Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1856, Page 2

= * — — SPS RE WN CORRESPONDENCE. Pi ~ ITA D WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, | heart, and soul, are entirely absorbed in the PERSONAL. GEORGETO pe TORN; on Te HUNDRED < CORDS Suet EVEN STAR. success of the anti-slavery cause. We ques-| | -... Apthomas, the harpist, is at Albany, town, Jan. 24, 1856. | 1. adivered at five dollars percord. Shares > — The D—I to Pay, and no Pitch Hot!”— |i. much, whether he can, by any possible | N- Y- The Hutchinson Brothers are giving | Our old atid highTy catecined fellow citizen, on. A00Y ee al ckeas We WASHINGTON CITY: Terrible a wn House tie chance, command the vote 3 2 beep tir concerts in Minnesota. —_— Major William Jewell, whose illness 5 oe ington Monument nia note r announcement by the Doorkeep “| tleman who has not supporte : "| ..++¢s Ex-Mayor Seaver of Boston is seriously | ticed a few days sinee, expired last night a LUNATIC UEMAN DE MOTT, a FUREY -coc-rs--et-rARBOOEE Uy ING ry a of the President’s Private Secretary with while it is quite probable, that more, or = ill at the rollflenes of bison in law. me 1 o'@ldck He will bevburied by Potomac Lunatic, with sandy bairand florid complex. & Message. of those who have voted for Mr. B. on account | | [7 Advertisements should be handed in by 12 o’clock, m., otherwise they may not appear wntil the next day. ‘from his bome end friends in the town af Rilery, N_ V., feme time sinos, and. ite ++ Professors Johnson and Frost, with Hodge (Masonic) to-morrow afternoon at 3 clock. thonghi, will endeavor io make his way to i Misses Briggs and Whitehonse, t The death of Major Jewell at Baltimore this evening, i ad ‘two vacancies in the offices of otir corporation, Mr. Campbell of Ohio objected, when Mr | 4643, qualifications for a presiding officer, will Craig raised s point of order against the pro- | aaciine voting for Mr. Grow if nominated. His relatives are most anzious to obtain abetted jecti: that stago \, ~— ++y+ Gen. Persifer F. Smith, now in Fexas jyiz: Tax Collector aud A 6 telecwaten waeve he is, and any Sunbared cat uae 3 9 ei objecting at that a The Republican Catcus.—This body met } is sald tu be in very feeble health. i — peepee iy gory senat = ben of kien we sn seleatiy pmemeet drop- named persons are authorized to contract for the The Republicans essayed to bellow Mr. | last night in the Representative Hall, and the | «ssssHon. Abner Pratt bas been elected jan 3—tf publication of advertisements in Tax Star: Philadelphia—Y¥. B. Patuen, northwest cor- ner of Fifth and Chestout streets. New York—S. M. PertineiLy & Co., Nassau street. Boston—V.B. Pater, Scollay’s Building. oo UG Jos Paintixe.—Our friends and patrons justi ichi The ice upon the Potomac at this point is from Par . : : hief justice of Michigan. Pr i i kaa hi i diate sympathisers | “7! J Craig down, but he succeeded in stating his | persistent majority of imme: . point after ibery words with Mr. Payne. with the politics of Mr. Giddings, of course, Twenty members wore shouting at a time, } Tode rough-shod over the Conservative mem- all huddled in knots, standing, geaticulating, | bers among them, resolving to continue to ad- &q., like “* bedlam let loose.”’ here to Mr. Banks. *Plag-muss’ ily by Clerk’s They boasted this morning that three or aun netted. Chet wee ars, Bem Eesenes Seer ch | four of thoze who are tired of voting for Mr. every kind of Jos PRintine with despatch and | PUtting question by yeas and nays on a mo i thas’ GERLUEY da Gdeasieation in the best manner, at prices as low as in any | tion made by Mr. Stephens to receive the Banks, onaeikeny e je Poltasl tok gh other oftice in Washington. Job Printers arealso | message. were co! stren; ; ten to twelve inches thick. . -.-»M Labienski, of the Russian Foreign] Busirfess generally continues rather inac- Office, and writer of the Resselrode despatches, | tive, in consequence mainly of the very unfa- is dead. ’ —— state of the weather. +.+.James De Lancey W. second son P to the arrival of the foreign news yester- of the-late Rear ‘Admiral Walton R. N., died | day afternoon flour was held at $8 25a$8 50. on Monday last, at Jersey City. wo dpingene pee ee for red, orig wt :-+- Admiral Seymour has completely lost | B5),50 for white. The news unsettled the the sight of one eye, but has theres us rereseing eer = So ee EE ered from the injuries he received from the ¥ iJ di nore, to rh apagy . yaar? Oats explosion of a Russian torpedo. ness: 7 oe Re CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. CITIZENS and strangers wishing ode rs rates than price TUE BR ALL & STEPHENS, S22 Pa avenue, between 9th and 10th streets. notified 3 Nattonal i scarce, » Pork, from , $7.0, | Also, 34 Pa. avenue, 34 door east of the an prepared every desori and may, therefore, be expected to continue} .... Major General Willi tho gallant | f; 3.25. shen jan : aoa a a cheated peri “A an ae was being voted down as we left ate mote wat! ei day with a greater show seteaae of Kars, ae no immed relatives from stores $8a$5 = ee sear - cylinder and Adams’ power-presses. So, also, irik eaves of alacrity than of late. This is probable. fo Deena is family is now resident, in EG The value of stone quarried in Rock- BUY AND SELL ; has the Star ofticen Book Bindery couneoted with | The Bomb Shell.—The failure of Mr. Israel | Yet we do not believe that after the next three .++- Col, John P. Adatus, late United States pert, eats = ies pareeere, tect. yess, FOREIGN amp ——— 4. saad it, equal in its capacity to turn out book binding | Washburn’s motion to lay on the table the | ballots they can muster for Mr. Banks more | Consul at Laguayra, died in New York, on | some hundred pers ‘oun y at work fon aul bine poh se acente tial . of all descripttions to any other in the District of | resolution of Mr. Rust, declaring, as the sense | than eighty votes at most. Tuesday, agod 43 years. His remains are to | on the ledges, and twenty ore bs erg : Enurops Columbia. sloops COLLECT DRAFTS On all parts of United States and Europe; DRAW BILLS ON IRELAND FOR £1 OR UPWARDS; BUY AND SELL BONDS, STOCKS, & OTHER SBECURITIES; NEGOTIATE TiME PAPER. Investment paying 10 and ever, LAND WARRANTS. We are at all times Purchasing, and have for Sale, LAND WARKANTS of all denominations. Land Warrants located in Iowa, Wisconsin, or Minnesota CHUBB BROTHERS, jan 23-tf Bankers, opposite the Treasury bt OST—A GOLD PENCIL CASE & PEN— patent exten<ton, and bearing the initials W E.toT. C.D. The finder will very liberally rewarded by returning It to the undersigned, at Browns’ Hotel, or st the House of Represente- tives T. C. DAY. be brought to Baltimore to-day for interment. | time employed tocarry it away. The Granite ++++ George Kerbe, a joiner of Hartford, | of Capa Ann, is more valuable than the same Coun., disappeared on Monday night last, | extent of gold mines in California. with five or six thousand dollars of borrowed | ¢g> Felkins has had some desperate adven- money. tures inhis time. Last spring, he started for +++» Mr. Simeon Doane, of New Bedford, | London. The third day out, a gale came op Mass., caught 185 pickerel whighing 300 | of the most fearful magnitude. It tessed the poems, Seo _* “Sampson ponds’’ in Mid- res about so ago Na fay i pede —_ eborou; a day or two since, rowsers on was to 3! on : Ins esos ea : Sead Wan is actively “ stump- is one of those young men who seen great deal ing” New Hampshire. Some days he oon A of excitement in a very short mpece of time. at one town in the afternoon, and another in Sigg remem Paris ae sont the evening. 5 ‘ites: ‘* en the Emperor Ale le - turned to Nicolaieff he was much more war- sj Gced OP eae en Waemormevetely | TTS tan wafers. | Whetnbe tt wes the thomsth injured by the railroad accident at Norwalk, of the ruins of Sebastopol that awoke the experienced great benefit by a sojourn at the spirit of veni wane within him, or that hope Water Cure about forty miles from Gottengen, eck ‘ashe si sage the vast preparations in in Germany. P his more secret arsenals, I know not; but I ee “ppt Ferns’ new husband is surnamed | know for a fuct that he was ready to fling de- as “the author of the Life of Horace Greely.” | fance not only at France and England, but The papers are discussing whether his second expressed himself about Germany in terms vf merriage is likely to result in his being the | the utmost indifference.’’ author of the life of any other person as dis- tinguished as Horace. aa = NIAN LEC ES. —THE -+++ Robert Buchanan, of Cincinnati, says ne oe Me DEVEREUS i the that he sold last year, from his vineyard, | «Popular influence of Architecture,” which was iis ated one and thinks that the whole | to have been SSS goon ag and number sold in one season would number | postponed on account 8 2,000,000 cuttings and 300,000 stocks. This | 2 te eae) Par) at 8 o'clock. looks very like making the Ohio valley the | _Jan2!—Iit ieee of the House, that under the existing cireum- eee stances, Messrs. Banks, Richardson and Ful- The Prospect To-day.—When the House SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. adjourned yesterday, we were under the im- = ler should withdraw their names from the The Union argues that had the forty-five contest for the Speakership, cheated’ evident pression that Mr. Orr would be elected Speaker Democrats (who being present when the House consternation in the Republican ranks in the | ™ the course of to-day. Our confidence in that voted on Mr. Carlisle’s resolution) voted House yesterday; as it was indicative that a belief, however, was considerably shaken on against it, instead of for it, their yotes could majority would ery oon combine to effect an learning that the Democratic caucus had sub- not have carried it, insomueh as ten Ropubli- election, excluding Mr. Banks, among others, sequently nominated that gentleman. While cans who, being present, refrained from voting, from. ie possibility of success. One or two he would have been in all respects acceptable would surely have in that case voted against entlemea who have been steadily voting for to every Democrat in the Hall without the ap- it . Ricl.atdson, voted for the motion to lay plication of a nomination, that formality will The Intelligencer says: ‘els the isles aud itis judged, that had their certainly tend to deprive him of the support “ The promised withdrawal of Mr. Richard- votes Baca ‘ shastatan necessary to have of more or less anti-Democratic party mem- son to-day from the candidature for the Speak- | Y°“* 7 - bers, who were perfectly willing to have ership will, if nothing else, open some chan, achieved success to what was evidently the voted for him as an indspendent eatididate, in of scene in the dull drama enacted during the policy of their party, they would not have ; 2 Jast seven weeks in the House of Representa- | rerused to vote with their political friends on | °T4er to bring the present protracted contest tives. It is to be hoped, too, that it may lead 7 « toa close. to some concessions of personal preference and | 8° important a question. Messrs Greeley, Giddings & Co. have, of of party obstinacy which may result in over- coming the difficulty which has kept the | ate been abusing sundry nameless members, ifouse so long unorganized. The motior of x a | * Mr. Rust, also, should it be adopted to-day, | ¥b0, having voted for Mr. Banks, do not hesi- will peer vinter! Legos Par alg & consumma- | tate to declare that they do not feel justified tion so devoutly to be wished. in much longer defeating an organization for Heute 4 intely ater poy venierr ps Seong the sake of having the committees “ packed”’ ing for the sok ry of selecting a candidate | according to the programme laid down in the up for the Speakership in place of Mr. Richard- never-to-be-forgotten newspaper letter of Mr. son ; and it is understood that the choice fell Giddings. They are denounced by these self- on Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, a gentl personally ‘nexceplitaable, pe! eee vary te elected overseers, as traitors in their hearts presen Naiee coher ag er ya a to freedom—men, who, while professing devo- as often tem, it! il- i: i ity.” poraruly Glled with marked abil- | tion to Mr. Banks, are trying to stab him in| tion was made instantly and by acclamation, the back in the dark, &c , &c. Language of as it were. Aw Averican Banoness.—We find in the | this sort has of late been so freely and indis- —_— last letters from Paris the following invitation eriminately applied to all members of the Up- The American Party Caucus.—An informal to a wedding, made up last summer at Baden- position from the North who refuse to sneeze meeting of the American party of the House Baden. The bride is said to be good looking, | invariably when Messrs. Grecley and Giddings | took place yesterday afternoon, immediately and worth a hundred and fifty thousand | take snuff, as that it has not only lost all effi- | after the adjournment. They determined to dollars; the bridegroom has his title, is | cacy in the way of effecti:z the ends for which resolve on nothing for the time being, but to about forty-five years of age, and isa kind- | it is resorted to, but it has ereated a senti- await the action of the Democratic and Re- hearted gentleman, strongly attached toAmer- | ment of indignatior. in the breasts of those publican caucuses, to come off at later hours, icans : gentlemen thus essayed to be bully-ragged | and this m: rning te resolve what they will do 5 The Baron Louis de Waechter, Chamber- | and brow-beaten into compliance with the be- | i, view of whatever the others may have done. Neceobuer ie lies pas Gemeene hests of those who wield the lash after this rartaxvetad nse nip iPowhat Le you of the marris 4 a 6 : it ates Steamshi owhatan.— of Monsieur the Baron Auguste de Waechter, | fashion, which is fast getting beycnd control, Thi i h . board 6 — vere eseat his brother, Chamberlain ct His Majesty the | and is momentarily weakening the moral AP AAD HAA een Be: min é y> King of hy Rea! and Envoy Extraordin- | strength of tho Republican organization in | ®t the Navy Department. According to these ary and Minister Plenipotentiary near His the H though ah 6 tha ectaiok venera advices she left Hong Kong on the Ist of No- Majesty the Emperor of Frince, with Made- | tue House, though up to the vote of yesterlay ember last for the United States, via the moiselle Josephiue Louisa Lee, daughter of | Mr. Banks held his own on the surface of | ¥°™ s b : ted t things. Three weeks ago every gentleman Cape of Good Hope Bhe say'be expec b. az who voted for him yesterday did so cheerfully, | ®*Five at Norfolk in the course of next month— Madame the Widow Lee, of New York, and invites you to be present at the nuptial bene- Now, however, it is done by at least twenty, | February. who keenly feel the insults which Messrs. diction, which will be given them at the church of the Redemption, Rue Chauchat, TheCurrentOperations of the Treasury De Greeley, (tiddings & Co. have heaped on those 0; 234 of Januai who vote for him with unfeigned reluctance. part aon yeaerday, = ie The Democratic Caucus, which we antici- pated in the Star of yesterday, took place by call from the Clerk’s rostrum, yesterday after- noon, after the adjournment of the House. Nearly every Democratic member of the body was present. The only business done was to re- affirm their original caucus resolution, and unanimously to nomigate the Hon. James L. Orr of South Carolina, for Speaker, in the place of the Hon. William A. Richardson, who declines a further contest. This nomina- OK HIRE—A SERVANT MAN ye Woman, both acc to a ties ind farming operation. Slaves for life. Ad- dress ““W.”? through the Post Office. Jan 2—3t 9. A 10-4, 11-4 AND a pet pee “ts ETS, ches) blue erey coe Soe peers, ul White, red and yellow Flannels With many other Winter Goods to be closed out cheap. WM. R. RILEY, Cor. 8th st., opposite Centre Market jan22—1Im +++» Rev. Dr. Stiles, general agent of the ‘will, oa SA‘ oo Southern Aid Society, who has just returned | ™est Temperance Hall. from a visit to Detroit and Chicago, received rn syaloal Healt? ae agg oe Rae in those cities donations and subseriptions to Tickets 25 cents—for sale at the counting-room the amount of $1,500 or $1,600, with the pros- | of the Evening Star, and at the Bookstore of Col. pect of a further increase. a ee corner Pa — rece st. +... Gen. Shields recently visited the land | jan oi te ye ommenceat 7% o'clock. Sepak” be couch Wee tee css lie OHO. GMMR empte: acres with the land wa: . - 2m iven him for his military services in behalf Be ne ver monthiy meeting of the Se ae if Board of Directors will be he'd FRIDAY (to- of the United Stetes. Faribault, a famous old morrow) EVENING, at the ralienss ort I pioneer and Indian trader, pre-empted on the Magmider, 422 F street, at7 o'clock 7 same day A full and punctual attendance of the members +++-James Harrison, Jr., of Milwaukie, Wis., is very desirable, as business pertaining to the has produced a padlock, the moving parts of ‘*National Musical Convention’? (to take place on which are few, and so imbedded in solid metal the isth proxrimo) will be considered. that the lock cannot be smashed. Indeed, it The regular rehe*rsal for the month of January a Will take place at Temperance Hall on MONDAY has no shell, nor is there any interior empty cavity. Striking upon it is like pounding on EVENING next, the 2th instant, at 7 o’clock. a thie d block of cast steei—of which the Register 1°65, just issued, giving the namex, sahethen’ tonatione &c., of all postmasters amd oth - er public officers and agents, civil, military, and naval, in the service of the United States; with the names, forces, and condition of all ships and vesselx belonging to the United States, when and where built; and the names and compensa- tion of all printers in anv way employed Con- gress, or any department or officer of the Govern- ment. 1 octavo volume, price #3 50. Can be sent by mail to any part of the Unites Mates. For saie in Washington by TAYLOR & MAURY jane Booksellers, near ob et A Book worth $1.25 for One Deliar? AND A PRESENT Worth from 25 cents to One Hundred Dollars ¢ T THE STORE OF THE WASHINGTON Book Company, under Dexter's Hotel. Just received — Mimic Life, Alone, Widow Bedott Papers Juno Clifford, Female Life Among the Mormons Miss Buukley’s Book, Young Ladies’ Book Phanixtana, Kate W istcn Abboti’s Napoleon, 2 vols Macaulay’s History ny 4 vols Len Years Among the Mall Bags And 10,000 other good Books, too numerous to designate ina ya The last week of the Sale unleas a Speaker is elected ta © ‘ Call nad examine our IMMENSE STOCK and judge for yourselves. Remember the last chance. Positively the last. See Red F lag janz2-1w Jan24—3t THOS J. LLOYD, Sec re KTH WARD ELECTION NO- ‘TICE —Notice is hereby given thata special election will be held at the City Hall, on THURSDAY, the 3ist day of January, 1856, for one member of the Board of Common Council, to filla vacancy used by the resignation of A. MeD. Davis, eats ‘The polls will be opened at 10 o’clcck a. m. and closed at 7 o’clock p. m. J. C. McKELDEN, N. D. LARNER, WM. LORD, jan A—St Commissioners. MASONIC —THE MEMBERS UF PO- YA ome Lodge No. 5, Ancient Free Masons, are anne § notified to meet at their Lodge Room, Forrest Hall, Georgetown, on TO-MOR- ROW (Friday) at 2 o’clock p.m. for the pur- of sttentting the funeral of their late brother ILLiam JEWELL. All Master Masons In good stand!ng are frater- nally invited to attend +++» Roger Sherman became a’ signer of the Declaration of Independence for no other rea- son than that he could not make a living at shoemakifg. He cut his bristles and staked his “all” on the ‘rights of man.’’ The con- sequeace was that the same individual who found it bootless to make shoes, in a few years became a living power in our revolu- tion. ++++ William Wright, a notorious rowdy and “short boy,’’ was arrested on Tuesday, in New York, on a bench warrant issued by the court of sessions, in which he stauds charged, on indictment, with having assaulted and bit- ten off the ear of a man, who, it is said, gave him no just provocation, but whose only of- fence was his inferiority of prowess. +++, Gen. Cary, of Ohio, has been lecturing A Goon Joxe —We cupy the following ex- cellent joke from the Columbia (Texas) Dem- corat. It is well known that the two gentle- men referred to have been at “ sword’s points’’ for some years past : General Sam Houston and Com. Moore, on Thursday, 20th December, at 1 o'clock pre- aes there were of Treasury Warrants entered on cisely.” A Sensation !—Mr. Richardson’s announce- | the books of the Department— ment, made yesterday in the House, though Fone cet ert nt tenon = - a topic of conversation for twelve hours before | Porthe Customs.. Be 6,541 83 it occurred among men of all parties, created | War Warrants received and en FY AA PAIR OF GOLD SPECTA- CLES were found by a gentleman in the Cap itolGrounds. They are at Willards’ Hotel jan 21-4 i By order M. ADLER, Secretary. = — — their late visit to Austin, occupied seats inthe | much sensation over the hall. The truth is, lbs Tigao ev epecoh oe oer) 5,863 25 Siudcom of the talouas ot Tene the ie enn pie ckaeee cone same stace Not a word was spoken by either it developed a new stage of the game, or a new pay . a SSS SS EE fn YT ny a RS. A.C. REDMOND HAVING ADDED on the route. On entering a hotel one day to ne ER ae 1,821 79 | South Carolina College, and the University of > FEORGETOWN CORPORATION North Caroli ns Hill TAXES All 9 ond oo ae — rooms a beautiful tee a ji joi iv act of the drama, destined, evident! ate- | From miscellaneous sources. 934 50) North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. in a two S-—All persons in arrearages engaged an Assistant Operator, (one of the best in Senta inal Panag ig ais oper Pc rally to phone the aaa ie wating On account of the Navy.. see 14,000 00 | monthstourhe hasmade seventy-seven lengthy | taxes due to the Corporation of Georgetewn are | the District.) she intends not to have her Pletures hereby notified that the same must be paid forth- with, in order to avoid the expense and mortifiea- tion of distrains. No longer indulgence can pos- sibly be granted, and as all delinquent parties have been heretofore personally called upon, this is the last notice that can be given ‘Those who intend to pay their bills will please call before the 25th day of this month at my resi- dence, on the corner of High and Gay streets. My twosons, George and Henry C. Jewell are authorized to give receipts in my behalf. jan IS-dw2sth WM. JEWELL, Collector ‘REMEMBER THE TEA POT.”— b <a rs. Smith set her Tea Pot on the range to draw the tea, little dreaming it‘ would’nt stand the fire,’’ till she saw it run. She screamed as it disappeared, and fell back in convulsions. Every remedy was administered, but nothing would restore her. At last her husband said he would call on FRANCIS, Seventh street, and buy her one of his FIRE PROOF TEA POTS, when she was observed tosmile. Inthe morning after starting away, Mr. Smith looked back and saw her standing in the door. Fora moment he lis- tened. It was that same musical voice, “My Dear, remember the Tea Pot.’ jan 12 (PHREE-PLY SHIRT COLLARS, a beav- tiful article, for sale hy jan 4—3¢ LAMMOND, 8r., 7th st. STRAYED AWAY—ON WEDNESDAY af- ternoon, Jan’ 23d, a sorrel Horse, with aslitin his git ear, haying ona saddle, bridle and halter. Enquire of KESS sh & BRO , corner Green & Beall sts., Georgetown. jan 2430 BENTER & DUBANT ESPECTFULLY BEG LEAVE TO IN- form their friends and the public generally, that their RIF LE AND PISTOL GALLERY its now complete, and will be open for visitors on Monday, January 2=th. So, gentlemen. if you are ready, call and fire. jan 24—3t EFINED SUGARS. 50 bbls. Crushed, Powdered, Granulated and Clarified SUGARS 12 hhds. brown SUGARS 10 bbls new crop N. O. MOLASSES 10 bbls. Philadelphia SIRUP Just received, and for sale by BARBOUR & SEMMES, No. 65 Louisiana avenue, jan 24-eott opposite Bank of Washington. MADAME DEVOS. FROM PARIS AND NEW YORK. ADAME DEVOS’ MILLINERY HAS AR- rived, and is now opened for inspection at THE LAKES, No 501 Pennsylvania avenue, to which the attention of the ladies of Washing- ton, Georgetown, &c. is respectfully invited. A ee Sr ee AUTION AND REWARD —Land War- rant No. 40,825, in favorof John Saunders, for 120 acres, assigned to blank before A. Abat, No- tary Public, New Orleans The above warrant bas been lost or misiaid. Persons are cautioned oe purchasing oo same. A liberal rewerd LL be gi for its return. ee Ben OE CHUBB BROTHERS, Bankers, opposite the Treasury. says Houston to the driver: ‘‘You probably have more raseality on board this trip than you ever carried before.”’ “*Why?’’ asked the driver. ‘* You have Commodore Moore along,”’ was the 1 “‘AB. General.’’ says the driver, “I just heard Commodore Moore make the same re- mark, but it was on your account.”’ Repayment on ace avy. 6,177 20 reer CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the House, yesterday, after we went to press, nothing was done speeches, and everywhere he was greeted with unbounded enthusiasm. +++. George Sand, (Madame Dudevant,) will shortly publish a grand work in two vol- umes. entitled, Les Amants Celrhres. The loves of Adam and Eve commence the book, and then will follow those of Ninus and Semi- ramis, Pyramus and Thisbo, Joseph and M’me Potiphar, &e., &e., up to the love of modern times. Such a history of sentiment, tracing its development in all ages, will undoubtedly be piquant in perusal. +++ Ldn Pfeiffer, (spricht)—“ Here, Minna, child, listen and attend tome. You must run directly, and get me fifteen reams of paper, one quire of blotting ditto, six quart bottles of black ink, and five hundred Magnum Bonum steel pens. To-morrow is New Year's Day, and I intend starting on a trip round the world for the third time. You must call me at five o’clock.”’—Punch. +++» Dickens has at length outgrown his prejudices against this country, if one may judge from this passage in his latest Christ- mas story : ‘‘ Nevertheless, again I drank my cobler, julep, sling, or eosktaihan all good will to my friend the General and my friends the Majors, Colonels, and civilians, all; full well knowing that whatever little motes my beamy eyes may have descried in theirs, they belong toa kind, generous, large-hearted, and great people.” +++. Lord Broughton, better known as Sir John Cam Hobhouse, has just appended to a new edition of his ‘Journey through Albania,” an appendix of remarks on the refusal of the Dean and Chapter of Westminister, to admit into Westminister Abbey the statue of Lord Byron. His lordship, (then only Mr. Hob- house,) was the leading mover in forming the committee for the Byron statue, and very merciessly does he deal with the late Dean Ireland and with the present Bishop of Lon- don for the course they took in refusing to ad- mit the statue, excelled, if equalled, in the United States. PIC- TURES pe up in Enibossed Cases for Fifty Cents, such a8 are usually sold elsewhere for one dot! Part fora Speaker. The Republicans were mest excited by it. They comprehended that any charige, except the adoption of the naked plu- rality rule, could not fail to lessen their al- ready so very slim chance to elect Mr. Banks and organize the House upon the principles laid down in the resolutions with which Mr. To-Day. Giddings announced that he had saddled them In the Senate, to-day, a message was re- in his famous Ashtabula letter. ceived from the President, in reply to a resolu- So far as Mr. Richardson himself is con-| tion to that end adopted a few days since, cerned, the manly speech in which he an-| covering the correspondence between Great nounced the positive withdrawal of his name | Britain and the United States with reference from the current contest, embraces a full, con- to the Central American question in abeyance Cunningham, R. W. Grand Werden; Jos. B. : pore aae between the two Governments. Escavaille, R. W. Grand Secretary; John C. clusive and eloquent vindication of the pro- A letter from Lord John Russell to the Smith, R. W. Grand Treasurer; Benjamin priety of his course since the first Monday of American Secretary of State, embraced in Waffin, R. W. Grand Conductor; William i, | Vecember. Upon him his political friends | this controvery, was read, and Mr. Clayton, } ai in an able speech, advocated immediate ac- Neilson, R. W. Grand Marshal. have made a gallant fight for principles, and | ¢j5y on. the sags ; alt - ——— r so long as the vindication of those principles] Mr. Mason opposed that recommendation Suavine wade Easy.—Wet your shaving required him to yield his acquiescence in the | until the House should be organized. brush in either warm or cold water, pour on | use of his name in the contest, he did so. His saan Seward, in a few remarks, advocated two or three drops of ‘+ Balm of a Thousand | election being hopeless, and his principles er Gans edict Mr. Cass also addressed the Senate in favor Flowers,”’ rub the beard well and it will make | having been amply vindicated, he has acted | of a full and prompt discussion of this subject & beautiful soft lather much facilitating the | » manly and patriotic part in withdrawing. | by the Senate. operation of shaving. Price only Fifty Cents. In the House, Mr. Fuller, of Pa., after a For sale at Shillington’s, agent for Washing. | Officers, to your Posts'—We have often ob- | few remarks, in which he stated that he had, ton, and all druggists. served, of late, the presence in our midst of | in obedience to the wishes of his friends only, Seale civil officers of the Federal Government, | consented to the use of his name of late in the CHESAPEAKE AND Unio Cana, Borys. —We | whose absence from their respective posts of | contest for the Speakership, formally with- learn that the committee of the Bondholders | duty, in the States and Territories, would ee xen bbiag lomsorioxing (thelrese ofthe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company ] seem incompatible with a due regard to the} and nays on ordering the main question to be are actively engaged in prosecuting their] public interests committed to their charge ; | put on Mr. Rust’s resolution— duties. Those Bondholders whe have not sent | and we learn that this is frequently the case, | Mr. Pringle moved to lay it on the table; in their names to this committee should do so | not only without permission, but positive! laid on the table—yeas 100, nays 99. 2 y : * ae é z . Mr. McMullen who voted among the yeas Without delay, as their co-operation is desired | against the known views of the Departments | occupied some time in an effort to address to and the Legislature of Maryland will not be | on the subject. This abuse, (for such it really | the House an explanation of his vote, but they in session many days longer. The co-opera- | is,) appears not to have escaped the vigilance | WUld not in this case permit a departure from £ their lately adopted rul tion of all is desired of the Secretary of the Interior, whose untir- The House then went on to vote a 123d time =e ing devotion to his own laborious duties is | for a Speaker with the following result proverbial, and who is himself a pattern of a as of votes cast 203 ; necessary official integrity ; for, we understand, he has} "yor Mr. Banks 96, Orr 68, Fuller 12, Ricaud prepured, and is about issuing instructions, to } 18, seattering 9 alk, the officers under his control, requiring No choice having been effected— i ; Mr. Faulkner offered a resolution censuring their constant attendance at their Places the Republican purty for persisting in keeping of business, and notifying them that their | the name of Mr Banks before the House after i that 1 ad ject d: when Cooke, who had just drank a glass of absence therefrom, without the express per- ges lemen had so often been rejected by liquor, suddenly became sick and exclaimed | ™iséion of the Department, previously ob- ajorit . that Palwer bad poisoned him. Cooke died | tained, will be deemed sufficient cause of re- a Washburn, of TH, moved to aay ce and Palmer was arrested. A moval from office. This is as it should be They next prceeded with the one hundred er" i and twenty-fourth vote for a Speaker, on ‘onfirmed the sus bi We are well aware, that a winter in Wash- A > ; : Ered thet bee (Pade ington, amidst all its gaities and political which they were engaged as we went to press. mer's) wife had died suddenly of symptoms | excitement, is far more pleasant than in a far eit nine e similar to those that had carried off ke. ‘ i E> Ata recent meoting of unmarried print- This led to further inquiry, when the as- | region, but gentlemen who seek and obtain ers, the following toast ei given: “ Woman: tounding fact came gradually out that sicteen | offive for its honors and emoluments, should | Heayen reward her,—she is always in favor bres parry Sorraage with Pal- | remember that the public have a right to de- | of a well conducted press.” mer, bac ted suddenly, wit ” i . sees . ry . and on the lives of pool of — poilange! mand their unremitting attention to its service. _(@P An independent man is one that can had effected insurances, while with others he — live without whiskey and tobacco, and shave had betting transactions. The most astound- Mr. Grow.—There was a rumor afloat yes- | himself with brown soap and cold water with- ing of these developments is that Lord George | terday afternoon, that anticipating the passage | ©Ut @ mirror. senacai) ta rd vele ay moe pa of Mr. Rust’s resolution to-day, the Republi-| [3A man might as well attempt to make a it is now believed he was poisoned ‘Phe | can caucus to be held in the evening would | Pig” raps Se eee nll oe palms See i = some of the supposed victims have | consent to the withdrawal of Mr. Banks, and ctatoine ehous ret Lerviehd mery ned eee power bot ge nm ~ ees Te- | that the influences among them that nomi- | nose shaped like a shingle, ray eyes and fuz- some other Wogetable eregtaalioa ‘, sere wie ed nated that gentleman and have insisted on | 2¥ oie Riel io at Av but we have a ener saan Paans ewployed. Itissome- | keeping his name at their mast-head up to this paso) by hi rebenn, pres lh — that fem cacia an rs Lies — time, would subsistute Mr. Grow in his stead. | mended unmentionables, and taste for brandy. tions and bore the name ot “ Stryehnine This struck us as very likely to occur; as,| ay puaneecat.—The following verse con- - politically, Mr. @. is simply a sort of premoni- tains every letter of the alphabet except “‘E.”” E> During a great storm on the Pacific | tory of Mr. Giddings. Of late years he has | By inserting the word vex instead of tax in ocean, a vessel was wrecked, and a " the second line, the verse would tain all tossing to and fro on a plank, rameter come to cut his notions of politics, wholly after the letters of the alphabet: contain the lar attention paid to Copying Deguerre oty ll Paintings, &c.,&e We R. solicits the patronage of the Ladies par ticularly [D> Rooms—401 Seventh street, west side, be tween H and | jan 2i-f N?, TLC E.—WE SINCERELY TENDER 1% our thanks to all these of our customers who bave in accordance with the notice of the issue of our bills, called and paid at our desk their re speetive amounts. Those who still owe us are respectfully urged to settle up their bills, without waiting to be called, on, which may be disagree able. All are aware, from the Leading of their bills, of the terms on which they made their pur chases. CLAGETT, DODSON & © jau 21—1t 1.0. O. F.—At a recent meeting cf the Grand Lodge of Maryland, the following off cers were elected for the enruing year: Geo W. Mowbray, M. W. Grand Master; John W. Colley, RB W. Deputy Grand Master; W.C. DANCING ACADEMY LAST QUARTER. JKOLD. H.W. MUNDER MOST RESPECT fully announces to bis friends and the public eraliy that his last quarter will commence on forsva Y, January 29, 1856. All who desire to prepare for the Grand May Festival are politely Follcited to join immediately. jen 22—ecltw ANAL BUAT FOR SALE —THE FINE Canal Boat “Isaac Long,’ about 129 tons burthen, will” sold on favoreble terms. Apply to » > WATERS, corner of High are | Water streets, Georgetown. jan 2l-lw ~ CHRISTMAS QtFT: OBERT SCHWARZE HAS THE PLEA- sure of informing t prepared for accommoda' wih FRESH OYST sending them to their di try. He also keeps constantly on band a fine ply of PICKLED and PRESERVED OYSTERS Please callon RB. SCHWARZE corner of Lith and E streets, or leave orders at bis establishment corner of 10th street and Potouac river. dec 22-tf BOYS’ WINTER CLOTHING ® HAVE THIS DAY RECEIVED A large additioa to our usually extensive assorment of iirst quality Boys’ aud Chiidreus’ CLOTHING, which we wil! offer to our eustom- eag and the public at unusually low prices. Oar stock consists in part rf OVER eye y TALMAS Pine cloth ROUNDABOUTS and JACKE 2 Fin d common PANTA LOuNS ee Silk, Satin, and Merino VESTS W lite and colored SHIRTS CAPS SUSPENDERS, HOSTER 'S, 5 NDERS, HOSIERY, &c.. &o Making our stock of Boys’ and’ Children’s Clothing very large and com, WALL& STEPHENS, 322 Pa. avenue, bet. 9th and 10th a n nert to Iron Hall. NOTICK TO THE PUBLIC. RS. ELLEN STEWART has house, No. 300 @ street, near Hy 13th, where she Las comfortable and handsome: furnished bed rooms to let to gentlemen French ‘lish is spoken in the house, and a capital Saloon is kept we alg, “ene Grtiste de cusume, in the basement below, which Meals can be ee a Balls, ners, &c., will also be provided to or- m the Saloon.” Jan ls—iwe ——————__________ as hws ee SUPERB PLANOS RECEIVED this week, which, in addition to our usual - supply, makes our stock the most complete eC y. Give us a call if wh and cheap Instrument. oF en hee 208 Pa. aven Re Anwiedl ELLIis, . avenue, between eer 8 » and 10th sts A Berrer Eprtion or tre Biste WANTED The Edinburg Review has an article on the in- conveniences of the common editions of the Bible, not one, of which it says,can be read with as much ease and comfort as any ordi- nary book. The writer recommends that the Bible should Le printed in several volumes; that the verse system of divisions be abolished, and the divisions be made as the subject changes; that inverted commas should indi- cate passages spoken or quoted; and that there be one edition of the Bible in which the writings of each author should form a distinct volume by itself Horgisce.—We find in the English papers received by the Africa the following extraor- dinary case of supposed poisoning - Dr. William Palmer, a surgeon, but who made betting his profession—in other words “a sporting man’’—was in company with a gentleman named Cooke, at Rugeley, Stafford- shire, settling up some gambling accounts, jan Ruxcine ‘ex Ovr.—Up at Manchester, the other day, a party from Boston was examining the factory facilities and buildings, and, among the rest. the force pumps that throw water allover the premises This was just as the girls were leaving their work, and someof them got pretty wet. “You are washing your girls, Colonel,’’ said one of the party to the master of the cermonies. ‘Yes,’ said he, quickly, as the bell sounded for closing the work for the day; ‘‘Yes, and we are now ringing them out.”’ jan 24—3t GOOD INVESTMENT. E HAVE FOR SALE THE FOLLOW- W ing Bonds and other Securities, which will yield the holder ten to twelve per cent. on the in- vestment, viz: oO and Alexandria Rail Bonds Virginia and Tennessee do Hlinois Internal Imp’t Bonds of 1847. ‘The above securities are unquestionably safe. SWEENY, RITTENHOUSE, FANT & co., jan 4—1m Bankers, 352 Pa avenue. DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING. ISS A. E. DAVIDSON TAKES THIS method of informing the citizens and stran- of Washi: , that she still continves the RESS AND CLOAK MAKING in all the latest and most fashionable varieties. Her long expert- ence in the business warrants her in assuring sat- isfaction to these favoring her with their patron age. Ladies wishing Cloaks and Dresses cut and basted can be accommodated on reasonable terms. Residence, 6th street, between D and &, No. 457, west side. jan 16—o1* A paper at Springfield, Mass., referring to the fates trade, says: The cities of Albany and Troy, and other western places, in part, are being supplied with oysters through Sp ing- field to an extent that, even though it should cover the whole supply, is a little remarkable. Two car loads, comprising in the whole twelve tons, or 2,500 gallons, pass through this place daily for _ In addition, Springfield receives some 300 gallons daily from the same inexhautible beds at Fair Haven, Conn. Waar Literature Is.—Poetry is said to be the flower of literature ; prose is the corn, po- is PEN KNIVES, warranted gen- uine, ‘bt personally from the manufactu rersin Shemeli: ladies and gentlemen's patterns of one to four blades, in buck, ivory. A and - handies. _(jans} ' FRANCK TAYLOR. i * > eakt el at ERA GLASSKS—The and chea; Buildings, qv the crest of a wave, to another who was drift. | tee fashion of those of the father of Abolition- A jovial swain may rack hjs brain, ares mt carp sus the aquatortia; wi Or panos ema fe ete — cg boa ee as he — damages Ly 5 ing by on 4 barrel, «Friend, dost thou cali | isminthe hall. Heisnow known there merely 26 ee t # se coals a arr containing remit. eae 40 fi fe state <a weather up to this time having ste @ Pacific! ®* an out-and-out Abolitionjst, whose mind, That what I did was tee fy, are the apple dumplings. anne wemue, between . for carpenters to work there 3 \