Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1856, Page 2

8 ee eee EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON city: FRIDAY......---+-..++++.February 1, 1966. 1” Advertisements should be handed in by 12 o’clock, m., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. UP Acznte von tux Star.—The following named persons are authorized to contract for the Publication of advertisements in Tas Stan: meg eps B. PaiMsn, northwest cor- ner of F and Chestout streets. New York—S. M. Parranciit & Co., Nassau ‘Boston—V. B. Panurn, Scollay’s Building. ——— + 10> Jos Printine.—Our friends and patrons are notified that we are now prepared to execute every hind of Jos Paintine with despatch and in the best manner, at prices as low as In any other office in Washington. Job Printers arealso notified that we are prepared to do every descrip- tion of press-work that oan be executed on double it, equal in its capacity to turn out book bind'ng of ali descripttions to any other in the District of Columbia. SPIBIT OF THE MORNING PRESS The Intelligencer contains an interesting editorial synopsis of the speech delivered yes- terday by Mr. Seward in the Senate on the Central American question, wherein that gen- tleman greatly distinguished himself as a northern anti-Democratic statesman, by taking and maintaining with great force a position on the exciting questions between Great Brit- ain and the United States, such as, if we re- member correctly, no northern anti-Demo- cratic party public man ever held upon such an issue with our hereditary rival. The -Unton defends the Kansas message of the President. eo oe WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Refreshing.—The earnestness and perti- nacity with which our talented, engenuous and truthful neighbor sticks to its system of fal- sification, even when its conductors must be well aware that all the world know that it is lying, is refreshing beyond deseription We owe cur readers an apology for using that expression. But in so flagrant acase there is no way of getting around it. With the “Biennial Register,’ the Blue-Book, open before it, it continues to insist that the amount paid to the Star newspaper for ad- vertising for the Government is $25,000 an- nually. it quotes from that work payments made to us for job printing, binding, adver- tisments, &c., &c , in the course of rwo yeart, and gravely insists that the sum total shows the amount of government payments to us for Services rendered in onx year. Thus, it states its case about 100 per centum above the truth. Did we not know that its custom is always to tell falsehoods when they suit its purposes better than the truth, and to stick to them to the bitter end, we might possibly have con. cluded that its conductors are too ignorant to have known the fact that the blue-book isa biennial, rather than an annual register, and that its figures refer to two years expendi- tures, rather than one. We are, however, aware, that last summer its chief conductor was a sort of walking ref- erence concerning the cash value of every office or engagement to serve the Government that the Know Nothing office seekers who surrounded him in such crowds, desired. To answer the questions of those people, he must have thumbed and thumbed and thumbed again every page of the last previous edition of that work. So, he cannot fail to know pre- cisely what the figures he quotes mean. Know. ing what they mean, in attempting to palm them on the public as a statement of the pay- ments made to the Scar in a single year, our talented, truthful and ingenuous neighbor has stated a palpable and self-evident falsehood. That journal is utterly destitute of char- acter, not for lack of controversial talent, but through the mendacity which marks the poli- ey with which it is conducted, as evidenced in this, its very last dirty transaction. It has not only thus cut itself off from popular con- fidence, bat from that of those who, on its first establishment, were its patrons and friends; nearly every one of whom will, at this time, regard as an insult the imputation that they sympathize with it direetly or indirectly, or sre in any manner identified with its state- ments concerning others, or its intrigues for its own advantage. A violent, abusive and pretended South- ern Rights paper for the first six months of its existence, finding that it can make no money on that tack, it has come to be an ultra anti- slavery sheet, justifying all the political abo- litionism ot the day, while professing not to take sides on the slavery question. While it has thus lost all the sympathy of the southern men who so lack brains as at one time not to have comprehended the real value of its south- ern rights protestations, it has not gained the confidence of a single person whose senti- ments are opposed to its old professions. All, indeed, now know it for a mere trim- mer, a Pandour, a jackall, seeking by ex- pedients which honorable men repudiate, to fill its hungry maw. Having exposed the patent falsehood with which it went out of its way to assail us last, we have just now little more space tp devote to it. We may, however, add, in reply to the last part of ite effort to crawl out of the unenvia- ble situation in which its invariable trick of lying has involved it in this particular case, hat we print more copies of the Star daily, than are printed in all three of the other daily newspaper offices in Washington, togeth- er—the Intelligencer, the Union, and the Organ. This is the reason why, when our fellow-citizens really desire to communicate with the public, they prefer to pay us for *pace in our advertising columns twice the wum, it may be, for which the Organ offers im vain to lease to them its columns. Our daily circulation outside of Washington is larger than the whole daily circulation of any other paper printed in this city—to Say noth- ing of our circulation in Washington, which is larger in proportion to Population, we sincere- ly believe, than that of any other Paper in any other city in the world. We beg our gen- tle, talented, ingenuous and truthful neigh- ber to put these few facts in its pipe and smoke "em. It will thus increase its stock of knowl- edge. No suggestion that can possibly be made will increase its stock of moral honesty, @ long as it habitually prefers falsehood to trath. So we shall not waste words in advis- ing it to that end. The Truth of History.—o, i the Sentine/, in his patsy of pel me Plains at great length his Position with refer- ence to the Senate’s printing question, which, asannounced in the last issue of the Star, was subsequently disposed of by the election of the senior editor of the Union. With the Sentinel’s misunderstanding with the Union, we propose to have nothing whatever to do. Yet we may not inappropriately say, that its publisher is mistaken in the reason why he was elected to be the Printer of the Senate for the last Congress. He says: “I was elected simply and ly because I a the founder, reper, pal editor of a ablic journal which had for its object, and eo the pursuit of which it has never varied or departed, the sing/e purpose of advocating the principles of the genuine State Rights Democratic party.” According to the received understanding at the time of his election, if we are not greatly mistaken, he was elected only to defeat the Union, which could not be done in any other way. Two or three Dem&cratic Senators were understood to be dissatisfied with the course of the Union towards themselves, and two or three became dissatisfied with its course on some public questions; while two or three of them were believed to have voted for the Sentinel’s publisher because dissatisfied with the course of the administration towards themselves and their immediate friends. The majority of those who voted for the Sentinel’s publisher two years ago, did so under the be- liet that they were thus aiding to sustain at this point a journal that would injure the Democratic party by making ceaseless war on the national Administration, whose uncom- promising opponent from first to last the Sen- tenel certainly has been. Surely Messrs. Seward, Wade, et al of the opposition party, did not vote for Mr. Tucker, because he had established at this point a journal devoted to “ the single purpose of advocating the princi- ples of the genuine State Rights Democratic party!” On reflection, we presume our friend of the Sentinel will see the force and correctness of our explanation of the mystery of his original election Throughout the life of his adminis- tration, President Pierce has certainly faith- fully sustained, (as to its principles and meas- ures,) the policy of the party placing him in power, whatever difference of opinion there may be with reference te the wisdom of some of his appointments. Another Presidential election is at hand, and it is very evident that the Democratic party are going into that con- test boldly, and as far as possible exclusively are the measures and principles of the admin- istration of President Pierce. Whatever their personal predilections may be, all the Demo- cratic party members of the Senate heartily endorse the propriety of making the next Presidential contest on the policy we mention above, and they are inclined to do their best to aid their party to win upon it. Hence the fact that its former friends in the Democratie party abandoned the Sentinel yesterday, to aid directly or indirectly in the election of Mr. Nicholson—the newspaper exponent of the Administration—to be the Senate’s Printer for the Thirty-fourth Congress. Fashionable Entertainments — We regret that we cannot comply with requests received of late from many subscribers at a distance, and chronicle in detail the entertainments given by the eminent and the fashionable of this metropolis. Our ‘folio of four pages,” already crowded to overflowing with the polit- ical and local news of the day, would not con- tain even brief mention of the many brilliant reunions which have enlivened the present season Tho official dinners at the White House—the receptions of Secretaries Davis, Guthrie, McClelland, and Campbell—the bril- liant ball and matines of Mistresses Senator Slidell, Fish, and Thompson—the delightful Parties of Mrs. Dr. Pyne, Mrs. Major Lynd- say, Mrs. W. C. Johnson—the hotel “ hops,”’ for it is leap year, and the ladies love to hop before they /eap—the dinners of Mr. Cramp- ton, and other diplomats—all these and scores of other equally pleasant entertainments have occupied the attention of the beau monde, notwithstanding the doleful Jeremiads of let- ter-writers that ‘‘ Washington is dull.” The prominent ball of the season was given last night, at the hospitable mansion of Mrs. George Parker, on the corner of Four-and-a- half and C streets. Atleast a thousand guests, comprising ‘‘the good, the great, the gifted and the gay,’’ thronged the elegantly fur- nished saloons, while Esputa’s fine band per- formed new dancinganusic, obtained expressly from New York. Later in the evening, the guests were welcomed at the supper-table be- low, which was covered with luxurios and delicacies, served in Gautier’s best style, and adding to the eclat with which every thing passed off. It was, indeed, a magnificent affair, which will be long remembered by the many who enjoyed the courteous attentions of the host and hostess— ‘< Of all that did chance, twerea long Of the dancers and dresses, belle ; But each ‘was so happy, and all were so fair, —_ night stole away, and the morn caught them “The gaities of the evening were not confined to the Fourth Ward. Dinner parties were given by the President and by the Secretary of War, while there was a fashionable ball at the new and elegant residence of Mrs. Dr. Wood, on I street. This evening there is to be a large party given by Mrs. Clem. Hill, and next week the gay throng are invited by Mrs Gen. Webb and Mrs. Geo. Pennington, besides the balls at Willard’s and at Brown’s— “On with the dance ! Jet joy be unconfined ! Nosleep’till morn, when youth and Pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying feet ”” Army Officers Resigned.—The resignations of the following officers have been accepted by the President, to take effect at the dates set opposite their respective names : First Lieut. Richard S. Smith, fourth artil. lery—January 13, 1856. First Lieut. Horace Haldeman, eighth in- fantry—February 1, 1856. First Lieut. Robert B. Thomas, second ar- tillery—January 31, 1856. Second Lieut. Malcolm H. Nicholls, tenth infantry—January 31, 1856. tale to tell, and who was the Limited Partnerships.—It is to be hoped that Congress, ere the close of the present session, will accord to the District of Colum- bia a law authorising “limited partnerships.”’ We know nothing else, in the way of business legislation, so much needed among us just now. As the law stands, if a person of wealth is disposed to aid a young man in business by advancing him monoy and without partici- Pating in person in the management of his af- fairs, (per agreement, to pay himself with a share of the profits of the concern,) he cannot do so except at the risk of the whole of his estate. ‘ Elsewhere in this country, as well as in'Eu- Tope, the capitalist may by law thus aid -his young friend to any amount he pleases, with- out making a lien on his Property for more than the amount specified in their published articles of agreement or copartnership. The | com, enactment of a similar law for this District would at once throw an aggregate amount of perhaps millions into trade here; and thus, by increasing business competition, would mate- tially benefit all classes of society. Monetary and Commercial.—The following quotations of bonds, stocks and land warrants were furnished us to-day, (February 1) by Chubb Brothers: BONDS AND OITY-STOOKS. Par Washington Corporation 6 per cent. Pivo| 103 @ 1083 Georgetown do 6 do 100) 97 9 Alexandria do 6 do 100} 86 8? Bonde 6 per cent. ex int. | 1,000| 0 @ st St. Lonis Ci per Cincinnati * do 6 do do 1,000 | 95 6 Louieville do 6 do do | 1000! #2 83 Louisville do Sshortb’dsdo | 1,000| 94 9 a eins ang s Memphis @o 6 lo | 1,000 0 a = do 6 do do 1,000) 78 ae Pittabarg do 6 do 40 | 1,000| a0 aL Burlington do 8 do _ do | 1,000| 90 22 Ban Francisco do 10 pay N. Y. do 1,000 | 105 106 San Francisco do 19 pey5S.F. do | 1,000| 98 6 Gacramento do 10payN.¥.do | 1,000| 75 6 UNITED STATES STOCKS. of 1856 6 percent. | — | — @1 Loan of 1863 6 do —|— @nexs Loan of 1867 6 do — | — @ss Loan of 1848 $& -|- ed Loan of 1968 (Coupons) -—|-— 6us Loan of 1865 (Texas ind.)6 do cod Ag 34 RAILROAD BONDS. | ‘Ohio 6p.ct.1888 | — | et a 6 do 1875 | — | sa 90 6 do isco} — | 92 93 § do ise) — | & 6 Orange & Alex. 6 do -|7 80 Tiltnois Central 7 do —|a 82 Iitinots Central (Freeland) 7 do —|s 88 BANK STOCK. Bank of Metropolis — | 106 @107 Bank of Washington — | at Patriotic Bank — | 6 Farmers & Mech.'s’ Bank, Georgetown | — | 70 i Bank of the Old Dominion, Alexandria | — | 103 @ 106 INSURANCE STOCKS. Firemen’s (none in market) a Franklin (none in the market) Potomac = do do STATE STOOKS. 6 per cent, — | 9% 4 de — 106 @107 do - “ 8S Kentucky 6 do — {101 @102 Louisiana 6 = do —|s @% Tennessee 6 do —j| a g 92 California 7 do —-j|« «5 RATES OF FOREIGN BANK NOTES. Disc’t. Disc’t. Eastern States... } . New York State. 4 i New York cit; Petersbur; ae Pennsylvani Fredericksburg... j i Winchester...... 4 N. W. States.... 14 Kentucky ... 14 Tennessee.. 23 North Carolin: 2 Other S. States ..1a2 LAND WARRANTS. 160 acre warrants, per acre...$1 06 a $1 07 80 do do do ... 106a 107 120 do do do ... 103 a 1 04 60 do do do ... 103 a 104 40 do dO sececveeeee 44 00 & 45 00 The demand for warrants still exceeds the supply, and prices are about 1 cent per acre higher than when last quoted. We have no means of ascertaining the amount of land warrants issued under the late act that have been located, but presume that they do not amount to two-thirds of the issue. The war- rantees, who are mostly residents of the coun- try, seom indisposed to part with their war- rants at less than $1 per acre, and which price agents can hardly afford to pay, and send to the cities for sale. This will account somewhat for the scarcity of warrants, and may be the prominent cause. In the middle of November warrants experienced a sudden and unexpected rise; the consequence was, war- rantees sold, and this city and New York were flooded. Prices fell as low as 85 cents, but soon rallied under the large orders induced by the low rates. Should warrants advance two or three cents higher, no doubt large amounts would be forwarded for sale, and if the amount exceeds the orders, they will decline heavily. Dealers have no confidence in the present prices being maintained, and, therefore, will not long expect to fill orders. They can by no possibility advance much higher; and we think it would be well for holders to secure the present rates. First class city investments are in good de- mand. Money is easy, compared to what it has been for some months past. Exchange is 80 low that it prevents the shipment of specie to Europe, yet it does not accumulate in the cities, owing to its transportation to the coun- try to pay for produce. The disorganized condition of Congress un- doubtedly effects the value of State securities, and it is supposed that much of the money paid for dividends on the lat instant, on ac- eount, has not been reinstated, owing to the unsettled condition of our foreign relations, and the disorganized condition of the House of Representatives. The Current Operations of the Treasury Department .—On yesterday, 3ist of January, there were of Treasury Warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the redemption of Stocks.... $5,173 74 For the Treasary Department. 22,420 61 For the Interior Department... 205,010 53 War Warrants received and en- War repay warrants received and Ontered...ccsscereecceeeves 412 82 From miscellaneous sources 58 00 From Customs...... 5,115 62 From Lands........ 3,320 65 qe CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, the Central American question with Great Britain, was again taken up, when Mr. Seward addressed the body at length against the position on it, and the acts with reference to it, of Britain. In the House, the debate on the pending resolution of Mr. Cox, was further continued by Mesers Boceck, Taylor of La , H. Marshall and Lindley ; and then it was rejected—yeas 39, nays 176. Mr. Hickman offered another plurality rule resolution, to take effect after three more at- somal to elect by a majority vote have failed. r. Wheeler moved to lay it on the table; not agreed LP ares 107, nays 108. After an ineffectual motion to adjourn— r. Trippe moved as a substitute for Mr Hickman’s resolution one declaring Mr Smith, of Va, to be the Speaker; not adopted— yeas 100, nays 110. (Previous to this vote, Mr. Barksdale moved to lay the whole subject on the table ; not to—yeas 84, nays 132.) Preceedings ef Te-Day. The Senate was not in session to-day. In the House, the question being§on agree- ing to the pending plurality rule resolution of Mr. Hickman, offered resterday— Mr. McQueen moved to lay it on the table ; not agreed to—yeas 107, nays 108. Mr. Savage, as a means of settlin, the diffi- culty, sent to the Clerk’s table to read, a proposition to make the election on the plan on which the House elects a President when the people fail to elect. The question was then put directly on the plurality resolution of Mr. Hickman; which was not adopted—yeas 108, nays 110. Mr. Jones, of Tonn., then moved a resolution for the election of Mr. Mordicai Oliver, of Missouri, to be the Speaker of the Thirty- fourth Congress. Mr. Matteson moved to lay it on the table— yeas 116, nays 101. GPA sensible writer in the Boston Courier says: ‘‘I expect to be obliged to tolerate my neighbors not only in entertaining different opinions from’ mine, but also in thinking I am wrong.” TRINK oF “what he was, that ing beholden pany. Tas —Antisthenes was asked, fet by his learning?’ His reply ‘¢ could talk to himself without be- to others for the delight of good GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE. Guorexrtown, Feb. 1, 1855. From the following article, which we find in the Baltimore Sun of yesterday, copied from the Frederick Examiner, we: incline to the belief that the Examiner has been led into error in regard to the memorial of the Presi, dent and Directors of the Metropolitan rail read, now before the Legislature of Mary land. “The proposed amendment, it is understood, contemplates such on alteration of the route as will allow the Metropolitan railroad to in- tersect the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at more westerly point than at present limited ; in other words, to carry out the original pur- pose of tapping the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road at or near the Point of Rocks, and stop- ping there.’’ If we have not been misinformed in relation to this memorial (and the source from which we have derived our information satisfies us that we have not been) the only alterations to the charter sought to be obtained by the me- morialists is the removal of that ion which declares that no dividends shall be declared out of the earnings of the lower portion of the road until the whole shall haye been com- leted to its northern terminus, and the priv- llege of intersecting the Baltimore and Ohio road, the charter as it is now framed simply confering the right to cross it within a certain locality, and not the right of forming any con- nection with it. We do not believe that any intention of changing the course of the road from the route which has already been lo- cated has been formed by the officers of the company. Both of the beforementioned features in the charter of the Metropolitan road have been regarded by many as objectionable, and dis- advantageous to the ple of Montgomery county and the District of Columbia; and inesmuch as the memorialists obligate them- selves that no portion of the money which may be subscribed by Frederick or ashing- ton counties shall be expended in the con struction of any portion of the road, except that lying in the county where the money may be subscribed, we think in all fairness that their opposition to the desired alterations to the charter should cease at once, and their efforts be directed, in cunnection with the me- morialists, towards the securing of them. We can hardly force ourself into the belief that the hitherto liberal-minded citizens of the before-mentioned counties would be so ut- reasonable as to ask the people of Montgomery and the District to shoulder the whole burden of constructing this road, when nearly the whole of the benefits ening from that portion lying north of the line of the Baltimore and hio Road, must necessarily accrue imme- diately to their own advantage. We hoy that the Legislature of Maryland will take thir, in our humble judgment, the only proper view of the matter, and grant at once the prayer of the petitioners, that this most im- portant of all railroad connections may at once be pushed forward to completion without apy farther delay. Its construction is cer- tainly of vital importance, not only to the people of this District, but the whole of the west and southwest section of our country. We would advise all of our friends in George- town to avail themselves of the rich treat in the shape of a diorama exhibiting at Forrest Hall, it being by far the best thing of the | kind we ever saw. The Hall was crowded last night, aud we would advise all who go to secure their seats early. There is an after- noon exhibition on to-morrow for schools. Spectator. ore —____ ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 1, 1856. The weather still continues cold, and for many years our sleighing community have not had such acarnival. Every vehicle that can be used has runners attached The river, too, gives the appearance of many days of fine skating. Yesterday morning tho Orange train was delayed several hours in consequence of the pamps of the engine freezing. Sueh a thing as never occurred on the road before, even during the very cold weather of the past two weeks. The American organization of this place, at their last meeting appointed a committee to collect together the various platforms of the party, together with the different resolutions passed by the section of that party in this county. It is presumed that from this hotch- seen such planks as can be agreed upon will e taken, and, together with the Philadel- phia, Lynchburg, and Richmond platforms, we shall have the ‘Alexandria platform ”’ In the field for the spring election we have, including the present incumbents, the follow- ing: For Sheriff—E. Sangster, Dem.; H. L. Monroe, K. N. ; for Superintendent of Police— Capt. Joseph C. Moore, W. L. Penn, K. N., George Davis, K. N ; for Superintendent of Gas—A. W. Eastlack, K.N., Jacob Roxbury, K.N., and W. J. Higdon, K.N.; for City Surveyor—W. D. Stuart, K. N , W. T. Powell. K.N. Each day the number increases, and so, in all probability, February will be unu- sually spicy. A_new Know Nothing organization—the F K.’s (fool killers)—have issued a counter manifesto to the edict of the Regulating Club, published some days since. AI oe Tax Sovrners CommerciaL Convention was permanently organized at Richmond, yes terday, by the election of Gen. Tench Tilgh- man, of Maryland, president, and vice presi- dents from Texas, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. Mr. Abert, of this city, offered a resolution declaring that, notwith- standing the baneful opinions of our fellow- citizens of the North, we feel a devoted attach- ment to the Union, and a determination to preserve it, All the resolutions were referred to the committee on business. There are 220 delegates present. PERSONAL +++» Harry gray, who is now engaged as watchman at the Kentucky Locomotive Works, has recently had left him, conditionally, bya deceased uncle in England, $200,000 The condition is, that he shall not be indebted to the amount of $500 when he is 30 years old. ++++ F. Dainese, Esq., our former Consul at Constantinople, and for several years pasta resident of Alexandria, has recently been presented by Reshid Pacha, the Sultan’s Vizier, with a beautiful diamond ring, set in the Oriental style, as a testimonial of the Sultan’s estimation of his character and services and of his attachment to Turkey The diamond is very large and of great brilliancy. +++» Mr Geo. Turner, of Lyme, N. H., has sold a pair of six years old oxen for $235, which weighed on the hoof 4,300 pounds. These oxen during the last winter hauled two hundred cords of wood to the Passumpsic Rail- road, at Ryogate, and have since that time done all the work usually done by oxen on a large farm. ess Sarah Ann Abigail Brown, who was tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hung, at the fall term of the N. H. supreme judical court, for the murder of Stephen C. Washer, died last week in the Concord jail. Sub- sequent to her trial she gave birth to a child, since which time she has gradually declined in health, until she expired of consumption. +++. Sir Edmund Head makes a popular Governor of Canada. He is a literary man rather than a politician, and seem: fully dis- posed to adhere to the constitutional maxim of the entire tay aancerersd of Ministers. Had his cousin, Sir Francis Bond Head, inherited his political sagacity, Canada might have been spared many dark days and bitter re- grets. ++++Parson , of the Methodist church was travelling in the back ssttlement ef Mis- souri, and-stop at acabin, where an old lady received him very kindly. After setting | chiens before him, she began to question im : ‘Stranger, where mought you be from ?’ ‘Madam, I reside in Shel y county, Ken- tucky.’ ‘Wall, etranger. hope no offence, but what mought yow be a doin’ wa: up here?’ ‘Madam, I am searching for the lost sheep of the tribe of Israel.’ ‘John, John !’ shouted the old lady, ‘come rite here this minute ; here’s a stranger all the way from Shelb; county, Kentucky, a hunting stock, and I’il just bet my life that tangle-haired old black ram, that’s bin in our lot all last week’s one of hae’n.” AW. — TREASURER’S STATEMENT, Showing the amount at his credit im the Treas w Loa received to Monday, Janvary 25° IF my posvtaries, and in the Mint and branches, by amount for which drafts have been issued, but were then unpaid, ject to draft. Showing, also, the amount pe ar “ dcaery of the Treasury. with assistant treasurers and designe’ eg a 40 @mount then ren Dotan of future transfers to and from deposite wees a; Jn what place. 1 736 17 Treasury of the United States, Washington, D sf. Assistant Treasurer, Boston, uusetts.. . oo = Assistant Treasurer, New York, New York. eer yf Assistant Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ono Assistant Treasurer, Charleston, South Carolina ian os Assistant Treasurer, New Orleans, La...- sees 38 Assistant Treasurer, St. Louis, ! *Spraet = Assistant Treasurer, San Francisco. L748 49 a ee 98 2 poms Seance De De at Wilming ‘orth 2 . Depedinry st Sewenea, Gomrla uisiem se | aaiaee Depositary at Mobile, Alabama. nal? 57 —_ Depositary at Nashville, Tennessee #4 317 Depositary at Cincinnati, Ohio.. 8, _ —4 Depositary at Pit Pennsylvania... — 4 Depositary at Cine! (late) nae . Depositary at Dubuque, lowa.. 2,750 17 Depositary at Little A 40,421 s at Detroit, (late)... 500) * Depositary at Chicago, Illinois 001,980 69 Depositary at Detroit, Michigan 216,1 Depositary at Tallahassee, Florida. 51,835 33 Assay office, New York... 8,744,500 00 Branch mint, San Francisco. 1,290,000 00 Mint of the United States, Philadel; » Penn. 3,308,354 16 Ret ea ranch mint e , Ga. K Branch mint of United States, New Orleans, La..... 2,021,949 53 |: Tie 028,523 03. 26,076,831 17 | F Deduct overdraft.......sccccseeesececseceeteceeecesscseeseeeseee@orsers vee §=683 BS 24,270,277 x Deduet difference in transfers....csesccsscseeessscseseeeeesesceeeeeeeresenss 168,751 47 Net amount subject to draft........s+0+-sseeereeeceeerees Transfers ordered to treasury of the United States, W: Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the U Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the United Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the United ‘Transfers ordered to assistant treasurer of the United at Baltimore, Maryland... ‘Transfers ordered to depositary ‘Transfers ordered to depositary at Norfolk, Vi Transfers ordered to depositary at Chicago, 1 is. ‘Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, New ‘Transfers ordered from assistant treasurer, St. Louis, Missouri. Tiansfers ordered from depositary at Mobile, Aln..... Transfers ordered from depositary at rome agri Inols. Mich.,.... Transfers ordered from de; y at Ch Transfers oidered from Sepeutery at Detroit. Feb 1—1t ited inta.. usetts York, New York sociation will meet THIS ENING in the Room of the Franklin Fire Com feb 1-1t® i ecreta eee LIGHT INFANTRY .— The regular monthly meeting of the Com- | evening, at 73 o’clock. B. F. BEERS, Sec. feb 1-3t Sn Re THE POOR OF THESECOND ‘WARD .— Persons who are not called on by the Committee, and who desire to contribute to the relief of the poor of the Seeond Ward can send their donations to Nicholas Callan, Treas- urer, F , between 13th and Mth streets. jan 30—3t THE “WASHINGTON ASSOCIA- BSN OF PRINTERS” respectfully announce to the public that they will give their First Ball on the 2ad of February. Particulars in future advertisement. jan 2—eo3t - — = SMITHSONIAN LECTURES —Prof. Bee thas will continue hiscourse of Lec- ied to the Arts’? on MONDAY, WEDNE Yand FRIDAY po bomininned t 8 o'clook tures commence at § o’clook. The public are respectfully invited to attend. jan38—MWF3t OAT FOR SALE.—A KEEL BOAT, 17 fect long, with oars, rudder, &c., % suitable fora pleasure or fishing boat. it can be tures on y Wwhonken seen at E. Reynolds’, west of the Aqueduct, in | Georgetown For terms apply immediately to W.E. COLSTON, at Mrs. Spalding’s corner 9h and F streets. feb 1—3t RAFFLE. AF FLE FOR A BEAUTIFUL LIGART Fancy SLEIGH, at 9 o’clock this evening at FLINT’S. A few chances left—$I a chance. feb 1-1t* REMOVAL. OHN M. CLARKE & CU., HAVE THIS day removed their office to the corner of Sev- enth street and Louisiana avenue, oppesite Dex- ter’s Hotel. feb 1—3t TRAYED OR STOLEN.—FROM THE subscriber, on the 29th instant, a dark bay HORSE, in good condition, and stiff, | = in his left foreleg. Any person returnin: Horse to me, on Maryland avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, Island, shall be ruttably re- warded. JOHN P. WEST. feb 1—21* ARCHITECTURE. HE UNDERSIGNED WILL CONTINUE to cee ere lans of CHURCHES, STORES, CITY HOUSES, VILLAS, MON- UMENTS, and other stractures, with full work- ing drawings, specifications, and superintend- enoe of thesame. CHARLES HASKINS, Architect. Office Pa. avenue, bet. 10th and Lith sts. feb 1—3t CENTRAL POLICE OFFICE, Ne. 421 E STREET, Near Eighth, and the General Post Office, Office epen Day and Night frem 8 a. m. till 12 p. m HERE ALL COMPLAINTS OF A VIO- lation of the laws of the Corporation or of the United States, and requiring the aid of the Police, will meet with immediate and prompt at- tention from OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR av- THORIZED POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY. CIVIL BUSINESS. The officers who attend to this branch of the business of this office, are AMOS HUNT, Esq , and WILLIAM CAMMACK, Jr. Gentlemen who aot a, t in collection and returns. JOHN 8. HULLINGSHEAD, Justice of the Peace, Police Magistrate Third District, feb 1-3t And Notary Public. ORSE FOR SALE.—A handsome, quite spirited HORSE. Paces, canters and trots finely; draws in “pe or double harness. Will be dis; of on most accommo- dating terms at Hiram Wright’s Stable, Union Hotel, Georgetown. jan 31-3* CAK D.—HUTCHINSON & MUNRO would most respectfully retura their thanks to those of their customers who s0 peomaplly act tled their accounts ot the = vedio pol, md would also request those who have not as - tled todons by the 2d of February, as it is very important that our books be squared up for the past year. jan 31-4t ENISON HAMS —A emall lot of Virginia HAMS, just received and for sa! =~ dasa. SHERELL No. 279 F street, corner of 13th st. jan 30—3t CHEAP FOR CASH. 4 oro PITCH, ROSIN, HAY, BOOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES, &c. 150 bbls Tar, Pitch and Rosin 250 sacks GA Salt 90 kegs Nails 50 boxes Figs, al9 cents 40 bores Cheese, 9 cents 200 cwt. New Bacon 5000 pairs Boots and Shoes, coarse and fine, _— boots; thin shoes; rubbers, &c., all by the box, at 20 per cent. lower than Boston prices 40 small boxes G. P. Tea 12 cents each boxz—at 40 cents Ib. Brooms, Painted Buckets Bags Coffee, Glades Butter in kegs Manilla Rope, Tarred Rope, Oars general With a assortment of Groceries, &c., for sale by J.N. FEARSON, jan 30—3t Georgetown. JOHNSON’S SALOON, No. 311 G street, near Thirteenth. AVING HAD FIVE OR SIX YEARS EX- perience as chief cook for the Messrs. Wil- lard, the of this establishment is now Frew furnish DINNER PARTIES, SU P- “RS, BALLS, and all —— may wed een with Meals, and —* OT1CE.—TBE BOARD OF DI- | Tectors of the Washington Building As- y, corner Pa. | avenue and I4th street, at 7 o’clock. | J. P. DICKINSON, | a ficial be held at the ow MONDAY ,VENING, teaadoogt J 4th, at7ig o'clock. | | The members will meet for drill on Saturday | “| stores and at the door. CORTEZ, THE CONQUEROR: S NEW AMERICAN TRAGEDY, found. Tana Conquest of Mexico, will be read the author at a ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, FRIDAY EVENING, February 1, 1*56, AT 7% O'CLOCK Tickets 50 cents each. Cards admitting a gen- tleman and two ladies $1—to be had at = — WESLEY CHAPEL CHOIR, ted by several of the most talented Protessers and Cheristers of Balti- more and Washingten, WILL Giv a Concert of Sacred Music, At their Church, corner of F and Fifth streets, TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. 5th, | Under the direction of Prof J. H. DANIELS Cards of admission 25 cents—to be bad at the Music Stores and members of the Choir. | _jam 31—st Assi R. WINTER'S GRAND EXHIBITION OF CHEMICAL DIORAMAS, CRYSTALLINE VIEWS, CHROMA- TROPES, METAPHORSES, &c. AT FORREST HALL, GEORGETOWN, | Commencing THURSDAY, Jan. 31. A Day Exhibition on SATURDAY AF TER- NOON, at 3 o'clock. Fall particulars in small bi lis jan 31 GRAND FANCY on CITIZERS’ DRESS ALL. Ege H.W. MUNDER TAKES GREAT | pleasure in announcing that, at the earnest solicitation of many friends who participated in the Private Masquerade given by him in Decem ber last, he has concluded to give a Grand Fancy and Citizens’ Dress Ball, at MUNDER’S ASS&MBLY HALL, On FRIDAY EVENING, abecgns | Ist. 1556. He has in made arrangements with a Fancy Costumer of Baltimore to furnish dresses for la- dies and gentlemen, of much superior quality than those furnished at the last , ranging in rices from $1 to $3. Apply at the hali, any nea on Thursday and Friday There will be no ladies invitations sent Gen- Uemen are priviledged to invite their own ladies | All former patrons are politely invited te attend. jan 290—4t EPERGNES AND PLATEAU. Large Plated Waiters, OYSTER TUREENS, Superior Cutlery, | Silver Tea Sets, Pitchers, Waiters, | MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY SAMUEL KIRK & SON, GOLD & SILVERSMITHS, 172 BALTIMORE STREET, BALTIMORE, MD. jan 31—1m OST, AT OR IN THE VICINITY UF Browns’ Hotel, last comes a smal! black Pocket Book, containing a few dollars in money, and some bonds, notes and other pres, valuabl only tothe owner. The finder will confer a great favor by appropriating the money and leaving the ket book and papers ai the office of Browns’ Frotel. jan 29—st* {yp aeeeees, CANES, ENGRAVINGS, Stationery, &c., at ELLIs’s. jan 29 B= SKIN PURSES, sujlable for gold or silver, for sale by jan 29—4t LAMMOND, Sr., 7th st fey ay BANJOS, GUITARS, Planes, &c. at JOHN F. ELLIS’S, jan 26 306 between 9th and 10th streets FE inn nnn hE PORTE MONNALES, CARD CASES, Co- bas, Cards, Vases, &c., at 906 Pa. ave, betw —— JOHN F. ELLIS. MONEY FOUND: Y CALLING ON THE WASHINGTON BOOK COMPANY, attheir store, under Dex- ter’s Hotel. will find a great saving tn cash by buy: oe Books there, and also win a splendid Present. it continues for 10 days only, and then the sale closes. A Book and Gold Watch for one dollar A Book and Silver Watch for one dolar A Book and Gold Bracelet for one dollar A Book and Goid for one dollar A Book and Gold Pencil for one dollar A Book and Gold Pen for one dollar A Book and Gold Ring for one dollar A Book and Gents. Gold Pin for one dollar A Book and Ladies’ Gold Pin for one dollar A Book and Ladies’ Gold Kardrops for one doiler A Book and Pocket Knife for one dollar A Book and Stat! for one dollar A Book and Our stock em int Colored Print for one dollar nearly all the new and de- sirable BOOKS in the varied departments of an- cient and modern owen regs em ——— Enc Bi ies, ? vels, Fhevloghcat ana Meeheeteel” Works. the most extensive stock ever offered sale in this city. all: Remember the Place, and gs us an early . See Red Flag and Gift Book S'ore jan 2—Iw TAKE NOTICE. A‘ WHO WISH TO KEEP WARM AND take care of their health will do well te call at LANE’S, who has a full stock of warm Under- 5 Gloves, Muffiers, and Robes and Shawis, and wil: sell thom cheap for cashat LANE’S me rs Store, 24 Pa. avenue,