Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1856, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, FUBLISHED SVEKY AFTERNVOR, (ZACEPP SUNDAY,) ds tas Star roboemagtecs peanee! of Penasyliveasa avin ewemth sirest, By W.D. WALLACH, Will be served to subscribers by carriers at -STX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents; papers served in packages at 37% cent per month. To mail subscribers the sub- soriptton price is THR EK DOLLARS AND FIF- TY CBN FS a year in advancs, TWO DOLLARS for six moaths, and ONK DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months et the rate of 19% cents a week. (9 SINGLE COPIBS ONE CENT. Eben Sar, VOL. Vill. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1856. NO. 1,207. "THE WEEELY STAB. ‘This execiient Family and Mews Journsi—con” aining a greater Variety of interesting reading (han ean be found in any other—is published on Seter- xy morning. rrRus. Single copy, per aaxum.... aeerecceeeseees Bl OS ies (im wrappers) can be procured: mmo tely after the issue of the at 4 counter, peper. Price—Tuazs Cants PosTMasteRs who act asagents Will bealiowed 2 comrntssion of twenty per cent. IMPROVED SETS OF ARTIFICIAY TEETH. R. M. LOOMIS, THE INVENTOR AND itentee of ‘- Loomis’ Mineral Plate Teeth,” will attend personally, ‘rine Ae the winter, at bis office, on Pennsylva- nis avenue, between Lith and 12th streets, two doors below the Leoni na — a min This improvement forSets of Teeth consis chiefly in making an upper or lower set of but one piece of material—teeth and plate all solid, and of the same substances No metal of any kind is used in constructing teeth in this way, conse- quently they are perfectly free from all galvanic action and metalic taste. Being all of one solid ieee of mineral, there are no jolntsto become with moisture or particies of food, hence they are absolutely cand ¢iean, and will al- wayscontinueso. Theysrealso lighter, stroager, less clumsy and more natural in thelr appearance than — in other methods. dec 16- M. SNYDER & SON, Bankers, Y AND 8BLL DOMESTIC page Pag STOCKS, BONDS, and othes Secrfrities, receive 5 sh Drafts, make Gollec- tons, and negotiates Time Paper. LAND WARRANTS in er ae , Wiscon- ows, jseour!. a M SNYDER & SON’S Bank, deo 15-I1m No 388 Natiowal Hotel Building. FURS, FURS, FURS—AT SEYMOU je. E ASSORTMENT LARGELY REPLEN ished with fine Mink Sebleand otherse s Just reoetved this dey, a number of Mink Sable sets; the most beau! had this season Also— Stone Manin Marsh Marten Fiteh do Siberian Squirril Rock do French Sable. Wolf and Coon Robes. Every description of Furs worn by ladies and children, all of which ee lower, by calling early, at the i a Fact . — Oy PF. SEYMOUR _des 6-aw = sasates SINGER'S Improved Sewing Machines. To which was ted the Highest Awardc! the Paris Bxhibition, thereby receiving the World’s Verdict of Superiority ME IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS MA- chine has simplified them ia many respects and they arecapableof executingtwicethe amount of werk tl did formerly in any given time. ‘They are without question the only Machines cz- pable of sewing every variety of goods rents shirt bosom or heavy trace for harness can sewn by any of these machines byasimpiechange ofan ard thread in such a manner that the closest serutiny cannot detect a fault. Manufacturers, planters and families will find them the only safe Machines to purchese, as they are built strong and durable, and not likely to ‘et out of order. é . We have machines with guages attached, for binding hats, cap-fronts, | oe. Silk, Fhread, Cetton, Needles, &c., constantly en hand, at the lowest rates. Persons desirous of information regardiag Sew- ing Maghines will please address i. M. SINGER & CO., 185 Baltimore street, Baltimore MN. B.—Weare pi to exchangetbese ma- @aines for old machines ofany kind Terms lib- eral. Persons who penny apemosg — aferior machines un the pr of being shoap, will find this a benefit indeed. maar 18—ly NEW LIVEKY STABLE, Bighth Street, between D and B. HE SUBSCRIBER HA® ERECTED A commodious stable on Sth street, having room enough for over fifty hor- ges, and a capital Carriage House of 27 by 99 feet. This estabilshment !s now ry for the reception of Horses on livery, and for the biring and selling of horses. He has also for rent a mony, F Room hmmed!- ie his carriage neat, by 90 feet, suita- ble almestany ‘here is also sleeping brunks for persons bringing servants, and the whole establish meat Is lighted with gas. He would also call the ettention of — produce to m4rket, to the fine yard ad- jotain, Rae stable, where wagons can be safely during the night ‘The whole esta’ ment is under the of Ww. Hioxs, weil Koown tostable men in this JOHN C. COOK, SORIKEES DANSANTE. ROF H W. MUNDER TAKKS GREAT pleasure in announcing to his frieads, patrons, and public srallv, thet the above social and delizhtful entertain- ments will commence at Munder’s Metno- j itan Hall, corner 9th end D streets, on EDNESUDAY EVENING, November Mth, at 8 o’clo:k, and continue every Wednesday throughout the season. Gentlemen wishing to subseribe for the season can do so upon very favorable terms, by applying at the Hall on Tues- day and Thorsday evening from § till 10 o’clock. nov 91-tf LAM e?S—LA™MPS. AR, FELLOWS & CO’S, PATENT SS wegULATOR LAMP starve unrivalled bet: the cleanest, safest. ves the itg bt of any Lamp of the Kind ever invented e have now a very handsome assortment of the above, as nes ——— — a on hand, which we sell at very low prices —— HOWELL & MORSELL, dec 13-8~ No, 223 C st., bet. 6th and 7th. BUCK! BUCK! BUCK: (not Weelly Hoss EM ROUTE FOR WASHINGTON,D C. HREE ENTIRE DEER, LARGEST EVER T received in Baltimore, shot with Virginia rifles—not revol ers. BE AR MEAT, HAMS, SHOULDERS, SIDES, fattest ever received from the Allegha- nl on Constantly receiving from the West, via Bal more and Obio, Winchester and Potomac, P: ersb’ Ceatral Obio Railroads, VENISON, POULTRY, WILD GAME, keg and roll BUT- TER, CAP’ HONEY, DRIED APPLES and PEACHES, and country produce ny. sale b Cc. C. O’NEIL, vn Cesiet Howard and ig me BUUK BINDING. Corner E event strest and Maryland avenus, near the Smath¥omian Institution. DWARD LYCETT RESPECTFULLY IN- E forms the subscribers to Brown’s Bible and Shakspeare, now just completed, that he is pre- pared to bind those works in a superior style of elegance, strength and solidity, and upon much more reasonable terms then cat be done fn Balt!- e, Philadelpla, or New York. A letter ad- to bim (per post) will euable bim to ex- hibit tothe subscribers ‘imens of bis je of . Hvery Kind of Binding ex- mo COFFINS—COFFINe, M. WHITE, SOLE AGENT FOR F18K’3 M. Airtight Metallic Coffins for _—. the city of Washington, wishes to ug poem inform the public that he has now on hand « large supply of all sizes, similar in form to the ric best wood coffins, and beautifully Ainished in imitation of rosewood They can be soid at the ame rates as a wel! fisished mahogany cCofia. These beautiful Afrtight Coffins can be ready for use to thirty minates for transpor'ation toanmy part of the United States. ihe under- si attends to UNDERTAKING In all its brenches, at allloursof dayornight Also, on haid 2 supply of READY MADE WOODEN CUFFINS. Purchasers are greeny? t invited to call and s@ for themselves, at No 457 Penasylvania ave- side, near the corner of Third street. MM. WH . .. MUNSON, AT 338 PENN’A AVENUE \s still maxing those beautiful eoathuoss GUM TEETH, called Allews latent, for the exceliency of “iT whiel owr ail other styics of teeth, many now wearly tom {a this city, will cheerfully vouch Ther tone Dentist tu this city who has been tnfringig be patent, acd madea bad Imitation of, aan w ora i hereby caution the public N. B. Wyenever a Dentist spesks against Alien’s ‘ate¢ Continuous Gum Teeth, when ee ences, itis because he 1s ignorant oft incompetent to make the work, or sunlit to wy for the patent. je16-tf — ee uzBY —HOSIERY. HN HyMG) 1, NO. 119 BRIDGE Street, Goorneya, L C., bas received a assort- wien aud Cotton Mose, and half Hose 5 meat for Lad ts Boys and Girls, of ali sizes and quallt {the best makes. Purchasers witl please nov %6 Giete tt: -cames 1A LARGE at Cad \ LaaebewD's, 7 street. L, J. MIDDLETON, DEALER IN IcC8, Ofkce and Depot—Southwest corner of F and Fwaiftd streets. fob 27-17 DR. THEOD. HANSMANN H45 REMOVED HIS OF FICE SOME bel Apes above er EL? 491 7th streets north, the General Post Office. <i Office house as before; from 8 to W) o'clock a. m nov7-6w® PIANOS. PIANOS. LAR@E OOLLECTION 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 21-im* INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON CITY. TTS HOUSE (KNOWN OF LATE as the United States Hotel,) having under- gone thoroug repair and been pec dra is now open for the rece, rer fre Capito: than any other Hotel inthiscity,) and the accommodations, the proprietor is prepared to afford all who wish a compfortable han dorlag their sojourn in Wash! »he feels assured of a —— from traveling public.? ‘GAUTIER'S FRENCH RESTAURANT, WR Pa. av., betweom 12th and 13h sts. E PROPRIETOR OF THE ABOVE Es- tabligament desires to call public attention to his increased and unsurpassed facilities for con- Sa and supplying everything in his line of He is prepared to supply at a few hours’ notice psp ag te cee paral - grees Regent ES with everyt! pertaining to the most on- able propa bese th ret and me the most reasonable terms. ENTIRE DINNERS and DESSERTS fur- nished Families withagt any trouble tothe fam- lly and at moderate ee A FIRST-CLASS ENCH COOK will be sent to private houses at $2 per day ; and market- ing and such articles as they may wish purchased ll be furnished at cost. Also, China, Glass, Sliver Ware, and Table ORNAMENTS. (ne or more ‘ dishes’? sent to any part of the city at short notice t my establishment will be found elegant suites of Parlor, Reception, and Dining Rooms furnished in the best manner, always ready. My Restaurant offers great advantages to gen- tlemen rooming out; they can be supplied with meals atall hours. Particular attention is desired to my new style of superb CONFECTIONERY, which for parity and delicacy of flavor are unequalled. . GAUTIER, dee 9- 282 Pa. avenue, bet. 12th and 13th sts. TO THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON AND SUBROUNDING CUUNTRY. ANOTHER LARGE SUPPLY. Hic OF ALL QUALI- ii ‘ies and prices ,from the finest French! Hats to the lowest priced ne and Handsome HEAD DRESSES, in Lope EMBROIDERIES of all kinds. TRIMMINGS to match eny style of Dress ee ee ee And, ev of Goods asuali found in ist cine Teimeiey, Stores i iO DRESS MAKING, after the latest and most approved styles. N. B —The supply is bs oe the en- wire season. M. WILLIAN, | Dysart ormes PRESENTS—AND WHAT more desirable than hand- someFURS ‘Thoseonthelook- out for presents should not forget that ra can purchase for easb, at STINEMETZ’S, Pennsylva nia avenue, near 13th street, most beautiful— Large size French Sable Mantilias, 62nd 813 Silver Martin Victorines $5 00 French Sable do 4.50 Hungarian Fitch do 6.00 Russian de do 12 00 Stone Marten do 20 00 Real Mink Sable do 18 00 Children’s Furs ey low. B. 4H. 8TINEMETE, dec 13-lw 26 Pena ave., near 13th st. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. AM DAILY RECEIVING AND ADDING to my already large stock of rich JEWELRY, WATCHES and SILVER WARE, all of the most choice, rich and desirable Goods in my line of business, snd am manufacturing on my own premises sterling Silver Spoons, Forks, Ladies, Cake, Pie, Fruit, Fish and Butter Leni Olive, Pickle and Fish Forks, and all kinds of Fancy Silver Ware. Ido not buy my Silver Ware at the North, and then pretend to have manufaoc- tured it here; but every article manufactured in my own shop wili be warranted coin sttves. I eep also a fine lot of Silver Piated Goods, told, Silver and Steel Spectacles and Kye Giasses, to- gether with a variet, of other goods. All of which I am selling at iower prices than is of the same quality been, or is now, selling in this or neighboring cities, at the sign of the Large Spread Eagle, No. 888 Pennsylvania avenue dec 16-tr H. 0. HOOD CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENS WAKE. R. H. MILLER, 8ON & CO, Importers direct from Li 1 to, Alexandria, beg leave to call the at- tention of dealers, hotel-keepers aud others of Washington and Georgetown to their stock of @UODS, which, for extent and variety will compare favorably with any establishment in the Exstern cities. ‘The connexion of their sen!or partner with the manufacturers of Europe and the United States for upwards of 30 years, has given him edvan- tages in the purchase of goods, qual, If not supe- rior, to any house in the trade. An inspection of goods and ig will satisfy all parties that pur chases can be made of them upon the most favor- able terms French China Dinner Sets, gilt and decorated French China Dinner Sets, gold band and piaia white French China Vases, Pitchers, Tollet Sets, &c. French China Tea Sets, Cups and Saucers, and other articles of Teaware And Dinner Ware, separate from sets India China Dinner Sets, and separate articles al- ways on hand White Granite Ware in every varicty, in sets, and se from seta, as may be desired Blue Pi or Liverpool Ware, the same Common Edged, White and Rodkingham Ware, in full supply. Cut, Pressed, Plain and “ioulded Glass Ware from the best establishments in the Kastern and Western States, which will be sold by the pack- age or otherwise. Experienced packers loyed. Goods put up by us can be transported apy mode without 1 e. Fare by the steamboats from Washington to Alexandr! eo arent 184 cents each way A quarter ofa dollar thus spent may save man) dollars. a ¥ dec 1- f FPASHIUNASLE DANCING. W. MUNDER, PROFESSOR OF DANC- © ing at Georgetown College and Con- vent, and gece teacher of Washing- ton, D. C., aud Baltimore, Md , has the Opposite the Contre Market. honor to announce to the citizens and 4 ae S—A great carsely of articles suitable for publie generally, that his schooi is open " Aristmas Gifts. nov@im | Bvery TUESDAY and THURSDAY rai ic. \1xD.”~CS~S~S~S AF TERNUON for Young Ladies, Misses, and 4 5 Zz s Masters, from 3 until 6 o’c'ock, and on the same Bridge street, Georgetown, ah side, between MD gh and Congress streets, SPECTFULLY INFORMS BIS PA trons aad the pub'te generally that ke is now repared to furnish PARTIES, WEDDINGS. ke > in the best and most elegant style, at the shortest notice. He wil! give his personal at. temdance. and assume the responsibility of the entertainment C. C. Aras, grateful for the liberal patronage he has heretofore received, assures his friends and all who en ee him a call that every effort on his part ‘be made to merit a continuance of thety favors. He solicits an examination of his lege ane Co assortment of CAKES, CON- FECTIONERY, &c , which he offers for sale at he lowest prices. dec 16 2w* @NVECTIONERY RK THE APPBOACHING HOLIDAYS. OTWITHSTANDING THE HIGH PRICE of sugar, | will sell my CONFECTIONERY at the usual prices, viz: PLAIN CANDY and MIXED DROPS at 2 cents per fom SUGAR PLUMS at 37 cents per pound, usually sold by setallers coy cy —— ‘Freach BON BONS, including all kinds of French Confestionery,at #0 cents per pound, usually sold at 76 cents »nd 81 per pound. POUND and FRUIP CAKE, of which I shall have a lasge assortment, manufactured of the very best and freshest materials, orna- meated fine and tastefully. Please give us a call, and don’t mistake the No 316 Pennayivania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, next door to Iron Hall dec 15-1m GEO. NORBECK. CAKES AND CONFECFIONERY FOR FORK THE HOLIDAYS. POTENTINI, NO. 270PENNSYLVANIA @ ave, south side, four doors west of 10th street, will have for exhibition and saleon Saturday, the ‘20th instant, the largest and most elegant aseort- ment of RICH ORNAMENTED FRUIT, POUND and FANCY CAKES ever offered in this city, which he pledges himseif shai! not be sur in the excellence of the materials of which the same shall be made, or in the reason- abieness of peies. si iaueca Ladies and gentlemen are respectfully invite tocall and view the splendid porcsrecellph, the above described Cakes F.P. requests that bis patrons and all desir- ing him to farnish them with Cakes and Con- fectionery for the Holidays, will send the orders in time to be supplied without delay. ee be does an extraordinary de- mand for the delicacies which he offers for sale. dec 12-dtJan1 Be KID GLOVES at 57 x cents.—JU8ST received Ex press from the impor- ter, an additional supply of dark colo! best KID GLOVES, making my assort- ment complete of Darks, Medium, Black, and White (all numbers) Also, Misses dark colors of the same quality. The above make is fully equal to any Gloves in the market Also receiving an assortment of Ladies’, Gen- tlemen’s. and Chi'dren’s fancv lined, napped silk, cashmere, cloth, buck and other Gloves, which will be sold cheap. JOHN H.S8MOOT, nov 26- 119 Bridge St., Georgetown. beats BIBLES, IN FINE BINDINGS; Family Bibles, Octavo Bibles, Pocket Bi bles, and other sizes; some with Clasps, others bound in Velvet, are recently opened; some of them impegtep from Lindon direot, b dec 15 FRANCK TAYLOR. BLACK TEA. 96 CHESTS STANDARD BLACK T this day received We - again call the attention of the lovers of Tea tothe superior quality of this article, te pee! are contident cannot be surpass- ed = Price 99 cents pound, at our new store, corner of 15th and ! streets. es deo 11 KING & BURCHELL. LAKGE AKRIVAL OF PARIS MILLE NERY MADAME DEVOS8 FRELBS © ure in informing her Pept Bl gor ally, that the long cae BONNBTS, &e , arrived to-day by allroad = Ladics requirlag Bonnets, Cloaks, Headdresses, &e., are invited to inspect - sortment, at i ‘ THE CAKES t dec 6 504 Penn. ave. k. D REMEDIUES are the oaly effectual cur External or Interne! Piles, Saltrheum, King-Worm, &s. T! ae unrival- led for purifying the blood . vik 50 cents per box Office 76 Nassau street, New York. Wil be sent wi moat) For sale by FURL & BKUV., corner of 1ith st aad Penn. avenhe. or & ‘PV MOST BEAUTIFUL AND EXTEN- sive stock of Peacy Goods is at THE LAKES, deol | 506 Kean. avenne. evenings at 8 for gentlemen Owing to the unusual larve number of pupils tn his classes this season, and the great success of his classin the first society of Baltimcre, com- petls him to limit the number of puplis taken for the balance of the season. ‘The public are well aware that Prof. M spares neither time nor patienee to render the un- skilful pupil a t. He invites ladies and gentiemen erally of respectability and standing, to visit his cass and witness the improvement of his pupils in the few pleasant lessonsthathas past. It isdesirablethat all who wish to participaiein his May Exhibition should ente: early this yegr, asthe dances in pre- | ag mare more complicated than any hereto- introduced. pov 21-uf CKET TOOTH BRUSHES.—A LARGE assortmen of these new and useful articles OW oO; at the great Brush Emporium dec THE LAKES, 504 Penn. avenues RAUGHT ALE —WKE HAVE JUST RE- ceived 100 bbis of Read & Brother’s Troy Draught Ale, which ‘s very fine, and will besold atthe low price of 96,76 per bbl . for cash only ARNY & SHINN, Georgetown, D.C MANTELS. NEW AND BEAUTIFUL STYLR. Weat Castictem Slate HES% MANTELS ARE ENAMELLEDIN imitation of the richest and most Our EGYPTIAN, LISBON, VERD ANTIQUE, PORKPHYRY, PYRENEES, BROCATELLA, AGATE, SPANISH GALWAY, and other rare and desirable MARBLES. The imitations are so perfect that they chaleage the cipsest scrutiny. They are so bighbly polished that they retain their beauty much longer than marble ; are not injured by smoke, coal gasz,cr acids, und can be sold much cheap+r tuan any others in market. Price ranging from $125 to #12. Architects, Uniiders and others are invited to call and examine samples at No. 512 Seventh street, 3 doors below Odd Fellows’ Hall, up stairs. 7. M UANBON, Agent. ST OFFICE DIRECTORY, OR BUSI- M Guide to the Post Uffices tn the , containing the names of the Post Offices and Post Masters in the United States on the Ist July, 1856, with a variety of valuable in- formation on Postal Affairs; also, a comprehen- sive os pares eed ey Postal Laws. Price $1. Just shed, and for sale, at TAYLOR & MAURY 'S Bookstore, deo 1i- near Sth street. KESENTS FOR CHILDKEN,.—SILVER coe Silver Knives, Forks, and Spoons. di! ver Rattles and Whistles, Silver Napkin Rings, Gold a Rings, Breastpins, Earrings, Lock- ets, Neckleces and Armlets, Bracelets, and a world of Nic-nacs suitable for pre-ents. M W. GALT & BKO , Jewellers, dec 19-6¢ 394 Pa. av., bet 9th and 10th sta. sodas OYS’ WINTER CLUTHING,—WE have now in store the largest and cheapest assort- ment of every description of Boys Winter Cloth- ing ever offered in this elty, consisting of Over Coats at ail prices, Jackets, Pants, Vests, Shirt-, Undershirts, Drawers, Caps, Gloves, Collars, Suspenders, &c , &c. WALL & STEPHENS, 522 Pa ave , next to Iron Hall. dec 19- 3t (intel& Union) CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. RICH AND BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT of EMBROIDERIES can be found at our Store for presents. Also, Drees Caps, Head Dresses, Bonnets Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gioves And Fancy Goods generally, at a CASSIDY’S, 314 Pa avenue, dee 17-1w between 10th and 11th ste INE PEARL, PAPIER MACHE, AND inlaid Goods, at + McLAUGHLIN & CO *8, dec 19 between @th and Oth streets. ALAGA GRAPES,—JUST BECEIVED— Ala: of fine MALAGA GRAPES, and other delicious F ruts, e« pecially for the Holidays. THOMAS POFENTINI, @onfectioner 2°90 Pena. ave., bet. 10th asd Lith ste. dec 19-lw ee, YS; TOYS WHOLESALE AND KE- tall, at McLAUGHLIN’S. dec 12 RS. STEPHENS’ NEW MURTULY agazine, for Jan' just received and for maar for OW PERGUBON'S dec 16- Bookstore, 486 7th street. IFT BUCKS, GIFT BOUKS, GIFT Buy them, at FPERGUSUN’S, 488 7%b ot RAHAM’S MAGAZI for Jaunary. Peterson’s do do do Both splendid numbers. Just received and for wale at B. W. FERGUSON'S. Bookstore, 456 7th street. EVENING STAR. The Singular Manner in which Mr. Rollins fell in Love and got Married. Mr. Roderiok Rollins was a bachelor who had seen some forty nine summers, and al- though he wasa bundle of eccentricities, there | were few men more popular with old married ladies, or even with such single ones as had ceased to be flighty end had begun to take a sober view of the pomp: and vanities of this wicked world. It is just possible, indeed, that the gentleman’s popularity might be attribu- | art to a very handsome estate which | ted in he had inherited from his father; for I have generally observed that a large landed proper ty ia a great enhancer of the wit, beauty, or profandity of its posseesor As Mr. Rolling peas lumbered along in life, he naturally ecame less and less disposed to rapid locemo- tion, and at the time he is introduced to the reader, he had dropped one and another of hia regular visiting acquaintances among the la- dies, until the Amt had dwindled down in number to exactly three families In one of these families—that of Mr. Petti grew—there were twoelderly young ladies, named Rachel and Amelia These ladies were of the respective ages of thirty-seven and thirty-nine, and having outlived their taste for balls and jams, now solaced themselves with the society of a few old beaux who would ovcasionally drop in of an evening and have a uiet game of backgammon with them by the side of an old-fashioned Liverpool coal fire. Among these visitors, none was more welcome than was Mr. Rollins. His stories were gen erally long, and he had much to say of the ead degeneracy of the present fast age; but then, beside being rich in the funds, he was rich in his reminiscences of the olden tims. He would every now and then so affoctingly allude to the brilliant evenings of bygone years, when he used to dance wich the Misses Rachel and Amelia at the public assemblies, that the young ladies would, in imagination, revel again through those gay and festive scenes; and, as Mr. Rollins named one end another of the belles ang their adorers who used to figure in the Spanish dances and ia- dies’ chains of that simple era of Terpsichore, the tears would course onc another down their innocent noses. Mr Rollins was also a con- noisseur, and a highly-gifted critic in green and black teas, and was well posted in cough and rheumatic medicines generally. Since he had got along in years, he nad likewise come to tuke a great interest in church matters; he kept the run of proceedings of all the annual conventions, Sad wis supposed to be familiar with the private opinions of several of the Bishops. ow, none of these subjects were indifferent ones to his fair companions, and as such human weaknesses as love and marriage seemed out of the question, the intercourse between them was as calin and cool as moon- shine in winter. The condition of amcient beaux and ancient belles who have retired from the drawing rooms of mirth and fashion, and have taken to chess and needlework, and to sober reminiscences of the heart-conflicts they have undergone, is not of the cheorless character which some consider it. It may be likened to that of pensioned soldiers carefully housed in some snug harbor provided by the State, where they may rest and smoke and talk of the mighty deeds they have done for the residue of their lives. The w: Te over, the battles have been fought; and what, though one may have lost an arm, another a leg, and a third has been lopped of all his limbs, yet the pain arising from the wounds have been long forgotten, and they now re- member but the incidents and the glory of the conflicts. One of the other families which Mr. Rollins used to visit, was that of the weil known Dr. Anodyne. The Doctor himself was a gentle- man of the old echool, and his lady could give you the history of every family of note in the metropolis, but the great attraction to Mr Rollins was the society of their daughter Har tiet. Miss Harriet had been in her day a eclebrated beauty, but haying now attained her fortieth year, it was generally supposed that the grand meridian of her charms had been passed. In carly life there had been some talk of a match between ber and Mr. Rollins, but this had long blown over and their conversation was now, to all human ap- pearance, as rational and animpassioned as though they were a couple of prosy philoso- phere. The remaining family, honored with the pleasant acquaintanceship of Mr. Rollins was that of Mrs. Atterbury, a widow lady of considerable wealth and position. She was the sister of Mrs. Anedyne, and consequently, her daughter, the amiable Mies Anna Maria, was own cousin to Miss Harriet, and very nearly of thesameripeage. Both these young ladies were on terms of the most agreeable in timacy with the Misses Rachel and Ameiia Pettigrew They had been companions in girlhood, bad promenaded on the Battery, had taken moonlight walks in company with egch othe; and their lovers through the gray cled walks of St John’s Park, and would doubtless sometimes have extended their strolls to the Fifth avenue, were it not thet the time L treat of was anterior to the discovery of that fashionable thoroughfare. When these fair spinsters would get together and grow in- spirited and loquacious as they sipped their hyson, Mr. Rolling was their toast and their oracle. But delightful as was the relation subsisting between them and their antiquated beau, it was temporarily deatined to a very singular kind of an interruption. Allatonce, as one of the wonders of the world, a new light sprang upin Mr. Rollins’s mind, and this light was none other than a reflection froxa the torch of Cupid. How itcame to pass that that heart of adamant, which during the fervor and pas- sion of youth had resisted the well- directed volleys from female eyes of every color, and had at last succumbed, must forever remain a mystery. But Mr Rollins’s love wag as droll as it was untimely. Worse than the poor ass of the echoolman, hesitating between two bundles of hay, Mr Rollins had fallen in love with all four of his female companions at the same time. At first, this bachelor loye developed iteelf ia periodical fits of partiality for one or the other of the ladies, just as it happened ; vacillating, as it were, from day to day Thus, for a while, Mise Amelia Pettigrew would be the queen of his affections. He would call to mind some roguish dimple of her girlhood, and what a splendid set of teeth one of her regular ringing laughs would disclose in those days of remote antiquity. When Mizs Amelia was thus boosted on the topmost round of Mr Rollins’s ladder of weatheroock admiration, she would Sapraton d be precipi- tated to the ground by a dim shadowy recol jection on the part of that gentleman of the hewitching manner in which Miss Anna Maria Atterbury used to dance nearly a quarter of a century ago. Then the tender memories of his early partiality for Miss riet Anodyne would so stir up poor Rollins’s vagrant sensi- bilities that he almost made up his mind to op the question to her. He prebably would ave done so on a certain afternoon, had he not stopped in at the Pettigrews on his way to Dr Anodyne’s. It happened on this ooca- sion that Miss Rachel was at home alone, and her tender solicitude in the matter of a cold which Mr. Rollins had taken, affected him with such go all overish sort of a sensaticm that for a period of some forty eight hours the lady in question was the mistress of bis heart Most certsinly, his exclusive predilections in favor of Miss Rachel lasted no longer thanthe time I have specified, and he came at last to entertain a compound kind of love for his four charmers collectively His condition of mind was truly pitiable, for beside the nervousness a | maining three. Now, this was a contingency too painful to think of, and the poor enamored gentieman spent a whole year in devising ways | and means whereby it might be avoided. As yet, neither of the ladies in question hed the | remotest suspicion of the whirldwind of ecoen- tric passion which was tearing away the very tea laters of Mr. Rolline’s moral being ; for | if at any time he happened to make some ex- traordinary demonstration, it was credited to the account of a sudden and unexpectet twinge of rheumatism with which he wes oc- casionally afflicted. One evening in the month of November, while Rollins was sitting in his lonely room, meditating on the past, and wondering whither the tempest within would eventually lead him, he suddenly bounded from his chair, snapped his fingers, looked out of the window, put more ooal on the fire, plumped himself again in his chair, and then soliloquized, “It’s of no use,” said he, “to endure this confounded perplexity any longer One thin; is certain; [ love them all; and why shoul I not at once deofare myself? Suppose they do laugh at my quadrupled affection, what then? I sm suro they must see my sincerity, and conclude that I am a man of an immense- ly large heart, thus to be abie to love all four of them with this inextinguishable ardor Yet as I can marry but one, the selection must be made by their casting Jots for me, and passing strange it is too, that this happy thougbt should never have ccourred to me until the sent hour. And then, in this de- licious lottery, I shall be sure on my part to drow a prize for the very good reason that there are no blanks. But will the ladies enter into this arrangement? By my soul they must. My proposed plan will at least show that am not partial, and there will be no oceasion among them for jealeusy.”’ It was to Miss Harriet Anodyne that Mr Rollins first intimated the tender sentiments she had inspired, and on the first mention of it the young lady‘blushed overpowering! But as Mr. Rollins further declared that the strength of his affections was equally great for their three mutual friends, her counte- nance underwent an expression of the most comical curiosity; and as at last the pro posed scheme was divulged whereby a selec- tion was to be made, Miss Harriet Inughed until she well nigh choked “Ab, Miss Harriet! you may luugh, but devise a better plan fur me, if youcan You know very well that if I were to select any one of the other three and leave you, you would consider yourself slighted and neglect- ed. You gee, then, that it is quits necessary for the happiness of all concerned that I should carry my point, and as I profess to be above board in all my tranaactions, I shall fully state the case to your father, and ask him to eu- perintend the te “Of course, Mr. Rollina,’’ replied Miss Harriet, “you can ask pa’s o0-operation in agoything you chooge to, but the whole proce- dure would be so strange and unusual, that so faras I am PER i I must beg—” “Now, Miss Harriet! if you please, beg nothing,” interrupted Rollins, “for rely upon it I shall excuse neither of you, and when you have serioucly considered the subject, you will not wish to be excused yourself What sense would there be, I ask you, in my going out of our precious little circle, for a wife.’” On the day of this interview, Mr. Roliins made known his delicate intentions to the other three ladies, and at first they were dis. posed to regard the matter in a jocular light, but on being assured by Mr. Rollins that be loved them all with te poetic ardor of » never-dying agection, it is difficult to say wether amazement or mirth was the BSredom- inant emotion of their breasts. When Miss Harriet Anodyne related to her father the sin- gular commuuication which had been made to her, the Doctor was thrown into suoh convul- sions of layghses, that he protests to thig day he gained seven pounds of flesh on the Strength of it. In the evening the four loved ones got to eet and pe ie notes, and what glow and flutter of chatting excitement they wi all in to be gure Sid ogee Miss Atterbury, Miss Anodyne and Miss Rachel Pettigrew made a feint of treating the whole subject with derision; but Amelia Pet- tigrew very candidly confeesed thut she wes attracted by the novelty of the thing, and if the rest of the girle would agree she would cheerfully fallin with Mr Rollins’s aumor. * And girls! why should we not?’ she in- quired, ‘‘one of ns will be sure to get a good husband, and we may be equally sure that uuless we consent to be wooed in this quar terly manner, some other than one of our own dear selves will be the winner Ba says that any person acquainted with Rollins might have known that if ne ever got married at all, it won!d we done up in the true Rollina style, and for his part, he can’t see any particular impropriety in our owning the oft impeach- ment, and making ourselves a grand Hyme- neal lottery at Mr. Kol 8 earliest conveni- ence Besides, girls! rather a pleasant reflection that Mr. Kollins slights none of us, and after the lucky one is married and set- tled, the three remaining in single blassed ness will have that blessedness augmented in this late trophy to our wapiag charms.”’ The ladies went oG in fresh cachiunations at Miss Amelia's playful oration; but it was plain to see that they were beginning to wa- ver; tothink more seriously of the matter, and before they parted, ij was—‘‘ Well after all, no one is to Loow anything about it but ourselres—aod if pa consents—and if ma eon- sents—urd, iu short, such is the tendency among the fair sex for lotteries and matrimony, that Mr. Rollins carried his point It was a cold but pleasant evening in the beginning of December, that our four hercines and their lover were assezabled in the o baek parlor g: br. Anodyne’s. The ladies locked .somewhat excited, but the worthy Rolling was as comfortable and self-possessed asa duck in a mill pond; be seemed to regard the approaching transaction as in no degree outre byt ag roguiar and business like, and as just dhe only method left, perry tg gentle- man with a capacious heart could be extrica ted from adilemmu. ‘‘ Be satisfied, ladies!” he encouragingly said, ‘‘the result will be right! Love you all but my snpreme affec. tion will be centered on the prize [ draw, for she will of course soon become my lawful and wedded spouse! And I would now say, for myseif and in the name of ray dear wife, who- ever she may be, that our friendship must be permanent and unbroken.’’ At this, the ladies in a flutter of amiable confusion simpered a little ; but juet then the heavy tread of Doctor Anodyne was heard, aud their hearte went pit a-p»t a little. The doctor entered into the spirit of the occasion, and with the most ludi- crous but becoming seas hoe twenty tickets ina box. Kach Isdy had her name on five of these, and the doctor said that he shoald take eleven out singly, shaking the box after each tir ticket was drawn, and the lady having the largest number of the residue must, ao- cording to the stipulation, step up to the Bish- op's office with Mr. Rollins and settle, In the first drawing of the elevon tiekets, Miss Rachel Pettigrew aad Miss Atierbury bad a majority of tickets, but also an equal number of them, and so there was @ necessity for another attempt. In the second sories of drawings, what a fluttering of hearts there was when the eleven tickets were all taken from the box. As the doctor deliberately opened them, even Rollins betrayed some emotion, and es it was announced that a choice had been effected, and on the doctor’s request- ing all the parties to draw nigh the table, the scene was worthy the pencil of a Cruikshanks. The result was: one lady, one ticket; two ladies, three tickets each; one lady, four attendant on so anomalous and whimsical a | ticket; and this lady was Miss Harriet, the state of the affections, Mr. Rollins s knowl edge of the female heart led him to the well- | stantly sprang to her side, grounded sonviction that even should he make proposals to one of the four, he would incur the risk of losing the friendebip of the rv- Mr. Rollins in- ay her meer panions, regarding her as the Heaven bride, erred "Scos sweet caresses which Bone but female lips and female hands can doctor's lovely daughter. sive The marriage came off in a few weeks with great eclat; the three young Indies stand- ing as bridesmaids. and thoes old cronies ef Rollins, each one with a wig on his pate, serv- ing as groomsmen The matcb was pre-em- inently a happy one, for Mr. Rollins got a most devoted wife, and Miss Harriet an exem- plary husband. Tho poetical feature of this voracious histo- ry is, that while any one of the four ladies would gladly have married Mr Rollins, it was Miss Anodyne who bad ever truly loved him. From girlhood up, she had cherished a secret affection for him who twenty-three years ago had won ber youthful and susceptible heart, end now having fairly won him in a lottery, he was to all intents aud purposes her lawful property. _Ivie trae, she was sometimes inclined tos little jealousy at ber hueband’s regard for her three friends, but as Mr Rollins that the decision of the lottery had conoens trated his affections on her alone, she beeame content. The three single ladies, vlso that they had not been shoved aside and neglected in this grand matrimonial scheme, ever after maintained for Mr. and Mra. Rol- lins the strongest attecbment, and all the parties were as regular and constant tm the interchange of friendly visits, prier to the marriages — WV a teser JOSESH FRUITS, fo., JUGY recetved. 25 boxes Raisins 25 drums and cartoons Fresh Figs Prunes in Fancy Jars and Kegs anton Ginger A Jars, 5 cases Citron Pie Protts, Currants, Gooseberries, Peaches, &c. Almonds, Filberts, Ground Nota, do. ALeo— 25 boxes Adamantine Can4its in Cartoons Ww de Sperm Tesh Buakwheat 169 Ibs “ i Flour in Barrels 2 Kegs Extra Ura County Batter Mackere! in Barrels bis Ne bis., and rite. Forsule by WM. H. bRERKTON, No. 466, corner of 7th dec 15-eotw opposite t! CLOAKS—CLOAKS—CLOAKS, SELLING OFP. AT REDUCED PRICES. eom THIS DATE, DECKMBRR 16TH, the subscriber will commence to run af his large and well selected stock of Velvet aad Cloth CLOAKS, SHAWLS, &c . at reduced prices, as itts bis determination to keep none over Strangers before buying would do well to give him @ call before purchasin, FRANE A. McGEB, dec 15-ecolm 244 Pa.ave.,bet 19th and 13th sis. CRISTMAS—CHRISTMAS. UST RECEIVED A LARSE ASSORT- ment of GOODS SUITABLE FOR PRERS- ENTS for the holidays, sueh as— Ladies’ Work Boxes, Cabas, Reticules Portemonnales and China Vases, &o. French and German Toy Guns. Drums, Swords, Pistols, &c Fire Crackers, Torpedoes, Rockets, &c. Dissecting Maps, Sullding Blocks Assorted Games of Curds, Cheesme-, emg eg Horns, ‘Tru pers bina, Rubber, Kid, and Cryin. is al) kinds Rea Riding Hosts, at go Rave Toe n fact every t! % wish for the A lbereges one ese Sree N. B.—Millinery *, to neatuess ng — ———— attended /M. P. SHEDD. _b Be 17-20 602 Eleventh street DiVERNOIS HOTEL. = o bveRnow BEGS TO INFORM 8 friends and the public in “aat he has now opened. his new fetal oc Pennsylvanis avenue, between 17th and 16th streets This Hstablish mec! is newly and elegantly furn- ished on the most modern and improved principle with Salooos and Private Apartments Bar {s supplicd wite the choicest Wines and Liquors, Cigars, &o. Game and otber delicacies in see-on Private Dinner and Supper Parties Bes er eter yeas any part of the city. able d’hote at 3 o'clock, on Sundays at 2 nov 25-603 JOHN HH. BUTHMANN, al Importer and Dealerin Wines, Brandies, &c. Penn. avenue, sowth vide, bet 4 ondbth ste, AS IN STURE A VERY CRUICE Aas- sortment of Champagne, in quarts and pints, of the most desirable brands! Also, sparkling 8t Peray, white end pink Mederia, Sherry, Port, Tenerife, Sheu z Raive Wines, Moselle; French Wines, and white; Cognac, Sebeidam Gin, Jamacia Rum, Scotch Whiskey, American Whiskey, Curacos. Anisette; and of his own preparation, Wild Cherry Brandy, Blackberry Juice, Stomach Bit- ters. Also, jaine Absinthe, Kirschwasser, and HovanaCigers deo 10-Ste wim. GREAT BARGAINS IN RICH DRESS GvOoDs. Ww SHALL COMMENCE TO SELLING oY our entire stock of rich fancy Drea Silks, Pisid French Merinos, Moussilins, plain French Merinos and Coberg*Cloths; in fact, all Fancy Goods will be sold very cheap to close them out this season {[7 A full stock tn store of al! kinds genesal pleand Domestic Gcods for family consump 1, audof the best class,towbich we invite Perehasers tocall and examine before buying . COLLEY & SEARS, deo 12-e06t SW37th st , doors north Pa. ave. PARIS PREMIUM HATS, MODE DBE PINAUD. ODD & CO. HAVE KECEIVED PE& stearoship ‘‘Arago’’ an Invoice of Gen- tiemen’s DRESS HATE from the celebrated establishment of Lavilie& Poumaronx, who received two first-class medals at the late Expost- Uon in Paris. Also, 4 beautiful assortment ef Children’s FANCY SEAVER HATS, for Missesor Boys. Ladies’ RIDING HATS. FRENCH UMBRELLAS, very su; lor TODD & CB., nov 3-ft&eotf west end Browns’ Hotel. \HiS 15 TO GLVE NOTICE THAT the subscriber hath obtained from the Or- phan’s Court of Washiagton county, in the Dis- triet of Columbia. letters testimestory, on the personal estate of Lewis Mattingly, lateof Wash- ington county, deceased. All persons having claims against the sald deceased, are hereby warned tg exhibited the seme, with the vousbers thereof, to the subscriber, on or before the 16th day of December next; they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said es- tate. Given under my hand this 16th day of De- cember, 1856 NANCEY MATTINGLY, dec l6-w3w E s LK UNDERGARMENTS. ADDI- ‘3 ton to our very full and complete assortment of heavy woollen and merino Undershirts and Drawers, we offer the largest and most varied as- sortment of SILK UNDEXSHIRTSand DRAW- ERS ever offered in this mzrket Buying eaciusively for cash. we offer the best gocds, in the largest variety, at the lowest ana uniform prices, at STEVENS’S Sales Room, €ec 400 Browns’ Hotel. 100 CLOTH CLOAKS 4ND TaLmas, FROM AUCTION 1¢ LADIES’ CLOAKS, from Aéetion, from &2 50 to $10 each. 100 LADIES’ CLOAKS, from Auction, f.om $2.60 to 810 each. 100 LADIES’ CLOAKS, from Auc'ion. from €2.50 to $10 each sat ree rieny ey a Mantilla Emporium x Laden Co AXWELL & BHO, dee 10-ecbt 325 Penn. avenve. ee CHAU SCEY W4RRINER, WATCH MAKER. 10 44% STREET, SIGN OF THE LARGE N ‘nod empall Watch wits C bain. near Sbill ton’s Periodical Depot, corner of Pennsyl and 4 »' avenae treet WATCHES, JEWELRY SILVER WARE WATCH REPAIRING, &. Chronometers, Repeating Watches, Duplex, — Clocks, Lever, and Horzontal, River Ware Musical, and REPAIRED. JEWELRY ANDSILVER WARE made to order. 1” Removed from 370 Penn’a avenue, Browns Hotel, to the ebove location “ee -eogm: Cc. WARRINE! McLAUGHLIN’S can be found the | stook of Fine Goods for Prestats. cece