Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1855, Page 2

WASHINGTON OITY: FRIDAY AFTEENCON......... - May 25 STIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union exults over the prospect of the triumphant election of Henry A. Wise, and argues ‘o show that “abolitionism and Know Nothingism are the parents of disunion.”’ The Intelligencer, commenting on a recent Proposal of the Pennsylvania Historical So- ciety that the country shall hereafter observe as a national holiday the annivers>ry of the adoption of the constitution, says: “Every demonstration that can be give” of devotion to the Constitution is @ just trib, to the wisdom and patriotism that fr*med it and is a proper appreciation of ite jnestimabie value to’everything we bol¢ dear and sacred as a nation. To hone, it with unwavering fidelity asthe bord of our Union is the obli- gation of life, ». d every patriot should be an armed sent* oe] on perpetual duty to protect it. The same spirit that commands our ob SeIV2uce of the aonivorsary of the Declara teu of Independence should be manifested for the anniversary of the adoption of the Consti- tution. They are the two great epochs in our history alike deserving all honor “We are pleased that this eubjecthaz been cons ‘dered by the Historical Society of Phiia- deiphia. and a felicitous report made on it by tse Hon JR Tyson, the chairman of the committee. It is peculiarly appropriate that Philadelphia shouid lead off in this new de- m¢natration; for, as is well expressed in the reporc of the committee, “if any part of our country should precede the rest in this com. mon duty, the public might fairly look for such a movement from Philadelphia. ‘The convention that framed the Constitution sat within i a ere the Federal procession walked in or on the 4th of July, 1738; and that city was the first capital of the n: under the Constitutional Government. % can it be doubted that thegrnius loce was vorable tothe reengnition ot one of the sub- ‘ime g ories of the instrument right of consczence, which, ne inculeates, was preelaitoed to mankind a f the corner ston; of the colonial str f Pennsylvanis above a century befor +22 + The Virginia Flection Werefrained, yest=rday, from commentingon this exciting theme Though confident cf the election of Mr. Wise, we had no disposition to aid his friends ia winning the money of his op Ponenis, as we ere opposed to betting, having “or fifteen yours past refrained from betting on anyt-ing to the amount of sixpence. As far as we have received returns, they bear out the calculations which we presented to our read- ers some days ago. wherein we claimed for Mc. Wise an aggregate majority of 11.850 in the State. The returns we havo received are as fol-! lows | Alexandria city and county, 490 majority for Flournoy. Wo must dedu:t from this apparent | majority, 56 >ata: zed votes. returned on th back of the poll lists, which mast be ev entuaily | nted in favurof Mr. Wise, under che law , Flournoy’s actual majority in Alexandria! yapicountyis435. The co. ve Plournoy, to a single vote, t ity it gave Scott over Pieres, In thec lou. lation to which we refer above, Alexundr town and county were set Flouracy 500 m ijori fa down as to give” instead of 435 1 we set down aa sven) 36 «~The telegraph reports} rge Dewocratic gaius in adjacent counties | Three counties cornerin the city of Peters- b Petersburg—( Wise’s majority —i t i ity 479 i arg. Lyne>buarz—Piournoy’s maj Fredericksburg— Flournoy’s Bezie’s, $4; Patto s, 100, Morris, (Board Putlic Work,) 61. Ascording to the data on! which we claimed 11,8590 aggregate majority; for Wise, Frederi ksburg was set down as to! give Flourney 200 majorizy. i Richmond city gives Flournoy 974 majority. j It was set down in our calculation at 1,000. Fairfox (reported) 50 majority for Flournoy. | | Ia our 11,850 calculation, Fairfax was set down at 100 for Flournoy. Another report from Fairfax g.ves Flournoy but 5 majority! there. Norfolk city and Portsmouth. aggregate! Flournoy majority, 445. In oar 11,850 eal-| culation they were set down at 500 for Flour noy. Jefferson county, all told, 30 wajority for Flournoy. Scott's majority there was60. We allowed him 100 majority there ia the 11,850 calealation. Farmville 45 majority for Flournoy. ! Chesterfield county 456 for Wise In the! gubern :torial election the Demoeratic majori- ty was 413, at which we eet i: down in the 11.850 ca!culation Ohio eounty, embracing the eity of Wheel- ing, 690 majority for Floarnoy This is pre- cisely the majority, toa vote. for which Ohiowas set dewn in our 11.850 majority calculatien. Sv # majority in the last Gubernaterial election (wherein he was beaten 8,014) was 535 Winchester, in Frederick county, gives Flournoy 166 majority In the 11 850 calen- lation it was set down at 300. We have a dispatch from the Exquirer office | at Kichmond, vaying that Hanover county gives Wise over 200 Democe-etic majority. Hanover gave Piereo 104, and Johnson over Summers im 1852, 135 mejority In our caleu- lation. we set it down at 100 for Wise. ‘This despatch says that partial returng, all highly favorable to Wise, have reached Rich- mord and that it bas been ascertained th-t! ¢ hes been re elected by from 200 to 300| me jority. Flying reports by telegraph are in Wash- ington ag follows : Fauquier, 230 majority for Flournoy. This cannot ke based on returns. insomuch as all the thirteen voting places in the county oan- not be heard from at the court-house of Feu- quier, (Warrenton,) before midnight to-night. Culpepper, majority for Flournoy, 271. (All the precincts of this county cannot be heard from at Culpepper court house before sun- down this evening ) Pendleton 500 for Flournoy. (ihe whole result in Pendleton cannot reach any tele- graphic station before some time to morrow.) Marshall 400 for Flournoy (A telegraphic jine runs through Marsh«il, but some ef its precincts lie so remote as to make it impossi- ble that the final result can be kiown at its county seat before sun-down to day.) The Know Nothings have a report by tele- graph, saying that Frederick county gives Wise 130 and Faulkner 115. We have no means of verifying its correot- ness. Frederick gave Johnson 281 majority, and Pierce 405 majority. P.S.—We received a dispatch just as we went to press, saying Magrinspcre, May 24 —Wise’s majority in Berkeley is five (5) It gave Johnson 283. Faulkner's majority in the same county is 25: It gave him betere 186. SD | the State prison. majority 104; ' s WASHINGTON NEWS A¥D GOSSIP. papers of yesterday publish a lettér from Philo S. Shelton, Esq.,of Boston, to Mr Marcy, Seo- retary of State, occupying nearly three col- umns of small type, respecting this island. Mr. Shelton claims it as being its first and only possessor, and the first discover of the guano thereon about a year since. He was driven off, by a Venosuelan vessel-of-war, by force but they have aince given up their claim, secking, however, to get a participation in the use of it. Mr. Shelton, who is, we lezrn, a Tesjec!“.ble merchant of Boston, claims indem- nity from the Venezuelean Government to the a aount of several hundred thousand dollars for that tortuous dispossession tn December last, of his egents, he having sent several ships and some hundred hands to obtain the guano on the island He also claims tbe island and the guano as his property, but offers to transfer the island, reserving the guano, tothe United States without charge He demands that Mr. Maroy shall send a vessel-of war to Venezuela to enforce this elaim He then asks for a vessel of-war to convoy his ships and men to repossess himself of the island, now claimed by the Dutch, and fiom which he was forcibly ousted in Decein berlsst| And he also asks, if these requests cannot be granted, that he be given leave to fit out an armed expedition, on his own hook, te do the same. Mr. S ‘says, English and French merchants, in Northern Atlantic cities, “assured of the protection of their Govern ments*’ have off.red to buy his right; and he asks if be shall dispose of it, az he is in clined to do if his requests cannot ke granted The guano on Shelton’s island is reported to be worth six or seven hundred thousaad dol- lara. His dispatch cites numerous autho. ities on international law, and was manifestly pre- pared by some shrewd Yankee lawyer to lay the foundation of a big claim against the Gov ernment of the United States, and perhays also with the desire to make a case against the powers that be, if any contingency mado it plausible. That thoze in charge of the Goy ernment will do their duty iz not to be doubted, and we presume they are the proper perzons to judge of the time, place, and manner. The management of our foreign relations and diplomacy has not generally bcen delegated to claimants, or their lawyers, or newspaper editors. Another Dopredator upon the Pension Of fice Convicted.—A. B. Grabam, of the State og New York, has been convicted of the crime of forgery, in applications for bounty land, before the United States District Court forthe Northern District of the State of New York, at j its present session in Rochester, in said State, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in This man bas been a sort of itinerant agent, and seldom appeared a3 euch in his true name, He practiced prosecuting ; applications inthe names of soldiers in the war of 1812 who bad deccased. and would fre- quently forge all the signatures necessary, except the name of the county clerk, by whcse certificate the papers were authenticated These epplieations he would send to the Pen sion Office unde: various neues, and from dif- ferent places, and wouid require answers to be sent to the various post-cfiices where the applications were mailed. The Pezsioa Office discovered something wrong many months ince, but could not, for some time, ascertain the author of the:e transactions At lengtb, sufficient discoveries were had to justify the sending a epecial meezenger into the State to ferret out these various frauds Accordingly, the Chief Clerk, S. Cole, Esq., formeriy a resident in the county from which many of these suspicious claims were sent, went to New York, and discovered the Perpetrator to bo A.B Graham. whom ho caused to be arrested and indieted. The prosecutions have been continued for come months, and came up for final triai this week, and resulted ag above stated I: would seem tha: the gang of villaing who have besizged the Pension Office with those fraudulent claims would soon be dispersed, as we are icforced this is the eighteenth convic tion that bas been had for these offences with- ia the last two years. The Commicsi over, | however, says there ere “several of the same fort still left,” whose trecks, if we mistake tot, he has already diceovered. Their fate, from the experiense of others under like cir- cumstances, may be easily foretold. Work, &c., ia tho Washington Bavy-Yard. ‘The large iron buoys which have been con- structed at the Washington navy yard, during the last winter and spring, for the light kouse service, are now in the course of distribution along our coasts, to take the places of the emailer buoys hitherto iu general use. We learn that the buoysge of all the prin- cipal harbors, sounds, Lays, &e., on our coast, is now being thoroughly systematized by marking each danger and channel in such a manner that the navigator, with the buoy list in his hand, cannot fail, with ordinary care, to avoid the one or follow the other In our immediate vicinity we note that the Chesapeake Bay haa alroady been well marked according to the general pla, and that the Potomac river, from the head of nav- igation to its mouth, is now being buoyed properly end thoroughly for the first. time. Lhese aids to navigation, when they can be fully relied upon, are a great benefit to the maricer, shipowner, and merchant. An apt illustration of the great value of these exterior aids, is found in the present well marked channels in the James river, when a short time since, scarcely a week elapsed that some damage to the steamers running from New York to Richmond was not reported, whilo now such accidents seliom occur. During the last year, the channol of this important outlet to the ocean has been marked by four good lights, one day beacon and buoys of the best description, and properly dis- tributed, have been placed at every important point from Rocketts to Hampton Roads. 4n Inspector Appointed —Mr. Thomas C Wilson, of this city, has been eppointed in spector and receiver of building materials for the extention of the General Post Office struc- ture. Cur Columns —We are.s0 abserbed in sift- ing election returns as to be able to present little other news to our patrons this afternoor. An Army Officer Resigned.— Assistant Sur- geon Israel Moses, U.S. A , has resigned. The Current Uperations of the Treasuiy Lepartmont.—Un yesterday, the 24th of May, | For Tepaying on accotint of the The Dutch have since taken it from tho | N Venezueleans. The English claimed it aigo, ‘there wtreof Treasury Werranis entered on | the books of the Department — Shelton’s Island —Several of the New York For the redemption of stock...... For the Treasury Department. For the Interior Department...... For the Customs...,.... For the War Department.. On account of the Na For repaying in the $10.658 30 4.171 65 6,463 42 + 12'814 68 2587 82 82.434 00 V+. . War Depart- MED. .seceseceeeeccscercceees 1,577 82 Por ropaying for the Interior De- PaTtMenNt.....ceeceeeceeaceses 1,936 64 10,494 44 95 26 538 77 & in Treasury from miscellaneous sourcos...+ Ee PERSONAL. + John Timon, the Catholic Bishop of Buffalo, publishes in the newspapers of that city a notice, dated May 18th, saying that Father Weniger having requested the with- drawal of the interdict from the Church of St. Louis and the ex-communication from the trustees thereof, he can refuse him nothing, and, therefore. consents to his request. ‘Lh Bishop declares the interdict removed, and says that the excommutication of tho trusiees will alzo cease as soon as the Holy Triduan in St. Louis church shali begin. +++» Colonel Dorsey, of Cooza county, Ala bama. isa model husband, having declined becoming a candidate for Congress, because his wife wants him at home. +++» The editor of the New Urleang Pica. yune, as carly as the 15th instant, has been luxuriating in green corn, “full grown, and full grained, and of deliciously sweet flavor,” presented to him by Mr. Henry Lawrence, from his prolific gardens in the third district of that city. +++» A chief of the Utah Indians on his death bed, recently, requested his brother to kill at his burial one Pi ede woman. to strangle two Pi-ede girls, bury alivo one Pi-ede boy, and kill sixty horses and six sheep as a sacrifice, that hemight pass in peace to the happy hurting rounds of tho Indians. +++» Com. Henry KE. Ballard, U. S. Navy, died at his residence, near Annapolis, on Wednesday night last. He was over 70 years of age, and had been in a delicate state of health tor come time past. Recently he re covered frem a severe attack of paeumcns, but suffered a relapse, which caused his death. ++++Capt Sam Whiting,-of the Winona (M. T ) Argus, has been tende-ed and has accepted a position inthe expedition to go in search of Dr. Kene and his companions ol. Henry L. Kinney, the !eader of she expedition to Nicaragua, ieft Philadelphia ter New York on Thursday morning. It is his intention to sail from that port on Sunday, in one of the fastest vessels afloat so that we shall soon hear of his doings in Central Amer- ica. +++sLettors received by the late steamer from the family of Major Brown state that he was rapidly sinking under his disease, and his death might be expected at any moment Maj Brown left St Petersburg last auturin, with health much impaired, to spend the win- terin Italy, in the hopo of r covering his strength and returning home this summer. The climate of Russia was too severe for his constitution and he sunk under it as did his predece:sor, Major Whistler ++++A B. Graham has been convicted, in Rochester, N. ¥ , of perpetrating fraud on the Pension Office, and sentenced to soven years imprisonment in the Penitentiary. This makes the eighth proseention to conviction and purishment since Commissioner Waldo essumed the duties cf that cfiice. : $s ONE WEEK L 2 FROM EUR‘PE. Arrival of Steamship America. Wo announced in our paper of yesterday af- t on that the America had arrived at Hali- fax in the morning, but we failed, unaccount- ably, to receive any news by her ever the wires jntime forour publication. Although the ed- ices are one week later than tha preceding, by the Baltic, the state of affairs concerning the war have undergone but little if any, change, SEBASTOPOL STILL STANDS, which fact of itself embraces the whole story ‘Ihe dates by the Amervica are to the 12th instant, and the intelligence may thus be summed up. The news from Sebastopol is brief The public have finally concluded that the war must be a protracted one, and without hope of sistance from Austria ‘The Allies have gained partial successes be- fore Sebastopol, but nothing desisive has transpired Several extensive failures were spoken of privately at Liverpool the day the steamer sailed, but the names had not transpired. The English press admits that all hopes of peace have fied, and that no assistance can be expected frum Austria, and but little from the rest of Europe—consequently France and gland must be prepared to firht rt out, The London Times publishes an article ex- pressing thee views. The samo paper also has an editorial in bebalf of the government, stating that itis impossicle to peruse the of- fcial documents of the Vienna conference without seeing that Russia never was in ear nest in her pretended desire for peace. Earl Groy, in the House of Lords. gave no- tice of a motion that an address be sent to the Queen, deploring the failure of the peace ne- gotiations at Vienna, and setting, as the opin- ion of Parliament, the belief shat the prove: sals of Russia were never cuch as to afford a fair prospect of concluding a peace. Correspondence from the allied camp up to the 27th of April explains the difficulties of the seige, and states confidently that the allies are advancing their acquisition of the ground bit by bit, and, while t.eir works 80 advance, there can be no doubt of ultimate success, pro- vided the Russians in the field should be una- ble to force the allies to raise the siege Marshal .Canrobert had announced, that when reinforcements arrived he would enlarge the circle of operations. ‘The latest official advices from Sebastopol, dated May 10, state that on that morning the Russians made a sortie, with a large body of troops, on the allies’ right. The French drove them back immediately, and a second end similar attempt shared the same fate. ‘The Russians met with sericus loss. General Manora had arrived at the Crimea with 4.000 Sardinian troops. ‘The English portion of the Baltic fleet was working up towards the Island of Gothland as far as the ice would permit. it is said that France has asked permission to establish a French camp on the Swedish territory, ard if this is refused the allies will then take possession of Bomarsund and fortify it. Three sips left England on the 10th to blockade the White Sea. ‘The following is from the London Standard: “A very extraordinary circumstance is re- ported from a@ quarter which precludes an: doubt asto the truth of the statement. it reaches us by letter from St Petersburg. It appears that a fine American trigate-built ebip recently arrived at a port in the Baltic, where it was stated that the vessel had on board eight bales of cotton, but th oorre- spondent of our informant visited the ship, and found that in addition to this cargo, she had on board 50,000 rifle and five thousand revolvers? The Mesera. D , merchants of Bos ton were passengers on board the vessel !”” The Standard asks, “* What are our consuls in the United States about, to have permitted such a cargo to leave without apprising the government here of the facts?” Symptoms increase that the Austrian and Russian cabinets are attempting to effect a — accord among the German States. he editors of the semi-official journals have united to favor the movement. ENGLAND All the documents in conference have been laid These documents, ext pages, have been partially English newspapers an terest. fore Parliament. over ninety excited much in- to the Vienna republished in the Lord Palmerston evaded answering the question whether the conference was not ; Rnaily broken off, but it is caid that as the ! streets, Island, essreaitel representatives of all the powers, Rusia included, continue to arrive at Vienna, the elements of the conference permanently exist, should Prassia or Austria on behalf of | who may be pl Russias, make at any time proposals offering prospect of a rettlement. The emigrant ship John, from Plymouth for Quebec, has been +recked, and a number of lives lost. FRANCE. PROSPERI’S CORNET BAND. IS Band is suitable for an, and all porposes, and is warranted to give satisfaction to all there leased to enga.e them, tiiher as a Reed, or Cotillon Band. ae number of musicians to be had at the short y 9 bad 0PP yO REDERIC lpctlan . 1.°s Store, epposite the Leater, at Taltavul ot pica en . N_R.. Orders left at Hilbus & Hitz’s Musie De- Druyn de L'buys, the French Minister of | pot, wil! be promptly attended to. Foreign Affairs, has resigned from an unwil- lingness to protract the war. Count Walemski, the French Ambassador at London, has been appointed his suceeseor. ianori, who attempted to assassinate the Emperor, hos been condemned to death. The project of a new loan of seven million francs is under consideration by the Council of State. The police report that they have discovered & vast plot, with ramifications throughout Eu- rope, to promote insurrection, and hence Pia- nori’s execution will be trace his connection therewith. On the day the attempt was made it was freely stated in various cities of Italy, Spain and Germany, that Napoleon was dead, and that Paris was in a etate of insurrection. TURKEY. Redschid Pacha has been euperseded as Nisien, by Mahomet Pacha. SPAIN. In the Cortes, on the 24, Senor Avecilla de- clared, in the name of the Democratic party, that it never entered into any nogotiations with Mr Soule for the sale of Cuba to the United Siates ITALY. Mount Vesuvius is in an active state of erur- tion It was reported that the King of Naples had been fired at by an assassin, at a review, but upon inquiry it was found that the affair was nothing more than an accidental discharge from the gun of a soldier. AUSTRIA. An agricultural district on the bank of the river Teisse, covering 1,200 square miles, has been irundated in consequence of a rise in that river. The crops are most probably do- stroyed RUSSIA. Russian accounts confirm the report of ap insurrection in Ukraine, ands(atethat Poland is in a very restless stato Petersburg advices to the latinst.. mention the ony rivel at Cronstadt of several American ships with cargoes of hemp and iron. THE LATEST. ‘the French mail had not arrived. The Vienna correspondent of the London Times remarks: ‘As long as no revolutionary elements are brought into action Austria will leave Russiato get out of her difficulties es best she cap; but, if Kngland and France would resolve to form a corps of refugees and employ them on or near her frontiers—a holy allianee would assuredly agzin be formed Vienna, May 11.—The rumor that Couct Buol had given in his resignation is not con- firmed {t_ is said that Austria is on the point of de- claring complete neutrality, as well as that of the whole of Germany. ENGLAND, It was stated that in Parliament Dundon- ald’s plan to blow up the Ruesian forts had been submitted to a a scientific committee; and the bill for abolishing newspaper etamps had passed. Roebuck’s committee is still in ses- sion. The London Times in an editorial says that the circumstances that America does not sym pathize with the allies ia shocking and revo!t ing. An incendiary fire kindled by a discharged Workman, destroyed totally one of the float- ing batteries just ready to launch for tho Thames. MARKETS. Liverroot, May 11—Cotton—Brown & Shipley quote: The lkst advices from the United States had a favorable effect on the Cotton market, and prices have considerabiy advanced—say }. During the la-t two days the market has been quieter, but closes steady Mobile fair 64; middling 5 9-16a5#; ordinary 5¢a54; interior 4a4}. Stock in port 685 500 bales, including 374,000 bales of Americar Cotton Breadatuffs—Brown & Shipley quotes bread- stuffs generally as unchanged, with the ex ception of Corn, which has a ivanced le, closing steady. Wheat—white 12salls 9d; red Us Qdatis 9d. Flour—Weestern Canal 40sa44s 6d for new, and 41s 6da42s 6d for old; Ohio 448 $da45e6d. Corn—ycllow 49aa52s; mixed and white 4082493 6d. Wheat and flour have been steady at un- changed prices. Corn closes with an active demand at an advance of Is. Philadelphia and Baltimore flou- 4430448 6d. Provisions — Richardson, Spence & Co quote the market for provisions generaily un- changed. Beef is steady and unchanged, and closes firm with an active speculative demand. Pork—Holders demand an advance. Bacon is stiffer, but not quotably higher. Lard—Mo- derate demand at 48a50s. Naval Stores.—The market unchanged. was steady and ,THE UNION PARTY OF THE SEC- ond Ward wiil meet THiS (Friday) EVE- NING, at 8 o’clock, at Harmony Hali, on 1), near .2th street. All frends of the party are invited may 25—It Hace FRanxuin Fire Company. Boe For THE EOUNTIFUL AND VERY acceptable supply of hot coffee and other refreshments, provided tor the members of the Franklin, at the late fire corner of lth and B ets., by Messrs. Jas O. Whitney and R. B. Laskey, the Company respectfully bez leave to return their thanks, and can truly say, their generous hospitality will ever be in fond remembrance held R. C. DOYLE, President. G. R. Crossrizip. Secretary. may 25—1t wee orice —We the undersigned Dry Goods Merchants, of Seventh street, for the purpose of giving our clerks time for recreation during the summer months, will commence on June Ist, 19 close our respective places of business at 7% o’clock p. m., Saturday nights excepted. Our busi- ness is very heavy at this season during the day, and we bope our friends will see the necessity of our adopting the ubove rule, and remember that we will admit no one after that hour under any circum. stances, R. BRICE HALL, R. G. HYATT, . J. W. BARNECLO, may 25—3: F.M MAGRUDER. ATTENTION, HIGHL ANDERS —You are hereby ordered to meet at your Armory THIS EVENING, at 7 o’clock, for dress parade in full uniforna. By order of the Captain: WM. F. FORSYTHE, Secretary may 25-1t NATIONAL GUARD, ATTENTION !— You are bereby notified to meet at your Ar- mory on MONDAY MORNING next, May 2Wth, at 844 o'clock precisely, in full uniform, for regimental parade and inspection. By order of Capt. Tait: C. R. BISHOP, O. 8. may 25—21* MONTGOMERY GUARD, ATTENTION. You are rn to meet ut your Are mory on MONDAY MORNING, the 28th instant, for parade. You are also requested to attend a meeting at Lieut Peeney?’s, on Saturday night, to determine what uniforin will be worn. Particular atten‘i m is requested By order of the Captain: may 25—3t WM. O’SULLIVAN, Sec. armory on MONDAY, aes 1855, at 9 o’clock a m. form, with arms, accoutrements, and pings in complete order, for Regimental nspection. 'y order of Capt. J. Peck : W. H. HAYWARD, may 24- 3t* First Serg’t. RATE ICE CREAM? O at once to red. MEDAL rer posorzctown, May in full uni- horse wap- Parade and he was awardea a M tan Mechanics’ Institute, for ICE REAMS, WA TER ICES, and CAKES. may REWARD. — Lost, last nigh: $5 street plank road, a port monnaie,’containieg —_ La 5 sons <a ae to ay} one but ie owner. ere was also about i money, Corporation notes, Stent G. T. MASSEY, may 24—3t* 498 Thirteent) street. is REWARD.-— strayed from the neighbor. $2 hood of Seeley’s Lime Kiln on Satur. day night, the 19th instant, a light GREY MAR®, ten or 11 years old, slim butt, is sound in every part. The above reward will be paid at H. McUAFFREY?S Grocery Store, corner of 24 avd D may 24—3t* may 254m HAY !—HAY!! NOTICE TO PERSONS IN WAND OF HAY! ‘OW landing at Page’s Wharf, Seventh street, N Washington, 200 bundles best baled HAY. which will be aoid at ao ee at $1 50 per 10) Ibs , if taken from the , MATTINGLY & BROTHER. may 295—1w (Intel) ELECTION NOTIOGS. ane ARD.—UNIOWV TICKET. gf ge ROSERT J. ROCHE ‘ For Register —WILLTAS S McCORMICK. S$ T. ABERT. vot TH oP ENTWC u ., > uncil—THOS. E 1 ERASTUS M. CHAPIN, RICHARD H. LASKEY. may 23—te* IF TH WARD NOTICB.—An Election 4 will be held on Mondey, the 4th day of Jane next, at the builting known as the Old = for Register, Co'lector, and Surveyor of the City; alse for one member of the Board of Aldermen, and three members of the Board of Common Council to represent said Ward. Wn. P. FERGUSON, F. BARRY, JAS. A. BROWN, Commissioners of Election for Fifth Ward. may B—<te COPARTNERSHIP. E have this day formed a copartnereliip under tne firm of Neat & Havenner, for the sal~ postponed in order to | of Wines. Liquors, Cigars, &c., at wholesale ant retail, at No. 562 Seventh s°., ope Centre Market. J. T. NEAL, C W. HAVENNER. UGAR, MOLASSES, &c. 50 bhds New Orleans and Porto Rico Sugar 139 bbis New Orleans Molasses aALSO— 300 boxes Oranges on consignment For sale by MURRAY & SEMMES, may 25—eo3t a MOUNT VERNON HOTEL, Cape May, New J HE abovs House has been completely finished and furnished, id will comfortably accommo- date 1,560 guests. The house is situated within the city, standing by itself on probably the best beach for batiing in the world ‘The house is upward of 800 feet in length, the dining room is 450 feet. Ai together, the MOUNT VERNON HOTEL affords the coolest and most delightful retreat in the world Families of six persons and upwards can be ac commodated with private tables, having their mea!s furnished at any hour agreeable to them. An ordi nary will also be set at regular hours for those who are not in parties, and woo may prefer a Tab’ @Hotw, A large number cf private Dij Rooms have thi- season been added, for parties desiring to be stric 1) private. An Artesian Well has been bored nearly 100 feet in depth, and furnishes pure soft water throughout the house. Lurge and commodious stabling have been added Phe Hotel has every modern improvement, in- decd, every thing has been ordered to give comfort and plegsure to the guests. A full Band of Music will be in the whole season. Letters addressed to the proprietors, directed to Cape Island, Cape May, N. J., will be promptly answered. SAMUEL B. WOOLMAN & CO., may 25-2w* Propnetors STATIONERY AND BINDING. Navy Dap-nrwent, May 24, 1855 FPARATE SEALED PROPO?ALS will be re ceived at the office of the Ecoretary of the Nevy until three o'clock p m, of Fridsy, the 29°:h dey of June next, for furnishing all the ttetionery that may be required by the Navy Departmert and i's Several bureaus for the year commencing the le: ay of July, 1866, snd ending on the 30th day of June, 1856. All ths erticles farnished must bs of the te-t qua'ity, delivered without delay when ordered, and to the sitisfaction of the head of the office for which they are requir:d If it be required, each bidder for stationery must —_ with his proporal a sample of exch art’cle yi ir ‘To insure uniformity in the a k form: will be furnished to those diepc sed to 3 and po bid will bec nsidered which does not fully conform t> the advertisement, and ia which each and every article is vot bid for, and in wh'ch more than ove Price is pamed for any one acti le Bords in sufficient amount, with two or more ap Proved sureties, for the faithiul execution cf the con'rect, wll be required of the person cr persons contracting The authorized names of the sureti that «il: |e given, as alse *aticfictory testimonials to full the contract, must acvrmjany the bid; otherwise, it wil! not be censidered. ‘The department reserves to itself the right cf or dering a greater cr less quantity of ca h and every article contracted for, a3 the public service may r- quire. Should eny article bo required not enumera’edin the contract. it i- to be furnished st the lowest mar- ket p.ice, eccordiog to ita quality. We STATIONERY. riting pa; of linen stock. S reams folio port blue os white sztin finish, feint li edand trimmed,w+'ghizg 17 pou ds Pperream p-rream Sreams hezvy tlue lai, d-epatch exp. hard made, rtep-ruled, weighing 15 pounds per Team, per ream U5 reas laid hand-made foolscap, ruled, blu> or whits, weigh'ng 13 pounds per rea, per Trem 10 reams Owe : & Huriburt’s wove foolsez p, blue or white, ruled, weighirg 12 pouncs per Te m, or of any othsr manufacture of ezual quality, per ream 10 reems first~lase, hand made quarto post wove or leid, blue or wh'te, weighing 8% pounds fer ream, per ream 40 resms Platcer & Bmith’s extra superfice, blue or white, laid or wove, Congress 4to post, ruled, weighing § pounds per ream, per 7m resi 20 reams Crane & Co.’s extra euperfice, thick, white letter paper, ruled, weighing 83 pounds per ream, per ream 20 reams be:t yellow or buff envelope p: per, royal, flat, weighing 24 pounds per ream, Tr ream pel 4 reams best sup. roy. writing per, Team 5 reams best French 4to post awry Beets 5 reams note paper, gilt edgel, per ream 20 reams copying or tissue Paper, 4to post, per ream 10 reams eopying or tissue paper, foolccep, per ream. 1°0 sheet- gee tracing paper, 40 by 27 inches, per 100 yards tracing cloth, per :quara yard 1.0 sheets bert ; repared parchment, 14 by 18 in., per sheet 3 reems blotting paper, roya!, par rezm Gd quires patent bioiting paper, mseiam, per quire 160 she t: drawing paper, “Whatman’s Turkey Mis,” irom medium to antiquariac, per sheet 5000 cream laid envelo, letter siz rr 1000 1500 do a we sine, pac 3000 600 do do card size. per 600 1000 oe lin-d envelopes, £34 by 4 inches, per 20 rales ee Iined envelopes, 5; by 3X inches per 250 patent — lined envelopes, 534 by 314 itches, per 10,000 best buff envelones, cial tide, per 1000 5000 be:t buff eay-lop:s, government pattern, let t size, per 1000 6000 bect heavy white enve!:pes, hand made, off- chal Fiza, per 1000 20 gross steel peur, on cards or in boxes, (the de- partment to have the liberty of selecting f om all the different kinds manufactures, English or American, per 100 cards Perry’s pens, assorted. card per card Geards i per c: 5 cards lith phic pene, 24 gold pens, large size, with cilver holders, best manoufecture, p-r pen 10 = Bryan & Wilcox’s writing fluil, in 3 ttler: 10 “— Maynard & Noyes’s black ink, in bot- les 36 quarts best London cop in! s q rare ying ink, Arnold’s or 2 dozen ounes bottles Perrine, Guyott & Co.'s superfine carmine, per bottle ie quille’No. bores. quality, per 100 C0 qi ‘0. 80, cpaque or clarified, 100 100 -row or beandt quills, per 100 a 75 dczen red tape, No. 15 to 26, per dozen ri — ote ad re dozen zen pe ives, er’s bast, pearl hand] large size, 4 tides dosen 25 4a erasers, Jarze size, ivory bandles, in cases, Rodgers’s dozen 2 dozen pairs of shears scis ors, per dozen 2 dozen 9 inch ivory foldere, per dozen 1 dozen Carr: parallel rulere, dozen 2 dozen sand-boxes, cocoa a ‘wood, = 2a 2 dozen wafer stands, occoa wood, per deren 1 doren poance-boxes, cocza wood, per dczen 1 dozen pounce boxes, ivory, per dozen 2 dozen wa‘er stamps, { Renties: pordieee 10 dozen Diack lead pencils, Paber's best’ ‘assorted, per dozen ° eS ene drawing pencils, aesort- zen may 25—colm attendance during governweat pattern, off- ite ¢f brass, compcsition or lesd, per we! 4 pounds best prepared Tedis fubber, per potnd 2 pounds un, Sol a India rubber, per pourd #eNTH WARD —UNION TICKET. S'ho Alderman—DFEARRBORN R. JOHNSON. For Common Councll—SAMUEL PUMPHREY, SAMUEL 8. TAYLOR, HENRY A. CLARKE, may 4—te a ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD. THE RENOWNED DRAMATIC DICcRAMA (NoT « PAINTING) ol E BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, AND F DESTRUCTION OF CHARLESTOWN, Will be exbihited at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Navy Yard, for Two NtimTs ontY, Vz: THURSDAY and FRI- DAY, May 24 and 25. Also,on FRIDAY AFTER- NOON, at 3 o'clock. may 23—3t- ———<—<—$—$———— ¥ CHIRAVART will be for rale Saturday AY morning, by the boys, us a soothing dose after the election. Will be grin-atic. - Boys u U a—price 3 cents, = ALPRED HUNTER, may 24—2.* next to Adams’ Express. ———— OLEN.—A cow, with a white bead and igen horns, the white extending under her throat and belly. Hind legs from, the hock down, white, sides aud back of a bri,ht red, tail red, with whiteend. She basa in each ear, upper side ; alse on the lower side of the right car a round piece cut out. $20 will be giv- en for the recovery of the Cow and conviction of the thief, or 85 for information on which the cow is re- covered. Apply at residence on square south square No 173, corner C and Seventeenth sts. may 24—-3t* ICE CREAM. a T the old stand, corner of F and street, be had the best quality of ICE CREAM: WATER ICES and CONFECTIONERY i ord ptly attended to, 1 omy e a Toe pais my auton for the seasons, where nothing but the best quality shail be kept. All wish- do well to call. pod article woul eae 2418 THOS ECKABDT. MANSION FARM ICE CREAM. Ts subscriber wishes to notify the citizens that abi he is in consiant receipt of the above cel- ICE C CREAM from faltimore daily It m, and will be sold at $2 a the day, in t quantity sold wil gallon, ary part of the city., ‘I he small be half ion. a: eer receives Pennsylvenia and Dela- ware PRINT BUTTER, wh ch can be procured at the Centre Market House, «car the Engine House, during market house, at which place orders can be leit for Ice Cream) = Any ae must — at the time or upon its very. asitisa crdicle <i LEWIs PAGE. may 24—lw* ICE CREAM AND SODA WATER. REAMS of a'l flavors, such as Vanilla, Choce- late. Lemon, Strawberry, Pine Apple and, Or ange. Also, German Creams, Water ices, Biance Mange, Charlous, Jellies, &c. The Sod. is of the best in the city, on the cld principle of manufacture with Pure Fruit Syrups without the usual drug mix- tures. CAKES and CONFECTIONERY of all kinds sent to any part of the city. Creams $2 per gallon—62¢ cents per qt. N. 8.—Ladies Sa'oon up stairs Parties supplied J.G. peeing Pa av., No. 347 opp. Browns’ Hotel. may 24—2w* ‘PRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, HAT Boxes, &c.—We have just received a |: va- riety ofevery dese! jon of Travelling and Packing Trunés, ladies’ cress Trunks, Hat Boxes, Valises, Carpet Bags, Satchels, &c., which we will dispose of at the lowest prices, and deliver in any part of the city free of evst. WALL & STEPHENS, 322 Pa. avenue, next to Iron Hall. may 24—3: pe a BARGAIL®:—At private sale, a PIANO, of A very fine tone and touch, made by Chickering & Mackay. Apply to POLLARD WEBB. Office on Pa. avenue, 7 doors east of Nationa! Hotel. 23—3* may DR. THEOD. HANSMAN Keeps ois offi-e hours from eight te ten o'clock a.m. lo 505 Seventh st., opp. Odd Fellows Hall may 23—1m* iE PATENT HAT: designed to promote the growth of certain bumps for the use of mankind in general, and warranted to fit all who use it according to directions. Our Countrymen: or brief memoirs of cminent Americans. By Benson J. Lossing; with 103 portraits. Woodworth’s American Miscellany of entertaining knowledge. GRAY & BALLANTYNE, may 23—3t Booksellers, 498 Seventh at. ANS. PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, &c., &c.— We hav= now in store a large vari- ety of fine and commor Fans, Harrison’s end Lu- bin’s celebrated Perfumery, Brushes, Combs, { ooth Powders, playing and visiung Cards, fine Portmon- naies, Cigar Cases, Card Cases, Baskets, Canes, &e,&c., all of which we are stiiing out at low prices to suit the times at the Piano. Music, Sta- tionery, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods Store of JOHN FP. ELLIS, 206 Pa xvenue, bet. 9h and 10th ste, wy HOUSE-KEEPING HARDWARE. ‘HE subscriber begs leave to inform the public T that he has opened a store at 4290 Scventh st. between Dand E streets, where he has a general assortment of House-keeping Hardware, Cuth Silver Piated Britannia, Japanned and plam Ware, Wooden, Willow and Cedar Ware, Clocks, Bird Cag-s, Feather Dusters, Brushes, Brooms, Baskets, Mets. iso, fine Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Combs, &c. His goods are entirely new, and were selected from the latest and most approved styles. They were bought for ca:h, and wil be sold at the lowest possible prices. Pereces withing to purchase are invited to ex- amine Lis stock and prices, as he is confident he can offer them —— Spree than they will meet with elsewhere in the city. map 23—1f GEO. FRANCIS. OUTHERN QUARTEELY REVIEW for April 1855. Contents— Benton’s Thirty Years in the Senate Louis the Fourteenth Chief Justices of the U_ 8. Ruskin’s Architectural Works oe Campaigus Ant Ruth at American Education Jos Lone 7) va Virginia .pplications emistry - — Notices. jubscription price annum. may 22 - is pe PRANGK TAYLOR. Agency oF Frenxcu Spotiation Ciaime, Washington, May 22d, 1855 ii answer to many inquiries by claimants the United States, on account of spoliations by the French prior to ta00, as to the course of pro- ceeding proper to now jursue towards obtaining re- dress, [ deem it most expedient thus publicly to in- form all those concerned, that, after consulting competent advisers, it has been concluded as most advisab'e—not to voluntarily submit (heir claims to the Claims Court, as they would be mixed up with thousands of other claims and not decided for serene 4 yeass (10 specify no other objection}—but to them to Congress in the usual at the open- ing of the ensuing session ; in the expectation that rd celereng be ovided for and through them the Clams aspeciai Court or 5 Or, if be resolved on as the only tribunal Congress will see anne ot any Le made by a direct lative tis very certain that these claims would fully and constantly ® Board of the highest class for three years, and points to such a Board as right and in the case. may 2-4: 4AMES H. CAUSTEN. fn Region Carriage nm A Douule Wage 2tall Horees 2 Buggy ana saddle. I, between may 19—lw* EW BOOKS RECIEVED AT N SHILLINGTON’S. Two by the author of Heartsesse and the Heir of Redclyff Ladies’ National M: , for June Yankee Notions, for June. _Alltbe New Books and every thing in the Sta- tovery line, for sale at SHILLINGTON’S Bookstore, Building, cor, 434 st , and Pa. av.