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THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, At the Star Buliding, 5.1. Corper Feunayivenio A and Lith Street, NOYES, BAKER &CO. —— ‘The STAR 1s served carriers to their ubscriters in the tay and District at Taw (Cus TS PER WEEE. ies at the counter, with or i Cxnrs each. PRicB BOR MAILING:—Three months, One Dollar and Fitty Cents; six months, Three Dol- lars; one year, Five Dollars. No are sent from the office longer than for. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. The Reception g'ven at the Metropolitan Hotel om Saturday ri-bt by Hon. Ao. ingame apd Indy, with Coin-Kang Chis-Ku, Associaced Ministers of the Cainese Legation, was a unique and enjoyable aT uir, affordimg @ very disimgu‘shed ead brilliant company the opporcunity to make the acquaint- ance of our Cels.ial visitors. Amony the throng of noodles preemt were Pro ide it Jobson, S.ccetrries Seward, McUulloc! Welles. Brow: Postma t + Geaeral R i- dal, Mr. Evar. tae Atomney Geert, Mr. Binckley, Ais ot Attorney Geo- eral; G seval O. O. Howa-d Min‘s:er ‘Tdorntor. Scoeckel, Broa Gerolt, Mon- sieur Berthem °, aid other for ign Muwe ers. Among the ladies pre-ent were Mrs. Stepheus, the authoress, and Mrs. Hotmes. the brilli at advocaie of woman's rights tu the Reow! ‘lion, ‘The host and hostess rece-ved the company with great cord’a‘ity, ach person beng in- redueed by General Banks. A large number of leading members of Congress were present jater im the eveming. About .wo hours we e speat in ples xt comyersaiion ia the parlors, sud them tie company were | d to the grand dining ball, where a very com ple e and ele- gant repo-t was im waiting. Mr. aod Mrs. Burlingame did all im their power for the eptertaimment of their gu sts, ia which they were secoaded by Me rs. Brown and De- hemp rearies of Ly g> ion Now. rions, Conriemations, axp Re- ‘FcT1OMS —The following nomina ows were sent to tie Senate last night by the Pre-ideat Fleicher P. Cuff + to be Reg ster of Deeds for the Dawtics of» olumb a: Geaeval Willian S. Rs ceranz to ve Min s.erto Mexico; Alexander M. Carnin«s. of Pa, to be Commissioner of dv erna! Keveaue; Sm or M. Jonvon to ba As «stati cie avy of the T.>/sury; Charlo M. Alexa ‘der tobe Pos! nastier at Wasning on, 1+. C.; Willi H. We saer, to be Collector of ( nsiomes at ew Orleans. The Presideat on Saturday rent to the Senate be following nomina.ions im addidon to the iist published in Saturday’s Star:—William J. Cullen, Superintendent of Indiv Avairs for idehoand Mor na, Francis A. Perkins, of © ent. toi» Corsul to Tshin: Omar F. f Indians, to be Secretary of the Te. - Wyoming. The Sepsie las. n° cht cor§ a d the follow- 1 g:—A exa ider L. Betfic son to be Receiver xf Public Money: ior the Di iriet of Montgom- ory, Alab. ma: € >acles©. W"! on. of Ihnois, » be Chiet Jusice of te Sapreme (orrt of Uta; Zepbaziab S. Spai¢ing, of Ohio. to be Com ol at Hoiotuto: Snuel T. Crowa tobe t e@ of the P ace for the Dist-icc of Colum. The followin: were contirmed Saturday in ‘deition to the @ heretofore pubit-hed ia the re :—Alvin Hawkins, of Tenn, to be Con- +o General ty Haars; L_H. Colt, to be Con- ul at Walenc a: Matthew Meigs. of Pa., to be Consul at Pirwe~: J. M. Clark, of Hl. to be Ps Ider. to be wd district “U.S.A 1% Os, ar Buckslew, to be Re- ceiver of public moneys xt Arizova: Lowi: S. Hill, ty be Ro iver cf public mopeys in Uiah. Nicholes Quint: ipa, to be A eat of Indians =t New M xico. The followin: were rejected — Willian B. of Ipteroal Revenue. S. Ferguson Bech, to ers, 10 be Nava’ Officer st New York: W. P. Gould, to.» add-tional Paymesier in U.S 7 ot public During ihe heavy Tain op Friday Jast,.ome 0. the attaches of the Chinese Embe= y were ob-eived leau- t of the window~ of the Metropolitan Las frssadne reqad to safely world nit. They were s.r.pp d tothe wast aad seemed greatly ie eajow the cooling sain drops on their n Go not know whether this rv shower bath is customary in the Flowery Land, bat the Col stials s emed to consider it all right. It was novel sp-c.acle on Peansyl- vania aveipe, however, a-d not likely ‘o be atroduced a« a feature of =.reet life on this side of the globe. JerrErson Davis. dispeich received bere from Savsonah, (a. this morning, says shat Jeffersoa Davis will soon sa‘l fo- Europe, © be gone several months, and that he will be represented tn the comtpg trial by bis counsel < style of NEWS Frow GRoreia avuouncipg that ex. Governor Brown will probubly be elected Wusted Stats Senator by the Republicans of that State, ts iar .tor being satistactory to ivsciog Republi av= here, and it is probable hat a pressure will te browgut to bear upon the Goorgia Legisiarure to elect one who was not an original seces a Tee Fexprse Brit. agreed upon by the Committee of Confereace, and pessed in the nate Inst evening, wes taken up in the House this moruing, «nd the Democrat: fillibestered + the same for more than aa honr, pat the was finally pased and sent us ne Presi- for his siguature. We give its provisions elsewhere. CLERKS IN DEPARTNEXTS.—In tie House this moraing, 8 few minutes belore ‘he hour cf sae ie adjournment, Mr, Garfield, of Ohio, tntroduerd the following joint resolution. which was placed on the calendar without a vote upon sts pe esage ‘Wheres. it is reported that ninety-four clerks Were discharged from the ¢uarirmasier Gen. eral’s depcrtment on the 25th inst., and -bat -three of the number were men who aeTved the Union army during the Iate war: aed wheress if bas been the purposs of Con =, lepeatedly expressed, to give the prefer © to soldiers in te civil service, when they are equally efficient: Therefore, Pert vesoiredy &e., That the Secretary of War be requested so to amend said order a8 (o retin on service by preference those efficient cler: who have been disabled in the miliiary service of the United States, Tee FLOATING Dest or ree City.—Mr. Harian introduced into the Senate, on Wednes- day ivst, the following bill, which provides for our floating debt. I: passed the Senate, and on Saturday pa sd the House, and now awaits the sigmature of the President. The measure ‘wav warmly urged by Mayor Bowen asa means of puttmg the city in a proper position fiuan- tall Detqecet, é&., That the city of Weshing- ton be, and hereby is, authorized to issue, by vote of its councils, registered or coupon bonds nu the denomination of fitty doll*rs, oye 'y dgliars, dred dollars, five hundred thousand dollar, payable ty ten years trom the date of issue; QE8T<ag interest ai the rate of “1X peg Cel. per annum, payable semi-an- wna! TPrncipaland interest payable sa la ful momey of the United States, Said bonds sbsll be signed by the Mayor aud counters.gned by the register of tie city, and shall be payable at suct piece or places as may by them be deem: d expedient, and may be iseurd and dis- i of to af amount sufficient to pay aud hartge the pr°sent floating debt of the city, however, to exceed .he sum of enght hua: i thousana dollars: Prerided, That said vonds shail not be sold for le.< than thew par value in iswiul money of the United Siates, or io exchange for said matured and liquidated indebtedness: Provided, also, That powut of said boud’s shall be disposed of than may Ge tound necessary for the py ment of said incebr-dnes, ~ That it sbalt be the duiy of the Cuy Councils upon issareg the bonds bere au- thorized *> provide by taxation for the p-ompt payment of the inverest thereon: al.o to pro- viae for the iedewp.on of the ssid ponds by establishing & sink ug famd tobe “tap rtan- nually to 8m amount no. exeydirg ‘ea per eentvm of the amount of bonds issued, .aid e.aking fund to be cr-nved .rom regelar tax~s levied for that pu: yo e, ond to be asses. Land collec'ed 93 other taxes. ‘Sec. 3. That! 4? ssid City Councils ene heze- by au’ voriaed tO Pa.) aay aad ell ord n=acrs which may be méces ary to caicy tuto ec: the provisions of this ac’; and ail acts or pari of ac’s inconsistent with (nis act are bereby repealed. m.of N. ¥., tor Consul at Le ds: Cherles | THE ADJOURNMENT. Closing Scenes. The Senate assembled last night st 7% o'clock, and remain-d in session anti! after 2 O'clock this morning, and before adjourning disposed of a!l the Indian treaties made by the Indian Peace Commi.siea, compr: oe: im pumber. The Senate corridors With office seekers and lobbyis!s until near 1 o'clock. The pressure of the lobby was intense at ome time im the early part of the aight, and cards were being sent iu to Senators at the rate of hundreds a minute; and it was only whea the Senate Cropped the considera- ton of nominations, and tcok up the treaties that the crowd began to thin o Shortly a.ter 2 a. m. this morning, the Senate took a recess antil 9 0’clock this morning. The Senate met at balf-pisi nine, with but few members present for the first half hover. The lobby was present azain in Isrze nurs, and it was almost impossible to move about in the ‘S»pate halls aud passes =. ‘The business was generally of a1 upimvor- tent character, the principal measares having already been divpo edof. The Hon-e bill for the further recopsiruction ef Texas, Missis- sippi, and Virgimia ws taken up, but there ap- pearing to be no prospect of its p-ssage, the Seunte soon wentinto Ex:cative session, S-ns- tor Fowler baviig previously obi-ined the floor {ur @ personal explanaiion, which he was altowed to print, Scenes in t House. The Howe Mbled at nine o'clock this Worning, but no qvoram was pro ent, sid it y as about ren o'clock before one was ob 1ined. ‘The memi srs dropp «i intothe House ore by one, and erg: gd in conversation until the conversation ard noi ¢ bec ne so great that Mr. Coltax was compe!l d io resrme the Choir to restore order. Mr. Schenck, ‘-om the Ways and Means « ommitt e, sacc-sd-d in gec.irg in a bill which placed the tarffou copper a: fol- lows: On copper or thr > ent~; regular, four cents; old copper, for maunfactur.ng purposes, four cents: bar ingots. &.. not ior mann. .ciur- ing pwrpo.rs, tive ceat An effort was made ro put the bifl on its pas- saze, bu the minority, under the l-ad of Gea. Bauks, resorved .o all manver of fi'l/bnsiering tactics by calling yeas and nays, until Gen. Schenck, becoming alarm:d iest the hour of a6jourament wonld come, thus pre ve iting the possage of tie conference report on the sand. ing bill, 80 he consented to its temporary post. ponement. Tue funding bill was thea reported As soon as the Funding Bill was read its eaemies resorted to dilatory motions to preyenc fis passe. At least © dozen motions to | Sdjourm or take @ mee"s were made on the Democ side, but all were defeated. and at even o'clock the main question was ordered on the passage of the bill, by voie of 115 ayes to 26 neys. 1¢ was then passed by a vote of | 2 pays. - Nelson Tift, of Georgia, having ju arrived. was sworn in ss a member of the House five minute. beiore the hour for ad- jeurnmeat The copper "aril bill wa- yet up before the House, # id Mr. Banks, by coutinurd resort vo the most ingeaiovs parliamentary tactics, have ing just enough tutlowers to keep culling ayes gud noes, delay 4 it uu il the roll having been called partly through on 1's final passage, the honr of tweive o'clock arrived, and the Spraker suspended prov edings, and anmounerd that in accordance wth the concurrent re<olndon | of the wo Hous», the House Lad now taken a reces + nti! Monday, the gist of Septemoer. A burst of applavse followed the anqoeucemen: and the members, like so many delight d sebool boys on the arrival of the holidays. 0 gon fo vacate their s+ ats aud exchange good- byes. preparatory for 4 start homeward. The Presidemt at the Capitet. ‘The President, accompanied by all the mem. bers of bis Cabinet, arrived at the Capitol about half-past teu o'clock this morning, and pro- ceeded to bis room, in the rear of the Senate chamber, where he was busily enzaged uniil the adiournmeat in approving bills. Commis. moner Rollins and otner funcuonaries were also pre-ent Tre St. Make Rewarv.—To-day on the application of Mr. Mussey, a rule to show cause and fora temporary injunction, issued from he Equity Conii, of this Disirict, re- siraming H. B. St Morie trom recetving irom ise Treasury the amount (410.000) appropria- ted by Congress as an awnrd for bis services im securing the wrrestof Surratt, Mr. Mus ey claims that he has not been paid bis fees as coursel in procuring the passage of the resolu. non. No PROCLAMATION.—The President wall not issue a proclamation convening the Senate for exeouGve business, 93 mo-tof the imporant gominaiions were acted upon before adjourn. meat, and but (wo months will elapse before the end of the recess. Tue Fux Bitt.—The impression pre- vals that the Prevideat bes not approved the Funding bill which pased the House tis moraing, 98 neither house of Vongress was noufled of i's appeval betore adjournment. It is cer‘ain tbat it had not received the Presi- dent's s gmaiure up to a few minutes before the nour of adjourement REDUCTION OF Fore. win, the reduc tion \u the appropriation bill. uineiy-thr e emporary clerks were discharged from the (Quartermaster Generai’s Office on Sa.urday, thus reducing the force to the smailest number required to perform the work. The same cause compels the issal of a large number of clerks employed in the Adju- tant General's Office, and @ list 1s now being prepared senibhs idl Tue Rervsiican Memrers of the House of Representatives bave all signed an agreement stating that they will not be bere at the Sep- tember session of Congress unless notified that their presence will o# necessary by Senator ‘Morgan and General Schenck, of the Congres- sional Republican Committee. THE BILL providing for a Provisional Goy- ernment for the States of Texas. Mississippi, aud Virginia, which passed ihe How-e on Fri- day iast,wes taken up im ihe Senate this morn- ing, but Inid over owing to a disposition on the part of the Democrats to debate the bill until the close of the session—their object being to talk it to death —— ‘TRE PRresiDEsT has recognized Frederick S. Rabery, Esq., a8 Ceusal for Pera in Baltimore, ‘TH® COMNISSIONERSEIP OF INTERNAL Rev. exve.—The nomination of Alexander M. Cum. mings to be Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue, in place of E. A. Rollins, wes woder dis- cussion in the Senate whea tbe hour of rd- journm ent arrived. A motion to lay the nomi- Ba om on the table was defeated by a vote of hence the nomination gues over to Sep- R.T. McLaus, Esq.. Chief Clerk of the Ag- ricultural Department, bas returned to this city, and resumed the duties of his office, snd is somewhat improved in health, we are glad to learn. ‘Tre Bankaurt Act.—Iaa recent act of Con- gress it is stated that the time at whith the 50 percent. Limitation ander the bankrupt act ex- pired ba< been extended to, the Ist of January Rext, uoil which ime any parties may take the berefit of that act. The limitation ex- Pired on the Ist of June Inst, since which time vore could tve the benefit of the act, ex epiing those who could pay 50 per cent. of their liabili- ties. THe PResipEest this morning sent ‘10 the the nomination of George H. Pa;ker, of lows, to be Mivister to Ecuador. ‘ pn She Loew ~<a ee + Ty WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 27, 1868. ConrinMATIONS TO-DAY.—The Sepate this morning confirmed the following nominations: Charles M. Alexander to be Postmaster at Washington, D. C., in place of Mayor Bower, whose term of office has expired. Geveral Wm. 8. Rosecrans, to be Minister to Mexico. Fleicher P. Cuffee, to be Register of Deeds for the District of Columbia, vice Edward ©. Eddy, decessed. Enos D. Hodge, to be Asrociate Justice of the Superior Court ot the Territory of Utah. Robert Whi'>, to be Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia. Charles N. Felton, to be Assistant Treasurer of the United States at the branch mint, San Francisco, California, in place of D. W. Chees- m™: , T. Lyle Dickey to be Assisian: Attorney General of ihe Uniied States. Charles P. Heywood to be Collector of Inter- nal Revenue for the Third District of Missouri. Lewis Wolfley to be Aseessor of Internal Revenue for ihe Firet District of Louisiana. James T. Shelley, of Tennessee, to be Indtan Agent in New Mexico. Tze Nsw COMMISSIONER OF PaTENTs.— Hon. Elisha Foo.>, who was coufirmed by the Senate on Saturday Jast for the office of Com- missioner of Pvienis,is a cousin of the late Sevator Foote. of Vermont, avd for several years past besicena member of the appeal board at the Patent Office. He is alawyer by Profession, and fo- a number of y-ars was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas ut Sen- cx county, New York. In early life he msde several inveations, #11 of which proved to be of great value. He bad an extensive practice Ssa pa’ent lawyer, from which he reaped a handsome fortuae. Judge Foote is about sixty years of age, and aman of bigh integrity, of courteous manners, and is well suited for the Position. His appo'ntment gives universal satisiaction. He will take the oath of office to-morrow, after filing his bonds and receiving his commission from the White House, when he will enter upon thedischarge of his duties. Orr FoR TRE PLAINS.—Speaker Colfax lett Washington by the 2p. m. irain to-day on his trip to the Rocky Mountains, accompanied by & pleasant iamily party, of which a niece of Senator Wade, and Mr. William D. Todd are members. CONrIRNED.—Charles M. Alexender, nomi. nated to the Senate last night by the Pres-dent, for Postmaster of this city, is a well-known ¢ tigen. ymd was Colonel of the 2d regiment D. ©. volunteers during the war. The nomina- hon bas bern confirmed. Col. Alexauder bas bean engaged for a number of years as a pat'n Agent, and, wntil about three years since, was a reident of the Fourth Ward, from whence he moved to a farm he purchased on the Blocensburg road. At the outbreak of the re. bellion he envered the military service asa pri- vite, and at its clove was Colonel of the 21 D ©. regiment Tee New REecIstER OF DEEDs.—Fletcher B. Cuffee, confirmed by the Senate te-day as Regis- ter of 1) eds for this Disirict, bas been a clerk im the Post Office Department for some years past, and is said to be well quatitied for the position to whieh he has been appointed. Mr. Ouffee baals trom Ohio, we believe FaiLeD.-Amongst the measures that tailed ts the Dill to give arms to the State Govern- ments and its accompanying measure to re- duce the army The reconsiruction bill for Texas, Mississippi and Virgiia did not get \brough the Sepate. Mr. Sherman's tending bill got through by a close shave to-day. The tari bill goes over, as does the Sandwich Isiond treaty, and the New York Post Office bill PoLiTicaL.—Vallandigham has written a lecter denying that there was any trickery in nominating Seymour. and stating as an opinion tha: it New York bad withheld her vote trom Mr. Hendricks, Chief Justice Chase would have been nomina‘ed within on hour. -— Paul Bagley is engaged in Washington at present in procuring signatur’s of Demo- ic members of Congress to a petition asking the President to pardon Jeff. Davis. Among those who bave attached their signatures are Messrs. Ge % Nicholson. Glossbreaner. Nibe lack, Davis, McCreery, Sitgreaves, and Trim. ble. —The election for State officers and members of Congre sin Kentucky will take place Au- gust3. The Democracy have nominated a full Sts e Ueket, with Hon. John W. Stevenson for Goverpor at its he d.and will in a few days ace ther Congressional nominees in the held. IxteRNaL R@VENUE.—The receipts to-day from this source were $755,527.04. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. —.—_—_— FROM EUROPE TO-DAY, BY CABLE. Lowpos, July 27—Forenoon.—Consols, 94 U.S. Bonds quiet at 723: IMmois Central, 94 Eris, $336 Livegroot, July 27-Forenoon—Cotton dull. quotations unchanged: sales estimated at 5,000 bales. Breadstuffs quiet. Bacon quiet. Etna arrived. Lowpow, July 27—Atternoon.—Uonsols, 94 7; aX for both movey and sccount; Eri > de- climed io 43%; Adantic snd Great West. orn, 10x. Liverpoor, oar 27 — Afternoon. — Cotton maritet declining: Uplands, 10d; Orleavs, 10%,d. Breadstufs heavy. Corn ‘ss.’ Othed- uani- end, TROUBLE IN ROME. New York, July 27.—The Herald's cable dis- patch irom London on the 2th says that the following bas been received irom Rome-—“The police bas di-covered a Fine to. blow up the joruficaiions cn Mount Aventine. Two senti- nels were recently attacked in the aight, and wounded. The Bolice ave seized a quan.ity of red and blue Garibaidian shirts. Licenses have been received trem all the wine suops in Rome.” SUSPECTED MURDER. PuILapELrnta, July 27.—The body of Sam'l J. Nicholson, who has been missing since Fri- found in the Schuylkill river, bridge, Iast night. The body was in & nude state, and bore marks of vio- lence. A portion of his clothing was found in his boat, but his pants, wateh, and money are misting. 1tis supposed that he was followed from the falls of the Schulkill river by pirates, by whom be was robbed and murdered. pibiabettcroceeorstn satis THE BALTIMORE FLOOD. M Dead Bodies Recovered. Bactimong, July 27.—Four more bodis— two mer, one femple, nd a child—were recov- ered this morning at the Long Bridge. ® ——_- +e -___ Tne BRiekLavens' STRIKE IN New Yori A reporter visiting the joint com ot Journeymen Bricklayers to-day, at their head- quarters, Demilt Dispensary, found them busily eugaged estmatiag for jobs offered for their ac- ceptance by property-owners. Three new jovs were offered to-aay, and comynittaes sent to visit and estimate on them. There is now very little over one hundred men o1 the relief list— the residue of the twenty-tive hundred brick- layers of the city of New York have either been of the city or are working on the eight A committee appointed to ascer- umber of men were «-scabbing” on rs & di going over the ground with the bosses’ list and personally counting the men they could not find one hundred men at work. The expense os baging up Sraneere and maintaining those on st wear “semt week will oe Suedruple that eum. The Society eaten sae few bu next.—N. ¥. on ~ dest res sion until tw. took 8 recesr poe bd version. nutes, when Mr. Ramsey called up ite the mere economicat adm: verpment of the several ‘nited States: which was discussed and then Inid on the table. Mr. Rawsey called up his resolution looking ity treaty with Canada; which Mr. ‘Wilson called up the House bill to pro- more efficient government for Mis:is- toanew was ad videa FORTIETH OONGREsS. This Afternoon’s Proceedings, prota Ach Monpay, July 27. SENATE.—After remaiving fi executive ses- o’clock unis morning, the Senate On reassembling, the Senate went into ex- id remainnd therein a few “or ‘which wes not r. mitted toe report of on the bill extending Alaska, which was concurr din. . For Planat. remarks, executive s sion, The ‘Senate then at 10:30 went into execni've session. The Senate gem>ined in exccutive session ‘anal 12 o’clor&, when, in sccordance with the sdop-ed, the Cha'r de- journ.d wutil the cnird resolutiea previous); clara the Senaie Monday in Sepiember. Hous or REPRESENTATIVES—The House ™ tt 9o’clock. Mr. Wa bbur: take up the Senat* bl afat for t' 2 laewor sey & O'Toole. Mr. Van Tromp (Obie) obje. Mr. Scheack (Ob'o) .rom Ways end Means Commit ee, veport d back the bill first repor -d ‘Texas and Virgivia. Davis moved tolay the Dill on the table. unrnimous consent, sub- ference Commii.ee ensioms laws over perso: to the impe ‘c’iment report of Mr. Butler, but obtained Irave to print hix And g&ve way sor 8 MO; On to go inio @ (IIl.) rskek permission to a -horizing the Secre.a- ry of che Inter or to annul th> st ‘iopery com. Deparimeat wiih Demp. ‘cied. of the on Saturday, in relalion to putting a tariff of duty upon importauons of copper aad Jopper ore. After debate, Mr. Schenck demanded the preVions questioa, ad no quoram vo ‘<. Acall ot ‘se Hon e wes ordered snd the roll being call @ exacily a quorum of members an- swer d to their nam: question then recurring upon s°condirg jemand for the previous question upon tie passage of the bill, and it was seconded The question then recurred upon ordering the main question, and Mr. Banks demanded the yeas and pays: and the main quesuoa wes ordered—yess 94, nays 30. Mr. Thomas (Md.) moved to lay the bill on Reject d by tellers. The yeas and nays were demanded. xud re- fused by actual count and b; Banks appealed from the dec} declaring the yeas and that demand the yeas ani was sustained, Pending turther consideration of the bill — Mr. Schenck, trom the Confereuce Commut're on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses upon the Funding bill, submitted a report. (The bill as amend the table. rece that que.tion the y and ihe motion w: 124 On motion ot Mr. Dawes (Mass.) Mr. Tit fu ss a Representative irom the State of Georg.a, both House- having, by a two-third your parsed the bill relieving him of disabiliiy. ‘The Speskersnnounced Mr. Heaton (N amember of the Committee on Elections, place of Mr. Poland (V1.) excused Messrs. Spaldiug (U.) and Boyden (NU) were appoint ‘d to represent the Hou + of Rep. Teseptatives in the Commission authorized ing appropriation for ‘he Columoia Ins. itute for tue Deaf and Dumb. A mes age was received from the Senate an. Bouncing the appointment of a committee to wait upon the President and mform him that Congr’ss was uow ready to adjourn. The resolution was concurred in, and Messrs. Washburne (Ill) and Eldridge (Wis.) were Appoin'ed the committee on the part of the was swo the bill m: jou The regular order wes demanded, and the House resumed consideration of the copper tariff bili. The yeas aud nays were ordered, and pend. ing the roll-call the Speaker rapped with b gavel aud said, the hour of 12 having arriy by virtue of the snthority vested in bim he clarcd a Teceet until Monday, September 21, 12 o'clock noon. se eral Five Twen' Ten Fi iellers; aud Mr. ion of theChair refused: and upon and the Cuair by ‘he Conference Committe avd pessed, was publisued in the Senate proceed. ings of yesterday.) ‘Mr. Schenck said. in eu of a speech in ex plunation, he would send the bill to the Clerk’: desk tobe read. The bill baying been read as at passed the Senate, Mr, Schenck demanded the previous question, Pending that demand, motions for recess were made and severally yoted down, a suf- ficient number at no time rising to demand a call for the y Alter several motions for a recess had been put and rejected, the Chair declined to enters tain any such motion further 3 The question then recurred upon the de- mand for the previous question, and it wa: seconde Mr. Ross (111) moved to report on th k be main question Was then otdered—yeas 116, mays T yess It On motio: this tine. aay the vonterence report was then agreed to— 2 of Mr. Dawes. removing disabilities trom a bill wae Ir. Titt, a kepre the credentials of Si presen’ative el ct.rom South Corolina, and of P. M. B. Young, Represenia. tive srom Georg were admitted upon tking prescribed in ihe disability b The House resumed considera:ion of the bill in relation to tariff on copper o es, &¢. Mr. Thomas (Md_) :noved to tees vote whereby "he Hou: upon the table A motion was made to lay the Istt on the table, and it was agreed to nays, M .and the gentle the special oath i. refused to lay the bill Banks then moved that the House take a unt'l a quarter of 12 o'clock, and npon sand nays were ordered, rejected—yeas, 15; nays, +20e-—___ ANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Money is becoming a drug in Wall street. and the supply Saturday was in excess of the de- mand at ‘bree per cent. on government ana other first class stocks, although four was gen. asked for smal and moderate amounts on miscellaneous collaterals. the sssociated banks of that city for the week ending Saturday is favorable to continued monetary ease, although the deposits show a decrease of $1,369,059. The legal tender notes have increased 8685.041 and the specie has in. creased $405,070, while the loans have dec $2,570,225 and the circulation is reduced @40,738, These figures prove the stronger in point of reserv ‘week ago, allowing for the loss of deposits, —e—— The statement of to be €1,350,000 than they were a mt Securties, Wasuinoton, July 27, 15 Co. furnish the following quotations of Goy. ernment securities : U. S. 6's, 1681.. Five Twenties, 1802 ive Twenties, 1°65. Five Twenties, — . sey = " » Jan. Q Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 6, i *.—Jay Cooke & 115% 5.20's, Jn &Jy,'67..109 net 5.20's, In &IY.'68. 1004 lily Ten Forues.. ‘Thirties. anced oD ed ider the notion 125; 2 208 Thos k Market. To-day. ‘™. Fisher & Sons Vitetuia sixes, old. inscr.bed, ‘6 bid, Virgmia sixes, coupon, old, Carolina sixes, 724 bid. itimere Markets, To-d: jar! e-day. Barrivona July 2--Ooton, dunt, hia Uptands, Sm and in fair $10a$11; do. Family, 812.50813.50; Northwestern ‘Wheat in do. Extra, $2289. = good ; ceipts small: B Sree . Corn hea’ Po] Us ec. Se ae —__———_ Te-day’s New York seashetis ai Uplands cents bet- tad lower. Gna Lard dail ac on ‘Super, do. fy $6.752$7. Hy 7 THE GREAT FLUVOD. The Destraction—Rece Bodies—Repairing the ss The Baltimore Gazette of this mornin says: “Now that the waters have ent rely subsided a roper idea of the immense destruction by the icon on Fri thow, i ybe had, a xb Ro estimate. coe ts rte of inaieares fours. 8 it is impossible to tell until the debr ud are removed what ‘was swept away. that the dawaze may be ccunted Lope on the live of Jones’ Falls. from oodberry to the drawbridge. The water did netatruy time rise tothe floor of the Kelvi- dcre bridze, buat immediately to the south that structure the lage corn meal and hom: mill of Mr. Wm. Merrill. on the site of the old was flooded on tae basementand on the first and second floor-, severely dama- ‘Water works, the machine: hich eouenet Tace and rush d int> the tannery of Me: rs. Ap- id. Here the destruction is large, but it 1s 2 ee to make an ry rth T° is he mud shall have b @ stone wall. Sun say! curious § Vicin sidr< of Hari E in like manner, HEIGHT OF THE WATER The water was .ar higher at ail the pots overflowed inthe city than in vith remarkable floods of 1817 or isi? Tecord which we have seen fr ng Market Space assed clear through Holtuday street, acro: Payeite, and ran into Baluimore street “ THE WKECKEP PASSENGER CAR The Amerivan say: Immediately on the north crossing of Harrison street was io be seen all that was leit of the wreck of the Cily Passen- ger Rauroad car, the perilous drifting of which irom the rack om Gay street, sn seconnt has been given in those columns. The lower por- hon of the body of the car was found bot'om up. The upper portion hed entirely disap- peared, its sppearance indicating more strongly shan language could depict in what a feariul peril the passengers ef this ill-tated street car must have been placed TREILLING SCENE AT MARYLAND iN@TITUTE— SOME FORTY PERSONS RESCUED POM DROWNING. Whilst the flood was at its height, and the angry billows of the torrent were surging sround the Maryland Institute, a most thrill. ing scehe was enact'd. Several members of the theatrical Profession,who had assembled in the over the market house to hold a re- preparation for the benefit ot Miss cei¢ Glenu—which was to have trken place tere that evening—had turned their attention to the awful scene wituout, and whilst doing so their attention was arrested by seeing a man ft on the northeast corner ef Harrison and Baltimore for some tume he wes washed off and went drifting down the market space with tearful rapidity aul ged upon a Portion of a wagon beneath one of the windows of the hall. Immediately efforts were made by those tn tbe hall to rescue the unfortunate mau. upper hal hearsal in clipging in despair to the lamp-; streets, Alter clinging in this wa: near Plowmsn street. where be 1 S John A. Stevens, assisted by bis colleagu’ s, jessrs. Wise. Curley, Samuel Glenn, Mr, Laugdon, and one or two others. threw a rope to the unfortunate man, and by great exertions drew him safely into the hali, where he sank down quite msensible trom exhaustion and ex- citement, but was finally restored through the constant and untiring efforts of these gentle. men, ONE OF THE CITY PASSENGER CAR VICTIMS. The other body wes that of Abraham Low- enthal, residing at No. 118 Low street, aged 65 ZoArs, who was found, om the subsiding of the lood, on Concord street, where it had been carried by the current from Harrison street A number of the friends of the deceased and his two sons were present at the inquest and i¢en- Ufied the body. The sons stated that their father was one of the pa sengers of the ill-fated cliy passenger railroad car which was swept down Harrison street by the flood. This fully corroborates the report of that disaster as pub- lished in the tmerican on Saturday morning. It was then stated that an old man and a boy “were still om the car when the others made their escape by clinging to an awning on Har- Tison street, and that the car was then swept off and overturned, leaving no doubt as to the sad fate of these two unfortunate passengers THE VicTIMS. During Saturday parties provided with ap- propriate means of rescnsing bodies from the flood were stationed along the banks of the Patapsco, near the Relay House, and succeeded in recovering three Y to the shore, and were afterwards recognized as being those of the wife and child of Wm. Pat- terson. of Ellicott City. This enure family ‘was drowned. These bodies are the only ones so far recovered. The other body taken ‘out at the Relay House was identified as being that of John Reese, also of Ellicott City. Several other bodies was washed down in the stream past the Relay House, but at too great a dis- tance from either shere to be recovered. Mr. James Linthicum, residing at the Oak- land House, on the Annapolis road, reports havin on pieces of logs down the branch of the river st his residence. They called on him for Ip, but he was powerless to save them. He age. Mr. Lesher this body in barge, and a'.o that of the femal Tas not yet bean eseertained, eee "Eau evening be body of Jamra N. Sommers, = reviou: Gay, was carried by the pas: flood down was found flo.tin: the harbor, near Muller's whaif, orrailwev. The une? ot Dead has been jeit and what jothieg bat heavy build- iugs offe.cd any resistence to the m‘ghiy rush- mz of tie water. There is very little doab: 2s low as Mad'son treet, where it 18 protected by —Under the authority con- ferred by the re-olutioa of the Mayor and Cuy Counc'l’on Friday night, the city commissioner, Jonn H. Tegmyer, Esq., called for laborers, and pire da large force, numbering nearly a then- & nd, wich Borses and carte, at work upon the street, Sud much was accomplisbed by them in cl uring “he thoroughtares of mud and filth, avd rendering them passable. Crowds of citi- zens visiied the vicinity of Jones’ Falls, but few wrre able io view tie enure scene of dis- ester in copsequence of the mud and ith. Yesterday. however, the devastated dis rict was visit'd by throngs of men, women and children from the most distant parts of the city, the surrounding couniry. and evea from Woshivgton city. The stream of travel wa« contiunons throughout the day, aud crowds of ‘tutors might be seem at every point m the viciaity of Jones’ Falls, and im every sireet where the destructive efiects of une flood Were visible. The crowd was so greatin the ty of the Maryland Institute. and some other points, that the police had great diflialiy in keeping the people trom pressing upon the oreis sud interrupadng their work. It is supposed the eniire los on Harrison sir et, srom Gay to Fayet'» sireei, will not fall short of $35 0. Some of ihe buildings are so shat- tered that they will baye tobe removed. Both ‘sOn street, between Faye.te and lorore sir ets, snd Market Spsce on each sie, trom Balumote sireet tothe dock, suffered a paper pub- lished here in I-17 shows that tag see aAyeraze to which the water then attaiued in Herr iveet. nearrst the talis, was «1x feet whereas on Friday it was from elve feet high. At other plices nd at the Fish market, in the record shews the wai-r from one to ve feet in the sireet. Itisknown that the {7 rather exceeded that of ISi7, and hatof Friday Isst exceeded that again by two or three feet at many points. In 18)7 the water in Holliday s.reet did not extend up to witiin fifty ieet of the theatre, whils: on Friday last it S00m Alter mid-de im the court a & colored man and Wm. Part to have occurrrd—t tims of the flood. Tort at forty-three, are known to be los! owned by Benj. of break water check duriug stories of the timbers, iree palling to behold. them. Carroll been washed out. wore when they evc: shared a similar ate. 3100,0 tween Fredersek J company will 1un p+ larity. and Harrisburg, and im coaches between Baliimore Iset night, be wi New Yorx, Five-twenties. July 27. 14; 7 Rebecca Bradford, of St. Louis, has sued G. H. Cody for $10,000 for breach of promise ‘and seduction. ‘s7 Richard Greener, ® negro, took the first Boylston at Cambridge. taken by 7 The Troy printers are on a strike. S7-A mulatto woman by tbe name of living at La Crosse, Wis. gave birth cate oR inst. to three children, two of which are white and one as black as a coal. S7-The harvest favorable. The grrin and middle secuons poor. Serer es res ee . re = ‘within a week. vom ire. ‘were a few Swiss, Welsh, Nor- 18 ben ceforth to be | Chemical Werebouse, and signed need in the Britishaayy. their ly i OF Anthiacite 2 hous: » awny, leaving the pro ‘with nothing in the w The RK The Baltimorsand U! very severely in this freshet. the Camage to the iron bridge ai ilchester, ready noticed, it Islearned that two large and costly iron bridze= in the vicint; have b en carried away, THIRTY-RIGHT DEOWNED AT ELLICOTT CITY. first of the victms wes Mr. Mathias Mc- ‘Cauley, a very worthy man, whoas before de- seribed, went down with ihe tower of Mr. De- ford’s mill, in which he was emploved. Mr. John Re eo = = a persons: ir. Sm jerphy, with nis wi and chikiren—three am a'l. Se. bis wife aed child—three in ail. Mrs. T. B. Owing”, with six children and ‘Woman, -ervants, number- ig Dine in all. Mr. William Hamilton, his w.fe and iorr childrea—six in all. Tow,and her two neic s, the Mises Duval, ®& drervant—fourinsi. Mb bis wise and four children—six bis w.fe and grand-daugb' three m all. Mr. Wm. Strele was also lost from the Che apeate Mill whemit was swept Sway. Those are all the dr three others are missing, but there is wo por, 4 ve assurance that they are among ‘Some place the th A TRERIFIC SCENE. The river makes a sudden bend a littie showe the Kailroad Hotel, and the Granite ML Beford, Esq.. tormed a k: one side of this angle, wh: With the mountainous rocks on the other side, had hitherto combined to bold the stream im angry but the water now roe sixten fe: bigher than it hed ever | been known to reach before, entering the lower (il, and carrying on sts surface, | burns, cattle, loads of bay, and every flo.tmg subsiance thai could be conceived of. The roar of the water, as it came surging throuch this marrow pasa, is r+pr-cented to have been more ter: The spray was twenty feet above the surtace of the torrent, at times, whilst the darkness that most obscured the vision, aud horror to the spectacle. Atthis time the immense granite walls of Mr. Deford’s cottor mill commenced to totter, avd the outer or waver wall soon after gave way, carrying with it the root contests of the immerse building, with all its Magnificent macbinery, fell out into the torrent with a crash that drowned the rour of the ele. ments: and thus, property valued at $25y.u0) ‘Wes swep! out of existemce as in a moment. The (azrtte has the following additional par- ticulars —From a gentleman who revurued yesterday trom Ellicott City we learned some Rarticulars of the destruction at that pont. ‘be scene is said to beggar description, and only personal observation can convey wo the | mind an edequate idea of the wide-spread and general ruin. Of the Granite Mill, a substan. | ‘ial structure. with its stone foundation wall in some places at least twenty feet thick, only & irag ment of wall remains or buildings ¢-caped, and those Which were not swept bodily away were much damaged and filled with mud leit by the water. The number of drowned is estimat: ‘at from sixty toseventy. Of ~ome twenty per- sons who had congregated in a house which was believed to furnish a safe haven, not one -caped. The fae of the family of Dr. Ow: fi mood: gentleman drove to the door on begged Mrs. Owings to seek a p! y. But tue house being newly built and strong. she was sure it would withstand the flood, and d-clived the proffered meaus of escape the water rove higher and higher, the tamily got upon the roof, aud trom thence passed over the roofs of several adjoining houses to what they supposed to be a place of here they were one by one was! drowned before the eyes of the agoni: baud and father, who was powerless to aid The Flood at Frederick. This disastrous ireshet was not confined, in its ruinous features, to Beltimore and Ellicott City, tor accounts from Frederick reoresent that, although there was mo loss of life, the damage to properiy will reach a million dol- Jars. This arose trom the sudden overflow of reek, @ stream Ww: and other buildings, the names of whose owners could not be learned, have bee: stroyed, besides Hart « Keefer’s and aletof furuiture. All the creek hav~ been carned away, entirely disconnecting the sonthern 3 of the city from the remainder maze, it is estimated, will amouui to tally 81,000.00. Below the town large und numerons crops of wheat and corn have been swept all the mill dams in Bush Creek Valley At Sykesville. Here the hotel of Mr. Grimes, with its entire contents, valued at $10,000, bas been carried prietor and his family ‘orld but the clothes they remises. The store of Messrs. Zimmerman & Schultze, with a large stock of goods, worth fully £20,4%, bas been swept off, aud not a vestige of it is to beseen anywhere. In that viciniiy a sever hail storm was experienced durin morning, @nd stout sialks of corn cutoff as with a knife. Shock’s mill. located At Morgan's switch, = point about thirty-six miles from the city, bas al-o been demolished, and four millsin the vicinity 0! Marriottsville, The Northern Central Railway Company are running passenger trars between Lutherville ssengers are tran: timore aud Luther ville. ‘There will probably be ss much delay mm the resumption of regular trains upon this rosd as upon the Baltimore and Obio. RELIEF POR TRE SUPFEreErs. The following wes received by telegraph in aud the promptinde of the generous donor, who isa native of Bulti- more, 1s woriby of the highest commendatio: Orvick PHILADELPHIA To the Agont of the Associated Pre ibe $1,000 for the sufferers by the Inte iladelphia will gladiv make up a Gao. W. Curtps. treet do. tg N- Gold, 143%. 87 Jeff. Dayis’ ribs are knitting. 87 Manager Gran fell down sturs the other day and as a consequence is laid up siairs in s (hat are known Very few houses safety. From n entirely de- 's lumber yard the bridges acrors d eastern portion railroad has suffered In addition to y of Elysyille involving a loss of Bovides this, the road at yarions 's been very seriously washed, taough ction of the bridces will be the prin- cipal cause of the interruption to the transpor- tation of pas-engers and freight. age to the road. it is sated, hes been done ret of the Monocecy, aud but lirtle of it east of Mt. Airy, and treirs are ronnie reguistiy bee ction sud Whe is probable that ma day or wo the raivroad ‘epger trares to Tlctes. ter and ther t..nsport the ps<senzers by coaches & distance of about twent: wection will te made wit western en?. 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