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ne, | umber 0° soldiers furnished the From a of Mayor Wallach at the | than one member of express the same pebeb y= may = ye yy 4 close of the warrit that the records of denunciatory remarks. ce of RASS HSS was far ahead of most ot the Statesin prepor- the War Department chow that the total wun visitors as 20 who haa the over Lames attending the fashionable reception« are extremely partial to the Alaska Diamonds, F tion to its population. Our national bey oy sr incon ea the United States ser- his Dit from the com- xpres- realized the fact wh 4. Ay belt States of Ne Nebraska, and | mm, yet a the close of the rebellion was ction: Lae ot panel — re ST veo ding! bvigiant, 2 they had their tation in Con; S,and | 16,872. numbers, when compared with le for ives Was about - jer — _ amey are ser two members each in the Senate of United | the population of the sufficiently attest Con- ‘Signs, in gold an ae. and are worn by state to look after their interests, and we here | the spirit of tts people. No State, except citizens wrath was aroused— | wealthiest and most aristocratic of our citirens. in the District of Columbia have no voice in supplied so large a proportion of troop, y ania A meenifcent emertment can at ai times be Amuse ents, ae. that bodygand are almost totafly in our | whether computed by. actual number of en- | avenue paved, but never-have ‘able to je —— rige’ — eres Store, . 5 claims commen to all. What has ‘done | listments or by the different terms of service. ‘a measure for that purpos? through both received permission nnsylvania avenue, ween his and eb Narroxat THELTER—Lingard Burlesqt for the ot of Washington? They built | The population of the District by the censas of : from the Congress of the United Statest The | streets. He has also every conceivable variety Compan: , tine public buildings for the use of the Govern- | 1860 was 75,000; the numberof furnished Let me state an incident right in point, re- | ordeals of general legis} ition were immediately | Of Jet, im full sets. Jet was never in Wat's OvERA Hovse—Laura Keene in ment—that was all. The need of repre- | by the District of Columbia, comp! on three | cently related to me, which occurred some “opped, and a matter relating to the District of — during the present season, and the is som A large and enthusiastic meeting of our most | sentation in Congress was more and more ap- | years’ standard of service, was 11,506, or one to | of four years ago. pan becueety eteees om Columbia received the time and attention of | styles fe Stee Ferm ive becatifal. In addi- Lrxcots HaLt—Lecture by Grace Green- | ~ se held parent, as depending on everybody to repre- | less thanevery seven of its population; while in | Louisiana avenue, between 6th ith streets, | Congress. Was ita matter for the welfare of | tion to these, Mr. Prigg has always on handover weal prominent and enterprising citizens was held at | ont the means no representation. As | the States the proportion was about one in every | on whichTronts the Seaton House, disgusted at | our people that passed so promptiy? Lot the | & thonsand styies of ‘ne Dollar « y. He Mammoth Ilumi- | Lincoln Hall on Saturday night last, for the | it ir, every one should concentrate their efforts | ten of the population, based the horrid condition of the street, and knowing | following letter speak for itself: unusual facilities for obtaining the See, See purpose of discussing the proposed Industrial | on this work, and by of action the Exhibi- | 1860. A direct war tax was peo; | the Lopelessnessof getting authority frm Con- Hovar oy RErResexTatives, newest designs. and it not unfrequent! mated Teor Vere: and other, ae acent Bape | ee ibetion, > be lichd inthed Gity im. 1801, ‘Fhe | Yow would be a succeas. “LApytanse.) le of the United States, and the amount paid | gress within the lifetime of huinan patience, Wasninatox, D. C., June 25, 1866. that rs from New York, Philadelphia, sentations, every evening at 7 o'clock. » pean x REMARKS OF CHARLES M. MASON. by the eity of Washington was $42,200. Clatms ved to take the responsibility of putting | Hon. J. P. Usher, Secreiary of the Interior and other cities, express the opinion that Si#iru & Sraoxe’s Aer Gatteer, 245 F | large hall was nearly filled, and among those | pict Justice Casey then introduced Hon, to the amount of some $475,000,000 have been | downa valuable pavement at their own expense, Six: The House unanimous! ed a joint | they have never seen anything to cqual his col- street. present we noticed Chief Justice Casey, Hallett | Charles M. Mason, ex-Commissioner of Patents, | presented by the several States for reimburse- | trusting that Congress (which has exclasive con- | resolution this ‘authori? yon, among | lection. imap MARSRITER’S ART GALLERY, 496 7th street. who read an addres juegesting that the surplus | ments for expenses incurred in furnishing troops | trol of the avente) would Pastively noqaicsee; things, to proves the erection of any per | severe womminns, bum NEVER OET OCT OP BaRiow’s ART GaLieer, 237 Pennsylvania fund which ittully bel to the Patent | to defend the Government of the United States, | but no sooner had they commenced the proposed manent building upon any square or reservation | on »; pocsemaree Noy - caher aoe avenue. Office might, in the | and several millionshave already been refunded | improvement than an officer of the Government | in this city. | tac a wtics wanting So Dar 0 snetng ws —— missioner of Agriculture; General Ho great undertaking in which they were now en- | by the General Government; but not one dollar | prohi their going on with the work until It was intended to hit the case of the market | “! ae ld not fail to see | a _— be 4 ‘The Congressional Temperamce Se- | ard, A. R. Shepherd, General Balloch, J. W. | gaged, but in such a way as to enhance the ad- | has been allowed to this District for her expen- | first acquiring authority from Congress. buil now going up on Pennsylvania avenue Hoe mn at the rad a, =e jad .— Le etety. Thompeon, A. M. CI the Co: Vantages which might in any other way be.ex- | ditures for the same purpose. [Criesof “Good: | Messrs. men. and your constituents | and Eighth street. Deer ntt manufacturer, Tth street, between Dlic meeting of this society | Printer; Adolph Cl MHL. Hooe, J.W. Colley, | pected to result to those by whom It kas been | “Good!” visiting the National Capital, give full vent to | 1 you will give them notice to stop imme- | es 3 Lan eveungS nage W.H. Pettibone, M.'f. Parker. J. W. Boteler, | contributed. More than two years ago it was | ‘The amount ex nded by the Government for | your curses and i ation at the condition of | diately. Very respectfully, | Conma, &c—Dr, White, Surgeon was held at the Metropolitan M. E. Church, | 7 Easby, A. E. Henry Willard, M- | understood that there was at that time asurpius | river and harbor improvements throughout the | the avenues of Wi The reason wi Jouy B. Steece ¥ » A. E- Perry, Henry d of twelve years peal experience in the corner of 4x and © streets, which was crowded | Thompeon, JA. Ke: Wm. Wise, A. 8. | fund in the Patent Omtice of some $300,000. ‘The | country during the past twenty yearewill, it 1s they are so but illustrates the truth of the Chairman District Committee, H.R. | Taiteg State and Coed tg to overtiowipg- Vice President Colfax, Senators | Solomons, T. T. Fowler, Simon Wolf, B. W. | idea was then conceived, that, with what might | safe to assume, exceed $50,000,000; yet within saying that “your curses, like chickens, coms Fellow-citizens: Itis the and indif- tablished at 44 FP: ce eee between Wilson, (President of the Society,) Patterson, ‘0. A. Bartho! be safely spared from this fund, « nucleus might | that period not one dollar has ‘been expended | home to your roost.” [Laughter and cheering.} | ference on the part of Congress towards our ap- | 4% and 6th streets, Deo. Sa sence Willey, and Buckingham, and Representatives be organized which would continually expand, | for improving the river or harbor at the national | ‘That the question of jurisdiction over the ave- | peals for Ly? > and Forty, and Nev. Dr. Newman and ultimately develop itself into a permanent | capital. Ihave known of several instances in Dee. 6th, ly proper |, Which arouses the > = = nues of Washington may be freshened to the | just indignation of our people. We ask no aid | frat Comm Bunious, Chilbiains, Club and in minds of Congress and the country. 1 submit | fiom the Government. but we demand justice | se Reecunusionce Sotho autaent. some extracts frum a report made e Hon, “heers. ve enough Samuel L. Southard, of New Jersey, late Vice Wise the comnliee to be apratated to urge the | uence can be worn with care immediately Whittemore - Chaplain of the Senate and pastor Lewis, George W. Cochran, J. B. Woodratt, | institution of the greatest public advantage, es- | the West were many thousand dollars have been Son ‘oceupicd positions on ‘the chee Paulas Thysen, Josephs Williams, Andrew Roth: | pecially to the advantage of the class which had | expended to improve small streams that now ‘The exercises were opencd by the singing | well, T. B. Florence, and many other prominent | contributed the means for its commencement. | are not navigated by more than three fi: yer iy to the many Ft and hymn, followed b: citizens. This ould only carry out and magnify the great | a year. [Laughter.] And why? The sole in- | President of the United States, to the second that we have $ Dr. Newman” Seuater Witsoe, peokden In the unavoidable ashence of H.D. Cooke, | desigh of the Constitution whicls lind author | ducement for te expenditure of the appropria- | session of the Twenty-third Congress, in 1835: | some foundation om which to base our demand. surgeons and thousands of other after making some appropriate remarks read | F:q.,the president, Mr. Kilbourn moved that | ized, and of the statute which had institated, | tlons that representatives in Congress have con- | "The plan of this city was formed by ths public | We asi for mo inoncy to aid us in this tecamare ep a epg = the following, which the society proposed to cir- | Judge Casey be chosen te preside; which was | the system by which the efforts of our i stituents whose votes they wish to secure fur re- | avthorities, the dimensions of the streets deter- of the greatest national of bestnees at oiace, Dr. White benkes culate: carried unanimously. tors mere to be protected and encouraged. | election. These representatives having no con- | mined by them, without interference by the inbabi- | portance. There is not an artisan in any viet tele veutds wh = RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REMARKS OP JUDGE CASEY. Inventors desired opportunities to exhibit their | stituents in the District of Columbia, the noble WE fa the ned cory «or werent Aon land bat what would Se _ j TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. On taking the chair, Judge Onscy said he had | machinery in full proportions and in practical | Potomac and harbor of the national capital has | S,tiin°*, [ts plan calculatedfor the magnificent 3 ae Believing that the habitual use of intoxicat hoped some one more ident.tied with the inter- | operation, and algo to display the productions of | ben thus shamefully neglected for these : VASHINGTON CrTY SAVINGS BANK, cor- bition of the industrial arts: bg a: ir agate antennas timer | sypernriy te Taree as weoeey Rca | PEE ts, if its execution to any extent is to be thrown | of nity in the enter~ 7 an, So apel them. No people who anticipated theexecu- | prise. It our efforts in this matter shall fail by | ph a dpe ee ane beeauent support of it out of their cha | Teason of the indifference or proposed neglecton | in addition to its regular banking bours. It aid have benn eonstmneeeiing such s | the part of Congress, it will be another striking ye interest on deposit s petlod nether tie ore ee cents lly. At | inustration of the abuse growing out of our | P** = eriod neither the Government mor the proprie- ibuse growing ———e tors contemplated that the whole, or even a large | political condition—“heavy taxation and no Proportion, of the burden, should be thrown upen | representation.” [Loud and continued applause ints of the city. This assertion is am | and cheers.) It seems to me that the incentive ply sustained by two considerations. In the first | which induced the throwing of the tea overboard Place. the contract between the Government and in Boston harbor, was but a tithe in comparison peer gh Shy Benepe to the inflictions under which the 170,000 and improvements whi of this District suffer by the non-action of Con- ; and. in add gress in regard to such legislation as is noeded | = ng | for the working out stone amooten by our own pel owner of - | industry and energies. [Applause. | iia Hreper ee Ye - | "Y think that with'a united and persistent effort mi minde. twenty liquors as a heverage causes poverty, suffering | ¢-ts of the would be chosen for this duty. | their genius and indu: in such a manner as | yearsor more. Yet the Government collect ton- and crime; that there is safety alone in ‘total He regretted the bad weather tended io | to inyite criticism and inspire emulation. An | nage duties upon all vessels Compeg $ the Dis- abstinence, and that the personal pledge and | keep many citizens away and dampen the ar- | application of the surplus in the Patent Office to | trict. The corporate authorities of Washington co-operative effort tend to secure and maintain | dorof others; but the state of the weather was | the attainment of all these ends seemed to be a | and Georgetown have found it necessary to such abstinence; the Congressional Temperance | net io be compared with the influence exerted | rightful appropriation of that fund forthe bene- | propriate several thousand dollars to keep Seciety su zgest and recommend to the minis- | upon some of our citizens by the opposition | fit of those for whom it was justly intended. | channel in navigable condition. ters and churches, to all temperance organiza- | manifested against the Ce exhibition in | The architect of the Capitol being consulted, There are 11, children in the public schools tions, and to the humane, philanthropic and | the United States Senate. He hoped that these | expressed the opinion that with $250,000 a per- | of the District, as per statement of School Sa- ie throughout the land, to hold simulta- | causes would not retard the ardor of the origi- | manent edifice could be erected, sufficient for | perintendent Richards. Mr. Richards states neous meetings in their several towns, town- | nators of the enterpri hat neither the weather | all these purposes at the present time, andofa | that more than one-half of the children in the ships and city wards on the 22d of February | nor the epposition of Congress would hinder | form and style of architecture which would | public schools belong to families connected in neat_the birthday of Washington—and unite | them trom entering with all their might upon | admit of such tastetal and indelinite expansion | some way with some branch of the Government, im the zation of union temperance so- | the purpese of sneceeding in the en . | as to accommodate itself to all our future wants | and their parents pay no taxes. cieties, based on the simple pledge of total al- | Let nothing abate their zeal, but let every man | and future means. This would be nothing less The parents of these children referred to by stinence from all that intoxicates, and to adopt | put his shoulder to the wheel and say the ex- | than an incipient ‘manent fair and exposi- | Superintendent Richards are the constituents practicable measures to have such pledge pre- Fiviion must and shall be held in Washington | tion. It would be the commencement of an in- | «f Senators and Representatives; they hold oltice sented to every man, woman and child above | city. In the vocabulary of the committee, to | stitution which might ultimately develop itself | in rome of the Government departments, re- vat rt; ft ot thie p ich we can procure action in Congress. The repre- | ten years of age. There are millions of mem- | wiom had been instructed this great work, let | into a great temple of art, to which the votaries | tuining their residence in the several States sentatives of the American people will be just, bers of Christian churches, millions of children | there be no such word as fail. We were toid by | of inventive genius might resort for the purpose | from ‘which they are appointed; they pay no if we can only their attention till tiey | im the Sabbath and public schools, and millions | the gentleman from Chicago, who addressed | of securing and conferring fresh inspiration, | taxes toward the improvement of the District, hear our case fully. Let them give us liberal | city. Come one, come all, and everybody will of others, who, it is believed, might be per- | the meeting one week ago to-night, that a little | where international rivalries might stimulate tu | but thelr children are educated at th> expense = legislation suitable to the times and our circum. | be satistied. Fraxe & Goupuan, suaded to Pledge their faith, truth and honor | word of three letters explained the great secret | extraordinary exertions, and which would thus, | of the District tax-pavers; and yet ones has | have mn clon tse battae —_ — stances; let them break the shackies which bind Marie Hall, wholly to abstain from the use of intoxicat ose areata city rising in a few years upon | perhaps. become the head and centre of the arts | persistently refused to donate any public lands | PO! loopen of close them: but the authority in these | Gur energies by repealing the old Maryland No. 458 7th st., opp. Patent Utice, and drinks; and this society believes if a concerted, | n houseless p-airie, and that word was “ vim;” | and sciences for the whole world of maukind. — | for school parposes in the District of Columbia, It has even closed one of the streets and sold ths | laws in force here. 16,2: No. 516 ith st., between "9 & E sta, Yigorous and persistent effort were made, that | but he had been told some years ago asasecret | , REMAUKS OF GEN. 0. 0. HOWARD. By the following exhibit, for which Iam in- | ground which formed a part of it. Ithasalsochanged | ‘The remarks made by Hon. Thomas B. Bryan, one-fourth, if not one-third of the nation | by afriend of his from Chicago how they had |‘ At the conclusion of the able speech of Judge | debted to Hon. James 8. Wilson, Commissioner | the situation of the streets and canal. retaining ts | of Chicago, at our last meeting, whereis Ine would. within @ few months, be thus pledged | succeeded in building up that great city—it was | Mason, Gencral Howard said that, notwith- | of the General Land Office, it will be seen with and easel itself the lots thereby thrown open, and the Suj 2 i Kaw asta i sufi ta arama | sated at weneraed tat vim onan Weir | Georgetown Advertisements. — ve entered inte the contemplation af any | jpSt0n fore that he fo uainted with CORPORATION OF ORGETOWN ‘one at the date of the contract, nor can it now be > idence Hex eee garded as either reasonable or just that the city | the difficulties that we labor under. Chicago ring the extreme aifficnlty of raising money the Present time, the ad ; by aid ng anew letter to the alphabet—“‘let-her- | standing the inclemency of the weather, the | what lavish generosity the Government has Senator Pomeroy addressed the meeting, rip.” [Laughter and applause.) Determination | attendance to-night was large, and he suggested encouraged the school system of the West. = advocating the Maine law, and was fol- | is what we need, let us determine that we won't | the hall might be packed to overflowing’ if the | Statement showing the quantity of public lowedby ‘ fail; aud with the wealth, intelligence and in- | gentlemen had only invited the ladies to coms | lands estimated as granted by the United States Senator Willey, who said, in the course of his | fivence of our citizens and sojourners brought | with them. He favored their attendance, and | to the several States containing public lands remarks, that the public taste should be eduea- | to bear, the success of the enterprise was a fore- | if more tte were to be held he hoped the | for the support of common schools, and reserved ted in the cause of total abstinence, as the on! gone conclusion. The railroad objection was no | ladies would be included in the invitation. The | to be hereafter Spprsi priated for the same pur- should bear nse of the strects, the property | has liberal, encouraging legislation. Washing- and centrol of which was so pectately in the Go ton has none. I assert, without fear of success- erpment, and more than one-half of t! re dand ° tradiction, CW: - | cent, which belonged to ity must be increascd-in | £21 cout ak eee ee Tw at the 1 ton have layed ax mach cnergy in the past y Remedy tor the countless evils which intemper- | objection. We will soon have railroads enough , | success of the enterprise would be assured if | pose in the orga Territories, the quanti- | alys Uy thelr improvement. that the Govern. | Sve years, whee’ is fully consi “the tremen- | the ndvertiscment cannot bedelagad. ance initicts upon the land. Gnd there will be communication to all parts of | they took an interest in it—at least, they would | ties in the Territories being estiniated on the | memwas bound by every principloat yas risins | dous disadvantages under which we labor, as | = 12-0t roto ean een Hon. B. F. Whitemore spoke in favor of ex. | the country. Another objection had been urged | help to stimulate the courage of the sterner sex. | presumed basis that the grant will be extended i treme legislation to suppress the liquor traffic, against holding the fair in Washington—it was | The House Committee on the District of Colum- | to the Territories by Congressional enactmehts, and would moreover punish those guilty of in- | that the hotel accommodations were not ample | bia had not offered asingle objectioa to the pro- | viz: and justice to pay a proportion of the expenses in, | the Of Chicago, and that we have not | eer curred upon t ie wie egal to the amount of accompliaed more snot fr the want of ener. | [RY THOMAS DOWLING, Auct’r; Georgetown property which it held, and which was increased in enterprisit citizens, but is o TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ES- Acting so much crime and suffering through its | enough. We will throw open our houses ani | posed bill anting them a charter, &c. It had Acres. | States. Acres, | Value and benefitted by = this would have been | wholly to the fact thatthe General Go ATE IN GEORGETOWN. D.C. sale. welecme all who come, as had been done on | unanimously passed that committee, and hai 704,488] Kansas. regtty more than oe aly erty, andto be regarded | denies to us the same privileges and rights of Pader and by virtue of a dood uf trust to me ®enator Buckingham made a strong appeal in | occasion of great gatherings heretofore. No | not the slightest idea but what it would on alneether wakes aneottel et liberal legislation is secured to the citi- ae tes Sar CF eorer behalf of the cause, and was followed by city in the cow could accommodate more | House. Some day not far distant he bet ceive why it should call upon zens of the several States their Legis- - wenger = Vice President Colfax, who was introduced | strangers than W: m could, even with the | the District would have a representation in Con- Keep that property in ord latures. [Great applause. Se by Senator Wilson. He remarked that altho reat population they of. [Applause. fre. Until then everybody should use their on the Sabbath he preferred to listen to wi : MORE ENCOURAGEMENT. - influence on members of Congress to make the ‘of wisdom from those set apart to preach the | The Secretary, Mr. Kilbourn, then read let- | passage of the bill sure. With reference to the Gospel, vet he, for a quarter of a century, had | ters trom the Governors of States and from | States, he was cer to hear them speak so en- never refused to give his testimony in behalf of | large manufacturing firms throughout the coun- | couragingly, and if the same could come from total abstinence. He had read an interesting | try, all giving words of encow: the Capitol, there would be no troubie. He cle under the head of «‘Aim I my Brother's | citizens. Most of these have been heretofore | thought when it eame to action up there it ” and he thought the question was casily published in the Stan, but among those which | would be seen that they would have two to one ‘s ds Ww red az for the joint convenience of the Gor. | During Mr, Kilkeurn’s 2emarks the audience A.D. en, "and the inhabitants, the expense of main. | manifested enthusiasm by constantly in- their respective iuterests. The early ferrupting him with cheering and applause for mia. and being part of Governntcnt amd its agents is beli the eloquence with which he urged that the peo- Beatty and Hawkins’ addition to in couformity with this principle, ple of the District of Columbia had long enough | Elorveicwn ator” Bon Be ment has tot heretofore borne anything like its Pela ne “taxation without representation,” and ion oo eh unded S A the of Frederi ortion. Its expenditures for this obyect | upon retiring he received round upon round of ~ pts Sy or the north line of Sth street and the east line ively small, and devoted almost | applause. ec jon auswered, for the insane asylums, alms houses, | have not been, were the following : in their favor. [Applause. po the Srenuet sad streets WRlhersindls- REMARKS OF ALEX. R. SHEPHERD. of Frederick street, and run thence north 16 tect 6 in- Jails, workhouses and ail Fefurmatory institu: | ‘Gov Bowie, of Maryland, cay, Mr. Kiltourn then introduced the following And the public ofices." Toreshibit the views ofttiocs | Mr. A. Re Shepherd was called for and ad- | $i 'ythe southeast corner formed by the interese- tions answer the question. He said:—Go and “IT willtake great pleasure in co-operating | resolution, which was passed unanimonsly Oregon. who were entrusted by the nation with control and | dressed the mecting. He said he had been con- | g-uth line of Oth strect: then tus east with south line san Gin Seonetee ot thaee iste ee th you to the fullest extent of my ability. lt | _ Kesclred, That a committee of twenty be ap- | General’ Land Ofpice, 1 management of this sulject. the commitiee ald to | siderably waked up by the remarks of Mr. Kil- | of 6th street 9 fect: then south, parallel lant sor aeestion. “eee drinking pay?” and | Is'my purpose: in iy fortheoming annual mes- | pointed by the Chair to wait upon Congress and | Not one acre to the District of Columbia. this @ report from Provident Washington to th: | Ponta Rou ne every word of them. | street, 16 feet 16 inches. then’ west the answer will be, ‘Those who have com- | sage, to call the attention of our State Legisla- | urge the passage of the bill gran charter | Compare the generous action of Congress in | commissioners r,t He (Mr. S.) had been waiting upon Congress for | 8tieet.% feet to the place of begin ina menced as moderate «rinkers testify in every | ture to it. I have no ‘suggestions to ofter’ to | for the proposed International Exhibition to be | that exhibit towards the people of the States Keeust 39°h a message from Mr. | Ycars past for various purposes, and he could | gecive monthe, scented Oy a dod ot ree the character and low condition of life that it docs | you at this time, further than to say it might be | lcld at the national capital. and Territories with thelr treatment of the | Sefcreon to Uonerees ith of January, bz. | also testify to their tardiness of action when the | $6°lv®, months, secured by a deed of trust on the Pot pay to drink. Itis the first step that isdanger~ | well to address, through the Governors of their REMARKS OF HALLETT KILROURS. eee ae ene ae eaty eat Presents a | ° “ Congrese haw expended nothing except upon | District of Columbia wasinterested. Healluded | Poa ine ithaca fess lay’at Litem, with motes — ~ = Bom — hesaid, let me adjure | States, ae the —— Legis- Hla the Fomple of the District of Columbia any ; me can a—_ — = _ streets which adjoin the pub squares, aad even | tothe trouble this city’had experienced in ob- od stamps et coat of purchaser @100 will ry = you to vocates of total abstinence. Yes, | latures such aid or co-operation as you ights thot Congress is Bound to Respect # ‘8 ‘are to blush at their neglect of the | upon such has only male some pavements and walks | taini ite = pty . Pledge yourselves to let the intoxicating dra Say aren beet eometiverct geese Mr. kilbourn said that in submitting this res- | School interests of the national seat of govern: | uniest out come trces nlowy: the squares ving ane | taining the ok as sao’ to tts wants. oe tage “ a ~< ; Pcople complained that there was no prosperity ‘Tms of sale are not complied with within five dare Fira tigenmeme of even thoweatrents ube Borne | eens aal ania witty ccm bainctaey | fay any of mins the Tibace poner eights “ While on the other hand, the city has not only | could not prosper without they were protected | fg warchaeet” expended its money on the streets where even the | in their enterprises. The usury laws stood in ‘Was scattered over an immen . bat i d sioner aed fmpenet thw acing ths | IME, 2Y,OF, our pregrese | Me did wot doubt | Jarz-a : alone. Do not trust to your feeble will. The Goy. Walker, of V: , SAYS > #lution he wished to make a few remarks forthe | ment; especially is our case aggravated when ‘he reatest men of the world have been its victims. “ object proposed meet | benefit of the committee to be jinted. He | the fact as stated by Superintendent Kichards None are exempted. The statesman, the war- wiews, and I shall be happy to lend you any | then said: es ” | is considered in connection therewith. rior, the clergyman—none were exempted who ad in the matter Cae power,as Ihave no | Mr. Chairman and Fellow-Citizens: I appre- Well has it been said that the District of Co- tritted with the temptation. Take warning, | doubt the people of this State will. Let the Ex- | ciate the full force of the remarks made by our | lumbia, the ward of the nation over which Con- then, young man, that the monster does not | hibition be held by all means.” chairman this evening, when he said it was our | gress has exclusive jurisdiction, is tre: a like a Se iene aa. | up in the city that would readily be teed in tine | GEAND MASQUERADE BALL, allure and deceive yor, as he has deceived thou- | ‘The following letter from Judge Bingham | duty to go before Congress and demand at neglected stepohiid. [Laughter and applause.) | senel, snd thoes leading t0, spd sround the pabl moving the aity iy to wamey lame wake react vag MONDAY NEXT, JANUARY 17, ands and tens of thousands, nay millions be- | wasread: tion from the nation’s legislators in farthe ut a few years ago Congress again distrib. | miuancs sl reversal Se kee nants | Eo wane tener Of icgidatlng tor oumpttee and ce. fore you. ‘The inebriate was always worthy of WASHINGTON, Jan, 15, 1570. of our efforts to accomplish the grand enterprise | uted a large portion of its public lands among | Diplic pre pe @ project was now on hand to that end which he | B- A. KAISER'S HALL, No. 42, GREEN st. * sympathy—always entitled to our most | My Dear Judy > 1 tha : of having an International Exhibition at the | several of the States in the shape of agricultural | *™-Theimmens< property of the Government which | hoped would receive the suppert oF ai! eee Tickets #1, a@EQuGETOWN charitable consideration. The man who would | invitation to the meeting to-night in Lincoln | national capital. scrip, as is shown in the following exhibit: has been thus b i on at all times fr- | zens, whether Democrats or Kepublicans. Give | prickets S14; aimitting outicnan and laAies. Hers topis neizhbor that charitable love which | Hall, and regret that I caunot promise to be | Itis time that we raised the question, have the | | Statement showing the names of the States | f duals at” | us the power, we have capital and energy. All 2 ee ee 2 his condition deserves; who does not commisse- | present. people of the Distriet ot Columbia any rig entitled to Agricultural College serip under act i. | We want is freedom—the privilege of governing | J}¥ THOMAS DOW Auct'r; Georgetow Tae {RE nfortunase man, has no rightto expect || The International Fair ought to be, and, 1 | which Congress is bound to respect 7 As an | of July 2, 1962, and supplements, whielfanye ac- ourselves. He was very forcibly struck withthe | UNITED STATES MARSHAL SALE oF the tolerance of his neighbor when aitliction | trust, will be held in the national capital. humble citizen of this District, Iam tired of | cepted the grant and received the scrip, with ie remark of Mr. Bryan, from Chie: other LAKGE STOCK FANCY GooDs, TRIM overtakes related a number of in- Truly, your friend, dN. A. BineuAm. | dancing attendance abont the halls of Congress | the quantity of serip, viz: - | purposes of the places w property was si night, in reference to Co HOSIERY, &¢. AT No. 111 BRIDGE ished men had fallen vi Hen. Joseph Casey. begging for privileges which, as American citi- | States. Acres in Seri | Stats. Acres in Scrip. | xv In the city of Washington the cate has beeu | like astep-child, and it had eh BEAR A MILLION AND A HALF pottans | zens, itisourright to demand. [Applause.} Vermont . + 150,000] Massachusetts ..36),000 | directly the reverse; Holding here more property | orphan child a re . ity of all who ba: PLEDGED. We go re the committee of Congress to | Connecticut..... 180,000, New Hampshire. 150,00) Shap anrw mere clay, st Boe, Sonn ouive «| emigrants to Californ from thy bed ‘The Sccretary remarked that the letters read | which is assigned all matters pertaining tot) - 120,000) West, Virginia. ..159,090 | Bt i « th which gave the city a the: not ma ey hi y 30,000 | Ohio. saved toa better life 30,0C6| Maryland .. 9.600: Indiana 10,000) Delaware asc. Tennessee were but asample of the great number received, | Wellare and prosperity of the 1 and he had selected bat a few to indicate the | this District, aud what is general} feeling which existed in different parts of the | While on all proper measures we country on the subject. On behalf of the sube | unanimous action in the commitcee-rooms committee on subscription he also reported that | len members disperse into the halls of le; over the stre perty of the re ethaps be properly res aia intend that fr ekould be exempted. but fiat It str be equally subject to those burdens which b: rescued, but Fld. hey were poi- sonous, they would first ive the doubtfal, kinds to the orphan child as a te=i. and if they did not lust it then they would eat « : rson and Keprese: the recommendations read : opening of the meeting having been adopted, i i ers is ger necessary for the common benefit of the w So it was with Congress, 2nt o ile mceting was closed by singing the duschooy, | {iad not called upon ‘any person for subsericy- | tion ge ag ee = 5 , the ‘corporate anthorities, have, With prude this Dis rict—eontintaliy ox} cr Bester « a P| i et pated, vi , ‘ pte a ‘in is kent we ere, and Dr. Newrsan pronouncing the benediction. | the movement im the Senate, ree oo | ete Total number of acres in scrip issued..6,000,000 Tata How : here, t os ig! yperty which belongs to ind’ Jovernment has been equally part efits which have resulted from the ents have been regularly made up. private alike, but the taxes have b trom the private holders of prope * There streets are not eniy opp: = dndisidual satecription ap t When the committee on District matters is | General Land Office, Jan. 8, 1870. Guaxp Ausy ov tax Rercacic—The Ex- | to sUnoee ced tee ae eaten amounted | Tait to report business, ut oneser taice ima | As ustal, not an acre donated for the benetit ggmpment of the Department of the Potomac, | and Georgetown had pledged $300,000, ‘making | session, there Is some excuse, perhaps, for not | of the District of Columbia. Iaving no. voice Grand Army of the Nepablic, on Saturday eve- | atoial of £1,505325.. (Ap -] Although the | keeping up the earnestness manifested in the | inthe councils of the nation, we are dependent sum named was quite large lie had not the | committce-room; but the interest of no other | entirely upon those whose whole attention is slightest doubt that if a charter was obtained | 170,000 American tax-payers is neglected for any | occupied by distant and distinet interests; and -the amount would be doubled. such reasons. The real fact, patent to all. why } While they are unmindful of our interests in 2 REMARKS OF PROFESSOR BARNARD. Our requests are not properly considered | by | great deal that pertains to our welfare and A. Dudenhausen; Medical Direetor The Chairman then introduced Hon. Henry | Congress is that we have no political power, and | prosperity, yet no opportunity is missea to Huntoon; Chaplain, Rev. Benjami: ait Sarnard, Commissioner of Education, who said | no legislator is dependent upon our sufirages fur | require our” people to contribute their fuil been made in the past ten years, and then the dinsdvantages under which we are compelled to prvi pliers Rebs gtr Be labor, he maght it would astonish even the a sizeand exter © ormiition, but they ising cl Chie a vt Guam in thet original formation, but they | cnterprising citizens of Chicago that we had ont. | accomplished so mach. Washington had too Sake DOW LANE. A ivaally cost nearly dunt the nmonai.of stzeets of | 1088 Ween an e>vrimental ground. Now, we | B3* TH Pat en an . . of wanted to make ~ostantial progress. He would “= euneil of Administration, 7 Wu | that if this city was to be continued the eapital hie sacctaten in OM08, ay eG, ee the (burdens for ite, maintenance = went, ten eh cre make the proposition that Tf'the Gorermnent | VALUABLE REALLY later. H. Dingman,W. 0. * . \\- | of the country, that everything should 2 it is my candid opinion that Noah reside: 0 i0vel a gress | ouvht not to vould pay taxes in rtion to the vaiuatio: BIG? Bter; Delegate at Late? to further the interests oF the ity, and nothing, | in the District of Columbia, and it lad: been | has alpr'in its generous bounty, cdodated upon whom a Ht peo aed Fp cing helen pen , of its property in the District, che citizens would By sire ment, Sig tay . the* he knew of would conduce more to this necessary to procure a charter from Congress | 185.890,794.67 acres of public land’ to several It has bee ‘ undertake to build the public buildings and te, i asi tO car uiterprise, uspiciou: building the ark, the human race would | States and corporations in aid of the cou- | streets were traneferred withont am = 4 - 5 i inauguinted. He eciceentee: thataent terres [neve hace axtnouabet nth tho Gane Ton | coertion ae celta thomaahias tae we Depapsien theevier Deteg made ty the Gove pte eg pa the Adj the burden of this. “t should be laid upon the | applause and laughter. yet at the capital of the nation we have but | sistsot ecventecn entire squares: or ieee now proposed that we should have our rights— ana Inspec Peo of the inhabitants of this city and Dis- Now, Mr. yeni og vad lero pom ot We ~ = —_— 6 ene _—— a in warlons parts of ithe. gts snd comtains 28 os thet we shoul respect ourselves, and make J presen. t., is r i i 1s wl Sa) ie let of ys ct rood, #1 rehes of land. some of these the Je ” Se ee rie is was not the only exhibition of this | reasons why I say the ears Biiirond | Coo eee Rer ee Free ead; {OM some of these the | others in turn respect us. He congratulated the tex pos kind that would ever be held here, but this w: Columbia have aright to demand of Congress ‘ant us charters for increased railroad sitet the proper place to hold the first one; the very | proper and prompt consideration and action Miecilities, but our efforts have been in vaine scnoot, called th name of “Washington” gave it prestige. [Ap- | Upon measures presented for the promotion of | At the last session of Con; Thad the honor, itute, bees formed Im South Plause.) Other cahibittons would follow ‘this | our welfare We pay a revenue tax to maintain | in company with Mayor Lowen, to visit Co: ton by persous from the ditierent | OP wo Fropesed Exposition would tend groat- | and suprort the Government of the United | gress to procure ot ag « tdencminations, the purpose being te | 1¥,te further the educational interests of our | States fa: in excess of the amount paid by seve- | citizens ‘of Washi ns en of the island. “Fue | Whole country. Jealousies shou! ral of the States, as the following exhibit sopesier, Soe privhiage President of the awociation is the Rev. Dr. | With, and all the States should un igs Failruad.. Anal Congress Od 30t take tho tince ens of Washington on what they had so far d hoped the present enthusiaen would not fli: nor falter until they realized their fondest anticipations. doacze Ca-v said the committee authorized resolt ions {tloptea eo above stated woul! be ‘announced through the city press on Monday or Tuesday. Adjourned. , it ings have been erected. The rest of them are cith-r | $i open and uncecupi d, or have been devoted to public | GRe uses, according to thé discretion of Congress on the ® “ct. ‘or this large extent of land, equai to all respective wants. the Gevern 5 he northwest corner of Wm. whee casterly with the north line of wired and twenty two feet five a ‘ect wide alley nomin the sum of &: chewed, Sut in reality not i : is tev. D ‘ax collected by the General Govern- | railroad. A) id not take the time | P#id from the general t ‘ " arker president, Judge Fisher, Commis- | IE,,00, 10, the National ¢ the enactment of the internal revenue | t0 act upon the matter, and has not to this day. | Couttibuted by the people of the United States ——— ists ts-called. to, this preg sient, Lc 8-Sshes: Seantoed meen the following States and | We worked long, diligently and well, but all to thesalgrot building lotr which hed alms \eeneccurod hente Umryunsa Francures Assoctatiox wt eliciblentlding tote me : + Sykes; assis - ¢ 30, 1 no purpose. And now Congressmen raise objec- | by the Gr ccnenfiete a Ihiactokine | held a rej meeting on Saturday evening ponite the Tudor Place and T Har sor of Yoeal music, tions to Washington as the place to hold the In. | Ii thus sppeare that the peop the United states last, and the attendance seems to grow salle: have paid nothing tot cit oh i for | and’ beautifully 1 there were fi ave paid wothing Tor ots, Bor an jess, as were fewer per- the property in the streets. ‘Tih ¥ procured them | sons present than on an: ions oceanon. and now own them resthout ihe expenditure af asin- | Mis. J. 8. Grifling Prof. J. H. k. tis teen fe the present | Wilcox Faye the result of the interviews Ke hai “In 1836 there had been received from the sale | had with the various editors city, as well of building lots, which cost the Government noth- | a8 others in the District, with a view to pre- ane, 3741024 45 | vailing on them to attend and give their vic ws of the great question of women sudtrage. He dl not meet with much success with various editors rpon whom he called, but Mrs. E. 1). E- ternational Exhibition because of its want of railroad facilities. Deny us the privilege to ex- pend our own means in building railroads, and then denounce us because we have not proper railroad facilities. “0, consistency, thou art a jewel!” (Great applause.) Fellow-citizens: It is not solely for the neglect of Congress in regard to donations of landand 3,505,397.51 | appropriation of means for the benetit of the dumed are not complied wit erty will be resol at tha et of the defaulting purchaser. Al g.including revenue stamps, at the < JOBN B. DONNELLY. Try T s. DOW GM a 1,300.00) ~ S2.1aH 43 “Bince that time hundreds of thou J lars have been received by the fenerel Gavecuacat | this s | end = and sciences. The results would soon be shown | Distri vas of benctitung the | it developing the inventive genius of our per: | ‘This tax, collected from the tel held | PG, (Applause. He thought Congress couid | trict of Columbia, does not inclu mt Aid | BOt benefit the mercantile and agricultural in- | tax collected from the several thousand Go =e . Edson explained that | terests of the country more than by a grant of | crument employes in Washington. The amount | appeals for relief from the old laws of Mary- there were a great many respectable ladics in | ‘¢% millions Of acres of land in aid of an exposi- | of their tax is deducted from their salaries by the | land, which were inherited in the cession of the F AND LOT SITUAT! PING TO THE FAL Pp ON THE ROAD BKIDGE FoR veedhara related an in- in the Pension Office, that + the ‘h have not been applied to | the original purpose and contract with the, eiisets LE By virtue of a judgment in.an in the © the ety wh in reduced circumstances | tion of the kind contemplated. If it accomplished | Government disbu: nts. District from that State. Our energies are bound | Cr praia an asa condition precedent cinctment suit, Sabicy israiaiates Sed ate [sai at Se Capes Tae Mani Pena | pec eur eommnecn ec eenagamere | Sra eiieesamae trea tsee ekatceet |" eetetng, dct roents ws at Laan ira eet Tg EX . ‘They had, therefore, invited a it wor ey “ i a 8 Sictober Lit clase to consult with thems to ascertam what | Hehly pay. W has all the facilities of | {t will be seen that the people of the Distriet of | the progress of the times. For instance, let me | ain: ate cresehes ed se Git Cie rite Te canna Denton Cridge said solticrs at Work or what kindof sewing ticy could do-and | &&reat city. ‘There is water power enough in | Columbia have paid within about surce per cent. | cite the old usury law of Maryland, which is in | poses. The desien of tie Coumiatice aed Me oeet. | RETS, pe! shed as auen and. werw nos widows about twenty-five handed i 3 heir namaes and | to run all the Apindles in the | as much revenne tax. to su ‘the General | full force in this District to-day. It enacts that to create @ reeklence for the Government, | Mts Colby said the association was bringing | John Cody, would derive the ated inthe county idem: : 7 country. It was true the Distri Government of the United States as Wax col- | if moncy 1s loaned at a Tate than six per they should have absolute and unlimited con’ | itself, into ridicule by taiking such stuff; the | D.C..on the Canal road leading tothe Palle Houkest Arvaneeendete Ces Cates nee hese | ca Maced bomeatl ot soak sh exon har te | etek te eo eas ‘great States of cent. per annum, the lender iy liable to forfeit which ‘shout be requlated and wv erned ty m law us it stood was very good Sir Alivat ‘two miles went of Gourgevomn. ¢ntalain sistance in any case Which may be reported 1 | it¥ Success national aid should be Nebraska and Nevada combined! {Cheers.] | both principal and interest. Money is the sinew Rithout the interference of partiat interests in a crib the society. po “” | The fair at New York failed for no reason | These three States have six Senators and three | of enterprise as weil as of bog unless it can up and — <anpentieaee ls than the people of that city relied solely upon povy ay pe Bitoee cr te dea mt their inter- | be legally protected in its use in this District at urces—not depei A CaNe Presexrep To Tae PresipeT.—On | their own capabilities. it then was most | ests in the councils of the nation, while the the usual rates throughout the coustry, it will removed. Attorney for the Saturday, a colored man, named James Rich- | needed was national prestige, with that it would | ple of the District of Columbia’ are all } not flow in here. ve a of the arrest and | _jnl2_ T. DOWLING, Auctioneer. . Bruton, presented to the President a be a national o1 > success and ‘We have asked and again of Co. urbers of the late — = by the donor, with a common 4 a national honor. [Applause.} ‘amount of the revenue tax paid to sup- | for a liberalizing of this law,and to give us such the that he was too | RGsTaBLisnen 1m 1636, in front of Vicksburg, | ion, 4. 7 on M. CLAPP, pore coreemmenet ot mo Uae maeer. —s as org eam behtacle ailing, ict the , he d say the opinion PEcmrom AWARDED Is 1857, fen. Pemberton’s sur- ion. A. M. then introduced e ‘District cent. greater e been - was —77 The iret star from the Nerraic wax | said, when this project was fist moted te'way | thauhas been collected from the people af aie: | Coverament of the Calted States: have offered —— poem SEE eres ieee of the floating battery used | SUtprised to see the oj nesota, who have two Senators ‘two mem- | 7 3-10 per cent. per annum interest to induce silence couidbe secured in large by 2 ‘= in theatiacon Fer’ Sst | he thought the sur woul Bow over ek ot are ey ee ee Webapeet cries teen saneseeg | ORES ARaeueET r a jo. ~ piece Of oe, | but as New York had fasied, than the/amount collected from the States of | he is able to forfeit all. With liberal laws : then suddenly AS and oF. surrender of Gen. Lee, | the pational is the Kansas, Oregon and Nevada, respectively. the use of here, (if any regu- House, Va.; the top star | hold this and [Cheer] Itis over 1 per cent. th: is necessary,) would seek ‘the ball extracted from the “dead line” at | cess weuld be been paid 1 peaete of the tate of Ne- | ment; new eoeugins world seme uv imour ‘who said Mills anon abe _ constant vate sal hich braska and the. xico, | midst; millions of dollars mow invested by our Mrs. Griffing here “val co hove a eae pride, because it: Utah, -Idahe, Co! 5 citioane in Gapentmances coceesties eeen Bs oe meeting the propossd’ chanes'n the ‘executed. peal ton Dexter, See- | <itizens. |] An Washington, Arizous { and flow into the numerous channels of government, and claimed that by the | Feports the’ total distance Louis, was applause. Nebraska two Senators and | industrial the same, the right of suffrage, be- N IE DISCONTINU ANCE OF THB month end- | hold this Fair, asthe a member ef ‘and the eight Territories | ene: rights, ‘would’ be gone tercver. AND Dist hit 1 ‘which number { Ly friction by the time represented by amount | We then explained the change AY U A. rare ee | tom, ameter) ShieDinTct is Oo per cont wore than keetcos | St in a ieee ene se. Griting, seeitadrcd re, | General F-L- Eaton was the ot em Bg a & Rg tf : i ar ey 9p, the aubject of pensions 3, I, sesaacianiamacaat senmed @ be and member, who, when rdisnahinn aN proper place to hold this o repress the interests of thelr to the timer ot he pet here THe Nationa Scvrnsee Coxvarrrom, eeetions Sor oe, ry the Several States, “= and re rap Lr ‘ See gi comfacratie tae ie ‘dmiscion to | the place of all others letion over this D while ‘our inhab- | and liched Inte the Presiden ae sions will commence at 10 o'clock, the aftesaoon 4 her exhibition a great success Government we pay so much to sustain. | We are net Congress ‘inaily ws ‘ep by cxpresdng serclons at 2 o'clock, and the evening semions at vi Soul pte epabie de and 5} {nour we ouly ask - Es ard ‘ Tider Gita done? The Go Katte and ther Saxe oy Rear Esta & Latimer, property, here iW ‘Attack on the city a auctioneers, have sold lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Do they and Sind 16, im square 172, {routing on ists eezest | Hues. Abroad we oF tae meeting. Ade ‘west, and D and E streets north, and improved SS 2y frame dwelling houses, to J. W. Starr, for | eS pear Naren a that ELSEWHERE will be found the call for a Repub. Washinglon nad’ been ne ote 6 ee tee rf} ‘ ‘municipal election. = Bowsx is somewhat better to-day, patie yet unable to attend to business at bis 1