Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1869, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | ! PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, , At the Star Building. 2 §.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and lith St, ! BY THR ' EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. The STAR is served by the carriers to their Subscribers in the City and District at Tew | CENTS PER WEEK. e counter, with | or without wrap; months, Three | Dollars: one yet No papers are cept trem the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pubhished on Friday | morning—One Dcllar-and-a-bali a year. Che Evening Star. Vv SUMMER RESORTS. THABTIC CHT Gat Hot | ‘The beet lecat ibe I copventent to t Bathing POINT HOTEL. | SALT WATER BATHING. | favorite resort having been thoroughly ovatel, with iucreased cottages and ether accommodations, will be opened fer the Feception of ‘sisitore om the #IEST OF J eu the subseriber #01 covtinuation of patrons, STEAMERS LEAVE WASHINGTON WED NESDAY. «clock a.m. FRIDAY, 6 o'clo 8 SATORDAY lock am; and LEAVE TIMOKE TUBSDAY.4 p a. SATURDAY, $2;,m- Touching. gciag snd retarning, at ihe cint. Ross LYNN HOSE. Om the Hevehts opposite Geprestoren. sented from | and sh can desire. The cook attention prompt and poli! nable be reached by the Ay co via Ari Bett unexcelled. th the charges rea BF Rossiyn or ‘lther ronte scenery of hi yeaett SY STOCKTON HOTEL. sree CAPE MAY.N J. we om 24TH OF Jexe, 1869 This Fc ected within the past year, affords ample accommodation for pearl ene theusand crests, and is furnished eqtal te apy of the lead: hetels tn the, Lr’ = ft then, aldrese oF terms, &e . until the a * ATER GARDNEB. Pr No. 307 W: Pe | of eontiveness, of “t, XXXIV. SPECIAL NOTICES. A WONDERFUL MEDI PERRY DAVIS’ PAIS Kt valu: petented articles of the day, tors where physicians are net lice will often save the necersit micnight for adoctor A bott! every house — Boston Traveler. iE. LUEB ts really a le medicement. and unlike most of the Bear, and in fami- 'y of sendin, je should be kept in ay 21-Im A WONDERFUL ter. CURE, ih Neuralgt Lhave falien in the etreet and Leen afflict. wita loss cf memory. I wes treated b diferent schools of five pussicians Lelonging to the mediciae, without rellef. IBISIN was recommended to me by @ doctor. i conwepced the use of it abeut now am entirely well. The ly have teen turned from grief to about ftteen pounds in weight My mind ix now from the melancholy which opp w restored to health tay long live to thank you the }RiSiN. which is = Femain yours, gratefully. ich I suffered for seven ly clear. 1 am relieved ressed me, and am ‘essing to the allicted, I RAYBoUD, ips eo2W 22 North Rutaw strect, near Fayette. ELLIS’ IRON BITTERS. I can anhesitating!y recomme general debi.ity and dyspepats, ‘used your Iron Bitters in my practice, to itssupertor tonte properties for in- Sigorsting the appetite and promott: ng digestion. nd it In cases of and in conditions of the syatem requiring tne use of a ferruginons ‘te agreeable flavor mu: Yours, respectfall CHAS 8 toate. ell. st recommend It to Gacstr. MD. Professor i the Philadelphia University o Medicin: nd Surgery.” For a uy, end Drugetsts generally BIDWELL & SON. Pennsylvania avenue and (4th treat, Son my ERRIN G BUT NOBLE, SELPUELP FOR YOUNG M&N, who havin Erred, desire a better MANU: letter enve ABD SAN Pilladelp! Pa apes. sree of charg. ARY AID ASSUCIATION. B: : my 19. OD. Bent in sealed *. Address HOW- x e STEAMBOAT LINES, OBFOLK AND WASHINGTON | REGULAK LINE. i ‘The safe and commodicus Steamer W. W. corr, Captein E A. KYTHER, will her duck. feot of Hich st Saeed Seorgetown. every MONDAY end THURSDAY, at) o clock a m , acl Galt’s wharf, of Feet, at 10 o'clock a m _ stop} Glymont. Smith's Point. Piney Point Lockout. Fortress Monrve, Old Point Com- . nd Norfolk, V ts at Fort Monroe with the Island 11 leave NORFOLK on TUESDAY at toclock pm Excursion Ticket, to and from Meais—Rreakfast and Supper, 50 each; Dincer. $1. State room, eid ic Freighte taken at the hk. —- ipes at rates. Wor partic- E MATTINGLY. Ticket P. Ratirosd. No. 350 Pennsyl- } L. SAVAGE Hardware Store, Pesnsylvan‘s avenge and (th street, or on hoard the beat. J08. L. SAVAGE, Proprietor. E KROUSE. Ac. ___ sv 9tt Txscuants: LUNE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWren WASHINGTON ARD NEW YORK. Hereafter the Fine Steamships EO. KNIGHT JOBN GiBSUN, and VALLEY CITY, of the MERUHANTS’ LINE, will make ry ly trips beween NEW: SDs WAELING TO: sud un Pies 29, Haat river, every 4pm. Leave GEUBGETUWN every FRIDAY th net 1th st New York town. or at the corner of Tee Ber ort}. W. THOMPSON. President. z PRESS LI . EW SxPEi uE BAL, EEN PHILADELPHIA, ALEXANDBIA. eee PAV ASHINGTON. AND GxoucEtows. Cc. Begolar saili; a North h Philadelphia, SaTUsDaY. eh Whatves, Phi oti? m From 63 Water street, Georgetown, WEDNBS DAY. at 5 p. m. Freight received at any time. Apply to HYDE & TYLER, tow . Ce ONE REE ES, he feb-tt 14 Horth Wharves. iphie. secre RIO ‘Tratas betwen WASHINGTON AND BALTI MORE snd WASHINGTON AND THB WEST, ere now runes j. Vis: FOR BALTIMORE, ‘Leave [cept Bu: 7.8, and Argrend pe oe » 3:40, and FOR WAY STATION! LeavestS A. M..and 2.50 and 7:45 P.M. OP THE West. sué Santer, at7 HEOUGH LINE BETW REN WASHINGTOR T sata ty PHILAD BEW ¥. b 5 5 Trae between WASHINGTON GND i YORK are now ren ae follows, viz: FOR NEW YUBA, wiisous change of cars. Leave daily (except Studay) at © A. M,, and 43end 9 ees FoR Leave daily Sore Bundsy) at © A. M. an 245 and 5:40 P.M. = OB 808! - iow oe Kew Yorke t0 P. M., and Phile- for How Vort on 9 P.M. train Linz: timer ! Lime Ts <4 street, Alexsod: K: 2.000.000 Tegra en tie Sreet, tod tthe Hriek Werks, cear south ent of the Loug Bride, | ABYLAND CUBED M pss a CUBE. AMS NW. BUR CTaF RDbItt House, ' 2D corner lith and F streets. PIC-NICS, EXCURSIONS, &c. MONT, to he gee B @ Conception Par ~Jaly 2th. The Wi street Wharf at Sam. and ebrated Holy E ‘The steamer Arrow: BOON TRIPS wets ©) | Gene FAMILY EXOURSION 10 GLY- ‘awaset™® will leave LaudSp.m. Tue ~t bas b en sion ctickets, UNE DOLLAR. Shs) cole too ER. AY. 9: 425 pm : touch- ‘a fog at Alexandria. Forte Foot» and arriving at Washingtos on reta’ ‘The Arrow can be cl above afternoons excepted ) General ra’s Hotel Mneton: rnab ut 9o'clock, tered to maxe afternoon ht excursions on the Potamac, (the JA ES SYKES, Buperintenderit. oe 30-10 AMUSEMENTS. (Gphats Works —yR wii Baill oj give exhibiti LIAM L. BAKEB n bis Museum THis EVENING. and eo EVEKY RVENING this week, atthe Frith (Island) Baptiat Church, D street, be tween d Gth atreets, Is) enetit of the Church. laren 10 Ceut-. EMoOvaA Tickets and. “Pre L THE SUPSCRIDERS HAVE THIS DAY BE moved tmgir ARE eho e F atreet new bi Soon as itcan be properly ftt aud =pl nid sesortment of ever Thanking the pub cf Past froin Gur new store will be opened am ag teat t ‘vetween 13th and ing. to the pnblicas ed up, with anew ything in our line. favors, we hope to Teceive @ continuance f thelr patronace, which ‘We shail at all times endeavor to merit SMITu & STRONG. kai Street. . 456 XABIBIT 4 Bo H oN ase Leyzion No 6 AT MABKBITER’S, 6 Beventh street, between D ai Eight Doors sbove Odd Fello' cat Stare. Qhotce Oi Paintings, Excravings, Chromo, &c. Also, Largest jock Paperhangings, Window Shades. Picture Frames, Pictare Word and Tos sels. Rings, Baile, &c..in the Gain. Pie a District. TERMS ase Remember Name and Nomber. epwly FOR THE BEST TEAS AND OOFFBES” | IN WASHINGTON CITY, 60 TO THE HONG, $36 SEVENTH ST jel7-tf REET. B. C. STEVENS, Proprietor. ‘Lue importance oF neaLtu. covered person look: Uper with jealousy, and 1 rardl . Tetters,| ). Bo! Eisiens ae. avert the system with the before Bcrofal: How many have the tem, and In that condition Knewing little of tts baneft stitution. To such we ourself of these impart cont y mely warning In those Blotehes, Pim- of Syphfits tn tl inflaence on the cv None bat those deprived of this blessing know of tte Joss. | The pimpled, blotched, and tetter ‘a clear, smooth s! Gesires the same. Those pices systems are Billed with the virus of sye- remplate marriage, sere fection. (which in many cases is hereditary in the before you bring Price $1.25 per constitution. end offspriu, misery on yourself bottle." SAMARITAN'S GIFT ‘The only real cure for Gonorrhea, Gleet and Dis a purely vegetable. an! Mercury as bet Git cores fo from to fou! i able, exposur: M: any oy $2; Females, FORD, and by Drugaiets, ind the extorti ‘anes canted from indescretion Quly ten pills, We discard Balsam Coprria jot only useless bat hurtfal iF days, thus avoid- ofauacks $3. Bold bys O DESMOND & CO. 915 Bace street. Philadel Hasvey & HOLPEN, MaNcractrgER: ICE ORBAM, WATE! JBLLI a < OF CHABLOTTES. 267 Pennsylvania avenue, corner of Mth street. We most patrons blic. that, our extensive Besteurant ani Latics * extensive preparation for mai 10% OBEAM, WATEB ICES, nomet in connection ve mefe the facturing as ith for moat FROZEN CUSTABD, CHABLOTTE DE BUSSE, FROZEN PUNCHBS, JEL! LIES, &c., of the nalities: flavor, W! : finest qualities and ‘> Wholesale and Our selection of Creams Spee eee y ware, ering ourecives with the deduction will 7 Cross a WAL of who be made to Particular attention pai iy daily. ; ohare of paltonags, end wi fe will ve in our TW FBRENT FLAV®! OFC! rissa acest a have been made trom county, N. ¥., ballet that we can from our experience and we most respect- REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE & BROKERS Bo. 327 PENNA. AVENUS, South Side, fits aocA,. LIQUOBS, and depot of WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Revenve.—The receip's from this source to-day were $527,452.51. GEN. SHERIDAN is visiting Senator Sprague at Narragansett Pier. EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON was successinily operated on at Fayetteville, Tenn. o@ inst., for & cPncer on the temple. Brev. Lizer. Co. A. Morpre ar, Orinance Department, bas been relieved from dui the Military Academy at West Point, aud oz- dered to the arsenal at Rock Island. Lil. SENXOR Lewvs clanns throngh bi here that he still represen: ionary pmen’ at Mm thie countr: riends the Cospe tes revo~ of Cava, and is their gove How, W™. P. Dore, ex-Commissioner of Indian Affairs, pas gone to Berktey Springs, Va., where he has purchased an el-gaut sum- mer residence Maser Tugor Bt partment: Capt. A. EB: Lieut. M. Mitebell. A LOOM OF GERANIUM and two or three leaves of the same in the button hole of lappel are affected by nearly ail the young bloods in this city BrEver Coronet J. McL. Taytor, Com- missary of Subsistence, has been ordered ty Headsuarters Military D.vision of the South, at Louisville, as Purchasing and Depot Com- miss@ry at tbat plave, relieving Brevet Brig. General M. P. Small, ot thet daty *& FisHeR, Commissioner of Patents, himgton this morning for his home at i, where he will remain for a month family. During bis absence the duties Of the office will be attendetto by Hon. S. H. Hodges, senior officer of the Board of Exami- ners, CHANGE THEM Kownp.—The Commis: of Internal Revenue is of opinion thw ouer od nging, supervisors from one district to ot improban! sno’ changes may be made soon, and perhaps in the St of Pennsylvama THB Vacant Surervisorsitr.—A st-ong influence is being brought to bear upon Seore. tary Boutwell for the appomtment of I. N. Barbour, as Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Coa- necticut. Commissioner Delano is said to favor the appomtment of Mr. B, and i as probable that Secretary Bontwell will agree to it T® YERGER Case —lnformation has been Tecerved here to the effect that the Yerger (Mississippi) habeas corpns ease is in form tor a hearing at the next meeting of the Sapreme Court of the United States. The next session of that court will be beld bere in October, and this class of cases has the precedence over all other matters. The probability, therefor, 1- thar by the first of November a decision will be rendered. THE DEATH OF OomMODORE LEE We have noticed the death, at hix home at Kich- nd, Stafford county, Va., Thursday evening, of Sidney Smith Lee, tormerly Commander in the United States nayy, and Commodore in the navy of the late Contederate States. Commo- dore Lee was the eluer brother of Gen Robert E. Lee. The Commodore leayes a wile—the daughter of the late General Jobu Mason, of Fairfax county, and grand-daughter of George Mssop, cf Gunston—and several sone, the eldest of whom is General Fitznugh Lee. His body was brought to Alexandria la-| evening, and buried trom Ubrist Church. [HE OPENING FANCY AND Masuuen Bail of the season, given by the proprietor of White Sulphur Springs to their guests, t place last night with great eciat. All par the Union were represented, and the ball room was crowded with gay masuersder From 1 to 74) persoms were present, amon whom were Blacque Bey, the Turkisb minis- ter and bis wife; W. W. Corcoran, Genera Pickett, Messrs. Merrick, Thayer, Lyon~ and Kenner, Generals Thomas, Ewing, Wise and Conner, Ex-Mayor Berret, Judges White, Betts and Burnham. At twelve o'clock the guests sat down ta sumptuons champague supper. Tue New Cvreency.—The Printing Bureau at this Departinent is now faitiy at work priat. ing the new ten and fifteen cent currency notes. The machines cut the notes as fast asthey are Prodticed, each machine cutting 4,50 sheets per day. (nm each sheet of ten cent notes there are twenty notes. and on each of the fifteen cent sheets there are fifteen notes. Four of these machines are now at work, each one of which wil Sverage, im cutting ten cent notes, 90,4) no'es per day, or $9,000, the four machines fur- ishing the Treasurer, daily, with $35,000 m ten cent no’ In fitteen cent notes the same machines will cut S4,5.. Itis expected that the twenty-five ceut motes will arrive next week, and, as they can then put to work ‘wo additional machines, the currency will be given to the public much faster INPORTANT REVENUB DK IS10N.—The Com- missioner of Internal Revenue has decided that where wholesale liquor dealers empry original packages of spirits of a different man- afacture into acistern for the purpose ot equal- izing the proof, they become rectifiers, not that the whisky is rectified or compounded by this process, but under actot April luth, 156), every compounder is made a rectifier. So there can only be rectifiers and wholesale dealers as the w now stands, and under section 17, act July uth, iwis. a wholesale dealer can only change the packages where the distiller's name, serial numbers, &c, are preserved. The Commis- sioner was shown the impossibility of this thing m the case of a well-known firm in Louisville, where they empty spirits fram the original packages intoa cistern, equalizing the proofs and then draw off into other and larger packages for shipment. lo thie case it was decided that the party néither rectified nor compounded bis apirits, but under the laws as % wholesale dealer be was compelled to pre- serve the serial &c., wich could not be done, and it would require an act of Uon- gress to relieve them from the operation of that law. i TroveLous Tiugs in HayTiI—A Unirep STATES VESSEL TO BE SENT THERE,— patenes bave been received at the State Depart. mentfrom Ebenezer I. Bageett, our Minister to Hayti, dated Portau Prince, July Sth, in which Be states that the United States ships of war Nipsic and Gettysburg left Port au Prince. under orders and im a disavled condition. on the Sd instant, Affairs there are of an exciting aud alarming character. Salnave (President) ie still at the bead of bis armies in the South; and in the North the rebellion is not even checked. Currency sells there at the rate of 70) Haytien dollars for one dollar in gold, aud 1s depreciating still further. He sys that fears are entertained that the stores and warehouses im Port au Prince will be sacked and pillaged. Neither lite mor proper 1s deemed safe, and he urges that an American ship-of-war be dis patched to that port immediately for the pro- tection of American interests white affairs re- main in an unsettied condition. Yesterday tne letter was referred to Secretary Robeson, who ordered that a yessel-of-war be at once sent to that port; but the particular vessel bas mot yet been selected. D. C., SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1869. N°. 5,10 TER Icome Tax.—Tte attention of the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue having been called to the fact 1nat there are large numbers of reputed wealthy citiens in this District who have yersistently refused to pay any income tax, and give no atiertiom to notices served upon them, the Commissioner bas notified the Collector that be will be held to a strict ccountability for tne c.llection of the income tax from them. THE COMMISSIONSR OF INTERNAT REVENUE has appoiated a commission of five geatieman from bis bureau to examine and report upon all instruments or contrivances for cance!ling Tevenne stamps. The instruments will bs left with Mr. ©. W. Eluti'g, clerk in charge ot the stationery sec 10m of he offic. And must be Presented on or before the Ist day of S-ptem. First LigvTenants ASs!GNEO—Tise fol- lowing named First Liectenants of Infantry. left out in consolidatior, and no: heretofore assigned to duty by orders from the War De- partment, have been o dete, as follows WL Foul, late sith, to ist Infantry; Chas. B. Hall, tate 28th, to 12th Infantry; Henry Romeyn, late 37th, to 3d Intantey: Wm. Bourne, late to Gta Infautry; G. T. Gook, Jate 6th, 10 6th Infantry: John Carland, Inte eth, to 6th Infantry, Jas. A. Haughey, late b, to 7th Lotautry; L. M. Hughes, late 36th, to 8b Infantry; T. B. Robinson, 1a’ 8th, to s:b Infautry; Paul Ha-wood, late 37th, to 9th in- fautry; Wm, S'ephenson, late 27th. to uth In- fantry: Geo. F. Fouts, late 9b, to ita Infantry; J. J. Shepheard, late Sid, to Tufin Sheldon Guthrie, late 324, to lata Infantry: Geo. W. Evans, late 324, to 12th Infantry: Samael Craig, late 25h, to Is 2 Infantey Stephen O*Connor, late ~tb, to 22d Infantry THE PRESIDENT AT Long BRAsCH.—Presi- dent Graut attended the hop at the Stetson House, Long Branch, Thursday evening. He» attended an old-fasbioned Jersey clam bake yesterday. Preparations tor the grand ball iu the President's honor are nearly complet Generals Sherman, Sheridan, McDowell, Wal- len, McKeever, Ingalls, Gillmore, Barnard: Wright. and all the officers of the Department of the East, will be present, also many of the naval officers. Tnvitatioas have been Sent to the Governors of the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, N-w, fey, aud Conuection!, to the Mayors of York and Philadelphia, and to many dt guished editors and ‘The military bands vernor’s Island and Fort Hamilton bave tendered their services and will be pres- ent upon theoccasion. The Newark 1(~ says) “General Grant is very much delighted with the sea shore ot Long Brauch, and there are some indications that he will secure a sum- T house in that vicinity and become a Jer- man for at leas:a portion ot the year.” The one hundredth anniversary of the laying of tue corner-stone of Christ Chureh, at Shrewsbury, N..J., was celebrated on Wednesday with ser- Vices m the old chureb, and a collation in a tent bard by. Just as the clergy were sitting down to the table, President Grant, who liad been out driving, stopped in front of the church lepped in and partook of some refresn- ments, atter which ageneral handshaking was gone through with, and the President depart- ed amidst cheers and the good will of all prese AVTHENTIVATIOW O» Papers vy NoTa- R1RS.—1n repay to An IngUMiTy on the sudjext of tuthentication of papers by notaries public, the Treasury Department says tha: the act ot September With, I=), confers on notaries pub- lie the same powers a8 justices of the peace of any State or Territory. They have tue power to take and certify o a@thrmations an knowledgmen's, and the same when c under the band and official seal of such worary sball have the same force and effect as if taken or made by or before such jw=tice or justices of the peace. But om any trial for perjury, or subornation of perjury, committed in such oaths or affirmations taken or made aforesaid, the seal and signature of the novary sball not be deemed sufficient in themselves to establish the official character of such notary. butthe same shall be shown by other and prop- erevidence. The Secretary add “In view, therefore, of the foregoing, 1: seems that no rule cen properly be prescribed tor the goveram-n of the ceveral officers of the Treasury Depart ment, but that each offices shall exercis# ni own judgment im passing upou the suffic of the evidence of the official character of a tary public.” O- Post OFFICRCHANG&S.— Postmaster General Creswell bas made the foliowing changes in his Department to day Promotions —Jeun H. Thompson, trom As. ~1 tant Superintendent of the Blank Agency, to remporary clerk in the Department, with in- crease of pay to =1,200 per annum, vice George F. White, promoted; E. S. Hall, trom tempora- ry to second class clerk in the Finance Offi increase of pay to 51,10), vice J. E. Douglass removed: Abraham 1). Hizen, from second 10 (bird class clerk in Finance Office, increased pay to $1,600, vice A. D. Worthington, removed: 4G. G. Capron, to fourth class clerk in Finance Department, increased pay to $1,3', vice W T.S. Duvatl, removed: George F. White, from temporary clerk of Blank Agency to second class cleek in Finance Office, increased pay to 1,400, vice J.J. Jones, removed Appointments —Jo-eph C. Chapin, Assistant Superintendent of Bisnk Agency, vice John H. Thompson, promoted: Burt b. Callin, se2- ond class clerk, vice G. G. Caprou, promoted Thomas P.Gratam, second class clerk in F nance Office, vice A. D. Hazen, promoted: Vernon Dorsey, reappointed second class clerk in Finance Office: David S. Burson, third class in Fimance Office, vice Titus Bastiuelh re. moved; W. J. McDanald, temporary clerk, vice E. 5. Hail. promoted. INTERNAL Rev ence DE ISION.—The follow- ing decision was made to-day by the Commis- stoner of Internal Revenue ireasury Department, Office Laternal Revenue, Washington, July 24, 1 —Sir- In your communication of the 22d instaat you submit for the decision of this office two questions First_Whetber under the Istsection of an Act to amend an act entitled ‘An act imposing taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco and for other purposes, approved, July 20th, 1-65, a party carrying on a distillery om leasehold premises, the leasa of which was executed on the distillery erected thereon prior to the pas- sage ot the actof July 20th, In6>, and the fee of which is in minor chiléren incapable of giving consent, as required by said act, can continue such distillery under the bonds re. quired by said act, aud under an extension of the required lease during the minority of said children.”” In reply I bave to say that under sec:ion 1 ef the act of April lth, 1569, & party owning a distillery or distilling apparatus, erected prior tothe 20th of July, iyss, situate 00 & tractor land held under a lease or other evidence of — than fee sim onal ga lease he is the owner, may be perm ‘operate euch dit ery, whether such leasehold estate was created prior to July 20, 155) OF Roh at ae fee simple-to suck lot or tract of land is ape in pereons who are minors at the time of his maki lication tq be: ited to operate such liery; but in sucM case We party do applying must give such bond as the Uommig. signer im bis drecretion sees fit to accept. Your second inquiry is whether, in the event of such continuance of the distillery a4 afore- said, the owners of the fee (the minor children) would be liable im any way to the Government for the acts of the lessees, notwi'bSianding the bonds of the latter as atoresai I reply that the object of the provisions of section J, as above sta:ed, is beotuse of the incapacity of the minor in whom the fee is vested to give consen', and that no consent Daving been given @hereby the fee migh: in any covtingency become affected by the occa. Paton: therefore, the claims of the Government can im Do way prejudice the rights of the to the fee im the land. Very respectfully, C. Decayo, Commissioner, Hon. A. B, SLOANAKER, Richmoud, Va, —___-<+e —___—— &7- Mrs. Clem, the murderees, in jail for life at Indisnapolis, again threatens to break out into a fall confession. roe SF The mysiery of the mornin: worn at ‘watering p! Zee breakfasts is said to be the con- cealment of “crimps” mot yet ready to be seen ot mer. SF The Coliseum in Boston, minus the jndiies, Gilmore, and the anvils, cin ROW be visited at moderate price of twenty-five cents per LETTER FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS. USpecial Corre Evening Star. SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 22.—The Siratoga Alencar makes this date «the beighth of the senson.” The presence of New York's famous Seventh Kegiment, the inxuguration of the grand ballssnd bop:, and the cymmercement of the Saratoga race, ail combine to fil this Watering plsce to its reasonable limit. Fora week past the arrivals have ayeraged five hun- dred a day, and the spicions parlors and col- onnaded piazzts of the Congress, Ucion sud Clarendon hotelsfurmsh a fashionable display, erend e\en im tts vanity of van 3s. The weather is deticiously bright and coe!, and the belles and beaux eahitit themselves im regal style out as well as in-doors. Such +a gloss of satin and glimmer of pearl? and flash of diamond can hardly be deseribad im the pages of a newspaper letter that the distant reader may have the picture complete. Let it be plainly said, them, that fasbion is growing with growth and that every senson sees if s'rengthen in exagge. ration and absurdity. Even theGrectin bend, whichevyerybody thenght had been caricnt area by pen and pencil out of sight of turther ridi- cule, is revived im ail of its redoubled glory Such panniers and bustles as have gre new birth of the bend have caused muca lamen- tation among some of the Washing ou, Balti- more and Puiladelplia girls, who fled them- selves bere minus the latest - elevation” in female dress. The bustles are so mach larger nd higher than last season that the ladies ap- pear, While walking, to be mach the sbape of « ngaroc. (ue po longer hears advics that the r things should take peppermint or Con- so ere: » fur the bend cannot be uulked down, bor written down, bere at least. itis ordained, but to maryel ts tuevitable. AN day long, and tar into tbe night, the brilliant prome enade goes on. Through the parlors, down the long, wide and brigbuy-lighted porticoes the procession of handsome women aad homely Women moyes im its meiformity of excessive ar ‘The “effect” ts saiJ, by a better posted one thin your correspondent, to be produced in this wise. The explanation seems authoritative High-beeled -hoes—the heels toa point—incline the wearer forward, She is thas more readily ennbled to elevate her bips annaturally behing, enhancing the aspect of the pamer to contract the stomach and to form an S-like curvature of the upper shape by thrasting ont the chest, drawing back the shoulders, and pending tor- ward the head, ibe latter crowned by a hideons chignon. To secure this posture, (2 which nature is unequal, it is said that a belt t= fastened about the waist, from which belt down either side descend two straps furmished with buckles, and these are attached to strong bands made fast around the lower thighs. The tightening of these buckles draws up the hips ud holds them in place. Thus. by the aid of the panier, bustle, contracted stomach, expand- ed chest, out-thrast head, enormous chignon and the apparatus just described, the whole superstructure standing upon Al gaiters, we bave the Grecian Bend. YVhe bend appears in every style of dress— that for the street, the drawing room, and the ball room. No lady amounts to much among the fachionables who dues NOt appear during the day in four separate costumes, with j+w- elryto match. Nor to keep up with the to must she appear in aay old dn sses or dupli cate them trom our day to another. A band- some blonde, who arrived bere on Friday last, bas already appeared in twenty-one new dresses, and is still tantalizing the other female guests at the Congress by coming out each time ipa bandsomer one. It the season Lasts long enough the bottom of her trouks may b reached. The moraing walking or breaktas suits run from striped cambrics to silks aac Satins of every conceivable style and color, with lace sacks aud sbawis aud jaaucty hat and feathers. The beaux tor tha morning drives and walks to the springs wear black velvet sack coats, with Russia duck pants and vests and white cloth bats. The STAR bas no; patience enough, nor am I competent, to de- scribe the dinuer and evening dresses, Ali through one's dreams, vspeciaily 1f your Con- gress water bas not had a good eifct, there ix au endless fashion plate, like that in Demo- Test's, swimming before your vision. The fashionable jewelry is diamonds —in the ear-, all over the hands, and about the neck and wrists. Corl abd gold and the other preciou- stones do mot comtribute to the outfit. Bu’ The Balls atthe Congress and Uni The first ball of the season—though there are hops every evening—came off at the Congress last nigh. Berasteim’s band from Boston, and an excellent one, too, furnished the music. ‘Lhe ball opened at p.m. Goy. Homann Commodore Vanderbilt, and Saxe, the poet, wefe on the committees to imsure success, Hereare some of the attractions: M's: Drake, ot New York, daughter of Drake, the plantation bitters man, was one of the belles, and wore a black and white striped silk with pink over- skirt,im the Maria Antoinette style, with dia- monds set in jett. Miss Cross, ot New York, s grand-daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt, was attired i a silver tinted silk, Nounced at « halt mast,” with black lace over-dress, ¢n panier, with a broad black sash. Miss Greer, of Pail- adelphia, daughter of Associate Justice Greer. the Misses Allen aud Davies, of Providence, R. 1; the Misses Gansevoort, of Albapy; Mrs. Darling, of New York; Mrs, Mills, of New York, aud many others, were tamous the entire evening for the beauty and richness of their costumes. Of course there was a belle o! tae ball-rocm, @ Miss Cordova, from Havana, who wore diamonds to the value, it is reported, of one hundred thousand dollars—but fifty thou. sand looked more like the trath. To-night the Unien Hotel opens its bail season with the Seventh Boys. The Union Park is brilliantly alluminated with Chinese lanterss and gleb-- lights and decorated with Nowers. Its grounds are filled with all Saratoga—the admission fee only being three dollars—and the scene 1s in- deed a fairyone. The band is composed of one hundred pieces, and is playing Ufenbach to the very end. Nearly every soldier boy has on bis white kids, and a lady on his arm. There are about seven thousand spectators of the scene, im and out of the ball-room. Miner Notes. Ex-President Fillmore, Thurlow Weed, Governor Hoffman. John G. Saxe, (who reads his own poetry to the pretty girls on the Con- grees piazza,) Commodore Vanderbilt, Hon. ;Jobn Morrisey, Heary Smith, of the Unicago Republican, E. Me Hall, the author of a wretched Tourists' book, are here. Kover: Beall, of the Hudsem Taylor store, General Kelton, Mrs. Commodore Davenport, Miss Kelton, E. S. Tarner and wife, George H. Farrar, and T. M. Sullivan are among the ‘Washingtonians at the various hotels, ‘There are hosts of Cubans here. They drive. ‘the most macnificent teanis, swear at tne cold weather and drmk everything bu! spring “bor ‘toga has mow some twenty hotels and ‘thirty eprings—ibe latter possessing, like the former, very different qualities, The springs Giscovered within a few years are now band- somely inclosed and are doing well—especially the White SulpBur. Of course the Congress: ‘Columbia, Empire, Excelsior, Hig Rock, and Washington Springs are doing as well as ever. Thermometer to day 67 degrees. “era. @7-Mr. R. W. Russell, a northern gentleman, bus purchased the Choat farm, near Norfolx, Va. for #63 per sere—si0,250. it is to be used by ihe American Fibre Company. | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afterncon’s Dispatches. SUCCESSF . COMPLETION OF THE FRENCH CABLE. Boston, July 24.—The shore end of the French cable was landed last bt, and bauled into the telegraph Bouse at Rovse's Hummack. The entire cable is said to be im gow workems condition The wires from taticn to Duxbury are al up: aS yet no Bave been recrived from Kause’s Ham. A will not be. probably. foe some The steamers Cbilliaa aud Scanderea their dey arture tbis ater oon. TROUBLE IN SOUTH ¢AROLIVA ARLESTON, July Much excitem wo Wings of the K ey. the Lite Colle: wack includes the 1 the colored voters; while Seastor Saw- yer, Congressman Bowen, aud Geo. W. Clark, the newly-appointed Oollector in the place of Mackey, bead tbe North-rn element. The removal of Mackey sifled the bitterness between the two factioas. Oa Thursésy, Clarke called on Ma and presenting bi possession ommis-ion, demanded vustant the collector's office. Mackey Tetused to vaca'e uuril be had taken inventories of the public property and a record of the re- cripts from Clarke, bat promised to trauster mothe jist tnstant. Clarke jusisted on an immediate surrender. which being refused, be entered Mackey’s oifice as collector, whereupon he was forcibly rircted by Mackey’s subordinates. Yesterday alternoon, Mackey aud other custom-house officers were arrested at the tustance of Clarke, OM & charge of assault aud obstructing an offi- cer of the revenue, ard were bound over to answer before the United Sta'es Commissioner on Monday. During the hearing of the case, Clarke, with & posse of thirty men. forcalt his ow house and 100k posses. he ns. The partizans of Clarke attempted toserenade Messrs. Saw- yer and Bowen last night, but the colored publicaus rallied im large uumers and pre- d the serenade. charging on the procession pluring t's flag, which they carned off ¥ jumph to Mackey at bis residence. The clored Repubi hitterly denounce the ction of the Administration in removing Ma ew Col- u Mowicn, July 24 —The Mini-try and promi- rent members of the Kavarman Diet have pledged themselves to support the bill based on begotiat Kuster, the Bavarian > rec ganz ng as valid the legal bearings of mar- Fringes of without the United States the previous consent of their home nt, but the rigutot Bavarian citizen. be immediately accorded to a RAILRVAD ACCIDENT. SPRINGFIRLD, Mass., July 2! —A train of ears on the Connecticut River Railroad ran off the track north of Holyoke this morning, and several pas were injured. A special train bas taken surgeous trom this city to the Scene of the disaster. THE ECLIPSE. ommander Ashe, of the Royal Navy, of the (luebec Observatory, and the Mr Dougiass leave bere on Monday for Jetfer<on City, Lowa, to view the eclipse on August 7th. GENERAL SHER MAN AT THE SPRING. FIELD ARMOR GONE TO SE WHiTe SvLPHUR Sraies, Va. Ja'y Mr. F. F. Joves, a wealthy citizen of Lib-riy Mills, Maryland, dropped dead in a <aloon here last night irom heart disesise, ——-ore.. Tu Knope istanp Quares..—a <p dispatch to the New York Evenin this city says A piece of poli alloat to the effect (mat Senator Anthony bas lately requested from the War Department copies of all letters written by Senator Sprague, containing charges against officers in Rhode asiand regiments during the recen* war. Whereby many of them were unjustly sus. pended, and “intends using them against Sprague during the next session of Congress Avis understocd here among bis friends that Senator Anthony will next winter open a vig- orous figbt on Sprague m the Senate. The indicanons are favorable for a lively time between the two Rhode island Senators when Congress again meets, —<—— cw News. A report is im circulation that the Caban Government contemplates emburgoing the Properties of Jose Baro, a wealthy Cuban, wo 4s Qt present absent from the island. Plauta- tions tituated in (he midst of the imsurre: tionary district are anburt, and the owners of them Bre suspected of givimg money to the rebels to save them from destruction. Advices from Santiago de Cuba to the 16th instant have been received. The arrival of the monitor Centaur created quite a sensation. The expla- nations received by Admiral Hoff fiom the ‘Spanish authorities relative to the execution of American~ are reported as being satisfactory, and the Spanish Government justitied in it: action. A banquet was tendered the officers of the United States squadron on duty at Sanuago. but declined. Several skirmishes bad recentiy taken place between the troops and insurgents ‘The iusurgents attacked 4 number of garrisoned plantations. The steamer Mayare, which ar- Tived at Havana yesterday, brought 150 sick troops. General Jordan is in the country be- tween Santiago de Cuba and Bayam. Jordan's forces have been j>)ned to those of Rastan. Captarn General De Rodas has issued a strin- gent decree, with the object of avoiding frauds and simplitying the collection of customs dues, The owners of plantations within the jurisd, tion of Cienfarzos are arming comp inies to detend themselves, Rebel guerillas cut the railroad near Santa at Post from I gossip 1 from leaders in rmy state thst on the (3th and ith troeps of General Quesada, stationed between Paerto Principe and Neuvitas, were attacked by General Letona. and in both instances were Tepulsed—on the first day with a loss of 50 killed and wounded, and on the second with over 100. The Cubans retain their position of Seige before Puerto Principe. The troops under General Figuero, of General Jordan's com- mand, occupying & position some forty miles from St. Jago de Cuba, were attacked on the 12th by a Spanisa force of over 1.20), said to Di been commanded by Gen. Valmarda ia person. Alter three hours’ fighting the Span- iards were mg ur to give up the attack. ment in ere Uonsiderabdie been going the rounds of the lesding speartsy ar ahaa Ph a o e Horee SRoe has a thirty feet im chat porton of PETSeR Water is seen, so that the pearance ts metamoi Sted end Bri tons a eee have y. ust ‘on the Horse Shoe alone, and old sabteces bem are teking land marke, ‘o notice ‘that may take piace’ before The American Fail has evidex' aan ut that Niagara te crumbling way’ a falling back, but the present recession ta able the over witnessed by one tion. Deavy ice fields which pass over in ibe , tbe strong currents and ceaseless tog colaract must inevitably’ eat pegving eee apg cataract 8) n ae Tocky crest of the po Fy old Briss bet of course its {aJling away must be slow, as not to be observable to the eye, except when, from time to time, tome of the immense boulders give way. —_——______ @7 The great National Horse Fair wilt be held this year st Williamsport, Pa, September 7 to 10, metusive. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | During the week Og to-Gay there b» Deen received by tbe Treasurer of the Varied Mates $106.00 1p Iractonal carrency from "he printer The ameunt forwarded during the svme pe- riod was as follows —To U.S. Depomtory » Bafalo, £15,000, at Lontevilie, The amount of securities held the Treas. urer ef the United States in trast for National Banks, reported to-day. was as follow: —For lating motes, $2,915,700; for deposits of public Moneys, 22,254,500. Total 6365, 6ae00, The amount of bank Currency issued for bille @UriNg (he week was 24.5.7, making the total SMOUNt issued therefor up to date, 215,126,184. The amonnt issued in piace of mus Ulated bills Tedeemed was 75,440, making the total issned under that bead, $14,400,518 ‘The total amount of Natiowal Bank currency ou:- 1g At this date is €299,679,08 24, ind¥.—Jay Uoome & Co. furnish the following quotatiens of Gov- ernment securities : > ty, SS..1 Five Twenties, Jan. & July, 6 .. Five Twenties, Jan. & Juiy, .. Ten Forues.... > By Bankers’ and Brokers’ T lograph, James M. Gassaway, operat. Lewis Johnson & Co quote stocks aud bonds im home and foreign marke's as follows New Yors, Juiy 161, coupon, 12! 1584, coupons, 121); 1563. conpona, 1214 coupon, new, 10\; 18, ou) 204; 1040's, coupan, Pacific Mail, > Ob & Miseusipp: Gertfioawe, six Mariposa, 7); Atinnu. Mail, none, Uanton, * Oumberand, Westera Usion Tele- eraph, 063; Quicket ver, Boxtou Water New York Conceal, 21'\: Had- Th: Reading, 9S \. Mictigas Ventral, P8rchigan Souura, 155; limos Cleveland and Piusvarg, Wr» do. pret'd 91); Clevsinnd & jand 11s\. Fert Wayos, 13255 Geuiral. 14 Northwest, 99, Toledo. none: Kuck 1.24; Alton & Terra Haute, nove: Toledo sud by Watasn, 8, ths, Med was Ex press, 69: Americon Express, ji,. Mer- chants’ Union. 1%: Obicugo & Aron, do, preferred, 161; St. Paul, ~7. Marker s*rong (By Undie.) Lonpom, July 24. | p. m.—onsols, %\, Bonds,~3; Lino \ Erie. 19 PRANKroORT, | p.m —IHonds, #7) Livegroot, 1 p. m.—Uotton mirket shate firmer. Seles 15.000 bales, Middiing Uplands, I2jg. Middiing Orlea: : ARIS, 1 p. m.—Bou Reaves au —e—— Baltimore Stock Market To-day. Baltimore, Jaly 21.—Virgiaia simes, fy bid, a) asked. do. I-86, GN bid, do. ¢ pon. old, 5-§ bid: do. new, 71 bid, N chnas, old, 59 q bid: do. mew, 52, bid ——-9—— } Ra re Markets, T BKaLTimogs, Joly 24.—Votton cull aud nomi nai at 33. Flour firm and stock scarce: low and medium crades wanted. but prices wack imged Wheat dull and weak: prime to > Ted, 14588165. Corm dal: proms <1.107; yelow, Lisastis. Pork ay. on white Gets dull; new, 65075. quetat S44. Bacon active and advan-in rib sides, I=: clear do., '; shoulders, Ug AL, \,5 | uams, 24. Lard firm at 19 \ya%. Whisky ssarce | tnd in demand at $i.t0 —— Wall Street To-Day. New Yore, Jay 24 —Stocks s'rong and firm. Money ‘steady at 7 percent. Exchange, Gola, 35%. 5- coupon, 1 New Vork Flour Grain Market T New York, Joly 24—Fiour 1 conts be ter. Wheat ia? cents better. Corn lat cents better. —s Calirormia Kerveiican Converrion.— The Republican State Convention Bas nomi nated Lorenzo Sawyer and O. ©. Pratt f judges of the Supreme Qourt. A series of res- olutions were adopted. The first pledges re support of the party and endorses the acts of Grant's admumistration: the second declares ne Regro question bas ceased to be an elemen’ in American politics, and the ratification of the Fifteenth amendment sbould be followed by amnesty and the enfranchisement of ern people; the third regards with tisfaction the increasing immigration to this tate from the Atiantic States and Eo- rope. but, while giving the preterence to Prople of our own race, Dolds tmotiensive wrants trom Cina eatitied wo fuil pro! ton of the law, bu: opposes Chinese sutleag m any form, and any change of the Na’ wralization laws of the United States; the Jour: recognizes the power of the General Goverument to res or prevent Chinese emigra‘ion by terminating our commercial re- Iations with China, but believes the closing of OUr ports at present against the Chimese would de injurious to the national interests aed cast Teprosch upon (he m'elligence of the American People, contrary 1 the “pirit ot the age; the fifth approves the eight-hour jaw; the eixin endorses the action of Congress respecting the Alabama treaty, ard considers it the daty of the General Government to demand tall repa- ration for the injury imiflicted by the Britist Government and people upon our commerce during the late rebellion: the seventh fayors of taxaton on all Kinds of prop- i the eighth opposes grants of State aids to ratiroad: nants DISTILLING City Gal It is reported {DAL A COMPANY Das established a manulactory in Chicego tor the purpese of distulling alco- bol and extracting soap grease from ordinary city garbage. The process, which 1s patented, consists in taking the garbage off im the city carts, dumping it into ti and boiling it six bour: peratare of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, mass is then dissolved and run into tubs and fermented by the aid of yeast. ‘The soap grease and impuri- ties Tige to the top of the tubs, and are skimmed off, and the residuum is distilled im the regalar way. According to the estimates of the inven~ tor, each barrel of gavbage will yield) thre Pounds of soap grease and four gallons of provt spirits. The soap grease is 2 good as tha’ ob- tained im the usual way, but the alcobol pe- irays Us ofigin by an odor which requires fur- ther processes for its removal THE Last PoLiTicaL Mveper =N ARKAN- SAS.—A different account of the murder of Captun Haynes, an active native K-pubdlican im Marion, Arkansas, on the [50b, "nan that Tey teireraph, ie given by the Ooraper who beld the inquest. He deciares that tbe murder was entirely unprovoked. acd that tae map Colker stolé up behind Haynes as he passed along the street. and =bot the back, them bent over him, after be tel discharged five more shots into Bis body. aud then leaped upon bis boree and rode off. The Coroner also Asserts that Collier was bired to commit the murder by & number of wenithy ciuzen-, and received =2.000 for the act. 87 Laura Keene bas taken to farming 7 Moths never attempt to cat their wy throngh cotton cloth, Or There is 8 Carly avon” im London. *@7-Archbisbop Purcell took the stamp at Eaton, Ubio, the other day for Gea. Rosecrans. S7 Children’s Bowels” is the seasonabie litle of an editorial ima leading New York daily. S87 Chicago is now said to contain 350,000 In- habitants. —— omnibuees puff through the Parse ects. @ Nortoik, Va., is to have a street railway. S7-Forty Mormon mistionanes are em route for Europe. S7 Gen. W. RK. Miles, of Mies, bat gone to San Fi » the oe papeunee amvestigate ter planters the fatal 87-A disease tone nd Emersom Assoct- and dreadea «black |, ary ~~