Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1868, Page 1

SS THE EVENING STAR | = Che PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday At the Star Building, 5..W. Corner Pennsylvania Av.and Lith Street, BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, The STAR w served by the carriers to thei ubecribers in the City aad District at ‘Tas CErTs Pee wae. at the counter, witb OF without Tae ey eee one re | Sorning—One Dollar and a Haifa Year. DR. ABORN oN CATARRERH. [In view of the large number of persons of thir vielmage wbo Bre aMicted with estarrhal com Blaints,the following letter by Dr. Aborn will at tract en: versal attention } ‘This is a chronte affection ef the mucus mem- brane of the nostrils or the throat, originating in irritation cr Inflammation, and attended by more or less discharge. It is one of the most common, ‘Most disgusting, and, finally. most destructive of diseases incident to the variable climate of our northern latitude. In ite early stages Catarrh often fails to attract the patient's attention, so insidious is its ap- Proach. This is an unfortunate circumstance, because the most favorable period for tretament is thus unimproved, and because of the peculiar disposition of this disease to extend upward to the frontal sinuses, backward through the Eustachian tubes to the middie ears, and downward throuzh abe larynx, trachia, and bronchia to the air cells of the Iungs. ‘The dischsrge from the affected partis at “irst clear fluid, which may escape observation, unless it chance to be of 8 more than usually acrid char. time goes on, this gives place to a fluid that is thicker, and of a yellow or yellowish green color, and still later this may be succeeded by thick fakes or scales. Inall the more advanced stages the discharges are generally of an offensive odor, causing great annoyance to one’s friends and to the patient bimeelf while his sense of smell remains. This aunoyance from the odor becomes almost beyond endur ce, when, as sometimes Lappens, the deli- cate bones of the nose become diseased. Some cases early aestme the character of Dry Catarrb. There is then a feeling of uneasiness, beat, and stiffness in the nostrils, which are often (one or both of them) closed by thickening of the mucens membrane, and thes a difficulty of breath- ing becomes a prominent symptom. On examining the nostrils in chronic Catarrh, with instrameats specially alagted to that pur- Bese. we find ite lintne membrane thickened and cf & deeper color than in Realth. There are seen little petnts of ulceration, epon which the secre When diseased suriace ‘s irri tion becc mes bardened and forms crast there are picked off, th tated, and of Incach case of Catarrsh the prominent syinp- » bleeds protusaly. toms are determined by the direction in which the disease extends. If this be upward there n ¥ be pain over and between the eyes, obstruction of the lachryma! éncts, causing the tears te flow over the cheeks, and, pousilly, ophthalmia, If backward, there will be thickening of the walls of the Eus- tachian tnbes snd consejuent tendency to their obstruction, iniammation of the middle ear, buz- zing sounds in the head, and impairment of hear- ‘wg. When the extersion is downward the veice becomes hoarse or whispering and unmanagable congh comes on. with expectoration an emacia- tion. to be followed, too often, by Consumption and death. In cases where the bones of the nose become iseased, not only is the offep-iveness of the r perso: the nose. ‘The swallowing of catarrhal secretions deranges the fu: end less of inercased, but there is a lability to serious 1 deformities. among which is flattening of of the stomach, causing indigestion petite. Debility, paleness, lassitude, headache, and disturbance of mind soen follow. In some instances the mental affection is one of irritability, the patient being unduly annoyed by all the little perplexities of life. In others the prominent feeling is that of melancholy or depres- mon of spirits, when the invalid can see no hope for himself. and uove for his affairs. Allusion has been made to the extension of Ua- tarrh by continuicy of surface slong the natural ir-passages to the substance of the lungs, thus causing Consumption and death, In this con- ection it should also be remembered that the air which enters the lungsof s catarrhal patient is, every breath of it, poisoned by exhalations from the foul secretions of the diseased surtace. By such air the blood cannot be properly purified and made fit to impart healthy vigor in its ua- ending circuit to ell acd every part of the animal mechanism. One would sappese that this con- sideration slone would ve sufficient to induce aMicted to make early applica every person thi thon for relief. ‘The treatment of Catarrh is in part constita- tional, whereby the energirs of the whole system are cslled to aid in expelling its destructive en- emy. It is in part local. whereby the discharge is made less offensive diminished, and finally arrest. a, whereby Icerated surface is bealed and reatcred to its normal eondition. BR. ABORN AN EE C@NSULTED AT HIS OFFICE, 24> F STREET, FEOM9A @.TOT7T M.,ON Catarrh, Deafness, AND ALL DISEASES OF THB Eye, Ear, Head, Throat and Lungs. «en Vor, XXXIL. Fenn WASHINGTON, D. C.,. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1868. q Stat. NY. 4,921. ‘ i a EVENING STAR. , Washington News and Gossip. & Birt.—In the Senate this afternoon. about one o'clock, S+n- aor Morton called up the bill introduced by | him on Morday last toresume specie payment | 8nd proceeded to address the Senate upon the | bill, occupying the greater portion of the after- Boon. His argument is universally conceded to be most powerful and effective, aad is at- | fentively listened to, nearly every Senator | being im his sea", and many mem- j bers of the other House being present Secretary McCulloch 1s also present and oc- cupies « seat in the rear of Mr. Morton. On count of lameness Mr. Morton is obliged to | ocewpy bis seat while addressing the Senate, j The speech is being telegraphed in tull to various parts of the country, such is the inter- est felt im it, RELIEF POR THE DEesTitvTE Poor or THE DistRicT.In the Senge this morning. the following bill, reported by Mr. Vickers from the District Commit‘ee, was passed : Be at enacted, &e , That the sum of $39,000 be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of Any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap- Propriated, for the temporary relief of the poor and destitute population of ihe Distric! ot Co- lumbia, to be expended under the supervision and direction of the Mayor of the city of Wash- ingtop. of the Mayor of the Corporation of Georgetown, and of the President of the Levy Court of the District of Columbia. CoLoNEL WILSON, of the engineer corps, son of Hon. Joseph S. Wilson, Commissioner of the Land Office, is in the city. This gentleman bas charge of the improvement on the Hudson Tiver, and has matured and executed impor- taut plans for removing bars and deepeni the channel, and bas been highly compliment. ed by those who navigate it and are prepared to judge of the improvements. His headquarters is at Albany. Tae House Jupiciary Comittee has de- termined to prosecute the inquiry into the form of government in Maryland, and to that end has appointed Messrs. Lawrence, (Oho) Churchill and Eldridgea sub-committee to take testimony during the recess of Congress. The Maryland delegation was yesterday notified of this action of the committee. A DELEGATION of naval officers and sur- veyors, from Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other ports of entry, bad an interview with Secretary McCul- loch this morning in relation to Raving the act of i+67, relating to fines, forfeitures, &v., re- Pealed by Congress. Emproymss on GoveanwesxT Wors.—In the Senate to-day Mr. Conness, of Californias made an unsuceessfal e ffort to call up his bill introduced a few days since, fixing the com- pensation of employees on Government work: ‘and allowing the same compensation as if the day's labor consisted of ten hours. Mr. Sher- man opposed its consideration, because of the injury likely to accrue m the country in pro- duciog a delay in the consideration of Mr. Morton's financial bill, which had been set apart for to-day, as, in all proba. bility, if the former bill ‘was taken up. it might occupy the entire day’s session. Mr. Conness thought bis bill also of great im- portance to the couutry, as it would enable thousands of workingmen who had been kept out of their pay by Government employers, because of the construction given to the extst- ing law, to receive whut they were entitled to aud were so much iu need of. Tae veas and ays being demanded, Mr. Conness) mot Was defeated by a vote of yeas 22 to mays Guyerat F. E. Spiwxen was before the House Committee on Public Expenditures this morning, baying been summoned by the com. mittee to testify as to the alleged payment ot money to parties to secure the passage ot the Alaska appropriation bill. Nothing new was elicited by his testimony, as be had no know- ledge of any payment to any one. Wark Derartvgnr Exrenses.—in compl ance with a resolution of the House of Repre- seutatives, the Secretary ot War transmitted to that body yesterday a report of the amount of money Gisharsed by the War Departmenr for milftary services tor the period between June 3. 1565, and June W, 180=, showing a total for the period of three’ years of $215,000.04), of which, it is believed. as nearas can be ascer- tained. without long and tedious investigation, §106,00 ) were on Xccount of hianilities imeurred dw & the rebellion, leaving $195,- (00.040 as the outlay for enrrent expenses du- Ting the ime named, being an average of 85. 040 G4) per annum. In tne amount put do’ for the subsistence department, $7,725,503.25 was for subsisience of Indian: TSW TORVAL ANNOUNCEMENT of the death ot Hou. Thaddeous Stevens will be mad» by his successor, Hou. U J. Dickey, in the House to-morrow, immediately after the reading of the journal. THe SewaTe CowmiiTRxe ON Forkiwn Ar. FAIRS, yesterday, considered Mr. Smythe’s Bomination, and decided to report adversely by a vote of 5to ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YRaR.— ‘The estimates for the expenses of tue Govern- ment for the next fiscal year were sent to the Huse Committee on Appropriations op Satur- day last. The total amount is $303,000). In- cluded im this estimate is $120,000,000 for the interest on che publie debt, $52,000,000 tor the expenses of tbe army, $20,000,000 to carry om the navy, $2,000,000 for ' pensions, and $45,000,000 for civil and miscellaneous ex- penses. The Appropriation Committ~-e met to-day to consider this estimate. It is stated that the amounts asked for will be greatly cut down—probably to $250,000,0i), EX-PRESIDENT Pigack was much overcome by the sad news of the death of Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchins, (by the Ohio aisaster) and be 1s again prostrated by sick ness. Thx nit mtroduced in the Honse, yester- day, permitting the District cities to borrow money, is the same as that introduced in the Senate on Monday. New Cors.—Specimens of the proposed new ickel coms, to be composed of one-fourth nickel and three-fourth copper—one, three and five-cent pieces—were received at the Treasury Department yesterday. The one-cent coin, weighing 1 grains, is about the size of the old silver five-cent coin; the three and five-cent pieces about the size of the present coins, are to weigh three and five grains respect 3 The new coin is to be a legal-tender for one dollar, except for duties on imports, and is in- tended to take the place of the copper bronze and nickel coinage now authorized. How, EUGENE Casszevr, Senator elect from California, came passenger by the steamer ar- nivivg on Monday, and is New York, staying atthe Westminster Hotel. E. C. Srzapmay, Esq., well Known here as baying been connected at one time with the Attorney Generai’s office, is said to be the Literary editor of Putnam's Monthly. Tux UNITED STaTes ScrREMBCoUgT.—The Supreme Court of the United States was occu- pied yesterday with the hearing of sis er ‘ex cases from New York, as follows: Nos. 2 45 and 252, cases of the National Bank of the Republic, National Broadway Bank and Na- uonal Banking Association, imvolving the question of exemption from State taxation of certificates of indebtedness of the United States. Argument concluded. No. 247, Bank of New York vs. the board of supervisors, involving the question ofthe exemption of legal-tender notes from, State texation. Tue Disteict oy Copumela Comnirras will not Bave & meeting for business until after the holidays. Tne MESSENGERS from the Electoral Colleges of Ebode Island and Massachusetts arrived bere ast night, OrERA.—* Faust” was performed very bril- liantly inst night. Hermanns, unrivalled as Mephistophil-s, never sing or acted better. H bleman was good as Faus/, and Rottr acted the part ef Marguerite well, and sang it tairiy. ‘Those who remember Himmer and Mrs. Him- mer (Frederici) in these two parts may b ve felt some disappointment, but that th dience was on the whole vastly well pleased ‘with the rendition of the opera Was showa by the enthusiastic applause. Nearly every available seatin the orchestra And dress circle is engaged to-night, we hear, for Bobrrt. IMPORTANT FINANCE RESOLUTION.—M->. Sherman, from the Committee on Finan: Teported to-day the following important reso. lution Resolved by the Senate, That netther public Policy or the goed faith of the nation will allow the redemption of five-twenty bonds natil the United States shall pertorm its primary dary Of paying its notes in coin or making them equivnlent thereto, and measures should be adopted by Congress to secure the resumption of spectal payments at as early period as prac- ticable. Mr. Sherman also reported back from the fame committee, without amendment, the joint resolution introduced by Mr. Eimunds in No- vember, I-67, which 18 as follows: Whereas the public debt of the United States Was (¢xcept where specially otherwise pro- vided) contrected and incurred upon the faith and credit of the United States, that the same Would be paid or redeemed in coin or its equiv- alent; and whereis doubis have been raised as to the daty and propriety of discharging such debt in coin or its equivalent, therefore, Resolved, That the public debt of the United States (escept in the cases where, in the law authorizing the same, other provision was ex- Presely mace) is owing in colu or its equiva- ent, and the faith of the United States is hereby solemnly pledged to its paymeat ac- cordingly. “JAPANESE Towmy” KiLcgp.—It is stated that in one of the late actions near Neegata, Jap- anese “Tommy.” who attracted so much at- tention trom the American ladies in the days of the Embassy, was killed. He was shot through the breast and leg, but died fighting for his Chief, true to the Tokugawa clan. Goop News vor THe FEMALE CLERKs.— The House to-day dida just thing by voting to pay female clerks the same salary as male clerks, when they perform the same service. Joux W. Garrett, Esq., President ot the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was in this city to-day. THE Obio Conzressional delegation called in abody on Speaker Colfax last night, to pay their respects. M. HALSTEAD, of the Cincinnati Com nerei sl, is in town. Pronarte or WILLS tN THe DistRict.—Sen- ator Harlan, trom the District Committee, this morning reported back the bill imtroduced at the last session by Mr. Conkling relating to the Proof of wills in the District ot Columbia, and it was paseed. Itenacts that whenever a will or codicil shall be exhibited for probate to the Orphans’ Court of the District or Columbra, it any of the witnesses tothe same shall reside out of said District, or be temporarily absent theretrom at the time when said will or cod- icil shall be so exhibited for probate, it shali and may be lawful for said court to issue upon personal notice of not less than twenty days to all parties in interest a commission to one or more compe- tent persons to take the deposition of such ab- sent witnesses in such forms as said Court may prescribe touching the executionof such wiil or codicil, and the competency of the testator or testairix, at the time of the execution there- of, and such deposition when retorned to said Court shall be received therein as competent evidence, and have the same force and effect 88 if said witness or witnesses were personal. ly present and testified im sard court: Pro -ided, Thatin ll such cases the original will or cod- ici! shali accompany such commission, and be exhibited to the witnesses so testifying. INTERKAL REVENUR.—The receipts to-cty from this source were ®225,6¢%, eee TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. tbr CRIMES AND CASUALTIES IN THE WEST CrnermNatt, Dec. 16.—The daughter of the Hon. H. L. Bundy, of Hamden county, was Killed yesterday, by being thrown froma horse. ‘The bodies of the Reno brothers, hung at Nes Albany, have been delivered to their trends and tuken to Seymour for interment. The re- mains of Anderson were buried by ibe couaty Anthorities. Three bocies were recovered froin. the wreck ‘of the United States at Florence, In- diana, yesterday. One is supposed to be L. Hl Vance, of Madison, Indiana. sesame arene VANPERBILT WANTS TO LEASE THE GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD. Toronto. C. W., Dec. 1§.—It is ramored bere that Vanderbilt has made an offer to the Great Western Railroad Company of C1nad2 to lease that road for ten years, with the rigut to purchase at the end of the lease. Should his offer be accepted, the Great Western Railroad ‘will, to all intents and purposes, b-come a part of the New York Central Railroad, and all the mechanical departments of the latuer will be Temoved to Hamilton. STEAMERS DISABLED. Norrork, Va. Dec. 16.—The steamer key West, from Charleston for New York, -bas put in bere with her machinery disabled. Most of the cargo of the schooner Mystic, ashore on Cape Henry, has been saved, aud Prospects are favorable for saving the vessel. New York, Dec. 16 —The stea reports speaking the British steamer Colum- bia, from New York toGlasgow, with her pro- peller broken. and proceeding under sail. WHELAN TO HAVE A NEW TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF D'ARCY McGEE. Toronto, Dec. 16.—It is expected that Whe- Jan will get @ new trial. In that event venue will be changed and the trial will take place in this city, or in one of the county towns near ere, PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEBT. Harris1vRe, Pa., Dec. 16—Governor Geary has issned a proclamation announcing that the State debt bas been reduced two million four hundred ana dollars during the past year ——_—_-<08. &7 In the House of the Tennessee Legislature on Saturday resolutions were introduced de- elaring that Comptroller Blackburn acted without precedent in sending a message to the House whieh was not asked for: that he had attacked the hovor and veracity of the Gover- Bor and Legislature: that bis communication is calculated to injure the credit of the State; that it was ap insult to the body, and that Tennessee will meet all her liabilities. The Tesolutions were to.cme up yesterday, and a ‘warm time was expected, Intanast om THE VIRGINIA STATE Dust, In order to correct a wrong impression which. extensively prevails with regard to the interest on the State debt, Auditor General Rodge bat be no fands on band to meet the January installment.—Rirhmond Jour- Lance Purcuass ov Reat EstaTe.—Judge Everett, of Ijamesville, Frederick county, bis pur between 3,000 and 4,000 acres of im- _— land, lying in Southern Tennessee, tor e Kross sum of $3,600. Some of this land was purchased at twenty cents per acre. The pur- chaser intends locating on it in the spring.— Frederick (¥d.) Republican, SF Williem Marshall, of Platte County, Mo. who is alleged to have murdered his brothers to ebarged _wi 10 poiso: sel Gates Rana eae 3 s Ann Moai! also Tudor artest as an accomplice. FORTIETH CONGRESS, This Afternoon’s Proceedings. Weprespay, December 16. SSNATE.—The Chair isid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Lute- nor, inclosing the report of Mr. Williams, Government Director, on the coadition of the Union Pacific railroad. Referred to Commit- tee on Pacific Railrosd. Also,a commanicauon fram the Universal Peace Society, relative to indian affurs, Re- ferred to Committee on Indian Affairs, Mr. Sherman, from the Finance C. Teporteu the House bil copper and imported ores. Also, from the same committee, a resolution that the Senate do not regard it 88 sound p slicy that the 5-20 bonds shail be paid, uutil the Un. ted States receems its notes m coin, & Mr. Williams offered a resolution imstracting the Commitee ou the Judiciary to enquire in- to the expediency and pracucability of report- ing such legislation as will prevent the dis. cuarge of persons convicted of crime under the exiraordinary deci-ions of tbe United States District Judge for Virginia. Mr. Teiry bad no obyec’ion to the enquiry, but be thought no imputation should be cxst upon the judge, and therefore moved to strik» out the word “extraordinary.” Mr. Williams bad no objection to altering tne phraseology, but he certaialy tuought these decisions were extraordinary. Lt was the fire: tame in bis experience that he bad heard of « de facto Judge being set aside. r. Ferry bad no particular information in Tegard to these decisions and in Ube aosence of that irformation he contd not vote for a reso- Intiop, whieh by implication might be con- strued to censure the Judge in question. Mr. Howard also suggested to strike out “ex. traordinary,” which was accordingly done, nd the resolution was then passed. Mr. Morton offered # resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to pay to the new Southern Senators compensation trom the pe- ginning of the 40th Congress: the present cor- figeration of which wan objected to by Mr. erry. ‘M. Wilson called up House bill donaing condemned cannon for the monument to the memory of Gen. Kearney, Passed. Mr. Osborn introduced a bill to relieve cer- fain citizens of Florida of civil and political disapilities. Referred to Judiciary Comait- tee. mittee, Telative ts daties ou Mr. Cole introduced a bill to provide a tem- eed government for the Territory of Alas- a. Referred 10 Committee on Territories. Vickers, from tae Committee on District of Columbia, reported a joint resolution appro- priating $4!) for the Telief of the destitute Poor of the District ot Columbia. Passed. Mr. Harlan reported bill regalatiug the Probate of rules in the District of Columbia, sed. Mr.Trumbull, trom the Committee on Jn- diciary, reported, with amendments, bill to ce- move political disabilities from citizens of South Carolina. Also, adversely on certain bills to remove political disanilities. Mr. Couness asked to take up bis bill pro- vcing tbat all persons in the employ of the United States sbali receive the same wages for «agbt hours’ work as was formerly paid for teu hours. Mr. Sherman opposed the taking up the bill Teduciug & day's Work to eight hours, wack ‘Was so manifestly injurious to the interests of the Government and of its employer tha: he (Mr. S ) would teel impelled todi-bate this bill Mr. Gonvess could not beip tt, if tne bill was debaced. This matter might not be of auy in- terest to the bondholders, Dut it was of grea moment to the laboring classes, who had been unjustly. deprived of their wages under a forced cousiruction of the law. He called for the ayes and noes on his motion to take up. The and noes being otcered, the m stion to take up was disagreed to by ayes, pays, 2. Mr. Corbett offered a resolution requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish an ac- count of the cost to the Government for the issue of the fractional currency. Mr. Edmunds said this information wontd soon be forthcoming in a reporttrom the & trenchment Committee, and for the Secretary to answer this inquiry, would only involve additional cost On motion of Mr Morton, his bill to provide for the resumption of specie payments, was taken up, and he proceeded toaddress the Sen- ate im favor of its pessage. Hover or Rerresentatiyes —Mr. Poland Vv ‘om the Committee on the Revision o the Laws, offered a resointion providing tor the employment of a clerk for that committee Passed. ‘ ‘Mr. Robinson (N. Y.) offered a preamble and Tesolution relative to the imprisonment o Warren and Costello in (jreat Britain, and calling for the appointment of a select com mittee of seven .o investigate the matter and report what acuon should be taken. Mr. Bingham (Vhio) said he would object, except the resolution wrs referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Robinson (N. ¥.) withdrew the resoin- tion, a8 he did not want it buried in the For- eign Affairs Committee. ‘r. Eliot (Mass.) introduced a bill prohibit- ing passenger vessels from carrying as freight nitro-glycerine, petroleum, and other combus- uble articles, Keterred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Paine, (Wis..) from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported a bill removing po- litical disabilities trom Andrew 5 Elliott, W. A. tels, J. A. Woodward, W. J Nixon, JW. Bingham, ©. K. Palmer, and George Lewis. citizens of South Carolina. Mr. Paine sent to the Clerk’s desk a statement rela. tive to these men, signed by the South Carolina delegation. Mr. Brooks (N. Y.) suggested that all the documents bud better be produced, 0 as to have them on band. He hoped thatas uni. versal negro male snifrage had been e: lished in the South, universal white male suf. trage would soon be established :lso Mr. Farnsworth (111) moved to amend the bill by inzerting therein the name of tu Lieu- tenant Governor of Tennessee. Taois was agreed to, aud the bill as amended passed. Mr. Paine (Wis.), from the Reconstruction Committee also, reported a bill to repeal a car- tain part of section six of the act making sj). propriations for the army, approve? Marcu », 1867. He explained that the ob’ f the bui ‘was to repeal that Rortion of te act prohibit. ing the Southern States from having militia, and to aliow them to organize militia like tae other States ot the Union. [Georgia is not in- cluded ia the Dill.) ‘The bill passed. Mr. Schenck (Ohio), from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill extending the time for the payment of the tax on tobacco ou hand from the ist of January to the 15th of February. Passed. Mr. Lawrence (Obio) offered a resolutioa calling upon the heads of the Executive De- partments of the Government for the number of their employees, their salaries, etc., and what reduction can be made iu the torce with- out detriment to the public service. Agreed to, Mr. Washburne (111.) offered a_ resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Interior for the reportof the Special Commission appointed to examine the Umion Pacific Railroad. Adopted. Mr. Ross (Ill.) offered a resolution providing for a new diawing of seats for the present ses. sion. Mr. Van Trump (Ohio) moved to Iay the resolution om the tble. Carried—yeas, -4; may 53. Dawes, (Mass.) from the Committee on Elections, reported a bill to amend un act en. )pol titled An act to provide for taking testimou: im contested election cases.” Passed. “sh Mr. Jones S72, offered the following Resolved, That all females in the employ of the Government be allowed the same pay when they tke sepvices with the males. [Laughter all over thé House,} a hlgimear hd Y.) moved to lay the resolu. tion on the le. Mr. Jones (Ky.) demanned the yeas and nays, The vote stood yeas 4, nays 126; so the reso. lution was pot tabled. ‘Mir. Washburne (1il.) demanded the yeas and Days on the passage of the resolution. ‘The ‘yote stood yeas 123, nays 27; so the reso. lution was ee —— wre Barber, who was said to ha: stamped sion Toasted in the fire a re ar Cornimg, N. Y., has been beid for culpa- bie neglience in causing the child’s death, aud she was admitted to iL. Upon an ordinary rf Sunday afternoon the Hudson River ‘ilroad train a burg killed Mrs. Van Nc ly injured two girls. were walking the track, and gave no shaw % the arnings of the locomotive. es . SP The name of Lincoln College, at Inte Prieidenty bse been changed bye Cie 8 the trostees. 1t will Bereafter be known Ps Washburn College. THE REUNION OF THE ARMIES OF THE WEST. Speech of Lieutenant General Sherman. Yesterday wasa great day in Chicago, and that city was crowded with army officers rang- ing in rank from the General-in-Chiet down to secord lieutenants, the occasion being the re- union of the armies of the West. At an early hour in the day the different armies gathered at the various places named for the purpose of transacting business connected with their orga- nizations. At the meetangof the Army of the Onio, the following permanent officers of that society Were elected: President, Major General John M. Schofield; Vice Presidents, Major Generals Stoneman, Gox, Haskiel, Cooper, Henderson Hartsuif, Coles, Hobson of Kentucky, Stewart of New Jersey, Thomas of Minnesota, and Maor General Burnside: Recording Secretary, Major General Julius White, of Miincis; Gor- responding Secretary, Colonel J. A. Campbell. of the District of Columpia; Treasurer, Colonel W W Wheeler, of Lilinais, A meeting of officers for the purpose of orza- nizing a Society of the Army of Georgia, elected the following permanent officers President, Major General Siocam; Vice Pre: dents, Generals Jefferson C. Davis, A.S. W liams, Mover, W. F. Ward, Varrett, Jackson. Carlin,;Morgan, Casey, and Wolcott; Corres- ponding Secretary, Capt. R.W. Brown; Re- cording Secretary, Captain B. Tayh Execa- tive Committee—Generals Rebinson, Varoum, and Mitchell, and Colonel L. Jones; Treasurer, General Whittlesey. The Society of the Army of Tenuessee held a meeting in Crosby's Music Hall. In the ab- sence of the President, Gen. John Ht lings, the Vice President, Gen. Giles A. Smith took the chair, and a committee of seven was ap- Pointed by the chair to nominate officers for the ensuing year. Gen, A. Huriburt, after pre- facing with some eloquent and appropriate re. marks, offered a resolution that a committee b+ appointed of the Army of Tennessee to attend the inauguration of Gen. Grant, and tender fit- fing congratulations. On motion of Governor Fleicher, of Missouri, the discussion of Gen. Hurlburt’s resolution was postponed aati 11 o'clock to-day. The Armies of the Camberland and Georgia held their joint meeting at McVicxer’s Theatre. Gen. Thomas presided. Rey. Granville Moody offered a preamble and resolution that the Na- tonal Lincoln Monument Association of the city of Washington adopted a design for a mon- uiment prepared by Clark Mills, which, when completed, will be unequalled asa work of art: that, among the figures already selected from the army. we are gratified to find Generals Grant, Sherman, Howard, and Wadsworth, and Gen. George H, Thomas’s name has been betore the board of managers, and will be Adopted at the ensuing meetin, 4d that we pprove the enterprise, and have learned with “asure that an equestrian statue of General Thomus will be placed by the side of the others, and pledge ourselves to co-operate with the board of managers in farther:nce of the wo! The resolution Was adopted after Gen, Thomas hud made a short speech, saying he had done nothing but his duty ‘The Opera House was crowded in the evenin: to its utmost capacity with soldiers of the grand armies and citizens. Major Gen-ral Tuema led, and introdacea Li+ntenaat Geueral Sherman, who made the welcome address. Ho said: “From the city and from tue conatry, you come together the represeniate grand volunteer armies, which resp the country’s callin her hour of danzer, tought ber battles, sometimes side by = sometimes far apart, but always in a {Cheers ] At her bidding, you recarned to your homes as farmers and as mechanics, as art sans and citizens: and, after a short rest, you have again assembled, as it were. upon a pin- nacle, to look back toward that vale wiferein you struggled so long to point out to each other ihe spots of greatest intere-t, to live over again those bonrs and days and months of deepest anguish orot joy. I know that you have laid aside foreveg the feeling of animosity or of an- ger which you may have entertained, and that you have dropped into oblivion the litle jealous rivalries of the hour. You now stand here with hand extended in fraternal trendsbip. You, who have gloried im the right to defend the flag of your country on land and sea, and who have fougnt for the Union oi oar fathers, no mere self-glorification now animates you, but a just pride in your own actions, au | a deep, intense love of the comrades who stood by your side in the hour of deadly strife, ant shouted with you im the hour of vicwry [Cheers] Happily, my friends, you did nu belong to that cluss of our people in who-» hearts was planted from youth the perniciou- doctrines of State power, and that the ertiz should love a part of the country beter the whole. [Applatse.] You were reared i: A better schoul. and taught to revere the Ooo. ouutry, and to love t - iniluences under which sured the largest messure of secnri'y and bappiness consistent with the satery ot the whole. You may search history in yain for a more flazrant violation of fait than that woich resulted in our civil war; ever were people more ruthlessly, mere un willingly dragged into along and bloody co» - fet; never was a nation so utterly unpr-pared, tor the attemp! to prepare for dauger was called cowardice, and the whole etvisized World was taught to believe that the broad stripes on our fiag were to be trailed im the dust, the stars siuk forever trom view, aud thatour fair fabric of Union was broken up, beyond recail. Our attempts to reason wer Inughed at, our ways were derided to scorn, ublic property was seized, and a war negun. he volunteer soldier then stepped forth into the field, and offered his life and his service to defend snd muiniam the Government against all itsenemies, and swore an oath that rebellion and anareby should not ral this land, but chat liberty, justice, and law should be protected (0 their rightfu! throne. He has kept his word, and you now bebold the good ship of state full-rigged. and once more on her free cour-- towards the glorious fammre. You know th vt the flag 1s sull there. (Cheers. General Sherman spoke at length. After bi= address, and atter listening to speeches fro:n Generals S. Belknap, Craft, Gox. aud Cozz-- well, the audience dispersed. es of you SENATOR MORTON'S FINANCIAL BILL.—The following is the bill introduced in the Senate on Mondsy by Mr Morton, the passage of which he is advocating in his speech to-day: Be iv enacted, &c., That hereafter there shatt be no sales of gold belonging to the Treasury of the United States, and that the surplus goid bow in the Treasury and that which may hereafter accrue over and above the amou:t required fo pay the interest on the pablic debt and for other specified uses by law, shal! be reserved and set apart for the redemption of the United States notes and fractional ca-- Tency. 2. That on and after Juiy 1, 1571, the Treasu- Ter of the United States shall pay in coin at the ‘Treasury of the United States, at Washington. a uch other points as may be by the Secretary of the Treasury, all United States notes and fractional currency that may be presented for redemption. 3. Thaton and after January 1, 1872, the na- tional banks shall pay in coin such of their notes as may be presented for redemption, and shall,on and atver July 1, 1570, reserve and bold in their vaults all the coin that may he received by them as interest on their bonde held by the Government for the redemption of their notes. 4. That unt] January 1, 1572—nt which time they are required to begin the redemption of their notes—the national banks shali keep and bold in their vaults the full reserve of legal- tender notes as now required by law; and that on and after that time the reserve of legal- tender notes, as fast as withdrawn, shall be ra- paces, wr ‘8 like amoun shall bi red, portion of said reserves, not exceeding two- {the of the amount required by law, in United act to be cancelled as Faaciprmag edna ation Tency: Provided further, See ae ter celled. 6. That on and after January 1, 1: Le ted States otes stall cease to bs a1 <r] ence, ‘ot : colvatle. pay men t of Government dues FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The New York money market continues easy at 7 per cent. to borrowers on call. This ease, however, is rather attribatable to the limited demand from government dealers and stock brokers than to a free supply of loanable tands. ‘The shipments of currency as yet show no abatement, although it is ble that the Teturn tide will set in favor of this centre at no distant day isa perceptibly improved demand for the better grades of commercis! per, which are quoted as follows: sixty days, to $s per cent.; three to four month, 8% to 10 per cent. The government bond marketshares the general dulness, Gevermment Securities. Wasurmeton, Dec. 16, 1368.—Jay Uooke & Co. furnish the following quotations of Gov- exnment securities : Buying. Sells U. 8,678, 1581..... may Five Twenties, 1862 it Five Twenties, 1564 Wry Five Twenties, 1-65. 10s, Five Twenties, Jan. aly, ley Five Twenties, Jan. & Iniy, °€7 lies Five Twenties, Jan. & July, ‘6s. 10g Ten Forties. eae {By Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegrapn.) Lewis Johnson & Uo. quote stocks ana bouds in bome and foreign markets as follow New Yore Dec 16.—Fi coupon, new, 110: 6. 10.40"s, coupons, 1S ¥3 Miss. Certificates, 29) 20°s, be coupon, 10 ‘acific Mail,112\ | Ohio « *y: Mariposa, none; A a 8, 39%; do. prei’d, 593,; Hudson, “ition, 97; Michigan Ventral, 119; Michigan South- ern, 66 ¥;Lilinois Oentral, 143; Oleveland and Pittsburg, 53.4: Northwest, 76\.; do. preferred, 73; Cleveland and Toledo, 1u? i i ¥ 4: Rock Island, ; Fert Wayne, 1103; Alton & Terra Haute 36: Toledo & Wabash. ‘55%; Adams Exp., 48 \; Wells, Fargo & Co. Exp., 27; American Ex- Press, 43, United States Express. 45, Mer. chants’ Union, 15%; Chicago & Alton, 1373; do. preterred, 13+ Market steady." Guid, 155 $8135 5 {By Cable.) Lonpow, Dec. is, U15 8. m.—QConsols for Wie) Dales: Middling Fleas, 1%. p.m.—Erie, 274. Other secu- Tities unchanged—market steady. | trom Warrenton. to Mr. H. M. Lofton ot S Liverroot, 12% p. m—Cotton market firm— | prices unchanged. Markets, To-day. BALTIMORE, Dec. 16—Cotton fi 2%. Flour quite inactive; prices Howard street Superfine, £6.75a82 2 street Extra, $= 5)9S10 51 vard. = as! Wheat dull; almost Market without decided change. Corn firm: prime white, a9, Oais § 70875. Rye firm at $1.40981.50. Pork firm at = Bacon quiet—Rib Sides, 17; Glear Sides, 17 1744; Shoulders, 14: Hams 18. Lard firm ai New York, Dec better. Wheat iat cents b. droopimg. Fi cial Matters : 10 conte Cora dull and mm Baltimore To-day. HaLtIvoRE, Dec. 16.—Virginia 6's, old im- scribed, I-05, 45 bid, 36 asked: do.’ I-08, bid, do. 1-67, 49 bid, 494 asked: do coupoa, 555, bid, 56 asked; do, new, 57 | bid. ——— ee Wall Street To-day. New York, Dec. 16 —Stock market stewy and duil. Money steady at 7 change, 95. Gold, %5y. 5-2's, 1812, comp: 10-40's, registered, 5%: coupon, 54. North Car- olina 6s, 61%: Virgima 6's, Ex coupon. 55; Mew, 57 asked. Tennessee's ex-coupon 6oX) new, 64% Feariul Accident the Northern Central R: A XUMEER KILLED AND WOUNDED. The Baltimore Gazette of this moruiug says An accident. more serious in its results than any which bas happened for some time, oc- curred about «leven o'clock on Monday night, on the Northern Central Kailway, twelve miles south of Harreburz. It appears from the statement of a passecger, who was present shortly after the accident, that the locomotive Lady Washington. with wnder, started from Harrisburg about ten o'clock on Monday night, and the engineman was ordered to go into the Red Bank sidelmg and awart the passing of the train north which lef: this city at seven o'clock im the evening. Instead of obeying his orders be pushed on to Conewago station, about a mile south of Red Bank, for the purpose of taking water, At taxt pot there 1s an abrupt curve, and the track is ovly @ few feet from the Tiver briak, where there is a rugged precipice of nearly fifty feet. The Lady Washington was standing on the track and the engineman was looking at his watch, when the northward train rac around the carve. To avoid a collision ‘then Was impo-sible, and the engioeman and tire- man both jumped trom the train. The fireman of the Lady Washington was instantly kilied. and that engine was crushed. At the momen’ of the collision the boiler exploded, and ou!y fragments of iron and brasscould afer ward be found, thongh with them the ics in the river was literally strewn. Tbe smoke stack was thrown to a distance of one hundred yards into the river, and the tender, a crushed aud sbipe- less mass, was thrown down the bank aud into the river. The train northward consisted ot the locomotive and tender, three express cars, and several passenger cars The locomotve Was broken to piece=; the express cars, which Were lader with oysters for the Wes, were destroyed; one broken to crush, into each other. id wounded ned = fast bet the number was said to be thirty-five. As soon as the accident occurred a wrecking train was sentdown from Harrisburg, and some idea may be had of the extent of the damage When it is known that the wreck was not cleared until yesterday afternoon. That part of the colliding traim which escaped did not reach Harrisburg until about four o'clock yes- terday afternoon, and the Buffalo traiu due in this city at balf-past nine o'clock yesterda; morning did not arrive until after sx o'clock esterday evening. The scene is said to have ‘M appalling, and for some time there was but little assistance, as the point where the catastrophe occurred is only a water station. and there are very few habitations around. ‘The damage to the company will probably b+ between twenty thonsand and thirty thousand jollars. Exaction or Deacowessss in PLYMovrs CavxcH.—At the annual meeting of Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn, on Friday evening, one of the female members was voted for to fill the | politic: VIRGINIA News. The Warrenten Index says: «Mr. John W. | Fucks. a8 guardien of the daughters of the ine Col. Jesse H. Withers, bas sold, through the Fauquier Land Agency, 36? acres of iand om Great Run valley in Fauguier, about @ ‘Carolipa, for $6x It ts said that plications for writ of bringing ry trom Norfotk d we suppose tha: many otbers will make application The stockboiders of the Southside road on December cb. and re-elected General Ma- Done President, This road guves him a salary Of $4. 00, the Norfolls road $6.00), and Virginia and Tennessee ©1000, 819.000 in all The county of Roekbritee has voted » sab- Scription Of $4000 tothe proposed Valley Railroad. Accounts from Augasta say shat hscTiptic hat county hasbeen carrind (not deteard as heretofore reported)by a vote Of SI? to 833 Sw Baove it To Guimr —Wiliiam Cunningham, alias Cornell, together with several other aviases, a scamp who has been travelling through Westchester, Datchess. and Putpam counties, and en into families Dy {alee and fraudalent rey tations, bas at Iastcome to grief. He is the same chap that tried ns <windling game on « family in Jersey City a did notsuccred He sudsequenuy wen’ to Tarry~ town, and there ingratiaind Bimself intoa re- spectaple family ama married a young indy whom he afterward deserted, taking with bim Property belonging to the family. He next Went to New Paltz and engaged in a second matrimonial game with like results. His card Was that of a rerurned Californian, baving im- Portant information from friends or relatives of the family upon whom be desired to operate oF. im case of failure with that rase, be woul represent bimselfas a United States Mar looking after abeconding Goverament offi Being a man of polite manrers and gool ad- drees, he obtained ready access to the homes of Unsuspecting femilies. Une day last week, however, be presented himself at the house of Mrs. Mead, a: Cross River. Westchester oo ty, and cave Bis name as Qornell, and pretend- ed to have power of attorney from a brother of hers, rosiding in California, to arrange for the Settlementot bis share ofthe estate, As thi document bad been Teceived about ® moni before, Suspicion Was aroused, and upon & closer examination the identity of the fellow: shed, anc be was placed underg ar- Test, when he contessed all and made @ clean breast of it, The proof ot his domgs are accu- mulating in the haucs of the proper authoritivs, and there can hardly be doubt of his render- ing good (or bad) service to the Suate for a term of years, y INDIAN APFALE in St. Lonis eneral Harney arrived from the Upper Mis- been be tions, as follows: First, at the mouth of White- stone creek, above Fort Randall, area portion of the Brules, Agnialias, and Plates. Among these are the French half breeds Carrs, Bissonatte, and Garnon. The Indians here number 2,500. The Cheyenne Teservation is located at Cheyenne river: the tribes are the Two Kettles, Sans Arcs, M) eoryons, and Lower Yanktons, 1’ all about 2,000, on G the Upper Yanktons, Un. Blackfeet, and Sioux are bere, numbering 4,500. ‘The balauce of the above tribes are out hunting, and, should they all come in, will swell the number at this point to 11.000, ‘Although it was late m the season when rations commenced, 9,000 Indians have been fed. Harney visits Washington to endeavor to ade Congress to ratity the treaty made im July last with the Sioux. “General Sully bas arrived at Fort Harker. He thinks it will be impossible toend the war this winter. on account oc the character and extent of the cowmtry in which the savages have taken refuge. jous entitle hem te speak of wha: they ectualiy know, that all the present circuit judges of the Stare of Virginia will be relieved by Congress and thar at once, from the disabil- ines imposed by the fourteenth amendment to the constitution. Among otters who will be Telieved from the same disabilities, it ts statea, are several gentiemen trem this immediate sece tion of the State.—Alezandria (Va) Gazeste. S7-The brig Alice Franklin, which arrived at New York on Monday, from Porto Rico | afver a hard voyage, reports that when short of | provisions she spc ke a United States revenoe cutter, the name of which is not given, and was Tefused assistance. The crew were obliged to subsist for several days on balf a bi exch a day, but Were fluaily relieved by a pilot-boat, ‘The cutter herselt may have beea on short allo’ 7 Fox bunting in Kentucky. &7-The Grecian bend is reported as imcrense feminine amusement | ing in New York. ——————— EE INSURANCE. Narionan ston riex rsvraxc or wasi CAPITAL. Ofice—No. 71 Lonisiana avenne, one door east o Seventh street. NO CHARGE FOR POLICIES OB REVENUB SIAMPS. Ri-Ps taken on the most reasonable terms, and losses promptly pas CERARLES KNAP. President. GEO W BIS GS. Vice P tes SOBLE P. 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