Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1871, Page 1

LY THE EVE G STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday At The Star Buildings, Coruer Pennsylvania ay. and ith 4, ‘Sy THe EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. THE STAR fe served by carriers to thetr sud- soribers in the City and Distriet at Tan Ounts Pan Wak cr FoRTY-rote CxNtTs PER MONTH. Copies ‘at the counter, Two Cxnts. Puck FoR MaiLine:—Three Months, $1.60; Btz Months, $3.00: One Year, 00. Ho papers Bre sent from the office longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAR—published om Friday morning—@1.60 9 year. | V& 87—Ne: 5,629. LADIES’ GOODS, Ete. yor RBUEIVED TO DAY. o yEDO YRENOH and COSNE?S and HATS. LACK PARASOL CO” BES. all prices. Fresh SUBAW GOUDS daily A Ganz iN en! 23 © street. ee i al Resse ise NAtionay THEATER, Last Nichte of the Talented Yor Actor, SK ET SEBTSON, ‘nal Drama of AND VECK. Last Nights ef the Public Execution and the Tbril Nee Raitr Fo his Great Sensatio WEC. west Mitiinveny. Ladies, frre rnrchasing ol Matinee. Saturday, at 2 o'clock. CHANFRAU ME. F. BORO, OF ASRS Or anes * 05 Pewn. are.. between Sh and %R ets The enragement of JANAUSC Atd ©27.m'ne aseortmen? of Frenc pened for the present . Tm HATS, FLOWEES, LACES, attends! to at her estabfishmen elegance mas 54 AAT POSITIVE COST, TO CLOSE BUSINESE. srted BuSNET® Kiet oxsS er j Kxe* LEDGE IS POWER. | THEN COME TO | PROF, PRATIS GREAT TENT SCHOOL, ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, opposite Jennoas Bouse, and see what Power you have over the ores, WASHIBGTON CLASS, NUMBEB 1867. Exhibition at 3 and S p.m. Every Day THURSDAY, MAROH 30, ad Kickers and a Hunaway. FLUIDAY, AT 3 P M.. SIARP, The most Dangerous Kicker mau ever saw, canuot be driven without bliads. Prof. Prats. the Horse Eitucator “In onr opinion the Horse Educating System of this geaUemen tp stperior to any other Known to msn. It should be understood by all who are ciated with. or in any way interested in horses. The knowledge obtained from Prot Pratt t# necessary for personal safety, and we believe joining his clase be the best investment sey man ever mate. "Gen. W. F. sherman, Gen: ow ‘a TEIMMINGS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, REAL AND IMITATION LACES AND CULLSBS, HANDEERCEIEFS, #LVES, &o., & 41 POSITIVE COST. TOO“ OSE BUSID MISS E. M. FORMAN, « Row 225 ESS. | an SPRING U ENING, MES. J. E. SPENCER, Waring returned from New Verk, WILL OPEN ON W EDSESDAY, MABCE 297m. Bre S begs to inform her Onctomers that tor TRONNETS, betne mostly Imported, are the Unic, of the season. Also, WALKLAG FANCY GOODS at Unusnally bow erin" STRAW GOODS * @ Belling Chea A. G. GASTON, Agent. Just received. V ISLETS so DAIMIES, ia all the Rew SBades, 78 ceute per dozen eile heotet: JUST BEGET A FULL Ling to aunoUnce 8 series of his magnificent ABT ENTERTAINMENTS, AT LINCOLN HALL For a brief season. GRAND OPENING NIGAT, ONDAY. APRit 3, 187]; PROGRAMME, ITALY, THE ABT LAND, me of the Graces, Music, Sculpture snd {eo PIEORS BLACK CALAIS ‘ork nction prices, _ i GASTON, Agent 2 es ‘Apstss: ts. Children half price. A. G_ GASTON, Agent Dows oper <_srenne cmagtaiames act Jostyecetved. a Fal! Line of the Biack Celebrated | © 2 fay — are : hy: ee at 2: commencing at $o’olock. Teen on cae ‘ca Carriages may be crdered for matinee at 4 o'clock. I and for the evening at’ 30 o'clock IMPIUTED CV RBDUBSSES. Inteat styles, fr te $30. Cheap * & G. GASTON, Agent. GW LAT BARGEINS in all the NOVELTIBS of the Tescon Cat 5 to se Tickets at Bilis usic Btores937 Penney! avenue. mba [tscorn HALL. THURSDAY E Bargains wept ASTUN, Agent PHILHARK 2fk EEW coop: @ GRAND ORATORIO oF THE MESSIAH. ALL TER SPRING NOVELTIES. MISS CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, Soprano, MISS ANTOINETTE STERLING, the Favor te Just Geceived, at DAVIS’. - ‘entralto, of New York pores vONOES eer ee MB GEORGE SIMPSON, Tenor: EUGEs. 1 LOU NCES, tuat wi have ever iat MB. MW. WHITREY. the Famous Basso, of Is’. outon av CHORUS OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFIY HATS, BIEZBONS, and FLOWEBS, in every VOICES. variety, at AND A DAVIS’. DR. J.P. Catu NRE ME GEO. W All Kinds of FANCY snd MILLUNREY GODS. |" agmiasion. $1 Dat ES TEU MINGS. BOTTOMS, BUFFLIN'3. | Aamission; inciudirg Reserved Seats, $1.50 Se . always on hand, at lowest prices. at Sale of cate to commence st the Kilis M DAVIS’, Store MONDAY MOBS March 2th. m2 701 MARBT SPACE aLLERY if Rtttows stre GEOVER & BAKER CELEBRATED FAMILY SEWING MACHINES, at » jot DAVIS’. oF OIL PAINTINGS FOK SALE. fine PICTURES 1236 P. jeen 2th and lich ste mls Bi © ESTABLISHED —1 have re m OORNER NINTH AND D STREETS app “IL have to-day ¢ OPEN FROM Ya M TO 1OF Hee of Millive-y Goods. Real ALL ARE WELCOME! Liana Lace Pointe and Jvchets. Bt FEB KEAVING KOUMD, with Papers aod Magerines from ail parts of the country. LISKABY OF 16.000 VOLUMES OAILY PRAYER MEETINGS at 1205 and¢5 GYMNACIUM. BOWLING ALLEY & BATIIS SABBATH SEBVICES in LINCOLN HALL, at 2.30pm sud in PROP. PRATI'S TENT. cornor Pa ay. and 15’. st at 7.30 pm oe Walking avd Traveli: org ravelling Me WILLIAN =! MmbIS No. 907 Pa av - No. 7 Cite Trevis yee IMPORTANT FOR THE LADIES. em REICH ESBAOH'S Piano Store Wo. £23 ita Street, adove Penna. Avenue, NATUBAL CUBLS UBstasLicnep Over Nos of every shade, size spd style, which C will eet rine oe bower than any other bouse in th 7 Also. a large assortment of French CORSETS at Jow prices: Ladies’ UNDEROLOTEING at reduced Drices. All kinds of rea! LAOBS, HANDKES- CHIEFS. OOLLAES very cheap, at 8S HELLES Ss, 71S Market Spans D— 4 FULL ASSUBTMENT oF NATUBAL CURLS, Whicd | sell very cheap. 8. BSLLES. ane Nomber ap%-)*" setees —_¥i6 Masket Gonce. | ( 1B” WHITE, Surceon Chtropetis:, UST BEOEIVED— Hg; $38 Mth street. opposite U8 lente ainaataa dais ‘ashington. D.O., 1861) He success!ully ) ntons, Chilldinins. Ginb, and growing Naile,and other discases of the f he FARIS KID GLUVES. Sat pain or'in<oaven St @1 per pair S. HELLER, fon. et Tis MAGERT spac Liaw - ‘Owing to press uf busueas n mt i: . White isnnable to visit patients at their resi: Waltham Wat dences, except between Gand fp me Jan ti iy We keep constantly Watches made by the MERICAN WATCH COMPANY, city recommend them a> beiag. ail ti stock @ 187 SPRING STYLES av A. STRAUS’ POPULAR CLOTHING HOUs%. 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENU © WATCHES MADE IN THES COUNTSY This is by far the best Fall Piate W Between 1th and 11th streets market. and we warrant it staction he cases are epeciaily made for onr own trade. and ——— are of new and tasteful design and fint Also. the row WALTHAM WATCH OW READY Gold and 5 Case: SPRING SUITS DASK PATTERNS DIAGONAL ‘BI — GLOBE MILLS = WALKING LTON DERBY JOSEPH BECK Hats, SILK MIXED FROCK 1204 FRANKFORD AVES. 8. pte ms ABOVE GIRARD AVENUE, PHILADELT MAN UFACTUBER EXCLUSIVELY OF FLBST-CLASS CARRIAGES: Y¥ SPBING@ SUITS. LIGBT PATTSANS. SUITS, 2 SUITS, NEWEST STYLES SULTs, 8OITs, MILLVILLE ping MELTON BOBBY And 8 great mauy other Fabrics svi Stylos. YOUTHS SUITS, (from 1 to 1 years.) Speciatty. BOYS SUITS, ‘rom $ to 14 years.) a Large Variety. CASIMERE PANTS, with VESTS, without, at least 100 different pat teras. ud personal at- Bh 2 an (5° To WALKER « THOM STONE YARD, ¥ 1st asp B Sexe Light RNER or An early call is solicited. ae Ihave st ani heat stock of SPRING GOUDS ever before te hibieed thle side od New York, at prices that cana fai to please. UTTER BUTTER = A. STRAUS, PRILADELPHIA PRIBT received three t . 1031 PENNSYLVANIA 4V BNUB, cok, 100 Firky DEW YoRK RMNN-YLVANIA BOLL mb > om Between Wth and Ith streets. BEDUCTION To TRAE EACTIFUL PRIZES AND PRESENTS, Tro OUR CUSTOM E @ PEARLS, AMBROTY. vie oe se cake Ie ee ay paore * ‘ E JSBDIN, Flor GALLRRY, S93 loth street boar Lo” made The Foening St WASHINGTON, D. C., THUR EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Goasip. INTERNAL KEvaNes. source to-day were $31 SEcaeTAy Roruson will not return to this city from Philadelphia before Monday next. GENERAL SReRIpAN is expected home about the lust of April. BOING HowE TO The clerks in the ex- ecu’ ve departments of the government fro Conveeticut will be granted leaves of absence to atcend the election in their State on Monday. Navat Onvers To-ray.—Captain 0. H Coldwell has been detached from the 4 Atlantic fleet and pla on sick leave. The orders of Lieutenant L. E. Chenery to tie Saranac have been revoked and he has been placed on waiting orders, Lieutenant Com- mander Henry B. Kumscy has resigned. ment occurs : The repect opens with a bi manner in which the work parts of the island visited. THE BARZ A full account of the term that chai given as ap exp measures than could otherw 8 forth go exercis.ng every legitimate t ment, ary leaders assisted by Hayti the respect of the majority and bas four times accepted Magistrate. It is remarkal ideut’s cabinet, legislature, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE CommitTex met this morning in the House Judiciary room, and appoived a sub-committee consisting of Messrs, Cox, Eldridge and Archer, to determine upon permanent officers for the resident Executive Committee, and report to the full committee to-morrow. the United States. ‘The constant commotion o completely paralyzed indust the resources ofthe republic that it can not pay expenses of the people could alone bi Nomivations To- Day.—The following nom- mations were sent to the Senate to-day by the Luperon has latel: A Dexrat.—The Secretary of the Treasury denies the published statement to the effect that he bad authorized the destruction of $40,000,000 worth of the new funded loan bonds, because they were so badly executed that lie deemed them untit to go to the public, therefore the engravings were «estroyed. Seo retary Boutwell did order the destruction of a number of sheets upon which the backs of $10,000 bonds of the new Joan had been printed at the B uu of Engraving and Printing at the Treasury Department, but’ his reasoo for ordering ‘the destruction was that he determined to have the backs printed in New York instead of tere, and not on account of the work being badly exec The bonds were not fimehed, and the loss oc; the harshness of the rale of Y mezsures adopted. a from the island. peace and tranquillity coul annexation. The ravers are employed, and it has always been nowledged that their work was of a very higborder. The bank-note companies are con- stantly making efforts to get all the work fro the Treasury Department, and, of course, it i= their interest to make it Appear that work at the Treasury Department is badly executed. suffer by the change. The connected with it traveled island without guard or weal sate’: TRANSPRKS OF OFFICERS OF THE ExGiINEER Corr=—Upon the recommendation of the Chict of Engineers the fellowing changes in the st with the same class in other areducated appear as well elsewhere. tions and duties ef officers of the Engix Prejudice of race or color: t Corps have been made : {ul and polite, ‘kind and Major 1). ©. Houston to relieve Colonel J. N. | STimes, According to the 5 Ma Gf the survey and improvement oftne | judges. are. nearly Unknow | Fox and Wiscon: tion and office Chicago, Liino’ Major H. M. Robert. in addition to his preses, duties under the Light House Board, to relies Major G. H. Mendeil of the charge of the wor':s for the defense of the month of the Columb a river, and Major K. $. Williamson of the chai of the improvement ot the Willamette Umpqua rivers and to take his station at P yd to move his sca. | Catholics, except the Ameri kie. Wisconsin, live among the Catholics mony. dwell land as they desire to cult not averse to work when ‘There are few s and he people are jacated, vesire to learn, Mejor W opened. The reported coal hgvite, and of hittle value known’ of the gold regions. extensive and valuable. a pte. will proceed, with the a report to him that region, and aleo to H. Stmpson of the charge of Coora river, Ala, and Major G. Weitzel of the survey and improvement of the Tennessee river. Capt. George L. Gillespie, in addition to his present duties under the Light House Board, has been ordered to relieve Mrjor Walior MoFar!andof the charge of all works, examina- tons and surveys now in his charge. Capt. Jared A. Smith to be relieved from duty upou the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, and to report to Major U. M. Poe tor duty under bis izomediate orders. Capiain S. M. Maustield, as soon as he shall have completed the reduction of eompany 1), battalion of engineers, and reported at Wiilleti’s Pot, N. Y., with the enlisted men of that company, to proceed to New York city acd report to Lieut. Col. Newton for duty under his jurmediate orders. First Lieut. M. I. Broom,.to proceed to Pt adelobia and report for duty to Lieut. Golo: J.D. Kurtz. First Lieut. Wm. H. Hauer, to be relieved from duty with Major K. 3. Williamson, and to » ceed to Wiltett's Point, New York, and for duty to the commanding officer of talion of engineers. uy relieve Col. I. ne island is represented but acciimating is necessai report is not Luished. frequent; in autumn. hurric figures. As now made up. ti thousand by President B erty destroyed in the Span the first head is $600,000 for total is given at $1,555,000. ment of rece’ slow a total of $7 2,000; and THE 7) The commission ti statement that Dominica is r the other powers. tween Hayti and San ish and French live of 1 were driven out of the from duty with company D, battalion of en neers, and to report at Painesville, Ohio, Major McFarland, for duty under his imme ate orders. First Lieut. Benjamin BD. Greene, to be lieved from duty with Major John M. Wils. and to report at Painesville, Ohio. to Major McFarland, for duty under bis immediate orders. First Lieutenant Clinton B. Sears to be lieved from duty inthe Department of Coiaic via, and to report to Major G. H. Wendell: duty uncer bis immediate orders. Second Lientenant Edward Magnire upon arrival of Lieutenant Huer at. Willetts to be relieved from duty with the Battali east ane San Kafael. San Mig ‘The Bonica Valley, Mstriet have been alteruate! parties. claim of H. the Geitrard may 8 extent of territory within th 1 be 22,212 square miles. ‘The public reterred te as havi Haytien occupancy is about The hi by the « Widely published inthe Ne : 1 of Engineers, and to proceed to Detroit, Mict., and report for duty to Major C. &. Comstoc\. Second Lieutenant Chas. F. Powell upo: arnt Por of E the of Lieutenant Willard at Wiliett's to be relieved from duty with Batralion gineers, and to proceed to Detroit, Mich., te report to Major Comstock. Brevet Second Lieutenant .J. H. Willard to report to the commanding officer at Wietc’s Point for duty. Was interrupted in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wedndsday night last, by a scoffer among | ‘the delay that the sum yet agreed upon. ——_——_-see- How Dou THe Littie Busy B—ismaRck. A New York World special trom Beriin oS E correspondence between 4 the Central Committee at Paris. resented that the Thiers govern- ss0e- p Wa: embraces ali resulted in the murder of one of thew. ‘A Mis- sistipp! paper axen res us that “The killing was condactrd in an benorable manner.’ and ex- plaius thus: +The parties agreed to settic it in boring field, vanced i stable eee that way. and went out to a nm SAN DOMINGO. BEPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. The Isiand, its Government, Popula- tion, Resources, Debts, &c., Ac. The following is understood to be a correct synopsis of the report of the Santo Domingo commission as it will be signed by all the members, unless some unexpected disagree- VERNMENT. given, followed by areterence to the long of revolutions, and dissensions approaching ter, and this condition of affairs ts ation of the more summary & constitutional govern ment. rnment was found in full operation, and nd Baez in tull and pe.ceable posses- sion of all parts of the republic except ¢he Hay- tian border, which is disturbed by revolution- in favor ot laying down their power in favor of created disturbrnces in the north of the island, but it could not be dis- covered that eitber of these leaders had a fiag or organized a government, even in form. The incessant troubie for such leaders led the popu- lation to agree to the Spanish Ma oe e fol ement, led to withdrawing the Spaniards THE POPULATION. Pulation is fixed at 160,000; many of richest pertions of the island are unin- d. The people bad generally heard of question of annexation on all parts of the island, and it had been discussed everywhere. There was a nearly unanimous feeling that eater friendship for the y- pe physical, mertal and moral condifion Was found much bettcr than anticipated. The Population is almost wholly of mixed blood, in every conceivable degree. The cultivated and ecucated, such as the officials, compare There is an entire absence ot out by the Colonization Society in 124. They he people are poor and live in eh but In the country degree, but the mines have not been extensive y Considerable space < ted to setting forth the richness of the so. the variety of tropical products, and those the temperate regions found ou the uplanda. Earthquakes are not TRE DBRT. ‘The public debt statement is to be compared with later data received by the commission to see if they have been furnished with correct numbers, fourteen hundred thousand doltars; additional pending claims, two hundred and four thousand dollars, including one of seventy aez for personal pro,.- f the government for ts for import dues alone, over $600,000. ATIES. nd no foundation for the an indemnity sum to France. any consequence exist between Dominica a there remained. as disputed territory, erable extent east of the old boundary. sll in dispute. Of this the Haytians have he ip practically constant control the towns oF t of these, and Ney ‘ayti to the boundary p, Which is the meridian throug lt Alta Vela, is regarded as preposterous. The * found by new and careful computation to GRANTS AND CONCESSIONS. ‘story Of grants and concessions given ‘Ommission is about the same as airea: very strong in condeimpatien of the stories that | tapered officials of the United States have cen privately interested in them. DOMINICA WANTS A TREATY. The Dominican government was foun unexpected expense of the government paid fe BALTINORE AwpvaL ConPeRence or THR Arnican M. E. Cuvgen.—This body will as- semble this year, for the first time, at Easton, Talbot county, Bd.,on Wednesday, Wayman will preside. This Conference ment was unsu] ble in any proper way, the State of Maryland and the | be sued under the name of the District of Co« and the election of a pew Assembly because | Diane Of Columbia. There are sixty preace, },umbia, and therefore the suit should be in that The comuuittee offered, in the | ers belonging to the body. Rev. W.H-G Brown | Dame. ry Saeed afew dass the installment | bas died ‘ths, ea. with anes 66 |e eee See ate ee ue a re} eor, ‘own, D. reach thi % le. The opinion here is strong BA in = or tages. mon, and Rev.J. H. A. Jobi nson, agers the restoration of the empire by aid of an impe- | town, the wissiopary sermon. It’ is My | court; that they are not a body corporate; that pits gan | abiaied pera he ect a oat | Seay tac an fey acu — sles ee erpeyay a ‘ayman fo trans! 2 = ol “Homomanta”” Munvar.—Two young men | J.B. V. Tholaes to the toca ete | parties, plaintifts and deiendaute; hee me nat of sigh net in Lato nag mt Fed cee ———___-202e- eee and ne ia and Uliam Grissom by pame, ti a it rd also read answer er difficulty about the hire of labocers, which | ored prameener ces oF, om aun ace Pay ties. and Mr. Davidge the answer of Stewart with the intensity of heat. Th ‘otuberances, 80 enormous that #0 large 2 proportion oe TWO CENTS. al DAY, MARCH 30, 1871. FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Proceedin: Even those acts of the corporation inconsistent cor na This Afternoon’s Proc Bs | wich the Congressional acts were continued in force until He also clanmed that the TauRspay, March 39. under the laws prior to June Ist SENATE.—ar. Davis (Ky.) offered a resolu- | should be contin: tion calling upon the Secretaries of the Treas | Mr. W. A. Cook said if it be correct that the ury, War and Navy to report to the Senate, at | Piaimtif™ ere. te the next session of Congress, a schedule of corporate : the care cannot be property, by classes, with its estimated value, maintained. Put what are the fects in the which has ‘been seized or taken possession of It is plain that from the moment they rief ontline of the | Smce January 1, 1861, by the orders, authority, | Sys appointed and conirmed they ave wore! or in the name of their departments, respec was done and the | tive}, ly; what disposition was made of said prop- ‘the portions sold; what became of t money therefrom; bow much went into th Treasury, apt how much to individuals, with the names and amount to cach, and what por- tion of said property, ete., wre delivered to atid retained by individuals, with their names. Laid over till to-morrow. The motion entered some time since by Mr. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) to reconsider the vote pi in . MR WILSON’S £100 ROUNTY BILL to carry out a decision of Supreme Court was adopted. Mr. Morrill explained that Mr. Wilson had been in error in big yvonne the bill would be limited to 4,000 or 5,000 me at as it bad passed it would apply to 35,000 soldiers. The Senator from Massachusetts (Wilson) had pro- pared an amendment which would strictly con- fine the measure to carrying out the decision of the Supreme Court. Mr. Wilson then moved a modification of the togive the bounty to those who had been disabled by sickness or disability contracted in service. This would reach about one-half the cases under the decision of court, the remainder with their legal function. They are in the law denominated a Board of Public Works, anlare vested with all the rights and daties prescribed by the Iaw. They are now in the nature of a quasi corporation, empowered to sue and be sued. They possess all the inherent quali- ties of A LEGAL BODY BY VIRTUB OF A® acT oF con- of government is ries ise_be tolerated iu The Dominican Congress speaks, and the fanetions of the Masor cease. Mr. Cook then cited several au- thorities, saying they all go to show that su Tights as thore in question exist by ication a8 much as by special legisiation. ‘The power is abeolute and exclusive of any tion of the government of the Territo it is ex- pressly made the functions of Board of ublic Works to take charge and controll of all streets and alleys in the ci The vital point involved in the case is unction of govern- ians. Baez enjoys of the population, the office of Chief ble that the Pres- and Judiciary, are ALLEYs as the law now existe? Two bodies claim the right to control—the Mayor and Councils and the new Board of Pubsie Works. The powers of the former are derived from the charter of the corporation, and the latter from the inte fseveral years has rial pursuits, and have so diminished d the contidence preserved its ex- tof Congress. The act of the City Councils President istence. 1. | Would have to be provided for hereafter. meee anni Postmasters._H. S. Manson, at Allegan, Cabral occupies three or four mountain vil- ‘Mr. Casserly red time to exam/'ne the mat- rer and the oostract ‘was made Michigan; Benj. D. Hopkins, at St. Albans, | lages, aud with » small force, has been able to ter, and. upon his request, the subject went | in March.’ This is an ‘annual con. Vermont; Hamilton Norton, at Polo, Lilino disturb a considerable district for a long time, | over without action tillto morrow. tract, and is intended to cover fumes tar. D.C. Wintersmith, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. | though he hes few Dominican followers. The consideration of Mr. Anthony’s amend- i "i ment to the order of business, to allow the cou sideration of any BILL ON THE SOUTH, passed by the House of Kepresentatives, was Tesnmed. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, spoke in refutation of the charges of Mr. Sherman ust the r—- and order of the South, particu u bis own State. He defended law-abiding character of the peop! tucky, and enumerated various grievances to which they had been subjected at the hands of the general government; among which was the retusal to make any compensation for slaves emancipated, at the beginning of the war, in prior to the making of these contracts. The functions of the board give them entire control of the streets and alleys. N, if this ia so, can there be any power left THE OLD GOVERNMENT over these streets? It was the intention of Con- grees to have this portion of the new govern- ment go into i effect. The Board of Public Works are independent officers, and thelr powers exist from the moment they are confirmed. but y of a fear of re-en- Spain, ni —_e——__ The Republican Candidate. General N. P. Chipman, the republican can- Congress bad rofused to pay thn apepeiinen | tick of Onlemtia, was cote te Mate torn Jongress re’ to a mn ii jambia, was born in Milfor nion id _ come only from of $810 for each emancipated slave andhe (air, | county, Obie, March When he was 15 iy 1834. years of age bis parents Temoved to Wash i: ” @ is) believed the Senator from Ohio (Mr. - Sioned by the destruction is simply the value | United States thau for other Powers is due raven} wae amor; ee noes vod. ton, lowa, where he entered college. {n Iss Of the sticets of paper. After a mature delibe- | lately to colonies which went out to the island | S/yg™ah) mes & replied that he had been in | and 1829, the law school in Cincin- ration, he determined that the backs should be | years ago. The people seem more unanimous favor of paying the €00, and believed there | nati, tly engaged in th: Tinted by the New York companies, avd the | for annexation than the commission has known was, at the time, a majority in the Senate in practice in which he was en; until nds completed at the Treasury Department. | 42yY people to be upon any rs political ques- ror of it. the breaking out of the rebellion, he en- The engraving snd printing executed at tue Gee ee oes ere chien ze nace Mr. Pomeroy.—I would not vote to pay it listed as ee =a first three-years ra Treasu epartment pro! ty surpass an + . . Blair here explained that th va nt | ment raised in lowa, was inted adj u- ater veck > the country, as cm pony exp et | agente of foreign houses, whose business would = | sepoe cally ; had been prevented by the unauthorized act of Secretary Stanton, Mr. Davis,—A more lawless dictator was never in power than that same Secretary of War. If jusiice had been dealt out to him, in his life. ume, for bis crimes. he would have been hung & huncred times for murder and put in the penitentiary ten thousand times for his crimes 1 | Sar es paint th ing hi ired, wh t this point the morning hour expired, when Papen rap 6 | it was agreed to take a A VOTE UPON TRE « commission and a)! in all parts of the pon, and in perfect taut upon its organization. He was soon p) moted to major by vete ‘Of the commissioned oficers of bis regiment, and was enga, Jeading the He was wounded, and carried off the battle-field for dead, aud was so reported in the war bulletins After recovery from his wounds he returned (: his regnnent, ‘and for gallantry at Corinth Fort Donelson was appointed by President CRSTION. . " Mr. Thurman's amendment requiring any bil! | coln as colonel and aid-de camp im the regular oasis Lech, | that might be received from the House to le | army. After forther held seriees we teat temente of then | teferred toa committee before action by the | of Generals Halleck and Curtis, Secreta Te All are Rossa | Senate, was voted down—only 14 Senators ising | Stanton detached him from servis in teow can emigrants vi, | in the affirmative. and he was assigned an important position i \c foi “They | _ Mz Anthony's amendment was then adopted | the War Department, where be tematucd we without a division til the close of the war. During his servic: in beace and b Mr. Sherman's resolution instructing the | there he conducted several important trials Judiciary Committee to bring in a BILL TO REPRESS KUKLUX OUTRAGES was then proceeded with, and Mr. Davis, iveutucky, whose remarks had been interrd by expiration of the morning hour, was award the foe: tor the government closing Service was conducting the of Henry Wirz, the Andersonville Sailor. At the close of his services in the War Depart- ment he was breveted brigadier general. Upon U's retirement from the sei in 155 he en judge sdyocate. Hi: have as m ate, and they certain of return. the great mass of but show a strong THE RESOURCES OF THE CCUNTRY. HOUSE OF REFRESERTATIVES.—(n | tered, upon the practice of law in ne iliam KE. Merrill, in charge or the | _TB€ resources of the country are vast and | motion of Mr. Kendall Nevada) the Senate bil | Rouseboider and property holder iy t tot the Ohio river andother duties, | CA end oe Par obuny oe fit | toauthorize the President to appoint a cem a upOu the organization of the Territory was bag ree Cincinatti, Ohio, manutacturing iron. Copper ores are of @ fair to investigate and report upon th: | selected by the President as its Seoretars without his application position he no# holds, and which will be vacant upon his eles- top. He bas opposed all capital moving sevemes, and his standing as a firm and cousi-- tent republican would have secured him polit'- cal preference in lowa, but he chose to remain i» this city. He bas taken very little part in | polities. He is a ciear thinker anda fuent and able speaker. The nnel was takeo irom the Speak i passed. fe bill granting a pension to Phebe idow of Lewis Scotield, from the became one hundred also taken from the table avd of Samana is ouly as tuel. Little . Salt deposits are THE KUKLUX BILL was then resumed,and Mr. Beck (Ky.) pro- ceeded to address the House in opposition to the bill, which, he said, while it was bul enough, was intivitely snperior to that of 3. Butler, in that it had the audacity to seek ‘0 reach ail the States, while the bill of the gen- tleman from Massachusetts sought to wreak its whole vengeance upon ihe South. He objected to the bill om account of the u- limited power which, unless it was killed her, would make the President the supreme master everywhere, and the old men whom they bad been in the babit of declaiming about every Fourth of July would be declared copperheads, rebels and traitors, and that old instrument which they framed would, if not entirely thrown aride, be considered of small importance. Every change of power assumed by King George, made in the Declaration of Indepen- dence, was granted the President in this bill. ‘There were, he was willing to admit, honest men in the republican party who believed that the State of affairs charged really existed in the Soutb, but the leaders of the party who caused statements to be put forth knew them to be false. The present power of the Emperor W)'- liam was limited compared with that sought 1 be bestowed upon the President, and no where in Europe except perhaps by the Czarof Kuss 4 LOCAL NEWS, ———e The Paving Contracts. The Board of Public Works agt. Mayor Emery ea ‘To-day, the case of Cooke, Shepherd, Brown Magruder and Mullett, es the Board of Papi.- generally healthy, This part of the ~_ y-Keough Homicide. Vera ‘aues are. Jai The inquest over the body of John Carer, who was shot by bis step-son, William Keoug!:. on Tuesday morning last, was continued yoo terday after our repert closed. Jane Keough. sister of the accused young man, testitied that she was not in the house when the shooting occurfed, but returned home that morning about 9 o'clock, and saw Carey outside the tront door; he did net charge any one witn shooting bim; ber brother William, after the shooting took place, was up stairs; he did not seem at all excited; the shooting touk place he- tween 7 and 8 o'clock in the morning; the guu was usually kept in William’s room. Dr. Crouse testitied that he was called in to see the wounded map about 8 o'clock; found bim suffering from @ wound received below the he debt is, in round ish war, and under back salaries. The ‘The official stat one of the items .« ES. bound to Hayti tor No treaties of Dali had passed through the body and out at the back, the position of the person who discharged the gun must have been considerably elevated above the wounded man; Carey did not say who fired the shot; witness dressed the wound and intormed Carey that it was fatal; after he bai Cressed the wound, discovered the indentation in the tloor where the ball had struck after pass- ing through the body of deceased, and further along discovered the ball, and picked it up from the floor; William Keoagh came down stairs, but made no remark except that Carey had called his sister and mother bad 5 Mrs. Gorey told witness that William bad discharged the gun. Dre. George McCoy and Hartigan testified as to part of the isi & consi Thi 1 Los Caubas. ly overrun by @ old boundary ot <4 the eae and stated their opinion that death portion ot this r=. | Works, against Mayor Emery, Gieason, Neitze, | was caured by the wound. ing been mainly +m | Erlin and others, contractors—bill for injunc- John H. Murphy, policeman, testified that be 19,000equare miles, | Hon to restrain d.fendants from executing | Made the arrest of Wm. Keough, on Ist street, catindee wes: | work under contracts for p: se., in the | between © ene Demons. timers asked for several wards, (noticed in ‘T's of Satur- ough brought it from op ty as taken up in the Eyuity Court, Judge 3 asked VWilliem if it wasthe gan with rfhur. ‘Lhe piaintitts were represented by Judge G. P. Fisher and Mr. W. A. Cook ‘The Corporation Attorney, Col. Totten, ap- peared for Mayor Emery, aud Messrs. W. D. evidge and A. G. Kiddie ‘for the contractors ‘The defendants filed a plea to the jurisdiction, that the plaintiffs are not public officers, and he said it was; asked in for,and he replied that Carey had called hissister and mother — — ——; that he had repeated it over several times, and he could not stand it any longer. ‘The jury rendered a verdict that the cause of rth. ‘Phe report is 4 to bpreste thet ; . and | Ceath was hemorrhage, resulting from a gun- 7 Broragns Liouren Ur— | tink it fair that an coeoene oe the grei which has been contracted. Also, «demurrer | ‘ischarge of a carbine in the Lands of William: f the Davenport Brothers to the bill, which raises the quest Keough. allegation’ in the bill are ins ant, ant! acy |. Upon the Ending of the above verdict the ac- Samana and uticient, and also 4 - an answer that the contractors have contracted | CUS¢d Was committed to jail for appearance e anglence, who auddeniy Cast the ligh from | I Iwas alan agreed Uh hese cans epeclameemt, fey the work in good faith, ec. ‘eu | before the grand fury. @ buli’s eye lantern upon the stage. ste: * th ook moved to amend ihe bill to read Fe lowe bat s moment, Dat s writer in the Obarleston | burtescn’ provided tie Det eee Meno | Maso Bee as Ae te bi Common | next will be Palma Sonat ad ees aay News says that in the dim light he saw distinctly | brant three hundred thousaad acres for an | Council.” l churches will be the figure of aman, swingirg “guitar, standing | Sgricaltural college. Mi. Cook read the Will, and was followed by commemorative of entry of our Blessed direety in front of the chair in which Prof TRE FINAL SUMMING UP. Mr. Toiten, who read Lord into ai lees. Ths bleain oon Fay ® moment before had been tied and seated. | The summing up of the repors Ie got yet com- THE ARBWER OF MAYOR EMERY, that day in the Ustholic ahoeemne ot —— Prot Pann ceented, and. thon examination, | pleted. ‘Some pew matter under other toces | 10 which he admits that i planets constitute ating it to the people, is. solome ‘saat austrib- Prot Fa totheirchatre, © DAvenports were | will be added, batthe above is a syuopsis of all | the Board of Public Works they bavomen 1 * i trol over the streets, avenues, alleys, <n. | til June Ist, 187 1;that according to his prescribed duties he advertised tor proposals for the work, and they were opened and contracts executed, except in case of Lewis; and submits that the act for the government of the District of Colum- bia provides that the ivhabitants may sue and ceremony, and will tak in Cal April 26th. that plaintiff have no cause for coming into Mr. Riddle that be did not see the parties had any STATUS IN THE COURT. It was not ¢! that the Mayor had violated law. or that the contractors had ured fraudulent ‘The plaintiits ose Vast and seem- they are tax-payers, for Cntlpary gas flames. Or rather they are | they will svar but the inca dear eat tig girictly Hames of hydrogen, but whorle of | | ran mavom amtar wincoue AUTHORITY. inisH ImM/GRATION fo this country, which | the gas heated ip an intense — ot bright- | aamit there is no mayor, that he has actod was formerly the most extensi now rapiliy | pess. Andother vapors are alto present in outside of law, what rights have the plaintifis on the decrease, and the Engi theee vast glowing masses. tm this court?’ The plaintiffs are not a body becoming more numerous. The lxte war in —~+2ees corporate. They state that they have pecs, France will undoubtedly have the effect of More AxwgxaTIow.—The Canadian govern- appointed that they have been sworn in sending ® large French population to as daring | ment bes introduced into Parliament & project we Riddle proceeded to argue that plaintiffs, if {be coming year and aiready arrancemouts are | for the annexation of British Colucubia ‘to the | officers at all, are officers of the District’ of being the formation of Freuch colo- | Dominion. isa Columbia, and if they sued they should sue in East Teuncs-ee sud Northern | province for annexation to the pame of the District of Colambia, they not avd memorials from its cities to being ®body corporate. This board has uot PR pea tele have thnes been presented born yot, and the very law from which ALR ORs .—O. O. Magrnder, Eea., —— seta they See aerees ‘cavam pts Trpetee, toll at public sale ow Fri last, to &7-The village of Truckee, ore bill charges tat he preme wd Col. George Forbes, the farm of Mc. Wm. Wor- | tlames yesterday, and would be Rector these contracts have heen seized upon. thirgton in Aquasco o,-trict, in Prince George | stroyed. A number of women and dren lost they do not dieclose that they are in posses county, Md, ter $17,000. It contained 343 acres, | tbeir lives in the bu ‘ing buildings, sion of the stregi=, Kc. He claimed that the WHO HAS CONTROL OF THE STREETS AND | The Board of Public Works had been created | t- | attention to the editorsbip of Le Care; tof the Jury of Inguest— Keough Committed | navel; on examining the wound found that the | IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. Civil War in France! PARIS AGAINST VERSAILLES. Picket Firing Between the Opposing Forces. DEATH OF TEE QUEEN OF SWEDEN. | Telegraphed Baclusively to The Beeming Star. Threatenivg Atttinde of the Paris Panre, March 2, noon.—The city is quiet, Ala sitting of the sub-central committee to day General Duval submitted a proposition for the disarmament of that por.ion of the National | Guard which has not given in adberence to t ‘aris goverument. im a speech, said he ablic had formed & comunttes of public ran no danger from its opponent=, Who would besbot if they atte | measures. Ali coup | fate. The Nourelic Kepublague m | for action on the part of the comm! It stated thar leschure bas. tm conse )aence of 4 | deciaration on the part of bis colleagues that Bis porit‘on was incompatible with Lis dignity resigned his memberchip to tue coancil to which | be was chosen cle Tirard bas res | seat im the National Assembly. Tbe Jcurnal | Ports Mases the slateme that the Netions Guard costs the people of Paris 39,000 fran | Pelitical Intrignes } , VERRAILiBe, BM. —The deputics @ | departments of the Vosges, Meu | otbers, have proposed to ask the Nat sembly to send commissioners to the depar ments to organize a force to march on Pa | ‘The government has diseuaded the legitun | deputies from hold: | 4 iestated that = Bourton fusion has b accomplished with Count Chamard as ( acknowledged head that is chic framing @ liberal constitation providing fu Parliament on the model of Eng’ The gevernment has iately | gret at the opposition shown 4 by sup of thet © Tamil } | General Vinoy 1 superseded in command oF the armyfby General Barsal | General Ubarette has succeeded in and placing at the disposition of the gove: | MeNLs,000 Bretons. | The Threatened Civil War ta France | , Lonpom, March 3).—Commauist operisis hav been placcd on the road from Paris to V« | sailles to prevent reconnoiwances by the troo | of the Vereailles government. | There is great disorgantzation in the por and other departments of the French | service. | The Nationals demonstrated terday favor of the commune in Place Hotel de Vi) La Liberte says 4,000 Englishmen bave rc fumed their residence in Paris. | Thiers and the bead of the London detectives are in the city. | The sub-central committee of Paris have de clined to abolish ali the police force. at Versatites 7 A“ La | A chight rr in Perpignau failed to meet the sapport of the people of that city ‘ispatch from Versafiles to the Timer says Poneyer, Quartier, and Vaiadan have been | negotiati at Rouen, and that efter sever: telegrams had been exc! with the go | ernment at Berlin Herr Fabrice, the Germ: civil administrator in France, consented to increase of the garrison of Paris to 8.000 m General Vinoy is still in command’ or tho | French army. Blanqui Hiding. | Blapqui is stall biaing, aud has not yet been resent at any of the meetings at the Hotel de i Kyat has withdrawn from the Commu- nal Council of Paris, and will give hivexclasive | Venger, tho future official organof the communists. | adi c The ct War Commenced. A dispatch trom Versailles to tue Telegraph there was picket firing lact night betweca | Nationals and the government forces,on the | rond between Versailles and P: ? erpment has, after consultati with G Dacrot, ot the Left, aud U'Chansey r cba, decided upon a plan for an attack on Pai | In the Asse Fpeech, mn were evacuating France irregular were still too many German troops | country. He ki th the Parisians, | was signed which referred to all es on the part of the | _ A dispatch trom Maree: | The authorities have suspended | the present, because the National l thei pestices. abit ioubanes Seon | Death of the Queen of SWeden | Sreckuorm, March 39 —The Queen ot Sweden is dead. | fhe Rea Fing fine roagpad from Mar- en | MAansrirtes, March 9/.—The attempt to es- tablish a commune im thi ¥ a failure, i coin has resigned the position of command- | ant of the national guards mieaX, pres | of the Provisional Committee, has’ been | rested. Other members of the committee have | ted. AN the repul societies bave been Baroy Vou Geroit’s Successor in Wash- ton. Baerirn, March 20.—De Sebloerer, who baz been Minister from the North German Confederation to Mexico for the past two years, Will soon leave the Mexican capital for Wash- | ington, where he will succeed Baron Gerolt a® the representative of the German Empire. oo be new paid fire department was called into service early this morning in consequence ot a fire breaking ou. in the rear of the upper story of P. Sherborne & Co.'s cabinet workshop, on Second street below Dock, which ad to the adjoining building eccapied by Nobiet, Brown & Nobiet apholstery goods. The lower stories a damage, except from water. The amount of mage bas not been rtalned. but to the tock it 8 very heavy. fire threatened to be very serious, but the new department worked | like a charm in avoiding the total destruction of the whole block ion | The Federal Tax on State Bank Car- remey | Atpany, The Assembly has Adopted a resolution that the tax on the State Bavk currency levied by the national govern- men should be removed, and that our reprenen- tative urges the same. Smuggling in Matue. PoRTLaxp, March 59. obert Wallace, « fireman onthe steamship Peruvian, is under arrest for smuggling. It is alleged that several Fortland merchants of good standing are impli- cated, as 4n Imsane Marderer. Cixcamati, March, 30.—Jobu L. lL. Beack- burn was committed for trial at Cbillecotbe, for the murder ef Mary Kane Lovell. Fs accused t+ said to be insane. The Markets Zo-Bap. TiMORE. March 3).—Qutton Gull, fow middti Flour dull, and declined 25 Cent itm grades. Howard street 6. 0 Sua Bau rs on ul Riiieempertise, $éa83 aad. . u a os ivan aS i steady yellow dere $e rpibesden tie: einer oe 1Sec.. ham lore. ¥e ; rib aides, Lc.; rib, 13s0., hams, gl pach 30. Vieginae ease She 4 LTLHORE, nim . ond, vie “é, asked: 0. 1986, 70 bik cos hia ‘bid, do coupon. . Did, 71 aeked. LECTURES. XCELSIOR? FREE LECTURE ON ANNEXATION. erst the Eastern Magi came, the Meteor’ fettioe Seis Row P insite trom flowery resime Fy . BAR Worchous bonita ire, a beeeed detween $k abd Wha scvoity