Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1856, Page 2

EVENING ®ASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY ........-..--- August 14, 1856. STAR, U7 Advertisements should be handed in by 32 o'clock, m., otherwise they may not appear anti! the next day. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer, calling the attention of Congress to the importance of putting a stop to the use of the United States mails as a grat- uitous means of transporting lottery circulars to be refused by those to whom addressed, “A friend asks if there.is no way to avoid the imposition of havirg to pay posta lottery and patent medicine circula: are conetantty sent to persons through unpaid. The only way that we ae complish wise is tie ae ce poroee ay attention the other day, providing for the compulsory prepayment all this sort of printed matter is required on private letters, why not on pri- vate circulars?"’ The Union urges on the House the pro- priety of passing the bill of Senator Butler fixing the pay of the members of both Houses at $2,500 per annum, in addition to their present wileage—an increase to their present per diem of fifty per centum. The editor calls attention to the fact that justice has re- quired an increase of the pay of the members of the Cabinet, the Supreme Court, the clerks, and other Government employees here, and holds that the causes making such legislation necessary, also make it necessary to pass the bill of Mr. Butler; and, indeed, to allow the public printers the twenty per centum ad- judged by the Court of Claims to be their due under the law, the wages paid to their hundreds of employees and agents having gone up consid- erably since the enactment of the law fixing the rates of compensation by which they are now paid. The Union also defies the N. Y. Eve- ning Post to make good its charge that Mr. Buchanan violated the subtreasury law by ur- ging Mr. Polk to deposite $50,000 in Simon Cameron’s bank at Middletown,Pa. The editor puts an extinguisher on this absurd story, start- ed only to break the force of the expected de- velopment of financial transactious of Fremont of questionable propriety, by calling attention to three facts—vis : the deposite in Cameron’s Bank was made November 4, 1844; 24, Mr. Buchanan entered Polk’s Cabinet March 4, 1845; 3d, the subtreacury law was passed August 6th, 1846. Thus it seems that Tyler, and not Polk, was President when the depos- ite was made, which took Place twenty-one months before the subtreasury law existed! ——-- oe WASEINGTON NEWS AND GOssIP. Mr. Eall’s Speech.—Upon the strength of representations made by the Hon. Mr. Ball of Ohio, the House recently voted to have the superintendence of the erection of the addi- tions to the Capitol and Treasury buildings transferred from the able and accomplished Government Engineers who have managed them up to this time, and placed in the hands In the course of the former con- troverry upon this subject, we defined our po- sition upon this scheme to open the works of the Government in this city to peculation and fraud—for it amounted only to that, however honest Mr. Ball may be in believing that he is doing his duty in laboring to carry out the prijects of those who are advising him. The result of the former controversy on this subject satisfied the last Congress that the only way to insure honesty and rigid accountability in the construction of sach works on Govern- ment account, was to keep them as, at present, ia charge of engineer officers of the army. Then, as now, disappoin'ed bidders for con- tracts, and men who would not be trusted by the officers in charge because they knew them well, prevailed on members of Congress to “kick up a dust” over allegations of improper expendi- tures and faulty plans in the construction of the works in question. unfortunately for the success of their schemes of plunder, they commenced the attack early enough to enable those sought thus to be injured, to defend themselves to the sa’ - tion of all unprejudiced persons, and complete- ly to turn the tableson their accusers. Those now engaged at such work have taken care to time their attack ro a8 if possible to obtain a decision by Congress only on their one-sided stories promulged in the speech of Mr. Ball Knowing Mr. B. as well as we do, we are simply amused at the part he is playing as their spokesman. He left the neighboring county of Fairfax, Va., for Obio, with barely sufficient education to allow him to get on de- cently in his calling of a deputy sheriff, and, subsequently as a sheriff of an agricultural He comes back to this region without an iota of education or attain- ments in addition to those with which he left us, not obtainable from experience in the dis- charge of a deputy sheriff's calling, and grave- ly undertakes to sit in judgment upon the plans, estimates, measurements, &c. of works of science and art more elaborate and compli- cated very properly, than any others of the fame description now in course of construction elsewhere inthe civilized world. There isade- Gree of modesty manifested in his assumption of fitness to discharge the duties he has under- taken, exceedingly refreshing, even in these times, when everybody seems to fancy himself ng. While we Sincerely believe Mr Ball to be perfectly honest in this matter, we as tincerely believe him, profound ignorance of the task he has in hand, to be the dupe of designing men who have se- lected him for their instrument, as best fitted of all the members, because he really knows ject matter than almost apy But on that occasion, county in that State. competent to everythi: less of the sub other one of them. He has assumed to vouch in the hall for the gations of the interested Pparently using him, and we take it for granted jailed through him will the hasbeen the veriest g and unprincipled ®pec- and has Succeeded in ingle fact—vig - that i¢ constituencies will send ignorant men to Con- gress without sufficient brains to keep out of the clutches of the harpies who watch so unceasing- ly to use such subjects for their own interests, they may expget year afier year to find the public buildings delayed and ost thereby enhanced by the drawbacks contequent upon efforts to carry out the schemes of those who have failed to obtain opportunities to make money @:nment work-, The character and re} of Mr Ball, to which ur want of epace, are so ca tated in an article in the New correctness of the alle parties who are a before be gets thro; that the gentlemen ass, ratisfy the country tha: eats-paw for designin viators conceivable, demonstrating but a s construction of out of such gov- ibility of the charges we cannot now refer in York Courier their earnest of the day before of a determi- nation to stick manfully to work during the brief balance of the session, caused many claimants who are hanging between life and death as it were, to pass a sleepless night. Two hours devoted yesterday afternoon tothe private calender would probably have becn sufficient to have passed fifty private bills to which no one objects, for the want of which action hundreds having just claims on the treasury will be kept out of their honest dues, certainly until the next session; though while they are almost on the point of starvation, the treasury is overflowing. Their cases are hard ones indeed, and they have the sympathy of those who desire that the Government of the United States shall deal justly by all. Alas, however, sympathy only increases their heart sickness. The Elections.—The following additional election news has been received : MISSOURI Sr. Louis, Aug. 12 —Sufiicient returns have now been received to warrant the announce- ment of the election of the following State ticket : (dovemnae = Sparen Polk; Lieut. Governor— Hancock Jackson ; Attorney General—Benaj F Massey; Auditor—E. B. Ewing; Treas- urer—W. H. Buffington. The above are all anti-Benton Democrats, and it is conceded that their plurality will average 7,000 puts The regulur newly elected delegation is as follows: First district—Blair, Republican ; Second—Anderson, American; Third—Greene, Democrat ; Fourth—Craig, Democrat ; Fifth— Woodson, American; Sixth—Phelps, Demo- crat, (re-elected); Seventh—Caruthers, Dem- ocrat, (re-elected) Aikens(K N ) has been elected to fill the vacancy in the present Con- gress caused by Miller’s death. The Legislature will be democratic, but not largely so. and Enquirer of the day before yesterday, as that we quote from it as follows: We quote from Mr Ball’s speech the fol- lowing specific charge : “ Befwre I take nave visser i s to the consideration i Fa ery ee Office cxtevsions, permit me to make a single remark in reference to the ma- rine hospital now in process of eyes Cleveland, Ohio hat is one of the eighty- four public buildings, the control of which is committed to this sume officer, (Captain Bow- man) When at home come five or six weeks ago, 1 met with an intelligent gentlemen of a ‘own city, a Democrat in politics—and a Nebraska man at that—who had recently paid a visit to Cleveland—hbe has himself been an extensive master builder. He had been ex- amining this marine hospital building in com- any with a friend of his a resident of Cleve- and, who is also a master-mechanic. He in- formed me that his friend declared that he would beglad to make a contract with the Gov- ernment, giving ample seeurity for its ful- filment, whereby he would obligate himself to construct just such a building on the adjoin- tng lot, equalin size, workmanship, material and all other respects, to the present one for the sum which the Government has actually paid for plans, superintendence, and enge- neering upon this. From observation, here and abroad, and froma careful scrutiny of this report of the Secretary of the Treasury, the couviction has forced itself upon my mind that there has been, and now is, a loose, lav- ish, if not reckless, expenditure of money in the construction of all these public buildings ; and hence [ have felt to be a duty incumbent upon me to ask the House to join in this in- vestigation, and to adopt the resolution now before it, calling for information in detail as to the character and cost of the labor and ma- terial used in the construction of the Capitol and Post Office enlargement. “J prefer no charge of corruption againat Captain Meigs, the officer in superintendence, nor do I accuse him of neglect of duty; on the contrary it gives me pleasure to say, that my brief intercourse with this gentleman has favorably impressed me with his strict atten- tion to duty and uncommon energy of charac- ter. My objection is not to him Dereually, but to what I regard as the extravagantly expensive scale of his plan and workmanship. if the Government desidered to build a for- tress to be made as impregnable as Cronstadt is represented to be, I doubt if a man in the nation could be found better qualified to take charge of such a work than Captain Meigs; but gentlemen schooled in the military service learn a great deal more about constructing public work with strength than with economy, and seem to have no idea of the value of money. Such must be the conclusion of all who examine into the cost of the various struc- tures placed nnder their direction ” Now, one fact will very conclusively show how reckless was Mr. Ball's assertion, based upon mere hearsay. And yet upon such sup- postions, honestly entertained no doubt, but adopted without reflection or consideration, and utterly unworthy of belief, the House having faith in Mr. Ball, has acted definitive- ly. By the report and affidavit appended be- low, it appears, the total eust of Superinten- dance, Engineering, etc., ete, running through the years °45, °46, '49. '50, ’51, 52. °5 od, *3, °56, amounted to only $9 tle enough in all conscience. For this sum Mr. Ball led the House to believe, on the assuraac. of a man who is ow an applicant fer the su perintendence of the new Custom House at the same place, that he would ve too bappy to con- struct the entire work, which had cost the Government $84.275! The Hon Mr Ball kuews, or should know, that the building al- luded to, stands on aten acre lot, the whole of which is surrounded by a stone wall of mason- ry seven i d&tgh with a stone coping!!! Now let him ask himself, and inform the House be has so grossly, yet unintention- ally misled, whether that wall, to say nothing of the building itself, could that wall have been built for twice the sum of $9 $26—the os cost of superintending, engineering, &c. c Never wasa public man led into such ri- diculous errors, as has been Mr Ball, in reta- tion to his complaints Se Captains Bow- man and Meigs and the Treasury Department, in connection with the publi: buildings; but our regret is, that this want of accuracy has so entirely misied the House of Kepresenta- tives. Long experience has satisfied us that the most, we had almost ssid, the only hon- est agents for the disbursement of the public monies, as a class, are the officers of the army and navy. They never speculate; and their works are always faithfully and substantially built—too much so to please Mr. Ball, who ap- pears to regret that the capitol may not fall down by its own weight. CLevELAND, July 24. Sir :—My attention haying been called to the speech of Hon. Edward Ball, of Ohio, on the subject of expenditures upon the public buildings I have respectfully to represent that all that part of bis speech which relates to the Cleveland Marine Hospital is utterly at variance with thetruth. Mr. Ball has been grossly imposed upon by the master mechanic of Cleveland, through the master builder of Louisville. In proof of this, I will give a brief history of the work, und state facts which cannot be controverted- In 1845 an appropriation of $8,333 was made to construct the Cleveland Marine Hospital. With that sum I put up the foundation, walls, and basement story. No -further Appropria- tion was made to continue the work, until af- terthe Mexican War, it was being resumed under my charge, with a fair rospect of ite speedy completion, but Gen Taylor's death brought about a change of Cabinet, and Mr. Corwin, the newly appcihted Secretary of the Navy, removed me to make room for one of his friends, Mr. John Coon, then a clerk in the Department of the [nterior. Mr. Coon remained superintendent of the building until the present administration came into power, when 1 was re-appointed. Up to this period the work hed been carried on by hiring me- chanics and laborers at a certain per diem al- lowance. The more expeditious and economi- cial system of having it done by contract, was adopted by the Department, and having made my estimate for completing the work, before approving it, the present Secretary of tho Treasury, sent on Capt. Bowman an able en- gineer to examine the building and report the amount required to finish it This was done, and bis report being in conformity with my estimate, the appropriation Passed, and a con- tract favorable to Government was made, by which the Hospital has been completed, and in workmanship and KENTUCKY. It was estimated in the House to-day that the aggregate Democratic majority at the re- cent election in Kentucky will foot up between twelve and thirteen thousand. Our impres- sion is that the Democrats have not carried the State by more than ten thousand majority. Land Warrants Still Declining.—The mar- ket both here and in New York is reported overstocked. A few sales were made in the latter city on yesterday at 87+ cents per acre for 120’s; 924 for 160's and 80’s. Large lots wero refused. Pricesare a figure better here The bill pending before Congress to make land warrants receiveable for the rescrved sections on railroad grants and at public sales, intend- ed to enhance the value of warrants, was de- feated in the House on the day before yester- Northwestern States will induce capitalists to purchase; when it $1 per acre. fastened on the Civil, Executive and Judicial necessary to secure their own pay, mileage, book-distribution money, &e , 4c in thisease, to learn whether the majority, and even all pretence of right in carry- ing out their plans assailing a section of the Confederacy, will or will not cap the climax, by subjecting themselves to the just scorn and is described above. The Tehuantepec Boute.—The reader will and instructive letter from P. A. Hargous the stock of the New Orleans company, pro- Mexico, will be, to say the best for the scheme: a very hazardous business, indeed. press we learn that the proposition to pass the the President's veto was lost; it having re- ceived three votes less than the two-thirds requisite under the Constitution. Resignation of an Army Officer.—The re- signation of Assistant Surgeon De Witt C. Peters, medical department, U 8. A., has been accepted by the President—to tnke effect October 1, 1856. The Current Operations of the Treasury Dey artment.—On yesterday, 13th of August, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For redemption of Texas debt. .. $15,389 18 nanship material, is inferior to no | For the ireasury Department... 254 55 other building in the country. For the Interior Department..... 150,444 85 And when we take into consideration the For Customs......ccccccsecesecs War warrants received and en- tered weeesesesccecessereeecees 37,829 87 War repay warrantsreceived and ontered..cseccecesesere 201 15 Interior repay warrants received and entered.... os 1,499 00 20,992 34 On account of the Navy....+..+. 68,773 00 Eeperment on account of the BVYrrscecerercvscesecseceece 808 92 —————($(-- CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to Press, at the conclusion of their executive ses- sion the bill to fix the pay of the members of Congress was discussed at length, and passed with amendments. The bill for the relief of Mrs Mary Gay was next passed. And the Senate then adjourned. In the House, the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill being under consideration in the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and the question being on the amendment of the Senate to strike out the following proviso in the bill— ‘Provided, That tho money hereby appro- priated shall not be drawn from the treasury or any Nae thereof, and the same or any part thereof, shall not be paid out of any other money in the treasury, or any other appro- priation made by Congress, until the criminal rosecutions now pending in any court of the ‘erritory of Kansas, against apy person or persons charged with treason against the Uni- ted States, and all criminal rosecutions, by information or indictment, for any alleged violation or disregard of the provisions of the laws of a body of men who assembled at the Shawnee Mission, in said Territory, claiming to be the Le Seapaste assembly of said Terri. tory, shall dismissed by the court, and every person who has been or may be re- Strained of his liberty by reason of such pros: - cutton or prosecutions shall be reloased from nement,’? , ake it 11,353 85 frequent interruptions in the Progress of the work, running through a period of ten years ; the nature of the ground upon which it stands; the cost of grading a ten acre lot, with a rough broken bank rising sixty feet above the lake, into which a double row of Jes had to be driven to protect its whole front; also that the building is composed of massive stone, and the grounds enclosed with a substantial stone wall and neat iron railing, the work at a cost of $84,275 cannot be called an expensive one And now for the sum which the government has actually paid for plans, 8uperintendence ann engineering: Paid aoe Apacs for superintendence, includ- ing plans and engineering, during the years 1845 a d °46, 1849 and °90, and 1553 4 ADd "56. eeeeeeeeescceecseceseceee $8,000 Paid John Uoon fur Superintending, according tw his statement. Whole expenditure........., And for this sum of $9,826 acc: ing to Hon. E. Balls’ statement, Mr. Cleveland, mas- ter workman, informed Mr. Trumbull, exten- sive master builder, that he would be glad to make a contract with the Governmeat, giving ample security for its fulfillment, whereby he would obligate himself to construct just such a nine ou the adjoining lot, equal in size, workmanship, material, and all other respects eee present one”? ‘an fo! i Risday 2, the wlsehood go farther than this? Munuity that th, ton, master workman, who inye: ii dalous story be made kicwns sles the mene the Zanesville Nebras Democrat, an exten- bolieratter builder, who had the credulite co mac bel e folly to repeat it to Mr. Hon, I am, very respectfully, your ub’t S8erv't, 3. H. Wess. Private Bills. —The early adjourament of the House Jesterday, underthe existing pres. sare of the business on their desks, and after confi ment by addin, —— _— the Un f offences foun urfon ‘icipation o: such person in the formation Fue te: tion known as the Topeka constitution, any measure preparatory thereto or in pursuance thereof, orin istature of said Territory, convened at Topeks, or apy measure preparatory thereto or in pur- suance thereof, or any violation or disregard whatever of any enactment of the alleged leg- islative assembly of said Territory recently assembled at Shawnee Mission, shall be re- leased from confinement and discharged further prosecution therefor ; but nothing con- money hereby appropriated s for prosecuting or detaining any person or per- sons charged with treason or any other politi- cal offence in the Territory of Kansas, or for any L ponsedaerter that bas been heretofore insti- tute was agreed to, with an amendment offered by Mr Pennington similar to the one above. ments of the rose and reported its action to the House. day by a large majority, and dealers having no hope of an improvement in prices are now throwing their stock on the market; and as prices are reported below $1 per acre in the The demand being lighc, with an increased supply, the market must give away, until they reach a point that may settle down to about 85 to 95 cents per acro. By the Ist January next it is supposed that the lands in Kansas and Nebraska will be brought into market, and the issue having greatly fallen off by that time, better prices may be obtained, and warrants may go above The Kanses Amendments —Some of the newspapers aro anticipating that the House will continue to insist upon their amendments tothe Army appropriation bill designed to effect the inetitutions cf Kansas, and secede from those of the same character they have appropriation bill, the enactment of which is The pub- lic await with no little interest the denoument who have time and again in the course of the session over-ridden law, constitution, justice, derision of the country by such legislation as Point, C. H. S. A ken Charge from Portugal, and " are at Willards’ Hotel. find on the Sear’s first page, to-day, a curious Eq, which we take from the New York Herald of the day before yesterday, from which it will be perceived that investing in posing to open the Tehuantepec route across Internal Improvements.—Just as we go to B men connected wit! few days since. Orleans Picayune; Mr Shattuck, of the Cin- cinnati Columbian; Mr Wilkins, of the New York Herald; and several members of the Boston fraternity. bill to improve the Des Moines Rapids over the 3d inst., took credit to himself for Daming the great Commoner of Kentucky, the Pacifi- cator, in the following manner. eacemaker,’ and in families, in neighbor- oods and nations, the benediction applied He (Benton) had saluted Henry Clay with the title of the * Pacificator of his count > mt Higby’s, six miles from Lexington, tho day of the great dinner there, and it was received with plaudits by the vast assembly.’” “Abraham Sanborn, Straight Whig, has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats in the fifth district, Maine. The Republicans of Waterbury, Maine, have put forward Freeman H. Morse, of Bath, as their candidate for Congress. Hon. Lewis D. Campbell has been renomi- nated for Congress by the Fremont the third district of Ohio. ham is his Democratic opponent. It is stated that Reverdy Johnson will pub lish a letter in a few days, defining his posi tion, similarly to Senator Pearce, for Buchan- an Democratic and Whig mass meetings were held at Waterville, Maine, yesterday, and strong symptoms of acvalition were manifest- ed. Atthe latter a letter was read from Ru- fus Choate favoring Mr. Buchanan. 8000 c sued by it is steadily increasing. The “ Life of Fre- mont,” alse. published by Derby & Jackson within the last week. is going off rapidly. ‘ Western Border Life” is out—published by the same house (D &J) Although it has a strong lIsaning to black republicanism it pos. sesses sufficient freshness to saveit from being @ sectional book. Mr. Pennington moved to amend the amend- d if the following : Provided, That no part of the money ap- ropriated by this act for the Territory of ansas shall be drawn from the treasury, or aid out of any other appropriation made by ‘ongress, until every person ebarged wit! ited States, or other the body claiming to be the leg- from in the proviso shall be eo construed as to prevent the indictment, arrest, prosecution, punishment, or detention in or by any court of the United States in said Territory person who shall have violated any provision of any actof Congress in the commission of any offence against person or property in said Territory. of any Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, stated that he was satisfied that no man would be prosecuted, imprisoned, or punished He took the responsibility of saying that he knew it, but refused to give his authority, as he could not do so without violating confi- denco. in Kansas for treason. After further debate. the amendment was agreed to—ayes 92, noes 73; and the Senate amendment, as amended, was concurred in. The amendment of the Senate to strike out the following proviso— ‘“ Provided, however, That no part of the Il be expended for political offen¢es.”” After pene upon the various other amend- enate to the bill, the committee The question being on concurring in the amendments of the Senate, the previous ques- tion was ordered Mr. Eustis asked leave to introduce the following resolution : Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to communicate to thia House what action has been taken or decided upon by the Executive in connection with the prosecutions instituted against an implicated in the disturbances inthe Territory of Kansas. parties A number of members objected, and the resolution was not received And then, at 2 quarter after 4 0’cluck, the House adjourned. Preceeding Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, various resolutions of the Legislatures of New Hampshire and Ar- kansas were spresensen; read from the Clerk’s desk, and or ered to be printed. Mr. Clay objected to the printing of the Now Hampshire resolutions on the ground of the ic- sulting language embraced in them. But at the suggestion of Mr. Toombs he withdrew his objection Dhortly afterwards they passed the House bill for the relief of Isaac Adams, and then took up the bill to create an additional land office in California, which was under consid- eration when the Star went to press. In the House, the Civil, Legislative ard Judicial appropriation bill, as last reported back from the Committee of the Whole, was taken up, and they proceeded to consider the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole with reference to the different amend- ments of the Senate to the said bill; previous i which Mr, Campbell, of Ohio, addressed the ouse. All the said amendments were then agreed to without a division until they arrived at the amendment of Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, to the Senate amendment appropriating $182 500 to pay for the books to be distributed among the members, which proposed to authorize any member to reject his share of the said books, and direct the clerk to notify the House in each such case at the commencement of the next session ; which was agreed to by yeas and nays—yeas 95, nays 82. The next question put by yeas and nays Was on agreeing to the proviso of Mr Pen- nington, ( ceedings of the House ;) and it was agreed to —yeas 96, nays 91. tinted above in yesterday's pro- PERSONAL. «+++ Lord Stanley, a son of the Earl of Derby,’’ an English paper states, ‘‘ has an- nounced a penny paper, to appear in a short time, under his immediate-direction.”’ +++ Professor De Janon and lady, of West d’Afaires 'rof. Green, of New York, ++++C. A. Bristed, who during some years residence abroad, has been a frequent oon- tributor to Fraser's Magazine, on American subjects, has returned, for afew weeks, and is passing this month at Newport, R. I. The Paris correspondent of the Boston ays that the emperor Napoleon has got the summer complaint, and awfully too! He is bathing away at Plombieres, drinking the waters, taking foot exercise, &c., and all to no purpose. +++» There was quite a gathering of gentle- the press at Nahant, a Mr Holbrook, of the New +++. “ Belle Brittan’’ says she would like to live in a planet where costume would grow upon us; where we could leaf out and blow out like vines and lilies; and where children could be gathered from the trees like peaches. Who knows but we shall be ‘put threugh a course of sprouts’ similar to this in some cf the worlds to come.’’ +++» Miss Charlotte Cushman is about re- turning tothe United States to fill an engage- ment. Mr. Macready and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kean are, it is said, about coming to America. The Marsh children are playing at Buffalo, N.Y. _ Bosio and Rose Devries arein London. Paul Julien is givin Miss Eliza L Partington is New Burton’s theatre in the same city. concerts at Saratoga ‘an is in Boston. Miss Mary ancing at the Bowery theatre, ork, and Mrs. C Howard is Playing at ++». Col. Benton in a speech at St. Louis, on He said : “The Bible said that ‘blessed was the POLITICAL ITEMS. arty in Cc. L. Vallandyog- ies of the Life of Buchanan, as is- erby & Jackson, have already been by one house at retail. The demand for BY..tam Sux.—The Augusta Sentinel, of the Ist instant says: A friend brought us two days ago two Shang- hai eggs, united a /a Siamese, by a band. They wero Inid by a hen before the shells were Being on the window ill in our office, exposed tothe suv, they were yolks being as solid and ulverulent as is usual with a hard boiled egg ‘hey were seen by many visitors, and may still be seen there. ————————— Mor ainta COAL —A new coal bed bas wiles on the lands of Thomas in Wythe county. oe nse raph says: ‘** It is as good an article of bitu- wines ool as we ever saw, and the bed from which the specimen sent to us was taken is believed to be inexhaustible teen miles from Wythevill Wythe and Tazewell turnpike. o eaae. Cooxmp =< e Tonicle and ANTED —A SITUATION BY A RE- Spectable young woman as serrastre chambermaid. or beth in a The best of refere ce given 358 Virginia avenue, or at the Star Office, ‘will be attended to with promptness AS TED—A GOOD COOK, MAN OR Woman. for the Steamboat George Pace To ont of stesdy, cleanly habits 1 will give $20 ‘There is but two meats te . fast and Dinner. Apply on the boat. ‘Address ax i'R entirely hardened. perfectly cookei—the been recently 0; ANTED—TO HIRE A GIRL TO GO IN Shannon, Erq., toe country about five miles, to do housework. Apply toOWEN LE: between 6 and OUSE FOR RENT —THE COMMODI- ous frame House situated on L street, be - tween 9th and 10th, — 11 roome, with a eit bas a pomp roa Also, a ie al ad taining three borses and cari: annum. Erqutre on the pre: It is about six- and near the A Quesr Prace to Figut.—Some lish paper, when Mr. ivers were employed in clean- ing the wreck of the Royal George fro1 anchorage at Spithead, two privates in the sappers and miners, at work under water, squabbled and had a ect-to in the briny deep One of (hem succeeded in breaking a window in his antagonist’s helmet, and the unfortunate — was dragged up to the surface half go, says an E. T. LANGLEY. pone wetnc < Or eS ont ae ANTED—AT THE U. 8. TREASURY Extension, Washington city, thirty Granite Cut‘ers, to whom ilberal wages wi given. Apply on the work A. Superintendent Treasury Extension. Jaltimore Sun and Argus one week and send porated ‘Cook, wash and ron. for s wioell sity wasb tron a mily in , ly at the Lamp and Ollstore of RK, 534 Seventh street. The St. Louis Leader, afte the defeat of Kennett by Blai “We are glad, too, in Know Nothings are beaten blow and discouragement tothe Fillmore cause » and will proportion- of Mr. Buchanan. The poor pretext that Fillmore is a national can- didate will be effectually exploded. By ad- Vocating the cause of Mr. Reynolds, we bave — to this result, and we are satis- r rejoicing over A te MeORES ANTED IMMEDIATELY—A FIRS T- rate Journeyman Barber and Heir Dresser, to whom the best wages will be given. None but good hands need are au 13-3t 212, 6. side Pa av bet 12t) DUCATION.—A YOUNG LADY, 2 Gradvu- ate ofthe *‘Clinton Liberal Institute,”’ end ing in northern New York, is desirous of ob- taining a situation as preceptress seminary in one of the southern States, (Virginia ferred ) Satisfactory references and testimo- Address “G W Hazleton,” P.M., Black River, Jeffereon county, N. Y. will be a heavy throughout the So: ately benefit the e: ARC DUBANT. STPONEMENT OF THE RAF- E —On account of unavoidabie ci r- cumstances the raffle of Fancy Dressing Music, Work-tands, &c., is the Ist Se. or teacher ina Pale will be given 370 Pa. avenue. NO EXTRA CHARGE TO GO TO Noriolk and Portemouth by the Steam er Powhatan, which leaves for Old Point FRI- DAY, at6p m. FROM 11 O°CLOCK SATURDAY to 12 o'clock Sunday, you have all this time at Old Point Comfort to enjoy ou go on the Steamer POWHATA Witchell, which leaves her wharf FRIDAY AF- TERNOON, at6 o'clock. ATTENTION, SCOTT GUARDS —You are hereby requested to attend a meet: the Company on THURSDAY EVENING By order of the Lieutenant T. WITHERS, ist Sgt. NOTICE.—I SHALL NOT REPLY in detail to JULIAN VANNERSON’S card of the Sth Inst. as Lam willing that bh ANTED —A DINING ROOM WAITER. reat C. W. FLINT’S Hotel. AN TE D— WANTED—WANTED—TO find persons in want of the following Also, alot of csst-lron Bracketts, suitable for shelving, oo “ee Terms times, for cash. gD old Werk R. Plates inserted. 255 Penna. avenue, opposi egilt,and Looking Gla irkwood House. OHN WAGNER. For Sale end Rent. {s"E ViRST PAGE FOR OTHER NOTICES } oe OR RENT—BRICK DWELLING HOU and Store Room, with seven Rooms. Ce'lar, situated on Eleventh street, nerr aryland avenue A good location for Provisicn and Grocery Store. Enquire of J N TROOK, corner 7th street and Virginia avenue, No. 27. to mine of the 5th, enjoy the fall ben- al to the public for a suspension of present “the facts’? in bis I merely repeat that what | published is trne—that he appropriated | large amvount fer his indivi | be shown by the books kept by himself, and after- wards — — Posted by “artes competent book ee) |, under bis own supervision. seeis J. H. WHITEHURST. NOTICE —LIBRARY HOUSK OF REPRESENTATIVES, Angust 9th, 1°56 —Persons having Books belonging to this ested to return them before the _C. B. ADAMS, Librarian. NOTICE —THE SUBSCRIBER begs leave to call the attention of the to his stock of GLASS and QUEENSWARE before purchasing elsewhere. Will save from 15 to 25 per cent Toilet and Dinner 309 Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th streets. JOHN McDEVITT. 1.0.0 F —CENTRAL LODGE No. 1,1 0.0 F,, intend giving aa Excur- sion to the White House f or particu ars see advertisement. THE COMMITTEE. nds of minetoa al benefit, an can Boarding OARD—TWO LARGE ROOMS FOR RENT —One very handsomely furnished Aiso, a large sized singie room sui’ablefor s gen- tleman. Board can be had on tbe most res:ona- ble terme if desired. The sitvation is cool and leasent, having alarge yard attached is destranie afamily with children. No. 462, 10th street, between D and E RS. BANNERMAN, CORNER OF 9TH and E streets. has several good cant, which she offers with board on reasonabie terms. She can accommodate several tabie board- Jog by so doing they ARD,&c.—MRS. BATES,ON THE 8, W. corner of Pennsylvania avenne and 9th stre-t toaccommodatezenUemen withrooms or withort board. very effort willbema* to render thos? comforteble who may favor her with their patronage ULIT’CAL FLAGS, FOR THE JUVEN- nile Politicians, for sale by PECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES— of every ¢escription, to suit every Eve and Age in great variety. H.SEMKEN’S, 330 Pi eerie X CTNTS REWAKD and ne Thanks. Ranaway from the subscriber an indentu’ed apprentice, John W. Wheeler. ALFRED JONES. UCHANAN SCOTTIseH— oy 9th and 10th ets I TO THE PUBLIC, OHN P. DENNIS HAVING TAKEN THE well known Coach Factory, on 6th street, between Louisiana avenue and C street, long conducted by Mr. Jobn M. Yorng, is now Just published at our Piano and Music Store. 14 JOHN F. EBLIS. WILL BE PAID FOR EVIDENCE that will convict the person who shot one of my servants in my garden from a boat on Sunday evening, the 10th instant théee persons in a blzck boat with a white strrak. The had landed and were ordered off by the ser- vants, when they were fired upon, and one of them shot in the arm. pared to manuferture and ir all descriptions of COACHES, BUGGIES, GONS, & , onthe most reesonable terms, in the very best manner, and at the shortest no- tloe. He respectfully invites bis fellow-citizens to give bim a ‘rial ——————— TRAVELING TRUNKSAT LOW PRICES AT 322 PA. AVENUE. ALL & STEPHENS ARE IN RECEIPT sortment of best so! TRUNKS. Ladies’ D TRONKS, RAT BOXES, VA- LICES, CARPET BAGS, SATCHEL®, &c , embrecing all quaiities of fine and low priced traveling requisites. WALL & STEPHENS, Pa. av., bet. 9b and 10th sts. FURE SILVERWARE. EW STYLES OF SILVER PITCHERS, Goblets, Cups, Creams, Forks and: ourown manufacture choice variety of Fancy Silver Ar , Suitable for wedding presents, for sale at the lowest possi B.W. HUNTER. PRINTING PAPER. LE FOR NEWSPAPER AND nting, for sale, mill ler, Envelope, and other 7 Wa Fe BAYLY, Pa. ave , bet. ilth and 12th sts. FILLMORE AND BUCHANAN. ORRECT LIFE SIZE PORTRAITS OF Buchanan and Fillmore. Also, several handsome colored Paper-bangings, fine, medium and low-pri: Fireboard Piints, Window Shades, Cords, Tas- sels, &c , for sule by Engravings in J. MARKRITER, 500 Seventh street, next door to Odd Fellows’ Hall, MOONLIGHT EXCU. * THE CONGREGATION AND friends of Grace Church, Is. land. Rev. A. Holmead, Rector, on. st 19, on thesteamer GhOKG The boat will leave the foot of Eleventh street at 4 0’ lock p. m., toucbii Alexandria at 5 o’cleck, and proceed tothe White House, were a coliation and refreshments will be served up by the ladies of the congregation, leav- v use in time to return to the city A Band of Music will te en board Tickets FIFTY CEN Tickets to be had at Store, opposite Browns’ and Morrison’s Bookstores, and at the boat. jeweller 330 Penn. avenue, bet. 9:b and 19th sts N. B.—Silver Testimonials of any kind made to order at short no ice. TUESDAY, A WASHINGTON. WATCHES:!: WE HAVE MADE A LARGE addition to our stock of FINE LONDON end GENEVA WATCHES, for Ladies and Gen- tlemen, which we will sell at a very small ed- vai with guarantee a eee H. SEMKEN. Jeweler, 330 Pa. avenue, bet. 9th an Chronometer, Duplex, Lever, Lepine Watches, it in perfe:t order, and pice to give sutis- Ee SOMETHING NEW! E 8UBSCRIBERK TAKES THIS METH- od of informing the public that he kee stantly on hand suppliesof PRIME BU from the most celebrated dairies in Pennsylvania and New York Also, FRESH EGGS received daily. He may always be found on market athis stands in Centre Market, west wing, Call and be accommodated. JANES E. DUNAWIN THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. EMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTH- ers leaving thecity bavethe of procuring presents for thetr fri: for their own use at low a closing out our entire stock Fancy Goods to discontinue the business © assortment of Fancy Desks, ork Boxes, Cabas, Statueties, ¥ Cases, Jet Urna- perior Plated Ware. TS; ebildren half price. J. Robinson’s Jewelry » Hotel; at Farnham’s ACADEMY OF MUSIC. P. CAULFIELD, FROM DUBLIN, IRE- mg made Washington his resi- n his Musical Academ first Monday of September, at Carusi’s the north room, entrance on 11th street, where he iutends teaching in Classes the various branches of Music by the celebrated system of in general use in the London Academies. classes will be as follows, namely: Plano Forte ging Classes, and C of the Science and Theory of Music. Terms in advance, re each uarter, of twenty lessons. Either of the above’ branches. Lesrons of one hour each twice a week, $40 per q Northern Market upil in class $5 ‘rivate lessons in uarter; half an on the Organ to advence in music, $50 per quarter. J.P. CAULFIELD wil! also attend in George- town two days in the week at the Music Store of George Hil- jano Store of John F’. Ellis. ments, Fine Fans, &c. large assortment of su) Our stock of Totlet Articles, Colognes, Bay Rum, &c , com ment in the city, and no article but of the & 370 Pa. > venue, under - Browns’ Hotel. PAUL STEVENS, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and Po- lice Magistrate 24 Wistrict. ROMPT ATTENT:ON GIVEN uiring the services of ic, Acknowledgment of s. taking Depositions, Affidavits, ac . either at the Office or at party’s residence, atall times. Office on 1ith street, east side. of Pa avenue. Open frem 7 a. au 8-2w AMP oo —— meget the cram out Bcial Pine the Bate flesh brushes = T.GALLIGAN & COs, 370 Pa. avenue, urder best of its kind. the skin, like the ordin: SALE.—HORSE, BUGGY AND HAR iueman who intends as = — an mens family Horse, 2 rapid traveler, gentle in harnes sey P also, a new Bugg Harness complete. May be seen at Mr. Stables, 14th street. OST—ON SATURD. leaving the city, AY EVENING, THE 9th instant, between the corner of ith and F streets and Dr. Van Patten lower portion of a Gold Ear stood to have been found Georgetown The finder wi! TO HOUSEKEEPERS. S WISHING TO PURCHASE Table or Pocket Cutl: ver ited or Albata or Toilet Sets, an ¢: Usa, Enamelied nace, or any of the hundred » housekee, aNcisy arms Seventh stret” He has prices are low. NAMENTS OF HAIR. TS, NECKLACs8, CROP. gs, Chiins, Rings, and after any design, ai short y on their own lair bring EY KEN, Jeweller, $0 Ps. avenue. "s First Ward, the Drop. It was under- berally reward- xcellent Clock, Tea or it at this office, as it was a present . ie, Saucepan, F ur- and one little eterteras per, Will do well to call Odé Fellows’ Hall, on good articles, and bis TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHERS. WILL CONTINUE TU SELL OUT MY stock of fine SEGARS and TO- BACCO at prime cost. Being desi 10us of chang’ lay in a good stocx of Se- gare and Tobecoo at cost. Call and try for your- ves vood Will, Stock and Fixivres for sale. H.C. PUKDY, Pa. avenue, near 3d street. Karri; Charms made to order i> Persons maay re’: used.