Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1857, Page 2

TA a: “WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY . - January 7, 1857. SH AoventieexeNTs SHOCLD PE LErT AT THR Orrice at ‘Tweeee occoce, Mj OTERRWisk THEY MAT OT ApPEaR wren rae xeer DAT. SPIkIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer makes the following im- portant announcement, vis : * “We are informed that Mr. Villiers, of Lord Clarendon, has been ap ter to the United States and that he is this country.” The Union regards the approaching Wor- cester (Massachusetts) Convention as treason- wbie. brother pointed Minie- from Great Britain, Probably now on his way to o_o WASHINGTON NEWS AND €OSS{P Inauguration Ceremonies.—The “ fuss,’” trouble, backbitings, and bickerings concern- ing the control and management of the grand Pageant to come off on the 4th of March next in this city, were duly brought to a conclu- sion last night, by the public meeting held in Temperance Hall, over which Mayor Magru- der presided. It was called, the reader will remember, to institute necessary preliminary measures for the pageant in question ; those putting forth the call, holding, very properly, we think, that a national affair of so great in- terest and importance should not be left under the direction of a iuere local political club that had assumed ‘.s management,and had accompe* nied that assumption—in the speeches of some of its members—with fierce and indiscriminate de aunciations of all outside of their own (club) erganization, who might dare to contest the divinity of their right so to do ; and also, with Sweeping acd indiscriminate violations of par- liamentary law, their own rules of erder, and common decency, in their proceedings on the @ubject, such as characterized their meeting on Monday night last. The meeting last night was far from being harmonious, the spirit which characterized the Jackson Democratic Association’s meeting increased rates of speed at which their trains have of late been running. Five years ago 20 miles per hour was the maximum every- where for passenger trains. Now, on many roads, not only in the North but in all sec- tions of the Union, 40 miles per hour is a fair average for running their express—mail and Passenger trains. In the judgment of profes. sional men—engineers—erery there, to double the speed after reaching twenty miles per hour, is to increase the cost of running the train fifty per centum. Is it not probable that on most of the roads formerly profitable which now fail to pay satisfactory dividends, to get rid of this extra fifty per centum of the cost of running their most important trains would make a satisfactory change in the fig- Seferred to above, having been introduced into it and let loose in more than one speech on the cocasion. It was very properly rebuked by Mesers. Davidson, (House of Representativos,) of Louisiana, and Brown, of Mississippi, (U. ures of their annual budgets? Fares have decreased we know, and the prices of almost every necessary of running trains have gone up. But on almost every road in the United States the number of passengers and the amount of freight transported have increased fo that with prudent management of their business and resources, that increase will more than compensate for the lower fares and higher wages, &c. We trust that the directors of all the railroads in the country will econ come to some common understanding on this subject by means of a convention or something of the sort, if but for the additional safety for trav- elers by rail, to grow out of an abandonment of the present break-neck speed at which ill- regulated competition has caused so many roads to hurry their trains. Gone to New England'—The newspapers tell us that Col. Benton has set out on another New England lecturing tour! A wag at our elbow accounts for the Colonel’s present pen- chant for such journeys in that direction, on the hypothesis that he goes thither to eat ecd- fish, ag an atonement for his old charge that John Q. Adams traded off Texas in old times, for codfish—for the benefit of the New England fisheries’ interest! Itis of no very great import- ance indeed, what takes the erudite and philo- iogleal Colonel to that quarter; provided he will improve the opportunity for paying the world-renowned Mrs. Partington another such neighborly and social visit as that which must have been the key to his “C st. Xmas” disser- tation; which could have been inspired by nothing conceivable, except a delightful dish of the excellent matron’s bohea, enjoyed amid 8. Senate.) both cf whem deprecated in de- aervedly severe language, the sweeping im- Propriety of the disposition manifested to keep the affair in the hands of a mere local club deriving al! its real importance from the cour- tesy aud favor of those whose proposed in- terfererce in the matter had been so unspar- ingly denounced. As before remarked, the whole trouble was settled. That is, by the result of the ballot of this meeting for a chief marshal; Col. Wm. Selden having received 130 votes, to 115 given for Mr. Conelius Wen- dell. As we remarked some days since, no better election could have been made for the proper discharge of the duties for the occasion, than that of Col. Selden; and for the life of us we cannot perceive how any other question can properly be involved in the choice of such an officer than that single one Col. Selden’s eminent fitness for the position secured his choice, net withstanding the use to which many who voted for bim evidently thought his name had been essayed to be put by more or less of those who, vaunting their own democracy as being worth its weight in diamonds, insist that that of the few others around them is above suspicion. This controversy about the chief marshal- ship of the approaehing pageant is replete with lessons, showing the worse than folly of the active‘interference of local political clubs in affairs other than those to which they legit- imately appertain. From the days of the French revolution down to the present, when not engeged in their appropriate duties, wherever they have undertaken to regulate public affairs they have done so under the guidance of specious demagogues and persons who fail to enjoy the confidence of their fel- low-citizens—of men who are successful in life only in the pestiferous oalling of the small politician To us, it is a source of sincere regret that the preparations for this pageant have not been the work of the public, without distinc- tion of party—the inauguration of a Chief Magistrate of the United States being a na- tional affair; and toobtain for the new Admin- istration, in advance, the good will of the whole public, as far as possible, being a point worthy to be aimed at, in the jadgment of most persons of discretion sincerely anxious for its successful management of its trusts. Washington.—The hotels of this city are again full, with few exceptions. We saw in their halls last evening more strangers than at any previous time since the last days of the first session of this Congress. Many of them are noted Democratic politicians, attract- ed hither by the consultations—cahoodlings— certain to transpire on the eve of the inangu- ration cf a new Federal administration. The bill to remodel the tariff, however, brings hither most of those around us, shrewd, wel! to do and persevering men in appearance, all of them. It is not wonderful that they flock to Washington at such atime in large num- bers; for in the case of most of them, the future of their own legitimate business is greatly in- volved in the action of Congress on the sub- jeet mentioned above. This fact is sufficient to induce us not to place them in the category of those cn whom the press has so extensively commented of late—the lobby. The lobby, proper, are simply brokers in legislation; men who, acting in no professional capacity, un- dertake to engineer measures through Con- greas with which they have no legitimate connection ; for a consideration of course. While we feel assured that we will be una- ble to recommend compliance with the per- somal ends, suggestions, recommendations, prayers (call them what one wil!) of any of this crowd of fairly and properly interested persons, we believe it due to the public inter- est that Congress shall patiently learn what they have to say, giving their argur-ents a fair hearing Though they may, of course, be expected to have their own interests imme- diately in view in giving advice, they should know much of the operation of tariff on the classes (occupations) they represent, as well as on the commerce ia the articles (fureign and domestic) in which they trade. They are not the dangerous men around Washington; but those who are ambitious of being employed to grind their axes. Epeed on Railroads —We perceive that the wane ers of various Northern railroads, as the result ef recent apxious inquiries into the de- »recictis of the revenue returning properties of (heir enterprises, bave with much upauimity reported as # main cause therefor, the greatly | nai to do repeatedly, more especially in the as the very latest and most authentic about the Colonel at the North, that he has been duly “accepted ’’ by that literary light of and able article upon the condition and future of the South, after showing that agriculture being the well-nigh exclusive occupation of the most of her people, and her institutions being eminently conservative, the probability is that her prosperity and status will outlive that of the North ; as history proves that com- mercial and manufacturing States are much more apt to sufier changes and declinations from their positive and relative power—adds reason to apprehend, is, that in consequence of an accidental combination of circumstances, it may lose its equality of political power in the confederacy, be reduced to a sort of de- just operation of the Federal Government, and sources and the expansion of its vigorous inati- tutions, the South would march forward in the career of glory with a firmer and faster step than was ever witnessed among nations. cial aad manufacturing interests, and dwarfed slavery power deur without parallel in history, or an igno- journals are making merry over the univeral the charms of her erudite conversation. For our part, we shall expect the telegraph in less than a weck to announco that the Colonel has actually “popped the question’’ to the na- tion’s treasure—Mrs. Partington—and been duly accepted. That he isravishingly enam- ored of her style, is apparent in every point made in the now never-to-be-forgotten ‘‘C st. Xmas’ dissertation. All the world know that that is next to being enamored with the good lady herself. Under such circumstances, who will be surprised to learn shortly by telegraph, these latter times of ours? The Great Danger to the South.—The Richmond Enquirer, in the course of a recent “The only danger which the South has pendence upon the North, and, by aniniquitous policy of legislation, be despoiled of its advan- tages and restricted inits development. It is, then. of the last consequence to the welfare of the South, that it maintain its equality of power in the Union, so as to protect ite rights, and prevent any upjust discrimination against its interests in the action of the Federal Gov- ernment. But this result can be accomplished in only one way ; and that is by insisting on the legitimate expansion of the institutions of the South. e must keep a self-protecting pores in our own hands, and to thatend must emand equality of representation in the Sen- ate. Let the people of the South, as the last one for the preservation of the Union, rally upon the principle of an extension of the pro-slavery power parr passu with the ag- randizement of the power of the anti-slavery tates It is our ight wader the constitution, and our right outside of the constitution in virtue of the necessities of self-protection. Liberated from the illegal restrictions and un- left free in the development of its splendid re- Op- pressed by the burdens of unequal taxation, diseouraged in the cultivation of its commer- in its territorial expansion, the South will soon become the helpless dependency of the anti- “This is the alternative before us—a gran- miny which one shudders to contemplate in the bare conception. Will the South choose the career to which interest, honor, and every manly motive beckons it, or be content with the lot of the craven and the slave? The timid fool may whisper that the oxpansion of our institutions is an impracticable achieve ment; but nothing is impossible with the peoplo of the South. If the North rosists, upon what stronger ground could we stand than upon this issue of the extension or re- striction of slavery’? If the struggle is to come, let itcome now, while yet we have the spirit and the power to defend our rights. If we are to fight, let us fight for a principle which is essential to our equality in the Union. Henceforth let the free expansion of its institytions be the ultimatum of the South.” The Telegraph. — More or less Northern complaint throughout the South that the tele- graph is being used as a means of giving cur- reney to false statements concerning affairs in that section of the confederacy. They pretend to regard these complaints as a proposition to institute ‘a censorship over the telegraph,” &c, &c. This trick of misrepresenting the position of one’s adversary is not a new one; having, since the earliest days of argumenta tion, been resorted to by shallow-brained people when conscious of their utter inability to meet the points inaking against their cause. No Southern journalists have made any such proposition They have simply protested against the betrayal of their trust on the part of many of those paid by them for news by telegraph. The Southern press pay for facts of general interest ; not for abolition puffs and arguments written in the shape of brief state- ments of fsets, aud abolition falsehoods by the hundred, sent over the wires through the abo- | lition partissn bias of the news collectors. At | a: hour, too, at which it is next to impossible | th t the conductors of the newspapers receiv- |ieg them can duly ciution their readers against placing confidence in them,(a3 we have From miscellaneous source: On account of the Navy....s.++0 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. press, the Iowa contested election case was debated at length by Messrs. Butler, Toombs, Benjamin, Pugh, and Geyer. resolution of the majority of their Elections Committee by substituting in its stead the fol- lowing: as a Senator from lowa ” they adjourned. tions to print the annual message and accom- panying documents was continued by Messrs. Stephens, Davis of Md., and Cadwallader. adjourned. ported, from the Military Affairs Committee, the bill to increase the pay of the officers of the army of the United States, and gave no- tice that he should call it up at an early day. ing hour business of little public interest, the lowa election case was again taken up, and Senator Bayard was delivering a speech upon it as the Star went to press. pending resolutions to print extra copies of the annual message and accompanying documents was again taken up, and— anti Democratic party speech upon it as the Star went to press. augurated on Thursday last. * Boston; 180 more than in 1855; scarlet fever carried off over 200. tabiishment of a line of steamers between that port and New Orleans. the recent death in Quartzburg in that county of Colonel Guines, a native of Virginia, aged eighty years, LHe was a prominent Democrat- ic politician. matter of bogus election-returns rumors for- warded tous from all quarters of the country) ere going to press; the last ‘‘ copy’’ set up in every newspaper office being, necessarily, the Bews per telegraph. If a blatherskiting abolition slang-whanger stumps his toe anywhere north of Mason and Dixon’s line, the press, will or nill, ie thus made to pander to his love of notoriety; and if a point can be made by at once spreading through the land false versions of aught in which the cause of the South is involved, all of us of the press are “ roped in’’ to aid in the work, by the fact that we cannot possibly ex- ercise the slightest control over the statements manufactured for our columns a thousand miles off, it may be, and rushed into ‘the form’? with railroad epeed, in order to save the mails. The Clarendon and Dallas Convention — While-we make no professions of having seen any portion of the correspondence with which this convention was accompanied on being sent to the Senate, we are very sure from the conversation of public men in Washington who have now had time to digest it thorough- ly, that it places a face on the question so en- tirely different from that which the opposition journals that have commented on the naked treaty give it, as that the opposition in the Senate to its confirmation will be much less than the distant public have been led to imagine up to this time. The President and Secretary of State in all previous foreign negotiations have given very general satisfaction to the country, without distinction of party. Indeed, we question whether the foreign policy of any other Amer” ican administration was ever so universally well recoived by our countrymen True, ex- treme men are every where to be found who cavil at things that meet the approval of all but themselves, a handful in numbers, and less than a handful in weight of sentiment and influence. We see no earthly reason to imagine that in the matter of this convention the State Department will be found to have lacked an atom of its present proverbial dis- cretion, energy, force or patriotism. So we advise all sensiblo people to put in their pipes and smoke all the thousand and one invidious criticisms upon this convention floating around in advance of the publication of the only proper and reliable key to it—the correspond- ere2. Approyos—the wisdom of the Senate's rule against the premature promulgation of such State papers has been amply vindicated in the foolish comments to which we refer above. The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday, 6th of January, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— Texas debt warrants...esesssess $47 61 For the redemption of Stocks.... 14.375 08 For the Treasury Department... 8,058 20 For the Interior Department....- 15,000 00 For Customs..sesecssessecseseee War warrants received and en- tered. .cccesesescsceees eeeees Warrepay warrantsreceivedand entered. 102,366 60 37,152 97 6,582 27 150 15 52,500 00 -_ or or In tHe SENATE, yesterday, after we went to Mr Toombs moved to amend the pending “That James Harlan is entitled to his reat Mr. Bayard having next obtained the floor, Is tas House, the debate upon the resolu- Mr. Barclay next obtaining the floor, they Proceedings of To-Day. Is tag Senate, today, Mr. Weller re- After the transaction of some other morn- {x tox House, on coming together, the Mr. Barclay was engaged in delivering an oe -—_____ [= Governor King, of New York, was in- i> Daring 1856 there were 4,260 deaths in Ke A Boston paper is advocating the es- >> The Maysville (Cal.) papers chronicle E> Timothy McMahan, of Richmond, gave his wife a beating, and then followed her into the house tocut her up, but was prevented from doing so to her great annoyance as she’d like to see him hung for wife murder! ig The New York Herald asserts that during the past year its highest daily circula- tion was 79,680 copies and its lowest 56,000, and that the gross Tore of the papers dur- ing the year were $531,945 34. Pretty tall talking. Granp Leaisiative Banquet.—We learn from the Chicago Democratic Press of a rumor to the effect that arrangements are on foot to bring about a re-union of the Legislatures of Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois, in Chi- cago, during the present winter. to A patent has been issued by the Brit- ish Government granting full pardon to and ‘‘exhonerating from all pains, penalties and forfeitures,’? Messrs. Smith O’Brien, John Martin, [zod O'Doherty, and fifteen others who participated in the Irish insurrectionar. movement of 1848. It will be remembered that this was reported to have been done some time ago. Wuar Nexr?—A gentleman named Hall is said to have devised a mode to keep open, he thinks, the Hudson river, from New York to above Troy, and the Erie Canal, in the winter; and is about applying to the Legislature for a law permitting him to levy toll on boats and vessels passing through them, to defray the expense. Hisplanis the construction of an iron pipe, about six inches in diameter, throughout the line, to be heated by steam '! He is said to be sanguine of success. ARRIVAL of Mormons.—The New York Evening Post of Friday says: ‘‘ The ship Co- lumbia arrived at this port yesterday from Liverpool, bringing about three hundred pas sengers, including two hundred and twenty- one Mormons, under the conduct of Elder John Williams. The Mormons were landed last evening. Elder Williams is a short- legged, emall-sized man, full of energy, and evincing considerable intelligence © told our reporter this morning that these were nearly all his own converts, and came mostly from Brstol, England. The number of men is about equal to that of the women, but there is a multitude of children of all ages.”’ she was, notwithstanding the efforts of sev: fire companies, soon burned to the water's edge, and sunk. The origin of the fire is not PERSONAL. +-+» Hon. B. B. Hart, of New York is at Willards’ Hotel. +++ Hon H. J. Boulton, member of the Caneda Parliament is in Washington. He stops at Williards’. ++++ The President elect has just been cho- sen an honorary member of the Long Island Bible Society. George Willig, music publisher, whilst passing through the streets of Baltimore, slipped on the ice, fell, and broke his leg ++++ Hon. Thomas H. Benton bas accepted an invitation to deliver a lecture before the Union Arsociation of Kinderhook. Judge Halliburton, the author of Sam Slick, is lecturing in London, on the present condition, and future prospects of Canada: Mr. Wm. N. McIntire has disposed of his entire intorest in the N. Y. Daily and Weekly News, which will hereafter be pub- lished by W. Drake Parsons «+++ Mr. Peter Richings has been chosen by Mr. Marshall as Stage Director of the new opera house in Philadelphia, and his daugh- ter will be attached to the company. +++ Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, (ex-M. C.) of Alabama, has announced his determination to retire from political life, and devote the re- mainder of his days to the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church. +++» Downing, the colored man, celebrated for his oyster cellar in this city, and his hotel in Newport, a New York letter-writer says, is about retiring from business. About seven- teen years ago, he took the lease of a building in Broad street, where he has resided and done business ever since, and now admits to being worth over one hundred thousand dol- lars. The owners of: the pfoperty will not give him a new lease, the present one expir- ing on the Ist of May, when the building will be torn down. Downing says that, before he gives up his oyster business, he intends giving ‘and “blow out,’’ at one of the hotels, to which all his old customers will be invited sees The marriage of Miss Mary Boyd, a daughter of the Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, of Virginia, to the Hon John P. Campbell, of Kentucky, created quite a stir in the vicinity of Boydville, Mr. F s country seat. At eight o’clock p. m. the marriage took place, before a large audience. Every State, it seemed, had sent forth its stream of fashion and beauty The bridesmaids and groomsmen ent>red the arlor, where the company assembled, in the ollowing order: Hon. LL M Keitt, of S c., and Mise Lizzie Faulkner, sister of the bride ; Hon. John B Thompson, of Ky., with Miss Conrad, of Winchester; Hon A. Edmundson, of Virginia, with Miss Dundridge, of Jefferson county, Virginia; Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of Wheeling, with Miss Sallie Dundridge. sister to the last mentioned lady; Hen. Thos. Ruffin, of N.C., with Miss Hopkins, of Baltimore: Hon. J. V. Wright, of Tennessee, with Miss Brooke, of Fredericksburg, Virginia; Hon. Zedekiah Kidwell, of Va., with Mis Tyler, of Washington dividing into two divisions, with the ladies on one side and the gentlemen on the other, left an open space between them through which the intended groom and the anticipated bride marched with steady step and pleasant face. The Kev. A _H. H. Boyd, of Winchester, Va ; an uncle cf the bride, performed the <ervice, | under the forms of the Presbyterian Church, ina solemn and impressive manner. In the company was the Hon. John Blair Hoge, of the Virginia House of Delegates; Cvlonel Hamtramck, the gallant colonel of the Vir- ginia regimont in the Mexican war: Major | Come acquainted wit Robinson, of the Virginia Republican; Mr. | Wm. Lucas, of the Spirit of Jefferson; H n. Wm. W Boyce, of South Carolina; Col. John W. Minor, of Loudoun county ; Commodore | Cii Boarman, formerly commandant of the Brook- lyn Navy Yard; Hon. Thomas 8. Bocock, of gee and his wife, who is also a daughter of Mr. Faulkner, as also her sister, Mrs. G V. Lott, of N. York, and her husband, Mr Lott. Next day a large dinner was given at Mr. Faulkner's to the bridal party. GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE. GgoRGETOWN, Jan. 7, 1857. A fire occurred on board the steamer Salem about 6} o’clock last night. Her upper works being old and composed of combustible mate- rials, and a strong wind blowing at the time, al known. The general impression, howover, The couples marched in, and | eee BRATION OF TRE EIGHTH OF JANUARY .—LEWIS CARUS) ‘Will give bis next Dancing Soiree as a Celebra- ¥ we hay ments Members of Congress and to fhe Metropolis are Tespectfully iavited to attend. Weber's Band is engaged for the oceasion. jan 5-3 MONTGOMERY GUARDS, ATTEN TION .—You are notified to attend a regular meeting of the Compan’, on WED- NSSDAY EVENING, the7th inst Pune- ‘tual att ance is called for, as business of im- tance will be transacted. By order of Cay Kr THOS. McENERY, ” jan 6-2t Secretary. NATIONAL GREYS, ATTENTION — dds: Will please attend the Tegular snonthl eet! of Company. a! jaywood a Wilson's on WESDNESDAY KVENING, January 7th,at7 o'clock As business of impor- epee to member will be laid before you, it expécted that you will be In attendance By order of Captain Towsns jan 5-%e THE UNION CHOIR AS8SOCIA- ee tion will havea at Tempe- rance Hall,on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan. rose o'clock, énsteed of Monday = aving been iy engaged. Punctual attendance of ctene pata of the Association is particularly en Ft jan3-4t JAMES H. McKENNEY, Sec’y. Bee Cerick MUTUAL FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF THE DI8- TRICT OF COLUMBIA, December 20, 1856 — Pursuant to the sions of the Charter of this Company ing statement of its condi- the tion {s published, viz : —— of premium notes represesting OCR .conee-- - Amount of cash . Amount of losses jan 3-6 REGISTER’S OF FICE, WASHING- TON. December 9, 1888.—NOTICE TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN — Notice is given that licenses for butcher's stalls and for Rackoters, also licenses for dogs, ‘will expire on the 3ict instant, and that the same must be renewed within ten days. SAML. B. DOUGLASS, dec % dtJani0 Register. WHAT WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW!—HOUSES FURN- soit —We — A and about to commence that the first, necond, third eed our large and spacious warehouse are filled to their utmost capacity with every description of tng Goods genereily, to whiok we respectfully generally, to wi we Invite the attention of those in want of bargains. Houses furnished throughout with every article in the housekeeping line VERY CHEAP FOR CASH, or to punctual dealers at the usual credit Call at the “ Hovsxxexrer’s Emporiem’’ andexamine our stock before purchasing. Our motto is— “* Quick sales and small profits.”” BO & COOMBS. dec 1-3m 7th street, between I and k. TT PREVENT COLD FEET, CALL AT LAMMOND’S, and buys patrof Cork Boles. jan 7-3 TOLEN OR TAKEN IN MISTAKE from the Ladies’ Dressing Room, at Odd Fei- lows’ Hall, on Monday evening, a large Second Mourning SHAWL. Any person having the same will oblige the owner by leaving the same at the Star Uffice ie CARD. SAAC HERZBERG, LICENSED PAWNBROKER, Will loan $10,0¢0, in sums to suit, on any art!- clesof va'ue, 129 Pennsylvania avenue. jin 7-W84& V3" MATMIMONIAL. GENTLEMAN 25 YEARS OF AGE, IN a respectable business, in easy circumstances, and plously inclined, takes this method to be- some highly respectable and pious Lady, with a view to matrimony. Ref- erences as to character, &c., given and required. Address, with full confidence, stating age, posi- ton, &c., HENRY 8S. REVELLO, Washington Post Office. 7-lw* MBER—KEMEMIBER. FIRST GRA®D ANNUAL BALL oF THE GENEVIEVE CLUB, AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD. On THURSDAY EVENING, Jan Sth. HE MEMBERS OF THE GENEVIEVE Club take great pleasure in announcing to their friends and th- public generally, that their First ANNvaL Bact will begivenatODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Navy Yard, on THURSDAY EVEN- ING, January Sth, ea The Members of the Club pledge themselves that neither pains or expense will be spared to make th’s one of the best balls of the season Wither’s Brass and String Band has been en- Btged for the occasion. ‘dhe Supper will be rerved by an experienced caterer. ‘Nickets ONE DOLLAR—admitting a gentle- is | man and ladies, te be obtained from the mem- that it originated from the furnaces. where | 0&8 Of the club or at the door on the evening of the hands were in the habit (during the freeze) of making a fire for the purpose of the water from freezing in the boilers. We learn that there is an insurance of some $4,000 upon her. Some persons are in error in supposing that our City Councils removed the venerable John Mountz from office. Such, in reality, is not the fact. Several months since his honor the Mayor, recommended the introduction of a different system for the collection and dis- bursement of our Corporation revenue, the appointment of a younger ond more active clerk to perform the burden of the d the office, and the retention of Mr. an advisory clerk. The Councils accordingly passed such an ordinance, which went into | the same Operation on the first of January, and Mr. Laird was elected as the first clerk under the new law, and a joint resolution passed by the two Boards retaining Mr. Mountz as advisory clerk at a salary of $500 Heretfore his sala- Ty was only $700, with all the duties to per- form and responsibilities to assume. except to advise and counsel the new clerk, and no responsibility to assume 8, Saavine mane Easy.—Wet your shaving brushin either warm orcold water, pour on two or three drops of ‘‘Balm of a Thousand Cleaning cut Wells, each. Flowers,”’ rub the beard well and it will make | Sinking Old Wells deeper, per foot. a beautiful soft lather much facilitating the operation of shaving. Price only Fifty Cents, | Cases of eight feet For sale at Shillington’s, agent for Washing ton, and all druggists. G7" Dinty Natore’s Sweet Restorer, Baty Soar.” — The Cream of Wild Flowers. preventing | room except those worn by mem! uties of ne Mountz as workmanship, in the Under | of April, 1857, the present system he has no duty to perform | cations. the ball. Positively no hats or caps allowed in the ball bers of the re- spective clubs. Committee of Arrangements Robert L Childress, Andrew Norton, William H Talbert, William A Holt, James A Mathieson, Joseph L Soper, George W Wood, jan 7-218 Mayor's Office. Wasaineton, January6, 1857 ROPOSALS IN WRITING WILL BE RE- ceived at this office up to 12 o’clock m., on the 7th day of February next for making Pumps, rant<, Logs for con ‘water, and Sink- Wells, inch all necessary materials and ging, laying, fixing, and rnp aoag best manner, for kee; n perfect repair for constant use. in the First District, com of the First and Second Wards; and inthe Secon1 Dis r.ct, composed of the Thir4, Fourth, and Seventh Wards ; and in the Third District, composed of the Fifth and Sixth Wards, (each district to be bid for separate- ly, and to b= given to different contractors,) for the term of one year, commencing on the ist day bly to the following qpecifi- No bid from any but a practical pump- maker will be considered, and the contractor 1 be required to conform rigidly. ' ailtag Wells, including materials Digging and Walling Wells, inc! materi: ad emoving the dirt, per foot, lineal The oe ir inches thick, of good hard =e out Old Walls and putting in same, pe: length, per foot. feet ineh than three inches thick. laid gouble. Faving New Wells, including brick and pump stone Opening Old Wells, and covering sam: with old als, each Cases more than eight No lady’s boudoir is complete without this | Opening Ula Wells, and covering same with new elegant article, which is an improvement upon the ‘ Balm of Thousand Flowers” by its origi- | Keeping the Pu nal inventor. The ladies of the North speak Umber. ote pelt stopping all bs) in rej , viz leaks, &c., when It can be done ‘without tating out the pump, each. highly of it for chapped hands and rough skin, | Taking eut and putting in Ol@ Pumps, per log, and use it for a variety of toilet purposes. Sold by the Agents, Druggists and Fancy Stores. ————— SMITHONIAN LECTURES —REV. | Boxes and 5: each. Making new joints in o!d logs. New lege ala Old Pumps. ee. foot New boxes and spouts in Old imps, each. New Pumps, per pouts for New Pumps, each. | <_ G Morris, of Baltimore, will con- | Copper Chambers for Pumps. tinue his course THIS ( Wednesday) Subject—‘ The seventeen year Locust’? NOTICE.—BANK OF WASHING- TON, January 6, 1857 —The Trustees EVENING | The top | it | ea White of the Pum) to be of the best season- Oak, and remainder of the best Yellow Pine or White Oak. + (FOR HYDRANTS. of this Bank haye this day declared a dividend | Keeping the Hydrants in repair, viz: sto all of three per cent out of the profits of the last six month, payable to stockholders on demand. jan 7-3t JAMES ADAMS, Cashier. rt peso WASHINGTON HIGH- attend a meetin; Armory, on THURSDAY EVENING next, the Sth January, 1867, for the pur; of Drill. As other business of importance will bave to be transacted, a full and punctual attendance is par- ticulary requested. By order of Jno. Warr, — J McKAY, jm Boe town —The citizens of Georgetown are requested to meet at Forrest HaLi, on THURSDAY EVENING next, the 8th of Janu- ary, at 7 o’clock, to consider what action is necessary in consequence of the rejection by the Board of Common Council of an Ordinance \- ed by the Board of Aldermen, making x west, to carry out the act of Congress appro’ August Lith, 1856, granting the Untied States of the age of 21 years and up- wards who shall have resided in Geor; year the right of suffrage upon paying a school x Jossra Linsgy Wm Kine Jos. N. Frapson—De- FRAncis Wuxariey, mocracy is that the Samus. 3 Fxarson, government is in the Wx H Gopzy, , therefore | go Broox B WitLiams, 8 . Josaru L Simns, Won 4 Kuerz, Joszrnu Lisser, Jn, Wo Kirktanp, Groner HILL, Ja, Jamas F resex, James L Owgns, Joun Horxins jan 6-28 LANDERS —You are hereby notified to| New h of the oa i at your | Spou ety Senet. PUBLIC MEETING IN GEORGE- | New Spout and the old ong, and repairing the old irons Belonge the le ing to them, when ft can be done without taking the Hydrant out, each. Taking out Hyarants and putting in same, each. ts, 5 ts for Hydrants, each. § out Stones, each. Painting Pumps and Hydrants, cach. * IRON WORK. Handles, ae Spears, Plates, Bands and Re- sfout ud lower Boxtrons for Pum?s, each. A Lia ea atcha tr yds ‘The work and the materiais to be all of the best NGctter will be recsived that ie not made by 2 Stet wal ranteam a may be ac- {SPucena doliars wits tare wood sureties, condl= to every white male citizen of | tioned for the faithful performance of his or contract; and should any contractor «r contractors one | fail or refuse to comply with any of the conditions ir contract, or to execute any the expedient ; tractors 20 falling shall be responsible poration for any loss or it may sustain thereby, and the Mayor may at diecretion an- uch contractor or contractors. nul the contract of suey, oo ORUDER, jan 7-SawtF eb7 Amusements. STRAKOSCH —— CONCERT COM- on their way to New Orleans. M’LLE TERESA PARODI, Amiated by S16. TIBERINI-the Roman Tones, SIG. MORINI. ‘he emineni Baritone; PAUL spate dee: STRAKOSCA. will / , . M’LLE PARODI'S PROGRAMME - 1. “I Milet Rampott,” Grand Comic Arte, “La Cenerentola,” Signor MORINI Rosen) 2. “ Adagio and Rando,” from the ; Classical Concerto in Mendeiseohe PAUL JULIEN. 2. “1 tust frequent! palpit!.” from Pactot's pee, " Niobe” (fret time, Mle Sema ‘4 ROD! gt Ge ered 4. The fmmortel Musical Poem, “ Adelaide’ SIGNOR TIBERING | # Pett Buffo, from Donizetti's “ tir, @ Amore,” M'lle PARODT end Sig. MO- Quattor, from “I Parttant,” STR Koscr Bellic! istte Terzetiine, from - ‘i le CRSA PARODI, Sig. TH NI, and f Sig. MORINI PAR? il. os #. “Sulja Poppa del mio brig.” Ar! Parugioat!™” Ricct SIGNOR MORIN z 9. enerto te Serva," Romane, from “Do Sebastian,” Signor TIRE! - oration. ~ Teovesere.” Bite PARODI Extreordi Mane —Fes tacle-Perfortmed on One String, by PACL Grand Tr from *1 Lombard!" Gra raetto, = ‘Mlle TERESA PARODIL, Sig. TIBERINI, and Sig. BM with violin eccompaniment—obligato—PaUL JULI IN ALEXANDRIA. THURSDAY, Jan. 5. STRAEOSCE'S onaee CONCERT COM- 'ARY. On there way to New Orleans é M’LLE TERESA PARODI, SIG. TIBERINI, the Roman : SIG. MORINI, the eminent Baritone; PAUL JULIEN, the wonderful Violinist, under the di | reetion of M. STRAKOSCH, will give a Grena \ Concert in Alexandria on THURSDAY, January Sth, at SAREPTA HALL. Admission $1 to all parts of the hall Concert to commence at 8 o’clock. Donieent Vera: RIN|, Assisted jan? Fanny Morant’s National Theatre. Faxsy Mora: Lessee and Directress Last night but three of the wonderful __RAVEL TROUPE. THIS EVENING, | For the first and only time. JOCcKO. Jocko, the Brazilian Ape -++-Gabriel Ravel First night ofa new comic Pantomime entitied THE SECRET MARRIAGE. Graceful and classic GRUUPINGS By the MARTINETTI FAMILY. Performance will coma ence with the force of THE DUTCH LOVER. i” TIME ALTERED : Doors opened at 6»; curtain rises at ¥ pas! ‘clock. t Washington Cireus and Ampitheatre. Cormer ef Seventh Street and the Avenue, Brilliant Success of this SPLBENDIp CIRCUS TROUPE! ‘The best now performing in America, presenting a greater host of talented MALE AnD FEMALE EQUESTRIANS, ACROBATS, AND GYMNASTS ‘Than has ever been together in oneestabiishment. THIS EVENING, vaegualled artists will : ’ LOUISE ‘TOURNIAIRE, i The following MADAMs THE FERRANTIi FAMILY, MONSIEUR DEBACH The Prince of sagan MYERS and JIM And Mr. E. WOODS, HAWKINS FOSTER, Masters DERIUUS, ALONZO, &c. i PRICES OF ADMISSION. Dress Circie. ..50 cents. Gienencas~ -price. (> Grand sfternoon performance on Wednes day and Saturday. ss Wants. | ee ANTED—BY A YOUNG GERMAN Gil, a Situation as Cook in a private family. Irquire on New York avenue, be:ween —— 13th streets, No. 376. WANSTED.—-AT NO. 1% PENN. AVERDE, corcer of 19th street, a good Dining-room Servantard Cook GOOD SEAMSTRESS, WHOCAN MAKE herself generaliy useful, wants a Situation Sbe has three years recommendation from her last place Address Box No. 3, at this office ry ———— ANTED._T WO COMPETENT PRO- testant Women. Une as Nure; the other as Cook and House Servant. Apply at cf Hand 11th streets j TANTED —A PURCHASER FORA Stock and Fixtures of a Crocery Store ¥ retire The stand is situated In a good neigh- ae Pope neng ng meer roeenges Sahnl gree wis! age in usiness. Terms easy. ‘Address cD. City Post Office. 7-2t@ jan? wes fim nn —— Ee ei ‘ ANTED —-A GENTLEMAN DESIRES | Board for bimself, child, nurse in 8 pri- vate family, where there are no other boarders, and where the comforts of a home could be ob- tained Address ‘0. J.,’’ City Post Uftice. jan 7-28 « ANTED —A TENANT FOR A THREE- story Brick House, on L street, near 16th e street. but twosquares from St Mathew’s Chi “t ‘This house coniains eight Rooms. For —— inquire of GEO. ee ae enn. avenue. jan GENTLEMAN WISHES TO by Saturday next, a single Room 4 ‘a in a res; ible apex f residing on streets, G and | streets anote to MATHEW McDONALD, Printing Office. ANTED.—A WHITE COOK Chambermaid Also, a Colored Man vant for Dining-room. Apply at 423 nue [nee ee 6 ITUATION WANTED-—BY A YOUNG ~ Ww I ~~ Pie on Can assistin Washing and Ironing. Please & get yteg street, between 13th and 13), strests. — jan 6 216 A SITUATION WANTED—BY A Res ble you Seamstress, ing Woman, as » Nurse, Chambermaid, or Servant. Good city references . given * Box No 5, Star Office jan 6-26 _bywd BODY MAKER WANTED-ON . light work. Good workmen. re at the A RESPECTABLE GIRL WANTS A8IT- , uation as Nurse or Chambermaid, or to do Plain Sewing. The best of references (ey Apply at the Star Office, Box No. i. jan6- ANTED—A SERVANT TO COOK, Wash, and do general Housework for a femlly of two persons A suitable woman may bial manent home nd liberal bey Oe A ply AS ar Sth street, between K and streeks. n6 ste WYVANTED—A COLORED WOMAN WHO Ww understands , w Iron- ing, to assist another ve YAS. C. MCGUIRE, Auction and Commies ox Merchant. jan 5-# WANtTED—* LAD OR YOUNG MAN To drive a —_ WwW om Be at be inted with the city @ man for genes farm work. Apply at Locust Hill Pat Ta » streetroad, ne-r the first Toll Gate. jan RESPECABLE YOUNG A wishes a situation = i satisfactory recoma en: jons. Adres at this office HU WANTS EMPLOYMENT.—A PEW. tlemen of fair education,.apd mature ‘ ege, who would be willing to canvass or two, on a useful agency, that pais ¥ find’ ew ployment by calling See ‘b and E streets, before 10a. at No. 467, corner -) Orafter 3 p. m., or ‘stamp cloved,) Dr. CALLEN, W heal dec 32-eotw® —————— ANTED.—THE BIGHEST P paid in cash for Old Silver, EHOCD Ben bend techs Manufactory, 318 Penn. | > Atmanacn DE GOTHA. for 1857; give ing ‘he households and ptrsonnel of every Eoropan Government. Imp>red per steamer # Europa, by (jan5) FRANCK TAYLOR. GENUINE EDES MARROW Ui jinnS-iw L, at THE Lakgs.