Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1869, Page 1

| perce a aS a SE ET EL, ——e—_— THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday Star Building. ‘ poe veuigbeesta ‘Av.and ith Street ) BY TEs EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY. ‘The STAR 1 served by the carriers to thei? subscribers in the City and District at Tax Custe rae at the counter, with oF without Currs each. Puce son Matti ‘Three months, One Dollar and Cents; six months, Taree Dol- lars; one year, Five Dollars. No are sent from the office |i than tor. WEEKLY ST. published on Friday ing—One Dollar and & Helfe Year. INSURANOE. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD. THE NATIONAL LIPE INSURANCE COMPANY or THE USITED STATES OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D. 0. OBABTEBED BY SPECIAL AUT OF GON GkxEss. CASH CAPITAL ........0000-00.81,008,000. JAY COOKE & co. @ENERAL SOUTHERN AGENTS. IS NINE MONTES 5,000 POLICIES VE BREN ISSUED. INSUBIN D ma GD. 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PHELPS. —i vaDigs, Pmt ui GO TO 373 SEVENTH STB! AND BUY aT WHOLESALE P} CBiléren's Colored Button and Lece <i Children's Heoled Colored sa esa Bet ok — = =. ————= BI Children’s high cai Colored Button Boots. $235 ‘0-DAY, ON York. B very 0 Prne clout Wis i boand « cle, ™ casks, Foresle Fy the, euene Bewt en he €vening Star, v™. XXXII WASHINGTON. D. C.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23, 1869. N°. 5,082 OFFICIAL. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. Passed at the First Session of the Forty-frat Congress. (Pustic—No. 18) AN Act © amend the judicial system of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the Cruted State 1f soeriee es -ssessembled, That jupreme Con: bi ed States shail hereafter consist of the Ouief Justice of the Uuited States and eight associ- ate justices, any sx of whom shall coasttate a quorum; and for the purposes of this act there sball be Appointed an adaiiional associate jns- tee of said court Suc. 2. And be itfurther enacted. That for each of the nire existing judiciat circuits there shall de appointed a circuit yadge, who shall reside im bis circuit, aud shati possess the same power and jurisdiction therein as the justice of the Supreme Court atlotied to the circuit. The cir- cust courts in each cireutt shall be held by the Justice of the Supreme Courtalloited to the cir- cuit, or by the circuit judge of the circuit, or the déstrict judge of the district sitting alone, oF by the justice of the Supreme Coart and cir- cuit judge situng together, in which case the gustice Of the Supreme Court sha side, or im the absence of either of them by the other, (Wo shail preside,) and the district jadge. Aa such courts may be held at the same ti che different districts of the same circuits, and ‘ses may be heard and tried by each of tne jadges bulding any such cour: sitting apart by direction of the presid ng yustice or judge, who sball designate the business to be dome by each. The circuit judges ehall each rvcelve ac an- neal eslary of five thousand dollars, Suc. 3. And be it further enacted, That nething im this act shall affect the powers of the jus- tices of the Supreme Court as judges of the cir- cuit court, except iu the appointment of clerks of the circuit courts, wBo in each circurt shail be appointed by the circuit judge of that cir- cuit, and the clerks of the district courts shall be appointed by the judges thereof respectively: J vorwded, That the present clerks of said coarts spall continue im office tll other appointments be made in their place, or they be other wise re- Moved. Sac. 4. nd be it further enacted, That it shall tuce and of each be the duty of tbe Chiet justice of the Supreme Court to attend at least one term of the circuit court ia each district of bis circuit during every period of two years. ‘Swe. 5. And be it further enacted, Trat any jJodge of any court of the United States, who, Baving held bis commission as such least ten years, shall, after having attai: to the age of seventy office, shall years, res: thereafter, during the resi life, receive the same salary payable to him at the time of Ris resigaation. . 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect on the first Monday of Decem- ber, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. Approved, April 10, 169. (PUBtic—No. 19.1 AN AcT regulating the rights of property of married women in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentutives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That im the Districtof Columbia the right of any married woman to any pro- perty. personal or real, belonging to her ai the time of marriage, or acquired during marrage im apy otber way than usband, s! id shall not be sabject ef her busband, nor be liable for his debts: but such married woman may con- vey, devise, and bequeath the same, or any in- terest therein, im the same manner and with luke effect as if she were wamarried. ‘Suc. 2. And be it further enacted, That any married woman may contract, and sue and be sued in her own name, in ali matters having relation to her sole and separate property ia the same manner as if she were unmarried; but neither her hasband nor his proper‘y stall be bound by any such contract mor liable fur any recovery Sgainst her in any such suit, bat jad: ay been forced by execution against her sole and separate,e-tate in the same man- ner ts if she were sole. Approved, April 10, 1 [PuBtic—No. 20.) AN ACT to renew certain grants of land to the fe of Alabama. and House of Repre- sentotives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That so much of the grant of Jands made to the State of Alabama by the act of Congress approved June three, eighteen hundred and fitty-six, entitled «An act grant- lands in alternate sections to the bama, to Aid in the constraction ot certain raiiroads in said State,” as were grant- ed to aseist im the building of railroads “from near Gadsden to some point on the Alabama and Mississippi State line, in a direction to the Mobile and Unio railroad, with a view to con- pect the said Mobile and Ubio railroad, * and ae Gadsden to connect with the Geor- sia and Tennessee and Tennessee line of rail- Toads through Obattooga, Wills, and Lookout yalleys,” 1s hereby revived and renewed, sub- ject to all the conditions and restrictions con- tained im the act referred to, and sal to the further limitation toat if either the said railroads is not completed within three years from the passage of this act no further sale sball be made for the benefit of suca railroad, and the lands unsold shall revert to the United States: Provided, That the lands granted by the act hereby revived, except mineral sball be sold to actual settlers only in quaati« ties not than one-quarter section to any one purchaser, and for a price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre. Suc. 2. And be it fi a bis ue of ‘urther enacted, That the night, power, and authority is hereby given to the companies building the aforesaid railroads totake from the public lands adjacent to the Innes of said railroads earth, stoue, and other materials for the construction thereof; ana the right of way 1s hereby granted to the extent of ope bundred feet in width on each side ef said railroads where they may pass over the public lands, eluding ail gonads for sta- tions and structures connecied therewith, not exceeding forty acres at any one station. Approvéd, April 10, 1869. {Pcetic—No. 21.) AW AcT concerning the Attorney General. Be xt enacted by the Senate of Repre= sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress, assembled, That so much of the “Act inskibg appropriations for the legislative, ex- ecutive, and judicial expenses of the govern- ment for the year ending the thirtieth of Jane, eghteen hundred and seventy,” as repeals the second section of the act of August second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled “An act concerning the Attorney General and the attorneys and marshals of tne several districts,” be. and the same is iS pensation paid Approved, April 10, 1569. PuBLic—No. 2.} and for a price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents acre. ‘Approved. April 10, 1569, A™ Act to a entitled ++ An act rath and ' Pecific ratiroad, ia in Oregon.” sembled. That section six of au act enti- 8 act granting lands to sid im the cea- ruction of a railroad and telegraph line from: we Central Pacitic raitroad, m California, to Portland, in Oregon,” approved Jaly twenty- five, exgpteen Duadred gud cis"y-six, be, acd the same is Rereby, amended soas toallow any railroad company heretofore designated by the fegislatare of the State of Oregon, in lance ‘With the first section of said act, to file its assent to such act in the eat of the Interior within one in one year the passage hereof, ath have the an and effect to all id p Dassent had been passage of said That nothing herevn shail impair any rights heretofore acquired by any railroad der said act, nor shall said act or tle more ‘han one company to a grant of land © And pro- vided further, That the lands granted by tae act aforesnid shall be sold to actusl settlers only, in quantities not greater tban one quarter sec- tion to one purchaser, apd for a price not ex- ceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre. Approved, April 10, 1569, {PcBiic—No. 21.} Ax Act to discontinue Sault Ste. Marie, asa portofentry in the Saperior district, a.d to t bh Marquette in lien thereof. Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America ix Con- gress cssembled, That Sault Ste. Marie, in the district of Superior, is hereby discontinued as & port of entry, and that the port of entry for district be, and is hereby, established at ette, at which place the collector of tue shall reside, aad a deputy collector Il reside at Sault Ste. Marie. See. 2. And be it further enacted. That all acts and parts of acts contravening this act be, aud the same are hereby. repealed. T's act sball take effect from and alter ent next. Approved, April 10, 1869, AN A ine staae oe iation x ACT making available an appropriatior beretofore made for farnitare for the Presi- dential Mansion. Be it enacted by the Senate ani House of Repre- sentatives of the Uniled Stales of America ia Con- gress assembled, That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, appropriated b; act ap- Pi March third, eighteen Bondred and Sixty-nine, entitled “An act makiog appro- indry civilexpenses of the gov- ear ending June thirtieth, red and seventy, and for other for the purpose of “refarnisbing sident’s House,” is hereby made avai! able for such purpose, without, in auy-event, inereasing the amount of said appropriatioa. Appreved, April 10, 1869. SPECIAL NOTICES, fxr Monn DAVIS’ PAIN KILLER. We have tested this medicine, and assure our readers 4! tt not ovly possesscs all the virtucs claimed for it, but in mavy instances surpasses any other remedy we have ever known, Itsuculd Set, be coasnce wil rape opted the bo ad a ° ont, eof the standard mediciaes, for Herald of Gospel Liberty. Teg! Cy the public benef je2i-Im ELLIS’ IRON BITTER: “Having used your Iron Bitters t Kean teetfty to ite superior tonic phe izorating ine appetite ‘ead promoting digestion ly, recommend it In cases of ‘dyspepeta, and in conditions iring the use of « ferraginous ie perountee io recommend ft to Ot CHAS 8 GAUNTT, M. D.. Professor in the Philadelphia University o Medicine and nonin WELL & SON. Pennsylvania avenue and lath’: and Druggists generally AMUSEMENTS, O! FOR BLADENSBURG AND THE CEL EBRATSD <PA BPBINGS. Open air Concert at the Spa House every 8: sy evening Excelsior lee Cream from T. Harvey & Co. Pure Soaa Water and other cool grisks. ‘The bar is stocked with pest Liquors ‘Wines. Lager and Wicss Beers and Cigars. House adjoining the spring and beaut Pleasure eeckers can leave following railroa4 traius and return to Reueral debility Of the system requi: toate. all. my 26-3m * 8. ful oak grove Washinztoa oa th 490 and 7.9) p. m., Cy | are as ? m * favo: American Brass Band will be in attend- ance Saturaay event: June 25. 1369. N4tionan fF : FOR ONE W Com mene EVE SLT S METRES ET From thetr Minstrel Hall, Chicago. FL. Beverly ssesmeoeeseines-sersmeesreseornseenee MBDAGCE (Composed of IX BRIGHTEST LIGHTS OF 'BELBY .among whom are Oharley Pette: olds. Fayette Welch, Willi B. bier, John Dorriker, Uooger Lie, 0. P. sreetie, Somers hte oe ith a fall aud em- ont Quartette and Orchestra. se JAS. HAVEBLY, Agent. HE GREAT CUBIOSITY | FLAMMEA! BUBO VIBUINIANA! STSIX NIVBA! ‘The finest nocturnal, carni z nolog- . seen at - 'S. 454 Penn's avenue, where bibibies and edibles of the choicest quality tempt the thirsty and hungry wayfarer. jel9 Gt Bo. 456) ON BXHLBITION (Ho. 486 Srieer.§ aT a erie, wo. ae abt Doors thous ad Fetoen ene eed ey oy Shades. Picture Frames, re vord and Tas. ie fis Ralls, &c.,in ee a Ast GAULLEBY, 304 PENNSYLVANIA AVEBUB, a cis qlgaion of UML Pausrtinats per Budsvinue faunas tae VIEW, biel e sonore Pi OOBDs, ag a FEES PIC-NICS, EXCURSIONS, &c. IBST GRABD EXCURBION OF TH. A. F Society i, GLYMONT, ‘Tugs. = ASRT rill lear eo mi. Music by the Germania jp, Admitting @ gentleman and ith » Bend lady — Je23-5t™ = Gran EXCURSION TO GLYMONT, Kk BENESIT 01 E FIFTH ISLAND) BAPTIST UHU: On FRUNBDAY, Saiz it.” oes The steamer WAW ASET' will her wharf, foot of 71 htrewt.at tS) gg Aiboe Sha retsuching at Alexandria going’ ‘Vantassel's Birese Band has been engaged for the 6, 50 conte; Children under 12 years of ave, nalt*petes ues W Semsteawe 6. A. eh ane ‘ifty conta,‘ ues: order. m3 P,comszcumncs or tH Other. Yintes 366 pene 1nformation Bai Mctiil and Witherow’s. of 1ro s. = EU Ee ame. weather. Ten street, Fas erniving et Wathington return t 9 o'clock. "ee Teale on the boat. Ganerat Buperittand tracts, — @nd pUrgical operatio: ry Bo. 4146 [{Cbroa} EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip.' INTERNAL REvaRUE.—The raceipts to-day from this source were $745,991.33, Guywgr Joun A. been ordered to the Navy Yard in this city. GENERAL SHERIDA Srrived at Omaha Mon- dsz, en route to Chicago. Parsonat.—Sir John Barrington, of Dablia; James Siewart, of Glasgow, and R. 1. Forbes, of New York, are at Wulards’, PosTMASTER GENERAL CABSS WELL has ap- peinted John K. Loring Postnaster at Water- oo, Seneca county, N. ¥. SIX FEMALE CLERKS wer: to-day dismissed ffom the +Mc2 of the Comptroller of tne Cur rency, Treasury Depart meat. InDIAN AGENTS ArrornTteD.—Thomas Mil- ler, of Obio, bas been appointed Agent of the Sacs and Foxes, snd Martin Stubbs, of Kansas. Agent of the Kav Lodians. Tue HovsE ComMiTTBeE oF Ways awn MBANS spent Iast Sunday at Salt Lake ©) y and reached Promontory Point Monday on the ‘way to San Franci: ‘THR Secartary oF THE Navy has accepted the resignations of First Assistant Engineer H.O© Mclivane and Second Assistant Engi- neers S. U. McLanaban and Thos. Lynch. SroneTary BouTWSiy has returned here from his visit to bis home in Groton, Mass. and was at the Treasury Deparim: to-day and busy in receiving visiturs most of the fore- noon. TwELve Gavcegs of the Internal Revenue Department in Chicago wer» dismissed to-day upon the recommendation of General Webster, the new Assessor, and six new appointments made. CoMMCDORE CHABLES WILKES, U.S. Navy, since his retirement from active service, has been a resident of Rutherford county, N. 0. on the eastern base of the Alleghanies, where he hasan estate of sixty square miles, being fifteen miles in length by four in breadth. Hon. J. WaTson Wenn, our Inte Minis'-- to Brazil, was atthe Execative Mansion thi: morning, and had a tong interview with the President relative to the condition of aifirs in Brazil and the reasons which prompted his re- tirement from that country. Brever MAJOR Geverat W. H. Feevcr, Lieutenart Colonel! 2d Artillery, has been re- lieved from future operation of th+ order directing bim to raport im this city for court- martial duty and has been ordered to San Francisco, Caiifornia. APPOINTMENT OF A COLORED Man.—Mr. Joseph F. Wook, colored, a brother of the recently elected Register of Washington city, John F. Cook, was to-day appointed to a tirst class clerkship in the Interaal Revenue Office. The appomtment was strongly urged by Col. John W. Forney and ether: REMOVAL oF _HBADQUARTERS —The head- quarters of the 5th U.S. Cavalry, which baye been in this city for some time past, have been transferred to the Department of the Platte, under Genera! Augur, and the headquarters will hereafter be at Fort D. A. Russell, in Oheyenne. Tue Witz Hovse.—There was a large crowd at the Executive Mansion this morning, and a few were granted interviews, among whom were Senator Cole, Representatives Prince, Loan, and Loughbridge; Thos. Adam- son, Jr., U. S Consul at Honolulu; Hon. Reader W. Clark, Earnst Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Farnst Westphal, of Europe, and others. APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS. —N. D. Stanwood was to-day appointed Supervisor o1 Internal Revenue fer the States of Alabamaand Mississippi; S. J. Conxlio tor the States of Louisiana and Arkansas: and Gen. W. Kry- zanowski for the States of Georgia and Florida, ‘These appointments are under the recent re. organizations of those districts. APPOIKTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President bas appointed Augustus Putnam Collector of Customs for the District of Mid- dleton, Conn. John T. Harper to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the 8th district of Illi- bois, George D. Montague to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the 13th district of Peun- sylvania. Wm.T. Harlow to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sth districtof Massa. chuseits. Cuarxs Diewissp—Messrs. Wm P.Tonry, W. E. Tew, — Wurdceman, D. Taggart, and D_ Major Soper, clerks in the Surgeon General’s Office, (Ford’s Theater,) received notices yes- verday that their services would be dispensed ‘with from and after the 15th of July. on account of the reduction in thi propriation bills, ana they were granted leave of absence until thay date. ASSISTANT TREASURER aT New York. General Daniel E. Butterfield was to-day ap- pointed Assistant Treasurer of the Unived Statesat New Yorkcity in place of Mr. Van Dyke, resigned. The commission of Gen. B, was made out at the State Department to-day, and after receiving the President's signature will be transmitted to him. INDIAN APPAIRS.—Commissioner Parker, ot the Indian Bureau, bas received advices from Mr. Enoch Hoag, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, dated Lawrence, Kansas, June 19th, thata party trom General Hazen arrived at Elsworth on the 12th instant and returned on the 13th instant, taking down agent Darlington to the Cheyenne Reserve. They report no danger from hostile ladians, as none were seen in coming up. Two men were killed twenty miles north of Salina, at Winneapolis, near the Solomon, on the 13th instant, and seven In- dians were seen south of the railroad on the 14th instant. A DELEGATION OY T8x4N8 now here pro- Posed to visit the President to-day, and set forth the condition of political parties in Texas, and urge tbe naming of a day im Septewber or October for holding the State election, but bad not called at the Writty, Hogee ap 3 O'slens P.m. They represent, it ie aid, that it would ‘be wise for the administration to give counte- nance to the Jack Hamilton wing of the Republican party, inasmuch as this division Tepresents the advanced views relative to suf. rage, @ey say, now supported by Senter, B ownlow & Co., of Tennessee, and which the Texans claim is the only gtonnd on which the Republican party can be sustained permanent. APPOINTMENTS OF CaDETs.—The President | has determined upon tbe appointment of eigh: cadets at Jarge to the U.S. Military Academy patch lageaschemengh break res appointed, the list ten comstita. ton bis anete Pai Socrates War is now the commissions tor the new ap. Pointees, which will be signed in the course of & day or two. TRe other appointments to the academy, one from each Congressional Dis. trict, made upon the recommendation of Repre- sentatives in Uongress, will also be announced in afew days. These cadets are appointed one year in ad vance, and will not enter the. Until next summer. The appointments made last June will be ordered to report at tne ‘academy before the first of September. Betver Mason Ges. A. S, Wane, U.S Army, bas been invited to the Presidency of Golumbis Vollege, New York, bat bis not yet decided whether he will accept or not. Gen. ‘Webb. who will be pleasantly remembered in this city as formerly im command of the 44th regiment U.S. Infantry, is not yet thirty-eight years of age, but 1s one of the most intelligeat And thoroughly educated officers in the army. His selection for the place is a high and de- served compliment. MR. Jos" MoRaLas Lewvs, the accredited envoy from the Cuban Government, is 10 thr city, but up to 3 o’clcck p. m. to-day bi Presented his credentiale to the President, was reported he woald do. Mr. Lemas was one of the gentlemen arrested in New York on complaint of the Spanish Minister, and indict- ed by the grand jury last week. He is a gen- tleman of wealth, and a lawyer of repatation sm Cuba and in Spain. He brings with bim ered 2ntials signed by Gen. Uespedes,and a copy of the constitution adopted b» the Caban Gen- eral Assembly. Mrs. SEMATOR WiiLiame had what the Rewepapers call & “perfect ovation” on tae ‘Occasion Jf be rei to “er home in Portiand, Oregon, in comseq uence of her successful efforts tosecure "he pardon of a Pestmaster of that place, in the opinion of every eitizea wrong- fully convicted of an embezzlement which his clerk had perpetrated. Upon Mrs. Wilhams’s Presentstion of the pap: in the case, Al- torney-General Evarts and President Johnson had the pardon made out im ten minutes, the day before their retirement from office. MILiTaRy BoaRp.—In accordance with directions of Secretary Rawlings army Officers consisting of Brevet Major Gen. M. C. Meigs, Quartermaster General; Breyet Major Gen. A.B. Eaton, Commissary General: A. B. Dyer, Chief of Urdnance and Brevet Major Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engi- neers met in this city to-day for the purpose of investigating and reporting upon the subject of illuminating torts and quarters at military posts. The Board will take in consideration the facilities afforded by the Government for the proper storage of such material as may be deemed advisable for use and give its opinior thereon. R. R. LOWRLL, of the United States Secret Detective service, who was arrested oa Thurs- day last at Camandaigua, New York, on a charge of “conspiracy and collusion with coon. terfeiters,” bas for the last two years, it is al- leged, been in correspondence with a notorious thief and counterfeiter named Sims, of Belle Isle, 8 small village near Syracuse, who was tne head of a gang. Sims has also been arrest- ed, and both men have been indicted by the grand jury and held for trial at the term of the United States Court which meets at Buffalo next August, DISMISSAL OF ANNIE SURRATT’S HUSBAND, Special Orders No. 149, just issued from the War Department, directs that Hospital Stew- ard W. P. Tonry, U. S. Army, be discharged from the service of the United States, from July Ist, 1809, Tonry, it will be remembered, was married to Miss Annie Surratt a few days since, and it is rather a singular coincidence that when he was detailed for service as a clerk he should have been assigued to daty in the building occapied by the Surgeon General, on 10th atreet, formerly Ford's Theatre, wher- President Lincoln was assassinated. He was on duty there at the time of his marriage. DeatTH oF General HENRY D. Terry.- General Henry D. Terry, a well-kaown mem- ter of tbe bar of this Diirict for the past few years, and fermerly of Michigan, died at his Tesidence on ij, street, near Pennsyivania ave- nue, yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock General Terry for many years was a cituzen of Michigan, being one of the early cetulers of that State, and at one time filled the position of ‘State’s Attorney for McComb county, from ‘whence he removed to Detroit, where he soon gained for himself the reputation of being one of the ablest criminal lawyers in the State. In the early part of the war he raised a regiment. of which he was appointed Colonel, and with it joined thearmy of the Potomac and partici- patedin many bard-fonght battles. At the bat- tle of Williamsburg, May, 1863, he was in com- mand of brigade, and for gallantry in that acon was brevetted Brigadier General, and ‘was subsequently promoted te that rank. For several months, during the latter part of the ‘War, he acted as President of the court martial at Butler’s, on 14th street, by which Hon. B. G. Harms, of Maryland, and others were tried. At the close of the war he was moncrably mustered out of the service, and opening an office in this city immediately resumed the gion bar was held to-day at 2 o’clock p.m. in the Criminal Court room, to take action in regard fo the death of General Terry; Judge Wylie in the chair, and W. D. Middleton, Esq , sec. retary. On motion of Mr. E.E. Price, Messr: E. ©. Uarrington, E. E. Price, M. Thompson, E. Koss Perry, ana General Wm. D. Mussey, were appointed a committee to suit. Bble ‘resolutions; and after retiring for the purpose returned and reported resolutions expressive of the regret of the mem. bers of the bar at the demise of their friend and associate, General Terry, and bear- ing testimony to the good qualities of the de- ceased, voth as a soldier of his conutry anda member of the bar; also providing that the members of the bar attend the funeral of de. ceased in a body, and that a copy of the reso. lutions be transmitted to the Superior Court of the District. The resolutions were unani- mously adopted, and General Mussey was de. lvermg a eulogy upon the deceased when our report closed. ——--re-____ ALBXANDE14 APralRs.—The following are from the Gazcite of last evening: = The Radical State Convention assembied at Vienna this morning. A mo ion that the con Proceed to the of candidates for the State Senate in the "clock. different wards of the city to-day, at 2 0’ tof the registration, the following exhi! made which has been in progress since Monda; ss ‘Write. us S7-Miles O'Reilly's grave is badly megiect. jot. ed—no stone sad@ kept La Lendou shopmen have sent £4,000 to the drapers’ clerks who are striking. Sunaay holiday. =s ST Tea pairs of twins hsve come to light Olay County, Mo, within the peel Serta 87 A desperado Dar noen arrested in Mi who ts chafged with the murder of seventy. eight persons, FROM ASPINWALL. The Uswal Obeerial News—Yellow Fever, Small-Pox. Earthquakes aad Ter: Naw York, Jane Arrived, Arizova, from Aspiowsll on the 15th ines! ‘with three hundred passeagers and $123,505 specie. The yellow fever prevails to an alarming ex- tent 8t Tacna, Pera. The smail-pox has broken out Chiriqui, in the Colombian Repal town is nearly deserted. A sligbt snock of an earthquake was fit on ae of May. The damace wa» inconside-- able, There bad been a great storm at Valparaiso The Tnment buildings were damaged to the extent of 81 1B other direction: THE GETTYSBURG MONUMENT. Garryenves, Pa. Juve Major Gen’ Mende bas accepted the iavitatioo of the com- mittee of arrangements for the dedication of the monument im the Soldiers’ National Oem- etery to perform the ceremony of unveiling the monument on the firsi of July with appropri- ate remarks. Senator Morion, of Indiaua, is the orator of thi Bayard Taylor will dan original poem. and Rev. Heary Ward deliver the prayer. The Belmore National Union Singing Associaton will be ndance. Gen'l Meade's bead uarters 0 David, . The W. There was also damage FATAL AFFRAY AND RIOT. NorPotk, June 23.—At Franklin, Virginia, A station or the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail- Foad, an affray occurred Iast evening, in which & negro was shot by a white man named Holland. At ight, negroes collec‘ed, to force an eptrance into Hollan $20,000, ENGLISHMEN WANT TOGROW THEIR OWN COTTUN. Lorpon, June 23.—A deputation of gentle- men representing the Lancashire coiten trade united in a request to Duke Argyle to obtaia Governmen: ‘istance in the prodaction of cotton in the Irish colouies. They set forth the (Zeal "present depression of trad and show relief can only b> bad by the Goverament lending aid to enable India to develope the growing of cotton so as to compete with the United states. THE PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN CORVENTION. ry Souther, friend of Gen. Geary, was elected temporary chairman: and after the ap- pointment of the usual committees, the conven- tion adjourned 2o'clock. DORCHESTER TO ANNEXED To “THE Hi Bostos, June 23.—The vote on the question of an: ug Dorchester to Boston was taken Pfsterday, and both places voted for union ton cast 3.420 against 5f5 votes, and Dor- chester 928 against 726. The act ts to take effect on the Ist of January next. PRIZE — 7 aad OP BY THE SPRINGFIELD, (Mass.,) 3 ine 23—A prize fight occurred yesterday aft-raoon oa the rts of this city, between King and St. La outbreak volutionists are inciting rests have occurrea disturbances at Genoa. MORE YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK NARBOUR. Naw Yor«, June 23 —The bark M. V. Hugg from Matanzas, prs arrived, with yellow teve: on board. Two more deaths have occurred in the Saratoga’s crew. PAYING OUT THE FRENCH CABLE Paris, June 23.—The Great Eastern. pt Tuesday noon, was one hundred and seventy- four miles out from Brest, and was successfully paying out the cable. 2 ——-«re. Judge Gilmor delivered an opinion yesterday an the Criminal Court in Baltimore in the case of the State vs. Henry A. Didier and others, in- dicted for acting as agents in Baltumore of in- surance companies Jocated outside of the State Without first having paid for and taken out the license provided for m such cases by the State laws of Maryland. The suit was brought asa test to decide whether the State has a egal night to impose such @ discriminating license. Judge Gilmor bas delivered his decision in fa- vor of the State, and it is supposed that the case will be appealed to a higher court. InkLamp Ungasy.—In the House of Com- mone, on Monday, Mr. Fortesque stated that ‘the Government was informed that Mr. Jo! ston, & prominent Orange leader in Ire! bad called a meeting to celebrate the anni- versary of the 12th or July. This was not an Act of hostility to the Government, but the Practice of increasing the miluary force in Irelanc about the time of this Anniversary was never more necessary t! resent year The special committee appointed by the Board of School Commissioners w examiue ihe salaries of the teachers of public schools in Baltimore, witb a view to the reduction of their Salaries as requested by the City Council, bas made @ report to the Board strongly oppo-ing apy reduction Mr. S. C. Campbell, the popular baritone, so jong connected with the Riching’s Upera Troupe, sailed on Saturday for Liverpool! for | short pleasure trip, previous io commencing bis engagement in September with the Parepa Rosa Opera Troupe. —<—$_____. Senator Casserly was tendered a public re- ception by the Democrats of San Francisco, on the evening of the 7th mst., when he ar. rived im that city via the Pacific Railroad. — From Blanchard & Mohan we have Harp: Magazine for July. A new story, by the aathor of «Jobn Halifax, Gentieman,” is commenced 1m Uhls nt ‘. From A. Hunter, book-seller, we baye “Married, A Domestic Novel” By Mrs. U. 3. Newby, Philedelphis. Teraer Bros. & Co. ——____ Several ‘Mr. George ‘Writes that be will be feventy-five years of sge in next, Somurmisc New.—Several gentlemen New ae Kerk capita, hare recently an article soppored io be im vast Dan tities along the bay shore. Substance now imporied the Of Afvice at's large cost. Prof. ate State chem Gace aaa a of Lhompeaho, tn znows “eu this ‘con! hg i ; fl ti it Place the tripall in eaid tote pt a .—Calvert (ad.) Journai. - ! | { i 7 PINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The raling Tate on call loans in tne New ‘York money market yesterday, was seven per cent gold until afer two o'clock, when were wasasbarp advance im rates, and at the close of bank BOUTs tue GUOLAUON Was seven per ceat CUFFERCY, 12 AGAitoR To & Commission of I. "> of one per cent. per day bid, while 3 320f oo* per cent. “flat” was asked.’ This quoiation equivalent to about thirty per cemt. bid wo about thirty-four per cent asked. This sharp actvance is due to the fact that the large Rolders gold yesterday —aoww conmiderabie amoucts trom circulation and were compelled to borrow money to carryst. Thegold market was active aed the premiom at one time de- clined to 157%. Government bonds were lower Bonds, SN a4. quiet and steady. Lib- nos, £3: Ere, tv a av PRANKPORT, | p. m—Bonds, 8400), eon. 1 Pp. Motion more active. ies i200 Dales, Middling Uplands, ny) ‘Middiing Orlean: TIMOER, Jove Flour active at fou ‘°—— ‘kets, To-day. v3.—Votton unchanged. Prices. Wheat firmer, orn duil; white, for light. a “ib siden, te 3 Shoulders, 15015 Lard firm, at Qua2, Waieny I 5. Dats ——— New Verk Flour and Grain Market To-day. New York, June 23.—Flour a2 cents ett . Spring Wheat better. aera Wall Street To-Day. New Yorg, June2z3 —Stocks firm but tever- ish, Money active at ? per cent. and 1-32 com- mission. Sterling Exchange, 9x. Gold, 374. 5-20's, I-82, coupon, 2. Nort Carolina 6's, 5*\; do. new, 55. ginia’s, ¢x-coupon, 5), ; do. new, 61. Foreign News by © in the English House ot Lords last evening: Lord Shaitsbury gave nouce of an amead- meut to the Irish Church bill to the foliowing it -—That the surpies church the iris! pramansry. Vieeroy Expt ‘errived in esterday. Hs | of the Queen » Palace, which bas been fitted up for bis residence. A series | of brilliant fetes bave been arranged im his Donor during his sty in the country. He was met at the railway sation by the Prince of ‘Wales and others, and escorted by a large itary procession, was conducted through prop! the W@s, and repeatediy cheered the Pashs. The sen of thelate King of Abyesinoa will be sent to India, as the climate ot England proves apfavorableto his health. The Losdon Star of yesterday prames the | United States Government for cousistency ia | taking measures to prevent the departure ot fillibustering parties for Cabs. aod says the action of the Attorney General in the arrest of the Cuban Junta im New York ts satistactory. The more rigorously neutrality laws are en- forced at the outset the more easily will te ublic mind be led im the right direction- yMpsathy fora nation straggling for freedom is patural to the Americans English, but | the sooner that people are reminded that a | Beutral country bas duties wen sending out privateers and expeditions, the | better, Neutrality is not likely to exist anless | laws, as they mow 1 Engitsh may to their advantage end instruction watch the result of these proceedings instituted in the | United States for the American statute dealing With the subject is almost identical with the English laws. The case will form a precedent. and policy Worthy consideration and imitation. The Republican members of te - Certes are about to issoe & man ifesto advising Pil their supporters to swear allegiauce to the copetitution, if positively required. The consider it their policy to reject the oath as & body. The Ki blican, Gomonetratuon pester y wes quite large, uietly. The North German Partemmont cones its sc8e0D8 yesterday, on which occasion King delivered an dence tbat the street Church, there was ifested, only sixty-two out members voting. There Tae MaRriasp Dear Mcres.—Thec. Mencemen’ exercises of the gresshopper @ttacked a litue Sar Tniges nec eaeate i i ; i i : if ! ! { ji f i il i i i i i