Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1868, Page 1

LF EE Se SS SS _—_ EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY SUNDAY EXCEPTED AT THE STAR © ILDING, S. Wy Corner Pa. avenue and 251> jereei, aY¥ NOYES, BAKER & CO. The STAR ts served by the exrriets tot wbecribers im the Clty and Distrret at Tex STS FER WERK. Copies at the counter, with oF without wroeppers, Two Crys eneh Prick yor Mar Three months, Onc Indbar ame Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dollars: one year, Five Dellare. No papers are sent from the Office longer than paid for. 5 } The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday morning—+ne Dellar and a Haif a Year. (at p vez, XXXI. r vening Stat, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1868. Orrierne. LAWS OF TRE UNITED STATES, ‘Fansed at Second Session of Fortieth Congress, 9a ure suspend furd curreney AR Act ie T reductwon ef thy after Abe pas. authority of the Secretary y to wake any riuston of tie rearing or a Der, 2a enerlige United timed aall prevent the dectructiom ef mutikited mobs an Sprakeref the Hous o¢ Representatives BF Wank. President of Ghe Sensis pro teetpor- Endorsed by the Preddrut: “eceived Jann. ary <3, es” Note wy THe Deragrwnnr of Stare — The forecong act haven beew presented t the Presiden: of (he United tutes for his approval and mx having been tiurad by him to the Roure-rt Congress m which originated with- time the Untited States, ties Br ayiyrovsl) South, Nenette ond House of Repre £0f America 4 Con uch lated mixed ve ar the same not the Com- cen. Frevdime: wo be is missioner ofthe aud Atandone Approved, J [Posie A Resour N fins le and Hise of Repre States of America im Con Executive Departiaents to u Ty oF other s contra: «Fr propos ne | Preservhed by the Constitution of | beccune a law without | it shall net be lawful for | C A, Bogiish Ricinan W Forbes Prec eth, Br labor “Alex, Reuben, ‘nergno Wm, Freas WH. Flage WY. bam Chas M. Green Daniel Goakch EA, EB Guy KE. Gherney F, Graastephen F. 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Young Bickare. + Z—Zitchke 6 Mischitaskot* Stranger; pental Hotel it 486 OVAL AND 8QUA PICTURE COBDS AND TASSELS, Natin. ae Pletal ee iy APE, WINDO' Persons baring Paintings. Engrasings *Walnat and ail_Git F Oval rene’ ‘ord & SEVENTH STREET. 486 PICTURE FRAMES, E NAILS. ENGBAVINGS, HANGINGS. SHADES, &c. y Engravings, or Pho fe, aera ines: o Per Sjuare Framunes made to order. ORD AND TASSELS. in different colors, eT to Portraitsize. Picture Rings, | PAPPR HANGINGS AND WINDOW SBADES. rade= Pi Hangt: | prosdsred Gat? Drewines | Varied sascrtment of -M Borders, &c. | Bers, izes and col ra, | Sie Saale ice selection of Paintin, -embrecing fine Em: Patterus, also. a sod Low Priced Pa yt Kk ngs aud Store ‘ze made to Windo: Pi i. 4 is "AND ENGRAVINGS. nd Leon ales, | ad . | embracing. with athers, the following gems — s Ub Mr Annable May | Baptinm. Knaus. @hocolate Girl, by Meyer; . Andereon FW, Andere | Redcue by Voldewe:shittie B foot. by De Mon Ashion Wm. Adame Wo» ‘ine Interior. by Benoux; Dante and Beat Se—Buchannan AM. Bricham Augustus, Ber. | rice. Uy Meyer; Choice Fruit and Flowers, by trou AH Brown Assos. Brick B J. Buaar BF, | een, Way,and fenchard Chas By Barly Cuan. Beeman Cons Hi | NGRAVINGS! Gates Dauiel W. Bates DG. Binuchard Dr, Barrett Es Coe Boro Pramis W. Bown Brancts Har- hadest. Tr r¥ 3 o key Weary, Bateock Heury J. Barnes Jno” Keech Jas ®. bs MO das on f EB. Barrett Wm. t Ie}, Barker Wi A, Brown We ct 3. Baviey Robt. Benjamin crews Wee H. Black ators Wallace, Benedt Brown WG, Browa Wo Wo BH. Brice Wo Clark Andrew Wo © & < hare, Cobli: Vemenelle D. Callahan. Ds <arroli Kdgar, Clark EM Corian Frat Hop GL ae : Job Castelt J K Costigan John. Cast i rat aie Ee Cooke 4 ¥. Covle Col Jobe B Clark John MH, Coat inire Latayette-Coone! Mr. Cletler Mr. Michasl. Chipman NS, Carpenter 0. P y. mbless Robert Sits Gol Foomae, Campbell je! Col Kdwd—t, Yin JT. Denucy Jes, Daraell dno, Davide Bein db be ond C. Deanieon 3 ei ., G. 'Derwan Geo. Davie Hon FT. Ht, Duala Wes We Baste Wan W. Dyet Cook Samet Wrery EN Daviiee Fite bows Hon tira Dew on vis J Jeo lt, Dooa Ju ¥ cugalW U Dean WT. a. | aanemeiees jesuenger. | Punctuality «JW. Beall Mogreder, Burdick | a An fens | fering goad articles (warranting thet sented) at the lowest r: Waterloo to Paris Franklin Sede e Whitehall. Merry Mek tue te fie Olden Time, Feacs and W. ‘ar. Bunshine of Life, for CASH, Ieball aim by of- m as repre. the. pubis pattoeng ub : workinanahip’ ig Al ing or: we! ders, avd prompt enttlements expected ia rder not }y corrected and sat Hy Billed wit be tamed. ‘om guaranteed. | rT CASH, FOR GOODS AND LABOR. | BEMS C8R NMI T RE awe No. 466 = doors im" Be KE. nai a ticles at the above rates DA Cait and see for yourstives. fer-ot SEVENTH STREET. FURNITURE, CABPETS, ac. A full assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ? BLUR, CHAMB! INGRAIN OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES. ND KITCHEN PUR- per cent. for all billx CABPETS AT COBT. for THIRTY 309 SEVENTH STREET, the narece erty THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. PourricaL.—The Democratic caucns at Trea- ton, N. J., Wednesday nominated Joel Parker for President, ——A Tennessee letter says :—"Presivent Johneon is here regarded as certain to be the Demoeratie Conservative candidate for the next President, and he will stump the State.” —— Some of the Democratic sheets are very severe on Vaillandigham sinee the appearance of bis recent screeds in the Dayton Ledger. The World calls him a “reckless demagogu “active. restless politician of small caliby druak with the alconol of egotiem. — Henry P. Farrow, of Atlanta, and R. D. Bullock, of August, are the most prominent Republican candidates for the Governorship of Georgia. ~— The Hob. A. H.H. Stuart, Secretary of the Interior under President Fillmore, and lately a Confederate Senator, has just been chosen President of the First National Bank of Staunton, Va. Governor Harriman, of New Hamp- shire, is canvassing the State for the Republi- exns. Some of the best Democratic speakers in the country,are also stumping the State, and the contest is getting very exciting. ~ The Cincinnati Commercial says: he 7ribure theory is that we can afford to lose balf of the Northern States and make up the loss by foreing reconstruction upon @ basis such that the whole Bouth will be carried for us by the negro vote. We are very sure that this theory is felse, and that its adoption wonld be fatal. “That is our sort of Republicanism. — The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says: “Alinost every man you meet to-day asks, what do you think of the Johnson-C: orrespondence! The character of the aneweris ginerally formed to depend pretty much on the political bias of the party questioned. Demo- erats think the President is all right; Republi- cans, on the contrary, quite the reverse. The correspondence was's leading topic all day in the Gold Room, at the Produce Exchange. and among the bulls and bears at the Bourse, Re- ing, cool-headed of both and ail par- sare apprehensive that the whole aifair is but the precursor to more serious trouble be- tween the President and Congress.” ——The Kentucky Democratic papers are taking the ground that the “process of abolish- ing slavery has been revolutionar ratification thereof by the seceded compulsory. and that the whole matter will be reconsidered when military power shall be withdrawn. —— The New York Times, in reference to the contest in Massachusett to Mr. Sumner’s toant repre for the successorship » thinks Mr. Sumaer nts thr politics! position of bis constit- nd si From the tu aiter a long cot he deteated_R. . Winthrop, est, in IMT, hh course bas been mainly en rapport wi the men who put link in the $ not sure, therefore. that his twent; will not become twenty-<ight.” Fine Arts.—Promenaders on the avenue have just now an opportunity to see ay they pass along a ce of oil paintings of m nd which will well repay reer and more pretentious of the two, at Blanchard & Mohun’s, 1s entitled «Keminiscences of the Berkshire Hills.” and represents 2 scene in which a well-drawn group of cattle is felicitously placed in the foreground of a fine Iaudscape,and in which the otmosphere and iresh feeling of early morn- ing in summer are also rendered with rare faith. fines and effect. The artist, Mr. Otto Som- mer, is one of the most successful and prom. ing in his line, and this Inst effort was re- wd by those who saw it in his studioas one the very best of rts class. We ave pleased tw leurn that it bas become the property of one of our citizens, and that since purchasing it be has been offered a large advance on its cost. The oui r picture, at French & Riebardson's «by Howard Hehmick, of Philadelphia, one of the very best of our young ge#re painters. He latterly spent some time in France, in the pureuit of his profession, and with manitest sdvantage, too; for, whether it be true or not thst he was the pupil of Frere, itis clear that ‘be Lappy spiritand remarkable treatment of hist great master are well reproduced in this little gem. which we consider so far Mr. H.’s dest work. If it does mot already belong te some picture-loving Washingtomian, we trust it will be added. befure long, to the art teas ures of our city. Tux House Commitrex om Mitttany Av- vAius. at their meeting this morning, discussed, Without coming to any conclusion, the bill Te: ulating the appointment of paymasters to fill Vacancirs in the reguburarmy. The chief f ture of the bill is, that it provides that all ap- pointments of paymusters to fill vacancies in the regular army shall be made from paymas- ters of volumieers who have been longes in the service. The chairman of the committee Was authorized to report a bill repealing the proviso t the second section of the Act for the relief of certain drafted men, ap- proved February 2, 1967. The proviso is vo t that the set shall apply only to claims reevived at the War Department prior to its passage, Under the bill agreed upon by the Cominitter, att dratted men who paid com- Mutation and were required to serve in the or furnish @ substitute, just previous to we of the war, and which service was sary, areentitled to have three hun dred dollars refunded te them. They are lowed two years im which to establish their claims, DickENS improves upon acquaintance. With each reading here, bis audience kas shown more warmth and enthnsiasm. His “Dr. Muri- gold” Just night was thoroughly good from the first syllable to the last. It was reading in Which the pathos and humor of the written owords were infinitely heightened by the imper- sonation. What could be mere touching, for instance. than the story of the death of little Sophie upon the shoalder of her father, as told and personated by Mr. Dickens, or what finer than the humorous touches as delineated by the hand of this great master ? To-night be takes bis farewell of us with the reading from Nicholas Nicklehy and “Boots at the Holly Inn,” generally thought to be the best of his readings. 7 HAS BREN ERRONKOUSLY announced that Attorney General Stanbery bas decided that under the tenure-of-ofice Inw, all officers Whose terms expire are to hold over until their successors shall be qualified. It can be stated officially that the Attorney General has decided only tu certain peculiar cases, where the law expretsly provides for such holding over. An officer whose term has expired eum continue to perform the functions of the effice antil his ccessor shall be qualified. Mr. Stanbery does not entertain the general prineiple that all officers hold over until successors are appointed or confirmed. 7. Tre Astt-Contuactiox BILt.—The follow - ing is the bill im regard to the reduction of the currency, which has recently become a Jaw: «That from aud after the passage of this act the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make any reduction of the currency by re- cancelling United States notes shall suspended. But nothing Presentation oF Str Epwarp THorntos THE New British MINiIstEeR,—The presenta- tion to the President of Sit Edward Thornton, the new British Minister, took place at the Ex- ecutive Mansion this morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, in the blue parlor, no one beg present except the President, Secretary Sew- _ FORTIETH OONGRESS. This Afternoon’s Proceedings. Pripay, Pebraary 7 Sxnate.—A number of unimportant petitions Tax Poetic Dent. —The following is the Statement of the public debt of the United States on the Ist of Febuary, 1868, just iseued from the Treasury Department: Interest. (739,200 00 9.48.20 8 and 1868... ‘1 Were presented and appropriately referred. ard; and Francis Clare Ford, who bas be-n | § Per cent: Hotes sel Sua ee Mr.'Samner pre-enied the m-morial of the arge a’ Affairs of Great Britain since tue | Navy Pension Fund... 13,.00.000 00 American Statistical Society, calling attention death of Sir Frederick Brace. Mr, Thorntwoa 61. 912.5838) & | lo Rive proporitions relating w the metrical Des Bearing Cw Inigeest St nae ee S00 oo system of weights, weasures and coins Ke- upen being presented by Secretary Seward to ferred to Committee on Financ: 6 per cent. Bonds... the President, said: Syear Compound in Mr. Kamsey piesented joint resolutions of Sir: Ihave the honor to deliver into your 3 ny Sg ps J Jegisiature of Minursota, relative to the miguts Excellency’s bands @ letter, addressed to you of naturalized citizens abroad, Referred by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, accrediting 3 per cent. Cer ti! Committee on Formzn Relation. mie as bir Mayesty’s minister to your Excellen- ‘ Mr. Corbett, from the Commitier on the Dis- cy. L have aleo received her Majesty's orders | »,Matwred Dett mos prese trict ‘of Columbia, reported a joint resolution t assure your Exe leucy ofber sincere friend- | ~"Auguet 1.182... 1,742,600 00 to provide for the admission to thr foxins ship, and of the deep interest she has taken in | Compound Int. Now Asylum in the District of Columbia of James the weliare and prosperity of the nation over matured June 10, Jul McIntosh. on the saine footing sae per which youso wortbily preside. Her Mayes. | 3 Aug. 1. Oct 1, sons ip the District are admitted, wich wae ty’s Government and the English nation ‘Texas indem'y”. 303; passed. sTedecpiy grateful for the warm sympathy shown by the people of the United Sta‘es on the occasion of the death of my lamented pre- fecersor: Allow me to sasure your Excellency Slyee I shail do my best to take his place in their ections, and to strengthen the relations of cordial friendship which happily subsist, and which it is our earnest desire and our duty, as kipsmen, to maintain between the two cvun- tries. In thin pleasing task I am confident vast Imay count upon the support and assistance of your Excellency, as well as of the distin- guished statesmen who compose your Cabinet and the Legislature of this great nation. ‘The President replied as follows: Mr. Sherman called up the bill rel: island in the Great Miami river ia States. Mr. Sherman expiained that the tithe to this island, which was mm the Great Miami riv State of Ohio, was vested in the Unit d It had been oeeupied by partion fe Years, and the object of the ball was ¥ enable these parties to enter the land oo wh The bill te they hac settled for premptoa passed. then y ed & bill additional te the Act to establish # uniform system of tankraptcy throughomt the United Stats, Commitwe on the Judiciary posit... 418,024,848 31 Total Debt Mr. Thornton: Your Queen enjoys more | amrycitl Dent ia iae'in i acelom oie ok makes highly than any other sovervign the respect and “ © * 35.578°120 oh suparonaturvan cates tymputby of the American people. The peo- 124,059 313 31 The blanks authorizing the Secretary of the Trensury and the Postin: General to ap- Int special agents, were fitled with the mara T 25. ple of the United States will believe that she 1 ae entirely sincere in the kindly message whi under her command, you have delivered to and this belief will encourage them to hope for Am’t of Debt, lese Cash in Treasury, 2.527,315.579 1 The foregoing is a correct statement of the debt, as appears from the books and | Mr. Cameron moved to strike on! the pro- & speedy and amicable adjustment of all mat surer's returns inthe Department, on the | vision allowing the Secre fo Stmte wo ay ters in difference between Her Majesty's ¢ Ist of February. 1568. point five special agen! he foreign ser- Thment and the Government of the Un 7 iHwen MOOCTLECe, oom States. Your late predecessor, Sir Frederick Secretary of the Treasury. The large increase of the public debt state- ment this month over last is caused by the very Mr. Cameron. as he bad Was opposed te all this = thought the country was 0 it the other day, rn Bruce, without any disobedience to instruc. tions, or any want of regard to Britis inver- ests, won the respect and esteem of this Goy- stem of spirn. now, and he was sativfied th: ‘the Oph Te ernment and nation. Sir Frederick's sudden | heavy payment of semi-annual interest on the | Gumcaed to it = peer death revealed to ourselyes the fact that the | 5.20'%s and bonds of Iss1, amounting to $25,000,000 iir:. Gabemee Gblewed: thet ie Seeeen*nt friendship we cherished for him had even friendship we cherished for ica bi and the falling off of the receipts from Customs | grew out of radical distrust of the present Ad~ Twill be a pleasing du Bed Intern] Revenue dating the mouth. ored traditional policy of the Government es to extend to you the sam msid:ratio a qt 0 e : i. " seats Thich he mat d, | HALrINe, of the New York Citizen, accom. | 10 be done away wit, He would and confidence Which he so eminently enjosed In regard to the political relations of the United ates and Great Britain only one thing seems to be necessa which is that the statesmen people of the two countries may carefull tantly study and conform ‘their measures to the political logic which in every region where the English language is spokes #0 tinctly manifests itself in the increasing titutional freedom and the rapid ms minon, irresistible and indivisible civilize it Was expedient to make this ¢ count of this political distrust, and wonld his friend whether be would desire s1ch change if he had confidence im the Administra. tion. He tried to approach tnis, suty spective of any per-onal considrration=. Mr. Cameron considered the remarks of th Senator. and totally disclaimed any personal motives in the matter, A statement had ben furnished them of the amount these secret agents bad cost during the war, aud be con-d- ered it had all been wasted. They did no’ cain us asingle vote im Parliament. He dined at Liverpool in 1-62, with the cou=uls of the differ aud there was nots i: of them m favor of our Government. bu conenl from the United States. It was time for us to retre h. and we bad bete there. If we did not retrench im ey way, we would be bankeups in fi panied by + Miles O'Reilly,” was about the Capitol to-day, and had interviews with not a few of the M. Cvs. IxterNaL REVENvE.—The receipts from this source to-day, were, $259,497.35, sore. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. FROM EUROPE TO-DAy. ws from the Abyssinian Expedition. By Cable to the Associated Press.) Feb, 7.—Later adviees have been received here from the British army now ope- ting in Abyssinia for the purpose of releas- ina the English captives. ‘The news Je very disconraging, and torbids the hope of a succes- ful move this dies of the Executive Mansion, who were in the adjoining parlor, and, after passing a few minutes in conversation with them, withdrew. ‘The MCArDLe case came up in the Supreme Court this morning when Judge Sharke peared and continued the argument on behalf of plaintiif' and against the motion to dismiss the case on the ground of want of jurisdiction. He was followed by Senator Trumbull, who closed the argument, The basis of bis arzu- ment, which occupied over an hour and half, “Mr. Fessenden had no intinvste relarioas with the State Department, but he thongs! expenditures were conducted on ap seatie. ‘Mr. Conness thought the agance in that Departme ivad Wasa bourne from which there was ao was that neither the constitution of evta F the United States, nor the statutes of Mr. Fessenden thought 1 there was any ex- 3 un ere trayagance in the dispotition of conti conterred jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court | Frauce for the week has increased twenty-one poe rel ey tentang over cuses of this character. He devonded the | mullion francs. The bourse is firmer and rentes Senate would do well to ap physicians, heal thyself, The amendment of Mr. Cameron was reject- ed, ayes, nays 00 Hover or Rer appointed Mr. Committee on caNey oecasione Hemitton. Mr. Price, (lowa,) from Committee on Pa ot Railroad, reported # bill restormug to actual s tlement the even uwnbered B of Inu along tbe fine of the Union Pacific Rai and branches, Passed. Mr Spalding, (0.,) from Committee on Ap- propriation, reported back the bill making a) ‘opriation for the service of the Columb: [oetitute for tbe dest and dumb, ordered printed and made day next. The regular order of Wasines. baying bew demanded, the House procesded to the con- sideration of reports of Committers of & priy ate ebaracter, and Mr. Perham. (Me..) from Com- mittee on Pensions, reported a number of ils eranting pensions, which were disposed of a» recommended by the Commitiee. Reports from the same committee, and ot the same character, were made by Mr. Van Arriaan (N. Y.) and Nunn (Teno Mr. Poland (¥'t.) offered asa privileged que-- tion 8 resolution to rescind the resolution of March Sth, 1-67, in relation to the drawing of seats, und that the House again proceed to draw sats to-morrow, after the morning hour. Mr. Perham (Me) asked if this was eq ue-- tion of privilege. ‘The Speaker replied that it was not; bur ‘ust it Was a privileged question. ‘Mr. Spalding made the point of order that 1 Was @ privileged question once & session, Lu it could hardly be privileged every day iu ue year. 7 The Speaker ruled the point of order ne well taken. Mr. Poland did not offer the resolution for bis own sake, but for the sake of the members frou the six states that were not represents at cir special session when seats were drawn. He thought sil should bave a chance in grtung eligible sexts. Mr. Spalding suggested thar i must n ly happen that some gentlemen would get we eligible seats as they desimd. AL of tas session he occupied & seat on the African oo: pointing to the Democratic side,) sud now tha had # better seat on the Republican side, | ‘Was dispos d to retain it. Mr. Starkweather (Conn., whose State was not wpreseuted at the first drawing,) said dc understood that there was tobe a new deal when al the States were in, Mr. Holoran (Ind.) moved to lay the resotu- ton on the table, and upon a count of the Ho: 64 yoted ip the affirmative and 63 in the ne tive, wierupon the yeas and nays were manded, and the motion to lay on the table was Tr jected, yeas 77, nays 53. he resolution was then modified so as to make the drawing on Monday alter uae amora- ing hour, and it was then adopted, yeas +, nays 74. Speaker Inid before ty House» compin- nication from the Seeretary of the Lutrior, transmitting the estimates of the Compunsiouet of Indian Affairs for deficiencies in bis fingent fund tor the year ending June 2, Rewrred to Committee oa Indian Atiairs. Mr. Butler (Mass.) reported the Pension Ap- Propriaiion bill, aud it was ordered to o Printed, und made the spe-ial onder for Febru ‘ath, so, reported back the bill to regulate the custody and expenditure of puitlic money ~ Orderea to be printed. Mr. Wilson (lows) Tising to a question of privilege, had read a paragraph publisbed iu Ine New York Herald ot yesterday, 1s whew i ‘was stated that be (Mr. Wilson) had tes: itt before the Judiciary Committe of ube House that not only Justice Field, butalse Juatio- Davis and Chief Justice Chase, had, in priv aie conversation, declared the reconstruction. a ts unconstitutional. the old adage constitutionality of the reconstruction acts, and contended that General Ord, in arresting Me- Ardle, acted wnder and in conformity with those acts, The case is now snbmitted for decision on a moUon to dismiss for want of jurisdicuon ‘The decision will probably be given next week. Shouid the court overrule the motion, the case Will come up for argument next March, but it they agree to it there ix an end to the maticr. OL, Feb. Forenoon.—Cotton ac- ‘ales of 1500 bales Prices unchanged. tive. Sales of the week 105,000 bale=, whereof 9.000 bales were for speculation, and 18,100 bales tor AN) bales, whereof ‘Othe SENTATIVES.—The Speaker ty (U.) & igember of the alid Peusions, to fill the va- by the death of Hon €.S export. Stock on hand Ji 134,000 were American, articles unchanged. Loxpox, Feb. 7—Afternoon.—U. 71.4; LMinvis Central, +7. Liven voor,Feb.7—A fternoon.—Cotton a and higher; Uplands, 5; Orleans, ‘4d. 45s. Lard, Sis. T Boy: THE ALABAMA ELECTION. {Special Diepaesh to the Star.) New York, Feb.7.—The World's special from Montgomery, Als., last evening says :—« The extension of elections over Saturday is due t« representations made from this point to Wa-li- ingion. The Radicals telegraphed last nicht to the Reconstruction Committee to extend the time, or the games up. Meade was telegraphed to at Mobile, and telegraphed his order here at noon to-day, and it will arrive here to-morrow morning. ‘The yote still light, and without fraud the constitution can’t be carried. Mende wished to separate the election on Constitution and tor officials under it. but Grant ordered him not to interfere. In South Alabama the heavy negro portion is voting hight. North Alabama has not been heard from. Thirty-six hundred negroes out of sixty-five hundred have voted to date in this county, the Radical stronghold in the State. Thirty thousand votes have been cast in the State to far, but eighty-*1x thousand are neces sary © carry ratification.” Con! MipAssceinted Prose.) New York, Feb. 7.—A special Montgomery dispatch to the New York Zriegram, says that Gen, Meade has extended the election avother day, to include Saturday, but the probability is that the constitution will be defeated any- how. Little more than half tne negroes voted in this county. Huxdreds are being discharged by their employers, who detected them voting. ‘There is. a rumor that a riot occurred yesterday in Tuskagee. The whites are very bitter against all who vow. ‘The returns from several coun- ties indicate the defeat of the Convention. THE OHIO LEGISLATURE, Vote in Favor of Congressional Repeal of the Reconstruction Ac! {Special Dispatch to the Star.) Couemnus, Feb. 7.—The House of Repre- fentstives has adopted, by a strict party vote, resolutions in favor of the repeal of the Con- gressianal reconstruction gets, which are de- clared to be subversive of the rights of the State, the Iberty and prosperity of the people, and of the conventions! powers of the executive and judicial departments of the Federal Gov- ernment. They also denounce in unmeasured terms the pending supplemental reconstructic and Supreme Court bills” The resolutions go wo the Senate for concurrence, FROM MAYTS. Salnave Excommunicated The British Legation W ithdrawed—Sale of the Bay of Sumana to the United State special Dispatch to The Star.) New You, Feb. 7.—From Hayti we have advices to the Ith uli The Freuch clergy had excommunicated Salvana, on the ground that be had established a sort of fetish religion. ‘The British Goveroment had refused to recall the Biitish Legation, a the demand of Presi- dent Salmove. There was geucral dissatisfuc- téon and consternation at rumors of Senor Rngol’s misston to the United States for sale of San vor, Sn ee A MAN ABOUT TO FREEZE TO DEATH WITH $31,000 IN HIS POCKET. New York, Feb. 7.—An unknown man, ina beastly state of intoxication, was taken to the sta@on-honse last evening by the police to pre- Vent bim frem freezing to death, and when + amined by the officers more than $34,000 im green backs was foand on his person, Corn 42s. od. Visit ov Mr. DickeNs To THE PRESIDENT This morning ut eleven o'clock Mr. Char ex Dickens, accompanied by his agent. Mr. Dolby. J. R. Osgood, Esq., of the firm of Ticknor & Fields, and S. P. Hanscom, Esq., visited tue Executive Mansion, and had a short interview with President Johnson. The visitors were presented by Mr. Hanscom, and after a few minutes pussed in conversation withdrew. This aiternoon Mr. Dickens will visit the Senate, and it ts expected that Mr. Samner will tutroduced bis upon the floor of the Sonat: to the members. the special order for Thur Tne Hover Jupiciany Commrrrer met thi Tuerning, and commenced the investigation of the allegations made some time ago in a pape in this city, against one of the Justices of th Supreme Court, for language said to have been used by bim concerning the constitutionality of the Reconstruction Acts of Congress. The only witness summoned for to-day was the editor of the paper in which the charge first appeared. He was questioned as to bis au- thority for the statement, and also as to the naene of the Justice alluded to in the article. To the first inquiry he is said to have refused an answer, alleging that it is arule of the paper wih which he is connected, that authors of articles appearing therein shall not be made known outside of the office. In reply to the second question, be said he did net know the mame of the Judge alluded to. It was finally agreed that he should bave further time in which to consider whether or nut he woald an. swer the questions pnt to him. The committee avill meet again on Monday, when the same Wituess is nottied to appear. Tux House Putt making appropriations tor District of Columbia Institution for the Educa- tion of the Deafand Dumb, was to-day made thespecial order for the last Tuesday in Feb- ranry. MAJOR GENERAL SILAS Casey, Colonel 4th infantry, hus been granted leave of absence for six months, Rackets PROM Custome.—The recerpts from customs at the ports below named from Janu- ary 27th to 31st, inclusive, were as follows :— Boston, $149,487.39; New York, $1,657,000.%); Philadelphia, $56,096.88; Baltimore, $8,205.7 New Orleans, from January [2th to Ith, #4 #551; San Franeixeo, from December 3) to to January 4th, inclusive, $2,94708 Total, $2,001,477.55. Arroap.—Among the Americans registered in Peris during the week ending 284 January, We notice the name of Mr. W. C. Gunnell, of this city. . Not Reapy To [MPKACH.—It is denied to- day, by members of the Recoustraction Com- initied, that the committee at its meeting Tast Wednesday deciared in tavor of impeaching the President. There was nothing said on that occasion exeept by Thaddeus Stevens, who etive it as his opinion that the Prosi dent ought to be impeached. Tue cam. mittee of two—Judge Bingham and Gev ernor Boutwell—who were appointed t+ SCHOOL HOUSE ON FIRE. rabies 4 ye Mr ee, nor ceca ae examine the Inw on the subject of the | New Yom, Feb. 7—A panie eccarredin the | He would say Surther that te ho not President's advising an oificer of the army to publie schoolan Henry street to-day, caused by pee testify, as be kuew noth. Teaist the laws of Congress; have had no torial, | the building taking fire from astove upsetting. | ME, ,0%, Me. gy A Sustiee mecting yet. Each has for himself been jouk- ing into authorities, and rit is expected tuey witioat” injury. The building nts sisted had never conversed with them upon the subject. So far, the . Will meet thi evening to compare noisy on th SONY ere ee uss ta be was concerned, pep nn subject. The Reconstruction Gommittee hai a NOMIN. Was manufactured out of tle meeting to-morrow, when the sub-comini:te- artes See ae RASS et wae alt be dered to ay will make a report of their labors, Tax Bayxrurt Law.—Mr. Ferry intro. duced in the Senate to-day,a bill additional to “An actto establish 2 uniform system of tunk- Yuptcythronghout the United States,” enact- ing that whenever, in any action, the property of the defendant shall have been attached 4 Jegal proeess, and such possess shall discolved proceeding we laine in seek . ine. PFICE BURN. New Yor, Feb. 7-240 egra sien tow tain, The cam wares te cidental igniting of printer's ink. » ee Davi-, epon the j A WOMAN EITLLED #Y Hr {Prom the Qurtin vith Near the clove of ther January Met, a pare ful fran=pited im the west par Lae over ioned a ood oe T about Ohesterfield. an & testing trial at the ex R Lover. tern o! Court ‘One Mist Dorkesky Loper, said to be a y kedy of rare apd fas mag Abdio ef A. W. Loper, a wubstatial fs Mr We Cdesterticid) Was word and y throp Sherman. They wer iar de we know, lived Lappy + uaged t ‘ He in die time ved Bite Oi yond the portais of time, feawine. we tx eve. a playmate for ub iid of bir The young widow, liking the sided WiUb Ube tamaiy ber hue My. B. M. Sherman, » the qc unty, op toa re home of ber art of William AF toa husbands, was tonched hy ber A mawwal attachment sprung up het ween tee The wrothers of the tair y fas ne WOW Wee aud worked bard with tis the propos. pleaned break off m was once orders ° she was living, by her b as per, Atallevents,a good dealot bard fechag existed betw them, dud perlaps se threats ow wid by One of the partes Willinm, it seems. pereundea yt dna ve her Urother’s and rot <1 Supposed that William would soon becer third hushemd of his br pwn to Turmlay + NV vLbseean Sh ron yan friends their reture oa. betsou, on the Payette road, chime and a lull Milles West Of Chestertieid, they met Me Ged vou Loper, with a load of wood, walat hind his wag Sherman turned out, ges cg iutly half the road, acconiing to all ace. Mr, Loper, whether muentional or no not ku led 10 £1 Ne as much of the To: per seized & pole fr dvew 8 revolver, with She hand went off abou contusion trom the blow beimg th produced, Loper’s horses started, and he, in alletupULE to stop them,or get bebind the w iniesed TWo more shots Shermans Just then Sherman's horses started, aud stooped down te grasp the reins which & prey ¥ fallen from bie hands, the reve still m bis grasp. T ing @ sudkdew in going off throwm inte the breast Dall pemetracing newr Ue tery, aud producing 1 Hin beart-blood spitted over b sitting at be moved inte there breathed her last. Thus pas sister of one, and tended wife principal acior in this death tragedy oung Sherman, no doubt terrified at the er rible re-ult of bis conduct, fled to his father's honse and went to bed. He appeared to be co 4. and the only words tha from him were: lve killed mstant de tthe dyan, as unmediately Mr. [hhetson. ted and hada preliminary + ‘amination before Justice Lawson and 1 of Chesterfield, who refused to advatt hin bail, On Friday last he was brought w t city and committed to the county jail for tr at the meat term of the Cireui A Formidable Prussian Dron-Clad. About tir Torkieh Gove lent contmetd with Mr. Reed, of the Ti iow Works, im London, to build au iron- r wager. inater, aud more power: ui, ssl of her kind. The work was & Torkich and Mr. Reed was ‘for another pnrchaser of Prussian Goveroment otter, ond the work w The y led the King nH. draws Mi fret of ipeh armor, with a b pounder, all of Kray William, is of 60.4% water. aud tery of twenty-six 3 ested, all brewcl-toat- wd, Of being fined wiik a= twice in asain car pou Tees as oft Her engines can be work wer. madd we hous She ir comstru: tudieal system— erful wrought-iron girders or frames, bu jute rvals of seven feet apart. and passing Ler con pletely from stem to stra. Betworn these frames the wrought-iron ribs are bolied, below the water line, ab mutervals of four tet apart, but above it, and bebind the armor ib-y ) are bolted Close as to be within two fe of | eech other. Within both frames aad ribs com another iron skin an inch thick, #0 a t Ir Tally make a double ship, the inne: one be: jour and « balf feet apart trom the outer Side passages, or wings, they are called, ing the whole length of the structure, cou ne this double form up to the iain deck ) The inner side of these wing forms the wai of the coal bunkers. «0 thateven were it po =: Me for & shot to pass through the armocet j sides of the King William, it would still tase | to penetrate the tron coal buukers aad pass throngh vight feet of con! bet could do any | mischief to the fighting crew of the ship. Sur is rigged and will carry a crew of 70) ie She cost $2,000,004 | Ter ALPEMARLE GnrosT —The Soottyville (Va. Regivter of the Ist say ometine back We gave a detailed acco: at | in the Register of what “the Ghost” had ben | doing up to a certain date. Some of our +.- changes and some of our readers look npo: | whole affair as a “miserable hoax,” Dut we ascure them they are mistaken | taken particular pains to give an | history of the movements of “the Gh ! Gentleman of integrity, and gentlemen o: © intelligence and bravery of “Old Hi «- Lave, night after night. for mont ‘cessful efforts to kill or detect the or parties that annoy the tamily of Mr. Moon by throwing lights on and through the hou + wing rocks on the houre, aud at the guar | gvtting on the roof and rapping. and kn | out glass—sometimes entering the bous: « false keys, &e For some time past be ues | failed to throw his light abou. the premi- | Wethink it more than probable that be & | broken bis magic lantern, He has not, hos + inited, for the past two weeks, to ap. In some shape almost every night,” Mr. Mon is now On & professional trip south, ami » | he left, Mr. Ghost” cuts up more capers ¢ veual; he raps againat the house, gets on | roof, (a story aud a half bigh,) aud whex | guard approach him, be, lke the I flea, « < iwk.—The Lewi-ton (Me) Journal +.) « | that ou Sunduy Inst Robert P. Briggs, on: | the most respectable farmers of Aubura, | mitted suicide by hauging years be has been somewhat ont of health | Subj ct to fits of temporary derangems | Suuday be appeared about as usual. j thing strange was remarked im his cood Soon after four o'clock he took a water pail land proceeded to the barn. Beug ats | longer than was thought usual, his son, a i. of fourteen years, went to the barn ‘to ~~ what deinyed his father. The latter told bia be would be in presently, and the lad retaraed tothe house. About 6 o'clock the lad went co | the ctable again, and on opening the dos: tise | dead body of his father, hanging from ab» | by a small chain, was the awful sight that oo tronted him. Hastening to the house, ani r | turning with bis mother, the two manar | release the body from its situation, but life wa: extinct. The unfortunay: man hal fixed ie chau about his neck, the other end being tod Around & beam, and leap from the mow | | BF Au address of adhesion to the Pope. w | 28400,000 signatures, hae arrived from Sp | and the Spanish Embassador bas offered Loliness a legion of Spanish voluntw os « | dinat Antone expnrseed his appr scistion w: | this tender support, but said that the Powtidcal Government could not secept it at the pre-ou: moment. 2 | t