Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTONCITY: ~- MONDAY .........00+-+....Mareh 17, 1856. U7 Advertisements should be handed in by otherwise ® o’clock, m. may not sppear watil the next day. og eer U7 Acuxre vor tux Stan.—The following Pinion wtetsemman is fa Beas: verti 2 Pup hilads Aia—V. B. Patumn, northwest cor- ner of Fith and Chestnut streets. New York=S. M. Purtinertt & Co., Nassau street. Bostoa—V. B. Panmen, Scollay’s Building, —————— 7 Jos Paintixne.—Our oe notified that we are now _— execute ~ kind of Jos Painzine wit despatch and in best manner, at prises as low as in any other office in Washington. Job Printers arealso notified that we are prepared to do every descri| of prens, work that can be executed on double has the Star officea Book Bindery connected sity wal in its capacity to turn out book of a deen ipttions to any other in the District of SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer, in publishing a glowing aceount of the recent state dinner given by the Lord Mayor of London, at which Mr. Buchanan was the observed of all observers— the bright particular star—rejoices and very commendably exults over the warm attach- ment to the United States, and the strong snti- American-war spirit evinced in the speeches and toasts of the distinguished company pres- ent on that occasion. The Union repels with indignation what it deems to be the Intelligencer's effort to gon- erate the impression that it (the Union) Places Mr Buchanan on the same ground with the Intel/:gencer on the Enlistment ques- tion. The same paper laughs heartily over the various aliases the Opposition party of the day assumes, ss it alleges, in various quar- ters of the country. We also find in the Union an editorial account of the coast de- feuces of England, which it very properly holds up as an example that this Government should follow. 0 _____ Prorection.—Gen. Davis of Greenbrier en- deavored to get a bill through the Virginia Legislature for the ‘ protection of deer.” If be will send his “ dear’’ to this city, there will be no lack of protection. Ovez! Orgz'!—Our martial contemporary of the New York Courser, (the ami intime of my Lord Clarendon) has been so misrepre sented on account of his residence in this me- tropolis, that he defines his position in his last Saturday’s paper. We take pleasure in in- forming the public that he is not an advocate of “free iron,”’ but is“ very decidedly in favor of a total repeal of the duty on Wool.” Of course, he alludes to the short-staple of Buenos Ayres or Australia, not what Gov. Wise calls the “ pure African.” MURS. Seenisessee Ovp Fertows’ Justter.—The Odd Fellows of Cincinnati propose having a celebration ona magnificent scale, in that city, onthe 24th April, in honor of the soniversary of the in- stitution of the Order in the United States. The Gazette says : “Tt promises i i celebrations of the Kind that has seen otne lace im the Western coun! - polled by the magnifient ae ne and the cermonies at the dedication of the beautiful Hall of the Order which ices the Monumental City. We learn that invitations have been sent to Lodges in different sections ofthe Union, that the representatives from — Lee pairemnpoe in the festivites of that pay! ba — = birthday of Odd Fellowship Bart m Paris.—The resident Americans in Paris made themselves Prominent, as is their custom, by a ball on Washington’s birth- day, to which all the notables in the city were invited by “the Minister of the United States and the committee.” About three hundred Americans and the same number of invited guests were Present, the whole affair passing off with the usual magnificence and display of enobbishness. Among the promi- nent figurants were: Count Sartige, French Minister at Washington ; Calderon de la Bar- ca; Edmond Lafayette, and several of his Remusat relatives ; Count De Grasse; Admi- ral Count d’Estaigne, a descendant of Ro- chambeau ; Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, sey- enth French dragoons; the Corbins, of course; Miss Davenport, the actress; Count Morny, the Emperor’s half-brother; Generals Bosquet and Canrobert, of Sebastopol fame ; and sey- eral English lords and ladies, among them the diplomatic Clarendon, who is bespattered with servile flattery by the report from which we extract this While the upper X’s of American society in Paris, with the dealers in suspenders and gloves who were permitted to aid in paying the bills, were basking in the amiles of patron- ising titled aristocracy, a large party of Amer- ican students, in the Quartier Latin, indulged in a celebration also. The Baronne de la Chaumiere; the Vicomptess du Chateau Rouge ; the Marquise du Mobile; the Prin- cesse du Cancan, and other equally accom- plished ladies of high rank from the treizieme Arrondisment were present. The Chevalier d’Industrie preferred attending the ball at the Hotel du Louvre. ——$______ Terrisie Accipayt —OnSaturday evening, about half past nine o'clock, as the ferry-boat “New Jersey’? was crossing the Delaware river from Philadelphia to Camden, she took fre when in the middle of the stream, and about thirty passengers probably were burnt or drowned by jumping overboard. They mostly belonged to Camden, and it appears that the boat had neither small boats or life Preservers. The origin of the fire is not known. It burst up suddenly from the fire room, and spreading to the wood work the pilot h consumed and fell in o the ates Some the wharf, rendering unmanag. the prose pry of the tiller Aa 4 a bead sheered off from the wharf, and the en- ne could not be stopped jad been driven from his ciety — The boat thus carried the Few remataios — on board awsy from the land. ee There were about 100 passengers on board— am whom the wildest consternation pre- vail Many jumped at once into the river— some clinging to the floating ice until rescued by small boats from the city—whilst others, not afew, itis feared, were drowned, The wes burned to the water’s edge in a short time. How many lives were lost is impossible wast ears a were = out im- 'y to rescue the passen, at when they reached the spot ‘all that were able to keep afloat in the water had wane Ganka ir been saved by the Additional intelligence of this sad disaster Will be found in our telegraphic column. {a The Legislature of Kentuck —_— an act prohibiting billiard ind tables and ten which only awaits the Bor to 0 & law, have n d Jenny pin alleys in that State, signature of the Gover- WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP; The Beport.—The recent report of Senator Douglas on Kansas affairs is being very round ly abused by the Republican-party press. This tells well, not only for the ability with which it was prepared, but for the force and irrefragibility of the facts it sets forth. If it were not a paper likely to strike the Northern popular mind with forcible effect, the reader may rely on it, the Republican party would not have honored it with a tithe of the ebuse already showered upon it. For months, upto & week or two before it was presented to the Senate, the writers for the Republican press, by way of strengthening their cause in the Northwest, had been publishing stories alleg- ing that Senator Douglas really sympathized with them upon the Kansas question asit now stands. They ventured on that game only when they thought his health to be such as almost to preclude the possibility that he would be able to participate in public affairs until at least the close of the approaching Presidentialcanvass. Their time was adroitly chosen; and while we know not whether they succeeded in thus disaffecting any of the friends of the Senator in the North from their allegiance to the principles of popular sover- eignty on which his great measure is based, we do know that the effrontery and shameless- ness with which they thus misrepresented the views and position of Senator D., caused much momentary distrust of him among those of his political friends of the South, who not knowing him personally, were not aware of the utter incompatability of the truth of the allegations of such writers, with his character as @ man and a publicist. We need hardly say that the appearance of his report scattered instantly to the winds the suspicions thus engendered; rendering those who had indulged in them ashamed of themselves, as it were, that with the consist- ent public history of Stephen A. Douglas fixed in their memories as that is, they should have allowed thomselves to grow suspicious of the integrity of his devotion to the doo- trine of State rights, and the great American prinziple of self-government, into which he breathed new life in the Kansas and Nebras- ka bill, merely because he was momentarily being praised by those who rarely praise others than higher law anti-slaveryites, and enemies to the true theory of the Coustitution The report of Senator Douglas of which (in connection with Mr. Collamer’s minority re- port) the Senate have ordered an edition of 31,000 to be printed, will be multiplied by millions; as nearly every newspaper sustain- ing the principles of the Nebraska-Kangas bill will reprint it. Its calm and simple narra- tive of the true but hitherto almost entirely unpublished history of the settlement of Kan- sas, 60 maliciously and boldly falsified from beginning to end by the Kansas writers for anti-Nebraska presses (who, going into the Territory only for a political purpose, resorted to such disreputable means of gaining popu- lar sympathy for their really unconstitutional and anti republican labors) will prove the text-book of the friends of the doctrine of popular sovereignty from Maine to California, in the approaching contest, The Proposed New Washington Election Law.—Our talented, ingenuous and truthful neighbor has become our ladhrymose and lugu- brious neighbor also, over the bill reported by Mr. Meacham, from the District Committee of the House, ‘ defining the rights of voters and the duties of commissioners of election in the city of Washington, and for other purposes.”’ In the course of its jeremiade over the pros- pect that the enactment of this bill may pre- vent in the June election the repetition of the mavy frauds upon the rights of the citizen that disgraced this city at the election here last June, it states but a single tangible ob- jection to the bill, as follows: “It will be observed that the first section contains the words “ who shall be a citizen of the United States at the time he offers to vote.’ Our present Charter requires a for- eigner to be naturalized one year previous to voting.’’ This statement is positively, unqualifiedly and palpably untrue; as the writer must have known, if he knows enough to scratch himself when he itches The Circuit Court for this District, our high- est legal tribunal, on the morning of the last Washington election, in the Gruen case, de- cided that a naturalized citizen is entitled, under our municipal charter, to vote here on the day after he shall have been naturalized, or the hour after, provided he possesses the other requisite qualifications of a year's pre- vious residence in Washington, &c. Though the Know Nothing Commissioners of Election knew that such was the decision of our high- est court, in obedience to the higher law of a secret vote of the Know Nothing lodges di- recting that they should reject the votes of all naturalized citizens who had not been a year naturalized before offering their ballots, they scouted the Court's authority ; no penaity be- ing provided by the existing law against the perpetration of the frauds and violation of the rights of the citizens involved in such con- duct on their part. From the settlement of Washington city up to that hour, all who advised and counselled such conduct on their part, as well ag all others of all parties, had acquiesced in the law as interpreted by the court in the Gruen evse; the right of a foreign-born citizen to vote on the day after he is naturalized not having been questioned until the advent of secret lodges among us who assume to sit at midnight on the political, social, and bwei- nees rights of their absent fellow-citizens. Every man known to have been concerned in concocting and carrying out the nefarious frauds on that occasion, the recurrence of which the bill now before the House is de- signed to prevent, has lost cast,in this com- munity, as men never lost caste here before; and deservedly, too. We have no space in which to reply in de- tail to our ingenuous, talented, and truthful neighbor’s claptrap about the alleged purpose of the Anti-Know Nothings to vote foreigners here in June who are not, under the existing law, every whit as good American citizens as those who form the never-to-be-forgotten Organ coterie; and about the purpose enter- tained by some of the Anti-Know Nothings of the House to bring in a bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, which is on a par with its stories told previous to our last mu- nicipal election concerning the imaginary secreting of arms in the Catholic churches of the city, with which to drive natives from the polls, and its recent insinuations concerning s coalition between the Southern members of Congress and tho Republican party. The game would hardly be worth the candle; inso- much as all, in this community at least, are well aware of the precise character and value of such statements when appearing in its columns, The Schemo —Among those who vote stead- ily with the Republicans in the House are at least twenty gentlemen, who, if called mem- bers of the Republican party, affect to teke the allegation in high dudgeon. They are, of course, sympathizers with the wing of the Know Nothing party that bolted the nomina- tion of Mr. Fillmore, and seceded from the recent Philadelphia Convention. We are sat- isfied that their affoetation of anti-Republican partyism is designed only to enable them to carry over as large a wing of the remaining Northern Know Nothing party to the Repub- licans as possible, when theircherished echeme shall be put in execution. This scheme is to hold a Northern Know Nothing Presidential convention in advance of the approaching Republican party Presidential convention, and to nominate a candidate “ sound’ on na- tional questions, according to the Republican interpretation of theterm. Senators Seward, Wade, Wilson, et ai.; Representatives Gid- dings, Stanton, e¢ al.; and editors Greeley, Bailey, et a/ , who form the Republican Cam- arilla at the seat of Government, will, of course, dictate their nominee. At present their hopes hang on Judge Jehn MeLean, of the Supreme Court of the United States. If that gentleman is ambitious of martyrdom in the cause of abolitionism, he has it in his power to be gratified to his heart’s content; as it is well understood between the Know Noth- ings and the Republican anti-Know Nothings of Congress that he is to be their joint nomi- nee, if he will accept that compliment at their hands. Hon. John A. Rockwell.—This gentleman, go well known to most of our fellow citizens, has just been honored with the straight Whig nomination for Governor of his State—Conneo ticut. While it is hardly possible that he can poll more than two thousand votes, if so many (the original Whig party of bis State being now divided up between the Know Nothings, Republicans, and Democrats,) we question whether either party will present an abler, safer, or more deserving candidate. He has what so many of the publics men of the hour grievously lack, viz: great experi- ence inthe conduct of public affairs. It is now the fashion to ‘‘ whistle’ that “down the wind,”’ the prevailing doctrine seeming to be that men become statesmen in this decade in- tuitively. Much of the extravagant ultra and unconstitutional legislation now marking the history of the doings of various Northern State Legislatures, and the acts of their Execu- tives, is the natural fruit of the popular con- tempt in which experience in the conduct of public affairs is at present held. The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On Saturday, 15th of March, thore were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the Treasury Department... $48,371 47 For the Interior Departmen: 20,186 00 For Customs....... 4,845 49 War warrants received and WeTOd.seeeeseesseceesesevesees 40,580 00 Interior repay warrants received and entered... From miscellaneous From Customs. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Douglas intro- duced a bill to admit Kansas into the Union as a State whenever sho shall have the requi- site population and shall present her applica. tion to that end, with a republican State con- stitution formed. Mr. Clayton addressed the Senate at some length on the centage American question, holding that Walker f¥ a brigand and outlaw, and that his acts and those of his followers were unlawful and that they must be put down. He was also exceedingly severe on the Ac- cessory Transit Company of Nicaragua, hold- ing that they had forfeited all claim to the sympathy of this Government, by the aid and countenance they had given to Walker. He reviewed the new grant of the transit right to Mr. Randolph, given i here and ex- plained that it was one that by treaty this Government and England must put down. He also warned the young men of the coun- try against identifying themselves with the fortunes of Walker, showing the illegality and gross impropriety of so doing on their art. As we went to press the Senate were deba- ting as to what subject (bill) they would next take up, Mr. Hunter having moved to take up the Deficiency bill. In the House, Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, re- ported from the Ways and Means Committee the annual fortification appropriation bill; committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Quitman asked leave to introduce a resolution directing the Clerk of the House to transmit to the office of the Chief Engineer fifty copies of cach map or report published by order of the House coming pa at office Mr Nichols objected unless the mover would agree to amend it so that it shall speoify that the Public Printer shall not be paid any extra composition for pases the copies aforesaid. Mr Quitman having accepted this amend- ment, the said resolution was discussed by Messrs. Quitman, Haven and Flagler, when it was adopted. Mr. Keitt, by leave, introduced a resolution ordering 10,000 extra copies of the documents from the Executive Department of the Gov- ernment upon the Enlistment question with England and the Central American question ; referred to the Printing Committee. Mr. Richardson introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the Elec- tions Committec to what they have be- fore them, and have done in the Iilinois con- tested election case of Archer vs. Allen; adopted. t. Mace moved to suspend the rules to rmit him to introdu-e a resolution author- ising the Doorkeeper to appoint an additional clerk in the House folding room at $1,200 per annum, two additional folders at $2 50 per diem, two additional messengers for the ladies’ gellery; Tene six additional pages ; rules not Shortly afterwards the House proceeded to the further consideration of the resolutions granting power to the Elections Committee to send for persons and papers in the Kansas contested election case, and Mr. Galloway who was entitled to the floor, addressed the House at length in favor of the resolution. Ev" The dry goods store of Cooley, Wads- worth & Co., of Chicago, was robbed of $3000 worth of goods om the night of the 4th inst ta The Bath (Me.) Tribune says that within less than two months, eight have died in that city whose uni amounted to six hundred and seventy giving an everage of 83 years and 9 menths to each of the deceased. A company ef emigrants for Kansas is being organized at Exeter, N. H., to ccnsist of one tes red able bodied mer. They will start onthe Ist day of April next and settle upon a location in the vicinity of Topeka. Eachman of the party will be supplied with one of Jos- lyn’s patent rifles. ray 4 At Toronto, on Wednesday, the nin the House of Assembly, Mr. Macken- sie brought forward a resolution to the effect Since eta meses Ser ‘anada wi 0 a repe: dissolution of the al or | ive nD. now subsisting between these walosire yin Province of Canada. The resolution was put and instantly lost. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE. New Yorn, March 15, 1856. The people of this city are considerably ex- cited upon the subject of a railroad on Broad- way. Those doing business on the streets op- pose it by every means in their power, on the ground that it will so impede travel by un- necessarily blocking it up; that, in case of a fire the engines would be obliged to run into back streets, and thus lose time while valua- ble property was boing destroyed ; the cars running in tracks could not get out of the way as omnibuses now do; that it would also de- tract from the yey as appearance of the street, inasmuch asthe two lines of cars would not allow a sufficient space for military com- panies and processions of various kinds to | mine or march upon it; and that it is abso- utely necessary to have one principal street in the city entirely unimpeded for fancy equipages, fast horses, fashion, and whatever else the fates may send to attract attention. It must be admitted, however, that Broad- way is overorowded, and that something is necessary for its relief. A railroad running upon a platform, with a train over ple’s heads, has been advocated, and finds some favor, but many doubt its practicability. There is a simple looking piece of mechan- ism now on exhibition in Broadway, whieh purports to be ‘‘ perpetual motion.’’ A notice of it has appeared in some of our scientific pa- pers. Some attribute the motive power to electricity; others believe the story of the in- ventor, that it moves by its own Gravity. At any rate the thing keeps in motion and has during the past three weeks bafiled all efforts at the discovery of trickery. Some weeks ago there was a good deal of excitement relative to the scuttling of a ves- sel—the Eudora Imogene—in Lond Island Sound, and the supposed murder of her cap- tain and mate by the negro cook, whose name was Wilson. Tho negro was incarcerated in the White Plains jail, where he exhibited himself for a while to the curious at twenty- five cents admission. Although the bodies of the missing men could not ee found, and, therefore, Wilson could not be tried for mur- der, people took consolation from the fact that he might yet be executed, as it could be proven, clearly, that he scuttled the vessel ; and esha os the high seas is an offence punishable by death. The case was duly considered ed the judges, and decided that Long Island Bound is not on the high seas within the meaning of the law, as it is in the jurisdiction of York State; hence the scut- tling was not a capital crime, but a misde meanor, coming under the cognizance of the local authorities. The Becpie exhibited great Sg spre at this decision, as there had not been an execution in their neighborhood for years; but, at the very moment they were about to give up in despair, a straw came foating past at which they grasped convul- sively, The body of a man was found float- ing in a sack, at a distance of nearly three miles from where the vessel was suak, and although it is most horribly mutilated, and even burned, and—if the Captain of the Eu- dora—must have lain in the water for months, it is pronounced, at once, the remains of Wil son’s victim. Unfortunately for this opinion, the body found is that of a very small man; the captain and mate of the Eudora were rey large. A post mortem examination and a Coroner’s inquest settled the matter by bringing a verdict which says that the body found was not the remains of either of the officers of the Eudora Imogene. After an absence of more than two months, the Italian Opera troupe has again visted us. Inthe fall we had the pleasure of their society during a season of forty nights; but then we did not seem to appreciatethem. Rachel was the reigning goddess, and New Yorkers can only worship one god atatime. The trou went to Boston and Philadelphia, where their success shamed us into a secret resolve to sup- port them better on their return. We cannot ear to have it supposed that thore is a higher appreciation of music in any city of the Union than there is here. Madame LaGrange is stillthe prima donna. Mlle. Didiee has re- turned to Europe, but in her stead we are to have a Miss Philips, of Boston. It is said that this lady has remarkable musical abilities; if so her countrymen and women will, undoubt- edly, show their appreciation of them. he lecture season which was so ably car- ried through by Thackeray, Bayard Tay- lor, Curtis and others, was closed by a no less illustrious individual than Stephen A. Branch, Eaq, the light of whose lamp led us through the dark, yeeros, and awful birth, pa- rentage and breeding of George Washington Matsell, our present Chief of Police. Branch delivered himself of his pow-vow in the Ta- beruacle, and filled that spacious edifice to repletion. Tho audience, although very dis- criminating, were kept in a continued roar of laughter at his absurdities. It is doubtful whether they had got as much fun before for a “ quarter.’’ The ominous “to lot’ is beginning to ap- pear with alarming frequency upon houses in every street in the city. From this to the first of May domestic felicity may be said to have fled the household. The sufferings of the past two winters has had tho effect of bringing out from the work- ingmen of this city petitions that Congress may be memorialized to set apart @ portion of the public lands for the especial benefit of working men who chose to emigrate thither, free of charge; and that measures be adopted to prevent the prices of land from being en- hanced by “scheming speculators.” Merchants from the South are arriving daily to purchase springgoods. They express considerable astonishment at the wintry ap- pearance of things here; but find consolation in the assurance that it won’t last long. The Hudson river is still frosen down to Youkers: pets soe may not be open on it until the end of this month. The Sound is almost frée of ice, and boats are coming out from their winter quarters to ply thereon. TxcumsEa. Eartaqcakss —We announced, by tel- egraph the destruction of this great Japanese city of Jeddo, on the 11th of November. One hundred thousand houses were destroyed, and thirty thousand lives lost. Jeddo, according to the best authorities, is the second capital of the empire, being the residence of the military emporor. It is located on the northeast coast of Niphon, and contains a population of a million and a half of souls. It is stated to be enclosed by a trench, and intersected by numerous canals and branches of a river, navigable for vessels of moderate burden. It has a fortified palace with very extensive grounds, many noble resi- dences profusely ornamented with sculpture and paintings, several large religious temples, and other public edifices. It alsocontains the imperial library, composed of 150,000 volumes. The houses are pita one story in height, but being generally built of wood, are sub- ject to frequent destruction by fire, certain it ig, that of the one hundred thousand dweilings demolished by the recent convalsion, a large roportion of them fell a prey to the flames. darthquakes are not unirequent at Japan. We need scarely rofer to the one in the bay of Simoda about a year ago, during which the Russian frigate Diana was wreck: In 1596 a number of Japanese cities were destroyed, and many thousand persons perished Indeed, that quarter of the globe has afforded the most extraordinary instances of the phenomenon on record. In 1662 an earthquake at Pekin buried 300,000 persons, and at the same place, about seventy years later, 100,000 were swal- lowed tp. On the 15th ult. a shock of earth- uake was felt throughout California. At jan Francisco it is ried some slight dam- age was experienced from it. A gentleman, formerly a resident of P ndvisphia; but now of the Far West, traveled with a horse and sleigh 300 miles on the ico in the Mississippi river, while on his way to Philadelphia. A REGULAR ‘MONTHLY MEET- of the Young. Men’s Christian Asso- ciation will be held at the E street Baptist Chureh THIS (Monday) EVENING, at 7% o'clock. Mombers Soa fieseaey te mee 7 are re- invited to attend. stabi CHAS. A. HOLMRAD, each | cael Recording NOTICE.—_THE MEMBERS of the BS executive Committee of the Jackson ere reques ea to meet at 6th Anat sats o'clock JOHN F, at Democratic the office of the avenue, on TUESDAY, . 1. mar 17—1t ‘Pe | wire. THE LaDiks or GRACE CHURCH Foirin aid of the Church on tbe night er Easter M , March 24, in the ball at thecorn rof Pa. venue and Lith street, over the bookstore of Mr Farnbam. Church is earnestly asked. The ge during this week, may be sent to ine hagpe the Rector, No. 173 B Ttreet south, between 9th and 10:h streets; afterwards to the mar 17—6t EXTRAORDINARY SEDUCTION | <7 I wish to correct the statement which appeared in the columns of Saturday’s Evenin; Star, regarding the seduction of the niece of Bennett. It was stated that I was shot about his premises, but the fact was, that he came and shot me on my own premises To do away with the prejudice existing among my friends, I most tar ie es Bm the assertion, and 1 will further state that the lady in + pepe has a son almost large enough to have shot me, bad J done any in- justice to his mother. Bennett ‘ht attend to is own business, RCOKE. mar 17—11* A MEETING OF THE DEMO- eratic Association of the Sixth Ward will be held in Anacostia Hall on MONDAY EVENING next, 17th instant, at 7 o’clock. mar 15—2t* F. OBER, Secretary. Been terice TO PROPERTY OWN- ERS —The owners of Lots in Squares 575 and 576, and Reservation No 12, are respect- fully oe Serpe tocall at my office, between the kours of i2 ee ™., as early a8 pos- sible. JNO. B. BLAKE, mar it-3t Commissioner Public Buildings. Fee Rt terenseensentediniennntient ee _ —_S CORPORATION TAXES.—All — pose led etn Corporation of Georgetown for taxes of every des- cription, whether under the general tax ordi- nances, or those imposed for improvemen’s, are hereby notified that the same must be paid to the subscriber without delay, as he has been em- powered and directed to close his collections in the most summary manner. As all per ies so in- debdted have long since had their eceounts de- livered to them, end their pa it requested, they must not ex to be called u in person. Those who may wish toavold the heavy ye siprare —— upon destrains, will please i on either of my brothers—George Jewell or Henry C Jewell—at the corner of High and Gay streets, Georgetown, who are authorised to give receipts in my bebalf. THOMAS JEWELL, Collector of Taxes. Georgetown, March 7th, 1886. mar7—tf R SALE —A GOOD COOK, CULORED. slave for life, will be sold a bargain. Ad- dress Box 130 Post Office. mar 17—3t* UND—YESTERDAY = AT the corner of Fifth and streets, 2 Gray FUR CUFF, lined with creen silk The owner can have it by calling at 435 Fifth street, between DandE, and. paying forthisa-verticement. 1t* FRESH SUPPLY OF PURE MEDI. eines just grigetoretgey | dispensed by Di 4 pethenary Fo. 523 7th’ street ruggist and A; , No. si A mar 17-3t opposite Patriotic Bank. Bs OF A THOUSAND FLOWERS, Cleaves stem! Soap, Old Brown Windsor Soap, Musk Soap, it Soap Balls, Gale’s Honey Soap, &c.,&c. Just received and for sale by 8. B. WAITE, D st, Tar 17—3t opposite Patriotic Bank. 6 7th st. TRAYED HORSE.-STRAYED FROM the neighborhood of 43 and D stests, Island,.on Thursday morning last. a BLACK HORSE, with a whiie spot on fore- head He is blind in one eye and rough shod on his fore feet. A reward of $5 will be given to any one returning the horse or giving such ipfor- mation to Pomroy Jackson’s on the Island, as I can get him. Wma J. LLOYD mar 17—3t* en ————— | Dipeewtd LAST WEEK A SETTER DOG, about ten mcnths old, strayed from No 422 New York Avenue, between 13th and 14th streets. He is liver, or chestnut, color, with a small starin his forehead, around the und>r part of his neck and body the color is lighter, being mized with light hair. Any infor- mation about him will be thankfully received, either by note through the Post office, or other- mar 17—2t* N EYE GLASS LOST.—LOST, BY A Lady, on Saturday, the 15th inst. A DOU BLE EYE GLASS, SET IN GOLD, attached toahair guard chain. There was also attaceed to the gcard chain a small Gold Locket. contain- ing h«ir, with the name of the ownerengraved on the back. The articles are highly prized from association, and the finder, by sendi: them to No 398 F street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, wrll receive a liberal reward and the grateful thanks of the owner. mar 17—1t* BT AIR, TOOTH, FINGER, CLOTH, AND Shaving BRUSHES; Dressing and Pocket COMBS; Pomrtum; Hair Dye—Batehelor’s and Gilman’s; Hair Oil; Tricopberous; Gen) ine Montreal Ursina; Eau Lustral—white and red: Lub n’s Extracts; German Cologne—wicker and lang bottles; Glenn’s Verbina Water; —<~ Adee ter,&c.,&c. Forsaleby 8. B. WAITE, mar i7- 3t — Druggist, &c., 628 Seventh st. HE DEEDS UF CELEBRATED MEN are more fully appreciated after their death This does not apply to DURNU’S SNUFF, as its fame commenced onthe a existence, \d is constanily inereasing. by ie a nee B. WAITE, mar 17-3t No. 528 7th street. LASTIC RIBBON for Undersieeves, Elastic Cord for repairing Bracelets, Hair and Tooth Brushes, Combs of ever, description, Portemonnates, Purses, &c., for sale very cheap at LAMMOND’s, mar 17—3t 7th street. ) SCHWARZE most respectfully in- «forms his customers and the, public in general that he keeps con- stantly on hand lots of the best OY- STERS, and will sell them by the ga lon or bushel, at the most reasorable prices Price per gallon from 75centsto $2. mar 17-3t* TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS AND HOTELS. S SPRING IS RAPIDLY ADVANCING, we take no little pleasure in calling atten- tion toa Family Medicine—one that is in- valuable in all climates and all seascns. We allude to J. P. Levy’s celebrated PREMIUM BITTERS, a perfect cure when there is loss of appetite, Fever and Ague, and General Debility. ‘or sale at the Depot No. 474 Pa avenue Also, Mae received, a fine essortment of SCOTCH ALES, and LONDON PORTER, BROWN STOUT, and FALKIRK ALE. Ordeis addreseed to JONAS = — Wine. nore, C ) an roceries, mar ee 3 74 Pa. avenue. FRIENDS OF THE HORSE! Every one please call and examine the most valuable Inventien, fer the relief and benefit of this noble Animal. WERS’ PATENT SPRING-HEEL AND DETACHED CORK HORSE SHOE, which cutirely relieves the foot from the constant concussion pro- duced by travelin. up -n our hard and pavements, from which cause more lameness 1s produced than a}! others put together. In aa- ition to this valuable feature corks can be at- tached. or detached while upon {tbe horse, by any one, sav’ mach time and experse in the winter season {n goirg to the bleck:m'th every few days to our horse’s shoes rharpened, be- sides ravingtihe feet. Can be seenat the National Sand /'p a” County aud State rights forsale 5 7p m. County ai r ol — = y°n J. BOY TON, mar 17—3t* Attorney for the Patentee. ————— Dees S18 TO GIVE NUTICE, That the subscriber bath obtained from the Orphans’ Court of Washington err in the District of Columbia, Letters of A tration on the Per- sonal Estate of Ann E. Mansgcas, late of Balti- more city, State of Maryland, d All per- sons having claims inst the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers to the subscriber, on or before the 19th day of Febroary next, they may other. wise by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate ; and all persons indebted to said estate cre hereby requested to make Sp a os Given under my hand this 19th da: ‘ebraary, 285s. ANTHONY BUCHLY, feb %—iaw3w Ai he JAS. T. McINTOSH & CO., DRAPEES AND TAILOBS, Penn. avenue. near 4}, street, (American Hotel,) H4yvz JUST RECEIVED THEIR SPRING finish Caastan sand eg nt styler Silk mers, ant si and other Vestings, suitable fore and Summer wear, which we are pre: to make up in a style to suit all tastes, and on fair terms Also, Gentlemen’s FURNISHING GOODS, consisting of T: all colors; Shirts, i. Umbrellas, Gloves, and all in that line Ae & new style of Driving or Traveling Coat, ‘water- to which the attention of the public inlaw c. ° Al pamNaap a CO , Avctionamms ampCommresion MzRcuaxts corner Ponn- 4% avenue and 91h sircets, Will as usual give ial attention to all sales Frye them, phon 9 as Housekeeping effects, Real any other Goods; the most reasona- ‘make libers! cash ad. vanoes on consignments. mar 6—Im ————— NATIONAL TREATRE. KUNKEL & CO. s JOHN T. FOR: LE MANAGER JOSEPH JEFFERSON Stage Manager. Pricks oF ApxIssion :—To Boxes and Par- quette 50 cents; Family Circle and Galleries 95 cents. No extra charge for Reserved Scats. MONDAY EVENING, March 17th, First Appearance of the Gifted and Renowned " Comedian, MR. PETER RICHINGS, and his Versatile Daughte, MISS CAROLINE RICHINGS! whose 5) acc lishments in the realms of Coneny a Song have achieved for her an unsur| reputetion for excellence, attested and confirmed by that guer- don of fame the regard and affec tion of ourentire people They will appear cor, ly in the ible comic opera, entitled the DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT: Cartouche. an old soidier.... Mr Peter R Marie daughter of the regiment. .Miss C Richings As adapted er. her brilliant powers and performed by throughout the Union with unbounded success. In addition to the play, the laughable comic drama termed ROBERT MACAIRE: Robert Macatre. «--Mr. Peter Richings Jacques Strop.... s++e+Mr. Jos. Jeffervon A east the excellence cf which may challenge comparison with any ever presented to an Amer- ican public Box Sheet open from 10 until 6 e’clock. Box Office open every day. 1 LIBERTY HALL, ALEXANDRIA. M'LLE CLARA KEAN, (from the Royal Academy of Mastic. assisted by MR CAMOENS, tbe celebrated Basse from the Conservatorie, M!- lan, and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. respecifully announces that she will give O GRAN ‘ONCERT of VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, at the above bali, On MONDAY EVENING, March 17th, on which occasion she will form Gottechalk’s Gelebrated Imitation of the J.C. FOEX TSCH, Esq., Pianist. Singie Tickets FIFTY CENTS; Family tick- ets, eye tin three persons, One Dcliar; to be hed at the hall. ++ -eees, LESSEES. London,) Doors open at 7; concert to commence at fo’clk For ‘iculars see me sme DDOWE Bases Agent. MR. DEMPSTER’'S Last Entertainment in Washington WILL BE GIVEN AT CARUSI’S SALOON, On TUESDAY EVENING, March 1*th. NCLUDING THE FOLLOWING SONGS: ‘* The Spot where I was Born,’’ ‘‘ When the Night Wind Bewailleth,’’ ‘John Anderson, my Jo,’ ‘‘ The Lozely Auld Wife.’ * The Barring 0’ the Door,"’ ‘Lament of the Irish Emigrant, “The Blind Bey,” ‘‘My Boy Tammy,’’ * I’m alone, all slone’ “Te yo. auld Cloak aboot ye,’ and ‘The May Queen’? in three . The whole aceompanied on a Chickering forte, furnisbed by the politeness of Mr. Davis. Tickes FIFTY CENTS, Books 15 cents. To commence at 6 o’clock. mar 16 4% WOOD FOR SALE. CORDS PINE WOOD FOR SALE, 15 on a good road, three miles from the cily. Irguire of B. JOST, 161 Pa. avenue. near corner of 17th street. mar 15-3t* REWARD —LOST FROM THE $1 Island, during the first week in January, aliver colored ard speckled: POINTER SLUT, aboutten monthsoid. Tie abcve reward will be paid on her delivery at the National Fating House, corner of Sixth street and Penn. avenue. mar 15 NEW FLOUR AND FEED STORE. ‘OHN BALL, LATE GROCER ON NINTH street, near D, bas opened a FLUUR and HORSE FEED STORE, on Seventh etreet, near H, having made ements that will enable him to furnish every le in bis line of the best quality and at the very lowest prices. He asks a tr.al from all. mar 15-6t® LEATHER !—LEATHER"' T. G. FORD Shoe Finders’ Store, Ne. 430 Seventh St. ECEIVED THIS DAY, 96 WHITE AND Rea sng sone ag SOULE LEATHER, from 26 cents . ‘oo dozen f RENCH CALF SKINS. 25 dozen Home-made do. = SKIRTING and SLAUGHTER LEATHER. HARNESS and BRIDLE LEATHER. BOOKBINDER’S LEATHER cf all descrip- tion. MOROCO LASTINGS, SILK LACINGS &c All of which will be sold on the most reason- able terms. maar 16-3t_ BLACKSMITAING & BOILER MAKING, HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES THIS method of informing his friends 2nd the pub- lic that he has commenced the ebove named business, in all ite various branches, et the corner of Ninth street and Virginia avenue, (Is'and,) adjoining the machine sbop of Hall & Uo., where, by strict attention to business, he hop»s to recel ve a share of public patronage. All orders addrersed as above will receive prompt attention [7 Repairing done at the shortest notice SMITH PETTIT Formerly sg page ee! Boiler Depertment of the Eagle iron Works of Wm M. Kilis & Bro. mer 15—im* EW HOPS:!—NEW HOPS: 3 bales first sort HOPS, in store and for ssle low, by W. M. CRIPPS, 61 Louisiana avenue, bet. 6th and 7th streets mar 1i-& Cas BIRDS FOR SALE--Near the corner of Sth and H streets, No. 370. mar 14—3t* JOHN FULLER. M= W. HENRY PALMER PIANO FORTE CLASSES, Five Dollars Per Quarter, Apply at GEORGE HILBUS’S Music Depot, Penssyivania avenue. mar 14-1f openypews CURRARTS, CITRON, &c. 100 whole, haif, and quarter boxes BUNCH RAISINS 1,000 lbs. new CUR RANTS, in fine oider 5 boxes Genoa CITRON 2 bbls. PRUNES, a nice article for cooking T er with a large and fresh assortment of ALMONDS. FILBERTS, PECANS, CREAM- NUTS, WALNUTS, &e . for sale low. . M. CRIPPS, No. 61 Lovisiana avenue, mar 14—3t between 6th and 7(h sis. LADIES, PLEASE READ: UST ARRIVED FROM KINGSTON, JA- maica, W.1., and in store for eale by the sub- seriber : 4 doz. PRUNE CORDIAL, particularly for ladies’ use. Also, fer gentlemen, a few dozen of PRUNE DRAM, so much esteemed for its virtues for the benefit cf health, about eleven to one o'clock. Not to be hed in any other store butat JONAS P. LEVY'S, 474, ‘Ivania avenue. Wines, Liquors, Segars, and Groceries. mar 7—tf om ‘KOM LONDON AND PARIS.—HOW- ard’s Laws of the British Colonies ia Amer- ica and the West Indies, 2 vols Debates on the Quebec Bill in 1774, 1 val Auber’s History of the British Power in Indie, 2 vols. Hough’s Political and Military Events in Brit- ish India, from 1756 to 1649. 2 vcls. Freer p a at ee of the Laws of .) vol. ilke’s History of the Half Ceatury ending 1850, 1 vol. heshire’ British Census, 1 vol State = Resultect Mout of the Ware of the Papers French Revol: » 10 vels. Jacob—Science financiere moderne des Etats urope, 2 vols. De Mar'ess et De Cussy—Recvel de Traites, Conventions, et autres Actes Diplomatiques, 5 vols ‘De Martens—Recueil de Traites des Puissances ae ae ha Celebres du Droit des ie’ Martens—Nonvelles Causes Celebres du gro =, other valvable works of ofthesameciass,by FRANCK TAYLOR. CAST-OFF CLOTHING OUGHT AND SULD AT 76 LOUISIANA Avenue, ite Holmead’s nest Me. oem A through post dlice, to A CARD. 188 MARTHA BEACH I8 PREPARED to give full and accurate courses of instrnc- tion on the PIANO FORTE to those whe may desire her xrvices. Pupils attended st their res idences own. or her perataiets to Prof. Forrrec™, BRAY, Mr. J. L. Cups end Col. the refers, Miss Many M Wx. P. Youne. Apply at the residence of he: N inth street. rents, No. 310 Pe nar ll-3w*