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'VENING STAR. Soe WASHINGTON (ITY: AGENTS F The tollowing persons are’ authorized te contract for the publication of adver- Gsements in the Star: a. o B. Patwmun, N. W. corner of Third and Chestnut streets. _New York—S. M. Parmnent & Oo., Nassau street. * Boston —V. B. Patamn, Scollay’s eo ——aw J” Abvgarisemenrs shod be handed s» by 12 o'clock, M.., otherwise they may Sot appear unt! the next day. —_—~o- e377 OF THE MUREING PRS The Jntelligencer of this morning diecusses the “Character and Incidents of History ;”’ ‘taking for its text the lecture recently deliy- ered before the “ Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts,”” by ex Pres- Mdeut Tyler. The exbject selected by Mr Tyler for bis discourse was « “sketch of some of the most prominent characters and inoi- dents of our history from 1812 to 1836,” a period embracing certainly “some of the most prominent characters and incidents” to be found in the whole volume of our annals as a nation. Of the distinguished lecturer the Zn- telligencer says: “Thoogh we have rot the ex President in his political views and opinions, we jen disposed to re- speet him for bis honorable bearing and the Sirmoecs with which he maintained his posie tion when he bolieved himself to be rig-t. We have known him for a long series of years, ip public and in private lifo, and i: affords us pleasure to havo this opportunity of bearin testimony to the e timable qualities of head and heart which social intercourse with him never failed to cal! forth The Union's isader is “ The curtain lifted from the mystery,’’ having reference to Know Nothingism, sa; ing, smong other things : “The machinery of the miserable drama is Dow regarded with contempt even by the vota- ries of the masquerade; and thousands con gratulate thewseiver either that they are re leased from their vows to such a fares, or that they were not tempted to eug2ge in it;” and that © there was not a disappointed office hun Ser, Dot an intriguing manager, who did not Zo into this order agsalast resort. Suet are sume of the sures produced by the de- ola: ation in r of opea action on the part of Know Nothings” alweys agreed with Prosrsttion in Isp1asa.—The Prohibitory Law ia Indiana seems to be going into opera- tion without producing much public excite ment. Must of the dealers sre shutting up shop, though mary of the crewers and diatil- Ters couiinue to manufacture, intending to contest the uaconstitutionality of the enact. ment. Goup Cory 1x CaLirors1a. —The large coin- age now taking place in Sax Francisso, both by the United States mint and by the private mints, of which three are in operation. amounts ts nesrly $00,000 per week. ‘There Is atill a great want of gold coin ior citoulating PUrposes in Cal:fornia, and a suspicion seems to pervade the mind there that very large amounts are hoardied VEGETALLE SnLpMENT —Twenty five hen- dred barre!s of potatoes, peas, snaps. avples &e., were shipped to New York, from Norfolk on Satursy. This shipment will yield a re- turn of ten ortwelve thousand dollars; and the freigh: slone auounts to nearly $1v00 Tee NswrouspLaxd TeLeenare..—fhe bark Sarah L. Bryant, of Boston, bas been ebartered in London to convey to North Cape, Cape Breton, 350 tons wire cable for the Pro- posed telegraph between Newfoundland and Ireland Burtisa Weecks.—A return just published in Eogiand, chons that the number of vessels wrecked in the morth of May was 93; in April 109; in March 142; in February 164; and in Janyary 238—making a tote! of 758 veseels wrecked during the present years. EP Tie repor'ed offences in the New York papers of yesterday, embrace aimvst every grade of ©, showing a eplorable atate of morals there ES" The Connecticut Sc has confirmed the House’s clestion of Mevsrs. Waldo, Sey mour, Perk, and Butler, as Superior Court Judges. Zhe vote was 13 to8. CuoLERs.—Durirg the last week, there were Torty-vigbt deaths by cholera in New Orleans. P*hBsONGL, -Hon A C. Pennington, N. J, and M. P. O'Gern, Esq. of Md, are at Wiilard’s Hotel Kev Mr. Rolfe and family, of :are atthe National Hotel All arrived ia this city yesterday. -»+Mr Joha Connelly, of New Haven, a g*rdener, who for years has been very deaf, recovered hix loz:sense about @ week since, While walkiog in the street, ke was startled by bear:ng the eound of ea age passing by, since wh.ch time ho has been able to bear por- feotly well +++-@eneral Sycenbax Moore has been nominated as the Democratic ca-didate for Congress in the fourth vistrict of Alabama. ++-»Hon. Abbot Lawrence is so seriously ill that he is not expected to recover. ++++The Ladice’ Calhoun Monument Arso ¢iation at Charleston, S C., have now some $5,000 in cheir treasury. -+++Hon. Samael Wells has accepted the nomination for Governor ef Maine, tendered — by ‘he recent Demooratio State Conven -++-Major-General G. F Wool bas returned to San Francieco from a tour of inspection through the territories of Washington and Oregon. -++-A man recently died at Stanford, Conn , leaving Sve children, all of whom were born after be was 70 years of age. +++-Mr Charles H. Stanley, of the British Consulate in New York, was arrested on Tues- day, by «ne of Marshal Hillyer’s deputies, anc placed under $1,000 bonds, to answer a charge cf enlisting reeruits for the Crimea. ++++Madame Adele Masson, a French lady, 27 years of age, commitied evicide in New Orleans. Wednesday, in consequence of being deserted by ber husband. ———— Eow to Maxe Beer —The Boston Cualtiva- tor gives the public two receipts for making a bea thy and palatable drink for warm weather: First: White spruce beer which is made as follows— Three pounds of loat suger, four gallons of water, one ounce of ground ginger, 2 little lemonpse!, exough of essence aarais to Give its flavor, and a cup of good yeast, and when fermented, bottle it close. This isa delightful neverage. Second: Imperial ginger beer which is made as follows— Oream ar, one peund; ginger, two ounces; © agar, seven ir oy, water, six hata pint; botiiebnd tie the corks down. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, Our Neighbor.— We sincerely regret to hear of the continued fll-health of the responsible conductor of our talented, courteous, ingenu- ous, truthful, and knowing neighbor. He is said to have been an invalid ever since the Virginia election, an event, as it resulted, by no means calculated to quiet the nerves of an excitable gentleman on the Know Nothing side, who bad felt so sure of tho defeat of Wise as to bet handsomely apon the happen- ing of that event. We four, too, that the condi- tion of his health was not benefited eesontially by those arcand h’m on his return from the Philadelphia Convention, when—it mast have been eolely for the malicious purpose of an- noying him—he was told that the Stcr had as- sailed him, personally, in his absence—a story wholiy without truth, (notwithstanding the conduct of those left by him in temporary charge of bis journal towards the editor ot the Srar,) as he will realise on taking the trouble to look over a file of the Star during the period in question, His two horse act in the Philadelphia Know Nothing convention —his efforts to build a plat? form (for such it was) that should be satisfac- tory to Judge Cone, of Georgia, and Mr. Cun bingham, of South Carolina, on the one side, and Messrs. Wilson end Colfax, on the other— was freely commented on in the Star, as we thought it deserved to be. The idea was laughably “ greef’’—that is, the idea that the Know Nothing people of the North and South could be broughi to harmonize on the slavery question, because the real strength of Know Nothing hopes for success consisted in out- abolitioniging in future the avowed abolition party; while in Southern States, where Know Nothingism has arrived to the point of Tespec- tability in the number cf adberents, it has only done so through fervent avowals of its readiness to eat fire redder, hotter, faster, and more of it, than any blood and thunder orator ef the femous Nashville convention ever dreamed of eating. A slave quostion structure, therefore, with 4 plank in it for the South to stand on, and another for the North to stand en, virtually yielding up Kansas to satisfy the North, and refusing to consent in av’ many words to hoist tue flag of @ Missouri compromise, the suid refasal being to Satisfy the South, was finally termed by us ® two horse act, infinitely more @uusing from the evident enthusiastic desire ot Sie framer to bring men together who were hopelessly asunder, than happy in its results We have always entertaine kind feelings for our neighbor's responsivle condutors, and do even yet, notwithstanding the amount of slush which has been cssayed to be ihrown upon us from other pens in its columns, thus forcing us, as it were, to enlist for the war in our own defence. snd to show practieally to its proprietors and editor that they had noth. ing imaginable te gain by compeiling the Star to become active in the p- litical arena. The editor of our neighbor telis the public that the ecndition of his health requires him to abandon his post for some time. He has our best wishes for ite speely restoration for, personally, we entertain only the kindest foe) ings for him. Politically, bis views are re gerded by us as being outrageous from one who claims to be a defender of the rights of the South under the constitution, and we shall do our best, God willing, 'o shoet them down as they rise to fly over the country, poit soning the public mind wherever they go. His views with reference to the future rights of our fellow citizons who ure Catholics and those who were born abroad—with reference to the scheme of making reiigion and birth- place political questions hereafier ia this country, have met, and shall cuntinue to meet, our earnest disapprobation whenever we may feel called on to refer to them in the Star's columns. It is authoratatively announced thet Mr. Burwe'l, formsrly the editor of the Wasb ington Republic and lately the editor of the Baltimore Patriot, has been oalled to supply the place of the retiring editur of our neighbor, as the latter intimates, ualil his health shail have been restored. We congratulate the Know Nothings of Washing ton, who respect themeeives, that they have been able to secure the cesof a gontloman of Mr. B's well known talents and character, and anticipate thet under his guidance how- ever much the northern wing of their party may equirm: under his lead, they wiil read nothing from his pen squinting towards approbation of the exelusion of slavery from Kansas, un- lees, perchance, Know Nothingiam has entirely remodelled his ancient habit of thought Necessity fora Change —Under the present division of cares and !a}ors am ng the several Executive Departments, ‘here remain more or lees of them on the Strate Department which really have no applics'ioa whatever to its legitimate functions. Yhey were placed un it in the early days of the Government, when our foreign relatious were simple and not ex tensive enough to require balf the minds and hands for their due care which they now ne- cessarily occupy. An effort wil! be made, we presume, next winter, and we trust a succesr- ful one, to induce Congress to so remodel the duties of the several Departments ss to place them where they properly belong—thus giving je duty of preparing the Biennia! Kegister to the Interior Department, t gether with the distribution of the laws aud Congressional documenta, and the transactions with and con- cerning copyrights. To the Treasury Depart- ment, the annwai reports on passengers and seamen; and to the Attorney General the business conneeted with pardona under sen- tences for cffenoes against the laws of the Uni- ted States, and the remi:sions of finesand pen alties; and to each Department the duty of jssuing commissions to all the officers subject to its own jurisdiction, leaving the State De- partment to be exclusively cocupied witb the conduct of our foreign affairs. Such was the original design of Mr. Madi- gon, the execution of which wag delayed in his day only because at that period of our his- tory the State Department had ample time to attend to all the duties really out of place in its hands, mentioned above Bussian Literature, Antiquities, &o.—The Smithzonian [nstitution bas just received, in exchange for its own publications, a magnifi- cent donation from the Russian Imperial Public Library of St. Petersburg, consisting of five large folio volumes of plates and one of text, illustrating the manners, customs, habits, and antiquities of the Russians. Tbe plates are elegaotly illuminated, and the whole work is finished in the highest style of art. There are portraite of the Ogars, together < . minute of represen’ationg of the royal apparel, eqatp- aad] j tyle } Oo., Ohio, more rain fell during the first twene age, arm: r, &6 ; the thrones of gold, silver, ivory ; coats of mail, instruments of wag, s of dress in different centuries, fae similes of in- scriptions en apetent monuments, &e. The ‘text isin Russian, and thecurious will be tnter- ested in examining this rare and valuable work. There are also two large folio volumes of the Muses ds Taarskoe seio ou cotiection d’armes de sa majeste L'’Empereur de toutes les Russies, with 180 plates. These contain rep Tresentations of the oriental arms in possession of Russia and the collection in this museum isuaid to be unequalled There are more than 500 Arabian, Turkish. and Persian in- scriptions, transluted by the ablest Russian sobolars. Visiters to the Smithsovian will be Stratified by examining the books we have briefly described, and have a better idea of the Russians than can be derived from any other source. _ Nineve® —Oh thoucity of untold treasures! Thy gates of old were resplendent with gold, #0 at leastsays tradition. Tradition, however, fails to say that the inhabitants thirsted after gold, (in the way of salaries for fat offices,) as no other men ever thirsted after the root of all evil, until a party arose in their midst, com- posed, every man of them, of pure and disin- terested patriots—men who couldn’t be per- suaded to have an office, however well it paid—men who never held office or changed their politics on losing one, or on being dis- Sppointed in getting an office. Secrecy was the weapon with which this truly immaculate erty fought, fortified by sundry oaths, the Precise character of which one viciously in- clined Henry A. Wise took ocoasion—A. C. 1855—to expose to the world. The politicians of Nineveh had high times, indeed, inthe year 1854, A. C.; that is, those of them who met in secret. Inthe Seveath Ward of that ancient and vonerated city in those very ancient times, the so purely patriotic party to which we refer above, took occasion, on the night of the 24th of Juno, or that of the Ist ef Jaiy, (A. C. 1854, ae before remarked,) to elect officers for the lodge of the ward, and the contest for those places resulted as follows : President—Robert Koight. Those unsuo- cessfally voted for being Jno. L. Smith, Wash- ington Wright, and Thomas Dutton. Vice President, Washington Wright Those unsuccessfully voted for {or that position being W. H. Brown, B. Kinsey, and C. C. Tucker, Secretary—S. C Espey Treasurer—Jno. Webster, W. Bird, and 8. D. Simmons, (beating W. Warrick.) Assistant Marahals—W. Warrick and W. Germon, beating W. Gray and W. Il. Dalton These were all capital selections, so the re- vealed records say; that is, for the purposes for which those who chose them meant in the darkness of that memorable night. The following is stiil another list of some of toe dwellers inthe Seventh Ward of the an- cient city of Nineveh in those ancient times : March 22—Edw. Dorsey, John G Smith, Edw. J Dorsey, Jehu W. Eitiott, Jas F. Joy, Zopher R. Smith, Samuel Kilmap, Harel Ben- sett, Thomas Hall. March 27—Lewis Broth- ers, ihomasB Creighton. Henry Vernon. Wm Skidmore, Thos G, Donaldson, Chas W. Benczett, Wm Tucker, Andrew Minetry, Wm. Anderson, John McKim, Alfred Hurdle, Wm. Whitmore, Thomas J. Smithson, Wiiliam B. Jones, John W A. Miller, Jas W. Donaldson, Job P McIntosh, John F. Mitchell, Dandridge C. Beacham, Joshua Gibson April 3—Daniel Hirkey, James White, George W Hinton, Mason Piggot, Cuerard J Jzley, Chas. Kem ble, Wm Lawson, R chard Balinges. Lewis F Skidmore, John EK. Porter. Wesiey Balingas, Wm Borrows, James H. Lewis, John A. Davis, John F Horseman, Chas R. Drum- mond, Edward L East, James W Horseman, Heory Lee, A.W. F. Carlin, Wm. Sollers, Wm. Mortimore, Evan Hf Brunson, Henry M. Koight, Wm B Whiting, Mablon Ashford, Jobn Asbford, Samue! T Larcomb, Walter Holt, Elias Stone, John Sommers, John T. Russell. The Very Recent Elections.—The results of the elections (municipal) in San Francisco and Norfolk, Va, surprise no one who under- stands the philosophy of politics, as all such are aware that a party built up on the prin- ciples of Know Nothingiem, and composed of any such elements, must nocessarily be short lived im a country with an intelligent population and free speech, and a free press constitutienally guarantied. In proportion to population, the Know Nothing majority in San Franciseo last year was equal to that in Puiladelphia. On this oceazion it has lost the majority in the city councils, and more than half the officers elected py general ticket. In Norf-ik, on the 24th ultimo, Flournoy’s majority was 360. Though the anti-Know Nothings expected that Hunter Woodis would greatly reduce that majority, they entertained, as we know, little hope of his triumph. He was elected by 65 majority, the contest being wholly on the Know Nothing question A large proportion of his supporters, though run+ ning as the Democratio nomineo, were among the staunchest and most respected Whigs of the ancient borough. Surveys of the Public Lands in California. Returns to the Ist of June, 1855, have been recvived at the General Land Office, showing the rapid progress of the surveys in California and the Clear Leke country, fifiy or sixty miles north of the Bay of San Pueblo, and about seventy or coventy-five miles in a south- westerly direction from Muryeville, the seat of the Land office for what is known ag the Upper Land Diatriet of Californie. Also, showing extensive surveying operutionsix the southern part of the State, in the immediate vicinity of the Tulare Lake ia the Lower Land| 4 District, the Land office for which is situated at Los Angelos, some fifteen miles from the Pacific coast. The field notes and plats of Bumerous townships have reached the Depart- ment. The township plate of surveys indicating high professione! skill and neatness in their execution. {communrcation. Nuilification.—Will the Sear oulighten the world by indicating which is the organ in ohief of the party of ‘Sam, Satan and So. louque?” Se many jewsharps and other small instruments are playing, each one to its own] gi tane, that it requires an experienced judge to distinguish which among them is the organ. Even with the very best of eycs it seems im- possible to discern which is the platform of this immaculate patty. When theze points are determined will the Star persuade the real Simon pure organ to decide the senaele questions by one square rule of the accepts: platform : Can a State claim all the advantage: of the Union without observing the conditions of the national co partnership? Wher a State repudiates the gonstitution with all the powersof ber sovereign capacity and denies and resists tie authority of Con- gress with the utmost form and solemnity of her State action—dces it noi become the right and the duty of Con.ress to refuse the repre- sentatives of the seceding Ststo a seat in the body she ignores, and the protection of the constitation which she outrages and defies? Bacxwoopsmay. W. D, Wapraam, Esq. Brine — Av oncvaed nov sen during the present n lasd A native, to the maner on which has been stayed the wild, ungovern- able midnight ehout of fanaticism ; andin ter purified majority, under God, she has vouch. safed to man another guarantee that he may Tepose in peace and confidence under our gio- rious Constitution, and worship Him unmo lested according to the dictate of his own con- science. A liberty ! coming down in a boat. ty-two days than did in any hundred days of the past yeer. Thestreams are very high and mush damage has been done to crops, roads, bridges, Se. We learn that elready there hee been a fall of over Ave inches of rain during the preeent month, as recorded at the Smith sonian Institution. Departure of the President.—After our peper was put to press yesterday afternoon, the President of the United States, in eempany with Mrs. Pierce, left this cl:y for Baltimore ; thence to procted to the country or to the Jersey shore, for the benefit of her impaired health. The President will probably be ab- sent for a week. Bemoval of Mr. Wilson.—This gentleman was, yesterday afternoon, removed by the President of the United Sta‘es from his posi- tion as Commiszioner of the General Land Of- fice, on political grounds; and Geo. C. Whit ing, Bsq , chief clerk of the Department of the Interior, has been temporarily appointed in bis pleos. Temporary Appointments —Dr. Charles S. Frailey, has been appointed, temporarily: chief clerk of the Depa:tment of the Interior, in place cf George C Whiting, Eeq , the act- ing Commissioner of the General Land Office. Charles E. Mix, Esq , chief clerk of the In- dian bureau, bas been appointed acting Com- missioner of Indian Affairs, during the ab- sence of Colonel Manypenny, who has left the city on a month’s visit to Ohio. Commercial Agent App inted —Obas. Rey, of New York, has been appointed commerciai agent of the United States for that portion of the Island of St. Martin. in the West Indies, which pertains to the Netherlands. A Spirited Fpistle The following is the extract of a letter from agentleman in this city to a friend in Frince William County, Virginia, which has beon furnished to us for publication, by the writer, atour request. The epistle is explanatory of itself, and therefore needs no comments from us. We may gay, however, that it is “ag rich as cream:” Wasurnetox, June 22, 1855 I notice your pleytul jeer in relation to the cow for which I am iu treaty with you, that she is of ‘ genuine Whig Know Nothing stock, and that, therefore she may not be ax accepta- ble to your taste as in former years.” How much you mistake me, my friend Heeeeee® [ ehall value her fer her milk alone, knowing that it will accelerate the growth of my boys into stalwart republicans, and that her yielding udder” will not im- put poison to the isnocent lips of my be loved children, nor disfranchise, nor mark them as felons in their own, their native land, papistical as they are, and as I daily pray to Almighty God they may ever be in life or in death. Therefore, again I do not object to her cowship on account of her Know Nothingism ; for, believe me, I hold it altoge- ther excusable in cattle, where the God of wisdom has located it, but wholly unpardona ble io man, upon whom he has impressed bis own imege avd likeness, and to whom he has imparted his own divioe attributes, that are to be, in weal or woe, co eternal with himself. Might I not, at the present time, be pardoned for exclaiming with ine noble old Roman Sen- g@or: “0, judgment! thou art fied to brutich beasts, snd men have lost their reason.”’ I frankly avow, that until the result of the| sah, 1855. late glorious election in dear o'd Virginia, the bulwark and Sebastopol of American freedom, Ihad never fully appreciated the dignity cf my birthright. How proud the dietinotion ! orn, of that dear soil glorious privilege inseparable ea AxorzeR Man Over Nragana Fants.—The fact that a man went over the great American Falls duriog Saturday forenoon, was commu nicated by telegraph the same afternoon. The Boffalo Expr s:, of the 25th instant, has re- ecived the following letter from a friend : Nia@ara Fatus, June 63—10 a. x. Another man ove: the Falis! Bachman, et the grist mil, a few :ode above the Cataract House, saw him trom the rear of the will, Hig oars were hang- ing inthe rowlocks, and he was sitting with his arms folded, screaming for help. Mr B called to him to seize bis oars. A few well directed strokes wou'd have brought him to the shore; but on he went until he came op- posite to the back piaza of the Cataract House, where the boat wascap-ised. He was seen to} j come up once and throw out his arms. Mr. B. says he was o yourg man-about twenty yeare old. The probability is that the poor fellow, hav- ing by some us that will never be ex- plained, found himself in the rapide, became paralysed with horror, aud was unxble to use any exertions to prevent bis awfui fate. Who can imagine ha emotions as he neared the fatal precipice, whose roar sounded like a deatn-knell in his terrified ears, or the mad delirium that seized upon him at the thought of cortaia and terribie cestruction. It wae ali done in & moment—a struggle, a shriek, a plunge, and a soul went home! It was all done in & Moment—but it told upon eternity! An Aged Irdian Witness The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. of the 20th of Jane, says: ‘During the past week a suit has been going on before tho cireuit court, now in session, concerning the title to lands on the opposite side of Buffalo Creek. At this trial several of the early settlers in Buffalo and vicinity have been brought forward os witnesses, from whom were gicaned wany facts in regard to the early history of our city, which were most interest- ing Among the witnesses was Philip Scaja- uada, a Seneca warrior, who has arri at the age of 101 years From him the well- know creek near this city tock itaname. He was born near Tonawanda, and lived there till—using his own languege—- he was so — high.’ raising his hand ubout three feet from the floor, The first war of which he had any recollection was the battle between the Chor- okees and the Senccas, that took place near the banks of the Obio river, when ho was about eight years of age rem his home in Tonawanda he went to Fort George, opposite Fort Niagars, during the Revolution, and was engeged with the British and Senecas against the Americans. The fo:mer were driven be- fore the Americans, and Scajaquada came up and se:tled at this place below the Salt Lick, on the Buffalo Creek. He was in the en- agement at Lite Beardstorm, in 1779, where General Sullivan repulsed, afier a desperate struggle, the British and Indians He was also present at the treaty of Fort Stan- -wix, on the epee a in Ootober, 1784, for the purpose of negotiating for peace At this treaty were present Hed Jacbet avd La- fayette; the former strenuously opposed bury- ing the hatchet. He spoke of the great eclipse in 1806. At that time he was hunting among the Allegany mountains, one bright summer forenoon, and—to use his words—‘soon all camo dark.’ He gave many facts of the oon- dition of this portion of the country before the es Curious Trrogmarmica, Error —Profes- ror Trench. in his latest work on the Boglish langz9g8. points out @ ouricus typographic»! errot in 20h verse of the 23d chapter of Mat they. The words‘ which strain ef a goat and swallow a camsl,”’ the professor thinks contain a misprint, which ba haring beer paseed over in the edition of , has held it. gyound ever since. The translators intendes to sey, “whioh atrain out agnatand swallow & camel,” that being the correct rendering of the original, as a Cramner’s tran-lations, both of which have it “strained out”? It was the oustom of the strioter Jows to strain their wine, vinegar. aud other portables throug lisen or gure, lest Unawares they should drink «own some little unolean insect, ns a ie and thus traoegrees the Levitical law. It wasto this custom the Saviour alluded, intending to say that the Scribes and Pharisees, while they strain ou: a gnat from their drink, yet would swallow ata gulp. - Foreien Orpens ror Frour.—The Phils- jelphia Ledger says: Ws learo that ondere have been received from France to buy flour in this market the moment priees fall to a certaic limit—said to be $8 bbl. Our crop prospects indicate thst this limit will soon be reached.”’ Common State flour that sold a month age in New York at $10 50, can now be had at $825. The desline in that city during the laat two weeks has been 62$a87}c. per bbl. in the lower grades, and 37$250c. om the better grades. Old wheat is neglected, and has fallen in the same time 5al5o. per bustel Reaping Macutxes.—We have been ip- formed by a macufacturer of agricultural iw- plements, one who is excellent authority, tbat between fifteen and sixteon thousand respiny machines will be manufactured and sold thir year in ourcountry. The demand is s0 grea that manofacturers cannot make them fuer enough for their orders. This affords evidence of agricultural prosperity, as the cost of these machines will amount to nearly two millions ef dollars Our farmers exhibit wisdom in using and patronising machinery. A reaping machine will save the price of itseif in one season.—Seieninfic American. A Sine Faast —Our German friends have had quite a time in New York. for the past two days, with their ‘Singing Feast.” The number present could only be reckoned by thousands. This city wes represented by quite a formidable delegation. The affair has passed off in a very pleasant man’ ism being repressed by public opivion. German takes to singing as uaturally as a conary bird. They have # passion for music avd extract elysium from an entertainmen’ that “Young America’ would vote “slow” and slightly old fogyish. Es” The Bostonians are talking of establish ing a lino of steamers of their own between that port and Liverpool. Boston is » day nearer England than New York, and hecce the di-ect passage of a Boston steamer would be at least twenty four hours shorter than that can be made under existing arrangements. ‘The English steamers stop at Halifax, which makes their voyages one day longer than would be those of a direct line between that port and Boston. AMERICUS CLUB.-The month ly meeting of the Club will be held on FRIDAY EVENING, at 8 o’clock, at the usual place of meeting, which the members are hereby notified to atiend, as business of importance will be brought up for their consideration. By order of 8. P. ROBERTSON, Pres. _8 EB Conve w Bec, _ je 28-—2t ORE CLUB.—The members equested te attend a called mee'ing 10 be held ot Columbian Wall, Capitol Hill, on FRIDAY EVENING, ‘une 4 je hoped that every member will be present, as business of importunce wil! be laid be- fore the meetinz. By order of the President: PHILIP J. ENNIS, je 28—hk* Secretary Hanvory Haxt, June 2th, 1855. <a A MEETING OF THE UNION As]! eaciation beld on the 26th instant, the fol- lowing Communication was received and read : NATIONAL CRLEBRATION OF FOURTH OF SCLY. Ws-hingion, June +2, 18355, Sire—The Citizens of Washington respectfully i vite you to auite in their celebration of the Anni versary of American Independence, on Wednesday, the 41h proximo; the ceremonics of which will con- sist of a Civic and Military Process’on from the Ex- ecutive Monsion to the Capitol Grounds, where an Oration will be delivered and the Declasation of lodependence read. Very respectfully. Wa Joxes, M.D., Taos. Mucen, M.D, J. F. Cartax, Committe of Invi'ation ‘To the Union Ascociation, Washinatoa, D. C. On motion the invitation was cordially aecepies, and Z. K. Offutt, George Savage and Wm. Morgan we.e appointed a Committee with power to make all necesspry erranzements on behalf of this Asso ciation. On motion, when this Association adjourn it adjourn to meet at the same place on the ©8ih in. stant. C. P. WANNALL, res. Geo E. Kiex. je 2-1 FOURTH OF JULY NATIONAL CEL- BS coration.—1be Committce of Arrange- 3 for this celebration, five from each Ward, are uested to meet on FRIDAY EVENING, the 20th ant at Harmony Hall, at 8 o’clock, w complete the necessary arrangements amd decule upon the programine Volunteer companies intending to form part of tbe esc t will please to send in their names. Ce je 28—21 MONTGOMERY GUARDS.—You are re quested to attend a specisl meeting of the Company ou FRIDAY EVENING, the 20:h instant, at their armory on 8th, between D and E streets, to make arrangements for ibe cvle- bration on the 4th of July. Punctual auendance i- essentially necessary on this occasion. UNION ASSOCIATION —An adjouracd meenng ef the above Association will le THE S°OTY GUARDS BEG LEAVE cS. inf rm their fnends add the public gen erally that they will give a Grand Excursion and Pic Nie tothe White House Pavilion on THUBS- DAY morning, July 12, 1+55. Particulars in e future advertisement. je 27,28.19 30& July2 NOTICE.—WM. BUCHANAN was ex pe.’ed from the Young Bachel-rs Aesocia- tion, of Alexand:ia, for no JOHN A. PHRIES, President. Cuances A. Cuipcer, Secretary. je 26—31* FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY —The regular mon.hlv meeting of the Pranklin Fire Company will be held on MONDAY EVEN- ING, July 2d, whea all members in arrears are her. by notified to attend and seule their accounts, or, d resolution passed et a former meeting, will expelled and their names published in the daily papers. ; ¥ order of ROWT E. DOYLE, Preaid’t. Gro. kK. Crossriety, Secretary. je 6—Tu,Th&s ISLAUID OR STOLEN on Tuesday morning, M between 10 and 11 o’clock, twenty-five pair of Carpet Slippers and a Basket A suiteble re- ward will be given if returned to HUGH MURRAY, Store at the round tops, corner Pa. ave and 24th st je 28-1" $5 REWARD.—Left home <p to School on 9) Friday, June 224, my son THOMAS, aged Al years, and has not come home sinee nor heard from. He wore a black summer jacket, m stri- ped pantaloons, somewhat faded, black I ser eap, fair complected, soit complected. soft mid counte nance. The impression is that he went aboard of rome vessel. I will give the ubove reward for his safe recor 'y Or such information as will lead thereunto. McCAFFREY, Grocer, corner 25 and D sts., Island. je B- He OR SALE—UNTIL 30 YEARS OLD, A C4- pabte healthy steps ears and 5 months old; restricted to District of Columbia. Sold be- cause her owner do s not wish to hold a slave En- quite at this office. 263 pears in Tynsdale’s and |,” FOURTH OF JULY — BxXCURSEION TO PINEY POIKT, The commodious steamer ALICY pee Po ICE, (Captain Fame Be ker) will take presenges fr vebington city cy TUESDAY ¥ORNING, Juty 21, at 6 clock Alexanéria at 7 «clock, tur PINEY POINT.” he will @x!! for hem oo Thureteg hus affording @a opportgeity to al! who may ies rspowed Wetcabing aaey celightial Water. of wewlrg the ry of our river by daylight. rine trip 92. Mealscatra. GRAND EXCURSION TO THER WHITE HOUSE PAV.L'O, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1855 (RE STRAMER GEORGE WASH N will make @ tmp to the avove place on PRIDAY, the 20 stant, Washington at 2% p.m, and Avexandris at 3 pm. Pare for the round inp 50 cente—Chikiren bal price. ‘The boat wil pass Meunt Vernon and proceed to White House, giving U.c passengers time te he great resort for ibe public, and rer to ‘ington absul sunset. Coaches wil lake prssongers to and from the boat QP Refreshments to be hod on the bont. ‘This trip is made to accommae temilies. je t JOB CORSON, Captain. EXCURSION TO POINT OF ROCKS RY CANAL. Woe the 4th July, being the regular ' day of renring of the peck Bor CONGRE she will, that d«y make an excursion tnp rhe at $3 for the round trip. Meats om boat at 25 cents. The boat will arrive at the Point at 7 o’elock, where a ball and good cotillion music bas been pre d for the pleasure of those who muy wish to in- dulge in dancing CHARLES MERRILL, Op N. B.—Vhe Congress wit » make her e cursion to the Great Falls on Sunday, July 1. je —aeSu'y _ NOTICE. THE STEAMER ALICE ©. PRICE pce. here on TUESDAY morning orxt tw snyure’s Landing, to enable prssengers paricipate in the ceremonics at Mocre’s om the Fourth ot July; returning on Thursday, the Sh. je %6—4tluly3 F. S. BARBARIN, D. Seorgewan, DC, hes removed his office 10 No. 58 © above his furmer pi ARSONS ON © val? Flonder’s Lives and Times of the Chief ins uces of the Supreme Cuurt of the United Srates— first series FRANCK FAYLOk je 27 THE AMERICAN SPECIFIC, Ts only cafe, sure, and speedy euce tor a cer- tain di eeee. Sold only at No 118 Pa. avenue. je 27-1 [{ORSALE—TWO KENTUCKY BLACK match Mares, 7 years old, well broke to harm ind fine trotters Alvo, Buggy and Harness Can be seen at Birch’ x treet. L. F. GRIFFITH. Price gt. F-URTH OF JULY OFLEERATION. LL thove who desire to en oy themselves on that day should have 2 neat and comfortable Soot or Shoe, and we would say to them that we have a good siock on hand of various styles and are prepared to manutact verything in our line. So give us your or ume MILLS & BRASHEARS, 335 s. eide Pa av., bet. 6th and 7h streets. je 2? lw G@BEAT SACRIFICE OF DRY GOODS. T tre Cash Store, 21 door weet of Seventh st., A opposite the Centre Market —We are now closing out the stock of some twenty thousand dol- la worth of [try Coods without regard tocost. As entize stock must be sold within sixty days we will offer goods at such prices an ought to induee reons to bay wheter they want Dry Goods er not. Those who would have ins had beter call immediately at the siga of the Store ander the Avenue Houre. feras exclusively cash joie J.G. ITZPATRICK, Agent, NEW MUSIC! T JO SHILLINGTON’S KOOK AND PERI- ODICAL STORE may be found a choice col- popular MUSIC’, by the most rs. ancient and modern. Toe mu- vical publ ¢ ot Washington and vicinity age respect fully tavited 0 call and examine bis catal JQ. SHILLINGTON, Odeon Building, Corner 4% street pod Pa. avenue. [foteta News] \AMB TO THE SUBSURIKER, OD RCO- J rau's Farm, »ear the toll gate, a large White Cow and Calf. The owacr oe reqnesied to —_ f ward, prove propert; y charees and tke = eee rey AMES OF ENB. eM—R 5 RRWARD.—S8TRAYED FROM THU dD ectiber on the 20th instant, a wiit with a few red spots, they ca: has 2 very she it, and iarge bar « are split turned ta TO GROCERY MERCHANTS. ‘*¥\HOSE in want of a good WAGON wil! Snd one to suit them by applyine ai the Wheelright Shop. corner 10:b and B sts , No. 208. 26—K* 1O2N WARL, SUMMER RETREAT. LAKISTON’S PAVILION WL.L BE OPIN for the reception of visitors on the Stb of, ‘The propriew: With the d:licecies 2 a ‘jaceat to Blukiston devours to plense will ag": from those sceking city bustle. at ‘The Steamers Maryland, Oscouls, ard Alice C. P- ice stop reguiaily at his Landing Terms for one week or more, $1 25 per cay. For a shorter time, §1 50 per day = GEORGE W. BLAKISTON, Proprictor. nding im the He hopes his em im a share of patron ora litle quict from je 26—Im* NAILS—NAILS! = BOQ BESS sorte, Phe LL & COYLE. ie 26—Qw* | ISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. °T'HE firm of Myers & Bai was mutually ¢is i soived on the lst June, 1°55 Ail pereons hav ims agaior! the firm will presen: them to C. My. for p yment, ard thore indebted Please cal! and seic of Angest, as a Li for collection, as it 14 ne- siness on or before that time CHARLES MYERS, SAMUBL BARES. J. W. MYERS. acted under ‘et the old « >. MYERS. HE business will bereafter be co! the vame of C. MYERS & SC stand, at t -e toot of Jefierson,on \ a town, office No 27, where we i'l be ny And supply our customers and all others who w.- _ usa cell with as — an article of WiHilTE, “ad ASH and DAUPHIN or TRANSITION CO! Also, HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD, 8s cn b> had in the market, on as qed bag odating tims us can be purchasd in th ti - C. MYERS & SON. CANAL PACKET LINE TO POINT oF ROCKS. NHE Canal Packet CONGRESS heaving been ing removed and horse power su ) conte urs making ber recu ar trips betw 4 the above place, oNThe Bost wh leave the wharf of _a Ww, Ritter for Point of Rocks on — “4! Sa NESDAYS and FRIDAYS et 6 or TUESDAYS, the Point of Recks for Gen BRDAYS at the some THURSDAYS and hour. stopping at the for the reception and <4 Georgetown at 7 o’clock 8m. of the Grevt Fails at 11, Sen- Ferry 34, Monoescy 5, Know- and Point of Rocks at 7 o'clock p_™+ jeave Point at 7a. m., Knowlan’s lonocacy 8, Edwards’ Ferry 11, oa alls 34, and arrive at Gcorgetowe t TG, He Great t p.m. : Passage through either way $2. Meais cerved regularly on board the boat at mod- A | crate vriees. CHARLES MERRILL, Capt arrival of any white settlers The Allegha-| -— DREN —A large and Tes ~ def nies were their hunting grounds, and Fort O¥S FOR THE CHILDRE! nth st. 8 of the George their place of rendesvous "This ‘relic i Seem! collection at 486 Bevertt 40ND. ORTON'S SHORT NIG GOLD PENS of of antiquity’ has been living f. umber of ye epn ys , many a = eno © Ramee 4 5 the hair] ferent in their ection from any other, suting Bay years on the Cattaraugu; Reservstion, and is} J{\XCELSIOR POMADE i Goventh at. writers who have hitherto not been able to to-day hale and hearty. iho wirke of age has no equal, for sale at LAMMOND. | ge of any metallic pen whatever. ante bes tow —_ gg hy impressicu, ~ eye | © = wery ac | ysis ote Pens, — o ight ene! voice strong and clear for FOR SALE —A light bay mare, varieties made 4 ered one eo old, # form but little beni. ete poi y ong paces under the sad- retat!, at the mmmenmmait sts TAYLOB “A few days dice ie was Invited to go into die. and trow fast io harness | The owner | oase. 2 eo atthe ezsallent por | ving no ae for Bar wi 7 aap WAnRANTs WANTED © te my.” *he celebrated Chief being one of the most b-autiful AND WA a by af eee calle oe iter tection as Boudiog Ente os Mi, near 10th street. Apply at No. j i which the highest prices will be a he pie ur 2 momest, be turned aw: street north, between Mh an: 5 Gani) F expression, ‘Ugh! gone up,’ and left.’’ ace mey —— , i ————————————— E-:-—hL rc SSt—“—O EEE EE

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