, 1866-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

4 new Military IsIil-The New Jersey
Election Case-I'aynaent Of TFoop~-
The French LeGislature-The Freed-
men in AsahamA-The New York Col
1cctorrhir.
"AsHrsa7oS; Jan. 1.-It IS atated that Genera:
hlI 10 bs incorporated with the best features OF
etIaior Nilton'e bill. Or Fupe1sedc 1t altogethcs.
II is Esaled, on good authority, that the Senate
Co1ntt1ee OIL the contested elections has prepared
report adrefre 10 Senator Stockton, Of New.
jersey. -
Ieqni.lt,ons Of P.yna.ters have been promptly
met by the Treasury, and they are now being dea-
troops.
4 pnvatelester, from Trustworthy source, has
besn fetctSed from Iatss stating that the Legs1a-
tuze Of the French Empire viii sseemble about tht
18Th instant and the Emperor. III his opening ad-
dres., viii czpree. mos1 amicab]e and pacific scn;1
nent~ toward the rited States, and, nnless In the
meanwhile the relations Of the two countries he
CONG hostile ny measures or Qne4l1ons Of honor,
VIII promise 10 esacua1e Mexico as promptly al
Cen o. o. Howard has inst received tto,n Gen,
swain, Assistant Commissioner OF the Freedmen's
Sc na,r. To-, The s1,,e tS o. ~ po IN s,d
month OF December. The General stales that In
some localities the planters have made strong
the latter persisted in demanding employment cpti
the combination vas broken up. Toot.houses for
the nehel OF destitute freedmen arc vcry much
miskiouefs generally ecem indlspo-ed to MD ID
their cstabilrhment. The usual contract pfice for
iredmcn's labor Is f10 per month for men includ-
entire family Female labor Il estimated At Is per
month. The Commissioner ttatts that more than
5000 Northern men arr in the Stats OF Alabama,
ahe demand for abor. he etatea IN all portions Of
The State ie mach greater than 1he supply.
the New York cn.ton Houe., s w. to sseept thee Of.
ice Of Pres,dent Of the New York Trust Company,
hae been informed By the Secretary Of The Treas.
saIary uili be rai<ed 10 5000 4 yen.
The patttsans Of Chief 3rstfce Chnse are nretuR
The f!stdent 70 sppetnt Mr.. J. F. Bailey, collec-
tor OF the port ofNev York.
4 desperate Attempt at Suicide-The
Gonzales Murder Caae-Eoston Sales
Pobtponed-Flnnncfal
NEW ToEK, jan. 13.-LouiEa Arnold. Of this city.
ent her thrrat this morning. but f,tliur 10 die,
Jumped info nc East sdser. She was 1escosd and
Grs1t excitement wts created this morning at the
brcok!sr Court Iouse On aE attachment to EN-.
.Ote1o. Five hundred and eighty tnroat ucte sum.
moned. Not one Juror has yer been oh.aiued
Esgy one whose name WIS called having formed IN
o2!n,on e, Ihsss y hstdls probability taata jury
r. ssassssy E IL Treasury h., instructed
cotton afsass n !h's city 10 make 20 ore sales o.
1ieree that the dt1sy Will be advantageous 10 1he
Government in BRINGING into the Treasury higher
Tic Tpl eays ;hat Wan z,rrsl " Is $ nose % .nin.tea
today. The fears that some hasts and III cousid-
cred effort On contraction Will result from the hnan-
caal measure before Congress, appear to be passing
Tie loan market is growing easier. and the cur
rcnt Taic for denand looms IL 5uG per cent. Com
Offering.
The stock market opened with more animation
Governments are steady. without much activity,
seVEn1Mrfes being quite strong at fF1etfousl ad.