“THE EVENING STAR 18 PUBLISHED DAILY, (BXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS Southwest corner of Penn's events and 1102 street aY W. D. WALLAOH. ——_+—_—_. The STAR is served by the carriers to their EEKLY STAR—published om Friday moruing_One Deller and e Hef @ Year. PERSONAL. BTL Clairroyant, Physician ety A give life readings, in- cluding P. P ture, at her ~~ 420, merth side of Pehn's avenue, between 6tb streets. Office hours from 1000 30. m. ot rt to nm. 0) BNTIAL —Young mea who have in- Cc gael by veortain secret habits, ich unfit them for business. pleasure, or the duties of married life; also, aged and old men, who. from the follies of youth, or other qauses. feel a debility in advance of their years. befere placing themselves under the treatment of 2, ‘one, should firat read “The Seoret Friend ed ladies will learn something of HEiThale cco semaine aeons Tess, env . 9 3 Address Dr. CHAS. A STUART & OU.. Boston, Mase no THS. BO- ely }PRIDAL AND FUNERAL WRBA’ B TS, CROSSES, ANCHORS, STARS, gresped Ayers form. WAX FLOW 7 LA A AIB FLOWERS, and BRAIBING, b: RIES. M late of Boston Has removed to No. 429 it, be Gand oc $6m*_ i cS WHO ARE DESIROUS OF A SKILL- it Dy BY MO a wot, piety A Caio Lamang hg np eget ‘tices ma: engsg a MBS GUILD, Dealer in New and Second hand Ja Braite: Ui Parniture Mepaired, Beap Dolatered and Varnished. Ith and B sts; (nea the canal.) Highest price paid for Second-hi sad Furvitore selly , ©. 7. BLACK. tAHS. BLACK WARD H.Laxc _— LAW OFFICE. BLACK, LAMON & CO., Counsellors and Attorneys at-Law In the Supreme Court of the United States. the Court of Olaims, the Conrts of the District, the Executive Depart- ments. and Committees of Congress. : , 46% Leth street, (directly opposite Wil- Hotel > de 12-tf CLOTHING, &c. ouNbD A 1CcE. = it! ——* it! ust Hsten a bit From the folks at Smith's Oak Hall Comes a word of advice, So sonnd and so nice For the present season of Fall. Button your coat Up to your throat. And see that you re «armly clad; Or ‘b cold in your head You'll besick in your bed, Which will be exceedingly bad. And you Ii stay in bed With the cold in your head, And compdlied to besomewhat wuiet, Till you had enough Of the Doctor + stuff, And all sorts of sick fo! diet. ‘all, J Which are sold ai ithe Oak Hall. SMITH BROS & CO... MEKCHANT TAILORS, BALERS ON IsHING GOODS, OAK HALL, 464 Seventy Stxe#t. Jot received the largest and finest stock of PLBCE GUUDD ever offered mn the city of Wael ington. Having secured the best artists in tis tity, we ar ed to make up in the finest style, and at | rices than any other ¢-tabii-b ment as tit 8. B. & OO. LOSSNO, M. MERCHANT Tallon, Correr of 9th and D streets, Desires to return his thanks tor the liberal patronage Lestowed upcn bim during = 5, and at the sam time iuvites bi Visit his ete and inspect his new © selection of goods, which be has ust purchaseG for the Fall and Winter Trace Mr. bk HABDOS e, continues to give b stant atrent Style and general Se PeSrance of ali garments made at the estab histment Th» best work and moderate charces is our metto. S-im* DOLAN, MEBOHANT TAILOR, corner and nd @ general sesortm Furnishing Goods He has a! 4 lot of first class Oustom made give him acall, amd r hanks for ther hberal patro > J. HEIBEBGES, a Gacncaner to H F. Lgadon &00.,, CITIZEN'S AND) MUCHANT TAILOR, Metropolitan — — ain ae Eee womsingtwn. 0. 6. my ltt (120 ILEENS PIANOS AND CanuaRT )o's NEEDHAM'S PARLOB UBGANS. MN find it greatiy to their interest, ine these-uperb In-traments be- fore purchasing any other Only agency at GEURGE L. WILD & BRO 7 Ne» Piano Forte and Organ Wareroom. No. 49 Lith «treet between Penn's a e and E street A select assortment of new and , FORKS, SPOONS, in prime order A of SUPERIOR QU 3 Ww Importers of House noM@ect 320 Penns CASES CANNED 200 Ams, Peure Plu ces Green Corn ing Goods, jetzerott Hall. coops Also, AY re whole JB. CRANE & 00. 53 La ave, bet 6th aud 7th’ ate, received the great BISIENNE HAT: most besati t. Sik and Straw B promptly attended to by Mre. 4 @ GASTON, 446 8th street, tour door row Penn's avenue oe3 lm™ W ISsLow's sw EET COBN, IN OANS. lorge invoice fresh from the packers, in Port- Me. For “ee od fine feouee” _P, RING of King Place. , LA © —STOVELL'S INFALLTBLE aGUE s. CURB. sold wholesale and retail by DUCK - T UOKS. Apothecaries, No. 59 Pennsyl- nee, between Jist and 2id streets. and cinta cenerally no 19 eolm*™ JEW MILLINEBY—Th. test noveliias in BONNETS and HATS. ot Mrs M A. PICK S, 234 Pennsylvania averse, rear tir street. 2097 tw" ceived. and for Sale or retail, t ful smrtment of UNBETS. All orte: Eben &. XXVIII. HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, &o. _—- HOTS! H ber 1, 1806. Senators, Representatives, and others, residing in Nemiemen, who oecu' Star. WASHINGTON. D. C.. MONDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1866. ig | proved to be the property of the Repub N2. 4,299. | FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STAR TELEGRAMS, &c. Judge Alexander, of the Circuit Court of Baltimore passed an order and decree on Sat- ppointirg ThomasG. Pratt as receiver of the National Express Company, anthorizing Dim to collect, sue for, and receive all the property and aseets of said company, moneys due to or recoverable by whetlerin the hands of or d or shareholder of said company, or other per- Sch OF persons, and receipt for and release the And the Trustees, John Blair Hodge, ©. Oliver O'Donnell, and Jonn J. Kelley, are (ore sted and required to bring forthwith into the State of Maryland, and within the jaris- d chien of this court, all (he property, moueys, ssets and descriptions moveable, belonging to said National Express and Trans- portation Company on the 20th of September, I-66, in theis posseesion. and under their con- trol, respectively, and to deliver the same to the said receiver. An order of arrest has been iseued by Judge Monell, in’ New York, on the affidavit of Nelson B. @deM, against John Morrissey, Jobn A. Morris, William ©. France, Charl M. Murray, S. Simmons, William L. Simons, Jacob Blarvelt, John Mclee, Wiliam Ward, William Crattand other weil- known sporting men, all of whom the Sheriff is directed to holdin bail of three thousand Odell deposes he has lost over 0 the past year in patronizing lottery pol- shops owned and kept by the above par- OFFICIAL. Examinations for the Navy. TO VOLUNTEER OFFICERS. Navy DEPARTMENT, Wasurnoton, D.O., N All persons who have served as vulunwer officers in the United States Navy for the term of two years, and who desire to be examined for admission to the regular Navy as provided in the act of Congress approved Joly 25, 1S66, Will at once make Application addressed to Commedore 8S. P. Lee, Hartford, Conn., who will notify them when toappear. Those who do not make applicstion prior to the Ist of January nezt,or who do not present them- selves when notified, will be considered as baving waived their claim for examination. Candidates will take with .bem, when sum- moned, their official papers showing their na- Gipron WELLES, Secretary of the Navy. 1AL NOTICES, ANOTHEB CUBE —f 124 Grand street. Williamsbare pletely cured of a vivl mn METCALFE MATIO REMEDY. ani! 19 willing to state his case to any persoa who will call at tre above address. 8.0. FORD, Acent @F SOBRY FOR YOU, FRANCE ANDIENG LAND !—Y-ur perfumes ket by the tariff Information Conce: « WasnincTon, te spartne: yp MEALS a CHADWICK & 00. ns BERLIN, Oct. 27, IN —Editor Star> 1t may be imteresting to your readers to obtain some more definite idea relative to the present Ger- wan Confederation, with Prussia at its head, than American papers generally are Aptto 1tis a mistaken notion to think Prussia bas largely increased ber territory. Such is not the fuct, as figures below will show. Neither bas Prussia swallowed up all the minor German States, which it she did notdo. As it is, she has merely made herself the military head and foreiga diplo- matic representative ef a Confederation of twenty-two little sovereiguties, whose total number of inhabitants, except Saxony, only Aboutequals the population of Switzerland - ang even Saxony bas a population and an area Jess than that of the Swiss Republic y be termed a Confederation of monarchs, which the people are expected to support and con- sider a blessing. It is useless to elaborate upon That « republican Confederation can admit of State sovereignty is admissabie and proper, bat that the principles of mon- archical government can embody it, is con 1t Germany really desires to by any officer J 22£ Woop HOUSE, Corner Penna. avenue and Treelfth street, Washington, D. Situated In the most central location the city, midway between the CAPITOL AND PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, Only a short distance from al) the Departmente, Patent and Post Offices, Smithsonian Institute, H.H. DUDLEY £00., Proprietore. AND RESTAURANT. nue, between lst aud 3d ete, Comfortable Reoms. with first class Beard Twenty years experience as chief cook at the sev_ eral Foreign Legations and this country should bes en satisfaction to all who will extend me their pa: tropage. DINNERS and SUPPERS at private residences, for parties and balis wi! be cotten no CHARLES GIV. Carton HOUSE #46 Penn + Mallen, Kay. of No. rincipal Hotels in clent guarsutee of in the best dollars each RC paN e sunt out of this war Still more sorry for those who bny the trashy imitations ef your extracts Meas- time. ail vafl to the intelitzent millions who won'd . NIGHT BLOOMING ive any other perfume as a gift. Sold everywhere, trary to reason bea unit and show its full st either now become wholly Prussian, « Hannovre sans sovereigns.” or it must enter fully into the principles of a republican form No half-way business will answer. Bismark understands that, and in the interest of his country he is paving the way to Prussiapize all the minor German States. The sooner he does it the better for the people at iarge. Lt will be easier some fut ure day for the people to wipe out one king L be now to get rid of twenty- Prussian rule would enlighten and give vigor to the nation, £0 as to make its popular will felt whenever a Hohenzaller would seek too rashly to curtail privileges which an intelligent aud progressive people might der of their sovereign. “65 Prussia p German square miles. 1a possesses a territory of 6,395,404 German square miles. iro4 Prussia bad a population of 19, 1266 Prussia ha< a population of ere Asa European Power the German Uonted- eration of twenty-two Sovereignties, inc Prussia, ranks fifth, viz 'TAUR. . No. 365 Penne avenue, near sth street. P EMRBICH wishes to inform his fries and the public generally that he now keeps con pg on hand OYSTERS, ¥ The St. Louis Republican denies that there was a fight with bushwhackers in Lexington, as reported in @ dispatch Friday night. Li says that a party of men jeft Lexington to enrol Clemens among them. mained in the town, after the others left was shot by the militia, and Alvin ident of Lexington, was accidenta mgth, it must fresh every iB Clemens re- | of government, WARD'S PAPER COLLAR AND CUFFS, To bo bad Bverye here. GAITHER, ©, between sth and 9th sts., Cc, DAVIS @ No. 20 Market Sp: Agents fer Wash: EDUCATIONAL. ATTIE B. bEAOH, Teac Apply 075 17th street south, The steamer Thomas Kelsoand Adelaide ar- rived in Baltumore yesterday, from Norfolk, Charles Reeder, the chief engi- neer of the Kelso, and several others, by the recent explosion.came up with the amputation of one of Keeder’s arms will be nec A bold attempt was made on Thursday even- ing torob the bank in Castleton. Vermont, by three men, two of whom entered through a window which they forced open. were frightened away plished their purpose Ph as it would en sovereigns i i REMEDIAL INSTITUTE FOR SPEOIAL TIMOTHY'S HALL. CASES, For terms, &.. see catalogae renlar atthe principal bookstores of this city, or address the principal un E. PARSONS, Catonville, Md. Vax Patios of No. 14 Bond street, New York. BFF ull infermation, with the Arches: testimo ; also, @ Book on Spresal Deseas envelope, sent fre and you trill not metans are generally wnpostors, wi no stranger should be trusted.” Enclose a 1856, Felix Benton, a1 be: soee ee 524,560 Relative to religious denominations, Prussia is NOW Constituted, contains per cent; Catholics, 32.71 per cent: others, Whilst the above southern Ger States have: Protestants, 39.32 per cent: Cath- ohes, 59.07 per cent. others, 1.61 per cent yet the above States of Southera (ier- Many have mauifested noJ real disposition to unite themselves into a confederation. Wants to get under the wing of the Prussian Hagle, whilst Wartemberg wants a Southern German Confederation, and Bavaria is on the fence, and actually does not know what sbe Hessie léins towards Prussia, which bas already helped itself to that portion north of the river Maine, and tiny Lichtenstein be- ing hemmed in enureiy by Austria, has no will express; her Sovereign has always been a ember of the Imper.al housebold of Austria, ud it May, therefore. to all intents aud pur- poses, be considered a country seat on the Rhine, belonging to an Austrian Prince 1t would be vain to speculate what the ulti- mite result of this state of affairs willbe. Sut- fice it to say. that it is not in the nature of things to last very long Germany have wade no gain Be sure yeu procure Protestants, (4 64 OOLGATE’S AROMATIC VEGETABLE 60AP A superior ToiLz1 Boar. prepared from refiued VcEtari® Otrs in combin March 3d. 1855, in the u: was granted February 13th, 1856. December 22, issned under the act of + 1855, in the pame of Horace Gregory, ge granted December 26, 1885. —Becember ‘3S for 120 acres of wand, isaned ander the me of Bli-ha Baron, » 1866. January }2, No. 23,618 for 140 acres. {=sued under the act of March $1, 1855. in the name of Ivory Butler, and granted Aprtl 19, 18—Febroary 2, bi. No. 42 055. ter 160 acres, issued underthe act of March 3d, 1555, in the vame ot Lazarus Harlon, and was granted September 1/, 1856, Bebruary ad fi; SE FURNISHING KSTAB No. 13.108, for 160 acr of Lapigs,and exquicite, and Inthe trial ot Devlin, and Tilton, distillers, fryuds vpon thelrevenue case ingBrookly detective testified that he had been offered 85,0.) 4 month to keep quiet, J. Durand was arrested in New York with over four thousand dollars worth of property that he had stolen in different parts of Penu- + act #f March 3, 1455. im the and was granted January a ERT WHITE'S (LATE SHAFFIELD CONLECTIONEBY AND LOK COREA MANU FaCTUBY, No. 3% 6th + ceet The proprietor wishes to inform families, hotel propristors. and the public ceneralls , that he cou Confectiovery and the choice-t ice, and on the mo-t Fawy Cakes, Chariotte Kus The official canvas of Wisconsin gives 7 votes to ihe Kepublican, and 54.416 wo Democratic candidate for Governor at the ce. cent State election M. Bruce, of Kentucky. died deniy in New York Saturday, at the South Tinues to furn t the shorte=t t Wedding and kinds aud sizes, anc Mange ana Jeli Suppers aod other entertainments tarnished (COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FoR Women i LYING-IN ASYLUM, Fourteenth street, (eircie,)coraer of M street, EMOVAL NAL UNION INSURANCE Com. NY OF WASHINGTUN com Have removed to their New Office. No, 71 LOUISIANA AVENUE First door east of 7th st, DIRECTORS W Riggs. Vice Pres*t, a, Bich'd Wallach) Two more bodie York, Saturc As yet, the people of ‘They have only fact, constitutional hberty in the German sense las been abridged Certain sovereigns have been variously ai- fected: but the people, as such, have done nothing for themselves, from 4 certain political ~ 1 wonder what next is going (o be done with in Switzertand, the: cidie Matters best quent of their intention. the Federat Council har- 20,000 of the famous American ~ Winchesier repesting rites,” &i an expense of some 3,000,000 francs gold. the Swiss place lide farth in the piece of parch- Ment they received at Vienna in I-15 no doubt they will be respected for so doing y. trom the ruinsof the Walker ‘This Institation has Leon extabtished for the re. : . tients who may be suffering from dia- weulter to their sex and for the admission females as may require the comferts of the lying in chamber ‘The building is sftaated fn the most healthy por- District, surrounded by its own Te pase the door every five mieutes. ion: From $6 to $10 per week, th the reom required, or includes Board, Medi ical and Surgical attendance EDIOAL M SURORGN IN J H THOMPSON, street. patroen THE NATIO PA ‘The Supreme Court of New York, Saturd favor of EF. P Christy's 1 mate spouse and heir Jamaica state that silver is not taken thereexcept at a discount of twenty-five per cent. Eight boy-pickpockets were arrested on the Eighth avenue railroad, in New Yorg, Satar- decided finally tion of the Advices from More than wake up jethargy and exclaim, Obas. Knap, Pres’t, » Thos. Berry, G B Gideon, Heur, D. Qooke. NOBLE D. LABNEB Secretary. C= AND ELEGANT Guubs. Marshall Brow: Danie! Dodd, »DS are Mosi elo- ordered some Joby Tyler and his mother were nearly | 7%0700"' ss burned to death in New York Saturday night by the former upsetting a kerosene lamp. The United States district court in New Gr- jexns still requires the test oath to be taken by all lawyers who practice before it. Commodore Kogers has assumed command of the Oharlestown Navy Yard, vice Admiral Itis evident that = s> We have just opened » splendid Stock urgeun General, oes a Seookuex S. . JROCK ERY, 7HOS. MIL Ez GLASSWARE, CUTLBBY, and PLATED WARE Of the newest and most beautifal designs, to which tention of housekeepers & BEVERIDGE, 7 Love-rmitien maidens, can, the feelings of a young ind Virginia, who having been loc! her away from ber oldier loyer, the night. to let herself down tro: story Window, elude the vigilance: diane, and joi him for whom she was “pruing away in solitary confinement,” calf refused to elope with her imagine, if you ly of Wheeling, Ked up to keep managed, in m her third. eof her guar. D , Washington. TYLER, M. D., Georgetown. D, M. D., F street Orders for Sintotce et Ten million pounds of wool were sold in the Boston market last week. A great fair in aid of the disabled Maryland soldiers opens in Baltimore to-night. S. Hyslop died by freezing ia the streets in New York on Friday night. The Colorado Legislature met at Golden City ‘We invite the particaia: and purchasers gener WwW Odd Fellows’ Hi FEED! A full assortment of all re; quality No » the tree beds tn this hos 'e are 3.) can be obtained of fas Lstreet, or iB chief at thi Medical + Gillette. and ers di admission Widows ef soldiers eerie os —s “Petients living at a distance whe desire to come this oes a Ley gt ng nome private LJ Bospital, PP ip By sot GILLETTE. D out the grea: ly to the Surgeon grades choice Flour for the only direct receivers for Golden Bill, J Patapsco) and Linganor Family Asthe latter brand kas d sold tm this ig this flour by ®7-Some time since in New York, Uaroline Retiord lost a limb through the negligence of 4 conductor on the Seventh avenue railroad She brought suit against the Jury on Wednes: BENING OF A Man-or-War—The once proud and gallant trigate New Lronsides, which, during the war of the rebellion, per- aluable services, is now amass ofsmouldering ruins. While moored Saturday night at the south sideof League Island. front- ingon the Delaware river, sbe took fire and burned to the water’s edge. The origin of the fire ip involved in mystery. whether it was the resultof a The paval tugs Pilgrim and Glencoe, under the orders of Capt. W. H. Macomb, U.S. N., and s company of marines under Lieut. H.C. Cochrane, U. 5. M. corps. were immediately sent tothe island from Philadelphia. Three steam fire-engines and five hose carriages were sent down by Jand, but owing to the great headway made by the flames, and a strong wind, and the difficulty in reaching the water, the tide being low, were unable to save ber, aud returned to the city Sunday morning ma furious portheast snow storm. The lronsides wns builtin Philadelphia, in 1862, cost $750,000, and was the finest armor-plated vessel in the United States Navy. @2" It ie stated that Hon. George H. Pendle- ), bas declared hi impartial suffr; Posi and ower H. Gambrill (pot Flours tn the Di company, and a ely counterfeited day awarded ber $7.5.) dam- formed such in ‘HIS I8 TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subseri- be: tained from the Orphans’ Court of nty,in the District of Columbia, letters of administration on the personal estate ot Cooper. late of Washington. D.C. ed. All persons having cl jeceased, are hereb: same, with the vouchers ther than it can be obtained from « second to none. iret-class Family Buckwheat at low rates. of Westerm Flour nstore ay LT & &7 A dutchman at Decatur, married a second wile a week afier the loss of wife No.i bath following the bride asked her Jord to Was “cut up” with the following response:—“Yon tink I ride out mit anoder woman so soon after the death of mine frau! No, ne.” 7 Louis Warner, siewa: House, Mobile, one night last week, the performance was over, in the third story for a door, walked out and was instantly killed. 7 What motives have railroad trains for Tupning! Loco-motives. &7 A short distance below Chicago, a rose- Wood coffin containing the rem: woman Las been wasbed asho! proposed to 2 &s0up-Bonse at Chattanooga to give the Mestiture a joast one Wholesome meal a day. &7 Au Indian® boldier during the war wax Gischarged for “disability.” His wife recently fave birth to three children, iy other source, Price a fraction less than take ber riding, a» nd itis not known cident or design. jaims against the to i to the subscriber, Indiana avenue A LDEN'S WOOD AND CUAL YARD. ith street, between L sud M streets. ®7 WOD and C@AL constantly on hand. Sud Ist street, De: rd of the Battle Wwentto the theatre and im coming out after istook a window ber may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit “‘Given'wader my band this 13th day of No wen and — SUSAN OOOPE ne IT lawsw* Administratrix. Joho Minor Pye rlcegper © Science o} and Times of ENTUCKY BREAK and superior aqaitey. ‘AST BACON ,—Bright mL. Stone: $5. Sat rece! ved. an of the Orrit War. by, ta, Race for Wealth "__FRANOK TAYLOR prime lot ef eads aod Bar- ans ofa young Edmund Yates; 3. Bhagat %8 ARE NOW REO 7 crop MOLASS rele. suitable for bakery ute eT est frozen mu ne re ee er ee a eee ed New York prices, by Do 20" BALL & HUME, mocratic papers, Reported Arrestef © @ I. R. Step Barnsiey, Yorkeniar, Dee. § More teriiiic ¢XPlosions occurred Chis mora! the first at ten minutes before five o'clock Second at five. avd the tbird at pipe o clo « The engines were burily engaged in footing the pit. Loxpow, Dec. 16—Evening —The repor’ bis Deeb CUFTeRt to-day that James Stephens, « 0.1. K, bas landed m England, & discovered thar be wes in Norfola. the police have found ang arrested reliability of this r The stes: & Fenian man-ot-war, and whieh sabsegs Columbia. has been given up by the Admiral'y to the Columbian Minister, and will soon lea, © for Laguayra Froxence, Dec. 16.—The italian Parliam bas commerced its session. The proceediny« ‘were opened by Victor Emanual in person, who delivered a speech from the throne, in Which be congratniates the people of Maly on the atrainment of their desires im their delivery from any foreign yoke and therr enon under one government. He says also that he will re- spect the Pope's territory and independen and expressed the hope that the questions tween the Holy Father and Italy will be se ued to the satiefact f ai} parues Romr, Dee 15.—1 aid that Cardinal An tonelli gave an evasive reply to General King « Gemand tor an explanation of the denial of hie statement. It is supposed that no unpleasan relations will ensue. Ror, Dec. 16.—The Pope bas received the Ambassador trom the Halian Government. M Tonelli, very graciousty, and his acm» tpe Holy Father wail, satis hoped. p cess. Virginia News A serious riot occurred at Portsmouth, Va Friday evening, between parties of whies anc negroes. Three white men were dangerousiy wounded and several others slightly in ured A nomber of negroes were also wounded during the distarbance. The origin of the r) appears to have been the burning of several houres, one of which, it was surmised. na been set on fire by negroes, and the flames fr which caught and destroyed the others The examination of Dr. Watson, of Kook bricge, jor shooting a colored man in Kock- bridge county, was commenced i Messrs. Lyons, August, Carringt 1 are the counsels for the defendant. Tie arg ment used by the defendant's counsel ts tha the military authorities have no jurisdiction the case, and that it can only be decuded by une civil court The land of the Jate Absolam Brave Loudon, was sold on the 11th on Taylor, commissioner. tor ¥=4 per acre rge W. Noland and Fen.on M. Love. ps chaser: and another ‘ract of Lore. Ww for $50—John Stewart, purchase: The remains of Lieut. William Thrift, b London cavairy, who was killed in a skirm at Fauquier Springs. during the war, wer brought to Leesburg, aud buried on W day, the 12th instant Holmes, the colored men, tn Richr lately killed a negro preacher, und 3 stances of great provocation, of a domes: nature, has been tried and acquitted SERIOUS MISTAKE—~ fay drinks bave the particulars of a very simgular occur- rence which toek place in Mascoutah last Su: day. Several young ladies called in the house of a neighbor, on their way from while there some of the party propos should drink some cider from a jug w stood upon a shelf y. Untorcunatery there were two jugs similar in sizeand appear ance, one of them containing cider, the other a strong solution of highly concentrated lye and ontof the latter two glasses were poured, one of which was taken by 4 young iady Miss Minerva Garrett. daughter of Mr Gare id, horrible to relate, two moathiuls of the burning fluid wereswallowed betore she became aware of its nature. Screaming wi't pain ana terror, she ran home, which was iu the house adjoming. where her motuer, seat presence of mind. at once admini to her repeated doses of milk and melted jar the effect of which was to relieve her stoma. t immediately by throwing up the lye. Th tollowed by do castor ol = Tb prompt action on the Mrs. Garrett wil it is hoped. be the m aving her daugt ers life, althongh at counts «he was ery critical state tie 1 med Joun Re Paesexcrr Ratiway Case fran er T - ts —In the Crimi rday. Micha McGee, conductor on passenger rail- Way, Was tried for < Wm. Corw Burgy, by forcibly e gh t videnee that Mr. B ket in the M > Mhat he left th reet and re-entered street, when be offered yment. The cond ur that tra tis necting routes. Mr. Burgy yd be wae compelle . ce Bond acquitted M c that ik thas r ° ed. m yuld Tide apon the road for ten T where be pleased und then of be iranster tekets at any port on the line, whereas the rulesof the com pany demanded the p tot fourteen cen for two rides —fal* SF A large mn Oni ago employ young year age ss paymaster. She has p nce 1x Muy a quarter of @ million the Ume-sbeets, pay-roll, and a private unt-book with and fur each of ibe three tour bundred men employed She receives the money weekly from the bank to the amour of $4,000 to 5.000. carries the transacuon « paying allthe men through, and setiles and makes ber balances with the cashier. She knows-every man in the establishment. the force being divided into eleven department b having its reeponsible foreman. She cor mands a salary of $625 per annum, takes tw Music lessons each week, and attends an even- hg course Qt a commercial college, where ehe basa scholarship. Nor does this produce any overstrain of ber intellect. She is in the mo-: robust and vigorous bealih, pever bas a Gay sickness, and stands ten hours each day a’ work. THE LrTHeRaN CHURCH CoNnvENTiON.— The Special Convention of delegates from the various Orthodox Lutheran Synois of the United States and Canada, which met at Read- ing, Pa. on Wednesday last tor the purpose of considering propositions for a basis of anion ren the Synods attached to this branch o the delegation, adjourned Saturday nu. They have previded for the organization of « clesiastical Union to meet annaaily ana to be called the General Council theran Church ef North America The representation of this body is to be based upon the number of communicant membership represented. The Convention adopted the unaltered Augsburg confession ts tts doctrina! basis, and in the course of its session nuthorize< tbe preparstion and publication of new Eng- lish and German bymn books for the use « the denomination. The utmost unanim baracterized the proceeding~ throughout. 87" A genleman and wife attempted to cros: tbe St. Clair River, from Detroit to Windsor, in An open bont, daring a severe storm on Sat- urday last. ‘They did not arrive at their dest nation, and their friends ou both sides. com - paring notes, and bearing of a capsized boa drifung down the stream, gave them up for lost. he river was dragged for two days io search of their bodies, when on Monday. to the astenishmen of everybody. they arrived a home like Griffith Gaunt alive ana weil. They bad indeed beeu wrecked, but bad gained « footing on Belle Isle, near the city. and were obliged to remain in one of the houses on the island (ll the gale was over. FLInt, Tuk Deraciten.—Another instar of alleged forgery on the part of Flint. of city, Dad just come to Li A dratt to tbe amount of 5.000, that bh id to Flin atthe First National Bauk in this city, and vent to Washington tor collection. bas been re. turned to this city as a forgery. after in the United States Treasury some mon’ Norfolk Day Book. ° REWARD ror MUEDERERS.—Gov. Swaar has issued @ proclamation offering a reward 01 1,000 for the arrest of the parties who mer- aered Mr. J. Edwin Roberts, mercban Chureb Hill, Queen Anne's County, Miry and, on the night of the =th instant. itis Proposed to license houses of prost: ‘union in New York S87 The three degrees of comparison in min ing—mine, miner, minus. S87 Specie incomes in Ualifornia have to be Teduced to @ greenback standard. S7°A St. Louis husband spent all his wife money then ran off with another woman. 87 Mr. Quip severely denounces Mr. Cow An's proposition to +-embrace the women.” — Boston Post. 87 A brother of ex- President Prerce is a*em- perance lecturer in New Hampshire S7 Jobn A. Thomas, tor breaking hi< prom. se, pays @ Miss Green, of Monmouth, N. J, S200. S7 The Staff of Life is the name of a journal Jaely started in London, representing the bas - ing interest. s7 Many aman who basn’t money in hie pocket bas it on the brain. S7 Organ grinding yesterday broagbh' oa: a S7 Give strict attention to yourowa affairs — Abd consider your wile One of the mp, BF The editor of (be Csvege Ppliadiom ‘Binks be bas discoverce worms Ip pork.

Evening Star dated December 17, 1866

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