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IN BANKRUPTCY,
i pnfRIcf OF COLUMBIA, "a.
At the City Of Washington, on the 18Th day Of De-
cenber, 1853 The undersigned hereby giyee notice
Of his appointments q Asstgnee 0f BA9EEs n
snN IN the City Of washington, within said
he oyn Ueution, By the Supreme Court of ssid
D1triet. GEO. MASON. Attorney az Law.
g U-oWSW City Hall, Aseicnee.
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MORE PARTISANSHIP.
THE CLERKS BONUS KILLED.
THE INDIAN TREATY.

WASHINGTON, June lS-Romero is here. He
considers the accounts Of the ministerial troubles
exaggerated. He is very hopeful. Says the army
consists Of 25 900 men-that the government Is
paying its current expenses-that the demOnstra.
lions OF The reaciionsry chiefs have been feeble,
and are daily becoming more so, aud regards the
early pscidcatiOn and consolidation of the entire
Tepublic as certain
Dangerous counterfeit hundreds on the Central
National Bank of New York and the Ohio National
Bank of Cincinnati are in circulation.
Sendte-The post Office committee reported IA
vorably on bill establishing continuous railroads
hence 10 Mobile.
The bill allowing the United States to appeal
suits from district courts, without giving security,
passed.
The bill providing that the senior associate shall
preside when the chief Justice is disqualified,
passed.
A bill allowing the sale of armed vessels to bel
ligereDts for commercial purposes passed.
The bill relieving the exporters of rum and
spirits was killed.
The conference committee on the bill removing
disabilities reported. recommending that George
W. Jones, of Tennessee, and George 8. Houston,
of Alabama, the only Democrats on the list be
erased. Adopted. Hendricks denounced this ac.
ton as shamelessly partisan. No radical senator
ventured to reply. Ross and Van Winkle voted
nay.
The Senate then went into executive session,
after which they adjourned.
HOuSe-The department clerks bonus bill was
tabled by 6S TO "a. This action efectually kills it.
Resolutions denunciatory of the Indian treaty
ratified by the Senate, passed; declaring that the
House will feel bound u refuse the appropriation
for its ratification. The treaty with the Usage
Indians is small affair, but is important in this
that it is the first direct attack on the combined
power Of the president and the Senate to make
treaties.
A bill modifying and essentially limiting the
jurisdiction of the court of claims passed.
bill relieving carrying companies from LA
bility for loss or damage to goods caused by Union
or Confederate forces psssed-s0 to AZ This
bill, If it becomes law, will protect express
companies against innumerable suits.
The river and harbor bill was postponed to
Tuesday next. Adjourned.
John W. Caldwell, OF Ohio, was confirmed as
minister TO Bolivia.
The Indictment for murder has been abandoned
by the government in the Surrstt case, aud he
will be tried for conspiracy the penalty in which
case Is ten years. Imprisonment and $40 900 fine.
The supreme court has rendered a verdict
against the eastern division of the Pacific railroad
for four and a half millions dollars in favor of
Ross, STILES Co., former contractors.
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in their company, was also brought in. IL IS bu
due the aecnsed to state that their version of the
affair is, that they gave the negro the warrant to
carry TO Jefferson, and that be went instead and
tried TO sell it.
Upon arriving at the station there was found in
Belden's pocket letter which the negro claimed
to identify as one which he bad given BeIden to
mail for him TO his wife in Mobile, three days be-
fore, and which he said had contained seventy
five cents and his likeness. The envelope, like
ness and stamps had gone, the letter only re-
naming. LII 2.
The accused will probably come before Re-
corder Becker this morning.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT-Judqe Ho,oe-,Jtne Is.
The case Of J. Alexis, accused of rape upon the
person of a colCred girl. eleven years old, has
been continued until Monday next at meridian
not, as lnsiDuated by a city contemporary, "to
some day not yet named" IL is not 4" the last
we shall hear of the case judicially," and the
information in the possession of the writer in that
contemporary, if good evidence, will be cheer
fnlly received by Recorder Gastinel on the day of
trial, whether for or against the accused.
truce to dd cGptdndum statements Of the kind.
Francis Dunlap, mig, for carrying a concealed
weapOn-a dirk-was sent to the Parish Prison
for ten days.
Peter Johnson. mig, for larceny, sent to the
Parish Prison for twenty days.
RECORDER GAsTINELs CoURr.-Joe Carrell or
Campbell, was. arrested yesterday and sent to
prison for being so crazy as TO attempt TO drown
himself in the Mississippi. Z" The attempt, and
not the deed confounds as" .'..
Leon Populus, grog and billiard saloon keeper
for national wards, at the corner of Basin and
Bienville streets, had one of the aforesaid wards
arrested for stealing four of his billiard balls,
valued at $40. The wards name is that of the
immortal Milton.
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FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1868,

charged. Wheat opened a shade firmer bu
closed quiet and steady-new white Georgia 50 85
Corn closed dull and declining mixed Western
81 056l 0S Pork a shade easier s2S SOAPS 62I
Lsrd timer; kettle l7i@ls4c. Naval stores un
changed. Gold l4Os. Sterling quiet Southern
bonds strong and active.
NEw YORK, June Is Evening g-Flour dull and
declining State 81 5099 IS, Ohio 50 lO0l3
to fair extra IS 30@ll. Sugar easier-Musco.
ysdo 1lt@l2c. Coffee dull FreiGhts 1rmer !;
wheat by steam pence. Money unchanged
Call loans easy at sos; prime discounts SOS.
Stocks generally steady. Sub treasury balance
S95 100000 Governments closed dull; pos of
1862, ll3; of 1864. llOl (: of 1865, llOi; do.
January and July, ll38; of 1861, ll3i; lO4O's,
1864; 1905, l09l. .
SAVANNAH, June lS.-Cotton market active and
advancing. Sales to-day 1853 bales. MiddlinGs
SOC. Receipts 354. Receipts for the week 1891 !;
exports 1912. Stock 5O97 bales.
CINCINNATI. June lS.-Flour firm, held at 50 50
d9 IS for family. Wheat l0c. higher. Corn dull,
9O092c. Oars nc. Pork irm s2S612S so. Bulk
mests-sboulders l2c., sides l44c. Bacon
shoulders l3@l3lc,, clear rib sides l6Ac.. clear
sides l7c. Lard l74c. Butter 26@3Oc. Eggs 10
@l93c Sugar quiet and unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, June lS.-FlOur-nod demand Wheat
l0c. lower. Corn S26s5c. Oats 756176c. Pork
$2s so. Bscon-shoulders &c.,, clear sides l7c.
Lard l734lSc.
MOBILE. June ls.-Cntton-sales so bales |:
market finn; low mddlings 26Sc. mid1lings
274c. High price asked By sellers restricts sales.
Receipts bales.
LOUISVILLE, June ls.-Sales to-day % hhds.
tobacco luRs s. O502l Is for cutting leaf
Flour, supeifne 81 IS. Wheat. old s262 10.
Corn in bulk soc. Oats 790SOc. Mess pork
s2S 25. Bacon, shoulders l330l3lc.; clear sides
l74@l79e. Lard in tierces, ISc. Whisky raw
nomiDaly unchanged.
CHARLESTON. June lS.-Cotton in better de.
maDd and prices have advanced &c. Sales l74
bales. Middling 2s3c. Receipts bales Re.
cepis for the week 35S bales. Exports-coast.
wise 4S5 bales, TO Great Britain 2s6 bales. Safes
for The week 5000 bales. Stock on hand $3.50
bales, Of which 1890 are on shipboard.
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A TOBACCO-CHEwER SPTFs OUT HIS REAsONs.-
correspondent of the Chicago Times recently
occupied q seat in a railroad train beside an inde-
farigable tObacco-chewer. He says:
Strangely enough the conversation turns upon
the use of tobacco; and clerical looking gentle.
man who occupies the next seat forwsrd ad.
dresses the dssolving individual as follows:
my friend, you use tobacco. see.n
ayes; have sOme?" (Squirt.)
"No, sir. How long have you chewed?"
LET me see; (arefectVe squirt about twenty
years."
Have you ever tried to stop"
"Yes. (Squirt.) Three or four timeS"
Cant you do it,"
"Yes. IcOuld stop well enough Squirt, if it
wasn't for other folks"
How is that?"
Well, you see, stranger Squirt, whenever
try to stop, my hired men behave so cussedly
(squirt) and my wife acts SO like the devil
lsquirt) and the preacher breaches 30 like ID
fool
Here occurred prolonged, indignant election
Of highly-colored saliva, during which a roar of
laughter from the nearest passengers indicated
that they saw the point, and the balance of OBJ.
suuctions, il any, remain unknown.
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ACGDfMy-Dick Pdrker's Beneft.-It Is rarely
that we feel so much interest in the success Of an
artist appealing to the public upon the occasion
of a benefit, as we do with reference TO that of
Dick Parker this evening. There are few, IL any,
who during the season have appeared upon the
Academy stage with such unVarying aptitude,
such versatility in their particular line such an
evident desire TO assist and amuse, as have char.
acteTized MIR. Parker's different roles. In abort.
he has been Invaluable 10 the management, and IL
appreciated by the public. In making tonight
his farewell salaam, he appears as B. B. in a new
Durivsge burlesque, entitled "NosoloQy.D de-
liDesting the recent investigation of Wooley's
kilograms at Washington. We are glad to find
our suggestion in this matter adopted, and can
certainly promise the public a rare amusement
and the beneficiary a full house. Base Bail -
and the usual olio performance will be repeated.
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QUEER Times ABOUT BEEs.-The poppy bee
makes her nest in the ground, burrowing down
about three inches. At the bottom she makes
LARGE round hole, and lines it splendidly with the
scarlet leaves of the wild poppy. She cuts and
fits the pretty tapestry till il is thick and soft and
" arm, then partly fills the cell with honey, lays
an egg, folds down the red blankets and closes up
the hole, so it cannot be distinguished; and there
in its cosy cradle, with food to eat and safe nook
70 rest in she leaves her bsbybee TO take care of
ITSELF The leaf cutting bee makes her cells of
green leaves, shaping them like thimbles. These
little jars she half fills with -colored paste
Of honey and pollen from thistles, lays her eggs,
and covers the pots with round lids, that fit
exactly. The mason bee makes its nest Of mud
and mortar. IL looks Ike bit of dirt, sticking TO
a wall, but has little cells within. The mother
bee does all the work, sticking little grains of sand
and earth together with her own glue. The car.
Ienter bee bores holes iu posts, and makes her
cells of saw. dust and glue. The csrdiUg bees live
in holes, among stones aud roots, making nests Of
moss, lined with wax, TO keep the wet out, with
long gallery by which 70 enter. They find bit Of
moss and several bees place themselves in a row,
with their backs toward the nest then the fore.
most lays hold Of the moss and pulls il up with
her Jaws, drives il with her fore-feet under her
body as far toward the next as possible. The
second does the same; and in this way tiny heaps
of prepared moss are got 10 the nest by the file Of
four or Ave, and others weave it into shape.
Meuy's Museum
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YoUNG JOHN QUINCY ADAMs.-A Washington
dispatch to the Louisville Journal says:
letter has been received by a promine at
Democratic member of Congress now in Washing.
ton from young John Quincy Adams, of Massa.
cbusetts, from which l make the following ex.
tracts: Il can say" writes Mr.. Adams, "in respect
to the mention Of my name in connection with
the second place on the Democratic ticket 10 be
selected by the Fourth of July convention, that
am an applicant for no Office under the sun. Ny
course at home has been dictated by the most dis
interested obligations of duty and preference. |
feel that the accident of birth has thrust me upon
the public attention rather before my time and
also that this prominence, connected with the &C.
edeLt of birth, involves great deal of a certain
kind of responsibility. Ii | can acquit myself
creditably under these circumstances, and come
of with all the old family honors free of tarnsh,
shall be content, and the vice presidency may
find some one worthier and more anxious than
myself" 1t is the general belief that Adams will
be nominated by accamation if Pendleton is nom.
mated for the first place.
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TIE PROMISES OF Recon CoNsTRUCTON.-"Agate," {"
the sensible radical correspondent at Washington
of the Cincinnati Gazette, says:
We are soon to have the Southern States read
mitted under the present econsuuction-Vir-
ginis, Texas, and POSSIBLY Alabama, alone ex.
cepted. The Republican party has hitherto cal.
cOlated upon great political gain from this ad.
mission. The leaders are now far less confident.
IL must be confessed that neither the fruits of
reconstruction already accomplished, nor the
promises from the other States, are specially en-
coursging. We have one rebel State back again
Tennessee. Before she had been fully restored
her delegates to national convention gave us
Andrew johnson. Since, her legislature has given
us Senator's Fowler and Patterson. Yet
these are men of high character compared
With most OF those Low coming up from the
from large Southern States that do not contain
one man reputable in private life, or as respec.
table in ability and experience as Senator Fowler
There are plenty Of them for whom Senator Pat.
tersOn may stand as the type. God only knows
what we are to do with these creatures" ex-
claimed one of the leading members of the Re-
publican party. and cne of its most prominent Con-
gressmen. "They seem to be without character
at home; they have not very much hope of re-
tanning their hold on their districts after the first
election; and good many of them are sure to
go infor making the most they can out of their
positions while they have them" Perhaps the
Congressman was severe in his judgment; but
there is no doubt that the feeling among many Of
the leaders grows TO be that in seeking for Re-
publican strength at the South, we have got
very large elephant of very uncertain disposition
on our hands.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

LOUISVILLE, June lS.-The strike having ended,
trains on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad are again
running regularly on the entire length Of the
road.
RICHMOND, June ls.-A. G. Bsrbee, the cele-
brsted Virginia sculptor, died on the 18th inst in
Rsppshannock county. of cancer.
MOBILE, June l6.-The difficulty between the
employees and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad has
been settled. and trains commenced running
through TO Columbus, KY, to-day.
BURLINGTON, W., June lS.-Eighty tons Of arms
taken by the United States authorities from
Fenians here en- route from St. Albans to New
York.
NEW YORK, June 1s.-The regatta has been
postponed until tomorrow in consequence of q
bad calm.
The national executive committee of the con-
servative soldiers and sailors have their head
quarters at S5 East Seventeenth street.
PHILADBLPHIA, June lS.-The boat race for
the championship after proceeding for a mile and
half, the boats cOllided and both upset. COul
ter righted his boat and proceeded around the
course. Hamil wss picked up By boat in the
vicinity. The referee will have to decide whether
the fouling was accidental or not.
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MARKETS.

LONDON, June lS-NOon.-Consols 945. Bonds
49,.
LIVERPOOL, June s.-Noon.-Cotton buoysnt.
Sales Is, 900 bales. Middling uplsnds ll@ll d.;
ahost 104@l0sd.; middling Orleans I4Gllid.
Corn 35s,
LIVERPOOL. June els-Afternoon.-Cotto active.
Sales Is, 600 bales. Lard dull at 64s. Pork fst.
LIVERPOOL, June ls-Eyening. up
lands lld4d.; Orleans ll9d. Bresdstufs firm.
LONDON, June ls-Evening. g.-Consols 95s.
Bonds 702@70i.
HAVANA, June ls.-Sugar steady, u reals.
Bacon IL. Cheese Is. Exchange on the United
States, for currency 294G2sa discount, for Gold
3Gl per cent. premium.
NEW YORK, June lS-Afternoon.-Cotton4 Ia
lc. better sales 5000 bales; middlings 30030sc.
Flour dull and declining Southern brands IN.
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The XVorId's Great Diamonds.

T. W. in the July Galaxy has an article on dia.
mOnds, IN which he gives the following account of
the largest the world possesses. He says:
The Kohl moor, ," as has been said, is kept now
by the queen of England, and is guarded with
great care.
The NATHAN is beyond price, and is among
the treasures of the rash of Matiam, who will, no
doubt, be robbed of il sooner or later, and will
lose his life at the same time. Ii is pear.shaped,
and is uncut.
The "0rlof" is in the care of Russia, and is
now set in the imper al scepter.
The " Cumberland" is, or was ia possession of
the king of Hanover. But as there il now no king
of Hanover, am not certain where the gem is
kept
The "Polar Star" and the "Shahn - are both
among the crown jewels OF Russia.
The Pitt" is among the crown Jewels of
France, and was once worn by the first Napoleon
in the hlt of his sword.
The "Eugenien was given by the present EN-.
peror Of France to his wife, who now has charge
of II.
The Florentine" is the great yellow diamond
of the Austrian crown; ii is supposed to have
once been in possession of Charles the Bold, aud
the story says it was lost at the battle of Gran
son. The soldier who found it sold 1t for form,
and got drunk with the money.
the "Sancy" was once an heirloom of the
Dukes Of Burgundy, and dates back before the
year l479. II has gone from hand to hand in
strange and bloody ways, and is in the possession
of an Indian merchant named Jeiee- bhOy.
The Nssssk" has been sold from hand to
hand since it came into possession of the East In
dia Company. and is said to be now in the hands
OF the Marquis of Westminster.
am unable tosay who now keeps the Figott, {"
but the Star of the South" is in possession of
the Costars Of Amsterdam, who are the greatest
of diamond cutters; and any one who would like
TO keep IT might get the privilege for one million
dollars gold. The Hope" is the largest and
most perfect of blue diamonds and is in posses
sion of the "Hopes." of Amsterdam. Its color
is brilliant sapphire blue.
So much for the names of some of my great
diamonds. My philosophy tells me that own
them and enjoy them jus as those do who have
the care of them. The most they can do is to go
and look at them, and bathe in their brilliant,
flashing lights, and that / can do whenever
wish. This ownership, my deal reader, now
confer upon you. 1t would be impossible for me
or you to keep, to guard these fifteen gems, valued
perhaps, al some SIS 900 900. We should never
sleep o. nights fire would be horrible Thought :;
we should certainly be murdered in our beds, or
we shOuld-ftteen of us-be raving mauiacs in
mad-houses. Should any of the present owners
ask me to take his diamond, here state that |
would positively and peremptorily refuse. Ihave
a sacred regard for my stomach and brain which
would render ii impossible.
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Gen. Butler Among the TeIegrams.

The Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune thus describes Gen. Buffers +" rampage
among the kilograms:
"To imagine a genuine case of happiness, as a
telegraph operator relates it, y0n must see Gen.
Butler let loose upon several barrels of telegrams
He is all activity. BE has blank subpenas, aud
sends for folks by the wholesale. Being himself
familiar with speculations, his inquisitiveness is
whetted to the sbarpest edge. He penetrates
all their aliases. Coming to the following dis.
patch, he feels that he has struck live mystery
60 Pete sell. Go one STRAIGHT. Rdlu eqg. CbdT'qe
TO my account. Dato this end. Looney.'
60 Now, says Gen. Butler answer me. Why
do yOu sign yourself LOOneyY
"'I don't sligo myself LoOney'
'Hs! Snrah Look there,' says the general.
Spell that. What is it, Quickr
Why says the man, that amt Looney; it's
Silence says Gen. Butler. Il know you,
sirrah-I know YOU
" After considerable cphering, the general pro.
ceeds:
Now, Looney, who is Pete?'
Pete Hurley, my partner All that is said
here is: Is Pete Hurley, sell out my account and
take drink, just as | am doing at this end"'
''' But, what is this about raw eggs! Why
eggs? Answer on your oath, why eggs!
Eggs and sherry says Looney, promptly.
Il wonder you don't keep 'em here.'
SergesntstaIms,' says the general, put
this contumacious witness in custody. Bot, hold
on! LOoney, how much did Pete sell for you?'
That amt got nothing TO do with impeach-
ment,' says Pete. won't tell youl'
"' Take care, says the general; answer on
your oath Where did you get tue margin to pat
mp, and how much did you buy!'
The general tnen, by successive references to
the sergeaut-atarms and stern nterlocutions, gets
TO the bottom of this incendiary matter, which
LoOney only wished to conceal because his trans
actions had been so ridiculous that he was
ashamed of them.
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The PRINCE lMPBRIAL.-Attentionh has been so
pointedly turned to the heir of the imperial crown
of France, by his being sent alone boy of twelve
years of age, to inspect the fleet at Cherbourg,
that you may welcome some few facts about him.
The prince imperial is very small for his age, with
his fathers disproportionately short legs, so that
be is seen to the greatest advantage on horseback
He has gentle, thoughtful face; his forehead is
small and his hair dark chestnut. You would not
call him particularly handsome, but his eyes have
all the exquisite sweetness which have made his
mother one Of the loveliest women in Europe. He
has not little grace of deportment added to much
boyish frankness, which bespesks genial nature.
He is not deficient in the sense Of humor, and of
the sweetness of his disposition there can be no
doubt. Anyone who has seen him at Foutaiue-
bleau, playing with his huge dog, will be convinced
that fOndness for animals is also one of the
princes characteristics.
The greatest attachment has long existed be.
tween the young Napoleon and one of his Ipay-
mates, and an interesting snecdote is told Of
them when only six or seven years old. Some
msuDderstandingh had arisen in their game, and in
the excitement OF their juvenile quarrel the prince
received blow. But here the child bethought
himself Of the lessons carefully inculcated by his
mother, and turning his earnest and thoughtful
eye on his little companion, he said, "I can not
return it TO you, because you are a Frenchmsn
and am the prince imperial of France" The
children were duly separated and put in disgrace,
when, next day, his pugnacious friend was
brought by his father to apologize for having 80
far forgotten himself. The prince, on seeing him,
threw his arms round his neck, saying, "Ah, how
unhappy | have been not to have seen you a
whole day" There would seem to be fair pros
pect of q kind and generous heart developing
itself, by the side of an admittedly precocious in.
telligeDce, in him for whom Napoleon the Third
has chosen no other title than "The Child of
Tance."-(Once Week.