The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-22
WASHINGTON.
New York and Washington Steamboat
Line.

WAS frbNG ONs
New York and Washington Steamboat
Line.
WAsHINoToN, Dec. 21-AlI the stock of the new
steamship line between Washington and New
York has been subscribed and the steamers pur-
chased.
The United States Consul, Thurston, at Toronto,
has informed the Secretary of State that he has
been oficially notified by the sheriff that the CO.
vernon General of the three Provinces has
granted a respite until the 18th of March next, to
the following named Fenian prisoners, sentenced
to death on the 18th of December: Robt B. Lynch,
John Mcmahon, Daniel Whaler, John Quinn and
Thos School
Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
The E--onal Democratic Executive Resident
Committees have determined to make arrangements
to celebrate the anniversary OF the battle OF New
Orleans.
A Freedmen's Bureau Case.
The Freedmen's Bureau has received a commu
nicaton from Prince Frederick, Maryland, stating
that q colored man, named John Lex has been in
dicted by the Grand Jury TOR that county for hsr
boring mis-, children who had been bound, but were
released 70 him by Judge Bond, of Baltimore. The
facts reported in this case are that John was sum
for the purpose of having his children appreniced,
which herefused to do, he being able to take care
of them himself with this the court satis-
fed, but the wife Of John formerly the slave of
DR. John Duke and a short time afterwards Duke
and John and his wife were summoned before the
court .s,-..
The father still refused to have his children
bound, but Notwithstanding this, the Court, it is
alleged, apprenticed them DR.. Duke, against the
consent of the father Lex appealed to the Orimi-
nal Courtin Baltimore, aud the children were be-
fore Judge Bond on a writ of habeas corpus who
ordered that they be delivered to the father. Duke
then went before the grand Jury and had him in
He was held to bail for his appearance at the next
term OF the court
the Superintendent at Annapolis, Maryland,
sating that several cases similar TO the above have
number OF cases were before Judge Bond, in
Baltimore, few days ago, wh2 returned the
children to their parents but the order of the
COURT was obeyed in one instance only, and at
tachments have been issued against the others. In
case Judge Magrudsr decided that the writ of
his court took precedency of the proceedings in
the Criminal Court,
the law is very perpIexing. Until it shall be de-
cided whether replevin will hold in these cases.
children safe unless they are removed from the
county Several cases now on hand have been
delayed by the counsel for the masters, but they
are now fixed for the 27th inst Petitions from the
coored people for the release of their children
daily being sent to the Assistant Commissioner as
meets on the 1st of January will legisIate so as to
make these indentures legal"
mi The Public Lands.
. Returns received at the General Land Office show
that 5 l54 of the pulic lands were disposed OF
at the st. Cloud Minnesota, Office during the
month of November, l7,43S acres of which were
ment and oultiv walton. The remainder was located
with agricultural college scrip and military war
patent In favor Of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, containing over dl,O00 acres, being the
the tracts approved by the secretary OF
the Interior as enuring to said company under
acts OF Congress OF 1862 and 1864. The patent is
preceded by a beautiful miniature map OF the
United States, handsomely colored, exhibiting all
the States and territories with great distinctness,
as also the line OF the Pacific Railroad from the
valley of the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.
The Secretary of the Interior has approved of
three additional lists of swamp and overhowed
lands in the San Francisco, Marysville and Stock
ton districts, California, covering aggregate of
111,O99 acres. These lis's have been prepared by
the Commissioners of the General Land Office in
pursuance of the 4th section of the of July 49,
1866. During the month ending the 18th inst,
1865 land patents have been transmitted by the
Commissioner of the Land Office to the patentees
embracing lands sold for cash, located with both
land warrants, agricultural college scrip and con-
Returns received at the General Land Office show
that 24,754 acres of the puoc lands were disposed
of during the month of November at the following
Detroit, Michigan, 1901 acres.
Msqueue, 4" 07l2
Topeka, Kansas, H4l
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet was attended by all the members to-
day, Secretary Stanton having returned from his
trip north
Letter from MINIS er BurIingame.
Minister Burlingame writing from Shanghae
in the mdde of SeSWeen WTsea
Hong Kong and Yokohama, Japan, the severest
has SS S IST many years ar the o
. great as TO affect passengers painfully. The wind
appeared to strike the vessel uneq qually-in one
place breaking strong iron bolts, and in another
weak objects were unharmed.
Captain Noel, of the French steamer Duplex,
says that they encountered the centre of the cy-
clyne, which caused great damage to the shipping
At p. M the barometer fell rapidly at half past
IL was 720; at half past 1t fell to 7l4 from to
O'Clock Z. M. we were exposed to the most fright
ful tempest which could be imagined. The sea
was really horrible on all Sides as for the wind,
there were no longer squalls, but frightful howl
ing.
About half past six we were literally the sport
OF a whirlwInd, which caught mp everything
on deck and whrled things in circles to the
height OF the head of the mzzenmast. An enor-
nous metallic plate was projected from forward
to ait, and our masts were bent like reeds. be-
Ieved they would be carried away, and do not
really know how they were able 20 resist such
violence.