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CONGRESS TO DAY.

In the Senate to day. Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio
has the floor on the House joint resolution con.
corning State representation, and is making
powerful argument, showing the inadequacy
of the resolution to supply What is needed, ie,
some adequate and comprehensive plan of
reconstruction. He shows with great force the
Injustice of arraiRninR President Johnson Tor
doing what Congress has failed to do. As
Congress neglected to legislate adequately
for the exigency, President Lincoln, and,
succeeding him, President johnson, did
right in laying down a plan of recon-
structon Of their own. The eleven States
in question are treated yet States in insur.
section; and as insurrectionary States have no
right to elect Senator's and Representatives,
yet they have not lost their position as States.
The first duty Of Congress is to devise a plan
by which, one BY one, these States can resume
their functions in the Union. Senator Sher.
man proc eeded to show that Andrew johnson
was but carrying out the plan of reconstruction
laid down by Abraham Lincoln. One of the first
acts Of President johnson was to retain every
member OF Lincoln g Cabinet, for his own and
so far as we know. every official act of his has
been approved by his Cabinet. He placed Gen.
Howard in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau
and there had been no power asked in connec.
ton with the Freedmen's Bureau that he had
not promptly granted. He had not only
adopted the policy of President Lincoln, but
had carried it out more strictly than did Mr.
Lincoln himself Senator Sherman was fol.
lowing ont this line Of argument with great
cogency when we left the chamber.
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Affairs i'm GEORGETOWN.

THE ELBCTIoN-To-dayt the polls are open,
and the voting citizens are depositing their
votes for five Aldermen and eleven Common
Council, 10 serve, the Aldermen two years, the
Common Council one wear. The tickets Offered
are " The old Union Line, Andy johnson
ticket" made up Of the late Board OF Alder
men, except the name Of VIM. IL. Tenney IN
place Of III. King, and a Council list made up
OF the names of gentlemen who have served m
the last Council and the preceding one, with
two or three exceptions. The other ticket -
called the Andrew johnson ticket, and IL made
up Of the names of gentlemen well known 70
to the voters, many OF them having served IN
various municipal positions. At the list pre-
cinct considerable interest was manifested
and at Two O'Clock p. IA, $50 votes were
polled. AT the I'd precinct the voting was
not so rapid, and at one O'Clock 20 votes had
been polled. At the Sd precinct the voting was
very lively, and the polls were frequently
crowded. The contests in this precinct have
been very close during several years past and
il is expected that IL will be close to-day. A.
the 9Th precinct the voting was dull. l. wa
gratifying TO see the good order preserved ~ the
polls. We saw no drunken men and no riotous
demonstrations.
IN CLOSE PLAcE-This afternoon, n little
girl, playing upon Jefferson street bridge, put
her head between the iron rails 10 look into The
canal, and when she tried to draw back found
she could not do so. The cries Of the child. and
the singular fix in which she had placed her
self attracted quite a crowd. She was finally
released by officer White, who, with pry
forced the rails apart.
FLOUR AND GRAM MARKRT-The market
opened this morning with the price list quoted
in the .Sfor SATURDAY., unchanged. There ara
portance, the demand being altogether ~ A To-
cal character. The supply is small. and grad
ually diminishing.
P0Rr OF GEoRGErowN -Entered-Steamers
A. G.. Sinners, Knox. from Philadelphia. and
Thos- l.. Cahill, Norris, do, with merchandize
to District merchants.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT

The following are taken from the weekly
reports of the Treasury Department for the
week ending February 81, 1S66:-The U. 5.
Treasurer issued fractional currency amount
ing to S437-5C1; 100000 of which was trans
mitted TO Assistant Treasurers in the South
and the balance to National Banks. The Ma
uonal BANKS deposited in the Treasury vaults
SIS security for deposits of Government funds
S20o,0t0. Circulation amounting to S2,l72,635
was issued to National Banks. The total
amount of circulation now iss ned Is S257,O72,-
go. Certificates of Indebtedness were issued
to the amount of S7OA,0OO. The amount of frac-
tional currency redeemed was S15O,OO0. The
disbursements were $50 2g3,9SS
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SECOND EDITION.
q O'CLOCK p. m.
WAsHINeroN, February 26, 1854.
Jay Cooke e Go. furnish the following ono.
,afinSa 81 nnxarapoanA saa urifia. -
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.

Inc late speech OF the President, folio win z
closely upon the veto Of the Freedmen's Blu.
reau bill, seems to have intensified the acri-
mony and bitterness of that portion of the
northern press and people which affects to be-
lieve that the South is ready at any moment to
renew a contest in which they met the most
overwhelming and crushing defeat ever told
in history. The impotent rawlings of a few
stay -at home editors, whose business it was
during the rebellion to "fire the southern
heart" and the malignant taunts OF q few am
bilious politicians, whose visions of high places
in a slave empire have come to naught are
held up to loyal men as indications Of the an
linus which stIll actuates the mass of southern
people. What more natural, than that men
who have seen all their prophecies falsifed,
their aspirations for power blasted, their ar
mics dispersed, their property wasted, should
feel keenly the humiliation brought upon them
by their own rash actsl Again, it is urged that
loyal men have cause to be dismayed and des-
pendent, because some notorious copperheads
now laud the President. There is nothing in
the mere fact to alarm the most intensely loyal
While we do not believe in the sudden CONVEX
sion ofthe Northern copperheads, or of South
ern rebels, we cannot see that the President
has taken one step from the cause he has so
earnestly supported for five years to meet
tneln. ut UleTe laCt Oh the fIpSlQpuIS ODDO
siton to the enlargement of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and his antagonism on that question
to a portion of the Republican party they hail
as great success, overlooking the fact that he
acknowledges the necessity for a continuance
of the present organization, and still expresses
his devotion to the cause of the Union, which
they have always opposed.
Instead of widening the breach between Con-
gress and the Executive, and dividing the loyal
men Of the country on this subordinate ques-
ton Of policy, all true patriots should labor
to unite again in the common cause of a speedy
restoration Of the Union-not as it was, but
purified and regenerated from the curse of
slavery. Dissension in the Union ranks is to
BE- deprecated for many reasons. 1t will ieop-
ardize our commercial and industrial interests
and unsettle the finances of the country. It
will lend undue encouragement to the disaf-
fected, unreconstructed, unregenerated ele-
ment in the South. Lastly, though much has
been accomplished in the last five years in the
progress of the country towards truer and
higher civiliZation-more than The most san
gune could have believed possible during the
first year or two of the rebellion-much re-
mains to be done, requiring the united efforts OF
all loyal men. With gratitude for what has by
the blessing Of Providence been accomplished.
let us grid ourselves for the remaining work
with a single eye to the good Of the whole
country.
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FREEDMEN's BUREAU IN TENNESSEE.

DOhEhU IN TENNESSEE.
General Howard has received a report from
Gen. G.. ID. Fisk, Assistant Commissioner OF
the Bureau for Tennessee, in which he reports
that in education, industry, justice and good
order there is steady advancement. The SUI
perintendents, chosen generally from citizens,
have earnestly and successfully labored to
place the freedmen in good homes at fair
wages, or for share of the crops raised. But
few dependents upon. the Government charity
are now in the State. In December only 5000 2S
were expended in subsistence TO the poor Or
CARNATIONS among the freedmen themselves,
for the relief Of their own poor, have rendered
valuable service. The Nashville Provident
Association, a-society conducted by the colored
people of that city, has its coal and wood de-
pots, soup houses, physicians, &C. This society
relieves the suffering poor without distinction
of color; and its daily reports exhibit that
sons are its benenciares. Many widows and
orphans, whooo husbands and fathers fell
hghting TO perpetuate slavery, have been ted
association. The Legislature has, by recent
enactment, admitted colored persons to the
rights of suitors and witnesses in the Courts Of
the State, and the law will become operative ar
an early date. Preparations are being made
for vigorous industry IN the coming year,
fences are being rebuilt, plantations stocked,
and a general determination manifested to re-
deem the waste places repair the desolation of
war, and again place the Commonwealth on
the high road to prosperity.
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TRIAL OF GEE.

The War Department has just received q
copy OF the charges and specifications on which
John H. Gee, late keeper of the Confederate
prison at Salisbury, N. g., is soon to be tried
before military commission. The first charge
is violation of the laws and customs of war
The specifications set forth that Gee permitted
10000 prisoners to suffer from starvation by
depriying them of food, and forbidding citizens
to supply them when they offered to do, by
which treatment about 1.2O0 prisoners died
each month. The second charge is Murder,
In violation of the laws of war" The specifi-
cations set forth that when slight disturbance
had occurred in the prison, Gee ordered the
guard 10 fire upon the whole mass Of prisoners
Unfortunately, with muslIets and field pieces
loaded with scrap iron and shell, thereby
killing ten men who Were sleeping in their
tents. Also, that he had ordered the shooting
of other men from time to time.
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THE CONNIE SooeAH.-Notwithstan the
heavy and continuous rain Of Saturday, there
was fair attendance at Growers Theater to
witness the representation Of the Connie Soe-
gah," which is one Of the best of the modern
scenic dramas, Astounding in startling effects,
tragic situations, and many fine illustrations
Of Irish humor and pathos. Manager Hess is
entitled to credit for the manner in which the
play is produced here. The scenery is capital,
the machinery works smoothly, and Mr.. and
FRS. Barney Williams are well sustained by
the stock company, which is one Of the best
we have had here. .
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NATIONAL RANKS

Many applications from banks are received
by the Comptroller of the Currency asking to
be converted into National Banks But as the
number authorized by Congress has been al
ready established, the Comptroller has replied
that be has no authority to create any IN excess
OF that number. If Congress should enact
new law increasing the number, those banks
will have the preference whose applications
are first on file. The number of banks now
authorized is .635 with capital of SAIL 25s a36
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BROUGHT TO TRIAL.

Captain and Brevet Major Evan Thomas,
Lieut.. and Brevet Major Rufus King IT., and
Lieut. II. Gushing, OF the regular army, who
were concerned in an attempt made some time
ago to release n number of soldiers from arrest
who had been confined by the police of George
town, by appearing with file of men, repre-
senting themselves as officers of the Provost
Narshafs Department, and for threatening vi
olence, are now being tried before the court
marital, OF which Brig Gen. VIM. n. Emory
is president, for the misdemeanors committed
on that occasion.
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THE NEVADA INDIANS.

The monthly report Of Superintendent Par
ker, dated Carson City, Nevada. Jan. Both,
represents the Indians Of that locality as quiet
and peacably disposed. He excerpts a few
small bands in Humboldt county, disconnected
from any known tribes, who during the last
season deprecated on small parties travelling
from Nevada and California to Idaho and
Montana Territories. Tha friendly Indians of
this county have rendered valuable assistance
to the Government authorities In bringing these
Indian marauders to justice.
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PENSIONS.

The number Of widows, orphans and disa-
bled soldiers now drawing annual pensions
from the Government is about 1880, without
including those granted during the present
month. Commissioner Barrett is granting pen.
sions to wounded soldiers or their legal heirs
every day.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Great Ras3rssd Controversy settled.
Pun ADELPHIA. FEB. Gothic great contro-
yersy between the Pennsylvania Raj lroad Co.
and the Great Western Railroad, and Cata.
wissa and Reading Railroad Companies was
decided this morning by Justice Read, OF the
Supreme Court, in favor of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The injun ction prayed
for being granted.
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WHITE HOUSE.

The number calling upon ths President to.
day was very large. Among those who had
interviews with the President were Governors
Cox of Ohio, Sharkey Of Mississippi, Parsons
Of Alabama; Generals Steedman, MoCook,
GRAFTON; Senators Lane Of Kansas, and Nc
DougalI, with several Representatives and
others. -#
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GALE or GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

CHEF Qxars-nasi1's 0ees. Depot Of waskisston,l
Wash,nstos, ID. C., February Is, 1850. 4
Will be sold at public auction, on the premises,
under the direction of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
James Nj. Meere, A. q M, on FRIDAY, Marcia
1866. at Il O'Clock M, the following deso tbed Gov
ernment Buildings, viz:
SOUTH SIDE Or H, BETWEEN l6K AND
nth STREETS
Warehouse No. 2, 81 by lSe feet
One ul Shed cd ,oining, 17x by 10 feet.
One cd Shed adjoining, 1S16 by 120 feet.
AT THE CORNER OF nth AND SITS.
Warehouse No. 5. IS by 10 feet.
One I'D shed adjoining, ~ by l0 feet.
One I'D Shed adjoining, 10 by lbs feet.
ON STREET, BETWEEN 10TH AND NTH
STREETS.
Warehouse No. 8, 76 By III feet.
One CD Guardhouse, is by 321s feet.
The buildings will be sold singly, and must be
removed within fifteen days from date Of sale.
ID III. RUCkER,
Bvt. Ma. Cen and Chief sster.
Re 3-4t Depot Of Washington
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Another crop of canards alleging designations
Of Cabinet officers appear in the New York
Tritsne and other papers. They have Just rs
little truth as had the similar industriousiy
circulated cansrds of the last year.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 26-Flour quiet: Howard
street Super IS .5Oa$S67. Wheat firm: white
S1SOas1 go red, s1.l5aS1.25. Corn firm; white,
"a; yellow - cents. Oats steady. Seeds nom.
inal. Provisions firm. Lard lSal9 cents. Wits.
kv dull at 81 u
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RY W. L. WALL & CO. Auctisneers.

ENTIRE STOCK OF GROCERIES, TRUCK,
sAFK, &c, AT AUCTION. '"'-'
On FRIDAY MORNING, March 2, commencing
at ~ clock, will sell, at the Store of Messrs
III. l.. Chaplin Co., Ne. $40 7th street, near
street. their entire stock Of Groceries including
general assortment of Goods usually Kept in ths
grocery line, comprising
10 bogshsads choice Porto Rico Molasses
Barrels Sugar, Bags Coffee
. 10 barrels Whisky part fDe
Barrels Flour, Hams. and Bacon
Teas, Sugars, Tobacco, starch
Cheese, Candies, Fish, &c
pair OF fine Work Horses
Truck and Drsy and Harness
Trop eafe
superior Saddle and Buggy Horse
With many other articles in the grocery line; all
of which will be perem ptorily sold.
Terms of sale are: ALI sums under &le0, cash.
over that amount and under 500, thirty days,
that amount, credit of sixty days, for notes
satisfactorily Endorsed, bearing interest.
The Horses aud Truck will be sold At O'Clock.
II. L. CHAPLIN a CO.
fe n w L. WALL A CO.
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Bank Statement.-De.
crease In loans, S329, $50; circulation, S23 1856;
deposits, S6,535,sS6; legal tenders, Sc, POO, $50
increase in specie, So, 9Ol, 500.
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NEW fuBLrcArIo1s-fromS hIlfngton, Ode
on Building, we have the following from Peter
sons press:-''The Brigand; or, the Demon of
the North" BY Victor Hugo. Spiced with
the sensational to suit the most exacting taste.
ssThe Coquette; or, the Life and Letters of
Eliza Wharton. A novel founded ON fact,
BY lady Of Massachusetts" This tale
which made our fathers and mothers cry
over its sentimental chapters has now been
reproduced by the indefatigable Peterson
Bros, and will, doubtless, make quite as DOW
erful an appeal to the sympathies of the present
generation THE Queens Revenge" by Viii.
kie Collins. Under this title the Peterson,s
publish a readable collection of CONFIRMATION.
BY Wilkie Collins to ..Household Words.n
From Hudson Taylor, 334 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., we have:-''Simplicity and Fascination"
by Anne Besle, Boston. Loring, publisher
This is announced as counterpart to the pop.
ular novel "Pique."
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IMPORTERS OF HIDES AND CATTLE.

Importers OF hides and cattle are daily petit.
toning the Secretary of the Treasury for per-
mission to bring their purchases into the ports
of the United States. The reply to these
requests is that the only cattle or hides vet
admitted are those that come from regions not
infected with the cattle plague.
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NEW pATENTS

There will be one hundred and sixty new
patents issued by the Commissioner Of Patents
for the week ending March 8. Commissioner
Theaker will render his annual report this
week. N
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MEETS WAST.-A Connecticut Yankee is
in town with patent labor-saving Constitu.
tional Amendment Machine, for the use of
members of Congress, warranted to turn out
thirteen hundred amendments per hour. He'll
make fortune.
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PKRsoSAL.-The Neio York Citizen says that
the Incorporate and insulting speeches Of
Senator Wigfall, six years ago, were not more
coarse, yituperative. and unlicensed than those
of Thaddeus Stevens since the beginning of
the present Congress.
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New York Markets,

NEW YORK, Feb 26.-Cotton dull. Flour
dull; Southern quiet. Wheat dull Corn steady
Beef quiet. Pork heavy. Lard and Whisky
steady.
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pROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING ARTICLES
l. AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
PAYMAsrER's OFFICE. u s. NayyJ
washington, ID. a.. February 2ith, 1866
until the LIST proximo, at 10 O'Clock m, for the
INoliowipg articles, to be delivered at the NAVY
sS Slabs soagstone, for Bureau Of Equipment,
s0ee lbs. Round and Square Iron,
0dozen Bastard Files,
barrel sperm Oil, for Bureau of Ordnance.
For dimensions, &c, see schedule at this Office
The above articles ts be delivered free of cost To
the Government, for freight or transportation, and
'A "Au ca peh'e VI 'n SPS Is! yAioofKps5sohWSps -
Re 26-3t Psymaster u. s. n
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~From Shillington, Odeon Building. we
have budget OF fresh and interesting reading,
"The A1yosy" and .'Good Words" for February,
and Madame Demorests Mirror Of Fashions for
March.
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terced to t~o years At Albany. On secou
charge OF burglary hewas convicted aad sen
fenced 10 four years. This IS the notorious
John O. Butler. the colored burglar, who, az
will be recollected, was arrested Few weeks
since by detectives Clarvoe and Nc Dewitt on
tie charge Of having committed eleven bur
giaries.
In two csses Of larceny against George Gar
ner a ncile ,'ros. WAS entered.
Thomas Hicks. 8 small boy, was convicted
of larceny.
The Grand Jury completed their business on
Saturday last, when they came into court with
twenty indictments, twenty-five recommenda-
tons for disc barge from jail, and thirty five
from recognizsnces. They were this morning
discharged. with the thanks of the Court
During the present term the Grand Jury
found $40 indictments, us of which have ben
tried, "a having a nolie pros. entered, lignored,
and 153 vet on the docket.
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FlRR.-About noon to-day, an alarm OF fire
was sounded from box %, corner OF 7tn and NJ
streets, which quickly brought 70 the scene u
confagration Nos. I and 2 steamers, the Hook
and Ladder and the Rucker steamer, OF thu
Government department The IRE was m the
brick stable of Mr.. George Neitzy, In the rear
of his residence, on street between OH and
9TH streets, which had evidently been set on
fire, as there had been no one in the stable du-
ring the morning, Mr.. Neitzy ana his family
being absent from home. Before the ARRIVAL
of the apparatus the four horses Of MIR. Nei'zv
were rescued, "a also quantity OF corn aad
some harness. The loft was well stored with
hay, which, together with the damage 10 the
building, will involve a loss OF something
over $500 The stable was insured for 500 ip
the Home Insurance Company OF New Haven.
Conn.
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Canadian Fishing shores not to be

Snorts NOT sed.
OTTAWA, Feb 26.-The Canadian Gazette
contains a proclamation warning fishermen
that they cannot use the Canadian shore fish.
cries after the 18th of March.
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n l.. WELLS h CO.. Auctioneers.
II. Cor. 18th and streets, over Whit Store

IN l.. WILLS Il GU, AnctlOneers.
II. Cor. 18th and streets, over White Store.
Having been long and favorsbly known 20 the
people of Washington Real Estate Agents,
would most respectfully tender our services
AUCTIONEERS TO all those about giving up
housekeeping also, in selling Real Estate At PUB
Lie or PRIVATE sale. as well as all kinds Of
FURNITURE. We would respectfully impress
upon the citizens Of Washington that il will be
our chief aim and desire TO get the utmost when
goods sold az auction, aud we only refer the
citizens 10 past record in the sale and renting
of Houses and Household Furniturr.
ID. l.. WELLS Co,
Corner 18th and y streets,
fe 26-im Over Whites Stora.
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INTERNAL REvENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from internal revenue during
last week were s3,l55,971.72. Total received
since June %, lS6S, S2l6, 9ls, l6Q36.
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p A o s..
Within the last few days I have sold six fine.
new PIANOS, four of them of the ceie. '
brated Chickering Sons mandatory ~
anu anu, IN part payment We received thresvVKIy
good second hand Pianos, which we offer for sals
Tor Anew days. They are as follows: '
One Ga octave knabe Gnhle makers in rosa
Piano. -O- S"-"n eAceHeR'
One in rosewood case, 7 octave, made BY stod.
dart, in New York, for S9O W o'oO
One by Andre stein-an old German Piano. but
For sale on easy monthly payments
PIANOS, ORGANS, AND MEL0DEONS FOR
RENT.
Always on hand Pianos from ChickeripR Sons
bradbury, Vose, Guild. and other good maters
Also, b. D. b. W. Smith g Organs and M.iode
JOHN r. ELLIS
3O6 Pennsylvania avenue,
between Ninth and Tenth streets,
lie 25-1 8doors from l.. johnson 4 Co g Bank