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VEN ay bw ING STAR. "WASHINGTON GITY: . MONDAY APTEERSOON ++:Mareh 19. (> Apvuntisemmnts should be handed in by 12 o’clock, M., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. Sroracz.—Storage will be taken in the fine large dry basement, corner of Eleventh street and the Avenue, “Star Buildings.” The central location and easy access to this store-room makes it the most desirable place of the kind in Washington. Termslow. Apply at the Star office. f SPIBIT OF TRE MOSNING PRESS. The Intelligencer publishes an article from the Liverpool Times, by the Afriea, which the editor regards as rendering certain the truth of the account of the death of Nicholas. ‘The extracted article takes it for granted that the event will bring about peace. Vows ver- rons. The Intelligencer also copies a cock- and-bull story from the New York Times, ac- counting for Mr. Soule’s act in refrainiog from getting into a personal quarrel with his friends in the Administration, on the ground that the latter are in porseszion of certain obarges agaiost the manner in which he discharged his duties whea in Madrid, brought by bis Secretary of Legation. We refer the reader to what we say in another column about the efforts to make it appear that there isa per- sonal misunderstandirg between Mr. Soule aod the Administration. The Union, growing indignant over the fact that that Mesers Beale and Patton desert the Virginia Democracy for Know Nothingiem, says: “The two Democrats who have submitted to the humiliation, not to ssy degradation, of playing second fiddle to the combination of Whiggery and Know Nothingism may be able to pacify their own consciences upon the hope of gratifying their private griefs or their inor dinate embitions, but we will not believe that theif treachery can excite in the honest and faithful Democratic masses of Virginia any other than feelings of indignant di-gust. Ic cannot be that a Democracy which has won a bigh national renown in a contiaued series of triumphs of Federalisa in all its phases has become so demoralized, or so ind:fferent to its own character, es to ratify a bargain which Bot only places it at the footstool of its ancient foes, but sinks it the the level of an assccia- tion with Abolitionism itself. So far fem being discouraged by the announcement of the consummation of the bargain, we indulge the hope that the very boldness and baseners of the coalition will startle the over-confideut Demoeracy, not only of Virginia, but of the whole South, and awaken them to a proper sens> of the dangers which threaten them. The ticket jast announced is the rezult of the midoight schemes which bave been concosted and consummated in secret conclaves, for the purpore of breaking dowa the regular Demo- cratic organization. No Democrat can now plead ignorance as to the rea! object of the amalgamation, sed none can now give Sanction except upon the full responsibility proviog untrue to his Democratic faith.” SUSE TFEEBSONAL AND POLITICAL. +++« The Boston Post says: “In Dover, where J. P. Hale belongs, if anywhere in New Hampabire, ths Democrats ga:ard FIFTY-NINR vot-s In Congress, in 1352, Hale solemnly declared that, so long va there should flow in his veins the blood of his mother, who was the only ebild of an Irish exile named O’Brien, so long an Irish emigrint should never wert words of encouragement or sympa'by from him. If be had an impulse or a passion, he said, it was wnen an appeal was made to his beart for an Irish exile. Now his biod ap- Pears to be a mere decoction of Know Nothiaz pepper.” +++» Ia the Fairfield (Cona.) district, Wm. Hi. Noble, of Bridgeport, is the Demvoratio candidate fur Congress «--« In the New Haven (Conn ) district, the Know Nothings aud Whigs have nominated John Woodrui, 2d, fr Congress, the Demo- erats Samuel Arnold, 24 + The City Council of Augusta, Ga., have unanimeusly revolved to procure and present to the Mayor of that city, Mr. A P. Kobert- fob, fome testimovial of their appreciation of his services during the yellow fever epidemic lasteummer is fearless aad indefatigable exertions were spoken of at the time with un- qualified zrati‘ude and praise. ++ In the Demeeratic convention of the first congressional district of Connecticut, Gen. James T. Pratt had 86 eut of 99 vores as a candidate fur re election. : Mra Mary E. Hewett, the peetess, of New York, hae been recently married to Mr Burrell Ste’ » @ gentioman of fortune. «+++ Agreatstock raiser is Governor Grimes of Iowa. We beardit ctated, says the Dubuque Express and lieraid, in a conversation at lowa City, that the Governor was the owner of six: mares, but doubting such to be the case, we inquired of bis Excellency himself, who con- firmed the truth of what we had heard. +++» Hon. AR. Boteler has been nomi- pated by the Know Nothing Convention of Berkeley District, Va., as their eand:da'e for Congzees, in opposition to Hon. Chas J Faulk- ger. +--+ John Tabor who is to be hanged at Stockton, California, for the murder of Joseph Mansfield, was formerly editor cf the Stockton Journal, end one of the best newepaper writers in Cabforzia +++«The Whigs ef Gaston eounty, N. C, bave nominated James A. Caldwell, of Lineoln 28 a candidate tu represent their district in the next Congress. +++-George W. Williams doclines being the candidate of the temperance par'y for gov- ernor of Kentucky ++++The Univers states that Cardinal Wise man and thé other pre'ates of Great Bui-ain, now at Kome, have supplicated the Pope, and the request bas been backed by the bisnops of cther nations, tha: the devotion paid to the venerable Dede may be extended to the whole ebarch. +++-Ole Ball bas at last replied in a seoreh- ing letter to his associates in the late opera New York Academy. Ole fly, and gives a balance which does not accord with that of Strakosch and Maretzek. ie advanced $4,000 to Stra- ko-ch and $2,450 to Maretzek, which, with oth- er disbursements from his own purse, shows a total of $13 982 25 expenditures, against the receipts to the amount only of $1169—making we ie Ae loss of — 25. Who could ame Ole for shuti own DB such un profitabe tee _ Gen. Seott’s brevet rank of Lientenant General does not create a vacancy in the place he formerly held. fe iz still Mzjor General, Commanding in Chief. Next to ‘him on the Army Roll is Gen. Wool, who bas the actual tank of Brigadier and brevet tank of Mejor ae OT ga to bim is General Twiggs, who hss the samo titles, though bi zion is of a later date ore ——__ Tez Lowest Pippen —The name of a mon preacher was added to the list wee: ciating clo: who acted as chaplsin to the Caiifurnia Legislature, because he offered to pray for that honorable bedy without mo- Bey arg without price. Stesuers on Sact Lage —The Mormons beve built a steamer to ply u the Great Salt Lake. She only waits for her machinery, which is to be taken ou* by the first traia fiom St. Louis in the gpri gz! Utah Territory hes nowa eration of 40,000 and that of Balt Lake City is 12,000 ome Beye 6 ok rey a WASHINGTON NEWS AND Gossi?, | Something New under the Sun —The Iate fair of the Metropolitan Mechanics’ Institute | in this clty'was not as rich in its display cf! new successful labor-saving inventions and applications as it -hould have been, for the last year has perhaps been more prolific of such things than any of its predecessors, as the records of the Patent Office testify. Neverthe: less, there were a few mechanical novelties exhibited there which are evidently destined to result in revolutions in mechanical methods and modes of great importance to eociety. Chief among them may be classed the results of the experiments of Capt. Joseph Javis, the veteran inspector of timber in the Norfolk navy yard, extending over a period cf some twenty five years, and embracing the applica tion of all plausible expedients whatever, to the end of preventing the ravages of th a- worm on ship’s bottoms, Nothing at the Fair interested us more, as nothing else had an end in view of greater importance to the world; while nothing else to be seen there gave evi- dence of the application of as much mind, care, patience and valuable experience tothe noble purpose <f benefiting society. Some weeks ago we took occasion to publish an ac count of these experiments and their grand result; which was that zinc paint, and zine paint only, proves to be an insurance against the so destructive ravages of the sea worm, The affair of next greatest importance to. society which was exhibited there, waz a series of machines for cutting barrel staves and heads, which, as a whole, were as perfect in their operation as any thing in the way of machinery we ever beheld. A few moments reflection upon the immense demand through- out our land for kegs, barreis, casks, hogs- heads, &c , will suggest to the reader the pub- lic importance of an invention or series of inventions, by the use of which one man may make, in a day, as many staves or bar- rels as forty men can make by hand; or ten tivaes as many us through the uso of any other machines tothe same end previously invented; and more especially when, as in this case, the now process enables the barrel or stavo-maker to apply to his purposes twenty-five per cen tum more of the timber of a forest than has heretofore been found applicable to them. I: will be recollected by all who know avght of stave getting or coopering, that a very large per centage of the timber originally cut down to be so worked up by hand or otber machines, must necessarily bs thrown away as unsuited for the purpose This machine, however, works all such timber up, never casting out an imperfect stave or section of a head from sound timber Jarge enough to make either Before patting the timber into the stave cut- ting machine, i: is got out into bolts, such as are worked on by ell stave getters by hand, or otherwise. These bolts are then stesm- soaked with the waste steam of the engine driving the machines, and ctherwise. In the machine for eutting the blocks or bolts into staves, along, keen, and heavy blade is constant- ly moving up and down through a range of about seven inches, in an are of acircle of about a foot radius. At the sam- time, by a simple and beautiful arrangement, it is made to move back and forth, end wise, through a epsce of about two feet—ibe combinstion of the two wovements giving to the edge of the knife a peculiar ard most effective epiral motion or stroke, by meats cf which the large blocks of word, above referred to, which are fed by hand up under the knife cs it rises, are worked up with marvelous rapidity into staves, dressed to the proper shape on both sides, perfeotly smooth and sound, and with the greatest pos sible economy of material. This machine makes from ninety to one hundred strokes per mioute, cuttiog cf a etave at every s'roke when there is timter fur it to work on; and, after making all allowauces for time lost in whatever way, it may be relied on to turn out two thousand staves per hour, day after day; or more than enough for one thousand barreis aday! Thuz, it is very clear that the Jabor ot ope man in working this machine is ten times a8 efieciive as when employed on the best previously krown apparatus for sawing out staves, aud forty times as effective as in getting them out by hand, to say nothing of the saving of material, which is about a fourth; and of the still more important fact that tim ber can be used which will not rive, and which does not coat more than half as much as tim ber suitable for riving in all provious machines for cutting staves, the kaife comes equare upon the wood, like a ctisel, making the s.ave shakey, and material- ly impairing its etrenzth, whick hag created a great prejudice against ent staves. The craw- ing stroke in this machine entirely obviates this difficulty, the staves prepared and finished by its proocea being worth fully one third mora in market than any vther eut staves. The machinery in question includes appa Tatus for jointing and crossing the staves, end cutting and turning the heads, es stated above, leaving nothing to be dono by the cooper but the gutting up and hooping§ We were erpe- cially pleased with the priaciple and opera- tion of the machine of the series dosigned for jointing, which shapes the edge of the siave. the workman has only to feed in the staves as fast as he con handle them, and they come out e:ch with the previse degree of bilge or sweli end of bevel which its width requires. ‘his beautiful resuit is effected by the simple ap- plication of well known mathematical prinei- ples through the use of guages, which remind us somewhat of those applied by Llanchard in his now celebrated as so very usefal apparatua for turning snoe lasts, chiseling marble busts, finishing of gun stocks, making wheel-spokes, and doing many other useful things, indeed, ata tithe of the expense which was requisite to effect such ends before he (Blanchard) turn- ed his wind to tha: particular branch of the useful arts. The inventors and patentees of the stave and barrel making machines described above, are Mocsrs. C. B. Hutchinson & Co., of Au. burn, New York, whom we regard as public benefactors; inasmuch a3 the grand rezuits of their expenditure of mechanical genius and experieccs, and time and money to these ends» will be the eventual cheapening of barrels one half tothe ecrsumer, and doubling the value of every tree in our ferests suitable for stave timber. These predictions will not ap peur extravagant, when it is recollected that the invention of the cotton gin is admitied to have at least doubled the vains of every acre of arable land in the cotton growiog rezions of the United States; while it has also done More thau aught else besides, in the way 0! reducing the cost of clothing to all, the world over, who wear clothing An Abortive ¥ifort.—We Presume that by this time those patriotic journals that have | late been engaged in the effort to get up a per- sonal altercation or quarrel between Mr. Soule and the President, have diasovered that their labors to this end have been thrown away—utterly thrown away. It strikes us that there has been a very general unarrenvei conspiracy, (if we may be permitted to make @ bull,) among all the presses bitten wiih iv- tense hatred of either the Presidect or Mr. Soule, to bring ona personal disagreement between those gentlemen, in the hope of les- secing the country’s respect for them. Thus, late “ Washington letters’ have teemed with Prognostications of the rich developments in that connexion about to see the light; while every sentence uttered by Mr. Soule in mixed compsny, has beer turned over and twisted about in the hope of being able to make it read as though an aspersion upon the 00d faith of the Chief Magistrate, or an insult to him. We need hardly add that this labor has been utterly in vain, Mr. Soule having evidently been always prepared for his would- be-entrappers at all points. They have failed inall their devices toinduca him to forget what is due to his own self-respect, and tothe kind sentiments which have influenced the President throughout all their intercourse, pergonal and official. They had flattered themselves that he was a gentleman of less character than they find him possessing. The result will be that they will soon change their tune, returning to their work of maligniog Mr. Soule findirg that he pe:sists in declining to be used by them for so disreputable a pur- pose. It may not be known at a distance, that it is well understood in Washington that all the prognostications of a forthooming misun- derstanding between the distinguished gentle- men referred to above, have already proved fallacious, as wo here exp!ain. This mare's nest was a creation of the Hera/d's prolific mint, of ocurse, and simply turns out just as every other Washington wonder of that journal that has seen the light since Merch, 4, 1953, turned out before it A Threatoning Letter —Some days ago we received by mail the fillowing letter, post marked Milton, Mass., March 13: Bostox, Mess., March 12, °55. Monsizur: Through your villainy I have suffered a humiliating “isgrace—a dishonor which will render my life one of mi<ery to its ‘atest hour. 1 am innocent, as you well know, aud had not my time been limited to two suort hours you should have acknowledged i: ereanotherday. I shall now live for revenge. Go where you may, my eye shall be upon you; and g sure as there is a God above my satia- faction shall in less than six months be com- plete Monsieur, I remain your ob’t enemy, Cosimo De Castro. To the editor of the Washington Star, D. C. As we never hoard of Cosimo de Castro, it struck us that the writer could be no other than the “flach” French Army Captain, whose exploits in the way of chiseling sundry busi- ness people in Washington, some week: ago, were duly clironicled in our local columns, ‘eading to bia arreet and exposure, whilo, shortly after, he was engaged in a similar way in the interior of Virgisia. Since the receipt of biz complimentary and affectionate epistie preseuted above, we have qaietly watched our exchanges to learn some- thing more of this customer, in tho belief that a gentleman of his emphasis cf character could hardly manage to keep long out of the nswepapsrs ‘To-day, we find ourselves on his trail, cbserving M. de Castro figuring “as large as life and twic> es natural,” in ap ex- pressive paragraph ia tie MNatronxal (New York) Police Gazette, wherein bis exploite as @ professional lady-killer, heart broaker, and Jeremy Diddler, since he was smoked out of Virginia, are duly set forth Ho was last seen emerging from a fashionable bair-dressing sa- loon, looking, according to the Police Gaz-tre, beautifully done up for an operation upon the tender eympathies of tha next forlorn darscl in search of a lover, he might meet, or on the pocket of some young gentleman wilh more money than brains, ambitions of being c+ape- roved around the city by a person whose fault jess exterior proved him to be positively a man of haut tox. We are consoled under the ef- Hiction of his threats, by tho consciousnoss thet wo have probably rid this seotion of the coun try forever of the honor of bis presence. The Purauit ef Baker, the Murderer cf Poole.—The U. S. brig ot War, Perry, being about to eail from Norfolk. Va, to join the squadron om the west coast of Africa, touching necessarily first at the Canary Island, the authorities of New York havo apolied to the Navy Department for permizsion to send out on her a police officer in search of Baker, the murderer of Poole. Tho Secretary promptly granted the request. So one of the Chief's (Mr. Matsell’s) aids, Mr. Ford, will be a pas- senger on that ship. The Seeretary of the Navy has been quite ill for a week past. hough still confined to his bed, ho is recovering we are happy te ba wble to exy. tions of the Treasury Department.— aturday, the 17th March, there were of Troneury Warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the redemption of stock.. $1,172 76 Wor paying Treasury debte 51,486 33 For the 103 187 76 For the War Departme: 113 61 For the Navy Departmen 687 44 For theInterior Dopartment...... 63,439 75. ——3—- &t. Latrick’s Day in Baltimore The birthday of Ireland’s patron, St. Patrick wes celebrated in Baltimore by the “Oliver Hibernian Society’’ and “Irish Social Benev- olent Society,’ both cf which gave magnifi- cent banquets, which were largely attended, where sentiment, song, speech, and good fel- lowship prevailed. Among the toasts offered at the Hibernian Society, we find the fol- lowing: By Mr. Luke Cassidy —Irish Americans : The pleasantest duty they have to perform un- der the Coratitution of this glorious Union, ia to renounco all allegiance to every foreign prince or potentate on the face of the earth, apd especiuliy to her Ladyship, the present Kuler of Great Britain and Ireland. Jon F. Eonis —The Irish Adopted Citizon : He may feel the stripes, bui ho will ever be faithful to the stars which emblazoned upon the banner of his adopted country. Patriotism can demand—America can receive —no stronger proof of his devotion. At this dinncr, letters were read from Gov. Ligon, ex-Gov. Lowe, and Hon. Herry May We notice the following sentiments among these present at the benquet of the Irish So cial Benevolent Society ; The United States of America: The land where every principle of liberty is vindicated, and where every ennobling sentiment of hu- manity 1 ves and flourishes. Crushed be the spirit that would sully that liberty or extend a witbering influence to the pure and lofty emotious which have characterized his vota- ries. By Francis Gallagher.—The Eremies of Ree ligious Freedom: “Father, forgive them, for they £now nothing of what they do.”'—Luke 23d chap, 3ithv Tho True American Heart: May its apse tions of gael spd be always as free as the wares © our national flag in the brpeses of ven. The Current Bringiog them up with a Roand Turn. South Carolina, we presume, for the first time, was. few days since astenished with a riot among the hands employed in laying the track oa tbe North Eastern railroad. Those em- ployed, who were Irishmen, s'ruok for bigher wages, and their places were quickly supplied by Germans sent up from Charleston. The former then insisted on going back at their old wages, but we.e not received. They then attacked those who had besa employed in their ctoad, succeeding io preventing them from working until the arrival of a military foree from Charleston, who captured thirty three ringleaders, whom they safely lodged in the Cha:les:on prison. Wecan fairly promise those obstreprrous gentlemen that by the time they get out of the clutches of South Carolina law, they will have, each and every mother’s son them, firmly made up their minds never to organize, in the South, to disturb the pub lic peace, or to violate the rights of othe s by force of arms. They have fallen into hands that will teach them that such things cannot be done in that quarter with the impunity with which they may “cut” such “shines” at the North. Demagogueism at the North, is at the bottom of their uniform failure to execute the law in such cases fearlessly and faithfully. It has thus made the hands employed on pub- lic works there at times tarbulent, lawless and exceedingly dangerous to the peace of society, aud has thus generated in its efforts to pro- pitiate their favor, much of the so strong feel- ing against all who were born abroad, which now undeniably exists throughout the United States. Dut for the ripeness of demagogueism throughout the North, not a tithe of the rail- road and caual riots which have disgraced the United State: in the last twenty years, would have occurred. NEWS ITEMS. [>A writer ia the Christian Examiner de- scribes Barnum’s Iranistan as ‘a vulgar copy of tho vulgar palace of the most valgar prince who ever saton the English throne; a inon strous humbug in wocd and stone, briatling on the outside with protense, and within as splendid as a—steamboat !”” {3Until wittin a few years the Waldenses Were not allowed, on nccount of their religion, certain privilozes enjoyed by other inhabi- tantscfthe kingdom of Sardinia. Eut now all restrictions are removed. ‘The state reli gion is Roman Catholic; but so numerous are the Protcstan's, and go honorable the sove- reign (Victor Emanuel) and the government, that there is nowbere any dissatis{action, and no intolerance. Ta Lhe Freash troops at Rome are to be reduced to 3.000, and Civita Vecchi Thoee of Austria in the Papsl state to be reduced to about the same number. far The American Bible Scciety has re- ceived a letter from Rey. C. N. Righter, who is now acting as their agent in the eamp be- fore Sebastopol. Ho states that ho was kind- ly reesived by Lord Ragian, and that he has disuibuted many copies of the Scriptures among British soldiers and Russian prisoners. (3 Counterfeit $20’s and $2’s on the Madi- son Co. Bank, N. J., are in circulation, £97" An effendi and twenty Musslemaus have been banivhed from Constantinople fer present- ing a petition to Prines Napoleon against re- forms which they believed would endanger the laws of Koran EF The order of the Sons of Temperance ia, extending itself in Northern California. A division bas just beeacommencedia Los An clos, withevery prospect of success and the Southern Californian of that ilk breathes the wieh thatthrough itsinfluence the principles of temperance may be extended over the city, and numbers who are now steeped in dissip - tion, r2deemed from their pollution, and ele- vated to the position of sober, right minded citizens. £9" A party cf Invalids, 26in number, of the Coldstream regiment of Guards, wounded st Alma, Iokermaon, and during the seige of operations before Sebagtopol, were inspected by the queen ia Ducki®$~him palace. ( Scenein an apothecary shop, after the passage ef the Maine Liquor Law—two nice young men enter. “Come, Jim, what will you take’? © Well, I'l take a prussic acid smarb.’’ Clerk to second gent—‘What’s yours!’ “i'll take a burning fluid cocktail.” [FPA prospectus haz been circulated in Paris for a plea:uro trip to the Crimea, at the commepo:ment of the springgeason The trip isto last three monthe. ‘he travelers are to proceed from Marseilles to Constantinople. thence to the Crises; uext to Egypt, and come home by the wey of Algeria. (a There are 120 Banks in the State of Ibe diana. Oat of thess, 15 are at par at Cinoin- nati, the balance varying from 5 to 25 per cent disoount. ("A witness named Washman was called to the stand,to give his testimony. Having taken kis place, he turned tothe bar, before testifying, and earnestly inquired, “Which side 2m I on?” (2 George Fitzhugh, Esq., of Port Royal, Virginia, the author ot ‘Sociology for the South,” will deliver a lecture in New Haveo, on Wednesday night, on the subject—“Free Society, a Failure’? Wendell Phillipps will deliver « lecture at the same place on the fol lowing night on the subject of siavery. Retrer or Dr. Kang.—The New York ship- ping list states thatthe propeller City of Bos- ton, 4 years old, 400 tons, late a packet betwen Philadelphia and Boston, bas been purchased by the Government for $50,000, to be fitted out end despatched forthe relief of the Kane ex- pedition. 9 The sheep in some of the western wool growing regions have suffered severely during the past winter—the drought ast summer having destroyed their pasturage. The Cieve- land (Ohio) Leader says : ‘The farmers of Carroll county have lost a very Jarge number of sheep. One man’s flock in that county has suffered a diminution of 500 head. * Almost every sheep grower has sustained loss. Theciip of wool will be greatly reduced from that of last year.” ti The New York papors are endeavoring to keep up the Poole excitement, evidently for the purpose of making political capital. The Emperor of Japan seews to have a sharp eye to hia rights and privileges. He evidently is not a believer in “popular sover- eignity.’ He directed that allthe American gold pieces which Mr. Burrows, who lately visited Jeddo Bay, gave to his subjects should be returned. The interpretor discooveted “Liberty” on thom, which alarmed the Empe- ror. EFA warning pan full of coals, or a shovel fuli of coals, hold over varnished furniture, willtake out white spots. The place should be rubbed with flannel while warm. The Poole Verdict. ‘The jury to examine into the causeof the death of Wm. Poole, who was recently shot in New York, came into court at 6 o’clock on Saturday evening last, and returned the fol lowing verdict: “ We find that the death of Mr. Poole was caused by a gunshot wound from a pistol in the hands of Louis Baker, at Stanwix Hall, in Broadway, on the morning of the 25th of Feb. ruary, 1855. “We -— = J — Turner and Fotrlok on MeLan; in, alias Paudeen, were It; aiding = abetting in the murder of Mar. Pool "We find John Byler, Cornelius Linn, and Sberiee Van Pelt, guilty as accessories before the fact. « We likewise find John Morvisey guilty of an agsault with an intent to take the life ef Wm. Poole, and that he was accessory to the murder of said Wm. Poole by a:sociation on the murder. Irvin accessory ge apt eg nba MECHANICS’ IN ae ee montly ae the Mi M eit Porters Store on WEONESDAY EVE NING, the 2i+t inst , at 74 o'clock. Business of tmportan. re @ int to the late cxhibi- tion requires the atiendance of «i! the members. N. B —Drpositors having goo s in the Exhibition room, will please call and tuke them away immedi- ately, or they Will have t. be removed: some other pla<e, and 90 liable to be misled. By order: P. M PEARSON, Rec Sec. mar 19 -2t (fate) FB nce aces MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE. - The reg << ular seni-month!y a beid ac change Rooms, over the Star Buildings, cor ier ot Alt ‘street, on TUESDAY EVENING, 20.b instant. An election wiil take place for an Assistant Se- of the Association, it is meiual aitend cretary and orn es this ts the most im- | * fant office within Say important there shoulp be a ance. 5. BACON, P.esident INO. ¥. ELLIS, See. mar 19-2 B. U. (H. F.) C. ‘The chiefs, officerr, ‘and brothers of W ington Circie, No. 3, D. C., No. 197 C. A, are respectfaily requested to attend the next jar met ting of this Cirel-, on TUESDAY EVENING, Mareh 20th A. W. GKINER, mar 17—2:* H. 8. K. NOTICE—THE FIRST GRAND AN- nual Ball of tue Eagle Ciub will be given +t Forrest Hal, Georgetown, on THURSDAY, the Wh ry oe See future advertisement. mar 12—lw* GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY ! Lie’ OF GIPT To be distributed To- Night among the audience at THOMAS & CO’3 DisSOLViNG ViEWS, AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 7th Street 1 SPLENDID GOLD WATCH, valued at $35, 3 pair beautiful Gold Ear Rings, 1 magnificent Mosaie Bracelet, 3 handsome Gold B-east Pins, 3 Gold Lock: ts, diffrent sizes, 1 splendid Gold Pin aud Pencil, 3 handsome Gold Pencils, 6 Gold Finger 24 Bilver Thimb) 3 Silver Shield, 12 fine Pen Knives, 24 C rnelian Finger Rings, 718 Articles of Pertumery, French Articles, Fancy Goods, &e., amounting in va'ue to 125313 They will be put up in neat paper b~xes and tied up m Galt & Bro’s ag J and 3 Parker’s Fancy stores, and sent to Mr. Harbaugh, (Janiter of the hall,) by whom they will be thoroughly mox-d to gether in a large box, and handed eut indiscrimi. nately to the auditors as they present their checks at | 5 tse close of the exhibition Icis requested as a tavor that the individuals re. ceiving the more costly articles wil leave thetr ad dress wt the hall or at the office of the Evening Slar previous to 1] o’clock. a m,on Tuesday morning asthe proprietors desire that those interested may be conviuted of the intention to be just and impar- tial Tickets only TWENTY-FIVE cents k. CARUSIS SALOON, THURSDAY EVESING March 22 MM": ROBERT HELLER bas the plea- ture of announcing to his friends and the citi- zens of the District that, at the » former, he has determ J upon givin: ONE MORE SOTR! here previous to carrying oot his plaus with a view to a permanent residence int) —the Soir e to be given next THURSDAY SPS BALOON, and toconsistof h the PIANO FORTE, and SECOND-SIGHT, and MECHANICAL iLLUSION, he being assisted in the musical part of his entertainment by some of his amateur friends Further particulars hereafter. _mrar 19— 3t HILOREN’S BOOS received and for sale at AMMOND’S, 7h st. mar 19 -3t E33RS. EDITORS wswer to Mr. JW. Jourcan’s Card of 16th inst, in which lhe ac- cuses me ofan in-ended injury of hia credit in the adverti ement fir the sale of Lis goods Now, [ do mo t positively and unequivocally pronounce it to be without the shadow of truth, never having can e to be other than friendly disposed towardshim. The law requires that goods levied upon uader a warrant of distraint shall be advertised or posted in some conspicuous place for ei ht days, and at the expira tio which t me to be sold ~ the party whose goods ied upon te be furnished with a schedu'e of articles taken. The bailiff in the case not being able to find Mr. Jourdan, and acting under instructions from me to compry with the strict letter of the law, he applied to a magistrate, who advised him t+ pub- lish the sale, it b-ing the surest way to avoid diffi- culty. The Planing Mill was purchased and put in place as sown as he or any other person could hav it. Tuecelay of which he speaks sas caw itation of the nm New York, and on board of the vessel, as I did not get it for nearly two months after being shipped 1 reiused to be bound to any specified time to furnixh it, and it was only supposizicn that it would be here in two months 1 was to have rebuilt the shop with brick, I admit; but owing to the delav, on his part, to execute the lease, which he ;romised from to time to do, and let me know the cost of the carpenter's work, up to the time that brick work could not be done. 1 contracted with him to repair the present building, notwithstand ng the Tease was not executed. It being a complicated job, it was agreed between Jour- dae and myself that the price should be fixed when dene by his foreman, Mr. Geo. J. Bu t, who will tes- tify to the above facts, if called upon soto do = The material for the repair being brouzht to the Mill and dressed, then being used for pu-poses, and taken away, was the first cause of doubt and miat ust in iny inind as tostacerity on his part. H's card con tains the first intimation of any objection to the amoum of rent known to me. The above facts have been drawn from me in reply to bis card, which will neither edify or enlighten the public, it being solely a privat; ma‘ter between J. W. Jourdan and myself mar 19—1t G.E KIRK TAKE NOTICE. NEW SPRING AND SUMMER GOCDS. Pp W. BROWNING, Mer haut Tailor, under « the United States Hotel, has just received a large supply of Spring and Summer Goods, and ix now prepar: d to offer great bargains to all in want of and faskionxble clothing. fis “ Ready. made Clothing ” will be so'd at the following low prices: Wh I> suits, Coat, “loons. and Vest, of thin cloth orcassime: ue $12. Fine Black Frock and Dr 15. oot Business Coats for 87. Black and Fancy Pants, trom $* to $7. Marseil'es - nd Silk Ve-ts, from $2 to $5. He keeps always on ha large assortment of faney articies, such as Shirts, Cleves, Crava's, Um brellas, &e. “Sole Agent fur the mar 19—tj. LACK BRACELETS at low prices, at LAMMOND?’S, Teh st. $12. ess Coats, from $l0 to we of Scott’s Fashions.” mar 19 - 3t 200 SARRELS TAR 100 barrels ROSIN Daily expected per schooner “Providence,”* and for sale by FOWL co. mar 19—lw OTICE TO FLUTISTS — EISENBRAND1°3 superior Premicm Diasonic Platesand (1a jen eties will be on exhibition and for sale for « few at HILBUS & NITZ’S Music Depot miar 19 OTE LOST —On the 15th inst., between the office of Hamilton G. Fant, Esq, end the auction store of J. C. Macuire, a note drawn hy J. Jchnvon Smith, in favor of and endorsed by J.D Brown, dated Oct. 4, 1854, at 20 day-, for gi60. Supposed te have been dropped out of the protest in whieh it was enveloped. The finder will oblize by leaving it with the book- keeper of the Washington City Savings Bank. mar 19—3* L. JOHNSON, NO MORE SMOKING. pe & LOWE, Bricklayers avd Builders, have obtained a pa‘ent for building chimney? that will not smoke, ata saving of 30 per cent. in material, and they have b ought their plan to that periection that all persons troubled wi. smoky chimneys can have them cured or no pay. Ail Kinds of brickwork contracted for upon the most liberal terms. Residence 375 Ninth street, be:ween G and New Vork Avenue. mar 19—3:* ee Fo SALE—Just arrived, nine good work horses, from Virginia. Can be seen utthe Blacksmith shop corner of Tenth and 8 streets, near the canal. mar 19—11* 1 HE MIND OP JESUS, by the author of the Words of Jesus —price 40 -ents ine “ same author, The Poctsteps of St. Paul - ry What nobler model could be s. lected for youthful minds—what history more replete with stining in- terest, and noble spiritual lessons than the the “Scholar of Gamaliel?”” said that “no romance has ever been written so in- teresting as the Acts of the Apostles,” Morning and Ni Watches, 16mo, 60 cents Family Prayers, 75 cents The Words of J 16mo, 40 cents The Great Jourm y—a , lnstrated, 50c. The Minister’s Family, by the Rev. W.M Hether- Notes and Discourses on the Gorpel, % Carroll Pus by Key, A, Harper's Story Book No 4, Litile Louvre The Christ ar’e Companion, to theciey nd afl:etea Panl and Julia, by John Claudius Pitrat. For sale GRAY & BALLANTYNE, marl 408 Sevens, Amusements. z 'S THEATRE. PEOPh Be vanpriesy SECOND N OF LW 8 (MONDAY) EVENING, March 19h, ay Win be presented ibe comedy of Ustb UP Sir Charles Coldstream . . os J ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD. At the solicitatio. of namerous friends, Mr. ROBE«T +LLBH, will give ONE MORE of hu ENDID GIFT “ND MAGICAL wig ENTERTAINMENTS, on atiopmareg— Kvening, March 21. Tickets only Fl { Cents. mar 19 NATIONAL THEATRE. Increasing populanty ot ibe Splendid Circus Company. OF MYERS & MAD!GAP, The be:t Bauestrian Company in America. AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE Rvery WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, EVERY F VENISG@, Grand change of EQUESTRIAN NOVELTIES, in which appears M’lie Ro-a, Mr. Thos , Mons Le Been A. Aymer, W Odell. Masters Madi- gan, and ares, Mr. 4. P. Madigan, William Foeirr and the THREE FAMOUS CLOWNS. Jm Myers, Carlo, rnd Sam Long. FIFTY LITTLE CHILDREN for tomine of CINDERELLA. Thore accustoned to Dancing wilt be preferred. EDCCTION OF PRICE ~ Private Boxes, §4; Dress Circle Parquette, with ladies, 25 ernie; Single gentlemen, =; Family Circle, 25 cents; Colored weil mar SAVE YOUR QUARTERS NTIL MONDAY, and then purchase a Ticket for the EXHIBITIUN at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Everybody will receive a box containing a SPLENLID GOLD Walch, a piece of Galt’s fine JEWELRY, or some article of utitity and beauty. &P GO EARLY, es the number is limited. imar 17—2:* OST .— Stayed on yesterday moruing, from No 4 397 Thirteenth sreet, between G and H, a Newtounciand DOG— color, black, fore paws a in- lunged with gay, and answers to the name of “Leo.” Had on, when he left, a broad brass collar wich the name and residence of the owner thereon. Any one returning him to the subseriber will be lib- erally rewarded. WILLIAM HANDY mar 16—3i" YOAL FOR SALE LuW.—A SUPERIOK LOT J of White A-h COAL for sa’e low for cash, to close out, if applied tor soon at the subseriber’s yard on New York avenue, beww en 13h and 14th sts. mar 1—3r* JAMES DALY. PREMIUM BOOTS. N are requested to eall at my Store, Srowus? Hotel, and examine the fine case > dcorded THE MIGREST PREMIUM at n Mechani-s’ Lostitute, monutac- & Co., Philatelphia. Please call tH retarned ina few daye. [have my own manulactore, compriming the “t selected stock of Boots that has cver been in the market. JOHN MILLS, Fast « Bootma>er, Browne’ Hotel, mar I7- 3t_[int., Union, Sent, and Organ 3t ) THE HONEY BEE. ALVERT’S FIRST PREVIUM COMMON- SENSE BEE HIVES, OR PALACE, may be sren in the National Gatlery, Patent Office building, far a few deys only. togeiker with his beautiful =pe- cians of Virgin Honey. State, County, and Fam- ily Rights may be pur.hased. L.quire tor the entee GEORGE CALVERT. mar 17—4:* i OLD SOL IERS, SAILORS, AND M1RINES ce have their papers prepared, and Warrants _/ cbrained, ener the late Bounty Land Act of M rch 3, 1855, by calli t © banking house of MILTON G FANT, 4:22 Pennsylvania Avenue. st price paid for Land War- mar 17—4t GP N.B. The big! rants. TO THE PUBLIC. O* the 12th dey of Mar.b, 1855, an aéveriisement tha my goods had been Gisirained and would be seld at public auction fer rent cue George E. Kirk, appeared ia the Evening Star. As such an adver- tivement, if unexplainea, would have we tendency to injure my credit, which is my only forwne, and ouly means of supporting my tamily, | make the ful- jowing statement: i On the Ist day of Angust, 1854, I entered inte an ag e ment to lease, for five years, from Geo. E. Kirk the part of lot No. — Square No 437, and prem- ives, tor $400 per ma. Mr. Kirk on his part agreeing to furnish a new planing Machine and all us fixiures, 12 ¢ st, and have them finiwhed fully tor use mm two wonths from said lst Augut, 1654. This Mr. Kirk failed to do. The said ma chime was pot finished and fiue! up for use for two months after the time specified. This was a great lons ty ine. The planing machine was worth mere than all the machinery on the premises. Mr. Kirk further agreed to build a b.ick shop on said ground, move and set all the machit , and put them ia good running ord t his own cost and expense. Mr Kirk has entirely failed to perform his part of acreemeut, ana : et demanded of me the payment of the full rent of $400 p-r annum, for an old shop without roc! or glus- in the wiedows, or shutters to keep out the cold. It is impossible for aay ove to work in the shep in rainy wea ber, or to keep sny- dry. Aman cannot carry on business in we ia te resent condition. I think when Mr. K. weighs the matter weil ia his mind his conscience will not let him charge meas much rent for an «id shop that isin a manner worth nothmg, as I have had to pay fora newoue. If Mr. K. bad demanded of me a smell and ji , | would have seuled ix with bim, notwithstanding the failure to comply with bi ement. J. W. JORDON, + war GeORGE C BEOOKE, and Courselior= JPPER MALBOROUGH, MARYLAND, Will practice in the Courts of Prince "e, Cal- vert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties, and in TUE COURT OF APPEALS, And pive pt attention to the collection of all claims in cither of the above Counties. mar 16 -d3w MORE BARGAINS ‘T the “Washington Store,” late Magruder & Caivert’s, irish Linens oll prices Pillow do Reautiful styles white and col’d Brilliants Striped and figured Chintzes New style Chatiey Perege Do Silks, Mousseline, Lawas Rerege de Lains, &e, In addition to tLe above there is a large stock of spring and sunmer Goods, purchased of the late firm, which wil be suld remarkally low, to close out the entire stock. Customers can rely upon great bargains at No. 10 opp. Centre Market, mar 16—lw (let) _betw. 8th and 9cu sts. RECEIVING SPRING SUPPLIES. Eare now ing mony new and desirable Spring , to which we invite the atten. tin of purchasers generaily before making their se- lections We nome a few leading articles— 75 pieces fine plwid and plain Cambrics, chean 109 do neat style Chintzes and Freneh bril- Attorne: Law, liants 20 do ee and oiber stylesnice Ging- AUS 50 do goog and Barkties’? Shirting ens 200 do superior bleached Shirting Cottons 9-4, 10 4, 12 4 Linen and Cotton Shectings A Tange lot ot Tow ellings, damask Napkins and Ta- ile Diapers Also, n let of light stripe and plaid Dress Silks at prices, ly reduced Spring Mousselines. C De Laines snd Ba- rege De Laines, all of beautif Wilt a general assortment of New Goods which we will se at fair prices forcesh, or oa short time to pt purchasers. ae Lend shone accthitcheneat eon wer- ranced to prove as represented. COLLEY & SEAR3, No. 523 Seventh st , 3 doors above Pr. av. mar l4—eolw Pf ee LOUK*, CLOCKS, CLOCKS !—Ii yu C ‘want & good Ci +d to keep tine, ave., oppo. feb 28—dlm

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