Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1855, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY, At tas Star dings, corner of Pennsylvania avenue end Eleventh street, By W. D. WALLACE, ‘WH be served to subscribers by carriers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents; papers served In packages at 37% @ents per month. To mail subscribers the sub- scription price is THREE DOLLARS AND FIF- TY CENTS 2 year in advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, sud ONE DOLLAR for three mouths; for less than three months at the rate of 124 cents a week. Up SINGLE COPIES ON E CENT. Information for Travelers. WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD. Cmaace OF HOURS.—On and after Mon- day, the 23d instant, the Trains will “ao. Washington at 6 and 8% a. m., and 3 and mm. RS Sunday at 4 p.m. Leave Baltimore at 4 and 9 8. m., and 3 and 5 p.m. On Sunday at 4 2. m. apw—tr T. OH. PARSONS, Agent. FOR MOUNT VEKNON. IN TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.—FARE, round trip, $1; from Alexandria 75 cents —The steamer THOMAS, COLLYER leaves Washington at 9. Alexan- dria at 9 o'clock. Coaches leave the Capitol for the boat at 8¥ o’clock. Coach fare 10 cents. Per- sons wishing the coaches will leave their residence With George & Thomas Parker. Refreshments on the boat. et Bf SAM’L GEDNRY, Captain. Petersen dessin alintertttrtondiniatbonest esi ORANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. GREAT SOUTHERN MSIL LINB! ICE daily between WASHINGTON and the SOUTH, via ALEXANDRIA, GOR- DONSVILLE aad RICHMOND—no night line on Leave ¥ a before 6 o’clock am — a - ila x a g ba am ve as On m Leave Alexandria’ ¢ Go Bm FARES BY NIGHT LINE. ¥rom Washington and Alexandria, to G donsville From Gorde: ichmon: Travelers will ind the iorning lin e cheap- est, most pleasant and expeditious route to the Greenbrier White Sulphur, Fauquter White Sul- 1s Warm, Hot, Alam and Capon Springs, arrenton, Charlottsvlile, Staunton, Strasburg, Winchester, Harrisunburg, Lexington, Weir's Cave, Natural Uridge, Luray, New Market, Mid- dleburg, &c. FARRS BY MOANID From Alexandria to Wai -3200 Ss e Sordonsville. - 350 ed = Chariottesvitle, - 430 Lad bd Staunton, = «© 600 « « Strasburg, - - Sou bea = Winches - bel “ Luray, - «“ “ New a Lal bad Middi OMNIBUSES and BA be at the Depot of the W convey passenyers and bag Groucx Pass, for ALEXANDRIA, a distance of 6 miles, allowing amp’ 2 for meals. 5 nyu H.W. VANDEGRIFT, Gen. Supt. THE NEW YORK “AN & LIVERPOOL UNITED STATES ae e to the Steamboat my MAIL STEAMEKS. E SHIPS COMPRISING @HIS LINE are the ATLANTIC, Captain West, PACIFIC, Captain Nye, BALTIC, ‘tain Comstock, ADRIATIC, Captain Grafton. Whese Ships have been bait hy contract, express- ly for Government rervice; every care been taken In their construction, as in the engines, to insure strength and specd, and thelr accoimoda- tions for passengers are unequalled for eiegance fort. and comf: PRICE oF Passsex. From New York to Liverpool.!z Srstcabia, $128 Second cabia, - - - - - - 7 Exciusive use of extra sizc statsrooms, - 200 From Liverpool to New York, - 2£30and £20 Aner Surgeon attached to cach ship. No berth can be secured until paid for. Fer ht or ony ply to SPWAKD K. CULLINS & CO., M4 Wali strect, iicw Yok. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO., Liverpesl, E. @. ROBERTS & CoO. 13 King’s Arms Yard JOHN MUNROE &CU., 38 Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, Paris. GEORGE iH. DRAPER, Herre. ‘Whe owners of these ships will not - countae ble for cold, silver, bultion, specie, levvelry, pre- cious stones, or racials, unless bills of lading are signed therefor, 224 tae valio thercof therein ex- pressed. nov 16—ly BY EAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST. 3 Time detween Wasiingten aud Wheeling but 17 hears! Bunning Time between Washington and Cincinnati 27 hours"! THRCTON TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECES TO BE EHaD IN WASHINGTON. London. E BALTIMORE AND OFM!0 RAIL ROAD bav'nzg grestly im wistipy Lash sony nections, Low 0. the fullest inducements Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTA- MORE, and ail portions of the WEST, NORTH- WEST, and the SOUTHWEST. The connection between the Trains from Wesh- ington and tae Trains bound West from Baiti- more is always promptly made at the Washington Junction (lately called the Leoeen io: 9 miles from Baltimore. This is the only change of cars roqutred be: mand the Ohloriver. za to Wheeling at the trans- Ts) without charge, kets for points leave Washington and 1% p.m. On Sundays atthe @ direct connection is msde be CENTRAL OHIO RAIL- om fellaire, en the Ohto, near 4 Cemoridge, Zanesville, and MBUS. ‘These trains connect ars of the Newark, Mansfield iroad for Saadusky, Toledo, Coie , Bt. Louis, ete the C_O. Raflroad trains con- ¢ Little Macmi Rail- ; Louisville, etc. At NIA (on Little Litami P2!ireed) connection ts with the teins through Dayton, to Indian- Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock Bt Louis, etc Pasecozers helding Through Tickets for Vicksiure, Natchex, New Orlsans, sshiugton—are trans- Mail mers on the Wheeting, thie + Newark. (9 COLU nolan ia Cleveland to -» tickets are sold, 2 between Cae and Wellsville (forty mien) where a connect with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Re''road is made ‘Travelers are requested to notice that wh'le this is the only mute aferdlaz Through Ticaets and Cheeks in Washington, it is also the shortest, moat speedy, and to nearly all the leading ts in the great The distance from jashington to Circ! Js but 653 miles, being about 160 miles sherter (han by any other route! FAKE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM WASHINGTON :—To Wheeling, JoLum- bus, $i) 65; Dayton, £15 50; Cincinnatl, $16 00; Loutsvilte, by railroad, 813 '65, by steamer from Gincioas:!, 818 6; Indianapolfs, $17 58; Cleve- » B12 56; Toledo, 215 80; Detroft, $15 20; ze, S265 and 8) ; Bt. Louts, Se and Me:aphis, 235; New Oricans, $31; ete. FOR PREDPERICK AND HARPER'S FERRY. MARTIN '' KG, CUMBRELAND, BERKLEY SPRIN EDPORD SPRINGS, PIEDMONT,OABI VY cers rity Isa F . mi For the minor way stations between’ wad: and Wheeling, take 6 a. m. train from ton. ee cae to and from Baltimore, Anapolis, neocisl advertisements. ore r nm, Throuzh Tickets, Por farther informa’ ac. ae ty to THOMAS H. BARBONS, Agent JOAN 1. DONE, gt Wasbingy 2 Bintion Master of Transportation, Battimore anc Ubio Ratlroad, Baltimore. may3—tf —_— = SILVER DOOR PLATES & NUMBERS. R DWELLINGS, OFFICES, CHURCH PEWS, STATE pe ont ted artic!>, manefactu = ee Stivers ore. \Ve have received the sole District of Columbia es and of beautiful de Goteb; and iettered or ¢ “WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBE WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVERWARK. E CALL ATTENTION TO OUR MAG- nificent stock of very oy Gold JEWELRY, pure WATCHES, elegant SILVER TEA SETS, PITCHERS, GOBLETS, WAITERS, FORKS and! SPOONS. VER WARE, SILVER CARD CASES, PORT and every other articleof TABLE SIL- MONNAIES, FINE FANS, &. Also, extra heavy plated Albata Goods and superior ‘able Cutlery. GOLD SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES of every variety. Particular attention pald to the selection of glasses adapted to the eyes of wearers. Possessing every facility, we are preparedt oex- ecute in the best manner, the largest orders for all articles In our line. WATCHES and CHRONOMETERS of eve- ty description. skillfully repaired. A practical knowledge of this branch of our business, to whieh strict attention is given, guarantees entire = to persons ha’ ing fine Watches, &e, to repair. ENGRAVING In all its branches, including the cutting of arms, crests, mottoes, &c. on stone done in the best manner. d_ prin’ Tromptly ex- Card engravi —F MW. GALT RO,, couted. 3M Pa. avenue, bet. 9th and 10th sts. nov 30—tf OE SHILLINGTON HAS RECEIVED at his Periodical Depot— Frank Leslie’s Gazette of Fashion for December Harper’s Magazine do Putnam's do Graham’s do Godey’s Lady’s Book do Frank Leslie s New York Journal do Ladies’ National Magazine do Arthur’s Home lo do Lilly Hudson, or oe Midst Continual Hope, by Alice Grey ceaey onoton, or the Faithless Guardian, by 1s. Moodie. The Song of Hiawatha, by H. W. Longfellow Croschets and Quavers, by Max Maretzek The —— Bedott Papers, by Francis M. Whi- cher Glenwood. or the Parish Roy ‘The Old Homestead, by Mrs Ann 8. Stephens Winnie and I. Allthe New Books, Magazines, Cheap Publi- cations And everything In the Stationery line constantly on hand and for sale at JOE SHILLINGTON’S, Corner Pennsylvania avenue and 1} st. nov 30—3t S. P. HOOVER'S Boot, Shoe, and Trunk Establishment, Iron Hall, Pa. avenue, between 9th and 1th sts. N THIS SPLENDID ESTABLISHMENT, which has no —— the U. States, may be found, atell times, the most ex- Uy tensive stock in this it oe every ale and quality of LADIES, GENTLEMEN, CHILDREN and SERVANTS’ BOOTS and SHOES. Also. TRUNKS, CARPET BAGS, VALISES, SATCHELS, &e. My stock of Fal di nter Wear, recently se- lected from the most celebrated manufacturers, is very superior. I promises to offer unusual inducements, and re- sp ctfully solicit your patronage and influence. nov 30—tf P. HOOVER. 2 ree i Baaatathal ae onal MARBLE WORK—MARBLE WORK! R SALE FO ALE. HE SUBSCRIBER HAS ON HAND A variety of American and Italian MARBLE MONUMENTS, of beautiful — and highly finished workinanship, to which he invites the attention of the public Persons in want of Mon- uments, or any other kind of marble work, will find it to their advantage to give himacall. The marble and workmanship is of the best quality, and will be sold as low as similar work can be obtained at the North. Also, on hand, a large stock of highly finished , Which will be sold at re- MARBLE MANTE duced prices ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD. a and ae ae: — one door from 13% street, o ite Nation: eatre. PEOPLE'S NEW STEAMSHIP LINE, Between Baltimore, Alexandria, Wash- ingten a eorgetown. HE NEW AND COMMODIOUS STEAM Propeller DIAMOND STATE will run rezularly once a week be. tween the above ports; leaving B Ore ON Dat- urday afternoon, arriving at Alexandria on Mon day morning and at Washington and Georgetown Tuesday poser § Returning, will leave Washington Tuesday af- terncon; Georgetown Wedne-day morning, and Alexandria Wednesday evening. For freight apply to BENJ. DARBY, 3 Water street, Georgetown, D.C, 1 _nov 27—eolm ACKEREL, SALMON, HERKINGS, & Codfish. a this day from Boston— a! 5 bbisfat No 1 MACKERBL, Boston Import- ation 10 half-bbls fat do do do 10 q’r-bbis. fat do do do 25 elghth-bbls. do do do 10 barrels fat No. 2 do do 10 half-bbls do do do 10 q't-bbis. do do do 25 Aghth-bbls do do a oO 5 barrels fat No.1 PICKLED SALMON, do Weighth-bbls do do do 100 barrels fat No.3 MACKEREL do S0lalfbbls — do do 200 barrels fat No. 1 Fam!ly HERRINGS 150 vp 1 Scotia aud Magdoleon HER- Gs 000 pounds Grand Bank CODF ISH Which we offer to the trade, wholesale and re- tall, at the lowest market mare E. E. WHITE & CO, No. 63, iron front, Louisiana avenue, between 6:h and 7th streets, opposite the Bank of Wash lagton. nov 27—eo't CANDLES, OIL, Soar, ke. 50 boxes ADAMAN TINE CANDLES 1,000 gallons refined WHALE OIL 500 ie do yellow SOAP do Sperm 125 boxes brown and 25 do Castile 25 do Fancy 60 do PEARL STARCH 1,000 pounds SALERATUS 5,000 do SAL SODA Just received, per schooners Hamilton and King Bird, from New York. and for sale nov B—ecét MURRAY & SEMMES. ROOMS, BUCKETS, &c. 200 doxen BROOMS 75 dozen PAINTED BUCKETS 23 do Covered Do % do To Do 60 netts WILLOW BASKETS 15 dozen JUTE and ALICANT MATS 50 do CORDS and LINES 209 gross MATCHES 30 n WASH BOARDS Just recejved, per schooners Hamilton and King Bird, from New York, and for sale by nov 26—e06t MURRAY & SEMMES. ¥F. L. MOORE S PREPARED TO FURNISH THE BEST WHITE AND RED ASH COAL of all sizes, and CUMBERLAND COAL of all kinds, to his customers at the lowest market prices. 2,210 pounds guarantied to the ton. me Oak and Pine WOOD at very low ices. ar good article and full measure may be relied on in all cases Yard west side 9th street, between D and E, op- posite ‘ Old Stand.’? nov 29—eotw MORE NEW GOODs. OHN H. SMOOT, NO. 119 SOUTH SIDE Bridge street, near High, Georgetown, D.C has received an additional supply of Fall ard Winter GOODS, making his assortment very complete in his stock will be found a first rate assort- ment of— Ladies’ Dress Goeds Black Moire Antique Silks Moire Antique Cloak and Dress hemes Rich oo and Moire Antique Sash Bonnet ibbons Swiss and Cambric Bands, Collars and Sleeves Bleck and col’d Cloths, for Cloaka Stella, Brocha and Bay State Shawis j Witha food 2ssortment of the best makes Flan- nel 5; Blankets, and Dry Goods generally. Bl Pye beapes desirable and cheap purchasers F advantage to ett! futly pepeset. 3. HSMOOT. © nov 13-¢ G TO 306 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, H near Tenth street, for your BRUSHES, COMES, and POLE ARTIC ES of every description JOHN F ELLIS nov “tr MINE MERYUMERY, POR TE-MONIE B'Sanv cases, CaiNAa ORNANES tS ‘ a TOYS, &c., ke, at JOHN FP. ELL Pennsylvania avenue. Rov 26-t¢ ACADEMY OF MUSIC, rs Ix PURSUANCE OF THE DESIGN OF this Institution, viz: the diffusion of the knowl- edge of Music, and a cultivation of the public taste for the higher order of the Art, the oe prety MusIC poses to give a Ke FOUR CONCERTS: and, with a view to add as much as ‘ible to their po} ity, the Great Works of thoven, Mozart, Mendlesohn, Spohr, Hu:inmel and others, relieved by lighter compositions, will be pro- duced with the est ible effect, both in the Orchestral aud Vocal departments. The pian of admission will be the same as that adopted by the Academy of Music in London, viz: by subscription only, the terms of which will be 5 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 at the Music Stores of Messrs. Hilbus and Zantzinger; also at the Academy of Music. corner Ninth and D streets. (Open daily from 10 till 6.) oc 15—tf WEBER'S EXCELSIOR BRASS AND M STRING BAND. R. WEBER RESPECTFULLY IN- inform his patrons and the public that he is avin ee with a BAND OF TALENTED MUSICIANS to accommodate them witha brass, string or reed band. as the occasion may require. USIC for Balls, Parties, Parades, es, &c., furnished from one to any num- ber, at the shortest possible notice, by applying to L. WEBER, Leader, four doors east of General Henderson’s, N ed Vara Orders can be at the * Music Depot,’ in the Star Buildings. nov 6—tf THE PIANO FORTE CLASSES or MR. W. HENRY PALMER, Ww! LL meet at the Academy of Music, corner of 9th and D streets, on and after MON- DAY, Oct. 8th, 1855. The pupils are requested to be in attendance on the days and hours speci- ded in the notices addressed to them. W. HENRY PALMER, Director. PIANOS—PIANOS—PIANO: UST RECEIVED AT THE MUSIC southwest corner of Peana. avenue, Eleventh and D streets, two of those} 7 world-renowned PIANO FORTES, from the fac tory of Rosenkrantz, in Dresden. These insuu- ments have been acknowledged by competent and disinterested musical judges to be superior to any other horizontal square Pianos made, in point of tone, touch, and durability. Shall receive, in a few,days, another lot of these instruments, and continue to receive them as soon as they can be passed through the Custom House novl GEO. HILBUS, Agent = 2 Ee oe Siete ea ES! Siow DIANOS FOR SALE OR KENT —Newand second hand I’lanos from the bes' maniwWactories, at moderate and conve- nient terms for sale; second hand Pianos taken in exchange, and tuning pianos attended to at No i98 Eleventh strect, above Pa. avenue F.C, REICHENBACH. sep 8—6mceoSTcréTh* COFFIN WARERUOM, &c. WILLIAM PLANT & CO., UNDERTA- J. KERS—residence4is Seventh z street, between G and H streets. {nterments procured in any ground orcemetery. Cofins, Caps, Shrouds, Carrlazee licarse, and every article for interments of the best quailty furnished at short notice, on the most reasonable terms, and at all hours of the eight. Hav: the exclusive right of cane Patent Corpse Preserver, we guarentee to keep thr dead for any length of time. jy li—iy UNITED STATES MAIL. ALABAMA. Post Orrick DerarTMENT. Nov. 23, 1955. ROPOSALS FOR CARRYING THE ma'ls of the United States from the 15th day of Feb- ruary, 1556, tothe 30th day of June, 1558, inclu- sive, on the following route in the STATE OF ALABAMA, and in the time and manner speci fied, will be received at the Contract Oilice of the Post Ottice Department, in the city of Washing- ton, until o p. m., of the 10th January, 1858, to be decided on the next day: 7002—From Montgomery, by Steep Creek, Fort Deposit, Butler Springs, Cokerville, Clat- borne. and Galnestown, to Mobile, 266 miles and back, daily, with side supply of Green- ville daily, and of Tintlalah, Hickory Grove Sandy Ridge, and Kirkville tri-weekly ; the transportation between Montgomery and Claiborne to be performed in a double line of four-horse coaches, with the privilege, when the reads are bad, of using four- horse horse mail wagons, of sufficient capacity to carry whatever mail may be daily received at Montgomery or Claiborne; and betwecn Claiborne and Mobile In such classes of steamboats as may be suitable in speed, s!ze and siructure, for the regular Pees of the service at all seasons of the year, to be under the entire and exclasive control of the acce, bidder or bidders, so that no breaches of connexion shall occurelther way by reason of any other person or persons hav- ing a right to regulate or interfere with the arrivals and departures of the said steam- beats. Leave Montgomery daily at4 pm Arrive at Mobile in 36 hours, by 44 am Leave Mobile daily at 11 a. m, from Ist No- vember to ist June, and at 7a m residue of the year Arrive in Montgomery in 36 hours, by 11 pm, from ist November to ist June, and by 7 p m residue of the year. NOTE. No pay will” be made for trips not performed, and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three times the pty of the trip may be deducted. For arrevals so far behind time as to break connexion with depending mails, and not sufficiently exeused, one-fourth of the compensa- tion for the trip is subject to forfeiture. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certifi- cates of postmasters or the affidavits of other cred- itable persons for neglecting to take the mall from orintoa t office; for suffering it to be injured, destroyed, robbed or lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or is concerned in running, ve hicles on the route. ‘Phe Postmaster General may annul the contract for repeated failures to run reeably to contract, or for disobeying the post ofiice laws or instructions of the department. The Postmaster General may alter the schedule. He may also ordcr an increase of service by allowing therefor a pro rata increase on the contract pay He may also curtail or discontinue the service in whole or in part, at pro rata decrease of pay, if he allow one month’s extra compensation on the amount of service dispensed with. ‘The bids should be addressed to the Second Assistant Post- master General, superscribed ‘‘Mat/ Proposals for Alabama.’’ The contracts to be executed and returned to the department by or before the 15th of Febri , 1856. For further particulars as to conditions fo be Sncerperstee. inthe contracts bid- ders may see pamp! advertisement for convey- ing the mails — Sete tea, Louisiana ‘exas, : JAMES CAMPBELL, nov 24-diw Postmaster General. > United States Patent Office, Wasuincton, Nov. 16, 1855 N the petition of WittiamC Gauss of Phil adelphia, Penn,, praying for the extension of a pent to him on the 12th day of Feb- ruary, , for an improvement in ‘‘spark ar- resters,’’ for seven years from the al aged of said Laverty pd taxes place on the 12th day of February. z It is ordered, that the sald petition be heard at the Patent Office on Monday, the 28th day of Jan- next, at 12 o’clock m.; and all persons are notified to appear and show cause, {f any the) have, why salt peg ought not to be granted. Persons 0} ng the extension are required to file in the Pe nt Oitice their objections, specially set forth in writing, at least ten days before the day of hearing; fa testimony filed by either party to be used at the said hearin; oct 4 EvOT, asm soondance veflh the tales of itted in ac lance with the rules of Geen, which will be furnished on application. The testimony 2 the bes = pore et ve 3, de} ions and o' = led 3 4 Le eet ooy somae be filed in the office on or re the oe gee day ; the atgu- ts, within ten erestior Ordered, tise, that this notice be. pubilshed in oe ‘ashington, Union, Intelligencer, and Star, c; Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia, Pa js our- nal of Commerce, New York, N. Y.; an Boston, Mass.; once 4 week for three successive weeks pte g the 28th day of Februa-y next, enring. ate ie _ CHARLES MASON, Commissioner of Patents. P # —Edltors of the above papers will please eend f}elrbills to the Patent Oilice, with a paper contatning this notic pov 17—lawaw style, class on ex! in Variety Storeof JOHN F. BLS, nov 17 06 Pa. avenue. Post, | Ebening Star. R 1, 1855. TOPHAM & NORFLET’S NEW AND CHEAP SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK STORE, 499 Seventh st , opposite Odd Fellows’ Hall. MESSRS. TO PHAM late of Philedelpbia, and NORF LET of this city, respectfully announce to their friends and the pas that they have com- meanced the Saddling Business at the above stand, where they will make and keep coustaatly on hand a large and superior 2ssortment of—Mens’, Ladies’, and Boys’ SADDLES, BRIDLES MARTINGALES, and WHIPS. HARN 283 of description, both for city and country ase. All kinds of TRUNKS, VALISES, and CAR- PET BAGS Ladies’ SATCHELS, TRAVEL- ING BASKETS. and FANCY WORK BOXES. HORSE BLANKETS, COVERS, COLLARS, and HANES. Horse, Spoke, and Dust BRUSH. ES. CARDS, CURR -COMBS, SPONGES, C&C. All material used will be the best that cau be obtained; and both of us having been practical workmen for several years, we fecl confident that our work cannot be si ri either for style or durability. By unremitting efforts to give satls- faction we hope to merit, and respec! 'y solicit, a share of public patronage. Pasticular aitention paid to covering Trunks and pee 2ll kinds of work. Sad Ler cols constantly on hand. nov 7—! GAMBLER'S TRICKSjWITH CARDS XPOSED AND EXPLAINED BY J. H. Green ;_price 25 cents. bs MORGAN’S MYSTERIES OF FREE MA- SONRY: containing all the Degrees of the Order conferred ina Master’s Lodge, as written by Capt. Wim. Morgan; price 25 cents. HOME COOK BOOK : containing several hun- dred excellent receipts ; price 25 cen! LAWS OF LOVE: A complete code of yal- lantry, containing concise rules forthe conduct of a courtship through its entire progress, Aphor- isms on love, the courts of love in the nineteenth century, rules for telling thecharacters and dispo- sitions of woman; price 25 cents LADIES’ GUIDE TO BEAUTY : containing practical advice on improving the complexion, the aair, the hands, the form, the teeth, the eyes, the feet, the features, so as to insure the highest de- grec of perfection, of which they are susceptible, and also upwards of one hundred receipts for va- rious co*metics, ofls, | Soregee valy 25 cents. Any of the above Books cen be b -ught of the Agent, ALEX. ADAMSON, Seventh street, ep- Dosite the Post Ottice, where he keeps on hand ell the CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, MAGAZINES, and NEWSPAPERS, BLANK BOOKS, PENS, INK, PAPER, STATIONERY of all kinds, CHILDREN’S TOY BOOKS, PRIMMERS, ABC CARDS, PLAYING and VISITING CARDS, BALL, &c. nov 6—3in* MESTINY DEMONSTATED. JROFESSOR SILVESTER [3S THE BEST; he succeeds when all others fail Ali who are in trouble, unfortunate, deceived by false promises, and gone back in the world—call for advice. All laboring under distress of mind. bedy or cireamstances—call for relief; he has the key of Happiness, True Love, and Marriage. The Astrologer may be consulted on D Medicines, suitably shown by the planets; also, Business, Riches, onor, Ofiice, Speculation, In- ventions, Law Suits, of Friends, man or wife ab- sent, ifever to return. The time of birth must be sivenasnear as possible Nativities calculated through Life and written on durable paper—terms ®5each. Callin person—ladies 59 cents; gentle- men 5 cents to $1. Address No. 137, second house from 19th street. on B street, opposite the Smithsonian, on the Island nov 21—2w* COME, LEARN YOUR FATE. RS. GEORGE (LATE OF ENGLAND) 4¥E wishes to inform the ladies and gentlemen, and vicinity cf Washington and Georgetown that she can be seen and consulied on tbe past. preseut and future events, at her residence, No. i37 ‘Twen- ty-fourth slsect, between H and I, near the Gb- servatory. Ladies 25 cents—gentlemen 50 cts. Hours from 9 until 8. nov 23-2w* MADAME R. ISPECTFULLY INF re information Healta, Wealth, , Difticulttes and Death, res, Love, Journe’ , Absent Frien will please call soon, as she will remain in the city buta short time. She can be consulted at all hours of the day andevening. door—at No. 2: ~5 13th street corner of D, on the left hand side. Gentlemen 50 cents end Ladies nove2 —2w* REMOVAL. HE SUBSCRIBER WOULD MOST RE- spectfully inform his customers and the. blic generally, that he has removed his’ tore from the south to the north side of Pa. avenue, between Lleventh and Twelfth streets, where he will keepafuli and well-selected assortment of the bestand tstvleof FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTINGS, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. As the excellent business stand will enable him to doa much larger business, he feels assured that he can furnish Gentlemen’s Garments on more moderate terms than heretofore. Having practised for a number of vears in Gerineny, England and France, he ls conident that hecan please all those who may favor him withacall. Feeling grate- ful for past favors he solicits a continuance of the same. AFER, nov 12 rchant Tailor. W. HENRY PALMER'S PIANO FORTE CLASSES. N EVENING CLASS FOR LADIES AND 4% Gentlemen is now forming at the Academy of Music. Appiication to be made to Mr. W. HENRY PALMER, 23 F street, or at the Acad emy of Music, corner of D and 9th streets. oc 15 NEW YORK FURNISHING ESTAB- LISHMENT, ( NE PRICE ONLY '—WE RESPECT fully call attention to our New Establish- ment, where wedesign keeping GENTLEMEN'S GURNISHING GOODS of first quality, and of the y latest styles; also, CLOTHS, CASSI- MERES, and VESTINGS, which we make to order in the most e:exant manner. Also, a select stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING. We have no hesitancy in saying that we have fitted up one of the most elegant Storet of its size im any city, and have adopted the now almost universal s ofall the principai stores through. out the Northern cities—THAT o¥ ONE PRICE oNLY, which gives confidence to cusiomers, and that they may rely at once on getting articles ata much more correct, if not lower, Pat, than the running scale WALL & STEPHENS, 300 Pennsylvania avenue, 8 few doors below the National Hotel. JONAS P. LEVY, 7 IMPORTER AND DEALER 1 WINES, LIQUORS; CIGARS, AND FINE cea a Forwarding iebhant Commission & Forwarding Merchant INSURANCE AND BILL BROKER, No. 474 Pa. av., two doors below U. 8. Hotel, halite bd City, D.C. tad to give N. B.—Country Merchants are reques' me — before y ecaaeg elsewhere. oc 2-ly PARRINER Cc. WAR WATCHMAKER AND JEWBLER, Has removed to No. 370 Pennsylvania avenue, ander Browns’ Hotel, Washington, D.C. oc 3i—tJan , e.: LEXANDRE’S AND BAJOU'S KED GLOVES.—A good assortment of all, numbers of colors, white and black for la- dies and "esperar Gents. silk Bi ic! 5 lvieck and fancy Silk Cravats and Neck Ties. White and colored bordered and lik Pocket Hdkfs. ? h nd Silk Vests. Sentisam’e atedan, Saxony wool and shaker itt Shirts, gal are invited to call and examine them their purchases before making thelr purtiN i. SMOOT, nov13_—_No. 119 Bridge street, Georgetown. _ MRS. CHOATE ILL HER FALL AND WINTER MIELGENORT ob SATURDAY next, October 20th. She is eney te attend punc- tu lly to all orders the Ladies may favor her with; Corner of Louisiana avenue and 6th street oct 15-tf (latell) y DAGUERREOTYPES TAKBN BY A LADY N RS. A.C Lae yet 4 Bey ine pf regaties to he EW KO! on 7th st. leiwe Hand I, ts ated t0 take LIKENESSES in the bes* style of t! 5 { PICTU ee oe cases for FIFTY © 5 nov 22-1 Her name ison the | . ————— SLY LOOKS. CHAPTER I. MARKET AT NiGHT As e00n as the shades of evening throw their musty wrapper over Washington city, and lights glimmer here and there from shop win- dow to house. from house to shop window, and { a twinkle and blink at-you from every iamp on Pennsylvania ayenus, you may von- ture out with a basket in hand, without fear of meeting a dozen of pretty ladies, siaring at be and mistaking you for an upper servant, ause you don’t wear kids, and haven't no body guard. So out you go, and in a few minutes thread the spacious precincts of Centre Market, and goodness gracious what a scene! you have just clambered over a pile of sweet potatoca, and stand bewildered, clinging to a tall maid- en ay, whom you have mistaken for @ lamp post; the maiden lady screams, but the ecream 1a lost to yourself; alive only to the pereep- tion of seeing a motley crowd struggling and ushing, ps rape and egressing, talking, eughing, joking, halloing, screaming; aud amidst all this confusion a lank countryman informs you that you have just purchased o peck of apples, and enquires gently if the little boy steuling chestnuts, with an empty basket is the servant de escort. You remon- strate, and while explaining that the fat lady on the right is the proper owner, a gentleinan claims you as his servant, and insists upon pouring 2 lot of vegetables in your basket; with an indignant countenance you turn round, gentleman apologises, made a mistake, John and yourself, very much alike, same size, wear same clothes, John has a basket too Borne off in a rage and stopping for breath, a greasy individuel with his sleeves tucked up, enquires how much butter you'll take, mea- sures ont two or three pounds, and depociting it in your basket, and lauding its excellence ina breath, you take it outazain, and get wrathy, avd now the crowd diminishes, you find yourself in a less frequented portion of the market, where dim lanterns icate dim thadows, gliding here and there: you xlmost imagine you arein a Know Nothing Lodge, Pp d by thi iiness and sombreness of the ne; but avery Weagient & ems to show that you are eit a sinoke house or er in a Vir, somewhere else, in wh E supposition you are about half right, having wandered to that part of the market where niggers mos? do con- ‘ate, aud where piies cf ham and huge sof that good old dish, hominy, seem to he passer by, with trce Southern lity. Get once more into crowded localities, and fiud yourself pushed and horsed about till your entire stock of good nature forsakes you, and you push and crowd like the rest. Small boy nearly knocks the breath out body by a collision between his stomach, unintentional, attempt to ch him a blow; boy ingeniousiy dives and hits a young lady in that portion of her figure politely termed the rear. Young lady ex- slaims that ‘that man insulted her; ’ mous- tached individual, with gold-headed cane fiercely confronts try toexplain, and moustached individual shakes his head and ferociously demands: you card; havn't any, anlin your distress present him with a free ticket to the bearded lady; have an indie t recollection of falling suddenty to the ground, ant feel a re that blood is triekling de re in it, aad ereep off u j determination to ex your lite and grow savage; and now you are thread- ling your way to the interior of the market, and long lines of butchers, stands, piled with » Suvking meat, greet your doubtful vision; and anon rising on the evening air stant buz, buz, of human voices intermingling with the chop, chop, of many a i bloody and busy knife. Let us take a look at ; the butchers themeelves, their grim and surly countenances, look still more unprepos. i by the light of candle; and, hark! ata flendish lauch bursts from one of them; he is cutting a ehoulder of mutton, and while en- gaged something causes that supernatural burst of merriment, somewhat connected with his eubject of dissection, and a dark auspicion crosses your mind that that sheop died a nat- ural dcath, and a thrill of horror tingles your blood at the bare possibility; you meekly ad- vance and ask him a variety of questions in regard to the general healthiness of sheep, tho ‘ooess of sausage making and the singular varcity of cats and dogs, and you are fally es ded, after a short conversation, that utehers are the most persecuted race of hu- man being: on earth, that scandal has circu- lated many a false and malicious story, that such things as sick sheep, or cattle, are mere inventions, and that all is shoer gammon about sausages being manufactured from dogs snd cats or any other creature in an advanced stats ef uupleasantness, and that the idea only exieted in the brain of fovlish people, and that whereas a2 men of senzo wiileat a sausage down and no questions asked, and then the butcher will wind up by telling yon that these stories emanated from a young gentleman, whose father having left all his property toa sausage vender, invented the whole to injure the trade. Purchasing what suits your taste or your eye, On you go; here you are in a bakery, and before you can take another lo ther brings you into a land flowing With milk and honey, to speak poetically, but in plaia prose a little nook well stored with cans of miik (nicely watered) and buckets piled up with the honeycomb, thus realizing one ilea of that far-famed land, for which the Israel- ites waited in vain forty years to see. Leaving Canaan, we catch a view of a largo erowd surrounding an oratorizing individual, who appears in a tremendous passion, and raves and rants vehemently. It’s a quarrel, says one; it’s a Know Nothing speech, says another; and the policemen rush forward to knock down all the anties, if there be any, and bear them off triumphantly to the guard- house—it being an established fact that they are the offenders in all breaches of the psace. Little boys creep under the legs of fat gentle- men to view the muss, and rowdies rub their hands in expectation of congenial amusement. You find yourself siezed with the contagious curiosity, and, longing to see what the trouble ia, crowd yourself into the mass, and after a desperate pushing find that it is nothing more than an itinerant autioneer, roaring out the customary ‘‘ How much ehall I have? bow much shall [ have, gentlemen ’’’ and holding up something in the air, which he assures you is a valuable diamond ring, of the first water, at the same time intimating that he has been offered a levy for it, and anxiously inquires if the splendid diamond ring must bo sacri- ficed? The ring is flually knocked down toa bareteoted loafer, for thirteen cents, who calmly informs the auctioneer, amid a general laugh, that he “ haint got uo woney.”’ After listening for awhile to the monotonous ‘ going, going, going,” you go yourself. and commence seriously to fill your basket, which is but half fall, and stare im the faces of men and women, who pass and repass. Bright and flashing eyes of lovely women can be seen occasionally dotting here and there the crowd of fat faces, and lean faces, and all the sad variety of faces, just like serene ctars twinkling oat from a dark and frowning cloud. There is a banker’s clerk. He has been tied up all day among ledgers, and comes here to eye tho good things laying sround in wan- ton profusion. His only pleasure evuvists in eating. Breakfast, dinner, and tea, ure the titlo episodes in his uneventful life. 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The tarke: browned to suit his taste; the eurrant jelly reflects its crimson color on the superlative snowy cloth; and his eyes find a responsive Glisten in the shining plates. He does not eat with indecent baste, like the hurried merchant and politician, and then fly off to his business, searocly knowing whether he has eaten or not. No; be calmly sits himself in a cushioned ebair, and leisurely says grace. That being concluded he soberly and Niverately carves. He never allows his servant to perform tha responsible i but goes thtengh the opera- tion himself, skitfuliy dissecting each part, and laying it gracefully asido. then cats slowly and enjoys each moreel till his appetite is satiated, and thea perhaps takes.a nap til! fupper time, to dream over the pleasures of dinner. The next day he gocs to the . plunges into the bovks till his yellow, fat wateh ndicates dinner time, and the same scene is gene through of yesterday. His character is a tenor, his temper mild, because the of angry passions mever finds vent in his round, plump form. He has no farther ambition than to write a fair, plain hand, and show his skill in the mysteries of book-keep- ing. He never indulges fn airy spsenlations, or fancics that he will ono day be somebody, or that an unknown relative may suddenly die and leave him « fortune; but, easy and contented, he creeps aleng till the curtain drops and death end the scene, and so passes the life of a Banker's Clerk “Here they go @ levy a peck; only a levy a peck, geutiemen,’’ arouses you from the momentary train of reflection, and with a start you recollect where you are, curious assem- bloge of women, eircling around a butter dealer, reminding you of flies stack round a molasses jug, an pegs few moments a knife is passed from oue to the other bearing on its “acy asmall unctuoussabstance which quickly nds its way to the very many mouths; think it an optical delusion, and approach nearer’ Women eating butter without bread—impos- ible! while you stand gaping with uneon- cealed amazement at this barbarous usage, the fellow officiously sticks in your pan the same dirty knife which has been im active operation ; you refuse; woman next to you accepts it; fat colored woman opposi‘e follows suit; genteel lady. with flounces, walks up and keeps ** the pot a boiling,’’ and then an- other sample is tried, and the man himself in a high state of perspiration, weighs pound af. ter pound to the purchaser, with a reokless isregard of the standard of weights and mea #, and indicated his contempt fer federal money by circulating brass gold dollars, tin shillings, and uncertain quarters. Laughing away your disgust you continue your round And now the lights gradually grow dim, the crowd lessens every moment, until but few men may be seen straggling about, the marketers scramble up their effects, the butchers vanish, andtheeye meets large rows ef empty stal! where late was noise, bustle, and a ; thing extable has, as though by ma appeared, and the lights one by one expire here and there a solitary loafer may be des- d by the light of the rising moon leaning against a stall in gloomy reverit, now and then a drankard’s voice rises lazily on the evening air, but with these exceptions soli- tude reigas supreme over Centre market. a oe Beer vs. Trrkeys.—The Washington Mar- kets and the Weshington Drove-yards were in lively competition on Wednesday, and the markets came outahoad. Inthe market were 2d uncounted thousands of turkeys and lesser note; in the drove-yards we found 2 394 of about as bony animais—called beeves—as we ever saw there on one market day. Turkeys sold rapidly at a good adva ever old prices; cattie went down at le one-half cent per pound from last week sales, which were thought by the owners to be unusually low. But they were high enough on Weducsday for the quality. With all thac the New York Agricultural Society has accoun- plished, the character of the fourteen hundred and odd neat cattle contributed by this State to yerterday’s market, plainty indicates that the above Society has still much to do towards improving tho breeds of cattle, before we can key Ohio and Kentucky in the production of bee The first class butchers secured a few good bullocks; as for the rest they took a limited Reply of the best the market afforded, and their customers should not complain of hollow bones thinly covered, when they go back from Thankegiving turkey to their accustomed beef —the butchers got the best they could. Lucki- ly the demand will not be great The total supply of Beeves reported is 4,863, » tad enough for any week The couutry rovers forgot thaton Thanksgiving Day every body eats poultry, and for the rest of the week dine on what is left. We will simply hint te them thaton Thanksgiving and Christ mas weeke about one thousand less cattle are required than at other times. ~W. ¥. Daily Times. counting rcom. “Love av Finst Sigmr.’—The Buffalo Commeroial of Monday says: Asa very in- teresting young lady was passing down Main street yesterday morning, she was some- what startled upon hearing some one be- hind her in earnest entreaty that she would stop; looking around she beheld a man ap- parently well dressed, but with a wild He rapidly approaching her. With admirable coolness, ri lady waited his ——s, and upon his resting hishand upon her shoulder, said: “ Well, sir, can Ido anything for you?” “Yes, madame, youcan,” said the maniac “Tam in search of a partner and a bosom friend.’’ “ Well,” answered the lady, “al- most any one who behaves himself in a pro- per manner, could, I should think, easily fiud one.”’ * Do you really think so,” was the re joinder, ** then, madame,’’ laying bis hand impressively upon bis breast, “allow me to aan you a formal offer of my heart and hand!’’ The lady, not at all taken aback by so astounding a declaration, quietly replied that “the street washerdly a proper place for so important a declaration—thata more pri- vate one would be better suited for #0 delicate acommunication.’’ The maniac, soothed and delighted, with visions, perhaps, of a eosy tete- a-tete with Fin gg tee aay wd at some future time, said, ‘I thank you for your ad- vice—zood morning,”’ and de: perl saerty a raceful bow, leaving the young lady to pursue = walk without further molestation. Fouxxy Snure —We were all assembled to look ata turtle that had been sent to the house of a friend, when a child tog top 4 stooped down and began stroking the shell o! the turtle. Whyee you doing that, Mary,” said my father. ‘Qh, to please the turtle.”’ “Why, child, you might as well stroke the dome at St Paul’s church to please the min- isters. "—Sydney Smath. “Cnatx, ARROW — ee , aecording to rel liable mony given sraannes iostiog of the Governors of the Now York Alms House, are the ingredients of a composition farnished to the chiidren on Ran- dall’s {stand, by the milk contractor. Of course, this developement was received with merited expressions of condemnation. Devicats Question.—* Ta) wife, Tom,”’ said Richard B: y Sheridan to his wild son Tom, the father of Mrs. Norton, ‘‘ Take a wife aud reform.” : . “ With ail my heart.” replied Tom, inno- cently, “whose wife shall I take’ Why is Queen Victoria like dog’s tail’ Queen carriage, and the Gog tall Keope's Wega.