Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1870, Page 1

~ THE EVENING STAR. | PURLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, | 4 At The Star Buliding, ' SW. Corner Penasylvania Av. gad Ut St. !| sy Taz EVENING 8TAR NEWSPAPER COMP INY. ‘THE STAR fs served by carriers to thelr mb- seribers in the City and Distriet at Tex Caxts rer ‘were or FoRTY-FouR Caxts PER MONTH. Copies at the connter, Two Cents. PReck vor Marine :—Three Months, $1.50; | Six Months, $2.00; One Year, $3.00. No pupers are sentf rom the office longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAB—published on #ridsy morning—§1.50 a rear. AMUSEMENTS. ATIONAL THBATRE. THIS EVENING, last 5p trance of the distin- ail ars s Ma3. © McooLLoM. ty ty lk & iM ing Drata of re i Me- osha « OF THE WOODS, yen othe opular Aw or Mr. Bb. CHE, as TBE Mare, the Soldier of Hu fResnises BF MISS ELLA A. STOURTON, MASONIC TEMPLE, WEDNESDAY EVENING. May Ira, AT § OCLOOK TICKETS, © Dents. tobe bad at Ellis Bt re Parker's Bok Store, and dou GjB*8D SACKED CONCERT, 1 FOR THE BENEF\T OF ee NEEDY SOLDIERS. THEIR WIDOWS AND OKPHANS, AT THE NATIONAL THEATER, SUNDAY EVENT n¥ 15. ISTO. at 5 o7clock. ices of MCPUERSON POST, Ne 5.6. A. &. The services of some ef the finest Masic t at Metz-rott’s Music myls-2t CATION (j"590 MAY FEsTival ANDD AT THE PARK OF THE WASHINGTON SCHUBTZEN VERELN, ox MONDAY AND TOESDAY, Mav 16 axn 17 ‘Target Shooting, Ten-pin Rolling, Concert and Dancing, Lilumiuation and Firework s. PRe aamx ‘ay 16,5. m . meeting of the Schuet B. tel ‘ch to the Schuetzen Park Tare: ooting. At3%: p.m. the wet atthe Target house to welcome ests. salnte of twenty-one is. Até Eberly, the Presi lent of the Steuben will deliver an introductory speech m lay ing of the corner-stone to the STEU- T. to be erected at the Park: by the Grand Lodge of Free and the District of Columbia, Vie- MONDAY. M xen at Victe * Music; Address Jent of the "Washington Schustzen Ve- sq; English Oration by Simon Sengerbund. TUESDAY. May 17, Boginning off firing at 9am. Prize-rolling from 9a. m. till 10 p.m. n beth days the « “er Marine Band will bt m. till night, and entertain t Tassical pe vformances. Dane we will " Park 25 Cents each: to the nts Extra Children under 15 y wk min.ittelanlees accompanied b their parent towed Omnibusees will inw, Toad at all times. The best order wi ghd the Park wail positively be ch both days No admittance for disresrectful persons. B 1 _my ft "TRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Vy FALL'S OPERA HOUSE. FOR NIGHTS ONLY. Commencing MONDAY, May 16, 1570. RELLY @ L INSTRELA, From 720 ire ‘New York. ire The greatest minstrel « The won the age mpond of the greatest artists in exten, have ved in Europe petrol tronve, They will mic Opera, CHING CHOW ver wiitten,and LISCILEN the ger ff ¥ plause. For fur ee programme and Kelly & Leon s d Mo “nee on SATURDAY, May 21, t elect 109 fox pie-nice. PEON ATSERS 42°C: H. A. KAISER & Dear Lith sir Towing Pain view, and for The Boteo' hed ach. ons of the tiful pictures by this great master, ever ea. Large picture by Lanrent de iy Rest * Preparing for Schoot, oFiginal portrait of Col. Richard Jou adr Martin Yan 3 The f tinge are on free sale t all oetralte,of aahingtons by bimsell;’ sir orth: ina Eltiott: Kock. Also, choics ings, Old Ereravings. uest and large st a XB. BARLOW priet ore Exhibition(|No. 486 ae ana Sale Yew sine. home No. 486 Tru SrazEr. at MARKRITER’S, No. 486 SEVENTH sTHEET. between Dand E Bight Doo s above Odd Feliows’ Hail, Choice Olt Paintings, Engravings, Chromos, Re. ‘Also. Largrst Suck Paperhangings, Window Shade, Picture Frames, Picture Cord and Tassels, Kings, Nails. &c.. in the District, s a7 Tr. CASH. Please remember Name and Namber. pty" EOPENING PLEASURE 370. ted in focntexnta ¢ OF GEORGE JUENE: GARDEN. & a43 7 STREET. | Sevcen Taurteon’ and Fourteenth Stren, ULL PAINTINGS, ENGBAVINGS, | PHOTOGRAPHS, CHEOMUS, &c., BOGER'S GROUPS OF CULPTUKE, ASTISTS’ MATERIALS, STATUETTES, &c., &c., PICTURE FRAMES, CORD AND TASSELS, &c., &c. VELVET PASSE PARTOUTS, PABLOK BBACKETS, &c A Fine Assortment for ry HOLIDAY PRESENTS. oe ly A.V. 8. SMITR. WOOD AND COAL. rf ¥ CUBEBLAND CuaL. AssORTED hy UAL. zy jor fainily steaming - ni be. the ible rates, Hr canbe "Oea! be strest aad’ Canale Donets Bet = @. b. SHERIF. AND COAL — T REPVCED PRICES. long, per cord... sawed in 3 or 4 plecus, par cord sawed in J or 4 pieces and split, WOULD, pleces, sawed and split, r cord. Pere R= . KINDLING WOOD in bundies. Bee ‘White Ash COAL. ‘oping by strict attention to besiness to receive s i Ofice 1922 Pennsylvania avo- rest bebecen Lh and isch streetar a? of Tth street. A. . PB. Bou’ 22 ~ Rae Cc AND Woop. JAMS GLEASON enccewor to Gleasos & O'enn, C to info m bis a OFFICIAL. LAWS OF TdE UNITED STATES, Passed at Second Session of Forty-drst Congress [Purric—No. 36.) A® Act making appropriations to supply det ciencies in the appropriations tor the sce-v.ce of the government for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy, aud for other purposes. (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) MISCELLANEOUS. For deiraying the prelumina-y expenses of taking the puta census of the United States, «20 wondred thorsand do's: For expenses Meurced during the year eizh- teen hundied and si ne, in taking the first cersos of Wyoming Territory, one thoasand tive hundred dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Treasary t> clove the accounts of &. B. French, late Com- r of Public Buildines, there is hereby iated the sam of ti‘ceen thousand and x dollars and eight cents, or 80 much may be found necessary rer that pur- pore; but no greater sum shall be paid icom the freasury out of this appropriation than eight hundred and soveniy-turee dollars and eigty- three cents, the balance due to said French on te aggregate of the ceveral accounts. For tne amount due H.Hawlin,late collector 0” the port of Boston and Charlestown, and s.iper- jnteadent of lights at Boston. twe thousan:i two hundred and thirty-eight doliars and sixty ¢=nts, the same to be carried to his credit on the books or the Treasury Department on account of sar- plus official emoluments, and on account of ex- Peres of coll the revenue from customs. To pay Joreph Miller, M. Kelley, L. Millec, M. ©. Brown, Join Cammins, J. B. Pi Charles D. Kenyon, M. James Uair, B. Crossed, M. mney, Lane, T. R. Howlett, and A. B. Farncs- the ounts due them ively, as officers, members, clerks, and employefe}s per diem, mileage, and services in the legis tore of the of Idaho, to be paid only pon vouchers to be approved by the ac eounting eeaae of tue Treasury, in ali ie fhousand a twenty-three dol'ars and sixty- five cents; and to Crawford, Slocum and Com- nv, George M. Tho a, Emil Lom! A. Downes, and Archibald McBaraty, the amounts due them, respeciively, for ren! and stat onery for the same service, in all one thou- — eight iy fag ey ne and eighty-eight cents; mand Maxwell for wood and othe: lies eit, A. Dormell, and J. them, rcspeeti same service, in . Vincent, the amounts dus ively, for sundry supplic3 for tue four hunted sna ninety. y-six : no part of the above amounts hereby appropri; afod to detray the outstanding ine=3 of the T ‘of Idaho thus specitied shall be paid, unless upon vouchers veritied upon oath tp the satisfaction of the proper accounting of- ticers of the treasury. SENATE DEFICIENCY. For clerks Lehre aS ‘s, horses, and estryalls, twenty thousand dollars. ‘or mi cous items, five thousand do’- 3. ; For furniture and repairs, three thousand dol- ers. For Congressional Globe and Appendix, seven thousand six hundred and ninety-seven doilars and seventy-three cents. For detraying the expenses of the Joint Se- lect Commptee on Retrenc>ment, tive thousard dollars: Provided, That this appropriation shall be drawn from the treasary on che order of the Secretary of the Senate, and disbursed under end subject in all respects to the provisions of the joint resolution of January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. WAR DEPARTMENT. For rent, watchmen, and lalorers for the building on the corner of Fitteouth end F treets, oceapied by the Paymaster Generu|, six thoveend dollars. RECONSTRUCTION ACTS, To Aefiay the expenses incurred in carrying nie eft ct the “Act t provide for the mare t government of the rebel Stats,” for « supplies and service, viz: In the first y dvsuriet, : venty-tive thousand dotlirs: in the fourth military desic thousand dollars; in the Gith military di coe hendred ard ten thousand dotiars: / , That no portion of said sums shall be patd upon vouchers furnished and veritied t by the petty farnisbing said su; orming soca ccrvice, to the satisl proper accounting olficers of the treas And provided also, That im the titth mili- y strict there shall not be paid more than Jises per day to avy registrar or sheriff. yur doliars per day to any elerk or depaty sheriff, tor the time actually employed. To evable the Surgeon General of the army the balance due under contract executed hun with the Providence Hospital, in the iistrict of Columbia, for the care, support, and wedieal weatment of sixty transient paupers, 21x thousand dollars. For secret service fund, being required to set- tle the accounts of disbu: enable the Secretary of the the accounts of disbu: officers for expe: turesalready made and fuvolving any acta- | disbursements, but merely requir! @ trans- fer on the books of the treasury, seventy-live thousend dollars. For contingencies of the army, fifty thousand i err ses of the recruiting service of the regular army, filty thousand dollars. For tour watchmen and two laborers for the building on the corner of F and Seventzeoth , COM) cellaneous items for the dollars. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. To supply the deficiency in Repent gremyr ed for blank books, statuonery, fuel Lights for the General Post Office baliding, inclu: ing the Sixth Anditor’s Office; repairs of the building, .orriture, , painting, fitting up per- nent py si papers; for pay of engi- neer, freman, and rers; tor library puryo- sea, tel ms, snd for miscellaneous items, twenty-seven thousand dollars. Foreapenes of the otmervaton and report ot o report 0: st eae by telegraph and signal, for,the benefit of the commerce of the lakes and sea- board, firteen thousand dollars. COAST SURVEY. 10 potas ot tee United States, ine circu . Pie malice circuit, from the date of their re- Spective commizsions to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy, both inclusive, twenty- tive thousand six hundred and eighty-six dol- lars. UBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. f Sabe and the President’s hou-e, twenty-five thousand dol etnias For sa! of surveyor general i tory of ‘Wyoming, eleven hundred and ninety- two dollars, in es outs Fs Se ong, ‘fifteen hundred and eighty-n! ars, Juting the President's house, the ©: reuse, aud of plants, one thousand dollars. ters, plumbin; is fit Tike” ous tasuadad dotiets. lars. ily deficiency in contingent don, tecel-ons, Evans ae Beeanee tek ninety-one dollars. do! NAVAL ACADEMY. For ae additional quarters tne} Cnet entered into Joly thir sighteon = and sixty-seven, "Ske. and be tt ‘That there is further enacted, hereby appropriated. out of any money tn reastiry not otherwise 5 am of forty-seven seven hundred soe righty~ y ‘cents, ighty-six dollars and ape a ney Se ‘of the first Con- lectligninax viz twenty-six the , three ‘eighty-four dollars ‘Live cents; Committees on jponsena fve@handred and and eight ernts American C Committee on Rinhn Couss,u WASHINGTON. D. C.. SATURDAY, MAY 14. 1870. Che Loening Star. TWO CENTs. one hundred and forty-three dollars and sev- enty-eight cents; being the amounts reported by the Committee on Accounts to the Hoase of Representaitves, on the Brst of March, eighteen hundred and seventy, and ordered to be audited and approved, the saine to be added to the mis- cellaneous item of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. Approved, April 20, 1876. SPECIAL NOTICES. ter, ‘CHARLES GAUTIER, 217 and1319 Beltzer, ite eee HALL'S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER Is the best articte known to preserve the hair. it will sositivety, res ore GRAY HAIR TO 1f3 ORIGINAL COLOR AND PROMOTE ITs GROWTH. in eatirely new scieat‘fic d vcovery, com- any of the most powei.al and restorative agents in the vegetable kingdom. di makes the Hair smooth @ad slossy, And does not stain the skin! recommended and used by the first medica: Teggortes of Wines and Li celebrated NATIVE myS-tf Itis authority. For‘ale by all drageiets, Brice $3. oo wy 12-colm Nashua. 8. H., Propristors. isso. PERRY DAVIS’ 1870. VEGETABLE “PAIN KILLER.” ‘The Great Family Medicine of the Ase. THIRTY YEARS since the Tatretace pons yo and yet at = fon of the Pain present time it is arity ts not condued to tule conn, pularity is not cont 10 this coun ger the world its beneficial effects in “ills that flesh is heir to,” are acknow!- ppreciated. and asa PAIN KILLER ite to no couptry, sect, nor race. ary Xeaxs in certainty « long enough time to the efficacy of any medicine, and ti is deserving of all its proj ed by the unparal At ina SURE and EFFECT PIMPLES ON THE FACE. black. rms son and bistched dlshgupasions oe ike foes, use Perry’s comedone and remedy. Sold hy } x Fs : me and pimple eee TO REMOVE les Sree Se ry femedv. apd 39 streets, N. LECTURES, IBERTY HALL, WASHINGTON Corner of L wnd 7th stre RIA THE ETRU +D.c, rner ‘of lith ttreet avenue; Mobun & Bestor’s, Pennsylvania between 42 and 6tit streets; Parker's, 7th sir-et, opposite Post Office, and at the Hall. Doors open at Toclock; Lecture ty commence at 8. my 142." EXCURSIONS, &c. STEAMER ©. F. SM/TH. Frain J) MARTIN Will leave 8. P. Brow: EVERY MORNING . for GLYMONT a: Intermediate, Landings. Fiity cents the round! trip. Sunday 30. myo 0! FOR GLYMONT? wi DALLY EXCURSIONS TO GLYMONT. The fast and safe ner ©. P. Smith, Captain Martin, will tears Brown's Wharf, 7th stree:, daily at i &.™; Sundays at 10:30. Leave Glymont at 4 p.m. Tickets for roved trip (80 cents. ts Befreshments and dinner can be bad at Glymont, inyll-Im™ Cc REICHENBACH’s Piano Me. 423 11th Street, cove Pe A ABLISHEDOVER 20 YEARS) . Y selebrated PLAWOS sole agency fertbe soe the celeb: 1A. at Wm. Ki nabe & .» Baltimore, and Wm. McCammon, Albany; also, second-hand ERY Papen, Qretog and. Melodecne or sate grf¥T and apt-ly™ POTATO CUTTER, FOR SALE AT WYVILL’S HOUSEFUKNISHING HARUWARE ANU STOVE STOKE, No. 452 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, _myl2 6t Near 46 street. Bi MOST COMPLETE cron BAT oF BOOTS, SHOES, AND GAITERS, CAN BE FOUND AT ° STEASBURGER BROS’, 906 SEVENTH STREET, (OLD NO. 373,) BE- TWEEN 1 AND K STS. - LOOK AT THESE PRICES: Ladies’ fue Col'd and Bronge Button Shyes. seer heels Col'd &™ Laced Ladies” ry ‘Home-made Button Gaiters. ™ oy = fine Home-made Button Gaiters... « Fox" “ rr shseg #20 OrlteraneO hy 135,135, 7 bd TNO eam e ees oT Children's Resa tae = ety Ladies" . and Kid Slippers... Raine got Sy prices. Don't forget name and No. STRASBURGER BROS, qm ao eT ST.,BET.1 AND K. ANtnOny FERS Ane CLASS SCOURING ESTABLISHMENT, No. 618 Nixrn Srazet, OPPUSITE PATENT OFFICE, EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip, IxtennaL Revenve.—The receipts from this source to-day were $674,281.11. IT 1s EXPECTED that the President will sign The Improvement ef the Capital. It ts so seldom that justice is done to our city by newspapers eleewhere, that we copy with Pleasure the following fair and impartial notice of the advantages of Washington as the Na- tional Capital, the progress the city has made in the last ten years, and what Congress should do for it in the future, from the New York Pos! (Rep.) of last evening: ‘Has not the joke about removing the capita! TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, i Proclama. the msion bill on Monday, farenough? It wasa ke from the tion of the Vete. praisigumaa te os iter; it has become s sate, now. Nobody | Teleg aphed acta tae iccnbas Stl Parsipent GRawt has formally awnniled th» | believes that the capital will be removed. The | “py, May 14—Great preparations are (the G " ery men who make a semi-annual fuss are bei exequatur of the Consul of Portugal at Savan- about it in Congress pocket their mileage, and | ™@4e tor the official proclamation of the vert nah, Georgia. rt Count Louis Corti, the new Italian Mints- addition to their pay reduced. Much may jast- inet Washington; but its climate tccently chown. The Emperor will reosive a deputation of the Corps Le, discourse on the subject eee and deliver a ter, was yesterday presented to the President | is better than that of any western city which | Editors of theMiarseiliaise Liberatea_ by Secretary Fish, and the usual addresses were | desires to capture ongress; its water is, at Vetals of the Rioters. least es good; and as for its muddy streets, Pants, May 1%—Mos is. M ere and Re- made. wdliiians oe, can be y snd ower. knaroons. gaat, editors of the Mai cillai.e BeWepaper, Vick PrerExt CoLrax’s youngest son was ‘ashin, has m nee growth in | and fone other brsovers, arrested for com baptized might before last by Rev. Dre. New: | fences only Ghat the oat eae Nina. glint ie pls a Bebrunry have been man and Eddy. President Grant and family wee present and the President presented the | tile one with a very handsome silver cap. SURVIVING Orvicenrs oF TUE OxeIDA.—M5- ter Isaac J. Yates, U. S. N.,whoisone of the survivors of the il'-iated Oneida, has been © dered to this city for examination sor promo- tion. Surgeon James Suddard, of the same ves- ‘el, has been placed on waiting orders. the Tue Presipent AnD Mrs. GRawt, and Gon- tals Povter and Dent. of his staff, this morning went on te excuision down the Potomac ten- dered by the citizens of Washington to Con. aress. A mejority of the members of both houses, with several members of the Cabinet. and oiber distinga'shcd persons, compose the party. The weather is fine, and the trip will no doubt be a most enjoyable one. TRERESIGNATION of District Attotney Pierrc- Pont, of New York, was recieved at the White House yesterday, to take effect June il. He plc ads bad health and professional engagements; and it isrumored that he will receive another and a less laborious office under the Govern- ment. The namesof Assistant District Aftor- ney Benjamin K. Phelps, Judge Henry E. Da- vies, ex-District Attorney E. Delaticld Smith, Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry, and others are men- tioned as candidates for the place Mr. Pierre- pont leaves. A NEEDED Inquiny.—The Senate yesterday adopted a rerolu‘ion instructing the District Committcs to inqutre into the financial condi- tion of the city, its indebtedness. market value of its stocks, bonds, &c. In accordance with this resolution a letter has been addressed to Mayor Bowen by the District Committee, direct- ing bim to appcar before the committee with a statzment of the financial condition of the Corporation, and the necessary papers to that end. Other Corporation officers, and those having knowledge in the premises will be sum- moned, end the inquiry, we doubt not. will be made sufficiently searching to get at the real condition of affairs; so far as they can be ascer- tained in the present muddle. M Fal poss INDIAN TROUBLES IN OREGON.—The Indian Bureau is advised of indications of trouble on the Hot Springs Reservation, Oregon. Quip-E- Mab, a prominent smokellar and others profess to be instructed by dreams, and appeal to the superstitions of the Indians with considerable med that he of suecers. Quip-E-Mah has dreai storm. About must go back to the Unatilla, and others are | are informed, the disposed to go with him. | Fores will be used to | pletely covered the prevent them leaving their reservation, and | Which was Hot very wt trouble may follow, although the agent feels confident that he can easily suppress any out- break. Mr. SUMNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL CIviL Riguts BiLL.—Mr. Sumner introduced a bill in the Senate yesterday supplemen‘al te the civil rights bill. It requires all hotels, restaurants, rai!- reads, theatres, churches, concert halls, acad>- mies, common schools, colleges, ete., to treat persons of all races or ‘colors alike, and imposes penalties, punishable on conviction in a United States court, for any refnsal of any privilege to any one on acconnt of he orshe being of African descent. It prohibits cemeteries froin being de- voted to the sepulture exclusively of white peo- ple. The bill was referred to the judiciary ~ommittee. Kep CLovp18 Comine TO WasutncToy.— pl Dr. the ation. number of fi men at the & Hail Storm.- Ri Ne ty laid out, shall the most residence in it, duriy the year, delightful. but a million of dollars and let the improvement of the hands of our Central drained, paved, its i, berless pretty Httle par: It is becoming vear ciety, and a life whic pendent than is foun Twelve or fitteen ye home chietly of officehol ents. Few men lived there who could live elso- where. Gut this has year sees im; living result from the admirable way In which it is be skilfully used to make it one of ial cities in the world; and a nine t mpetent at least appropriate per annum for ten years, city be pat in uch as months ot te created n, , aud Washington may be —__+4a0es Arrains 1x Mow The Rockyit oe hee ‘Wednesda ale of Be a oe Gee. Peter, Es cold sale, to a company phia, for the sum of Sec-0, to the Maryland sible vig trustees, on Saturday, 7th ii sale to a Mr. Weich, ot Pennsy! the Offutt’s Cross Koad sidered quite a bargain ‘h its value. The Season.—Althon; corn, it has been hij of wheat, oats, has been seeded. country lookin; this eatly in prospect for an abundance ductions raised in this secti the trees, vines, the youn, the trees of their folia tained that it has seriously injured the feuit. We have heard of no other injury. led by Lightning —A nes ot county,was kDled time. sday | e bi gener? sean situated ‘ls, together witli all the tures for mining pu the new company will work rehay 5 71 grass, Oe pe gress will permanent +» a8 trustee, itlemen irom Phitade!- Messra. Bowie ai rst, streets ly 1d with ed with nd cared for, and the city, whichis now in many aspects disagreeable, will be charming. year more and more the residence of men of leisure and wealth.who find there amusement. a but charming s0- isor may be mére inde- d elsewhere in our cities. 0 Washington was the r3 and their depend. changed, and every great! Gaditions made to manent population of the city, of men and wo- men of leisure and culture, who find an interest ut the seat of government, and who, after a year in Ibo ek are very ready to acknowledge the decide We trust, therefore, th: the per- f its situ- TGOMERY CouNTY, Mp.— le Sentinel of yesterday has the tol- the 4h at public 0, the land belonging ing Company of the Great near machinery and tix- poses. Weunderstand that the mines with ail ind Williams, noperty, which is con- 'y those best acquainted gh the weather of the past week has somewhat retarded the planting of ighly favorable to the growth gud every thing’cise that We have never seen the more. beautifal and tlouishing e season. ‘There is a cheering of all kinés of pro- ion, and, as to truit, a On 28m und. tr extent, it stripped » and fears are entor- In its E. B. Commi Arvrains In Prince Ggorce County, M The Prince Georgian of last evening has the lowing items : Sales of Land.—The “Yarrow Farm” of J.P , and bushes, ste unnsually tuli owth, giving promise of an abundant sida pis : Piscalory—Within the past week, quite a have been caught'by fisher- n ‘ucsday afternoon last, a Fortion of our county was visited by a hail five miles north of this place hail im rome ie es com. cour: e. man in the em- r. Mossburg, residing on the farm of icholas Brewer, near Dawsonville, in this ightning during the storm on Tuesday afternoon. He was in the garden ai: Appointment of Towa Commissioners.—In ac- cordance with an act of the last Legislatare, the “ Jommistioners, at their t, appointed Messrs. » M. Green, and M. Fie! of Kockville, to'serve the ensuing year. meeting ou Pretty. issiones L General Sherman has recetved despatches trom | Biacosbue: 1 thie eee ke, neat General Sberidan and General Augur, stating | week by outteutespe jend, Plumb, of Han- that Red Cloud the great war chief of the Sioux | tington, and Messrs. Murtagh and Creecy, of tribe, with a delegation of warriors and English interpreters, is pow on bis way to Fort Fetter- men to have a conference. If af proves satis- | cou factory he will continue on to Washington | ing and have a talk with the Great Father, the Pre ident. Gi Gen- eneral Sherman has ordered cral John E. Smith,on duty at the War Depart- ment, to leave for Fort Fetterman this evening, and it he does not get therein time, to meet Red Cloud somewhere on the line of ‘railroad this side, and has given General Smith explioit or- ders how to receive and treat this chief, and a‘- ter the*‘talk” is over to accompany him and his companions to this city. aeeapo- serail METHODIST PROTESTANT CONPERENCE—In this Conference, in session in Baltimore yester- $17,500. Washington, at the 3 vabout one very handsome figure of 0,000." It ts, doubtless, the finest estat ei ite in this Thaps in the whole State, contain one hundred acres of land in th highest state of cultivatioy servatory, and a magnificent dwelling, built i> the most approved paid—about $400 ve ever been Hill” rom ~‘Thomes This also is a magnificent estate seven miles above here, near Mitcheltvil mediately upon the railroad and contains 442 acres. Esq., has “) A. - fine orchard, cow style. The pric purchased © acre—is the highest we upon to chronicle, and it but shows to what a perfection our lands'can be brought by proper cultivation and enterprise. Charles Clagett, E: “Locust ckett, Esq,, tor about fe, t= x . The Railroad.—Our town has been quite lively fr, eee Senet 20 rted | ‘or the past ten days with the railroad team. several changes. Cassy - "3, | andiaborers moving down on the new work. on ritual was resumed and discussed ai | jpdlaborers moving down on , and that part referring to the use of the mandments and the beatitudes was adopt pid including the Apostles’ creed was s- At the evening session, Kev. J. Thos, Marray offered a resolu jon, which, was rejected, that no Conference not recogni in official connection with the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church at the adjournment of this General Conference, and ent ‘tpon the jour- nal asa constituent Annual Conference, shail be eptitled to representation im the next Gen- eral Conference or vention, wntil that Con- ierence or Convention shall declare it entitled to re tion; and no action of such Annual Conference, in anticipation of recogni- tion, shall determine any matter of interest be tween the now ized Anni ‘The report on ritual was and @ motion prevailed to limit each speaker to a Tee eae hows ministration of the Lord’s ight modi ‘Adjourned. ‘or well under wei a good tuj the brid; te Branches is bere Jarboe, Fsq., County two years. Mr.J. has ticer. a to the ftriend®, Carter & Co., quite comfortably ensconsed near we bespeake for them the ‘Messrs. MeC with h, we learn, and moving his force down fr the’ lowei ot the to overtake them. The con! over the Collington and Western his force, and will right to work as soon as the timbers arrive. We feel sanguine of having the “old steam along here betore the County Treasurer.—The Count ‘aiesioners met here on Tuesday, and re-elected William A. 'y Treasurer for the ensuing made a most efficient of- st ummer is over. ty Com: AT PatTi’s farewell appear: Pétersburg recently there was an ex! scene of enthusiatm. Afier the first act of ances Sirs “ he ee Hi i oceu: the lead in the new work, and will give anybody wagon” in St. eag “Crispina” she received the congratulations of Divorce in Hicn Lire.—Society in Philadel- | the Emperor, and a boquet of camelias “ phia is gossiping at present over a suit fordi- | ing a brooeh in the centre of which was an Force from bed and board by Mrs. Loulsa Koec- | enormous pear! eurrounded by thirty diamonds. se ee, eet her husband, Dr. Leo- | This was t! of the club, aud was worth nard RK. Koecker, the well-known deutist. Th about $15,000.” Aiter that she ‘was recalled six both belong to fine families, and the is sai times. After “Traviata” she to es fallen heir to $75,000 in own Tecatled eight times. Then came the mal right. The have been married from “Lucia,” at the close fi (o3 ima donna was crowned with wreath arel set im a coronetof gold, the gift ofthe orchestra. A Nice Sort or Wira-to Have Anour Tae Hovse— itis related that es an attempt op the part of the wite citizen of that town to 4 a cf t 4 5 4 : 3 oy 5 f HH 5 i ¢| i i i if # at e £ 3 {ted thankless task. in Biehmond triage road friends may have imposed zxDOza, South l & A FE a ‘The magistrat the cases of those pation in the late are stil engaged in hearing arrested for atleged partici= outbreak. Yesterday, rorty- Senionced—irom mime moni's down to ticen days’ imprisonment. Eight persons were we quitied for lack of proot. Arrived Ont. LONDONDERRY, May 14—The Dacian, from New York, for Glasgow, wassignalled at Moville yesterday. May 14._The China, from New QUEER STOWS, York, for Liverpool, arsived at this port at 11 O'clock yesterday torencon, All are wall London Expects Mexican Dollars, Lonpon, Mey i4.—Heavy shipments of dollars” are expected from Mexicg in afew daye, Woman's Rights Doomed im Parlia- meat. Loxpox. May 14.—The Timos ‘tha Woman's ‘tights are doomed in this Parlinmeut, Visxxa, Ei has been ited to suceced Baron de Ki a: Governor of Bohemia. ‘The heudysareen ot the Governor will be at Prague. Insurrection im the Island of Lisnon, May 14.—Information here that a tormdable out in the Island of Madeira. has ed troops there. reached has broken ‘The Goverament Distarbances iu Florence, Italy. Florence, Mey 14. y Fe ic ae —Some political 2 ‘star- rests were made. The city ‘oa Austria's Response to the Pope. Vrexxa, May 14—The “ eA May M—_The response of tie Aus Pi wi one; ‘Cold and unsympathetic. ryt poe Telegraphed Exclusively to the Evening Sar, St. Lovis, May 14.—About two thousand ored cit.zens living a’ong the Pacific rail celel led the ratitica- or pomeiee r orday bg were adopt: 01 sing bold timendments tthe an rebels only w! the word “ white” is stricke: tom the const tation, and sputning with scorn the attempt made in the said amendment to Join the destiny of the colored man with that of it. the enemics of the government epee, From St. Louis_The Victims of the Tate Eailroad Disaster— or Missouri State. Bonds for the State. Telegraphed to The Evening Star. Sr. Lovis, May 14—The remains of E. R. Wilson aud William Taylor, Jr., sor the Missourt Pacitic disaster, we been sent to New York; the remains of Johin Stnr- vant to Delevan, lilimois, and those R, Sea ois Fe eer aes 25 a bal? milion of MveOUTl ses With he vatpiee im bis hands. ———~—__ Meeting of Pennsylvania Iron Masters. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Bvening Star. Couummra. Pa., May 14,—At a meeting of iron masters held here v-s.erday, fhe unanimous feeling was to stop the production of pig iron, Which ‘cannot be made at the curcent sn cs without loss, and the probability is that in the next sixty days pearly if not all the farnac-s in this vicinity will be idle. Mining in New Exclusively to The Evening Star. DENVER, COLORADO, May I4.—New Mexico advices to the llth bave been received. Mining is progressing slowly, on account of thescarcits of water in the guiches. The water com:s in by a diteh, and will reach Nigger and Humbug gutches this week. ‘The prospect was generale encouraging. The Whipping Post iz Delaware. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Bvening Star. Wimixctox, DEL., May 14.—Six men, most of them convieted of Petty | larcen\-s,” were nine persors were condemved and variously | FINANCIAL ANP COMMERCIAL. The amount of iraciengl carrency reeeived r by the Treasurer of the United States, {com the Pin” ag division, dering the week ending to-day was $504,000; and the shipments of pute ders and fractional corrency, during the same | period, was $1,511,004 0f thes and $706.59 of the latter. amount of cocarittes the Treasurer’ trest fer national banks, Ported to Ere. 0s follows:—For etrcaiat- MOST; for depesite of pablic moneys, S16,490.0°0—total, €O%,679,550" “The 4 i i £ aa HF ? t 0S | Tate lation Tl if i outstanding at this date is amount of {fractional carrenc’ during the week was i t home ard fore aoep tin ‘o-a0e1 fompon, 1s)... 182. coment. Hiv: $ Boe. 58S coupon, M1. 52s. 5-208, Bel, coupon. fis: 5 10-405, compen, 10S. C wus teen ae Telegraphed <ly to The Booming Star. phaltmons, May M—Ostton very frm at 20. = Fe ne ira, $6086.75; Conterence * | day, the potition to abolish the Siding el Sedalia. Resolutions | two years. Drs. Catterell, of a yre aces Na sufiraze and office | Edwards, of Virginia, are eloquent ad: State constitution, | thorough reform in the old system of the charch they will vote to enfranchive goverpment and the abolition of itinerancy. n chechatents whipped by Sheriff Jacob Richardson,‘n the jt rdat New Cpstle, to-day. One of them m punished in the same manner at lei t twice previously. The B. £0. RB. Denial. Baclusively to The Buening star. BALTIMORE, May 14.—There is ro fou ion whatever for the statement that the Baliimore and Obio Railroad oe a have leased the Obio and Missi:sippi Railroad. The Baltimore = Ohio Railroad never contemplated such a lease. ——_o—___ Billiards in Maine. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. PortLanp, May 14.—In the billiard match last night for the States champiorship cue and $200, between Henry F. Shiell, of this city, the present champion, and Charles F. K. Smiva, of Augusta, the game was won by the former. Telegroyhed Exclusively to The Bvening Boston, May 14—A — in House ton, by ® convict upon an instructor nam: ‘way result in the death The New Phil the new aper, made its ‘ance this worming in a very crcditable styler It contains vineteen columus of advertisements. Sees Gone to Europe. Telecraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star. New York, May .—J. W. Si » Esq., imonton, apd lady leave by the Pereire to day fura two months! ramble among the mountains of Swita- GENERAL Sovurm—In this or Tae M.E. at M yester- ce of le was non-concutred in. A b: a to oe eens. defining a uniform system of chy architecture; and called the Home Circle is to be published. A propo- sition t» strike the word South from the title of the Methodist Church there represented, was of —+20e- ae ear a pn Fo A. Hat mond, formerly physictan-in-chief of the New York State Hospital, in the recent McFarland trial as to the evi- Of the prisoner's insanity, Fead s paper before the Medico- Society of ‘ork. on Thursday evening, entitled a “Medico. Study of the Cace of Daniel McFariand.” demonstrated that the prisoner was insane for @ long time before the homicide, that three acute 2 » and months after he was still suffering icom cereb. eal » his confinement hai ve effect upon him and preventing its do- ment into a ‘ot greater severity. Hammond is of the opinion that McFarland is yet liable on slight cause to another explonom fe yet ts —+*020- der bered that Captain Ale died at the house of the Gardiners, in Harlem, some months since, and that bis daughter, Mra. Burke, a:erted that he bad been and robbed by Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner of $69,000. ‘The charge wes not sustained, but the matter has now come before the Surrogate, and some curious facts in regard to it have come to light, one of the most prominent of whieh 1s a state- ment by a relative of the Gardiners, named Graff, that Sust before Capt. Alexander's death Mrs. Graff received €4,(99 (rom him as 3 pre- sent. Tre Fate or Gorcovria’s Comraxtoxs.— Dicgo and Gaspar Agnere, the companions of Gen. Goicourla, who escaped with him to Gua- jaba Key, have been captured on that Ixland by @ party Of marines trom the Spanish gunboais were pursuing them, and are pow on their w: to Havana under asirong guard. Their arriv: hourly expected. Immediately on their arri- val a court-martial will be summoned and the isoners on trial. Engtish Cdionel whe fled to couria died on that Island, of starvation. It is supposed that Oryan and fliree pilots succeeded ———_-eee. ‘Tre CURTAIN FaLLs ox Gin awp Mrtx.—at We "s session of the New York tery of the United pe La J aA. he junday more in urch, intimating that wanted to retaliate on the which first published the story of his gin and milk, and then headed @ subsequent ‘about him as myth kicked out.” This favor the Presbyter: him, and on Sunday next be w: Preach in his'church for the last time. —____ee--_____ Tae Rep River Exreprriox.—The Chicora arrived at Sault Ste. Marie at noon on Taesday, crossed to fhe American side and reported ai customs. The captam was informed coal not go through the canal, but had better wait u Thur: boon, when sutther orders were expected. The captain then crossed to the Canada s.de, discharged bis cargo, and leit tor Collingswood at 3 o’ciock p. =e wore of —_ te from 116 to 2,95 miles, In both