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percent. T the pu derbune S T cent. 1862, rived for d coin Fe ‘pow Imported goods with err that elapsed after the to the comm w ith or the sinking fand to . ‘These are held as a ct to the action of Congress sMiy recommend that they 1 «fend. and that any f extent of the cause cannot b home and abroad disposed to retain lie imind i+ e: we shall be aul: extent of the over- also true that the Ty for the transac- euantit tion of the business of the country cannot Row be fixed accurately. Sires the close of the war the wants of the Siates of the South have increased, and, + @ large amount of currency has Seen withdrawn from cther sections’ to supply the demand there created. The amount neees- sary for the purposes of the South will steadily inerense for the next two years. The construc- tion of the Pacitic railroad ts likely to result in the sat m of payer for coin by the oon the Pacitic coast. ft is probable that the aes yaand for paper for that purpose will not be less than thirty mitlieus of dollars. As a conse- quence, a very large quantity of coin will be Withdrawn from citeaiation, and thus practi- cofu Will be increased upon the Atlan- fially reduced. These changes will tend to uminish the difference between paper and coin. The ability of t nancial relations to —— of course, will be mere pecie payments try of the na- i the conse- valle products of that our exports of al substantially to as itis necessary to pay ooeae of aportcd, the » for export, except what ioe circumsiance that our are sent home, sold in man for sp arise from and there shall be no Or disposition to meet cations, here tofu: toa large evtent he will be trans investment. W place, the ] sent home nuder t! finane.c! disturbanues slight; = for permanent shall have taken r Secttrities being ence OF politieal or Eacope will be very when, as a ce et. OUF shall be mar be woTary cuubariase uisiness of the country. ent means of streng t financial rel: an of dollars. American hands. a for goods i:mpe me Ane Citizen pur York a theusand barr is of tlour fer six the isan! deliars, and e~- it to Liverpool in an Vessel, anni IL is there sold tor seven dollars. a bill Of esqhange may be draw dan invei goods « and doitars purchased in England enn ed, although at the esto York there would be an appar th other band, the the ied im a Beit- the ilowr real- and which can be sd. to. the. payment ot wie bomght in also as a7. execntial ment to iustitat nents. It isan interes ment, is as impe tuote from the scetiv the export ng interests will im he wealth of the tuents while wo large a part ot ¢ ing debt of the country is ri twenty bonds, and hele chants, bankers, and mw ties ps that have been raised in regard to nature of the oblicatior Government in the sue of undoubtedly deterred many persons charidg them aya permanent investment, aud consequeutly. they are largely het-t in this ¢ try and in Europe tor speculative purpases by persons who de=ign to p ket whenever the advane Gient inducement, or When politic disturbances may create 2 d for other purposes. It is pro seven to nine hinndred bends are new heli im ® corsiderable extent by per pose of them urder the influances tow have referred. Such a panic rope in Isé, at the opening ot « Prussian war. would be ike! sale to embarrass business, sumption, to cause mye dt is, therefore, in my judgeme the larger part ot the iive-twents drawn and that other bonds be » their place, isued which admit of ne question is not specie payments—as a is pot dificult—bat to resume unde: position can be maintaine a daly tranquillity, but aise ia period= of exe and peril. “Our course, it ems to me, Every measure of the Gov the subject shoul tend to Of paper currency. It is pro crease in the volimme of pape necessary, and I therefore Hy sag, that the Secretary of the Treasury Le clo fod with authority to reduce the United States notes in an amount no ption of spzcle pay easy, if not um unavoidable. On Ist of December, 188, the principal of the | blic debt of the United States, pot deduct'ng ads and cash on band. amounted to $2.10) 50.2. 2e.Se is represented by United States nutes not Dearing interest. The lacger part of this ts need- ed for cireulstion, wut the amount can be r duced. from the ordiuary revewue of the cou: Sry, if Congres shall comiler it expediont for sack reduction. fri. bse ia eirevlation was + and there is no oecast« Tedee ae ky esreme amon im th om and in prow | pr for be to $431,561 = the public tenet they are ot necessarily Of the lean Ean rye Bt 1, 1861, $5 022,800 in ovtntanding, anal teas ot | Pp c . ou the 1 ot January, 1%1. The loan 158, of £20 000 000, is yyable in 1x73. ‘The bonds known as cent. bonds, in 131, amount to $35,075,600. "As the idaad © paid rided that the | be annually set ay artes asinkingfund to | . of the entire debt of | conformity mur credit | | * | that the moners thus ‘accumulated in ‘the ¢ re ; a Lads known 38 © gut ON > Bud ton-tor uniting in the ager KALS to S4T8,2HG, not duc and cannot be paid previous to j and 18st, it is crnecessary to consider them making Trovision fom a new lan. Tho five. . $1,662,971,10, are either duc or will soon be- and it 1s to this class of the publie Ss t.and to this ¢lase alone, that sttention OU ii & ni or ‘amount, the stm of $75,477,800 has | been purchased ‘since March last, and the bonds are now held by the Government. Before any | ane the five-twenty bonds can } . 9 More. ‘There Ithen remain, on the eee about 51.4%.(0,000 Of the tive-twenty in the og creMtors. Of the entire edness of the United States enly the an- important sum of $7,000,000, will be due and peyabl ple previous to 1574. as is now anticipated, will he the istof July next, but that least should be suffered to remain either for Biot or redemption previous to 1874. thoul! the sum of $25,000,000 be left for that tblic debt would be in a |. Between 184 iS] the ten-ferty bends could be paid, and provision also made for the redemption | of the bond: which will become due in bad year 1S*1. It may be wise to reduce the p Tosed loan to $1,000,000, whieh wound then en | ayiuent previons to 1881 the sum ot er hardly more than 310.000.0090 0 yea. Assuming that the proposed loan will be for an amount not execeding | $3 ,200,660,000, L recommend that it be offered Dn | three classes, Gf 3400,000,000 each. The fir-t class of $400.000,000 to be pay in fitteen years; azul to be paid in twenty years. The se- cond ‘class ot A ME payable in twenty years, and ‘to be paid in twenty-five he third class of 5400.00 ,000 to be. fay a aide in twenty-five » s, aud te be paid thi:ty years. ‘The exvential conditions of the new loan ap- pear to me te be these: werd ‘That the principal and interest shall be made payable in coin. 4d. ‘That the bond= krown a: the five-twenty’ | bonds — be received in exchange for the new } td That the principal be payable in this cou: try, and the interest payable either in the U ted’ States or Europe, as the subseribers to the joan may desire. 4th. That the rate of in 434 per cent. per annum. That the sutwcriters in Europe shail re- ccive their interest at London, Paris, Berlin, or Frankfort, as they may 6th. ‘That the bones, al and inter- est, shall be free trom all taxes, deductions, or -atements of any sort, unless it shall be thought wise to subject citizens of the United States te such tax upon income from the bonds as is ix posed’ by the lawsot the United States upon Income derived from other money investments. stata niin ‘at s Bek ee Fy set 4 é zg He ry Test shall not exceed There roc edapaenton and each seetus to me to contrelling reason, why the bonds of the United States should be exempt from State and local taxes. If not so exempt. the amount of taxes imposed by the local authorities will be arded te the interest the rament will be required to pay, and thrs the National Govern- ment will be compelled to provide for taxes im- | posed by the local anthorit! Secondly. Inasmuch ‘ax the. ‘ability to borrow money may, under some circumstances. be es- sential to the preservation of the Government, the power shovid not, even in times of peace and hens qualitied by any concession to the t to tax” the means by which the Nator a "Goverumme t ix mainia’ he right to use its lawful be restriction, or elai powers tree of a laim of another, is au es- sential condition of sovereignty, and the Na- tional Government should never surrendet or quality ity power in this partien!ar. In oftering the new loan, citizens and suljects of other governments should receive’ the strongest assurance that the interest and prin- cipal are to be in coin, xecording to the terms of the bonds issued, without any dedie- ent whatvoever. wiler to aveid the necessity of employing Agents for the negotiation of the loan, L respect fully recommend that a liberal coriminson be allowed to subscribers, and that those who tirse Le permitted to select the clas< of which their subseri Tespectively shall be amade. nel, ine eon » with the proposed loan, that the banks ! ander “the act to provide a national | nired to substitute the bonds | lsened under the 1-ruposed | posited as security tor their DE Should aceept the new condition the surrender of 12 r the organization of ne ney thus crented. to the success of the lets of the ive nder them, and receive & Lond at a lower rate of interest, nishedby the magnitude of fe that these bonds are soon to » prepared tootfer them cepting the new bond rate of interest, or payment of the the existing bonds. When the five- js shall have been funded*to the =1,000,000.000 OF $1,200,000,000, the on be redneed materially, ‘and yet sums be raised to meet the ordinary t the Government to pay the Interest Lic debt, and also to pay $25,000,000 ° al to iy ¢ ability and. dispesition of the t ed States to pay the public debt to jestify us in assuming that the United States will command the ho e markets of the world, we shail then be im a condition to enter upon thi Work of reducing taxation at the commence- ment of the next session of Con; Un the 20th of dune, 19, the mount of out- certificates and com- table into three pe On tie doth, ot fern of tacebecinone. ‘On the Ist of Decembrr, 1869, the amon standing was still further reduced to #497 _— ‘img a tetal reQucuion, in seventeen iuonths, 21 AS.740. “lDhethnce yer cent, certifieates are a substi- to a censiderahl2 extent, for United States being largely held by the banks as a por- sand thsi y, thongla inal value, they ‘swell the ot m Of their resery totheir full no: of curreney. Trecommend that provision 4 compens: won in the ils in the present hankin, ire remedy by prommt and. ‘The tirst is the practice on f allowing interest upon de- pesists. fect of this practice is, that mo- s inthe handset individuals whi fe nrposes are divert pon the idea that, if the security * better, payment can be obtained at a mo- Country banks, and others re- received money on deposit for which they interest, are aixions to transfer such funds to other hank» from which they will receive, an ‘Thus influenced, large sums are deposit With banks in the cities, es Hy city of New York, which is the tcentre ot trae and finance for the Atlautiz inary course of trade, the cur- is lly to the cities, it is unwise to stimulate this tendency by rtificial means. But the evil does not ew with the impove} ut of the country. As the banks in the e y be called uponi at any inoment to respond the drafts of their depositors. they dectine to make loans representing sueh {vnds, upon com= jnereial paper payable ‘on time, but insist upon making call leans, as they’ are termed, with Government bonds oti9 other obligations pie ged as collateral sccurit, mits, generally, will net borrow money in targe sums paxable upon den he Danks arc loaned to persons engazed in specula- tive pursnits, The extent of ert is seen in the tact that, of the bank loans in the city of New York im October, 186%, $95,000,000 — | upon commercial = — a Tae Beis ata twenty bonds, meaning im the aggregate to L | War nt. Navy Department... | Customs. ponciures tor the fisoal year ending | dune 3, 1860: RECEIPTS. Miscellaneous sources, Es one 82) TT Total, exclusiv + $90,943,747 21 tuerest on the pul S.Treasury nos eee Total, exclusive of loans..es. Receipts tures. n excess Of expendi- The following statement exhibits the rec and expend tember 22, 1m pts ares fur the quarier ending ‘Sep Total, exe’ after deducting ti bursing Officers and ethers Civil service. Indians and pe: War Department. Navy Department Interest on the public debt Receipts in excess of expenditures. $23.351,10 107 45 a The estima’ the three romaini ending June 30, 1% I receipts and exrenditures for ing quarters, of the facal year are as follows: RECEIPTS. Onstoms....... Internal revenue Lands... Miscellaneous sources 000,000 00 $46,000,000 90 Total... Estimated receipts in excess of ex- penditures.. sisting laws, for ihe fiscal ASTI Customs. Internal revenue Lands... Miscellaneous sources. TT 5.100.660 00 2,000,000 00 500,000 00 NEOUS, 300,000,000 00 ODS ere 6008000 06 = 59,000,000 06 ¥ Civil, foreign, and miscetis Interior, Indians, and pes War Departuent Navy Departmont Total expe foregoing estimates or the assnuption that th “that no extraordl made. ORTINAL ights. the THIS EAST LYNNE; LUCILLE WESTERN as. Mir. J_A. Herne as, Supported Shert now ALL'S OPEKA “HOUSE. PONE WITH THE be TTY AND % dierden ch eis oe RG HUUSESC ONDAY. EVENING, Doren? or 6, Last BiGny BLE TWY HU mery ve MPTY HICCORY. piCoRY DOCK. BAUR! VALLE? TROUPE. HUNGARIAN WAL br acti NAUTICAL DIVERTISEMEST. ce, as a Whole, is unequalle) in 2. Europes Doors open at 7; commences at 8: over at W o'clock. MA8se s FASHIQRABLE DANCING ACAD- E street. between 9th and Mth streets, Professor L.G. MAK frily an NI respect nounces that his second quarter's tuitiou im daucing will commence TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1569. For particulars apply at the Academy, no8t 2a 20 00 OLL Ue 1 2A Large number of PICTURES suitabie for Hetats Presents will be found qmenget them. No. 23 Penna. avenne betweun 12th aul 13th strerte, south sides Our, LAMB'S ‘Looking’ Glass ictare Fraine Establishment. 7-6 L. ™ Ox LE Ey. ‘enth Spee second duor above Fy SUSTUMER FoR FANCY. AND MASQUE BALLS, z . NTLEMEN CHIL- A LADIES, GE: Te ES AND noes L ASQ! BADE Cust MES LADIES, GENTS AND CHILDREN, AVHALKY DONO UE 5 a Wth street, ec M-eo8m forth door south of Pena. are Ng 486) ON EXNIBITION pNo, 486 suaitr.( AT MARKNITERS, 2 sruuzr. No, 486 Seventh, eieeet, between D and Kw Eight Doors abuve Odd Fellow Hall, Gheico Oil Paintings, Encravings,, Chrumos. &e. on Eargeat Btn Pee es Window Shades, Picture, Frames, Pleturs Cord) and Tas: Wa in Eo Tas CASH Pleave emember Name and een ap 2t-ly St 1. Shui DRIED BLA S00 tbs, ‘ith. (oie GROCERIES Fe aan ‘BATES Notey stew vaney FOUR at or FAMILY FLOUR a ag or Extra n FLOUI, superior gual ity, at $6.75 per bet, ‘MINCE MEAT, 20 ts. per powad, eee TJAVA COFFEE, eRe Pat ed It i: FE : " Best SpenEret. Bf ‘BS. (choice. s Aw als sis, Uaman'ts, CITRON, sna first class Groceries at of the enn £ Coke cad nods-tf Opporite jorthern Screnioz OLD HAMS. EW BAISINS, CITRON, FRUITS, BEST TOMATUES—3 Ib. cans, lic., 3 1. cans, 2c, NEW YORK CIDEE. GOOD COOKING Bi DY Axo z AT 62 PEE GALLO spend FAMILY AT Eee ianeetty er0¥ i Market. ‘RA FLO! ED Pic ‘ied « — Grecer, nots-tf 119 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 4 | EVENING STAR. Largest Circulation in the Distriet CROSBY S. NOYES........Editor. WASHINGTON CITY: Reading Matter on 1 Every y Page. Owing to the pressure on our i aie inei- dent to the publication entire of the Message of the President and the Keport of the Secretary of the Treasury, with the very €ull abstract of other important public documents, we are n= able to furui-h owr usual quantity of local and other news matter in to-day’s issue. The same cause prevents the appearance of a great many of the announcements of our advertising patrons. In view of the importance of the papers we thus give in an unbroken and correct form, an apology for the omission of other matter seems hardiy necessary; but we nevertheless hope to be able in fytvre to meet any demand which may be made upon our columns, either in the of BeWs oF ate eTtisements. is —_ ‘The National Colored Labor Convention meets in this city to-day. A good deni of interest is felt as to the policy to be pursued by the Con- vention. Judging from the views, expressed at Several consultations held by persons active in the movement, its platform will probably declare the sympathy of the Convention with the labor movement in this and other countries, and de- elaring thst the intersts of the cvlered laborer in this country require that their efforts should all be directed toward protective and co-opera- tive movements, and not turned into any dis- tinetively political channels, except in so far as they are neccestimy fer the accomplishment of these purposes. Kesolutions will be adopted expressive of the gratitude of the Convention toward the Kepubiiean party and the present Adaiinistration. oe. —____. Ayotuer SUPERVISOR Aprorntsp.—General Benjamin BR. Cowon was to-day appointed Su- pervisor of Internal Kevenne, and assigned to duty on the Pacitic coast. Gen. ©. has been for some time inthe service of the Internal Revenue Bureau in California, in connection with Super- visor Fulton, who, tt will be remembered, was sent out there several weeks a0, ssee- Iytr NAL KEVEYUE.—The rece! ipts from this source to-day were 3749.64 Mt Kor P— The ued the Fure MORKOW ag Davina gods lepwosited with °. will WHHL be sold BL BSCRIPTIONS TO THE BAL Mr. THO: Stand F —The Annual Meetin, ul MASONIC HAY tion of five Di N eer? OLA. CITY Co} SOF Notion is ve (3) per cent. i wed ay xes paid Brice to Jangary 1, jauce with the act Si the Clty Co ‘6 the Ist day we ancy, B90, the C: close his Looks. and all 1 ctor will perty upon which inte will be adver TO GAS CONSUMERS. fee Is here} y given that the disconnt for prom ris for gas consnmed on and after Cath farther ny atte PERCENT. Cite i hate = DEPARTMENT, t 7 ‘OMPFROLLER OF CORKENCY, Washington. October 2), 1567 money of the United state same to the Treasury ra the AY KNOX, of the Currency. cel fet — Acting Comptra IN| THE UNITARIAN NDAYS, at lis. m., eae a. i and Paimonie Syrnj Fuvian Syrup. Wishart’s Tar Lyons Kathairon, sm ‘trieop! and Brown halon’s Perfame Batch tor's Yi Hair ‘Brey F bottle. Lik i Also, California Wine ery, and Muscatel. $1 per ipotttes “ARTA RATES, corner 21 and D sts. D. GRANT'S oF Fi a oF ait Dinases DE CRANT, orth Liberty street, Baltimore, Md., will give 0 if he caunot cure Asthma. Bronchitis, ‘Unci on fumption, Shortness of Hin tare eases of the Throat and ange “Tops : Gravel, Ghost, ica si fra its in al orm, ve - Seminal Weak knew, Ringing im the Ear » Dis: the Ear, Ese. Bled ny ad Skin, Partial Pa- igein, Partial . ineaca, ae. Die neg es ona, a North “Lil sirret, iy lily HOUSE FL RNISHIN STORE. mvenue. APPROPRIATE MOL IDA DALTED TO ALL ua Miata Fram Baperhanzings, re Cord: at 1 Ta in ant in the Distr: t. Terms cash. al nut Saas a RK oe 46 71 strc To all the Creditors of CONRAD MEYER who may ¥. + Lo wick oe Prd regent th ‘ou are hereby notitied to appear before prone Court of the District of Toiumbia, sitt wikeuptcy, on the 13th day of, gyelock ama at he City all, Wael show canse why a discharge from not Le granted to said Bauru fled that the second mee ld not, Lom are atco noti- Bankrupt’s cred- fat the same Reaietce in Bankruptcy + 5 ADLER. cules, ftorswill be lace a Assistant] pari Prayryon’s Orzice, Proposals will } iv office wnti? 32 m.. January ath, 10, for tho pet quantity of empty Tigede ana ‘Medicine Bottles, vies 12 A Quart Liauor ) Wir 100 wide mouth Bottles, Pattee f sisee and colors, a Fe. cau be seen any ti he above-named Bottles are Lew, pare pever been ‘geal are Packed in and boxe: Terms cash. with imavediate Wer mie SUTHERLAND. Ae Med: Pe 7m revet eal tke A, sereeniCt tS ee {iitention of Werituie’ apes Tor abte us oe oe thecitice cities cf New faders ve noftmip HW. SILVER WARE. FORTY-FIRST :CUNGRESS., This Afternoon’s Proceedings. Moypar, De sani 6. SPNATE—At 12 P. M., presisety the V President ascended tho dels es Soar ‘The chs ation tothe throm, pod Howard. Har: 1d. Morton, Ros, onal: Kice, B Sawyer, Scott; 5) Sumner, Thaye r, 7 man, yton, Trumbull, Warner, Williams, W ison, wvd Yates 85. The Vice President laid betore the Senate a communication from the Secr« Of State en- closing from the Gove the ere- of the which were read and laid upon the table. Cn motion of Mr. Hamlin, the Sccrctary was directed to notify the House that a quorum of the Senate was in attendance. Ox motion of Mr. Wilson, the Chair was au- thorized to appoint a committee of two to wait upon the President and inform him of the asembling of Congress, and its readiness to re- ceive any communic: he may have to make. The Chair — as the committee Messrs. Wilson and Thurman. Mr. Cameron pre-ented » lengt! of citizens of Pennsvlyanin. asking the recogni- tion of the Republic of © Mr. Cameron Jioperd soon to see the infant re- public of Cuba in_the enjoyment of its indepen- dence and recognized as one of the nations of the earth. Mr. Cole introduced a sswage | memorial ill to abolish coinage ges int sinint and branches. On motion of Mr. art, the Committee on ary was instructed. when appointed, e whether any States are denying to any persone in their borders rights which’are secured to them by ty stipulations. Mr. Kellog introduced a bill to provide for ween the U. S. und Mex- ocean mail servic b ico ond Central Ame rica. ‘The Chair subn: 2 number of reports, Mr. Ccagin introduced a bill to enforce the laws or the United States for the punishment of the crime of polygamy in the territories of the United Sta Mr. Dra Suyneme Cow cising jurisdiction nots of Congress. Mr. Drake satd bili was the result of patient consideration of a grave Constitutional question, and he propose n carly day to call he bill up an pon it. M Will te regulate the immigration ot Chinese into the United States. Mr. Sumner i appellate jurisd Dill _to prohibit the d States from exer- ta bill relating to the ovides that all acts thorizing appellate cases now before the preme Court, brought there on wits of Agbear tice that when the Com- mittee on the Judiciary was appoi nud he would move to take up the bill for reference, and hoped that it would be reported at an early day. as there were some vory interesting q connected with it now before the country. Mr. Morton introda the reconstruction of the Several bills for the removal of politteal disa- bilities were introduced. in general Will fe disabilities, provic the « for chaplain, ¢ s — roll was then called ene hundred and eigh sito their names. queraum present to proceed te Speaker anmemnced and that the House w Nasir ss, Hy was direc eo a Mr. W yobjected to Mr. of Ala rected to stand The oath was More. sohonok, (Ohio, Dawes, (Meas Aud Woodward. (Pa..) Were appointed M. W. GALT « BRO. JEWELERS, 250 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, TiS DAY © THER EW GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS! CONSISTING OF WATCHES. JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED W: FINE FANCY GooDs, CLOLKS, BE! LATEST + fYLES AND OF 138 FINEST QUALITY WEDDIN< ph A SPECIALTY. M. W. GALT & BRO., 250 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. _Decrwnrr 6.1800, Powr« SOLOMONS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, NSYLVANIA (VENUE. BETWEEN 9rn AND 101) STP EETS. PRINTING ENGRAVING THE saieha't AND BINDING. ON WKS RECLIVED AS 8 PBLISHED. WEDDING VED AND be LATEST STYLES. VISITING ENG ini NEW BOOKS. Y ENEMYS Fhe aig aa By ae = diy btiears PUT YOURSE Read VERONIQUE. By Florence ieroRtc, AL SKETCILES OF GEORGE THE my SEOGOND. By Mrs. Oliphant.. 31 ce BATES AJAR; handsomely illustrated; Chrisnnas edition, 33 90 Philp & Solsmons snncanciments of halitay Hooks +] rites Sinope Po sd Seems C rn K E! coke! cok AT 10 CENTS P VER BUSHEL. CORE are not now received at the follow- cE ete STURN CN x. DE MUTT'S Drug Storo,corner Sth and E strects, Yard, GEO, W. CROPLEY'S Store, od Bridge street, Georgetown. sii Scwecose agh advan all kinds of ounn'ss NDS wi ee MARE orasox, safes. and all basin iy confidential. We are too well known in this eity to need any ot] ndation than to say: We do what is 5 Bro dedi half street. } Monts Mamerrves at t Saturday evenings have tur #1. L eOCeAHION oF considera LOCAL, NEWS Amnsemeuts, dc. NATIOWAL TuRATRE—Lucille Westerm in “East Lynac.” ; Wati’s Orera Howse.—G. 1.. Pox's Panto- mime Lt ins ty Dum; ty and Hickory Secaee i = _Georectows the Excelsior Socials. Darr Excvesion to Meant Vernon, or the steamer Arrow, at Wa. a. MARERITER'S ART GALLERY, S¥ 7th street. Barlow's ART GatLeRy, 257 Pennsylvania rand ball of c@on the occasion by avenue. dere Nary Vora 2 at #0" » tran agrow Battinonk AND Ouro Bar fl the chs Preity B 1B—Important Meeting of Othzens. © she still rema: Ut hard a wot the recent difficulties of Mayor Bow with the Baltimore an@ Unio railroad, an - ce - avert if possible the pending Iaw: 1 Boann cr Tra URAL S parties, a meeting of citizens was mal Board of Trade a urday Iasi. at whieh were ed wpon the resur coran, ‘Cooke, Wm. Several delegates ¢ 7m the ke, Wm. B. Tos ont vie. ners, MW. Galt, ‘Wm. Forsyth. late City «ral Humphries, Chie’ Engineer Kennedy, and several sented by President necr Kandolph, Atterney= Buchannan and Gox, and Master of Transpor- tion Wilson. as ake as Chairman, aud Fitchugh Coy secretary. The Chair briefty stated that the meeting had deen calied for the purpose, if possible, of sug- gesting some means for an amicable settlement of the diticuities. Mr. W.H. Phiip then read a letter from Mayor Bowen, in which he gives a statement of the af- iair, and concludes by declaring that the y settlement he is willing to accept is th railvoad shall conform to the law of the « so arrange their track that it will not with the grade establishea by law. Mr. Forsyth produced the elaborate map, y prepared by him at the request of M 1, Which shows the entire grade of the ct pot to the northera bemndary, so their present contition e track. then defended the lett stated that the grades ot t ¢ map Were correct. road as now constructed was not only contrary to law, byt was prejudicial to the mghts and interests of the city and the citizens, and if it could not conform to the grade should be re- qui remove. Mr. Garrett adverted to the rights granted the read by the charter f Congress, and sai y beneticial to the ng to do what was that portion of 1 ScHOOUS.— The Camber- san save Chat the Civtiun 4th of ) RENT, emely FURNISH PD ROOMS, rand tw the Mr. Cooke suggested th to ran a short line from Bl. witht Point of Locks ro they could come down to their depot by First strect ea-t on said road. would obviate all the difticulty, and no gr would have to be changed, as First street w now in pre already graded. As shown by the map, either the grades of the streets wo have to be altered or the road remove: ” bie for them to come grade of the st jaw, and he th it would be asking t of either the Corporat the ers i alter thelr grades to accommo: re Quite an animated discussion ensned. which Was participated in by most of the Bre atlemen present. but no conclusion was reac A committee was appointed to wait on th Mayor and inform him of the various vie which had been elicited at the meeting, and ask a further expression of opinion from him. ‘The meeting then adjourned. o FeNERAL oF Mrs. Astpos.—The fancral of the late Mrs. Amidon (ook place yesterday # nce of the family on the corner oF ¥ irgi je and Seventh street. The E tist Church and the Ke Church, preached a sermon, alluding fo the many virtues of the deceased.” Rev. Dr followed in a feeling address, taking for his text, A woman that feareth the Lord, she shal praised. She openeth her mouth iu wis! borgian and honor are her clothing; and she shall re in time to come.” He said it ee as if th were written to serve as the eulogy iden. Every utterance of th excmplitied in her character. x What person o. TAINENG 206 ACRES, est position in our Wourse OF sin- an " Situated near Eran 1 all the spheres where wor ty. Md sin made 40 shine sho was t years ago she made a profession of f Christ. “The strongest of impulse=, duty, to the public ayowal of her religi alluded to the last moments of tl and closed with a tribute to her ness us a teacher of the young both in the p lic schoo! aud $ i school. Teaching w. the grat absorbing dea of ner Tite aud wh an cX#mple she has tert winit? At the Conctusion of bis remarks, anothe hymn was sung aud praver offe The as follows: John Hi Dr. R. B. Donaldson, and W. J. Martaugh ‘The remains were deposited in the vault at Gle wood ceme tery. trough the land ne % Wor bow BRICK H — ‘Tue Narioxwat Lanorn COnvENTION of the ei) of the United States met to- lock, at Union League Hall Page was elected tningeof Mares He. Trevellech of Mic H. Robinson, trom the Engineers of New York citys Mi of the first Congres Tion. J. W. ot ny others—about 150 in Apriy af HABLE & 1 ORCL wyce-tt Fivok — OOMS. to gentlemen, singly. Apply No. 3. streets. given’ th hing House vig those f rina made remarks at considera) nd afterwards called upon the Ki ofer prayer. trom each State was ay tL ol Bein = neds-tf md during t Fs ENISHED | FOR RENT—A mail RNISUE in the First Ward nH. Harris, of North Caro- ston, of this city. application to their birean for permissio at the late State election, and pect: informed that a pro raft amount would be dedueted trom their salaries for the time they that the clerks from Ohio in the were permitted to ge without any 1 restrictions, &e. ~. veral speeches were dle denouncing the action of the chief who was charged with making the decision referred to, an! the Chairman was delegated to make in- vestigation of the facts in the case, and report at the next meeting. Adjourned. ~~ WoxkiNoMen’ CLUR AT THE GovErNMENT PrintinG Orrice—At a meeting of U Se of the Government Printing petd in od Vocument Room, on Saturday av rs. Allen Coffin, Wm. A. Laval! “se n Wrigiit were elected as delegates to the National Labor Convention. Kesvlutions were adopted instructin, ng delegates to advo- cate in the Convention the adoption of resolu- tions: That the accumulated weaith of the nation ought to be taxed on a graduated so ws to make the burden of taxation bear heavier upon those who have reaped the largest harvest of American toil. That the national sok case. ver! bedstead wii weeded. "Appiy un the prem: m0? im A nt and side pore - Madicon st and I7th strests. betwoe Terms caxy SUITE OF ROOMS. Partor and new aad handsomely B street nortn wists rath aide mold tt Thor two tir: HOCHES rim, mice 413 hes 4 yards, on month. Apply to W street. IRST CLASS | aoe our Anction mms: ts DO Stl a Ge mabe tnepe en < es aor SU. JUHNSUN, No. Low toa isownl tenants is debt ought to be paid in gold, or, its equivatont, WALL, corucr Sh etrect wut Foun aver” mela” ini me ee the it intent of the erOeponan a hl ita coutractod.” | FQUSE FOR RENT-YUENITURE FoR SALB— ‘Tus Homestead AssociaTion—An = . oe are eee, with * 1 for the e of ing aosoclstion tthe homestead pad sock as are in operation in San cities, was held at the Pay Bae —A new me RRICK Bet th street + aa ee iitire. tages M etroat,_ EXCELLENT ROOMS Fo! ar ith the words «Fr See street, with BOARD. “3 Charity,” sud the Ts.