Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1868, Page 1

I THE EVENING STAR | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, | At the Star Bullding, 4.W. Corner Ponnayivania Av and lth Street, | BY TH! EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. 1 The STAK us servea by the carriers to their abscribers in the City and District at Tux | CENTS Px weeK. Copies at the counter, with | ‘Bout ‘WO Oxmrs each. vee, XXXII. Dol- | lars. Ni the office longer than paid for. ay } The WEEKLY STAR—pubiished on Friday | werning— One Dollar sod a Haifa Year. Che Evenin WASHINGTON, D: C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1868. ) EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip. —— The Katreoap Cases my Cover.—This morming, the injunction cases of the Corporation against the Baltimore and Onio | Railroad, and vice versa, growing on: of the oN | etade on I street, were to have been taken up | in the Equity Court, Judge Gin, but in conse CATARRH. | py DR. ABORN Cook, Pierce, and Barzess | prosecution,) being engaged in the Circm for the | Co & postponement was had until to- morrow. Mvssrs.Cox and Buchinan for the Fatiroad were present, and agreed to submit the es case om the papers. Bir. Cook, howeger, ds. Vicinare who are afficted with estarrhsl com- | clined, saying that he wished to argue the case, P commencing with the I street cas2, and that the ayor would like the whole subject discussed [fn view of the large number of pecsens of thir the following letter by Dr. Aborn will at tract eniversal attention } DisraTcHEs from a radical soerce in St. Louis say that although opposition to the elec- This Is @ chronic affection #€ the mazue m: tion of General Schurz to the United States | Senate ts Deing developed, there 1 scarcely a brane of the nestrile or the throat, originating im | doubt of his success. General Lont’s friends are active, but Bus chances are diminishing | rather than increasing, while there are no ont. BEM eu ee ie minteelaaien, | TG evédenaa ee improvemeat in Mr. Hen- 4, finally. most destructive of | derson’s prospects. We give the Teport for diseases imcident to the variable climate of our | What itinay be worth. Bortbern latitude. irritation or fndammation, aad attended by more or [ess discharge west divgneting, Cuter Justice Cuase, in alluding to the An ite early stages Caterrh often faite to attract | VaTious Tumors about the action of the Sa- . Preme Court upon the constitutionality of the the petient's sttention, so insidious ie its ap- | Legal Tender act, states tat he does not be- Preach. This is an enfortanate circumstance, | lieve there was a single one of the Justices who Deceuse the most favorable period for tretament | 2*1 given the slightest imdication of how he should act upon it. The decision may not be So thes unimproved, and because of the peculiar | snnounced for a month or two. disposition of this disease to extend upward to the ARES frontal sicuses, backward through the Bustachian | der the amended Internal Revenue Law ail tebes to the middle cars, and downward through | Smoking and fine cut chewing tobacco, and snuff ou hand on the Srstday of January, Se ac Sein ane Renee Oe Mia air ole | 6s, saat be put up in packages ond stamped of the Inngs. | as follows: barge f Fine cut chewing tobaceo in packages con- Shedd the affected partis at firet a taming one-half, one, two, four, eight and six- clear uid. ‘h may escape observation, unless | tren ounces, or in wooden packages coatarning ten, twenty forty, aud sixty poundseach, All it chance to be of ® more than usually acrid cl | snaffio borne containing oue, two, tour, eight aud sixteen ounces, or in bladders not acter. Aatinognsen, this gives placstoeSald | [Socding wn pounds enh, of ta jars not ex- that is thicker, and of ® yellow or yellowish green | cerding twenty pounds each. The rates of stamps areas follows: On all color, and still later this may besucceeded by thick | fine-cut chewing tobacco, thirty-two cents per a | pound: on all smoking tobacco made exclusive- flakes or scales. | Jy of stems, or with all the stems im and -o a eat sold, ard all scraps or sweepings, sixteen cents Taal etrenced stages the Gecbergee per pound; all other kiuds thirty-two cents are generally of an offensive odor, causing great | per pound. On all kinds of snuff thirty-two annoyance to one’s friends end to the patient himself while bis sense of smell remains. This annoyance from the odor becomes almost beyond endurance, when, a3 sometimes Lappens, the deli- cate Lones of the nose become diseared. Scme cases early assume the character of Dry Catarrh. There is then feeling of uneasiness, | IMPORTANT TO Dea. ERs IN ToRACCO.—Un- cents per pound. All tobacco and snutf of the above descrip- tions on band on the tirst day of January next shall be taken and deemed as baying been manufactured since the passage of this act, and svall not be sold or offered for sale, uuless put up in packages and stamped as provided in this act. All persons, whether cigar and to- bacco dealers, grocers, keepers of restaaran:s Or im any ocher business. will be required to Purchase these stamps and ailix them to the packages. The penalty for failure to comply with these provisions will be confiscation of ail such tobtcco, when found, and # fine of not les than five hundred doliars, and imprison- Ment of not less than six months, Stamps of all denominations can be obtained | at the Collector's office, oth street, heat, and stiffness in the nostrils, which are often me or both of them) closed by thickening of i-¢ Mucous membrane, and thes dificaity of breath- ing becomesa prominent eymptom. Cui enmatiting tin seats’ rh,| A GRAND ARMY REUNION BANQUET was given im Chicago last evening. Lieut. Gen, Sberman presided, aud Gens. Grant, Tuomas, and ten or twelve other distinguished generals were in attendance. in chronic Cat With instroments spectally adapted to that pur- Fete, we find its tintng membrane thickened and of @ deeper color than in bealth. little peints of tion becomes hardened and forms crusts. When picked off, the diseased surface is irri- tated, and often bleeds protassly. i font Wectoainn Bd. and p Tn cach case cf Catarrah the prominent symp- | Y toms are determined by the direction in which the | printed, provides in it: amendments au eutitely - | bew list of corporators trom that presented in disemse extents. If this be upward these may be | the original pully strikes out the word ms. : , netion of hioual.” provides that six hours instead of A eee aE Set pee Ee Ee Oe cian wa ning t'me between the lachrsmal ducts, cbusing the tears to flow over the | termini on the pai ry mail, military and | freight trains, and twelve hours in place of checks, and, potsibty, ophthaimia. If backward, Teen asthe running Uime for second.ciacs there will be thickening of the walls of the Bus- | PA*-enger and troop trains: tha’ the throusa between said cities shall not exceed #5; tachian tuber and consequent tendency to their | 1 the company shall transport the United obstruction, infismmation of the middle ear, buz- es mails over (he said road at arate to be ed by the Postmaster General, not excee in wing sounds in the head, and impairment of hear tmg. When the extension is downward the veice There are seen Tue NatioNaL New York ann Wasntsc- Ton RalLway Comraxy.—The Honse bill re- Ported im February last, and referred to the | Committee on Roads and Canal eration, upon which the secre- | these ar 0 per mile; that the property functions o} the saia corporation shall be subject to na- onal, State and mumerpal taxation to the | same extent and 1 like manner as other hike roperty oF franchises in the same State or | District; and that a tailure to commence the construction of the road, or to complete ihe same at the several times provided in the act, shall render the charter void. Becomes hoarse or whispering aad unmanagable cough comes on, with expectoration and emacia tion, to be followed, too often, by Consumption and death In cases where the bones of the nose become | ANOTHER SUrERvisoR.—Secretary MeCul- Joch bas confirmed the nomination of Willis Giseased, not only is the offensiveness of the | yrummond, to be Supervisor of Luterual Rev- breath increased, but there is a listility to serious | ¢Pue tor lowa and Nebraska. pertonal deformities, among whick is flattening of SENATOR PATTERSON, of the Senate District Committee, will in a few days report a bill for | the pavement of Pennsylvania avenue, from | the Capitol gate to isth street west. The bill Proposes that the cost of laying down the pave- ment shall be borne and paid in the following proportions :—By the Washington and George- town Railroad Company for that portion of the work lying between the tracks of their road and for a distance of two feet on each « thereof; by the owners ef property lying and abutting on said Pennsylvauia avenne, and in proportion to their troatage thereon, for that portion of the work iu front of their respective lots or parts of lots from the curb line twenty- two feet outward; by the corporation of the city of Washington for that portion of the work lying between the flag-tootwalks at the cross- ings and intersections of all streets anda line Tounnirg even with the outer boundary of the work paid for by the p-‘vate citizens; and by the Government of t+ Waited States for the Tesidue of the said vork. Tue commissioners to agree on the Kind o/ pavement, uamed in the the nese. The swallowing of catarrhal secretions deranges the functions of the stomach, causleg indigestion ond less of appetite. Debility, palences, lassitude, headache, and disturbance ef mind 2ovn follow. In some instances the mental affection is one of irritability, the patient being unduly annoyed by ail the little perplexities of life. Lx others the prominent feeling is that of melancholy or depres- ston of spirits, when the fuvalid cam see no hope for himself, and none for bis aiTairs. AUus'on has been made to the extension of Ca- tarrh by continvity of surface slong the natarsl air-psssages to the substance of the lungs, thas csusing Consumption and death. In this com- | 1f) "i orred to the ‘committee, were General nection it should also be remembered that the air eee PR eas aes cain of the Treas. which enters the luagsof,s catarrhal patient is, ———. breat! isoned lations from NOMINATIONS BY THE PausipENt.—The — plese a President sent to the Senate yesterday afternoon the foul secretions ef the diseased surtsce. BY | the following nominations: Thomas C. McCall, such air the blood cannot be properly purified to be Collector of Internal Revenue tor the end made St to impart healthy vigor in its ua- Sixth District of Iowa; James N. Marks, Col- lector of Customs at Philadelphia, in place af ending cirenit to all and every part of the animsi mechanism. One would suppese that this com- Cake, to be removed; Archi%ald M. Green, Col- lector of Internal Revenue for Twenty-fourth District ot New York; Samuel T. Maddox, sideration alone would.ve sufficient to induce every person thas afflicted to makeearly applica | ‘ion for relief. bia; Samuel T. Hooper, Marshal for Wiscone sin; Frederick N. Docker, ed, whereby the ulcerated surface is healed and restered to its normal condition. Avsessor of Internal Revenue for Third Dis- trict of New York, vice Wetmore, suspended; ose Manual Gallegos. Superintendent of In- dian Afturs, New Mexico, Isaac Newton, ‘Warden of the the District of Colum- treatm: Cater constite: , for the Southera -_ meee = - | Districs of Florida; G. Gordon Adams, At Sonal, wpereny he eoernice Or ine whole a7ateh | une’ P. O'Neill, Auorney. tar the Boataerk ere called to aid in expelling its destructive em- | jistrict of Pennsylvania; Walter M. Small. emy. Itia in part local. whereby the discharge is —_ Postmaster at New Orleans, vice Talia- made less offensive, diminished, and finally arrest- FasuiowaBLE Margiace.—There was a large and brilliant assembiage last night at the house of Hou. Joba D. Defrees, h , Dongresslonal rhuter, on F street, to witness the marriage | ns ly daughter, Julia, to Mr. James Sample, clerk to the Superintendent at the Government Office. Among the guests were Seo- | retary McCulloch, Fosimaster Generel = dali, Assistant Secretar! : End ee wen, General Pil 248 F STREET, couple were triends. REczIPrs From CusToms.—The receipts from. customs at the ports below named, from Deg. Catarrh, Deatness, ceaomge now Yor, anes rain 926,540.06; New Yor, $1,437,000.00; Pi 766.74; Baltimore, 1.35; Ne AED ALL DISEASES OF THE ees Ist to sESh.Gra hs San Cree Now. oth wo aiet) SOT Botat, FROM 9 4. M@.T07P.M., ON Eye, Ear, Present at Throat and Lungs. 02 OrrRa.—The National was crowded from pit to dome Yast might, the attraction beim Robert ie Diable. Un the whole it was the mo:t creditable performance of this opera ever given in this city. We were much interested in the Performance of the accomplished versatile artist, Madame La Grange, who. ou entering a: Alice, gave the recitative and aria in Italiw, bet as soon as /iertram (Hermanos) made his Appentance she changed to German, the lin- guage be sings, and kept itup in the duet and trio to the end of the act. Although her voice bas been severely affected, she still remains a great artist. Her execution is admirable, and tm or twelve years ago no other living prima donna excelled her. We regret to hear that sbe will not appenr again, as she intends to leave for Europe at once. Of Signor Brignoli we can say, that he pos sesses an unusuel fineorgan, but why he dors not use it to better advantage we connot under- stand. His voice is what may be called a large one: in fact, it has more volume than is pos- sessed by any other tenor; but he does not seem to be aware of the fact, and therefore remains a mediocre singer. He has, however, the great merit of being nearly always in tune, which wa. not the case last night with most of the othes, particularly with Habelmann as /tim- belde and Miss McCalloch as [saletia. The Jauer seemed to have altogether too heavy a role. The aria “Grace” with harp accompani- ment lacked execution and force, With addi- oral schooling Miss McCulloch may become 8 good. pleasing singer, but she will apparently never baye power fora part so trying as /sa- bella, Hermaans as Keriram was, as usual, the main attraction, yet bis voice Was not as clear as on thenight before; he was also a little out oftune occasionally. His conception ot Ber- tram appears to us a little too diabolic; but we must say, that m cbaracters of this kind he always shows the fine actor, His Wephistophiles, however, excels his Bertram by far. ‘The Chorus is very good, with the exception ot some lack of bass. The Orchestra, under the indomitable Max, isexcellent. LaGrange, (with the exception noted,) Herrmanas, and Hotelman, sang in German, Briguoli and McCulloch in Italian. The Ballet performance, executed by M'lle Waesmael, without the assistance of a Corps de Ballet, was by nomeans ellective, and might as well have been omitted. Tax Late Mak, Stevens._The House has been engaged since noon in listening to the eulogies upon the late Mr. Stevens, of Penn- sylvania. The addresses were short, bu: de- livered with feeling, and hy members on both sides of the House, all referring to the mauy noble traits of the deceased, Hon. ©. J. Dickey, Mr. Stevens’ successor. delivering the first eulogy. The galleries were weil filled, and nearly every member occupied bis seat upon the floor. The addresses were listened to with marked attention. : THE ALASKA Porcnase.—Hon. Robert J Waiker and W. W. Worden, Esq., Private Sec retary to the President, were before the House Committee on Public Expenditures ing, having been summoned to testity alleged payment of money to secure the pas- sage oi the Alaska apprepriation bill. Their testimony did not show that any money had been frandulently paid. Tre PRESIDENT to-day transmitted to the Senate the uame of Moore N. Falls, to be Col- lector ef Internal Revenur for the 2d Disirict of Maryland, vice Wr. Prescott Smith, re- signed. Several other nominations were sent ip, allof them of appointments made during the recess, but none of any importance Mk. Poxxnoy introduced in the Senate this morning the following joint resolution, which Was reterred to the Committer on Military At. fairs Revived, de, That all men who volunteered tO serve as soldiers or as ¢ or daring the rebellion, aud were honorably discharged, shall receive the same additional bounty upou the sume terms and conditions as other Soldiers who have received ai criving under the act ot Jnly 2, 1-64, a eral acts amendatory thereto, uotwithstanding they may have been borue Upon the roll as slaves. Iy THE SENATE TO-DAY, Mr. McUreery, of | Ky., mitroduced a bill amends ory of the Gon. titution of the Vnited Stites. GENRBRAL GEAWT, Seerewry Schofield ind purty are expected to return bere trom Chica. goon Saturday morning. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receip from this source were $81,555.14. ——_-re— Tae DRAWING FoR SEATS IN THE Hovsz oF REYRESENTATIVeS.—The members of the House of Representatives had a new drawing for seats yesterday, the third during the Fortieth ci Upon the adoption of the resolution ing, the members immediately ya. F Seats aud retired beyond the bar, At other drawings, the seats of Mr. Frank Thomas, of Mi r. E. B. Washburne, ot LiL, and Mr. Stevens, (when be was liviag,) were Teserved, but this time the House retused to make apy exceptions whatever, The names of the members were written ‘on slips and placed m a box; one of the pages was then biindtolded and the drawing cominenced. The first name drawn was that of Mr. Bromweii, of Iit., who took a seat toward the rear of the inain section, on the Republican side, a seat he had occupied all the but from which he drawin, burn. of La, was next anvounced, and be touk Mr. Thaddeus Stevens’ old seat; bu: a moment later Mr. O. J. Dickey’s nam> was drawn, aud Mr. Blackburu very politely vac and it is occupied by Mv. Steven: Mr. W.B. Washburn, of Massa: oxsess10u Of the seat so long oce to-day first forthe Fortieth Congress. Mr. Biack- pied by Mr. B. Washburne, but when the Jatter’s name was called bis seat was returned to him, aad bis namesake took a seat im the range bebind tim. Mr. H. D. Washburn, of Indiana, first took Mr. Scofield’s seat, but su’ uently re. tured it to him and took a front chair in the same section, beside his colleague, Mr. Orth, Mr. Garfield and Mr. Allison, respectively, obtained the seats occupied by Mr. Schenck and Mr. Blaine, forcing the Ways and Means Committee, and the Maine member further to the rear. Messrs. Van Trump, of Obio,and Phelps, Stone and Thom. as,of Maryland, all secured their old seats. Mr. McCullom et Ivgersoll’s seat, and the Chairman of the District Committee was com. pelled to take a coruer outside of the direct ‘ Mr. Dixon, of the Kepublican side. Mr. Cobb, of Wisconsir, ‘was driven irom the centre Republican section to a sent directly on the left of the Speaker. Mr. Griswold, of New York, left the Demo- cratic side and took Mr. Farnsworth’s old seat. Messrs. Bingham and Ames were for- tunate in secarin, yet been occupied, and he made a straight line for it, bat re he could Teach it, Mr. Plants, of Obie, whom fortune’s wheel bad driven from the ublican side, dropped inw it,and Dr. Glossbrenner took a seat be- bind Bim. Messrs. Covode, of Pennsylvania, and Dewees, of North Osrolina, got seais o- gether in the front row of one of Republi- sections. time nearly all the seas re | i Hy i sr i ee F ; oks for three years | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. THE FIGHT AT CADIZ IN SPAIN. New York, Dec. 17.—The Heraid’s special Cadiz despatch says daring the fight Caprain Farrell, the American Consul, moantea oue the barricades in uniform, snd holding w American flag, he called upoa both partic: stop the straggle and put The ficht was shortly atter brought to a and hostilities ceased. A Bumoerot Engle h and American tourists Were arrested by the military autbority, but were subsequently 5 leased after interposition of the American Con- sul, and torwarded to Gibralta, The Consut’s Private residence was the resort of people of all nationalities, who fled there for protection. FROM ARKANSAS. Fight between M. and Citivens—Your Killed—Political Affairs. Menrnis, Texn., Dee. The Leger has Teport of a fight between citivens and thirty of the militia ut Augusta, Ark. yesierday, in which four militia men were killed. A special dispatca from Little Rock, Ark., to the trc- lonch says: “A fierce debate occurred in the House on a resolution endorsing the Gover. nor’s proclamation declaring martial law Conway county. The resolution was finally adopted. The Governor's message states that & force of militia in the southwest is five hun- dred and sixty-nine, General Patterson in command. He thinks the militia can be dis- pensed with, as arrangements bas been made for Federal troop: to occupy those counties on the withdrawal of the militia. The Lecisia- ture will take a recess from the 19th of Decem- ber until the 6th of January.” FROM CHICAG Highway Robbery—Officers en Washingto CHICAGO, December i9.—A special despatch from Oinaha, says “last night, J. A, White, head clerk of the Union Pacitic fright oltice at Omaha, while at, Cheyenne was rodved of uine thousand dollars, by three men who held pistols to White’s head, walked him ou: in the Prairie half mile distant, tied and gugged him. Generals Thomas, Mclowell, and other dis tinguished gentlemen leave this afternoon for Cincinnati, “The party will remain in Cincin- nati one day, and then procped to Washington. route to CIVIL WAR. EARTHQUAKE AND FAM- 1NE IN INDIA. Lonpon, Dec. 16.—Telegrams receivea trom India reports that @ sanguinary battle was fought in the pass of Damiac, in Afghanistan, between Shere Aliand his rebellioa: uephew, Abdool Rabman Khan. The latter was totally defeated with great loss. Earthquakes are re~ ported to have occurred at Peshuwn, Lihore and Jabbal Poor. Famine is threatened in Central India, food crops are de: prospects are’worse than befo! THE TRIAL OF THE TWITCH FOR THE MURDER OF MRS. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 17.—The trial ot Twitcheils for the murder of Mr menced this morning. A large tracted by curiosity, required the al of the police. The counsel for Mr. Tw eli claimed a separate ual, which was allowed by Judge Brewster. and the trial of Twitchell proc been obtained, . Six mere jurors have ithout much diificulty. JETER PHILL RESPITED. RICHMOND, Dec 17.—Goy. Wells this morn- ing respited Jeter Phillips (who was to have bern hung on Friday for wite murder)ur 15th. by which time the habeas corpus by .Iudge Underwood in his disposed of in the United § ‘Ss Was beg erecied, the she dewrmined to disregard the writ of ha pus and bang the prisoner, if uot re the Governor. FROM BOSTON. Richard H. Dana, Jr.. Depri Vote He Brings Suit jor s5 0 damages to moved or omitted from the v ages. Boston, Dec. 17.—Action for tort ls bought by Richard H Dana, jr, acainer Mayor apd Aldermen of ©: Ize to rec iS ing 1 to he Evrorzan News wy Cavxe. rope ad- Views of yesterday represent that Spain is fireiy trangoil, and tuat au address prepared by the Govern! enjoining the necessity for the r and pleservation ot order, will consequently be withheld. A MI i de tteb says that the leaders of all postical pa ues bave agreed to their intiucnee ty pre. serve peace aud good order until Jortes meets and vetties we qnestio = ne ral Dulce, the uew Captain General of Gada, sailed yesterday from Cadiz. A letter from’ the Hon, Reverdy Johuson to the Workingmen’s Society was publi London yesterday. Mr. Johnson friendly intercourse with Mr. ba friendly to the South during the in,America, by the example Shermin in their treatment of ex-rebst and attributes the attacks made upon lun by hewspapers in America aud elsewhere to secret dislike tor the preservation of poiceial relations between the two conutries in his Jatest reposted dinner speech Mr. Jolnsa said that Lord Clarendon, the new Se Foreign Affairs, was of the same predecessor, Lord Stanley, iu r- settlement of the Alubams and that Peace between the two countries w: rtain, The London Telegraph of yi sterday discusses the financisl portion ot President Jo message, aud says tue resulations in ©. condemning repudiation, called for by’ the Tmessage, SUI leave open the question of the Payment of the public debtin greenback, r. John Stuart Mill attributes the defeat of workingmen’s candidat» m the recent P: mentary elections in England to rhe hi expenses of an election canvass a. now com. ducted, He proposes, a remedy, t the Government pay all necessary expenses, and make all other outlay illegal and penal TAECOLLIsion OM THE NORTHERN CaNTRAL RalLRoaD.—We yesterday copied from the Baltimore Gazette an account of a collision oa the Northern Central Rriiroad. That Paper says this morning: ‘The account of the collision ou the Northern Central Railroad, which we published yester. day, monevi ‘ine learned on the authority of the officers road, was tly exagger- ated. ‘The official report is.as follows: e* “Engine No. 74, ( ly Washington) of 12 to 14 tons weight, collided at a point near Red Bank, five miles south of Bridge mailes south of Harrisburg. The engine 74 was running south—withouta train—as first section of oepry sg and should have taken the siding at Bank Station to permit night accommodation to pas: meeting point. T! on, met night about three-fourths of a mile south of the pass- ing pomt. The reeult of the collision is as fol. lows: The engine 74 on on contact, and wasalmosta total wreck. The }fireman’ was almost instantly killed, being hurried head. wmtothe furnace, and horribly burned, and the engincer—although no bones were broken—seriously, and it is feared, tatally in. jured. No paseengers were injured. and no cars were thrown the track, with the ex. ception of the tank of engine No. 74, which So oy a} sage of ng D, ‘were transferred. res Lanp Sacz in Lovpoun Cov: .—The Middle- TY VA. Real Estate of ol. L. Chancellor, near 1m his county, was burg, ale. on fohu H. Rollins and Joh: a Pies 0 H. nT. Grimes, poten sew Reonk tn. Taz TIM AND Poromao Rat sdvertonment it will be seen dela Se af 5 & E his Afterneon’s Proceedings. THURSDAY, December i7. SENATE —Mr. Sherman desired to correct the Teport of yesterday's proceedings relative to the Fesolation of My. Edmonds” Tue Finance Committ e bad reported in favor of laying that Tesolution on the tabie. Dir. McOreery presented resolutions propos- ing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, which, he said, were prepared by Hon. S.S. Dickens, of Louisville, who bad for fifty years been an ornament to the bench and bar, and these amendments were the result of long and careful study on sabject. Mr. Sherman, from ine Committee on Fi- Dance, reported the House bill extending the time for fixing the stamps on tobacco, Mr. Rice introduced biils to remove Political disabilities from certain citizens of Arkausas and Kentucky; which were referred to Judi- cisry Committee. Mi wyer called up Mouse bill tor the re- mov: of political disabilities from sundry cit- ‘zens of South Carolina; which was ameuded by the addition of other names. After debate, the bill was passed by the requisite two-thirds vote, Mr. Wilson reported House bill repealing the clause of the Army Appropriation bill foroid- ging militia organizations in the seceded States. sed. Mr, Sumner called up <he joint resolution tendering the thanks and best wishes of the People of the United States to Spain. Mr. Bayard declared in tavor of non-inter- vention. All we knew about affairs in Spain was that there was a war going on there, and we had notbing to do with recommending abolition to them. It wonld certainly be im- pertinent in us to recommend to Mr. G iadstone io disestablish the Irish Church, Mr. Thayer moved an amendment, so as to recommend to Spain the establishment of ® re- publican form of government, Mr. Fessenden said this mater had been con- sidered by the Committee on Foreign Re'ations, and they Were unanimous that it would be an impertinent interference for us to recommend to the people of Spain what kind of a Govern- ment they should frame. That was a matter for them alone. Mr, Sumner individually thoughtthat ancient monarchy would err if it did not now establish &@ republican form of government, but he did not think it was good taste ror Congress to express any opmion as to that. ir. Thayer then withdrew his amendment, and the morning hour expiring, the resolution ‘went over. The unfinished business, being the resolution of censure on the President for the la: used in bis message in reference to the payment of the public debt, was taken up. Mr. Dixon took’ the floor and proceeded to defend the Presideat on the ground that the construction which had been placed on his language was not the correct one. Hovse or Kereesentatives.—Atter the Tending of the journal, Mr. Dickey (Pa.) arose and said ‘Mr. Speaker: The painful duty has de- volved upon me of announcing to the House the death of my predecessor, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens. of Pennsylvania. This distingaished statesman was not merely my predecessor in this body, but in my childhood my father taught me to admire aud love him, who was the instructor and guide of my youth, and the friend of my mitore years. If an intimacy with wise and noble men be one of the greatest blessings that can crown a maa, then im no part of my career have I been so fortunate as in my association with Thaddeus Stevens. I: was in his office and in connection with him that 1 commenced my professional life, and ai moment, through the turmoil of gal and political contests, down to the moment when in his last will he selected me to perform the last service one man can ask from his fel- jow, our friendshiy suffered neither diminu- ton nor interruption.” Mr. Dickey then proceeded to give a most in- pg sketch of the life of Mr. Steve stating that his father enlisted im the war of I-12. and died in the service, and that his moth energy, strong will, and P piety, and se-ing the ambition and tally sympathizing with the aspirations of ner pled boy, she devotedly seconded bis eiforta for the acquisition of kiowledge. Mr. D. then traced step vy step the boyhood of the deceased. his early education, his iegal studies, his pra tice of the law, in which be ability, hiseutrance into political lite, he subsequent carrer as a statesman, down to the day of his death. of the measures of im- vens championed in the yy days of his political lite, among them “thé common school system of Pennsylvania, which ata critical moment be saved {ron over. throw by peech which Le always asserted to have in his inion been the most effective he ever made,” and then said “Mr Si Sp bonest and faithful man in public and in Private hfe. His word was sacred in letter and spirit, and was never paltered in a double sense. In money matters he was liberal to a fault. aud out of his immense professional in- vome he left but a meager estate. In his pri- vate charity be was lavish. He was incapable of saying no in the presence of want or misery. His charity, like his political convictions, re- garded ueither creed, race, nor color. He then proceeded’ to speak of Mr. Stevens’ Iabors against sixverss,saying : “From the time | he left bis nati ye mountains to the moment of his ath, be was not only anti-slavery in the com- mon Acceptation of the term, but a bold, fear- less, determined, and uncompromising foe to oppression in any and every form. H> was an ionist before there was such a party name. Mr. D. concluded as follows: “Le! us trast apd believe that if the earnest aud sincere prayers of millions of the poor, down-trodden And oppressed, may smooth the path way of the travelier on his journey from this world to the home of all, his has been a happy exit.” Mr. Dickey was followed by Judge Poland, of Vermont, who paid a feeling tribute to the memory ui Mr. Stevens, eulogizing his public chaiacter and services, but we have not space to-day toreven an abstract of his remarks, or of the able addresees which followed. ——_—__ses-. 87-The Co-operative Grocery Association in Hartford, Ct., have agreed to forma stock eom- papy of workingmen, shares ten dollars each, payable fifty cents a week until the whole is paid in, with no objection to the whole amount being paid im at ouce if convenient, The mone: 1s to be used for opening and contiauing a gro- cery store at which stockholders can obtain goods at cost. ‘The number of shares is limited to one thousand. No person will be allowed to hold more than five shares, and no person car cast more than one vote. Commopors Mzapz.—A card trom Commo- dore Meade is published in the New York papers thanking the public and the press for Siding to secure his rel from a living tomb. He refers to the domestic trouble which was the occasion of his incarceration as a lunatic only to say: “As the pieces of silver given by Judas expiaiued the motives for the yal of the Saviour of mankind, so did the marriage of my daughter the morning after my entrap- ment shed all the light needed upon this atro. city. a DAMAGEs FOR THR Loss or 4 Wir8.—Some three years agoa lady, named Mrs. Elizabeth Erric! lost her life in comsequence of a the steamer bingeonsed tor 83,000. The owners of pices Court, general term, and that body on low, so that the money wiil have to be paid. in Tondon Party and News Yorks aa ot pL ee seartmaay nod now a fourth style has come for damages, and the jury at the time gave him boat gq Star. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Money works 8 little more closely at seven Per cent. in New York, although there is node- cided stringency in the market, This is the upiform rate on all classes of collateral both at Dank and with private lenders. The loanable funds of the banks are exceedingly limited, the Gramm to the Sauth and West having materially weakened them in legal-tenders. There isa tair demand for discounts trom the operators in grain and proguce. The market for com- mercial paper is quiet, and rates are at last quoted. The government bond market shows cousiderable firmness on limited transactions ——_o—__ @ev it Securities. Wasuinero! Hec. 17, Ls6s.—Jay Uooke & Oo. furnish the following quotatiens of Gov- ernment securities : U. S, 6's, 1881... 14y Five Twenties, 11 ing tes, . 107 5 Five Twenties, Jan. & Juiy,%65..109 luo, Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 67.0109, toy Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 63..110 , 1m, Ten Forties. 105, <" 6. W's. nd Ty,65..110 ——— [8y Bankers’ aud Browers’ Telegrapa.) Lewis Johnson & Uo. quoiesiocgs and douds in home and foreign markeis as follows New Yore Dec 17.-First Board—U.s. 8's, ‘831, coupon, 1144; 6.20's. In@. coupons ne 1664, coupon, 106%; I Y O% yObio & - Ti: Reni 7 tral, 11Sy: Michigan South: ern, $6; Lilinois Oentral, 1i3: Uleveinnd and Pittsburg, “23: Northwest, 76; do. preterred, 784; Cleveland and Toledo. 10/1}: Rock Leland noue; Fert Wayne, 1104; Alton & Terra Haute, none: Toledo & Wabash, none; Adams Exp. 487,; Wells, Fargo & Co. Exp.. 25; American press, 4i; United States Express, i5\. Mer. chants’ Union, 15%; Chicago & Alton. 13, do. preferred, none. Market strong. Gold, 135 48135. [By Cable. 1115 a. m.—Consols for Account, 2%. Bonds, 744; rie, 27. FRANKFORT, 11.15 a. m.—Bonde, 7°. LiveRroot, 11.15 a. m.—The Bourse is firmer. Bentes, Wf. 55¢. Lavgrroot, 11 Sates 10,000 bales: Middting Uplands, 10: Mid- ding Orlears, 1¢ Batt mo steady, pri Dec. 17.—Qotton is quiet unchanged. Flour active; Fam- Aly, $10.250$10.75. Wheat very dull; almost unsaleable; accurate quotations cannot be given. Corn firm; prime white, #1995; yesllow, : Oa's dul vals. Rye firm at $1408 Bacon firm—Rib Sides, Sear Sides, '7 gal? 4; Shoulders, 14: Hams . Lard firm at 17. Financial Matters Bartimore, Dec, 1 scribed, 115% bid, 110 bid, 52 asked: do. 156 coupon, old, 55 bid, asked; do, new. 57 bid, Ss asked. North Carolinas, old. 65 bid, 66.4 asked; do. new 4 bid, 625 asked. is — pees Wall Street To-day. New York, Dec. 17 —Stock market active and very strong on New York ©: fective at : 8, 655: 6's, ex-coupon, 55; new, ex-coupon, 68; new, 6-3. New York Grain Market To-day. New York. Dec. Flour market with - ut change. Wheat, a shad» firmer and more tive. Gorn, dull and declining. ———re-__ ALEXANDRIA AND ViciNITY —The (ee! ie of last eveniug bas the following items Fire.—The alarm of fire xbout halt pastseven o'clock last night, was caw ofan old two story frame house, on the east side cf south Columbus street adjoining the ad used by Mr. Fairbaak’s iy destroyed. ire Department was speedily on the fTound, and at work, but such was the inflam. mable nature of the materials on fire that all that could be accomplished was to prevent the SErrad of the Names to the adjoining builaincs. he house belonged to the estate of the inte Newman Cross, and was insured for its full value. Dr. Wall's lors amounted to about $400, but fortunately he too was fully insured. ‘The fire it is supposed to have been the work of incendiary, and two young meu of notoriously bad choracters, James and Lewis Boswell, were arrested during the night charged with the offense, and this morning, at an examintion at the Mayor's office, the evidence educed was sufficient to warrant their commitment to jail for trial at the next term of the Coart. A Theatrical Pryject.—It is stated that the proprietors of the National Theatre, in Wash- ington, will at once lease the oki Theatre building, im this city, in which is contained Liberty and American halls, for a term of years, turn both those halis into one, by re- Moving the ceilling from American Hail, and Teconstroct @ theatre, with orchestra, “par- quette, dress circles, galleries and boxes. They will do this however with a proviso: and that is, that the business men, and those whose interests be subserved by the establish- ment of a creditable and regular place of am. usement here, willl subscribe toa fund to be raised to guarantee them against any pecun- aary loss they may sustain in the enterprise. Manassas.—This handsome and thriving yil- lage. atthe junction of the O., A.& MG. KR. K., continues to grow, and to increase in busi- ness. Mr. Tyson, of Maryland, is establishing there @ fine steam mill, which ‘ids fair to b= fitabie, and toadd to thegeneral prosperity. coess to Manassas, and all its people. Decd.—Major Jovn Williams, formerly for many years the clerk of the Prince William County Court, but of iate a resident of Wash- ington city, died at the Marshall House in th: Prop-rty Sale.—The lot of ground op the east side of St. Asaph street, adjoi nin, the Borth & feet five inches by ~0 [mcaclory by two substantial and confortable brick inks, was sold yesterday by publ section 18 under a decree to Sam Sia cern on to 8. — uence of i Potomac nee —— the pangy whined home for single men and women of advanced in which will be =, they taken care of for a 7 Dr. E. ©. Arnold. of Hartford, arm broken by a fall upon an icy ported the cinga?+ end will probably charge the bill ” wa Fecovered fo Bt Clar Goanty (i.) Coart, a Edwara ure rom. ised to lo. “whe of tincture of opinm. The medicine was pre. it would quiet Pana irae some o: 87" Dr. Brenan #18 more trouble, Kini Secerapte Deeg ysis es neae, ou the charge of beviardy. —_ depoalied in the Bocon Renee ‘Bask oe ‘@8 security tor Hi i i : rf : ! : mm —Cotton opens quiet, | by the burning | INSURANCE. } Nariosat onton ries i OF WASHINGTON. CAPITAL... Offce— No 71 Lowisiana avenue, one door east o j Seventh street. | NO CHARGE FOR POLICIES OR REVENUR 7OR Tare | Risks taken om the most reasonable terms, and losses promptly paid. Ps Sg et SY President. EO. W RIGOR. Vice President. BORLB b. LARNER! Becretary. mo 25-San GUY & PHELPS, W.8. OLMSTS D President. “ > Secretary. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSUR< ANCE COMPANY ov HARTFORD, CONN. Asects over SIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS. GEORGE 8. MARBLE, Agent, Federal Block, Boom 10. Opposite Post Ofice Department, oom tf Corner 7th and cots. THE WATIONAL LIFE INSURAMCE COMPARY orTHs URITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D. C., Chartered by Speci ct of Congress, Ap- Preved July 25, 1568, » CASH CAPITAL. BRSON W. Beors: BMERSON W. PERT, Philedciphia, FEE Arsistant Seer D , Medios! Dire 1SORY BOARD EB. Surgeon General United < BNER. Ww. 18 G. SMITH issued that will pay to the fn- ‘an aunnal income ef one-tenth in the policy is for risks upon the lives to secure dividends. bai at eo low cost that dividends will be ible. : iL Wastey tN EVERY vr 3 ous from fall partioalers atves the Office of the Company tu this oir: ; GENERAL AGENCY | FoR |e DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, EST VIRGINIA, AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. at THE OFFICE oF JAY COOKE &« Co., | FIFTEENTH STREET, | OPPOSITE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, | WASHINGTON D. 0. so ssly NISHING EMPORIO my GREEN & w ILLIAMS. ) At THe Conner oF 79 We shoud scarcely deem tt necessary to adver- ortment of Oni A MULTUM IN Parvo: R. THE OKIGINAL FORNL NITCRE AND HOUEE FUR it and other Parlor Buites. ine Waluut Marbie top, Painted Maroie-top and sisother Coamuer Suite, ~~ Fine Library, Hall. Dinieg Room, and Chamber ‘Centro, Hall, and other Tables. j Fise Walnut Btteosion awd Dintog Tabies. other oe . and Pillows, Heir, Gotton ond Hak ‘Mattressce, aud Boddiag of every de- son hax of every variety, from 4. 64, Sy, 1 4, 64 | ‘Varfous st) les of Matting, Hearth Bags, and Door 2 jugrain, Date! ‘Variety of Ornamented xings; with all other nesessary articles ia the pliouse Foruishing {ine ny low we ‘ave onr oor advertisement. Bor say that we have ‘better thes others; but there is one thing that we do know: we SanEnT car Goods Yor cash, ond con ol ae be end ‘as any other Furulture estanlisb- | Rene “in “thet tetrict.”Ouly’ cull and “eneuine Multum tn Parvo You will finda complete ‘assortment of all the Bred foods at our BRANCH HOUSE. No. 406 SEVENTH STKMET west, Gand ti streets » in rth, in charge of Walter bw | be is-im ‘GREEN & WILLIAMS. RTON'S TOBACCO ANTIDOTE. TO REMOVE ALL DESIRE FOR 3; table and harmless, and te It purines and em- gorates the: . | apd atren, De shies the stomach So shacst the hostriont Good, Bakes sleep refresh: eetabr robust besith Setobors and chowers for trace 8 cured Price Fifty cents per box. Post free. An interest in, on fnyartons effects of tobacco, with lista of testimonials, references, @to., sk"T FREE. Agents wanted. Address Dx. T. B. Anporr, Jersey City, N.J. TRSTIMONIALS STMASTER's TE*TiMo Ny —I recelved « box of Burton's Anticote from Rev. J. Mi. Poulton, and Gnd it an effectual cure 8. GatsuaL. Counotton, Harrison Oo., Onto. BJ erry Bae Bretteere ts ger Joseru Mayo, Warden of B. H. State Prison, of Baxenn sTusriwowy —Dr. ‘obacco Aas arcomp) W. Mann, lot Net. Bask A OLencywan's Ti ony —ONE. nae eh a es | Box or An- rails, Barton's Antidote Uclatmed jw Albany, tnd, “We. L. Warr, Jn. From THe Sovrmees Howe Jovawat. Bidame wiitegtal barat Pets faces jesire tor x ‘in recommending ft to cur readers T.¥.Scaren, Editor, FOR ee. BY ALL Ru GotaTe. : = HIOKLING, RATS D. P. Corner Pa. avenne ‘34 etrest, for District of Coimmbie, ‘bot H. & H. W. CATHERWOop, DEALER WN FIRE OLD RYE WH HO. 114 SOUTH FRONT STREET,