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THE STAR.
THE RECEPTIONS.
THE PRESIDENTS.

The ladies of the Executive Mansion will
receive visitors every Tuesday evening from
~ to 10 o'clock, and every Friday from to
3p. m.
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs. Welles,
at home on Friday evenings. January 10 and
20 and February ,, at ( O'Clock.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Nc
Culloch receive Thursday evenings, from to
II O'Clock, during the months of January and
February, and Mrs. NcCulloch also on Wed
nesday mornings.
The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs. Har-
Ian will, for the present, receive their friends
on Monday evenings. Mrs. Harlan and the
ladies of the family will also receive on We'd
nesday afternoons.
Mrs. Secretary Stanton will receive her
friends on Saturday evenings.
Mrs. Attorney General Speed will receive
her friends between the hours of and o'clock
on Wednesday afternoons.
SPEAKER COLPAX.
Speaker Colfax's receptions are on Thursday
evenings from y till II.
The reception of Speaker Colfax's mother and
SISTER, Mrs. and Miss Mathews, for ladies, and
gentlemen accompanying them, are every We'd
nesday afternoon from ~ to ,.
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SALEAT POINT lookout

The House or Representatives having passed
areso lution last week, directing the Secretary
Of War TO suspend the sale of governments
buildings at Point Lookout, the q uartermaster
General despatched special steamer last
ThurEday to that point, with instructions
10 Col. Ludineton, Chief Quartermaster OF
the Department of Washington, 10 stop the
sale. Col. Ludington had sold on Thursday a
few OF the smaller buildings attached to the
General Hospital and prison establishment
but none Of any great value. As the pur.
chasers Of these buildings expected to buy with
them some of the larger structures, it is ex.
pected that the sales already made will not be
consummated. Col. Ludington returned to
Washington yesterday morning
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JURY CHALLENGES,

BY the Senate proceedings it will be seen that
the bill in relation to qualifications for Jurors is
to lie called up for action on Thursday mex I
The bill provides that no person shall be dis
qualified from acting on grand or petit Jury
by reason of his having formed or expressed
an opinion upon the matter TO be submitted to
the jury, founded upon public rumor, news
paper statements, &c. We think some legisla-
ton on this subject very much needed.
The jury challenge as interpreted in many
courts now amounts practically to bid
for pudding headed jurors, too ignorant
TO read and too stupid to form an opinion,
and throws ont the intelligent class
who. though they may have formed an
opinion, are competent to judge by the evil
dence, and give a verdict III accordance there
with, regardless of previous impressions. In
our District Supreme Court the judges have
very properly rejected the strained view of the
law above alluded TO, they holding that the
challenge is designed to exclude those only
whose prejudice for or against the prisoner is
admittedly so obstinate as to incapacitate him
for giving an impartial verdict on the evidence
1t is desirable that this point should be def
Rtely settled by statute, so that eligible Jurors
shall not be enabled to shirk jury duty by
means of legal device, leaving that impor-
tant duty to be performed by the ignorant and
incompetent.
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Affairs in Georgetowp.

SERVED RIGHT.-Last night, officers Harper
ana Paxon arrested Elizabeth Ridgely, colored
margaret Hughes and Margaret Logan, white
on suspicion of larceny of money from Henry
Able, colored soldier. Upon in yes tigation by
Justice Buckley, IL appeared that Able and the
three women had enjoyed a day of very init
mate companlonship. To two of them he gave
So so each, and 10 the other 80, and they feast
ed during the time on a dollars worth of gin
ger cakes and five pints of whisky Becoming
somewhat wearied, he laid himself on the floor
out OF his pocket The negro woman picked
II up and gave IL TO him. He then discovered
that he had been robbed, and made Complaint
The amount he said he lost was nine dollars,
mitted he gave to the women and spen Mt for cakes
ana Whisky and the sum he had left, that the
Justice decided that he had lost nothing and
dismissed the case. But on the charge of dis
ORDERLY conduct the Justice fined the negro
girl S2.ii and sent the white wenches 10 the
woIkhouse under the corporation law IN de-
fault of fine.
The RIvEk.-Saturday the prospect was fair
ior speedy clearing out of the ice and the re-
opening OF navigation. Last night the chan
mel was firmly locked mp with ice. and this
morning men and boys are skating over the
track which opened Saturday, and are having
merry time.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKrT.-The market
opened this morning without improvement
since our last report. For nour the demand Is
moderate, and the sales are limited 10 the local
changed. Grain-The market is unchanged.
No wheat offered, and corn S5ase cents per
bushel for yellow and white.
PoRK.-This morning lot OF 10000 lbs was
offered at SIS per 100. The prices may be-
quoted at sI3 per 100 lbs. Wholesale, and sli At
retail.
E. @. knight Denty; n. u Bsl,imors, Lewis,
Christiana, Mezick, entered and cleared from
and to Rappahannock river.
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CONGRESS-.

A petition, signed by one hundred and thir-
teen residents of the District of Columbia ask
ing for negro suffrage, was presented by Mr.
Wade in the Senate to-day, and referred to the
District Committee. After the transaction of
some business of no great importance. the Sem
ate resumed the consideration of the bill en-
larging the powers of the Freedmcn's Bureau
In the House. n very amusing episode oc-
CURED in connection with the introduction by
Mr.. Williams, of Pa, of joint resolution au-
thorzing the trial of Jefferson Davis and his CO.
conspirators by military commission. The PEN
manshp of the resolution was so illegible that
the clerk could not read It. After several
Intellectual attempts by the clerk, Mr.. ChanIer,
of N. l.. rose to question OF order, and in
quired if the gentleman from Pennsylvania
was entitled to vote according to the suffrage
bill amendments, he being unable to write.
The Clerk tried again to read the document,
but utterly failing third time, Mr.. Williams
was called upon to read his own manuscript
Upon attempting this, he was interrupted by
cries of Louder" and laughter. and finall,
gave up the undertaking, contenting himself
with looking over the shoulder of the Reading
clerk. and deciphering the characters for the
latter. Finally. ii was moved that the resolu-
ton be printed, so that members could get an
idea of Its import, and the su oject was referred
TO the Judiciary Committee, with an amend
mrnt of Mr.. Farnsworth, inserting the words
"court martial orr before the words Military
m
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RECEPTION BY MRS STANTON

The reception on Saturday evening at the
residence of Secretary Stanton was one of the
most brilliant affairs Of the kind Of the season.
The magnificent apartments were thronged
with the fashion and elite of Washington So
cie:y. The Marine Band was in attendance
and discoursed most excellent music during
the evening. A larger or more distinguished
concourse has rarely been collected together at
any reception in this city, embracing as it did
leading members of the Government and of
foreign legations, and personages of distinction
from all quarters now assembled in Wash
lne,on
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AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH.

General Howard has received a letter from
Dir. l.. f. MeIlen, an agent OF the Bureau for
the distribution of goods, written from Mont
gomery, Ala, and dated January 18th, 1866.
Mr.. Mellen is a gentleman well qualified to
give an intelligent and faithful opinion on af-
fairs in the South. Atlanta Ga, being n CEN
trail point, he says n large number of poor peo-
PIE, both white and black, have congregated
there, and the result is that there is much suit
fGring among them. He states that the more
prominent citizens of the town are now ex-
ertIrg themselves TO aid them, though poor
themselves. He left there twenty five boxes
of goods, and ordered twenty-five more boxes
from the benevolent societies of the West. be-
sides he rented a building and started a school
for poor whites, 20 be supported by the Cleye-
LAND, Ohio, Commission. About five hundred
rations are being issued 10 the freedmens Camp,
but there is a great want of clothing.
He made q short visit to Macon, where he
found Rev. Hiram Eddy, of Conn. with a corps
of nine teachers, dong finely with the schools
He did not hear OF much restitution there, but
as there had been no clothing distributed, he
ordered some TO be sent TO the teachers. He
visited Montgomery, and called on Gen. w.
Swayne, commissioner of the bureau for that
State, Of whom he speaks in the highest terms.
From an interview he had with Gov. Parsons,
and several other prominent gentlemen, he
had learned the wants of Alabama, and also
somewhat of the general condition of affairs,
politically and otherwise, in the State Thus
far be has experienced much qualification with
the apparent good feeling that exists in the
South He had been fortunate in meet
ing some of the leading men of each place
and from all had received cordial atten-
tioR and cooperation. He thinks it evident
that there is 4 strong desire for northern
emigration, and the investment of money
by Northern capitalists are received with IA
yor. movement among Northern benevo-
lent societies 10 send teachers among them
without expense 10 them is rather more en-
couraged than opposed. All the able bodied
freedmen will soon be employed, and planters
cay they are now getting along better with
them than they expected. II the people were
all like Governor Parsons the machinery Of
government there would soon be in good run
ming order. He is of the decided opinion that
the Freedmen's Bureau must be sustained and
be well supported by the Government, both
with money and military power. Mr.. Mellen
thinks be can come North TO speak very favor.
ably of the present condition of things in the
South, and with great hope for the future
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AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered in the
House to-day a Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution, so as toinclude
all persons, except Indians who are not taxed,
in the basis Of representation, and providing
that when any State shall withhold from a
class of persons the right Of suffrage such class
shall not be included in the basis of represen-
tation. Mr.. Stevens proceeded to urge the i'm
mediate passage of the resolution, so as to get
it before the State Legislatures some twenty of
which are now in session, and many of which
will adjourn in two or three weeks.
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oosAL--Gardner, the Photographer, is
getuhg our superb Photographic Sketch Book of
he odr' IN TWO large volumes. The work is
CONSIDERED the finest collection ever published
'"Coionel Houk, Of Eas, Tennessee, political
military and guerrilla squeichine fame. ar.
rived In town on Saturday, and ,o'd,y has an
interview at the White House ....M,ss LILO
Alger, Of New York, has put herself in . xerv
equivoeai position before the pubic bv ,.,,in.
up claim to the authorship OF "FIorenos De-
cy's" exquisite poem Rock me TO Sleep Mo,h
er." "Florence Percy MRS Elizabeth Az.
Allen, Is now a resident of Washington ...
The Pollard fdsoo at Richmond has been
brought to close by the culprit being az
raigned before the lower House Of the Vireinia
Legislature and reprimanded for a breach of
decorun. The proprietor of the New York
Police Gazette has been arrested for libel on the
complaint Of A. T. Stewart, the New York drv
goodsman. ''''Stepheu II. Branch. formerly
convicted Of a libel, has been pardoned by Gov
fenton, and restored to the full privileges of
citizenship. miss Longworth mrs yell
vertonl has become the terror Of the newspa.
rers She has now actions on foot against
,nfee OF them-the Saturday Rerfes new trial, }
NORTH Brltlsh Daily Mail and the Poll Nall Ca
<e'r Sir John Gray, editor of the Dublin
Freen6a, has been appointed Irish Lord of the
Treasury, In the room of Col White.
- The cattle disease in England In increas
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Latest via Queenstown
FROM MEXICO.

NEW YORK. Jan. ga San Francisco letter
says Gen. Ogazon is about to leave for q uada-
lajara, the capitol OF his State. having AUTHORITY
and means to raise force to take the field
against the Imperialists
Inc Herdtds Toronto correspondent states
the reason fer the postponement OF meeting of
Parliament until May next rs fear of q f'enian
invasion during the winter. One night last
week word was sent over by discharged VOL
unteers at Ogdensburg that the Fenians were
coming. The garrison at Fort Wellington
turned out to receive them, when the voluu-
teers Erred several shots. and the garrison, il is
then returned, satisfed with their sport.
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IMPORTANT TO BkNKERS

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that our National Banks, when about
being established, were IN error in purchasing
bonds al a premium and in making up their
diyideDds and surplus and deducting such
premiums paid as being part of the expenses OF
the business Such deduction is clearly en-
roDeous. as the payment of premiums in bonds
cannot be considered either a loss or an expense
TO the bank, but an investment of its earnings
He instructs the officers of the Bureau to notify
the banks that the amounts of their profits ex :
pended in paying premiums should be inclu-
ded in taxable gains
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xxxIxTH CONGREss-FlRsr SESSION,
1oNDAY, January ~

SENATE-Mr Sumner presented the memo
rial OF the Boston Board of Trade asking for
the passage of law to exempt Northern cred.
itors from the operation of Southern statutes of
limitation. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Clark called up the bill in relation TO the
qualifications for jurors, pro viding that no per-
son shall be disqualified from acting as grand
or petit juror by reason Of his having formed
or expressed an opinion upon the matter ts be
submitted to such jury, founded upon public
rumor, newspaper statements, etc. Made the
special order for Thursday next.
The bill for the enlargement of the Freed
mems Bureau was taken up. The pending
question was upon Mr.. Cowan's amendment
to limit the jurisdiction OF the Bureau to the
States lately in rebellion.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Special Committee
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THE FREEDnES

The Committee On Freedmen's Affairs or a
portion of the members, will shortly visit some
OF the southern States, and the Orange and
ALEXANDRIA Railroad Company have rendered
to them the use of a SPECIAL train from Wash
ington TO Lynchburg. Representative Kelly.
in reply to the President of the road thank :
him for his kindness, and says the committee
will name an early day for the proposed tour
of obscr walton.
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A BONE FOR NATuRALIs1S

A letter has been received by the General
Land Office, from the surveyor general at
Leavenwortb, Kansas, stating that on the 18th
of January there had been RENTED to be com
pared the lower end of the upper bone of a
mas fedon's fore leg, found by H. G. L. Hack
bush, u. 5. ID. s., in Nebraska Territory The
hene was found in longitude 50 west of q, lat.
ituGe ~ deg. % min. north
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THE SEVENTH RraImrNr DAT,

Capt Libenau, Adjutant OF the New York
Seventh Regiment, arrived here ON Saturday
with committee for the purpose of inviting
President johnson, his Cabinet, and the Lien
tenant General TO attend the grand ball about
10 be given by the regiment. The expenses of
The affair are estimated at seventy thousand
dollars, and the ball is expected to be the most
magnificent entertainment ever given in New
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Grnnrr,. German 0n.rn-

BOSTON,. Jan. 22.-iroveTs Opera Oompanie.
have concluded - week Of business At the IIOs-
ton Academy greatly beyond anything, IN
point Of receipts, ever achieved IN America
The aggregate ~ over $4,000. Tie enthusiasm
upon the appearance Of the popular artists of
the German Opera Company was wonerfuL
Nearly every seat is sold already for the entire
week
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POSTAL MATTERS.

The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads, ii is understood, will this week
report several amendments to the postal law
among which will be one requiring postage to
be pre- paid on all newspapers in the office at
which the respective papers may be published
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BOARDING,

GENTLEMEN AND THEIR WIVES AND
~ single gentlemen obtain good ROOMS and
BOARD, 10y the week or month. A few Table
BosTders wanted Terms moderate. ISL r ct :,
between l4th and 18th streets, Que square from
Willard Hotel IA lO.Im~
INEOMPSON'S DINING ROOMS AND sA.
LOON,
500 street. hetween AZ and 9th streets
Il. Il. THOMPSON, late of the metropolitan
botel Inn
TABLE BOARD at No AGA 10Th street a few
month. de M n
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OFFICE OFINDIAN AEEAIRs

A delegation OF the Miami tribe OF Indians of
Indiana, headed by the old chief Mashingma
shaw had an interview with Commissioner
Cooley this morning. in reference to the title of
the aged chief to the Mama "ten section reser.
yaton," granted by the stipulations of treaties
made in 1888 and 1870 Mashingmashaw is now
over eighty years of age, but retains his mental
and bodily vigor TO a wonderful degree He is
accompanied by his son, grandson, and grand
o,h
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE

Returns from Roseburg, Oregon, show in
creased activity in land sales. In addition to
homestead actual settlements made during last
month, cash sales amounting to 1885 acres
were made. At Omaha, Nebraska, 2,7aO acres
were located with agricultural college scrip in
December last r. 80
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Flour firm. Ugh grades
steady: Howard street super, Ss75; family
Sl2.25 Corn, white. Sc; yellow dull At &c
OaJs heavy. Coffee firm; Rio fSaalc Proyis.
.ons steady. Whisky firm at S2.3i.
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INITIATED CURRENCY DEsTIoYRD-Since
August last the Treasury Department has de-
stroyed, by burning. over IS, 10000 worth of
mutilated and cancelled notes of all kinds and
sl0,OO,oOO additional will soon be added TO the
flames
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New York Nlarkets

NEw YORK, Jan. 22.-Coiton dull 81 S0r
Flour declined To 10 cents; southern droop-
ing AT ss.70asl5. Wheat dull; spring declined
to cents. Corn dsll and dropping. Beef
steady. Pork heavy. Lard quiet whiskey
steady.
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NO DUPLICATE DISCHARGES GIVEN

As many as two hundred applications have
been received by the War department from
soldiers who have either lost or sold their dis
charges, TO have new discharges granted them
These applications have, in a cases. been re-
fused as IL il in direct opposition to orders and
regulations 10 grant duplicate discharges
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The Bank R0bb,ry,

NEw loRk, Jan. 1.-TWO men named David
Sclin ana ueorge Boyce were arrested and
identified as the robbers OF the Messenger of ne
Farmers and Cluzens National Bank of Wa
liamsburg on Friday. No clue to the none,
has been discovered.
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Prom North Caroliua.

RALFtGH. Jan. CIV. =. Henrahan, y men,
Der OF the Legislature, who was in hIs seat on
saturday in the House, died suddenly last
night.
A proposition was made ia the Senate 10
build pcuitentary.
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WHITE HOITSE

The crowd of visitors at the White House to-
day was not as large as usual. Among those
who called on the President were Senator's
Sherman and Cowan, and John Van Burensof
New York
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EXTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS re-
ceipts from internal revenue during last week
amount to siO92.765.22. The total receipts
since June 30th, 1865 are about &Is3, OOO,OOO
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LATEST By THE ASIA.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The following addi-
honal is received by steamer Asia:
The regular weekly report of the Liverpool
cotton market was forwarded per the Nova
Scotian.
SiG:c Of Trdde.-The Manchester market is
inactive, and prices tend downward.
Breadstufs are dull and still declining
Messrs. Wakefield, Nash & c., and Richard
son. Spence Il Co, report -four dull and nom
mai; wheat very dull. and ID, lower: winter
red lcs. 4dal0s Cd; corn inactive at Dos aa9s Cd
far mixed.
Provisions are dull. Messrs. Bgland. Ath
va and Gordon, Bruce & Co, report beef
steady: pork, no sales; bacon, fiat; Lard, mac
i've at 65s.a70s.; butter, quiet and steady; tai
low, dull at 49s a49s cd.
Produce The Brokers' Circular reports
ashes inactive at Ais. Sd. for pots and 39s for
pearls. Sugar easier and Sd lower. Coffee
urn. Cod oil steady at 49s. Rosin dull at
Us. cd ABS. Cd. for American. Spirits turpea-
une tends upward; sales at AS.
Bonet, English Il Go. report petroleum quiet
at rs. Sd a2s. lid. for refined.
LONDON MARKETS.-BoringC Circular reports
wheat dull and Is. lower. Flour scarce, Amer
lean 27s. Iron quiet and unchanged. Sugar
inactive and partially Id. lower. Tea tending
Tallow quiet at AS. Cd. Spirits turpentine
tending upward with sales at +6s. cd. Petro-
ieun quiet at Is. 4d. for refined
Latest via Queenstown
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 6-Evening.-The cotton
market Is quiet, with a downward tendency
Sales to- day 5000 bales, including 1000 TO spec
ulators and exporters. Breadstuffs very dull
Provisions quiet and steady.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Consols for money, e.as1 z.
U. s. five-twenties, 6iH; Erie shares, 5sXa5;;
Illinois Central shares, 76Ka77K.
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from Iiarrisbur..

HAEEIsBUEG, Jau. 22d.-Goveruor Curtin
arrived here to-day, and is receiving a large
number of visitors.
His message will probably be sent into tbs
Legislature next Monday.
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DIV. D. LEwIs a CO., Austioneers.
ID Eo.3oT Pennsylvania avenue.
Regular Gales st our Store every TUESDAY,
THURSDAY and SATURDAY. OF Turuiture
orally. 1H
Will give particular attention "a sales ct private
dwellings, stores closing out stock, &C., &c.
Cash advanced when required.
"a 2s-lw W. B LEWIS a CO., Auots.
EOR sALE-Tws shares WASHINGrON AND
GEORGETOWN RAILROAD. Addre.- j.
DENNIS, Jr., or apply 10 his once, No. 81 Peds-
raj Block, cor. 1th and sts. ja9%