Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1855, Page 2

Eee a FVENING STAR. WASHINGTON OITY: THURSDAY AFTEBNCON ae AGENTS FOR THE STAR. The following persons are authorized ‘%© contract for the publication of adver- tisements in the Star: Philadelphia—V. B. Pater, N. W. ©rner of Third and Chestnut streets. New York—S. M. Permneut & Co., Nassau street. Boston —V. B. Patuxgn, Scollay’s Building. (> Apvgetisements should be handed ‘0 by 12 o'clock, M., otherwise they may aot appear until the next day. —— ss SPIRIT OF THR MOSNING PEZS3. The Union contains the following letter from Moses H. Grinnell, of New York, taking back that gentleman's imputations upon ihe course of the Hon. Senator Fish upon the Pas wenger ship question before Congress at its last session : New Yorx, May 24, 1855 Dear Sie: In the observations made by me st the merchents’ meeting held at the Ex- ‘Sbange in February last on the subject of the “passenger bill,” then pending before Con — in condemnation of the cource pursued y youin regard to the measure, I uved ex- Pressions imputing to you insincerity towards myzeif and the other gentlemen who had re- cently conferred with you in behalf of the ia- teree's involved at Washington. My on strong impressions of what had passed between us, and my warm interest in the subjoot. suggested at the moment terms of expression whica a more deliberate judgment weu'd not have adopted Subsequent reflec tion. and intelligence from various sources of your different impressions of our interview. and finding that a letter addressed to you by ths commitee while at Washington had no: been sent in season to reach you, have ea‘is- fet me that it was unjust for me to assume that your view of the facts of the oase mu-t RecessArily cvincide entirely with my own recollections. Oa the contrary, your known Public and private character should have given me confidence inthe uprightness of your intentions and iotegrity of your conduct With these convictions. my own sense of right impels me to recall the imputations, in- p ohsaes or di-respeciful, to yourself persenaily included in my remarks on the occasion re- fer-ed to, and to express my sincere regret that I should have made them i write this letter with the desire that the Same publicity should be given to it as was Biveo to the speech made by me at the “ Ex- ebange mecting ”’ Respectfully, yours, M H GrixseLu. The Hon Hawilton Fisb. The Intelligencer republishes an article from the Richmond Whig, in which that joare Bal, which confecsedly abandoned its time- honored Whig principles for those of the Koow Nothings, jokes in good humor over ita Reoent defeat in Virginia. and sayr, in cor- clusion = “To each and every Kaow Nothing in the tewe tender our sincere condolence and sympitby, remarking merely thet they de Served svc‘e-3, for they worked like beavers acd did sume immensely tall bragging We ere vot advised that the Whig purty was in the costes: at all. though we «ll gave wha: aid and comiort we ecu'd to our ds «f the American party, and shali che liv do so bgeia whenever the conflict recure between them and our ancient enemies’ With this artic'e es 1 tex’, the Tntslhigencer moralizes over the steadiness with which the great macs of the people of Virginia reject what they believe to be dangerous tendencies in new fargied political doctrines. Tae editor a'tributes it in 2 measuse to the vez veer vote which prevails there. of which he scys : “We mrke these brief suggestions to account for the difficulty of effecting political changes in Virgini:. Thewwsvoce system tends to Sxedoess in their politics; but we do not quar- rel withiton that eccount, for in truth we bave a bigh respect for it, and believe that Buch cay be urged in its favor; nor shall we attemp" d svertation on the peculiarities of the V rgin:a political eystem geverally. of Which we would only say that we would giad- Ty tee restor d much that th= hand of modern r m expunged from ber old consitation.”” 4 ee —___ The Washiagton and New Orleans felegraph Lin: It seems to us that the gentlemcn who of: erat id manage this linc in Washington and Virginia ore bein: very unjustly ceneared by ® portion of the Northern press, for their fail. bre to obtain news on Thursiay night last of the results of the election in the different coun- Wes of Virginia. We were Beceszariiy in and out cf the « fice in this city a dozen times be twean dark and 1 p.m of shat night, end wit- Begzed the earnestnesa with which the opera- torz watched fr opportunities to send and get Meresges over the wires, which were not in Working order, owing to the fact that the at Mo-phere waz surebarged with electricity The dispatehe: reeeived on that nigit bere, Were fur ‘he moat part addressed to Mr. Wise. Some coming tu the Organ newspaper on thoir Private account, a club to pay for their prooure- Ment acd recepticn having been made up among the cpeculaters in the accuracy of our talented Beighbor’sjudzment. As e conceived that our telegrar bing arrangement with the agent of the Sssociated press justified usin expecting to re- @elve revc-ns es fast as they passed through Washing*on. we made no outside arrangement whatever. As matters turned oa’, if we had been forced to depend on that source for our disprtebes, we should have been left in the Vecative; fur the ag nt of the associated press @t this point furnished us with hardly more than 4 meagre dispatch per diem during the three days of the excitement on the subject. Fortun«tely Mr. Wise placed his cispatches etour cizrcsal, which enabled us to publish smrle ard satisfactory accounts of the Pro- gress of the greatevent. We cheer ually bear teatiaony to the fact that the operators at this pois! cid their whole duty during the eventful three days acd nights, evincing a most com- Mendable spirit of patience and accommoda- tion, and laboring earne and with fidelity. CH The pu’ tical friends of the ‘Hon Henry A. Wise, Governor elect of Virginia, are re- qeested to meet at the United States Hotel, at So’cl-ck this even Marve Pouitic ‘he Know Nothing State Convention, @ despatch from Bangor Me., o! yesterday says, having been in session there the two days previous, adjourned without ma king nomina‘ions for Stste officers. bers of the order are le’! tu their individual preferences Strong anti sla Very resolutions waze passed, and delegates to the Nationa! Convention. svon to meet ia Phi}. adelpbia, appointed) The proceedings Were harmonious. The mem- Vote according to Paeranixo rox a Loso Siggs.—The Eng dish Consul Genera) in Norway had, about the 15th of April, closed a contract with Mr Struck, a merchant of Christians, for 30.000 wooden buts for the British troops in the Cri- mea, to be completed in a very short space of ime WASITINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Borch!—The defeat of Fi urnoy apd the consequent proof of the falsity of their system speaking of the blackguard violators of the rights of their fellow citisens under cover of the night, to the honest, Jaw abiding and cor- rect mechanies of Washington. of bragging, is inducing the Know Nothing | That application is the work of our neigh. newspapers to say a great many false and bor, (not ours,) which thus easays to shield the foolish things. The following said by the | gang of loafing bullies who are kept by our New York Mirror on the subject, contains, per. | haps, es many misstatements in that connec- tion as we have yet ceen strung together in ag meny lines : neighbor's coterie to put down the public ex- pression of anti-Know Nothing sentiment by © people of this city. That coterie used tho bdlackgaard gang in question on two occasions “But. notwithstanding the boastful speech of | at Carusi’s, and when Mr. Wise delivered his Wise before the rable at Washington, ing to have “ met tho black knight with © visor down and dealt him a morta! blow,” we are not quite sure but the Virginia cock is crowing betoreday-break. Only abouteighty counties have been heard from, and there are one hundred and thirty-seven in the State; and the majority for Wise lags far behind that for Pierce in 1852 But we contess we have little hope of cheering news {rom tue back. woods. Avericanism flourishes best in the light of day. It bas no affinity with the owls and bats of darkness and superstition A State that lacks roads and telegraphs by which to forward its election returns; a State whoze probable Governor elect once boasted in Con- gress that he represented a district in which Bo newspaper was published; a State that contains more white people unable to read or write than eny other State in the Union, will nataraliy be the last to yield to the all-sub- duing spirit of Americanism that is destined s00n to melt down all op: n; end, purging the whole family of S:ates from all rectional drogs, fuse it into one bright and beautifal and everlasting AMALGAM ail tho better ele ments of the republic, literally conzolidatin - the confederacy and making it the E Puvri- bus Unum of nations.’ In the first place, nine-tenths of those (in. eluding a large proportion of Know Nothing:) who attended to hear Mr. Wise, on Saturday night last, were not “ rabble,’’ but the very best of our citizens, and the men who enjoy most of the respect of their fellow- citizens in Washington on account of their intelligence, true publio spirit, and utility to society. No public meeting was ever beforo convened in this city whereat so large a portion of thoze woo are most respected by the community wore present. The ‘ rabble’? who were there, were skulking friends ef the Mirror mau who, having little interest in eociety, can meet afford to violato its laws and its reles of coin ity, which quite a thousand respectable Know Notbings. who were on the ground, were as anxious to uphold as any of their opponents Next: The M:rror’s aspersion on the e: cultural portion of Virginia is evidence of the extreme ignorance of him who wro‘e it. Ail who know aught of ihe real character of the people of our country are aware, aod admit that the sheet-auchor of the hope of the pres. ervation of American liberties is our agricul- tural popula‘ion, among whow a much higher tone of principle in political, asin personal affairs exists, than among the mags of the peo plo of ourcities. Their “ignorance,” so much harped on by shallow writers like the man o! the Mirror, is bat ignorance of the ways o! the vicious and corrupt. They know enough to be, 28 a class, the happiest, pursst, e243 t Prospercus people in the world, auJ themselves of every incident of prog fast enouzh sa whieh term the M:+rur's Notbingiem) does 192 @oar of the day, ag he allogs= with the owls and bats uf ess und super on.’ The man who asserts to the contrary fancy that even yet no one out of “ the or- kuows of its fearful carhs to secresy, and cf the midnight gatherings of is conspirators against the rizh's of all who refase.or f:il to conspire with them This an:ruth{ul boas: of the @ferrer man that Kaew Notbi the light ct the day, conveys a midaight conspirings and a palpable adui:- sion cf the disreputable and dangerous cher- acter of its ucis und aims. He ia rightin eoming to the conclusion thet it cannot make headway amorg such a population as thatcf rural Virginia in Richmond, a city with nearly all t.. vices acd bai habits of any American city of ite size, Know Nothiogism has ficurished as elsewhere among like popu lations. In Boston, where people sre perhep as unprincipled as any other people cf the seme number wh» now live in one city. In New York, whoee population is ag viciows as it is possible for che people of an American sity to be, and indeed in all other American cities to which vice and crime resort for the immunity resulting from the crowd of po there dwelling. cach intent on his own obj and takieg little note of taose of the individ uals by whom he is turrounded, Know No- thingiem flourishes, a3 it flourishes nowhere clee, after rural populations Gigcover its real charactor, tondenvy, and aims * Americanism” (oy er means Know h best in the na Heroie.—The three Kno Nothing Commis- sioners of cleotion fer tho Third Ward acem greatly inaalted by the adoption of 2 reso- lution by the Board of Aldermen, Tequesiing them to permit eome respectable anti Know Nothing to remain in the room while they may be counting the votes on Monday nigit nozt Tkey deem it an imputation on their honor They should have luo nearer home for that imputation. Their own friends in tae Councils by their acts avow the purpose of affording an opportunity for the comuission of frauds at the election. They devy their political opponents a single repreenta‘ive upon the election. commissioners boards in four wards of the city, forthe first time Wesbington, since ite corporate existence, and they refuse to diroet or even to request thet the ballote esived be made of record, so that axy ones inclined may, after the election, verify tho fact that he hes been fairly dealt with; apd they chose these three individual membera e: their secret oath-bound politica! fraternity us their iostruments for carrying out whatever may be the purpose of the Know-Nothing majority of the Counoils,in this eiestion If suspicion attaches to them, it is wholly through the unjust aud unusual course of their political friends in the Couacil. Yheir appa- rent indigaation expressed through the col- wmns of our talented, amiable, courteous, entertaining, knowing and truthful neighbor, will by uo means prove sufficient to induce men of common sense to forget that those whose purposo it is to deal fairly and honesity in all things, seldoi shirk giviag their oppo Bents every possible opportunity for the fullwet investigation into their acts. We repeat, if their intentions are viewed with suspicion by any portion of their fellow-citizeus, they may thank the action of their political friends in the City Councils, and their own effort to excuse themselves from an open Jischarge of all their duties a3 Commissionera of election, une. theirse transparent plea of indigaation against those who are ountending for but naked jus tice and thetr own universally acknowledged Tigats Te- A Weak Subterfege.—Our talented, umis-| War warrants received and en- ble, courteous, knowing, !ngenuous and truth fal neighbor, on the day before yesterday, essayod to apply the terms “ rowdies and r fians”’ ac used by us on Monday last wiea | speech on Ninth street, some weeks ago, ere venturing to uss them in front of Brown’s hotel on Saturday night Jast. As for the idea that any man who really respects himrelf and the rights of others was so engaged on Satur- day night, it is preposterous. Loafing ex- pectants of office under Know Nothing rule, cleaned-out gamblers, pocket-book droppers, led on by men who, though fanoying such aszo- ciation in politics, profess, some of them, to be members of Christian churches, with a good y assortment of such boys aa delight to run with the engines before they are of sufficient age to be admitted into fire companies, composed the set who availing themselves of the shadeg of the night and the practical connivance of the police, were the foul mouthed braying regula tors of the citizens of Washington; notour city’s honest, industrious, and respectable mechanics, upon whom our talented, amiable, know- ing, corteous, entertaining, ingenuous, and truthful neizhbor would thrust the popular odium growing out of this affair, to shield the preachers of questionable reputation as men, professional gamblers, broken down office seekera, and notorious bruisers, who, as the especial coterie of our neighbor, ssek to main tain in their present position those city officers who on Saturday night last aided and abetted the outrages perpetraied on public and pri- vate rights. An Interesting Letter.—The following is an extract of a letter from a careful and ob servant correspoadent at Stettin, in Prussias written on the 3d of last month, (April :) ‘The political state of Europe and uncer tain neutrality of Prussia, and the German States proving tenable or not, could not fail to have a prejudicial inflaonce nyon the trade of Prussia in particular; besides which, all many had to contend with uncommon high priess of grain and victuals ‘Tbe Prussian flag being considered unsafe, the shipping ix ‘crest Bas auffered materially, particularly in the trans-Atlantic parts. The effect of the it tn war will also be felt this year in the timber trado, for want of men and cattle in Poland, much of both having been required e army, so that a great deal ¢f timber iatended for exportati:n will remain in the forest, al‘hough the quantity is considerably le-s than formerly as the Prussian merchants considered it dangerous to invest large sums in Potend. “The question about the Sound dues has heen agi ated everywhero: the Chamber of Commerce here, escouraged by the steps taken by the United States, has distributed the en- closed pamphlet in the French, English, and ierman language all over, and it is constantly boped that the United States will not relax ‘utac vizorously and decisively in this mat ez ile Caambers, now sitting at Berlia, have ols taken up this subject “Phe meeting of the Zolt Verein has been t little importance, either in principle or a &oy material point, except that the duty tellow bas been reduced from three to one r an dollar.” Katur lization Pa —All our foreign- fellow-citizens who contemplate voting vu Monday next, should remember to take ‘heir natarsligition papers with them to the That courssis absolutely cecessary to them their rights as matters now stand eseech ail of them to remember to do this who being entitled to naturalization ers and havo oot yet taken them out, should by all means procure them this afternoon or orrow. Mr. George MeNeir, whose cfiice the south side wf Perrsylyania averue, Israel's furniture store, in the first house east of Merble alley, between Four-and-a-half and Siath streets, will s'tend to procuring aaiuraligati ‘pers, free of any charge what- vet, for apy 1 ed to them No Cpea Air énti-Enow Nothing Meeti-g This Afternoon.— We are requested to gay that the call for an open-air meeting this afternoon the anti Know Notbings of Washington, at the corner of Pour-and-a-half or Sixth atreots and Pennsylvania avenue, which appeared in tio WVews of yesterday, is a mistake—no such weeting being proposed tobe held. We ere giad of it. and truct that our friends will avoid 6 practisa of holding woetings in the open ait, which now give rise to condue: on the partof rowdies and ruffians in the Know No. thing ranks which disgrece our cily, by de- stroying its reputation as a law-abiding and 1eepestabls community. Land Warrants under the Act of 1855.— We understand that the Pension bureau will, to morrow, commence issuing land warrants under the law of the last seseion, sending out abowt one thousand on that day, mostly one busdred acd twenty and eighty acre warrants; and ther, for seme time to come, about two huedred per diem, until the cletical force on gazed on that branch ef the bureau’s business oan be increased. Thero are now on file in ail, perkaps, one hundred and sixty thousand applications for land ander the law of 1855. Be Sure to Pay your Taxts!—We earnastly entreat every anti-Know Nothing voter tu ob- tain to morrow his receipt for the payment of such tax es he must pay bef.re his vote will be received on Monday next. If this ie putotf onthe day after to morrow, the rush in the Coileotor’s office will be so great as to compel thse applying to wait for hours before they cén be atterded to The Naval Retiring Board—is to be finally determined on this afternoon by the President and Seeretary of the Navy, we havo every reason to believe from signs around us; so we shall probably find itin the Union to mcrrow morning, as the listcan hardly be completed in time for us to prooure it to-day. A Clerical Resignation —Mr. J. M. Clark, cf Virginia, a second class ($1,400 per annum) clerk, in the office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, has resigned. A Light-House Keeper £ ppointed.—Elijah Knox has been appointed keeper of the light house at Craney Island, at $450 per annum. ‘The Curront Operations of the Troasury Depariment o yesterday, the 20th of May, here were of Treasury Warrants entered on the boone of the Department— For the redemption of stock. + $44,482 53 | For the Treasury Department. 4527 12 For the Interior Department + _ 2,592 05 | For the Castomsesscesesscescesee 70,274 TL | War repay warrants received and entered..cccscceces coceceice.. 7,844 49 For covering into the Treasury from Lands... esse 813,388 40 a eee eee PERSONAL. ++++ Major Burr Porter, of Newark, New Jersey, who left that city some months “9 to join the Turkish army in the contest with Rus- sia, is now serving in a regiment of the Sul tan’s cavalry, at Eupatoria, and commands one thousand men 2 {s considered one of the bravest and most efficiont of the foreigners in the service of the Sultana +++» A young printer, named Spencer Davi, shot himssif in the head with a pistol, at Lo- gansport, Ind, on tho 18th instant, because a young lady in that place would not return his love for her. Alas! the impression of the fair one upon his heart caused him to make fall provf of bis affection by the improper ew- ployment of the shooting stick. +++» The President of the Cuickasaw Nation recently issued a proclamation, fixing the 19th of May to be observed as a day of fastiag, bu- miliation and prayer. +++. The Hon S A. Dougias has besn in- vited by the citizens of Nebraska to deliver an oration at Omaha city on the 4th of Juiy. It is expested the corner stone of the Capitol will bo laid on the occasion. +A young man named William Georz8 of North Chelmsford, a student of the Military Academy, Norwich, Vt., while engaged at shooting at a mark with a rifle, on Thursday last, accidentally discharged it, the ball en- tering his forehead, causing almost instart death. He was about 13 years of age. +;++ Catharine Withers bas recovered $1,300 damages at Lancaster, Pa, of a young man for breach of promise of marriage. «+++ Tom Thumb, the celebrated little great man, was married at Wobster on Thursday last. to a Miss Vinton, of Bridgeport, Ct. An attempt was made to keep it from the public, but s-inehow it leaked cut through some of the company who were a little indiscreet after im- bibing pretty freely of Heidseick which Dr. Kirkham had provided for the ocoasion. GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE Grorgerown, May 31, 1855, From present appeerances the number of buildings which will be erested in our city this season, will fall far short of what it has for several years past. We presume the prin cipal cause of this isto be found in the enor mceu:ly-high prices of living, aad the gene-al inactivity in ell kinds of business, both mer- cantile and mechanical. At the present rate of wages the mechanics, who ere generally foremost in mak@og private improvementa, finda it a diffivult matter to keep equare with the butcher the baker, and the grocer. At this time we know cf but one building of any moment in course of erection, viz : that of Mr. Charles Myers, on First street, which is being erected by Mr. Clumpet, of your city. ‘tho fast-boy “Sam’’ continues to be the subject of many good-humored jokes, laugh- ter, and merriment. Sirce his desperate ef. fort end failure to carry by storm the Old Do- minion, ihe iand of steady purposes, and cita- del of Democracy, there appears to be quite a contrariety of opinions in regard to bis whereahouts atthe present time. A gentle- man, who had just returned from some of the Upper counties of Virginia, stated yesterday «fiercoon that he was there informed that he had swam the Potomao, and gone home to tho land of bis birth at the North. Another stated thet that was not go; that he had been seen to pass down the river by out-wharves, and go into Washicgtoa by way of the canal. where he wa: tying in ambush until next Monday, when he intended to mako another desperate effort to repair his broken larce, within the walls of a citadel already in hi: own possession. Some are also beginning to hint —with whet degroe of accurasy the balict box must teli—ihat from this point also he will be likely to have to try again his skill at swimming, uniess, perchance, rome king friend should convey him off in a bailoen, cr by telegraph, as he never travels by the ordi- nary methods of conveyance used by common people The ladies fair stival at Forrest Hal! continues to in interest. ‘be com. pany every evening is large and of the most agreeable character. And, ob! sush lots of} bewitching smiles, lovely ladies, and sweet i enough to completely mesmwerize a tho has ary taste for the beautiful, | ard caus him to wish that each evening were @wonth loog This evening isexpected to bo one of the most interesting they have he: yet No gales of flovr, since cur last. worthy of note Holders are acking $10 874*$11. There i i nm among dealers, that the for- ogether with private diapatches North, received this morning. will ! the .narket, and cause les: firmness, if | t ine in prices Whest—Sales since | our lust cf 1,700 burhels at $2. 46a¢2 47; a cargo of 2000 bovhels from Iowa is on the twarxet this morning, but not sold at the closing of thisletter | Corn—$1.062$1.03; small sales yesterday at $1 07 The ship Leland is now at our wharves @is- charging « cargo of Peravian guano for Mr. Coyle cf Washington. Spectator. pane — A New Gass —David A Barker was arres- ted on Sunday afternoon, by one of the police officers of Hobokeb, and conveyed before Jns- tice Crane, chazged with practising the ring, or mi ure game on the grounds of the Ely- sian Fie'ds. ‘The way in which this gemo is played is as follows: Five sticks sre piaced xboul twenty-five feet from the player, who has a number of riogs similurto a quoit. Ho then endeavors to throw them over these Bticlrs, in which, if he is succesful, he wins whatever a nount of money has been staked on the game. Besker wes fined five dollars —N. ¥. £ ‘ost. Tue Moverx Hanes —The suicide business has commenced, for the seagon, over a: Hobo- ken. Bu-inos: in that lino has been pretty brisk ot late. A man poisoned himself, atthe Sybil’s Cave, Thursday night. and another blewhis brains out, at the Elysian Fields, Sunday. There is hardly a stone, or a treo, oraechrub, in all that region, that dosa not commemorate a tragedy of its own. If the spirita of the dead ever walked the earth, whst a ghastly crowd of gibbering ghosts would be all along the river shore, to be sure! N.Y. Eapress PaosRu3s or toe BUDMARING TELEGRsPE The American Telegraph Company expect to have telegraphic communication from Europe, via St. Jobns, Newfoundland, to New York, befors the clo e cf the season. The company is preparing to lay down, undor the Atlantic, a submerine eable. from St. Johns to New- foundland, for which purpese a contract bas been made with some French and English op- erators to complete the same within three years. In 1858 London and New York wil! communicate bourly by telegraph. _ timing Persons who have In my afla a cannot tc i8 Opportunity of re themselves so very officious nose friends of two years I ful; and if tiey will call on pone cent for their vilurble ci Win A. RYTHER. {MENTAL BALL.—The Executive ttee o: the Regimental will Hoel on FRIDAY EVENING, the Velock. from the different Companies > requested to make their returns to or before that time. WM. H. CLARK, Chair. Ex. Com. <= HERE WILL BE A PUBLIC DEBATE g:ven by the Irving Lyceum on the even- HURSDAY, the 3ist instant, at 7% o'clock, at Union Academy Hall, cornerof New York avenue 3. Are tne influences which tend to per- ger than those which tend to dissolve the States ad. “T) Mathews, Jno. M. Wilson. - R. Riordan, BA. Jamison. GEO. THOS, COX, Secretary. Geerintowr, D.C, May 22, 1855. We, the undersigned, dry g0008 mer- chants, of Georg-town, D. C., ¢o hereby y dures to clore our on and after the first of June next x the f September, 1855, ¥, (excepting Savurday night for the purpose of allowing hoes inoar cimploy = for reerealcn, WM. McK. OSBORNE. MAYFIELD & BRO N, JOIN H. SMOOT, R. W. 8MOOT, 1. E CArrer, W. 8. HURDLE, (8. B. BERRY. may 0—-& THE RAFFLE AT TAYLOF & MAU- RY’S —Th> list being nearly the drawing of the Water Color Pictu' scribers are informed that the Raftiy wil! take on SATURDAY EVENING next, at eight 0’! ob. Thoss who wish t) secure chances will have to de +0 immediately. TAYLOR & MAURY 8S may 20 Bookstore, near 9h +t 28T—On Tuesday, ci ber eal port George Washingtor a’ the W! es or Alerenorts, a Memorandum Pook, cor some fish accounts Of ro use (o ayy one but myse Asuitable reward will be siv nif tr fiat this office, or no ice sent to me so that 1 can get it. may 31—31* J “Tt entiemen left a blue Crape Born: t tice ae this city recentiy, which store he covs not remember. Why has it will be so kind a= to leave it with M, WILLIAN, Pa. avenue, between 7th and Sth sts. may 3i—1t ‘T—A CHECK drawn by Messrs. John T Given & Co, on the Washi City Savings Bank, for the sum of $96 71, No. 39, dated 50:h in stant, and made payable to me or bearer. a As its payment has been stopped, the finder wit! conter a favor by leavirg it with Messrs. Given & Co., Con! Dealers, corner 14th and C sts. may 31—3t JOHN DICKERSON. — AS TAKEN @P ESTRAY on the 24th inst., a emell red and white Cow and Calf, The is requested to come forward, prove proper ty, pay charge-, and take them away. Enquire of the eubseriber, No, 73 Frederick rt. G town. may 31—3t R H. TRUNNEL LL STRANGERS visiting the City should see Hanter’s Catalogu’ of the Curiosities of the Patent Office. Also, his Deserip‘ion of Powell's Great Picture. HUNTER is to be seen at 456 Ninth street. may 81—3m* AXD WARRANTS WANTED, fcr which the highest prices will be paid by CHUBB BROTHERS, may 3l—tf (Intel) opp the Treasury. MOONLIGHT EXCURSION TO ROSEVALE, AND GRAND OONCERT. [THE Concert given a short time since for the I erection of a Baptist Church at Biadensbure will. by particular request, be repeated on FRIDAY EVENING, June Ist. Professor Wa. Misicg will conduct the Concert and Pref. Scueet will preside at the piano forte. 4a A train of cars will start from the depot at x before 8 o’clock. Fare 25 cents Concert 25 cents. This Excursion wil! be one of the most pleasan’ that has ever been offered to the citizens of Wa-h ington. may 31- 2t EXCURSION TO THE GREATFALIES AND WATER WORKS, The Canal Packet Boat CON i RES 8, Capiam Charles Merrill, AY, the 3d June, . in, toafferd persons an opportunit; ng the Great s ‘ofthe Potomac, and ex- the Washing! Aque tuct. icitation of many citizens the preprictor: ei induced to make the above excursi an? will ;ut the round trip at 50 cents ; agenUeman and lady for the round trip. 75 cents. Refreshments can be had on board. ‘the boat will leave the Wharf of W.H. & H G Ritter, near the Market House, Goorgetown, at 7 o’clock a. m. A boat will be in waiting at the Falls to accom modate those who may wish to cross the river. may 31— board the = M. WILLIAN, LADIES’ DRE3S AND TRIMMING STORE. Pa. avenue, between 7th and Bth streets. WILLIAN would respectfully announce to M. the Ladies of Washington, that he has just received trom the Northern cities a complete stock of GOODS, among which may be found— New style Prench Dress Trimmings Fine French Flowers and Ribands A large lot of Bonnets, in silk, crape, and straw, cf the latest patterns And an excriient assortment of handsome Embroi denice cf all kind+ Dresses made in the latest Paris fashions at rea- sonable rates. Pinking and Fiuting end Kid Gloves cleaned. Cadies Mantillas, ready made, and made te order. may 31—eolin PURE SILVERWARE—A MAGNIFI- CENT ASSOKTMENT. M W. GALT & BRO ca’l attention to their unusually large assortunenut of Silverware, 1g of— complete 7 Castors s. Goblets rke. Crumb Serapers els, Bugar Sifters ver Cups and &: liver Fish Carver Jovy Spoon « 3 Salad Tongs, Vegetable Forks Fruit Knives, lee Tongs, D-ssert Knives oup, Cream and Gravy Ladies Cream Knives, Salt Cellars 2s, Butter Knives, Tea Strainers Tea, Table, and Desert Spoons and Forks of every variety Dreakta-t and dinner Core Spoons, &e. Alco, @ very large assortment of Fancy ware, suitable for wedding, Lirth day, presents The above is all of our own manufacture and Is warranted to be pure. M.W.GABT & BRO., 394 Pa. ave., betw. 9th and 10th sts. mar 3i—tr RESTAURANT. AVING bought out the establishment of Horace Ritter, on Penns. Ivania avenne, between lth and i2th sireets, which 1. have completely renovatet, I can ac commodate my triends with real TUR- TLE SOUP, OYSTERS in every style, and the beet of LIQUORS, CIGARS, &e. All luxuries and delicacies in season, may 3l—lw RICHARD ADAMS. GREAT BARGAINS AN be hed in the following named goods, as we have fully determined to clos» out the rema‘n- der of our spring and cummer gocds with as bile delay 2s possible; and as the quickest and surest way of accomplishing that object is to offer goode ata great sacrifice, we have concluded to adept that very plan in order to dispose of cur large stock of— Plaid, stripe and plain Silke, biack Siike Rich figured Bercges Berage Robes, Jaconet Rabes Organdy Muslins, french Lawns Berage de Luines, Chailey de Laines Figured Challeys, Gikghams, Chin 27a Frengh Jaconets, plain Berages, black Berages Slack Grenadines, biack and colored Silk Aland lla Lace Manties, Lace Points and Shawls Berage Shawls and Searts Crape Shawle, Pa Large lot French Work Corded and worked Skits Pocket Hdkfs, Glovee, Lace Mits Hoeiery of all kinds Men and boys’ wear Gauze Flannel Ladies and genlemen’s Gauze Merino Vests. Ladies chopping for any of the above named goods may rly upon getting great barg. ins by calling ear- ty, aa the eniire stock must be sold before the Ist of July : CLAGETT, NEWTON, MAY & CO. i it ee MHE FAIRY TALES OF THE COUNTERS Dp’ Au!noy see aod the Americans, by W. E. Barter, Esq. Trans- “Atlantic Wanderings, by Captain Qidmlzon, The Pride of the Mezs, by the author of Cavendish Hand Hook of Domestic Medicine Smyth’s Lectures on Modern History, 9 vols Hand Book of Proverbs Memoirs ot Uh Nip de Comines, vol 1 C:rvan-’s Exemplary Novels James’ L.fe of Rieia Coeur-de-Lioa, 2 vols Demosthenes on the Crown, literally transiatad ty Chas. R. Kenne ty. may 31— _____ FRANCK TAYLOB. G BRIDE, by E. D. EB. South- worth, 2 vols, price 31 60 Harper’s Magazine for June 5 Harper’s Story Bsok No. 7, Virginia Fa P.tnam’s Magazine for Jane 2 Godey’s Lady's Book do 25 Grabam’s Magazine do a5 All the New Books, Magazines, Cheap Poblica- tions and Weekly Papers received lished and ae by E.K “LUNDY, a No, 128 Brid lone ate Bridge etreet, Georgetown. er od BALES Moss” Just received and for sale by ELVANS & THOMPSON, 326 Va ave , betw. 9th and 10th ats, may 30~3r (Organ) —$_ Wer COOLERS, something new, an excellent article. DOUBLE ICE PITCH. ERS, different styies and sizes ; Brit Pitchers, even and covered; ali kinds of Brit ia and Pot ished Tinware. For sale low, at the Housekeeper’s Furnishing Store, #90 Seventh et. may 30 G FRANCIS. WHAT THE SOUTH THINK OF TA VERY town and evty from Tex, der of the Obio are sending in Geran GAUTIER’3 SPADKLING SUGAR. Tt is tound to be indispensibie in hot climates. PREPARE FOR THE SUMMER by laying in a suppty of this delicious beverage, which is equal t> the boot ‘and more convenient, may Soda Water cheaper, ! t \ ELECTION NOTIOES. IRST WARD UNION TICKET. For Collec or—KOB'T J ROCHE. For Register—!VM. J MeO RMICK. For Survey: a T. ABERT. For Alderman- WM B MAGRUDER. For Common Council, EDWARD H FULLER, CHARLES ABE&T, JNO B TURTON. mey 30—dte_ GRcORP WARD. UNION TICKET. or Alte:maan—br. THOS MILLER Per Somasan Council WILLIAM ORME, FER’ DINAND JEFFERSON, THOS. J FISHER. For Asses or— VM. H CLAMPITT may —te [Intel& Union] pRIRD WARD.—UNION TICKET. ] For Collector RORERT J. ROCHE For Register—WILLIAM J. McCORMICK, For Surveyor—* T. ABERT. For Alderman—Dr. A. Y. P. GARNETT. Per Common C uneil—THO: ERASTUS M. CHAPIN, RICE may 23—te* IFTH WARD Ne — will be beld on Mondoy, the 4:h next, at the builting krown as the Old Capitol, for Register, Collector, and Surveyor of the City; also for one member of the Board of Aldermen, and three members of the Board of Common Council to t sard Ward. alti WM. P. FERGUSON, FE. BARRY, JAS. A. BROWN, Commissioners of Election for Fifth Ward. may 23—te &NTAH WARD —UNION TICKE], Nid Alderman—DEARBORN R. JONSON, For Common Councl—SAMUEL PUMPHREY, SAMUEL 8. TAYLOR, HENRY A. CLARKE, may 4—te NOR 815K K—An excetlent male COOK, col- ored. Address “L M,” Box No 84, Geo:get’n. may 20—4t* Oa T—On Saturday night, the ~6th int stant, near the President’s Square, @ dict gold WATCH and CHAIN. The find er will be psid a suitable reward at GALT & BROS, Pa avenue, between 9th and BOth sts. may 29-3" ler to avoid as much as poss ble the burry ra. to the payment of taxes on the day of the election, the undersigned will remain in the of- fice from 8 o’clock a. m. until 6 p.m, for the revi- due of the week. K. J. ROCHE, Collector. may 29—td TRAY®D OR -TOLEN from the eu! AS ecriber on Satu night, May 26th, a biack Hose, with a short bushy tsi! pray forward and blind tn his righteye. A reward 3s will be given if found within the c’ty limits, or 310 if found elsewhere, and returned to the owner, on F, between 444 and 6th st may 29-31* FASHINGT per cent. Stock for sale by may 29-2w Collicetor’s Office, City Hall, May 28, 1855. } RIGGS & CO. j WILL PaY A PAIR PRICE FOK BACK NUM- b rs of Mechanical Patent Office Reports. . ‘The next number of the Cuba Taken will be is- sued next Saturday, when the discoveries in the m on will be further ceveloped. Books bought and sobi as u-wal. AUFRED RUNTER, may 29-31" 456 ‘Sth street. LAND WARRANTS WANTED. HE undersigned will pay the highest price for ‘ ik Land edie ae oie Stocks bought sold on Commission. atone HAMILTON G. PANT, No. #33 Pa. avenue, Washington. may 29—Iim (int& Union) ‘HE LAST GRE, AMERICAN NOVEL -The i Missing Bria Miriam, the Avenger, by Mra Emma D E. N. Southworth, author of the ss, the Wife's Victory. Cur-e of Clifton, 4 Daughter, Retributi &e. te in one volume of 635 pages, bound in cloth, tor one dollar and twenty five cenis; or in two volumes, paper cover, for one dollar = Just received und for sale by JAS H. BURNS, at his Cheap Bookstore, No. 150 Bridge street, Georzetewn. Als», Agent for a'l the weekly newspapers, which Will be served at the dwellings of the subscribers. Send in your names may 29-lw MORE BARGAINS. JOHN H. SMOOT, outh side near High, Georgetown, } AS just re ived a lurther supply of seasonabie Goods, amongst which will be found 5U pueces good styles fast colored Lat at 1236 0 pl black and white and black do. rch plaid Ginghams and Gingham Lawns dotted ch emb’d Mu-lins plain Swiss Namseok 40 Jaconet and Cambric do piaid and striped do 25 Grass Cloth Skirts 30 corded and dasnask do Whit: end colored Watered Moreens 50 jreces light pretty styles Calicos 10 do Barege de Laines at 12k¢c 2 ‘io Buff shade Liven rith an assortment of seasonable styles of Gloves, and many other very desirable Goods, te tenitun ofca:h or prompt customers invited, are constantly receiving new goods, and are g them ft prices to suit the times. may J HW. SMO0OT. i ES na id LIME. F the beet quality of purely wood burnt, can be had in any quantity. at all times, and at mote- rate price, at SEELY°*S Patent Kiln, corner of Vir ginig avenue and Canal street, Island. may 28—41* WE WOULD NOT GIVE A DOLLAR FOR ALL THE TINCTURE HAMPTON EV- ER MADE —Thus spoke a wise ant an, but merk the change! Let the efflicted him, aud then decice whether to enffer on or be mace whole. Ye professional mon, with rained beal:b, ‘ores that highty popular and extensive he Christian Banner, published at uta, Va., in his editorial ot the 18th of y thus speaks of HAMPTON’S VEGE- TABLE TINCTURE: “Bome time ago we mnerrly al'uded to Hampton's Vegetable Tinctere, with a promise of —s more particularly the great relief we have ourse derived from its use During our collegiate course, owing to sedentary habits, we became quite dyeprp- tic, and were very much troubled with vertigo For ore than taelve years after leaving college, we were pring under these two ai In the spring of 1853, our general health became go delicate Uiat it was with great difficulty we could attend to the ordinary of our profession Everything y turned acid, our digestive or lly deranged ; losing as it seemed 3 We were con- \y r d in spirit, our energy almost tor- £00k us, and nothing but necessity urged us on te action. We had taken strong medicines, observed gr we poet in our éet, and all to no We ad despaired of ever :ecovering our health, when a female tricnd of ours importaned us to get a bowe of Hampton’s Vegetable Tincture, assuring us thet we would find great relief from its use. We brictly replied, “we would not give a dollar for all the Tinc- ture Hampton ever made, 60 far as Gur own individ- ual kealth was concerned.” We had no faith in it nor any other medicine in effecting a cure on us. Tu the kindness of her heart, however, without con sulting us about it, ehe sent and getene bode and urged us to accep © and for ler sake, as it cou'd hot pessibly injure ua, use it according to direc tion. Fer the high regard we had for ber and her act of kindness, we promised to doco. And with- on we cau truly cay that before we contents of one bottle we felt like @ We ured, consecutively, from ten to fifteen bot tes. We were afraid to give it up, fearing our ot diseases might return. Since then, our digestive organs have been uniformly correct, our head clear, and so far a= our labors, toils, Nabilities, responei- bilities, and worldly cares will allow, our spirits have been buoyant, and we eat what we please, and as much 2s we please. and when we plense— and all is well. For the sake of the offlicted we take this statement, hoping that others may find the same relief from its use that we have. It should be hep in every tamily. No family should ever be wihout H AMP TON’S VEGETABLE TINC- TURE.” Lawyers, Doctors, Baxkere, Ministers, in all the Departments of State, Ladies and Gentlemen in the highest waike cf life, as well as those moving in the Most humbie spheres, speak of the cures on tirm- selves and friends by this wenderful a a Call and get pamphiets gratis, and see cures Cough, Bronchitie, heumatism, Neuraia, Dve pepsia, Nervousness and General Weakness. Aso male medicine or for delicate children we believe it unequalled, ii Sold by MORTIMER & MOWBRAY, 140 Raitt more street, Raltimore; and 304 Broadwey. N- phos Cuas. Storr & Co., J. B. Moors, 1. B. ¢ — | Crarre & Bowiine, W. Exot ft H. McPa son, Washington ; also. by R. 5S. F. town, and C. C. Berry, Alexandria, and Pists ever whee. HE MISSiNG BRIDR, by Mrs. Southworth Dickens's New ope 1 vol ra, 50 cents hiner a novel by C. 8. Peterson ia, by Theodore Mugge Initials; new edition pe Burleigh, by Helen Dhu Ingenae, by Alex. Dumas Price of a Crown, by Eugene Sue. musy 29— FRANCK TAYLOR JPERICR TABLE AND POCKET Curlery, Razors, Scissors, &c — A large asor ower than gt any other place in the city. Fer articios low prices always call ot the sekeepere Furnishing Store, 490 Seventh & may 30 G. FRANCIS i 4 a