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where would have been the coiored man n IL
had not been for the soldiers, bayonets II was
well enough to speak Of other features, but the
MT. Purvis lcoloredl alluded TO the fact that
re Mr. CLARK asked where would the oo,orcd men
DO to-day II had not been for the 100 900 white
soldiers 80 -. 49,. : ~ ~ = =
the Victory
Mr.. Clark-No, sir; II was the bsyonets Of the
soldiers,
but Mr.. Clark refused to give way. He spoke
for some time, and was frequently interrupted.
M JShe Il 9SHss ss he va;
lights 'S fully s sssars %s s
selves. As far as he wa, cosnosrnsd he aid not
sec much rcticence on the part Of Gen. Grant, as
some people.
Mr.. Cooke. refuse to give way.
Mr.. Brown insisted, but the Chair called him
to order.
North and two thirds Of the members OF CON-
Cress are for Grant.
Mr.. Cooke. now move we adjourn.
tremendous shout Of "ayesD and anoes."
lands ADJOURNED s '' nave W. anu '"' "ee"ns
-
DIsriLLERr CAsE:.The examination Of wit.
with violating the revenue laws, was resumed
!. brown, Mr.. Wilson for the prosecution, and
Mr.. Lewis Ciephane was recalled, and testified
rs to certain barrels which had been stamped
last summer, and which were found at the dis
tdJry.nine barrels captured a Green springs,
anu found no inspection marks upon themj all Of
thee bore the mark of state inspector Of
Pennsylvania OF the date Of October and Novem-
be-, 1857, which were not erased, the Govern
Re-examined by Mr.. Wilson, Witness testified
that none OF the i've or thirtynine barrels seized
had any Inspection marks Of tho nth of August;
the distillery run by Hurley was seized on the
morning OF the 2eth ofDcccmbcr BY MT. Addison
upon his orders; he went to the distillery about
II o'sloek Of the same day In company with Mr.
tuS I ds ef i0a the 9 sssn II !. we ws %:
out and put In q mash tub, where II remains q
certain number OF hours, and then goes through
certain ain fermentation n and then passes into fer
distillation II is pumped up Into a doubier, and
then into q still from the still the high wines
there arc two mash tubs in the distiliery on the
second foori also two cistern tubs and Ave fer
ment tubsi the custody Of the cistern 10 solely In
a special patent lock In possession Of the Inter
nal Revenue oflcers, and no fire has admittance
to this room except In the presence Of tho Rev
rels, IT is done in the presence Of the Assistant
Assessor and the Inspector, who inspect and
stamp the liquoe, which Is then removed to
tern room he examined very thoroughly, and
found the lock perfect, and the door locked; he
then examined all the pipes leading from the
right he again examined the distillery on the
10th, In company with the Assistant Assessor
who had the key Of the cistern room, and found
a knot hole In the boarded partition, and also
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Amusements.

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the intensely deelamatory and dramatic roles sighor
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THE Police BALL.-Lieut. John +. Kelly has
received In his hands already, as the proceeds Of
the ball given for the benefit of the poor, 1850;
will be a clear profit OF about u, 400. Lieut..
Eckloh, of the Seventh precinct, turned in the
largest sum, sG0l.
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NATIONAL THEATRE,

NATIONAL THEATRE.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 49,
Mr.. JOHN BR0UG HAM
WILL ArPfAR
his new LOCAL and speetacuar Play In Ave acts
produced after months Of prep alton. forming per
and his greatest Dramatic sa, g, entitled the
LOTTERY Oh LIFE,
Now presented to tho public OF Washington In style
Sftruthful reality unsurpa.s'd. New and Beautifu!
Effects. By Messrs. Kelly and Grossi New Properties
and Appointments, by Mr.. J. Williams and Assist
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head Co. The Music under the baton q Prof Roscn
berger; The entire piece produced under the mmCdi
ate direction Of the Author, John BrOugham, Esq.
IN order to give seIat to the Concert sacSl scene
Celebrity, Mr., EPH HORN, the Acknow lodged Head
OF the Minstrel Profession. jals-lt
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q, q, HOWARD,
Major General, Commissioner.

CHARGED WITH ARsoS.-Yesterday Detective
Claryoe made a very important arrest In George
town, with the assistance of Lieut. Essex, OF
that city The parties, named William Garrett
and James Coleman, were "collared" on the
charge Of being the parties who set hre to the
dwelling Of Ms, Charles Rented, and two
others belonging to Mr.'Columbus Pearson, situ-
ated on Bridge street, near the a9ueduct bsidge,
Georgetown, on the night Of the 9th instant
Mr. Claryoe has at headquarters q witness by
whom he expects to prove the charge beyond
doubt. Mr. Claryoe deserves the thanks Of this
community for this quick work, especially as
Coleman has "done time" heretofore. A hear
ing will be had to-day.
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STREET RAILWAY OFFICERs.-At the meeting
Of the directors Of this company, s. s. Riker, OF
New York, was elected president of the company
York, was elected director, In place OF William
Remsen, of New York, declinedj and John ID. De-
frees, In place Of Louis A. Cooley, OF Philadel-
phia, declined. Messrs. u. II. Painter, W, w.
Harding, and Henry Hart, were elected executive
committee,
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OLosRp-Since the seizure Of the Potomac dis
tillery above Georgetown by the revenue o. icers
on Christmas day, the other distillerIes In the
District have closed-one said to be perma emily,
with the intention Of moving to near Laurel,
ldd-Sidr.
Laurel is bad place for distIllers to emigrate
to, since the folks Of that vicinity, generally,
have turned the cold shoulder to the ardent.
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ELEoTIos.-At a meeting OF the National Cap
itai Lille and Accident Insurance Company, held
last night, Mr.. Lewis Clcphane, collector Or In.
ternal revenue, was elected treasurer.
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BIDS oPESED.-Yesterday,s at one O'Clock, the
Light House Board opened bids for supplying
Of the best quality pure winter strained oil, A
nu.lber OF bids were received, which were opened
mitted to the Secretary. The contract wifi be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
uSITEp STATKs PATENT OFFICE,

UsiTrr sTATKs PArENT OFFICE,
WAsnlSurOS, Jan, II, lstS.
On the petition Of JrLIAh c9shIEras, ad%inistrss-
who was executor Of James simpson, deceased, Of
Baltimore, Maryland. PRAYING Ior ne extension OF
executor aioresaid the 18th day OF October S4 aud
sntsdatcd the 18th day OF APRIL year, for I'M
pTcVcmeat in Vcsselsfor Holding Liquids, for seven
years from the expiration OF said patent, which takes
place on tho 18th day Of April, lsS:
IL ID ordered that the said petition DO heard ~ the
Patent Once on MONDAY, tho soth day Of March
next, at u O'Clock, IN. and all persons are notified
to appear aud show cause, II any hey hANc, why
said petition ought not to be granted DIDO, 4. Al.
Persons opposing the extension are Teqntyu 70 me
IN tho Patent ofhoo their objections, spssaiy Sc!
forth In writing at least tceny days before the day
Of hearing ali testimony nled by either party to DO
used nj the said hearing, must DO taken aud trans
United In co the rules Of the Office, which
will be furnished on application, =, .
Depositions and other papers, relied upon as tos,
MANY must be nled Ia me office tnsstD days before
Tho day Of hearingi the arguments, any, withia tea
days after ding the testimony,
Orlarad also, that this notice be published In tho
RspaIiiea1 and the IatsI.igeneer. Washiuston, D.
q land IL the .hHericdn, Baltimore, MAryland, Ongo
Week for three successive weeks, the first OF said
publications TO be at least sixty days 70 tho
day Of hes ring, T &. THEAkEk,
jal7.fN Commissioner VI Patents,
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The AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY reports great
success in Its missionary work In the South.
Since the close OF the war II has organized or
aided above 1000 Sabbath and secular schools,
affording opportunity Of religious instruction TO
more than 100000 VI the impoverished whites
and freedmen, During the past year about 1000
With the labors Of the sixty.two colporteurs en-
ployed within the field of the Richmond agency.
meeting In behalf Of this object will be held In
the New York avenue Presbyterian church
lReN Dr. GurleNihl to-mnrroM aXeninR
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RESISTING AN 0PgIcER-On Thursday evening
Onicer Arnold, OF tim Eighth precinct, was In.
duced to arrest q man named Michael Russell for
being drunk and quite disorderly. Russell made
violent resistance to the officers authority, and
was with diitiGulty he taken TO the station:
committed him to jail for resistance.
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CONTEMPT. On Thursday evening 0i1cer
Brelsford, of the First preetnSt took before Jus
u contempt Of court, and fine Of ~ wailmposed
and collected.
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The large stock of men and boys ready-made
clothing for winter wear now offered at New
York Wholesale priees by Messrs. stephens 4
Co., $40 Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninth
OF purchasers generally, as they offer every va
riety OF fashionable clothing suitable for gentle.
men and boys in every station In life. Give
Them a call II you would save money.
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SENT TO THE WoRK-HousE:-JobD Kelly aAd
yesterday morhLng by Lieut.. Gessford, OF the
First precinct, and Ellen Cavanaugh, a prosti.
charged with being vagTapts. They were re-
auired by Justice Tucker 70 give security for
their good behavior, and In default, woro sent to
the work,house. B..
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Amusements.
NATIoYAL THEATRE,

This famous Opera, which Ia pronounced by those
who have witnessed Its representations abroad to sur
pass Its production in Paris, In any city Of Europe
where II has been for nearly year the most shiona
ole Opera Of the time and which has this SEASON been
already performed by Mr.. Batemsn's Troupe for mp.
ward Of
The New York herald., 1868-04-27

valley we found some water IN hole Of the dry bed
OF the river, and there we rested for some time.
Inc ascent TO Tanta on the other side or the valley
tnough iatigung owing to the stony path, was mere
chlid's play compared to the descent from Magdaia
Ianta Is NOT village, but fortified plateau. form
ing part OF tne fortress On which namber OF huts
nave been erected for stores DC In front of u.s. he
yond the valley OF Wor0 Haimauot, we had the
entire iortress or Magdala, commanded by the
guns OF Ianta. IL ascends precptously from
tne vailey, and narrow rocky ridge connects it
towards the southwest with the plateau of Tanta.
This ridge bounds the WorO Haimanot valley on the
south ana the main road between the principal Amba
or Magdala and Tantaa leads along 1t. Towards the
north we saw the Amba Kuahit, beyond the BeshilO.
Ianta Is plateau which rises In several terraces
the rev accessible spots are defended by masonry
walls WIN the exception OF two, and these also can
be rendered inaccessible In a short time IL forms
part OF the fortress or Magdala, and being several
hundred ieet hlgher II commands It, On the south II
Is connec.ed with large plateau, extending south
plateau from Tanta This ditch is generally filed
with earth; but in time OF danger 1t Is cleared
out. AL this spot the plateau is hardly two hundred
PAGES wide Short grass covers the plateau, and
there are some shrubs the hills rising its edges
The rocky precpces consist OF phonOte and rachy ic
there are veins OF pitch stones sometimes taken to
be mineral coal. large church has been eXcavatcd
IN the rocks OF one OF the hills In its subterranean
passages there were kept at the time Of our stay
about one hundred cows. The magazines stand on
the western edge OF the plateau, opposite Magdala.
They contained about $500 ardeb OF cOrn furnished
IN the course OF this year 10y the tributary Gaas.
East or Tanta the deep Ambela Sieda valley, with
broad dry river bel, extends north to the Beshilo.
The New York herald., 1868-04-27
DESCRIPTION or THE ABYssINIis STRONG.
HOLD.

steudner In an account OF his journey from Chan.
kar TO Msplaia In 1892 thus describes the of
the stronghold OF the Abyssinian King and its sur
roundngs:-
on the 1lth Of March we assembled a steep. stony
path 10 Magdala A mere chance and the strength
Of my mule here saved me from fall down the
precipice. ON reaching the lower terrace OF the
mountain We found ourselves on q small plateau
above which rises perpendicnlarly on the highest ter
races the fortress proper We rode IN the midst
Of rocks. This IL the advanced fortress for the cta
del, II may be permitted 10 use that term rises
further south the same plateau. ON that part OF
the plateau which lies between the advanced fortress
and the Ambs, serving rs citadel there are few
houses called isain-ge. This portion. however also
forms part of the fortress, and II can be defended
easily as IL rises on most points perpendicuary rom
the valley 10 height of SIX to eight hundred feet.
The advance northern Amba II not as high as the
main fortress which commands u as wen az the
plateau. The main fortress rises several hundred
Ieet above the plateau OF Isauigtc and
ON that side there are some incousderablc
works In masonry TO Ill up some gaps which might
noe sibly he escala1ed A few other points are de-
tended by abatls hut for the rest II IL fortress by
nature. As we were not permitted To pass the main
Anlba we were not able to reach the principal road
leading 10 Tanta. We descended " narrow, almost
perpendicular palh the eastern side Of the AmDa,
Tor several hundred feet 10 the spurs OF the noun
tain, and thence by less steep paths down to the
bottom Of the WorO Haimanot valley, which is about
1900 feet below the plateau OF the fortress. do not
think European mule could have got down this
na'h. even withent burden. In the bottom OF the
The New York herald., 1868-04-27


Reports from Napier in Magdala-Theo odorus'
Losses Counted by Thousands-Grent Num-
bers Of His Men Slain-Thc Liberated Cap.
tives En- Route for Home.
QUEENS HOTEL,
LONDON, April 26-P. M
Still later advices from Abyssinia, dated at
Zoula on the 18th of April, have been received
here.
The very latest reports had at that point
from the scene of action in Magdala represent
that fourteen thousand native troops had laid
down their arms to Napier, and that Theodorus
had five hundred soldiers killed and fifteen
hundred wounded in the late engagement.
Advices from Napiers Headquarters, in
Magdala, without date, are also to hand.
They state that the Europeans lately held
captive there, numbering sixty souls, includ-
ing men, women and children, were already
on the route to Zoula for home, and that the
entire force of Theodorus' army had been either
killed, wounded or captured.
The New York herald., 1868-04-27
THE PRESS TELEGRAM.
A Severe Battle-British yictory-The Captives
Released.

Severe Battle-British yictory-The Captives
Released.
LONDON, Sunday Evening April 20, 1885,
Dispatches have just been received from Abyssinia
which give the following highly important and
gratifying intelligence:-
"A battle was fought on Good Friday before Mag
dala between the British troops commanded by Gene
raj Napier and the Abyssinian forces under the com.
mand OF their King In person. The latter were de-
feated and retreated into the town. Their loss in
killed and wounded was very heavy.
On the Monday following, all his preparations hav-
ing been completed, General Napier ordered an as
sault upon Magdaa, and the town and citadel were
carried by storm King Theadorus was slan large
number OF his warriors were Killed, wounded and
taken prisoners, and the entire capital remained in
the possession. Of the British forces.
The loss of the British in killed and wounded was
small
All the British captives were found in the city alive
and we'll and were set free.
General Napiers instant return to the sea coast is
expected.
The New York herald., 1868-04-27
GENERAL NAPIER,s DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.

feated With Heavy Loss-Surrender Of IN
Important Position-Rcleuse of the Cap.
tives-HIngdnln Taken by Storm.
QUEENS HOTEL,
LONDON, April 26-P. M.
Major General Sir Robert Napier forwards
two official dispatches to Sir Stafford North
cote, at the India House, from Abyssinia, con-
irming all the points of the special kilograms
to hand for the HERALD.
General Napiers first despatch is without
date.
In it he says that there had been an engage
ment between the English troops and the army
of Theodorus before Magdala on Good Friday
april 100, when the King was defeated with
heavy loss TO his forces.
On the English side Captain Roberts, of the
Fourth regiment of British infantry. was
wounded in the arm. with fifteen men of the
rank and file.
None Of the British were killed.
During the next two days King Theodorus
surrendered all the European captives, en-
ploy.s and artisans held by him, but had not
surrendered himself as vanquished in war;
lie was allowed space of twenty -four hours
from the 18th Of April in the morning, to
decide as to his course.
The Kings troops were completely de-
moralized.
General Napier's second despatch is dated
on the l4th of April
In it he says that King Theodorus' army was
at that time greatly disheartened in consequence
of the severe losses which it had sustained
during the operations and action of the 10th
of April that some few chiefs holding COM
mands under the King had surrendered the
most formidable position on the approach TO
Magdala, called Shilasse, and that many
thousands of the native soldiers had laid down
their arms.
King Theodorris then retired into the fortress
OF Magdals with The troops which remained
faithful 10 his standard.
General Napier ordered an assault on the
place, which was made on the 18th OF April,
under cover of an excellent fire from the
Armstrong steel guns and eight-inch mortar
rocket battery
The troops found the ascent to the gates of
Magdala TO be of most formidable character.
King Theodorus was killed inside, defending
himself and the position to the last.