Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1857, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, POCLISUKD BEVERY AFTERNOUR, (EX '? SUNDAY,) 4f the Star Busldings, corner of Pennsylvania acinus one Elewensa strest, By W. D. WALLACH, WIL be nerved to subscribers by carmers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly ibe Agents; papers served in packages at 37 ats Pet month. To mail subscribers the sub- #: Iption price is THREE DOLLARS AND FIF- FY CENTS a year in cdeance, TWO DOLLARS for stx months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of 14 cents 1 week. [> SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. (No §72) By the President of the United States. N_ PURSUANCE PIERCE, OP LAW, I, FRANKLI N President of the United Staces of fand Offices in the Stare or fowa, at the p« hereinafter designated, to wit: At the Land Office ar Ozace, commenciag on Monday, the fourth day of May nezt, tor the disposal of the pabic ard «tasted within the following- named townships, viz: South of the base line and west of the fifth principal aneridian Townships ninety nine and one hundred, of range ten. Townships ninviy-+iztt, ninety-nine, and one hundred, of range eleren Townships ninety right, ninety-nine, aid one hundred, of range twelve. Townships ninety nine and one hundred, of range thirteen. Townships ninety-nine aad one hundred, of range eeu pwnaliips ninety nine aul oue hundred, of ra ownship One huudred, ot range seventecn. Towaship one hundred, of ranze twenty. Townships ninety eight and one bundred,@ range beenty three. ‘Townships ninety four, ninety Gv-, ninety six, ninety seven, ninety eight, ninety-niue, and one hundred, of range twerty four. Atthe Land Office a: Forr Doper, commencing on Monday, the fourth day of May nezt, fur the die posal of the public fand sita ed within the follow- ing nam :d townships, viz : North of the base lime and west of the fifth principal meridian. Towaships ninety-{ur, nimety five, pinety-six, ninety seven, ninety eight, ninety nine, and one handred, of ra ige twenty-fire. Townships uimety-four, ninety five, ninety six, ninety sev a, ninety igat, nineiy nine, ard oue hund-ed, of ra ig twenty-s'r Townships ninety four, ninety-nine, and one hug dr dof range f centy seven, Township one hundres, of ra ige twenty 5 Township one hundred, of range firendy nine. Atthe Land Office at ai-ea Crry, e.mm:ncing on Monday, the fourth dew of May next, for the dis poral of the pubiic faut «ttuated within the follow ing pamed townsb spe, viz: South of the base Hine ani west of the fifth principal meridian. y four, of range thirty four. iy four ard ninety fiv , of raige Township ninety Av +, of rarge thirty-sir. Towaship:s ninecy sta and ni seven, of raage thirty-eight Towa -hips ninety six aod ninety-seven, of :ange thirty wine Township ninety-seven. of range forty Townships ninety-si. aad ninety seven, of range forty one T »waship ninety sit, of range forty three. Towaship ninety «ik, of raage forty-four. Township nivety-sur, of ra age forty-fire. Townstaps ninety five and ninety eix, of range forty-+r. Townships ninety-five acd ninety-six, of range forty seven Piactiona! townships ninety four, ninety-five, aid Rinety-siz, of range forty erzal. La vis apprupria'ed b, law for the use of schoole, Muitary aid other purposes, together with these ““swain> aad overflowed laads mate thereby unfit Pye cultivation.” if any, granted to the State by the @et entitled ‘An act to enadte the Sa°e of Araansas ana other Sate to reclaim the ‘swamplaads’ with in the'r limits,” a>proved Septemb:r 24tn, 1850, will be exciuted from thy rau The off-ring of t is wil bs com meaced on the days ap i proc -ed in the order in whiea they > Until the whole shall bav+ been 2 sites thus closed ; t open longer than wo avi no privae entry ot of the lands will Meited waul a ter the ¢ ion of two weeks. ven under my bard, at the city of Washington, is fifteeath ¢ December, Saxe Dom m one thousani eight nundred ait fifty FRANKLIN PIERCE, By the President: Tomas A Henpric ks Commissioner» + NOTICE TO PRE-EMP®ION CLAIMANTS, Evoty parson enttied to the rigitt of py m ton toa y of the lands within the tow: of townships abov- enumerated eimera’ Laid Udice. p register ond make pay- ahle after tecing this omnted for the com- the laods embra-- fore the day mM -neement of the pabl jag the tract claimed ; otherwise su-h claim will be forfeited. THOMAS A. HENDRICK 3, Comm’ asioner o: the Genera! Land U Bex. dec B- aviiwt HATS! HATS! YONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL supply of BEEBE’S NEW YORK STYLES. together with TAYLUR’S HATS, of BALTI- MORE The best black drews HATS got =~ in th: latest style for $3.50, as good as those usually soid at 85; and a zood fashion- able Hat at =, worth 4; and a first-rate Hat, $2 ‘The best materials and tne best werxinanship ts employed to produce a $5 Hat, which id for s We do 2 cash business, meet with no los- ses, but give each customer ful! walue for bis “= s elt Hats unusually low. N. Aes nt for Driscoll’s Baim of a Phousand Flowers. Price 25 cents per bottle. ANTHONY, 7th street, near Pa. ayenue, Agent fora New York Hat Compary. se tf CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENS WARE. R. H. MILLER, SON & CO, Importers direct from Liverpool to Alexandria, beg leave to call theat- tention of dealers, hotel- keepers and + of Washington and Georgetown to their stock of GUUDS, which, for exteat and variety, will compxre favorably with any establishment in the Kastern cities. The connexion of their senior partner with the maaufactarers of Europe and the United States for upwards of 30 years, has given him advan- tages in the purchase of goods, equal, if not supe- rior, to any house in the trade. An inspection of goods aad prices will satisfy al! parties that pur- Chases can be made of them upon the most favor- able terms French China Dinner Sets, gilt and decorated Freach -— Dinner Sets, gold band and piain A French China Vases, Pitchers, Toilet Sets, &c. French China Tea sets, Cups and Saueers, and other articles of Teaware And Dinner Ware, separate from sets india China Dinaer Sets, aud separate articles al- ‘ways on hand White Granite Ware in every variety, In sets, and rate from sets, as may be desired Bloe ited or Liver, Ware, the same Comaon Edged, White and Rockingham Ware, in full bg Out, Pressed, Plain and Moulded Glass Ware from Che best estabilshments in the Eastern and Western States, which will be sold by the pack- Ee donde os cei packers €m ploy Goods put u by us can be transported by any mode without breakage sonar Rape steamboats from Washington to Aleta: , almost hourly, 12} cents eao] way A quarter of a doliar thus spent may save man @ottars. dec 1- MANTELS. NEW AND BEAUTIFUL STYLE. afactared fr Slate Sten West Castiete ce 3) P.aE34 MANTELS ARE ENAWELLED IN imitation of the richest and most comenetce EGYPTIAN, LISBON, VERD ANTIQUE, PORPHYRY, PYRENEES, BROCATELLA, AGATE, SPANISH GALWAY, and other rare and desirable MARBLES. The imitations are 80 perfect that they chalenge the closest scrutiny ‘They are so nighly polis! that they retain their beauty mu7h longer than marble ; are not injured by smoke, coal gas, or acids, and can be sold much cheaper than any others in market. Price ranging from $125 to $12 tects, Builders. and otaers are invited to call and examine samples at No. 512 Seventh street, 3 doors below Uid Fellows’ Hall, up etairs. T.M HANSON Agen! se 12-ly CUAL KEPT UNDER COVER. 2,240 ibs to the Ton Ne ON HAND. THE BEST QUALITIES - of — rms matron h COAL. arranted to give satisfaction vered free from dirt. : Also, Hickory, Oak and Pine WOOD. T.J.& W.M. GALT, N. W. corner 12th and C No. 517, dec ®-tf one square south of Pa. avenue. Eben IX. | VOL. Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital | TO ALL at Burlington, Iowa. Treascry DerarTMENT, Wasuine tox, December 18, 1856. } ROPOSALS WILL B«& RECEIVED AT THIS department until the 19th day of February, A. D 1857, at 9 o’clock a.m, for the constructivn ot the Marine Hospital authorized to be erected at Burlington, Iowa, according to the plan: 4 +peci- fications p-epa-ed at this depar: ptoposa’s to b:either or the whole bnilding or sepa-ate for the differeat kinds of werk; bills of ;arcels must in eVery case accompany each bid, with the amount of ea-h kind of work, aod the total amount carried Out; tae department reserving the right vo reject or accept the proposals hereby invited, or any parts trereof, when it deems the isterest of the United 8 ates requires it; the depa-tment a'so reserves the right to exclude the bids of any person or persons who there is just cause to believe will not faithfully port-rm the contra ‘ts. or which they ! ave attempted to ebtan by indirection; and all bids when there ball be parties in interes: wh» do not join in the bi nd ail bids tha‘, upon investigaticn are below a fa'r price for the work. Bids will not be received in grosa, and no contract will be awarded toa bidder unless details are fur ni-bed the department of the prices of the different kinds of work and materiale, which stall be sub ject to the revision of the department, so that it may adopt the whole or part of the bi/, a3 the interest of the Unit d States may require. Ninety per cnt. of the amount of work done and ma*eriais delivered, according to contract price, (-aid amount to be ascertaiced by the estimate of an ageat of the depa-tm nt ap;ointed for that purpose,) will by paid from time to time, a; tke work pro- aresses ; and ten per cent. retained until the comple- tion of tne contract and acesptance of the work, &c., by the asent aore-ad, aid to bs forfeited in the Vent of non fulfilm :nt of contract. Contra -ts will be a warded only to ma ter builders and m *ebaaics, and the aszignment thereof, except by coasen: of the Se-reta-y of the Treasury, will be a for eiture of the same. Each propora! m ist be atcompa ved by a written guavantes, sivned by two reapons bl+ persons, (cer t fied to be so by the United States district’ judgs or atomey f the said di-triet,) in the sum of $5,000 for the whole work, or of a proportionate amount i for avy part, that the bidder will, when required, if his .repo-al bs accepted, enter into a contract aad bond, with prop rand sufficient securities, for its fa thtul perfirmaace. Form of b n1 ard eertifica‘e required will be fur- ni-hed on aplication to the department. Paws fi ations, aad working drawings wil! be ready ater thirty day, wh-n they<an ba had on applica ion to the depactment No bid will be considered unless it fully « se a in ali its details with the requirements of this advertise ment. The proporals must b> sent to this depertm-at, al'ressed to the conesary of the Treacury anit mainly endorsed ‘‘ Proposals for the Burlington Ma rine Hospit 11,” and will b> Opened at 10 o'clock, a m., of the la tday ram d for reccivinz the sam >. JAMES GUTHRIP, Secretary of the Treasury. dee 20 -QawtldihFebt GraniteandGran- Proposals for Furnishin; Front of the Pat- ite Work for the Nort ent Offics Building. DerinrMent oF THe INTERtOR, December 18, 1856. ALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED at this department until the eighteenth day ot February next, 12 o'clock at noon, for furnishing such Granite aid Granite Work ai may be required above the sub-basement story, in the ereeion ot the north front of the Pa’ent Office building. The bits mast b+ in the form of th lowing schedule, and el y | ify the pr ces form: 4 baali essing, au zy inclu liagal! the chinery aad other expens Schedule. Cube stone, per superticial foot. Beds and bills, do do Extra Cub - stone, per cubic foot. Cormece in two b-ds, per sip rfi_.a feo. Blocking course, do do Frieze to entabiature, do du Architray >, do do Drops to cornice, por linea! foot. Trigtyphs. each. Caps of pilasters, each, Chaanels of bssement, per tineal foot. Window sill=, per superficial foot. The granite must b+ equal ia quatity vo that used in the coastructios of the wings of the buildings, speeim-ns of which will b: required to accompany the bias. Each bid wi'l state in wha’ compl-ted, aud none will b+ than those known to b: of the y competent to fulfil in good faith the obliga hey propose to assum; and no assignm nt of bid or Contract will bs recognized, unless made head of the depacty b+ paid from tim > Upon the estin in charge thereot, avd ten mt reserv d until the completion of ihe con ad #crp'ance of the work by -aid agent. The deparim :nt reserves to itself’ the right to re- ject or accept the proporal!s hereby invited when it deem; the interest of the United States requires it, as well as to exclude the bids of avy person or per- sons who it has good reason to believe will not, from avy cause, faithfully perform the contract Pians, specificaions, and workiag drawings can be examined, and other informa ion ob ained, on applica ion a: the office of the superintendent. ‘The prop sals, which m ist b> sent to this depart- ment, adaressed to the Secretary of the Interior, (endo -ed “ Propoxals tor the oer the north front of the Patent Office buil tin, will be opened a: 1 o’clock, p. m.,of the last day named for re ce Ving the same eC. La? dee 19-2awtltFebt Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and Court-house at Springfield, illinois. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Wasuinc ton, December 17, 1856 ROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT this department until the 17th day of Febru- ary, A. D , 1857, at 9 o’clock a _m_, for the con- struction of the: Post Uffi-e and Court-houseauthor- ized to be erected at Springfield, lilinols, accord- a tothe plans and specifications prepared at this depirtment; said proposals to be either for th whole building or separate for different kinds of work ; bills of parcels must in every case ac- company each bid. with the amount of each kind pote and the by bcp carried out; the epartment reserv' the right to reject or accept the proposals hereby invited. or any parts thereof, when it deems crs fartionny of the Gaited States requires it; the department also reserves the right to exciude the bids of any person cr ;ersons who there is just cause to beileve will not faithfully perform the contracts, or which they have at- tempted to obtaia by indirection; and all bids when there shall be in interest who do not join in the bids. and all bids that. uvon investi- gation, are below a fair price for the work. Bids will not be received in 8, and no con- tract will be awarded toa hidder unless detalis are furnished the department of the prices of the different kinds of work and materials, which shall be subject to the revision of the department, so that {t may =<. the whole or part of the bid, as the interest of the United States may require. Ninety per cent. of the amount of work done and materials delivered, Lavon to contract price, (said amount to be ascertal by the esti- mate of an agent of the department appointed for that puspese,) wlll be paid from time to time, as the work progresses; and ten percent retained unti! the completion of the contract and accept- ace of the work, &c , by the agent aforesaid, aad be forfeited in the event of non fulfilment of the contract. Contracts will be awarded only to master build- ers and mechanics, and the assignment thereof, except by consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, wiil be a forfeiture of the same Each proposal must be acecmpanied by a writ- ten guarantee, signed by two responsible jerzons, (certified to be so by the United States district Judge or attorney of the said district,) In the sum of $5,000 for the whole work, or of a eerie: we emoant if for any part, thi der will, when required, if b{s proposal be accepted, enter into a contsact and bend, with Proper and sufii- Clent securities, for its faithful performance. Form of bond and certificate required will be Fee cnaeliaation to the department. > ations, and working drawings wil be ready after thirty days, whenihey can fe had on application to the depart t. No bid will be dered unless it fully com- plies ta all tts details with the requirements of this advertisement. A ‘The proposals must be sent to this department addressed to the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, an plainly eadorsed ‘‘ Prop the Spring fuld Post Office and Court-howse,” and will be at 10 o’cloeks m of the last day named the same. ow JAMES GUTHRIE, of the Treasury, jm + the work wiil b+ sidered from overs dec 18 awti7Feb ———— ———————__—____ MATES. —A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF men and boys’ 8 » B. K. LUNDY, No. 12 Bridge st., jan6- ~ Georgetown. THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT ISHES TO CALL THE ATTENTION to all that suffer with defective sight, caused by age, sickness, and particularly from lasses in, udiclously Gren to his superior PECTACLES and GLAS} 38 carefully ground by himself to a true spherical accuracy, and bril- \fant transparency, suited precisely and benefi- clafly to the wearer according to the concavity or convexity oftheeye. Very numerous are the ill effects caused to the precious organ of sight from the commencement of using | rege in not bein; ——— suited, by the use of an Optometer ; a he practice of many years enables him to meas- are the focal disease of the eyes, and such plass- es that are absolately required will be furnished with precision and satisfaction. JOHN FOBIAS acknowledges the very libe- ral encouragement already obtained, and further solicits the patronage of those that have not yet availed themselves of his aid Persons that cannot conveniently call, by send- ing the glasses in use, and state how many inch- es they can read this print with their spectacles, ort supplied with such as will improve their it, nnumerable testimonials to be seen; and ref- erences given to many who have derived the greatest ease and comfort from his glasses. Circulars be a Friis, at his office, No. siz 8 ENTH STREET, three doors from Odd Fellows’ Hali, vr s7aixs. NorFo.n, September 7, 1834. Sir—The Spectacles you made for me suit very herp and seem to have !mproved my sight more than any other I have lately tried LITT. W. TAZEWELL LT have tried a pair of Spectacles obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them of great assistance to my sight, and corresponding with hisdeseription of the focus. 1 recommend him asa skillfui op- tician. HENRY A. WISE. Having been induced by a friend to visitthe tablishment of Mr. Tobias for the purpose of try ing his glasses, | was furnished is im with a r slig! roe ore blue, which have afforded me more relief and | Siero sch than any~I have evertried. My sight, originally very good, was injured by writing and reading at nizkt, fre- qcahe to a very late hour; but with the aid of these glasses I can study almost as late as ever and that too without the pain I have Poesy suffered. JOHN WILSON Late Commissioner Gen’! Land Ofise, December 11, 1835, Lhave used Mr. Fobias’s Spectacles for thro or four months, and take great pleasure im fay Ing that [ am much plea: with them. I hay been much benefitted by them. May Sth, 1955. GEOR. P. STAR USER. I was recommended to Mr. John Tobizs ans skillful Sree and as | have cyes of remark able | pipe Jarity, 1 was gratified to find that Mi Tobias seemed to comprehend them by inspec tion and some slight measurement, and he hae made mea palr of Spectacles that suits me ad- mirably. A. P. BUBLER. July 11,1856. WILMINGTON, N.C., Jan. 27, 1954 Mr.J.Tepias: Dear Sir—1 am happy to say that the Spectacles wiiich | obtained from you last week are entirciy satisfactory. Freman inequal- ity in the visual range of my eyes, I have hereto- found great diiticuity in getting glasses of the Proper focal distance. itaffords me pleasure to state that, by the ald of your optometer, this difi- culty has been happily obviated so that the glasses ope furnished me are decidedly the best adapted io my eyes of vot f I have ever yet used. Very respectfully. yours, . B. DRANE, ector of St James? Parish. DEPaRTMENT OF INTERIOR, May7, 1855. From natura! defects and the unequal range of my eyes, I have been compelled to use glasses for severdl years. 1 have tried different opticians without obtaining glasses pares fit to my eyes. Four monthssince Mr. Tobias made two pairs especially for me, which ! have found to serve me corpse By the ase of his optometer he is enabied to adapt Glasses minutely to theeye. i mostcheerfully recommend Mr. Tobias to all having occasion to use glasses. and bear my testi- mony as to his skill as an opticlan HENRY &. BALDWIN, Assist. Sec’y to sign Land Warrants, P. 3.—OPERA GLASSES of at varlet: TELESCOPES & MICROSCOPES, WATC! MAKER @LASS8#ES, and many other articles in this line at very low prices constantly on hand. Jy Is-ly SUITABLE FUR CHRISTM:+:SANDNEW YEARS’ PHESEN?*S OHN H. SMOOT, No 119 SOUTH SIDE Bridgestreet, Georgetown, D.C , has received a great variety of useful and seasonable GUUD3, to which he Invites the attention of both ladies and gentlemen who may wish to make a Christ- mas and New Years’ Present. EMBROIDERIES. Rich worked Cambric Sets (Collars and Sleeves) Do do Muslin do do Do do Muslin and Cambric Collars A great variety (low priced) do Worked Linen Sets and Linen do Rich worked Musila Sleeves Black and white Lace Sets and Collars Worked Cambric and Mustin Bands Embrotde-ed Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs Hemstitched, tucked and piain do Black Chantilla and French Lace Veils Worked, quilted and hooped Sgirts. ALso— Moire Antique, Embroidered, Satin and other Cloaks Double and single Brocha and other Shawls Rich Fancy and Black Silks French Merinos, plaid Merinos Plain and printed Mous L’delaines Best Parts Kid Gloves, all numbers Kid and Buck Gauntlets Ladies, gent’s and children’s Warm Gloves Do Hosiery, of every xind Portmonnaies, and ladies’ Cabas Gents. Linen, Cambric and Silk Pecket Handkfs Black and fancy Silk Cravats, Scarfs and Ties Gents Shawls, Merino and Woolen Scarfs Children’s Knit Talmas and Hoods Ladies, gents and boys’ Comforts, &c With many other destrable goods, which will be sold low to cash or prompt customers dec 23- J. H SMOOT ANTHONY BUCHLY, UNDERTAEKBR, Shop and Residence No. 303 Penn’a avenus, south side, betwoen 9th and 10th sts. AVING PROVIDED HIMSELF WITH an ELEGANT HEARSE, and all necessary conveniences for (@mgpermaaas’ properly conducting his business, would respectfullyinform the public that he Is fully prepared to fill ail orders entrusted to hira, atthe shortest notice, and in the best manner. ‘A large eupply of READY-MADE COFFINS @fall sizes, always on hand, which wil: bs fur- alshed on the most reasonabie terms. As heretofore,no pains will be spared te give e@utiresatisfaction on all occasions. N.B.—Residing ou the premises, erdere will be prompily attended to et 2!1 hours. teb 7-ly [No.574.] OTICE IN RELATION TO THE RE. MOVALOF THE LAND OF FICE FROM BENICIA TO SAN FRANCISCO, IN CALI- FORNIA. In accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress entitled ‘ An act authorizing changesin the iocation of land offices,’’ approved March 3, 1253. {tis hereby declared and made known that the land office for the sale of public lands at Benicta, inthe State of California, will be re- moved to the city of San Francisco, atas early @ period as practicable, furthur notlce of the precise time of removal will be issued by the register and receiver of the Benicia Land Oitice Given under my hand. at the citv of Washing. ton, this 16th day of January, A. D. 1857. By order of the President: THOS. A HENDRICKS, Commissioner of the General Land Ottice. jan 17-law6w S. DOURLODOT REIMS CHAMPAGNE, “TRESOR DE BOUZY” AND “IXL.” HE UNDERSIGNED IS SOLE AGENT for this city of Dorlodot’s ‘‘ Tresor de Pouzy,’’ a champagne celebrated throughout Europe, aad esteemed by concolsseurs as of other aes of the cha mpagre country, which i. e cham has obetned ahigh position in the islasaiie cireles of Europe and America. Also, a large stock of other Wines, i and ey JUNAS P. LEV jan $-t¢ No. 967 Pa. ave., opp. National Hotel, ig _ WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1857. Siar. NO. 1,257. OFFICIAL, Taxasury DepartMant, Nov. 20, 1856. Notice is hereby given to holders of stock of the loans of the United States, that this department will purchase the same until the 3d of March next, unless the sum ot $1,500 000 shall be previously ob ained, and will pay ia addition to the interest accrued from the date of the last semi annual divi- | dend of interest thereon, together with one day’s | additional interest for the money to reach the ven- | dor, the following rates of premiom on said stocks: | For the stock of 1842, 2 premium of 10 per cent. | Por the stock of 1817 and 1848, a premium of 16 | per cent; and for the stock of 1850, commonly ca'led Texas Indemnity Stock, a premiam of 6 per cent. Certificates of stock transmitted to the depart- ment, under this notice, must be assigned to the United States, by the party duly entitled to receive | the proceeds. If sent between date bereof and the Ist day of Jaquavy next, the current balf yr ar’s in terest must be assigned by the present stockholder, or it will be payable as heretofore, and a corres ponding deduction be made from the amount pay- able for the stock. Payment for the stocks so assigned and ta ssmit- ted will be made by drafis on the Assistant Treasu- rersat Boston, New York, or Philalelphia, at the option of the parties entitled to receive the money, which shoul be expressed in the letters accompa nying the certific 5 JAMES GUTHRIE, , Secretary of the Treasury. des 1—dt3dMarcht RENCH BOUKS, FINE KDITIONS, to be sold at ccst, by order cf the owner in | Paris, to close a consignment: (Bavres de Regnard, four volumes, octavo, fall calf $2.26 CBavres, d’Alex:ndre Duval, nine volumes, oc- tavo, half c If, $2,75. Annales du Parlement F rancais, eight volumes, small folio, half calf, $10,50. Lavatar; Cart de Connaitre les Hommes par Ja pay eemone, ten volumes, octavo, full calf, | lied with engravings, $22 Saint Hilaire; Cours del’Histoire Naturelledes | Mammiferes, one volume, octavo, half calf, en- gravings, 75 cents. Gay-Lussac ; Cours de Chimie, two volumes, | octavo, ha'f -alf, $1,37 Laugier; Cours de Chimie generale, three vo!- umes octavo. half calf, #1 87 Condillat; (E avres Completes, sixteen volumes, octavo, full caf, gilt, ®23. i Discours, Aliocutions, et Responses de Louis Phillippe, Roi des Francais, three volumes, oc- | tavo, half calf, #1,50 Lettres de Henry VIII a Anne Boleyn, one vol- ume. octavo, half calf, $1,37. D’Alembert ; (Euvres Compictes, five volumes, octavo, half calf, $4,75 Montgallaird ; Histolre de France, nine vol- umes, octavo. full calf, $7. Cabanis; Uiuvres, Completes, five volumes, octavo half caif, £1,25, (Euvies Completes de Mesdames dela Payette, de fencia et de Fontaizes, five volumes, octavo, foll calf, $2,37 Voyage Pittoresque des iles de Sicile, de Maite, et de Lipari, par Jean Houel, Peintre du Rol,four Mela large folio, filled with tinted engravings, | 7 Gisnnone, Istoria Civile del Regro di Napoli, eight volumes. bound in four, $488 Upere @’isocrate, Recate dal Greco nell’ Italiano Idioma, two volumes, octavo, 83 cents Single copies oaly of most of the above jan 21 FRANCK TAYLOR. SINGERK’S Improved Sewing Machines. | To which was granted the Highest Awardctf | the Paris Exhibition, thoroby rocoiving the World’s Verdict of Superiority. HE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS MA-)} chine Lassimplified them in many respects, j and they srecapableof exeoutingtwicetheamount of work aod did formerly in any given time They are without question the only Mach! ca- pable of sewing every variety of goods perfect; 2 shirt bosom or heavy trace for harness can be sewn by any of these machines by a simplechi ef needle and thread In such a manner that the | slosest scrutiny cannot detect a fault. | Manufacturers, planters and families will fine | them the only safe Machines to purchase, 2s they | are built strong and durable, and not likely to | get out of order. We have machines with gusges attached, for Lope Mellel abet alters, &c, Silk, Phrend, Cotton, Needles. &s., eonstaatly on hand, at the lowert rates. Personsdestrous ofinfcrmation regarding Scw- ing Machines will please address 1. M. SINGER & CO., 185 Baltimore strect. faltimore N. B.— ‘Weare prepzred to exchange these ma- shines for old machines ofany kind) Terms |li>- eral. Persons who have becn inducedto purchase mferior machines under the pretext of beiag sheap, wil! find this 2 bensit indeed. maar 18—iy o Banking House of Chabb Brothers, Wasnineton, January 1, 1957. OWN D BARROW AND HENRY HOLMES are this day admitted as partners in the Bank- ing House of Chubb Brothers. The firm from this date will be composed of Chas. St.J. Chubb, John D Barrow, and Henry Holmes. The House In Davenport, lowa, 1s composed of Chas St. J, Chubb, Win #H. Dongal. and Alexander H. Barrow, under the firm of Chubb Brothers, Bar- Tow & Co. CHUBB BROTHERS. jan 1-tf ec ee ee pest OFFICE DIRECTORY, OR BUSI- ness Man’s Guide to the Post Ofices tn the United States, containing the names of the Post Uftices and Post Masters In the United States on the Ist July, 1896, witb a variety of valuable in- formation on Postal Affairs; also, a comprehen- sive codification of the existing Postal Laws. Price $1. Just published, and for sale, at TAYLOK & MAURY’S Bookstore, dec 11- near 9th street. THE IMPROVED SETS OF TEETH. R. LOOMIS, THE INVENTOR AND tentee of ‘Loomis’ Mineral Plate Teeth,” having successfully tntrod.uced Sig his improvement In various cities, has now permanently established himself in Wash- ington. his improvement for Sets of Teeth consists ehiefly in making a set of but one piece of mate- nial, and thet indestructible mineral. No metal is used in their construction, and they are there- fore free from galvanic action and metalic taste. There are no joints to become filled with moisture or particles of food, hence they are pure and clean, They are lighter, stronger, less clumsy, and, In short, the perfection o Artificral Teeth; not- withstanding certain Dentists speak against them, but they have not the right to make them, do not know how if they had, and therefore do not ap- preciate them. Office on Pennsylvania avenue, between 11th and 12th streets. two doors below the Kirkwood House dec 24-tf Rectifying Establishment. MN. HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES THIS method of {uforming liquor dealers that he has fitted up aRECTIF YING ESTABLISH- MENT in this city, and is now prepared to sup- ply all those who may favor him with their cue- tom. He bas on hand a large stock of Brandies, Gin, Wines, and Old Whiskeys, which he can sell at as low a fizure as they can be purchased for either in Baltimore or Philadelphia. N B&. The subscriber has also on hand, a large lot of Foreign and Domestic Cigars PETER FEGAN, No. 95 Louistane avenue, near 10th st jan 14-6m* GAS F'XTURES. R H. MILLER, SON & CO, ALEXAN- ¢ dria, Va., keep constantly on hand a hand- some variety o! CHENDELIE 3, separ RACKETS, &c , from the celebrated factory o: melius & Baker, which they will guarantee to sell at the same prices charged to private pur- chasers at the salerooms on Chestnut street, Phil- adelphia. Also, Prop-lights, Cut Glass and decorated Paper Shades, in great variety Call and examine for yourselves. AKE WHITE FISH.—RECEIVED TO- day, a lot ee anioee ae - beauti- 1 order, direct from Lakes. For sale b cee KING & BURCHELL. dec 24 cor. 15th st. and Vermont avenue ere epee erreresepemenpetne ete es VOR MATS, BIRD CAGES, AND BASK- ets cheaper than any place in the city. jan3 H_J. McLAUGHLIN & CO AS ee INE PAPER, INK, PENS, AND STA- in general, at i jan 10 - J, MCLAUGHLIN & €0,’B. | relate; and the only restriction imposed is | my experiment until my young friends sur- | that my opinion was right, and theirs, | ment way be made both a pleasant and pow- | of every rank, from the high-bred gentleman !asatisfactoryreply If the informatic | Gave an assurance of his regret at being una- | | gentleman, or even to a man of ordinary ap | thres mor Experiment in Manners. In the year 1821, I made, in London, ina spirit of wager, a very decisive and satisfac- tory experiment as to the effect of civil and courteous manners on people of various ranks and descriptions There were in the place a number of young Americans, who often complained to me of the noglect and rudeness experienced by them from citizens to whom they spoke in the streets. They asserted, in particular, that as often as they requested directions to any point in the | city towards which they were proceeding, they | Were proceeding, they either received on un- civil and evasive answer, or no answer at all I told them that my experience on the e subject had been exceedingly different; that Thad never failed to receive a civil reply to my questions—often communicating the in- formation requested; and that I could not | help suspecting that their failure to receive Similar replies arose, in part at least, if not entirely, from the plainness, not to say the bluntness, of their manner in making their inquiries. The correctness of this charge, however, they sturdily deny; asserting that their manner of asking infurmation was gocd | enough for those to whom they addressed themselves. Unable to convince them by words of the truth of my suspicions, I pro- | posed to them the following simple and cor- clusive experiment: Let us take together a walk of two or three hours in some of the public streets of the city. You shall yourselves designate to me the per- sons to whom I shall propose questions, and the subjects, also, to which the subjects shall that no question shail be proposed to any one who shall eppear to be greatly hurried, agi- tated, or in any other way deeply pre-occn- pied in mind or body, and no one shall speak to the person mentioned but himself. My proposition being accepted, on we sal lied, and to work we went, and I continued rendered at discretion, frankly acknowled f course. wrong; and that, in our passage through life, courtesy of address aad deport- rfal mears to attain our ends and gratify our wishes I put questions to more than twenty persons to the servant in livery, and received in each instance a courteous, and. in most instances, ed for was not imparted, the individual addressed | ble to communicate it. What seemed most to surprise my friend was, that the individual accosted by me almost uniformly imitated my own manner. If [ uncovered, as I usually did in speaking toa pearance and arose he did the same in his reply; and when [touched my hat toa liveried coachman or waiting man, his hat was immediately under his arm 80 much may be done, and such advantages gained by simply avoiding coarseness and vulgarity, and being w red and agreeable. Norcan the case be otherwise. For the foundation of good breeding is good nature and good sense, two of the most usefal and indis j pensable attributes of a well-constituted mind set it mot be ‘orgotten, however, that good breeding is not to be regarded as identical with politenes:—a wistake which is too fre- quently, if not generally committed. A per- son may be exceedingly polite without the touch higher and more valuable acecomplish- ment of good breading —Antohiography of Dr. Calde! ny A Frexcn Litera- | jain Be y's Miscel- | ‘French Newspapers”’ gives the | following sdote in relation to peng | | | A Yasxee Trick Dumes, which shows that at the time at which the events occurred, and when he had to depend upon his own resources for invet tion, he was much more shrewd than he isnow at a later period, while depending upon the resources of others so far as literary invention is concerned ‘‘ With the revolution of July a great revo- | lution took place in the newspaper press at | Paris; for in 1836 tho Presse was established by | Emile de Girardin, at 40 franes a year, and his example was immediately followed by the Siecle. Their success was enormous; within three months the Presse had upwards of 10 000 | subscribers, and soon reached 20,000. The | Siecle was still more lucky, as it was favored | by the attacks mado on Girardin about the | Carrel affair. Within a few years it attuined the fabulous amount of 38,000 subscribers. The undoubted cause of this euccess was the publication of romances in the fexticton. A very short story by Dumas, “Le Capitaine Paul,’’ gained the Siecle 5,000 su! iders in hs. But this success costs its weight in gold: the shortest /eui//eton cost the Presse 300 frances. Dumas made a bargain with MM. de Girardon et Veron, which assured him 64 000 francs a year He engaged to supply the 100.000 lines a year, at the rate of oue frenc fifty centimes per lino! Not satisfied with this he sold the reprint to M. Troupenas, who calculated on making his money by cut- ting each line in two. But Dumas was too wide awake, and by the invention of Gri- maud, the taciturn servant, he produced a species of dialogue whose conciseness Tacitus would have envied. Here is a specimen: “Eh bien? Rien. Rien? Rien Comment? Rien, vous die-je Gest impossible ' Puisque je vous le dis. En es tu bien sur? Certainement. C’est un peu fort. C'est comme cela.”” M Troupenas was a very clever man, but after studying in vain how to make these lines stretch out into two each, he went to Hyeres to recover his health, and died there without having been able to solve the prob- lem.”’ Tue New Britisn Minister to Wasminc- TON —We understand that Lord Napier, now secretary of embassy at Constantinople, and who was, for seme time secretary of legation at Naples, will be the representative of her sty at Washington, on the occasion of the completion of diplomatic intercourse between England and the United States. Lord Napier will leave this country for America on the 7th of Felraary, and will be accompanied by the new consuls to be appointed in the place of those whose exeyuatur had been withdrawa last summer.— Manchester (Eug.) Guardian, 3h San b> The Baltimore American tells the pain- ful story of the perishing of a family of four, amother andthree children It says: We learn that on Wednesday morning Mrs Reinecker and her three children, living near Soller’s Point, were found dead in their house. A man who lives in the neighborhood, and for whose family Mrs. R. had been in the habit of sewing, called at the house to get some work done, and found the bodies frozen, having evidently perished with the cold. Mr. Reinecker left the city on Sunday morning last, for his home, and has not since been seen or heard from. Tae “Great Easteen,’’—This mammoth te: ip which is ex to arrive et ORT wean the le of Noah’s Ark, 230 feet, and that of the the largest pang ot afloat, 310 ana ane wharves erecting for her accom: expected to be completed oat head at | tectly formed THE WEEELY STAR. ‘Whis excellent Family and Mews Journsi—_eon} aining 2 greater variety ef interesting reading than san be found iz any ether—is published on Satur- day morning. TERMS. Single COPY, Per ERMUM..r00sescorcerreens Bl BF Single copies (im wrappers) can be procured atthe counter, fr t paper. Price” Panes eey atten tho beat ot he PosTMasTERs who act as agents will beallowed &.commission of twenty per ae SOMEBODY IN MY BED. Yarn after yarn bad been spun, and the hour for retiring hed arrived; the landlord was dozing behind his bar. and the spirit of conversation was beginning to fiag, when the Doctor whispered to me that if I would pay attention he would * top off’’ witha one “1 believe, Captain,’’ said the Doctor, “I never told you about my adventure with a woman at my boarding house, when J was at- tending the lectures! " “No; let s have it,”’ replied the individual addressed, who was a short, flabby, fat man, of about fifty, with a highly nervous tempera- ment and a very red face . “ At the time I at ded the lectures, I boarded at a house in which there were no — but the landlady and an old colored cook’’— Here the Doctor made a slight pause; and the Captain, by way of requesting him to go on, said— ‘ 5 ‘TL often felt the want of female society to soften the severe labor of deep study and dis- * Well,’ said the Captain ‘But as { feared that forming acquaintance dies, I avoided them all’’— Well.’ ture on physical anatomy, and di ing @ large negro, fatigued in body and mind I went “ Well,” said the Captain. “I went into the hall, took a large lamp and o'clock”? — “Well” ht reo the table, and commenced und z had hardly got my coat off when my attention was attracted to s chair near the bed “Well, d the Captain, who began to “‘ A-pair of beautiful small shoes and stock- ings on the floor Of course I thought it thought it was my room, and I had at least a right to know who was in my bed.’’ ‘So I took the light, went softly to the bed, and with a trembling hand drew aside the girl--I should say an angel—of about eigh- teen, was in there asleep’ — @ hitch 4s I gazed upon ber I thought I never underneath a little nighteap, rivaling tho snow in whiteness, fell a stray ringlet over “ Well,”’ said the excited Captain, giving his chair another hitch 1 took hold of the coverlid and sefdy pulled it down’’— utmost excitement. “To the waist” — p2per and renewing the position of his 5 “She bad on a night dress, buttoned up “ Well.” pel the exnut to which I was eubjest’’— among the ladies might interfere with my sta- ‘One evening, after listening to a | leo- te my !odgings.’’ went directly to my room, it being after one “TI placed the dress and a quantity of petticoats lying on a show signs that he was deeply interested. strange, and was about to retire, but then I » Exactly,’’ nodded the Captain, “ well ’’ curtain. Heavens! what a sight! A young ‘«Well,”’ said the Captain, giving his chair witnessed anything more beautifal. From neck and shoulder of alabaster’’— “Never did I look upon @ bust more per- **Well,”’ said the Captain, betraying the ““Well.”’ said the Captain, dropping the before, but softly, I opened the two first but- | tons’’— Well,” said the Captain, wrought to the shest pitch of excitement. “And then, ye gods' whatasightto gaze hi upon! A Hebe—pehaw' words fail. Just then’’— “Wer,” said the Captain, hitching his chair right and left, and squirting bis tobac- co juice against the stove that it fairly fizzed again “I thought that 1 was taking a mean ad- vantage of her, seized my coat and boots, and went and slept in another room.” “Its alie,” shouted the excited captain, jumping up and kicking over the chair—** it’s ALIE! Ee Negro labor is very high in Missouri. In some cases $250 per year has been given for farm hands e¢ high price of hemp is the cause. Division or Wisconsin —The Ripon Home | bas an article on the subject of dividing Wis- consin. It proposes to run a line due west to the St Croix, so where the Michigan line strikes the State of Wisconsin, west of Lake Michigan, and embracing all the region north to the British Possessions, which it says would form a State of ample dimensions, besides pos- sessing all the requisites necessary for a rich and dense population. AN Inpiax Rerusiic —Twenty-five Dakota families, living at Hazlewood, some forty miles above Fort Ridgeley, on the St Peter's river, Minnesota, Lave renounced their tribal char- acter, donned civilised dress, and formed themselves into a sort of republic, with a writ- ten constitution, President, 4c They are in- teiligent and industrious, and have wheat and corntosell Atthe Red Wood Agency there isa similar organization, with some ten or twelve families uniting in it. kar The citizens of Pittsburg are nobly ex- erting themselves to relieve the sufferings of the people of Cincinnati at the present junc- ture, in return for the liberal contributions extended themeelves by the latter on the oc- cusion of the great fire some years back. Sub- scriptions are collecting, and the employees of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail- road bad generously subscribed fands suffi- cient to purchase three car loads of coal, which would be promptly forwarded to the care of the Mayor of Cincinnati. Surrerinc AMONG THE Poor 1s New Yor. The Herald cays that the cold weather throws thcusands of poor people out of employment in that city. “| consequently there is much suf- fering. On last Monday the almshouse was thronged with applicants for relief, and over one thousand of the poor wretches aided, bun- dreds of whom had never before had oceasion to ask for relief. The calls on private charit- able institutions have also been enormous. It is usual for poor families to receive a quarter of a ton of coal from the almshouse depart- ment, it is with difficulty the demand can be supplied for the quarter tons at present. Hicn Price or Meat —Every head of a family is feeling alive to the increased price of animal food. According to the statistics for ten consecutive yeare, in the Eastern and Mid- dle States, while the population steadily aug- mented, the stock of cattle decreased nearly 8,500,000 head. In the States of Ohio, Indiana, [liinois, Kentucky and Missouri, there has been an increase of 7,500,000 head of stock, but the ratio of increase in people has been vastly greater. At the same time the ex) of provisions was, in 1845-'46 inelusive, $110,- 521,060 ; in 1355-’96 inclusive, $233,679 000. To account, then, for the ponecenied provi- sions, we Lave an immense ip popu- lation, a decrease ip stock, and a vast increase in exportation. > The Marlboro’ (Md.) Gazette that “ during the avy snow-storm on - day last — moran yr airy Thos. Clagett, residing 0 & begro oes frozen to death. It are that the p pes wee on a visit to her brother-in-law, (Mr. Wm. I. Berry.) and, having been in- formed of the illness of a servant woman in ove of the quarters, some distance from the dwelling, she determined to go and see after the sick, and anied & negro started; but had no were so completely surrounded by heavy drifts and blinded by the wind and snow that they could not get to the house; and when found they were stand’ fay = tirely ia in the and life was ex- tinct. Miss C. was a very amiable ad lady, beloved by all who knew her. fortinate deceased wad io the twenty-fogr year of her age.””