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POSTMASTER GENERAL CRKswrIL vii

Postmaster GENERAL CREsweLL will
enter upon the duties of his office this after.
noon. First Assistant Postmaster General
Skinner has charge of the department, taoasa
the business occupying his attention is very
hight Not much activity will prevail till after
the reorgan izaion under the new Postmaster
General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06
REPORTED DEATH OF ras pors

The ParIs Lsjesfe II to-day announces the daatn
Of Pope fluX IN. The statement is Generality
oiscredited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

MR. WAsHEURSE Mr.. CresswelI, AMI Ir
Stewart arrived a. The White House this m ,rn
ing atout eleven O'CLOCK, and immediately pro.
ceeded TO the Executive Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

Hon. JNo. r HARTLEY, Assistant Secretary
OF The Treasury, is discharging lhe dnrias OF
Secretary, and tie business OF the Department
Is being transacted SIS usual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

REtTET BRIGADIRR GENERAL James W
Forsyth, who was severely wounded Il few
mouths since, in an engagement with the
Indians, is in the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06
EVENING STAR.
washington News and Gossip,

SECRETARY SEWARD left Washington YES
trday morning after twenty years residence
in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

AMONG the vi'I,ors at General Sherman.
Headquarters this morning were Sna.ors
Shurz, Fentou. and Governor Boutwell,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06
lew York Grain Marke, To-day.

NEW hoRK. March 6.-Flour mark, dun
and c.c!inihg. Wheat market n dun ana
holnlha.Iy j.: cents lower. Cora mArKat IS
oUii ana unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06
Niraiuia NeWS

On tuesday night last the premises o. Mr..
Eohtlt Green, IL the lower end OF Henri %
I, Uuf.. Were u vaded by five coiorad men.
iAey t0oE Mr.. Green from his bed, tied am,
end then suited tie house, caring OIL every
Thug they could lay their hands on-;ak4ng
even he bfd upon which the Old man "ad
Iasu- His Sou came up during the commits :on
Of the deed. but was chased of ana fired AZ
twice.
General Stonsman yesterday pardonsd 7
Washington Fletcher, sentenced in EauqGi-T
county 10 &c hanged tor the murder OF II. -,
Hnntcu.
Peer Johnson, co!oTsd, @as talking To some
on = through Mr. Gleason fence, at Cnarlor L -
vile, and stuck his nose rather too far through
tbe pahngs. when IL was snapped az and bitten
OIL b. dog in the enclosure. Prompt sUTgic al
attention was rendered and a resp spec,abie uuse
made by the anapiastic operation.
All the records of Buckingham county. from
the time thr fist Court was held in the county
ia June. 1861, were destroyed by the reoeat
fire.
There have teen recently numerous sales of
land, pIi u cira.ly 10 persons from the North, in
the vicinity OF Fredericksburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

Ex-PosTAAsTER GENERAL RANDALL LET.
Washington yesterday for New York, but will
return here next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

~A western medical firm, whose method
Of cure is 1.-The laying on OF hands," has iately
been fined for practising medicine contrary 10
law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

~a nsV i1<btbn Of g-h lsmans evening
dress seems coulIps ii.to NUgLs n Il lfis namely
blue Goats Ei,h gilt bn''3ls, an3 was:.osts
:Gi SIayats Sf whit saLiE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

THE DISTRICT BILLS passed by the Senate
to-day were the same bills passed by tnat u ,dy
at their last session but not acted upon by the
House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

We RtGEKT TO HEAR that Mrs Senator ilr.
an is iyiDg quite Ill N her ~ sidence in tai.
city Il IS hoped Der Hines. will not terninat.
seriously, nevertheless fears are enterta. u-d.
gId The family physician finds /. necessary TO
eIGict an callers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

RkPCBLrCAN CoEvKETIoN IN GEORGIA
Republican State Convention met at Allan "a,
Georgia, yesterday. Benjamin Coaley, Presi.
oeLt OF the State Senate, was elected perma.
nent President Resoiutiens were adop,.J
construction acts in the Organization of ths
Legislature, and requesting Congress 10 r.or.
game The Legislature. reseat the colored mem
EeIs, ana establish q loyal government. The
OF Governor Bullock and the inaugural address
cf President Grant, and appointed q commit.
zee 10 proceed TO washington. The resotuti ,ns
oenousce tne Legislature for the expulsion OF
eoiored members as In violation Of the Cons,I.
tuuoh ana principle OF the reconstruction law.
Ieeomm mend the reassembling Of the Conet,iu !,
parties engaged in the rebellion. Who, tn.
ciaim, are ineligible under the fourteen, "a
amendment, and TO supply their places villa
s,ec%a a. n,.s negro members; and to provide for ihe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

IN TIE MAILS TO the VaTious Executive De.
Tai 'ments this morning We're letters addressed
TO The new Cabinet officers from neighboring
cites but Tie oiiicals on duty did not Eel
themselves authorized 10 open the SANE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

1T WILL rE REMEMBERED that John N
BIEChly. Solicitor Of Internal Revenue once
rendered his resignation, which was net ac-
o'Pt'd by the late Secretary. As soon as he
retired Nr. Binckly resigned again, his purpose
teing, after en interval OF rest, 10 enter upon
The practice oGlaw in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

Tc-NlGHT closes the second week OF ..Humpty
D"mpty' AZ the National Theater. aud y hat
Is unusual IN our city, the bouses. good az the
op' nlng, have steadily increased with e.ch
representation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

me Rev: Miss Tupper now ministers "a
tne Oniyersaiist Society in Menasha- Va =.
eohsan Last v eek the youths of the courrrss. |.
ton presented her with splen did sold yatsh
-. DDrnnheness has become SearfuIly prrvs.
fornia Even young girls are somstimss s-ea
pure California
remarkable revival Of religion !. pre-.
mD& IN CaTbondale, LA. During tae past
eight weeks over two hundred persons tave
oeen received into the Methodist church OF that
pIace on probation, General John A. Los 40
amrne the umS~r
eeNew York Eoee have adopted psgee
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s.e,ernr.nt ss,cr,t,,.

~hsEis.Ton, N'r,h t. i5GJ.-'sy t;OsEs &
Co. fuTnlse ne following Goota'ishs q Gcy.
eminent sscU mites
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

"HUNTED bows drew another Immens,
audi nee {, Walls Opera House las, night, ant
Will be performed for the last znc this eve
rirc, as "Our American Cousin" Will bs
brought cut on Monday by the Laura Keene
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

SfcRsTARY OF THE INTERIOR Cox has not
yet reported at the Department. though II is
expected he viii do so on Monday. The EN-
plOyees are said 10 BE- awaiting with some
anxiety the action OF the new administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

THERE WAS no formal Cabinet meeting g held
TO day, hut several of the Secretaries called
upon the President between eleven and tw-Iye
o'clc; this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

SECRETARY 10 VICE PRESIDENT COLFAx.-
hr. '" -. Todd who has held he position of
GEEK 20 accsrtabIy 20 Mr. So Colfax for
St''faf years past, has now been appointed
Secretary 10 the Vice President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

TIE NAME Of the new Secretary Of the NAVY
Is 'arlonsly spelt as "Boorer," ..Booree,' -
" B"hree e." "Bohrer," "Bohrie," - Boihre, -
Boihiie' and "Bori-." The latter is SAID 70
hs tie correct card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

SECRETARIES WAsBBURNE, CREsswgIL
STEWART AND SCHoFIELD were in consuita.
ton with the President for more thaH ali hou,
to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

SENATOR HAMILTON Of Maryland, IS he
oniy one OF he new Senators " ho has not been
80 orn In. a letter was received here several
day since that Mr. hamilton vas i'll and con.
III "a to his bed, but II is supposed lie will b.
able - te here In few DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

Generals Dent, ComstOck, and Porter re-
Gently OF General Grant's staff have been re-
tanned by General Sherman upon his staff an q
hence they are assigned TO duty acc srd,ug to
thtlr bIe'et ranks. The officers Of General
Grant stan are at present discharging the
CutHs OF Secretaries TO The President, bu, in
few days civilians WILL De appointed to those
Positions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

HON COLUMBUS DELANO, the new Com nis-
sion.r Of Internal Revenue, will not relieve
MI. Rollins until about the middle OF u.xt
week, as he will be engaged for several DAYS in
setting up his private affairs preparatory TO
erteIlug upon the discharge OF his OIL ciai
duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

no APPOINTMENTS OF private sAcretarie. for
lie President have yet been made but tie OIL
GERS OF General Grants staf are all a, the
White Horse discharPing he duties CT se,re.
iaItS The appointments TO those offices will,
ne made in the course OF Il day o. two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

TIE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF the various
del artmeBts were summoned 10 the WL,te
House az neon to-day, the object being - as.
cerain he exact condition OF the pubic busi.
ness in the various departments and to insl slru CT
them net 20 transact anything beyond routine
business until the new Secretaries enter uuon
the discharge OF tSeir duties
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of BCtsL.
LIST OF LETTERS
hsmaintng in the Washington City Pos,
Office, Friday. March >. 1859

- o obtain any OF thess letters, TIE a3pli-
cart must call lns advertised Letters. giving
th- datr oi the list.
sS-If not Caird for within one month hey
VIII es s"nt TO Jhe Dead Letter OfIge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

It's STATED that the following is the Feuton
slate for New York appointments:-For Col.
lector. ChauEcey NJ. Depew; for Surveyor ,
". GODDARD; Tor Naval Officer, n. Ii. Pond tor
United States Marshal, J. NJ. Thomp ps ,n; for
United States Distric. Attorney, IL. A. Low; for
Postmaster, William Stewart A strong effort
Is b'ing made in other quarters In behalf of
Moses II Grinnell for the New YoI k Collector.
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

NONE OF THE GENTLEMEN nominated T ,r the
Cahin't yesterday had received any notifici.
uon ircm General Grant Of his intention 70 In-
Vite them to seats in his Cabinet. Mr.. Stewart
ard Mr.. Cressweil Were together on Nj ,rch
4th, and had lengthy conversation with Pres
ident Grant at tine Executive Mans ion after
the Inauguration, but both gentlemen were
ignorant OF any intention on the part of the
President 10 invite them TO seats in the Cabiaet
Iney also dIned together yesterday at the E5-
bit House, and il was not un il after the pao-
!icafIon OF The nominations that they were
aware OF Tie fact Of cir names being incl uded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

IRE REMARK made by Mr.. Mcclure to & IN
Grant The other day, that il Mr. George II
Stuart of PhiladelPhIa Were appointed I, a
place in the Cabinet he would have to AK he
General to give him an Introduction to .le
lucky gentleman, has generally been rega- :et
IS q somewhat extravagant figure Of speech On
the part of Mr.. McC., 10 indicate that the ,.e,
PIE Of Pennsylvania and MIR. Smart knew
very little OF each other But here was reas. H..
able ground for il, il another story which
reactes our ears be tru',-and it comes so
directly that We do not fe' At liberty to doubt
il.
During his late visit here, so the story goes. il
happened that Mr.. Stuart and Mr.. Gienni w
Sehofield, one Of the most active aud promi.
neDt politicians Of the Keystone State, were
made acquainted by 3 mutual friend. Alter
talking with him for a few moments, Mr.. Stuart
confidently required whether the honorabis
gentleman was not from Ohio 7 Imagine snch
sweet innocence VI Pennsylvania men and
things in 3 coming man" from tina. State.
Fancy, also, the feelings Of the member from
the XlXth district!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

GENERAL SHERMAN was not At the Head
quarters Of the Army this morning, being con.
fined TO bis house by indisposition. General
Day ton, of his staff, is here with him, and
engaged at Army Headquarters. General
Comstcck, Colonel Parker, aud Colonel a. X.
Leet, OF Ger eral Grants late stan, were at
Headquarters portion of the day, engaged in
settling up the business OF the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

NOMINATIONS CoNFiRNED.-The Senate on
Thursday confirmed the following nom "a.
tions James N. Marks, Collector Of Cus, oms
Jor Pbiladelphia: Arthur ID Markley, Collect.
Or Of Internal Re venue, for the SIKH District
Of Pennsylvania; Converse w. T.. Row-ii,
United Sta,es Attorney, for Arizons; Horat,o
Fog, United States Consul, at Trinidad; A'ax.
ander II. Banks, Agent for the Indians a. the
Upper Arkansas Agency; George w. Wilk,n.
son. Agent for thu Winnebago Indians on Ih-
Missouri River: Clara w. Drake, Postma ,,er
At Wesifisld, N. Y; Archibald n. Green, G. u.
IeC'or Of Internal Revenus for the TWEEN "
fourth New York Distric'; John e. Dstri X,
COLLECTOR Of Inter nal Revenue for the Twelfth
Illinois District; John p. O'Neil, United States
Attorney for the Eastern District Of Pennsyl-
yan'a; Frederick A. Dockray, United Sia,as
Attorney for the Southern District OF Fior,d,:
Thomas l.. Tuilock, Paymaster in the NAVY:
number Of army brcvets weve also conflrm-d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

- The "PIck q nick Ciuh,o is the name Of On
eating club at Yale college
~The Cuban bellies in New Orleans ap.
pear with their fingers sheathed In diamonds.
~One.third Of the S0,0OO women and girls
VINO nave to earn their own living In New
YORK do not average over IS a week
~keno is at last prct ibi.ed N New Orleans.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10
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fected arrangements II Clnb the following first
class Newspapers and Magazines with the
PERgYSBrRG JoVRNAL;
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The Independent aud IorRSAL will be
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ordering both papers will receives copy, pos
viags 1 Grant aud COlfax, 1.-THE pIice Of which
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The Western MoashIy, IAN excellent
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aud the JoURSAL will be furnished to one ad-
dress for Three Dollars, Ths liberal Offer will
not extend beyond January LIST, 1870,
WO0d'S Household Magazine, a frat.
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virtue, aud temperance, thr essential points ta
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rhore are none too poor 10 take any two of
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which lhay are offered, The iOOg winter eve.
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Make home happy and your family will remain
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Usher with which We club the JoURNAL, when
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10
woMAN,s nICIITs.

A contributor to the Cleveland Herald, writing
on the woman's suffrage movcmen, gives the Co.,.
lowing brief digest Of the laws Of Ohio ia refer
cncsio The property relations Of husband and
wife. The information win be valuable lor those
who have no, ielsurs to look through The Law
books for themselves. & ~
tIst The wife IL allowed h make her will
aud dlapOse II her rfai and personal property,
as she pieasca, irrespective " the wishes " her
husband he, however, having life estate in
her real property nfer her docesse.
Second. Sh, has the exclusive control during
cnverure Of all such property AZ she had at the
time 0f her marriage, and all such property as
she may have acquired during covcrture, IL
II Glands she may lea ae ihei1,. aud receive the
rents to her own uNc, and the hdsbaud can have
no control over her property, real or person II
nor can he require her a. efnpt1v any pvrtiuu pf
u for the support Of the family, but he must
support her aud her family from his own re-
sources. H" n .a| D..
Third II the husband dies, leaving no chill
dren nr their reIrr cntadves, she inhets all of
bis personnl property, and 50 Uf all his real es-
tate, unless II came by devise. descent, or deed
~ giit, from an ancestor. In that case she takes
a lie interest IN bis whole real estate and II tbs
real estate came not by devise, decent, or deed
gift. she takes IT, ~ t..
| Raph II the husband, from iniemperancc or
ether canse, fails ~ make suitable provision for
her she, by application To court mty be clothed
With all the rights vt single woman, make cuu-
tracts, sue aud be sued, &c.
.fVfh, At the death OF her husband. leaving
children. she takes lower interest 10 ono third
bf Ls real estate, aud takes one thIrd absolute
~ Of all his personal property. In addition to
this she has years support out of his estate
and certain articles of personal property.
Siefh. Sho may bring suit against her hns-
ba nd turiuV covtrfure Iur nnV inv ynriun of her
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10
rms MESSAGE.

We lsy bsfoos our readers this week, the Pres.
idesfs Message. Commissioner DELASo's Re-
port. the Rcrsst ot the Secretary Of War, Cen
cral ,SnEkN sx's Report, and the Report of the
Comptroller of ihc Currency Congross asscni-
bid on Monday, the Message made hs appear.
aues In all Of our leading daily papers on Tues
day, and wc pr,ioes i,iin fall with the various
drraumrut reports to day. wclrnsio our traders
viii appreciate ibr enterprise.
The Message is characteristic of President
GnASr, nothing snpetaaous about Il, aud has
bon commented Opon pretty freely by the daily
press, and generally in very complimentary
irfma.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10

The defendant W, II. Richardson, whose real.
dencc ID unknown, is hereby notified, that the
Wainnif's have 6led their petition in the above
named Court, setting torth thai the defsudent,
William Kirk, did execute and deliver 20 the
plainuhs, his two promisSory notes for the sum
OF, eighty six dollArsand sixty seven cents each,
dated June 10, A. ID. 1884, aud payable IN one
and two years after date, resPcenvely, that said
notes arr secUrcd by mortgage upou the east
half ot the east halt Of tho northwest qua aer Of
secion twenty ninc (2sl, in town tour ll, north
range nine Q) east, ia the county Of Wo.,d, aud
stat, OF OHIO that the notes have lGAg since
beeoms due aud payable, aud BY reason thereof
the moFigaged premises NforSaid have become
liable 10 be sold, that the proceeds thereof may
applied 10 the payment ~ said notes.
fAe ehjeel aud PRAYER Of the petition IA that
an aeeonn, may be taken ofthe amount due In
equity upon said notrs. aud that the prsmises
above described may be cold aud the proceeds
applied upon the amount so fouud due,
The defendant IS required TO appear and an.
swsr or demur TO said petition by lhe an day OF
January next, ar judgement will be taken against
him, bv default.
SHANNON & BENsCHorER. Pr6s Au'vs
rsEryteaES, Ohio, November 10. 1889. sos SiS
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-10
Administrators Sale.

Reuben W. Eabcrt' Admr. In Probate Court
In pursuance Of an order granted by said
Court, will of"r for sale, at public auction, on
SATURDAY, January 8. "A D. 1870,
between tue hours of and 2 O'Clock, i. NJ.
at the door of the Court .house, In Perry sburg,
in said county, the following described real
estate, situate in said county Of Wood and State
Of Ohio, to-wit: Lot number one u), contain
ing sixty three and AZ. 100 acres more or less.
and the east half OF lot number two (2), contain
ing thrty-On and o. 100 acres more or less, all
being situate in fractional school section number
sixteen (l6), township number six COZ north,
range humber eleven ~ east appraised as
follows; Tho first tract above described at
$2,330 20, and the second tract at 500 90.
Terms OF sale $1,000 % in hand, and bal
ance in one aud two years from day of sale with
interest, the deferred payments To be secured by
mortgage ON premises sold. -
REUBEN w. EGBERT, Admr.
of JAMES EGBERT, deceased.
December Q. 1862. 32c$7 50