Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: -+++.Mareh 6, 1556, U7 Advertisements should be handed in by 22 o’elock, m., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. + {0~ AcaNtTs vor THE StaR.—The foll named persons are authorized to contract for the Publication of advertisements in Tue Star: Philadelphia—V. B. Pawn, northwest cor- ner of F and Chestnut streets. New York—S. M. PatrineiL. & Co., Nassan Boston—V. B. Pauwsa, Soollay’s Building, —— U7 Jos Printine —Our friends and patrons are notified that we are now to execute kind of Jos Paixtine 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 descri tion of prees-work that can be executed on double and Adams’ wer-presses. So. has the Star officea Boo. Bindery connected with it, —— In Its capacity to turn out book bindin, of eo to any other in the District ‘ot jumbia. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligeneer publishes Mr. Marcy’s memorable despatch of the 28th of December, and virtually asks a suspension of American public opinion upon the Enlistment contro- versy until Clarendon’s reply to it shall be promulged by the British Government and reaches us. The editor labors zealously in the mean while to make it appear that the apology already made should be received as satisfactory. Here he is at issue with Mr. Roe- buck; palpably at issue with him. The Unton also discusses the Enlistment question, reviewing the documents recently published, and eloquently sustaining the American Government's position upon it. —@932 New Publications. Ispta: The Pearl of Pearl River. By Mrs. Emma D.E.N Southworth. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson. For sale by Col. Shillings ton. i This is the seventh, (and we think the best,) of the uniform series of Mrs. Southworth’s fascinating romances, published by Mr. Peter- son. Written at ‘‘ Prospect Cottage,” that most picturesque locality in the beautiful city of Georgetown, they have a local claim upon the readers of the District of Columbia, though they need no such recommendation to secure hosts of readers. Replete with sentiment and intense passion, they portray the varied phases of the human heart in life-like colors, and with the shadows as they really exist. “India” delineates society as it is found in the southwest. The characters are boldly drawn, the incidents natural, and the action of the story rapid and absorbing. We advise all who are fond of an interesting romance to purchase “ India’’ without delay. Five Hoxprep Mistakes of Daily Oceur- rence, in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writ- ing the English Language Corrected New York: Daniel Burgess. For sale by Gray & Ballantyne. This is a neatly printed work, prepared te meet the wants of those who, from deficiency of education or from carelessness of manner, * are in the habit of misusing many of the most common words of the English language—dis- torting its grammatical forms, destroying its beauty, and corrupting its purity. Fuse Ants —Mr. Stanley, (the celebrated delineator of savage life,) has finished & por- trait of Secretary Guthrie, which ig highly praised. Mr. Willard’s portrait of Mr. Seaton is also much complimented, both here and abroad. ‘‘I call this portrait a triumph,” sayeawriter in the ‘Boston Transcript ;” because it has hitherto been deemed beyond the skill of any artist to give a correct repre- sentation of Mr. Seaton’s features upon can- vass. Mr. Willard labored with enthusiasm to aecomplish what others had failed to pro- duce, and the result of his Iaborsis one of the most beautiful paintings and most faithful portraits that has ever left hiseasel.”” Secre- tary Dobbin has also sat for his portrait re cently, and Mr. T. W. Wood has painted, in his charming style, portraits of several ladies well known in this metropolis. Tar Laptes Provipep For —We find in the Alexandria Garette the following extract of a letter received by a gentleman of that city, from Thomas U. Walter, Esq., the obli- ging and talented architect of the Capitol Ex- tension. The accommodations of which he speaks will be particularly gratifying to the ladies, whose comfort bas never formed much consideration in the construction of our Gov- ernment buildings: “* The ladies have a spacious and elegant receiving room, and a private room approach- ed only through the receiving room, in each wing. The private room will be fitted up with the most approved and permanent wash- stands, 4c, the pipes for which are already laid. There will be private entrances into the galleries from the receiving room, so that ladies may go unattended, without fear of molestation. Every thing has been done for the comfort and convenience of lady visitors tothe Capitol that buman ingenuity could suggest. Allthe rooms will be warmed b hot water furnaces, well ventilated by arti- ficial means and brilliantly lighted wit gas.” “Osszrver,’’ a Washington correspondent of the New York Commercial, says that ‘‘re- porters and letter writers are also unusually bumerous, and to them must be attributed the enormous quantity of wilful falsehoods which have fur some timo past been flooding the country.’’ We hope that ‘ Observer” will not continue to visit the reporter's gallery at the Senate if be has such a poor opinion of the only branch of literature in which he ever at- tained any distinction. Maraimowtan.—The following appears ina Boston paper. For a small town like Ipswich it certainly does very well : Married at Ipswich, 27th ult., Kimball, Prederick Wileomb, Esq., to Miss reer E. Donnels, all of I. This was the 995th couple married by Mr. Kimball, who performed the same ceremonies for her mother and grandmother as he now has for the b: —the grandmother being his first i Ipswich, and this the Test st ae ar by Rey. Mr. ae: ie Catcago Erection —At the municipal elec- tion at Chicago on the 4th inst., Thomas Dye was elected Mayor by 400 majority. Th? following extract from one of his speeches has been kept at the head of the Democratic paper during the canvass “Tt is not true that [ was ever in a Know Nothing Lodge, that I ever applied for ad- Mission to one, or that 1 ever had any inclina- tion soto do. On the contrary, I have ever opposed and abhorred both that Order and its Principles, and must ever continue to do s0.”’ SAVING Mave Kasy.—Wet your shaving brush in either warm or cold water, pour on two or three drops of “ Balm of a Thousand Fiowers,’’ rub the beard a beautiful soft lather much facilitating the operation of shaving. Price only Fifty Centa For sale at Sbillington’s, agent for Washing- ton, and all druggists. WASHINGTON NEWS AND Gossip, The Chicago Election —Just before going to press we received a dispatoh from Chicago, dated this morning. It comes from a private and reliable political source, and its details may be confided in It is as follows: “The entire ticket has been elected by six hundred @nd twenty-two majority. One hun- dred and twenty guns have es fired by the regenera! dale pe pee was attended wenty thousan: le, in Dearborn Park. This is an admitted Deagine victory.’ At the last Congressional election Wood- worth’s majority was 1,053, Nebraska gain 1,675. The issue was distinotly made of Doug- las and Nebraska, and the triumph has been gained. Valuable Correspondence.—The Richmond, Virginia, correspondent of the New York Herald, says in his letter published on Sunday last—writing of the late Virginia Democratic State Convention : “It was evident from the proceedings and tone of the Convention, that Mr. Buchanan was the first choice of a large majority, and the second choice of nearly all the delegates present. Virginia is sure for “* Old Buck.’’ In its issue of the next day, the same writer—continuing upon the same theme— says: “From all the information which I could obtain, fully two-thirds of the Convention wore for Wise. He has a positive triumph in the result of this action, inasmuch as the re- gion of the State most favorable to him is guaranteed the full benefit of its large Demo- cratic majority. He has grown an ia grow- ing wonderfully in the affections of the masses. They look upon him as the man for the times.”” We call attention to the prognostications and assertions of this wiseacre, whoever he may be, in order that the reador may com- prehend at aglance the precise value of the New York Hera/d’s information concerning the state of parties in all quarters of the country; for the class of writers on politics who delve for it in one section, is ubually identical with the class who delve for it in others. We are as well satisfied as that the sun will rise to-morrow, that Virginia’s vote in the Cincinnati Convention will be for the re- nomination of Pierce. The circumstances making P. the favorite of that State for the approaching race, are deeper and more abi- ding than a mere preference for the nian, in- dividually. The politicians of the Old Do- minion of all parties are remarkable for basing their movements on statesman-like views and on principle. They, (the Virginia Democrats,) know that the brunt of the great and decisive battle that has lately been fought over the country upon the leading and vital question now in issue, has been borne by President Pierce; and that when some others quailed un- der the momentary unpopularity of the Demo- cratic side of the question, until he (Pierce) was forced to beeome the almost sole standard bearer of the Democratic cause (it being un derstood in the then existing condition of things that hardly any one else was willing to risk the martyrdom that by common con- sent was then thought to await whoever the Democrats might nominate) his beld and un- compromising policy upon it, and his admira- ble state papers in connection with it, stemmed the tide setting against it, and turned the cur- rent of popular opinion the other way; until all danger to the immediate future of their party has vanished. Thus, the fact that Pierce has himself fer the most part rescued their party cause from the dangers beseting it, forms the chief reason why Virginia stands so squarely up to him ; as, in so doing, he has fought a contest for State rights doctrines and those of the equali- ty of the contending seetions of the confeder- acy equal in its vigor, ability, patriotism, and risk to the political future of the contestant, heretofore almost unequaled in the political history of the country. The idea of abandon- ing Pierce, and thus intimating a want of con- fidence in such an administration as he has made, is one from which gentlemen of the po litical school of most of the Virginia Demo- crats revolt, as being likely to involve a stain upon the political honor of the State, that will forever hereafter prevent any northern public man from trusting the Old Dominion to keep faith, practically, with those who brave everything for the prezervation in the Goy- ernment of the principles for its action and guidance, on which Virginia relies as the sheet-anchor of her hopes in the Union. The Democratic politicians of Virginia also comprehend the fact that our country has be- come too immense in all its elements of na- tionality, for men to be longer the polar stars of the administration of its public affairs. They regard men in such matters only as the representatives of principles; and they justly look on tho present Chief Magistrate as being much more nearly than any other aspirant for the nomination, the representative of the great principle of the political coequality of the sections of the confederacy on which its continuance hinges, in their estimation They respect their time honored custom of giving those functionaries a second term whose ad- ministrations signally come up to their high standard of Democratic propriety ; asin the case of Jefferson, Madison, Munroe, and Jack- son. Senator Brown's Proposed Improvement. The reselution of Senator Brown, the chair- man of the Senate’s District Committee, in- structing the Commissioner of the Public Buildings to procure certain information for the Senate, which was adopted yesterday, is of great importance to the future of our city. The construction of the magnificent addition to the Capitol building, now under way, makes it necessary that a considerable addi- tion shall be made to what are known as the “Capitol Grounds,’’ on the north, west and south sides. Mr. Brown proposes to include within them all the space included in a line run from the north Capitol gate, down Dela- ware avenue, to B street north; thence down Bto Third street; thence along Third street to B street south ; thence along B street south to New Jersey avenue; and thence along New Jersey avenue to the south Capitol gate This proposed addition eomprises an area of about twenty-five acres, perhaps three-fourths of which is already the property of the Goy- ernment. The two blocks ow Pennsylvania avenue, (north side,) from Third street to the Present Capitol grounds, and a few lots on both the north and south sides of the grounds, are all that is at present owned by private individuals The resolution adopted directs the Commis- sioner to report the actual cash value of the private property in question, and what its pro. prietors will dispose of it to the Government for, for the purpose indicated, the St. Charles House and the Adams Express Co.'s house being the most valuable structures upon them. The latter being of iron, can be taken down and speedily put up again in a different location, at comparatively little cost... addition to the Capitol grounds is necessary to preserve the symmetry of the Capitol, as it will appear when completed. We take it fcr granted that the owners of the private prop- erty within the limits prescribed above, will at once agree to sell to the Government at an actual cost value, as the interests of all their fellow-citizens are involved in the success of the project of the Hon. Senator from Missis sippi. Office Seeking.—By the way of showing the Star's readers what a time of it the offi- cers of the House have had lately under the pressure of applications for subordinate places, we publish the following list of applicants (youths) for pages places in the hall, fourteen only being the number employed. Though we have taken pains to get, as far as possible, a complete list, to-day we hear of others whose names have escaped us. Nearly every one of these boys was of course backed up by one or more members. The following is the list : Henry W. Dudley, E. S. Duvall, James Mankin, Wilson Stewart, J.T. Huling, Wil- liam Knombs, Edward 8. Mathews, Jared Huling, Francis D. Williams, George W. Smith, Isaac P Cook, E. Bealls, Charles Em- ery Wilson, Thomas Seran, Wm. M. Clark, Geo Pratt, Jas. R. Moore, J. P. 8. Tucker, A. H. Evans, James H Souder, 4— Wal- bridge, Richard Inch, R. Kaufman, Dallas Gordon, H. V. Wallace, Theo. Fricbus, B. F. Moffett, Ogden Harlesten, Ed. Stanley Schreiner, Joseph Hedrick, R. W. Townshend, D. B. Little, J. W. Stewart, David Johnson, Wn. S. Saffell, Thos. E. Brown, Thos. Coch- rane, E.C Woodbury, David Simond, F. R. Veich, Jas. Hough, Jno. Henry Darnes, Sam). Stone, Richard Floyd, Jno. D. Heald, James Stewart, Jos. Gordon, Jos. C. Lewis, Charles Smoot, Jas. Fitz Gibbon, J. Murray Lakes, Master Lowe, J J. Cantine, W R. Smith, J. S_ Henshaw, Warren Jones, Geo. A. Gunn, W. W. Reynolds, Patrick. Lyons, Geo. Hewett, Duncan France, W H. Dunn, @. C. Mitchell, Charles Hopkins, Richard Evans, A. Durrin, 8. E. Buckner, Frank Duponis, J. H. Souder, F. Blako, J. B. Wilde, — Thomas, — Bell, Chas. Smith. The Kansas Question.—Tho reader will perceive that the majority report of the House Elections Committee on the Kansas question, made yesterdey, bases the claims of Mr. Reeder wholly on rights above and beyond law—or, in other words, that those claims are without the slightest pretence of legality to stand upon. It is exceedingly denunciatory; almost as much so as the speech of Mr. Grow that shortiy followed it; which was, we regret to write, in sentiment little more than what Mr. Giddings has so often preached to the House, ad nauseum. We are perfectly willing to rest the cause of Gen. Whitfield as involved in the case, on the two reports—that of the majority and Mr. Stephens’s counter report embracing the pow- erful argument from the pen of the General himself. We trust that the House will order the printing of, say half a million copies of the two papers, that the country may have an opportunity to read them side by side. The Republican party, however, will move heaven and earth to prevent the report of Mr. Ste- phens from accompanying that of Mr. Hick- man throughout the non-slaveholding States. California Surveys —Returns, dated 4th of February, have been received at the General Land Office, from the Surveyor General, em- bracing the sectional surveys of sixteen town- ships. Six of these are situated on Humboldt bay, upon Eel river, and on Mad river, near Uniontown ; eight of them, together with the exterior lines of seven townships, are on and west of the Sacramento river, immediately north of the fifth standard parallel; and two onthe Chowehilla river, where it intersects the second standard south with the exteriors of twelve townships situated at the same point These returns aleo embrace the survey of an interesting lino by township lines and off- setsfrom the southwest angle by township thirty-one northrange two west Mount Diablo meridian, east along the sixth standard par allel some twenty miles, then sweeping east- ward and northward through Noble Pass, along the Yreka road and ‘‘trail’’ to Mount Shasta, and some eighteen or twenty miles west of the point last mentioned by the south- west angle to township forty-two north, range five west, making together a circuit of about one hundrei and eighty miles through the settlements on the Yreka road, and thus con- necting Mount Shasta and its valleye with the exiating public surveya. Marcy vs. Clarendon. The Yankees say ‘‘ Lord Clarendon Is talking rather sarcy ; But don’t let’s fight! it’s much the best To let the Lord have Marcy.”? The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday, 5th of March, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the redemption of Stocks.... For the Treasury Department... 21,174 03 For the Interior Department..... 24,267 49 For Customé....ssssseeesseeeeee 85,041 20 War warrants received and en- $71,423 62 tered. ....cceccceseceeeeeeeees 69,615 63 On account of the Navy. 7,264 65 From miscellancous sou 843 98 From Oustoms.. + 995,319 70 erro CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In tho Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, the debate on the resolution declaring Lyman Trumbull entitled to the contested Senatorial seat from Illinois, was further de- bated by Mr. Pugh, Mr. Toucey, Mr. Stu- The question was then ut, and the resolution was agreed to—yeas art, and Mr. Butler. 5, nays 8; as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Adams. Allen, Bell of Ten- nessee, Bright, Brewn, Butler, Cass, Colla- mer, Crittenden, Dodge, Durkee, Evans, Fes- senden, Fish, Foot, Foster, Geyer, Hale, Ham- lin, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, James, Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Read, Rusk, Sebastian, Sew- ard, Se, Toucey, Wade, Wilson, and Yu- lee—35. Nays—Messrs Clay, Iverson, Johnson, Jones of Iowa, Pugh, Slidell, Stuart, and Weller—8 The Senate resumed the consideration of the cial order—being the motion to print ten thousand extra copies of the message of the President and reared ead documents in answer to a call for information in relation to the disturbances in Kansas. Mr. Butler addressed the Senate in reply to the speeches of Messrs Hale and Wilson. He defended the character of Generai Atchison from the imputation that he had interfered to revent the free exercise of the right of suf- rage in Karsas, and showed conclusively that the conduct of Gen. A., had been such as to prevent violence and bloodshed. Mr. B. also replied to the remark of Mr. Hale, that the Supreme Court of the United States was the citadel of slavery, and eloquently refuted the charge of southern abereerion which hag been so often made by the abolitionists. Mr. Toucey spoke in behalf of the constitu- tion, and enforced the duty of all good citi- sens to maintain the laws, and preserve invio- late those uests which have been purchased at the cost of so much blood and treasure by the fathers of the republic, and handed down to the present generation as a sacred legacy. Mr. Hale and Mr Wilson also addressed the Senate on the subject. Mr. Houston obtained the floor, and the Senate adjourned. | Mr. Ph Special to the Moron A Clarendon guilty of duplicity!!! In the House, Mr. Stephens concluded.the. reading of the minority report of the Elec- tions committee (signed by himself, Mr. Oliver of Missouri, and Mr. Smith of Alabama.) Mr. Hickman moved to postpone the far- consideration of the reports of his (Elec- 8) committee until to-morrow at 1 p. m. elps asked leave to move a series of declaratory resolutions, laying down the prin- ciples of law on which the Election committee should pursue their investigation of the Kan- sas contested election case; which were ruled out of order. The character of these resolu- tions and the propriety of postponing all ac- tion on tne case were debated informally and out of order by Messrs. Jones of Tennessee, Hickman and Boyce, until the motion of Mr. Hickman to postpone was to ir. Letcher moved to print 20,000 extra copies of the two reports, with the accompany- ing papers; referred to the Printing commit- tee. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the distribution of the President’s annual mes: , Mr. Mace in the chair. Mr. Grow addressed the Committee in favor of the views and acts of the Free State party in Kansas. : as Cadwallader replied to Mr. Grow at at subject being laid aside, the annual Pension and Military Academy appropriation bills were taken up and laid aside, succes- sively, to be reported back to the House. The Committee then rose, and the said bills having been duly reported back, the House adjourned. Proceedings of To-Day. In the Senate, to-day, after the introduc- tion and reference of bills, resolutions, peti- tions, reports, &c., the annual fortification eprenpnation bill was taken up on motion of fr. unter, and was being considered when the Star went to press. In the House, the Chair laid before the House # communication from the claims court, covering various cases considered and dis- posed of by said court, with the testimony in each, and the conclusion come to in each stated at length. Mr. Haven moved its commitment to the Committee of the Whole House. Mr. Jones of Tennnessee argued in favor of its commitment tu the Claims Committee. Mr. Orr opposed that suggestion. Mr. Milleon sustained the views of Mr. Jones of Tennessee, ¢ and was replied to by Mr. Simmons. Mr. Jones of Pennsylvania urged the refer- ence to the Claims Committ ee eee Toe War Qvestion.—We find in a New York paper the following valuable informa- tion from this city. It is a valuable chapter of the ‘materials for history’’ furnished by those indefatigable and omniscient bodies, the ‘Washington correspondents’ of the New York press : Thunderblast. SHINGTON, Feb, 28. Highly important dispatches from London ! Clarendon refuses to make apology for Cramp- ton!! President proposes to send in a war Look out for squalls!!! In haste, SNooxs. (From another Correspondent ) Wasuineron, Feb. 23—13 o’clock. No truth in the report that important dis- patches have been received from Buchanan. The Crampton affair will be satisfactorily ad- justed. The reports of all the other corres pondents are utterly false. H. G. (From a very high source.) Wasaincton, Feb. 28—5 p. m. The Cabinet in secret session today! Un- favorable dispatches from Mr. Buchanan!! Crampton will have to go!!!! Barclay will have to go!!!! Matthews will have to go!!'!! Kowe- croft will have to go, too—All go. Gasspaes, Jr. (From the best authority.) WASHINGTON, Midnight, March 1. The dispatches by the British steamer are in. Clarendon and Buchanan have been by the ears. Crampton did not go to bed last night. Marcy iz excited, and says itis no use to try to patch up a peace as long as Palmer- ston is in power. KEYHOLE, Sen. Extract of a Private Letter. Wasarnerton, March 2. * * * There will beno war. Previous despatches all bosh Crampton and Marcy passed a good night. JgeEMES YELLOWPLUSH. HIGHLY IMPORTANT. Speeral Dispatch to the Daily Bluster. Wasutneron, March 2—Daylight. Crampton is packing up to go. I have this on undoubted authority. ar in less than 60days'! Let it come! VERY INTERESTING, [Private and Confidential.| The Mosquito business, I learn, will not be settled till next summer—probably in August. ‘There will be a conference, on this business, over on the Jersey Flats. The Bed Bug in- terest will be fully represented. THE LATEST—AN ULTIMATUM. Exclusively to the Evening Rattletrap. 6 o’cLock. I have just heard that war is not to be de- clared until Stevens’ Steam Battery at Hobo- ken, for the defence of New York harbor, is completed. ‘his declaration is considered, in well-informed circles here, as an equivalent to an eternal peace. Yours, Very Green, Sr. PERSONAL +++-Gough is lecturing in Philadelphia. -++»Mr. Dempster is in the city, at Browns. Capt. Duncan H Ingraham, U.S. N., is at Willards’, in this city +++.Major Donelson of Tennessee, the Know Nothing nominee for Vice President, is at the National, in this city. Mr Charles Jacobs, an American tenor, has lately made a sensation at the Italian theatres, under the name of Carlo Jacobi. -+-.Nat. M. Burford, Democrat, has been elected Judge of the new or Sixteenth Dis- trict of Texas, by a large majority. -+++Henry Brown, of the “Civilian,” is the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Galveston, Texas. --»-Calvin Brigs has been convicted in Middlesex county, Mass., of having two wives, and sentenced to the State prison for three years. +++-Timothy Rives, Esq., the Democratic elector for the South Side (Petersburg) dis- trict of Virginia in the approaching national political contest, is at Willurds’, in this city. ++++Capts. Robert M. Lee, A. J. Lindsay, and S. Jones, of the U. 8. Army, were at New Orleans on the 27th ult., en route for Texas, to join their respective cérps. +++» Neal King, a laboring man in Tiverton, R. L,, rose early on Saturday and made afire, leaving his wife in bed. Shortly after his de parture the house took fire accidentally, and was consumed, together with Mrs. King, who was suffocated by the smoke. +++» William @. Messervy, formerly a dele- gate to Congress from New Mexico, and also acting governor of that territory, has been nominated as citizens candidate for Mayor in Salem, Mass., in opposition to the ow Nothing's ++++ Charles M. Tenley, of Portsmouth, Va , @ gentleman Jong and favorably known in the literary world, has formed a connexion with the N. Y. Literary Journal as its correspond- ing editor. We shall look for his productions with interest. +++» Mr. Howard, First Secretary of the British Legation in Paris, is about to lead to the altar the English beauty, Miss Smead. Mr. Howard’s first wife was the celebrated Baltimore beauty, Miss McTavish, 20 well known in the gay world of Paris a tew years ago. +++» Col. Shaffner has presented the New York Historical Society with the models of an invention of Robert Fulton, designed to raise veszels in canal, performing the same office as an ordinary canal lock. lo related the cir- cumstances of his discovering these models while travelling in Russia. ++ Henry Parish, who recently died in New York, was engaged in the dry goods busi- ness for nearly fifty years, and had accumula- ted.a fortune ofover one million of dollars. A large portion of his fortune was made by the purchase of goods at auction during the com- mercial panio of 1822. «oes Mr. of St Louis, in a recent lecture at the city, said many persons the hearts of elphians as like Dr. Kane's Ley sea—open when you get in, bat surrounded by vast masses of ice, render- ing the voyage into them perilous. He thought they were rather like cocoa-nuts—the shell a little hard, perhaps, bat full of milk inside— the ‘‘milk of human kindness.’’ +++» Mr. Everett’s lecture on Washington, at New York, on Monday evening before the Mercantile Library Association was attended by an immense audience Hundreds who were late looked in and went home again. Six thousand tickets were sold, and there were, probably, some five hundred invited guests present eside . DIsINtERMENT oF THE Deav.—It appears that the bodies of many of those who died of low fever at Norfolk, last summer, are be- ing constantly disinterred by their friends. This has created among the citizens some fears forthe health of the town, and to quiet all apprehensions the Board of Health have or- dered that no more disinterments shall be made between this time and the Ist of January next In the meantime the graves are to be decently arranged, and their identity preser- ved, while those that have been opened are to bestrewed with ashes and lime, and sowed with cloverseed. Misprrectzp Lerrers.—It is stated that there is kept at the New York Post Office a list of the cashiers of banks in the United States. W letters are found directed to that city to cashiers who do not reside there, this list is consulted, the error corrected, and the letter duly forwarded to its proper desti- nation. It appearsfrom this list that no less than five hundred and three letters forcashiers have been misdirected to New York since Jan, Ist, 1854, all of which were re-directed and forwarded to their proper address. iH Harp ror HMorses.—Owing to the uneven and slippery condition of the snow it is almost impossible to pass, at any time, through the streets of New York, without seeing some poor omnibus or heavily laden horse lying prostrate on the carriage way, and in most cases, evi- dentby much hurt. The Spirit of the Times says that not less than nine hundred horses havo been killed, or have died, in that city, since the ‘cold term sat in, (about Ist Jan,) over and above the usual number in the same time of other years.” Bee BI TENTION METROPOLITAN — The war monthly mesting of the Metropolitan Hook and r som ed will be held THIS EVENING, at the Hall, on Masse- chusetts avenue, between 4th and Sth streets. It JAMES A. INGRAM, Secretary. = NOTICE.—THE MEMBERS OF the Western Hose Company most re- spectfully announce to their friends and the pub- iis genemaay, that they will give their Second Grand Annual Ball on the 24th of April. For particulars see future advertisement. mar 6—1t® NOTICE.—THE OFFICE OF THE London Fenlishing Company is re- moved back to the old stand, D street, corner of 9th, where subscribers having parts of works, and neglected by removal, or otherwise, by cal!- ing at the above address will be promptly at- tended to N B. Agents and young men of good address can obtain remunerative employment as canvass- ers for our works. W. H. GARRKOOD, mar 6—3t* Generel Agent. Bee LECTURES —DR. WM. BOYD, from New York, bas kindly consented to de- liver a course of Scientific Lectures on Temper- ance, on THURSDAY EVENINGS, March 6th, ciel ota 20th; each Lecture to commence at § ° 3 Subjects :—1. The Philosophy of (Total Absti- nence) Chemically and Physiologically discussed. 2d. Alcohol not a creature of natural production. 3d. The Diseases arisirg from its use as a bever- age or otherwise - An opportunity is now offered to all to hear this truly eloquent and scientific man, a we have fixed the admission at 12} cents Those desirous of obtaining a seat ought to be there soon, as Temperance Hall will no doubt be crowded. First Lecture Thursday evening ofthis week. mar 5—2t® THE AMPHION QUARTETTE BAND, of Washington city. will sing at Odd Feliows’ Hall every night during the week, commencing on Wednesday night, for the benefit of the Lutheran Church vrmseae | the Fair there They receive nothing for themselves. The lrass Band will play between the vocal performances. ™) —4t eae a ee nies FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, corner of H and Eleventh streets, will be held every evening during the val fae MON- DAY, March 3d, at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th st As usual ee | accommodation usual at Fairs will be provided. A Band of Music will be in attendance every evening. Come one, come ali. feb %—dt7mar SMITHSONIAN LECTUREB—A BS course of Lectures will be delivered by the Rev. Jonn Lonp on the Grandeur end Fall of the French Bourbon Monarchy, commen: ing on Wednesday Evening. February 27th. SUBIECTS. Lecture 3. Tuesday, March 4. ‘‘Louis XV and the causes which undermined the Monarchy.” Lecture 4. Wednesday, Merch 5. *: Aiirabeau and the developments of the French revolution.”” Lecture 5. ursday, March 6. ‘‘Napoleon Bo- naparte and the results of the revclution.’” The Leetures will commenceat $o0’clock. The public are respectfully invited. feb 25-10t OST.—A ROLL OF NOTES ui ting to 3195 Any persons ago e same, will receive 100 reward upon leaving it with C.J oo 8! ,or W. PL ee eee eee O HIRE.—A SMALL COLORED BOY, accustomed to dining room and house work. Apply at No. 451 E street, between 3d and 4th. mar 6—21% UND.--AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL, on Monday night,a GOLD BRACELET. Apply at Whiteburst’s Daguerrean Gallery, Pa. avenue, near 4% street. ite OST¥.—NEAR BROWNS’ HOTEL, ON Tuesday. March 4th, a Stone Marti: FUR VICTORINE. A liberal reward wilt be paid for its return if leftatthe Star Ottice, or with Nrs. YOUNG, atthe U.S Hotel mart-3* A CARD. was BARNARD & CO, AuctionrERs anvComMissiow MERCHANTS ,corner Penn- sylvania avenue and 9th streets, will as usual ive their especial attention to ali sales entrusted them, such as Housekeeping effects, Real Es tate, or any other Goods, upon the most reasona- ble terms. They will make liberal = ad. mer6—im OR SALE—A PAIR OF SUPERIOR young Kentucky matched HORSES, & well broke for riding ordriving Thev are without fault, and will be sold at a great largatn. Enquire at Weedon’s Stable, at the foot of the Capitol Grounds, or at the residence of J. W SMITH, near Benning’s Bridge, where tey may be seen for two orthree days. mer 6—3t* j igre or the Fearl of Pearl River; by Mrs. Southworth. The Family Christian Album ; edited by Mrs, E. P. Elam. Vol. 1. Matthew’s Digest of the Laws of Virginia of a Civil Nature. Vol}. The Quarterly Law Journal, publisbed in Richmond, January No. The Virginia Convention of 1776; by H. B. Grigsby. FRANCK TAYLOR. — OOOO FASHIONABLK DRESS MAKING, ALSO, CUTTING AND FITTING. B* MRS. B. B. NORRIS, (late of Baltimore,) No. 499 south Fourteenth street, Washington. N B. She is prepared to fill all oiders ‘with neatness and dexpatch Several Dress Makers wanted Mrs. 8. B Norris’s eelebrated CEDAR TAR and TAR SYRUP for sale as above. mar 6-2w* OO, TO DEALERS, en SaaEe, AND oT KS. 18 000 PRIME HAVANA SEGARS.— 9 Just received, on consignment, elghteen thousand very prime Havana Seyars, of choice brands; am: which may be found some very superior. Any of whi-h will be sold at the importing ree toclose consignment ‘ALL, BARNARD & CO., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, mar 6-6t corner Pa. av. and 9th at. THE PLACE TO GET GOOD LIQUORS. SUCH AS OLD BRAN DIES, HOLLAND GIN, JAMAICA RUM, Old Bourbon, Rye, Nectar, Irish and Scotch WHISKIES: Pure Port Madeira, Sherry, and other WINES; best brands of CHAMPAGNE, LONDON PORTER, SCOTCH ALE, PURE CRAB CIDER; fine CIGARS, TOBACCO., &c.,&e All of which can be bought for ten it Place, for cash, from AMUSEMENTS. NATKONAL TMEATR: KEL & CO a TOnN T. FOR. 80L NAGER Also of Holliday-street, Baltimore. and Marsie\) = Theatre, Richmond, Virginie Becond Last Appearance of (be charmirg ang a Lovely Actress, * MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL: ‘whore impersonations created such a decided im- pression on W. y evening last MISS MITCHELL in Seven Characters: REE CAPITAL PIECES, THREW O PAaNcY DANCES, ana AN INIMITAB 184 sie SEVERAL SONGS DURING EVENING ON FRIDAY EVENING, March 7, 1556, will be presented . -LPSBERS, ASMODKUS; Or, The Litthe D—-——1's Share! Carlo (a wandering minstrel)..Miss M. Mitchei! Aft-r which the original farce, written expressly ‘iss Mitchell by the author of K, ao Orshiel entitled pd A LADY'S STRATEGEM!: il M ‘ozer, with an Irish Jig. Alexis (a Greek Boy, witha Dance. Miss Mitebell Miss Mitchell Of the Blue Moselie’’ To conclude eee. comeJletiaentitied 3 Or, The Maid with the Milkimg Pail! Milly, with the original “As i ganced at my Milkesesa tho: = Miss Magg'e Mitchel: On MONDAY EVENING, March 10th, MR. E. EDDY will rin the Historical Tragedy of —_— JaCKk CADE: Prices DMiseion :—To Boxes and Par- quette 0 cents; Family Circle and Galleries 25 cents No oxtra charge for Reserved Seats. Box Sheet open from 10 until 6 o'clock. Box Office open every day. 2 MR. DEMPSTER'S Secon! Original Ballad Entertainment WILL BE GIVEN AT CARUSI’S SALOON, On MONDAY EVENING, March 10, NCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 8ONGS ‘The Rainy Day,’’ ‘‘ Morning, Noon, and Night,” “‘ Lament of the Irish —<—y aif “The ©’ the Door,’’ * Higblard Mary,”’ “Op: cauld and restless lone,”’ ‘The Death of Warren,’’ -‘I’m alone, all alone,” “A Man's 2 man for 2° that.’’ ‘- Duncan Gray,” and “ The May Queen,’’ in three parts. The whole eccom- led on a Chickering Piano Forte. furnished the politeness of Mr. Davis. Tickets FIFTY CENTS. To commence at + o'clock. mar 6-4t A GRAND FIREMEN’S BALL WILL BE GIVEN BY TNE Columbia Engine Co,, No. 1, aT TH WASHINGTON ASSEMBLY ROOMS On EASTER MONDAY, March 24, 1556, Xf lg MANNER IN WAICH THE CON- pany has condacted their previous Balls is = sure guarantee that this one will give and satisfaction to all who re Boag resent. Msputa’s full Cornet and String Band have been en Serpe and Refreshments will be furnished by an My eee band Tic ONE DOLLAR, admitting a gentie- man and ladies. Executive Committee Jas A. Brown, Geo. Follansbee, Thos. E. Young. mar 4,6,10,12,14,15& GRAND MASQUERADE AND FANCY DRESS BAL: Ks: L AT FORREST HALL, GEORGETOWN GRAND MASQUERADE WILL BE given on THURSDAY, March 6th. at the above named Hall, under the personal direction of Sig. MONTPLAISAR No pains will be spared to make it one of the moet pleasant of the season Ti ONE DOLLAR—to be bad at the dorr or prine! Hotels. ‘he Police will be In attendance to order. easure ve feb 29—th F° SALE.—A GOOD STRONG WORK Horse. Works well in any kind of harness Also, one or two good Wagons, suitable fora butcher or trader, or ice wegdn. Ay ply to JAS. ROBERTSON, Agent, No. 60 P: pect street, Georgetown mar 5—s¢ cone ni kn, UST.—ON THE WEST SIDE OF SEV enth street, between Pennsylvania and Mener- chusetts avenues, alight brown FUK VICTO- RINE, lined with purple siik Any one retara- ing itto Mrs. POLLARD WEBB, at the Wasi. ington House, corner Penn. avenue and 34 street | be suitably rewarded mars -3t NOW THE SNOW 18 THAWING! bee LAKES ARE OVERFLOWING with Bouquets of Real and Artificial FLOWERS. with PrRFUMERY. FANCY GOODS, MUSICAL BOXES, CLOCKS, 8Ta- TIONERY, &c, &c. OPERA GLASSES for sale orrent. At THE LAKES, mar 5 S04 Pa av, near Adam’s Express. [Union, Globe, & Intelligencer | SPRING GOODS, B ptcu HH. SMOOT, No. 119 South site Bridge street, near High, Georgetown, 1). C . has re- ceive Lhis First Instalmentof SPRING GOODS sul e& to the early demand Plain ols all wool Mous de Laines, Plain lack Silks, all grades, Plain French Procoles or Cambrics, White and colored figured Br{iliantes, 100 pieces English and American Calicoes, 20 pieces Manchester and Domestic Gingbams, 25 pieces White Cambrics and Jaconets, 50 pieces Checked and Plain Muslins, 25 pleces Ric! wand Barklie’s Irish Linens, 300 pieces soft-finished Shirting Cotton, 12 Ke New York. Bates and Wamasutta Bills do, Heavy bleached and brown Sheeting Cottons, Toweling, Table Damasks, and Napkins, Ladies and Gents Linen Cambric Handkerchiets, Heavy Osnaburg Prints and Striped Osnaburgs, Mixed Denims and twilled and piain do Also, Whalebone and Manilis Corded Skirts, White and slate colored do . with other seasonable goods, to which large ad- ditions will soon be made from the latest errivais in New York and Philadelphia Cash and prompt paying customers are solicited to call early. (mar 5) ‘ 5 4.4.8. RS. SULTHWORTH’S NEW BOOK, INDIA, just TTS and for sale at SHILLINGTON’S Bookstore. ‘* «India; the Pearl of Pearl River,” taking it aH in all, is the best work Mrs. Southworth has yet written. Itis one preat merit in her fictions that they faithfully delineste Ife and manners without entering on vexed sorial, religions. or political issues. In ‘ India,” the reader will find & vivid delineation of the Southwest. But this is not all; the charaeters are boldly drawn. the in- cidents natural, and the action of the story rapid and absorbing. Whe two heroines are finely con trasted. The hero is a noble creation. strony of will, earnest in purpose. firm for the right. and agra to the end in whatever he believes to justice and truth We cannot recatl, in any late work. a character so ideally joft;. yet faithful to reality. The heroic spfrit in whieh be g0€s west, abandoning the luxuries be liad been accustomed to: and settling down in bis rade log but. determined to conquer fortune with his own good right hand, is, indeed, the true type of & self-relying American. No fiction of Mre. South- worth’s bears such proofs of careful finish = on those several accounts to have a — larity unrivalled by any of her former works. poe the immense circulation they have at- tained.’ so it Allor any of Mrs Southworth’s other works can be bad at SHILLINGTON’S Bookselling and Stationery establishment, Odeon building, nn. avenue, corner 4}¢ street. mar 5—3t CAST-OF¥F CLOTHING UGHT AND SOLD AT 76 LOUISIANA Avenue, 0} tte cept hme 8 near Semmes’s. Ai through post to “Mir. Tailor’ mar 3-im® BONNETS AND RIBBUNS. E ARENOW RECEIVING OUR FIRST Spring supply of Bonnets and Rib- bons, Bonnet Linings. Taritons, Fiorences, Crapes, &c., and sbali continue to receive all the mety oe of BONNETS and Children’s FLATS and HATS, as t arrive from the man- ufacturers. W. EGAN & SUN mar36t 223 south side Pa av., near 7th st. ROF’R SYLVESTER CONTINUES 10 Forete}l all Particular Events of Huinan Life, such as Love, , Deseri; of Persons, een ip mace Fr ~ <, = ‘bts, Sing Deeds of Property; all kinds ‘ulations, Suits, Gain or “ets oft Bicknese,-all kinds of Dis- cured in quick time, Terms: Fifty Cents, male or female; People of Color, Twenty-Five Cents. No.137B » Opposite the Omithoonion, eal hel mar 3-im* LWAYS GO TO ELLIs°s, Pa. ave- p Neiedg ih Es r Music. He keeps the largest assortinent in eity. mars — oo os ON ee — aw