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CITY ORDINANCES.
Passed by the sixty sixth Council.

An AcT making appropriations for the sup.
port Of the public schools Of the city OF
Washington for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1869. and to provide for the payment OF tue
proportionate part Of money req oired by tue
act Of Congress approved July %, 1856, 70 be
paid to the trustees Of colorsd schools.
Be IL enacted BY the Board Of Aidernen and
Board 81 Common oEncsi Of the Cttyof WGsiiRotos.
That Tor the support OF the puollc schools OF
the city OF Washington for the fiscal ending
and there are hereby. appropriated out OF the
school fund, and In case Of its iusuffis iency
out OF the general fund. to be paid in accord
ance with the laws of the Corporation, and to
be expended under the direction Of the board of
trustees of public schools.
For salaries Of teachers. as provided for by
the acts approved February ~, 1854. and Nav
%, 1s6Swhich Acts are hereby re vived xteuuad.
and continued in force until June 80. 1850,
eighty Thousand eight hundred and sixtv-two
dollars and fifty cents. as follows
For four principals OF male grammar
schools, At 81 ,6s0 and 81, $50 each per
year $3.50 60
For four principals of female gram
mar schools, at $1,000 and si,ooo
For four teachers of male inferno. ''O'' "
diate schools, at IS o ana $50 each
per year. Observation-Disclosures. 3,2JJ 90
For eight teachers of female interme-
diate schools, at $50 and $3.50 each
per year ........................ $500 Cd
For thirty teachers OF secondary
-year............... .................. 2r,s IS 90
For forty seven teachers OF primary
schools, at $3.50 and 5000 each per
year. ...................... 26,i37 s.
For four sub-assfs,ant teachers in fe-
male grammar schools, at Sl5I each
per year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6ol 90
For music teacher. Loo 90
For salary of teachers of nav schools Hos o.
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HOLY WEEK The annual pentential sea-
son Is fast approaching its close, the forty DAYS
OF Lent expiring on Easter (nexU Sunday. In
me Catholic churches the next few DAYS are
the most impressive. This evening the tynurcn
Begins the most solemn service Of Holy Week,
oy the Chanting OF the Tenebrae. which will
be continued on Thursday and FRIDAY even
ings- On Good Friday. the day set apart for
the COMMUNICATION of the crucifxIon, the SER
vices IN the various churches will be Of the
deepest interest At ST. Aloysius Church. the
omce OF the Tenebrae will be chaunted by the
choir Of seholasiics from Georgetown College,
and on Easter Sunday the sermon at that
church will BE- preached by Father Mcguire.
President of that College.
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CHARGE OF LARCKNY--This morning detec-
tlvss Coombs and Miller arrested Charles w
wilson on the charge, preferred by Wm.
Young, of the larceny Of q feather bed and
otan kefs, And he had Q hearing before Justice
WAFER, Oho committed him TO Jail. Wilson
Mad oe~n boarding with Young for some time
pstt ard last evening ne dectmped with the
teocIng and went TO Baltimore, and this morn
mg was brought on.
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"RAv1nalas FAMILY BREAD. +,

e, "RAv1NH1RT FAMILY BRIAD.n
. THIS nneQlailsd Bred u nov for sals by most of
0o Leading 6rocers Of the city -.
Il Rad6 Of select Paptly flour: n thoroue hly
oAke0s N 0ckenGtep Patent Ove0: r. siways
sveeS, vhite, nuHtdoos, and 10 guaranteed 20
weigh sixteen ounces.
,OAUfI0e "A. greet deal ef Bread n sald FOR
,Havenner1"v which never came from our estsb-
nnsnmsnt. 70 yrevent q r.. e possiole tsis dis
cess With fresA Sample 0ards, Hssksd 1853. TX
anime ler yoenselvee - ,js1 sn
NOTICE 10 RERIBY Given THAT ON
N saturday, ApTii "a, I0D ate . m ct he
front door Of the Cty Hal, 4 Will sen ali he e.
counts and other interests Of ROSS BICKeLHR
bentrupts, - fsF - the same have come into nv
hands ard have not otheryjse been 6lspoeed o. :
HAWKIHS TAYLOR,
ne la1SW Assignee
sAHkHgr1cibb ...,e, ., oorv.,,. :.
~ - 0ity Of washinston. on the SIN aav N
March. ~. Ths updsrsagned hereby eivea nctics
ON apDeintment - assi9nee ofHIIAN = NIT.
fLEfOh, n The City Of Wsshiagton within ~
District, y 30 has been eoadesd Baak I'm Se non
his ON Dsuoea By she supreme court Of ssid Bia.
OtsA GEO. MAeOh Attornsy.ss Law.
naKIexs1 CITY HAiiS AeigSss.
RRJoLI1 1YI wllsKUY, =
. -. =. - 70 ' no; !; :. city,
NJ sssesn ~ n ~. s :; M u ~.
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CIArnoD M. BARTON, ESQ.,, of the Sixth
Ward- y an applicant for the ehief cl-rkship
OF be vas hineton Navy Yard, and is s,roaeIy
hsehed BY prominent gentlemen of Pniia.
eeip Ria and his city.
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for copuDeent expenses (including carpen-
ters, masons', plasterers', timers and roof
ers, painters, glaciers, plumbers, and paper
hangers work for repairs Of school rooms ana
preparing new rooms; also. repairs on furni-
ture, and purchase OF new furniture and mis-
cellaneous items):
TOT Ine ISL district ................. $1,000 On
TOT tne "a district ........-......... 1900 90
Fer the Sd district Qncluding heating
apparatus tor Wallach school build.
ing .-....-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900 90
rtr me Ath district .................. $3.50 90
1otai ........--.-..........--. $1,000 10
For contingent expenses OF the board
OF trustees (including printing and
the furnishing of school books) 80 5000 90
For salary of ecretary....... 40 90
L VI salary OF treasurer. 800 O0
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To BI GIvIH UP,-Ths Government ron.
templates surrendering 70 the owner onthe lat
OF April, sixth street wharf. with all the I'm
provemenes thereon, which have been used for
quatHImaster: purposes since the beginning
OF the late natioaal difaouItiee, The curtsai-
mept OF opsraiiops In this dissection have rem
dereA the further nee Of thsee premises an
necessary. .at at.s ss45 y 49, :
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NV Law fIsA.-It will Be seen by notice
eeewnefe that Daniel Radcliffe, Esq, has re-
serned 70 NE practice of law in our courts
heunR tor mat purpose formed q copartuer-
. bDp win be sor Walter b. Radcliffe Their
e1ee 10 - 396 ID street
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The EMANCIPATION CRLBBRArIoN-Las
evening meeting OF the coIored citizens of III
Fourth Ward was held at the church corne
4th and L streets, 70 elect delegates t. a con
vention to make arrangements for celebratin
the anniversary Of emancipation in the Dis
trict, on the 16tn OF Apnl-Mr. q. w. Hstto
In the chair, and Amos Nickens secretary
Lewis Hickman, Palmer Briscoe, G. W. Hat
ton, w. H. Edenboro, Chas 0utridee, VIZ
Scott and John haW kipe were elected
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siopes 10 the southwest from the Capitol; area
ABOUT one hundred and forty acres; Calculating
as before we have 357,ol5,es gallons as the an
hua! amount OF sew are of this section
Section V will be that part Of Cani,.I Hill,
and Navy Yard, which from It's natnraI incli.
nation may be drained into the Eastern branch:
area about D ,0s6 acres
section VI includes that part OF the Island
Mnien borders on and slopes to the Potomac,
ala nss sumcient elevation 70 drain into 1t;
area 150 acres.
as slopes towards James creek and may be
GRAINED into q grand main sewer TO be con-
suucted along said creek; area 746 acres; se wage
l,IsS,si3 ,4se gallons annually.
III. Nv and VII, 70 the basin or recepiacle, /
iecomnend the construction OF q grand main
I've. .s, commencing AT the basin and running
.ou,S s'ons James creek to the intersection OF
sos'n ~ ana south Capitol street, and thence
aIong the line OF the canal to weuty first street
esc ms sewer TO be Of unicient capacity
.oc,, ana eosvey the sewage Of the above
ssSuon, amounting 70 J, IN, 923, 372 gallons ANN
any, is5ol.s33 gallons daily, or l25ss raIlons
per minute. To insure en1eiept rain ass wsth.
eu. any oapger OF flooding the diameter Of
from the basin to the point ar rnira 49,, .ee,
west where the main se wer which drains ssc :
non i, enters; from that point To Tvantv
T 49,. wes., feet IN diameter; depth at
Iwehy.nIst street west, IS feet, with an iucii
nation OF IS feet on the whole len 9Th. or nasrIv
inches N every LOO feet This faII viIl -
sofncient without adding unnecessarily 20 the
Pso o. s me Gle Length OF this sewer,
Having estimated ths amount of az vsre r,hi.n
VIII b conveyed through me krand msin 80
sr, nneeomes necessary 70 determine the cspsc.
taeIe will require 70 be suficisntly largs ~
contain the sewage which may pisa Into al
during - hours se least. Now che M rnbef NJ
gallons OF sewage due on the whole area 70 be
drained into Iris basin u 1851, Ss4 gallons N
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TIE SECOND ANNUAL LEvHB OF the Knights
Templar OF Washington, under the auspices
OF Columbia Commandery, No. 2, to hs given
AZ the NauoDal Theater next Monday evening,
Will be most imposing, a. we'll as q most en-
Joyable affair. Extensive arrangements are
beinE made for the comfort and pie asure of
guests, and good time may be expected BY all
who attend.
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1MPRovEMRNT.-A much.needsd cou yepi
ence is now being supplied at the eighth pre
cncf police station. Hitherto, the only Quite
for the refure from that building and its sur
roandfngs has been cess pool, which has bee
done away with, and q tile drain Is now bern
laid from the sfati0n to 9th street east nd froI
thence to connect with the sewer on Virgini
avenue, At the terminus OF that street. tn
improvement will not only be q grea; conye
nience, but will add much to the anitary cor
dition Of the station and adjoining prison,
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FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

During the recent visit Of the King Of Prussia to
Hanover the ladies organized demonstration by
parading the streets, wearing large bows Of white
and yellow ribbon.
In the year 1858 the sum OF 467 $50 francs was APP
piled for public instruction by the Canton Of Basic,
Switzerland being OF the rate OF ten francs per head
on the number OF Inhabitants.
The Roumanian government has signed q conven-
ton with Russia for the abolition OF capitulatiOns
throughout the princpaties as for as the latter is
concerned. This is another blow aimed at Turkey.
The Papal Nuncio has addressed severe admoni-
ton 10 the Archbishop OF CracOw for having applied
the term demons" to the jalOrs OF the nun Barbara
Ubryk. He Immediately expressed his regret that
his feelings had led him to apply injurious terms to
the 'pious sisters"
La Rsfo,n,a Of Madrid republican, connsels the
Spanish government to break on all relations with
the french Seqrt because q ths protection tnst
rous fact that they are lowering on the frontier for
the purpose OF exciting civil war In that country.
young man Of respectable appearance recently
applied to police magistrate IN Paris TO obtain
him entry into lunaic asylum, as he could not
Withstand the temptation to strange every child he
met. lie was q teacher IN q large school, and al
though had succeeded far he declared It utterly
impossible TO keep his hands on the children under
his charge for the future.
taken place at Rotterdam. Numerous bands OF
youths and workmen paraded the streets, raising
menacing cries and breaking the windows OF the
buildings belonging to the government. Those dig
tur0ances are meant as protest against the con-
domination to hard labor OF M. Devettcr chief OF
riot. An appeal has been made against that sen
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY AUGUST 81 l869-TRPLE

prescribed Q large number Of citizens he would not
have had to recall them to their country; that
II so many judgments had not been given against
political men no occasion w0nld have existed Tor
opening their prison doors. The situation must be
taken such as It is, and an opinion formed on the
facts themselves"
The Opinion Rationale afects TO believe that the
Emperor was IN manner logically forced 10 the
course which he has adopted. "Ths act, says the
writer, the necessary consequence Of the change
OF system which IL now being erected In our nstltu-
lions. There would have been total want OF logic
In prosecuting judiciay writers In the press or
speakers ut public meetings for attacks the pers0
structures were IN some sort justified by universal
suffrage condemning that regime. and resolving TO
enter upon u new coursev
The steele expresses satisfaction, but announces
that IL must still continue Its warfare personal
government. It's language runs thus:-"Ihe decree
Of amnesty was necessary In the present political
situation; 1t was expected by pubic opinion, and
will be received with satisfaction. May we, how.
ever be permitted To say our criticisms on the nstt-
tutons by which we are governed, and on the men
who rule US, are not touched bv the present act so
long as the personal power shall MAINTAIN its hold on
society, aud the nation shall not have had restored
to II Its liberties and Its rights our duty Is to OPP
we are carrying on"
Tho Arentr National ia the most 'irreconcilable"
OF all the Paris PRESS IL say5:"Any nlOu prODriO,
whatever IL may be, always escapes research The
real causes can never be determined, for they
variable as all the fluctuations OF individual thoughts
we must content 0ursely es with accepting effects.
Clemency and charity are recommendabe virtues,
Justice remain in the condition OF pure accidents
with which democracy, anxious before everything
for rights and guarantees Independent Of Oil per-
s0nal Will, has not to preoccupy ttselt"
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HAZARDOUS ARREST or A MISSOURI MURDERER.
He was Found I'm Arkansas, where He Ind
Married aud Joined the Militin.

IRON the New Madrid MOI Record, August 2ll
Last Monday week, oth inst, Deputy sheriff Bey::
mer and Mr.. Yale. having obtained information OF
the whereabouts OF A. j.. Eason, who is charged
with the murder Of Charles smith, started for the
and travelled all night but very few persons IN this
vicinity being aware or their mission until a. week
had passed. They proceeded to Smithyie. Arkansas,
about one hundred and thirty miles rom here, repre-
sentng themselves on the route az West Tennessee
ans on the hunt OF O new home. This was done to
prevent any news reaching Eason that he was likely
10 be wanted by the Circuit Court OF this county,
and the oificers OF the law his track. When
they reached the neignborhood OF Smlthville thel
place. and tnat he had married q niecc OF the rad-
cal sheriff or the county, and that no belonged 10
loyal Northern heart with Joy and admiration, and
the state OF Arkansas with weeping WIDOWS ana Or
phans, and smoking guns, known to same az "Cmy.
toms militia Here was pretty dx Tor TWO MIS-,
souriaas 70 ind themselves IN. II u was discoverea
that they had invaded the sacred aoli OF ArkansAs
with the intention OF capturing one OF the dsfen'
ders n, of her liberties they wound be ,,rraguec be-
fore druplhead court-martia aud hung OF snot iCr
their temerity. II would not 30 TO ges IN s.gnt OF
their man and back down from the lob OF arreslins
him. Tney laid thor plans anu proceeueo 70
put them INTO execution. They reached lne
iawl at dusk and hallooofi Eason came out
70 the gate Mr.. Yale inquired II thsy
would be permitted stay AL ,n mgn to ag q0Sa
got of their horses ana went up 70 bnsol ana IN
formed him that they wehted him 70 go Win them.
Mr. Hawkins lEason's fatner-in.aWI AMI young
| Hawkins (his brotncrSln,lawl were fortunately 40.
| sent nj the time Six mamen had been Of tho
| honse tnnt evening and had lett only few inmates
| before Beyner and Yale arrived Eason was made
TO bride aud sad(ne his horse and mount anu rida
| away with them before an alarm could be given.
Thc party rode hard all that night ana next evening
found them cightynye miles on tho Jold To New Ma.
drid. They arrived here last "wednesday evening anl
Eason was placed IN jail to await his trial. a re
ward OF $500 was offered by Governor McCurg fol
the apprehension OF Eason, Which we suppose viii
be paid TO Beymer aud Sa1, who have rlchly cavneo
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E - r Q p E.
EngIand'S Naval DefenCeS and How
They May be AsSaiIed.
The Spanish Throne, Forbes
Mission and Cuba.
Napo!eon's Amnesty and What His
People Say.

BS the steamship City of Brooklyn, Captain
Brooks at this port, we have mail details OF our
cable kilograms from Europe dated to the Goth OF
August. Our special correspondence is OF very In
tereslng character.
Efforts are being made IN Berlin to organize line
of steamers to trade between stettn and New York.
The present proposal Is to start with two vessels and
subscribed capital OF 1000 thaers.
military commission has been examining the
defences of Dresden, Saxony, ana between tnat city
aud the Austrian frontiers. Some additional forts
are to be constructed on the heights and Will render
1t an important military station.
recent fire In the arsenal at Civita yecchia
sumed the entire stock OF forage and stores Of the
French troops serving In Rome.
The fee OF the First Napoleon was to be celebrated
with great pomp on the Suez Canal works
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AUS TRlA.
The Church and State Questio. Dimculsy.
(From the Independance BEIGE August 1911

From the Independence Beige August 1911
A portion OF the Austrian clergy seems at length
towards the government and the new legislation
might bring upon the Church and the country The
most tolerant Of the monarchy, has asked from
Rome instructions In order to regulate its conduct
with reference to the legal Intervention Of the
communication received from the Holy
See Ii has addressed o circular to its
bishops felt bound to take the advice of the Pope
the Austrian laws. and to make their attitude de.
pend on the Pontl1cal reply; 2. That the Holy
lied the prelates TO permit their clergy to take part
in the deliberations OF the scholastic councils. This
the higher eccesastics like the Bishop OF Linz for
example, has interdtcted those under his orders from
participating In any way In the superlntendence Of
those establishments such as they have been newly
organized.
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learn that In every Irish port on the west coast
there are men OF ours Observation-Disclosures who Will
fraternize with their Irish fellow c0untrymen
When they know that the English fleet has gone to
protect Ireland and that gunboats have found their
viii not the Alabama bill be paid down to the very
last cent : believe-indeed, am certan-that 1t
WILL and that 1t will be your faut-that ", the fault
OF your diplomatsts-il IL IL not.
But OF this moro presently.
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Official Resu!, In Alabama.

The following are the complete returns from the
recent Congressional election in Alabama
First Dtst17ct-Buck, radical 1909; Mann, demo-
crat, 1904. Bucks majority, 2,o75.
second Distriot-Buckley. radical, 14,910; Worthy,
democrat, 10,s60 Buckeyes majority, 1850.
Third Disbict-liefin, radical. 1883: Parkinson.
democrat, 9,652. Helms majority, Ill.
Fourth Dtsbfct-IIays, radical, 1881; Dus.an,
conservative republican, 1880; Read democrat.
3,005. .Hays' majority, 10,526
run Dtstrict-Dox, democrat. 1904; Harralsou.
radical Abs Doxs majority, 1,4lo.
SfIth Dist,1ct--Sherwood, democrat, 4,949; Kinds,
radical, 1921; Hanghey, RADICAL LOIS. Sherwooda
majority, 043
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PQYsRIY AND IHe PULPIT.

Supposed Suicide of n Clergyman mt Norfolk.
The Norfolk Evening Herald of Friday gives an
account OF the sudden disappearance and supposed
suicide OF clergyman In that city. lie gave his
name on arriving in the city on the 14,h OF August
as Rev. DR.. John NJ. Brandt, Of the First Lutheran
church OF Alexandra, and spread q report among
the people that his purpose was TO establish In Nor
folk church OF the same denomination. since ten
O'Clock on ednesday night inc has not been seen,
and being missed his room of the hotel was searched
and tue following letter found
NoRroLK, August 10, 1869.
You need not be frightened binding dead. u my
wish long ago to de- am tired OF lie OF suffering and
misery, as have led It for For have vainly
struggled against Islander and until at last Il
signed me to life OF starvation aud misery. have not
cent to my life, Of gaining anything, any
hone OF getting anything TO do for people Christian
TO trust poor without heap Of grand
Communications. man may be as great scoundrel ag
he likes, no has only recommendations he Is sure to get
position; but the honest man, who wishes nothing but
To serve his fellow men. to do his duty faithfully and
thus make houest living must pDrsecnted haed SLAM
dared, until he entirely ruined have fought his mssra.
BILE propensity of men for twenty tired or u
and desire and therefore have where alone can
the grave hope that nj least that WIN be granted
me- II my last and only wish to be allowed grave May
the proprietor OF this nice hotel forgive thai went into
once, 10 feel like human being again. May the thought that
he oheered up tho last moments of poor unhappy wretch
console him for the loss Of his money.
Please send the letter will find to Its address, May he
Lord bless all who have been kind to May I've or
give me and recsive mo In mercy. JNO. NJ. BRANDT
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ENGLAND.

The Naval Defences of the Kingdom-From
Portsmouth Round to tho Downs-Iron.
CiRds Against invaders-How American
Enemy Could Operate-Ireland Stra.
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Doc sroRY.--The Peoria ,lll) Transcript tells The
following tough one about dimnutve black and
tan dog:hc was In tne eager pursuit OF rnt, pur-
fowed some distance into the grolnd, aud as ne
went filed up the aole with the dirt no removed. ne
was missed Tor eight days, when one uny ny oWner
heard a suppi essed bark coming seemingly from
under the gro-ind and upon digging brodght the
adyenturou> dog to the surface. lie was rather INC
worse Tor nothng TO eat, bnt bcyNh1 InaV was an
KOOu az ahen ne nrst Disappeared
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A BtG BOAsr FOR YoUEa STATE-The Des
Noines uowa) state Register In giving tabio oil the
Dlmbcr OF miles OF railroad In the state boasIfuiy
reinarks:-" you please, you will notice tnat young
Iowa now has moro miles OF railroad than some
states that had thousand miles wnen ahe had not
oue. Massachusetts don't LOOK 80 VOL when held
up nlonFslde OF the luiant Iowa, as when SHOWN M
alone ~ hsrseli N tue fsnscc fewsnauecs'