Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1869, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, At the Star Building, 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and lth St, BY TaB EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. oo The STAR is served by the carriers to the:r subscribers in the City and [istrict at Tew CEnTe PER WEEK. Copies at the counter, with or without wrappers, Two Caste PRicz vor Maitrne —Three Months. One Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dollars: one year. Five Dollars. No papers are sent trem the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pubiished on Friday morning—One Dollar-and-a-balf a year. Halk DYE. is the best in the workt; Dye, bar bie. BLACK OR FROWN fumers, and pro; Factory. No 16 PERRY DAVIS’ P ic wes eoly KILLER. at med 7 to that We are not in the habit of *pufing ictnes. but cheerfully add r of lusble fer the diseases ‘commen 1 Try « bottie correctly —Kom eoDim testim ELLIS’ IRON BITTER: Will enrich the blood ‘ug watery and wes) ring t tone and etrength to the syatem, bitters merely stimulant in their althongh they may possess tonic give the strength te Ml give. Bor" sate tn properties, canno: hick the F r= AND SELECT EXOURSION Tv GLYMONT, DAY. September 2 1, 153) r. JOSE@H @. SHATRIELD. WASET will lexve the wharf foot of Ser tat 10 8 om Ketoratre. Heald’s fai can be hed Coufeciioaery Store, excursion of the eo>-on mea’s and Meals will be F IRS? GBAND PICNIC oF TE JOURNEYMEN HOUSE CARPENTERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION No 1, WILE BEGIVEN AT A ABSEBS 7rn STREET PARK, <T. ON TUESDAY EVENING, SEP>. 2 DOUGHERTY’S Celebrated Br : Bands have been engaged ay 2 — Commuites c) Arvancements —George H. Love- jes, John B. Mandiey, & Violeaback. : eta a Richard Smith, War AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATRE. LAST NIGHT B°T THRE: wi + ie q * “*HONNEFOL Mrecter & VIOTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES. ‘Wednesday. “roo: BEARD hc In rehearsal. FO) A. : 2 AVONDALE SUFFEBEBS, By the Celebrated EB. HOFER TYBOLESE OPESA TROUPE, Assisted by an Excellent Orchestra, To BB HELD aT THE NEW UETZEN PARK. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Concert to commence at 3o'clock p.m. Admission, 25 Cents. se 18-3t Ranovar.. zB Peintiogs, Rogravings, Ohromes. fe. hide eravings, 5 a Also. it & ig. naa oe ae.. ft Fer cred ates Sis. Sings, , &c.. fn the Gas SFioase Remember Name aud Somber. v T O PBINTERS AND PUDL'SHERS. Having cpened ® branch of our RICHMOND TYPE FOUNDRY and PRINTERS’ FUBYISY- (NG WAREHOUSE in this city,we solicit cus- tom and guerantee satisfaction. In addition to our own Type, we supply Type and Materials from s Foundry. without charging fi H. L. PELOU/é & OO. Corner 7th ant D stree Old Intelligencer Buth UST RECEIVED FROM BOSTON YORK, AND PHILADRUPATS ef Crosiey Engiish T: Felé- eo3:" of Rag snd List CARPETS: of Vat.» Wool and Hemp OARPETS. pieces os STAIR CABPETS, of ail wiiths. ie pS of 124. 84. 64 and . VIL CLOTHS. ATS and BUGS. NOVELTIES IN FEATHERS, FLOWSBS, B. BONNETS, BEDVUINSS, Erc , Ere. DRESSES. SUITS, CLOAKS, Erc.. MADB IN THE LATEST #RENCH STYLE. B FLOGHS wilt to wel . a8 Tam laying the most tmpreted § conte per yard inm thet oaly at | thie medicine. The , | The ve. XXXIV EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL Revenrve.—The receipts to-day from this scource were $158,125. SUPERVISOR FULTON of Maryland, Del*- ware, acd the District of Commmbia, ‘sia town, and was at the Revenue Deparment ‘to-day. Cabeli Breckinridge, of Ky., vy WA PROMOTED.—Solomon Johnsoa, colored, has been promoted from a 1st to 2d class clerkship m the office of the Secretary of the Treasary. RETURN OF THE Paesipent.—Gen. Babcock has received a telegram the President, an- nouncing that will retarn to-morrow noon ‘with his family. GENERAL BABCOCK. Assistant Private Sec- retary to the President, bas returned here from an extended trip during the summer and was at the Executive Mansioa ‘0-day. Tum Commissions oF INTERNAL REVENUE has decided that the sale of stock gouds by one dealér to anotner, or to a new firm at auction, or by private sale, should be inciuded in sales subject to special license tax RESIGNATIONS AC PTEO.—The President bas accepted the resiguatioss of Capt. James K. Lawrence, lta United States Infantry ; Capt. George W. Smith, 35th Infantry, and isi Lieut. Hagh Johnson 5¢ Infantry. Cart. J. J. Horr, U.S. Army, for ssveral years during the war Commissary of Sub ence at Convalescent Camp, near this city, been ordered to report to the commanding general of the First Military District for as- egnment to duty. INTERNAL REVEYUS Decision. —The Com- missioner of Internal Revenue decides that when whisky of different strengths is mixed and made uniform, such proccss is rectifica- tion. Also, if @ reduction of the strength ef liquor is made by water it constitutes reciifi- cation. CHANGES IN THE ORDNANCE DEP ARTMENT.— Brevet. Lieut. Col. S. V. Berret, Urdnance Department, tas been assigned to duty in the office of Gen. Dyer, Chiefof Ordnance; Brevet Lieut. Col. T. J. Treadwell bas been assigned to the command of the Frankford Arseaal, Phila. THe Com AND Sracte accounts of the Na- tioa=l Banks of the United Stites. on the sth of this moath, represented over five milion end a hsif dollars in gold and bars; over ha'f mil- hon im silver coin and bars; nearly ten millions and a aif in gold certificates, aad over ba'fa million in checks pzyable in gold, coupons ditto and other iteme of similar description. ARMY OFFICERS TRANSFERRED. —First Lien- tevant Wm. R. Livermore, Engineer corps, Bow on duty at Baltimore, Md., has been or- dered to Detroit. Michizan, for duty on the sarvey of the lakes. Capt. George K. Sander- son bas been relieved from duty im the Depart. ment of the South snd ordered to report tothe Commanding General of the First Military District. ‘A New Kinp oF WaIsky RUNG.—Informe- tom has been received at the Internal Revenue Office to the effect that many distillers through- out the country have been making overtures to the Internal Revenue Officers for the purpose of forming associations to eid the Fevenne Officers in detecting dishonest distillers and bringing them to justice. The distillers express the opimion that they can make more money by running houestly, providing that ail stills beso ran. SeLDIERS TO BE SENT TO THE INSANBE Asy- Lum.—Secretary Sherman has directed the Commanding General of tbe Military Division of the Pacific to forward under proper eseort all men now maintained in the State Asylom ot California, who were or are soldiers, and who may bave become insane since their entry into the service of the United States, to the Government Hospital for the Insane in the District of Columbia, where they will be cared for under tbe act of Congress of March 3d, 1569. Hoves CoMMITTEES.—A sub-committee of the Commitee of Elections, (Hon. J. CU Cburchill, of New York. chairman,) will meet in this city November 3d, aod proceed imme- diately to South Cardlina to inguire into the validity of the elections of the persons claim- ing seats as members of Congress from that State. ‘The committee appointed to inqu're into the causes of the decay of the American shipping interests (Hon. John Lynch, of Maine, chair- man,) meet m New York city on the 5th of Oc- tober and will proceed to other eastern com- mercial points. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means meet in Boston the 20th of Uctober to complete the in- vestigations in which they have beeu engaged during the past summer, and to perfect their bills for the revision of the Tari! acd Custom Houselaws. General Schenck being still ab- sent in Europe, Mr. Hooper will act as chair- map ‘The Committee on Foreign Affairs meet in New York about the 2vim of October to com- plete their investigation of the charges pre- ferred by the late Minister Washburne of out- rages by the Paraguayan authorities. Mr.G. L. Orth, of Indiana. will act as chairman. General Banks does not expect to retura from hus European tour by that time. PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT. The President, on Saturday iast, laid the cor- ner-stone of the town ball in Washington, Pa. In reply to the letter sent to him by the town committee, and which requested him to lay the stone, he sent an answer acknowledging its receipt, and saying: GENTLEMEE :—Your letter of this date, re- questing me, im behalt of the citizens, to de- posit within the corner-stone of the town hall, now in the process of erection, on Saturday, ‘September 18, 1659, a Box con! memorials of the present, is received. I i) afford me Binoed plesaure, beceuse your county and city ase were named in express honor of the father of country, whore name they bear, whose ame 18 reverenced by every American citizen wun momo your obedient servant, - U. S. Geant. KgmTUCKY COLORED SCHOOLs.—General Rookle, ip charge of tbe educational depart- ment of the Freedmens Bureau in Kentucky. bere from New Yi where he Teligioug societies in taking care of the colored schoolsim Kentucky, of which there are now some two hundred im operation. i. ‘Sate at present, and will continue them. S7-The vote of the Presbyteries om reunion, s0 tar, fs 21 to 0. S7 The anvil chorus is to be sung at the ‘Sydenbam Orysial Palace by eight thousand tua wells, The a eekon by the aud 3 London masiesl jouraaie. eee SF Tie Wesleysus of Great Britain nage pe coepene eee’ Plan of tay ropecoone ws ‘are 8] lead- ing lapanens ‘neinvited to share in the delibera- Yous of the preparatory which Fecomend all Goancial Measures, and ‘what they recommend the conference confirms. WASHINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1869. L O.. 0. ¥F. The Grand Ledge of the United States— Their 3} sing in Saa Fraucisce—Ke- ports Statistics, Prosperity of the Order, ke ‘The Grand Lodge ot the United States of the Indepegdent Urder of Odd Fellows met in San Francisco yesterday im annual session, full delegations beimg present from every State and Territory im the Union, and the Dne'rict of Columbia; also from the province of Ontario and the continent of Australia. R. W.Grand Sire Farnsworth presided, and 3) G Lodges and 16 Encampments were ted. The address of welcome was de- livered by the R. W. Grand Sire of California, and responded to by R. W. Grand Sire Farns- worth. Vice President Colfax visited the Grand Lodge duriog themorning. The session ot yesterday was consumed in hearing the an- nual reports of the Grand Sire and Grand ‘Secretary, both of which reports are full and voluminous documents. In the report of the Grand Sire, E. D. Farns- worth, Esq.. be says:—“Especially importan: to all is this assembinge, in view of is nigh prerogatives as the supreme head of the order. n itis deposited the executive, judicial and legislative power, and in the pradent, consti. tatiopal and wise exercise of this delicate and highly respousiole trust, is the well-being and destumy of a great and leading benefaction largely involved.” The Grand Sire thea goes :—*Among ‘he many very remarkable ‘aordinary incidents connected with the Biscory of Odd Fellowship. and which bave geir distinctive charac'er been re- garded ture to sa3 wich 1s new transpir nd Lodge of the United States, representing 2 constitu- ency diffused over the continent sad beyond it, 1s this day aseambled in annual session on the Pacific coast, at the splendid city of Saa Fraa- cisco, the metropolis of one of the greatest com- monwealths of the American Federal Union. For the most part, the reprozentatives preset Sre distant thousands of miles from their homes, transported nither as if on the wings of the moraing.”” ‘The Grand S:re then offers bis congratulations upon the continued pros- peri:y of the order im every quarter of the general jurisdiction. From every country m which the brethren are employed there comes @ good report. The condi- tion of the order generally in the 10- terior of the Southern States is pecuniarily bad. Very many of the} Dave not the means to supply the necessaries and comforts f a lodge-room,and such wants cannot ve reached by individual effurt or visitation. There is a very general desire to be restored to their former healtay condition, and this can only be attained by prompt and effective cunisry aid.” He thinks that a very Pro] ern Siates may be revived by the appli. of this potent «gency. ze Ftion of the demised lodges in the Sonth- ation During the year special Deputy A. D. Meacbam has organized Grand Lodges at Victoriaand New Zealand, colonies of Australia, and a Gracd Encampment at the jormer place, and also subordinate eacam ments at the city of Melbourne and at the c D- of Geelong. Ajter visi:ing Ta»mania, or Van Dienan’s L nd, for the purpose or organizing the order there, Mr. Meacham . cald depart for San Francisco, where he will report in lh m during (he present session of the Grand ge. The annual report ot Gen. Jas. L. Ridgely, secretary of the Grand Lodge of the United ‘States, thus speaks of the conditien of the or- der in the Districtof Columbia :—+ The annual reports from the District of Columbia were received in July, 1860, aud exhibit a Righly gratifying condition of the order. The worthy Sind energetic grand officers each represent their respective branch to be im good condi- tion, (Grand Secretary P. Hall Sweet charac. terizes tas Dighly prosperous, and its march to be onward; and Grama sorte ai, ‘Coll Temarscs that ‘in (transmitung the re- port trom the Grand Encampment from the instrict of Colambia for the past year. I desire to say that although the encampment branch has not mereased its membership, occasioned by s change of administration and the conse- quent dismissal of so many employees of the Government service, yet it was perhaps never im & more bealthy condition than at is time. ncampments haye been lopping off the useless portion of their membership, and have thereby promoted @ moral influence that will be felt throughout the entire membersbip.’” The revenue of the Grand Lodge of the Uni- ted States for the fiscal year, from the ordinary sources, viz: supplies and representative tax, up to and inciuuve of 19th August, 1869, Amounts to $2,817.04, to which is to added $5,300 as the amount due and payable at or be- fore the session—making a total ot $31,117.04. The revenue for the previous year from tne same sources was $29,)>'.-6. The Graud Secre- tary s@ys that, “it will be perceived that in the all important element of strength, the finances, the Grand Lodge of the United States is emi- nently prosperous, and this may be safely re- garded not only as @ sure indication of the sohd and healthful character of our general progress, but as a propitious omen of our fa- tare onward career.” The number of Lodges at present in the United States is 446. During the past year there were 40,737 initiations, 4,695 rejections, 6,955 admittea by card,$,725 withdrawn by card, 3,612 reinstatements, 14,356 suspensions, 1,075 expulsions, 2,101 deaths. The entire member- sbip embership embraces 266,966. There were relieved during the year 22,80); widowed fami. hes relieved 4,043; amoun’ paid for the relief of brothers, $i*9,144.70; amount paid for the relief of widowed families, 114,205. amount psid for the education of orphans, $20. paid for burying the dead. $118,0si. toial amount of receipts, ¥2,:305,993.43. There are under the jurisdiction Grand Lodge of the United States 769 encamp- ments, with an aggregate of 47,140 members. During the year ending 30th June there were 7,942 initiations, 290 rejections, RW admitted by card, 1,202 withdrawn by card, 429 reinstate. ments, 1,655 suspensions, 455 expulsions, 414 dv aths, 5.360 members relieved, £47,160.85 p: for the relief of membe: 4,708.45 paid for the relief of widowed families, $355 % paid for the education of orphans, $13,059.19 paid for bury- ing the dead—making a total expended tor relief of $75,041.09. The entire receipts during the year amounted to $261,324.10. of the , Alexandria Items, The toildwing is from the Gazette of last evening Rapical CONVENTION.—A Convention of the Radicals of this county will meet in the Court House to-morrow evening at two o'clock, for the pur of nommmating 4 candi- date for the sert in the House of Delegates made vacant by the death ot Mr. J.T. Close. Among the names spoken of in connection with the Bomination are those of R- ©. Armstrong, W. L. Penn, Jefferson Tracy, and V. P. Corbett. An exciting session is expected, as the claims of each of those mentioned, and, perhaps, or others willbe warmly urged by their respec- tive friends. SHooTInG APPRay.—A difficulty occurred on Saturday im connty, near Carlin’s pgs. between a young man J. Fen- nessey and &@ man Wallace, who was formerly employed as a butcher at the Conva- lescent ip during which the latter received @ load of = in bis arm Py side. yore A was arrested yesterday ‘constabl Ricnard Miles, colored, and carried betore Justice Allen Pearce, by whom he was held Under bonds in the sum of $200 to keep the peace for one year. INCENDIARY ATTEMPT.—Mr. Thomas Dix, the driver of the Hydraulion steam ffre engine, while walking around the wharves, yesterday evening, discovered thatan attempt bad late- ly been made to set fire to a large frame build- rah cht sae { ine Orange, xandtia and freight of range, Ale: Manass:8 and belongi: @ bundred and seventy were American Coal Company, and three three hundred and twenty eight by J.P. Ag- new. This was the smallest weekly shipment made during the last three months, and is due entirely to the low water in the canals. SaLgor A DIstILLERY.—The distillery of Mesers. Downham & Green, situated near the Fish Wharf, bas been sold to Mr. W. Makely, for 96,500. te? Brunetts are coming this season. =7Tea culture is spreading in the Sout. a7 Kid Lge bveoed pet eertare to ‘worn very yellow, orange, lavender, and pular shades. 7 One of the \Miant colors Mac being the ening Star, O°7R WATER POWER. District Mills and their Capacity, Tateresting Facts+ We lately entered, at some length, upon the consideration of the question of the improve. ‘ment of our vast water power, DOW Tunning largely to waste, In this connection we have taken some pains to ascertain specific facts as to the amount of ‘water power now used in the District of Co. lamhja and the purposes to which itis devoted. The quiet appearance of the sheets ot «ye ancient borough” across Rock Creek, would indioate to the stranger that little business is done there, it Georgetown is not really as drowsy as itseems, Un approaching the line ofthe canal the busy hum of machiuery telis the story of manutacturing cperations on a pretty extensive scale. Though the water power at command is ustd oaly to a moderate extent, yet an examination of the differen branches of manufactnring industry carried on here successtally, shows that the enterprise and capacity of our citizens in this way have been much nnderrated. We doabt if many in Washingtoa, tosay nothing of tite poopie of the country at large, have any idea of the extent and imporiancs of these wan facturing ope tions carried on within tue District limits. fy will be seen, on examination, that evea prior tothe construction of the Cussapeake snd Odio Canal the water power of the Potomac was not ost sight of, but was brought into play 2% far asthe limited population and scarce appliance incident to that period would permit. Com- mencing wih the flouring and grist mil! (and stating, by way of explanatior, that when- ever inches of water is mentioned below, su- perficial inches are meant, with a head of 35 jee. on all the mille along the caaal,) we bave— THRE COLUMBIA MILL Low owned by James S. Welch, whose na. is given to the celebrated »Wetch’s flue ‘This mill used solely as a flouring mill is sitn- ated on Water street, between Lingan and Fay - ette streets, 18 128 by 60 feet, and 13 four stor: ; bigh. It was originally built by Tuomes Davis in Sil and afterwards passed into the bands of Boyce, Taylor & O>., by whom it was much enlarged. So flourishing a business did itthen do that Vincent J. Taylor, one of the firm, who had erected a flue residencs on Bridge street, near by, was about to have a bridge thrown over the canal to connect the tame with the mill, when death prevent i him from carrying oat the project. In 1.62 it passed into the hands of the present proprietor who bad long been @ succrssfal miller in Har- per’s Ferry, Md.,and by himagain was en! ed, improved and starved in operation on Jan- uary Ist, 1663. It has beenranning steadily ever since eleven pairs of burrs, the motive power being five Duadred inches of water, and it van turn outeight hundred barrels of fioar though now only abont four bundred are ayer- Aged on account of the great amount of time recessary for the manufacture of the brand known as Welch’s family flour to which the mill is exclusively devoted. Next in order comes THE PIONEER MILL, owned by A. H. Herr, also a miller of long Perience and extensive reputation. Here 1s manufactured the “Herr and Welch” and ‘sWelch’s family” flour both of the same grade. On the site of the present mill, at the intersec- ton of Potomac street with the canal, asmalier one was built many yc irs ago and was des- troyed by fire in 1550, when the ground was sold toG. Bomford, who built a large 1ac ory Soa'St Hahtmore, who Sarsied Oa the usteen, lt 1861. From ‘him it was bought by Mr. Herr in 1865, who enlarged the building and converted it into @flouring mill in 1567. The capacity of this mill, has nine pairs of burrs driven by taree hundred inches of wa er, is 360 barrels per day, although only two hun. dred are averaged of Weicn’s family flour for Teasons 8} ove stated The buildiag is a most subsiantial structure and is ope hundred and forty 1: et long by fifty feet wide. Almost im- mediately adjoming this mill is THE ARLINGTON MILL, on the corner of Potomac and Water streets, and owned by A. Ross Ray and Brother. The site of this mill was formerly occupied by a saw mill, bat passed in 1817 into the hands of Alexander Ray, the father of the present pro- prietors. The building is five stories high, has eight pairs of burrs driven by five hundred inches of water, and is capable of turning out three Bundred and fifty barrels of flour per day, the brand of which is known as “Arling- ton Mills,” and is thought by many to equal the best cereal] mauufacture. Having been built entirely for flou-ing pa: and ata later day than any of which we speak, its con- struction is more modern, and its external appearance more pleasing to the eye. A tew yards farther up Water street stands ‘THE RIVERSIDE MILL. owned by George Shoemaker. This building was formerly a large warehouse, as were nearly all the buildings on Water street in days gone by, and was remodelci and converted to its present uses by Robipson and Anderson in 1550. Five pairs of burrs are here at work. driven by one hundred and twenty-five inches oft water, and one hundred barrels of flour of all grades can be turned out per day. A few yards westward we find ‘THE MODEL MILL— A substantial structure, built originally by Wm. C, Duvall and used for many years asa cracker bakery. Twelve years ago it was made a flouring mill, and when the present proprietor, Jonn Davidson, came into posses. sion the only clue ke had to the name of the lishment was the inscription ++ Model Mills” on the beam in the lower portion of the bailding. Four pairs of burrs, by the aid of two hundred and fitty inches of water, con. stitute the working power of this mill, which is capable of sending out two hundred sad y barrels of flour per day. In the imme. diate vicinity is YOUNG'S GRIST MILL, Owned by Mark Young. This 1s a build- ing well adapted for iis purposes, that of grinding corn, though of limited dimen. sions. This, with two pairs of burrs, can grind four hundred bushels per day. Here one bundred inches ot water are used. The build. ing was originally a saw mill, and it was here that the first water power for a saw mill was used from the canal in ISH. it was then owned by Miller & Duvall, after which it was con- verted into an tron furnace by —— Rynex, acd then passed mto the occa) cy of Mr. Young. Gomg further westward ea beyond the aque. duct one half mile we reach THE POUNDEY MILL, on the north bank of the Potomac, owned by D. L, Shoemaker & Oo. and s0 called be- Bank. Here nearly all the cannon used in the war of 1612 ‘were manufactured, and tested in what is called the “ provilg ad & sbort distance northward, and sbipped direct from the foundry in ships. Many ago the foundry was con. verted into a Houring mill, and was supplied ‘with water from Green est At the time of the of boats around the Little Falls, before the con-truction of the present capal. It was kocwn as = ceapeninis xia rng me two locks named respectiv: ie ‘ashing- ton” and “Martha Washington,” a ot the masonry of which 1s still standing. The Chesapeake and Obio canal authorities, in con- sideration of the destruction ot this canal b; the building of their own, made a free and pe?- petual grant of one hundred and twenty inches of water to this mill. This mill was owned by President Monroe; but for many years was known as Ede’s Mill, and is now owned by D. L, Shoemaker, who here manufactures one hundred snd twenty barrels of Evermay fiou' per day with three pairs of burrs. One hu dred and reventy inches of water are used, one hundred and twenty of which ate by free grant, as before stated. All the above mil's are worked by water from the caasl. How- ever, there is still another, THE FEDERAL MILL, tocated on the north side of Rock Creek, near Kalorama, and supplied with water from that stream by ahalt milerace. This mill was ouilt by Pigman & Crow, in 1780; runs three Ld of burrs, with @ capacity of one hundred and twenty barrels per day, and is at present owned by Evan Lyons. Next in order is— THE PAPER MILL, owned by Major George Hill, at the corner of Potomac and Water streets. This mill was built many years ago, and was used for a long time as the warehouse of the Importing and Exporting Company of Georgetown, of which General Walter Smith was president, sad under whose auspices our dir:ct trade then with Liverpool and other foreign ports cans*4 our Wharves to all time> crowded with fea going ships. It was used as a warehouss until three years ago, when a piper mill was there established, which now employs tweaty- five hands, male and female, and manufac- tures one and one quarter tons of paper per day, with a motive power of four hundred and seventeen inches of water from the canal. This Paper 1- uot only extensively used im this Dis- rict, bat is also shipped in large quantities to Northern cities. THE COAL Docks. Most of the machmery of tne various coal docks also is dependent on the water of the canal, es follows: Ray's docks, over whisk the Maryland and Ceptral Companies sh'o (£00 inches water) with two turbine wheel:, can unload and ship twenty-twe hun- dred tons of coal per day; the Borden Mining Company, with one tarbine whcel, (60 inches of waver,) can unload and ship eight hundred tons per day; the Consolidation Coal Company use four five borse-power en- gines, and can univad and ship nine hundred tons per day; the Hampshire and Baltimore Company ute a fifteen horse-power engine, and can unload and ship eleven hundred tons per day; the Cumberland Uoal and Iron Com. horse-power entirely, and can un- hip nine hundred tons per day. From the above data it will be seen that by the agency of our canal water power alone, (3,222 inches in all, unders head of 36 feet,) driving seven flouring mills, one grist mill, with forty-six pairs of burrs, and one paper mill, two thousand snd ninety barrels of flour and six hundred bushels of wheat, are or can be manutactured daily, besides one and one quarter tons of paper, with a daily shipment of three thousand tons of coal, not meluding the dajly manufacture of one hundred and twenty barrels of flour at the bederal mills on Rock Creek, or the diem shipping capacity (Qmounting to twenty-nine bundred tons) of the coal companies above mentioned, worked by steam or horse power. ————_<re-—___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The week opens on an active money market in New Yerk and the rate 1s sharp seven per cent. on the most approved collaterals. Among lenders there is a marked discrimination in favor of government bonds, the rapid and wide fluctuations in railway and misceilan- eous shares operating against them as collat- eral. The dearth of small currency in tha: city continues and small notes command a Rremium. The currency movemedt to the ath and West has thus far been materially Testricted by the inability of the banks to fiil the orders of the correspondents for sma‘) notes, the larger denomination (#500 and $1,0:0) being unavailable for transactions connected with the movements of the crops. —_e—__ vermment Securities. WasninGTon, Sept. 21, 1380,—Jay Cooke & Co. furnish the following quotations of Gov- ernment securities : U.S. 6's, 1551 Five Twenties, Five Twenties, Jan. & Five Twenties, Jan. & ‘orties. J July, 68. Ten Fi BOARD. U.S. 68,188 120% 5.20's, Ind&eJy,"67..119y 5.20's, 1862. 22° 6.20's, In&e Jy, "63.119 5.20°s, 1566. 20% Ten Forties. 0956 5.20's, 1865, Gola. 7% ——_e——__ [By Bankers’ and Brokers’ Telegraph, James #. Gassaway, operator.) Lewis Johnson & Co. quote stocks and bonds 1 home and foreign markets as follows: Boara— 3 posa. 94; Cantor, rone’ Cumberland, 3 ‘Western Union Te! 36%; Quicksilver, Bos! ‘ater : New York 81 <; Reading, 954; Mi tral, none: Michigan Southern, Central, 137 x Northwest, 75: ton & and Wabash, Wells, = press, none; American Express, 35%: Mi chants’ Union, none; QUhicago & Alton, | 3 none. Market firm. Gold, 13748 [By Cable.) Lompon, Sept. 21. 1 p. m.—Consols, 9248 95; Bonds, 62's, $3 ';; 65", 62. 1}. 10-40's, ex Be 4a29. Iilmois, 94%. Atlantic, a8. FRANEPORT, 1 p. m.—Bonds, 87 4857. 1, 1 p. m.—Uotton market fiat And dull: sales 5,000 bales, Middling 12%; Middling Orleans, 13313 x. Satis Nese Baltimere Markets, Te- (Speciai Despatch toStar by Associ Press.) SALTIMORE, Sept. 21.—Uotton flat. Low omer oe and weak. a SEE ane SE My 0. @xtre, $6.50a87.75: do, family, $6289.25; City Mills 18, $6.25 886.75; 40. extra, £00585; do. fumily. eae i; do. extra, $6 50a87; do. family $7.25a88. Wheat dull and to choice at $1.450 Corn firm; prime white, $1.30; yellow, $.22a81.2. Oats ‘at Goaes. Gull at $1.°6 for tair. Pork dull at . Bacon firm and active; mb sides, : clear %; shoulders, l6al6x; | ‘Lard quiet at 19920, shows better feeling With sales at $1.13} 981.14, —+—__. Baltimere Steck Market To-day. nee — by Associated Press.} 10) Maa eg TnI MIO, old, i: do. 1866, $3 bid; do. 1867, 50 bid, 46 bi hi 51 asked; do, eompon, old, 555% asked. —-——. Wall Street To-Day. 1 Dispatch to Star, by Associated Press.; eo ‘YORE, Sept. aie Stocks aneettied sed feverish. Money St 7 per cent. Ex- ing ioe ern tere gs ex-coupoa, 55; North Carolina ¢s, old, 515: er There a Cheed Pisawes’ in tho Ress ‘son of Peres Manes te Fororets Oreos church exclusively ‘vice is to be built in Berlin. ete A pie ee fOld beads, strung om bine velvet, 57-A recent census of Charleston, shows a ernst oe “= or Diacks ‘Gnd a decrease of whites of 3,210 eance 1660, servatives, they Red Men. {Special dispatch to the Star.j MrMPuts, Sept. 20.—The Conservative Re- publican campaign for Mississippi opened at Corinth on Saturday by speeches from Judge Dent, Colone! Inge, and General Robert Low- ry. The latter is the candidate for the Attor- ey Generalsbip. Judge Dent cor ‘were fade away like the re or ex- ¢, the other as the National Republican Union party. To the latter he belonged, and from that party be bad received the distin- guisbed honor of being placed at the head Of the ticket, and beem chosen their standard bearer in the present campaign. The one party, led by Tarbell, Ames, Alcorn & Oo-, ‘wanted to disfranchise the white people. while the party he belonged to were in favor of universal sufferaze and amnesty. Addressing the colored people, about one bundred and fitty ot whom were present, he said he would urge them, in the strongest terms, not to be Anigonistic to the people of the South, among whom they bad been raised. He assured them the Soutbern men loved them, and would | protect them in their rights better than any strapger cool: He said many white mea who came from the North were constantly contending that it was through their efforrs the colored race bad procured its freedom. Sach was not the fact, as Gen. Grant and many other distinguished soldiers and statesmen had declared that it was only a circumstance of war, that it was mever intended to give the colored man bis freedom until it became a of necessity; neither was it intended to give them the right to vote until it became a politi- cal necessity in the work of reconstraction. He contended that they need not thank the people of the North tor the right and privileges they enjoy He urged them to beware of the party of which Tarbell, Gen. Ames. Alcorn and Company were the leaders: ba to join their fortunes with trae Southern men, who would protect them in their rignts. It was only by doing so that their race could be perpetuated. it they failed to join those who loved and really understood them, they would drift away like the Indian to the frontier of civilization, and in afew years entirely dis- appear. All Ames, Tarbell and Company ‘wanted was office; that was all their pretended Patriotism consisted of. After they got ail they wanted, through the votes of the colored men, they would turn around and mock at their ca- Jamity. They belonged to hyd geoanpe rene ve them of 8nd would depri the rights if it would serve their Von ee he urged them to support those who would pro- tect them in their rights. He closed his address by calling on those as- sembled to support the men who were in favor of peace throughout Mississippi and the entire country, and who were in favor of equal rights toall. INTERESTING DISPATCH FROM PAR! ter Burlingame. [Special Dispatch to Star by Associated Press.) Panis, Sept. 21.—The papers of this city pub- lish @ letter from the preacher monk, Father Hyacinthe, addressed to the Father General of his order at Rome, announcing that he aban- dons his convent, and ceases henceferth to preach in gener s of Notre eg ap dotoninn See. He rests, before the Pope and Counc: against the doctrines and practices of the Romanish Church, which, he contends, are —— S@ccordance with the principles of chris- amity. The of 61x murs ‘women ny ry Prince Metternich was received by the Em- peror yesterday. Baron Von Beust bas not yet arrived at this city. Minister Rarlingame, and the rest of the Chinese Embassy, will set out for Stockholm to-morrow, aud purpose to return in six weeks, when they will go to Berlin. THE POWELL EXPEDITION, Interesting Details. [Special Dispatch to Star by Associated Press.] CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—Colonel J. W. Powell, the Colorado river explorer. returned to this city yesterday, having successfully traveled through the entire Grand Canon, from Green river, the point where the Oolorado debouches into the open plain, in the Territory zops. From the point where Col. Powell's last letter was writien the expedition 5 ed about 400 miles, between walls ver- tical, ranging from five hundred to fifteen hundred feet in height, the exterior of the being 2,500 to 4,000 feet above the waterfalls and cascades, emptying themecl es wi an ves, over the walls of the Canon into the main river, were seen in this distance, and al- most every variety of natural was resented. three places and in limited quantities. Nodis- coveries of precious metals were and no indications of gold or silver were found im the bed of the river. T try traversed is barren beyond descrip- tion, and is pronounced by Coi. Powell not susceptible of cultivation. even with irriga- tion. A dispatch from St. Paul says that after two dry, pleasant days, a thunder storm occurred Sunday mgbt, putting the grain back to its lormer wet condition. The Odd Feliows—The and Express {Special Dispatch to Star by Associated Press.) Saw FRANCi800, Sept. 2i.—At the afternoon session of the Grand ittees were appointed. Ti Teports exbibit a gratifying condition of the Order, except m the interior of the Northern States, where the Order is not floancially rospercus. The work of extending the Order jn Austral met unexpected succe The Pacific ress LATION OF GOVERNO KER, OF VIRGINIA. Het iif i Sept. 21—Wm. Varley, siax | . Dlackamith, was arragaed for ‘rial (his morning in the Court of Gene al Ses stone. The court room was densely thronged. | The compisimant, Lawrence Grabam, tailet to appear. Reddy was remanded to tae city prison. 5 1. —The strike Among the miners sill coutnues at thes place. Frequent attacks are made upon tae workmen d@ on the ore bed ratiroad. Several ¢ been severely beaten for working the orders of the moh, and danger to Property is tmmiuent sre | LOCAL NEWS. ——_-—_—_ | Homtcrpm iw MaRrYLawn—Fatal Affray tween Kaiiroad Lavorere.—On Sanday evening & homicide took place in Prince George's couaty, Md., in which Michal neck, aL the corner of 22d and I streets, was Killed by James Sagerson, by a stab the meck These parties had been employed on the Balti- more and Potomac Railroad, aud about ¥ miles from Biadensburg had been drinking together at the house where they bad a dificulty, and were parted while engaged im the affray by Mr. Backley. Subsequently they started to their quariers, when the dii ity was re- newed, and Sangerson struck a: Branick three es With some sharp instrament: the third striking him in severing the jugular vein. inquest was held by a magi-trate, And & verdict was rendered that he came to his death by wounds i tue only has been ines, “ar at court should Sagerson be captured. bor Brown, the contractor, acted im a very ; | Kind manner towards the friends of the de- | ceased, furnishing a coffin and seeing the body properly cared for and dressed, mending | the body to bis Bome, at the corner of 2ist and N streets, where it arrived last evening, and from whence the funeral took place this af. | ternoon’ deceased leaves a widow children dest circumstances, Sagerson is & resident of Georgetown, where be bas a family, and is represented to be a very rough customer. Measures were at once taken to secure his | arrest. Hapgas Uorrvs Michael Holoran, who rendered bimself to the tfternoon ap; writ of habeas corpus. 4 and A. B Williams appeared for him and Ssked the Vourt to fix theamountof bail. A number of witnesses were examined, when the further hearing was postponed to this after- noon. Yesterday, Tyler V. Durham appeared before Judge Fisher, in obedience to a writ of Aabeat corpus granted en motion of Richard Harring- ton, .. With @ return that the child of Mary Kendrick was pot in bis possession, nor had he any power or contro! over it. The val ants’ counsel expressed himself satisil: the return, and the Court dismissed the writ. It will be recollected that this case was before Justice Schmidt a few days since in a different —— Cuicken THIEves.—Edward F. Taylor, re- siding in the neighborhood of Vermont ave- ue and S streets, having sutlered from petty thieves, arranged & wire connection between & . MATEEW's Day.—To-day services were celebrated at St. Mathew's Oburct, corner of being Su. Bap Boys.—For some time past the neigh- of 12th and K streets, and K, be! ween 12th and 13th streets, has been infested oy a gang of white boys, who indulge in all kinds of petty malicious mischief, such as robbing Fea een walls and steps, ringing door ‘lis, throwing stones imto open and some- times through closed windows, wv extensive. They the vigilante of the police, but measures have at last been taken to look after the youngsters. —_—e—— THE Fike COMMIssIONRRs —A special meet- ing of the Board ef Fire Commissioners was beld at the Mayor's Office to-day, at which were present Mayor Bowen, Commismoners King, French, and Booker, Obief —y4 tee Uriminal a Fisher, this morning, the case of States placed’ a few the stand, and the argument to the jury was commenced by Mr. Norris for the prosecution, aud Mr. Phillips followea for the defence. <srorentiamemee, Tae Avtewyat Egrum ‘With to-day re. curs the autumnal equinox, when the days and nights are ofequal lencth. From this time until the 2ist day of December the days wi continue to grow shorter, aud the nghis longer. Usually there is unpleasant weather about ine time the sun crosses the equator. — TRIst FoR MugDgu —The case of Carroll, charged with the murder of Richard Catiett, at the Ws im Jane is fixed for trial in the Cour. Mcssrs. A.G. Kiddie and Richard Harmagioa ‘fare the counsel for the accused. i i f iy i 4 f 8 E ] i f fi i fe i i —— a France to prevent the recog. insurgents as belligeren’ nt he should make much daman ‘Would receive a negative answer. ‘the answer of either country ule the intervention of a third party sare to lessen the chanees of success The icy beet on tae pati of a, C— a Course lead to the recoraition of the DAN, mo suggestions from Europe coald bare acy ?