Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1869, Page 4

WEDS USDAY.. SEPTEMBER 22, 1569. LOCAL NEWS. ——er Amusements, Excarsi Pic-Nies, &e. National TueaTse—Leffingwell Burles- que troope. Excvaeson to Nortoik and Tetern on the steamer Uoit on Mondays and Thursdays. Daity Excvasion to Mount Vernon on the ewamer Arrow, at 0a m. MARERITER'S ART GALLEBQY, $36 7th street. Surte & Staone’s Ant Gatrery, 245 F strees. Exctrsiow TO GLYMONT on to-morrow. —— ee —This morning Detective Me Dev { police headquarters a white woman, aged abcur fifty-five years, giving the name of Frances Frencd. who seems to be quite a char. acter, with more intelligence thau honesty. It appears that about four months ago she ap- peared Mr Wilttar Sanderson's, near the south gate of the Capitol, and stated that she bad lately arrived from’ St. Mary’s county, M¢., and had plenty of money to live on, but preterred employment. Mr. Sanderson's wite being il at the ume, and the woman seemingly being well behaved and experienced in house work. was engaged to oversee the honsehold affairs of the fanily: but it appears that she ex! ROt prove to be as efficient as was hoped for. Recently it was discovered that she was im the habst of taking liquor from the bur, aad ©@ one occasion Was mtoxicated, and om Mr. Sanderson going through the house he found txt a lot of Knives, forks and spoons, and two sets of furs had been carried off.” Mr. McDevitt was called on, and she being arrested ber tronk was searched and a large namber of towels, napkins, aud other articles which had ed were found. (ne of the neighbors ha: she had been arrested, informed ndersen and Mr. McDevitt that she had jeft 3 large Duodie at his house, amd on the bundle being opened a pir of biankets, with bed =preads, and pillow ease contaiming hair, which bad been taken from a mattress were sound. She denied at firs: all knowledge of the bundle, but on being contronted with the neigh- bor ecknowledged having leit the goods there Sbe bad whn at Mr. Sanderson's a sinall bag ef cold and a sum of money in Treasury notes. cisims to be from St. Mary's, und in her trunk she 1s believed mond. She is [nism or Scotch; bas a long, sharp nose, sharp featured, and wearing fulse teeth looks more youthful than she renily is. She had a hearing before Jus- tice Walter, who committed her to jail for a hearing. Bast Batt—4 Grand Match in Washington Berween two New York Clubs.—A series ot nignly ateresting matches at base ball are announced to take place on the grounds of the Natioual Club, m this city, on Friday and Saurday which will doubtless create quite a stir in base ball circles here, To-morrow nigh!.a party, composed of about seventy or eigity uf ine Members of the celebrated veteran Knicker. bocker Club, of New York—the oi: the country—and of the noted Ex:+. of Brooklyn, will take a special New pe for this city dice pur of playing their bom bn the Nations! base ball groun play games with the N: (3 Sy of this city. The programme is as follows .— Sept. 24th, Knickerbecker Excel: National grounds, Washington, at 10.0 Excelsior vs. National, at 2.30 p.m. On Se; 25tb. Excelsior vs. Olymple, at 2.30 p. m. served seats will be prepared for lady visitors, and President Grant isto be an invited guest om the oceaston. the visiting clubs will ree their full strength on the occasion. r. Chadwick, of the New York Sunday Mer- cury. Will accompany the two clubs to specially report the proceedings. The visitors will re- tarn bome ‘be Saturday night tram. The two clubs will be the Fecipients of the hospi- talities of the National aud Olympic clubs du- ring their brief sojourn here, which will doubt- jess include a supper. Tne New Yorkers will make W illard’s their headquarters. ‘The National of this city, played the Matual of New York, on the Usion grounds, in that + Yesterday afternoon, and were beaten by # Score of $2 to 16. the Mutnals playing one of ibe best games of the season. —_e——_ RELIEF OF THE AVONDALE WIpows AND Onpnams.—The grand concert of the Arion Quartette Club. assisted by the most eminent J talent of this city, to take place on ay evenwme. the mst, at Carroll Hall, tor the relief oz the Of the victims who perisbed in the mi’ Avondale, Pa., promises to be a great success. ‘The followimg-named gentlemen bave con- sented to act as & committee on finances W. S. Huntington, Esq. First National Bank, to act as treasurer; Hon. S. J. Bowen. Mayor: Hon. Francis E. Spinner, US. Treas- urer, General W. T. Sherman, Secretary of War Colonel Oscar A. Mack, Assistant Seere- tary of War: General Joseph K. Barnes, Sur- geon General U. S. army; Haron Fr. v. Gerolt, Prussian Minister. W. W. Corcoran, E<q.: Lewis J. Davis, of Lewis, Jotuson & Uo.: Hon. H. Van Aernam, Commissioner of Pensions; Hen. S. Fiseber. Commissioner of Patents; Hon. J. W. Dougiass, Acting Uommissioner of Internal Revense: Jobn Potts, chiet clerk, War Department: Gen Samuel A. Danca Mayor Y. Butler, U.S. marines; Coionel E. T. 'z, Liberian of Bureau of Statisti ‘Theodore Poesche, Esq., Internal Revenue Bureau: ©. S. Noyes. EVEnine Star: W J. Mourtaugh, proprietor Vaticnal Kepublican: D. ©, Forney, Morning Chronicle: John Wermuth, bancellor, Consulate (seneral of Switzian W. F. Selipausen, Esq.; W.G. Metzerott & Uo. Judge E. L. Schmidt, Chartes H. Berger, Esq ; Henry Semken, Eeq-: Lewis Baar, Esq; Dr. Sorlnenschmid', to be from Ri: Fove Dreorcr ©, Ues trom bed and board. and ting that tae defendant cor troversy to the plaiatat! wit wm default whereof the dect+ i~ 10 operate as a conveyance of the said lot to ‘ae piaentitt In the case of Auv Elizt Hiil ¥s. Kucbard A. Hilt, application for a divorce, in whicn the somplamant, residing in Georgetown, charges ber bustand with adultery with a womin named Carne Cloud, an order of pudlicauion agaist the absent defendan: was made. Ip the case of Frances Benzler vs. Frederick Benzier, an action of divorce in waich Mrs. Benzier sues for a divorce on the cronad that ber husband commitied adultery with many women, smong them one Caroline Bauer, am order was made directing defendant to pay the alimony due within twenty-four bours aiter the service of the order upon him. Murphy vs. Michael Murphy ; action for a separation. reported some moaths ago, in Which the wite alleges that her husband treat- et ber so brutaily as to render it dapgerous for her to live with him, Judge Wylie made a de- cree of divorce from bed and board, with leave to either of the parties to apply im future to Rave the decree modified or discharged. and that netiber party shall be at liberty to mary —_e—__. PLT ow A PREACHER rY A Wowan Afeirs.—La-t evening, Uilicer arrested Enzateth Poole, colored, on tne ee cf an assault and battery on Key. Nelson Woolridge, also colored, and Justice Scumiit, earing the case, committed her to jail for court. The complainant is the manager of the tobacco factory on D street, south of the Bulti- more depot, aud is also 4 preacher, and the ac- cused bas been living with him ashis wife, but she denies that sbe is married to Bim, and alleges that she sold ber property and gave Wootridge the proceeds to enable him to com. mence business. ‘Yesterday afternoon they had some words im regard to the property. when she seized an iron bar and strack him over the head. The wound, however, did not prevent Dim from officiating at church, and after ser- vices be was accompanied to bis home by quite A crowd shouting and singi —-—__—- A New ENTERPRI<#.—The various manu. facturing establishments of our city have never embraced a type foundry; but that want is now supp! as H. L. Pelouze & Uo., for mABY years type founders in Richmond. Va, Rave rented a portion of the old Intelligencer reets, and are gradually moving thither all their stock and machinery. Already they sre manufacturing there brass rales ani leads, and in the course of & few weeks will have a font from which Washingtonians will be able, for the first ime, to draw type of home manufacture. It is an SS ‘atso, for all kinds of printers’ mate- terials, and orders are received by the firm for all styles of type besides their own mara- facture. —_o.—_—_—- Tuegats.— Yesterday, John Myers, colored, ‘wae arrested by officer Heffner, on the charge ct treats, preferred by Josephine Jobuson, 2nd Jusice Thom} Beld Bim to security to keep he peace. Flora Miller was 2 officer Hurst, on complaint ot Elizabeth Tep; op asimilar charge, and Justice held 3 he security for peace. Henry Williams, charged with threate by Charles Rains, was arrested by officer McQathran, and Henry Baker. szres . ted similar charge, pi Emma _ Jones, ‘were held to bail for peace we sentioe Harper. $$ —___—_ ‘teree or feesving wien iementt 20.00 which had been stolen from Mr. H. Bia, of for & further hearing. —-_. Putit LaRceny.—Yesterday afternoon, colored girl, named Emma Farmer, was po jeaviog (be house of Mr. George in the Sexth Ward, where she inquired if they wanteg to hire any one, Dut having & pair of gaiters under berarm sbe was detained and placed in the custody of Officer Nokes, and Justice Sv Dmidt committed ber to jail for court, THE WASHINGTON CANAL. What Sh si On Counesl the bill reported on the Monday pre- vious by Mr. Boyd improve the Washington canal (appropriating $100.40 for cleaning it) Was tsken up 88 the special order, ana Mr. Hall, of the Second a Leeming 8 lo Ps nh mm opporition to the report of the com- mittee for several reasons :—First, on account of the great expense involved; second, the com- parative worthlessness of the improvement: and thardiy, in consequence of ti certainty cf title. He claimed that the sum named was insufficient 'o complete the wort, and baying made bo estimates. ner being able tieven ap- proximate the cost, it was sufficient tor him to know that $46.000 had been expended oa canal, And it would troub'e the most acute server to discover the mrs of that greate Tor". dt Goes not require a surveyor or engineer ty Prove that double the amount then expended ‘would not realize the hopes of the committes, and be consicered the $100,000 named as aa entering wedge for a work which wilt impov- erish the Corporation and absorb th> revernes | of tbe city necessary for improvement for t vo years to come. His objections on account of the worthless- bess of the proposed improvement were that the day for canals has passed, railroads having superceded them, and he firmly believed that eny corporation, OF government, or people who waste their revenues in constructing id neglect the prime necessity ot build. ing railroads will bear the same comparati influence in commercial position and imp-r- tance to its neigbboring cities that ths slow Process of canal communication bears to tae ightnaing speed of the railway, excep" for cone Decting great bodies of water, and then to be sufficiently capacious to accommodate larg- vessels. The day and usefulness of canal com- munication Dave ceased Pere 1s no city in the Union which has jess need of a canal than Washington, for the waier trout 1s sufficient for «il Commerce reaching the city. anu pros- | pectively large enough for any hoped tor 1 crease “We canmot claim to be a great commer- cial ciry, although we hope to be: but digging frontage wili not make it a commercial ci and “you will find that boatmen will not | Out of the Potomac and pay toll merel using your canal.’ @ instanced the city of New York, with infinitely less water trout m proportion to iis commerce than Washington, and yet there :s bo need of a canal, and any proposition the city mm two would be met with derision He expressed bis surprise that the Sevento Ward delegation were in favor of contuuing th al, and thus remalning cut off trom the rest of the city. He believed that abolishing the canal wonid increase the value of property in the Seventh Ward fitty per cent., for it weuld be bo longer “the Isiand,” bat the furtunace ossessor of an improved river front, which ould be & -ource of profit forall time to come. That portion of the canal above t7tb s'reet 1s controled by another corporation, (one in- Gifferentta the imterests of Washington.) and below bth street we are at the mercy of Con- gress. Last winter when 9 committe of the Coun PProsched Congr asi anthort- o <‘raigbten the canal they were int that under no circumstances would permit an open ecansl to run throngh th grounds, and the propositior abandoned at once. He knew th’ bers of Congress claim taat the cits | feited ali mght to the canal by its long co! umued and persisient violation of nearly all the provisions of i in the city, bat whether we continue its canal is at tke option of Congress. Admitting that that portion from 17th to oth sureet ts in full possession of the corporation, will the committee contend that their caterlation for Tevenues is correct? Will the city receive from thirty to forty thousand dollars for tolls and Tents with these limits! Itis refresh. ing, if mot business like, in tae commitice to Propose to Appropriate =100,000 on the centre | portion of the canal, leaving tne city to obtain &n ontlet the best way it can. ‘The Committee say this work must be done immediately, in order to relieve the sewers now emptying into the canal. The canal is nota proper sewer, nor will the improvement pro- pe y the committee ever make it a good sewer. It is simply a receptacle for the sew- age thatruns into it. The grade of this can«i ows that a proper fall cannot be obtained. find the grade at the corner of Ith street and the canal to be six feet above mean tide: at 6th street seven and eight one-bundredths, and at 12th street about four feet. has been. and never cau be madea sewer. Tae Advocates of the eternal right for this canal to remain. and curse our children’s children, s that when once cleaned out they will drrdg. und keep four feet of water in it. sewer, Or dees 1t simply stop the sewage so that it may be carted off by hand! Competent persons have said that this city can be sewered Without the aid of such @ receptacle, aud he believed it. He had tried to secure the appoint- ment of A competent board of engineers to es- | tablish @ system of sewage for this city, auc then sewers cannot be constructed unless they conform to this estabhshed system. Then, and not until then, would they be relieved from the snpoyance of imperfect sewerage. He believed im the growth of Washington, which bas not yet reached its zenith, unless the nation has; and the nation cannot expaad its borders nor increase its population and Wealth without contributing to the growth of the Capital. Looking at the question from this standpoint Be couid not consent to con- timue and perpetuate a nuisance in the hands of the city. In a little time the night car-s will give way to 8 uniform system of wat-r closets The preservation of health, the selfrespect of the citizens will drive those remnants of pro- vincialism tothe wall. By the passage of this Tesolution they would be foisting upon this People a perpetual open receptacle for sewage in the very center of thecity, and wher the hundreds of thousands of peeple inhabit the city, the*capacity of the sewers will be in- creased, and carrying the excrement and fiitn to such a place to breed epidemics and spread death and desolation all over city. Then will the folly of this resolution be more faily ap- preciated than now. Then, after millions are ‘Wasted upon improper sewerage, wiil the ple be forced to unao the folly and mistakes of unis proposition, and inauguratea system that will carry the sewage of the city outside the limits of the residences of our citizens. In answer to the question, What is the remedy! he would say the subject should be referred to aboard cf engineers consisting of representatives of the Corporation and General Goverpment, as the latteris equally interested 1t being im: ble that the canal cau be used &s a sewer that the outlet must be lowered, or the bed of the sewer raised from the starting point. One of our ablest papers advocates mediate improvement, and a decision upon Tival plans afterward. The great objection to this method ts, tbat if the canal is not necessary i will be filled up and the land reclaimed, ex- ceptso much of it as required for sewerage purposes: and if we clean it out this year, and | then desire to fill it up, we will have to put back the earth at great expense thathas cost ns so much to remove, in bis judgment the sewers have done a good work in aiding the city to reclaim a valnable property. and it only requiresa little efferton tae part of the | exty to complete the work. Tne committee say: “You are, fien, in tavor of arching!” and they say i: will cost two and & bait millions. What for! Upon wnat cal- culation is their report based? Had the mittee before them the size of sewer, materia. or other necessary imformation to base | calculation! He was not going to the question, and only called the atrention the Board to the sact that an es: without any proposition be: mittee upon Wicd to base One other proposition contained in on required attention, ind that wa: for conducting the work the m ary of all the Council ne Boar: spectively! Certamly 2 singular prop. sud im opposition to the rules of both # that provide that the president shall app committees, &c., and depriving the Mayu. chief executive officer of the city, from sny control over the expenditures made, or tue management of th ratall, Whatis there about this particuler business that differs trom everything else! Wy is the rule of legiziasion and respomsibility to be reversed on this es- decial job; the responsibility taxea from the bands of a bonded officer, who is paid for his Services, and handed over to a gommittee, who are not only not ex , but who are not paid for such services? should this committee be elected in piace of the regular committee of appointment? He did mot see the difference between the out of this proposition and the expenditure of a sum of money in any other direction. He merely made these suggestions, that the Board might ow why tunis Bovel plan ts reserted to. In conclusion, he said that he Tecegnized no Politics 1m this bill, and was sure that “acon Must come, and this pesulential cow pasture give way to the inevitable march of improve. ment.” Mr. Hail then offered a substitute resolation. authorizing the to request the Secre- tary of War to an engineer officer of ine army, Who, in conjunction With the City Sar. veyor, and one civil emgineer, to be appointed by the Mayor, shall constitute a board of sur. yey to establish @ Mr. Piper tively engaged on the subject, carefully exam- ining vanious ams, @nd yet he differed with them, for he not believe the corporation could be successful, because the time for chang- apg Officers 1s too near. He thought the canal should be got rid of 4 soon as possible, and there were two companies anxious to get ¢ trol of it, o 00 per year. He wou ben is the corporation to get money io work ! Mr. Hatton opposed giving the canal to @ Monday evening in the Board of Commo: | q. anals and neglecting the spleucid | Poe property is | Itis rot, never | Is it then | compony, for ‘hey had bad enough of these Monopolies, and if & company coutd clean it ut in three months and $3,000 for tt. the corporation conid do it. He ws in favor of anything with the canal towards improv- Ut Dot selling i¢. . Piper remarked that as long a: he was lett in the bands of politica parties nothing would be done with it M-. Hatton ssid ia this matter he knew n> pouitics, but the interest of thi Hi Grara about arching it, amd he w when it was filled up, how did they clean itout! Would they drive their carts in! [Le ugh er.) He bad codoubt that the gentleman (Mr. Piper) would like to have a share in the company that succeeded ia obtaming posses. sion of it. Mr. Gaines was opposed to giving the cial to a company. They had just as much right to give streets fo Individuals. Mr. McKoight urged that the bill as reported by the chairmau, Was just what is wanted. The health of the city should be first consid- ered, and the canal should be cleaned out as a sonitary measure, as also because at present it affected the value of improvements to at least toe amouat of 100.00. The voice of the peo- Pie, too, isin favor of cleaning it ont, and maay merchants with whom he had cousulted ba- Heved that the city should take itin hand and clean it Archipg the cana! would require three millions ot dollars, and that would be out of the question by the corporation. The hext pian isto fill up the caual and cut the Sewers through to the river, which would en- tala very large expenditure. By cleaning it out they Will remove the nuisinces and c them off, for they will obtain a low of water, And the eale of the earth taken out will go far towards paying for cleaning, for he had but little doubt but the Government would pay | ten per luad for it, Another reason, and important one, is that the winter 1s | likely to be a nard one, and Ly giving work to many needy people, want will be kept from | their doors. Mr. Williams (Mr. Taylor im the caair) ob- tuned the floor and spoke in favor of the report of the committee, saying that with him it wasa, | political measure, for the party which had pre- ceded them bad regarded this undertaking as too gigantic a one. He contended that the Cor- | poration bad possession of the canal anda legal | Tight, by act of Congress, to it, but they had no | Power to give it way, ard among other advan- making the canal navigable, lumber deai could Baye their lumber placed sn their yards fiom the vessels at 20 cents per J,(0), mstead ot Si as now At this point the consideration of the r-port Was postponed to nex: Monday nigh: ——= ee MEETING OF THE Metuopist Eriscorar Stnpay Scroor Umion.—This organization, comprising all the Sabbath Schools of the M. E. burch of this District, held their stated m ing Monday evening at the Foundry Cuurcn, corner of G and Lith streets, and was opened by devotional exercises. The churches repre- sented were Dumbartor-street, Georgetown; East Washington, Foundry, Wesley, McKea. dree, Waugh, Hamline, Chain Bridge Mis- sion, Metropolitan, Providence, Wesley Chapel Mission and Gorsuch, | The rey rep Cb: cr! reed by the secretary, Mr. Ware re. imed the following facts :— in auswer to (uestions sent to eaca school, (the wers being generally furnished Promptly.) he fiuds there are fifteen Sabbath schools and six mission schoois working under the au-pices of the M. E, Charen of this city. The oldest is the Dumbarion-street, or Gevigetown, which was established in 1819, There are 1:6 officers, 367 teachers, 377 Bible | class scholars, -71 infant class scholars, 2,134 scholars m what may be cailed the main schools, and 650 officers, teachers and scholars in the mission schools, making a total of 4.553 | officers and scholars in our Sunday schools, | Average attendance since the first Sunday in | January last, 2.508; being three-fifths of the whole number. The East Washington school averaged the largest attendance—225. Next is the Foundry and Wesley Cb 1pel, then | the others. There are eleven female officers, | and in two schools lady assistant superintend- evts. In one a Mdy Assistant librarian, the | others bemg infaut class teachers in schoois Where the position is elective. Five of the Schools elect their officers on fhe Sabbath, and in all but three schools the officers are elected bythe teachers and by ballo’. In these thre» the election is by the “Teachers’ Association.” Number of conversions of scholars during the P2st, Year is 145, the largest number bemg in Jumbarton street. The total number of con- Yersiors is 271 in all the schools, The gratify. ing tect is developed that eleven of the schools hold weekly meetings for study and prepara- tion of their lessons for the ensuing Sabbath Also, that more than 2,000 of our scholai | studying the same lessons. In eight schools morning and evening sessions are held. Twelve schools have missionary societies in their charge, and four have temperance societies. | Ove school a scholars’ aid society. The:e mis- | gRETy cogeties have disbursed during the pas 9.87 for u F | their hbraries, besides more t weekly. Much other information isgivem showing the general condition of the schools, but which is crowded out of our paper to-day. The follow. ing were reported as comprising the Board of Managers:—Rev. Br. A. Givson, President; Di Burr, Vice President: Warren Choate, Secretary; W. J. Martagh, Treasurer: J. H McDowell, Dambarton-street Ohurch; R. M Tilton, Foundry; W. A. Farlee, Wesley: U. a. Latbain, McKendree: A J. Wiiliams, Ryland; W.H. Cae woe ; F.W. W. Letournan, Wangb: M. R. Woodward, Providence; Geo. F. Timms, Fletcher; Isaac N. Thornberg, Ryan Chapel, Uniontown; Rev. Wm. 5S. Fort, Ham. line: Julius Soper, Chain Bridge Mission; Wa. W.S. Dyce, Metropolitan: John W. Staul, Gorsucb. The tollowing resolution was offered by Mr. A. W. Esstlack, ang Jaid over for discussion at the next meeting: Fecolved, That the organization and fact of a Union of the Sanday schools of the M. E. church in the Washington district is no reason ‘why the Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools should withdraw from the Wasbington Su day School Union; on the contrary, it is the duty of the Sunday schools composing this alstrict denominational union, as far as practi- cable, to unite with the Sanday schools of other evangelical churches in any union that bas been or may be formed. Afterwards Mr. Warren Choate was elected delezate to the forthcoming Sunday School Sunday School papers, jesson leaves circulated Convention of the Baltimore Conmterence. Ad- journed. ——_e—— River Froxt.—The calm stute of the ‘weather for the last few days has prevented the arrival of many of the river craft now over | due and rendering the appearance hereabonts | exceedingly dull. In consequence of so few arrivals very little produce i: being received from thie quarter, excepting what is brought up by the Potomac Ferry Uo.’s boxt:, and being mostly consigned to parties elsewhere is at once removed to other points for sate. The steamer W. W. Coit arrived this morning about 1 o'clock, bringing & good number cf passengers and freight, consisting muinly of oysters and North Carozina grapes. Captain Ryther re. ports a dry state of affairs around Norfolx—the | cistern water being nearly ail used up and the le there resorting to the pumps, watch or- sarily are eschewed by them, the water being too blackish for drinking purposes. Tre Coit now takes A supply sufficient tor the Tound trip. Since our last report we notice the | following movements of vesstis Carter's Wharf —Sailed—Scbr. Ed. Thomas, | for Eastern Shore, light; schr. Morning Star, Ly ich, Georgetown to load for Philadelphia; scar. J. ©. McShane, Gibbs, down river, light. rs Wharf. -Arrived—Steamer Oar Flag, er, from North Carolina, with shingles for nd Redgrayeand N. B. Fugitt. Suled— . Sea Slipper, Faunce; scbr. Mary ann, ¥. Streaker, Robb, with ice for fishing shores. | Jehan son's Wharf.—Arrived—Schr.Ucean Wave, rby. with 320 tons coal for Falconer. Sailed— Schr BH. D. Vendiver, Christopher, with fer- Diizers for Norfolk; schr. A. W. Martin, down river, ligt. }i smorsndam.—Sailed on the 17th instant. trem Bath. Maine, for this port; sehr. Rab w, Show, with 5iv tous of ice, for Great Falls Ice Company. Tvlomac Fe-ry Wharj.—The steamer Wawaset. Fowke, left here at 6 o'clock yesterday morn. ing, for Cone river and intermediate pointe, with the usual number of passengers, and freight. Brown's _Whorf —Sailed—Schooner P. M. ‘Wheaton, Wheaton, for Norfol&, with coal for Brown & Son. Sheriff's Coal and Wood Wharf, 6th street.— ‘The steamer Cathcart is lying here, preparing for & trsp to the Pennsylvania coal mines di- rect, vis camal, for a cargo of coal, peseiai statins THe TEMPERANCE CAUSE.—Metropolitan Division, No. 19, S. of T., met again last night, when seven new members were initated. Then followed aduette by Miss Pope and Mr. Pugh and solos by Mrs. Pritchett and Miss Kate Smith, the latter singing “Kathleen Mavour- hort address by Mr. U. K. Har: CuuRcH TRUSTEES APPOINTED.— Yesterday, in the Coart, Jadge Wylie, on motion Of L. Jonnson, made an order app tollowing trustees of the Mount Vernon Placa Epmsopal Methodist Church: James M. Bar- ker, Jesse B. Wilson, George T. 8.T. G. Morell. Francis A. Lutz, Henry F. Zim- merman, Ezra A, Marshall, israel Deming, —_-—_—_ Tournawawt.—The Kaighthood ot Mar; land and Virginia bave decided to repeat, a the 27tb instant, the Inter-State toarnament, which took place op Analostan Island some q@ays since. Important To Propucs Dgaters.—The quesiion baying been submitted to the Vom- Missiorer of In‘ernal Revenue touching the liability of dealers in prodace to the special tax es produce brokers, Acting Commisioner Douglass states that under the law dealers are exempt when the fruits and vegetables are the Products of their farms or gardens; and sec- Oud, when they are travel'pg on foot. A per- son who travels with oae or more horses or Mules, peddling vegetables not the prodact of his own farm or garden, is liable as a peddier. Every person other than one having paid the special tax as a commercial broker, or cattle broker, or peddier, or wholesale or re'ail deal- er, (which is held to inclade wholesale and re- tail liquor dealers.) Whose occupation it is to buy or sell sgricultural or farm products, and Whose snnuai sales du not exceed ten thoneand dollars, is a produce broker. Itis not necas- sary that he should sell to the amount of 3!.W00 Ter annum to make bim liable to a special tax. Af itis bis occupation, or any part of his ove pation, to keep agricultural or farm proancts, to sell them im any other way than by peddling them in the manner above stated, he should be taxed as a produce broker, without regard to the amount of bis purchases, however Ia: And also without regafd to the amount of bis not exceeding tea thousand dollars, un- tages which would resnit from cleaning and | less be bas actually paid special tax as com- mercial broker, cattle broker, wholesale or re- tail dealer, (including Hguor dealers,) or ped- ders. A man may be hable as a produce broker even though be makes no eales at all, but makes purchases only. It will be noticed that pro- duce brokers are not AMong those whose liabil- ity to speciai tax depends upon whether their annual business exceeds one thousand dollars ornot. A person who sells fruits and vegeta. bles from a store or stand is liable as a produce broker even though bis annual sales, inciud- ing sales of all otaer mercbandize, do not ex- ce d one thousand dollars, and without regard to whether the fruits and vegetables are of his Own raising or not, unless he bas actually paid special tax as a dealer. ; Since this decision, the Assistant Assessors of this District have been notifying all persons liable, and supplyizg them with blank appli- cations for licenses. All farmers and market women who bring Produce to our markets, however small the quantities, must now see to it that they have the proper license, otherwise they will be dealt with as violators of the Rey- entie law. This decision will cause much | grumbling throughout the entire country. ——<-——— THE CHORAL SOCIETY.—A number of gentle- men met last evening at the Kirkwood House, their object being to form a singing clud. A preliminary meeting for the same object was held on Wednesday evening last, at Metzerott Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mr. S. R. Kona, Mr. D. L. Barnett acting as secre- tary. The committee appointed to draft a con- stitution and by-laws made a report, which ‘was adopted after considerable debate. “Cho- ral Society” was finally selected as the title, and provisions were made for active and i Active members and six officers—President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Libra- rian, aud Director. These, with three others, constitute an executive board. The constitn- tion provides that a concert shall be given once @ year at , for paying the expenses of 2 free lecture on the science of music, The com- mittee recommended as a suitable place for the meetings of the society, a room under the ne: Congregational Church, which was adopt, A vote of thanks to the proprietors of Kirkwood House for the use of their was passed. The Society then adjourned, * meet again on Tuesday next. Among the well known vocalists of this city who took part in the formation of the “Choral Society” were: lessrs. O. C. Ewer, W. H.and D. L. Burnett, W. A.Widney, L. E. Gannon, J. L. Parkhurst, David and Harvey Kohr, Dr. W. C. Tilden, S R. Bond. B. Dawson, F. A, Uhase, S. V Noyes, W. S. Morgan, Dr. Frank T. Howe, Samuel Young. L. P. Seibold, Fred. W. Jones S.J. Kimball, E. Eberbach, and others. —_-— A WorD oR Two aBouT Dyginc WBLL.—To dye Well should be the aim of Jife, and a man Who dyes well every day of his life certainly deserves, not only credit, but the patronage of the public. That Wm. H. Wheatley, dye:, on Jefierson street, in Georgetown, succeeds with bis work is well knowo. He not only dyes clothing, &c., for our District cities, but bas orders for work from nearly every State in the Union. So thorough is he, and so satisfactory, that three-fourths of that Kind of business transacted im this District is done at his estab- meht. Its reputation is not recent, either, having been established in 183, since when it has done a most successful business. — Hapgas Corrvs.—Yesterday, Michael Holl- eran and John Houlaban, charged with the murder of Thomas Carr, near the Government Printing Office some time ago, were before Judge Fisher, under a writ of habeas corpus, issued upon the application of their counsel, Messrs. A. B. Willams and Richard Harring- ton, pnd there being no direct evidence that either of the accused threw the stone wi preduced the death of Carr, Judge Fisher cluded to bold Polloran to bail in the sum o} #750, and Ho! in the sum of =1,500, which was given. —— Nzw Encine.—The Fire Commissioners yes- terday decided not to accept the Silsby steam fire engine, which has been for some time in this city, for the bew company im the Seventh Ward, 00 account of its great weight and the wheels not fitting the tracks of the railroads, but they will order a lighter one from the same firm. During the discussion it was stated that first class engines are now being discarded, and their places supplied by smaller ones, which can be connected, and working together made equal in power to any first class engine. -_—- Pouce IreMs.—Jobn Fisher was arrested by Officer Barry, for forestalling the markets, Justice Clark fined him $10 and costs. Jacob Van Buren was arrested by Officer J. P. Hinkle, for profanity—fined $3 and costs, id in default of security was sent to the ‘workhouse for thirty day: Flora Miller, one of thi may ‘was arrested by Officer Hurst for profanity; held by Justice Clark to ep the peace. Elizabeth T, for fighting in the street, Was fined $5 and costs. —_——— /BALTINORIAN ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON. ‘he Baltimore American of this morning says: Sergeant Cadwallader on Monday visited Washington, D. C., and arrested Courtney Jones, son of Mrs. Jones, who assisted in the terrible castigation to Samuel Lea on Saturday last, charging him with assisting in the cow- hiding. The accused gave bail and was re- Jeased on security for the action of the Grand Jury. —e—— ILL.—Lieut. Alexander Tait, of the Metro- polttan Police, is quite sick at his residence, on Iith street, near H. During his absence trom his post the duties of his position (charge of fifth precinct) are temporarily performed by Lieut. Charles M. Skippon, in charge of the detective corps. - THE ScHUREMAN CASE.—This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Fisher, in the case of J. H. A, Scbureman, charged with abstract- ing papers from the Treasury, Mr. Kiddle con- cluded his argument for the defence commenced yesterday, and Mr. Carrington followed with the closing argument for the United States. ——_o—— ANOTHER COAL OIL ACCIDENT.—About 7 o'clock last night, a servant in the house of Joseph Gunnell, in the Seventh Ward, let a coal oil lamp fall on the floor aud the carpet was set on fire, but was extinguished without much damage. a Mt TO JAIL.—To-day Walter G. Watera, arrested sometime since by Detective McDevitt for the larceny of a horse, buggy, and harness trom Nailor Brothers. on the 25th of August, had a hearing before Justice Walter, and was committed to jail for court. —_-——_ Sarz op a Hoves oN FouRTH Stresr East.—Cvoper & Latimer, bow a tron ip, Scaetront eunts be ween ouse fronting on Carolina avenue G street south, to Wm. Davis for $700, —.-——_— Mrr PROTESTANT CONPERENCE.—In the Colored M. P. Conterence, at Elkton, Md., on Saturday morning, Rev. Daniel Proctor ‘Was assigned to the Washington City, D. 0., Mission, under the supervision of the Presi. dent, vor uisITiom.—James. Borph: alas Hafera, charg ‘with the larceny of Bye bushels of coro jon 5. som ie "land, was arres' Juste Harper committed him to await a requisition. on bi beat ‘overcome by heat, and was found by Gnicer Wane im a helpless condition, and con Veyed to his home. Pirra 4 WaRD BUILDING Association.— its ninth monthi; ‘This Association held 1! yes pony Thirteenth street having been purchased by _—. George W. omas Bear, wi oe ‘becon- Miller and soneeailen | frait poultry, &c. Slways on hand. See their at LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Shi Trees. Editer Star —The public grounds, intended for should be supplied with such treesas are Produced in the American forest, as the ash, the elm, the different varieties of the oak, and be clear of branches toa sufficient height 1o admit the free passage of air, and to afford a clear view of the grounds, in order to prevent the occurrence of crime. Shrabbery and flower- beds are entirely out of place in the midst of groves. The oak, the &c., seldom need pruning. Trimming trees is attended with considerable expense,and they are often ruined, when in the hands of umsxilled persons, by reckless management. For street-p! think, the pine-oak, the laurel-! chestnut-leaved, and the willow-oak, others of their class, arefar superior to those now in use; whether for symmetrical forms, longevity, medium height, or the toughness of their slender branches. We have purposely avoided the botanical names, as being useless tothe general read W. B.G. ——_+—__. Ma. Frep. Koones, well known to our busi- ness community, has opened an office for the prosecution of claims against the Government, most of the De} also, as Commis. sioner of Deeds, Notary Public, and General Agent. From the business Babits of Mr. Koones, and his well-known fidelity tothe interests of his clients. we predict for him a large share of pstronage by those naving business in his line. See bis advertisement. ana avenueand D street, trom Mr. R. C. Ste- yeas. Give bim a call. CITY ITEMS. SPmer’s “STANDARD Wine Birt! There is no Charlatanism about Speer’s «Wine Bitters.” Their base is bis pure wine, ali of which is four years old, before it is sold or used in any way. They only require tobe used to recommend themselves to the most incred- ulous. They are pure and perfectly tree from any kind of medication, and pleasant to the taste, Sold by druggists. was = eageariniaen REMOvAL.—A. Fisher, French Steam Scour- erer, and Agent for the Staten Isiand Dyeing Establishment, bas removed his Uffice from th street, opposite Patent Office, to 1:35 9th street, between F and G, opposite Pateut Office. 5 —-—_——_ Reapy-Mape CLoraine ! The largest stock! The best assortment! The lowesc prices! ‘The latest styles! Gentlemen's, Boys’ and Childrens’ Clothing end Furnishing Goods. Oak Hall, i60 7th st., opposite Post Office 6 Oak HALL, the well is giving the people fits. That's the reason of the long continued and still increasing rash to 460 7th street, opposite Post Office, 6 ae Oak HALL Leaps THE FasHtIons.—Gentle- men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing, of the atest styles and best quality, at the lowest rices. 460 7th street, opposite Post Office. 6 —e— FIFTY CENTS PER PAIR for good Canton Flannel Drawers tor Men and Boys. 81,1 ADAMSON'S, 506 9th street. ————————— THIS 18 TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC that Geo. B. Wilson & Uo. can sell Shoes, Boots,&c.,18 cheap ‘Qs any person who advertises in the Star, 7,14 —.———— CURTAIN DaMAsk and Shade Linens. ADAMSOR’S, SiG 9th street, S11: next to Pennsylvania avenue. Corns, Diseased Nails, Vascular Excrescen- ces, Bunions, Enlarged Joints, and other dis- eases of the feet, successfully treated by Dr. White, Surgeon Chiropodist, No. 424 Pennsyl- yauia avenue, between 4% and 6th streets. Hours from 5 a.m. to6 p. m. Calls made at Tesidences between 6 and S p.m. No charge tor consultation at offi Established 1561. reas RUBBER SHEETING and Nursery Cloth, Air Pillows, &c. ADAMBON’S, 516 9th street, — THE GREATEST relief imaginable can be af- forded this warm weather by one of those elegant suits selling at such astonishing- ly lew prices at the celebrated Usk Hali cloth- ing store, 460 Seventh street, opposite the Post Office, where, in addition to gentiemen’s “Ban- nock Burn,” Cheviot, Arrah na Pogue, drab dete alpaca and linen suits, children’s Gari- balde suits in variety are aiso to be had at he most reasonable prices. 26,6 Rep, WHIT og BLUE BLANKets, Bed De , Sheets, . Ogetrts, Bnew ADAMBON’S, 506 9th street. —.——— OPric® AND Store LounGes.—Can be used for sleeping purposes without mattress or pil- ows. — [S, ADAMBOR'S, 506 9th street. ABGE SALE OF VELVETS. LA arareniee: THKEE-PLY. qhonatas 5 ry aT BEmrs, ORUMB Loves ae AT auc: 5 Weanall offer ins fow dare oi the Section in thie sity all fresitant of thie sages at ‘3 To noverxearzns AND OTHERS WANDING Ollcloths, Window Bhades. O11 OarMeascle wad Valves Bigy cot ee oth Bags, Btall Straw Mattings, Table Oilcloths, ont mere: ta, Door Mate, coraices, Gimpes nee” In fact. everything necessary in the Housefar- nithing line. JAMES B DODSON. 4 Market Space. third door east from 9th street, takes picasure in announcing recet ¥ th sortment the most select and comp! for y« jeers. Purobasers will find it to their advantage to in. 8] this stock before going clsewiere. as it con- tains many inducements not to be iound in other Places. JAS. B. noi erl 5 trom 3th strest. Bot se 16-eotOc)__ third door east WM. CRICHTON & SON'S AMMONIATED SOLUBLE SUPER PHOS. PHATE OF LIME. 7 $0 PER ORNT. OF BONE PHOSPHATES, Of which V2 per cent. is immediately Soluble in Water—3 per ceni.of Ammonia, 3 per cent. of Potash, Sulpiuric Acut, Mag- nesia, &. cONnTAan Furnishing the Essential Elements of Wheat Corn, Tobacco, Cotton, and of all Ce- reals which are removed from the soil in every crop. TO AGRICULTURISTS. An extensive experience of twenty y: Ts and dealers in GUANO and TERS of various with ( a os vious cro} oc aaginlng they elaatle ant Similar manure fered twthis markde strong ‘Price $50 x and certificates. i WM. CRICHTON & SON, SOLB MANUFACTUBERS, ‘Wood Btreet, opposite Corn Exchange, s04-colst.&2Wst Bowly’s wharf, Baltimore. SCHOOL BOOKS aD SCHOOL REQUISITES FOR SALE AT THB LOWEST PRICES. BY C, D. LIEBERMAN, se 4-colm Corner Ninth and D streete. Wasuixoron CITY DISPENSARY, Corner Th and MS surgical operation tothe sor tree ETERS EN Eien, |. De Aoki free to any address. No. 266, |-known Clothing House, | GEORGETOWN. ———— Affaire in Georgetown. Tue CamNal.—No delay is experienced By beats arriving or departiag, as the water bas risen to its ordimary height in the canal, and the | momber of arrivals will not fall mach short of | Any previous month. | River Frowt.— Entered, schooners Yantic, Cooper, Salem, Ma: a, Taylor, Boston, aod Crispins, Boyce, Newoaryport, ail to load with coal. MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGR-—Fourteen buc- ard bushels of red wheat were offered on "Change this morning and sold at $1.50. Sales are dail on account of the latge stock ou band, caused by the frequeut stoppage of the mills ee Georgetown Advertisements. Esrasurenep Tm 1836. PREMIUM AWARDED 1x 1857, WHEATLEY'S eT Are DYEING 1D ABLISHMENT, 'ERSON Ww. a. PREMIUM CLEANSING 493 with every desirable apy and ever: th the best talentand avristicakill ty re paitined, with constant personal attention on tive pet © pro « Dest place in the District. t orders, ict to hi im his tine weil and_promptly executed e021 6m Br THOS. DOWLING. Auctioneer; Georgetown TRUSTEES SALE OF VALvAl TY IN GEORGETOWN. tue of adeed ‘of trot to me. date the 29th day of January, & D., 01 6 land reconis for connty, in Liber, R, No. 7, folio 235, et » mn and at the request of the there! 1 will offer tor sale, on THUGSDAY, the 20th day of September instant, at 6 o'clock p m . in front of the premises, Lote Nes. 61. 65 #9 and 70, and part of Lot, No. 62, in Beail’s addition toGeorg - town. as deecribed in said deed. The proverty fronts it 135 feet om Gay street, and ha: depth from said street of feet; amd also front about 18 feet an! eet, with the esrne is improved 8 fine Mansioa id ontbuildings. in the occupancy ot fo! The d-bt dne uncer said deel a '385 60. with Interest the con from the #ducin equal 18 and 24 months. to be secured rms payments of 6. by a deed of trust on the ety. S10) dep weit required when ro) struck ef, which deposit will be fort [ted tf the terms * not # after nal complied with withi day ad the rty willbe resold a the risk and-cost of ths nt purebsser. “Ccnveyaucing an! stamps pense ee ies Wika W_ JON RS, Trastee HOMAS DOWLING. ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auc'r; Georgetown. HUUSEHOLD aup eS jaa FUBNITURE Will be sold. on THUBSDAY. September i. fh mt. at Ni ot se 15-da THO: B* THOMAS DOWLING, TRUSTER SALE By virtue of a deed of trust. toe Bo apate be 27th day of tale on MU su y of Beptember, at the hour of 5% o'clock p m., on is all that part of Lot number 17! to Georgetown, District of Colnmt » duly recorded $55. folio 28, 1 will of -r at public | Bi - eas at the be brick Hoe FOR ALL WAY STATIONS. oncept Sunday, of 7 aod 9: io Leave daily, and 2.50 and’s.20 P.M. FOR WAg STATIONS. Cs 250 ene 7:45 P. if 7 A.M..and 3:50 P.M. On at2.50, 7:43 and 9 P.M, only. con- ‘Through to the hed Washington Station Ticket Oeeat alt wocreat i t é f i i i iil i H ick Darot COMMISSARY OF Scpsietence.t WASHINGTON, Prk pao 45, 1869 Fif-y Barrels Family and One Hundred Barrels best No 1 FLOUB, to be delivered nt the Bubsis- tence use, Monument Ground, ith by the uander- posals received until 12 m. the 234 of Octo- 1869. BELL. 20 4t FO ber, ee OAs HILL © Pro) will be received at Comet: tt fash Soteber aged fr tne proton of abot Ds fel S a 5 a fag the —; ing. correspond. EWavs, Foorways CILDINGs. Orry MALL, e Be. » for ex! ty feet east of line, with ect: the ‘Dank. and in accordance with a act ‘approved ast rhe Mayor reserves reject any the su bide if dove Tor tae intrest of the Corporation Any information needed relative tothe constrac- tion of the culvert can be ob:ained at the office ef the Superintendent of Bewers, &c. Proj to be endorsed Proposajs for cul- vert Second strest east,”” zd CHas. H. BLISS, sel5 Bupertate: Sewers, &. P#oPesaLs FOR RAILROAD TIES. Proposals will be received at She omce of the Sifts Serena tik ott eteacre it oaks Toes delivered at alexandria: ‘OF inter DOBGAN, Treasurer. neo Nyssa tee | EDUCATIONAL. OME SCHOOL FOR }OUNG LADIES. he Misses BYRNE. restive at Pikeevitte © mi tim ore. desire to reeette « few ‘ he seot gvlg: v J we of On purr Tan « The H. Sab 'oeen residence Ne. 733 Letreet perth, stores. ee i | Ni@uTr scwo0r: <1 will open a NIGHT NLM 1 posite the Presb ele M*s fouse LADIES’ Semmens. lo. 44% Gthet. peteren Eand Bo. . . I reopen WEDNESDAY tember Ap. nctpal, et No ee 16 Gr remch classes aud October. to 8 o clock. + made Known at her reetden:e, 51 2th street, one house from Penne: |\s venue. Be 13-00) PRIVATE TOITIO Btperienced flere. her services af reasonable rates. to sons cesiring Crr/e. and Thorowsas Para Private earl in Eveving courersational classes from 6 LADIES, S00 Lith etree, b= ot, the Rev. Rh” W eet cotm™ Disses Mackerd. 2 Land M, 0 ye Re ook 23 oF to the Ree H°* ‘D INSTITUTS, MD. Location beaut 1 proverbinthy health Fchool select. Facilities for meatal, moral physical development unsurpsesed. Puptis thee- oughly trained for business, ior college, tor Weat Point. or the Naval Academy. Fall term opens eth pe rTonees per ampum Sis: calsrect Prot &.G MATHEWS. A.M store, P. @., Howard county, Mi. Ch will S:hool at No, 13 indta beptember 13th. Apply W.V. Tudor, Rev. Jaber P. x U. 8. 8., Brigadier Gene Gonzaca counece. The exercises of ~ GON PTEMBER 6, 1%69 jar Ry | Bast JAS. CLARKE, 8. J.. President S* MATTHEWS INsriters. a eet. Ret Tith end Ftodies will be resumed in this Tustitacion FIRST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER extra. a fer the Modern Lanugosees, | Phonegraphy and Drawing a | “ena BRO. TOBIAB, Dirsrtor to, bey. Drea D Bull, Bev Dr_P. Parker, Bev. 3 J is, D. B. Heguer, M.D. ‘TBE COLUMBIAN SEMINARY. ‘This Insti tuts designe! as OURe on Academy for instraction in ell the erates branches of an English education, a8 sis the Sgegan seasion at the Streets. Sel 1869, Principals are Miss Ly lia Fi Pecher fart Principal of the Ke Female Colle, Iatterts 'e- one of th feenors their intention to onnge of the friends ° je assist them in this their endeavor. For pert. ulare see cironlars at the pri book stores. sdoreer Mies L FLETCHER Soe gee eee Facaliy ot the Baiteure Female sum t0ctl ERICK Fe erg eEpeniCk. May eT {fe 27th scnolastic year, the FIRST MO’ DAY io ‘or Catal ars legnes, containing view of — REV. THOMAS M. CAND. . =~ 2 STITUTE si SELECT OLAS®IOAL ANI i SCHOBER sea TENATICaL Fourternth. . = Beween cont x. ac VEUNESDAT, September sry hoot German regularly taecht by the ABLES 'S, YOUNG, Princ . LOUNG. Principat, an 20 tf bet. Hew York ave and H street Yoursear, 411 <n, ate realacs sing to the Rector of the a reopevel oy 5 GER. A. M.. inthe nde” House, ou I street ‘north, between tot. it boys of strict'y food moral character * received, and noone will be retained whese to be inurious to the echeol. igs and German by gative teachers at usual er & Co., corner 7th D sts. Bat tock: Me BUBB WILL BBOPEN HER 8OHOOL on MON . wth. 39 street, between 13th and lath ste. soleastet S (0OL UNG LaDIEs. tol Bill Re. 1 Dothan en oe bet. Band © south BROW DOR: DOUSBY, baving sscured an a°- their School on MONDAY, Sept. 6. ‘ano comm = MEPicat DEPARTMENT OF GEU RGE TOWN OOLLEGE. TWENTIETH MEDIOAL SESSION, 1-69 70 COLLEGE BUILDING CORNER OF TENTH ND E STREETS. cr OF WASHINGTON, FAC NOBLE Xi GRADING AnD obeyeeine SAMSON ,