Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. @TON CITY: WEDNESDAY............ January 2, 1866, 17 Advertisements should be handed in by 12 o’clock, m., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. I” Aornts vor tHe Star.—The wamed persons are authorized to contract for the Publication of advertisements in Tex Stak: oe aay B. PaLMegn, northwest cor- ner of Fifth and Chestnut streets. New York—S8. M. Pettinettt & Co., Nassau Becton. B. Patmer, Scollay’s Building. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intellicencer contritely asks forgive- ness of the Union for on Monday last trans- lating an article in its columns on the day be- fore to mean an invitation to the National Know Nothings to aid the Democrats in elect- Ang Mr. Richardson to the Speakership, the Jatter having yesterday taken the Intel/i- gencer’s comments thereon in high dudgeon. The Union reviews and applauds the Presi- dent’s Message, and defends with ability and Perspicuity the position assumed on Monday Jast by the Democrats of the House in favor of the official reading of the Message in the ball. We also find in the Union the official eorrespondence on the Sound-dues question, gent to Congress as one of the documents ac- eompanying the Message, which possesses pe- eculiar interest just now. Jos Printine.—Our friends and patrons are notified that we are now prepared to execute every kind of Jon Parytine with despatch and in the best manner, at prices as low as in any other office in Washington. Job Printers are also notified that we gre prepared to do every description of press-work that can be executed on double cylinder and Adams’s power-presses, Bo, also, has the Svar office a book-bindery connected with it, equal in its eapacity to turn out book-binding of all descriptions to any other in the District of Columbia. Tue Cortins Steamers.—The sailing of the Collins steamers from New York has been changed from Wednesdays to Saturdays, and Saturday next, January Sth, the Pacific will leave for Liverpool Thenceforth they will leave New York every other Saturday. Re- turning they will leave Liverpool on Wednes- days instead of Saturdays, commencing on the 234 of January. PERSONAL. +++. @. V. Brooke is expected at San Fran- ciseo from Sydney. ---- Hon. Henry A. Wise was inaugurated as Governor of Virginia yesterday. +++» Thackeray has been lecturing at Buf- falo. -+-+ McKean Buchanan realized $2,500 for performing a month at San Francisco. -«--J3. M. Fields (Straws) has recovered his ‘health, and is now in Mobile. +++- Adrien, the magician, is at Jackson, Mississippi. «++» Ballou bas greatly improved his Pic- torial, which now has an immense circulation. -+++ Rey. L. D. Huston delivered. a public Masonic installation address at Nashville, on St. John’s day. +++» George Peabody, of London, has made an additional donation of $15,000 to the In- stitute in Danvers, Mass., bearing his name. Marion Beckwithe, said to be a notori- us character, was shot dead in Louisville on Monday night, by E. Williams, a watchman. ++++ Gen. Wool remains at Fort Vancouver; his health has been anything but good since his arrival in Oregon. +++» S. G@. Goodrich asserts that he is the ‘veritable “ Peter Parley,’’ and that the late Mr. Kettel was only his amanuensis. --+-Burke told Garrick at Hampton that all bitter things were hot. ‘‘ Indeed,” replied Garrick, “then what think you of a bitter cold day’”’ --+- Dr. Kane’s discovery of an open Polar sea will stimulate further, and lead to a new expedition. The fact is certainly curious enough to stimulate further searches. +++» Hon. Chas. J. McDonald’has announced his determination to accept the office of judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia, to which he wes recently elected by the Legislature of that State. +++» Mr. Dye is giving a series of lectures in New York on counterfeiting, and it is stated that they furnish a very large amount of in- formation in reference to the subject. It is stated that nearly one sixteenth of all the bank bills in circulation are counterfeit. +--+ Mr. Geer, the distinguished artist, whose dramatic and other portraits, inclusive of those of Edmund Kean, Julia Dean and other great stars, has completed a fine like- ness of C. H. Eaton, the renowned young American tragedian, who met with a faial ac- cident in Pittsburg in 1843, in the 30th year of bis age. It is an oil portrait, representin; Eaton in citizen’s dress. This artist, it will be remembered, painted the full length like- ness of Julia Dean, for which he received $1,000 from T. Thompson, Esq., of Boston. --+ Benjamin Champney, of Boston, has returned from his summer sketching tour among the White mountains, and presents as his first fruit of winter work, ‘« A beech-nut- ting Scene.’’ The canvas glows with au tumn’s richest tints, and the foliage on the distant hill side seen ——— a vista of noble beeches is softened and subdued by the mel- lowin® influence of the hazy atmosphere, so uliar to our autumnal scenery, and which is here depicted with such cunning skill, that one can almost fancy oneself snuffing the smoke-laden air of the mountains. In the foreground, a party of merry nut-gatherers are pursuing their sport, garnering where- withal to while away the tedium of many a long winter night. tince and there gigantic boulders, real moss-covered antediluvians, lie stranded—huge, isolated, conveying to the gater's mind well-defined ideas of fe rocky treasures of that region. Iuports axp Exports or Virginia Cities. ‘The Richmond Enquirer says, that from t statement of the Register of the Treasury, ex- hibiting the imports of foreign merchandize into the United States and the foreign and do- mestic produce exported therefrom, during the quarter ending September 30, 1855, it ap- Pears the following are the total amounts which have been imported into and exported from the ports of Virginia Ports. Imports. Exports Richmond.......... eves $124,752 $2,469,469 Norfolk and Portsmouth. 77,667 52,764 Tappahannock ... oe = 57,277 Petersburg r 7,174 59,333 Alexandria. « 19,964 109,079 $229,557 $2,748,122 For the same period the imports in the city of New York amounted to 742,105, while the exports were only $21,984,084. Japan ayp Cura ILLustrate> —Mr Wm. Heine, a well-known artist in New York, who —— meee penne Perry = bis = dition to Japan, is engaged in painting a large and * lend’ p rama, to be exhibited da- ying this month. This panorama is intended to illustrate the manners and customs of the Japanese, and the most interesting incidents of the expedition. All the representations will be faithful copiés from sketches taken by ‘Mr. Heine himself. No other person, of course, is favored with so ample facilities for the successful execution of such a work. A Bhins, painted by Mr’ George Weet, who has i ted by Mr. vv as spent several years-in thet country, will be ibitéd at the same time. The Contest for the Nomination Com- mences.—On the 8th instant, Democratic State conventions for the choice of delegates to the approaching Cincinnati Convention meet in Tennessee and Alabama, and on the 10th in- stant in Mississippi, while on the 8th it will will be recollected, the National Democratic committee aasemble in this city to determine at what precise time the Cincinnati Conven- tion shall come together. These facts have caused a terrible commotion among the Demo- cratic politicians of all shades, now assembled in Washington. Very little is eeen of iton the surface of things, but there is already a heav- ing to and fro underneath, which must very shertly result in a great bubbling and seeth- ing on the surface. It is now very certain that there will be at least four gentlemen prominently urged for the nomination—Mr. Hunter, of Virginia ; Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Dal- las, and last, but by ne means least importantin his strength before the convention, President Pierce, for a re-nomination. All of them have advocates among the Democratic members and the numerous leading Democratic politi- cians who have been in Washington since the first Monday in December last. As the different Democratic State conven- tions will all be very soon held, the politicians of that party among us will have a very ex- cited time of it for the next two months; as upon their action will depend almost entirely the solution of the mystery of probable action of their representstives at Cincinnati. No little bad blood and backbiting on the subject has already been manifested here; and as there is little reason to belfeve that the race of professional politicians has improved its code of moral ethics of late years, we an- ticipate witnessing a display of much more of the same sort of work. By the by, the distinguished Dr. Valentine, of story telling notoriety, is here, and many believe that he is about to undertake a story telling electioneering campaign for the benefit of Mr. George Law’s aspirations for the Pres- idency. Dan Rice, it is well known, has al- ready gone into the canvass heartily, ‘‘in the ring,” in aid of Mr. Fillmore’s aspirations for the National American party nomination, shaping all his clown’s new jokes of the season 80 as to increase the popularity of the Mr. F. with the b’hoys. What, in the Lord’s name, are we coming to? Parker H. French. —The District Attorney of New York, Jno. McKeon, Esq., has recently had occasion to address @ letter to this indi- vidual, that has found its way into the news- papers. Its closing paragraph is as follows: ‘*The courtesy extended to you is that of going to Washington and of returning to the foreign country from whence you claim to come as minister, within a reasonable time. In the hope that no further complaint will be made against you, and in tendering to you my best wishes for your safe return to your own country, I remain, &c., &c., Joux McKzon, U.S. District Attorney. The meaning of this significant intimation, we take to be, that if French is found in the United States much longer, the Government, disregarding his diplomatic pretensions, will ‘‘jug’’ him on the old charge of fraud, in pro- curing arms belonging to the United States from Lieut. Benton, of the Army, under false pretences. That is, by means ot a forged letter of credit. It seems to be understood here, that the War Department are nervously anxious for the expiration of the period of courtesy, during which the head of the State Depariment may concieve it due to diplomatic usage to leave him unmolested by the opera- tion of the criminal laws of the land. The Compliment.—We know of no higher compliment that could possibly have been paid to the management of our foreign rela- tions by the President and his energetic and sensible Secretary of State, than that involved in the emphatic endorsement which the posi- tion of the message treating of our relations with Britain, growing out of the Central Amer- ican question, uttered on Monday last by Sen ators Clayton and Seward, in the Senate cham- ber. No other two public men are more sys- tematically jealous of the policy of the present administration, and nought but the influence of @ strong belief in the entire fitness of all that the President has done upon that most important, delicate, and threatening of all our pending international questions, would have induced them thus to come forward in- stantly and proclaim to the world that what has been done in the premises, meets their en- tire and hearty approval, and receives their warm sympathy aud support—euch being the gist of the remarks of both these distinguish- ed gentlemen. An Important Treasury Department Or- der.—We print below a circular letter, which will be found of great importance to all, in all quarters of the country, who disburse money on Government account. It is founded on a law passed in the early days of the Republic, which, strange to say, has, up to the date of this paper, remained a dead-letter on the stat- ute book, never having been exccuted in these branches of the public service. Its justice and propriety will strike all readers, and its effec cannot fail to be the saving of thousands of dol, lars hereafter to the treasury of the United States. it bears date «“ Treasury Department, Second Comptroller’s Office, December 17, 1855,’’ and is addressed ‘to P. Clayton, Esq., Second Auditor, R. T. Atkinson, Esq., Third Auditor, and A. 0. Dayton, Esq., Fourth Au- ditor,’’ and is as follows Be Sir: The first section of an act entitled “ An act to provide more effectually for the settle- ment of accounts between the United States and receivers of public money,’’ approved March 3, 1797, provides ‘‘that when any revenue officer, or other person accuuntable for public money, shall neglect or refuse to pay into the Treasury, the sum or balance re- ported to be due to the United States, upon the adjustment of his account, it shall be the duty of the Comptroller, and he is hereby re- quired, to institute suit for the recovery of the same, adding to the sum stated to be due on such account, the commissions of the delin- quent, which shall be forfeited in every in- stance where suit is commenced and judgment obtained thereon, and an interest of six cent. per annum, from the time of rece:vin, the money, until it shall be repaid into the Treasury.’’—(1 stat., ch. 20, P- Siz.) Under the provisions of this section every officer, agent, or other person who receives | seg money which he is not authorized to old for disbursement, or to retain for salary, pay, or emolument, or for which he is not en- titled to a credit under any law, or regulation having the force of law, is required, upon the adjustment of his account, to psy the same into the Treasury, and if he shal neglect go to do, it is made the duty of the Comptroller to in- stitute a suit for the recovery of the money, making the additions required by law. You are therefore requested, in preparii such accounts to be reported for suit, to ad in a separate item, to the sum or balance found to be due the commissions of such delin- quente, where they are paid by commissions . and in all cases, whether the compensation of the delinquent shall be fixed by commissions, , OF to add to the sum or bal- PS ' ‘ance #0 waa ina ‘be a the United States, terest . annum on such con conan from st grin he received bees ime ples der when his account shall r suit. ou are also requested always to inform the party so indebted of his liability to the United Statesimmediately after the adjustment of his account, and to demand payment of the sum found to be rit ions same calling wie il attention to the perempt req La of the aot that the detiaquent’ commis- sions shall be forfeited, and the interest charged from the time he received the money, in instance agents ef ra be commenced judgment obtain ereon. nits important that you cause the demand to be madein such a way that full proof thereof may be returned to your office to accompany the authenticated transcript of the account, whenever suit shall reese If, after the demand, the party indeb shail neglect or refuse to pay, you will report the case to this office for further proceedings. I am, very respectfully, yours, J. M. Bropugap, Comptroller. The Reports.—It cannot be expected that we publish these voluminous documents; in- deed, most of the information which they em- body has‘already been published in the Star. The Secretary of the Navy enters into a comprehensive argument on the actionof the Retiring Board, the action of which he fully sustains. He says : “The task wasa delicate one, and involved struggles between duty and feeling. They were mere men, not infallible. It would be strange, indeed, if their work were perfeot and entirely free from error. These errors, if they exist, will soon and surely be discovered by the developments of time, by continued in- quiry, and by calm, dispassionate observation. he officers of the navy, as a class, are 2 ire brave, sensitive, patriotic and self sacrificing; and if the sword of any one of those gallant men has been incautiously taken from him, all right-minded men will say, let his eountry restore it to him, with all the honors and Tep- aration due to injured merit; and while I can by no means recommend the adoption of any measure of repeal or any course of proceedin; in conflict with the general action of the Board, Ihave no doubt that there should be, and will be found a remedy for a i judgment. if the servic rived of a meritorious or capable officer, either 3 y resignation or dropping. Facts which have come to my knowledge assure me that it would be but reasonable to provide @ year’s pay for the officers who have been sudden] bas aa from a service, on which they had heretofore so exclusively depended, without any con- sideration for future self-reliance. Though the number reported incompetent seoms large, and many will attract attention, is that a circum- stance of itself sufficient to justify reflection upon a Board who were bound, under the law, to make a careful examination, tc ?’’ The Secretary of War gives a detailed state- ment of the condition and the position of our gallant army, with valuable documents an- uexed, showing the mflitary operations of the West. He states the actual strength of the army to be fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-two men. Enlistments during the last twelve months, ten thousand five hundred and forty-six; enlistments refused, twenty thousand five hundred and twenty-two; num- ber of casualties, five thousand five hundred. He presents & neat and forcible argument in favor of the Pacific Railroad, as a means of national defence, but avoids recommending its construction by Governmentail aid, although he distinctly intimates a disposition to favor such aid. He urges inereased compensation to army officers, and a revision of the law res- pecting theirallowances. Also, that the pro- vision of last Congress, increasing the pay of the rank and file, be exteneed to all enlisted men. Also, an increase of medical corps, and the addition of five military store-heepers. The Secretary of the Interior gives a valu- ablej StateJ paper, explain the condition of the public lands, pensions, the boundaries, the census, public buildings, &c. What he says about the District of Columbia will be found in our local columns, The Postmaster General suggests that the franking privilege be restricted to public doc- uments and letters on public business merely; also, the charge of full rates, when paid quar- terly in advance. He recommends compul- sory prepayment by stamps of postage on books, pamphlets, circulars and _ all other transient matter. He again urges the six menths’ notice to the Collins steamers in die- continuance of the extra pay voted in July, 1852. The Cause of it —It is said to-day among those usually well informed on such points, that the President determined in Cabinet council only as recently as Saturday night last, to send in the Message immediately. The English Parliament is soon to assemble, and it was judged of the utmost importance to the future of our relations with Britain, that the position of this Government upon the questions in issue with her should be tho- roughly and correctly comprehended in Lon- don on the meeting of the English legislature. Nothing could be plainer, it will thus be perceived, than the imperative duty resting on the President to protest the public interest by doing as he did, without standing longer on a point of etiquette with the House, whose condition is indeed a serious injury to it. No Endorsement.—We find, in an account of a ‘‘congratulatory dinner,” given on the 28th ult., at Boston, in honor of the Know Nothing victory in Massachusetts, additional proof that Governor Gardner bas not endorsed Mr. Banks. Speaking of the Fusion conven- tion at Worcester, over which Mr. Banks pre- sided, the Governor remarked, that if it had nominated him “‘ he would have improved the quickest opportunity to have sent the nomi- nation back to the convention.” This is rather a damper on the assertions of Mr. Dam- rell as to the political shade of that conven- tion, and does not agree with Mr. Greeley’s statement that Governor Gardner had en- dorsed Mr. Banks. Who shall decide when doctors disagree ? The latest troubles in Kansas grew whally out of the fact that the “‘free-state”’ men have already violated the terms of their recent agreement, made at Lawrence, in essaying to open polls under the pretence of taking the eeuse of the people on their pretended State constitution. The people opposed to them refused to put up quietly with their fla- | grant disregard of their solemn pledges, and at Leavenworth and elsewhere smashed their ballot-boxes, and made their voting-places too hot to hold them. That's all. Had they kept faith, there would have been no disturbance whatever. The Bomb Shell —The legislative wags of all parties are still laughing over the coup d'etat of the President—even those most vio- lently opposed to him—admitting that it was ® ‘‘center shot.’’ The truth is, it so empati- cally fixes on the present condition of the House with its overwhelming anti-administra-. tion majority, the undivided attention of the country, as that all the subterfuges, crimina- tions, recriminations, and impudent falsehoods with which many of the opposition newspapers ‘are seeking to mislead public opinion about the real state of things here, are now merely so much labor in vain. _ The Unanimity of Public Opinion —We have heard hundreds of persons, of all parties, notin public life, speak of the act of the Pros- ident in sending in the message without longer waiting for the House to do that which it ld have done s month ago, if really com- petent to the proper transaction of the public business, and, without exception, every one of them have approved his course. Judging from this remarkable unanimity of sentiment, we feel assured that the country at large will approve the act with well nigh as much una- nimity. It was a Secret.—After having done our best to find a single individual who knew, be- fore its announcement in the House hall, that the President designed sending in the annual message on the day before yesterday, we can |. find no such person. The secret was, there- fore, capitally guarded. Certainly no mem- ber of Congress, and probably not a soul, but the President, his Cabinet, and private secre- tary, had the least idea of it. It was kept with fidelity, and managed with consummate adroitness. The Current Operations of the Treasury De- partment.—On yesterday, Ist of January, there were of Treasury Warrants entered on the books of the Department— Forthe Treasury Department.... $87,882 81 For the Interior Departme: + 3,975 79 Forthe Customs.....+.. + 19,168 31 War Warrants receiv: ° * UE eseniexs phetcbeteees 76,909 96 War repay warrants entered.....+06 1,099 60 On account of the 79,027 57 Repayment on accoun avy.. 591 40 1,222 71 aE ee CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. The Senate were not in session to-day. In the House, immediately upon the read- ing of the journal, Mr. Giddings moved to amend the journal of Monday last by strik- ing out its first paragraph, which states that a message from the President was receeived, and was handed up to the Clerk by the Presi- dent’s private secretary, Mr. Webster; and to insert in lieu thereof a paragraph stating in effect that the reception of the mmouees 7 the clerk, was an act unauthorized by the House. Hereupon there arose a debate on the cir- cumstaces attending the reception of the mes- sage by the clerk, in which Messrs. Giddings, Morgan, and Vaulk, urged the views embra- ced in the amendment of the journal proposed by Mr. G., and Messrs. Letcher, Cobb, of Ga., and Clingman, held that the journal was cor- rectly made up In the course of this debate, Mr. Morgan said, that immediately after the presence of the jprivate secretary with the essage was announced, he had moved not to receive it; and Mr. Valk said that he had heard him do 80. Mr. Cobb urged that the House not having entertained the motion or objection of Mr. Morgan, it could not properly have been noted on the journal. Mr. C. moved to lay the motion of Mr. Gid- ding’s to amend the journal on the table. Laid on the table—yeas 105; nays 85 Mr. Knight moved a resolution providing to elect by a plurality on the third succeeding ballot, in case a Speaker be not before elected by a majority vote. Mr. Phelps moved to lay that resolution on the table. Imid on the table—yeas 115, nays 103. Mr. Lake then, after a few remarks, where- in he held that the President, in sending in the message, had promptly discharged his constitutional duty, moved a resolution that it be received and read for the information of he House. Mr. Washburne, of Maine, moyed to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. Stephens, in view of the fact that the action of the House had been equivalent toa reception of the message, he would vote to lay the resolution on the table. {Here our report went to press. | as Massacre or Unitep States Troors.—By an extra from the Charleston Courier, we have the following “ official information” re- ceived from the headquarters of the United States troops in Florida : Fort Brooxe, Fxa., Dee. 13, 1855. An exploring party under command of Lt. George tL. Hartsuff, 2d artillery, consisting of one sergeant, one corporal and seven privates, were suddenly attacked by a party of Semi- nole Indians at Lg 4 ht on the 20th instant, about 16 mifes S. E. does Fort Simon Drum— that party being about 40 miles S. E. from Fort Myers. The party left Fort Myers on the morning of the 7th inst., and up to the time of the at- tack were engaged in making a re-examina- tion of that portion of the Big Cypress Swamp examined by the troops last winter. Three men of the command arrived atFort Myers on the night of the 2ist. It is supposed that Lieut. Hartsuff and the remainder of his party have been killed Most of the public animals with the expedi- tion, some 18in number, were also shot down. Lieut. Hartsuff when last seen bad one arm broken, and is supposed to have been wounded in his side. Private Hanna, of company @, 2d Artillery, one of the party, who escaped, brought the above information to Fort Myers. Hanna was wounded in the abdomen, not seriously, it is thought; he left another of the party, private Baker, also wounded, about 18 miles from Fort Myers Baker gave out at that point and could come no farther. The Indians making the attack were some 25 or 30 in number Two com- nies of the 2d Artillery were to leave Fort 'yors on the morning of the 22d inst., in search of Licut.Hartsuff and the missing members of his party. Other movements of the troops in the direction of the battle ground, were order- ed immediately on the receipt of the informa- tion concerning the attack. The above information embraces verything known, officially, concerning the attack. Tue RaitRoaD AcorEeNr mentioned in our telegraphic column yesterday occured on Mon- day afternoon near Darlington, in Beaver county, on the Ohio and Pennsylvania rail- road. The three o’clock train going west came in collision with the fast train coming east at Darlington Summit, and the accident was quite disastrous in its effects. Four per- sons were killed—Mr. Stokes, the agent of the Newcastle and Erie Stage Company, a man named Johnston, and two other men whose names are not mentioned. About sixteen were wounded, among them the engineer of thegxpress train and the fireman, the latter having one arm shattered. The locomotives and cars were badly shattered, both trains be- ing under full headway. The accident was caused by the watch of the conductor of the _ train being three-quarters of an hour slow. ————— eee [ar A Sav Meeting. —At a meeting of the veterans of the war of 1812, held in orfolk, Thursday afternoon, upon calling the roll it was ascertained that swenty-one of those brave men had fallen since their last meeting. Mr. Chas. H. Shield havin; resigned the Presi- dency of the Society, thease G. B the venerable editor of the Herald to fill the vacancy. After appoin gates to the National Convention in Washing- ton, to be held on the 8th of Januery, the meeting adjourned. : Boe, CHEAT ATTRACTION AT ODD FELLOWS? HALL.—SOMETHING NEW.—Grand V , composed by herself, being A Poetry and Music. % Admission 50 cents. Children 25. Commence at 7% o'clock. Particulars in bitis of the aay. 1 jaa 2-218 TREASURER'S STATEMENT, Showing the amount at his credit in the Treasury, with assistant treasurers designated ef “ mM ‘M4, 1855; posttaries, and in the Mint and branches g segs oer received to Monday, amount which drafts have been ssued, were then unpaid, and the amount then remaining ject ararel 7 also. the amount of future transfers to and from depositaries, as red by the Secretary of the Treasury. -~ In what place. nt on De- yet Amount subject posite. though | todraft. ad ‘ States ‘ington. S218,999 53 47 $222,109 «6 Treasury of the United . ae , D.C. | Pott 4 Foot = ri Assistant Treasurer, New a New York, | ‘S)9a0,748 96 3 70 510 OMe oe Assistant Treasurer, Philadel; , Pennsyh j 170. 3 Ss est Assistant Treasurer, Charleston, South Carolina 153,041 45 #5588 70 Ins Assistant Treasurer, New Orleans, La - | 440,201 21 202, . sus oes Be Assistant Treasurer, St. Louis, Missou 2,009. oi 122,988 3 cases Hd Assistant Treasurer, San Francisco. . 731 65 717,035 63 ae Depositary at Buffalo, New York.... 3,486 67 1,031 27 P “ tary at more, M $6 631 18 30,410 99 #8270 ws Depositary at Richmond, Vi 10,571 15 308 62 aoe 5 Depositary at Norfolk, V' . 20 522 56 11,772 21 P Py | = 4 Depositary at Wilmi: 1,615 O89 | ....04.00+-.000 dsca Depositary at Sa 105,224 17 13,306 61 017 itary at Mobile, Alabama... 86,177 61 4,640 51 pu we Depositary at Nashville, Tennessee 23,€49 12 5,353 17 van oe Depositary at Cincinnati, Ohio... 11,102 5 3,790 57 yan 2 Depositary at Pittsbu: 10,807 16 HZ 05 Oe Depositary at Cincinnati (late) 20 39 we Depositary at Dubuque, towa. 96,103 59 pi Depositary at Little Rock, Ar — m4 co Depositary at Detroit, (late). asseer er ean 196,217 26 181,109 85 49,798 60 47,989 23 6 244,500 00 6 244 500 00 1 200,000 09 |. ae 90 2,343,354 16 32,000 00 32,000 vo 27,950 03 27,960 03 2,021,949 53 2,021/949 53 324 16 1,979 032 16 21,709,208 a2 Add difference in sei 044 498 53 Net amount subject to draft...........- Transfers ordered to treasury of the United Sta Transfers to assistant treasurer of the Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the L y Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the United States, St. Louis, Mo Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the U alted States, San Francisco, Cala . Transfers ordered to =e at Norfolk, Virginia...cee.ceess-esees--++ - vansfers int of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transfers ordered to M Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, Boston, Massachusetts. Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, New York, New York. Transfers ordered from Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans, Louisi ‘Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, St. ].ouis, Missou ‘Transfers ordered from depositary at Dubuque. Transfers ordered from deposi at Seer Transfers ordered from sewer Detroit, M Transfers ordered from mint of Jan 2—1t cK* REGULAR MONTHLY MEET- ing of the Northern Liberties’ F ire Co. — ere their hall THIS EVENING, at 7 o’clock. As the election of officers takes place, punctual attendance is desired. jan 2—1t 4. T. HALLECK, Sec. pases GREYS.—YOU ARE NO- tified to attend the ir monthly meeting of the Com; EDNESDAY, Jan’y 2, at 7 0% k. The members are request- ed to be punctual in their attendance, as business of im} uires that every member should be present and the report of several important Committees will be made. The meeting to be held at the Hayward & Wil- son’s Union Hall, C street, bet. 6th and 7th. By order Lem. Towsrs, Capt jan 2—1t* JAMES STONE, Sec. een gee oes <STete eet LECTURES.—Prof. O. M. MITCHELL, of Cincinnati, will ‘ive a course on Astronom’ y> contin’ WED- ESDAY.and THURSDAY. There will be no lecture on Friday evening. Lectures commence | at o’clock. Admittance free. The public are respectfully invited. jan 2—W& Th2t RET a Ke ie THE HOLDERS OF THE PRE- FERRED BONDS OF THE CHESA- | PEAKE AND OHIO CANAL —The Committee appointed at thelast meeting of the Chesapeake and hio Canal Preferred Bondholders deem it ae as dient that a meeting of the bondholders shoul held at an early day, and notice js hereby given that @ meeting of the bondholders will be held at the National Hotel on TUESDAY, the 8th day of January, at12M. As matters of interest will be | brought before the meeting it is desirable there should be a full attendance. | GEORGE BROWN, Chairman. | C. Sr. J. Cuuss, Secretary. dec 31—dt@thJan RxotsteR’s Orrice, | Washington, December 28, 1855 Ree Ore TO ALL WHOM IT MAY | CONCERN .—Notice is hereby | that licenses for Butchers’ Stalls and for Huck-— sters, also licenses for dogs will expire on the 3ist | instant, and that the same must renewed at) this office within ten days. | SAMUEL K. DOUGLASS, | ly on dec 29—dtJan10 Register. METROPOLITAN RatLroaD Orrice, jeorgetown. December 20, 1855. =. THOSE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE} stock of the Metropolitan Railroad Com- | pany who bmve not respouded to the call made the 12th of April last for the payment of the sec- | ond instalment are requested to do so within thir | ty days from date, to enable the Company to meet | their obligations to the contractors who are now engaged in prosecuting the work. By order of the Board of Direetors : dec 24 J. W. DEEBLE, Treasurer. | ee SEVENTH WARD, ATTENTION ! j A stated ower of the Democratic As- | sociation of the Seventh Ward will be held at Po- Hi tomac Hall, corner 11th street and Maryland ave- | nue, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, January | 2d, 1955. | ft is hoy thatevery member will be present, as Gasneerae impertance will be transacted. 7 JAMES ESPEY, Pres. | JNO. M. THORNTON, Sec. dec 20—4t MONTGOMERY GUARDS, ATTEN- TION.—You are —_ notified to attend | the regular cape f of the Corps, which will be held WEDNESDAY EVE- | NING next, January 2d, 1856. All the members are requested to be present, in order to complete the —— for the Ball, which will take place on MONDAY, February 4th, 1856, at the Assembly Rsoms, Louisiana av- | enue. By order of Capt. Key: dec 29— THOS. McENIRY, Sec. A CARD.—HOUSEKEEPERS AND others, who are in want of good Houke- hold Furniture, &c , are respec iy invited to attend the sale advertised to take on Thursday, | the 3d of Jan at the residence of a gentleman | declining house! ing, on the corner of New Jersey avenue and B sireets. The most of the! Furniture is new and in good order, and the sale is well en, the attention of purchasers dec 29—8,T,&W A. GREEN, Auct’r. Bank ov WasHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1856. A DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CENT. out of the profits for the last six months has this day been declared payable to stockholders on de- mand. JAS ADAMS, Cashier. jan 2—eo3t en —— SWEENY, RITTENHOUSE, FANT & co., BANKERS, No. 352 Pennsylvania avenue, ¢ Browns’ Hotel. QWEENY RITTENHOUSE & CO. having associated Hamilton G. Fant in their co-part- nership will continue the Banking and Exchange business, in all its branches, under the name and style above mentioned SWEENY, RITTENHOUSE & CO. Wasuinoton, D. C. January 1, 1856. jan 2-im Sse MUSIC FOR PRIVATE PARTIES AND SOIREES. (esses. SCHEEL AND FISCHER RE- spectfulty inform the admirers of good mu- 0 doors west of sic, that they are pared to attend to the con ducting of mnsieat per on the Piano and Violin, at Private and Soirees, during the —— and beg “yes to eee Patrons that Seiecap oon other a) com- they tions from the most aici baa Their terms will be moderate. Apply at No 316, next to [ron Hall, to Mr. Fis- cher, or to Mr. Scheel, at his residence, No. 462 Fourteenth st. jan 2-eo2rw a EE ec DISSOLUTION OF CO.-PARTNERSHIP. B* MUTUAL CONSENT, BUTT & HUP- KINS have this day dissolved. Wm. M. 8. Hopkias will settle all the late firm. eg earnestly requests those have unsettled accounts not to be backward in co! forward. WM. 8. BUTT, WM. M. 8. HOPKINS. Havi ‘ht out Mr. Butt’s entire interest, I shall alsteys tb on hand with the most fashiona- Beane of HATS, CAPS, FURS and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, and everything usually kept in a real first class — bazaar. WM. M. 8. HOPKINS, Corner of 6th street and Penn. avenue, Between Browns’ and National Hotel.5 jan 2—3t ‘es, Washington, D. C 00 “Miled States New Yor 454,368 35 675,000 00 37,000 00 000,000 00 ichigan.. United States, lowa... Illinot: iladelphia, Pennsylvania THE VARIETIES Will be MONDAY EVENING, Jan’y 7th, 1556, FORA FEW EVENINGS, By the principal members of the ORIGINAL MINSTRELS, Organized in 1846, and for the last eight years have appeared at Mechanics’ ‘na Broadway, New York. Admission 25 cents. Orchestra seats 50 cents. jan 2—1w (Organ) J LANDON CONNOLLY RESPECTFUL- ly informs his friends and the public that he bas commenced the Prartice of Cu, ping, Leech- ing and Bleeding, feeling assured that, after a ice of many years ui the first surgeons of ‘be day he will be able to give 1 satisfac. tion. Office at Mr. M. King’s Drug Store, No 490 Pa. avenue. = jan 11we RUSHES, COMBS, POMATUM, Col: < § Rum, &., at EULIS’S dec 3} 305 Pa. avenue. ——— ener. OPERA GLsssES—The largest and cheep- st assortment in the city at JOHN F. ELLIs, Pact sg Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th sts. COTTAGE HOME SCHOOr, OR YOUNG LADIES.—ON MASSACHU setts avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. The duties of this Institution will be resumed on Wednesday, January 2d dec 31-lw* hi. y= POCKET REVOLVERS.— Small, sure, and effective. Also, Allen’s and Coit’s Revolvers and le barrel Pistols. . FRANCIS. dec 31— 490 Seventh st 66 AN EXCELLENT SHAVE.”—This re- mark was mede by Mr. Jaen aber aria one of my American Ramapo Razors. Ot) have said the same after using my Tally-bo, ora Double Carbonived IXL. There are no tears shed while using one of these Razors. G. FRANCIS. dee 31 490 Seventh st GrLENDED EXHIBITION FOR SALE.—A \ beautiful and highly ee ige Exhibition of Dirramas or Dissolving Views, com and ready for travel, is for private sale; it has been only for a short time. A fortunecan be made with it. Call early, as it will remain in the city butafewdays Inquire of Mr. MARTIN, at the ——_ — corner 8th and D streets. 1— 3 LBUMS; French Portfolios: Bibles and Prayer Books, bound in morocco and velvet, with and without clasps; Bagley’s and Morton’s Gold Pens in gold. and sliver. cases ; gold Pencil ases; Rogers’ finest Penknives, imported direct from the manufacturer; fine editions of Ameri- = Ge el in fine bind- » im rect from Paris and London "aes 31 FRANCK TAYLOR? PECIAL NOTICE.—To all indebt- €d to us on open account, or otherwise are re- spectfully informed that their Tespective accounts will be made off to ist January. And, in justice to ourselves, and to do justice in future to those who keep bills with us, we wong mma insist upon their being settled without delay. COLLEY & SEARS, 523 Seventh st., ad; . . Prodi » adjoining Dexter’s Hotel R THE BAIR.—Lyon’s Katbairon, Bar- ry’s and the improved Tricophersas, Lovet phn me other Kestoratives as cheap as the chea pes: Also, Batchelor’s and other Hair Dyes, for sale est End Drug Store. 113 Pa. avenue. West End Drug St a EY ETTER, CAP, AND WRAPPING PA- pers at ELLI8’s dec 31 306 Pa. avenue. NOTICE OF CONTINUATION. a H. SHEKELL HAVING SUCCEED- ed to the business of Sheke!l& Brothers and located at No. 279 F street, corner 13th, will | Jan’ 1. 1856. with an en- tire new and fresh stock of GROCERIES, with clusively for families, and to which he invites the inspection of his friends, the patrons of the late and the public. ep oheen for sale all by the firm. ASTROLOGY DEMONSTRATED. woman b on ra cents. Any particular ar ‘avaco tee Y ~ Pply =. 137 Bet. nian, on the Island. All k a a 5 29] MARRIAGE GUIDE. DR. YOUNG'S POCKET ESCULAPIUs; Or, Every One his own Physician: Bang OBSERVATIONS ON MARRIAGE ically and ee ccnsidered, as MANHOOD'S EARLY DECLINE, with di tections for its perfect cure. a Cor of success. Only 25 cents. For sale by the A, ALEX. apal Non Seventh st, oppose Powt Ofice Ln RE M88 MORELY Was Just neckiven: able MICLINERS ‘which will be M mpened on Saturday, at her rooms, 304 Pennsy! vania. avenue, up stairs. N.B ‘wanted. dec 7