Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1857, Page 2

KVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY... + demmary 21, 1857- SPIKIT OF THE MOKNING PRESS The (aren criticises a recent letter from Gen. Webb, of the Conrier and Buqvirer, wherein that gentleman, after denying, +1 he truth of the newspaper stories attri- ting to him the character cf a lobby mer- ber, intimates the probability that some of the land grants have given teo much to indivic- ual railroads, that scme of the lobby have ob- tained wore than they should from the com- panies, and further, thatsome unworthy mem- ber may kave required to be paid extra for ing bis duty, 4 &c. ‘ihe editor of the Unacn, claiming that Gen. Webb is a capital witness againet his party, argues that his (the General's) plea that no great barm has heen done even if suck things have happened, Ss proves gross lack of moral principle on the part of “ Republicanism." The / *» New York correspond. ent (writing under dat: of the 17th instant) says “An ice bridge gas formed between this city and Brooklyn {e « brief interval during flood tide te-day, and «nite a number of per- sons nade the pavsage between the two cities t. Five years ago the same feat was ec d, but with that exception it querter of a century since the opp. presented cf wakin the East river. The Scun¢ great difficulty in making their trips: i nore of them left their docks hero yesterday or to day, and none have arrived to-day from the eastward To meet the wants of commerce im this emergency an ecean steamer is adver- tised to run on the outside route between this city and Boston Besides the inconveniences entailed upon us by the ice. the damage that is being sustained is by no mears ight. Tbe barque Byron, with a valuable cargo ©} gars from Cardenas, was store and sunk in the lower bay yesterday; and the minor disasters that ore being rep d, though individeally ins'gcificant are in aggregate quite irsjy- ting.” telifgencr YGTON NEWS AND GUSSLP. SH Wa The Embargo.—I* can hardly be that the traveling by railroad will be faiily in opera: tiea egain, unti) perhaps the beginning of Beat week. (ur fcllow citizens sittiog around the cox table coal fires of Washington city, though aware that Pennsylvania avenws 19- quired on Mondsy afternoon last to be opened to travel bya team of have little idee of the “ drift” outside of the limits of tneit owa wide theroughfares AL who atterd the Wasniogton markets, however. realize ethiag the esistiug universal obstruction to traveling, from the extraordi- Bary absence are brought hither by country peuple. Yes terday afternocn at 1 p m. no one had passed With avebicle between this city and Alexar- dria since Suuday forenoon last, and then our indefatigate frieud, Hugh Latham, of omri- Tong horses, ; charine matter contained in the circulating fluids may be saved, that might otherwise be expended by the plant in the subsequent sta ges of growth and in the maturation of, the seed. i t Tho proper of exact time at which to cut the plant after being topped, in order Tied | tain the greatest amount of saccharine i bd from its juices, was mot stated ; it ascertained by observation and expe’ aiiie The juices of this t having gre: i a: dency to rum into the acetous cre jon, owing, as is supposed, to the peculiar condi tion of our atmosphere, its heat and moisture ! at the time when it must be cut, they render- | | ing it difficult to convert juices, at that time int» sugar or molasses, it was proposed to make use of some means in order to eure or | dry the plant when cut, that it might be stored | for subsequent use when the temperature of | the atmosphere might serve to counteract this tendency. Might not this object be attained by curing the plant in the same way as many | farmers cure their corn provender; by setting it up in the field when cut, taking care that | the shocks be made of such size and in such | manner as to secure full ventilation, or the free circulation of air through every Egret? ; ‘The most important point in rd to this subject is the adoption of some efficient mode of converting the juices of this plant, whether in its green or dry state, into sugar or mo- | lasses. This point was not settled, nor was it | much dwelt upon, but it is very desirable that | alarge share of the inventive talent of our | country should be directed to the accomplish- ment of this most important object. The debate that incidentally sprang up on the subjects of agricultural chemistry and the avimalcutes or polyg istrica of Ehrenberg was not calculated to throw much light on the gen- eral subjector to afford any useful instruction to the Seciety I am disposed to doubt if ag- riculture ever has or ever will derive any ma- terial benefit from either of these branche; of study—sciences they srenot. This ‘otelasion is founded on a few very plain reasons: Ist, in the chemical analysis of soils and of plants many substances are furmed during the pro- cess that had no existence in the matter an- alized but are first formed in the crucible or retort. 21, The living organized body of a plant cannot, as such, be subjected to ana- ly: Before this can be done, an important and radical change must be effected in tre nature and character of the body. It must, as the first step towards its analysis, be con- verted inte a mass of dead, inert matter ; and theu the chemical compounds are formed in tho process and exhibited as constituents of the plant, but which, in fact, had no place in its body when alive. Again, the living plant ab- eorbs the initerials of nutriment from various sources or substances in the soil, and these materials are assimilated or acted on by its vital energies until they are converted into } one homogeneous mass, the circulating fluid, er poculiar juice of the plant, and out of this homogeneous mass the organized body and its | several parts are elaborated. The common | opinion that plants select particular cubstan- | cos from the soil, and that these substances, unoka nged, become a part of the body of the ; plant is entirely erroneous. The agricultu- rist, im this connection, is accomplished when be forn.'sbes his plant with food or manure in euch qua atity aud such variety as its instincts require. For tho reasons now given, I think it will be a knowledged that the deductions of agriculiural chemists are entitled to but little ons in them, such as / regard from practical agriculturisis he objecthons that arise to inferences drawn from obvervat'ons made with the microscope are: Ist, That110 two observers have given the samo representa tion of the objects observed ; the accounts we have of the same objects from different observers not only contain many dis- creparcies, but are frequently flatiy contra- bus fase, was at work, with thirty stalwart | distry; 24, Tbe objects to be observed are #0 labor endeavoring to delve cut a track for bis coaches over tuc causeway ‘near the Vir- extromoly minute, (2 1000 of a line, or of a tenth part cf si: iach!) and are seen so dimly aud imperfectly, that a large fiold or scope is ginia end of the Long Bridge,) where the snew | presented for the exercise of the imagination; sy piled up cver the whole width of the turn- pise, vacying in depta from four to ten feet, for_a streten perhapsa fi a milo ia length. For the firet tim the Siar, three Lalf years ago, we were kept away from our post without duc m advance and were the first to reach Waching- ton in a vehicle from the vicinity in which we reside, since Sunday forenoon last. In some e roads surrounding this city the i #3 them, to a fabuious way be until near April height imdeed, observers commonly see whatever their imaginatiou. prompts or suggests; and 3d, I doubt net th.vt many objects represented to be, ani supposed to be, enimalcules are the purchasing | seeds of plants and minute particles of inert mat so that I corclude that it is not essen- tial to the intereate of agriculture that much tice iD | interest be taken in the curious descriptions of monads by Ehrenberg, or in the still more imaginative representations of such objects by Boia A Farmer. Jenuery 19th, 1857 List of Patents.—Thw following is the list of Patents issued from the United States Pat nex; before they can be traveled, unlees mien | ent Uffice for the week euding January 20, turn cut by fiftics, with shovels in hand, to opeu the way. We worked our way in, with the assistance of others, by the use vi the axe in chopping down ot s in the woods, and bere cod ther i for th part avoiding rea se we be alway? wer torm jy the drift i and over fields The Cutgeizg Acministraticn —In re- cently specaleting concerning the embarrase- ments which must surroand th n, the Charles the genticmer w net, and a f3 incoming at- the present Cabi with force and eeesor, than air high office. Mr Played eigna! a the Treasury i that he ebeould » tienist nutivt ‘ Campbell he portumert in «i with les y Lis abundant labors, both cf law ar 1% We Sil his place, and we publi c compel bew of man whe could bange of administration should teut from th: public service. © cifficultic at surround t Eucbanan. ‘Wanner of time by al id « servers, d kera * have fai his expe gery ga shan: pature will carry him ra: dificultic he fate may Le able te sey tc him, as to his pre@écessur You have dese — pecple 4.” The Chinese ep the exercises a! &r ugar Ca: the fate mee f the National Agriculiural Society writes as the following communication with reference to portions of their proceedings, which wo put lish, because likely to interest in some de gree, both the practiesl farmer and ‘he dat. bler in what is termed the science ef agrieul- ture Mr 2 Yermit me, through your empt a general summary of the ablished in the interesting de bate on the Chinese Sugar Cane that occurred before the United States Agricultural Society on Thursday Just The proper period for planting the (see?) Cane is ab. time a fe useful points w days earlier or later, us the condi- ithe land or the state ef the wether may require—a warm soil and telerably dry weather being the conditions most desired The prep on of the land and the eubze ‘went cultivation of the crop should be simi- tuose for Indian corn : ed well of all the honest and im over whom you have presi- | in #1 out the first of May, varying the | 1857—each bearing that date: £ Allen, of Boston, Maas., Hen Allen, of Bos aforesaid.—For im ent in steam pressare gauges am B. Bishop, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For ement in guides for rewing machines. ont, N H.—For ¥ tor making p-rer. f New York, N. ¥.— ine? for founing bata assignor to ( y E proved centre vent water whec] G_ Cuching, ef Dryden, N. Y —For im- Alfred A. Blandy, improvement in artifice! amesE A Baltimore, Md —For ial teeth Gibbs, of Point, Va.—For improvement in sewing machines. Geo Gregg, of Lowe's Mill, Va.—F r im- . of Brooklyo, N. Y --For ed sawing machine Howe, j ment in ing machines. Patented in Bogland July 26, Ist. Joho Goulding, of Worcester, Mass.—For improvement in the manufacture of double arpets and rugs L Hali, of New York.N. ¥ —For in treating photegraphic pis orge Ueberling, of Q: provemout in grain separa ET. He nton, te i spikes Peon Yan. N ney, 1N.—For im- Pean.- Fur iw. For in cul for harvesters Ingersoll, of Ithace Y.—¥er u wacuines for paring apples. Kelly, of Eddyville, Ky.—For 1a provement in blast furnace ¥ , of Waddame Groove, IN, ~For n harvesters of Czwogo.N VY —-Forim iu brid ges. Montgomery & James Monigomery, of Baltunore, Md —Feor improvement tn win ft machines Jamez'i Morgan, of Brovktyn, N. Y improved hydrant. 5 F Nave, of Roanoke, Ind. —Forimprove ~For saould regard it as aj ment in brick machines Ledner D Phillips, of Chicago, I1!.—For impr voment in hore coupling Eq@il R Pichler, of Boston, Mass —For im u reflectors for vaults bineon, cf Warsaw, N. Y , assignor to Amenzo Beardsley and William Robinson —For improvemeut in laying tops ge machines. 2 D. Sarven, of Maury county, Tena proved machine for binding timber auel R Smith, of Ficrence, Mass —For t ved method of feeding lumbe-, la’erally, % machines Joun 4G Treadwell, of Albany, N. Y.—For —An alterdant | '™) revement iu cooking stoves. s ' eos W right, of Piantsville, Conn., assign or s _© Sow Manufacturing Company,” of | ame plice —For improved machine for bend | ing sheet metal, | B Wi saith, of Cincinnati, O —For roofing | coment. : Win E. Nichols, of East Had | Peg dam, Conn —For imp for making cord Pega cment a machioery stented Deo 5 Additional Improvement —Heheted op | riron, of Richmond, Va.—For im; Tovement in | Barvesting machines Patented Dec 16, 1856 House and Post Office az ‘Windsor, —The Secretary of the Treasury has 1 the lot on Main st, known asthe Jooliige property,’’ in connection with the “ Evans and Johonpor lots,”’ as a site for this new Post Office, for the sum of $4,500. Being ou the Maia street, and immediately opposits | the principal ho'el, the location is very central and desirable; and the excellent design for tho edifice, prepered under the Secretary's orders, 4 Ccurt Ve mont | Purchase ‘be plant puts out ite pannicies or | will be the ernament and pride of the city “\ a8 Deve ts top or break «ff ‘Bis | “tants as are not intended fur | “"08Rs & quantity of sac Col. Fauntleroy, U. 8. Dragoous.—This ¥| distinguisped offices, seventy ordered to duty on the Pacific coust, (immediately after a two Mexico,) was a¥ Acapulco, Mexioo, on bis way to bis station at Los Angelos, California, on the 23d ult. His passage up the Pacific ®oast to that point is represented to have been an exceedingly boisterous and dangerous one. The Contempt Cass in the House —The report of Mr. Orr, made to-day, sets forth that the question which James W. Symington re- fused to ansvver before the investigating com- mittes was, What members of Congress had asked him ‘# obtain bribes or gratuities for them, for voting for bills, (c.?—the witness having, in the course of his preceding exami- nation, inti mated that such approaches had been made éo him. Hamilton Green, Esy , attorney at law, of New York city, has been summoned to be ex- amined before the investigating committee at 1 p.m. tc-Isy. In Custody --Just before we go to preae, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arma Flood arrested J. W. Symington, under the resolution elsewhere referred to, and leading bim tothe House bar, announced to the Speaker that he had ex cuted the ordor uf the hody. A debate then sprung up as to what dispos'- tion should be made of the prisoner. The Resolute’s Officers —Ihe Navy De- partment have news by telegraph to-day eay- ing that Commnnder Hartsteine and his fel- low officers, who took the barque Resolute out to England, reackod New York yesterday in the American mail steamer Washington. Supreme Cour!.—Yesterday—No 21. E.J | Dupont, de Nemours $ Co., appellants, rs. Jobn Vance et al., claimants of the brig Ann Elizabeth. Appeal frei the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. Mr. Justice Curtis delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing the decree of the eaid Cireajt Court, witheut costs, and re- manding the cause, with directions to ascer- tain the amount of the lion cf the libellants on the Ann Elizabeth, 42 , in conformity to the opinion of this court. x No. 5. Barr H. Betts, appellant, -s. John H. Lewis et ux. Appeal from the District Court of the Upiled States for the northern district of Alabama. Mr Justice Curtia de- livered the opinion of the Court, reversing the decree of the gaid District Court, with costs, and remanding the cause for further proceed- ings to be had therein in confurmity to the opinion of this Court No 25. Jaw es Meegan, plaintiff in error, vs Jeremiah TL. Boyle In error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri Mr. Justice McLean delivered tho opinion of the Court, senate ae judgment of the sa‘d Uircuit Court in thia cause, with costs No. 45 Archibald Babcock, appellant, vs Edwa.d Wyman. The argument of this cause was continued by Mr. Merwin for the appel- lant. and by Mr. Bartlott for the appellee. Adjourned —_ The Current Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yeterday, 20th of January, there wore of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the Treasury Department.. . Per the Interior Departmen War watrants received and en tered.. 87,875 00 = CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Is tam Senate, yesterday, after wo went to press, House bill authorizing the establish- ment of a naval depot at Brunswick, Georgia, was discussed until the hour of adjournment. In tne Hovsg, the bill for extending the iand laws east of the Cascade mountains in Oregon and Washington Territories, and the bill authorizing the settlement of the accounts of the clerks of the United States courts in said Territories, were passed. The Committee on Territories were dis- charged from the further consideration of the memorial of the citizens of Arisonia praying for the establishment of another Territory, and it wa; laid on the table. The Committee on Military Affaire were die charged from the further consideration of the bill making appropriations for the payment of militia called into service for the suppresement of Indian hostilities in New Mexico, and of the bill providing for the payment of the awards of the commissioners appointed by the Secretary of War under the eighth seetion of an act making appropriations for certain elyil expenses of Government, and they were laid on the table. The House then proceeded to consider the Territorial bills, and the bill making an ap- propriation for the construction of a peniten- tiary in Nebraska; the hill to establish an additional land district in the said Territory, as amended; the Uregon military road af Propriation bill, as amended; the Washing- ton Territory military road bill, and the bill making appropriation fer the bridging of streams and opening of roads in Minnesota Territory, were passe i, | $160 00 52,001 11 ee ee Nl a A Proceedings of To-Day. Ix tae Senate, te- lay, tho Hon James J (ireen, the newly elected Seuator (for the short term) from Miszcuri, raz aworn in, Mr Soward presented a petition trom the deographical and Statistical Society ot New York azainst the coinege of anyother but de- cimal coins by the Mint of the United States; referre! The Sulmatiue Telegraph bil! was chortly afterwards taken up, and was discussed ly Mesere. liunter, Collamer, Rusk, end ard. Ix tHe House, Mr. Ury reperied izom the lnvesiigating Committee a report setting forth that James Wo Symington, a witness bafore them, had refuzed to answer certain yuestion: regarded by the Committee as being ina‘erial to the Esper discharge of their datier, aud closing with a resolution directing the Ser goant-at-Aarme to take the body of the said Symington into custody, wherever found, and bring bim to the bar of the House to answer ior the contempt of its authority imvolved in taid refusal. The question being put on agroeing to this resolution by yeas and nays, and it was agrecd to—yeas 164, nays 16 Mr, Orr also reported from the same com mittee « bill more effectually to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers befure cuch committees; whieh was eing discussed by Magsrs. Orr and Cobb of Ga , ero the Star went to pross. PERSONAL. Gon. Tom Thumb is holding levees at egent Gallery, Quadrant, London ++++Mr and Mrs Barney Williams are re- engaged at the Dublin and Royal Theater. ++» The Hon, Ed. Stanley, now of Cahfor- but formerly of Norta Carolina, is at Wil- » in this city. +++» The Hon. Senator Harlan has bees re elected to the U. S. Senate from Iowa by a vote of 63 to 35. «+++ Ira Aldridge, the colored tragedian, has been playing ‘‘ Dred’’ with great sugcess at Belfas*. New Mosic—We fiad upon our table a pretty song entitled -‘ Fanny in her Grave,” words by W. M. Byars, M. D., music by F. W. Smith. From Hilbu:, we bevo N». 2 of his cheap Masical Boquet, containing two pieces of choice music. Sx0KiNG —Gentlemen who are addicted to | ‘he habit of suoking, will find Burnett's Ori- ental Tooth Wash, prepared by Messrs, Jos. Bunyerr & Co., Tremont street, Boston, an excellent detergent. It also imparts to the breath & fragrance Peculiarly aromatic and Pleasant, For sale by druggists geverally. (er Io Baltimore, on Monday, w: years” tour of duty in the department of New | nessed the lowsat tide in that harbor for a quarter of acentury. It was some seven feet below the usual fair tide. Vessels were on theif beam ends in some instances, and all were left with a bottom to rest apon The snow, in some cases, had drifted in and pez- fectly covered the smaller vessels up, leaving but a small chance for the cecupants to get out Prices or Gas —A special ecmmittee was voted the other night inthe City Council of New York toinyuire into the manver in which the Manbatten Ges Company bave fulfilled the legal reduction of the price sf gas It is the general complaint there that since the re. duction in price the bills of the coneumers are largely increased. Bintapay or Fraxkutx.—The employees cf the Baltimore Sun office celebrated the birth day of Franklin, on Sa‘urday evening last, by a supper. — THE TAX-PAYERS OF GEORGETOWN — Fellow Citr-ens On Thursday, the 22d inatant, it wlll be your privilege to cast your votes at the polls on the question wether you will sree to tax yourselves with a pcll tax of one dollar each, in addition to the present tax x unow pay ‘The pretence that this tax of one dollar each fs for the beretit of Common Sc hoo!s is a shallow artifice, to bring within the elective franchise of the town all that class ef our population who now have no vote, who have po property to tax, acd who have no common stake or intevest in the town—a popula- tion unsettled and shifting, here this year and goers the next, and who, if any calamity should fall the town, would not be found here then to ber any part of its burden, but who, by some parties in your town at this time, itis thought de- sirable to make voters of for a particular purpose, for personal advancement, or to carry ovt the ub- jects ofa party. The outery th:t this tax Is for the b-nefit of the Free School fs a mere humbug; an attempt to de'ude the tax payers of the town, and it {# for you fellow-ritizens, for every man of you who has a stake in the town, and who de- sires its prosperty, to decide this question at the polls on next Thursday. \ou have, for the last fifty years. by the exeicise of the most liberal be- neficerce, supported a free school in the town, where the poor man’s child has been cared for and educated out of the general funds of the town; and you are still continuing that benefl- cence, and nt this time ten per cent. cf the reve- nus raised on the real and p rsonal property of the tewa, by general tax, is appropriated Free Schools; a liberality a'most unknown in o her commuoities ‘Then why tax yourselves with an additional poll tax of one doilar fora school which hee 80 eeny support already? We ask you to ook at this sufj-ct, and unmask the selfi>h ends which its prej-ctors attem: pt to cover it with, and | when you are cal'ed on to vote next Thursday on | this question, ‘Are you willing to tax ycurselves with a poll tax of one dollar §n addition to the ‘ou wiil vote “No !'? tax yeu already eed it ONL OF HE TAX PAYERS Bere. JOHN C McCABE, UF BAL- ‘imore, will deliver the Anniversary Address to the Yeung Men’s Christian Associa- tion, In the Le-ture Room of the Smithsonian Instituticn on THURSDAY NIGHT, the 2d instant. Subject “Geni as— ities.’? ts misfortunes and infirm- <p ee MEM F the Perseverance Fire Company will meet at thelr Engine House, TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, the 22d Inst , at 1% o’clock, in clltizen’s dress, member, Mr. A it pREw Loxey_ By order, Le JNU. Y. DONN, Sect. Bee Sc IPLES: MEETING.—THE Dis- ciples’ meeting will be continued in the Old Trinity Church, 5th street, THIS EVEN- ING, at7 o'clock Preaching by Elder Challen, of Philadelphia. The public are cordially in- vited ite ces" A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE Metropolitan Book and Ladder Compa- Ry, No 1, held on Monday, the 19h of Januiiy, it was — Resolved, That the Company return thanks to Mr A. Green, for his kindness in offering the loan of his horses to draw the Truck home From the fire at the National Hotel Also, to the stran gers who #0 kindly helped the members of the re It JAMGS A. INGRAM, pe Secretary. MONTGUMERY GUARD?, ATTEN- TION —You are hereby notified to meet at your Armory,on THURSD\Y EVENING, the 22d inst..for Drill. Ali the members of the Company are requested to be present. By order of Capt. Key : ‘THOMAS McENERY, 0.8. The Montgomery Guard’s Bill will be given on FUESDAY EVENING, the 3d of Febuary, atthe Assembly Rooms. = jan 20-3t Bee RE WOOD WILL BE GIVEN TO a limi ed amount in sma’! quanities, to Destitute Widows only. Apply to 390 C street The applicant wil! please bring a line from some respectable citizen, to prevent imposition jan 19-3* | <a HE RIGHT REV. J. Mc6ILL, Bishop of Richmond, will preach the second of his stries of Doctrinal Discourses at St Mathew’s Church,on THURSDAY EVENING, at7o’clock. Subject—‘ The Urigin aad conati- tution of the Church.” Jan 19 =— INAUGURATION BALL.—THE Highlanders wiil give a grand Insugu ration Ball, atthe AssemBLyY Rooms, on WhD- NESDAY EVENING, the 4th of March. Asthe Committee of Arrangements will be compoeed in part of our best citizens, to aid the Officers of the Company, the public may rest asscred that noth- ing wiilbe left undone cn their part to recure plexsure to all whe may favor them with their presence ‘Tickets—T WO DOLLARS jan U-W&silt GEO. W. FLOOD, Ser Bae Ave pain CALS AT PHILA- eiphia prices, at the Philadelphia Ice Cream Depot, coruer of 1th an} F streets. lee Creain $i,50 per yallon jan i4-im* Georgete January 17, 1847. a AN ELBKCTIUN WILL BS HELD <i, Georgetown on ‘FEU ASDAY next, the “24 Instant, for the purpose of ascert, renee of the people of Georgetown on the quee- tlun of the propilcty of the extension of the Kight of = uiferye to all fice white male citizens of the Valted 3011 Wau hivciesuded wittin the tewn twelve iuonths previously (vayranis, paupers, persons Hon compes mautis, and persons cenvic!- cd oC an infemous crime, excepted.) upen the Tayment of a school tax nei excceding ene dollar All white male citlyea- ef Georgetown of twen- and upwards, whe shall have resided in Georg: town twelve montbs previously (Vagrants, paupers persons ron cenipos mentis, er convicted of an Infamouserime excepted) have the privilege of voting at such election These In fever of such extension of suffiage will Rash d ballot, ‘ Aye,”’ and those oppoeed fo svch extension will vote, by ballot, No” 17-5t HENRY ADDISON, Mayor. ee rte Sebati Besta! hive WHAT WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW'—HOUSES FURN- ISHED —We want Housekeepers and those about to commence Honsekeeping t~ bear in mind that the first, second, third and fourth rooms of our large and spacious warehouse are filled to thelr ntmost capacity with every description of CABINET FURNITURE and House-furnish- ing Goods generally, to which we respectfully invite the atlention of those in want of bargains Houses furnished threnghout wih every article in the housekeeping line VERY CHEAP FOR CASH, or to punctual dealers at the usual credit Cali at the “ HovsskEEPER’s HMPORIUM”’ and examine our stock before purchasing. Wur motto is— “ Quick sales and smal profits.” BONTZ & COOMBS. dee 1-3m 7th street, between I and K. c L. IRVIN@’S VOCAL MUSIC = CLASSES will be organized on MUN- DAY EVENING, Jan. 26th, at 7 o'clock, in Temperance Hall All wishing to join nis Classes will please pepo in their attendance. Terms—22 Lessons— $5 00. Refers to Rev J G Binney, D D, President Co- lumbia College; Rev P D Gurley, DD; Rev G6 D Cummins, D D; Rev Alfred Holmead, DU; Rev Ds Dopastt DD; Rev Byron Sunderland, D D; RevS P Hil; Rev J G Buuer; Rev Samuel Re. gester; Dr Owen Munson; Leo Coyle, Keg. Appiication can be madeto Mr Invino throy, hb ty euc years of ag jan 17-80 i | j | bave bren a Ueteg ae ION street, a liberal rower be given. : ire 15 So*: Rous __— 20 bbls GOLDEN SYRUP + tpg fi sd eou R & SEMMES. 5 BAaGs RIO CO z. odo WHITE COFFEE B boxes ADAWANTINE CANDLES. In store, ar: le fan 21-e03t BARBOUR & SEMMES. TRUTH 15 STRARGE-STRARGER THAN FICTION! Bz STILL MORE STRANGE IS THE fact that SCH WARZE & DRURY have always on hand a jd, “ull, and fresh Supply of ee Oy when all others are out. Call and see at 469 [1th street, 2d door above E. ju 21-3t THE ANNUAL BALL or THE FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY, NNOUNCED FOR MONDAY, THE ‘9h t, and med on account of the se- vere storm, will take place at CARUSI’S SA- LOON, MONDAY EVENING, January 26, 1857. Every necessary arrangement completed the company promise all who may them with their presence an evening of uralloyed en- joyment. jan 21,24,26 CATALUGUE OF PARIS CLOAKES, TO RE SOLD AT AUCTION, On TUESDAY. January 27th, WITHOUT RESERVE, at the Store of CLAGETT, NEWTON, MAY & CU. Sale to commence at 12 o'clock JAMES C. McGUIRE, Auectionesr. Worth No ! Bro Motre Antiqueand VelvetCloik, $5) No 2 Blue*® bik Vevet@M Ant, do a No 3 Bik Velvet and Motre Antique, do 35 No 4 Green Satir; very rich, do 3) No 5 Hand-ome Brown Clotb, do 2 No 6 Black Velvet. very plata, do to No 7 Tan Cloth and Molise Antique, do 20 No 6 Bro. Cloth and Moire Antique, do 2 No 9 Fancy Cloth Circular, do 20 No 1° Brown Trimined ~a’in, do 35 No 11 Kich Sitver Brown Velvet do 4” No 12 Drab Cloth, trim’d with velve:, do 23 No 13 Blue Watered Silk, do 2 No 13 Drab Embroidered Cloth do a5 No's Brown do do do as Nol6 Brown do do do 50 No 1? Lt Drab Cloth & Motre Antique do 22 No Is Drab Embossed Cloth do 25 No 19 Bleck Cloth Traveling do No 20 Bik Moire Antique and Velvet (Shawl) do 22 , No2t Do do do do ad No 22 Hands-me Bik Ve'vet (piain) do By] Now Do Mcire Antiqae and Velvet do 50 No 2t Rich Black Moire Antique and Velvet 60 6 No25 Handsome Black Velvet do 65 No26 Very elegant Blk Velvet do &5 No 27 Very elegaut Blk Moire Antique do 75 No 2 Handsome Cloth Talma do 29 Now do do do 20 The above Goods must /s sold 0 attend the funeral of their la‘e | be cffered after the sale of Cloaks. ompaay to draw the Sire to and from the , during the ; Timesof holding El Terms cash. Several bandsome Crimson Crape Shawis. Cashmere Shawis, and Evening Dress Goods will The Cloaks will be ¢ fred at private eale until the <7 named abore ' 1-4 J.C Mc6UIRE, Auct. [= TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1857 received and for sale at SHILLINGTON’S Bookse'ling and Stationery Establishment In addition to the usual calendar and as- tronomical calculations, the Tribune Almanac will contain : Very fu'l and complete Election Returns by State-, Congressional Districts, and Counties for 1866, carefnily compared with the returns of for- mer years Tce important Acts of Congress, condensed. The Government cf the United States List of Memters of the present pet and Of ih» next 2s fa as elected, classi ied Pollt‘caily. A concise sta'ement of the doings in Kansas past year An account of the remarkable Contest for Speaker of the Flouse An article on the State of Europe An account of the movements of Ges. Walker and bis Fillibuster ‘ompanions in Nicaragua A classitied list of the Governors of the ‘States, ections, Mee‘ing of is- lature, &c ‘ — The Platform of the Republican Party, with e condensed statement of these of the Demceratic and American Parties ‘The Jeff-rson‘an Ordinance of 1724, adocum at j Rot generally accessible, and which had it been adopted, would have made Kentucky, Alabama, Mississip'1. and Tennessee free States Three years later the Ordinance of 1727, applicable only to the Northwest Territory, was adopted. Single copie: 123 cents For sale at SHILLINGTON’S Bookstore, Odeon Bullding, Jan 21-% Corner 434 street and Penn. ave. | bapeaeichet BOUKS, FINE EDITIONS, to be sold at erst, by order of the owner in Paris, to close a see CB avres de Regnard, calf $2.25 (Eavres, d’Alexandre Duval, nine volumes, oc - tivo, half e-lf, $2,735. ‘ Annales du Parlement Francais, eight volumes, small folio, half calf, 50. Lava‘ar; Cart ¢e C onniitre es Hommes ge la physionromie, ten volumes, octavo, full ealf, ilied with engravings, S22 Saint Bilaire; Cours del’Histoire Natureliedes Mammiferes, oae volume, cctavo, half calf, en- 75 cents. ; Cours de Chimie, two volumes, . 81,37 Laugier; Ccurs de Chimie generale, three vol- umes, octavo. half celf, $1 87 Condillac; (F avres Completes, sixteen volumes, octave, full , gilt, $23. Discours, Allocutions, et Responses de Louis Phillippe, Rot des Francais, three volumes, cc- favo, half calf, $1,50 Lettres de Henry VIII a Anne Boleyn, one vol- ume, octavo, half calf, $1.27. DP Alembert ; Uuvres Completes, five volumes, octavo, balf caf, @4 75 Montgellaird ; Histel e de France, nine rol- umes, octavo, fuil calf, #7. Cabants; C2avres, Completes, five volumes, ootavo half cat?, $4.75, (Eaves Completes de Mesdames de Ja Fayette, de vencia et de Fontatnes, five volumes. octavo, fall ca'f, $2.37. Voyage Pittoresque des ‘les de Sicile, de Malte, et de Lipari, par Jean Houel, Peintre du Re! ,feur ped large folio, filled with tinted engravings, A Giennone, Istoria Civile del Regao di Napoli, eight volumes, bound in four, 4,88 Opere d’isocrate, Reeate dal Greco reli’ ltalfano Idioma, two volumes, octave, & cents. Ee coy les only of most of the above. jan 21 FRANCK TAYLOR. Mayer's Office, Wasuineto3x, January 20th, 1357. pas Mb centages THE ae is producing so much 81 amongst the rT, and the Sood for prettier Js 80 lim- ited, that I deem it my duty to call upon the benevo ent to take at sed mea ures to raise means to alleviate that s ing as far as it may bedone. For that ee I respectfully invite citizens of the several wards to meet in their pg wards on the evening of WEDNESDAY, the _ instant, at 7 o’clock, at the following p'aces, viz: First Ward—Uni-n Engine House Second Ward—Hsrmony Hall, D street, b> tween 12th ard 1th Third Ward—Franklin D and 9th streets ment: four volumes, octavo, fall ‘s Building, corner of Fourth Ward—Council Chamber, City Hall. Fifth Ward—Casparis’s B Sixth Ward—Anacosta Engine House. *eventh Werd—Hall over ‘ke’s A) y Shop. WM. B. MAGRUDER, fan Mayor. Senn eens. OAPSTONE GRIDDLES.—THE CAKES can be browned handsomely on these Griddles without grease and smoke jan 20- G. FRANCIS, 490 7th st. Ku CLEANERS, the Jatest im. prevemeat.—Every family and boarding have one. housekeeper G. FRANCIS, 490 7th st. the Post Office. 25 BBLS. MARTIN'S WHISKY, Just received, and for sale by Jan 21-ec3t BARBOUR & SEMMES, prasncs KLASTIC COKM SOLES, for keeping the feet dry and warm. Also, gen. tlemen’s Shawi Fins, at LAMMOND's, Jan 21-3t 200 IMPORTED CARAKY BIKDs, with Nightingale Songs; also, GOLD- FINCHES and LINNETS, for sale at Mr C. SCHAFER’S Hotel, 9th street Jen 21-308 REMOVAL, {SAMUEL CHILTON, ATTORNEY at LAW, &c , has removed bis office to the base- meat of the house of Johnson Helen, beq .cn the beg actin ey strect and Louisiane avenue. Jan 20 AFER IRONS, WAFFLE I NS, WwW Meat Cutters, Mincing Knives cepone Trays. Apple Pairers,&c..— always low. _jan 20 "FRANCIS, tthat. a NOISE, Hh at. OST.—ON FRIDAY EVENING LAST, atthe President’s Leve, a BROCHA SHAW L., with yreen centre ' A suitable reward willbe paid if left at this oftice. _ jan 20-3® + VILLARD, Dentist, in Wallington bets a now to ee ; a lat pen the No. 250 Pean, avenue, _— Latz oF ( Hicaco, OULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM the citizens of the District and that having located hi: ‘Most ap, Office ter’s, Fanny Morant’s National Theatre, Miss Fanxt Morant.... Lessee and Directress Ke-appearance of Miss Fanny Morant THIS EVENING, First time of the elegent comedietia entitied To conclude with the laughable farce cf THE ROUGH DIAMOND. Margery, (ber first appearance) Mis Preetor I TIME ALTERED : Doors opencd at * x; curtain rises at y past 7 o'clock Will speedily be produced the ec egant comedy of 3 pee —— Washington Cireus and Ampitheatre. Corner ef Seventh Street avd the Avenue. The next Grand Equestrian Entertainment at this establishment will |e for the CLOWN’SBENEPIT To 31M MYERS, bis ferewe!l prior to his departure for Eu- —* rope, when will be offered AN AKRENIC DISPLAY surpassing any ever offered in this city Am the features of the evening will Mr. M\ "ERs extraordinary antipogean feat of Welking on the Ceiling Head Downrerd:, LIKE A FLY! The public may rest assured thet be will a comp- lish Ris hitherto impossibijity: ao humbug; if he falls he will return the money. FIVE CLOWNS IN THE CIRCLE, the TWO TRICK CLOWNS from New ~ York, with other novelties. See bills On SATURDAY AFTERNOON & NIGHT, Another Grand Equestrian Fete will be given, for which the most extensive preparations are making jan 19- ——s a ee: ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Sev Ah Street POSITIVELY THREE NIGHTS ONLY. commencinz Wednesday Evening, -anuary 21st, 1557- E ORIGINAL, WELL-KNOWN AND only CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, (orgs- nized In i812) The Sret and olde-t estabilshed Band in the World, now under the direction and managementofJ.W.Rarsoxsnd &.@ Pizecer, Foreight years the above Com; y have per formed et 472 Brozdway, New York, to houses crowded nightly. and were unbesitatingly ar- knowledged by the press and the public the *' .\« Plus Ultra’ of all similar entertainments. They respectfully announce a short +eries of theirchaste and fashionable Musical Soiree: as above | oor at 6 \y —to commence at 7g o'clock. Tickets WENTY-FIVE CENTS. s jan i;-6t T. J. DONNELLY, Agent. at Wants. ANTED—BY A YOUNG MAN, A SiT- uation Heis thorough], acquainted with the Grocery business, and can command consi¢ erab‘e city custom. Address ‘'C,’’ Box 5 Star Office fon 21-36 ANTED.-A WOMAN TO COOK, JRON, and dothe Kitchen Work cf asmall family Inq tire at 328 [ street, corner of 15th street. 11% ANTED.—A SERVANT WOMAN ¥ HO ean do Plain Cooking, and the bc use held Work 4 24 family consisting of three per sons. Irquire at No. 3% 12h treet, between Mass. avenue and M street. jan 21-3: RESPECTABLE YOUNG WOMARS, from New York, wishes a Situation in a pri- vate family, as Chembermaid, and to essist in Warhing ani Ironing. Can be seen for three days at No. 355 H street, corner of 1th. jan 21-31¢ ANTED.—A WHITE WOMAN WHO I8 a first ra‘e Cook, Washer and Ironer’ One who can bring good recommendations can apply at No. 423 Sth street, between E and F. jan 21-2@ ANTED.—A PURCHASER FOR A Two- story and Atlick Brick House on I street north, between6th ard 7th. Terms: One-third cash; the balance in 1,2, an@3 yeerr. Apply at the Star Office. jan 13-lw ROFITABLE AND HONORABLE EM- PLOYMENT FOR THE Wharf es —Per- sons in town or country In seare! na ey teint asa scureecf income, or to fill up their leisure hours, may hear of su_b byenc'oring two stamps, to pay postage, to Professor JAMES fF HORNE, Box No 4,551 New York Post Office. The emi- it Is fitted to either sex—staticn in lijeim- itis an article of daily consw jon, be manufactured in any person’s dwel- ling; secured by copyright; sales as perman-nt as fiour. An agent is wanted in every town Inthe Union. jan 13-im ANTED.—THE HIGHEST PRICES paid in cash for Cid Silver, at HOOD’S 811- ver Were Manufactory, 338 Penn. meee pd 9th street. Boarding. OARDING CAN BE OBTAINED BY TRE day or week, at No 447 Massachuretts ave- nue, between 6th aid 7th streets. jan 21-5@ GARD .—-GENTLEMEN DESIRING Board can find very comfortable accomm de - tions. at 30i Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, over Mr. Ridenour’s Confection- Bosey, &c.—MRS. BATES,ON THES. W corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street pared to accommodate gent!emen with rooms ith or without board. Every eZort will bemade to render those comfortable who may favor her with their patronage. Transient or board can be obtained. ap 6 Fanny Morant’s National Theatre 4 CARD. M3 FANNY MORANT, HAVING RE i turned to this city, after an absence of two weeks, cruscd by engagements of @ profersioral nature, entered into before the leasing of this announces that Theatre ey On WEDAKSDAY EVENING, Jam. 2ist, she will kave the honor of re. in the new comedy by P: ve 8 recently se suocesefnl in New ‘York, entitled’ SECOND LOVE; and that fro: ind. after that date the Theatre will be tmimediately and entirely under her control and direztion. She trusts that the public wil overlook any faults or defictcac| 6 that may have occurred dur ing ber absence, pledging uermelf for the future that she will endeav.r by ell means in ber power aud the strictest attcstion to busines», both upon ber pari and that of the company, to merit continuance cf the encou: extended to heron her recent vance Every exerticn will be made to render the Theatre warm a4 comfortable jan io Ww E ARE COMPELLED 70 REMIND many of cur customers accounts were sent to them before the first of the new year tha’ their bills have have not yet been sett'ed We are much in want of the money, and hope that all who owe us will at once call or send us settlements for the amount of their Indebtedress, ny gad save annoyance both to them as well Many thanks to those who have already so Promptly responded to our first no’i e; Misa Pleasure to us to CLAGE EE By D c 0) 3 Jan 20 atFeb2 : cual WASHINGTUN ACADEMY OF MUSUIC, Over Farnnan’s Booxstors, Pann ave , ENTRANCE ON 11TH STREET RF. NICHALLS age og ed HAS THE aanounce to iends - Pils that be wil commence the first of Seoeies of Lectores, on the history of Music. at the Rooms of the ivstitution, cn WEDNESDAY BVENING, Jan 28th, beginning at 8 o'clock and continuing poo be Wedseeday yo vo the: notice NOTICE, As these readings are strictly vate, and deliv- ered for tbe e of instr the pupils Sense of we apposed will be “i ure seats, ‘hat iam applicati mad. for Tickets to Mr Crouch, Veen mace oon o“Tlekete del vered : ona day m andfrom6io8p me.” e a SULEIGHS_SLEIGH: ans. 8 aces A FEW MORE OF THOSE VERY sa N Cc for sale by A. J. Lat Sead 4 jan 19-3.* Corner of 1ith and E streets VYERCOATS, DRESS oO Coats, Sbawis, Pantaloons a Sg fine assortment always on hani WALL & STEEUENS, jan 19-31 322 Pa. ave, bet DENTAL SURGEON. R.B F. COBBY . tween Bo oy PENN AVENUE, BE