Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1855, Page 2

- EVENING STAR. OF WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. | dete should be untrammeled by aceuous nom | gentleman knew when he made the denial | Segee THE citer of tee SPECTATOR wil ination. The National Americans, in Con-| 114 facts. He then proceeded to show that be ready rly om FUBSDAY morning. AMUSEMENTS. Na TIONAL THEATRE. The President's Message—was delivered to say that they are tothe restora- | Mr. Bynks was all fusion and no American, all my patrons and fr . | Lesemz axv Manacen.... Uzwny CJ . Po eeaematermaeeteat s the two Houses of Congress to-day, at a few | tion of the Missouri apaune line. ‘Those, ed the party by which be nad therestot his | 4 one GOGHEN En: Ee wo | weaon Sane ihe Baltimore Mose — MON DAY........-....--December 31, 1866, | minutes past twelve. The advent of the Presi- who act with me in voting for Mr. Richardson, golleetes Asche wed ome Secu a ee Pte che of Washington and seovoees-scceeeMT. JEPFERAO: dent’s‘private secretary in the hall of the| tare the same position The Republican fc aie, pecker by House, that the pres. | Georzetown that, ot Eereqeatef his sumerous | | The Manager begs leave toannounce, efter hay Gr Avvenrisemerrs should be handedin | House, announcing ‘‘® communication from party, headed by Mr. Banks, favor the re-es- € ion of Mr. Banks was that he joined Saees SP pap Sy — TUESDAY ps Fe nes sion wre eg a preliminariey by 12 o’clock, M., otherwise they may not ap- | the President of the United States,”’ took all tablishment of that line, and desire to exclude fastest party for the e: purpose and | EVENING, Jan Pisce THE FIRST ACTORS OF THE Day until the next d. b rise s design of re: ig what pep aad « as the ag- His former patrons. more particularly the Is | chat, having accomplished the object proposed he pear ay. y surprise. Southern men, with their property, from th? | proccions of elavery. dies, are most respectfully invited to attend. is pre to t to the , AGENTS FOR THE STAR. That body was debating what course should Territory of Kansas. My proposition was sn Mr. Grow said that thegentlemen whowere | dec 29—2t* BOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. The following persons are authorised tocon- | we went to press. In the Senate the Message | sq. uestion, to unite in electing as Speak- tract for the publication of advertisements in | was promptly read. sone ie i ‘V.B. Parunn,N. W. of Fifth and Chestnut streets. New York—S. M. Parrineitt & Co., Nassau It. street. Boston—V. B. Parwar, Scollay @orner | President cannot reconcile it to his sense of idea, (and never proposed,) under any circum- | Preside over the House. NG, the 3ist instant, at 6 o'clock. Punctual at- "a Building. | ing the failure of the House toelect aSpeaker.| You also alluded to proposition, said to | to a choice 103. . ler of Pa. 29, Penni 6, scattering 4. SPIBIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. | Americanquestion, next the recruitment quet- | fayored the eventual adoption of the plurality There being pes eae Bois ae to | that Meenses for Butchers’ Stalls and for Huck- mcuieetee entatives, the membe; HOUSES OF CONGR Ess, “fod Sheridan's Great Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, i le hitherto unattempted, wit stannttoe iehiieal Gometare wine, MOST DISTINGUISHED ARTISTES information as to that gentleman's position. eeu ae te inLD 3 7 Mr. Smith made these remarks, he said, to | <p y Officers of the Vol- er one of the “seventy-four’” men who had | expose the political character of the candi- | unteer Regiment will ve held at Union Hall, It opens by adverting to the fact that the | voted for Mr. Richardson. I never had any | date for whom the fusionists were voting to | (Hayward & Wilson's) on MONDAY EVEN- be pursued in relation to the document, when | invitation to all who agreed with me on the pig pd Mr. Banks needed no instructions or House proceed: eighty- tendancs is requested . duty to longer refrain from communicating | stances, of voting for a member of the Amer- hee with the ice dec se-2te L. MIDDLETON, Sec. PRINCISAL CITIES IN THE UND the unto Congress and the country, notwithstand- | ican party. Whole number of votes cast, 205; necessary Rrotsten’s OrFricr. sent to the public a play chosen for tte exceien’, ber 28, 1855. Mr. Richardson received 67, Banks 99, Fal- Boe sores A = — as a literary composition, and the advantage possesses for presenting a Host of Talent jy, equal array of character, each part being sustai, It then proceeds to discuss the Central | have been introduced at the meeting, which by an pcknowiedyed . The Onsen mjloes ever the fart thet the | tes, nent the meine of ont — — nolan apron scinesrasooetntd yp oy Cet op ideas instantaod. thatthe wane must | renewed. at 5 Ah Se DRAMA wor tae Opposition press, almost without exception, | proceeds to consder other su! of foreign re- | under existing circumstances, as equivalent to ¥ a i i of thin ten : ir. James ur * does justice to the energy and promptitude | lations, and then to matters of domestic in-| the election a Mr. Banks; an therefore, I = beghieteds 3 To aeeiney dec 29—dt Wa pate B. Susie, mar tur Boas W Wallach, ir displayed by the Administration in so sum- | terest. will not vote for it, even if Congress should | to a choice, 102. ps Sk eR Ee ee Mr. Thomas Placide, ' marily putting a stop to French’s fillibuster- | These being concluded, it announces with | never be organized. Mr. Richardson received 66, Banks 98, Ful- Gentabon. Decasmer aan, isis $ So ae ye 2 ing scheme. The same paper argues that the | explicit disinterestedness the views of Presi-| Pease publish this, and much oblige, res- lace le Idrgrieg”, teal ren THOSE su JESCRIBERS TO Spach Mr. J.M.Daws a, minority of the House—the Democrats—are | dent Pierce in relation to the constitutional | peotfully yours, Eu: 8. Sorter. | journ, as they could not possibiy effect an y who have Bot responded to the call made |“ ng ae powerful because they represent, really, a | theory of our Government. majority of the le. measles | = or " a pp dew mourns over the disor- | of the constitutional theory of our govern- Juan del Norte brought letters to Washington next, unless his mind should change, [laugh- ty days from date, toenable Company to meet ganized condition of the House of Representa- - We Bs . r F tives, saying, in the course of its remarks on | not less stirling, or interesting, or able than | there is exceedingly critical, notwithstanding | The motion to adjourn was not agreed to—| Geo at J. W. DEEBLE, Treasurer. “ Again, at the opening of the fifth week of | of slavery which follows. affairs, written by his followers for publica- the session, we have to record the humiliating fact that the members of the House of Rep- resentatives have not effected the election of a presiding officer. session is gone and the business of the session bot even commenced—the first step not taleen towards discharging the duties to which each | since the termination of the firat week ‘member pledged himself when he solicited the trust confided to him. We spe because there is no valid excuse for this long delay ; for the difficulty lies, as we believe, in a want of independence, an undue devotion to party or section, the fear of misconstruc- tion or an absence of the sense of individual responsibility, arising from the distribution of the aggrega‘e responsibility into so many ration of one or other, — election to-day. He would, however, give fhe Toth of April last for the payment of the sec- That portion of the document which treats Walker.—The last two arrivals from San | notice to gentlemen that on Monday evening | ond instalment are requested to do so within thir Mr.J dwim Adams, Mr. BR. P. Jones, aes ngr es bade rs Buckland, (formerly Mis« ie Miss Mary Devlin, » Keto Hern.) will appear in the piece, ON NEW YEAR’S EYE, MONDAY . Dee AT THE NATIONAL THEATKE, Commencing at 7 o'clock, their Sey geo to the oo = who are now engaged in prosecuting the work. By order of the Board of Directors : ter,] he would be willing to continue in ses- ment, although marked with great ability, is | Which render itcertain that Walker’ssituation | io), until an election should be had. i ‘i the glowing accounts of the rity of his | ayes 67. noes 103. canes = ; the discussion of the constitutional relations . “4 pecan Mr. Wheeler moved that when the House Be a itetea meetin at ie Donec As quae mi adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Wednesday fation of the Seventh Ward will be held at Po- We are much mistaken if this Message does | tion in the United States. He cannot trust | next. tomec Hull, commer With street andl Maryland ave u, will be performed not promptly take rank with the very ablest |* single native beyond the range of the rifles Mr. Seward thought that the House was be- nue, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, January a a 3 SCHOOL For SCANDAL ecte a of his men. Hag military chest does not con- | ©°@ing disorderly, and moved that the Hon. | 24, i855. Sir Peter Teazle .....-----.-+-3 enry Placide An entire month of the | of American State Papers. James L. Orr be izvited to preside until the It is hoped that every member will be present, | Sir Uliver Surface. -+:-Mr. Charles Bass — tainadollar. The $12,000 which Parker H. | election of a Speaker as business cf impertance will be transacted =. e James E. Murdoch “To-morrow or next day, certainly.”"—Ever | French brought to this country was every! The Clerk stated that the motion was not | INO. ee | ESPEY, Pres reas eae . ut Tee ” of the | dollar that Walker has been able to clutch in seater as there was a motion to adjourn | 40, 99_4¢ i aa Careless ar Ir. A. H. Davenport peveens session of Congress, the Washington Nicaragua, and he was forced to part with it, The question was taken on the motion of Mr. MONTGOMERY GUARDS, ATTEN- | sir Ben, Nir. J M Dewees delinquency more plainly than is our wont | Writers for the Republican press have been | gs without succor of men and material from Wheeler, and it was not agreed to. TION.—You are hereby notified to attend | Rowl Mr. Wm. Ellis amusing their readers with predictions of the | the United States, starvation, if notimmola- | Mr. H. Marshall moved that the House do | pattie foot ame wepn spar ed rd Fee Qa e B. Howe triumph of Mr. Banks on ‘to-morrow or next | tion, stared his marauding band in the face; ed eee and on ares motion he called for | NING next, January 2d, 1856 Sir lia Ir R pig 4 day, certainly.”’ On all such occasions noses | ang it (succor) was only to be obtained here ease nays. Not agreed to—yeas 79, | el epeecrng wy evety ereal a La F had been counted, and the wished-for result | through the application of hard dollars. All| Mr. Barksdale moved that when the House | which will take place oa MONDAY, February (formerly Miss Kate Horn ) had been reduced to a matter about which Walker's hopes turned upon getting off aces it adjourn to meet on Monday at 10 | 4th, i856, at the Assembly Rsoms, Louisiana av- Maria.......++.se++---»Miss Mary Devlin there could be no longer any question what-| French's New York and New Orleans flli-|° Meo “By ord ¥ EY: & gre ou s a 0 3 y order of Capt. Kry: . Notwithstanding the great pecuniary cutlay in- ever. In the face of the factthat it has al- bustering expeditions in safety. The govern- Hey PEE Nea ak Sie cosas an ow al dec, 20— THOS. McENIRY, Sec. _ er all combined, of these causes proceeds, we doubt not, the obstruction to the ness of which the country is so loudly com- asd which is doing so much injury to the character of Congress.” +++» Gen. Shankland, of Kansas, is at the | three gentlemen who would only vote for «+++ Risley has been exhibiting his acrobatic | yond per-adventure, or by the voluntary troupe at San Francisco. +++ Stephen Whitney’s fortune is estimated at sever millions. +++» Jenny Lind has reappeared at London, er voice as fine as ever. «+++ Gen. Webb’s “ peace news”’ is not con- ed. +++» Prince Albert bas again been rapped | hence cumprehend the fact that notwithstand- over the knuckles for asking the Queen to con fer a brevet on the ‘‘ @uards.”’ +++» Geo. W. Curtis is todeliver six lectures ta Boston on ~‘ Cotemporaneous English Fic- (Young, a Loston restauratur, sent ‘a a bill for suppers furnished the | difference between the sentiments of Mr. Ha- government of that city. «+++ W. M. Connelly, who has ably collected locale for the Cincinnati Columbian, is now editor of the Sun of the same city. T. W. Lane reeentl, caught a trout, g fourteen pounds, in Moosehead | Nebraska bill Democrats He who does not «+». Baron Anselm Meyer Rothschild, the Lead of that financial house, died at Frank- fort, on the 5th inst., aged 73. Dana Boardmon, son of the ptist Missionary of that name, avas ordained at Barnwell, 8. C., Dec. 8. Lunt, the poet, U. 8. District ich i i ‘i rem x cdae Wibeace: has Been which is destined to bring together the two U invited to edit the Boston Courier. «++ Ida Pfeifer's ‘‘ Lady’s second journey . 4 round the world,”’ has just been published in | which prevents the former from aiding Mr. +++. C. Vanderbilt is worth three or four millions, the most of it earned within the last +++» Hon. George S. Hilliard lectured on ih 3 Saturday evening before the Boston Printer’s | ery to freedom’’ of the northern National Literary Association. - C. C. Hazewell, who can write better — bpp decree, the Boston | ™¢” were elected on pledges identical in effect +++. Rev. Rufus Baboock, D.D., of New| men. Before this contest had fairly com- York, bas been appointed corresponding sec- retary of the Pennsylvania Colonization So- -.++ Sir Robert Peel marry the Lady Jane i Marquis of Tweeddale, and sister of the Duchess of Wellington. +++» Mise Sinclair. the popular English an- thorers, has sent 700 volumes of h works, 17 sets of chesemen, 100 draft boards, and 50 sets of draftmen, to Lord Panmur, to be forwarded to the army. «.+» The Count of Chambord has hired a villa near that of Queen Mari vicinity of Genoa. fe bout . Beagle Han 2 ike fore the House organized. =e in the rte of @ eee tie the rth tid House of Representatives of the United States. «++» Adam Mitskieritch, the Polish poet, died receptly at Constantinople. He was, a few weeks since, char; mission to the East, where he fell Sears — New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and, «++» Rev. Mr. Talbot, an Englishman of | to the Republican party threw a majority o¢ tecmed Commiscioner of Public Buildings, Dr Bre SMITHSONIAN LECTURES.—Prof. bigh family connections, is announced as com- ‘ ing tothis country in the Pope's name, to late affairs between the tra: and the Holy See. «++» Hon. John Van Buren, Col. Aspinwall, late Consul at London, and Mr. J. March, Consul at Madeira, are passi: Christmas holidays with Mr. Chas. W. in Greenland, N. H -+-.John Schuyler Crosby and Eliphalet Nott Potter, the former the son of Senator Crosby, and the latter of Bish: atlantic biehops loward | people of common senze will realize. Hence Potter, sailed | House to-day, excited a great flurry there. | the booka of the Department— from New York last week, in the clipper ship| Father @iddin, Adelaide, for San Francisco, Canton, &e. «-«»Mr McFarland of Northumberland, has 3 wife who made him the ha} a few days since, by presen birth with three living and awo boys and » girl. were doing well. «.-- Bishe lin s accused b: — Rev. Prog Erma ‘bots bee Mcthodict reference to its condition, whenever a sense of | From Customs..... church in Ohio,) of having always ‘fallen | public duty requires him to do so, and that it from grace when tempted by female beauty.” Among other victims of the Bishop, was a daughter of Moses Brooke first citizens of Cincinati «.+» Willard J. Hemmenwa, was drowned on the the river at that through the ice while skating. He rushed to hnis reseue, and succeeded in saving him, but lost his own life. ++». Mr. Coffin and two Maskell, while ‘‘coasting’ on Thu:siay evening, were precipi! the bank of a river, a distance of forty feet, and Coffin and one of the ladies were drowned, and the other wasso badly injured that it is feared she cannot survive. +++» Gen. Scott has had a magni form coat made in New York. It is of dark blue cloth, lined throughout with black and yellow silk. The collar and wristbands are embroidered with heavy gold thread, repre- senting a running vine, al! of which was done with 2 veedle, and cost 350. The collar and pels are after the style worn by Arch-Duke es, in which it can be used as a standing or rolling collar, and the lappels are thrown y over the arms. Heavy gilt buttons adorn the coat, but are not made to button. Id cord is atteched, between the col- which the coat ean be fast- ulettes that the Gen- the Mexican war will adorn cost $180 when jiest man alive, e last accounts all , Eaq-, one of the of Searsmont, Sth instant, in His little son fell ladies named | the caucus, held in the Capitol on Friday Jax and lappel, ened in front. curred in securing such a GALAXY OF 8TARS Far exceeding the amount ever t ways proved to be impossible to poll the votes ment having summarily stopped them, it will] _ The Clerk stated that the motion of Mr. | CARD.—The Washington Trade and of a majority of the members present, the de- ’ = not be long ere Walker and his band go the Barkadale was first in order. nally oe ee wre expended “ = Mr. Barksdale withdrew his motion. ors would respectfully recommend to the public | 02 any single Dramatic Product on ever offered sired end was to have been accomplished ac- ci A Seat : ss z the following Merchant T: Establishments | to the pubiic, the ement bax determined to A Aa Se Wen eae “ie e = way of Kinney and his. At one time, it will oe question was then taken on the motion anevery ner worthy af ritrige eg hey | adopt the Sieg hined to & r ‘YS. | be recollected, it was represented in the news- | of Mr. Orr. alone pay the bill of prices established by the Liberal Scale of Prices. vin: either by his receiving the votes of two | papers to be in almost as triumphant a posi- | , Mr Matterson demanded the yens and nays; | ghove-named Society, viz: Dress Circle and Parquette....#1 60 a . z and being taken, resulted—yeas 102, nays 92. | H. F. Loudon & Co. Edw’'d Godey, Reserved seats......... - SOcents extra : tion in Nicaragua, as Walker and his are now | §), at 6 o'clock, the House adjourned. } P. J. Steer, Jas. T. Mcintosh, amily Circle. : 50 cents him when their suffrages would elect him be- | said to be. “us | Wm. Tucker, ‘Thos. Boyne, Upper Boxes....... - SWeents Proceedings of Te-Day. H Duvall & Bre , Matiock & Griffith, Proscenium and Private Boxes end Orchestra Jos.R.Thompson, Wm.H. Stanford, Edw’d M. Drew, Thos. K. Gray. P. 8 —Strangers designing to work in this city through the season will take notice that those are | the only shops that Society hands are permitted Seats can also be secured Performances will commence at 74 o'clock pre cisely. Carriages can be called st 11 o'clock dec 27—3t withdrawal from the Hall of two or three of the sturdy phalanx of Democrats, who long since nailed their flag to the mast head. Now Year's Day.—We are happy tobeable} In the Senate, immediately after they came to state that in but comparatively few man- | tovcther, the President’s Annual Message was sions of this city a profusion of intoxicating | received by the hands of his private secre- Now it strikes us, in view of the glaring drinks will furnished to-morrow to all visitors. | tary, Mr. Websicr, and was being read for | to work for. JAS. LACKEY, Rec. Sec. = — Ee #1 This i 2) format: e t i i y ‘OYS FOR THE CHILDREN « i failure of all the prognostications to which | This is the result of the outrage rus and = ee teed ceca {the j | Soe gare mnenaries uand at LAMMON? Sat we refer above, that the country will not long | P#!donable conduct of various gangs of rowdies : ng of the Jour: | __— — dee 3t = . nal, the presence of Mr. Sidney Webster, the | NOTICE —A FAIR AND FESTI- oe Lass Nom Seer 003) Whe meme Bperh Sven | ee ee eee ae pe 1 reaiioelitve Rak op tas nos ee tee house to house wherein they were unknown, | ?™ ae a Me a ary, ities se an- | js. Church, at the Union Hotel Building, George- A ‘ * nounced by the doorkeeper in the usual way, | town, commencing on the 24th instant. ‘The pro- insulting those they found there by their rude ay a th ae re | ceeds to be applied to the completion of the West and ill-mannered couduct—behaving in fact ual Mbseige: wiih Ravine nila inasd a | Georgetown Church. An excellent supper will be . = -. EBs r ing. E 1 i more like hungry hogs around swill-tubs, than the hands of the Clerk, who was presiding in Fositively prokienede es anne as respectable citizens. However, the dis- eat seat— Pan : 5 | we f i: i i r. Clingman moved that it be read. OTiCE.—MUTUAL FIRE INSUR- ease—unrestrained indulgence in apple ‘toddy Mr Sage allel fax tie yeas cok Zayian | Be NCE COMPANY OF THE DIS. and egg-nogg on New Year’s day—in this city | yy Clingman’s motion. | TRICT OF COLUMBIA.—AUl policies tssucd had previously become exceedingly injurious} Mr. pamreells of Ohio, raising a point of | fer laeg ace besigad = sade 44 to society here. So we do not regret that the Heupel gee a that “pea read- | jewal will please attend to {i on or before that is " ition. | ing the message could be transac’ ere @ | day. CHAS. WILSON, See. remedy. the unbidden presence of unmitiga Speaker be chosen. Office Columbia Place, cor. La av. and 7th st. ted rowdyism—followed it, and thus created] Mr. Orr read from the Ccnstitution a paz- | dec 18—d2w by this time realize that when the House hall | the disgust which is finally to do away for the | 84ge to chow that for all such purposes the BANK ov MErnorotis, ‘ have organized, the National Americans will | ™ost part with the Washington custom of maaan a House before a Speaker Washington, December 22d, 1355. be found voting with the Democrats upon all | turning the parlors of gentlemen and ladies Mr. Campbell, of: Ohio, could not conceive ets peep tl Siadl t neers slavery questions, is not gifted with keen per- | into free ‘‘ rummeries’’ for the time being. bohras good fee ses by the reading of aay. : + + A — the message before the House was in a gitua- t is requested that all notes due the Bank o — png in the dim and misty future. An Antiquity.—The Smithsonian Institu- | tion to do any thing with it that day paid the day previons. S = e unity of sentiment on this question | t:.1 has juzt received as a present from the signs is aati eee cee Ping paietmichr re ee senegal : e F niversity at Jene, a copy of the original | the House to organize forthwith for the public ae. ree. saat ~s work of Otto de Guericke, the renowned in- | safety. = Ake ——— ventor of the air-pump—published in 1672.] Mr. S$ slso argued in favorof the position Bae st GRAND ASSEMBLY _ [ Pewee ga NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS may be found at T. GALLIGAN & CO'S dealers in fine Fancy Goods, Jewelry, Silver, En- glish Plated Ware, Toilet Articles, &e , Ac, 318 Penn. avenue, under Browns’ hotel dec 29 ing their boasted majority, those who enter- tain views on the leading issue between par- ties at this time similar to those of Mr. Banks, are not ina majority in the House of Repre- sentatives. Theso is, indeed, at least as much AUVIES' WORK BOXES, Cabas. Pearl Card Cases, Porte Monnaies. China Orna- ments, Perf-me Betties, with many other articles suitable for New Veer’s Presents, for rale at dec 29-—3t LAMMOND’S, 7th st 0 MY FRIENDS AND cUSTOMERS.— In accordance with the om which pre- vajis in our city, I desire to m y all my friends and customers, who may have tled accor with me, that their bills are made out, in 2 pation of a general settlement on the first year. Those who may not find it convenient to call will be waited on at their dwellings or places of business about the firet of the year P. J. STEER Merchsnt Tailor, No. 4#8 Seventh st dec 29—dst NOTICE OF CONTINUATION, AMES H. SHEKELL HAVING SUCCEED- ed to the business of Sheke'1& Brothers, and located at No 279 F street, corner of, 13th, will open January 1 1856. with an on tre new end fick swck of GROCEKIES, together with a full and complete assortment ven, Mr. Bayard Clark, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Valk, and two or three other northern oppo- sition members and Mr. Giddings, on slavery questions, as between the former and the pro parties last above mentioned, in the transac- tion of the future business of the session it is, 8 t fine WINES, BRANDIES, CORDIALS, &c , oF THE it ¥ Mos The work is in folio, illustrated by a number Sug hoeman sbos ieee ieaiaes aeeiber FRANKLIN CLUB, sllof which have been selected with care, ex: Giddings and his friends to organize the House of engraving, among which is a representa- | not at this time such as would justify legally wan ake pee leapention af bie Olea pipe = ~ yet —~ hat Mr. G.’s views of the fitness of thi ; 7. i LA AT HARMONY HALL, we age ga a = aoe rie "P85 | tion of the celebrated experiment of the re- | the reading of the wessago. On MONDAY EVENING, Dec. 31, 1955. _ | #rm., and the public. intending to keep for sale =ll shall be carried out. All the howling of the sistance to separation of two hemispheres, Mr. Washburne, of Maine, opposed that] dee 27-Th,S,&M* the desirable varieties afforded by the firm. 4 z view. ST aRaiEaS Gann WEEE manne from which the air had beenexhausted, when] Mr. Fuiler, of Maine, asked him whether in | papal Ricker heats pete Soleo pene the force of eight span of horses was applied | the event that there might be something in a PUCKET BOOK. containing’ a quantity of to them. the document of vital importance to the ship- money in gold and a recipe, signed W. B. M ping interest of Maine, he would continue to | Anyone finding the Book and leaving it at this A New Prescription.—Dr. Greeley, we wish the information kept looked up in the | office will receive a sultable reward. dec 31—3t State Department? hear, has gone to Boston, and it seems tobe} ” Mr. Washbirne said No. The President understood, that his mission is to extract from | could communicate it to the country through menced, we published the fact that the New| Gov. Gardner, a letter recommending the | the Senate, or Shrough newspapers . York Tribune, and its kindred prints, would | National Americans of the North to vote for dieael Gelunuedccetee at have to do an awful amount of bellowing be- | Mr. Banks. From what we happen to know} Mr. Giddings urged Mr. C. to withdraw the privately concerning the Governor’s present | question of order, holding that it would be We knew well that the National Americans | Views, all the back-bone-oil in Mr. Giddings’ the custom of the House” Gocger tee could not, and would not aid in abolitionizing keeping, will prove insufficient to lucubrate] yf; Stephens, resuming the floor, urged the popular branch of Congress, and that the | the Governor up to the point of accommodat- | that when at times the British House of Com- majority of the opposition, running mad with | ing Dr. Greeley. mons had failed to elect a Speaker for weeks, hair prédent ict ‘ cengtis fn th Seem csi! Eaten them and the eir mnt much greater stren, in the| tne Frigate Potomac.—N hensi ouse of Lords, wherein the former were re- hall than ever before, would be content with bes 0 ee 3 cognized as » House. nothing less than the inauguration of their} ""° entertained at the Navy Department be-| © 54;. Campbeil, of Ohio, regarded this move own extreme views as the future policy of the dec 23—1m FASHIONABLE SUIREES. ROF. H. W. MUNDER TAKES GREAT p'easure in announcing to bis friends and the public zenerally, that his first Soiree will tke lace on TUESDAY EVENING, Janvary it, 656, at Munder's Assembly Hall, ard conginue every Wednesday in esch & thereafter iP His second quarter in Dancing will com- mence January 34. Ladies end gentlemen de- sirous of joining his classes will pleese make early application at his residence, at Mrs. G. An- derson’s, two doors below Kirkwood Hou-e, Ps. avenue, between Lith and 12th streets dec 29—3t an ASTROLOGY DEMONSTRATED. ROF. SILVESTER INVITES THE L:- dies and gentlemen of Washington and vic- nity tocall and consult the planets, for such a the have in store for you on the day you wes bora the same yet shall receive at different ages in you life for in them is the foundation «f treth, and the omnipotance of a great God, to erecuie, is will to man, and all things, Neither can you yea had or teke from whatsoever the testify Terms 58 cents, man, woman, or ¢hild ; poole of eclor 25 ceuts. Any particular advice will be given and confident: Apply at No. 137 B st second house from 12th street, opposite Smithso nian, on the Island. All kinds of distempers cured in quick time. dec 29—1m* NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS EW JEWELRY, WATCHES, SILVER- IN WaRE, & —M. W.GALT & BRO. bave opened for New Year’s a large assortment of voods, zll new styles, such as— ich sets of Florentine and Roman Mossic, Co ral, Cameo and plein Jewelry Ladies’ enamelled Watches, richly studded with 5 are sa ro = a a sen’s ronom TS Couper eg and all other Watches of ecleb- rit anti-slavery press, over the pretended ‘‘treach- American party of the House, is based on the silly story, that the northern twelfth section with those made by the ultra anti-slavery RUSHES, COMBS, POMATUM, Cologne Bay Rum, &c., at ELLIs’s dec 31 305 Pa. avenue. Os GL4SSES—The largest and cheap- est assortment In the city at JOHN F ELLIS, - 306 Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th sts. ec 31 HARC’AL SOAP DENTR! FICE—A su- perior article for the teeth. The best article ever offered to the public. Prepared and sold only by J. B. MOORE, Druggist, jec 31—eo3t First Ward. CO*TAGE HOME SCHOOL, OR YOUNG LADIES —ON MASSACHU- setts avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. The duties of this Institution will be resumed on Wednesday, Janusry 2d dec 31-1w* M.A. COX, Principal. V ARNER'S POCKET REVOLVERS.— Small, sure, and effective. Also, Allen’s and Coit’s Revolvers and single barrel Pistols. - FRANCIS, de 400 Seventh st “6A EXCELLENT SHAVE."—This re- mark was made by Mir. Jones after irying one of Petre ager aioe cart an ers. O. M. MITCHELL, of Cincinnati, will | beve said the same after using my Ta! 0, OB Blake, was confirmed by the Senate last week, | give a course on Astronomy, continuing MON- | Double Carbonized IXL. There are no tears shed . - DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. ‘Lectures | While using one of these Razors. and on Satarday last received his commission. | commence at 2 o'clock. ‘Admittance free. The G. FRANCIS, It may not be generally remembered that Dr. Papo ee eapeally invited. dec 31 490 Seventh st. Blake's father was formerly Mayor of Wash-] SCC3I-MWA&PS BSeWN's BRONCHIAL TROCHES, oR i GRAND NEW YEAR ASSEMBLY. eee ington. Bins Ben Franklin Target Company re- 13 P. Darentss abe > aout ; ThoCurrent Operations of the Treasury Do- | tind to give 4 Grand Assershiy fa TUESDAY Tooth, Nail, and other Brushes. A large sup- The Message.—Mr. Sidney Webster’s an- partment.—On Saturday, 29th of December, Spnuary 1, 1856, at Harmony Hall, to continue all ay received and forsale as above. nouncement of the annual message in the | there were of Treasury Warrants entered on Benel teacee tnls ikea a Exnisifi0n Pon Slee oy net a the eee "oeaufal end highly ry ectable Exhibition of gs got as hot as a pepper-box | For the redemption of stooks.... $110,449 31. S¢¢#!—1t_ BE. F. ALEXANDER, See. Dicramas or Disrolving Views. complete and over the alleged impudence of the President | Forthe Treasury Department. 21,425 00 NOTICE —THE PUBLIC ARE IN- y for travel, is for private sale; it has q _ s' Fail : neon For the Interiog! Dipertaaat. 21497 15 Birman that the last sale of those truly | used only for a short time. A fortunecan be made in daring to send in his message before the War W. ear yee fine Engravings on exhibition at 500 on the ave- | With it. Call early, as it will remain in the city House should be organized vector tise fee nue, between 2d and 3d streets, will take place | butafewdays Inquire of Mr. MARTIN, at the 4 bee whies tored ...ssecssecseesseserseeee 222,184 16 | THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, by A. Green, | Franklin House, corner Sth and D streets. The short speech delivered by Mr. Jones, of War repey warrants received and Auctioneer. The whole must be sold and will be | _ dec 3!—3t* Mesnaruning this sh beticidabsiel tha teee |. StleINE Tse Gi Gncc.<cs 4,737 65 | offcred without reserve. "ALBUMS; French Portfolios: Bibles an¢ ee eae: to the House, withcgs | 2 aeeount of the Navy... 14,976 38] | Such works of art are not LUkely to be offerea | AT,8 UMS; French Portfolios: Bibles and ent to send s message ‘¢ House, without | Proin miscellaneous sources + 15,188 8] | again at public auction. dec 3I—It* | Sit ana without clasps: Bagley’s and Morton's -eee01,440,949 49 “AT | Gold Pens in gold and silver cases; gold Pencil ig Br TARY A880: ee ere aiceing Cases; Rogers’ finest Penknives, Sacparbale dtrect CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, atthe Halon WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan- | from the manufactorer; fine editions of Ameri- ae uary 2d, which every member is requested to at- me srs ay English Pate and Land bind- mported direct from ondon In the House, on Saturday, after we went | ton Vunincns eee eae and other import. | Fe. ot TRANCK TAYLOW. to press, they continued to vote for a Speaker. 2 ebt By order : E. R. BROWN, Sec. = The eightieth vote resulted as follows: dee 31—2t scent —— oe or of ne are re- \. spec for that ir res] ‘tive accounts Hovss or Rerresentatives, Dec. 31. P hdres er tad of votes cast, 208; necessary Bae rcaced sous oe mae ee will be made off to 1st Jomumy. And, 16 justi-e Ma. Epiton :—Iv your paper, published on| Mr. Richardson received 68, Banks 101,.) PEAKE AND OHIO CANAL —The Committee ot ae i era : who keep biils with us, we must positively insist last Saturday, you assigned me a position in| Fuller, of Pa., 30, soattoring 0. Die Const Para Dene upon thelr being settled without slay. 4 There being no choice, Mr. Etheridge moved | dient that a meeting of the bondho.ders should’ be ALLEY & SEARS, that the House do now adjourn ; not agreed | held at an early day. and notice is hereby given 523 Seventh st., adjoining Dexter’s Hotel. to. that a meeting of the bondholders will be held at | __4¢¢ 31—6t cause this frigate, which sailed for the Gulf of | on the part of the President as an innovation, Mexico on the 28th of November from New | 80d he had’struck at it as such through his ' point of order. York, has not been heard of at Havana. She The debate on the question of reading the was not entered for that port, but one of the message waa further debated by Messrs. Gid- most distant inthe Gulf. She isa slow sailer, aoe Lathe at so a aoe seater ay A * . and Messrs. Jones, of Tenn., Millson, an and will doubtless be heard of in due time. cock, for it, ero our report went to press. Confirmation.—Our efficient and highly es- | — ae : They are the views on public affairs so sig- nally repudiated in the late election by the people of Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, indeed, of Ohio; for-the aggregate opposition all the votescasteventhere. The struggle has been to install in the House a policy signally repudiated by the country ; and the factionists are simply bent on doing that thing, as all Also, silver Tea Sets, Waiters, Urns, Pitchers Goblets, Cups Ladles, Forks, Spoons, and every vari ancy Silverware. ee # M.W.GALT & BRO, 324 Pe. avenue, betw. Sth and 10th sts dec 29—3t sted NE DOLLAR REWARD.—Strayed away last evening, from No. 519 Thirteenth +tret ‘west, near C street south, Island, 2 favorite (tot toise-shell) FEMALE nentdl ee dollar = for ‘Pussy’? if t to her owner, ST atlaetinie. NEW XEse PRESENTS At 306 Penna. avenue, between 9th and 10t streets JOHN F. ELLIS. dec 23 eS... THE cedented great rush at our store during last week we have » few more fine Fancy © Toys, Work Boxes, Books, Card Cases, &c which we are determined to run off at low rates. JOHN F. Eul No. 306 Pa. avenue, near 10th street dec 28— \WO SUPERB PLANOS RECEIVED T this week, Which, in addition to our uses large supply, makes our stock the mo=! comapleté in the city. Give us a call if you wish ao cheap instrument. = zs JOHN F. ELLIS, 306 Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th s's dec 38 Fuse Liprary EDITIONS of Camper the failure to organize. was wrong to cavil at the discharge of his duty in this matter simply upon a point of etiquette, struck the House with great force. A Letter from the Hon. Mr. Shorter. PECIAL NOTICE.—Toall indebt- night, whica I did not oceupy—you state that ot was said that I ‘‘advocated the propriety of | They then proceeded to an eighty-first vote, | the National Hotel on TUESDAY, the 8th day of LL THE NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED Milton, Dryden, Bryant, Hal'eck, 1.« magic: voting for Mr. Fuller, if necessary, after Wed- | With the following result : "| January, at 12M. As matters of interest wil! be | A received and for sale, st SHILLINGTON'S | 10¥, 8 » Byres, Pepe. Moore, reas > , Thomson, Willis, © an Porte ly, Coleridge, Wordswor tb, Borns, Goldsmith, Scott, Hood, with — ‘enn Southey, Rogers, . eke Posts, | ina be itd at the most mod ices, at the bookstore of the upders A fine editions, in morocco and calf bindings, —_ of them beautifully illustrated ; most of om ported direct from ames) the undersigned, Whol bi t, 209; brought before the meeting it is desirable there OOKS ; nesday next, surely to compass the defeat of | to a choice, 105. Aad i pen res pu by the sathor of “Wide, Wide World” Mr. Banks.” I beg to correct you and to The ueeions Story Book, or the *‘Good Step assure the public that I did not propose or ad- Lameomabiuen, wood, a new juvenile book, by the vocate any such thing. I confess that I cherish fe author of the Heir oe or Gui A an ardent desire to accomplish the deteat of ; Travels, Sam ae vent! bert Go Mr. Banks; but, at the same time, I never can | #0 & choice, 105. should be a fuli attendance. Mr. Richardson received 68, Banks 102,| o.s7.J. ont Ley aed noeaaliagad oe Fuller of Pa. 30, Pennington 4, soattering 5. dec 31—dtSthJan’ There being no choice they proceeded to an | —— eighty-second vote, with the following result: pits esi GUARD —YOU ARE NO- Whole number of votes cast, 208; necessary Heyy atime dag on EDNESDAY Jan juest- . 2, at 734 o'clock. The members are and bound there. CK TAYLOR. Mr. Richardson received 68, Banks 100, | ed to be puuctual in their attendance, as bus! consent to vote for Mr. Fuller. Fuller of Pa. 30, Penni 5 either ie hangs reniises tat uber sheala | Widow Bedott Papers saat ‘The political friends of Mr. Richardson had | ‘There being no choice “Mr. all tarewteat | bet eer oe ous | The Hunter's F pray ig ry ela RE eae TUTION a meeting at the time stated—I attended, and | the House Tn; not agreed to y order of Capt. Tacs; boy: p Hunters _ — DUTIES OF. MONDAY, Dec. 3st, in the remarks I made, submitted the follow- | _Mr- Smith, of Virginia, rose to a personal | —2¢¢3!—3t! JAS. JOHNSON, Sec. | 7, the Ses the Mail Bags pe yon opportunity for the entranc® P in : explanation. He said that some few days ago, FRANKLIN LAND ASSOCIATION. | Fanny Grey, a fistory ef life in a series of six | Sr For catalogues apply st Charles ‘- ing proposition: “That we should all unite | when he stated that the gentleman from Mas- Boe Notice —A meeting of Shareholders beautiful figures, the neatest and most delight- | {',s> Pennsylvanis avenue, or address the frit in voting for some Southern anti-Know Noth- | sachusettess, (Mr. Banks,) had left the Ameri. | Will be held at our Office, Seventh street, above fal gift for t we have seen. cipal at Brookeville, Md. ” an party, it had been denied b Tt Odd Fellows’ Hall, Washington, on TUESDAY Blank Books and Sta’ of every descrip- | © E. B, PRETTYMAN, A M., ing member for Speaker.” And, in order to | © y: & 00 ie b Principal Pa atidiaiaia : t to of the geutleman, (Mr. Damrell.) He helt in Pea a netloa ed Sanz hams SIF O'clock wa, 4 thee, et Coe | deo S7—tw FTE givethe National Americans an opportunity | his hand # eopy of the Boston Post; which | interested are invited t attend. saline Stationery and Bork Establishmen', NE GOODS FOR PRESENTS at ELL) of acting with us, I proposed that our candi- | stated, on its own responsibility, that that} dec 29-2 FOX & VAN HOOK. | Building cor. Pa.av.and4} st. dec 31—3t ‘