Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-19


The ChattahoOchie National Bank of Column
bus, Ga, has been authorized as a depositary
OF public monies, but no new national banks
were established. The total number of these
banks now III existence is lob.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from Internal Revenue du-
rinSthe week ending on the 18th instant were
Monday, $751; 1868; Tuesday, 1890, OLA. Il; Wed
nesday, S6je 1855; Thursday, Si99. 500, Friday,
S5l1,6il.3G; Saturday. S6ln.6GS So. Total for tho
week, 1855, 2g7 62. Total received since June
-, 1855, S236,Ol2,le2 95.
TIE POTOMAC AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL
A coTrespon dent OF the Baltimore Gazette in a
communication upon the importance of the
construction of the proposed canal, connecting
Washington with Annapolis, by which Mary
land can hope to resp some benefit for the large
outlay in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, sug.
gests that as the waters of the Chesapeake bay
are too rough for canal boat navigation, that
communication from Annapolis to Baltimore
be made by a short canal from the head of the
Severn to the navigable waters of Gusts Creek
by which means Baltimore will be put in full
canal communication with the great coal fields
THE kEAN COMBINATION.-The managers of
Growers Theater have succeeded in efecting
brief Engagement OF five nights with Mr. and
Mrs Charles Kean, whe have selected the Fed
eral Metropolis the scene of their la st dra.
matte representations previous TO their retire.
ment forever from the stage. Their talents are
so widely known as to render any words of
commentator unnecessary, and on this occa-
sion they will be assisted by the London cele-
brities, J. +. Cathcart, George Everett, and
Miss L. Chapman. This evening "Henry
WILL" and the Jealous Wife," tomorrow
evening the ssMerchant of Venice"
~Secretary McCulloch has written a letter
TO several leading Republican Congressman, in
which he says he feels much anxiety about the
political situation, and very much desires that
something shall be done to restore harmony be-
tween the Government and the people of the
Southern States. He thinks that one step in
this direction would result from a full and
free conference between leading Northern men
and leading Southern men now in the CITY, He
suggests that the persons TO whom his note Is
addressed invite 4 call from Governor Parsons
among others.
SBy the steamer Germania, with Liver
pool oates to the 7th inst ant, we learn that the
London Times endorses President Johnson's
veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill, and his
action on this subject confirms the respect in
which his policy has been held in England,
and Will entiIle him to credit as one of the
ablest statesmen.
~From the publishers, Ticknor & Fields
and from Jos. Shillington, Odeon Building
we nave advance copies of the atlantic Monthly
and Our roang Folks, for April. Both maya
zines have new names this month added TO
their brilliant list of contributors.
PERsoNAL.-The Richmond Times and Ros-
ton Post both make the droll blunder of con.
founding Freeman Clark, Comptroller of the
Treasury, with NJ. s. CLARK, Superintendent
OF the Currency Bureau. hangs, the
actor, has given another reading in Rich
mond The Wing says: "In reply to the
attack made on MIR. Bangs in the Washing
ton Chronicle a few days since, the follow
ing selection from Mother Goose was handed
read IT: ~
There was big man, and he had little gun.
Aho ms oalis were made of lead, lead, lead
he shot little duck right in the head
hlIIeu tne little duck dead, dead dead:'r
aTThe trial of DR.. Benjamin Newland. of
Lawrence county, Indiana, for the killing of
Prof. Madison Evans. in Bedford has baen "a.
ken, on change IN venue, to the FLOYD Cir.
cult Court, which will not sit before Nav next
Judge Bicknell granted the change on account
OF the intense excitement in Lawrence Mr.
Newland was admitted 10 bail in the sum of
$1,000. Gen. JEFF. q. Davis was at Bedford.
latter being with the General at the time he
KILLED General Nelson, al the Gait House,
Louisville.
IThe Omaha Republican of the 10Th states
that Ben. Holidays Overland Stage Line has
been reorganized under the name of the s.Hol-
Hday Overland Mail and Express Company"
with MI Holiday as lis President. A large
increase OF capital is brought TO the line by this
arrangement, and its facilities for accommoda-
ing the immense overland travel will be pro-
portionately increased and improved.
CONFEDERATE SUPPLIEs-The opinion pre
vailed pretty generally that at the time of the
surrender the Confederacy was apout ey
hausteoi put such immpressions were entirely
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talk about the Southern army starving. there
was stored in Salisbury vast QUANTITIES of mr.
Hsss and er al, and they were found
who visited the place in April last-RicA,aond
Times.
A STUBBORN REBEL.-Ex-Mayor Walter
,Ienox, of Washington city, is IN this city ston
ping at the Mansion House He has been or
dered by the Secretary of War 10 leave Wash
ington. and eonfine himself to the bounds of
the State of Observation-Disclosures Gazette
Mr.. Lenox still refuses, we believe, to take
any cath 10 support the Constitution OF the
United States.-Richmorad Dispatch.
~The detective Griffi tn, who was drowned
some days since in a liquor vat, in New York
was the principal witness the Government had
IN the whisky frauds in that city, and II is be.
-ieyed by the officers OF the Revenue Bureau
IN Washington that he was foully dealt with.
The affair is to be fully investigated by the
Government.
81 The proprietor of the New York Sun,
Moses .. Beach, has purchased the property
known as Tryon Row, the point formed by the
5uneuon OF Centre and Chatham streets, for
SicO,Oo- he proposes to erect a building for
me me accommodation of the New York Sun.
LIS VIII place seven newspaper Establish
Aieh's on Printing House Square
AHoIHkR sUiCIDE.-We learn that young
,a1 In y me name of Bryant, resident of Mary
lan1, nearly opposite this city, and A freoueI,t
oealer IN our city market Committed snicide
$500 uay, ~ cutting his throat with a razor
cause MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
OfsTER IRADE-A number of vessels which
arrived here from the North, to load with n,,.i
IT,, w, nav 1 PEE compelled to leave and 20 to
maryland for their cargoes, in consaonsneo -
the enormous tonnage duty exacted nv ne
State by the new oyster law-NorfoIk d., 'o
SALE OF PEoPERTY-The beautiful corn.r
residence OF Mr.. Edward A. HopkIns 49,
EllieOtt's Mills, Howard eOuntr, Md. hss
been purchased by Capt Dennis, OF New
Wort IN. ~"