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0 i IEIOAY jHOKNlNB. MA graph of tl Intelligent the CONGRESSIONAL. und the following in the Nat a full report londV.y. Feb. 23.

bill to lix the compensation of the officers of the revenue cutt service which was passed, and goes to the President. It fixes the duty pay of captauv at $2500 first lieutenants and and first mm A engineers. W. lieutenants lDd seconf assistant engine $1200 Pay on leave of absence while ing orders captains, flrHil) first terfienaTlt8 and chief engineers, $1500: second, lieaten The econd section provrdea thaN from and after ml.er Inu oaieer of the shall be MhePbflTto Chandler disposal of fines i filiate of f. Oods shal to the United jrmers.

an mere, and jer inse oae feurth to the collector making the seizure. Passed. Harrw called a bill to extend fcr privae land claims Klri l.o;; 8 passed. She. lion bill.

The chief point ii appointed froirthe. Southern States until the SntX'taVa jSyaaoaganSd wH Jor th sapportef any cadetfrom one the rate rebel States, appointed since Jauuar mem providing that the chaplain shall be re lieved cf all academic duties was disagreed bv the committee. The report was agreed t. an! the bill goes to the President. Mr.

Sumner, from the conference commUte Porui.L'Pl ah ion. The'll'iii. struck out the ordg rortutrar from the list of missu toepresem Minbter fa Portngal out of an; i second point in di' iiitePwas the amount bl U'h ntry without inspection, three and four of the It repeals sections a resolution declai ount of alleged fraud, and the business ted to go on. Adopted. uin $110.

1 jnentby States Oenen Adopt, ting a United itatew, notwithniHiidiui; the re neb ving bec lions Wttc were demanded. All the ere agreed mm a whole. tt by yeas and. i be $.000. on yeaaeand i So the Tbe iaatoad of char King yeas UV, mm So that the pit are supposed to pay their own taxes a The acif ndmeiit avie.

i Myers. cigars of all descripi Ihe lloxe votd by ve.m and n.r riling out th ahat on dim i orenm duty of 90 per was rejected yeas the section stands as above the chetthe exempting I meia fjected and the fi the I rejected, and they The ex 'he cUon tax at wu rejectedayes tV5, Jfrom the Conference Commit ft9 tion bill, made a hpTLS: eion rihatnonmoi hall he paid to the present MJavUter that the continue in lorce until jepealed t.V ongret (be ConfartBce C) money State shal. 1 ion the Ottse proceed Mmeudmeats Cornmitc VVhote reportt.l 'of The "i the product handle adopted. brandy made of ma was agreed to 9: as on other brand' on rape brandy the vn "aods gTyetbouasIandootinae their busi ness, was rejeeteu passed THE CITY. While the aet to legalise the ci yesterday, on 5 fe Senate, D' jlna discussed ading, Mr.

Da mmittee appointed day, aad asked that I on bill be postponed. He be, AWnaX revenue of the city wi mmU now in circulalion, but that the had been shamefnlly squandered," at this fact would be clearly proTen by port vt tbe cennnittee. We look foi interesting developments when the re i made public, municipal affairs having been very loo.ely managed for some years. rnmeTvescTdayMued an order laniel.of the Second District police, fter no person arrested in the Sec should be released except by an ii, Mai. dine 1 be held responsible Lieut.

Kauiel nnieated the fa a re(dy th of 1 j. ft. So I the Mayo the Chief of Police has exercised the an oritv of releasing prisoners. This right i iw "disputed by Recorder Gastiuel. IIo conflict will terminate remains to be S3en C'harsed with Robbery.

Edward Watts, a colored man. and tb pner of a cotton pickery, has made allidavi fore Kobt. E. Shannon, U. S.

Commissioner it he was robbed of nine bags of cotton, lJth of February last, by E. B. Tinney, i slice of the Peace in St. Charles parish, an. ipment on the Opelousas Railroad that th itchman placed over the cotton was drivei r'ny and the cotton carried to Tinney1 The goat i preuiises.

ljTllys'hew his pocket book and left i on tbe table. ie afterwards ied it and found that it had disappeared, rched for it everywhere and could not ThiB aunoyed him. Finally an idea him, and Billy's windpipe suffered as ripp pared very favorably may, perhaps, by p. eke! a boast of having that mud Almost every bill, doubt Daniel Black, who resides at No. 361 Poj dras street, was arraigned before Recprde Ahern, Tuesday evening, for committing rape on a girl named Emma Davis, who wa He is charged with having choked and thrca ivitation to the ball and tableaux of tile ystick Krewe at the Varieties Theatre, on lardi Gras night, as a matter of conrse, clever cotemporaiy, as we said before! cnt to the theatre; bnt becoming restless ith the intention of seeing a man acroi street," aud taking sugar in what ranted.

Reaching the front door, au ie one through whK he had en this sad piece of intelligence in a ni which indicated that he was either intended tor a tragic actor or an emperor. Our these guardians of the portals is compelled man that his throd lane hedged in wiU miles long. The a the realm was sufl Is couldn't to press open I shutting i face only it shut e' Mysto'k'Krewe8 to his seat without Thomac and t.n.u lli terday in the Criminal i bis recovery Jfor several days after. The evi dence elicited shewed that on the evening ol January 15, 1S67, Thomas Higgins met Police him to take a drink he then invited him to visU his house. Officer Wyee at first refused, but pon beiug pressed he accompanied Hig iggins commenced interrogating him, re Lrdinfir certain language alleged to be of character insulting to Mrs.

Higgins, Wyse, in which Thomas Higgis, the prin cipal, armed with a sheath knife, slashed away at Officer Wyse, and inflicted a seriooa wound i his neck. At the conclusion of the evidence, he jury rendered a verdict of guilty, in the Thomas aud DOtgntfty, in MP of Mrs. Higgins. Ihe of John Miller, charged with tar. ceny, wat continued.

A olU proxy was entered in the caee of Joseph Blake, charged also with larceny. Tillman and Elizabeth Richard, with larceny, were acquitted. the est of Charles Gillingham and itinued. J. C.

also, iff. Anionic Herorie of assault and H. M. McKinney of obtaining under false pretences, be caee of Michael Peters and Baltasar charged with assault and battery, a rations were filed in the cases ofthe oghXDaniel Egan, John Mahoney and niomas Murphy for burglary and larc. BOARD OF ALDERMEX.

There was an adjourned meeting ioard last night Col. Stith in the cha hmith? Clark, McCloakey, WWtW The following message was receive (ientltvten I regret to return to you, within my signature, a resolution adopting the Estimate of Receipts and Expenditures of be Urban Portion of the City of New Or With one exception, the items of the bud et meet my approval and this exception is, jat the Oirod Fund is eatimkted at JOJ.Ooi 17. intei est per annum; also, a receipt from J. S. Walton, City Treasurer, dated September 0, st dueembera A nt'STos, 1 that Mayor lloyl al sol.l the 1.

u. nnd pla e.i the nion. in the Cir Treasurv Aiterwaid, Mayor lloyt loaned Mr. Jacob budget, which was $60,051 17. Mr.

Clark said he had asked the Mayor not to stop the wheels ol government, but as he had seen fit to attempt to do so, he would move to persisi iu the budget. ihe desired to make an explanation before the Finance Committee, and urged that the matter be postponed until the Mayor conld make the explanation. tl Hoard enclosing the he loHolv alluded to 1 Gen'inntnl hereby respectfully The policy ot the city in rontinuin ircnlating notes iu such direct opji he act ot Congress under which th mittee of the Board ngo, 1 suggested a rx Aid. i i ni. a your obedient servant.

Surve: ported upon ol 1 ton, pa and Burgundy ot had ii at the intersection as a nlace of a statue, but has been so much cut by the that it is verunsighVlydaeyewre to the nuisance ought to he immediately abated." About another matter of gradtug, the Surveyor reported that the gutters ou Edward nreetoo big and OOt of repairs. ordinance concerning pn K'ving his reasons lor the is of opinion that the pre: if properly arising in this conne The Iwer Board asked coucuri street con SSane Saux.of the Third Ward; Joh, A resolution to place the necessary gas lamps at tbe Canal street ferry, and along the walk leading thereto, was adopted. Danl. MoJligaB, for Impairing 'Street bridges in Referred 'toe the' Streets 'and Landings Cout "I'a resolution granting permission to Merts to erect a team engine lor running a koUrts street, betwe. ii Toultmse and St.

Chagnard to erect a steam engine on his A resolution authorizingtho Comptroller to i U.S1' Bar north siOe ol Claiborne reet from Esplanade to Elysian streets. This resolution, after con siderahle discussion, was refene i to the betwew JdadreeiVsBeru The Committee upon Streets and Landings i roi led again. the removal of the Picayuae Tier, Second District. The committee rejorted favorably upon the A lesofuUcn authorizing the Cky Attorney to represent to the Navy Department at and to ascertain it he is not transcending his authority, was adopted. Wells to elect two staadsat the prolongation 8rnw' from New York, via Ksy he6m.

Pierce, jrom ansta. island, to Ma KrH.v. .1" SrbKn.ire Stale. Bil from Br.Ue.r City, to Roht 8rh' cZv. KXPOKT8.

to. IrtqvHaaByucV. imS'SuL otr Crtck S3 bbl. whi.key loo bbl. imports new roRR stsanTTnp Mi'uri AMorfed md i lfSSk assbbd ss mZTeSSni'VJwlVc0 Jffi'1" 'j' "FSSwrife1M Stfc LclZ.

I a Bro i nn, Adm. oaii io to WtOmSSSi A wtpr' TrlT? i 5r L( 9 Bcter! Terry The chair announced that the inhimt onMhiWVon in The Board then adjourned. Kecorder Ahern'. Court. The case of Thomas and Mary Leonard, charged by Mary Carey with disturbing the peace, was fixed for the ftth and bail id $100 each required for their appearance Wm.

Rhodes, colored, charged runuing a float Inuedu1 bv.Qiing him hinv. harf with threatening Trevett with personal violence, had I hi Tim HaU. colored, chartfed with committing larceny, also with being a vagrant, was committed to the Workhouse for sixty days. Mary Casey foi thirty days. Ann 1 Kenna, similarly charged, Bps a WowtaTbMealahJamea Nolan Moran, John Bridge.

Boyle, McCarthy, Pat I Frank drunk. Dave Drynew, Mayfieid, all charged with beiug dainferously being violently in the iter of John lllack was lius Yager, cbarget Joseph Dllien, harged with Oeiug the olhc.er in discharge ot his duty, was John Jones and Jane Sullivan, charged with disturbing the peace in theVegeu Market, were discharged. Mary Wi charged with using obscene language, discharged. A number of unimportant en 'xrio hirty days 1 the Parish 1' ARRIVALS AT THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS BT 'j' 1 "sleV. iraHs.1TrIxasf ilU "'tif "mJ'j'n Bd IV l's howrev! ill ok I 'm'u' 1M AHINE NEWS.

Lugr nrl. gri.rl.An.urot, from Poiute I rBeiow Coming Dp. I 'r0m LiVtrP001 16tb I.nn.h. Mi 11: Sd' r. nV JIl SHERIFF'S SALES, City of New Orleans lor the use mum public auction, at the i nt i a porti i i gr.vuadp ir S''a i 1 pro.

et tS Mil at public auctioa' liy ol New Orleans. lor Ike Use, etc. ragg StsgeuS ass Ada.u. tw2rtlIunTlrefdelriet11 J.n!iTj Vj'T iti; 1 Per pelousas and Q. i.

STEAMBOATS. T. LOUIS. n5f 'MKMPins. sge'apply on NMpaBafle1aflP7 A.

BRITTON 7 Pronl treigh on bowd! LOUISIANA, Phillips, Master, Kinney Smith, Jr. Clerk. 'kkkV 75 Povdras street SHERIFF'S SALES. i i p. vibicti rwpert' purchased by the late John McDouogh from ti 21apfi Jn saSS: le ot day of Way.

18.VJ, aud deposited iu the of Mel UTO'Ta 01rOKOrKD. situate in the board or to Al Leaves om FRIDAJ. Mreh munti lavtB on STACBDAY March 9 it IP ery, Duran's. Buxton's, MoutS Cms Partlr uUr CBLLOSJk GjyiBTKBT, 13 Front shaft REGULAR BHD KIVKR PaCKJT. The new and mgnifloentpaieB i B.

L. HODGE NO. P. C. Montgomery, Master; P.

C. KlirfisgBi will leave as above. For freight or psasjia ply on beard, or to receive freiKht for MITTIE STEPHEN8, Will leave as above, givtof thxougb bius of lasts B7 gf PAGArodAs4r0UFwaaA immWimmm SbSor rreUBS VOKOBVn WlKBl ttK.JTeUonpitasllI J. B. PAOADD, Adv g.

Aft 13 rroat reldfreTght. on Ldiu MM Wmmm Tbe steamer CAMABUOlC retaniog every WEDSBflIAT aud Bflt pa stage apply on board. fjfiS LSt F1TlTV BTHBFOBT8, BCBAfl Quarantine station, i II i.