prize fight at Union Hill, back of Hoboken yesterday. It wasa desper- ate fight of 41 rounds, finally ending by Walsh knocking his opponent ont of time. Fire. OLBYBLAND, Ohio, Dec. 19.—A fire at Tide- cut, Pa., this moraing, dest the Onssell id other build'ngs. Loss PPposed to be the work larket. ‘Flour 5al0_ cemts New Yors, 19. lower. Wheat ta? cents lower. Corn 1 cents lower. @ is & shade better, Cats steady. Pork duil spd heavy. Mess $20.65. Lard dull at 124caI3¥e. ey scares. Ootton Dec. ati5X for v ds. * joerg d IN plands. Turpen: S7 Three hundred thousand children, wel julte, in Paris, attend five bundred parish great schools of art. aw Tbe are arming like all the rest o lying theirarmy with & Gret-class gun, ext spring 60,00) Turkieb infantry will conn, the Snider ritie. time our a itis masons and \- tere that four inches of ridk work to report sor bwi from the (errvory of facie Tight to THE NEW YORK TENEMENT HOUSE | HORROR. Twe Mere Deaths, Making Nine in all Burned te Death. CONGRESSIONAL. ‘ ehtomingientd SENATR.— Yesterday afternoon, afier our re- m(o i) Wath the « portcio-ed— yropriations, Feported paca (be ~ Our te gave am sccountof the de- | " The bill for the repen} of the cotton tax was SheyMan presented memorial of citizens peg pode peg ge struction of @ tenement house in Second ave- | discussed by Messrs. Wilson, Howe, Morrill, | of (ineinnatt, including members of the czy, tom Of the po! fire, and the horrible burn- N 5 isn of wohwea € at children. The New York ing of women ani Teon, Fesseuden, and Morton. Council, asking the adoption of measures io meen Aq = iid upon joved to adjourn, yielded | ercure the rights of American citizens abroad an ; papers of last evening report two more deaths, E to allow of the | 1 om soreten eettenens, ond Qlso ask some _ st M making nine in all. The Post eays:—«Mrs. {rom the President in | explicit definivion of American citizenship. oP Military a‘tnire was Rosanna Murphy died on Menday night, with. ral Hancock, enclosiag Teport; | Par icular memtion is called to the trea'menui 10 ‘be eapedienoy out having recovered consciousness, and Cor- law for miliary bows all claims under the ac sctiled at the 2a Aud of American citizems by the Briish auth. nelius O'Meara died y afternoon. The ties in counection with the late Fenian difi- funeral of the M family took piace yes- ‘ai id the fi id the Committee on Military ur; eral ot the O'Meara family Affsirs baa Teferred to them resolutions of culties. an {hanke to Generals Sheriaan, Sickles, snd | Mr. Comness said the President was invest. Mr. Bover “5 ke place to-day.” Sebo: for their administration of taw in | ed with ample power in the premises, ang if !BlOn ree ane The Sun of yesterday morning says: “Pat- | ine Sor and he moved to refer this commu- | it was not exercised, It was the neglec! of the Bounced = rick Murphy, husband of the Sovetsed (Ro- | nication to that commtiter. Execntive. There was the fulles’ provision Unried *anna Murphy) and father of the three Mar- Mr. Doolittle —And printed. by Géneral Wintleta S Hancooe LORMs vf the order which the meswige of Bow to protect American citizens m Europe here po» That protection, of course, wonla not allow them To foment sedition in the countries in phy children who lost their lives at the time, is still Alive. but he cannot long survive. Of the remaising victims, young Qornelius O'Meara, who was removed from the building in a nearly suffocated condition, is not expect- ed tolive. Mrs. Julia Ke Several Senators —No, no! Mr. Doolittle #aid of ‘course it should be ‘Mr. Oonkling —Why? Mr. Doolittie —We never saw a President's thanks of Congress = to General Hancock’ to lly. who, in her ef- | message that was not printed. jaw, &e. * permirtes 2 to escape, threw herself from a third. Mr. Conkling ssid in the history of the 2a gmp ing oben! hen oe ‘8 critical condition. | Government they had never to his knowledge re Sy By herpes or Syl ate te step-daughter, Mary Ann Torry, aged | seen a message like that—one showing such a mete Oy Mr ¥ a einnen: Gait Gus oe irteen years, who was injured by irit as that showed. He did not know but | the power and dignity of the United States EB Washbarneand others, « i. inbaliug the smoix ves. and the order of Dusivess Was m @ncr demanded anc insisted Up. The House rerumed bill reported yesterany f mittee grunting bone that the proper disposition was to refer ‘the Committee ov Military Affairs: ba’ Government felt ali over ‘he world He might he trike @ Majority of the Sen- id refi ‘miy on this subject, as he was apa’ relized citizen bimeelt. He wanted to seesach & report from the chairman of the Commits on Foreign Relations as was proper aud befit- tg uncer the circumstances yy st! bysicians believe ‘hat her life will@e spared. ‘brougbout the day yesterday, the warden was besieged with applicants desirous of getting a view of the ies, Dut, with the ex- ception of the friends of the deceased, no each permits were grauted. A Sun reporter, whe visited the Morgue yesterday, represents the scenes witnessed im that abode of the dead throughout the day, as harrowing in the ex- treme. Over the dead bodies, which lay in mueneets vf the ‘Dat sometbing more should be done. He therefore moved tw lay it on the table for the present. Mr Sbermsn said the memori Mr. Doolittle asked leave to make 8 sugges- | presented related to three dtifere trol t Dject, and it had better be ‘What bas become of my mo- committee. We could sot «abmit to for- rT. Benjamio (Mo) offered an ameodme Laughter.) eign governments assuming 'o pants our cit- ‘2 the thap- of s ne gr sams ype srory pisin pine coffins, hovered heart-broken reja- ‘ade another effort to ge: | izens for offences committed bere and not pun. *BOwld not be inte ‘0 any per tives, and their violent demonstrations of Bsey insisted upon bis | ishabie by our laws. but, of course, if Ameri. ‘ODS WhO Geserted the army Sod weat ove grief mingling sadly with the sobs and groans which was agreed to, and the Senate | can cilivens went ito foreign countries ana te enemy a & nf : of near friends way net — to = eee edjourned. commitied offences within their jurisdiction, a ne accepted Mr. Menjamts farewell gaze, at the victims. Particular! 01 —Yenterd: they were Liable to punishment. Another 2 ‘ 2 ae mournful was the appearance of the child. Whee ae eee House ‘ne causoor complaint was thepractice of mostot Mr. Pile (Mo ) pepoveded to shew che chases Jeremiah Murpby, who bad been ar. | Message trom the President in commendation of | 'D¢ German Staes to Insist upon miliary ser- Of perecms who bw: red, Sud ssid the mothe; Major Gen. Hancock, its reading crea'ed some | Vier from former citizens who had become ©! & small oumber ee by this Amusementon the Republicansidé ot theHow.c, | Naturalized citizens of the United States Te deserted and go ne enemy. And throughot the di Mr. Covode rose and said he was anxiousto | “8S time that this whole subjec: order to ong to er, Sid ~ except at such know whether the decament was genaiue or | ‘tive the immediate attention of — es So t ante, tim to the side of his dead mother nd : ‘was a boax. ment, and some definite policy Preve not devertere st Beart be should dis feelings in the most violent Speaker said it a rom. Mr. Conness said American c nad veen “ 7 Sinema “ean Teecaa demonstrations of grief. Bech con pry Eaietremnertateroen = juely punisbed tn England tor words spokea | Mr. Hawkins (Tenn.) advocated the rapes Dodies, which was announced to the President's privaterecretary. in this country. gg Ren gy I Ee yesterfay, has been postponed to Thi ‘Mr. Eldri: inquired whether it was in or- Jonkling went further than the Senator | Mr. Sete ap tdlenint P ag arene Dene der now to offer a resolution of thanks to Gen_ + (Mr. S Semnign Gov. | Rdjulant Gosssel’s npert beet Were e quar. and Murder ef a Child | Hancock. crpment hed the right t punt American | tet Of s mililion of Our Sellow-cittsens wae Obtain Insurance 4 ‘The speaker replied that it would require | citizens tor offences commitied here, even it WrFe Gown upon “hr rolls as Ge nrters, and Hupson, N. Y., Dec. 18.—A mysterious and | u: ous consent. they were of the highest nature known toour =‘ Qr* 9 re én of atlnbe ate exciting affair has occurred im this ceanty. is this quarter of a mi citizens, whetbe R ——= C111.) wished the resolution ‘Last week a tenement house was destroyed by | to be r Mr. Eldridge suggested a similar to that ‘Sheridan. Mr. Jobnson said some of these questions fire, and a girl of twelve years of age burned ‘Would bave to be setiled by negotiation. to Jel a sew gutlty ones ¢: punish the innocent with Uopunished. or to guilty; or ® quarter of & miltion of triste to as to death. From some suspicions circumstances | voted to Ge: repelled (be idea that the §=**t'@"¢ & quar “tA . the reputed father and mother of the child—a | The Speaker suggested he conid not re- | Committee on Foreign Keiations would be er en SRV eaRETES pembauntal ene Bae Mr. and Mrs. Brown—were arrested on call the words of that resolation. derelict to their Guty to the country im this | ’ setting fire to On motion of jouse and causing the death of the girl: ed by aid oa the table Mr. Logan asked Mr report ‘ee ee rfield to read the ares soe and murder in of the Adjutant Generni Mr. Conness, as & 1epreses tive of the peo- Notes ose interes! Garfield did +0, when ifr. Logan inti t the; a " Y hi ple whose interesis Bad been assatied, was Mir. Gari ] ‘ cilaed nal ierreniar eA retrrnieniy [Ea P R TR crea peg tmeg en fcng pe Prmape meg a ip gg ley it ts stated that the parents had a life pelicy | bill of bis was, on the 6th of December, referred -4 = Sumner did pot doubt that the American Republic was fully compevent to meet this Mater as other difficulties bad been met; but | clause to the Judiciary Committee. He remarkea that Mr Garfield gaid it bed all jo of five thousand dollars on the life of the child in th tbe Committee‘on Reconstruction had agreed Travellers’ Accidental lusurance Com- tL peen re | A homily on courtesy was read to mun yester- wy of Hartford. it was a three months’ | substantially to bis bill. the commitiee were not to be induced to act N + Poly, taben out about the tust’ene a Eee, | cane ean corrected bis ‘colleague, and | bastily by any temporary presenre. ‘The com. | Cay by the gentioman. (Mr. Logaa.) and if Be k oP their residence iu Qanaan, and had | said that the Reconstruction Committee had | Mittee bad already considered this subjaer. | WoUld ne Dut twelve days to run when the insured lost cted the substance of his bill. he reference was reconsidered, and the bili came before the House. Mr. Stevens, (Pa ,) from the Reconstraction Commitwe, offered as a substitute the bill be disinterred, and an examination was in- | which he sought to introduce Tuesday, (an stituted, when marks of violence were plainly | abstract of whieh was published in the Star traced on the back of the child’s head. that day.) An officer of the company immediately pro- Mr. Ingersoll expressed the bope that the ceeded to Canaan and made a thorough ex- | substitute would be printed before the House amination of the ‘ises where the disaster | was called upon to act or it. occurred, and the developments served to Mr. Stevens (Pa.) remarked, sneeringly, that The Senator trom Maryland (Mr. Jonnson) had speken of the claim which Great Britain set up of perpetual allegiance—that once subject, always a subject. Perhaps the Sen ator had not noticed tbat the organs of public opinion in England had indicated a disposition on the part ef the government to abandon this Principle, and he (Mr.S.) would say that it ‘would be abeurd in Great Britain to persist in matataining such a principie in the face of the « immense emigrati shores. reac, be (Mr. Garfield, Would read at as fairly Bs be could After some further discussion, the bill was recoMMitted, on Motion of Mr Pile, a demaua for the previous question not having been sac onded Mr. Stokes (Tenn.) offered & resolution wo More effectunliy protect the claims of loyal Persons who sustained lorses during the iste ber life. The parties applied te the com; for the amount of the policy, when circum- s'ances aroused the suspicion of the officers that all was not right. They caused the body snlidagedehiatemmae ried Cnt ng aeiay io our see . ‘Air. Wilson had presented the other day the | (be stle of tbe interest of the United Staues iu bern tue and hat by-and Min: Blows had | geedon carats Sodvon "ican nes | prin of Gaawel Wose Warvas wa a's ke Daan Swamp Casas sous corony been guilty of @ terrible crima. The officer | not pasted before the vacaiion it would be of | Fenian, as he & Ticht to be, and b { telegraphed to Connecticut to have men Bo use at all. ‘He went on tostate tha: thecose | W.) would say bere, that s0 far as the oo ee Se, Sankar (an, te pected persons arrested, and yesterday ian | movement was for the protection of human | President of the Gition of affairs in the South was worse than pape rtelgs nerd liberties f not incompatibie with the pablic interests. came to this city and took out the Fs to | during the rebellion. (I'he geutieman's voice | Tights and he cordially sympathized ! t " corres. obtain a requiaivion from Governor Fever fe | curiae low. and there Was stone Cm tm en Le ak map dp el ne tole y mene the custody of the prisoners. It is moreover | memtersaronnd him that it was impossible | citizen, now confined in a British tion to the purchase of Kussian America, and Teported that the child was not a daughter of | for the reporter to hear his remarks. “ee $ffences which had been commi:ted her > on oon noe with the Kussian the Browns, but was abducted by them from | Mr. Bingham commenced to in sup- Sienna Peat Clone Wer..| Se SS a the late Ubio some time ago. Port of his amendment to strike out the third | Ted's petition, but Mr. Grimes and other Sen- | Minister at Was! soe ‘There is & devp-oonten that she | section—and asked South Carolina, stase eniactad. "Mr Hooper (Mass.) reported trom the Gom- ene AScritied by the Browns in order tha: they | a white poputation of 240,000, and a black pop- | _ Mf. Conness hoped that while the committee | ssvchsnae oeobdar tion Becton e bi might obtain the amount of the life insurance, | ulation of 360,00, was entitled to six members | Wa* examining the matier the President would | ™ t national bank notes ‘1 taued and that their brief residence in Canaan was | (as State of Obio, with its three | ¢¢mand the of thore Americnn oitizens | Y'ding tha: al = notes may = merely to carry out this purpose. initlions of People, was not entitled to thirty | WhO were now ore ee pred ed g mem ERT SRR —————_—<______ members. Vom- , “ Me. Davis’ VisiT To THR EASTERN Sxorz. | Mr. Eldridge suggested that the answer was | Mitte on Foreign Kelations. pe CL yap pee pe me The Easton (Md.) Star, of Tnesday, = that in Ohio there was not the same proporton Mr, Morrill (Maine) reported from the Com- Len Aaa Ly = ‘The Hon. Jefferson Davis visited ‘Talbot | of blacks. prepriation EB Dok cana nenemey ap | Sr oi oe Soames — county last week. in company with Charles | Mr Bingham begged leave to say to thegen- | Propriation bill. with amendments sp, hr, Hoes (1il.) offered & resolution directing Howard, Esq.,of Baltimore. and stopped with | t!eman trom Wisconsin, with all due respeet, | Dg for deficiency in extra pay of ot | me Secretary of War to inform the louse Gol. Edward Lleyd. the son-in-law of Mr. | that that was no answer whatever tohis ques. | S@RAte Committees, pages, Ac , 533,00); waich what officers of -hearmy are ia the Howard. It was his first visit to the Eastern | tion. [Laughter.} = _ civil Departments of Wasuington, and bow Shore, and be expressed himself mach pleased | | Mr. Stevens said that, in order not to retard | Mr. Buckalew offered an amendment, sirik- | ¢i¥ &e. Reterred to Commitwee on with untry. Whilst sojourning at Col. | the paseage of the bill, and to remove the ob- | ing out the prohibition against members of the ‘Affairs e was called upon by & number of | jection of the gentteman from (bio, he would | Se¢pate and House receiving more than $125 and gentiemen of this and the adjoining cou: + among Whom were several of his old clessmates at West Junched with his old My (LL) offered 8 resolution request- ing the Secretary of War to inform the thouse ist’ How many employees have been dis- mised from the War Department since the per annum for newspapers and stationery. Bake it apply only to members of the Ho! Mr. Grimes said there Rad been m talk sbout retrenchment, and be thonght thai re- Temoved Mr. Bingham's objection, and he continued his remarks. 4 made @ speech against the bill. and se. Point. On Friday he friend, Admiral Frank. ir. lin Buchanan, and a number of our citizens | The main effect of it was to rule twenty-four | ‘Tenchment should begin right here. They ali | P' Parties, an waar {railed snemectvecot the Admiral'shospitabie | Millions of Norihern ‘people, divided 12 pol. | EReW what the stationery foom ‘was; that it od $a, Weet invitation, and called to see him. The occa. | tics, by four millionsof negroesenslaving right | W8S ® regular haberdasher's shop, ander the property bas been sion was one of rare pleasure to all present. | millionsoffwhite people in the Southern States. control of the Secrgtary of the Senate, who Secretary The Mr. Davis bas grown somewhat gray, buat | But his objection to it rose from stili higher Fema anything and everything that 3 | location of bai fe. feturned to Baltimore pears cneerral, He | causes. He objected to the whole principle of | Senator, might. order arnt sd heen seas | cormaalby tne Gpvermensnt to tsseees.enn returned to timore on ons at from wo end. le was opposed, each were soon leave tor Mississippi, wh trom beginning to end, to equalizing the black | te stationery and newspapers that he used for a _— spend the winter. Freie en waite race. He was opposed to | $50 per annum. He had read with great shame- into Commitiee of iprnuialy apacomenllypaywolocaly, | Feccines during, th nt canvass ie urge eet Crrmmar ALS IN PRINCE: Grorca’s | 22d psy: iy. fae might authori. ‘" gna tos - County, Mp —The Marboro Gazette of yes. | '¥ ob authority, («pile Petion Upon Osea. ge 10 woeeee tT are, Ia Me, Seem | Seen Sten eT we ener et a terday says: “The unusually severe spell of Wine: he negro Was more different trom | *Powen of. said the static: Quartermaster's 'Deparument of the Govern. wea'her with which we were visited last week whine man inan the white man was from | Mr. Sherm had bers made ana creas | ment for the year, ending Jane 30, nas, Gnd the near approach of Christmas mduced | the white woman. From the crown of his | for the o PrORitition sheaha and would | Der mnynaes (tome) ec ce annie ‘ Domsentiy’ to tion tee ‘coctee winnes of our | Rend to the cole of bie foot be was a diferent | move tat the prokikition should apply after | ME. Maynard (Tens. : community, to close the term of the Uircuit |-creature. Nery Bair ‘hat crowned the ~ Mr. Boyer (Pa.), rising toa question of or- t » | neg bead was not pair—it was wool Mr.Trombull bad no persoual knowledge " c a Court on Tonday last The following cre: 4 Tesagniertcwectoiet ion aan we It was | Of these abuses which existed ; they should | @¢T- Gsked if it would be now in order. iu view Te disposed dicated below: Alfred West, colored: larceny elitpucal tn lis form, and without the medul- At store at T. B.; convicted and sentenced to be broken up at once. Jary canal to de found in the hair of the white of theexpense of sustaining military govern- Mr. Fessenden though: the matter nad bet- mente sn the South, to move the vote of thanks man. The wegroes skull was inferior to the | teF be postponed fora iew weeks until the | (© General Hancock. who 1 Saet ond mone Sarpd, Domey sit “acy, | Hue men' Stel, Bn nat, waite | (eal nd ld te ‘aewninnd “het nad | Gone tag lity ovata ns convicted and sen'enced for same term Heury | |Langhter.) His teeth were different; the cop- johloe intken ot We fee of te boone Barnes, colored; for same; was disposed of in same manuer. Hichara L. Phelps, white, indicted for manslaughter, acquitted. An in- uisition De Lunatico was held upou Alice jarroll, colored, now im jail, in order that she might be transferred to the lnsane Asylum. Ann Lee, colored, who has been Reld here as a. witness againet Richards, the fugitive Lyles’ murderer, was discharged from custody. The Chair ruled it would not be in order. Mr. Botler (Mass.) expisined the bill and said it would appear ina: Gen. Ord without apparent cause for, bad e; ded more than Gens. Canby, pe nod Scnohela wo- yelutions Of the brain were essentially dif- ferent; the peless was élferoue TLaugnier) Senators, he did not think any of them would ‘the brother | teal much in that time. Mir Buckalew’s object in offering theamend- ment was because this provision did not ap- Piz te the system in the Senate. T. Conkling said the The ne; ‘was not the equal nor of the white man, and ander no circumstances fbould the white man go into copartoership with him. The bisck man had never done anything in the arts or sciences, or literature or government, 1. Garfield inquired who Euclid was. Jar Ross expressed the conviction that be Was not a negro. Mr. Brooks.—Euclid a negro! bit of wool on his head. { Laugh! « | YorofSberdan. He said was stated that, in addition to proper peas, | Were great because the penknives @od penctis. which were under. stood to be included under the head of station- Tas Manvyacturgas' ComvEntion aT CLEVELAND.—The afternoon session of this Convention yesterday was a short one. Mr. {Rad ortered | the registration to be repopened sad gept open The bil was still ander discassion when He bad not a ter. Mr. Garfleld—He was only an Abyssinian. | ¢TY> D8! pincuehions, gloves, perfumery ang | OUF Tuport closed. iiimanbatiaahs Fase to ke-chaly who rift nics ‘lial x. Brooks went on to argue that wherever | bijouterie were purchsted in Lerge auantitiog | orsexenwatt Panon.Aierhedwel Pris, A number of letters were read, expressing the Beith tae ner Of Taowe, or an | SOF ihe Seastose and their femilon. gio hed | | OuSEanwatt PEtox— Autempied o blow follest and most cordial sympa with the | pemocaton win the neGTo Face, the rice that Sacmation on the cohen nan coat eee ap, is siteased in Oletuonwell ‘ons ot wwe gbigets of *be convention. Letters sfrom Hon. | Gestroyed Swan Geterioraiad and | (oformed Aum that ihe atm tote meena parishes of Loni most populous iy. brick putiding Morehead were Tred to the committee on twenty feet big! Fesolutions. The convention reassembled ac 7 o'clock, aud the eommuittee on resolutions made i's report. The report embodies the re- port and memorial of the Detroit Manafac- urers’ Qonvenilon, urges & reduction of taxa- ‘worth sustained the bill, arguing was only returning to the principle should never nave aban ved ent years had been taken and added together, and the impression given that it was all ex. pended in one year. These statements hai, bowever, produced a very preesion op many reat doubis of their cerity when advocat- len, and pledges the retrenchment, nthey did aot begin to re. the wooking classes, mauy bei joa nd Convention to the pay- | ted to prove the falsity of that deckorrionny | trench at home.” watchmakers or jewelers. . Clerkenwell for meni of the national dept. ture whict says that God de of one Mr. Wilson thought S125 was ample to buy | ™&By years has been noted for the vast num- 7 " ood all the races of the earth. He had a pewspapers and stationery for cach member, ber of artificers de: FATAL Rattnoan ACCIDENT._The New Proposition to make to that gentleman, He | but he was op: to the provision as mserted | ‘T86c8 residing within fate Stead tue Boguioat up. | gett rung: fr ge inet | Sawing tm aBooat motes fetes” gs , due 2 . Tay rawin, Vy it Tuesday night, being bebind time, met with a | A™*ic& to 4 Fee a ee Se amy mor from serious accident. The two rear passenger cars omens the Treasury, especial embers, were thrown over an embankment twenty fect 7 topio he tnight plone widhey Sad get alt toe stationery teey high. A train with surgeons and the officers except shins, (Inughter,) and if, at the Wanted in addition, Of the road, and others, left at four o'clock to | fud af the argument. peepee ERC Hendricks did not understand the action | 22d to suffer within afew fret outside of them Tender assistance. The following is s list of | York aid mat throw up the sponge, he (Mr. | 0D the part of the House as intended to rebuke | If the {ropt wall was the piace where the Fe- {be killed and wounded as far as ascertained: | aieyens) wonld nowt the negro is asin. | the Senate, buf rather as a curb to theif ome > (aod it mus" have Killed—J. M. Strong, of Buffalo; Mary Free- | Serior animal, not only to the gentleman trom , Se residences stand Man, residence unknown: I. P. Haywood, New York bat to the rest the members. close to the wall at each end,) the residences Fare he Toad at the State line. ‘So far | traughter.| He moved he previene nee enes, Sane ole MS Orr oried iniared,/ameng whom are | |'ans previous question wee end ei mag bath torted eee ToL of Salem, Pa: Grant Harley, of | yader its operatign the eabentate eae munea Duiit for and occapied tost 4 Pa. Stephen Stewart, president of Oil to, and the bill thus amended was ‘ney were three stories Creek road, is miesing. yeaa 104, naye37; strictly a party ard cro: with occupants, each e:ury ps ae nee The followine is Dias baving at least one family, and sometimes PREsipenT OF THK MARYLAND Sxware — Be it ¢ t somal The of the several ca: for pres- | or/an'act passed farch 3, 1667, ident of the Maryland Seuate are earnestly at | $1, lementary to an act ‘to provi THE WorKING PROrLE—It is anmounced work to secure suegene of thelr reapoctive Siicient vernment of the 4. 8 that unless the workingmen in the various friends. Col. Snyder. of timore | March 2, 1567, and to facilitate t iron manu establishments at W heel- city, Dr. Henkle, of Anne Arundel, Mr. ree that a majority of all the ing, Weet Virginia, consent to a redaction of ter. of Wasbington coonty, and Barnes fl eg OTE one-third = the mills will be ton, Esq,, of Ubarles, are the gentlemen eal consti Stopped altogetber. Bre $3,000,000 capt. inently named for the responsible ‘al and 5.000 men im tat Dasuness ait. Sun, there. There is. iy on Dzata oF AX ARMY Orvicaa— Nerd orp ~ Sbunk died suddenly in ° oth several handred ship carpenters belong- Well Known aad pa es oe or a #li his brother officers. He was poy Bene E tome Ublon bax. Sirens and Guriag the 10 settle three, hundred Peep that they Seve matters their owe ways '& number of grape vere trom ihe Bbine. 4 s Sn on ‘oF ‘Winchester (Va.) News anys: “Pop- eit: AROMAT ogmLamae aE | sana ee ty eS oria, In.. ’ oe J 1H - some twenty-: hours before’ Pri Wat (discoveteats St a inition sucieen pboenye wey lea tos edo-tanieian It Oorrr someon derea nice Tie oten a . ayers bave or. wo be anid in prt racer.” UP? and tarus over atthe sil the churches in Aa: 4