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RANK OF NAVAL OFFICERs.-There will no
doubt be a sharp fight at the next session of
Congress on the subject of line and staff Officer
of the Navy to define the status of the latter
who have been reduced by recent orders from
the Navy Department under the decision of the
Attorney General The regulations for the gov
ernment Of the Navy, issued in 1876 by Secretary
Mason fixed the rank of staff officers, which art
paymasters, surgeons, chaplains and engineers
and these regulations were subsequently legal
lied by Congress. During the admnistra-
ton of Secretary Welles, board OF
officers was convened to revise tho reg
ulations, and upon their recommendation
the rank of staff officers was increased one grade
Attorney General Hoar having had the question
submitted to him by the present Administration
decided that the regulations, which had been
legalized by Congress, were the only proper
ones, as the subject of rank was a matter OF
legislation; hence all staff officers were reduced
in rank one grade. This actiou has created
much dissatisfaction among that class, and
strong efforts will be made by them to have
Congress restore them to their old rank 1t l.
said that General Butler, General Banks and
other leading members will advocate their
claim.
Evening star., 1869-11-11

For some time past the Commissioners of I'M
provements for the First. Second. Third ami
Fourth Wards have had a force OF men engaged
i'm grading Boundary street, i'm accordance with
an act of the Corporation, and the work is for
some distance well under way. The track of
the Washington Branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad crosses Boundary street near the
intersection of 9Th and VI streets, and the estab-
lished grade of Boundary street is more than
six feet above the railroad track at that point.
On Monday, Mr.. Crowley, Commissioner OF
the Fourth Ward. informed Mayor Bowen that
the Corporation laborers were rapidly approach
ing the railroad track with their filling, and the
Mayor Immediately addressed the following let
ter to Mr.. Garrett:
NOVEMBER sTH, 1S69.-John W. Garrett. Esq.
President Baltimore and Ohio Roiirodd, Baltiaors.
ad-Sir: The Commissioner Of the Fourth
Ward of this city is grading Boundary street,
railroad crosses it. As the track of the railroad
is several feet below the grade of the street. YOU
are hereby notified that it will be necessary
for you Immediately to raise the track to
correspond with the legal grade of said street, or
the Commissioner will be compelled to ill it
over the rails. Trusting you will give this mat
ter immediate attention, / am, sir, very respect
fully, &c, S. j. BOWEN, Mayor.
No answer to this letter had been received by
the Mayor up to noon to-day, and the work pro-
ceeded up to that hour, at which time one rail
of the left hand track was covered with earth.
At this time the men stopped work, taking their
usual intermissi0n Of one hour for dinner. The
train due here at 1910 and that leaving at 9:39
passed this morning without any trouble. as
also the train leaving here at 12:45, the work
east Of the railroad not being as far ad-
vanced as that portion west of the track.
At II O'Clock, the agent of the road here, with
a iagman and several of the employees Of the
company, were watching the progress of the
work, and when 1t was found that the dirt had
been thrown on the left iail Of the track on
which the Southern bound trains come in,
party proceeded to Mills switch to signal the
coming train to stop. 1t was accordingly
stopped until the 12:45 train from here passed
out, when it was switched to the other track and
came in safely, being a little late. There was
quite large number of persons in the neigh
borhoOd of the obstructed track on the passage
of the 12.40, south, anxious to see what would
transpire. On this train Mr.. James A. Buchan-
an, counsel for the Baltimore L. Ohio Railroad
arrived, and he, with Mr.. w. 5. Cox, counsel
for the Company here, are consulting this
afternoon as to what course to pursue.
The $50 train passed out safely this afternoon
and the train due at 3.10 followed the example OF
the 2:i0, and was switched on the east track
being delayed thereby some minutes. 1t is.
however, doubtful whether the 40 train or the
5:10 south will be able to pass over the obstruc-
tons. 1t is quite likely that legal proceedings
of some kind viii be taken i'm q few hours.
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TERNATE TUESDAYS. 2E0N
Tickets s.,ld 10 and from England, Ire Rz1s0zh
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THE STAUNCH AND FAVORITE STEAMER
1 j. p. SMITH. Captain A. b. H.
Field, will leave Washington. 9th St Era5fE5N
wharf, CCrouch's) every TUESDAISE1sxxx1E2
MORNING, at o clock. for all Landings the Po-
fsnsc River. arriving at kinsale evening; leav-
ing kinsale att a. m WEDNESDAY, arriving in
Baltimore same night.
GEO. X. CUSHING,
Superintendent Peoples Accommodation Steamboat
Line. Ocl--tf
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WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.
Hereafter, the Fine Steamships y. G. KNIGHT,
JOHN GIBSON. and VALLEY CITY. of >S4Ak
the MERCHANTS LINE, will make esSIEE&
regular semi weekly trips between SEW0@
HORk, ALEXANDRIA, WASHINGTON, and
GEORGETOWN, a. follows: Leave NEW YORK,
from Pier 20, East river, every WEDS ESDAl and
sATURDAY, at d. m. Leave GEURGETOWN
every MONDAY and III RSDAI- al u IN.
For further information, apply to JOS. L.. GAIT,
Agent, Office and wharf foot of High street George
town at the corner of Eth street and New York
avenue.
au2l If J. W. THOMPSON. President
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ossysgcAss to the SouiHseslefh Press Sssooia'i0a
HAVANA
Rehei Correspondence Intercepted Lives
of Married ReH TO be Guarded.

Reha, Coffase9adence Intercepted d---LlSeS
of Married Reh TO be Guarded.
HAVANA, July ia quantity o.
CORRESPONDENCE from the rebel army
TO parties in New York, designed tc
he sent bv the steamer Moro Castle,
has been intercepted at BatabanO, and
the persons in whose possession Ii was
found were arrested.
Can't. Gen. Devodas has issued a
general order TO the commanders OF
fhe different jurisdictions of the Island,
fhe Captain-General enjoining on them
TO respect the lives of all married citi-
zens. 10 arrest no one on vague suspi-
cions; instructs them to rigidly res
pect all legal rights of foreigners, and
saws that the Government will hold
the officers Of the army responsible
for the good discipline of the troops;
and insTructs them TO forward to hun
dispatches relative to matters in their
department, containing only facts as
they uansplre-
Edvices nom the City of Mexico, OF
the 4th inst, state that Caeva has been
elected Governor of the province OF
Colorado.
The eyOlcanO Colima Is in high state
of eruption, throwing up huge masses
of fire and ashes; lava Is also flowing
abundantly rom il. The inhabitants
of the villages and towns within its
range have fed from their houses 10
fields beyond, and are in depl0rably
destitute condition,
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No mercy can be expected from the
STANDARDS, will fight only as men
! driven to such desperation can fight.
LaCOnia, who has succeeded Lesca
/ in command of troops garrisOning
Nuevita and Puerto Principe, and
guarding the railroad between those
cities, is reported to have met with a
serious loss in the desertion of some
two hundred Of his troops to the stand
ard of Gueseda. They report the dis
satisfaction among the Spanish troops
to be increasing every day, caused by
the frequent changes lately of the COM
mander of those posts, and the Cen
erals and regimental commanders.
Frequent collisions were reported be-
tWesn the Out-pOsts of the two forces
in the Eastern department, with but
small loss on either side, though the
Cubans claim an advantage of position
and of earnestness on the part of their
troops.
The Spanish commanders continue
to execute all prisoners Immediately
on their capture. Even those who are
wounded are executed. Quesada has
hitherto respected the rights of pris-
Oners, but this policy is giving diSsat-
isfactiOn in his camp, and numbers of
his followers demand the right to re-
taliate.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at
New York to purchase 50, ,0O0,000 Z.
S. bonds each Wednesday during The
present month, TO be held subject TO
the future action of Congress.
The currency balance in the Treas
ury is $50, ,0O0,0O0 owing to many Ma
tiOnal Banks having been discontin-
ued as Government repositories. 1t
is supposed that the bonds which they
deposited as security, having been re-
leased TO them, will be thrown upon
the market for sale.
Walker, Governor elect of Va, ar
rived here to-day.
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farming and pastoral advantages

farming and pastoral advantages-al ali
surprise and quite bewllder me-" o.
4, in Florida the Pensacola and Lou.
isville Railroad is making good pro-
gress. The PerdidO Railroad is APP
proaehing eompletion, and in a few
weeks the waters of the Perdido and
Pensacola bays will be united by rail.
The Little Bayou, to connect with the
| terminus on our bay, is to be deepened
TO ten feet. The Pensacola O5se1re1'
says: "There is not a habitable house
in the city that is not occupied or en-
gagged, and there is a crying demand
for houses which cannot be supplied
with the present capital and enterprise
in our midst. In hotels and tenement
houses there is a rare opportunity pre-
sented for investment"
--Forney says of Mr.. Spangler's
| World statement: "Any man wrongly
| accused, convicted, and punished,
ought to keep as silent as possible
when he receivers his freedom, so as
not to spoil the example that has been
made of him. This is a mere dodge
on Forney's part to suggest that be-.
cause he is silent about the Jameson
letter that he is not guilty of it, But
he is; it was i'm his own hand, and
I" the example that has been made Of"
Forney is that of man who tries to
buy a drunkar1 falsely to swear away
the virtue of q true woman.
"A dispatch from Warsaw, Ind, OF
the 9th says that woman, named
OhIine Iiberger, who has been stop
ping at the Kirtley House, in this city,
for ten days past, was found dead in
her room at tea time this evening.
She was thirty years of age, and a.
daughter of Simon Chandler, Of Bu-
cyrus, Ohio. She and her husband,
Porter Liberger, separated some time
ago. She came here in search of en-
ployment of some kind, by which she
could support herself and boy. a
cOroner's inquest was held, and the
jury returned a verdict of death by
tight lacing. The body was "encientP,"
ut the time of death.
The shooting of two editors in
Terre Haute; Ind, on the 6th July is
thus particularized in a dispatch of
that date: This afternoon, at about
two O'Clock, G. w. Brown and Maj.
o. j. Smith, editors and pr0prietors of
the saturday EceIHlg Gdzate, We're |
shot by Erwin Erney, a day police |
man, under circumstances of the most !
unprovOked character. Mai.Smith was
returning from dinnerto his office and !
as he passed the corner of Third and |
Main, Erney assaulted him with 4 |
billy. Stunned and beWildered by |
the blow, Smith ran out into the mid |
die of the street, Erney following him |
UP and dealing him several more
blows before he reached the opposite |
side. BY this time Smith succeeded |
in drawing his pistol, and attempted |
to shoot, but missed fire. Erney then |
jumpted behind a lamp-post, drew a |
large navy. revolver, and fired at |
Smith, Smith firing about the same
time, Erney's shot taking effect in |
Smiths leg. Erney started across
the street, and meeting Mr.. Brown, |
who had at that time reached the |
ground, again drew his revolver and |
fired at Brown, the shot taking effect |
in his breast, producing, it is feared, a |
mortal wound. The most intense eY-
citement prevailed, ss.r
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FOREIGN
The Great Eastern heard Beanet
Again on the eSea---ProgTamme for
The Corps LegiSlatIf.

The Great Eastern heard frOm- Beanet
Again on the Sea---Programme for
The Corps Legislatif
BREsr. JULY ll.-A dispatch from
on board the Great Eastern reports
that up to Saturday noon she had run
2O23 knots from BreSt and paid out
2g77 knots Of cable. The work was
proceeding without interruption.
QUEENSTOwN, July lI.-gheyaeht
DauntIess, James @. Bennett, COM
handing arrived at this port to-day
at ESQ pm. All well. She made the
voyage in twelve days, seventeen
nours, six minutel and twelve sec-
3nds.
PARIS, July 1.-The Council OF
Ministers and Priyy Council have
held frequent meetings at the sum-
mons OF the Emperor, 10 deliberate
Upon Interpolation for political ~
forms now pending in the Corps Leg
fslatif. II Is said that the following
programme has been agreed upon,
with the concurrence of the Emperor
The Senate viii be Immediately con-
Voked, when Parliamentary changes
Of liberal character viii he proposed
by the Government.
These reforms Will probably i'll
clude the extension of the right and
facility of Interpolation and creation
of a responsible ministry. The En-
peror choosing ministers from the
Corps Legislatiff with view OF ar
irving at the particular responsibility
hfeaeh nseI.ihas pf his tRbiFat
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storm, and while it was at its hight,
I the Gap was suddenly filed with a
countless number Of snakes, which
were seen falling for nearly ten min
utes. They were the common ringed
species, and measured from five inches
| to two feet in length, and were all
dead. 1t was supposed that they We're
killed by the fall. The news of this
freak of nature soon spread among the
farmers of that region, and created
the most intense excitement among
them. BY evening the vicinity OF the
Gap was crowded with hundreds OF
people, drawn together to witness
novel spectacle. Various surmises
We're INDUCED in by the puzzled spec
tators, but the general opinion was
that the mysterious shower was a pre-
monitioE of some dreadful scourge.' p
About two years ago VIM. H.
Turley, ESQ.,, of MeAIillan's Station,
Knox county, received by express
from New Orleans a young alligator,
Not having the time or inclination to
take the proper care of it, he threw it
into the Holston river. On Tuesday
last, SAYS the Knoxville Press and
Herald, two small boys Were swim
ming in the river about half mile
above Knoxville, when they sudden
ly noticed strange and ferocious look
ing serpent swiftly swimming towards
Them Fortunately the boys We're
near the bank, and they had presence |
of mind sufficient to reach the shore, |
from which they fed without a mo-
ment's loss of time, and with reckless |
indifference to the fate of their clothes. |
Reaching home they informed their |
father of the fright they had received. !
The old gentleman accompanied the |
boys to their late bathing place, and
there was astonished by seeing the |
huge proportions of a full grown alli-
gator, lazily stretched out in the shall
low of the river.
"A young son of Mr.. Samuel Nick
elson, about ten years of age, was Sc
verely stabbed by a negro boy some |
larger, on Monday afternoon, at Gal
latin. The negro took offence at the
youth from some cause and coming up /
to him, insultingly made some re-
marks about negroes being free, made |
a stab at him, infiicting ana ugly
wound with knife in the rightSide. I
The negro Immediately fed, and has
not been identified,
Tho candidates for Governor will |
speak at tJohnsonyille on the 18th inst,
Instead of Camden. This change is
made for the convenience Of citizens
Of Benton, Humphreys and surround
ing counties. ..#
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The New York Herald of We'd
nesday says: Fourteen first class Eng
lish mechanics, together with their
wives and children, arrived at this
port yesterday per the steamship
Java. Their destination is Ithica, n.
v. where they are engaged to work
at the Cornell University. The men
are principally from the English
metropolis, and the officers of the
Java speak in the highest terms of
their Intelligence and good depOrt-
ment during the passage. Before
leaving their native land they We're
entertained at a put lie breakfast in
London presided over by Lord
HaughtOn. The movement under
which they have been induced to inn
migrate to this country was suggested
to Prof. Goodwin Smith by Mr.. Cor
nell himself The party are all young,
stalwart men, and have been selected
/ from the different branches of the
| building trades in England. Besides
| being employed in the construction
Of the University buildings, they are
| to be engaged in giving instructions
10 such of the undergraduates as may
desire TO obtain practical knowledge
of mechanism.
The Knoxville Wig heads an
article with the cabalistic characters
"S.D ct" "S."-i. c. "Senter, Tip
ton, Suffrage" The latter, it claims,
| is the greatest of the three. Why? Be.
cause It imparts the triumph of liber-
alitv over narrow eXciusiveness, Oi
| Republican ideas over those of des.
potism. of confidence in right rather
than in might. 1t imparts also the
end Of cliques, rings, eonspiracies ano
fraud. as successful elements of Re
publican. ascendaney in Tennessee. II
| imparts peace, order, law, liberty
education, civilization, progress.
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WASHINGTON.
No ContaglOB at Key West---SoyemeHts o
Chief Justice Chase--POst once
Oenarfment. etc.


WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE L; ;.
steamer Tallahassee, which arrived al
the Navy Yard yesterday from Key
West. had no contagious disease on
hoard. and reported that mp to the
time she left there had been but one
case of yellow fever at that port.
sChiefJustice Chase and Miss Chase
,atnTned TO Washington yesterday
evening. Business viii detain the
chief Justice here some days, after
which he will attend the centennial
Commencement Of Dartmouth College
III which he is an illumini.
THE reduction of expenses IN the
Postofice Department, owing TO the
diseontinuance of the usual mail ser
vice on Western and Southern routes
Is M to date Sl34, 200, while by othel
arrangements the service has beer
much improved.
Letters have been received IN tnl'
CITY from prominent officers IN th'
Cuban army of the Republic, VIA Mas
sau and Key West, with dates 10 th'
lst inst.
The intelligence Of the arrest o
members of tie Cuban Junta and 9th
ers who desired to give practical aio
to the Cubans who were struggling Il
achieve their independence, has beer
received, and produced a most pro
found impression of surprise and re
opet No other news could have
eansed such feeling Of dependency
One of tbe writers states that it came
like the news of the death of you
nearest ana best friends-your only
friends and the feeling of all seemed
to be that we were alone, and must eX
pect no assistance. However, an see
Ing that it is now liberty or death, 10
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NEW YORK.
Arrest OF CoUht5rfeiters--The irish Church
7;n-- Interesting from feyiCo.

Arrest OF CouhtsrfeiterS---ThG irish Church
aif- Interesting from heYico.
NEH NoRK July H. yesterday
efternoon'A. Whitley, Chief0f United
States Secret Service and detectiYe
arrested John d. Williams, John ID.
Wood. Eli Field and A. Eckert on 4
charge of dealing in counterfeit cur
reney. Wood had four thousand
- eA---nant stamps il his
noeget at the Erie Hotel, corner Of
West and Robinson streets: from IN
4Crmatil.n Tece.Eal IfSI. t5GkSFt = Z, MIio w.
Is said TO have confessed p91ol' W HiNe-
ly, the detective found q trunk con
tanning one thousand dollars III hNe
dollar notes, and number OF Dur
glars tools. The prisoners were lock
ed up.
a special cable dispatch to the He7-
aid, from London the 10th, states that
the action in relation to the lrisn
Church bill threatens II become serl-
sRs. Preparations are actively being
made for imposing demonstrations
against Gladstone, who has hitherto
hesitated to encourage the meetings
but has consented TO give the same
official sanction on the ground that
the Lords attempted to qualify then
opDositiOn to the viii Of the Govern
ment and people on the ground OF
.urqtended change npublic sentiment
1t is certain, however, that Cone vii
refuse to Weld to the Lords thell
amendments. except the three points
not effecting the principle OF the bill
i il expected that tie 3pen an
meeting will he the largest eve
known.
A Herald special from Havana
of the 10th July had adviees IRON
Mexico to the Sd inst. On Saturday
July Ist, a Cabinet Minister OF Presl
dent Jaurez entertained Gen. Rose
Grams at breakfast.
United States Minister Nelson haS
entered upon his duties on the 29tl
instant.
Minister Nearriscal and Commits
sioner Slacios, will sail from Neri
Cruz for the United States.
Intelligence from Yucatan report
that on the Sth ult. force Of 500
Indians made a raid within tlfteeI
leagues Of Mevida, capital Of 1ucaa
tan. They captured 80 of the stat
troops and threatened 10 return !
october and seize the city. The stat
authorities guarantee the lives OF a
who abandon the movement ana SUI
nit 70 the government,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER RAILROAD
TO CONTRACTORS.

- fhe Iindersfgned, at the ONCE OF the Com
,eafiv NO. 45O Main street, Tennessee, until u
O'Clock noon, on the 10th day Of July, 1853, for
the Clearing, Graduation, Masonry, Bridging
and Crossties necessary to com plefe the above
road from Memphis to Covingfon, about thir-
ty-six miles, ready for the iron rails. A large
portion of the work is heavy, and well wOr-
thy the attention OF contractors.
Proposals may be made for cash, or for
county bonds, or for part cash, county bonds
and stock. H
8 Plans, profiles and specifications ere now
ready for inspection at the Qompany's Office,
by application to Thos. II. Bfillington, Chief
Engineer, from whom all necessary NORMA
ton may be obtained. fgafH n8 naJ
Proposals will be received for the whole
work, or in divisions.
The right IS reserved to,reJeet any and all
bids not deemed satisfactory =. ~ ,Ifss-F
fSignedl A. 8. M1TCHEl1Ls-
u President N Mississipp1 River Railroad.
Memphis, Tenn., June y &c., les
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Uaio0 Street, Memghis, Tenn.

d EV.- B. F. LARRABEE, AM, PRINCIPAL
AZ ian assistant to be eInplOyedtf Lambert
May, Prof Modern Languages; Miss Donna
Hill, Rr1n. Primary School. This institution
viii open lis next session September i, 1859
in charge of the above corps of experienced
and efhetent teachers The discipline will be
firm, and course Of instruction thorough.
The best facilities VIII be afforded pupils to
prepare for college or acquire q complete
classical and commercial education. The
location OF this school is excellent; the build
tngs are commodious, well ventilated and
heated and arranged and furnished with
special reference TO the health and comfort OF
pupils. A good gymnasium has been erected
In the yard. Call for circulars at the book
stores Business connected with the school
will be attended 70 until September LIST, BY
Rev. ". N. Patterson. Office at the school
building on Union street.
r. ]. MORGAN,
j. +. SMITHWICK,
r. W. BLEW,
iva Board of Visitors