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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-12
sEAToN HOUSEHOLDS II. srurEs
NATIONAL HoTEL-H. S. BENSON.

Charles N. stebblns and aenry Franklin, NY.
s. p. Kneeland, Ga. Msj. James Luxton, Philadel
phia; II A Chsnden, BALTIMORE Z. Wisdom, PhilR.
dslphia; II. $. Mehims. Engineer Corps; DR. Nc.
LAughlIn and family, BAltlmlre; S L. Dormant
WASN'T gtSn; Il. a. Buyills and J s wInston, Va.
D. Parrish Lewis, Texas 3. D. Craig and family,
La; william Victor; Pa. c. NJ Hillsmond, Ga; n
Va
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LARl ONE nnLLARlI

" AGENTS WANTED everywhere for our oDe
Dollar sale. AwAteh, q Tea Set, Shawl, Dre,s,
for ono dollar each. Send IS cents and stamp for
two checks and circulars giving full PARTICULARS.
Address ARLINGTON, BROWNE L CO, t73 wash
ingten street, Boston. oel2aw
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RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA.

Governor Pierpont Moving for the Recon-
sfruction of his State Under the Recent
Plans of COngress-A Convention TO be
Callcd-Probability Of Speedy Endorsements.
RICHMOND, Feb %, 1857.
Governor Pcrpont has moved in earnest on the SUBJ
ject Of reconstruction under the act Of Congress-
and there is every probability that he will have de-
cded majority OF the general assembly with him. It is
generally believed that bill will be passed calling q
convention Of the people and accepting negro suffrage
the terms Of the bill Leading secessonsts both in nd
out of that body bitterly opposing the Governor
large number Of members Of both houses assembled In
the Senate Chamber this evenin and sent earnest
request to the Govecnor to attend and dvsc with them
He repaired to tho place and made short but effective
address, In which he advised the rep resntaves Of the
people to counsel them TO conform TO the terms OF the
new reconstruction bill or it wou Id be enforced upon
them in manner which might DO less acceptable.
There seemed 10 be general In his views
and tho members present evinced desire 70 effect bar
mony az far as possible under the circumstances.
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wAsumeTox's sRTHOM IN caAatEsToM. 5. c.

Splendid CommemOration Ball By she Sixth
United States acknowledgements
Present from the Army and the Foreign
Diplomatic Corps. &c.
CHARLESTON, 8 c., Feb g. 1867.
The grand ball IN commemoration Of washineton's
birthday given by the officers Of the Sixth United States
infantry last evening" Of tho most brilliant and
successful given here Tho largo hall Of the Cita
del used Q ballroom About three hundred and
nfy persons present. including Major Generals
Robinson Burns, Tyler and Scott Ex-Governor Magrath.
Judge Boyau Mayor Gaillard, Colonel Alfred Rhett,
Major Burnet Rhet the British, French Spanish and
other foreign consuls in fun uniform Deputy Collector
Groves and other officials Of the Customs Department,
together with large representation OF ladies Of the
most prominent families In the city. Tho supper
sumptuous affair; t0asts given and speeches made
In response by both civil and Hilary participants In
the festivities The most cordial good feeling prevailed
Grand ransparencee with tho name Of Washington and
The words "Union and Liberty" adorned the main
entrance OF the Citadel the entrances the ball and
supper rooms, which latter profusely decorated
with wreaths evcrgreens and American flags
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steady. Lard advanced with fair demand. Freghts
dull whiskey unchanged Naval stores were
generally steady Petroleum continued dull and heavy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our Havana correspondence, per Manhattan is TO the
nth instant The soundings for the cable between Cuba
and Florida had been made, and the cable will be laid
by November. submarine mountain was discov-
cred while making the soundngs Considerable uneas
Is still felt to the financial situation The cocoa
trade is attracting greater attention the part OF plan
ers owing TO the more lasting nature Of plant
Sugar remained firm, freights tended upwards, and
change was unaltered.
In Peru, according to latest advices draft had been
ordered from the single men between the ages OF
eighteen and forty II thought that the naval court
martial would decide against Tucker More rumon OF
peace were rife. owing to the good Offices Of England
and France; and at the same time signs Of war with
Brazil were showing themselves account OF the Peru
Wan protest In the Of the triple alliance against
Paraguay.
meeting OF citizens residing in Kings county was
held last evening In Brooklyn for the purpose Of
taking action against the establishment OF quarantine
station at Coney Ialand In any other part OF the
county resolution adopted protesting against the
passage Of the bill before the Legislature having
that object in view, and after partial expression OF
sentiment in regard 70 the matter the meeting ad-
journed.
It is stated from Richmond that Virginia WILL very
probably be the first Of the Southern States fall into
line under the Congressional plan Of reconstruction
Governor Perpont council with the State Senate
last evening, and advised the speedy endorsement OF
the plan His views seemed 10 meet with general appro
baton among the members.
John H. surratt arraigned in the Criminal Court
of Washington city yesterday The indictment was read
to him. and the usual formalities having been gone
through with he remanded to jail Sanford Con-
also In court, but his sentence deferred
Tho various delegations from the Indian tribes visited
the President yesterday An address was delivered on
their behalf by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs TO
which the President replied.
democratic meeting was held in st. Louis last night
with view TO the reorganization Of the party Reso
buttons adopted in opp ostion to the policy Of the
dominant party in Congress.
woman named Geschwndt SHOT her husband at
ball in Hoboken on Friday night through motives Of
jealousy Tho wounds were not fatal
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The Now York Collector Nuddlc-what Does
IL All Meant

IL All Nle0uy
The people would like to know what Is the
meaning Of all the confused, mixed up tumble
and muddle about the New York Collector.
The broth cooked by the witches for Macbeth
was nothing to the mess prepared by the poll
ticians for the collector.
Eye Of newt and too Of frog,
Wool OF bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind worms sting.
Lizards leg and owlet's wing
are the liberal contributions of the wire
workers to the Custom House cauldron. There
is something bubbling up about Mrs. Perry,
and five hundred dollars, and Patterson, the
Presidents son-in-law, and Collector Smythe,
and stolen evidence, and the purchase Of
reporters notes, and general orders, and Ray
mond's curious contradictions and denials, and
there is a general dancing of politicians around
the smoke and steam. What does 1t all mean
Has Tburlow Weed, in the character Of First
Witch, been stirring up the pot and making all
the fuss' viii he obey our order TO speak,
and straightwsy tell us who is to be the next
Collector, provided the present official can be
bullied or badgered out of the way
We have one piece Of advice to give TO the
President and the Collector amidst all this tur
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The Election Of Chaplains to tho Next
COnUrean.


Congress.
A great fuss is being made at Washington
over the election of Chaplains by the next Con-
gress, and the ladies Of the capital have en-
tered the contest and are making vigorous
fight for their favorite preachers The excite
ment runs high, and the canvass is carried on
by the fair lobbyists in private and public
wherever Senator or a Congressman elect
can be coaxed into . tete-d-tete or captured at
q reception or . ball. Candidates of every
sect are In the field, and wide range of choice
is open to the members Episcopalians, Pres
byterians, Baptish, Methodists, Unitarians
Lutherans and all shades and descriptions of
Christians, including Catholics, we presume,
are ready to offer up prayers for the incoming
Congress. We have not heard whether there
is Mormon applicant for the Chaplaincy Of
either house, but no doubt Brigham Young
will send one along before the 4th of March, if
he should suppose that the services of .
preacher are required to impress upon Congress
the beauties of the leading features of the Nor
mon faith.
The Senate cannot do better than to send to
New York for the Rev. Mr.. Smyth and engage
them the social evil, the Black Crook, the
white crook, keno, and all the exciting popular
subjects of the day, in more glowing colors
than they can meet in their favorite journals.
He will preach practical sermons and offer up
practical prayers, and will be certain to fill
~ he I,,n ~ fho
Senators generally keeps tolerably empty. AS
for the House Of Representatives, there is
no occasion for them to elect a Chaplain
at all. Barnum, OF Connectcut-not the
iron man, but the showman-is going
to be elected, and is just the man
to pray and preach for them. 1t is the best
use to which he can be put Joyce Heth used
to swear like an old black trooper until Bar
mum taught her to sing psalms and say her
prayers like Christian. The Feejee mermaid
was very profane Irishman until reformed by
Barnum's exhortations. All his menagerie
people were congregated in prayer meetings
night and morning, presided over by Barnum,
and when travelling with his show he acted
as chaplain Of the caravan. Having pre-
sided in that capacity over black women and
fat women, lean men, dwarfs, wild beasts,
gymnasts and circus men, he is well qualified
for similar Office in Congress. It is true that
when be first put on a black coat and q white
neck-cloth he came very near being lynched
by the. people, having been mistaken for the
Rev. Ephraim K. Avery, Methodist minis
ter, who was charged with murder In
New England. But he need fear no such
danger at Washington, and we have no doubt
that, when elected as the representative of the
wooden nutmeg State, he will be very glad to
oficiate as Chaplain of the House. If 1t is in
the power Of any person TO humbug the radi-
Gals of Congress into a belief that they arc
pious and virtuous Christians Barnum Is just
the man to do it
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Asssy Of the Resumpttonists over MIR.
Randalrs Ball.


Randall's BHl.
Mr.. Randall's bill to redeem the compound
interest notes by an issue of non-interest bear
ing legal tenders, which passed the House of
Representatives on Thursday by . majority Of
thirty, has put our radical contemporary of
this city and all the other resumption theorists
in perfect agony. They were not the least
prepared for such decisive action on the part
of the House, and are greatly afraid the Senate
will show the same good sense when acting
upon the bill. They cry out imitation, imitation,
and call our lawful money rags. Now this is all
bosh and mere defamation. They give us no
arguments or reasons, but reiterate the old
hackneyed and meaningl ess phrases Of the
British bullionists Let us see what all this
fuss amounts to. In the first place there will
be no imitation by the operation OF Mr.. Ran
dall's bill. The national banks have to keep a
reserve for the redemption of their currency.
Az present they use the compound interest
notes for that purpose, and Of course draw
interest from them, as well as from their bonds
deposited as security, and besides the profits
on their circulation and business. These COM
pound interest notes will soon fall due. The
national banks, in order to hold on to as much
of their enormous profits as possible, have
been urging a new issue of interest bearing
notes with which to redeem the others as they
fall due. The majority the House very natu-
rally and sensibly thought the issue Of legal
tenders not bearing interest would answer the
same purpose for banking reserve. They
saw that by this simple change the government
would save several millions year instead Of
that amount going into the pockets OF national
bank monopolists. That is all. The wonder
is, not that the bill had such large majority
in its favor, but that there should be any oppo-
sition to IL at all.
The legal tenders to be issued in place OF
the compound interest notes will be, as we have
said, q reserve, will not 60 into circulation II
the government and banks do their duty, and
consequently there will be no imitation or
increase OF the volume Of currency
in general use. There is no desire
or purpose to initiate the currency.
The proposition of Mr.. Davis to issue legal
tenders TO pay of the seven-thirties as they
become due is the opposite extreme. It will
meet with little favor. The country is opposed
to both such an imitation and an attempt to
force specie payments by unwise contraction.
What we want is stability. An values, all
contracts, and all business are based upon the
present currency. To disturb these either by
imitation or contraction would bring general
ruin. We are doing well enough, and there
Is no fear of doing worse, notwithstand'
ing the unfounded and absurd predictions &c
the contrary. Through the immense develop
ment Of our resources and wealth and vas
increase Of population and business the pre-
sent volume Of currency will not be too larg'
in few years, IL even IL should be considered
so at present. The true policy Is to let tn
currency alone, except TO make II uniform, an'
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moiL If President johnson desires to stand
by bis friends, he had better not remove the
present Collector, and if Collector Smythe
desires to stand by his friends he had better
hold on to his Office and resolutely refuse to
resign. The political wireworkers at Wash
ington and New York cannot remove him, and
all the committees they can raise and all the
evidence they can manufacture cannot do him
any harm.
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New SPANISH NAVAL STATIoN.-We learn that
it is the intention of the Spanish government
the object of Selling any war vessels on their
way from the United States to the republics of
Chile and Peru. This only reminds us that
there is yet war between Spain and Chile and
Peru. 1t would also seem that Spain means to
bully the Argentine Republic out Of the neces-
sary bit Of shore for naval station. In the
face Of this Spain declares that she has no
intentions of territorial acquisitions in America.
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A TELEGRAPHIC MARvEL-When Shakespeare
conceived the idea Of the little monster Puck
putting girdle round about the earth in forty
minutes he probably thought that he was car
rying imagination to its limit in the rapid
transmission of intelligence but the events of
to-day prove that he was altogether behind the
age in which we live. In our day news travels
in advance Of time and laughs at the passing
hours as the swift hare in the fable did at the
slow-moving tortoise, but with different
result A Geographic despatch by the Atlantic
cable which contained the closing commercial
intelligence in London and Liverpool at four
o'clock in the afternoon yesterday Uondon
time) was in our hands at twelve o'clock noon,
apparently just four hours before the boards
closed. The despatch took less than one hour
to come across the Atlantic, and having been
transmitted Immediately to San Francisco, the
quotations of the English markets probably
appeared in the first afternoon editions Of the
papers in that city yesterday. This is what
might well be called progress, and suggests
the question "Where is Puck?"
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ARRESTS FOR ARSON.

LEwrsros, Me-, Feb %, 1867
Ammi Buck, his son. and Charles Davis were arrested
at Buck6ed yesterday, charged with burning Irwin
Robinsons buildings In November last in revenge for
being prosecuted for selling liquor to Robinsons son.
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racy, want your help in 1868, and must have
X on any terms
But how is it with those Southern States +?
What do they care for the Northern democratic
leaders who have led them so far astray 7
Nothing. Food and clothing, among white
and blacks, is now the great question among
the Southern people. Confidence, capital and
active industry they need to enable them this
year to raise surplus of cotton, rice, sugar,
tobacco, corn and potatoes beyond their i'm
mediate necessities. After all we have seen
during the last two years in the South under
Mr.. Johnson's lenient policy, it is not likely
that, with their rebel leaders disfranchised and
their late slaves granted the right of suffrage,
the dominant white class will fall In at once
with the terms Of Congress. They will be more
apt to resign themselves to the supervision Of
martial law in connection with their present
State establishments, and to take their time in
reorganizing upon the basis Of universal negro
suffrage. In any event the Southern people in
the false promises Of the unprincipled leaders
Of the Northern democracy, before the war,
during the war and since the war, have had
enough of them. Having thus lost everything
they commended for, they have nothing to ask
from Northen democrats and nothing to fear
from Northern radicals. As parties now stand
there is nothing more to fight for, and so there
must be a new organization of parties upon
new issues, involving new shuttle, cut and
deal of the cards, North and South, republi-
cans and democrats whites, mulatt0cs, negroes
and all.
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THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER the MIAMI REBUILT.

CoLuwsus, Ohio, Feb. %, 1857.
The Columbus and Indianapolis Central Rail way
bridge over the Miami river at Pqua which has boon
twice carried away by foods and leo within the last
weeks, Is now substantially rebuilt and all tho trains
have resumed their regular trips
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all of lawful money, issued by and on the credit
Of the government The trade Of the country
and all values have become adjusted to this
standard. Let us not disturb them Let well
alone. Let us grow up to specie payments
through the growth of the country, and by
the operation of the laws of nature and trade.
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THs wAmurrA Minis. As the result OF an arrange
ment between the agent and operatives the wamsutta
Mills are be started the LIST OF March average
of eleven hours day at the rate OF wages paid in 1900
70 continue till the Lowell and Lawrence mills adopt ton
hours or any State Law regulating the hours Of abox
takos cfIecl
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OIL IN MISSOURI.

ST.. LoUrs, Feb. %, 1867.
OH has been struck In Ray county Missouri. The 81.
Louis Petroleum Company have well pumping out one
hundred barrels per day.
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STEINwAY ROOMS, Fourteenth street.-PHAsn AND
SEvKRIN's MORNING CONCERT, at Three O'Clock
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NEW YORK THEATRE. Broadway, opposite New Yorl
Hotel -RRNlLwoRra-THR FEMALE HoRsE BREAKER.
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DoDwoRTH's HALL, so6 Broadway.-PRorEssoR HARrs
Perform HIS MIRAcLrs-THE HEAD IN THE AIR
TIE INDIAN BASKET TRIcK-PRorKus.
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San FRANCISCO MINsrRELs. 5s5 Broadway opposite
he Metropolitan Hoel-IS THEIR ETHIOPIAN ENrgRrAty.
VENTS. SINGING, DANCING AND BURLEsouKs The BLAcE
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STEINwAY HALL, Fourteenth street-L. DAcHAuKR
AND X. vifLKNovA's GRAND CoNcERr.
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING.

BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway near Broome
street-FAiRY CRcLE-CusTox or rHE COUNTRY
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KELLY 4 Icons MINSrRELs, TOO Broadway. oppo-
site the New York Hoe-IS SONGS DANCES Eco
TRcirIgs BURLEsoUEs, Observation-Disclosures
BALLET TRoUPE-DoD6Isc FOR Wire.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-srRxrrs or Nxv
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FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos and 4 West
Tweny.fourth street-GRIrrTN h CHRisrY's MNsrRELs
ErHoPAN MNsrRKLsY. BALLADS, BuRLEsouKs 6c-TuK
OCEAN YACHT RAcE-THK BLACK CROOK.
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THE BUNyAN TABLEAux. Union Hall. corner of
Twenty third street aud Broadvay.-MovfSC MIRROR
THE PILGRIMS PRoCREss-SxrY MAGNIFICENT SCENES
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GERMAN sTADr THEATRE. Nos IS and II Bowery.-
Don CARLOS.
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CHARLEY WHITES COMBINATION TROUPE at
Mechanics Hall, f12 Broidway-IN VARIETY LIGur
AND LAUcHADLE ENTERTAINMENTS, CORPS BALLET. &c.
The LORD or CANTERBURY.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. 20 Bowery -CoMc
VocALisM. NEGRO MIysTRELsr BALLET DIvERrIsEMESr.
4e.-IHE NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS Grand BENEFIT Matinee
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about two. o'clock on Saturday morning The nrs
originated in unoccupied room on the second hooe
and extended to tho third and fourth hoor, which.
together with the roof destroyed Tho Easements
was occupied by Herman Frandt, dealer In cloth Hls
stock is damaged about $685. insured for S10oo foi
Iowswestern OF Buffalo, 50 500; stuyvcsant, $3,ooos
occupied by Isaac Levy, dealer in clothing and piece
goods; stock mostly removed; damaged about ,oo0s
insured for $4,000 Part Of the hrst occupied By
Mr.. Smedlsr shirt Manufacturer; loss about ~,
insured for g. 900 In tho Rutgers Insurance Company
Tho second floor was occupied by r. A. Hirshfed,
dealer In ladies' belts and buckles; loss about - 000s
pany. W. Ronkow had an ofnce on the shrd floor;
damage about $50; no insurance The balance Of the
floor was unoccp,ed The fourth floor was occupied BY
Henry, job printer loss siooo, nsursa Tor ECO;
no insurance. The building belongs TO Me estate OF
Berry II 10 damaged about $1,000. and Il Insured for
2 S. OdO in tho Washington Insurance Company.
TEE FIFE m BROADWAY The following tbs amounsa
Of the on the stock 81 the 4oS Broadway
at which rs took place Friday evening lass:-Mcr-
chants Insura.cs Company, 90, o0o Jefferson, $500;
Arct,, S. 600; GaiIatn, 900; Contra, $1,000 II 10
supposed this will cover the loss.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER MExPHIs.--The statement
published in several OF the morning journals yesterday
that the United states Memphis, which sal
for Charleston s c.. in few days. would take out ar-
coe contributed for the destitute o. the South
nsous The vessel Is storeship OF the North Atlantic
squadron.
ACCIDENTS 10 John Dun, native OF Scotland while
working on board the ship Adamant lying at pier a.
Eas. river accidentally foil down the main hatchway
Hospital
street fracturng his leg. He Immediately conveyed
10 the New York Hospital.
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the MISSOURI DEMOCRACY.

Meeting mt st. Louis-The Principles Of the
Party-Opposition to tho Congressional Re-
construction Bill, &c.
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HoOLEY' OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn.-ErHiopiAS MrS
sTRELsY BALLADS AND BuRIEscUEs.-THE BLACK CROOK.
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SUNDAY (THIS, EyENING-GaASD SACRED VOCAL AND
INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT sTEINwAY HALL, Fourteenth
street aud Fourth avenue.
SUNDAY (THIS) EyENING-tRASD SACRED CONCERT AT
ST JosEEH's CHURCH. Pacific street, Brooklyn.