Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY....... -- July 24, 1856, 7 Advertisements should be handed in by 12 o’clock, m., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. Notice.—Thoee charged with the manage- ment of clubs, societies, and all other associa- fiens are notified that in order to insure the insertion of advertisements or notices of any description in the Star, payment must be made for them when offered, or an arrangement for the payment for the same providedfor. There are now on file in our counting room many advertisements, not inserted, because our terms have nct been complied with. This rule must be imperative. ee SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer contains an elaborate syn- opsis of yesterday’s proceedings in the Senate, wherein the river and harbor improvement question was argued at great length. The Union contains an elaborate review of the testimony of ex-Governor Reeder before the Kansas Investigating Committee. The editor shows him to have been a voluntary witness: that the majority of the Committee tought to and succeeded in examining him without notice to and in the absence of Mr. Oliver, and, also, Gen. Whitfield, whose seat Reeder was contesting; to obtain testimony bearing on that contest, being the object for which the Investigating Committee was raised; that bis evidence is invalid, because illegal ; that it is not testimony, but an argument in his own behalf; that he has perjured himself in his pretended revelations with reference to his confidential conversations with the Presi- dent ; and that with reference to all elze cg which his testimony treats, it is but a tissue of misrepresentations and prevarications from beginning to end. > oe _ WASH iNGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP A Trip to the Vanderbilt. — Yesterday eve- ning, by invitatior, a party consisting of mem- bers.of the Washington press and various other gentlemen, (among which we noticed a distinguished Indian chief,) paid a visit of inspection to the immense steamer which took our citizens so by surprise by its appearance in our waters on Tuesday last, and is now at anchor off the Arsenal The company left Browns’ hotel shortly after five o'clock, p. m., and were conveyed in coaches to the Arsenal wharf, where the steamer’s boats were found in readiness to take us on board. On ap proaching the Vanderbilt, the Commodore ‘was observed standing on the hurricane deck in company with some ladies and gentlemen, and the visiting party rising in the boat gave three hearty cheers, which were gracefully acknowledged by the recipient The Vanderbilt, we learn, was launched last December from the builder’s yard, Jeremiah Simonson, Green Point, New York. She was not built by contract, but the timber was pur- chased by the owner, and she was constructed by days’ work entirely. Her extreme length on deck is 335 feet, and the length at the water line is 328 feet; the breadth of beam is 46 feet; the depth of hold is 32 feet 6 inches. She is 5,100 tons burden, carpenter's computation, or 4,000 tons register. The water lines are nearly straight, and the centre of displacement amidships; the centre of weight and the centre of buoyancy fall within a distance of eight feet fore and aft. Owing to the fulness of her lines the main deck is of great capacity. Her lower decks, of which there are two beside the boiler deck, are of the same character. The decks arecom- posed of solid white oak, moulded 21 inches, bolted together length wise of the ship with 1i inch bolts 7 feet long; 60 tons of these bolts areused. The frame timbers, which are prin- cipally of white oak, are placed unusually close together, and are strapped diagonally by 350 wrought iron straps, each 40 feet long, 5 inches wide and j ofan inch thick These straps are fastened with 1j inch boltsin every timber. The second and third futtocks are of white cak, the fourth futtock and top tim- bers are of live oak and locust, in nearly equal Proportions. The timber-roam, from centre to entre, is 82 inches, and sided 11 inches. She has 6 rows of white oak kelsons extending her entire length. The bilge kelsons and ceilings are of yellow pine, commencing the bilge, 14 inches thick, and contiiuing to the upper deck where it diminishes to 5 inches Bhe is planked outside with white oak, seven inches thick, fastened with copper bolt® and locust trenails in the most substantial manner Her inner planking is of yellow Pine, eight inches thick and bolted through and through. There are five decks, three of which extend through the ship. The four lower decks have white oak knees, and the hurricane deck yellow pine knees. The hold is divided into sixteen water tight compart- ments, by double diagona! planking, six in- ches thick, flanged at top and bottom in thick india rubber packing These compartments Communicate with each other by sliding doors, which are securely bolted after the cargo is stowed. The bulkheads are set against heavy stancheons, bolted tlrough the upper and lower decks with heavy iron bolts. On put- ting to sea the hatchway coverings are bolted down, and the seams all caulked water-tight. By this means, and the engine room being water-tight, the vessel is conceived to be a life boat, on a gigantic scale. The dining saloon on the main deck is ve- neered oak, highly polished, and the chairs and sofas are of solid oak, cushioned with rich green plush. The dining room is 108 feet long, 25 feet wide between the state-room pan- els, and 8 feet high. It contains 29 state- rooms; 8 berths in each. These open into each other, so as to admit of ample ventila- tion. The state rooms are 8 feet 10 inches wide, 6 feet long, and 8 feet high, with two washstands in each. There are also toilet and bath rooms for ladies, furnished in the richest style. These, together with pantries, kitchen, wine closet, pantry and bakers’ rooms, and five state-rooms, are situated on the larboard and starboard gangways leading to the forward dining saloon, which contains 45 state-rooms with 133 births. The house on deck, including the upper saloon, above the first cabin, is 258 feet long and 30 feet wide, furnished in the samo style as the dining sa- loon, save that the material is of rosewood. Forward, there are 14 state-rooms, and aft 22 rooms with 44 berths The panels are ve- neered with satin, zebra and rosewood. Aft of this saloon are the quartermasters’ and smoking rooms. The Venderbilt can accom. modate about four hundred passengers, The machinery consist of 2 ordinary beam engines, 4 tubular boilers, each 30 feet long, and weighing 60 tons; 2 cylinders, 20 inches in diameter and 12 feet stroke; wheels, 41 feet in diameter, 10 feet surface, and 8 feet 6 in- ches in dip. She has 32 furnances, with 20,- 000 superficial feet of fire surface. The esti- mated power of her engines is equal to that of 2,000 horses each, at s steam-pressure of 25 pounds, the wheels making 20 revolutions a minute. Daily consumption of coal from 89 to90 tons, She will carry 1,400 tons of coal. Messrs. Secor & Braisted, of the Allaire Works, built her engines, at a cost of $200,000. The Vanderbilt is full brig-rigged, with spars sufficient for any purpose, should her engines failher. The Vanderbilt has the walking beam engines, or such engines as are used by the river boats in this country, and which Commodore Vanderbilt has applied to sea-going steamera with great success. The Collins steamers use the side lever engines with the exception of the Adriatic, which has oscillating engines. The Cunard steamers use the sidelever engines. The beam engines are not attached at all to the sides of the ves- sel, being placed on beds made for them di- rectly on the bottom of the ship. The Vanderbilt now draws 174 feet of water, and when loaded will draw 19 feet. It was intended to take her up to the Navy Yard, but the difficulty of following the channel was such, with a vessel of her size, that it was concluded to anchor off the Arsenal, where she will remain during her stay. The Vanderbilt, thus far, is officered as fol- lows: Captain, Charles E P. Lefevre, for- merly of the * Ariel;’’ First Lieutenant, L B Jewell; First Engineer, Wm. Lighthall; Second Engineer, John Jermain; Third Engi- neer, — Sanford; Steward, W. J Doran. officers and crew, 40; engineers, 4; firemen, 24; coal-heavers, 18; water-tenders, 3; stew- ards, 2; waiters, 24; cook-, 8; porters, 3; butchers, 1—total 127. She is furnished with eight large boats, four of which are of wood, and suspended from davits; the others are Raymond’s iron life- boats, and are carried on the forward hurri- cane deck. She is also well provided with steam and hand pumps, in case of fire or leak- age. The Vanderbilt is one of the three largest steamships afloat. We subjoin their main dimensions : Persia. Adriatic. Vanderbilt. Length over all + 390M. BLM. Bin. 935 ft Length on load line wx 10 38 Breadth of beam (molded) 45° 48 8 — Breadth of beam (extrem 7 a) “6 Depth of held from und deck . . 3228 32 The reader can judge of her immense size when he sees that she is some 32 feet longer than the Minnesota, now about leaving for Philadelphia, to be coppered. The Vanderbilt, we learn, will be open to- day for the reception of the public. To-mor- row, the President and his Cabinet are ex- pected to visit her; and on Saturday, the two Houses of Congress. She will probably leave on Saturday night or Sunday morning. Roasting "Em —Our brief expositions of the fact that Mr. John C. Fremont, for very very gocd and sufficient reasons, passed for a vehement Catholic here ere being smitten with a desire to become a half Know Nothing and half Abolition candidate for the Presi- dency—and we were first totake up the subject —have fairly laid the foundation of one of the most stupendous wrangles the world has known for a quarter of acentury at least. The Re- publican press are devoting, not columna, but pages, weekly and daily, to prove that his acts in vehemently defending all the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, his assumption of the obligations entered into by marrying a Protestant under its ministry, his erection of the cross rather than the flag of the United States in taking mock possesaion of the Middle Pass of the Rocky Mountains, his failure to show himself in an Episcopal church at least once during his sojourn in this city of years’ duration, &o , &c., &c , are by no means incompatible with his profession of life-long membership of the Protestant Epis- copal Chureh! Well, politics, indeed do in- duce men to make great fuols of themselves What but the heat of politics could induce such @ journal as the New York Tribune to essay its present geme with reference to Fre- mont’s late religious proclivities, upon the in- tense anti-Catholics who, for the most, are the patrons of that journal. The New York Express, however, is very ably exposing the shallowness and the utter want of sincerity of the labors of the Republican press in this connection. For our part, we feel so thorough a contempt for the paltry game of deception on this sub- ject, which the Republican managers scem to be playing by and with Fremont’s advice and consent, as that we bave no patience with them whatever. We know, too, that there is not a Catholic in the Union whose heart does not recoil with horror from the idea of the sup- port of any man for the Presidency, whether Catholic or Protestant, who has cut such a “* pigeon wing”? about his religion, for the sake of an office, as thatof Fremont. The dancing- master blood in his veins may, perhaps, fairly account for his singular tergiversation on this subject; such early associations not being those which instil very high-toned principles about anything, in a man’s mind. The Naval Promotions.—The following is acorrect list of the recent confirmations by the Senate of the naval promotions growing out of the action of the late Naval Retiring Boara : _Captains.—G. P. Pender, rast, William C. Nicholson, Joseph B. Hull, John Kelly, Wm. H _Gardver, David G. Farra, ‘ut, Stephen B. Wilson, Thomas A. Dornin, Robert Cun- ningham, Victor M. Randoiph, Frederick En- gle, John Rudd, Wm McKean, Franklin Bu- chanan, Samuel Morcer, Chas. Lowndes, Louis M. Goldsborough, George N. Hollins, Duncan N. Ingraham, ohn Marston, Henry A. Adams, William S. Walker, George F_ Pearson, Sam- uel F. Du Pont, William L Hudson, George A. Magruder, John Pope, Levin M. Powell, Charles Wilkes, Thomas 0. Selfridge, Henr: Eagle, Gershom J. Van Brunt, William Glenay, George S Blake, Samuel Barron, An- drew A. Harwood. Commanders —Charles H. McBlair, John W. Livingston, Archibald B Fairfax, Henry K. Thatcher, James H Rowan, William Me- Blair, John S$ Missroon, Richard L. Page, Frederick Chatard, Benjamin J. Totten, Ar- thur Sinclair, Robert t. Hitchcock, Charles HLA Keunedy, Thomas W. Brent, Joseph Lanman, John K Mitchell, Thomas Turner, Charles H. Poor, James F Schenck, Timothy A. Hunt, Sylvanus W. Godon, William Rad- ford, Samuel F. Hasard, John M. Berrien, George A. Prentiss, Alfred Taylor, Samuel zante Lee, John P. Gillis, Samuel Swart- wout, Raphael Semmes, James P. McKinstry, Oliver 8 Glisson, Jno A, Dahlgren, Stephen C. Rowan, Edward R Thompson, Guert Gan- sevoort, Charles Green, Edward L Handy, Melancthon Smith, Cicerp Price, John ‘s Goldsborough, Charles S. 3, Thecdore P. Green, John R Tucker, Thos. J Page, Geo Minor, Percival Drayton, Robert F. Pinckney, Thomas R. Rootes, Edward M. Yard, Wm 8S. Young, Jos. F Green, John De Camp, Chas. W. Pickering, Overton Carr, Luther Stoddart, Wm. M. Walker, John A. Winslow, Benjawin M. Dove, Thornton A. Jenkins, John Rogers, John B, Marchand, Wm. Rogers Taylor, H. J. pit » Benj F. Sands, Henry French, Samuel Larkin, Henry L. Stellwagen, James Henderson, Daniel B. Ridgely, Wm. T. Muse, Charles Steedman, Wm. L Herndon, Jas. Alden, Augustus L. Case, Roger Perry Lieutenants —Edward Simpson, William @. Temple, George P. Welsh, Samuel P Car- ter, William Nelson, Charles W. Aby, Edward C Stout, Reuben Harris, James B. McCau- ley, Thomas 8. Phelps, Alexander F Warley, Garrit V. Denniston, Leonard Paulding, Fran- cis 8 Conover, Edward Barrett. Colville Tem rett, John W, Bennett, Homer C. Blake, Clark H Wells, Stephen P. Quackenbush, Earl Eng- lish, Joseph M. Bradford, Reigert B Low: Jonathan H. Carter, William Parker. J. Pembroke Jones, David A. McDermut, Wil- liam B Buckner, Richard L. Law, Willi H. Willcox, John T. Barrand, Thomas Roney, John H. Upshur, John Van N. Philip, Sam- uel R Franklin, William D. Whiting, Wm. L. Powell, 8 Ledyard Phelps, Edward Y. McCauley, Theodore L. Walker, William Mitchell, Francis A. Roe, Joseph B. Smith, William M. Murdaugh, John M Brooke, Wm. Gibson, Edward Renshaw. Joseph D. Danels, John T. Walker, J C. P. De Krafft, John Van McCullum, John E. Hart, Oscar C Badger, Thomas C. Harris, John Kell, John L Davis, Alexander A. Semmes, John B. Stewart, M. Patterson Jones, Watson Smith, Alexander M. De Bree, Joseph E. De Haven, Alexander W Habersbam, William T. Truxton, Greenleaf Cilley, Horace N. Crabb, Samuel Magaw, James H. Rochelle, Robert D. Minor, William C. West. Nicholas H. Van Zandt, Francis @. Dallas, Simeon 8 Bassett, Robert C. Duvall, David P. McCorkle, George H. Hare, William Sharp, James J Waddel, Wm. M. Gamble, Jonathan Young, William K. Mayo. Thomas Gonng. James E. Jouett, T. Scott Fillebrown, Joseph Fry, Leonard H. Lyne, Milton Hax- tun, Robert Selden, Albert Allmand, Robert Stuart, Theodoric Lee, Geo H. Bier, Pendle- ton G. Watmongh, George W. Loan: John H. Russell, Edward E. Stone, Dawson Phenix, Robert F. R. Lewis, Charles P. McGary, Hunter Davidson, Andrew W. Johnson, Ste- hen B_ Luce, Dulaney A. Forest, Robert W. tt, Walter W Queen, Robert R Carter, Edmund W. Henry, Thos. T. Houston, Ralph Chandler, John R Hamilton, James Parker, Philip C. Johnson, John Watters, K. Randolph Breese, Oscar F. Johnston, Lewis A. Kimber- ly, Beverly Kennon, 8 Livingston Breese, George U. Morris, Edwin F Gray, John @ Sproston, Bancroft Gherardi, Daniel L. Braine, John T. Wood, L. Howard Newman, Charles E. Thorburn, Richard T. Bowen, Charles W. Flusser, William 8. Lovell, John R Eggles- ton, Andrew B. Cummings, Bayard E. Hand, George E. Belknap, Edward P. Williams, Jared P. K. Mygatt, John D. Rainey, David B. Harmony, Wilham Gwin, John J Corn- well, James P. Foster, Henry Wilson, A. E. K Benham, Robert T. Chapman, William P. A. Campbell, Wilson McGunnegle, John Ir win, Joseph 8. Skerrett, James A. Greer, Charles H. Greene, Francis H. Baker, Isaac W. Hester, Edward T. Spedden, Elias K. Owen, William T Glassell, Aaron W Weaver, Austin Pendergrast, Joseph P. Tyffe, William P. McCan, James Stillwell, Julius G. Heil- man, Joseph D. Blake. James H Gillis. Chief Engineers.—E\bridge Lawton, Rob- ert Danby, and Robert Long. Professor of Matnematics.—Joseph Win- k sos hief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hy- drography He the Navy Department —Capt Duncan N. Ingraham. A Card —Mr Burlingame has been absent from the city since the evening of the 2Ist instant. As his friend who suggested the propriety of his absence, I ask a suspension of the judgment of the public, who may have read Mr. Brooks’s card and its ‘‘exhibits ap- pended thereto,’’ published in the Unton of to-day. until Mr. Burlingame returns and has a hearing Lewis D. Campse.e. Wasuineron, July 23, 1856. The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—Ou yesterday, the 23d of July, there wero of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— Por the redemption of Stocks $1,263 91 For the Interior Department. 36,269 46 For Customs.... 155,056 00 95,115 31 10,506 33 8,304 13 sees 294,578 06 ese 57,946 10 On accoant of funded stock, per act of 28th January, 1547.... 100 00 OO or on PERSONAL. ++++ Cardinal Wiseman has arrived in Paris. +++ Gen. Totten, Chief Engineer of the United States Army, is at Newport, R. I. sees Admiral Lord Lyons passed through Paris on his way to the Crimea. :+++ Deacon Jonathan Howe, the oldest printer in Boston, died at his residence in Charlestown, on Saturday last, aged 75 years. ++++ Col. Hardee, of the Dragoons, has been appointed Commandant of Cadets at West Point, vice Brevet Major Walker. He is now at his post. «eee The Hon. J. M. Sandidge, of Louisiana, who has been for several days detained from his seat in the House of Representatives by indisposition, has so far recovered as to be able to resume his duties. +++ A late letter from London says :—‘‘ The Emperor of the French appears to be out of health. He is about to leave Paris for Pom- bieres, where he intends to stay for three weeks, to enjoy the complete repose which hard work has rendered necessary. The Em- press will remain at St Cloud.’’ ++e+ Dr. Vick, of Sussex, Va, while con- ducting a post mortem examination, a few days since, upon the body of acolored woman, formerly a slave of Henry Birdsong, Esq , ac- cidentally cut his hand. A portion of the virus from the body entered the wound, and communicating with his blood, caused his death a short time afterwards. +eee Dr. N. C. Whitehead, a venerable cit- izen of Norfolk, died suddenly on Monday night of a disease of the heart. ‘The deceased acted temporarily as mayor of that city last summer, on the deathgf Mayor Woodis; and, since 1836, has been the President of the Far. mers’ Bank, at Norfolk. He has been in feeble health since last year, when he had a violent attack of yellow fever. +++» The Hon. John F. May died at his resi- dence in Petersburg, Virginia, last Monday, in the 72d year of his age. He was formerly judge of the Suporior Court of the second ju- dicial district, and no man in the State enjoy- ed a higher degree of respect, personally or officially. He was father-in-law of the Hon. Thomas H Bayly, whoze lamented demise we not long since had the melancholy duty of an- nouncing. His bereaved wifo has now to mourn the loss of father as well as husband, ip ee POLITICAL ITEMS. Wm. C Rives is on the stump in Virginia, for Fillmore and Donelson. Hon Jore Clemens has taken the s Alabama for Fillmore and Donelson. Hon. John M. Palmer has been i as the Republican and Know Nothing condi date for Congress in the Sixth district of INi- nois. About 300 delegates, representin, various ues a JE A’ ere in eeate on tonday in New York, and gave in thei: - sion to Fillmore and Dinstean. or Mr. Buchanan is at present enj health at his home at Wheatfield org oo caster, Lancaster county, Pa. He robust, active, and in excellent spirits. The whole of the morning ig so much occupied with his private affairs and reading the papers that he Pays no attention to his friends, es from four in the afternoon until eight or nine o'clock in the ning of each day, visiters ively disengaged. The Republic journals speak of Indiana 8s one of the certain States for Fremont. How they expect to achieve a victory over the De- mocrasy of that State is thus disclosed by the alread aa Tribune : very evident that neither the friend of Mr. Fillmore nor Fremont can su 4 tump in vf ed ii Indiana without a Union of the two upon fair, pelt Let ue see to this before it is D> . CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, the bill for the improvement of the harbor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, wae again taken up and discussed at length by many Senators ere being passed. The bill continuing the improvements of the harbor of Milwaukie. Wisconsin, was then considered : and no quorum having voted on the question of its engrossment, they ad- journed. Inthe House, Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, moved to take up the consular and diplomatic ap- propriation bill. Mr. Dann objected. Mr. Campbell. If the gentleman wants to stop the wheels of Government he can take the res: orued Mr. Dunn I will take the responsibility. The resolutions from the Elections Commalt- tee declaring that Jose Manuel Gall: (the sitting delegate) is not entitled to the dele- ate’s seat from New Mexico, and that Miguel g Otero (the contestant) is, were taken up and agreed to. Mr. Otero having next been sworn in; Mr. Cragin reported from the Printing Committee 8 resolution to print 20,000 extra copies of the majority and minority report of the Kansas Investigating Committee, with their journal and the evidence taken before them And another, directing the printing of 100,000 ex- tra copies of the aforesaid majority and mi- nority reports only, for the use ot the members; both of which were agreed to, after a sharp contest. They next went into Committee, (Mr. Pur- viance in the chair) and taking up the fortifi- cation appropriation bill, Mr. Sapp obtained the floor; whereupon the Committee took s recess until 7p m. At7 p. m. the committee again re-assem- bled and speeches on general politics were de- liverd by Messrs. Sapp, Davis of Massachu- setts, Barksdale, Clawson, Dean, and Stewart of Maryland, ete the Committee rose and the House adjourned. Proceedings of Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, after the transac tion of the usual morning business, the bill for the protection of American discoverers of deposites of guano was taken up, on motion of Mr. Mason, who reported from the Foreign Affairs Committee certain amendments to it, which he was discussing at length when the Star went to press, In the House, a call of the House was moved, and an hour and a half was consumed in proceedings upon that mution. Mr. Denver, by leave, moved to print the reports from the majority and minority of the Select Committee on the Pacific railroad, and the bill the majority proposed ata future time to report ; agreed to. Mr D. also moved a resolution to print 10,000 extra copies of the said reports; referred to the Printing Committee. The House then went into committee (Mr. Leiter in the chair) and the army appropria- tion bill was being considered ag the Star went to press GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE. GzorGEetown, July 24, 1856 Since our report of the killing of Simms by Mageo, on Tuesday evening, we have gath- ered several important facts in connection with the affair which seems to give it, in some respects, a different coloring e learn that one of the witnesses (an actor in the riot) swore before the coroner’s inquest that Simms snapped his gun, which was heavily charged, at Magee. The first gun fired by Magee, was discharged from the second story window of Magee’s dwelling, and the fact that some of the shots or slugs took effect in window blinds of the dwelling of Mr. Young, on the east side of High street, makes it very evident that it was aimed over the heads of the parties en gaged in cutting down the pole, for the pur- pose, if possible, of frightening them off If it had been aimed at Simms, or any of his party, they must have taken effect in the ground before reaching the opposite side of the street, as the pole stands so near the dwell ing of Magee that the lower end of the pen- nant halyards are carried in through one of the windows The son of Simms was arrested yesterday morning by Constable Trunnell and Mr John Cross, charged with an assault and battery, with an intent to kill, upon Mr Uriah Ager He was taken before Justice Reaver, who held him to bail in the sum of $500. Lest persons residing outside of the District should confound the name of the party killed with that of other highly respectable families in our city and Washington, we would remark that we unintentionally spelt it “‘Semmes,”’ instead of Simms. The examination of the male department of the Georgetown public school came off yester- day afternoon. Quite a large number of the parents and friends of the pupils, together with several of our corporation officials, was present. At the close of the examination the pupils were each presented with a premium ook. The Pioneer Cotton Factory is now doing a larger business than ever before (ne hun- dred industrious operatives are employed there now, at wages ranging from $10 to $17 per month for females, and at an average of $9 per week each for the males, Eleven hours per day ie the working time. About 7,000 Pounds of the raw material are worked up per week, and about 19,000 yards 4 4 sheeting and 3-4 drillings are turned out in the same period of time. The factory is under the management of Mr Wm. Appleby The foreign news of yester. ay has had no effect upon the flour or grain markets, and prices remain at our quotations of the day efore. We were much pleased at the article of ‘« Another Spectator,’’ in the Star of yester- day. He preaches the true doctrine. Public education in our city is not arded in the light that it should be. Neither does the faithful teacher meet with that encourage- ment from those whose duty it is to watch over these institutions that he or she ahould We cordially endorse his sentiments, that the Guardians should have all been present and conducted the examination; and would further remark, that Georgetown is the only place where we ever knew a public school teacher left to examine his own pupils ———— ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE. ALExanpRIA, July 23, 1856. The city is as dull, hot, and sleepy as mid- summer can make it. A few loads of new wheat and one lot of new flour have been re- ceived, but as yet we have scarcely began to prepare for the fall business. A large num- er of our citizens are out of town, and Alex- andria seems well represented at the Fauquier, Warren, Balls, and Greenbrier Springs The health of our people continues good, and promises to remain so; and altogether, save now and then slight ripples in Politics, we are without a stirring incident. On Monday night, Yeates’ Garden was thronged at the concert, fire-works and cotil- lon, which made up the eve; ing’s amusements. On the same night the steamer Alice C Price, with a ny bes Party on board, made a plea- sant trip down the calm Potomac, On Tuesday, Officer Davis arrested John Cross, charged with stealing a lot of sheep from Jas. 8. Oden, of Aldie. Cross was eom- mitted to jail. At night the City Council met, but no quo- rum attending, they adjourned until next Tuesday evening Yesterday, the back wall of Mr. A Arnold’s stable, on | ashington street, tumbled to the ground, slightly injuring a colored boy, but ‘ortunately doing no further damage . eo Tax New York anv Boston Banas.—The Boston Banks of last week held $3,600,000 in ie, against $52,000,000 of credits, and the ew York banks held $14.793,400 in jie, to $109,748,042 in loans and discounts. Three weeks previously, on the 2lst June, their specie amounted to $17,871,955, against $105,626 995, showing a loss of $3,078,546 in specie, and an expansion of $4,121,047 in loans of the New York banks, within the short pe. riod of three weeks, notwithstanding the re_ ceipts from Qalifornia, and a few million, more paid out of the sub-treasury, on aocoun, of the deficiency bill and the Texan indem_ nity, which cannot of course soon be repeated A Peercwap Bararn.—What lady or gen- tleman would remain under the curse of a dis- agreeable breath when by using the “Balm ofa Thousand Flowers’ as dentrifice would not only render it sweet butleave the teeth white as alabaster? Many persons do not know their breath is bad, and the subject is 80 delicate their friends will never mention it Pour a single drop ef the “Balm on your tooth brush and wash the teeth night and morning. A fifty cent bottle will last a year. For sale at Shillington’s, agent for Washington, and all Druggists. Tt is stated that the rope which hanged pier is selling in Lochmaben, Dumfries, at five shillings per inch. The seller is a person from Dudley, where Smith, the hangman, re- sides. The “interesting relict,’ it is said, meets with ready purchasers. The rope has also been selling extensively in England, it is said, and of course is being spun as the de- mand for it increases.”’ PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE holden at Temperance Hall, on THIS (Thursda~) EVENING, the th instant, at 8 o'clock _— % for ow Peet of —— re means whe-eby out- ‘em ngs — be held Without being molested by the Po- ice. A letter from Mayor Magruder, in response to one from the Freeman’s Vigilance Total Abstin- ence Society, relating to oe ep will be read at occasion v order com- mittee. = JOHN JOHNSON. 1t* Corresponding re retary. THE NEW YORK CITIZEN.—THE Citizen of this week contains among other interesting matter, nal articles on Dem ocrats and Despots; Cea America ; Thereme- dy for Kansas; Trial of Herbert; Foul Play; Our Dublin Correspondent; Massacre by Steam , The value of education; Slave life in Kurope, Africa, and America; Interesting letier from - {fornia inst the Vigilance Committee. Next week, the Citizen will contain an important let terfrom JOHN MITCHEL ON THE PRESI- DENTIAL E. ECTION. This letter will ap pearexclusiviy in the Citizen. Office, 10 Spruce street, New York. jy 23-2t# ATTENTION. MONTGOMERY GUARDS —You are hereby notified to at- tend a meeting of the Com on Thurs- day evening, the 24th inst. nctual at- tendance is called for, #8 business of importance will be transacted. By order of Carr. Kry. Jy 23-2t HOS NcENIRY, Sec. CASH PAID FOR FURNITURE.— Re declining housekeeping or hav ing a surplus~f Household effects will find it to their advantage to give us a call before disposing of thesame. We vre pared to buy their en- tire stock of Furniture, (in large or small quanti | tles,) and thus save them the trouble and expense incident to a prblic auction. New Furniture ex changed for good second-hand articles. BONTZ , & COOMBS, Extensive Furniture Dealers, No | 369 Seventh street, near I. jy 12-1m | NOTICE —THE MEMBERS OF the | Western Hose Active Association most | Tespectfully announce to their friends and the | lic generally that ed will give their third e Pioneer Hall, corner | pul | Grand Cotillion Party at t | of 24th and K stre me, on THURSDAY, Jaly 23, 1856. Tickets FIFTY CENTS—admitting a gen- tleman and ladies | { Committee of Arrangements. FN Hotzman, W Dellaway, T J Parker, JH Biggs, W E Baker, J RB Spaidin, G W Edwards, iy 18-PTTh NOTICE —THE SUBSCRIBER begs j | << s to call the attention of the public _tohis stock of GLASS and QUEENSWARE before purchasing elsewhere, as by so doing they will save from 19 to 25 per cent ‘Poilet and Dinner Sets lower than the lowest at 309 Pa. avenue, between 9th and L0th streets. je 9-6m. JOHN McDEVITT STRAYED OR STULEN.—ON SATUR- day, July 19th,a YELLOW HOR2E, with black mane and ta!l; has asore back. A liberal reward will be paid for his delivery to M hte 7th street, opposite Centre Market jy 24-1t# FOR BOSTOR. HE SrLENDID SCHOONER JULIA ANNA, poery. | master, bas arrived * and a bave quick dispatch for Hp gee rt. or freight or — 0 = HARTLEY Re B ‘OTH! R, Agents, jy Mit No. 101 Water stieet, Georgetown MECHANICS’ TOOLS, &c. E HAVE IN STOCK AN ENDLESS VA- riety of Mechanics’ Tools, such as, Plains, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Turn |, Trow- els, Chisels, Braces and Bitts, uares, Levels, Spirit Levels. Gimblets, Augers, &c., &c., all of which are offered cheap for cash. JO3. L. SAVAGE, Sign of Gilt Haw, Penn. avenue, jy M-6t between 10th and 11th streets. Fe a = nt S I HAVE HAD SO MANY CALLS FOR continuous gums, and my time being exclusively devoted to other, b-anches of Dentistry, | was com- pelled to declinethem _I respectfuliy inform those ns and others, I have rented a room in my house to Mr. McHULL, who is fully compe- tent to put up that kind of work in the most faith- ful and durable manner. Continuous Gum Teeth imitate nature so closely that it is imposible to detect them by the closest examination jy 2i-1w* B F. COSBY, Dentist. lial EE waited A i ASHINGTUON COUNTY, D. C.—IN the Orphans’ Court, July 12, A D. 1856, Willian L. Belt, guardian of Harvey C. Belt and Thomas B Belt, minor children and heirs atlaw of Thomas J. Belt, deceased : Ordered, That the sale made and reported by William J. Martin, Trustee for the sale of Thomas J. Belt, decezacd, mention-4 in raid Proceedings, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the contrary be shown on or before the 12th day of September, A. VD. 1856: Provided, a copy of this order be inserted in some newspaper ‘bated in the county of Wa-hington, D C , once n each of three successive weeks before the 12th day of Augustnext. The report states the amount of sales to be @2.341.50 WILLIAM F PURCELL. True copy—Test : jy%-Th3w ED N. ROACH, Reg. Wills. PROPOSALS FOR WUOD AND COAL. Orvice Hovss ov Reregsentatives US } July 19, 1656 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE received at this offce until 12 o’clock m , on Saturday, the 2d day of August next, for furnish- ing for the use of the House of Representatives two hundred tons best quality Anthracite Coal, white ash The coal must clean, free from slate or «ther foreign substance, and in lumps abo.t the size of a fourteen pound weight, 2,210 pounds to the ton and delivered free of extra charge in the vaults of the Capitol Also, for furni hing for the use of the House ef Representatives two hundred cords of first qualit Hickory Wood; 'wenty five cords to be sa’ twice, and the balance to be sawed once. The whole to be measured, sawed, and stowed away in the vaults of the Capito! at the expense of the contractor Both wood and coal are to delivered on or before the 15th day of Uctober next, and to be subject 0 inspection as ‘o quality, welyht, and measure, by & person to be appointed by the Clerk of the House o Represeitatives. Good security will be required for the faithful Performance of these contracts Proposals may b+ separate, and should be en do. ** Pro for Woood ’ and ‘‘ Proposals for Coal,”? and directed to ‘‘ The Clerk of the louse of Representatives,’ Washington. Jy 24-dta2 TO LOVERS OF THE DANCE! OLD FRANKLIN IN THE FIELD AGAIN. Grand Excursion. THE FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY respectfully announce to their friends and the public that they, met Ty yy se eS a GRAND EXCURSION AND PIC NIC to the White House Pavilion, on WEDNESDAY, August 6th, 1858. The liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, in- spires them with renewed } and the com- pany promise thisto be the recherche excursion of the season. Tue boat will leave G a m., Washington 8% ,Na andila 10 Afiernoon—will 2, Navy Yard at2}, wn at 7 o'clock, ard Aon e —_ Alex- ave Wasi ‘ton at and Alexandria at3, pe m. Committee of Arrangements Robt E Doyle, Wm H Fanning, John Coumbs. G R Crossfield, Mitton Clarke. C Leaman, ‘Wm 8 Beardsley, Jobn B Medley, Conrad Finkman, P Newman, D Driscoll, H Knight. Floor Mi ers. Wiliam L Jones, amy iam M Payre, 1. R Thomas. ‘William Stansbury. T NE DOLLAR. S 23-264 Augl,5 THE UNION ACADEMY. Z. Ricnarps Mae Z Ricmarns ja. U. A. Prin. U. F.4 TRE NEXT ANNUAL SESSION UF THIB Institution, and of the UNION FEMALE ACADEMY. commence on MONDAY, Sep- tember 1, 1886, jy 3-3m AMUSEMENTS. " NATIONAL THEATRE. menen ene eeeaey _— Family Circle and Gaile 25 cents SATURDAY EVENING, July 2, 1856. POSITIVELY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. A TREAT FOR THK PEOPLE. Immense Attraction !—Come ene, come ail. appearance in three years of the talented oes tragedian, MPF BANGS, who having lately returned from the North will, at pe ere ree of bis numerous friends of Wasb' WILLIAM TELL; OR, A STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY William Tell...........00seeeeeeMr. F. BANGS In whieh he will be ed byan able and font company. Ceepriaicy tho Oa lowing ladies and gentlemen P. ARNOLD, N. PLANT, J. CLINTON, J. JOHNSTON, 0. DUSOLE. J. NEWTON, Miss J. PARKER, Miss L.. PARKER. SONG wee MISS PARKER To concirde with PERFECTION; Ur, The Maid ef Munster. Box office Thursday, Friday, and Satnr- day, from 9 until 5 o'clock. jy 2-308 WANTS. ANTED—A CHILD TO TAKE HOME to wet aurse by a lady who bas lost herown. Any o- McGINIFICT, No. 70 4x street. ANTED —BY A YOUNG MAN, A SITU- ation as a porter or t> drive a carriage and attend to horses. No objection to go iato the coun ry. Address Box No 2at this office. ite NFORMATION IS WANTED OP ELIZA- ABETH HEDRICK, a young woman who left Baltimore about two years since, and when last heard from wasinthiscity Any one answering to this name will learn some ition of her mother by calling at this cflice. ite ANTED.—A GIRL FROM TWELVE TO 14 years of age. to takecare of children A German or colo-ed girl ferred. Call on GEO. E. JILLARD, north side Penn. avenue, between 12th and 13th streets. Jy 2-318 ANTED —A WOMAN WHO CAN WASH end tron and assist in oe ay t= com - tent person fair wages wil given. Apply at fe EUDORADO HOUSE, Penn. avenue, rext to the United States Hotel. jy 2h 26 ANTED—A SERVANT WOMAN TU do the general housework of a small family. None need anply thet cannot come well recom- mendei. Applyst No. 8 Fayettestreet, Georye- .own. jy Wer ANTED —A GOOD COOK —ONE WHO has been employed either in a hotel or rer - taurant. Also a woman to scrub and do bow work Apply at POTENTINI’S, No. 279 Penn. avenus, between 10th and 11 streets jy 22-2 AN TED—WANTED—WANTED_—70 find persons in want of the following ar- ticles : French or German Looking Glasses Portrait or Picture Frames, round, oval or squze Oli Paintings, large and emell Marbie-top Brackett , ing Glasses, or other work in the g!iding line done to order with dispatch Also, a lot of cast-iron Bracketts, suitable for shelving, &c.,on band. Terms moderate to sult the times, for cash. N.B.—Old Work Regiit,and Looking Glass Plates inserted. 255 Penna. avenue, opposite Kirkwood House. dec 19 JOHN WAGNER. OARDING.—PLEASANT ROOMS WITH Board can be obiained at No. 421 Lith rtreet, (west side) between G and H streets A few table boarders can also be accommodated Jy Z-ecSt MES; BANNERMAN, CORNER OP 9TH end E streets. has several good Rooms va- cant, which she offers with board on reasonable terms. She can accommodate several table board- ers. Jy 10-48 ARD,&c.—MRS. SATES,ON THES. W. corner of Penusylvania averve and 9tb street ts) toaccommodategenUemen witbrocms. =~ Tog effort willbe made to render those comfortable who may favor her ‘with their paironage. apt—if FOR SALE AND REX. (SRE FIRST PAGE FOR OTHER NOTICES j Ce a thot dnd en dencntade Fok RENT —A CONVENIENT FRAME House, containing 9 rooms. Also, two three rece f Brick Houses, all situated on 13th street. !s- lard. Also.two store rooms under Potcmac Hall Inquire of DAN. B. CL. E iyo R RENT.—TWO TWO-STORY BRICK Houses on the corner of W: ion and Dunbarton streets. Apply of D. J. BOWEN. on tue premises, Georgetown. jy 3-3 ————$_—_— ee — oe Hoevs= AND LOT IN GEORGETOWN FOR SALE —A comfortable two-story Frame House containing nine rooms and cellar. The house ts ry repair. The Lot is about 121 feet es about 64 inetan re Mon ery street, between Beall and West street he 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 desired. apry to HENRY KING, at Potomac rance Ufice, Georgetown. jy 23 3:* Fo® RENT—THE LARGE THREE sT0- ty basement and altic house on F, between 12th and 13th streets, formerly occupied by the Misses Tyson This Louse bas been newly paint- ed and put in perfect order, containing gas fix- tures and bath room, with a large cistern of il- tered water in the = Apply at the Drug Store of NAIRN & PALMER, corner 9th «treet and Pa. avenue. jy it Fe RENT—THE DESIRABLE STORE, No. 558 Seventh street, opposite Centre Mar_ ket, fitted up with shelving, counter, gas fixtures, svning, &c. Possession given im lately. Apply toROBT. C BROOKE. iy bee eas = F° SALE.—A TRACT OF LAND, CON- taining about 45 acres, on the Heights of Georgetown, being a part of the Valley View Farm, the residence of the lute John H King, deceased. This is one of the most desirable sites inthe District fora fine privue residence; about 20 acres of this tract is a beautiful ve of tim- ber, the balance cleared and in a high state of cul- tivation The summit of this tract is from 350 to 400 feet, above tide water, and has a fine view of Weebington, jown, and the adjacent val- s of the Potomac. It will be sold entire or In Also, a large Frame Dwelling-house and Lot = the <a of Fifth and H streets west, Wesh- ington city. R RENT.—A THREE STORY BRICK Dwelling, with extensive Back Building, « large lot of ground attached, witha pump of good water in the yard, situated on K street, nearly op posite the Brewery. Toa good tenant the rent will be made moderate. App'y to CUM 5. CASSIN, or at GODEY & CO’S., Line Kiln, Beall street, m Congress and Washington streets, Geor . m 2-eotf Sak SE EE ee eee VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE I have for sale a ¢ number of Bulding Lots in different parts of the city, very favorably located either for residences or business. Ap- ply to WILLIAM H. PHILIP, Attorneyat Law, No. 40, Louisiama avenue, near 6th street. m5 eo WR RENT.—FOUR NEW SMALL BRICE Houses just finished, immediately nerth west of the Capitol, between B street and the Railroad . oe ge Capitol extension to FRAN - cis J. BROOKS m 15-cott i nec ne leat R RENT—SEVERAL HANDSOME Par- lors and Chambers, with board. Also, table and transient board Inquire at Mrs. SMITH’S, 233 F street. nov 27--tf es. OR WITHOUTSTEAM POWER.—The large, airy, convenient, and well finished Hall next door to the Star Bulld- q y ~ A store im lately under the west said hall, 25 ng directly on Pennsylvania avenue, in the heart of the business ; ortion there- of, (no other such desirable bu-ine-s stands are now being offered tothe pnblic ) They will be (Senombir tL” PEpttaner pass Rr to >. er, street, a few doors west of the omnibus stand, a town, or at the Star Office counter. N. -—If renters desire to carry on any business men | steam power, they can be accommo- Gated th Spor ayy to the new and pow- erful engine of ‘Star Ni and Job Printing Office, manufactured by the Messrs. See ena tae poms bed required, to renters above. je 20-8 gs The lease on the above propery will be