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I LOCAL NEWS. A DavzurD oatolde of to-day's Stat for Interesting deferred local TO-NISBT. CantmviT interest In the performances at Csoterbury a ted, end all who retort there are evidently well pleased. Jim Budwortb never ffclls to bring down the hoase with his eccentricities To-night be will appear la toloa and aewpatriotica. als laughable afterpiece, "New Year's Calls," is Immense.

Tbls Is the lrst week at Willis Armstrong, down, Juggler and pentomlmlst. Nrw Atlantic concerto dally. Attentive waiters dispense refreshments. Arotxo Concxkt may be enjoyed this resort, wbUe listen to tae raualcal execution! of Wlntenteln, and Aug 11 of Aldtmun Chair, Mr. Clephane, nted a communication from the Mayor, returning to the Board the act creating the office of Superintendent cf Public Wth his objections bill conflicts with the act of Congreaa of May 15,1950, la reference to the public and the powers of oficera The Board to the bill rett; and It and the message wti referred to the committee on public schools The following were apprlateiy referred The monthly report of the Intendant of the Asylum; a communication from the Water Reglatrar; petition of Measra.

Dean and Follanabee; petition to repair an alley along Square No. 733; petition asktog that footway be paved In Square No. 411; an act for tne relief of George Spalding; a bill to lay a flag footway acroes First acreet eaat, on the north aide of street north; a bill to lay flag footway ani cross gutter across atreet north, near Tenth street west; an act conatructlng craaa gut. tera arrows atreet north; an act to lay flag rrnaa ifrwi north, near Tenth atreet eaat; ma art to revive an act to grade and gravel I street north; an act In reference to graatlag licenses in the city of Washington. I'uis act makes it incumbent upon all applicants to take aad subscribe an oath of allegiance before license ahall be granted The following paved the Board An act for the repair of bridge across the canal at the Intersection of New ersey avenue: an act torepair the atone wail on the west side of Tiber Creek, between Pennsylvania avenue and atreet i.ortb; an act providing for the removal of iinw Mr an art for the relief of Michael ISSRF certain bill.

for the repair of the Western Market Honae; a bill making ap- I proprlatlon for tbe repair of tbe sewer through square 379, an act authorizing the construction of a on seventh street west from street north to Massachusetts avenue. The act Imposing taxes for the year was returned from the Board of Common Council, amendrd by an additional section. Before the amendment could be acted on It was discovered there was no quorum present, one of the Alderman Laving retired, and Mr. Lloyd called the attention of the Chair to the fact that a rale of the Board Imposed a fine upon any member leaving, without first obtaining permission, and asked the rule be strictly enforced. Adjourned.

Common Council following petitions were received and referred For Improvement of Wnrfh Panltrt! street, from to sts for relav. 1, ftag footways serosa New York avenue; for Improvement of Eighth street between Pa. venae and Cast Capitol at. Mr Lloyd Introduced a resolution appropriating from the contingent fund S18, to pay W. A.

Kennedy for aervlcea as secretary; passed. The petitions of T. U. Robinson for the remission of a fine, and Jceeph Nathans asking that a livery stable may be legalized, were reported adnrwin I Mr Morgan reported the bill providing for the organintion of the fire department; and It was made the special order for Monday next. bill reported la tbe one drawa up by tb? Sremona' convention held in June laat, of whlcfc the star baa already given a synopaia Tbe bill imposing taxes for the year 1832 was taken up.

and oelng read by sections? Mr. Foliansbee moved to amend the first sec Ition. dt reaacing ice tax irom ov to cents on tbe lost. Follansbee, Gordon and Lloyd? 3. Ellis, Lewis, Morgan, Mitchell, Peake.

and Mr Raub asked if the property of the street railway was included in the bill The Chair said that their charter required that their property should be taxed, the same as other "STi Thompson offered the following additional section Sec 10 That in addition to the taxes and levied under the foregoing sections ot this bill, there sUall be Imposed and levied an additional tax, In all and every ease, of ten on every hundred dollara of tbe assessed value of property as aforesaid, the proceeds of which will oe net arart as a for volunteers and for the relief of resident families of volunteers now in ths service of tbe United Mr Ellis asked what per centage would be rea aired to make ud the S50.0U) provided for Id tbe bounty bill. The 15 percent. The section was then adopted. Mr. Raub moved that the abatement allowed lor prompt payment be reduced about one-half lost The bill then, amended, wsi passed The bounty bill, with the Aldermen's amendments, was taken up, and all were concurred In with U.e exception of that proposing an additional tax of 6 on the SIOL', which was rejected? the tax being already in tbe tax blU.

Adjourned. Asotssb Diath the past tnree or four days we have announced live or st sudden deaths, and another la now added to the already unusually large list. George Dixon waa found dead on the floor of his room, In the ktory of Parker's building, about twelve dock yesterday. Ccroaer Woodward held an Inquest The deceased was for many years a of Alexandria, but when the national troubles broke out, he came to this city, and took a room in Parker's building, where be has since resided About twelve years ago, he was attacked by a paralysis, from which he had so far recovered as to be able to walk about He waa not a man addicted to excessive though the testimony ahowed that he drank a good deal of brandy when attacked by pain, as was often the case He was seen on Saturday last frequently, and once or twice on Sunday boy who attends to his room was at bis door Sunday night, inil conversed with him. On thrae occasions he was in his usual spirits.

Yesterday nothing unusual was suspected in his case until nearly aoon, wiveu persons in the building began to make inquiries, and at las- were Induced to go to his Aoor, which thsy found locked, with the key inside. The door forced open, and the decee.s% was lound lying on the floor near his No a ts (rtAs-iinnrA it Km it to Indicate foul play Tee Jury returned a verdict that the deceived died from to Jurv unknown H.a edects were in charge by his friends. A ilttle over waa iound lb possession of the deceased Willi Star: paragraph beaded Ordinance" In year paper of Friday laet, la not exactly correct In Ita Tbe facta of the oreacb of the ordinance were made known to me by Mr. A. J.

Harvey, en the of Ju'y, and on the aame day were communlcavd by me, 1 received them, to tbe Police Magtatrite, wl'b a request that he would iaaue the neceaaary warrants for the vindication of the ordinance Wednesday last, Augusts, was tbe day appointed for tbe trial cf tbe The fact of tbe violation of tbe law was not denied The de feme set up waa that Messrs. W. A Co. were Ignorant of the fact until Informed of It bv Mr Harvey, and that the lourpeyman, who wae the Imm-dlate agent or the Wri7tlon, acted In the matter not under the or dm his employers but of the proprietor of the sremlaea, Mr Harvey. nether this was proved or not seemed immaterial to the reauit, loaamucb na the held that the Journeyman represeated of tse master and that the Utter waa responsible for the baalceaa or trade acta of the former Thla, aa 1 understood Itbe matter, waa the opinion which the decision rested The snpral will teat the validity of this opinion, and prrbapa tne extent within which lU cwrrectcew may he limited, but ran Tatar no qaestion touching "the powers and dalles of the Water KegUtrar." Voars.

very respectfully. Iawnimin thi tbe oath eUeglance wu administered to of the tene-cuitere at tbeCap.tol, bT Captain ud far none hare rrfnvsd to take It A day or two aJnce one or two of the moo at work hero left for tfce purpoe? of avoiding the draft, aad yesterday oB9 of them, lading that he could not Um the country, came back to work; bat Captain Morgan refoaed to put him on again, "that no Bin who tried to leave the country bow, when their were wanted, ahoeld receive any encouragement from him." InarLTiae Utai Bandny night, otwr i-4l kin VlUi nut iwo aniam wwkii iu w. Ming insulting langaage kit wife, sad remonstrating wlta tbna la Tain, be pa Had another oScer, and they taken to the Foarth Wand Station, where they gave thalr aam a aa Jaioea Kelly aad 0 P. Mortinef. Waiter yaaterday morning taniad than orar to military authorities, and thay ware traated a Which no peeled than W.

jSTS. tested tor "Uthoriif, ud conflMd la A Q(d Ctpuoi Tbe of ts not d9 1.H.U bribe proper toot ti tnppoMd to osptnrv of faIgMvi liitft for Mr. t. X. Berry, of MuylMd, by Ibtee Wftfc.

I Pmui of Willum evening a tof? congregation UMtnbird at tb? Foundry Chapel to pay the laet tribute of reapect to the memory of Rev. Wm. Htrat, the late put or of the Foundry E. Church, whoee waa announced In the Star yesterday Among the ml latere preeent were Rtn. Sewell, DNBrewn, B.

P.Brown, Lanahan, Monroe, Chapman, Davis, Parklnaon, Thrush, Lamsden, lfu tad Olbbona. of the Metho. diet Bplaoopnl Chnrch, Reva 9. Tustln, John C. Smith and McFalla, ditbe Presbyterian Chnrch.

At 6 p. the body waa removed from the personage and placed la front of the altar of the chnrch, whtefa waa appropriately draped In monrning. The ralati en and firt en da followed ware seated Ilia altar lalka Mirnaa vtl borne tO the altar, the choir rang the beautiful and appropriate chorna, "Go to toy reet." The congregation heing seated, Rev. 8 Tustin read the hymn commencing "Servant of God, well done," appropriate to the death of a pastor, wbieh was sung by the choir; after which Dr. Tustln offered an imPreaaive prayer.

The choir then sung the wellknown funeral anthem, "Vital ipark of heavenly flame." Rev. Mr. Monroecontlnued the service by resdlag a part of the 14th chapter of Job and the of First Corinthians. a a At Kev TDM atwai tarn nuariwu me and referred to the fact that twenty four ago he entered the mlnlatry side by aide with the deoeased, and knew htm well. Mr.

Sfwell spoke with emotion, for he regarded Rev W'm Hint aa a brother. He deecrlVed him aa a preacher, Impreaive and beautiful; aa a pastor, oe who aecurtd the love and confldence of hla flock; aa a friend of the young, oneeonatantly and arduously laboring to promote the lntereats of the nuraery of the ehurch. Hla leading feature was to God, true to man, true to hlmeelf. Take him for all in all, we ne'er shall look upon hla like again o. a it.

A uc unci luurcw UI IVfT. IH I. oCWCi I wu IIStened to with much attention, as were those that followed The choir sung a single verse of an appropriate hymn, and the Rev Brown followed with a very Impressive address, suggested the occasion, and arged the congregation to cherish the hope of Immortality. Rev. Dr.

Gibbons followed with a recital of Incidents of the last Illness of the deceased, touching, and fraught with religious enconragement. Lvery lucid moment afforded evidence of his Sreat Interest In the welfare of the chnrch, and Is Arm reliance upon Christ for salvation. Among his last declarations he said 1 can trust 1b Jesus Christ for aalvatlon." The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Thos. Sewell; after which, the lid of the coffin was opened, and many took a last fond look at the features of a beloved friend.

The body remained In the chapel last night, snd this morning was removed to Baltimore for Interment. Fopbth-wabd Station Justice Walter Albert Smith, disorderly; fined SI. Meredith Holland, throwing stones at the offlcera; dismissed. JnMa McKlnney, drunk and dlaorderlv; fined SI 58 Joseph McCarty, disorderly; do. SI.

Edward McConnell and Henry Martin, drunk; turned over to the military. J. Haggerty, do; fined SI. John Bryson, alee ping In the street; do Patrick Fitzgerald, drunk; turned over to the military. Hiram Allen, do lined SiMargaret O'Brien.

furnishing liquor to aoldlera: turned over to the Military. Ann Dorrlty and Jaa Gallagher, do; dismissed. Wm. O'Brien, drunk and disorderly; workhouse 30 day Jaa Jackson, fighting an officer; fined 84 William Brows ant Jamea Williams, fugitives from the tenth precinct patrolmen; delivered to the proper istody. Michael Arthur, drunk and disorderly; dlaalaied.

John Boston, fighting; do Robert Bwln, drank; turned over to the military. Wimit Cosusdeumb Reuben, wko couldn't sleep last night for beat, mosqulUwa, tarking dogs and crying bablea, got off the following, which he thlnka are very fair for tbe term Wbtt la the difference between the Emperor of KMila and a beggar The Emperor of Rua ta kaarft hla beggar manlfesta his too thout hla-shoes. Wt did the children of Iarael live on in the 49Stft The aand which is (sandwiches) there. KaW did they get in the desert? The earendants of Htm lived there, and the I children of Israel were brtd (bread) and (mustard) there. Tk Ikon first grand excursion on Thursday next, July 14th, promisee to be a very entertaining affair.

proceed" will be devoted entirely to the benefit of famitlea of the Dlatrlct soldiers In the United States scrvice. The object being no laudable a one certainly general patronage. A responsible committee has been appointed who will see that the proceeds of the excursion are promptly distributed among the fniaUtM entitled thereto. The elegant and safe ilMBf Keyport, Capt. Stackpole, has been the occasion.

NM Tblrd Ward patrolmen reported yesterday Johanna Adama, MMry; dismissed. Mary do. iHqgfcp't Kelly, disorderly; paid 50 cents costs. Jtfesar i Duncanon, do do. Mary Gibben, by Clayton The fourth-ward patrolmen reported: Robert Richardson, colored, security for peace.

Richardson, profanity; aecanty for peace, by Justice Clayton. Frederick Welger, refualna to support an Illegitimate child; Jail In default of security, by Justice Walter. Fcnmal ova afternoon the funeral of patrolman Thomas rhnkeapeare, whose sudden death on Aunday mentioned Id the Star, took place from his late residence on Ohio Avenue, near Thirteenth street. It was attended by a large number or his friends and nelghbora, and a body of patrolmen, confuting of sections off duty at the time Mr. Shakes peare was highly esteemed by all who were acquainted with him.

He leaves a wife and child In very humble circumstances. Ohio Rkliif Association are requested to announce that the time of taeetlng of the Ohio Soldiers' Relief Association has been changed from Thursday until Tuesday night, on whicb nights the meetlugs will be hereafter held. The association will meet this evening at the usual pi ice, No. 537 street, between Sixth snd Seventh streets. and gentlemen from Ohio who are Interested in the welfare of our soldiers, are requested to be present.

Thk woliBolsi beigici wan reinforced yesterday by Caroline Roberson, white, Eliza Lammond and Fanny Wood, colored, for prostitution and disorderly conduct, and John Thomas for betug drunk and dlaorderly. detested Canada thistle is reappearing In the fields and reservations about the city. The police have had their attention directed to the matter, and the nuisance will doubtless be prevented seasonably. Thted ward Station Casks Clark Whitney, assaulting hla wife; lined H. rancis I aumu aud Wm.

James, disorderly; fined each. Ought to ax heaps of Hand and gravel on street north between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. lcit Watxkxkloks delicious Watermelons, oat of Wilson's celebrated ice house, (thermometer always at 40 degrees,) at 11V Penn. avenue, between 19th and 20th sts. Ice for sale at ail of the day.

Try the wat.rmelons au Dollar 1 U.ti Dollar One So to the Dollar Store, 438 Penu avenue, near Four-and-a-half street, and see the splendid stock of Jewelry and silver-plated ware, and take your choice for one dollar. 1 Live Lime! Lime On hand a large quantity of my own manufacture, In quantities to suit purchaaera, at W. H. Oodvy'a lime kilns. tf SoldiERa, aee to vour own health.

Do not trust to the army suppl'es. Cholera, Fever and Bowel Complaint will follow your slightest Indiscretion. Hollowav1! and Ointment ihntild In man's knapsack The British aid French troops um no other medicines. Only 35 ceau per box or pot. 816 Cukkd PiMflbs on tbi best medical skill In Washington and vicinity failed to cure me of pimples, blotches and bolls, with whloh my face was covered; but Dr.

Tuinblety has given me a handsome complexion, exempt .11 kl. kA.W iruui U1 WJ UCI UOUICIROB. au 1-tf H. 8. Bivu, Center Market.

In on the Uth of Aagait, br Rer. Mr. Remick, JOHN 8ALL.U WAY to MARY BOWtN. In D. ob the Sth of Aariat.

by Mr. Remiok, EDWARD to MARY K. MURRAY. DUO. In Una oity, Aifut 11, of tyfhoM faver, MAEY WaLKKH, on daafhtor oi John C.

an! bnaaa 9. Wl.iuu, formorly or Nov Hamfahire, aged 13 joara and monttr Tm frianUa of family It raapeoifilly invited morrowi 4o'oioofc p. No. 41T Pa avenue. On Saturday night, Inga 19th.at* a Uaconag ELIZABETH ELLiO tT.

MaKlwoo, In Iho fifth a.a?? mi liiwrw wiu ma pi irrm na 01 hit J. A.Uixioi.oi Weahinctoa IB Alexandria, ai to o'eloek on morn lac Hie rdt'iiti ud fneade in Una oity are iavi ad to ttUad. Mar faaefliTviri take place at Rosk Ghiree, oa the 12th iui.ai? o'olook. Rep.) Oe the i2 laatent, KM1L.Y. eced moa.hj Bad SO daya liiul aouly Yoilanah? the faaarelwUl lake ylaaa to aontT aveaiat.

the yareny ititbTW aaSlriMie af Ue Uaili are i i W0 PIC NIC8, fcc. First Grand Sxcunlon. VRK IKON POVNUKIR of tha Wuh litOB Yard 'take irwt Hiorf i-. tothe paDlie in tb-r intectlon giving a SXCVE810N to 0 On THWRS0AY. Aignstlttb.

for Benefit of the FmIUn of the Volunteers in semos of the United The safe and oommodiona steamer KKYPORT, Casta in Staokpole. has been chartered for the eooasion. The Committee pledge themselves to spare no yams or expense to make this the most acreeable exonraioa of the season. The boat will leave the wharf foot of 7th street at o'clock srsc.se rTiokots 11. admitting a gent.eman and ladles, to be had of the Committee, or at the boat on the moraine of the excursion.

Omnibuses will oonneot with the boat from 8th street eastard Virginia avenue and from 7th street west and Pa avenue. The Marine Band baa been engaged for the ncoasion- Messrs. and Miller will furnish Dinner and Refreshments at reaaaathla arises. of Darina Daufhtoa, Henry Wm. Murray, Wm.

MoLaurhlin, John Cannon, Jaa. Gordon. P. Lhm. an 1 4 Ml WANTS.

a woman, a S'TUATION ai ohambemaid. Addresa Btx 1, Star OHoe. an lt-u? good to work in a livery stabu inauireat PLMFHKKY'8 Stable. Bt. between ani 6th.

nn ANTED? By a respeotable won an. a RITU" ATION cook, wash and iron. Addreee Box 11. gtar Office. NURSE, (whita.) Apply at HARRISON'S Gift Store, i'a.

avenae, between Id and 4X iu. WANTED IMMKDIATK good HARNESS MAKERS; steady employment. an 18 ho. Ninth it. ANTED? By September let, a small HOUSE.

oonrenient to the Treasury Department; or art of a bouse, suitable for a lam'ly of ops. Address F. 8.," Star office, aa 12 No. 1 ICE CREAM MAKER, Steady employment and cood waeesciTen. Apply at JOS.

SHAFFIF.LD'S Baltimore st, and H. an 12 A SITUATION by a respeotable middle aced American vorain, travel with A L.I- L. A A a ui iu bow. uf hi limp uu l.UL'cron. AU ''M.

A. Box No 9. wtar offiw. WANTED? SITUATION to do oht.uherwnrK to in waahing and ironiac- wiillcg to Can corns wall leoomroendad. App'y at at.

WANTED TO REWT-A wellfurniabed HOUSE, in a contra location, not leaa than IS rooraa Good tn and beat of referenoea jitoti. Addreaa. autmj and location. Box 11," Ptar an 11 6t A bodied MAN taact aa wi? uaderttanda the oire of Apply at jdou Hctsl. JliHN F.

BARILVY, Sutler ath N. Y. V. Caval-y ANTED? A GIRL general housework. imai au it a resteotable vomn, SIT'J'? ATION as oook In private fa ni at 34 8 Sixth between aud 1 au young MAN having akcowhdce of the drug Apply norui'ast corner Magg.

aitnu? and 4th street. 11 U1RL to sev window shades and mosquito nets. Apply at onaeto L. J. ROTHKOCK.

4609th street, near K. aa 11 2t WANTED. Vv I.KUELkN, Alexandria, Va. None tmi steady Blfn ngpp apply. au il 51' WANTED-A YOUN6 MAN to attend an Call Sa'oon 011 New York avenue, one door from ami WANTED-A FURM8IIKU HOUSE.

With from twolTi to fourteen rooms for which reiit will be pud rronthiy lu advance. AdJrets Hex TST, FoatOffiae. an 11 St? good COOK. WA8HER aid IRONER in a email family. Alio, a wi ita to 14 yearaof mine cbildmn.

Refer enos" Apply at 4th street, below Vorii an 11 hurd-ed leea are rrqci'ed at tke Bakery. toJAMES r. an fQ. A. O.

iT A n. WANTED-TWO SERVANTS, toco In the ouotry-one to tnrM But the to do lenerai housework. fierniu 'f Geimaas prelorred. Mr. COOk'd Luery 6th st.

the an to a small from five to ei? hi s.ius.t?: between ie and, Witn laiceyard. corter preferred Call or address J. C. VIJSKK, fa ave between 9lh acd 10th streets, sflUih aide. aj 9 IADIE8, LOOK KF want "very lady in town to brine their flannel, muslin.

catr.bnc, act hnve it stamped. Von cin have your of natt patterna for every artieleol ladies'wear. only tkargt tiz unit ptr vndtk and are the only aeraona in town who make it an exoloaive bnaineas Call at 290 Ueventh atreel wett, tetween L. and Northem Liber net au 9 at' WANTED-I want a YOUNG MAN to run my steam encine, who la capable to take good os'0 of it, ftnd alao make nurus.f ceneraliy useful abomt the laandry. inquire at National strain Pa avenue, between 13th acd an tf JAM I I'ri'll If ASS'NT QUARTER MASTER'S OFFICE.

and 22d streets, WASHINGTON, D. Auj 8,1862. WANfKD IMMKDiATELY-ONE HUNDRED LABORERS, for U. h. Department, at Culpepper Court-House, Va.

Apply at this to C. H. SNOW. J. DANA.

cn Capt.acd AQ.M U. a. A. DECRU11S WANTED IV VORTHI Untied Statu Ordnance Department. Rath ot Pat.

Sergeants ft34 monm and rationa per S2u par month, )K ratiocb por day, and OlothiQf. Privatea, tat olaaa, par month, 1 ration per day, and oiotmng. Privatea, 2d o.aaa, CIS month, 1 ration per day. and oloihicg. Term ot three years.

JET" Apply at tne Waahmgton Araenal. GM). U. KAM8AT, an 8 tS4th Lt. Colonel Commanding.

Earmorers wanted XPERIkNCKU A-morera will fiad employment on immediate application to d. ramsay, an Lt. Colonel Commir.airg. NOTICE. HOSE In want of Employment of any kind would better call on the new IN'ff SLLtfiENCE OFFICE, No.

til 9th atreet, (where the beatof pay will be given to hrat-olaaa Servanta.) 1 have a waya applioationa on band for good Laundretaoe.caainbBr laaida, altera ana A ia. for voting in on Ultiu in lrivatu or hotela. FARM HANDS vtated. ticfloyeri in toad help will And it to Uieir Mncutstooill. N.

IS. HOUSES wanted. The of oan obtained witLont charge by above. mM ly N. H.

MlhLKH. are new bnyint SKOO.N1> FURNITURE, STOVfiSmd BEDDi.NO. lor whioh we kre the biclea: tuli Fanuliea tieohfting hcuaekeeping, ar avrplaa (arnitara, will tad it Uair MYaanga Ut fire si a call. BON1Z RIFFITH, la 1t-tj Me. 3B9 7th hat-w.

1 aad ata. person to know that luau the market, ready to pay otau for all aruolea in the noiissfarniahint line. those leavine the oity.or havicr a aurpiua, will do well to call. R. UUCHL Serenta betweenc and (eaat aide,) Dealer in New and Saaonii-kand Furaitare.

no lt-tf BOARDING. DOOMS AND BOARU, with a Northern fanii II in ilMtRnt lAARlitv nMr thu ItflitrtmAnta. Now iionte, tarsitnre and beddit i A fable Boaraere accommodated. Twelfth treat, je M-tm TTHE BERKELEY SiMNCS. IS Favorite Watering Place ia now open for the reception of (by of A the Baltimore and ohio Railroad.) ser-tkfmU eona are enabled to eeoape from the heat.UuflU and dual of oar aeaboard oittiea, and aftrrbTe hoara interacting travel, fled in the enjoyment of the ptreat mountain atmoatphere and the moat delightful inland bathint the oouutry afforde.

The Hoaae wul be kept in anoh mannur and 01 aaoh terma aa will auit the V.aitor* will fir oonveyanoea at M. John'a Station, on the ail road 190 milea weat of Ba.Umore, atd 2X from the Marinra. IT 1m' THK PROPRIETORS. PACKET BOAT FLYINO CLOUD wrl lei ve Wilikina' Whtrfifc, Market Bridie, tteorgetown dPnftgMsa p. Monday, Wedneacay and t'rl day moraion lor Pont Kooka; tail, on retarn, will leave t-oint Rooka for Beorgetown Thuradar and aturuay Torninga, at7 o'olcok All lelt in WiiUama' care will attended to.

D. RIED, Catt pOft PINKY INT. The mlendid atanmer HEY PORT will leave the fjot of for Point KVKKV, sa'I URDaT SORN1N? o'olook Return SjJNlAY AFTERNOON. Qy WM A teat jyiAJtOQANY AND ALJJAWY LUMBER Mahofany. Roaowoou, Walnut, Aah, Oak, and aHfsS taken Pa niihinj Store.

for all kirda 486 486 OYAL PICTURE P1.AMS8, A choice selection of Pwerhknfinn, wmrracted 6old and Imitation Bold Wloriov ehedee; laA b.tf 1 If una rHD, BBU or mM? into Window Plotnro Coid aiid different and Piotnre mii, al-o tne handaorneet aaeo tment of Piotsre in the city, from the beat innnflMtorT in the ooanty; aieo, and card Framee. represented, or no we. Pnrohaaing for all will be aoid at the loweat remunerative prioee. Allowing no old to aoeaaaslata, persona aeeduu the above will find new and desirable articles. A eall eollelted from those needing the above goods.

cash. J. REMEMBER THE NUMBER. No. 486 Stiiit.

Eight abort Odd Hall. irT" Aua the tenna-caan for gooda ax.d labor. wi OFFICE OF WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. A muit 6,1882. PioroMU will bo iiw.iw4 tho 13th cay of Auittkt.

1862, for larniehiot tho and rand, required for ouaipleuon of ta WaahinjtJu Aqucduot. The wil ko about 4V.OOO Briolct. barrola of Cernent, bualitla of thM? aantitiee will be moreaaed or diminiaaed mty bo found necessary. Five barret of Cemant are noedod wbloh will aet Tory taickly. and entirely to the IfttiaftAtiAn VI iuu Li IKD I Forma for proposals n.ar be obtained at tMa offioe.

Thsy wilt be ecdorsad '-Propjtaia for Briok," "for CemfnV or' for ihsosae may be, md directs to 'HON. B. SMITH, Secretary of the WM. BUTTON, 6-eotd Chief Engineer. J2.1 CENTS BLEACHED COTTONS.

We iuat tot hold of two caaea of very excellent 7-? bLbAi'hKU COTTONS, which we wnj give to ocr rastome.a at iiS etntt by tkt pitet. Wo hare a ao just reoa reu a large aurpiy of New York Mills, 7-? aid 4 4 Wanuntta 4 4 Ba-ea 9-1. liMand 11 4 Scee old pricas. We offer Brown Pomeitioa lower tnan thsy can be brought elsasi hare We will sell any article in atock at a air.all advance on tneosat. JOSLFH J.

A. 'New store." 11 6t'f Pa acd oth BROOKEVILLE ACADEMY, Monisuhihy Coumtt, Ms. i'he cext cf tuia w.l! oommea.e on Monday, September 1st. For cata.cj-?a aidreaa ih? Kronkeviile, Md. E.

B. fKEYiytlAM, A. an 8-1 Principal. COAL-COALr-COAL! HAVF Nnw on n. 'iibb't of Irin4a of Cos! anitfttlefor icnc.ftl family I ca'l erpxia; attention to soma ge nu LEIIIGH UKIX AUti CO ooating a little more at but chaapejt tn tfie ei.d, being fiimud durable.

All ooal thorouchly preparel before delivery. WM M. GAL 99'J avenue, au 6 It IRepah.l ieiw luh m. NOUCE! OR ALEXANBU1A ANU WASHINGTON. i).

Tietteamer PLANTKK wi'l leave Baltimore, from ber wharf, end of erick eireot dock, every FKIDA Ar I'LltNUOM. at o'c'ock. the above earned p.acce, commencing ou Friday, July sk, 13t2. Retu nng, will leave Riley wharf, foot of 11th strret every FUEsDaY MORN nt i Hi 4.1 lanH I ou the Maryland of tne roU.mac for and freight. For farther information appiy on board.

Freight received to 2 o'c'cck on the day of departure. Aliwar freight must be prepaid. Passage to Potomac Meals extra. It 22 fifcO. W.

Master. LEATHER, ATHER Jnst received from New York, 4- 0 sides hemlock and oak tanned bole father. Also, vu hand. Harness, Brille, American and French Calfskins, which we offer on the best ins lor cash, or retail. Highest price paid tor Hides and Skins.

BKIS9EY ai 8 89 t.oai'ar,s h-t. 9th ami iQth ste. The subscribers respectfully oaii at tent, on to their targe and superior soppij of MILITARY AND NAVAL (ML PUKNISHINti GOODS, 39 Confuting of everjthing a i ftn f-fit Offioers requiring enoh are respeotfully invited F. J. HtlBKKUI.R CO date ti.

F. Loudon k. Military and Naval Jt 26 60tf Metropolitan Hotel. OFFICE OF WASHINGTON AQ.UKOUCT, 1862. Proposals wi'l be received until ih6 26th of August.

for tie oonp elion of the auxiliary 11 vault tf toe Waitungtou Aqueduct. Plans and speciLoauona oan be cb.ained at tbia office. Proposals to be sealed, endorsed "Proposa a for Pipe vault," adTeaeeu to 'Hon Caleb Smith, Score tar? of tae itteilor, Wuhiogton." W11.R HUTiON. an 6 eotJ Ct.ief Engineer. WFL.A0S?? LAGS! Have a larra assortment of LK.

BUNTING atd FLAGS, from inches up to forty feet, RSjA Mil Itiiiv 1 Anna the larfBt aaiortmsot it Krfei Uie oitr. of a.i kn.ci. I JTojetbsr witn F.vNCY GOODS. LAN7KRNS, FIREwdHKrt, io and at the NATURAL FI.Ato Rnc MiLllAiY DEPOT, No. 304 K.

atrest, between and hid, near Willarda' Hotel an 6 D. vJ Jolt Ud, 186a. The heretofore exiatinc between W. 6. Busst J.

under the tjleof A Bae.iahd, exp.red tiiia Id uaj of July, kiuiUtton. The unaerslcced will oontinae the butinm of the firm at the old ataad, on Brtage two doori weat of Hijh street au 1-eolm lintel J. BARNARD. THK PBRT.in In general SOSLISG RESTAURANT, M47 PENNSYLVANIA hcvin MIDI, (Formerly of New York,) Hu the Munt Funs of ttlng OF THE DKST RESTAURANTS IN TOWN frraiv it a triii and judte 'or ffiL Everything it of iiEST THK MARiaVA AFr 'JKD3, -fJ fmcei the number? 347 ivtn aula. tKAMUilN fe i 44 Penn'a bet.

ltth and II rta. SPECTACLES, with Draxi Pebblee aoicntifioal 1 tatted to the part ar oonVion of the o'saiie M1LITAK KitLKbUSSks with ta? Achromatic Leiiens, lor fay auc niiht. ftOSOOPES. atd OPi.RA end VIEWS, BARoMEfERS. TMkHMOMK VvVs.

MATHEMATICAL. and SUR VEYOKs' INSTRUMENTS. OO.viPASSE*, 40, to. at the the friooe, wholesale ai.d retail QHfcVuOiNS: For Sergeanti, Drum Majors, Hot? Serpents and on hand and made to order. Brau lor atrifinc Laoeand Cord tor offioere' paU? Military Trxmniinre.

Flaci, Lanterns. be had at the National No.3C2 atieet, between tStn acd Uta, near WilUriU' Hotel. VIUOI uuunu( ivr ly A MOSQUITO NETTING. FULL Supply 1 made Mosquito Nets with tut latest, most approved bars or frames, and put up is five minutes, by GEO. WILLNER, Ninth retwari It and E.

NO. B. WILLIAMSON. CAKHENIKR AND BUILDER, HAS RESUMED BUSINESS at the Sbop on 11 th street, between and streets. Retiaenoe? 10th street, 2d door above street.

VT7JOHB1NG promptly attended 0OMFORT AND EASE IN ONE MINUTE 1 Oorrs. Bunions, Clnb and Inverted IVails, diseased Joints, Warts. tfo.ea. ai-u i Moretoencoe of toe eet, Haada, and Face. inatantaueoualy remoTad without the leaat pain or mooirrenienoe to the patiea'.

by OK. HITE, No. 486 Pa avenue, between and tth ata Conaaltatton aoura from a. m. te 7 a.

m. DEPARTMENT. 1 Aacnatf, 1802. Proposals will be received at thia until the 161 lnatant for Irom 2)0 to yx) oorda of OAS WOOD, to be of the bsat quality, and to be deli Tared in frost of tna Soameaat Building, and corded ana meaaired in the yard before the firat of Ootober. Vo oe aaid for when tbe whoia delivered or tne delivery Been red.

ProposklB must be iddreaied to tne dent of toutheait Kxeoutiva Uuildinj, for VVood." end sent under acver to tat cejrBUjry of the Treasury. 8. M. MoKKAN, II ts. Building.

PROPOSALS wul be received at the Mai Offlce unai ine 12th day of Augaat, for and gravelUM fcicbt wen from street aorta to Khode avenue. 'Ph? tvi La nitm innliaa in lh? AKntri Uforimdown tofoar lmhent tU? cutter uae, tn? to to cf food taaliu, rakoa of of Imjrofor mm, mm rotiod with hoary SECOND EDITION. TURKS O'CLOCK P. HOST IMPORTANT FROM GEN. POPFS IHb HblRLAlS tilULK tUVbK OF THE NIGHT, AND 18 CROSSING THE RAPIDAN RIVER TOWARDS ORANGE COURT HOUSE OUR CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY IN CLOSE PURSUIT.

HCAEQITA2TIKS OF VlBOIXlA, i Ckdab Mobsiais, Aug. L8. To Major Gtntrai The enemy bet retreated under cover of tbe night. Hli rear It now croeaiag tbe Rapldan. towarda Oranpe Court Hnnao Our cavalry and artillery are In puraalt.

Pon, Major General, Ac LITE FROM GEN. POPE'S ARMY. FURTHER CONCERNING THE LATE BATTLE. REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF GENS. POPE AND BANKS FROM CAPTURE.

EVERYTHING QUIET NOW NEAR CULPEPER Cclfbpkk, Aug. 12 stragglers, from the battle-field to town, have all been arretted bv Pope, and to-morrow a list of the can be obtained with accuracy. Sunday night, about 11 o'clock, while General Pope and Banka were In conference, In the rtar i a ui luur luviucca untrriri, a Doay 01 IDftOfmy I cavalry charged In the most daring manrer through th? woods on our front npon the group. The discharge of musketry and the whisstug of bullets near them gave timely notice of the rebels' approach. Horaes were immediately mounted, and a regiment of lrfantry fired a volley, checking the charge and probably saving both commanders.

General Buford, with his cavalry command, arrived at Culpeper yesterday from Madison. Previous to his departure thence be sent a reconnolsssnce to the Rapidan, where he found a force of the enemy on the south but none north of the river. Alt is quiet this morning, things were during the night. u.tin u-4 -i-ui? im BUll UUI A litT oficers are generally doing well. DESCENT OF BUFORD'S CAVALRY ON MADISON tOl'RT HOI SE.

WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF THE CAVAL RY FROM BEING CUT OFF BY THE ENEMY. CrLPXPiR, Monday, August of cavalry under command of Gen. Buford made a descent on Madlaon Court House on Tuesday, the 5th lnat. He found the rebels had been tbere, but bad left. He made a reeonnoissancc in every direction, and met rebel plcketa on every road On tiie 7th Instant the pickets on the road to Stannardsvllle hid a skirmish, losing 1 killed and3 wounded.

On the the fetb, the 1st Maryland had another skirmish cn the Orange Court House road, In wblch they lost and about a dozen takea pilsonera. Being reinforced by the 1st Michigan, the rebels were driven to the Rapidan A strong reccnnoisance was made the same evening, to the Rapidan, on the Orange road, and a skirmish was going on without loss, when orders come from Gen. Buford to return to Madison Court House. The party got back at 9 a. on the 9th, and found everything ready for a retreat towards Speiryvllle, as the rebels were approaching from every direction.

The party reached Weodville In safety, and there camped. They reached peper Monday no a 1 A uv VI IU.O it enm miraculous, as tbey were surrounded oa almost every side, and many gave the party up at lost Gen. Buford deserves great praise for the manner la which he extricated his command from such a perilous condition. WOUNDED OFFICERS ARRIVED. The following officers, wounded in the recent action near Slaughter's mountain, are at the Metropolitan Hotel: Colonel R.

Crelghton, 7th Ohio; Major E. Fulton, 66th Ohio; Lteuts tainn, nefa, ana nopcins, unio; capisin J. Wright, 29th Ohio; Lieut Stewart, Company 29th Ohio; Lieut. E. J.

Hulburt, 29th Ohio; W. N. Clark, Company it, 66th Ohio; Lieut. Dice, Company 29th Ohio; Captain 8. TMcMoran, Grafton, Robinson, and Oakley, of tbe 2d Massachusetts Regiment, are at the National.

Capt. Pitcher and Lieut. Noble, of tha 3th Infantry, U. 8. arrived this morning, and were quartered at the Klrkwood House.

The above officers were wounded in tbe light of Saturday LATE LOCAL NEWS. The Passenger R4.ilw4.t -Tne City Railway Company have now completed th? road to Georgetown, with the exception of a small piece across the aqueduct bridge, over Kock Creek, wblcb cannot be finished until the Government Las tar filled In wltb earth. In the meantime the company have fifteen cars running aa far aa the Circle, in connection with omnlbuaaea to Georgetown, at the five cent fare, through from one end of the line to the other. At present they are running on five minute time, but whuu more cara arrive they hope to run every three minutes. I'reparatlona are being made to commence lay lng the track to the Nary Yard, and that brar.cb whl probably be commenced next week.

Tbe I I I tuuipouy a iuii lupp.y ut uiairriti, aUU WiiL the force they now have will be able to entire line, it it expected, before the fall ralm in. The cars cannot be finished as fast as the com nnnv thpm and ttilinmiilAna a Hmtr buck, but they have now three Arms building I tbem, It la hoped that a full aupply miy be hershortiy John Hon, of New York; Kimball A Gorton, and Murphy Allison, busily employed In building them The hot weather of the past few has materially reta ded the building of the road, th? men being hardly-able to work, but with the present large force there la no fear bat the entire road will be llnlahed some time before the end ol the period designated by law. A Complaint Editor Star: Will you pleaae explain to me the use of having laws If they are fnrrerl Snmf rfivl alnro I nntlrMl I valuable journal a paragraph containing tbe encouraging Intelligence that all dogs found In the should be killed. In the continuance ol my dally walks I have observed that there are still a great many dogs running at large, a number of which look as though they were in the first stage of bvdropbobla. Now, what la thr cause of all this Have we no one to enforca our laws' Where are the police Have they, like tbe men of Sodom.

suddenly been struck blind, that they do not see these evils Nothing Is more dangerous than a rabid dog; the bite Is fetal; aud 1s not tbe life of a human being wortb that of many dogs If we could rid Washington of a lew hundred of mongrels it would be an important step towards civilization. Tbe public safety demands It, and 1 respectfully ask that you wl 1 allow these lines a place In youi much read journal, aad confer a lasting favor upon a Lady Rbadzk. Dab mo Bubgiaby On Sunday night the of Mr. Alfred Edelln, on I street, betwAn twelfth aod Thirteenth, (Navy Yard,) entered by aome buwltr who late a bed room where a portion of the family were nleeD and took off a trunk containing aboot jryom which they took the contents, leaving the trunk. Mr.

Edelin at the time wm aleepiBlr down aialra, and the burglar moat have oaitt-d near him. and proceeding up atalra pal the trunk out of the window. Uifiow Rnm Association of Saet Washington are highly successful 1a Uelr eff to aUeeUte the sufferingsof tbeaick aad wooaded soldiers in the haepltnfi The committee of et? itatlon are Indefatigable In performing the duties iMMlltlnn ui dal I aiek I Orrrcwt Win Ofice a. AUn and J. vlow we tn of tto Sfr.

wmm brought oat before Military tb1? afterroo-t. who, iftrr hearing tfa? tfcem both bark to the Old Camtai prima. On the down tbev were allowed to atop nn'a, to whom they stated (bat General Wadaworth and that tbe Circuit Court bad no rijjkt to under tbe fugitive alare law, and therefore they were kidnappen i be rbarge the? la that ther. npon tbe warrant cf pbllltpa. ane of the ComI mlarlonera appointed by the Circuit Court, arretUdarren alaeea be Berry, who, after aa by Mr.

PblUlpe, were reatored to Mr. Diatsb or following hire been reported our Uat: Henrv Jooea, teamaier, New York. Kaab, Co. H. Illinois Thomar Hell, Co G.

bid Prnnavleanla. Rooert Wnlker, Co. karat. Co (1 New York. Jonathan ''o am.

Co C. tttfc llUaola K. D. Turctll, Co D.CTihOhlo jonn a. vinm, York.

A ii.an wu tikea to the Judiciary Square F'tal, with ttl'tr-n Mb-re. on the 11th iMtant nfortunatelv he at the time of hta reception there, and died, leaving Ignorant of hta name, or anything concerning him. He vu reported "unknown." Committid Cotrnt day or two ottcer bowman, of Georgetown, arretted Pi-tot Snyder on the cbarge of receiving stolen knowing to be au-b, nnd th'a morning he bad an txalmnatlon before Juatlce Rearer, and wa? fully committed court. The articles be la changed with rerelrlng flihlng net which was stolen from down rlv? nnd a ltrge cop wWI.W f-i v. UK li ji in iiom a drtf living near the It will be remenibrred thit dayaaluce i-'nyder had icnl partita arreted for robot who were committed to Jail, and they have aluce lowed oa him, bence the arrest.

Amivlt Officer Clark laat arrested Klward Carroll on Capitol Hill, for an iMPlt on W.S Wrlgbtwltb an axe. Tbe difficulty ocraaioneo by a between some children was taken bef lutke Cull, who be.d hi a. to security for court. Cornxs thi Dsad Vectcrlay the undertaker dlapatched fifty rotS'i to the hoaottal tt Oulnener The i.rdur la linger. stood be of deatba of mortally wounded in tbe recent dtsperate conillct at Slaughters Mountain.

Dkath ot Oaptala Ba kna. Brigade attached to the stall of General hlppe, yesterday of congestion or brain Hta oody will tranamltted to Kocfceater, N. Yfor Interment FROJl ESTtKN Ftrrsk'' Meeting? Z)ary" to tale the of Volunteers, Correspondence oft Tbe Star 10, IMS Editor Star: On tbe innomrfBrDt of the Preai left's proc iumst'on, on our usually quiet community, or a certain portion thereof, tuflVred terrible nervoua excitement. Tbe jubilant look and defiant bearing asaumed by tb since the rreer b-ittlea on the Peninsula to have suddenly and tbelr woebegone count-n mcea bore an of tke deepest despair. They have suddenly realized the fact that ttc Fede-al Government Is unquestionably In earnest.

and that tbeir career among a loyal people must brought to a close. A number have already Canada. whll are preparing to leave for watering in tbe Nortb.ai tbos? who are pecuniarily unable to follow tbeir "clique" will tak? to the mounti'na. UUck v.llce* are la greit' demand, and our nd and co beginning to reap a rich On the other 'jani th" there I a fueling "i luitiirnun Olia desire a draft us speed'ljr prntblc, thereby bestowing a liberal tiie uardshtps of war upon tboiewho Lave been In It upon ur TLewar merlin" held bere on Tu-siay last, tor the purpose of crop rating with the la niaing mar well be a fizzle." la point of It a complete success; but. to the bad ros'iag? tnent of the "old fojjirs" woo it In charge, It lacked that enthusiasm so necessary for the occasion Beyond the passage of a list of resolutions, there was no business transacts worthvof notW Had the meeting been pioperly managed.

of dot a ci'gtit have he. raWed tow eurouraiilng the of volunteers D.v Pretzman. forme ly altjUf-JtraU-soldler, was 01 I and refusing to subscribe the oath fal ce. he Davy" (a? he Is C4llrd. andevervbdv known enlisted in tbe Confederate States' service abont one year atro; but, fo- a week or two, he managed to get his discharge, and immediately returned iicu.e, apparently a wiser If not better ma wtxb tune Le remained In town uniu luted until a few data when Prcvnat Marstul Byrnes thought tt aivlsable that Davy should alltg anee Davysays that It wai principle be refatw 4 to take tbe atb, and not Wcnuie be bad any serious objections to it He asserts tbit when in tbe service of tLe he swore a leg lance to tbe Confederate Suns.

and that if be took an oath to aunpcf' tbe Unite Sta'-s he would perjure himlelf At any rate, Davy is not of tbe stripe of ttinse who have taken the of allegiance to Union, and ere ready to violate it ibe iroment an aflorded them. In this town the enlia'iaent of volunteers is progressing as rr.pid could be under the circumstances. Mably's company w.ll be ready to mwKr In by Tuesday, and l.isal Small's Is rapidly tilling up, whit" M' CleilUl been ed, with fair prrs Ah far as numbers are old Wublngioa coun'y takes the lead of tbe Marvland troops now In the field, and we Lave tvery reason to betleve she retain ttie rue oi tte canner cou.nv During two dav? of the ut Oapf Bvrnea arresU-1 and sdmi mater oath of to over one hundred iHaloval In ani about Boonsboro', Tha here Intensely warm, the thermometer standing 85? In the How aid. FROM DIVISION. of The Philadelphia UriKf Nimh Akmt Cotri.Finwiii una, Va Aug 8 Div of Usnerala K'irnatde, of tha North CixoHna corpa and Wright, of the Department of Sauth Carolina, L.

na nn ovru luill upl I high and healthful, and romantic grounds bordering tne Rsppatiannork, and hut a abort the city of Frederlckaburg and village of Falmouth. From the camp ground cf 2d Dlrllioa, an admirable view of tbe irrouidlni: eountry Is chained Aafarai tbe eye cau retch, tbe lindacape Is dotted with and csmp A moie beautiful aceuery cau ararcelr be realised, and (Tom tbe flat arorcblng plain at Newp.rt Newi, the change la a preferable one. Oil account or tbe oi uoi rerrei, com. mandlng id brigade, Col Hartranft, of tbe Pennsylvania vo.unters, Is now In command. I'he brigade It In fjeueral Reno's division.

an 11a composed of tue following regiments. wuo each take tbe position In fallows: 61st Pennsylvania, "21st and New York. I'be first brigade is a ider command of Colonel N'agle, of the Pennsylvania, and comprlsea the Pennsylvania, 24 Maryland and lU3d New York. A commissioned officer ani ten enlisted men bave been detailed from tbe different regiments ofthtscorpa for recruiting service. TLejr pro ceed North tmrr.edl to repcrt for duty Wo are Inclined to believs tbat within a few days President Lincoln will prove to be the moat active recruiting i Ulcer that baa yet reported for duty The around here are active They display their vigilance by capturing army wagoaa uot well guarded, and stragglers along tbe road.

"Old Stonewall'1 la reported at at Richmond, and, In fkct, In all pirtsof Virginia, at one and the use time. He has not made appearance at Fredericksburg as yet, unless be as his sympathizers claim he did, a farmer peddling apples Some of the cl lteni arund here will tell you gravely that General Hun.aidt- was at tbia place a abort tine, taking pbotographa, and that hr kntwa all about Jackao.i'a UiOVfineali. It la probable be does, but receive the Information In tbe they preauoM. iuironaat movementa are on foot, not a thouaai.d from bere, and, If not frustrated, will featore coufllt. ce throughout tbe Nortb.

It la probable that our atay here la not Uttnded to be a prolonged olc. The large baggage traiaa will be cut down, and butamiil trtina of wilt mrmittcd Ofllcera will be allowed eighty pouoii, and privates -a iruch as ttey arc able to carry on their abouldera. blows are to struck, aad If, within the uxt two moottis, ft-btUoHi doea not too hoi to bo rebels even, 1 am mistakes, and that greatly; in thine own good time. Mr Jeff Davis Tho woathrr la warm, and inches of dust In the main there In gcnnrally a rfood deaJ air stirring l'be n.ercurj Minds ihts morning at 9) dag la tbe abide, and, aa ih? orokera observe, atlil going up." PA I huu(uuu A.