Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1855, Page 1

STAR, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, "| W140 Star Bedisengs, sopees oy oeniphoanda avenue ont “histenth es oon By W. D. WALLA cH, WAL be served to subscribers by carriers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weerty $o the Agents; Papers served in packages at 37% cuts per month. To mail subscribers the sub- seription price ls THREE ZOLLARS AND FiF- TY CENTS a year in advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, U> SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. Tie "4 ay _Infofmatioa for Travelers. WASHINGTON DRANCH RAILROAD. CULSSE oF H0URs.—on BMon- 1c Leand Ww stant, the Trains will 4% p.m. ‘ashiagton at 6 and $j a. m., and and On & até, . Mm. ogg botnet Fant camo 2a on Sar = anday at 14 a OK MOUNT PARSONS, Agent. § VERNON. On TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FARE, — round trip, $1; from Alexandria 75 cents —Tue steamer THOMAS, COLLYER leaves Wasbinztan at Alewan- dria at 93 o'clock. Coaches lexve the Capitol for the boat at ®¥ o’clock. Coach fare ldcents. Per- sons wishing the coaches will leave their residence With George & Thomas Parker. Refreshments oa the boxt. ect AML. GEDNEY. Cantata. ne essed bier hors ee ORANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL LINK! FET WICE dally between WASHINGTON and the SOUTH, via ALEXANDRIA, GOR- DONSVILLE and RICHMOND—no nigat line shington ¥ before 6 o'clock am naria Ss “« am Leave Wash nF “19m Leave Alexx fh. . -@ 10s a 83 2% Travelers will find the morning line the chea; est, most pleasant and expeditious route to the Greenbrier White Sulphur, Fauquier White Sul- bur, Warm, Hot, Aium and Capon Springs, Warrenton, Charlottsville, Staunton, Strasburg, » Winchester, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Weir's ave, Natural Bridge, Lary, New arket, Mid. e>urg, &eo. VARBS SY WONNING LINE? Prom Alexandria to Warrenton, - - 82 08 = “ Gordonsville. - 3 “ « Charlottesville, - @ 59 ba Staunton, - © 600 « «e Strasburg, - - 350 = boa Winchester, - - 350 a a Luray, - << .« 4% - « « New ™ et, - 500 e * Middieh: - - 33 OMNISUSES end BAGG. be at the Depot of the Weshington Railroad, to convey passengers passage to the Steambcat Gzece8 Pas, for ALE. RIA, a distance of 6 niles, allowing ample time for meals. ivi H.W. VANDESRIF'T, Gen. Supt. THE NEW York AND LIVER POUL SB UNITED STATES MAILE, SYEAMERS. fi = AGE WAGONS will —— COMPRISING THIS LINE ATLANTIC, Captain West, PACIFIC, tain Nye, BALTIC, & ‘orastock, ADRIATIC, Captain Crafton, ‘Taese Skips have been butit by contract, express- iy for Government service; every care has been taken In their construction, as in the engines, to page and speed, their accommeda- lons for passengers are ul: and comfort. PRICK OF Paszaen. From New York to Liverpoc!, iz droteabin, $128 Second cabin, Se es ete Exclusive ase of extra size sizte rooms, - 300 From Liverpoo! to New York, £30 and £20 An experienced Surgeon attaced to each ship. No berth can be securest unttt petd for. Per freight of pescace apply to DWARD Kk. COLLINS & CO., 55 Wall street, New York. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO, — Liverpoolg E. 9. ROBERTS & Co. 13 King’s Arms Yard, London. JOBN'®UD , 83 Kue Notre Dame des Victolres, Paris. ER, Haves. GEORGE @. DRAP ‘Wae owners of these ships wll net be aecourta- ble for gold, silver, bullion, specie, icvrelry, pre- sious stones, or metals, unless bills of 1a: are atgned therefor, und tho value thereof the ex- Pressed. nov 1S—ly po Y RAILEOAD DIRECT TO THE WEST. Tims between Weshingten and Whesiing but 17% hears! Bunning Time basweon Washington end Cincinnati 27 hours !! THROUGH TICERTS AND DAGGAGE CHECKS YO BE Bad In wasHineton. HE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD havi thy iy : - ar nections, now offers the f1 t inducements to Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTd- MORE, andall eee NORTH- E d the SOU EST. Tees ancetio: between the Trains from Wash- ingtem and the Trains bound West from Balti- is always promptly made at th ashington Fool aactlon Qty cali-d The Lynd Hi 9 miles from Bal! . This is the only chanze of cars required between Washington and the Ohiortver. is checked through to Wheeling at the Was! ton Station, and heen ger tem trans- ferred , (with the passt wi el fer troos boiling Thr h Vickets for points . The connectizg Trains leave Washington rea m.and4% p.m. On Sundays atthe latter hour on} t WHEELING direct connection is made with the trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL- ROAD, running from Bellatre, on the Ohio, near W , through Cambridze, Zanesville, and Newark, to COLUMOSUS. hese trains connect at Newark with iuecaisof the Newark, Mansfeld and Sandusky Ka‘!road for Sandusky, Toiedo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, ete. At COLUMBUS the C_ U. Ratllroad trains con- Bect with the fexttrains of the Litsie Miami Kuti. voad to Kenta, Circtnnat!, Louisville, etc. At XENIA (on Little Minmi ‘aflroad) connection ts formed with the trafns ‘hrough Dayton, to Indian- apolis, Terre agp Lefayet.e, Chicago, Rock fsland, Pt. Louis, ete. ea Tickets for Memphis, Vicksburg, Natehes, New Orleans, ete., which areslso a a trans- ferred ct Ciccinnati to the Mail Steamers on the Caio. —— for Evansville, Calro, and St. Louis are sold by this ronte Por CLEVELAND, and Be Wayeepectg Tolede, Detroit, Chicago, ete., tle! are sold, when the OLto"ss navivable batween Whreling and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connéctlon with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Hailroad 1s made Travelers are requested to notice that while this is the only mene ieding. Through Tickets and Checks in Weshington, it is also the shortest, speedy, and direct to nearly all the p most rag ey areat West. The distance from neinnati is but 653 miles, ter than by any other ronte! THROUGH TICKET, PROM WASHINGTON :@To W! , $9 50; Coinm- bus, $13 65, Dayto.% $15 50; Cincianatl, 816 60; Louisville, by roilrond, $18'¢S, by stoamer from Cincinnat!, $15 09; Indianepotfs, $17 58; Cleve- bo; Toledo, 15°80; Detroit, 15 20; 920'%S and i950; St’ Louis, $23 50 and i, SB; New Oneens, B31; ete. FREDERICK AND HARPER'S FERRY, MAR TINSJURG, CUMBERLAND, BERKLEY SP NGS, BUSFORD SPRINGS, PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, end FAIRMOUNT, may leave Washington at 6 a. m. or .m. For the minor way stations between more and Wheeling, take 6a. 12. traia from WiD7- Fer trains to and from Baltimore, Anspoii, | ete., see special ad ¥ ur ferther information, Th ‘Tickets, wire THO:tAS H. PARSONS, Agent, ai Washington Stullon. JOHN H. DONE, Master of Transportation, Baltimore and Unio Rallroad, may 2—tf ‘QLVER DOOR PLATES & NUMBERS. ip DWELLINGS, OFFICES, CHURCH phigkWS, STATE ROOMS, HOTELS, Kc. nied # article, manufactured by Whip- wermore. We have received on rs the District af Colambia. sy sles ave of ull sizes and of beautifni de sig, exhibiting superior fiuish ; and lettered or numbered ia a style unrurpissed in point of ele- They are warran.ed to contain a large of pure silver, aad thus to be more dura- more utifal, end lower priced seen at store SEMKEN, 300 Pa. avenue. TO ALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT, selected, GLASSES carefully b spherical accuracy, and brill! suited precisely and beneficially to the wearer ac- cording to the concavity or convexity of the eye. Very bamerous are the ill effects caused to precious organ of sight from the commencement of using glasses in not heieg: ee suited, by the use of an Optometer; practice of many years, enables him to measure the focal of the eyes, and such glasses that are absolutely re- uired will be furnished ‘with precision and satis- tion. J. T. acknowledges the very liberal encourage- ment already obtained, and further solicits the pa- LES tromave of those that have not yet availed them- selves of bis aid. Persons that canfot conveniently call, by send- ing the glasses in use, and stat! how man: inches they can read this print with their specta- cles, prakgg supplied with such that will improve thelt sight. Innumerable testimonials to be seen; and sefer- ences given to many who have derived the greatest ease and comfort from his glasses. Cireulass to be had gratis, at his office, No. 512 | Seventh street, three doors from Odd Fellows’ Hall, up stairs. NorvFotx, September 7, 1854. Sir—The Spectacles you made for me suit very well, and seein to have improved my sight more than any other I have lately tried. LITT. W. TAZEWELL. I have tried a palr of Spectacles obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them Seay assistance to my sight, and correspondin; ith his description ofthe focus. I recommend him asa skillful optle efan HENRY A. WISE. Mr. J. Tosias: Sir—The palror les you farnished me y are ‘ieularly sati torytome. Taney are very decidedly the best J possess, and I am the owner of eight or nine pair, carefully selected in different places and from oR ticians recommended to me on account of the! ie sional standing in England, France and the Juited States. L have been elso pleased with your remarks and directions on the treatment of the eyes, for the purpose of preserving and improve ing the sight. wep HAS CALDWELL, , Py Professor of M. C., Louisville, Ky. Lyncusure, Nov. 10, 1854. Mr. John Tobias having furnished me with Glasses. by which I have been greatly alded (my vision having suffered greatly from reading at night fn my earlier life) it affords me the hi ure to say that I consider him a skillful rac- ‘cal optician, and weil prepared toald faomewhe may need bis professional services. a WM. B. ROUZIE, Elder of Methodist Conference. Winminston, N.C., Jan. 27, 1864. Mr. J.Tosias: Dear 3ir—I am happy to say that the Spectacles which I obtained from you last week are entirely satisfactory. From an inequal- ity in the visual yr ser’ my eyes, I bave hereto- fore found great di ty in getting glasses of the proper focal distance. It aifords me re to state that, by the aid of — optometer, this diffi- culty has been happily obviated so that Lage eed u furnished me are decidedly the best pted my cys o— IT have ever yet used. ery me tern of Interior, May 7, 1£35. From natural defects and the unequal range of My cyes, I have been sage to use glasses for several years. I have tried different opticians Witzou! obutning giasses perfecth to my eyes. Four months since Mr. T made two pelts cxnecisily for me, which I have found to terve me perfecuy. By the use of his optometer he is enabled to adapt Gieases minutely te the eye. 1 most cheerfutly recommend Mr. toall beving cecasion to usegiasses, and bear my testi- mony 2s to his skill as cn Cae HENRY E. BALDWIN, Arzist. Sec’y to sign Land Werrsats. jy Bi TOHN RB. ELVANS. WILLIAM THOMPSON. ELVANS & THOMPSON, DEALBRS IN HARDWARE, COACH TRIMMINGS, &¢., Mo. 326 Penn: vivenia ave: ee »D.e, between Ninth ond Tes Acts, Washing HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE. ted, Tea, Table and Dessert Spoons Carvers and eine Stecls, Knives with and with- out For Brass, Britennia, Block Tin and Plated Ci — Shovel and Tongs, Walle {rons, 75 Maslic and Bell Metal Kettles, Furnaces, Grid- trons, Ovens, &c. BUILDING MATERIALS. Rural Cottage, Closet, Cupboard, Chest, Fill, Pad end ‘fronk Locks Shuttle, Door, and Blind Hinges, Screws, Cut and Wrought Nails, Bolts Brad’s Shutter Screws and Stubbs, Door Springs, Handrall Screws, Door Knobs Bell Palls, Door Sheaves and Rail, &c. CALINET MAKERS’ GOODs. fair Cloth, Curled Hotr, Moss, Gimps, Sofs end <a BIN nd Hooks Rack Pulleys, Roller Ends Venftian Blind Hool ly Brackets, Furniture Nails ine, bene y > aagmaunnasiahie: Te eae Screw Plates, CARPENTERS’ GOODS. Plones, Saws, Drawing Kat Spokesahaves, Chisels and Py eg Plane frons Angers, Lraces and Bilts, Boring Machines, Ham- mers, Hatchets, Devels Bevels, Squares, Guages, Axes, &o. BLACKSMITH & COACH MAKER®’ GOODR. Black and Bright Springs, Axles, Fellees, Shafts, Spokes, Hubs, Bows, Poles Sleigh Runners, S{lvered and Bress Bands, Stamp Joints, Stamp Collars, Top Props Lining Fremes, Lamps, Inside Lint baa g ts Deceatic, beaming Corda, 7 , , Buttons, , Fringes, Laces, Pane eerie ee Russia Duck, Ena er ee. >“ ELVANS & THOMPSON, jel—Om 5 Pa. avenue. IMPORTANT TO GENTLEMEN. EAT INDUCEMENTS FOR YOU TO . Lt AND SEG.—The undersigned gives noti » hts friends and the public he has just received his stock of Fall and Wiater Goods, comprising all (be latest styles and colors of Cloth, Cessimeres, and Vi ; Which goods will be mede up to order in the most it manner, as be has some of the best workmen in the United States et work forhim. Being agent for Scott, the Reporter of F: ons, soay rely upon get- tlag the most fashionable Clothing. READY-MADE CLOTHING 5 garments, Frock, Dress, and Business Coats, Pants, and Vests, from erie to very superior le All the above goods be sold at bag ond prices—for instance, a whole suit, Coat, ts, and Vest, for the small sum of $15. Ovorcoats, beautiful style, from $10 to @20 Pants, do do 3to 10 Vests, do do 250to 10 He respectfully solicits a call from ail in wantof cle FURNISHING GOODS, such es Shirts, Drawers, y Fer¢hiefs, Searfs, Umbrellas, &o. P. W. BROWNING, Under United States 1. between 3d and 4% streets, Pa. avenue sep 14—3in HOME MAN U¥acTURES . PAIRVIEW COTTON WORKS ALEXANDR! NEAR THECANAL BASIN, ja, FF r2rateick & BURNS, Proprietors, and of COTTON YARNS, CAR- PRT CHAIN, SAIL TWINE, WRAPPING TWINE, COND AGE, COTTON BATS, $c. O:ders'trom merchants in Wash! < fully solicited for any of the above les, Which bebe ars hand in Washi lower than can be 12 Baltimore or other orthern markets. All | | FASHIONABLE DANCING, AT MUNDER’S ASSEMBLY HALL. AW. MUNDBR, Professor of Dancing at ° ‘own Co'lege and Convent, and prin- cipal teacher in W: nm city, has the honor to announce tohis former patrons and the public cb, that he will resume the duties of his ion THURSDAY, November 8th, 1855, at MUNDER’S ASSE: MBLY HALL, (adjoint the Star office,) at 3o'c\eck, pom’ £ ajar | for ‘ Misses end Masters, and on the same evening at | 7% for Gentlemen. He feels assured that the un- equaled progress of his numerous pupils in his former classes ts a suilicient guarantee of his su- perior skill as an instructor. Prof. M. begs leave to remind the public of the | unbounded success of his May Festival Ball at the National Theatre, which was attended by up- wards of 4,000 persons. His new Hall ts one of the la: ful, and conveniently arranged {in two dressing and supper rooms added, which can be rented for Balls and Partics. The location is convenient to persons residing in any part of the city. Ba of Tuition: On Tuesday and Thursday, at 3o’clock, p-m,,and on the same evenings 3t.7 for gentlemen. A cla s for young married ladies and gentlemen will be formicd shortly. Most beanti- | é city, with All who desire to join his classes will apply at Mr. John F. Ellis’ Musie Store, avenu#, near‘Tenth street, or to Prof. M.athis dlall on the above days. i A subscription list is now open to receive the names of those wishing season tickets for the Soirees. Only 5 for the season. oc 30—tf ACADEMY OF MUSI€, | PN, PURSUANCE OF THE DESIGN OF this |nstitution, viz: the diffusion of the knowl- edge of Music, and a cultivation of the public taste for the higher order of the Art, the ACADEMY OF Music poses to vive 2 series of oe FOUR CONCERTS: and, with a view to add as much as possfble to | their popularity, the Great Works of Beethoven, Mozart, Mendlesohn, Spohr, Hummel and others, relieved. 8 lighter compositions, will be pro- duced with the greatest ible effect, beth in | the Orchestral and Vocal departmeuts. | _ The plan of adinission wilt be the same as that adopted by the Academy of Music in London, viz: by subscription only, the terms of which will be | 85 for the four Concerts, entitling the subscriber to three tickets of admission to each Concert. Subscribers names may be immediately received | at the bookstore of Messrs. ‘Taylor & Maury; at he Piano store of Mr. Davis, and ut the Music Stores of Messrs. Hilbusand Zanizinger; also atthe Academy of Music. corner Ninth and D streets. (Open daily from 10 till 6.) oc 15—tf WEBER'S EXCELSIOR ERASS AND STRING BAND. R. WEBER RESPECTFULLY IN- inform his patrons and the public that he Is now prepared with a BAND CF TALENTED MUst CLAN 8 to accommodate them with a brass, string or reed band. as the occasion may¢) require. MUSIC for Balis, Parties, Parades, Serenades, &c., furnished from one to any num- ber, at the shortest possible notice, by ap to L. WEBER, Leader, four doors east of General Henderson’s, Navy Yara. . , Orders can be le! at the “* Music Depot,”? in the Star Buildings. nov 6—ti THE PIANO FORTE CLASSES or MR. W. HENRY PALMER, wis meet at the Academy of Music, corner of Sth and D streets, on and after MON- DAY, Oct. 6th, 1355. The puptis are requested to be in attendance on the days hours speci- ficd ta the not! oot4 addressed to thera. W. HENRY PA se % PIANOS—PIANOS—PIANOS. pace RECEIVED AT THE MUSIC DEPOT, southwest corner of Penna. aveauc,-"*<Ssq3 Eleventh and D streets, two of those; J ¥ es world-renowned PIANO FORTES, from the fac- tory of Rosenkrantz, in Dresden. These sustra- ments have been acknowledged by competent and disinterested musical ‘ag to be superior to any other horizontal square Pianos made, in point of tene, touch, and durability. Shall receive, in a few duys, another lot of these instruments, and continue to receive them as soon as they can be passed through the Custom House. novi GEO. HILEUUR, Agent. COFFIN WAREROOM, kc. WILLIAM PLANT & CO., UNDERTA- ¢ KERS—residence8 Seventh street, between G and Hi streets. €- [eet (nterments procured Inany ground — oreemetery. Coffins, Caps, Shrouds, Carrtece:. Hlearsc, and every article for interments of the best gene furnizhed at short notice, on the most reasonable terms, and at all hours of the eight. Having the cxclusive right of Crump’s Patent Corpse , We guarantee to keep tle dead for any length of time. jy 1i—ly IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR THE TOOTH-ACHE IS FOUND. HERE IS NOW OFFERED TO THE world a most effectual remedy for the cure of Teoth ache, in fact the only one known to cure the most violent tooth-ache instantaneously, ff roperly applied according to direction. Should Ire pain aiier the drst application, in course of tine, re-appear, the same application has to be made agajn, and x two or three app'ieations the cure will be effectual and the decayed tooth as usefnl as any other. 7’ i spensa ble remedy causes no ps to have no injurious effect whatever. Fleasecallfor A. FERGER’S TOOTI!-ACHE BALSAM. Price % cents per phia'. To be had at the Drug Stores of A. J. RiDG- LEY, CHAS. STOTT & CO., D. J. DYSON, V. BARBAUGH, and J. B. GARDNER & CO, Washington. nov3 GLEN WOUD CEMETERY, Office No. 292 Pa. ave., corner 19th atroet, ER THE SAVINGS BANK.) PIS CEMETERY is laid ovt on the plan of thecelebrated Greenwood, of New York, and situated on the high roe distant one and a quarter miles nor'h of the Capitoi—N orth Capitol street leading directiy (9 the gateway. ‘This Company have secured 2 charter from Con- ng ma ae forever to = a makiug a fee (ile to the purchaser, an probibitings all encroachments front legislation or otherwise, which ts of vast importance to those tO] n other cities when the busia! ground becomes valu- ible for other purposes, to em it, and throw the dead promiscously into one large pit, and legal measures cannot prevent It, 28 no titles are given to the ground. : N. 3.—Osiee open from 10 to 12 o'clock a. m., where Pamphlets, containing the Charter, By- Laws, ané 2 map of the ground, and all other in- formation, can be obtained. All orders left with Mr. James F. Harvey, No. 410 Seventh street, or any other undeitaker, will be promptly attended to. del ly NEW FRUITS—NEW FRUITS. W RAISINS, FIGS, CRANBERRIES, rrants, Lemons, shell Almonds. Pickin in vit ‘and 5 73 at G2 cents a hun: ; Hi ly-sealed Frutts; Pickled Fruits, of all kinds, very superior and cheap; all kinds ellies in glass at 25 cents, with a great pl of frea eee articles, suitable for the season. For sale at my store, a few steps uorth- ackson Statue. ee Z. M. P. KING. ENGRAVING. & ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE, promptly, and in the best style of the art, every ds ion of engraving, uding arms, cresis, mottoes, &c., 0 etn; pete rluting promptly ex ria! = PS ae WW GALT & Bro, 324 Pa. avenue, bet. 9th and 10th sts. nov 9—tf FRENCH BOOT MAKER. ACUB Leh dakeraphony No, 487 oe st., near venus, we Imakethe most Fenuionauie renca Boots BRM His jong experience and pra.tice in this’ branch of the business in Paris and New Nork, Justify hin in Petee eee cannot ex a 3 country. lot already made up, to which FA rer “ tion of, ‘gentlemen afe invited. sep Li—3m* ‘ MINCE. MEAT. ne EAT OF SUPERIOR QUALITY MM yeke om Virginia Ronee Beef end Fruils and of the purest aud best quality, under own ision, for sale at my stere, corner Wermout avenue 88d tach etree , novls Z. M. P. KING. tie . HEN PALMEH’S PIANO FORTS y - ied CLASSES. : SVENING CLASS FOR LADIES AND ASE ow Yorpahing af the Academy of "i tion ‘to be made to Mr WW’. HEN F street, or at the Acad- D and 0h streets. 0¢-15" Civic, Club, Milifary and Firemen's Ball. ———— —— SIXTH ANNUAL BALL OF THE Vigilant Fire Company OF GEORGETOWN, D. Cc. es VIGILANT FIRG COMPANY TAKE reat pleasure In announcing to their friends and the publir generally that their Sixth Annual Grasd k will take place at Forrest Hall, oa TUESDAY, Nov. 27, 1855. The members of the Company pledge them- selves to spare neither time nor ex pecan in mak- be Pee arrangements as will give satisfaction an Ce at goed to every One who may honor then with th Secrieg Scott?s Cotiilon Band has ycen engaged for the ‘Supper will be furnished by an experienced ca- t erer. Tickets ONE DOLLAR—edmitting a gentle- man and jaties; to be hed of the Committee or at the door on the evening of the ball Firemen will please appear in uniform. Comimittee of mise yee Geo W Offutt, Shackelford, Wm Somme? J Krouse. William Tanner. P 35 AND TRUNK STORE, posite Odd Fellows’ Hail. NE R 499 Sevest A 1ESs OPHAM, ts late ef Philedelpbia, and IH NORFLRT cf this civy, i respectfully announee to By their friends and the pout, that they have com- menced the Saddiing Busines: at the above stand, where they will make end keep const land a larse ard superior #s Ladies’, aid Roys’ SADDLE: MARTINGALLS, and WHIP: every descri for city All kinds TRUNKS, VAUISES, and CAR- PET BA Ladies’ SATCHELS, TRAVEL- | ING BASKETS, and FANCY WORK BOXES. | HORSE NKETS, COVERS, COLLARS, and HAM. Horse, Spoke and Dust BRUSH- | =. Pot sa, 2 cURRY-comzs, SPONGES, c Ali material nsed will be the best that can be obtained; and both of us having been practical workmen for several years, we feel confident that our Work cannot be sur : durability. By uaren iz efforts to £ factioa we hope to merit, and respectfully solicit, a share of public pzironage. Pasticulir allention pald to covering Trunks and repairing al! kluds of work. Saddic tools constantly on band. CAMBLER’S TRICKS WITH CARDS 5 NS. Sesatr AND EXPLAINED BY J. H. Green ; price 25 cents. MOR‘ *S MYSTERIES OF FREE MA- SONRY : containing all the Decrees of the Order conferred ina Master's Lode, as written by Capt. Win. Morgan; price 25 cen HOME COOK BOOK: containing severalhun- dred excelient receipts ; price 2: LAWS OF LOVE! A complete code of gal- fantry, containing concise rics forthe conduct of ip through its entire Progress. Aphor- re, the conrts of love in the nineteenth sitions of wo price 25 cents LADIES’ GUIDE GO BEAUTY: containing preetical advice he complexion, the netr, the han . X. ADAMS! posite the Post Oilce, where the CHEAP PUBLICATIO and NEWSPAPERS, BLA INK, PAPBR, SVATIONERY CHILDREN'S TOY BOOKS. ABC CARDS, PLAYING and V CARDS, BALL, & . REMOVAL. os Ht SUBSCRIBER W LD MOST RE- spectfully inf. 5 he best and latest CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, V g (be charecters and dispo | | | | | i the and then going to the dog-house, they get the public generally, that he has re ane euk’ oo aan Rha Apirber tore from the south to the north side of Eninil door buck, so that the hounds might mike. belees Sievcat P arelft! g fori J werewanted. If they had avonge, between Eleventh iit j os d "a F where he wi!l keepafi -selected gs red t w father about r st EVENING STAR. THE BOY HEROES, A Sketch of Early Western Life. When Kentucky was an infant State and before the foot of civilizetion had trodden her — forests, there lived upon the branch of the Green river an old hunter by the nz t John Slater. His hut was upon the Southern bauk of the stream, and save a patch of some dozen acres that had been cleared by his owa axe, he was shut up by dense forests. Slater had two childen at home with him—twe sons, Philip and Daniel, the former fourteen and the latter twelve years of age. The elder children had gone South, His wife was with him, but she had been for several almost helpless cripple from the e vere rheumatiem. Tt was aerly in the Spring, and the old hun- ter bad just returned fro: he had been to carry the ter’s labor, which co He bad received quite asam of money, and had brought it home with aim. The old man had several years been accumulating m: he meant that his children should start terms with the wor! One evening j down to their fre tracted by the sud of a3 Slater went to the door to « the matter, ho sa m Columbia, where uce of the win- mostly of furs 3 Supper, they were ai- f dogs. and ee what w. w three men approachin ckly quieted the dogs and the stran-z- oached the door They asked for Something to eat, and also for lodgings fer the night. Job 3 They pu unslung thei them arch of ment. now comers Ww ere able er prepo: i far from being azree- © ir looks, but Slater otize of th nee, for he was » to doubt “y man. The boy, how- , did not like their appearance at all, and i neces which they gave ea gs. The hunter’s wife but she sat in her gr ebair by the fire. Siater cutered into conversation with the but they wore not very f nd after the talk dwindled to occasional ques- tions. Philip, the elder of the tivo, noticed that the men cast uncasy glances abeut the room, and atehed them narrowly. His fears xcited, and he could not e « ret. ew that his father had a large sum y ic the how nd his first t there men there for the er the sae Was over, the boys qui cleared off the tabiv, and then they went ofthe door. It had become dark, or rothor the night had fairly set in, fur t* bright mocn, two-thirds fall, shiviz st. u can to steal e how they “Yes.” “Sodid I. If we shouid tell father what woibink, he would only laugh at us, and toll ” us we were perfect scareero “Bat we eon watch them.”’ “Yes, we will watch ‘em, but do ret Ist them know it.”” The boys he!d some further consultation, for the str: , AND | gi evening GENT MEN’S F URNISHING OD3. As ' the old man signified the excellent business stand will able him to j and are go out of doamuch later business, he feels assured th be can furntsh Gentiemen’s Garments on mo moderate terms than heretofore. Paving pra for anumber ef years Germay z France, he is confid at hecan who may favor him with 2 call. ing grate- fal for past favors he solicits a continuance of the same. @. F. SCHAFER, Merchant Tailor. TYLER’S COMPOUND SYKUP OF GUM ARABIO S$ A REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS. HOARSINESS, ASTHMA, WHOOP? COUGH, CROUP,&c., poss the ereatest vaninges, with the least objections of any other use, having been extensive! d the last twi yeas with unparalleled s the world as a specific or cure all, but recom. mended as a valucble and scientific auxiliary 1% PULMONARY CASS, ready at hand, and one that bas been generally found to 5 fx most others have been tried wit efit. Assuch itis recognized by numbers of our leading physicians, who know fs composition and heve been eye witnesses of its superior cacy, as well as by thousands of our most respec- tabie citizens, who all ends its claim to being le, economical and eficccious. Price ce Wholesale Agents, PA‘ and STOTT & CO., STEVENS, Alexandrt Reiailed by Druggisis generally. Also, TYLER’S GUM ARABIC CouGH CANDY DROPS, the s2me co:pesition In lozenge form, 124 coats a box. nov 19 REW YOKK FURNISHING ESTAB- LISHMENT, NE PRICE ONLY '—WE RESPECT ‘ fully call attention to our New Establish- ment, where wedesign kee, GENTLEMEN'S GURNISHING GOODS of firs: quality, and of the very latest styles; also, CLOTHS, CASSI- MERSS, and VrSTINGS, which we make to order in the most ¢iegarit manner. Also, a select stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING. We have no hesitancy fu waying that we have fitted up one of the most elegant Storet of its size in any city, and have adevted the now almost Niaiverse! system of al! the principal stores through- out the Northern citles—THAT OF ONE Price ony, which gives confidence to customers, and that they may rely at onceen vetting articles ata much more correci, if not lower, price than the ranning scale. WALL & STEPHENS, 390 ‘Pennsylvania avenue, a few doors below the National Hotel. nov 17— MR. WILLIAM PALMER, PROFESSOR GF SINGING, LUTE. $e. ELDING TO THE SOLICITATION OF several of bis friends, purposes formlag class- es for VOCAL INSTRUCTION, both for young persons and adulis, and which classes will be suitably divided necording to the ages and sexes of the members. Terms, five dollars per quarter of 20 lessons. ‘Those who are desirous of availing themselves of the facilities thus afforded for learning Vocal Music, are requested to make early applicztion to Mr, WM. PALMER, at his residence, No. 233 F street, corner 14th. iad 9c 10 vs JONAS P. LEVY, IMPORTER AND DEALEH IN WLIYTES, L1Q UORS, CIGARS, AND FINE GROCERIES, _ General Commissioa & Forwarding Merchaat INSURANCE AND BILL BROKER, | No. 474 Pa. ay., two doors below U.S. Hotel, Wasutxeton Crrr, D.C. 5 N.B.—Country Merchants are requested to give mea eet before purchasing elsewhere. osly RVEY & ADAMS, PAYING Ponce sid OF E. WHEEL. ER & OW., all their stock of HARDWARE in the Store lately occupied by them, No. 315 Epica bene eras ae leave rea wo 8 BI poe to thee ween seer stock of goods. We hope, by strict attention to business and a foerit « coutinuaace of the Custom cf the old frm, ta contin custom 0} . novimim HARVEY & ADAMS. ws, glans nnd inky om exibition, the ; » class ish, on ex great Storeot JOHN F. BELLIS, pov 17 jasu 906 Pa. avenue, | | not trumpeted to | 2 : | | } I tl H fairs without. The hey did not take their ‘ y was asleep in the cha ys ”” whispered Philip. “let's take two of father’s rifies up to our bed—we may want them. We are as good as men with the rile.” Daniel sprang to obey, and quickly as pos- tibie the boys slipped two rifles fr. i pockets behind the great stove chimney hastened ik and emptied the strangers’ rifh groom, and her the room in w! any at present sat. Overhead there was a sort of scaffolding, ching only half-way over the large room it, aud in the opposite end of the build- ing frem the little sleeping apartment of the hunter, a rough ladder led up to the sexffold, nit, close up tothe gable end w boys’ bed. There 8 no partition edge of t but it was all op. the room below. pare beduing was spread upon the floor of the kitchen for the three travellers, and af: everything had been arranged fur their fort, the boys went up tatieir bed, aud the old man retired to his little reom. ‘The two boys thought uvi of sleep, or if they was only toavoidit. Half an hour had d away, and they could bear their father Snore. Then they heard a movement from those below. Philip crawled silently to where hecould peep dowa through a crack and by he rays of the moon, saw one of the men open his pack, from which he took several pieces of raw meat, and moving toward the window. he shoved the sash back and threw the picces of fiezh to the dogs. Then he went back to his bed and laid down. At first the boys thought that tins might be thrown to the dogs only to distract their at- tention; but when the man laid it down, the idea of poison flashed through Philip's mind. @ whispered his thoughts to his brother The first impulse of little Daniel, as he heard that his pour dogs were to be poisoned was to ery out, but a sudden pressure from the hand of his brother kept him silent. At the end of the boys’ bed there was a dark window, a small square opening, and as it was directly over the dogs’ house, ‘hilip re- solved to go down and save the dogs. The undertaking was a dangerous one; for the least noise would arouse the villians—and the consequences might be fatal. terfound himself mined upon the trial. be in his hands. strength in itself. a Piilip opened the window without moving from the bed, and it swung upon its leather hinges without neise. Then he threw off the sheet and tied the corner of it tothe staple by which the window was hooked. Thesheet was then lowered on the outside, and carefully the brave boy let himself out upon it. He en- joined his brother not to meve, and then slid noiselessly down. The hounds had just found the meat, and they drew back at their young master’s beck, and eave ho ered the fles allup. He easily quie! eo th This thought was a tower of none FF 4 - 8 greater of | dane ale pepe < sy morning. ¥ te “ Single copy, per annum ....+.cesesseseostss@l 00 soa ro cLens. Ten seeeeeeere: UJ” Casu, wvarmary advance. Single (in wrappers) can at'fae coutter, femctineny ee tee peters paper. Price’ Tunes Cenne 7, ‘4 PosTMasTEns whoact asagents tilowea a commission of twenty per cent. = rd them, they thought the poor animsi« were growling over the repast they had found. At length the hounds ceased their noise, and all was quiet. An hour passed, and so ‘did avothcr. It must have been nearly mid- ! | nicht when the men moved again, and the led sew the mays of a candle fash up through the cracks of the floor on which stood his bed. He would have moved to the crack where he could peep down, but at thet mo- | ment he heard amen on the ladder. He ut- | | | But Philip Sa!- | ended the sears! 4 strong in heart, and deter- | collar was then His fatin *s life might thy girl that, and fond of ' i ' | tered a quick whisper to his brother, and they lay perfectly still. The man eame to the top of the ladder, and held his light up so that he could lock upon the beys. The fellow seemed to be perfectly sati-fied that they were asleep, for he soon returned to floor, and then Philip crept to the crac saw tho men take kuives, and he heard them whispering. “We'll kill the old man and woman first,” said one of them; ‘then we'll hunt the mo- | sey. If those little brats up there [pointing to the seaffold] wake up, we can easily take care of them.’* “Bat we must kill them all,”’ said another of the vil is. ‘Yes,’ returned the first speaker, “ bat the young ones first; they may muke a noise and etait the old man up,” “Down the Isdder outside! quick!” he whispered to his brother. “ Down, and start up the dogs! Run for tho front door and throw it open—it isn’t fastened! 0, do let the dogs in the house; be quick as you can! Ill look her whilst you go.” quickly crawled out through the Iit- udow, end Philip seized a rifle and crept edge of the scaffold, Two of the vil were just epproaching the door of his her's room. They bad set the candle 2 floor, so that its light would fall into om as the door was opened. Philip ck the hammer of the rifle, and rested e upon the elge of the boards. One of tho men had bis hand upon the fateh. The boy hero uttered a single word of heartfelt prayer, and then he pulled the trigger. The villain whore hand was upon the latch ut- tered oue sharp quick ery, and then feil w the floor. The bullet had ‘passed through his brain. Poran instant the two remaining villains were confounded , but they quickly cor pre- hended the nature and position of theirenemy and they sprang for the laddex, They did nos reach it, however, for at that moment the outer door was flung open and the hourds— four in number—sprang into the house. With cep, wild yell, the animals leaped upon the Villains, and they had drawn them upon the floor juet_as the old hunter came from the r “Help us! holp us, father!’ cried as he hurried down the ladder. “I’ve shot one of them' They are murderers’ rob- bers! Hold ‘em, hold ‘em!” the boy con- toucd clapping his hands tothe dogs. Old Sinter comprehended the nature of the coens in am and sprang to the spot where the hounds had the two mer upon the floor. The villains had both lost their knives, and the dogs had so wounded them that they were in- tance. With much difficulty s were callcd, and the two men ed to ase There wes no need of they neo ome more re- , 23 the dogs had made quick og them i deen looked te, the old man Sabout the room. ‘hey rested a Ps upon the boly of him who had been shot, and tien turned upon the boys. Phill; told him all that had happened. ” It seem some time before the old hunter could crowd the whole teeming trath through bis mind ; but as he gredualiy comprehended it all, a soit, grateful, proud light broke over bis fea- tures, and he held his orws out to his sons. ‘Noble, noble boys!” he uttered, as he clasped them te iis bene “God bless you for this. O, I dreamed not that you had euch hearts.’’ For along time the old san gased on his boys in silence, whilc tears of love aud grati tudo own his cheeks, and his whote ighted up with the most jeyous, holy F: before daylight Philip mounted his started for the nearest scttlement, ¥ in the forenoon the officers of jus- tice had the two wounded men in charge, while the body of the third was removed. They were recognised by the officers as crimi- nals of notoriety; but this was their last ad venture, for the jurtice they had so long out- raged fell upon them, ond stopped them in their y of our readers chance to pass he Ohio river, I beg they will take no- e of a lurge white mansion (hat stands upon ank, with aw vrest park in 1 situated some eight miles west Ask your steamboat captain ho lives there, and he will tell you, ++ Philip Slater aud Brother, retired flour merchants.” They are the boy heroes of whom I have been writ Pramiz Fires.—Every night for three weeks past except immediately after a rain, the horizon in every direction, bas been ali a-glow from the burning grass on the prairies So brilliant have been these displays of fire- works as not unfrequently to reflect quite a strong light upou our streets, enabling the pe- des te make his way safely and pleasant ly without other lichts even in very cloudy : with no moon. These fires may be seen, in a cloudy it, a distance of twenty or thirty miles across the prairies, lighting up the hb as half way tothe zenith, with the most gorgeous colore, and as changeable al most as thuse of the kaleidescope. The smok: weather, which we call Indian Summer, ‘4 doubtless the result of these fires, and ifthers is any truth in the Espy theory, the rains which have followed each spell of very weather may also be attributable to the ex- tensive prairie burnings —Bloomington Pan- agraph. A Rick Sceye —Recently, in Terre Haute, Ind., Constuble Miller went with a search war- rant to look for some stolen After some examination they were found in the possession of a bouncing servant girl. The property consisted principally of articles s8, among which was a fine worked collar. This the officer endesvored to get in hand, but the girl put it in her mouth, and “shut down upon it.” The constable, determined not to be foiled in that way, ran his finger in the girls mouth, in order to pull out the collar, when sho opened, and, t bis Ginger be- tween his teeth, crushed toa jelly. The officer, not liking that trap, jerked out his finger, and the girl swallowed the collar. This us Mr. Miller concluded tho beyond his Frags Tesa!- elicacies. An engi being examin-1 at a trial, vino beth the judge and counsel tried to brow-beat him, made use in his evidence of the expression, ‘‘the creative power of a me- chanic ;” on which the judge rather tartly asked him what be meant Aon creative power) of a mechanic?" “ my lord, said the engineer, ‘I meant that power which enables a man to convert a goat's tail into « wig.” aloe. el An “old “customer named Awi, grins e 8 faithful brutes, | home rather tight, one night, mistook th and then he quickly tied the meat up in the | and finally began to doubt his own identit, y sheet? Shees. was alight ladder standing near | and began coliloguizing thus z “Am Tin ‘Amis the dog-house, and sitting this up against tho | house, or am I notin Ami’s house Am I Ami, building, Phillip made bis way buck to his |or xin I uot Ami? If Lam not Ami, who the littie loft, and when once safely there he j devibam I. pulled the shect in afver him. Tho strangers had not been aroused, and with a beating heart the bey thunked God. | vided into one hundred He had performed an 2:t, simple as it way «p pear, at which many a stout heart would have auaee. The doge growled as they went [TI is said if the Baglish langaage be di- sixcy would be Saxou, thirty would . Latin, (including Froneh,) five would be Greek, and E waining five from the other ack into their kennel, and if the etrangers | world. =