Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1869, Page 1

2s Se ee ee SS En MEE, THE EVENING STAR. BLISHED DAILE, Sunday Excepted, At the Star Buliding, 8 W. Corner Pennsylvania Av.and lth Street / EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. ‘The K is served by the carriers to theit feccitere inthe Uy and District at TR¥ ENTS PER WEEE. Copies at the counter, with | { f Without wrappers, Ounts each. Tpuce Bon Maitine Three mouth One Doliar and Fitty Gents; six months, Three Do! inrs; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are sent from the office longer wan paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Frid'gy | morning—One Dollar and a Haifa Year. 6 TET , XXXII. he bening Sta WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. MAY 18, 1869. LIST OF LATE PUBLICATIONS JUST ISSTPD SSD FOR sae BY FRENCH & MICHARDSON KSELLERS Bet IMPQRTERS. STATIONERS, AND PSACTIGCAL ENGSAVEES § PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, TENTH STREETS | # ©NIO ©. SCOTT. FISHING IN AMERICAN WATERS By Genio | © scott Ww t and seventy | trationt. Crown 3 35 5 CHARLES LEVE THAT BOY OF Nob '0T1°8; A Novel. 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Curtis, 5% North Uh: St., Baltimore. my 13-1) SPFOTAL NOTICE —Dr. Curtis bezs to notify bis Washington pattents that, owing t» his exten- sive practice ta Baltimore, he will ia tuture be able te devote ouly the followiae days t> their in- tereate, and ca. be consulted cn SA TURUAYS from 1 ty A5teSp m., Siva m toS p.m .and ot reat of Willard’s #. BPECLALITY tres and all ¢ GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY Provivence, BT, STERLING SILV@R WARE *AN FINE SLECTRO-PLATED WARB. This Compas ng the most extensive and i z fn the world. and eat talen signing, mo re. with the aid of ingent: hhinery, enabled to. prod: et’ th lowest Tires, arpassed in fini maran ter to be of si A certificate ta issue 4 in silver for the purpose of pro tecting parcharers from imitations of their designs, They ino continue to manufa their well known and nnriva'led Nickel-silver Blectro- Plated Ware, which will last twenty Sve years with fair everyday usage. Orders received from the trade onl may be obtsined irom responsible deal- 2 Ist LLER, faced to the public Z,and now enjoy a larity unegualled by any oiler medicine. iar care of diptherie. 4; 7. choler rheups hi ide. Itisw val. Soul by all ists —Datly Plaindealer, Cle PHALON’S — LOT EAUTIFYING becsaa ind AND COMPLEX. or LADIES tn the NURSERY itis invaluable, edy for diseases: and blemishes of the SKIN. tl NURS! anc y sp Ree Price 25 cents per cake. “FLOR DE MAYO. “FLOR DE MAYO.” NEW PERFUME FOR THE HARDEE: “QUnee exquiare DELIOATE, LASTING PHALON & SON, New York. jetty rom 8 by all Draggists AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATER: jichts of the engagement of Bast mh Us. SCOT SIDDONS, AND THE STAB COMBINATION. THIS EVENING. AS YOU LIKE IT. Wednesday — KING BENE'® DAUGHTER AND THE HONEMOON MATINEE SATURDAY ATZOCLOCK 't GREAT YELocrrE DE EXHIBITION Pic. HNIC and BACK: I To be given by BAMILTON BRUS., at their Riding Biok at Seventh Street Park, THUBSDAY. May, ised. haces to commence at $ o'clock p at uth, im. Dancing to commence at 4 0 lock p. 1 A god bi music has been enenged for the Pic Nic and Exhibition. Ketresnmest can te fonnud at the park 1m sbundance. ‘Tickets, 25 cents si- wittivg Gentleman and Lad Or FELLOWS’ HALL GREAT LONDON DIORAMA Last Two Nights, MONDAY and TCEBDAY Thousands of Moving F: 3. i ‘oval Bneagementa, Aretic ic any 15-3 Fairy Se en 7 Admistion thal au" © _PABMER, Busine: "PRE GREATEST CURIOSITY IN THE Pwo Din THE SHAPE OF HORSE FLESU! A TWO-LEGGED COLT! This unparalleled curiosity fa now on exhibitto: on Pennsyivania avenue. between Ist ant Mace Colt about One Don Witheut any fore legs. It Ot streets Weeks old. fo as brought trom Pit Tobacco, Maryland, by Mr Thomas Wocd. It is the st woudertul freak of Bature on record. No one should fall to ave it Aduission, 45 cents. ME#TZEROTT Haun. T ae OLE BULL’R GRAND CONCERT, SATURDAY BY ENING. May Assisted by the following favorite *rtist+ — Miss 8 W BARTON. the favorite Prima Bonus So rano, Mr. WM. MACDONALD, the Popular enor. Mr KENJAMIN OWBNS, Ureanis! avd Accompanist. Mr THEOD MARTENS, from the Letpsic Oonservatory of ) Pianist and ist, Admission 31. Heserved »: ” xtra. Seats can be secured at Metzerct » music store, commencing on Wednesday 19. at Qe'clock Poors open at 7a; $o’cloch. THOMAS K. TUKNBULL’ 15-6 Gaaxv MAY FESTIVAL WASHINGTON SHUETZEN VEREIN. NEW sci NEI ZEN Park, On MONDAY and TUESDAY, May 17 and 13,1519 PRIZE BHOOTING. PRIZE BOWLING Ladies’ Prix Shooting Grand Concer }}) the ceivbrated Marine Band Hal Champetre, [iumination and Fireworks know ich has become Jar Association, aw ple pri © o\pee by ‘his Festival Ornibusses willran Minne of the 7th street A PILGRIM t+ the most Fascinating aud hetic Exbibiti Will continue 2 y and give Enter ents EVERY EVENING at 5 ociock MATINEE WEDNESDAY an SATURDAY M Lectui Our ON EXHIBITION AND SALE .§ aT MARKRITER'S, No- 456 Seventh strect, between, D'and Eight Doors above Odd Fellows’ Hi Chetce Oil Paintings, Encravigs, Chromss. &c. so, Largest Btock Paperhangings. Window Shades. Pictare Frames, Picture Cord and Tas- sels. Rings, Nails, Ac. in the District “TREMS Casn ‘Please Kemember Name and Namber- La ;ALLEBY, LVANIA AVEBUE, BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS, A choice collection of OIL PAINTINGS; G. man, French, English and American OHRUMOS, ENGBAV. Noe, PHOTOGRAPHS. S8E-PAB- UTS, STE! BC! STEBEOPTIO eae besare PICTUBR F} . €e. Thieare Frames made to rate. oc 16-1y WwW ITMEB & CO., MAY BUILDING, Beventh Street, opposite Post Office De; WINE HOUSE. FISE OLD SHERBY, POBT AND MADEBIA CHAMPAGNES, SOLE PROPBIETOBS. IGLER’S WHISKY, 24 PER GALLON. POT 0 THE CALIFORNIA WINES, BRANDIES, Xc. 00,000 CIGARS. renee e ‘ane call siereae™ to the superior moieay” HEE AUBE! OONFEOTIONER AND ‘M MANUFAUTUBEK, 390 lth street between Mand be gtreote. and abt Wy fur es the firest ICK 0 ‘and WAT in his Baloo. @ Fairs, udging by the extensive business he docs. m}1-1m' EVENING STAR. MINISTER MoTLEY’s instructions are ecom- pleted, and he ssils for Europe to-morrow. Lirvt. Cor, Caas. alry, has been ordered to the Fi District. GEN. WAGBR SWAYNE, recently assigned to duty in the War Department, bas arrived here and bas rooms on F street. BRevet Bric. Generar’. L. Sherrer hes been ordered to Fort Concho. Texas, to Olu his regiment ¢» route to New Mex: DReVET MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL D. Srvn- G18 has been ordered to jom bis regiment ia th Department of Missouri THE REGULAR MMRTING OF THE Caniner was held to-day, at! the memb-rs present, Senator Fenton had an interview with the President this forenoon, HON. COLUMBUS DELANO, Commissioner of Internal Revenue returned to the city to-day from his home tn Columbus, Uhio, and will be a! bis ¢ flice to-morrow. ‘THE PRESIDENT has appointed Albert Sig?t to be Recorder of Land Titles for the State of Missouri, ind Gustave Jarecki to be Consul at Altona, Mx. THORNTON, the British Minister, re. tmrned to this city yesterday from his trip to the Nortb, and had @ long interview with Sec- retary Fish. Main Rove Avent ArrorntED.—Mr. E. R Taylor, of Culpeper Court-House, is appoint ed Route Agenton the line between this city and Lynchburg, Va., a! $1,4) per annum. Mr. Thomas C. BaILey has been promoted to be Chief of the Paymaster’s Division of the Second Auditor's office, vice D. H. Lusk re- signed. Naval OrveRs.—Lieut. Commander Wm. C. Wise has been ordered to the practice ship Dale, on the 2th instant. The order assigning Master Hugh W. McKee to the practice ship Macedonian has been revo! Mr. JouHN KimraLt, of this city, has been appointed Superintendent of Education, auder the Freedmen’s Hurean, for the District of Coi- umbia. Mr. G. W. Alford is still General Su- prrintendent of the Educational Work of the Bureau. CiRcULARS were to-day distributed in the various Executive Departments of the Govern. ment, signed by the Gereral Republican Com- mittee of this city, urging the clerks and other employees to registerand yote at the approach- ing municipal election. PROMOTIONS AND APrOINTMENTS.— Messrs. Win. G. Powers and W. H. Robbins have been promoted from first to second class clerkships ‘n the Adjutant General's Oflice, and Wm. B. Donglass and Wm. Abner, jr, haye been ap- Pointed clerks in same office, class one, to take etiect Ist of May. GENERAL BUTLER arrived here this morning ou Judiciary Committee business. He will Geliver the soldiers grave decoration address at Gloucester, Mass, and Major Ben. Perle: Poore will deliver the similar address at Ne buryport. 2 The day will be generally observed in Massachusetts. REMOVALS KASURY Dgepart- MENT.—About one-third of the clerks employed in the Seeretary’s o1 Treasury Deparinent, will be removed ins f-w days and new ap- pomtments wade to fill the vacancies, The force of this office consists of about one bhun- Gred and titty, and at least fifty of them will be removed. In Tux INTERNAL REVBNUE TAX ON VELocIrEeDE Rines.—Actng Commissioner Of Internal Kevenue, J. W. Douglass, Esq., has decided twat velocipede rinks are liable for the special tax on exhibitions and upon the gross receipts trom such exhibitions, the same as theatres, but the tuition fees received from scholars and Teceipts from strangers for us# of the yeloci- pedes are not to be included in the gross re- ceipts. THE ComMtsstoN appointed by the President, auxiliary to the Interior Department in the supervision of n affairs, are rejuested to hold a preliminary meeting in this city on next Wednesday, 26th instant. The Commis. sion is compo-ed of the following gentlemen Hon. Jobn V. Farwell, of Chicago; George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia; Robert Campbell, of St Louis; Wm. E. Dodge, of New York: E.S. Tobey, ot Boston; Felix R. Brunot, of Pitts. burg: Nathan Bishop, of New Yorx; Henry S, Lane, of Crawfordsville, Indiana oe sane ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS. —Lhe Gazette of Las evening bas the following items A. Lod H. k—The second engineering corps, which left this city last month to survey tue route of the proposed extension of the Alex- andra, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad, buvieg completed the line through Key's Gap, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, bave crossed the Shenandoah, aud will take up the western end of the line on which Captain Marbury’s corps are engaged, at Snicker’s Gap, and produce 1 to Winchester by @ route dilferent from any yet surveyed. curditn).—A colored baby—a boy just born wrapped in a piece of an old blank found about daylight this morning, aliys ato pan, in the yard of a colored me ad Washington Rich, who lives on the upper end ot Duke street, Robbery. —The grocery store of George Le tou, on King street, between Washington Columbus, was burgl@riousiy entered Last night, and the money safe opened and robbed of about $200 in currency. A Fatuen Kipyars His DavGurTen —Chas Hi. Brock way. who was before the Police Court x! Lawrence, Mass.,abouta month ago, charged with sundry offences, and allowed to goon con- dition of leaving the State forever, called at the Oliver Grammar School on Thursday, and asked 'o see bis daughter Minnie, about eleven years ot age, whois living in Lawrence with ber mother. The Iady teacher allowed her to goto the door,and the father seized and bore her struggling and screaming to a buggy and drove eff at full speed out of the city. Brock. ‘way was shot by an officer while attempting to escape when be was last arrested, but not seriously. BF Alien, the prize. Cincinnau on Friday, bail in the sum of $500 not to fignt in the State ot Ohio. After giving the bail he was released, and immediately thereafter Went into traning for a fight which he proposes to have with Mc. Coole, comewhere within fifty miles of St. Louig, on the 15th of next month, B7-A'St. Louis paper says: “As one of the Tesults of the hail storm here, it 13 stated, on the authority of pbysiciane, that ovei dred premature births occurred, bro by excitement, and im many ‘cases terror, caused Sy the storm. Nearly every doctor in town bas had more than he could do.” SALES oF REAL ESTATE IN VIRGINIA,—O. Storrs & Co, have sold a farm of 450 acres in Fairtax county, Virginia, for $12,000 to Ubree farmers of New York. S7The Mormon shoemakers are trying co- operation. &7“Why are Women Redundant title of a work just issued in London. S7-A Western paper calls the Pacific Rail. Toad the »yerland Millennium.” ®7 Homcrpathy 1s the orthodox medical faith in Brazil. S7 White Pine has secured an emigration ot Chinese women. , S7 The Iniana Empire is the name ot a newspaper at White Pine. 7 The Sandwich Islands are $59,000 worth of Coolies. is the to tmport THE DYER COURT OF INQUIRY. Findings of the Court. General Dyer Sustained. ‘The opinion of the Court of Inquiry in the case of Brevet M»jor General A. B. Dyer, Chiet of Ordnance, was promulgated trom the War Department this afternoon, at 3 o'clock The findings of the court cover about eighteen printed pages, and after reviewing the tacts in | the case closes with the following opinion } Opinion. —The Court is therefore of the opt jon that no further proceedings are neces: in the matter of the complaints agains: Bri der and Brevet Major General A. B. Dyer, | Chief of Ordnance, ia bis administration of | the Ordnance Department, as contaiwed in the | Report of the Joint Select Comrmittes on Ord- | | | pBauce, and the testimony ompaaying the Teported to the Senate of the t db July 17. 18%. The foregoing report and opinion have been laid betore the Secretary of War, and by him to fhe President, and the following are tue orders in the care Executive Mansion, Washington D. © I hive examined the proceea eurt of Inquiry im the case of Briza. Brevet Major General A. Bo Dyer. Chiet of Ordnance, and approve the “findiage and epinicn” of the Court, and they are be eby ap- proved confirmed. U S.Gaast. The Court of Inquiry of which Major Geu eral George H. Thomas is Presiden: is herepy dissolved. By command of General Sherman E. D. Townsenn, Adjutant General, LOCAL NEWS. Lutheran Synod. After recess yesterday the Committee on Church Extension reported, which occupied the Synod until adjourning. Last evening the anniversary meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society took place, and the addresses were of the usual interesting character. FIFTH DAY. The Synod reassembled this morning at 9 o’cl ck and was opened with prayer by Key. Dr. Wedekund. ‘The President fesd.@ lever from the Commissioner ot the German Reform Church regretting bis inability to be present and the letter was appropriately referred, Dr. Gordon, the delegate from the Dutch Reformed Church, then addressed the Synod assuring the body of his hearty cooperation with their noble efforts. A resolution referring the over- tures of the corresponding delegate of the Re- form Charch conc-rning the proposed conven- tion for the formation of Church Union and cooperating agency against a common foe was Teferred to the following committee:—Dr. S. S. Schmucker, Dr. Zeigler and Rey. H. L. Dox. Mr. Cochran, from the Mileage Committee, Teported that the amcunt necessary to defray the expenses of delegates was about $2,400, an excess of 8.00 over the amount in the treasury, And resolutions were adopted authorizing the Treasurer to borrow the amount needed, and that the congregations in connection with the General Synod be urged to take up annual col- Ject.ons for the treasury of the Synod, and that the Secretary be instructed to give notice of the time: also, that in order to liqnidate indebted- ness, congregations which have not yet taken up collections to defray the expenses of tbe General Synod at this session be requested to do s0 without delay, the proceeds to be for- warded to the Treasurer. Kollin A. S*wyer, delegate from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, (New School,) then addressed the Synod. Rey. Drs. Schmucker was permitted to withdraw the paper offered by bim a few days since, re- f-rring to the relations and reciprocal duties of the different portions of the Lutheran Church in this country. The Synod then took a recess ull 1 o'clock p. m. Upon reassembling this afternoon, the report of the Home Missionary Society occupied the Synod until 4 p.m., when the members pro- ceeded to Moun: Vernon, by invitation of Rev Dr. Butler's congregation. ——__e—___ Death of MATTHEW GLAsCoE.—The jury of inquest, held yesterday by Dr. Potter, Coroner, on the body of Matihew Glascoe. at the Washington Asylum, as stated in the STAR yesterday, sfter hearing the evidence, Tecured a verdict that he came to his death by the rupture of 2 blood vessel at the base of the brain. produced bya blow or injury upon the Jet! cheek, inflicted in a manner unknown to the jury. A post mortem *xamination was made by Dr. McKim. who found that the left cheek bone had been fractured, a piece of bore as large as a half dollar and a number of smaller pieces were also found. The deceased was well known im the Dis- trict, and we belweve learned the trade of mscbinist in the Navy Yard, and is saidto have been one of the most frished mechanics in the country. He was emplosed by Clark Mills to Pet up Me statue of Jackson in Latayette Square, and worked some years in the esi ib- lsbhment of the Winans’, in Baltimore, and with them went to Russia, wheze he pit to- gether and placed on the track the first Amer- ean Iccomotive engine ever run ona Russian railroad. His brother took charge of his re- mains, rd they were mterred by Mr. Joseph Burch, undertaker, in the Presbyterian Ceme- tery, near Georgetown. This morning, Officer Stinchcomb, at the suggestion of Lieut. Noonau, procured a war. Traut from Justice Drury charging Frank Beckett and bis wife with having committed &n assault and battery on the deceased. and the case was called beture Justice Drury. at the First Ward station, this afternc The evi- ect that on Friday morning Zerwes found the deceased on 20th street. between L and M, and carried bim to Lewis’ drugstore, atter which they Teported to Lieut. Hurley. The Lieutenant notified his friends, and he was taken to the almshouse, x8 above stated. It appeared also that he hed been recently at work im Baltimore, for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. and had come here on a visit. On Wednesday afternoon be went to Beckett's restaurant, on Pennsylvania avenue, near ist street, aud After having a conyersation with Mr. B. he fell asleep in his chair. About = o'clock Dir. B.a'- tempted to arouse Bim, and finally succeeded in getting bim aroused, when he strack B., aud the latter's wife then pot him out of the door, and be went off. Itis supposed that be in some manner lost his way and fell, inflicting the injuries which caused bisdeab. The Jus- tice dismissed the cas i Tue Bartivore anp Potomac Rate Roav.—The Upper Marlborough /rinee yian Says. - A corps of engineers has been for t week engaged running preliminary and around Upper Marlborougk with a view to the immediate locaton of the depot. The proximity of the road to our village, or if Possible the location of the depot within its confines, being a matter of vital importance to our future prosperity. is fully appreciated by the citizens, WhO manifest the deepest interest in the matter, evineing @ praiseworthy <pirit of liberality on the subject of right of way. T to donate several of the lots most de bie tor that purpose, and even now very yalu- able to the owners, having already been fully and volyntarily made. Mr. Emaco, the Chiet Enginee?, has’ superintended the survey of some of the lines in person, and in conversa. ton with our lending citizens, both he and his courteous and efficient assietant,Captain Moore, have evinced the warmest interest in our ob- ject, and @ zealous desire, with the approval of the company, to promote it.”* ——_o—__ Goov FstLows’ BaLu.—The first grand an- nual ball of Capitol Lodge, No.7, A. U. G. F., takes place at Trades’ Union Hall this evening for which great preparations have been made And a fine time may be expected. The order is am & flourishing condition. and their triends should show by their presence this evening that their efforts are appreciated. Masoni of Columbia convened Inst night at Central Masonic Hall, and consecrated and iustalled Pentalpba Lodge, No. 23, F.and A.M. After the ceremonies, Pentalpha Lodge set out a splendid coliation, which was partaken of by the Grand Lodge and a large number of vicit- ing brethren. —e——. REAL EstaT® Sates —Ktlboorn & Latta, realestate brokers, have sold lot 23 of Hon. Jobn Sherman's sub-division of property on 14th street road, near Columbia College, to Gen. S. D. Sturges, at 15 cents per square foot amounting to $1,875. —-re-___ S7 There is & borribie suspicion that Lorse- flesh is sold tor beet in New York. S77 Mrs. Stanton says woman's dress is a “sheer invention of the devil to befool an velit- tle her.” sz The Philadelphia Press says: + James Fisk, Jr. having bought up almost everything in New York city, is expected shortly in Phila- delpbia. = SF Bishop yne, Missionary scopal Bishop in Liberia, Atrica, being 7 feeble hesitb, bas resigned Dis bishopric and will re- turn to this country, this summer. N2. 5,051. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches, CHICAGO ITEMS. Railroad Matters Methodist Clergymen Opposed to Decorating the graves on Sunday Women ¢ 6. M.A. Motor ¢ St. Pani—Murder Triat—t CEreaco. May + Resolutions were duced 14 the Common Oouncils iast nig posing to tex OMSATMUONALLY of t passed by the General Assembiy of inst winter conveying the Lake fron Iilinois Central, Michigan ¢ al and « ». Burling’on and Quincy Kailroais ‘be Methodis: cirreymen of this cry me Sterday and passed resolutions s'Tonely n that women should no wed to become memDer= of the association r General Hancock arrived at St Pani y with his take Deparimen ith be t. Paul. - Ma yes th Thakota, bild two Barlis of marder Peters, Minn.. ou circumstancial evidence The prisoner was deeply affected Wm Ho tly killed at Water. town, Minn.. yesterday, by the aischarge of a gun, the .ock of which was kicked by tis horse. t T WITH THE N- NS—THE SAVAG mana. May 18.—The wagon train of Sth cavalry arrived at Fort McPherson yester- day under command of Lieut. Forbush. He mr ports that seven companies of the 5th cay- airy, under Gen. Uarr, while moving trom Kansas to s Fort McPherson, op the 13h instant, stra camp of about five hundred heyennes, and a fight ensued. The Indians were badly defeated; leaving twenty-five war- riors on tbe field, and carrying off a large num- ber of wounded. The troops lost three men | killed, and one olficer and two privates wounded Gen. Carr is still in pursuit near Medicine Lake Creek. BOSTON ITEMS. j De: f George C. Gootwin— + Brown Going to Europe Bostor, May = —The watch and other per- sonal valuables of George UO. Goodwin, who died of heart disease in New York, have been | found in his valise, thus disproving the report ef robbery. | itis said that Walter Brown contemplates visiting England, with the intention of accept. | ing any challenge that may be offered for the championship of the world in single scull rowing. | MINISTER JOHNSON DECLINES A BANQUET. Lonpow, May 8.—Minister Reverdy Johnson bas written @ note to the authorities of South- ampton, declining the proposed banquet in bonor. He takes advantage of the occasion to express his gratification at the extinction of the late apprehensions of unfriendly relations between Great Britain and the United States. He bas been assured that the people of both counties regard war as the direst calamity. ees INDIAN AFFAIR: St. Louis, May 1*.—Gen. W.S. Harney and staf leave to-day for the Sioux Reser, ation on the Upper Missouri, near Fort Sulley. The General has the care of 12,00 Indiaus, com prising the Ogallales, Brales, Mineongons, Sa-asaricas, Uncapapas, Yonzorais, Twoket- The Sud. w | shoutaers, 14 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Money is in good suppty in New York, ‘me Most common qnocation on s'ock loans beng SeVeR percent... wiih exception X per cen ©n stocks and Governments Moderately active at vay per cent. for pi per fev 8. Wasninetom, May Jay Qooke & Co. Turcisb the following quotaceus of Gov- erumeni securities: U. S. 6%, 181, Five Twenties, 18a. ' Twenties, |. Five Twenties, Ins. Five Twenties. Jan Pive Twenues, Jan. & J Pive Twe Ten Forties, Lewis Johns. in home and t New Yors, » COMPO, Union Bostor Was rml, 1 chigan 4 iti edo & Wa s Fargo &« ' efterred. 15. bx ihionee Marke sy Cable Lownom, May 1k. 1 p.m —_Consols clos =: Ene, Avia RT, | P. m—Honds, OL, | P Gor i doing, wo quota sums - - © Stock Market To-Day. ®. May t5.—V ircinia sixes. oft in Wy bid, HA Asked do. t a) do. 1s bid. North Caronnn bid, 55), arked. m Balti Barrio) scribed, 6 asked as, To-day. SKALTimoRy, } firm bat no active; Middling Uplan ur dull with small business. Wheat very dull and Weak, choice Valley med at S210. Gorn dudk: prime white sia-2; yellow “Jarl. ¢ dail heavy and acs for light Rye 508145. Pork quiet, at 31 soagtl. 5 firm—Rib » 4: clear do, Dy; Aard firm at 1 arce; held at 9 cents, and Whiskey firm and some bolders ask New Yor, May 1s —Stocks firm and active Money steady at a> per cent. Sterling bx- change, 109 5-20's, IS82, coupons, 10-408, coupons, 109%. Virgimia's, ex. do. new, 62. North Carolina's, new, Sy. [Secor New Yorx, May is. strong. Money m: without special featare, and supply ample. Governments strong and buoyant, and prices have advanced to the highest figures ever reached. Swck market more settled, and prices have advanced throughout the entire list —_—o—— New York Flour and Grain Market Te-day. teh.) Fold is quiet but New Yore, May 15.—Flour dull and a changed. Spring Wheat about Ic. better Cora dull aud declining. —— Falsetto Voice. Dr. Marcet, of the Brompton Consump- tion Hospital, has been looking down the throat of one of the Trrolese agers who have lately been warbling at Si. James's Hall, the object of the inspection being to Ascertaim the physiological conditions which Produce the beautiful talsetto notes for which the Swiss artists are celebrated. The obser- vations were made by means of a laryngo- scope. @ Lutle instrument whe-eof the cipal member is a mirror placed at ¢ of the patient's mouth. Itis pretty general tles, Black Feet, and Citheads. These bands are located near Forts Randall and Rice. A quantity of agricultural implements and wagons has been shipped tor the Reserva’ion. neral Harney is anxious to get the Lodians | at work. FALL OF A HOUSE AND FIRE. 1.4 Crosse, Wis, May i8—A farm bouse, near this city fell Saturday night, serious! injuring Mrs. Oleson, whose recovery is doubi- ful, and ki her little son. The Farmers’ Hotel in th stroyed by fire yesterday, and Ausou Oleson was burned to death while trving to save bis property. Ss RAILROAD ACCIDENT. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 1*.—The ow! train from Albany this mornmg came into col- hision with a delayed freight train near Chester Place was de. | eith ly known that the human voces! apparatus sists of a pair of membranes zontally in the throat, and just touching | their edges. A drum-head, with a slit acros t!, may convey a popular ‘idea of them. In | the act of singing the != of these cords, as | they are called, are broughi into contact, and | they approsch ‘each other thronghou! their whole length, and remain parallel. When they are set in vibration. by the passage air through them, under these the ordinary conditions, 8 full chest note 1s emitted: but if they do not meet in their entire length, “Fr & posterior or anterior portion of them remaining Spart, the sound is no longer fall, but feeble and shrill; the note emitted is what the stringed iustrament pinyer calls a har- and what the singer calls a falsetto, or te. The violimi who would bring out @ barmonic so touches» string that, - stead of making it viorare % whole, he @ Vides itinto segments, each of which vibvates Station. George F. Porter, of Charlestown, and Mrs. F.. L. Hedstrom, of Buffalo, were the only persons seriously injured. The wounded were brought to the Massasoit House, in this city. BRIGHAM YOUNG BREAKS GROUND | FOR THE UTAH CENTRAL RAILKOA St.Louis, May 18.—A Salt Lake despatch dated yesterday says Atl o'clock this morning Brigham Young broke ground on the Utah Central Rairoid, near Weber River. immediately below Odea City. [tas expected that the road will be cum pleted to this esty in October next. THE FLECTION IN FRANCE. Paris, May i8.—The elections in this vicin- ity are likely to result favorably two tne opposi- tion; but the general result throughout the county, it 1s thought, will not be hopeful for that party. THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. SPaRincrig Ly, IL, May I-.—Protessor Aus- tin, of the Smithsonian Institute with his sistants, has taken observations near this place for the purpose of establishing a new meridian line as @ base of observation of the eclipse of next August. THE VICEROY OF EGYPT ON HIS TRA s ALEXANDRIA, May WB—The Viceroy of Egypt sailed from this yesterday. He will make a tour through Europe. DEATH OF A MANAGER. PHILADELPHIA, May I+.—George Hood, the business manager of the Academy of Masic. died this morning. ———_—_+<+e--—___ S7 Female barbers are a success in London, because they lave such a cutting way with them in scraping acquaintances. ®7" Its believed that the total value of gitts to the Pope on his jubilee will reach four mul- lion dollars. @7 Isabella's head still ornaments Spanish postage stamps. It gives her rebellious sub- jects an Opportunity to punch it, you know. 87 The Philadelphia carpenters held a meet- ing Friday evening to fix a uniform rate of wages, and agreed upon $3 50 per aay 87 The first Catholic church in Chicago was builtim 18:5. Now there are in that city 15 con vents, 20 churches, a Catholic population of 1850, and 15,200 parochical scholars. &7-The Newport (RK. 1.) News says that four heuses have been let for the summer in that city at rents amounting to 86,00, Tuere is quite 4 rush for summer quarters. &7 The New Orleans Times thinks there is nothing remarkable in the fact of the young f woman m Des Moines, lowa, apprenticing herseit to a tinner, “considering woman's proverbial love tor soft solder.” S27 Judge Watts, of North Carolina, bas sen- tenced Gus. Baker, Jim Thomas and George Bayline, the Wade Ditch murderers, to be hung ~ Friday, the 2>th instant, at Halifax Court- ouse. &7-E1 Dorado” is the name of a newspaper recently started in San Franctsco im the inter. esiof working women. It furnishes empioy~ ment to twenty women as writers. compositors, carriers, business agents, &c. The pape: edited with much ability. — trial exbil wu opened in San co. The Gelestiais as well Sree 85 weil as all terres! iuvited to help. tials are 7 Last year two thrifty Germans pu: eighty acres of land in Southern : fotecmnay This season they gathered strawberries enough from four actes of it to pay for the whole trart S71" is said that Chinese laborers have been employed toa considerable extent in several of * Louisiana and " . So aeaans pertebes, Dave given good B7-Seventy-eight young men were ol! Supreme Court of the ¥ = phic the New York city ju. s7-'The le of St. La, Ripe toe Mary and New Iberia, Tociation, et enaee oa, Aminigrant Labor As. ¥ jer to mi mands for laborers in that portion of the State, Sg About sixty thousand acres of land are palin to wpe a — ‘uesday in June nex’ tox lector of Cumberland county, for tanen. by itself, and ‘emits the note due to its shor iepg"’, instead of that which the Uo beng: of the string would yield. The sam: of thing appears to be done by the singer; the adept can at will shorten hi cal cords so 83 to pass instantly trom one to i's harmonic. The muscular pro which this transaction is effected 1s Bot clear- ly made out, so that it canno: be determined Whether all singers are alike gifted with powers of Bead-singing equal to the Tyrolese or whether Alpine melidy grew out culiar capabilities of Alpine throats.— oe B87 Very large quantities of binck walnnt lumber are being shipped trom Tennessee to New York. The logs are merely squared and otherwise shipped whole. B7 Beehive bats are all the rage—doubtess designed especially for the houeymoon Josern GAWLEB UNDERTAKER, &«., (E-taniisnes 1590.) Teprepared to furvigh kis PATENT BURIAL ASES having procared Ietiers hace] outhem These (aves, for strength and© 2 durability. capnot be excelled by any now in in this country. being compowet fsa Wa! Sith eldes ail in one piece, round head end mou the Chars 80 completely fitting the bediv as to camer no disturlance by transportats + at lastavciding the repulsive and ansig'! + shapes. ® the old fashione. cofhns, and often painful delays attend! x Thus. my i rev vals, & Sases and Coffins. seing made factory and with the aid of machinery pose) at aglow 688 they can be & the experience of twenty searsin the ing business. and Keeping a large stock f my own meke. por sone revuiring my services may rel) on their or ders and wishes beiug carried out iney-ry particn re I have also intr duced an improved CORPSE PLESERVERK. having proved ft in many 4 ond in the warcarat weather for any Tengtl tum Nore —The best CARKIAGE™ and HEAKSES furpisned, with f od To ams and carcial Drivers, at all timer, ergtbing requisite for fu rale. ard at ortest notice wnd at reasonable terms. «sll promptly attended to st all hours, both of the day apd nicht Residence: —Warerouns 1™2 Pepas. » bet. I7th and Isth streets, First War. my 1S QW SEVENTH STREET. SPRING STOCK NOW OPEN aT MARKRITER‘S, Bo. 486 SEVENTH STREET. Berwren D axp E StREF p<, * doors above Odd Fellow, net. EMBRACING NOVELT ope i PAPERHANGINGS, WIN',ow SHADES, PIC- TURE FRAMES, PICT CRB CORD AND Tas- SBL8, PAINTINGs, ENGRAVINGS, CHRO- MOB, PICTUEs NAILS, RINGS, ac Please remember name end aumber. TK4Ms casH. JAPANESE FISHING KODS, FOR 81.50 EACH. 186 486 ey BECKS Restaceanr. T would most respectfully inform cltivens or Washtagion, aod ‘etrangers ho propose to Dat @ temporary fay witivan: Salt Rave recentiy ited oe. 7,5 auarters on the office of the ‘ational Intelligencer: where ne \TELLE. sod comfortably indulae a teas