Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1855, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) 7 ennsylvania By W. D. WALLACH, Will be served to subscribers by cafricrs 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 yearin advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of 12 cents 2 week, U7 SINGLE COUPLES ONE CENT. ‘Ebening WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1855. i i DENTISTRY. JOON BR. ELVANS WILLIAM THOMPSON. LW: SHINN, Grad! of the his ELVANS & THOMPSON, College eeieaa Philadel SUAEEES IB folly informs the Tesidents of HARDWARE, COACH TRIMMINGS, ac, ove snd tm vistalty chat be has toca “77 oO. ‘enusyivania avenu inaself ‘hem between Ninth and Tenth 518, Washington, D.C. hits profesnfon. . eens Ti ington st., above street, HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE. .D.c. : beets , German Silver, Atbata and Silver Pla- | ———— ted, Tea, Table and Dessert ‘Spoons WEBER'S Carvers and Forks, Steels, Knives with and with-| BRASS AND STRING BAND. oat Forks $ old established and favorite band fur- pe Brass, Britannia, Block Tin and Plated nish music as usual for Excursions, Sere- sticks, Shovel and Tongs, Waffle irons, nades, Pic Nics, Balis, Parties, Exhibitions, &c. Irons Orders may be left at Hilbus & Hitz’s Music De- Maslin and Beil Metal Kettles, Furnaces, Grid- | pot, or at the residence of the leader, four doors . Ovens, &e. east of General Henderson’s residence, Navy Yard. BUILDING MATERIALS. jy B-2m Cottage, Closet, Cupboard, Chest, TU2, Pad aie rank Locks 4 ? Shuttle, Door, and Blind Hinges, Screws, Cut and tsb sews Sa Se, Doo Erigs Brad’s Shutter Screws Stubbs, y Handrail Screws, Door Knobs Bell Pulls, Door Sheaves and Rail, &c. CARINET MAKERS? GOODS. Hair Cloth, Curled Hair, Moss, Gimps, Sofa and ~__PROSPERD'S CORNET BAND. T* $ Band is suitable for any and all Fa. is bedi mes gre satis! nite a who ma eased to e: e them, as a Brass, Teed eons ne e<ANy number of musicians to be had at the short- ne ay ing to 7 PRE ERIC PROSPERI Chair Springs Leader, at Taltavull’s Store, opposite the Blind Hooks, Rack Pulleys, oller Ends Marine Barracks. We chee Fomine Nails 25 N. B.—Orders left at Hilbus & Hitz’s Music De- Glue, Codin Handles and Screws, Diamond Screw | pot te prema attended to. ARPENTERS' GOODS Gagan CA b ae a Md SILVER WARE, Planet, facie and Gores, Pane ose ee | ET SEMKEN, 300 Pa. avenue, between 9th and - Bfaces and Bitts, Boring; Machines, Ham- © 10th streets, offers his large stock of pwe eo Hatchets, Devels ? Silver Ware, consisting of Coffee and Tea . Bevels, aares, Gua; , Axes, &o. complete, Ge Bowis, Cream Goblets, Cups, BLACKSUITH & COACH MAKERS’ Goops. | Sptons ahd Forks, and mazuiticent assortment richly chased fancy silver ware suitable for gifts, at reduced prices. Persons in want of any of the above articles are invited to call. an Being mostly of our own manufacture, we war- rant it sterling. iL7 Silverware of any desizn made to order at short notice. Particular aftention is paid in get- ting wP Festimonials, Premiums, &c, av 1—t Biack and Bright Springs, Axles, Felices, Shafts, Spokes, Hubs, Bows, Poles Sleigh Runners, Silvered and Brass Bands, Stamp gone Stump bea et fae Linas Curtain Frames, Lam) le Lining silks, Damas x, amin Cords i Tufts, Tessels, Buttons. tinges, Laces. ‘and Plain and Enamelled Canvass ” ‘ Bussia Duck, Enamelled Leather, Dash ‘ke. ELVANS & THOMPSON, je 1—6m 226 Pa. avenue. GLEN WOUD CEMETERY, Office No. 292 Pa. ave., cormer 16th street, AS THE SAVINGS BANK.) IS CEMETERY is laid out on the plan of the celebrated Greeawood, of New York, and situated on the high ground distant one and a 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 ind forever to burial , making a fee title to the purchaser, and Prohibiting all eacroacaments from legislation or otherwise, which is of vast importance to those who wish their dead to repose where they have placed the n, for it has become a custom in all other cities when the burial ground becomes valu- able for other purposes, to sell it, and throw the dead promiscously into one large pit, and legal measures or prevent it, as no titles are given to the ad. N. B.—Otice open from 10 to 12 o’clock a. m., where Pamphlets, containing the Charter,. By- Laws, and 2 map of the grouud, and all other in- , can be obtained. All orders left with Mr. James F. Harvey, No. 410 Seventh street, or any other undertaker, will be promptly attended to. je 18—ty AMEBICAN HOTEL, No. 456 Pa. cvenus, between 4, and Gth Streets 8. HEFLEZOWER & L. T. LOVET'S, PROP2IRTORS, iyt-tn COFFIN WAREROUM, &e. WILLIAM PLANT & CO., UNDERTA- « KERS—residence 115 Seventh street, between G and H streets. : yr Galina, Cen Shrouds Carriages. or cemetery. , Caps, 5 Hearse, ea every article for interments of the best quaiity furnished at short notice, on the Most resscnabie terms, and at all hours of the night. fia the exclusive right of ——— Patent Corpse Preserver, we zuarantee to keep dead for any length of time. jy it—ly DENTISTRY. B. DONALDSON, Dentist, late of the frm of Hunt & Donald-on, continues to manufacture and insert those beautiful lain teeth, with or without cums, | gonna ome of whica (made and deposited by the late firm) was awarded the first premium at Po pr magempea institute Fair, recently held in city. These teeth are carved end shaded to suit each case, and their resemblance to the natu- ae Paiicet as to deceive the most prac- eye. Particular attention also paid to Alling and Serving the natural teeth. ¥ Charges moderate, and ali oparations warranted OXce southwest corner of Seventh and D streets. on D. Ter 216m BENTISTRYE. . MUNSON respectfully cails public atten- Gon to his new, patent and ai- ¥. IMPROVED racthod of setting Ar- Teeth, with Continuous Gum, very PERV ECTION OF THE ART. This le of Teeth has the following. ae ten others, vis: GREAT STRENGTH, CLEAN- LINESS, COMFORT and BEAU TY, vieing With Natcre in these respecis, and in some others fae Public inspection is respectfully solic- Please cail and see a, CAUTION —No z Deatistin the District of oo Romy right to — Cowes tee + B.—Teeth constitutio: ugged and warrantad for life. ‘ _ Office and mouse No. 295 E strect, near the cer- ner of Pouna. avcavc and ith street. ICE—ICE—ICE! lL Pyros WERNER, on Pa. avenue, oppo site Browns’ Hotel, wil! keep, throughout the season, an ve supply of Petti ’s best ICE, which he sell, on call, in any quantities, ai the lowest possible rates may iSep 3 ASKETS.—Work, Card, Traveling, Knife, =i oh Cigar, og fecae and ge es tact 5 you want a good et, ata low price, call at 490 Seventh street. 6. FRANCIS.’ aus— SOMETHING TO OLD AND YOUNG. PROFESSOR WOOD'S HATE ba Nd EES BT ay epee they; than two years T hetine e abiic; owing to its wonderful ef- fects upon the huraan hair and scalp, has already obtained a celebrity and sale perfectly an paralleled. 1t has without the ordinary spans used for such purposes, won its way, and been heartily welcomed to most of the cities and towns in the United States, the Canadas, and the West India Islands. Nor is this result surprising when it is remembered that its popularity fe based upon its merits, solely as established by netual tests. ‘That this preparation will actualiy Restore Hair to i Natural Color, produce a laxnrlant ‘hupon the heads of the bald, prevent the from falling oit, and when used xs a tonic ar- ticle, ace a continual Bow of the natural fluid and thus render the hair soft, poy, and wa’ destroy diseases of the scalp, and expel dandru! the certificates of distinguished gentiemen and ladies in every part of the country who have tried it, and therefore speak what they know, most ful- ly attest. That by a proper use of this Restorative hair can be made to attain and retain its natu- ral color to almost any alotted to humanity, by removing the cause of disease from the scalp— no matter how long standing—the concurrent tes- timonials of the press and the certificates of nu- merous ey pean individua!s of both sexes, to the use of this curative, as well as of the recome mendations of editors and certiicates before allu ded to, can be had of all agents. BRooxrin.y, Mass., Jan. 12, 1955. Prev. Woon—Dear Sir—Having made trial of your Hair Restorative, it gives me pleasure to say that its effect has been excellent in removing in- fammation, dandruff, and a constant tendency to itching, with which i have been tronbied from childhood, and has also: esiored my halr, which was becoming gray, toi w originalcolor. I have used — gy oe anything like the same pleasure oft. Yours, traly oi brace J.K. Pastor of Orthodox Chure, Erookdeld. CARLYLY, I11., dune 27, 1sé3. I have used Prof. 0. $. Wood's Hair Restora- tive, and have admired ils won@erful effect. My hair was becoming, as I thought, prematurely gray; but by the use of his “Restorative” it has Tesumed {ts original color, and 1 have no doubt, permanenily se. SIDNEY LREESE, Ex-Senater United States. Prov. Woon :—Dear Sir—My hair commenced falling off some three or four years since, and con- tinued to do so unijl I became quite bala. I trled all the Unie’ remedies of the day, bat to no ef- fect, at last | was induced to use your celebrated Hair Restorative, and am very happy to say it 1s doing wonders. 1! have now a fine growth of young heir, and cheeriully recommend {ts use to ail similarly afflicted. A.C WILLIAMBON, 133 Second stroet. Address O. J. WOOD & CO., Proprietors, 316 peg , New York, and 114 Market street, St. 2, MIO. ¢. STOTT & CO » Wholesale ond retail Agent, Washington. ‘F.W.DYOTT & SONS, Geueral Wholesale Agent, Philadelphia, Pa. au l—iy DR. LL. 8. WRICHT’S UNFAILING “SCROFULOUS ANTIDOTE,” Fer the Permanent Cur: of CONSUMPTION and ail other forms of SURO FULOUS ISEASES. ™ 13 Medicine fs prepared by an eer: sician of eighteen years praciice In New York city, duriag which time he hz Ss constantly used it With the most unbounded su 3, and created for UST RECZIVED AT JOH SHILLING- ten’s Periodical De pot— Memoirs of the Rev. Sydney Smith, edited by Mrs. Austin Panama in 1255, an 2ecount of the Panama Rail- Tead, of the cities of Paaainzand Aspinwail, with sketches of Life and Cluaracter on the isthmus, by Tomes ita reputation in private prectice, unequalled in Letters to the Yeople on Health and Happiness, | the history of ine. {tacts immediately u By Sthetes &. Beecher. the blood, ae it ore att sonotnlows huniors lemoirs of James Gordon Hennett, and his | or impurilles, renov: = le ‘Times, by a Journalist oT : ers, INVIGORATE THE WHOLE SvSTEM, Escay Nan Banker’s Daughter, 2A vol. Repnolds Kose Milton, © romance. ” - J SHILLINGTON’S, a Building, corner Pa. av. and 41% st. NATIONAL IO0TEL, NORFOLK, VA. B. B. WALTERS, Proprietor. Having purchased the above well known es- tablishment, { res ectfully inform my friends and the travel ng public, that the house has been thoro: galy renovated an newly furnished throughout, and fs now o7 7 the reception of permanent and transient - ers. { return my sincere thanks to my friends and the —_— generaliy for the liberal patronage ex- to me for the last twenty-three years, und im proof of which, hundreds of respectable vwit- nesses from the doctor's private practice have giv- om in their testimony, and entreatihese suifer’ from any scrofulous alfection, to call wpom then ond satisfy themselves. A Treatise on Scrofulous Diseasca can be had gtatis at PRINCIPAL DEPOT, 400 Broadway, and at Drag Stores generally ci LES STOTT & CO., Agents for Washington DR. L. B. WRIGHT'S TASTELESS “LIQUID CATHARTIC,” OR, FAMILY PHYSIC. HIS is the BEST, CHEAPEST, and MOS? EFFICIENT CATHARTIC EVER OF- PERED TO & PUBLIC. Itis TASTELESS, (thereby avoiding the nau- bet res, ally solicit a continuance of the same, as- | seating etfect of Pills, Oil, Senna, &c.,) and pre- Suring theia that nothiag will be left undeagte | ducing no gtiping or other painful efcts. Unlike = at HOME while sojourntag atthe Na | all other pangatives, i! searches to the bottom of - the disease, thoroughly cleanses the stomach, and N. BA four-horse staze Coach lerves the Na- | ieavee the bowels eatisely free fron Coote tional Ho: Levery Tuesday, Thursd:y, aad Sat- NO FAMILY SEOULD BE WITHOUT IT. urday for Elizabeth City, Nc. Children drink it readily and without foreing, au 10—lin _8.B. WALTERS, | and NO MEDICIN I8 MORE HIGHLY R COMMENDED by the MEDICAL FACULTY. Give it a trial and then judge for yourselves. It can be had wholesule and retail at B. H. STA BLER & CO.’3, Baltimore, or CHAS. STOTT & CO., Washington, D C. DR. Fee te ee DEPOT, 409 Broadway, where the can be consulted daily on diseases generally, from 12 to 2~p. my withoat charge. Je 13-4m pnt a an hn FIRST WARD pope AND SALE STA- 5 | announcing to the public of Washington that I have taken possession, by purchase, of the above bles, on G street, near the War Department, (lately occupied oe TURE BosToN ICE. y supply of the above on 3 sable article will (& Rept on hand throughou! the season, at the ‘Eldorado House,” Pa. avenue between 3d and 4} streets, where families resid- in the neighborhood can be supplied in la: yon foo quantities, at (ue lowest pee pea NOLDs. Tales. CLEMENT REY N. B.—Choice Wines, Brandies, ars, &c. Dianers, Suppers, &c., supplied in ‘zood style, as usual, at shortest motice. an 7—eolm R. SUCMWARTZE'S CHRONO-THER. MAL AGUE PiLLS.—These Pills have stood unrivailed for the last TEN years. Such is the elficacy of these Pills, that such a thiny as FalLvre is impossible, if they are taken accord. | by A. Schwartz.) I wish to inform 2 thers that it will be entirely conducted by ing to direction. sa cole eter ah eft pon the promt wl bg WM. PETTIB attended to punctually wit! Cal careful drivers. The Riding School will be con- BOOKBINDER AWD BLANK BOOK MAN- | gooiea b. y @ professional equestrian and euly CTURER, docile horses ; . oe Southeast Re ‘ath and D streets, tians, fn esis ate, Ay ad ve = WASHINGTON, D. C. Parlicular atteution will be to horses kept at Livery in his establishment. aa 'ersons requ open bareuches or family ¢ar- QBISTS—SHIRTS.—We have peeseestres rages, ss a larye and fine assortment of "3 best as uality white and colored Shirts, which we will | or ladies. Tepes of ct eigen hee York prices. WALL & STEPHENS, ‘322 Pa. avenue, next door to Iron . can accommodated those desiring riding horses for gentlemen ‘FRIEDER! i. EDERECK LAKEMBYER, [== AND DARKNESS; or the Shadow Fate. A of a of oe fashionable Life. Paper c TAYLOR & MAURY’S ou97 Bookstore, near 9th st, —_-=_ XY —_ « _”_ <a at unusual! be 1 ay Ow PS EANCK TAYLOR. + EDUCATIONAL, GEORGETOW NC: CAL AND MATH- EMATIC. ACADEMY. Sm ry eee! m. R. and so favorably conducted his rort nig tions pupils. Early applications are particularly reqnested, as itis Trportant that all the scholars tiould be pees” ent at the formation of the classes. The exercises will be resumed on Monday, Sep- tember 3d. P. A. BOWEN, Principal, au 27 No. 9% West st., is Pas SS RS ce Sine Acts aac sini al KUGBY ACADEMY. Fourteenth street, opposite Franklin Square. HE duties of this Institution will be resumed on the second Monday in September. Num ber <f pupils limited. Circulars of the Academy can be obtained at the residence of the Principal, on N, between oy and 13th streets. G. F. MOR N. THE UNION ACADEMY, ‘T= Fifth Annual Sessioa of the Union Acad- emy; and the Sixth of the Union Female Academy, will open on the first Monday in Sep- tember, and continue44 weeks. Terms as usual. Circulars at the Bookstore of R. Farnham, Esq, and at the aeaty House, corner 14th and K stp. These Instituticns are so organized and con- dacted as to secure that mental end moral train- ing which will best prepare the pupil for the real- ties of life. Z. RICHARDS, Prin. U. A. Mrs. Z. RICHARDS, Prin. U. F, A. au 17—1m M&S; LUNDY will resume the duties of her School on Monday, September 3d, at No. 46 Louisiana avenue. au 30 y ISS H. McCOR MICK AND SISTER will resume the duties of their School on the 3d of September, at their place of residence, No. 43 43g street, Peansylvania and Missouri avenues. au 31—eost® MISS S, HOGAN'S ENGLISH & FRENCH BOARDING ASD DAY SCHOOL F street. — Institution will be re-opened the 17th of September. For circulars application to the Principal 1s re- quested. Parents are invited to visit the Class-rooms. Day Schoot for Little Boys.—For further in- formation reference may be made to Miss Hogan’s Circular. sep 3—e03t* BOA DING 4ND DAY SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LADIES, Mrs. GEN. T. T. WHEELER, Priacipal. HE uties of this Institution will be resumed on Monday, the 3d cf September, at the cor ner of Bridge and Washington streets. Entrance for Pupils on Washington street. Mrs. Wheeler respectfully solicits a continuance of the cae ze she has so rape! Mao ta ad from the lic, for which she tenders her sincere thanks. Circulars can be obtained on application to the Principal. au 13—eolm COTTAGE HOME SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Massachusetts avenue betw. 10th and 11th sts. iF Sixth Academic Year of this School will commence on Monday, September 3d. The Course of Instruction is arranged in Four Depart- ments, and embraces ail the branches of a liberal education. Miss M. A. COX, Principal Madam DORMAN, ‘Teacher of French, Mr. GIBSON, Teacher of Drawing and Paint 1s. Mr. SCHEEL, ‘Teacher of Music. i[7 Cireulars my be obtained at the Bookstores. an 21—eotm KS. D. H. BURR WILL RESUME her Classes for Young Ladies on the 17th St p- tember, at her residence, 364 C street, near 454 street au 22—eohw SELECT PRIMARY SCHOOL. HE MISSES QUINCY take this method of informing their former patrons and frtends pie are now ready for tbe reception cf paps at their residence, on 11th street, between L and M, No 385, near their forme: residence ia Franktin Row. A few children can be farnished with boerd and the requisite attention. ‘The best of Tefereuce given. sep 4—cadw* THE WESTERN ACADEMY, Crner Seventeenth and I streets, Washington. SELECT SCHOOL will be opened on the first Monday in September, for boys. Number limited to twenty-ave. For particu see Circulars at the Bookstore, or @all at the School Room after August 224. Jy —ectws 8. L. LUOMIS, A. M. Se tS _ GEORGETOWN FEMALE SEMINARY. IRE next Annual Session of this Institution will commence on Monday, September 3d. Punetual atiendance is requested, and application for admission must be early made. Catalogues, with course of studies and terms, to be had on application to the ee . CLARK. au 8—eotSepid WILLIAM RITTENHOUSE ACADEMY, Corner Third st. and Indianaave., Washington. 0. C. WIGHT, Principal. R. T. TAYLOR, Assistant. T.R. RAOULT, Teacher of French. R. GIBSON, Teacher of Drawing. d hgts next academic year will commence on Monday, September 3d 2 Tuition $10 50, $12 50, and @15 per quarter, payable in advance irculars may be obtained by applying to the Principal or et the Bookstores of the city. au 2i—TuThasiseps CURE FUR HUT WEATHER. RNY’S ICE CREAMS, CAKE, and WA- TER ICES, for which he was awarded 2 Medal by the Metropolitan Mechanics’ Insiitute, is highly recommended for the above. Will be sent W any part of the District free of charge. Send your orders to Si Bridge st., Georgatewa Jy 2—eotf A CARB. MES; E. PHILLIPS, No. 401 Sixth street, between G and H streets, desires to inforin the citizens of Washington and vicinity, that she is now ared to give instructions on the PIANO FORTE. She has taught music in some oi the principal cities of the Union and has testimont: that she is fully com- mapa Vago to discharge the duties of her profession the satisfaction of those who may favor her with their aati Terms: $10 for % lessons, at her residence, or $12 at the residence of her pupils. je 2—eo3m* THE HAT ESTABLISHMENT F ANTHONY, on Seventh street second door north of Pa. avenue, is the place where HATS and CAPS are Grosse at Bocas rices for cash onl Consequently 20 per eat extra profit will not be char, in order to off jebts. set bad di ‘The very best Dress Hats. got up in the latest style, $3 50, usually sold for $i and $5. “Quick sales and small profits,’’ is the motto, au tl—eo3m COPARTNERSHIP. HE undersigned bave this day formed a co- rtnership under the name and style of waktLy & BRO., for the purpose of trunsact- ing ePlow and G -pecm Commission business, at basi ; N. B. HARTLEY E. D. HARTLEY: Grorcrtown, D. C., August f, 1855, au d—Im* CABAS, WORK BOXES, &ec, FATTCRINGON & MUNRO have just recei direct from the manufacturer a |: em handsome assortn. ent of Cabas in calf and Turkey merocco, of all sizes and superior are Also, an assortment of Ladies’ Work Boxes and Dressing Cases, portable W: Desk, Gent's Shaving Cases, furnished end rnished; watch stands, &c., together with a assortment of fiue Moire Antique, Mohair and Silk Elastic La- al pr OR of which the attention of the is in’ Qi HUTCHINSON & MUNRO, 310 Pa. av., between 9h and 10th sts. au 3l—tt OK BINDERS’ PASTE BRUSHES & ‘Also, Patent Paint Oil for roofs, &c. 5 bbls Putty, in bladders, for bv HOWELL & MOR-ELL, No 383 C street, 6th and 7th. au M—! OlR OF REV. SYDNEY SMITH, edited by Mrs. Austen, 2 vols . Panama raf FRANCK TAYLOR. = ' mulheres EVENING STAR. FIFTH WARD ELECTION CASE. In the Board of Common Council on Monday, a report was made by the majority of the Com- mittee on Elections with a resolution affirming the right of Messrs. Peters and Bohlayer to re- tain their seats in the Board, and a minority of the committee made a report with a coun- ter-resolution declaring Messrs. Hutchingson and Mead, the corftesting members from the Fifth Ward entitled to take their scats. The resolution offered by the majority of the committee being before the Board for adop- tion— Mr. Abert asked for the postponement of the case for a week, stating that as he beea out of town he had not been able to give the case such consideration asit demanded; that the matter had not suffered by the delay which it had experienced, 2s men’s passions had had time to cool; and that another week’s delay could do no harm. He had not been able, from the reading of the reports of the respec- tive branches of the Committe on Blections, to thoroughly understand their import and ihe reasons offered for the opposite conclusions to which they seem to have arrived. Mr. Jefferson opposed the delay. He was sorry to refuse anything asked by his friend from the First Ward; but he considered the delay which had already occurred as unreason- ably long, and therefore must resist the far- ther postponement. Mr. McCutchen expressed surprise, after the full discussion Fhich this matter of the contested election cases had had ia the news- papers, that the gentleman from the First Ward should ask fora further delay. The motion for postponement, being put lo yote, did not proyail. The question then recurred on the resalu- tion offered by the majority of the committee. Mr. Jefferson said 2 grave legal question alone impelled him to-take the floor on this oc- casion; he was not moved in it by any perso- nal considerations whatever, having no friend- ships to gratify, no resentments to appease. A difference of opinion had, for the first time, sprung up at our election in June last, growing out of an alleged difficulty in con- structing a section of a law, the fruit of which Was two cases of contested election. He re- gretted that inthe Fourth Ward case the con testants had not perfected their testimony and brought it regularly before this Board, and that, therefore, their claim had to be left to €e by default; but it was not so in the Fifth Ward case, in which the contestants had taken care, shortly after the presentation of their protests, to present certified copies of the ori- ginal affidavits which had been filed in the Board of Aldermen, and by that Board since loaned to us. The sixth scction of the charter of 1820, de- clsres that ‘‘each Board shall judge of the legality of the elections, returns, and qualifi- cations of its own members,”’ and each mem- ber had sworn “ faithfully to execute the du- ties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability.” They were. therefore, now act- ing under the zolemn responsibility of an oath legally administered. A number of votes had been rejected at the late election; and why? The Commissioners of Elections cannot, said Mr. J., exclude yotes from the ballot box at their mere will and ipse-dixit ; for if so, they can exslude your vote and mine, and every other man’s no mat- ter how unquestionable his right may be. They must be governed by the law bearing cn the subject. Now, what constitutes a legal voter in this city? The fifth section of the charter of 1548, comprises the entire law on the subject ; for the last section of that law declares that “ ell acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provi- sion#of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.’’ The fifth section enacts as follows: ‘That every free white male citizen of the United States who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, and shall have re- sided in the City of Washington one year im- mediately preceding the day vf election, and shall be a resident of the Ward in which he shall offer to vote, and shall have been re- turned on the books of the Corporation daring the year ending the thirty-first of December next preceding the day of election, a3 subject to a school tax for that year, (except persons non compos mentis, vagrants, paupers, or per- sons who shall have been coavicted of any ia- famous crime,) and who shall have paid the school taxes, and all taxes on personal property due from him, shall be entitled to vote for Mayor, members of the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council, and Assessors, and for every officer authorized to be elected at any election under this city or the act or acts to which this is amendatory or supple- mentary.”’ Now, if there be no Seer in this law and no doubt as to its effect, it should be exe- euted according to its obvious meaning; but if there be any such obscurity or doubt, then there is a tribunal, one of whose special pro- vinces is authoritatively to declare the true meaning of all the laws by which we are goy- erned; and that tribunal has spoken to the point at issue. In the case of C.S. Wallach vs. the Register of the Corporation the Cireuit Court of this District, on the 31st of May, 1854, rendered « decision which is reported in the Natvonal Inteliigencer of the day following, as fol- lows : “ The Court decided that, in addition tothe ualifications under the act of 1820, that of Sits superadded the payment of 2 school-tax; that all the requisitions of the act of 1848 must be complied with. In Mr. Wallach’s case, every qualification was shown to be com- plete. Jt ts the Assessor's duty to seek out citizens, and that of citizens to find if they have been enrolled; and and if adi his guait- fications are complete, the citizen 18 RNTI- TLED TO VOTE. r. Wallach bad a right io presume he was on the list. “* All porsons having the requisite quo cations, and subject to the school-tax, uv to have been assessed, and are ENTITLED to vote. Congress appeared to have two purposes in this act of 1848 one to describe the proper qualifications of a voter, and tho other to raise a tax for the support of the public schools of the city. There were other purposes, but they were subordinate and directory, and not in- dispensable. The evedence of qualification afforded by the registry ts not exclusive; other testimony might be admitted. Although registration is convenient and proper, and al- though ordered to be done, yet ¢f not done, end all other things be performed, the party és entitled to vote. ‘“« The Court granted no formal mandamus in Mr. Wallach’s special case, the decision being gensral, and as such to be applied by the commissioners of election iu his and ALL SIMILAR uNsTANCES. He will, therefore, un- der this judgment, be entitled to vote, notwith- standing the omisston of his name on the lists.” This would seem to be tolerably explicit. 1a compliance with a joint resolution of this Corporation, which wus signed by Nicholas Callan, President of Board of Commen Coun- cil; John T. Towers, President of Board of Al- t, dermen, and approved by John W. Maury, Mayor, and which Boards without fermal ition, Mr. J. M. Carlisle, the At- torney the Corporation, prepared the fol- lowing tests of qualification of a voter to be 7 re on the day of the clection in June, “1. Ishe afreo white male citizen of the United States? oc pipe he attained the age of twenty-one ‘3. Has he resided im the city of Washing- ton one immediately preceding the day. one ‘ Star. _ This excellent Famfy and News Journal—con taining a greater of! reading than can be found in any ay morning, ~ TERMS. Single copy, per annum ......seereeseeseresl 00 TO CLuUns. seeeecersevevesesnecerses BS OO NO. 835. “4. Is he a resident ward in which he offers to vote ? Cote “<5, Has he been returned on the books the corporat daring te gear eoag Si tax for that year; or (what is the same thing under the decision of the court in the case of Wallach vs. the Register of the Corporation) was he liable to be so returned, and has he been omitted through the inadvertence and oversight of the Assessors. in which case he is — be considered as if in fact returned on the ists? **6. Has he paid the school-taxes and all taxes on a Property due from him ? ‘If all these questions are rezolved in the affirmative, he is, by the terms fifth section of the charter of 1848, ‘ gNTITLED To vore,’ unless he be ron compos mentis, va- grant, pauper, or shall have been convicted of an infamous erime.”* ‘These tests were directed by the same reso- lution to be furnished to the commissioners of election, and were, in fact, a rule of conduct for them, and should have been for their suc- cessgrs. In the Board of Aldermen, in the settle- ment of the contested election cases in that | Board lately, the opinion of Mr. Bradley, the present corporation attorney, was evoked. It was a matter of astonishment that a gentle- man enjoying some reputation as a lawyer in this community, should have been willing to afix his signature to such a paper, which bears on its face marks of absurdity and in- consistency. Mr. Bradley in this paper says, in effect, that allowing a native citizen to yote whe reaches his majority six months before an election, and requiriag a naturalized citizen to be such one year fore he can vote, is ‘‘ putling them both precisely on an equal- “ty.” Mr. Bradley says the gramwatical con- struction of the fifth section of the charter of 1848 is, that a voter ‘‘ must be a citizen of the United States for a whole year next, before he ; offers to vote,”’ and almost immediately after states the result of his inquiry to be : «1, That no man is entitled to vote wxless he was returned on the books of the corpora- tion during the year ending the 31st of De- ecmber next preceding the day of election as subject to a schoo!l-tax for that year. “2. That if he is so returned, and has the other 1 Ee arog is native, or naturalized before he offers to vote, his vote ovGaT TO BB RECKEIVED.”” That is, *f any man (the converse of “ no man’) is so returned, [six months before clee- tion] whether ‘native, or naturalized before he offers to vote, his vote ought to be received.” The words quoted are Mr.. Bracley’s own, though they have beon emphasized ‘to make their meaning broadly palpable. The asse s- Re eye cases, would oe be the judge of the right of a foreign-born person to vote, and determine whether he should vote or not. Now, in the case of Gruem vs. the Rezister, what did the Cireuit Court say immediately preceeding the late election? Mr. Bradley had correctly stated a3 follows : ‘Every free white male person, residing in the city of Washington on the 31st of Docem- er, in each year, being twenty-one years of age, whether naturalized, or alien, is liable to be assessed for a school-tax. o “Tf he shall have been omitted, by acci- dent or design, he has a right at any time 5 é $ t = j FF i i ; i [ fe mare. Sapeenien It is in this spirit antes on there have been informalities in ings, and I am willing, in consideration ot, to support the resolution of whieh 1 now offer : e } ne, 1355, A. seat in the Board of Common Council ; the other two seats to which that ward is titled in this Board ought to be and the are hereby declared vacant; and thata election to fill said vacant seats is ordered to —— on Tuesday, the ith of September, Mr. Walker said he could not what was the ~“— Second Ward in cffering this half-way reselu- Either the sitting members were enti- tled to the seats or the contestants were. As regards these ei ich it claimed would change the result in the Ward he knows that one of those vote: F that some of these yotes might not be valid, yet no proof of their invali has been of- fered, and a sufficient number were undoubt- edly valid to have partially c! the re- sult, at least so far as to justify compro- mise resolution he had offered. The resolution was rejected by the following vote : Yeas—Messrs. Fisher, Orme, and Jeffer- son—3, Nays—Messrs. Abert, Turton, Fuller, Wa!- ker, Towles, McCutchen. Bal!, Clements, Bald- win, Peters, Boblayer. Ruff, Ba: Venable, er — Pumphbrey, and Davis, (presi- lent)—18. The question then oo on the resolu- tion offered by the majority of the committee on elections— Mr. McCutchen, before the vote was taken, wished to make some remarks in \y to the gentleman from the Second Ward, . Jeffer- son.) He denied that the court had made any decision judicially, and defended Mr. Bradley thereafter, during the next ensuing year, to } from the charge of inconsistency. have his name put upon the Pesce list. Mr. Abert asked to be exeused from voting “ If at the time of the election inJune next | The vote was then taken, and resulted as follows : . et wheres tg McCutchen, all, Clements, , Bayne, Venable, Lioyd, Atlee, Pumphrey, and Davis, (President)—12. of nee Turton, Fuller,jFisher, Orme, and Jefferson—5. succeeding, he is a naturalized citizen, and has all the other legal qualifications, he is entitled then, upon his own demand, to be placed on the poll list, and on complying with the other requirements of the charter he is entitled to vote. ‘4. It is not necessary that he should have been naturalized for any certain period of time before he offers to vote, and it may be immediately before, and on the same day.”” I have conined myself, said Mr. J., to the naked outline of the legal points of this ques- tion as authoritatively sct forth, because I have been unwilling to consume time of this Board in any lengthened views of my own in this re- gard, which are of no weight. Mr. J. adverted again to the long delay in the settlement of these cases of contested elec- tion. He then spoke of the peculiarities of the Fifth Ward case. He knew there were some irregularities charged on both sides, the proof of which had not been brought forward. He would iay no stress on those of that character which made in favor of his own party, except to balance them against any others alike un- stained. But here were affidavits, and a eer- tificate signed by the three commissioners of election, that cighleen persons had offered to vote the Union or anti-Know-Nothing ticket, and had becn refused. The certificate ap- pended to the eighteen names set down by one of the commissioners is as follows : ‘The above-named persons presented them- selves to vote, but were rejected on account of not being naturalized one year before the election. - POTOMAC PAVILION. aie Proprietor respectfully informs the public T that the Pavilion vill be kept ing the running of the Potomac . There are many families here who intend, to remain throughout: and he hopes that the fine v others may unile to bath and fishing. . W. DIX. Pivgy Porn, Aug. 25, 1855. au27 MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CAPON SPRINGS! HE ee having been solicited many southern friends to extend the athe 4 = poeengonagl ego ngeettonbeenn Se nigaonn Tw accommodation The for take lace on the 28th of August, the 12th and 26th of ge tember. pr ger eg wig we ge he per month and $2 ar 4 BLAKEMORE & INGRAM. ———— STOVES! STOVES !—GRATES! GRATES: lr ee ee for sale an ex- tensive assortment of COOKING STOVES. which are to be found the Blne Ridge, fiiam Penn, Trt Complete, Atlantic, Bay State, Banner, Ma- ryland, Kitchen Compaaton, and others. Also, a compilets assortment of Parlor, Dining- room, chamber, hali, store, office and churc! Stoves, for either Wood or coal. Also, a fine assortment of Mantle Grates, New York patterns. All who are in want of Stoves of grates will find it te their advantage to give us a call before pur- “W. P. Fercvsoy, Epuuxp Barry, Jas. A. Brown. 8 of Election for Fifch Ward MMESST * June 5, 1855. chasing. We shail take in ener oer Tho objection that some of these names were as otek our = ae a. may not spelled alike on the Commissioner’s lit and in the affidavits, wore perfectly peerile ad himself, 2 year or two since, had a pieco of Government land loceated, and hid taken some pains to furnish the correct orthog raphy of his name in a plain. handwriting ; but the patent from the United States had is sued to him with his pame wrongly spelied; and yet his friend from the First Ward, (Mr. Abert.) asevery other good lawyer know, very well that, :dem sonans, (the sound being the same,) the instrament was perfectly good in law. He admitted there was one formality which had been neglected and which should have been attended to; namely, ihe party taking the testimony ought te have given notice to the other party cf the fuct, inviting them to be resent. But the men whom the poopie scicct for membership in this board were not. gener- aily speaking, lawyers ; and as contested eloc- tion cases had perhaps never before occurred in the city, it was natural that such a formal- ity should haye been overlooked. But this cuission is fortunately suppliod by the certi- ficate of the commissioners, which cannot be so easily objected to. Some of the gentlemen on the other side had called for the living wit- ness—a call which would have more appro- riately been made immediately after the elee- eS and not now when some of the witnesses have scattered. The commissfoners of election return the following votes to have been received at the JOHNSON, GUY & CO, Pa. aioe me 10th and Lith sis. INDEPENDENT POLICE. E undersigned have entered into a firm for the purpose ef attending to all criminal and other wate which may be entrusted to them, Any ye any nag a States wi! promptly attended to. One firm will be found at ali times at John D. Clark’s United stetes Police Office, i 527 Twelfth st. WIL. H._ FANNING, JOHN H. STEWART, J. NORWOOD, SOLOMON GODDARD. au 27—Im (Organ) CAmARE BIKD.—E from weeny ey Friday afternoon, a light colored Canary Bird about 10 weeks old, _ was oe tory snes s@8 @ Value to owner by being sent three sen since from Ohio, a relative. Any one bringing it to this-eiliee, iveas a reward another bird if desired. aus KAZORS AS 18 RAZORS. GE, Wostenholm & Son's doubly carbonized IXL, Frederick Fenny’s Tally-ho, and Wade & Butcher's chemically fas Razors, and others, from 20 cents to S30. Gentleman who ike a comfortable shave should secure one of these Razors. ean be the Hous — & -, at the 490 th street. au u— ERSONS WISHING TO PURCHASE election of June last : plated’ or Brits ible or — ;som ; heavy — A Baldwin, 320; J. H. Peter’, 314; John | ‘pave or Toilet Sets, an pln nary , Tea or Bohlayer, 309; T, Hatchinson, 303; J. WE} Coffee Urn, Enamelied Kettle, Saucepau, Knife Mead, 300; W. H. Thompson, 258. Basket, Furnece, or any of the hundred and one If the eighteen votes were added to en pain. Litle otostnne needed by every page = ames, the Yemember tbem her oporten for the last Chase samees, tes pol eae, TRADED Hatshiness, 34; Baldwir, 329; Mead, 218; sae waueUNe Peters, 314; Boblayer, 209; Thompson, 306. IN ARO ' Showing Mr. Ballwin to retain his seat, and B° GRAVE OF —— a LL establishing the right of Messrs. Hutchinson AZE ? De and Mead to take the seats now occupied by ‘Me on — Me Then, Moma, Peters and Boblaver. Hei py ty Sag But Mr. J. had heard that it was to be con- Few Days, Jordan, and'a host of other new and tended that eight of the eighteen affiants have admitted that, under a misapprehension swore ior had paid thei fact they had not pai ready and willing to do