THE EVENING STAR 18 PUBLISHED DAILY. (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Geuthwest corner of Penn’a avenue and 1ith sireet ur W. D. WALLACH. —o——_ Phe STAK is served by the carriers to their @ubscribers in the City and Disiric at Tam (O@rrs Pka WEEK. QUopies at the counter. wuh OF without wrappers, Two Cents each. Prices yor MAIttne:—Three months, One Deliar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- fers; one year, Five Dollars. No papers are eent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pubijished on Friday morning—One Dollar and a Half a Year. CLOTHING, &. Cc L oT His @! ‘would respectfally announce tothe citizens of Washington snd the public generally that 1 have otbands LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK or SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING! Consisting of— Ligntaud Brown sae. Suite Light and Brown Cass, Suits. Fine Bine Fiennel & Fine Flannel! Sai Fine Bine Flannel Suits, ‘ Fancy Oass. Pants and Vests, Licht avd Fanry Cass, Pants and Vests, Light and Fancy Cass. Pants and Vests, W bite snd Brown Linen Duck Suits, ¥hite an« Brown Linen Duck Suits, White aod Brown Liven Duck Suita, Fine Black Oloth Frock Osate, ¢ Bieck Cloth Frock OUnats, Fine Black Clown Frock Coats, Fine Riack Pants and Vests, Sive Black Ponte and Vesta, Fine Black Pents and Vests. Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing, Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing, Youths’ and Loys’ Clothing, White Linen Nosom Shirts, #hite Linen Bosom shirte, White Linea Bosum Shirts, Undershirts and Drawers, Undershirts and Drawers, Undershirts aad Drawers, Neck Ties and Scarfs, Deck Ties and Scarfs, Beck Ties and Scaris, AND A GENEBAL ASSORTMENT or FURNISHING GOODS. A'l the above goods are made and trimmed in the stest New York stylesand equal to any custom mace garments. Thankful tothe public for past favors, I respectfully solicit a continuance of the A. STRAUSS, FASHIONABLE CLOTHIER, FENNA. AVENUE, Between 10th and 11th sts, Dy im twee! 1 He* BE SUOCEEDED. BY THE BARD OF OAK HALL, There is a doctor in our tow | ge of practice and reno Dey every ear. Now, when he started out a you, tle cash in trat! still he'd try his best to do, make a name and money too. He attended lectures, stadied hard, And very quick! sed the board, Be opened office. hung out sicn, Hut many patients could not find. Heeb lay he sat, with saddened face, or Ath Y e him advice Which changed his fortane in a trice. “ow patients flocked from far and near, And kept him busy all the year; Men and women albdeciare, So doctor can with him compare. ‘The secret of bis great success, PE tell yo ai o8 eet guess; "he same advice wi p yon all, He cor a ruit from SMITI 8 OAK HALL, SMITH BROTHERS & 0O., MERCHANT TAILORS, ND DEALKES IN GENTS’ GURNISHING GOODS, OAK HALL, $04 SEVENTH STREET, ved th. largest ard finest oi “Tate GOUtS ewer offered in the city of Waan- neten Having secured the best «rtists in thecity. e+ are prepared to make ap in the nest style, and sf les. prices than any other ee 6 qo vWABD DULAS, UN AND OP RCHANT TAILOR, J. HEL . Bae inal Losdon &0o.,, ZEN G CUTIZEN'S AND OOCHANT mrcon Metropolitan pee. = seen Flint's Phy- from tad to we YLOR, DS, > ROILDIN Eves Pyeolupine in iharket, abs née arrivals . at the B: tes Sowers Mace De . H.W. HAMILTON SAM pet ean nye haves. of sie On ae | BH : ERSE, jet 1 a ay | SPECIAL NOTICES. —— oe STEADILY, SUCCESSFULLY, SMOLANDER'S EXTRACT BUCKU is CURING every case of Kinney Dismast, REBUMAT!SM, Grave, URInary Disonpers, Weaxness and Pains fn the Back, FrwaLe Oompraints and Trovs.es arising from Excxssks or any Kino. OOME, YE AFFLICTED! TRY pMULANvet 3. TAKE NO OTHER BUCKU. Sold by all Apothecaries. Price $1. D. BARNES & 00.,New York, and BARNES, WARD & 0U., New Orleans, Southern Agents. BUBLEIGH & ROGERS, Wholesale Pruggists, Boston, Mass., General Agents feb 10-1y COLGATE’S AROMATIO VEGETABLE SOAP A superior Tor_kt Soar, prepared from refined Vicuras.e O11s in combination with GLyceRINE and especially designed for the ase of Layies, and forthe Ncrsexy. Its perfume is exquisite, and ite washing propertics nnrivalled. SURELY, For sais by ali drnggiate. fe eoly TO DYE FASY fm very desirable, MATTHEWS’ VENETIAN HAIK DYE ts the best im the world. Complete in one bottle. No wash, ne«tain, notronble. Achilt camapply tt Persons wishing te aveld the publici ty of Raving their Mair dyed in public, can DYK AT HOME better than any barber can doit, by using THE VENETIAN DYK. It does not rub off or mako the Hair appear dusty cr dead, bat imparts sew lite and lustre. Gives « beautifal black or brown, as pre- ferred. Price 75 conta Prepared by A. 1. MATHKWS_N Y. DEMAS BABNES & CU., New York, Whoiveale Agents my 16-eoly A MODERN MIRACLE! From old and young, from rich and poor, from high Lorn and lowly, comes the Universal Voice of Praise for HALL’S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RENEWER. It is @ perfect and miracu Dakiness. Bakes bair grow than any ‘oil’ or “pomatum.” Softe: dry and wiry hair iuto Beantifal Silken Tress But above all. the great wouder ia tue rapidity fith which it restores Gray Hair To (7s ORIGINAL JOLOR - Use it a few times. and fe PRESTU, CHANGE! the whitest and worst king bair ré youtbtul beauty. It ¢.ea not dye the hair, but Strikes at the root und fills it with new life wud colori atter. A it will not take « long disagreeable trial to prove the trnth ofthis matter. The first application will do good; you will see the Narcrat. Coton return- ing every day. and BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, the old, gray, discolored appearance df the hair will be gone, giving place to lustrous, shining and beautifn! locks. Ark for Hall's Sicilian Hair Repewer: wo other article is at all like it in effect. You will tind it Cuear to Bry, | Pi masaxt ro Try, ANd Sure To do You Goon, There are many imitations. Be «nre yon procare the genuine. manufactnred only by R. P. HALL & CO., Nashna, NH For eale by all druggiste, w-3.ly A SUPERIOR REMEDY. We can couscieutivasiy recommend to those sul fering from a ciptroseing cough, UR. STRIOK- LAND’S MELLIFLUOCS COUGH BALSAM, it gives relief almost instantageous, and is withai not disagreeable to :he taste. Tnere ts uodoabt but the Meilifiuons Cough Balsam is one of the dew prep all that its propri- etor cla: tried 1t during the past week, a: ind reise’ from » most distressing congh. It{s prepared by Pr. S:rickiand, No 1 44 Sycamere street, Cin-Innati, Ohio, wad for Dr ists. Sold by J. W. NAIR Le WAITE’S Dru Store, nd OHAS. OHRISTI- ANTS. 317 Pa. ne and 609 Ninth street 00 36-ly ~ TWO BAD OASES OF PILES GUBED BY DE STRICKLAND’S PILF REMEDY. Mr. Giaes, of Janesviiic, Wircousin, writes for the benefit of all who suffer with the Piles, that he bas been troubled for sigbt years with an aggra vated case of Piles, and his brother was discharged fom the army as incurable, (he being quite para yaed with the Piles.) Both these distressing enses Were cured with one bottleof Dr. STR! OKLAND'S PILE REMEDY. The recommendation of these oy) age beside the daily testimonials received y Dr. Strickland. onght to convince those suffer- ing that the most aggravated chronic cases of Piles srecured by Dr Strickland’s Pile Remedy. It ts sold by Braggiots everywhere. Sold by J. W NATBN & © CHAS. CHRISTIAN, 371 Pa avenne and 502 Ninth street. 00 ly SECRET DISEAsks. é SaManiTaN = Girt .+)] cmost certain, safe ai eflectual remedy—indeed, the ouly vegetable reme- dy ever discovered. Cures in two to four days, and recent cases in twenty-four hours. No mineral, no balsam. ro ry. Only ten pills to be taken. It oldier pe. a friend to those who do not want to be exposed. Male packages, @2; fe- male, $3. SaMaRitan’s Root and HERB Jvices—A positive and perniane nt cure for es one + Scrofula, Ulcers, Bores, Tetters. &e ice $125 per bottle. Sold by 8.C. Ferd. See advertisement my 5 MABRRIAGE AND CELIBAOY, an Essay of Warning and Instruction for Young Men. Also se4ee8 and Abuses which prostrate the vital powers. with sure means of relief Sent free of gharge ti sealed letter envelopes. Address Dr. J. Se HOUGHTON, Howard Association, bl (Bann TRIAL OF SEWING MACHINES BETWEEN THE WtLCOX & GIBRS AND FLORENOB! THE WILCOX & GIBBS TRIUMPHANT! 1T48 DECLARED THE BEST MACHINE AND AWARDLD i HK MIGHEST PREMIOM For the Wilcox & Gabbe Machine thirty-tive dis- tiuet claims were 1: were fully muetaine Were preseuted Ry this trial. more therough than any t kind ever Prpvionsty attempted, before an aud impartial jury. the justice of whose verdict uene can dispute. it has been proved and decided, and publi fo the world. that the Wilcox & Gibbs Machivr i« just what it has claimed to ba, AN IMPROVEM Ayes DOUBLE-THBEAD we think, to foretell ite ecogntsed standard Sew- renlars containing a nd all particulars at this ned of ivg fall report of the judges important trial can GEO FBANCIS, 4907th street. ‘my 23 Im* _ Agent for the District, J.F.WEBB,) (M. WM. BEVERIDGE WEBB & BEVERIDGE, (Late Ouas. 8. Fowrer & Go » IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERs IN ne Cutlery; Block Tie Goole: Rurnce Eeape Fine © is, Ke ene c ‘cater ba Ware, Tin Ohaiber Metal No. 504, ODD F! ed ee PRUE TR ¢ trict of Columbia, je 1-10t* EBP COOL! KEEP COOL!! PURE ICK ORBAM PRE GALLOg. The subsertbor destres to call Pe, attention of peers oo tate Sake Pies ign and omestic of - notlee, A call ie ‘W. BIGHTSTINE, myl?-Im* No. 4 - SVO., near loth st. EXoz8108, WEI88 BEER. ROSES GS ate Ing WASHINGTON. D. C.. SATURDAY. JUNE 16, 1866. - Both the attending ph | ea Star. NS. 4,144. TELEGRAMS, «&c. After the U.S. Senate had adopted the con- stitutional amendment jus: concurred in by the House of Representatives, Governor Car in addressed A circular to the Executives of tl different loyal States suggesting the propriety of unison in action in calling together the seve- ral Leisiatures for the ratification of that awebdment, itis now understood that such uniform section will be had, and that before the adjournment of Qongress the ratification of the umendment will be made inall the loyal States, Proclamations will be issued by the different Governors as soon as they are ooh. cially informed of the action of Congress. Governor Curtin and State Treasnrer Kem- ble of Pennsylvania, have come to this city, at the summons ofthe Treasurer of the United States, to receipt for the three-quarrers of a million of ‘lars to be paid to the State ot Peunsyiva by the United States. Asan eviderce of the correctness of the account sub- muted to the natiouat antherities by State Treasuter hemble. it is only fair to make the inct known that the United States Treasurer has deducted bat six hundred and sey +iry dollars from the same, The Government also cliim a further reduetion to meet the reveu ie tax. A meeting of delegates of the Massachusetts Army snd Navy Umon was held in Boston, at which resolutions were adopted to urge the of the Su a ie to Plattsburg, : ed States troops, to their stations. mks ne farther troubles a ud he has gone to Niagara Falls. 1 in the Presbyterian Chnreh in itati Haltimore still continues Rev. Mr. Lefevre, ofthe Franklin-square Chureh, addressea his congregation. int cing his intention otf iug irom ihe Geueral Assembly of the 201 On rount of its action in regard Louisville Presbytery. p vote for UT pd States Senator in the Hampshire Honse of Representatives iny resnited as follows:—James Pater- Ise; Ira A. Eastman, 110; Daniel Clarke, 2. sop, In thé Senate the vote stood: Patterson, 9: Eastman, 3. Willam Blythe, a Methodist preacher at Green: boro. + undertook to beat a negro in ishioned style, # few days ago: but the uegro fractured Mr. Blythe's skall with a aut he is notexpected to sur junual Convention of the Protestant repent Church in’ Rhode Island, and also weencut are how mM session —the first at fence, the last at Harcord, hops preside. Butlato Ezpress flrares wo ity Wedresday aud Thorsday lets, the largest amountever “ine time a any port in the in Cou Provic The re- the receipts Professor E. M. Ganter, organist at St Ky, was thrown Pants church, Lorisvill from a rockawty Th » breaking his neck. nitly. His family, who were in icle, were uninjured. Justin M. Morrill, Representative Dee trict of Vermout for twelve . ive. oseful, aud efficient Coctines a election. r Ceres Ro Colburn bas been reap. Superinierdent ef Common Schools yatnice 4 u sinp Portanatas cleared at Sa- Liverpool this week, with 1,2u) > ef couon A revival of religi Methediat Prove: ve tart 1s progressing at the nurch im Nortolic. Ate IN New Yore.— of yesterday says:—Pni< tseyen o'clock aman named Wm aged hed at his residence 139 street, nader the following cireum- On Wednesday evening be wis painless diarrueaand immediately Sieguiar phy siertn, Dr. Alexander uter, Who prescribed the usval remedic< C s,and the man felt considera y was able yesterday to go about 'y business. Last evening, how- ever, be took suddenly tl with purging, cramps m the abdomen, &c. Dr. Hunter no! bemg at bome, no physician saw him unril this morning when Dr. Vondersmith was calted sn, aud found him m a perfect state of collapse. ‘The physician immediately administered such remediesas could be procured at the momenr. ‘The man at first raiiied a little, bat gradually sunk afterwards, and died at 7 o’clock a. m fans say that this wis a real case of Asiatic cholera. pr, Ehsha Harris concurs with them so far as to say that the man died of cholerg, but that his original disease was eholera morbus. Tt The N Chrisne plaettaioie bre ets sg Ay INTERESTING Cask.—A short time since 4 colored boy, by the name of George Jones, for 4 certain offence by him committed, was arraigned betore hie Honor, the Mayor, and sentenced to pay & fine and costs amounting toxbout $9. In default of payment thereof he Was sentenced to the workhouse for % days. The triends of the boy interesting themselves sn his behalf, represented the case to the offi- cers of the Freedmen’s Bureau, whereupon the Judge Advocate, Major Hambrick, ad- vised a collection among his friends of the amount necessary to obtain his release. Re. heving that the corporation authorities were bound to receive their own scrip in payment of their own dues, they raised and tendered to his Honor the called for amount in that spe- cies of funds. This the Mayor declined to ac- cept, beyond the value for which it circulates, generally, ascurrency. The Major intends to sue ot a writ of habeas corpus in the case, made returnable before Judge Unde: wood, of the U.S. District Court, immediaiely, and thus have the question settled by that legal tribu- ual.—Alezandria Journal. A Sream Coacn Por Common Roave.—The French Minister of Public Works has awarded 4 gold medal to Albaret & Co., of Liancourt, for asteam coaeh to run on ordinary roads. This coach lately descendeda hill trom Laon to the railway terminus at the rate of five mies an hour, and afterwards ascended the same hillin eight minutes with a weight ot five tons. The trial was repeated with so much success that it is now ascertained the engine can draw @ weight of thirty-nine tons on an ordinary road at the rate of from three to four miles an hour. pte ae Sunvay RePressive Laws.—They are en- forcing &@ Sunday law in Baitumore with con- tiderable rigor. In Philadelphia a renewed effort is making, uot ovty tostop drinking, bat lo stop the. city cars from raoning. Public sentiment, however, is too clearly strong tor that, just yet. The poor man often has to ride to his Chareh or Meeting House,—and if the “ride” is made unlawful,—the rieh man will have to stop going in bis carriage. Even.the parsom reduced to shanks’ mare, always turn op in seugon. would be bad.—Pisla. Ledger i ADULTERATED FLOUR —It is annouced that the preseuce of mineral adulteration in doar can readily be detected by shaking up a sinall quantity of the suspe: i flour in a giass tube with chloroform. All minéral adulteration: will collect ut the bottom, whilst thefloar wi float onthe surface of the chloroform. In this country, where flour is so adul- teration, is seldom avempted; but iu other countries, where flour mrnds a higher price, itis Itrquen ‘ly resorted to. unt nec shtiirstee OT I Book Postady¥,— A proposition. is stated to be pendt befere the Postmaster Generul, which, if adopted, will decrease materiatly the rates ot postage how churged hetween this country and Great Bri-ain, By this provo- sition each country i< to levy upon. nooks transmitied to the other orly its own pices of domestic postage op books, — Issayit¥ AxONG Tie BLACKS—The Rich- big Temurks that msauity is beeomen % feartulivy prevtlentiamene the free tma i. Witnin the egeier May some fifteen or <: teem stch un mates Dave heen place confinemehtt 1 while in fe times thal’ number owe: nardty bay may not So, all sround it ner bien found 1» tive years. , baie : Un EYTARY.—At the reéant divi of be vee teh ae PW 4 for Pity. Bir Hésry Rawison expressed his bebe! nat there onen " noes meped $56 8 The Metrepotitan Potice. In the Senste yesterday, on motion of Mr. Morrill, the bill to amend the acts approved August 6, i861, and July 16, 1862, estanishing a Metropolitan police im the District of Colum. bia, to ineresse the efficiency thereof, and for other purposes, Was taken up, amended, and assed. “i It provides that the chief executive officer of the police shall, hereafter, be styled major; the present sergennts sbali be ealted lieutenants; the roundsmen calied sergeants and the patrol- men called privates, and teat, im addition to tse officers and employees, the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police, in the District of Columbia, are now-authorived by law to ap- point. the said commissioners be authorized to — int one captain, who shall be the imepector of the force. command it in sickness or absence of the major, and perform sach other daties as the said commissioners may direct; one clerk in the office of the major. shall have charge of the records of the san y company, rand periorm svch other duties as the major. by di- rection, or wits the approval of the commis- sioners, nay prescribe; twenty sergeants, and fifty patrolmen or privates That the provisions of the sixth section of the act of July 16, 1862, authorizing the selee- tion of justices of the peace by the Board of Police, to officiate at the respective station. houses, be construed to provide fur the hbeariag of all cases of offence against statatory, corpo. Tation. or common liw, of whieh the std boxrd ischarged by b the execation: and all fines imposed by thin either of the jurisdictions 0. the Metropolitan , Police e@rstrict snnit be. by justices tn posin same, paid into the } the Bourd of Police on the first T the same sball have b duly receipt therefor, in duplic: of the city or county within w: was committed: and such joossary for the current use of the owners and not for sale, (except perishable property that may be delivered to the owner on ample security be- ing taken by the committing magistrate for Lis appearance at the crimiral court to prosecute the case,) the Board of Police shall have po er, in its discretion, to authorize the ert clerk to place the same in the custody of such owrers upon sufficient bonds being given by said owner or owners in the sum of twice the value thereof, conditioned for the production of the same at any time within one year, when required for use in court as evidence in any proceeding thereon, in accordance with the rovisions required by the act of July 16th, ie62. And in cases of large quantities of goods held for sale by the owners, that may come into the possession of the property clerk as the Proceeds of crime, the same may be delivered to the said owner, his heirs or representatives, as provided in section eight of this act, upon ample security to prosecute, except those of am estimated value of $50, which shall be re- tained by the property clerk until the dis- ebarge or conviction of the accused, as re- quired by said act. That hereafter no person shall assume or —— the occupation of detective within the jimits of the District of Cslumbia who shall not first receive a specific appointment for that purpose, or if pursuing the detection ef crimi- nals as a private business outside ofsuch an- thority, and not otherwise specifically author- ized by law, orf age so practicing shall en- ter into bonds the Board of Police with surety in the sum of not less than ten thousand dollars, to be approved by the Board of Police, tor afaithfal correct return to said Board, ip such manner and at such times as the of Police may direet. of all business transacted by such private detective; and in each and oer eet & forteiture of such bond or bonds for failure to make suck returns to said Board as required, or for failure of per- — accused oy one bonded — detec. ives to answer eharges in court, it shall bbe the duty of the Attorney of the United States for the said District to 'y rosecuti! bedioy g eonet.f pied ective arbo may person for crime, to ti rson ni 0 ge ire all the evidence of the ait crime, ding Property or money wi may become evidence, immediately tothe office of Supermtendent of Police, or the nearest metropolitan police statio: istrate assigned thereto, and all laws or parts are rw ae the itan Police matters of persons, or mon: shall hereafter be applicable to said detectives, (or to persons cing as detectives, what- ever other name they may assume,) who shall make like returns and thereof, as peared 87 Bw sad tae sy les of the Board of Pclice governing the Metropolitan Police force. Finaucial and Commercial. The New York stock ma: rather activity and Acstight improvement in prices. The Commercial Ad vertiser of yesterday says - Governments are steady, the chief activicy being in SeVeR thirnes” Some five-twentirs. Ou speculation, wi morrow. Tin -forties sold a! 96%: five-twen- tes of G2at h2¥aK25. Gold opened firm at 1454, and advaneed to HOY, Dut subsequently. dy clip bere is Jess demand for export than was antiipated. Yesterday agout # .- 500,000 of double eagles Arrived here trom tue interior. The rise in the premium is indacing the return of gotd Deld im the Seuth Prop. Ably not lees than S15,000,0W 19 gold was sent there for the purchase of cotton atter the close of the war, and a considerable amonat of that eupply is now coming to haed. present price of gold is bised upon thesapposstion that the next steamer will report lower quotations Jor five. twenties at 4 ondon, and a still graver aspect of affairs in Shoald chis ex. Pectation not be real it is probable that the prevent hoiders may become sellers. From the Baltimore American's review of msrkets in that city we quote as fellows: Flour —Transactions during the past week embrace S 0 bbis. North western Ex'ra at $10.55 il as to qua + emall lots of pertine do. at $9.75, 2.00 bois. Spring Wheat City Mili< Super at 9.758810, 1,200 bbis. Extra do. do. at S119S11.50, mostly at the lower rate, 3u0 bbls. Winter Wheat do. do. a' $12 37 ig» anc 1 bbis. Howard Street do. at $13 per bbi. The market thougb inactive at the close rnies firm, partic. 7 for Winter Wheat Fiour, the supply of which 8 quite moderate. Grun.—Reports of the growing crops con- tinue to improve, though the wheat crop ia ibis State will andonbtediy be small. The limited offerings of Wheat at the Corn Ex- cbange during the week Lave brought very full prices, and the market closes very strong for both Southern and Western spring, the reo ceip's of the latter having fallen off materially Corn has come rd more sparingly, and Prices Dave rapidly advanced Inve. for white tnd Sa‘. for yellow. Oats continue to droop, the reeetpts for some days past being in excess of the demand. Rye isscarce,in some de maad, and very firm. Provisious.—Mess Pork bas advanced 25a50 cents per bbi., and Bacon and Bulk Meat ch per Ib. since our Inst weekiy review, and with very small stocks E bing the market ¢] ately Retive Curing the past w Strong under the upward turn i i bhes. grocery Port *. Denerara ¢ om refi -day sales were The market cor 6 gntte mode Hity at 2a, of IMportanen doing. We ©F-A terrible ac on Thursday night a widow woman w and she awoke to fi around ber. With incredible exer succeeded in arousing four child ident oe roaring jons, she 4 ont years old in her aris, dolixrs from a bureau chamber. As she did so, the c upon ber, and herself and the babe were burned to death 87 The dead bodies of youn found almost daily Monting in t at New York, encased in sacks. ere they come from, and by what means are caused, re- mains a mystery. In the Bosphorous, every morning, it is expected thata stringed victim of jealousy willturn up ip a bag; betsuch a mode of *sacking” a wite has not been com- mon heretofore in New York life. B7-A new euterp: started in the Es women are ‘se im inusurance bas been bv which the very un- asking or beiag personally personal bond or security for p: fons mny be obviated. A company has been a, to be culled the Fidelity Insurance bat will take in charge thi ad of This is, or ought to be, @ tirsterave business. bit. G7 A determined doubie suicide, near Paris, has just been brought to lyzht. A river-keeper observed the bodies of a mule aud female float. ing bear the surface. Having brought them to jand they were found te be ponnd together, ‘be man’s left arm to the woman's right, while the former bad also about ten pound weight ‘ones in his pockets. They were each elegantly dressed, bore no marks of violence and bed apparently been in the water avout a forimigit, &2/The editor of the Albany Knickerbocker bus received the first trophy ef the Fenian war, i the shape or a bear-skin cap that was captured trom one of the Bri‘lsh regalars dur ing the recent fight im Canada. Ici exnibited, Snd -lerge crowds as eageriy gaze upon the cap a itil was a Brits General m regalia that bad been captured and stood betore them.” 87 The arrival in Paris of a black million- Sire is Anpounced—the Duke de Bouton qui Perce (swelled pimple!), the wealthiest of the x-Emperor Souloague’s ebony courtiers, His fortune is stated to be seven millions; and 4 splendidly decorated and furnisbed hotel has been prepared for him in the Avenue de 'im- peratrice. ° ee &7The Hoard of Visitors to the Naval Academy feem to have been unfavorably im- pressed with the botel accommodations of Annapolis, for gf Tecommend that the Goy- ernment should hereafter provide quarters for the visitors, intimating that they haa fome experience too disagreeable to be re-_ counted. ENcLisH TURRET SHiPs.—Captain C6 of the British navy, is about buildinga meg turret ship for the navy. at the yard of the Messrs. 1 aird, Glasgow. Captain Coles’ plan jor & turret is to be tested by firing at snort range. at the turret of one of the ships already 300-pounder Arm. stroug gun, weighing 12 tons. 3 ———————— Comrressep Stoxz.—A New Haven com- pany bas begun the manufacture of a com- pressed stone for building purposes. It is Tonde of sand. pulverized quartz and silicate of soda, and bardens within twenty-four bours from the consistency of putty to sulidity of stone. S7Still “imminent”—a European war. 87The Song of the Sbip Caulker—«Gome! Oakum with me!” 7 Mixing the breed of dogs is only a case of curru ption. #7" 1t is said that Dan Rice will be a candi- Cate for Congress in the Nineteenth District of Penneylvania. S7President Warner, of Liberia, has in- vi ed the colored people of the United Scates to that country. * 7 All the local elections in Southern ini. pofs show Democratic gains of trom 50 to iyo per cent. over the Jast vote. &7-New Yorkers have so far Sunday to wet their whistle—that the new ” law is dubbed “The Exercise Law. S7Ifa man does a noble, benevolent deed, ic is the signal for pouncing u him to help an the needy and seedy once ry . S7 An alliance is between A: and the Russian Bear “Barely mye deten| eo use ecg ae | ~ys~ word Rs. on Tuesday

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