Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY . vs useses May 21, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union, to-day, argues zealously and elaborately against distribution, either of the public lands or the money in the Treasury. The Intelligencer spreads before that jour- nal’s readers the recent admirable letter of Gov. Wise to Mr. Lacouture, upon the indus- trial resources and prospects of the State of Virginia oa ee PERSONAL. --;-Jadge McAllister, of California, Hon. E. C. Cabell, of Florida, and Hon. John C. Mason, of Kentucky. are at Willards’. -eee Capt muel M. Richardson, one of the “Defenders of Baltimore,’ died in that city yes- terday in the 74th year of his age. --:- The New York Tribune denies, on the an- y of Mr. Burton, that he has any intention rendering his theatrical establishment to any one, or of discontinuing busine:s ---. The New York Mirror of yesterday says: “It is reported that the beautiful and accom- Plished wife of one of our leading theatrical Man- agers has, recently. been se a Lunatic Asy- jum.”* A New York pape: of the ool illis thinks the gentlemen may be Avenoodles, but the ladies ---. While in Booth was performing in Boston, Miss Matilda Heroa. who was in the manager's pr e box, threw him with a floral wreath. her white kid glove. Was that a chal- Jenze. aftes the old fashion of chivalry, to a con- test of arms, or acting ? -... Col. Benton has written another !etter, de- = ing slavery ayitation as an unmitigated evil. le claims that the maucipation controversy in Missoni is intended only to excite the slaves, and says that much mischief has already been done inthis way. -- The Grand Duke Constantine is thirty j years old, and the perfect type of an American. He is the middle size, thin and straight: hishair ; i= blond. and he wears light faroris joined to a | moustache. He has a ptoud, quick, nervons air, and an occasional nee that partakes of the bold, or more properly peaking, the impertinent. ---- Dr. Shelton Mackenzie, the well-known | literateur and indefatigable --editor’’ of books, expects shortly to lead to the matrimonial altar a wealthy widow lody, who resides in the upper | ty ston Post. ackenzie <ay to this?—N. Y. It is re ported that Lord Napier, the new | ‘b Min ster at Washington, pas been invited | ander the auspices of the Young Association, for the purpose of didress at the grand Anniversary Society on the evening of the 26th | A large number of prominent gentle- | instant men have united in the invitation, and it is ex- pected that his lordship will accept it -.. Miss Avonia Jones made her first appear- | ance at the Boston theatre on Monday evenin: Zz to a fire The Boston Transcript, high au- h matters, says : ering the short time she pirant for public honors. She is of form, of comely appearance, and possesses those elements of dramatic power which will make her in the future, by perseverance and in- tress worthy of yreat consideration."* —_———~+e-—____ LicaTions.—From Joe. Shillington we have that ever welcome bine-covered Maga- zine, “+ Chambers’ Journal ;”* alo, Mrs. Stephens’ yond her appointed day ce of the inclemency of the weather. x passengers go in her from Baltimore, the most of them in families, and all are sent out merican Colonization Society. The ship folk, where over one hundred and fifty more emigrants will he added to the list Pressyrexian Generar EMBLiES —The School General Assembly of the Presbyte! t Lexington, Ky.. to-day; the New Assembly at Cleveland, ¢ On y. The subject of most public inte: est which is likely to come before th relates to home missions, as connected with the following resolution of the executive committee of the American Home Missionary Society, which way now be regaided as the action of the society itself the same day funds will not gr holding ‘1 trust the committee hes containing slave- evidence be furnished in the judgment of e time being, ich it exists.** the committee, is justitia! iu the peculiar civcumstance in w reunp Guity.—In the case of the State ss p>.) who was tried Cor! of Dorches- his possession abo- among which was “Uncle he court has adjudged hiz guilty him to the penitentiary for the im of ten ye: a ie, A« © tain gallant editor thinks when a sin-- nilcman cant pass a clothes line without ting all the long stockings, it is asign he ought to get ma: and the sooner the better. : “The bread of life ix ck; the sugar of life, * '; never mind the er Simons, in Troy, has been fined the corpse of the husband of h whom she had a quarrel thos vented her spite. This n of feminine cruelty. Ss were poisoned by eatin; 7 LR jhe! We mptaid of physicians no pposed some paisoning placed in the cream. I Sixty perso ice af ntly suit of a mere ¢ banks in Co- in, of large sums Ked bills, fled to the and is now probably in Quebec. Miss Albertine, the San Francisco iden Era savs that she has, contrary to expect- > been drawing slim houses since. her ‘+ Her performance | 1 latter body | WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Ex-Secretary Marcy axp Secretary Coss. [Correspondence of The South. + May 17, 1857.—It is said that larcy, former Secretary of the De- oy Loorersa State, is about going over to the Black epublicans, and ix, at this moment, meditating the step. This information comes fromtan au- thority here entitled to considerable credit, and with such concurrent evidence that, altogethe:, 1 ain not disposed to treat the matter lightly. We find the letter of which the above is the opening clause in the columns of the South, with as much regret as we saw therein not long since a letter from Georgia, making an on- slaught upon the Hon. Howell Cobb. This re- gret arises not because we entertain the idea that it is possible to breed dissensions of moment in the ranks of the Democracy at this time, but because we deplore the publication of aught in any Democratic press likely, in our view, to militate against the true interests of our section of the Confederacy. The cause of the south is surely deeply involved in the harmony and con- tinued ascendancy of the Democratic party while the latter's affairs are administered upon the principles with reference to the slavery question, which are no less'clearly those of the present than of the last administration. The correspondent from whom we quote above. on the strength of an “ it-is-said’? story, and deserved praises fur the ability, firmness and integrity of his administration of the State Department showered upon him even by the opposition press of the North (now that he is again a private citizen,) labors to create the im pression that the Hon. Wm. 1. Marey is about to leave the Democracy and become a member of the Republican party! Now, we have to say that he has been most egregiously imposed upon. Few persons know Wm. L. Marcy bet- ter than ourself. and we know well that he has no more idea of budging an inch from the time- honored political faith on which few have re- flected greater credit than himself, than of emi- grating to Kamschatka for the balance of his life. He of the south, who, upon the faith in such statements and surmises as we find in the letter on which we are commenting. imagines that Win. L. Marcy has not always been and will not always be a true man in his politics, knows too little of the history of the public men of this era to be competent to judge them in- Wasuinetox William L. | telligibly and reliably. We may not inappropriately add. that quite as little good for the south is to be achieved by Democratic assaults on the Hon. Howell Cobb such as those embraced in the Georgia letter to which we refer, as uponGoy. Marcy. Mr. Cobb holds his present position, with, if we remember correctly, nearly the unanimous approbation of every Southern Rights member of both Houses of Congress, whose candidate he was for the most part, for the post of Secretary of State, when it was judged here that President Buchanan had | determined to select that officer from a southern | state. They advocated the policy of placing him in a position so distinguished and responsi ble, because, though widely differing from him a few years since, they have entire confidence in his unflinching devotion to the rights of the south in the great controversy upon the slavery question now raging, in his stern personal in- tegrity, his sagacity, intelligence and never failing allegiance in other things, great and small, to the time-honored political principles of Thomas Jefferson. We were aimong those most sternly and ac- tively opposed to the organization with which Mr. Cobb acted at home shortly before being elected Governor of Georgia. Yet we advocated his advancement to his present position with all our heart and soul, knowing well that his sub- sequent career gave him a fair title to the con- fidence and support of all who desire to have the Government of the United States continue to be administered in good faith upon the Cin- | which in ascendency we sincerely believe the Union hangs. Surely, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cobb, and all the rest of the Government here are discharging their duties so that no reason- able southern man has cause of complaint, great or small. That this is the unanimous | opinion of the States-Rights Democracy of the south, is evident in the fact that, except a single correspondent of asingle journal, noother individual has published a line through any other southern democratic journal against a single act or sentiment, in connection with the Government. | inch from the profe: shall continue to be jealously watchful in be- half of Southern rights as likely to be affected by the action of either branch of the Federal Government. A Mistaxe.—The Union. this morning, says: “+ Commodore Mervine, of the Pacitic Squadron, has addressed a letter to the editor of the New ai at that place, and that she seems to have lost much of the spirit which characterized her performances when there five years ago Coxney Justirizp By wis Jury —El the jarymen u leven of have sub- scribed to Connery dinet tow. Vestigatic bi rado, Townsend, has Veen folly leveland, O1 and de- hivered up under the extradition t He is cuniged with a se-ies of the most atrocious mur- decs, comunitted seve ars ayo.and a large re- on his arrest. *napolis Journal advances a new ing theory of the Aurora Borealis, has at some time hit the earth nd run inte 8” Hoie, 4 of which makes , fo LM >. from South Carolina, in @ fecent vis ia, was honored by a idents. He res addrens, *-the chief points of which? South Carolinian, of the Mth, © is the expres- sion of his view the University system of ¢docation as ada 4 finished ednecation.”* of THE Scnoons. —A the abolition of separate children in Rhode Island. and the intreduction of the blacks into the common schools. The petition to the Legislature in behalf of the amalgamatien was draw: P bythe Rey Dr. Wayland, and bore the signature of Bishop Clatk Masoxic —The Sup.Gr Council of the Su Gr. Insps, Sid degree. the highest Goce of Free- tmanon:y. was in session in Boston last week. A flerent States ed to the 32d degree. E. Esq., gave the visiling brothers ber of invited guests a banquet, Coneord street. or, an eccentric clock-re- for years led a solitary life near © State Hospital, in New Haven, died suddenly & Thursday morning at the age of 50. At times Le has subsisted on the charity of his neighbors His 4 Walls were papered with heap prints ictures; the tenement contained a number of * with bells so arranged as to make an unu- tal Noise, di there was an arrangement of wires eae d musically whenever the door was | ie is supposed to have relati vicinity of Boston end New York sneiiede ta the A ERAL EyxNovor ruc Le This budy, in sexsion at Reales pointed the Rev. Mr Scias. of feet all typog: ed's Catechisn A. Ray a and a large ou at bis residence le last session to take into consideration the interests of a Proposed York Commercial Advertiser, in which he vin- dicates himself from the charges contained ina the American mphlet recently published Guano Company with regard to the of effecting a landing at Baker’s Is! he was dispatched Tast 1 ano deposits. He contends that a ‘lan: tinpossible at the season of the year’ when his ship was in the vicinity of the island, &c.’? Our friend of the the Union, we perceive, is not posted as to the real facts involved in this controversy. The letter of Commodore Mer- vine referred to in the above extract, was writ- ten at Panama a few days before there arrived there some six tons of guano from Baker’s Island, loaded at the very season of the year | during which, according to Commodore M., it is | utterly impossible to land on the island. The six tons were part of the cargo of 100 tons load- ed at the same time, all of which will reach New York in July. Mr. G. W. Benson, in a publication in reply to the letter of Commodore Mervine, explodes his idea that vessels cannot land at Baker’s Island, by the publication of the following ex- tract from a record book kept there of entries nade by the captains of American whaleshi ips of their visits to (and of course landings effected vn) the island in question : The following vessels arrived in 1851—Ships Richad Mitchell, Ganges, bark Rescue, ships Ome: a y Blackwood, Arnodia. ‘Kk Jasper, ships Join Wells, Oliver cker, Enterprise, Phenix, Napoleon, Roscoe, tan, Potomac racticability and, whither year to examine the al- Part 1-53—Ships Jasper, sips J ‘tan, Lord Duncan, Hope, bark is, Elizabeth, Rambler. _ist—ships Ou hello, Canton, Ganges, Ocean Forumodore Mortis, Elizabeth, Sireh Swift, Ram 1555—Shipx Cossack, , ships Oceant Potomac Gang? E Gant In I856—Bazk Emily, ships Commodore Mor- ris, Orris, Potomac, Mout ello, barks KE. C. Cam- den, Antelope beth, E. Cary, barks Corning, Zone, ship John A."Rovh, hark Met” ships Sea Gull, Sophia Thornton, schr Like These actual results entirely explode Com- modore Mervine’s theory that it is impossible to land on Baker’s Island, we apprehend. vanklin, Aw Appropriation asovut to Revert.—a few years ago, it will be remembered, Congre:s Af-ican mission in Liberia, county to prepare colored youths. by rdu- | cational traint for active tMbsaionacy serie j that d-stant field, made a report. in which it ia stated that there is now on hand $1,000 in cash ud $400 in subseriptions and a school in thix appropriated $30,000 to be paid to Powers, the Awmeritan sculptor, for a piece of statuary —of bis own work—to be placed in the Capitol. Powers claimed, if we understand the coniro- versy correctly, that the party entrusted with cinnati platform, upon the maintenance of slavery question, of any member of the present We had not intended to have written so much on this subject, but the cc:asion demandsitatour hands. we think ; so we will strike out nothing. Do not wisdom, patriotism and good faith re- quire of usall who claim identity with the States Rights democracy to accord to the administration afull, frank, hearty support? Has it budgedan ious of the inaugural upon the slavery question? And does not its each succeeding act, so far. serve to increase the re- spect and confidence which all Democrats should Place in it? We are glad to have it in our power to write thus of it, for we have been and disbursing the appropriation—President Pierce —should take his well known statue of America at that price. This President P. refused to do, demanding for the money the execution of some other design that would be satisfactory. To this Powers refused to assent. So no contract has been made with him up to this time for the elaborate work he was to have executed for the Government. In July next, the appropriation will revert by limitation of law to the Treasury of the United States. So, if Powers is ever to execute anything to be placed in the Capitol building, a new law authorizing him to be paid for it must necessarily be passed. Tue Loxa Brinar.—With deep regret we have to inform those interested that, after thor- ough investigation of all the questions involved in the proposition, the Secretary of the Interior has felt compelled to decline to order the re- pair of the Long Bridge over the Potomac. He finds, from careful estimates of the cost of the work made in detail hy competent engineers, that the amount required to that end ia greater than the sum subject to his use for such a pur- pose; 80 he could not cause the repairs in ques- tion to be made without creating a deficiency. In view of the fact that the Senate positively nad unequivocally declined to make an appropria- tion for that particula r purpose, he does not fee} at liberty to use the money for the repairs of bridges in his hands, so as to create a deficiency in prosecuting a work for which Congress de- clined to appropriate. However much our fellow-citizens of Wash- ington and the surrounding section of Virginia may be disappointed in thus learning of the existence of so formidable legal obstacles to their gratification in this matter, a genuine public spirit will surely counsel them that, in his decision, the Secretary has adhered, though unwillingly, indeed. to a strict line of duty, which must increase their respect for and con- fidence in him as a public officer. Tne Pattosoray or FiniisustertsG.—The New York Express, moralizing over the proba- ble fate of the followersof Walker in Nicaragua and Crabbe in Sonora, says, with justice, truth and force rarely surpassed in the columns of the daily press : “The most daring ingenuity is inadequate to the formation of any excuse for these disyraceful demonstrations. It cannot be said that the par- ties participating in them, do so because they are unable to procure the means of living honestly and dying honorably in following peaveful pur- suits. There is labor enough in the land to tax the industry of all the young able-bodied men in it—if they will but make ne their minds to look for it—and, in looking for it, to undergo the one thousandth part ef the pr.vations,they v>luntaril: endure in the service ofa Col. Ciabb or a Genera! Walker. Ifthe city is overcrowded with people who can find ‘‘notbing to do,”’ there are roads to be made, ditches to be dug, fields to be plowed, and forests to be felled, in the country ‘odig a canal, to lay a railroad, to fell trees, and to get an honest living by it,—are certainly far better than to be starving and stealing in Sonora or Nic- arazua, with nothing to look forward to, ulti- mately, but a cruel death and dishonorable grave Young men! we invoke you to take these fruths into consideration—and the next time you are asked to zo a ““iillibnsteing,’’ tell them that “;4- racy’? has ceased to be either popular or profita- ble. It does not pay. It is come to be a bad speculation, ruining everybody that embarks in it2* Tar Navas Courts or Isquiny.—In Court I, since the last issue of the Star, (the case of ex-Lieut. Bartlett still pending.) the Hon. H. J. Anderson, Commissioner of Customs recalled for cross-examination by counsel for the defence, and H. B. Watson, Esq., late a captain in the marine corps, have been examined, the latter on behalf of ex-Lieut. B. Mr. Watson was giving testimony at | p. wn. Before Court No. 2, after the Star went to press yesterday, the defence of Lt. Sartori was read and submitted. To-day, the case of Lt. John C. Carter, (furloughed by the late Naval Retiring Board,) was taken up, and Commo- dores McKean, (President of Court No. 2,) Greg- ory, and Newton, (a member of Court No. 3,) were examined in Lt. C.’sdefence. Mr. Blount is his counsel. Before Court No. 3, the case of Capt. Boar- man still pending, Commander Long was this morning examined on behalf of the defence, ere they adjourned for the time being, to permit a member of the Court to obey a summons from Court No. 2 to give testimony before it. APPOINTED BY THE PresipeNt.—William P. Russell Postmaster at Middlebury, Vt., in place of Emerson B. Wright, removed. Thomas Wood Postmaster at Lafayette, Ind., in place of Jacob Walker, deceased. L. M. Hellman Postmaster at Mokelumne Hill, Cal., in place of Henry 8. Anhiser, re- signed. Thomas Bacon Postmaster at Ogdensburg, N. Y., in place of Luke Baldwin, removed. By the Secretary of the Navy.—Thompson Van Reswick to be Inspector of Lumber at the Washington Navy Yard when his services are required. Nor Resignep.—Dr. Gale, an Examiner of the Patent Office (salary $2,500 per annum) has not resigned, as asserted of late in many news- papers. The story, doubtless, originated in the fact that Dr. Breed, an Assistant Examiner in the same Bureau (salary $1,860 per annum) has tendered his retignation, to take effect on the Ist proximo. ‘ Tue Goversorsmr or Utan.—We appre- hend that little reliance is to be placed in the truth of the rumor that the President is about to appoint ex-Judge Drummond, of Utah, Goy- ernor of that Territory, which is being so exten- sively published over the country. Resovep.—Mr. Joseph W. Huston, of Mich., a second-class Clerk in the office of the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, (for the Post Office Department,) has been removed by the Secre- tary of the Treasury. Appoixtep.—The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Thomas J. Timmins and Thomas C. Maberry, Assistant Appraisers of the Customs at Philadelphia. Resicxev.—Judge Thomas Cunningham, of Pa., has resigned his position as a Judge on the Supreme (U. 8.) bench of Kansas Territory. List or Patents.—The following is the list of Patents iseued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending May 19, 1857—each bearing that date : James P. Arnold, of Louisville, Ky.—For im- Provement in cordage machines. Robert Arthur, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For im- Provement in portfolios. Christopher C. Brand, of Norwich, Conn.—For improvement in projectiles. harvey Brown, of New York, N. Y.—For im- proved arrangement of devices for dressing pieces of lumber. Ze. Butt, of Lincolnton, N. C.—For improved hand truck. David N. B. Coffin, jr., of Newton, Mass , and Henry D. Stover, of Boston, Mass.—For improved devices for dogging lumber in planing machines. Thomas Cook, of New York, N. ¥.—For im- proved machine for gathering and depositing dipped matches. : Robert Cornelius, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For improvement in gas regulators. Geo, Cornwall, 2d, of Milford, Conn.—For im- rovement in the method of treating straw braid for bats, &c. Wm Croome, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For method of printing in colors. - Spencer B. Driggs, of New York, N. Y.—For improvement in piano-forte actions. Lammot Du Pont, of Wilmington, Del.—For improvement in gunpowder. no. Fallon, of Lawrence, Mass.—For im- proved blanket for calico printing machines. Levi Ferguson. of Lowell, Mas.—F or improve- ment in the shuttle motion ror looms. Bradley Fitts, of Charlton, Mass.—For im- Provement in violins. R. Gates, of Eckmansville, O.—For im- Provement in machines for cleaning grain. W. Y. Gill, of Henderson, Ky.—For improve- ment in machines for re-dressing mill-stones. Silas Hewett, of Seneca Pails, N. ¥.—Por im- Plas Pumps. ion roe ‘ in Hi. and ward M. » Of Hagerstown, Ma-—For improvement in raidaud grase harvesters, P & Edward Holmes and Britain Holmes, of Buf- falo, N. ¥.—For improved machine for making wash boards. - Edward Howell, of Ashtabula, Ohio.—For pro- cess for removing photographs from glass to kee Johnson, of Cairo, N. Y., assi; to him- self and Wm. Higbie and Henry Link, of Little Falls, N. Y.—For fe mode of fastening i Late of Owensboro’, Ky —For —_ rs’ ‘ “ a ‘. iain, Pr Litch Ohio.—For im- rnalsof shafts, Cc. J. D. Minder, of Killingby, Conn.—For im- bs cape in machinery for dressing sewing ‘thread, warps, or yarns. - Geo, W. Meaill, of Buffalo, N. Y.—For im- Toved approach opening gate. 2 Alfred Ihlonnier,'of Caunden, N. J.—For im- reved apparatus for reducing zine ores. ue Rich'd Aturdoch, of Baltimore, Md.—For im- provement in running gear of carriages. Andrew Nicol, of Carbondale, Pa—For im- proved valvular arrangement in apparatus for Taising water. Albert Potts, of Philadelphia, Pa—For centrif- ugal battery. Sunt T. Sanford, of Fall River, Mass.—For improvement in stencil plate a Luther T. Smart, of Manchester, N. H.—For improved machine for compressing the ends of blind slats. Erastus Stebbins, of Chicopee, Mass.—For {im- proved basin faucet. Henry D. Stover, of Boston, Mass.—For iim- proved rotary planing cutter, Wm. Thomas, of Hingham, Mass.—For im- provement in lifting jack. Wm. Vogt and John J. Klink, of Louisville, Ky.—For shirt stud, or button. Harvey R. Wolfe, of Louisville, Ky.—For im- proved device for allowing play to the arbors of eireular saws. C. M. Young, of Sinclearville, N. Y.—For im- Proved shingle machine. Geo. P. Clarke, of Newark, N. J., assignor to himself and Wm. M. Littell, of same place.—For arrangement of safety valves within steam boil- ers. David Hinman and F. B. Fournier, Ohio, assignors to themselves and R. T. Parker, of Ogdensburg, N. Y.—For improvement on ap- Senge for indicating the speed of vessels and ce of water. Thos. Harding, of Springfield, Ohio, a signor to Warder, Brokaw & Child, of same place.—For ot ah in mowing machines. Wm. G. Russell, of New York, N. Y., assignor to Wm. Sewell, and Wm. G. Russell, aforesaid. For combined lantern and oil can. Edward N. Smith, of Springfield, Mass., as- signor to Steuben 8. Bacon, of Boston, Mass.—For improvement in machines for folding paper. ath’! B. Carney, of New York. Ni Y., as. siznor to John B. Livingston, Chas. H. Haswell, and Russell C. Root, of New York, trustees.— For improvement in looms. Retssue ey es Middletown, Conn.— For machine for ‘ing and pressi: Tr. Pa- tented April 1, Insy. S| Pressing Pape Designs.—Jacob Beesley and Edward J. De- lany, of Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Cresson, Stuart, and Peterson, of same place.—For design for cooking stoves. Russel Wheeler and Stephen A. Bailey, of Utica, N. Y.—For design for stoves. John S. Gallaher, Jr., of Washington, D. C_— For design for churns, egg-beaters, &c. Dr. Jos. S. Smith, of New York, N. ¥.—For poe ee spring hinge. Ante-dated May 12, e57. William F. Channing, of Boston, Mass., and Moses G. Farmer, of Salem, Mass., assignors to Wm. F. Channing aforesaid.—For electro mag- netic fire-alarm telegraph for cities. of Berea, Tar WeatneR.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, and will be continued daily when the line is in working order. The time of observation is about 7 o’clock a. m. : May 21, 1957. New York, N. Y.. cloudy, cool Philadelphia, Pa -cloudy, cool. Baltimore, Md Washington, D. C Richmond, Va. Petersburg, V: Wilmington, N.C Columbia, 8. C... Charleston, 8. C Augusta, Ga Savannah, Ga Macon, Ga.. Colambas, Ga ear. pleasant, -cloudy, cool. clear, cold. ear, pleasant. -clear, warm. Montyomery, Ala -clear, pleasan’, Lower Peach Tree, Ala.. clear and cool. Mobile, Ala clear, cool. jai .clear, pleasant. New Orleans, La clear, cool. The following repo:ts have been furnished by the National Telegraph line : From tTHx West. Frederick, Md. .. +-cloudy, cool. Cumberland, Md. clear, pleasant. Hagerstown. Md. cloudy, cool. Wheeling, Va. clear, mild. Grafton, Va clear, cool. eee GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS. Correspondence of The Star. GEORGETOWN, May 21, 1957. We still have it quite cool here, so much so that we doubt whether our half a dozen lettuce plants and four radishes are growing at all; as to our strawberry vine it is like some other things in this world, all the time growing downwards. But we will not complain. We know if things have not entirely changed since we were a boy that the rays of Old Sol can, in a day or two, make it quite warm again, and many who are now wrapped up in cloaks and overcoats will be searching you columns to find some cool, re- freshing place where they can while away an hour, a day, a week, a season, as their circum- stances and business may permit. Snbons § one near the noble Chesapeake, where, in by-gone days the oysters, at a low tide, could’ be Picked up without wetting ar shoes, and the perch and crabs so plentiful that any one, in an hour's tine—if not too lazy to pull then might cap- ture enough to constitute him a wholesale dealer here. *T'was there some noble spirits met—Old Rye amongst the number—and spent the merriest portion of that year. One little cirew refrain mentioning. Tired of saluting theo which half opened their lips at our ap 9 took a boat and started for Crabbing Point. our way we fell in with and killed an “old pen- sioner," (wounded duck,) which proved so at- tractive to the hard shells that in less time than it takes us to write this we hauled in enough for a Board of Aldermen, and a certain editor thrown in, when unluckily for your correspondent. in his endeavors to secure an old channel fellow, the boat was upset and we found ourselves paddling abont in five fathoms water. The crabs thinking no doubt, that they had been in bad company long enough, started off for parts unknown. whilst we Speer crabbers) made for shore, and hung our tajlor’s handiwork upon the trees; but how some buxom girls, from ‘the old vine-clad mansion on the top of the hill, made us again take to water and endure innumerable mosquito combats, we do not choose to tell; for their merry taunting ha, ha, hay is still ringing in our ears and calling for revenge. Who cares for the pres- eat cool days under such circumstances? Not we indeed Having drawn thus much on memory for an ‘* item”? you will naturally conclude there is no hews of moment with us. We are pained to notice a serious and perhaps fata! accident which happened last Monday on the Falls road to a little boy about five years old, son of Mr. John B. Frizzle; he was kicked bya horse and his skull so fractured that at last ac- counts the poor little sufferer’s brains were oozing out. Another serious the Georgetown accident occurred yesterday at nett toa German boy named Frederick Bender; he fell in one of the vats and was scalded from his shoulders downwards. Dr. Lanck was called in and fears it may prove fatal. We have been requested by citizens living on Market stréet to request those persons in the habit of racing their horses on said street to desist from the dangerous practice. The Flour mar since our last, has become more steady and firm; prices have slightly ad- vanced. Good standard brands are held this moining at $7287.15. But hitle Wheat arriving ; red is selling at 1.60 and white, 1.62a1.65. Corn—yellow, 82; white, 85. ———2+e-—_____- i The “shad harvest’? on the Hudson river is said to be more abundant this year than for a long time past. >> The Indian Enos, who was Col. Fremont’s first guide across the Plains, has been captured and taken to Port Orford, Oregon, for trial for being the chief of a gang that murdered the In- dian agent Wright and his party a year since, {>> Mr. Wat Eckman, a wealthy citizen of Cleves, Ohio, died, to all appearances, a few diys since, and was daly arra’ in a shroud and laced in a coftin, But while the body was lying n the church, and the sermon was in Progress signs of life issued f'om the coffin; it was broken open; and now Mr. Eckman is alive and well. {>> The Alton Courier warns the public. inst the eating, as greens, the tops of the pie-plant or rhubarb, Within the last few days a number of instances have occurred in which their use bas severely poisoned those who ate of them. The symptoms were violent purging and vomiting. Cure ror Scantet Fever axp SmaLt Pox. — Dr Wm. Fields, of Wilmington, Del., has pub- licly stated that forty-five out of every fifty cases of scarlet fever and small pox can be cured ay yeust His dose foran adult is a table spoonfu three times a day peed ae bic iptocrpel scai latina he gargles the throat w’ a small pox fows a milk diet throughout the dis ease. Ss. of cool retreating spots reminds us of “ar. & mstance in partieular, we cannot | 1 Later rrom Uran Territory.—More Vio- lence and Bloodshed by Mormons.—We have ates from Salt Lake City to April ist, with ac- counts of more violence, and even bloodshed by the Mormons. It appears that a man named Par- trish, a seceding Mormon, left the wall town of Springville, to come to the States on foot, his wagon and horses having been stolen by Mo:- mons the night previous to the departure. He ‘was accompanied by his two sons, and two men named Potter and Darger. They had not left the Place more than a few hundred yards bebind when ie were attacked by a namber of men armed disguised. Potter was shot dead, five balls havi entered his body; Parrish fell wounded, n out of the assailants rushed upon him, and, in his disabled condition, cut his throat from ear to ear, and ripped up his abdomen. One of Parrish’s sons ran abont eighty yards, when he was strack down. his throat cut, and his ab- domen ripped up. The other young Parrish and Darger contrived to escape.“ The only notice taken of the matter by the Mormon authorities was the summoning of a coroner’s jury, Who sat upon the case and returned a verdict of © assassi- nation by some persons unknown.”* Potter was a brother of one of the men killed in Gannison's massacre. and was one of the very few who knew the secret history of that sangtiinary transaction. Parrish and bis sons were also well acquainted with the Mormon secrets, having once been in fall Mormon communion. Another tragedy, not ve dissimilar, is also Teported by the fd mail trom Utah = It occurred about seventy miles from Parowan. on the C: fornia road, and the victims were a small party of seceding Mormons emigrating to California Four were shot. as they sat encamped at the foot of some rocky hills, The names of two of these men were Tobin and Peltre. They, too, were well upprized of the aims and secrets of the Mor- mons, aud therefore too dangerous to be allowed to emigrate. Joseph Young, a son of Brigham, has returned from England, to which he had been accredited as a missionary. He left a young wife behind him when he undertook his mission, but since his return has taken no notice of her. To make up for this deticiency he has *‘sealed’* two new wives, one of them a niece of the deceased Jedediah Grant. Brigham’s youngest daughter, Alice, by his first and true wife, has been recently “ sealed,”? much against her mother’s will as well as her own, toa man named Clawson, who had already three or four wives. Baptisms had been very frequent in Great Salt Lake City. At onc of these ceremonies four hun- ded Mormons were baptized and rebaptized, and at another three hundred went through the same * purifying”? rites. | } bp Dos.—A gentleman by the name of Beach, said to be the owner and occn- pant of a new and splendid mansion ov Fifth Av- enue, near Thirtieth street, while standing at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Twenty-seventh xt between four and five o'clock Tuesday afternoon, was attacked by a large Newfoundland dog which he had with him. The animal sprang at him and siezed one of hisarms. Mr. Beach pushed it from him and scolded it for being guilty of such an unusual proceeding. but without a thought of any further attack. The dog, however, made several leaps at him, and succeeded in seizing him by one of his cheeks, and tearing it almost entirely out. As the dog wax about making an- | other attack Mr. B. managed toget into the West- chester House, out of the way. The then sta-ted in pursuit of a young man on the other side of the street. The latter per- ceiving its approach, ran into the New Haven Ho. tel, follow ythedog. The pursued, by slip- ping behind the door of the hotel, saved himself, the dog passing through the bar-room; but not finding the object of his search, retreated down stairs. His intended victim, however, had fied. and the frightened bar-keeper had ‘mounted the counter for safety ; but the dog espy: several unsuccessful leaps to yet at him. In the meantime the whole neighborhood was thrown into the highest state of excitement, by the cry of ‘mad dog.”? At last, Mr. Rob’t Hoyt, train-master of the Harlem Railroad, ran into the Westchester House and pariarege a revolver, with which he fired five balls into the dog, without killing him; but finally accomplished his death by driving theend of acrowbar thos bh his skull. Mr. Beach intimated that his dog had been bitten about eight days ago, but he never apprehended any serious consequences from it. The moment he was himself bitten, however, the pr ba! € fearful result came across hix mind with horror. He was instantly taken to the residence of his family physician for treatment.—Tribune. Birtus. Marriaces ann Deatus —The faxh- ionable club designation for this part of newspa- Pers is, ‘‘ Hatched, Matched and Despatched.’ Take Ur anp Repiant.—aAll perennial flow- ering plants, roses, &c., flower much more f:eel: and perfect, if they are taken up, their roots am tops pruned in, the ground thoroughly dug, then eee, say once in two or three years.—Ohio rmer. NATIONAL GREYS, ATTENTION. — ' You will please attend an adjourned meeting ofthe Company, THIS (Thursday) EVENING, May 21, at 7% o'clock. Puuctual attendance is re- quested. By order: it* R. GRIMES, Sec. WASHINGTON LIBRARY COMPA { The Directors of this company, desirous 0! creasing the number of volumes in this Library, im- Proving and remodelling the Building, have appoint- ed the following gentiemen to solicit s Stock. Shares can be obtained of either of at the Library. lith street: Wi, G- Moore, A. L. Newton, ‘. Wilson, Dr. Jno. B. Keasbey, them or A. pherd, 5.W2 Thompson, Chair'n. SUPPLEMENTAL OR DE R.—Heap { ieneaee VOLUNTEERS, Ist Rex’t 3d Brig- le M. D. C.—Washington, May ®, 1857. As it has been determined, in addition to the usual exercises of the day, to visit Fort Washington, by permission of the Hon. Sceretary of War, for the regular performance of tary duty including com- pany and Regimental Target practice, the several companies will assemble at their Armories at eicht oclock, and be in line on the Regimental Parade Ground at the City Hall at nine o’clock precisely, on Monday next, the 25th instant, By order of Col. Hickey : * H. N. OBER, Adjutant. N. B.—Asa Bont has been chartered exclusively for the use of the Regiment, no person « Xcept ofh- cers of the Arey. Navy, or Marine Corps or in uniform, will be admitted on board. "may Joseph Bryan, Esq., declined. may 2G. PB. WANNELL, Chairman, f TO THE PUBLIC.—As the impression has gone abroad that H. Keiser had something to lo with renting a house for two womenaffected with the small pox ; such is not the ca is I rented the house without any knowledge on rt, and pinced them init. 1 am not disposed to let him suffer for other people’s doings; I desire the public to govern their judgment accordingly. mek _May 2 4t se M.SRAK. WASHINGTO: L MONt MENT SOCIET the Board of Managers wil the 2ist inst., at President. As ee NOTICE TO MR. J. R. JONES.—A Box ‘LZ was landed at Neale’s Wharf, December 15, 1355, by the New York Packet, Schooner Ann D. (Hedell line.) He will call at B. J: Neale's Stacy, ae 521 Klee tga and take it away, otherwise it will 0 5 mays st Ms 8° aN BE. NEALF. WASHINGTON LIBRARY COMPANY, ! The Librarian will be in attendance at the Li brary Building. Pp avenue, from 4to7 P. m., to issue stock to per- sons desiring the same, and afford an opportunity to stockholders to receive Se Stockholders having books out over the specified time are requested to return them without delay. 'Y.—A speoi: i be held on THURSD. RACED TORRE Ae . * «See. W. HERMOMETERS.—A new supply just re- : YLOR & MAURY: ead Rookeslvars and Graeioeane may 21-3t Penn. avenue, near 9 st IR SALE.—A handsome family CARRIAGE, pete Wood & Tomlinson, New ¥ 4 able for one or two horses; pole and shi if front. in perfect order. Cost $500; will sold for $20. Can be seen for twodays at Stable in rear of S51 see, between 13th and 14th. mey 21-3t* sLONS.—We have inst ty for city trade, 00 n PICKLED OYSTERS i |. Thcee Oysters have beense- lected trom the vest that come to this market, and being very fresh, and spiced oe eon ns corner ae sow ‘yore is nothing equal em for size and delicacy of flaver. SCHWAKZE & DRURY, may 21-3t . av., 2d door east of 14th xt, 284 Pa. NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. TED Wasnineton, May 20, 1857. On the petition of Norbert Rilieux, of New York, praying for the extension of a patent granted to hun ou the F ce of August, is, ve Step _ ears from the expiration of said which takes place on the oth day of August, ordered, that the said petition be heard at the Patent Office on Monday, fre 17th dag of August next, at 12 0’clock m.: all persons are not: to Appear aud show cause, if any they have, why said petition ought not to be granted. “ Persons opposing the extension are required to file in the Patent Office their objections, ly set th in writing, at least twenty days before the day of hearing ; all testimony filed by either y to be used at the said hearing must be taken and tranamit- ted in ce with the rules of the office, which will be furnished on application. ‘he testimony in the case will be closed on the iipon as feetimony men Bled ee OR aie 1 my inns! nm ics on or before the morning of that day; the arguments, if > within ten days thereafter. “Onlered hat this notis be published in the EB ‘Star, t up, spe- pacout also, that this notice ational Intelligencer, Union, vening wae ington, D. C. Republican, Baltimore, Ma: land; P ening, * Dai a Rg (eee tien, fan New, successive weeks previous to the l7th day of August next, the day of hearing. fe ne ARLES MASON, Com'r tents, P. 8. Editors of the é papers wil plagee copy, and send bills to ubscriptions of ial neeting of on lith street,a few doors south of In conseq of the storm t uence postponed until THURSDAY night, the dist 1 ONCERT F THE FEMALE DEPART MENT OF THE Foi TH SCHOOL, (Miss M. Micevrn, crit OSERICr At the Smithsonian In > On TUESDAY EF NG, May I9th, 1997. Mr. F. GLENROY will have the honor to present & Programme on the above ocension, Which he = a = ies highly «ratify : has friends, vel = Twen v ts—no \CO—Cn: obeinet at allt Mus ‘and ookst ora. — e Concert w: at 8 o'clock. of, J.'E. SCHEEL will preside at the Piano, Mr. John as kindly joaned the Grand Paano from the celebrated house of Hallet, Davis & Co., of Boston, now on exhibition in hus sales-rooms, may 15-6t - i my Fisst GRAND EXCURSION * THE American Hook & Ladder Co., No. 2, TO THE WHITE HOUSE PAVILION, On THURSDAY, May 2th, 1957, Having chartered the Steamers Waswinetox and CoLLvER, the Company respectfully announce that they will give an EF CURSION on THURSDAY, May the above-named place, y Celebrated Band bas been engaced for ; amd that prince of eaterers, Mr. Be Schadd, will lave entire supervision of the Retrosh. ment department. it as The frst — Ligne the Srasmient Wher at 8, Navy Yard at lexandria at 9, 0'e! . &.m. ‘Phe second Boat will leave the Steninlont Wharf at 2, Navy Yard at 24. Alexnndrim at 536 o’elock, p.m. Retureing, the boats will touch at all the above ors. + DOLLAR ; admitting a G mn Concert will be amt. the occas) ontleman 14-12t LOST AND FOUND. REWARD.—Strayed from G street, between 2d and 34 sts. a y last.a red BUPPALO COW abov: will be given if brought t my residence, * CE O’BRYON._ TERR OG LOST.—A light brown DOG; two collars one feather and one brass. with, ‘ns = my name; also a chain and block. Came from the city. Suitable reward paid forits << ery. may 20-2t* OST_OR STOLE " TH, Hricht® Georgetown. Poses t rds, at the Washing, conor ales EN—From the the Hon. Francis S. Ed ton House m the sity of V the 10th day of February, 1877. ARRAD No, 51.235, dated December 24th, 1955. Sard Warrant Was issued to Ezra Reed, under the act of March, 1855. All persons are hereby cautioned against ne- Srutiey teller be Rend ineames ea. stituted by the holder, Ezra te cance] the same, ap tw EZRA REED. NTED.—A WOMAN in the Kitchen, to | A relstant tou Freak Cook ani thie of V fi 7ANTED.—A good Cook, Washer, and Ironer, ood gitustion and ibersl wanes Caller Nene ft 5 at oO. Sifeet, between éth and wn SERVANTS WANTED.— DINING-ROOM Sie AITERSand BOYS wantedat WILL ER DS Also, an intelligent WOMAN to tak charge of so, an In ud ie aw room. i a iT TO PURCHASE—A BRICK oe aoa roe PT —. and rth from $2.40 to about £4,000, by first pay: Sion in cash, and the baiancs invannnal rostetmeete Also, For Sale—On easy terns, two desiratia BRICK DWELLINGS, each located within two squares of the Patent Office. One of them can be bought by paying $1,000 in cash, and the balance in 12 instalments. suid POLLARD WEBB, _ may 14-48 No. 512 (2d story) 7th street. ANTED—At 3:7 Penn. avenue, south side, nner of &th street, a CHAMBER M AID wel WAITER. |The waiter a boy of from 1 to 18 years of age. Both must be able to bring satisfactory reo- ommendations. may 14-tf A convenient HOUSE. Reat about 33”. Not far from Penn. avenue. Note ad- dressed Box 313, Post Office, with location and rent, will meet attention. ap tf BOARDING. =sSoeeeeesstiusescheetneeniistaraeion- ee erereeemeeRaeisioertceananat RS. BATES, AT HER BOAR DING- HOUSE, on the southeast corner of P. ‘enn., Avenue and 9th street. has made ements to accom tea large number of st with Meals we eee throughout the day, and mar PRERSCOTT—A Report of the Decinons of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Stott ve, Jobe Fa Seatheehs ie eee ree ov S. ~A.5 ford; s. The Life and Public Services of DR Lewis F. Linn, for ten years a Senator of the United States from the State of Missouri; Pa, orse’s Universal Atias of the World; $6, Just published and for sale at TAYLOR & MAURY’S Bookstore, may 19-St near °th street. GPA BATHE Ds CHESAP’ Hamrtox, Va. This*SUMME SUMME "only 2 miles from Old Point, will be re- on the first of June, when the proprietor will be happy to nee any of his frends who may wish to en- dg joy SALT WATER BATHING, and theTaxu i. The Hall of the Seaboard. much impre: ed and beantified, and ample preparations, mate the comfa — pleasure of all who may visit this delightfui resort. Pleasure Carnages, &c.. of guests. “Tam happy to say that | have Hains & Bro- “ Grorce F. Root.” “You ask m hat, having used them in several of Boats, Fishing Tackle, always in readiness to contribute to the owwment R. G. BANKS. may [9-1m SPECIAL CARD. FINE Pr4 No. thers’ Pianos at musical conventions, aud find them excellent instruments in all respects. ¥ Opinion of the Pianofortes manufac tured by Hains & Brothers, of New York. happy to state my musical conventions, I have been hizhly pleased With them, and have heard no expression dine them from the many musicians inattendance but thnt of admiration. For purity and fullness of tone and ay of touch they deserve the highest praise; indeed. I am very anxious to have one ofthem to use in ee os at “oo Convention wpick Tam to beta in Washington in ymext. Yours, very truly, “Dee. 2), 1355. J. B. Woovsrey.” establishment One very fine Piano from the al of superior and fimeh. for sale at a great bargain, ue. ELLIs. at our Piano Warerooms, 3% Penn. aveui msy 19 JOUN F. T. J.& W.M.GALT, DE. FI ANTHRACITE & CUMBERLAND COAL, ALSO, HICKORY, OAK, AND PINE Woop. Coal 3 in floored and roofed yards, Office~ N. W. corner of i2th aud C streets, No one square south of Pa. avenue, G OOD WHITE AND BUFF 1 per (housand, I2 ets. per hundri LETTER $ PER, ruled. ’ai50 ream ; exer! fent white FOOLS-CAP, 'mied, 2 per ream: and every variety of Staple and Fancy STATIONERY at unusually low prices. at T. DeCAMP & CO.'s, Booksellers and Stationers may 18 Iw N PFRorosars. Navy Derartwent, Bureau of Yards and Dorks, May 10, 1877. “ “Proposals for lm Provements at Kilis's Island, New York,” will be 1 ceived at this office until noon on the Ist'day of June next. Bidders are referred te the Commandant of th Navy Yard, New York, for plans and 2 af iBone of the work ; to be comp] 6 y hn hee it ~ pine rag within six (6) months Approved guarantors to the offer, and sureties to the ee according to law, will be required. R*A». THIS CARD.—AS THE SUBSCRIBER intends from this date to sell for CASH ONL) . and at the most liberal cash prices, he respect{tlly requests all who y PAINTS, OILS, COLORS. PHAR e GEASS: | BRUSHES, LAMPS: ETHEREAL OIL or CAMPHENE, to call avd inquire his prices, and they will certainly purchase if they sonun tele own interest. very ayticle warranted as represented. Goods Xkentoall parts of terete tee may I5-lw o gy 'CHOOL, Ss y OF So 4 BOOKS AND STATIONERY OF may 18 FERGUSON, 496 7th street. AGAZINFs 23 a .¥ M pe Ss, PERIODICAL Ss, W KLY may 18 FERGUSON. 496 7th street. OOKS, PENS, PENCILS, 4 E A- BO htand eNOS. LETTER PA muy 18 FERGUSON, 496 7th street. UST PUBLISHED.—THR FOURTH VOL- ume of od Life of W ton. Receiv and for sale LENGTON'S Boker P desir: ncation to Ss. «LINGTON, Gdeon Ban ___ Comer 0% street Ser Pasuait, D® avenue. SCOTT CASE.—Report of the decisic of the U. S. Supreme Court, and the opimions of the judges thereof, in the Soot Sohn Ae Sanford ‘te. eo Si cts. FRANCK TAYLOR. OR SALE.—A oy =e Tunning order n° power, will be sold NS & THOMPSON. ave, bet Sehvend 10h si 5 Collector's Office, May 18, 1857. “— re notified that the sale of iy em 2d instant, at the ¢ My Roti take place next FRripay City Hall, at 10.0'clock a.m." ified they can still pay up their { sale. INO. Me MoCALLA, Collector. MAN accustomed to doing ail- Firat ee Fad alten, ‘Apply @t 415 10th street between G and may 19-3"