Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1855, Page 1

PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (BXCEPT SUNDAY,) At the Sear ee, of on By W. D. WALLACE, Will beserved to subscribers. by carriers at SIK anv 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 ANDFIF- TY CENTS a year inadvancs, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months; for jess than three months at the rate of 12x cents a week, {7 SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. JEWELRY. WEBER'S BAND. EDUCATIONAL. es See ee ee prin er Becton ete. dekh INSTITUTE, avenue, ® music as ‘for E: ons. P $ jst received'a new y of richly-chased Fruit | nades, Pic Nics, Parties, Exhibitions, &c., &¢. Rash Rea a! s Sth and 6th . and Leaf Jewelry, ing of Pin and Ear Rings; | Orders ma: be left at Hilbus & Hitz's ‘usic De- street, between Ms see Ieattryretica kecktne rey ohare ori | Loic Geuend anno ch toe igeder four dons | clomoved. tom No.9 Indians avene,) at he fem en | : p iiasaanlie tenereated Jewelry of any de. | jy 232m i ee STEPHEN H. MIRICK, A. M., Principat. made to order, Enameling done, Gold ption PRI AE next seems hota _ — form- Pens repointed , Coat of Armsand Cressese: OSPERI'S CORNET BAND. ev. R. W. Cushman, sucencane maceh iy attr ‘TIS Band is sui erly under the itable fo: “ed oo D. D., but for the last two years in charge of the Se and is warranted to give’ ontiatee! fon to all it Principal,) will commence Monday, Sep- GLENWOOD CEMETERY, those who may be pleased to et them, either mber 10, 1855. Experienced teachers are em- ifice 10th street, | 45 2 Brass Reed or Cotillon Band ployed inevery department Every branch of a ts op ee sauiee"s BAhK.) = Any number of musicians to be had at the.short- oer and tireosaror education sealer ee i MiSs CEMETERY is laid out on the plan of | ** 8tce, by applying to plomas are given to those who complete the pi the celebrated Greenwood, of New York, and ee situated on the high and distant one and a EDERIC PROSPERI, | Thirtaler Thtormation Cha be ob Leader, at Taltavull’s Store, opposite » Circulars, giving qeieding aueely . Geneon Capital a Borders aft a Hubus & Hite’s Musto De- ma bby a rela epee ee a | ae TE ae See wim’ Inet dead to teyoer whan they tere | bro Coe all that wil be recetved tig season, they | "["tlont tice of wiht Phe seat Acasooe dead to repose where they have | are cured in Maryland accordi placed them, for it “as become a custom in all | steed receipt, other cities when the burial ground becomes valu- | if equalled. to the old home- the quality of which is unsw , by any other ever introduced here. To year will commence the first Monday in Septem- ber. *t quarter, for full course, $15. Eng- Terms: per able for other purposes, to sell it, and throw the | be bad only at my store. ‘brane dead promiscously into one large pit, and legal Also, a fresh lot of that ly fine selected viapee veh ” YOUNG, A. M., Priacipal. measures cannot prevent it, as uo titles are given | and standard Black Tea at 54centsa pound, which au 9—eotf = wpegrenns. I have introduced. It is sold only by m and a N. B —Office open from 10 to 12 o’clock a. m., | 1s now extensively known in the District. New | SELECT CLASSICAL AND MATHEMAT- where Pamphlets, containing the Charter, By- | comers and othérs who have not yet used it are re- ICAL ACADEMY. Laws, and a map of the ground, and all other in- | ferred to the ledding members of the Faculty of HE duties of th's Institution will be resumed formation, can be obtained. Washington and Georgetown. Samples All orders left with Mr. James F. Harvey, No. en i on Monday, September 3d. The number of gratuitously. scholars being limited early applications from the Bay Water at 25 cents per bottle, or $2 75 per 0 Seventh street, or any othe: undertaker, will be - promptly attended to. ss je is—ty dozen. od iethiog Purposes it is as cheap as cael r iat at She Scheel: ate |pactieniany re e ——— | | ne . seen THE FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR Mint, ‘tavender, cette ery Cordials; Ge on West street, Georgelown on and afver the 30th articles for the prevailins; epidemic. . At now for the reception of Company, ‘Maple Sugar, Fresh Prunes, &c., with unsur- Aherma: Per quarter, of 11 weeks, $12 50. and ina ~ More attractive condition passed of choice a Groceries. F ch and wing extra. 4 than they ever have been. fe Z. M. P. KING, au 7—eotf P. A. BOWEN, Principal. wee began chee grat wees cron Few steps nov theast Jackson Statue. Sage aeamngsonmnenry earl a frst res Sun to the effect that they JW. tt GEORGETOWN FEMALE SEMINARY. Gere closed for the season is now traced to an ir. FANCY HAISi ORNAMENTS. HE next Annual Session of this Institution source notice. SEMKEN, JEWELER. will commence on Monday, September 3d Tt is eos to uses tat ene is no shadow of H. "No. 330 Pa.av., bet’ 9th and 10th sts., | Punctual atiendance is nested, and application toandatlon for it. The subscriber trusts that’ be | iS prepared to make to order any device that may | for admission must be early made. be suggested such as F lower Boi Catalogues, with course of studies and terms, to will not be made the victim of such maliznity; uets, Bracelets, pectab! yhich hi Breast Pins, Ear Rings, Chains, Crosses, Rings. | be had on application to the Principal. ey aie fae wy tama pial ere Chartelains, &e. Also, et Ornaments forsale au plo WILLIAM FCLARK. 1 d through t ‘ersons may rely uj i own - ri ee ee ashe ing used. Lire dhs Zap iy Site M. A. TYSON & SISTER'S FEMALE.SEMINARY FOR DAY PUPILS, F street, bet. 12th and 13th, Washington IHE duties of this institution will be resumed on the 15th September, and, in connexion with the above, they wish also to inform their pa- jy 132m z JOHN BR. ELVANS. WILLIAM THOMPSON. ELVANS & THOMPSUN, DEALERS IN PEEL'S LONDON GREEN GINGER WINE MAX UFACTURED FROM FRENCH GRAPES, GREEN JAMAICA GINGER SEVILLE ORANGES, &c.—This delicious bev erage becomes the greatest favorit hi it is HARDWARE, COACH TRIMMINGS, &., | introduced. itis ajuslly palatable, more whole | ‘os and others that they Intend opening an es Ne. 326 Pennsylvania avenue, some, and not half the ice of other foreign wines sen sgn : for boarding pup’ fr exclusively, and _recom- | Ym! between Ninth and Tenth sts, Washington, D.C. Many Boyt lee ycpe oe ioe to all troubled with Flatulency, Dyspep- HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE. ... | Sia, Debility, Cramps, Diarrhea and Bysentery. Britanni2, German Silver, Albata and Silver Pld= in ‘districts The latter is situated on the railroad and turn pike, sixteen miles from the city, and two south- east of Laurel village Persons subject to Chills, or Livin For particulars, circulars may be had at the where Ague or Cholera prevails, find its occasion- salti- ted, Tea, Table and Dessert Spoons al use a pleasant and admirable preventive Mixed | principal bookstores in Washington and Balti Carvers and F orks, Steels, Knives with and with- | th iftie iced water It Perse tee ee ees | nore. au 4—alt&eodtSeptis out Forks Brass, Britannia, Block Tin and Plated Candle- sticks, Shovel and Tongs, Waffle Lrons, Sad Irons Maslin and Bell Metal Kettles, Furnaces, Grid- irons, Ovens, &c. BUILDING MATERIALS. faction Rural Sees, Closet, Cupboard, Chest, Till, Pad as STOTT & CO., Washington; PEEL and Frank Locks & STEVENS, Alexandria; CISSEL, Georgetown; Shuttle, Door, and Blind Hinges, Screws, Cut and | J. BALMER, Baltimore. jy 6—w Wrought Nails, Bolts = EY TI PRR — Brad’s Sh Screws and Stubbs. Door Springs, Te the Families of the District. ; Handrail Screws, Door Knois Johnson's Metropolitan Washing Machine! NEW INVENTION.—(PATENT JUST ISSUED.) Bell Pulls, Door Sheaves and Rail, 2c. CABINET MAKERS’ GOODS. EVERAL already sold, giving entire satisfac- tion to the purchasers. Price only 810. Saves Har loth, Curled flair, Moss, Gimps, Sofa and ‘lind Hook Time! Moxwy!! Lason!!! The METROPOL- Fe ere, Porites Ree ee Ends | TAN WASHING MACHINE does not and can- Brackets, Furniture N . - not (from the arrangement of its parts) injure aes, Coe Hinton snd Seco wes, Dicanend Beaew | ics fu toe loest,, tabtigh they be at the tien > - delicate texture, whilst the dirt is entirely and th: CARPENTERS’ GOODS, ly remove Experienced and ‘competent drink in warm weathei HUNTER’S ACADEMY. pais Instituton will be open in Forrest Hall, Georgetown, on Monday, 27th August, for the reception of pupils. ‘The course of Studies will embrace a thorough English education. The La- in spaiplon languages will also be taught if desired. Particular attention will be paid to the moral character of the pupils, and none will be retained whose conduct may have an unfavorable influence w the other pupils. oon Po CHAS. S. HUNTER Georgetown, Aug. 1!—eot27th BUARDING AND DAY SEMINARY FOR YUUNG LADIES, Mrs GEN. T.T. WHEELER, Priacipal. HE duties of this Institution will be resumed on Monday, the 3d of September, at the cor ner of Bridge aud Washington streets. Entrance for Pupils ¢n Washington street. Mrs. Wheeler respectfully solicits a continuance ing and wholesome cooling that can be taken. Price 50 cents per bottle, $5 per dozen. N. B. Country Druggists, Grocers, &c., find thi: ‘Wine an advantageous ‘addition to their stock, it’s 2 first rate article, sells well, and gives great satis- oughly removed. Planes, Sews, Drawing Knives, Spokeshaves, pao pronounce it the best thing of the kind | >f the patron we she has so liberally received from Chisels and Gouges, Plane [rons yet out. A boy or girl can operate it with the | the public, and for which she tenders her sincere Angers, Braces and Bits, Poring Machines, Ham- | greatest ease. ball and getinformation. Present | thanks. mers, Hatchets, Deveis agencies: HAUPTMAN’S Furnishing Store, 9th irculars can be obtalned on application to the Bevels, Squares, Guayes, Axes, &c. street, near the Avenue; and WEBB’S Steam. | Principal. au 13—eolm BLACKSMITH & COACH MAKERS’ GOODS. | turning Factory. G street, between 6th and 7th Black and Bright Springs, Axles, F elloes, Shafts, | Other depots w:ll be established so soon as ar- GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, D. C. kes, ake eee, Poles > raagenuest are perfected. HE next session of this Institution will com- Sleigh Runners, Silvered and Brass Bands, Stump ALBERT P. DOUGLAS, (corner of 9th and B mence on Monday, the 3d of September. The Joints, Stump Collars, Top Props Curtain Frames, Lamps, Inside Linings, Silks, Damask, mom Cords streets, Island,) Sole Proprietor for the District of Lining | Columbia. =r are au at Laces, | FANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES, &c. : Wwe inviteattention to our large stock of Combs. preparatory department and collegiate course are both conducted by able and experienced Profes- sors, who devote themselves to the moral and in tellectual advancement of those confided to their care. ussia Z Leath Brushes, Pomades, Extracts, Cologne, Bay A large and spacious building has just been er i » PB > 5 wane see ELVANS & THOMPSON, | Water, &c., which we are prepared to offer at completed to be used exclusively for the accom- je 1—6m 326 Pa.avgnue. | greatly reduced peice modation of the younger students. ‘Their dorm!- exbterded umd Also, constantly on hand a general assortment of | tor » play grounds, study hall. class rooms, &c., AMERICAN HOTEL, Fancy Goods, Fans, Gloves, Hostery, &c., to- | will be entirely distinct from those of the other No. 456 gether with a fashionable stock of millinery, to students, and oflicers expecially assigned will at- Pa. avenue, between 4% and Gth Streets. which additions are coustantly being made of the | tend them in their pastiines and preside over their 8. HEPLEBOWER & L. T. LOVETT, | newest and most desirable styles. The attention | studies. A complete separation will thus be ef- of the ladies is icularly invited to this depart- ment of our business, which Js under the charge of Miss Thompson. HUTCHINSON & MUNRO. jy 23—tf 310 Penn ave., between 9th & 10th sts, SUMMER RETREAT. LAKISTON’S PAVILION will be the reception of visitors on the 5th The proprietor’s table will be su: with the delicacies abounding in t! waters adjacent to Blakiston’s Island.. He hopes PROPRIETORS. fected between the younger and older students. the advantages of which must be by preg to ail those who have the least experience in the educa- tion of youth. The ‘observatory of the Sole its extensive Philosophical apparatus, rich and varied libraries, and Cabinet of Minerals, Geological Specimens and Shells, afford tothe Students of this Institu- tion advantages rarely to be met with. B A. MAGUIRE, au 6—dim President. fy 6—om COFFIN WAREROOM, &c. J WILLIAM PLANT & CO., UNDERTA- e KERS—residence413 Seventh street, between G and H streets. Interments procured in any ground orcemetery. Cottias, Caps, Shrouds, C: July. Hearse, and every article for interments of plied the best quality furaished at short notice, on the most reasonable terms, and at all ‘hours for. of the | his endeavors to please will insure him a share of THE WESTERN ACADEMY. ar . Having Cramp’, . 4 Paleni Corpoe Preserve, we gussinses fo bean fos | butronase from Uuose seeking Bealth or's ltl" | Comer seveneyarh and Liveries Washington, DENTISTRY. ues er onenay at his landing. Number limited to twenty- tive. §. DONALDSON, Dentist, late of the firm of | For one month..........+ pel (PAST BY el trseon r= peeeeieeny quoeanyr pans hae R. Hunt & Donaldson, continues to For one week or more, per day 100 . jy %—eo6w* S. L. LOOMIS, A. M. ufacti hose beau For a shorter time, day.. 125 a ce tose ice ae on A good band of ‘Cotillos Music is cageged fer | FAIR HILL BOARDING SCHOOL FOR ber specimens of which (made and deposited by | the season from neg ar . GIRLS, the late Arm) was ewarded the first premium st ee . BLAKISTON, Sandy Spring, Montgomery county, Md. the Mechanics’ Lastitute Fair, recently held in Prorietor. | rtHE ninth term of this Institution will com- this city. rises tat sea curvad saa ghaded to suit each Particular case, and their resemblance to the natu- a is so perfect as to deceive the most prac- ti Particalar attention also paid to filling and pre aL . mence on the 10th day.of the ninth month sire Soiree next, Circulars containing the needful information in regard io the School can be obtained by those who desire it, by addressing, at Olney Post Office, Mont,so1 cotnty, Maryland, R. S. KIRK, or SOMETHING TO OLD AND YOUNG. PROFESSOR WOOD'S an > Be a TIVE - re] on, 01 than two years before the publics owing to its wonderful ef. juman hair and scalp, has already serving the uatural teeth. fects upon the WM-H. FARQUHAR Changes moderate, and all operations warranted | obtained a celebrity and sale perfectly an Refer to Jno. 1 T. Towers, Lambert Tree, W. D. Office southwest corner of Seventh and D streets. | paralleled. Af bas wichows eordinery spatjance Wallach. je 30-2awow entrance on D. DENTISTRY. used for such purposes, won its way, heartily welcomed to most of the cities and towns in the Uaited States, the Canadas, and the Wesi mar 21—6m PURE BOSTON ICE. D5; MUNBON respectfully calis atten- | Indiz Islands. Nor is this result surprising when APLENTIFUL supply of the above indispen- tion to his new, patent and - it is remembered that its popularity upon | £4 sable article will be kept on hand throughout ly IMPROVED method of setting Ar- its merits, solely as established by uctual tests. | the suason, at the ‘‘Eldorado House,” Pa. avenue tlacial Teeth, with Continuous Gam, ‘That this preparation will actually Restore gray | between 3d and 4\ streets, where families resid- PERFECTION OF THE ART. “fais'| Hair to its Natural Color, produce a luxuriant sng in the neiyaborhood can ve mupplied in iarge or small quantities, et the lowest rates. CLEMENT REYNOLDS. over section has the a ad af RES éra.c EAN- — upon the heads of the bald, prevent the others, viz: GREAT ST. from falling off, and when used as a tonic ar- LINESS; COMFOKT and BEAUTY, vieiug | ticle, produce a continual flow of the natural tlaid N. B.—Choice Wines, Brandies, Cigars, &c. ‘with Nature in these respects, and in some others | and thus render the hair soft, pare Hebi sad Dinners, Suppers, &c., supplied in good style, as excelling. Pulslic inspection is respectfully solic- | destroy diseases of the scalp, expel dandruff. | usual, at shortest notice. au 7—eolm ited. the certificates of distinguished gentlemen and ee —- Please call and see specimens. ladies in every part of the country who have tried DR. L. 8B. WRIGHT'S CAUTION —No other Ventistin the District of aR Columbia has a right to make this style of teeth. attest. ‘That by a proper use of this Restorative N. B.—Teeth coustitutloually heallhy, plugged | the hair can b+ made to attain and retain !ts natu- and warranted for life. ralcolor to almost any age alotted to humanity, Office aad house No. 208 E street, near the cor- | by removing the cause of disease from the sca] p— ner of Penna. avenue and Lith street. no matter how long standing —the concurrent tes- p at timonials of the press and the certificates of nu- ore a we a | merous respectable individuals of both sexes, to BRITTANNIA AND PLANISHED WARE, | the use of chet as well as of the recoin- EA and Coffee Urns, Coffee Greques, Coffee { Mendations of editors and certificates before ailu "TBiggins, Cote Filters, Coifeepors, Teapots, | ded to, can be had of all agents... Tee Sets, Ezg Boilers, Chaiing Dishes, Imperial Brooxrigiy, Mess., Jan. 12, 1855. Dish Covers, Soup Tureens, Castors, Pitchers Paer; wee Bis —Having made trial of Cups, Lamps, Candlesticks, Segur Lamps, Spit: your Hair Restorative, it gives me pleasure to say toons, &c., atthe Hi, ’s Furnishing Store, tat its effect has b en excellent in removing in- 490 Seventh street. GEO. FRANCis, ° | 4ammation, dandruff, and a constant tendency (« Le and therefore s) what they know, most ful- UNFAILING “SCROFULOUS ANTIDOTE,” For th® Permanent Cure of CONSUMPTION aad all ocho Some of SCROFULOUS ISEASES. HLS Medicine is prepared n sician of eighteen years tice in New xity, during which time he constantly used it with the most unbounded success, and created for ita reputation in private f sereg unequalled 12 he history of medieine. {tacts immediately upon he blood, cleansing it from all scrofulous humor: or impurities, renovating and, by its mage pow ers, INVIGORATE THi WHOLE SYSTEM, in proof of which, hundreds of respectable wit- aesses from the doctor’s private practice have gir- by an eminent pe or] c! ith which I b been fi an in their testimony, aud entreatthose sufferine oS le iaieed, a Hest pat ble ay ae wie cm any scrofulons ebtction, to cali wpon ther. LAND OF GOLD; Ca ; | was becoming gray, to its al color.” I have satisfy themseloss. Me eallty versus Fiction; oe as eet used no other cle, with anything like the same A ‘Treatise on Scrofulous Diseases can be had vol. FRANCK TAYLOR’ pleasure and profit. Kone tay baad gles Lig dial ieg 409 Broadway, a . K. Brae rug Stores generally tn Pastor of Orthodox Church Brookfield. e © CHARLES STOTT & CO, JORDAN'S WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Caniiis, TLL, June 27, 1853. Agents for Washington REDERICK COUNTY, VA. 1 have used Prof. O. J. Wood's Hair Restora —- DR. L. B. WRIGHT'S 15th of Jane. From Baltimore, W apsiey tive, and have admired its wonderful effect. My ash : 2 ington or C land becoming, as I thought, maturel| ASTELESS “‘ LIQUID CATHARTIC, to Warper's Fee Sa gray; bat by the use of bis iistorttve™ iting | OK, FAMILY PHYSIC. 7 | Railroad to Suphenesa’s depot color, and I have no doubt, TMs isthe BEST, CH EAPEST, and MOST : inal color, ine to distant | permanently so" SIDNEY BREESE, EFFICIENT CATHARTIC EVER OF- Ex-Sengtor United States. See Bake ed cnmant “teen #ERED TO THE PUBLIC. ledic: ects of water ft Prov. Woop :-—Dear Sir—My hair commenced It is TASTELESS, (thereby evolding the nau- dn E Ss R od YOuDAn Pin. — off some three or four years 3! con- | seating effect of Pills, Oil, oo ees and pro- j ae - M. tinued to do so until | became quite . I tried | ducing no griping or other painful effects. Unlike tsa! all the remedies of the day, but to no ef. | ull other ives, it searches to the bottom of CLOCKS! CLOCKS! fect, at 1 was induced to use your celebrated | the disease, ¢ hiy cleanses the stomach, and Fr. Want a good honest Clock—ore that will | Hair Restorative, aad em very happy te say itis | \eaves the bowels entirely free from costiveness. dows ‘ive you the correct time, diop in at G. doing wonders. | have now & of NO FAMILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT iT. FRANCIS 490 Seventh street. He has Clocks | young bair, and cheerfully recommend use to Children drink it pedis and without forcing, that cannot be excelled—| . good time | all similarly afflicted gomN EN DED by th aM EDICAL FACULTY, * wells lock - 5 AMSON a a a ec J weak ne mts lew, unt prery € va Ay TS tabticoond atiect Give is lal and chew for tean 133 : ves. Address 0. J. Wi Proprietors, oe atE.A.8TA soe aad te Meek street, Bt. . STOTT: A STRANGERS » New Yerk, and iid Visiting the City shewld Hrenter’s Cata- fo. i & CO., Wash I Cc. " logue of the eure of the Patent Office. Al- we TOTT & CO , wholesale and retail Agent, on \wultogt eaiNovra, DEPOT, 409 80. Dese Powell's Great Pictures, . Broad HUNTER |s to be seen at 460 Tenth street. ‘F.W.DYOTT & SONS, General Wholesale | daily on diseanes > from 12 to 2 p.m., way 3i—3m# Agent, Philadelphia, Ps. pu l—ly ft & WASHINGTON, D. ©, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST EXCURSIONS, &c. | ercit ‘edd te jelqoe GRAND EXCURSION: ‘ oF THE TO PINEY POINT, On THURSDAY, August 23, 1855. 4 barey AMERICAN RIF LEMEN take pleas: a igerrepe 3 to ee friends “at public generally that t have chartered hae swift and BALTIMORE, for the purpose of giving an ex- cursion to that favorite watering place, PINEY POINT, on THURSDAY, August 23d. Owing to the atesppolatrnen: of many persons to accompany the late excursion to Piney Point, in and as so many persons are desirous of visiting that far famed watering place, as well as to view the beautiful scenery along our majestic river and bay, the American Riflemen have been prevailed upon by their friends and the citizens generally, to give an excursion, on Toursday, the “3d, when an opportuniy will be sive to ull who may avail themselves, to enj»y a ric treat. Arran; nts have been made with the captain of the boat to be at Piuey Point at 3 o'clock. when | any one wis.ing to partake of the ities of the Manion, the lavigomiing bath, or the d:lica- Posted the season, a fine opportunity will be af- Being desirous of giving satisfaction to our pa trons we have (positively) limited the number of our tickets to be sold, and the Coinmittee have determined on no account to permit any improper persons on board the steamer The boat wi'l leave the wharf at the foot of 11th street at 634 o'clock, so that we will be enabled to reach Washington at 12 0’glock p.m. Will stop at Alexa aria at 7 o'clock. It being impor ant te save time, the boat will not stop atthe Navy Yard. Arrangeme.ts have, however, been made to have Oinnivusses in wait- ing toconvey petsons fromthe Navy Yard and G to the boat, also for the'r conveyance to their homes, on the return of the excursion The Riflemen have fixed the price of tickets for the round trip at the iow rate of TWO DOL- LARS, admitting a geutleman and two ladies, to be had of the Committee, or at the boat on the morning of the excursion. A fine band is engaved for the occasipn. Refreshments, inciuding Dinner ano Supper, will be provided by an experienced caterer, atcity rices. . Committee of Arrangements. Lieut. R. T Knight. Privace Jno. Y. Donn, Ensign Chas. Kemble, Private 8. W. Connor, Serg’t Wm. Gibsoo. aula EXCURSION TO FORT WASHINGTON § WHITE HOUSE, On THURSDAY, Aug. 16, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE METHODIST EPISCO- PAL CHURCH, CAPITOL HILL. HE Steamer GEO. WASHINGTON having been chartered for the occasion "asad willleave the Wharf at 8 o’clock, precisely. A Band of good music will be in attendance, and everything that can conduce to the pleasure and comfort of the Company will be done An eifticient caterer will be on the boat to fur- nish refreshments to those that may desire them. The Boat will stop at the Navy Yard also for passengers. Tickets 50 cents—Children under 12 years, 25 cents. ‘Tickets can be had at the Drug Store of Mr. Mc- Pherson, Capitol Hill, and at the Bookstore of W. M. Morrison & Co ; Pa. avenue, or from either of the Committee. Committee: Wm B Waugh, Mr Marton, Mr Jones, Kep Phillips, James Smallwood au 6—eoti6th FIRST WARD LIVERY AND SALE STA- BLES. je announcing to the public of Wushington that I have taker possession, by purchase, mo, of the above Stables, on G street, near the War Department, (lately aces by A. Schwartz.) I wish to iniorm ther that it will be entirely conducted by and that all orders left upon the premises will be attended to punctually with elegant Carriages and careful drivers. The Riding School will be con- ducted by a professional equestrian and perfectly docile horses; having stated hours for lady eques trians, fa private or public, as they may prefer. Partic attention will be paid to horses kept at Livery in his establishment 5 a Porsons requiring opea barouches or family car- riazes, marae salt xfectorily accommodated. as wal as those desiring riding horses for gentlemen or ladies. FRIEDERECK LAKEMEYER, jy 2i—3m Avent NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF HALL & BROTHER. Be HALL, surviving partner of Iseac Hall, having on the 2th day of February, 1956, assigned to the undersigned all the stock {n trade debts of the firm of Hall & Brother, to be applied to the full satisfaction of certain debts, Uabfilities, and engagements of sald fina of Mall & Brother, and the surplus to pay and distribute rateably among such of the remainiug cred- itors of said firm as shall within six months from said 23th = of Februzry, 1955, execute and de liver to said Baruch Hail full and absolute leases of all indebtedness to them respectively said Baruch Hail, surviving partner as aforesaii Notice is therefore hereby given to such credi- tors of said firm of Hall & Brother, or said Baruch Hall, surviving er, a8 may desire to partici- pate in the benefit of said assignment to execute and deliver to said Baruch Hall fall and absolute releases as aforesaid, within (he period of six months from said 2th day of February, iss5. RICHARD WALLACH; Trastee. carn on ae AS etd OFFICIAL. Traisuny DepantMent, Aug. 3, 1865 Notice is hereby gtven to hold «rx of stock of the loan auti.crized by the act of i546, redeemable on and after the 12th November, 1856, that the whole or any part of that stock will be purcliassd by this department at eny time previous to the 3uth No vember next, for which 3 pereent. premium wil be paid in addition to the sums expressed in the certificates, And to the holders of the stocks of the other loans of the United States, that purcha-es of the same to theamount of #1 310,000 will also be made during the same period at the foljuwing rates : For stock of the loan of 1842, a premium of 10 per cent ; for stock cf the loans of 1547 and 1S13, a premium of 15 per cent ; and for stock issued un- der the act of 1850, commonly called Texas-in- demnity stock, a premium of 6 per cent. interest will also be allowed, at the rate stipu lated in the certificates, from the ist July last to the day of settlement here, with one day in addi- tion, to enable the ‘Treasurer’s draft to reach the rty. Certificates transmitted te this department un der the present notice should be duly assigned to the United States by the party entitled to receive the purchase-imoney. Payment for these stocks will be made by drafts 5, 1855. } Rm | endid steamer | uence of the crowded state of the boat, | "NO. 816. VENING STAR. is a splendid white-headed old man, we goes bm At the church baa ate oursélvés in a dense crowd, and were in a fair AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART. way. 40 love the ‘hole thing, when the ¢hie( de lice came (thanks to our citisens’ dress,) un- f From che Corteeapenliencs of the ft:0. Piseyuns.} vofleited to var relief, wad passed us to where | Pants, Juty 12, 1355. we could see@ fa loisir, When the service A case of most romantic interest has lately was over, and the prayer for the Emperor was eon pending before one of the French civil concluded, the numberless bells began to ring, ribuuals—a case which will be read with"! and tle first of the 101 cannon to fire. o vidity by those who believe in the endurance of deep-seated, sure-evough iove. I think hat the facts of the present case will well ices performed by th hbi repay a perusal, and therefore give a conden- tines Peer i tinue of magnificently dressed subalterns — sation. Russian Corroqondent of the Boston Trav- Sixty-five years , or in 1790, a % | eller. | Englishman awed Witla Andere, whe | was possessed of considerable fortune, made Shakspeare Run Mad— ts on the | what was rare in those days—a continental Immortal Bard cae theres | tour-and in the course of he wanderings vis- a the Age. [From the New York Tribune.) Peter Knight was found wandering in the Fourteenth Ward. The officer could not de termine whether he was intoxicaced or orazy, out. as he said he had no home, he was taken «charge as@vagrant He had been travers- ing the streets with folded arms, talking to himself in odd bits of plays and poems. He possessed a favility of quotation equal to Rich- -» but he was as reckless about the port his extracts, and jum- bied up kis authorities with as much confusion as Captain Cuctic himself. He seldom gave a quotation right, but would break off in the middle and substitute some words of his own, or dovetail in an irrelevent pi from some stri «uthor, or mix up half-a-dozen au- thors with interpolations of his own, in an in- Cierk—What’s your name? ited the eld city of Nancy. There Le became | ‘acquainted With @ young Irish woman, bloom- | ing avd beautiful asa matter of course, whose ‘noms was Catharine Burthe; she was the daaxbter of che game-keeper of the Prince de Conde, aud the ardcut young Anderson con- ceived such a violent passion for her that he vowed that he would never think of warrying | any one else. These facts, it should be uover- stood, have been brovzht outin a eold gvut of justice, and Leve never beea recorded on the warm pages of a nuvel. : The politics! disturbances which broke out about this period drove young Andersoa howe to England but did not drive bis love for Catharine Burthe from his head—far from it. He wrote numerous letters to the game-keep- ers daughter, all breathing the depth of his attachment; he did morc—he sent her remit ¥ tances of money; bat war soon breaking out, | extricable verbal jumble. ail bis epistles and drafts were intercepted, | Prisoner—Peter Knight; and a native to nor re ever receive any tidings e his | the marrow bone—that's Shakspeare. loved one. Clerk—Was intoxicated yesterday ? On the establishment of peace in 1815, or | _ Prisoner—'Tis true, ’t s pity; pity 'tis, there twenty five years afterwards, the more than | isu’t the devil » doubt of n—that’s Scott. middle-aged William Anderson, with the| Clerk—Where did you get your liquor? flame of love burniug as fiercely as ever, hur- | _ Prisoner—Where the bee sucks, there sacks ried over to France, and procecded post-haste | Peter Knight all day. Thou base glorious to Nancy; but there ho could leurn no tidings | Save, thinkst thon I'l reveal ths name bi of Catharine Burthe ; she bad departed, but no one could tell when or where. For twenty years, or until 1835, he continued to seek hei, he stuck to it with a pertinarity that would have tired out Japhet in ch of a tather— but without success. He employed the police. he set seeret agents to work, he hunted up and down himself, but the track of the lady no one could discover. At length Mr. Anderson tried the benefits of advertising. A notice was inserted im the Journai de la Meurthe, end to his inexpressi- ble delight it was answered by Catharine her- self. e burried off to see her; he was burn- ing to embrace his long-lost Catharioe; but when he reached her residence, he found that she was Catharine Burthe no more! She had been M’me. Catharine de Titi#m-Lanenville for more than forty years, and was a grand- mother! _ Here was a blow, and a hard one, to a per- eon who bad lived and loved as long and as erdently a3 Mr. William Auderson, and in the first sad moments of his cruel disappointment he started back for Engiand. Bat there hs found out that, notwithstanding he had ar- rived at the mature and diserect age of seventy odd, his passion was unabated, and-in the ex- tremity of bis undying love he wrote and de- manded permission to live near his ancieut fleme. his prayer was allowed, and from that period to his death, which occurred a few Years siace, he had the s. tion of breath- log the wir of the same n ood, to lovk upon pretty much the same , valleys, and trees, and to move about generally in the midst of the sume rurruundings—the sum te- who gave me wine? No sir. Besumnat and Fletcher. be Officer in a whis 4 . » bave wad ja. Peat yon don’t tell you'll risover—L remember hereabouts he dwells—no he over in tho Bowery—but in his needy shop a codfist hangs, and on his shelves a beggarly Account of empty bottles; noting this penury to myself, I said, if any man aid neod @ bran- $y. pach, Whose sale is fifty dollars fine in Gotham, here lives a caitiff wretch who has robably reed of it under the counter hy shoula I here eonseal my fault? Wine ho! Leried. The call was answered. no wine, said he, but plenty of whis—. Si- lence ' thou peruicious caitiff, quoth I! thou invisible of wine, since we can get thee by no other name, why let us call thee gia ea- gar. He brought the juice of cursed juviper in a phial, and in the por: hes of my throatdid P= Udolpho Wolfe’s disullment. Thus waa by a Datchman’s hand at once dispatched— not drank nor sober, sent into this dirty sta- tiou-bouse three-quarters tight, with o44 my inperfectious on my head. The fellow’ s name’ My very seul rebels. But whether is it nobler in the mind to suffer the cuffs and bruises o” this bloody Dutchman or to take arms against his red-haired highness, and b informing end him? I go and it is done, Villain, here's at wey er Pg eames Your honor, is Bobles- of 2 wery. ‘ssi mixed. imate oa Clerk—Have you got s home? Prisonev—My home is on the deep, eca—ihat's Piutarch’s Lives. lon’t, he lives T have deep ial. as» ascan be ertained, of all the Cler*—How do you get your livimy? satisfaction or gratification the old man had, Prisoner—Doubt thou the stare are fire; At is difficult to conceive a more romantie | doubt that the sua doth may “ Ne; tioubt be a liar, but never doxbt oullereu | ig while the oyster sloops don’t have bat one | Watchiuauechat's Billy 5. again. Cierk—Do you P*Y ior your oysters? Prisoner—Base is the slave that pays; the speed of thought js ip my limbs—that’s case of enduring astachwent; but how was it brought tolight? Turough the law. © It seems that on first ascertaining that his beloved Catharine was a grandwother, Mr. Auderson made a will giving ali bis propery of the game nage; but if space in ing tenia, be changed h Cietk ne revoked Lis former will, eut of his nephew, cn ahe and bequeathed everything to his sucient away ¢ ae ee flame. Lhe nephew has made every attewpt, Prismer—I've told thee all, I'D tell ap through the proper courts, to have the ls? more, though short the story be: jet me a will broken; bat it has been desilea that i+. | buck where 1 was before and Jil get my liw claim of Madame 4¢ Ju euving yee | iag without troubiiag the Corporation—that'e burthe, was pe y valid, Sueh | Tom Moore, altered to suit circumstances is love, at times, aud such is law. Justice (evideutly at loss, in a whisper to : mystified clerk)—I think he’s crazy; what do 5 Jeu think it’s best to do with him ? The City of Moscow, ~ There is one gate to the Kremlin, called the Spass Vorota. Ou going through this gate, iff he thermometer were 30 d. $8. below « the Emperor would be compelled to take his Lat, and kcep it off all dhe way is allowed to go through voy 1 not allowed to p z ag- count of a picture of the Saviour which hangs above it, and whichis said to have workid miracles to save the gate. Many times, when the Tartars attacked the city, miraculous cloud: obscured the entrance from then. wiile the betievors were safe within. In 1412, the Freuch tried w mouut up to the picture wo ob Prisoner (overhearing)—O with his heal; #2 muea—that's Shakepcare curtailed. Justice—Will you promies to dispense with % the brandy and gin i You are discharzed ” off | Prisoncr+0O, I could be happy with either No on | Werte ‘tether deyr charmer bottled up and the @ozs are | COTE put inythat's Dibdio, with s ven- geanee. | Judze—What do you fuppose will become of Jou i you goon in this way, livi have ‘aise = = sad ~— = a Prisoner— Alas, poor Yoriek!—Peter, [ mean. Who knows where he will lay his ‘bones? Few and short will the prayers be Saul, and nobody "Il teel “ny sorrow, but they tain the gold from it, but-the ladder broke iu | ¥“/ cram. bim into bis clay cold bed, and the middle. Enraged at the faiture, thoy at- | bury somebody else on top of him to-morrow, tempved to batcer it down with acanno:. bui | te minister will come, put on his robe, and j tee gun would not go off; 60 they buit fire read the service; the choir’li sing « Lymn; over the ypu.t; » the gun bu . iuto ten | Fh ty earth and dust to gravel, and that'll thousand fi wees, cud ihe Freueh wore killed | be the !ast of Peter Knight. . right and left. (You may rely upon che trath |, Clerk—Peter, we'll have to seng you up for ten days. Prisoner—F are thee well, and if forever rif bette:—inat's Byron, ‘revised and cor- reeled. oe Paxcy Baxt ar Sapatoea.—The Saratoga of this, because the & orkeepey told me av.) If one attempts to pass this gute covere i, he hears the sentry cry, ‘The hat! the het! fa. ther !”’ and should he persist, the interior of a Russian guard-house would be the! fi rior his eyes would rest upon. Bat we always ra to the custom of whatever country wo (N. ¥.) News deseribes the ball given at Con- I must give you an aeoount of Gur visit to a | BTC Hall on Wednesday last. Our lady read- Tartar mosque. When we fist went in, about | ©T8 may be interested in the following extract a hundred Tartars were atted upon the “ cen-li . pon the The quoen-like person of Mrs. C——y, of floor, every now and then diving di: a to | this ei i touch their foreheads to the earth and pel cede laces peciny a ree with bine ‘bre. ol cade lace, jewelry. and feathers, whi i Finaliy, one arose and began to howl. Tue | became ber style fbeanty. 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Mrs. D——1, of Philadel- sang what sounde ke “ High aud Lad phia, a lady of rare beauty, Fld tea only as —— would say, “more so.”” He cov- moire antique, and diamonds. Mrs. tinued this fer half an hour, when all the be of New Pork, in a white fiounced lace with lievers arose and formed four lines across the | diamonds. and head-dress of feathers, was a eburch, like cotillions at W. gton, (only & | remarkably attractive person all the eveni reat deal less stupid,) and bowing ani | Her little ‘adopted daughter, attired sg 9 tumbling ensued, that my risihle fuculties | fairy in white and crimson, drew all eyes to- were higuly excited. The le vousisted in | wards her, from her loveliness of appearance making the siguifennt sign of + no you don’t’ | and manners. Mrs. H. W—+, of Syracuse, at each car, aiid turning tv tue Eust, and the tastecally errayed in buff silk. ” Mrs K—-», whole ceremony was over, except that the pious | of Lockport, also beautiful in buff silk. Mrs. few contrived to tumbi. wats! dark. ——x, of New York, diamonds, and fiounced We have just returned tru the Goveruor | pink silk. Miss —, 0 General's reception. and the graud Te Duew ord *atin, rich A vod “ie —- in bouor of the Emperor. We were accompa- | of Troy, white dreas with flowers, a fine uied by Prince Ouderakor, one of the Sover- | dancer. Mrs. F—, of Rome. richly dressed e gu “ep in eo eter appa og in yellow moire antique and black Iace, wah ess and ention, and Invited us to visit him | two i istii en famile. He was detained at the bedside of Mie Bend, os ee ik eos uis dying father, and consequently Wasobliged | beautiful dancer. Miss way of New York, to break nis engagement with us and t trans. fer us to the care of another aide-de-cam of the Governor General. Here we found tle great dignitaries of Moscow assembted, and at ne presentation we had the fir tandience, As We were marched up through the most brilliant assembly I ever saw, our citizens’ plain black dress presented a striking contrast to the starred and decorated uriforms surrounding cherry dress with white lace. Did space per- mit we might extend our list very much, and aise make mention of several gentlemen of note present, but we must forbear.”’ Ege Two “*Yankees’’ took lodgings, tavern in Lancaster county, and far Honus tuously, drinking two or three bott’es of wine i 8 dispute ari a of their horses, they oe ta’ — ape the profitable contest. emg us. Everybody in Russia wears unifo: rms; the nobles, the police, retired officers, and court servants all have one. A chaiaberlain is @ perfect mountain of gold, and I would not wear his coat for considerable. Just by the left of the two buttons on the coat behind he wears a gold key, the :ignet of his office. We saw General Semroluff, one of Russia’ - most distinguished officers. In fact, be gained for them all they have ia the Caugasus, He