Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1869, Page 1

—— THE EVENING STAR, | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, { At the Star Building, ) 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and lth 8. } RY THR EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. The STAR ts served by the carriers to Led i subscribers in the City and District a! TAS Curve rum waex. Copies at the couni Wil | jt wo CRN 3 Bue soe eee Tame monte One | Dollar and Fifty ts six months, Three ; Dollars: one year, Five Dollars. No papers &re sent trem the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Friday morning—(ne Dollar-and-a-Balf s year. i vo, XXXIV SPECIAL NOTICES, BATCHELOR’S HAIR DYE. ‘This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world; the only true and ; harmless, reliable, taneous, 06 diss} remedies the (OB LIVEBPUOL Temsn Line of Mail Steamers, sailing from New York EVERY SATUBDAY cni AL- RNATE 7UESDAYS Tickets sold to and from Engiand, Ireland. and the Continent For fall feformatt: ous H i o besatifal, BLACK OR BROWN. and iy to JOHN G. 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THE Glymont, Smith's Point, Piney Polat Fortress Monroe, Oid Point Com- Tyrolean Bingers wit oon ven : cccasion Good dancing masic.s! a ae eee eee be Provided for.” Admission 30 conte for wine of ¥ eat eo Sock pe” TURSDAY | NY''.—Gced orders guaranteed, 0 14.3t° Borfeik Excursion Ticket, to and from EB MOUNT VERNON. Micair" Breaks and Supper, 50 cents each; = FS ee ar ee a aay Agent. F-acd P. Railroad, No. 380 Penneyl- one vas To tickets SAVAGE. fisrdware i, Md... Store, Pesasyivazt and lth street, oron ati. the return. 1 TEES, Geni Sa pt. f illard’s Hotel. 5 tor. J08. L. SAVAGE mapas “TC beet Lis VIA CANAL. BST WEEE PHILADELPHIA. ALBXANDBIA ry AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON. ‘Grononrown..C. > NATIONAL THEATRE. Regular from 14 No — Ee Pulladeipuie, SATURDAY, QM | Continued aE ARP al character of — ABD SH. B ccieinal Comedy of ide_with the roaring N. THE GOOD FOB NOTHING. Leffingwell Matinee, SATURDAY. at 2 o'clock. Admission, 50 Cents; Children, 25 Cents. it xand! WM..CLYDE & 14 Horth Wharves. Philedei| RAILROADS. i pM Ova, Lb. Detwoen WASHINGTON AND BAL’ MOBE and WASHINGTON AND wiat, 0 are Fun 8s follows. viz: patronage, which vor to merit. SMITH & STRONG. Ho. at og BERTEIFION yee at "8, FOR ALL WAY STATIONS. day, Tra Ot Tend 9:30 A.M. go Bight Doors above Odd Fellows" Hale ANNAPOLIS. Leove st7 A. M.and 4:20 P.M. Hotrain te | Oholce Fejntings, EBogravings, Chromos. &c. from An2870] Sunday. Sino? Pargest Paperhangings, Wind = ge Shades, Pretare "I ord and Tas. FOR BALTIMORE. Leave atS ar, and 12:45, 2:50 3 FOR WAfr STATION! Ieove st S A. M..and 2.50 and 7: FOB ALL PABTS OF THE WEST. and CEST. og 7 | Isaac coaLE, 3R., & BRO., IMPORTERS OF Men’s Furnishing Goods, 14 HANOVER STBEET, COBNBE OF GEEMAN, eu 18 eotm,letp BALTIMOBE. je Master of LM. ‘General Ticket Agent, GEO. 8. KOONTZ. General Agent. iJ SCHOOL BOOKS anD SCHOOL REQUISITES FOB SALE AT T! LOWEST PRICES. BY Cc, D. LIEBERMAN, Corner Ninth and D streets. ‘Ha. iexeegt benany a8 A.M. aac se 4-eolm FOR THE BEST TEAS AND COFFEE IN WASHINGTON CITY, GO TO THE HONG, SEVENTH STRERT. ‘The only place In the city to bay your BOOTS, SHOES, AND GAITERS at regular WHOLESALE PRICES is ot Rossirny Bouse. On tae Herghts oppo. ‘This clegant and attractive summer re. trest is now open for the entertainmes ¢ Georecto ef guests. In inviting the patronage the deem it only necessary Secall atrentios to ite Bigs siry, wud cool Toe: STRASBURGER BROS., Sion, and oi every wee of the "well appointed and shady 373 Beventa BrReet, ‘Sicarai aiventar: Tis larier and bar will te Barwers I ax K, 5 mivantages. st ® Enigmas otiaigie ace yr ‘hall’ be | WHERE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT VAN end Bpexcelled. the attention prompt and polite, ao Rone = may be reached by the Aqueduct Bridge. or by the Long Bridge via Arlington— efther eye eee ieasant drive through ato; jereat. es SYRES @ CHADWIOK, Proprietors. Ladies 9 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 349 ey seven till ten p. m. — tiemen from PRESERVING Os!) st the Ball for circulars. os wee ED, POWDEBED end GRAN- 25 bbis. oye SUGAR. BE FOUND. WEDNESDAY, September isthe o 3! Tr 5 ¢ Tuition, WEDNESDAYS and ‘Misses and Masters from two % 1¢ ROWS BUGAB. assorted rates. weir cuaey vince, | lengpttnonunratean taunt N GINGER. mnt Goncr jet Solved ant for sale | in Shey emn in ae. ‘and the public OBUSHED, POWDERED, AND GRANULATED SUGABS, SOFT WHITE SUGARS, 16 Ots; A POBT! 3.75 pace ALB, aTOUT AER. ‘BE, 3 EST BRAN al BNIA WINES ONLY PGs Pan BOTTLE: GOOD 00K: ONLY $2 P = AGE? OT vn "2 119 Feaneyivanle erence, r eveant iiss parengaeee UMBEB! LUMBAR LUMBUB Ii! 24 compe Paris = “v""*" yp, 0. BRIORENBACH. SRST ASE | ceases ead 22 ae epst $11,000 Tukek, TEP "amp irust: APG 8. HOLLIDAY, BORDERS we bectt Bo. 3, Intelligencer Building. ou Sreesr. street, between D and B streets, ictare Suid Fads Reasaibe Heine nd Sint jel7-tt B. C. STEVENS, Pronrtetor. = SoTrIos. aie = = <a ELL’S DANCING ADADEMY Che Lnening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1869. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUS.—The receipts from this source to-day were $392,591.92. ComMMISSIONER DELANO left here to-day fo & visit to his home in Ohio. SECRETARY BOUTWELL was in New York yesterday. JvpGE UTTO, Assistant Secretary of the In- terior, left to-day for the West, for the benefit cf bis health. ASSISTANT SURGEON Lewis S. PiToHER has been ordered to duty atthe Washington Navy Yard. EX-S8ORBTARY STANTON is spending a few days with the Hon. Samuel Hooper, at bis sea- side residence at Cotuit, Mass. Mz. J. W. Dwyzr, Superintendent of the Di- vision of Detectives, Internal Revenue Bureau, bas returned from his home in Onio, where he was spending a 1ew weeks. SENoB LEMUS AND MR. RUIZ, of the Caban Junta, arrived here yesterday from New York, and bad an interview with Secretary Fish on Cuban affairs. Mr. Ruiz leftagain last evening for New York. THE UNITED STATSS SrBAMER Kaweas, Commander Henry Erben, arrived at the Washington navy yard yesterday, from Rio Janeiro, where she has beea for some time past, attached to the South Atlantic Squadrou- REDEMPTION OF GOVERNMENT BoNDS—The total amount of bonds purchased by Secretary Boutwell is $41,690,000. In addition to this sam is the $1,000 bond sent to the Secretary by an individual residing in Pennsylvania to reduce the national debt, and which bas been placed to the credit of the sinking fund. A COURT-MARTIAL is ordered to convene at Boston for the trial of Lieutenant Commander Henry B. Seely, who was found guilty, by a court of ingniry, of neglect of duty in not re- Porting to the captain of his vessel acts of cruelty to seamen perpetrated by the master-at- arms. SEMI-MONTHLY PAYMENTS. — Postmaste General Creswell has issued an order direcung that those clerks and employees who may de- sire it, can, by advising the disbursing clerk in writing on or before the 12th of the month, re- ceive part of their pay on the 15th, but that hereafter all advances and orders on their sal- &ries are strictly prohibited. ApmIRAL Horr, late Commander of the North Atlantic Squadron, arrived here yester- day, and hed an interview with Secretary Robeson and Vice Admiral Porter to-day, du- Ting which he communicated many facts ot interest relative to the Cuban troubles, and the cases of Americans imprisoned or executed in Cuba. REASSESSMENT OF {INCOME RETURNS.—Com- missioner Delano has determined to thoroughly sift the income assessments, and to this end has sppointed a large number of assistant assessors, whose special duty it will be to resssess in- comes. The commissions have atreaay been issued, and the work will commence m the large cities immediately. ESTIMATE Or INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS YOR THE PRESENT FISCAL Y£AR.—An esti- ate of the internal revenue tax collections for the current fiscal year ending June, 1870, made by an Officer of the Treasury, is as follows:— From spirits, $44.000,000; from tobacco, segars and snuff, $30,000,0W: from incomes, &c, $35,000,000; from stamps, $17,000,000; from all other sources, 241,600,000. Total, 167,600,000. THE (.UESTION OP REMOVALS FoR PoLit. IcAL REASONS —There is a heavy pressure upon Commissioner Delano by politicians in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and elsewhere to make removals of revenue officers for polici- cai reasons, but is is understood that Commis sioner Delano is opposed to this policy, because be thinks it will reduce the efficiency of the service, and bas referred the whole matter to the President. GEN. SICKLES' INSTRUCTIONS.—It is now au- thoritatively stated that Gen. Sickles was not apthorized to make any demand on the Span- ish Government. He was instructed merely to Act discreetly, but with earnestness, as a medi- ator between that Government and the Cubans, on the basis already published, for the inde- pendence of the island. Leading members of the Government favor the proposition, but are Not free at present to finally accept it. ProrosrD TAx ON UoTTON.—Among the modifications of the Internal Keyenue laws to be submitted to Congress, it is said, will bea tax of one per cent. per pound on cotton. Itis believed that such a tax 1 yield fally $15,000, & year, and this would justity the repeal of that portion cf the law imposing special taxes, relieving the laboring and manu- facturing interests of a great burden. The pros- perity of the South warrants the beliet that the Internal Revenue receipts from that section will be nearly fitty per cent. greater for the Present fiscal year than for the last year. REeckIPTs AND EXPENDITURES OF THE Gov. ERNMENT.—The following is a detailed state- ment of the receipts and expenditures of the United States Treasury for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1569:—Recelpts from cuse toms, $177,905,426; internal revenue taxes, 85; miscellaneous 752,793; total, $370,=93,745. Expen- ditures, civil service, $56,324,061; pensions and Indians, $35,519,549; war, $75,502,433; naval, $20,000,759; interest on public debt, $130,691,242. total, $321.041,044. Excess of receipts over ex. Penditures, $49,952,701. HOLDING FEDBRAL AND STATE OPPICES aT THE SAMB TIMB.—Secretary Bout well has de. cided that there is no law preventing A. J. Ap- plegate, Liutenant Governor of Alabama, from holding the office of Storekeeper in the Mobile custom-house, to which he was recently ap- pointed. It appears that the Alabama State Constitution prohibits any State officer from holding a lucrative position under the Govern. ment. The Secretary nas decided that there is Bo legal objection to his holding the position ot storekeeper. Any cenflict with the State laws must be settled by himself. Cuancs op Firm.—Acting Commissioner Douglass bas reiterated a decision which makes an imperative rule relative to change of firm as regards special tax, reassessments, transfers and refundings, in which he says: Every change of firm whereby a former partner yetires from the same, — new pert. ner is admitted, constitutes, in contemplation of law, a new fi inble to new special tax for th e unexpired of mal Sond for b the same has been ia by. origi- a ‘wnich should So from the LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. your valuable paper to remedy a ve the pablic, vie: ‘The unwashed many (bat pow ride im the street tair that who are cleanly themselves. Sad ayoid any other risk of coatagion, but seriou condition care who are not able to keep @ carr of their Own, and not strong enough to » should | DP ®xposed in the great public convenience of We street cars to contagion of all erated for The writer bas twice | 10 leave the cars from fear—once from a man who, without coat or jacket. his only | sBirt—a anne! one—which, for the want of Soap and water, could not be told what was Q NY. 5,154. | as ge the simple use of soap compelled Intely the original color, was wide open, showmg within flesh in the same filthy condition, and the owner of stia shirt skin either so drowsy from dria or fever as to bs bowing at PASSED ASSISTANT SURGBON Cuartes H. WHITE has been ordered to duty at the Nayal Hospital at Washington, D. C. THE Texas Evection.—General Sherman, acting Secretary of War, nas extended the time tor holding the election in Texas from one to four days. Lirvt. Commaypge E. J. DichMax has teen detached from the Naval (bservatory in this city and ordered to duty at the Naval Academy, ONE HUNDRED and forty-seven thousand dollars in fractional currency were received at the Treasury Department from the bank note Printing companies in New York. PRESIDENT Grant and ‘amily are expect- ed to return here on Tuesday evening next. by which time the repairs at the Executive Man- sion will nave been nearly completed. It is thought that no meeting of the Cabinet will be held betore Friday, the regular Cabiuet day. AseisTaNT SURGRON Wa. R. Brown has been detached from the Naval Hospital at Wasbington and Assistant Surgeon Joseph G. Ayres has been detached from the Washington Navy Yard and ordered to Philadelphia for ex- amination and promotion. CommoporE A. L. Casg, Chief of the Bu. reau of Ordnance, Navy Department, will leave here shortly on leave of absence, during which time Commodore James Alden, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation will discharge the duties Of his office. THE CANAL.—The following figures, showing the business done by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company this season up to September Ist, are of interest:—Receipts from the opening of navigation to Ist September, 1869, £231,145.(19, exclusive of waterand other rents; tonnage for same time, 470,626; whole receipts last year, $287,553.(9; tonnage tor same year, 552,927. ConTRACT AWAEDED.—Messrs. Ent wisle & Barron. contractors and builders, haye been Awarded the contract for building the Hom for Indigent Women, endowed by W. W. Wor- coran, Esq. The Home will be located on the southwest corner of Massachusetts avenue and 15th street, and the work will be com- menced immediately, it is stated. Don’? LIKE TO BR CATRCHIZED.—The circu- lar to theemployees in the Treasury Depart- Ment and various bureaus thereot, containing questions as to where born, age, service in the army or navy, what State a resident of, &c., were distributed to-day, and created much eTumbling among various employees, who objected to snswering them. The female clerks especially seemed to be out of temper at being compelled to answer the questions. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.—The administration has no‘, contrary to report, restricted Min- ister Motley in the reopening of negotiations for the settlement of the Alabama claims, although it was thought at the time he received his in- stractions it would be expedient to wait until the excitement in England caused by the Sen- Ate’s rejection of the Clarendon-Jobason treaty and subsided, before even entertaining the sub- ject with her Majesty's government. But it was never contemplated that Mr. Motley should neglect any favorable invitation or op- portunity to renew negotiations. Amuzsr oF Ex-ComMIssIOwsR Craxe, oF THE FOURTH WakD—HB 1s CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO «MasB” HIB SUCCESEOR. John H. Crane, ex-Commissioner of the Fourtn Ward. was to-day arrested on the complaint of Alexander D. Moore, (who has been appointed by the Mayor to act as Commissioner sinc? Crane's removal,) and the case was before Justice Mills as our report closed. Moore makes affidavit that Crane met him yesterday afternoon and, after heaping abuse on him, threatened to “mash him into a jelly.” Jos- tice Thompson issued the warrant for the arrest of Crane, but declined to try the case, Canal MATTERS.—The committee of the Board of Directors ot the Chesapeake and Ono Canal, as mentioned in yesterday's Star, made a thorough inspection of Dam No. 1, in the vicinity of Little Falls, in company with some of the merchants and proprietors of mills of that town, and views were interchanged as to the best method of increasing the supply of water on the (seorgetown level. The com- mittee will report the result of their visit to the next meeting of the board, and it is under- stood that they believe that by enlarging tne Present feeder some forty teet, the present rubble stone dam, ‘hougd leaky, will hold all the water requisite. IMPORTANT UFiNION OF THE ATTORNEY GENBRAL.—Attorney General Hoar has jast rendered a decision in the case of a Kentucky Turnpike Company, who claim additional compensation of the Government for the use of their turmpike during the war, having already been paid 50 per cent. The opinion concludes as follows : ‘This is substantially a claim to be paid for damages to real property caused by the opera- tions of war, and if the accounting officer sbould be of the opinion that the Company has not already received full compensation there- for, I yetdo not think he is authorized by ex- isting laws to allow any part of the claim Claims of this character, when just compensa- tion bas not already been made, mus: ad- dressed to Congress, to be dealt with as, or con- siderations of public duty and public policy, it thinks best.” . The opinion will relieve the Treasury from further payments until each such case is acted ou by Congress. THEGAIN IN INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS, The following is & comparative statement ia detail of the Internal Revenue from March to August, 1563, with the corresponding months of the present year: 1869, S11,511,992 47 12,065, $94,543,246 27 — $102,595,672 <2 Gaim during the six months of 1869 over the corresponding period of 1865, $9,352,426.65, or over 84-5 per cent. The sum of $5,927,17647 was received in March, 1962, from manufacturers and products, the tax on which was repealed the 3ist of that month. Only 924,813.82, collected on back lists, was received from the same source in March, 1869. Tnerecepts from the same source im April, May and June, of the two years, ‘Were as follows:—April, 1968, €4,365,800.03 ; 1869, $32,630.92; May, 186°, $1,658,321.05: 1s69 $30,023.88; Jane, 1563, $890,453.15; 1969, $13,298.61. To show the comparative receipts from the same rources for the fiscal yeas 1965 and 1969, there should be deducted from the total receipts of 1868 the tax on manufacturers and products now exempt, and from the total receipts of 1859 Rot omly back coliections ON manufacturers, amounting t > $1,293,885.91, bat also the recei from each of the sources M&rked with a «Pp,» which were not taxed in 1965. The receipts for the two years will then stand a8 follows: In 1568. In 1999, 190,374,925 59 $158,916,118 48 weasel at 7,768,188 62 $130,621,076 18 S151,149,929 36 Grain in 1869, $20,528,955.68, or 15 per cent. The is more favorable it we take the last six months of the (sr Meoal years, viz: from January! to June 30, 1968 and 1969, snow. ing for the former year 8 total of 964,454,276.37; for the latter, $95,904,307-05; © g&in in the half Year of $21,500, 120.68, or 33 per cent, ce —__ ls ‘Mass., is to bSve 8 grammar school ‘Which is to eost $60,000. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. The Ficees vie t ELECTION. Ty all except two ies. AUGUSTA, MR, Sept. 16—Returns from 283 cites and towns show atotal vote of 70,91, Chamberlain received 38,963, Smith 25,259, and Hichborn 3,754. Chamberlain's majority over doth is 6,955. The total vote of the State will not exceed 65,000, Chamberiain’s vote will be, jority is 7,957. The Republicans carried every county On the local ticket except Aroostook and Knox. WESTERN ITEMS. The Nebraska Electi Sr. Lovis, Sept. 16.—An Omaha dispatch says :—The election on Tuesday was peaceable, bough the returns indicate the election of three Republicans and one Democrat to the Legisia- tore, and a Republican Sheriff, Olerk, Asses- sor and Commissioner. The Democrats elected a Probate Judge and Treasurer, who ran on the Peoples’ ticket Reports from Santa Fe note the continned Indian depredations. Women and children bave beep murdered, and much stock driven away. INTERESTING NEWS FROM FRANCE PAaRi8, Sept. 16.—The Gaulois to-day tes that the majority of the Prince Imperial will be announced for his vext birthday, March 16. The regular weekly statement cf the con- dition of the Bank of France was made public today. The builion in the vault has decreased to the extent of 4,000,000 francs since last Thurs- day. General Prim will have a second audience with the Emperor t or to-morrow. THE AMERIC4N POMOLOGICAL so- CIETY. PHILADELPHIA. Sept, 16.—The delegateso the Pomological Society marched to Indepen- dence Hali this morning, and were introduced by Mr. J. E. Mitchell to Mayor Fox, who for- mally welcomed them to the city in a few ap- propriate remarks, which were responded to by Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston. Kicbhmo s been selected for the next meet. ing of the Society in September, 1570. STORMS IN ENGLAND, LoyDon, Sept. 16.—Political news to-day is unimportant. Stormy weather continues, and much rain has fallen. Gales prevail around the coast. PRIM HURRYING TROOPS TO CUBA. MADRID, September 16.—General Prim tele- graphed to the Government from Paris to use all diligence in sending troops to Cubd. SANFORD E. CHURCH. ROCHESTER, Sept. 16.—Santord E. Church is ‘still im a critical condition, a Foreign News by Cable. A heavy storm prevailed Monday, not only throughout England, but on the continent. Telegraph wires were | pewcingenag im every di- rection, and reports of marine disasters are constantly being received. The General Synod of the Irish Church assembled in Dublin, Tues- it St. Patrick's dral. There was a ttendance. A protest against the act of disestablisbment was passed unanimously. A scheme for the formation of a church body of 124 representatives was submitted. The Pall Mall Gazette maintains that the argument against granting pardon to the Fenians on the ground of prudence is not strong as an argu- ment upon & question of justice. There can be only two constructions upon such an act—both mischievous. One class will regard it as an act of cowardice, And the other as an inauguration Napoleon presided yesterday at a council of ministers. Official journals announce the health of the Emperor restored. The Patrie states that the —— will leave again for the East on the inst, General Prim was Sccompanied by Silvela and Olozaga on his yisit to the Emperor. It ts understood the Cuban question was discussed. Prim is well Satisfied with his tion. He will retnrn to Maarid on Saturday. The Madrid Imparcial says General Prim telegraphs the Goverament that he will hesitate at no sacrifice to subdue the imsurrection in Cuba. An international workingmen’s congress convened in Basle, tzeriand, Tuesday, a large number of delegates being present. Gon- gratulatory letters and dispatches from all parts of Europe and North America bave been Teceived. Letters from German workmen of New York city, regretting their imability to send delegates, and a communication from the National Labor Union of the United States were read. Cameron, American delegate, made 8 long speech, and invited delegates to attend > National Labor Congress at Cincinnati in 1570. The report is repeated that the Czar has for- bidden the attendance of Russian bishops at theecumenical council. Telegraphic commu- nication between Rao and China has beea interrupted by mundations in the vicinity of Lake kal, Siberia. The wires are prostrated for miles, and many stations destroyed. Arumcr is in circulation that a conference will be proposed on the Tuco- ptian ques. tion. Russia and Prussia maintained an atu- tude of reserve, and the other Powers are not disposed to accept the proposal, because they regard the question as merely a matter of the internal administration of Turkey. The North German States have determined not to make use of the French cable ir sending telegrams to America. Active operations bave been resumed in Paraguay, and two Paraguayan fortifications captured by the Allies, § APFaiRS IN LouDON UouNTY. Va.—The following items are from the Leesburg Mirror this week : Homicide.—An unfortunate difficulty oc- curred at Taylortown, in this county, om Sat- urday evening last, between George F. Cooper and Chas. H. Snoots, (neighbors and cousins.) which resulted in the killingof the iatter. We understand that Snoots went to the house of Cooper while he was at supper, and originated 8 quarrel. per ordered bim te leave or he would shoot him, at the same time taking up his shot gun. Snoots went oat, still qaarrel- ing. but afterwards returned, and as he was entering the door Cooper fired, the load lodg- ing in Snoots’ left breast, trum the eifects of which he died inabout fifteen minutes. Uooper made no effort to escape, but on the contrary sought an officer by whom he might be taken in custody. A warrant was issued for bis ar- Test by Justice Stout on Sunday, and in the f- ternoon he was lodged in the jail in this town by Constable Wine. On Monday, Cooper was examined by the county court, then in session, and bailed in the sum of $1,k) to answer be- fore the next grand jury. Loudoun Agricultural Fair—The Loudoun county Agricultural Society, at a meeting of the Executive Committee, determined to hold a tair on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 26th, 27th, and 2th days of October, and immediate steps will be ma to a the necessary arrangements @ exhibition. Property Sales.—The tract of land heretofore advertised by Harrison, Heaton Noland, aad Foster, commissioners, belonging to Tazewell Lovette, and containing 149 acres, was sold at ablic sale on Monday, for $45.25 per acre. isha Holmes, purchaser. J. L. Rinker, auc- tioneer. A bouse and lot in Lovettsville, belonging to Morberly, was sold by Powell Harrison, commussioner, for $730—John W. Ermich, pur- chaser, The “Belmont” tract of Iand, belonging to Major E. C. Fitzhugh, containihg 161 acres, and lying near Bloomfield, abl! sale on Mond: 7, &c., for balance in ve months, Townsend Frazier purchaser. arrangements for the State Fur btet nn boas early in Novem. ber are going om successtully. aN thinks private theatricals will FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Money is in good supply on call in New | York al7 percent. The shipments of currency to the South and West are quite moderate, { bata few minutes apd just paid my tare, A trom the circumstance that the banks cannot get notes of the low denommations required by |W AAs after a rap-pscier got in the car; the their correspondents. The Sab-Treasury bas | 0017 Coren en Oe ee uons 10" ), and in reference an tome ton by the Assistant Treasurer to the Treas. | PADS of living, viz. rags picked up in tbe streets, with their Mth st stick sbe gathered them S werm one made the aanger the creater, and ‘hough very tired, I left the cars aud walked the rest of the wa: Iso @id gerrral others. I have no objectios tay urer for small notes, General Spin says that it will be impossible to forward any fur. ther supply of notes below $100 until tne new 2 tes come from the printer. WAsuineTox, Sept. 16, 1-69.—Jay Cooke & | Co., furnish the following quotations ot Gov- ernment securities : leanly commu inchude irre. epective ot decent cleanliness? I kno’ Tespectanle of both colors would exc! bope net, and pray, Messrs. Editors. do ee can to protect vs irom such « crying Five Teena | certainly every oor can by clean Five Twenties, A Many Yean Scoscainne EALTHY OPpic’.—A gentleman ot Wyoming Territory, tei expe bis arrival story ot b mines in the mot “lt was | dark as be alighted fro stage At a bot As be entered the Toom be was of course marked at once a new He bad scarcely seated himself com- |fortably when an amiable gentleman ap- | proached Bim, and with evident intention ot | doing the stranger a fevor. quietly asked it as | be bad jastarrived, a ye ye ayob.” or > i course, money was the object of our friend's (By Bankers ont eee ope eh Temes B. | init to the mountains, and he et once reapoa. Lewis Jonneon & Co quotesiocks and bonds | 2¢¢.,iR, te afirmative. ‘He would be very 1p home and foreign markets as follows: | Much obliged, indeed, if he gees Pattn the “ way of a bing. -Wel Pn al nme Pe mage gone SP23, | gentleman, there isa vacancy 80, pon ae Bis; 1568. ‘compona, lex; 166s, Deputy Sheriff, and I can secure you the ap- | pointment if you will accept; the position pays Ld; Gao, At, coupon, | Cent dollars & day.” Our trieed concioacd 120; 5.20's, 1565, coupor, 119%; 10-40's, coup., Mail O 5 5.2 o | this was a fine opening, and 110; Currency 6's, 109 x; Go | win 110; imgness to accept the appo Bed, Ome and Biniipes Sacaeie, PS; | men an ides strock Bim “By the way,”said Paripoes, 943 = . — tend, 315; | ne, now happens there to be vacancy in the eager ment =~ a bs a York | eifice of Deputy Sheriff" "Well, you see stran- Gentral, 2%; Erie, 30%: Go. preferred, is; | StF stid Meamiable gentleman, -our Deputy | einen a a ae -_ » “2 | died last night.” -Ab' indeed: how happend tral, 1274: Machigan Southern lol se dlioens | it? “Well, be bad a slight misunderstanding with another gentleman, and was shot. «When was be appointed!” «Day before yesterday “What became of his predecessor «He was shot, too.’ *How long does a Deputy Sherif live in these parts!" «(, about twenty-four hours.” Our friend concluded to go to work in the mines, and declined to accept the appoint- ment.” ichigan Qcentral, 136; Cleveland and Pitsburg, 17%, Northwest, none; do. preferred. 8%. Rock ieland, 113; Fert Wayne, *7\; Alton = Terra Haute, none; Toledo = Wabash, | 78; Adams Express, 57; fells, Fargo & Oo. Express, 19; United Staws Ex- press, 614; American Express, 37: chants’ Union, Il; Obicago & Alton, 150 x; do. preferred, 150\. Market weak. do. Gold, 1363 Eemonatson oF = ae gration to the West bas received a great im- [By Cable.) petus from the completion of the Pacific Rail- Lorpom, Sept. i6, ll a. m— #48 | road, and from the work furnished to iaborers $25; Bonds, 62's, 83; 65's, 2%; 67's, =1j. Erie, | on other railroad routes to alifornia. A 27%. Iilmois, 9434. Atlantic, 30. x | Smaller proportion than ever of the emigrants Sheen gee oy pols on wen arriving from eet, — believed, a —Uottor aed dull. | the Atlantic States.” The passengers on « Sales 5,000 bales. Middling Uplands, 13; it ships mo sooner land at Castl: emigran' Garden than they commence maki quires as to the shortest route to « and proceed on their journey with as little delay as possible. It as believed that, du- Ting the next twelve months, fuily a handred thousand persons, both native and foreige born, will remove and settle in Kaneas and the States beyond. It is reported that villages are Middling Orleans, 13413 x. j ——_»—__ itimere Markets, Te-day. BALTiMoRs, Sept. 16.—Uotton nominally at29a3). Flour quiet, but steady. Howard street superfine, $6886.50; do. extra, $6.5)a87.75: do. family, $089.25; City Mills superfine, 86.25 do. extra, $6.50a85; do. family, $=.258 1.75; Western superfine, #62%6.50; do. extra, | epringing up im every direction, where a year ‘$6 5037.25; do. family $7.50a88. Wheat weak, | ago there was nothing but prairie, without a brt prices ‘unc ; Prime to choice red, | village or evens but. At Laramie, 572 miles $1 160. Corn firm; white, $1.25a81.05: yel- low, $1.24a81.25. Oats dull at S-a%. Kye dull At S1l0asi.14, Pork quiet at &33.50R831.90. Bacon firm and active; rm clear do., 20; shoulders, 16a) Lard quiet at 198204. Wi! $1.26, but buyers are holding off. West of Omaha, there was not a bouse to be seen two years ago, and pow the traveler meets & flourishing towa, with 1,500 inhabitants, & fine railroad depot, good hotel and large stores StNcrtaRr Drats.—Ool. Harasthy, a wealth- ly Callforpian, formerly president of the great nena Vista Vinicaltural Society, met with his death ina singular manner pot long since He had removed to Central America, where be bad obtrined trom the government a valuabie franchise for the manufacture of distilled ligaors tor twenty years, and, while looking for & mill site along one of the little Nicaragua ‘water courses, Be fell in the stream aad was devoured by alligators. S7 Miss Lucy Lee advertises ina Missis- Sippi paper that she “is of good birth and edu- cation and is willing t0 marry an edi lievemg herself able to support one don"t Knew of any person in these United S’ates who is more likely to Rave a large mail (not to say mate) aoe the next tew weeks than Miss Lacy . —<—_— A Novat Ropsery.—The ticket office ot Port Crane station, om the Albar.y and Susyue- banna railroad, was robbed on Friday nigh tickets and money to the value of $300 or S400, ‘The robbers stamped the ticketsand used some of them. The thieves have not been caught, ‘very quiet at Dry Goods. The business of the past week in dry goods has been fair for the season, the demand steady, the transactions well distributed and prices firm. A few failures have occuredd among j seme of the smaller houses in the clothing trade, but mone of a serious character, or of an extent to create any alarm. We believe general state of the trade to be in a very soun: and satistactory condition, and the reports from the agricultural Cistricte are calculated to give increased confidence in the business fatare of the country. unbleached si s And sheetings the transactions have not beet ona large scale; but they seem to have been very » tor prices remaim steady and the demand is jikel: fo continue. Indian Head and Appleton standards are both held at 17 cents by mana- faeturers’ ~~ Indian shown by lar, turers to force sales. 25 cents, Wamsuttas 4-4 at 2244, for 5-4 32 cents. few York Mills sell at 7A woman died recently im Trenton, Mich igen, in giving birth to her thirty-first child. Among the thirty-one were three of twins, and the eldest of them all, i ving, ‘Would be only twenty-nine years old S7 Dexter's lavest is a half mile in 1,07. @7 Bosh—the talk about women abandoning ‘the use of the chignon. 87A strong-minded woman in New York was heard to remark the other day that she would marry aman who had plenty of money. thongh he was se ugly she bad to scream every time she looked si him. 87 London bas a “Lady's Own Paper.” S7-“Next President Train” has offered Brig- bam Young seat in his cabinet. S7"it is Gwin jumor, not the Doctor, who ‘Wants to g’win as State Senator in Ualifornia. S87 Potatoes sell for *welve and & hait cents ‘8 Dusbel in lowa. S87 The University of Deseret. in Salt Lake City, contains 120 menand 103 women stadents @?7-The Pacific Rail ly Tecently discharged rs. Cotton drills are in steady ‘weights: for light weights there is less inquiry. | Prices firm. Cotton flannels have been in less | demand than usual at this season, owing to the large public sale of Laconia and Saco flan- dels which took place on Thursasy week- Pri- cesare but there is some uncertainty as to the fatureof these goods. Rolled jaconets are im steady demand, without change from our last quotations. Cambrics sell steadily for the best makes, but the inferior quatities are not much inquired for. Stlesias active for the better qualities. Apron checks have sold freely, and the market is compara- tively bare tor the better qualities. Stripes and ticks are without any marked 3 The demand is light, but prices are ‘stead: Prints are in active demand, and the sales are nearly up to the sopply for desirable styles. Prices rm, and in some cases centa yard bas been es ude bands sell at 15 cenis. i at 1336 cents, less one per _— rage grommet it new — desirable colorings are in lively demand. Prices firm. Over 2.5%) Chinese labor: ican te seo pre nT CORSE RE | comwna state Ghee bien flying Soutn- Woolens of ali descriptions are in improvea | W8Td over Chicago. demand. Woolen suawis are selling freely, _—— oe and prices are co! juently firmly held while OFFICIAL. these goods meet with such ready purchasers. — The demand for cloths and overcoatings is tair the Si —— h Council ington City, D.C. jemand for heavy Laws Pa for the better descriptions, but the lower grades of are in less demand. Prices are generally firmly established. Fiannels are not in so good request af they have been; but the sales, thouzb moderate, are made al steady prices. Blankets are not selling, the extremely bet weather of the past week being adverse; but prices are without change. The demand for foreign fabrics, espedially for dress goods and millinery articles, bas con- siderably improved, and our importers have | been very actively engaged. The sales by auc- tion during the past week have been very large ¥. Independent, Ww AN ACT making an appropriation for certain Tep&irs on the various bridges extending over the Washington capal. Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board Common Council of the City of Warkington, hat the sum of three thousa: or so much thereof as may be necessary, be. 4nd the same is hereby, appropriated, payable out of the general fand, to enable the Mayor to \y for certain rey om the bridgesover tbe Wasbington causal Approved, September 7, 1859. AN AcT to regrayel M street north, between ‘Sixth and Seventh sireets west. Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of the City of Washingtom, That the Mayor be, and be is hereby, author- ized to regravel that part of M street north, be- —— eee THE AvonpaLe Mimtnc DisasTeR—Conclu- sion of the Inquest—Verdict of the Jury—The coroner's inquest at Plymouth, Peana., npon the victims of the Avondale mining calamity was concluded on Tuesday night ina verdict of censure against the ~~ Qnd the means of ventilation employed. ‘ne inquest was re- sumed before Coroner Wadham on the same be done by day's labor, the same to be mornings 9o'clock. The evidence taken was | Paid for ont of the f1 of the Third Wara mostly from professional miners and civil en- roved September 7, 1569, truth. The evidence was about five o'clock, and they the same is of the ped & verdict until nearly funds of the to be wi returned the following : done by day’ thessid Palmer Steeleand others came to their | of the deaths in the Avondale mimes; that the cause of | Approved ‘their death was the exhaustion of. eri air or a prevalence of sulphuric car- | Aw bomic act = in the said Avondale mmes, | 8nd tae caused by the burning of the head house and | south breaker at said mine on the 6th day of Septem- . ber, thereby destroy: the air-courses leading Be it enacted Board originated from the furnace in the mines taking ve the efiect on the wooden bratuce in the ‘Up-cast ok alr-course leading from the bottom of the shaf: street to the lead-hovse. The ary Tegard the present system of mining 12 a number of mines Tee OERIne (DY, “nafts ae insecure and unsafe the © mal) cases where Practicable: two places for Approved ae earene Tendering greater security to the | Am AcT to life of the miners under any similar accident.’ pth yond ‘the veath S7-A monument to William Penn, atthe cor- | street. roved ner of Broad and Market streets, Philadelphia, | Ay 3 1807. ig suggesta by the citizens ot that city. enacted | S7 Lowell, Massacusetts, since New Year's = aati i —o street south, Stree! S7-A French is to go to the Med~ | gas; t iugrrancan to observe tbe. showers in hercog scenes tod wtemig nage? Work shall nder @7 London has over sinety Catholic churches. There were but tRirteen in 1500, a. %