Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1855, Page 2

“VENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THUASDAY AFIESNOON.........May 94 AGENTS FOR THE ‘The following persons are authorized to contract for the publication ofeadver- tisements in the Star: Philadelphia—V. B. Patwur, N. W. corner of Third and Chestnut streets. New York—S.M. Permnan. & Oo., Nassau street. Vv. B. Pater, Scollay’s (D> ADVERTISEMENTS should be handed in by 12 o’clock, M., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. OO ¢ CF THE MOUNIA2 PELSAS. The Union argues that Know Nothingism Violates the christian principle of charity, and quotes a letter from Gen. McRea, of Miss. issippi, im which that gentleman says that Know Nothingism, in his opinion, is utterly powerless ia Mississippi; and gives his reaeons for entertaining that impression The Inteliigeneer, commenting on the ener- ergy and firmness dicplayed by Judge Camp bell of the U.S. Supreme Court, in the late for fillibustering, at New Orleans, sayz: ‘It is always a source of pleasure to us to baye itin our power to record an instance of the upright indenendence of the judiciary. We acdverted briefly in a late number of our paper to the causes of the decline of flibus Gering in the South, attributing it in the stly, tothe the decided discoun and inhibition of it on tha part of the e We might have added to this res- th equal justice, ‘he firmness and s determivaiion of the able J Southern Circuit (Judge Camp Teaictain inviolate the lawa of the U s relating to our neutral obligations ani to our intercourse with other nations. duc? of the jaige, combined with the measures Y tating frum the Chies doubtiess to check, et mpts which have been made to fit out hostile expeditions agsirst Cuba Living, as it were, in ibe midst of ¢ amonz whem these lawless enterprises have found most favor Judge Campbell has showa ‘ee of honest beldness in 2 recent chargo rand Jdry at New Orleans which en- Lim to the gratitude of every citizen who values the-honor of the couttry more hich the sacrifice of that While the couztry is fal cfficers to enforce panich offenders we may trustin four Gorernmeni, vivuds which fanaticiem essts Wo subj:in from which We have referred an ex tract, which we commend to the attentive pe- Tusa! of our read more tamedia oly Magis‘rate, has cpe least, the laviess 2 2 walicious report was ed in the papers that Mrs. owe Was Tccent! Ot truth, are eve ers and their dom: i Tt to which we have jus’ alfuded impreesion of t 20n Will insert this re: +... There were in I L sane proceedings of the Massachusotts Legiz.! ia London, a young man was recently impiisonment for foro hia term of} © into porsessicn e of $100,000, bet will nevertheless te to be tricd on other charges. week, Dr. D.S. Beloate, of Flor- abama, was sbot et through his iz, and the pipe sem through smoking, waz cut off threo inches outh. Tuia reminds us of an aneo- dote of Gen Gainos, as related to ur by an While in the Florida war, a ullet struck biminthe mouth. Perfecti possessed. he put his hand to that o. remarking, with a emile, “Why, have kueeked out one of my best teoth !” +++ Rev. Theodore Parker delivered a !ee- last night, in Philadelphia, on the “con- cbaracier. and prospeot fentenced to [ uttering forge confinement is out he w: ngs shouid be ndition”’ wouid bo “ebaracter” debased, and our t’ dark, gloomy, and genereily regarded, our ‘ mizerable. our York, is said to next became a d the shippieg Siiadelphis, and member of Congzese Poik, cf Tennsseo, has mony of the Demo- aad in the way of the ed, lately published a pe copdem natory cf the K Tepating to folto example, agreeing with him ends @ series of orved in charch ies and reguia- f the faa in chureb, at all be heat of summer, it is, no g Lut we are not, in Holy Tempte, to think of luxuries— rot endurance and sacrifice everentone. When we go to ei eo.emn devotions to God, we are sive way to self-indulgence. profane familiarity in the presence of Him who eatly to be feared in the ass it wonid be more becoming to avoid fin atic/<ci than the “ use of the fan.’ Cox STITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN Massac BU setrs —Ihe vote on the amendments to the ion is very light, but the returng in- Det all have been adopted. The amend- Ineuts propesed. establish the tem, change the day of the Presidestial years; pr cillors in districts § all State cfiicers by the peo i f the public mo- Plurality sys the State election in ovide fur the election ) the people; the ney to support ecctarian « ASiLY ACCOUNTED ro land) paper, speaking of th E f Carlisle into th —A Datlin (Le bor were the The mere fist of tho streets of Dubiin not being “lined ’ en a bleak ‘April Gay, will atence account for ‘be absence ef streets lined * A Carrtan [peas —A new clock has been tusnutsctured down east, to be used in those _ States in witch the Maine Law has been pass- Upon the dial, the figu ute omitted) an ho happy possessor cf the farlitg to be reminded of the aceus t reireshment, forgets that he is dry, , WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. ~“Berator Gwin —It strikes us that there can. ballittle doubt of the legality of the election of Mn Gwin to the Senate of the United States from California. The constitution of that State contains a provision expressly providing taat all elective offices there shall be filled by a plurality vote, if a mejority vote is not obtained by either candida‘e. In thie oase Dr. Gwin haz received the plurality rote on repeated trials, but refrained from claiming his right ander the clause of his State consti- tution, to which we refer above, in the hope that by so doing he might heal the breach in his party in the California Legislature As that result proves to be hopeless, it is said that he intends to avail himself of his right under the law explained above. It will be a sai day for the future of Caliiornia when s%e fails to have the services of Mr. Gwin in the United States Senate. He is proverbially, by long odds, the most effective member of the body where interests legitimately in his charge are concerned, being abie to accom- Flish ag much for his State as a dozen new men could accomplish, even if all of them were entiled to votes in the Senate chamber. ‘There never was a more glaring exposition of the mffschief which small men may do to their country by their interference in public Pffaice, than is embraced in the possible rosult--ths defeat of Dr. Gwin—of the labora of the swarm of aspiring little fellows—intoilectually and in the matter of experience—who have been yelping for some time at the great California Senator's heels. ‘ Few on the Atlantic side who are well in formed in public affairs can be made to real- ize that there is tho alightest danger that Cal- ifornia will be so blind to her own interest— 2G insene—ss to dream of failing to avail herself of the eervices of Dr Gwin in the Senate, if they can be obtained. Neverthe less, it seems now by no means impossible that the efforts of Tom, Dick and Harry, to work themselves into prominence before the public, may eo dement the California Legisle- ture az that they will entirely sacrifice their State’s interest to gratify the ambition of such persons. Land Warrants—Important Error Correct. ed —The following very erroneously conceived artlole is travelling the round of the newsp3- pers of the country, creating no little alarm amongst those who ceal in Military Bounty Land Warrants, and we deem it a duty to put te rest the erronevus opinions entertained on the subject. The following is the article al- luded to: Lasp Wasrants —Many cf our readers are interested in thelaw respecting the sale of land werrante, ard we believe it hagbeen gen- etally understeod that the lew authorizing the sale of land warrants onabled the holder ww dispose of them by a transfer iz blank, readering them thereby negotiable, so that chaser, whoever he might be, could theme in the blank space, and then uze the warrant in entering lands in his own uso. In this way they have been bought and sold for yeara Wea have just sotn a cony of a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington plecing & new obstacle in the way of those ite to land warrants from obtaining eny Z like their yalus, should they prefer dis- rg of their warrants to enlezing lands. ‘The following is the clauze: * You are hereby required t> produce oyi- dence within three months from this date, showing that the assignment in your favor was exeonted by the soldier ia good fuith on the Jay and date thereof. This is the izsuo, the only one that can be decided in this ee. and unless that fact iz furnished, the location made with seid warrants must bs oan- celled.” No person, therefore, can purchare land Warrants with safety hereafter, uniezs they can prove the new and ever varying require mets of the powers that be, in Washington Police Gazette. Now the facts are, that the Commiss‘oner of Pensions does no! taks oognizance cf military- warrant assignments, that mattcr beirg on tiroly under the jurisdiction of the Commi:- sioner of the General Land Office, except in one or two special cases, arising under appli- cations for issues of duplicate warrants in the possession cf azsigneez. But the case above alluded to is one of an entirely differont char- acter, and no rule has been adopted by the Corsmissioner o: the General Land Office such as the one mentioned, with regard to any Warzants, exceptihosecaveated. Then the procf referred to inthe third paragre ph of the artiste quoted is called for. A case like this one. and those of a like nature would require such evidence a: that mentioned. A land wer- fant issues to A, which he never receives He files in the General Land Office a caveat against the warrant to arrest the issuc of a patont thereon. In process of timo, the war- rant of A came up to the Land Office for a pstent, located in the name éf B as the as- signee. The Commissioner of the Land Office then advises both parties of the facts in the case, and B as the agsignee, under a supposed fraudulent transfor, that he must furnish such testimony 6s that mentioned. This is the whole matter, and tho erroneous impressions upen the subject, which have gained auch wide-spread ascendsney, the result of an eutire misapprehonsion cf a casé in which a certain firm in New Orleans were interested [t is hoped that the explanation ebove will be factory to the public upon this important subject Sncther letter from Col. Kinney.—Thi: Leatlemen has wriften a lotter to a friend in Texas whick discloses the purpose of usurp- ing the control of the government of Nicragua —cf revolu'icniaing that State, which clearly places his last Ceatral American enterprise in the category of unlawful foray: against the peace and integrity of a neighborly and friend. ly country, as will be perceived on Teading it, aa follows: (Prom the B.ownsville (Texes) American Fiag } Tae Kisser Expepitiox —As so much ha: been said with regard to the movements of this gentleman, we have thought the following letter weuld not be uninteresting to a portion of our readers. It is written toone of our citi zens, and dated Metropolitan Hotel, New York, April 6th, 1855: Dean N——: I received your favor, dated Brownsville, Narch 7. You ask what you on the Kio Grando havo done that you should be precluded from engaging with me in the Central American enterprise. You are not precluded from joining me; on the oontra-v. I know of no men I would sooner heve with me thau yourself and my RioGrande friends, and I hope you will join me there at the ear- liest time you oan make it converient. 1 look i Br the Central American expedi tion as fall of promise. It requires but a fow hundred Americans,and particularly of Texans, to take the contr.l of all that country—a country which is destined to command the commerce of the world. [have grants of land, and enough to make a start upon safely and legally. i intend to make a suitable govern- mont, end the rest will follow. Many of wy friends have already gene out, and more are going—all of the right Stamp for such an ex- pedition I expect to be able to leave ina few dasa The people of Greytown (San Juan de! Norte) beye requested me ts take contro) of thofr plice, and te establish myself there: first. Lhey are anxiously looking for me, EEE This will be the point trom which I shall start, and where I to see my Rio Grande friends. As to the natare of the country, it is produc- tive and beautiful beyond description, and vory salud: The correrpondent of tho New York Herald says that ‘in soil, climate, vegetable and mineral ucts, geographical and geological formation, nature never did more for any country.’ My policy will be to make liberal grants of lands to all who assist me in my undertaking, and that according to the means, ability and usefalness of the individuals. And my request is, that every ono should equip and provide Ifin the beat re io manger. ina ae that, — horned & new state of ings, there }, of course, many opportu nition fora um improve his poeitien and cireumstances. I hope to have you with us. Bolieve me yours, truly, s = IL. L. Kixyey. The Frigate Constitution.—This vessel, the flag-ship of Commodore Mayo’s African coast squadron, (as .0rding to a letter from an offi- cer on board her,) left Porto Praya in March on her way home, leaving the Marion there. On the afternoon of the 3lst of March she took her final departure from Porte Grande r the United States. On the 23d of April ultimo, when within three hundred miles of Portsmouth, N. H., to which place she had been ordered by the Department to return, she was met by a merchant vessel, tho Isaac Joanes, of and from Philadelphia, and ob- tained newspapers, through which the late critical condition of our relations with Spain and the fact that Commodore Mayo had been ordered down to theGu!f in haste, were made known to Com. Mayo. Com. M immediately put his chip about, and made for the coast of Cuba, rauch to the chagrin of some of those with him who were disappointed by tho idea of failing to get home when within two days’ sail of the United States after two years’ cruising on the insalubrious coast of Africa. Com. Mayo took the recponsibi'ity of alter- ing his ship’s course, in the belief that the condition of cur affairs might be oritical, and that, if so, the prosence of his ship there would be most apropos for the intorcsts of his country. ‘The Constitution will possibly arrive ia the United States about the first of June, after this shor! and unexpected cruise. The letter from which we cbtain our information says nothing of the condition of the health of those on board the Constitution, from which we infer } that al! on board at the date of the letter (the 22h ult.) were well égricultural Science —We learn that Town- sond Glover, Esq , leaves this city. in a fow days, on 2 visit to the Southern States to ob- tain for the Patent Office authentic information a3 to Southern. agricullural producis, to the end that suggested improvements may be pleced in the next agricultural report. His engraved plates, accompanying his notes on the Hessian fly, (Cecidomyia destructor,) and Ly: ytomia Herdic, or joint worm, and those of the cotton catterpillar, called by Profossor Weilos, of Mississippi, depressaria gossy- pioides, and of other insects, are quite inter- esting; and we do not doubt that his investi. gations will be eminently banefioial He purpoce; visiting Florida to investigate the charaoter of the insect that has caused so much injary to the orange trees of that State. Mr. Glover iz a gentleman of fine attainments and excellent character. Applicants for Bounty Land—frequently send their applications to the Department cf the Interior, instead of the Pension Office, and when they subcequently discover their mis- take addreze the Department, anxiously in- quiring whether their papers were received, auc requesting them t> be forwarded to the proper office. Such persons, we learn, are in- formed that all applications for bounty land, forwarded to the Secretary’s effice, are immo- diately referred to the Commissioner of Pen- sions,to whom they shovld be sent direct in er to avoid the delay which neceszarily oc- cursin opening and remailing them for the proper burean. Fx-Senators in Washirgton.—ihe Now York Herald, of the day before yesterday, contains a long rigmarole letter, dated in this ei but probably wiilten in the Herald office, purporting to give a history of. the Ne. braska bill, &c., and slandering the President, Judge Dovgtes, and others, and stated to be do:.ved from an ex Senator in this city. We learn that all tho ex-Sonators in the city, ex- cept Col. Benton, repudiate the ridiculous trash and stuff statcd in that letter ia W.shingtoa. —Isace N. Fowler, E:q., Postmaster of New York city, is here. So, aleo, are John McKeon, Esq, U. S District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jos. L. White, Eaq., of Nicaraguan Transit Company fame. The quignunes, of cvuree, connect this visit of these two gentle- men last nomed with the propoced Kinney exy edition. A Contract & wardcd —The contract for the construction of t-e new custom-house at Provi- dence, R I., was yesterday awarded to Albert Curry, of Newburyport, Mass., at $151,600, that being the lowest bid. The structure is to be three stories high, thoroughly fre proof and to be 0 coustructed as to embrace ample accommodations for the Custom-house, Post Office, and United States courts The Engineer Board.—We legrn that there are come twenty-five or six candidates for ad- mizsion into the Engineer service of the U. 8 Nayy, and twenty one candidates for promo tion in ail, to be examined by the Naval En- ginoor Loard now in sorzion in this city. Cannot Locate Land Warrants of 1850 in California —As there are no lands in Cali- fornia aubject to private entry, warrants issued under the bounty-land lay of 1850 cannot be located thers Ths Carrect Operstioss ef tis Treasury sent.—Ja yesterday, the 23d of May, thers eof ‘Treasury Warrenia entered on the book: of the Department— Hor the redemption of stock...... $11,538 66 eps Vor the Treasury Department. 2.135 53 For the Interior Department. 32,142 02 For the Customs...+ss.ss.0, + 89,071 60 Wer warrants received and en- UOT .2s ses eceeeeesereeenseees 267/444 36 War repay warrants received and Ontered..ccssccceseee 9.018 63 Interior repay warran and entered. 6,789 04 For repaying o BVYscceeveerseceeseecseesess 51,627 93 For covering into the Treasury from miscellaneous sources... 414 07 ee Pian to Apouise War.—Elihu Barrett is engaged in a very innocent advertising enter- rise, ‘he object of which is to abolish wars. lis plan is to publish an advertisement in all the periodicals of Earope a brief homily of all the evils of war; and the benevolent - ple of this country are requested to contribute ‘heir money to accomplish this object. The learuet blacksmith has grect faith in preach- ing. ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE. * ALExXanpera, May/24, 1855. For the past week all other questions-and interests have been held in abeyance and all minor subjects absorbed in the excitement of the election contest. After some moves and counter moves by the friesds of tho various candidates for the General Assembly, Messrs. Lewis McKensie, Law. B. Taylor, and W W Herbert are before the peopie ‘the affinities of ail these gentlemen have herotofore been with the Whig party. Mr McKenzie has re- cently withdrawn from the Know Nothing or- Fsnlcasion, Mr. Taylor is tho Know Nothing nominee, and Mr. Herbert a Wise Whig. The Sun Fire Company are high! with their new en town clock steeple, 117 fect complete We believe no city in the Union is a well provided with firemen and fire en- gines-as Alexandria. On the night of reception, a social reunion of the gentlemen and Tadies who have assist Sun by fair:, &e , was held at thehall of {hécompany. All assed off most pleasantly, and at a seagoable boc the guests departed, mach pleazed with the evonts of the eveni The Circuit Court Sal koe in session during Its business thus far has the entire week. been confined to arranging the routine of eases and granting naturalization papers. On Mon- day the grand jury found a true bill against George W. Crump, ebarged with the murder of Joseph Bloxem; his trial is set for Wed neésiay. The second trial of Wm. Arrington, for the murder cf Michael Kiggins, is set for Monday. ‘This is the first time in the history of our city that two trials for murder have come on at the same torm. Where were very large and enthusiastic meetings of both parties held here last night— the Know Nothings in their hall in the old theatre, and the other side at Lyseam hall. I do nat know who addressed the Know Noth- ings in the house, whizh they left at an early hour to call on Ex Governor Smith at the Marshall House, whither they proceeded in a body. That gentleman.addrecsed them in an avimated and carnest speech from the portico of the hotel, and was repeatedly interrupted with deafening cheers Really, it seems hard to tell whether ‘“Ext.a’ loves the Know Nothing more than they love him, their mutual billing and cocing being the * greatest thing out” last night; by long cdds. ‘The anti-Know Nothings wore addrersed by Mezsrs. Daniel Ratcliffe. W. D. Wallach, G. L. Gordon, and 8. P. Gover, keeping their meeting up until a vory late hour, and mani- festin: more enthusiasm then I ever before saw their party exhibit here. Both parties secm to be sanguine of the resuitto-day The Know Nothings o}aim from 750 to 800 majority in this city and county, while thoir opponents seem surc that it will not go over 500. We aball have the most exsiting duy here ever witnessed in this ancient to vn. Au. a Exua Sopar4ss.—Our readers will remem- ber girl who passed under the name of Em- ma Snodgrass, and who created some sensa- tion in Boston a year or two since by her ap- pearing in public in male attire. Hor real name is Emma Snow. She hes turned up in Buffalo, N. Y., whgre a magistrate made an effort to save her, dnd failed. ile wrote to her father, and received in re- ply £0 strong an appeal to rescue the girl from ruin, that the trial was made. She was sent to the workhouse, and in the meaniime was visited by the justice, at the request of the father, and repeated promi:es obtained that she would certainly reform. ler penitentigl appearance, her tears, and the desire she evinced of once more Heres « to her home, induced her friend to boliove he had accom- plished someth ng. She was to call at his office atthe expira- tion of the period for which she ¥as commit- ted, end receive some money for the proper re- plenishment of her wardrobe. She did so, and stated to the justice that-she had found a re- spectable famiiy who were willing to take her in, and to whom she was to offer her services 2s dressmaker for a short period until she could get ready to go heme. Furnished with @ pait of tho means sont by her parents, she left the office, and a policeman was directed to follow her. The girl tcok the chortest route to one of the foulest sinks of iniquity in the city, and in ten minutes was amid a crowd of the most aban- doned of her sex. In less than three days after she was again arrested for swearing and disorderly conduct in the highway, and once more committed—her conduct and conversa- tion proved her to be a perfect and complete moral wreck. . he is not yet seventeen years old, and will probably never see her home agein. the girl will be communicated to her father, and his money returned to him. Narrow Escape or tus Baker Fawriy From Drownine.—The Baker vocalists, while crossing the Wisoonein river in a ferry-boat, at Merrimac, on their way to this place, nar- rowly ecoaped from losing three of or com- pany by drowning, vis.: Mr. J.C. Baker, bia wite, and Mr, George E. Baker. It appears ‘hat after they had got a short distance from shore, into a very swift current, where the water is from seventeen to twenty feet deep, one of their wheel horzes took fright, rushed forward and crowded the lead- ing epan over the front end of the boat, at the same time precipitating Mr. G. E. Baker int>the current. He being a good swimmer, after great exertion, reached a snag some dis- tance below, whence after a rest of about ten minute:, he with difficulty succeeded in swim ming ashore . Mrs. J. C. Baker, who waa getting out of the carriage when the hore took fright, was vio- lently thrown over the side of the boat by the wheel, and was rapidly drifted down stream, when her husband saw a portioa of her shawl floating on the surface of the wator, ard not sare her on board, immediately piunged in, seized the shawl, and bogan the work of saving the lives of himself and wife. He, much im- peded by a heavy overcoat, drew Mrs. Baker aloog, all the while under «ater, with one hand, and swam with the other some dia- tance, when, knowing that she must soon breathe or perish, he caught hold of her arm and raised hor above the water a moment. but was pay arr to leteier again sink, while he exerted his fast exbausring strength to reach the shore, which ho accomplished with the last effort of his feint energies. With great Cifficulty the horses were saved by the other members of the troupe, and we are bappy to state that the company sustained the loss neither of life nor property. No blame da at. tached to the ferry-men, who bohaved nobl and rendered invaluable aid.—Baraboo Kee public, An IvpartiaAL Statement —Mr. E. A. Vose, at the Meeting at Faneuil Hall, Mon- day night, stated that he was a member of a committee of Roads and Bridges of tha Legis- lgture,—that the committeo had travelled largely over’ the State —that on one occasion they were attended with eupernumeraries,— that the entire party numbered fifteen.—that he ordered some apirits,—_that of the fifteen, thirteen drank bountifully, and of the thirteen twelve voved fur the New LiquorLaw!! This is the statement of on eye witness, and it is undouttelly tine This reminds usof another piece of byp%ériey. A member of the Boston delegation who voted for the liquor law, ex. cused himself to a constituent by saying: “I voted for the bill which makes jurors j of tho law as well as facts in criminal cuses.” Boston Maii. Tue Inranr Esau 1x Towx.—Madame Clo fullia, the bearded lady, has again come, to town; and her full length portrait is once more among the gratuitous attractions of Bar num’s Museum. At tho present time, howey- er, she comes attended by her birsuite son, the plo Esau,’ as ids called in the bills. ‘his young man, whose tender e©—not t) years—does not permit him to reign his ste tiocats, hassuch & Iaxuriance of ‘beard, that. not content with covering the entire face, with ion of the nose and upper lip, it all over ite neck, back and arms What is singularigthat the beard is flaxen, while the down on the other parts of the child’s person is jot biack. The growth on the top of f a light brown color, the head is long and o the child isa very and, saving the whiskers, pretty oro although its beauty is by no means of thet sot whioh “draws usb ingl Ps NN. Y. Exe Pose. . a a pleased ine; she throws 196 feet ona plain, and lifts a fine stream cf water to the This piece of apparatus makes the assortment in Alexandria The result of this last effort to save | 'Y | gallon, delivered at mitted for fired she was a respectable rivate citizens, however, a8 ioe, to be taken tothe hespita!. She has since ro covered that their hand is in, street walkers, a3 w whieh is of frequent cange teed ee very handsome enme yl the office of the Chief of Police night, and informed ing the Park, on her way to a boarding-house, obs she was cccosted by a well-dressed scamp, who offered to socompany her home. She declined «a continued to follow her until she was com- piled to take refuge in the Chief's cffise asthe girl refused to meke a charge he was allowed to go. This is but one of the many cases that nightly occur Poor working girls, on their way home after darxz, dare not cross the Park for fear of being grossly insalted.”” Last evenicg, the work of arresting tho night-walkers was prosecuted wi.h much rigor: The orders to rela none of those walking qatehy along made the number fewer than on the ovening previous, although Anthony, Leo nerd and Church streets were as much fre ented by them asusual. Inthe Sixth Ward whom were Irish, ranging from seventeen te forty years of age, found cruising in the Park. ‘There were only four arrests each in the Fifth and Eighth Wards, and none in the Third and Tenth Wards—N Y Sun. Tes Wiup Horse Caprurep —The wild horee which has been running et largo for two years past on the meadows back of Pro- vincatawn, Cape Cod, and which has hitherto befiled all attempts made to take him, was re- ceatly caught after a protracted chase, by a company of twenty or thirty men, who en- gaged in the pursuit for the excitement it sfforded. Thoy were mounted on horses, and after surrounding the animal in the vicinity of a barn, they induced him to enter it in conpany with their own horses, who were tuned loss for the purpose of enticing him The boree bas occasioned no little sport to the people on the Caps, who have had mony a good tims in charting him up and down the mondows, but hes always been too fleet for thoir nags. He would not now have been takea in a fair race, and only yielded to strat. egy. He has passed two winters on the in a wild state. and the cagacity of the animal bas been noted in severe cold weather, when he would go down to the ponds ged every night, and break open the ice with hoof that it should not become hardened, and thus cut off his supply of water. The horse was originally brought from Cape Sable, in company with spxiy others, but escaped white being landed —Bosten Journal. NT’S MOUNTED GUARD, gece —You are hereby notifies to moet at your armory on MONDAY, May 28th, 1855, at 9o’clock a m., in fall uni- forin, with arms, accoutrements, and horse trap- pigs in complete order, for Regimental Parade and Inspection. Py orser of Capt. J. Peck : W. I HAYWARD, mony 24—31* First Sere’. GST—On F street, between 13:h and 14th, last evening, a black bombazine CAVE, trimmed arape, The finder will confer a great favor bi ing the same at Col. J.G. BERKET’S, 44 iirteenth street. may 24—1t* OS T—On Sunday evening last, a gold CHAIN, 4 with a locket and cross attached twit, on Mary land avenue, between ith street and Grace Church, Island. The finder will receive thanks from the owner by returaing Uicnrte this office. may 24—1 Q 5 REWA#D.—Lost, lest night, on the 7th J street plank road, a port monnaie, containing sume papers, which can be of no use to any one but the owner. There was also about twenty dollars in moncy, Corporation notes, G. T. MASSEY, _Biay M—3e 498 Thirteenth street, ae Batra ates $2 RE WAR D.—Strayed trom the neighbor- ~ heod of Seeley’s Lime Kiln on Satur- ight, the 19th instant, a light GREY As » ten or 1] years old, slim batt, is sound in part. The above reward will be paid at Hl. «FREY’3 Grocery Store, corncr of 24 avd D t#, Island. may 24—31* Mz CHIRAVARI will be for sale Saturday i it morving, by the boys, as a soothing dore after the election. It will be grin-atic, Poys wanted to acl! it—price 3 cents. ALFRED HUNTER, next to Adams’ Express. —. ‘TOLEN.—A cow, with a white bead and S crumpled horns, the white extending under her throat and belly. Hind legs from, the hock down, white, sides and back of a bri_ht red, tail red, with whiteend. She has a slit im each car, upper side; alse on the lower side of the right car a round piece cut out. $20 will be giv- en fot the recovery of t« Cow and conviction of the thie f, er $5 for information on which the cow is re- covered. Appiy at residence = south square No 173,’corner C and Seventeenth sts. may 24 -3.* may 21—2:* 350 REWARD. aap beni girl Sarah lett tae Marshall House, in Alexandra, Va, on Monday, the 14th instant, and has not since been heard of, I wil! pay the above reward if taken up out of the State of Virgin- iA, or $20 if taken up in the State and lodged in jail so thai f can gether again. She isofachestnut eol- bout five feet high, stout built, and has a pleas- t countenance when spoken to, end is about 20 ars old. I purchased her in Charlottesville, Va., ia October last. FELIX RICHARDS. may 24—eutf ICE CREAM. T the old stand, corner of F and 9h street, can be had ihe best quality of ICE CREAM, eben ICES and CONFECTIONERY oi a Inds. Ail orders pro ptly attended to. ! have opened my Saloon for the scasons, Whe notiing but the best quality shail be kept. All wish- ing a xood article would do well to call, may 24—120° THOS. ECKARDT. MANSION FARM ICE CREAM. a. subscriber Wishes to notify the citizens that he is in constant receipt of the above cel- «brated LCE CREAM from taltimore daily It is made of pure Cream, and will be sold at Ka y hour during the day, in any part of the city. The smallest quantity sold wil be half a gallon, He reed receives Pennsylvania and Dela- ware PRINT BUTTER, wh.ch can be procured at the Centre Market House, near the Engine House, du:ing market house, at which place orders can be left for Ice Cream. Any one ordering must either pay at the time or upon its delivery, as it is a cash article. LEWIS PAGE. may 24—lw* ee IOE CREAM AND SODA WATER. Oya of all flavors, such 38 Vanilla, Choco- late, Lemon, Strawberry, Pine Apple and, Or ange. Also, German Creams, Water ices, Blahce Mang, Charlotis, Jellies, &c. The Bods is of the best in the city, on the cla priaciple of ntanufacture with Pare Fruit Syrups without the usual drug mix- CAKES and CONFECTIONERY of all kinds sent to rad pait of the ee ‘reams Cents per qt. NR. los Baloon aoe “Ee Parties supplied. J. G. WEAVER, Pa. av, No. 347 opp. Browns’ Hotel. _may 24—2w: HEAP BONNETS. Cc LLARIES who desire cheap BONNETS, FLATS, at F. F. MY-ge &c., will do well to ¢ ERS, Agent, who has a large assortment the latest styles, which will be offered at! very low prices, on @ fine assortment of FANS of every descrip Do not forget the place. F. FP. MYERS, Agent, No. 13, opposite the Centre Market. may %—cos-” Ae f Bi abes VALISES, CARPET BAGS, HAT Crpaiaxs.—We noticed in yeeterday’s ea at ta Monday Stat © large number of this class of females were arrested and edged in tho étation houses. Im the Fifth Ward twenty one were — ple oredr . Mar 028 . wine tort Sans to the City — others ination and a few wero Tinberees” Ons ef thers takex into the Fifth Ward station house wet! as oo oo "Re me , pe Ni oe on Several private erates od her as a disorderly character, and she was detained She had not been Io 6 ‘in the station house before she pean py commit suicide by taking laudanum, and bi the police, now Would it not yagmyee peda see as the female. The necessity for it will be seen by the following, t Owens that she had jaet arrived from Albany, and was cross- ing his company, but he Officer Matthews was sent in pursuit of the fellow, and succeeded in arrestieg him; but thore were 20 arrests made, the majority of ELECTION NOTIOES. i. TED.—UNIOV TICKET. [Tatbonee ROSERT J. ROC TB For Register—WILLIAM J. MeCORMICK. For Surveyor—S_ T. ABERT. For Aldérmar—Dr A. Y.P. GARNETT. For Common C uncl—THOAS. RB ENTWIFLF, PRASTUS M. CHAPIN, RICHARD H. LASKLY, may ee - Kat AKD NOTIG#.—An Blectian ohm be Nerd on Mondry, the 4:h day of June next, at the builting known @# the Old che: | for Regitter, Collector, and Surveyor of the ; hice for qne meaber of the Board of Aldermen, and three members of the Board of Common Council to esent raid Ward. ia = Wa. P. FERGUBON, F. B. . JAS. A. BROWN, Commiseioners of Election for Fith Ward. may 3—'te S758 Atoersss WARD.—UNION TICKET. Alderman—DEARBORN R. JOHNSON. ye’ Ceammon Councl-SAMUEL PUMPHBREY, SAMUEL 8. TAYLOR, HENRY A. CLARKE. may 4—te ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD. THE RENOWNED DRAMATIC DIORAMA (xOT a Parerine) . BATTLE OF RUNKER HILL, AND OF DESTRUCTION OF CHARLESTOWN, Will be exhitited at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Navy Yard, for TWo.NWEHTS ONLY, viz: THURSDAY and FRI- DAY, May 24 and 25. Also, on FRIDAY APTER- NOON, 2t 3 o’clock. , may 3—h GAIX+—At private sale, a PIANO, of Lt gyi tone and touch, made rz, Chickering & Mackay. Apply to POLLARD WEBB. Office on Pa. avenue, 7 doors east of National Hotel. may SOY se DR. THEOD. HANSMAN rn offi-e a t to ten o’cloc! . Kee SOS Seventh ents h opp. Od Felons Halt may 23—1m" ct Rete, HE PATENT BAT: designed to promote the } growth of certain bump: for the use of mankind in general, and warranted to fit all who use it according to directions. Our Gountrym = er_ brief memoirs of eminent Americans, By Benson J. Lossing; with 103 portraits: Woodworuh's American Miscellany Of entertaining Wiles GRAY & BALLANTYNE, may 23—3t Booksellers, 498 Seventh st. ‘ANS. PERPUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, i &e., &e.— We hav> now in store a large vari- ety of fine and common Fans, Harri-on’s rnd Lu- bin’s celebrated Peifumery, Brushes, Combs, footh Powders, playing and visiting Carés, fine Portmon- raics, Cigar Cases. Card Cases, Baskets, Canes, ke, &e., all of which we are s+iling out at low prices to suit the —- the va op ere hia joe ‘erfumery, ‘ancy Goods J wees : JOUN P. ELLIS, 306 Pa avenue, bet. 9b and 10th ste, may 23—tf HOUS:-KEEPING HARDWARE. FR UE subscriber begs leave to inform the public 7 thet he has opened a store at £90 Seventh between Dand E streets, where be hasa pom | assortmen: of House-recping Hardware, Silver Piated Brittannia, we ae and plain Ware, Wooden, be dang Ace yng beens Ber! Cages, Feather ters, 5 Baskere.’ pe _ fine Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Se:ssors, Combs, ~ “Lis goods are entirely new, and were selected from the latest and most approved styles. They were bought for cash, and wi! be cold at the lowest possible prices. ‘sons wishirg to purchare are invited to ex- amine his stock and prices, as he is confident he can offer them grenter inducements than they wild meet with elsewhere in the city. map23 —1f GEO. FRANCIS. ———— SILK AND LACE MANTILLAS. 1.AGETT, NEWTON, MAY & ryt dey so / fal'y announce to the Ladics that they have just received— 24 Black Silk Mantillas, latest styles 7 Black Lace do do | Points 10 do Shawls all of which will be sold at a very small advance on the cost We have on hand a large fot of colored SILK MANTILLAS, and, as the -rason is advancing, we will offer them at cxactly what they cost us 24 very richly embroidered Muslin Mautillas, to be said very ch We are cling’ the estest kind of bargains in Summer Silks, Lawne, Brreges, and Berege Robes. ies shopping for Dress Goods should not fail to ¢ lvok through our ‘arge stock, as we feel cenfident that we can suit them in stylesand prices. ay 22-3 c.N.M & CO. Si oe QUARTERLY REVIEW for April 3855. Contents— Benton’s Thirty Years ix. the Senate Louis the Fourteenth Chief Justices of the U. 8. Ruskin’s Architectural Works Russo-Turkish Campaigns Principles of Art Ruth Hall American Edueation (mn the History of Virginia Applications of Chi mistry Critical Notices, Sch-eription price $5 per annum. may 22 FRANCK TAYLOR. —— YRAYED from the subscriber on Sunday i) evening, May 20th, iwo FORSES. One was a dark horse, with a long main, and the other was a dark rone Mare. A suitable re- ward will be given if returned to the owner, near Bia den’s Wharf. JOHN BRICKLEY. may 2—3t* Acency or Frencn Sroviation Crames, Washineton, Mny 224, 1855 N answer to many inquiries by claimants gainst ~ the United States, on account of spotiations by the French prior to 1800, as to the course of pro- ceeding per to now pursue towards obtaining re- dress, 1 deem it most expedient thus publicly to in- form ail those concerned, that, after consulting competent advisers, it has been concluded as most advisable—not to voluaiazily submit their claims to the Claims Court, as they would be mixed up with theusands of other claims and not decided for many years (10 specify no other objection }—but to submit them to Congress in the usual manner ai the open- ing of the ensuing session ; in the expectation that direct relief may be provided for them and through aspecial Couft or Board ; or, if the Claims Court be resolved on as the only tivunal Congress will grant, that reference to it may Le made by a direct legi ve act. tis very certain that these claims would fully and constantly occupy 2 Board of the highest class for three years, and justice emphatically points to such a Board as righwend proper in the case may 22-4t JAMES H. CAUSTEN. OR SALE— An English Carriage A Double Wagon 2 tall Carnage Horses 2 Buggy ana saddle Horses Inquire irom the Coachman of the French Minis ter at Schwartz’s Livery Stable, on I, between 16us and 17th streets. = may 19—lw* of high colt IMPROVED EYELET MA- c Firs' patent—combined on one stock Second patent—self-feeding with eyelet Third patent—pstent improved fasiener, riveting both sides All parlies in want ofa good Eyelet “achine, are san recommended to use none but LIPMAN?’ PATENT IMPROVED, which is decidedly the best ever brought before the public, possessing humerous agvantages, viz: Itis strong, durable and not liable to dcr. It punches the hole well, and to fit and ia one operation clinches the Eyelet ou beth sides. It saves time, as the c., nee@ not be reversed or turned over toclinch the Eylet a se- cond*time, es isthe case with ail other Machines. Tt is useful to the Merchant in fling away pa) as well as to the attoraey or C: veyancer, the Shoe maker, Tailor, Milliner, and numerons others, and is a very labor saving Machine Sold by all the principal Stationers and Fancy Goods Dealers throughout the United States, Agents for Washington. TAYLOR & MAURY, > Near Mh st- MILLINERY AND FANOY GOODS. ELECTED WITA GREAT CARE.—Every ur- licle in the above line may be obtained ten percent. cheaper than in any store in the city. Milliners will find it to their ad. Vantage to call, Straw Bonnets, Hats and Plats Lace, ‘rape, Blonde, Silk and Lawn Bonnets al- — on — ; racies, Scamiess Crowns, Rice do. Blonde Lace Edgines Foo: , &e. WILI.LAM" P. SHEDD, Fancy Goods and i Pd Millinery, 5@% 11ib st. out of or- the Eyelet, COACHES for re Ui Alse, to make tips Hmm nw at after pigh: from the White House! For terms apply to Mr. JOHN HOLBROOK, at the Stace Stand at the Capival, or orders left at G. & Baxes, ee.—We have ast rreatver p f. Parker & Co.°s Store, WM. WUALEY. of every ee. of seareting se Packing to he Prunks, ladies’ dress Trunks, Hat Boxes, Vali "PRUE HEAL. S Carpet bags, Satchels, &c., which we will fram T CHAZ. eee 2 ge we eel = of at = lowest prices, and detiver in apy part of Appendix by N. PL - Published by the the city free os are bg ber : Society tor the d:ffasiap of Spiritust K aa re arenas, neato eo Han | “Qe, lage sete vlan cei . ’ : nh Ha! ‘or sale at, 3 meayd4—3t near th street. = : mye