Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1857, Page 1

THE EVENING 8TAR PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNUON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, corner of Pennsylvania arenus ond LUA street, By W.D WALLACH, and {s served to subscribers by carriers at B1X AND & QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents; pea in packages at 37 cents per mo To mail subscribers the s: serty THREE DOLLARSAND FIP- TYC ear inadcance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONS DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of 19% cents a week. {7 SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. Foen . 2 v VOL. IX. THE COLUMBIA INSTITUTE, FOR YOUNG LADIES, pRUS GEORGE HEN Principal ; Lia Y STUECKRATS, | Miss ELIZABETH L WIL- MS ice-Principal,—A Lady eminently qualified to take the charze of the English De- partment and the government and discipiine of tne School. The exercises of the second term of the Inat!- tute will ¢>mmence on MOND — reaper on at ximo Appiications for shou ieee as early es possible A BIGH SCHUOL FUR YOUNG GENTLE- MEN, under the direction of Prof Groros K StcecnaarH, at Privel vi, to be losated on F street, between 6th and 71» streets. or in the vi clnety of Trinity Church, will be opened on the 4:h of Febuary, proximo. Rev. D: Cummins will d-liver an address on the opening of the High Sohool Karty aoplication should 02 made to the Princl- al at his resid nce, Columbia Institute, for + Ladies, 446 11th street, betweea @ ana H. Steuckrach Is authorise! to refer to Rev Dr. Cummins, aad Prof. Bache, Coast Survey jan 12-im® R&EO'S PATENT STEAM ENGINE. ‘F.H ESE IMPROVED ENGINES (FOR which patests have been granted and first tize medals awarded tothe inventor, both in he United States and Europe ) continus to give such satisfaction,oa cocount of their simplicity and economy, that we have now established an ettensive minnfactory, avd are prepared to de- liver at the shortest notice engines from two horse power and upwards These engines have been accurately tested, and have shown an economy of twenty percen: 1a fuel, and about the same In ofl and repairs. Tais saving is ef acted by letting the steam In and ont both sides of the cylinder througa la-ge openings pone: ly P-essure from tbe valve and allow- tag no steam to escave or exhaust from the pas- sazes except from the cylinder alone ; also by re dauciag the weigat and friction to about half that of theordinary engiaes. We place the smaliez sizes upoa an improved boiler wita all the pipes attached, and the whole mounted with smali wheels convenient to ship to any part of the country, aad te avoid the necessity of an exper!- enced engincer to siart them, they are all tested before leaving the factory “ Reed's Patent Steam Pumps are also coming in to generala se 07 steimboats, Im mincs, and for supplying bollers, where they are now giving greatsatisfaction Tacy are preferred to any in use becanse of their compictaess and simplicity. ‘These eagines and peps may be sera in opera- tlon, or further informttio: had, by ealling or ad- drassinz REED & B.RKBECK, Jia 12-im Maiden Lane, N.Y SUITABLE FOR CHK M+¢SaANDNEW TEARS’ PRESEN OHN H. SMOOP, No 9 & TH SIDE Bridge street, Goorgetown, D.C , has recelved 8 great variety o/ f1l and scasonsble ra, to whieh he Invites the atteation of both ladies aad geitiemea who miy wish to make a Christ- mas and New Years’ Present. EMBRUIDERIES. Rick worked Cambric Sets (Collars and Sleeves) Do do Muslin do do Do do Maslin and Cambric Collars A great variety (low priced) do Worked Linen Sets and Linen do Kich worked Musila Sleeves Black and waite Lace Sets and Collars Worked Camopric and Mustin Bands Embroidered Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs Hemstitched, tucked and piaia do Bick Chantilla and French Lace Vetls orked, quilted and hooped Sxirts. ALso— Moire Antique, Embroidered, Satin and other Cloaks Double aad single Brocha and other Shawis @ioh Fancy and Black Stiks french Merinos, plaid Merines Pisin and printed Mous L’delatnes Best Paris Kid Gloves, all numbers Kilda and Buck Gauatlets Ladies, gent’s aad children’s Warm Gloves De Hosiery, of every kind Tortmonnales, and ladies’ Cabas Gents. Linen, Cambric and Silk Pocket Handkfs Black and fancy Silk Cravats, S-arfs and Ties @ents Shawis, Merino and Woolen Scarfs Chl fdren’s Knit Talnas and doods Ladies, gents and boys’ Comforts, &c. With many other destrable goods, which wili be sold low to cash or prompt customers dec Z3- J. H SMOOT SILAGER’S Improved Sewing Machines. To which was granted the Highest Award of the Parts Exhibition, thereby receiving the World's Verdict of Superiority. ‘PRE IMPROVEMENTS m™ IN THIS MA- fied them In many of executing twice the amount of work the formerly ta any given time. They — without f Smaps — ape padle of sewing every variety of goods perfect; a shirt bosom pa gonets trace for yo oy sewa by any of these machines by asimple e of needle and thread in such a manner that the slosest scratiay cannot detect a fault. Manafacturers, planters and families will find them the only safe Machines to purchase, as they are bulit stroag and durable, and aot likely to aes outof order. uages attached, for chine bas aad e@ have mschiacs with vinding ny, jallers, &c. Silk, Fhread, Cotton, Needles, &¢., eenstaatly a band, at the lowest rates. Persons desirous of information regardiag Sew- lag Machines will picase address I. M. SINGER & CU., 165 Baltimore street. Baltimore. ™. B.— We are prepared to exchange these ma- shines for old machines ofany kind Terms lib- eral. Persons who have heen Inducedto purchase aferior machiaes under the pretext of being 4 this a benefit indeed. DARD SILVE* WAKE. AM NOW MANUPAC FURING PURE BIL- ver Spocas, fo ks, Ladies, Butter, Fish, Pie Ceke and Ice Cream Katves, Sugar Shovels an: r Napkin Rings, Cream, Gravy, Mustard and Se! Spoo c, &c , on my owa premises, and 40 aot p2im off on the pablic Northern man- ufsctured articles (which cannot always be re- Med_on as cenuine) for my own, bat everv article made in my establishment can and will be war- ranted as above. - WATCHES AND TEWELKY Of every description ani in great variety, con stanily on hand, aad recelviag fresh arrivals al- most every diy Fiae (1% ks) Gold Watches, from $W to #250, and warranted correct time- Coral, Cameo, Mosaic and plain Gold Bracelets, Pias and Ear-rings, (in sets or by the single piece,) Gold Vest, Foo, Guard, Chatalain and Nesk ins, Seals, Keys, Lockets, Charms. anda general assortment of goods usually kept in a Jewelry Store Fine Watch Repairing done by an experienced id competent work nan, and aif work warranted tve satisfaction at 333 Pennsylvania avenue. lec 21- H.O0 HOOD BUVUOK BINDING, Corner Feventh strest and Maryland avenues, sar the Smithsonian Institution. paras LYCETF RESPECTFULLY IN- 4 forms the subscribers to Brown's Bible and Shakspeare, now just completed, that he is pre- pared to biad those works ina superior style of elogance, strength and solidity, aud upoa much more rezsoaable terms than caa be done in Buti more, Philadelphia, or New York. A irtier ad- @ressed to him (per post) willeaable bim to ex- bfbdit to the subscribers imens of bis style of binding. Every kind of Sook Binding neatly ex- ecnted seam L RK. MUNSON, AT 333 PENN’A AVENUE, still making those beautiful eontinucus GUM TEETH, called Allen's Patent. for the excellency of which over all other styles of teeth, many now wearing them In this city, will cheerfully vouch. There is one Dentist in this city who has been infringing tae patent, and made a bad imitation of \t, against whom { hereby caution the pablic N.B Woaenever a Dentist speaks against Allea’s Pateat Continuous @um Teeth, when properly constructed, itis because he is ignorant of the Sipe lacomortent to make the work. or S unwilling to pay for the patent. je 16-8 to 20 000 PEACH TREES. At z=" DOLLARS PER HUNDRED—FOR sale at my Nurery, near Washington. Pae above trees are ali of dine growth, and Of the vest select fruit Also, a geaeral assortment of ORNAMEN1 EVERG conu ? EEN, SHADE, and FRUIT TREES. JOBHUA PEIRCE w ma Veterinary & ry, POR HOKSES, vOGs, 253 D st bet. 133 and idta sts. south of Pa. ave , m — aanuaa Ge en! t oyal College inary 8a Lendoa. : a orees examined as to soundness, &c, | To 444 Eleventh street, between G and A. | ALL THA T VALUE THEIR SIGHT ISHES TO CALL THE ATTENTION | to all that suffer with defective sight, slasocs taped aly selected, to. ls super | iclow! se] to bis su lor SPECTAGLES and GLASSES carefully ground | pe larecehe & true spherical accuracy, bril. ilant transparency, suited precisely and benef- | ofally to the wearer according to the concavity or | convexity of theeye. Very numerous are the ill effects caused to the precious organ of sight from the commencement of using — in not et see suited, by the use of an Optome a ‘he practice of many years enables him to meas re the focal disease of the eyes, and such giass- es that are absolately required will be furnished with on and satisfaction JOHN TOBIAS acknowledges the very libe- ral encouragement aiready obtained, and further | Solicits the patronage of those that have not yet | availed (hemselves of his aid Persona that cannot conveniently call, by send- ing the glasses In use, and state how many inch- es they Can read this print with thelr spectacles, | — supplied with such as will improve their sight. nnumerable testimonials to be seen; and ref- erences given to many who have derived the greatest case and comfort from his rege } Circulars to be ed a at his office, No. $12 SEVENTH STREET, three doors from Odd Fellows’ Hall, wr stains. NoxPo.x, September 7, 1554. Sir—The Spectacles you made for me suit very = and seein to have improved my sight more ul any other I have lately tried. LIT?. W. FAZEWELL. 1 have tried 2 palr of Spectacles obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them of great assistance to say sight, and corresponding witk hisdescription of the focus. 1 recommend kim as a skillful op- ielar. HENRY A. WISE, Having been induced by a friend to visitthe cs- tablishment of Nir. Tobias for the arpere of try- ing his glasses, 1 was furnished +4 im with a pair slightly colored blue, which have afforded me more relief and | epaipet on than any I have evertried. My sight, originally he J ood, was injared by writing and reading a ght, fre- uently to a very late hour; but with the ihees glasses I can study almost as late as ever, and that too without the nm I bave previously suffered. JOHN WILSON Late Commissioner Gen'l Land Ole, December 11, 1855, Lhave used Mr. Bobias’s Spectacles for threa or four months, and take great gern ia say- ing that f em much ple: with thera. I heve veen much benefisted by thera. May Sth, 1834. @EUR. ?. SCARBURGH. —_ I wasrecommsended to Mr. Joha Tobias sklilfel optician; and as I have eyes of re: able pecul tarity, was gratified to find that Mr. Tobias seemed to comprehend them b' inspec - tion and some slight measurement, he has made mea pair of Spectacies that suits me ad- mirably. A. P. BUBLER. July 11, 1856. WILMINe Tom, N.C., Jan. 27, 1854 Mr.J.Fesias: Dear Sir—l am happy toray that the Spectacles which | obtained from you last week are entirely satisfactory. From an inequal- ity in the visual range of my eyes, | have hereto- found t didiculty in getting glasses of the Proper focaldistance. Itaffords me pleasure to State that, by the aid of your optometer, this difi- culty has been happily obviated so thatthe lasses: you furnished me are decidedly the best adapted to my eyes of a, i have ee used. Very respectfully, yours, . B. DRANE, ector of St James’ Parish. DarakrMeny or INTERIOR, May 7, 1855. From natural defects and the unequal range of my eyes, I have been compelled to use glasses for several I have tried different opticians without obtaining glasses peealy fitted to my eyes. Four months since Mr. Tobias made two pairs especially for me, which I have found to serve me orp By the use of his optometer be is enabied to adapt Glasses minutely to the eye. 1 most cheerfully recommend Mr. Tobias to ali having occasion to use glasses. and bear my testi- mony as to his skill as an —. HENRY E. BALDWIN, Assist. Beo’y to sign Land Warrants, P. S—OPERA GLASSES of great san TELESCOPES & MICROSCOPES, WATC! MAKER GLASSKS, and many other articles in this line at very low prices constantly on hand. fy 18-ly THE (MPROVED SETS OF TEETH. D*® LOOMIS, THE INVENTOR AND of ‘ Loomis’ Mineral Plate Teeth,” having successfully introduced bis improvement in verious cities, has now permanently established himself in Wash- ington. is improvement for Sets of Teeth consists chiefly in making a set of but one plece of mate- rial and that indestructible mineral. No metal is used in their construction, and they are there- fore free from galvanic action and metuile taste, There are — to become filled with moisture or particies of food, hence they are pure and clean, They are lighter, stronger, less clumsy, and, in short, the perfection o* Artificial Teeth; not- withstanding certain Dentists speak against them, but they bave not ‘he right to easier tens, 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 ec 24-tf S. DURLODUT REIMS CHAMPAGNE, “TRESOR DE BOUZY” AND “IXL." HE UNDERSIGNED 18 8OLE A T for this city of Dorlodot’s ‘Tresor d Bouzy,’’ 2 champagne celebrated throughout Kurope, aod esteemed by concois<enrs as of, the t Fate and uasurpassed by an other product of the champagne Pepeakad Ee which has obtained @ high position {a the aristocratic cireles of Europe and America stock of other Wines, Also, a lai Liquors and Cigars. se 4JUNAS P. LEVY, Jan sf No. 367 Pa. ave .opp. National Hotel, COAL KEPT UNDER COVER. 2,210 ibs to the Ton OW ON HAND. THE BEST of White Ash, Red Ash aad Le! Warranted to give satisfaction from dist. Also, Hickory. oe UALITIES ch COAL Delivered free and Pine WOOD. J.& W.M. GALT, N. W. comer 12th and C streets, No 547, dec 20-tf one square south of Pa. avenue. MILK AND CREAM, F H MILK AND CREAM, BUTTER, CHEESE, EG@8, HONEY, and VEGE- TABLES, con-tantly on bard, in any ce from one of the best Dairy Farms in Marvland, at 485 10th street, near the avenuc, by jan 24-Im* H.N ANDRUB. HATS: ONSTAN@LY N HAND A FULL ren of BEEBE’S NEW RK STYLES together with TAYLOR'S HATS, of BALTI- MORE. The best black dress HATS got up in the latest style for $3 5 good as those usual! at $5; and 2 good fashion- fat at , Worth $4 ind a first-rate Hat, $2 50 ‘The best materials and the best workmanship 1. employed ep mpm thot smi which is sold fo $3.50. Wedoacash business, meet with no los- ses, but oe each customer full value for his . Felt Hats unusually low. N.B A for Driscoll’s Balin of a Fhousand Flowers. . ANTHONY rth ctrestl oe ' ent bra fo voek eet, near acta > Ag Hat Compaay. 1857 Foci ALMANAC—BOS8- —and repository of useful knowl edge. The 28th year of its publication Con- taining all the important Statistical and Political information of the coun'ry. For sa'e in Wash- by TAYLOR & MAURY, jan 14 Bookstore. near 9 hb street. Ps dir ee nate ech ad weir chitaene! SE PEAA GLASSES, SSUFF AND CIGAR Boxes, fine Goods for Presents, &c , at HH. J. McLAUGHLIN’S, jan 30-tf No 20, between 8th and 9.h sts. 1 T TO GUITAR AND PIANO IMPORTANT ArOR uk - WASHINGTON, D. | Rerthern sea ing C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, Star. 1857. NO. 1,270. OFFICIAL. Taaasury Drrartuant, Nov. 29, 1656. Notice is hereby given to holders of stock of the loans of the United States, taat this department will purcliase the sam until the 3d of March next, unless the sum of $1,500 000 shall be previonsly obtained, and will pay ia addition to the iaterest icerued 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 premicm on raid stocks: For the stock of 1812, a premium of 10 per cent. Por the stock of 18:7 and 1848, a premium of 16 per cent; and for the stock of 1850, commonly | @iled Texas Indemnity Scock, a premium of 6 per | cent. | Certificates of stock tranemitted 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 hereoi and the { let day of January next, the current half year’sin | terest must be assigned by ihe present stockholder, or it will be payable as heretofore, and a corres | ponding deduction be male trom the amount pay- | for the stock. Payment fur te stocks so assigned and vavemit- | ted will be made by drafts on the Assistant Treasu- rersat Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, at the option of the parties entitled to receive the money, whigh should be expressed in the letters accompa- nying the certificates. JAMES GUTHRIE, ecretary of the Treasury. dee 1—ataaMarcnt © BANKING HOUSE CHUBB BROTHERS. EPOSITS.—DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND Checks as without charge. Drafts on the joard cit'es received on Deposit at par, and Exchange oa said Cities furnished to de- positors without charge. INTEREST ON DEPousits —Interest will be al- lowed on Deposits at such rates ax may be agreed upon. Derosits in Vircimta AND UNcURRENT Mo- Ney.—Deposits in Virginia and other Uncurrent Money received to be checked for, payable in same funds, or in specie, we charging the regu- lar Exchange. Discounts —Notes, Drafts, and Bills of Kx- change will he discounted. and Loans made on ——s Bords, and Seourttie:, at the market ra Lettres of Cxnniy.—Letters of Credit will be furnished, negotiable in the different Cities of the United States, on Deposit of Money or Coilat- erals, and interest allowed if Money isd-posited, and Sheed oo if Collaterais, on such terms as may be ag: upon TRaveLine BiLis or Excianes —'Travelers will be furnished with drafts in such sums as may be desired negotiable in the diferent Cities of the Union Bits anp LetT2xs oF Crepi ton ENGLAND IneLanp anv Evrorg —Bilis of Exchange acd Letters of Credit on England, Jreland and Eu- rope, furnished at the market rate for Exchange, in sums to sult, Bonds, Stor 4s, &c.—Bonds, Stocks, and Se- curities paying from 6 to 12% cent > always for sale, or bought in the different Cities at a com- mission ofa 4 % cent. Where Stocksare bought upon orders, we reserve the rit to call for a de- posit of 10% cent. on the cost. Bonds or Stocks Will be ordered by telezraph Raivroav, City, a D 8tate Boxps —Kall- road, Citv, and State Bonds can be placed In cur hands for negotiation either in this country or Europe. Ratlroad Iron purchased for cash or with Bonds. Lanp WaRRANts.—Land Warrants bought at the market rates All Warrants sold by us are gucrantecd in every respect r Land Warrants located on commission Land Warrant quotations regularly furnished if requested. Warrants will be forwarded to Western Houses on orders, or sent for sale on commission to re- sponsible parties REAL EsTaTE amp InsuRANCEs.—Real Estate bought and sold, and Insurances effected. CLAtMs ON THE UnitEp States, Court oF Craims, ConGREss —Claims on the United States, before the Court of Claims or Congress. intrusted to us, will be prosecuted by able and prompt attorneys. CHUSB BRUTHBRS, jan 27 Opposite tne ‘Treasury. GREAT GIFT BOOK STORE, UNDER DEXTER'S HOTEL. be opened This Day, AND AN ENTIRELY NEW LIST OF PRESENTS will be distributed to our patrons liereafter. EMBERS OF CONGRESS, CITIZENS, and STRANGERS will find our stock of Books worth theirattentlon. [t isthe largest and most valuable assortment ever opened in this city, comprising Standard and Miscellaneous Works in all the departments of Ancient and Modern Sclence, Literature, and Art. Also, all the latest Pablications, Annuals of the Season, Bibles, Prayer Books, New Kditions of the Po- ets, &c.,&c , in Turkey Morocco, Antique, Vel- vet, and other rich and superb Bindings, ele- gantly illustrated. A PRESENT, worth from 25 Cents to £100, will be given (im mediately after the sale) to every purchaser of a Book for which we receive $1 or more. 1075 per cent of all our net receipts will be placed in the bands of His Honor the Mayor of Washington, to be distributed for the benefit of the Poor of the city. Atthe Old Stand, under Dexter’s Hotel, sign of the Red Flag. jan 8-tf J. PHILBRICK, Agent. Neo. 367 Pa ave., eppesite National Hetel. JONAS P. LEVY, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN FINE WINES, BRANDIES, GROCERIES, AND CICARS A , AS IN STORE A VERY CHOICE As. sortment of Champ2gre in quarts and ont IXL; and Tresan de Bausey, ana other desirable Brands; Brandy in cask and bottles, Vin 1777 to 1840; Rums of all kinds; Whiskeys 1810 to 1856 ; Holland Gin of a'l kinds; Claret Wines of all brands Burgundys do do Saturne do do Sherry do do Maderia do do Port do do German do do Hock do do Italian do do Hungarian do do Eng! Ale end Porter of ail brands Cigars do do Cordials do Cross & Blackwell’s London Preserves of all kinds Coffee. Sugar, Teas, &c , &e 367 Penn avenue, opposite National Hotel. Jan %3-ly JONAS P. LEVY. NE BOOKS AT TAYLUR & MAURY’S, Just recelved— Wordsworth, a biography, by Edwin Paxton Hood, $2 . The Colonies of Australia, by Samuel Sidney, profusely illustrated, $1. Py Book about Naughty Boys, by Champflury, Greece and the Greeks of the Present Day, by Edwin About, $1 History or the Jewish Nation, by Rev. Alfred Edersheim, $1 50 The Piazz1 Tales, by Herman M:lville, $1. Wild Sports of the Far West, by Frederick Gerstaecker, 36 cts » 36 The Haunted House, by Fredk. Gerstaecker 25 cents The First Lieutenants Story, by Lady Catherine Long. 50 cents. Marguerite de Valois, by Alexander Dumas, 50 ts. . ML Cousin righ ngs the Author of the In- 01 Legends, 35 cents. - Bothwell, or sie faye of Mary Queen of Scotts, James Grant, 50 cents sie Shilling Miseslinn y, edited byE H Yates, 2 cents Lso— ‘The Golden Dagon, or Up and Down the Ire- American waddy, by an * Indoors and Out, or How we Live. Mine and Fum in the Golden Btate, by Eliza W: arabam, $1. jental Acquaintance, by J W. De Forest, 87 coast TAYLOR & MAURY’8 feb7 Bookstore, near 9h st. do Pickles and + Hon John Kelly, N. ¥ | Hon J A Quitmal MANAGERS OF THE NATIONAL INAU- GURATION BALL, Judiciary Square, March 4, 1357. Hon TJD Fuller, Me Hon BC Burnett, Ky Hon Jon Ap Kou J M Eliott, Ky, x Won J C Jones, Tenu. Hon $ A Smith, Teny Hon Jesse D Bright, Lud Hou WH English, Lud Hon 8 A Douglas, TH Hou T © Har: Hon Isanl 5 Hon © M Ingersoll Cx fon John William: Hoa Join Wheeler, Bon Wm Big) lon J Gian Hon J A Ex Hou M W Bates, Hon J A Pearce, Mi Hon J A Siew Hon Augustns Hw Hon Henry Dodge, W Hon Daniel Wells Hon J B Weller, Hon Jgha Slide Hon JM Sao. lion G E Pugh, Ov Hon OL Vali lion Howell Ce Hen B Fitzpat Hon 8 W Harr Hon A G Brow: Hou M A Otero, Hou J P and Hou J € Dobbin, Hon James Hou WL Marcy, iit ph Hon Caleb Cushing. Hon Jef Davis, United States Army Capt John Pope, Cact M C Meige, Capt P Calhoun Geu Goorge 6 Gen TS Jess Col W A Emory, Major A H Bows United States Navy. Com Wm B Shubrick, Lieut MF Manry Com E A F Laval Lieut EG Parrot! Gapt Duncan Nf Surgcou CD Maxwell Lieut Junius J Bosle, United States Mari: New York. 2 Hon John Cichrane, Hon E B Hart, Hon W B Maclay, Isaac V Fowier Hon Daniel E Sickles, John H Chambers Pennsylvania. Col Ron. Wm. Wi Hon 5 k 8 Je ni Wm ii We Col John W Forney, Gen Wm i Miller CW Carrizan, Delaware How Win G Whiteley, Hon Geo B Ridile. Georg-town, Wao A Gorden, Dr & Bohrer, D.C. Biovke B Wiltiame, Dr Gratton Tyler "Alezandria, Va. I Lonia Kiuzar, AGN Henry Dangerfield David Jobu $ Barbone, 8 Hough, W arthur Tasior, Richmond, Va, Jamon A.D. Bauke.” Washington. jeory A Wiss, Reger A Pryor, Wm B Magrader, F MN UG Favt W W Srateu, AB St €.5 Wallach Peter Force, Charl i ‘ Win F Ka;iy, BL Jackso De 8 A Hoo. Col. J. R. Powell, Geo C Whitin Chas W Welsh, Jacob Gideon, JU McGuire, Charies H Wiuder, Maraball Brown, . Geo Parker, ASH White, Hon Amos Kendall, Ur Thos Miller, — Johnaon Hellen, Prof J Henry, 3D Hoorer, CB Grabs ColW 6 Freeman, Arnold Hart's, © Wendell, RH Weightman, Dr Wm Joaes, Thomas Green, JobuT Sailivan, Wm T Dove, Col. Wm. Hickey, D W Mahon, *, W BB Cross, AR Potts RJ Nevin, KD Catts, Lucien Peyton, M W Cluskey, PT Key RJ Lackes, H Loughborongh, Wm H Ward, wsicn AG Seaman, Beverly Tucker, Jobn F Coyle, Jan W i.e! ie, BR 8 Spronie, I AD Bache, W D Wallach, Andrew Coyle, Jr. AO Dayton, Chas T Joues, SH Lamborn, James G@ Beret, Jobn A Munnicutt, R H Henderson, 1 SD. Wm H Thomas, Henry Queen. CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENS WARE. R. H. MILLER, 80N & CO., W Importers direct from Liverpool Be Alexandria, beg leave to call the at- tention of dealers, hotel-keepers and others of Washington and Georgetown to the!r stock of GOODS, which, for extent and variety, will compare favorably with any establishment in the Eastern cities ‘The connexion of their senior partner with tlhe manufacturers of Europe and the United States for upwerds of 30 years, has given him advan tages in the paces of goods, equal, if not supe- rior, to any bonse in the trade. An inspection of goods and prices will satisfy all parties that pur- chases can be mide of them upon the most favor- able terms French China Dinner Sets, gilt and decorated Prench China Dinner Sets, gold band and plain white French Chins Vases, Pitchers, Toilet Sets, &c. “rench China Tea Sets, Cups and Saucers, and other articles of ‘Teaware And Dinner Ware, separate from sets India China Dinner Sets, and separate articles al- ways on band White Granite Ware in every variety, !n sets, and separate from sets, as may be desired Blue Printed or Liverpool Ware, the same Common Edged, White and Rockingham Ware, in full eupply. Cut, Pressed, Plain end Moulded Glass Ware from the best establishments in the Eastern and Western States, which will be sold by the pack- age or otherwise Experienced packers employed. @cods pnt up by us can be transported by any mode without breakage. Fare by the steamboats from Washington to Alexandria, almost hourly, 12% cents each way A suerte ofa dollar thus spent may save many dollars. dec 1- UNITED STATES MAIL. KENTUCKY. Post Oreice DavantMent, Feb 6, 1827. DROPUSALS FOR CARRYING THE MAILS uf the Unrei Siates from the 1s of July, 1857, t+ 30th June, 1858, on the following route in KEN- TUCKY, and in the time thercin stated, will be e- ceived at the Contract Office of this Department until 3 p.m. of the 3st March next, to be decited by the 25th April following: No. Bu Prem Louisville, Ky., by Lacona, § Grassy Pond, West Point, Garnettsville, Meaéville, Bewleyville, Ha-dissburg, Clo- verput, Hawsvi.le, Yelvington, Owens- boro’, McLean’s Ketreat, Hebbardsville, fenderson’s, Smith’s Mills, Hewittsville, Morganfield and Raleigh, to Saawneetown, 111, 195} nuiles and back, daily, in four horse coaches Rock Haven and Brandenburg to be supplied from Garnettsville, b; side mil, <ix times a week ; Webster and Clif- ton Mills, from Bewley ville, thre i week ; and big “pring, fr vil six tim.@ a week, all in due connection with main line. Leave Loui: vsile daily at am Arrive at Owensboro’ next day by 6 p m Las ve Owensboro’ daily a' 4am Arrive at Saawnectowa same day by 6 pm Leavy Ssawneetown daily atG6 am Ariiv . at Owensboro’ :ame day by § p m Leave Owensboro’ ¢a ly atham Arnve at Lovisville next cay by 6 pm. For forms of proposal, guarantee, and certificate, also instructions and requirements to be embraced in the contract, see advertisementin pemphiet form at the principa! post offices, and also the advertise ment of January 9, 1851. of routes in Kentucky, Tennersee, &c. JAMES CAMPBELL, feb 9-lawiw Postmaster Genera! HiS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT THE subscriber hath obtained from the Orphan’s Court of Washington county, in the District of Columbia, letters testamentary on the €5- tate of Nancy Mattingly, late of Washington county i. ‘All having clatms against ithe said d are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subseriber, on or before the 2d day of Decem- ber next; they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the sald estate. band this 7th day of February gy Ven under my CY Es MATTINGLY,” 1857. Seah 7-wawt Executrix. SECOND-HAND MELUDEUNS, BUT 3 short time, for sale or rent, very low, atour great Piano Store, between Sth end sors streets. jan 2 JOHN F. ELLIS. VULLEN GOODS AT A SACRIFICE. WwW H. J. MCLAUGHLIN & CO., jan 30-tf Detween Sth and 9th sts. NG STAR. EVENI | | List of Patents.—The following is the list { of Patents issued from the United States Pat ent Office for the week ending February 10, 1857—each bearing that date: Jos. Armstrong, of Woburn Center, Mass — | For improvement in stuffing leather J.C. Briggs of Woodbury, Conn —Ior im- provement in melodeons, FrancisS Bretteli and Joseph B. Frisbie, of Alleghany city, Pa —For improvement in fire-arms. Theodore Bergner, of Philadelphia, Pa. — For machine fur making envelopes. J M Batchelor, of Foxcroft, Me —For im- proved mode of attaching thiils to sleighs. John Bean, of Hadson, Mich.—For im- provement in extension hoppers for separators, grain mills, dc. Reubin Comins, of Troy, N. Y.—For im- provement in shoes for ‘russ frames Elisha B Dodson, of Reading, Pa.—For im- proved gan powder. Wm ifn Elliot, of Plattsburgh, N Y.—For printing stamp Peter Harnist, of Marivetown, [J1.—For im- proved reking attachment for reapers Edw’d K Godfrey, of New York, N. Y.— For improvement in razor strops. Henry Havell, of Newark, N. J.—For im- provement in the mode of attaching the eyes to the blades of hoer. Thos B Houghton, of Bloomington, Lil.— For improvement in seed planters Addison Hull, of Brooklyn, N. ¥.—For im- provement in guides for sewing machines Unarles Hicks, of Haverstraw, N. ¥Y —For improved machine for ramming percussion caps. Alvin Hurd, of Danbury. Conn.—For im- proved method of surfacing felt hate. - Lewis T. Howard, of Smith Miils, Miss — For improvement in feathering paddle wheels. John Hildebrand, of East Berlin, Pa. —For improvement in seed planters. James Hansor, of the Wandsworth Koad, Eog —For gas making process. Patented in Engiand April 21, 1896. nbold Boeklen, of Jersey city, N. J.— For improvement in seed planters Wm I. Eltivt, of Plattsburgh, N. ¥.—For arrangement of means for controlling the throttle valve of marine engines. Joseph C. Kent, of Cooper Iron Works, N J —For process cf smelting zine, iron ore Wm W. Kellogg, of Lynn, Mass.—For im- proved sash fastener. Lucius J Knowles, of Warren, Mass.—For improvement in safety indieators for steam boilers Jacob Landes, cf Selma, 0.—For improve- ment in seed planters. G. RK. Mellroy, of Covington, Ky.—For iw- proved fence, adaptable to uneven ground Jeremiah W. Mulley, of Amsterdam, N. Y For improvement in reaping and mowing ma chines Jobn F. Mascher, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For process of ornamenting daguerreotype cases, &e. Gulieluue B. Millerd, of Colchester, Conn — For improvement in preparing India rubber cloth. Julia M. Milligan, of New Albany, Lod.— Fo: improved abdominal! supporter. Edmund Morris, of Burlington, N. J —Four improvement in chain pumps Mighill Nutting, of Portland, Me —For im- provement in gauges and water regulators for steam boilers. Samuel Nicolson, of Boston, Mass —For ia- provement in rail for street railroads Ezekiel Page, of Platea, Pa.—For improved arrangement of devices for suspending and adjusting sticks in sawing machines Luther M Parsons. of Wauhau, Wis —For improvement in ventilating stoves erley A. Ramsay, of Boston, Mass.—For hand stamp. Thos. J. W. Robertson, of New York, N Y. For improvement in sewing machines SilasG Randall, of Rockford, L1l.— Por im- provement in reed planters. Martin Robbins, of Cincinnati, O.—For im- provement in corn planters THE WEEKLY STAR; This excellent Family and News Journal—cea- taining « greater variety of Interesting resding than can be found in any other—is published on Saturday morning. Twenty copies. Sonar INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Bingle copies can be procured at the counter, tmmrdiatel afver lesue Paper. Price—Tures Cane. “5 aoe; PostMAsteRs whoact 200) of as agents will be aliowed Per cent. > During the Harrison campaign, quent orator in the western part ginia was holding forth to an blage in favor of the hero of pecanoce, and Tyler too. Especially the speaker was expa- ting upon General Harrison's courage, tact, and success #8 2 wilitary commander. While in the midst of his discourse, a tall, gaunt wan, probably a schoolmaster in those parts, aruse from the crowd, and said, in a voice which penetrated the whole aseembly : “ Mister—mister, I want to ax you a ques. tion.’ The speaker paused, and begged bim to pro- pound _‘* We are told,’ the man went on, “ fellow- citizens. that Gineral Harrison is a mighty sreat gineral | but I say he is one of the very meanest sort uf ginerals. We are told here to night that he defended himself bravely at Fort Meigs; but { tell you that on that ocoa- sion he was guilty of the Sma/i Tas!. Movr- ment, and L challenge the orator here present to deny it.”’ The orator declared his utter what the man meant by the “Small Tail Movement,” and asked bim to explain him- seli “TN tell you,” said theman «I've got it here, in black and white. Here is Grim- shav’s History of the United States’’—hold- ing up the book—‘ and I'll read what it says This is it: ‘4¢ this critical moment General Harrison crecuted a SOVEL movement.’ Does the gentleman deny that ’’’ “No, no—go on *” ‘Well, he executed a wove’ movement. Now, here’s Johnson's Dictionary’’—taking the book out of bis pocket and holding it u “‘and here it says ‘Noven, a peste tale.” And this was the kind of movement Gineral Harrison was guilty of. Now, I'm po soger, and I don’t know much of milentary tictacks, but this do I say: a man who, in the face of an enemy, is guilty of a‘ Smell Tail Move- ment’ is not fit to be President of the United States, and be shon’t have my vote.’ The crator of the evening could make no headway against such an argument, and gave it up in despair. an elo- of Vir- immense assem- ignorance of st] Comparative Evasticiry or Wroveur axp Cast Inow —The mean ultimate resistance of Wrought iron to a fores of compression, as use- ful in practice, is 12 tons per equare incb, while a crushing weight of cast iron is 49 tons Per square inch ; but for aconsideral under equal weights, the cast iron is twice as elastic, er compresses twice as much a8 the wrought iron _ A remarkable illustration of the effect of intense strain on cast iron was witnessed b the author at the works of Messrs Easton Ames. The subject of the experiment was @ cast iron cylinder, 10; inches thick, and 144 inches high, the external diameter being i8 inches It was requisite, for a specific purpose, to reduce the internal diameter to 34 inches, and this was effected by tho insertion of a smaller cast iron cylinder into the center of the lar; ono; and to insure some initial strain, the large cylinder was expanded by beating it, and the internal cylinder being first turned too large was thus powerfully compressed. The inner cylinder was partly filled with pewter, and a steel piston being fitted to the bore, & pressure of 972 tons was put on the steel piston The steel was ‘ upset’? by the pressure, and the internal diameter the small cylinder was increased by full three- sixteenths of an inch—that is, the diameter became 311-16 of an inch! A new piston was accordingly adapted to these dimensions, and in this the cylinder continued to be used, and to resist the pressure; the exterral layer of the inner cylinder was thus permanently extended 8 1-50 of its length. In fact, it can only be regarded as loose packing, giving no additional strength to the cylinder. Under these high pressures, when confined mechanically, cast iron, as well as other met- als, appears, like liquids, to exert an equal pressure in every direction in which its mo- tion is opposed—C/art’s Britannia and Con- way and Tubular Bridges. Promiscvovs Batsing ix Jarax.—Another Cyrus Koberts, of Belleville, 111 —For im- | extracrdiuary Summer amusement is in the provement in attaching the arms of horse powers Joann B Root. of Buffalo, No ¥.—For im- provement in rotary steam engines Berj'n Ross and Jubn C. Campbell, of Syra- cuse, XN. ¥ er improved metallic roofing Benj'n D Sanders, of Holliday’s Cove, Va. For improvement in instruments for factlita- ting the facing of mill stones Elwd A Tuttle, of Brooklyn, N ¥.—For improved self-adjusting wind wheel. H. Thouiason. of Lafayette, Ind.—For im- provement in seed planters Walter A. Wood, of Hoosick Falls, N Y.— For improvement in harvesting machines. Wu. R. Warden, of Boston, Mass —For im- provement in apparatus for indicating the height of water in the holds of vessels Wm H Watrous, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For improvement in wool cleaning machines. cel Wisner, of Aurora, NY —For im- provement in locomotive cow catchers for rail- roads. Simon P. Winne, of Aibany, N. ¥.—For improved wachine for re-sawing lumber. Darius Babcock, of Homer, N Y., assignor to Thomas Harrop and Darius Babcock afore- said.—For improved arrangement of springs for vehicles Lawrence Deacon, of Brooklyn, N. Y., as- signor to John Wavun, of New York, N. Y.— For improvement in fishing rod reels. Elbridge G. Matthews, of Clear Water, Min- nesota Territory, assignor to Harvey Church, of Troy, N.Y —For improved machine for cutting dove tails and their groves Edwin P. Monroe. of Albany, N. Y¥ . as- signor to Gilbert H. Scribner, of New York, N.Y —For improvement in calendar clocks. Fred’k D Newbury, of Albany, N.Y , as- signor to Richard and Varick De Witt, jr , of same place.—For improved mode of patching Lullets. Wm. S. Platt, of Waterbury, Cunn., as- signor to Wm. S Alfred and Clark M. Flatt. For improvement in making seamless tubes. John R. Wendt, of Boston, Mass , assignor to himself and Augustus Rodgers, of same place —For improvement in manufacturing metallic beads. Daniel Kelly and Wm. Livingston, of Grand Rapids, Mich.—For improved window blinds Ezra Sprague Holmes, of Lockport, N. Y — For improvement in machines for husking corn. Desigus.—Thos. J. Shepard, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For design for cooking ranges. James E. Stevenson, of Albany, N. Y.—For design tor cooking stoves Dan’! Wilson, of Nashua, N. H_, assignor to the Union Stove Company cf same place —For design for parlor cooking stoves. Tne Betrrer MAN or Two —“A R.S,” writ.ng from Fort Desmoines, (where young people are “ gathered from all parts of the states,’’ and where, as we may well judge, there is ‘‘a good deal of fun going on,”’) gives us an amusing account of two young men oe ing home from a convivial party, late at night, who “ cut up” the subjoined “shine,” which was witnersed by a friend who followed them, unobserved, and which we condense: They saw a doctor’s horse standing, saddled and saddle-bag’d, before a patient’s door. One said to the other, in a slightly paralyzed and “unknowntongue:””’ iton!”? “Good! go ahead! There’s to horses: Yougtton- fust!” They both mounted the same bea and rode off. An an; ot the best horse, der discussion arose: ‘* chuckled the forward “No, Sir-r-r! ? said the other: ‘“‘you I havn’t—ridin’ bare back’d. d_ see whrch llcomeoutfust: Itis not yet known “ which promiscuous public bathing of both sexes of all ages; they enter asmall room barely fifteen feet equare, and only partially screened from the rocms—wi h unocurtained windows open- | ing on the atreets—and close to other inmates the house, pursuing their mechanical adve- | cations and in are nudeness perform the Operations of the bath—wrinkled age and | budding girlhood slike unbashed, surrounded and pressed on by sensibility, early manhood, and troticsome childhood: Self-possession, quietuesz and order reigned as paramount at in the salons of the most civilized people; curiosity fled quickly before the sensations such a scene naturally creates, though it led me to stand outside and watch the persons is- suing from and entering the small bathing house; and without the forte of the at Conde, that of detecting the condition, the bathers were not confined to the lowest or dissolute classes The police effectually pre- vent all intercourse between Europeans and the fair Japanese, the lossof the head beinz the punishment falminated against any one found conversing with a European; and ail the gallantry of our ailies quartered in the temple was unavailing, 1 heard, to achieve a conquest; though, perhaps, ere this a romance from the prolific pen of some great French novelist ay be issuing in some /uetlicton at Paris, contradicting the assertion, and be etili more wondrous that the romantic amours of Dr. Yvan, in Malay, or the adventures de- scribed in “ Vingts Annees aux Phillippine.’ ae Over tue Lert —The following good story is told on Gen Harney, by one of the ofii- cers who was with him at the battle of Ash Hollow, and afterwards at Forte Pierre: At the treaty heid at the latter place, at which the General had a great talk with the chiefs of all the tribes, he stood a few steps in advance of his staff, and dictating to the in- terpreter what to say, in bis usual gruff and authoritative manner: ‘‘ Tell them,”’ said he, “that their great father at Washington has sent me here to make them reg; the trea- ties they have made with the whites.’’ “Tell them that I am furnished with a great number of braves, horses and cannon, and that I ehall make war upon them as long as an Indian can be found on these prairies if they don’t.’’ ~* Tell them that they must not kill or rob any more emigran: trains that are crossing the plains, or steal any thing from the whites in manner.’’ Rel them if they remember the fight at Ash Hollow.” aki nee {it will be remem! bat a ber of the Indians made their escape through a@ passin the Pos the General knew thing of until too late as Tell them that Llefta chen! — to esc through, then, to prevent my ver fae kala oaer’ one of mm,” and he con- tinued, turning his eyes over his shoulder to hisstaff, “it’s lacky for them that I didn’t know where it was, or I'd have killed every d——d redskin in the hollow.” (er It is amasing, says the Boston Post, to hesr a smail politician Jwho owes his whole importance to the itfluence of the talk contemptuously of marapeates nd editors. There is uo stronger proo! the “‘power of the dapat the fact that it can raise such timber- is into high places a single pull on the same lever can bring then down oan to their proper level they not inevitably fall of their own feeblenese. ——. paper says that the a Pennsylvania are 80 barf ep for husbands that they sometimes take up