Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1855, Page 2

‘NING STAR. : ————— WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY AFTERFOON........Jannary 91 | through Pos . JOB PRINTING, Our friends will find us prepared at any moment to execute every description of Jor Painting, with neatnes and dispatch on very reasonable terms, from Cards up to Book Printing. We are now ready to serve all, at & moment’s warning. _——— s.30e Agputs for the Evening Star out of Wash- ington: Persons at a distanxe wanting the Dat/y Evening Star, at the earliest perted after its issue, can be accommodated at Wilmington, Delaware, by E.S. R. No. 114, Market stze ot. mii a — hy Hesrr Tarzor, Sun Iron Harper's rit by Ancurnatp Kirzuiiter. Alexandria, Va., by Wu. F. Carxn, No. 60 street, corner of Fairfax. ticksburg, Va., by W. M. Minus. arlottsville, Va. , Rosgrr Horruan. Portsmouth, Va, by A. B. Owens, No. 70. High street. { Orange Court House, Va. D. H. Van Petr. ‘Culpepper Court House,Va., J. B. Gorrett. Gordonsville, Va., G. A. Miuuer. “Staunton, Va., Taos. H. Gresnaw. ‘> The large and convenient dwelling on the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Eleventi street is for rent. Posses- sion given immediately. For terms ap- ply at the Star oftice. ._ SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS The Union moralizes over the condition of politics in Massachuset’s and Virginia, and ‘exposes the imeonsistency ef Col. Benton upon ‘the subject of the Paeific railroad. The Inteltigemcer’s editorial of to-day is ‘upon the Collins steamers, of which it says: “i Although we have always shared in the b nyse feeling of national pri inspired by. © triumph of this magnificent line of steam. ers over all other ocean steam lines, and the great credit it has reflected on American naval skiil and energy; and although we have felt under perzonal cbligation to some of the ex- cellent commanders of the line for kindness and aitention at sea to those dear to us, we Ihave nevertheless taken no individual part in’ much discussed transactions with the Gov- ernment. The dreadful personal bereare Wents, bowever, and the great pecuniary loss whieh the owners sustained by the destruction of the Arctio a fow months ago, have swelled our feeling of admiration fora noble commer- cial and naval bona pe into a sentiment cf sympathy and regard for the line, which wa are free to admit, and which we as freely avow, makes us desirous of seeing « iosterin and libsral hand continued to it by the Gov. ernmeat. Infiuerced by this sentiment of good will, we plecein our cclumns the annexed brief notes respecting the Collins contract with the Government, prepared by a frietd who bas not a duliar’s eomeiary interest in at, and who is actuated by the same disinis:- ested motive that wovurselves are. Points on the Government Contract with the Collins Line First, that the contract cannot broken up, because— 1, It was made in view of a permacent pol- icy, and called for extensive arran, ets, “and it raised resoonabie expectaions thaye dong as the <tipulations and duties of the con tractors wero well performed, they would be roteoted by « stable policy on the part of the overnment during the entire term of the com ‘tract. 2. The xotirs is predicated, it is to be pre- sumed, apon some default or dereliction of duty on the part of the company, on oie! equitably be cause shown. The power to give the notice is not to be exercise capiiciously, to the injury vf individuals contracting with the Govern ment, and relying upon its good faith and the stability of its deciared policy, nor at all with out # failure of satisfactory formance on the of the contractors, or in view of some public and urgent eek 3. The report of the Postmaster General shows that the duties of the contrectors have been well and sztisfactorily perfurmed, and ba they have fulfilied every tation en- rtained by the Government when the cun- tract was made 4 The power to give the notice in principle and effect is no. uniike the power reserved by @ Legislature to «- alter, modify, or repeal,” « charter, which power, it is agreed, cannot be rightfully exercised so long as those actin, under the charter neither neglect their duties nor transcend their powers Second.—Fairness and magnanimity forbid that the Governmeut should at this juncture out this line adrift aiter it hus faithfully and gallantly performed great public services. 1. B cause, in giving the prestige of supre macy to the American marine, they have made efforts and incurred expenses which have pre cluded thew from any profit on their capital, baving been unable to declare any dividead to the stockholders :ince they commenced the 2 Because, while engaged in a service truly ‘ national and deserving a national protectien. they have lost in one of their vessels, the Arc tic, above insurance, about $15),000. 3. If the contract is continued another ship superior to either of the others is to be built withio two years, or az soon as possible, and put upon the line, and this ship will cost the whole of next year’s earnings. EF Hon. John S. Wells, the new U. S. Senator from New Hampshire. to fill the va- cancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Norris, isin this city. A telegraphic despatch, in our column# on Saturday last, stated that this gentleman was the K. N. candidate for Gover- Bor, and not the Know Nothing candidate, as the Union has it. Ourreporter, knowing that Mr. W. was a strong advocate of the Kansas and Nebraska bili, no doubt, to be brief, set him down as the K. N., or Kansas and Ne- braska candidate EF The National Intelligencer attributes the recent riotous demonstration of the work ing-men of New York to the instigation and influence of the foreign population; but the Richmond Va., Penny Post, a Know Nothing Organ, distinctly says: “ We heartily wish, flr the sake of our country’s honor, that the movement was confined 40 them, (the foreign borncitisen:.) But ites far otherwise. The number of native-born Americans—of men whe have been reered upoa the svil—is even greater.” pai deter EN ates Macazives From SaiLLincron.—Joe Shil- lington bas laid upon our table the following popular Magesines for February : “Putnam's Monthly,” ‘:Godey’s Lady’s Book,” an@ * Poterson’s National Magasine.”’ They are all hendsomeiy embellished and filled pith interesting wacter. Ke EGA telegraphic digpateh. from Mobile, ‘Alabame, says that @ subscription paper is circulating among the bieck population of * that city for the relief of the suffering poot of the North. 5 ura maker, of Lee, Mass , has mad several pie of paper from the weed known as “ everlusting,”"—a weed of whieh farme:s bave sg. cat dread. a is said to oe converted into . The paper made at Bes Silowist tinge, but a smooth, firm sur ee HF A wan in New York sued his tenant for ‘house rent, on a lease, but was non suited on the ground that the house was overran with cockroaches. Pauper ard Criminal Bmigratien. — We ‘have reason to believe that the Secretary of ‘the Treasury will shortly submit to Congress, the commerce committee of the Hoase, a project for s law designed to oure the interminable evil and nuisance of the emi- gration of persons to the United States Who are either unzbie or unwilling to support themselves by honest labor, or who are sent hither by the authorities of the different Eu- Topean courtries to which they belong, on account of their~crimes and misdemeanors. We need make no statement of the extent of the evile with which the United States are inflicted from these sources, the records of our almshouses and prisons telling the tale in unmistakable language Various efforts, all unavailing, have been made up to this time to put a stop to the imp8rtation of such persons. All the sea-board States and cities, as well as Congress, have in vain legisiated on the sub- ject. It strikes us that the secret of their tailures in question has been the indisposition of the authorities to punish those of our citi- zens who have been instrumental in trans- Porting such individuals to our land. Our impression is, that the Seoretary’s plan will be found short, concise, comprehensive, and not liable to be ovaded; compelling those who bring such persons upon us for gain, (passage money,) in all cases to lose much more than they bargained to reeeive. Half a dozen convictions and punishments under euch a law will very soon teach ehip- owners that it cannot fail to cost them roundly when they neglect to be sufficiently particular in obtaining satisfactory proof of the health, character, and means of living of emigrants seeking to be transported to the United States. If the Secretary could also devise some suc- cessful means of putting a stop to the coming among us of the socialist, radical, infidel, and revolutionary characters of the sort thrown on our shores by the continental revolutions of 1848 and their consequences, be will confer lasting blessing, indeed, on his country. These latter are the men who do most of the “ agita- tion” in the New York park and elsewhere for changes in our government, and of the principles of civil and religious liberty and equality at the foundation of our government. They come here to teach us their assumed better modes, and have done more to demor- alize society in our large cities than was done before from the foundation of the American government by all the bad elements in Amer- ioan soviety “ However strong our disinclination to what wo sincerely believe to be the dangerous and grievous errors of the Kcow Nothing orgapi- zition may be, we realize the pressing want of some legislation which will relieve usfrom the evils, one and all, of which we write last above. We fear, however, that as the elass last men- tioned are prone to make war on the Catholic church as soon as they arrive among us, it will be some time yet before our intensely patriotic fellow-citisens of the Know Nothing order will find out, in this connection, what all welt informed persons are aware of, viz: that class above referred to are really at the bottom of nine-tenths of the foreign political move- ments in our country likely to injure the United States in the long run. The Kinney Expedition.—We learn that #3 soon as Captain >hillen, of Washington, wo ig to command a detachment of the Kin ney expedition, can fill:up his company, they #re expected to embark'for San Juan del Norte from Alexandria, Va. Not knowing how the gallant Captain gets on recruiting, we can give no rational guess as to when they will se: cail, as explained above. It is now openly avowed by parties engaged in this proposed enterprise, that they are gving isto territory which this Government, if we are not mistaken, has always maintained to be Nicaraguan territory, to set up a gov- ernment there fer themselves. If this be not fillibustering, we know not what is; the United States being at peace with Nicaragua. For their “Commander in Chief and Gover- | nor,’ perzonally, we have a deep and abiding regard ‘ounded on early, intimate and de. voted personal associations, the memory of which will only leave us as our candle of life goes out. We believe him (from long years of experience with him on the western frontier of Texas before annexation, to be better fitted fur the trying responsibilities and duties of bis proposed new position than any one else we ever knew; and that if it is possible for uch an enterprise to be carried out without trenehing on the rights of the Government whose territory is to be made the scene ofits ex- ploits, Col. Kinney is the man so to conduct its affairs. Yet we d) not believe that thing possi- bie. The emigrafes are all to go out as soldiers, armed, equipped, and provisioned, ready to fulfil the pledge which each one of them gives to sustain theapurpose of their chief as opposed to those of whatever local (government) author- ities with which his may chznce to come in collision. We are anti-fillibusters, and, our readers are aware, ever have beon, and cannot permit our personal regard for our friend to induce us to refrain from raising & warning voice against what we believe to be likely to end in the perpetration of a great national wrong. The Pacific Railroad Bill—The grave er- rorof the opponents of this bill, committed in the House on Saturday, was in failing to vote unanimously for its — to the pro- posed special commitfee of thirteen. The re- sult of thatday’s legislation left the strict con- structionists and economists of both Houses in a greaior state of excitement than we evor be- fore saw them. Well they might be; asthe Prospect of the triumph of the bill to day, so very imminent at that time, was in fact the prospect of the dissolution of the Democratic party; inagmueh as it jnvolved the laying of the foundation of an overshadowing corpora- tion, fener sted by the legislation of an United States House of Representatives, which came into being with a Demccratic majority of sev- enty—an fucorporation, too, with $200,000,000 capital to be furnished directly and indirect- ly from the Treasury of the United States, The United States Bank, with its $35,000,000 of capital was a mere circumstance to this proposed railroad incorporation. Those now in public life who know and appreciate the history of the Bank’s effort to Gentralize the Gayernment, may well havo trembled on Saturday, at the prospect of meeting the People under the charge that a so over- whelmingly Democratic Congress has initiated this scheme at the cost ef the national treasury. its glaring secticnalism, too, ia a feature which;in time it, strikes us; will gofar to make the Democratio-party name a by-word of derision south of Mason and Dixon’s line; as it takes due care to provide, in effect, no matter if proper surveys skal! demonstrate: that the best route lays south of the 37th WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. | parallel of north latitude, the road shall not that | this be built on it, because it lies in the southera section of the confederacy. The Japamese Pressute.We understand that sundry packages of the presents sent to Whe President by the Emperor of Japan in Teturn for those forwarded from hente by the hands of Commodore Perry, have reached Washington, with them being sundry pack- ages of presents for officers of the expedition, which, under the law, must be deposited, at least temporarily, in the State Department. That is, until Congress may give them leave to accept them. The contents of the packages are said to be silks, swords, writing tables, delicate and fragile ornaments, vases, bowls bt gliss and other materials, umbrellas, mats, bells, jars cabinets, flower box, lances, Japan matting, stone from Japan stone from Loo Choo, agri- cultural implements, Japan shine (marked from Sindda) hermetrically sealed, samples of sugar cane, seven dogs, two birds, seed wheat from the Cape of Good Hope, &c. We hear that the dogs are of a breed which none but the aristocracy of the Empire keep, as they are very costly. In the time of Charles IL. asimilar imperial present of dogs was sent to Rome by the Emperor of Japan, from which the celebrated European breed of King Charles spaniels sprang. Those sert to the President by Commodore Perry a:e much iike the King Charles breed of the present day, though con- siderably larger The Gibson Olaim —We have no reason to believe that Congress will do anything effect- ually at the present session, with reference to this claim, as thero is not time sufficient left of the session in which to go into it properly. There never was a claim against a foreign government in the hands of the executive of the United States, which received more atten- tion than this same Gibson case. The State Department certainly exhausted all tho expe dients at its command to obtain a fayorable conclusion to its demands for Gibson on the Dutch Government. Ail proving unavailing, however, it now rests with Congress to say what nexi shall be done in the premises. Mr. John Y.” Mason.—Since the last issue of tke Star, the Government ate understood to have received letters concerning the condi- tion of the Hon John ¥. Mason, from which it is concluded that though not recovered from the deplorable attack of paralysi under which he sank not long since, he was somewhat bet- ter thau when the last previous steamer left Liverpoo!. It seems to be taken for granted that he will return to tho United States, va. cating the French mission, as soon as he may be able to travel. a , The Pacific Railroad }ill_—As we went to press it was very clear that this bill would be committed—not passed--by the House The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—-On Saturday, the 20th of Jan : there were of Treasury Warrants entered on the books of the Departmeat— For paying Treasury deb: For the Customs..... ForcoveringintothoT miscellaneous sources For the War Department. For repaying in the War $16,680 28 104,521 01 10,197 51 18,418 10 seseeeee 1,144 23 h y Depart- Ceveeeeees 874 28 crartment..... 16,207 67 For repaying in the Interior De- 5,704 35 PartMent ....-ccccceseseceiees CONGRESSIONAL. Tn ths House, on Saturday, after we went to press, the Pacific railroad bill being under consideration, the question was put on the adoption of the amendment of Mr. Davis, of Indiana, which was agreed—yeas 104, nays Yl. The next vote «f importance was on the adoption of the substitute, as amended by substituting in its stead the amendment of Mr. Davis, of Indiana; which was also agreed to—yens 122, nays 79. The question thea recurred on the third reading of the suid bill es thus amended; and it,was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time—yeas 104, nays 97, as foliows, viz : Yeas—Mesers. James C. Allon, Willis Al- len, Appleton, Bail, Ban'ss, Benson, Benton, Bliss, Bristow, Bugg, Campbell, Carpenter, Caruthers, Chamberlain, Chandler, Chase, Clark, Cook, Corwin, Cox, Crocker, Cutting, John G. Davia, Thomas Davis, Dawson, Dick, Dickinson, Disney, Drum, Dunham, Eddy, Edgerton, Edmanis, Ellison, Etheridge, Ever hart, Farley, Flagier, Florence, Gamble, Good- rich, Godwin, Greea, Greenwood, Herrison, Hendricks, Henn, Hughes, Hunt, Johnson, Knox, Lamb, Latham, Lindley, Lindsley, Lyon, McCulloch, McDougall, Mace, Macy, Matteson, Meacham, Middleswarth, Smith Mil- ler, Morgan, Noble, Norton, Mordecai Oliver, Parker, Phelps, “Preston, Pringie, Ready, Richardson, Riddle, David Ritchie, Thomas Ritchey, Robbins, Rowe, Sabin. Sage, Sapp, Samuel A. Smith, Sollers, Frederick P. Stan- ton, Richard H. Stanton, Straub, Andrew Stuart, David Stuart, John L Yaylor, Nathan- iel G. Taylor, Thurston, Tweed, Upham, Wal- bridge, Walker, Walley, Warren, Eiihu B. Washburne, Irae! Washburn, Tappan Went- worth, Westbrook, Yatez, and Zollicoffer —104. Nays—Messrs. Abercrombie, Aiken, Ashe, David J. Bailey, Thomas H. Bayly, Barks- dale, Barry, Belcher, Bell, Bocock, Boyce, Breckinridge, Lridges, Brooks, Caskio. Chas- tain, Churchwell, Cobb, Colquitt, Craige, Cur- tis, Dunbar, Eastman, Edmundson, Faulkner Fenton, Franklin, Fuller, Giddi: Goode, Grey, Grow, Hamilton, Aaron Harlan, Iast- ings, Haven, Hibbard, Hill, Hillyer, Houston, Daniel T. Jones, George W. Jones, J. Glan Jones, Roland Jones, Keitt, Kerr, Kidwell, Kittredge, Kurtz, Letcher, Lewis, Lilly, Mac- donald, McMullin, McQueen, Maurice, Max- well, May, Millaon, Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Andrew Oliver, Orr, Peck, Peckham, Pen- nington, Biskop Perkins, John Perkins, Phil- lips, Powell, Pratt, Puryear, Recess, Rogers, Ruffin, Seward, Shannon, Shaw, Shower, Sim- , Singleton, William Smith, William R. ith, George W. Smyth, Stratton, John J. Taylor, Trout, Vansant, Wade, Walsh, Wells, John Wentworth, Wheeler, Witte, Daniel B. Wright, and Hendrick B. Wright—97. Shortly afterwards they adjourned. Proceedings of Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. J. S, Wells, the Senator appointed by the Governor of New Hampshire to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late Senator Norris, srpered in the chamber, took the usual oath of office, and took his seat as a member of the Senate of the United States. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Samuel Prileau was passed Mr. Seward pr.sented resolutions of the New York Legislature against the renewal of pat- ents. Mr. Stuart made some remarks against the the resolutions presented by Mr. Seward, ex plaining that in pursuance of a echeme con- cocted in this city, this winter, these rerolu- tions had been alone passed by the New York Legislature, and that according to the same scheme, every State Legislature was ordered to pass similar resolves; referred to the Patents Committee. oe A communication was read from the Post- master General, stating that he had declin isting the proposed mail contracts from Cairo § the M! ippi) vie St. Louis, to New rleans, on account pf the rate a: which all the bids were niade a Mr. Jones, of Tenneaseo, was criticising m with great warmth $8 we went to press. , i foe In the House, after disposing of a communi- cy | foun cation from the Secretary of War relative, the Mexican Gulf Railway, Richardcte a on 1 apatt th e 30th and shast Verustpettethon of tecdorial bu. to ‘ : Objected ' s Mr Peck fed resolutions of the New ork Logi'ars against thé oitension of the patent for KicUormick’s reaping machine; laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Pennington persented the resolutions of the New Jersey Legislature, asking that an expedition be fitted out to search the Arctic seas for the expedition of Dr Kane; referred to the Naval Affairs committee, and ordered to be printed. Mr: Chandler asked leave to move to take up the joint resolution to authorige the rénd- ing of the expedition above referred to. __ "Bat Mr. Smith objecting, leave was aot granted. . : The lar order of business being called for, the Pacific railroad bill came up § Mr. Yea eee moved et Seca the bape) 'y Which the main question on the passage o: the biil had been Adres 3 Mr. Tweed moved to lay that motion on the table; not laid on the table—yeas 87, nays 104. The question then recurring on reconsider- ing. it was agreed to—yeas 105, nays 93. r. Campbell then moved to refer the bill to a select committee of thirteen, on which motion the question was being put by yeas and nays, as we went te press. PERSONAL. ~ + Miss Culver, who is lecturing in Provi- dence, thinks if there was one good woman in Congress it would be much better for the country. There are plenty of o/d women there now. +++. A petition has been presented to the Pennsylvania Legislature, by Patrick Tiernan, raying that his name be changed to Samuel Pacuan. Pat wanis to see Sam. +++» Orr, the trumpet squeaker, has gone to Europe. «++. The New York Mirror says: “The ies committed by G G. Foster that have come to light, amount to about $5,000. A gen- tleman from Pennsylvania finds that his name has been, used for some $2,500, and Mr. bur- ton’s name has been “taken in vain’’ for about as much more.”’ Foster swindled a number of our citizens while here. It is said he was arrested on the steps of the building in which Mario and Grisi saug, while on his. way to the Opera, with Madame De Margurettes leaning on his arm. ++++ Gov. Gardner, of Massachusetts, boasts that he took the inaugural oath in a suit of home-made clothing ; but it is said his shirt bosom and collar were of genuine !rish linen, imported! +++ Agnes Robertson was at Mobile at the time of the last advices. Bourcicault and Placide supported her on the occasion of her benefit. + Messrs. Reeves & Co , of Birmingham, Eng., sword cutlers, have constructed and pat- ented a maciiine by which 300 bayonet blades aday can be turned out by two men anda boy at litte more than a third of the present cost. +++«@en. Sam Houston, of Texas, and Geo Law, of New York city, are talked of as can- didates for President and Vice President, on the Know Nothing ticket. +++ Bennett says he did not present him- self with a service of silver! If he did no‘, we should like to know who did. Tho jnbi:- caticn of th® name of the donor wouid help him vastly—particularly if he has an axe to be ground by Congress. +++ [tis -aid that Madame Grisi and Signor Mario havo taken passags in the steamship Atlantic, Captain West, for her nex: trip to Liverpool. The Atianiic will leave on the 2lst ot February. If so, they won’tgo South. ++++Mrs. Anna H. Stevens, the popular American authoress, is in this city stopping at Willard’s Hotel. -+eeIt is said that upwards of 100,009 copies of the epeech of Hon. J. R. Chandler on the temporal power of the Pope have been printed in this city. ++++Mrs. Swisshelm says that she has never worn a bonnet that cost so much as four dol- lars, and will not be troubled with anew one every winter, or even a re-trimming every fall, for the sake of being leader of the tonin the largest circle in the city. +A new chureh hasbeen built at Madi- son Square, New York, for the congregation of halos Dr. Adams. The cost ofthis edi- fice was about $100,000, of which $60,000 hed been paid in, and on the sale of pews $40.0@0 were realized. The firat one brought a pre- mium of 27+ per cent, and cost the purchaser $1,657 50. +++ Since the introduction of the Hutchin- sons on the floor of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to sing for edification of the members,it has been proposed by one of the Boston papers that the floor be so arranged that the wembers can have circus pecereen: ces, for their amusement, every Wednesday afternoon during the session. ++++Hen John Slidell has been nominated for U. S. Senator by the democratic caucus of the Louisiana iegisiature. The election takes place to day. Hon. Charles Durkee, formerly a free soil democratic member of Congress, has received the “fusion” nomination for U. 8. Senator in Wisconsin. ~AEOTHER Gipsey SwINDLE.—A band of gip- sies having been sojourning near Freehold, N J., have succeeded in swindling a farmer out of about $1,300. The chief actor was a female fortune teller, who, on pretence of being able to reveal to the farmer where a large amount of gold was concealed on his farm, induced him to raise the sum above stated by selling and borrowing, tellng him that it was only to be us:d for a few days in pertecting the charm necessary to the revelation. After much hocus pocus, she folded up the money or what he aepyooe te be it, looked it up in a box, gave him the key, and told him to open it in ten days after, at midnight, when the locality of the gold would be revealed to him. At the time appointed, the farmer collected all his family and relatives, opened the box. and d that the bundle put in the box did not contain his money at all. Meantime the gip sies had left with the plunder. Perhaps such ridiculous credulity deserves no better fate. Ew” At the Printer’s festival recently held at Manchester, N. H., the following senti- ments were offered : Women—The fairest work of nature; the, edition being large, let no man be without a copy. Dcbies—Miniature editions, issued period- ically, and displayed in suaLu CAPs. The Principal Powers—Printing Presses, Pulpits and Petticoats. Lhe Press—The electric battery of thought, by which Franklin directed the lightn: of popular in tion againat the might of op pression and di ed it;—while it exists unfettered and fearless, a free people have no enemy to fear. E> The anti-liquor license party of Win- chester, Va., calling themselves ‘ Straight- outs,” have nominated candidates for corpor- ation officers—Jos. H. Sherrard, Eeq., for Mayor, heading the ticket. ‘The Republican presumes there will be an opposing ticket in the field. The Straightouts hold secret mect- ings, and a candidate for admission among them is simply required to advocate probibi- tion, without reference to his own habits of abstitence or indalgence for the time. The election takes place on the second Tuesday in February : A Lapy’s Toast.—“Old bachelors; they lie on a bed of needies, sit alone on a wooden stool, eat alone on a wooden trencher, and be their own kitchen maid! ’ isn ——__ % EW" Gas ter impregnating the water with which green-house plants are watered Beer from lice and like disagreeable ver- may A letter from Kanass complain that ane not a milliner in the wi territory. Some are wanted immediately. @£ORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE. Accidental. Death—Hravy Storm—Sale of ome Losers by Mr. Brooke—New Pen- ny Paper—Report of Dr. Craig—Marketn Gmoreertown, Jan. 22. 1855. The lifeless body of an individual named Gasty Davis, was found yesterday morning at astone quarry, on the shore of Rock Creek, opposite Mr Cunningham's garden. From all the information we could gather in rela tion to ths matter, it appedrs that he, in com: pany with a number of other persons, wore at & groggery situatad near Col Thompson's, on Saturduy night, drinking and refling. About 124 o’clock, Davis left to return home, after which nothing was Heard of him untii his mangled corps was found above named. He the general impression if that, owing io the e jon is, 0: e aivems beccuaeet ts night, he missed his way and wandered to the precipice, at the base of which his body was found, and fell off, a distance of frori Hifty to one hundred feet. Coroner Woodward held an inquest over the body. What the verdict was, we have not loarned. “We have heard it rumored that in consequence of some suspicions of foul Lace: “logge jary were unable to agree upon verd! A heavy thunder storm passed over our city last night, between one and two o'clock, ac companied by the heaviest fall of rain we have experienced for six or eight months scene for an hour or more was awfully — Many of our streets was one perfect 8 of water. The most terrific peals of thunder, bellowing loud, d e heard in alinost every entire heavens above ppea: ance of a sea of liquid fire. There was also s heavy wind blowing at the time. We have heard of no damage being done. We are sathertoed to state wy oe Craig of the Medical Department of Georgetowr College, to whom the stomach and its contents of the late Robert Delisell, supposed to have died from the effects of some narcotic Poison. Were assigned for imspection, has, alter tte most careful snd rigid analysis, pronounced i: certain that not the slightest traces of opium or any other organic poison whatever, csh be detected. This wil! perfeotly silencs the false reporte that was put in circulation in regari tothe matter. The Baltimore Sun is request ed to copy the above, Mr Altred Bell, of our city, sold Kis farm containing about one hundred acres, lyin; about six miles abore Georgetotyn on the K ock- ville road, on Saturday last, to Mr. Denison, of the Iudian Bureac, for $8,000. The sale is censidered a very good We learn that the Rev. Mr. Brooke, of the Me‘hodist church, has been solicited, and haz consented, to deliver a lecture on next Fridss night in reply to the Rev, Father Maguire, or the temporal power of the aot Our old friend and fellow-citizen Mr. A. L. Settle intends startiug, on the first of the en- suing month, a daily penny paper, to be called the Daily Express. We hope our citisens-wi!l! pe suffer it to share the fate of the Indepen ent Flour this morning dull, at $9, with down- ward tendency. Wheat is declining—mariet unsettled; several large lots on hand this and Ic: iirection. ted the re letter. Spectator. See a EF It ie said to bo an indisputable fact. tha’ taking the whole United States together, much more money is expended for the single articls of cigars than for all the common schools in the Union. Attention, Continental Guards. All members who have pledged thei: for the organizing of the company are re< ed to meet at Potomae Ha'l, Island, on TU DAY EVENING, the 23d instant, at 7 o'clock, a< busines of imporiance will be before the me By orver: WM. TUCKER, Ch J. R. HARBAUGH, Secretary. jan 2 re The Firsc Annuat! Ball of thr G co,ge Washington Club wi! tx at Forrest Hall, Georgetown, February 15h. embers of the Club pledge themselves tha orexpense will be spared to make it on: Balls of the season. rs see future advertisement. OS T—On Saturday evening, on C street, Pa 4 avenue, 12th street, or Maryland avenne, Doctor’s Hipioma Cas , containing the Diploma Dr. Brown, and the ceruficate of membershtp o* Dr. Wm. Brown, in the Cincinnati Society. A liberal reward will be given for their return to GEO. T. MASSEY, Acent, jan R—3.* 428 Toirteenth st. O: TA New Fo: and Dog on Friday mori 4 ing, he i: a white and black dog with a white face. A reward of three doliars will be given if re turned ta ths owner at Cook's Segar Store, on Pr., avenue, between 34 and 41 streets. jan 22—3* ALE“ TINES, Comic and Sentimenta!, V Wholesale and retail at jan 22. LAMMOND’s, 7th st. | )R RIRE—A Roy, nineteen years old, (a slave, accustomed to driving and out door work. V ges reasonable. Apply to No. 814 North L, 9h ant 10th streets. - GRAND CONCERT | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. In aid of the funds of the Ladies’ Union Benevolent Society, for the benefit of the Poor of Washington HIS Concert wi!l be given at C4aRUSTS 3.4 LOON, 01 THURSDAY EVEBING next, the 25th instant, at half past 7 o'clock. The programme conrists of Solos, Duetts, Trios. Quartettes, Choruses trom some of the most cele brated Operas, Romberg’s Cantata, “The Power of Song,” Morning, the “Tramp Chorus)? by Bish &e. &e, MRS.°FRANKLIN will sing her eclebyated Be Song, with obligato flute accompaniment. Protessor Foertsch will preside at the piano forte. Tickets 50 cents—‘o be had at the principal mu sic and bookstores, and at the door on the ev: ning of the concert. Jan 224 NAVY YARD OMNIBUS REGULATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE. JHE last omnibus will leave the Navy Yard for - Washington at 8 o'clock p. m. Leave Wa-hington at Sixth street, precisely at 9 o’clock p. m. Persons wishing to visit the city or places of ainusement at a later hour will be furnished with Coaches at all times and on the most reasonably terms by applying at the Un’on Line Office, Nav) Yard. G. VANDERWERKEN, Proprietor. =. M. GOLDEN, Agent. jan 22310 UN AWAY from the subscriber on Tucgday, R the 36th instant, Henry Davis, colored. The said boy is my bound apprentice, is about 11 years old and light colored. I hereby warn all > ftom employing, or in any en oops 1 will pro®ecute any person so offending according w taw. - MICHAEL DOOLEY. jan 20—3:* : ORSE STOLEN.—Was stolen from the stable of the eub criber last night, the 19th instant, a Sorrel Mare. She is a nid ing animal, of much spirit, «nd a fine mov. er. The only distinguishable marks are a knot on the back, caused by the saddle, and one hind foot white. She is about ten years old. A suitable re ward will be paid for the ‘information that will lead to her ree very, FRANCIS N. BRENT, jan 20—6r Delaware avenue, Capitol Hill. ee OLD, SILVER, STEEL & PLATE SPEC. G TACLES to suit every age and eye, Ruling Specs, R. R. Glasees, Bye, tee — of all mg tions, din, lasses, Goggles; &c., Parabula’ Perifocal, Concave, Convex, and Colored Glasses put in frames at the shortest notice. Peart tie ty leg may be sure to get those which benefit eat rae “7°. SEMKEN’S, No. 330 Pa. avenue, betw. ty and 10th sts. jan 20 eS. AWFUL SAORIFICE IN DRY GOODS. URTHER reduction in precs at the store of the “tate firm of Magruder & Caivert. 1000 yards brocade Si k, cost $1 for cts [Ss pieces changeable Sith, soot 814C tore ec cost 87 Ke 1 velvet Clonk, cost $31 for g13 1 emb’d c'cth Cloak, cost g: for $13 16 plaip do. very low A few pieces raw Silxe, cost 550 for 3c keops Bren mye pee hes Pp. a C.ll soon and make you: sclectons at No. 16 Market Space, between Eighth and Ninth sts. 20—lw WARD'S U. 8. UK PREM H ia re FRANCK TAYLOR. successive Dights in Baltimore! 4 morning, but no sales up to the clesing of this | io * | I will give the above reward if they are returned to “| me at No. 499 Tenth street, between Pennsylvania avenue and C streets, or information lef «> | can get them. CHARLES LYON, jan 19—2" SILVER PLATED WARE. = Coffee Sets, Castors, Cake and Pruft Baskets, Waiters on white metal, Table, Des sert, and Tea Spoons and Forks, double and ‘iiple plated on Albata, the best substitute for silver war ranted and rold by H. SEMKEN No 330 Pa. avenue, between Sth and 10a ate, jan 19 GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES N order to make room for Spring Goovs, | auve determined to offer all kinds of Winte: Goods now on hand, at greatly reduced prices for cash, and would name m part the following extra bargains » Piain de Lains,6 cents; Figured and Plain d- Li 10 cents, worth 12; plain, all wool, D Laines, - C worth 30; red and plan De Laines, 31 worth 50; fine Alpaca 15 cents, worth 25, silk 25 cents, worth 0; 100 re lanes at half-price ; yard wide worth 25; black and white calico i woollen flannel 12 centg; Manket. 2s per cent leas than they have been so d this on. All woolcas Amusements. AT ODD FELLOWS’ HA. L MONDAY, eqeenay. * a EDNESDAY, Jan. GREAT HISTORICAL PAINTINGS Assyrian Empire: AN BISTORICAL LICTURE =~ ON THE RISE, Y, Basviow. FALL OF itifully iliperrated by a setibs of fine ~ - 158 feet Steaua Exhibn dé 2 izens! The in tts favor. Admission 5 cente—Cbild.en | ‘ For farther particulars see hand 5 Jan 2-H" THE GREAT MARBLE STATUE | THE DYING GLADIATOR, On exhibition at MORKISON’S BUIiw- ING, 44 stregt, near Pay Daily from 3 a.m. to 10 f. a. ADMITTANCE 25 CENTS. DHN 8. HOLLINGSHEAD, Agent. jan 10 * ~_—E>E———————=_—_—z:=E=E Pe hile ven ng BAIR (REATOR,.—s0 4K confident are the prey of the success this article that they will, at their rooms in New York, apply it, and make no charge until the limit is laced. For sale at a LAMMOND’S, th # jan D—3 REDUCED RATES. . HE season being well advanced, and having on hand a large stock of DOUBLE SOLE BOOTS and SHUES of every grade, com Fe stitched Patent Leather Boots Quilted bottom Water proof Oalf Boou Double sole stitched = «do do Double sole pegged do do Do Sutched Patent Leather Shoes, of va mous styles Do do —- Calf Shoes do Do Pegged do With a great variety of other stock not to mention, we have determined to offer further in ducements to those who purchase for cath. and will for the remainder of the season offer the above g ide re "uced rates for cuwh. Where goods are charged the tegular price will be strictly adhered to. BURNS & COCHRAN, 408 Pa. avenue, bet. 6th and 7th streets, jan 20—% THE QUEEN’S Regulations and Orders for the Arty complete to 1234, 9 vols, Lortadn Code Napoleon, literally tranclated 1 vol, London 184 » Pairho!t’s Dictionary of Terms of Art, 1 vol, Lon don, 1854 a on The Miciose Ns History, can » plication, bond Fogg, 1 vol, 200 engravings, Lond un, 1854 Haghes uties of Judge Advocates | vol The Steam Magine, for practical men, by Hans and 3 l vol, Loudon 1854 ine, its history and mechanism ‘y Robert Scott Burn, | val, Landon, 1854 Richards’ Populaion and Capital, 1 vol. London, le4 PRANCK TAYLOR. jan 20 FOR EVENING. N W. GALT & BRO. have just received a bem e tiful asserunent of Rich Pearl Neckieves, Brooches, Ear Rings, &c. ALSOo— A complete assortment of Pearl, Ivory, Spanvh, and Mc urning Fens, which will be sold unusually La M. W. GALT & BRO., Pa. avenue, between 9h and 10th sts. jan 19—3t QESVANT WOMAN AND BOY POR SALE— © \) A No. 1 Servant Woman and Boy for sale- are slaves for life—Woman 23 years of age, boy 2, both sound and healthy. She is the best cook, waslier, Apply to RICHARD’s, it, No, 428 Thirteengp et. SILVERWARE. VERY pretty assort~ent of Silver Coffee Sets, Pitchers, Goblets, Cup , Creams, and all kinds of Spvons and Forks, and a varicty of Fancy ®ilver Ware, suitable for pre-ents, viz: Soup and Oyster Ladies, Crumb Scrapers, firh, pie and cake Kuives, Cream and Sugar Spoons, etc., is offered at low re ces, and warranted sterling. H. SEVKEN. No. 339 I’a avenue, bet. 9h and 10th sis. jan 19 aud ironer in the city. jan 19-3 ar DOLLAGS RE WARD.—Sirayed from the subscriber yesterday evening abom sun down, a WHITE HORSE, a little ou the shoulder, and a DARK BROWN MARE, slightly injured on the fore shoulder, from a fall. Vi they got away had on chain halters, and were last ren in the neighborhood of the Pr-si. ent's House. rigmal cost hand&erchiefs 12 cts; gentlemen: handkerchiefs 25 cents; childrens’ comforts 6 cts; ladies’ verte 62 cents, worth 100; gentlemens’ undersirts 25 enty yard wide bleached and anbleachet cotion 6 conts bleached sheat.ng 10 cents, worth 121¢ Fine ®hirti Ay cents. fine bleached mustn 12 cents worth nton flannel ® centr, | same" gray and black 8 wool hose very cheap, black and co.ored hore and half hose 6 cents. gent yarn balf bose 15 cents, ties black kid gio worth 62, gentlemen's white and colored kid gic 50e, worth $1 worth 25 bon, tlemen’s lined burlin gloves lac. under sleeves 6 and 1%, Chemisetts I8e, eambric founcing 3c. original cost 2, patent leather belts 6 cents. fa my Boot shoe ge ye Lhave a large and well assorted stock, which I am digpcsed to # ti exceedingly cheap, Indies ga’ters 87 and @1, ladies” kid boots 75, wo th 1 25 ladies’ patene leather bus kins, 62 cents, worth 100, misses colored gaiters 62 and 75 cents, worth 100, shppers Bc. gentle men's boots 1 50 worth 2 Ys boots 75 and &7c, children‘n shoes in endle-» varity very This is « rare opportunity of obtaining gord goous at very low prices, and I would mvite any in want of the sbove articles to examine my stock before making their purchases. R. B. HALL, No. 373 Seventh st., 4th door abuve f. jan 19—1w* ARNY, No. 8& Bridge sireet, Georgetown art to furnish wana Dixwens, borers ione nos, Ke., with everything in the Contec ive, in Any pert Of the Disinet, at the shat bar ye ~_ On Lhe most reasonable terms. it H. SEMKEN, JEWELER, No. 330 Pa. avenue, between 9h and 1th sirerte., Offers for sale a magnificent assortment of DIAMOND JEWELRY, Gold Bracelets, Breastpins, Barr » Beal 4 Wedding Rings, Fob and Vest Chairs, Beals, Loc! ets, Pencils, Thimbles, Trinkets, ete All ar icles are-warranted as represented and eck unusually low, ja Le APER MOISTENER—A New lnveotion & Beistening the leaves of a Copying Book, Pos age Stamps, Envi lopes, and movten the wen counting bank bills. Also. useful tor | other purposes. ‘ It will be found an ind: sib'e article for very desk. It is perfectly simple and cheap, and mut * come into general use. | TAYLOR & MAURY, jis Agents for Washington. OST MONEY—A LADY, WHILE mAR 4 keting yesterday morning, lost a Green Bead Purse, containing §26—one ten two fives, and® oe dollar , and a five doliar note on whe Bechengs ens Virginia. The finder will be tb erally rewarded By leaying it with she clerk at ar ofc et R's Ss GENERAL AGENCY AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, NO. 552 SEVENTH ST. Tishop in plain and nay ost Piice, Just receives AYLOR & MAURY S Bookstore, near ti #