Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1869, Page 1

er en , come A THE UVENING STAR. PUBLISHED BAFLY. sueday Excepted, At the Star Haltcding, 8 W. Corner Peunerivanis 4° and Ith Street T EVBNING sak NBWSPAPER COMPANY. Ht w served by the carriers to their ee RIAN ue Oby 12d Dutta at Tar Cgmts ran waxx. Copiss at the couuier, with OF without te, Two Oswrs each. Price som MatLinc:—Three months, One Dollar sod Fitty Cents: six montha. Three Dol- tars; one year. Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer than for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Fricay morning—One Dollar and & Half a Year. Te vo. XXXII. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1869. INSURANCE. THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGT N. D.C. CHARTERED PRY SPECIAL ACT OF CON GRASS, APPROVED JULY 25, 1-68 CASH CAPITAL OFFICERS ©. H. CLARK, Phii-deiphis. President, ae ‘Ke, Chairman of I inance au i Execa. ‘emmittoe efi BBEY BD. COOK, Washington, Vico Presi . MERSON W. PEEL, Philadelphia, Seeretary and Actuary ES. TUBN . Washington, Assistant Sore. “FEANCIS @. SMITH, M D., Medical Direc tor. MEDICAL ADVISORY BCARD - J. K. BARNES, Surgeon General, U. Wasbin, Compsny are: arted by a special ger iDswrance th Bies for the sane monry i $s detnit ind certain ia ite very in the Poltcy is nor f Policies mimy Le taker whicit » their fall smount and retarm al! the prom that the tesarance custs val, the decrease eponal payments. Poticies will be issued thst will pay to the ir sared during Ife sn anvzal fre me of ens teat Ro cxtre rate barged for risks the 1 ex isc (or Fr: om the lives of females best ther die eset - TED IN EVERY A LOCAL AG! is W. CUUNTY, and applications from com t par- ties for euch sxencies. endorsements. sbould be ad. the Company's General Agente. only in their respective districts. ‘Circvlers, pamph'ets. sd full particulars given op gpvileation at the Ofiice of the Company ia this ty. the tnenred 3. 83 BLACKFORD & HAMLINK, 466 SEVENTH STREET, opporite Post Office, GENERAL AGENTS FOK THE DISTR OF COLUMBI4, - anes MEDICAL EXAMINERS. NOTieg. ‘The public is hereb; designated the General Tasurance Office of MESSES. BLACKFO::D 4 HAMLINK, 466 BrveNtH Srexnt. epposite Post Offic A5 OUB GENER‘L AGENCY FOR THE DIS TRICT OF VOLUSBIA. lusurance in the NATIONAL CeumPaNny, or = to ent rere tore . “are requested to ‘OGD < HAMLINK. who are receive applicatious. coilect premiams, and deliver poltcies ‘We take plessure in comniending the abore- Bemed gentlemen ay experivuced underwrit: re, Sud the representatives of several of the oldest and most prominent Fire Insarance Companies. JAY COOKE £ 00, General Southern Agents National Li‘ In«nrance epizt = Company cf the U.S. A. evr PHEL! ‘W.8. OLMSTEAD Presidente sa Secretary CONNECTICUT MUTUAL la INSUR TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. @BORGE F. MABBLB, Agent, Federal Biock, Boom 9, pposite Post Office Pepartment, Corner 7th and P strests. BANKERS, Lewis JOHESON & CO., ge I x ay . 2 PENNSYLVANIA STREET. CORNER 1072 DEALERS I~ DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN BXCHANGS. Govermment and Vorporstion Bonds bought an Ali other Marketable Securities sold or borzh ep commission fel2et oom-tt constantly on Band «full supply of all GOVERNMENT BONDS, GBYBE-THISTIBS, AND COMPOUND INTEEEST SOTRS. Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, Se., execut end collections made on all acovesibie pvints. eon 4. &. BUFF, Trees. J.B. BEYAN. Pres’. WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK, (Charted by Congress.) PAYS INTEEBST SPOSITB. Bends and Stocks, Gold and Biiver bocght sold. Bighest market pricee paid for Lang Warrap & ull supply of Bevenac Stampe kept coastan on hand. eo 19-89 Fist BATIONAL Bang OF WASHINGTOR. B. D OS0EK, (of Jay Coons m Uo...) Presifont WM. 8. HUNTINGTOR, Cosater. @OVEREMENT UEPOSITIRY amp PINABCIAL AGENT UF THE UNITED STATES, ‘UOth s0rees, eppestis the Treasury Lepartmnens, Government Securities with Troascrer Ustie Gtates, GP ONB MILLION DOLL«Rs.gp We bay and sell all ciseresof GOPERNMEN SECURITIES at carrent market rates. FURNISH BICHANGE and make Gilemnen (@eALL THE PRINCIPAL CiTIBS OF TH UNITED STATES. je purchase Goveramest Vouchers on t MOST FAVORABLE TEAMS, 004 Give care al attention to CCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN and FIR end to any other business entrusted to as. ULL IN FORMATION iz regaré to GOVEBR- MEBET LOASBS of all times ebeorfally farniched, ‘WH. 8. SUNTINGTON, Cash ‘Weshtugton, March 9, 188. tine rcs Pusn’s auisr rth: Ly bial from6s. m. tol? p.m. The Ber tsstocked the Guest Liguore, Wines, end informed that we have | | France forsecuring the trademarks o! citizens | of the two co gents for this District and will | | bave reported or are ready to report apoa ail i ‘ | met in Washington, will convene | aD unusual pumber of citizens and s: EVENING STAR. ‘Washington News and Gossip, INTERNAL Revenve.—The receipts to-day from this source were $+ Mayor Bowen is much better to-day. we Pre giad to -tat, amd is at Ris office this atver- noon. Personxat.—M J Barly, the sculptor, ts in town, aud t= Tecerying much stieniion trom corucissears familiar with bis productions ations were made by the und oely (hose where there x : appornted f Leavenwor't . is the widow Nicnels, iavely was yesterday app. sus otlics in place ef James S Esq.. im whose ebarge it bas been for s = time past, STARRY HortTweit bas issued an order (Bg (Rat there shall be no exchangeof ure the public deposit in national OPLe¥ aod bis As ‘ant Secre- tary of Legation, General Badean, are still in this city, bet will leave for En and About the middie of My. 1s THE Post GFPICE DerartMENT a list of between one and two hundred names of cieris whom it is proposed to ai-« harge 1s being pre- pared. Pensonat.—Hon. Marcus L. Ward, of New Jersey, and Kear Admiral Stringham, U. are a: the Epbitt. + Chief Justice dith, Of (luebee, is at Willards’. Tre variovs ComMiTTRES oF THR SENATE Sommatiogs which bave been referred to them, nd MO commiltee meetings were heid this morning. CHARLEs Lyman, of Vermont, Bas been ap- Fointed Superintendent of the Dead Letter Office of the Post Office Department, at a ary of $2.500per annum. Mr. Lyman has been a clerk m the same office since I-61. MESRA, SAMUEL JANNEY, Asa Janney, Sam- uel Townsend, and William Dorsey, members of the Society of Friends, left this city yester- day for the West, where they have been sent as Indian Superintendents. ALMOST the entire executive session fo! the Senate yesterday was consumed i discussing the San Juan treaty, Garrett Davis speaking nestiy two honrs im opposition to it. The de- bate upon it will be resumed to-day. Tae National Executive Gonmitter ot the Union League of America, which recently St. Nicholas Hotel. in the city of New York, on | Friday, the 3uth mstant, at noon, ‘THB Senate has ratified a eonvention with tries. Itis similar to the con- vention for the same purpose recently ratified with Russia and Belzium. Mak. HrLae?, the Comptroller of the Cur- rency, has issued « cirenlar requiring every National Bank tofurnish the Treasury D=part- mont with a statement of its condition on the '7th of April. Awnotugr Brack Li<T.—Lt is said that a list ofabout one hundredand thirty persone, whose seTvices wil! be dispensed with about the first ot May, bas been prepared at the Luterior De- comprises clerks im the » Penston and Land offices. SPCRETARY KOvTwEL to-day sent to the Presiden‘ for bis siguature a large number of commissions of revenue officers who have re- certly been confirmed by the President, ard they will shortly enter wpon the discharze ot their duties. UNDE: the recent orders of the War Depart. ment consolidating the urmy,a large number of old and faithful officers were thrown out ot command, It is understood tnat the Secretary of War will endeavor to have nearly ail of them reassigned to duty .2 various capacities as soon as possible. IN THE Trin» AvprToR’s Orrice about forty new appointments have been made, smong them two colored men ; one of whom is Robert R. Douglass,son of Fred. Douglass. and the other James E. O'Hare, of Goldsboro N.© who w: jerk of the Constitutional Convention, and subsequently performed cler- ical duty in the State Legislature. a THE following nomimations were withdrawn yesterday by the President —A. S. Russell, of Penp-ylvania, to be Minister Resident at Ecaa- dor; ©. N. Rote, of Texas, Mimisier liesident to Costa Rica; Henry S. Wetmore, of Penasyl- vania, to be Consul at Manchester. Also, sev- eral pominations of Postmasters. ‘THe SENATE yesterday confirmed the follow- ing nominations :—H.D. Barron, Fifth Anditor of the Treasury; James Pollock, Director of the Mat at Philadelphia; Horace Kable. Mini: vo Switzerians Walter Harriman, Naval ©: ficer at Boston and Charlestown, Mass. There were also confirmed a smal! number of col- Jectars and assessors of internal revenue and AT THE meeting of the Seuate Committee on Foreign Kelations yesterday, the Cusirman was instructed to report adversely upon the pominations ot Mr. Pile as Mimister to Brazil, Mr. Carlisle to Stockholm. and General Rus- sell to Ecuador. The nomivation of J. Russell ported fevorably a: the special re. ‘The Committee also yorably on some ten or twelve other sters. The vote in commitiee on Forege Mi ‘Mr. Pie's nomiaation was yeas 3, mays 4. NAVAL Oren BRS Comrig¥ep BY THE SEN- ATE.—The Senate. m executive session, Bave foptirmed the nominations of Commander Bancroft Gherardi to take his former position in the Navy Register; Green Ciay Goodior, of Ky,tobe @Secoud Lieutenant inthe Marige Corps: Berjamin S. Mackie, of Pa.. and Dwight Dicaipson. of N. Y., to be Assistant Surgeous in the Navy: sed Capt. James Forney, Uuited States Marine Corps, to be Brev+t Major for gallantry ip action agaist the savages at For- musa MAIL CONTRACTS. Ine contracts tor car- rying the mails tbrougbout the New Eugland States amd New York, for which proposals were opened some time since, Bave been awarded by the Post Otlice Department. These contracts were for stage aud horse service slone, Bo railrosd trap-portation bung in- cluded im the bids. About Toutes were awarded im the New Engiand Snes ands n New York. The prices ramzed abou’ 25 per cent higher than has been paid forsim iar ser- Vice during the past four years. me was vi Tas Exeortive Ma» .his Morning. Several members of ike Cave and Sens.ors were among ‘be callers. W exceptien all were admi-ted and the Presid was engaged in -onstant interviews tll twelve o'clock. A Pennsylvania delegation with Ooi. Jobn W. Forney at their nead, calied about twelve and were closed wich tne Presideat for balfan hour. Av».ong the m prominent visitors were Sema:ors Caviieit, Fowler, kerry ‘Wileon, Somner, Schurz, M-Donald, SawyeT and Cunse) Brice. Y¥ DIRROTION of the Secretary of the Navy, * Paymaster George F. Cotter bas been de= tached trom the Piscatagua, Asiatic Squadron, and ordered to return to the United States. SPNATOR SUMNER to-day cs led upon the State, and informed him that the Senare Committee on Foreign Relations had hortzed him to report adversely on several Nominations fer foreign missions. among them that of Mr, Pile as Minister to Beeztl, aud J Je as Minister to Stockholm, and in- Was Bis iotention to send in other nominations for those positions. The Se. tary repiied that it bad beeu decided m send in more nominations, but mnder th: cumstances the President would p: make new nominations tor those positions. SonleiTen’s Grrice Mr BE © an tiold the new Solieitor of the Treasury, Upon the duties of his office on Mow @nd is LOW tuirly at work. Mr. H. A. Risley. who tor several years past bas filled the position of Assistant Solic tendered bis resignation on Monday, aud he has been fied of its accep'ance. During bis incumbency of the office Mr. Risley added many and warm friends to bis always exien- sive list. What he will do i feture ts mo" yr certain, but it 1s thought be will enter upou the practice of Inw iu this city, Should he do s0 our bar would < advocate and gentieman. A successor to Mr. Risley has not yet been Sppointed, but the impression seems to prevail that Mr. Joseph H. Kobinson, for some time Past connected with the Solicitor’s office will be selected for the position. nA conscientions aud able most courteous and high toned Nomrvarions.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate this aiter- noon: Jobn H. Hutchinson. of Ark., Minister Resi- dent, Sandwich Islands. Quaker Appointments—Indian Agen:s Friend Howard White, omaha Agency; Friend Lawne Taturn, Kiowa Apaches and Uaman- ches; Friend Brinton Darlington, Upper Ar- kansas Agercy; Friend A. L. Green, Mission Agency. Friend Edward Painter, Upper Platte gency: Friend R. L. Roberts, Shawnee Agen- cy, Kaneas; Friend T. H. Stauley, Pottowota- mie indians, Kansa-; Friend J. M. Troth, Pawnee Indians, Nevraska; Friend Taomas Ligbttoot, Great Nemaha’ Agency; Friend %.- McNaul, Sac and Fox Agency; Friend A. M. Janney, Saute Sioux Agency: Friend Edward Swain, Pawnee Ageacy: Friend 1. G. Tyson, Winnebago Agency: Friend Jas. Stanley, Osage River: Friend J Richards, Delaware Indians in Kansas; Friend Joseph Newsom, Kansas Agence, Friend EF. Holg, Superintendent of iudian At. fairs for the Central Superintendency; Friend Semuel M. Janney, Superintendent of Indian Affairs tor ‘he Nortbern Superintendency Pension Agents—(b: A. Phelps, Boston, Mass.; S.S. Caldwell, Omaha, Mass. Registers of Land Officee—-Ed. W. Arnold, Grand Istand, Neb; JC. Donaldson, Boise Cnty, Idabo, fecei 2 Public Moneys—J. (. Denise, Grand Island, Neb; E. H. Barnard, West Port. Neb. A. H. Gross. United States Attorney tor New Mexico. A. W. Patterson. United States Northern District of Missi: Marshal L. B Brady, ith Ga; James L. Sewart, 1th N.Y: G.0 Debr, ~th Lud; S. S. Farwell, 2d Lowa; Kob- ert M. Proud, .d Mo. Mattbew Simpson, € ollec tor of Internal Key- enue, Sth Indiana. Postmasters— Mary E. Baker, Brockport, ¥4 J.-S. Pollach, Little Rock, Ark. A CARD.— Editor of the Star—Sir: your issue of yesterday the follow! grapb: «Dr. Lippimeo't, (the husband of Greenwood.) a fourth Grace lass clerk in the Post Office Department, was au applicant for the Position of General Superintendent of the Post Office Depariment, but failed to get the pointment.”* During the visit of Mr. Macready to this country, as he was traveling on a Western steamboat, he was pointed out, by a waggish clerk, toa rough back woodsnan, as Ole Kull, who was then giving concerts in the West The creat tragedian ext apart. ou the deck, ‘rapped im poetic contemplation and 1 dignity; but the tail Missourian strode diately ‘ap to him, with a startling slap on the shoulder. thus uccosted bim: «Hello. oid hoss! Vid Bull!—whar's your fidal+ ‘The stately actor turned upon him. and with a “withering look. din the most tra » Teplied: “Sir, Lam no! a by la bull, neither have I 8 fiddle’ In like manner, I Rave to reply tuat Mir. Lippincott, of Phiiadeipbra, «the husband of Grace Greenwood,” is not a doctor; neither is he “a jourth-class clerk in the Post Office Department:” neither has he veep “an applicant for the position of General Su perintendent of the Pos (lice Department: Leither bas he failed to get the appoimtment for the excellent Dr. Lipyincoti, is it wot b that be should miss of the office to be aspired,that you must divorce Lim trom his lawful wite, @ most estimable lady— aud bestow him upon a stranger As for us, belowging to Auotber branch of the beg pt tree, we Dave applied tor no oft. at Washington, though we oave, 1 will confess, held ourselves open to the proffer of a fir: class foreign mission. igbt solict we woula consent to bv a looker-on in V na,” though, perhaps, Madrid would b ter point, as our worldly fy Pally consist of certain dilapi Spain.” That we missed of Paris, was feel assured, because our houored President loved Philadelphia less, but Galen Curtin bas fallen upon our hope: of s burg, and if we mourr, it will not be iv - sian Sables. As for the Court of St. James, 11 seems “your Motley ts the only wear. 1 think f have some reason to complain ot your Editors, for apparently cla-sing me among ihe “bigamistic writers of ‘the doy.” ing 'o me so Many amiable ¢ would only vary the nome, o would be some relief in the y tow curs Lippincott! onaily, there Hur ‘The sme disclaimer 1 now put forth for the bens fit of Dr. Lippincott, must apjly to Mr. J Lip) KB. Publisher. aut to Doorkerper uf the jecott, the great ‘Lippincott, late mean.” douotless, but they are notmy busbands; and T hereby warn all’ persons against trasting on ibrir account. GRACE G tkEN Woon, ‘Washington, April 2ist, 1 THE VaRious ComMiTT! thorized to take testimony during the recess, yesterday drew from the contingent tund the Amounts estimated for the summers work, which they bave been disected by the House to perform. The Committee of Ways an¢ Means meet May 12. mm New York, aud atier s-veral weeks in the Easteru cities, will co West to San Francisco. The sub-Committes of Elec- hone, consigtiug of the Western members of the committee, meetin New Urieans May 5. to in- vestigate the Louisinnt cases The su mittee of the Judiciary, Mr. Eldridge, of Wis- con-in, ‘nan, meet in Moutgomery, Ais., the 26th day of May, to continue the investiga- on of the charges aguinst Judze Bustesd. They holdya subsequent session in Mobre The Select Committee on the Ninth Census, Mr. Gar- field acting chairman, meet in this city on May 25, and afters fortuigbt's session will take testi- mony to Philadelpbia,New York and Piusburg ‘he Commities on Foreign Affairs yesteraay examined C Patterson, late commander of the war steamer Brooklyn, in regard to the conduct of Admiral Godon im the Wasbburn- Parsguayan affair. They will. this week, journ to meet whenever officers now iu P: asguay. or in South American water:, shall srrive in this country, probaoly i Jaue. The committee will continue their investuzstions io New York by & sut-committee, orth. of Indians, chairman. The Seie.t Committee on Toprage. Lyscb, of Maine, chairman, wilt take testimony in New York, Hoston and Paii- adelpbis, tp September and October, The anb. Committee of Elections, Courcbitl, chairman, co of the Eastern members of that com- mittee, will take testimony tu South Caro! ‘m October and Noyemoer relative to the elec- tioms im that State, % Tae Paianns axp THE LNDIANS.—The rece ommendations of the Society cf Friends in re- gard to the Indians, it is stated. include the Btenaency, com: van Territory, a rcluding the Arapiboes, Cheyennes and other heetile tribes The Hicks- ates will assume charge of ine ludians oa the northern superintendency, including N e and a part of Deovish rend tha veneeeeiotive of other 2ixed- denominations, us represented by the Christian Commission, will probably be assigued to the control of the indians of the northern Sionx reservations, heretofore under the control of General Harney. The other sn- perintendencies will remain, as now, under the di anagement of the department. Under the sec ion of the Indian bill authorizing the President to select a board of ten gentiemen, eminent for probity and philanthrophy, to aid in the management of Indian affairs, General Grant bas sent invitations to act to George H Steuart and Wm. Welch, of Philadelphia: W. EF. Dodge, ot New York: E.S. Tobey. of Hos ton; C. B. Farwell, of Obicago, and others. sore. SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE Werowespay. April 21. TRE Senate inet x 12 o'clock, Mr. Sumner offered a resoluuon providing that the existing order for the adjournment of the Senate sie dic on Thursday be rescinded Laid over unt! to-morrow. Mr. Wilson called up bis resot ug the Secretary of the Navy to have made 4 survey for a sbip cauzi across the Isth-aus ot | Darien, provided the consent of the Gove of Colomnia ootsined umber inquired as to the probable co: me. He thougntibe expenditure woul | be & useless one, asa treaty between the Uuired Sates and the Goveroment of Colombia h just been concluded, the first article of whic provided for the survey alluded to. Mr. Thurman inquired if any appropriation had been made to defray the expeases of the survey. Mr. Wilson thought the adoption of the reso. Jution would call the attention of the adi tration to the matter, and preparations be made for the survey, as the appropriation could be made at sie next session. He thought probably the Navy Department had m-ans to detray the expen-es of the same. Mr. Pomeroy thought the resolution should be modified to as to request the President to have the survey made. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee 90 Print- ing, reported that the committee had made a sauistactory contract with Rives & Buuley tor the publication of the Congressional debates. Mr. Carpenter called up bis resolution re- questing the Secretaries of State, War, Navy. ‘Treasury, Interior, the Postmaster Genera! and Attorney General to furnish the Senate with the names and ages of all clerks and em- ployees of their offices, compensation received, States from which they ate appointed, how Jong they had resided in sueh S‘ates, aud upon whose Tecommendation they had been ap- pointed. Mr. Williams said this subject Bad been be- fore the Committee on Retrenchment, and he fuggested the resolution be referred to that committee. Mr. Carpenter thonght there were twice as many employees in the Departments as neces. sary to conduct the business. He believed it the force was reduced to halt its present uum ber, and the salaries incron-ed, the public busi- hess would be well conducted. Mr. Sherman was opposed to the resolution, as the Blue Book contained most of the de- sired information. Mr Carpenter stid many clerks were charged to States where they wever had resided. Mr. Trumbull hoped the resolution would be adopted. He condemned the practice of Sena- wors hanging around the Departments seeking oftices for persons. Witbin the past eighteen or twenty years Senatore had become mere soli- citors at the Departments. Mr. Abbott offered an amendment providing that the office patronage should be distributed! equally among all the Svates according to taeir population, Mir. Cameron was in tavor of the resolution. He sid a few days ago the President bad nominated a person from Peansylyania for a Foreign Mission, and the Senators from that Stite had hard work to convince the commit. tee that he was nota suitable man for the posi- bon, when it was well known thas the person rominated was an habitual drunkard. Lu an- otber instance a man was nominated trom thai State for & cov-ulsbin who was a constitutional thief, althongh he had the recommendanon of the Union League of which he was a member S naors should be more independent, and not Tecommend every one. He admitted that uine- ton’hs of the appoitinents in the State were of bis friends because the President could not select from the party without getting bis (the speaker's) trends, Atter some turther debate vy Mess: and Fessenden ir Edmunds at i. p m., moved that u jon author- - Wilson, Sevate go tuto Executive session, which motion was adopter. sece- Tue Cunan RevoLerion— lhe Revolutionis's Keswryan Trinciad.-The Havana Deirio an- Lounces that the msurgents are closely besieg- ing Trinidad, and have cut off al! communica- Nom with the town on the land side. Troo; bave been despatched tro.n Cienfuegos to reiie Tiimead. The same paper reports that one thousand inturgents were attacked and deteated by one hundrea and fifty volunteers. Reports continue to be received of the burning of plan- tations by the rebels, the Aballi estate, near Matanzas, being among those destroyed re- erntly. It is rumored that a steamer trom Nassau bas landed @ large cargo of arms and ammunition for rebels at Puerte Sama, on the rorthern coast of the Eastern Department. Letters from Trinidad to merchants of Ha- spa repeat the report that one hundred and fifty volunteers deteated a .onsiderable body ot surgents near Trinidad. ‘hey state that the fight took place within half a league of the town, reduce the nuinber of insurgents to eight bundred. and add that eight of the latter were killed. The lacest news from Trimdad ts tuat the rebels are evacuating the neighborhood. A column of two thousand Spanisb troops has arrived at Netvitas, and will march immedi- alely to attack the rebels in the Puerto Principe Lis reported that the insurgent chiet- tains Villonel, nova, and Junco. with =x bundred armed followers. have voluntarily surrendered to the Spanish authorities. A commiesion has been appointed by the Captain General to receive the proveeds ct confiscated property, and has commenced the exerci-e uf its functions. Fatal Dowxstic Traceny.—Yesterday moring, While Mr. Herman Evans and bis iamily Were ut the brenktast table, a dispute sprang up between husband and wife in regard to some tilling household matter. Harsh words wete spoken eu both side, but Mr. Evans seems to have been singularly angular and upgenerons to his wite during the progress of ihe quarrel. Mrs. Evan’s brothe mes Chumley, & Ind of about sixteen y Wits eating bis breakfast at the tim very indignant at Evan's treatment of his ter. and in tryimg to defend ber from down Tight abuse, lust bis temper, ang dashed a cup of cotfee into his brotber-in-law’s face. This enraged Evans. He started to Bis feet and struck at young Chumiey wit) % slung-shot. ‘The lad dodged the tiow, and drawing a pistol outot one of bis pockets fired at Evans, the ball taking effect immediately below tue lett eye.and int i wound which it is thought Will prove fatal. Sutisfectory bail was given for the appearance of young Chami at any time Dis presence may be desired, so he WAs Hot ariested —Cincianale Comuerini, KyMovine OLv Purty.—Thore who have plant houses, trames. &¢., know how dificult itis to remove old putty irom sashes withou: injuring the sash. 1 Baye seen it stated 4 tome journal, that it couid be removed yer, easy by applying a bot iron to it. 1 tried the xperomenta few days ago for the first ume, nd Was quite surprised to find bow easily the most indurate old putty could be cut out after berg well warmed up by the application of x red hot iron, Try it-—VITIB, ta Hard -ners’ Monthly. SYIRITUAL PHOTOG dat Judge Eimoads on Friday presented in the case of the person~ ebarged With swindling by so- photograpby a statement of the they practised no trickery or decepuon, that pictures of spirits actually were taken, and tbat it was & mystery. This, then, a Argument that ¢pirits are material things d that they bave form and sutstance; for a photograph js 2 printed shadow, and nothing not having form and substance can so intercept ‘the light as tw cast a sBado' 87” The prive-fighters of the coun called spir.taal care, arguing t ure be- ginning to recognize the doctrine of the social single combat. The pu- Peps ys gilist, fight any man in the world. biack or whita, at 120 pounds, for $1,500 8 side. There have been prize fights in Eogland between white men And negroes, asin the case of Molineau: t this challenge opens up the first p: ss) far as we know, of #Uch a0 event in this country. TRE Case Jeter Paitiirs.—The Sa. preme Court of the United States has adjourn, ed without reaching tbe case of Jeter Phillips, He was respited. we believe, until the 23th ef Ay so as to give time to get their decision, ypose that Re will Dave to be respited reer tram the 10 time. watil m dectoion in regard to the poligen of cooly sof the Virgima judges.since the adoption of the fow teenth seogament.—_Fred. Maral. S7-Thin gauze veils are © ming i» f@-bom again, : y in court: TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. INDIAN AFFAIRS. Naw York, April 21.—The United Siates Indimm Commissioners here were to-day in- formed of the arrival at Medicine Creek, Wasbita Mountains, of ther with garden seed, &c.; hearty welcome by tbe t ry and Indians, bis putting the plougd in Monon, and the selection of a site for a mission school. (me hundred and fifty lodges of Cheyenne and Arapahoe fndians wereexpected to arrive daily. The Iudians take a great in- terest im what is being done for them, put funds are wanted as the Indian appropriation ‘ ppers bave ap- Later dispatches from Roman No: itthe h. \ellow Bear, aud O1d Tm. wh Arspahoe Indians, have come in ready to vations, amd be taught the man. 10G AND STORM ON THE LAND COAST. Ne rR. 1, April 21—The steamer Histol with 300 passengers for New Yorks La over here inst might, unable to proceed on # cdeuse fog. Several persons were » had engaged passage on the Cali hich tett New York to-day prevailed during the latter The steamer Providence, Supposed to have lett New York yesterday Aliernoop, has not arrived. The fog is very Dexvy. apd there 1s 4 tremendous sea around Judith, LY-BUTLER CASE, Bactivors, April 2t.—In the United States Cnet Court this mormimg, in the ease of perly ve. Butler, Chief Justice Chase sustained the demurrer of the plaintiif to the defendant's plea in abatement ef the privilege trom arrest Bs a member of Congress, and decided that the Word “arrest,” as used in the Constitution, Means av arrest or detention by force, with & view to imprisonment, and does not extend to & process cf summons in a civil smt. The ar- gument then proceeced on other points THE STORM IN THE WEST. Crncin nat, Apri A heavy rain, accom- ed with lightning, commenced bere at Sock yesterday morning. bat the storm was. was blown down. and th bridges at Fort Wayne and the culverts on the Wabarh railroad were threatened by frestiets UNSUCCESSF Rocurer: - Y.. April 2!.—An atiempt Was made to rob the Hanx im Lima this morn- ing. The burglars were discovered at their Work alter they bad effectad an entrance into the vault, but before they bad opened the sate a Party of citizens collected, pursned the bur- glars, and fired upon them. Their tools were captured, and they were tracked to this city. LABOR CONVENTION cor. New Haves, Conn., April 21.) Convention was held here yesterday tor the Purpose of organizing a State Labor League. Kesolutions supporting the claims of labor agsimet capital were presented. The attend- ance was very large. CONNECTI- THE FRESHET IN CANADA. Bervao, April 2i.—Tne Grand Trunk R41 roud track is entirely under water, between here and Hrantford and the express train, which left here this evening, was obliged to relurn. So tar the freshet has not impeded travel on the Great Western Railway. MAZZINIAN CONSPIRACY IN ITALY MiLay, April 21.—he Government has dis- covered another formidable Mazzinian conspi- Tacy Im this city, The papers disclosing the conspiracy Were seized, together with a large amount of arms and ammunition, A number of the ringleaders Lave been arrested, ITALIAN FINANCES, ENC, April 2i—The Minister of Fi- nance presented asauisfactary buaget to Cham- bers. ‘The income of the Government is iu tor. and it will be unnecessary to impose additional taxes during the present year, RAILROAD MEETING IN ILLINOIS, Orciynatt, Apri Capitalists left Fort Wayne yesterday toatiend the railrond meet- ing at Henry, linots, to consider the practic i= bility of puilding a raslroad from the former place to Muscatine, lowa OUTRAGE IN bie? STREETS OF BOs. Bostow, April 20.—Dennis Sullivan was sr- Tested Iast might Jor outraging a young girl in a by-street in South Boston. He wax commit ted without bail. DE RicuMonp, Va., April 2i.—Gen. T. LL. Hay- mona, member of Congress betore the war trom Virginia, died this morning. Law CINNATI, GRADUATES. April 21—Twe -s200- 1 Breach ef Promise ¢ 4 ons of am Actress Tritled With te the Exte; 350,00 From the Detroit Post, April Some time stnce the item was floating around am ihe papers that Ada L. Webb, the popular and fascinating actress and one of the cele- brated Webb Sisters, was about to be married, Later the paragraph was carrent that she had murried and retired trom the stage; and iater suil was a paragraph denying the last men- uoned report. Amid all these rumors snd counter rumors it seemed altogether likely that the tair Ada was not enturely tree from matri- monial entanglements of some sort. Aad such seems to have been the fact. for we find ou the records of the Wayne Cire Jourt that action Was commenced on the mo by Ada I. Webb ugumst Joum Skae, for breach of pro! ise of marriage, aud the damages are laid $50.00, Three counts are set np. The first is that in the city of Detroit, in January, 1-55, the <aid Ada L.. Webb and John Skae plighted then froth. That is not exactly the phraseology of the legal document, but it conveys to the pop- | ular mind a betier idea ot what was done by | Ada and John thar would ihe verbose docti mert of a half dozen pages of legal eap, with its wheresses and saids and aforesaids. In fact, they madea verbal agreement to be mar- | ried 10 exch other within a year, or in Jan- wary, S60, ‘The sisters were playing an en- gagement in this city at the former date, and Dkae Was Mest assiduous in Bis atentions as a | lover. ‘The first comnt further alleges that Ada made this promise of marriage in ood faith. | sincerely relying upon the party ot tbe secoud to stand by lis pledges like a man: that hen expected to tut her promise, and and was Trady to du so, and has been ready 1 count charges the unfaithi ulness of Shar, ad sets forth tMat whereas the plaia- UY was resdy at the time agreed upoa to be | married, and has beea ready ever since, the de- feadant positively aud absolutely refused t> marry ber. She alleges that she repeatedly and irequentiy urzed npon him to make good to her his promise of marriage, but he bas put her off from ume to time ai utterly re. fuses to marry her, although she was ready and willing d all this time. ‘The third apd last count sets forth that npon her engegement with Skae to be myrried in January. 1-69, it was understood that she was to rete trom’ the s'age, which profession she had previously followed as s means of support to herself and ber mother; that she did so retire from the stage oa that account, and bas since Unat time been deprived of tbat means of sup. port. For this reason, and for injuries to her Jeelings by reason of the failure of tbe detend- artto iH my promise, she claims damages to the amount of $50,000. The attorneys in the eaeeare Moore & Griffin, tor the pidintiffand Dickinson & Dickinson, for the det '. The care is likely to be a very elosely contested one, but it bas pot yet been set down for trial. S71 is estimated that 20,00 colonists wii leave New York city «i ig the coming sum~ mer to settle im the west and south. S7'Spaip lately got rid of one Queen, Queen Isabella, and is likely soon to lose another, “the Queen of the Antilles,” ‘Savanah. Ge, is going to have a baby snow on tbe Hist ot May,"the judges to be young unmarried men. OF The ase of air guns in New York is be- coming 30 common that thereis a call upon tbe police to suppress their sale. @7' The ,ourneymen carpenters of Newark, N.Jare todemand an increase of ny cents per day. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The New York money market continaes to work very easy, and the demand on call is Promptly met at? per cent. There was rather more ac-ivity reported im the market yesterday, Owing to some parties delaying their berrow. ing opera‘ions until & later hour than usual. Dut this did Bot ifluence the rate. Tbe bank are receiving currency in literal amounts from the interior, mi everyebiug imdicaes | ease in che future. The banks are di more treely for their ' | bra | Wassinerom, April 2i. 1-69.—Jay Gcoke x | | Co. furnish the following quotations of Guy ernment securities: U. 8, 6's, 1981. Five Twenties, Twenties, ite. Twenties, 1-65.... +. Twenties, Jan. & July, ‘65. Five Twenties, Jan. & Juiy, '67..1!4 Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 6. 7 Ten Forties... ‘BEW YORK—PiRsT BOARD. wie U.S 6s, 1881. 7) $:20's, Ima ty,°67..915), 5.20's, 1862... § 5.20. Im Ry. 68.115 | 5.20's, 1564. \ Ten Fornes.......10 5° 5.20%, 1985. tis Gol 1 5.20’, Jna&sy,"65..115 — } into wbich a variety of colors & (By Bankers’ ana troxers’ Telegrapd.} Lewis Johnson & Uo. quote stocks and pond: im Bome and foreign markets as follows : New Yore, April 2!.—First Board—U.S 6’. 11, coupon, 117 4: 1864, coupons, i cou: new, tic Mail, aone: Canton, él ¢ Western Union Ti none; jayne, 132; Aiton & Terra saute, @'; Wells, Fargoe Oe = an omes 3 + . Exp: LT Cabie.) Lonpon, aprases . m.—Console, 93a? y. pe BOY. quiet. Ihnois, 98a %. Ene, Franxvorr, 1 p. m—Honds, 57, LiveRroot, | p. m.—Uotton market dull and easier. Sales of 7,000 bales reported. Middling Uplands, 1: Middling Orleans, 12,. —_—o—— Financial Matters 1: jaltimere To-day. Baltimore, 1 6!.—Virginia sixes, old, snecribed, 49°, bid, 50 asked; do., 1766, 53 bid. —_e—_— Baltimore Markets, Te-¢a: BALTIMORE, April 21.—Uotton duil, nomi- nally 281254. Flour active, but prices are weak. Wheat dull; sales of choice valley red, $22 Teceipts lizht; prime white suas?; yellow 83. Qats dull, at 75350 tor heavy: oa72 for light. Rye dull at #1.diast.45. Pork firm at #32: Bacon firm—Rib sides. 164 Clear do, 1~;; Shouidere, 16; Hams. 20a2!, Lard firm, 1!,. Whisky firm, neld at 92. —_e—_. New York Grain Market To-day. New Yor, April 21 —Flour Satec. lower. Wheat dull and nominally lower tor spring. Corn tc. lower. ——o—__ Wall Street Te. 7. Naw Yor«. April 2i.—Money ts steady at 7. ‘Sterling Exchange, W- 4. Gold, 1347. ———+e0e-+ — CARPETS. We give this week some information of inter- estto housekeepers at this season of moving and house-cleaning Carpets are bat Little changed im price and pattern simce last spring. Borders around the Toom areadced to carpets of all material giv iug a handsome finish without additionai ex- ~ figures and mosaic pat- im the ordipary carpets, while finer goods have larger desiga~, such as square blocks, oval medallions, arabe-que scrolls, and vines ‘of flowers. Light grounds t Popular, as they are more cieerfal -lookime than dark ones and do not show soil so soon A carpet does not wear out sooner for maving ‘number of colors as is the general impres sion. On the contrary, the Persian pattern markable for durability. ‘The Venetian carpeting ts the lowest prii All-wool carpet, costing from 85 cents to = & yard, aud is «aia te wear better taan the com- mon qu:lity ot mgraiu. It has dark green or crimson grounds with tiny figures and stri- Ped border aad is usei for nurseries, plain ambers, and stairways. Scotch ingrains, hite or light grounds with gay smail fig ures, cost from @1.12), to $1.44. The service- able three-ply, im rather larger figures with pretty borders, is reversible and cost~ ~1.75 to S14) @ yard. Ibe showy tapestry Brussels cost from $1.60 to $1.75 a yard, but itis mixed linen and wool and does not wear well. The coloring i= only en the top and soon wears off, leaving an ngly gray surtace. It is truer economy to buy the body Hrusssels at from $2.25 to $2.75 @ yard, as it wears admirably. This is all wool, aad the colors and figures are seen on the wrong side. White grounds with bouquets and intricate Persian figures are most fashionable. The French moquette and Axminster carpets are very similar, and cost from #4.60 1086 a yard. The moquette colors are the richest, the Axminster is most durable. They are suitable for elegaut drawing-rooms and bondoirs. The pile is deep and soft, and the designs are in the Pompadour stvie, pre biue, Invender, mauve, and even straw-color- ed xrounds, with oval medallion of brighthaed Now-re, or else delica*e vines and wreaths. The borders and mats are in keeping with the designs. Real Turkey carpets woven in a sin- gle piece, and so thickly tufted that the hea- ¥iest footfall is unheard, cos: from $54) to $900. The colors are rich and dark, but not vivid, forming a central medallion with cate geometrical tracings at the angles. They are suitable for handsome libraries and dining -Fooms. An excellent imitation of the Turkey carpets is made m Axminster and sold for halt the price of the reslarticle. The bea, ily- tufted Holiand rugs are used on floors of in- laid woods—a Inrge square rug is im the cen- tre of the room, with smaller ones belore the sofas Carpets tor sisirways and hal's have small figure= or mottled ground-work of grave colors ‘with bright rich borders. Qil-ctoth~ for balls aud kitchens are in varions neat diesigns, $5! by th ¢ yard, at prices rangim from 45 cents to S10.” Check apa plaid straw mat- ost admired, but the plain white wears fray linen, ‘bown for covering carpets in the suremer, for dauc- ing clothe. [tis two yards wide,at $1.12), a yard. Dealers charge by the yard for making and putting down carpets; ~ cents for for iugrain, 10 tor Brussels, 13 ‘tor velvet, 15 cents for Axminster. A paper to be placed under car- Pets for keeping ont moths 1s sold tor i5 cents a yard. It is = ALEXANDRIA LTEWS.—The following are from the Gazrite of last evening: Wisturbance @t Fishtom—Oonsiderable dis- turbance was created at Fishtown this morn- | taken to thestation house,and Tesults were auticipated. however, and & young man who was with him in a wagon, revolvers and succeeded in di sailents and in securing the % Drowned.—A colored boy named James ton of Delilah Bird, a band on the pungy boat Motto, Capt. Davis, and subject to tits, fell over board from that vessel at Gut on Sunday and was drowned. year while at work in a field near Accotink. in boy struck a fel- velored, Sricine. Op Moaday jae Vivgtou WAS SBockra > ; nor iG asin avd ‘akin wed ot ber bad oor urele at dawns and Atter commitung the sad ored, Mrs. Herbes Placed the pistol um her work bask Shick time the neighbors eo red aud ber breathing her last. The only bypocbesi« tDal cau oe epteriained for this rash a beer PIE i# shat abe was mentally deranged. ber usband being an excelient man. who provided bowntifally fo Freon VaNcBANCR—An act of terrible vengeance was recently perpetrated in Nice. M. Pontevoye, proprietor of the Pension Kuss, im the quarter of the Carnbacel, bi Dee Tecently in Paris, received there some privaie information to the misconduct of bis wite during bis absence. He accordingly <tarved im S fast tram for Nice, where be arrived on the tollowmg day, aud on u aight surpri the woma det with one Kalby, © working jewele The husband tmmediately fired tour sbo's with olver at the man, killing tim on the sp y And a fifth at bis wife, who managed to Unwounded mto the street, where sbe was taken iBto custody by a patrol. Tae perpera tor then went and delivered hime toe, A, not be punish. be tormalicies ape as the favors ey". aud Woula tm many instance. correspoad With mental bearings of the wearer $7 Hanlon". « ballengs to “he velompet y bas beea aceapted by ssonal or amateur, who b POsited S250 as a forfeit S7-Tiurty children from the Howse or kb age of New York, were taken las! ween zens of Mt, Pleasant and Meary coun lows, 87-Sam Collyer fiscicuffed at Hotro on the 1th, 87 La Grange bas gone to Europe. tian isto change the Stevens B Couble-turreted monitor, 87 Cyrus H. McCormick. the Keaper map ot Cdicago. has just been elected a taster of Washington College, Virginia, of which Gen Lee ts Preaden 87 Mule meat iv Lynchburg market. exposed for sale in the BP Qrebec 4 rade. This xty-fve thos tron low ued yeas y jer MLitis me tly who Ine a this conutry, & to 1seditous langeace SPECIAL NOTICES. ROVAL PRIUSSIAN GARRISON NosriTr. AL, BREstac. | HOPES MALT EXTRACT has confirmed tte re- | Bowned sod Wholesome ofects. e180 ia this ple ©, it ds bighly valued for improving the blood. asa re- | fresting and nourishing remeoy. end is prefe-able toall « ‘Comprunds in scorbutic esas e@p-cial- { ty, because it te 90 readily taken by the sica j v8 ap 1 cost ' Phy: sipspeny parser bom be Re pleasa: Us to apeak favorably nis oreicie known ‘laost uaiverssily to be ‘and safe remedy for Burns and other Pates body. It ts vainedle not only {or Golde Minter, but for various Summer Gompeiute.. Times fone ay ny T ao ng 2 - ‘one of omr citizens “About s year aco I was attacked with Homor rhage of the Lue And Rave boon ing a most uce—till I commonesd the een of Allen's Lane Balsam: by which 1 have ‘been reall tainost permanentty cured. | ont oe aioK. “Bauway.N. J. Dec, ith, 1585" may PHALON'S “PAPHIAN LOTION” BEAUTIFYING THE SEIN AND COMPLEX. 101 SH IRELes. Mora, tances career | BOLSRREPLG Sie MONARY. in inratao pe ta PHALON'S “PAPHIAN SOAP" | SS RMian eed ! “FLOR DE MAYO.” | gee, agente bie CUIED EXQUISITE. Di 5 ALON & SON, New Bors. sits ‘Sold by'ail Dragatete Senay ITAL FOR WOMBN ab IM HOSPITAL. . OLUMBIA Hos ce LYING Patients desi vantage of thi | sre torsiseed wit Prices i J i i SENMENT or FEE BEvS tn thie Hospital can be obtained the hon ‘Secretary of the luterior, seraece ee A SS Uutted brates Nery. Netislue Gud Bermery. Application lor oriersoi the honorable Becrotary of the Interior to be mde at the ofice of Dr.J. i TBempeon, I street, between 30th and A Medical avd Sargical Clinic is held at the Ps Sod a iS mpaon, 10) , re Rishe! medical atten i ce tree of charge. - M-d--al Sta: 1OMPSON MD . purceon-in-Chim FUBD, M.D , Assistact Surgeon, au pike, beautifnlls meres a with a new brick houne, contaipine ten spacious rooms and cellar, 1} tenen” ice house of ample dimenston~ 1) Ree sold cheap for cash. or at a slight advance on “imr For fartber i sation o on the place or @ ©. KE al Revenue Office, Treasars Department ap li Waser —— = 7 ROPORALS FOR THS ERBUTION | BUILDING AT 1H& UNIT: NAVAL UBS! Uniren Brare ner %, Ath Sealed Proposals for ext-nding the west wine, endorsed *Progosais for Erecting Ba Ming at the U.S. Deval Observatory,” ani aliroseed Soperiutendent. will bo received wotil Boon SATUBDAY, May 15.149 Drawings and apecineations of the work may be seen at the Gbacrvatory ‘The work to be complete By tet apiew (PRESSURY DEPARTMENT vu & ov Comerno: (KR oF TER CoRK ewer, Wa-uonetox, March Notice te hereby « + cire’ Jawiol money of tie Cuited States. + Vion of the same at the Tr. states.