Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1857, Page 2

EVENING. STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY ..... sooee- August 6, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union discusses “ Black Republican Bchemes in Kansas,”’ which it explains some- what in detail. Theeditor is evidently of opin- Gon that the bogus Governor Robinson and his ‘Topeka followers still mean neither more nor less than revolution. ¥ The same journal quotes sundry Georgia Democratic journals to show that the press of that State are now ‘properly comprehending the true bearing of the Kansas question, as it unow presents itself to the country; and, as a consequence, are rapidly coming to sustain the position of the Administration upon the affairs vf the Territory, instead of condemning them. as not long since. Some time since, we ex- plained the same fuct to the readers of the Star. The frtelligencery commends the Richmond Enquirer for the earnestness with which it has combated the Charleston Merevry, and other journals of the latter's school, concerning Kan- was affairs ‘Tue Exeetions To-Day —Elections will be held this day (August 6th) in Tennessee for Goy- ernor, members of Congress, and members of the State Legislature, aud in North Carolina for mem- bers of Congress and members of the State Legis- fature. The State clection of Texas is not held to-day as stated by some of our contemporaries, dunt took plac: y ‘The prospects of a Demoe jhext Honse of Representatives ing as they were some months since districts of the South we are likely to lose a mem- ber. Inthe first Congressional district of eorgia two distinct Democratic Conventions have been held, one of which nominated Col. William B Gaulden for Congress, and the other the Hon. James L. Seward, the late member. ‘The ditti- culty in this district appears to be irreconcilable Francis 3. Bartow (American) will be run, and it is likely will come in between the contending Democrats. In Louisiana there is 2 ditticuity in General Davidson's district. He having voted for an in- dependent Democrat for Judge, the reguiar Dem- ocrat was defeated by a smail majority, and a Know Nothin: elected. This has excited against General Davidson the opposition of the friends of the ‘ular Democrat, who may defeat him In Mississippi, the Hon. Hendley S. Bennett, having been manuvred out of a renomination. has declared Limseif a candidate against General Reuben Davis, who got the nomination. Judge Bennett alleges that he was twice nominated, by acclamation, by the Convention; but, the presi- ding officer having failed to deciare him so, he was afterward. by a protracted series of Lalloting, defeated in getting a two-third vote, which had been made necessary for a nomination. A Know Nothing will likely slip in between him and Gen. R. Davis. If we lose these three districts, Wwe must gain five members in other districts to get one majority in the House. This will be hard to accomplish. If the Hon. Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee, should be re-elected, and the Know Nothings and Republicans should have a majority, they will make a common union upon him for the Speakership. _—_—_—_—___ The Borrowed Baby—The Bogus Burdell. The sham-birth affair in which Mrs. Cunning- ham was detected on Tuesday, occupies the col- ums of the New York papers, and seems to be %» the absorbing topic in that city. Dr. Uni, through whom the conspiracy was ex- |r says that for some time previous to Dr. urdell’s death he attended kim expen eb He had never had much todo with Mrs. Cun- ningham till after the Doctor's death. Augusta Cunningbam, who was now away from home, had been very sick recently. He was not called to attend her, although he attended other mem- bers of the family. He knew her to be sick in the house at the time, heard her moans, &c., but was not called in to attend her. Helen Cunningham was to be pitied. She was quite pretty. She used to be 2 Cf acip aay girl, but recently she had become and down-hearted. He does not believe sbe knew anything of the present af- fair, but from the change that had come over her be i she knew something of some of the crimes that had been committed. Dr Catlin, be says, is 2 weak man and had probably been a noes aes: c im, and was completely in her power. ‘The house of Mrs. Caseiaghan, No. 31 Bond street, was surrounded on Tuesday by an excited crows Mrs. C. remained pretty comfortable in the mean time. She kept up the delusion admi- rably, being restless at times, groaning oecasion- ally, and aaking about every ten minutes to have her forehead cooled with ice water. She was visited in the forenoon by her counsel, Judy Dean. Mr. Clinton, another of her counsel, did not visit her, and it is said he has abandoned her cise. The rumor is, that the fees of Messrs. Clir- ton and Dean were to be derived from the estate of Dr. Burdell, when Mrs. Cunningham entered tato possession. Mrs. Cunuingham pleaded, at numerous inter- vals, that her “‘ dear baby,” her “legal baby.?? her “ poor murdered Doctor’s bors 1 might be brought to her. ‘* Why have they taken m baby from me?** she demanded. Then she would half raise herselfin bed and protest that never was ‘woman so il'-‘reated b fore. She was anxious to see the newspapers, bnt none were allowed to be brought into the house. The Herald gives the following amusing remi- niseence : Ex Jndge Dean made an application to the Sur- Togate erday morning, in the mattér of Mrs. Cunningham, which is curious to remember. “* May it please the Court,” said this eloquent counsel, in substance, ‘events are conferring a new importance on the litigation before you You have now,” said he—his air, manner and tone beaming with the magnitude of the disclo- sure he had to make—+ you have now to decide, not only 2 question of marriage, but a question of legitemacy’*’ About an hour afterwards Mr Oakley Hali had taken the liberty of deciding the question of legitimacy by having Mrs. Cun- ngham quietly locked up on acharge which may send her for ten years to the State prison ‘he Revised Statutes of New York aifix a pen- alty to the crime of wich Mrs. Cunningham Las been guilty ia the following words - % aay ee who shail fraudulently produce an infant, ly pretending it to have been born of parents whose child would have been entitled to a share of any personal estate, or to inherit any real estate, with the intent of intercepting the inheritance of any such real estate, or the dis- tribution of any sueb personal property, from any person lawfully entitied thereto, shall, upon con- vietion, be punished by imprixonment in a State prison not exceeding tén years”? A serious question arixes whether the offence Was actually consummated. The solution of that question depends upon the legal technical mean- ing of the word “produce.”* “Its literal meaning of bringing forth—bringiug into beiag—does not apply in this case, of course; for the allegation and the fact is that <he did not bring the child into bein: its leyal detinition evidently bas re- ference to the technical production in conrt of such child, and to the formulated claim on its vealf If itshould be so ruled it will appear that Mr. Hall has—to use a common expression — “put his foot’? in this matter, as he aa in the murder trial. The New York Times thinks it is very clear that this exposure does nothing towards clearing = the elder mystery of the murder in Bond street ‘hile it proves, if proof had been needed, that Mrs isin, ay is by no means too serupulons @ person to stickied at the commission of that great crime, it eS also, as the T.mes thinks, that she lacks the prudence and fore- thought essential tothe planning and perpetra- tion of an iniquity so skilfally ccnceived and so successfully executed. The want of caution exhibited by ber in ber dealings with Dr. Uhl, from tirst to last, militates stro rie the theory that she could have laid the subtle and mysterious train which led to the destruction of Dr. Burdell. PERSONAL. Capt. Sterrett, U.8.N., and Gen. Patter- are at Willards’. Pad Fremont was to leave yesterday in the {Linois for California. ---- P. T. Barnum has returned from London Ou ashort visit to the Uuited States. +--+ The Toronto Cotonist chronicles the arrival H. Seward, Ex-President of the United «eee H.C. Cooper, the t Eng! e rs about visiting this country poy pcobtaatenal our +--+ If Madeline Smith ts as ugiy ; - traits in the New York papers mane bee ee der L*Angelier was not poisoned by her'tirst Kies, ++. Gen. Ward B. Burnett, who signally dis- tinguished himself in the Mexican war w ile in the command of the New York regiment of vol- unteers, is now in Baltimore. tees bey aad Guidi, the well-known Italian tenor pas gig resident of Boston, and more (to New York, Springfield, New Haven, aad ar died a few days ago, in Albany, of consumption, and in poverty. +++ The Western Ts sa} Ri vo this city, eyed with the propr etors of the City of Su rior at the head waters of Lake Supenior, to cee! t at that piace, within two +& hotel, costing not less dollars, that Mr. Elisha into obligations than owe hundred thousand WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. “Tue Presivent is expected to return to Washington on the 11th instant. Tae Deatn or Ex-Secretary Dotmem— Cosine or THe Executive DePaRTNBRTS.— We authorized to announce that the several Executive Departments of the Government will be closed to-morrow, as a testimony of respect to the memory of Hon. James C. Dobbin, late Secretary of the Navy. Tux Heratp on tur Duptery Man Con- veNtion.—The New York Herald is“ down on’’ the recent convention of visitors «at Old Point Comfort, gotten up under the auspices of Col. A. Dudley Mann, to push on that gentle- man’s project for an inter-oceanic “steam ferry” communication between the Chesapeake and Europe. While the tone of many of the speeches made there was open to precisely such criticism as the Hera/d bestows upon it—being ridiculously grandiloquent and unsuited to the oceasion, and the amount subscribed ridiculous- ly small when those speeches were taken into consideration—we perceive little soundness in the Hera/d’s conclusion that direct communi- cation by steam between the South and Europe isa hopeless dream. We have never been a believer in the idea of the possibility of the successful establishment of « line of steamers to run regularly between the Chesapeake and Europe, of so great tonnage as to render it questionable whether such vessels could run profitably between Europe and New York, yet it seems to us that the day is rapidly approach- ing when the general substitution of steam for sails will open the way for the establishment of permanent lines of steam-packcts between the Chesapeake and Europe. We rely much, too, for this so-desirable consummation, upon the gradual construction of the railroads south and west; which are todebouche upon the tide-waters vf our noble bay. The opening of the North- western Virginia Railroad has already diverted much produce, shipped from Cincinnati, to Bal- timore, instead of going down the Ohio and Mis- sissippi as heretofore. The newspapers bring glad tidings of steamers arriving from Cincin- nati at Parkersburg, unloading, reloading and departing, creating there such times in busi- ness matters as were never known before. Almost all this is positively a new trade for Boltimore, there having been previously no economical way of getting heavy and bulky produce to the western terminus of the Balti- more and Ohio railroad from co far dowa the Ohio river as Cincinnati. The Virginia Rail- road, as far as Covington, and Memphis too, will soon be completed, affording more econom- ical and speedy means of transporting directly to the Chesapeake an almost incalculable amount of produce which now necessarily seeks other outlets to Europe or other markets. That is, more economical snd spe.dy means than will then exist for getting the same produce to the sea by any other channel. These roads traverse regions of country capable of anything conceivable in the way of production—agricul- tura!, mineral and manufacturing—which, up to this time, have been sealed books to Ameri- can industry, on account of the lack of econom- ical means of transportation in great part. The country at large knows far less of them—of thgir capabilities—at this moment, than of the regions around the great lakes, } ete the for- mer have been occupied by the white man for a century. Nature has furnished the means of convenient intercourse with the regions of the great lakes, if not of profitable transportation from them. The completion of the Virginia railroads to which we refer, with that of the connecting roads in other southern, western, and south- western States, will, in five years from this time, cause such a rush of settlers into western Virginia, eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia and Alabama, as the unobservant little dream of. They wi'!, in turn, very soon make them blossom and fiuctify so as to increase their ex- portable products a hundred if not a thousand fold, the most of which must first reach the At- lantic upon the tide-waters of the Chesapeake. Such are our anticipations of the almost imme- diate future of the commerce of the Chesa- peake—say in ten years, these things will com- mence to be realized; and a decade is but a day in the progress of a country. When the quar- tity and value of the exportable products com- ing this way shall thus be increased, and ghip- owners and merchants are able at any moment to load a ship from the Chesapeake, without awaiting cargoes, as they then will be, it will be sent abroad direct, because that will then be the most economical mode of getting it to its final destination. Thes2 are facts which will strike all as being legitimate deductions. We believe in Southein conventions only so far as they tend to bring to the knowledge of the pcople of the South the immense undevel- oped resources of their country, and to awaken to, and concentrate Southern public opinion upon, the importance of earnest efforts for their development, and also of the creation of a do- mestic sentiment in favor of relying, as far as possible, upon their own—Southera—commer- cial resources. And we rejoice in the belief that they #re rapidly coming to consummate those desirable ends. Deatn or Ex-Secretany Doppin —The tel- egraph tells of the death of the late Hon. J. C. Dobbin at Fayetteville, N. C., his home, on the 4th inst. His death has been expected for months past, from the bronchial affection under which he suf- fered during the greater part of his service as the Secretary of the Navy. His age was noi more than forty-four. Without being a bril- liant man, he was one of the clearest-headed statesmen of the day, as well as a gentleman of extensive attainments in public affairs, and high-toned character. Few men enjoyed more personal reputation than Mr. D. where he was known, and none have more fairly earned the esteem and confidence of the public; for he was scrupulously correct in all his acts, public and private. Thus, the weight of his character as aman did mueh, indeed, to advance him in‘o prominent positions in public affairs he enjoyed. We question whether any previous Secretary of the Navy accomplished more for that branch of the public service than Mr. D., though none have filled the office more modestly. He be- came a deservedly great favorite with the offi- cers of the navy while their chief, and will long be remembered by them for the unvarying in- terest he manifested for their substantial wel- fare. —_— KRecovereD From tHe Savaces.—Accord- ing to letters received at the Indian Bureau, the Superintendent (head) of the Catholic Mis- sion among the Osages has recovered from Tal- ley, an Osage Chief, a Mexican boy named Petro De Consolation, who was stolen early in 1853, from the neighborhood of Durango, in Mexico, by the Camanches, with nine other boys, all of whom were gathering wood when surprised by the savages. He was sold by the latter to Talley, who gave him up to the mis- sionary under his persuasions. Having been soon separated from his young companions he knows nothing of their fate. The missionaries apply to the Bureau to send bim back to his native home, which request, we presume, will be acceded to. Tux Exections.—There was no little excite- ment manifested in Washington yesterday af- ternoon concerning the elections of the day be- fore, heightened by the entire failure of the telegraph to bring returns. That was doubtless the result of the weather, which bad been such temporarily) to suspend telegraphic com- se ces ton tu atl diseeleeet Odkehiot oe otae sach storms seem prone to com upon us just so agto suspend the transmission of election re- turns, and thus to set folks to fretting over the, fact that ean be learned concernin; ; what all desire to know. Hundreds called st the Star office in the course of that day to e1:- quire for the election news, all to be disapyoin.t- od from the cause mentioned above. Tar Ricuxoxp Epiroria Ixproetio.—The following is the upshot of the personal difficulty between the editor of the Richmond South and some unknown writer for the Enquirer, re- ferred to in the Star of the day before yester~ day : Ne, 2 0. ~, Ricumonp, Va., Rtonday Evening, 9% o'clock, Ang. 3, 1957. Str: 1 have to inform you that I am the sole and responsible author of the editarial article in the ‘‘ Daily Richmond Enquirer’? of Friday last— and to which your own editorial, contained in “The South” of this morning, is intended to re- ply: Hence, I - the ashen soe Fogstonre variovs forms of expression, charged. w' imali- cious mainte presentation and caluncnious false- hood. My own honor and reputation do not permit me to leave such charges unnoticed. I h2.ve the right to exipect that you will, without rewervation, re- tract such charges, and that the retraction will be made in the same public manner as were the charges themselves My friend, Mr. , Will present to you this note. A delay in obtaining an interview with Mr. , has prevented me from sending it sooner. Hoping to receive from you a speedy reply, I remain Your obedient servant, ‘YoR A. Pryor, Esq., present iNo. 2.) RicuMoNnD, Angust 4, 1557. Sin: ‘Phe article in Phe South, of which you complain, was written in reply to the article in the Enquirer, of which you avow the authorship. The charges you expect me to retract were re- sponsive to ee reflections upon myself in the article in the Enquirer. When I have an as- surance that no personal discourtesy or offence was intended to be ottered me by the articie in the Enquirer, 1 shall be ready to comply with your request Your obedient servant, Rocee A. Pryor. Politeness of Mr. [N KicnMmonp, Va., Tuesday nee 11% o’clock, Aug. 4, 1857. Str: Mr. has just presented me your nate of this morning. I avow to you, without hesita- tion or reservation, that, in writing the article in the Enquirer to wanton yee refer, { was careful to avoid everything which could bear the construc- tion of personal discourtesy or offence to yourself. I have nm and am determined to express the views which I honestly entertain as to your po- litical position; but I never did intend to offer you personal discourtes I take the liberty to or offence. id, that in writi for as Enquirer I have preserved astrict incognito. You are aware, I trust, that I have not concealed fy name from desire to avoid proper Tesponsi bil - ity. My confidence in this matter has been una- voidably extended to yourself. } still desire to remain unknown as a writer for the Enquirer. You will recognize the propriety of preserving inviolate the confidence which I have been obliged to extend to yourself—even in the pub lished explanation whlh you propose, in com- ee with the sugge stion in my note of yester- ay. Mr. ‘To Rocer A. Payor, Esq., present. [No. 4] Ricumond, August 4, 1857, past 12 o'clock. Sir: Your note of this day’s date (11% o'clock) has just been delivered to me by Mr. 1, now, without hesitation or reservation, withdraw the charges which you construe to reflect on your honor and reputation. Let me assure you that I never for one moment suspected you to conceal your name from hd desire to avoid proper re- sponsibility. 1s) most ue ee i preserve inviolate the confidence which you have been obli, to extend to me. Of course I had to com- municate the fact to the few friends 1 consulted; but they will not divulge it against my speci request. Your obedient servant, Rocer A. Pryor. Politeness of Mr. T. P. Chisman. ‘will banal you this note. Your obedient servant, Postace te Ports on tae West Coast or Aregica, viA ENGLAND.—We are requested to state that the British mail packet on the west coast of Africa proceeds as far as Fernando, P. O., calling at Madeira, Teneriffe, Goree, Bathurst, Sierrs Leone, Monrovia, Cape Coast Castle, Accra, Whydah, Badagry, Lagos, Bon- ny, Old Calabar, and Cameroon; and that the rates of postage chargeable in the United States upon letters addressed to be forwarded via England to the several ports here mentioned are 61 cents per half ounce to Madeira and Teneriffe, and 45 cents per half ounce to Fer- nando, P. 0., Goree, Bathurst, Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Cape Coast Castle, Accra, Whydah, Badagry, Lagos, Bonny, Old Calabar, and Cameron. These rates should be prepaid in all cases, and are in full of the United States and British charge to port of destination, but do not. include any forcign local postage which may be levied at any of these places. Laxp Warrants, &c.—The financial cireu- lar of Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Fant & Co., of the 6th instant, says: Land Warrants are more plenty, and, the de- mand continuing light, prices have declined 2 cents per acre, the following being our buying and selling rates to-day : Buy’, racre. Sell’ T acre. 40 acre warrants, a poral. oe 81.12 wo z 7 160 . . - 7 The lands in the Northwestern States have, in a great measure, been withdrawn from market, and but few warrants can be used, and those mostly by pre-emptors. Yesterday the market in New York was reported heavy at 90 and 9 per acre. ‘The money market is growin; The seems ample DS .ceseee 9 “6 easier. demand is met by a supply whic enough to cover the wants of borrowers of all classes. We quote 6 a7 per cent. on call, and 8 a 9 percent. for short first-class paper. The stock market in New York fluctuates. Its urba- tions have but little real interest to any! ly out. side the circle of stock gamblers. Tne Traxs-ArLantic TeLecrarn. —The Navy Department have advices from Captain Hudson of the Niagara, to the 22d July. One hundred and twenty-five miles of cable—all she is to carry—had been coiled on her, and after taking in the machinery for paying it out (then “in course of progress) she was to leave for the Cove of Cork—after an experimental trial of the machinery mentioned above, to take place ina day or two. It had been determined to commence laying the cable from Valencia, on the coast of Ireland—not frem mid ocean, as had been agreed on up to recently. Capt. Hudeon designcd requesting that hisship should be thus discharged of her cargo first; after which he would wait on the Agamemnon to Newfoundland. Toe Navar Covats or Ixquirny.—Before Court No. 1, to-day, the defence in the case of ex-Passed Midshipmar@Mercer was read by Mr. Stanton. The case of Lieut. Marine was then again taken up, and Lieut. Turner was exam- ined in his behalf and Surgeon Lewis W. Minor for the Government. Before Court No. 2, where the case of Lt. M. €. Perry is still pending, to-day, Dr. Engle, En- gineer Wheeler, Lt. Williamson, and General Patterson of Philadelphia, were examined—the last named on behalf of Lt. P., and the others on that of the Government. This morning, Court No. 3, immediately after coming together, adjourned for its four weeks’ recess. Beavtirut Desions.—J. -Goldsborough Bruff Esq., the ornamental designer and draftsman in the service of the Treasury Department, is now engaged in getting up a series of national designs for the gas fixtures of the Treasury building, as it is to be after the completion ‘of the extension. So far as completed, they em- brace a great variety of beautiful concepitons, all having reference to our peculiar nationality in some particular or other. As mere works of art, too, we have never seen them surpassed. If skilfully executed by whoever may copy them in bronze, they are destined to win for Mr. B. Great fame as an ornamentul designer. Tax Dirvowatists.—f hore are fewer gentle- men in Washington cor.nected the embas- sies of foreign governr sents than we ever before knew. Pooconed Vi ait of President Buchanan to the y hae.given most of them | who bave cate fae aniaes with this govern- ment a corre sponding holiday, of which they have availe4 themselves to seck pleasure in the mountair,¢or at the seashore. Tar, Pupiic Wonks now being constructed in “Washington are progressing satisfactorily. Tt does us good to witness the systematic energy ‘with which they are being pushed to comple- tion, notwithstanding we are in the middle ‘of the heated teym, when everybody in this latitude would rather rest than work, were that possible. ASprciat Casinet Mgetixna.—The Cabinet this morning met at the Executive office in the President’s Mansion as early as ten o’clock, two hours earlier than usual. We have heard va- rious surmises as to what brought them together at so early an hour, in none of which do we Place sufficient confidence to repeat them here. Resicxrp.—It is said in naval circles here, that Parser Dobbin, the brother of the late ex- Seeretary Dobbin, who is now abroad on duty, has resigned. The late protracted illness of his brother, the late Hon. J. C. Dobbin, we take it for granted, was the inducement for him so soon to return to civil life. Tuk Misston To Span. —We have no longera doubt of the truth of the rumor of the resigna- tion of the Hon. A. C Dodge, United States Minister to Spain has reached this city Tow Wearnen.—Tho following report of the weat).er for this morning is made from the Morse Te.egraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, Tho time of observation is about 7 o'clock a. m.: Avaust 6, 1857. loudy, warm raining. lear, pleasant lear, pleasant. cloudy, pleasant. ++-clear, pleasant. -clear, pleasant. New York, N. Pbiladelphia, Baltimore, Ma. Washington, D. Richmond, Va. Raleigh, N.C. Wilmington, N- Charleston, 8. C, clear, warm. Augusta, &: -cloudy, warm. Savannah, rlose, cloudy. Macon, Ga.. cloudy, pleasnnt. Columbus, Ga..cecoe londy, damp. Lower Peach Tree, Ala...clondy. Montgomery, Ala.. Mobile, Ala ... -cloudy, cool. Gainesville, Miss, cloudy. ES From tHe West. sopetts tayo been furnished by ine: loudy, damp. The followi: clear. pleasant. .cloudy, warm ++ee-cloudy, warm. eeeeeclear, cool. At Washington, yesterday evening, the barom- eter was 30.012, thermometer 72°. ‘his morning, tid Pp. m., the barometer ‘was 30.119, thermometer ———o+e- FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. By the Persia at New York. Exc1anp.—On Thursday, in the House of Lords, the Queen’s answer to the address upon the subject of the emigration of free negroes from Western Africa was received. Itmerely gives an assurance of an earnest desire to discourage all schemes for the emigration of negroes that are calculated to promote slavery. The American horses Prior and Prioress, which had been entered to run for the Goodwood cup, had attracted attention in betting circles, and we e bucked :t shir. odds. The proceedings in regard to the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable continued to increase in interest. ‘Fhe completion of the shipment of the cable had been celebrated by a grand fete in the park of Sir Culling Eardley. Nearly one thous- and persons were present at the latter entertain- ment, including Prof. Mosse, Cyrus W. Field, hee Henry J. Raymond, Captain Sands, and others Mr. Field read a letter from President Buchan- an, stating that he should feel much honored if the first —e across the Atlantic should be one from Queen Victoria to the President of the United States, and that be should endeavor to answer it in a spirit and manner becoming the great occasion. FRance.—The Pays says the British govern- ment has already communicated to Mazzin} notice that, although England would continue to afford an asylum to political refugees, he could not an longer be allowed to eae expeditions against foreign states on English soil. It is also stated, from other sources, that the British cabinet had peed to subject Mazzini to a strict surveil- ance. The Moniteur alludes to the discovery of the Italian plot to assassinate the Emperor Napoleon, and says it was concocted in London, and places Mazziniand Ledru Rollin among the accomplices. The Monitenr says that the rumor that French troops are to be sent to China 1s entirely without foundation. —Tine Disciples inthe East Room NING, at 7% oelk. of New York. wae f RELIGIOUS NOTICE, t meeting will be contin ot Temperance Hail THIS Preaching by Prof. Munue! public are cordially invited. NOTICE—PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—Persons wishing to be examined for ‘Teachers in the ublic Schools, will present themselves at the City Hall on FRIDAY, the 7th inst., at 2 0°elock p.m. ae A. H. McKIM, THE MO SRNON BUILDING Association 1 hold its second lar monthly meeting at Potomac Hall, corner of Mary - and avenue and llth street, (Isiand,)on FRIDAY EVENING, the 7th inst., at 8 o’elock. A few shares of Stock HA 1% be taken, au 6-2t CHARLES ALLEN, See. RELIGIOUS NOTICE.—The Now African Methodist Bpi: | Church of Georgetown, under the guardianship of Rev. Timothy Remic and Messrs. Francis Wheatly and Benjamin W. Bohrer, will be dedicated on next SUNDAY MORNINGat W: Warman, of Washiaptonady Bots The fica : ‘agman, o! ‘ashi meity, D.C, ru is and the public are invited to attend. (ee ~ROTICE—The President and Directors of \, Georgetown College hereby warn all persons not to trespass on any of the College walks or founds. on pain of being dealt with according to jaw. By order of the President : audim _——s SAMES CLARK, Treasurer. POSTPONEMENT.—The Public Temper- ance Demonstration which was to have taken place on this ( noes ) evening, at the Sixth Presby- terian Church, has bee Petr aicabiy postponed un- til FRIDAY EVENING, the 7th of August, at same place, commencing at 8 o'clock. Several ad- dresses will be delivered by frends of the cause of Temperance. The public are cordially invited to be Present. jy SI-F,Th& F St BALTIMORE ICE AND CONFECTIO. bet G Any part Of the city. s0,0n bd of Cakes, and finest in the city, which I will sell 8 for 5 cent’. Come one, come ail and give me a call. isha ‘ties, Wedd i» Ex: ns, &C, Farnahes Paes UR SAFER De ite Foreman at Weaver's, iy 27-1m* Opposite Browns’ Hotel. ORTO RICO SUGARS, &c. Points Bate Ree: UGAR and MOLASSES 6,0 pounds handsome shoulder BACON 8 tierces of Jarvis’s superior sugar-cured HAMS Be bap new oe SE, in g order. recer le au-st 1an MIDDLETON & BEALL. PTOURNAMENT AND FANCY BALL. WN Ooaae OE aati Eomaenee Bale! the aan son wi eo auguier ite S ir Rorings, on NVEDNESDAY" ‘and THURSDAY, ugust. eee SUINGRAM & BAKER, au G-lw ‘roprietors. (cuEAP FAMILY GROCERIES. 9 subscriber offers SUGAR, COFFEE HANS, AIDES and SHOULDERS FLOUR oe MEAL, BUTTER and EGGS, at No. a5 12th 5 ir se Ser JONAS P. LEVY. SPECIAL. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.— Ss ‘Those who intend to avail themsel r cent. discount, to be made to all w! Before the l5th day of avoid the delay inci iy are in waiting at this office during the last few days falling for theirbils at an earlier daye’ ona 2° 8° calling for their bills at an earlier day. bes JAMES F, HAI au 6-lw IDAY, Collector. ee Soontor. CAR D.—The attention of the public and persons sin igure eden property te i joula, rr u the sale which'will take place on BR DAY the 7th of August, onthe premises, at6 o'clock p.m, of 112.128 square ieets witok will be Sold ft ora at AI » which wil s uvebaserss P - is handsomely located in an eleva- ted pout aid found 1 th nd th strentsenat tree! 5 a culare teendvertisement. as GREEN, au 2 O8 RECEIVED THIS WEEK pe bead Placa hah ‘9th and 10th sts,, 396 BEX WASH T'to YS Eiie te pace aS on MOND, aya pt ath. aw <$HF COMMITTEF. PLxevRSION any e-NiC ov . To Prz's Laxpixe axp Fort Wasixc Ton; On MONDAY, Angust loth, 1857. The Committee announce that, having chartered Tons an EEommion Sill bagiven tithe , an Excursion w: above named places, on MONDAY. Angee 10th, 1857, fot T hing will be ‘lef undone to make this the most Pleasant of the season. ok att Navy Vand ar Saed leaaeete a, Navy Y: at 9, and: ‘and proceed to evening. efreshments at city prices. Tickets for Adults 3 i —t he had of the members of the Chait ani gebhark ool, and at the boat on the morning of the Ex- cursion, « Committee of Arrangements. Henry Stewart, Chas.Sanderson, Chas. Alien.” an 6- GEAND MILTARRY © CIVIC EXCUSION ol HE Union Guards, TO THE WHITE HOUSE PAVILION, On TUESDAY, August lth. The Union GuaRps take pleasure i announcing to their friends and the public that ther Third Annual Excursion will take place as above, he Committee will content themselves by say ng it shall be onr aim on this, as on our previous ones, to stitute all means in our power to add to the f those who accompany us. ev NGTON will make two trips; pek aud 2 MEE, +AR ; admitting a gentleman of any Of the members or at 3 retarning at Sand 9, NE De and iadies—to he had the Boat. Committer of Arrangements. ut. Harrison, Owem Ohana, . Seret. Lackey, Frank Reilly, HE c T Abstinence Society of Wastin, ton, aunounce with pleasure, to. the citizens of the District, that their First Annual PIC NIC will be i (within the lim its of the Georgetown College Graunds, on MON- DAY, August ioth. \ The Committee have made evety arcansement necessary for the comfort and pleasnre of all who may, participate tn the enjoymenta of fhe day. he musical arrangements have been confided to Mr. Esputa, Leader of Esputa’s Unrivalied Rand. The public need no other assurance of the supe ority of the Music ripe this occasiou,as Mr Esputa is known to excell ai! others in his profession. ~ The lee Cream, Confectionery, and Kefreshment department wil! be under the superintendance of Mr. Joseph Schaffield, (late foreman at Weaver's.) No spiritous liquors will be allowed upon the rounds. An ample police force has been engaged ; ence the best order and decorum will be preserved Four large Coaches will leave the corner of lth and F streets at 10 0’c! » and one every ten min- utes after until ll o'clock.’ After that hour every Coach to Geergetown will convey passengers to the College Grounds. In ali the Coaches the usual rates of fare be charged. Admittance to the grounds 25 cents. Tickets can be procured at the Drag Stores of Walsh, Navy Yard, and James N. Callan, Seven! Street: Savage’s Hardware Store, from the Office: and Members of the Society, and at the Cullece Gate ou the morning of the Pio Nic. au 5-d (News& Inte!) LEASURE EXCURSION To OLD POINT, PORTSMOUTH, & NORFOLK. The steamer MaRvLanp will leave Washington upon an Excursion to theabove places ou SATURDAY, the 8th August, at 9o’clock a. m., arriving at Nor! early next morning, and leave again at 10 0’clock for Oid Point, where she will remain until 6 o'clock £m alording ample time to visit Hampton, Fortress Monroe, the Hygeia Hotel, to enjoy the Sea Breeze, to Fishand Bathe The next day can be agreeably spent in visiting Norfoikand Portsmouth, the Navy Yard, Dry Dock. Naval Hospital, &c. Returning, the Maryland wili leave Norfolk for Washington Monday afternoon at 40’clock. 4 The table will be abundantly supplied with all the delicacies of the Washington and Norfolk markets. Good Music will be m attendance. Passage, foneol len aht for the round trip, iy fe enti and 0, ae WM. MITCHELL, ‘ARD.-Returning my sincere thanks to my friends and the public, for their very liberal pat- ronace, I will take this opportunity to inform all.that from the Ist day of August, 1857, | have closed my books entirely, and nothing more can be charged un- der any circumstances; my object in so doing is to enable me to se!] at smaller profits, and offer greater inducements to purchasers. . I would most respectfully solicit cal! from ali, as ey chases ve ie, my #8 is deci larger, cheaper, and better than it has ever been before: ‘and by selling for cash sione, I believe I can make it a saving toall to give me seat pete | urehasin . Boot and Shoe Store, No. 379 cor. 7th and | sts. au 6-23wlw CeAL: No.422 No. 422 Tthst,betweenG&H. 7th st., between G & H. Weare now receiving our supply of COAL direct from first 1s, and can furnish our customers and the public with the best quality of Coal at a reduc- tion in price if ordered so that we can deliver from the vessels as they arrive. nye te stock of Hickory, Oak, and Pine WOOD on de Weinvite the attention of consumers. and solicit their orders, feeling assured that they will be pleased with our prices, quality of stock. & box Sar, a fine draft HORSE. Fok Rext on Lease, on favorable terms, a large four story BRICK HOUSE. with stable and garden, in the First Ward, corner of K and 2ist streets. For information inquire of 20 6-e02W CHAPIN & BRO. ORTIFICATION, FIELD AND PE) nent, by Capt. Lendy, | vol.; London, 1857. @ Kooks forthe People; Army Education, Lon- don, 1857, General eis Addresses, Reports, and horanda to the Board of General Officers, ondon, 1857, Tolhangen’s Patent, Laws of various Countries; <ondon, 1857 Hardwicke’s Shilling Knightage, for 1857. Tooke’s Diversions of Purley, new edition, London, 1457. Whewell’s History of the Inductive Sciences, 3 vois.; London, 1857, of Saint Simon, 2 vols.; Lon- PATHOLIC BED “POTAL COA COAL" Mewoirs of the Duk don, 1857. The Kingdom and People of Siam, by Sir John Bow- ring, 2 vols.: London, 1457. Life of George Step » Railway Engineer, 1 vol.; ni, 1857. Commercial Code of Signals forall nations, by Fors- ter, Master, Rove Navy, ! vol.: London, 1857. ining 1! Eastern Military Hospitals, 1 vol.; FRANCK TAYLOR. 2K FEMALE SEMINARY. L LPEPER COURT HOUSE, VA... Under the Instruetion and $ Rete ntgndence of the MISSES FORNERET. This School will be re-opened on tie Ist of Sep- tember, 1857, for the reception of Boarders and a few day Scholars. The object in view is to extend to all who apply and are admitted, a thorough aT education. No pains will be withheld from ¢ the young Ladies such mstructions as will them Srey duty and emergency of life. V the omamental | Will not be neglected, the solid and fapdamental principles of heart and head Sasson will be the special objects of asidyous at- fention. Female education has now taken such a firm hold on public attention, that, to prociaim its advautages, poss etd portray a degree of ignorance = cs ible wit! lern improvement. The elevati Titiuence of ie education is felt and acknowl edged by every admirer of female excellence ; hes- itate then, no longer. to bestow on your daughters those advantages that are indispensible to their ad- " success throngh life. As the School increases, the number of ‘Teachers will be also increased ; thereby securing every nux- ihary to the rapid advancement of the Student. Every effort will be put forth to maintain the high tone an! chara: t +r of t! Appropriate hou School, I be set apart for study and daily exercise. iscipline will be mild and per- suasive, but very . ‘Two Saturdays are appoint- ed every mouth for the girls to visit and make pur- chases. The Gospel is preached from four different pulpits, affording to each the privilege of attending the Church of her choice. No influence will be ex- erted to control the poligions, prejudices of the pu- ils. While practical Christianity will form the basis Of their instruction, the selection of Churches Sabbath Sc: will besub a4 be thodesinion \ss- variety of religious priv- fail to offer sat.sfaction toil. be taken fora shorter term than five months rdmi sion wil. be ol tai » d'any timedur- 1ux.the session, and eed Ouy frum the time of a . Malt the tuition and boarding fee must be pnid in ror ten pd in order to cover the expenses of the ool. . Texas For Tex Mostus, oard, (including fire and |: lish Re ights)... ..- BInw Kany branches for advanced Scholars. * 00 ang! ish propenes for smali Scholars. REFERENCES. t. Rey. Bishop Johns, Alexandria, Va. evs Fg Leavell, Madison conaty. Va. ev. Mr. Earnest, Orange county, Va. Kev: Johan W. George, Culpeper, Va. . Jos. Carson, ev. John Cole, ne, sess ‘homas 3. A’ oneke, 8 ifield Cave, +» Mad: ity, Va. petted A. Robinson, Esq, Orange couniy, Va. Culpeper county, Via. Staunton, Va. ot ihe JOUN F. BELLIS. | | Instructions on the Guitar, wn Drawing and Paint: 5 EXCELLENT SECOND-H. iO will be given b a 2 anon 5 BN bs RA CRANE, (5 Tent arsale vary | S888 sulficiently Intge be formed. "AMG low at our great Piano Wi STATUTORY ANDCON KLLIB, JOH * iy 36 Peun. ave, Wet Wh had Toth sts S& tasty DGEWICK x 1 1 vol. just SE eT ane Patio i Ent Rr SOUTHERN show! THE ONAVELING 18 THE MARY NOW EVERY THING EM. (ND COMPLETE ERIF. ciRcts, NENAGE Buti HIPPODROME ad panies now traveling. Will Exhibit in Wi fe On THURSDA ad, nibay AND SATURDAY, On street, near Canal Brides, ati and 7; Performance to comme: at 2and \ before s o'clock. patie ULTEE & D'UNGER’S VME ROPOLITAN CONCERT SALOO (Next door t Offce.) ee Pemmaanaas BTC WR PRIN R INN nes he ned Singer. to the Star the renow: 5 THIS EVENING. and every Evening dering the r ek. Miss AM A FISHER, Ped cnreiog Ronestrets tal Tose eee MABLE LOUISE ssi LA PE F V ANTED—-TWO SERVANTS.—A Woman asd Girt to Nurse, Cook, Wash, and willing to do what is to be to go into the country ines frow town, walking distance, it |. near First T rs. DAVIS, 373 Penn. avenue. ANTED—At Clermont, about three miles from Me en quire ol #. HARTE. Plank Road sites or ME \ oF Alexandra, Va..a DINING-ROOM SER- NT, who can attend ton House, He must brine is 88 to capability, honest sobr: OMAN, whoisa first-rate Drury M A Scotchman and his wife would be preferred. F. farther Particulars inquire at this othee. au 6-e03t W ANTE D—A well-grown BOY to learn the Sy 8 Young Gentieman of the the, Printing b Juquire of the subscriber, W* as Teacher of the common English Hith et branches, in ® private family. “Terms moderate, Address Teacher, Washington, D.C. au St" to obtain a loan of $3500 for a 4 years, for which I will give cent. interest, and a deed of trust more tian six’ pei upon Real Estate unencum! . Address imme- dintely, A. W. Y., through Washington City Post Office. fu 5-4t* ANTED.—A COOK, and also, a NURSE. [> best recommendations as to character and qualification required. No, I street, between 13th agd ith. Au 4-e0st ED.—A gentieman and his wife, or two male gentlemen can be accommodated with nice ROOMS and BOARD, near the Departments, by a private family. where no children or other reaps are. Apply for address at the Star Office, au 4-e03t ADY derstands pastry, 18 secustomed to the management of Ghildres-an excellent seamstress, and has no ob- jection to connect either of these with the above mentioned charge, Address A. B., at this office, or call at 595 lath street, nu S-eost ——_—_ ee tot WaANTE D—At the Government Hospital for the Insane—One good COOK. to whom a desira- ble situation and good wages will be given. au I-lw \ ANTED TO PURCHASE—A nest COT- TAGE or DWELLING HOUSE, fora sma: famii\or a jarge BUILDING LOT in the eity or suburb&of Washington city. A site or Dwelling in the snbitths. or withins mile or two of the city, would be preferred. Apply to POLLARD WEBB, No. 512 (2d Nory) 7th street. iy B WANTED TO RENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS.—A FARM containing from FP to 150 acres, with improvements suitable fora dairy Farm, and situated within | to5 miles of Washington city: One with the privil of aries it will 4 red. “Apply to BOLLARD WEBB, Agent, No-si9 Tth street. jy 3-2w* WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.—Waated on the Washington Aqueduct—1,0m MEN. To Masone, food waces ned stead eepionsen cil bs SONS, EC Wares 2 i em| 'y' wil given by the United ‘States, and by Contractors. ‘The works now going on embrace tunneilinc, — ry in stone and brick, excavationand em bankmen?. Apply on the line or at the Office in own, Ce M. C. MEIGS, iy St-eolm Captain of Engineers in charze. WASTED—In ne family of » goatioman vesting % two miles from the city. a good plain COOK. One who oan bring recommendations for skill, hon- foxviar wares, Apply to JP CRUTCHERT. ular 5 i 3 cor- her of bthand D attests, iy 15-1) ANTE D—Retween i5th and 7th streets, north Ww of K street. s smal! neatly eraiahed CoT- TAGE or HOUSE, w: rd le trees, or pie’ Slices ib or 2 Ra choos iven. ress ost forme and location. as ie Si” FOR RENT AND SALE. For other™ For Rent and Sale” notices see ist pare. TI EAUTIFUL VILLA SITES, containing from 10 to 5) acres, new the Muitary Asylum and Rock Creek Church, for sale. Also. comfortable two-story BRICK HOUSE and BACK BUILDING, a few squares west of the Girsie. with large garden. Terms very accommo- ine. Apply over Washington GRAFTON D. HANSON JOR RENT—A conveniently arranged BRICK Ut HOUSE, with ten Rooms ‘ted Basement, on L street, betwee: and east. on an- TH STILLINGS. City Savings Bank.to . nu 6-eost* num. ELIZABE aus-eo6t Sane Bee “T.—A three story BRICK, situated be- 8th and 9th streets, on M street. Inquire iJ t HEAP— A comfortable BRICK “1.1.1 NG, situated on the northeast corner of 4thand N streets north. ier balf in cash, laiunee in six and twelve months, or if all paid wm cash lexs will be taken. Apply to,POLLARD WEBB, No. 512 7th street. au 3-tf OR SALE.W—A gentieman having determined discontinue house-keepihg, offers for sale hi splendud four-story BRICK DWELLING HOUSE. situated between the City Halland Pennsylvania avenue. The House is nearly new, conta: rooms, With Gas Fixtures, Warm,Co Baths. A inc 16 id, and Shower yrs of excellent water in the yard and kitchen. Also, a Brick Stable and Carriage House upon the premines. Apply to POLLARD Ww B. No, 512 7th street. Bu 3-tf Fe RKENT—The two comfortable and conveni- = ent BRICK HOUSES on Fayette street, ad- joining the Convent are now undergoing complete re- ur, and will ba for rent on the 4th of August. The jouses are very desirable, particulariy to parents having chiidren to educate. Apply to JOHN L.. KIDWELL, High street, Georgetown. jy 2 FOR THE recovery of a pec hat al M BOOK, ita ini a bank book ‘thir ollarsin money ; $20 beng a note on the Patriotic Bank of Washing - Bee eee 4 a. and $5 Citizens Bauk o a 5 « N COrTHELE, No. 461 Pa.av., bet. Sd and 43 streets. hington city, about ee or ten 0,2 large DOG of St. Berna species, short-huuired, white with bi spots, ears cropped, answers to nea. Any information concerning hi ny received. or a suitable reward pa —— 5S E street north, au 6-St” su . Aug 6-2" OsT-In days all be thank hus recovery R. COYLE. $5 REWARD.—Strayed away on the 27th of Ded July,n White COW, with enrs, and legs biack to the first joint. Also, little black os her right side. The ab reward will be paid for the return of said Cow to GEO. HEIRZER LING, Corner 7th street and Virgin enne. au 6-St* East Navy Yard. OST—On the evening of the Sd instant,on Penn- sylvamia avenue,between 15th and 44 streets & is - dy’s GOLU WATCH, with Gold Chain, Seal, and Jewolled Cross attached. A liberal reward will be given for the return of the same to C. W.HINMAN, 23.434 street. gu 5-3t" = REWAR D.—Strayed away on Thursday last $5 TREC EOS Si cinent ane with e. 8. and large bac, with five teats. Has the end sawed off of her left hore. The we Te~ rd will be n for her delivery to eaemee eee ee HARRINGTON, No. 84 2d street, between F ans streets, au 2 lish Hull. R ARD.— from the subseri- $200 ber, living moartioee Mariboroush ‘rince George’s oomnty Md. on the 2th April, NEGRO MAN, DAVY GREEN. about 27 years of age, 5 feet, 6 inches high—a mulat & large bushy hres — 7 irin the District, where he ‘way to some free State, as provocation. Two Doltars, if taken ome pg gS ed if or! Maryland, in the District. or any rt aiken mass be if taken in this county, ceed (M J. BERRY. a. iskere round his BOARDING. . INS WISHING BOARD are requested Pirate Miss G6 WYNN'S, Smith's Row, No. 38 First street, Georgetown. ING.— Mrs. BATES, at the corner of ye avenue and 9th street, baving had her house entirely renovated and its accommoda- 1 4 niate ber of permanent transient bos sy gry the most ceatra! in the city, and, as and house rearranged P is second to no other boardiag-house in Washing - pu 6-4t~ sow 5 . day, msy Rasaeac oe [DENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Dr. R. FINI. \ aN has resumed fuily the pape DENTISTRY yet his old » No. Ivania avenue, between Ninth ‘euth atreets. aud y i