Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1868, Page 1

rr ell ——————————————————— ee Che vs. XXXI. EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED AT THE STAR BUILDING, S. W. Corner Pa. avenue and 11th street, BY NOYES, BAKER & CO. ee The STAR is served by the carriers to their and District at Ten at the counter, with each, subseribers in the City CENTS PER WEEK. C: or without wrappers, Two Cxsts 5 PRick Yor MatLivG:—Three months, One Bellar end Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dollars; ene year, Fire Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday meorning—On- Dollar and a Half a Year. Fo TR "SPECIAL NOTICES. pasa Sine eine AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL, Fon Devaves ov Tax Turoat ann Lew as Coens, Goins, WHOuPING Cece BROSCHITIS. ASTHMA, aND Consumptio) Prebably never betur bas suything onfidence of acter and power to cu 3 made it know: bie protector against them. 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Is teaches how the homely may become besatifal, the despised respected. and the forsaken loved. ahs Fennel? pei tloman should itt Us wond Address, and teceive a co} oy re ta Pe Address P.O. Dra 2 weoly ‘Tr uening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1868. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. N°. 4,631. ReconssRvction Bitt.—The Reconstruc- tion Committe held along meeting this morn- ing, and after some discussion it was agreed to Teport the following bill, which will be laid before the House on Monday: “Be it resolved, &c , " WILL CASE EXTRAORDINARY. Hew a Mill o FORTIETH CONGRESS. This Afternoon’s Proceedings, Saturpay, January tt. —Mr. Pomeryy presented the peti- Benton Fremont, wif’ 0 vai John C, Fremont, asking the restora- 10 her of certain property in San Fi sion of by the Univud States Referred to Cemmitue THE EVENING TAR. Washington News and Gossip. PoxrticaL.—The New York Herald, in a long editorial article yesterday, favors Johnson for President, with General Hancock for the second place on the ticket, on a Democratic platform, —Connecticut seems likely to hive to go begging for 2 Republican candidate for Gover- nor at the next election. The Norwich Suilletin says that Governor Hawley will not take an- other nomination for Governor. Buckiagham will not. f to Superintend id What Came of It. A suit has been begun in the Chicago Cours which imyelyes property to an amount nearly Ae great as that of all the mal and person: property of Chicago twenty years ago. comprised in a hatin Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and civil State governments in said States respectivety, suail not be recog- nized as valid or legal State governments « by Executive or Judicial power or anthority jnited States. . Be it further enacted, That for speedy eniorcement of theactentitled “an act to pro- vide for more efficient voverns S'a'es, passed March 2, 1867, and thy jementary thereto,” the General of Army is hereby authorized and required to en- join by special orders upon all officers in com mand within the several military de in said States performanee of ail acts an. orized by said several laws above recited, and to remove by his order from command any or all ofsaid commanders and detail other officers of S.army,not below the rank of Colonel to per- form all duties and exercise all powers author- ized by said severalacts,to theend that the peo- ple of said s-veral States may speedily ize civil governments, Republican in form in said neveral States, and be restored to political power in the Union. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the General ef the Army iS authorized to remove any of all civil officers now acting under the several pro- overnments within said severnt dis- ates, and appoint others es pertaining to their respective offices, and may do any or all acts which by ‘s above mentioned are author- ized to be done by the several command military departinents within said Si so much of said acts, or of any the President to detail military co:nw departments, or to re: ry be detailed ash im the whole bistery of 40 widely and so deaply yankind, ag thie excellent pulmonary complaints. Throagn a long series of years, and aimong most of the races of men it bas risen higher and higher in their estimation, as it has become better known. Itw uniform char: the various affections of not Mrs. Jess: Arkansas, that the Gottfried Ublich, re aimet two of his leges that the Int- hss, by fraud, diverted the paterual estate from its natural chanael for his own enrich. t is alleged, was for twelve to bis death, November last, ‘competent to transact ‘the ? WAS Oppressed ations, exhibiting constantly an | towards strangers; fear that brs financial ruin was about morbid seusibility upon subject of the Day of Judgment by this morbid condition he bad hited the com. tainant atone dollar and a half to superiu. fend Dis business, and, in IMG, he had, in the nat Le Was beiag umpoveri<hed, ay to exceed ome dollar per day. | agency of the son coming thus to @ conclu- he says that Muuike became the adviser ud agent of his father, which was followed | by the isolation of the ‘old man, and, as is d, the subsequent conveyance of the bulk of the property to his agent, as the result Of fraud, as is alleged, in working wpou his | [By Cable to the Associated Press.] Panis, Jan. 11.—The bill for the reorganiza- tion of the army is still under consideration in the Corps Legisiatif. ‘The article obliging every Frenchman to serve in the National Guard was adopted last evening by one hundred and seventy to seven- Military authorities, on Private Land Cl: Mr. Sumner presented petitions from colored of Randolph and Fulton Countes, 3eo.gia, setting forth their mis and a-king relief. Mr. Morton present:d petition of 73 mech: ics and workingmen of Waskington, asking passage of an eight hour law of petitions of a simi ble condition weak intellect. Bi Mr. Thomas R. Trow- bridge will mot. The Danbury Railicals say they would like Hon. Roger Averill, of that town. The New Haven papers present the names of Henry B. Harrison, Prof. Cyrus Northup, and Judge Charles J. M. Curdy. ——The Pendleton movement for President gaims strength among the Democracy, and the indications are that he will be the nominee of the party, and that a formidable effort will be aiade to elect hin om the greenback platform. ‘The action of the fate Conventions in Ohio and Indiana will be of great service to him, and unless the other aspirants do something to get up a counter current in their favor, without delay, they will be aptto find their future ef- forts in that direction without fruits. —— The most interesting question to ari-e in the present Maine Legislature is the election of @ successor to Senator Morrill. a candidate for re-election, but ex-Vice Presi- dent Hamlin, who is an adroit canvaseer, is working hard forthe place. Mr. Morril{ stands high in the Senate as a clear-headed debater and accomplished lawyer, and but for being somewhat over-shadowed by the national rep. utation of Mr. Fessenden would make the Maine represemation conspicuons by his own marked abilities, — The new organ of Train and Woman's Rights, just established in New York. styled The Revolution, says it is told in well-informed quarters that a portion of the Repubiican & new organization at the hext Presidential eleetion, and that the naines mentioned for its candidates are Senator Wace, General Butler, or General Logan,for the Pres- with Frederick Douglass for Vice President. Since nominations in this way cost nothing, why not at once put up Train and Lucy Stone as well? —The election in New Hampshire for Governor, Legislature and other officers will take place on the 10th of March. Great interest i {, as it will be the first Also, & number iT charact'r from different rts of the country; which were referred to Ance Committers. Mr. Sumner introdu claring the adoption of th Constitution, known as article 14. {The resolution sets forth that the amend- An amendment for exempting the inferior from the operation of this article was intro- duced, but was opposed by Mr. Rouhe: ing the detate Which preceded the fi 1s Legislatif Mr. Rouher said: article will startle the attentive ears abroad, and inspire the army which precedes the Na- tional Guard to the battle-field.”” Lorvow, Jan, 11.—The directors of the At. lantic Telegraph Com tpretus to Mee a tn sand pounds to pur, terests of the Anglo American Telegraph ¢ pany in the cable and pay the ind a joint resolution de- amendment to ¢ = completely cured, and health by the ICTORAL. So complete ire mastery e issued n pro- hundred thou. the rights an wen, has been ratified by the Lex twenty-two States, a <ufficient namber, and that it is now valid, and a part of the Constitu- me Sumner said there was no doubt in his mind of the validity of the amendu Moved that the resolution be referred to the Ju- diciary Commitiee, which Le appeal an early report, he knew, to Ie bands of the Secretary it was peculiarly the’ province of Congre pass upon it. ‘The bill was then referred to the Judiciary OHLO LEGISLATURE. The Governor to be Inaugurated Monday— Vallandigham’s« vs Improving—The Nominate Hon. Ben Wade i of the bill is to search inw the lulich, who died intestate, went wills, which | ced and de=troyed. charge the du although he had had been as frequently reve seureh it is sought to follow by a decree for partition among the heirs, and mea injunction has issued to restrain any incumbrance of the estate. Perhaps stronger allegations were never made out of the realm of fiction, The prospects are that Chicago is going te beat the world in will a> well as divorce litigation, The Tyler-Gard. is nowhere; and even the noted Low- se, which the Hub is accustomed to along with Bunker Hill Monument hig organ, and in which hundreds of | thousands hung in the balance of a mathema: ical calculation of chances in regard to the thenticity of a signature, will be cast into the be questioned whether insanity mor out of so uid the above alle- = said several ia Ty of State, tu Ra ey Sag {Special Dispatch to the Star] Convamnus, Jin. 11.—The Legislature bas ‘made arrangements for the inauguration of the new Governor on Monday next. bam has many friends working for him for United States Senator, and his chances are thought to be improving. probably meet this evening. The Republicans in joint caucus Inst night ‘Wade tor Senator Grimes offered a resolution requesting retary of the Navy to suspen further action of Congre= on the retired and reserved Lis: n called up the act relating to formation of corporations in the P lumbia, which was discussed u when the Senate went into exe Hover.—The Speaker laid before th. assed at the last session of thr rivona, Referred to Committee on In accordance with the order of the House yesterday, no business could be transacwed to- after the reading of yr-- louse resolved itselt Into Committe of the Whole, Mr. Dawes of Mass vided, is here . it Surther enacted, That it shall be ¢ President of the United States toorder any part of the army or navy of the United Siates to assert by force of arms the authority of either of said’ provisional govern- ments in said disorganized States to oppose or obstroet the anthority of the United Stubs, as provided in this act, and the acts to whic is supplementary. i. Be it further enacted, That any person, with tut by torce the execution of the orders of t Army, made in pursuance of this acts aforesaid, shall be held to be a eanor, and the party guilty thervof pn conviction, be timed not excer i five thousand dollars, and imprisoned wot ¢x- ceeding two years. Sec. 6. Surther enacted, That 0 10) ts rix of Acts as conflict or consis ent with the provisions of this act are Lereby :epealed. Tur SENATE is in executive ression this aft noon, having under consderation the two re ports made by the majority and minority of the Military Committee upon the case of Se Stanton. Both the reports were submitted in printed form, Tt seems probable that the ses. sion of the Senate will be a protracted one this The vote will, it ts thought, stand upon the adoption of the majority report about unlawiul tor caucus will nominated Ben they mean to endorse him, pa je dadineates the very features of the person you Scmarry.and by the eid of on instrament of intense power, known as t! chomotrope, guar- Tike pletare ot the future icant. together with life, leading traite of thon: f FROM CALIFORNIA. Election of another Democrat te the State Senate—The Recent Sterm. Yo, Jan. 10.—Charles Mackay, e asylums, «| party contemplate: gations be made good. Democrat, bas been irom Clara county vice Knox, deceased. ‘The Senate now <tands 21 Union to 19 Demo- lected to the State Senate | Gay, and immediatel; terday’s journal, the Horrible tnianticide—A Child Supposed to R: Alive—Arrest of the Alleged Culprit. {From the Detroit Tribune, 7th.) Last evening the police arrested Mrs. Frecina who keeps a boarding-house Larned, between Second and Third streets, on a charge of infanticide, which, if substantiated, Will stamp the defendant a* a monstrous wretch, arciculars, as yet Teceived, are meagre, owing to the absence of two important itesses, but it is believed that enough facts teen elicited to held the prisoner. ‘So far as we have been able to learn, the par- rs of the tragedy ure these -— About eigh- teen months ago # German girl arrived in this | city—whether alone or not we cannot »: im course of time became an inmate o: Ambrust's honse. rl Kepotts from the southern portion of the State give paruculars of the recent disastrons storm, The greater portion of the country was under water. and many cattle and much prop- erty destroyed. THE ENGLIS! Mr. Baldwin (Mass..) proceeded to address the Honse upon the subject of according rgual- ity under the law, to ail classex and coulitions He replied at some length to the ar- guments submitted some time azo by Mr. Brooks ot New York, and denied the assumption that had never exercised au influence upon the world. Mr. Barnes (N. Y.) next addressed the House upon the causes that led to the present depr sion in the financial condition of the cou its effect upon labor: and then proceeded to present the remedies which, in his opinion, were demanded to secure a return to a basis of yments, and a consequent return of Prosperity to the whole country. Mr. Barnes contended.howe vr. to specie payments could not aad He was tor the pres: of leaving the enrrency when: it was—w either further contraction or furt and he had no doubt but that 1 would speedily work out a good PEDITION TO ABYS- (Special Dispateh to the Star.) New Youk, Jan. 11.—The following cable dispatch has been receiyed here: ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan. 10.—Late advices from the British Abyssinnian expedition, re. ceived here, bring intelligence that bands of slives, supposed to be hostile, were prowling wround the English camp at’ Senate, had been issued for all tioned at Amnesty Bay and along the line of march to udvance to the front and join the headquarters division at Senafe, attach to the rei ‘State election of the year. young | THE Dickens’ Reaptnce.—By some mistake it was announced in the city papers yesterday that the Dickens’ readings would commence in this city on the 8th of February. We learn that Mr. Dickens will give four readings here on the nights of the 3d, 4th, 6th, and 7th of Feb- itting Wednesday night, according Price of tickets per weeks since this who was known to the boarders only by * gave birth to a male in- fant, and about halt An hour after the child had been born, and while alive, Mrs, Azbrust wrapped itup in some rags and threw it into it was burned to ashes, It seems almost impossible that the woman could have committed such a horrible crime, sthe complaint was inade by one of the boarders—a German—who seems sane, we caunot but believe the story until the Mrs. Ambrust isin custo- and will be held until the girl, who is be- dito bave been sent to In the meantime, is there ifany person in the city whe can give any inf tive tothe horrible occurrence, they should at once call upon the Snperindent of Police aud i er facts they may haveany European troo} % i done hastily. Paper vor Peatic Parnt- for furnishing PROPOSALS FU ING.—At noon to-day, propo the paper for the public printing until Dec. 31, I-65, were opened before the Joint Commitwe on Printing, at the room of the Senate Printing Committee, in the Capitol; the paper required being as follows:—Class 122,000 reams of fine printing paper. uncalendered. 4,000 Teams of superfine calendered paper, Class 3—1,000 reams sized and ¢: Class 4—1,000 reams supertine $8 5—26,300 recuns of wrapping prt. Class 63,500 reams post office blanks, ‘he bids received and opened were as follows = Theodore B. MeGargey 1,010 reams of class 1, at 17 cents per Ib. 8.000 reams class 2 at 197-10 cts 0 cts per tb. ‘Timotl Class 1, at 1548-10 cts pe at 2073-100 cus: to his usual custom. T! night will be #5. Mr. Dickens is netting from $000 to $6,000 per night at the North, and his gent thinks he will read here “at a sacrifice;” but as Metzerott Hall will seat 750 persons com- fortably, and more on a pinch, his readings here will bring him in nearly $4,000 per night, at $5 per ticket, which is really not so bad an income these dull times. the stove, whe THE DISTURB. IN HALIFAX col VA {Special Dispateh to the Star.) Rrenmoxp, Jan. 11.—Lieut. Scott, Military Commissioner of Halifax county, reports to the commanding officer of the sub-district of Pewrsburg that he has succeeded in arresting the leaders who caused the recent disturbance His report shows that the affair was not of the magnitude previously re- opportunity when he conld call the previons question and secure a vole he would present in_due form the following resolution ‘Whereas the interests of this nat as carly a return to the specie standa: world as can be consistently done: among the principles now rable end are the 3 the amount of currency furnis! The low price of United States bond: ing & certain portion of the currency; The inadequate security furnished by the Na- tional Banks: There: Resolved, That the Committee on Banking and Currency be, and it inquire into the expediency of fixing the cur- reney at its present nominal amount for a period of years; and, also, how the franchises of the national banks can be s0 changed as to furnish the bill-holders ample security when Tesumpiion of specie payment shall occur, or how the bills of the said national banks may’ be converted into legal tenders, with other recom- mendations thereto pertaining, and report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Ward (N. Y.) next obtained the floor, and commenced his speech by referring to {he | practice so much in vogue of rushing measures through the House under the operation of the vious question, and without permitting de- He condemnedtthe practice, and said its evil was sensibly felt when the subject of im- Peachment was i eS ir. Wurd was speaking when our report closed. AUN, AND SPEEDY CORE FOR NRURAL- contrary is proven. Canada, can be in Halifax county. printing paper. ptarding that desi- Lnstability in edhe peoples te inf . Even the severest cases 0’ Chronic Neuralgia and general Nervo Dereag a DerartMEnt Revorue.—The Retrenchment Committee does not propos to make # general report of their investigations in the Depart- ments for some months, perhaps, but from time to time as developments make the neces- sity for legislation, they will suggest the subject 10 the appropriate eommittees, through whom Uills to remedy evils or change the existing laws are reported for passage. commuicate wha EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DEST: » -. Philadelpnia— ‘One. L 'RICT, delicate eye- Republican Nomination for Congress. used with perfect safety - [Special Dispatch to the Star.} Crxcrsx ati, Jan. 11.—The Republican Con- vention in the eighth district has nominated Gen, John Beatty, of Morrow, as a candidate for Congress in place of C.S. Hamilton, de- ceased. The convention was lar, nious and enthusiastic. platform was adopted. y Keaney, of Hart- Maine say that manutactu during the past year has been without profit. how any gainx as the Nearly all milis uring the rapid decline cotton. The Actna Mulls, of Newtown, Mas- Will be run on full time this Winter, but with wages reduced ten per cout. pers Teport that some fifty charged from an iron fo 'y, in that State auk steel and iron ‘on Works, in Mott Haven and other mamufaetories in West Chester coun- ty, have also reduced thei strike among the cigar makers in a tobacco fac- ried on account of the em- ployment of hands who were not members of the Cigarmakers’ Union. Patterson, N. J., are going to found a “co-op- erative” colony in Kansas. Tecent debate in Congress that there are em- ployed in the Portsmouth 1 wo postag hereby, directed 10 But few mills result of their operations. pa large stocks per ib. Win. e At 16 cts; class %, at 1945-100 cts; class 3 at 21 at23 cents. H G. Butle New York eity—Olass 5, at 25 cents. Christian R. Baier, of Lancaster, Pa.—Class 1, from 1,000 to 10,000 reams, ati5 2, cents, Jessup & Moo! of cliss 1, at 17% cent clase 3, at 22% cents; clax« 4, 5, at 2848-100 cts; class 6, at 19 B.H. Moore, of cents; class 2 at20 cents; class 3 at 22% cen! class 4, at 29 cents; class 6, at I* 48-100 cents rib. 8. D. Warren, of Boston, Mass.—Class at 17 cents; class 2, at 204 cen’ cents per Ib. Wim. A. Ru Mass.—4,000 reams of class 2, at 4,000 Teams, at 19 62-100 cents; class 3, at 20 cents; class 4, at 19: H. M. Clarke & Co cents, and class Tur Late Provesson JeweTt.—The death of this gentleman was announced in our wie. graphic column yesterday. He will be remem- bered as having been the librarian of the Smith- sonian Institution for some years, and until the original plan of establishing a great library there was abandoned. When it was decided to open a public library ona large scale in Bos- ton, Mr. Jewett was selected as one of the most accomplished bibliographists in the country, to ‘be its superintendent, and held that Inborious and responsible position until the day of bis ceath; and his sudden death may be fairly at- tributed to the unremitting and excessive la- Ht The New York of Philadelpi workmen were at24 cente; 29 cents; alass NEGRO TESTIMONY IN KENTUCKY. {Special Dispatch to the Star.] Lovisvitte, Jan. 11.—A legislative caucus in this State has resolved that no petitions asking for political privileges to negroes would be entertained, and that no alteration in refer- ence to the existing law relating mony should be made. petinedisc scare WA Bea MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MIN- chy in West Chester eo last Saiurday. Tb works, the Mott working force. A lar. giving information of the tory at Troy is re} 5 Class 3, at 22 rn PE ect to negro testi- Some Germans, of Tt was stated in a fuse 6, at IBY cents York. of Boston—Class (N. H.) navy yard, eee ere OSD BANKRUPTCY NOTICES. |ANKRUPTCY NOTICE. BAN Cc Tus IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That on the 20th rey A. D.. 1868, a warrant tn Dank- ued against the estate of ELIZ 4 Diese Es of, ths, City of Washington. of ‘said udged a baukrupton her Gun petition: that “the pesmente of say deb jon y of January, Tepicy was ise District. wh. has delivery any | property guch bankrupt. to her or for ber use. and the trane- fer of any property by her, are forbidden by Ia) that a meeting of the creditors of the «aid bank: preve their debts, and to choese one oF ata Court Hall. in the rapt more assigners of her estate. of Bank: iN be. the Ci Sayles Brown. DS. GOODING RT OF THE COLUMRIA, NK RUPTCY. 1 N THE SUpREY TRI” The undersigned hereby give netice that the MUEL seting of the crefitors who base been adjn wn petition, will be h Browr, Ee; |B second STRO ton Washington, Jan. 9,198, aig at pS Bayxacrtcy At the City of Washington ember. a7. Ti ad po BaNeet PICY. Disrmiet oF Conmmms, 99. At the City fc yukioes the ith cay of Dy each : cember. 18 i as Assignee iy of Wa by the District IN. Attervey-at-l aw, ee ee ty Hall, Assignee. po 2essecrtey Distaict oF Corumsta, ss. At the City of Washington, the 17th day of se tember, A.D. 19%; potice of his ay BOWL Ec 3 bisuwn petition. by the ct Court Bint ee ee rons SAPPORD. Attorney at Lew, BANKRUPTON, Drerriet om@Motcvwenra, as. At the City of Washington, the Inth day of Sep- The undersigned hereby gives a ES tember, 4 7. = 1 is appenwo-nt 8 in the city of Washir said Distict. who han beew atimdced« bankrapt Epon bis ows petition by the Distcit ( District MILTON J S4¥ Attorney QS de 24-TPakThow 359 Detrect, Awtanee, Prt YY. Disravor oF Coucsara, as. of Washington, {Wrehtneton, te I7th S BANKBU At the Fh ah viotment as Tio city of Washienton the LTON J. SAF de 6 Tu.Thiw POTCNIEs opmma GLAsars. Received tu day by steamer Union 130 OPREA G LASSES Cf all diferent styles and » tor sale at fe port- ot © prices, be wareroome o! ; W.G. MBTZE! & 00, vee {Repud..Chren.te Sr. Pavr, Minn., Jan. 10.—The Governor's message was delivered to-day. The funded debt of the State is 320,000, He renews his former recommendation that the 5i),00) acres of land granted the State by the ernment be set ay State and railroai REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN TEN- NESSEE. {Special Dispatch to the Star.} Kwoxvitty, Jan. 11—A Republican Conven- tion here has nominated candidate for Congress, President. 1, 12,000 renms, at 16 45-100 5,000 reams, at 17 ce 2, 24000 Trains, at 19% cents; 3.40 reams. at 19% cents per 1b. TeAIS At YS Cents: 1,000 reams, at 19 cents per Ib. JohnH. of New York—Olass 1, at 17 cents: 1ass 3, at 21 cent: clits 5, at 25 71-100 cents; Ib. William B. Mulie prings, Pa.—Class agent of Mount Holly s rylvania—Class 6, bi } cents per Ib. jadelphia—Class 1, 2 lass 2, §.000 reams at en class 6, at 20 cents per Ib. Baltimore—Class 1, 2,009 ream: 000 reams at 17, right & Mudge, of 2,000 reams at 15.606100 cen’ bers of his office. nts; 5,000 Teams, at ts per Ib; class at 193)’ cents; clase 3, 1,000 1,484 men; at at Philadelphia, F m, 1,97; at New York, Washington, 1,0-1, and enough more at Norfolk. Pensacola and Uali- fornia to make in all 10,000 men, Crii~aL Cases in St. Mary’s Counry, Mp.—What the newspapers call the “carnival of crime” seems to have extended a= fur mto the country as St. Mary's county, Md. The Leonardtown Beacon of yesterday reports three serious cases in that vicinity as follows: ‘We learn that a yo PostaL TxLeGRaruy.—Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, is preparing a bill soon to be offered in the House, providing for the adoption by our Government of the postal telegraphic system, During his recent trayels in Europe Mr. Wash. burne collected a large amount of valuable sta- tistical information on this subject, showing the operations of the system in England, Prus- D Increase oF NonTHERN METSoDIS™ GINA.—Our readers are already aware that the Northern Methodist Chureb of Vir- ginia and North Carolina a few days since held its second Annnal Conference in this ci was a very harmonious Convention, a vast amount of business was transacted, and the church established upon a sure foundstion is known as the loyal church, and membership are loyal Rev. Bishop James, of New Jerse ‘The statistics of the past year show & most as- tonishing increase in should it continue at the same ratio during the coming twelve mouths, the loyal chureh will &s good condition as any other in ‘The increase in members were from 4%) in probationers from 175 to 254; in numn- preachers, from 4 to 23: in number of Sunday schools, from = to 3, and in th number of scholars there was also an inc Thur is a very pleasing showing for loyal M. uth.—Hichmond Regist-r. for the payment of tne ying man named John H. Waters, residing in the Factory district, in this county, was arrested gbout two weeks since upon the charge of shooting and seriously wounding a young man named Clarke, a resi- the” same district. Clarke was rapidly recovering from the wound. Waters has entered into swer the charge at the next session of tue graud jury. A colored man, named Wm. H. Skinner, was lodged in jail on the 2Ist_ult, of robbing the safe of Geo. H. Morcun, of a large amount of money, chee Nearly all the stolen property has ered, and Skin class 4, at 233, cents: [nes 6, at 19 cents per jes H. ‘Miller, springs Company,Penn- Tom 1,000 to 3,000 reums at Charles McGarge ‘At last reports, Od its wimisiry he core. The Rt. Gen. Joseph 1, we learn, to an- ‘THe sew witexy tax bill was presented to and indorsed the President yesterday, It is understood that he will at once approve the bill. of January, A.D. Tal ato ‘VI a. lag naan POST OFFICE DESTROYED BY FIRE. Jouxtown, N. ¥., Jan. 11.—A fire in this destroyed the post office and he mail were saved. ve Membershi O. 8. Marshal, D.C., as Messeager. 1888. it AMENDMENT TO THE ConsTITUTION.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Sumuer introdneed the fol- lowing joint resolution, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee: Whereas, an amendment to the Constitution, propesed by the Thirty-ninth Congress. and kuown as article fourteen, has already been adopted by the Legislatures of twen of the States, to wit: Connecticut. N shire, Tennessee, New Jersey, Verinont, Ure- zon, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Kansas, Nevada, Missouri, M: sora, Rhode Island, Wiscousin, Pennsylyani Michigan, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Maine: and whereas itis provided in the Constitution e rs town yesterd: i remains in jail in de Another colored individual calling his Fdwin Davis, and late a resident ot Was! was lodged in jail 2 upon the grave charge of committing # rape upon the wife of John Thompson, colored, on the night of the 2th Teams at 16.192100 2-100 cents per Tue Great Hanrer’s Ferny Surt.—Some months ago, says the*Berkeley Union, Mr. Faulk- B. Brown; of Jetfer- instituted an action of ejectment in Court of Jefferson county, betore Judge Hall, against Duniel J Young, to recover cents; class 2, 2,000 reams at I The bids will be considered by the Commitire and the contract awarded iv ibe lowest respon. sible bidder at an early day. Un. OE ist day of January, A/D. Virrarnoves Imrosrrion.—We have heart 8 in this community complain #& most villainous imposition them by venders of dressed turkeys within the The weight is marked upow the turkey, and everything looks “all righ, far a« outide apy fowl is being prepared for roustung, a great craw, crammed full of corm, &c., weighing pounds, is found earefu This is “dre: some twenty-odd acres the valuable water power at Mr Brown claims under a patent from Commonwealth of Virginia, and denies that the utle of the by ecg -boe the land preperty in dispute is es- be Worth at least amillion of dollars. Daniel J. Young, the defendaut and the ord- the interests of the United States at Harper's Ferry, bas twice moved the court to dismiss the case as to him, upon the ground that he had not such an inter- Porsession of the property as would an- thoriz: an action of ejectment Judge Hall has twice overrul A few days ago a writ of ce: warded ‘biet Justice Chase, wasserved upon Judge him from further proceedings ordering that all the ori; evs in the cause be removed before the Cir Court of the United States for the District rginia, held at Parkersburg. The right of Chief Justice Chase to enforce obedi- ence to the writ of certiorari is not, we under- stond, conceded, and some interesting for discussicn may arise before the next Jeffer- son County Court upon the oT Tisdiction of the State and the subject in controversy. jady named Jennings bas given to the of Cleveland, for t A Very Lxroxrant Prockeprxe transpired. in the Supreme Court, United Stat day, which will soon bring the question of the constitutionality of the reconstruetion laws before that court for decision. S. Black entered a motion to advanee a case upon the docket which comes up trom the of Mississippi, under a writ of error granted by Judge Hill of that State, in a case wi party wasarrested by the military authoriues under the laws of Congress, but the writ of habeas corpus was refused, Attorney General Stanbery was present, and stated that as he had advised the President that these acts of Con. gress were unconstitutional, he could not eon. duct the case for the Government. This fact ‘he had communicated to Gen. Grant, Secretary of War ad interim, and the latter had tele- graphed his decision to the authorities of Mis. sissippi. Gen. Ord replied that the authorities of Mississippi would send counsel to Wash- ington immediately to conduct the case. As soon as they arrive the case will be brought up for argument, PrRsoxat.—Hon. F. A. Hendricks, of Indi- ana; Governor Odin Bowie, of Maryland; and D. 'W. Voorhees, of Indiana, are at the Metro- Politan Hotel. +++-Colonel James R. O'Beirne, Register of Wills, has returned from 4 visit to New York. ‘Lorenzo Sherwood, of Texas announces himself as a candidate for United Hanseom, of land, embracing all a Children’s “Aid Society benetit of the homeless children of that « ity. half acres of ground, with a lar, brick dwelling and other improveme Society has devermined to use the founding an Induririal School for the and homeless children of that city. &7_ The Grant locomotive works in Pat son, N. J., are closed for want of wor wages of the men, however, will be paid, bse twenty-five per cent., while the works are idle A reduction of wages was made mills at the same city Saturday night, and aleo im one of the largist cotton mills. locomotive works are eplarging, in view of an expected increase of busines largest monastery, said to be the largest one belonging to its order fs to be erected int in Dubuque county, Towa. Its su) cost will be between £3 0,000 and $i Goo, ‘Phe building at the north of the syna will be two hundred and fourteen feet in Disrater oy Corvssa se. past few weeks. igth day of De- oby in controversy, Hon. Jeremiah tiation to waco nance officer in from’ one w two concealed upon the inside! with a vengeance. Perhaps the parties who do up this sort may not be aware 0} this is an indictable offense.—Prederick ( Md.) roposed by the Thirty-niath Con. known as article fourteen, having ed the requisite ratification, is valid. to ents and purposes a= part of the Consti- ———_ that motion, > « Winte” Bint. iorari 1 by no: Data” writes JOSEPH M. ashington, withip mati © ha been adiadged a Bankrupt apon vurt of «aid Dis- ‘THE Marvianp Lec iSLATURE.—In the Sen- Ate yesterday, the body proceeded to draw for the Classification of Senators, to ascertain who should serve tor (wo and Messrs, Kimmell and De: drew the four years’ tenn, and Mr. Snyder tne two years’ term. Mr. Clarke, of Baltunor- among those who drew a ucket years. The House adopted an order directing the Committe on Co: into the expediency of reporting « bill creating the office of supers! ance in the State, Monday next. a ne SN a PRorerty Sale 1x Vinointa.—Airi fine estate of the In: ated near Catlett's andria, and SEAS BeTes, Was sold yesterd: Payne, commissioners, “The statement fn these dispatches last night as te the purpose of the President with refer- ence to the bul striking owt the word ~whiw,” was not strictly correct son Will not argue the question of the effect of his message will probably set forth the laws, constructions, statutes and ertinent facts, im all substantially amounting » an opinion that Congress, by its adjourn- ment upon a concurrent resolution o} houses, betore the expiration of the ten days, prevented the bill from taking effect, by reason. of the iailure of executive approval.” Bavry « Powren.”—We find the following in the New York Post's account of the Jackson in his coun, ani who for four years. mson, of Baltimore, Itistrue Mr. John- adjournment, but county, ta sine 3. The undersigned heraby ives tment ae assizaee of JN L a ity of Washington, within estion of the ju- said District. who has heen adjadged « Bankrupt S7-The Skowhegan (Maine) Clarion says that Both houses adjourged until State of hon ancene ong he Ante late of men ment, during cold spell of weather, left her bed absence of her nurse, with under a tree a short the house, frozen to death, Gar] Semen arene — wa 7A young man eighteen years of age, the son of 2 well-known clergyman at Pheiadel.! Thiw 389°D atront. Assignee. Tux GoveRnonsutP Peirpoint some days of the Supreme Court, to tetain the fice or Governor Gisenbory, sti: General Edward McCook, Minister to the Sandwich Isiands, and the Evening Stor in this city, bi curing which blood flowed freely, and canes were energetically ased. The contestants were finally separated without any serious damage blisher of the for which he was ele an alterchtion, Pass upon ‘te ‘question rnor was himself so uncerta' the Board ration of the term weetate Wins pure The dech Ment Of the late war, from Lied comimenor this form. We have Jor #2i,0k; it is mow di-poved o: States Senator, merly of the Gen. Robt. At ----Gen. R. Roseril, H. J, Gov. Newell, and Hon. ‘among the arrivals at before Col. sioven, for $20,700. As the publisher of the Sram didn’t happen to be concerned in the “scrimmage” in ques- ‘tion, we will thank the /'est to make the proper undersigned hereby ives 87 Joshua HU? ie have said: Vilas whe thought i would bere vices eintenieticnes Sina as itinkeptdown. Ir well-kuown velvet patiers ho has beea adjud, bank: i petite District Cont of Mason Grnznar J: commander of the Third Military District, was at the War Department to-day, and had a long interview with Gen. Grant. Pore, the recent ‘Tur xzrort which has recently been cire Jated that Gen. Hooker, who is now in’Europe, is in fuiling health, is inaccurate. The Gen- worn witha leaves & space free of a eres ‘The recent railway accident at has attracted the tion to ' of the means of Tue Retinep awp Reserven Nava Ser- viex.—Mr. Grimes introduced in the Senaw to-day a resolution (which was agreed to) re- questing the Secretary of the Treasnry, to sus- until further action of Qon, herepn, all payments to the Teerved officers the %th section of an act ammead certain sets in relation to approved March ¥, sevetally entitled 10 Lancet ort peng tenga yd WY promoted under Biscinnall Wiel promo: disposed at public Ued at the passage of this act by Adolphus hi. |. Se sale. Tt was pur- Lambert, VIRGINIA NEWS. ‘The latest om dic is that che vestry of St Pant® Chureh, of Petersburg. propoer io rectorship of their church the Wire, jr, of Baltimore ‘The South West. published ot Chr arg, Vo., says that the depot at the: p full and running over with pr r ment.” officers of the Virgin Society, at Lynchburg | ' from their forrign ager siderable number of rant. They may be expected in Lyn. the Virginian say Abner Marks, a ped con om Weet Virginia penitentiary, was arr -tea fu @ay night in brtnick asuburh of Prt: Ps i. gd. J665. for being concerned in robbing | Company md ws SIN oF BAW0 f be a desperate vi On the 1ith inet. James O. Boyd. of ¥ vania county, a Bighly-respected amd p- Yeung man, in the bloom ef youth and manly Vigor, wis dashed against airee by a pair of runaway horses and instantly kilfed. under | eiren stances the mos! heartrendiug His aged pa: who lately lost three sons by the war. were locking up to him as the main stay of their dectiming years The Peterst urg Jnder says: «The fact cannot be denied that there isa large mumber or ored persons out of employment in th The appearance of so mauy men, cots §Toups upon our *trets, awd standing ¢ idly ali the day long, under clouds or in shine, affords abundant proot in the preni~ ~ > Jol Milier & Co. of the Piedmont Land Agency, sold, on Monday Inst, 400 acres of land near Ncotteville, Albemarle o tee jonging to George W. Coleman, to Mr Mifiiin Gault, of Penn for @1i per acre. | Also,a fara of 260 acres, the property of diam S near B. M. Church, tw Mr. Welch, of Mary land | Several companies of the 1th regimen: United Rtutes infantry bave left Rich noel, going southward. It was understood they wer under orders for South Carolina. John 8. Preston has accepted the iny extended by the literary societies of the | versity of Virginia to address them on final day of the ensuing sessten. | MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A WoMNN. A Paithiess Husband the Cause. One of the most distressing cases of su: we have ever recorded, came to our kaow! yesterday; and thou, courred during Tu Gay night, the fact h: Up wo 4 o'clock ve terday. been communiented to the coroner. [. sad act occurred in the suburban village of ¢ « jumbia, and greatly shocked ite mbabit with whom she was pretty generally | quainted. Anna Allen, the wife of Jacob Allen, aged | about 30 years, had for some time resiced in | that place, when she suspected an tmprop. > mitimacy between ber hustaud and a woman Whose busband had been drafted into the aris Having sufficient evidence to convince ber thist her fears were well founded, she left ler hone | and returned to her fathers house in Column - tia, taking with her the two childres—a girk RoW some ten, anda boy seven years of During her absence Alien moved to this | and, it ix anid, set up housekeeping with partner he had newly taken to his bosom Mrs. Allen's father dying soon after, shiv de- | termined to again begin a home for herself sad children, and earn a living by washing, --w- ing, or such other labor a she could procure, By the kindness of those who knew her a» Food woman, & Kitualion Was procured for ler ‘as female janitress of the Town Hall, and two | comfortabir apartments were assigned to ber in the basem: nt of the building. From ber cx Yersation with those who knew ber troubles, she bad until iately bel ved that her Burtand would return to her, but Sor some mouths pt that hallucination mems to have passed away, and she became very despondent. 3 ever, continued to work daily, but refused to biain a diverce from her busted, although i ts said he was anxious she should 0 50. Thus matters stood unt: Tuesday night las mele . to remain until the next da: what early hour she brongtt the bed from the adjacent room, used #+ a sleeping apart and spread it fell asleep. About three o'clock in the morn ing the boy awakened and Found himself aloue his mother having left the bed onkno’ bim. He was found about daylight by the neighbors standig against the ga he related to them the condition of afl tar as he knew them. They. thinking th might have been sent for by some sick in the vicinity, advised him to returo bed, & About 1 o'clock Wedneday morning Mrs. Allen's motber came over to ber dauzhier's Tesidencr, and learning ofber absence, did wot, for a time, conjecture the fearful story she bad yettolearn. By noon, Mrs. Allen not return- ing, her fears were aroused, and she deter— mined to make some investigations, It was found that the door leading from the kitchen 1a the sleeping apartment was securely fastened from the inside. There was but one window in the room, and this had been securely nailed down. ‘The male janitor, Mr. Brown, was now sent for, and on’ knocking out one of the of , the fact was revealed that Mrs, Allen had committed suicide by hanging herself w one Of the bed-posts, and that life had been extinct for several hours. She had prepared with grea. care against any intrusion, by suspending a thick counteryane against the window. thus shutting otal) exterior view of the apartment. A candle was stil] burning on the mantel, wits an open book standing up in front of it. This sad fate of the long-suffering and unre- seutfnl wife should prompt some action agaia=t the cause of her trouble=,—Cinn. Gasett-, Wth. The Canons of the Eri 1 Church—Rev. S. H. Tyng on Triai—A Father Counsel tor his Son. The commitiee appointed by the Right Rev. Bishop Potter toimvestigate the charges agains: the Rey. SH. Tyng. jr, which were preferred by the Rev. Dr. Stubbs, of New Brunswick, met in the Lecture Koom of St. Stephen's Church, 2th stree', this morning. Mr. Tyng was charged with preaching in a Methodist church in New Bron=w » Which Dr. Stubbs claims as bis parish, according to canonical law. The canon under which be is tried, pro- vides as follows: “No minister belonging to this Church shall officiate either by preaching, reading prayers, or otherwise, in the Pa: tbim doring bis ab- » Rev. Dr. Beach acted as chairman, and . W. 1. Moore as clerk protem. Dr. Stubbs 4 the Rey. SH T Al one o'clock the ond by the chairman, cnr of the presenters, moved that Mr. called to plead to the presentment; and he aa- od that they appeared with Etward Lo- " and such other asi is they might am. Mr. Tyng, in rey the canon mquired no plea. T rman then Temarked that aceorting to canon, the respondent baving made no confes- sion befor the court, must be considered as de- nying the facts charged. Mr. Tyag said be Would asvent to this view of his reply. The court then adjourned till Monday, the juth day of February next, at 10 o'clock, ai the telicita~ tien of the counsel of Mr. Tytige—New Fork ban press, With, &7 indisputable Bonds: The best lines to duveet in—the marriage lines. S87 The Grond iis, Mich, Democrat, pue up the old ticker, McClellan and Pendie- ton, SF The fir-t colored law: was admitted the bar in Tennessee, at Memphis last week. > 87 Several nations in Bui eu lart Awirin, we obtaining rece Sanders ‘rom America. GF Chicago expended ®545,000 for theatres and operas during the past year. svn 3.8. boon Wray fa yam gol comeuian, hes been performing past tree mons at St. James’ Theatre, Lodnon. SF The aauual meeting of the New York State Tempernner Society will be beld in the city of Titles, commirncing on Tuesttay, the 2iet Of January. and coutinuime through the ust erThe husband of Mrs Gots aso columnion~ ihe ri —F, <7) Sringnousiyanechupulou siamese isn SF The number of youth« eprolled in Ohio for school Tposes is BEG, da vided 5 lows: Witter males, cate sone” fot AR BRS: oar reg females, 427,364 ———eee Oe