Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1868, Page 1

ed 2 GEE, THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, | At the Star Bullding, 4.W. Corser Pennsylvania Av,and lth Street, | EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, —— The STARK w served by the carriers to their | abscribers in the City amd District at Tay | (CunTs Pea WEEK. Copies at the counter, with | oF without w ‘wo OmwTs each. ucw BOR MAILine:-—Three months, One | Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- | —=———=; lars; one year, Five Doliars. No papers are | sent from the office longer than paid for, i The WEEKI.Y STAR—published on Friday morning—Ore Dollar and a Haifa Year. Che Evening THE Presipent’s Message is now com plete, and will be transmitted to Congress on Monday, or as soon as he is waited upon by the committees from the Senate and Honse and notified of the opening of the session. EVENING STAR. Washington News } and Gossip. Axoten Haitnoan Insuxetton—To.day, | Messrs Buchanan & Cox filed te the Equity Court an application for an injunction against the Mayor and Corporation of Washington, re- stroining aed probibiting the defendants from interfering with the construction of the M-tro- politan Branch railread within the mits of | Washinetos by the compiamants and from far- | ther procerdings at inw against the agents snd employees of the complainants natil | the fmrtner order of the Qourt. The Dill recites the legistztion in n@lation to the Toad. as also the act c authorizing the construction of the Mrtropolitan branch, aud , the measures the company have taken for the corstruchom of the Tord, (ns testified to hy Mr Randolph, the engineer,) amd the arrest and examinatien of the employees. The injanc- tion was immediately served, and it is pre- | sumed tort the examination of the case of M Murray, before Justice Walter, will not, there- fore, proceed this ufternoon. The hearing of ax- | guments on the application ts set for Wedres- day next. istenxaL REvenve.—The receipts to-day from this source were $353,495. ———_ -*+e-_ —___ District of Columbia and Maryland Sanday School Convention THIRD DAY—ADJOURNMENT SINE Di [Special Correspondence of the Star.] HaGerstowx, December 3, 1958.—Dear Sir:— ‘The Sunday School Convention for this State And the District of Columbia re-assenbled at 9 o'clock this (Thursday) morning in the German | Ketormed Church, a heli hour of the session being devoted to religious exercises. Alter the transaction of some roatine busi- hess, reports from delegates and suparintend- auts of schools in this Suate were received, all of which were of the most encouraging nature, sh wing a considerable increase in the mem- bersbip of .he schools, and sprritaal improye- | provement im the scholars. The reports were accepted, and ordered to be engrossed upon the Minntes of the Convention. | _A resolution was adopted that when the Con- vention adjourns it be to mect on the Ist Tues- day of December, 1s6y. A vote was then taken forthe next meeting Hl pisce of the Convention, Frederick etty and iumore being putin nomination. The vote resulted in favor of Frederick, and theConyen- tion now stands committed to meet im that city in December next. The above occupied the time ot the Conyen- tion during the session. At the afternoon session, held m the same church, a resolution of thanks to the officers of the Convention, for the efficient and impartial manner they had discharged their duties, was | passed. Daring this session there was considerable “speechifying,” and_a general interchange of views in regard to Sunday School matters in general, It having been brought to the attention of the Tue Bravery Cas: To-day the Sepreme © Columbia, in General Term, adopted a retern | to the rule laid upon them to show cause Jnid by the United Sta’es Supreme Court why a mandamus shezld uot be issued to compel them to place the name of Mr. Joseph H. Bradley on the list of Attorneys, he bevine deen dismembered from the bar some time simce, in consequence of the difficulty between bim and Judge Fisher during the Sarra:: trial The return is quite lengthy, aud it is under- AND Test OaTe.— mrt of the Mistric of | stood ‘hat. t 4 Convention that in some of the schools in the tood shat the Dnstrict Court claims that | coontry, outside of the cilies aud towne, echool uuder the law creating the Court was only held during the summer months, and not in winter, a resolution was presented and adopted directing the <chools to he held during the entire year, and instructing the Secretary to so inform superintendents of schools by letter, end make the fact known through the public | prints. This resolution was earnestly urged, and supported by a large majority of the dele- gates in able speeches ‘The Convention closed its labors with a night session at the Lutheran Church, where no business of importance was transacted, how- ever, the time being taken up with speeches by some of the prominent ministers and dele gates in attendance. they possers the power to make rules to regue inte admissions te its‘har, and to remove mem- bers of the bar for cave. The Court «djourned | until Saterday next to act on the rules,and it is generally understood that some ection will then br taken im reference to the test oath; but at is stated that the Court is divided-on that question. RESIGNATION oF GENERAL LrrrixcoTT.— General Lippiacott, the Doorkeeper of the Mouse of Represen stives, has sent hither his | Ete in a we te shectition vataraing letters of resignation, and it is in the hands of a op ie ate . t the Speaker, who will read it to the Heeccog | (PAUKS of the Convention to the citizens of | Hagerstown for the hospitable manner in Monday next. The Republican members will | which they bad received and entertained the meet in caucus on the same evening and select delegates, the Convention adjourned to meet Mr. Lippincett’s successor. A score or more in Frederick on the Ist Tuesday of December, of applicants for the position are pressing their iné9. The majority of the Wasbington delegation claims. Several candidates are named, bat it | lettin the 11 o'clock train to-day ter home, seems to be settled that the contest will be | previous to the adjouroment of the Qonven- wamly between U. S. Buxton, present assist. | ten. J. H. B. aut coerkeeper. and Mr. Goodenow, who held | Tue JzrrERson Davis CAss—The Court the oifice prior te the election of the present | 4 d—The Cas: th At mcumbent. Richmond yesterd: AY INDIAN Detec atte Sze and Fox cust Court of Virginia, Hon. Richard H. Dana, made ap argument on behalf of the United t the motion of the counsel of Jef- to quash the tudictment agaiast om. His counsel contend that un- A delegation of inns. of Kansas, were at the -duy for the purpose of notfy- White House t ing the President of certain grievances aud | der the Fourteenth Am med by them throuzh the | #hment for bis ci 5 cilice. Mr. Dar the Foarteenth Uaders and thetr agent. They are all Ohicts iment to the Constitution was not intend- bearing the following names. Keokuk, quan | Al™*! lub-pe-quah, Man-a-to-wab, and Waw-com- mo; George Powers, iuterprevr. The delega- tion is stoppimz at the Washington House, acd Will remain here several days. ‘ged by Davis’ counsel, to act , bor was there @ single Word uttered jongress that framed, nor the Legis tures that adopted it.to warrant such a con- struction. The amendment, he said, could not be plead in the bar of conviction for treason, as an Tae Dyer Count or Ixqure of Inge try i the case of Brevet Major General A.B. Dyer, resumed its session this morning, but the record of yesterday’s proceedings not being entirely complete, the Court adjourned seving that it appited to those only who had wards of en taken the © eDenged in insurr on and rebellion a; the United States. It would be strange i if Jeff. Davis could, as he might, under the plea of bis counsel, go into court, and acknowledg- ing that he was guilty of treason, deny bis lin- 1 office Mondsy. Gen. Thomas, the Presideut of | bility to be punished be of the Fourteenth eee . | Amendment, aud evade the charge of levying the Court, announced that om Saturday uex | war against the Government —the prin by authority of the Secretary of War, the | charge agamst bi Mr. O'Connor, a pr Court would adjourn until the lth of Jame- | nent Democratic lawyer of New York, toll ed Mr Dana on bebait of the prisoner, advocar- = — iDE Universal amnesty and uDiversal sulfrs ze, Tue. P. K.—Itis uudersiood that there is | Upon the concius 0n © she sequment of conn- every pro-pect that the Union Pacific Railway | Sel, Chiet Justice Chase announced tha Court was divided in opinion upon the motion ‘hat he was in favor of quashiug the in ment on the grounds urved, and that J Underwood dissented. The case ow goes io | the Supreme Court of the United States —The Winches- Will succeed in arranging ite matters with the Government satisfactorily to both parties. The | President to-day ordered the issue of one mil- hon, two hundred and eighty thousand dol- lars in bends, for another section of the road | Mernoni completed. ter ( Va.) News says ——- | “sJudse Parker on last Tuesday delivered bis Pxnsomat.—iton. W. Pitt Fescenden, Maine, | opinion in the M-thodist Church case, which “Mov. Jon R. French. N. Cy Hom. W. F. | esexcuted so much general interest amoug ‘ Bape the Methodists o aud other commuuities. Siorene, _Yes Mos. Us, Hs. Dawes, Minee, Hen. | So. —oinual ic quite lengthy, the Fede oat R. RK. Batier, Tennessee, are at the Ebbditt | ing into a mistory of the Metbodict Uhure K. ©. Parsons, Ubio, Hon. | ap organization im this country. from its birth Miincis, Hon. U. J. Diekey: | to the present time. The decision 1s based upon the deed of conveyance, which recites je at Willarde’. --- Hon. If. Maynard: | SPO™ ie deed conveyed to trustees for is im this city. | Episcopal Church. The amount of prc Ur To THIS arte in dispute was about $24.00). ‘00%, thirty two Senators aud for Members of the H. have been | of the conr the case: registered at the Capitol, and a few others are en and others, ve. Smith and others. t 7 4 js cause came on to be Beard this I=t day ¢ paidbscedpis om Sumber on the way ale | Decem upon the bill, (duly tiken for due ‘o-nigbht aad to m Ww morning. | as to the defendants who have failed ) the jomt aud several answer ot mith aud Jobn Diffenderfer, general iou thereto, the exhibits with ‘said (ill id ansWers, and the depo: pd wes argued by couns sideration whereot, for reasons assigned in the written opinion of :his court, which is ordered be filed in the papers and made a part of this Several of them met informally at their committee room this morning, When it Was arranged that the first reeular meeting shouid be held on Monday morning. caus, it is adjudged, orderea, and dectoed, SEVPRAL MEMBERS have already expressed | that the bill of the plaintiffs be dismissed—but themseives im favor of a long boliday recess. | without cost: Hon. E. B. Washburne, who is as able asany | A Us:rep States Pa one to ‘ell what indulgence the condition of | ABscoxDs—Iuformation was received at ue business is s he shali | Brookiyn Police Heaoquarters yester = eal to warrant, says be shall) orect iat a Paymaster’s clerk had absconded from ihe y yard with $f: Was the custodian. of which he It subsequently transpired TRERE Is some consternation among the Dee that the name of the defaulter was R. D. Mecratic members of ;the House, it is said, oc- | Bogert, and thut be was stationed on the exsioned by the inct that Menard, the negro | | aited States receiving sbip Vermont. It ap- ; aie peers that on Tuesday Ine: he abstracted the member elect from Louisiana, will be com- | Eiicuat above stated from the safe to which he Pelled to select his seat on their side of the | bad access ‘in consequence of his official post- House, none being vacant on the Repubtican tion, and bas notsipce been seen. It is under- side. stood that for shout a year past be bas been in the habit of visiting gambling Bouses, and that ROAD.—The oificers of | his losses largely exceeded bis gains, Some months ago he met an acquaintance in Pulton the Union Pacific Railroad Company, uow in | bad ina this city, Rave not yet completed thetr reply to | STG: WEG Be aAeee nae a reply in the mbling house. the report of the Special Commission, and i, | £4 “% negative, be state thar he lad been in several Will not he presented to the Presideut befure | recently, and that be had met anumber of Monday or Tuesday next. promiment men in ‘boss places, naming- some of them. He appeared to think it an honor to | beim their company. The supposiuon 1s that ' since that period he bas been gambling away all the nfoney he could get. He is described as of short stature, slim figure, sandy bair, light complexion, and wears spectacles, his “age i 26 years, and married. D: » war Boger was Paymaster on the Commodore Biraey, and other vesselsattached to the Potomac flu- ja. —New York Tribune POLLARD writes as follows of Mrs. Jeff. Davis duriag Confederate days in Richmond “Mrs. Davis was & brawny, able-bodied woman, who had much more of masculine mettle than of feminine grace: her complexion ‘was tawny, even to the point of mulsttoism: a ‘womakh loud and coarse in ber manuers, full of social self-assertion, uct the one of ber sex who would have been au; to wir the def- Umor Paciric K How J. M. Scnorrerp, Setretary of Wa Bas returned from bis receagt visit to Fort Del- aware, and WES Bt the War Department to- | aay. If 18 PROPOSED that Congress make an ap- | propriauion to purchase a statue of the late ‘Thaddeus Stevens for the Capitol | Caer Juste Cass left Richmond f: Washington this morning. Grawt, with the Miyor and a! cromittee of the city government of Boston, verted Lowell, Mass, yesterday. The patty ook carriages at the depot, and visited Merri- | erence of a delicate man like Mr. Davis— ma>. Lawreuce, amd the carpet mulls. It was | whansical in his health, 8 victinn of “nerves” ol pe c were dismiss. | Bice and morbid in his social tastes—althong’ = and he mits competes Many mane | she might well have bay wonqaered tne out pions ‘ x | ton of such @ creature by the force of her and Tesidences were pro! decorated, and oe eter, Mr. Davis deferred to her in the the streets were limed with thousands of peo- | social reculations she would impose upon pie, who loudly cheeréd gs be passed along. Kichmond. She demanded the etiquette of ‘be iuspection of the mills o¢cupied twohours, | Washington, that the President's lady should wheu General Graut was again driven to the | return no calls, she introduced what was un- depot. and took a special tram for Boston. A | known im Kichmond—liveried servants; and collaton Was partikem of om the cars on the in the milita- ‘rip down. (On bis arrival he visited several | ry service, the citizens foreed to go a foot re- of the leather warehouses, amd thea drove to | marked. with some disdain, the elegant equi. bis botel, where, im the afternoon. be give a of Mrs. Davis. that paused mach more pablic reception. In the evening be was the | before the shops of Maia strect than the arnee guest of William Gray. He was to go © Prov- | cratic residences of Grace and Frankliu.” idence this morning. —__ ORRIBLE Mvrpem rm OagaRti ‘a Dennis Ree: Patzsts ExTSNDxD.—Hon, Elisha Foote, Commissioner of Patents, nas extended the patent of Cyrenus Wheeler, jr, for harvesters, the same period. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon's Dispatches, EXCITING RUMORS. RIOT IN PARIS. ASSASSINATION OF NAPOLEON. WALL STREET IN COMMOTION. Naw Yorx, Dec. 5—There is considerable excitement in Wall street, caused by rumors that a riot has occurred in Paris, and that Napoleon was killed. Gold is now qaoted at 96%. TERRIBLE DISASTER ON THE O10 RIVER, STEAMBOAT COLLISION. 100 LIVES LOST. FULL PARTICULARS. OLRVELAND, U., Dec, 5.—It is reported that the mail boats America, bound up, and United States, bound down, collided near Warsaw, between Cincinnati and Louisville, last night, and that a hundred lives were lost. A great number of ladies Cn the United States perished, More particulars will be furnished soon, Maison, (ND. Dec. 5.—The Courier of this terrible accident occurred last might o'clock, onthe Ohioriver, The mag- nificent steamer United States, descending, and the America, ascending, collided near Kuil’s Landing, about two miles above Warsaw, on the Indiana side. The tormer had a quantity of petroleum oil on her guards. The America struck her on the starboard side, forward of the steps, cutting into her a considerable distance, aud’ sinking her to about the main deck. Two mimutes af- terwards fire was communicated in some way to the petroleum, and as soon as the boats collided it was in fiames, It is said that some mistake was made in the signals, The America blew her whistle twice, which the pilot on the State apparently did not hear. The Americangain gave a signal of two blasts of the whistie, which the States an- swered, but it was then (oo late, for the ster ers were at the point of colliding. Tne exci Ment was terrible. It is supposed that 75 or $0 person are lost It is estimated that there were 33 women on board the States, all of whom were lou. W Taylor, clerk of the America, atter secu-ing the books, register, and vaiuables, went through the cabin, kicking in the doors of the state rooms, Owing to his intrepridity no lives were lost on the America. Mc. and Mrs. Inskens jumped from the States tw tar deck of the America—a distance of to feet—and were saved. The survivors of this terrible accident unite iu praise of the mauagement of the Ameica After the collison. It was not thirty seconds Alter the boats collided before the States was a Maes of flames from stern to stern, GEN. GRANT'S MOVEMENT» TO-DAY. PROVIDENCE, Dec. 5.—Gen, Grant arrived in this city ricm Boston at 10.50 ttis morning. Although a severe snow storm was prevailing be rode in an open carnage throuch several of the principal streets, which were crowded With people, to General Burnside's residence, where many sons had au opportunity of personally salutmg tim, He Will probably Vieit some of the manufacturing establishments tis afternoon, aud will leave for Hartford thi FROM CANADA. The Whelan Case—A Foot of Snow in Te- ronto, Toronto, Dec. 5 —Argumen. was heard yes- terday betor# the Court of (Queen's Benet on assignment of error in the case ot the Crown ening. against Whelan. Judges Richardson, Morri- sou and Adam Wilsom presided. Hon. J. H. Cameron, of counsel for prisoner, contended that there was no commission for a general session of Oyer and Terminer to be beld by Chief Justice Richards; that uo jury process was awarded or could be awatued. apd that the challenge ot Jonathan Sparks was improperiy allowed. (Overruled! Lhe counsel for the Crown replied that Wh:- lan was not entitled to challenge, and. further, that bis challenge was exhausted. Judgin-nt wall be delivered on the 2Ist instant. About a toot of suow fell last night, aud it is still snowin Al. S. ASSESSOR CONVICTED OF FRAUD ON THE REVENUE. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 5,—{n the case of Geo W. Alexander, Asses-or of Internal Revenue tor the Reading District, the jury rendered vergict of guilty of aiding the removal of whis- ky to defraud the revenue, but recommend the prisoner to me THE ROWING MATCH AGAINST TIME ENDED BY AN ACCIDENT. Cincinnati, Dec. 5—Waltr Brown. the champion oazsmau, who was rowing from Pitt-burg to Cincimnati on ® wager. ran his boat against a pile of the bridge pier at Par- kersburg. Va., this morning, and was so in- jured as to be unable to proceed further. LockRAvEs, Pa, De Son's warercoms and Reny & Marshal's block were 5.—Sloan & Son's this morning destroyed by tire. The end of Ielier’s brick building was crashed im by i Loss $i),00 falling Wall, ance. BOY DROWNED WU!LE SKATING. New York, Dec.5.—A boy named O'Snaugh- netsy, whileskating ona pond m Staten Istiad yesterday, broke through the ice, and was Growned. ; covered by insur. ——+0+e- ATROCIOUS AFPFA’ Phe petty war which bas just closed in ‘do with an atrocity which @ Tacter of the victors for humanity. General ( has already been stated, with : met General Obaldia, with « few adherents, in the field in front of Hatello, near Santiago, on the 3ist of October, sud after three hours fight- ing the latter was wounded and bis party de- feated. Obaldia was left on the feld. di as the victors passed him in pursuit of the van- quished, many of them bayourted the failed General, and nally they ued the dying maa to a horse's tail and started the animal, and Obaidia was thus dragged until death ended the atrocity of bis enemies. ‘The body was then plundered, aud was afterward buried by Correvso, who professed to be no party to the barbarity. Some Americans at Panama pur- ebased the plunder from Obaldia’s body and gave it to bis mother, who resides at thai place Woman Sorrrace.—The annual conyen- tiom of the New Jerce: te Woman Sutfrage Association was held at Vineland, io that State on Wednesday last, and was well attended. Lucy Stone, Dr. Allen, and Rey. Mrs. Black well were appointed a committee to present petitions for the enfranchisement of women to Comgress and the Siate Legislature. Other cominittees were also appointed After a con- qgainiatory address by the president, letters sympathy frem Hon. James M. Scoville, of New Jersey, the Maryland State Woman's Rights Association, and others were read and appluuded. A series of appropriate resolutions were read and adopted alter debate. Addres ses were delivered by Rev. Antoinette L. B. Brown, Andrew Jackson Davis, Lacy Stone, and a large number of others, after which tne convention adjourned tomeet next year at Newark. ee ee Pee eres se2-Un Saturday lasta little childof Wm. McKinney was instantly killed at Ancona. IMipois. “As the father was approaching his bara with a load of corn, his two little chuldr came out tomeet bim and claim a ride. He took them on the load with Bim and started his teom. The sudden jerk threw one of the chii- Gren, a little son about two years, from the load, and the wheel of the wagon passing over the hittle fellow, killed him instantly, 7 An Uregon journal is progréssing. 1 notices births under the head of “Uome:” mar- Tiages it styles “Fixed to Stay,” and death it reports under the bead of Gone,” @7 Higbland Park, s suburb of Chicago, is afflicted with & prewling panther, and the frightened dwellers there pay 8 large tribute in Postestenk to spoil the creature's Appetite for * Field, in Trenton, N. J., befo: ar Ju ‘ield, renton, N. re whens Onl Treadwell was arraigned for issa- ing fraudalect naturalization papers, refused to release the criminal, as Ne ‘ork judgee a similar cases On mere nominal 7A Virginia o! shocks the cloth, but tickles the Isity, b; the “ad: bm wb ity, y preaching van. S87 Mr. Southworth, the Boston photograph- ‘was on the witness stand eigh! consecutive days in the Howlana will case. The Canal Questio: Wasuincton, Nov. 23, 1563.—£uditor Star-— Mr. G. L. Walker's communieation of the 21st, on the canal, 1s hardly an improvement oa that of the 14th, on the same subj-ct. Both ap- pear to be too personal, and otherwise objec- tionable. Their leading object appears to be to give vent to some ill feelings, and to promo'e mere private ends. Disregarding all matter of this character, I propose to conflae my remarks to exposing some of his errors on points affect- ing public interests; and in doing so, I shall avoid all allusion to individuals, except so far as the question discussed shall require, Mr. Walker informs us that he has read the laws of the Corporation, and declares that “there is not to be found in ail the laws a word to authorize the appointment of a Canal Engi- neer.” Whether he means by this assertion to reflect on the city authorities for making such An appointment, or something else, his stave- ment is certainly erroneous. See the act of the 17th April, 1855, which, it will be seea,was daly Passed for this express purpose, and for the Appropriation of $75,000 to enable the engineer to make certain improvemeuts on the cinal And as this act has not been repealed, as the work authorized by it has not been completed, and as more than one-third of the sum (326,674.91) remains unexpended, there cin be no doubt as to the authority for appoimting an engineer at that time, nor of an engineer hold- ing that office now. The reason why the person whom Mr. Walker appears to dislike 59 mach, Was appointed, may be found in that act. It was because he was the author of the plan adopted. IWiy the plan was adopted, is, that it was approved by the highest engineering authority Known in this country. Has a better one been dit covered! Whether theeagineer was the fitest person to carry out his own plan, may be inferred from the fact that he accompiished the heaviest and most important part of the work, that of turn- ing the tudes through the canal in one direc- tion, between the 17th of April and the first of August of that year. Whether the plan is the best that might be devised, cannot be determined from the pres- entuppeorance of the canal, For the plan has not been fully carried out. The report of the Board of Engineers shows that what has been Accomplished is but part of the plaa; intended mainly for itary purposes. The sum ap- propriated was not expected to be suflicieat to complete the canal for navigation nor to remove all the unsightly obstructions from its streets, nor all the filthy nuisances along its borders. Tt was only joped that this sum might be sut- ficient to put the canal in such condition as might avert the much-feared dangers of chol- era arising from that source during the hot weather of suminer. That the first and most important object has been secured caunot be denied, for there has been no pestilence. And more, The best-informed know that notwith. standing the very bad appearance of the canal and of its surroundings, yet no part of the city bus been more healthy during the last two years than that along the canal. Aad ail ap- pears to bave been accomplished, so far as ha- man mea! bave contributed towards these good results, by the expenditure of less than two-thirds of the sum appropriated for this Purpose. This bigbly favorable sanitary co" ditvon is, undoubtedly, a mataral resuit of the partial operation of the plan—of the increased flow of comnaratively pure tide-water through the canal—by which most of the offensive mat- ter flowing into We canal has been carried off, which bas also attracted. absorbed and borne off in like manner most of the noxious emanations arming from its foul borders. The bed of the canal, though disagreeable to the sight, is greatly improved in its con- dition. It now consists mainly of saud and gravel, so washed and cleansed by the increased flow of water as to make much of it fit for building purposes; tor which, and for grading and graveling roadways aud fuotways, large quantities are used; while most of that taken from the canal some two years ago was so utterly filthy and offensive as to require the use of large quautilies of lime and other disia- fectants to make work upon it tolerable. Lt is believed that any intelligent and unbiased p-r- sci, making a careful examination, will find the faets to be as ere stated. If so—if it should ve found that the canal, instead of being the great nuisance it appears and is universally represented to be. 1s in fact the only means by which that part of the city, aud perhaps the entire city, has been sayed from a terrible scourge, and there ate many reasons for be- lieving ‘that it is so—then it wonld become us to Jook upon this question in a more sober Light The truth of the question, as represen clearly and tully, in the plan and papers now befor# Congress, copies of which may b+ had at my office, is this: 1t is proposed to straighten and fonstruct, or form anew, that part of the canal lying between 7th street and Maryland avenue. By doing so the length of this part of the canal and its streets will be reduced 8%) feet. By which means the surface area of the Government grounds will be enlarged near 25.00 square feet. The cost of making this change is estimated at $217,515. It is proposed to make this change in the canal for the ground to besaved by the change. And it is expected that if Congress shall assent to this very reas- onable proposition, and authorize the city to sell the 42000 fret'of canal property located within the angle formed by 6th street wi B street north, then this ground and the 2 square feet to be saved by straizhtening the canalean be made to pay the cost of making the change, aud very neatly the cost ot deep- ening the other parts of the canal, Mr. Walker also telis us that the city does not own the canal. In this he differs’ with Congress; for the Senate committee, in their Teport on this question, dated July 15, 1363, use the followivg language. After giving a history of the formation of the old canal com- pany, showing the recognition of the company by Congress; of Congress authorizing the city to purchase the canal; that the purchase was made by the city: that te purchase was ratified and confrmetiy Congress. “Then, atter showing how the canal has been neglected by the city, they say: “Congress might well declare the charter forfeited.” “Bat would it be best to do o now!” “Apart from the value ofthe canal to the sewerage of the city, it might be made exceedingly valuable to ihe city as & canal proper.” “This causal might be rendered of almost incalculable value and convenience to ne city.” “Oughtatranchise so valuable to be iken from the city and given to a private cor- poration!” “The people of Washington still baul and cart their coal, flour, wood, &e., &c., from the Potomac river, aud from Georgetown, when they might have them imtroduced all slong through the heart of the cicy, almost at their doors” Such 1s the opinion of Congress as to the ownership and value of the canal. Notwithstanding which, Mr. Walker says, in reference to the receut action of the Coun- looking to the appropriauor of $2,000 for renewing the bridge across Virginia avenue, that this is “a work belonging exclusively to Couyress, as tt has the entire charge of theave- nues.” Thereiore, “let Congress take this work in band.” 1t would certainly be baz. ardous for the city authorities to follow this Advice. For, it an accident should happen in consequence of the city tailing to maintain a safe bridge there, the party suffering by it would be sure to hold the city responsible, and on trial would show that althoagh the care of the avenues belong to the general Government, that of the canal belongs to the city; and that the acts of Congress, vesting all the rights per- taining to the canal in the city, also bind the city to build and keep in repair all the bridges spanning the canal. It is true Congress has, on several occasions, contributed towards the building of bridges across the canal; but euch aid bss come in the form of donations—not of obligation R. Severson, Engineer. +2e-+—___ InMiGRatTion TO MARYLAND, —F. Wile, % who has been absent in Europe for the the State of Maryland, returned to bis home, Leonard Town, last week, and was warmly welcomed by bis numerous friends in the yil- lace, During bis stay m Bremen, the tocal Point of operations, he succeeded tm directing Some fitteen hundred emigrants to’ land at the portof Baliimore, over seventeen per cent, of whom remained in Maryland. This, we learn, 18.8 larger per cant, than very sangnine friends of the emigration enterprise bad anticipated he would bave been able to obtain for our State, under the disadvantages with which he had to labor.— st. Mary’s Beacon. + Asratna 1x MONTGOMERY County, Md— The Rockville Sentinel of yesterday has ihe fol. lowing tems: we od Church Dedication.—We are to state that the new M. E. burch South, at Poles ville in this connty, Will be dedicated on San- dsy heat, The Bishop, and anumber ot other clergymen of eminence, will be im attendance. Accident —Mir, John Robertson, on Saturday afternoon inst, fell down the steps of his mill, Bear this place, and dislocated his shoulder. Dr. Sommers was immediately called, who re. duced the dislocation, and We Gre glad to learn that he is doing well. S277Ubalaia, the Paaama rebel eblef, rode ot C onedaen to the taitog lively horse. Tee of the four candidates for congres. sional delegates from Dacotab claim is be S7 The whole U Mississippi covered with two ject of snow. ae ene ‘Tax Povics Dirricutty ix New URtBaNns An injunction has been issned in New Orleans on the application of the Metropolitan , Police Board, unrough their president, (Lieutenant Governor Dano,) restraining Mayor Conway and the Chief of Police, (Diamond,) appointed by the Mayor, from interfering in any manner with the police affairs in that city. It came be- tore Judge Leaumont, of the Fifth District Conrt yesterday. On the rale taken to dissolve these Injunctions, the Court ordered the in- junctions to “be dismissed, with judgment in favor of the defend :nts. 87 Wicconsin bas a new cattle disease, It is sand in the stomach that carries off the bea: SF The Deacon Andrews murder case is OW in process of trial. The disgusting details are all 1eproduced, with minute fidelity, and the horrid circumstances are being resupplied to the public in the highest style of reportorial art. So far the trial bas developed nothing new. #7 Brigham Young is paralytic. S7-Small pox is raging in Cincinnati. STA southern paper wants to know why it has gone out of tasbion for Indies to faint, = SPECIAL NOTIOES, HALL’'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER. HALL’S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER. Renews the Hair! Restores Gray Hair to tts Original Color! revents ite falling off! the Hair Smooth and Glossy! It does uot stain th roved itself the best preparation ever pre sented to the publie, Mak: Ith Give it a trial Price $1 RB. P. HALL & OO., Nashaa. H., Proprietors, For sale by all druggists. ned eozm MEDICAL NOTICE. zF OURTIS. author of Mi 00d,” on Marriage ” &o.. &e., begs te ington patiests, that owing to bir ractice = a ees he ys oar ee je to devote enly the follows ole esta, (and. will’ attend on WEDNESDAY NINGS from 6 to Y p. m., and SUNDAYB from 10 to 4 and 6 tos» at the office of the Mavhattan Relief Association, No. 222 F street iy rear of Willard’ Hotel. Other daye at his real- dence. 5“ North Obarles street, Baltimore. SreciaLity —Ti bility, aud all di system. 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They have endeavored to make their assortment c: mplete in every particniar, and bave laid out upon their counters and in their show cases ard on their shelves. the bandsomoat and most varied stock in their Nneever displayed in thia city. de Ltt leave to call KOK FING " To CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. FOR BALE COEAP! IN LOTS OF 5,000 FEET AND UPWARDS, 500,000 FEET or WHITE PINE LUMBER, 4-4, 6-4 and 8-4 BELECTS, inci ciable proportion of PANEL, & UHEBBY, et prices from 10 TO 20 PER CENT. LOWER THAN PRESENT BATAIL BATES. 7 Please call and see. NATH’L B. GITT, LUMBER DEALER, nex Im Sixth st. west, near Penn. poet “ATOES 0 bushels prime Maine JACKSON WHITES rrived and for sale OF RICHABD BEEBY, 97 Leni venus opposite Wall's Horse Bazaar. CRess, jr, loting an appre 43 lot of 4-4 EB, WOOD, AND OOAL, Virginia avenue, between 9th and 10th streets cast, Wharf and foot of 4th street east, (near U & Navy Yard.) Washington, D. 0. W- no 7-im CoE RSEABAERE Eo ae ey Foy ere ‘all re Eset ped Me ees ae ing, Medicine, and, er bebe eis bono teat is this ret = be , of ia ca py ited States: A eer M. CUNNINGHAM, MANUFACTURER, ONLY P: Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1868 W.S.OLMSTE Dp Becretary | CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSUR. } ANCE COMPANY oo HARTFORD, CONN. Asots over BIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS, GEOBGE H. MARBLE, Agent, Federal Block, Boom 10, Opposite Post Odice B partment, Corer 7th aud # streets THE RATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPARY WOMAN. ales. owing to the ‘Mar and important dations waich thay sustala, thet pecullar orsen: relations which ization, and the offices they perform, are subject to ‘orn many sufferings. Freedom ip no mal’ degree to the: for nope cap be happy but noone of these varier ficine Nor ts it rmavent sick: lexsant to BELMBOLD'S EXTBACT OF BUCHU Hundreds suffer on in silence, and hundreds of others apply vainly to druggists and doctors, who either merely tantalize them ly remedies which make them worse. 1 would not wish to assert injustice to the afflicted, but I am obliged to that although it may be ‘produced from excess! exhaustion ofthe powers of lif. by laborious em: uwholesome air and food, profuse men struation, the use of tea and coffer, and freavent it is far oftener caased by direct trri- plied to the mucous membrane of the cure or apy ployment, chit tati " a itwel je justice to the ey sust: ct for le specifics which wil in relieving and corimg almost every one of those troublesome complaints peculiar to the annual en reviewing the causes of these distressing — complaints, it ie most painful to contempl tendant evile consequent, upon them. | It te but i to enumerate a few o} Bunny additional causes whic the life, health, and happiness classes of society. and whi more or less directly, the is fomale complaints can long be suffered to run on without involv ral heaith of the individual, and orrTus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, Chartered by Special Act of Congress, Ap~ toca July 25, ise=-" sae CAPITAL... OFFICERS: OLARK, Philadeiphia. President COOKE, Chairmas Finance aad Execative Committee r YD. COOKB, Washington, Vice Prosi- BMEKSON W. PEET, Philadelphia, Secretary 5. Actuary. TURN FR. Wat Ingen. Meststant Kecrtary FRANOIS G. SMITH. M D , Medical Director MEDIVAL APVISORY BOARD: 3..K. BARNES. Srgeon Gencral United States ‘Army, Warhingt ow P. J. HORWITZ, Obief Modics! Department United States Navy, Washington, LISS, M.D., Washington, The sdvantages offered by th It ts a National Company, « ect of Concress. 1858. 4, Daid up capital of $1.00 om it offers low rates of premiam. It furnishes larger {nsurauce than other com panies for the same money. t is defiuite and certain in tte terms. te a home company in every locality. policies are exempt from attachment ere are BO BUDSCORSArS restrictions ia the p»t- m @8 to do this. very policy 18 non-torfeitabl« lacing In their ‘olicies may be take: ‘a pay to the insured be found eff- their full amount aud r il the premiame, so that the insurance costs ouly the decrease om tbe payments | _ Policies wili be issued that will pay to the tm- sured during Ife aneanval income of one-tenth the amount named in the policy ofits Fate ta for risks upon the lives Welonaree Jot to Soenee ettonte, Subetesten wu videads = Am | “SLocht AGENT Is WaNTED IN BV’ | COUNTY. aod Hications from competent par- Bee for such agrucies, with euitablsendorsemeate sheuld be resend to the rm a A ‘General | “Eircainre, Pamphlets, wed full particulars ctven gpsppiication at the Oiice of the ‘Company fo thie 1,000,000 these contribute ess and welfare, il. Not only #0, the clan for the oms, and only true woman with be ben oor. t GENERAL acencY thing that would 4o roR y MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, WEsT roger nf a cr COL! aT THE OFFICE oF | JAY COOKE & Co., FIFTEENTH STREET, OPPOSITE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON D. 0. e the so largely affect | msn family. The mania that exists for precocious education and marriage, causes the years that na- tare designed for corpo mn wasted and perverted the early confinement of the unbeaithy excitement excited by pl tem, unnecesmar Yi tary to retain f woman in ail _8¢ 39-17 welfare of the entire hu- LIFE INSURANCE "ihe restraines at Geet’ = $3,000 for $6 Premium schoc tofthe ball room. Thas, | with the we A balt-clothed, aod the mind unduly leasure. perverting in miduight revel the hours designed ty patare fo the work of destruction is ha:f ac In cepsequence of this earty et flort ie re ! er situation ia school at @ inter day, thus aggrsvaiing the evil. went is over, anothrr in prospective keeps the wind morbidly sensitive to impression. while the Row constant restraint of fashionable dress, abso- Jutely forbidding the exercise indispenab’- to the Sttainment and retention of orgauic health and | strength; the exposure to nizht air; the temperature; change of rodniced by excessive the complete prodnce their legitimate effect. marriage caps the cll fortunate o1 plain dictated and treatment. f the generative organi of what is c the control of mental FOR FEMALE WEAKNESS AND DEBILITY WHITES OR LEUCORRE@A, TOO PROFUSE EXHAT! TOO LONG CONTINUED PERIODS, FOB PBOLAPSUS AND BEARING . PROLAPSOS UTERI, aes We offer the most perfect specific known: MPOTND EXTBACT EMBOLD BUCI Directions for use, dict, and advice, accompany, Femates inevery period o' ex! old age, will find in the dischar HELMEOLD'S EXTRACT BUCU ‘a more strengthening than any of parat! of Bark or Iron, infiuitely afer and mere = rd aut. BELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU, having received the indorsement of the most prom- sictans inthe United States, is now of- fered to aftticted humauity asa certain cure for the diseases aud symptoms, from wh: went follow cause orignsting: GENERAL DEBILITY, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEPRESSION, of hitherto so utterly rey onstrances 0 nature. becomes an unwilling subject This ie but e truthful Xperie nce of thousands of our youn Long before the abiltty to exercise the func: if oper or they reaaire an educe, ion of their af Lervous system lied the tiseue, which ion with the female breast and NSTRUATION, mewbers. En member, and STION, lonatne to the same C HU. IMBECILITY, DETERMINATION OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD, CONFUSED IDEAs, HYSTERIA, GENERAL IBBITABILITY, BESTLESSNESS AND SLEEPLESSNESS aT NIGHT, ABSENOE OF MUSCULAR EFFICIENCY, LOSS OF APPETITE, DYSPEPSIA, EMACIATION, LOW SPIRIT, -ANIZ ATION DISORGANIZ ATION oF PARALYSIS of the PALPITATION OF THE HEART; ‘end, in fact, ‘all the Concomitants of TTTED state of the yon ne4 DEBIL- ‘To insure the geauiue, cat this out, 48K FOR HELMBOLD's, ‘Take no Delivered to any Address. Describe Bymptome in all Commanications. deena BE GENET! He NB Un! other, “Ez, ing, must, of uscossity, lips, evidently under | . OF emotions and aavociations at | Period of life; and, as we shall s life, from of fo. from infancy to f its tunctions nhood and wamanhood. tg od UNDEE THE AUSPICES OF THE Manhattan Co-Operative Relief Association. . THE MANHATTAN ©0-OPERATIVE RELIEF ASSOCIATE . IS CHABTERED BY TUR STATE OF NEW YORK. When one éxcite- oe | OBJECT. The object of this Association f* to secure a cash payment within forty days after the death of & bermber, of as man: vilere as there are members in the class to which be or she belongs, to nis or her heirs. MEMBERSHIP FEES. sudden | rostration At last ver delicate The membership tees are at joining, © medical | (for waich @ certvhoate af membershup wall be fur- ic cure of the | ®is4rd,) and oue dollar and ten ceuts on the death | Siete meuber, of which de notice will be given. | One dollar trom each member go-s to the widow oF | heirs of the deceased member, aud. the tou conte poeed expenses 5 eee te divided Into one yociati, ‘Will be adopted = Men and women are not allowed Bthe same classes. Bvery thing is done to make each Class equal. HHH Hii member. A member of one Class cannot be asses: doilar of a member of another Class divs. Bach Gass ts INDEPENDENT, A@ving §O Conmection wich amy oiner. ILLUSTRATION. ‘Clase “4” has 5,00 male members. A man dies ‘The Association pays over within forty days the widow or heirs, and the remaiuing members ‘ward within thirty days cone dotlar ant tan cents each to the Association to reimburse it. Pail to send this sum, they forfelt to the Awsoctation all moneys paid. and the Association sappiies @ new member to Bil the place of the retiriug one. ADVANTAGES. ‘The advantaces of tts Association over ordinar Life Insurance Compas are, uO pa-ics can break it; the f or nies jees are so small, sud required to be paid at ‘such long tutervais, that muy cota oun secure to his family a competency upon his death. HOW TO BECOME MEMBERS. Any one desiring to become a mem}or may apply ay poroon, or =i on @6, in check, bank drat, ‘postal o1 or express, ‘Kpreasage Sel, paid ‘the applioant Und: t Pp ee sg pete ee: ta the: way. A to aid natnre ngth is the paper giving the appiicant's fa ‘ place, present jon, who the ficate of membership is in favor of, Post Odice address, town, county, § Medical Corti ven ectting condition, and wheth im the opinion of the doctor examiciaz, the ep » cant iss Person to bs iusured. Blank forme of for membershtp will be sent "Sec fry to make mew members, benefits himself. Mo lette, will be ‘Bot contain ® three cent postage