Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-28

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TOBACCO FRAUDs.-SapervIsor Fulton, Of
Baltimore, has jus. seized 10; of tobacco for
iraud, it having been shipped as Eggs. 1t has
also been discovered that quantity of tobacco
has been brought from Virginia and North
Carolina in large packing or travelling trunk,
ONE Of them weighing as much as 300 pounds.
THE NICKEL HALF DIMHs TO BE RKDsgNRD
Secretary Boutwell, will shortly issue a circu-
'lsr authorizing assistant treasurers and desig-
mated depositaries OF the United States to re-
deem the nickel hve.cent pieces IN sums Of one
hundred dollars and more. The five ceat
pieces heretofore have nor been redeemable by
the Government agents.
TEE DIsBuRsING CLERK Of the Interior d..
partment has announced the following days of
payment for clerks for the month OF October :
Friday. a9th-Secretary's Once, 9H 20 10 a. m;
Patent Ofhce, 10 to I2X; General Land 0fice,
TO p. m. Saturday, 3ath-Pension Ofice, 10
a. m. 10 IL m; Indian Office, I2k to 4; u. 5.
Jail, to TX; and miscellaneous, 4 to 2k p. N.
THE YKRGRR CAsR.-In the Supreme Court
yesterday Chief Justice Chase announced, In
u
was undoubtedly within the discretion of
counsel when to move for the writ OF ha5ecs
corpus in the case of Yerger. The point OF
jurisdiction having been determined, the Court
would hear a motion for the writ whenever
counsel shoald see fit to make 1t.
NEW ENrsRPRIsE PRoPosKD.-An ad-
journed meeting OF citizens ana capitalists in
terested in the prosperity OF the District is Ip
aft L.
PIowmans Office, for the purpose of conierrins
with and aiding parties who propose to estsb-
lsh in, this city an immense bank note eugray-
ing establishment, and to erect tor that pur-
pose a surable building with all the necessary
appurtenances.
PRESIDENT GRANT and Mrs Grant, with
Miss Nellie Grant and General Dent and
wife were met at the depot in Philadelphia
Tuesday night by MIR. Borie, and will be the
guests of that gentleman while IN PhiladeI.
phia. The President, In company with Mr..
George II. Stuart, Secretary Robeson, ana
Hon. A. f.. Borie, visited Governor Pollock
and the Mint yesterday. On the employees
hearing SAAf the President was In the buildins
they assembled In the yard, where he was in
troduced TO them by Governor Pollock in al
informal way. The President bowed, received
three hearty cheers, and passed on. Last night
the Presidential party attended tue marriage of
the daughter OF BishOp Simpson to ]. Riley
Weaver, Esq, which ceremony took place in
the Spring Garden Methodist Episcopsi
Church, and at which Bishop James ofnciated.
President Grant will remain in that city until
Friday.
The BERNIE BANK RAILRoAD.-The work
OF construction Of this road, to connect George.
town with the London anA Hs~Dsssss -.aA-
road and Alexandria, was commenced at II
O'Clock this morning at the southern terminus
of the aqueduct bridge, the frst shovelfuIl
OF earth being dug by w. w. Dungau. Esq,
secretary OF the Alexandra CaraI, Ao ueduct
and Bridge Company, under whose auspices
this road is being constructed. There were
present quite number of prominent citizens
ofth District, besides q goodIy array of ladies'
among whom Miss Eta MorlIng, of Bslti-
more, and Miss Elite Boorman, of Sing Sing
New York, Jointly removed a shoveifulI Ut
earth also. That being done, a large force of
laborers at once piled the spade and shovel
in such earnest that the hope OF the com
pauy TO have ths road completed in
three months will doubtless be realized
The proposed road will run along the BERN
bank Of the Alexandria canal and take its
name accordingly. 1t will be four miles IN
length ana will not require much heavy cut.
ting or grading. The necessary preliminary
surveys were completed some days ago by M
Berkeley Ward, chief engineer OF the Orange
ana Alexandria Railroad, who is also giving
the present work his personal lsuperiutendeBce
Besides opening mp to Georgetown the country
traveTsed by the Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad. and bringing that city nearer to Alex
andria. this road IL designed to be a connecting
link between the Northern and Southern ra,l.
roads over the Aqusduct bridge with the aid of
.laA NAf alta
ing of which road active steps are now being
taken. ~ o '
AND NOW Mr.. George Alfred Townsend un.
dertakes to anuihilate General Sherman, be.
cause the General does not take stock in the
capital owing real-estate speculation of Judge
Cation & 90. Here is the way George Alfred
wipes out the whole sherman family s,ap-
dash
that the army be speedily relieved IRON politi-
cal administraucn. The General at present
commanding IL has lustrous name, but he Is
immensely opinionated, and If hls lark he any
Indication OF his bite, he is not an en- nthusiasr
Tor INDUCING the popular will. His latest
speech was delivered at a little picture store
here, dignlfied: as usual, as an .'Art Gallery y
Sherman, having expressed himself upon The
car rltal-IemovaI, took opportunity to cay that
the people had as much liberty as they wanted.
''and more too" In sensitive times, like those
~.
perhaps, Indignantly that the commander OF
standing army should be the last man 10
denote, even in jest any measure OF
liberty. But General Sherman has been
- frequent ard so nfppant in his
letter writing and his oral critIcising
that he is not minded much now-a.days
While John Sherman is an adept at gong ali
hound the barn, w. T., his brother, enacis a
perpetual march 70 The sea, in exhaustiug
every topic by slap dash sentence. He is al
reaoy ON record on a great variety Of sides of a
Eeat many questions, and he would have such
a comfortable time in RAINING for the Presi-
dencJ that hie contempt for the popular will
would be apt 70 get much looser After that
brilliant qualities, keeps his tongue well I'm it's
stabbard. and, when the MaGistrate is retieent, 4
the General ought to b dumb. I venture u
cal Gen. Snermans attention to another small
matter inside Of his profession. He is 70 slos.
enly In htD dress. We may have - many sol.
dtgD as We want, "and moro too" but we
sneald nke tAsm, Tor TIE saks Of their email
numbsf, 10 burDish mp. With one Sherman
Senator aud smother JUDI, the fkmiIy = well
ensugh sspreaentoA N the Opiaioas." ~
7l1 PR,vAfssR HoR1DF CAss.--rhs trial of
heofhcers Of The HefnSt 1alAs Ouha WAS n.