Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1857, Page 2

ZVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY vo-August 20, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE’ MORNING PRESS. The Union this morning contains a statis- article upon the industrial resources and foreign commerce of Costa Rica, wherein the thrifty condition of that enterprising. industri- ous ard thriving State—for such it is—are duly set forth in glowing colors. The writer of the article, however, complains bitterly against the fact that Costa Rica’s foreign commerce is almost entirely with Britain—saying: “ Whence this disparity in the exports of Great Britain, 3,000 miles off, and of the United States, almost at the very threshold of CostaRica? Nav- igation and import duties are precisely the same on both flags; the vessels of both nations are treated precisely alike in the ports of Costa Rica; and if there be any preferences in the markets of the republic for the merchandise of either, it is in favor of the United States ; for the British con- sul at San Jose, in the despatch already referred to, informs his government that “the United States export to this country better and cheaper unbleached cottons than can be obtained from England, and, doubtless, the bulk of this de- scription of goods, of which there is a large con- sumption, will in future be imported from the States’ And yet cotton goods constitute the bulk of Costa icon imports. and Great Britain supplies more than 50 per cent of the whole, and over 400 percent. more than the United States! What say our Lpegcaartisyoe” friends in Lowell, or our shippers in Boston and New York?” We have repeatedly taken occasion to show that Costa Riea is practically an English colo- ny ; that is, so far as British influence within her limits, and her entire identification with British interests, are concerned; and all the Union says to-day upon the remarkable facts that, thongh the navigation laws of the two countries offer equal inducements for Costa Rica to trade with us, though we are three thousand miles nearer to her than England, and though the staples of which she purchases most are cheapest in our markets, yet Britain continues to monopolize her trade, apply with great force to make plain the truth of our posi- tion, that it will be dangerous for this Govern- ment to permit a Government so closely identi- fied with England as Costa Riea is, on any pre- tence of conquest or bargain and arrangement with Nicaragua, in her present helpless con- dition, to obtain the control of the Iatter’s isthmus transit route; which can and should be made ours—that of the United States—above and beyond any and all contingencies of Euro- pean interference or Central American political commotions, and with as little delay as possible. The Intelligencer coincides with us in doubt- ing the truth of the story that Captain J. D. Simms, U.S.M.C., has, under orders from Com- modore Armstrong, taken the island of For- mosa. The same paper knocks the newest Abolition idea—‘Con,pensative Emancipation’’—into the middle of next week, by publishing a waggish letter, showing the obstactes in the way of the success of any such scheme of regulating the institutions of the South, without saying to her citizens, as much as—By your leave, sirs. We also find in the Intelligencer very in- teresting, and hitherto unpublished letter from Washington, concerning Talleyrand, showing that T. enjoyed his highest personal confidence and esteem while an exile in this country, and also that reasons of State compelled him to re- frain from a public manifestation of the fact. ———-s+e- {> A great haul of counterfeiters was made in New York on Tuesday night, and eight were ar- rested. They were circulating counterfeit fives on the Lee Bank of Massachusetts. — £7 Since the opening of the New York Dog Pound, on the i7th of last June; more than four thousand dogs have been slaughtered. ——————___= = > The latest reports from Europe state that the average heat of the present summer has no parallel, and exceeds every other by at least seven degrees. At Brussells the thermometer, Ang. 4, stood at 1) deg. in dense shade. PILiisusteas torn Nort# anv Sovtn.—The Steamship Tennessee, says the New York Herald, which arrived yesterday from Greytown, brought the last instalment of flilibusters, sent home by the Costa Rican Government. A miserableset of fellows they were, too. Falstaff’s ragged charge of foot, with but a shirt and a halfto the whole pared to these two hundred reyenerators of ral America, who were indebted to private y for their dinners on yesterday They went away fine stout fellows, with high hopes and good outfits; they came back weary, heart- sick, broken down, with hardly rags enough to cover their nakedness. Some were carried to the hospital, others paraded the streets, depending upen chance donations for bread and shelter. ‘Their condition is a sad commentary upon the proceedings of Generals Waikerand Henningsen, whe are to-day at Savannah, where they deav Z to raise money and men for ano libustering expedition in Nicaragua. The confi- dence of these men in the gullibility of human nature must be very strong, and they have au- doubtedly adopted the maxim that there is a new fool born every day. Very likely they are right. but we advise any young man fond of glory tore- ——e the price these ragged fillibusters paid jor it. ere ee Scandal at the New York Hotel. On Saturday evening, the New York Hotel, which, as every one knows, is one of the princi- pal resorts of Southern travelers, was the theatre of an abortive drama, in which one of the prin- cipal actors may congratulate himself in having made a fortunate escape. The following are the precise details of the affair, as obtained from the best sources : Among the transient residents of the hotel was Mrs. W—, a young and pretty lady from Loa- isiana, who was enjoying too freely her husband's absence—he having remained in New Orleans on account of business. A mono greng of middle age, said to be rich, an auctioneer by rofession, Mr. F—,, had “ overbid”’ (encheri) with the greatest success on the charming creole, I their inti- macy bad gone so far that it was noticed and com- mented upon by several inmates of the hotel Among those was a friend of Mr. W—, who thought it his duty to advise him of what oc- curred in his absence, and to enjoin him, either by telegraph or mail, tocome on as soon as pos- sible to put a stop to the scandal. As soon as he received the message, Mr. W. left New Orleans withont advising any one of it, and arrived in New York on Saturday evening, with a revolver in bis pocket, determined to take the law into his own bands. It was in such a disposition of mind that he went tothe New York Hotel, where his faithless better half was boarding, and inquired forthe number of her room. He had no trouble atalltogetin. Full of imprudent security and not suspecting that the outraged husband, whom they thought far off, was already advancing in the hall—the two lovers had not even been cau- tious = to lock the door. Mr. W— en- tered as if he was at home, and although it was very early in the evening, he found his wife and Mr. F—— ina position easier to imagine than to describe. and which did not admit of any possi- bie false explanation. ‘Without uttering a word, Mr. W. drew his re- volver and fired at the guilty party. Mr. F. not being hit, Jumped out of tel to the door. Where on openiug it he was shot at the second time, and took tight headlong towards the hall, followed by his terrible enemy. The fugitive had on but single fannel undershirt, ‘and at that moment it seerned to he least of his cares. But one can jodze of the sensation created by this strange i pee among the persons has- tening from all sides afer the noise of the firing of pistols. Mr. F running head-feremost ar- rived at the head of the staircase descending in eat haste turned to the right and stopped inane of the cells of the water closets of the hotel in —- he bolted himself close. ¢ he pursuit bad been het. He coul, his unpoetical sbelter the tumult preg phe and the struggle to stop and disarm the temibic husband He, however. did not rely on his cary and consented to open the door only when sun. moned by the police, and upon the formal Prom- ise that bis life should be protected. It hax been said that Mr. F— was wounded; but we believe it to be untrue, unless one means the double wound to Lis love and his self-love. As Mr. W— immediately left for the South with his wife, we are inclined to think that the affair will go ho further, after having caused less blood than — and tears to be shed.—Cowrrser des Etats aus. U7- The Rev. Dr. Thom, Salem, Mass has had an invitation to tocdee’ cae ge the aitarian urch in Chicag: i - piers cago, I linois, at a sal. 10 Dysentery of a virulent t sctailate the Big Spring neigthetnoes. —. ou in _—_ county, and several have died of WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tar Nicanacvas Mixtsten.—As the North- ern papets have mentioned the fact that a gen- tleman is in this city accredited by the Niea- raguan Government as its Minister Plenipoten- tiary to that of the United States, we may not refrain from confirming that statement. The gentleman in question, Don. Antonio Jose Irisarri, ever since his arrival here a few weeks since, has been in such feeble health as, we hear, to prevent him from presenting himself to the Government. Knowing his history well, we proceed to give the Siar’s readers some ac- count of him; for, in these days of diplomatic Parker H. Frenches and Captain Cantys, it be- hooves a Government to look somewhat more closely than was formerly necessary, to the ante- cedents of personsclaiming to be clothed with diplomatic functions. We therefore proceed to say that Don Antonio Jose de Irisarri, the ac- credited Minister Plenipotentiary from Nicara- gua to Washington, is descended from one of the oldest and most respectable families of Guate- mala, Central America. He isa highly edacated and intelligent gentleman, and is considered one of the most eminent of South American writers. His reputation, both as a diplomat and writer, isco-extensive with the South Anierican conti- nent. During his long diplomatic carcer he has been employed in various important situa- tions, both in Europe and America, by several of the South American Republics. In 1818, he was Minister of Foreign Relations in Chili. That same year he was sent, by the Govern- ment of Chili, as Minister Plenipotentiary to Buenos Ayres. where he negotiated the treaty by which those two republics undertook to fit out and send to Peru the military expedition that aided the latter country in achieving its independence. From 1819 to 1825 he resided alternately in England and France, having been accredited by Chili as her Minister Plenipotentiary near the Courts of St. James and St. Cloud; and while in England he negotiated the loan of five millions of dollars advanced by English capi- talists to Chili. Afterwards, in 1826, Mr. Iri- sarri went to Guatemala, where he was ap- pointed Commandant-General of that State and Minister of Police. In 1830 he returned to Chili, and while there held the offices of Gov- ernor of the Department of Jurico and Intend- ant of the Province of Colchagua until he was sent to Peru as Minister Plenipotentiary. This was during the war that was carried on against the Protector of the Peru-Bolivian Oonfedera- tion; and Mr. Irisarri negotiated, together with Admiral Blanco, at Paucorpata, a treaty of peace between Chili and the Confederation. In 1849, Mr. Irisarri received the appointment of Minister Plenipotentiary from Guatemala to New Granada. In the latter part of the same year he came to the United States, and has since resided in the city of New York. In 1895 he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington by both Guatemala and the State of San Salvador, and about the middle of 1856 by Nicaragua—by the Administration of President Don Patricio Rivas, after the latter got rid of Walker. Mr. Irisarri has a practical and thorough knowledge not only of his native country, Guatemala, but also of Mexico, San Salvador, New Granada, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bo- livia, Chili, Buenos Ayres and Brazil, in all which countries he has resided in the course of his long life. Our impression certainly is, that, concerning Spanish-American public affairs, he is the best informed man now living. Tue American Tore 1x Excuanp.—We are very sure from the signs around us, that Amer- ican gentlemen connected with the turf are, few of them indeed, pleased with the idea of having Mr. Ten Broeck held up to the world as their representative on the other side of the Atlantic, and his horses as the best specimens of American racers; which is the sum and sub- stance of most of the American newspaper articles that have been drawn out to feed the excitement concerning the carcer of Mr. T. B. and his nag, in England. At one time, Mr. T. B. owned or had the management of the Metaire course. at New Orleans, which by no means thrived under his auspices, because (we are told.) of his profession,—that, of what is termed in ordinary parlance “ a sportsman,’ ’—which disinelined the planters and other gentlemen addicted to the turf from patronising it in his hands. It is very surely regretted by nota few racing American gentlemen, if such a con- test is to become a national one, that the United States is not represented in it by some one who, like the leaders of the turf in England, is not a professional “‘ sportsman ;’’ and, further, that better judges of horse flesh than Mr. Ten Broeck (who is said to know far more of ¢ards than of horses) had not the selection of the champions on our side. It strikes us that their criticisms, which we are but repeating here, are just and forcible; and while they mean no offence to Mr. Ten Broeck, are necessary to the proper defence of the ability, &c., of our turf, which has not been advaneed in the estimation of gentlemen turfmen in the Old World by the achievements of Pryor and Prioress, so far; though it is said in Richmond, Va., that theirowner has already won some four hundred thousand dollars at cribbage, in England, being far wore skillful at cards than in racing. Taz Berrermitk comine ovr or tne Stir- ABour.—The following, which we find in the New York Tribune of the day befure yester- day, embraces an explanation of the story con- cerning the Webster and Harris grant that wears the air of probability; inasmuch as it comes from a gentleman of well known charac- ter, (Mr. Anderson,) whose opportunities for knowing what has transpired in Costa Rica in connection with the matter are much better than those of any one else who has so far ap- peared in print in connection. Ten to one it will turn out that Capt. Canty’s credentials are from Webster; rather than the Government of Costa Rica. If Mr. Molina is, up to this time, officially ignorant that the Captain has been clothed with power by Costa Rica to ne- gotiate with this Government, we feel very sure tbat Webster, and those interested in that in- dividual’s steamship speculations—not Costa Rica—are his accreditors. On the whole, this Captain Canty business bids fair to prove the “ gum’’-est game ever “ tried on’’ the authori- ties here, we apprehend - ‘Mr. Young Anderson, late Costa Rican Com- missioner in this city to otiate the cont! with reference to the transit toute, wad wheel ae our readers may recollect, Mr. W'R.C Webster charged with raying his confidence, while acting in the capacity of his rivate secretary, has written toa gentleman in this city, under date of July 9th, a fall =n of his Teasons for Pare. eeneny wi — Webster. le es the charge, published in the Costa Rican paper, by Webster, leiee the teanee Jatiuenced bint In the conrse he nhyra dignantly protests against We: that he was his secretary. He says that he fur- wished the ‘uniary resources, Which Webster extravagantly used, and adds that he was obliged to leave in consequence of that person’s notori- bar character. “Mr. Anderson goes on tosay that he had fre- yy interviews with the President of Costa ica, and that he repudiated Mr. Webster, whose departure from the capital of San Jose on’ the 2d ult. renders tt ut least. do: a pot ge plete ubtful whether he sue: whereof he now eg grant, of the possession “Mr. Anderson . n advises his ware of Col. Cauty, whom he chatineetons ons Pte cunning and unscrupulous man, who ae Culiged ‘to leave the English army in dis- grace to emigrate to Costa R re & well-to-do relative of his resided. Not belag able to obtain a commission in the Nicarag 1 Col. Canty opened a hotel at Rivas, w Went to Sag Francisco at the comme: of Walker’s invasion of Nicaragua. In Ban Jose Col. Cauty, according to Mr Anderson. le ed $3,00 from the widow of ¢ former President ursned, and in- ter’s averment of Nicatagua, ln whosechouse he lodged, with which sfin he went to Granada. thence to New Orleans, and returned to $ ose. To the wid- ow’s nametous applications for the money lent, the only answer he gave was that, seeing a fine chance for a specul: » he invested, leaving an azent in Greytown whd would attend to the sales. had no doubt that she would receive at least $5,000. She has, however, never received one cent from Col Cauty. He is employed as finan- cial manager of The Album newspaper. When Col. Spencer was sent to capture the lake and Tiver boats, Col. Cauty’s son aecompanied him, and in consequence of his de! of Castillo got the position of Captain, and is at present com- mander at Castillo. ““Mr.W.R C. Webster, in order to give im- portance and confidence to bis attempt to open the. route, brought Col. Cauty with"him. Sr. Molina, the Costa Rica Ambassador, at present in this city, called on Col. Cauty, and suspects that he is not an authorized agent to negotiate on behalf of his government “ This, coupled with the fact that Sr. Molina has received no despatches from home, leads us to continue to doubt the existence of the Webster and Harris grant.’’ Tae Trans-Attastic TeLreGrarn.—It is very certain that at this moment more interest is being manifested in the success of the expe- riment of connecting together the two conti- nents by a rope of iron—by a bridge over which intelligence is expected to pass between them in an instant—than in any other, or indeed all other current business transactions. This may well be so. Tf successful, its immediate effect will be great- ly to change current methods and modes in the transaction of financial and commercial business between the twocontinents. The prospective ef- ect of its success cannot fail to be to knit the in- terests of the great body of busy, thriving and thrifty people of Europe and America much more closely together, and greatly to increase their knowledge of each otherin all things. All this must operate to increase the emigration to the United States of most desirable foreigners; of persons of means, attainments, mechanical skill, &e.; of persons possessed of minds so enlighten- ed that they will soon seek to profit themselves by the general greater advantages of American citizenship, than of citizenship under any other government under the sun. List or Patents.—The following is the list of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Aug. 18, 1857—each bearing that date : Zachariah Allen, of Providence, R. 1—For improvement in tubular shafting for mills, &c. Hi. H. Baker, of New Market, New Jersey.— For improved rotary planing cutters. John H. Cooper, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For im- provement in gas regulators. Israel Dodenhoff, of Bloomington, 1il.—For improved raking apparatus for harvesters. Edward Dugdale, of Burlington, N. J.—For improvement in grate bars of furnaces. E. I.. Gaylord, of Terrysville, Conn.—For im- proved machine for bending metal plates. Sidney Godley, ef Lockport, N. ¥Y.—For im- provement in cooking-stoves. Charles S. Goodman, of Washington, D. C.— For improvement in hoops for ladies’ skirts. Jared O.M_ Ingersoll, of Ithaca, N. Y.—For improvement in manufacturing metal buttons. Francis H. Jones, of Federalsburg, Md.—For improvement in eye-shading apparatus. Magnus Kling, of Reading, Pa—For improve- ment in percussion powder. Philo Maltby, of Dayton, O—For improved machine for dressing saws. James Mitchell, of Osceola, Jowa—For im- provement in railroad car brake. Julius Perry, of Plymouth Hollow, Coan.— For improved machine for bending metal plates John C. Schooley, of Cincinnati, O.—For im- provement in inhaling apparatus. Wm. Selpho, of New York, N. ¥.—For im- provement in the construction of artificial hands. John E. Smith, of Troy, N. ¥.—For improve- ment in rie Ge hic repeaters. Edward W. ab and Richard Jenkins, of conearon, Ky.—For improvement in railroad rail. P. P. Stewart. of Troy, N. Y.—For improve- ment in bakers for cook{ng stoves. Timothy F. Taft, of Worcester, Mass.—For improved shears for cutting metal. Jos. V. Tibbets, of New York, N. ¥.—For im- provement in hot-air registers. Lauriston ‘towne, of Providence, R. 1.—For improved machine for twisting curb chains. Daniel Woodbury, of Rochester, N. ¥.—For improvement in portable horse- powers. Geo. Wright, of Grafton, Mass.—F or improve- ment in self-acting mules for spinning. Leo de la Peyrouse, of Paris, France, assignor to Michael J. A. Guiet, of New York, N er For improvement in tanning liquids. Reissue —Jeremiah Carbart, of New York, N. Y.—For improvement in reed musical instru- ments. Patented Dec. 28, 1846; reissued June 24, 1858. Wuo Struck Bitty Patterson ?—The Re- publican party newspapers -have already changed their recent shouts over tho alleged election of Rollins to the Governorship of Mis- souri, to moans, groans, and jeremiades over the alleged frauds by which he has been beaten. Their charges of fraud are precisely what might have been looked for. They have never yet been beaten by the Democrats, in a close con- test, without essaying to cover their defeat after that fashion. In this case, they pretend to accuse the returning officers—not in one, or two, or three, or four counties, of forgery and per- jury—but of forty or fifty counties! Indeed all, according to their newspapers, who have had anything to do with making up the returns of such of the counties as were originally re- ported to have done better for Rollins than the sequel proved, are forgers and perjurers. Who struck Billy Patterson, we ask again? Sometnixe Intenestina.—At the Navy De- partment, we saw, this morning, specimens of the cable or wire rope now being laid for tele- graphic purposes, in all stages of preparation— first, the frail copper wire; next, that coated with the gutta percha in solution; next, that again coated with the twisted iron wire protec- tion of the gutta percha against being crushed off by the tremendous pressure of the water to which it will be subjected, at the bottom in some places at least 2,000 pounds to the square inch ; and still again that with the coating of tar to which it is last subjected. These specimens are so arranged as that the observer can at a glance comprehend all the ar- rangements of metal and gutta percha neces- sary to the completion of the cable as it is now being laid down. Tug Drep Scorr Decision IN THE GENERAL Lanp Orrice.—The general pre-emption act of 1841 contains a stipulation that the recipient of its benefits shall be “a citizen of the United States,” or shall ‘have filed his declaration of intention to become such.’’ By the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, at the last December term, it is held, in substance, that ‘“‘afree negro of the African race whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as slaves is not a citizén within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States.’ Free negroes cannot, therefore, legally claim the benefits of the pre-emption lands; and claims of persons of the class contemplated by that-deci- sion, have been ruled out and regarded as null, we learn, at the General Land Office APPOINTMENTS AND Promotions.—Henry F. Wendell has been appointed Navy Agent at Portsmouth, N. H., vice Nehemiah Moses—to take effect on the 1st September next. First Lieut. Algernon 8. Taylor, to be a Cap- tain in the Marine Corps, vice Captain H. B. Tyler, promoted. Second Lieutenant Andrew J. Hays, to be a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, vice Taylor, promoted. . Myron C. Riggs, of Connecticut, to be a See- ond Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Lieut. Hays. Coumissioxzn.—John Haverty, Esq., long the chief clerk in the office of the Central Su- perintendency of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, Mo., has been commissioned to be its Superin- tendent. This appointment holds good under the law until the meeting of Congress, when it expires and a new commission for the position must be made out, we hear. We seo nothing n this appointment to lead us to believe that when Congress meets Mr. F. P‘ Stanton will VOCAL MOgIC.=©. | not be appointed to the office. many thanks @® his Tar Extcross.—The for the eleo- | *" - — tion of Stewart (Democrat) over Rollin: be | Event Cinsses for i Governor of Mi inereases with each addi-} Tiowiedse om ary ri Nonalgicalreturnfedtyed. | Bemniesohr, crear, = = an 1) fe ‘ pact <= ‘Your oateetion ing to and Acade- Wallace (Democrat) for Congress aEAESON, also, private instructions ing and upon which arms eut Her shoes were off; Now is the time to buy Cos! for the coming feet were without stocxings. Several hours atk ee twenty-Lve conte ie tesla when | (JULES AND INSTRUCTIO the accident her body was recognized by he & hey aro Coal delivered to any part of the city, eR brother. She was 18 yeatsof age and respectabl; * ps Contees a ew rier, —— CE GIVEN FOR OLD PI- ea Of engravings ; price $1, U7 Not less than 5,700 llibuat found IGHEST Fat 1-50 if the volume is to be their graves in Nicaragua. ora ane armed Bi ANOS In exchanee for De SHIN F, ELLIS, Hy moor RA % i for favors di patrons for the delegation in the new House, | the Piano. pplication can be made to Mr. I. through the post from that State stand emesis 3 sso effice or at the music stores of Meee. Ellis or PRE OL A us—not 8 to 2, as m joned not long since letzerotte. _______—sa 15 tSepti®_ | —""~"Seoanrparane a.”~C~C~C the Star. —— BRM ORE euch POT —e EXCURSIONS, &c. ed [Nor Tavg.r-It is reported /all over the city pee ee site is best Ie craw , suai faa sal aenaiplapemncteagagen to-day that Col. Wm. F. Phillips, Sixth Audi- | hy part of the city. ak S10 pet gnlion, delve At Washington Ya ers, torof the Treasury, ‘was removed from office of Cake: finesein eee ae wae win eB TO pagent ect aod manta last night, and Dr. Tate, gf Smythe Co;,; Va., | Furnishes Parties, Weddines, Pxopre &o. e » August2ith, 1857. appointed in his stead. We have ascertained Kate Foreden ax Wascere: The Committee of Arrangements respectfully that nd such changes in that office have taken | _iy 27-1m* Opposite Bi ’ Hotel. | be leave to r that the EXCURSION a evicen as above stated. Place up tothe hour at which we Bo prone. fine steamer GEORGE Wasutxoron, under a DOG LICENSE.—The own- pd Sk Bt eckecowe are notified i iets thar are aww! wine tn sat fom That date » they will sutject sel Tae Comsissionerssir or Parents.—We have no reason to believe that this office has } LATRD, Clerk. m. Retur ing at a2 m. been filled, as is currently stated, by the ap-| Georgetown, Aug-13th, 1857. au te Boat will stop at the Navy pointment of the Hon. Colin M. Ingersoll, of ER CITY: ‘Benss and String Band has been en- 1 FOR THE QUAK PRANKLIN PHILADELPHIA ASSO- Bae tne Pe tmtiin Pare Companys i 4 ouse.on THURSDAY EVENING fat lock, for the purpose inet Marokall-and of the tranan ction of Connecticut. The friends of that gentleman seem to be very confident that he «will be the new Commissioner of Patents, however, and ONE LLAR for a gentleman and Indiga, t0 be bad 0 ‘any of the committee and at the Committee of Arranzem-nts. it. N. Hope, ‘Qth of ct Liew Corp. J. Wohl, very shortly. we F fiver amporiant burinens relative a) inant atte ai }.bewe z. op ;; linsing, — - phia in October next, fo par! + Geyer. + Kilian. Tue Sart Laxe Matt Contract.—The con: art Sra promoaion ee. ey, tract for this mail service, once a month and back, has been given to Mr. Stephen B. Miles, of St. Joseph’s, Mo., at $32,000 per annum. aue-TeTh slings hel pepe ve sake te he gaia ax, Coe ee ICE CREAM AND WATER ICES, of the ex delivered rs, ho desire to join the Association should amake early appucntiny for adpinasons aa the list of members must SO. R. CROSSFIELD, Seo YOUNG CATHOLIC’S FRIEND 80- TY ,of Georgetown, will cive a PIC NIC at AR Tox Sprinc, on WEDNESDAY, Sep- tember 21, 1857. Particulars ina futuready rtisement. P| of the Committee of Arrangements. au 18-3" GRAND EXCELSIOR EXCURSION Washington Light Infantry, To ‘0. LK, PORTSMOUTH, CHESA- cia PEAKE BAY, & circumstances. best qualit to inenulies, parties, ApporxteD.—The President has appointed | (ite, 374 exouts ft eee DEPOT, Tench Tilghman collector of the port of Oxford, cece aE et Md., vice R. B. Willis, resigned ; and Jno. G. NOTICE—Tho President and Directors o Downey collector of the port at San Pedro, CF Gcoreetown —_— gg ek Cal., vice C. E. Carr, deceased. ports, on pain of ber jeait ‘accord: au By order of the Presi¢ent : wane sim” JAMES CLARK, Treasurer. 0 trespass on any of the +e. The Ixrantry tnke pleasure in announcing, that at the solicitation of rma yfrenas and Tue Weatnenr.—The following roport of the | —————————-—-_"_-"*__ | patrons, they will their very ‘ faci: d successful EXCUR weather for this morning is made from the Morse | (QNF, CARGO CUMBERLAND, COAL, just SION Of inst year, thus precasting epreapainp ahs Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. | “2, ouaiven N.W. comer iath and Gate Nar dsr, | Sufpassed or excelled in its altractions—The Pato- Majestic Bay, Old Point Comfort, Hygeu and Visitors, the extensive fortifien- tidh Fortress Monroe, Kip Raps, Rottott. Port oath, Gosport Navy Yard. Pol eu 4 ene stexm frigate Golorad>, Dry Dock. Navat ompi C., &c, The Fateerend sieewere of their patrons will re- ceive particular attention. a A necessary for the preservation of good order he safe and commodious steamer PownaTaNn having been chartered will leave her wharf FRI- The time of observation is about 7 o'clock a. m.: AvcGust 20, 1857. New York, N.Y Philadelphia, Pa...... Baltimore, Md Washington, D. nl .E.—T { Watson’s 810 SEWING OF Sittin. ingeod order, As the owner has no use for them they will be sold low. Call at No. 356 7th street, near I. Au St G68 FOR SA —A lot of HOGS will be sold Histihe Leer As; — = FRI- y ist, at 50’ m. aay ik QUEEN. inter au 20-2t* cloudy, pleasant. Wilmington, N.C. cloudy, pleasant. ERLAND COAL, DAY, August the 2ist.nt2 p.m.and arrive at Norfolk Charleston, 8. C.. clear, BA seas = abe or bit Semeote, 1S Setusdey 10 amy and retiirn edie a Ary i eceiv jor joes, Li Pt - M., fi remain unt he ta arene saad pecsant: aod Snider careoen of the beat quality CUMBER: Fire for Washington; arriving home Monday about Macon, Ga. storming. ee siceeh poss, : ‘saperior Band of Music is and the ser- Columbus, Ga. s.clondy, raining. the very lowest cosa PHO was P. LEVY, vices of Mr-J.C. Reynolds, ofthe E Dorado Bouse, Montgomery, A! cloudy, damp. Wine, Liquor, and Grocery Store. secured as Caterer. Lower Peach Tree, Ala...clear. _8u20-tf No, 554 12th street, corner of B street Extra sleeping accommodations wil! be provided. ti Upnibases, will leave the Navy Yard and connect e ™ “Tickets willbe onsale at Todd & Co.'s. J.Hamlin’s Capitol Hill, and J. O’Donncll, Druggist, Navy Yard, or of the committee and company, or on the Mobile, Ala ... Gainesville, Mis: clear, pleasant. New Orleans, L: --clear, pleasant. From THe West. The following reports have been furnished by .cool, cloudy. EN L ACADEMY. Cetra ot band Tenth streets, this Institution wiil commence is lumited, ercises of ll receive particular attention. “deme SILAS MERCHANT. Prin. Single Tickets THREE DOLLARS + entieman the Natiogal Telegraph line : JPROPOSATS WILL BE RECEIVED TILL | and lady $5; and $1 for eagh additional Indy ; ner- Frederick, Md. »-clear, cool. Saturday, the F8 at 12 o'clock. for. grading ~_ vante Gt. Csinabes oe areachuns =] u jew houses situ: al he Hagrilowas Mal: ceteer Meaear cornet of fand streatsy “The bidare will tate | Captain 3/¥-nvie.” “Lieut J. Pie Harper’s Ferr, clear, pleasant the price per eubic yard. ere wil rot ‘ B. Fe A rLiinde bai Ppl reco es yards to move. 1 will want 380 yards Of the | Kdwara Reynol Corporal FH: Sage, dirt a short Sietagee from the place. The bids will . ; at the building. ‘eemse THOMAS LEWIS Ho Y, GLOVES, &e. ‘The sul no. McNamee, Surgeon W.. B. BUTT, Treasurer. ([™ Members of the Contributing Roll of the Cc will call upon Capt. Davis for Complimen- tary Tick ets to the Excursion. james Le’ < Martinsburg, Va Grafton, Va.... 3 4 5 At Waskingees: yesteriey 2p m.. the barom- ibscriber respectfully informs those per- au 13-8.Tu. Th eter was 30.162, thermometer This morning, HOSIERY at 7 o'clock, the barometer was 30.20, thermome- | SPS, FiU"E a1 Pires HIRD PLEASURE FXCURSION L WARES, &e., tl they will find a large and well selected st at his store: yoo is sa ee Ey F ERSON ATS , _ | Suteuasers to‘oall aad examine for themaetvesbefore ++» Hon. J. 8. Phelps, of Mo., is at Browns’. purchas gainembers t his stock of SUMMER -... Itis stated that Mr. Guthrie. ex-Secretary y GOODS ot onatia order to mae room for his of the Treasury, will be chosen United States DRY GOGHS at coat in or mate f meets a bart nator for Kentucky. hi t jammer purchases will find it greatly to their ao David vis ab abe of biclagretie aer = advantage to examine his stock, F. PERRIE, nm nominat y the Americans for Judge o 4 ADE wos the Court of Common Fleas. . _575 7th street, near I. -+,.Mr. James E. Murdoch, the comedian, was - 54} in Paris on the Ist instant, and will leave for ter 67°. OLD POINT, PORTSMOUTH, & NORFOLK. The steamer Marviaxn will lerve Washington upon ag Excursion tothe: 'e places on SATURDAY, August 2d, s o’clock a. m., arriving at Norfoll early next morning, and leave again at 10 o'clock for OW ren ee. — wil bey) until ro ‘clock . TE. ‘ample time to vier jampton,Fortress Ni roe. the fives otel, to enjoy the Sea Breeze, to Fish and Bathe. e next day can be agreeably nt in visiting Norfolk and Portsmouth, the Navy Pard. Dry Doek.. Naval Hospital. &c. Returvine, the Maryland wili leave Norfolk for Wasliagton Notice OF We REMOVAL OF THE THE LAND OFFICE FROM OJ Deity iN 3 >, IBWA TO OTTER onday afternoon at lock. home so.astoreach New YorkearlyinSeptember. | ais, THE TERRITORY OF ihe table will be abundantly supplied with all the +... itis in asserted that the body of theson | \ASINNESOTA. _ delicacies of the Washington and Norfolk markets. of Napoleon I., now lying at Schonbrun, will be Ynaccordance with the provisions of the act of | Good Masic will be an attendan: Congress entitled “An act authorizing changes in the location of | and Offices, Spprcnet se March, 1943, 1 18 hereby deciared and 3 ‘ office for the “‘ Northwestern District.” in the T ritory of Minnesota, will be removed from the town of Orrpwa to OTTER Tat Crry, in said ‘Territory, at as early u period as practicable. Further notice as to the precise time of removal ee register and receiver for said istrict. = Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this cnn gl beeen 1857. order o! e President 4 THOS. A. HENDRICKS, Commissioner of the General Land Office. wow oe. » including meais. for the round trip, $5 shortly brought to Paris and deposited at the In- tieman and isdy $10. Meats 7 el Wat. MITCHELL. valides. +++. Carlyle is understood to have abandoned his intention of writing the Life of Frederick the Great—research into facts has proved his intend- ed hero a sham. ---. Dr. RW. Griswold, the author of many” valuable works on the poets and prose writers of America, is dangerousty ill, and no hope is enter- tained of his recovery. :.--Rev. Mr. Arthur, author of “ The Success- ful Merchant,”’ has resigned the Secretaryship of the Wesleyan Foreign Missionary Society, in England, on acconnt of ill health. ++. The Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, who is again re-elected to Congress, by a large majority, our readers will remember, fs {n Washington, at Wiilards’, apparently in fine health. He is on his way North, we hear. & REWARD.—Strayed away a few weeks aco, -) avery neat, small, RED COW. Not @@ certain about marks, but believe she has had samall bit cut from ope of her ears, and, two or three slits inthe other. The above rewar will be paid to any one retu: her to the subseri ber. SAM. H.Y xy G, Coal Denier. $5 = treet, between D and KE. _ fanaway from the subseriher this morning, the 2th instant N oy named THOMAS MOODS - warn all persons from harboring him 2s the law willbe enforced aeamst them. and f = OAL, WOOD, AND SAND, 1am this day discharging a cargo of Cumberland Coal, from the best mimes in Cumberland. it being so well adapted fer stenm and smiths’ purposes. Also, two cargoes of that free-burning Red-Ash ., Coa! at the wharf, which wil! be discharging the last 3-2] Ur. George Jordan, formerly of the Na- |; of thisand the first of the next week. It is the tional Theatre In this city, is performing in Bos- |; same as that I received Inst year, which gave my ton. The Boston ‘Transcript says he is the best |! pono arg Cait joes og It is the best in the i i vy have i | market for grate: cooking. Ten pear can they Mave had In that city for }) MACS piarge supply of White, Red and Grey Ash residence on Boundary st. 14th etreets. on the 17th in- r and stant, a large RED COW, branded on the, neck with the letter O; she hada bell on, pd & Tey } Coal. : Tho abov wll be pard for .+-.Mr. George EF. Locke, better known as |} ~ Hickory, Oak, and Pine Wood, which will be sold | ted on her horns. The above reward wil ad for “Vankee,”? ‘and lady, and Mr. and Mrs. J.J. p, Jowif taken from the vessels, ae ——— HENRY HAW. Neafie, were at Dubuque last week, on their way Office and Yard northeast corner of Rpg * - — East. ‘They have been “starring” it in the up } € Streets, No. 513; personal attention w; given AME TO THE PREMISES OF THE SUB- to the delivery of the above. ¥ My experieuce in the fuel business, for the last twelve years, has enabled me to know what willeuit the market. river regions with good success. -++-Dr. Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck—onr Dr. Say- er—the charming Bloomer and Apostless of Dress 4 seriber, near Rock Creek Church, a, small sized COW. The owner can have her by proving property aud paying for thes; = advertisement. Reform, is building a curiosity of architecture, [ _Ane 2 St _C. M. KEYS. | “au is-st* Ji Mm wateyn. in ‘he shape of a ‘* mud house,’’ at Middletown, } R : CENTS SWARD.— vom th N.¥., which is designed to solve the problem | TENN MU INSURANCE Com-| FUVE CENTS REWARD.—Raaavay from the how every man can be his own landlord. PA ADELPHIA. ROBERT tN about 1734 yearsofage. All ..-. Wilbur Fisk Noyes, a member of the Se- Ee eT TUAL. s Are warned against biring or harboring sad Bor. as the law will be fully enforced on all suche WM. RUTHERFORD. an 8-3t* Marble Works, E, bet. |2thand 13th sts. LS —As I have been legaily notified by the Commissioner of Pensions that a» BOUNTY LAND WARRANT for one hundred and twenty acres, No. 90,021 was issued onthe loth of January, 1857, in the name of James Griffin as Private in Cx) tain Pierce's company, Virginia Militea, War 1812, and sent to my address of Berlin, Virginian. As no such Land Warrantthas never come to my hands,not to the owner, and as every reason exist that said warrant has been Jost, minsent, or stolen from the mai! on transient from Washington city, D. C., to Bertin, Virginia; and the object of this advertise- ment isto give due notice that I shall make applica tion at the Pension Office of the United States fora duplicate after riven the notice required by inw. auls-w6w EDWIN BRADSHAW, Attorney REW AR D.—Ranaway from the subsori- ber. living near Upper Mariborough, rince George’s connty, Md., on the 2th of April, NEGRO. M. GREE nior Class of Wesleyan University, at Middle- town, died on Thursday last, after a short illness. His disease was congestion of the brain. He was in his fourteenth year, and had been a member of the college about two years ! «+. Robert Courtney, Esq., of Albany, N.Y; Col. A. 8. Johnson, U.S. A.; Capt. J. H. Parker, U. ;Hon. T. L.. Clingman, M. C. elect from W. B. Maclay, M.C. elect from N. augustus Schell, Esq., Collector of the port of New York; David Ogden, Esq., and James R. Steers, Esq., of New York, are at Willards’. —$——__—~20e From the African Squadron. Correspondence of The Star. U.S. Surp St. Louis, Funcnat, Madeira, July 17, 1857. I have nothing new to write you. The Fourth we spent here, and had quite a joyous time on CHAR All the profits divided amongst the policy holders ) ewery year. The only truly Mutual Company in the } ity or State. “= i‘ SL I. MILLER, President, SAMUEL F. STOKES, Vice-President. JOHN W. HORNER, Secretary. amd may be paid annually, semi-annually, or juarterly. * Perso né who now insure will partake ofa full year’s drvidend on the Ist of January next. Persuis visiting the city — insure their own lives, auc! creditors the lives of debi le ‘Deserit tive pamphlets, blank forms, and every in- formatior: on the subject of Mutual Life Insurance furnished on application to the Agent without charge 1. Persopally or by mail. J, RIGGLES, Agent. Washington City, N. W. corner Penn. avenue and 17th st. aE Battimonre, August 5th, 1852. A. 4. Kennard, E85, second street, Baltimore. Sir :—Please accept my thanks for the prompt pay- board the ship. The ship was dressed off with | ment of a Life Iusurance er aoe a on the Set renters nee e boas ed oat, fings, flowers and evergreens, and looked very | [nts Pam Afatual Livetnsurance Company of Pini: | whiskers round hus fice, medimm sire and down well, indeed. We had also an excellent band | ade!phia,for one thousand dollara($1,000.) The proofs | has relatives, or make his way to soine [ree State, ne from shore, and Jack amused himself by dz ncing oe mee BE a a pod pe left without any provocation, | will give owe re the oe ee eee discoursed _ The | of policy. Most respectfully, seemancniel taken im the District. or any other re of paryionk, succes eave of Sav tad Vink rea NLP Raion, | SUB inte os fsa hs ea be the tables yroan neath the weight of Sara je 9-t' aL . BERRY. things. Of course the boys pitched 11 With | g 4 Kennard, Ese dren Musust Teh, 1857. knife and fork, but for the first time ‘nad: to give | 4: 4- Kennard, Esa. No. 39 Second street. WANTS. in and own themselves ‘beat. [fowever, as| Estexwxp Sir:—The —— of the Poli- tenn ll = they could not destroy the good thiugs set before | ey held by me on the life of m: @ husband, Daniel WANTED—By a le young WOMAN. them, they have the satisfaction of knovving that pittle for the benefit of myself and children. in the @ situation either as Chambermaid, Nurse, of they endeavored to do their best. After dinner | Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadel- | Piain Cook. Address Box No.8, at tnis wifice. It" enough was sent on shore to feed two hundred | phis, entities the company and yourselfto my sincere | By a reapectabie MARRIED MAN, of the poor, whose hearts were made glad by such | [Hants ‘and the proofs were furnished you on ‘@ situation as general Farm Hand. His wits asupply. The whole wound up with a display the sd at is month. isa good Seamstress as well as Housekeeper, or will of fireworks in the evening. Really, as the Very truly your friend, make hersef generally useful. Can bring good rec- Dutchman said, “the Fourth of July was on Maxoarer Littie, ommendations. Address Box No. 12, Star Ofiee. Bonid the St. Joule, and, if have no doubt, all] _ au 2) east No.aMeHenry street. } _au 2+St who participated with us will long, remember the | {> aS cE U, Tv NTED.—A 1 ADY (rood workman jas Ss Fourth of July, 1857, on board this ship. A Sh Pa Gad id AT MET | Wan indent tin Wwoeerorna 8 We are looking every day for t!:e Commodore, | A PIANO FORTE.—I have now in st 9th street. Re with the Cumberland, to arrive “here, and when | th followin's great bargains : BG three or four good PLAIN SEWERS. and he comes we expect to leave for the Capede Verde | Two supe."b Pianos, four round corners, rosewood | & | to ran errands. Apply immediately as above. Islands. Our officers and crew are all well, and a octaves. need only afew months. 1} _ on 20-3 seve! n 5 will eel ther.2at $125 less than their price seven since, na beautiful seven 2s wagons Piano, iron rame, mers, for ‘The mune ano are sold for no fault, but be- longed to famitie:* who have removed to the west, and left them with ustobe sold. They are resliy and truly great bar,'ains, We are prepared to give a written guarantee with them, and will, at any fu- y, exohange, i f parties are not satished. Iso, A iy second- band Piano of Hallet & Davis’ make. lor $200, used Lut eighteen months, and cost 325. ae two second-hand Chickering’s for $175 each, at the Great Piano Warerooms of JOHN F, Eu auld 906 Penn. ave.. bet, Otitand ioth ede: D. a indersigned this opportu: per gen ny his fnends if the public tha he Wood and Coal street, hoping to go home soon, as the cruises on this station are only for two years. July 20.—Thbe Cumberland arrived here on the afternoon of the 18th, and will remain for some time. Her officers and crew are all well. We leave to-morrow for Porto Praya, to take orders for the Dale to proceed down the coast. PRD ES Oh EE Tae Goamantown (PHILA peLpHia) SuIcIDE. The young female who threw herself upon the; track of the Germantown railroad, and permitted the cars to run over her, was named Grace Ann Miller. She had been jally insane for some time, and resided in Germantown, It appesis that Just before the accident, the engineer dis- WANTER —A small, convenient HOUSE dress T. C. F., through Washingt Office. au! ANTED.—A good Cook, Washer, and A permanent situation and good wages given to one who can furnish satisfactory referen ces. Apply at 448 L. street between 12th and h streets, nu 19.2t* H&&s! WANTED. Lr a firs =. some, iron-eray 3 By five years ol and perfectly sound and true, for 8230: or, will ex” for a Horse or Mare Ci —! worth, more fora family. Her only itis two much spirit. Inquire at this office, orat Mr. HAZEL’S hies, in Georgetown. au 19-3t W th itat sore Ui) the work of « smal! $ SERVANT. has taken thi Coal Yard on ith -need apply except such as can come well recom- abet tasane meget Spree | Gas fats te el Porerentene | gree, AER aman oa at e a Sree ane => Sree. aR female, instead of stepping ar.ide trom the Yoocke snoply of WOOD snd COAL, wateh he WANTEDSSE or eight HOD-CARRIERS. merely turned around, and after gazing at the en- or to punctual customers. marines bat cana oe ‘Aopis io WISE & CALI ity, ine, etanroly turned around and proceeded on undersigned Hatters himself that an experi- No. las4k street Velaad. ek . roach en je of more than el: AANTED INM EDT oe sibel LR rithine thee totaal? valy ep eye, om ears (Over of which he has been employed at Wad. Le TELY—AC OLORED deliberately raised her hap ds to RSet 4 yard by its late proprietor) will him OMAN, who is a good Cook, Washer, and oss 1 to select a first-rate article. Ironer. Good wages willbe xiven. Apply at a H Geng, thr rey hariy Ci | ae Noon by Seating au rin gti to | Hrs corse of mie ‘across the rai rect in °. ‘ f the o's patron- = — _____ — ing... ‘The iron mease death came tinun- | hgetant that of Nie teenie wenerally,. He also re= W 4rvo miles from he eyo rood plain can dering oy, and reach! spot where the dis- t young creature aid, pewed aver herbo dy, tearing every shred of clothing from it, a almost sever: +. trmik in two. One of h er esty ctw pp pe renular wares. A sos Cee of hi featur sotcta continuation of forts to Pei eus- the yard, assuring seems his continued SHAS. W. MITCHELL.