Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1857, Page 2

January 17, 1897 LY stae now ready for delivery, will, ia every res with any »cokly paper im the country, We have not space to particularize, Lut mvite to it the atteation of » Lo desire a first class family pape: Terms, $1.25 per year, or three cents for single numbers at the counter. oe SPILIT OF THE MORNING PRESS The Un:o usses the labora of the cur- rent liouse i tigating committee, express- ing the hep: it wiil probe the charges it As designed to prove or disprove, as may be, | to the very bottom. The Intelligencer says : ‘Amongst the bills which passed the Sen- | ate yesterday witbout opovsition was une todo } tardy justice to the late Gea Nathan Towson, for one of the many acts of gallantry per- | formed by him during the war of isl2) Of} the beneficiaries under the bill, toa very small amoun’. there is but a single surviving { member of Towson artillery company—a company thrive cut to pieces in conflicts upon the Cunade frontier, and ss often renovated under its guished commander.’’ oe - | WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP The Vaited States Agricultural Cociety A grave friend, famous for attending wherever | substantial information may he obtainable, | i after attuitively listening to the recent learz- ed disquiaitiors upon that very latest agricul. tural wonder to us the fullow patient listening of late, in the lecture room of the Smithsonian Institution : Ob sorghum sackaratum, your fame is so great You beve set our Agricuiturists crazy, And they've talked, aud they ‘ve talked, ull your worth ord your fate Is as doubtivl as sea visions, hazy! refore, “tis aavised—ere we climb to that befght Tha: to iexd egain fatal the fail i | We turn beck our minds to the fam2—and ihe bigh* ‘That auended the poor multicaulis* } P.8. Romewber te Shanghais, hen-raistra for- lorn' Who conid not be fattened, e’en by Chinese t Anet ture cz 8 seierce and | philosophic than sim wi sive report 7 ab Professor Lex cate!y hints to zespondent se Lief but cxpre: ye. thus yitches in 2 of have sppeared erowded cn columns { room iu the Scer's Went lander has evident!y been aroused by the prevalence of the scmewhat questionable iaste for bumbugging and ma- His king great reput ut of very mederate reading indeed, wh @aticns of m-re o Venticns, xcieties, &s. Uf course, he can de- sign no a! ons to features marking the ceeding? of this distinguished sésociations, graced a3 they are with wore or less names that appear. aviebly. as regularly in those of the leading agriculturcl affairs all over the count. tof Abby Kelly in every report of an anti slavery convention, Lacy Stone’sia that of the women’s r conventions, cr again, that of the inevitable Horace Greeley, in the proceedings of all conventions iv deter- mine how mthogary plank can be best made | out of pine sa.-dust, or on kindred topics of | vast interest to the future of the human race on this benighted and perverse continent of ours Mr. Easter i see it stated in the Evening Btar that Professor Heury will deliver a lec ture befe the United States Agricultural Society, which mest= to day. on the applica tion of acience to agriculture For the honor of the Ligkly respectabie body before which the lecture is to be deliv- ered, it is to be boped thet the Jearned profes sor will not cunteut himee!t with @ rapetition out and at fallacies of Eurc- pean se.ence, but that ke will advance su thing new, exibiting originality of thought; something that will Le worthy of bis own posi- tion at the Bead of an institution im America, estabiished fur the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men It is boped that he has revised and amended his very crude notions, taken trom the source suggested above, releting to the primary wer in natere--as set forth in his lecture fore the Mechanics’ Instituterf Wasbicgton, at its first snaugutation. r i: ia Known to sume of his auuience that these powersdo not belong, ag stated, to water, wind, the tides combusiion cy vita! action It is known that the power or powers ia nature belong tv or are assoeigied with no tons of matier whatever; that all power er torce in mature em:nates tcom the Author cf nature, and is delegated t or associated i laws b Bia that are designed tu g ject of the = r whict, he will probably do re such a Seu empt to palm the fabulous ag teagbt io the Ger- vlogy. More especially is Woeate beture 1: the op force manifested in ce: ae Vital gotions, are zeferable to the sume bave sz sed, or to oxygen or J, as supposed by others , 1857. A Manypanp Prayesp t fun above, we take ocoasicn recent lecture of Professor irasibie correspodent eriti- ly in nee of ite delivery, was avery learned a: factory exposition of the labors of the Lurtitution of which he «Professor Hi ) is th ia e ction with the szience 2 He is a gecUlieman eb our of great scientific ¢r and may now be fairly regarded oz at the t head of his Auerican compects is es of science to which be icvotes Lutes The Current Iavestigation.- Gur cotempo- vary, the Baltimore Sv», always inteil Mfecriminativn, sound 1 just in fa conclusions, efter pr seaders yceturday morning with p the bis giish parliamentary d:* tues w 3 rent inves thority of the House of the circumstances giving der the « tigation un Mepresentutives anc rise to it, «+ follows With this extreme of parliamentary rigor ic (Lat country, we have in ours, or are tend- tae other. The press of the is free tu toe utmost—free to speek the troth. But it should not be irre- sponsible. Least of all suopid the Congress of the United States, by example or remark inculcate suck ar ides. Strictures Upon de- bawee mey occasionally provoke a “* personal expienation,”” but they are within the liberty ot the preas, and must always be so to the ut- most treedom of remark short of personal erimin:t.n. But whenever the press biiags a charge of corruption against @ public man, # sbouid be prepsred to sustain it, or at least , challenge « iupetition | | ernment whic | to establish good and sufficient cause for mak- | ing it We do not include in this remark any = | idea of punishment with respect to the press, | But we mean to gay that no newspaper pre- tending to respectability of position should be | sufferea to calumniate the membership of * | public body, or any public man, without be- | tng held eccqgntadle for proof Once to cor- | feut to such @ thing by the deliberate action | Of Congresy, is to leave the public in posses- sion, not merely of the liberty but of the licentiogsness of the press, and thus to destroy the value of the former by consenting to the | latter To be just to itself and to the pepple lof the United States, Congress should hold | erery respectable member of the press respon- sible for the proof of avything special and | definite asserted against the integrity of its | membershi If the proof is wanting the | disgrace of a false accusation will at least fall upon the newspapers through which it is | is hel op But, without regard to any conse- | quences which may attach to an accuser, or the press in his control, let us have our legis lative bodies above public reproach, and not by effecting contempt for the press sink be- neath it.”’ ‘These reflections of the Sun will find a re- Sponse. wo take it, in the minds of all right thinking men. - The Tariff.—We take the following pungent and practical remarks from a late number of | the Charleston Mercxy, and ask for the ideas they embrace upon the phiiosophy of the cur- reat revenue-obtaining system of the Govern- ment of the United States, calm consideration on the part of Congress, in the belief that they will strike the minds of all with force : “* We are compelled to repeat ideas that we have frequently uttered, but this is absolutely certain, that the Government of the United States is exclusively supported by exactions upon articles of foreign production, which come acompetition with those produced tn certain portions of the Confederacy. Weleave out of consideration the value of the public landa, because, under the present system of squan- the Chinese sugar cane, make, dering, they have ceased to be a su‘startial “report”? of the resultof bis | part of the revenues of the Government The expenses of the land system. the annuities to the Indian tribes for their relinquishment, the military cost for their defence, and the enor- mous donations to every sort of scheme of in- ternal improvement, more than swallow up the Government’s share of the proceeds cf sales. We have, then, commerce alone as the means of supporting the Federal Governinent, and of that commerce a single section—the abused and persecvted South—furniehes the permanent nutriment. Alone, the South onl, i eile upon itself. upon the natural profits of ts own industry for its suctenance. {[n addi- ticn to its own support, it hears the great burden of supporting that extravagant Gov- lives upon its commercial ex- changes. “Ta stive du- . Nearly all the | ter the eame de- tate thet there ia manuiseturing | levied in favor of industry uf Massachue by the action of tLe Government, tho rmous tribute of rer- enty-five millious of dullars acaually. Allow- ing to the manufacturers a profit of eight per cent annually on the profits of theirindustry, and making the livers! allowance that they sell their products, on an average, 10 per cent. ehoaper in the market than the foreign arti eles, the reault is that the people of the United States pay annually more than forty-five mil- lions of dotiara, 2s a bounty to support the manufacturing industry of a single State, and that State represented in the Senate by Sum- ner and Wilson, anil in the House by Bunlin- game ‘We do aot envy Maasacanvetts. Her pros- perity has been derived by sucking the blood of the Confederacy. Without it, her manu- facturing industry would never have existed, aud could net now live. Repeal our Protec- tive Tariff. end all this vast network of profit sble industry ond enterprise would rot and perieb, without leaving a memorial behind it. Even the boasted “school for seamen,’’ the fisheries. have, by the often repeated declara- ton ef her politicians, been dependent for their very existence upon the bounties of the Federal Government. ‘Inthe megatime, what haa been the ¢ dition of the great industrial interests which have suppcerted the Government of the coun- try’ Tho tobacco, cotton and rice from the South have been, for haif a century, the great articles of our export, and, by consequence, the great sources of public revenue. They here received no protection, because, even when a nominal duty was levied upon corres- ponding articles, there was nothing to com- pete with them inthe markets of the world, and in pure shame, under the Tariff of 1846, these nominal dvties were removed. They huve lived by their own vitality, and have d3- pended, for their supremacy, upon the inte!li gence and systematic labor of the Southern people. That labor, so persecuted, so decried, by the professed philanthropists of the people who have fattened on its abundant results.”’ The Hon John Barney.—ibe fair reader will find on our first page te-day, still another very interesting chapter of gossip, from the pen of that veteran leader of the hawt ton and solace to gentle ladies the country over, the Hér. John Barney. [t is characteristio— as much so a8 late recherche, earnest and maive explawation cf how he came to imagine that the two—Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass— had made the bargain that turng cut to be no bargain atail, stall We shall on Tuesday bext treat the Séar’+ readers to another biil- liant chapter from the forthcoming work of Mr 1, wherein he will shine as the very Fresnei light of literary, fashionable and po al gossip The House Investigating Committee.—We hear that tho session of this committee held yesterday extended to six hours’ duration. To-day the Hon. G. W Chave, late a member of Congress from New York, was examined. it is said, in connexion with newspaper rumo:s evpeerning the pending Minnesota Railroad Lind Doasting bill, and that the completion of Lis examination wes deferred unti! Monday morning next diessrs Kingman, the correapondent of the New York Jovrnal of Commerce, and J. S Pike, of the New York Trrbun-, are also said to have been examined by them to-day. Land Warrants —The firanoial circular of Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Fant & Co , bankers, cf tho lith, saye The demand fur warrants ie better. Several large Western orders were received hese and ew York, on yesterday, which gave @ eu ‘uditen activity to the market, whick we quote | frm at the following rates, viz: Preuine | leu acre warrents Yo per were. “ ~ = ] . ae | tie-ciations ait ae | Tho Lsves, lari night, was very much crowde ted. we kear. Nearly all the fashionable stran- ! | wer. in the Federal Metropolis were there, as | weil as a large number of the citizens of | Washingwon of both sexes. The evening puas- ed ff delightfully, according to all accounts | we heve of the effair. The attendarce was larger than ever before on @ :imilar occasion | tenator Cameron. — This gentleman tock his departure from Washington yesterdey afiernc on, tearing himself away from the em- bracea of bis metropolitan political friends in | Jess than twenty fur hours after dropping in | epon them #9 unexpectedly Supreme Court.—Yerterday—No. 47. Jor. Fellows, suryivor of Robt. Kendle, plaintiff ix error, vs. Jno.! Bleckemith’s administrators. | Mr. Brown for the plaintiff in error, and by | Mr Martindale for the defendants in error | Adjourned. | tne Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday, léth of January, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— Por the reiemptionofStocks.... $9,247 34 Yor the Treasury Department... 2,733 09 For the Interior Department..... 7,206 50 For Crstoms...cccccscsssccerece 4,877 01 War warrants received and ep- From miscellaneou: ———q97qa—____ CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Is tug Senate, yesterday, after we went to press, the farther consideration of the Rev- olutionary Claims Bill was postponed until the first Monday in December next, on motion of Mr. Pugh—yeas 24, noys 23—as follows : Yeas—-Messrs. Allen, Biggs, Bigler, Brown, Butler, Cass, Clay, Dodge, Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Honston, Hunter, Johnson, Jones of lowa, Mal- lory.Pugh, Keid, Kusk, Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart, ‘Toombs, Toucey, and Weller—24 Nays—Messrs Adams, Bayard, Bell of N. H., Bell of ‘Tenn , Bredhead, Coliamer, Crittenden, Durkee, Evans, Fessenden, Fish, Foot, Foster, Gever, James, Masen, Pratt, Seward, ‘Thompson of Ky., Trumbull, Wade, Wilson, and Wright— 22. ix Tae Hovse, a large number of private bills were duly passed Mr. Kelsey, from the select committee ap: pointed under the resolution of the 9th inst . reported the following preamble and rosulu- tion : Whereas Josspb L.. Chester bas been duly sum moned to appear and testify before a committee of tails House, appolated ta pursuance of a reso. lution passed on the Yth instant, to investlyate certain charges of corrupt combinations of mem- bers of the tlouse for the purpose of passing and of preventing the passave of certain measures dur ng the present Congrese; and whereas the said Joseph L.. Chester bas ueglezted to appear before sald committee pursuant tosaid summone: ‘Therefore, Kesolved, That the Speaker issue bis warrant ’ directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms, commanding him, the sald Nergeant--t-arms, to take into cus tody the body of the sald Josepa L Chester, | The argument of this oause was continued by | Bee uicious NOTICK.—7THE Dis- ciples will hold a meeting in the Con- gregational Church, (old Trinity) on Sth street, commencing «(n FRIDAY NIGHT, the 16th inst.. at7% o'clock. Fld Challen, of Phi Goss, Coleman, ard Pe: Barelay, late Missionary to Jerusaiem, will be in attendances The pnblic are cordially invited. {> jam 14-4t@ nee ee ee oe | CARUSI’S SALOON.—_LEWIS CA- BP 0-1 ictorms bis friends ana the paanc that his next Sofree will take placeon TO-MOR- KOW FE ING. (*aturday,) commencteg at 7% o'clock. Eis echool continues for the entry of pupils jan 6-2@ WHAT WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW!—HOUSES FURN- ISHED —We want House! and those about to commence Housekeeping to bearin mind that the first, second, third and fourth rooms of our large and spacious warehouse are filled to their utmost capacity with every description of Deoneae rene _—— House- teehee Goods generally, to which we respectfully ingite ‘he attention of those in want of bargains Houses furnished throughout with every article in the housekeeping line VERY CREAP FOR casH, or to punctual dealers at the usual credit Call at the ‘“ HovsekgsPek’s EMPoriow’’ and examine our stock before purchasing. Our motto is— * Quick sales and small profits.’’ BONTZ & COOMBS. between I and k —==—— = aRPER'S WEKEKLY—-THIRD NUM- ber—Recelved this mornt jan 17 FRANCK TAYLOR. OBB Y HORSES, PROPELLORS, Cabs, Cages, Un brellas, Canes, &c , &c , at jan H. J. McLAUGBLIN & Co’s, 200 BroRteD IMPORTED CANARY BIRDS FINCHE with Nightingale Songs; also, GOLUD- nd LINNETS, for sale at Mr. C. Hotel, 9th street jan 17 3 YHEAP SUGAR-—CKEAP TEKA—CHEAP ’ Coftee.—Rest Java 16; choice Riol2)4. Ada Mantine Candles only 28; and e general assort- ment of goods al the lowest cash prices JOS . DAVIS, Corner of 0th and E streets. OS ¥T.—-ON YESTERDAY MORNING, Jannery 16th, probably te going from Penn. avenve to U stree , by 4)¢ streci, a Pearl PORTE MONIE, containing from 10 to $15. The finder Will b:sultavly rewarded by leaving it at werd street ve UST. —ONE BROWN VICTORINE FUR L4 for che neck. between the corner of G and 12th streets and the Theatre, on tbe night of the 15th wheiever to be found, and the same forthwith to have before the sald thous, at the bar thercof, to answer as for a contempt of the authority of this House Mr Jones, of Tenn., moved to lay the reso- lution on the table, on the ground of the want of power in the Houss to canse the arrest of = ove under such circumstances. 7. Orr argued to show that under the do cision of the Supreme Court cf the United tes the House possessed the requisite power cenied by Mr. J_ He explained that the in- vestigation would be labor thrown away un- less power was granted to the committee ‘o enforce their eumm &e ir Broom expl d that Mr. failure to obey the summons of the ¢ the motion d to acl then) to The reso passed the House x Proceedings of Yo-Day Tar Senate was not in session to-day Is tae Hovee, the bill for the relief of the heirs of tho late Maj. Gen Arthur St. Clair, of the Revolutionary army, was paaed. Afterwards, many reports for private claims were made and committed. Tho House then proceeded to ihe consider. ation of a bill to pay tho fishing bounty en several fishing schooners that wera at sea without having landed: their cargoes Mr Wasbburne, of [1!.. moved the previous question on its pa 6. Mr. McMullin moved to lay it on the table; on which motion the question was being talcen by yeas and rays, as the Star went to press. RIGHT REV. J. McGiLL, BISHOP of Richmond, wili commence a cetles of discourses on Catholic Doctrine, in St. Metu- ew’s Chureb, on uext SUNDAY, (To-Morrow) atllovclocza m it | stipes ORDINATION AND INSTAL- lation cf a Ruling Elder, will take Place YO MURROW (Sabbath) EVENING, at 7 o’cleck, in ‘he Assembly's Chureh, corner of 5th stree and Massachuseits ave.ue. Moruing t* rervire at iL o'clock. Beet J.R ECKARD WiLi D era Sermon to the Young Men’s tian sssoclation, in New York avenue Chu on SABB> CH NIGHT, the 18th inst. Subject—The inspiration of the Bible It Bea TERRE WILL BE A MEETING OF the Nationa! Demorratic Association at Temperarce Hall, THIS (Saturday) EVENING, January i7th, at 7 o’riock 1t* LUCIEN PEYTON, Chair’n. i" ETHODIST PROTESTANT CHUACH, Sch street, between E and F —The Pastor of tuis Church, Rev. P. LL Wit- son, having returned home, will preach TO- MORROW, (Sabbath) at 11 o’c'ocka m , and 7 p:m._ The public are respectfully invited. 1t® Bree KEvicrods NOTICE —THE Dis- cip'es will bave Service in the Congre- gational Chnr h on Sth street, THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. and on TO-MOKKOW, (Lord’s day) the I%b. at 11a om, and? p.m Elder CHALLEN, of Philadelphia, and other Mini-ters wil be mm attendance. The public are cordially invited 1 = A MEETING OF THE YOUNG Men’s Christian Association will tr held at their Rooms, corner of Peon. avenue and 1Uch street, on MONDAY, the 19th inst , at 7 o'clock. Several addresses may be expected. Members and friends of the Association are re- spectfully invited to attend. By order: jan i7-2t CHAS. H. HOLMEAD, Rec. Set THIRD GRAND ASSEMBLY oF THE GOOD WILL CLUB AT HAKRMOINY HALL, On THURSDAY, January 249th, 1557. Tickets—FIF TY CENTS—admitting a Gen- tlemanand Ladies By order of the jam 17, 20,22 24,27,29-6t COMMITTEE = EXTRA NOTICE.—IN CONSE- quence of some cases of the eye who came from the vicinity of Washington to consult Dr. VON MOSCHZISKER, Oculist and Aurist, the Doctor will remain here a few days longer, and those who we:e not abie to see him to con- sult him, either on the eye or ear, or to puisbare Glasses, will now have an opportunity to do so Dr M wilt see patients on Sunday from9a m tolp m.only National Hotel, cifite No. 37. Entrance by the ladies’ entrance jan 17- INAUGURATION BALL —THE BS ightancess will give a grand Inaugu ration Ball, atthe Assgmuty Rooms, on WED- NESDAY EVENING, the 4th of March. Astbe Committee of Arrangements will be composed la rt of our hest citizens, to aid the Officers of the Company, the pubiic may rest essured that noth- ing willbe left undone on their part tc insure pleasure to ali who wili favor them with thelr presence. ‘Tickets—PWO DOLLARS. jan i? ». W. FLOOD, Sect inst. ‘tae finder wiilbe sultebiy reward-d by leaving {tat the corne: of Gand 12th streets, to No. 35 i WURD. "HE 9TH INST, t titute,a BREAST PIN, which the owner ean have by paying for this notice, and caiiing at W. P. SHEDD’S Fancy Goods and Millinery Store, 502 11th street. jan 17-1t EFAit BRUSHES, TOOTH, NAIL, HAT, clothes. crumb, dustiug, and otuer kirds Bruehes; Combs, side, tuck, neck, pei, dine, aressing and pocket Combs, &c., &c. B.J. MCLAUGHLIN & CO, 20 Pa. ave., bet Sth an 7th str. "s SHUMTS_SHORTS. BUSHSLS OF HEAVY SHORTS 600 for sale at my M{ll or Store. Alsn, one twe-story Brick House for rent, eltu- ated ou Market street WM. H. EDES, jan 17-31% METHUFULITAN FLOU At th cormer of U2th sirees and the ( NOW BAKRELLING, AS WE Ing, the followin: grades of Flour, viz FAMILY, PAMILY AND FX TRA SUPERFINE. The flour from this » ios adimitted to be unsur- 4 jan 17 COMN MEAL Is of a saperior quality, worth more to thee mer than any ther offered in this market Aller Promptly attended to. jan 17-¢0' ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Seventh Str PUSITIVELY THREE sights ONLY, | com menct Wedaerday Eveniog, sanunry 21st 1%57. at ORIGINAL, WELL-KNOWN AND only CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, (orga- nized inlfi2) The first and oldest established Band in the World, now under the direction ana managementofJ.W.arnokand E. i. Pierce. Foreight years the above Company have per- fanned at 472 Broadway, New York, to houses crowded atghtiv, ena were unhesitatingly ac- baowledged by the press and the public the ‘* Ne Plus Uitra similar ente:tatn ts. They respectfuily @ izcha: te and fishionab e. Doors oren . Tickets kW bh CENTS. Jan 17-S¢ T. J. DONNELLY, Agent. ISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, unty of Washington, 9 Wit:—This ts to certify tbat on the Mth dey of January, i857, Wm own of the Conatv of Wasbington, brouzht be fore me the subseriber a Justice of Peace in and for the county #5 aforesaid,a light red COW, two hind lezs white, a white stripe down her back, blaz2in_ ber forehead, no horns, right hind leg sore, and zbout tWyearsold Sworn to bsfore me. given under my hand this 14th day of January, 1857. W.A-MULLUY, J.P. ‘This is to notify the owner SS re os ne forward, prove proper y charges, and take ner any Properyy Py a BROW N, Kesidence No. Jan 17-21 ‘33d street east. $20 REWARD WILL BE PAID FOR the apprehension of my Servant Man, FRANK BOOTH, who left home on Teursday. the 15th instant. He isa bright mulatto, about thirty-five har old, five ft. five or six inches in height, fuil black whiskers, which ke wil! no doubt takeoff, ofa sullen coun- tenance when spokento He i$ well acquainted ia Washington, and fs no doubt lurking there at tus time, partienlarly with a free family, who i-ft the net, bborhood a few weeks since, by name Butier 1 will yive the above reward for the apprehen- sion of said Servant no matter where taken, pro- vided he ts secured in jail so that ! get nim again WM. i. GWYNN, sk jan 7 eotPetl Fiscataway, Md. SPEtI4L NOTICE. (RHOSE OF CUR CUSTOMERS THAT have not settled their bills, as rendered to 3ist December, are requested earnestly to do so by the ‘Sth instant, vy cush or notes at short dates We think tiisa very reasonable sequest, and if not complied with we sball be compelled to discon- tinue their aceoun's We again tence ur thanks to those many cus- tomers who buy for cash, and those who pay their bills proiptly, and shall be happy to serve them at ali (imes with 4 weil assorted stock of GUUDS, of the best class for genersl family consumpt CULLEY & SEARS, o 7th st., 3 dcors above Pa. avenve. (No.571] OTICE IN RELATION TO THE RE- MOVALOF THE LAND OF FICK FROM RENICLA TO SAN FRANCISCO, IN CALI FORNIA. In accordance wit the provisions of the act of Congress entitied *» An act authorizing changes in the tocation of land offices,’” approved March 3, 1°53, It Is hereby deciared and made known that toe land office for the sale of public lands at Benicia, inthe State of California, will be re- moved to tae city of San F RANCISCO, atas early @ period as pructrcable, Furthur notice of the precise time of removel will be issued by the register and receiver of the Benicia Land Ottice Given under my hand, at the city of Washing- ton, this th day of January, A. D. 1857. By order of the President: THOS. A HENDRICK2, Commissioner cf the General Land Office jan 17-law6w {KVING’S VOCAL MUSIC ES will be organized en TUE? - f, Jin. 20th, at 7 o'clock, ‘n 1 All wisning to join his Classes will please be prompt in thelr attendance. Terms—22 1 15 — $5 0 Kefers to Rev J G@ Binney, DD, President Co- Inmbta College. Rev P D Gurley, D D; Rev G D Cammins, DD; Rev altred Holmnead. Dv; Rev D; Rev Byron Sunderland, D ; Kev J G Buuer; Kev Samuel Re- gester; Dr Owen Munson; Leo Coyle, beg Appiication can be medeto Mr Irving torenge the Post O dice jan 17-30 Georgetown, January 17.g1437. AN ELECTION WII-L, BE HELD BSP in Georgetown on THURSDAY text, the 224 Instant, for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of the people of Georgetown on the quer - tion of the propriety of the extension of the Kight of r uffrage to all free white male citizens of the United Stites wao have resided within the town twelve months previously (vagrants, paupers, persons non com mentis, end persons convict- ed of an tnfamvus crime, excepted ) upon the va be of a school tax not exceeding one doliar 11 white male citizen: of Georgetown of twen- ty Booed pa of age, and upwards, who shall have reese in Georgetown twelve morths Uaitdnerstad Vagrants, paupers ons HON COMpos mentis, or convicted ¢ an iInfamouserime,excepted) have he bled ap of voting at such election ‘Those tn favor of such extension of suffrage Wil vot, by ballot, ‘Aye,’ and those opposed to such extension will vote, by ballot,“ No” jan 17-5¢ HENRY ADDISON, Mayor. ee aan tet ee TI LADEL PHA CAKE AT PHILA- delpbia sprices, at the Philadelphia Ice Cream Depot, corher of 12th and F streets. ice Cream $1,5v per gallon Daag Jan 10-1m* 7 L t= CLASS DAY EVENIN Temperance : Propos: s for Siecl-Plate Printing. : Orrice SuregixteNDeNt Pusiic PRINTING, WasineTon, January 7, 1857 } ROPOSAL? WILL BE RECEIVED at this office until the 19th éay of tanuary, in- stant, at 1% o’cloe!. m , for pri: ting from steel, in the highest style of theart, 6 400 copies fromeach of 24 quarto pages of lundscayes and ontline sketches, and 3,400 copies from each of 60 quarto Pee of ca tacae, palaeonto!ogy, natural history, aud botany, to tllustrate the Report of the Mexi- can Bonndary survey, forthe use of the Senate United states. Bidders will state the price for printing each 160 copies of said plates, and the de they will see y for executing the same, tisto be distinctly understood that no bids will nd bracers from etd Parties not directly engage in, or practically acquainted wi: e ape bid for, 3 — sy ie T uired for printing these plates ‘will be Fonisued by this ciflee 2 A contract will be enterea into with, and bonds Will be required from the successful bidder for the faithful execution of the same. : hp must be addressed to A. G. Seaman, Superintendent Public Printing, Washington. D.C , and endorsed “ Proposals for Steel-Plate Prating” @ SEAMAN, jan 8-eodt19th ‘Superintendent. HOW [tr Is DONE. ECATC4 AND OFEN OUR OYSTERS, to day, express them to Wash- ington that night, and bave them on je the next morning fresh, pure, and luesious = Why will you buy scalded OYSTERS aher ‘being bawked about the streete for days, when you cxn get these for the same price. SCHWARZE & DRURY, Wien 15-codt 489 11th street, 2d door above E, LIST OF LETTERS Remaining inthe Post Office, Washington, DC, January 17, 1357. [Ordered to be advertised in the ‘ Evening Star,’ agreeable to the following section of the Post Office Law—it —— the largest circulation the newspaper having any daily Peper pubs lished In Washington : Suc. 5. And be it further enocted, That the list ef letters office in mf pees shal such office.} city, town, or village be Printed, shall, hereafter, be pub- once only in the news, issued weekly, or oftener, shall Aave the circulation within the range said office, to be decided ‘3 remaining uncalled for in any post , where news- which, bein, Mave she largest of the delivery of y the postmaster at OF" Personusapplying for letters in the following list, will aay they are ADVERTiagD. Andrews, Mrs J a Aa Bell, Miss K Birch, Miss M a Daddy, Bridget Dorsey, Filzs Drisco |, Julie Dumazter, Mre Davie, Miss EL Donahue, Mary Dyer, Mary J 5 s ML ridley, Sarah A Ferguson, Mrs 1 Galee, Mra a v Alleo, Kishe H Abell, DH Aull, Dr a a Alle Bowen, a Waiter T wu sw Bewell, W Thos s Bassett, it Byers, Patrick Bianuan. PK Mw Bouyer, Robert‘ Hollyday, Mr B LiOn2 Hall, Ja Ba Hays, J W Be ist, dir Baston, Jones Bem'a, MP Hickwan, John G Leroy Carts, SR « Coowes, fami 2 Caulk, Robert W [3 Dewart, W Donnell, Denvers, Danver, W Eastman, 8 Ewin: sO INITIALS.—P. of New Mexfoan Mining Co.; F Bk ; Agt. Hollyday’s Dspteh Fret. Line: President iy. Tr > xraphteal Sock Vaton Lodz 1.0.0. ¥5; The R P. January 17, 1857. in, Mire J Cauningiam,MiseA Laushen, Mre A * LADIES’ LIST. Greer, MreJ C Mabomey, Mise 8 Miller, miss 4 F Pr Pompbrey.Daletna? Parker, Mre MCA Ridley, Virginia R Bone, Mary A Richardson, Nancy Stove, Mra Smith, Mra M Simms, Mrs Dr HC Spincer, Sarene Schroder, Dorothy 2 Salevan, Margt Sorrell, Mary Sorrell, Henrietta Leviss, Mise JH = Taylor, Mre JP Lewie, Mrt & ‘Thompson. Susan bt. Mise Ann Taylor, Mra M L si Upon, Kitza J Rifeaberh Wagner, Mre y Webster, MreL Mills! Mra Wywanc, Mre N Moutgomery,MraM Weaver, Miss R Malvin, Mre'M B | Weaver, Mre John T Murphy, Miss FA Williams, Mise a & Murphy, MreF Wetherall, Mre Murry, Miss Ann Wooden, Miss . Masoa, MreBC — Wilmot,Mre Blanche GENTLEMEN'S LIST. McD+itel, 4 B McKenney, DR Green, Gea tJ 2 Unebel, Mr Gray, LW Garth, JL Glea on, J. Gardner, Daniel Godbdold, Col C M Hammoud, WB Hazlett, Samuel 2 H Hihiman, Simeon Heftibiower, 8 Haft, Rev stephea Hatslip, Bilas Pennington, Jno S Hill, RB Palmer, G W Potter, BD Palwer, EC Pe D H Hoyt, Jas T 2 Ds Mantes, JR Seddon, JS Sbeunon. Jobs i 4 Smith, Garrett Smith, GH Stanton, EP Smack, DW Kirg, Bobt Sawyer, D Kelley, Miler Stick, DH Kerr,J a Smallwood, Chas W Kenton, Jas Stewart, Chas Keating, John Snyder, ‘Chas Kerwig. Jno Keefe, duo jer. Ardrew WH Toulson, Wm 2 ‘Telfair, OW s Troxell th Talman, DD Thorn, Adam Williams, RW Williams, Rickard White, Justus Murry, Marlow, Walter y We Morton, Wm Wail, Jeese D Morris '& Oo Walker, JM CoMarsuall, Those = Ward, J © Martio, Thos Wilson, 4 Moore, Silas = Withere, Capt Jao Meeargee, SJ Willtams, Joka Melony, RS White, Justus Moore, 5 Miduieton, J FS Aloore, Dr Joba 4 Whiting,GW Cariyle Lt Frevk Wheato W. Maxio, Harry Ww: Mead, H J will Marshman,Dra@ W W: Miller, Geo W Wallave, DM Will, Chae Wood, Chas Wilkins, BG Mayo, 6 W Woodhouse, aM Myers, Augustus Welle, alfred Fire ius Co ;Presut® ad Directors of U. 3° Col. Typo” tees High School for Colored Female. . 00. F ; Noble Grand Central Lod 42 Minister, To the Druggist; B. 8. JA8. G. BERRETT, P.M. M. Anacostis: \iutual y read! MADAME FERREKO, ROM NE W YORK, OF FERS HER handsome assortment of WINTER BONNETS at greatly below cost, to mak room fora fresh assortment of Ball Colf. fures, Festhers ‘we Penn. avenue. Flowers, &c., &c. a jan 16- WASHINGTON BRANCH KAILKOAD. TPYRAINS sEAVE WASHINGTON FOR BALTIMORE at 6 and tx a.m ,and3and4 pm On Sunsay ard . m1 Leave BALTIMOKE for WASHINGTON at Vig aud 94 a m ,and Sand 5 p.m Un Sunday atiya m Passengers for Philade at6, 8, and For Annapolis will take For Norfolk will take Train: take Tras ena New York will & For the West wil take ‘Trainsat @and 4; con- necting at the jan 16-tf ROF J. Washington Junction T. H. PARSONS, Agent MUSICAL CAND. E SCHEEL RESPECTFULLY informs the musical communit, of Washing- ton and Georgetown, that his may be engoged for Private He basa Europea: sional services ties, Sotrees, ke y supply of the most faxhionavie n and American Music Any additional instrument furnisbed if desired References —Gov Seward, Col. Cooper, &c, Orders left at his residence, No. 462 }4th street, or at W. G promptly attended to. Metzerctt's Music Store, will be jan 16-30 AT LAST ARRIVED. HE FRENCH PEAS, MUSHROONS, and TRUFFLES, so long by the cold weather, have this day been viz: 2 cases 300 half cans Petits Pots, Billet’s make 2 * 300 do Chaempignons, do 2 ‘+ 200 whole do Petits Pois, do 2 * 200 do Champignons, do 1 “ 100 halfcans Truffles, ao Also, of a late: Tr importation than the above— 1 case De Foies Gras in Terrines, aud “ 4 jan 16-3t celebrated Worcestershire Sauce. For sale by JAMES H SHEKELL. “(int ] 279 F st , corner 13th. _ LCHO ee es ETHERIAL Also, The ‘trade by Jan 13 on, Lamps and Brushes. rie. at lowest —_ OW ELL & MORSELL, No. 383 C st bet. 6th and 7th. CALHOUN WHISKY! of this celebrated W WHISKY '—THE SUBSCRI- inted its for the sale er rtiat Mis pec cases of one dozen each. Itis ery Gace and only needs to be tried to be appreciated by all lovers of a really pure and good article. For jan 13-8 sale by SAM. BACON & CO. 319, cor. Pa. ave. and 7th séree:. Amusements y Morapt’s National Thcatte. Mise Fanny MORANT....Lessee and Directress Benesit and Last Appearance or Mr JOHN £.OWrNs THIS EVENING, The great original comedy of SELF: To conclude with the WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem . Mr J E. Owens ng joleful baliad of * Valliktns aad Ais Dinah.” On Monday, reappearance of Miss FANNY MORANT. hed U7 TIME ALTERED: Doors opened at $4; curtain rises at ¥ past 7 o'clock. —=== =e ——— GRAND CUNCERT ar R.J TURNER, the American Voeriist, at Opp Fritows’ Hatt, 7th street, On SATURDAY EVENING January 17th. Single Tickets 50 Cents; Tickets admitting « Gentleman and two Ladies, $1 jan 16-21 R. G. SKEKELL, Agent Washington Cireus and Ampitheatre, Corner ef emth Street and the Ave STUPENDOUS DISPLAY OF NOVELTY FOR E-OPENING Un FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHTS, January 16th and 17th, And on SATURDAY AF TFERNUON. Family Tickets; admitting parents with their children will be issued for the afternoon perform ance at ONE DULLAR. HERK VON BECK great Gymnast, will astoni>h the citizens with bis miraculous ASCENSION ON THE SPIRAL COLUMN, As performed by him at the Caraation of the Emperor of Russia MADAME TOURNIAIRE, in two Lew scenes of Eqcestrianism. JIM MTERS and J.M BURT, The Two Ciowas, tn a host of New Songs, Puns, and Dances. ALL THE COMPANY ARENIC DISPLAY = eens scons. Pit 25 cents. Children hels- r ‘This is now the wermest place of amusement. in the city. - in a mew and attractive Wants. ANTED—BY A YOUNG WOMAN, & Sitation elther as Cham bermaid or Nurse, Cam come well recommended. Apply at No 202 1t Ii.u stree:, between Nand © xtreeix ——— Vv ANTED —A WHITE WOMAN WHO IS a first ra'e Cock, Washer 2rd Ironer. One who can bring good recommendatio»s can apply et No 429 5th street, between E and F. jon 17-3t® t OUSE WANTED—I WI8H TO PUR- chare, fora private residence, in W a-bing. ton, gord Bri Kcr Frame House, having pas- 8 -*, ard not less than six Kooms ersons w'ab'ng to rell, will pleace address J.G@_J5.. Rox & & City Post Office, rtating verms, lowes? price, le m, &e jan 17-3 \ ANTED —-A KROUY MAKER AND Wheel and Carriage Maker. Two good hands way obtein a permanert n by ad @rewing S FLYNN & CO .305D jan 16 3 6 nn Ww NTED IMMEVIATELY—A COLORED Man to take charge of a Dining Room ing Hotel None veea apply but ‘hese that can bring rood — Appiy at this office Jan 16-3 ANTED—& GOOD COOK —AND ONE that can do generel housework in 2 small family. Colored servent preferred Re“ereace required. Apply at 389 E street, be:ween 9h ara 10th. jan 15-31@ ——$ EE V J ANTED.—A PURCHASER FOR A Two- story and Attick Brick Hovse on I street Borth, between6th ard 7th. Terms: One-third cask ; the balance in 1,2, and3yeer. A) at the Star Office. jan is-lw On cnn PROETABLE AND HONORABLE EM- PLOYMENT FOR THE WINTER --Per- sons in town or country iu search of employmeat asa scurce of income, orto fll op thelr leisure hours, may hear of su bh byenc o:ing two stamps, to pay postage. to Professor JAWES 1. HORNE, Box No 4,551 New York Post Uftice. The em- ploy nt is fitted to elther sex —<tation in jeim- mai itis an article of dally consumption, and can be manufactured in en perscn’s dwel- ling; secured by copyrizht; sales as permansnt as flour. An agent is wanted inevery town fa the Union. jan 13-Im ANTED.—THE HIGHEST PRICES paid in cash for Old Silver, ut ROOD’S S11 ver Ware Manufactorv, 338 Penn. avenue, near ‘¥ch street. dec Boarding. OQAKD.—-GENTLEMEN DESIRING Board can find very comforteble eccommoda tions. at 304 Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th end 10th streets, over Mr. Ridenour’s Confection ey. dec 1 im UAKD, &¢.—MRS. BATES, ON THES. W corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street 1s prepared to accommodste gentlemen with rooms th or without board. Every effort will be made to render those comfortable Who may favor her with thelr patronage. Transient or table board can be obtained. ap b-tt EEKP YOUK FE d y—call at LAMMON buy a pair of Cork Soles T WARM AND D'S, 7th street, and jan 15 3t OTAT“’ ES.— 100 BUSHELS WHITE Mercer Potatoes for sale in lots to suit pu:- cbacers PETER BERRY, jan 15-3® SS Water St , Georgetown. TRAYED OK ST°LEN—-TWO Cows. Onea back Cow with a white star, in the face, white*pots on the -bou ders; with erumped horns brard'd The other a red Buffaio, with a white face und the tipe? the tailwhive Both pretty forward in Calf, Five dollars reward will be given bv their re_ turn toxMAURICE WOLFE, 371 Virginia ave. nue, between 3d and 4 strects, Washington city, B.C. _ ____ Jan 15-308 FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST. BALTIMVURE AND OHIY HAILKOay. New and Improved Arranzomewss, HREE TRAINS DAILY FROM BALT). more, for Cumberlaad, Wheeling, and 3! parts of the West. Ist) The ACCOMMODATION TRAIN wi,’ leave, (except Sunday) et 6 45am, connecti:,.- with Uaius from Philede!pbia, ticst train fron: Washingten (at Junction) —wil stop st way s*s tleas on arrive at Cumberland at 4 0°: lock p.m. M4. The MAIL TRAIN leaves Camden Ste- tion daily (except Sunday) at 53) 2. m, ane reaches Wheeling by 44. 1 , connecting at’ Ben wood with trains for Columbax, Cincinnati, Lay- ton Indianapolis, Loulsville, Cleveland, Toledo Detroit, Chicaco, St Louts, Catro, and ‘interme. diate points . #4. The EXPRESS TRAIN leaves dally at 7r.m.,connecting with express trains for Ct;,- cinuatl, St. Louls, Cairo, Chicago, and interme. diate places The distance to Cinctarati ang other centre] and southern places in the West, is nearly 100 miles shorter then by aav other route ‘The time to these ey _— “= ualled. . i>™ Baggage checked through :o Co.umbes Ciacinnati, Indianapolis, a-d st Louis i ICP” Passengers and Baggage transferred at a) points free THROUGH TICKETS will be rod to atl the large towns in ibe West, at the lowest possible rates, atthe Ticket Office, Camden Sta‘icn, ara at Wasbinzton city a&@ A second-class car is attached tothe Met; Passe ngers fromjBaltimore or Wasbii view She ensins vend ty — py commodation or Mali Irein. over at See &. Dee ee ee srning by the Express Train, which Combetaed at 250c.m.; end reaches wae ing at 2 p.m. Passeugers from Wasbing'on have emple time for meals at Wasbicgton Junction Leberg only peeved ipioae hal hrough ‘Tick- ets jagegage ©! 8 can obtal: Washington ie FOR WAY PASSENGERS The Accornmodation Train at 6 45, will s yy at all stations east of Cumberland, and@ the Ex at sta'ions betweer Piedmont, gol: g west Hast- wardly the Mail Train leaves Wheeling at 713 a m., and Accommodation leaves Cuaiberlana at 8.20, Teaching Galtimore atS45p m. The FREDERICK TRAIN starts et 4 pm, Sunday) stop; atwaystations L: Sredeice toe m gone oe al Baltimore ais noon. The ELLICOTT’3 MILLS TRAIN leaves Station at6a.m.and33@p m. Leaves Camden ssllicott’s Mills at 7 a.m ,and7.30p m, ex Bundays. Ww. 8. Woupsip fen 10 te Master of