The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1863, Page 10

10 OUR INTERNAL CONDITION, Annual Report of the Secretary ot the Interior, TNTEOOR, eo $, toferm you Ukat mapegeript and accompanying docn- Daranrwent ov 7 Wa suueToN T have t mor t vr abe om se veporis depres men this te ¢ tter the-corrent year, whach 1 hes meber ary to;communicate to the twe houses of the aconai Mesange, Bive beea placed i@ ho Sepernmendent of the Puble /rigKog, oie reedivtion t > the requirements of ot te the printingset sae oxy the Preeidout's Message and acon ng documente,? approved the 9d of March, pe woneic LANDS. For infor jom mmatetsil av to Ge operationsef the land pyatem, reference ‘9 made-and attentinn hvited to tho eomprehenetve and able roport of \oper of the General Land Office. K qill bo seen from bh ty of land disposed of during the last fiscal year, furcash, by the iccation of Bounty land worrante, a@ ewamp and overflowed land, fer rail amd unter the homestead law, was 2.966 lefp, a8 ogainat 1,377,022 accce aioposea of @uring the prewkous tisoat year, and daring thectirat quar- ter of. the present Gecal year 874,860 acres, making the entire quantily thes disposed ef during the period named B.841./49 scree. The increase arises chiefly [ram the ooersticn of (ha Homestead law, under which alone 1,450,514 acres were takea up singe the eof Janwary, 1863, w ben it (ook effect. ‘The revenue derived from the sale of the public lands daring the last fiscal year amounted to $136,077, being aa increase of $11,029 over (ve previous fiscal year. During the quarter th September last the sales amoung sod 40 $90,000, wbich ia @17,662 more than was realized aluring the quarter ending September 30, 1362 The | eupid incre: ands altords additional evidenve.cf the outire confidence of the people in the stabiliig of the government, and that 449 industria! resources oo the HeuOD have not been ma- éerial'y diminished, notwithstandiog the immense armies i bas p 1m the fleld mm the que read oO subject committed to the management of this artment Is of greater impont nce, than that o the yublic lands, nor has any deen” more prolitie of jexisiation, Congress, at-an early period, recog- need apd importanoo of the speedy settioment public domain, and of @ tiberal policy 10 warde tne settler. ‘The’ pradence and wisdom of the sysiem thus carly inaugnrated, and which has finally ealmicited in the enactment of the Homestead Inw, are attested by the vast extent of iertile country which has bee: reclaimed and formed into now populous and flourishing States, which contribute of the @uj erabun dance o! taeir agriciitural and miueral prodhetions to the eceasitie@ of vio oatlier settled portions of the country and to foreign nations, The progresa being made'ln the gigantic experiment of & railway to unite still morefclose'y the States on the Atlantic to thoceon the Pacific will soon attract settle mehts «ong its entire route, and the Commissioner of the Gonerai [and Office, with wise forecast, bas, with che approbation of the department, slightly ‘increased the usual surveying estimates, in order to meet the exigencies which will thus be created In order to obtain tie benefits of the act of May 2y, 1862, ‘to secure homegteads to actual settiers on the pablic domain,” certain preliminary acts are required te be performed bevore the register or receiver for the istrict land in which the settlement is prc posed to be made by the party applying in person, This requirement Of the taw is thought to operate inviaiously towards per. Bon who aro engaged In the military and naval service Of the United States, and, to remedy the evil, itis re- gpectfully suggested that tle law might. with propriety, Be fo far modified as to permit the wife or other proper Tepresentative of a person so employed in the public ser- vice to take tho'requisite preliminary stepe for the legal Aaception of his claim. lalso concur in the opinion ex. by the Commissiover of Public Lands that it is expedient ‘and: proper to require persons claiming the Benefits of this law to pay the full commissions of the re- aister and receiver at the time the entry is made, instead @f deferring the pryment of one half thereof until the the final issue of the certificate, at the end of five years. FAX RECOMMENDED ON MINING PROKITS At the time of the discovery of the great mineral Wealth of portions of the public domain, the nation was 4 the enjoyment of domestic tranquillity and unrivalled Prosperity, and could well a ‘ord to throw open her rich ‘malnes of the previous metals to the unrestricted ©..ter of the world; but having now been forced ints a war the preservation of our national existence, as unexam- pled in expense as In magnitude, the question whether we oan, in justice to other branches of industry and enter price, longer exempt this immense source of individual Fevenue from its equitable share of the public burden Decomes of much importance A small tax upan the vet . ite of the gold mines of the United States would ely increase the mewa of the Trosury; and as no (f£0% Fearon seems to exist why the nation sbould not, in hour of need, derive some direct assistance irom its ‘extensive flekis of gold and silver mines, I earnestly press. ‘We consideration of the subject with a view to that end, INDIAN. RESERVATIONS. In'View of the disturbing causes that have existed, our Felation with the various Indian tribes are as favorable as ould reasonably be expected. The experience of the fow years, however, clearly demonstrites the ne Seesity of important changes in the policy bjtherto pur- @ued towards them. Whi'e the regions of vountry occupied by the Indians Fetained uninhabited by the whites, the phn of setting Apart keparate reservations for ditierent bands o: the samo tribo, or for smail tribes possesving similar havits fad customs. and privileged so roam over common hunt Jog grounds jn quest.of the means of subsistence, as in Miobignn, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska, d to promise sucorss; but as the countr by seemed wise Becomes retvied, their dependere Bpontanoous productions of th More precarious, while !ho necessity for their k withio the limits of their reservations incre .s: The Indians are thus Jet without their accustomed Fesourors, and ta the midst of a population with whose customs and arts of life they are whoily uofamitiur. ibey onsejuently become discourged, , looking solely to Sheir scanty anouiti@ (rom the government, or to beg ging aod pillering for the necess.ries of life, fall an easy Prey to the sharpers and whiskey traders’ who gither @rouvd their reservations for the purpose of obtaioing Beir moneys. The sinailer the reseryat}on the greater fare tho facilities for (he exerere of this pernicious Buence, and hence the nevessity of concentrating fered bards and the smaller tribes of similar bake, ims guage and customs into as large ¢ mmuniries as possible &ad their location upon the more remote portions of Public domain, They will oon boo Souire the arts of ‘civilized | Aispensa' any mepistanis The v. y upon game and th become m0 at emigration to the newly dis Govered gold bering iogio «of the joterior has bro igh Bs inlo nore Immediate contact with large and powerful tribes, with whom no tre .tie: than those of arity have yet been negotiated, and all the ene gies which the department can porsivly exert in that direction will Bearcely be adequate to the pres ing demands that made upon it duriog the ext (ow years by the exiger Of the Indian service in those regions should be taken to'prevent collision betwee our own people, to provide suitablé |c Indians, and to induce them to set engage in the cultivation of the soil, and domestic animals, and in the mean pphies as nay be absolutely necessary to p jon, The number of Indiang under the direct diy veriod, and the Ww eased demand upon its res: inerease in the appropriations for Immediate steps thei and orresponding the Indian service, whetber we are to be guided by the principles of justice and humanity, or economy. mast be manifest to all Particular attent on js also invited to the eondtion of Indian affairs jn California, ‘That State has hitherto been Givided into two districts—the northern and the south. Sro—erch under the charge of a euperintonding agemt. There Js no good reason for cintinuing ths arrangement, and on the score of econom: e 1 Ought to. be abolish ed, and our Indiaa relations throughout the State placed under the control of a single superintendent The good of the service and the future welfare of the ly demand the establisyment of one Indians also imperativel two reservations in Bear the coast and t extent for (he Ye now deeign One Baits |e borthern part of the Stat n the tnterior—of su fon of all the Indians tn orthern district, and at u the southern portion Lidorent reserva weitmilarity that existe in ‘al tribes for whom Phe hostility 0 \joes, maivly | that for the pre | tribes of the Apaches and ew Mexico and Arivona, is gerent Measures should be pre Of suitable reservations for th Indians in hove Territories and for those now in Loetilily to the United Btates, whenever they shall have been properly subdued. The unfortunate result of the effort made last spring to Feturd the refugee Cherokees to their hommes has largely Added w th and greatly increased the exper Thia, togethor with the Bdvance in f clothing and provisions, bas 80 Bugmentet { providing for them as to ex- Baust the ( at purpose, and renders a farther apy 1t is doubtfal whether the sup; even now, be forwarded io time to and bence the import aoe of an ogress ia the promwes as may be pe The able mmiasioner of Ind f Will de found to hy tutecesting thos ane to with tteresting faote ana fed iciow wugges bjects to which it relates PENSION The number of J rat ® borne upow the Yousion rol's has dwindled down to eighteen on the 30th Of June iast, of whom on y te pine yoo ll . ther stipends on the ib of March: 8 Of Revolutye ary solliers on the rolls, at the same Period, was 1,573. The whos umber of army invalid Penrionere on tho roils the S0th of Juve. w i Of whom were pensioned on account of w OF disease contracted in ihe service during the War The widows, orphans and dependent mothers 8473 deven eodiera of the proseut war were Secribed upon the rolla during the ‘last 1 yoar ng the whole amber of this clase @P the rolls, « wo of tbe your, 4.820, of navy invalids on the rolls at the close of the year wne 644, and the number widows, Orphans and depend: mothers of deceased officers and Reamen of the navy, The whole number of army pensioners added to the rolls uring the last fecgl year was 7,082, and of the navy, 816. Dumber of army pensioners of ‘All classes on the rolle PB 19 30D Juve lags wap 45,008, abd of the wave. 1.132, The number bureau aud other sabordimate ciieers of | © now Observable 4 the siles of the pudlic 4 ‘The rayment of the former requires the sur (#1 R27 64, aud she latter, $141,074 per avowm ‘The remittances to the agents [OF pay ee eer. eeu Ho regulated ancora og to law “ae to preve ‘wndwe accumulation 0 Dalances in their hands.” Duriog tee r (02 Dowoty Innt warronts hawe Deew fesued, ealting iv the aggregate for 94.280 acres of land It appoare from the Commicsionér's report that the Whole amount ef money ¢ by the government for pensions to tbe divas Of tbe ime fiscal y wer fh 660. and what the quantity of land granted for miltary and vaval services Was 65,586.14 acter, whic, et $1 25 per acre, would amount to $88,370,177. Congress st the last session provided for an Wmerease of the ciet wal ‘once of the Penston Other, and Lam happy is being abie to say that it has enabled the Commimmone: te Cspose Of 8BE ErOALly jncreseed amount oO Pesinew thrown upon x with satixfactory promptited® Daring the first Mnarter of the proseut fiscal year TID calms were admyted, and a mech larger sumber ex- amined and-wospended for further evidence. Ihe Commissioner estimates the whole aumber of claims that will be admitted exring the prosent Areal year at abou. 30,000. The apponament of surceons, #8 authorived by the set of July 14, 1862, to make the Sienpial examinations of pensioners, aud to examine applicants for Wwvaixt pes. sions, bss een attended with marked advantage and saving to the government. Fer the information of the public and those more immedinicly interested, the om miss\over h&s embraced in bis report tbe names of the surgeons thes appointed im (he several States, with thew post oflice address, The act of 3d March, 18%9, requiring the bieonial ex amivation of invalid pensiomers, presertbes that the ex aminations #hal! be made by twe surgeons or phystemnn, The Commissioner is of the opinion, in which 1 concur, the examination wilt be assatisfactorily made 0; #)0gle surgeeo, regularly appomted by the othee, aed with Jess inconyeaience to the particé interested, and a moet fication of the law in this respect is therefore recom mended. RAVY PRESION HOND—CLAIMS OF WIGOWS OR OTHER ORVIVING RELATIVES, ‘The increase of the navy peneiow fund from the gale of prizes amounts, at the present tame, to probably ope and 8 baif milltoo ef dollars. ‘The old laws iv relation to the navy pension fund «sem to authorize and require the investment ef this money, but as the question i not entirely free from doubt, I ree ommend the passage of a iaw authorizing the depart ment to invest the amount which has bea and may bere. after be derived frem the sale of prizes in government bonds, and apply the interest thereon © the payment of navy pensions, or that the Secretary of the treasury be authorized by law to credit this find with the interest, which would remi-annually accrue thereen if so inverted, A decision bas been given by the deparsment im a case arising under the act of July 14, 1862; aod as it will far® pistea rule of action for-che Pension Bureau in constantly recurring cases of @ like.character, I beg leave to refer to ivapecially. The gec ind, third apd fourth sections of that act make provision for the w, children, dependent mother, or orphan sisters, as the case may be, of any oifieer or other person named in the first section who hag died since the 4th day of March, 1861,0r who shall thereatter die by reason of aby wound received or disease contracted while in tho service of the United States. and in the line of daty, An officerof the navy bad contratted, under these circumstances, 0 disease of which ho died. Some months previous to his death he tenderad hie resi¢fMation, as his declining health, impaired by disease, which ultimately proved fatal, incnpacitated hiw from the efficient dis- charge of duty? His resignatiog was accepted. The claim of tis widow for @ pension waa rejected in the Fen- sion Office solely upon the ground that he was not, at tae time of hie éeath, in the naval service of the United States, The ease was, by appeal, brought before the de- partment. ‘The action of the Pension Bureau conformed to the con struction whick Bad been given to preceding acts of Con gress granting naval pensions Some of thee acts expreesiy confined the right of the claimant to caves when the death of tho officer occurred during. the periad of his service, Other acts, such as that of 1813, and the gecond section of the act of 1814, secure tothe beneficiaries, for aspecific period, half of the monthly pay to which the deceased was entitied at the time of hie death. Yhe late Attorney General Butler decided that the death of an offi cer or seaman before the expiration of his service was not easential, under the latter acts, to the validity of the widow's claim toa pension He subsequently withdrew that opinion, and, although coftsidering such a claim with in the general equity of the system, he came to a concli- sion adverse. to it under those acts, owing to their pec:- jiar phraseology, and from the tact that Congress had given a construction to'them by the contiouing acts of May 23, 1828, and June 28, 1832 ‘The act of 1862 does not, in direct terms, inclnde from its benefits the widow o¢ other designated relatives of persons, who, after their resignation or dis e, ehall die of wounds received or dizoise contracted in the naval service, and in the line of duty, nor does it determine the ameunt of jension by the monthly pay of the de- deceased at the time of his death. The latter provision would seem to require that the connection of the decessed with the service should subsist until his death By the uniiorm pract'ce of the Pension Bureau, under the cxtst- ing act,a military pension was granted to the relatives o” the party without La? Sy time of his death, if the claim in other respect from objec tou, formity iv the admipistration of, the act is desirable, aeotted sae preenees of ies ‘be adher unless it be manifestly wrong. Although, in the former legis! tion of Congress, military and paval pensions were grant- @d under separate and independent enactments, both classes of pensions are provided for and placed upon the same footing by the act under consideration. ‘No distinc- tion is made between the two branches of the service. T eould not sanction a decision making such @ distinction, and I was <atisfled that be action of the Pension Bureau, in rezard to military pensions, was amply justified by the spirit, and not in violation of the letter, of the stat- ute. ‘The effects and conedquences of the opposite eonstruc- tion are worthy of attention, According to it no pro- vision is maade for the beresved and often nevessitous and helpless family of a deceased party who has received a mortal wound or contracted a fatai disease in the lize of duty. if his death occurred after the expiration of tho period of his services Hd the wound or disease inflicted adisability, it is clear that, had he survived it, he wauld have been entitled to a pension proportionate to such dis- ability. Tbe pension would not commence. intany event, until 4 ter bis discharge. Should the disabled and dis- charved so'dier or seaman die after receiving his pension, or before estabiishing’his claim to it, his relatives would be excluded from the bounty of Congress, although it own by indisputabie proofs that his death was and imeviable result of a wound received on field or the deck from the enemies of his country, 1 to me to be more in accordance with the legislative intention to hold that the death of a party after his res gnation or discharge would not be futul to the claim of his widow or relatives to a pension, J would advise that some limit should be fixed by law within whch the death shoul! o-eur to entitle the bene Geiaries named in the second and the following sections Of the act to the benefit of its provisions. PATENT O¥FICE During the year ending 30th September last 5,19 plications and S11 caveats were received at We Patent Oflice. ‘Twenty nine applications were filed for the ex tension of patents previously granted. During the sane period 3 pacents were lesved and forty extensions » Quite a diminution is observable in the number ich patents bave heen allowe, but uot the non-payment of the fina’ fee within the time preseribed by law, the number being about 370 ‘The balance im the treasury to the credit of the patent fund on the Ist of Octeber, 1842, was $48,157, The re- | ceipts of the offge to September 30, 1863, amounted to $179,575, making its entire resources for the year $227,- 535. The expenditures of th during that period have beeo £139,863, leaving a balance on band on the Ist October, 1863, of $37.72 TH CENSUS. The werk of classifying the results of the Fighth Commus for publication has ‘progressed satisfictorily, and the printing of the volume of population: statistics is Ko far ‘anced as to insure its completion and delivery early in } th ing Fession OF Congress The succeeding volume will be supplied to the two houses as fast as the capabill- ties of the public printer wit! admit. The marshals and assistant marshals in the loyal States orally been paid ia full for their services, anf sunts of those employed to take tho Territorial census of Nevada, Daketa and Colorado, for which pro- vision was made by the act of March 3.'1863, have been paid in part, and tho remainder are in process of ad jast- mont. The dal settlgmont of the accounts of one thon sand two hundred and seven marshals and assistants jo Statos affected by the rebelliin has been preciuded by the condition of public affairs acd the refusal of some of these ollicers to take the cath pre cribed by law 4s a condition Precedent to payment. GOVKRAMENT HOSPATAR POR THE INSANE. The abie reports from the Board of Vieitors and the Su- perivtendent of Constructio: of the Government Hospital for the Inssne willbe read by all with much interest. The advantages of thie institution at the present time uot be overestimated. Those who, while engaged in jand and naval service of th piry, in trying hour, for the preservation of | our overtaken by mental disorders, there find’ Aa refuge, and are treated with the hiphest skill which hag yet been attaimed in the art of treating the insane. The sugcess which has attended their treatment, and the numbers who have reeovered, are the most flattering testimonials in bebalf of those who have bad charge of the institution, Their devotion to their calling is only to be fully appreciated when it |s remembered that a larger number of patieuts have been admitted to this institution during @ie Inet year than have ever before been admitted into auy eimilar hospital in this country in theaame space of time. Although so large a number have been afmitted, and the increase bas been chiefly derived from the army and navy, it ts grati- fying to be agsured that neither the exis of the war doubt as to the justice of our cause, nor distrust as ¢ final result, is to be imputed as the cause. of the ma’ with which the patients have been aifiteted, but that it | is rather the result of overtaxed efforts of constitutions susly impaired by sickness contracted in the line of ap. | this goverment, are which thie institution affords red the Ines of a limb in the © have it replaced by an artiticial one, c reons of the Righest skill, without coat the patients maintained at the hospital, free of ex pense, during the time the artificial limb is ‘being pre fared, made familiar with tts mechanism ad use, and us ehabied to adopt their new bel renter nadvantae ond ene 4 Penal el belp with the greatest ring the past year much difficulty and perplexit: have been experienced by the department in fonert4 sion of patients to this instiuation under the present Many applications baye bee made for sons who have tought retuge in this not their permanent homes here, 80 as to ly en. titled to admission into the hospital a@ resident paupers the time of becoming insane, These persons have, ia any Instances, been a serious charge upon the War be iment, which has been competied wo take core of them in campe and other unsullable places for such porsonus, And consequently at great expense and inconvensance {is recommended that existing laws on the eub'eot bo 6 modified 10 permit the department, in the exercise of & proper discretion, to admit this class Of persons into the osylum until they can be more properly disjosed of Jean ot conc'ade my notice of this institution withon' olding my testiraony to that of all my predecessors to { ae marked devetion and distinguished ability and fitness | of the geutloman who bas cecupied the position of super. intendeut frm the foundation of the asytam wa fle deserves the gratitude of the country for bis real- Cus and persistent offorta t0 make the institution under serene iedel one im every reepect ip Which it mav | i | dificatties encountered im ohtenimge former oud artioane of the re yulaite ail fer tee peculiar chapector of tne ” ter. mice the fast anees! renart eastern portico of the eorth wing fod much work dohe e@ that of the sot Licos of the connecting corviders. and the granite plat. forms an? svops between the oft or the building aod the new wites. a® wel! ae the aoproaches: to both wings on the wertern font, pleted. 16 i expected that the eastern eatrence to the north wing wit! alee be finished tee é soap of stars marble, from modein by of the eastern partes of the worth wine for the pod tm of ctvilizatien.”” and which were designed to roprorent “the progress the statues of “Justine and i ’ also designed by Crawford. and exeouted in Muy, been put in their respective places, aud attract much at vention and merited adm ration The expensive and elaborately wrought bronee door, designed by Randolph Rogers. and cast at the Hawarian foundry, in Munteb, and the marble statues ef Franklin and JeTerson, executed in Italy, by Hiram lowers, ander acontract made by your immediate predecessor,” voder the authority of an act of Congres, have also been re ceived and placed ip appropriate powitions iu the building. All those works of art, aud a few others pot yet com pleted, were exempted from the restrictions whieh were imposed upon the embellishment of the Capitol with etatuary and painting by the recent lerisiation of Com- ress. * The colossal figure of “Freedom.,”' des\irned by Crawford and executed by Clark, Mills, was, on the 2d instant. ene. coaefully raised to its elevated piace on the new dome, and forms a grend and approp@iate crowning to the Capitol of the nation. aviow ti during the present year, 1 abolished the office of architect of the Matent Ovi¢e Duilding, and added the duties of the fame to thore of the itect of the Capitol extension. Preparations have deen made for finishing tho saloon of the north front, and for furnishing the same with suitable cases for re. connie renga Gi during the approvebing ‘he work wil com jai feason, and with the appropriation made al the last ses. sion of Congress.for that purpose. “The tect ‘urges the propriety and necessity of aoe ing rior of the north front, and an appropriation for that pur pose has been sitbmitted in the annual estimates, It became indispensably neceasar; commodation of the Supreme Court lumbia and the officers connected certain changes and impro' of the City Hall, which Fhave cadsed4o expense of the judiciary fund, upeo wh usnal to draw for such purposes, and enabled to despatch the business much greater convenience and satisfaction to the public. The repert of the Commissioner of Public Ln repaire wi ‘will ind irate to Congress the alterat! have been wate to the” fluished of the Capitol, and what edditional improvements he deems it advirabla to have provided for by further legisiation, Plaine the manner in whigh the moneys 4 the pablic works under have dariug the past yea ments of the streets and pubi mendations will no doubt recei jate committees of ' properly appert ining to missioner of ibe Public utldings and been greatly augmented within the and sometimes by the imposition upon him duties not strictly. belonging to bis office, In justice him, therefore, a8 well as to the public rervice, wt the comtaescement of the present fiscal year I relieved him fo somo extent, by the appotatment of a tendent and srecial disbursing agent for U sg §2 8 = peotral superio Ine Capitol ox tension, the Patent Office building, aud the Washirgton Aqueduct. In-making this arrangement, « saving to the government was effected, while 1, at the same time, se cured tor these important works the services of a profes sional and practical architect, ” »,. WARHINGTON AQUEDUCT. The work on the Washington aqueduct has ressed , ip pursuance of the act of Congress transferring the sarne to this department, with but alight exceptions, and tie water of the Potomaé river has been thts day intro duced into the reservoirs. The walls and banks of the distributing resorvoir were designed, by the en work commenced on that plan; but it appeared to me to be so unsubstantial snd insuilicient for the pur pose, that ] caused ingniry to be made as tothe manner ctl @. similar embankmeots in other localities, that, with but few if any exceptions, the walis were lined wi.h solid stone masonry, !1id 1 the best of cement. Influenced by the example and experience of others, and by the advice of eminent be aoe I direct ed a thin dressing of broken stone to be ¢ work of about the same thickness a» the ontemplated riprap or broken stone wall. According to the original plan of the aqueduct, the water from the is conducted into @ receiving reservoir form dit, whence it is conveyed about two miles further dowa toa distributing reservoir, divided into two equal sections or basing, by an embankment designed chive ing purposes. Itis thus always intermingled with the “water (rom Powder Mil braveh, Tho latter sireom araine 8 consider. ple ‘extent of country, and is subject to fre quent and heavy freshets, which rende: for immediate use. At times this strem is clesr, while the water of the Potomac is rendered impure by reason of heavy rains nearer its source. It is, therefore, import ant that the aqueduct should be so constructed as to afford an adequate supply of water from these sources may, for time, be most (ree from im. and to exclude that which may be unfit for use in eborye proposes to con receiving reservoir with that below it, so that the water from the l'otomac mai brought directly into the distributing reservoir wit being adulterated by that of Powder Mii! branch. He al Proposes to construct a gate honse in the dividing wall the distributing reservoir, 80 a8 to admit of the use © sources may be the purest and bbet—viz: the Potons river, Powder Mill branch, or either section of the dis tributing reservoir; but without rome such arrangenent und abundant sapply of good and wh npot at all times be chtainet. Under th es, L have deemed it necessary ( order these changes ia the original inade thagialmates fof appropriations for the completion of the wor! form thereto. For information in cecal in re'e y this aubject, f invite attention to the (ull and able report of the chiet engineer. Certain parties having, from time to time, mmde claiin to Leavy damages for the diversion of the water irom the lotomse river, my immed redeceseor, with « view to settle and end this clain, cotoged juto an agreess ment of arbitration with: the claiments this agreement, the arbitrators tc: and finally submitied their award Judged in Favor of the claimante ny» plans and modes submitted to then, bor, for the construction of the dui: and aleo $12,000 for their own fre $761 84 for the expences oF arbitra’ #0 large, 1 did not feel justified ix nm for the comp reef, preverring to sulin Congrese for ite determinaty the report of the experienced of the work, a8 must b¢ obvions of water for In pursu ined rom time to tine by whiet they ad tn reo in nui eas the Potomac ane enginee every observer, (tt an am suppl: use of the citie Washinggon and etown, for many years to Cone eu) be obtained from the Potomac by the erection of a tli dam, extending from the Maryland «hore to Conu's Isiand, to a height whieh will give a heed of stx wator in the aqueduct, and yield « daily supply of sixts five million gallons, whieh te t y three and third per cent more than was ¢ 1 ip the ety New York jo the yoar 1841, whea ite popnlation w bundred thousand, In view of this (act, 1 have ins the ongineer to construct a dam of sufficient to bear a saperstrncturc of for the fai capacity of the aqueduct, whevever it may be called into requisit It Is difieult to concetve how aydam of this ¢ can work any injury to the propristors of the w claimed at the Great Falla. At the uimogt, tte the water to a level at the bout of the islan about or bt ordinary stages and at low Water (the only tine wien any value can properly be placed upon the right) it would not increase of diminish the flow of water im the man chaunelfon the west side of the island, aud it surely | not be pretended that the parties claiming the water right can lawfully divert the ordinary flow of the water oo the | amtairs, and the future prospecis of the emigrants there. est ride of the t#iand, A dam of the © would raise the water to @ height suMelent to fill the aqueduct would be a great Advantage to the claimonte, for the reason that ft would enrbie them to vail themeeh os Of the power by the erection of hut one dame while one that would onty back the water to the head be ieland wet be a mattor of total indifference to them hecaus®, the very nature of things, it can work them no d meat whatever. Af 118 view ehall be taken of the case Congress, 1 recommend that a reasonable #1m be ‘epprciiriated te pay ‘bbe expeneds of tbe arbitration. aud tbat the = estimaic go . | draw, were ich was exeorted here in | by the late Thomas Crawford, | | fer the commencement of the work laced upon the | gme many of the for a foundation, and the whole to be facea | And comfortal | | of hichever of amined all the claims prevented, ond found them to have a | | | the Aftiean rac: | in whieh they have eee kept by tt | thorities after the tra | close proxim! y to the ermal, avbence fuel could be Kineer who projeated the aqueduct, to be protected with | tained at the broken stone, and a contract was made and the | éonstructed, gud all the necessary waler ibe ermpioyment oF tho | Re neocured frem tbe surplus water of the reservoir at | Yision was made bj | emigrat the ost of he dam acres the mais chaune) be diminish: vc ining Ae areatee expenue of the diam 10 be pel thom er prot ted Mr as the exigencies of the cities of Washingtoa and «ote ctows, by the wcrea:e o their population, may are Fi Feport of the enginenr will not fall. to arrest the at- © Cumgress in another important pa ticular. amen votunre of water which the aqwedunt wi alford an ample supply for fountains at treets and <oee gel the exclusive manarement and repair of one of mere @ the streets and avenues of the city, while all <* UNNNY Meoernary Wo the cougveuience and comfort of che ehteena -@f the United States vievting or residing in | the ety of Weatangtow, The great width of ite numerous etree! and Evenues quite discourages any attempt to » them, nor it dowrable that it should . when consider tho ria and Washington Ravtroad Company, andor other omen, approved March 3. 1868, authorized the com- Ess soy erect an additional structure or pavsage way ong either side of the Potomac bridge for the track of or oad, but «© a* Bot to hinder the general use © eid Weidwe for ordinary travel, The surveys, oovnetes and plans for the constraction of this A with @ model of the proposed ‘etibmittad to and approved by me, as required the act referred to, and the company immediately ‘er ente ed upon the work. The bridge ts located ity ve feet below the centre line of ‘ihige, aod has 4 with such remarkable dity as to Juatify the belief that it will be fully com ¢ | pleted during the early part of the approaching session of Congreas, whew Jt 1s expected that the railroad travel will be diverted to it, the old bridge restored to the use of the public, for it tended. ‘This bridge is fo a dilapidated condition, and there is an urgeat pecessity for its immediate repair. PROPOR D UNCKEASE OF THE POLICE FORCE, The report of the Police Commissioners will be found to fares sunt of ther opera. Horvent ly attests the usefulness and lwportance Of their organization, It, however, con- measations Ay will impore upon the koverament ‘Fron’ he examination which | have bees 0] fore, pro er, iwstomer’. I have not been able to convince myself of the justice of imposing the entire support of this police system upon the federal goverument. It was sbown by the census of 1860 that the District of Columbia then contain- contagions ings could be They evuld be looatet tn rates, Sewerage © wld be cant ° peling the requisite machiuery for the the labor Of the convicts ould “a very small cost. | think 1 woukt be geod ecomomy to provide far the erection of peanentiary beildiogs upon “these lands, and that it would be well fur € at Hs approacting seesion, to make the necesory provistmn In avery short ‘oom iets quarters poo the premises, ond em yed tn one, and other labor pertaining to the construction of such works © 1363, and for other purposes, t the aypro- priation made wnd placed under the control of the secre tary of the Trewsury by the sect of June 2%, 1860, for the detection and arrest of countertetters of the com of the United States, the sum of eleven hundred and eighty-four dollars, or 60 much thereof as might be necessary to its water unlit | enabie the Secretary of the Interior “to pay detective police empluyet by a former head o” the department. Cor expenses incurred and Kervices rendered in the cities of hington and Philadelphia ty tbe detection and arrest anter‘etters of tates cola.” Having ex z been liquidated and paid as per avreement tnade with the claimants prior to the rendition of the serve, | reo om inend the pissage of a law to repeat the provision alluded to in the act of Mereb 8, 186%, and to restore the amount thereby transferred to the coutrot of the Seoretary of the Treasury for Lue purposes originally designed SLAVE Rare While the African trade is known to be carried on still from sone foreign ports to a lamentable extent, it i the water from either section, 48 may become desirable, | gratifying to be able to Siate Lust so successful have been By means of these improvements the requisite supply of | the water may be drawn from whichever of four distinct | United States from engaging | c | i# known or believed t6 fave been fitted eat te our © | waters for that purpose ¢ of this government f the at pre citizens wo ear and the from tne en ing the par hich have result wholesome 6: ergy aud vigilance which have been sud are stil being | you by the oficers immediately charged with the forcement 1 the laws on this subject, together with the growing sense of justicd among oor will, i i® hoped, efle-t re participation ff so uRPiglteous sone from any f trartie The ofeers appotmted pursiinut te the requ the treaty of Apri! 7. 1862. with Great Birntam, be paired to their teveral at: ye and the timed © justice, to reside at the city of New York, Sierra ‘and the Cape of (00d Hope, have been daly organiret avd lished. counts of the American (olvnization Seevty for the support of recaptured Atricags in Liberia have pot vet been finally settled, owing to the imperfect rane romident agent of tue Liters the United States to that rep: om sud facie reyuice reu recorded The informa ported not hi it te feared they « racy of detail ¢ contracts, ant hence it t the department be authoriroi by law to adjuet aod gettin the ae fe rmen bes No on ” on ter he o& ject, the Dilawore of forme wogrt athe being wuficieut te meet al tee legal de that can possibly te made dering the present and the next ensuing fecal year, The Te-enaGiTent OF the joint resolution wf the Sa of March Tnst “sreepecting the compensation of Judges and ro frit under the treaty with Great fe aud other employed in the suppression of the #ave trade, y however, te subher) vice of the seal year the one of thoee funds coding Lhe 2118 of June NRORO CONONBAT ON 1am unable to report any cc eater diepomition, venersl y, amoung the colored persens, for whore colonization pro certain recent sete of Congress, to than had been exuivite# at the time of your last aonuel Meskage, fines that time, howeve four hundred and fiity have been deported to the ile Vache, adjacent and bel nging to the republic of Hayts The condition of this colny has been variwaly repre rented, and an agent ha- been doy uied by the gover maent to viet the Islnd and report the real situation of 1 channel thet | They were emigrnied ueder # contract entered jute for that purpose, with persons who were represented as pow ress qualification aod fincas (ot timariag the success of the experimect but nothing haw yet been paid them ander it, nor will there be uotil the report ofthe agent #hall have been received and found to justiy Th of harping an wil jot thes nae of persons to ited States, the experience country bas derived since Sass of the gress on Une Bu! colon! and government (rem in tHe ed men into We armied, render it a ‘m- power for occogentl ‘ene | thet pet a single vowel | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1863.—TRIPLE SHEET. could be provided with sec re | | Gr ebout | | sation t | portance whather the effort to colonize them beyond the limits of tue United States should be continued unless the way should be opened for the establishment of a friendly colony in somo ove of tho Central American +t favorable commercial point for traversing t country by a new route to the Pacillc. Although much prejudice hat been manifested throngh- Out most of the free States in regerd to the introduction of colored persons therein, there is a place where many of them cau now be advantageously employed at remune: rative » and where the objection to color does not exist, refer to tho line of the Pacific Railroad. U; this work there are already about three hundred colored laborers out of fifteen hundred employed, and 1 Am assnred they porform their duty faithfully and well, ‘The Department has been repeatedly urged to use its ir- fluence to cause as many colored laborers as can be pro. cured to be employed on this work, and it is worthy of consideration, therefore, whether the mouey appropri: ated to remove those who are now a charge upon she government 0 foreign countries, will not be more jndicious!'y appliet “in transporting them to thore elds of Iabor within the dominions of the Unised Sates where they are wanted, and where they will be welcom ed. In this way tho expense to which the government is. now subjected will be greatly diminished. and we shall have the satisfaction of placigg these people in « position of usefuluess, security and pesce, where they will be in- strumental in the construction of a work ia which the na- tion has, of all others, save the putting down of this re- bellion, the greatest interest. ‘A HUREAU OF NATIONAL STATISTICS RECOMMENDED, The need at the seat of government of @ Bureau of Na- tional Statistics bas loug been felt, and often boen called to, and engaged tho attention of Congress, but so far withont avy practical result. The facts and informa- tion which a properly organized bureau of this char- acter would ellect and exhibit are often indispen- sable, as well to the enlightened legislator as to the several departments of the government and tho people at large. It is confidently believed that it would contribute immensely to the advancement of the commercial, agricultural. financial, scientific, mauu- Macturing, and other interests of our people. and, by the dissemination of correct information as to our national Wealth, interests.aud resources, lead to a more just apr preciation of the value to all of the American Union, and contribute, in no small degree, to the more universal es- tablishment and maintéhance of friendly relations be- tween ourselves and tho other civilized nations of the urean could be established now with but little Outlay, and if made to include the duty of ovumerating {the population of the United States, for which purpose a ‘Durean fs pow 1ejuired to he temporarily, oomph ised every teu. years, at considerable expense and labor, would effect a positive saving to the trexsury while the work would be better performed, as the office would then be Permanent, and the experience gained in the operations of one decade not wholly lost before the next was entgred upon, as is now the case. Most enlightened nations Have perceived the necessity and utility of organized effort for the attainment of accurate statistical knowledge, and to profit by their experience is the dictate of wisiom. Deep. ly impressed with the importance ofthe subject, I ven- ture to refer to it again, and to invoke for it the favorable consideration of Congress. DISTRINUTION OF GOVERNMENT REPORTS. On the 3d of March, 1863, a joint resolution was enacted authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Interior, and all other custodians the: , to cause equal distribu- tion to be forthwith made among the members of the two houses of the then — éxpiri Congress, books and documents which had been Printed or purchased at the cost of the government, and not acturily belonging to any pubic library, or the libra- ry kept for.use jn any department of the government, excepting, however, all such books and documents were e1 ‘aced in any existing order for the distribution thereof among the members of either house of Congress, I found, on examination, that the number of volumes of ‘the documents refered to, their incompleteness as sets or works, and the uncertainty as to their value, agregately or separately, wore such as to render it wholly impracti cable to carry the provisions of the joint resolution into effect, ana the subject is, therefore, resrectfully submit- ted for the further consideration and action of Congress. FEDERAL. COURTS IN NEW YORK. For years past the department has hid to cncounter diMentties in providing suitable accommodations fer the United States courts in the city of New York. Congress alone can apply the remedy, and it should not be longer deferred. For many yearr apartments in the City Hall were used for this purpose, but the increasing necessities of the city demanded them, and they had to be given up. Since then the department has been obliged to rent other ‘buildings anvoally, or for a short term of years, and to alter and fit thom up at considerab’o expense. The Premises now used were leased by the department in the year 1858, for the sum of sixteen thousand dollars Anoum. A sum has been oxpended for alterations, | Occasional and furniture, amounting, in six years including rent, i to upwards} of one hnndred an twenty five dollars. The present lease of the property will expire on tho Ist of May next. ‘The ownor. of it has did since the original jease was le, and the execritors, though still willing to dispose of the price then fixed—two Iundred and. fifteen thou- wand re averse to extending the lease, so that ‘the department will soon havesto procure other tempo- rary 4 for the courts sitting at New Y¢ enty, anless Congress shall provide the means to sec: 08 The government has purchased or erected buildings at Hadetvtiia |. Keston, and a number of “less important the joint use of the federal courts and other bli pur and coi the erection of cne also at timore. ‘propri ‘of extending this prudent policy to the city of New York seoms too manifest to require dem ants it, i@ not propared to say tliat the pur. ; but & would, in the end, be the saving of consider able expense to the Treasury.” I therefore esrnestly re- commend that the departinent be empowered by Congress to provide wuita permavent accommodations for the United st it New York, and that an ade- quate appr: be mate for that purpore, Pacirie D. ‘The Union Pacific Riilroad y, chartered’ by the act of Congress, entitled An vet to aid in the construc ‘tion of a railroad: and telegraph line from the Missouri overt postal. military and other 1802, haa been organized by other officers, and the sub- . the cha ry ability of thé stockholders afford th ample guarantee that this great work will be prosecuted fon surcestul msue. The work won the branch lately located by you bas already been commenced, with a de- fermiostion to press it toa rapid completion, despite the iwelemeney of the season and otner obatactes. The southern branch of the road, having jts eastern termicns at the month of the Kanews riv@, ant Known as that of the Pacifle Railway Compan: division,” 4 Being eonstrneted with Lnparaiieled enersy, Sioee the Lat of Seprember la-t, about forty mies ot this branch have been graded, the ties made ready, the iron and polling stock purchased and delivered upon the ground oF gp id transtia, We Bove esrarances. upon which a well for Tiver to the Pacific ocean, aad to secure to the meat the use of the same tor inded beliet may eed, that early next month it will be commleted, and jue next eummer extended to wit ope hundrtfand thirty Fart BMiey, a distance of iniies ‘The wriucipal obstacie to the rapid progress of the wok in the veureity of labor, which may be overcome by the emplovment Of the ireedmea, as before indicated in thie report. ihe Califormia branch of the Pacilic railroad is being constructed With ali preeticable despatch, and there ts every reason to believe that the work will pot be permit ted to langoish, but that, at an earlier day than could have been resdoably anticipated, the entire tine will be completed ‘The extent ond unsurpassed richvess of the gold felds rece itly discovered in Arizona, together with our pre- vious knowledge of the vast mineral wealth of New Moxie, i¢ well ealoalated to impress atl who reflect — the subject with the necessity of a breneb road from the Union Paciie to Santa Fe, and seen other points in the ‘Territory of New Mexico as may be necessary to the de- velopment of the moeral wealth and trade of that country end althongh Congress may be unwilling to lend Pecuniary aid or credit tosneh an enterprise, it i bolieved thats liberal grant of bane Keg ne Deed mineral, of comparatively litte present v jo the government, to the companies now organized, of to one to be chartered by the Terrivorial Legislature of New Mexico, will insure ite speedy construction. There are vast fielde of tron ore, and coal suitable for ite manufacture, comvenient to the line of the proposed branch road and though the en- terprise may appear stapendour, the imcome to be de- rived from i weold doubtless seen afford ample compeu- those who might meoomplish st. 1 have the bouor to be, with mS on age your obe- yet servant, 4 USHER, secretary. The Prmerersr of the United States, ‘There was g fue house Inet might at the Aoademy of More Mr Avechote'* erties appeared with sucoers in Mon At cewrs, “Det Joan.” The inatromeatal tusic wee admirably exeroted and the choruses were well song. We ow say bot bowever, as regards any indeviden! emert i the opera. Mme, Johannsen sang the role of D Agus satiefeetor Hecg, Habelnat pleasant yowe wos heurd to adv Oetavio age in the role of Don his artiat 8 evideatly gaiaing favor with the pub. Here Stemerke was a very indifferent Don Jaan, while the Leporetio of Herr OraT was a parody upon oleae te cuntomary to fee it rendered. It ie ser iod that the Germans dod fou\t with the Italians for making & buffoon of Leporeiio. what wil they say to Herr Mea of the part (a Friday the German “Deer Breve: hutr ora roupe will give Weber's « of Valuable Books. The extewrive Whrary of the late Joba Mocienahan, comprining two Uhoveand valames of the choicest litera ture. incieding many rere works in antent and modern history, biography, poetry ant the classion, will be sol a euction thie evening, by Hogs, Merwin & N 694 and $06 Hrostway. Te _lorere of Irteh literature pechilly the sale cannot fait to »atirnetive, a8 the € Hegtton jo this partiowar i# 4 ae owe of the Gnest | tw the country Pian ov Bane Seen. Aboot a fire broke out In the curpenter 108 Hank tort oe for #2000 jw the Pace Insurance Company. Upper part of she Walid secuyied by Remall | unhem, saad se! bhed meker 4 damaged shout $300. sured for $000 im tee North River Insurance Company Per mv Fomevrs Sreery.—letween ten snd eleven C'ologk laet night, a fire broke ont im the four story brick building, rear of 172 Forsyth street. cceupled by J, G Coreil & tmoutnctorers of stove pols, T of the imterior wea burot ont, tegother with ite o unter Damage on sleek wv) oo w inory, bout 1,000, The dumage t the § about $1400, said to insured. The sdwining building, No. 174, oon; as «lager beer saloon by John ( Frelistein. was sliebuy damaged by water. | | j Of the Postmaster Gene- rals Report. Synopsis The Postmaster General reports that during the jax fiscal year the flaacial condition of his department bas Deen one of unusual prowperiiy. The revenue has nearly @jualled the expenditures, the Intter amounting vo $11,514,206 84, aod the former to $11,168.79 8% There is good reason to believe that the department will be sel! sustaining in a brief period of time. ‘The whole number of post olives existing on the Seth Of June, 1863, was 29,047, being an increare en the pre ceding year Of 172; 490 offices have been emtabiated and 658 have been discontinued d The number of special agents oo June %. 1889, wae 14, with aggregate satary of $26,500, and 357 route arcote, at an regate salary of $2s! j Alto 48 load agen'n, aa $27,524. Bagzage masters in charge of express mai: had received $7,440. The total cost of transatiintic mail steamahip sere: was $332,184. This price covered one buuared soo thirty two round trips to various Europeaa ports. The Postmaster General regrots to state that Bo pr gress has been made in negotiations for & Bew postal con. vention with Prassia, embracing the States on. the German. Austrian Postal Union, om a¢count coms obstacle presented by Austria in regard to serritoria? transit charges. le renews his recommendation of March 3, 1882. t the postal committees in Congress, that ail privitte ©b! * departing from the United Suites for foreign porta show ut be required, as x condition of clearance, to convey mail on such terms ag may be allowed by Congress, During the year the increased length of roates has. ‘been 5,585; but the annual cost of mail trausportatioo bas decreased $113,268, or about two per cout The value of stamps issued to postmasters during the year is $9,653,682, stamped letter envelopes $634,821, and stamped newspaper wrappers $20 545. The totar value of these sold to the public was $9,624,520, being ap excess over the previous year of $2,714,307. The Postmaster General renews |i: last year’s recom - mendation to Congress to authorize him to adjust and al- low the claims of postmasters who have suataindd loseeo of stamps and stamped envelopes by reason of the ocen - pation and robbery of their offices’ by bodies of armet men, These claims thus far presented amount to about $6,000. He calls attention algo to the tuct thay these postmarters have sufferod greatly in tho loss of privatompeoperty. Ho requests additional legislation in rerpect® to poe office thefts, and recommends that the stealing of letters: and stamps be made a penil offeuce, THE DRAD LEITER OFFICE, There has been a continued increase of letters, contain~ ing money and other valuables. The number of dead nge, drafts and oth valuable papers, received, registered and returned for delivery to the writers was 8,322, with an aggregate nominal value of $1,544,277—of these 7,559 were de- livered to the owners, Letters registered and mailed containing money num- dered 18,219. Of these 16,048, containing $43,627, were finally delivered. Sixteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-three letterm of less valye were received, nearly ten thousand of which contained dagnetreoty pes, and eight thousand two hun- dred and seventy-three were restored to their writers or owners, The Postmaster Gen@tal recommonds that a postal order money system bo established. to facilitate the trangmis- Sion of small sums through the mails, which he is confl- dent would prove not only a great convenience to goluiers: and citizens, but almost eutirely obviate the loss of this: Glass of remittances, In regard to letters addressed to points in the rebellious States, the Postmaster Genoral says:—By reson of the continued suspension of regular postal communication with sections of the country under jnsurrectionary cou. trol, a considerable number of letters, amount- ing’ in the aguregate . to twenty-four thousand. three hundred and fourteen, fund their way, by various channels, to the Dead Jetter — Office. Of this number ma! thousand three hundred and twelve were of forcign, Bnd were returned to the couviries. where they originated, THose originating in the loyal’ States were turned over to. the military authorities, and, after examination, most of themsent by flag of truce te their destination. Re, Postmaster General has instructed Postmastera to~ foPward to the,Dead Letter office, except in special. cases, all letters remaining unclaimed one month after Being ad- ‘vertived inatead of two months as formerly, In conclusion he asks the consideration of Congress of the revised code of laws stibmitted by bim at the laet: sersion, which ig mainly a digest of existing postal laws. Sales at the Evening Exchange. ‘ KK O'CLOCK PM. $20000 Américap gold 14944 100 ebs Rrie RR. . .23 104% 10000. do. 149% 1 do. 104% seesseseee S22 SSESSSSESE SES SEE EE Be ry i 200 Harlem RR... e886 3§ 100 Reading RR... 118% 100 Ropk Inland RA, 101% £0 Ft Wayne RR, 200 URLBURI'S I TRACHEAL DROPS, FOR COUGHS AND GROUP. e Use Hnetourt's Trachea! D 1 home pathic ape ele Femedy in ai mages of thone disease: 2b en ©. T. MURLBORT, Proprietor, 447 Be M®** * &,BRows. METAPHYSICAL PHYSICIAN. PROPESSOR ON THE LYE, EAR AND THROAT. will beat ber Rooms, 2y Bond #': cay, the 1th and 11th instant Ta fa Tiaeday aod Pri TH’ Meiaphynica! Discovery head hy running of ther re diseases, ean ber Fwill be sentto any ad- ‘ipt of $5. ‘The ccledrated Poor Richard's Eye Water and S-ulp Renovator, y each SM. G. RROWN'S La oratory, 425 Bond 410 Arch street, Philadelph $3 om WARD.—LOST, ON MONDAY, DEU, 7. IM ing from Grand and Essex to Montgomery and ‘ta, "ok sum of money. The fader sireet, WINES, LIQUORS, &O. Pe oe Ge | ORTER AND CHAMPAGNE CIDER — Country merchants, bole! krepers, sutie 4b and cider, foreign cw stock of several (bou- 8 gt ale, port aaa ean ps ean ta on, all reidy to 8 A moments notice. mand dozen, SERGE SRE UN, C2 abd 6 Liberiy atrées. 10,000 dozen empty bottles wanted, W, RENSEN & 60.8 GOW REM N rOnNIA BRANDY. ]gimk's BrectaLire EL sellin, ca the OLDEST WINES AND LIQUORS, of strictly fine qualities, at much less than Broadway or up- m five to forty sears old. BRANDIES I in Cognae: own importation; vint D By) br im porte H AN in} RYE WHISKIES from six 16 ed direct from first hans and vot! andred pagne teow art very Saat a a ayae Opor a. our own importation. bam pach tabilsbed, 186%, Goods delivernd {reer reel, N.Y ot vankfort reel. ny JAMES CONNERY. Cesk ON BEST RED AND ware / aah, T- , Lyre $3: oa Sey, sae? coal jon. wo days ouly, delive: rom ©. HWaND® Union C ondway, between Forty Orsi and Forty aeoon wy for. on) Yard, treete. re een 7.5 rence, $9. moderai@ weather opi) raraniced ur C comL. $9. SDM. wrest quaitty Ret not White Ash Coate, screened and delivered at the (follows prices:— fet sud While Ash Biore.,.... i ei and Whis ash Egg. nite Ash Furnace Larar Nut. A, TREADWELL Biath avenve, 2.000 1° ent, 14) Waverley 4 913 Bowery, corner Third rca han Bing 88 25: Stove vest Wists Ast Bi S: Stove, ane W hie eat ody ocrenion Bex, $ nd Beg, $10) ‘ * Sun naouey, THE LECTURE SEASON, Th: Fe wre Ce 28 Omk atreet. STURES, DAILY, FOR GENTLEMEN Tork Nuveun Aw my. 618 Broad end (heer lectores cag bate a | me receipt of IU cenis by addressing Secretary 01 raed OR Museum of Avatony, FINE “td AN OlL PAINTING, AY_O} On SALE of the Virgin, Infan’ Rav: fee Cap be seen at ibe Pbovograpnic Gallery, pear Mueeion jewery,