Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1855, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) At the Star Buildings, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Eleventh street, By W. D. WALLACH, ‘Will be served to subscribers by carriers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents; papers served in packages at 37% cents per month. To mail subscribers the sub- scription price is THREE DOLLARS AND FIF- TY CENTS a year in advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of 124 cents a week. 3 [> SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. JEWELRY. H. SEMKEN, JEWELER, 330 Pennsvivania © avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, has just received a new supply of vichly-chased Fruit and Leaf Jewelry, consisting of Pin and Ear Rings; also, a variety of magn’ it Mosaic and Cameo Teetry, which he offers af creatly reduced prices. ‘amonds remounted, Jewelry of anv de- scription made to order, Enameling done, Gold Pens repointed , Coat of Arms and Cresses engraved On stone and metal. jy R—tr FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS ee seen to Nisemeg eran se ce culating in the newspapers throughout the country, to the effect that some malignant disease at this time prevails at the Fanquier White Sul- phur ee in the vicinity, we think it and due to the proprietors of this watering to state, that we reside at Warrenton, dis- int about six miles; that we have tised at these springs for the last sixteen or eighteen ye rs, and within that whole period we do not remem- ber that borhood to have been more perfectly poems Fo exempt from” disease of every kind than at the present time. The report referred to must have originated in a malignant design to eee roprietors. JOHN A. CHILLON, M.D. SAMUEL B. FISHER, M. D. jy 30—2w GLENWOOD CEMETERY, _ Ofiice No. 292 Pa. ave., corncr 10th street, (OVER THE SAVING’s BANK.) IS CEMETERY is laid out on the plan of the celebrated Greenwood, of New Y ork, and situated on the bigh ground distant one and 2 quarter miles north of the Capitol—North Capitol street leading directly to the gateway. This Company have secured a charter from Con- gress, appropriating their crowhd forever to burial pur] 5 da a fee title to the purchaser, and prohibiting ‘roachments fom legislation or otherwise. wi is of vast importance to those who wish theiM™lead to repose where they have them, for it has become a cnstom in all other cities when the burial ground becomes valu- able for other purposes, to sell it, aud throw the dead promiscously into one large pit. and legal measures cannot prevent it, as no titles are given to the ground. N. B —Ottice open from 10 to 12 o’clock a. m.. where Pamphlets, containing the Charter, By. Laws, and a map of the ground, and all other in- formation, can be obtained. Ali orders left with Mr. James F. Harvey, No. 410 Seventh street, or any other undertaker, will be promptly attended to. je i8—ly “THE FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS RE now open for the reception of Company. A and ina he more attractive condition than they ever have been. iat A gross misrepresentation inst them having been published in the Petersburg Intelii- and Baltimore Sun to the effect that they ‘were closed for the season is now traced to an ir- responsible source unworthy of notice it is to siate that there is no shadow of foundation for it. The subscriber trusts that he will not be made the victim ef such malignity; and the respectable journals which have given currency to the rumor by transferring it to their columns will disabuse the public mind ‘hrough the same medium. ALEX. BAK jy bm COAL! COAL! Mi pe undersigned is prepared to deliver COAL of the best quality, at 86 50 per ton fl C. HARROVER, 3d street, 34 door south of Pa. avenue. N. B.—1 give 2,240 pounds to the ton. jy 3—im JOHN B. ELVANS. WILLIAM THOMPSON. ELVANS & THOMPSON, DEALERS IN HARDWARE, COACH TRIMMINGS, &c., Ne. 336 Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth sis, Washington, D.C. HOUSE FUR? HING HARDWARE. Britannia, German Silver, Albata and Silver Pla- ted, Tea, Table and Dessert Spoons Carvers and Forks, Steels, Knives with and with- out Forks - Brass, Biisannia, Block Tin and Plated Candle- — Shovel and Tongs, Waffle Lrons, Sad rons Maslin and Bell Metal Kettles, Furnaces, Grid- » Ovens, &c. BUILDING MATERIALS. Rural Cottage, Closet, Cupboard, Chest, Ti, Pad and Trunk Locks Shuttle. Door, and Blind Hinges, Screws, Cut and Wrought Nails, Bolts Brad’s Shutter Screws and Stubbs, Door Springs, Handrail Screws, cor Knobs Beil Pulls, Door Sheaves and Rail, &c. CABINET MAKERS’ GOODS. Hair Cloth, Curled Hair, Moss, Gimps, Sofa and Chair Springs Venitian Blind Hooks, Rack Pulleys, Roller Ends Brackets, Furniture Naiis Glue, Cottin Handles and Screws, Diamond Screw ‘lates, &e CARPENTERS’ GOODS. Planes, Saws, Drawing Knives, Spokeshaves, Chisels and Gouges, Plane Irons Serine Machines, Ham- re Axes, &c. BLACKSMITH & COACH MAKERS’ 600DS Black aad Bright Spring-, Axles, f elloes, Shafts, Spokes, Hubs, Bows, Poles Sleigh Runners, Silvered and Brass Bands, Stump Joints, Stump Collars, Top Props Curtain Frames, Lamps, Inside Linings, Lining Silks, Damask, Seaming Cords Tufts, Tafsels, Buttons, Tacks, Fringes, Laces, aad Plain and Enamelled vass Russia Duck, Enamelied Leather, Dash Leather, &c. ELVANS & THOMPSON, je 1—6m 325 Pa. avenue. AMERICAN HOTEL, No. 456 Pa. acenuc, between 1g and 6th streezs. FLEBOWER & L. T. LOVETT, + PROPRIETORS Jy 6-6m COFFIN WARERUOM, &e. WILLIAM PLANT & CO, UNDEKTA- e KERS--residencedis Seventh street, between G and H streets. a) Interments procured inany ground orcemetery. Cotlius, Caps, Shrouds, Carr: S, Hearse, and every article for inlerments of the best quality furnished at snort notice, on the most reasonable terms, and at all hours of the night. Having the exclusive right of Crump’s Patent Corpse Preserver, we guarantee to ker)» the dead for any length of time. jy it y DENTISTRY. B. DONALDSON, Deatist, late of the firm Hunt & Donaldson, continues to = manufacture and iusert those beautiful Sym, Hain teeth, with or without gums, flor specimens of which (made and deposited by the late firm) was awarded the first premium at the Mechanics’ Institute Fair, recently held in this city. These teeth are carved and shaded to suit each ular case, and their resemblance to the natu- ral organs is so perfect as to deceive the most prac- tised eye. Particular attention also paid to filling and pre serving the natural teeth. moderate, and all operations warranted Office southwest corner of Seventh and D streets, Eentrance on D. mar 21—dm DENTISTRY. . MUNSON respectfully calls public atten- tion to his new, pateat and great- ly IMPROVED method of setting Ar- tificial Teeth, with Continuous Gum, the PERFEC eagles THE ART Teeth has the followi: ti Shers, viz: GREAT STRES GTH, CLEAN- LINESS, COMFORT and BEAUTY, vieing with Nature In these respects, and in some others excelling. Public inspection is respectfully solic- re call and see imens. CAUTION _—No other Dentist in the District of Columbia has a right to make this style of teeth. N.B.—Teeth a healthy, plugged - warranted for life. - “Oeeees house No. 20 F street, near the cor- Ber of Penna. avenue and Lith sircet. ap 4—w LL STRANGERS P A visiting the City should see Hunter's Cata- logue of the curiosities of the Patent U@ice. Al- 80, bis Description of Powell's Great Pictures, HUNTER is to be seen at 100 Tenth street Luts OWARU'S U. 5. SUPREME COURT Reports, vol 17, just publi . ee RANG TAY LOK, EMOIKS eg Sila ba Lact ghee —_ singten, 4 adden, M. = eid FRANCK TAYLOR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1855. _THE WEEKLY STAR. This excellent Pamilyand Nes Jonrnsi—con talming a greater variety of interesting read ine than can be found tn any other—is published on Satur 107 Casu, uevantasiy tn apvaNce si ate. Contes Pang (in arappers) can be procured, NO. 812. |, Zecruasrg whose eeacen wit beatowes WEBER'S BAND. i ee old established and favorite band fuar- nish music as usual for Excursions, Sere- nades, Pic Nics, ‘Parties, Exhibitions, &c., &c Orders may be left at Hilbus & Hitz’s Music’ De- pot, or at residence of the leader, four doors east of General Headerson’s residence, Navy Yard iy 32m FISCHER'S BAND FULLY OKGANIZED. AVING i ee all my arrangement ~ Sy My first rate mee AND COTILLON AN am again at the service of the pa t aitend Excursion Parties, Exhibitions, Parades. Pic Nies, Balls and Serenades. All those in fa vor of citizens’ band are Tespectfully invited to en sourage our enterprise, here in Washington city is P FISCHER “Leader P. S.—This Band, under my direction, is rev larly uniformed, and from a practice of over twen- ty 2 ower 1 can give satisfaction to every one esidence, Pennsylvania avenue, nor!!: side, be cween Ninth and Tenth streets, tirst door west of fron Hall. Orders left wite Messrs. Hilbus & Fitz punctu- ally attended to. ; Jy )}—im* PROSPERU’S COKNET BAND. pus Band is suitable for any and all purposes and js warranted to vive satisfaction t those who may be pleased to enga asa Brss, Reed, or Co!iJlon Ban Any number of musicians to be had at thesshost- est notice, by applyin zg to EDERIC PROSPERI, Leader, at Taltavull’s Store, opposite the Marine Barracks N. ail be presipisy at Hilbus & Hitz’s Music De- oot will mptly attended to. may 25—tm. A CARD. MES, E. PHILLIPS, No. 401 Sixth street between G and H streets, desires to inforn the citizens of Was! and vicinity, tha! she is now pre; to give instructions on the PIANO FORTE. She has taught musie in some of the principal cities of the Union and bas testimonials showing that she is fully com- petent to discharge the duties of ber professior to the satisfaction of those who may favor her with their ar Terms: $10 for 24 lessons, at her residence, or $12 at the residence of her pupils. je L2—eo3in* FANCY HAIR ORNAMENTS. SEMKEN, JEWELER, . No. 330 Pa. av., bet. 9th and [0th sts., is prepared to make to order any device that may be suggested such as Flower Bouquets, Bracelet Breast Pins, Ear Rings, Chains, Crosses, Ri Chartelains, &c. Also, Jet Ornaments for [37 Persons may rely upon their own hair be ing used. jy 3i—tr PEEL'S LONDON GREEN GINGER WINE ANUFACTURED FROM FRENCI GRAPES, GREEN JAMAICA GINGER SEVILLE ORANGES, &c.—This delicious bev erage becomes the greatest favorite wherever it i introduced. It is equally table, more whole some, and not half the price of other foreign wines Many physicians use {t bg Neb mend t to all troubled with Flatulency, D sia, Debility, Cramps, Diarrhea and Persons subject to Chills, or living i where Ague or Cholera prevails, find al use a pleasant aud admirable preventive. Mixe. with a little iced-water, it forms (he most refresh ing and wholesome cooling drink in warm Wealhe: that can be taken Price 50 cents per bottle, 85 per dozen. N.B. Country Druggists, Grocers, &c., find th! Wine an advantageous addition to their stock. it a first rate article, sells well, and gives great satis- faction Agents, STOTT & CO., Washington; PER! & STE §, Alexandria; CISSEL, Georgetown; J. BALMER, Baltimore. LAST CHANCE, E there Is in Washington, Georvetown or neigi borhood a person who intends to pure } now ts thelr time t price certainly less than the same qu: purchased six weeks hence We are willing for a | Mosse peer ie sel elegant best quality Imperial Velvet Carpetings a #130, and eat 3-cord Tap stry Brussels at 1.125 will be worth #2 and €1.62}¢ In the fall A Ingrain, Three-ply and Venitian in pro- Car- bria, jy 6—tf rtion. the prices at which we are now —- petings are less than the same goods woul: at auction in New York to-day. Term#for the Goods, cash on delivery. Just received and on sale Linen Sheets, rich and superior Floor Oilcloth, also 10 dozen low-priced; all in new and beautiful designs, and very ch Also, in store an elqgant stock Linen Shectiugs Pillow Linens, Table Damasks, in cloths, nap kins aad pieces . Splendid assortment bathing and toliet Towels both rough and soft Marsei Quilts, both colored and white, Al- lendale do, for summer use. . Also, Dimities in great jenn’ And all other F urniture Dry Goods necessary for the comfort and convenience of housekeeping, at very low prices. CLAGETT, DODSON & Cu. jy —d2w UST RECEIVED PER SCHOONER Pairfax, from New York— 150 barrels brown Sugar cu do powdered, bard and soft crushed Sugar 200 do Connecticut river Herrings, brighi and handsome 45 boxes scalded Herrings 45 barrels MW .ckerel, No.3 125 packages fresh Tea 75 boxes grouud Coffee 300 sacks fine and G A. Salt | 50 boxes fresh Salaa Gil 30 boxes Cheese 100 boxes dark Soap 125 dozen brovtus . 6u dozen Cords ang Lines 100 gross Matches 40 dozen Buckets 2000 pounds soft shell Almonds 1000 pounds Cream Nuts . 125 bushels Ground Nuts 3 quarter casks old Martell Brandy 2 do Port Wine, pure juice 10 barrels old Family Whiskey 75 boxes Tobacco. For sale by MURRAY & SEMMEs., au 1—st&eost AND WARRANTS BOUGHT at the high- est rates. Sight drafts remitted to persons at a distance sending me Warrants, on any city they may des- nate oe bought and sold on commission. HAMILTON G. FANT. Banker, 432 Pa. avenue, Washington, 0. C. Jy 18—Imeok WS4t (in LAND WARRANTS LOCATED. HE subscribers will locate Land Warrants either in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois or lowa, and and give a correct description of the land located if, upon examination, this description proves in- correct, they will themselves take the land, giviug for it another warrant for the same beg One of the firm resides in the West, and will give the business bis personal superintendance. 7th st M ome ee th st., 0 ‘ite Post Uttice, Washington. jy 13—eo3m = UMMER RETREAT. ’ LAKISTQN’S PAVILION will be open for poet — ion Red at age on the Sth of 5 Proprietor’s le will be su piled with the delicacies abounding in a8 waters adjacent to Blakiston’s Island. He bopes is endeavors to please will insure him a share of patronage from those seeking health or a little quiet from city poll ‘The Steamers } Osceola, and Alice C, Price stop regularly at his Ti TERM For one month....+... +830 00 For one week or more, per day. - 1w For a shorter time, per day..... . 1% A good band of Cotillon Music is engaged for the season from Washington. i GEORGE W. BLAKISTON, je 23—2m* Proprietor. ‘BOOT AND SHOE STORE REMOVED. YEORGE BREMER has removed his weli- G known Gentiemen’s BOU'T AND SHOE Store and Factor — He ts prepared in his new premises to vive satis- faction to all. GB. bas by dint mol aap 1n purchasing bis stock, ing none but A No. 1 workmen, and his capacity to fit bis customers so as to have his work set very easy on the foot, while it al; exhibits the mos fashionable style. earned 4 reputation bis business second to that of uo other a nee case mp ‘n oe solicits the patronage and his reasonable to all E O% those superior Magnolia Hams, and is now extensively known in the District comers and others who have not vet used it are re- ONE HUNDRED MORE proba- bly all that will be received this season, they are cured in Maryland according to the old home stead receipt, the quality of which is unsur; if equalled, by any otber ever introduced here. To be had only at my store. Also, a fresh lot of that peculiarly fine selected and standard Black Tea at 50cents a pound, whict Ihave introduced It is sold only by m if and. New ferred to the leading members of the Faculty of Washington and Georgetown. Samples furnished gratuitoush Bay Waler at 25 cents per bottle, or €2 75 per dozen For bathing purposes it is as cheap as Mint, Lavender, and Black’ Cordials, the very arlicles for the prevailing epidemic Maple Sugar, Fresh Prunes, &c., with unsur- passed varieties of choice oa a re Z. M. P. Ki} Few steps northeast Jackson common spirits G, Statue, Jy B—tf “ANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES, &c. We inviteattention to our large stock of Combs Brashes, Pomades, Extracts, Cologne, Bay Water, &e., which we are prepared to offer at reatly reduced prices. Also, constantly on hand a general assortment of to Paney Goods, Fans, Gloves, Hosiery, &e., ether with a fashionable stock of millinery. which additions are constantly being made of sewest and most desirable styles e attenti of the ladies is particularly invited to this depart- mnent of our business, which is under the charye of Miss Thompson. HUTCHINSON & MUNRO. Iv tf 310 Penn ave.. between 9h & 1th sts pot ea asi a abe Riciahe i icacateertbcal he sa SOMETHING TO OLD AND YOUNG PROFESSOR WOUD'S HAIR RESTORATIVE. Ts preperation although less than two year before the public; owing to its wonderful ef fects npon the human hair and sealp, has alread rbtained a celebrity and sale perfectly sr saralleled. It has without the ordinary applianc sed for such purposes, wou its way, a.d bee: seartily welcomed to most of the cities and town in the United States, the Canadas, and the Wes adia Islands. Nor is this result surprising wh it is remeisbered that its popularity is ba up ts merits, solelv as established by actus! tes: Chat this preparation will actually Restore gr Hair to its Natural Color, produce a luxu® crowth upon the heads of the bald, prevent th ir from falling off, and when used as a tonic ar icle, produce a cont’ nual flow of the na’ d thus render the hair soft, lossy Lesiroy diseases of the sealp, and ex) he certificates of distinguished edies in every part of the country ‘, and therefore speak what they k ty attest. That by a proper use of th the hair can be made to attain and ret ral color to almost any aye alotted to bumanit by removing the cause of disease from the sca! © matter how long standing. the concurrent (es monials of the press and the certificates of nc nerous respectable individuais of both sexes he use of this curative, as weil as of the recor ue dations of editors certificates before allu ded io, can be had of al t 1K BRAGG, Pastor of Orthodox Church Br i CaRLYLe, Ill., June 3 1 have used Prof O. J. Wood's Hair Restor tive, and have admired its wonderfii effect. hair was bece as I thougk 1 bave now a ers eang lair, and cheerfully recommend its vse t +H similarly affiicted A.C WILLIAMSON i md st BS Address O.J. WOODK CO, Broadway, New York, and lit Mar Louis, M c OTT & CO , wholesale and retail Aven agton T.W.byo Agent, Phila TT & SONS, Ger MI vill cone a ine Sandy Spring, Montgomery county FYMLE ninth term of this Lustitution mence on the Wth day of the r ig the needful infor regard to the School can be obtained t » desire it, by addressing, at Oiney Post ¢ Montyemery county, Maryland, R. 5. KIB KK, o WM.H FARt HAR Refer to Jno. T. Towers, Lambert Tree, W Wallach. D je Ju-2awow DR. L. B. WRIGHT'S INFAILING “SCROFULGUS ANTIDOTE,’ Bor the Permarcnt Cure of CONSUMPTIO. and ali other forms of SCROFULUUS ISEASES. i he IS Medicine is prepared by an eminent phy years practice in New ¥ ors . has constantly used i es3, and created f. a rcputation in ractice, unequalled ir istory of medicine tacts immed ‘ately upor leod, cleansiny it from all scrofulous Or impurities, renovatin ers, INVIGORATE THE in proof of which, aesses from the doctor's private practice bave ; nia thelr tes.imouy, aad entreat(hose sitferin; from any scrofulous alfection, to call upom then ind satisfy themselves. A Treatise on Serofulons Diseases can be bart gratis at PRINCIPAL DEPOT, 409 Broadway «nd at Drug Stores ay, CHARLES STOTT & CO., Agents-for Washington DR. L. B. WRIGHT'S TASTELESS “ LIQUID VLATHARTIC,” OR, FAMILY PHYSIC. VHIS is the BEST, CHEAPEST, and MOST EFFICIENT CATHARTIC EVER OFr- FERED TO THE PUBLIC. itis TASTELESS, (thereby avoiding the nav- seating effect of Pills, Oil, Senna, &c.,) aud pr ducing no griping or other painful effects. Unlik sll other pitrgatives, ft searches to the bottom of the disease, thoroughly cleanses the stomach, and eaves the bowels entirely free from cost! NO FAMILY SHOUI.D BE WITHO Children drink it readily and without forein.. and NO MEDICINE 18 MORE HIGHLY COMMENDED by the MEDICAL FAC Give it a trial aud then judge for yourselves It can be had wholesale and retail at E.H.S1 BLER & CO.’S, Baltimore, or CHAS. STOTT? & CO., Washington, D C. DR. WRIGHT'S PRINCIPAL DEPOT, 409 Broadway, where the doctor can be consulted laity on diseases generally, from 12 to 2 p.m, without charge. je im RENCH DRAWING PENCILS from thy several manufactories of Bausch, Hardmuth, Walter and Contee, imported direct from the ma- kers in Paris, by FRANCK TAYLOR. iv 2 @: FOR THE SPRINGS! contemplate a journey to the springs, sea- mountains, or the country, sho: not neglect call at 306 Pa. avenue, get their stock of bh: tooth, nail, bathing and clothes Brushes. Dri ng, side, puff, neck, tine and pocket Combs, iin Pomatum, Hair Oil, bee Water, Cologne, © tracts for the Handkerchief, Soap, Toilet Box: and Powder, traveling, pic nic, work, and ca: Baskets, &c., at the Piano, Music, Stationery and Variety Store of JNO. F. ELLIS, 306 Pa. avenue, betw. 9th and 10th sts. Jy 18—-tf - ———}- } EW WALTZ.—Just published by the suh- Seribers, the ‘‘Multifiora Waltz,’? composed and dedicated to Miss Sallie Drisch, uf Leesbur,:, Va., by Prof. J. A. Young. HiLeus & nITZ jy 21 Music Depot. DENTISTRY. i- D® V. SHINN, Graduate of the Philadelpila Cotlege of Dental 3: Fespect- ‘. fully informs the residents of Georye- iowa ann _ vicinit Aa be] a loca- ted uluie! arpose of prac- MOdice 1 Washington st., abo ‘sac 2 be we Bridue Georgetown, D.C, ° jeden! Person street, Lm* GRAND CIVIC & MILITARY EXCURSION OF THE German Yagers, TO THE WHITE HOUSE PAVILION, On MONDAY, August 13, 1855. HE YAGERS respectfully announce to their friends, civic and military, and mt ‘he public generally that their next, 5 }xcursion will take place on MON » August 3th 13st Phe well known Steamer G Wash has been chartered for the occasion, and will make two trips both ways, leaving the Steamboat wharf in the morning at 5 o'clock, and Lo’clock p m In the evening the boat wil! leave the Pavilion at 7 and 10 o'clock, touching each trip at Alexandria roing ant comin, Weber's Sineder Band has been engaged for the oveasion Tickets ONE DOLLAR—admitting a gentle- aed set ladies ; to be had of the Committee or at the boat. Kefreshments to be obtained on board of the boat and at the Whit House, at city prices. Ord Ruppell, Sgt Sehmall, Corp Wahl, J Angerman, Peter Schweizer. au 3—6t EXCURSION TO FORT WASHINGTON § WHITE HOUSE, On THURSDAY, Aug. 16, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE METHODIST EPISCO- PAd CHURCH, CAPITOL HILL apse Steamer GEO. WASHINGTON having been chartered for the occasion oil “illleave tue Wharf at © o'clock Sees precisely, e A Gand of good music will be in attendance, nd everything that can conduce to the pleasure ud confort of the Company will be done ‘sh refresh ments to those that may desire them. Phe Boat wili stop at the Navy Yard also for assengers 30 cents—Children under 12 years, 25 ents Tickets can be had at the Drug Store of Mr. Mc- | on, C pitol Hill, and at the Books ore of W M he Committee Committee: Oe ate enki GRAND FIREMEN'S AND CIVIC 5 EXCURSION AND PIC NIC OF THE Franklin Fire Company, TO THE WHITE HOUS HE members of the take ple: i PAVILION. anklin Fire Company ncing to | aff id the, ~ ve chartered ite sa us steamer Geo. Washingt cursion and Pic N VILION, on WEDNES- tua pany pledge themselves that no trouble ve red to make this one of the aad recherche Excursion of asio d Supper will be furnished by an ex- caterer ¢ accommodation of those persons who do not wish lo spend the whole day down the river nt ke two trips natSo'clock, Washington at de - Alebaudria at 10, ves Washinuton at 2), Alexandria pom ra ceptleman and t » Committee of Arras J Williamson, JIB Mevdiey, PJ Newman, Alex T: RK Ecklotf. if Coumbe. an 3—lawlwddt WOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF HALL & BRUTHER. RUCH HALL, surviving partner of Isaac having on the 2th day of Febru: rsigneed all the stock in Hall & Brother, to ! satisfaction of certain del ments of sai nd the surplus to z such of the remaining cred- mas shall within six months from of February, 1455, execute and de- Barach Hall full and absolute re- - of all indebtedness to them respec y q bosih d, forte sak sument to execrte full and absolute i esaid, within the period of str touths fron 2th day of February, 155 RICHARD WALLACH, Trustee Je il—eotAugeeth SKITTANNIAAND PLANISHED WARE. “bets and Coffee Urns, Coffee Greques, Coffee i Coffee Filters, Coffeepots, Teapots, ing Dishes, Imperial s, Castors, Pitchers s, Segar Lamps, Spit- eeper’s Furnishing Store, GEO FRANCIS. atthe House! ath street THE WESTERN ACADEMY, nteenth and I streets, Washington SCHOO!, will be opened on the ay in September, for boys. | ted to twont; -live For particulars see circulars at the Bookstore, or i eall at the School Room after August 22d Jy 26—eotw* 8S. L. LOOMIs, A. M. JORDAN'S WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS {REDERICK COUNTY, VA.—Opened on the 15th of June. From Baltimore, Wash- Cumberland in early morning train i Harper's Ferry, thence by Winchester Railroad to Stephenson’s depot; from depot 13 miles in coaches to Springs in time to dine same day Rice’s cotillon band engaged Sulphur vaths. Medicinal effects of water well known. E.C. & R. M. JORDAN & BRO, Jy 6—eudw United States Patent Office Washington, July 30, 1855. { N the petition of James GamBie and Josern S. Hint, of Cincinnati, Ohio, praying for he extension of a patent granted to them on ue 30th day of Hecember, 1S11, for an improve. nent in ‘apparatus for moulding candles” for | seven years from the expiration of said patent, which takes place on the 30th day of December, — itis ordered, that the said petition be heard at he Patent Ottice on Monday, the 10th of Decem- ber, 1855, at 12 o’clock, m.; and all persons are nolitied to =ppet and show cause, {f any they have, why petition ought not to be granted Persons opposing the extension are required to ule in the Patent Odice their opjections, specially | i forth in writing, at least twenty days before | the day of hearing; all testimony tiled by either party to be used at the hearing must be taken and ransiunitted in accordance with the rnles of the of- tice, which will be furnished on application. he testimony in the case will be closed on the suth of November; depositions and other papers relied upon as testimony, must be filed in the otice on or before the morning of that day; the argu meuts, ifany, within ten days thereafter. Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the Union, Intellizencer, and Star, Washington, 3; Republican, Baltimore b. > Evenin Argus, Philadelphia, Pa ; Scientific Ainerican, N. York: | and Enquirer, Ciucinnati, Obio—once a week for (three successive weeks previous to the 10th of December next, the day of hearing. 2%: F, SHUGERT, Acting Commissioner of Patents. P. S.—Editors of the above papers will pense copy, and send their bills to the Patent Oitice, with a paper containing this notice. au t—law3w C. WARRINER, WATCHMAKER, No. 30 Pa. avenue, betweed 9th and 10th streets, piel, Wesmmeres; Db. Sus E voting, Jeweling eve! of re pushene OF GOLD; Colgene savetiods ity versus Fiction ; . Hel vol. f FRANCK TAYLOR: au 0 efticient caterer will be on the boat to fur- | | the trade in the regiment, was selected to j make his coffin, which he did and painted it | black, as was the custom at that period. Morrison & Co ; Pa. avenue, or from either of | rated Cotillon Band bas been engaged | bid it dow: ii leave the White House at 6 and | we f Halj | # baudkerchicf, EVENING STAR. THE EXECUTION OF ANDRE. [From Harper's Magazine for August} On “ Independence Day’? we took a steamer for the county of Kockiand, determined to pass the Fourth in peace and quietness, and desirous of refreshing our patriotism amidst the scenes hallowed by the sacred memories of the Revolution. We fed Washiu.zton’s head quarters at the lit ‘age of Toppan ; the ““Seventy-Six House”? wuere Audre wax confined, the place where he was executed. the grave where he was buried, and whence he was exhumed. We conversed with a ven- ercble old lady who gave him four peaches on the morning in which he went forth to dic. +: He tanked me with a sweet smile,” he said, *+ but some how or ‘nother he didn’t seem to have an appetite. He only bit into one of em.” ending 17 his grave, we could se9 across ST. PETERSBURG BIRD MARKET Perlaps tor @ str: » the most interesting tar of this world oY eck is that of the ‘shukin Dvor, where the birds are sold. Two long rews of booths are full of liviag speci- mens of orpithology ; s, fowls, geore, ducks, swans, larks, i-finches, sickine, and hundreds of other singing birds, are ther eo! lected, and form the most picturesque and va- riegated me. jes thet can be imagin. 1. Each booth is of wood, and open at the front, s» that the whole of its contents be secu at once by the passiag stranger, who is saluted with such a coucert of cackling, crowing, chat tering, coving. piping, aed warbling, as would ~uffice to faci che requisite idyliie supply of melodies for a hundred villages tween Lue opposite booths are usually euch bridges x= 1 have olready de-esi ved, from whieh the p tures of saints are suspended fur the edifies- on of the devout. Ou these bridges and oa tae booth: whole ew sof pige are con- ~\antly flutterin: about, the peaceful Russ'an being a great lover of this gentle bir’. Each the broad Hudson, the very place he was ar- | 77'S #6 ite . nat rested by Van Wart, Wiliams and Pauiding, | | acm Knows iis own - =< See ead and the gleaming of the white monument is , + aia eri erected to their memory; the place where | Whe# # bargain is about to be concluded. he pigeon is never eaten by a Russi would ho'd it © sip to horm ai #1..mal ” form the Holy Ghost is -aid to hare munilestod itself. Pigeons are bought, tu crefore, oy 1s pets, to be fed and schooled by their mas- Tt is curious to -ee a Ra-sian merebant lirecting the flizht of his docile s-holan:. With a utie fog fateved te stoff boconveye his siguals to thew. makes them «i .is will rise higher io the air, fly to the right or ied, or drop to the Ground as 3f cack wy a bulles from « mfle The poor little singing birds—the larks, the nightizgaies, Jinneis, Uul'-fiuches, &e.—must ve of a har ier 1 ia more souther: tands; for in sj (i. of the bitter trest they irrup away merrily, and salute with their be every -'rugsiing ray of swushine that finds its way inio their gloomy abodes he little creatures reccive, during tue whole long winter, not one drop of water, for it woull be useless to offer them what a moment «ter- waras would be converted into a petrific.i mass. The trouzhs are accordingly on y filled with snow, which they must liquify in their own beaks when they wish to assuage their Washington stood when Andre went forth to dic upon a gallows. The following account of Andre’s execution is one of the most minute aud interesting that we have ever reads It was turaished by Mr. 1. Haesalbarth-0f Kockland County, tie uis oy of which he is engaged in writing. It was taken down from the lips of a soldier of Colonel Seduthan Baidwin’s regiment, a pari of which wis stationed a short distauee from where poor Andre suffered. One of vur meu whose name was Armstrong, ing one of the cldest aud best workmen a- At this time Andre was confined in what was called the old Dutch Charch—a stali stone buildiug with only one door, and closely suarded by six sentinels. When the hour appointed for his execution arrived, which was at 20’clock in the after- uoon, a guard of three hundred men were paraded at the place of his coufiaement. A siud of procession was formed by placing the caaid in single file on each side of the road. rf " hirst {n front were a large number of Awerican offi- | “ = fi ; bh cers of high rank on horseback. These were << “nthe mscnes ow its nantes, ond here the tollowed vy the wagon coutaining Andre’s oe ae “ ey, striking about, cages g p bes’ colu, then a large number of officers on foot, sain eum eae res tuecor Ke ~ peti on "Th Andre in their = ae Fit diand furnishes the clief supply of oe jon wound slowly up a moder- | binds gouse are brought even trom t : t ly ring ground about a qu ator of a mile | § us of € hina, to be sold as rarities in the to the west. On - top was a field without | Tonkin Dvor, after a journey of more than any enciosure > an on this was a very high | 4 999 miles; grey squirrels may be seen roll- yrs my tippers, Peel “es OF | ing about in their cages like incarnate quick Teqateen sg desd act a 7 t; while rabbits and guinea-pigs, without The wagou that contained the eoffin was mber, gumbol their time away in thei awn directiy under the gallows. In a short | 44, wooden butches. Within the boot i Andre stepped into the hind end of the | in contre of all thie Living imatal wagon, then on his vofiin. wok off his hatand | "J tne morhant clety ed ; then placed his hands upot his | \ ; ie and wolf-skio, hips, and we very uprightly b and | foothered wk et age! eon ire = forth, as far as che lengih of th n would'| tie hack of the booth be aute there heagee permit, at the same time casting his eyes up saintly picture of some yay iid to the pote over his head, and the whule | dedi ae ee : we ba scenery by which he was surrounded . oe Beeee: Ree ms 3 ered crowd against tue evil infue: i trudiv, demons; but there are evil spirits that the good sai anuol banish. Man i He wa: dressed in acomplote British uni- foun. His ¢ was of the brightest scarlet umed with the most beautiful | held Sones x w hold ix Sor to sentence U green. His : elofucs, vest and breeches. cording as it may suit his ealeul » elizht buff; he bad a long and beautiful | g; or the caprices of his paiat s r. which, agreeable to the fashion, |.” oe S yam. around are ran ous tribe, and cocks, (¢ptshiké the trapuie mu der rm swans, the heath snow-white partri ives he very the captive lark: warble with a black ribbon acd tung Kk ; aud (Aurapatée) are piled up under from which . T stepped into with @ halicr in his hound, on the end of which was what the soldiers in those days ealied a ‘+ hangman’s knot, ich he attempted to put over the head and around the neck of Andre; but by a sudden move- liquid u ishing what a quantity of are yearly cousumed at th sol St. Petersburg. Iu w these ment of his hand this was prevented. a ! opderig ai = ot og a or Andre now took ff the handkerchief fro: } i dee Gane ee ee bis neck; anpinned his shirt collar. : ig pate swaus trom Finland, Livonia and EB ia supply heatie cks mud grouse, and the wil and d@ } liberately took the cord of the hatier. put i! | over his head, and piaced the knot diree.\y ander hi: right ear, and drew it very suug y w his neck. He then tovk from his coat pocket , and tied it before bis eyes > the officer who commanded spoke r loud voiee, and said : * His arms must be tied.”’ Audrew at once drew down the handker- chief which he had tied over his eyes, and drew from his pocket a seeond one. which he guve to th ectillouer, aid then replaced his handkerehie His arms a: this time were tied just above the elbow, and bebiud the back Steppes must furnish the trapp 2 dutter over their endless pi Cossack Luuts them on herse them with his turmidable wuip birds as soon as the !ife-blood has flox converted iute stone by the frost. and. ; up inh are sent for saie to the ital joads of snow-white 4 fiod their way to the market: the little s mals are usually fre in a running 7 with their ears pointed. and their leg: » ed out before and , aad when placed the ground, look, at th wh: and k All these are k, d ee Aigeuiegrrieg Tae. hss! Ke aee were in the act of esca warhest™ hb aaron ores a rads. jy | Bear's desh » sometimes offer we a Adee in this mork di here drawao from under the gallows, whieh. togethe: with the length of the rope, gave him © must tremendous swing buck and forth; but ina few momcauts be hung entirely still. During the whole trausaction he seemed as litte daunted as John Rogers wes when he seen frozen reiudcer lyi fa booth, its hai Z the ground, loubled up under its body, ana its autlers rising majes ically into the air; ii iovks as if, on ovr » wching is F it, it we FS » a ast one was about to be burnt at the stake, although | 1h) ae ore tig. Je a: ase The his countensuce was rather pale. : series —_ ae mighty eck, Laewise, i Maket, where it prieutly presents its hor wsaperch fortie pigeous taat ure ducter about, ull, litue by little, the i saw have left no fragment of the s ani mal, but every part of it has gone ite way into the kitchen of the wealthy. Semilar markets for birds and ¢ He remained hangiug irom twenty to thirty ee minutes, and during that time ibe chamber of death were never stiller than the multitude by whom he was surrounded. Orders were siven to cut the rope and take him down with- out letting him fail This was dune, and the body carefully laid on the ground. a Shortly after the guard was withdrawn, and | ¢ nigga tr 7 ry jound in eve re deed pee - Fax sean ae Noord Ton at kets are completely national. Those of Mos- pportunity. Wien I was able to do this, his nee Th. wary 8 fr _—_ ee - KS cvat, vest, and breeches had been taken off, ee oD oo . el nove shown themselves equal! tation of the metropolit and his body laid in the coffin covered by some ane uuder clothes. The top of the ccffiu was not put on. i viewed the corpse more carefully than I had ever done that of any human being be- fore. His head was very much on one side, in vonsequence of the, manier in which the haiter had drawn upon bis neck. His jace ap- peared to be greatly swollen and very black, resembling a bh degree of mortification. xs i indeed, a most shocking sight to be- wold. There were, at this time, standing at the foot of the coffin, we young men of uncommon chort stature. They were not more than four feet high. Their dress was extremely gaudy Oue of them had the clothes just taken trom Andre hanging on his arm. [ took particular paius to learn who they were, and was it.- formed that they were his servants, sent up from New York to take care of his clothes— but what other business I did not learn. I now turned to take a view of the execu- tioner, who was still standiug by one of the posts of the gallows. I walked near enoug’s t+ him to have laid my hand upon bis sbon!- der, and looked him directly in the face. He appeared to be about twenty-five years of age; lus beard of about two weeks growth; and his whvle face covered with what appeared to me to have been taken from the outside of a gow pot. Amore frightful looking creature never beheld. His whole countenanee br spoke him to be a fit instrument for the busi- be bad been doing. remained upon the spot until scarcely twe, - ty persons were left; but the coffin was sti] = ide the grave, which had been Previous! y Zane —~s + Beavtirca Ruvxprwne —A writcr bef Sebastopot ius deccribes a murderca take of the Briti-h “During this second seuffe oveu, rod anothes rand iiustration of whac an unthave tlesian would call that ‘most bone system of Wiund>rin., in which there be an under-touw rivalry vetween our a and ourselves. After the affvirof tie Isth. | lmay remark, our artillerymen one gun and neighboring bat ceived orders to train their guns the approaches to the Quah hand aud on the space between th: and Malakeff on the other; in this case w th- out tue smallest arrangement for signals with the French. Accordingly, un Sunday nigit, when a strong force of "French deploye fiom the Mamelon to support those who we already engaged in repelling the ene; twenty-oue g@a battery opened fire o» and kept it up must cffectivelyetill a b: less messenger arrived to give not i the murderous mistake. The well-timed blunder I iearn, afforded the enemy most valuable aid, and had it been much longer continued would have resulted in the repulse of our al- ties and the destruction of their hard-worked “That such an error could arise ix about equally the fault of ourselves and the sufferers for tl rangement of some system of signals to distinguish a friendly from a bustile party on ground on whieh it was mutually u.der stood that our guns should be piepared to play at night seems so much a matter uf course, that the rawest recruit that was ever con- uected with a marching regiment would have thought of it as a first step in the plau of ope- rations. With such generalship, what armics i? Se WATERMELON Burrer.—Split tho water- melons open; with a spoon scrape out the pulp into a cullender, and strain the water into vessele: boil it down to sirup; i in les or like aogeg | apple but- epg aoy revygengimenenn ir the sirup may be boiled, without down to molae set. which will be found to be as fine asthe best suger-house molasses. mir- ug. ee to my tent with my mind dee imbued with the shocking scene which I been called to witness. _ ore + ply ad Manning uy Hastre.—At Sacrasnento, Cal, a short time since, after the performances at a Circus were over, a young girl, yet in ber pantalettes, went behind the curtain, when the ring master nid to her, “‘why don’t you marry’? “I would if I could,’ said sl He replied, I’ marry you this evening. He fulfilled his agreement, and the next worn- ing their marriage was published. The wan s peme was.D. Augustus Gates, the girl's Clara . Kern.