Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1871, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, At The Star Buildings, | eruer Pesnsy!vania av. and Lith st. ny Tes EVENING STAR NBWSPAPER COMPANY. pee aaa THE STAM ts served by carriers to their mb- acriters in the City and District at TEN Cuxts PER WEEE cr FORTY-FOUR OENTs PER MONTE. Ooplee at the counter, Two Oxxts. - Preoz FoR MAiLixc:—Three Months, @1.60; Six Months, $5.00: Une Year, 96 00. No pspere are sent from the office ionger than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAH-potiiehed on Friday 91.60 8 sear. AMUSEMENTS. | ING, Pebreary 4, Pe " he BAGLISH OPERA. | forte. w » Grand Operact | RIP VAN WINKLE. i: First time in thiseiry. ke which wills i * BEBNARD WK CAST | ern latitudes, eet tats ory a HATTS HOCSE. IMMENSE HIT Tu-NlOHT, V S BI—N® 5,583. SPECIAL NOTICES, penescedl Pade siaaas sracter Artist we. JOSEPH MURPHY, ay entitled ch and Bthiopiak nd Dances, " MELP MATINEE SATURDAY, Oo ov” FELLOWS HALL, OSE WhER ONLY COMMENCING MOSDAY, FEB. 679 MATINEE SATUBDAY 4! TERNUON, F. aM. SHAERPLEWS at 2< Mb. 1. SILVER SHOW. talen! Combining the talent of LOGRENIA BOYAG CUNJURUB, UPEAN TEOCPE OF TRAINED CANARIES VA SPARROWS. PAROUUETS, PERFOBMING WHITE Mic and RUSSIAN CAT. T FOR EVEKY ONE THAT AT ¢ tw value from 25 cts. to #25. incind- silver Watches. Barrela of Flour, Silver plated Cutlery. de. No Admission 3 ots.: cte.; with & pres L rN rs THEODORE THOWAS UNEQUALLED CONOBET ORGANIZATION VI¥TY DIST!NGUISHED ABTIsTS WEDNESDAY EVENING. Febraary sth. TH EVENING, February oh. rablic is respectially tformed thet Mr. OM a8 wit gs were 0 CRAND CONCERT VENING. February Sth, peantncn of the Cleteaee Pied peeiss ANNA MEBLIC Pronounced by the Pres- wherever she has appeared, The greatest Pianist thet lag been beard im this ‘The THEY try. Together with the sen? ON RIV ALLL EMINENT SOLOISTS Admission ticket.one dollar. Boserved seate, 30 cents extra. The sale com ero at W. wonld respectful: aud toe BARRY DONERUE, 309 Seventh atreet SSING OF PRIVATE THEAT SAND TABLEAUX MA Kerk. a Curopoty 3. Treasar He su, ally Clod, end In: i the Seg. with ter the opera any eminent Physicmcs, dur thousands of other responsible pe eatablicbme: we Mo. 4%6 Seventh street, between D and BS strete sight doers above Udd Bellows* Mall. Qhetor O11 Paintings, Eneravings, Chrome. £0. Also. Largest Sick Paper Hangings. Window icture C.. in the District. CASH. Fo 22 .OH «No. 423 Vith Street, above cep a Oven 20 Wears) Pi » Alba: al x r and M-lodeons for sale pers Sonn cmnmartanes ‘Organ Toning snd Repairing. BALLS, PARTIES, &e. ABE NOTI+? THE FOURTH ANNUAL BALL Ta PLAZSE PRINTERS’ UNION will take place at ASSOC HALL, Un MOBDAY EVENING. Febrasry 6,177 ‘The Committe: of Arrengemen' spectfully «tate that th aims bor ting & centieman ane FLVE DOLLARS THOS. mmittee F oy Supper an ( Chsicm B.HAIGET MEN FO: MAS) ULEADE ASD CIVIC BALL MASINIC HAL! FEBSUARY 19, 1-71 + admitting Gentlemsn and Ls mMence at 9 o'clock precise tations to be presented at the door « ittee of Arrangements — Espey, J. T. Blakeney , Gee. Barnes, John ‘Land for ion A s DANIEL DOUGHERTY, Bag. tt PHILS DELPBIA Ban. WS! deliver his great Leotare on OBATORY, \T LINCOLN BALL ‘Tl PSDAY +¥ ENING. 7, aT 6 OOLOUK £ admission Cente. Reserved seat or at Philp & Solomous’ Bookstore tras fel-td ARAILELED FOR SESS AND COMPLETENESS DITSON & CO’S Standard Operas, {LAK RST 61ZED PAGE| ith fel! Vocal and Piauotorte Seore, includ! Reciiabees. with Fugtish and ftslian words NOW, BEADY. QVATORE. Lngia. AVIATA. sO CRETiA BORGIA. “Mat Ie &@ ce., C. H. DITSON @ ¢e. = At wae te New York — TY LER = COMPOUND SYRUP OF GUM ARABIC, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS. HARES. At wholesale by CHAELES STOTT & Ov. Penasy’ ‘Two pair very » cnEstae PIGS, sold, a @ barcatm, if ordered soon Address Box 2. 8targice. ads if now the largest Thestri- Frames, Picture Cords and Tassels, 1ANOS Piano and apt-| ery we direage— fully a ot dis tinent for this purpose, in w wn in the St ad recommended * xay ing the a tea r fifteen years prior to York, Be ek. where | has cna Man.irake P: duce Villiers hed It ix a Weill established ev andral theae parti acquainted they are used in tri will do the work bet. perare oe do the gest. a for c7 3. Brew ribe Advices the patient to Walk or ride on will be sure to have a corpse on his hands b lon or on #h act of it 1 eo aroogs for an Giceased bey c My advice to persons whos lightly. isto tay in a nic Syrup, ond a f; pian ie to give my three meiticines, fn © +h he avoids taking © are may » go to Floric remtal ¢ in mlb cases where « pargatiy ifyon Mandrabes every 1 then pi pout st or it must be such consequences agrerder lite | the malaria, purity the blood, | order, regulate jam, incresse the vigor of both by Inst received, an hay THESE FACTS DEMAND IM SIDERATION — Disease should b been introdaced Gantier way de had of all druggists. THI DEK i RSTON he best SI led gh Cy Rost ai ben ing every eet But there are not. m. will say ‘0 healthy rth i'pliaces.on th . We Fy where the temperature i regulat hot mulyect townch variations as in more North Palatka i¢ a point I can re nd iekept there by Peterman. Last wi mm: there whose Ian under the healit ellonville. ft seems alan ples in Fh p d preference to or Lake, & “ msun ptiyes in wiuter sowre that paticnts are leas lia where there is a le re ths 1 ny oth elit thy whe here point is earuestly 1 was professional: m, Balt saw avd em Pationts a week. wisgible. pl Fanderstan gard for the climate it more likely t nits easily alarmed int are alent scarlet te They take h they are cred: f ina few d all bope ate ck, | Ty nce ap | vis reamire ne gest. Tire. phy id, cough or night re with 4 teu should ve ke fat m fects belied In tact ™ drink wat ay withou! corn. he ly upen U fons ictly according ¢ at Ww thereby. they aren with discaged | i and clear that au vusulting me. and car be JH SCHENCK M No. 18 North Sie) MEDIATE COR ust be guarded agati the female syatem, pi every sign of dyspepsti RY PEARL TevT, te for clean: P s H PO a ECLEAN Su NODULE ¥ USGLoy soundness. The lent to . SCHENCK advises Consumptives to | Dr. BGM Florida sa Winter Having for the last thirty five Whole tuge and attention to the at) i cousampttony eare devoted my y of lung diseases that 1 understand fully the onree that onght to be pursued to restore a tolerably ie MW Ty 1 il ‘st da relieve the child i can only be done with safety, certainty and prompt ews by Charies Gantier's Mative Wine Biltors, se | #878 popular opinion, endorwed by mauy of the most eminent physi whe gssure ns of the com Victory of these over all other Bitters. Lt has sve jutely driven them out of ti rket where it has Bative Wine Bitrors ovattr w Fal rs. Price, 2 cents. dad-iy BATCHELOR’S HAIK DYE. splendid Hair Dye ts the best in the world }) Felted! lead, bor a avid ineydornet ‘virtues the wo A ; ‘e isin: bral Uruggiets, Applied et 16. Bond street. Ne the imted and delusive possess. ie had cy or Brown. nvoices of PANTAGAS, ESPANOLA, FIGARO, ANTIQUEDAD, JOVEN AMERICA IN LONUKES, CONCHAS, PRINCES 4 #INA, LONUREB VE COKT SB, PRESSED AND BO. ND Which we ofter at ms NEW YORK PRIUEs. PUNCHENELLY. THOMAS RUSSELL, oe ( Successor to B. O Dyer & Co. le instantaneous, does not contain etialte poison to produce paralysts or aration: he gennine, tauriy years itewelty Jo: ust received a small lot of onr now favorite 1213 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB. = a eneciinigay dentine eee UST BECBIVED— 20 dozen of onr best at @1 per peir att 8. 115 MAREE erice MB MOST WONDERFUL TOY OUT. @.L. WILDS Rare, preed hie bree ad tor PABIS KID corn. FATT Darcie, Tor 4 EVENING STAR. _ Washington News and Gossip, INTERNAL REVENUE.—The rece'pts from the source to-day were $457 Hon, A.C, Hanmer, Representatae elect from the fifth Pennsylvania distric’s, y« in this city. It ts sain that Minister Blow, Ir tely arrived from Brazil, is on the point Of res @pingto take &u active part in Missouri politic 4. @ reeencilia- tion between him and Senator: S emrarz ig speadi- ly promised. ‘TRE PATRONS of the Ly cemm have a rare teat in store for them ov@ Tuesday evening next, when Daniel Doughe sty, of Philadelp'ia, delivers his lectare on or stor tt Lin . Besides being himself an orrtor, Da: gh. erty is one Of the best I'vizg imitators of other Oratore. Unyeses, Jr, the President's son and a student at Harvard, ! say. pee visiting Governor Stearns at Concord. Private theatrical en- tertainment was ev: im his houor, and he sub- sequently walt: ith the pretty Goncord giris until midnight, “and attended church like @ g00d boy on Sur da AVAL ORDE 8 To-pay.—Maeter Edwin S Jacobs has bee a ordered t Office in this aty. Chiet Engineer Thomas A. Shock las teen ordered to the navy yard,at Portsmouth ,N.H. Masters W. F. Burwell, .T.'M. Taft avd -' fen ©. Rich, have been detached from the Jweonocacy and placed on wai iting orders. es THE © go OF TICKETS to Fechter’s six nights atthe > &tional Theater next week indicates that thé , performances will be attended by large and br ftiant audiences. Seats should be se- cured tmseason by those who desire to see the most gifted actor of the age in some of the finest dram g= im the language. The opening play on Mon: gay evening is The Lady of Lyons.” T) me Assay at Tae PuicapErrRia Mint.— The President las appointed te make the ant gal assay atthe Philadelphia mint on the 1S's& of February: Professor Joseph Henry, Hilgard, of hts and Measures; Hov. H. K. Linderman mel Professor Fairman Kogers, Philadel): J@un Jay Knox, Deputy Comptroller of the Currency; Hon. John P. Putnam, Boston; E. Ji, Eliott, Ee, Washington; Horace F'boan sot, Esq.. St. Paul, Minn; M. C. Hadison, Ohio. “Zera” writes to the Baltimore Sun, that “Gen. Reynolds, district commander of Texas, who has been elected to the United States Sen- aw, will not, according to the precedent estab- fed in that body, be permitted to take his seat. Mr. Hamilton, the sitting Senator. whose short term expires ‘on the 4th of Marc elected also for the long term, whici on that day. ts precisely the Florida case, where the Legisiature deemed i! proper to elect @ successor to Mr. Gilbert, after it had elected him ouce to till the short and long terms. The Seuate decides that his credentials tor tue long term were just as good as those (or the short term, and that the subsequent election of the Florida Legislature was imvalid. Read, NoMINATIONS To-pay.—The President sent to the Senate the roliowing nominations to-day Alexavder Rives, district judge of U.S. west- ern district of Virginia; Robert W. Hughes, U. S. attorney ditto, A. FE. Gray, U.S. marshal ditto. Vostmasters—Kobt. H . Odlin, Laco- H ury, N.G4 Ed » Wilmington, N. C.: tra Godfrey, sted. Sykes, “Grass Valley. Cal jos. Taylor, Fort Howard, Wis; M1. E Litchfield, ‘Conn.; Silas M. Norton, Conn: J.M. Turnbull, Monmouth, fit Young, Camden, 2 A. T. Spencer. Pin Blut Ark.; John S. Fay, Marlborough, Mass: Edwin Shaw, Fail Kiver, Mas; Joriah Pic Worcester, Mass. H. Swann and 1. ¢ Navy—Paymasters °. Bi te > numbers. and Pay tings to be advance: master Caspar Schenck to be advanced 12 num- bers in their vrades AvARDS FOR Parer voR THE Pt Printixe.—The Joint Committee on Pudi Printing have made the following awards on the bids for furnishing paper for public printing Class 1.—'0,000 reams of tine printing paper, uncatendored, weighing $5 pounds io tho’ rence of 0 sheets; 15,000 to John A. Shober, of Lan- caster, Pa.. at 1175-100, and the remainder in lots of 2,000 and 4,000 reams, to H. M. Clarke & Co.. of Koston, Wheelwright, Mudge & Go., of Baltimore, and Francia H. Smith, of New ranging trom 1490-10) to 00 reams calendered printing pa- 5G pounte to the ream, to H. M. Clarke & Co., Muilin & Parker, & and Francis H. Smith, at prices trom 1655-100 to 17 17-100: do., 41 pounds to the ream, to Mullin © Parker, at 16 9-100; 1 pounds to the 00% do. at v0 100; pounds to the ream, to th, at 1 39-100, ed and calendered printing paper it to ©. Magarzee X Uo., Phil- elphia, at 17 02.100. Class 4.—Map paper, 1,0 reams, was awarded to Woolworth & Grahai. New York city, at 26 7-100, Class 5.—Writing Campbell, Hail s cover paper, to Seymour Paper Uo. at -100. Manilla’ paper. reams, to Wool- worth & Graham, and the same amount to Ben. F. French, at b) 35-100. Class 6.—Colered writing papers, to Seymour Payer Company and Wheelwright aud Mudge, Prives from 21 {0-100 to 22 25-100. Class 7.—Paper tor post oitice blanks, to Wheelwright. Mudge & Co. and Mullins and Parker, af prices from 15 24-100 to 15 4-100 Class §.—Sized and calendered tinted print- ing paper, to H. M. Clarke & Co., at ov and 1 70-100. apers, 4,750 reams, to a a Co., New York, at 2 rr rr % District MATTERS BEFORE TAR SewaTE Commirtgr.—The Senate Committee on the Instrict of Columbia met this morning, and bad under consideration the bills to incorpor- ate the National Minning and Manufacturing Company ot Washington, D. and the bill to incorporate the Washington National Life in- sufance Company, and after a long discussion the committee decided that they would not favor the incorporation af companies proposing to do business outside of the District of Colw bia. Nor would they favor the passage of any special act of incorporation where the objects id be attained under the General Inoor pora- in @xintence here were therefore indefinitely post- bill to incorporate » free university in the District of Columbia was post- poned, aud will uot be considered at this sessiou, The committee then resumed the considera- tion ot the bili regulating the organization, and conduct of THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THB DISTRICT oF. d perfected the same.” Tt wil be 14 an same. It Téported ¢: ‘te next week. The Commities have f verbal amendments. Also, follo the wing > ction @n account ef race, color OF previous condition of servitade be made in the admission of Pye any of the schools under the control of the Board of Kilucation. Or in the mode of education or treatment of pupils in such scheols.”” bred have also added the following additional sections : “Sec. 12, That if any person shall-motest or disturb any of theschoois under the control of the Board of Education or any teacher the: in the discharge of his or her du @ avy meeting of teachers or scholars board, or any member thereof, destroy or injure of deface an: farpiture, or other property board, the person so offendin, tion by the Police Court of lumbia, be fined not less a twenty dollars for shall be than tw, a each offence, or in confined in be of i ae e of January. April, July and October, oe year. “ That all acts or parts of acts incon- sistent with the provisiens of this act are here- by repeated.” Seciety. ‘That the President held a levee last evening ‘Was uo mistake, and arousing big levy of troops it was, for, in epite of people saying while they are being crushed, ‘* Never will 1 come again,” they do, and go through the same process. Being six feet high, and weighing five hundred Pounds, more or less, we had difficulties that fmal! objects wot not of. The pass through “ Fat Man's Misery,” which is the doorway be- fore reaching the President, and where the jam is usually thickest, was guarded by the Ken- ucky coat Of arms, which is two men facing each other with hands tirmly grasped. This coat of arms was tableaued by two enormous policemen, and only enough passed in at one e to be staidly ard soberly presented. in- of propelled by the crowd behind, and barsting upen the oricial presence in the most disheveled manner. There was perfect order, and by ten o'clock all Lad been presented. Marsha arp iutreduced onthe partof the President, while Gen. Michler made the 1 Sentations to Mrs.Grant. The ladies who as sisted in formmg the blockade t» prevent the net atlowed to fll up the rear of the room were Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Koutwell, Mrs. Judge Dent. and other The principal excitement ot the evening @ visit of the -japanese. who were intro- duced by Mr. Scott Stew their interpreter. ‘Two of them speak English weil. and Gov. Ito is Assistant Secretary of the Treasary ‘They have come here to study tinance too. have that national blessing, a pab- ‘This has only been recent, for there has been a consolidation of the provinces with the general government, just as there has been in Germany the Mikado has assamed the of the second Princes. ‘There are several h merchants among them. one with site whiskers, who is reported to be a millionaire. They are al! short men. and as handsome as Asiaties usually are. They were dressed like other men, andeach pertormed a lowly obei- sance as they were introduced to the ladies. The twowho speak English chatted quite freely. and bandied jests about wives. as to how many they had, and disclaiming the possession of one, and the hope of obtaining an American one. After visiting our Treasury and mints they will go to Europe. and in tuture no doubt will pre= sent to the world a system of finance com- pored of the best features of ail countries. ‘This levee was brilliant in numbers, and the many distinguished people present. In the rear of the President and the ladies, could be seen allthe court ata glance. Svcretary Fish and his son, daughter, and her husband, Mr. Rodgers, Postmaster General Cresawell ‘and wife, Miss Mc!ntyre, and Miss Secretary Robeson Horace Porter, and wite, Gen. Babcock, 4 and daughter, accompanied oung lady friend from Chicago, Mrs. Ricketts with her niece Miss Lawrence, Senator and Mrs. Chandler, and their daughter. Two ex-Attorney Generals—Evarts and Stan- very, (the latter accompanied by a sister of Mrs. Stanbery resplendent in most magniticeut diamonds). The Vice President am! wife, Senator Cole and wife. Judge Bradley, wife and daughter, with her friend Miss Stearns, Miss Swayne, Miss Chandler, Miss Zeilin, and hosts of others, ‘The dressing was superb. Mrs. Chandler wore royal purple velvet, trimmed with satin the same color, and white point lace, side trimmings, and the same on the low core sage and sleeves; ornaments, diamonds. Mrs. Kicketts, black velvet, wath black lace trim- mings, and Mrs. Cresswell, in velvet. lie debt ‘Tar Carty ND THE KRatLRroans.—The committee received a telegram to-day aunouuc- ing that arrangements were completed yester day with the St. Lonis and Louisville railroads bington during the This makes the connec- 2 complete from St. Louis to Washington ‘be Baltimore and Ohio road have already an- nounced their intention to make the reduction over their roads and its connections. ie City Eprron Star 1 am surprised to notice that a city paper objects to the proposition of @ Philadelphia merchant, also in Qusiness here, toerect apublic drinking fountain upon the avenue, iptimating that such improvements, or decorations, should be provided by citizens of the District. There can be uo good reason Yor objection to such a gracefil and useful contri bution as the public-spirited Puiladeiphian pro- poses to make. ‘The a:lorument of the national capital should not be le ty, her elegant louses for their Sei, Statues of their tilustrious dead, or take under particular charge, for care and improve ment, the avenues searing their respective names. Individuals of weatth ani taste, in all parts of the laut, should take pride in kdding to the attractions of the federal metropolis, ant their contributions shont! not only be solicited, but fieartily weicomed. To what better end could Astor apply come of his surplus thousands than in completing the now unsightly Washing top Monoment, once reported to his purpose. How could 51 art win the gratitude the nation more than by constructing here inviting bomes for 1!!-paid government cmployes, or how could the patrons of art more wisely encour, onr artists in painting and in sculpture, or add to the interest of the capital, than }.' giving Liberai orders for works wherewith to embel: lish the public buildings, and to fill the Cor. coran and other art galleries, which should be made a ieading featare of the city > TRL 25, 1S Sernit. Washington, D.C in White Satin, the Bridesmaids i The Wedding Cale Ornamente American Colors. The London Morning Post of January 1th say Yesterday wa> solemnized at Framp- Dorsetshire, the marriage between Mr. Algernon Sheridan, second son of Mr. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and Miss Mary Lathrop Motley, second dauglter ot the distinguished author and historian, late Minister Plenipoten- Uary from the United States of America. The celebration ot the event was appointed to take Place in the village church, which was deco- rated for the occasion with evergreens and towers, while arches similariy ornamented were erected from distance to distance along the road by which the bridal party were to pass from the Park of Frampton to the =acred build- ing. No “setting down at the doors” being pos- sible to carriages, the successive groups passed through the churchyard in gay attire on tyot. protected by a carpet irom the damp soil. FIVE BRIDESMATDS, in pink silk dresses, with overskirts of white silk grenadine, trimmed with white silk fringe, and Uny bonnets of white inile, with pink roses. and tulle veils, attended the bride: Miss Helen ath Sheridan, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Susan Motley, T of the bide; Miss Russell Sturgis; together with a very juvenfie bridesmaid, the Hon. M a Bamptytde, grandchild of Mrs. Sherivian, and the daughter of Lord ani lady Poltimore; and Miss Carlotta Norton, graud- daughter of the Hon. Mis. Norton, THE bRIDE was attired in white satin, with unusually rick Brussels lace veil and double iounces; orange flower wreath, and dia Tings and nec! let. ‘The bride was away by her father, and Mr. T. Kier idan, the bridegroom’s brother, acted as man.” Preyions to THE CEREMONY, which was performed by the Kev, Richard Pudor, vigar of Frampton, the village choir of ellidren sang @ wedding hymn; they sang also the choral responses during the service. The party then returned to on Court. where a splendid breakfast yo} eee Peerides. v inevitable appearance e of Gunter’s WEDDING CAKES was, as usual, hailed with much giee, and, in compliment to a Bationality, i rn ornamented with union Just formed brings the tad: Of connections among seme of the frst in Great Britain, cert: br itt shorsty Proceed to wi 8] to fe, by invitation, we believe, from the room's brother- in-|; fous and his tami ie Queen of the Netherlands, who bas a residence at their disposal for the winter.” see 87 Gail Hamilton thinks the troubie with the woman's that they want to live like women be like men. &7 The sersion of the New Jersey Legistature inan, — ake ‘Dueqday with prayer by a ent tae cree eaitor walks five miles every oF the day but talk Seeet neeee east ‘Lord Willoughby “made @ sensation ew York amipege discovered that he ween't an English peer, but simply = Brook! goods merchant, we =e (TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR | This Afternoon's Dispatches. | Associated Press Reports. THE WAR Telegraphed Ez lusively © T+ Evening PAKIS AGAINST P IN EUROPE. decree. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE TR TWO CENTS. HIS FOOD For PARIS. THE LADY CORRESPONDENTS. | FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. ioxox, tan. :—The Foreign « aS i . eer eg - ounces that am offer has been made ¢ ae eee ertemte ot ake aiterent | 2Hi8 Afternoon’s Proceedings, | M«marcs ani'n. Favre wo piace I ng ee ETA | With feod, the arrangements te le awe. the lay Werkingwen eorrenpentonts. Sarcrpar, Febraary i superintendence ot French and Geraisn agen'~ GRACE GREENWOOD. SENATE.—Mr. Pomeroy introduced a joint THE EMPFROR OF GERMANY ro Longest and perhaps best known among this resolution requesting the President to detail | i AL SUBJECIS clace of lady writers is Grace Greenwood—Mrs. | New York oue or more national vessels, to con- | Ruatix. Feb. \ ~The president of the 5 Lippineett— ber sprightly pen baving beem. | yey to France and Germany ench « applies as | boure of the Prussian Diet read to U ears ago, among the first to photegraph men | may be furnished by the poople of the (uited | day the reply trom the F peror and scenes at the capital. Time bas chan States for and congratulatory address presen ied the slender delicacy of a beautful girl into TRE DESTITUTE PEOPLE OF FR the occasion of his assam: of the NCE AND cER- healthy embonpotnt of a handsome woman. H. MANY crown. The Emperor ex reased rich raven tar no longer unwixed, nor are Mr. Howard suggested that Germany di] not | the Diet tor the sentiment« declared in their her dark eyes as sparkling as they were thirty | need our assistance, and moved to address and a fervent hope for peace and pros years ago, but what has been lost of that you Tul loveliness which once distingnished her as among the most charming of her sex, is compen- :a’ed for by a matronly dignity and grace which contiuaes to make her nom de plume % Significant the resolution all reference to Germa: thought it an anomalous condition of ar Hes to these an nation sent supplies to us with the rebels. perity of the new Em) now, he says, ire. T gh th OMe Prospect thet the severe struggle into which Germany was forced w soon be finished. it can, a« ye be cons ered that there is ground for l fe % * . lis it + emprermet ope, and preserves for her an undisputed place ssmpathies of a large tablishment of peace. im the veer of America’s beautiful women. At portion of our people were with Germany, and the war will conti eat sac one time Grace greenwood took her place ,large amounts of supplies basil been con ated be necessary from the Gorman peor annually in Washington as a regular press cor- P'for that country. LATER. respondent, and nearly every day throagh the | Mr. Coukling thought there was nothing that season her eweet face might have been seen | should make us discriminate in favor of France. | “EPORTED ATTEMPT 10 ASSASSIN 'itting in and out of the Congressional halls, or | Mr. Fowler held that we wore wivler no obi 8, Feb. 3.—It ie reported hhe bending down trom the galleries to uote thed gat ons to Germany. pthas been mace et Parte to as appearance and sayings of the distingaished ) — Mr. Casserly and Mr. Sumner deprecated the og ogg : lav makers below. Bat of late years.she hat | diccussion of our relative obligativis to these | Date General Trochu.. Th = sown less considerate of the sayings atid doings | two couniries upon a qnestion of a great aud | ofce of (hat august body. She comes, looks in upon | noble charity. wad them 4 few moments, imdites a paragraph or After additional discussion. the resolution THE ORLEANS PRINCES Nor caNp two in their honor, and is gone again; frequently | wits passed. DATES. passing more of the season in Boston than in | ‘The hill to revise, consolidate and amend the | It isnow aid thar sic leans Pr » Yashington. She writes with considerable reg- | <TavUTES RELATI PFICE D> not accept the candidatures for the waciousl a ularity for the New York Tribune. being the species EE a | sembly HARRIET PRESCOTT. one aoenian. ” i tata, REPAIRING KETDOTS Close benides the reporters’ gallery, in either | o¢eded with, it covering 12s pages. | Sennen ee the House or the Senate Chamber, may be fre- quently observed a «ptiet, gentle face intensely watching proceedings below; and this, too, is sweet face and fan eresting Mrs. Spoitord’s literary powers are already well known. long career in the world of Btters has added to an early reputation all the advantages of a successful writer; and, un- like mauy of the younger contemporaries, “Harrie: Prescott” can now well aiford to en- oy the accumulations of a busy life and rest er iaurele. [esides other miscellaneous g, in which he is at present engaged, she is here this winter as special contributor to Frank Lestie’s weekly, for which she is paid in gold at the rate of three thousand dollars a year MARY (LEMMER AMES who wields the best paid pen under this classiti- cation, clivides her time between the Independent and the Brooklyn Union, for which papers she corresponds this winter from Washi Beginning with a salary of hundreds, Mrs. Ames HOUSE OF RKEPRESENTAPIVES.— a | on the Paris and Strasvntg motion of Mr. Johnson (Cal.), the Senate bill restored, and all the u for the reliet of A. K. Delong was taken trom | tween Epernay and N: the Speaker's table and referred to the Com TRENTON, Fee *San- mittee on Claims. Mr; Maynard (Tenu.) gave notice that on | deri a constable of Camden coanty, charge on Ulree indictments with preventing color 7 » weal move to suspend in rules and take from the Speaker's table and refer to * : voters from exercising theit franchise at the Committee on Pacific Kailroads the South- | Tote election in Camden county, leced t morning, the coming into court at ey ern Pacific Kailroad bill, with leave to report at | o'clock with a verihet of guilty on the tar any time after # fixed early | third counts, which charge Lim with interferin: Mr. Ingersoll ( 111.) introduced a bil! to divide the State of illinois into three judicial districts. | third counts, pr ge tenes pata ene turn to reach the ballot-box. Keterred to the Committee on the Judiciary count, charging that S. . eee (ind Be yy ‘tee on the Judiciary, reported a bill for the reliet of the Yondemer, of cortnin comtractors en the Des | tates colerod vetare jest bofeve the ba oa “pir. Van ‘Tramp (Ome) aeked, bat failed to | The Jury bad been out niuce 110.0. m.,. veste obtain, leave to introduce a remiation reciung | S47. Twenty-one indiciments forthe same oi @ resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Of amer J. Henry, 4 that on the Sth of December the House adopt ‘Treasury for a ietailed statement ot the amount | bighest pun which Fapidiy ascended to thousands, ands at present | Of money covered into the Treasur, BO- | ee ieapeieernas 2 © daeet 6300 and thres writing on a three years’ contract at five thous- | ceeds of the sales of vessels of wi orts, poe and dollars per annum, with an additional <um | cotten, &c., &c., and that the said ution ve Fire te © ot five hundred dollars each succeeding year. | h#d not been responded to. Therefore, that Destractt: auada. Convers, OwTaRto, Feb. 4.—A large fire © She isabout thirty-five vears of age, of medium curred last night. originating in a store o height, with atuli-ronnded form, and fair com- plexion; but ber teatures are searcly regular enough te insure a claim to facial beaaty. MARIA A. STETSON of Boston is in Washington this winter as cor- respondent for the Kansas State Record, contri- buting also, editerially, to the Watchman and a = — to address 4 note to the | eretary 0! reasury reminding him that no reply been received, and request « repiy at the earliest practicable moment. r. (Uregon) introduced @ joint reso- lution reciting that owing to the non-eurvey of the public lands the State o1 «1 vad not se- lected certain lands granted her by the act ad- | quitting her as a e.and extending the time | pied by Sutherland « Co., on King street, and | Spreadi westward tothe telegraph a ce and eastward to Mevol store, Jeiirey & and the Bank of Tor The whole block was destroye:!. The losses ar- as follows: MeCullum & Sons $69,000, insurance dex re - $3'.000; Sutherland & Ce. 35,000, ‘insurance Hevector, Suc has written agreat deal of portry, See er ek eaon Sor three years from the pas- | $5,008; sefiry & Co, 925.00, ‘nsuran en 4 olume of which is just about to M j - | known. Bau ‘oronto saved all it= va as areligious writer ste has este and | “The regular order being demanded, the House | | vables and papers. Jefiry & Co. saved abou | half of their goods in the warehouse, Dat the Sontents of their retail apartment were lo-' The Montreal Telegraph Company's and fs press M owned hetlteh-olgp taekee proceeded to the cail of comuanitecs for Mrs. Stetson is a get features are shar developed lie colorless comp T of prominent journais. ine New Englander. Her Band prominent with a finely large, expremive blue eyes. a xion, anda tall, slender form, “olivia” Mrs. Emily Briggs) ts the wife ofa clerk inthe House of Kkepresentatives. She has been a reg- ular press contributor only about two years, REPORTS OF A PRIVATE NATURE. Mr. Scotield, Pa.,) from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill for the reliet of Theodore Adams, ail 7 due | Adamson 4 conte istraction certain mortar boats on the Missouri river du ring the rebellion. ‘dhe bill was passe: —yeas 15 nays Mr. Starkweather (Conn.) reporte: titi Company”. offices were saved. three stores, and -Jetlry & Co. their own and the hank building. Th loss ir probably $150,000, r back the n of Wm. Jones for remuneration for the though season resident at Washington fora | lose of his versel, with the recommendoriog ‘hag | Of the ber of © . long time. She came here with her hueband | it be referred to the Comunittce om Clann, nae poy daring the last year of Buchanan's administra- | reterred. Doge Fg By, tibn. and has since made it her home each suc- | Mr. Platt (V'a.) reported back the petition of | te amore Pe eee ee cessive winter. Thue after affording h nine or ten yearsof coustant becoming thoroughly tamitiar with the intricate routine Of governmental afinirs, she was well prepared tor the dificult duties of a reliabl Washington correspondent. Olivia is devoting her whole time this season to the Philadelphia Press, to which she contributes trom two to three letters a we ying am average pace of a col the American Minister at Pari Of £20,000 will be placed in h to be used by him the pur | A special committee of five w: receive supplies of take charge of the » | Anpeal to the Ameri pntribute funds and supplies for the » people of France was adopted. Subserip:io may be @en! to Mr. Lamier. treasurer, No Pine street, or toany member of the tee. which’ includes several prominer chants and bankers. o- . A Gegisiative Jamberee at Leaven worth Leavexworta, Feb. .—This afternoon « Tyecial train arrived from Topeka, bringing the members of the Kantas Legisiatare, tor the purpose of attending the Lanquet tendered by the -chooner Emily, asking pay for the time they were in rebel prisons, with the recomouen dation that it be reterred to the Committee on Claims. So referred. Mr (Me.) reported a resolution author- bg the President to reappoint Commander Geo. B. Stevens tw tue active list in the Navy. Pr |. Also, Sepate resolution for the re- pointment of Lieut. Comaniler John Me enbush to the active list inthe Navy. Passed. ‘The Speaker laid before tie House 4 commu } nicaiion from the Secretary ot the Treasury, {ranemitting @ report upon the state of trade Letween the United States and the British Nerth American possessions. Ordered printed aad reterred to the Committee of Ways and Means On motion of Mr. Cobb ( Wis.) th ing William B. Thomas 4 judgment and costs imposed} g ck- GAIL HAMILTON, though a resident of Washington this winter can scarcely be incorporated under the heading ot Washington correspondents. She writes from this place but not of it, ker chief identiti jon with the capital being a social rather na Uterary one. This winter, at last, she is & guest at the honse of ber cousin, Mrs. Blain where she has become the attractive center 0 ¥ the coart of common pleas of jefferson county, Kentucky, | Teriethe cant iach the poems to cater with charac- | Was taken from the Speaker's table and parsed. | pyar iastenee contrat ce eed ond bere teristle zest into the spiritor her brilliant sur- | Mr. Stevens(N. H_) reported a bill for the re- | escorted to Fort Leavenworth and other point tap ‘Though by no means beautiful, | liet of Paymaster George H. Cutler. Passed. | 8 ige carries with Ler a strength of mag- netism that renders her personally as pleasing as her writings are entertaining. tuto the drawipg-100m ae into her stnily she takes same crisp, incisive and enthusiastic i arities which hayewon her a world-wide fame, fe posture or the exelaiuation and in the look, may de easily fr the inti relationship in the vicinity. after which they sat down to | sumptuous banquet, followed by toasts ai responses from the leading citizens. The tes tivities were concluded with « grant ball at Odd Feliows’ Hail. ° From “Prisco Weather Wrec! Saw Francisco. Fe! Mr. Garfield (Obie) introduced a bill to pro- vide for the iesuing of National Bauk netes «ni tor other purposes. Ieferred to Comiuittee on Banking and Currency. Halt past one o'clock having been tixed by previous order of the House for the considera. tion cf reports from TRE COMMITTER ON TERRITORIES. ar . between the Woman and the writer. ir. Cullom (ii!.) reported adversely upon a | “The ta v CS «4 4198 ORUBDY. je number of ville, resolutions, memorials | staptin Casper Oreck. Het crow were cave 1, The youngest literary aspirant among the | “" Petitions, which were laiion thetable. | but two men who went to her rescue were : Mr. Culiom reported « bili to amend the acts drownn-}. lady writers of this city is the spicy correspond. | providing for a temporary goverameect nc nee | ores steck wsartcat te depressed. ent or the New York World. Miss Smead isa | Territories of Wyoming and tah,s0astoallow | The Coloreae wet Panama, carn pretty young girl, Scarcels yet out of her teens, | the judge ot the Supreme Court’ to detine the | in treasure; S5 is tor New York who came to Washington several years ago to | limits of the judicial districts and for the ti Punta Arenas. al obtain a situation with her widowed mother in | for holding of the courts. = Interior ‘wile Met morter ctunettig $e | an Fitch Neves getatay td HeoPer (ah) | CR Andemreid's Wieden ew York Interior, while her mother remained in the jor posed tiie bill. tary for ashingtou Carat- Treasury, she supported herself to within a |. Mir. Cullom called the previous question; and wal year past. On receiving her discl at once to consider the necessity of turning Ler attention to some new work, and through the encouragement of frienis who had observed i her some development of a lite: the bill was passed—ave: Mr. Cullom also reported act ot the Leguslatar ing the Territory int tive districts. Pass rge she | noes VF ge she began bill repealing the Wyoming. apportion. une aud representa. New York, Feb. 4.—Colonel Andenreid of Gen. Shermans staf, hae arrived here from Washington. for the purposee! waking arr: ‘wente to take to that city, the 7th New York ia regiment and the jist New York volunteers to Snead was led to attempt etter, taking Mr. Tafte (Neb.) reported a bill regulating | participate in the carni\al, to tak for her subject the gr: rm @ in honor of | the granting of charters of iucorporations in | 20th and Zist instants, Prince Arthur. She tter to the New | the Territories of the United States, Passed. | p< York Pos’. it was well reevived, and was soon | Also. @ bill pageiating the payot attorneys. nar- | A Woman oo from a Third-story foliowed by others of « similar kind, copies or | *uals and clerks in the Territories of the United | indow- Which were atterwards sent to the World, aud | States. Passed. Lorityitte, Feb. This ™ insane, mpe:| from a tl window of a boarding house. Her recovery | doabtiul. Martin Freeman. an employe of Aver low iactory, was caught in the belt and hor Government Securities, m ish the followin | (mara, whi atyle is piquant and acy. She mingles H society, and epjovs that extensive acjuaint- nee with people and manners which tarnishes ber with an ever trech and inexhautible fund ossip. In addition to her work on the New York World, Miss Snead also corresponds with the Baltimore urday Night, the Springtield Re. publican, aud the Louisville Journal. rare = Hiereprrary TatToo.—Charies M. Wethe- rell writes from Lehigh University to Natur-. that recent discussions of the uestion of herc- ditary deformities remind lim of what he learn. ed tlteen years ago while visiting tribe of Sioux Indians, assembled to the number of 5.000, near the mouth of the Yellow Meslicine River. in Minnesota. The imdians were col- lected at that point for the purpose of receiy- ing their annuities from the United States Government, and were accompanied by their families. is customary for the syuaws of their tribes to bave tattooed Upon the promi- nence of their cheek-bones small discs, of from gne-eighth to one-fourth of au inch in diameter. Mr. Wethereil says: 1 was informed by a pby- Sician, who bas passed much ef his time with these tribes, that sometime a child was born with “these marks. ‘This was contitme: by the United States Government Indian Agent. meeting brace the . Atter par y Tine tomst« © trom Mr. ‘be present + conpon. 1s 20'6,Gacoupon, 1) Ss 3) W5.coupon wo" :5 we rece Saran iP. FS te Sn road. 19%; Wiinole Central, 133%. "C Sales or-Reat Esta: Covyty, Mv.—Kichard trustee, sold v _ Esy., a8 in Seispuag lean property TR In M M. Williams, 2 reigtand last, o' this county, on “Conrad's Ferr: v, dar, grain warehouse and ‘Onio' canal at the same point, White, of Virginia, for $1,990. On the Seth uit., Ne sold at Burnesvil tel, for $1,251. J Bonte, as trustee, sold, on Saturday jest. a house and lot in Foolesritte, 'o Mr. John R. Hall, of that place, for $1,405.— Rockville Sentinel, 3d inst. Ms -2ee- ~ 87 Louis Kossuth is hopelessly ill at Tarin. Ag Now York girls think billiards awfully ni | f i a ” co represente- ine is the new western name for to-day in @ disagreement of th» S97" A Chicago paper is guilty of “revivali- nee pg zing.” : Aunoxed to Dalted States. girls refrain trom chewing gum 4.—A meeting Of the natives of og brengtc resolutions Sones: 1d, I1l., youths hold champagne 7 orgies in the Opera House boxes. Fi to S9-An Ohiolady has oatiinn Inienaaaiae saloon for time lost Ty low hated rene Fortress oe sehen int it from New York, , wh ae _Eageation to erect s bling targe Sues cargo, Pat in hete loading. 9 “ Club” is the name ibm, Fe Teaiee te co Pottsville, Pa. Sap eed Y y ehgible to wenbershipe en” ree ears are not rs Loney Pot ree ‘ety of Antwerp