Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1869, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, at the Mar Bullding, LW. Corner Pennsylvania Av.and Lith Street, } BY THR EVRNING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY. me served the carriers to thei? | roe Sees te tne ay aod Dutrict at Tas Cass rar Wsm. Copies at the counter, with Bout ——. wo OBNTs each. Prick BOK Matin 7 C Inrs; one year, Five papers { sent from the office longer than paid sor. { The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday | moraing—Ore Doliar and a Half a Y¥ W ASHINGTON he €vening Star. D. C., TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1869. { SPEOIAL NOTIOES. i. FARMERS, rovide yourself with PEERY KALLE a this season of the men, ° Tak ‘ disable your hamae—uecit in every ease ot the kiad, e oo bot the old lone, tried’ Perry Davie’ Pain Kitiec, failed. feb DA MANHOOD. Te the youn ard rising generation, the vegeta tive powers of life are strong. but in afew Searshow often the pallid bue, the lack-Iustre eye, and em= cated form. ar? .)s impovsiblisty ty mental effort. show ite b: soon becomes evident to the observer tat some de presring intlacnc= is checking the de veloymert 0° te body Comsumption is talked of, and pert aps | the youth is removed from ache@l and sent int» | 3, thecountry. This ts ome of the worst 1 on fe Bemered from o-dinary diversions of feb 22 charging scenes of the city. “1° powers of the body too much enfeedled 10 cive test to healthlul and anal exercises, thoughts are turned inwards upon Pemeelves If the patient be a female, fhe approach of the menece is Inoked for with anxiety, as the first | symptom in which Nature isto show her say! i: power in difasing the @ircuistion ad visitire * cheek withthe bloom of health Alas! increase: | appetite has crown by what it fed on: the energie of the system are prostrated. a d the whole econo. | | G MEN ABOUT TO RRY. ADVICE To baa Sr MEDICAL NOTICE. EB DeF CURTIS tl loot inood ,’” “Mealeal oon) ay oar Doctor &e.. &e., begs to wy isderanged The beantifat and jerfal ve- | a. tify his Washinere es poor dey aM, rid tm which be¢y and mind undergoes fascinating | eatecatns poanieete caere, beeen eee ® change from child to woman, is looked for ia le to evote enly the Seeing ee vain, the parent's heart bieeds ia anxie.y, ad | wil ij fancies the grave but waiting for ite victim. ond SUNDATO from ae fe eam 2258 Bm. Z No. 422 F street. 10 rear of, Willard’s, Hotel, mata hat Sats | Other days at his residence: 55 North’ Chativs EXTRACT BUtcHune, street Srrciatity —Treatment and cure of nervous de- For Weakness arising fom Excesses or Early In | bility, and all diseases arising from abuses of tre discretion, attendet with the .ollow. + spmetc ns: | *7etem. oc 28-6m Indisporition +o Exer.ioa, Loss of Power, Low : = aa . of Memory, Difticu'ty of Breathing, General Weak- | HALI’S VEG: RENEE BAIR) ness. Horror of Disease, Weak Nerves, Trembling. | pon Dreadfal Horror of Death, Night Sweats, Cold profteraps Peder ate ps Beuews the hair to its original color. Benews tritive matter which nourishes the hair. Benews the brash, wiry hair to silken softness. Reuews the growth of the hair. 4 Renews the appearance of those thet are Bald and Gray. and is a spiercid hair Greming. Bo Ott Feet, Wakefuiness. Dimness of Vision, Languor, Universal Lassitude of the Musc alar System, Often Enormous Appetite with Pyspeptic Symptoms, Hot Bands, Fiusbing of ths Body, Dry aess of the Skin Paitid Coustenance and Eruptions on the Fi Pain fn the Back, Heavincss of the Eyeli queatly Bisck Spots Flyiog before the Eyes, with a to clog up the pores. One bottl ee ee eae lokiniy ae ok Stat, Went of | ep HALL &CO., Ne@bus, WH , Propristors. Atteation, Great Mobility, Gestless, with Horror of Society. Nothing is more desirable to eich patients than Solitade, and nothing they moc) Gread, ‘or Fear of Themselves; nv Repose of Mau- ner, no Specuistion, but ® nurried Transition from one question to another. ‘For sale by all 4: aggiste. c= jalt-2m PHALON’S segeeren LOTION” BSEAUTIFYING TH: AND COMPLEX. t ON ‘These symptoms. if silowei to go on. BSEMOVES ALL EKUPTI FRECKLES, sqmen tenatchin eomee Se PIMPLES. Ord, SuOTOHRb a: ota. Power, Fatwity. and Epileptic Fits, in one of which | FAalB and iT the patient may expire. For LADIES tn the NURSERY it is invaluable. For GENTLEMEN after SHAVING it has noequal “PAPHIAN LOTION” is the only reliable rem- ey for diseases and blemishes of the SKIN. Daring the superintendence of Dr. Wilson at the | Bloomingdale Asylom, this sad resalt occurred to two patients; reason had for a time le.t them, » ad bath died of epilepsy. They were of both sexes, ead about wenty years of axe. tor the TOILET. RORSE ¥ tad BATE will not Who can say that these excesses are not fre- | “Shap the BRIN” Price 36 sete oe abe. quently followed by those direful diseases, Insan ity and Consumption» The records of the Insane A+ylams,and the melancholy deaths by Uonsump- tion, Dear ample Witness to the train of these as | sate ee quisiT: . ons. In Lunatic asylams the most melan- | GBANOE. o j eabibithmaporars. he countenance is | PHALOR & 80N, New York. Bold by all Draggiste tuaily sodden and yuite destitate—neither Mirth or ——— eee BATCOHSLOB’™ HAIR DYB. Grief ever visits it. Should # sound of the wice wan Despair grief beguil the existence of the above dis- symptoms we are prepared to offer au | invalwable gift of che: iry for the removai of the | consequences | HELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRA- TED FLUID EXTRACT OF BUCHU. ‘There is » her Tonic like it. It is an anchor of bope te the sur; id patie nt, and this ie the testimony of all who used oF prescribed it. Bold by Droxgists sod Bealers ever) where. PREPARED aT H. T. HELMBOLD'S, DRUG AND CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE, $94 BROADWAY, BREW YORK. RECOMMENDATIO A Case of Twenty Ye Privabetrnts, Penn , Jone 25, 1831 | B.T Berimne Drageist Desk Sin. I bave been a anfferer for twe: grate with gravel, bladder it ev adivetio x od GO TO THE BIGHT PLACE. 0 TO THE BIGHT PLACE. DON’T MISS IT. DON’T MI88 IT. FINE BOOTS AND SHOES | FINE BOUTS AND BHOKS i BETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. RETAILED AT WHOLBSA4LE PRICES. | YOU PAY NO SECOND PROFIT | YOU PAY NO 8ROOND PROFIT | | AT STRASRUBGER BROS, AT STRASBUKGER BROB., Seventh street, 4th door above I 73 Seventh street, ith door above 1 La >| Terms Casa’ GREAT BARGAINS IN IBISH LINENS the tre at moat eminent physicians, experieuctug but of tae | litle ES, for Boys’ w: jiaving seen yout preparations ex ed, Lconsuites my family ppysicia: bg Your £xtract Bucha this because I had used all and | them sles: : im fact I despaired of ever | Well, and determined to use nu reme reatver unless I knew of the t ively ad. | inrega-a | New & tyle CABSIM 0 cents 1 #1. ‘ALES at 37°, cents, worth 50 iT, from Geo A Clarks Unglazed and Coats’ SPOOL COT- TON. Sceuts. A fall assortment, colors and pagbers. Good CALICORS, 10 yards for $1.25, At J.W. SELBY & 00 °8. 323 Pennsylvania avenue, sonth sid: fe 15 ‘awst Bear 7th str: oncladeé to try it. I “ ‘oun about efght momihe ago, at which time I wes confined to my r-om. lve merced to use From the first bottle I was astont+b: d and grati- jeial effect, and after using it three je to walk out. I felt mach like seater a fail ment uf my care at tho MIESSISQUOL ‘nud there neluded to defer aud ‘tee a effect a pertect cure knowiag that it w ‘ greater value to you and more satis Senins frees tble to report that is effected be remedy tor five m . J uow for taree months, gud ne jer cia, nn pleasent ta-te orater of the s: Wuenever FOR SALE BY PRINCIPAL DRUGGISTS, CURES CANCER, CURES CUTANEOUS AFFECTIONS, | CURES SCROFULA, | And all the Impurities of the Blood. And the Sovereign Remedy tor Penasyivanis iphia, ip vdeiphis Ro Porter. ex Governor of Ponnsylea * Levis. Jndge, Philadelphia Gri age United states Court i_Judye, Philadelphia. Porter. vity Bo! A itor, Philad-Ipbia ry a ex Governor +f Baile | BRIGHT'’S DISEASE, a ‘and other Diseases of the Kidneys, auditor Generel, Washingtoa. And many others, if necessary. ~ Dis bateetat ee Sane te Sinierpae cearcerwes eta ra | dressing a note to a tien of Kidneys, a. Gravel. | From Morgan, Feasel & Co.. Glasgow, Missouri | Febraary 6, 1353. I was troubled ——————— ee 8S Beaoziron wixvow suapzs. STAIR AND VESTIBULB BODs, -* AND FIXTUBES FOR DITTO. agere Greta and “eet whotonale of Peper yey Fer farther tnformstion see Journal of Phar >. ] macy ‘Besutiful SHADES and many styice worth abt Kevser's Letter, Dispensatory United States, | 9759. fate can eer 3 Prof. Dewees’ valuable works on the Practice of Saou ook borer aatiat 42 Physic. ss Fee tn we ae, plimerkemmle by thelate celebrated Dr. Physick, | De Carpeting : emote om Robraien McDowell. Scat B . ° at Uol- NING SILKS. Soctbectens, bactdc ont ee LL ABD BVENING at ‘traps actions of the King aud Qaeen's Journal. | — M: dice Chirargtcal Beview, published by Beu- 10 PER OBNT. OFF FOR CASH. min Travers, Fellow of Boys! olinge of Sar | ore. -- j most Standard Works oa Modt- wee colored silks, on og allencoass fanaiaulion nae wileutwe are diapostag of ‘very low prices, com: BHELMBOLD'’S EXTRACT BUCH, ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF 16 YBARS, Prepared by M. T. HELMBOLD, Drozz eran eee BENT ANT EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. peeenape INTERNAL RBVENUE.—Phe receipts to-day trom this source were $171, 0% 6.. Pensowat.—Genera’ J. F. Buckner, ot Ken- tneky, is at tye Eobt Ho. ++--Goveraor Dennison, of Ohio, is at Willard’s. “Dixon,” of the Boson Advertiser, says that “Mr. Hooker is jus: now in sivo- amo ig the Eastern men for the Treasary Dep rtmeat.” With RFFERENCS to the child wit) no bic k- bone, who is reported to have r: cently did in Ohia, the Ecsioa Pos) says that by b's death sthe Scate Jost admirable material fora mem- be: of Congress.” GENERAL Sueripaw will arrive here some sme dur.ng ‘be presen: week to witness the ceremonies of the inaugurai'oa, and to re- eotve instructions im regaid to his Rew com- mad SPRAKER Cotrax’s REC&YT ONS, in conse. queace of the night €:ssioas ef the House, © -¢ @scontinued. Mrs. ( ofvax’s last reception for this <°s*'om will be on Wednesday afternoon, from 1*0 4p. m. How, RIcBARD C. McCormick, delegate eic> to the next Congress com Ariz) acrived « New York oa Sanday via Panama. Mr. MoU ‘Went oat as trcretery, and subsequently b - came Gove ‘nor of the Territory. Ir “URNS OUT thet the employes removad from the New York Cusiom. house last Fiidav by Collector Smythe were all political fe." ot Gov. Morgan. No worshipping the set.ir sun m Gothen A RBRGULAR MEBTING of the Uabtnet took Place at the Executive Mansioa to @ay, all tr> Members present. At the clove of the raatica interviews were given by the President to a few of the visitors who were in wait'ng. Racerti0n oF lowalaws.—We arerequested to etate rbrt Mr. and Mra. Sext'o- Hasian will Feceive the memters of the Towa Association, and sil 'rdies sud .eatlemer o: Lowa visiting Washington city, on Wedne-day evening, the 24th instant, trom § to 11 o’clc ck, A: their resi- dence, 301 H street, ncar Seventeenth street. GEYERAL GRANT was at Dis office this morn. Ine atan early hour, aod dispored of consider- able busincss. Awong the ca'lers wore Sexi. tors Morrill and Thayer; Judge Erskine, of the U.S. Court of Grorgia; Geaera's Logan and Dodge, Repreventatives Lawrence», Allison, Dickey, Roo!, D. J. Morrill, aad Donrell. Taz G ORY TROUPE continue to draw good hon-es Wall’s Opera House, and announce the “Shidow Pautomime” and other novelti:s this end every evening daring the week. There will be a matinee to-norrow af ernoon for samilics, at reduced prices, when the little on: will have a chance. New pantos mim: 3 and tubleaus are to be i atroduced. J. H. Brit, of Middletowat N. Y., avd David W. Reeve, irspector of elections in Wawands, Uranze eoanty, N. Y., bot promt- nent Democratic polit cians—lei: Middle:own yes‘erday morning, in charge of the Sergeant. At-arms of the House of Representatives, -n route to Warhington, for refusing to auswer ques100s put to them by the Congressional Commitee of Inves: zatiov Os HILL Cemetery Im Concress.—M | Pomeroy introdaced in the Sena‘ tois mo-a- ing a bill to equalive and define the rights of all persons who own lots in Ua Hill Cem>. tery, which provides that all persons owaing or who may hereatter purchase lo! in saia cemetery of any size whateve-, beyoad that for a single adult person, sba'l be entitl: 1 to all the rights and privileges of thove now owa- ing lots of a size no: Ices than 300 squire foe The bill was accompanied by a petitiva sigaed by a number o: persons, asking the pissaze o sucha bill Mr. WIL80n, srom the Seaate Committo+on Military Aft .irs, tbis morning reported /avor- ly Upon tLe bill to repeal the second section of the act making appropr.atioa for the a. ny, approved March ?d, 1547. The section proposed to be repealed fixc> the beadquar.ers of the Geaeral of the Army at Washington, and requir:s all military orders of the Presid-nt and Secre.ary of War to be issa'd through the commanding geaers\, and prohibits bis removel or suspensioa except ai bisown request or with the approval of t 1 Senate. THERE WILL RB ONE MORE public reception at the Executive Mansion vefore Mr. Johnson leaves. The Presideat with his fimily, accom- panied by bis son-in-law, Mr. Patterson, whose term as Senator expires oa March 4. will retura to Tennessee. Of the Presiden ‘Staff, Colonel Robert Johusos, the first Pr vate Secretary, will accompany bts father to Eu- rope. Mr. Worden will retorn to his profes. sioa of journs'ism, Colo! Moore and Mor. row hold commissions in the army, and wil! te a@eigned to duty therewith. The oiher two sccretaries will retire to private life. Tas Lovpow arp HAmrsuiRe RalLyoan.— Mayor Bowen, who presided at the conierence of the Directors of the Alexandria, Loadoa and Hampshire Ratlroad Company with the citizens of Washington and George:owa ai the Beard of Trade Rooms on Thursday la:t, has appointed the following committce to drafc appropria‘e resolutions in relat’oa to the mat- ter:—J.W. Wright, O. B. Uhurch,Wm. B. Todd, Hallet Kilbourn, and Samuel Bacon, of this city; O.H. Crszin, Abraham H. Herr, and W. BH. Tenney, Of Gcorgewown; and J. C. Lewis, of the county. “Humpty Dumpry,” the popular extrava- ganza which bas drawn such crowded hous: s im New York fora year past, wa: performed atthe National Theater last evening in capital m@yle. The picce is a grand burlesque, and abounds in comical situations, tricks and trans- formation scen‘s. Base ball, the balie:, the velocipede, the skating park, and the zouave rill man, Burk, besides a great many other features, are introduced, and the last scene is equal to any ever preseated here, not excepting the “Black Crook.” Hernandez Foster, Frank Foster, Miss Heten Wall, the Zavistowskig, and B.S. Hodges assume the principal char- acters, and areall very good in their respective roles. “Humpty Dumpty” is a success, and ought to draw crowded Rowses for weeks come. oat ut THs ARMY ArPavPRiation BILy.— The amendments of the Senate Militsry Commit- tee to the Dill which passed the House on the 19th instant making appropriation for the sup- port of the army, reduce the appropriation for recruiting and tramsportatien of troeps from $150,000 40 @50,000, and the appropriation fo payments to discharged soldiers for cloth- ing not drawn {rom 850,00 to $200,00). The appropriation for contingent is increased from sixty to one Randred thousand, and appropriates forty thousand dollars for the purchase of artuficial imbe for officers, soldiers and sailors, The appropriation for coe puosway. am vous, | alist ENRRLLEE,MOBLING hye, | Sepp ie arergenry Doeremet ano and "very cheep ‘we ar Ssom a8 abot 3 appropriation for transportation, clearing 20480UTH TENTH ST , PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Ber Sorte area: 2 we to Lesa | Se ccs ramnnet ioe Seas eine apmon, RICE . second section of the Huuse ‘whic! Paict—§1.25 per bottle, or six bottles for 96.50, fine Js OnE OL terab s BEO. bales that he tar) re- pro: ‘Until the military force be to any addres. Bold by Dragciste evers- é to twenty regiments of infantry, five of where. R ovx vanscu anstavnant, oars ‘flys of srtitiery, no eTERBr, a , the a of ——ae ee Between seduces, | Sen mean arco pig tog 12 HM. T. HELMBOLD, | pqisteth ie Coleen Reve, Bene igge7 ‘qvicies gat V5 > Weoane Oomhieasee. Tas Nationat Junction Rattway Com- Pany.—In the Seaate this moraiug the dill to incorporate the National Juactioa Ratlway Disterct ‘will not press fartnes inquiries © @ the alleged conversation of Mr. Corcoran action: He then procecded to review the mes- sege of the President, arguing that there was Botbing im the provisions of the bill which made it a tax on the industry of any partof the ano Mr. Brya d@ upon the &:sassination of Mr. | Company was taken up and pas.ed. It names | Country. I-. clp. a. Baron Stoeckel’s house, ip 1851 | as corporators James A. Magruder, John L Mr. 8 (N. Y.)had fifteen minates yield- The Commi'tee do not rezard the tcstimoiy oc; | Kidwell, C. H. Cragin, Joun W. Thompson, ; ¢d him by Mr. Scheock. He said that whea a so! Halle: Kilbourn, A. RK. Shepherd and William H. Teaney. They are authorized to construct & railway line, and machiner: for ope or more tracts, within the Dizivict of Co- Jumbia. commenetog at the no:chern terminus of the Aqueduct buidge, im the city of George- town or atcome elitible point on the south store of the Potomac river, above and near | said bridge; thence by annel through College Lill in @ northwesterly direction; thence by the most feasible route, crossing Rock creeic into or afound the city of Ws-b- ington to a point most feasible on the Potomac Tiver, or tera Branch of the same, at or near the navy yard. at a point 10 be indica’ ad by the Secretary of the Navy, with the rights, powers, and privileges to construct said road, the grades of the road to be approved by the Su>oriues of the cities of Washington and Georgetown; also the privil ses of locating aud coustructing ® grand Union depot om the line Of said road, at some point between Third street westand Fourteenth street west, in Washington city: alsea similar depot at some eonv: person had a bad cause to defend they tre- quently went off to side issnes. Tne cenile. man from MicBigan (Mr. Bia:r) had abused the author of the veto, instead of answering its argumeets. He (Mr. Brooks) was as much in- terested im the Copper business as the gontle. man from Michigan (Mr. Blair), yet be would Dot ipfMict an injury upon the whole country for the sake of his OWn constituents. Oopper stocks had gove up in New York irom five to tem per cent. since this pill pased the House, But for the prospect of a veto they would have gone up ten per ceat. more. It wa) to the barl-r of much value, and Mr. Samner oes no tbi.m it would De proper te requive Mr. Dobner to testify, as there 1s no pree:dea ia which 9n atiache of @ foreign legatioa has been required totestify imcourt as to wh. Dad tra>spired in that legat on, and there is Rot enough importance attached to the present Co 10 Warant mo king it @ test, ART—From a hasty glance at the pictur, gallery new being fitt'd up in the Young ‘Men’s Chrisiian Association Building. we are satisfied that our citizens will have an oppor- tunity of exenininz, when it is opeaed one of the finest collection of paintings ever exhibited im Washington, Not only have the galleri-s in this city contributed liberally. bat tr.bute has been latd upon galleries in other cities, and the result is in the highest degre gratifyin~. both in respect to the mumiber and quality of pictures sent in, and also im the varieties ot schools represented. The gallery will be ready for visitors oa Tharsday of this week, we uo- derstand. and will remaim open for some ume, —Tnhe very perfection of portrait painting, — the poetry and sentiment of imita‘tve ari,—1s t be seea in a likeness of Mi:s Chase, dav thter of the ( biet Justice, just finished by Mr. Kel- logg, and still in bis studio over Galt’s jewelry store. Af the artist had deve nothing greater, this work alone would stamp bim as a mas!>r, should pass over the veto. Tne bill the most important interests of the cou and he hoped it id not pase. Mr. Pike (M House (the Repubiican,) Merite of the measure Andrew Jobnson. to vote upon the itself, and not upon side of it. He hoped member that they are vo! which a large por terested. Istors in stecks m S! 0 Of the country was They are authorized, if dcemea neces. ate street aud Wal sary, to borrow from time to time iY not exce ding five hundrd s, aud to issue bonds ther: ‘or bearing in- terest not excreding seven per cenium, payable mi-Ann: dio mortzage as security corpo™ate rights, franchises, 'y, Teal petsoval, of whatever king belonging to said company. am in the time honored name of protectior the merits of the bis was done, the veto would be sustained. propert, soe ver, Hip a to the remarks of Mr. Blair, said he the imterests of the moneyed men that this bill An iniquitous measure, It strack at some of try, pealed to his side of the He knew the President was not popular in this House. cepecially on this ntlemen wonld re. ig Ob A Measure in ‘The question was whether the specu- street hould have an opportunity to realize a large t of money through the action of the This was sought to be accomplished asked members on his side todi vest themselves of all extraneous consideaations. and vow apon I. He had no donbt that if Mr. Phelps, (Md.,) who had five minutes in | TELEGRAMS 10 THE STAR. February 22, 1800, The following communications were on the Secre'ary’s table Oae from the approval o: ware No. 500 to be gra: £0 addtional appropriation Lo the tapper *y Aveaus, and ia D street South, from 6th to oT) street west: to Gm the compen. ation of the Secrw.aries of the Ory Connais the reliel of 3. J. Calvert Also, if the resolution of requesi to the Mayor to provide for ihe redemp a Bowen, Mayo. . Teolution requesting the Mayor to pay claim of Wm. T. Grimes, inte Assisian Marbor Master, with the endorsement, «-Thi= uid bave been a concurrent Tesoiution. eourse, 1 J. Bowe: Also, resolution requesting Congress to abol isb all existing lawe that create ary distiaetion on Account of race oF colur, wish @ similar en- dor sem: " Mr Fenwick offered a resolution, that the Beard of Aldermen ot the city of Wastingwoa do DOW adjourn i honor of this the? ph sen versary of the birth ef General George Wash- ing And quoting the better of condolence transmitted by the Senate of 1999 to Presiden Adams; whitch resolution was passed, aad the Board thereupon adjourned. [At baif-past seven o'clock, the hour for the meeting of the Board, there were present im the chamber five or six Conservative members, and Mr. Grinder (Presisent of the Board) and Mr. Larman, of the Repoplicans. Mr. Grinder called the Board to order. the reading of the yournal was di with, and before the Secretary read Mayer» commusications, Mr. Fenwick offered and read his rosolution of adjouromen': the vote was taken and i! was deciarea carried. Theother KRepablicaa mem- had s came in di ards, ren: and it can hardly fail to add to bis reputat‘oa, FORTIETH CONGRESS, imsteed pep y da be fmeney pee ieee as enviable and well established as it is. H+ ara the veto eral members of the Fire Department were on has also a lite size head of the Caief Justice, | This Afterneon’s Proceedings, umore t to invite the President to | hand, and it was soon ‘about thr room intended as a study for a larger picture, whic! — ae a gan (Mr. Biair) had jumped | hat {Be early adjournment had beemeffected by ts well worth eceing, to say nothing of the more wilacaweneglogenins ~ 5 important prodactions of his peacil which erece the walls of his gallery. — Gnuillaume’s historical picture, the Sur- Tend+r of Lee at Appomattox Court House, now on exhibition at 274 Peansylvania av- cation from the Attorney General in answer to Senate resolution relative to the Pardon of pereons co: d of frauds on the reveane. Mr. Stewart asked unavimous consent to ah up the constitutional amendment, but Mr at the conclusion that the President had vetoed the bili on thataccount. It had been customary Jor years for the citizens of Baltimore to extend to the retiring President, at the cloze of his term, the bospitalities of the city of Baltimore his way to his home. There was notbing ual in this. It was not long since he opposed to making Propriation to enable the Fire Department to make a demonstration st the innugaration of Gen Grant, and to eutertain visiting firemen on that occasion; and that Washington's birth- dav bad been cleverly made to serve them 20 ‘be members who oppose derstood, the riation do #0, it is on enue, over Cochranes, attracts considerable itewart objected. (Phelps) had bad the pleasure, in company thegtound that the Corporation cannot legaily attention in a quiet way;and had the artist tne | ,,€¥era! Memorials were presented and re. with the City Conneits Of jMaltimore, of ex- | or properly te ‘money for that pur i ending the es of that city . and st chee! vaieoa i business tact and capncity for blowing hisowa | Mr. ‘Sherman, from the Committee on Fi. | Presidentelee Gee teews He regarded this | Tene) on a hora that enables some of our artists to sell | nance, reported a general bill remitting the du. as a righteous veto, and le hoped it would be sustained by the House. After some remarks in favor of the bill and Qgainst the veto from Messrs. Driggs, Axtell and Higby— Mr. Schenck (Chio) rose to close the debate. He denied that this bill put the copper interest in advance of otber interests. it scarcely mediocre pictures at big prices, bis painting weuld doubtless create a sensation, and prr- haps b> in demand for a panel at the Capito’, Mr. Guillaume claims for bis picture historica’ Accuracy in the minutest details, and conee- quently we haveto bow to his dictum im sub ties on philosopbical aratus imported for colleges'aud hibraries. si M inet, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, asked to be discharged from the fur- ther censideration of the memorial of Patter- son & Murganndo, of Baltimore, relative to their claim to the Island of Alta Vela. Common CounciL.—President pro tem. Sardo ap the chair. A message was rece: ved from the Mayor, re- turning without bis approval the bill legatic- ang the Smith & Burlew concrete pavement ‘He states that: -Under existing laws propo- Mr. Morgan, from Committe on the Library, | brought them up to the level of tection Sal= were imvited for constru sidewalks of stituting the parlor of Major MeLean, near | a-ked to be discharged trom the ,urther cou- | given iron, lead, and other interests. woula the materiais beretotore used, Awardsbave Appomattox Court House, for the apple-tree | sideration of the memorial asking the purchase | not stop to repel the im tion put | deen made to parties for constructing them for of popular regard, ss the place where the ¢1- os ress Of Brady's war views. upon the Committee that the bill was gotten op ‘heensuing year. Inasmuch as the bill gives Tr. omeroy presented memor.al of a large number of cit zeus relative to atiempis of per- sons not aathorized by the charter of Oak Hill Cemetery attempting to vote atthe meaiings, and also reporied a bill on the subject; which was referred to the Committe on te District of Columbia. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, trom the Committee on Appropriations, repertes, with amend. ments, the army appropriatien bill Mr. yer introduced a joint resolution gTantwg prize money to any seaman, marie. cr Ianasman serving in the navy, and captared in the line of his dury, Referred to Commitwe on Naval Affairs ' WasnIneton, Feb. 23, 1s6y. Un motion of Mr. Edmunds, the Secretary of | Uo. furnish the following q the Treasnry was requested to communicate | ernment securities: Any information in bis possession relative to the free port system of Mexico, and whether | vy. S.6's, 1561...... frauds baye been perpetrated in relation there- | Five Twenties, 1862. to. On motion of Mr. Stewart, the Constitutional Amendment Wes taken up, the question betn : apnounced as on the motion t mon-concur and ask a Committee of Conference. Mr. Davis moved to postpone the Const:ta- tonsl amendment for the purpose of proceed. iog with the teaure-of-oflice mater, whicu ‘Was nol ser ed to, as follows Yeas—Mess: Bayard, Buckalew, Davi TAxou, Doolitt'e, Kellogg, McCreery, Mor: Pattersoa of Tenn . Robertson, Thayer, Vicke: Warner and Whyie—13. Nays— Messrs pitulation was made. The apple-tree, wh: - the prelaminary meeting took place, is—or rather was—two miles from the place of the surrender. Itexists now only in the shape of & “hole in the ground,” the entire tree, even to the roots, haying been carried off by the relic- seekers, In the picture Grant and Lee are represented erated at a small table im the centre of the Toom. At the end ef the room are to be sr an the staf of Gen. Grant. Gen. Lee 1s accompa. ied only by his secretary, Col. Marshall. By the ordinary usage, the General on each side in such negotiation: accompanied only by a single member of his staff: but it seems that on this occasion Gen. Grant's staff being with him on the ground, Gen. Lee very readily a>qn'- esced in their remaining in the room; the ca Pitulation being of that off-hand character, r- quiring no secrecy or formality of negotiation. Mr. Guillaume is quite successfal with bis portraits Lee sat for him at Lexington, and the portrait ts, we believe, the only full leagt Picture of the Confederate leader that has yet appeared. The picture has undoubted meri, and will be herearer prized for ite historical Accaracy, much as Tramball’s pictures a-e now valued. in the interests of Wall street. Whenever gen- tlemen imputed such motives to him he always thought tbat it§arose from an inuer cousciow: ress that they would do something of that ky themselves if they hada chance. He demacdea the previous question. The bill was passca— yeas 115, nays 56. Mr. Wilson (Lowa) rose to a persenal expia- Dation relative to a lesterirom Dubuque, Lowa, ished in the Cincinnati Ga te, Waicd Teficcts upon bis intezricy as a member of the House. Five Twenties, 1664. Twent {By Bankers’ and Broxers’ Telegraph.) * Lewis Johnson & Oo. quotestocks and bonds & home and foreign markets as foliows : New Yors Feb. THe SENATE Cavcus yesterday adop'ed th, following revolution Reolved, That on the cense of tbe caucus no Nenator shouid sign recommendatioas to offi for any persoa not of his own State (excepting Terriiorial appotatments) upoa whose ouu- firmatton he may be called to act. This was adopted to preyent conflict of jaris- diction in the award of offices by establishing the right of the Senators srom every State to = for office in that S.ate Mor 1 of Maive Morrill of Vermont, Nye O bo-o, Pomeroy le, Ross, Siwyer, Sherman, Sprs tae Stew art, Sumper, Tipton, Trambull, Vai Winkle | Wade, Willey, Williame, and W.lsou — is. The motion of Mr. Stewart to ask House for & Committee of Conference on the Const tional amendment was then azreed to. 3 ici low Ayeo—Mesere. Anthouy, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunas, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Howe, Howard. Morgan, Morrill 0: Maine, Morrill of Vermont. Morton, Nye, Osbora, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sher- map, Sprague, Stewart, Thayer, Tipton & Miss. Mail, none; Canton, 604; Western Union Te ‘The other subjects discussed were the repeal of the tenure-ol-office act, the suffrage amend- ment, and the matacaliaian tion. A live. Ipeomgeg th Soll peal Wade, Wil Wil | 125," Fert Wayne, 120%: Alton & Terra Haute. ly debate eusued upon the t named measure. ms se. none Toled Wi Adams Mesars. Morton, Sherinan, Fessenden, —Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Buckalew, ge — Corbet Doolittie, Fowles | Eoin hdres bm op! a t, Davis, press, nowe; Un .. none; Mer~ Robertson, aud tonal re; Jnxon, Grimes, Kellogg. McUreery, Nov'on, Pai:-rsoa whilet Messr: ebants’ Union, none; Uhicago & Alton, none: mands and Conkling, supported by one or two | of Tenn... Poole. Rice. Roberison, Rose. Sawyer, | Go. praterred. nome. Market steady. Gold, others, desired it modidcarion, . Freling- | Spencer, Vickers, Warner, Welcn ana Whyte, RAAT. és . hoysen wished a suspension of the law for four | —23- [By Cable.) Loxpon, Feb. 23, 1p. m.—Consols. for money i: for account, $3%; Bonds, 7%; Lilimois, ae os (Me.) catled up the bill making priation to supply deficiencies in the ap- ation to fulfill Indian treaty stipulations, which was pas-ed r. Shermaa called up bill to allow Western Union Telegraph Oo. to import their submarine cable free of duty, which was passed. Also, bill to w Frederick Schley, Collec. tor of Internal Revenve for 4th Maryland Dis- trici, the amount» lost by him daring the rebel invas’on of Maryland. Passed. The bill to incorporate the National Janc ticn Railway Company was taken up and passed, The Obair announced as the Committee of years, but did not think it proper to repeal it altogether. Mr. Wilson desir. d a postpour. ment of the question until next Congress, when he poset it probable he would yote for its re. Those who are op; 1 to the repeal Hnally presented the foliuwing preamble and resolutions: P. m.—Cotton m.rket opens Active. Sales will not reach 15,0 bales. dling Uplands, 124; Middling’ Orleans, = Iya ax we deem it inexpedient to appro- priate the time necessary for the discussion and passage of the act known as the civil tenure act, during the few remaining days of this Congress; but it is the sense of this caucas that this subject sball have the action of the Senate among the first bills to be considered by the next Congress; theretore. —e Baltimore Markets, To-day. Battimoge, Feb. 23.—Cotton is quiet and | "eb. steady, Middling Uplands, 29%. Flour duil pomipall; ‘unchanged. ‘Wheat "d \ a Va dali tponed t Conference on the Constitutional amendment ee ett TEAL thie UE ibe posipomed oe reais | Sones art, Conkling, and Edmunds. : an hive Toe preamble and resolution was adopted by ‘Mr. Anthony said that after the 41h of March | (‘lear do. IsyalSx; Shoulders, 15 yal5 , a yote of 22 ayes to4 nays, but some of those | there was no arrangement for printing the Hams 2i. ‘Lard dull at 205. debates, and if Senators who were im the habit of id Bot yute. £ engellly Estey an inseenge oo or ea enlightening this body on all subj-cts desired ——_e___ ‘ere are also good reasons for believing tuat Financial Matters in Baltime: To-day. id, if their | 0 eee their remarks spread out at length they 4 ia Ramses wore otlied(e tee Sonam oe a mines | momar givethe eutuect amomae coos, Bavriwore, Feb. 23 —W: sber & Sons Vote Bot oppose the repeal of the act. it is | He moved that to-morrow, at halt-past twelve gnote: Virginia Sixes, inseribed, old, 5}, bid. hardly probable that the action of the caucus — this subject pe taken up for considera- = ara — an eh oe = =, can be overthrown, but if Senators orton, = . be uf wal ! Thayer and Grimes make a determined efort. The motion was to. new, 62 bid. North Uarolina Sixes, old, 63), agreed The bill to amend the judicial system of the | Did; do. new, 6 bid. United States was then taken up. ————— Mr. Edmunds made some brief remarks 10 Wall Street To-day. Opposition to the bill. He did not like che New Yor«, Feb. 23 —Stock market is frm in Governments, unsettled backed by other Kepublicans and by the bem- ocrats, they may succeod. i. The caucus also decided that the sys wil adhere to the proposed constitutional amend- fs ‘passed, a eystem of circuit judges which it proposed to in railway securities, Of conference. ‘Should such ® commitiee be | cfeate and was eitefied tnat tbe people would is steady at 6a? agreed upon by the two Houses, @ constitutional irawal of Supreme Court RY. 5-'s a, amendment securing the night of the African Judges trom the benches of the Circuit | compom, 14%. North Oarolina sixes, 63; descent to vote and to hold office may ‘Agreed upon and passed by the requisite two-third vote at each end of the Capitol. Otherwise the Whole question will fall to the ground. Cvsa. deputation of the 7th battal partof Present action. opinioa that the Supreme Qoar: of Havana) on Sunday waited on the ‘Was erdly in need or re General and demanded cs Tam New Yous Evsctiom Fravps.—Tne Trambull said oUF present system wes ‘against ‘the Tebailion, in Special Committee on election frands in New ‘sown In amastr aan S duty ehib Gay, {hb subaneee of meee York have prepared the report of their inves. im poss:bie to enforce the United ca ian SOY, the make and “Fica Eepa- Ugation. It is very yolumil Dg Over and the Justices of the na” These caused greatag.ta- Givissa inns Sabuns, cesueg Setar hese from tare ch ues bere 00 yor wa ing.” Yestetduy the excrement ‘oes renewed. demanding a - econd, evidence | He spoke ot the immence amount of busines: ‘The volunteers sent another commitive to the of frauds and illegality im aturalization, not | copstanily accumulating Generel to retterate their demand for tevs the eek in toe shebeer fan eens ot. | ly that he could’ not permit any tenes te . In Fact cou! an Of the courts ave treated Of and the Iopaiec ce Edmunds said under this bill same ‘with the political or military plans afthe Go. i of the courts is treated of at iength. | thing would occur, even if the Bi o: | ermment. The tain Gereral has resoly:d The captor le Gexcted to the iitegality of ioreeets Sy won old | to effect the of the island within ae ion (gee nye A Aad attending to their pweceweny ad Jaw, and in this determinatio: ‘ork city, and ‘Practiced so Js ‘sot forth at length. and | Hovss—Mr. Cook Ill.) trom the Commutta- | hese Themesner in which ihe fraeds were tor on Elections, mabe a report ie the case of J. | Snsi; trate@ and the responsibility of the Democratic H. Casement, cis‘ w be elected a delegate pics Becganimeanss orm cea, tons | Him te Rey of, Wreming ne repo | Ke ihe party comprise part first ot | _ 2escived; ‘That J. H. Gnsomsent te mot entitled 4, Teport. The second part makes sugges. | 08 scat tions as to how the violations of Iaw may be in futare,and recommends the adop. of several bills which are submitted with the report, one of which deprives S:ate couris ofthe of paturalizabom. Another makes cl ‘with re; to the Bateralization law prescribes for frauds and illega: orlpg, "Sur'kes, of Indians, is preparing and will it @ minority report. A MEETING of the officers Of the Army of the Potomac took place in New York yesterday. Among those present were Generals the citizens the right to direct that » take effect from and after the expiration of existing contracts or engagements on the part of the corporation, the only obstacle to its jpa-- sage. in my opinion, would have been re- | moved.” Also, ove returning without Approva! bili appropriaung $1,500 for tme burial of the deceased and out-door poor, siatumg that im re- ferring to bis communication of Dec. 28, at will be seen that the above bill is incorrect—theap Propriation thereim asked tor being required locover a deficiency then exteting, when this bili simply provides for balancing the Regis- ter's books. Keferred Also. obe abnouncing Bis approval of ceria:o acis. Also, one returcing without his approval the “billto change an act im relation to the Har bor Master of the City ot Wasbingion,” appro- Priating $1,200 for the Harbor Master and #1. « JOr (he Assistant, in which he states “there i« very little for either of these officers to do, and the amount collected by them is wext to noth - aD, essistant Harbor Master in October last reported to me that be bad nothing to do- indeed, that the office was a mere sinecure and on the 2d of November | so stated in = communieaton to the Board of Aldermen, and Tecommended the abolition of the oftice. 1 also stated that 1 bad ordered payment of his sa! to be suspended till action of the Councils taken on the subject. The bill before me pro. vides not oaly tor payment to bim, but con timues the Cifice ad libitum, Whe e SbY duties connected wits Kor not. 1 camect yield my assent to any bil! that creates or eoa- Uinues offices wholly unnecessary, aud whi-n Absorbs the revenue of the corp toprovide comfortable situation are unwilling to work; nor can l approve of tha’ clause in the bill Which provides that pay- ment of the salaries shail be made trom the ral fund of the Corporation instead of tbe arbor fund.” Mr. L. B.S. Miller offered concurrent reso- Jution that when the Board adjourn it be to Wednesday evening at 7s o'clock; agreed to. Mr. Dalton moved that the Goard proceed consider the bill to legalize the Smith & lew pavement; which was agre: d to. Mr. Hine stated that the reasons given by (he Mayor were no reasons at all, and a debate fol. lowed, im whieh st was claimed that the bill did not interfere with the contract», because a= at present the property-holders were allowed | forty days atter the of an act for pay. ing, &c.. to determine whether or not they will ave it done by the contractor. question—--Shail the = yor standing the objections of the wae Gecided sn the affirmative—yens 1? nave Mesere. Chase, Dalton, Davis, Russell and Tay - jor—5, j © Hime moved to reter the ver | the Harbor Master's bill to the | Ways and Means, and spoke of the laagaage o' | che Mayor—charging that they (the Board) bad created offices for parties too Inzy to work —as being disrespectiul, and be wouid hari it back vis suggested thai the Mayor reterret tion of Assistant Harbor Master, ‘0 had himself informed the Mayor that Bad nothing todo. The messare was referred A communication was received from the Saperintendent of Sewers enctosing estumates | or grading and graveling 2d street east, from D street morth to North Boundary street; same street, between D and I streets north; 25th etree Pennsylvania avenue to Rock north, from 24th street west to message on MILE OL | | | alley in square No.1 | ‘ ! may ; ferred. By Mr. H permission | George We snd Jonas. to grade O i } H s bb i i i ! ! ! : the "s Club of the Fifth Ward, i ocnting "at that the Commissioner of that ward, sane ES pennant, tas one cer tain set of men to work on | work, and that several hundred of working | Men bave not had work since bis appoimtmen:, and poquecaas Se Coaees 99 canse two as- comm: stant a “appointed by the th i o Ht