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"rREAsuRr DEPARrEHsr,l
"wAsHISaros, April n. 1861.
"Notice Is hereby given that the interest
coupons, payable on the LIST day of July
next, will be paid on presentation at the
proper Offices upon rebate Of interest at the
rate of six per cent. per anuum In gold.
"GEo. 8. boutwell,,
Secretary OF the Treasury"
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FOURTEEN English baronets have die
incc Jan. /, 1869.

FOURTEEN English baronets have died
incc Jan. /, 1869.
BASE BALL has been introduced rs a "man-
Hesitation OF national spirit" by the Ameri-
cans at Dresden.
THEIRS has the satisfaction of knowing
that 10000 sets or 1000, 900 volumes of his
'IIistory of the Consulate and Empire" have
been sold In France alone.
Miss BURDETT Courts has offered herself
at London as candidate for the place of
poor law guardian, and the Englishmen are
considerably excited over the question of
electing women to Office.
IN LONDON alone the Mormons have eight
branches, and there are l0I elders, IS priests,
% teachers and 80 deacOns, always hard at
work. One hundred and two members have
been "cut oif"-i. c., xpelled-during the
last year. But 9l5 of the faithful remain.
A FRENCH STOCK COMPANY, which intends
to start new daily paper In Paris, has Of
fcrcd Emilio de'Girardln tho sum of SOC, 900
francs If he will leave the Liberte and take
the management Of the new paper. The
offer was declined. Grardin values his
share of the LiJtne at fully one million
francs.
TnE King of Greece, on late tour
through portion of his domlnions, saw
many evils of which he had heard little at
even worse than In the nelghboring parts Of
the Turkish empire, and u swarm Of greedy
officials rctard rather than encourage Indus
trial works.
Mn. LoNGPELLow was still In Naples at
the close of March, and was intending to re-
main some time longer. The projected
journey to Sicily to visit NJ. Monti, the
Slcllian boy of the "Waysde Inn," was
postponed, If not abandoned. Mr.. Long
fellow intended, however, TO visit Amalhi
Sorrento, Capri, and lschia.
THE miners strike in South Yorkshire,
England, has assumed very formidable pro-
PORTIONS l,7O0 men arc now out of employ
ment, and between 5000 and 5000 persons
are dependent on them for support. They
are at present maintained by the Miners
Union, which has fund Of 100000, and by
contributions from other trades.
HENRI PLoS, the publisher of "Napoleon's
Life of Caesar" has lost so much money by
that venture that he Is clamorOus for some
fat printing job at the hands of the Govern
mont. lie will probably get tho Journal QW-
cicl, rs the present publisher of the official
paper Is about to declare his inability to
fulfil the contract.
The SWEET PoTATo.-Tho New Orleans
Picdyilus says that the sweet potato I'm
pOyerlshCs tho soil far less than grain crops,
and Is produced In fur greater abundance.
1t yields from $1,000 to 10000 pounds to the
acre, while corn yields only from 1000 to
1000 pounds. The trouble has been that
these potatoes could not be kept. A process
of deslccaton has been invented and put In
practice, by which this potato Is dried and
preserved, so as to keep for any number of
years, good, sweet, and valuable as when
green, 1t can be packed In warehouses or
sent abroad, or taken MS ship stores or the
like, with entire safety.
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Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.

S1Q NEW HAT AND SHOE STORE. SJQ
OlO J. T. PETTY h co. OlO
Have Just opened al BIS Seventh street. opposite In
tsligeneer Building, anew and well .soeetod stock
OfHATs, CAPS, BOOTS aud SHOES for Gentle.
mon and Boys, which they offer at a small Rd
vance upon cost. Having bought for Cash they are
enabled to offer superior Inducements to purehas
srs, and solicit only opportunity to convince the
public that they really selling desirable class
Of goods at very low hguTes.
call solicited, aud comparison Of prices ehAl-
lsuEed with any similar establishment In the
J. 7. PETTY CO.,
AssSysnth street, opposite IntelllgOueer Building
Washington. D. c.
Good stock OF Canes and Umbrellas constantly on
hand
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~ TrAIns leaving baltimore aud Ohio Depot Al
s:b5 n. m e., connect with Orange, Alexandria aud
Manassas Passenger Trains at St. AsAph Junction,
for all points the line VI thot road between Ma
masses Junction aud HarTisOnburg.
Trains leaving 81, Asaph and King streets at rs
r. m. connect at St, Asaph junction with train
from Manassas and HaIrlsOnbuTg at 2:B y. III. +,
arriving at Baltimore and Ohio Depot at :2p. IN.
and In time for y, Ia, train for BalLlmoTe,
o. A, STEVENS, 0enl Sup't.
W ] PuELPa, Den i Manager, decsO-U
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Proposals.
s2 EpIB Sly RY5R

s2F G EF IhSs2si2s x vHGI b.
6SirED sJ.rs. NAVAL ons,,yAresr.}
vSsslsd Proposals. for extending he WEST
ms N r. a. he Nsyai ob.s5ystory snd sddre..sd
~ shrMngH will be received until noon
III. fawinss and spsoineatlons Of the work may DO
seen a. the oe.srystory. The work 10 be com.
..,.,. BFsANDs, Commodore,
sph"iud supsrintsndent.
PR9qIossAlL%syg 9 !, B,gyIlLplso AND IeuIPPISo
A. Il TPHksURY DEpAaTsEETl
oIIfoE OF TIE LtdHr.Iiorss Iohab'
wLsnIseros err. March a. iss,
Once mill Yn 20. e,eoek In, on FRIDAY, the 1th
steam Lisht.houss Tenders Of the follcvisE dlmsn.
Length from fore side Of rSbbe Of stem to an sid.
ofstern post is feet,
Extreme breadth AZ fsst
Depth OF hold from inside Of door timber 10 WV
under side OF deck plank, amidshIp 0 feet
Drayinss and speeihsatons, ssd any other de-
sired Information concerning thsge vessels, will be
furnished upon Application ip " ne lpder.
AplS-td Chairman.
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PERPETUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Guaranteed After the Payment of One
Annual Premium.
Ali POLICIES POSITIVELY NOS.RoRFEIFISd.
Branch Once New Jersey Mutual Life
Insurance Company,
NO. 40 STREET,
Between fourteenth and Fifteenth Street,,
(Jaw and Exchange BuildingD
WASHINGTON, DC.
A careful examlna tion OF our system cannot fail
y eonyinse all who have sHsniGsd ihs snhiset Of
tfs eSSFXs}l JERSEY Pisssn MT ISyth
taEes that are not offered else whore, especially In
the provisions Of non forfeiture made In the Foley
by which no one can lose Policy or fall In seem.
Ing portion Of their Insurance after one annual
payment has been made.
The Agent takes pleasure In acknowledging the
met among the citizens OF wAshln gton and Vicinity,
many Of them being our leading business men.
Grateful widows aud orphans stand ready to &C.
knowledge our promptness 10 the payment OF all
our losses. The popularity Of our Company and
tho largo Increase Of our business here may be
seen N the fact, that although We have only been
established In this Agency q little more than two
years, aud have made no noise about our large
patronage, yet We paid to the Corporation Of
will show tax on . larger Income than a large
majority Of the CJmpauias doing business In this
All we ask Is a careful examination Of our sys-
tenn. aud we iee satisfied We shall still have our
JOHN T. LIGHTER,
mhl9-eosm General Manager.
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Educational.
MODERN LANGUAGES.

MODERN LANGUAGES.
Professor DASlRLE GROUX, formerly teachs
Of Modern Languages At the Georgetown aud Co.
lumbar College,, ID. G., and whr has been very
knowledge vi PrruCh' SpRulbh aud German, will
make arrangements with SCHOOLS and private
classes for instruction In the above Languages.
foundations made, also, from tho Italian, Swell
lsh, Danish, Dutch, &c For terms, apply al his
OmC0. No, bl8 seventh street, opposite the lneli
geneer building, between D aud L street, Wash
tntOn, ID, q. tCpl-u
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COAL AND WOOD.
For sale Al the lowest market rates the cole.
brated LlkENs VALLEY
AND BALTlMOkR COMPANY GOAL,
Also, HICKORY, OAK AND PINE WOOD,
Sawed and split to any Longth and Size, or In the
suck, delivered to any Part Of the city at short
notice. U. l.. SHERIFF.,
OAlce, FT PonusylyaniA avenue,
bet. ThiTdaud FOuT-aud.a hall streets
Yard and Mill, Four and.a-hAlf 1t, and Canal.
de1i.tf
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Leave SshinEtOn, from Baltimore and Ohio
Depot, bIsI IN. lido. for Manassas and Harrison
burg, s:0A.
Henry streets (from Manassas railroad) 2:H y. III.
do. from LynehbuTg, 6p m.
LOCAL PAssESuER TRAIss.
LEAVE wAsHIsuTOs. LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,
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Dr. A. Y. p, GARNETT, ~ New York avenue,
MEDICAL EXAMINERS. apl0 lm
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WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA.
NOE OF TIME.
TAKE EJECT MONDAY, DEC. q, lsos.


"a and 9d,i Sr.sr MONDAY Dee 'T lsss sPS
ran between Washington and AisIandTiA as fol.
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Wood and Coal.
HT YKENs VALLEY" COAL.

Just arrived direct from the min :, by rail, II
large quantity II the celebrated
"LfKENS VALLEY" COAL,
OF all sIfCs which i'll be sold Mt the lowest cash
prices, At WI wARDRR 4 CO.'S "Dcpnt, .
Wood aud Coal Yard, First street west L'twr,u 9
aud u uUr.h, opposite railroad depot. uIlO-il
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

will be al once confirmed. Mr.. Il. b. Wash
burne, 1t is understood, does not wish to I'M
dsrtake any Cabinet drudgery in any depart
ment. His health will not permit it. But he
does like the climate of France and the cooks
Of Paris. Accordingly he is Studying French
in the evening with master and during the
day without . master. and is getting on very
well. Admiral Porter, rsn1or says, ON his ex-
pectations Of the Navy Department has in
vested 6fty thousand dollars of his prize money
in house in Washington, and we must stick q
pin here to mark another probability. But
there is margin yet remaining to General
Grant OF four weeks and three days to look
about him. We expect him here in day or
two-say Thursday. at the furthest- and when
he shall have had q consultation with Mr..
Fish, talk with Fenton. look into Wall
street, visit to the French Opera of the Erie
Railway and q drive or two to the High
Bridge, we shall, perhaps, learn that Greeley
has been singled out for special annexation
commissioner 10 Hayti, and Dana as Governor
Of Alaska, where he can keep cool all the year
round
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
Illinois Ashamed Of Chicago.

On Saturday, according to a despatch from
Chicago, bill was introduced into the State
Legislature of Illinois and passed by vote o (
seventy-eight to nine, the object of which bill
being to separate the city of Chicago from the
State Of Illinois and to hand it over to Indiana.
What does this mean? We know that il has
been more than once suggested that New York
city. including Long Island, Staten Island and
Coney Island should be cut off from New York
State and constituted separate State. This is
intclligible. New York State is republican.
New York city and the adjacent islands are
democratic. No such difference however, ex-
lists between Chicago and the State Of Illinois.
The city Il quite as strongly republican as the
State. What can ths proposed separation
mean? We can only understand it by sup
posing that the iniquity Of Chicago has become
SO monstrous, so giaring and offensive that the
sober aud order-loving people Of the State,
filed with righteous indignation, are deter
mined that the odium shall no longer in any
sense attach to them. Chicago is to be aban-
doned to her fate. IL there be any righteous
Lot in this doomed city of tie Plain it is time
he were fleeing to Zoar.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
BONDED WAREHOUSE sunGlARs.

Some time during Saturday night the cover over
the coal hne In the sidewalk In front OF the ware
house 10 stone street. occupied by McMurray AZ Fat
ierson. was forced open by gang Of burglars. Tho
thieves then entered the cellar and basement gair-
ing to the hrss and upper floors by forcing up
the trap doors In the hatchway. Yesterday MORN
ing at an early hour the presence Of burglars was
discovered by the First ward police, who notified
Captain Jameson, and Mr.. Patterson was als0
called up 70 make an investigation Captain
then made q search through the warehouse, and
finally succeeded In discovering Joseph Gross, AGED
twenty.cight; Henry Wilson, aged twenty-five, and
henry McCail, aged TWENTY-FIVE concealed among tho
goods on the second noOr. several cases had been
broken into by the thieves In their search for akr
though they had not suficent time to reove any 0f
the goods All three OF the prisoners were arragne0
befOre Justice Hogan, st the T0mne, yesterday morn
Ing and held for trial without hall. They oil de-
cned to msksany definite plea 10 the charge againse
them, except tbst was n0t burglary. onlv - ~
tcSapt.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
Growth Of tho City.

The marvellous growth of New York city Is
Enthusiastically indicated by the facts that dur
ing the past year five hundred new buildings,
most Of which are dwelling houses have been
erected at a cost varying from two thousand
to fifty thousand dollars each; that seven
churches, two schoolhouses, two banks and
several extensive manufactures have also been
during the same time the city has nearly built
one railroad nine miles long, and has laid
thirteen miles of water mains and many i'm
portaut sewers, and that the aggregate esti-
mated cost of newly projected buildings, the
plans and specifications of which have been
submitted, examined and approved by Super
intendent McGregor since January Il, is FIVE
hundred and eightytwo thousand dollars.
We presented on Friday last brief descrip-
tive table Of these new buildings.
But who shall venture to describe the in
calculable growth of the city In wiekedness as
well as in wealth, population and power? New
York has grown great in all these latter
respects. It is destined yearly to grow still
greater in those opportunities Of obtaining
lucrative employment of ACCOMPLISHING riches
and of securing mental Improvement, or at
least mental enjoyment, collision and sympa-
thy, which the first rate workman, the enter
prising merchant and manufacturer and ambi-
tious men of letters and science generally
think they can find nowhere else but in great
metropolis But it is lamentably true that the
growth Of the city is monstrous in all shapes
Of crime-in thieving on petty aud on u
grand scale, in counterfeting, in forgery, in
gambling, in lottery and gift enterprise
swindling, in perjury, 10 gigantic whiskey
frauds, in burglary, arson, kidnapping and
murder-as well as in gross and all-controI-
ling selfshness, in utter recklcssness of the
public good in comparison with the attainment
Of party spoils, in the ''fretting leprosy" OF
political corruption. Both in evil and in good
the growth Of the city has been astounding.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
A B.dses or Crime.

As the days advance crime seems to multi
piy. Murderous assaults, homicides, suicides
are on the increase all over the country. Law
lessness has become characteristic Of the
country Many causes, no doubt, contribute
to this One of these causes unquestionably 10
to be found in the demoralizing influences Of
the late war; 1t has always been 80. II ever
will be 80, so long as human nature remains
what it is. Another cause is the leniency with
which crime is treated. In great emergencies
extreme measures are not only just6able, but
loudly called for. The cure for the growing
evil Is very much in the hands of our judges
and our State governors. by all means let
the law be executed. Tenderness for great
criminals is at the best mistaken humanity
Let our fashionable congregations also soc toit
that they are doing their duty. Who can say
that they are? IF ever a stongue of fire"
were necessary il is necessary now. The
lawlessness is not confined to the lower orders
OF the people. The vice which is sapping the
foundations of order and goodness is to be
found not alone amid the filth and squalor of
the Easements and cellars Of our lanes and
alleys, but sitting in cushioned ease and
princely splendor in our palatial mansions.
To put down this reign of terror we need both
law and gospel-the strong hand Of justice
and the tongue of fire.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

GENERAL BUTLER on THE SpEAgERsnIp.-.
General Butler rather surprised and amused
the House of Representatives on Saturday by
letting out some secrets about the Speaker
ship Of the next Congress. lie thought he
would vote for Dawes, AZ that gentleman is from
his State and \ good man, though II would be
to his interest, he said, to vote for Blaine,
~ Blaine had promised 10 make him chairman
Of the COMMITTEES on Appropriations instead Of
washburne. lie added, jocosely, that this
arrangement might be bad for Grants admin
istratiou, because II be were placed At the
bead OF that committee he would OF courss
feel II HIS duty TO cut down ell the appropris-
uons ~ low ~ possible. Butles b .. power n
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

GENERAL GRANT AND TIrR PROPOSED INAU-
DURATION BAIL.-The Washington oflicehold-
ers and toadics are in terrible state OF sur
prise aud disappointment at the peremptory
refusal Of General Grant to favor or even to
attend an Inauguration bali. The negro wor-
shippers, too, are greatly disappointed; for
they had calculated upon testing their Jacobin
theory of equality by introducing Sambo and
Dinah into the ballroom 10 dance with the
President and the ladies and gentlemen Of
Washington society. General Grant has had
shrewdness enough to see the object Of these
toadcs aud Jacobns, and refuses TO favor or
attend ball. The people will admire his
good sense and firmness The President elect
evidently knows what he is about, aud 10 he
ginning right.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
MYSTERIOUS AND DARING ROBBERY ON BROADWAY.
A Mans Room Entcred-The Man Buclsod
and Gaaged md Robbed Of $4,000.

A NInn's Room Enfcred-The Man Bucixod
and Gaaged and Robbed of $4,000.
Last right about seven O'Clock Mr.. william Morcy
was seated in the suit OF rooms OF friend ON tho
southeast corner Of Broadway and Prince street.
awaiting the return OF the proprietor who had tenn
porarily absented himself, when the door was un-
locked from the outside he supposed by his friend
There no light IN the room beyond the dull rays
thrown IN through the window by the nlckering
street lamp but this exhibited TO his arghted vision
the forms OF three men approaching towards the
window where he sat with large knife brandshed
over him. on arriving in front OF him one Of them
raised the glittering blade and ordered him not to
move, resist or give alarm, he would Kill him.
Mr.. Morey, protiting by the recoilectous q MI
remained passive and permitted himself to be bucke1
and gagged. This work accomplished the ruflanB
Morev Of h,s vsusblss. IN an inside DOCKET y tneT
found wallet containing S7700, which they trans
ferred to their own custody. Next they requested
Of them admired valuable solitaire diamond rin&
that sparkled in the gaslight; and, removing te
IRON Moreys xncs'e nnssr o.G tssd m upon ~nsa hs aow
let II remain In its quarters. while these.
changes OF property were being made the third rufl
nan politely and with many apologies relieved poor
Morey. who at this time was more dead than aiv0
through rear, OF a valuable diamond pin. Having
secured everything Of value about his person exccpI
night retired with their booty, rcocked the door,
and carried OF tile keys The facts OF the robbery
were soon after reported to the Central ONCE by Mr..
Morey, who remained bound for some time after the
departure OF the robbers before assistance arrived.
Az II was quite dark IN the room he unable to
sce more than the dim outline OF the men, and there
fore can give no description TO lead to the discovery
OF the perpetrators of this last outrage The thcves
were evidently well posted "A TO the means OF enter
ing this rooms, well as Mr.. Morcys haitts they
had duplicate KEYS Of the doors and cffected easy
entry Tie detectives have been put upon the tran OF
tne men, nut the property is likely beyond ihcr r'ach
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

Average temperature SATURDAY .............. 49fa
ATTEMrrED SUICIDE.-Y Yesterday morning Henri
eta Jones. aged forty years. dwelling at No. lls
Forsyth street. attempted to put end to her exist
ence BY jumping into the river at the foot OF Grand
street: She was rescued aud taken 70 her residence
by of1ccr Yeager, OF the Eighteenth precinct
WAR IN AFRfcA.-Yesterday afternoon, at No. IL,
Jersey street, Abner Pierce, negro Of snau stat
ure. got into alteration with powerfully conf
structed wench Of the same hue, named Lizzie,
Smyth. During the fracas that followed Lizzie posi-
wound on Abner's head, which being capable OF
great resistance was not much injured. The wenchi
was arrested. but discharged as tne f0rgivlng Abner
declined to prefer complaint
SUDDEN DEATH IN STATION HOUSE, About
seven O'Clock last night an unknown man was found
in Hudson street in an apparently intoxicsted conf
dition and locked up at the Twenty-eghth precincb
station house. few minutes after the doorman
discovered that he was dying. DIR. Armstrong, Ol
the dead. The doctor IA OF the opinion that
ne died OF apopexy. The man Is apparently aboue
twenty years OF age, about i've feet ten inches
IN height no whiskers slight sandy mustache. re1
curly hair, and wore u black sack c0at vest and
pants, white linen shirt; quite muscular In build.
An inquest will be held to-day.
THE PARK METEOROLOGICAL RgPoRT.-The report
Of the Central Park Meteorological Department for
the week ending January 90 shows that the weekly
mean OF the barometer was 90. 500, the maximum at
nine O'Clock L. NJ. Of the 2oth being 3O.208, and
the minimum, at nine r. NJ. OF January "a, 9.5y2,j
giving range OF 0.636 The therm0metrical near
for the same period was 37.5s, but the extremes OF
temperature were remarkable. The maximum was
attained at two r. NJ. OF the 30th and Indicated 81
degrees. while the minimum, at five A. M. OF the 28t,
Rain fell on the 29th having duration OF six hours
and forty minutes and depth OF 0.41 inches.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fye cents a
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at tue same price il is
furnished in the city. J,
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

Tns LATEST FurroS FERRY ACCIDENT.
The fog Of Saturday forenoon and the collision
which took place on the New York side between
the Columbia and tho Mneola furnish fresh
proof that bridge has become an absolute
necessity. We cannot prevent fogs. We
cannot prevent ice. Ice and fog, 80 long as
We are dependent on tho ferryboat, bring ms
inconvenience and danger. Lot the bridge be
oonmsncsd at onoe.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

A WISE DEorsIoN. Governor Hawley,
nominated for Congress in Connecticut, de-
clines the honor, preferring the more agreea-
BILE position of conductor of an independent
public journal. Spoken, General, like an
honest soldier and an Independent man.N
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

MORE EARTHQUAKES. Slight shocks of earth
quakes have been disturbing the good people
of San Francisco for the last two or three
days. The subterranean powers over there
are perhaps getting ready for the opening Of
the Pacific Railroad.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

Congress, and he knows u. Members aref
looking TO him as a leader, but II he is going 70
blurt out secrets in this manner they had bet
ter be careful how they propose bargains win
him
The New York herald., 1869-02-01

WITHDRAWN Collector Smythe, it b
reported, has requested the President to with
draw his nomination a. Minister to Russia.
Put not your trust in Senators.
The New York herald., 1869-02-01
CITY NTELLlGEseE.

THE wEArHER YEsrHRDAY.--The following recordt
will show the changes in the temperature for the
past twenty-four hours indicated by the thermo!
meter at Hudnuts pharmacy. HERALD Buiiding,l
RrOadWay corner 0f Ann atreet.-- II