Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1869, Page 1

LL eT: nh tt THE EVENING SPAR } = ' VUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, ; the Star Bullding, EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY. | STA m served by the carriers to thei . TESSIAN a ue Oty and District at Tas CopTs Pam W8eK. Copies at the counter, with «> withoat wrappers, Two OxsTs each Matiive:—Three months, (ns Cents; six months, Three Dol- , ive Dollars. o papers e paid for. The WEEKI.Y STAR—pnblisked on Frida: .rming—One Dollar and a Half a Year. EVENING STAR. , ‘Wachington News and Gossip. Receptions d his daug The Presiden Te wilt teceive bh imst? nt, commenc- tt ral Rand! will re- ext Tuesday ev osing ds on Wedwesday of each week from | to¢p m, at residence er of Twelfth and K sirew’s Mrs. Secretary Senofield will receive her triends each Wednesday trom 12 m.tot p. m., at ber residence, on HB street, between Seven- tenth and Highteenth Mrs, Secretary McUullock receives on Wed- nesday of exch week, at tie residence 6 H street. from Ig m.to4 p.m. andon Friday, trom ~-o ll p. m. Cards to he issued for the evening reception ary Browning receives on Wed. oh week, a° Ber residence, No. reet, from 2 m. to 4 p.m. x's receptions will be on every Pridwy evemimg durmg the session, trom Sy to p.m Mrs. Colfax receives every Wednesday, from m Ltedp Tae Ree eptions YEsTeRpAy.—The pieasan’ wealber yesterday was taken advantage of by citizens and strangers. and the Wednesday | i well afternoon receptions were tten ded The visitors at Speaker Colfax’s were cor- | dually received by Mrs. Colfax, Mrs. Matthews, and Miss Carne Mathews. Among the vis- jors were Mrs Senator Thayer, Mrs. Senato: srrill, Mrs. Justice Nelson, Mrs. Justi htord, Mrs. and Miss Bianche Bat! General Logan, Mrs. E. Admiral Kadford, Mrs. re 5 a 2 2 ral Wager Swayn: & msjority of whom were accompanied by | gentlemen A: the residence of Secretary Browning a great crowd of visitors were received by Mrs. and Miss Browning, assisted by Mies O° Ban- nen, of Lexington, Ky., and Miss Symonton, of Balumore. Great sociability prevailed, and the visitors enjoyed themselves very much. Mrs. Postmaster General Randall's reception was one of the most attractive of the day, and from 12 m. to# p.m. Am almost uninterrupted , stream of callers poured tmto the mansion. All were received most cordially by Mrs. Rai all, assisted by Miss Upton and Miss Craw- | ford. ‘The reception at Secretary MeCalloch’s was also very largely attended, aud the callers were | received by Mrs. McCulloch and the Miss Bailey, danghters of Admiral Bailey, ma very pleasant manner. Thesecond reception held yesterday atte peon by M cTetary Schofield, assisted by Mr-. Gibson and Miss Lizzie Barnard, at the residence on H, between 17th and sth streets, was fully as largely strended as the first, aud the aumiability of this accomplished lady mide the reception & very agreeable one. The visitors at the residence of Secretary Welles were received by Mrs. and Miss Well and the Misses Hale. Among those pr-sent Were Mrs. Qakes Ames, Mrs. Senator Thayer and daughter, Mrs. General Wager Swayne, Mrs. Admiral Kadford, Mrs. Juste Neison, and many others Visit oy THE Bawktavers To THz Paeeat- DENT.—At two o'clock to-day the officers and members of the National Bricklayers’ Union. | BOW iM session in this city, sccompanied py a number of bricklayers of Washington, about Wo hundred strovg. visited the President of je United States at the Executive Mansi Teey were drawn up m a line in the Fast Room, and when the President appeared wer presented by Hon. Samuel F. Carey, of Ohio, © sppropriate remarks. The President re. phea that he was glad to meet with this natioi ai body of bricklayers and thankful for the confidence reposed 1m him. His past course, he said, was a guarantee of his sympathy and identification with the labor interests of the | coun jry, without any speech in that direction attbie time. If bis acts did not speak for bir, there was nothing that he could then say whicb ‘Would give them an assurance of bis feeliags. He was then introduced individually to all the delegates; after which, the visitors left ia pro- cession to view the public buildings and other poists of interest in the city. Pactrtc RalLeoaps.—The President of the United States bas accepted the report of the Government Commissioners upon an additional | section of twenty miles of the Ceatral Pacific railroad and telegraph line, terminating at the $70%h mile post east of the Sacramento, and bas directed that the bonds be issued to the com- | pany, as required by law. The distance be- tween the two roads—Central and Union—is now only about 32) miles, the Union Pacific having reached the ‘0th mile post. Should the weather prove favorable they will meet some time in May or June next, and the entire road will be complete to Sacramento and ready for use. Of the 320 miles yet to build, about 1% miles are on level land, and recjuires little or no gradiv<. SECRETARY BrowN«Nc bas not yet approved the list of promotions, dismissal Pr A number of p are named for removal, but they have brought strong influence to bear upon the Svcretary, wud it iSmOW probable that the list will be re- turned to the ¢ sioner and no changes made. mm. Farera-Ko#a.—Everybody is looking for- ward with pleasure to the concerts te be given by the Parepa-Kosa troupe, at Metzerott Hatt next week. These concerts will be on the 19th And 2ist of this month. and the sale of tickets commences Saturday, at 9a. m., at Metzerott’s music store. Tee KmcoNsTRU: TION ComMITTER held a meeting this morning, and had before them Gen. Gillem, commanding Fourth Military District. who reiterated the statements contain- ed im bis official report that there was a fair election 1m Mississippi at the time the Consutu- tion framed for that State was rejected. Tue Boarp or SurgRvisING INsrEctoRs or ‘BaM VReSELS met at the Treasury Depart. ‘Ment yesterday, and reassembled this morning +2 the room of the Hous Cemmittee of Bank ing and Currency, at the Capitol, where they will herestter hold their sessions. UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM Missor|i.— A dispatch received bere this morning from St. Louis announces that General Carl Schurz ‘was nominated on the first ballot tor the U.S. Senate, as the successor of John B. Henderson, the present incumbent. Joun M. Barclay, Esq., the popular jour- mal clerk of the House of Representatives, who has been confined to his residence by 6. ‘vere tlimesss since the holiday recess of Con- gress, 1s rapidly recovering, and expects to re- sume bis duties im a few days. A sisTEr of Gen. Grant, Mrs. Cramer, is the wile of our Consul at Letpsic. She is a fice amateur artist, very beaatifal in ber features, and ber head has been copied tor the Goddess 4naca w the frescoes of the new art museum of Lepsic. RECEIVTS FROM CUSTOMS.—The receipts from ¢ustoms at the ports below named, from J. ast to Sub, inclusive, were as follows: Boston, €1.473.18, New York, $2,250,3-0.76; Philadelphia, 102,603.17; Baltimore, $246,785.41; Total, $2,921,258 Hox. Etisna Foors, Commissioner of Pat- enw. is actively engaged upon bis report for the pas: year. sud will have it ready for trans- ‘Mitsion to Congress m the early part of next week. Nationa: TeeaTan.—To-night Lydia ‘TRempson’s famous burlesque, “Ixion, the Man at the Wheel,” will be brought out ia Gret-rate style. The Zavistowaki ballet troupe Rave been re-engaged for the new piece. Mice, recently aubmitted by the Com. | Vv, XXXII WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 14, 1869. + 4,945. TaweRe or Orricy.—Mr. Wilson, of Mass., introduced in the Senate this morning a bill to mend the tenure of office bill. The bill pro- vides that every person holding any civil office to which be bas been appointed, with the ad- vice and consent of the Senate, and every per- som who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office except the Secretaries of State, Treas ury, War, Navy, Interior, Postmaster General, and Attorney General, and others that may hereafter be made Cabinet officers, is and shail be entitled to hold such office until a successor shall have deem in ike manner appoiuted and duly qualified. The second section provides thai during the recees of the Senate the Presi- dent sball have authority to suspend any officer appointed as aforesaid, except Judges of the Supreme Court, and to appoint some suitable person to perform the duties of such office un- ful the next meeting of the Senate, and until the case sball be duly acted on and determined by the Senate, and the person so appointed shall take the oath of office and give the bonds required by law, aud in such case the President sali, within nty days after the iret day of the next meeting of the Senate, re- port to the Senate such suspensions and the name of such person appointed to perform t Ues of such office, and if the Senate sha concur im such suspension it saall be so certi- fied to the President who may therefore | move such officer, but if the Senate refus» to coneur im such suspension, the officer that bas been so suspended shall forth with e the functions of said oifics and the powers of the person appointed in his place atl cease, and his salary tor the time be has such office be paid to bim. The third section repeals section one and two of the act of March 2d, 1*67. Referred to the Committee ' op Reteenchment. Woman SUFFEAGE.—Mr. Wilson, of Massa- chusetts, presented im the Senate this moraing | by members of the Equal Rights Association, | asking the extension of the right of suffrage to | women im the District of Columbia and Ter- ! | ritories of the Unitea States. Referred to the District of Colambia Committee. A QUEER TITLE.—The bill introduced in the Honse by Mr. Mullins, of Tenn.. on Tuesday, bas the following rather remarkable title :—« 4 bill to remove unconsutational office-holders and to punish such as violate the same.” IxTERWAL REVENUE—Phe receipts to-day trom this source were $274,520.5 ——_—-. TELEG TO THE STAR. | it Less of Property. | Purrapmtrnta, Jan 14.—The fire at the cor- | ger ot Ninth and Obestnut streets still rages; it has already destroyed one marble block. Uaid- Well’s jewelry store, im which it commenced, 15 | completely demolished. Cone’s carpet store is | very much damaged. Howell’s paperbanging | warebouse is enveloped in flames in the upper | stories, and the stock completely ruined. | total loss will not be less than $2,000,000, un- | less Caldwell’s safe preserves their diamonds | and other yaluables. The fire was preceded | by an explosion, leading to the supposition that the fire originated by burglars blowing open he safes. A man was arrested at the rear door of Caldwell’s, but says he was stationed there after the explosion to prevent persons from en- (eripg, and that ume che door was open. Partapetraia, Jan. 14.—The explosion in Caldwell’s store’is accartained to have been caused by the bursting of a boiler used in heat- ing the building. so that the loss will not be as serious 4s was at first supposed, as the safes bave undoubtedly protected the valuables | they contained. The art gallery in Caidwell’s coutained @ large number of valuable paintings d statuary. The paintings beloaged to Mr. T, Who sustains serious loss. The buiid- us erected by Bund & Tate in the mos substantial manner, and the marble front on Chestnut street is not seriously damaged, ex cepton the fourth story and cornices. Seven clerks were sleeping in the building and es | capea through the second story widows | nearly all are seriously burned. PHILADELAMA, Jan. 14.—Howell’s store was owned by George Howell, one of the firm. Th= stock, valued a! about a quarter of a million ot dollars, was totaliy destroyed; about one-balt of the loss 1s covered by insurance. Tae in surance on the building will suffice {to cover all loss. ‘The damage to Orm’s store is con- fined to the upper part, but the enure stock damaged by water. Phe fire still continu | among the stock of paper in Howell's stor though totally extinguished ia orther j)-rtious of the block. PHILADRLIHTA, Jan. 14.—Caldwell’s stock outside of the safes is valued at two hundred ana fifty thousand dollars. The buildings were fully insured. Two cierks sleeping at Caldwell’s are missing, Hogan, from Proy dence, R. 1., and Poulk, from Manchester, when lastseen Hogan ‘bad fallen down near | the frout door; both are supposed te have | perished. | UNITED STATES MARSHAL KILLED w £ ENTERING A WOMAN'S BED ROOM. ) _Cuicaco, Itr., Jan. 14.—In Naperville, Du- | page county, Ilimois,on Tuesday night ast, | James Laird, Deputy United States Marshal | of Wyoming Territory, was killed by Chaun- tcey Bailey, as he was entering Mrs. Bailey's bed_room—Bailey suspecting improper inter. | course. The woman had previously eloped | with a Universalist minister. The citizens jus- | ‘iy the homicide ‘ae sore. FINANCIAL D COMMERCIAL. The New York money market is without | Cesential feature and loans to call borrowers | | on pledge of acceptable collateral are made at 7 percent im currency. It there bad existed any intention of inaugurating an artificial | strmgency by parties nitlierto successful in | | such schemes, the heavily augmented legal re- | serve of the banks has undoubredly restrained | them from making such efiorts. Commercial paper is without change, and 8 a 10 per ceut. is the general rate ior prime names. —_.—____ Securities. WasmrneTos, Jan. 11, 1869.—Jay Uvoke & Uo. furnish the following quotatiens of Gov- ernment securities : Selling. Ry 112% 109 5 19 wey Five Twenties, Jan. & J Ten F nlon. none; Obic igo & Alton.none: do. referred, 1°. Market steady. Gold, 136\a Cable.) Loxpom, Jan 1d, Consol 3 Bonde, *5. Illinois, $3, ex Livrroct, 1 p. m—Qotton market opens VERPOOL, 1 p. active. Sales 15,000 bales. Mi Uptands, MgaN; Middling Orlears, 114 8%- KPORT, Il a. m.—No qq! —_-—_—_ e New York Grain Market To-day. zw Yorke, Jan. 14.—Flour dull and droop- img. Wheat is dull and hesyvy. Gorn dull aad about Ic. lower. —_—-e-__. SF Velocipedes have become a neisance in New Orleans, riders are forbidden to ase the sidewalks. 7 A Southern paper wants the foolisB practice of shooting Prevalent up the South.” ° FORTIETH OONGEESS. This Afterneon’s Proceedings. Taunspay, January 14. SENATE.—Mr. Wilson presented memorial of officers of Equal Rights Association, praying for female sufrage im the Distriet of Columbia and the Territories. Mr. Anthony presented petition of Lucretia Mott and seventy-five other women, asking a comstitational amendment to secure female suffrage. Mr. Grimes, from Committee on Naya! Affairs, reported adversély on the petition of Commodore R. W. Meade, to be restored to the active liet of the Navy. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to annul the tenure-of-office act. Referred to Committee on Retrencbment. Mr. Morton introduced a bill premising that whereas Abraham Lincoln, the late President of the United State: ing as President and Commander-in-C! be Armies of the United States, was killed in the war of the rebellion by the enemies of the country; aud whereas under a proper construction of the pension laws the widow of the said Abraham Liacoln is entitled to a pension, the same as the widow of any other officer who tell im the war: Therefore, be it Kevolerd, That the sum of be paid to Mary Lincoln annually, to be paid from the time of the decease of her said husband. Mr. Sumner suggested to fill the blank with %,0.0, and a=ked for the immediate consider 1- tion of the bill. Mr. Conkling.—It ‘had better go to a com- mittee. Mr. Sumner.—Can there be any objection to it Mr, Fessenden.—It had betier go toa commit- tee. ‘The bill was accordingly referred to the Com- mitiee on Pensions. r. Sumner introduced a bill to enforce cer- provisions of the fourteenth Uonstututional amendment. Mr.Sumaer explained that this bill was rendered necessary by the state of affairs in Kentucky, where certain persons di: qualified by the fourteenth amendment had assumed to exercise judicial fanctions, sud be understood the same state of affairs existed in Virginia, and in other States lately in rebillion. He asked that the bill be referred to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary. Mr. Morrill, ot Vermont, called up the joint resolution of the Legislature of Vermont, pro- testing against a renewal of the Ganadian re- ciprocity treaty. Mr. Morrill then read trom printed slips an argument in opposition to any Tectprocity treaty. Mr. Cragin entered a motion toreconsider the vote rejecting the concurrent resolution grant- ing the use of the rotunda and other portions of the Capitol for the inuaguration ball. The bill for the relief of Sue Murphy was then taken up, and— Mr Sawyer being entitled to the floor, pro- ceeded to address the Senate. Hovsr.—Reports from Uommittees were in order. Mr. Ashley (Ohio) from the Committee on Territories, reported a bill to extend the boun- daries of the States of Minnesota and Nebraska, and the Territories of Montana, Dacotab, and Wyoming, and proceeded to explain the bill, which he said did not entail any additional expense upon the Government. fn bis judg- ment it would be the best way of disposing of the Mormon question, because it would carve a large piece out of the Territory of Utah, thus giving the Mormons notice that no State gov- ernment should ever be established under their dominions. This was one of the chief objects of the Commuttee in reporting the bill. Mr.Wasbburne (Iil.) said from the statement of tbe gentleman ( Ashley) it seemed to be a bill to dismember the Territory of Utab. H-» hoped the bill would be postponed until the Delegate from Utah was bere The bill was, by unammous consent, made the special order tor this day two weeks, after the morning hour. Mr. Ashley, (Ohio,) who reported trom the Committee on Territories the bill to facilitate commercial intercourse between the several States and Territories of the United Siates, asked to have it made the special order for two Bours abouttwo weeks hence. Ubjection was made. Mr. Cook, (I11., from the Committee on Elec- tions, reportet @ resolution setting forth that George W. Anderson is not entitled toa seat im the House from the ninth district of Mis- seuri, and that Geo. W. Switzler is entitled to ‘seat in the House irom said district, eo -—__ ADS AND CANALS. —The ite of Maryland in bis an- MARYLAND Rat Comptrolier of the S' nus Feport says ‘The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has paid into the Treasury, during the fiscal year, $287,240.29, divided as follows: For oue- fifth receipts from passengers on the Washing. ton Branch, dividends on stock held in the Washington Branch, $55,000; dividends on stock of the Main Stem, $40,000, and interest on the balance of the sterling debt, $114,000. The receipts from this source compared with for- mer years are greatly reduced cansed chiefly by tile exchange made by the «Board of Public orks"—in accordsnce with the provisions of the Constitution of 1867—ot bonds held by the Siate for an equal amount of State bonds held by that corporation; also, the failure of the Company to pay the second imstallment of one- fitth receipts trom passengers over the Wash- \ogton Branch within the fiscal year, but which has since bees paid. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the An- napohs and Elk Ridge Railroad, and the Eastern Shore Railroads are still a source of expense to the amount of interest on the sums advanced to them. I can se no prospect of re- turns in the suape of dividends. The amount invested is not lost. asthe value of property op the line of these works is enh: ved more than the amount loaned to these companies, Aud thereby returned to the Treasury in the in- creased taxes levied The Baitimoreand Potomac Railroad is in rapid progress of construction. Under the provisions of chapter 310 of 1568, a survey is being made iu contemplation of a railroad w Point Lookout It is a reasonable bope that before mazy years this fertile, but isolated sec~ ton of our Siate, will be brouga! in close con- tact with the trade and commerce of the large cities, and be thereby rendered more prosper- Tre Exstees (Qvestioy.—fhe conference on the Eastern question held a brief session Tuesday and adjourned until to-day. Mr. Revgabe, the Greek Minister, has been called to Athens to take the place of President of the Grecian Ministry. The conduct of the Greek Government in taking exception to the exclu- sion of its representatives from the conference is condemned. It is not considered probable thatthe Greek Government will acquiesce, and its reply to the demand of its representa- tives for instruction is not likely to prove favorsbie, ia ier case the con: prence will, robability, adjourn indefinitely. Mean- while! the Plenipotentiaries have ‘applied to their respec'ive Governments for further in- structions. 1tis understood that Russia con- demne the attitude which Greece has assumed toward the conference. A circular from tae Sublime Porte to the European powers, justi- fying its recentaction against Greece is pub- lished. The reports ot the capture of members of the Cretan insurrectionary government by Turkish forces are confirmed. Four of the QGretan officials were killed, and the rest were taken prisoners. The books and documents of the government fellinto the hands of the Turks. PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BaLti- more RatLRoaD Qomrany.—The annual meeting ofthe stockholders of this company was held in Wilmipgton, Delaware. on Tues- day, and alithe old board ot directors were re-elected with the exception ot Jao. A. Dun- can, (deceased.) in whese piace Samuel Harlan was elected. The board hecrae yong | met and elected the old officers, making the and directors for the ensuing year as follows: President, Isaxc Hinckley: vice-president. Enoch Pratt; directors, Samuel M. Felton, Wm. Littleton Savage, Wm. Sellers, Jesse Lane. a Bringhorst, Samuel Hariau, Freae1 ick A. Curus, J. I. Cohen, Jr , Thomas Ke'so, Columbus O'Donnell, Thomas Donaldson, Jacob Tome and Nathaniel Thayer; secretary and tressurer, Alfred Horner. PUDLIC PRINTING is & good thing tor some. body. On Friday last a dealer in waste paper in city ved from Washington three ani aarter tons of Patent Office reports and otber 1 documents, with iostruc- tions from a member of Congress to send him draft for the amount the lot was worth for old paper. The sale of this staf realized for the member of Congress a few handred dollars on that which cost the people thousands.—N. Democrat. t2th. ‘7 Miss Ellwood is to give an exhibition at the Buffalo Tink, “dressed to represent Mer- cury, @7-Patti-Caux has engagements for more than two years to come. S7 A Christmas goose, seat to t — in a Canada hy was stuffed ‘with and steel saws. appreciated the staffing. SF Chicago has bad an “Anti-Temperance The Market-House Ques! Epvitor oy THE STAR.—Sir. 1 notic® 11 bas been introduced to incorporate & company to build a market on the Centre Market grounds in this city, and believing it ‘would not be uninteresting to the readers of your valuable paper to know something ot the circumstances connected with tha: grouad, And being fond of antiquarian subj-cts, 1 have taken considerable pains to ree whether the orginal proprietors or their heirs could maxe any claim to the ground should the market be removed to some other pide, Tpon examina- tion I flad recorded the direction of President George Washington to Thomas Beall, of George, and John M. Gantt, Esq., who were be mu'usl trustees of the original proprieto-s of the city of Washington, and the Govern- ent, made on the 2d day of Mar, dved certain property to Grustayus $ it liam Thornton, and Alexasder White, wno were then the commissioners for the United States, with the same powers that the Commis- missioner of Public Buildings now bas. and the bequest made to Messrs. Hand Gantt was in the followmg words: “Yon are hereby requested to convey all the streets im the city of Washington, as they are Inid out and delineated on the plan of the city hereto annexed, and also the squares, parcels, and lots of ground following, to wil.” (Then follows the several reservations, numbered from one to seventeen. The President's resi- dence contains a little over 83 acres; the Capitol Teservation—running west to 15th street west— contains 227 acres; the Monument grounds (No. 3) bas about 30 acres, and the Centre Market grounds are numbered seren, and described in metes and bounds as follows:] “Beginning at the intersection of the north side of Canat street and the east side of sth street west; thence north to the south side of an avenue (now known as Louisiana avenue) drawn in front of square numbered 382; thence northeasterly with the south side of said avenue ux it intersects the south sideof Pennsylvania avenue: thence with the south side of \d Avenue until it intersects the west side of 7th street west: thenc» with the west side of said street until it intersects Uanal street; thence west with the north side of Canal street to the place of begimning.”* By the deed trom Beall aud Gantt, all the title originatly held by the proprietors passed to the United States in all the streets, avenues, alleys, and public reservations, without con- dition or other reservation or evasion. About five years after that the city of Washington ncorporated, to last fiw years: and in May, the corporate authorities appropriated a few hundred dollars to grade aud fill up the grounds above specified for market purpores, The city authorities seemed to take possession of the land, and it bas occupied it ever since as A market. The land origmally belonged to Daniel Burns. and not to Notly Young, as has been supposed bysome. Congress can give the right to build upon the above describ-d grourd, as well as the streets and avenues, (what little there is of the latter,) as the market grounds, because the ttle to the whole isin it. The present market stracture was not built upon the line of the market grounds, because the res- ervation, in Tunning from sth street, would strike Pennsylvania avenue at a point directly south of the centre of Sth street, and not at the corner of 7th street, where it now strikes it, and & break in the line would injare the effect of a building running along the avenue, T have heard it mentioned that a hotel, run- ning from 7th to 9th streets along Pennsylya- nit avenue, is to be built with the upper story for a grand hall, which would be over five hundred feet long. As tothe hotel. 1 sapp that would not be @ very bad thing, but I think ieitber on the avenue or on %h street a hall can be built of the size that can be made there, it would bea blessing to this c I think politicians would not object, 3 national conventions could be called here: as the Presidential Gonventious are al w: called the year of the long session of Congress, it would be convenient for Congressmen to have the conventions here. But I see a move was made on Monday evening, by the Com- mon Council, to oppose the enterprise, al- though they are to be furnished witha comfort able honse forever free cf cost, together with the Police Headquarters and all city offices. Besides the property will be subject to taxation: and it will, of course, with theexpenditure of a million of dollars (which will be at least the cost of the building proposed to be built, as 1 understand,) be assessed at that amount, which will afford an income to the city, as we are now taxed (one dollar and fifty cents on one hundred dollars.) of fifteen thousand dollars a year, and probably the business done upon the same property, twenty-five thousand dollars more. Yetsome clerk or other official about the market proposes to leave the old thing as it is, and a committee is appointed to go to Con- gress to oppose the improvement. Mr. Editor: Lam acitizen of Washington, and have to go to market every day. I feel satisfied that the present site will accommo. date the people best, but it is quite ime that the present dilapidated sheds were replaced by A structure not £0 utterly disgraceful to the city, A Looxer-on. —-<+e UUTRAGES IN THE SouTHWEST.—Saturday ight a negro named Abe Vandberg went to the house of Wm. Smith, an employee on the Mi-eissippi Central railroad, at Water valley, Miss., and atter a desperate struggle sucaeeded in outraging the person of Mrs. Smith, bat not before he had strangled her little daughter Ishe was imsensible As soon as it was ht Mrs. Smith alarmed the neighbors the marshal of the tewn went in pursuit of the negro, He soon succeeded in capturing him. On bringing him to town it was with great difficulty thatthe negroes who *had as. sembled were kept from burning hun. He was placed in jail for safe-keeping. That night, however, the Ku-Klux came in strong force, took him out and banged him. Next morning Mr. Smith returned home. He be- came almost a maniac on hearing of the affair, and Wept to the spot where the body was still hanging, cut 1t down, gathered rails, and built & fire upon it. While the body was burping he danced around it like a madman. Detective Bearmore, ot Nashville, returning from a business tripto Pulaski, Tenn, was taken from a train on the Nashville and Deca. tur rauread, Tuesday bya band of masked Ku-Kiux. What they did with Besrmore is not known. Tag New SUSPENSION Baier AT NIAGARA, The new suspension bridge at Nia: Falls, which was opened tothe public a few days ago, has the longest single span inthe world. The Width of the chasm from cliff to cliff, over the Niagara river, is 1,100 feet, Tue span between entres of towers is 1 feet. The length of the suspended portion of the roadway is 1240 feet. The height ofthe centre of the roadway above the water varies at eigbty-tive feet at high water to ninety-one or niuety-two feet at low water. The neightof the water is much attected by the direction and force of the wind. The floor is suspended from two cables, formed of twisted wire ropes, seven to each cable, one laid in the centre and the others around it. The cables are seyen inches in di- ameter, contain nine hundred and thirty-one single wires in each cable, and weigh sixty- eres eneee Tr lineal foot. The cables are anchored in solid limestone rock on the Gana. dian side, and insolid masonry onthe New York side. People were allowed to cross the bridge free of charge for aday or two when it was first opened, and on Sunday of last week ten thousand trips were made over it. Fatat RalLRoap ACCIDENT.—A special dis- Patch from Pittsburg, say:: “A terr ibly fatal accident occurred at an early hour this (Tues- day) morning to the a on the Pan. Handle railroad, at Cork’s Run Point, avont three miles belew this city. Heavy rains yes- terdsy washed theeartn from the track and lett hundreds of ties without foundation. When the train reached the above named place the sleeping car was detacbed from the train and buried over anembankment sixty feet high. Of seven persons in the car were instant- ly killed and the others seriously injured. The killed were John Allen, sleeping car conduct- or.C. McPherson, of Springfield, Ohio, aod Robert Chester, of Pennsylvania. Henry C. Bomett. aleo of Springfield, is thor tobe Mortally wounded, also a young student on his way to a Western college, Wa injured intera- ally. Jobn Reinecke, a drover from Kentucky, Was injured in the foot. The wreck took fire immediately after the accident, but was extin- The nod ies ot the killed were bronght to this city.”” Perry, 8 member ot the in acard that he threw in the caucus intentionally. This leaves Hamlin with clear majority of the Republicans in the Legislature who desired st says: was Evinexce OF THE CURABILITY oF CMRONCC CATARREH AND DEAFNESS. SUCCESSFUL TREATMBNT OF CATARBII. I haye been aftlicted with chronic Catarrh so that I could net breathe throuzh my nostri Was very nervous and debilitated when mytelt under Dr, Aborn’s care, some thi ago I now cen breathe freely through my trils, and am feeling like anew being. His treat ment has had a moat magical effect upon my case A. STIARWALT, J Government Printing On 12, 1969. Wasptyoros, D.C, Janaary 12, 1539 Dk. Anonx—Dear Sir: Lhave been wader your treatment between twoand three weeks for a dis ease of the head, nd chest, which caused me to despair of my life; but I am very grate‘nl to beable to add my testimony in behalf of your successfal treatment. I began to improve within twenty-four hours after having placed myssif under your care, and have continue! to tmprove ‘rom day today. I am quite relieved of the dis- trees in my cheat, and experienced relief in every respect far beyond my enticipations, as I amr years of age. JOHN MOORE, No. 347 F street, Wasnixe tox. D.C., January 9. 1859. This is to certify that I have been cared of deaf- nese and 8 discharging from my ear of a very severe patare by Dr. Aborn, at 24™ F street, within the period of one week. I can cheerfally recommend ‘sll to bim wh» are suffering fron: P. BABTLETT, Pension Office. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, DeceweeR 71, 1963, This is to certi*y that I have been afflicted with Chronic Catarrh and Sere Throat for twenty years past,and bave suffsred acutely therefrom for two years, Though not very <ieaf, I have always heard indistinctly. I have been ander the treatment of Doctor Aborn. of 248 F street, for two weeks, and cheerfally arsert that @ cure of the Obronic Catarrh and Sore Throat is being rapidiy effected, and thet I hear much more distinctly than before I was treated. J. F. JONES, Third Auditor's Office. A_ GENTLEMAN 71 YEARS OF AGE ac KNOWLEDGES His BeREne THE SESTORATION OF Wasuixoto x, D C., December 23, 181 Dn. Anonn:—Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledge the remarkable success of your treatment in my case. Thad been so deaf for the past twenty years as to be unable to hear, except when addressed in 4 very hich tone. After tem days ander your treatment my hearing appears te be perfectly re- stored. Tam7l years of age. Yours, very truly, P. NODINE, 252 F street. HON, JOHN COVODE. MO. FURNISWES THE LLOWING TESTIMONIAL Wasnrneton, D. ©., June 12, 1998 For more than a year I suffered inconvenience from ao nstant sourdiog tp my left car. On the 2ist of May Tapplied for relief to Dr. Aborn. He ved me ai once, and from that day to this 1 re had nodificulty of any kind with my hearing, Jraly. JOHN COVODE. {DecENvER 23,—Hearing still remains perfect. | DR. ABORN CAN BE CONSULTED FROM 104.M.TO 4 P.M. AT 245 F STREET, RTH AND Foorreenre Sts, oN CATARRH, DEAFNESS, AND ALL DISEASES OF THE EYE, EAR, HEAD, THROAT AND LUNGS, 131m Between Tu ICE 25 € iTS. SENT SBALED BY Post. “«(MANHOOD.” One Hundred and Fifty-Sourth Edition of thie new medical pamphlet, revised and just publ’shed oy the author, Dr. Curtis. This valuable work treats on the cause and cure of premature decline and secret diseases of youth and manhood. It sives aclearsynopsis of the impedimente te mar- riage, and the remedies therefor. ADDRESS THE AUTHOR, No. 6%. OHABLES STREET, BALTIMORE, Extracts from Reviews of this _W. ning ij ‘irom the year issy”* "me f the tree are com 3 fare con by the false and. frauduleut, it te 4 the suiferer from nervous debit” tient’s guaranty, wi its immense circulation.— Era. CrRtis on MANHOOD should be tn the hands of ‘® medical p: youth and oi 0 licatt Ably ‘written. and ‘developes the nent of & ¢lass of painful maladies, whicm have too long been the pr:y of the illiterate and designing — United Service Gazette. Orr: ‘is ON Maxnoon.—It developes the shoais on which a lar; rtion of human on which e large proportion of ‘hui fearfal inees is chart 2 they Tay be eroided aud a ‘ Fortunate tor acountry would it] - tice the philanthropic and seloatife: maxima’ bere jown~ one cause of matrimoi then be from our land, and the rack of by a'renewal of the MANHOOD. In the young and rising generation th: tive powers of life are strenc, bat in 8 few years how often the pallid bee, tue lack Instre ere, a emaciated form, and the impossibility of applica- tion to mental effort, show ite banefal intiuence It soon becomes + vident to the observer that some depressing influence is checking the de of the boty. Consumption is talked of, aad per- haps the youth is removed from schoo! andeent r ments vegeta 0 the country, Thisis one ef the worst m Bemoved from ordinary diver-ions of the ever-changing scenes of the city, the powers of the body too much enfeebled to give zest to healthful and rural exercise, thougbte are ta! on themselves. If the patient bes female, the approach of the | menses i+ looked for with anzicty, as the first symptoms tn which Nature is to show her saving power in diffasing the circulation and ristting the cheek with the bloom of health. Alas! increase | of appetit- has crown by what it fed on: the cies of the system are prostrate, and the whole economy is deranged The beautifaland won fal period in which body and mind undergo so fascinating @ change from child to womss, is looked for in vain; the parent's heart bleeds tn anxiety, and fancies the grave but waiting for its victim. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCRU, for Weak- vets arising frem excesses or early indiscretion attended with the following symptoms: In tion to Exertion. Loss ont - ‘ower, Lose of Memory, Dificulty of Breathing, General Weakness, Hor- ror of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling, Dreal- fal Horror of Death. Nicht Sweats, Cold F. Wakefuluess, Dimness of Vision, Langoar, Uui- vereal Lassitad: of the Musenlar System, Often Enormous Appetite with Dyspeptic Symptoms. Hot Hende, Flusbing of the Boy, Dryness of the Skin, Pailid Courtenance and Eruptions on the Face Pain in the Back. Heaviness ef the Eyelids, Fre. wuently Black Spots Flying before the Eyes, with Temporary Suffusion and Loss of Sight, Want ci Attention, Great Mobility, Mostiessness, with H rrorof Society. Nothing is more desirable to Ach patients than Solitude and mothing they. dread, for Fear of Themselves; no Repose of Man- ner, no KEarnestness, no Speculation. but a tar- ried Transition from one question to another. These symptoms, if allowed to go on—which this Medicine invariably removes—soon follow Loss of Power, Fatuity. and Epileptic Fite, in one of which the patient may expire During the Superintendence of Dr Wilson at the Bloomiz gdale Asylum, this sad result occurred to two patients; reason had for a time left them, and both died of epilepsy. They were of both sexes, and about twenty years of age. ore ‘Who can say that these excesses are not freyuent- ly followed by those direfal diseases Insanity and Consumption * The records of the Insane Asylums, and the melascholy deaths by Consumption, bear | ample witness to the trath of these assertions, In Lanatic Asylams the most melancholy e: hibition appears. ‘Thecountenance is actually sodden and vuite destitute—neither Mirth or Grief ever visits | it, Should «sound of the voice occur, it fs rarely articulate {With woofs! measures, wan De~pair, Low sulien sounds thelr grief begatiel.” Whilst we regret the existence of the above dis- eases and symptoms, we are prepared to offer an invaluable gift of chemistry for the removal of the consequences: HELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CoN. CENTBATED FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. There is no tonie like it. It isan anchor of hope to the surceon and patient, and this is the testi mony of all whe have used or prescribed it. Bold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere Prepared at H.T. HELMBOLD'’s Drug and Chemica! Warehouse. 594 Broadway, New York. BSCOMMENDATIONS. Stexnover, ietor of Daily and ty Telegraph. ave sat 7th 8,Xou dmrrere t ‘or the Sons of Decee re) | INSURANCE, ATIONAL UNION FIRB INSUBANC OF WASHINGTON Ofice—-No. 71 Louisiana arcane, one door east o Rorerth street | BO CHARGE FOB POLICIES OB y DI ora BEVENUS Risks taken om the losses promptly paid. CHABLES KNAP. Presttent - e LJ a ea ‘rosie » LaRwee’ 19S. Vice Preet 9. j )CariTaL most reasonable terme ant GUY & PRELrs, Pr, ” LPS. W. 8. OLMSTBa CONNECTICUT MUTUAL Lt INS! ANCE COMPANY * - ov BABTFORD, CONN. TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLL aKs, GEORGE F. MARBLE, Agent, or TH URITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D. C., Chartered by Special Preved 3) Actet © “ - y 33, ise AP o+-02081, 000,000 Philadelph rmon Finaace and Ex-cotive wy thee. — D. COOKE, Washington, Vice Prosi- RRSON W. T. Philadelphia, Secretar ON W. PEET, Pui a, Se ’ and 8. TURNE matsrant Seorot Fuanois Medical Director” nahin; TH, MEDIVAL ADVISORY Bu. 7 3. K BARNES, Burgeon General — Untied States 7 wonwits Medical Departwent States Navy, Washingtou. echingten 0 cr Rite ee A Dad ap capital of 91.000,000. od full partioniars given of the ompeny te tae | at: GENERAL AGENCY | JAY COOKE & Co., | FIFTEENTE 8TH! . OPPOSITE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON D. U. THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY OFFER A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THEIR FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS AT PAR. i NINE HUNDBED AND SIXTY MILES Of the line West from . and the work is going on throngl the Winter | As thedistance between the Nuished portion o | the Enion aud Centra! Pacific Railroads ie now | lese than 400 miles, and both companies are pusb- | tug forward the work with great energy, employ- | tng over 30,009 men, there can be no doubt that the | whole | GRAND LINE TO THE Pac ic Will be open for Bostaccsia the Summer of The regular Government Commissioners have Prouounced the Union Pacttie Railroad to be | FIBST OLA8S in every respect, and the Special | Commission appointed by the President says | “Taken as a whole, THE UNION PACIFIC BAILROAD HAS BEEN WELL Cv! LI NE EXOBEDINGLY WELL SBLEOTED. ‘The energy and perseverance with which the work bes been urged forward, and the rapidity with which it bas been executed are without parallel ix | bistory, and in grandeur and maguitude of ander taking it bas pever been eyualied.”” The Report concludes by saying thet “the ceuntry has ree son to copgratulate iteclf thet this great work | of national importance is so rapidly approach- ine complet, ler such faveravie suspices The Company now have in use 157 locomotives and ‘Bearly 2,00 carsof all descriptions. A large addi- | Houal ejutpment is ordered to be ready im the | Spring. The grading is neariy completed, and thes | distributed for 12) miles in advance of the western of thetrack, Bully 1 miles of iron for the pew track are now delivered west of the Missouri | Biver. and 90 mtles more are ox rowtr. The total exper ditures for construction purposes iu advance of the completed portion of the road fs not less than eight million dollars. Besides « donation from the Government of 12.0 acres of land per erage rate of according tothe difficulties encountered, for which the Government takes « second lien as security. The Company haves ready received $24 73.000 of this subsidy. being is fall on the 9 uiles that have beou examine |y the Cuited states Commistioners GOVEBNMENT AID-SECURITY OF THE BONDs. By its charter, the Company t# permitted to is sue te own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS to the same emount a4 the Government bonds. and im» more. These Bonés are s First Morteage upon the whole road and all itseguipments. Sach a mort railroad connecting the Atlan and Pacific States, takes the highest rank as asafe security, The earnings from the way or local business for the year ending June 3), 1858, on an average of 472 miles, were over FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. which, after paying all expenses, were much more than sufficient to cover all interest liability apon Reckiven ww Wassincros, 8 First National Bank. Rittenhouse, Fowler & Co. a the Company's @ttice, Ne. 20 Nassau it ‘. Street, i j |