Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1856, Page 2

— EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON City: TUESDAY.......... -Mareh 11, 1456. 12 hor Sepang «> its should be handed in by o’cloek, m. ‘th not appear until the next aay. 1 oe } ——- = ._—_ UF Acrnts vor ru S1ax.—The following poral epee authorized to contract for the Pubite: of advertisements in Tax Stax: Philadelphia—V. B Patmen, northwest cor- ner of Fifth and Chestnut streets. New York—S. M. Parrineitt & Co., Nassau street. Boston—V. B. Patmar, Soollay’s Building ao if>* Jos Paintine.—Our friends and patrons @re notified that we ere now to execute kind of Jos Paintine with despatch and im the best manner, at psices as low as In any other office in Washington. Job Printers arealso notified that we are prepared to do deseri — of —— that can be executed on double eylinder dams Lapse sa So, al: nos the Star officea Book Bindery connected with 5 ual in its eapacity to turn out book bindi: Ii descripttions to any other in the Dis! Columbia, sibi Saint SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer argues that the actién of the Senate in determining to initiate the ap- propriation bills hereafter is unfortunate; holding that it is an uncalled for innovation The Union accuses the Intelligencer of, un- fairness in the manner in which it extracts from the official documents to sustain its posi- tion on the Enlistment question —____- o+e — e “Free State’’ officers took the oaths of office at Topeka, on the 4th inst The New York Tribune of Monday contains the ‘‘Minority Report,’ on the contested election, with along argument against it by Mr. Greeley, in the form of a dialogue between Withfield, Reeder, and the House Diptomatic Dirricuty.—information was teceived by the last steamer from Europe, of a misunderstanding between Col. Jackadn, our Minister Resident at Vienna, and the Austri- an Government. A correspondent sayz “* The misunderstanding has been caused by the arrest and imprisonment of an American citizen named Spear, who after seven months close confinement, during which he was not permitted to communicate in any way with even his minister or consul, was tried on the Sist of March, 1354, by a secret and unknown tribunal, convicted uf treagon, and sentenced to ten years labor in irons in the trenches at Therisienstadt in Bohemia. Mr. Jackson, on the 4th of February demanded a properly certified copy of the testimony said to have been used in the couvietion of Spears, and in- formed Count Buol, in bis note that unless he received an affirmative reply within four weeks, he should at the expiration of that time, withdraw from a court where he could no longer remain with honor to his country or advantage to itscitizens. As there is no pro- bability that the desired answer will be forth- coming. or that any testimony really existed against the man, Mr. Jackson may be expect- to leave Vienua shortly after you receive this.” Tue Niacana.—The triumphant success of the “ Merrimac’’ bas stimulated the hopes of the builders of the “ Niagara,” which is now far advanced She was taken into the dry- dock at New York, on Saturday last, to be coppered, and her machinery is in readiness tobe put in. The following aceount of it will interest many of our readers: “The Niagara has three cylinders each 72 imcbes in diameter, and three feet stroke, which will lie side by side athwart the ship. The cylinders weigh 19,400 pounds each, and the condensers 22,000. The crank, crank- shaft, and crank-pins are all forged in one piece, and weigh 26.000 pounds. The crank- shaft is forged in four pieces 17 inches in diam- eter, and of a total length of 95 feet, weigh- ing 70,000 pounds The propeller 18 feet 4 inches in diameter. The pitch of the blade is 29 feet 6 inches. The surface of both con- teins 43 square feet. At the hub, the blades are 83 inches thick, tapering tol inch. The weight of the propellor is 22,000 pounds. There are four boilers, each 21 feet ong, 11 feet 6 inches deep, and 15 feet high, exclusive of steam chimneys. They are constructed on Martin's patent. Each has six furnaces, and 2040 vertical composition tubes, 2 inches in diameter. There are 17,500 feet of fire eur- face in them. They weigh about 46 tons each. They will stand in the ship lengthwise, two on each side, facing each other—to be coaled from the centre. There will be a smoke-pipe totwo boilers The weight of the engine and boilers is about 335 tons; the power that of 1200 horses. The whole will be below the water line, except a small part of the steam- pipes 7 ~ san See Covrt Mantiay.—The Military and Naval officers now in this city, are looking with tome impatience and much interest for the finding of a Court Martial which recently sat at Charlestown, Mass , for the trial of Capt Jabez C. Rich, of the Marine Corps. The court was composed of the following officers of the Marine Corps :—Lieut. Col. John Harris, President; Capt. Henry B. Tyler, Brevet Major G. H. Terrett, Brevet Major Jacob Zei- lin, Brevet Captain Wm. A. T. Maddox, Brevet Captain Robert Tanatill and first Lieut. Israel Green. The Judge Advocate was first Lieut. John C. Grason. The accused was as- sisted by Purzer Levi D. Slamm as his counsel in defence. The Boston Post says, in an account of the case, that the charges, of which there were two, alleged disubedience of a lawful order The finding of the Court will be interesting to our military readers, to show how far a supe- rior military officer can control the private warters of an inferior officer. Brevet Lieut. olonel Dulany, commanding the barracks at Charlestown, who complained to the Secre tary of the Navy, and upon whose complaint these charges were preferred, claimed the right to exclude a particular washerwoman, in the employ of Capt. Rich, from not only the barracke, but from bis own private quarters Upon this point the Ccurt was convened. te appears that Mrs. Livos, wife of a ma- rine, the woman alluded to. was, by an order of Lieut. Col Dulany, February 5, 1856, ex- cluded from coming within the precincts of the barracks, in consequence of her indecent and disgraceful language. The defence held that the first charge of disobedience of a lawful command is die- roved To the second charge of disobe lence on the 7th of February, the defence answers that he was then under suspension, and could not have obeyed or disobeyed an order He states that it has not been proved that Mrs. Livos visited his quarters at the time charged by his order; and further, he cites from the evidence of Commodore String- baw, commender of the yard, that Mrs. Lh vos should not have been excluded from the private quarters of the accused: and that the officer occupying private quarters is alone re- sponsible for the character of the person he may ewploy about his premises Captain Rich, in his defence, says: The un- relenting course pursued aginst this poor woman, extending through this long period, taking frow her the employment by which she earned her bread—by excluding her from the barracks—is, the secused makes bold to say, inconsistent with his notions of humanity He could not therefore, subordinate and re- apectful as he claims tu be to bis superiors, become « willing participant in the perzecu- tion of a helpless woman, whose only offence seems to have been, thgt she would not labor for less than starvation prices He * confi- dent that the sound judgment of the Court will not, by any finding it may make, justify the issuing of un order, by any officer, how- ever high his grade, which in its operation in- vades the sanctity of a junior’s household, trenches upon his rights as 4 man, offends his dignity a: an officer, and repudiates and con- demns the great maxim of the common law that one’s house is his castle WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOssiIP, The New Election Law.—Our talented, truthful and ingenuous neighbor said, yeeter- day, of the new eloction bill introduced by the Hon. Mr. Meacham, of the House commit- tee on the District of Columbia : “We have already alluded to the bill ro- ported by Mr. Meacham to regulate the quali- fications of voters in this city. It is neither more nor less than a bill to allow foreigners to vote in this city before they have acquired a residence here. This gives the foreigner an advantage over the native-borneitizen For a Dative of any of the States must reside in the kd Pees before me is qualified to Ses) — is lows an Irishman to vote the day after he is naturalized ' “Now, we will ask any honestman, any true patriot, if they he least justice in such a measure? In what other section of the Union is a foreigner allowed privileges which are denied to native citizens ? “ We will add that numerous been sent to Congress in favor itions have this bill, all signed by foreigners, Catholics, and Sag Nichts. Not one name of an o ent of the present administration could found on these petitions. Will a House of Representa- tives containing a large majority of opponents of the administration, sanction a measure which is demanded by the administration to gratify ite revenge ?”’ There appears to be a fatal moral obliquity in every statement of facts our talented, in- genuous and truthful neighbor essays, as is palpably manifest in what we here quote from itscolumns. Thus, the bill requires the same residence in our city on the part of for- eign born citizens before being entitled to ex- ercise the franchise, ag on the part of those to the manor born. In this particular it is identical with the law as it now stands, though at the last election in obedience to secret or- ders issued from Know Nothing lodges, the judges of the election, (every man of them Know Nothings, except in two wards in each of which their opponents were allowed a sin- gle judge) eet the law as interpreted by the Cireuit Court, openly at defiance, and thus deprived hundreds of foreign born citizens of their guaranted legal rights. The bill, as drawn up, in this connection simply provides against the repetition of any such fraud by any party managers whoever they may be. The bill, as does the existing law, allowsa naturalized citizen to vote at any time after his naturalization, provided he has the ne- cessary other qualification of a year’s resi- dence here before offering his vote. The petitions in favor of the bill were signed by a very large number of our very best citi- sens of all parties and religious sects; oppo- nents as well as friends of the Administration The Administration has had no more to do with the application for the enactment of this" 80 necessary law, than the manin the moon. We doubt whether any member of it even knows now that an effort is being made to preserve the right of franchise in Washing- ton from the shameless outrages, arranged frauds, &c., by which the law guaranteeing it was violated last year by direction of the Know Nothing lodges of the city We only ask honorable members of Congress of all parties to give it a careful reading; when they will perceive that it simply pro- vides that citizens who now enjoy the right of suffrage here, shall not be defrauded of that right by arts and tricks such as those by which perhaps five or six hundred anti-Know Noth- ing legal voters were prevented from voting inJune last. The lodges, by prearrangement, got all their voters to the pollsearly, crowding away from them their peaceful opponents by stationing bullies around to insult and mal- treat such of them as evinced a disposition to contend for their rights. Their partizan judges shut down the polling windows in the Third Ward in the face of hundreds of their opponents thus kept away, who were anxious to deposite their votes. The bill authorizes additional voting places in each ward, to pre- vent an excuse for the recurrence of anything of that sort in Washington. Tt is also proposes hereafter to prevent any party from ‘‘ packing’’ the election commis- sions with men all of one political party; al- lowing the party having the majority in the Councils to elect two and their opponents the other one for each Ward. With reference to foreign-born citizens, we repeat, it simply provides that if they have had the qualification of the previous resi- dence required under the law asit now stands, on becoming naturalized they shall enjoy the rights of citisenship. Until the rise of Know Nothingism the idea of questioning their right to vote until after they had been naturalized one year, was never dreamed of in this com- munity. The Streets and Reservations.—The citi- zene of Washington are under many obliga- tions to Senator Brown, of Mississippi, forthe solicitude he manifests to prevent the desecra- tion of their city’s magnificent avenues and public reservations by efforts to occupy and encumber them for private and joint stock purposes, But for the exercise of due care to preserve them for their originally intended uses there would be schemes before the pub- lie for the occupation of half the avenues by Railroad Companies, and shanties would soon grace every Government reservation in the District of Columbia. Our city is on the high road to magnificence, the wisdom of the vast plan on which it was laid out being already manifest inthe elegance and symmetry of its details, which are being gradually developed as public and private improvements rise up among us one after the other. Weremember it, almost a wilderness, with but six thousand permanent residents; and have witnessed, with all a Washingtonian’s interest and pride, its gradual development, until its population numbers, perhaps sixty thousand souls. Those who see it fifty years hence will find it the met beautiful city to the eye the worli con- tains, if the original plan for its improve- ment is duly carried out We know that all our fellow citizeng also, will always be grate- ful for the display of fidelity to tho high trust of the guardianship over the future of Washington city incident to the chairman- ship of a Congressional committee, such as that manifested by Senator Brown in laboring to prevent the use of its avenues and reserva- tions for aught but strictly public purposes. 4n Out-Spoken Man.—One of the most stirring and effective politieal papers we ever read of is“ A Letter of Samuel @. Caruthers to his Constituents, explaining his past action, defending his present position, and the posi- Von of parties Washington: Printed at the Congressional Globe Office.” Mr. Caruthers, it will be recollected, is a member of the House of Representatives from Missouri. Late a Whig, he ie nowa Demo- erat. Why, he explains with eloquence and force of reasoning rarely equalled, indeed, in such a paper. Admitting that he made two visits to a Know Nothing lodge, he draws a pictare of the danger to the future of the country from the possible ascendancy of Know Nothingiem in the Government, that should be duly pondered over by every patriotic citizen, more especially in the South. ile shows with a master hand, that the present great power of abolitionism in the councils of the nation, is almost altogether the work of Know Nothingism; and argues with great foree that the only hope of stemming the cur- rent of anti-slavery, lies in standing shoulder to shoulder with the Democratic party. We regret that our space will not allow us to re- publish this letter at length To extract from it would be but to mar its effects on the mind of the reader, so completely is its every para- graph interwoven with the thread of its whole story. Millions of copies of it should be seat- tered far and wide by his tellow members. New Hampshire —The Intelligencer this morning says that the Democratic party was defeated in New Hampshire last year ‘bya majority ranging between one and two thous- and votes.’’ This is incorrect according to the official returns. The whole number of votes for Governor was 64,699. Necessary to a choice 32,346. Ralph Metcalf, (Republican Know Nothing) had 32,769 Baker,(Democrat) had 27,055 Bell, (Whig,) 3,436. Asa Fow- ler, (Free Soil,) 1,237, and 193 were scattering. The majority against the Demoerats was then nearly six thousand. The result to-day we cannot foretell. The Democrats will make large, very large gains upon their vote last year, sufficient we think to make it apparent that New Hampshire will in November vote for the Democrats. But it is by no means certain that this time they can by the popular vote elect their candidate for Governor. Six thousand isa majority not easy to overcome in a contested election in a State like New Hampshire, which casts but about 60,000 votes, and whieh is made up for the most part of a rural and farming population, and this of a class of voters not likely to change with readiness their political predilections. We count, however, upon gains for the Demo- crats so large and imposing, as to amount to a moral triumph in the Granite State of the administration of President Pierce We have made arrangements which will ens able us to announce the result of the election in to-morrow’s Star. An Important Appointment —It seems to be understeod on the avenue to-day that the Secretary of the Navy has tendered to Capt Duncan N. Ingraham, U S. N., the post of ehief of the bureau of Ordnance and Hydro- graphy inthe Navy Department, made va- cant by the recent death of the lamented Commodore Morris. This is a well deserved compliment, capitally conferred too, so far as the interests of the service are concerned. Death of an Army Officer —Captain Ben- jamin H. Arthur, Ist regiment of Infantry, died at Fort Chadbourne, Texas, February 11, 1856, of pneumonia Monetary and Commercial.—The following quotaticns of bonds, stocks and land warrants were furnished us to-day, (March 11,) by Sweeney, Rittenhouse, Fant & Co.: —=— BONDS AND CITY STOCKS. Par. Washington Corporation 6 per cent. $100 | 108 @ 104 Georgetown do 6 do 100 96 7 Alexandria do 6 do 190) 85 6 courons. | St. Louls City Bonds 6 per cent. ex int. 1,000! 79 80 Cincinnati = do do do 1,000 89 90 Louisville do 6 do do | 1,000| 79 80 Louisville do Sshortb'dado — 1,000 90 a Fredericksburg, 6 40 do | 1,000| 80 a1 Memphis @o 6 do do 1,000! 6 70 New Orleans do 6 do do 1,000) 77 78 Pittebarg do 6 do do | 1000 78 9 Burlington do 8 do | do 1,000, 90 91 Sau Francisco do 10 pay N. ¥. do 1,000 105 106 San Francisco do 10pay8.F. do 1,000.98. * Sacramento do 10payN.¥.do 1,000 79 80 UNITED STATES STOCKS. | Loan of 1856 6 per cent. | — | 102% @ 103% Loan of 1862 6 do — |ue gem Loan of 1867 6 do — us gut Loan of 18 6 do a ué ng Loan of 1864 (Coupons) 6 do — |e gi Loan of 1865 (Texas ind.) 6 do — |06 G07 RAILROAD BONDS. | Baltimore & Obio 6p. ct. 196 — | ar 82 Baltimore & Oto 6 do 1975 — | a8 9 6 do 10 — | #1 rt 6 do 1870, — | 86 n Orange & Alex. 6 do — | 2% al Centrai 1 do = | BRE oH Uitnols Ceutral (Freeland) 7 do — | He v0 BANK STOCK. } Bank of Metropolis — 5s @i08 Bank of Washington ;- 1% “0 Patriotic Bank - oo os Farmers & Mech.’s’ Bank, Georgetown = — | 70 1 Bank of the Old Dominion, Alexandria — | 100 @ U1 Bank of Commerce, Georgetown, (none) — | INSURANCK STOCKS. j Firemen’s (none in market) -| Franklin (none in the market) = Potomac do do _ STATE STOCKS. | Virginia 6 per cent, - wy By Maryland 6 do — | 106 107 Missouri 6 do — | a7 87 Kentucky 6 do — |10l G02 Louisiana 6 do -- i)! 90 Tennessee 6 do -—|a 2 California 7 do L= | a RATES OF PORBIGN BANK NOTHS. Dise’t. Eastern States... : Baltimore ....... par 2 Virginia......... Other S. States..1a2 LAND WARRANTS. 160-acre warrants, per acre...$1 11 a $1 12 80 do do do 1lla@ 112 120 do do do 10a 107 60 do do do ... 106@ 107 40 do do do ...116@ 117 The money and stock market during the last week continued without material change. In money there was a slight tendency to greater firmness on the part of lenders. The rates on call loans ruled from 6 to7 per cent., and from 7 to8 percent. on commereial paper of the best description The total shipments for the week for Europe were $1,204,746, and from January 1 to March 8, $2,513,894, against $3,739,262 during the same period in 1855, showing a decrease of $1,225,868 for the year thus fer, but a heavy increase for the week. This large export of treasure at the opening of the spring trade is likely to add to the price of money for business purposes, and to limit speculation. Exchange on London is quoted at 109+ to 1094 for Banker’s bills, and at 108% to 109 for produce drafts. The imports of dry goods at New York from January Ist to March lst were $32,200,132 for the same in 1855—increase $18,018,000. LAND WARRANTS . The demand for warrants has been very ac- tive for the past ten days, and the price has risen one to two cents per acre since our re- port of the 6th inst Persons intending to make large invest- ments in Western lands, delayed purchasing in the expectation that warrants would fall below one dollar per acre. Being disappoint- ed in this, they are now pressing on the mar- ket for their supplies. This demand, added to the large amount of orders soon to be re- ceived from the West, for the spring trade, must, we predict, cause a further advance of from one-half to one cent per acre, per day, until the rates of last fall are reached. It i understood. among those who have closely investigated the subject, that there are not over from six to seven millions of acres subject to private entry in lowa and Minne- sota. If the Governmem should postpone bringing other lands into the market untis this quantity shall be absorbed, which il highly probable, dealers may anticipate, in July or August next, a panic among the holders of warrants similar to that which oc- curred last December, when they fell below ninety cents per aore. The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday, 10th of Mareb, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the cressary Departments: $1,188 82 For the Interior Department + 11,377 46 For Customssssessescsceeseseees 81,688 45 War warrants received and en- te CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, they took up the bill to increase the efficiency of the fortifications of the United riven uSeL pH eet $3,000,000 to that end, which was debated by Messrs. Bell of Tenn., Seward, Toucey, Hunter, Hale, and others, until they adjourned, without finally dis- posing of it. In the House, the debate on the resolution authorizing the Elections Committee to send for perzons and papers in the Kansas contested election case was continued by Mesers. Craw- ford, and Smith of Alabama, against it, and Messrs. Campbell of Pennsylvania, and Kun- kel for it. At the conclusion of the morning hour it was laid aside, Mr. Stephens being entitled to the floor. Various Executive and Departmental com- munications were then taken up and referred. Various depositions in the Nebraska con- tested election case were laid before the House; and then they adjourned. Proceedings of Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, after disposing of a number of Departmental communications which were on the President’s table— Mr. Bell introduced a resolution author- izing the Naval Affairs Committee to send for | persons and papers in the cases of those offi- cers who have petitioned against the action of the late Naval Reform Board, which was opposed by Mr. Stuart, and was being advo- cated at length by Mr. Bell when the Star went to press. In the House, on motion of Mr, Tyson, the Library Committee were directed to inquire j and report the character of the fortheoming | work of Dr. Kane, upon his Arctic expedition, | with the view to ordering a number of copies | for the use of the members. | Mr, Fiagler reported from the Printing | Committee a resolution ordering the printing | of 20,000 extra copies of the majority and mi- | nority reports of the Election Committee on | the yee contested election case. | On motion of Mr Dunn, the Speaker was | authorized to appoint a select committee of | seven to take into consideration the propriety | of authorizing the States of Pennsylvania, | Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and [llinois to im- ! prove the Whio river, and making a grant of public lands in aid of that project. j After the introduction and reference of a few more resolutions the regular order of busi- ness was called for. Mr. Stephens addressed the House at length | against the eng of the pending resolution, authorizing the Elections committee to send fur | person and papers in the Kansas contested election case. PERSONAL. +»+»Hon John Cochrane, Surveyor of the port of New York, is at Willard’s Hotel. +++» The Hon. J. E, Ward, of Savannah, Ga., is at Willard’s. ++++ Hon. Wiiliam H. Witte, a member of Congress from Philadelphia, is now in this city at Willard’s Hotel. -+++ Powers Fillmore, who was private sec- retary to his father, is now practising law in Buffalo. +++eR. G@. White, of New York, has lec- tured in Pittsburg on ‘‘Holbien’s Dance of Death,” +++» Napoleon III expects to be a papa this week Ifa son, the juvenile is to be christen- ed “ King of Algeria.” +++» Rev. Jchn Lord is lecturing in New York on “the great fatherg of the fourth and fifth centuries.”” +++» Mr. Henry Thecker, at Marlborough P. nt, on the Potomac, gathered, on Friday last, at three hauls one thousand dollars worth of fish. -+++ William Holliday a well known and highly esteemed printer of Baltimore, and for the last seventeen years foreman of the Clip- per office, died on Sunday morning «++ Isaac Adams, Esq , of Boston, the cel- ebrated inventor and manufacturer of the presses which bear his name, is now in this city, at Willard’s Hotel. +++. Attorney General Clifford, of Massa- chusetts, expresses the opinion that the ‘li- quor laws’’ of 1852 and 1855, in that State, have proved expensive failures. sss M. Lamartine has a new project be- fore the public, having announced the publi- cation of a work of peppist instruction under the title of Cours Familier de Literature.”’ ++++ Joseph A. Scoville, who was private secretary to John C. Calhoun, and afterwards editor of the New York Pick, is now financier of the Albany Register, a George Law organ. +++. Among the distinguished strangers in Washington we perceive Hon. J.M. Mason, of Kentucky, who was a member of the House of Representatives during the Thirty second Congress. +++ Rev. Charles Beeoher introduced the ‘* moustache movement’’ into a church where he preached at Lawrence, Mass. Now the deacons and many of the members have given up using razors! ++ Oliver Glazier, an old revolutioner, died at Northboro’, February 25, at the age of ninety-three years. He leaves eight chii- dren, eer Aaa grand-children, eighty great- grand-clhilden, and two great-great-grand- children. ++++ The Countess Caumont Laforce, an ec- centric lady, aged 40, who resided in the Avenue des Champs Elysee, Paris, was mur- dered by her groom a few days since. The assassin stabbed her witb a pitchfork in coune of a violent quarrel, and then gave himself up to the police. .+.+ Sir John Walmsley’s motion for open- ing the National Gallery and British Museum on Sundays, was discussed in the Commons, end negatived by a vote of 376 against 43. Lord Palmerston opposed the resolution, but without stating his reasons «++. Commodore Hatt) sent coal from Japan and ——— to New = in = “pipet Supply, for purposes of experiment. ese hare Cea analysed and sracsiaallsy tested, and fowmd to be of superior kinds, so far as surface coal can considered a test. The chemical analysis is now in progress. «++» Mr. Bentley, the London publisher, has in press ‘‘Mre. Fitzherbert’s Papers.” It has been whispered that these documents include the proofs of that lady’s marriage with George Tv, a fact which was strenuously denied by the ministry of that day, upon the authority of that monarch’s solemn assevera- tion. +++-Queen Isabella, of Spain, has presented a cloak, ornamented with garnets of the value of 200,000 reals ($25,000) to a statue of the Virgin of Sorrows in one of the churches. The King, it is said, is embroidering a chemise for the same virgin, the one which now adorns it having become dilapidated from age. +++» The members of the Lyceum Hall of the nag He Military Institute have compli- mented Hon. J. Glancy Jones, of Pennsylva- nia, by electing him a honorary member of their association, as an acknowledgment of their highest re; on account of the noble manner in which he vindicated the South Epoenont the late contest for the Speaker- iP. NOTICE —THE OFFICE OF Tee ill Cemetery Cor ny tas remcved wien, Ne. 1 second Beer of Cissell’s Building, on the nortbeast corner of Bridge and Congress streets, Georgetown. HENRY KING, Trewuver | <a CARD.—CHARLES LYONS RE- spectfully returns bis thanks to the mem- bers of the Fire Department for their exertions oan” in saving his property from destroction y fire. mar 11—30# | <r CARD —THE ACTIVE Associ- ation of the Columbia Engine No. i re- turn their thanks to Mrs. ALEXANDER Ray for the liberal supply of hot coffee at the fire this morning, on street, between F and G By o : P.J. TURK, Seo mar it WESTERN HOSE CO , No.1 WILL meet et their hose house THIS KVEN- ING, to make arrangements for the funeral cf thetr'late member, JNo. ANDERSON. By ord:r ofthe Sec. F.N. HOLTZMAN. mar 11-1t* — a eee ow THE Sub on Ball to ven during Easter week. Se attend “= , will —— sg on THURSDAY NIGHT, the instant. the room over the Savings Bank, corner Toth street and the avenue, at 8 o'clock p. m. A punctual attendance is required. mar 11-3t ee KK. GREAT ATTRACTION AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL —The Ladies’ Fair will be continued three e' mar - ao eeea de EVENING, and MONDAY and TUESDAY EVENINGS of next week. Music by the Band and Singing every evening. Si hd CORPORATION TAXES .—All persons indebted to the ion of G own for taxes ofevery des- eription, whether under the tax ordi- nances, or those imposed for improvemen’s, are hereby notified thet the same must be paid to the subscriber without delay, as he has been em wered and directed to close bis collections 11 he most summary manner. As all par.ies so in debted have long since had their eccounts de livered to them, and their payment requested, they must not ex to be again called — in person. Those who msy wish toavoid the heavy expenses consequent upon destrains, will please call on either of my brothers—George Jewel! ox Henry C Jewell—at the corner of High and Gay streets, Georgetown, who are authorised to give receiptsin my bebalf. ‘THOMAS JEWELL, Gollector of Taxes Georgetown, Mareh 7th, 1856. mar7—tf UST—ON SATURDAY, THE &th INST, between the Capitol and 13th street, a os gold BREASTPIN, with pearl centre. A libe eter sama ince if left at this office. mar OUND—IN AN OMNIBUS, A SMALL- sized Locket, containing a gentleman's like- ness; also, a green silk Umbrella, which the owner can get paying for this advertisement and calling on the subscriber, at the Union Line Office HAN. C. ADDISON, Line Omnibuses, Gecrg’n. “Agent Union mar ie NE CENT REWARD.—RANAWAY IN pe pcan ~~ Seether ere > vdesei ed CLA- an apprentice to t ness All pe a are warned not to harbor said boy | under the penalty of the law. J. T. BERKLEY, Dyer, Pa. avenue, bet. 9th and 10th stree’s, mar 10-3t® opposite Tron H: UST RECEIVED— 25 hhds. New Orleans SUGAR 30 bbis do MOLASSES Also, on consignment— 100 boxes sweet ORANGES 100 boxes LEMONS For sale by MURRAY & SEMMES. mar |!-eo3t TERRAPINS !—TERRAPINS: | bd eid i IN WANT OF THE ABOVE erticle would do well by calling on BENTER & DUBANT, at their, Restaurant, southwest corner of Penn. avenue and Sixth street, as they bave y just received a large ‘ot of the finest TERRAPINS ever offered for sale in this market mar i1-3t A CARD. 188 MARTHA BEACH IS PREPARED to give fall and accurate courses of instruc- tion on the PIANO FORTE to those who may desire her services. Pupils atrended at their res- idences or her own. She refers, by permission, to Prof. Forrrscu, Miss Mary Murray, Mr. J. L. Cruse and Col. Wx. P. Younes. Apply at the residence of he: parents, No. 310 North Ninth street mar }1-3w* PRIZE BEEF!—FRIZE BEEF ! I SHALL SELL ON 8ATURDAY MOKN ing at my stalls in Cenire Market, ten of the finest CATTLE exhibited this Winter. The proceeds of the sales of that morning I intend to divide equally“betwee: the two Orphan JjAsylums of this c’ty, after de- ducting the net cost of the above Cattle which is one thousand dollars The prices will correspond with the cost of the stock, and [ hope my friends, customers and the public in general will patron- ize this charitable undertaking. Part of the stock elany, of 1ondon JOHN HOOVER. was iaised by Mr. John P county, Virginia. mar 11—4t* BARGAINS!—BARGAINS!! ] AM NOW CLOSING OUT A LOT oF GOODS, bought at auction. which I invite ail who waut cheap goods to call and examine, as they will soon be gone. I name in part— Muslin Embroidered HABITS, 57% cents Do do SLEEVES, izxc a pair Do do COLLARS, 6Xc a piece Do do STRIPS Do do CAPS, 75c, worth &1 Chesp DRESS CAPS Cap and Bonnet RIBBONS A lot of cld VELVET TRIMMINGS, Sto 18x cents per yard, less than half cost a A Ey No 314 Pa. avenue, bet. 10th and Lith sts. mar 11—3t SPRING OPENING OF 1856. of sie SUBSCRIBER HAS JUST RE- turned from the Eastern Markets with one of the la and most varied essort- ments of FRENCH BONNETS, adapted to the season, ever offered in this market Also. a lai stock of French FLOWERS, EMBROIDERIES, RIBBONS, eTRAW @OUDS, and CORSETTS. Pega DRESS TRIMMINGS In grest profa- jon. Particular attention paid to Dress making in the latest French styles. Neatness and despatch may be relied on in all cases. M. WILLIAN, Market Space, between 7th and Sth streets mar 1!—eotw THE sUBSU ER, BOUGHT BOUN.- 9 TY LAND WARRANT No 56,318. fur 160 acres of land, issued und r the actof Feb. Lith, 1€17. in the name of sane Pickard, Stewert D. Pickard, Robert B Pickard, Wililem tiekard, Alexander Pickard, and Mary Pickard; b-others, sisters, and heirs-at-law of John H. Pickard, late a private in Captain Seftrich’s Company, Third Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, Mexican War. I matlet the same iu a registered letter, No. 34, at Columbia, Tenn., November 12th, 1*35, ad- dressed to Hamilton G. Fant, Washi mn, DC, Said letter was either lost or stolen. Therefore, I hereby give notice, that I intend to apply to the Commissioner of Pensions for a duplicate of said Werrant, after giving the required notice J.F. FIKE, Mount Pleasant, Naury county, ‘Tena. mar ll—lawé6w CHOICE FRUIT TREES FOR SALE. 0 000 APPLE TREES, OF EXTRA I .) ao and well essorted. 5,000 PEACH TREES, forming a com plete assoriment and well grown A few very choice Dwarf PEAR TREES, of extra size. The above ccmprising a very choiceassortment of Trees were raised by the late Jobn H King, they will be guaranteed to be what they are rep- resented Apply to W. Albert King, No. 35 south High street, wn, D.C, or at Valley View Vy Farm, one mile northwest of ei Catalogues furnished oa “7Pliest es e . J. KING. Also, for sale, a few thousand very choice esi forty os above. E. 5.K. mar 11—t E. 1. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & Co, MANUFACTURERS or WILMINGTON, DBL. Superfine Sporting, and all other kinds Diamond Grain, extra fine. Eagle Gun-Powder, aan ‘and 8 ate COARSER GAIN Express y for Vater- eri Shooting, in Canis’ tors, 64 and 12-Ib. kegs. PREMIUM EXCELSIOR SAFETY FUSE, in quantities to suit pure! " Laetiee AND SHIPPING #R, FRCP FF, FFF, in 100, 50, ard ¥5-1b_ GUN-POWDER FOR MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE. E SPORTING GUN-POWDER, aie hy FF, Glazed and Ri in 25, 12%, and 6% Sena boas, 08 ‘ for the District Columbia news ited STREET, GEORGETOWN, D, Cc. mar ll—fawim b, in Cantsters fev 23 Damoe --Mr Eddy Celanthe Mrs. Proctor To conclude with AN AFFAlIK OF HONOR: quette 50 cents; Family Cizcle and w.th appropriate Forest formation in ali Health, Wealth, Marriages Suits, Sickness and Death, and in subjects. She is alse able to tell the ages of sons bi at sll Siena corner of D, on the le't hand side. cents and ladies $5. To which was gr: of worl on ‘They ay without question sie pl able of sewing every variety ‘cods perfect, 2 dite bosom = heavy trace” for sewn by any of these machines by asimplechance of need, closest scrutiny cannet detect a fault ' binding hats. fronts. a ats, cap fronts, chines for old mach!nes cf wg! eral. Persons who have been inferior machine: urder the a Of being cheap, will find this a benefit indeed. mar 10—tf ———————_—_—_— | Pypereneding STORE is 306 Pennsylvania F°= HIRE—A NEGRO MAN, (SLAVE) sale on ressonzbie Theatre of gentlemen’s Dress HATS band as beads can, with the use of a pztent teur have the exact siz 8 hat made to fit the bead eat notice. DRA benefit of health, about eleven to one o'clock give their especial attention to all sale. As#ow case FoR Sale VERY L NATIONAL THFATKHE, KUNKEL & CO JOHN T. FOR JOSEPH JEFFE FIFTH DRAMATIC FEAST Last Night but one of MR. E. ECDY The Favorite and Popular Actor, ‘who will appear in the Patriotic Play of DAMON AND PYTHIAS. MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON, The Celebrated Comedian, will appear in farce of An Affair of Honor! Stage Manager WEDNESDAY EVENING, March 1th, the © commence with DAMON AND PYTHIas: Major Limky. PRicas oF ADMIssion --Joseph Jeffer: on To Boxes and Par. Galleries v5 Seats esnts. No extra charge for Reserved ' Box Sheet open from 10 untiiGe’clock. Box _ pecpie perked ben = F NOVEL & ELEGANT ENTERTAINMENT ODD FELLOWS? HALL, Seventh Sérest, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 14th, 1556, Remantic Indias Legendary Poem, HIAWATHA, SPOKEN BY MISS CLARA DARLING, Y Lad, hi b egree of Vow - and Dramat je talent, “hey enn Hh - INDIAN GIRL, ie” wy Watus, and other Jlustrative Deserations sai Miss DARLING has spoken this Poem, to the above style, before large audiences of Literary people, with disti u's hed success. Ticket: FIFTY CENNS; to ve had at the proncipal Musie and Book Stores, and atthe door, | Recerved seats without extra charge. i> For pariculars, vee deseri; ve rems mar 1i-it hs WILL LE: VE SHORTLY. MA0AME R. RESPECTFULLY INFORMS the public ia general, that she will giv: Affaire relating to , Love, 3 5 Diiculties in Business, Absent Friends, toall other | numbers. She can be consulted be day and evening. Her name is on the docr—at No. 285 1°th street Gentlemen sv mar 10—?we SE RGEN's Improved Sewing Machines. anted the highest Award ci the Paris Exhbi the World's Verd HE IMPROVEMENTS IN cine bas simplified them in many respects, and they are capable of executing twice the amount THIS MaA- did formerly in any given time, echines ce ness can be le and thread in such a manner that the Mancfacturers, planters and families will find them the only safe Machines to purchase, as they are built strong and durable. ecd not likely to get cut of order We have machines ih pvegee attached, for tre, &e Thread. Cotton, Needles, &c , constantly on band, at the lowe t rates. Persons desirous of information regarding sew ing Machines re address M. SINGER & CO, 105 Baltimore etreet, Baltimore N. B.—We ere prepared to exchange these ma- kind = Terms !ib induced to purchase 0 TO ELLI#‘'s mar 8 FOR CHEAP 6U00Ds. avenue, neer Tenth street. v2 accustomed to running « ste«m ine 4 mar 8-3 RICHARD WALLACH OTICE.—A FINK SET OF ROLLING SCENERY, comprising twelve scenes. for terms. Apply at the National mart-uf OYSTERS. UST RECEIVED, A FINE LOT of FRESH SALT OYSTERS. For sale by, the gallon or barrel. at R.SCHWARZE’S Oyster Cellar Corner of 1th and E street HATS! HATS! E MOST POPULAR SPRING STYLE ‘apse onfo.ms « mar §-3t All Gentlemen beving peculiarly she: py BH.8T ETZ, Pra: tical Hatter, 236 Pe. av bet. 12th and 13th cis mar S—lw O8T.—A ROLL OF NOTES, amounting to | $405 Any persons yo the seme, will | receive $100 reward u) lea’ it with C.J BURCH, Fourteenth +! ,or WP. RUMPH- REY. mare | LADIES, PLEASE RE. UST ARRIVE! FROM KINGSTON, JA maica, W.1., cud instore for gale by the sub- scriber: 4 doz PRIME CORDIAL, particularly for ’ ladies’ use. Also, fcr gentlemen, a few dozen of PRUNE * , 80 much esteemed for its virtues for the Not to be had fn any other store but at JONAS P. LEVY’s, 474, Pennsylvania avenue Wines, Liquors, Segars, and fine Groceries OCTOR STANISTAS HERNISZ, KEG ular Practitioner of H thy. Ciice, 231 corner F and Fourteenth stre-ts. Consuite tions from 10 a. m , to 3p. m. Doctor Stanislas Hern'sz, bevt: Europe with improved health, Prac ice of his profession. Le Docteur parle Francais. Der Doctor spricht Deutsch. El Doctor habla Espanol 1 Dottore parla Italiano A CARD. wit BARNARD & CO, Avcrionenet ANDCOMMIBSION MERCBANTS,corner I’: sylvania avenue and 9th streets, Will ax W tyuste returned frow iM attend tw (be mar 7. Ju? to them, such as Housekeeping effects, tate, or any oiber Goods, upcu the most ble tenns. Thoy wlil make liberal -_ _ mar 6— & TAKE THIS METHOD OF INFOR™ ing our customers and others who desire * good article of MILK that we intend fo continer the Dairy business. The follcwing will be tLe prices for the month of Merch, viz c ¥ cents Be fallon = Ret a16 do. some peas apd wine aelivened Warran' and sweet when ; Orders left with Henry Douglas, Florist, come! of 15th and G , Will be attended to Cash on del! y or cash settlement cvery tt days. Milk 20 cents per gelion = aeyts colw vy GLAS & SMI TH CAST-UFF CLUTHING UGHT AND SOLD AT 76 LOUISIASS ue, 0} te Holmesd’s ry, weet Seaman wy through post ollice, ts * ur Tailor? mar 3-lu* FASHIONABLE DKESS MAKING, ALSO, CUTTING AN” FITTING | ¥ MRS B B&B NORRIS, (late cf Baltimore No. 493south Fourteenth strect, Wasbing iss N B She ts prepared to Git ali oiders wi?” neatness and despatch Several Dress Makers wanted ‘ Mrs 8. B Norris’s erlebraied CRDAR 14 and TAR SYRUP for sale as above mar 6-2w® FRESH VENISON, WILD TURBES, 3° ILL RECEIVE. FROM THE MOLY tains on Tuesday, by the Maus: ‘ FRESH VENISON, WILLD TURKEY TER, EGGS, &e , wt t a Grocery, KiNG’ Family sEOREY ow feu ot ELL1s’S, 800 Pe, avenue ;