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PENNSYINANEA.
Abstract Of che sso,srnor,s Mc~saxc

HsRRIsBrRG. January e-The following ix
an abstract ofthe governors sage N npssus
Win allusiOn To the effects of the finarIciaf
panic of 3 and the present depressed condi-
tlon oi snatr~ with furnace and millsi facio-
iioS closed, mining SHAFTS des.aVinC. and
mNriads Of unemployed msn W IN no rpsour-
cts 10 proNide Tor themselves and families
against the TlgorS of The winter. He RECON-
mends The closest ~crgtiuv of appropriaf los,
bills and reduction of Tie burdens of the uDo-
pie. During the past NcaE the state deht was
reduced si2i0.i>6. The r,r"ciptS wen, - a,g =
1l9, expenditures 81 sfl. ~. leaving Tho hall
l4.SNesS5, from which should le dc,lnctcd
nine millions of bonds lH tie sinking fund
The revenues of the StgtP have decreased
twelve hundred thousand dollars. caused Nv
The repeal Of the tax on ul. gross re,,ciptS of
railroads, net earnli - at corporations. aud
ON Caitle and aTmiD. implements. The gov
einOr calls attention 10 The want of skilled
labor. and says that. although ten millions of
dollars are annually eKpe'idcl for elucation,
none OF the children wno cumpi"te their terms
in the public schools have auy special fitness
for trade and few become art sans. He re-
commends schools where TOYS could he in
StTucted in the trades. apd urges compulsory
e'iurafiOn. He allul'S 10 che centennial eN-
position. ana SAYS. "plIlaipli,hia l. ealarg-
ing her accOmnlo.a atioIs Tor the entertain
nlent OF guests from nei-IhoriHg cities anf
10 afford innumerable opportunities of like
kind. the extensive park wh-re the centea-
10 its natural beauty. which contributions of
art with which public and private libaralttv
- adjoining Its avenues and welcome az 'prytst
those who attend the exhibition, will he in
keeping with the traditional hospitality of
the people OF Pennsylvania. and we trust will
reflect honor upon the wnole nation He
calls attention To the necessity for an inSur-
ance department and law for the governing
oi state banks and saving Institutions To pre-
vent frauds and secure dcpositOrs. No anu-
sion l. made 10 national politirS.
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Nr. Young CGa-N from same cnmmit,e,
reported bill foF TeIiof ot certain states ami
territories on account OF ordnance stores il
Sned To them during the late civil war
A number of private bills were r,porteI
and referred To the Private Calendar.
LOUISIANA.
Mr. Hale (Mcl asked leaVr TO o:T,,r the fol
lowing: ~
wh.rcas the disturbed and rcvolu,i, ,i,nar, sona
order and civil rUl, VA that state ana y, i,sr.. IL,
Tgi,o9 iyoP D. arnSe S;h Yf the Constitution of Ia
Congress To- guarantee - every .ia,s rrp.b
lICan f"rm oi government aud where's. "a
the mos; rTa,ticahIf n,ss Il rendering ibj~ susrS
T., "hc,tual u th' cas- 81 Louisiana Is a. r,lnse :
s'urS 81 wrong and oppression from thn miui- oT ~
re'g' by NV, falr w,l guarded election ct thei.
ciyll "fhc"rs Therefor,
hssair'd. Thst the Judiciary Commiftca b. i'm
strucf"d e. pTepa-e aud r"p without DELAY tiI
Dt"Ni'iuR t"r new election q state officers ans
b"presru;aiI,eS Ia Congress from Louisiana under
.uch guards restrictions and guarantees as viii in
sure the iuit liberty 90 even citizen to ,Nerc-e the
rich'. Il suffrage without fear and without restraint
srd will pro, il' far such count ana ,arlar,fi 1
81 The result as will insure go the MAJORITY their c,
str uftunal and legal riEhfs
Dir. Willari tNt) Objected to the present
consideration OF the resolution. lie WAS will
ing that IL should De- referred Ia the judiciary
Committee. hut hc was not willing 10 bring
The House az once 10 AN expression of opinion
That We can oricr an election i'm Louisiana or
any other state whenever We saw proper To
do 80.
Nr Hale (LIeN said ne had Offered the res-
oluiion i'm order ilat there might be- an ex-
preston of opinion ON this most important
master. IL was time that Congress grapplcd
with this question. The resolution was no
new idea of his. He had for two wears been
OF the opinion that the only way to settle
ht>e difficulties i'm Louisiana was To provide
for fair and honeSt election there. lie was
satisfied that was the only way.
Mr.. kasSon (lowa) said he must object TO
preclpitating the debate on this question in
advance of the report of the com rnittee semi
TO New Orleans Ia Investigate the matter
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BEE(HER-EILTON.
A Grow ded Court Room.

NEW YORK, January C-Ths BrooklyIr
city court room was NOT 50 dcnSely crowded
this morning a. IL was yesterday. owing 10
the Officers posted at the door who allowed
no persons in save those whose business re-
quired them 10 be present. The gallery, how
ever, was filled 10 "a great "A degree a ON the
former day. The corridors OF the building
leading 10 the room when the trial was being
held was filed with parties unable to obtain
admission TO the court room.
TWO MORE JTRNEs
The work OF securing q Jury was again
cOmmcnced-CharlcSB B. MCslman, dealer in
telegraph Instruments. was sworn in as the
fourth juror, Henry Thy ar, . clerk, as The
fifth.
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The Situation i'm New Orleans.

Up to l p. III. this afternoon tine govern
ment had not received any further news from
New Orleans, other than that contained in
the press dispatches.
The proposition Of General Sheridan Il
outlaw The White Leagues and conservative
leaders of the south has been received by the
President but no action has been taken
thereon.
CoNFIDENCF IN GENERAL. SHERIDAN.
The following telegram was sent to Gene
raj Sheridan this morning:
WAR DEPARTMENT, 1
WASHINGTON II. C.. January 7th {
GsasyOl p. II. St.7ydoH. Mar OyIfaHS.
1OHT telrETams all received. The President and
AL of Us have fun cOuiidenCe AMI thoroughly ap-
prove your course. W ". BFINN.P.
Secretary If War
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THE Cong RESSIONAL INVEsTIGATIoN IN
ALABAHA.-The Congressional committee
Tor investigating affairs in Alabama met in
Mobile OH Saturday last. They divided into
TWO sub-cOmmittees Judge Buckner and
General Albright to investigate matters in
the interior of the state, and Messrs. Coburn
Cannon and Luttrell, to investigate matters
In the city of Mobile. Albright and Buckner
concluded their inquiries in Mobile Monday
night and left for Livingston. The other SUBJ
committee closed at Mobile last night, and
will proceed to Montgomery at once. The
citizens of Mobile, being very greatly dissat-
ity of the committee in the investigation of
the matters committed to their charge, have
presented TO Mr.. A. Luttrell protest against
the course of investigation which had been
thus pursued, and which was signed by a
very large number of the business men and
firms of the city
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


BALTIMORE, January 6.-N;rCinia sire.. neeIer.
~; Nirginlas- consolidated. 80. West Virginia. II
bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, January 6-Cofton frn-low mid
dlIngs. "a Flour chang'd-dull, steady Wheat
dull and heayy-NO. ! amtrr ,ern, ] =. No ,
do, ~. fair io prime d., J., NJ red uesterp
2Si No do, Il; fair G. prime do. Is uterr un
changed. Corn weak and EWcT-whlta southern. IS:
yellow southern ~ miG ed tern - elevator Oat
steady-southern, 65 c. g. western white, 6i 10 65
do mixed 65. Rye quiet hut firm, ~ o. ! 02 Hay
unchanged. Provisions unchanged, steady. Western
butter-tub dull. choice. p 10 ~; roll. impr,,ef
demand. firm, p 20 -. Petroleum unchanged Coffee
strong. quiet and unchanged. Whisky weak and
declining: 80 Sugar hra.-in .O0d demand aud
scarce, lGA. 60 l0ss.
NEW loRk. January 6-Stccks active and lower
Moneys. Gold, I2iS. EAchsngC, long, 1s6; short,
NEW YORK, January C.-FlpUT quiet and un-
unchanged.
LONDON, January 6. l2.O D m.-Tbs rate for
money at the Stock kNChauge 'u government s-curi-
ties H. "a per cent Bonds5's 0ld, lO7ls o7s IOal
Erie. 5sa2i4; do. preferred, ~.
Is62a "a NAioAi 'A"DAr' 0--D'n'' ''' iOr Issue OF
LoNDoN, January 6, p. m.-COnsols for
money, ga aS2l4; fuT account, g2sa2i2 Paris dis
patches quote reIfeS 62 franc 90 c-ntiTnes.
LONDON, January 6, 30 .. m.-The rate Of dis
count In open market for three months bills ~ l3 ls
per cent, which is 5 l6 below the Bank Of Eng
land rate.
LONDON, January 6, 40 D. m-The amount of
bullion gone into Bank Of England on balance to-
day il O. 900 pounds sdvices from Paris quote
rentes 62 francs 421s centimes.
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DECENT PEOPLE contemplate the pub ic
trial of the Beecher case with a forebodiny
that we are to be deluged for many days to
come with developments and details of a
kind that ought never to be brought under
the eye of the public under any circumstan-
ces. There was really no necessity for a pub
lie trial, as witness the not dissimilar cases of
Fields versus Kinsella, now i'm progress be-
1t is strange that, i'm the interest of public
morals, at least, that mode of settlement for
The Beecher suit, also, was not resorted to-
N Y Cor. Phld. Letiger
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The VICKSBURG INvESTIG ATIoy.-Tbe
evidence before the Congressional COMMITTEES
of Investigation at Vicksburg yesterday was
the most interesting that has yet been given
the negroes to come into Vfcksburg was cir,
culated throughout all the surrounding eoun-
Try, and was even read from rhe plfpits of
the churches; but proof was also Il ven that
negroes who had taken no part in the dis
turbance were mercnessly massacred in their
own homes.
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THE ANNUAL SALE OF PEws IN Ply
MOUTH CHURCH. The annual auction of
pews in Henry Ward Beecher's church took
place last night. Mr.. Beecher was present,
and spoke of the prosperity of tho church
through all vicissitudes, even when the pa
pcrs recommended rolling its ministers i'm
the dust during the slavery agitation. Al
though arrived at that period OF life when
most men expected rest from labor, he was
patience and trust in God. The sales ranged
from $3.50 down to SO. Last years sales
amounted to s5s, ,246, and this year to s7O.3I9.
Among the highest bidders were II. B. Claf-
lin and Henry G.. Bowen
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~The New Hampshire democratic Stats
convention yesterday nominated Hiram X.
Roberts for governor and A. T. Pierce for
canal commissioner.
~The pleasant town OF Orangeburg s. c.,
suffered severe loss by fire yesterday, the
damages amounting 10 100000, on which
there is but little Insurance
- The New Hampshire democratic con-
yention have nominated Hiram II. Roberts
for governor and A. T. Pierce for railroad
commissioner. The convention passed reso-
lutions denouncing military intimidation,
and insisting that the people Of each State
shall manage their own affairs.
The Alabama conference Of the Mefho-
dist church, lately I'm session at Opelika,
voted down the temperance amendment 20
the discipline, making the drinking or SELL
ing Of liquor Incompatible with membership
in that church-yeas A., nays Sc.
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New York NofPs

ALLEGED FRAUDS oN THE REVENUE.
NEW YORK, January 6.-The custom houSc
has begun a suit against James Leahcy &
Co, dry goods merchants 10 recover 500. eco,
charging frauds on the revenue. IL il tile
first suit under the amended 7, venue law.
SPECIE SHIPMENT
10 Europe to-day, $500 .CJO, of which $50 00a
was Ia gold coin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-06

THE READINESS of Speaker Blaine as =
presiding officer was never more aptly illus
tTated than this afternoon. Quite a commo-
ton arose upon a resolution offered by Mr.
Hale, Of Maine, to order a new election in
Louisiana. number Of members ATTEMPTED
To speak. Under the rule Of the House all were
Tappeddown by the gavel. More persistent
Than his colleagues, was Nr. Eldridge whose
voice being drowned by the rapS made some
remarks with reference TO the fairness of the
speaker In the administration OF his duties
Just ia the height of the excitement a mo-
ton Ia go into committee of the whole on the
fortlhcatlOn bill was carried. Mr.. Blaine
showed his appreciation of the remarks of
MI tldredge by calling him to the chair and
gracefully passed the gaveI to him, STATING
that low the gentleman would have a chance
TO RAP somebody down. The incident created
much merTiment.
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THE CANADIAN DEFAULTER INSANE
Detective Titus, who arrested X. ]. Dallas al
Elizabeth, y. j., with s42079 out of q 600 en-
beZzled from Molson's bank, Toronto. return
ed from Canada yesterday. On Dallas's ar
rival at Toronto he was examined by Doctors
Small and Hess, who pronounced him insane
and he was committed 10 an asylum. DallasS g
family are in good circumstances; he owns
property worth 10000, and the bank will
lose nothing, as the family will pay the
$6 00o reward, the amount spent by the fugi-
tive in his wandeTiDgs, and the detectives ex-
pepses-N y Tfpses Jh
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nRA Richmond (Va-) letter says ex x-confed-
crate officers in that city are quite stirred mn
by liberal Inducements Offered them to 60 to
Egypt TO take service under the Chediye. and
numbsr are likely TO 60 over and try the
service for a while.
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DIAMOND DSwIyDLERs IN CUsropY.-Cen-
trail Office Detective Walling is on his way 70
New York, having i'm custody Hiram Kraft
and George Weyman, arrested on the nth
ultimo In San Francisco, on q charge OF
$4,000 worth OF jewels. The fActs OF the
swindls were reported TO District Attorney
Phelps, who procured an Indictment against
swindlers and secured their arrest by tele-
graphing. He then sent Detective Waliing ON
20 bring them back. The central once
officials knew nothing about the case.-M y.
VoySd 5th.
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THE PRICE OF COAL REDUCED-The Phil
adeiphia Bulletin OF yesterday says that the
following reduction in prices of coal has been
determined upon by the Reading Coal and
Iron company: Steamboat, IS cents a ton re
uucton; broken, 90 cents a ton reduction;
egg, 55 cents a ton reduction; stove. GO cents a
Ton reduction; chestnut, 80 cents a ton reduc-
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LOUISIANA.


INV \ oRk, January 6.-rn, HfrufTs NV
,iIi"alts correspondent tale.rapho.I ~ z
sheridan In an interview wlth him N.>t.r-
daN said he was going To put stop To the
action 81 The ponplc down thsre Thar = Snlu-
tinn OF the troubles - proIsfet-. in hiSdiSpatsb
oi yeSttDtaN 10 the President aud that b,,
Ild not Consulted any Clf'ggI.~ an coming to
MS conclusions. II thc grvrrnm.lt apa
fltSldcnt VIII CDdo-S hitu Re will Srf,l,,
Affairs lie proposed 10 put .own an secretly
armed l.di,S
fhe New York Ifrac~ Condemns the
action ct tie n.ttGary.
NfW h'kh. January t.-Hhp nals. in am
Nit"li"i on Louisiana affairs saN. For
nuiNiN'S, We must SAY. tIst sha U.s. which
Nae made oi ule lultri States frpofs< seems
10 nave pecn an extreme tArr Use ot pDNpr
anu one Tor which Ihe rps.llprlt who il fri-
nariiN responsible Tor &c. must ind ID Nerv
dlncult Ia show adequate authority. TIE
htVN states guarantees 10 each stale A
nluhncan form ot EpNruimguf. ami On a
rtqulSltlon, protection apa IUsf donc> tic Nio-
ience- Ina this ease thcrC was un rar.nt r.oui-
Sition. and There was mo- actual violence The
governor called In troops iu anticipation "
his own helpl">su'sS aud ,il stral their coun-
mand"r M acts which have never Nci hnsD
lerfonmed 10y United States army Offices
lhe Troops did not aid Tie state forces they
replaced Them. We do ItOf believe the cottti-
try viii regaad such pIoccelure with an
prONSI II NJ does. the cpn>CQuencc- 10 our
system OF government cannot lie easily for
seen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-06

IhE LoRIDA LEGISLATURE met yester-
ohy. In the Senate the new members elect
were sworn in, and adjourned without elect
ing president. In the assembly three ballots
were had for speaker without result. Roth
houses adjourned till 12 m to-day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-06

PERsoNAL.-The following are registers 4
at Willard's: Hon. A. COmingO, Miss; w. III
Herrich and family, n. Y; Judge A. p Field
y G.: j. A Richards and wife, Boston: Tom
Ochiltrce, Texas; Hon. c. y. Lamison Ohio.
Hon. w. hcCleiland. Pa: Geo. l.. Barr. B1S-
ton; A, q. GoOdall. y. Y: N. McGowan Chi
cagO: J. X. Graham. " J.: Hon. p M. p
Young, Ga; @. N. Dodge and family. /. IA,
Porter. y. Y; j. {. Belden, Salem, y. j.; Hon
- W Kellogg. Conn. '--' The following are
among the arrivals at the Ebbitt House to-
day: Hon. j. :. Black and wife, Pa: Gen.
Geo. A. Sheridan, New Orleans, La; Major
lawson, L. :. N. c.; Hon. Il. W. Perry : =:
ten. j &; Barnard, L. :. A; Hon. J. Z. Haw-
ley, Ill; W. =. Andrews, y. Y: Hon III. T.,
Dawes and wife, Mass; Hon. H. l.. Rich
mOnd, Pa.
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PREPARING To GATHER THE Ice CROP
North of Rhinebeck, on the Hud son, men and
boys are engaged at different points scraping
the snow off the ice preparatory to haryestine
the crop.
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a PETITION was presented in the House
to-day by Dir. LOwndes, of Nd, from the
County Commissioners Of Frederick, MI.
praying for an appropriation to rebuild the
bridges over tine NOnOcdcy river, destroyed
TthplL lion.
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a SWinsiia.

CINCINNATI, January G.-Joseph Zavone,
a cOnfectiOner of this city. was swiHdled out
OF nearly = 600 yesterday by two sharper.
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TEE GALLERIES AND CORRIDORS of the
Senate to-day were far more crowded than
ON yesterday during the Louisiana discus
sion. The privileged seats on the floor were
al occupied, and Secretaries BrStON and
Beiknap were among those present
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WILLARD HALL.
FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY =. 1873.
CONCERT.

Miss FLORENCE - HIlEt h ER respectfully
sIuounCe- that she viii give Concert OF Vocal AMI
Instrumental Music at Willard Hail. on FRIDAY
kNESINt. January :. ISIS.
ki-- SeheckrT vii be assisted by Miss Jeanne
Bryan Mis- Zaidee Jones. M Thomas G Shlfrr.
and amateur artists Il known merit.
Tickets. : ] and pTo. ranlneS may be obtained al
Aesrrr- B.tLerutIs and EllI-s Music Store az
Aes-Ts. N hun and Philips Book Stores, and at the
door On the evening # the Concert.
Doors wIll De opened At : ~ r. NJ. Concert to be
S1n : ana
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THERE WAS QUITE A RUSH of visitors Z
the Executive Mansion to-day. Among
those who saw the President were the follow
ing: Attorney General Williams. Senators
EdmEudS and Sherman. Vice President vii
son and ex-senator Wade, Representatives
BuHdy, Thomas. Moore, Ncgley and Smith.
j. Il. Brown, of Wyoming; q. r. Maxwell of
Utah. Also. VIM. Hayes. chairman rcpubli-
can executive committee of SpOttsyIvania
county and lst district of Virginia; N j
6Tifhth, postmaster at fredericksburg, Va;
John b. I. Reed. w. l.. Gilbert and samuel
Il. AiWcll. postmaster at Winchester Va
who called on uSiness connected with the
Winchester post Office.
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A PETITION, signed by John Mcdaniel
John Evans. and numerous others, was Ore
sented in the House this morning by Mr.
Nesley, and referred 10 the District Commit
tee, setting forth that the signerS are IabOrinc
men, who worked in 1873 and 1874 in cleaning
streets and alleys in Georgetown under con-
Tractor W IL Adams, and that they have
not Yet been paid. They desire To receive the
benefits Of the law passed. by Congress ont of
which el5.G0 was retained To pay up said
latCrers in Washington. They state that the
District Commissioners rule that, on account
"i their service being in Georgetown, the law
which benefited Washington labOrerS is not
applicable TO their case. and desire To be put
ON the same foOtin. as labOrers in Washing
ton.
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TROOPS FOR NICKsBURG-GOv.A Ame.. of
Mississippi, telegTaphed To the President on
Monday asking that a company OF United
States troop, he sent to NickSburs To pre-
serve order. The dispatch was referred To
The Secretary of War, and the troops ordered
az requested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-06

A WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT. is in
luck, according 10 the following paragrarh n
from the Boston EJpress of Saturday last:
The gold. silver. copper and lead mines re
Gently discovered have set crazy the whole
population of NewburypOrt. New6urv
G'oIgetOwn and AmeSbury. Ben. ParISv
fOOres Indian Hill farm in West Newb;!ry
Is supposed TO DE founded upon valuable
ORES. and he could get S1OO,JO0 for il to-day
We congratulate Major POOre on the prospect
Of his turning out 10 be a millionaire per
ley could go 10 Congress, as representative
or senator. just as he chooses, and vie with
Senator Jones, of Nevada. in throwing around
locse s1,CO0 gTeenhacks. which prove 10 bc 1:,r
ml@htl@T than the pen. If this mine should be
fully explored.
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ANoTHEP PROPOSED HORSE RAILROAD
The bill introduced in the House to-day to in
corporate the Potomac and Mount Pleasant
Railroad Company of the District of Column
bla- names as lncorpOratOrs Vim. Stickney,
samuel u. Brown. y. l.. Jefries. Matthew G..
Emery, Otis BigelOw, j. w. Baker, and y. q
Emery. The route of the road is from the
junction of 18th street and the Potomac river
ana water street, and running the entire
length of 18th street to boundary street
thence to 18th street west thence along 14th
street road to its junction with Park Street
and the Soldiers Home, thence to the iunc
ton with .th ST. road and with permission TO
ay single track from the junction of 6th 81 .
Potomac river and Water street, and along
Water street 10 11th street west, thence along
1lth street TO Maryland avenue and 18th
street, thence along the south side of square
3A and the north side of the public space
from 18th TO 1lth street, thence along 11th
street TO Boundary, and from thence to 18th
street. Fare is fixed at cents. The capital
stock is fixed at not less than 500 900, nor
more than 500 900, in shares of $50 each.
President (as announced in THE STAR of last
EVENING" yesterday, nominated Captain Seth
Ledyard Phelps As commissioner of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, in the place of Henry r.
Blow. resigned. Captain Phelps was q native
OF Ohio, graduate OF the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. and served in the Mexican war
with credit. He was subsequently connected
with the Chilli astronomical survey. He was
assigned To command in the Western river
notilla, where he distinguished himself
greatly, and formed and intimate friendship
with Gen. Grant, who accorded him his
warmest regard. After the war he resigned,
ard was elected second vice president of the
Pacific Nail Steamship Company, and spent
several years in China and Japan i'm the ser
vice of establishing the trans Pacific line
lie returned to this country in 1873 and re-
signed his position in the Pacific Mail Com
pany. He has lately returned from Italv
He is wealthy gentleman and a man of high
character. He was married in this city TO a
daughter of the late Gen. Mayandier of the
ordnance department and resided for several
years in the western part of Washington
He recently purchased lot on Rhode
Island avenue circle, on which he pro-
poses to build an elegant mansion. The nOmi-
nation was voluntarily rendered him by the
President. The excellent reputation of the
nominee, and the executive ability he has
displayed in the VARIOUS positions he has
filled, give assurance that he will perform
with credit to himself and satisfaction 10 the
people of the District, the new duties de-
yolved upon him.