Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1856, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOUR, (BXCEPT SUNDAY,) Star Bui Atthe re | ————— By W. D. WALLACE, WI be served to subscribers by carriers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents; papers served in packages at 37% cents per month. To mail subscribers the sub- scription price is THREE DOLLARS AND FIF- TY CENTS a year in advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months ; for less than three months at the rate of 12% cents a week. {> SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. L. J. MIDDLETON, JOHN H. McCUTCHEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AS REMOVED HIS OF FICE AND RESI- dence to No. 2i Missouri avenue, between 45 and 6th street. nov 18-I1m* a CARD. RS. PRANKLIN, THACHER OF VOCAL Music, No. 405 & street, between 9th and 10th streets. References: Mr. R. Davis, and Mr. Hilbus, Music stores. se 17-3m CAST OF CLOTHING F ALL KINDS PURCHASED AT NO.76 Louisiana avenue, opposite the Hay Market. N. B —Also, wanted, a person at Repairing. nov 10-Im* PIANOS. PIANOS. LARGE COLLECTION OF NEW AND SECOND-HAND PIANOS for Sale and to Rent. cheaper than at any other place, at No. 498 Eleventh street, a few doors above Pennsylvania avenue. nov 2-Im* HIRTY DAY CLOCKS,.—FOR Churcl Banks, Hotels, Offices, &c. These paseo tome | gp with — —— e power 5 's 80 equal- tne , thet the force feapplica aril thanee he! aweight They Lave anti-friction rolling pinions and tue alum rod {s like those on astronomi- eal clocks by which the expansion and contrac- tion of heat and cold are avoided, and accuracy of time secured. Also,afresh prime let of Eight Dayand Thirty Hour Clocks All warranted Prices low. 6. FRANCIS, nov 29- 499 Seventh st THE UNION. HE “UNION HOTEL” IN GEORGE- wubseriber, who is now prepared and would be pleased ’to receive permanent and tran- sient boarders. : nov 14-Im JACOB FOUKE. INTERNATIONAU HOTEL, WASHINGTON CITY. HIS HOUSE (KNOWN OF LATE AS the United States Hotel,) having under- gone thorouzh repair and been handsomely refuinished, 1s now open for the reception of, uests. From its favorable location, (being nearer e Capitol than any other Hotel inthis city.) and the accommodations, the proprietor is red to afford all who wish a compfortable home during their sojourn in Washington, he feels assured ofa Mberal patronage from the traveling public. dec 1-tf town, D. C., has been leased by td ih DELTA SALUON, D strect, between Sth and Ith streets. HIS ELEGANT S&LOON WAS OPENED on Saturday evening, November Sth, and the proprietor, in soliciting tronage, Sh begs leave to assure the public that he has: spared no pains or expense in making this the most elegant EATING and DRINKING SA- LOON in Washington city Its central and prir vate locality, and the admirable adaptation of the house to the business, aided by the of cooks and servants, and his unremitting endeavors to obtain the finest OYSTERS and other delicacies which the market affords, will, he hopes, merit and receive the patronage of his friends and the community generally. Rov 12-Im ASA RICKETTS. CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENS WARE. R. H. MILLER, SON & CO., Importers direct from Liverpool to, Alexandria, beg leave to call the at- tention of dealers, hotel-keepers and otners of Washington and Georgetown to their stock of GOODS, which, for extent and variety, will compare favorably with any establishment in the Eastern cities The connexion of thelr senior partner with the manufacturers of Europe and the United States for upwards of 3 years, has given him advan- tages in the en, of goods, equal, if not supe- rior, to any house in the trade. An inspection of goods and prices will satisfy all parties that pur- chases pol made cf them upon the most favor- able terms Freneb China Dinner Sets, gilt and decorated French China Dinner Sets, gold band and plain white Preneh China Vases, Pitchers, Toilet Sets, &c. Prench China Tea Sets, Cups and Saucers, and other — of — ¥ And Dinner Ware, separate from sets India China Dinner Sets, and separate articles al- ways on hand White Granite Ware in every variety, in sets, and separate from sets, as may be desired Blue Printed or rs Ware, the same Common Edged, White and Rockingham Ware, in full supply. Cut, Pressed, Plain and Moulded Glass Ware from the best establishments In the Eastern and ‘Western States, which will be sold by the pack- age or otherwise. Experienced packers employed. Goods put up by us can be transported by any mode without Fare by the steamboats from Washington to Alexa ia, almost hourly, 12} cents each way A quarter ofa dollar thus spent may save many Gohars. dec 1- OFFICIAL. Taeascny Derantuent, August 20, 1856. Whereas the following joint resolution of Congress bas become a law: Jost Resocvtion extending the time for the credi- torsof Texas to present their claims. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembled, ‘That aa, agreeab'y to the provision of the fourth section of the act of the 28th of February, 1855, -‘ to provide fur the payment of such creditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended im the act of Congress of September 9th, 1850,” no- tice, by public advertisement, was duly given for the space of ninety days by the Secretary of the Treasury, of the time at which payment of the amount appropriated by the fifth section of said act would be Mate, pro rata, on aay bond, certificate, or evidence of debt of said ta ©, which should be presented atthe Treasury Department thirty days preceding the 13th day of June, 1456, the limit of aig notice; and as it is represented by the said Seoretary of the Treasury, that of said bonds, cer- tficates, and evidences of debt, which have been recognized by the State of Texas, the same, equai to ths sum of taree hundred and eighty nine thous. aad sx hundred and ninety-three doliars and seven cents were not preseated tothe Treasury Department Prior te the said 13th of June, therefore, in order to do full Justice to the holders of «aid debt, the Secre- tary of the Treasury is hereby aa horized to pay to the holders of any of the said bunds, certificates, or evirlences, of debt, not presented before the 13th day of June last, who may present ard prove the 83 ae at the Treasury Department, between the 12th day of June ‘ast and the Ist day of January next, Bad ezecyte the proper releases to the United Biates aod the State of Texas, their pro rata share of the said seven milion seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and aller peyment thereof, the said Secre of the Treasury is authorized and required to distribute and pay the residue of the said seven mil lions sevea Bundred and fifty thousand dollars, then remaining in the treasury, pro rata, amongst all the said holders who May have proved their claiums,and executed the proper releases on or betore the letday ot Jaquary next. Approved August 18th, 1856. NoTigSis HERESY GIVEN to the holdess of bonds, certificates, and evidences of debtof the late repub- lie of Tezas, which were not presented at this de partment 00 or before the 13th day of June last,thay the same will be settled and the pro rate amvunt Gereon will be paid to the lawful holders thereof if presented before the Srst day of January next, ae companied with the necessary evidence of theirgen. uineness, with assignmentsto the United Btates, re quired to give this department the custody ofsuch bonds, certificates, and evidences of debt, and with roleasesto tue United States and Texas, fu accord. ance with the provisions of tie actof Congress of 26th Pebruary, 1858. This department wil! not require evidence of gen- uinoness to be presented with the certificatesi ued by the asditorand comptrolier of Texas under the lawa of the State. But it pomessesno meansof ver. fying the certificates, bonds Promissory motes issued by the republic of Texas, and not presented to, nor audited by, the officers of the State. The necessary and proper proof of the genuine nessof the ttteristhe certificate of the comptrotier of the Stateo!f Texas, who bas the official charge of the original 1-0 vives relating tothe debt ofthe ime re public of Texas. The assigament and releases may be executed Sckauwle dgediu the presence of the Assistant Evening > VOL. VII. Secretary of the Treasury, or the chiefclerk thereof, in the presence of a notary public, and be witnessed bythe Assistant Secretary, or chief clerk and nota ry, and be certified by the notary under his nota- rialseal; but when the holders desire to make the assigament and execute the rolrases out of the city of Washington, it may be done in the presence of an assistanttreasurer, or colleotor, or surveyor of the customs, in the presenee of a notary public, and be witnessed by the collector or surveyor and the no- tary public, and be certified by the notary under his notarial seal; and if there be no collector orsurvey- or ofthe eustoms at the place where the party re- sides, theassignment and releases may be executed before any court of record, in the presence of the Judge and clerk thereof. and be witnessed by them, and certified by the clerk under his seal of office; and if the holder be out of the United States, the as signment and releases may be executed before any United Statesconaul, and be witnessed and certified by him under his consular seal. Aili personsexe outing such assignmentsand releases must also de- clare, underoath, beforethe notary, clerk, or con sul, as the case may be, that they are the real own- ers ofthe eertificates or other evidences of debt, or that the same have been assigned to them, bona fide, for collection ; and the notary, clerk, or consul must include the fact of thatdeclaration in their cer tificate ofacknowledgment. If assigned for coliection, or in pledge, the name of the party hoiding the beneficial or residuary in- terest in the claim must be stated in the affidavit anda release tothe United States and release to Texas must be duly executed by such party, to- gether with the assignment and releases trom the person in whose favor settlement and payment is requested, One or more audited certificates, or one or more evidence of the same character of debt, may be in- cluded in the same assignment, releases, and affida- vit of ownership, if each certificate is correctly de scribed by number, date, amount, and name of the original payee. It should also appear whether the certificates were issued by the authorities of the State of Texas, on aceount of the debt of the repub- lic, or were issued by the republic of Texas, accord ing to the facts of each case. The assignment to the United States may be made in common form ; the releases should be drawn ac- cording to the forms subjoined—A and B. JAMES GUTHRIE. Secretary of the Treasury, Form A. Know al! persons by these presents that has released, and livreby releases, the United Siares of America from al! further liability or claim for the payment of certificate or evicence of debt number » for the sum of ¢ , issued by the late republic of Texas, (or by the authorities of the State of Texas, as the case may be,) and re- deemed by the United States inaccerdance with the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “An act to provi.e tor the payment of such cueditors of the late republic of Texas as are comprehended in the actof Congress of September nine, eighteen hundred and fifty,”? approved the 28th day of Fedruary, 1855, and an act of the -tate of Texas, approved the Ist of February, 1856. As witness my hand and seal, Form B. Know all persons by these presents that —— has released, and hereby releases, the Stateof Texas from all further liability or claim for the pay- mont of certificate or evidence of debt number , for the sum of $———, issuea by the lace re~ public of Texas, (or by the of Texas, as the case may be, United States in accordance with the provistoas of an act of Congress, enutled “ An act to provide for the payment of such creditors of the late republic oi ‘Texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of September nine, eighteen hundred and fifty,” approved the 28th of February, 1855, and an act of the State of Texas, approved the Ist of February, As witness my hand and seal. The following is alist of the audited certificates still outstaading: No. _ Issued to. 8 T D Tompkins 18 Bukman Canfield 31 John A Clifton 32 HK Muse No. fssued to. 1639 Oscar Engiedow 1675 Trustees ef Austin Colle; 1682 G H Monearrat & Co 53 RG Hobbs 1690 John Karner 84 J De Cordova — Daniel Carl, 92 John Burningham = 135 Phineas De Cordova raat HN Walcatt 176 E Baldwio 1746 John W Portis 191 James Tilghman 1770 J K Elliow 192 Mathias Clark fe cee —- 200 iles 8 Bennett 201 } Ethan Earle 1829 Nathaniel Rudder 328 O Blineau 1€31 ) Levi Tyler, adm’r 344 J E Wade 1833 § of WH Kelly 368 Peters & Booth 1838 Bamue! Wilde’ 395 fy Husted 1839 ap Sutherland 404 ingsle’ 1841 J P Hennings 477 J Parker for Eliza- 1842 beth Parieer,ex’x 1843 JC Eccles 437 Benedict Bayley 1844 Edmand Ballinger 445 Leander Beason 1852 J 1) Logan 466 Wm Odlin 1856 C P Green 467 John W King 1865 David Ayres 509 T B Webb 1869 Thomes F James 510 A 8 Thurmond 1878 C Schiediemantd 548 Thos W Marshall 188) J F Jewett 625 David 8 Kaufman 1} F Emma 643 George W Parker 1899 Par‘illa Lee* 644 Crutcher&McRavenl9#20 F W Grossmeyer 651 1922 Gilbert Johnson G52} Wm Flower 1928 Robert Lusk 653 J A Simpson 1929 E W Cawthern 659 Wm Hi Belcher 1930 Wm Cochran 677 HH Williams {701 Felix Rieder 19 f Robert Date 773 Win Jones 1932 Francis Moore jr 2071 Andrew Daley 2072 Isaac Stewart ia CW Vickery 863 Hermogan Brown 1610 { Davia G Burnet i Janes Mesfester “3 RP McMaster 915 Mary E:len Heden- ts F P Gentry ber; 2145 , 20 Ele sale st Mrs elville 2104 o 1010 Anson Coaneon 1501 i Louisiana Davis 1012 RM Porbes 2303 E Prost 1025 James N Hogan 1043 Thomas Lindsay 1045 James L Green 1047 Jesse Daniel 2006 Thomas Reed 2316 Harrieon C Bryant 2330 J 8 McDonal 2340 Arthur Garner 1043 J B Daniel 2341 J F Martehett oa Charles Vincent 2341 Andrews & Grover PG Merritt 1057 {SDGervaise Satoh, Pinkney 1038 Willis Millican 2350 J D Giddiny 1059 J D Millican 2354 J Cawtord jr 1062 John Davis 2358 A P Edgertan 1065 Wm Barton 2359 Thomas Warner jr 1079 W A Lockhart 2363 George K Sistare 1080 R Morton 2364 Francis Brictta 1135 James Killam 2382 Elizabeth Carter 1196 © H Taylor Wm Da 1241 Youngs Coleman 2587 Joseph ‘Tomlinson 1248 Robert McNutt = 2390 Sneed & Turner 1249 John W Cloud, per 2390 Wm Ki:nbro att’y} H Raymond 2400 HH royale 2401 RW hank 1263 E De Pontois 1289 C P Green Catherine Aflen Kring 2402 1275 G W Sinks & J B 2195 Hen wre: 2418 Stephen ‘Smita Shaw M13 IW 1297 Jon Kendrick 1298 Samuel Hidten 2434 A C Horton 1300 John Johnson 2438 Elaphalet Easton 1301 Susan Massiex 2442 Lemuel BDickenson 1362 Thomas H Porrester2450 Wm H Thampson 1385 BR Warner 2 1423 William Frels 1424 G W Oshorne 2474 A B Hemphill 1425 John A Rutherford 2477 Aaron Haughton 1427 Cornelius Vannoy 2479 Heirs of John Jones 1428 Joseph Bates 2400 Joel Hill 1473 Ann B Reese 2481 Warren Aburn 15}5 Lumbard Mims =. 2482S John L. Monks 1612 Jehn Lamer 2513 Henry B Brook 1615 John Cameron 2514 Gabriel "Tramwelt 1623 John DTaytor 2528 H S M 1624 Levi Mercer 2529 Pu & Bean 1626 Eli Mercer 2534 Sarah Newman The evidences of other classes of the det of the FASHIONABLE DANCING. W. MUNDER, PROFESSOR OF DANC- © at Geol Col and Con- vent, and principal teacher ashing- ton, D. C., and Baltimore, Md, has the honor to announce to the citizens and public lly, that his school is open er 'UESDAY and THURSDAY ‘AF FERNUON for Young Ladies, Misses, avd Masters, poe ee o’clock, and on the same even! at 8 for gentlemen. eine to the unusual large number of pupils in his classes this season, and the great suecess of his class in the first society of Baltimcre, com- pells him to limit the number of pupils taken for the balance of the season. The public are well aware that Prof. M. spares neither time nor patience to render the un- skilful pupil ee t. He invites ‘ies and gentlemen ly of respectability and stand: to visit his class and witness the fpeeteeery his pupils in the few Pleasant lessons that has past. It is desirabiethat all who wish to participate in his May Exhibition should enter early this year, as the dances in pre- on are more complicated then any hereto- re introduced. nov 21-tf NEW LIVERY STABLE, Eighth Street, between D and E. HE SUBSCRIBER HAS ERECTED A commodious stable on 8th street, having room enough for over fifty hor- ses, and a capital Carriage House of 27 by 90 feet. This estabiisbment is now, open for the reception of Horses on livery, and for the hiring and selling of horses. He has also for rent a fine large Room immedi- ately over his carriage house, by 90 feet, suita- ble for almost any purpose There is also sleeping brunks for persons bringing servants, and the whole establishment is lighted with gas. He would also call the attention of bringing produce to market, to the fine yard ad- joining the stable, where wegons can be safely secured during the night ‘The whole establishment {s under the chargeof Wx. Hicks, well known to stable men in this city. JOHN C. COOK._ SORIEES DANSANTE. ROF.H. W. MUNDER TAKES GREAT pleasure in announcing to his friends, patrons, and public generally, that the above social and delightful entertain- ments willcommenceat Munder’s Metro- 4 litan Hall, corner 9th and D streets, on EDNESDAY EVENING, November ‘6th, at 8 o’clock, and continue every Wednesday throughout the season. Gentlemen wishing to subscribe for the season can do so upon very favorable terms, by applying at the Hall on Tues- day — Thoreday evening from 8 till 10 o’elock. nov 21-t YLOR & AURY’S RECENT IM. portation ‘The following valuable and interesting works will be found amongst a vaney of English Books recently received from England. many of which are at considerably reduced pri- ces and especially suited for the approaching fes- tive season : Book of Celebrated Poems; the best poems in the English language; one beautifully printed 8vo volume, witheighty ilustratlons by the first artists, cloth, gilt pe eed a Cruikshanks’ Three Courses and a Desert, fifty humorous illustrations, $1 25 Book of Family Crests,2 volumes, over four thousand cuts of crests, $5.50 Furniture and House Decoration, 4to , six hun- dred filustrations, $6 Gallery of the Graces, or Beauties of British on % beautiful plates, morocco, richly giit, Gleanings of Nature, by Mudie, 37 colored plates by Landseer, jr ,83 me in Boots, 12 fine illustrations, fancy covers, ets. Junius’s Letters, complete in two volumes, $2 Kohi’s Russ!a—St. Petersburg, Moscow, and the Crimea, $2 75 Moore’s Irish Melodies, filustrated edition beautifully printed and embellished with splendid line engravings from pictures painted expressly for the work by Mulready, jr , $7 Nicholson’s Operative Mechanic and British Machinist, 150 plates, 4 50 Nicholson’s Builder and Workman’s New Di- rectory, to , 150 plates, $6 Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, cloth, extra gilt, 2 25 Pictorial Book of Ancient Ballads, illustrated, antique gilt edges, $3 75 Robinson Crusoe, with 2% illustrations, on wood and steel, $1 25 Sauntering about London, 75cents Sculpture, Specimens of Ancient and Modern, fto., ti |g $250 Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen. and Young Couples, 18 illustrations, by Phiz, $f Stuart’s Antiquities of Athens, and other Mon- uments of Greece, 70 beautiful plates, with the measurements, details, &c., #8 75 ‘Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, 24 engravings on wood and 8 on steel. $1 25 Walker’s ee of Beauty in Women and Critical View of Hypothesses renpecting Beauty, new editions, 22 drawings from life, $6 Bon Gaultier’s Book of Ballads, i!lustrated by Crowqulll, Leech, and Doyle, $2 $5 A Cracker Bon Hon for Christmas Parties, by Brough, illustrated, @1 Round Games for all Parties, for Old and Young, gilt edges, $1.50 Boswell’s Life of Johnson, 10 vols., 50 platcr, $10 ‘ shee Studies of Heads. finely drawn on stone, to. eqigtraner’s Popular Astronomy, 119cuts, 12mo., cts. unch’s Pictures—Pictures from the Portfolio of Mr. Punch, 600 illustrations by Leech, 1 vol , 23 50 Book of Costume, or Annals of Fashion, by a Lady of Rank ; 8vo., numerous illustrations, gilt edges, #2 50 Pi frei Comic Annual, 40 {llustrations by Leech, Drawirg Book of the Government School of De- sign, 3. ‘Etiamber's History of the Russian War, splen- didly illustrated with maps and plates, $3.50 The work of Canova in Sculpture and Model- ling, ha, ka in outline by eet Moses, with descriptions and a biographical memoir; did volumes, $12 For sale at nov 28- splen- TAYLOR & MAURY’S Bookstore, near 9th st. LAGER BEER BREWERY. HE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY IN- forms the public that he has establirhed a LAGER BEER BREWERY, near the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 19th street, where he bas constantly on hand a prime article, which is a healthful and pleasant beverage, and is highly recommended as such by the Faculty. I rell Lager Beer by the kegs or bottles at rea- sonable prices, and send it to any part of the city free of charce for the accommodation of familes. CHARLES GERECKE. R.MUNSON, AT 333 PENN’A AVENUE. Is still making those beautiful continueus GUM TEETH, called Allen's Patent, for the excellency of which over all other styles of teeth, many now wearing them in this city, will cheerfully vouch. There is one Dentist in this city who has been infri g the patent, and made a bad imitation of it, inst whom I hereby caution the public N. B. Whenever a Dentist speaks against Allen’s Patent Continuous Gum Teeth, whea properly constructed, itis because he is ignorant of cad irs Incompetent to make the work, or + ‘ing to pay for the patent. Je 16-¢f HOSIERY—HOSIERY. OHN H SMOOT, NU. 119 BRIDGE Street, 6 own, D C_, has received a large assort- ment of Woolen and Cotton Hose, and half Hose for Ladies, Gents, Boys and Girls, of all sizes and qualities, and of the best makes. Purchasers will please call. nov 2% JAMES 5. WELCH’S FIRST PREMIUM FAMILY FLOUR. Wwe ARE NOW RECEIVING THIS Justly celebrated brand of F lour, and will continue torecelve a fullsupply during the winter We ‘warrant it superior to anything in the market. Weare also agents for the sale of the following brands, viz: Richard B. Welch, Family Charles L. Wood do nov 26-St# Deniel J. Wood, ’ do Island Mills, do Elizabeth Mills, do Allof wees verge la ace iiee to sult pur- chasers, at owest market y , HARTLEY & BROTHER, nov 26~-1m 101 Water St , Georgetown. Re seniFicEns PIANOS.—WE HAVE now in store the t and most complete stock of new and beaut PIANOS ever o1 in the city, ee and terms to suit every one Our store is largest Pianoforte, Melodeon, Music and Musicel instrument establishment in the District. JOHN F. ELLIS 206 Pa. ave., bet. 9th and IE sts. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1856, OFFICIAL. Treasury Department, Nov. 29, 1856. Notice is hereby given to holders of stock of the leans of the United States, that this department will pu:cl ase the rams until the 3d of March next, uniess the sum of $1,500 000 shall be prc viously obtained, and will pay, in addition to the interest acerued from the date of the last semi annual divi- dend of interest thereon, together with one day's a !ditional inte rest for the money to reach the ven- dor, the following rates of premiom on said stocks: For the stock of 1842, a premium of 10 per cent. For the stock of 1847 and 1848, a premium of 16 per cent; and for the stock of 1850, commonly called Texas Indemnity Stock, a premium of 6 per cent. Certificates of stock uansmitted to the depart- ment, under this notice, must be assigned to the United States, by the party duly entitled to receive the proceeds. If sent between éate hereof and the Ist day of January next, the current half y: ar’s in terest musi be assigned by the present stockholder, or it will be payable as heretofore, and a corres- ponding deduction be made from the amount pay able for the stock. Payment fur the stocks so assigned and tra ismilt- ted will be made by drafts on the Assistant Treasu- rers at Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, at the option of the parties entitled to receive the money, which should bs expressed in the letters accompa nying the certificates. JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the Trasury. dec 1—dt3dMarcht FURS: FURS!: FURS AVING FITTED UP IN ELEGANT style for the ladies a most beautiful fur room I can now offer the most beautiful assortment Ladies’ and Children’s FURS, in Capes, Mantil- les, Pellarines, Victorines, extra large Capes, Josines, and Beas, in Real Russian Sable, real Ermine Stone Martin, Sable Mink Hudson Bay Sable, French Sable Russian Fitch, American Sable German Fitch, Rock Martin Siberian Equirrel, Chinchilla, Black Lynx. Also, Fur ‘irimming for Cloth and Velvet Cloaks, of all widths. Gents’ and Ladies’ Fur Gloves and Gauntlets, Collars and Foot Muffs. Coach Robes of Bear, Hudson Bay Wolf, Prairie Wolf, Fox, Russian Fox, and Jennet. Buying the above goods only for cash, I can of fer greater inducements than ever to customers. cones is required isto examine my extensive All goods sold warranted to be genuine at the Bazaar, corner of 6th street and Penneylvanieave- nue, sign of tbe white bear. nov ®-eclw HOPKINS. FURS!—FURS!!—FURS!!! ODD & CO., UNDER BROWNS’ HOTEL, beg leave to announce the arfival from Lon- don and Paris of their splendid collection of RICH FURS, made in the most fashionable styles from seesoned Soft-dressed Skins They would invite particular atteution to their clegant and much-ad mired MANTIiLLA TALMAS, _PELLERINE VAN DYKES, VICTORINES, with Muffs and Cuffs to match, of HUDSON BAY SABLE, MINK, STONE MARTIN, FITCH & MOUNTAIN MARTIN, SIBERIAN AND RUSSIA SQUIRREL, LONDON LUSTRED BLACK LYNX . and EKMINE; RICH FUR TRIMMING for Cloth and Velvet Cloaks; SWANSDOWN TRIMMING; ELEGANT SIBERIAN SQUIRREL ROBES, for Cloak Lintngs, or cut for Trimming; Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s FUR GAUNTLETS; Gentlemen’s TRAVELING MUFFLERS, of Beaver, Otter, Nutria, and Sea! Fur; CARRIAGE ROBES, of Bear, Fox, and Buffalo Skins. TODD & CO for the past twenty-five years have devoted much attention to this branch of their trade, purchasing exclusively for cash, sell- Ing at moderate prices, and by adhering to their determination to deat in no article that would not bear the strictest scrutiny, they have secured a large and increasing trade from all parts of the barat Purchasers are invited to visit thelr establish- ment and examine the most extensive STOCK OF FURS south of NewYork. 0c 31-3t&eotf LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S FURS. LADIES WISHING TO OB- tain desirable FURS at moderate Prices will find a good assort- , ment of MANTILLAS, PIL- -? LORINES, TIPPETS, & VIC- TORINES, with CUFFS AND MUFFS to match, of variousprices, 2 i = STINEMETZ'S Cheap Cash Store, 226 Pa. av., nov 4-eotf near 13th street. Claim, Bounty Land, Pension, Property and GENERAL COLLECTION AGENCY, No 424 Penn. avenue, north side, near 1} street, over Duval §& Brothers, Washington, D.C. caus AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT prosecuted before the Departments, adjusted and settled. House and Ground Kents, Merchants’ and ‘Traders’ bills, and aceounts of all kinds, whether local or from a distance, promptly attended to. Books of avcounts in business posted and writ- ten up, and the estates of insolvent and deceased Larue balanced, with balance sheet adjusted and set \. REFERENCES. Chas B. Calvert, E: Geo. 8. Gideon, Erq. Geo. & T. Parker & Co. Rev. A G. Carothers, George W. Riggs, Esq. Taylor & Maur, And Col. J . 8, altimore. JOHN W. WELLS, No. 434 Penn. avenue, over Duvall & Bro.'s, nov 6-eolm Wasbington D OLT’S IMPROVED REVOLVING PIS. tols, the best Pistol in the world, this day re- ceived and which we will be happy to show. Also, a fine assortment of other Revolvers, sin- le and double barrel Pistols of every variety,and the best assortment of Guns and Apparatus fn the ity, for sale Daal &. TUCKER & CO nov 28-eo3t 353 Penn. ave., south side. @PERA CLOAKS—OPERA CLOAK: UST RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIBER, at his Cloak and Shaw! Store, a nice selection of rich and Serr Tne See Also, ZE OPERA HO) an APE: oe ata FRANK A. McGEE, 244 Pa. avenue, bet. 12th and 13th streets. dec 1-eolw PAPER HANGING AND UPHOLSTER- fs HE SUBSCRIBER HAVING PHRCHAS- ed the Paper epee and Upholstering Es tablishment of EK. N. Worthington, at No. 433 north 7th street, between G and H streets west, respectfully calls the attention of his friends and the public erally to give him acall and exam- ine his well selected stock. He attends personal- ly to the Paper Hanging and Upholstering busi- ness, at the shortest notice,the best style, and on the most er re oa ings made an red. Aor ‘wim GEORGE 8. DONN. IRD GRAND OPENING OF NEW TRULUAKS. TALMAS AND SHAWLS. UST RECEIVED FROM NEW YORK, purchased by the subscriber last week froin the handsomest and best stocks in the above named city, the noe eegei aesortment ever 8 C! a ‘ offered for sale in thie cK A. Mc6BE, 244 Pa. avenue, between 12th and 13th sts. nov U-ectw No 571. OTICE or THE RE-ESTABLISH- MENT OF THE LAND OFFICE AT TA SnNee, IN THE STATE OF INDI- ANA. in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved August 18th, 1856, entitled **An act to continue the land offices at Vincennes, Indiana, and to ascertain and adjust the titles to certain lands in the States of Indiana and [1li- nois, formerly included within the Vincennes land district," itis hereby declared and made known that theoffices of register and receiver at Vincennes have again been opened for the sale and entry of lands, &c., as if said Jand officeshad not been abolished. Given under my hand. at thecity of Washing- ton, this 22¢ dayef November, A. D. 1856 THOS A. HENDRICKS, Commissioner of the General Land Office. Rov 26-lawew Star. NO. 1,192. EVENING STAR. Report of the Secretary of the Interior. The Report of the Secretary of the Inte- rior will be read with much satisfaction. It is introduced to the public with the remark that the Department is becoming unwieldy, snd needs to be reorganized This may be so, but we think no one can read the report with- out coming to the conclusion that its business, diversified as itis and vast in amount, has been thoroughly comprehended in all its de- tails by its laborious chief. Since the 4th March, 1953, fifty two treaties have been negotiated with the Indian tribes, of which thirty-two have been ratified by the Senate, and twenty yet remain to be acted on by that body. By eos treaties we acquire new territory for — purposes to the extent of 174,184,710 acres, at a cost in money of $11,184,203.80, after reserving 19,343,900 acres for Indian purposes. The Policy, 80 recently adopted, of coloniz- ing the Indians and inducing them to settle upon and cultivate separate tracts of land, with a view to the gradual abandonment of tho tribal character, is believed to be the best yet devised with reference to these people, and it is hoped they will themselves be soon led so to regard it. The efforts thus far made in thi: direction have proved highly successful, and large expectations are indulged for the future. Several pages of the report are devoted to this subject, 80 tull of interest to the philanthropic and humane, and many suggestions made which deserve, and no doubt will receive, care- ful consideration. The number of Iudians within our borders is estimated at 300.000, and no means chould be spared to rescue them from the perils which surround them, and to elevate thom, as a class, in the seale of being. As tho Indian title has been extinguished to the public domain, new fields have been opened to the enterprise of our citizens. Du- Ting the last four years about 60,000 000 acres thus acquired have been eurveyed into tracts of convenient size for cultiva'ion end settle- ment. Acres. There have been sold for cash.... 30,935,17! —tor which has been received $27,940,151. Lccated by land warrants. Approved under swamp | Granted for railroads. see 15,806,260 ta 30 199,056 + 17,036,282 Making the aggregate dispored of. 93.976 772 One can hardly realize the amount of Jabor performed in this branch of the servico. To convey some idea af it, the Secrotary states that, during the period named, the records of correspondence cover 90,000 folio pages—that 8,000 accounts have been adjusted, and 409,- 000 land patents issued. The business of the Pension Office scems to be in a very satisfactory condition. During the last four years the applications for bounty lands, including 65,256 cases pending at the commencement of that period, number 367,- 523. The number of warrants From Sept 30, ’52, to Sept. 30, “ « 53, “ , “ “ "54. “ “ is 55, “ Making in all........0008 —and leaving 131,102 applications upon which warrants had not been issucd at ibe last named date. These were £0 far rodused on the 25th of November as to leave but 25,542 original cases which had not been examined, from which it will be seen that the business under the various acts granting bounty lands is fast drawing to a close. Several amendments to the pension laws are recommended for the pro tection of the public interests and to render tho bounty of the Government of the utmost value to its recipient Nor has the Patent Office been overlooked— an office which, a few years since, was man- aged by s comparatively small force and yielded a revenue hard!y sufficient for its sup- port, but which has now an annual revenue of some $200.000, and ono hundred employes Probably no other office under the Goyern- ment is growing more rapidly than this, and it is quite easy to perceive that ere long it will absolutely require the entire building for its accommodation. The number of applications for patents last year was 4,435, while in Great Britain it was eid 2,958, and in France 4,056 The number for the present year will proba- bly reach 5,000. The agricultural division of the office claims and receives much attention. The first appro- priation for this was made in 1839, and amounted to only $1,000, payable out of the patent fund; that for the present yoar is $105,000, payable out of the Treasury—ad mitting of largely extended eperations. The boundary between the United States and Mexico hes been surveyed, and the re- port of the Commissioner is now being pub- lished. After defraying all the expenses of the work both in the field and office, as well as for printing the report, a balance of about $50,000 will remain untouched of the appro- priations made therefor, and go to swell the surplus fund in the Treasury. he laws respecting the judiciary stil! prove defective in several particulars, and their amendment is urged. Many other matters of general interest are discussed by the Seore- tary, and suggestions made which require careful consideration We cannot close this hasty sketch without briefly calling the attention of our city read- ers to what most vitally concerns them in their personal interests. e referto the recom- mendations for improvements of tho public buildings and reservations at the seat o: por ernment. These are most liberal and show that, while the head of the department has been almost overwhelmed with a vast amount of business of a more general nature, he has by no means lost sight of the duties imposed upon him growing out of his supervision of the operations of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. Much has already been done for the embellishment of the public grounds, but much yet remains to be done, and additional buildings are required for the accommodation of the several departments. The present is suggested as the proper time to supply all these wants, when tke condition of the Treas- ury issuch as to justify it. We shall have occasion to refer again to this subject at an early day, when we propose to furnish a full abstract of the recommendations in respect to these matters which are of much local in- terest. Ee E# The Evening Gazette (Boston) says: “Well, we have had an arrest, a fana fide arrest, and the first under the new Dramatic Copyright Law, and it has taken place in Bos- ton. On Thursday last, the strong arm of the law was placed upon 8. Munroe, F. A. Mun- roe and F. Iarrington, lessees of the Howard Athenwum, and those very noble and ap- proved good masters were held to answer to a charge of infringement of an act of Congress, passed August 16, 1856. The offence consists in the fact that Mr. F.S. Chanfrau and Miss Albertine did, on the evenings of September 15 and 16, 1356, appear at the Howard Athe- nwum, in a five act play, entitled “ Rose ; or, the Career of an Actress,”’ which play, it is claimed by Dion Bourcicault, is a literal copy of his copyrighted piece called ‘‘ Violet; or, the Life of an Actress,’’ merely the names of the characters being changed. Mr. Chanfrau, we believe, agreed to back the Howard man- agement in case of a prosecution. Nake 1h ck ee 0 hild being told that he must be broken of a bad habit, he actually replied : “ Papa, hadn’t I better be ted ? 2 Hon. F. W. Pickens of South Carolina, de- star telag ‘s candidate for Governor of that State. THE WEEELY STAB. Vhis excellent Family and Mews Journal—con' alning a greater Variety ef interesting reading than ean be found ia any other—is published on Setur- day morning. Single copy, per AHRUM...0+ecceseessceee G1 (> Casn, rnvaniasty in (in wrappers) agn be procured ate oe after (ht issue of the Paper. Price— ny ha PosTMastens who act asagents will beallowed a Of twenty per cent. Report of the Commissioner of Pensions. The following is a synopsis of the annual re- port of the Commissioner of Pensions : ARMY et es The numbor of origival applications, and applications fo! ase of pensions, admitted during the year ng June 30, 1856, are as ere 2 uti ions, year. revolutiona: Ds! a ‘ ammo esecnnnnersene $4,905 63 45 widows of revolutionary pen- treba yearly amount. « 35,532 02 335 widows and orphans, ot f- ay pensions, yearly amount.. 20,936 00 174 invalid, dO..+++++++ 12,637 00 1,130 cages admitted. Amount....874,010 65 The arrears due on the above pensions at the date of is:uing the pension-certificates, amounted— To revolutionary soldiers and wid- OWE. + seees + -$164,287 08 To all others.. 40,546 26 uring the past year there has been y pension Seents in the several States and Ter- ritories— To revolutionary soldicre....+++ee-$81,274 25 To widows of Sey = “psig art 6 To widow: and orphans, or half-pay “penal cet +211,229 11 +-431,173 69 Total.....eseeceeeeeeeeeees$1,233,136 61 The number of pensions on tbe roll on the se of June, 1856, Neo 14 revolutionary iers, year- ly AMOUDE..sececseeeeseereeee $31,054 SA 5,167 widows of revolutionary sol- diers, yearly amount ...+++.. 415,435 10 2,531 widows and orphane, or b: pay, yearly amount....++ 181.156 93 4,866 invalids, yearly amount....443,i53 50 13,078 pensions. Amount...+++2«1,071,698 87 There have been 990 pensioners added to the role, and 1,510 stricken off by death. Of the latter number, 212 -were revolutionary so)- diers. Many of this class of —— yet “! to 106 years NAVY PENSIONS. living are reported to be from There Lave been 47 original a + eeteee old. and applications for increace, admitted, annual amount of which is $5,525, and the arrears due at the date of issuing the pension certificates amounted to $3,474 64. The num- ber of pensioners on the rolls June 30, 1856, in the several States and Territories, were— 393 invalid, yearly amount... $22,515 85 483 widows, and orphans, do . 95,670 00 18 privateer a 1,384 00 S54 pensioners. Total amount. ..$122,569 85 There have been eye added to the rolls and 38 stricken off by death. Tho total amount paid by navy pension agents to pensioners during the year was $127,558. From January 1 to December 31, 1852, the number of original applications, and appli- cations for increase of pensions, both arm: and navy, admitted was.. $2,296 9; The yearly amount ....... 199,916 60 And the arrears due at the date of issuing each pension-certifi- CAtCrceccccccsccsscccccccccses 695,063 84 An averago of the time from April 1, 1853, to June 30, 1856, shows that each year the number of original applications,and appli- cations for increase of pesione, admitted, was... o 2,949 The yearly amount. +» 216,704 84 And arrears due at the date of is- suing the pension-certificate.. 459,833 04 Up to December 1, 156, six thousand pen- siouers have been admitted under the act of February 3, 1853 Fewace Cuanacrenistics,—We clip from the London Dispatch these two st ex- tracts from a book lately published in jon called Life of Agrippa : Tue Pre-eminence or Wonen.—Even af- ter death nature respects her inherent modes- ty, fora drowned woman floats on ber face, and adrowned man upon his back The no- blest part of a human being is the head; but the man’s head is liable to baldness, woman is never bald. The man’s face is often made so Giltby by a most odious beard, and so cov- ered with sordid hairs, that it is scarcely to be distinguished from the face of a wild beast; in woman, on the other hand, the face always Temains pure and decent For this reason women were, by the laws of the twelve tables, forbidden to rub their cheeks lect hair should grow and obscure their blushing modesty. Bat the most evident proof of the innate ‘ead of the female sex is that a woman, aving once washed, is clean, and if she wash in second water will not soil it; but that a man is never clean, though he should wash in ten successive waters, he will cloud and infect them all. Power or Fremaces.—Aristolle may say that of all animals the males are stronger and wiser than the females, but St. Paul writes that weak things have been chosen to confound the strong. Adam was sublimely endowed, but woman humbled him; 5 was strong, but woman made him captive; Lot was chaste, but woman seduced him; David was religious, but woman disturbed i piety: Bol- omon was wise, but woman deceived him; Job was patient, and was robbed by the devil of fortune and family; ulcerated, grieved and oppressed, nothing provoked him to anger till a woman did it, therein proving herself stronger than the devil. Goopmuess Gracious '—Some one who has been ‘ about in spots,” gives the following result of his observations. If he is right, we start at once for the ‘ Brotherly love city :’* The Cincinnati ladies “do ve their curis’’ with bogs tails, and when asked to marry, an- swer, “out, ous, our.’” The Philadelphia demoiselles eat im- mons to draw their mouths up toa it, and give their lips a “do kiss me’’ look. The Providence beauties put a emall clam shell under each foot, to lift the instep and confer a well made to the pedals. The young ladies of Boston, before going to a party, rub their eyes with extract d’ oguon, to make them sparkle and give a brilliant ex- pression. The New York belles don India rubber stoekings to contract the feet and make them look small. FoLLow1ne Fassion.—Said a judicious fath- er, “Do not i ine, my daughter, that you are agreeable or attractive when your person is exposed, or when you aid nature by artificial means. Two classes of persous may gaze on you, to be sure—the and licentious, with famil ; the reflecting and serious, with sadness. Will you consent to such scrutiny? Follow fashion no further than fashion follows propriety. Neverlet your mantuamaker dictate to your morals. Tar New CENT pared idea — tained by some that no new cent pieces have been manufactured is a mistake. Congress passed a law authorizing their , but neglocted to provide for their issue. con- uence is, that a “‘heap” of them are now at the Philadelphia mint, awaiting the order of Congress to circulate. They are about the size of the haff-cent cireulated fifteen or sixteen years ago, and are composed of copper, nickle, and zino. WHOLESALE INTERFERENCE WITH THE LAW. The Albany Atlas and Argus says it was an- nouaced during the ent on the murder trial which was aay, pee ee at Albany yesterday that Gov. ‘k had commuted the sentence of every sentenced to undergo capital during his term of office.