Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1857, Page 2

‘EVENING STAR 5 GTON CITY: .June 26, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Inte//icencer to-day contnins the speeches delivered at the recent statue-inauguration proceedings at Bunker H Il. The Union's leader is upon the subject of Kansas, and is an able paper indeed. Init, the editor aims to show that the principle of the Kansas-Nebraska act is still as sound as when adopted by Congress as the best method of settling the difficulty between the sections concerning slavery ; and that it is folly for any politians, in any quarter of the Union, to hope for the admission of the Territory as a State, on @ constitution which is repugnant to the wishes of a majority of the Jona fide inhabitants of the Territory. The editor also suggests a plan for guarding the ballot box in the submission of the constitution to the people, against the dis- Position of persons not entitled by length of residence in the Territory, &c., to vote on it. The article on which we are commenting con- cludes with the following declaration concern- ing the position of the National Administration upon the subject, which is evidently official ; and, as the Star's readers will perceive, bears out what we said yesterday with reference to its (the Administration’s) views upon it; our statement being based not on official revela- tions, but on the signs of the times here, which all may translate correctly who will take the | trouble to study them patiently : “*In reference to the position of the Adminis- tration, we feel authorized to say that it has not and will not intimate a desire either that the one or the other result shall be reached. As the rep- Tesentative of the whole country, its du y com- ™ences and ends in so enforcing the law as will most certainly secure to the bona fide citizens of Kansas the opportunity of deciding for them- selves this vexed question, free from all outside and improper influences.”’ PERSONAL. ;--- Commander W. T. Muse, U. S. N., isat Kirkwoods’. +--+ Itis reported that Col. Fremont will sail in the next steamer for California. --+- Hon. N. P. Banks is stopping at the Astor Honse, New York +--- The latest accounts from Gen. Wool repre- sent his symptoms as more favorable ..-. Ex-President Pierce was serenaded at Man- chester, N. H., a few nights ago ---. Dr. Robert Murray. Col. M. M. Paine and | Major W. H. Chase, U. A., are at Willards’. :--. M’dme Pitron, a French lady, is perform- ing ‘‘ Camille’? in the French language, in San Francisco. ---» Hon. WL. Marcy is stopping at the Sans Souci Hotel, Ballston Spa, where he will remain until the time of his departure for Europe -+-- Captain Lowndes, U.S.N.; J. B. Guth- tie, Pa; and Augustus Schell, U.S. Collectorfor the port of New York, are at Willards’ +--+. The Anxbag Allemaine Zeitung noticing the return of Bayard Taylor from Sweden, says that ‘+ everybody likes the amiable Yankee.”’ ---- Mrs. P. T. Barnum and family sailed for Europe in the steamer Canada, there io rejoin ber husband, who intends to make England ‘his fu- ture home. ---- At the recent session of the court in Canan- daigua, ex-Governor Clark of New York, was summoned as one of the petit jury. But his ex- cellency did not appear ---- The Zeitung handles Benton's « Thirty ¥ in the Senate."’ with great severity, and says it appears like the work of a western stump speaker rather than of a statesman. ---. At the dinner to Mr. Reed in Philadelphia Mr. Forney made a brief speech stating that he intends to set up his business as a printer in that eity, and endeavor to earn an independent liveli- hood. Mr. Reed seized the occasion to remark that. notwithstanding the shafts he had received in former years from Mr Forney’seditorial quiver, one of the pleasantest things connected with the past campaign was the friendship which had grown up between them. +--- Another dramatic star will shortly arrive lo this Cope £ Miss E. C. Williams, a very pret- ty Welch gr ; and a popular actress and vocalist, accompanied by Mr. Samuel Lover, author of “— O’Moore,”” ** Widow Machree,”? + The Low ked Car," &c. The lady appears in an entertainment similar to that given by Emma Stanley, which was written by Mr. Lover. She Tsonates twelve characters. and sings seven- n original songs; her changes are remarkably rapid. ---. The New York Mirror, whose editor has known Governor Walker “intimately and tho- yong bly for ten years,"* says of him: “+ After handling some hundreds of millions of the public monéy, he left the oifice as poor asa primitive an. Since then Le may have | bonght stocks and lands and mines that have | made bim rich. But when was it counted a erime for fortune to reward the sagacity even o! speculator? In inac, Mr. Walker invested $1.7 iu the purchase of and on What is uow the city of Fond du Lac, for which he has been offered, Within a few months, more than $200.00); and he also bought, years coal and quicksilver mines, which are rma him a millionaire. The New York Express says of the sule of Powers statue of the Greek Slave at auc- tion ia that city: -- The first bid was made by Mr. Leeds on behalf of the owner of one of the Havre steamship lines, but whose name the auc- tioneer was not at liberty to mention. The bid of two thousand dollars was by the * Original Jacobs Another m nant, Who did not wish to be known, bid la Mr. R. B. Bowlen, of Cine innati—who-eame all the way from that city | for the express purpose of purchasing the statue, Fan it up to $5,000, and then gave way to his more powerful onist, and finally the Cosmopolitan Art Association purchased it at $6,000. Mrs. Kate Gillespie. the fortunate winner of this work at the Jast distribution and for whose benefit it has been sold, will now have an opportunity to try again for its possession.”’ Seer ae. Navat.—Commodore Kear: U.S. N,, has entered upon his duties as Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Commander Thomas R. Rootes has also reported for duty on this station. The frigate “Mississippi,"’ destined for China, is expected to sail soon, under the comimand of Captain Nicholson. Cominander Gustavus H. Scott has been ordered to tie Northwestern Lakes Jight-house inspector a, Sa ee Exensox’s Uniten States MaGazixe.—This Magaziav, the youngest of the three dollar month- ies, is by real ability working its way up toa leading position in this class of literature The July number, now before us, has more of the original Jack Downing Letters, revised by their author, Seba Smith. An appreciative go- tice of Joha Neal is, we take it, also from Mr. Smith’s pen. fis talented wife. Elizabeth Oakes Smith, is also a contributor to the Present num- ber. The pictorial department of this Magazine is, At strikes us, all in all, superior to that of any of its competitors. Such illustrations as those of *‘The Lover at Sea,”? seem to us the perfection of “wood engraving Tax Tenvanterzc Rovre.—A letter from a gentleman, formerly a resident of Boston, says the Advertiser, and well qualified to judge of the matters whereof he speaks, expresses the opinion that La Ventosa, the Pacitic terminus of the pro- posed Tehuantepec route to California, is unfit for the purpose, on account of the exposed and dan- gerous nature of the harbor. We quote from the Jeter : “ACAPULCO, May 12, 1857. * The Danish ship Climber, arrived here on the %h, from La Ventosa, the Pacific terminus of the Tebuantepec route. They had a slight blow while there f:om the south-east, and to save the ship had to let slip and go to sea. The port is aaite open. and a tremendous surf runs there, Tendering landing impossible except in the quiet. esttime. This ship took passe: from San Francisco there, and they immediately became disgusted with the place, and wished to return in the sbip—bnt on account of the surf could not get off, although the sbip lay otf and on for several days. She left ali her water casks on shore, the suf co th her to get them off. She came in here for water and provisions, and had to take ber water in her boats, having no other conveni- Of casks on boa “Two schooners arrived here yesterday from the same place, with loss of cable and anchors. ‘Two more went on xhore and to Pieces—one was the Mary Taylor, of San Francisco, and the other's name! could not fiad out. They all agree that ‘Ventosa is worthy of its ominous name, and will never do for a steamboat terminus. Tie road ia nothing more than a path with the trees end bushes cleared a little. ‘They say a wagon could Never get over it. In fact, from all J can hear it’s @ great humbuy.* | with the landed interest. | structed vessels of the Baltic, | northern route dreams that any such element Tue CaraM OF THE SoutH —The + Hote!” is overflowing with weaithy y pans and Southerners. It is estimated by a gentleman well i ted in these matters, that the families from the Boure now ers at this hotel, represent over forty millions 07 lars. wee them i e Senorita, worth he: weight in di jew York Mirror is a dark monds. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. A Rarip Revotvtios ts Trang.—We took occasion, yesterday, to notice briefly the nervous anxiety displayed by the New York city press, amounting to intense jealousy, concerning the solution of the problem where the Great East- ern’s route shall terminate on this side of the Atlantic. Our subsequent newspaper reading has brought to our notice the fact that now exists great alarm among the business amen of the North, includmg New York, least the rapid changes of trade may ruin nearly all the ship owners of the United States. The New York Times tells the tale briefly and succintly, and we accordingly quote below so much of its article on the subject as may be necessary to enable the Star's readers to comprehend the condition and prospects of the American navi- gation interest. Unfortunately for the general interests of the country, the improvements and changes therein referred to cannot so soon work advantageously in our coastwise commerce, be- cause the owners of the behind-the-age-vessels enjoy a monopoly of it under the existing navi- gation laws of the United States, which prevent the foreigner from competing for it, though he may stand ready through his employment of improved ships, to transpert the freight for half the price and in half the time. The Times, from which we quote, 1t will be recollected was not long since a protectionist print. We hail its evident comprehension of the truths of the free trade theory with great pleasure, becanse it is now so conducted as to give it wide-spread influence. We commend to the reader whose affections still linger around the exploded doctrine of «‘ protection,” its irre- fragible facts, which show that doctrine to be in these times but a clog to the desirable progress of the State or interest that continues to cling to it. In the portion of the article from the Times for which we have no room just now, it is shown that English iron screw propellers are rapidly driving off the ocean every other de- scription of burden ships—eo rapidly as tomake | it probable that by the end of the present cen- tury the carrying trade of the whole world will be done in iron vessels worked by steam—and that a wooden merchant ship navigated by sails, will be a thing unknown to the generation of that day. Quite as strange changes have al- ready occurred in man’s methods and modes, as will be realized on reflecting that railroads have come to their present condition of perfection and universal application in very little more than half the time to elapse ere 1900 rolls around. There are now, by the by, 80 iron screw propellers on the stocks in England, and not one in the United States. But the Times says in this connection : “Among the fiercest opponents of the Free-Trade movement, during the agitation of the question bing ee were the ship-builders and shipowners of London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, Sun- derland and Newcastle. Man of the most im- portant of the boroughs sid: » in the struggle, If the cheaply ¢ and the fast sailing clippers of America were to be “imported”? for sale, they declared it would be a death-blow to the ship-building trade in England, and what guarantee would she then have for her boasted mastery of the sea? English ships would not sell in the market for the value of the materials of which they were built. and the sun of England, whose disappearance from the political horizon had been so often falsely prophesied, would Teally and truly set for ever. The public, however, refused to recognize the right of the home ship-builders to a mono) oly of the dear and slow craft. The interests of the whole peo- ple were decided to be paramount to the interests of a class, and the Free-Trade Principle tri- umphed. There was a panic at first, but it soon turned out that in reality the public interest and that of the ship-builders were identical. If it suited a traveler better to make his voyage, ora merchant better to forward his cargo in a month than in six weeks, it assuredly suited a shipowner to Lave the trip shortened, jist as well as cither of them. The voyage sho-tened, the expenses: are diminished, and the fare and freight increased, and returns quickened. The result of the aboli- tion of the navigation laws was accordingly the importation of large uumnbers of American clip- es and cheap Baltic craft, to carry on the Eng- ish carrying trade. The most haniiliating chap ter in the whole history of English Protection is to be found in the prophecies of ruin and disaster which followed the change. No vaticinations, since augury first became a profession, were ever so completely falsified. * And not imply were the prophets put to con- fusion, but the fact was established youd ail question or eavil. that any trade or interest which is of sufficient importance to need protection. ha> vitality enough to live without it. Protection was demanded for the English farmers: they have not only survived its overthrow but flourish without it.” Protection was maintained for the b-netit of the British sbippiny inie est, Lat no sooner was it withdiawn than the + bi )-builders proved what they could do, if put cn their met- Ue. They built as fast clippers as ourselves, in the face of free competit ing the bulk of the China trade to th At the same time the Colovial shipwrights woke up as well, With abundance of timber and betas enterprise and activity, the builders of he St. Lawvence and the Bay of Fundy, had an- Bua ly sent a fleet of both large and sinall vessels for sale to the mother country. But they had then ouly the old-fashioned, oak-Luilt eraft of the English builders to compete with, and the com- bination of the old heavy model with the new light wood produced but a poor result. As soon as the new regise brought them into direct rival- ry with the United states, they found they would elther have to change their ways or starve; they chose the former. “The general result is, that while the oak-built ships of Great Britain are preferred by the mer- chants of the Old World for the more yaluable Easteru cargoes. the British colonial ships are preferred by th who seek lightness and cheap- ness. But to have the command of the market of the world. a shipowner cannot live in the United States; if he does, he is confined in his choice to Americau built ships. We say this without in the least cpr pas to depreciate the splendid specimens of naval architecture which we pro- uce. But we wish to call attention to the fact that while the British shipowner has the four markets—his own, the colonial, the Baltic and the American—to buy in, the American ship- owner has only ours. This, we must confess, entails on our merchants a very formidable dis- advantage in competing with their rivals in Lon- don ai Liverpool, and is of itself sufficient to check our maritime Progress, as compared with that of Great Britain.’* ACatin tHe Meat Tvs.—The New York Tribune after growling for years over the tar- diness with which Congress took measures to secure overland communication between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the country, has suddenly turned against the law of the last session to that end, alleging as an excuse that the Government here are seeking to make it inure especially to the benefit of the South. Qe, in other words, it complains that its bread is about to be buttered on the wrong side. Its position, stripped of the eternal abolition gabble and slang whang with which it essays to sus- tain it, is, that if the southern route shall be found the shortest, cheapest and most conve- nient for the Post Office Department’s purposes and those of the overland travel it is designed thus to protect and encourage, it must not be adopted, because, forsooth, it leads to California from @ point out of the hands of abolitionism. That the considerations mentioned above are those which are alone to control the final de- cision of the Postmaster General in this inter- esting and important case, all here know well, who have taken occasion to inform themselves concerning the details of the thorough investi- | gations upon the subject he has been so indus- triously making—and he has no secrets what- ever in that or any other business matter be- fore him. No bidder for the service by a asthe Tribune suggests enters into the Post- | master General's ealculations—for all of them | have been in person or through their agents | eye witnesses of all he has done and is doing in | the premises. It has remained for the Tribune, that spies a “nigger” in every “fence,” to | ferret out one snugly ensconced in this Cali- | fornia overland mail route business. Tae Very Last Mane’s Nest.—The New York Tribune of the day before yesterday says: “4 European officer, ntly of a very supe- litary education, fe now actively engaged in ditterent States in the Union, in enlisting offi- cers for some unknown military purpose. Only cers of artillery and ‘Able tA Airect the construction of fortifications are wanted. These enlistments are made with the ostensible design of formi standing eas in Central America, ana at country In an efficient state of di aitst any future attack of filibusters. According to statements made in connection with these proceedings, the five Republics of Central America are to be transformed into one money a The plan is to be carried out with the aid ofa pol! in Mexico, and the landing of a mili is to be effected in one of the ports on the Mexican coast south of Coatzacoalcos Phe whole intrigue may be in connection with the movements of Ranta Anna. though it would ap- pear that the immediate desti: a‘ion of the officers to be enlisted is really Central America, as it is known that the individual engaged in enlisting them has lately made a tour through the State of Guatemala.”’ While it strikes us as very natural, and therefore probable, that the Central Americans are doing their best to place themselves beyond the future reach of the tender mercies and uni- versal benevolence of the filibusters’ system of extending the area of freedom, we place no con- fidence in the rumor that any parties in Cen- tral America seriously entertain the idea of essaying at this era to establish a monarchy— even one far less despotic and terrible than if founded on the principles on which Walker managed the affairs of so much of Nicaragua as he was for a brief period able to hold—as much as was surrounded by his sentries, and no more. Tus Granp Jury axp tux Riots or tHE Ist INSTANT.—As various stories concerning the alleged action of the Grand Jury for this Dis- trict and County upon the subject of the de- plorable riots of the Ist instant are being pub- lished in the newspapers. none of which are correct, and all of which tend tokeep the public mind here in a ferment, we feel it our duty to correct them. Thus, we have to say that we are satisfied that, as yet, they (the Grand Jury) have not approached the investigation, being anxious first to dispose of the general business of their session, on which they have so far been exclusively engaged. Some persons. generally boys, were arrested on the Ist for riotous con- duct on that day, and were bound over by the magistrates for their appearance before the Criminal Court. As their cases are comprised in the general business of the sesston, they have probably been investigated, each, in turn, by the examination only as such witnesses in them as were returned upon the papers by the magis- trates. We feel well assured that the general investigation into the circumstances of the riots of the Ist has not been approached. nor has a single witness been, so far, summoned to testify with reference to them. These facts show how wholly unfounded are the current newspaper accounts of the Grand Jury’s action, many of which—more especially in the Baltimore Clipper—pretend to detail the testimony adduced, the arguments resorted to in the Grand Jury room in the course of the in- vestigation, what is expected to be proved, what results are looked for from the testimony, &c., &c. A more foolish jumble of nonsense and baseless statements we never saw in print, than these same stories. When the general business of the session is concluded. it is very certain that the subject of the riots will be taken up, to be investigated very thoroughly, as cannot be done if attempt- ed under circumstances in which other business must necessarily interfere with its due consid- eration. Nava Covrrs or Inguiry.—Court No. 1 met at the usual hour, and adjourned until to- morrow, to afford Lt. Maffitt (furloughed by the late Retiring Board) an opportunity to attend, as his case comes on next before it. Lt. M. isin Norfolk, we presume. His case was not noted for trial until yesterday morning. Court No. 2, have before them to-day the cases of Master Lowe and Lt. Walk. The Judge-Ad- voeate of this Court having been called to the Criminal Court, no witnesses were examined before it up to noon this morning. Before Court No. 3, wherein the case of Capt. Jno. Stone Paine is up, Surgeons Evans. Lans- dale and Miller were examined this morning, and the testimony in the case was closed. It will probably be disposed of to-day. Tivecitie Writixc.—Much of alleged dis- satisfaction over alleged disregard of prompt- ness in replying to inquiries, on the part of the Government here, arises from the fact that they are illegibly written. We saw a communica- tion to the Indian Bureau a day or two sinee, evidently conceived by the writer to be of great importance to him, all the important points of which were myths, owing to the fact of the utter impossibility of deciphering them. He will ne- vertheless doubtless growl and growl and growl for nonths over the apparent neglect of the bureau to attend to and dispose of his requests. Aproistep.—We hear that Levin Mandy, Esq., of Maryland, has had tendered to him a first class ($1,200 per annum) clerkship in the Land Office Bureau, and that he has deter- mined to accept it. AccerTeD.—We learn that Emery D. Potter, Eaq., of Ohio, has accepted the Associate Uni- ted States Judgeship for Utah Territory, not long since tendered to him by the Executive. Appoistev.—Mr. Thomas W. Thompson, of South Carolina, has been appointed to w first class ($1,200 per annum) clerkship in the office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. Tax Wearser.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, The time of observation is about 7 o’clock a. m.: JuxE 26, 1857. «clear, warm. «fine, clear. clear, pleasant. clear, warm. clear, warm. clear, warm. clear, pleasant. clear, warin. clear, warm. New York, N. ¥ Philadelphia, Pa Baltimore, Md . Washington, D. C Richmond, Va. Petersburg, Va Raleigh, N.C. Wilmington, N.C Columbia, 8. € Charleston. 8, Augusta, Ga Soden jacon, Ga. Columbus, G Mobile, Ala. .. Gainesville, Miss clear, pleasant. clear, warm. clear, warm. New Orleans, La clear, warm Lower Peach Tree, loudy, warm. From tug Wrst. The following reports have been furnished by the National Telegraph line : Frederick, Md.. clear, warm. Cumberland, Ma clear, warin. aerate Md clear, pleasant. Wheeling, Va. lear, warm. Harper’s Perry lear, warm. Winchester . clear, warm. Martinsburg. «clear, warm. At Wy salngtons, yesterday at9 p. m., the barom- eter was 30,114; thermometer 74°. This esta at 7 0’clock, barometer 30.116 ; thermometer 71°, 7 —-s+e- i The New Hampshire Legislature has pass- ed resolutions condemning the*Dred Scott decis- ion. The House has ral ry i the negro difficulty clause from the militia bill’ From Santa Fs.—Santa Fe dates to the 30th have been received at St. Louis. Three hundred and fifty United States troops, under Col. Bonne- ville, had entered Gila, in the Apacha country ‘The Governor of Chihuahua also designed open- ing hostilities and would prevent the Indians from taking refuge in Mexican Territory, and co- a with Colonel Bonneville as wach as por- sible. Tne Suction oF THE Sun.—A distinguished chemist, in a recent lecture, while showing that all species of moving power have their origin in the rays of the sun, stated that the Bunker Hill Monument is higher in the evening than in the morning of a sunny day; the little sunbeams enter the pores of the stone like so many wedges, lifting it up. Damace By tug Storm.—The Marlboro’ Ga- zette states that the hail storm of Sunday after- noon extended through a portion of the forest in thateonnty. It diatroyed a large portion of the corn and grass crops of Messrs. « Magruder and Tyle? Suit, and was particularly destructive to the crops on the farms of Albert A, pry and and Joseph K. Roberts, Esqs. The foss of Mr. Berry ts estimated at #1,000. ‘Thr KANtis HeRetiow, We/= Leavenworth papers of the 18th bring us some of the returns of the recent election for Convention delegates in the Territory, on the46th. In Leavenworth coun- ty, the regular Democratic ticket, consisting of twelve candidates, was elected by an average ma- jority of 400.. The namesof the candi thus c are: Hugh Mow — Jarrett Todd, LS. tin, J. D. He: < M. ing M. P. Rively, W. Christi ic Conaae, G. B. Redmar., 8. J. Koockogey, "Wm. EY . We havereliable information’that Dosen Atchison, Leavenworth, hason, Je: Shawmhee and Douglas counties all elected Demi crats, to the number of 41 delegates. The gen- tlemen thus elected were upon the regular Demo- cratic ticket, and very little opposition was made to them. The Free-State men generally did not vote. Alexander J. Weir, a native of Georgia, was murdered by a man named John Corum, on the 10th instant, on the Shawnee Reserve, Weir was at work for his employer on a piece of land which Corum claimed, and, refusing to leave when or- dered, was shot through the heart. The murderer escaped. Favgutex Items —The trial of the negro, charged with the murder of another negro named Edmond, was commenced on Monday, and occu- pied two days. On Tuesday evening last, after a great many witnesses had been examined, the case was submitted to the court without argu- ment, who sentenced the prisoner to sale and transportation. He was valued at #1,000. The attendance on Monday last was very large, owing to the fact that it was Levy Court. During the day a large number of slaves were sold, all of whofh brought enormously high prices. Mr. D. M. Pattie, auctioneer, has given us a list of some of the servants sold by him, which we annex for the information of our readers: Charles, age 16, for $1, elley, age 10, for $925; Man, age 26, for 84,175; Sam, age [3, for $910. Weare very fae to hear that the Wheat crop in this county has improved very much during the last few weeks. A much better crop will be made than was expected. Fauquier seems to have been more fortunate than her sister, Faitfax, in regard to the damage done by the hail storm, although the atmosphere has been very cool since, yet we have not feard that the crops have been at all by the storm.—Warrenton Whig. Banquet. banquet was given by the Glass, China and Earthenware dealers of Philadelphia, to their brethren of other cities at the La Pierre House lastevening. About one hundred and fifty Persons partook of the »epast. W. P. Hacker resided, and delegates were present from New York, Baltimore, Massachusetts, Richmond, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Wheeling, Chicazo and other cities. George W. Herring, of Balti- more, and John R. Munford occupied seats on either side of the president. Mr. Herring re- s onded to the first toast complimentary to Balt!- more, which originated these festive gatherings. Mr. Underhill, of New York, responded in behalf of that city. Mayor Vaux and Morton McMichael and others also made suitable speeches. A happy allusion was made to the earthenware banquet following soon on the China mission dinner, which was given in the same saloon. Great Rack at ALBANY.—A race for $2,000a side came off on Wednesday afternoon, between the Dalton horse, owned there, and the Taylor horse, owned in New York. The distance was twenty twenty miles, in harness. The Dalton horse made a waiting race for seventeen miles, laying close to Taylor’s quarter and taking it easy, and at the eighteenth mile Dalton drew ahead and maintained it for a mile, when Taylor ran past him, going in a few lengths ahead. The time for traveling twenty miles was one hour, twelve minutes and fifty-four seconds. The judges decided in favor of Dalton, who gets the stakes in consequence of Taylor’s horse running. The horses are matched for a fifty mile race to come off at New York. Tar Exprpition to Urau.—The St. Louis Republican disconrages the plan now entertained and in process of execution of sending a la’ military foree to Utah, contending that the late- ness of the season and the hostility of the {Indians ae likely to defeat the objects in view, and need. lessly provoke a collision with the Mormon iag this course. the speedy appointment and d patch of suitable Territorial oflicers under a mili- tary escort, would be much more likely to secme respect for the laws of the United States. In case of failnre, a force sufficient to compel obedience should be sent out next spring. Our St. Louis cotemporary says : “We assime as a settled fact, that no military expedition, fully equipped and prepared for active field operations, can be ay put upon the field before the 15th of July to the Ist of August, and that it will take sixty days before they can receh the ‘ Reserve,’ within forty miles of Great Sait Lake City. They will not get there before the last of Oatober, and then they will be with- out quarters, almost without tents, and ex to the heavy snows of that region, and, iz the Mormons should be disposed to be hostile, to at- tacks from well-trained men in that quarter, and to the annvyances which they can bring to bear upon the troops. I> Eliza Jane Lapointe has been granted a divorce in the St. Louis Courts. Her husband is under sentence of death for the mu-der of Robert Wiaton. The petition for divorce was present- ed before the murder was committed. Marx of Kane Upon Him.—The man, theonly one, who deserted Dr. Kane, of the Arctic expzdi- tion, in the hour of greatest peril, is now in Phila- delphia, earning a scanty subsistence by driving an omnibus, despised and shunned by all. 17 At least a thousand bes fete arrived at Milwaukee on Tuesday and Wednesday of last peek, and from a conversation with them, it was ascertained that at least twenty thousand of their countrymen are coming to America the present year. THe Bett or Minor’s Lepce.—The old bell whieh hung upon the lighthouse at Minot’s Ledge, at the time of its fall on the night of April 15, 1851, has recently been rescued from the sea by the contractor, who is engaged in recovering the remains of the lighthouse. iJ A Convention of Spiritualists is to be held at Portland, Maine, commencing to-day and con- tinuing through three days. There doubtless will be an immense rush of spiritualists from all sec- tions of the country, but more particularly from the Eastern States: GeRMAN S¥NGERPEST IN Russia.—A musical festival, the like of which has never been wit- nessed in Russia, will take place es bed) at Reval. German singers. to the number of seve- ral thousand are expected from Finland, Germany and the Russian Baltic provinces. 17 The Detroit Free Press says: “Justice Pardy yesterday married a youthful couple who had attained the ages of eighty-seven and eijchty- eight. The bride was bashful, and requested that the office door be closed to keep out specta- tors during the performance of the ceremonies.’” AxotHeR Hogsx ror EncLanps—The Lex- ington (Kentucky) Observer learns that Mr. Jas. K. Duke has sold his filly, Bonnie Lassie, to an agent of Mr. Ten Broeck for $5,000—the highest rice, we believe, ever oom for a three-year-old i America. She goes Iminediately to England, where Mr. Ten Broeck proposes to test her s against the best of Britain’s three-year-olds. Great SALE or WoopLanp.—The extensive woodlands and mill property of James Frazer, in Saginaw county, Michigan, were recently sold to Messrs. Ballou & Clark of Woonsocket, R. L., for $90,000. The tract embraces about 10,000 acres of pine and farming iands, two milis, and all the hecessary apparatus of farming and lumber get- ting. Marne Potitics.—The Republican State Con- vention has nominated Lot M. Morrill for Gover- nor by a vote of 585 against 16. Resolutions were passed advising a stronger vindication of State sovereignty on the part of the free States; con- demning the Dred Scott decision ; favoring the election of federal officers by the ular vote, and recommending the ‘withdrawal of the liquor question from politics. {D~ A correspondent of the Boston Jou-nal, writing from Sharon, Me., says: ‘The gold fever has broken out again in this town. an infirm man und bis son obtained $23.50 worth of the poe metal in five days. It is obtained only in the river among the rocks. I visited the spot nee , and examined the specimens obtained. t is richer than the best California gold, the lumps’ ‘ing in size from the value of one cent to one dollar. Some have been found much heavier. Considerable excitement exists here, and explorations are being made in the surround. ing regions by returned Californians. I~ The London Times news; T is printed in an antique, dingy looking buil re in Printing House Square, and the rooms are all low, dark and uninviting. Eighty-eight co.npositors are al- ways at work on advertisements, and forty-three mo e work on parliamentary debates and other latter. Four presses are required to work off the morning edition, and to take advantage of these four presses. part of the reper is regularly elec- trotyped The daily edition of the Times is 53,- 000. Eighteen p: Teaders are employed regu- larly. Anew Printing Press from Toes facto aa York is soon to be put up in the Times ice. reea at Port Elizabeth Cape Colony Mercury that the sea serpent has actually been cap- tured in Algoa Bay heal Capper, the proprietor of the Sunday Island Bay, assimed by itr, New- come [twas thrown ashore near Cape Padrone, and supposed by the colored le who found it to be an immense fish. It proved, however, to be “a creature with a Jong serpent-Ilke body, about righty or ninety feet in length, with an enormons head, ng the properties of the reptile species, anda ith farnished with a formidable row of serrated teeth on both jaws, which, when Closed, dovetailed one into the other.” ‘The ani- malwas dead, and decomposition was already going on. The head was cut off and placed ina wagon, which conld scarcely contain it, taken to a neighboring house, = EXCURSIONS, éc. Gmro MQPN-LIGHT EXCURSION — Liberty Club, TO THE WHITE HOUSE Pavizion, On MONDAY, June &th, 1957. Late vanom Trxie=bate Texan advicesstate that corn is selling at Galveston at $1.35 per bush- el; flour at $9 to $11.50 per barrel. Bacon, lard, and nearly all provisions, says the News, are also selling at b prices than ever known hefore The pee Of Texas are in great tribula- it tion of a figure resembli e letter B., on of oats grown this che L Cum pe The a however, says the | The members of meld po Sede ebtekegrest pleasure di; is new: Our seniar reinembers pole eens in general, that t odin 3, & Soe Se * The crope promise to : Liat EXCURSION Agthe WHEE HOUSE: The Harrison flag sa crop in that section Rost hed Boe ned See eh ase son has r heen better than the present season. Peas = TaCentral Texas, ABs, the wheat harvest will SHAS Refreshment Depart et isi he Bintiien be very abundant. To the surprise of all. the | by ex Onterer. black prairie lands have produced much the best. paket O; EB LL-ARs to be had from any one Corn and cotton are also promising. ae Pe FE t. st ea rhe Salven News, as welt as other Bx ogg ates Navy Yard oe soa corgctowe ye whee se ity ant les a sugar cl in most " xAnd: ~ Texas’ ‘The cane ie very forward and it will not | Comshes will lenve the corner of 7th and M streets and 7th and New York avenue at i}: o'clock p. m. je 2-1w* now be long before the cating commences. In Austin corn is selling at $2.50 per bushel, and scarce at that. In the eastern counties, sin- hh, corn is selling for fifty cents per ushel, then has to hunt a market. In view of recent events in that city, General Twiggs, there , has ordered a com- ny of artillery to be stationed permanently at San Antonio for the purpose of protecting public Property and acting as escort to surrounding posts. —— UJ The Richmond Dispatch says it is cu-- rently reported that the Richmond Enquirer and the Examiner are shortly to be merged. {07> The former residence of Joseph Bona- parte, in Bordentown, N. J., with the extensive park and grounds, was to bave been sold at aue- tion yesterday, but as there were no bidders the sale Was postponed indefinitely. ‘The estate cost over $100,000, The auctioneer offered to com- mence with a bid of 860,000, but it was not of- fered. It contains 234 acres of land, and is now owned by II. Beckett. Personal CoLtision.—Frederick Schley, Rsq., of the Examiner, and Bradly T. Johnson, Esq., of the Union, at Frederick, Md , having lately got into a warm controversy through the columns of their respective journals, finally re- sorted to posting each other, which resulted on Wednesday in a personal collision, Mr. Johnaon having attacked Mr. Schley, striking him with acane. They were se, , however, before either sustained any serious injury. < U> The wheat harvest in Georgia is now be- ham A letter in the New York Journal of Commerce, from Athens. says that, both as to gmantlty and quality, it is the best ever had in eorgi: Oats have suffered a little from dry weather, although a full average yield is harvest- ed or will be. Corn is backward and small for the season of the year, but is generally i and may turn out well. Cotton, however, is too mach injured fully to recover, no matter how much it may be favored hereafter. Fourts or Jury 1x St. Mary's County — We learn from the Leonardtown (Md.) Beacon thatthe. Fourth of July is to be aj jatel celebrated in that town, Charlotte Hall Biaki- stone’s Pavillon. In Leonardtown the oration will be delivered by T. K. Preuss, and the Decla- ration of Inde; To iNEY POINT, OL.D POINT, NORFOLK, sa AND CAPE Ltt 4 ‘The safeand commodious steamer MARYLAND, will, on 3d July, leave Washingt (Sixth-street wharf) at 7 o'clock, »: ——— at Ri] —— P- ee — an Excursion places, touching at Pu omt and Uld Point, and arrive at Norfolk nex? jorenoon. She will leave Norfolk again at 3 o’elock p. m., for Henry, affording the company an opportunity to view the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy the sea air and return to Old Pornt in time to view the nificent Fortification at that piace, to fish, tuthe, &ec.. lea, ' in for Norfolk after the grand display Fire Works from the Fort. Next morning re Will be ample = to visit the many objects of interest in about Norfolk and Portsmouth. Returning, the Maryland will leave Norfolk at 12 e’clock m. on Sunday, passing up the Chesnpenke Re by daylixht, and arrive at Washington eariy jonday mornine. The table will be wel! supplied with fich. oysters &o.. and all the delicacies of the Washing’ and 3 forfoik innrkets. Passage. menis included tur the round trip, furs Gent and Lady, 1. Gow! fusie will bein aitendanee. aeae een eA M. MITCHELL, Captain. IJ After the above trip, the Maryland will p! Ps lela between Washington, Old joint and Nor jem wo ky RGE COACHES els “HES can be hed for PIC er EXCURSION PARTIES by ing to the undersigned or Mr. Joh: ety Hg pee Sore or . ‘son's «i Avenue. F808 WILLIAM may 28-eolm* TE obtain ood mont by ‘Applyine nt the Railroad Depot ANTED.—A middle-aged FEMALE SER VANT, to attend upon a lady and her litte The fullest satisfiction as to A SINGLE GENTLEMAN desires a Parlor and Bed-room, without board, in the vicinity denee will be read by Geo. | Willards’. French family preferred. on Fred. Maddox, to be followed by a dinner and a | given. if required. Address Box No. 633 City P. ball at night. "At Charlotte Hall Josiah Hawkins | Office, stating terme, &e. jem will be reader and James F. Thompson the ora- tor, and at Blakistone’s the reader will be Robert C. Coombs, and the orator Edward T. Briscoe. Tur Wueat Crore 1x VirGinta. — Several farme-s have already commenced cutting wheat near Fredericksburg, and next week harvest will begin generally throughout the State. A parcel of new wheat was received at Petersburg a few days ago. The yield, it is now admitted, will be larger than anticipated. In Albemarle county, the crop, it is said, will be more abundant than for the past fifteen years. In the counties of Lan. WANTED—A cond BARKEEPER, one who can come well recommended for honesty. Ad- dress **J. T.” at this office. ie ait ANTED TO REN n the outskirts © City, or north of K street, a COTTAG small HOUSE, nenily furnished. with, yard. and shade trees. Por such a suitable rent wil be part. Address Box 18, City Post Office. jets tf J ANTED—In the family of gentleman residing two miles froin the eity,a good plain COOK. One who can bring recommendations for skill honesty, and cleanliness wil! find agood sito e r caster, Richmond and Westmoreland, the crop is | corner on pe ned D sti “hcg wF-CR0 icy ds one of the finest which has been produced in that | = ANTED TO PURCHASE—A B RICK section of country for many years. WANELLING, comGHASES 4 BRICK Lyxcu Law at Memruts.—A telegraphic dis- | worth from to about $4,000, ‘st paying patch from Memphis, Tenn., states that on Wed- | $500 in cash, the balance in aunual ji nesday, a gambler named Able shot aman named Iverson. to whom he owed a sum of inoney. Great excitement was produced in thecommunity by the deed, and it was propose to lynch the murderer. A jury composed of six persons from each Ward of the city deliberated on the affair, and found Able guilty of murder in the first de- Also, For Sale—On ensy t ; ° BRIck WELLINGS, each located within two the Patent Office. One of them ean b= juares bourke Ms paying ae in cash, and the buianee in |2 POLLARD WEBB, _may 16 tf No. 512 (2d story) 7th street. a D—At 3I7 Penn. avenue, south side, Ea et ere eneing, and the others ‘piner of Sth street CCH AA BERND oa advocated legal proceedings. mob brought WAITER, The waiter a boy of 16 to TR years @ cannon to use against the jail, but they were | of age. Both must be able to bring satisfnetory rec dispersed by the mayor. All the gamblers were 10ns. may 14-:f then ordered to leave the city within ten days. Cea aNiprermiem renee eee LOST AND FOUND. THE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION will TF inset TO-MORROW MORNING, at il o'clock, in the Smithsonian Institution. An Essay sexpected. ‘There will also be Readings from cias- sical authors by a Indy. it* A. C. RICHARDS. Secretary. $= PURLIC SCHOOLS.—The Examination TF ie Monday, the 29th instant, will be the See- ond Department of the Second District School. Mre, E. Myers. Assistant. 36-2t_ NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.—The Tax ists oe Hired present yenr cmere now — ection. wi si NH ‘To brat day of July next, will be allowed REWARD.—Strayed away 3 ber on the 15th of June, 857. 8 red eg sie ILCH COW, three years old. with short snl = horns, white belly, and white star mm, r tore! 5 The above reward will be given forany informs tion of her whereabouts. if left with David O'Cor ner, O atreet, between New Jersey avenue and street, Washington, D.C. je WNER WANTED.—POUND.—Under pecs liar circumstances,a GOULD WATCH and an MBRELLA, supposed to beiong to one Gibson owner of the above property can obtain them by applying to the subseriber, proving property and pay a taxes prior 8 discount of six per cent. ing costs of this advertisement. C.F. SHEKELL, Collector, JAMES CULL, J.P. Georgetown, D.C. * je sim* je 4-3t* - bik Wad Yard OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT ar. ter six weeks publication of this notice, xj ton will be made to the Commessioner of Pst IRE WORKS for the Fourth of July, a beauti- ful collection, and cheap, at je 25 LAMMOND'S, 7th street. 7 ; issue of a duplicate of LAND WARR 4 OUR INTEREST AND CON- | ¥ dt ‘ rand use Cunton’s Aloohol Cook. For | Benjamin Grimes, prisate Capt, Tause Compan, LAMMOND'S._ Georgia Vols., Creek War: ihe same havine pore Pprcreres—1 have for sale several handsome colored ENGRAVINGSand LITHOGRAPHS varmshed_and neatly framed. Call and see a JOHN MARKRITER. ARR Ce 500 7th st., next to Odd ows’ Hall. je t* SUDA-WATER FOUNTAINS AND SELF \) GENERATOR FOR SALE—Will be soid cheap for cash or upproved end notes, one of Bruce’s Patent Self Generatur and Fountains in complete order, and in use at present with the privi- lege of the best stand in Washington city. Address “a. B. City Post € 1 OTICE.—To my masy liberally patronized or favorably recom led me, I return my thanks. Those indebted tome will live their accounts rendered to July Ist, 1857. Hav- ing always endeavored to execute their orders promptly and faithfally, I hope they will be as punc- tual to call and settle their accounts. 3 JOHN MARKRITER, je 26-st* No. 500 Seventh street. OUNTRY HAMS TO ARRIVE—Shaill re- ceive on Saturday morning another Jot of those superior HAMS, cured by Mr. Wm. Z. . Prince George's county, Md. In Store—Kentucky Breakfast Bacon and sugar- Cc. W. BENNETT. i Attorney. it. je 1S-lawow OAR DING.— Mrs. BA at the Pennsylvania avenve and 9th street, bav her house entirely renovated and its sceon tions greatly incrensed, ix now prepared tu ac modate a larger number of permanent and tran ier location ig the m ¢ contra. board city, a1 now secon! to no other bonrding: ton. Boarders by the month, we _ on receiving every attention. Table boarders alxo taken. OOMS WITH BOARD may 18th street, between G and H. be had at N » Also, gent je 18-#nst county, Md., will AR DERS forafew ing from the ist of July. MRS. E. BAGBY'S (ate Miss Kencn) B: House, No. 235, south side Penn. aven’ doors eaxt of 7th stroet, Was Wace date families and single ™ orate oy ee TAMER. SHEKELL, | sccommodatug terme? Pete om _de 26-St 279 F st.. cor. 13th. TAKING NO A NTAGE.—Price of whale- bone nearly double. ‘The heart of the rattan has raised from two to fourteen cents per pound, says a Lots evening’s paper. Though overrun with custom for Humphreys & Jueneman’s celebrated er Beer, Dutch ! aks Russian Cavier, and other good things, CHARLES WERNER’S rates for them are the same as before. je 26-St At THE MANTILLA EMPORIUM. Manti!las from $2 to £30, Lace Points from $3.5) to $10, Travelling (Dusters) Cloaks $2 to $10. ‘arseilles Capes from $1.25 to $5. A full supply of all _ above mentioned artic.es cons: Biatisrone’s PAVILION, This favorite pinee of resort will he opened on the Ist of July for the accommodation of visitors ca ‘he proprietor has engaged a tine Cotilon $2: for the season, and with bis splendid Bai -=* oom offers great inducements to the lovers of [he ce, while those of more quiet Lumot mnr fed different amusements at the wling Alley orm Fishing, &c. The Cusurien of the Potomae and good Liquos | will be constantly on hand, : known to be one of the healthiest places 02 y near Blakistone’s Isiand. willbe the > There a celebration on the Fourth of Ju's. and Ball at night. Cotllon on the 23d of July tant hand, sud 27th of A it. pha TS Cine ee "The ateamers Columbia and Maryland lonvs r2- je eost 23 Penn. avenue. Sengers on every W: and Saturday's sud returning on Sunday, Tue: » and The steamer Kent leaves Battimore nic every Monday evenings, and returns on Wedues mo Thine e. pa Office—Milestown, UST RECELVEDSANOTHER LOT OF those rior Sugar-oured Maryland and K tucky HAMS, of the well known, wd choien br of Lewis Stagg, (iate stages & Shay,) and of St. Mary’s county, Md. Hentae Gon ke, ag staal ay : oar! —$ 1.25 per day fora week or longer; $1.5)f0" Maryinnd ciired, Also, 2 cates CLAWHT, whe | shorter time. GEO. W. BLAKISTONF, lot of pure old RY BOWHISKEY FRENCH | 024-2 Breoneet. BRANDIES, OLD PORT, SHERRY JMADEI- NORTHERN HORSE.—Jost arrived toa ba Noe os ines, ioe, id wood. hones New — a S08 RE Pa jo iw and well broke, Wi be soll’chenp’ eae tT INE: a ic on ith a BS i eee len oh prea vie: Ge DOBLE HR Ree een bu Sh enses Bt Juline Terre Gree ee TONGL lnguire at C. i. PHELPS & C0.S 2 do St. Esteppe do do ‘amily » northwest corner lth and L sts. % do St. Julien (Michaelson & Co's.) Table | Je@iw* ' - are! vay - 2 do Chateau | Larose, (Michaelson & Co's.) Just RECEIVED ONG be ‘ . tof GOLD and SILVER WATCH 10 do Chatgeu Lovillg, (Michasison & Co's.) | BS) of all the vest males iy Feeepe es 10 do Chateau Margaux (Michaelson & Co's.) | Joymeon,, Tobias, Blundell, Dixo 9 do Hock, Still and Sparkling, in pints and | SB&fd.nd Chatelain CHAT u viz: Hetrateiner, Deidd: eimer, . larcobrunner, Geisenheimer, Brauner- pepeer, Mozeilewein, and Hockheimer, Forante ye eee. SHEKEL _ie%-iw 279 F street, comer i3th. tracts, Har Oils; Tooth, Hair, and Cloth Brushe: zors and Razor Straps, Suaving Cre de. Cail and examine my large stock of Goods. Iam determined to sell for sma!! profits, Terms casn. N. B. CLOCKS and CLOCK MATERIALS bor sale at J. ROBINSON™ 349 Penn. Avenue, opp: Browns’ Hotel, sign Large V UNITSD STATES FATeNT OFFICE sete, pte fe Satan Meee ee to him the 38d ‘of September, 143s for na iakeneee the 23d day of September, 1857— It 1s ordered, that the said petition be heard at je 35-d2w (intel. eo2w) Patent Office on Monday, the lath of oh EMI-ANNUAL NOTICE. . next, at 12 o'clock m.: and ail persons are notified to SE™! making off all open acco I sppet show eanee. af any, they have, why said | and ‘shall as ususi mnke an indiscriminate “ oe ‘10n Ought not ob granted. the up tothe 27th of this month. Meantime Sag opposing e extension are required to file all are Aware of having AN account with ws and m the Patent ice their objections, specinily set | would as soon anticipate it, will confer an es pec: forth in. writing, at least twenty days before the favor by calling at our desk and paying the amour'- et af the anid Rearing fanat be ak egy to, be | and > trocbie of fending they, anes Scull ant ted in accordance with t ‘whieh | “4 ” GETT. DOpSO ‘ Will be furnished on applications ©. So ees nent DODRON & CO. ‘he testimony in the case will be closed on the LACKSMITAS’ COAL, 4th of September; depositions and other relied . a g Epon as testimony must be filed the Office on or Jatt received, a of Run-mine CUMBER wig gilhin ton age urea: tee artwmenta, if | LAND CUAL, duitabl fr Sic gta. . reafter. = + Artin bstllcnneep ase naf"Pusnn ine | <2 th ato. went sie, er Dod Washington, DCs Republesre Halts 2) PURE FIRED rine A general assortment of FIRE WORKS from * Grassi % ke have Rete censey* vi cnet aa B accede ‘owle- brated manu: of G. & J. Bdge, Jersey City. The sppply is 2 oot aacty and ‘secure ® or aale bys Soros sth of Ju) veRETT, containing this "je 28-ia je 24-8t No. a Penn. mene 10th et. we lal eee UST y ve 71 y OF WINDOW B: b Se Paehen Ae MATS, CARRIAGES, J GLAS ond P aaa bya Suen je16 oka HENS! No. 2, bet.8 & 9 ats, je 25-3" — Capitor Hil,