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muuute, & (forty + which is pass down Holliday and streets: Gay, Frederick and Harrison streets are en- tirely submerged. ‘The water at Jones’ Falls is seve- ra! feet above the bridges, and tt is not yet known whether they have been swept away. Ga many of the wharves’ south of Pratt street from the Ft Frederick street the water is several feet deep. A city passenger car was swept from the track on Gay atree: down Harrison, with a number of 2 gers, Tio wildest rumors prevail in to ¢ number \'rowned, some estimating the number @even, ochers say all were saved but one, Mr. Wi @ printer, who was drowned. It is impossible now to get the facts, A number of dray horses and some drivers are feported drowned. There is no communication be- tween the eastern and western jons of the city. . The food ts sweeping everything before it. There 4s no communication south by celegraph, all the lines pels: down, No such flood has ever been known re. Subsiding of the Waters—The Loss Estimated at 83,000,000—Sixty Lives Lost at Elli- cots Mills. Bautimore, July 24—10 P. M. ‘Tne flood to-day subsided as suddenly as it arose. Shortly after four o’clock the water was carried of pretended The river within the banks of Jones’ Falls. At this hour the damage cannot be approximately estimated, but @one of the estimates place it below $3,000,000. Hun- Areds of stores were submerged, and many hogs- heads of molasses on the wharves and sugar in ‘Warehouses were entirely destroyed. A number of pulainas and stores were undermined and damaged, omeati’s foundry and Bentley's iron works were partially awept away. The gas works supplying the eastern part of the eevee submerged, and that section Is without gas nigt Some of the water mains are reported carried way. The Joaa of life in the city has not been ascertained, It is believed, however, that but few have been drowned. Mr. Wands, who was reperted drowned, ‘Was saved, and is well. Colonel Webster, Collector of the port, rescued a drowning man by rushing in four feet of water, as the man was being borne away in a torren: completety exhausted. Hi The trains to Washington are running. The dam- age to tic Baltimore and Uhio railroad Is co ‘ae tively sma!!. On the Northern Central road the damage is reported to be greatey, and the trains will mot ran ral days, A telegram this afternoon ‘rom Ejlicott ci Merly Eliivoit's Mills) reports the apie ted awsy wud Sixty lives lost. DoctoP Owen's eatire family, e »¢ himself, were whe Market Report, HAVANA, July 24, 1868, Sugar q and nominal at previous rates for No, M2 Dutei andard, Muscovaioes—Nothing doing. Molasses—Clayed Sr. a 5\r. and common ér. a $4r. per keg. Hams—1se. for dried salted and 2lc. for @ugar cured per pound, Lumber—White pine $20 @ $22 and pitch pme $22 a §24 per 1,000 feet. Shooks, 6 reals per box@ Lard, 17\c. a 18c. per pound in tlerces and i%c. a 19\c. in tins, Tallow, lic. a 113sc. per pound. Bacon, lec. per ound. Freights, $1 per box of sugar and 35 per I $350 @ $4 per hhd. of molasses to ited Stes. MISSOURI. | Heavy Atiachment Suit im St. Louis—The Weather. Sr. Louts, July 24, 1863, Ap atta nt suit was ught in the Circuit Court to-ta, E. J. Gay, of st. Louis, against Wu- Nam Edwards, of New Orleans. The amount in- Volved i8 3~,000. The weati as been clear and much warmer to- day than verday, the mez t: four degrees at three o’clo. eraoon. storm of yosrerday did not, tuerelore, break up the 1. heate TENNESSEE. Republican Congressional Nominations in the Kiguth District—Split Among the Party. MaMPHIS, July 24, 186%, The Kepublican Convention of the Eighth aa greasions! district met at Brownsville yesterday. ‘There was a split in the Convention, nearly one- half bolting. One party nominated the Hon. D. A. Munn, the present member, and the other rn i. mated Ge: al W. J. Smit for Congress. Muca bitterness exists between U wo wings. GEORGIA. Adjournment of the Military Commission Message of Governor BullockNominations by the Demoerntic State Convention, ATLANTA, July 24, 1863, The miittary commission for the trial of the Coilum- bus prisoners met tais morning and adjourned sine i has continued to rise upto this hour nutes past two P.M.) Calvert street is Hooded to Lexington, within a few feet of Monument Square; North street almost its entire length to the depth of eight to nine feet, Holliday street to Fay- ette, Ford's theatre being surrounded fA water, SOUTH CAROLINA. Restoration of North and Seuth Carolina te the Civil Authorities, CHARLESTON, 8. O., July 24, 1868. Genera! Canby has issued an order committing to the art, penis Pig ie ro Congress all authorit; tna hitherto exercised by him in and South Carolina, copsiieations ap- conferred upon States of North Departure of the Steamshfp Prometheus. CHARLESTON, July 24, 1868. The steamship Prometheus left this port to-day for Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA. A Philadelphia Merchant Missing—Foul Play Apprehended, PHILADELPATA, July 24, 1868, Samuel Nichoison, a dry goods merchanton Market Street, has been missing since last night. He left the ead to platy the Tati of the Schuylkill and left these ut e o'clock in the e' ina which ae and in the river thas mornion with drifting coat and vest. He had with him a gold watch and considerable money, and foul play is ap- has been dragged without ‘The Coal Miners Strike Probably at an End. Scranton, Pa., July 24, 1868, Since the appearance of the sheriff's proclamation yesterday the eight hour strikers have made no demonstration, and it is believed the movement is at an end, Acceptance of Nomination for District Attor- ney in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, July 24, 1868. Mr, Charles Gibbons has written a letter accepting the nomination of the Republican Convention f District Attorney, . eer NEW YORK. t | = The Fentan Congress in Buffalo—A Canadian Spy Ejected. BUFFALO, July 24, 1968, The Fenian Congress 1s still in sesston here, but is expected to close to-morrow. ll that has transpired of thetr secret session ts that they have been tn close communication with military men from various sections of this country and also with military representatives from Canada. A spy from Canada managed to worm himself last night into one of the Fen:an circles sitting immediately under the room occupied by the Senate, and but for the timely interference of some leading members of the coat ravon the spy would have been roughly used, He was summarily ejected, British Odicers Watching the Fenian Congress. BUFFALO, July 25, 1868, A number ot British officers are reported as being at Suspension Bridge en route for Buffalo. It is supposed that they are posted regarding the Sonseoson here, and are coming to watch move- ments. Reception to Hon. J. A. Griswold at Troy. Troy, July 24, 1868, Hon. John A. Griswold, Union candidate for Gov- ernor, arrived home from Washington this evening and met with a flattering reception. He was wel- comed in an eloquent address by M. J. Town- send, to which he replied in brief terms. George W. Demers aud others made addresses, Over six thou- Sand persons Look part in the ovation. CONNECTICUT. Decoration of the Grave of Gerard Hatiock. New Haven, July 24, 150s. A monument having been recently erected in the Evergreen Cemetery of this city to the memory of Gerard Hallock, late editor of the Journal af Com- merce and lormerly President of the New York As- sociated Press, the congregation and Sabbath school of the Reformed church, of which he was the founder, this att grave dnd decorated it profusely with fowers. An address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Carroil, pastor of the church. Aj! the exercises were appropriate and interesting. MASSACHUSETTS. Fatal Accident in Beston ‘Taree Mon Killed, Bosrox, July 24, 1868, A large elevator in the Oxford Sugar Refinery, on Broad street, tcll through six or seven stories to the cellar this afternoon, owing to t eakage of an tron shaft which supported it abo Upoa it were three men, named Michae! Donovan, Antotn 1 and Fritz Kasting. The two foriner were stlantiy and the lavter lived bui a few mome EUROPEAN MARKETS. Loxpon, July 24—5 P. M.—Consols close rere for both money and the accouat. Amevican curi- tles clove at the following quotations —United States five-twenties, 7244; Erte Railway st AB ins die. The prisoners were remanded to the custody of the post commandant at Columbus, and will be re- leasea on $2,000 bail each for their future appear- ance in case they are called on by the State. on House passed the following by a vote of 117 to solved, That we respectfully and earnestly petition the Congress of the United States to remove from every citizen of Georzin, irrespective of party association, the disabilities {Imposed by the third section of the pro) amendment to eo of the United States kuowa as article four- Governor Bullock sent a message to both houses in which he congratulates the peopie on the establish- gient of civil government, declares the new State Constitution not proscriptive, applauds the freedom of the ballot box, declares that we are a nation and not a collection of independent soveretgnties, claims hat the national Legislature should have the rigit to leclare who shall be citizens, lauds the present labor system in the State as the most efficient in the world and approves the removal of political disabilities as fast as the relations of the Southern people to the general government will justify. The democratic demonstration closed last night ‘with a grand torch light procession. The city was Gee, iltuminated, and the crowd dispersed at night cheering for Seymour and Biair. The Democratic Convention to-day nominated General John B. Bordon and Hon. John L. © Glectors for the State at large and General ‘Wofford and Thomas M. Norwood alternates. The following was unanimously adopted by the Conven- Resolved, That as @ convention of the democratic Georgia we unanimously ratify the nomination of our for Premdent and Francis P. Biair, Jr., for Vice ‘appro’ o tue pia form of principles adopted by the Inte on: fe merors, mat princlvies Séopted by the . iH democrat and ‘vention of the national tic party at New York ‘and adopt it, not only for its soundness, but because Teoognizes the equality of all the States of the Union. Ratification Meeting in Savannah. SAVANNAG, Ga., July 24, 1968. An enthusiastic masa meettng was held here to- day to racily the nominations made by the New York iy of and others made hes. vention. General Wade Hampton, J. B. Camp- | p, y.— speec VIRGINIA. Removal of the |City Tax Collector of Rich- mond. RICHMOND, July 24, 1868. jorattio | quoted at Litnois Centrais, 9: FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANK Fort, July 2%4.— United States five-twenty bonds closed al iJ) 4 16\ for the issue of 1862. Panis BouRSE.—Paris, July 2 dull. LivERPOOL u—5 Bourse closed | Rentes 70 franes 7 centimes. CoTroN MARKE by duly The market closed cas: neht de- viz.:—Middling uplands, 10);d; m.- dling Orieans, 10d. The sales of Lie du, up 10,000 bates. The authority of the Liverp ton Brokers’ Association contains the following sit tistics and remarks on the cotton market for the week:—The iota! sales up Co last eveniug have been only about 45,000 bales, of Which nuuber 10,000 bales were taken by exporters and 3,000 on speculation. The market has been Caged heavy, with a down- ward tendency, and the quotations of American de- scriptions, as compared with last week, show a de- cline of fully §,d. per pound, The following are the authorized quotations:— This week. Last week. Middling upland: 104d. a —a, ld. Middiing Orleans. .10%d. a 11d. 1d. AS —The suiall sales during the week have not equalled the arrivals, aud the total stock of all sorts, in port and on shipboard, has increased to 602,000 bales. There ts a slight falling off tn the stock of American cotton, and the amount on hand is about 320,000 agains: $20,000 last week. OF TRADE.—LIVEXPOOL, July 24,—Advices nchester staie that the market for yarns and fabrics ts ag Liverroo. Breapsturrs MAncet.—LIVERPOOL, July 24—5 P. M. d 3d., and is now BS . per quarter tor new mixed Western. Barley, 5s. id. per bushel. Oats, 3s. 9d. per bushel. Peas have advanced 64., the last sales bell made at 44s. per quarter for Canadian. Flour cl heavy, and has declined to 208. per bbi. for Westera LIVEKPOOL Provisions MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, July 24—5 P. M.—Beef, 1068. per tierce of 394 1bs, for extra prime mess. Pork, . per bbl. for Bastern prime mess. Lard, 65s. 61. per cwt. Cheese, 673. per cwt. for the best grades of American fine. Bacon, 478, 6d. for Cuberiand cut. LonpON PRropvcek MARKET.—LONDOS, July 24—5 Rosia, 68. 0d. per cwt. for commou North Carolina. Tallow on the spot, 44s. 3d.; to arrive, 44s. 6. Turpentine, 278. per cwt. Cloverseed, 63s. re cwt. for American red. Refned petroleum, 18. me spirits, 18. Sugar to arrive, 263. 9d. per owt. for No. 12 Dutch standard. Calcutta lin- seed, 638. 6d.; linseed oil, £31 per ton; linseed cakes have advanced to £11 163. percwt. Whale oti, 235 per ton. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWER?, Jitly 24.—Petro- One of the securities on the official bond of H. L. | leam bas declined to 51 francs for standard white. Wigand, Collector of City Taxes, having withdrawn, he City Council last night appointed a committee to fecélve the books and money from him. Wigand his morning refused to give them up, claiming that the Council was not a legal body and he having been appointed by the military could not obey theirorder. | ceeded for Liverpool. General Stoneman was appealed to and he issued an order removing Wigand and putting Edmund Winne im his piace. The Oollector handed over his books ‘and papers under protest. Wigand was appot #ome time ago, but in consequence of not getting his security speroved he only took possession of his Oftice a few weeks since. OHIO. ‘Seymour Ratification Mecting tn Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, July 24, 1868. The democrats of Cincinnati held a ratification | State mecting to-night. About ten thousand people were predént an‘! great enthusiasm prevailed. Hon. George H, Pendicton, George'H. Pugh and other speakers ad- dressed the meeting. Mr. Pendieton spoke at length | street on Thurada; ‘an, EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. QuEENSTOWN, July 24.—The steamship Denmark, Captain Thomson, of the National line, which left New York July 11, arrived hi to-iay aod pro- TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. inted Three of the gang of incendiaries who destroyed so much property in Buffalo within a few years past received their sentences yesterday morning in the Supreme Court. Nicholas Smith and Martin Rebb were each sentenced to the Svate Prison for fourteen years and Philip Feiss for seven years. Ali three of the prisoners are Germans; Uae two last named have fami! and hitherto have borae excsilent reputa- tions. leave Buffalo this heriif Charies Darst.y will with Smith, Reb¥, ond n. their innocent Feiss for Auburn of the two latter with morni The and Betpes « wives and little children es treme. Major if 5) ring. id, Mass., was attack ed by Nignwaymen ‘4 e knoc! down, severely and He was ncial theory, stating tl rand Blair Srevpielued to ite cndorsed weymour in very | found yesterday MOrD’ og in @ nelghboring door yard strong ianguage. Pagl said the dem demauded | | Fifty-six more sa!" ing vessels have arrived in Que- coe te etional banks be aboushed aed the public | bec this year to date ihanin 1867.” Outward bound debt paid in greenbacks. He declared that veasels are ya namber of i; in the Sia euRta eee eatang ere Sask | Sock Saey cnet ees ative tom ana Jor Of . mt Fungus eo in Satan ore, | ee toe ny ena ne ee “4 Ye excursionists anes, which tt cony out will give peace to = qanthe te" patil wer country, and dons Ot (ERtOR, second,” that | __Jemere’ a Davis and family are at Quebec and wilt She Sendidates command the admiration ‘ot the | TemalD “cor a few days. ic ;_ third, that they approve the ‘The Erie ) Base Ball Clad of Buffalo played rane. Pet eal ‘tes in presenting the name ag? me with the Alerts (janitors) of Roch- Seymour afveall as could nat pe ts wea Won by ue leivge Dye soore of . NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1868, He _— = | WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS BESIEGING CONGRESS. The Recess Certainly to Take Place on Monday. Ratification of the Treaty With China. The Treaty With the Sandwich Islands Tabled by the Senate. Provisional Governments for Vir- ginia, Mississippi and Texas. WASHINGTON, July 24, 1863. The Subsidy te an American Steamship Line. The ate amendments to the House bill estab- lishing aline of steamers between New York and Bremen and other European porta were non-con- curred in and after some difficulty a conference committee granted. The conference committees of tbe House and Senate met this afternoon and agreed to Ax the time for which the rvyalty is to be enjoyed by the company at fifteen years instead of ten, as amended by the Senate. The bill originally asked for twenty years and the committee agreed to the compromise of fifteen. As the Senate was in execu- tive session all day the committee were unable to make @report. It is thought, however, that the bill in its present shape wil! be agreed to by both houses. The Hawaiian Treaty—Its Probable Rejection. After a protracted discussion in executive session to-day the Hawalian treaty was laid upon the tabie. The main objection to the treaty was its reciprocity nature, Although there was a considerable influ- ence in favor of the treaty as sure to secure many benefits to the population of the Pactflc coast, the supremacy of American influence in the talands and their isolatea geographical position, it was con- sidered, will force annexation as the most ready means of overcoming the present drawbacks of a fair growth of agricultural products without @ mar- ket in which to dispose of them. By rejecting all overtures of the nature of the proposed treaty everything (s anticipated in the way of securing more intimate relations with these gems of the Pacitic. Nominations by the President. The President this afternoon. sent to the Senate the following nominations:—J. Lyle Dickey, of litinois, and J. jbley Ashton, of Pennsylvania, to be As- sistant Attorney Generals; Robert A. Crawford, Gol- lector of Customs at Brazoa de Santiago; Erastus D. Webster, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Third district of New York; B. Gerrish, sr., of New Hamp- shire, Consul at Nantes; Nelison Poe, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Third district of Maryland, ‘The Freedmeu’s Bureau—Promulgation of the Senate Bill Continuing It. General Howard, Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, has just issued a circular promulgating the act of Congress to continue the Bureau for one year, which became a law a few days ago without the approval of the President, together with the decision of the Second Comptrolier oi the Treasury stating that none of the provisions of the act went into effect before July 16, 1868. The Commissioner announces that the restoration of oilicers authorized by the act is equivalent to a reap- poin:ment, Assistant Commissioners of the Treasury are directed to forward the names of such officers as may be required for reassignment under the act. The Proposed Adjournment Clinched. The motion to reconsider the vote by which the House agreed to adjourn on Monday, and to lay that motion on the table, was taken up soon after tweive o'clock and passed by the close vote of seventy-six to soventy-one. This clinches the matter of adjourn- ment and renders tt certain that Congress wili icave here on Monday. ‘The Alaska Bill—Parliamentary Manwuvres of Banks and Butler. The House was engaged most of the time to-day in disposing of business on the Speaker's tabie and in considering reports from the various conference committees. The most Important of the latter was the Alaska Appropriation bili, a3 the House amend- ment was virtually stricken out. Considerable oppo- sition was made to the adoption of the report. General Banks, who has had charge of the bill from the first, defended the action of the committee with much vigor, The opposition was led by Butler, and adively passage at arms occurred between him and Banks. The latter, who is au accomplished par- liamentarian, took occasion to expose Butler's igaorance of the rules of the House, remarking at one time that if Butier had served a little longer in the House he would not make such. foolish motions. An attempt was made to filibuster so as to delay the bill, and 4 Aossible to defeat tt; but Banks heid the floor frontthe first and refused to yleld except fora brief explanation by his colleague on the committee. Butler and bis friends tried t badger Loughridge with questions, Banks tien would claim the floor and in this way kept his opponents at bay. he re- port of the conference comiittee was finally agreed to and the bill passed. New Provisional Governmeat Bill, The bill providing for provisional governments for Virginia, Mississippi and Texas was reported vy Judge Bingham from the Reconstruction Committee, and after a shor’ debate passed by the decisive vote of 112 to 27. Butler, in the course of his remarks, said he Was tn favor of the bill, but he saw veuy little use in passing it, a3 Congress bad agreed. to adjourn on Monday and the President would certainly veto the bill. tie intimated that it was only for party effect, and would not really amount % anything. The provisions of the bill are the same as those here tofore published, with the exception tat whereas it at first applied only to Texas, it uow# includes Vit- ginia and Mississ¢ppi. ‘The Alleged Peccadilioes of MicPhersou. The Committee on Acconnts, chagged with the in- vestigation ints alleged corruption and mismanage- ment in tne Clerk's ofice of the House, made a report which effectually whitewashes MoPherson arid as usual makes bim out %© be a persecuted aud an tryured man. The minority of tae committee, con- aisting of Hiram McCullough, of Maryland. will sub- mit another report to-morrow, wherein McPherson's abuse of his official position in the matter of station- ery, contracts, &c., will be fully shown up. The two reports wilt be printed together, and, singular as it may seem, it is the intention of both parties to use it as an electioncering document in the coming canvass Rush Among the Lobbyists. The approach of the adjournment of Congress has occasioned @ general outpouring of all classes of people interestad by personal or miercenary con- siderations in may of the measures presented for action. The imerposition of the impeachment trial im the ordinary course of legisiation consumed 99 much of the time usually allotted to the summer session that the closing days find stilla large num- ber of billa upon the calendar without the prospect of a consideration. The rush, consequently, of those who have bills to urge through amounts to a regu- lar attack apon Congress. ‘The veteran lobby- iste evidently delight to this state of things, and appear to be unusually confidential, persistent and important. Their manipulations ot the greenhorns are quite amusing, and as the meas- ure of the necesaities of the latter is greater or the pecuniary importance of some ure is large, the lobby merabers persuade, encou! and bloed. In the Senate the larger share of the bills awaiting ac- tion will undoubtedly have to lie over until next ses- sion. The executive basiness on hand, the Chinese treaties and an immense number of appointments will quite likely absorb all the remainder of the ses- sion. As these matters are of more pressing impor- tance as affecting directiy the interests of the whole people, either in international trade and friendsbio or tn the administration of the minor offices of govern mont, the dest duty is to act (a one war or tha nthan, To-day the lobby members, supported by a large reti- ane of hangers-on, crowded about the corridors of the Serate and kept a vigilant watch upon all the out- lets to the chamber. As the body was in executive Seastom all day each of the doors of the Senate was regalarly invested by a dozen or more loquacious individuads who induiged in the usual lobby talk, It was now a®@ undertaking of no ordinary character for a Senator to show his head. Had any one the boldness to make his appearance in the corridors le was at one besieged by @ score of individuals asking a3 many questions. When it was discovered that treaties wer wader discussion there was evident dis- Satisfaction. The office seekers now gotog through the ordeal of ‘tie Senate are ag urgent as they are anxious, and appear desirous of having their cases acted upon and settled in whichever direction the Judgment of the Senate may tura, Recoguition ef Cousals. The President hss recognized Adoipt Bader ag Consul for Bavaria at New Orleans, La.; Adolph Weis, Congui for Pera in Boston, and Frevierick 3. Rabery, Consul! for Peru in Baltimore. General Casey Retired. Brevet Major Genera! Silas Casey, colonel Fourth Infantry, having served over forty consecutive years, has been, on his own application, by direction of the Prostdent, retired from active service and his’ name entered upon the retired list of officers of the grade- to which he now belongs. Resignation of General Scott Accepted. The President has accepted the resignation of Brevet Major General Robert K. Scott, to take effect from and after July 6. The Southern Military Districts to Be Reovr- @anized, By direction of the President the Secretary of War will soon tasue a general order reorganizing tne ex- tating military districts in the South, in consequence of a number of States having been admitted to repre- sentation in Congress and civil Authority restored therein, A number of oMtcers now on duty in that section will accordingly be relieved and ordered to other posts, Customs Receipts, The following are the receipts from castoms from. July 13 to July 18, inctusive:— Boston... $337,188, New York. 2,180,404 Philadelphi 149,208 Baltimore ATL,672 The lingame Banquet To-Night. The entertainment to-morrow evening by the Chinese Embassadors promises to be @ most inter- esting aifair. The following 1s a copy of the invita- tions, with the Chinese characters for names of the two associates of Mr. Burlingame omitted:— Mr. and Mra. Burlingame, with Chip Kung and Sun Chia Kua, associated Ministers of the Chinese Lega- tion, request the favor of your company on Saturday evening, the 25th inst., at haif-past seven o'clock, at the Metropolitan Hotel. The President, heads of departments, foreign ministers, members of Congress and others have been invited, together with the lady members of their families. THE FORTIETH CONGRE33. Second Session. SENATE. , WASHINGTON, July 24, 1868, The Senate met at ten o’ciock. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of RK. L, reported from the Committee on Printing a joint resolution relative to printing specifications of patents, which was taken up and passed. it provides that no bill’ above the contract price for printing specifications sha!i be paid, except the additional sum per thousand ems esilmated by the Committee on Printing as the additional cost, SURVEYS OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mici., called up the House joint resolution in relation to.surveya. and examina- Lions of rivers and harbors, which was passed, It provides that the Secretary of War stall cause to be prepared and. submitted. to Congress, in con- nection with the reports of such surveys and exam. inations, full statements of all facta tending to show to what extent the general commerce of the country will be promoted by the several works of improve- ment contemplated, to the end that public moneys shall not be applited excepting where such improve- ments shall tend to subserve the general commercial and navigation tateresis of the Cuited States. PROPRCTION TO THE RIGHTS OF SETTLERS. The House bill to protect the rights of actual sot- tlers upon public lands was Called up and passed, as follows :— Be {tenacted, &c., That In no case shall more than three sections of public Laid of the United States be entered in any Waship by acrip fsaued to any State under the act of 1862, for the eutablishiment of an agricultural college therein. CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AT SBA, Mr. CHANDLER called Up the joint resolution to re- gulate the carriage of passengers on steamships aud other vessels. Mr. CONNESS, (rep.) Of Cal., asked how many pas- sengers are to be allowed under the bill by vessels of a given tonnage. Mr. MORGAN, (rep.) of N. Y., who had-charge of the bill, said it does not aitect the general law on that subject, but merely gives additional space to passengers, and that its provisions are the result of a conference between shipowners, the Commussion- ers of Emigration at New York and Baltimore and the Treasury Department, the bill having been drawn ai the department. Mr. CoNNEss moved to amend by adding a pro- viso that the provisions of this act siiall not apply to siups carrying emigrants from the East to Califor- nia, Which was agreed to. The bill was passed. ‘This bill provides that no vessel shail carry a greater uumber of passengers than tn the following rtions:—On tie second deck, or within a com- partment thereof not being an oriop desk, one pas- senger for every one hundred and twenty cubte feet of ciear space; and on the main and spar decks, one passenger for every one hundred feet clear space con- tained therein; the space in each case to be ascer- tained in the manner provided by law for the mea- surement of tonnage, For carrying a greater num- ber of statute adults than shove allowed, u penalty is provided of $50 for each passenger in excess; aud in case the excess exceeds twenty-five per centum of the allowable number the owner or agent is liable to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for six months. Further provisions prescribe a tne of from $500 to $2,000 for carrying passengers on oriop or temporary decks, or on decks where-the height be- tween decks ts legs than six feet, or where ventiia- tion is insuficlent; and to the case of sailing vessels (or carrying passengers except upon one: deck situ. ated unmediately below the upper mata deck or in deek houses. ‘The committees of both houses are requested to prepare and submit at the beginning of the Decem- ber sesaion a bill for the better protection of emi- grants ca sbipboard. The last clause exempts trom the foregoing provisions ali ships engaged in carry- log passengers from New York to Caliiornia. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMKNTA IN VIRGINIA AND TEXAS. Mr. CHANDLER Called up the joiht reseiution tu re- lation to surveys and examinations of rivers aod hurbors, Which Was passed. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) af Masa., introduced the follow- ing jaiat resolution, which Was passed: — tc. That tbe personm, now holding civil oflce in ‘onal governments of ‘Virginia anu Texas who ‘aad wabacrive to the oath preserived by the act n act to prescribe an oath of olfice and tor other approved July 2, 1962, shall, on the removert therefrom, anu it shall be the duty of tho District Commander to fill tiny vacanciea ao created by the appointment of persons who ona take maid ntl A committee of conference was oxdered on the bili to establish a line@of steamships between New York and certain ports of Karope. THB ALBXANDRIA CANAL, Mr. CHANDLRB called up the bill relative to the Alexandria Canal. Mr. CAMBRON, (rep.) Of Pa., rome and said the Sen- ate did not kKa@w What it was about in Raeeing | iy a dill, It autgorized @ compa. to bulld a that in a short time would, doubtiesa, pass into the hands of @ mouopoiy that is already 80 powerful that it has thus far prevented any connection be- tween Washington and the North and West, except through its lime—namely, the Baltimore and. Ohio Railroad. He referred, a8 an example of its power, toa bill which ne desired to have passed sometime since to authorize the construction of a line between Waslungton and Baltimore, but which the Committee on Comme: re! wo Suppore while the year afterwards he learned th bill granting @ similar franchise Waa, sed, He oifel an ad dittonal section providing that any raliroad company hereafter desiring t© construct a ratipoad in the District of Columbia sh al) be at liberty to cross the sald bridge, requiring thes canal to commute fares and check baggage for any such company, the rates to be fixed by referees and, forbidding the privilege to any company that shall refuge to connect with or check the baggage of anodher company $0 author: taed. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Oh10, likewise pronounced this a bill to enable the ‘Saitimore and Ouio Raliroad to control @ further mo popoly. That company now controls the Maryland Legisiature so that it ts im- posaible to butld a rai 4 through Marylend with- out thelr consent, a 4d Washington is substantially isolated from the Fest of the United States. They refuse to connect with any other company, while f avail thomse'.ves of tl oe Pd of Ohio and other States !@ make connectiois In every tion. They kave even refused to make connections with the North srn Central, a railroad that greauly pypmotes the ¢ onventence of the West. If they fo p ton of ‘dis bridge they would monopolize the ravel of the Sonth as weil as the North, the only ther bridg’s, the Long Bridge, being an effete struc- ia aeeenahoees easter wi ul ted renion ‘The conseal ot this road to lexan dria would complete their monopoly of every ach to Washington, He would never vote for HicMonntia, (cop) ot Me. whi. tae katrodc9d tue bill, indiygunatiy ine Wea that bo ar the t ferred to the Post Oiice Commaitr Committee on Commerce had acted in the interest of the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, whose influence he pronounced tie t buy 0 in the world. He said, tn regard to the bill Cameron had re- forved | to, that 1¢ Was passed at that Senator's soli- n. Mr. CaMERON denied thaf that was so, Mr. MorniLi—The Senator did solicit me for my induence and I gave it. year the Senator Mr. CAMERON ted that tiret had L The bilt ext year, giv! passed the 3 the franchise to other parties by thd procurement harpies that came about the Senate. He inttmated, however, that he had succeeded in gatting the fran- chise from them. Mr. MORRILL reiterated that he had yietded to the Senator's solicitations in seppowdng the bill, and | said the Senator cronmooged e bounds of propriety ip his insinustions against the committee. After further discussion betweer Messrs, Morrt{) and Cameron on this point, Mr. Morril! offered a sub- stitate for Mr, Cameron’s amendment, providing that this company shall not it to any railroad or other col the exclusive right to transfer pas- ht over said’ bridge, and that any ge granted to one corporation sitgll be ex- ended to all maktng application on equal terms, and that the company 8! not sell or lease ita cor- Porate Fighta, Agreed to. The Oh! them passed. The bi! authorizes the grantees‘ot the Alexandria Canal Company to erect and matztain a bri over the Potomac river, from Geo! ‘nm to the Virginia shore, upon the piers apon which the aqueduct now Tests; to Lave one or more ways for the passage of bersons, aulmais snd vehicles, and also with one or More tracks for the’ of engined and cars, and with such other conveniences as may be necessary for @ ratircad to connect on the Virginia shore with a railroad to Alexandria. The time for completing the bridge’ts limited to five years from the passage of the bill. It is further provided/that the said cot shall not grant to any raliroad’or other corporation the exclugive righ? to transport nger or freight over SAid bridge, but any privilege granted to one corporation may’ be exteuded'to all Who may make application for such privdege on equal terms. And the said compacy sirall not sell, transfer or lease their corporate rights to any company that wit! not check baggage or commute fares with all ratiroads, North or south. Mr. SUMNER, (reth) of Mass’, moved to go into executive session. Mr. Connass called&for the yeaa and nays, urgin; that the billin regar® to Amertean citizens abro: be taken up. ; Mr. Sumner’s motioa prevailed—20 to 17—and at | Noon the Senate went into executive session. The Senate was in executive seaston until half-jrast eleven o'clock P. M, Nine hours’ time of to-day's seston Was spent in the consideration of the treaty between China and the United States, which was ratified with amendments, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, July 24, 1868, ‘The House met at ten o'clock. Mr. Hoorgs, (rep.) of Maas, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported back the Senate bill to provide for a further issue of temporary loan certtfi- cates for the purpose of redeeming the remainder of the outstanding compound interest notes, Passed, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. Mr. BUTDER, (rep.) of Mass., from tiie Committee on Appropriations, reported a bill appropriating for the temporary clerks in the Indian Bureau $20,000, and in the State Depacwmens $10,000, and for the ex- penses of the Surveyor General's office in Utah $9,000. Mr. MULLINS, (rep.) of Tenn., offered an amend- ment to raise a tax for the expenses of the military government in the Fourth Military District, ‘The SPEAKER ruled the amendment out of order. Mr. Keusey, (rep.) of N. inquired as to the clerk tn the State Department, charged with preparing commercial statiatica, but who has been img for the last two years in the city of Auburn. Pomenoy, (rep.) of N. Y.. replied that that clerk had not been ou the pay roli siuce the com- mencement of the session, aud that the oitice had been abolished. ‘Tho bill was then passed, ‘The House then proceeded to the business on. the Speaker's table aad disposed thereo!, as follows--— The Senate amendments to the tiouse bill to pro- vide for the distribution of the reward offered by the President for the capture of Jefferson Davis. Non- concurred in and @ committee of conference asked. The Senate amendments to tie House bill to pro- vide an American line of tat! and emigrant steam- ships between New York and one or more European ports were noiwconcurred in and @ commitiee of conference was asked, ‘The Senate joint resolution granting permission to officers and soldiers (o wear the army badge was passed. : The Sena@amendments to the House bill for the: exchange of public documents with foreign countries were concurred iu. The business ou the Speaker's table was inter- rupted. AMENDMENT OF THE ALASKA BILL. Mr. BAN&s, (rep.) of Mass., from the conference commitiee on the Alaska bili, made a report. ‘The preamble orginally offered as an amendment by Mr. LoUGHRIDGE, (rep.) of Towa, declaring the right of the House to intervene in treaties, is struck oul and the following viause substituted :— And whereas said stipulations cannot be carried into full force and effect except by legislation, to wiich the consent of both houses of Congress ls necessary. After a brief discussion Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis., moved to lay the conference report on the table, which would be a rejection of the bili. The motion was negatived by yeas 26, nays 80. Mr, LovGuRipag, a member of the conference committee, explained the reason why he assented to the report instead of insisting on the preambie adopted on his own motion. rie said the Senate would never consent to that preamble, and as it was merely a deciaration of. principie on the part of the House it could be made in another manner hereafter instead of attaching It to the Alaska biil, After a noisy and excited discussion, in which, however, nothing of any public interest was de- veloped, the report of the conference committee was agreed to by a vote of yeas 91, nays 50, ‘The Senate bill relating to the puntsiment of cer- tain crimes against tbe United States was taken from the Speaker's table and passed. ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. The motion to reconsider the vote on taking a recess from Monday next was cailed up by Mr. Wash- burne, (rep.) of Tl., and laid on the table—yeas 76, nays 7L. This makes the action of the House yester- day on that aubject final. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., said Le was opposed to a receas, and wanted Congress to adjourn, but that for the sake of getting rid of Congress and its legisiation he would vote aye. BILIS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. Mr. WITTEMERE, (rep.) of 3. C., introduced a bill relative to land scrip tn, South Carolina, which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands, Mr. FARNsworrd, (rep.) of Ill., made a report from the conference committee ou the bili further to amend the postal 4. After considerable discus- sion, in which Mr, Farnsworth said in reply to Mr. Bingham that it contatned nothing about ine New York Post Office, Mr. WaAsHBURNE, of IIL. moved to tay the report on the table, which was negatived. The report was them agreed to by 90 yeas to 33 nays. ‘The Senate bill for the retief of contractors for the construction of tron-clads and machinery was taken from che Speaker's tabie. After considerabie discussion tt was referred to the Counwittee on Claims. Mr. WASHBURNE, (cep,) of Ind., from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bil! reducing the time whan houorably discharged soidiers.can secure tithes under the Homestead all from tive years to one year, whieh was passed. Mr. HAUGHEBY, (rem) Of Ain., iotroduced a joint resolution placing the loyal citizens of Alavama on | terma with the citizens of other States accord. ing to the act of July 4,4864, which was referred to ‘he Commitiee on Oiatins. Mr. SYPHER, (rep.) of La., tnigoduced a ‘ll teen- force the third section of the fourteenth articie of the constitutional amenmiment, wich was referred to she Judiciary Cominétec Also @ resolution for a tmeney order system be. tween the United States and.france, which vas re- REORGANIZATION OF VIRGINIA, MISHIaaIPeE AND TRX AS. Mr. BINGHAN, (rep.) Of Oya, from the Reconstric- tion Committes, reported ve bill entitied “Au act to provide for the more speedy reorganization of the | States of Virginia, Missivdppi and Texas, and for her PUrposes.”” % ‘The irae section authoryves the Constitutional Con- ventions of Virginia, Misgisaippt and Texas hereto- fore elected.to exercise the following powers in ad dition to the powers new authorized by taw:—To make removals and appoimtm of ail officers of the proviaianal govermuuents. To authorize the Pro- visional governmenta ‘o remove and appoint ters and judges of election, to be eligible to any ¢ tive office, and to organize and maintain a consta) lary force to preserva the pea nr to aid in the execution of the law. To provide for the reas and no one was id solved to adjourn ou Monday next, re credtlous as to suppose that the President wou sign ty er veto it before that time. He had yy the did not want to go into a * heae Le oe fe meant to nay ‘is you lose’ election. that tf the ‘repupiicans lost the Southern States they could not ob,'ect to their being counted against them, on them the President had said that oe vernments were illegal aid that their vote’ could not be counted; am the President Po purse and the sw: Senate, as heard from. (Laughter.) Gnd ‘He Senate yori. his (Mr. Butler's) home orgad, claimed titer if journed every Southern Congr ess adj M yy the democratic ticket; #0 he ate md be carried Pan were simply losing tims in the cot ion of Ce “ ft ie pony t ‘ld atan They ford (07 Frotee their action, themselves and their honor gislators. How could that be doue? Here the minutes lowed to Mr. Butler ex- Pired, and he wag prevented from answering lls own Question. r gnothow member of the Reconstruction Con Ae ae a the House in advocacy of the bitt and in'contradic ton of some of tite statements made by Mr. Beck. Mr. Laweeneet ) of Ohio, offered an amoend- ment making it a aN pauishable with tine and imprisonment, fo.’ any person in the sald states to vote or to act a@ an. ilicer of election in the ensu ing Presidential electio,t, and making it the duty of the President to t such a thing. Mr. Binouam cloeed the discussion, and declared that the only difficu. the present laws was that sembiiag of the conventions, and for holding elec- tions particularly on the ratification of the cogstitu- tion, and to pasa such ordinances, not inconaistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, aa they may deem necessary to protect all persons therein in their aves, liberty aad property. ‘The second section provides, that the ordinances to be passed by such conventions stall be enforced by the provisional governmenta until disapproved by Congress, not, to be construed tuto a denial of jury trials for offences agalast the laws of thoge States, ‘The third section requires military commanders to give aid tn preserving the peace and enforcing the law, and espec in suppressing unlawful ob- ee and (arcible resistance to the execution of the law. ‘The fourta section provides for the reassembling of the Missiasippi and Virginia conventions on the fourth Wednesday after the passage of this act, which shall proceed to frame constitutions and sub- mit the same to the people. @ fifth section repeals all laws conflicting with this act. ‘The bill was origtaally presented by Mr. (rep.) of IIL, to too cominiiess - ea ir. BRCK, (dom.) of Ky., a member of th struction Committes, appeaied to the House not iT) this bili—not to o those States to the ands of reckless political adventurers; not to arm tani of tow tena‘ er nar hae s ve States ander the protection of the troops of United States, Mr. Burien, of Mass., declared himsoif in favor of over, Rat i wqstg Gocome aja. ‘the Jonareas tad | i) | it they had an tet Priesident, who had no more care touchy a tne execution of the laws than had the K joames. They desired therefore to amend those laws #0 ato ad their execation by the action of the people represented in their coustitu- tional! conventions. Mr. Woop, (dem.) of\N. Y¥., Moved to lay the bill on the table, which was negataved. The question was tal ou the amendment otfered by Mr. La’ of Odo, and i was to. ‘rhe bill ag passed—yeas 112, nays 27—a strict ve . On AS Stee of Mr, SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio; a com- mittee of conference was askad on the Funding bill, and Measrs, Schenck,, Logan and Boutwell were ap- pointed. HOUSE CONTINGENT: FUND, Mr. Baoomant, (sep)! of Pa., from the Committee on Accounts, presented: a report on an investigation into the disbursements of the Contingent Fuad of the House. Te reper¢ shows that the chagres om which the investigation.'Was ordered were chiirely unfounded, and that the number of House ctuptoyes in the present Congress ts only the same asta the Thirty-Afth Congress wiaaa Mr. Orr was Speaker. The report closed with asta solution making changes in the issue of siationery, ac. After some further dtxona sion Mr. LOGAN, (rep.) of IL, asked Mr. Broomall. wyhether the examination had shown any im propes cw iduct on the part of the doorkeeper (Generab-Lippinctt). Mr. BROOMALL replied thada(t had not. The doorkeeper had fotlow ed certain precedents which the committeo ragardad as bad ones, and he was Le tirst to suggeecpome af the reforms recom- mended. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Masai, called attention to the fact that one stationery drm in Washington, which always gets the coniract for sa'pplying the House, was allowed six dollars-a reagi for paper which could be supplied by tha manu wturer at two dol- lara. Mr. BRoomart sate thatvhe atta ntion of the com- mittee had not been directed tor ttm stationery con- tract. He presumed that the fira in question ob- tained it because they’ were the lowa st bidders. After further discussion: the repa rt was accepted and the resolutions were edepted. Mr. BINodaM, from tthe Comuuttas on Claims, re- orted a bill the relief of Lieura nant John AH. tler, of the Twenty-stxti-regument Ohio infantry. ‘The bili was passed, UNITED STATRS OONSOL AT PANAMA. Mr. VAN WYci, (rep.) a” N. Y., offerer | a resotution calling on the Secretary af State for ig.(ormation aa to the absence from hus post of the @Jnited States Consul at Panama, Adopted- LAND DISTRICT IN NEBRASKA - On motion of Mr. TAFrR, (ro. of Neb, the Senate bill to establish & new land \district in Nd vraska was taken from the Speaker's talole and passes |. The SPEAKER stated that nianymembert who were really in il! health had left;therc:ty, and what there might be a difficulty of \keeping a quorum in the House to-morrow, Ha expressed ‘the hope that members would attend gil through toAmorrow's sesston, fn order that there jaiight be a@ qworum te act on the conference report or the Punddag bill tf the Senate should re nate the request of the House for a conference committee, which the Senate had not yet done. ‘The Senate amendments to the House bill retat- ing to the Alexandria canal were concurred in. SALE OF RATLROAD LANDS TO SETTLERS. Mr. HorKins, (rep.) of Wis., feom tha Committee on Public Lands,, reported a bill. reqiiring lauds grante: to aid in the construct! /orvof railroads to be sold to actual settlers in qnant ities no. greater than @ quarter section and, at price s novexceening $2 50 an acre. After debate the House, at fit‘e o’elock, adjourned until hail-past ten o'clock Lo-meorrow morning, When the busines# on the Speaker's table 13 bo be pro ceeded with, AN ELOPEMENT.—Samuel Wiosiiey, aman living at Akgon, in this county, arrived in Putfalo: yestortay morning in search.of his wife, whe had etopel with a young man named Robert S¢nmimer Sommer: ville had been boarding at Wet itley's house ant suc ceeded tn winning the aifectitjus of bis landiord’s emeut to this city wastheresuil, A detective is hunting up the gulity pair. —Bugulo Courier, Juiy 24 A.—Phalon’s “ Paphinn fotion” PRECKLES, PIMPLES, TAN, §\ALT RUBU. 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