Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1856, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: SATURDAY..........-.-- -AUgUst 16, 1856, I> Advertisements should be banded in by ¥2 o’elock, m., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS The Unson compliments the speech of the Hon Howell Cobb recently delivered at Port land, Maine ; and regrets that the House yes- terday refuted to authorize the Postmaster General to make an additional special contract for the transportation of cemi-monthly mail between the Atlantic coast and San Francisco, via the Nicaragua or Tehuantepec isthmus. Under existing circumstances, we believe their failure so to do to be’wise. Congress should authorize the transportation of a weekly ex- press mail to California, over land, on the pro- posed wagon road. That would require sta tion—settlements every thirty or forty miles, which, in two years, would afford ample pro- tection for the overland emigration without the cost of a dollar from the treasury for sol- diers to that end ; while at the same time they would greatly lessen the expense from loss of cattle, dnd the length of time required in pass- ing over land to our Pacific possessions; asthe main business of the settlers in such settle- menta would be to cut hay and raise provis- ions, &c., for the overland emigration. The cost to the treasury of maintaining such a mail line would be much less than that of main- taining a new steamship mail service, while the benefits to flow from it would be ten fold greater than those to flow from the latter. The Intelligencer contains a letter from Judge McLean, of the Supreme Court of the United States, contradicting the silly story that he had granted a writ of ha/eas corpus designed to be operative in the Territory of Kansas. We have hitherto refrained from noticing this story, because every lawyer must, ot course, haye known that it was mere bal- derdash. ee _ WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOssIP. Mr. Ball's Amendment.—We have received the following letter from the Hon. Edward Ball of Ohio: Hovse or Representatives, Wasnixeton, August 15th Eidstor of the Star—Sir: Your editorial of yesterday reflecting Upon my course ia refer- ence to the public buildings and their mili- tary superintendence, oalls for a brief notice of some mistakes; which I make solely be- cause they have been put forth ina commu- nity particularly interested in this matter, too late for s correction from my place in the House. This is s point which you undertake to make egainst me, that my movements have been made at a late period of the session with a view to prevent reply. The records, how- ever, disprove your allegation—my speech, to which exception is now akon, was made on the 26th of May. Its statements have been permitted to remain uncontradicted for nearly three months, and now at the close of the ses- sion, when the parties iaterested know I can- not have an opportunity to reply, it is at- tempted to break the force of my statement of facts, (drawn as they are in most of the im- portant particulars, from the statements and reports of the Government officials themselves) by personal abuse and denunciation against myself. The only instance of an attempt to rebut a single statement which I have made is to be found in the article you copy from the New York Courier and Enquirer, and this ar- ticle, if carefully read, will but strengthen the ebarges 1 make of general wastefulness and profligacy in the public expenditures. Astone wall, enclosing a ten acre lot of ground, does not require the highest engineering a! lity in its construction, and does not mak art of the 4uz/ding which my informan’ could have been put up for what the Government had paid for superintendence, engineering, &o , alone. If the Democratic party, whose organ you claim to be, desire to make outla here and throughout the country in a style of Royal magnificance, they shall not do ‘t without an earnest protest on the part of those whose re- presentative I am, and whose desires in this respect are bounded by Republican simplicity. Your flippant allusions to myself are totally unwarranted by the acquaintance you had with me before my election to Congress, at least, if it imply muteal acquaintance, for I certainly had none with you. This, however, is of no importance to the public. You, and those whom you defend, may af- fect to be “simply amused” at my assumption in endeavoring to discharge my yublic duties, but these duties do not end with the present session, and, if I should be spared, 1 will en deavor to give you, and them something more than amusement hereafter. Yours, tc. Epw. Bart. Want of space, necessarily counsels brevity in replying to this letter. Mr. Ball is in error in charactizing a statce ment of facts concerning his antecedents, which simply goes to Prove his utter want of Preparation for a fair and really efficient dis- charge of the functions he has assumed in gett up and accepting the chairmanship special committee of which he is the bead, as ‘‘ personal abuzcand denunciation.”’ The sting is in the trath of the Star’s state ment; which embraced nothing disrespectful to Mr. B. personally, unless proving the fact that he could not, by any possible chance, be competent to a proper discharge of the functions of the chairmanship of the commit- tee in question, be so deemed. Mr. Ball is correct in stating that previous to hie entry into Congress, we had no personal acquaintance with him. Yet, as we were born and reared within ten miles of each other, it is not strange that we should learn, under the circumstances, with what amount of eduei- tion and information likely to qualify him to sit in judgment upon the Plans, estimates and measurements of the most massive and elabo- rate works of ecienge and art in this country, be left his home. Nor is it remarkable, that having been returned to Congress, those who knew of him here originally, should learn the fact that he entered ‘‘ public life”’ through the deputy sheriff’s 0 universally compre bended facilities for getting votes, if not for acquiring the information Jj tleman for conducting the j which he is the Presiding genius. and exact justice, with enlarged sion of the merits of the controy. raised, and without becoming a the designing men upon whom h to create the impression on the public ming that his original allegations made on their Tepresentations are well founded. We beg leave to inform Mr. Ball that we do hot claim to be the organ of avy party. We Publish cur own views oF the fitness of things only, without caring the sap of our finger for their bearing on any party interest. We need hardly add that in the discharge of what we believe to be a duty, we are no respector of parties, persous or station, That fact is how- Over 80 well krown to the Siar’s readers as to require no elucidation here. Se much for Mr. Bati’s Controversy with us. individually. Upon the Portions of his letter bea ing upon his atlega‘fous against the gen- tlewen conducting the construction of the with equal cOmprehen ersy he has Catepaw for @ must rely Government’s buildings, we have a few words to say, also. it istrue that his speech was made on the 26th of May last. But so long as it was mere- ly a batch of charges whispered into his ear by persons who were notoriously disappointed bidders for contracts on the works in question, and former employees on them whose malfoa sance and peculations as developed to the satisfaction of Congress, had induced that body to plece an officer sought to be ruined by the movement made through Mr. Ball, in charge of the extension of the Capitol build- ing, they required no notice at our hands. We were perfectly willing to let them pass for what they were worth, in the belief that neither House of Congress would dream of legislating upon them as facts admitted or Proven, until those arraigned before his com- mitteo had been fairly tried, with full and proper opportunities for defence, But Mr. Ball having conducted bis investi- gation with closed doors, denying to the gen- tlemen accused, the privilige of meeting their disappointed and dismissed accusers face to face, and cross examining them; and then, upon the strength of the statements of such persons, rather than on those of disinterested and competent experts, having moved a propo- sition in the Hall amounting to an announce- ment that his original allegations had been proved to the satisfaction of his special com- mittee, without venturing to say so inthe presence of his fellow committee men, we judge it high time to take the case in hand; more especially as the House in the turmoil and confusion of the fag end of the session, had accepted his invitation to them to legislate upon the matter as though his charges had been proved. If there had been wasteful extravagance in the construction of the works in question, the fault would lie at the door of Congress, who directed it to be done in the style of stability and perfection of art characterizing them,(the buildings ) While we make no objection t» Mr. Ball’s taste for what he calls « Republi- can” simplicity in such works, (which, we take it for granted, means architecture suit- able for a rural (county) eourt house edifice,) we beg leave to call his attsntion to the fact that Congress by no means adopted his idea of the buiidings requisite for the various pur- poses of the Government. He will find the proof in a single inspection of the plans on which appropriations for them have so far been made. — Mr Ball’s amendment bade fair to stop the work on the public buildings in this city, if successful; and thus for the Bratification of his half a dozen disappointed bidders and superintendents and nominal architects, &o , displaced for malfeasance, from Government employment, and also for the gratification cf his own evident end of making a little capital for himself out of his ‘‘splurge”"—to throw many hundreds of our laboring fellow citizens for the time being, out of the means of pro- curing bread. Thus it became a case of necessity for our interference—and we have handled it as we shall continue todo—Mr. Ball and his prompt- ers to the contrary notwithstanding—without gloves. We shall be most happy to try this issue with Mr. Ball next winter, long before which time we will have spread before the public such record information coneerning the trans- actions of these using Mr. Ball in this matter, on Government account and with the (iovern- ment, as will be likely to make him more careful in the choice of his advisers and in- formants when next essaying to make eloc- tioneering capital out of charges against the integrity, competency and fidelity of gentle- men who havo no opportunity to mect him and those behind him, face to face in the hall of the House. “The Notice.”—In voting yesterday (in Committee of the Whole) to « give the notice” to the proprietors of the Collins line, the House acted unwisely. The contract has but some three years more torun. The enterprise, in which the proprietors of the line staked anil- lions of money on a venture in which they might have lost nearly every dollar, has been of incaloulable commercial benefit to ourcoun- try, while they have failed to make money from it; asis proved by the fact that at no time since its inception has the stock been at par, and more than once it bas been as low as sixty cents on the dollar. The losses of the line by the dangers of the sea have been great, as in no case have they been fully insured ; it not being the practice of insurers to take risks on vessels of any description to more than half their value. To give the notice will be neither more nor less than to force the Proprietors to abandon their enterprise. They have expended more than a million of dollars in the past year in Preparing to comply with their engagements to the Government for tho balance of their term, a8 per contract; and after such an ex- penditure and in the face of the fact that their stock is now worth much less than par, to have aconsiderable portion of the means taken from them on which, all the world knows, they must depend for ability to keep the line in operation, will be to insure its speedy suspen- sion of business. The simplest minded man must comprehend the force of this exposition of the case. While we have ever opposed the formation of such special contracts by the Government, once formed, we hold that the latter is ig honor bound to fulfil all its obligations under them, implied as well as expressed in black and white; and, more especially, not to take advantage of its power, when so to do must not only bring ruin upon those from whose enterprise it has received incalculable bene- fite, but must also stigmatize this Government in the eyes of foreign nations as incapable of appreciating the great sources of our national Progress, and as being deaf to the silent ap- peals of national usefulnes-, By the advice of friends, ourselt among the number, Mr. Collins has not had a single agent in Washington in the course of this 8e8- sion; leaving the cause of the enterprise to tely wholly on the justice and enlightenment of Congress. Under these circumstances, we owe it to our convictions of the propriety uf refraining from disturbing tho Government's eng*gement with him for the brief balance of its stipulated duration, thus respectfully to victions on the attention of ‘ m Washington on Mon- day next, will do wisely in taking the Balti- more and Ohio railroad, frum the terminus of which they may connect by steamboat or rail car with every impottatit point west of the Ohio river in far Jess time than by any other route, at the cheapest rates, and really with more comfort than by any other Jong railroad paused. 2% route we know of. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, we hear, have made spe- cial arrangemerits to accommodate satisfac- torily the large throng that will doubtless pa- tronize them. Ducking.—There was a deal of dodging and ducking in the House Hall yesterday ere they arrived at a final vote upon the amended Senate bill to pay the members a fair compen- sation. It was sturdily opposed by many members on principle. By some of those, we mean, who always vote on principle. Others however who were so anxious for its passage as to refuse five or six times to aid in procur- ing calls for yeas and nays and who voted for the measure when tellers only were ordered, voted plumply against it when required to go upon the record ! Appointments in the Pension Office.—S @. Heaton, of Vermont, transferred to Second class clerkship, ($1,400,) made vacant by de- cease of W. A Broaddus. T. M. O'Brien, of Maryland, promoted to a second class clerkship, vice S. G. Heaton, transferred as above. The Current Operations of the Treasuy Dey artment.—Cn yesterday, 15th of August, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the booke of the Department— For the Treasury Departmont... $57,654 34 For redemption of Texas debt. .. 316 80 For the Interior Department..... 83,422 15 For Customs...s.seeseeees + 34,320 15 War warrants receivod and en- tered. tee eeeceeseees War ropay warrantsreceived and ontered..sseseseceee eee On account of the Navy. see Repayment on account of the AVYsseecreccevvscecs From miscellaneoussource: 387 23 194 93 280 00 see 174 50 + 7,576 41 qm .. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, the Army appropriation bill was re- ported back from their Finance Committee, with sundry amendments. Also, the joint resolution increasing the compensation of the laborers in the Executive and Legislative departments of the Govern- ment in Washington city, with an amendment striking out the item relating to the annual pay of $600 from July, 1856, and substituting the following: Une principal messenger in each of the offices of the Secretary of State, Treasury, Interior, War, Navy, Post Office, and Attorney General’s office at a salary of $900 per annum, and one principal messenger in each of the principal Bureaus at a salary of $340, and all other messengers employed to receive $700, and all laborers employed in the Executive and Legislative departments and on the public grounds to receive $600, from and after the Ist of July, 1856 A number of private bills were reported back, and the Senate ordered the printing of 5.000 extra copies of the President’s message concerning commercial statistics; 5.000 of the report proper of the Commissioner of the Mexi- can Boundary survey with the maps thereof, and 2,000 of the report on the botany and natural history of the country adjacent to the said boundary. Resolutions were introduced to raise the pay of the superintendent of their folding room to $1,600 per annum, and that of each of his two assistants to $1,500; and that of the Senate’s mail boys to the pay of the mes- sergers of the Senate; referred to the Com- mittee on Contingent Expenses. . The civil and miscellaneous appropriation bill was afterwards taken up, and was dis- cursed at great length on amendments pra- posed. Among them was one, moved by Mr. Bayard, appropriating $500.000 for continuing the constructien of the Washington Scque: duet; which was adopted—yeas 39, nays 6. The amendment in relation to the construc- tion of the dome of the Capitol was after- wards tho subject of discussion, until they took a recess at 4p m. On re-assembling at 6 p. m., amendments to the same bilis were considered and disposed of until a late hour, when the bill was passed ; and they adjourned. In the House, yesterday, after wo went to press, the Senate bill regulating the compen- of members of Congress was taken up- On motion of Mr. Orr, it was amended by striking out ‘‘ $2,500 per session’’ and insert- ing “ $6,000 per Congress.’ {That is $3,000 per annum —Ep As thus amended the said bill was passed— yeas 100, nays 98. The resolution according the usual 20 per contum extra compensation to the employees of the House, including those in the office of the Superintendent of Public Printing, was cffered and passed. Mr. Faulkner, by leave, reported back from the Military Affairs Committe the Senate bill for the increase and better organization of the army medical corps; which was duly passed. On motion of Mr. Simmons, the Senate bill to amend the acts regulating the fees, costs, and other judicial expenses of the Govern- ment in the States, Territories. and the Dis- trict of Columbia, was taken up and passed. Shortly afterwards they went into commit- tee, (Mr. Mace in the chair,) wherein the Mail Steamer appropriation bill was taken Patter debate, on motion of Mr. Norton an amendment was adopted to give ‘the notice” to the proprietors of the Collins line to term- inate their supplemental contract with tho Government. The committee then rose, and pending the uestion on agreeing to the amendment, the House adjourned. Preceedings of Te-Day. In the Senate, to-day, a resolution was passed agrecing to meet at nine a. m., on Monday next, and on that day to consider none but House bills, appropriation bills, and those on which there are disagreeing votes between the two Houses. A report was made from the conference com- mittee on the Indian bill; which was agreed to Mr Hunter reported from the Conference Committee on the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial appropriation bill that they could not agree. On his motion, some of the House amend- ments were agreed to, and @ second Committee of Conference on the remaining amendments Was appointed. The bill to provide for the settlement of the claims of the officers ot the revolutionary army, and the widows and children of those who died in that service, was being considered as the Star went to press. . In the House, they agreed to the amend- ment to the mail steamer appropriation bill, giving “the notice” to the proprietors of the Collins line ‘necessary for the terminatfon of their supplemental contact with.the Govern- ment, py @ large majority, As thus amended the said bill was: parsed. A resolution to take a recess to-day from 44 P. ™m, until 7 p. m. wag agreed. The Houre then went into tenons hg on the Private Calendar, (Mr. Haven the chair,) wherein a number of bills were leid agide, ere the Star went to press, to be re- ported on favorably. See THE I8tAND. HALL.—THE BEV. |S wiridae President of Columelen College, will preach in the J: Hall Sunda: evening at 8 o'clock ‘Phe friends of this mos excellent minister and the public generally are in- vited to attend. 1 SLAND HALL —AN ADJOURNED ponies, of tue stockholders of Islan Hel! will be held tn the hallon TUESDAY EVE- NING next, the 19th instant, at desirable ail of the stockho'ders should be pres- ent, as matters of importance will be laid before them. By order: P M. PEARSON, Sec, Board Tros. au 16-318 (Organ) Be THE ASSEMBLY 8 CHURCH, COR- NER MASS. AVENUE ANDSTH SP The Rev. Anpurw G. aA RDTUERS,: Pastor; will Ww ery ite scar et: * Praise inthe Sanctuary,” when the introduced, will, for the rst ime, j So’clock, It ts sstrects. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post og on ype D.C., 1 Avgus: 16, i . [Ordered to be advertised in the ‘ Evening Star,’’ agreeable to the section of the Post Office Law—it being the newspaper having oF pmol any daily paper pub- Suc. 5. Amd be it further enacted, That the list of letters remaining uncalled for in any post office in any city, town, or village, where news- papersabail be printed, shall, hereafter, be ished pub- once only in the — which, bet: issued weekly, or oftener, 3: raees the largess ATTENTION! YOUNG JACKSON Boe>Democnatic * PENS JACKSON The regu'ar ar T™eeting will be held SDAY EVENING, August 19th, at 8 o'clock, at the hall, south side Pa avenue, be- tweea 9th and 10th streets. Full attendance {s desired as ‘ished s) been re- quested to attend. all rlends ot vee cordially invited. Byte: - A. JAMISON, Pres. B. R. RIORDAN, Ree sec auig ae Been GR AND MILITARY AND civic EX CURSION.—The Washi ton Highlanders take pleasure tn ennoun-ing to thelr {dends and the public that they will gt - | circulation within the range of the delivery of oursion to the Big Falls on TUESDAY, 34 Bep | eald office, to be decided by the postmastey et tem! next such office.] ‘The Highlanders pledge th=mselves that the 62 Persons applying for letters in the following lst, win Excursion will be conducted in a manner as to please say they are ADVERTISED. iusure thécomfort and Pleasure of their patrons. LADIBS’ LIST. For particulars see future advertisement Sie Esk Eee eek pee sae By order: G.W.F QOD, Brown, Julia nn Fleet, Julie | eg ene ae ee . Sag: reMarsiet ® Fisher, Miss AnnieS: eng Amanda F WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY, | ee MAES. F ATTENTION.—Meet for arill on MON2 | puta DAY EVENING. the isth A o'clock. By order of H. RICHEY,O 8. au 16 2t SSP ESN apaunngeremgee ee BP CRTPONEMENT OF THE RAF- reoks, Margaret Greites, Blisabeth Mary Sronstn Mary B Godman, Margareta McDougall, Aun Bradiy, KateA = Gibson, Helen M = MoCaully, Jane Ballivger, Serab & Gillett, Carrie P 2 Porter, dies Serab Bartholomew Mra GQerland Mre BM Pamptire 7 FLE —On account of unavoidable cir- | Sook. Mary iy, ey a cumstances the raffle of Fancy Dressing Cases, | (is\*'; Mra M aes ae Music, Work«tands, &c., is aaaee until Qampbell, Sarah Hutchison, Marthe Russell, Ellen A the Ist proximo. 'T. GALLI AN & CO., Corbin, Mottie A Holland, Mise AZ Biddle, Miss Km!ly au 14-3t 370 Pa. avenue. | Collins, Joanna NOTICE.—I SHALL NOT REPLY in detail to JULIAN VANNERSON’S card of the 8th inst., in reply to mine of the Sth, as 1 am willing that he shonla enjoy the full ben- etitof his pent to the public for a suspension of opinion until he can present ‘the facts’ in bis own form I merely repeat that what 1 published is trce—that he appropriated funds of mine toa large amount for his wndividual benefit, as can be shown by the books kept by himself, and after- wards examided and posted by two competent bookeepers, under his own suj sion. au 12-lw* J. H. WHITEHURST, NOTICE — LIBRARY HOUSE OF See rereesunterives, ‘August 9th, 1956 — Persons hav! Books belonging to this Hendley, Miss Miss E Crawford, Bamonta Bickoh, 4 a —— » Harriet E Halli Jane Scott, Gemeny Mre KC Beslin, Uaroline Coase: , BI Dulany, Kuma F Doberty, Mra Library are a to return them before the adjowrnment = ward au ll lw c. B. ADAMS, Librarian. Antony, CC2 Adde, Capt Anderson, C adams, alex Bemis, MPs REWARD.—STRAYED, A LARGE black Newfoundland Dog, with white around the neck, and answering $5 to the name of Neptune. The abov. Bakewell, W 2 Gugel, D M Pollard, Dr BP reward will be given for any information left at . ae ron this office. au 16-3t 5 Huot, WT Price, MAS of Henry, W8 Preil, 8 sais m. LEWIS, <7 Ean" fan Will re-open her School for Young Ladies on | Briscoe, T Hayes, 8 B&O Powell awe MONDAY, September Ist, 5 Bealey & Bro, P A Beier di On the corner of 9th and H streets. Higrath, P ippa, Win au 16-eotSep1 : Je Hortoa, NB = ELECT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, ; eg Friends’ Meeting House, I st. b:t. 1Sthand 19th, | Braunsietn, Mr Hoare, > Reed, _ ‘ HE, EXBRCISES OF ‘Fals insriTo- | feria "yt Holden, SW , it, rry Jno Sepia be resumed on the first Monday in a 2 nn d Te au 16-36 E_E.JANNEY. | pork Jeu seed Borland, J B OATS, VESTS, AND PANTALOONS, nag A made to order from the best Freach Cioths, Heiss, J Hs Doeskins, and Cassimer-s. SiJk, Satin, and other Haugena, Vestings in the most superior manner, at much og cheaper rates than the usual city Prices. . a WALL & STEPHENS, Helme, Geo W ‘3 bet. 9th and 10th streets. [ame | ~ O $T.—ON WEDNESDAY MORNING = last, between 20th strect in the First Ward nm and M street north, a Lace Handkerchief, which Bavens, CC is very highly prized wee owner for being the _ gift of adear friend. The handkerchief hid the ich, ee owners name written on it in thecentre A lib- Joues, WH era] reward wil! be given, if the finder will leave Jang, W {tat No. 516 Mstrect north, between 9th and 10th Jcbostoi no, S Jobnaton, Thos D B au 16-3t* Tones, TW “GREENWOOD SEMINARY, Johnston, Jordan, FOR YOUNG LADIES, Kenneday, WAU Three miles out om Seventh street Plank Road Katent, 8H Is now open for the reception of pupils. oc Address MRS. WM. KESLEY, Washington, Kepler, 0 F ke bc au 16-Usepi one eal 8 IS THE SECOND FALL MUUN; Kelly, Jno by. 3 next is the last Fall moen, and thelast stormy Kaufman JB ab, Jes moon, for the six years are out. The next moon Koight,J M Behultz, Jno after j(om the 18th of October,) eight .days later Kay, Capt ono Spriggs, Jos u the last October moon is the first winter moon— earthed a Sua a 3D tothe West. If the south points of the moon turn Callen, 3A King, Ben, sy a up, itis a sign that the stormy years are over, and Cochrane, Juo Langdon, Rev WJ Stratten, J & the next six or seven years will becalm and more SS aS Linder, UT Smith, J @ regular SaADRACH NUGENT, au 16-1t® Moon Man. OE MOR. BRUOKVILLE ACADEMY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. ‘ NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTI- tution will commence Yeptember Ist. Terms: For Tuitton, Board, Washing, ete., $160 per annum Catalogues may be obtained at C.H. Lane’s, Pa avenue, or by addressing the Principal, at Brookville, Md. E. B. PREFIYMAN, A. M Principal. LEATHER re HER i} CHEAPER au 16-2w |. THAN EVER !!: Dale. mes Mort. , Terese, i TAKE THIS METHOD OF INFORM- | 2o™dey, Jno f en the public that I have just received anoth- | psti"es* Massa C Thompkin er lot of French Calfskin, Morocco, and Patent | Drew: Capt B Magill, Mr Trovuell, 6 Calfskin, from New York and Philadel) hia. mn, Bw Mather, Jas Trice, GJ Also, Oak and Red Sole Leather, which I em | Brevallz.c Maciouts see Taber, Bat determined to sell cheaper than ever. Darr. Ches i I invite the public to cali and examine for | Dodge, Chas themselves. JOHN C. SHAFER, = vane a v au 16 ae Pa. av. bet 13th and 13 sts. Beet Ww Mase if & Ww Worham, Sarg W Pa First Public Sale of Delaware Trust Lands | fos: 7 Miller, GP bs on, Wm in the Territory of Kansas. — fae y wow tag PROCLAMATION. By the President of the United S ates, widridge, C8 IS PURSUANCE OF LAW, I, FRANKLIN B.ton, B PIERCE, President of the ‘United States of | Fuses woe | Malu } ely yd America, ‘do hereby declare and make known that Freeman, Tc Moree ase - Ward, i's a ery sale will be held at Fort Leavenworth, | Fishman, 8 MoCarty, 5 Wright, James in the Territo: rty, of Kansas, comm sncing on Mon- McKinley, Capt JW. . ‘ashington, HF day, the 20th day of October next, for the disposal onto Mente G32) wartee oe prsuch of the lands and town lots held in trust | Fisner, Biwood Monae?” de Williamson, Alex by the oan AS ae for the ne of the Deiz- bites od x =e o = pL aaah “9 ware tribe ndians, as are situated within the | 9*"!ey, ¥m leKineny, festiey, Dan. undermentioned townships, comprising the east. | “raves Thomas Moewres: | ome ern portion of the lands ceded by the said Dela- | Greer, Her G W Nickols, itr Young, J i ware Indians in trust as aforesaid, to wit: Goode, Garland Neelans, Jno Zeyk, a South if the base line and east of the sixth [200% MUG — Nixon, d arene, font principal meridian Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of range nineteen. Pico beeen om seven, eight, nine, and ten, ofrange enty. Townships seven, e'ght, nine, and ten of range twenty one were ips elzht, nine, and ten, of rangetwenty 0. aes nine and ten, of range twenty- ree. Also, the mgher i} blocks in the town of Jack- SONVILLE, so called. from No.1to No 121, in- clusive, @tuated in townships Nos 9 and 10sou h, of range 19 east, atovementioned, “according to the plat of said town of JacksonvitLx on file in the oftice of the sneveyor general of the Territories So and Nebraska, to which reference is made Also, the surveyed blocks in the town or Dria- WARE, 80 called, from No. 1 to No. 91. inclusive, situated in township No. 9 and south, of ra 2Weast, abovementioned, according to the lat of ssid town of DeLawarx on file in the o} of sal eneral, and to whieh reference is pos. ragie Fs 2 nce Alro, the surveyed b!ocks in the town of Harp VILLE, socalled, from No 1 to No. 94, inclusive, tituated within townships Nos. 8 and 9 south, of range 19, abovementioned, according to the plat of said town on file in the office.of the said sur- Mees general, and to which reference is imade. 1so, the surveyed blocks in the town of Lat- TAVILLE, so called, from No. 1 to No 16, inclu- sive, situated in township No & south, of range No. 22 , abovementioned, according to the ob k rete Fy of LatraviLye on fite in the ottice of surve) or general, and to which reference is made. + ; And also the lots in several blocks as s: siwated in township Nove poeta cof ae situated in 8 0. 8 south, o! 2Zeast abovementioned, ateonting to the plat of raid town of Leavenwonrs City on file in the office Of the said survoeyr general of said Territories, Ps ev aeh reference ja hereby mate, s abovementioned is, town ar blocks, havin been clas ited and valocd bycom- missionerg duly appointed for that purpose ec- cording to law, the valustios 80 placed upoa the same sespectively will’be the mininum at which the same will be offered for ea'e. ‘The terms of sate will be cash, and upon pa: ment being made, receipts in du; will ree therefor, one ef which will be delivered to e purchaser Patents will subsequently be granted for the ‘ands so purebased in accordance with the laws ulating the issue ther: of ‘The offering of ‘the above iands and town lots and blocks will be commenced on the day ap- Greup, Capt @ INITIALS. Minister New Granada; Casb. Southern. 3 a lim Lodge; 0. P_N.; Mt. Nebo Bnc'pt; Jackson Democrat. Auguss 16, 1856. JAS. @. 7 MISS M. J. HARRUVER’S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LADIES. A Boarding and Day School. us INSTITUTION WILL BE OPENED onthe first Monday in cae, in the house ee by the Misses Tysom, No. 286 F street, 1 12th and 13th streets. The services of the best teachers of Music and Languages have been secured. i” For particulars see Circulars, at the prin- cipal bookstores. au 16 3t ee TRAVELING TRUNKS AT LOW PRICES AT 322 PA. AVENUE. wi & STEPHENS ARE IN RECEIPT Of another large and fine as- sortment of best sole leather travel- ing TRUNKS, LADIES’ DRESS, TRUNKS, HAT BOXES, VA- LIGES, CARPET BAGS, SATCHELS, &c. embracing all qualities of fine and low priced traveling requisites. WALL & STEPHENS, au 16-3t = Pa_ av, bet. 9th and 10th streets. a ae al erate Se NORTHERN LIBERTIES’ SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LADIES, Corner of L and Temth streets, MRS. A. E. BELL, Principal 7 [ae NEXT SCHOLASTIC YEAR OF this Institution, will commence Menday, v2 tember Int, when the young jadies will bear mind that early attendance will greatly facilitate the arranging of class-s, sothat as little time may be lost as possible by a. vacation. A limited number of ig ladies will be re. ie ther particulars ean be obtained &t the prince bookstores, and at the Seminary. aa eo Wh nba lll Tro rere OF CONGRESS AND THERS. tos 5 I WILL CONTINUE TO SELL stock of fine SBGARS and TO- BACCO at prime cost desi. will be fine ebasice {0 lay In 2 post mteriror Se- Ears S66 Tonnes at eet. ‘Call and try for your- ives Good Will, Stock and Fixtures for sale. H.C. PURDY, OUT MY and will proceed in the order in which | 2" 13-lw Pa avenue, near 3d stret. OSES SIT Sa undid ied wate ee Soon effsred' ite] HOUSE AND SIGN PAINNING AND sales thusclosed. “ GRAINING. Al! purchases not paid foron the day of sale will be rectfered following day, at the risk of cae - ou the Ze aay, T. PARKER Ww. RESPECTFULLY 4 ting purc’ . bas ‘iven under my hand, at the city of Washing- opened a branch shop ai No’ 83 Louisiane io | ms Bundy, }) between Sixth and ton, thi A. D. 1856. Seventh House, Ornamental, Rt | at ra‘ ye > Gzonex Ww Manrrgnyy, “ meres completed bi+ ) he feels Cc of Indian Affars. confident of Perfect toall who Malla tain ect coe oeinaty Io Wiodow Shale Dt ners, Glass Signs is TS 01 s note to insert It. ae 4 5 ac. ke, on reasonable terme, exect- { Wants, ANTED—A WHITE OR COLORED ‘Woman, to cook, wash and iron. Apply at No 406 D street, between 6th and 7th. eu 16-3t ee eee Wy anzee-sy A MAN AND HIS WIFE, without children, a situa'ion to go cou! The men to attend a farm, and eapabdie to attend to the mi'k and butter, housework. Address “MK,” at this office © ANTED—TWO YOUNG MEN, GE mans, Who can speak and write tbe Eng- lish I , Want situations as walters, porters or places of any kird Plente address Mr. JNO. ay RNBERGER, 68 Bridge strect, Georgetown. it WHITE SERVENT GIRL OF THIS come 12 mone ble fa of bermatd = res) mn ose nurse. Address Box Ye ‘Star - an 16-38 ” Wrasse GOOD COOK, MAN OR Woman, for the Steamboat George Pi To one of sterdy, cleanly habits I will give eS month There is but two meais to prepere, Breakfast and Dinner. Apply on the boat. au 14 3t* ANTED—TO HIRE A GIRL TO GO IN tce country about five miles, to do genrral housework. Apply toOWEN LEDDY, ‘on 7th, between G and i ctreets au hae Hove" FOR RENT—THE COMMODI. ° House situated on L street, be- tween %b and 10th, containing 11 rooms, with a It has a mp of good waterin the yard. Aise, a stable attached, capable of con. taining three horses and e ent $300 per - Bo the premises, No S01 ae GEO. T. LANGLEY. ANTED—AT THE U. 8. TREASURY Extension, Washington city, thirty Granite Cutters, wh ifberal wages will be given. on s Arriy A. H BOWMAN, Superintendent Treesury Extension. i4-tw (Baltimore Sun and Argus ene week and send will to this office.) ANTED —A DINING ROOM W. Apply to C. W. FLINT'S Hotel. - AN TED—WANTED—WANTED_TO find persons in want of the following er Gcles : French or German Looking @lzsses Portrait or Picture Frames, round, ovel or squne on —— large and small Marble-top Brackett Tables, in bronze or gold cf Pictures framed size to order with dispatch. eo cast-fron Bracketts, suitable for shelving, &c.,on hand. Terms ite to exit the times, for cash > N cash. -B.—OUld Work Regilt,and Looking Glass Plates inserted. 255 Penna. avenue, opposite Kirkwood Rouse dec 19 JOHN WAGNER. For Sale and Rent. [SEE FIRST PAGE FOR OTHER NOTICES } Fo. RENT —INTENDING TO REMOVE to No 368 Penn. avenue, south side. opposite the National Hotel, by the ist of ber next, i wish to rent the store I now ocerpy, suitable for a Grocery, = nay amg Furnishing Store, Druggist, poy ep Store, having a'l the fixtures and gts complete. Rent very moderate. Apply onthe premises. JONAS P. LEVY, No. 474, Penn avenue, Wine, Liquor, Grocery, and Seger ttore eu 16-¢ R RENT.—THAT BEAUTIFUL FOUR. story Brick House, on 6 street, between ith and Sth streets, with ten good and conwenientiy arranged rooms, wide — bath room and a large cistern in the yard, and gas fixtures To a = and res; le tevant the rent will be $350. pply to ANDREW SMALL, 291, C street bet Sh and 10th streets is BoskD1Ne—coop BOARD AND FINE airy Bedrooms can be obtained at 387 Thir- ey ey at the vg d arene terms. ae man is wife can be accommodated ery effort will be mede to make them comforiabic who may favor the above place with their pxtron age. au ae —$— $A - pe peg ee, OF STH ey as several ooms va- cant, which she offers with board on reasonable terms. aaa ere se ers. iy tt $I OARD —TWO LARGE ROOMS POR RENT.—One ar. handsomely ished furn! 3 Also, a sized single room suitable for a gen- tleman. d can be had on the most reasons. ARD, &c —MRS. BATES,ON THE 8. W. corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street accommodate iopeoparedes: gentlemen: s ith or without board. efort will bemade or it Every FILLMORE AND BUCHANAN. Corkecr LIFE SIZE PORTRAITS OF Buchanan and Fil! Also, colored Engravings tn oP ape ‘ba med! a low-priced: 5 jem en. . 5 Piccbourd Prints, Wikdow Shades, Gort’ Te: sels, &c , for sule by J. MARKRITER, 500 Seventh next door to au 14 Odd Fellows’ Ball. MOUNLIGHT EXCURSION, F THE CONGREGATION AND friends of Grace Church, Ig- land. Rev. A. Holmead, Rector. TUESDAY August 19,on the sieamer GEORGE WASHINGTON. The boat will leave the foot of Eleventh street at 4 o'clock p. m., touching at Alexandria at 5 o’clcck, and proceed to the While House, were a collation and refreshments will be served up by the ladies of the > lesv- ing the Waite House tn time to retum to the city 120% ‘clock. A Band of Music will te on board. Tickets to be bad at J Rovinen'y tebe to at Store opposite Browns’ Hotel; at Farnham"s and ~e *s Bookstores, and at the borer au POLICE NOTICE. Office open frem 7 A. M. te 12 P.M. TT UNDERSIGNED, LATE 0: FICERS of the regular authorized Police Department of this city, Rave located themselves in an in the building occupied by Justice Holl: a and will give prompt and immedinte attention to entrusted to them. all business CIVIL BUSINESS. of accounts and notes, by otherwise, di &c , will meet wi attention, end prempt sult or RUNAWAY SLAVES. of runaway slaves in the District and in Owners in the States, by giving us earl information of the same, our ping with unusual facilities for » Will be given to their arrest. JOHN DAVIS, _ Chet of Potice. au 15-3t TICE. ‘W ITHERS’S BRASS AND STRING BAND oo, Mow toe city, vege oe me form ic ashington, Georgetown, pe they are now ready to furnish the most fashionable and appropriate Music of the day for Pic-Nics, Excu ; Balis, and Parades terms, at the shortest no- z ° g moth collection of ‘able for presents.