or witheut wrappers, Two Uents each. Pures PoR MalILieo:—Three months, One Dollar and Fifty Conte; six taonths, Phree Doi- jars; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are | | THE EVENING STAR “a 18 PUBLISHED DAILY, (RXOEPT SUNDAE. ; : AT THE STAR BULLDINGS, - “a Southwest corner of Penn's avenue and 11th street, : % By W. D. WALLAOH: ‘The STAH ts served py the carriers to their : sent from the office longer than paid for The WEEKLY STAK—published on Friday vz. XXVIII. Morning— ne Dollar and a Half a year. -- BOOTS, SIIOES, &e. B° OTS AND SBOES. er Shoe. that will gi ‘satisfaction im every t, at the lowest ket prices, is ‘Two lawyers lived ina Western tewn, Lawyers they were of some renown— 7 grees each did wish to go, moet respectfully invit tes”. ine my stock of 0 Co oD ri Sune Sane ue But how to do It they did not now. <8, " OOTs. At writing speeches one did yamp, Gente” Preiek et AA ee EP eoOrs, | totedeliierermen ened sams GAITERS and BALMORALS of all qualities ‘The other to Washington aid go; Beye’ and Childrens’ BOOTS and SHOES in end- But why he went, no one did know variety At last the day fc tum} came; _— Childrena? COPPER-TIPPED SHOES of supe- ‘They were to tompintennatee ‘ abe center of wa Ghose will compare with the the same i through the Sta im market. and prices with the lowest in the ad id eity, A call is solicited Number ore the comtost did A. “s 1. ROSENTHAL, He talked right smart, . three doors ahove Det Tint bis clothes so awk’ ae pet = M eeatlioeace Building, Some thought him clow fy] WIREMAN’S Nu GENCY, 493 11TH ST — sylvania and E street. arse { Ladies’ Fashionable baid he, -*Old fel, you have Fee ee DOTS AND BHORS You went to Washington this fal constantly on hand. And bought that suit at Smith's Also. Orders attended ja 16-tf N&. 4,020 LOCAL NEWs. —--+ Corporation Afi Beard oF ALDERMEN, Ja ident (Mr. T. E. Livyd) in the chair. Pres. ent: Aldermen Barr, Brown, Canfield, Gu- lick, A. Lloyd, McCathran, Noyes, Owen and WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1866. AMUSEMENTS. NEW THEATER, Peonsylvanie avenue. near Willard’s Hotel. LEONARD GROVER & CO... css LECGNABD GROVER...U6. 67H THIRD AND LAST WEEK of the brilliant and memerahle eneazement of the bewitching actress and nna. MISS MAGGIE “nesday) EVENING. JAN 23, 1838, t time this season, in her celebrated and HE LITTLE BAREFOOT, | play, in five acta. translated from for Miss Maggie Mi Seats may be secured three days in advance, In active avd thorongh preparatt Bs Watts Phil- Nps? great rucceseini five-act play o: LOST IN LONDON. TELEGRAMS, Advices from Mexico to the 9th etate that the general situation of the Imperialists, by their accounts, was very unfavorable. The Tial Mexican force, which left Manza- neilo recently. found the Fourth Battalion starving and with a multitude of sick. The whole neighborhood of Acapulco had emigrated after having destroyed the wells. from the linperial CLOTHING, &c. [[oY To BE A concressman.— Everybody in search of g good and reliable Boot BY THE BARD OF OAK HALL. Lenefitted ever, the but it was through James Creek. He, however, believed pronchalle favorite, forces Was very great Plenipotentiary to three bundred soldiers belonging to the foreign legion bad arrived at NEA. Lloyd preseuted the petition of Wim. L. Galt and others for = sewer in C street noria, from 2d to 3d streets west; referred to drains committee. Also, the petitions of E Brook: and others, and J. Patch and others, for the Tepeal of the cow law; referred to the police The annual dinner of the Philadelphia Board of Brokers todk place yesterday evening at the Among the invil wrre General Meade, Admiral Farragut, Com- manders Stribbling and Moff, and Mayor Me- Michael, all of whom made speeches. The party numbered two hundred and separated ata late hour. Advices from Havana to the 17th state that Secretary Seward and party had pot yet ar- vans. The Captain General had at and was making preparauious te receive him in a hospitable the German expr 88 Mr. Gulick presented the petition of Wm. Asserhly Koom: Rothechild for the retarn of certain monies, re: ferred to the committee on claims. ‘The Chair presented a bill H street north, from 16th st tersection with Pennsylvaniaavenue, and (6th from H to Pennsylvania avenue; re- to the committee on drainage. i bill to construct a sewer in H street, from th referred to draimage com- commence; and talked with sense; dly did fit, ‘and some a wit, ber two began. The people, they At all be said would voll” Menray e (from Philadelphia) Ve was dressed xo well, the effect w: CELEBRATED LAPIBS Sums WHAM | Jie var drevcsslay wll the eflect Number one at last gave up in despair; to grade and pave Teet West to its in- Banjo Instrnetion by CLARRNGE PETERS formerly with the Dobson Bros , tichted ey-temw, which takes but a explain. after which +h the firet lesson or neo) to Jebn F. Ellis. Mu Open from $ p.m. to to 17th streets west; w minutes to npil plaven perfect tans Refer hy permission 306 Pa. avenne. Mice, 479 10th street Mr. Turton, from the committ Teported favorably en the nomwiu: H. Pa:m to be topographer of the confirmed. Also, a bill makin the laying of water mains for ¢ ordered to be printed der for next meeting. Also, the Mayor to contract for water main: plugs for the current year; passed. on drainage, to pans G_ BOHON, Sole Agent SMITH BROTHERS & ©0.,- MERCHANT TAILORS, And Dealers in GENT’S FURNISHING G90D8, OAK HALL, 464 SEVENTH STREET. A clerk in the Baltimore post office named Alonzo Hutchins has been arrested for robbing the mails, by a special agent of the Post Office This makes the second arrest ip roving ' Water Board: | * € provision for he current year; the special or- @ bill autho CANTERBURY. Cerner Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street. GEORGE BEA css. cesen NEW ATTRACTIONS. Department. this office in two months. The Galveston Bulletin of the 5th states that an engiucer snd pontoon train were embarking there for the Bio Grande. «Hole Proprictor bis comm ou: . ineluding Catarrh, Bronchitis, Sperm BANKEBS. ther virulent affections, will mail Mr. Owen presented the petitions of John P *. Queen for perm vate in the Northern Market spa Revival, for this week only, of the great local THE FEMALE OLERK3 OF WASILINGTON, had been captured and given over to the civil authorities at San Antonia sion to exca- for the pur- bis Treaties on all Diseases for 15 cents. Ls vlana- pr COOKE & 00. ter) eircular. one stamp. jal3 3w* Ny KS. DR. CURTIS, the Nataral Otirvoyent, BANKERS, , LT it, sont ‘atare 2 . coral bet cucent tac iecth ieee toon kee, Fifteenth sireet, opposite Treatury, between 635 and 6 . Gfice hours from 9%12 | Bay and sell at current rates, and keep always ® m anddtosp m de lt 3m* td . — et hand, a full supply of all 2EREMIAH §. BLACK WARD H. LAMON. C.F. BLACK. : GOVERNMENT BONDS. FFICE. a use < 7-30 TREASURY NOTRS, Connsellors and Attorneys at Law in the Supreme | CERTIFIUATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, &c., Court of the United States, the Court of Claims. the | and pay the highest prices for BLACK, LAMON & 00., Courts of the District. the Executive Departments, d Committees of Congress, QUARTERMASTER'S CHECKS nice, 46% Lith street, (divectly opposite Wil- ‘AND VoucHEES lerds’ Hotel) de ett Dose of running gas pipes and also a resolution gra asked for; resofution adop Mr. Barr offered a joint resolution authoriz- ing the appointment of a joint committee from the two Boards to co-operate with the Board of Trade. and the committee Introducing all the original scenes, local sita- The Deadly Combat, ‘The Sparit of 76. The Ghost of Stndte he The Drill of the Petticoat Light G ‘The ti SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Report of Prof. Henry. annual report we gather some interesting particulars of the late oper- ations of the Smithsonian Instituton At the close of I+i4 the affairs of the Institu- tion were in a highly prosperons condition rence to the report of the ting the privilege From Prof. Henr. before the Mary- ure, with a view to the consirac- lroad from Washington to Point Lookout; adopted On motion of Mr. Brown the President, Mr. T. E. Lioyd, was unanimously requester serve on the committee, and Messrs. MeCathi- ran and Gulick were appointed members cf Terrific Battle Scenes, Charge of the Petticoat Light Guard, with a grand charze of OLIo I will be seen by are executive committee that—First. amount of money originally derived from the bequest of Smithson ts still’ im the treasury of the United States, bearing interest at six per ly,and yielding $30,910. ta fund are in bonds T f£ ADD RYMAN. when Sarnrday’s Mati- Friday. Jan. %th aereet bill will be EB FEMALE CLEKKB will cent., patd eemi-annu Second. $75,000 of an APASTER CORERS Mr. Brown, from the committee on police. i VOID THAT MISERABLE IMPOSTOR that First National Bank would deceive you. Consuitold De. BARNES reported a bill prohibiting the posting of bls andon private property without the consent of the owner or agen’, pareed. Also, from the same committee, re- on the bill increasing the the ward phy f the subject for one eof Indiana, at five per cent. inter- est, also paid semi-annually, yielding $3,750. Third. $53,600 ot the same tund are in bonds of the State of Virginia, $12,000 in those of Ten- nessee, and $500 in those of Georgia, from which nothing bas been derived since the com- mencement of the war. upwards of $29,000 © now in the hands of the treasurer of the Institution. in view of the great expenditure of the goy- frnment on Account of the war, the Institu- tion did not at first claim, as itmight reason. ably have done, to have the annual income from the original bequest paid in specie, as all the older funded debts of the United States are But since a large outlay will be re- quired to repair the damages caused by the fire, the necessity could gatlmg the attention of the Secretary of the Treasury to the measure, who has decided that in accordance with the usage of the govern- ment the Institution is entitled to receive the interest from the original bequest of Smithson in coin. The premium on this will therefore, *, increase the balance in the hands of FAREWELL CONCERTS WILL TARE PLACE AT SEATON HALL, Ox TUESDAY, Janvary 23p, at 8 o'clock, AND A MATINEE On FRIDAY, 261n, at 2 o'crock. He wiil be assisted by Mr. GEORGE SIMPSON, Tenor, Signor STRINT. Base, Prof. H. M. JUNGNICK Prof. MITTLER, Poritively be the last he will give in rture for Europe. on public property, ported adyersel compensation 0} asked & postponement o! week; agreed to. Mr. A. Lioyd, from the committee on claims, “reported back the petition of Join Gagner, and asked its reference to the police committee: Fourth. A balance of Mr. Noyes, from the committee on schools, reported favorably upon the nomination of W. R. Wood ward, to be a Trustee of Public Schools in the place of Charles H. Utermelile, resigned: Mr. Turton introduced bills to pay Harrison Nott and Henry Burch for work done for the Corporation; referred to the committee on im- provements. Mr. Barr offered a joint resolution ap riating $1,000 to be placed in the hands o} Mayor as a fund from which to offer rewards pprebension of incendiaries: ps lowing bills from the Common Coun- Bill to construct a plank footway Across Pennsylvania avenue at 7th street @ast: and to complete the footwa: tween 6thgnd 7th streets east; passed. lay a wooden trunk across E street south, be- tween Ith and 15th streets east, and across 9th street east, at its intersection with South Carolina avenue; passed. culvert at the intersection of Gtb street east and Bill, with substitute of Board of Aldermen, disagreeing to the bill for the relief of the outdoor poor. Common Council appropriated $3,000 for the purchase of wood for the outdoor poor, the purchase to be made by the Mayor and Com- missioners of the Wards the Board of Alderman appropriated $1,400, not be avoir for reserved seats. Diagram open on Monday morn- 01 ded of Mt be furnished by J. F. Ell bickering & Sons. GPAxD SACRED CONCERT IN aly OF THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION. cil were taken u lt was mentioned in the last report that a . part of the original bequest, amounting to £5,015, was left by Mr. Rush i the principal to secure an annuity the inother of Smithis harmony is, per- hy of remark, when it is re- the choice of Regents they edly selected by Congress aware po! 1m each of the pas 2 d: Men of the mest comune a x. >. KREIS’ DANCING PARKER'S HALL, ja avenne, between sth Oppesite Metropolitan Ho Those destring to ¢: anally forming commencing with the fi ‘ormiation In regard to te plying as above Days For Ladten, Mt Saturday aftern For Gentlemen, Tui ance for government by the Councils to don was adopted. sof fifteen minutes was taken, and n the reassembling of the Board— r. Brown reported that the joint commit- tee of conference on the bill for the relief of the out-door poor bad agreed to recommend the passage of a bill appropriating $2,450 for the purchase and distribution of wood by the corporation police magistrates, nter can de so now, as we are new classes. the q Tis, &c.,cau be bad and Hours of Tuition: inser and Masters. W: joons. from § t . Also, 987 Arch street, Gt BISCOVERY IN DENTISTRY, THETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. I would advise all pergpus o2tract 66 call at De nw Also. ca.. ine method Pp Eh membered tre canesday and The report of was concurred in and the bill the -ommiuee passed, Adjourned. Common Councrt.--~President Moore hi the Wer” bere present except Mr. ek. wit Friday *yenings, meet tiere as on @ common ground of friendly Natnra) Le, ; Tool: marks and Chi) Pp, when Mr. Peugh ¥ 8 Ro FRANOR Fi and argoed that by this covid be bad bere trom 50 to ‘Scents rel ve ahora now. ir. Wright was opposed tomaking the of the canal a commercial mart, pawn war a fine water front, the whole of which is hot occupied Mr. Herrell objected to the bill, becanse the Process by which it © proposed to clean it out emiar to Thomas's plan, which had tried aud failed to work, and in his pe | months of the sewers would be fil ¥. Moore argued tbat the plan would moet certainly work. Mr. Meade cttered @ substitute, rin 1 TIPE $50.00 to enable the Mayor to have the caval putin proper condition, and compensation of a ewperintendent at ted or annum: which was lost. T. Moore's substitate for the bill was ace pied, and the bill was passed, as follows - eas—Merers. Ardercon, ‘erguson, Hall. Joyer, Pengh, Thos, Simmer eee Tyman, Walker, and the President. “t9 Nays— Messrs. Hamilton, Merrell, Mead, Tal- bers, White, Williameand Wright” ; », in explaining his vote, desired the improvement of tne . radeon it, particularly if it ton. He did not think, hew.- is intended to benefit his section, e design to turn the trade down cana) and hat he present plan for improvement of the Fan txry condition was the most feasible, and for that reason would vote for it. Mr. Wright eaid he bad no objection to im- Proving the sanitary condition of the can but se the avewed object make the cnn vor 1, the bill was to 1 7 commercial mart, he would e bill. z is the bill 7 the improvement of the Wathiagion Canal. W herens the condition of the Washington ea. agains: Bal is such as to require an abatement of the nu nsed by depe from the sewers + 8nd 2 dne reg for the preserva- tion of the health ef the community demands immediate ond vigorons efforts to this end, as Well &s for the purpose of preserving and im- a work of commercial and #conemi nportance to the city: therefore Bette i, dc. That the plan of Benjamin Severson, ommenieanted to the Board of c nell and published with ate jour- wth November, 1865, as modified by thon of the *th of January, i66, be and is hereby adopted for the improvement of the Washington forty thousand dollars, or so much thereot as may be fund, ne a nal, and tbat the

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