Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-15

DFAll the military roads in the Department
OF the Cumberland are now open to private
freight and travel. Citizens bearing the usual
Provost Marshal's or military pass, from the
department or district headquarters, will be
passed, with their necessary private baggage,
on payment OF the established rates.
IL The population of Canada liable to mil.
1tary duty is about half a million, the embed.
lea militia 81, 600 men, the volunteers alone
numbering some 10000.
SBy q decision OF the Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue, an ordinary notice OF land.
lord to tenant TO yacate at the expiration OF
his term is not subject to stamp duty.
SMaine is 10 have two steam war vessels
to defend her coast, and one of the Iron.c lads
Will make spec ial cruise in the Eastern States
this summer, going as far as Halifax.
s-On the eve of St. Valentines Day $50. 900
letters were despatched from the general post
ofiee in London-an excess Of 100000 over the
ordinary number.
~The contractors on the Chic ago lake tun.
mel threaten to throw ap the contract because
they are losing money every day.
0GooD FIsHERMRN-The Union fishermen at
Fishers Hill, Fort Fisher and Baskerville.
SA stock exchange and gold board have
just been established in Cincinnati for the first
time
~St. Louis is to have a new Jail, to cost
S3OO,0O
~ There are 4.G35 public school houses in
Maine, and 235,2i scholars.
~One hundred thousand strangers visited
New YORK for the recent celebration.
SThe yield of maple sugar and maple mo-
lasses in the Northern States is 3l,00O,O00 GAL
made by the farmers in the different parts OF
the States to make maple sugar and syrup on
an extensive scale the coming season.
~Mr. Robert p. PARROT, proprietor of the
West Point Foundry, is lying dangerously ill,
at his residence In Cold Spring, of pneumonia
and typhoid fever. But little hope OF bus re-
cOvery.
- Buffaloes are becoming scarce in the
western hunting -QrOnnhS Tkav haan
SO much disturbed OF late, by rowing Indians
that they are seeking more retired homesteads,
far away, near the Rocky Mountains
~The contingent expenses of the Liyerpool
Consuiate for the last fiscal year, as returned
by Mr.. Dudley, were Sl3,O30 40, and Mr.
Morse returns the expenses OF the London
Consulate as having been Ss,G36 So.
~Capt. Laurent, in command Of a French
vessel at Nantes, the other day jumped into
the sea after having tied small anchor to mis-
body TO sink il.
IL Pennsylvania is recruiting her 2l3th rag
tment Of infantry
IL Hon. d. w. VOORHEES,, OF Indiana, has
signined his intention OF resigning his seat as
q member elect TO the next Congress. and re-
Stunning the practice Of the law in Terre
Haute.
~There have been no shipments OF euns
from the Springfield arsenal for six weeks.
EThe torrent of lava from Mount Etaa is
nboHt $50 feet wide.
Street cars do not "pay" in Cincinnati
oic nearly luIe6 nuDQreQ news.
papers IN the two Canadas employing noD
girls. A"
- Lne hnglsn parliament is prepared to
strengthen the offences of Onehac 10 the
amount CT 10000 stealing a year for four
years. " A1
~A report made by the Chief Enoinsor -,
New York city, shows that the street rai,ro y,
travel in that city for 1864 was equivalent ~
we carrying OF its entire population sixtyone
Tunes IN ore year, or Ave times each month
The London Standard has an article IN
American war ships and guns, and says that
II Is now the duty OF England to secure the
manufacture OF weapon that shall pierce and
SINK the heaviest iron clad afioat Until this
IL done, England is not the ''mistress OF the
seas"
~The district OF Georgetown, S. c., now
occupied by Admiral Dahlgren, is the richest
rice growing section Of the Union, and must
have been OF great importance to the rebels.
Ii was also one Of the heaviest slave districts,
only 2,s9i of lis people having been whites In
1850 while 17,253 were slaves.