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The national Republican., 1868-12-08
The Pres,den,.s Messase.

Bosros, Dec. 6.--Ths Boston Herald pub.
lishss the following this morning:
WAsuIroros, Dec. q lses The Presidents
sf,f 81 .:ss :ss. e
Ss.a ss new. oss sSoSs ss';Ss sSs 81 Hs n
ins H point. and he soasiasioss iSsfeons
trsted IN Industry, their resources cut On,
goodly portion Of their population di.frsn,
ehised, their constitutional privileges denied
most OF them remaining under military rule.
.. Commcnding the report Of the Secretary
ofths Tres.ury, and endorsing iss views VOL for
sspenaisasse sSa s ps.es yati yaasstiou seS srsdSsi
| contraction Of the paper circulation, with sug-
gcstions for legislation for one currency only,
powers restricted. u 81
8. That our foreign Affairs are 10 favorable
eoadltion., The nsso,is,ioas With Great Brit Brit
the proposed protocol Of Arbitration were not
M 'aS sys Ssssn. ssss
tion OF the Bnthh ministry 70 regarded - only
. temporary hindrance. Many Of the details
70 s.: %; shs aSs f. Es
been declined, and the course Of Paraguay is
Al. Ssss AZ O.
The aovernneat has made new treatiss for
protection Of naturalized citizens abroad. II
has recognized the new porvisionsl junta In
spain as q de Jaefo government, but has re.
ceived no formally accredited Minister from
the same. Anairs with Mexico are satisfao-
tory, Arrangements for mixed commission
to settle the claims Of Americans In that coun-
try arc In progfen. The Govern ment has
failed 80 far in Its negotiations for the pur-
chase Of q naval station In the West Indies,
| and learns that the French are trying to get
the Bay OF Samsns from the Dominicsn Gov
ernment.
1. Ofioial facts shsw enormous frauds on
the revenue, which must be corrected or the
| revenue will fall and the nation be Involved
In ruin. The message calls for strong legisla-
ton on the subject, and urges the repeal OF the
civil tenure act, which 10 regarded as q hind.
rance to the removal Of corrupt oficisls.
8. The President refers to the Indiar
troubles and the views Of the peace commits
sion, and feara that the military establishment
expenditures will be largely Increased on the
| plains.
g. He favors the withdrawal Of the troop
from the Southern States, and the reduction
} Of the army, and gives q resun,e OF the opera
, | tions Of the land and pension system.
Itis not pretended that the message dis
eusses the above points In the order name,
or In the language given J. but the genera
tenor OF the document will prove to be cor
, rect.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
street Reggars.

Oar city just now is infested with swarms
Of street beggars They meet you everywhere,
in all public places, around the halls of Con.
entrances Of all the executive departments;
and you are toId-if you will listen-piteous
stories, and asked to read papers which por.
tray Eersopal aud family suffering which is
OF course nobody can 6nd time to investi.
gate these things and ascertain whether there
Is really aLy truth 10 what these mendicsnts
affirm or not, and so the people appealed to
give, and this but increases the evil Now,
is there no way tc remedy this, and to put a
stop to it? We suppose there is a law against
vAgrancy, and if o, 1t ought to be enforced
In some cities, they have societies for the re-
lief Of the deserving and honest poor. and tho
agents cfthese institutions. who visit the des.
titute, have developed many things which
throw light upon the wide spread evil OF bsgg.
ing. The Boston Transcript gives the following
crpo's in that city. Its publication her.
may be a timely suggestion to this com
munity:
zone Of tho most active and efficient women
employed by a benevolent society In our city,
has just completed her annual report She
makes the startling statement that in no sin
gle instance during the past year has sh,
been successful in finding destitute families q
whom she was sent by persons who took tn
name and residence Of applicants for aims
calling at houses, offices, or stores. In ma
jority Of those instances, 4 wrong number o
street was purposely given, as the beggar di,
not wish to see an experienced visitor to tn
poor. One Of the members Of the society wa
waited upon by person with the stereotype
story of desertion by Il husband, three starv
ing little ones, rent over due. no fuel, 4,
and ten dollars was solicited The case SCENE
pressing, but the gentleman took the addres
Of the woman, and sent the agent to examin
into the matter and relieve tho distress If
existed. The visitor found q we'll furnishe
psrlor oil paintings, and a piano. Thes
lururies had undoubtedly been obtained b.
frauds upon the benevolent. The swarms Q
street beggars now about our city would 500
be diminished were they referred to some OF
periencsd person familiar with their decsptiV
appeals. >
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
rELEeRAPHIc SUMMARY.

GES CoLs has been soquittsa Of the mur.
der Of Hiscock. The jury had doubt ~ 70
his sanity, and the doubt went for the bensht
Of the prisoner Y
THos e. PRIcs, . wsii-known dry goods
merchant Of Richmond. u dead John b.
Peaoby, Of New York, died suddenly at the
Ballard House last night. III
Tux STEAMER D. NJ. ssohsn took Ere At
Carroiton, Ky, Saturday, through the bars,.
ing Of q coal oil lamp, and burned to the
waters edge and sunk. No lives lost.
EIGHr popIEs have been recovered from the
wreck Of the steamer United States. Seven
are so badly burned that they cannot BE- reeos-
uiIod. The other 10 supposed to Be Mrs.
Psaroo, Of Louisville. The steamer Graham
has been chartered and will leave at 2 o'clock
In the morning. taking skis, drsss, nets, 30 b,
10, to search for bodies.
In THE United States district court In Rich.
mond yesterday, Judge Underwood presiding,
In the habeas eo,puS o.ss Of Ce,sr Grimm,
convicted In Judge shensy's State court, oi
shooting white man and sentenoed TO ths
peniteotiary petitioners oounsel plead lie.
sality Of 0rifin's conviction, on the ground
that Shefey was insligibls under the four
teenth ameudment, and was therefore nc
judge at all. Judge Underwood gave hi
opinion sustaining the ground taken By th,
petition, and discharged the prisoner. Coun
sci for the respondent appealed from the dis
triet judge in ohambers to the circuit court
when Chiet Justice Chase will be on the bench
and the prisoner was bsiied to appear. Thi
decision, II confirmed, upsets two.thirds o
tho legal decisions Of the criminal and oivi
courts made In Virginia since the war.
Besides those already mentioned as hsvipl
been lost on the steamer United States ar
two bodier, who usre put on board at Gin
oinnsti BY Mr. wheeisnd, Of PhiladelI his
Also, . man and his sister from Natohitoohs,
LIS. The chsrred remains Of eight bodiei
supposed to be females. have been receive
from the United States, none Of whom can
identified. Mr.. Biglsy, Of Pittsburg, msr
toned yesterday ss having been lost, 10 safi
George W. Fahnestook and daughter, Of Phi
adelphia, were lost on the United States; NJ
Fisher, Of Pennsylvania, . passenger on boar
the United States, burned badly about II
face and hands. Mr. Cunningham. Of ALI
ghsny City, Pa, Is In the hospital here badl
burned on the hand, feet and right side Of th
face. A lady On route from Rhode Island ,
Memphis was slightly burned. Mr.. Taylo
olerk Of the Amerios, visited all the wounds
in this city yesterday, administering to the
relief
The national Republican., 1868-12-08

FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE ARMY.-Gen.
eral Orders No 90, just issued by command
of Gen. Grant, directs that until further
orders the following non. commissioned Off.
GERS, being deemed unnecessary under the
present circumstances of the army, will not
be appointed, except by special authority
from tho Adjutant Generals ofice; For a
company of infantry, and of artillery not
mounted-the company quartermaster ser.
geant and four Of the corpOrals. For a regi-
ment of cavalry, artillery and infantry-the
regimental commissary sergeant and regimen
tai hospital steward. The reductions to be
made under this order will be brought about
gradually by not hlliug vacancies which may
occur in the grades designated.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08

DISMISSAL OF THE WooLEY AND BUTLER
CAsE.-In the Supreme Court, before Judge
Dobbin, the case Of Thomas II wooley, Of
Washington city, against Benz +. Butler, a
a member Of Congress from Massachusetts,
being an action to recover damages for false
imprisonment in Washington, and In the seiz.
uro Of plaintiffs kilograms in Baltimore and
elsewhere, by order of defendant, while acting
as member of the Congressional committee
Of investigation in connection with the Presi.
Dental impeachment trial and vote thereon
has been recently dismissed, by order Of the
counsel for the plaintiff 1t Is not known
whether the abandonment Of the case was tbs
result Of compromise or not-Bau, Sun,
The national Republican., 1868-12-08

THE ALASKA PURCHASE" Data - writes
to the Sun There seems to be a general
belief that large amount Of money was ex-
pended here during the last session Of Con.
gres' to procure the appropriation for the pur.
chase OF the Alaska territory, but upon in.
quiIy 1t does not appear that any funds were
PAID out Tor that purpose except fees paid to
lawyer oi some euinence, who received
S3o, QUO In gold from the Russian Government,
4" Is alleged, for his advocacy Of the purchase
in a sertain journal and his efforts with Con.
greSsmsn to convince them Of the necessity Of
the appropriation.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
THE DErAMERs OF PUBLIC MEN.

There are persons 10 all lands who seem to
think ard to a'' upon the principle that 1t is
perfectly far 10 i-ftns rrhio characters, and
that no ae.s o. u.,0ui' 10 ustsrious for
them TO resort to to a,sO. tho ruin Of
private character and persot worth, II 1t
shall lead to the overthrow of the men whom
they desire to defeat for partisan sh political
ends
We are lei to make these rsm1'k', 10 con-
sequence Of the attack, which were made Of
this nature upon the character Of Mr Glad.
stono, the newly appointed Premier Of Eng
land, during the late exciting canvass in that
country.
Tho unfounded charges preferred against
this great English statesman, remind US Of
the many falsehoods which in this country we're
put in circulation against General Grant.
One of these ISLANDERS, which was iniustriousiy
circulated against Mr. Gladstone, was that
he is a secret Roman Catholic, and that q
very rich gentleman of that persuasion had
left him in his will 600, 900; and that he
(Gladstone) was to use this in the interest oi
the Church. This, 1t was affirmed, was th'
inspiring cause Of Mr. a.'s great energy ant
activity in the work OF procuring the dises
tablishmsnt Of the Irish Church.
Another slander was put forth on the au
thority Of three Episcopal clergymsn that Mr.
Gladstone owned the right to nominate I
rector of an Episcopal church, worth f4O,
per aunum, and that he nominated man t,
whom he pays $50 thus pocketing himsel
$3.50 These charges Of course were deniet
during the canvass but in Mr.. gladstone
case, as in that Of General Grants, his sigma
triumph, and the fact Of his appointment al
Prime Minister, nails all such ISLANDERS to th
counter rs base coin.
In this country, General Grant treated al
tho ISLANDERS which were brought against hi'
with silent contempt, and the people have
his case, on this side of the water, as the Ems
lish people in Mr.. Gladstone's case did on th
other side Of the water-put the seal of repr,
baton upon all these miserable ISLANDERS. II
former traduesrs of General Grant have no
become his most sycophantic fatterors.
doubt not now that we shall SEQ the san
course pursued in Mr.. Giadstons's case.
is not necessary here to deny these charg
against Mr. Gladstone any more that It
needful to repudiats the slandsrous articl
upon General Grant. All this sort OF sla
falls to the ground and /, but part and pare
of that disreputsble electioneering materi
which dissraces the n,Odas operanH Of mai
OF our modern elections.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
Report of the Department OF Agri
culture.

From advance sheets Of the annual report
OF the Department Of Agriculture, now In
press, (but not ready for distribution before
January the Newark Advertisv gives some
interesting figures in reference to tho produc.
tions Of the soil for the year named. The fol.
lowing shows the total yield, average aud
money value Of tho crops pamed for all the
States in tho United States:
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
Amusomonts.


NATION HBATRB.
THE MAX MARErzEK
Combination Company.
ITALIAN AND GERMAN OPERA.
GRAND OPENING NIGHT.
monday, December II, 1905.
The public Of Washington and vicinity are re-
.psea nfSr%sd ,hs, hsRf RrisTs Rsfs
tiSS &. sai.f a: opss. isP:tass .sssSs u IN WEEK.
MApkAIsr MApAIrs HssH gsfnf 81 @ |@ERIssSSsaAAseE. A.
aa Do'Msiffsssyh Mss yheTf efs fifiTsl sTkffss
nsd s.r H., s%sT,ssn piHs
Ml,ssTA ATEs ia.t year created an impep;eJ Jurors
nj IA n nsss s:: "a I'd ts s
cipal elites o. the West, aud is a The present time
;i:a Es,,,'a|n'
tBsT hI's iRps,,f|ss.ssss r. this eitJJ
sIoSoR BRIosoLi. ,,,uo, ,,,,r,
From the Principal Opera House. q Europe.
'Hi' HsRE ffsi iPPisHIsRRfEsa PaHsREaahs Il N. e''' w
Hs,ss m
~: Ill.,
sfSGfkt AssdrrcE.-mr. MARRrzBK sss.l,.ys
SnIs 5;;P;fssHlH,s r III
PLNY, eonprisins al the well .known and eels,,
bratsd Lyric Artists. now performing in the United
Tie iellY.lnS op.Is. viz Ss p;5Isr%ssSsi; sI.ysSi.
| wedaesday, December le-NoRMA.
! Pridsy, December ls-sIClLIAN vEsPBRs.
This srest work will be presented with new
dresses. new scsnsry. Ae. ,Ae,
The Il s. opsrA
Saturday, Eveninr, Dee. le-fL TR0vAToRR.
In order to present the Opera. advertised With All
the scldi possible Mr. Maretrst has. in addition to
R.n'' ensa1'fh NEE hef ssiRslfas arsShsI. sSfnffa''
whs will appes! In the above Operas. u =.
THE CHORUS, numberipg sixty voices, apd
Grand OFehestra Of forty performers, have been
selected with the greatest care from the Ssss q avail
bers the bodies who hayese under MI. Msret-
THR COSTUMES are entirely new, and have
| bean msde IeEnrdless Of cost, .--.,,---.
THE MISE EN.sCBNB will be carefully super
SCALE OF PRICES
Orchestra Chairs, tall reserved, )...,.......f 20
Parquet aud Dress circle, Preserved, ,)........ o0
General admission. LW
Family Circle, p
TSs ale q seat. Tor either nilii viii ecnmsnss
THURSDAY. December 10. at 0 a. m.' at hesie'
Doors ss open at lis, commence des
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
MARUUEU.

ins. NoyemSst =. lses, " ths Rsy. L; ~ b..ss:
Y. OsDss. Of oeortetown. ~,
DAvIssKoLsISoa u. ii.s q sS,.%s,s. 4 IT,.
slaAH KoLB. III lN Ey
opAvis-ALLEN. On Thpr.ssy, December 3,
BIZ Rev. Mr.. Addison, Rector Of TfinitY church,
ssn,s,s sewtsI Ssiyrs e. Stfttsh III. II lhs'
kpIED.
HAwKB.-on the 7th inst, CLLuDE ChsrlLL,
only .hild q Charlie. W. and Mary j. Hsvfs'
aged months and II days.
LANE -0n Monday morning, eth Inst, at 10,
m.s TinorHI J. LAsk, aged % years
dence, Twenty -frst street, betw and streets
on the Sth inst. at 80 s'clock. The friends AR
respectfully invited to attend.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
Wants.
Lost and Found.

TAKEN RsTRAY BY THE METROPOLITAN
L PoLiCkI0n ths Sth 81 Noyembsr., instant,
Gsa .rps on ea WklsS viii Se soa 70 he % siaSs.
cash bidder, at W. L. Wall Go. . Bsraar, No e6
Louisiana avenue. on TUESDAY, Dee. 10, 1858. at
at this once. No2 Louisiana prior thereto
By order. GEO. X. HBRRICK,
Property Clerk.
nosO-s wLwALL Co, Auetionsers.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
Personal.

DRIvATE MEDICAL CONSULTATION AT
L "0LDn DIR. DARBY's, 90 seventh street,
opposite odd-fellows' Hall. Separate rooms foi
patients. sela-n
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
NEW YORK NARKEr.


Nrw YoIK, Dec. ii p. m;MCotton Inactive
demand moderate; refined active; Cuba, lII5B
l3kc; Porto Rico, llAGl31<c.j refined, 1tNg
lbHc. Flour dull and nominal, Southern t675
tlt.50. Corn quiet and steady y;tl.l .l0Dtl.l7. Oats
quiet and drm; TSc. Rye quiet and steady;
q 30, Pork dull and nominalj t2s7S Gold,
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.-BREA DsTUYrs.-Ther
vas but little inquiry this morning ior Flour'
and we heard on 'Change Of sales Of only 200
bbls. Western Fsmily at tlo@tlo.75 per Dbl
The market, although quiet, 10 steady.
Whedf.-The receipts this morning were
1900 bushels, and notwithstanding the un
favorable weather, the demand was active and
the market firm. Sales comprised prime white
at "a IS; medium to fair red at a 05Dt2 20; goot
to prime DO. at t22s@t2aj; choice do. at 2.4o
Corn-Was in good supply again to-day, tn,
receipts reaching 700 bushels. The demant
was fairly active and prices were well main
| tained. Sales comprised white at from SO tc
90 cts, and yellow at e4ep95 cts. for damp
and q 029l.o6 for dry. White closed at $500
CTS. for prime dry samples, and yellow al
d o2@l .o5 for lots In prime shipping order.
steady &c "isHs.'f8P MoaYdsts,r sahS nh91c. ~
| sides. Sales are confined, however, to retail
lots. A lot OF 10, 900 lbs OF loose sides sold OF
| Saturday at lGkc. There are no sales Of bull
meat, but we quote II nominal at lllf@i2c. 70
shoulders, and 13lzfel4o. for sides. Lsrd-w
note sales Of 90 tietces Of No; Q at l5c. and 0
Pork-we have reported sales OF 90 bbls. Q
city packed at e2s. Heavy western is sellin
In jobbing lots at cas- soat rs per Dbl. Dresse
hogs are very dull at SllfpoLc.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
For Sale or Rent.

.s1 ENs HH2D wl
n ]: n. G:sa S::r:: i::; y SSti2i s:ss
FOR s A L E
KILBOURN & LATTA,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
CORNER SEVENTH AND r SITS.
BRICK HOUSE
| On street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, three story and basement. 10 rooms; all
sss ss sfS s, :s
l
| BRICK HOUSE
| On n street. between Finssnth and Sixteenth
sssS tSsss s:Ts iIS%i IS ~ "a r.
house. House n feet front. Lot s2xlS.
BRICK HOUSE
X street. S.%iitcn Psssl between TcslIs siI,s
front, 10 rooms Pirst Ssor-saioon psrOr, library.
bath. room, wster and linen eiosets. Third door.
four chsmbers Kitchen and collars under Marble
g: .ss st't s;E aHs S ..9 I'd''a
FRAME HOUSE,
On fear,eenth street. between street and ha..s. e
c three s.cs
manner. Lct SoIicO. tos alley.
| SPLENDID BUSINESS PROPERTIES.
On Penusyivsnia avenue. between Hinth and
o. Psn5p.yly.ai. r .yssss: S:,w'en Twelfth and
,.snsS aS' '.Sd ID fountssnts Streets. 'A''' ''" "
tAll on north side.)
LOTS.
On Thirteenth street. between aud streets
| lot 24xl2o, to alley.
On Massachusetts avenue. between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. several small lots, on cas-,
on I street. between Seventeenth and EiGhteeut,
streets, somo hne building lots.
R.qr.en.h street, s'tw:sps spd streets
On Fourteenth street. between street and Mas
ssehusetts avenue, three lots, 22xlB
FINE SQUARE
On Sixteenth street. on very liberal terms.
HALF SQUARE
In The northwestern part Of the city.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
W. J MURrAsH ~: Editor and Proprietor

aS- All Communications. whether on pusihss
or Tor publication, should 10 addressed to WV.
WrRrAaH. Proprietor NATIONAL REruRLioAS
washtngtou. .
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
New Advertisements.

EoR REHT-THE LARGE BRICK HOUSE. NO.
L AS II street north, between Ninth and Tenth
streets west, containing eleven large rooms.
House newly painted and repaired Apply nt psSt
CANSON, National Bank OF the Republic.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08

States, were as follows:
Number. Value. acreage
Horses. 6,7OG,9iO sl32C9S,220 sTS 10
Mules............ s5s,Gs5 G6il5,TG0 II Gl
Oxen and other
oattIe............lI,VI6I 3lD,Il4,6O9 20 50
Milch cows,...... 6,69l, ,678 3l0,6Bl 1853 80 rs
Sheep (all ages). .3s, ,09l,9 ,9l2 0s,4O7, 800 %
Hogs (all ages). 2I,3l7 ,26s ll0766,206 56
The averages In New York were Horses,
$9li mules $50 oxen and other cattle,
$50 81 milch COWS, $50 81 sheep, $685.
hogs. $S7S. 10 Pennsylvania Horses,
500, 3d. mules, sos 81; oxen and other cat.
tie, S32. 49, mileh COWS, "a "a, sheep, s. OF;
hogs, 81 90. New Jersey is the only State
where horses average over 800, except In
Wisconsin, where the average reaches Sl63 90;
also in mules, Florida coming next, at $lOs. 80,
and Pennsylyanis, $l0s 81.
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

WASHINGTON, d. o., Dec. 7.-Jay Cooke l.
10. furnish the following quotations Of Gov
The national Republican., 1868-12-08
o0,Sis,620 2,O27 ,462 ,2al

Tho number, aggFegate value, and age
value, per head, Of live stock in the United
States, were as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24

1BE WEEKLY STAR, now on our counter for
sale and in wrappers ready for the mails, con-
tsins full account Of the Impeachment trial
in the United States Senats; a capital story for
Young married people and those intending IN
become such, entitled "Jerome FenWick,s
Cure the Registration of Voters in this CITY.
the Press Banquet TO Charles Dickens and
his speech on the occasion; the Paris TX
pOsItion-list of Americans to- whom prizes
were awarded: Republican and Democrat
&c Ward MEETINGS; Reconstruction; Society
News; Political News; Washington News and
Gossip; the Courts; TIE Working People; USE
ful Items of Domestic Economy; Humorous
Sketches; with Departms ntal, and Local News;
Agricultural and Housekeeping Miscellany;
and the latest Telegraphie Dispatches from all
part, VI the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24
0+THE MAYORALTY.
CITIZENS, ATTENTION

Whereas the DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERyA-
TIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE passed on the
lith of April. 1853, the foil owing resolution:
EeSOlrsd, That the General Convs ntlon of the
AMI Radical delegates from each ward Of the city
of Washington he called to meet at Trades Union
Hall, corner Of Eighth and streets at 7i% o'clock
purpose Of nominating ali anti Radical candidate
for Mayor:
Therefore. the anti Radical voters in the city Of
ING the 18th OF April at X O'Clock at the 'oio y
ing DEF ignated places for the purpose IF eecting
We delegates from each ward to the 4th of May con-
yention fer the purpose mentioned:
FIRST srd-Stotts Hall, corner Twentieth ct.
aud Penp.y lyaDia avenue.
secord WaId-German Hall, Eleventh street, be.
tween Y and G streets.
Third Ward-Trades' Union Hall, corner Eighth
and l. streets.
Fourth ward-Conssr yatiye Army and Navy
Union Headquarters, 397 Pennsylvania avenue
between Four and q half and Sixth streets, (south
side
Fifth wars-Dooley's Hall, corner Third street
east and Pennsylyania avenue.
Sixth Ward-Pellow's Hall, corner Eighth and g
str, cts Navy Yard
Seventh WarG-IslaDd Hall, Island.
'' '"' j. W BARRIER. Chairman,
+. A: AIKEN, Secretary
p w. HAGGERTY
J. p. CROWLEY.
A. DODGE.
W o. HOLT.
applet G. P. FENWICK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24

The LEGISLATURE OF MISSOURI has Just en-
acted-a law, making 1t a mIsdemeanor for a
man 10 abandon his wife, and fail, neglect or
refuse to maintain and provide for her: o. 10
abandon his child or children, under the age of
INeiNe years, born IN lawful wedlock, and
fsll 10 provide for said child or children. The
punishment Is 10 be fine of not less than fifty
nor more than fl I've hundred dollars. or inpris-
Onment IN the county Jail or workhouse not
less than one nor more than twelve months or
both fine and imprisonment. Matrimonial
squabbles must be pretty frequent in Missouri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24

IN THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, General
Buchanan, who is the temporary commander
and who is also the Com missioner OF the Freed
mems Bureau for Louisiana, has very wisely
issued an order prohibiting the agents of the
Eureau from taking any active part in politics.
lie says that they should d-vote their whole
attention to their business; and having heard
tnai some of the agents were engaged in elec-
pioneering for the rival candidates at the recent
election, he directed that they cease TO NEEDLE
IN any manner with pslitics, Or for ward their
rgSl~aarIonS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24

The GkRNAN OPERA has always been popu-
lar IN Washington, and the anxiety 10 see the
cd fayorItes, Johannsen, ROtter. Frederici.
Himmer, Hableman, Hermanns, and others. as
sisted by a splendid orchestra and an immense
chorus, IN three of their best operas, is so gen.
eTd that We will doubtless have the most bril-
lant season ever witnessed il Washington.
The rush at Metzerott's for tickets yesterday
v As unparalleled, and those who desire TO at
lsEo should secure their seats at once