Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: epeierehe eee | WEDNESDAY .........++-+---July 23, 1856. 12 o’clock, m., otherwise they may not appear | until the next day | tunately kept. | od under the advice of | generous todo so. 1 didit to save Mr. 1 Advertisements should be handed tn by | firmed were pressing tial points the same as Mr. Bocock’s abot the original of which Mr eee Pa had retained, but a copy of which Ib sorid This memorandum I acee) friends, in lion of Mr. Bocock’s statement, and was told that ao associates 1 was in- iis sete oer ie— days of delny—Mr. Burlin- ise ee the ofhentery to embarrass his ecounzelling friends, and to repudiate on the lingame's feelings, | 19th of July, because of an assumed false con- Notice.—Those charged with the manage- | struction, “in some quarters,"’ an instrument ment of clubs, societies, and all other associa- | which contained apologies which he had made tiens are notified thatin order to insure the insertion of advertisements or notices of any description in the Star, payment must b de for them when offered, or an arrangement for the payment for the same providedfor. There sre now on file in our counting room many advertisements, not inserted, because our terms have not been complied with. This rule must be imperative. ——$- °FIRIT OF TRE MORNING PREES. Tho Union contains the following card from the Hon. Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina: TO THE PUBLIC. It is with extreme reluctance that I am constrained to transfer @ private quarrel from its legitimate field into the public press. The fault, however, does net properly rest with me, as an impartial public will decide after reading the following Card from Anson Bur- lipgame, member of Congress from Massachu- setts : ACarp,—I am informed thatthe Memoran- dum of @ recent conversation of myself and friends with the friends of Mr. Brooks hae re- ceived, in some quarters, from its position, as appended to Mr. Brooks’ speech, an interpre- tation which does injustice to its rea) meaning and to my intentions This is what I say, and bave said, in rela- tion to my speech: That I observed in it the rules of personal and parliamentary decorum; that I could not qualify or retract any portion of it, and held myself responsible to any gen- Tieved by it. the only construction which I sup- posed would be placed on the memorandum, which my friends reduced to writing, that there might be no misunderstanding But in- asmuch as attempts, not altogether unsuccess- ful, have been made to prevert its true mean- ing, I now withdraw it. And, that there = not be any misapprehension in the future, say, explicitly, that I leave my speech to in- terpret itself, and hold myself responsible for it, without qualification or amendment A. Buruineaue. Wasuixeton, July 19, 1856. This card was first published in the Intelli- gencer, on Monday, the 21st inst., though it is dated July 19. As eoon as I could procure a friend (whiah was in less than two hours after I first saw the Card) the following message was sent to Mr. Furlingame : Waszrxeton, July 21 Will you do me the kindness to indi- este some place outside of this District whero it will ke convenient to you to negotiate in reference to the difference between us. Very respectfully, &c., P. 5. Brooxs. Hou. A. Burtiveaue. Apprebending an arrest from the cfficious interference ot Mr. Burlingame’s friends, (I knew that no friend of mine would lodge in- formation ) at night-fall I left my own rooms and went to the house of a friend for greater security. At about twelve o’cleck Gen. Lane called ard delivered Mr. Burlingame’s reply to my note, which reads as follows : Wasnixcroy, D C , July 21, 1856 Sir: Your note of this date was placed in my hands by Gen. Lane this afternoon fn Teeny: 1 have to say that I will be at the Clifton House, on the Canada side of Niagara Fells, on Saturday next, at 12 o'clock, m , to “‘ negotiate” in reference to any ‘‘differ- ence between us’ which in your judgment require settlement “‘ outside of this Dis- ict I have the honor to be your obedient ser- vant, A. Buriiveaue. Hon. P. S. Brooxs. in order that the public may fully under- stand the whole matter in relation to Mr. Burliogame and myself, it is becersary to re- vert toevents antecedent to the last corres- pondence between us. Some time during the lest month be made a speech in the House of Representatives, ard when referring to the assault upon Senator Sumner, he applied this language to myself: “Stole into the Senate chamber, and struck bis brother, #s Cain did Abel” When the sentence was uttered, my friend, Mr Keitt. who knew that I was ab- ‘ent, pronounced it false; under which impu- tation Mr. Burlingame quietly rested. I did not at that time feel it my duty to hold Mr. Darlingame responsible for bis language, and wight perbaps bave permitted him and his words to pass. : was not lorg, however, before intima- tions from divers sources reached me that the friends of Mr. Burlingame were boasting of his valorous assault upon me—of his expert- QR with the rifle, (which they more than in- sinusted had come to my ears, in explanation of wy forbearance)—and that be himeelf was making capital at home in consequence of his *eurageous conduct In regard to the insult given him by Mr. Keitt, it was said that he (Mr. Burlingame) ‘‘would not send, but that he would accept a challenge ”” , Under these circumstances I felt that for- »carance was no longer a virtue, and request- el my friend, Mr Boeock, on the Ist day of ~u-y, to go toMr Burlingame with the sim- Pie question, ‘* Would you receive a call from me?’’ The reply to this short question is to be found in the following extract from a writ- teu statement made to me by Mr. Bocock : [Eztract | “Mr. Burlingame then commenced an ex- 3 ion. which led to a long conversation etween us, in the course of which he made many a which he said were confi- Omitting these, the answer which he had desired me to bear you was substantially this : that he had no unkind feelings whatsoever fur yeu, but, on the contrary, regarded you asa man of courage and a man of honor; that while he disapproved of the areault on Mr Surner, and felt bound es a Massachuretts mento cordema it, he bad designed to dis- criminate between the man and the act, [let it be remembered that this language was used on the Ist of July,| and had said no more on the sulject then his sense of Topresentative duty required. Under these circumstances he was surprised to find that you had taken excep- tion to anything witch’be bad said. ‘In ro- lation to the bousts that had been thrown out in his name, he stated that they had not been authorized by bim; but, on the contrary, he Tr strongly condemned both them and their Suthors.’ ,, Ata if, after all this, you were not satie- fied, and wanted bis blocd, he stated that he do nothing elze than accept, and would ‘ Before leaving Mr. Burlingame, I recapit- ulated what { understood ct his Sita He agreed that I was right, end added, ‘ de- pos - be on as = see me: do justice to my kind feelings to him, and do justic. to my ciehaad be ome ane 1 did do justice to Mr. thought, bearing, and speech. I was Pleased with the report of bis bearing, and impressed with the belief that he was an elevated gel tleman, and when next I met him I respect- fully offered him my hand, which he as re- spectfully received. On the day that the resolution for my ex- ‘sion was to be taken up in the House, in- ding to be severe in my remarks upon cer- tain of its members, a8 also upon the State of Massachusetts, I requested Mr. Bocoek to sub- mit his written statement to Mr Burlingame for his approval or rejection. In relation to ‘bie polbs. Mr. Bocock says in bis lest state- ment: ‘On the morningon whieh you made Jour speech and resigued your seat in the House, L handed Mr Burlingame the state- ment whieh I had prepared, and je has never returned tttome.’’ I informed Mr. Bocock ti murt and should bave an aequittance Mr Burlingame; and on that evening ‘ day on which my speech was made) my frierd Mr Bocock brought me the mem- «rendum which was appended to MY speech ud whieh is in the handwriting of Speaker Bauks. The jum was all essen. Burlingame in first of the same month, and which cbologette construction he had repeatedly ad- rated to be true, and also in the presence of his friend, Mr. Barks. He now even affects the chevalier, and de- fiantly says, “‘ I leave my speech to interpret iteelf, and hold myself responsible for it, with- out qualification or amendment.” He requires me to meet him in Canad#, a distance of near seven hundred miles by the mail-route—a route running through the ene- my’s country, and through which no man knows better than Mr. Burlingame that I could not pass without ranning the gauntlet of mobs and assassins, prisons and penitentia- ties, bailiffs and constables. He knew that I could never get to Canada, and that were 1 to do soand he were to fall, that I would never ot back. He might as well have designated Beaton Common. . lis proposition ia of a so preposterous char- acter that the public will epee it with- out comment from ire. When he repudiated the memorandum which was prepared by his friend, and delivered in his own presence, I felt some sympathy for the agony of a proud man driven to doing wrong that he might re- trieve the honor of a State which had been tarnished by unworthy representatives. But bis last condition is worse than the former, and I deliver him to that condemnation which honorable men in every community will stern- ly inflict Ihave no further demands upon him; but should he be screwed w to the point of making demands upon me, I will yet treat him asa gentleman, and meet him at apy convenient and accessible point upon equal terms. oe I respectfully ask that the subjoined letter from General Lane may be read, and submit my conduct to the intelligent and spirited peo- ple of every State in the Union. P. 8. Brooks. Wasuinoron City, July 22, 1856. Dear Sin: { have deemed it proper and just to make the following statement : At your request, I called yesterday at near three o’clock, as your friend, upon Hon Mr. Burlingame—that being the first opportunity I had of meeting him and of delivering your note. After he had read it, I informed “him that I was requested by you to urge that a meeting should take place at the earliest practicable moment, suggesting that after- noon or this morning at four o’clock, and Loped that it would suit his convenience. further stated that you had supposed that all differences between you and himself had been adjusted; that he (Mr Burlingame) had reopened the matter, as you supposed for a per- soval difficulty, and that you were anxious to have it ended without delay. He replied, “That is the feeling of a gallant man, and Brooks isa brave man.’’ Thathe would have to look out for a friend, and had none in his mind at that time, and perhaps he could not be ready for a meeting at as early an hour as you requested. I also impressed upon him the ne- cersity of entire secrecy save with his friend ; and further requested that he or hia friend would communicate with me at my seat while the House was in nm, or at my room after its adjournment; and, as he had the right of selecting the place for the meeting, and such other arrangements as are usual upon such cceasions, that he would have the kindness to let me know, at as carly an hour as was convenient, when and where and what it would be. Last evening, about eleven o'clock, the enclosed note from Mr. Burlingame was placed in my hand by the Hon. L Can bell. The place of meeting designated in eaid note is so far distant, and would subject you to so many bezards of arrest, and also to a ja- risdiction without the limits of the United States, that, as your friend, I advise you, without hesitation, to take no further notice of the matter. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Josera Lane. Hon. P. S. Bucuns. The Intelligencer is devoted to news to-day. —@67]1[- »ASHINGION RUWS AHD GO3siF The Accomac Distric: —While there is no telling who will be selected as the Democratic candidate to represent in Congress the district of Virginia from which the death of the late Hon. Thos. H. Bayly bas created a vacancy, wo desire to say to its citizens that at no time since the formation of the Government has it been of more importance to the public interest than at present, that they should be earefui to select their strongest and very truest man to the doctrines of Virginia republicanism, as in- terpreted by those who construe the powers and duties of the General Government strictly upon the principles laid down in the resolutions of 1798. The tendencies of the times, so far as American public effairs are concerned, are to the increase of the most dangerous latitu- dinarianism, as is evident not only in the character of the legislation urged by men of all parties in Congrees, but in that of the press of the country; not a few Democratic party papers failing to raise a warning voice against the spread of principles and views which ten years ago would have been hooted by them as involving doctrines that no man evuld openly advocate without being denied, if not fellowship with, at least influence in the councils of the great Demoeratic party of the country. Nay, many of them go farther, boldly advocating these heresics as sound Democratic doctrine. If the tendency of the times to which we refer can possibly be check- ed, that can only be done by and through a Vigorous effort on the part ef the etrict con- structionists and rigid economists of the Dem- ceratic party. Unless their influence proves sufficient to stay the popular disposition essentially to change the character of the Government by silent avd individual slight ururpations of power on the part of the General Government, nougbt elsc can prevent it (the Government of the United States) from becoming, in the next quarter of a century, a very different thing, indeed, from its character as framed in the formation of the Constitution. We aro among those who sincerely believe that its Perpetuity depends, for the most part, on that of the power of strict construction and rigid economy in the administration of its affairs When there two principles shall have been completely driven to the wall for any consid- erable time, the will of tho majority and that alone must be the law in all cases. That majority—tho North—is at this moment over- whelmingly in favor of the exercise of its nu- merical power over. the guaranties of the constitution, wherever by so doing an un- constitutional advantage can be gained over the weaker section. This spirit is manifested in all legislation into which a sectional ques tion enters, whetherconnected with the politi- cal or industrial economy of the country, tho institution of slavery, or, what not The South has not only too many vital in- terests at stake, but she is too powerful to sub. mit in silence and without resistance with all the means at her command, to be bound hand and foot, andin this way delivered over tothe tender mercies of a government in the hands of those who propose to administer it upon tho views of her constitutional rights and of the right of the General Government to dis. with criminate against her in all its policy, held by those who seek power only for the avowed purpose of using it when they become the government, to her injury. Among her sons now in public life are many men of great experience, eloquence, influence and force of character; and it is the impera- tive duty of all Southern constituencies, in choosing represeatatives in either branch of Congress, to strengthen them by sending to this city the very ablest and most useful pub- lic men within their reach. For instance, such aman as M.R H. Garnett, than whom the Union contains, perhaps, no other of his age who unites in his person so much of eloquence. extensive attainments as a political economist and as a man of varied and thorough learn- ing, as a constitutional lawyer, and, withal, more of that Virginia chivalry of character, the possession of which in the representative from the South was never before of as great importance to the future of the whole South under the Government, as at this moment. Without desiring to disparage any of the many able members of the Democratic party in the Accomac district, we must be allowed to express the conviction that there never be- fore has been a time when the attributes as a public man which M. R.H Garnett is well known to possess in a remarkable degree, could have been as serviceable to the common cause of the whole South in Congress, as at this moment. So They Go.—Those interested in the con- servation of sound principle and reasonable economy in the Government, should scan with jealousy and care the action and debate in the Senate yesterday upon the internal im- provement questions then and there consid- ered and disposed of. The opponents of the system of doing everything for everybody at the cost of the treasury of the United States’ debated the propriety of such action as the friends of that system urged. In the course of the debate, it became evi- dont that most of the two hundred river and harbor bills that are designed to be passed over the Presidential veto are based upon no surveys, estimates, &c , but wholly on the representations of parties interested in in- ducing Congress to make each individual ap- propriations ; and that the principle on which the majority are acting in passing such bills is, in effect, to grant whatever A may ask, in order to make it certain that A.’s influence will be directed to secure the triumph of whatever such schemes B, C, D, E, F and @ may, in turn, demand at the hands of Con- SS. othe Vanderbilt.—The new steamship Van- derbilt, Captain Lefevre, arrived at the Navy Yard at 10 o'clock yesterday. She left New York on Sunday, the 20th inst, ata quarter to 1 p. m., and anchored at Quantieo on the Potomac at 8 p. m. on Monday. This ship is said to be the largest and one of the most complete specimens of naval archi- tecture in the world. A passenger on board informs us that she bids fair to excel, in point of speed, apy vessel now afloat. Without once cleaning ker fires, and with an average preesure of steam of about ten pounds (she will ordinarily carry from eighteen to twenty pounds,) she ran from Sandy Hook to Cape Henry in exactly nineteen hours. She con- sumed no more than about forty tons of coal per day. The owner of this superb ship, Mr. C. Van- derbilt, of New York, (accompanied by a few of his family and friends) has himself brought her round to show to Congress what he con- siders an almost perfect specimen of the mechanical skill of the country. The ship was taken from her dock ata day’s notice. She is entirely unfurnished, and may, therefore, be inspected more minutely, and the strength and perfection of her mechanism be seen to greater advantage, The engineer bas kindly furnished ue with the following extract from his log book on the trip: Whole number of revolutions, 25,112; average number per minute, 12 7.10; average steam pressure, 10 4.10; average vacuum? 254 inches ; total consumption of coal 60 tons. Confirmed.—The Senate have confirmed the nomination of Angostin Harrass, to be melter and refiner at the Branch Mint of the United States in California, vice Conrad Weigand, re- signed ; also, of Wm. B. Morgan as surveyor and inspector for the port of Havre de G race, Md., vice Canby Pennington, resigned ; also, of Robert J. Floyd, to be collector of the port of Apalachicola, Fla, vice S. Hawking, re- signed. The Hon. Mr. Burlingame.—We judge from the conversation prevalent in Republi- can party circles around the House this morn- ing, that the gentleman named above, accom- panied by —— James Eaq., of Wisconsin, and perhaps another friend, sct out last night at 10 o’clock p. m., for Canada. An Army Officer Resigned.—Tho resigna- tion of Second Lieut Francis R. T. Nicholls, third artillery, has been accepted by the Pres- ident, to take effect October 1, 1856. The Current Operations of tho Treasury Department .—On yesterday, the 22d of July, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the redemption of Stooks.... $10,473 75 For the Treasury Department... 14,843 47 For the Interior Department 24,277 37 For Customs. ececvcccers 13,061 62 War warrants received and e tered severscssecececesseeesers 23,359 88 War repay warrants received and entered... eee 5,851 03 sevens +» 380,216 32 From toizcellancoussources ++ 41,000 20 From Customé...s..ecesee . 4,350 78 _ Ooo PERSONAL. +++e James White, Esq.. U.S. Coneul at Turk’s Island, and R. Robertson, Erq U. S vice-consul of Havana, are at Willards’ in this city. +++ The Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, of Va., isin New York. The Papers of that oity rep- resent him as being quite a licn in Democratic » aesistant circles there. +++» Nelson J. Waterbury, Esq. ostmaster of New York city, aed the Hon. - R. Snowden, of Philadelphia, are at Wil- lards’, in this city. _ t+++ Hon. Thomas Gotee, of Indiana, who is nearly 70 years of age, was recently married aiter remaining a widower just two months. An old goat, he. _t+es The treasurer of the Atlantic Mills has directed Gen. H. K. Oliver, the agent, to propriate $5,000 fora course of lectures ¢ ie ensuing winter for the operatives in that es- tablishment. +++-Jobn Hall, of Kendall’s Mills, Maine, one day last week was carried over Ticonic Fails on a jam of logs, having for his compa- ny some three hundred loge, tossing and pitch- ing in every direction. © was taken out be- low the lower bridge with only afew Scratches on his body. His chance for life was not one in a thousand. Surcipz or a MurDerer.—Hugh Carrigan, convicted at Westmoreland, Pa , for the mur. der of his wife, aud who was under sentence of death, committed suicide on Saturday t at Greensb: a ua burg wae It is supposed that CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Eenate, yesterday, after we went to press, concurred in the action of the House in substituting the 18th instead of the llth of August proximo, at noon, as the time for the termination of the present session of Congress —by 0 amending their (the Senate’s) joint res- solution to thatend, passed in the course of the morning. At the conclusion of the day's discassion on tho bill to protect American discoverers of de- posits of guano— Mr. Mason moved to take up the resolution declaring the notice for the termination of the Sound Dues treaty with Denmark, already given by the President, to be sufficient; not agreed to—yeas 16, nays 20 The bill for the improvement of the harbor of Racine, Wisconsin, was then taken up and passed—yeas 24, nays 12. And, next, taking up the bill to continue the improvement of the harbor of Kenosha Wisconsin, it was debated by Messrs. Hunter, Mason, Butler, Toombs, Adams, Clay, and others against it, and Messrs. Cass, Pugh, Dur- keo, Seward, and others for it, until 4p m; when it was passed—yeas 20, nays 13—and then they adjourned. In the House, resolutions from the Elec- tions Committeo declaring that Bird B. Chap. man is not and that Hiram P. Bennett is enti- tled to the delegate’s seat in the Hall, from Nebraska, was debated by Messrs. Jewett, Foster, and Stephens, of Ga. against them, and Mr. Washburn, of Maine, for them. Mr. Chapman then defended his right to the seat in an hour’s speech, and was replied to by Mr. Bennett. The question being put on the first resolu- tion—that ousting Mr. Chapman; it was not agreed to—yeas 63, nays 69 Pending Mr. Cadwallader’s motion to lay on the table a motion made by him to reconsider that vote, they adjourned. Preceedings of Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, after much morning business had been transacted, an invitation was received from C. Vanderbilt to the Seng ate similar to the one referred to in our re- port of the proceedings in the House; laid on the table and ordered to be printed The bill for the relief of Donn Piatt, late U. S. Secretary of Legation at Paris, was discussed Ly many Senators. The debate on this bill was in progress when the Star went to press. In the House, on motion of Mr. Barksdale, it was voted to hold night sessions during the balance of the current week for general de- bate only. The Speaker laid before tho House an invi- tation from C. Vanderbilt, of New York city, to visit his steamship, the Vanderbilt, (now anchored off the Washington Navy Yard,) on Saturday morning next; laid on the table and ordored to be printed. The question then arose on the pending mo- tion = lay on the table the pending motion to reconsider the vote by which the House yes- terday refused to agree to the resolution from the Elections Committee ; and it wes laid on the table. ———. > DREADFUL AFFAIR IN GEORGET)WN! The Demecratic Pole Cut Down by a Meb!: ONE MAN KILLED: Grorcetows, July 23. Scarcely had the ink dried on our letter of yesterday, in which we took occasion to em- mend the political scions of our city fur their quiet and lamb-like deportment for the last week or so, before the moral sensibilities of the entire community were shocked and hor- rified by a most disgraceful riot which re- sulted in the death of one of the parties en. gaged in it. The facts, as fur a3 we could gather them from some of the jurors of in- quest and others, eye witnesses, are us follows: It appears that a misunderstanding has ex- isted for some time between an individual by the name of James Semmes and another named Dernard Magee Yesterday evening, about 7 o clock, Semmes mustered a party in the lower part of the town to cut down the Demo- cratic pole, which stands at the crossing of Market and Fourth streets. and in the imme- diate neighborhood of Magee’s dwelling Upon the arrival of the party at the pole, Magee, in whose charge it had been placed, warned them against interfering with it, as did also E. S Wright, Esq., before they reached the ground. Neither warning nor persuasion, however, was sufficient to induce them to desist from their mischievous conduct A young man by the name of Hillary Hutching advanced to the pole and commenced cutting it down with anaxo, while Semmes remained near them with a loaded gun in hand to protect him while committing the act Magee, who was standing in his own house, seeing Semmes looking very suspiciously to- wards him, holding his guaoin an attitude as though about to raise it to his face for the pur- pose of discharging it in that direction, fired from his dwelling. anda portion of the shot took effect in Semmes’ face and body. Sem- mes and several of his companions, armed with the gun, pistols, and knives, made a rush for Magee’shouse Semmesentered first, and as he did so, Magee fired another shot at him, which took effect also Magee then retreated up stairs, pursued by Semmes and his party, and just as he (Semmes) reached the landing of the steps, Magee fired upon him again, killing him dead on the spot. Magee then made his escape out of his house through a back window, still pursued by the mob; and, after runuing some distance, took refuge in the store of Mr. Uriah Aget, who protected him from the violence of his pursuers until he found aa opportunity to go out to Washington and surrender himself into the custody of the Marshal. Coroner Thos. Woodward held an inquest over the body of Semmes, and the jury ufter hearing all the facts in the case, as far as facts could be had, rendered a verdict that ‘‘he came to his death by three shots fired froin a gun or guns in the hands of one Ber- nard Magee.’’ This is the second attempt which has been made by somo of the same parties engaged in the riot last night to cut down this pole. On or about the 3d of July a similar attempt was made, but those engaged in it were deterred from carrying out their design by force of su- perior numbers. It may be proper for us to remark here that Semmes, although acting in concert with mem- bers of the Know Nothing party, by guarding the individual with a loaded gun who was cutting the pole, is not, as far as we can learn, a member of their councils. The difficult between him and Magee grew out of some ri- valry in business, and the hatred thus engen- dered caused Semmes to muster the party to destroy the pole, which was, as we before re- marked, in charge of Magee Both of them, Magee and Semmes, are natives of George- town. Spectator. Note.—Another account says that Magee’s first shot waa directed far above the heads of the party engaged in destroying the pole, and that thereupon Semmes went over to Magee’s house and entering the door snapped his gun twice at Magce in two efforts to shoot him. Whereupon, Magee fired the second shot, ta- king effect on Semmes’ face, and very shortly afterwards the third shot which killed Semmes. Semmes had been in the penitentiary. NOTICE._THE MEMBERS OF the Good Will Club are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the Ciub on THURSDAY EVENING, July 24th, at Harmony Hall. By order of 1t* J. A. BAKER, R 8. Ree THE NEW YORK CITIZEN.—THE Citizen of this week contains among other interesting matter, original articles on Dem- ocrats and Despots; Central America; Thereme- dy for Kansas; Trial of Herbert; Foul Play ; Gur Dublin Correspondent; Massacre by Steam ; ‘The value of education; Slave life in aurenee Africa, and America; Interesting letter from = {fornia against the Vigilance Commitee. Next week, the Citizen will contain an important let- ter from JOHN MITCHEL ON THE PRESi- DENTIAL E: ECTION. This letter will ap- Pearexclusiviy in the Citizen. Office, 10 Spruce street, New York. jy 23-2te ouaane zo N,MONT petitonbi —You are hereby Adee: & Meeting of the Company on Thurs- day evening, the 9th . Punctual at- tendance is called for, ss business of importance witl be transacted. order of Carr. Kry OS. NcENIRY, Sec. SEVENTH WARD, ATTENTION. | at adjourned meeting of the Democrat ic Association of the Ward will be held at Pote- mac Hall on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 234 ins‘ant. Punctvel attendance is requested as an election fo: cfficer will take place P JAMES ESPEY, President. JNO. M. THORNTON, Sec’y. ' jy 22-20 BS AMEFUL —THE UNDERSIGN- ed feels himself in duty bound, in ven- dication of his character to state, that Mr. Hepry Liesburger, who occupies a stand in the Centre market, directly opposite mine, has on Sat y last during my absence,which was caused by death of cne of my children, oveu my stand (over which my name Is painted) for the purpose of selling | emonade, after 1 expressly told him that I could not ree, business done there that day, after the child d'ed. { make this statement to disabuse the minds of my friends, who ma’ charge me with the want of ‘pepe feelings self respect to have my place of business kept open under such circumstances. [ have taken the a steps to have this matter duly attended to before the proper authorifies. jy2i 3 EUGENE SCH WINGHAMMER. ATTENTION , bb hl a The members are hereby requested to atten ‘ a meeting of the Corpson WEDNESDAY EVENING. Juiy23!, at 8 o’clock precisely attheir armory, 297 D street, between 12th and 13th streets. A fuiland punctual attendance is er nae ron in| nce will be trans acted. ByorderofCarr Lassziie jy 21-3" L. WELLS, Sect. CASH PAID FOR FURNITURE.— Persons declining housekeeping or bav- ing a surplus of Household effects will find it to their advantage to give us a call before disposing of thesame. We are prepared to buy their en- tire stock of Furniture, (in large or small quant! ties,) and thus save them the trouble and ex, incident toa public auction New Furniture ex changed for good second-hand articles. BONTZ *& COOMBS, Extensive Furniture Dealers, No 360 Seventh street, near I. jy 12-1m NOTICE —THE SUBSCRIBER hep | << ye h to call the attention of tbe public to his stock of GLASS and QUEENSWARE before purchasing elsewhere, as by so doing they will save from 15 to 25 per cent. Toilet and Dinner lower than the lowest at 309 Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th streets. je 9-6m JOHN McDEVITT. THE UNION ACADEMY. Z%. RicHarps, Bins Z Bicaasse, Prin.tU_ a Pris. U sa HE NEXT ANNUAL SESSION OF THIS Institution, and of the UNION FEMALE ACADEMY, will commenceon MONDAY, Sep- tember 1, 1856. jy 34m 0GS—SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN stolen, have been de'zined The owner «an learn partt lars bi callings the office of JUSTICE BRIGGS, Navy, Yard, and by proving property and paying ex- penses, get them again. jy B-3t ASTURE FOR TWENTY TO THIRTY HORSES can be obtained by appli- Te cation to J. PETTIBONE, No 558, 14th streetsouth, or toMr. MAGAR, Avalostan Island, opposite Georgetown. Plenty yf sey water, and place well secured. Terms: ree dollars per month. jy Weecste PISTOLS. OLT’S AND ALLEN’S REVOLVERS; Stngle Barrel Pistols of every size, quality, and ; Percussion Cap:, Shot Pouches, Pow- der Flasks, Gun Wadding, Gun IE pam mers, Screws, Ram R: Heads, Gun Worms, Wad Cutters, Nipple Wrenches, Main Springs, and a good assortment of Gunsmiths’ materials, for sale low by E K. LUNDY, jy23-tr__ No 198 Bridge street, Georgetown. HARD WADE, CUTLERY, &e. HE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RESPECT. fully inform kis f.ien@s end public, that in order to make room for fall supplies, he will offer bis stock of goods at greatiy redu ed prices. Dealers, Builders, Housekeepers, aud ali others in went cf anything in our line are assured that we wil cell lower than can be purehased tBis side of the Atlantic cities. JOS L SAVAGE, tSaw. Pena avenue. NO ITHERS’S BRASS ANDSTRING BAND lately of New York city, begs leave to in form the public of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexardna. that they »re now ready to furnish the most fashiccable and appropriate Music cf the day for Pic-Nics, Excursions, Bal's. and Parades on the most rearonab'e terms, at the shortest no- tice, by leaving orders at Mr. HILBUS’S Musi Depot, on Pennsylvania avenue, corner of lith street, or at Mr. ITHER®S’ residence No. 545 Sixth street, corner of G, south side, near the Gar- ison. mall orders promptly attended to. jy 23-I1m® TY Jojied ‘ Bummp-peq Aq uve #108, veuspuep Grand Excursion. HE FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY Tespectfully announce to their friends and the public that they, have made the neces: arrangements Excursion and Pic nic tothe ion, on MONDAY, August 6th The liberal eee heretofore bestowed, in- spires them with renewed energy; and the corm- pany promise thisto be the recherche excursion of the season. ‘The boat will leave Geor; a m., Wasbington 8%, ddd ig, and Alex- andria 10. Afcernoon—will leave Washington at 2, and Alexandria at 3 o'clock, p. m. aGrand ‘ite House Pavil- 7 o'clock, Commitice of Arrangements Robt C Doyle, Wm H Fanning, John Coumbs. G R Crossfeid, Milton Ciarke C Leamon, Wm H Beardslee, John B Medley, Conrad Finkman, P Newm:n, D Driscoll, H Knight. Flocr Managers. William L Jones, William M Payne, LK Thomas, William Stansbury, {[7~ Tickets—ONE DOLLAR. Jy 23-264 Aug15 WANTS. ITUATION WANTED—BY A RESPEC- table woman as 200k, washer and troner infa small family. Gord rrferences given Has no objections to go into the country. Addres Box No.1 StarOffice. pa NTED —A WOMAN WHOCAN WASH end iron and assist in cooking. Toa com - petent person fair wages will be given. Apply at the ELDORA HOUSE, Penn. avenue. rext to the United States Bote! jy2t2e ANTED—A SERVANT WOMAN TO do the housework cf asmall family. None need apply that cannot come weil recom- mended. Apply at No. 8 Fayette street, George- town jy B- $$ $ has I either ina - tauranmt. Also awomes to scrub do bouse- work Apply at POTENTINI’S, Ne. . avenue. between 10th and Il streets. _ jy 22-tf ANTED.—A MIDDLE AGED WHITE woman who can make herself useful in assisting to dothe domestic work of » «mall fam!- ly. Liberal Ss oe ce Such a woman asabove deseri can obtaina home by applying en the corner of 12th and 0 streets north. References required. _ jy 2i-e AN TED—WANTED—WANTED—TO find persons in want of the following ar- ticles : renc’ German Looking Glasses rarer Picture Frames, round, oval or square Oil Paintings, large and smell Marbdte-' Brackett Tables, in bronze or ¢old. All kinds of Pictures framed, and any rise Looking Glasses, cr gig in the gliding done to order with dis: 5 giret of cast-iron Bracketts, enitable for shelving, &c., ares Terms moderate to suit times, for cash. ORT old Work Reptit, and Locking Glass Plates inserted. Penna. avenue, opposite Kirkwood House. dee OPP OHN WAGNER, OARDING —PLEASANT ROOMS WITH Board can be obtained at No. 421 11(h street, (west side) between G and H streets A few table boarders can also be accommodated jy 23-ec5t RS. BANNERMAN, CORNER OF 9TH end E streets. has several good Rooms va- cant, which she offers with board on rearonable terms. She can accommodate several table board - ers. jy wt OARD, &c.—_MRS. BATES,ON THES. W. corner of Pennsylvania avenve and Sth street inprepared teaccommod:’egentiemcn withrooms, thor without board. Every effort willbe made to render those comfortable who may favor her with thetr patronere. ai an POR SALE AND RENT. (SEE FIRST PAGE FOR OTHER NOTICES ] OR RENT.—TWO TWO-STORY BRICK Houses on the corner of Washington and Dunbarton streets. Apply of D. J. BOWEN. on the premises, ;Georgetown. jy 300g OUSE AND LOT IN GEORGETOWN FORK SALE—A comfortable two story Frame House conteining nine rooms and cellar. The house is in good repair. The Lot is 2bout Tal feet bi about G4 feet on Montgowery street, between Beall and West street. ihe garden is well filled with choice shrubbery. ¢ houre and part of the ground will be sold If preferred. Terms one fourth cash, the remainder at long time if des'red. Apply to BENRY KING, at Potomac Insurance Office, Georgetown. jy 23 3t® OR RENT—A WELL FINISHED AND comfortable brick dwelling House on J st opposite Frank’in Square Apply atNo #31 street. between 13th and Mth. jy 17- OR RENT—TRE LARGE THREF ST. ty basement and a‘tic house on F, betwren ith and 13th streets. formerly oreupied by the Misses Tyson This house bas been new!y paint- edand put in perfect order, containing gas fix- tures and bath room, with a large cistern of fil- tered water !n the yard. Apply at the Drug Store of NAIRN & PALMER, corner 9th rtrcet and Pa. avenue. iia —_—————— OUSE FOR SALE —A FINE NEW modern built house on K street; fronting Franklin Square, containing 13 rooms and a fire basement, Kitchen, &c Gas, hot and cold water th fhout the house, with bath room,#c [n- quire of H A. WILLARD, at Willards’ Hotel. je 23-1m UR RENT—THE DESIRABLE STO No. 558 Seventh street, opposite Centre * ket, fitted up with shelving counter, gas fixtures, awning, &c. Possession given immediately Apply to ROBT. C BROUKE. jy sf Een Aenea net F°® RENT.—THE TWO NEW THREE story Brick Houses on 7th street, opprsite Centre Market Persons wishing to open a Res- taursnt cannot find in the citya more eligibie lo- cation. R.H. LASKEY, Jy 7-2w No. 36 Lousiana avenue. FOr SALE.—A TRACT OF LAND, CON- talning about 45 acres, on the Heights of Georgetown, being ere of the Valley View Farm, the residence of the late John H King, decease’. This is one of the most desirable sites inthe District fora fine private residence; about 20 acres of this tract is a beautiful grove of tim- ber, the balance cleared and ina high state of cul- Uvation. The summit of this tract Is from 350 10 - = ence pane water, — basa See view = a:hington, Georgetown, and ihe adjacent va)- 7c gg the Potomac. It will be soid entire or in ts Also, a large Frame Dwelling-hoase and Lot ~ the prvags of Fifth and H streets weet, Wash- mn city. pply at Valley View Farm, orto Dr.H. King, No 80 Prospect street, Georgetown, D. C jeistr [Intel] "B.S. KING. F R RENT—SEVERAL HANDSOME Per- lors and Chambers, with board. Also, table and transient board. Inquire .t Mrs. SMITHS, 233 F street no OR R T, WITH OR WITHOUTSTEAM POWER —The large, airy, convenient, end well fin'shed Hall next door tothe Star Bulld- ings Itis 50 by 80 feet in the clear, with high ceiling, and is capitally lighted. Alse, the store immediate:y under the west half of said ball. 25 by 80 feet, fronting directly on Pennsylvania avenue, in the beart of the business portion there- , (no other such desirable business stands are now being offered to the public ) They will be rented Soe at ortogether. For terms apply to GEORGE HILL, Papermaker, B: *treet, a few doors west of the omnibus stand, George- town, or at the Star Office counter. N B.—if renters desire to carry on any business requiring steam power, they can be eccommo- dated with shaftine attached to the new and pow- erful engine of the Star News per and Jcb Printing Office, manufactured y the Messrs. Ellis, and srranged so as to furnish ample power, it required, to renters of the premises advertised above. je 20-48 a The lease on the above property will be $5 REWARD.—STRAYED OR STOLEN on the 3d of July, asorrel MARE, Diind in Ler left eye; her fore top and mane down to the point of her neck hes bee trimmed. The above delivery to me at No. reward will be paid on her 485 3d street, between B and C streets, Island jy 2-a= AUGUSTUS THOMAS To Democrats Everywhere. READ—KEAD—READ, 20,000 Agents wanted to sell in every towa in the United States, THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES BUCHANAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA, Late Minister to Eogiene, and formerly Minister to Russia, Senator and Representative in Con, vg omy Seer of State, INCLUDING THE MOST IMPORTANT OF HIS STATE PAPERS. By R.G. Horton, Esq., Literary Editor of the N. ¢. Day Book. The above book has been written by a gentie- maa weil qualified by his literary a! ments, and _— Sy el with the ta ng press He was furnis! personally by is tinguished subject of the memoir with many of the dxtes and facts of his early life, and from au- ‘borized friends of Mr Buchanan bas been sup ied with material inaccessible to other s e proof-skeets have been submitted to author- ized parties. It can therefore be called without reserve AN AUTHENTIC AND AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY, The book makes a handsome 12mo volume of £30 piges, neatly bound in cloth, and is embel- lished with an accurate Portrait on Steel. Price, $1. For further particulars apply to DERBY & JACKSON, Publishers, 119 Nassau Street,N. Y. iI7~ Copies sent by mail Post paid on receiptof price. Jy it ACARD, 4 ber VEDERSIGNED WOULD was pio former 3 bu: at his old stand on F street, be-' tween 10th and lth streets He further states that he has sesured the best workmen; he can ly assure those who may patronise him, that all orders will be promptly exccuted in the nea‘est and most “an EL J.DATCHER, jy a-ace Feahionsble Boot Maker Beensap GILLE; AY HISTORICAL Romacce, embracing the perieds of the Te.- as Revolution and the Mexicac War, by the Hon. Jeremiah Clemens, of Alabame; price one dollar. jy a PRANCK TAYLOR Cpe Re aS SEAS Ee OF THE SUB- reriber, a ‘o Mare, with blaze face and white bind wes Whecver owns op? the same will pay dameges, and prove overly, and take heraway. ROGER ADAM N, Jy22-3t* No. 154 Fourteenth-st., bet. 8 & 'T | (K amcaeed ELASTic BELTS, FRENCH Moravian cotton, Li ishing Th » India Rubber Combs, Tooth Rrushes, witha general Fancy Notions and Toys suitable for ite, for sale low by LAMMOND, jy 223 street. Se geese hate MAD. MOUNT’S CONSUMPTION Dks- TROY! . T= INVALUABLE REMEDY CAN BE had at No. 339 G strcet, between Hleventh and Twelfth. south side, or at Stott's Apot corner of 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue References: Rev. Mr Phelps and Rev Mr Register, Foundry church ; and certificate fr m the Rev. J. Hanson iv ——— - ~— NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS. E RETURN OUR THA: T W: = ge NES TO THOSE COLLEY & SEAR _Sy 22-10td 523. 7th-et , 3doors north Pa VESTiLaTing HATS'-STEVEN Browns’ Hotel, bas this day received 2 cases HATS from #6 jv 19 oom, Browns’ Hotel. VACH TRA MOUSE TRAPS, RA R “ : PS, MO RAT @. FRANCis's, yu 490 Beventh ot