Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1868, Page 1

EVENING STAR t ee SUNDAY EXCEPTED ferorr Pa. STAR BUILDING, avenue and 11th street, . the counter, witb hv Pa otk Ss. XXXI, Che 3 WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 17. 1868. THE PUGILISTIC KING. A Fight Between Jim Dully and Bob Oona te esting fight came oT Duedtay ell known reort waus on the old po ~ Jim md il, of Neware, Th as fic hie h " " hteficht for #8. A Newark ae wap od and at tw Geo W, Lane tion Henry 3. Lowrie verily J B, Latimer Joseph. Limoach J Joho #. Lear Jona B. Lea Lako, basky i Seif, Laraer Waa Hl, Lawson We ¢ Win, Lester WH. L abet AS, Thaw, MeCaffry' Or Cas Mattias 0 ¥- Marl : x avid, MoOteary wive tho duce | Miivin BM, Means Parne te, Mckee Geo, Mail Go, Mabonttivo H. Maguira MM, Max 4 ot Martin (apt J W. Michel Juhn W, Massey Joha " | Murray Jus 8, Michell J, Miller Capt Joa, Meal: Wy dae a MartinD. icevia Joa. Morgh i ereury J, Mefarian ue 1 I McLeod Jas, McDowell Jon, T, von, Johns x phoning bh Bi Maple Jos Hh Mile don i, Marts am J pb Ma has. Merrit) Move I. 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Wheeler’ Geo H Misck1ianrovs —Recording Scribe Keyston Wilkioe Mre 1, Wilcox Julia A- Woodward Mrs | Tent No_ 16, 1.0. of Rechevith: Recording 61s Jon T. Wiliard Mra Joa-ph, Williams L | Phenix Tent No. 12:1. 0. of R.; To the Paintora’ Witkerson Mrs L. Whiting Mrs Nellie. W Brion, A. ~H.S.5 B.S.) 473 Pennsylvania Mise Watkins Matinda, Wellbart | avenue Mrs. Washington Ma: th RE! it 8.3. BOWEN. P.M. Walker, Horsons, Wiiliamon Gay, Willians ae’ er om INTERIO“, Pp Young Sallie A, Yarnell Eugene Mrs. 'S PATENT OFFICE. MisceLiaNrots —To the Lady of the House, 452 Wasnt xotom. Janusry 30. 1858. z | On the petition “of STHeHE. Nand < JAMES A BAZIN. of Canton, Mass, praying for the extension of ent granted to tuem ou the GENTLEMEN'S LIST. th day of, April for an improvement in A—Alvrich & Son, Allen Geo, Adams Capt HR, | Machinery for Laying Rope. for seven years from en Dr J, Austin Jas E. Atlen Jobo, Allen Sami Athens Moses, Armstrong Jas 'M, Adams J er) Dream! A, Armstrong Wm H, Arms Broadoex Amos, the expiration of saia patent, which takes place 01 th day of Ap il. oss. “a It igordered chac thesaid petition be heard at the Patent Office on MONDAY, the oth day of April next,at 12 o'clock M.; and all persons are | notified to’ ay and show canse, if any they seaipecs Cturgi coors vas > | Pecan eal atge oopean borin, 2. © G, Biane i , Bat- Vid, Erown DS, Benti-y award, Beall | Slein the Patent their objections, specially Gen Ed F. Banker Edgar. Bloodgood Francis, Bennie Hon ¥ F, Brooks Frank J. Brown Frank het forth in writing: at least twenty days before the &. Bust Francis N, Beli Col Geo R—3. Bramand day of hearing. All testimony fl by either t tobe used at the said bearing must be taker a Gro W. barber Geo. Beebe G J, Blow Hon Heary | transmitted tn accordance with the rules of the of- T. Brown Uarlem. Browa HF, Burrell Henry, fics, which will be furnished en application. Bexuett Jno J. Berry Jno, Billiags Jacob. Baker myo nt Pretty ag tv al dno. Burket key JN, Binerger J. Burton) W. poy Bae ee on ae beers Bidwell Hou Jno. Barrett Capt Jus, Burroughs aflen Aes he argaments, ff any, within Jno. Ballard Orme P jr. Bryson Jno, Beadle JH | ‘nm days after Senstnn ts pibticeia te Beriy Jn». Bailey Jos. Bremace J Camptell. Bar pene ap gg eae elaa ogc the Republican and in the Intelll, Washingt eyabite in the. Ta Waal : Do. and in’ the Journal. Bostyn, Mass. ones peviteiesete var tees nar anee eee ablications to oa tie day of Td. THEAEER. ker Jno. Bauer J & Co, Brenham Jno Ball J P, Barr Jno D. Broeks Hon E brown L Berk Michi F. Bright Col M Meivill Baer A_ Brady Peter. Brouwick Patk, Breen P Bellis Roger. Brower, Ivanus,” Barrette Bernard 8 m, Babl tdge vephen, Barker Sami , Beckford Thos, Buol T, Baucrift T D. Bondi- not Tobias. Bennett Capt Thos, Brown Thee A, Brandeoburg Wm, Burton Wm EB, Buckley Wm. Bieubassett WW. Beamer 8. Brown Wim M, Boll hearing. hy Ualtwaw Commissioner of Patents, EPARTWENT OF THE INTERION, D UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE, ARMING TON, Janus . On the petition of NELSON GAVIT, of Philadal- phia, Penns . praying for the extension of a nt ranted to hi in of May, 1654, for an m2 provement in Machinery for Guttl Creigh Alfred, Chiswell Anthony, Chamber. seven yeare from the expi jon of Albert. Canon A B. ane Alice W. Chalmers | which takes place on the gthday of May, 1866: Caldwell A, Cook Albert L, Claggett It is ordered that the said tien be heard at the Chat Clark Chas. Clements 8 CO, Ourrict Chas P Patent Office on Monday, the 20th day of April bm a « aeee wa ye San Geen } — at gb pt ge a Liege od 5 ae bod arpenter Emanuel. Co rancle, Cara f nse, it aa) : P. Carter Brankiio W pos Frederik said petition ought net to be granted? have: WO7 Wm. Brooke W J, Beare Sami, Bosse Wm Blanch ara © Fravk M. Clerf George, Campbell George. Chay Persons of ing the extension are aired to u Geo L, Cox Harry. Cauady Henry, Carroll | Me inthe Patent Office their objections, apse alte bert. Corne'! Join. Cyres John. Chester D P. | set forth in writing, at least twenty duys before the (rowley Joho 4. Curtis Joseph. Crazgcus James’ | Tay of hearings all testimony filed by either party Charcbiil Joseph. Camberly JT. CL J to be used at. the said bearing mnst be taken and Cook Jas M- Clark Jas T. Che trauemitted im accordance with the rules of the of- t Jono. Carle Gen Jumes. flee. which will be furnished on application, Depositions and other relied up mony mmat be bled in the oiice twenty aya before the day Commelan 'S y of hearing; the arguments, ifany, within Coleman Dr Thos. Ceney W. Cle after fling the testimony, B.Chatey W E. Crenpe ed. alto, that this notice be published In the Coombe Capt W iL Chi | Sepublican and the Intelligencer, Washington, D. 1d Doolittle Dougias Capt, Dennis | ( in the Telegraph. Philadelphia. Penna Cary Downy Dines. Deiry Uinnis, Davies Capt ‘week for three successive weeks, the first of Lavid, Dowelle Dr, Dobson Frauk P, Dankinaon publications to be at least sixty lava previous TH Day FW. Dasa Geo W.1aon Geo, DeCavp | tothe dayef bearing, TO. THEARER, 6 W Table Henry; Downing Jumph. Davis dra | “niles © Commisalouer of Pateuta. i eo Jc D®=2A2 0,555 oF UE INTERIOR, iokim UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, cae ” » Wasit f Bek Donseliy Peter On the petition of JULIA Me ay ore Done MD ministratrix. de bouia non, of James i. ' mek Wm J "Id erased: She WAs executor of Jomon x nh Erb Chris T 1, Bemante Cap, Eaton Dan W, | deco seed. of for the imore. Maryland: praying G Rowerd, Eaux Evins Geo W. bi’ | extension of a patent granted to the fares “oF Kaos Col M2. buald Hence” vie | Stimpson. as executor aforesaid. the 17th day DY Bmert Joho & Ellison Telfarx Euald fhm, | Octeber, lath ad ante-dated tho 17th day of Ap Eri-héon Julins G. Bilis J. Emglebura Otto, Bine teme year, for an improvement in Yeeseis for son (ap KH Eldridge Sami Aja . for seven years expira- My Eraber 8 “a: Prolion Liont A. Floren = gttenid pateat, which place on the 17 ru m. Frenel |, Foster B Gard: %, French Beat, Fre * in ordered that the aad petition be heard at the (chins Fresh Wer ohne Oe a ee Patent Office on MONDAY, the soch day of Maret bext, at 12 o'clock m; and Faiiu Pile DJ. Koller Bd N. Freeman’ & Qiil fied t appear snd Bersons are noti- och Gilbert. Parr shor Use, a wm cane, if auy they have, an Weaten bashers rb “Persone opposing the eatensiog ars required to Fletche = Frin oF co fy " TR Rciey Foster Hon SES Pacer e: | Meta the Pe at Dae their ohyections specially back & Co. Foster RG, Ford Romulus W, Ful. | St forth in writing, at least the t Alfred her A, Geverson Columbus. Gibbus 4 Alex. Green 4 8, Gi er Charle Baan ae BE. Gilbert B A. Gre Gigeat EWG sn Frank 9. Gas-away ff i ba me ay :G 2 — Joven Johu joriia, Ju ary Jackson Suo Fy Cillcus Teresa M. Gray John. Geeta d 3 Grow Ine Goodwin Lewis F. Grabam Miles M. =F Gratin Milos Mo am. Gray & Mullakine, Green NH Grigeny Goi B. ccriftin T.tos, Galiifer Capt Thos, Gree Tee Contry Wm Hf. Gtishaw Wan I Gebeaes Wen. pit Hance Wm Ke Lerdncy Arthas, Hepbarn A, Henry Oni Ho it Kapaa . Homard Chas, ta) vale ad m, Ball WB Westen Kenrick Jeremiah, cob. Hatzier Cbas. has—2. Hophine J R. Hop! Bick, at i Ei AY. the ae aay of Tiyecwby anid Prition onmht pot tbe Uany tbor : file thelr obsect io wt ib in ot comms 8 ay & i ys wes ia THE EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossip. A Goon Day ror CANARDS.—Yes'erday was rich in sensation stories. It was reported early in the day that the President was going to clos: up the War Department, establish Gen. Town- fend in an office at the White House, and (rans- netall army business through him. The know- ing gentlemen who have the “latest iaforma- tion” clung to this story for an hour or two, and it.gained credence enough to be telegraphed away in various direetions. Lawr in the day this canard was supplanted, and completely exst in the shade by a story that Geacral Grant had been put under arrest and imprisoned by the President. This story went around like Wild-fire, and was bol-tered up by so many particulars that it got an air of verisi- le equal to one of De Foe’s yarns, Te plenty of people who could describe to you just how Grant took the arrest; how he proveded under guard to quod, puffing eguably at his inevitable cigar, Ac.,&¢. About2 o'clock this story got its quietus by the ascertained fact en. Grant was on the House floor, as tran- is AsuMmmer's morning. The news-mongers thereupon changed their base, und in abont thirty eeconds bad the story afloat that General Grunt had come up to the Capitol post-haste to ayerta revolntion by urging the Reconstrac- tion Committee vehemently not to pass the sew construction bill, As the conversation of the meral with the members seemed anything but vehement, this story soon got materialy rv duerd in proportion; and by the time the House adjourned the sensationists were rather d preseed in the scarcity of material for a fresh canard. imprisoned during the war on charges of dis- loyal practices, ete, held a meeting in New York on Wednesday with a view to vindicating themselves from the charge of treason and ob- taining indemnity for the hardships they sut- fered. A committee, embracing gentlemen from all parts of the country, was appointed to de- vise a proper plan of proceeding. Mr. V. R. Jackson, of this city, represents the District of Columbia on the committer, ——-The Portland (Maine) Argus intimates that Messrs, Morrill and Hamlin will find « formidable competitor for the next United States Senatorsbip from Maine in Governor Chamberlain, ——Marshall Jewell, the Repnblican candi- « for Governor of Connecticut, ix, like Gen’l Grant, a practical tanner and currier, While yet ayoung man, be beeame 2 proficient in tle- eraphing. and oceupied a responsible position in connection with telegraphic interests im the Southern States before the war, but latterly he bos been largely engaged in tanning and the manufacturing of leather belting at Harttord, where he bas amassed a large fortune. He is represented a a gentleman of culture and quite popular, but kas not up to this time held any prominent political position or office. His high- est effort in that direction hitherto was for the State Senatorship last year, but defvat overtook him. He was originally a Whig, but bas bee an farnest and active Republican since the or- genization of that party. ——The Democratic majority in the Ouio Legislature celebrated its advent to powe taking a from the Republican Lien Governor (er offcio President of the Senat appointment of the committees, and gaye the appointing power to a committee composed from their own number. Although there may be analogous precedent tor this step, all patri- otic and dispassionate people will be sorry to see it, Like others of its elass, the chicken thus hatched will be very apt to come home to roost one of these days. —The report h Nebraska State Democratic Conve structed the delegates from that ate to the National Convention to vote for Mr. Pendleton as first choice for the Presidential nomination, is contradicted. It is now stated that the de gation was left untramelled as to choice of tes, with the sole request that the vote of the State should be cast asan unit, —The Frederick (Md.) Ezaminer comes ont this week in favor of the nomination of Justice Chase for the Pesidency. This, we be- lieve, is the only paper in the State that sup- ports him—all the other Republican payers that have expressed an opinion favoring Gen. Grant. ——The New Haven Germans have a Grant club, THe Committer of Ways AND MEANS this morning adopted the following very important Tesolution: “ Resolved, as the sense of this com- mittee, that one hundred and fifty million dol- lars of revenue shall be considered as the whole amount of revenue to be ol ed from internal toxes, and that the same, as far as practicable, be collected from—First, distilled spirits and fer- mented liquors. Second, tobacco and. manu factures of tobacco. Third, ps. Fourth, special taxes, Fifth, incomes. Sixth, divi- dends. Seventh, Inxories and ainusements, Fighth, banks and railvoads. Ninth, legicies and successions—lea ving the leas} possible sum to be collected from industrial pursuits, or re- lieving that class of interest entirely.”” Fasmions FoR Janvany.—Out-of-door gar- ments Worn, a8 general thing, are somewhat larger than they were last month. Paletot: however, are, if anthing, shorter, but the vari ous styles of mantelettes and mantles, which are new becoming fashionable, are worn large. Mantles made of velvet, resembling the talma in form, are very elegant, and the latest styles which have yet been designed. Velvet and plush suits, either black or of rich dark colors, are daily increasing in favor, These enits generally trimmed with narrow bands of swan's down, sable, or other fur, care, of course, being taken to xelvct a color which will fora cither a pleasing contrast, or a harmony with the color of the velvet. In morning dress-bodies, the plain high princess style, cut in one piece with ihe skirt, is decidedly the most fashionable. For evening dresses the princess forms of low body, cut in one piece with the skirt, (without seam aeross the waist,) is the most fashionable. The square opening or Wallean form of body seems to be the most fashionable for evening; they are cut generally very low. How. T. C. THeaxker, haying received infor- mation from the President that his resignation of the position of Commissioner of Patents had been accepted, retired from the office yesterday, his resignation taking effect from and after the 15th inst. The duties of Commissioner then devolved upon Gen; A. M. Stout, Chief Clerk of the Pa‘ent Office, who is authorized to act as Commissioner by the second section of the organic act of July 4, 1836, N. W. Hilbron, Eeq., is acting as Chief Clerk in place of Gen. ‘Stout, and the business of the office will go on ‘without interruption, Pusiic Lape in lowa.—The Commissioner of the General Land Office has prepare‘ a list of swamp and overflowed lands enuring to the State of Iowa under the a (sare Sep- tember 24, 1850, in the district of lands xubject to ale at oct, Dota, tows. ae t em- having been affixed thereto, it will be transmit. ted to the Iowa State authorities, REecEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS.—The receipts from customs at the ports below named, from Jan: ary 2d to tith Select ye, were. 48 follows :— Boston, New_York, 8,376,400; Phil- adely 5 Baltimore, $157.916.27; New Orleans, ‘ist to Bist, $161,507.09; San Francis: Ist to 14th, $260,098.65. Total, $3,388 404.82. ‘Mr. ScnENCK to-day reported.back from the Committee of Ways and Means the cotton tax bill, with Senate amendment, with recommen- Gation that the House do not concur in said amadnenie, Tue MCARDLE (CASE IN THE SUPREME Covrt.—The Supreme Court room wa. crow: ed this afternoon with many of the most dis- tinguiched members of the bar now in Wash- ington, to hear the argument connected with cave 28%, ¢2 ports, William H, McArdle, 01 ap- pral from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Missis- sippi. It will be recollected that McAr- dle was arrested and imprisoned by order of General Ord, and ordered to be tried by milita’y commission, on the charge of hinder- ing reconstruction by certain publications in the paper at Vicksburg of which he is the edi- tor. The accusrd was held to bail in the sam of $2,000 to await forthor procedings. The motion argued to-day was as to giving an early hearing to all the principles involv a. Senator Trumball appeared for the military authorities, He contended that this was not in any sense, a political question, nor was it of such of a criminal cha-a vter as to give its pref- crenea, Besides, the accused being now at lib- erty, thongh under bail, was saffering no grievous hard: bip. Judge Binck took issue with Mr. Trumbull, and argued that the interests not only of McArdle but all the citizens of the United States were involved in the question; aud he insisted that the liberty of the citizen was the most precions of all blessings, He did not ask the early consiceration of the case as a matter of favor, but of justice. Judge Sharkey Uriefly showed the impor- tance of the course suggestod by Judze Black. Mr. Hughes, appearing for the Governmeut, opposed the motion. ‘The Court took the question under advise- men’ GEN. GRANT AND THE ReconsTRuction Bit —The statement which was telegraphed from here last night that Gen, Grant was upon the floor of the House yesterday opposing the passage of the reconstruction bill in the pres— ent form, we learn from an authoritative source to be entirely imcorreet. Parties who conversed with the General on the subject state that he was very guarded in his language respecting the bill; but he did not offer any objection toit. He does not think he should express himself in regard to the bill while itis before Congress. It passed, he will give it his and endeavor to carry its pro thfully. Commissioner oF Pater Ts.—The President has not yetsent in any nomination for Com- missioner of Patents, to fill the vacancy cansed by the resignation of Mr. Theaker. The names ot John ©. Cox, Esq., and Judge James, of Tli- nois, and William D. Bishop, of Connecticut, were mentioned to-day as prominent candi- dates for the position, A number of leading ‘Western men, headed by Hon. W, Mungen, of Ohio, and the Kentucky delegation, headed by Hon. Garrett Davis, are strongly urging th pointment of Mr. Cox, and it is said that retary Browning also advocates his appoi ment. It is thought that no nomination will be ntto the Senate betore the middle of next w Conat Jewetry, which has of late been y fashionable, is said to be to a great extent counterfeit, Much of it ts prepared artiticially from marble-dust made into paste by using silicate of potash, and a Jittle isinglass, and col. ored by Chinese yermilion, ‘Tre sEpiroriaL Spuvstxes” of the New York Mail, recently brought in. to illustrate a local subject, what was no doubt intended to te a sinart allusion to the story of Jove descend. ing upon Danae in a golden shower. but the printers, seemingly better posted in Scripture than in the classics, rather blunted the point of the paragraph by a change of names, so that it seemed a reference to “Job” coming down on “Damel” in an auriterous drizzte. SEED FOR DistTeimurion.—There has been received at the Department of Agrivalture, from Mr, Israel S. Diehl, at Constantinople, a smali quantity of opium poppy seed and Tarkish tobneco seeds, which are said to be of excellent quality, and were secured in Asia Mino® by Mr. D, These seed will be distributed through- out the country in small packages, by Col Capron, Commissioner of Agriculture. The Department has also received, from the same sonrce, @ quantity of rare seed, which will be tested in the Experimental Garden. Srenerany Sewanp yesterday received dis- Patches from St.Thomas and St, Johns that the people of these islands haye voted enthusi- astically for annexation to the United States, THAT PRocLAMATIon.—It is well known that various prominent politicians of the Demo- cratic persuasion have, within a day or two. warmly urged the President to issue @ procla- mation tabuoing Mr. Stanton as Secretary of War, and shutting him off as far as might be from all official intercourse with other branches of the Government. Whether the President has oF not been disposed at any time to follow this advice, it is certain that within the last twenty- four hours he has signified his purpose to do nothing of the sort, Consequeatly those who are hourly looking for such prockunation, are destined to be disappointed. —Mr. Stanton was visited at the War Department to-day by ators z tives. He has not y € Many persons were of the opinion that he would vicit the White Hou# to-day to attend the Cabinet meeting, but he did not do so, Tue Wurte Hovse.—The regular meeting of Cabinet was held to-day, but the session Gid not last over an hour, Secretaries, Welles, McCulloch, Seward, Browning, and Postmas- ter General Randall were present, Attorney General Stanbery cuuld not attend, being en- geged in the Supreme Court. Mr. Stanton did not visit the White House to-day. Biws Orenrp.—To-day, at one o'clock, the Light House Board opened bids for supplying the Light House establishment with 55,000 gal- lons of the beet quality pure winter strained oil, A number of bids were received, which ‘were opened by the Board in secret session, and the same submitted to the Secretary this after- noon. The contract will be awarded to the low. est responsible to-morrow oF next day, Tae Hovsk Committee on Mivrrany Ar- FAIRS, at their meeting to-day, decided not to take any action at present towards reducing the force of the army. This conclusion is reached in view of the unsettled condition of affuirs in the Southern States. Should recon. struction approach nearer completion before the close of the session, the committee will con- sider the expediency of bringing in a bill re- ducing the army. QUITE A NUMBER of city people were in the galleries to-day in expectation that various bills of District interest, including the public Fchool bill, would be reported by the District Committee and acted upon, but through some bitch Mr, Ingersoll, Chairman of the District Committre, was not able to get his reports in and consequently the District business goes over until Friday next. CosTRaction.—Mr. Schenck, from tle House Ways and Means Committee, to-day reported in favor of non-concurring with the Senate substitute for the House contraction bill, leay- ing it for the Senate to ask a committee of con: ‘The report was agreed to by the Ho * Internat Revexve.—The receipts from this source to-day were $245,200.13. ———_-re-___ ®7A man named Jake Wilson has tnreat- ened to kill Mr. Martin, (who shot Judge Bue- teed,) if he should be set at liberty, but no im- portance is attached t@ the threat, TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. MARYLAND LEGISLATURE. Election of U, S. Senator. [Special Dispatch to the Star.} Annarouis, Jan. 17.—Hon. W. T. Hamuton Was, this morning, elected to the United States Senate to succeed Hon. Reverdy Johnson, the vote being as follows:—W. T. Hamilton, 56; ‘Thomas Swann, 46; W.M Merrick, 7; Ex-Gov. Pratt, 1. [The successful candidate, Mr. Hamilton, is from Hagerstown, and represented his district in the House of Representatives from 1649 to 1°55.—Ep.} FROM EUROPE TO-DAY. [By Cable to the Associated Press.) Loxvox, Jan. 17—Noon.—Console, 924% for money and account. ted States 71x, Other articles unchanged. RANKFORT, Jan. Nooa.—U. 8. 5-20.", 75% A75%. Lrverroot, Jan, noon.—Cotton opens firm. Sales of twelve thousand bales. Sales of the week, Stu: of which 17,10) bales were for ¢xport, and 9,000 bales forspecalation. Stock on bend 344,04 bales, whereof 113,000 bales are American. Breadstufl= and Provisions quiet d steady Lowvon, Jan. 17—A fternoon—American seen- rities are dull. Illinois Central, =5, ex-dividend Others unchanged. Liverroor, Jan. 17 — Afternoon. — Cotton buoyant. The sales to-day wiil bh 15,000 bales. Corn declined to #45, 9s. Wheat ad- yanerd to t6s. for Californiy. Sugars heavy Spirits Turpentine, 26s. 6d. Other securities unchanged. ‘The total sivck of cotton affoat is 211,000 bales, Whereot 12.000 bales are Amer- 1ean, Antwerr, Jan 17.—Petroleum fiat at 44 france Loxpox, Jan. 17 —Information has been re- ecived here of a very violent hurricane which Tecently prevailed at Teneriffe and in that Vieinity. Ships were driven to sea, houses unroofed and blown, ete. The damage is very great, though no mention is made of the loss of human life. NEW YORK ITEMS. Duel—One of the Parties Shot in the He: Manufactured Champagne Wines— zures of Whisky. [Special Dispatch to the Star. New York, Jan. 17—A duel between a Southerner named Frederick Debellieux. em- ployed in a baniking-honse, and A.J. Pember- ton, clerk in an importing house,tovk place terday ut Gordonsvitle, N. J. The affair uri ginated out of an alleged insult offered by Pe: berton to Debellieux’s sister. The usual paces ‘were measured off and the duelists took their Pogtions, Pemberton was shot in the bead by ebelienx, the ball fracturing his skn Ul. ‘The question as to the seizure by Collector Shook of the manu: jes of imitation Apagne wines has been taken before the Commissioner in Washington, and a ision is hourly expected. Collector E. T. Wood yesterday seized one buncred and one barrels of whisky in Brook- street, in the bonded warehouses of J. H. Lux and in that of Cuthbertand Cunningham. for failure to comply with the revenue law in fill- ing approved warehonse bonds. AFFAIRS UN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. [Special Di ATLANTA, Jan. te Treasurer sur- rendered his keys to the military appoi on Tuvsday, but refused to give up the money or books, tee, consisting of an ex-Union ud one of the Flo citigvns of Fiorida.gasking an order to postpom the me-ting of the Convention im that S' thirty da at alleged registration election f Kd be investigated. Meade graphed G ter Lo his discretion. cided this morning not to postpone, but will send a board of offivers to inyestigale, Greatirauds are charged: trict twebve hundred more negroes reg tered than the State census of last fall shows In one county four hundred and eighty-nine more voted than lived there paieceiitty alee ee onto. The State Republican Legistat The Re vention—The ican Members [Special Dispatch to the Star.] Courave, Jan. 17.—The Republican Cen- tral Comiittee of this State. will meet here on nst., to fix aday for the Republican onvention, Itis not probable that the tion will be held later than March 4th. A large majority of the Republican members of the Legislature have expressed therasel ves in favor of the nomination of Grant for the Presidency. The Republican members of the House have presented, to be re rded on the journal, their nding the vote by wich the fourteenth article of the Constitution was adopted. _ The Legislature, in joint convention, has rati- fied the election of Judge Thurman tobe United States Senator, THE STANTON IMBROGLIO. Authorized Contradiction of Newspaper Statemen' {Special Dispatch to the arj New Yors, Jan. 17.—A special Washington dispatch to the World states, on official author- ity, that the President has issued no orders prohibiting the recornition of Mr. Stanton as Secreary of War, and does not contemplaw: uing Any such orders. It further authori ively denies the stories that the War Depart Tent is to be closed: that Gen. Grant isto be arrested for disobedience of orders, or that any of the other departments are refusing to recog- nize the War Department. iets eeee cea TEE b FROM HAVANA. {Special Dispatch ] Havana, Jan. 17.—The municipal council held an extraordinary session yesterday. The returne received in relation to cholera were fa- voruble, and clean bills of health will soon be issued to vessels touching at Havana. A Te Dewm will be sung in all the churches on Sun a ith, in thank=giving for deliveraoce from tue convulsions that lately disturbed the West ndi FROM ST. THOMAS. TheVote on Annexation tothe United States. [Special Dispatch to the Star.] Havana, Jan. 17.—The popular yote on the question of the annexation of the Island of St. Thomas to the United States was taken on the ith January; 1,244 votes were cast for annexa- tion and 2% against it. The people are anxiously awaiting the official acknowledgment of Secre- tary S ward, TENNESSEE LEGISLATU! {Special Dispatch to The Star.) Nasnyirre, Jan. 17.—In the State Senate, Mr. Lindsey, of Davidson, bas introduced a bill which provides that in future municipal elections in Nashville, all citizens over twenty- one years of shall vote, A bill was intro- age duced in the House which oben so much of the franchise law as sllows to vote after six months’ residence. my BELLE BOYD DIVORCED. New Yorx, Jan. 17—Belle Boyd Harding ‘was divorced yesterday from Samuel Harding, in the Supreme Court. REJECTED. Boston, Jan. 17.—The confirmation of Judge Fo po mel eden anderen oe peed to fourin the Executive Counci. Moaay —_<re____ FORTIETH CONGRESS, — fretvitios 20 nel! woth This Afternoon’s Proceedings, Fuupay, January The State war not in oe Hover or Rermieryrs ) from Comm tt arked leav to report hoc bi Wiha neon red the Senate am: nd: oted Until after the Upon the renlarorar, w eration of privet: th Mr. Gartield, (0. a ¢ a Mill. Geetavd the winner, The fix tary Afiatre, report d beck » . Had wot 1% S.lbey, of Macae, (or ta & py x a its Te erence t0.L% neon 4 G.Nn ‘The petition of A eaton jor the b Ordnance Deper Committe, and Teterted won until be @ Balewin, the irish Giowt™ Sweeping bane: Challenge to the Werk? Mr. Garfield abo rep O'Bsldy in, the noted Irish pug the potiten of lavely dim tu © U.S. Ininntry, ¢ charged trom .ts 1 Mr Gartiel A eames Comm: t favorably wpen the bill di rcteug ectlway Of deccunts of ALF. it aut of lmiantry, from U: 183, The bili was then reise With {44k pay as ase te Mr Fue (Mk) aa chow tbat i mvau t number of private n ari, «$20. Any one wisbi and the commitine aikar | Ienge, ehh gt On am . further couriie ution. posit apPantunga plac w Mr. Price, (lowa,) irom Commitiee on Pen- mny be bid, and neticls of 9 sions of War oi +1, reported 4 bill lo increase «Up Pad sicved. Challonges f the pension of Mrs, Nancy Weeks, a widow of £2,000 a side will noth ref the war Passe! in Lexpenses will be loo g ea (Me.,) from Committe 0} Yours, te, Powis OBaLowes. ported a bill for velit New York, Jon. 1, 108 ot Company M, 67th Penna. Volu Jimmy F iliett Willing to Fight O Ratdwin. Pa: re, a » » a ved bo there ox ” Also, reported favorably on bill £ weeeien Ch ene. Seerlbsg wine 5 Jacob Van Norstrand, of 127in Ind. ) . moth pugi old Ireland, +1) Baltwin Pas. : inks be can get th the Grany, Mr. Van Aernam, (N.Y.,) from same Com- at hcg gg er rg gm ny mutter, reported a bisl for relief of Lue oj Reskpenehncoaitins om Winans. of Pleasant Stoups, of the sth U.S. infant: y. wo. Hever, how NTs Rppeaber tala betise this Stier w coun en Bar DARD wale, fred wows magenta op -oaaran ting thet O Boldwin must whip aim ia nication from the Seeretary of the Laterior, hour, of forfeit the moory, ‘The two par iTunsmitting estimates of appropriations ne sary tor the Navajo Indians in New Mexico. Reierred to Committee on Appropriations, By unanimous conswnt, order of the Hote, that the vote on reeon=truction be taken to-day, was reconsidered, and the vote on the | mnde Instevening in the above fice bill Was postponed until Monday, afwr the | come to bend at Jack Leonard morning hour; and it was further resolved that | street. owiug toa dispute bave ar will m whole mi ton Saturday night next when the ter Will be settled one way orausther, yond Levy Match Off. osit Which was lo have been failed w there should be a -essicn (o-morrow for debaie | toa etakeholder. Colbert; who we , oniy. lected as -takebolder, was on band, but the Gu motion of Mr. Schenck, the Senate | Levyites objected to lim. and wanted another amendments to the ant-contraction bill were | mnn. Ax they could « wnent, the t may un taken up and read. { a = Another Match. chenck proceeded wo explain what be | Ved to be the diflercuce netween the two Whittaker and Dick D have been Houres upon this bill, The House bill, hesard, gpvthad teihebt for sore A dae ie. bere Was short und easy enough to understand, and hare of #50 each. the fight te atin March he recomuuended ibat the House nou-concur in | feat ——\ 9. Pxpr es Toth the Senate amendment. The meton to uou- | ks concur Was agreed to. | Another Prize Pight. ‘The Houre sesumed the consideration of the | This morning two fighters, named Jim reconstruction bill, Mackey aud Dilly Dwye Mr. Garfield (Ubio) addressed the House,and | Hill. weet of Hu said he should say uothing about the first sec- ne hour f a tions as fight friends, b tiun, for that section was altirn the Thirty~ ninth Cong e=s, und the people endorsed it when they eiected the members to the Fortieth Congress. For ail poiitical parp: therefore, . the principle of the first section of the bill is t pretty badly. T seltied und clorec. ut be wanted w referes- | Tounds, during which Dwye fir-t knock down. Mackey «t one eye pul in mio shook hinds aud retu epress, 16th, pecially to the second sretion of the bill. for it was cloimard by the other side of te House that this clause would deprivo ° of his constitutional prero; them in the Gen ral of th Constitution wade the Presideut © ng. After aed to the " ANOTHER BOND ROBBERY diet of the army, but it threw guards Bonds Valued at $17,000 Stolem from a around him and Mr. artivid §=claumed tashier’s Table. it was in the power of | Another of tho-¢ mysterious robberies, which, S to-day to vert the appoiutment of cers of the army in tie And take it from the President. in-Chief of the Army ott tary of War, | m The General- and even the President +, have startled the community by the ima. xe amounts involved or the daring coolness of the perpetrators, or the apparently imscra- table darkness over which they are surrounded, of the United Sta.es, ae =nbordinaw city yesterday afternoos. In Congress. ax Kiess can assign a duty io op of the Cahier of the bank @ subordinate officer us low as a barrack | is attracted fora master, it may to the General of the Arn a subordime E twhy wis this bill necessary! ise the President amd those who have acted with bim, haye been obstructing the laws for | snd it is found necessary wow | te remove {he obsturction and. p the" work | ta in the bands of a man who could be trusted. In | six one shameful case we bave the example of | We. she laws of Congress set at definner by one of these friends of the President—a law Violated by one of our own subordinates. Tnis officer | x2, Was sent to New Orleans with a law of © gress in his hands, but instead of enforcing that 440) each, mambered law be gives the people of the United States a | 461, and 475, and one bond of the same lecture upon what, in his opinion,ought tobe the | sued to the Pacific Railroad Company for relation between the militaryand court depart- | $1,000, numbered |,i61. ments of the Government, We find him ex- | The cashier's attention was diverted from the plaining what is, and what is not lnw. Itis not | package for an instant, aud on turning tw bis for General Hancock to say whether the civil or | table again it was gone. Where! was the in- cupation of business hours, would seem to ve inappreciable. The castuer of the Bank ot the Republic yee. lay afternoon, bad a package of bonds, con- ing in the aggregate $17,00\, consisting of bonds for sla0 each, numbered from to 1 2079 im ve. five Missouri Staw hern Missouri Railroad x0, and numbered 37, 396, and 713, four bonds of the same the Cairo and Fult | Bond, icsued to the 3 | Company, each for $1. i oe the military governments shall take precedence; | teresting question. It could no where be found, it is not tor him to search through the laws | wnd the mystery is still more complicated by of Texas und Louisiana to find out what | the fact that the office is not oue to which the these laws are. He was not seut | public im general bas access Information was lodged with Inspector Dill at the police headquarters, aud every effurt wo recover the bonds will be made The person who bas here*oture operated most actively in this description of robbery is uot a: present in town, and this narrows the fleld of search somewhat. The thief is not likely to profit by his theft, as he will find it difficult to egotiate the bond: ¥. Commercial, Voth. down there for that purpow, ut to en- | torce the Reconstrucdon laws of Uongress. He | he dene his duty the work of would progress quietly and surely—the peo- ple would bave properly held ‘their con- \entions, and they would speedily be rep- Tesented here, Alabams bad, under & prop- er commander, held her convention, and Would vote upon her constitution ‘early in February, and before the second week im February he (Mr. Grrtield) expected to see Al- atuma stated in her proper place here by her representatives. f these conventions were all permitted to be held in the South, he would speedily hope to see the Union restored. But who oppose these measures! They are gen- | ¥ tlemen on the other side of the House who are leagued with the President to otsirnet reconstruction, and without saying whether gentienen are rebel sympathizers or not, he would say that their conduct and action is pleasing to, and is approved by every un- banged rebel of the South. There is not one of the men who went into rebellion; not one Imports In the case decided in favor of the plaintul. Forbes, at che rm of the District Court, in Fredericksbarg, ginia, the following important principles of law were maintained by the decision of the court: 1. Asa general rule, when ade debt in potes purporting to be bank or at! Tent notes, he warrants them to be genaine; and if they turn out to be counterfeit, he 1= bound to repay the amount in good mor A bank is nor pa Who shot our soldiers down to ambiance ee eae ee ine to be ate Fae there is mot one rascal of the late rebellion wo | te ee ee eae is not with this party in Qongress that is ma- king every effort with the President to obstruct the laws of Congress. Does any one, therefore, suppore that we will go backward upon these measures, or will let a subordinate cer dely be how? “It was only the other day that the Governor of Tevas wrote to General Hancock that the civil lew could not protect men from being murdered, apd this General said he was hot sent down there to interfere with the civil laws of Texas. It wax just such laws that General Hancock was sent down there to inter- feve with, Mr. Garfield's time here expired. pte, Boutwell (Mass.) then addressed the jouse. Tecoure even against the payer or depositor if they turn out to be counterfeit. There is no of the genuineness tn What case; which fore, an exception to the ge: rule. tis the duty of a persons w of adebt, a m . to give ebtor as soon as be reasonably * is himself informed of the fact, and if he neglects to dose, he will low bis res course over against the debtor. By receiving a notice the debtor might be enabled to obtain indemnity by returning the note to the person from whom be received it; but whether te could or not, the Jaw presumes tat he is injured by not receiving such notice, and he is, dserefony in that case discharged Crom his ability 3. But the person who -eceives the forged note genuine is not bound to use any Means to as- certain whether the note be genuine or not, nor is be bound to deposit it in bank or put it in im- mediute circulation; but he may pul it away for safekeeping until he hus occasion to use tt, aud will still have his recourse over against the per= sou from whom he reovived it, waleas he arelect notice, a» atovesaid, after be is in- formed that the note i» a coumterfeit. sore. FATAL anp DisTKessine Avetpeyt.—At 7 clock yesterday morning ax Mrs. Henery ©. Marrow, residing ut No. 125 Pierce street, was at the breakiut table at bome, her son, age! three years, who was sitting on the floor, coins te ow cern and pulled it off the table, 2 a eTosene lump tbat was set ting thereon. The kunp was thrown on the aA ins -house 1 St. Louis Twat be and otmers nye each pail’ the S100 a month for "on infor- I [ : i i 87 Col. Berdan’s fire arm is said to be the Most perfect ever invented. we: Mexico with 220,000 inhabitants has 87 The Hartford insurance sein to companies have 87 A thousand men are to be set at work at is & Poison Memphis to Little Rock, Arkansas, from 7 The life of Queen leabelia of 5 « said to grow more and more shameful. Her es profligacies are po longer coucealed (row b ve or- | subjects, toactin- | sg In the coal mines of England and Wales ‘Dational, aad cigar constantly ¢m-