Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1869, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Exeepted, At the Star Butlding, S W. Corner Penssylvania Av.and 1th Street, ' BYTES EVBNING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. poeta iad The is served by the carriers to ineiT § obec ny me City zea Dis.cict at Taw Ts rum WEEK. Oo} at the counter, with Two OENTs eacu. "Pus wom Maizixo:—Three months, One rs fine and Pitty Oent-:six months, Taree Dol- } Dollars. No papers are lars: one year, Fi sent from the oifice longer than paid for. | che WEEKLY STAE—publisted on Friday | morning—One Doliar and & Half a Year. | vV% XXXII. ar, N°. 4 REMARKABLE CURES. Ur, Aborn herewith publishes a few enany testimonials handed to Bim by his patients. Other es of cures effected by h’am since his ree- in Washingtom can be seea at ‘Ms office, A ABD FROM PAY MASTER CUNNINGHAM, 6.5. NAVY Wem D C., Fas. 18, 1999, The ¥ulllfal, soccessful, amd scien® fic treatment Dr elictte my grativude and thanks, ond I warmly ommend hime my friecde aod te pablic z: eral'7 Dr. Abe somal pitt ts aman of fer v speaks for JOBY 8. OUNNINGHAM, master Untied States Navy. ([RBSTIMONIAL PROM RB. JOHN HAINES Wastixerox, D. C., January 14, .809. To mer Pesce = T have been painfnlly afficted with an ulcerated dieease of my throat for about three years. which at times caused me to rett ish all business. In- deed, Ter two years I have been unable to perform my peatoral duties. owing to the serious condition of wy throat. 1 was providentially advised to ap- ply to Dr. Aberm, at 24% F street, by one of his paticnts, which I did stout two weeks ago, and wit.in the brief period of two weeks, under his skillful treatment, I cam cheerfully state that I consider myself permanently cured. There seemed te be peculiar propertics tn Dr. Aborn’s treatment | ich acted like magic i my case. BEV JOBN HAINES. Wacuitczosx, D ( , Jannary 12, 1859 I cheerfully certify that my wife has been for the past two weeks under the treatment of Dr. Aborn. ‘24® F street, anc ‘s rapidlyregaining her hearing, baving been deaf for the past six years; her gen eral health, also, is much improved. She has been treated tor deafness by somesix eminent physi- cians in Boston and her case promounced incura- bie, She cam now hear ordinary conversation, which she bad been deprived of for so long « time. | i yuld state that the treatment of Dr. Aborn 1s uc? painful, nor im the least degree unpleasant. GEO. T. SMALLWoeD, Business Agent Columbian College Washingtn, DO. x or TET oh SuubadSa. Wasn xerox, D.O., January 14, 1869. Dx. Avony—Dear Sir. In justice to you and the venetit of the aMicted, I wish t» add my testimony to the list of tiose whom you have cured. Four- teen years ggo I had the scarlet fever, and have been deaf im my left ear ever since, until I was relieved by you. I placed myself under your care five days ago, and received an improvement by the first operation. and have continued to improve so thet now I can hear the ticking of a watch some eight inches from my ear, CHARLES FOLLANSBEE, HH street, between 6th and7th. SUCCESSFUL TREATMBNT OF CATARBI I bave been siflicted with chr onic Catarrh so that I could net breathe throvcn my nestrils, and ‘War very nervous and debilitated when I placed myself under Dr. Aborn scare, some three weeks age. [now can breathe freely through my nos trile, amu am feeling li Bew being. His treat ment bas bad a most magical effect upon my case, A STIARWALT, Jn, Government Printing Oitice. Jantany 12,1599, Wasmtnctoy,D.€., Jannary 12, 1509. De x—Dear Sir: Ibave been under your treatment between two and three weeks for dis ease of the head, throat, and chest, which caused me to despair of my life: but I am very grateful tobe able toadd my testimony in behalf of your successfa} treatment. I began to improve within twenty-four hours after having placed myself under your care, and have continue! to improve trom day today. I am quite relieved of the dis tress In my chest, and experienced relief in Aborm tz acase of far and Throat disease | bat his profes- | EVENING STAR. Waskington News s and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE —The receipts from this day were $272,192 13, onat.—Hon. Obarles J. rgnta, is at Wi'tard’s. tas Saxton Caief Quartorm: of Georgia, is at the Eobitt Houze. | Dr 1® REPORTED that the negotéation of Mr | Seward with the Republic of Columbia, forthe r chtof way tothe Darian Caaal isa fatiure vod that Cateb Cashing will reture home with- out baving accomplished his mission at Bogota. | IN THE SmNATE, this morninc, Mr. Harris, fom the Committee on the District of Colam bia, reported adversely upon the bill mereasiat the number of notar’e> public int) Columbia. GRRERALGRANT accomprmied by his lady, General Dent, and Cotenel Comstock, arrived bere at 2.10 this ar ernoon from Baltimore, and the patty were immedietely driven to the General's residence i bisown carriaze, which Was in wa'ting. Mus. CADY STANTON, who took so promi- peat a pariin the Woman’s Sa’ Gonven tion at Carroll Hall, is a fine, geut'emaniy- | looking personage, with a comfortable double | chin and white curly hair, reminding one not | @ Litle of the late Senator Pearce, ot Maryland: How. D. W. Stamea' New Philadelphia, Otio, oa yesterday, of lung fever. He was a brother-in-law of Hon. R. J. Atkinson, of this city, having married the la:- ter"s sister about a moath age. A DIsraTcH from Austin, Texas, Jan. 2? says tha: the convention nave elected Mesars Davis, Flannagan, Whitmore, Buraet, Morgan, Hemiltom, and Varnell delegates to proceed to Woeshington under resolutions tavyoring a | division of Texas. | Tne Fiance Oowmirres of the Unitea States Senate has reported adversely upon the | nomination of Meore N. Falls, Esq., as Uol- lector of Internal Revenue tor the Third Di-- triet of Maryland, im the place of Wm. A- Wisong, Esq., the present incumbent. TUREDAY EVENING next the President will Lold his first State dinner of the season at the White House. It is expected that the members of the Cabinet. Foreign Ministers and Justces | of the Supreme Court will be the guests invi- | ted: On the Tuesday events following the President and his daughters will hold their second reception at the Executive Mansion. JouN H. SurraTT—A private letter has | been received by & citizen of Gieorgetown from Jcbn H. Surratt, at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, where he arrived after & passage of fifty-three days trom Baltimore. He states that he made the trip for the benefit of bis health, and expects to be ‘n Bsttimore by the middle of March. He had beard that the court in banc here had dis- charged his case, anu expresses the hope that | the authorities are now content, | HM. Stape, Exq., of tae Solicitor’s Oaice, | Treasury Department, was nominated to-day | by the President as Secretary of Wyoming | Mr. Slate ts a con of the late Ex-Governor | Slade. of Vermont. and belongs toa family who bave figured lsrgely in important offici:! posi tons of the pation. Mr. Slade is himself a man of fine abilitie: and bigh personal character, The sppointment will strike everybody who knows bim ss an excellent one. Tax House ComuiTsg on Purtic Exren- | pvwures had before them yesteriay Mr. Mar- tim, whose testimony relative to the Alacka matter has been paraded as being of so much consequence. From Mr. Martin’s testimony it appears that most of his information is second. hand, being obtained from Mr. Tactstro, late a Clerk im the State Departmeat. A subpesa was issued for Mr. Tasistro, and both he and Mr. Martin will be before the committee to- day. UNDER THE BEADING “A Cabinet of Broken | Crockery,” the Springfield Republi an eays that pretty good Cabinet can be made for General | Grant from rejected Senators, as follows :— Secretary of State—Lot M. Morrill, of Maine; Secretary of the Treasury— Edwin D. Morgan. of New York; Secretary of War—Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio; Secretary ot the Navy— . Washburn, of Wisconsin; Secretary of the lnterior—Jobn Conness, of California; Post. master General—Jobn B. Henderson, of Mis- souri: Attorrey General—Lafayette L. Foster, of Cunnecticut. THomas H. CatLtaway, Esq., President of very | the East Tennessee and Virginia and the East respect far beyond my enticipations, as I am69 | Tennessee and Georgia railroads—both of JOHNS MOOKE. No, 347 F street. cers of age. Wasuine ton, D.C., January 9. 1869. Thus is to certify that I have been cured of deaf. ness and a discharging from my ear of « very severe nature by Dr. Aborn, at 24% F street, within the Dewiod of one week. I can cheerfully recommend all to Bim WL» ar -affering from -imilar diseases. TF. BABTLETT, Pension Office. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Decemren 21, 1368. ‘This is to certify that I have been afflicted with Obronie Catarrh and Sore Throat for twenty years pest, and have suffered acutely therefrom for two which run trom Bristol via Knoxville and Chattanooga to Dalton, Georgi1—is at the Eb- bite House. His visit here is for the purpose of conferring with James S. Barbour, President of the Orsnge snd Alexandria railroad, in ref- erence to through psstengers and freights pass- ing southward from New York over the roads above mentioned, and to consider various mat ters of interest to the roads witich they repre. tent, Mr. HARLA®. in the Senate this morning, iatroduced & bill supplementary to an act to incorporate a Newsboy’s Home in Wasbington, D.C. The bill chazges the name to the +-Ir- dustrial Home School of the District of t/o- lumbia,” and enlarges the power and dutic> of the officers and managers a: to embrace dest'- tute, homeless, or vagraut childr-n commitisd not deaf, I bi al to their care. The corporators namod are H. ae “at have wen ocaer he pine <daaes a C. Cook, A. M. Gangewer, A. k. Browne, S. J. Dector Aborn, of 268 F street, for two weeks, ang | Bowen. R- cheerfully assert that @ cure of the Chronic Catarrh and Sore Throat is being rapidly effected, and that I bear much more distinctly than before I was J. ¥. JONES, ‘Third Auditor's Office. s YEABGS OF AGE THE SESTUSATION Ruchards, J.S Brown, D. M. Ket- 'y, A. Chester, H. A. Risley, A. J. Dietrick. C. M. Hunt, Jos. Henry, Z. C. Robbins. S. A. H. McKim, and C. S. Noyes. Nomrwations rY THE PREsIDENT.—The President to-day seat to the Senate the follow- ing nominacions : Matthew Pleseinte, to be Governor, and H. M. Slade to be Seeretary of the Territory of Wyoming. ‘Ww. E. Mathers, of Tenn., to be Surveyor Wasuixetox, D. C., December 23,1858. | General, Hemry Z. Hayner to be Chief Justice, Du. Avonn:—Dear Sir: I wish to acknowledgs the remarkable success of your treatment in my James H. Howe and Wm. F. Pigeon to be Asso- ciate Justices, Lemuel Jeffries to be Receiver of ease. I bad been so deaf for the past twenty years | Public Moneys, S. K. N. Patton to be Register as to be unable to hear, except when addressed in of Land Office, Smish P. Young to be Marshal, = very high tone. After tem days under your | Edward P. Johnson to be United States Attor- treatment my bearing sppcarste be perfectly re- stored. I am7l years of age. Yours, very truly, P. NODINE, 252 F street. DR. ABORN CAN BB CONSULTED FROM 104.M. 6PM. At 248 F SYREET, Berwasn Te gseente anc Fourvegyri Sts, 5] CATARRH, DEAFNESS, AND ALL DISEASES oF THE EYE, EAR, HEAD, THROAT AND LUNGS. cor ney for the Territory of Wyeming. Recertions Last Evsming.—The second reception of Speaker Colfax and lady took place last evening at their residence, opposite La- fayette Square, and from eight until eleven o'clock the parlors were crowded. The vis- itors were received by Speaker Colfax and his lady, assisted by Mrs. and Miss Matthews, mother aud sister of the Speaker. Among the visitors were Vice President Wade, Senators Howe, Osborn, Harlan, Patterson of New Hampsbire, McDovald, Abott, Anthony, Cat. tell, Rice, Corbett, Thayer, Waraer, Sawyer, and Scott, Senator elect from Pennsylvania. Representatives Jahan, Hunter, Coburn, Nib- jack, Waehburne, Shanks, and Williams, of Indiana; a Vea Horn, Gronee, _— Churchill, Marvin, Laflin, Kite . Hobertson, ‘et ‘New’ York; Houtwell, Dawes, Ames, Bwitchell, Eliot, sad Rice, ex: = ; Scofield, Miller, om ‘Woodward, and = Chilcott, Boyden, Ferry, ch, ‘Ben; Garfield, Li Hop: sow Sawyer, Judd. sud many oiners of the House. Attorney ral Ey Miss | their visitors Judge Dickey, Assistant Attorney General; Judge Piorrepoiny, of New York; Jona Wil- son, 3d Anditor, ©. M. Walke:. sth Auditor; Gen. W. M. Bunn, Assistant Judge Advocate General: General Brice, Paymaster General: Judge James, Profeseot Baraard, of Bureau of Education: John D. Defrees, Saperiatendeat Government Printing Office: Geoeral Parker, of General Grant’s staff, Frederick Douglas, General Ekin, Professor Nourse, McPherson, Clerk House; McDonald, Chief Clerk Judge Paschal, of Texas, J. R un Managing Editor New bane; Is A. Gobright, New York Associated Press; Ll. L. Crommse, New York Fines; Hon Dawid A. Wekes, T. B. Peterson, Es General A. J. Myel, of. & Survey; Solicitor Jordon, Paymaster Jackson, and others. The second card reception this season of Sec- retary and Mrs. McCulloch took place last evening at the residence of the Secretary, on H street, and, like the first, was a most brilliant affair. The Secretary and his Indy recsived pleasently, extending to all a hearty welcome. Reireshments were served, and it was a late hour before the guests had all withdrawn. The party at the resideace of Senator Chand- ler, on H street. for which cards were isvued several days ago, took place last evening, and sts were received by S handler. The diming ba!! was con. a b.il-room,and dancios kept up ila late hour. RELEASE OF Messrs. Biss AND Master. N.—The Navy Department isin receipt of desp.tehe>, in deal. relative to the surrend>- of Mcs rs. Bliss and Masterman by the Pa -a- guayan auiborities, on the 3d of December. Rear Admiral Davis, in his flag-ship. anchor- ed under the Paraguayan batteries at Angos- tara, and immediately communicated with I opez, whose headquarters were six or seven miles in the interior. Lieut. Com. Kirkland, the bearer of the message, returned with an answer tho. Lopez desired to conter with Ad- miral in person, and for that purpose would come down to the river bank. Lopez appeared at the lower battery, and an interview of three hours duration was bad with the Admiral. All the points bearing upon the matter were discussed, and the Admiral reports that throughout the interview the manners of Lopez were conciliatory. courteous and frank. while he continued to declare from time to time his intention to accede to the request tor the deliv- ery or. board the United Stats vessel ot Mesars. Bliss and Masterman. Some correspoadence ensued on subsequent days, and on the night of the 10th December, al ven o'clock. Bliss and Masterman were brought to the flagship in a native canoe. ‘These persons having been delivered to the Jnited States, General McMahon made prepa- rations to land on the subsequent day and pre- sent his credentials, but the buttle of that da: prevented. He, however, landed oa the 12 and was received at the landing by several officers of President Lopez's staff, and mount- ing his horse proceeded directly to Lopez’s riers. iral Davis reports that the namber of ads im ube Erazihan ficet, at present in the waters of Paraguay, 1s sixt’en, including single and double-turteted monitors and case- matcd vessels, Mounting trom one to eight guns, and adds —“On this ocersion I was treated with perfect civility by the Brazilian officers with whom I had intercourse, but was much annoyed by findinz myselt constantly in the live of fire of the helligerents, and would have ielt_ more comfortable had 1 been accom- panied by two of our donble-turreted moni- wore.’ CHANGES IN THY PaTeNT Ovrice.—The fol- lowing changes bave been made in the Patent Office Removais.—Firet Assistant Examiner M. ©. Mitchell, and Second Assistant Examiner D. ©. Lawrence. Promotions—From temporary clerks to Sec- ond Assistant E Tv T. C. Tipton: all to take effect from the 15th of January. PROPOSALS have been opened at the Post Office Department for supplying the Depart- ment with 18,150 reams of wranping paper, .000 poonds of twine, from Febraary, February, 1570. About eight bids were received. and (be same with samples are now in tbe bands of a committee for examination. a will be awarded early next week. ee -—____ Tue Poromac <alLRvaD.—The Marlboro © says: We ure happy to assure the Sun, and its many readers, who sre intercsted in the suc- cess of the Baltimore and Potomac road in its entire length to the Potomac river, that (much work is teing done below ihe point leading to that city,” i.¢, below the Washington Junc- ton ou the inain stem. The distance from the Junction to this town is about fifteen miles, aud the grading is rapidly progressing on every section of the fitteen miles, except those sec- tions which have been cumyleted, accepted by the Company, and the reserved ffleen per cent, for Proper compliance with contract, paid to the con- traciors. Further, the road is being now actually [n- cated by & corps of engineers, which penetrated Charles couniy some days ago, from this place to the Potomac. and the contract regarding its completion to the ‘Charles county line by the ist of August, 1-70,’ as stated in President Bowie's report, fully complied with We sug- gest, therefore, tbat it is time that all inuendos Teepecting the completion of the whole read to the Potomac, should cease ” Gen. GRANT Ix BALTIMORE. —General Grant still remains the guest of Wm. J. Albert, Esq.. of Baltimore, and aster atterding the meeting of the Trustees of the Peabody Educational Furd yesterday, (reported elsewhere in our aper,) the General, in company with General yent, General Comstock, Hon. Robert O. Win- tbrop, Bishop Mclivaine, and seyeral others ot the board of trustees were taken by Mr. Albert to the Home for Disabied Maryland Soldiers, on Baltimore street. The party aiter- wards visited the works of the Abbott Iron Company and of the Baltimore ‘Tr Oom- pany; also, Kensett’s oyster packing establish- ment, and last mght were present at the Pea- body Insutute concert. eneral Grant was greeted with cheers upon his entrance and upon leaving the ball, which was crowded— — Persons being unrble to obtain seats. On leaving the Concert Hall, General Grant, ‘accompanied by Admiral Farragut and indies, evening w pay his re=pecis to, the President elect, having come to the city for the pui of being present at the public reception ‘of the President elect te-day. The meeting between General Grant and Governor Bowie was ot a cordial character. The festivities were kept & late hour. General Grant, however, ig about midnight. in response to the very apparent desire of Many citizens of Baltimore, and in accordance with the reque.t of the City Vouncil, General Grant will to-day hold & public reception at Bernum’s Hotel. The rec»ption will com- ‘menee at 10 o'clock 8. m. and continued until 12 m., General Grant eeape coeapelton w leave by the 1 p. m. train for city. ————_ ‘THE WORKING PEOPLE—The shoemakers of Baltimore recently held a mass meeting, to take into consideration @ proposition made by an extensive shoe manufacturing establish- ment of that city, to abolish what is technical known as the “team system,” men individually. This pian, it was 4 ed, would in effect reduce the wages of the men and throw some out of employment A com. mittee was appointed to confer with the prin- cipal of the establishment, and inform him that the men could not accept his proposition, and if not allowed to work on the old system and at the old rates, they would not resume work. The commitice, ov their return to the meeting, Teported tbat the principal of the establishment declared bimselt! quite satisfied with bis men, Rad enpesped a eesize Cant sey eeeid. retarn to work on the old system and st the old rates. The men resolved to return to their work bedy, and accordingly formed a line or proces. s ing hops. this meeting, it is beltevi indicates the good Pohcy of @ resort to irank negoiistion in con- nhecuon with difficaites between employer and employees, and that, where reason and moder- ation prevail, an amicaple setilement may gen- erally be reached. FORTIETH OONGRESS, This Afterneon’s Proceedings. en Sarurpay, Jamaary 23. ATE.—Mr. Morgsn presented memorial from the New York Chamber of Uom merce Praying ogainst any change in the baakrap “A Mr. Pomeroy presented more female suffrage memorials. Mr. Wilson, from the Committve oa Militiry A‘lairs, reported a joint resolutioa doaaiing cannon for & moanment to President Lincoln at Springtield, I. Passed. Mr. Rice, from the Judiciary Commi Ported a bill declaring null and vo'd a the rebel States confiscating property Mr. Harlan introdaced a bill supplementary to the act incorporating the Newsboys’ Home. Reterred to Committee on the Distt! of ©>- Jum bia. Mr. Stewart moved to take up the Constitu- tional amendment imposing univers.i saf- ge. Mr. Trambull said there were a number of important bills now Ising on the table which ought to be passed. Mr. Siewart said it was very important to get this amendment up, as the session was drawing to a0 end,and the debate would ptobi- bly be lengthy. T. Conkling said there was no canyas= go- ing on now, and therefore no temptation to Senators to air their opinions, and as every oae bad no doubt made up his mind, he did rot see why a speedy vote could not be obtained. ‘The proposed Constitutional amendment was then made the special order for Thursday next. Mr. Dixon gave notice thathe would propose an amendment requiring that aiter the pa ace of the amendment ny Congres: it should be subject to the ratification of constitational oon. ventions to be subsequently chosen im the dif- ferent States. At one o'clock Mr. Cameron moved togo into Execative a ssion, which was losi by ays 20; neve 27. ‘Tbe Senate recolation providing for the re- moval of officers in Virginia and Texas who are disqaalified by the 1th amendmeat, wis recelved from the House with an ameadmeat thet it shall mot operate upon persons whose Political disabilities have been removed. Mr. Wilson moved to concur in the amend- ment with an amendment that the provisions ot the resolution be made applicable to the State of Mississippi; which was agreed to. Mr. Trumbull reported trom Judiciary Com- mittee a bill to amend the civil rights bil tterson, of New Hampzhire, intro- bul to define the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court of the Dustrict of Colambia and other purposes. Also, bill to incorporate the Oa bist Coureh in the city of Washington; bota of which were referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. The unfinished business, being the Railrcsd bitl, was then taken up. Mr. Pemeroy said there was nothing now in the bill of any great imporiance. ‘Lhere was nothing m it now and it never could reach a vote. There was no need for amy more rail- roads to New York, and =ections providing tor railroads to the West where they were really needed. It was perirctly useless to waste any more of the time of the Senate upon am isute which was only inspired by ostility to the Baltimore and Ohio and the Camdgn aud Am- boy Railroads. He moved to postpiéne this bill oon up the Central Branch Pacific Railro.d bill. Mr. Sherman said the Kaltimore and Onio Railroad would never build the Metropolitan road until this bill authorizing a railroad to New York was paved. If there wae one thing ‘hat the people of this country were united upon it was that Congress should break down the restrictions on travel which had so loag prevailed. Here was a bil to build a railroad bet wren the capital of the country and its chief commercial city, where no money aid was asked from the Government, and the Senator from Kansas wanted to put it aside to take up a bill to build a railroad intoa country where no- body but Indians lived, and which was to tuke two millions ont of the Trsasury. If tui bill Was postponed now, it woul? be fatal to it this session, und if was tobe postponed, im the name of God and of the people, le: 12 be done «trace. sully, and not to take un apy more of these subsidizing bills. This bill now pending was the entering wedge. and i: 18 opposed ov the gTeat railroad interests of the whole c>u2 ‘The motion ot Mr. Pomeroy was then « to_ as follows: Yeus— Messrs. iAbbott, Bayard, Buckalew, Cameron, Cole, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon Doodle. Drake, Ferry, Fessendep. Grimes, Karlen, Hendricks, “Howard, McUreery. AcDovald. Morrill of Maine, Norton Neve, Pai.eason of Teon., Pomeros. Pool, Rie, Ruse, Thayer, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers. Whyte, and Wikon—: 3. Nays— Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, Chandtrt, Conkling, Esmunds, Harris, Howe. Morgan Morrili ot Vermont, Morton, Osboru, Sact- man, Stewart, Warner, and Williams—i5. The bill relating to the Central Branct P>- cific Railroad was thea tiken up, aed Bc. Sherman procerded to addresa the Seaaie Hovex.—Mr. Wilson (Lowa). {om the Judi- cary Committee, asked that the committee be diccharged .rom the further consideration ot the biil to regulate the refunding of i1xes paid into the Treasury. and that it be referred to the ad Meaus. So order. 4 eto the bankrupt law. K rend to the Committee on the Revision of the awe. Mr. Ketcham (N. Y.) introduced a bill to en- courage and prowct ibe invention of new kinds of fruits. ‘Reierred to the Committee on Pat- ents. Mr. Farnsworth (Lil.) offered a resolution, which was to. calling upon the Secreta- ries of War, of the Navy, of State, of the Inte- rior, and of the Treasury for information as to the baidings occupied in thus city by their re- spective Departments, their rent, what they are used for, etc. Mr. Kelsey (N. Y.) introduced a resolution calling upon the Secretary of State for informa- uon as to whether any measures bave bcea taken by the United Siates Governmeat to re- cover irom the Government of Brazil the prop- erty of W.B. i=, clvgzen of the Untied States. Agreed 'o Mr. Spalding (Obio) asked leave to take fron the Speaker's tabie the joint resolution, wiih whe Senate emendweats thereto, providing for the disposition of certain relaung to military claims in the Department of the West. Mr. Spalding moved non-concurrence in the Sepate amendments, and that the Senate be asked fer a ee of Gonierence. Agreed to. Mr. Williams (Ind.) offered a resolution i reba 8 the Seinen on ot Columbia to ire whether or 0: of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shoal Temeved from Present location to some other place not so near the Capitol. Agreed to. Mr. Arneli (Tenn.) introduced ® bill for the betier protection of the rights of women in the District of Oolumbia, Referred to the Com. mittee on the District of Columbia. The House proceeded to the consideration of the special order, which was Mr. Boutwell’s joint Terolution p’ ao amendment to ee muon ee ited States providing for univ suffrage. ‘Mr. Boutwell (Mass.) proceeded to address the House in favor of the resolution. He anid he 1s as the last of ogee measures te be passed, bythe perm can , Its ‘would ‘stabil: passage basis of justice s “4 juality to all. ne Republican could Bot avoid ne vaneaee ity ranting sus a TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afterneon’s Dispatches. GEN. GRANT'S RECEPTION IN BAL- TIMORE. Battiworgs, January 23.—This morning ‘before the pablic reception of General Grant, the entire fire department of the city, and fevers! hundred of the police force, an alarm of fire wes struc. end all the engines we soon at werk,on Monument Square, after the exhibition a large number of citizens, inclad- ing many ladies, called on the General at jum’s Hotel. Goveroor Bowie, who wasa comrade of the Geveral’s in Mexican war. v's among the number. Afier the reception, Gea. Grant was accomprried to the depot by the City Council, aud lett tot Washington BOLD BANK ROBBERY. New York, Jan. 28.—This morning an anda- cious thief waiked mto ihe Park Baok, dash. ing a kind of shield which he held in his band through the glass panel protecting the aoant r, seized a package containing $4,000; passing out be wansferred the package to a coniederate, ‘The first thief succeeded ia making his esc. but his pal was captared and the money r. covered, REARREST OF BOGERT. MosTREAL, Jau. 23.—Bozert, the abscondiog Paymasier’s Clerk of the United States wae vescel Vermont, has been rearrested near this city, —<-e-—__ FANANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. During the week, enuing to-aay, there has been received at the Treasury Depar:ment from the Printing Division, $°1) 000 in Frac- tional Currency. , The amount shipped during the same pe- nod was as follows: To Assistant Troasurer at Boeton, $100,000; to Assistant Treasarcr at Philadelphia. 100,000: U. S, Depository at Pitts- barg, Pa.,$390,000; to Natioual Banks «nd others, $190,533. Total, #70, amount of securites held by the Trear- Brer of the United States in trust for National Teported to-day, were as follows: For circulating notes, $342,447,000; for of Public moneys, $35,247,350. Total, $377,61,950, The amount of National Bank currency 1s- sued during the week was $13',370. making the total amount issued up to date $3:1,9%6,826. From this is to be deducted the following amounts: Mutilated bills returned, #1! 200,932" notes of insolvent banks redeemcu by United States T, 8979, 128: jauon ai this date, $29,746,766. Tbeamornt of Fractional Curreacy redeemed and destroyed during the week was $552,475, ———— = Government Securities. ASEINGTOR, Jan. 23 1269.—Jay Uooke & Oo. furnish the following quotatieas of Gov ernment securities : U. 8.6’. 1981...... 1862 FEW YO: WIRST BOARD. U.S. 6's, 1881... 5.20's, In &JY,"67..105 5, 5.20's, 1962. 3° 5.20's, In &Jy.68.- 108% 5.2075, 1866. 109% Ten Fortes pie {By Bankers anu trovers Telegrapt.} Lewis Johnson & Uo. quote stocks and bonds in home and foreign markets as follows Bai! Yorr Aon Fe Age geen S. 6's, , COUpOR, 112\; 1582. coupons, 113; 1884, coupon, 109%; 1885, coupons, 110, 188° (S%:' 6.208, 1 fic Mail, i 132%; Fert Wayne, 123; All BR eng Ey 3 We . Exp., 27; Al Express, 42%; United or. chants’ Union, I=; Chicago & Alton, none: do. preferred, 145. Gold, 135% a136 ;. . [By Cable.) Lonpon, Jan 23, 11 a. m.—Oonsols, 93 y; U S. Bonds, 75%; Mlinois, 93: Erie, 26. FRANKFORT, 11 a. m.—Honds, 79%. LIVERPOOL, 11 a. m.—Ootton murket opens easier. Sales will reach 15,000 bales. i gling Uplands, 114; Middling Orleans, 112, RE, Jan. 23.—Virgmia 6's, old in- scribed, 50 bid, 50} asked. Do » 1866, 505 bid; do. 1867, 49 bid; do. coupon, old, 5€ bid: do. cou- Pon, new, 63 bid. Cotton quiet, bat prices steady; Midding Uplands 29. Flour dail. and small business domg: prices unchanged. Whest dull. Corn steady; prime white, 85. Oats dull 65073. Rye firm ai 1.40a$1.55.. Pork active arid aieaaier Eat sea . sbou! 3 Lard quiet at 20820 c. me pasa New York Grain Market Te-day. New York, Jan. 23.—Flour 10 and 15 cents beiter for low grades. Wheat very firm. Oats quiet. Gorn qviei and prices without decided chenge. ——-+___ Wi treet Te-day New York, Jan. 23. market un:et- teld. Money at 7 per cent. Exel 9X. Gold, 35%." 5-20's "62 coupon, 12!;. 10-08, 5%. North Carolina Sixes, old, 63; new, 62. Virginia Sixes, ex-coupon, 58\, asked: new. 62. Tennessee Sixes, ex-coupon, 67; new. 67%. ——_<re—____. MERTING oF THR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE Pzasopy Souruzrn EovucaTionaL Funp.—At the meeting of the Board of Ti 10 Fund in Baltimore yesterday, Samuel Watson of Tennessee, was unanimously el: cted to fill J begga ofthe late Hon. Wm. ©. Rives, of irgin’ The report of Dr. Sears, as given to the press, is confined particularly to operations in Wes- tern ‘inia, Arkansas, api He says tin some of the States the political excitement of the last six months has favorable to that co-operation which is ne for zears ago there were no schoo!-honses in the » except afew academies. Daring the last year ‘were erected. A particular itted to Resolutions were adopted recognizing the wisdom. fidelity, and diligence whieh marked the course of the General ip bis appropriation of the means commi! wo his care gnd discretion. The Board then ad- Or CoUNTSEFEITERS. — Colonel ‘United States detective, made a de=cent ‘Wood, in New York. yesterday morning on a den of counterfeit-rs, at a barber's shop, No.75 Cherry ee SP At the Congregational well, Iowa, out of 300 stadente, women 5 District Matters in Coagress. Senator Harlan. on Monday last, introduced in the Senate a bill -toamend and consolidate the several acts es‘ablishing and retating ') a Metropolitan police for the District of Colum. The bill, as amended, is materiatiy o.(- terrat from the onginal, and we give a jew o. its Most important sections, its great length omit its publication entire it the President of the Waited States, by and with the advice and consent of tbe Senate, shall appoint five residents of the District ot Columbia, three of whom shall be residents of Washington, one of Georgetown. and one of the county outside the cities of Weshingion and Georgetown. who, tozether with the Mayors of the cities of Wusbingion and Georgeiown, ex officto, shall compore the governing board of the Me-ropolitan Police of the District of Columbia; snd hereafter n police authority shall be exercieed by any or either of the municipal authorities of the Div. trict, but such authority shall be wholly © in the board of police. The term of office of one of the five -ommissioners appointed um this act sball expire in one year after the da’ of bis appointment; and annually thereat or, on the seme day of the year, the term of office t cme commissioner shail expire. when he thall be reappointed or another citizea of the District appotuted im bis stead. Tae order in Which the terms of office of tne fit> under this act sball expire shall be determ by lot. The commissiovers in office at the time of the approval of this act snall remain in off ull their successors are appoimted and con- firmed by the Senate. Atver defining the powers of the board, nearly similar to those contained under the present Jaw, it states that the annual salary of each commissioner of police shall be four hnn- dred and enguty dollars: of the treasurer, fit- teea hundred dollars, inclusive of bis salary ss commissioner; of the secretary and property clerk. eightcen hundred dollars: of the clerks to the board, rach fifteen hundred dollars of the superinten¢ent of the force. three thousand dollars; captain and inspector. eighteen hun- dred dollars: of the Hentenants, each fifteen dred dollars; of the sergeants, each twelve bundred doliars; of the privates, each ten bundred and eighty dollars: of the detectives and magistrates, each fourteen hundred and tor'y dollars; of the surgeons and attorney, each four hundred and eighty dollars; of the superintendent of police telegraph, fifteen hun- dred dollars; and of the messenger, seven han- appointees dred and twenty dollars. Salaries to be paid in the same money as heretofore. ction 22 is one in whi bia, enter upon any agreement for sonal encounter as pugilists. or who may come within the said District for the purpose of passing into the territory of a meighboring State for the purpose of such encounter, or the owner or owners of any steam or other boxt, railroad car, hackney or private carriage, who shall knowingly convey, or attempt to comsey such pugilist or pugilists to the place of en- counter, whether within the District or o1 it, shall be arrested and conveyed before any Metropolitan police magistrate, who, u; satstactory evidence, shall, in default ot suf- ficient bail to appear before the Supreme Court ef the District of Columbia to answer the charge, commit the party or parties to the Uni- ted States jail to awart their trial before said court, and upon conviction betore said court, shall pay & fine of not exceeding one thousand not less than two bundred dollars, or be im- Pprisoned not exceeding one year nor less than three months, or both, at the discre'ion of the ceurt. Section 29 says that all licenses to sell in- toxicating liquors by the glass or drink shall hereaiter expire on the 3ist of (october: and it eball be unlawiul for the Board of Police to grant license to any person Whomay have been convicted and fined by a Metropolitan Police Magistrate for so celling, giving away,or other- wise disposing of any intoxicaiing liquor be- tween the hours of midnight Saturday, and six o'clock on Monday morning: or on Plec- tion days, when the Board of Police have or- dered the places to be closed, or in o:herwise Violating the law as p: Section 31 prescriies that no license shall be granted 'o any person or personsto ke-p an saloon. restaurant, or other person apply the municipal authority within whov* uris- diction the applicant for a licence resides may pie kg) ny ie of a larger sam if, in its rf pt, the public interests requireit. The Board pave power to close any place without a lezal license,or which shall have been licensed, when the public bealth or peace or weliare, in the judgment of the board re. guires it Sections 4. 7, amd~ of the act to amend the Act approved August 6, 1-61, and July 16, 1-62, established a Metropoiitan Police in the Dis- trict of Columbia, to increase the efficiency thereof. &c., approved July 23, 1506. Sections 4,5, amd § of the act “to regulate proceedings before justices of the peace in the District ot Tolumb's. and for other purposes.” approved V repealed. ™ A Divorcep Courts Evorg ayp Picwer INTO MATRIMONY AGarw.—Abont three year Sg0 & young man named James Smith, ployee ot the Kentucky Central road, ‘wooed and married Miss Lizzie Lre, one of the mcst charming girls in Pendleton, Ky. just when budding into young womanhood, being only “sweet fifteen.” After living together some eighteen months, during which they were blecsed with an heir, domestic difficai- ties occurred. which marred the iness of their wedded lite, and calminated the di- vorce of the the wife retaining posers. sion of the child and resuming her maiden name of Lizzie Lee. Now comes the sequel. the separation of more than @ year—du: which time Miss Lee bad: ber of suitors tor ber band—her former husband could bear it no -. but earnestly renewed his protestations of love, which were savorably and lovingly Teceived. An elopement was planned—for the ld folks objected to the proposed remarriage, a on Monday evening of last week, the S7Oys ers are “ten fora cent” in Florida. G7 Brigham Young actual Siepiritual” Anne Powson is the tnvorite, S7The “Lady in Green,” 9 male, is lecturing in St. Pani. S7- What Saxe call the idly losing its popularity. Paced Overton, who is a wi i Anspector of Customs at S7-Mr. G. A Halteman, th was ae married to Mice artara J. Wagoner, ceremony was oy the 8 Smith, on ‘in the big mom horseback, ‘ibe z in Mody al and Surgival Journat, (at the use of tobacco, by ampeding the circulation au, ventung the free and netural supply ot oerimeat "9 the ' Raix, oceazons duldneee. <OMMI'ed about 9 o'clock lass g Den Deacd gbows tha: time of tae pc ople had reared the poise rete enepicion. The bodies were wad this mor presenting & ghastly ap- ‘arance. O'Brien lay upon the floor, a pistol in bis rich: band, bis head Lying tm a large pool cf frozen blood: Bis wif> wassitiing in & wood. Dox, into which she had appaeatly fallen when shot. The whole floor presetited « gory Agu Sickening ct. From theevidemce of Dre. Arcbor W. Mooresnd 8. B. Morrisoa, Iue bad Deep extinct some hours ong that death was caured bY a pistol shot .bat penetrated the brain. Upon the person of the murderer apd suicide Paper containing a statement of the coptemplsted deed was foued. The only cause for the smferpal act, a8 Appears by this coufes. sion 1. thet bis wife was one of th hearted women in tbe comniry. “Not Anew comer to this c ooty br elt omtortable for the winier, whea Re astonuned his pewly formed acquaintances by commie ng this unaccountable de 4 aver N Loss or Lirz—Death of a Pather + Children. —On Tharsday morning Atout our o'clock, afire broke oul im a tene- meui bouse at the corer of North Fourth and bird streets, Williamsburg, New York, the T toor occupied by amaa named J.D Hiden, -d the upper part by several families, (on the front room ot ‘he Gurd floor aman named Fred. Thora bved with iis wife and five cbildren, He hastily tifed hos wife and carried berto the treet, them ran up agaim brouge the smoke and came back with t the chnidren, leaving three childrem «itt room | After leaving the children on the etree the inther again rusted through the flames a smoke to save :be remainder of hi amily, » before he bad gone balf way up be w trated by Ube smoke aud Was unable to prove A lew mimputes stterwards, whea the fia bod beep subdurd, his iasensible body toand, snd on goIDE UP stairs tt WAS ford all tbe three childien had persbed. Tw these children Were twins, @ boy and girl. + Six years oid, and theother wasa girl years old. Vireista News.—It is again de Hustings Courtin Rutmoad Ta: attorneys qualifying ix not compelled to take t Peter's Cathedral end Ther. tle chalices, uree cruet>, usd tor holding he consecrated . Stoneman Maddox, Esg cuit Courts 0! Graves, remo, PowER Por Sew MActiwes.—The for. *\§B papers refer to an apparacus ot Caral, of Paris, for running sewing machines by elec:ro- magpetism. Water pressure us 1s now constructed by Coque, and by Faine, of Paris, which can be attached to any hydrant or water pipe; that of abe former resembling a horizon- double working steam engine, and wegbs but fourteen pounds without the My-wheel the other is more like a simple oscillating ma. chine, and is much cheaper. Both are said co give Very satisiactory results, | —————— ee bas appointed Samuct F. Merk of ¢ ty Powhatan coauty. vice R. &7-The Small Pox is reported to be very se- Yereim the Western cities. Its asserted that meter ofdeaths from this disease Bas mprecedentediy great im Small Pox 's declared to be an epidem ‘Louis; it is scourging Chicago though is said about it in the newspapers, and in ) waukie the public schools and the rink ti comtey| been closed ia Bp Of theatres, concer! saloons and other pleces where large numbers of persons assem- bie, bas been discussed, | SOA the skating rinks are to be metamor- | phosed into velocipedariums next summer } 87 White tulle is the most fashionable ma- terial for brides: toieties this wiater | 87-A London physician bas deen analysing the hair lotions used by some of hiv paralyuc patients, and finds mucd carbonate of lead. @7'Sbe had wpon her but a single rosebud.” sung rece: at Steinway Hall, must Rave been an upcommontiy light costume for the oson. —-«re - | SPECIAL NOTICES, ALLENS LUNG BALSAM. It sells everywhere and cives satisfaction. Bead the following extracts from letters write. “Allen's Lung Balsam ins portstine’ sams | write: en's Lung Ualedm as porto: 3 Fomfdence in ail diseaace ef 5 xe B > rite > ‘py Segiarale ames Cea eR Tease =: e than any other medici | PERRY DAVIs’ PAIN KILLER. This old and well known rrmedy, which hee ac- | quired s world-wide renown for the care of sudden colds, }. etc., Weas stomach, debs. - ity, o sore mouth, can kered mouth or throat, ver jut. dy or tno jon, creep oF pain in the stomach, bowel complaint, painter cholera, diarr! ole, ‘wand dysentery, bas | leat Boue of ite good Same by repented triale, uc continees to occupy a prominent position ia every | Tamils medicine chest = ‘atin ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN ABOUT To MARRY. Eeseys for Young Men, on the Er: and Dineases incident to ¥. | hood, ‘with the humans view of” Cate, cont by mail tn sealed tert Rox t. Fhiladelphia, HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER. Renews the vitality of the scalp. Benews the hair to its original color. Bevews the nutritite matter which nocrishee (he bair. Renews the brash, wiry hair to stiken softness. Renews th« grewth of tne hair. Renews the appearance of those that are Bald gad Gray. end is a apicnoid hair dressing. “Ho Ot eral hol to clog up the pores. One botile B. P. BALL & 0O.. Neshua, 8 A , Proprietors. Fer sale by all druggists. jal}-2m ICAL NOTICE. ctereate, ane saTOsPay and SUNDAYS from Bo. 222 rtreet. of Willard’ Hotel. +e rear Other daye st bis resid:nce, 5™ North Charles street. Baltimore. Wp ~ Treatment and curv of nervous de- ray, and all diseases arising from abuses a4 of the oc 25 Gan TARAS SOT see ie “Ra eel aera = vere EEE SAT all Dresciste bey