Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1857, Page 1

yHE EVENING STAB ™ PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (EXCEPT SUNDAY,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Corner of Pennsylvania avenus and Lith street, By W.D. WALLACH, {s served to subsoribers by carriers at SIX SND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly to the Agents ; es in packages a cents per mouth. To the 5 scription price is PHREE DOLLARS AND FIF- TY CEN PSa year ia advance, TWO DOLLARS or six months, and ONE DOLLAR for three months; for less than three months at the rate of 12% cents8 week. iP SINGLE COPIES ONE CENT. VOL. IX, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1857, _ NATIONAL EATING HOUSE. Corner of Oth streetand Pennsylvania avenue reHE PROPRIETORS OF THIS OLD, I wel! known, and popular estabiish- ment beg leave to remind the citizens ger- erally, and strangers vi-iting the metropoli that their larder 1s wel! supplied dally with every variety and delicacy of the season, such as OYS- TERS, TERRAPINS, DUCKS, BIRDS, and GAME OF ALL KINDS, together with all the substantials. Uur bar 1s well stocked with the choicest Wines and Liqcors of all kinds Dianer and Sapper Parties served as nsual in the most appro’ style and at short notice. Meals faruisbed at all hours, day or night, and Board at moderate rates We have lsc Furnished Roomsand accommo- dations for lodgings, and Parlors for the accom- modation cf guests and parties Families supplied as usual with Soup, O: ae WM. COKE & CHAS. MALORD, fed 1l-eolm Proprietors UP REAL ESTATE OFFICE. <a A FULL DESCRIPTIUN UF ALL FROP erty lef: with me for sale, will be entered cn my Sales Book, and receive my personal atien- ton, and if 2 sale is effected, a reasonable com- mission will be charged on the amount of sale { will also "ee Personal attention to the Rent- ins —_— gs and other Property, for reason- able The public may be assured that all business f in my cbarge, will be attended to with A Pp — and ars and that itis my inten- tion to make my oificea piace of great value to all interested in Real rstate. Business respectfully solicited. Office at No. 512 ( @ story) 7th street, opposite National Intel- lgencer Office. POLLARD WEBB. = ———$_____-_ PROPOSALS FUR AKMY SUPPLIES jan 22-ec3m Orr.cs ov ARMy CLoTH No anv Faviracs PUILADELPAIA, Feb 2d, 1997 } QEALED PKUPUSALS ARE INVITED s and will be received at this cflce until 10 o'clock a m , of the loth day of March next, for furnishing by contract the following AKMY SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, deliverable at the United States Clothing and Equipage De- pot. (Schuymil! Arsenal) In quantities required, viz 5,009 yards 6-1 derx biue (indigo wool dyed) cloth, for caps and bands, w. ighing about LA ounces per yard 39,000 yards 6-1 dark blue (Indigo wool dyed) — cloth, weighing z1 ouuces per yar 24,000 yard+6-1 sky blue (indigo wool dyd tilled cloth, weighing 22 concen ae vard 16,000 gard+ & dark blue (ind'go dyed) cotton and wooi fannel, weighing 6'; ounces per yard . 47,000 yale 2; white fiinne!, (cotton and wool,) to weish 6)5 ounces per yara 10,090 yds 33 inch biack alpaca } yds }; Canton flanne:,towelzh 7 oz. pr yd ooo yds 4 unbleached drilling, do 63 cz pryd owyds %, do do do 7} oz pryd 20 000 yds #0 Inch cotton duck do 225; oz pr yd 11,500 yde 20 inch do do 15% oz pr yd 65,00) yds 2336 inch co do 1144 oz pryd 18.140 yds 233 inch do do 10 ez pryd 2,300 yds 22 ach do doll ozpryd 3,000 yds 22 inch do do 9 ozpryd 12.000 yds 24 inch do do 12 oz pr yd 13,500 yds 3} inch do do 9% cz pryd 170 do Russia Sheeting 15,500 army blankets, wool, gray, (with the let- ters U 3- in biack, 4 inches In length, the centre.) to be 7 feet long, and 5 feet inches wide; each bianket to weigh 5 pounds 4,500 @ozen pairs half stockings, 3 sizes, properly made of good sound fleece wool, and with double and twisted yarn, to weigh 3 pounds Len — aa nn 12,600 pomp ons for engineers, nance, oons P rifies. artillery, and infantry. 3.0 cap ape oo os 7.2.0 yards glazed si if COvETS scales 100 N.C » pairs 0 se: do 11 404 cor; ls end privates’ brass scales aN lo do do Di sergeants” do bronze do do 60 corpor «ls and privates’ 20 castles, brass 16,700 letters, do 1) WO numbers, brass 1354 eagles and rings . ) Yellow, scarlet, sky blue, orange 5.30 yds %-inch do and green. $0.00 do \-inch cotton ta ya ds red bunting ti» do whitedo 290 do biue do 150 garrison Sag nalyards 3% recruting do Weolor beits 2.1 @ gross coat buttons 2M do vest do 2.4% do suspender buttons. white metal 2%) do shirt do do 51,49 tent buttons, wood, small 74) dosiips, ' do" do 5. dobdttons, do large ” do at do io ) hospital tent-poles, sets ) wall do do Qcommon do do $ 00 hospital ten-pins, large ‘7 do do small + wal do large a@common do 17 galvanized tron wire rods. for tents 118) do do dv staples do 4,10 mess pans, iron 0 camp kettles (3 siz) 25# tla canteens, (3 pints, weight 11 oz) +9 Collins’ or uat’s felling axes, (genuine,) 3 sizes 5.00) axe band] 150 pick axes 160 do handles 3,00 cam p Latchets 400 do handles 1800 spades, 2 sizes 6 sapien, with extra mouth pieces 67 cords and tassels 75 trumpets 75 do cords and tassels Ww drums, artillery 17 do tnfan! SS) do heads, batter i797 do do snare 1 do strings MO do cords 270 «do snares, sets 135 do stleks, pairs 135 do do carrlages is fifes, B 30 do C. MISCELLANEOUS ‘S iks. rei, Waite, green, and blue, for regi- m ntal figs and felaons; silk twist, -ewing silk, threads; buckles, brass and iron; flax ae Payor twine, baling rope, brass ee ag, ing ro; $ and ferru: lor gutdons. sia i Ali of which it is desirable should be of do mestic manufec ure, and must conform, inal) respects, to ue standard patterns sealed in this i ¢, where they com be examined Eatmple pat erns wtil be sent by mall, with eny additional information upom the subject whith may be desired by manufacturers wisbing to Offt proposais. Tra per cent. of the amount of each delivery will be retcined until the contract shall be com- Fisted wuich Isto be forfeited to :he United Slates In case of defaication om the part of the contractor in fulfilling the terms and stipulations Of the contract. About one-half of these sup- piles will be required in equal monthly propor- tons, on or nefore the 31 t day of July next, and /aymeats wilbe made for t em as soon as the ‘ext appropriation by Congress of funds for tois vrance of the service is available; the remainder with n three months from that da e, aisoin equal monthly pro.ortions, will be paid for on delivery. i be privilege is reserved of increasing by from one-third tu one-half the quantity of all the sup = — Sri Contracts will be based wu ce prope- sals, for the folfiliment of which posse saged sn se curt les will be required Bids are desired only from manufacturers cr regular dealers in the ar- ticles proposed to be furnisted, and none will be respected or consiaerea from eny one who Is not known as manufacturer or regutar dealer in the desired supplies; which fact, or the reverse, must be dis tn-tly stated tn the bids cffered, as well as the names and ad 4ress of the Persons tn- tended to be proposed as securities, in case a con:ract Is obtained Letters containing P sf poe wate ge en dorsed - “‘ Proposals for Arm wp, ”” ad- B BABEL 3 dressed to feb6-codt'0 Var Brev’t Maj and. Q M. — OTATOKS.—100) BUSHELS PRIME white MERCER POTATOES, in store, and for sale in lots to suit purchasers. PETER BERRY, jan 27-4 85 Water street, Georgetown. DENTAL. ASARD.-SINCE IT IS ALLEGED THAT “Porcelain mounted on gold plate is the only reliable substance thatcan be worn in the mouth, as shown by the last American Dental Conven- tion,’? I deem it but just to myself and the cause in which I labor, thai a statement to the public should be made in this connection In addition to the general invitation which was given the Dental Profession to attend a Conven- tion at 2ope Chapel, in the city of New Yor®, { August last, I received a person?! written inv tien from the Secretary, requesting me to attend and present my improvement in Den‘istry. I did attend, and s' owed specimens of my style of work, besides those that were then worn by per- sons who were there, and hed worn them for the past three years. And these s ‘mens attracted the at‘ention and udmiration of all who saw them | gave a succinct account of the nature of the ma- terials used, the process of making, the complete success of the practical application of my meth- od, and showed clearly its merits and su Feriority over former inethods. Bat, let it@e remembered, that 2 majority of the members of that Convention deemed it ‘*un- professicnal”? to patent 2 dental improvement, teat the single-tooth manufacturing Interest was strongiy represented there—and with which in- terest my method most decidedly interferes—that the report of this Convention was published un- der the superintendence of that interest; and fur ther, be it remembered. as a significant fact, that my speech or explanatien was mot published in that report, which includ d everything else that was said, of hvtwever trivial a nature Therefore, (if itis true) that it was shown by this Convention what is above stated, the sub- stance thus ‘‘sbown’? may not be free from pre- ‘udice But, whether it is or not, and whether my taking out letters earn be deeined profes- sional or otherwise, I shall stfll persist in holding and defending my patent, in spite of tbe divers insinuations and falsehoods of ray prcfessional brethren, and shali still continue to manvfactare at my different offices, as I have for the past three ie my ialmitable and absolutely perfect arti- cial dentures, and defy any dentist inthis or any other country, to produce a similar work of art, to equal in perity, beauty, curebiiity or artistic ex- ceilence, eh fe of teetb, which I am now ma- king; and will further offer A REWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, which shal) be Promptly paid, in case they ars soe -ual'ed. MAHLON LOOMIS, 275, between llth and izth sts Pa. ave., Washington, D feb 23 DENTISTRY. DK. STEPHEN BAILY, Uilice No. 198 Pennsylvania Arenne, Taree doors f-om WUth street R. BAILY begs leave to inform the public that he can be veen at all hours, at his othee, located asabove He feels assured that an exp: - tierce of fiftee. years’ practice, with the large number of patients, and yreat variety of difficu:t c3ses that he has treated successfully, will enable bim to surmount any difficulty, scientific or oth- erwi-e, relating tothe Teeth His own experi- ence confirming the opinion of many men emi- nent in the profession, and expecially Drs Harris and J and E Permly, bas led bim, long since, to discard all mercurial preparations for filling Teeth, also all Enames, Gutta Fercha, india Rubber, and Cements for the construction of Con- tinuous Gum Teeth, and that Porcelain, mcuntet ou Gold Plate, is the only reliable substance that can be worn {« the mouth, as was most conclu- sively shown by the last American Dental Con- vention. Altnough he flatters bimseif that from his long residence and practice in Washington, he ts f- vorably known to bis numerous friends and E trons, he begs leave to refer them to the following TESTIMONIALS. From the late Rector of te Church of}2piphany of this city. Dr. Stxrmew Ba! desire to express my es- teem for you pere« mfidecee ia you ae \- perior dentist 7 bigh!y sstisiactory. age from my friruds aid deserves. Yours Washington, August 26, 1: ry Luly, J. W. FRENCH. From ose of the oldest firma tn Baltlmore, Messra. Boggs, Cotman & Co Having employed Dr. S:ephen Bally, Sorgeon Dontlet, of Washington City, tu execnte for important and dist cult piece of work, which he did to my entire satisfaction, and io view of tne fact that cue of the mort distinguished Dental Cullege of Baltimor perform the same work © easure to express my entire Ligh estimation of bis profemional eici!! Baltimore, Jauuary 12, 145 HARMANN BOuGS Extract from @ nots recety rom the lete Hou. Jka M Clayton. U.d. SENATE, August 19, 1856. ade for me work advn!rat!7, nothiug ould F gratefully, JOHN Mm CLAYION, The teeth you be better. Ve Ty thowe that souk rélfef from the malacles of the te can cheerfully recoumend Dr. 3. Bily ae x eupert tat; he made reeiaiu teeth for one of my fam plugget several r myself, aud the work Well for more th yearn. ROBERT 1. rene of the M. K. Chu of th April 19, Less. ving had occasion toavatlonreel Dr. 4. Baily, Sargeon De he undersigned, ‘ofeasional #ktil ur f the nolfermly eat ti te tory mau: fieait ope commend b 9 the confideuce ai of which we consider him eminently worthy THOMAS U. WALTER, 408. H. BRADLRY, Architect U of Washington, D.C. THOMAS MILLER, of Wasuiugton, B.S. BOURER, M.D, of Georgetown, D. 0. N.S. LINCOLN, M.D) w: HENRY BALDW D v.g Dg c. fice. 0. c. WIGH cipal Bittenhouws A feb 20-1 DR. VILLARD, D 4 Late oF CHica OULD RESPECTFULLY INPORM the citizens of the District and vicinity. that having located hi:iself/ in Warhirgton, he is now prepered to form by rote in his profession, in the most approved Utice No. 250 Penn. avenue, adjoining Gau- tler’s. Jan 20-1y DENTAL SURGEUN. R.B F. CO8SBY, PENN AVENUE, BE- tween Sixth and Seventh streets, atthe place formerly occupied by Dr. Var Patten, bas just received a vi large supply of articles pertainiig to dentistry and respectfully invites the etree togive hime call. ving devoted bis whole time to the pro- fession, he is perfectly safe in declaring that he will give entire sat: tion in every case. The onal references can be seen at bir of- = a nov 12-tMarchv0* R. MUNSON, AT 338 PENN’A AVENUE, fs still making those beautiful eontinuous GUM TEETH, called Allen’s Patent, for the exceliency of which over 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 the patent, and made a bad Imitation of it, inst ot 1 hereby caution the public N.B. Whenever a Dentist speaks against Allen’s Patent Continuous Gum Teeth, wher properly constructed, itis because he ts ignorant orthe rocess, incompetent to make the cary, or Suawiling to pay for the patent. = 1 DR. C, 8, GUUDMAN, Dentist, and ™ cturer ef Artificial Teeth. HOSE WEO ARE 80 UNFORTUNATE as to require Artificial Teeth will find (without any nonsense or hum- buggery,) Teeth set upon a metallic base or plate Mate! pure and properly con- structed. as being superior to all other modes The various operations of Dentistry faithfully and properly executed. Teader Teeth rendered ureful for life, by new means. Teeth extracted cnetalty: easily, and skillfully 7 corner of 8h sireet and Pa. avenue. en CITY UF KEVAUK (IOWA) BONDS ‘P.HE SUBSCRIBERS, AGENTS FOR THE sale of these Bond-, request the attention of ons Wishing t make safe investments, to these securities They can be sold so as to pay 10 per cent per annum interest. The Coupons are pay- able in New York, and also received in payment of Taxes to the city of Keokuk ; and the Bonds are secured by an equal amount of the stock of the Keokak and Fort Des Moines Kallroad and may be converted into said stock at the option of the holder We regard oo as one of very marke eetaene PAIRO & NOURSE, feb5-1m 15th street, oppo T.eavury Dept. Brscrrce NEW CHINA Ornaments a cent *ieLAUGHLIN & CO's, feb is 20, bet. Sth and %h sts, ta- | FRUIZ AND URNAMENTAL TREES. HE UNDERSIGNED SOLICITS THE AT- tention of planters to his extensive stock pe well grown FRUIT TREES, consisting of— Dwarf Pear Trees, in great variety, among which are all the fluest foreign and native sorts ;— splendid one-year Trees 25 per 1(0 Apple srees, large and vigorous, $ 0 per 100 Peach Trees, fine and thri: $10 per 100 Apricots, Che-rier, Plums, Goosebeiries, Stand- ard Pears, Quinces Currants, Raspberries, Grape Vines, &c., in great variety, Jarge and thrifty jee tries, Rheubarb, and Asparagus Roots, oses Evergreens, Shade Trees, &c. in fact. everything pertairin: and seed trade, werranted of t quality and moderate in price JOHN SAUL, Seed Store, .9 Seventh, corner H «treet. feb <6 -eott* FURHITURE STORE 70 BE SULD OUT Te CLOSE. T[HE SUBSCRIBER, DESIGNING ‘TO DIS- continue the Furniture Business, / will sell at reduced prices bis large stock of PARLOR, CHAMBER, end COMMON FURNITURE, cousiiticg, ia part, of— Mabogany and walnut Sofas and Chairs Bed Sofas, Keclining Chairs and Lounges Babee Parlor Fables, Library Tables and ABOR Mirrors, gilt frame and common, in variety Marble-top and common Bureausand Washstands Mabozany and wa'nut Wardrobes, Book Cases, and Secretaries Sets of Enameiled Chamber Furniture Bedsteads, high pest and common, in variety Mattresses of Hal-, Husk, aud Cotton Patent Spring Beds, Cribs, and Cradles Cane-reat ‘and common Chairs and Rockers Extension Dining Tubies, mahogany and walnut Gtlice Desks, Table: Chairs Ciccks, Safes, Baske's, pained ‘Tin Ware. ac. Also, an assortment of— Glassware, China, and Graniie Ware Follet Sets, Waiters, Wooden Ware, &c ‘Lhe whole comprising a great variety of excel- lent and destrable goods, to be disposed of as raptdly as possible, ardatyreativ reduced pri- C28. A. KOTHWELL, 7th street, next Odd Fellows’ Hail. feh 2 -2aw3w JO TICH.—ALL PERSONSID the late firm >. K GOOD & CO., of Gicorgetown, are {fled that the Books have been placed hands for settlement Those wisaingto avoid expease had better call at an early day and settle to the nursery feb #-3t { paans 200 boxes Swect Cranges 60) de Lemons Just received on consignment. feb G3 MURRAY I EMEMBER THE FUUNG FULKSAT home, and seicctthelr preseuts from the mammoth stock of Toys and Fancy Notions, at 18} Seventh street. feb 26-3t ats AMMOND 4TH OF MTARCH. gy TRANGERS IN WASAINGTON ARE here WO by jnformed, tha’ in anticipatioy their, wants on the Insnauration ef fh James Buchanan, President of the Untted States, and the :ucceediug festivisies in the honor of that oecasion, we have just received direct from the tmporters, a large and beautiful assort meet of DESIRABLE GODS, consisting of a) that is new and desirable in our especial line, which will ke made up at our untformty low rates at tke shortest nctice To our customers who have so liberally patro- nized us, we return our thanks, end say that we will be plea ed to serve them as beretofore—gnar anteeinz entire s«ti-faction in ali ceses We wou'd call particular attention to car assortment of VESTINGS, suitabie for bails and parties, all of the latest styles. GRUEB & LOSANO, Merchant Tailors, fib 25-20 493 8th street. near avenue. “LAND WARRAN3S LOCATED. HE SUBSCKIBER,A RESIDENT OF St Paul, M T , having an extensive knowledge of the Governmert Lands in Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, and jowa, and having great experience in locating the same, 1s prepared to enter Warrants to great advantage to those wishing to {nvest ‘articular attention given to procuring lands contiguous to Ralijroads when they become sub- ject to entry Lands and Lots,in and about the cities of Super lor, Bayfield. and St Paul, for sale LINDSLEY, Kirkwood House, Wasbington, D C. WAZCHKS, JEWELRY, AND SILVER VARKK. | AM NOW JUST RECEIVING SOME OF the most splendid and rich styles of fine Gold Jewelry; also, a very superior assortment of rime bella Waiches, in : old ani silver cases. sold Speciacles, Gold Chains, Gold Thimbles, Seal, he.s, and every other articie usually kept ina Bret class Jewelry Store lamaiso manufacturing some very fine solid silver ware, such as splendid Lea Sets, Pitchers, Urns, Goblets, Cops, Napsin Kings, Sp ons, Forks, Ladles, &e , all warranted Sta: dard Silver, We do not seii Northern made Wares as of our own manufacture Please ca'l at 333 Pennsylvania avenue. feb2i BR. 0. HOOD. EAUCY-MADE CLOTHING,.—CITI- zens and stranyers wishing to supply them- selves with superior Made Garments atlow prig:s are lnvited toexaciine our extensive assortment, as we are now cilering taducementsto purchasers not to be met with this side of New York WALL & STEFHENS, feb 26-6t 322 Pa. av , bet. 9th and luth sts. DH. N.R. PAINTER, (From Charieston. Seuth Carolina,) Surgeon, Chiropodist and Practical Opera. tor oa the eet, NVITES THE ATTENTION OF Members of Congress, Citizens, and Strang- ers to his instantaneous ard effectual cure of CORNS, BUNIONS, Nails Penetrating the Flesh, cured without the slightest pain, by a new and pe- culiar method, without cutting, by means of an elixir of bis own composition, in five to ten min- utes, and the relief is so instantaneous, that the persons thus treated can Immediately puton thetr shoes and walk without the least inconvenience Dr P. has practised in his profession for the last twenty-four years with remarkable success, and ix now well known and voyched for by respectable and prominent persons, some of whose naines are annexed {07 Orders will beattended to if left at Browns’ Hotel, or the Kirkwood House, or at my Office, No 310 north side Pa. aveuue, over Hutchinson & Monroe’s Faucy Store. Refers, by permission. to—Washington: @ W. Humphreys, Jonas P. Levy Hoa. L. M Keltt, Ex-Gov. Thomas,B Tucker. Baltimore: W.G. Maxwell, Col 8 Houston, Calvin Green, P. H. Sullivan. Charleston: Prof. Dickson, aaa Dr. H. V. Tooner, Dr W. M. itch. Dr P. can be consu'ted from 8 to 12 a.m , and from 1 to6 p.m , and willattend families et thelr residences : feb 17 tw* X& VORADO HOUSE, Pennsylvania avenue, between 3d and VK streets, Washington, D C. AcARD the SUBSCRIBER BEGS TU inform bis friends and vistors to the in Metropolis, that during the Inauguration, in addition io his well supplied Oyster and: Refieshment Saloon, he will huve « table con- stantly set f.r the accommodation of his patrons. where they can BREAKFAST, DINE and SUP AT ALL HOURS. He will also bave a large number of well-aired and comfortable Crkak veueee J. CLEMENT REYNOLDS, feb 24-St Proprieter. MONEY TO LOAN ON GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES JEWELRY, GUNS, PISTULS, and ail valuables. JOHN ROBINSON, Pawn Broker, feb 4-2m +49 Pa av , opp. Browns’ Hotel. VICTOR PASSENABD, Artist, O. 54 SEVENTH STREET, LADIES And Geatemen’s HAIR DRESSER, manufactur- er of WIGS, BRAIDS, CURLS, and BAN- DEAUS. Ladies’ Hair Dyed and Shampooned. i[9™ Ladies waited on at their residence, at the shortest notice feb 24-2we EMBERS AND STRANGERS LEAV- ing our cl y for home should not fatl to take wiih them soi ting from our establishment in the Music cr Musical Instrument line Ours is the largest and most extensive Piano and Music Emporium in the District. No. 306 Pa. avenue, between 9.b and 10th ste. feb Is JNO, F. ELLIS, EVENING STAR. A Houso for the President of the United States.—The Present is a proper occasion for Congress to consider the expediency and ne- ceesity of providing another house for the Pres- ident of the United States. The present resi- dence is admitted to bo unsuitable. It is noto- riously unheaithy by reason of its situation. Intermittent fever prevails there during the months of August, September and (etober, like an epidemic. The proposed extension of the Treasury Department building, and the construction of the one in contemplation for the War and Navy Departments, will reduce the size of the grounds about the Mansion so much that con- venient snd proper situations cannot be found on the remaining limited epace for the erec- tion of stables, greenhouses, and carriage houses, which must be prepared this season in place of those to be taken away to make room for the Treasury oxtension. We think it a grave error that any building for public offices was ever placed on the equare occupied by the Executive Mansion. It was evidently not the intention of those who laid out the city that any structures like the build- iag for the Treasury or the Navy or the War Departments should be erected thereon, tu cb struct a view of tho President’s Houce from Peunsylvanin avenue, from F or G@ streets, or from New York avenue. Their intention, however, has been frustrated, the square has been encroached upon, and, we understand, it is designed not only to extend the Treasury building so as tu occupy by it more than four times the space now covered, and to erect a building of the same size and of the same general archilectural finizh on the tile ef the present War and Navy Vepartmont, but to continue the etreets now bounding the east and west sides of Lafayette Square through the grounds of the Exeeutive Mansion to the street on: the south side of it. When that is done, it is oasy to see that no proper «pot can be found, near at hand, for buildings «uch as we have indicated, which are essential to the Mansion In the year 1834, when the walls of the present Treasury were but one story in height, it was proposed to take them down and use the materia! therein for a new post office struc ture L The Committeo in the House of Represente. tives on Public Buildings and Grounds, called on T. U. Walter, Esu , now the excellent architect ef the Capitol extension, but then architect and superintendent of the edifice for the Girard College, in Philadelphia, for his views in relation to the proposition which he gave in a written report. (House Doc. 25th Congress, 2d Session } In that report Mr. Walter states that one of hia objectiona ‘‘ to the present site arises from the insufficiency of the space it affords for building, without encroaching too much on the President’s grounds,’’ and suggests (page 17) that “not only the Treasury building, but all the buildings now occupied by the Navy, War, and State Departments, be taken down, and that the enttre plot of ground ‘from Fif- teenth to Seventeenth streets, be disencum- bered of every building, except those in con nexion with the President’s Mansion; and that the whole area be then enclosed with an ornamental iron railing, with entrance lodges of appropriate design on Fifteenth and Seven- teenth streets, opposite to F street ”” These views were unanimously approved by the Committees on Public Buildings and Grounds of both Senate and House of Repre- sentatives, and a bill was reported on the 29th of March, 1838, for the removal of the build- ing, (which was then but partly constructed,) and for the application of the materials in the construction of the new post cfiice. (See House Doc., 25th Cong., 2d Sess , No. 737.) A divect vote upon the bill not being taken during that session, the subject died out with that Con gress, or was considered impracticable by rear son of the progress of the building for the Treasury. Experience and observation satisfy us that the Executive office should be disconnected from the Executive residence. Every one who has bad occasion to call often within the past dozen years and mors at the present mansion, cannot have failed to observe how inconvenient is one entrance both for persons who call on official business and those who desire to visit come member of the family of the President. The porter must necessarily inquire whether the call be one of civility of business. There does not seem to be aspot which, by reason of easy access for Senators, members of Congress, and other public functionaries, is eligible for the erection of an Executive of- fice. Neither isit proper that the offices of the President of the United States should be in the same building with officers of one De- partment of the Government to the exclusion of others. The present mansion, however, would be suitable in its upper rooms for Ex- ecutive offices and would afford ample accom- modations for an Executive bureaus} :vuld one be established. In our opinion Congress should make an arrangement somewhat like this. it should make appropriation fur the eraployzuent by the United States of a competeat persion to be appointed by the President, whose duty it should be to take charge of te Executive sian- sion, and be responsible, under bonds, for all the furniture, silver plate, &c. It should provide a full corps of servants for the Man- sion. It should provide for the expense of all: purely oficial entertainments which the President may see fittogive Itshould make, at once, an appropriation for the purchase of a site, a short distance from the city for a President’s House, and for the erection there. on of suitable buildings. Such a plan would, in our judgment, be agreeable and acceptable to all parties. By it tre President would have, what he has not now, a home to which retreat would be possible from the cares and annoyances of public duty, and to which, it would soon come to be understood, no one would venture to ¢ him with pet‘y personal applications for official action. He could drive to the comfort of his residence. he wished to see in an unofficial way could be invited by the President to his private resi- dence. vegetable garden. Let the whole ground be laid out in a beauti- ful lawn, adorned with choice flowers and rare shrubbery Tho Ne the in tion of justice in New York ‘NO. 1,285. present mansion and remain during the day for the transaction of business. On the cca sion of public entertainments he could be pres- ent with his family, and when invited guests had retired, he could return to the quiet and Those persons whom We do not now express opinion whether the present salary of the President is ample. Certain it iz, however, that the President should not be compelled, out of his private funds, to entertain put/ec guests. Let the na- tion provide a fund, to be accounted for like ary other public fund, for the keeping up of an Executive mansion in which state dinners and state festivities, presided over by the President, can be given by national appropr.” ation, and thus at the national expense. In respoot to the grounds about the Execu- tive mansion, it is all wrong to have thereon a It does not befit the place. We make these suggestions in a hasty mane ner for the consideration cf thore whose prov- ince and duty it is to give consideration to the ubjects to which they relate, and tiust they msy not be unavailing in the accomplishment of desirable results Jury Trial and Trial by Newspapers.— York Evening Mirror mourns over y of the city of New York to furnish an impartial jury for the trial of crimes; and very justly points to that as one of the impediments to the proper administra- Bat then, the Mirror, strangely enough, ascribes the difi- culty to the mode in which the lawon the subject of the challenge of jurors is aduinis- tered. would se that the evil arises from a very dif ferent cause; and it is, that the moment any gteat crime is committed, it is disc ro-discussed and over-discussed by the city newspapere until everybody's mind is filled with superficial conclusions and prejudices so that he is incompetent to be an impartial jaror. for this evil: but the first step tuwards remedy is to see dis If the Afrrror would reflect a little, it sed and We don’t know what the remedy is tinctly the nature of the evil it self Ss . Book Notice Cansinats ALL ; or, Slaves withoul Mastere- Ly George Fitzhugh, of Port Royal, Caro line, Va. Richmond, Va. A. Morris, pub- lisher. 1 Few philosophical works of the day are at- tracting more of the attention of the thinking portion of the politicians—or, rather, the so cial philosophers of the land—than this last from the bold pen of Mr. Fitzhugh, who, as an author, is already the American Carlyle. While few subscribe to his theories in all their length and breadth, perhaps fewer fail te be struck as much with the force as with the boldness of many of his novel positions is evident to us that he has already laid the foundation for a sshool of social philosophy in this country, which is destined to have many thousand highly educated avowed disciples at the South, and almost as many seoret adher- ents atthe North, where no man, looking to popular favor, can dare to express his belief in it. politico-social system of the South is more beneficial to the laborer than that of the North. Or, in other words, that labor at the North is practically the slave of capital and skill, and is worse paid in the aggregate than slave labor at the South, which may not be turned adrift unprovided for on becoming profitiess through sickness, accident, old age, fluctuations in trade, dc., dc; that at the North capital and skill are ceaselessly and suc” cessfully striving to appropriate to iteelf as much as possible of the profits of unskilled It in this work his aim is to show that the labor; while at the South it is emphatically the interest of capital (2s well as the result of the influence of its social position towards slave labor) to protect and provide for and thus to increase its physical capacities by all means at ite command. The work is well written, and certainly points out many defects in the status of North- ern society and tendencies of Northern iusti- tutions, customs and tones of thought, which have already become serious problems indeed, in the minds of thousands who know too much of the past history of the human rave to be- lieve in the possible successful existence of an Eutopia, or in the capability of society to ex ist profitably, without law to compel all to re- spect the rights of all. The book to which we refer above is for sale by Franck Taylor, and should be read by all who desire to hear all sides of the great social problems of the age ere coming to conclusions, Past Mrrivian. By Mrs. L. H. Sigourney Hartford, Ct: F. A Brown. (For sale in this city by Franck Taylor ) Although the authoress, in her felicitous preface, says her book “is for those who have achieved more than half life’s journey,’ we think the ante-meridians will find it worth their while to peruse its genial pages, and learn how to grow old satisfactorily and enjoy- ably. From Taylor & Maury we have the Edin burgh Review for January, being No. 1 of Volume XLVI. of this sterling magazine. The opening article is a complimentary notice of our American historians Prescott and Mot- ley of whose works, the “‘ History of Philip IL. of Spain,’’ and the ‘‘ History of the Rise of the Dutch Republic,’ the Review says, they do honor to American literature, and they would do honor to the literature of any country in the world.’ The succeeding arti- cle upon “‘ Human Longevity,” is alone worth the price of the Keview. How to Make Goop Curese.—Old Squire J—, of Addison county, Vt., was famous for bringing to market a better article of cheose than any of his agricultural neighbors, which occasioned a merchant to inquire “how it happened,” ‘1 think I can tell you the se- cret of it,’’ said the squire. ‘‘ You may have noticed that, when the milk stands for a while in the pans, there is a kind of yellow scum that on thetop of it Nowsome women are 80 dreadful neat that they skim this all off; but my wife ain’t so pertickler, but stirs it all in her, and, ra-aly, I think the cheese is all the better for it."’—Pose, TRE WEEKLY STAR, ‘This excellent Family and News Journal—con- ‘alning ® greater variety of interesting reading than can be found in any other—is published on Saturday morning. U7 CasH, InvagiaBey IN ADVANER. U7" Single copies (in wre; ) can be at tbe cones, eee eee the tons of tee Paper Price—Turez Cants. PostatastxRs who act asagents will beallowid a commission of twenty per cent. “She has Outlived her Usefulness.” Not !ong since, a good looking man, in mid- dle life, eto our door, asking for “the Minister." When informed that he was out f town be seemed disappointed and anxious. On being questioned as to bis business, he re- plied—-: 1 have lost my mother, and as this place used to be ber home, and my father es here, we have come to lay her beside jim.*” Var heart rose in eympath you have met with a gre; * Well— hesitancy, *‘ a mother is a great loss in gen- eral; but our mother has outlived her useful- ees: she was in her second childhood, and her mind was grown as weak as her body, so that she was no comfort to herself, and a " den to everbody. There was seven of us, sons and daughters; and as we could not find anybody who was willing to board her, we agreed to keep her among us a year about. But I've bad more than my shere of her, for she was too feeble to be moved when my time was out; and that was more than three months before her death. But then che was » good mother in her day, and toiled very hard to bring us all up” Without looking at the face of the heart- less man, wedirected him to the house of a a and returned to our own nursery © gazed on the merry little faces which smiled or grew sad in imitation of ours —thore little ones to whose ear mo word in our anguage is half so sweet Mother,”’ and we wondered if that day would ever coms when they would eay of us, “‘ She has outliv- ed her uccfulness—she is no comfort to ber self and a burden to everybody else!’’—and we hoped that before such a day would dawn we mizht be taken to our rest. God forbid that wo cbould outlive the love of our children’ Rather let us die while our hearts are a part of their own, that our grave may be watered with their tears, and our love linked with their hopes of heaven When the bell tolled for thy mother’s br- rel, we went to tho sanctuary® pay our only token of pect for the aged stranger; for we felt that w. vuld give her memory a tear, ory h ber own children had none to ‘Sho was a good mother in her day, and toiled hurd to bring us all up—she was no comfort tu hereelf and a burden to everbody elve.” These cruel, beartless words, rang in © saw the coffin borne up tho The bell tolled long and loud, until a tongue had chronicled the years of teil-worn mother. Ose—two—three— forr—tive. Mow clearly and almost merrily each stroke of her once peaceful slumber told in her mother's bosom, and of her seat at nightfallon her weary father’s knee. Six— sevou—eight—nine—ten—rang out the tale of her sports upon the greensward, in the mead- ow and by the brook. Eleven—twelve—thirteen—fourteen—fifteen, spoke more gravely of school days and little household joys and cares. Sixteen—seyen- tecn—eigbteen, sounded out the euraptured visions of maidenhood, and the dreams of early juve Nineteen brought before us the bappy bride. Twenty spoke of the young mother whoze heart was fall to bursting with the new strong love which God had awaken‘ ed in her bosom And then stroke after stroke told of her early womanhood, of the loves and cares, and hopes, fears, and toils through which she passed during these long years, till fifty rang out harsh and loud. From that to sixty each stroke told of the warm-hearted mother and gravdmother, liv- ing over again her own joys and sorrows in thoge of ber children and children’s children. Every family of all the group wanted grand- mother then, and the only strife was who should secure the prize; but hark! the bell tolls on' Seventy—seventy-one—two—three —four. She begins to grow feeble, requires some care, ie not always perfectly patient or satis- fied, she goes from one child s bouse to another, 80 that no one place seems like home. Sbe murmurs in plaintive tones and after all ber toil and weariness, it is hard ehe can- not be allowed a bome to die in; that she muet be sent, rather than invited, from house to house. Eighty—eighty—one—two—three —four -ah, she is now a second child—now ‘she has cutlived her usefulness, she has now ceased to be comfort to herself or any- body; ' that is, she hascsused to be profitable = her earth-craving and money-gresping chil ren Now sounds out, reverberating through our lovely forest, and echoing beck from our “‘hill of the dead,’ Eighty-nine! There she lies now in the cofiin cold and still—she makes no trouble now, demands no love, no soft words, no tender little offices. A look of pa- tient endurance, we fancied also an expres- sion of grief for unrequited love eat on her marble features. Her children were there, clad in weeds of woe, and in an irony we re- membered the strong man’s words, ‘“She was a good mother in herday ” When the bell ceased tolling, the strange minister rose in the pulpit. His form was very erect, and his voice strong, but hie hair was silvery white. He read several passages of Scripture expressive of God's compassion to feeble man, and especially of his tender ness when gray hairs are on him, and his strength faileth. Le then made some touch ing remarks on human frailty, and of depend- euce on God, urging all present to make their peace with their Maker while in health, that they might claim the promises when heart and fiesh should fail them. *Then.’”? he said “the eternal God shall be thy refuge end beneath thee shall be everlasting arms Leaning over the desk, and gazing intently on the coffined form before him, be then said reverently, ‘ From a little child I have hoa- ored the aged; but never till my gray hairs covered my own head, did I know truly how much love and sympathy this class have a right to demand of their fellow creatures — Now 1 feel it ‘Our mother,’ he addod most tenderly, “ who now lives in death be- fore us, was a stranger to me, as are all these, her descendants All I know of her is what her son has told me to-day—that she was brought to this town from afar, sixty years ago, a happy bride—that here she has passed most of her life, eo only mothers have strength to toil, until she has reared a large family of sons and daughters—that she leit her home here, clad in the weecs of widow- hood, to dwell among her children; and that till health and vigor left her, she lived for you, her descendents You, who together have shared her love and hercare, know how well you have requited her. God forbid that conscience should accuse any of you ofingra itude or murmuring on account of t she has been to you of late. When back to your homes, be careful of your words and your example before your own children, for the fruit of your own doing you willsurely reap from them when lg ukerenoneeoege pa the brink of the grave en! friend, as one 28 has himself entered “the evening of life.”’ that you may never say, in the presence of your families nor of heaven, “Qur mother bas outlived her usefulness—sb was a burden to us.”” Never, never; a m er cannot liveas long as that! No, when she can no lopger labor for ber children nor yet esre for herself, she can fall like a precious weight on their bosoms, nd call forth by her helplessness all the noble, generous feelings of their natures. A , then, poor, toil-worn mother; there are no more sepia nights, no more rays of pain for thee ndying vigor and everlasting usefulness are part Tf the inberitance of the di Feeble as thou wert on earth thou wilt be no burden on the bosom of Infinite Love, but there shalt thou find thy longed-for rest, and receive glorious sympathy from Jesus and his ransomed fold.”’ {ee An excellent coal d covered in Pike county, ,"’ replied the strong man with our cars, a aisle has been die-