Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1869, Page 1

EO THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Excepted, At the Star Ba! ‘: 8 W. Corner Penzsy!vania Av. and Lith Street sYTes EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. The ts served the carriers to their Pant yh tbe Cnty aad Diecriet at Tas CErTS PER WEEE. ies at the counter, With ¥ Price ‘Three months, One 208 e— Dollar snd Fifty Cents; siz months, Three Dol- morning—One Doliar and & Haifa Year. LIST OF LATE PUBLICATIONS JUST IS8TED AND FOR SALS BY FRENCH & RDSON ” BUORSELLEES. IMPORTERS, STATIONBRS, AND PRACTICAL ENGRAVERS. 4 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, FPeTWEESN NINTH AyD TEN i QTREETS. iOT1°B: A Novel. By Obaries {*The Bramileighs of Bishop aton,” “Mauri “Charles O Mall. wee r. BLO 1095 UF LORD BYRON. and of of bis Li By the = theses fe Oountess Guiccioli. Translated by Hubert E. di. Jerningvam. With Portrait. l:mo, Cloth.g1 73 ANTHONY TROL LOPE a NEAS FIN THE IRISH MEMEER. A X Bs Trollope. author of He ‘arm.”? * sone. cove SLT S IG@HT. 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MAY 13, 1869. o - | FINANCIAL AN The New Yorx money market is witbou: uo- cable change, the «apply being equal to the dr - mand & x and seven per ern! ; th railing rate. Commercial paper is | coven to mine cent. for prime ao ceprarces The goverument bond market is generally s'eacy, and Ov some issuce frm. —_-—_—_. Government Securities. INSURANOE. SPECIAL NOTICES. MANHOOD. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL Se Feeuteages ine Deoement oP Nae “There is no the reaction ef Parent. OMPANY | “S208 Larsen arene, Ot px mt by mail on receipt o cents. Address LIFE INSURANCE C hor; Dr, B. DeF, Curtis: 3° North Onaries my IS-ly SPROTAL NOTIOR —Dr. Curtis begs to notify hie Washington patients that, owing t» his exten- sive practice in Baltimore, he will ia ‘uture be let, devote only the following daze ‘0 their in: © ocnsuited cn SATURUAYS nd on SUNDAYS 1) a. abet ._ St 222 F strect, in je iliard’s B. ALITY treatment and cure of Nervocs 'y. and all diseases arising from abuss of ‘system. my i8 Sw NG COMPANY IN THE WORLD. THE NATIONAL LIFE INSERANCE COMPANY STERLING SILVEB WARE ax FINE SLECTRO-PLATED WARE. Com having the most extensi: complete Silver-Ware Factory fa tho world, nad eniples ing the b- st tatent in desigaing, modelling, avd finishing, are. with ad of ingenio and - ir oi ig machisery, enabled to proiuce ia OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : entities. and st’ the lowest prices, g 4 tia desicn ani nosurp: In finiah. the Which they eaarantes to be of sterilug WASEINGTON, D. 0. Miot A certitioats is igen tecting h tr itatigus we des ze. pect purchasers fro: im! one ei 1s Siso continue to manufacture their well known and vnriva'led Mickel-8ilver Blectre- Plated Ware. which will last twenty-five years with fair ay usace. a Fectived trom the trade only. bat those may i Tesponatble deal CHABTEBED BY SPECIAL ACT OF OON- i, en GRESS for a ama iver ERLE . a §,10,15,20,24,29; ma 4,8,13,18,24,27 ; 30 1,5,10,15.19, KILLER, So justly celebrated, wi troduced to the Ite abcat twenty Iv" years gorand mow enters pal jaa! | any T medi re of diptheria. dyerutery.cholera, morbr atiem. con col ecal CASH CAPITAL ..........++:000$1,000,000, JAY COOKE & to. BEAUTIFIING TEBAEIN AND COMPLEX. NERAL SOUTHER AGENTS. F " “a ee RURSERY itis i nae nv , 3 For GENTLEMEN after SHAVING 1 bes mosstas rem erie lien anit ws Ria We ate “FLOR DE MAYO.” NH NINE MONTHS 5,000 POLICIES HAVE BEES 188U SURING IN ROUND HUMBBRS “FLOR DE MAYO." $15,000,000. “IB EG ald EES HALO! Hew York. —_— fos-1y Mm gold br'all Dreetste No better evidence cam be furnished of the AMUSEMENTS. STABILITY OF THE COMPANY Leilene SuSE faver with which the public regard ia Eee OF of fort to simplify and reduce the sootot ‘Teed ae rf the ST, ry ie LIFE INSURANCE. “Vanintixs 7 reare ne TAS OBLRARS. APPLY FORA POLICY. THE BUNCHBade FRIDAY—Benefit of Mrs. S1DDONB. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. & @ULOCK. BLACKFORD & HAMLINK, 466 SEVENTH STEEET, opposite Post Office, GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE DISTRCT OF COLUMBIA. ENEFIT EXHIBITION for the P. 1, Capitol Hill, of at Metverott Hall, JAY COOKE & 00. Oov FELLOWS’ HALL. OPEN BVBRY DAY THIS WEEK. THE GREAT MUSEUM OF ART. ‘%6-tf Company of the U. . YC LLC. This Novel and Beantifal exbibition consists of MODELS OF ENTIRE CITIES AND VIL dace and Vows. Bi Lan Biver Vows. Battle NATIONAL CAPITOL Sea Bea, Allegorical LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON. Chartereé by Special Act of Congress. POLICIES NONFOBFEITABLE. 'GIN A WORLD: With everything moving perfectly life-ti NO RESTRICTION ON TRAVEL OB OCOU- | Werte iftse Greet Demy? mom and 8 In presenting this Bxhibition to th: citizens of 4 this city. the r feels confident in say! es that for ifecbar lh and Ace one an Acear: =n Beauty of Effect. vements. no Exhibition jutments ral Mc a ted to th. ie that a DIVIDENDS ANNUALLY. eit will be found e study for the 8 school for the Artist, having cm. talent minds in labor of the fir the last torty. ears. nificance whem com: tenes ba Graasepnenios nar ortat er by traneparenc scene paintings. but by the most Tinished movcle, more than 75 00) in pumber, which were carved by bend, and mowd the most utrlente machtncry. Good Music, vocal and rut Tickets Cents, No extra charge for Reserved MATINEES WEDNESDAY Ap D SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. myll-tf C. PABMBB. Busine<s Manager BO COMPANY MANAGED MORE EVONOM ICALLY. MATTHEW G. EMBBY, President. JOHN B. PATTERSON, Secretary. THOMAS M. PLOWMAN, Vico President, LEWIS CLEPHANE, Treasurer. Wasurseton CITY GARDEN, New York Avenue, betwen Ist and 2d Strec:s. J. ©. BALL, having returned from ERBEST Li *. Py ly apnounce that, M. D—F. HOWABD, Medical Board. char; of tl abo wellknown Garten, ane. Stted 1t np: ia W. M. TILESTOR. General Agent, District of Columbia. HOME OF FICE—G@axr’s Bett inc. a ea CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INS ANCE COMPANY = ap2 im c) CONCERT BVEBY THURSDAY AF- TRENOON. Commencisy até Gelock BS conte admission. Tt being the atte i arb “ital be of the Meat eben tee Pp] my Mot thet s Garden bad fo ies. Bo. 486 bee Pa ons Rou. . = apf BB, rf. SUTaNG Bovemta rtostrren Dang atreets. ra jetare la. Rings, Baile, Cat i Floce Remember Name ap Asr @aLLEBY. 304 Has now open handsome stock of SPRIBG F. a. soswanp, GOODS, comprising SILK SACQUBS, WALKING SUITS. LLAMA La 7 JUSTIOB OF THE PEACE Ofice—28S 4:, street west, near F st. south, nglor? amd tenant and civil business PG Mortgages aud Wille daly executes eSiere open from 4a. m. top m. daily? from | Republican BONNETS, HATS. STRAW GuODS, B/BBU! FLOWERS, GILKS, SATINS, VELVBTS, CES, LADIES’ UNDERGARMENTS, Btc., Ete DBBSSSS and MANTLES made in the leseat Ro wane 7 Uite Trevise, Farid, Jupes Komunps ArrorntEp CiTY Posr- ‘MASTER.—Postmaster General Oresswell hav- ing sent to the President the name of Hon. J. ‘M. Edmunds to be Postmaster for this city, the nomination was approved by the President, and to-day sent to the State Department, in EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Revexvs.—The receipts to-day | order that his commission may be prepared. Ae cng ef the re ‘The commission will probably be semt to the “Sprague Party. Barrimomg, May 13.—Uotton unchanged pas oS President by Secretary Fish to-morrow, and [Special Dispatch to The Star.) Flour _ and steady, wr it change in THE LRAVE OF ABSENCE to Breve: Brig Gen | rr Edmunds will shortly enter upon *he dis Puovinayce, R. 1, May ti.1 was expect beat dull and weak: Valley red a: R. W. Kirkham, Deputy Quartermaster Gen- | charge of his duties, relieving Col. Alexander | eq nat the municipal election thst took aes 10. Corn firm: gy or prime exal, bas been extended six months, see ipsaent Sasvemhons, ntiapibesdarege eo hptageelentnayet sepod rotten, Stans Mayor SHURTLBFY, of Boston, yesterday AProIntwENTS BY THE Presivenr—The | @ Sprague and Anti-Sprague men had made $1.35081.45. Pr. called on Mayor Bowen at the Ci:y Hall and an issue on the Mayoralty. but the withdrawa) Spent some time im his office. of the Sprague candidate diminished the inter- estof the contes*. The candidates for Mayor were George L. Olarke, Republican: Thos. a Doyle, Sprague Republican, and Nicholas Van Slyck, Democrat. ny even: Doyle puv- lished a letter withdrawing from the canv but about au hour before the polls closed his friends made 8 raliy and pa: im abou’ 1(xK Votes, hoping to throw the election, as the vote was light. The movement was « failure. Olarke was elected by 1,11 majority over all be vor standing Clarke, %,f0"; Doyle, 1,341 Van Slyck. -35. City Council 3 msinty ji: publican. The Ant-Sprague men ste mbilau following appoimtments were made by che President to-day Addison Low to be Supervising Inspector of Steamboats for the 2d district, and Samuel Houston to be Supervising Inspector for :he 6th district. Wm. H. Rainey to be Collector of Customs tor the district of Brunswick, Ga. J.B. Gould to bet”. S. Con ul 2: Birming- bam, England THE KicaT oF CoLCRED MEN TO HOLD OFFIcE.—ALt three o'clock this afteraoon, 3 delegation from the National Executive mittee of colored men appointed by che re convention, called at the Executive Mansion this afternoon for the purpose of layins before the President questions pertaining to the inter- estsof the colored men throughont the coun:ry They submitted to the Presiden gony address calling his attention to reports that colored mem would not be appointed 12 office in some sections, and asking to seri- ously consider the matter before imaxing Sppointments, so as to allow colored men all the immunities of citizenship right to hold oflice, &c. The delegation consisted of George T. Downing, of Rhode Island, President; F. G. Barbadoes, of Masvachusetts, Secretary; Rev Sella Martin, of New York; W. J. Wilson, of New Jersey, and George 5. Mabsoa, of North PosTaL CLERK AProlNTED.—Between New York and Washington, Joseph H. Talt, vice A. Ritchie removed—salary £1,200 per annuin. SENATOR Suen has received an invitation from prominent eitizens of St. Louis to delayer an address in that cit; "s, ISM, compons, do new, 55 Virginia's, ox- tour bess active. Wheat dull and dr firme sore _ CONTINENT SPANNED. Pacific How. B. F. Wane, late Senator from Obto. is appointe’ Commissioner to examine Pacific railroads, vice Webster. THE LONDON TIMES ON THE ALA- BAMA TREATY LOSDos, May 13.—The fim editorial article ou tne re} wherein it is aeserved that Great Britain. im subm: On the quesuon at ali. TSE SkcRerary op THE TREASURY has re- called his letter removing Jonn L. Nourse, Esq , the chief of the loan branch of the Treas. ury Department, and he is reinstated. to-day has ar ed Alabama trea’ y * (Fovernm og to am arb How. Ety S. Parker, Commissioner cf indian Affairs, who has been in New York tor the past week on business connected with his Department. will return here on Monday. TAZL01 wnoaded everyihine TDAt was originally demanded or vxpeciad by A ln presenting the silver spike to Dr b Hon. T. A. Tattle, of Nevada, offered lowr sentiment «To the rron of the | And the gold of the West Nevada adds ber |... of silver to span the continent and wed the . A. K. Safford, Governor of Arizoma, ot- fered a spike of iron, termng from Arizona. wita the wring sen: | Ment —« Ribbed with iron, clad im sitver, ap crowned with gold. Arizona presents ber offe: ing to the enterprise that has barded the couti- | ment and dictated the pathway to com: J ‘ere Governor Stanford then 5 “T bis line of rails connecting tee Aumont an the American WAs possibl ——$—— ey GRAND ARMY 0} REPUBLIC REt NION Omewmati. May 12—Tae National campment, Grand Army of the Republic, m to-day. The ball was decorated with banners having & long listef the names of battles on them. The private exercises commenced ab>ut noon. General W.H. Baldwin delivered the address of welcome, to which General Chap- man responded General people, and everything tha: it moede. Mr. 1). H. Lusk, in charge of the division of the Second Auditor’s office for the settlement of psymasters’ accounts, has resigned his po- sition. Gan. Howarp bas returned from Albany, NN. Y., where he went to solicit funds for the freedmeni’s schools in Texas, and he reports rai Logan called the Uonvention to or- | Pacific, and affording 10 commerce a mew that he met with success. Osrolina. 4s vied > der. Rev. Dr. <tuimn offered prayer, after | transit, will prove. we trast, the Seedy fore. Brevar Mas. Gen, QUINCEY A. Grtwore, | THm Kettoco Coxcent—Scrt Acaimsr | Which General Logan delivered aa adres, facilities. aunner of imereased referring to the organizing of the Union army "a will, Gnd the peaceful disbandment of the same as | the most remarkable in his! lated the Order on its comrades to foster 1 Max STRAKoscH.—Mr. R. T. Merrick has, for ‘Messrs. Spalding & Rapley, entered suit in the Circuit Court against Max Strakosch for $2,100 damages, sustained by defendant failing t> per- form a contract, The declaration sets forth that @ contract was entered into by the piain- tiffs and defendant that the latter would give & public concert at the National Theatre, on the night of the 10th of May,at which Clara Louisa Kellogg wes to sing; that out of the proceeds the plaintiffs were to receive a certain Percent. age for the use of the Theatre, but the defendan' failed to fulfill bis contract, by which the Plaimtifis have been damaged not only in the loss of the percentage but in their business re- lations. Engineer Corps, has been ordgred to proceed to Fort Pulaski, Ga., accompanied by Lieut. Gol. W. Ludlow, for the purpose o making such repairs as are indispensable for the ser- vice of its armament. JEROME B. STILLSON, well known here as a successful interviewer for the New York World during the impeachment trial, married on Tuesday last at Piermont, N. Y., to Miss Bes- sie B. Wheton, an accomplished and handsome lady of that place. THE Ways AND Means Committe of the House of Representatives assembled at the New York Custom Houee yesterday, to resume their examination of Castom House affairs, and to as to render practi transportation of freights at much fess retes than are ie under any system which Bas been thus far any where > day is not far dista: when three tracks will be found necessary to accommodate the commerce and travel which seek @ transit across this continent. Freights will then move only one way on each track. And st rates of speed that will answer tne cemands of 3 ing. At the ball members only were admitied in theevenimg. A pubdlic meeting was he'd at Wesley Chapel. and an address delivered Rev. . Arnsbaw, Chaplain of the N: tional Military Asylum. Short made by Gea. Loganand Gen. Warren Keifer, ni tle. in of Jn10n sui Several bande furnished « _ eovecertaees saa THE PHILADELPHIA SMUGGLING CASE. PsILapELPHia, May 13.—An inv. board the Of the articles i take psy mar ‘Steps for the preparation of a Taat TRIPLE ALLIANcE.—The dispatch | nimta, trom New Orleans a evans, shoe new tar! from London relative to the triple alliance be- | that been smug- Tum +Tory that Granther Welles, on leay- | ‘ween England, France, and Spain, agunst | Sd by some of the under officers of ~ ing Washington, sent his goods and chattels | ‘his country, bas created some excitement, and | fround that the goods, which ‘wereon the ship's home by a Government vessel that drew so | °f course is the prevailing topic of con- | manifest, to her stores, much water itcould not get up the Connecti. | VeT*4tiom, though not much stock is taken | and as such were it subject to seizure. cut, is doubtless a fabrication; but it will pass | ‘= it here. Secretary Fish, in conversation | It ay Wate thet owing to some difficulty with the company’s officers, frowitg out of the igar basiness, had is resignation, ‘was leaving the ship with the brandy, gia, &c.. which he clanmedas he, own property, when they were taken posses. sion of. The matter bas been to Col with prominent parties last evening, char- acterized the whote story as a stock-jobbing concern, and spoke of the improbability of England entering imto such an alliance before the Minister of the new adminis- tration (Mr. Motley) bad reached the Court of St. James. Secretary Boutwell also regards it 4s 4 canard, gotten up for the purpose of affect. ing the money market. Secretary Rawlins 1s of the same opinion. In fact, none of the members of the Cabinet regard it as of any im. portance. On the other Rand, it is claimed by those who hold by the sensation that George W. Smalley, the London special for the New for fact, for if the ex-Secretary denies it he will scarcely do so im season to reach this genera- tion. GEnBRAL A. H. TERRY was in Hartford on Monday. Yesterday he left New Haven for ‘St. Paul, and, after tarning over the affairs of is late command of Minnesota, Dacota and Montana to General Hancock, he will proceed to Atianta and assume command of the Depart- ment of the South, including the States of Flor- ida, Georgia and North and South Carolima. Mk. L. Q. WASHINGTON. of Virginin, called lector Moore, Who will imstitute a strict inves- tigation. ee ‘£D LOVER TRIES To MUR- SWEETHEART, ANDKILLS Naw York. May 13—This morning 2: 2 o'clock, & young man, named Talbot, a rejected lover ecfasister of Mrs. Flynt, residing at the corner of Montague Terrace ‘and Montague street, Brooklyn, entered the bed room of the it the Executive Mansion this morning, by ap- a young lady and fired a pistol a¢ her while she | ‘D* Work was uone. vast mulutede pointment, to lay before the President the vinwys | LOT Z7iwme, who forwarded the dispatch to | Yar fying a bade oe Pa grazed ber tomple { Cheered lusuly, and Dr Durant and Governor po le this country, 18 one of the ablest aud most | and passed through one of her hands. Taike, | Stamford cori ally erpeled cack other, and Of the committee appointed by the late Con- | trustworthy correspondents in Ecrope, and | then ran back to bis room, shot Bimselfthrough | SPOok ands. Doctor three servative Convention of that State, m reference the head, and immediately > o holds the most intimate relations with maay leading statesmen and prominent men ou ine Continent. THE ComMMISsIONRE OF PENSIONS has pro- mulgated orders, based upon laws of Congress. Providing for the payment of pensions to per- sons who have been disabled in the military or naval service, as follows: To persons rendered utterly helpless, $25 @ month: to persons dis- abled from the performance ot manual lator, but not requiaing personal aid and attention $20; and all persons whose injuries amount physically or im effect to the loss of 2 hand or ty B15. Tax tollowing appointments in the Post Department were made yesterday: W. expired. to the approaching election, Mr. Washington having been delegated by the committee to act for them. A CIRCULAR was yesterday issued trom the Treasury, informing Assistant Treasurers and others that the supply of fractional currency at that office, of the denomination of ten ana twenty-five cents, is nearly exhausted, and that as the new issue will not be ready for six weeks, they must make out in cases of demand with the choice of the stock now in their hands for redemption. SUPERINTENDENT INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Col. Alexander Duncam having resigned the Position of Geneval Superintendent of the In- terior Department building, there are quite a number of applicants for the position, which is a very snug one at ¥2,500 per annum. it is said that Major H. A. Hall, Secretary of the Board of Aldermen, has the inside track and ‘will receive the appointment. Tas Wits Hovsx.—Among those who called at the Executive Mansion to-day were Wm. A. Howard, our new Minister to Ubina; R. H. Hendershop, drummer boy of the Rap. pahannock; Gol. Markbreil, U.S. Minister to Bolivia, and others, among whom were a large TELEGRAPH NES wi ATMOSPHERIC ELECTR PHILADELPHIA, May 13.—At this moment, 2.30 p, m., the wires of the Western Union Tel. egraph Company are workiug without bate. cise ames cme cnt Ks cl ctrcity tr Lore arg: meity trom Ne BY TY. ee FATAL ACCIDENT. WiLtiamerort, Pa , May 13.—Mrs. Antho- ny. of Lock Haven, was run ever and killed to-day by Dr. Lickenthaler, who was driving ata is the is sta furious pace through streets of thi temporary clerk, vice Lester B. Howe removed; W. B. Go: class clerk, vice Benj. F- Ml. Baker, do., vice J. H. Fred. Raunkhayes, do., vice Theodore 1.. Hol- E. Crouch, ARRESTS IN PERSIA THs! ‘ON- CERNED IN THE RELIGIOUS RIOTS, Lompon, May 13.—Later advices trom Tehe- ran, that the authorities ha: made about five handred arrests of perenne who participated in the recent religious mot —— ___ PRESIDENT GRANT anp THE EtcHt-Hore Law.—At a meeting of the Springfield armorers on Monday evening, a letter from General Batler, dated May 7th. givingan account ot bis interview with the Promden pointed vesterday as head clerk on the mail route between New York ana Washington, vice R. E. Boyd, re- signed. BREVET ATPOINTNENTS IN THE ARNY— OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENeRAL.—The following opinion of Attorney General Hoar hol number of ladies and gentlemen who called to | im Tegard to brevet appointments in the army, | and im the Steere pee ted Pay their respects. Several members of the | Tu just vom Promulgated trom the War De- | too atorseys Geatal on te Ee ee religious denomination of Dunkards, en route to the Lynchburg Baptist Convention, also called to pay their respects. it was remarked that if the law was a bad one the best way to &n obnoxious law was to have it en shatit was plain that it was the true intent and meauing of Congress that Trae ae ee eee UT Gnas. | 10th, 1806, for establishing rules and articles | She vouTs shoald be aday's work {or mechan. | Osteen, | Apother consal was receatly appotut H. Craigen, of Georgetown. called at the Ex. | for the government of the armies of the United | 15! should be pad d fae daa, Bat G8¥"s | Cial record was'so geod that thence ie ecutive Mansion this morning to urge the ap. | S'a'¢, abaitente ae conferred ia lime of me. | Whatever length of hours was ordinarily paid Prat assigned to auother port, and Mr. McUol- pointment of Gen. George Thomas to the City | and for di waked conduct and public ser- | {OF ui the same employments by persons not | |°¥ wasallowed 10 pd el Post Ofice in place of ol. Alexander, but did | vice in the presence of the enemy. and that ail | (0. Government work in the urienborhiood. 3 ae brevet commissions shall bear date trom che Wilmington (Del.) Comm particular action or service for which the offi- cer was brevetted, ‘wo days after this law wok effect, viz on the 3d of 1869, the Senate confirmed the nominations of a number of officers to promo- tion by brevet, which had that body prior to the date of the act, Among these were some that had been made on account of rendered in recent engage’ ‘with the Indians, in each of which the date ot the sya ee) corresponded with that of the service rendered. The question you submit is, «Whether, under the terms of the law cited, not succeed in obtaining an interview. Gen. Thomas was aresident of this city tor many years until recently he moved to Georgetown. He was a graduate of West Point, but for years pst has been a notary in the office of the Chict of Engineers, United States army. DBAD.—A dispatch received here this morn- img states that Judge Lorenzo Sherwood died suddenly in Brooklyn, New York, yesterday Of bilious colic. Mr. Sherwood has been widely known throughout this country and Europe as the president of the “Cheap Railway League,” and as a forcible writer in behalf of that project, bis articles having been largely copied into leading English journals. He was & New Yorker by birth, bu: pursued a business annual meeting of the National Societ, ay wes, held in New York President W: NaTIONAL TEMPERANCE CONVEETION.—The rm on the subsect of Sempemace Bours of ) 28 they were dissimilar now, and sbould earry out what clear intention of the law. who were absent should return. and I left him with the full under- scunding belief that Sack an order would i it i career in Galveston, Texas, where he acquired aero Pr mcipe wi Mis convoy, the considerable wealth. Of late he nas spent my reason aa td, con wing, soabie to domain bam ‘and ume ‘ashing:on. ™ presence enemy,” one Bi and sist hdine- pace Tey camuct now be Lommnniones vy brevet. The Diario says two bat A NEW TURE to the business | The eacnesiene nd that their nomi: a velo 2 de Cuba doubts the Sa te resel fact that on yesterda: pending before Senate prior to date o! ‘Lelans, who made an official re- pple nt penal orn dl nad the act does not relieve them of its ‘QMfur, gives few details. He says President for that position by Postmaster Gen- eral Cresswell. Judge Edmunds has been talked of for the Land Office, but it wonia | tions after confirmation thereof by the Senate, ‘aTBioTs.—The Ladd seem trom this deal taat Mr. Wilson, the pres. | D&tthe authority to commission In these cases Lil a ea ent Commussioner, is to be retained. and Judge | even before ‘was made. Teesived at 6 p. m., im that city day Edmunds provided tor at the City Post Office. Itis however, that there may be an inci. dental hiteh in the programme through Post. master Alexander’s declension to resign, he baving been invited to do so, and positively Tefused. It will therefore be necessary to sns. Pend him im order to mske the requisite ya- caney, 4 atl Tux Feuwcn line-of-battle ship Jcan Bari, used as a school-ehip for the Imperial Nayy, with about three hundred maval students on board, arrived at Annapolis early yesterday morning. At 8 o’clock an Admiral’s sainte ‘was fired, which was responded to by \* Miral Porter's flag-ship Santec. After a of ceremony from some of the officers of newly-arrived vessel,@ number ef the Were disembarked—happy 8s larks to get thore again—and some of them immediatty the examination of the students im the N: Academy at that place, wRicD will met ce on the 2th inst. “