Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1870, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday exeepted, Corner Pennsy!vania ay. and Ith st. . BY THE EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY. seri wenn « - counter. Two CxNts. we oR Maiese jonths, 91.50; Bix Months, $3.00: On 25 00. No paper ‘are sent from the office longer than paid for, THE WEEKLY STAK—pablisbed on rider morring—@1 50 a sear. INSURANCE. Loss by Fire. INSURE AGAINST Iv, wire A. B. PRATI # SON, weltir No, 3, ¥ M ©. A. BUELDING. JREMEN’S INSURANCE COMPANY oP WASHINGTON ANP GEORGETOWN, Office; Room No. 1, over the Bank of Washington, CHARTERED BY CONGRESS 1537, CAPITAL AND SU BPLUS, $270,000, Anacye all descriptions of property in the District ‘Gf Columbia. No charge for stampe or policies. Dike Been Pickrell, L. Johneon, W. E. H Th Parker, AA. W Rs: oward, Seo. Waters. uson, bho or. A. Rothwell, HGecrgetown, T. Ed. Cla JAMES ADAMS, President. ABEL G. DAVIS, Secretary. E NATIONAL METROPOLITAN FIBRE aysege Ey) COMPANY oF 3RE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ORGANIZED AUG UST 26, 1®70. ASH CAPITAL. $100,000 Office tn Shepherd's Building, Xo. 9o™i¢ Ponusy! oor venis . MOSES KELLY. Prewident. — TODD, Vice President. SAMUEL CBUSS. Secretary. DIRECTOR’ ‘Wm B. Tota, Sone t Leniuan jobe . * octe-tt Fire: Fire! ECENT HEAVY LOSSES Have ROMPTLY AVJUSTED pati’ AT THE = INSUBANCE BOOMS . or ‘3.4. HANSON AND B LEWIS BLACKFORD, 419 SEVENTH STREET, OPPOSITE Post OFFICE, REFEK TO THEIR 4,000 POL, MOLUBKS iN THIS DISTRICT, a3D WHO © PROPERTY 16 THE BEST COMPANIES AT LOWEST BATES. WHO Jey MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CASH ASSETS... _ — 000,000 "EES OPER WP TET SPT? ba PN a od BANCE Booms oF T.M. HANSON ANDB. LEWIS BLACKFORD $19 SEVENTN STBEET. ‘The dtvidends for this year have varied from 40 pet ¢t. to 200 per ct. of the anuusl premium, according to the age and character of the policies. L, if MO’ VES ARB Haag SOU waves aps NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co., MILWACEEE, Wis. 3 VANDYEE, BEBER SMITH, V. Pree. 1@. GAYLOBD, se ASSETS, 85,000,000. POLICY HOLDERS, 35,000. 7 Bives ic great advan. of companies. Gneot it obtains. 117 300.38 ort: ‘The Northwestern loans tts on First at ten per contthe legal rate tn the W eng hse pover beet 9 dellar of principal or interest. aese=®=®=«=®=Qeae FAMILY SUPPLIES, ETO. Choice N. Y. Butter. dUST BECKEIVE: PRICES MODERATE. LOWES GEADES aT OBEA a8 ALeo estes. PES ELPHONZO YOUR GROCER AND “I” MERCHANT, MASONIC TEMPLE, CORNER 97H ann F vz eses. Dried Beef. CBUICEST, TENDER SIDB, SELECTED AND PUT UP BY ABNDESEGG a BOTE, CINCINNATI. ELPHONZO YOUNGA, GEOCER AND “T” MEKOHANT, MASONIC TEMPLE, Conner Orn anv F Srzanrs Bee ee i fo ropay 1.500 Boxes “BBIANT'S,” a ke PRIITE Pots. % CHAMPIONONS. poi Badicor vEsrs. 398 Dozen Freeh Beaches Ls Ardailcther FRESH om colt - 's! FEED» Lous al be = redes for — ERY CHOICE. BEAVY MIDDLINGS for borve feed, MILL FEED of all kinds, VERY LOW RATES pob-tf LT & 00. Ss" MANTELS. Grand Display of ail Styles and Colors of SLATE MANTELS. best Saeine country. Also MAB- BLE and IRON MANTELS 5 Stock and Priess at Sale and Blow Baomscf HAMILTON & PEARSON, Bo. 4, ¥.M.0, A. Building, 9th and D streets, vse, 36—N&. 5,522. AMUSEMENTS. NATIONAL THEATRE. a « f the Jistinguished artistes, ONE AND Mis, HARNEY WILLIAMS.” we and. Fiziual impersonators of Lrish nd W it is ENING, they will appear in_the great Irish Lezendary Drama. ALL BALLW EVE. On. P APPLE NIGMT. snd their new and original Farce of LATEST FROM NEW YORK MATINER THANKSGIVING DAY at2o'clock, THESEAOF 10K. it W418 OPERA HOUSE. GRAND CARNIVAL OF NOVELTIFS The o Lif*. he: TH MMENUING MONDAY. NOV ES yj ay. COMMRIGHTS AND. TWO MATIN Ez NOU on EXTRAOBDINARY. nrope's Great Artiste. SYLVESTER. Crown Prince of Ilusionixts. and Monarch of the Mystic Realm. assisted by the Wonderful Versatile Artiste, Miss ANGELIQUE SCHOTT, in their new And ambsing entertain ent of WBICH 18 WHICH, on WHERE ARE WE NOW" Consisting of their latest productions: The Talking Lion. the only one in the work Living Laity Floafing in Mid-air—the Marvel oi Mecca; Masks and Faces; the Growth of Beard Professor Willis Coit ed troupe of and “Performing Dogs, Goats and Monkeys,” the won- de anast, Leotard: the funay comedian, Billy Geat. and the redate old lady. Mi+s Primm, ar Bo2t-lw ON EXHCKHITION | No. 486 AND SALE tru ar (STreer. MARKRITER’s, nd E strets, Hall Kl Fellow ie, Encras }. Chrennos. &e. i Paper Hangings, Window Fraiwea, Picture Cords and Tassels, £e gin foe District. 2 ES L-4 2 Choice Oil Paint: t geet Si! 0, Done’ Shades, Piet Bings. Wait sr TER ber Name and Namber ap% tr*_ ALLERY ov OIL PAINTINGS FOR SALB. fine 'UBES. s vonme, bet tath and 1sth ete. eat BALLS, PARTIES, &c. RAND BALL OF T! SLA HE ND PiLBASUBE CLUB, ISLAND #1. LL, corner Vir- i and 6th street THANKMGIVING EVE, Nov. 230 Tickets ONE DOLLAB, admitting a gent and Eee eee BIRD ANNUAL MARQUEBADE AND CIVIC BROTHERLY CONCLAVE, No, 2,8.P.K., ‘on NKSGIVING EVE. W. The Ex YELLOWS. Ba have spared neither eo Executiv time or means to make this adair the crowniog event Tc T, admittine a cent and Ind Chairman: O1TO -H. OB, Treasu he €vening St WASHINGTON. D. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1870. SPECIAL NOTICES. pimew mh shae 4 MM a sUE TOe7S Duane pemreraTEcon a . or it must be cured. The alternatives are ‘feath or joences as render Iifee burton. bat 5 ve or rhe }, increase the vigor of bo:b jy and mind. and elieve the children of summer complaints; AUthis only done wi safety, certainty and prom: ‘Charles. Gautior's Bative Wine Bitters: s0 bopules opinion. endorsed by many of the most eminent physicians, who aswure tis of the compote ¥ictory of these over all other Bitiers. It has abso: lutely driven them ont of the mark: been introduced Gan'i-r's Nati’ Wiue Sitters may be had of all draggiste, oude-te < FOR THIRTY YEARS Was (het well-known, standard aud popalar remedy, PAIN KILLER, maenfactured by Perry Davis & Son, Providence, K-1.. been before the public, and in that time has beceme known in all parts of the world, and been uged by people of all nations, kt remain, te-day, that same good and eficient remedy. Its wouderfal power in relieving the most seven has never been oannte’ and it bas earned world-wide popularity by its intrinsic merit agent has bad 40 wide-spr . No eurat saleor given such universal satisfaction. The various Ms for which the Paiu Killer is an unfailing cure, t n to require recapitulation in this external and interaal medi- ands unrivalled. Directions “sold by ail Druggiats La ‘a . Price Bets., Sete. and $1 per bottle, no3 eolm&W This spl ake Dye ts toe Dest te coe weld ty eos Ste wprid. Harmless, reliable, Instantaneous, does ‘wot comtall lead. nor weer to produce paralysis or death. Avoid the vat and detusive preparations Doasting virtues the} 2: Lith street Presbyterian Church FREDERICK DOUGLASS, ‘Un “elf Made Meu,” For the benefit of the Church, THURSDAY, November 24, 1570, : Commencing at 7's o'clock. Admission 25 cent. sorpurg BLIND MAN ELOQUENT. nots FIRST LEOTURE CALVARY COUBSK. BY REY. WILLIAM H. MILBURN, SUBJECT: WHAT A BLIND MAN SAW IN CALIFUBNIA AT LINCOLN HALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMERR 2078 Doors open at 7 o'clock, Leetare to commence at 8 o'clock. Tickets 5@ cents: Reserved S ‘Scents. For sale at Burr's, 910 F street. opposite Masonic Tem- “here dingrams of the Hall ean be seen er November 2ist. NITY, FRIENDSHIP AND TRUE CHREIS- Us fas SHARITY, HIBERNIAN BENEVOLEST BOCIETY’S AN- NUAL BALL AT MARINI'S HALL, E street, between 9th and 10th streets, THANKSGIVING EVE, WEDNESDAY November 234. Our friends are invited to at tend. tat saued. nelS-t.th.sat.dm,t.w" K. = PoRAND ANNUAL LEVEE At New Masonic Temple. THANKSGIVING EVE, Nevember 23, 1870, # under the anspices of MOUNT VEBNON LODGE. No. 5, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Tickets, Two Dollars, admitting gentleman and ladies, For sale by the Committee and at the Cigar stands of the Metropolitan and St, James’ Hotel. By order of the Committee. nold-td J. B. DAUGHTO! k, & Wises, BEAL ESTATE AMD INSUBANCE BEOKER 511 SEVENTH STREET, Orrosite Post OFFicE, WASHINGTON, D.C. Sales and Exchapces of Real Estate eficted. Loans negotiated. Houses for remt, and rent cul lected. not (.: HAVENSER @ co., REAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROKERS, No. 643 LOUISIANA AVENUE, THIRD DUUB EAST OF 7TH STREET. We are constantly having placed in our hans, for invertment in BEAL KOTATE NOTES, various ‘ums of money, and are prey to purchase GOOD PAPER AT THE LUWEST BATES. We have now on hand— $20,000 TU LOAN bt fad | YEAB, 3 my Chase. Ak market rates, NESS PAER. OUBPORATION, or other BONDS. Mtr inure,’ baving recently been re- Stted. is now opey for the reception of zuests, on the Buropoop pian, with the featthe market aflordee (HE HAMILTON HOUSE, ™ Corner 14th and K ste., (Franklin Square,) Saving been enlarged end refitted during the past summer is now open for the reception of guesta, with 4 BROOMS, angte and en suite, unsurpassed b: any in thecity. 03 Im BOOKS, STATIONERY, Etc. HE P gia ontEpe OY wie Golo, by Mise W THE STEPS: $1.4. BUSY u he Mew Sanday + aud as Cheap as WM. BALLANTYNE, as 402 7th street, Inteiligencer Building. A publi PHILP @ SOLOMON’S BOOK AND STATIONEBY ESTABLISHMENT, 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENU! NEW BOOKS, NOVELTIES in STATIO: LATEST STYLES IN iG, PARTY AND VISITING OARD by ed ENGRAVING. BY. Set in Ladics’, Gents’ and Mires UNDEMCLOTHING iney be found at Sipmen's, Christian Assosiation. ccd “nts on E street, between 4th anasto 7 tt q== BARGAINS m DRY GoOOoDs. Y BE 13 |ASING MONEY CAN aay. a4 PORCH. BAaXtERr’s, 1920 PENNSYLVABIA AVENUE. stele ees = B. atall 1B & GIBSON, fn ge street, Balti- stage Beat ae Md.. te agg, CS te, &e ine ‘onednl Bye Whiakieo 1 “4 “rigtiy ane MUSEMENTS FOR WISTER BVEN for Churches. Schools, Christian i rc. for ebiidren'’s parties. eet, between 9th and 10t G@sann COURSE OF LECTURES x Given under the auspices of the CALVARY BAPTIST CBURCA, LINCOLN HALL, Jomunenc ip: November 25, With sew... WM. H. MILBUEN. Sabject—What 8 Blind Man Saw in California December i BENJ. J. LOSSING, Subject—Ohivairy Yesterday and To-day. December 2. Pp. B. DU CH Bubject—A January 3, o = wee... SAS. KB. Subject — Belect names from Celebrated FanMAry Wn TEPHEN MASSETT. Subject — Sixty ii Chat with bina aud February 15 -svemaen JOHN G. SAXE Bubject—Postry and Poets. : UsTIN McCARTIIY. a EFope. ATE FIELD Subject—Bile. Single tickets, 50 cents; Beaso: s son tickets admitting a gentleman and Indy. $9 For sale at Philp & Solomons’; Simm s Drag Store, corner of Mth street and New York avenus, and Burr's Furnishing Store. 910 P street. Purchasers of season tickets can secure reserved seats for the course without extra charge, on and after November 2ist, at Burr's, 910 F st. 6c 31-Im Look! Look!- Look! AT TUESEB PRICES: OVERCOATS. DOMESTIC MELTON.. BS. WHITNEY BEAVER. sesseeceeeeoe G10, CHINCHILLA. 12 CASTOR BEAVER.. $13 50 ESQUIMAUK 415 and $16 60. ENGLISH MELTON.... Msp Severnpenan Wf moscow sos 18 ani $20, CAPES AND TALMAS IN GREAT VARIETY. WINTER SUITS. FINE ALL WOOL BUITS DEBBY SUITS. .. WALKING SUITE. DERBY 8vITs.... HEAVY CASSIME! DEBBY SUITS. SILK MIXE! ENGLISH MELTON..... seen SUPEBFINE BLACK SUITS...... 316 and $15. oe $20. $28 and $30, AN EABLY CALL IS SOLICITED, AT A. STRAUS’ POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BETWEEN 10tu AND litm STRE! ‘Three doors east of 11th. Store. ENBACH’S Piano No. 423 11th Street, above Penna. Avenue, SHED OvzR 20 YRan: , s the awe ai PIANO: for gale or! tel noa-tw Ses BAMSBURG ungeerlets marge otons, greet rooms, 3 EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL RevERvE—The receipts from this Source to-day were $373,038.£2. SEcRETARY DeLano will return to the city this evening. F. W. Foor, of New York, has been appoint- ela first class clerk inthe Pension Office. Mis® ANNIE HOPTERTON has been appointed stenographer on «duty in the office of the Secre- tary of the Interior. INDIAN AGENTA APPOINTED.—Kobert S. Clark, of Ohio, aud James N. Miller, of Mis- souri, bave been appointed Indian Agents for the territory of New Mexico. GEN. SHERMAN left here last evening for Cleveland, to attend the re-uvion of the army of the Cumberland, and will return again on Saturday. THe TREAcURY DeraRTNeNT was closed at noon to-day, by order of Secretary Boutwell, and the clerks therein allowed to leave the office to prepare for Thanksgiving. At THE Waite Hovss.—Among those who had interviews with the President to-day were John Kussell Young, Mr. Wells, President of the American News Association; Supervisor Dutcher, of New York, and others. ALL clare te be adjndicated by the Mesican commission, which were not filed prior to Feb- ruary 1, 1869, will be rejected by the cons sion. Under this ruletwo cases have alread been rejected. y A NvMbeR OF U. S. TRooPs have been ordered to Georgia, to aid in enforcing the exe- cation of the congressional election law in that State, at the approaching election. Atlanta will be the point of distribution. ‘THE LIBBL sUiT of Mr. J. M. Binkley against Hon. E. A. Rellins, late Commissioner of in- ternal Revenue, was yesterday postponéd in the United States Circuit Courtin Baltimore until the ensuing term. The suit has now been pend. ing for more than two PosTMASTER GENERAL CARSWELI in his report will recommend the adoption of the penny pestal card, similar to those now in use in England and Germany. The card is bought stamped at the Government postoffice, and is transmitted thro ugh the mails open. TRE INTERIOR OF THE CariToL has heen greatly improved during the pastsammer. Up- holsterers, painters, carpenters and others have been busy throughout the building refitting committee rooms and other apartments. The ventilation of both Houses has been m: iy improved. A new carpet has been laid upon the tloor of the Senate at a cost of $1,000, being 1,000 less than the old one cost. ‘TSE ARMY R&TIRING BOARD in session at the War Department, of which Gen. Hancock is president, will probably complete its business in about two weeks. Over 150 officers have been summoned before the board for examination as to their fitness for the continuance in the ser- vice. Itis thought that over eighty officers wil! be found incapacitated for service on account of physical disabilities contracted in tue line of duty. NAVAL ORDERS ‘Lo-pay.—Lieut. Bugene W. Watson, ordered to ordnance duty at the Nor- folk yard; Passed Assistant Paymastér J. & Carmody, ordered to the Pawnee; First Ass‘t Engineer Clark Fisher, ordered to special dais at New York; Commander A. W. Weaver, de- tached from ‘the Norfolk yard and ordered to command the Terror; Midshipman Charles P. Kinbardt, detached from the Nipsic and or- dered to the Guard. ‘The orders of Commander F.C. Grafton, to command the Terror, have been revoked en eu The Alleged European Alliances, STRANGE STORIES OF SECRET TREATIES, Our cable telegrams have made brief mention of alleged secret alliances between Kussia aud Prussia on the one hand, and England, France and Austria on the other. In reference to these matters a fie correspondent at London tele- graphs as follows: 1 have undoubted informa- tion, which I will be able to substantiate ina few days by evidence, of the existence of a se- cret alliance, offensive and detensive, between Russia aud Prussia, entered into before the | meron war between Prussia and France. The ‘act recently discovered that, after the signing of the treaty of Paris in 1456, a supplementary secret treaty was concluded between England, France and Aust: by which these powers bound themselves to regar any infraction of the treaty of Paris by Kussia as cases delii, and to act ressively with ‘Turkey in such event, as seriously compromising England, and as freeing Kussia trom all obligations to re- tthe latter treaty. ‘fhe eighth article of the Paris treaty pro’ declare war in the event of any act up posed infraction of the treaty until after giving all signers an opportunity to inquire into the case and endeavor to secure by mediation a ceful settlement. ‘The secret treaty, imme- iately afterward entered into by “ugland, France, and Austria, is regarded as a violation of this article, and as implying treachery and bad raith toward the other signataries. —20e-- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Money continues in abundant supply in New York, and the market is very easy for borrow- ers. Call loans were made yesterday at i to ¢ per cent., and prime commercial paper was passed ati to 7 percent. ice Bisa jBrime to choice Te eae rake ne + 92480 ba: ahoniders. sky w3ehy asked. ‘ \ Youn. Nov. 23.—Stocks steady. Gold, 11°; (ido! news 02: 33.—Flonr dull and deolini favor of buyer. ‘orn pr ia scarce and advancing ——_—__- ee ____ Leaded Sr ier Fatrs.—About Ww o’cloc! junday a '; &pparently about 2 reread and ne ios years of age, well di fine-looking. com- nitted sufeide at Ny Falis oy jumping from the Goat Island Bridge, her body ng over the Falls. She was aries at the Spen- cer House, and had her name ra. Hill, from ected to Chicago, IN. She tefta letter > Ge cea ar gaa Boas 3 . § r saying, rahe di not retarn, to forward Tet. ter to the party to who it was directed. So Senaaatenann S87 Mr. Jonathan of Deerfield, Mass., aged 90, lately went on his well, 12 0 prod it, his wife, aged 91, drawing up the dirt ina bucket.” : had to change his Bontpensier before bi: girl ir murdered wear Topeka, Ramon a ras murdered near Kan., on dest. His and 8 man, named | 5 were suspicion. } on "S87 In the Lee County (Iowa) Circuit Court, & woman of ’, in @ suit for breach of prom- ise to marry the landlord of the Pioneer sone. @ man of seventy: it, got & verdict of $10 damages. She asked £2, ENTERPRISING REPORTERS! He is Declared (per Tranks) to be “in Excellent Health Spirits. He Repadiates he “Mac! o Interview. Is Senator Sumner tm Washington? He Is Not, Senator Sumner arrived here last night. te denies that interview with the reporter of the Chicago Republican. Says he didn’t go in for the new party movement, and that he still be- eves in the old republican organization —Rr- publican. Hon. Charles Sumner, Senator in Ci from Massachusetts, arzived last evening. Mr. Sumner is in excellent bealth and spirits, and comes fully prepared for the work of the ap- proaching seasion. He pronounces the alleged “interview” in the Chicago Republican, on which he cemocratic paps have been making merry, a highly colored fiction. We supposed as much when we saw it.—Chromicle. On the strength of the above positive and particular announcements in the morning pa- pers named, there was a rush to-day of a COUPLE OF HUNDRED REPORTERS— more or lese—to the house of Senator Sumner, corner of Vermont avenue and H streets. all with sharpened pencils and ample note-books, Teady tor a three-column interview at the very least. The Senator's colored major domo in charge of the house in bis absence was in tarn PERPLEXED, SURPRISED AND ASTONISHED by the irruption of the newspaper gang, and by their persistent refusal to believe him when he solemnly dectared that Mr. Sumuer had not only not arrived in town, but was NOT EXPRCTED. Could they be mistaken? No. [t was affirmed positively, authoritatively, and in the same identical terms in two morning papers. No, there could be no mistake. there. ‘The Senator was He was PLAYING Possum to keep out Of the way of the terrible inter- viewers. But it was no go. He must come down, he must divulge, he must proclaim him- self on the Motley question, he must turn bim- self inside out on the new-party businoss, he must state whether “Mack” did not embroider THAT INTERVIEW in the conscienceless style of Chicago newe- paper men. Andso they madea fresh raid on th ° SWEATING DOOR-KEETER, but without results, and the most of them left, though a few of the incredulous and indomit- able knights of the pencil have planted them- selves as sentries in front and rear and on the side alleys of the Senatorial residence 40 that, it he is tryiag to conceal himself on the premises with the idea of escaping the interviewers, he will tind himself mistaken. ‘Three or four have seated themselves, at the risk of influenza, on the cold steps, and some adventurous ones have MOUNTED TO THE WINDOW SILLS, and are trying to ferret out the Senatorial liding-place by peeping through the closed blinds. SENATOR SUMNER IN IN CHICAGO, To save these gentlemen from maintaining their painful vigil we may state that we bave seen a letter written by Mr. Sumner to a gen- tleman here, under date of Chicago, Nov. 20th, in which he says: “Thus far have I come in my laborious ‘peréginations. I am to speak here a second time ou Monday and thea I lec- ture back to Washington, passing next Sunday at the home of Senator Fenton, and reaching Washington, Saturdayfnight betore the - mencement of the ceon ary ‘So it seems the Senator is not here, and is not to be here uutil the meeting of Congress. But two trunks labelled © CHARLES SUMNER” vid arrive here last night, and it would seem that the keen-scented reporters of our morning cotemporaries not only followed the baggage Wagon to the house, but were able, by some wonderful exercise of clairvoyance, to ascertain from these trunks his views in regard to leading questions of the di his healib. , and also the condition of SUCH TRUNKS are worth having. Blitz aud the other wizards have wondeiiul tranks, but no such trunks as these. But for all that Mr. Sumner didn’t come with his trunks. When the TRUNK OF AN ELEPHANT arrives in town you may be pretty sure that the eleph is with it; but with a Senator it is dif- ferent. Mr. Summer's trunks are in Washing- ton—Mr. Sumner is in Chicago. And though if he were here, very likely he would declare that “ Mack's” interview was made out of whole cloth, like the circumstantial ‘“inter- views’ of our city cotemporaries with him LAST NIGHT, yet ae he is not in town of course he couldn't have said anything of the kind. Likewise, he could not have informed the interviewers that he was here “in excellent health and spirits,” and that he ‘‘had come here fully prepared for the work of the approaching session,” because, you see, he hadn’? come! Another extraordinary feature of this extra- ordinary interviewing business is, that not only do our morning cotemporaries give full particu- lars of what SENATOR SUMNER SAID AND DID on his arrival; but we hear that the wires were busy last night, up to a late hour, bearing off the details of the GRAND SUMNER INTERVIEW to the Northern papers. There are parties in town who are certajn they saw Mr. Sumner in his yesterday, and one venerable scribe professes te have had a talk of an hour and half last night with the Senator from Massachusetts. Unfortunately, however, this authority is not quite reliable, as be is the same chap who once palmed off an article from a ecyclopedia on the National in- telligencer ag his own handiwork. +2ee- DEATH CaveED BY PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOL. On the 15th of September a dohn Witzenback, of No. #0 East Righth strect, bad bod pegs a right hand crushed, being Tun ir a truck, a peal = to aerierphe tid and fora oor eek) life 1 pearance o} jaw. He, however, ‘eventually: aud ‘was to attend school, but exhibited a very nervous and irritable temperament. ‘One day last week he had been guilty of some tritting infraction of discipline in the clas-room at the German School, in East Fourth street a was punished by one of the teachers, Mr. ares Forbes, who him, besides com- Pelting him to stand for a considerable time an , it iesaid, happened to come in a ¢ corner with a fool's cap on his head. teacher's ferrule, pA to : at an inquest De bold ° Tuesday nem. Y¥. Star, 19th. “ ee The hack-hire bill of the Boston gov- 57 it appears that fifteen of the members of the Alabama State Legislature are colored men. 87 Lonis E. Granger, formarly assistant Ad- 10 : it a Fequitition “trom Governor Warmouth tor jorgery. INTERVIEWING EXTRAORDINARY |! | REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. SENATOR SUMNER'S TRUNKS ARRIVE | DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA MATTERS. IN WASHINGTON. Suggestions and Recémmendations. THEY ARE INTERVIEWED BY THE The annua! report of the Secretary of the In- ar. kTWO CENTS. terior, prepared by Secretary Cox previous to bis retirement, gives a history of the operations of the Department for the past year, and con- tains a number of suggestions. Much of the report relates to affairs in the District et Co- lembia, PUBLIC LANDA. During the last fiscal year 8,095,413 acres of Public lands were disposed of, as follows “ash located with military, war- located with coll 36.1i28.01; i terup, 192,548.21 ; grants to wagon roads, ons to States as swamps, ndian scrip locations, 16,827.33. Thi: is 429,961.03 more acres than of the acres than that of the precedi of p acrea, of which 1,907,115,448 acres are unsnr- veyed. The grants for educational purposes since the toundation of the government amonat to 78,576,S02 acres; for military services, 73,463,- 901 acres. PATENTS. During the year ending September 30, 1870, 13, tents, including reissues and desigus 4 101 extended. On the Ist da . 1869, the unexpended balance of ations was $116,%04.58. The avpropri- | ay ation asked for the next tieea! year is ¢. INDIAN APPAIES. st the past year the rtment has habitually pureved that policy in indian a®aire which was inaugurated by your direction. results have proven most conclasively its wis- dom, and shown that, even under circumstances of more than ordinary irritation, a peacotal pol'cy appeals with great power even to the wildest savage. The Friends, to whom the agencies in the northern and central superinten- dencies were originally esigned, have most faithfully and industriously continued their beneficent work, with @ success even greater than could have been reasonably expected. Since the passage ot the act of making Charge of Indian agencies, under your directions e n agencies, under your ions the held has been subslivided, and the various missionary estimated salty peop cance ant nets clu PTO may to meet de interest on, non-paying stodi held trust w 70,00), against an ation of 6,150, current yout, chewing a reduction ot's1,/60,000. there were added to the num- During the year ber of pensioners. of all classes, 24,760; leavi on the rotla June 30, 1870, 1 ‘The amount juding the expenses se an being $642,072.27 leas ry was Fious year. The stved bythe j B the current , and for the next will be $10,000.00 less than that ap- priated for the present fiscal year. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. The report of the Commissioner exbibits the valuable results he has accomplished, notwith- subject in my last report, and to invite for them early and favorable consid- eration. CENEUS—COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. ‘The preliminary report of the ninth census is ting, and wi the next session or portunity of aprising the principle of ‘comps vtunit; iS co) Ee = 24 mations, “Ehose who desire@ cierical emp t, am juced sat testi- mont re sent before a scammnnen eos Te- quired to answer in writing a serics of written questions. To the correct answer of each can- date @ definite value was fixed in a scale of a marks, to the maximum number of one tive exi id, and no person was toa first-class clerkship who did not receive four hundred. The nearly to a common could for a long time be attained in any of the oid bureaus. $1 persons were examined; of these 305 were successful. be said to becom pleted, though its grou di may com , nds should be largely extended to correspond with its majestic proportions. Arrangements have been made to warm rotunda and ve the ventilation of the Senate chamber. deemed it the area purchase of adjacent c= Property, — ‘BO One can seriously ques- ion the propriety of su improving those which now belong to the United States. I sub- mit en a, estimate of $49,000, embracing sundry items for repairing the Capitol and con” tinuing the improvement of the surro: junds. This sim is $59,000 less than that lor such purposes du PAVING OF @ STREBT, Department, TI ‘unds THI a in front of this been unavoid- ‘The deficiency T the ria- the THE WORK ON THe CITY MALL has been completed without exhausting the ap- Peperiotons made for the y The report gives statements in reference to the Government Asylum for the Insane already published in Tu# Star, andsays of the COLUMBIA INSTITUTION POR THE DEAF AND DUMR: pupils in the Columbia Institu- annual report. Halt of them were in the legiate ‘Uncnt. aud represented twenty-one States this District; i struction since Ist July, 1869, of whom 72 were 5 completed the = | F E 5 4 2 3 3 FB it q The | THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. |THE WAR IN EUROPE. 'RENEWED EXCITEMENT HOSTILE DISPATCH FROM RUSSIA The French Encouraged. Hilitary Movements in the North of France. |THE PRUSSIANS ABANDON THE SIEGES OF MONTMEDY AND MEZIERES. They are Massing on the North Side of Paris. Telegraphed Exciusively to The Evening Siar. THE PRUSSIANS ABANDON THE sifun OF MONTMEDY AND MEZIERES. Loxpox, Nov. 23.—The reports of m/iitacy movements in the north of France re ’ this morning are quite encouraging French. It is reported that the Prussians wo 5 | have been besieging Montmedy and Mezieres for the past few days have suddenly raised the siege, and gone towards the interior of France. LILLE READY FOR THE PRUSS! ANS. | The cityor Lite is well armed, provisions, and garrisoned. The citizens are exposting a siege. The manutacture of mitraili aud | other arms is actively going on in the town |, Lille ts a fret class fortineation, and «thought by engineers to be nearly as strong as Metz aud Strasburg. FRENCH [RON-CLADS | Pour iron-clads are in port at | Another is at Brixham taking in coal | AFFAIRS IN PARI Bacesets, Nov. 23.—The Indepradence B-ipe Of this city bas dates from Parix to the 19h, re- ceived by balloon. It is said that an organica- on cal the Civic Guard, composed mainly | of foreij ; has been completed in Paris Many of the inhabitants who are fit for fervice have also been enrolled. This body execates the orders of the ernment, distributes rations to citizens and eo! and performs other ser vice of a similar nature. The morale of the peo- whys excellent. For two days the Prussiaus ad been firing on the who were at work in front of Fort Ivry. Forts Vannes avd Isey the fire. GERMANS MASSING NORTH OF PARIS, The Germans were massing on the nerthera side of the city, near St. Denis. The people of Paris bad not beard anything from Tours since the 24th of October. LATE ARMY MOVEMENTS. Lonpon, Nov. 23.—Advices from Tours have been received up to Tuesday, 22d instant. The day before the Mobile Guard opposed the Pras- sians four hours before giving way. The Prus- commands of ‘baki, Ferry and Michel, in the north of France, have been suppressed, and the entire Gistrict assigned to Gen. Farre. Bourbaki i+ expected at Toars to command the Isth army corps, in the Army of the Loire. Gen. Manteuf- fel’s presence at Gisors prevents Bourbak: (rom Joining bis new com mand. EFFECT OF A REPORTED HOSTILE NOTE FROM RUSSIA. Loxpom, Nov. 23-139 « The newe ie more warlike again to-day. At this hour there is considerable excitement at the Stock Fa- eb and the market for American secur\tiee and railway shares is flat. A rumor is now cor- reut of @ hostile dispatch from Russia, which has had a paralyz':.g effect on the street. TURKEY DON'T WANT To FiGHr. ComerayTivoria, Nov. 21.—It is believed that the Sublime Porte ie anxious to avoid a conflict with Kursia, apd is urging the Great Powers to consider Russia’ Gewmaniis. AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS. Vrewa, Nov. 21.—Soldiers whose terms of iD of sin, sobid Bs eae aon ne NOT 80 WARLIKE. Loxpos, Nov. 23.—The Moscow papers are less insolent and confident than those of st. a g Denmark. SUCCESSFUL SORTIE FROM PARIS. Loxpon, Nov. 22.—Um the 13th instant, the RENEWED EFFORTS FORK AN AKMIS- TICE. Rumors are in circulation that renewed etorts for an armistice have been made Istely. The stories lately published thatthe manufac- tories of M. Schneider MORE ABOUT THE BLACK SEA DIFFI- OULTY. Pesta, Nov. 23.—In the Diet yesterday Count Andrassy, on being questioned, declined to give any information as to with Rassia touching the Black Sea TEE CZAR MOPES THERE WILL BE NO oes hope there will be no war; but God wills it you will apprpve your known de-