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en ae NO ee ne ee ART THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, At The Star Buildings, Coreer Peuussivania ey, and llth st BY THB STENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY, HB STARK te served carriers to tnetr mb- Hibers to the Cite and District at THN CENTS P=2 RX or PORTY-roca Cente res MonTE. Copice at 1b4 counter, Two Cxxts. ‘RICE FOR MaiLine—Three Months, @}. £tx Months, $3.00: One Year, $6.00. Bo paperr tre seut from the office longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAB—pnbitehed ov Mridey PERSONAL. SUcTABLE LabY WHO NEEDS A HOME wa Die aud willing to make good bread, ° 3 besides hor M. Ww. favs Be" AU; bright-whiz- ck." Sanday. Bh a Diack. St. Matthew's. dove and lilac; bright whis- binck.. Bt ay beach F ene person Maen . SAWYER. Pee yersce F will be found be found . ke eosiest and most cartain ri for all Monthly Difficulties, from whatever cause. It is on r t t 5 Wee loth sts. DOWMENT POLICY IN TERN, yor eecee. your old ¢ poenible you provide tor y and the money yen pay to the company I earn you fr m6 t9/ per cent. Compound interest. Ufflce, 609 Ted srr-t, whi tf K M. = F® 1s OR’ LOAN OFFICE, 1008 PENNSYLVANIA aVencs (@P STAIRS) BAZAR THE SALE ir o UNRED. GOODS UNDERNEATH. NEULT Da. LBO! 414 ith street. above Penuryivanta sr<aus, FOarantets s speedy cure of al! Venerea! ané Disesscs. oF DO charge. , Thos deutring ment should coafde fm the ratonee. Fe ia the oid ab.tshed physiciawfor such specialty ty. an trearment the most scientific. Those aiected with ORGANIO WEAKNESS, aac the many Eincred affliction arising trom babite o impradence, are offered s permanent shortest time ible. | Separate rooms for pattents, Esuiy © 1.2,to4, 610s, Correspondence cons. otial. ) ANTED—4i Know that the LE Je street and Petusyivania Bi be! ofall inde. Waste VEST ONE te KROW. thee the Mm pany 8 Ufice e sale Sew. ing Machines, ts at 717 Market Space. delS-tr SPECIAL NOTIOn — who bas the »S LOT OF MERCHANDISE, now with me for the inst twelve montns, will take 'y by the Giret of September it sll be sald t 7 ember it ‘socee, - PRINCE,” 1003 Pernsytvani 5 ans-tf Loan Office and Sales Barr V% S7—N2 5,662. LADIES’ GOODS, Ete, M™. 3. "hls PSNSA. AVENUE. WILL OFFER ON MONDAY, MAY Stix, GREAT BARGAINS IN PATTERN BONNETS ALL To BE CLOSER OGT SO WENTY DAYS. _my6 tyanert “® TW REGARELESS OF COST. UsY REOBIVE A New a ey assortment of LACE CAPS and BUN BON SBTS. for Children MARSEILLES snd LONG BRANOH HATS. Kip. SILK and LISLE THREAD GLOVES, |} shad sual shades, 8 ae SELMA RUPPERT'S, _ SPT Mt 612 9th street, opposite Patent Office. 907 M. Wilitan. 907 Ladics will do weil to «xamine my large stock cf SE BING and SEM MES GOUDS. in part comprising: eedy Made Suite Cashmere Sacqnes. Liama Lace Points and Patetots. — at ee Lace Parasol Covers, 4 Irenses, Eiacs Drew Silks. . 8. aaets and Round Hats. lowers. clad, 2, French Corsets, the bestin the world, and jarni i aoe eee ie WILLIAR. 907 Poun. ave. ISS E. A. McCORMICK Invites the attention of fhe tadiea of Washington and vicinity to ber elegant as- MTWRF SPRING MILLINBRY, iN iTS. Beek Paks EET, s apis a sabi orariee between E and rer miromrasr FOR THE LADIES, & SATUBAL OUKLS enade, size and style, which 1 will sel? ‘ay other houre fr. the sity. at ew lower Jnet received. = aevortment of LADIES WALKING suit! an selon very cheep, I have reduced thn prices of Uorsets; the best FRENCH SORSEth fro @4 to G5, and the other styles - lowe t eek Ago. A full line of PAB. MBEBOIDEBIES, &c., and selling 6. HELLEB’S, fele-tt 715 Market Space. gar BECEIVED— A FULL ASSORTMENT oF NATUBAL CURLS, which 1 sel very cheap. ae JOST BECRIVED— 300 dozen of our best + PAIS KID GLOV! @t G1 per pair jase tt 8. HELLES. 716 Market Space. HELLER, 716 MABKET SPAOB REAL ESTATE AGENTS. EWAUE OF THE m, bealth. and even lite itself, and confide your troabies io Da. LEON, weli known here for the Inst t as the mest reliable. kwersty nprigitd advertising. | Hédoes not trit = Pal and ile ali be promises, enarac: ers fail. and je oF tees Separate hooms for Lady Patvents. Provate Consultation Rooms 414 0th street NN. B.—The Doctor does not ewploy any so-called @svisiants there whatever. as the MESSAGE Fi gain bound CLE for the FREEMAN'S JOU! south . NAL for the years Ysis ane 3519. Ia good preservation. Beguire at the count! room of fHE RVENING STAM. where the tone tray be examined. es-aeh ) 8. JUSTH PAYS Fy co), Gents” am 10ND: een 6th and 71 promptly attended to. MOTT S FRE. AE for Nerve sions caused Bcrofuie, = evecdily cured. Seicam C:parta and Mercury Discarded. Seid in Washington by WM. B.-ENTWISLE Druxgist. corner Pennsylvania avenue and 12th street. PriceS3 per box.sentby mail. —jy3-ly | ADIES SUFFERING FROM IBEEGULAL L a iar to their jonorhaea, Glee. ip sli its toree JES. or apy “the utmost Le especially Invites call from those who bave bess Sreruigd and swtidied by the many homvag, Core is guaranted fe ail Ses : cases. strictly confidential. Hoare—W tol, 3 to 5. Hicome 614 Weh streetcabove Pema. beesae’ tiee THE TRADES. WHINGS. tN GON C. ROG Manufacturer of Window and Awnings, Fiegs. Tents, and Wagos Covers. Special attention given toCity and ountry resl- rders promptly attended to, 713 Market apet-tjal” eee © or an MAKERS, Nos. 64 and 56 Water Street, Georgetown, D. 0. BOILBB WOBK of every description promptly attend eek IRON RAILING and SMITH'S WORK done in best manner, cheap for cash. apit-im BEAL ro PROD y ex ecore BA 4 cu ¥ H POLEINHOEN & Ou , = D street. between th aud 7th'street ARLISHED 1833. JOBN McDERMOTT & BROS. bemoans ed CABBIAG! | 31@ Penney! ave, neat 34 street. KECKIVED ON STORAG EEN SOLD OD te COMMISSION. _OA 1AGES BEPAIBED. Sa. 2 MB. @ AUG. SCHHEDTIE, 704 7th street. between G and H streets. BEPAIRING OF WATCHES. JEWELEY. CLOCKS, SPECKS carefully executed, st moder- ate charges, oot-ly Bees ve MENTAL PRINTING, GIBSON BROTHERS, spl2-ly lela n'a aveutio, (sonth side) PERSONAL OUTFITS. BESSWAKING —MKS. U. COBEY, Bo. $13 D Iateat STYLES unl PATTEBNS for the opting season. Suite made tu order. All ondere attended to. ALAA B — Bargains 1p Gente’ end Gail 8 c— ONDI peat gas fousd @ 0a street. between ath andi ee Sun cod at PRIBCE’S Pennsylvania ‘SEWING MACHINES. HE FLOBENC IMPROVED NOISELESS LOCK-STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Bay ing exciusively the Self-Ad)usti = a and Beversibie Peed. thas enab! hep desired. MM. of Other et close them ont. oe Booms. 1606 to 94.90, To Loan Office Ball ‘euw-tf in exchange Aiso, eucy: TRE BEST MACHINE BYES CONSTRUCTED Call st the office, Tih MAR apd examine it. Do! ET SPACE, ENTAL mUsIC AUT. B.U A. Boosn Cc W. HAVENNER @ CO., AREAL ESTATE AND NOTE BROKERS, AND AUCTIONEEKS, No 643 LOUISIANA AVENUE, Tuiky Door East oF SEVENTH STREET £26,000, 819,060, 215,000, S1isoe, 96,500, $2,500 TO LEND AY LEGAL BATES UPON BEAL ESTATE SECUBITY. BUSINESS PAPER DISCOUNTED. SHORT LOANS ON COLL, L SECURI- TY Mabe PeomPTLy. “ATBBAL SECUaL mye {Sunday papers. regular «pace | T. @. McBOBERTS ANDBEW B OOYLE Atiorney-at- Law. McCROBERTS & ©0., BEASL ESTATE AND INSURANCE OFFIVE Cor. 15th and G atreets, opp. U.S. Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. U. Spectat attent:on part bygsiness before the sor erat 4 epartinenis of the G 9 wp ls UsTia OW N, CONTRACTOR AND BEAL ESTATE AGEN, Gorner of New York avenue and 1th street, Property tm all parts of the city for sale on | credit Houses erectod for perscas own, 4 and not payment, Beal Katats poper bought ed sold me fed DENTISTRY. S. J. FBRANES, Dentist, . 413 Lt street, above Kirkwood House. Persons requiring Dental work will find {t, te ther advantage to give bina call " Kaa Serabiiity and parity of material Tor tase mone than ang Dental eatabilshment in the gts ape nee D® ™- 5. B80 e el bas reused bie DENTAL OFFICE to 12 F street. near 12th. Ut Destac Work done in the best mavover and et ae ote ys trous ; jo 3 E HEAVENS, Flammaricn, T, Science for the Young, Jacob Abbott. ANISM. by James a. ie. BY Antiqnley and Unity of the Gr ae Re aT SELF. Des alip Sage Ee ten, eae z Hebed for the Academ: aad PAbiOn tuaD a8, for tis ‘ HOOPS, a variety of styles eC ROQUET end MAGIC PHILP @ SOLOHONS, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONBRS, wy! 911 Pennsylvania aggpue.— B™ ¥. SENUSsUruRina STATIONSER. "-CLASS wiBsT- BLANK BOOKS MADB TO ORDER. Office at L. O. Parke & Co. 313 AND 316 NINTH STBEST, Bw. ‘Stve doors above Peansyivania avenue, Weshington, D. v. ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT ODOR ace yy BVSRY FAMILY. IT. MILLS & OO, tole For tend. Vi ‘& Dist. ‘ashington, D. 0. “alse at WB, MOSuEY Furniture Dealer. ning Star, WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1871. AMUSEME)D ALL'S OPERA HOUSE. FOU NIGHTS LONGER. ‘The World renowned Magicia: SIGNOR BL ¥, WEDNESDAY, AND SUAY MATING ENTERTAINME, ‘The Most Remarkable Featon Kecord. The Goblin Drum and the Silver Casket; iret time ia the city of be Le: eds’ Little Bobby nud the he audience tg! One Huudred Costly Gi Chairs aad Dress Circle, on ard Coildron 15 ¢6 Sects secured at b Store without extra charge. ATIONAL THEATER, FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY Commencing MONDAY BVEVING, Mays WONDERS OF TAE WORLD. First tonr of America of ATSUMA’S RUY. JAPANESE TROUPE, Composed of meets ofTAB ARTISTS OF LoTH SEXES, JUGGLER, - poe eas, AND EQUIUIBRISTS. The only Japanese Troupe in Amsvica Appear ien, in thelr rich Tative costumes, ’ ~, GRAND MA cINEES WEDNESDAY ana SATURDAY it o’elce' Box sheet nowopen. 9 °° (DP? FELLOWS Hace, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 3, 1871, ROF. JOHN LOGAN Will deliver ene of his Lectures on PRRENOLOGY. PHYSIOGNOMY, PRYSIOL™ OGY, BEALTH, REAUT’ oouBT- BHIP AN NEW LECTURE EVERY EVENING. Lectures are illgstrated with 40u Portrait Admission Froe the first night. my3 5t TT? EVESINGS WITH PVUETS AND AUTHORS. LINCOLN HALL, TUESDAY, May 9, anv WEDNESDAY, M+ 10, For the Benefit of the INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL, Of Washington and Georgetown, Some of the best amateur talent in the city have kindly proffered their services for the entertainment, ‘Readto, d Tabi Hing of at Iastrations om Dickens, Brett Taree, Moore, ric Seen: ms6tf +» With Dra 4 cs. "The Marine Band will bs present both evenings, ‘The object fe to procure a buriding tor machicery donated to a a the Government myst ANGE WER, Vice President. BAtLowe GARLESY INE ARTS, No. 1225 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB, North side. between 12th and 1th ste., Will be opened to the public on MONDAY, MAY Stn. mri No. 486) ON EXHIBITION (No. 436 7a AND SALE kal StEeer. aT Steet. MARKRITER: No. 486 Seventh street, between D and F streets, eight doors above Odd Fellows’ Hall, Choice Oil Ps ntiogt. Engravings, Chromon. &c. _Please remember OOMS OF THE Y. M. C. A., CORNEB NINTH AND D STREETS, FREE BEADING BUOM AND LIBBARY The following New Books have recently been wi- ded to the Libra: George Sand’s": know Man.” McDonali Poantasies. Moods” thful of Bread son Crusoe.” elegantly illustrated i Books.” mong ity bite’s* Worde and their Uses. Speke's“* Discovery of the Sources of the Nile.’ GYMNASIUM. splendidly fitted up with ail the epperatus of # first clase Gymuatium. aily Prayer Mectings at noonday and 6 p.m. ap2s © REICHENBACH'S PianoStore, e No. 425 ith Street, above Penna. Avenue, (EsTABLisHeD OVER 20 ¥rans ) Bole agency for the sale of the celebrated PIANOS of Wm. Kaabe @(o.. Baltimore. and Wm. McCammon, Albany; also, second-hand] Pianos, Organe and Melodeoue for sale of rept on the most accommodating terms; Piano and Organ Tuning and Repairing aptly” CLOTHING. Hoes wes DAILY MANUFACTURING NEW STYLES OF MEN’S, YOUTHS AND BOY'S CLOTHING, Which we offer at the LOWEST PRIUS. jemen who desire to dress well one ‘and to do eo economical! ann BSecommended to Examine our Stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS. Also, ocr SAMPLES FOR OUSTUM WORK whick we make to order at short notice. iP ON HAND. AN. AKE TO WE STILL REED nk! pes DM. FRENCH YOKE SHIRTS, seit ek nies Gther markew. Brice slow sathe NOAH WALKER «Co.; O11 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB, fel6-tr METROPOLITAN Horst, QITIZENS, ABMY AND NAVY MEEOHANT TAILOR, }() HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES GO Be PR GEMOW tatendas RORNING, ‘at 10 o'clocl 1t At WALL & CO.'8 BAZAAR. at tastefally, J. HEIBERGER, * (Buccessor to H. F. Lovpon & Uo., a Metropolitan Hotel, (late Brown’s,) sis bea Ne. 362 Penn. ave., Washington, . SIM PSS: Dots pee abd Ith ate, H. 0, HOOD, JEWELER, ‘Ia now receiving & very choice lot of new style GOLD JEWELRY, FINE WATCHES, rich Bae Reo LEE aie D B. PAMORD 8B, ay OOD. esi reine 5 ir wi P large bookstore, No. 4 5,800 first-class Constant Blooming Rose. Mag- diss inpins, te areas Oo Florist,corner Oonnccilcut ave. street. apa?-lm RMSE es at aa ia Florist. No, 301 Seventh street, ‘corner UUBLI Bootie, 1808 eee. Ly EL GUNS ‘at “ales Loan Office. _ SPECIAL NOTICES. PERRY DAVIS’ PAIN KILLER. velers are always liable to sudden attacks of Dyeentery and Oholera Morbus, and these ring when absent from home, are very mn Pars KILLER mey always be reli ages. As soon as you feel the sym) teaspoontul im «gill of new milk and molasses and @ il! cf @ot water, stir well together and drink bot. Peat the dose every hour until relieved. If the pains be severe, bathe the bowels and bac mecicine cl.ar. In cases of Asthma and Phthisic, take epcontnl ina gillof hot water aweotened well wich m lasses: also bathe the throat and stomach faith fully with the mecicine, clear. ir. Sweet says it out the sorensés in cases of bone-setting faster than anything he ever applied. Fishermen, so often exposed to hure by having their skin pierced with hooks, snd fins of fisb, can be relieved by Datning with the Pain Killer as koon as the accident occurs; in this way the guguish is soan abated: bathe as often as once iu five minutes, say three or four times, and you will seld-m have any tr he bites and scratches of dogs and eats are goon cured by bw hing with the Pain Killer clear, my3 coc kW ae te Clear aud Harmless as Water, NATTANS’ CRYSTAL DISCOVERY. NATTANS CBYSTAL DISOOVERY. NATTans’ DisOoVERY: NaTTAN DISCOVERY NaTTANs’ DISCOVERY NATTANS’ DISCOVERY NATTANS’ DISCOVERY Ask for this and take no other. The only article that is perfectly leas. Warranted to restore .remove Bandraft. and stop its falling out. Large bottles, containing over hal much more than any other Hair Preparat Bold by Ward & Walsh, 19th st. and Pa. ave. and 13th and @ 8. Calvert Ford, 11@6 Pennsyivania avenue, Chi 7th and M streets. G. 110 Bridge street, Georgetowa. 3 Sth street, Navy Yard. Dd. 34 street and Pennsylvania avonne. cs end F streets, Isiend. Wm. B. Ds corner lth and L streets. Aud at ihe Depot, corner of 20 aud D sts.N.W. ap22 WHISKIES, GINS, Erc.—1 am now offering at ith great care, end are certainly the best offered in our city, and at figures that cannot fail to snitall. 1 ro Sap aged call attention to my “TOM GIN.” bought by me at auction in New York, and which I can sell a1 rT gallon than the original price. A 4 ter of Wines, Liquors. etc., Propristor of the Gelebrated ne ro NATIVE WINE BITTERS, mhbs-te 1317 Peansylvanisavence, THUBSTON'S IVUEY PEARL TOOTH POW- DER Is the beet article for cleansing and teeth. Seld by all druggists. Price, 25and 8 cents. scores solied lovee ual to new Bold byall ace. gloves 4 yy all arng- Sista and fancy goods . Price, 38 cents, des-ly lerd, nor any exsalic polson to produce death ‘ava’ the rachited and da ve prepsrativce vasting virtues they do hot possess. Fhe geniloe WA. Bachelors Hair Dye"nas tad thir unt ished eg to upheld ite int ts the only — Bi A bral Se oo Dye—Biack or — -, Applied at 16 60. HEAD OF BORSES AND MULES JUTO MOREOW (Tuesday) MORNING, at 10 o'clock, It__At WALL @ CU'S BAZAAR. CLOTHING. Spring and Summer. MEN'S BUITS for $ dollare MEN'S SUITS for 10 dollars. MEN'S BUITS for 12 dollars, MEN'S BULTS for 13 dollare....... MEN'S SUITS for 14 dollars MEN'S SUITS for 15 dollars. MEN'S EUITS for 16 dollars. MEN'S SULTS for 17 doflars.. MEN'S SUITS for 18 dollars. MEN’S SUITS for 20 dollar: MEN'S SUITS for 25 dollars. MAN S SUITS tor 30 dollars YOUTHS’ SUITS for 6 dollars... YOUTHS’ SUITS for § dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS tor 9 dollars. YOUTHS SUITS f. lollara. YOUTHS’ SUIS for 11 dollars....., YOUTHS’ SUITS for 18 dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for 13 dollars. YOUTHS’ SUITS for 16 dollars. BOY’SSUITS for 4 doMars. BOY'S SUITS for 5 d.lars. BOY'S SUITS for 6 dollars. BOY'S SUITS for 7 dollars. BOY'S BUITS for Sdollars. BOY'S BUITS for 10 dollars........mudt STRAUS? A. STRAUS’ at STRAUS ~%t STRAUS STRAUS t STRAUS? “Mt STRAUS’ it STRAUS’ POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUS, Between 10th and 11th streets, api-tr 2 Third door from Ith street. TD H. B. 7D SPRING CLOTHING: IMMBBSE STOUK! BEST MATEBIALS! BEST WOKKMANSiP’ LATEST STYLES SUITS FOR BUSINESS. BUITS FOR DEEss, BUITS FOR ALL OUUASIONS ABD OCCUPATIONS. SUITS FOB YOUTHS, All Sizer, Bhapes, Uolors, and Qualities. SUITS FOR Boys, Every Novelty of Style and Material, PIECE GOODS TO MAKE TO ORDER, Of all the Celebrated Foreign and Domestic Mann s factares. @7 PERFECT BATISFACTION GUAEAN- TEED IN OUB ESTABLISHMENT. ———____ * HASBLS BROTHERS, N.W. CORNEE OF SEVENTH AND D BTS. eps Ppeattiitig BY BATHS!! Bart. f ” 8T. CLOUD” BATHB, Corner Ninth and F streets. The newest, cleanest, and most complete est of Baih Booms it thecity- single Baths. 25 cents. Tickets for sale st the ctfcect the HoielQ30 per dorm, pe aa TWO CENTS. EVENING STAR. Washineton News and Gossip, INTERNAL REVENUS.—The receipts from this source to-day Were $718,857.01. Tre svEscrirtions to the new loan to-day smounted to $124,000. Seceerany Koseson will return here oo Wednesday morning. Ges. BANKS is to deliver the oration in L. Terer, Mass., on Decoration Day. awe CommissioneR DremMonn, of the General Land Office, has gone to lowa on business, to be absent about two weeks. Finest Lizvt, Wx. H. Case, of the e corpe, bas been ordered to report to Col. J. Kurtz, at Philadelphia, for duty there. Dervty Commissionzm DOVGLAss is Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue during the atsence of Genera) Pleasonton. ROnERT BOWEN BELKNAP, youngest child of the Secretary of War, died at the Barnet House, Cincinnati, this morning, aged six months, SENATOR Sruwen gave a dinner party Sat- urday night to the English High Commissioners and Judge Roar of the American Commis sionere. Mr. W. W. Corconan is rather worse to-day than yesterday, we are sorry to say. Doctor Thomas Miller remained with him ail last night. TRE TREATY of the Joint High Commission provides, it is stated, for settling no claim ex- ‘cept those arising during the five years ending with 1665. SECRETARY BovTWELL has.Jeased the resi- dence of Hon. Samuel Hooper, corner of i5¢h and H streets, and will occupy it during the ab. Bence of the latter. Mr. ALLEN RUTHERFORD, Third Anditor of the Treasury, will leave here about the latter part of thir week with bis wife for a trip to the Pacific coast. s THE PRESIDENT will not retarn here unti! to- morrow morning. He expects to reach Bal: more on his return from Pennsylvania this eve- ning, and to remain there as the guest of Mr. Abert until to-morrow ‘Tue U.S. STEAweR WacuUSETT, now fitting Out tor sea at the New York navy yard, will bx ordered to join the European squadron, and will probably be station in the Mediterra- ean, A scr bas been instituted by the government in the United States court at Pittsburg against the sureties of Henry A. Guernsey, late revenue collector of the 18th district of Pennsylvania, to recover $31,000, shown by his books to have been collected by bim on government account, and not accounted for. Tue contract for furnishing the Treasury Department, custom-houses, and subtreasuries with pens has been awarded to Wm. Ballan- tyne, of this city, and for furnishing 2,500 reams of tlat letter paper to J. ©. Parker, of this ciry The other contracts were awarded a: mentioned in the Star ot Saturda: Naval Orricens SPERRED.—Captain James F. Armstrong bas been ordered to the command of the naval station at Monnd City, IN., and Captain Egbert Thompson has been detached from that command and placed on waiting orders. Captain Edmund R. Calhoun bas been detached from duty as inspector ot ordnance at Philadelphia, ordered to duty as executive officer ot the New York navy yard. Tue Pargr ror Apugsive STAMP3.—The contrac: for making the paper for the new adhe sive Internal Jtevenue stamps las been awar: to James M. Wilcox & Co., oj Philadel pt, ‘The paper is to be tinted so that any attem, remove the cancellation of the stamp will destroy the original color of the paper. i: will also have a biue tibre renning through Tee Work op ree Joint Hick Coums- sion ENDED.—About hoon toenay the Joint High Commission met at the State Department and formally signed the protocol of the treaty between the United States and Great Bri- tain. There seems to be no doubt that the treaty provides for two or commissioners or of arbitration, to one of submitted exclusively the Ala- which will be bamas and §indred claims; to the other board Haneous character. led claim of a Tae Extra Sassion OF THE SEvate.—it seems, to be the impression among Senators who have arrived thus far that the extra session of the Senate which will convene on Wednesday will not continue more than two or three weeks. The most important matter before them, and for which the session has been convened, will be the treaty negotiated by the Joint High Commission for the settlement of the claims of the United States and Great Britain against each other. The President has about forty nominations to send in, of which twenty-tive o: thirty are renominatiens, the old ones not baying been acted on at the last session. TRANSFERS OF ORDNANCE Orvicen:.—The following changes in the stations and duties of officers of the Ordnance Department have been made :—Major J. W. Todd, now in command of the Baton Rouge arsenal, ordered to command the Detroit, Mich., arsenal. Capt. D. W. Flag- ler, in command of the Augusta arsenal, or- dered to duty at the Rock Island areenal. Capt. F. H. Parker, in command of the Detroit arsenal, ordered to Watertown arsenal. Capt. L. S. Babbitt, ordered to command of St. Louis arsenal. Capt. Isaac Arnold, on duty at Spring- field armory, ordered to duty at the Alleghany arsenal. Capt. Jas. H. Rollins, in command of St. Louis arsenal, ordered to command the Au. gusta arsenal. Capt. Clifton Gomis, on dats at the Kock Island arsenal, ordered to the com- mand of the San Antonio arsenal. First Lieut. George W. McKee, on duty at the Benicia ar- fsenal, ordered to duty at the St. Louis arsenal. Second Lieut. J. C. Clitford, on duty at St. Louis arsenal, ordered to duty at the Benicia arsena). Second Lieut. E. M. Wiigbt, on duty at the Watertown afsenal, ordered to duty at the Rock Islan: arsenal. Wax Dap’r, Orvics Uxiay SIGNAL Orricen, ‘Wasuineton, D. G., May S—10.30 a. m. } Synopsis for the past 24 howrs:—The barometer on the Pacitic coast continues high with a slight fall of temperature. An area of low pressure probably e: west of the Jowa. The 2 reesure is now central The arometer still remains quite low on the coast 0: Maine, with cold northwest winds in the Middl+ and Eastern Aa barometer Valley, but the pressure is now recovered. Tem- and fresh northeasterl winds _ to be felton Lake Michigan. Heavy pe ade westerly gale, is reported from Mt. ington. poh pee eee td pre eer tetegs er ly continue Monday on the Somleaee rian eee os bortheasterly winds on the up| and rainy weather west of In: ———_+1se-——. Lavra D. Fam—The general topic of cor versation yesterday was the righteous verdi rendered by the jury in the'case of Mrs. Fa‘: and the expressions were nearly all favorable ( that verdict. Dame Rumor, of course, found & very good opportunity to give herself » airing, and spread reports all over the city th ways, rather tha all of which are ‘apy such thing; at apy rate she will not uv every means has bean exh: in the cour Yesterday ber mother aud ‘ter obtain: teheoexed her in her cell, but were searc!, forehand. “Her physician’ and counsel « called on her.—San Alta, 25th ult. eee. — Boat Racine aT ANMAPOLIS— The “Midd: vi -—The boat galt 87 The Scrapton operators refuse the travion propused by the miners, main points t TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. This Afternoon’s Dispatches. Associated Press Reports. FROM EUROPE TO-Day. The Civil War in France. NO QUARTER. REPULSE OF THE INSURGENTS THEN 4RB Panic STRICKEN THE PEACE TREATY. The Conference at Brassels Finish Their Work—athe treaty Oniy Anatts Ratt@cation. The Fmperor Not Avere to Helpin; ibierss Subda © Insurgents. Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. French War Notes from Londen. Loxpon, May 8, 6 a. m.—A special dispatch to the Times, from Versailles, says the govern ment troops @re within three hundred yards of Porte Maillot. Gen. Claseret will speedily be brought to trial. Another dispatch says Koche- fort Announces that the ammunition is ranning short. A Déily News special says Auber, the com- Poser, continues seriously ill. Also rep hat —— have been issued for the arrest of Gam- a. The I sea e mictcra oo = , and Panic Lowron, May &, 6.30 a.m.—The Daily Tele- Graph has the follow ng special dispatch from ‘aris, dated Sunday:—A rortie was made Sat- urday in the direction of Issey. The insurgents were repulsed with hear fled to oven the gates into the Vaarigard quarter. There wara panic at Vanvres, where the na- honals deserted their positions. Gen. Rossel bas ordered the right sleeves of their uniforms to be cut off, as a punishment. Bismarck Insists eal Payment Accord. ing to Bismarck is inclined to give up the forts, but ingusts.on the strict payment of the war indem- nity, for the purpose of which loans be raised by the French agreed on between The Work of the Peace Conference Ended FRa»xPont, May 1.—The third conference Was attended by Favre, Pomyer-Quartier, and Ducroe, Prince Bismarck, avd Baron Arnim. M. Erlanger, the German banker, was Present = of the time. The conference lasted four ours, and an eement was reached as to the ‘he document will be drawn ou: ‘orrow, and on Tuesday sent to the Frenct Anesbly and the German Emperor tor ratii- cation. a ‘The emperor tele; hed to Bismarck yester- saying : ile strictly adhering to the preliminary stipulations, | am willing to af- ford all possible facilities for a complete under- standit 1 em willing to discuss means tor the suppression of anarchy and for the estab- lsbment of & legal government in France.” Bismarck returns to Berlin Tuesday. Impe- Tialists are aid to be very active in the rural districts. Thiers’ Banks Decimated. PARIS, May 7, evening—Yesterday evening the Vereailists reconnoitered. Their ranks were decimated by the mitrailleuses of the communists, and they were routed. Whe Is General a? General Rossel] visited the outposts durin, the right snd returned at 5o’clock this morn ing. Kossell’s mother is a Scotchwoman. At the beginning of the war the General lived at Bourges, and coming to Paris demanded active service, bat, being discouraged, thought of journalism. The editor of the Temps persuaded bim to remain in the army, and it is the general opinion that France has at last found in him a true soldier. the Arenneeten of Beets to be Pat to em Ata club held in the church of St. the Champ Elseses jest night that the commune snmmon iberate Bianqui within twenty-tour hours on Pain of putting the Archbishop of Paris to ceath. The proposition was carried by accla- mation. No Quarter for Communists. A special correspondent says :—*‘I have just seen & national guard of the 79th battalion. wounded in the fate aftair ‘at lssy. He stated that be was surprised by the Versaillist com- mander, who refused him quarter. My inform- aut received twenty-five wounde. laid two honrs and then crawled to the outposts. The bumerable. ‘The avenue ei pumerable. The avenue d’Ital with hearses. grad Men to the Beseue. A gr of men Over years (for mili- tary duty) took place in the Place Olas in P| Five thousand eg annem pe nsagf waded arms. to the Louvre and ‘say they want to show the young men how to fight’ Arms were promised them. The prisoners takem are returned if they re- fuse to tight for the commune, the insurgents being unwilling to feed useless mouths. The federals are greatly exasperated over reports that the Versaillists kill the wounded On the field of battle. A Likely Stery. Bantix, May S—It im stared upon what is said to be oficial authority that enlistments of men for the support of tie cause of the peror Napoleon in France are being made in America. The “Betarm from Elba” te be Imt- tated by Napoteon Iii. Lonpon. May §.—It is again rumored that the Emperor Napoleon has gone to France secret!y. relying upon disaftection in the army for sup- t in the attempt to regain the throne. A new Ba 44 Fire on Paris VEveaiLies, g of importance occurred last night. A new battery xt Mon- tretout, mounting eighty-two guns, will open fre on Paris to day. ‘hiers has issued @ proclamation to the people of Pagir, in which be says the government will pot bom- bard the city, but make an assault upon the ramparts. He requests citizens to rally round the troopis; and isee in retarn for their aid the ager of ampestyand the con- Unuance of the subsidy to the poor. Thiers to the Parisiaus. VeESAILLES, $.—Thiers, in @ prociama- tion to the le Of Paris, says the Germans declare that they will mercilessly resume war a. the i mm is at once deliver Fou and wi days. ¥ ‘ou can aid us." rman Merchants at Havre. Haver, May &—Many merchants are arriving at this port. America, vis Lisbon. ae Dacian, from New York, has arrived in Ciyae. Bark Abandened at Sea Lonpow, May 8.—The erpool for Bostor The crew government. The | main points of the treaty of peace have been | ca Bismarek and Favre. & | with their check for $90, as Perrin propote:| | the Versailists to | Destrontive Mes Restos The Ravircad Shepe a! Pmangion Dei, Gurmaaye Sapa ie May &.-allof the Phitadel- Wilms and Baltimore Raines + Oom- pany's shope at Wilmington are now barning. | Pre depot is im t danger. About twenty | epgines and all of the machinery ie burned. } [SECOBD DISPATCH |) Witsermetox, DRL, May S—A disastrons con- fagration occurred ‘here st nogn. Tae tre caught in the kindling wood factory Of Geo. W. Busb, from a steam-engine, and was comma. nicated to Oil -bouse attached to the ington and Baltimore raiiros Mtended to the railroad pat 1 the locomotive round- boure, which contained some fifteen looomo- tives. Ail took tire, and some of them were badly injured. Two other locomotives outside, one just built, are said to be destroyed. The loss fo the railroad company is ery heavy, ips cleding the ofl-nonse destroved, locomotives burned. as above state 4 damages to the roof und general repair * Geo. W. Bush jores his building and a sloop. which was burned at the wharf. At this time (1.30 p m) the fames are checked, and hopes are entertained tha: there Will be no further damage The Crists im Mexteo. Juares Triumphant Over ! memirtin Cougrese Cory oF Maxie, Apri ta Havana May 7—Th party triamphed in the final vote question, the vote bet nestion the ade tor, and the ministeri« talked esis not now imminent. Jwarex w Romero and Mejia as aloug a they wil the cabinet. — President Gravt om Mis Retara to Washington | Hareterrre, May %—Presifent Grant Passed through here on Saturday in company with Jay Cooke to spend Sunday at Ne Pa., with De. Alexander Sharp family bave been for some time. retarus to Washington this aftern from Newville at 11 a.m. dite) Speaker Biatue New Vorx, May &—Speaker having been confined to his room . the Fitth Avenue Hotel, bas sufticiently recor- ered to return to his home in Augusta. ddo.. for which place be pr * wo leave Wednorda: 2 ° > t Prost Povanxerrei, N.¥., M Farmer: in the intertor report heavy frosts last 1 LOCAL NEWs, . ] Was He Potsoned? Death of & Colored Man after Attencing « Rall, Ou Friday lust, a young colored man named | Fdward Brown, aged about with his parents at the « | Streete southeast, died after a sickness of thi | days, and there are some who believe that death was occasioned | that on Monday night las: a bail or festival was Mee! yland avenue, bh was attended by the on named John West, Who resides on Sth, near Kast Capitol street, and while there, at a retreshment booth, toch some lemonade and pie. Brown arrived at his bome | At 3 o'clock Tuesday morning, and was taken | with vomiting, but it was not until Thursday thata phyrician—I ‘M. Ford—was called in. Dr. Ford found Brown's throat sore with ym toms of ipfiamation of the stomach and bowels, | and at times violent pains, but he pation? wae far gone to be relieved, and he died next day. ‘est, it appears, when he arrived home felt very sick, and becoming ap. prehensive that there was something tm the lemonade besides the usual ingredi- ents took an emetic and speedily recorered. it was reported that a young man named Mar | Shall, residing on E street, between 34 and east, was taken ill in the Same way, but it ap- pears he was not with the others, and eat noth- ing at the festival, and hts physician,Dr Waleh, ascribes bis direase toa heavy cold. Dr. Ford py nny? Brown's death may have resulted from & heavy cold. It is the impression among some of Brown's friends, bowev: poisoned him, and on Capi erable old colored weman, *peal affair, remarked, “You cqn’t tell wha dese gals will do with a fellow when di spite agin him.” some of ey get a =a IT FEMALE SwinDimR—The Con me and Altered Checls.—A handsome | and fashionably dressed woman went to the | omy store of Messrs. Miadieton & Beall, on | Fevnsyivania avenue, between 4; and ‘th streets. about a ago, and after some talk about business matters, (during which she led the tirm to believe thet she was in the produce business in Kockville, Md., and wanted to make some purchases,) she left, but shortly returned j abd requested the firm ‘to accommodate her : she wished to mail | that amount to @ friend in Rockville.” OF course the firm could see nothing uposual in the request. as she tendered the amount of t | check in greenlacks for the favor. A check on the Bank of Washington payable to ivearer, g's Blled up and signed.with which | he Same game was plaved bv her the grocery store ot Messrs. Hall & Hame, this case being for$i0v. in set~ ling up their bauk books last week, Me bdieton & Beall found their tirm ¢ With & dratt of $900 of which they b knowledge, and Mesers. Hall & Hame 1 ni themselves charged with payment ou a check | Of $1,09. An investigation iu esch « vealed the tact that ¢ becks flawible female had been ingeniously alter ny ber or her confederates, #0 as to just ten times the amount of green Vested in each cas has not been seen on The interesting operatoc nee ——— eee THE FouLanssue Pavenwent ron Sevenra STREST— There is some excitement slong the Line of sth street, in South Washingtoo, (rem the report that the contract tor ng the wood pavement, authorized by the Gouncils, on that sireet, some time ago, has been awarded to the Follapsbee pavement men, represented W. Linville. Tne Uutborizing the pay: 7th street, from B street to their! about @ year ago, and the contrac about the 3th of March. it te allege. but no- the fact until with. or two. Some of the citizens on 7th ject to & wood vement, and those Vor ® Pavement of thet kind say that the Dest and most satisfactory kind in use should have been selected, and not one that can brin, for ite quality. There isalsoa in regard to the secret manner im which the contract was given out withoat public notice of any kind. paca dine AS Letters from the People. ‘no vouche! THE NARKET-HOUSE rRoniaw Editor Siar If it has taken the Baltimore and Ubio Railroad Company several years to grade few miles of the Metropolitan branch road, and the Washington Market Company more to tay the foundation of the rket-house, now long, ogress, would it take the two <Ompi nies consolidated to complete the proposed improvement (including stores, hotel, &c.,) on Center Market space ? To satist any One wbo may undertake to solve this problem it is added that both companies profess to be acting in good faith, and frequentiy cause to be made semi-official announcements ot the early resumption and the speedy comple tion of there great public improvements A “Dovetixne Taoma® —$————— From the Virginia Side. FALu's CBURCE, May sth, 1571. Editor Star - The cool, tresh, was ¥ i". | another by Gen, O. 0. Howard. | tpoke to the jesus.” Gen. & S i I Hi fide e if Gj H g Hi tt ne Li if Hf I : i

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