Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-14

DaIA AoUEDUUT.-We are glad to learn that
Alfred Spates, E-q, President Of the Chesa-
peake and OhIo Canal Company, met Mr. VIM.
NJ DUNCAN, Secretary and Treasurer Of the
Alexandra Canal, Railroa and Bridge Com
pauy; and that the result OF their conference
was an agrc ement by which the difference in
reference TO the location of the north end Of the
new travel bridge across the Potomac, over tha
the piers of the Alexand1,a "a aqucduct, was sat-
isiactorily settled. That portion Of the new
bridge which crosses the Chesapc IKE and Ohio
Canal will therefore be constructed at once,
and the whole snperstructure will oe finished
and opened Tor travel at an early day.
No BREvET RANK.-The President has di-
rected that Msjor General W. s Hancock be
assigned 10 duty according. TO his breve, rank
from March 3Ikt 1865. the date upon which he
assumed command of the Division of the At
lantIc, the ass gnmelt to remain in force while
he Is exerc sing such command; but as Ge1eIal
Hsucock has no brere, Iank the Secretary OF
War cannot 80 assign him. General Han
cock is Iull Major General his commission
bearing da,e July 26ih, 1866
THE DYER CoUET OF INQUIRY.-Toe Court
of Inquiry in the case of Brevet Msior Gre lie :
A. B. Dyer, Chief OF Ordnance, has been ad.
iourned until the 1lth OF January, b. order of
the Court-Ge nerals Thomas, Terry, and Han.
oock-have been direc;-d to proceed to their
respective headquarters for the purpose of
transactIng such business as may require their
All ention.
Mr.. ELLIOTT introduced in the House this
morning bill authorizing the Commissioner
of the Froodnen's Bureau to CO ltipae the
Freedmen's Hospitals et Richmo nd, Va; Vicks-
- l. ba
OF Columbia, including the asylum, ,or aged
and inf1rn freedmen and ofphln chldrea
until the 3Oth Of June next, or as 500 there
after as may be prcc 'cahle in the discretion of
the President of The Unised States.
TWENTY Per CRyT.-The bill introduced in
the House to-day sy Mr. Ssokes, of Te1na5 -ee,
giving additional compensation to ,lerks IN
the Departments. aud which was laid on the
tsble, provided for an extausion of the pro-
visions OF the "tweuty per cent." re olut on
passed Feb. IS, 1857, from June 90, 1867, ID June
80. 1869.
A LARGE NUMBER Of NOMINATIONS wee cent
10 the Senate this morning by the President,
among them that Of Alexander Cummings to
be Commissioner of Internal Revenue. and
Henry A. Smythe, of New York, to be Minister
to Russia.
THR NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON RAIL.
EOAD.-Mr. Sherman, from the S.naie Select
Committee on Railroads, reported ck to.day
with amendments, the bill introduced June
10th, 1853, the ouly change being the with
drawal Of certain Incorporators and insertion
Of other names.
ME-. BURT VAN HORN to-day introduced a
bill in the Houle to authorize the Southern
Maryland Railroad Company to enter the Dis.
COlun
the District line, al point IA Prince George
county, to some point III Washington city. Re-
ferred TO District Commit
MR. DRAKE INTRODUCED IN the Senate, this
morning a bill to incorporate the United States
Accident and Life Insurance Compary, with
Il. r. kain, w. r. Schuyler, G. s. Westcott, J.
A. Cake, N. r. Chipmsu, w. G. Thomps, ) p
Brown, aud John Il. Blake as corporators
BORROWING NoNEY FOR THE DISTRICT oP
CoLUMBIA.-Mr. Harlan iutroduc in he
Senate to-day a bill (Which was referred 10 the
District Committca) 10 authorize he suthorlties
OF the District Of Columbia, and the cities there.
IN, 10 ls-ue bonds and borrow money. It's pro-
visions give author.iv to isvue coupon bonds,
and in denominations of 4!l, or any other mu.-
tiple of that sum, 10 tine amount of S5C"O,rD j.
payable twenty yetrs ster date, witl
Interest at the rats Of six per cent
per annum, payable semi-lsnually, for
The purpose Of aiding the building and con-
structng the following railroads, and for no
other purpose to wi':-S3,n0,OOO. TO be sub-
scribed by the proper authorizes Of the District
ofCOiunh hia. 10 the Washington and Cincinnati
Railroad Company; s1,'C0,OOD TO the Washing-
ton and Penns ylvania Railroad Comp Inv. and
Si,Ooe,CoO TO the Washington and Cleveland
Railroad Company, As soon as the different
companies or any OF them open books 10
subscription I0r stocks The bonds to he
issued as they may be required and as tn
hulldlng and construction progress, under the
approval OF the said proper authorities of the
SAID Ihstrlct, and under the direction and re-
quiren'Pnt Of the PRECEDENT snd directors of the
said several railroad companies, and re-
quITed from Other subscribers to the stock
of said companies. The several railroads
shall be built for cash payments, to secure
ecaDomy and cheapnPss. and the subscribers
- the stock Of said companies shall be paid
interest at the rate Of SIX per cent. per annum
on all moneys advanced on shares of stock,
required by the President and Directors, until
the roads are in running order; after wh; ch in.
terest shall cease, when dividends of the profits
of he roads shall be paid to the Shareholders
only. NO cOrporators or corporation CT ted
by the &C, creating the corporations for rail-
roads laIned in this act, shall have the power
or privilege OF ling or dispOsing OF their
franchise 10 any other corporation or company
without authority Irom Congress.
JUICES OF THE SUPREME CouRr-In the
Senate this morning. MIR. " Ilson introd ucpd
bill fixing the number of Judges of the Su-
preme Court of the United States and to change
the Judicial circuits, which enacts, among
other clauses. that the Supreme Court shal!
consist of Chief Justice of the Unitnd s. ltes
and fourteen Associate Judges and that the
Chief Justice and seven Associate justices, to
be annually drawn by lot, shall hold term
annually al the seat of Government, and such
adlOnrncd terms as they may find necessary
for the dispatch of the busine7 of id Court.
and tue As ,ociate Justices not drawn to hold
the term OF sIId Court at the seat of Govern
ment shall annually hold one term IN plch CIR
chit. and such adjourned and SPECIAL terms as
the business OF the several circuits may re-
quire Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
EXPENSES OF COLUMBIA HosPTTAL.-The
President of the Senate laid before that bodv
to-day a communication from the Secretiry of
the Interior, enclosing estimate from the
Surgeon Generals Office of the expenses of
Columbia Hospital and Lving.in Asylum Of
the District Of Columbia which estimates give
the amount of expenses for the past twelve
months. ending the lst of Decem her.si-6S, at
= 01J6.91. The communication ana documents
were referred TO the Committee on Military
Affairs.
PROMOTIONS IN THE TRBAsURY.-The follow.
ing promotions have been made in the Treas.
urY DpUlrtment einca the tst