Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1857, Page 2

WASHING MONDAY SPIRIT € ‘The /ntelligencer, replying to an article in the Western (North Carolina) Democrat upon of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, continues to insist that the gen- uineness set up for its alleged datesis unfound- the subj ed The Uxéon notices the eagerness with which the opposition press is already engaged in ma- king calculations concerning advantages to them to grow out of Democratic divisions that inust result from intrigues for the succession— Faying, in “All they now expect fs, not an ascendancy of thei priveiples. but they hope to occasion a di- vision of the democracy, tarotgn a plurality election, and a chance at the tederal A They anticipate consequences from dem- ocratic division which they can never expec! from a consideration of the merits of their prin- It rests with the Democratic party to de- ne whether they will invite defeat by divis- question to be decided three years hence, which may involve issues yet to be formed. It ix our deliberate opinion that no true friend of the Democrae: or permit his friends, so far to become the in- strument o1 our enemivs as now to devote those question of succession which should be directed to the overthrow of our old offices ciples. ions ypon a energies to the TON CITY: )F THE MORNING PRESS he course of its remarks: and untiring enemy.”’ The Uxioa also publishes a notice from the Boston Post that Caleb Cushing and Sidney Webster, Esq., have commenced the practice of the law in partnership in Boston, General C.. aceording to their programme, designing also ty aitend to causes in the Supreme Court of the Of this new law firm, by the by Boston Csurier very appropriately says, as Tnited Stat ‘ollows : + We learn that Mr. Caleb Cushing the practice of the law in this city, ss i privete Seeretary to President Pierce. Mr. Cush- > in his professional and judicial life, and es- tally by the able manner in which he dis- d the duties of Attorney Genetal of the ed States, has given such proof of fitness for the duties of the bar and the claims of clients, «bat t that it wonk to the annow ster is a gra well qualified by tact, industry, goed sense, and practical knowledge of men, for the practice of the law, and to act as junior to bis distinguished associate d bye i> Andrew Jackson having accepted the in- vitation to be present at the presentation of the kson gold box to Captain Dyckman, arrived He was waited upon Le special committee of the Common Coun- who extended to him the hospitalities of the Jac New Yor 1 aw School at Cambridge. with Mr. Sidney Webster, form id be me ch: pert fe of Yate Colle: veryhody, and read by everybody. k on Saturday. ——— ee 97 Passin ta the Chief Justice Lewis. been commi the summer LATER FR zu old act of Assembly, for the refusal of the hief Justice to issue a writ of habeas corpus to relieve Williamson from prison, where he had ad by Jadge Kane for contempt of ia the matter of the Wheeler slave case, in of last year. om Hav. days later news from Havana The crops were quite flattering. ¢ endeavorins to keep up sugar, with but lit- Money was stringent. t nytbing be measure. From Mexico nominal. The Spanish fleet was awaiting further orders, but no serious apprehensions were entertained of The health of Havana was improvii of success. hts quiet. youd a diplomatic rupture. sults to the American consul at Ma- 1, had been perpetrated. culty between the Government 2” had arisen en ae ee Crmgin te Cincinnati! Among the crimes Teported in the Cincimnati papers of Friday last is one of the swindlin bing S how confined Among them aie—three on the cuarze of murder, one for arson, one stabbing with in- ‘0 kill, four shooting, seventeen assaults aad batteries. Quite acalendar for so quiet a place as Cincinnati — here a he county nati are evidently improving Lares rromu Uran —Late news from Salt Lake bas been received by the arrival in New York of Elders Samuel W > Richards and George G. Suy- der, direct from Salt Lake, ou their way to fulfil @ mission in England. The Mormons were ina Lopeful condition, not at all dismayed ; and ina ® ale of profound wonder as to the purpose of the Government in sending Lroops aguinst them. ‘The barvest bas beea extraordinarily plentiful this season Work was progressing on the new Temple, and business was reviving Elder Richards reports having passed on the tion of 4,04 persons, All were in good condi- Pi eir wa rand tie - J. Knox im this € Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton draws for “y mouth entitled -»- Rev ef the Hig mon immi to Utah band carts w eink ‘PERSONA W ise is on a visit to Accomac. sh favor. wiord’s Bronze Equestrian Statue of reach Richmond on the Ist of un Amsterdam. his story in Blackwood’s Mag Vat will he do with itt’? L. W. Seeley Lh Street Bapt has resigned his pastoral relations. Rev. R. S. Cooke, formerly one of the Sec- act Society, arrived a the steamer Van- tasies of decbilt -. Albert Smith, the London wit and exhib- itor of panortmas, closed his summer season with the one thousand seven hundred and forty -fourth re presentati -. The Charleston Courier says: “ We learn that Rieb'd Yeadon, Esq , will leave his country e North. bringing the remains of Hugh residence, ai dict was rem of six cents Rew. nos ear. a trow ds. gether by th -- Will cessor of Mc Martineau at Liverpoul cupied Leretofore the pulpitof Mr. Thom, who return to bis former pastorate Will see be reme awhile be My ity. switzerland, last week, + malleable iron man la the suit of Munson J. L, editor of the New York Da: alleged to have been published in the letter Of a correspondent some three years since, a ver. the American on®f his Mont Blane entertainment t Kaimia, this morning. fort joston to his mative State.”? ‘s Salter and Stoat; Ca H nm and Gibbon, t A family. oS A, Bank~ to ¢ dered Friday, in favor of the plaintifr, dama- EB. Olmstead, of Caledonia. li- rs an account of preaching in a railroed 1 having for twoof his hearers the Prest- denis cf the {Minois Centre! and [inois Southe n R The congregation was called to- | © bell of the locomotive. am Henry Channin it will edt ia regard to the advisability of er- Ciauuing for the Unitarian charch, September 14, 1857. which to secure WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Svusrexpep Parwent.—The long-established banking house of Pairo & Nourse, in this city, suspended this morning, owing, we hear, to & diffigulty in realizing in these tight times at the West, on their heavy investments in that quarter. Their assets are regarded among the bankers of Washington as being much larger than their liabilities. Jndeed,we are informed by a barker in no way connected with them: that they are at this moment worth three times their liabilities. - ; They have assigned all their property, per- sonal and real, to Mr. S. C. Edes, a wealthy gentleman of Baltimore, as trustee, fur the ben- efit of all their creditors alike. Their circula- tion will be instantly paid by the trustee on presentation at their office. The house of Pairo & Nourse has long en- joyed the confidence of this community, which t sagacious and will lend himself, roposes to and also of the He is a young man Buchanan has declined an invi- it of the Marine Asssciation of St. Louis to visit that cit i> From J. Shillington, Odeon Building, we have “ Bella Trelawney.” the latest work of J. YP. Smith, the Engtish sensation novelist, who is Williamson has brougitt a suit Supreme Court of Pennsylvania against It is acivil action, to re- cover the penalty of three hundred poands, under XA. —The steamship Phila- delphia has arrived at New Orieans, with five Speculators in 2 great —The Mexican mails received at New Orleans show that the trouples between ivil and ecclesiastical authorities are still in eight at Cin- of drugging a stranger and rov- #t a public house, the arrest of a party for passiag counterfeit money, and a charge against aman named Theodore Skinner for biv- tally outraging twe Kittle girls, one only nine and the other ten years of age. The morals of Cincin- Valker. fisq ,isat Brown’s Hotel, £1€0 per several years pastor Chareh, Baltimore, ains Montague, Bailey, W.R. Whittle, sad ledy; Lieutenants W. Smith, Hail, W. C. Whittle, and Drs. S.N ; and Major at Willards’. been the habit of the admirers of 1 “the irom aan? Hia- tham, it bes his political sobriquet to oc kwood against ily Times as is to be the suc- He has t there was some discussi n will be glad to learn that their suspension bids fair to be but for a very brief period. There is nothing in it to alarm any one as to the condi- tion of any other Washington bank—public or private—or as to that of this community at large, which never was easier in money matters than at this time Tae San Francisco Vietnaxce Comittee. A merchant of San Francisco wrote (says the New York Times) by the last steamer, as fol- lows : ‘In consequence of the reform brought abont by the Vigilance Committee, this city nas been governed during the past year at an expense of about $250,000, against an average expense the Previous years of over one million fice hundred thousand dollars, six times as much as it now costs. Aside from the great benefits arising from the repression of outrage, tumult, violence and robbery, the saving of one and a quarter million of dollars per year to onr city, is worth all its has cost to bring about the desirable results, and speaks loudly for the necessity of such a reform.”’ If half this story be true, something or other has wrought a very remarkable change for the better in the municipal affairs of our Pacific- side commercial capital. Three years ago it was the very sink of municipal iniquity. Its panacea should be universally known through- out the United States, that all the large cities of the Atlantic side might avail themselves of it. We, however, expect that something more than the terror among evil-doers inspired by the acts of the late Vigilance Committee is at the bottom of this wonderful improvemeni. The components of the community of San Fran- cisco four years ago knew nothing of each other, having been dropped down from the clouds, as it were, in aday. Since then, society has been sifted there, and the chaff is no longer so inti- mately mixed with the wheat as that few know one from the other. Our theory is, that though men aspiring to rule or lead any American community may cheat the people once or twice into favoring them above and beyond their de:- erts, in the long run common sense and common honesty asserts and surely re-establishes its right to control public ufairs everywhere in the ited States, except in communities essen- tially befogged with new-lightism. American Procgress.—Not one in a thou- sand of our people comprehend the giant stride* of our great country on the march of national progress, wherein the United States are des- tined to stride, stride, stride ahead, as no other people ever increased in wealth, numbers, and national power. At the rate at which we have progressed for the last half century, in another half century we will be as far ahead of every other nation of the globe, as England is at this moment ahead of Spain. Russia, but for the general prevalence of ignorance among her peo- ple—the necessity of her peculiar government— might be our rival at that time, but the intel- lectual darkness overshadowing most of the Czar’s subjects forbids the idea of such a possi- bility. But a quarter of a century or so ago, Ohio was deemed almost as far off from us, practi- eally, as Oregon and Washington Territories are now, and she was by no means as well devel- oped as Towa is at this moment. We well ree- ollcet when Obio was regarded as the “farWest.”’ Already, however, she is in the very van of development. Vee the following brief para- graph, which we clip from an exchange : Oxto.—The Cincinnati Gazette says, that in addition toan abundance of valuable timber, ore third of the whole State of Ohio is underlaid with bituminous coal, forming the best aud cheapest fuel, while ber iro: is equal in quantity and Britain. Her population The value of ber agricultural pro- duetions, according to data based on the census of 1555, is $195.900,0L). The value of exports in Ohio exceeds the value of exports in New York, as to agriculture and mining, by $31,001,009. The Gazette says that Ohio is now worth one thousand mullions of dollars, and three-fourths of it have been made out of the profits of labor, applied to agriculture, mining and manufactures. Tae Fort Sxevuinc Saue.—We commend to those Northern journals who make it a rule to find fault with everything done by a Demo- cratic official, and who have of late been pre- tending to ery out their eyes e’en a’most over the sale of Fort Snelling to Mr. Francis Steele, the following brief comments on that transac- tion, which we extract from a communication in the Boston Post It spoils a well-laid scheme tu scare up a mare’s nest, most essentially em- bracing as it does a conclusive reply to all the objections that have been started against the sale in question. It evidently comes from some one who is familiar with transactions in Western lands, concerning which the mags of the community east of the Alleghanies are almost as profoundly ignorant as of the trans- actions of the London stock market : “{ consider the sale a wise onc—as do most Western men of experience—and believe the land. bad it been offered at public sale, would not have brought to the government an advance over the ruinimum price, $1.25 per acre. My reasons fur this belief are easily stated, and sustained by numerous precedents. “Had the land been duly advertised, as recommended by the New York Tiibune, allowing three months intervention be- tween the public notice and time of sale, every forty acre tract of the $0.UC9 acres would have re- ¢ ived to its friendly bosom a squatter, placed there by acombination of speculators possessed of sufficient power and influence to secure the jand, no mutter what forces were bronght to bear t them. and I can cite the histery of every ¢ of valuable lands in the West to sup- in the supposition. 1! will, from haste, ion but two similar cases of recent transpira- ton “At Osage, lowa, at the sales ordered to be held in May, 1957, 155,000 acres were to be ex- posed at public sale, of which 25,00 acres laid evst of the Red Cedar river, and considered valu- able fom their contiguity tothe thickly settled country near the Mixsissippi. Although the sq uat- ters were vreatly outnumbered by the speculators, they defeated ihe object of the sale and secured to themselves the t valuable of the lan um price, which immediately sed into is of a few speculators, notwithstanding were present desirous of the land for in le settlement, and willing to pay for it from to five dollars per acre * The other is, although less widely known, moe pertinent tothe sabject in question. The Fort Crawford Reserve, situated but a short dis- tance from Prairie Du Chien, and extremely val- uable, was lately ordered to be sold, of which general notice was had in the northwest Be- fore the time of sale it was literally covered with squatters, in many instances presenting adverse claims, and all combined to restrict the offers to standard to western men, at least, very evi- the Government pursued the same course hitherto held in regard to sales of Govern- ment lands, in the disposal of the Fort Snelling Property, instead of the sum of $60,000 but #30.- €29 would have been received, allowing $20,0J0 for the buildings, their highest value.’” Tue Pre-emvtioxs aLLoweD To Mai Coy- TRACTORS THROUGH TERRITORIES WEST OF THE | Mississiret.—an important cireular on this subject Las just been issued from the General Land Office. The right to these pre-emp ions arises under the acts of Congress of March 3d, 1855, and the special post office pre-emption aot of the 31 March, 1857. According to this circular, the Gener! Land Office holds that to constitute a right of pre- emption under the law, the mail route on which the claim is based must form a part of a system stretehing latéfally across the Territory, being a link in, or part of, aeonnected route from the line of the States west of the Mississippi to the Pasific. Second. The party preferring the claim must furnish a map, showing the “ stations,” with a certificate sworn to By the postmaster at each “station,’’ setting forth that the said “‘stations’’ are between the points designated in the con- tract. The map is required to be duly filed in the district land office, and to be accompanied by evidence from tho Post Office Department that the claimant is a contrastor on the route designated. Third. The mail contractor claiming must file in the district office His declaration of in- tent to claim the benefit of the law within three months from the selection of his ‘‘ stations” if on surveyed lands; if not on lands surveyed at the time when selected, then the said deelare- tion may be filed at any time within three months after the return of the township plat to the district office. Fourth. Proof satisfactory to the local land offices must be adduced, exhibiting the extent of the cmprovement at each “ station,’’ and that it fully sabserves the purpose of the “‘station. ” Fifth. To be but one “station’’ for each twenty miles—the distance between the pre- empted tracts may exceed, but cannot be less than twenty miles. Sixth. If on unoffered land, the claim must be proved up and paid for during the existence of the contract, and before the day fixed by the President for the sale of the land; if not, all tights of the party are forfeited. If on offered lands and subject to private entry, the proof and payment are to be made in a year from the date of the commencement of the improvement. Seventh. Each contractor bringing himself within the law, is entitled to a pre-emption not exceeding 640 acres, in continuous tracts, to in- clude his improvements, according to the lines of the public surveys, and not extending to any pass in a mouniain or other defile; and, of course, not including mineral or other re- served lands. Eighth. Notice to adverse claimants to any portion of the land selected as a station must be given in writing, and should be served in time to allow at least a day for every twenty miles the party must have to travel in going to the place of taking testimony. . The principles laid down above are applied also to the pre-emption rights of the contractors for the transportation of the mail (overland) from the Mississippi to San Francisco. Promotep anv Aprointep.—Mr. Thomas J. Wallace bas been promoted to fill the third class clerkship in the Third Auditor's office made vacant by the recent removal of Mr. Nevius. Mr. W. A. D. Carroll, of Mississippi, has been appointed to fill the vacancy made in the office of the Register of the Treasury (first class clerkship) by the promotion of Mr. Wallace. Mr. Jobn. E. Holland has been promoted to fill the clerical vacaney (third class) in the office of the Fourth Auditor’s office occasioned by Mr. Rickett’s removal. Mr. J. D. Anderson promoted to fill the (sec- ond class) vatancy occasioned by Mr. Holland's promotion. Mr. Samucl Melvin has been appointed to the first class clerkship vacant through Mr. Ander- son’s promotion. Tue Overtaxn Mati.—It seems to be un- derstood that the Hon. Mr. Phelps of Missouri. who has been in Washington for some time past, has succeeded in obtaining a modification of the route of the St. Louishranch of the great over- land wail to Califurnia, that having been the business that brought him hither on this ocea- sion. Thus, we hear, the President consents that the branch in question shall intersect the Memphis branch at Preston, Texas, instead of at Little Rock, Arkansas, as now provided. To intersect at Preston, this mail will pass through Springfield, Missouri, and Fayetteville, Van Buren, and Fort Smith, Arkansas. This change is of course to be dependent on obtaining the consent of the contractors for performing the service, whose refuzal is not anticipated. From tne Sreamsuir NisGara —The Navy Department have advices from Capt. Hudson, of the Niagara, at Plymouth, Eng., to the 27th ultimo. It was not then determined whether to recomhmence laying the trans-Atlantic cable before July first next; the probability being that no previous effurt will be made. The pending proposition to transfer the re- maining portion of the cable on the vessels of the late expedition (2,528 statute miles in length) to the Great India Telegraph line now so particularly required, seemed likely to pre- vail; as by the Ist of May next it was easily possible to make another lot of 3,000 miles, the quantity required to renew the Atlaniic ex- periment. Massacnusetrs.—The American party of Massachusetts are making a very vigorous cam- paign apparently, against ex-Speaker Banks, the Republican nominee for Governor. They have renominated Governor Gardiner, and are electioncering for bim with great enthusiasm. From the manner in which their canvass 1s being condueted, we judge that they entertain high hopes of defeating Banks, though on what grounds we know not. The State is steeped so deeply in Abolitionism, and the disease there is so essentially chronic, that we can perccive no hope of its eradication to a point sufficient to admit of the overthrow of the Republican party at this time. Tae Nava Courts or Ixquiny.—Before Court No. 1, the case of Mr. March being still under consideration, Lt. Brasher and the Rey (Naval Chaplain) Geo. Jones were examided to-day in Mr. M.’s behalf. Before Court No. 2 the ease of Lt. Charles Hanter (furloughed) was taken up this morn- ing, and Commodores McCauley and Perry and Commander (ilisson were examined in it on the Government's behalf. The defence of Lieut. Williamson was then read by Mr. Blount, his coursel. Before Court No. 3 no business was done to- day, owing to the sickness of Commodore Storer, a member thereof. Prepayment or Postace.—The Post Office Department have issued instructions that when a distributing office detects large quantities of unpaid transient‘printed matter passing through it unpaid, it shall return the same to the mail- ing office for prepayment; and also that at any office to which said matter is sent, which, al- though addressed to, is not for the delivery og such office, the same rule shall be observed. ADrrection to Postasters.—The Post Office Department rules that it is illegal to ear- ry letters not enclosed in a stamped envelope over a railroad transporting the mails, unless it relates exclusively to the business of the said road. It is the duty of Postmasters, if they obtain sufficient evidence to sustain a prosecu- tion, t> report any and all such cases to the U. S. District Attorney. Tue Syracuse Convention. —The Demo- cratic State Convention, recently in session at Syracuse, New York, exhibited much more har- mony between the wings or “shells” than usual in such gatherings for the last eight or ten years. The Softs were largely in the scendant in the body, and managed matters with prudence and in a cone'liatory manner, Resiecation or AN Army Orricen—The resignation of Capt. Andrew G. Miller, Ist In- fantry, has been accepted by the President, to take effect October 31, 1857. Arromten.—The it has appdinted Henry 8. Potter Postmaster at Huron, Michi- gan; Sherwood S. Merritt Postmaster at Nor- wich, New York. _ SO OO Tux PLanets.—According to a sefentific arti- ele in the New York Herald, the planets will ap- pear on to-morrow morning, at about 4 o’lclock, in relative positions that very rarely occur. They will all, (the asteroids excepted) occupy a pos'- tion but little exceeding one-fourth of the great circle of the heavens. Thus, thé Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Her- schel (or Uranus) wiitell be within the plane of the ecliptic ; and within the space of a little more than a quadrant—from the Sun’s few degrees be- low the eastern horizon to the planet Jupiter, a little west of the meridian, So brilliant a celes- tial display is well worth viewing, even at the inconvenience of rising at an unusually early hour. It may be added that Mercury will be in- visible, owing to its proximity to the San, while Herschel, at that hour, a little west of the merid- ian, is never visible to the unassisted eye. Jupi- ter will pass the meridian at 22 minutes after 3 o'clock. Saturn at that time will be about 55° above its point of rising from the horizon, Venus about 35°, Mars about 26°, and Mercury about 2 above. Arrest of a Confidence Man—His Extraordi- nary Adventures. [From the Rochester Advertiser, 9th.] On Saturday last a young man, aged about 18 yeats, and of good address, called at the resi- dence of Hon. John Williams, and asked to wee that gentleman. He was admitted, and stretch- ing out his hand, asked Mr. W., with an insinu- Wg smile if he did not recollect him. Major siams replied that he did not, when the young man assured him that he had often met im at Washington during the last Congress. He said he was a brother of Hon. Galusha Grow, of Penasylvania, and readily entered into con- versation. Dinner having been announced, Maj W. asked Mr. Grow to dine, but he declined pos- Aue H saying he would entertain himself until Mr. W. was at leisure. After dinner Mr. Grow was reluctantly obliged to reveal the fact that his money had run short, and asked the loan of $5 to take him to Carlisle, Pa., which he received and left, protiering many thanks, and promising to remit the amount on his arrival home. Shortly after the occurrence of what we have related, a young man very like Mr. Grow, called upon Postmaster Allis, to whom he was intro- duced by a third party as Mr. Marion, a son of the Third Assistant Postmaster General at Wash- ington. Marion stated that he had just dined with his friend, Hon. John Williams, whose ac- quaintance he had the good fortune to make while that gentleman represented this district in Con- gress. Mr. Marion requested a letter of introduc- tion to Postmaster Dickie, of Buffalo, which was furnished him and he left, handsomely acknow!- edging his obligation. A few hours after Mr. Marion parted with the Postmaster, the latter tleman met Major Wil- liains, and inquired of bim in relation to the son of the third assistant P.M. G., who had called to pay his respects to him: Major W. saw at a glance what he had half suspected before, that his -- friend’? was an imposter, and replied that the young man’s name was Grow—a brother of Congressman Grow—when at his house. A com- parison of notes convinced both gentlemen that they had made the acquaintance of a veritable confidence-inan. Postmaster Allis immediately telegraphed to P.M. Dickie, of Boff+lo, informing him of the character of the rascal. But it seems the dis- pi did not arrive in season. Mr. “ Marion’? culed upon the Buffalo Posimaster, presented his lever of introduction, was well entertained, it is safe to assume, and took his departure, bearing a letter from Mr. Dickie to the Postmaster of De- troit. Mr. “ Merion’? took the train from Buffalo for Niasara Falls, where he spent the Sabbath. We have not fall particulars of his sojourn at that delizhtful resort, bat understand that he made the acquaintsace of &mamber of gentlemen there and had a very good time. Yesterday he invited a few of bis friends to ride, and they most gladly accepted. ose ted @ hackman for the day at $15, and, in order to have thirgs nice in the after- noon, insisted that the owrer of the establish- ment should keep his horses in the st_ble during the early pert of the day so thai they might be fresh z2ud full of spirit. The ride wes taken. Every object of inte.est was visited, and the party had just returned to the Fa!ls, and the backman Wes about to take fisten dollars’ worth of satis- factign out of the body of Mr. Marion, who was * dead broke.” when officer Pierce, of our detec- tive police, who hed been put upon the track, made his appearance on the ground, and took the brother of Hon. Galusha Grow and the son of Assistant P.M. General Marion into custody. He immediately corducted his prisoner to this city and lodved hit ia jail Awer uis departu e ‘rom the re-ide ace of Major Willi it wis dtrco d thut weveral silver f uit knives were mi.<i1z. ‘That they were stolen by Mr. Grow” toere is no doubt. thooch they were not found upon him. From letters found in his no..e sion aated Detroit, eddre sed to his relatives in Weshiugton, ind bering the frank of Hon. O. B. Maite on, it is supposed that the real rome of the confiderce gentieman is Amos Kendall Davis, end we unde-stand he repre th..t he wes formerly a pare in one of the H of Cony and tuat his father is now a man in the Post Oftice Department at Washington. In these letters he represented that he wes suf- fering from 21 attzck of bilious fever, and vsked for remittances. The letter from Postmaster Dickie to the Detroit Postmaster was also found in his possession. We presume it may now be called a “dead letter.”? GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS. Correspondence of The Star. Georcrtown, Sept. 14, 1957. An old man, by the name of William Turner, who was in the habit of drinking to excess, fell into one of the canal locks on Saturday night, about nine o’clock, and was drowaed before he could be rescued. Coroner Woodward held an inquest over the body yesterday morning, when the jury returned a verdict of accidental drown- ing We tearn that the very best order prevailed in every part of our city yesterday. Even those sec- tions where riot and disorder bave made their ap- pearance nearly every Sabbath were quiet during the entire day. ‘This, we presume, is one of the food results of the temporary increase of the po jee force, and foreshadows the good which we i ho expect to result from proper and efticient police regulations. One of the stone piers at the Little Falls bridge Was topped out on Saturday. Several others wie pretty far advanced, and, if uo accident oce jetard the progress of the work. the whole are expected to be compl+ted by the close of aatuma. Most if not all of the materials for the superstruc- ture have already been prepared, and no time will be lost after the completion of the piers in putting it in its proper place. Our harbor, this morning, looks ante lively. ‘The number of vessels, large and smail. receiving and discharging cargoes, is considerable. We learn that Hilfiary' Hutchings has been ap- pointed one of the night watch, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Heary Gross. Arrivals—Schr. Brave, Marshal, Philadel- pit, coal to D. O’Neale; brig Orison Adams, York, Portland, plaster and‘ lumber, to George Waters ; schr. Pattie Martin, Tatum, Wilming- ton, N. C., shingles to Libbey & Son; Tropic, Hooper, Salisbury, lumber to Wheatley; packet schooner Rmbark, Donoho, Philadelphia, to Hyde & Davidson, and merchandize to the two cities. Flour is held this morning at $5.25 for stand- ard brands—new. No very .naterial change in the price of grain has occurred since our report of Saturday. The market, however, exhibits 2 downward tendency. iva. a An Ixptan Ficut.—The St. Louis Republican of the 10th inst., says: ‘Tue Independence Messenger, of Saturday last, under a flaming head, speaks of the arrival of a gentleman from the Plains, on the previous day, who reported that he saw an express man with dispatches from Fort Kearney to Fort Leaven- worth. He steted that Col. Sumner had overtaken the Cheyenne Indians, retreating rapidly towards the Arkanses; that a severe battle ensued, imme- diztely after Col. Sumnes came upon them; that the vetion resulted “in the indiscriminate mas- svere of four or tive hundred of the Indians, men, Women and childrea."? And when ell this was done. it was gravely added that Sumner and his mea were “subsisting eatirely upon butialo meat.”? We must be permitted to doubt the correctness of thir news. It is hardly po. sible that Col. Sum- ner, who hid really several very hard accounts to sete with the Cheyennes, would ye. so far forget himself es to make war upon women and children, esstated. Wedoubt very much whether the bat- tle wes fought at all, but if it was, no officer of ibe American army would have authorized or per- mijited any slavgater of women and children to tuke plece. U7 A little girl named Lyne! Ne wark, fellinto a well forty. leep. She was immediately got out, and wor as it may ap- pear, escaj injury, except two or three scalp wounds. on Saturday, at A New 8iLtxk Worm.<Baron Muller writes {com Mexico that he bas found a new silk wore, subsisting on many kinds of leaves, yielding a fibre about half-way between silk and cotton, and is of an abundant product, U7 A party out sailing near Newport a few cveuings tines, heard a cry from aman in the te looking round, 't! found pearly a and took binge shore. "He Is sup; to be a deserter from some vessel. THE PIONEER LOAN AND SAVINGS il meet HIS (Monday) EVE general. that t IRST GRAND GO’ the a MONDAY. Octebor 19th. re ocht ThOm’s Buiiding, Seventh Street. order es : COMMITTEE. NOTICE.—Any person wishing to adopt a smart little pov! age from four to ten years, or for atermof years. He would be useft one im the count active boy. None need apply but suc him. ro able to-do a goed part by as are abie jo a KOC vr ome ioe a? S$ OF THE LAW ASS0- Ul. A uested to attend a meeting ssoomtion ESDA * Sept. 15th, at 744 o'clock, to be held in Masonie Hall, corner of E ae Wth streets. propriety of more frequent sessions of the Moot-court wili b> con- sidered. Young members at the bar, and students of law are cordially imvit ne 12-2 re ‘THE MISSION FAI M. P.hureh, under the Rev. J. R. Nichols, now bei-¢ he! H.il on E street, between Ninth and Tenth street will be open every evening this week. Scala’s will be present each evening to enliven the scene. As this Fair isto aid im paying off the debt of the Crurch property. an appea: is made to the beneve- lent to assist. ‘The cause is one of deserved merit, and we shal! hope to see the Hall crowded nightly. There 1s much to interest gratify. Interesting Hp lia ie ae ose; fancy fixings. Follow the lar be right: The F 7S=THE MEMBER CIATION aro hosiee ? Odd sel ING, Sept. 2tst. for the extinguishment of the debt of their Church, The Hall will be beautifully fitted nt and adorned; ® great variety of articles of taste and utility will be exposed for sale; the music of Withers’ band will provided; specia! entertainments will be gotten up on each ors and every thing, in fine, shall be well attended to that can insure success. The Ladies will be giad to weloome their friends and the public to the pleasant scene prepared for their reception. Doors open at 632 o'clock the evening. __ Single admission, Twelve Cents; Season tickets, Fifty Cents, se l4-lw PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM at $1.0 ' per zallon; PHILADELPHIA CAKES of every styleand varicty, at the PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM DEPUT, corner of 12th and F streets, i es se 12-Im* THE LAST CHANCE —A meeting of the Franklin Philadelphia Agsociation will be held at the usual place,on MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 14th, when gentlemen, who desire, will have an opportunity to enrol themseivesas members. The arrangements of the association make it imperatively necessary thnt the list of members be closed on that evening, and the number of men trangniutted to Philadelphia. ‘Therefore those who pating with the association on their deiphia. and have not sesured their m carnestly requesten to punctually att ing, avail ‘themselves of the offers zB. sel2 Fat R.—The Ladies of the Lewinsville resbyterian Church wil! hold a Fatr on the Ith and 2th jnst.. at Lewinsville, 24 mules above Lancley, for the purpose of paying the debt due on the parsonage of said Church. A Onaner and Re- freshments will be provided each day, and a collec- lection of useful and Fancy Articles offered for sale, Fair opens at 10 o'clock a. m. - Lewinsville is in Fairfax county, Va. ® miles from Georgeiown, D. C., via Little Falls Bridge and Langley, end 12 miles from Alexandria, Va. se 12 6t* ee COLLECTOR’S OFFICE, City Bast 18, 1857. niy 13 NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.—V EDUC TION FOR PROMPT PAY NMENT—No- tco is hereby given thst the Taxes for the ycar 1857 are now due, and payable at this ofhece, and that a deduction of 10 per cent. is allowed by law for the eecent year paid on or before the 15th day of Sep- ember ucxt. ; JAS. P. HALIDAY, ¥ 2-eotf Collector, NOTICE.—Having beea informed that cer- tain pei sons are in the habit of collecting and gathering tozether the Bottles which containor have contained our bevera;es, and putting therein an arti cle made by others than onrselve>, an¢ then dispos- ing of such article on tre fauth and credit ofourname etamped oa said Bottles, ail persons are hereby notified that such Bottle; are our own property, and not subject to sale. and that they rre delivered toour customers only to be returned, and chat it is our firm oe oe shnameng the — Fragen of the Ww, any infringment of our right be premises. egestas AY a SHINN, ARS s Union Bottling Depot. 57 Green street. sell oGeo-getown Foes Al. A well broke MULE, four year: Sa Pope a we bad make cart Mule, Can be seen gle viomeiars WRIGHT'S Union Hote: Stables, Ge etown. WNEY, OR TIME WORKS 2RS—A sequel! to Harrold ‘Tracy. by 5 F. worsen open ip be — ges Harry Ashton, C., just received, and for gale : JOS. SHILLINGTON, Odeon Butldine, Corner 4% street and Penn. ave. pO OUR F RIEN DS.—Notwithstanding the great rush at our store during the past week, we have yet an immense collection of GOODs, to which we invile your attention. if you want great bargains. We shall continue selling out at great sa- erihees fora few weeks longer. - H.J. McLAUGHLIN & CO. aale seid 20 Pa. avenue betw. 9th and loth ste, 1 RISING STAR. HAVE Afrom Philadeiphia a few of thenew K AR, or Doubled-ov Cookins Stoves, a decided improvement on the old Morning Star. Patented 1857. I had them got upin Pisladeiphia tius Inst sum: {they are f {to this mar. They are hen d strong cast, of the very hest Pennsylvania malable iron; the cooking utensils are made extra heavy, and are manufactured by F. Lae lurch, Esq. Philadelphia. Please cail see them. Also, the largest variety of Stoves of all kinds that can be juund inthe Distriet of Columbia, Ranges Furnaces, Latrobe Fire Plives or Parior Compan- ious, Parlor Cumberland Coal Grates, aud other New York latest patterns. All the above are for sale at . 45 Cc. WOODWARD'S, Metropolitan Stove and Grate Factory, Nos. 318 and 3.2 Pa. av., between lth and Iith streets; balcony in front full of Stoves. se id-cotw i ILOCLo Having efleoted an arrangement by which we will now be enabled to store a_mue! rger and more varied stock of OILCLOTHS than hitherte, we now have the pl of announcing that we are supplied with tof Oueloths, from which tie most fastidious tact: may be suited. We 1 tn store. which have jnst been received, 20shee! widths from i2 to 214 fest wide, ail the design: colors in the latest productions aud highest style of art, to wit: In elegant designs, representing rich velvet Car- THS. petings In elegant dosigus. representing oak and map! Lo. do, antique and Italian freseu Do. do, — encaustic tileing Do, do, mosaie pave Do. do. — fiowered face, called (chints colors. From all of which we are prepared to furnish for any sized room, hall, or sage. To save trouble, we haven man who will be sent at any hour inthe City or Georsetewn and take accurate diagrams, by wiich.the oicloths soid will fit. Also, an extensive and elegant stock of Table and Stair Vilclotus, and Oilcloth ‘Table Covers, in cen- tres ers; the colors of which are entirely ‘w and in great variety, all at unusually low prices. a an extensive stock of elecant Transparent Shades, for windows, some in green and gold, erim son and gold, blue and gold, and ruby and gold. colorsiin these represent velvet most accurately. Also, a great variety inal! gilt borders, and some ind»rk tints and pretty meilow colors, for darkening the light in chambers, Withall the necessary fix- tures for hanging aud working shades. ke 14-4w CLAG re DODSON. LEGANT CARPETING We have the pleasure of announcing to the citizens of Washington, Georgetown. Aiexandria, and envi rons, who are housekeeping, and wivo intend to fur- nish, that we have just receive !, direct from Europe, the most extensive variety of superb goodsin the above line ever seen in tats part of thecountry, At~ tention is particularly iavited to the following = Elegant French Moquet heavy Velvet, inimedall ons ofexquisite designs and colors, after the style of Lous X1 Elegant English Tourney heavy Velvet, in medal- fious, ruby, ground, ceutre medallion, and bor- ders whit+ ground, superbly decorated in flowers. Do, in white ground, medallion and border in rich, deep bright colors in contrast. Do. crimson ground, medaj and border in white ground, green and bright flowers in contrast. Also, same quality in doulile breadths, medallions el- egantly figured in Crimson aud Gold Colors pre- inant on white xround, with others, which ‘a mer’ be seen _— a ivan es #0, 150 pieces rich and superior Velvet Carpetings which’ we purchased at the late auctions so low that we are now cuabled to sell them for the same prices with commoa ‘Tapestey Brusseix. The goods are Warrant innew styles, and of supe- nor quality. In these bargains may be had. Also, elegant Tapestry Bri is Carpet in the same patterns and colors with the above, and same manufnetory. Also, rich Medallion Rugs, Oriental ditto. ‘This is an entire new art iu Simy run, composed en- tirely of skins in ‘They are curi- A Sg we ae desi ‘#0, Moquet Rugs in new designs, clegant enough to be hung on the wails of ¢rawins rooms, Ruge for ‘Tapestry, and Wrassels, Three-ply, and In- grain Carpetings, in groat variety, Also, Mats to match. 5) bales heavy Three-p!y Carpetings, in rich eolora and entirely new designs. 5)lales heavy double Ingrain ditto, all entirely new dos:ene, rioh colors and very cheap. 6 tales he.vy Wool Dutch Carpeting, a superior ar- ticle for offices, spins rooms. £e, pat ER Ede ¥ ues for es steps Elegant Crumt-Ciothe m medallious and borders, Druggets in all widths, from 35 of a yard wide, for stops, to 6-4, 10 4, 12 4, and 16-4 for floors, very P. a Also, heavy; Carpetings, for chambers, dining- os boeay Tait c. ES elegant Persian colors. _ In fact. all the latest novelties which sre desira~ bie in the Carpet business wil! be found at our rooms No.4 Market Space, aud willbe sold at less figures eee Sues” CLAGETT & DODSON. r a0 MpO¥s!—TOYs!: TOYS!!!—In endicss va- doi MOND’S, Seveath street, AMUSEMENTS. ISPS SALOON, CARES SAB SCR PTION SOIREES. Sabscribers are informed that the first Smree will LESDAY EVENING, 15th, ie co aE inh te eabesrite will beta List at Mr. J. Richard C: ell’s, adjoiming the Kirk- WIE Cerast’s Dancing Acotemy wil W opened at his Saloon for the reception of Pupils Qe- tober Ist, 1257. Applestion can be nude at the usic Stores of Davis or Metzerott, monet Act ppp FELLOWS’ HALL. FUN, JOLLITY, MUSIC AND DANCING. MONDAY EVENING, Sept. lita, Last right but three of The ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS under the personal supervision of Mr. Jxo. Wits, Nine Finet-Ciass ARTISTS, Inavariety of Masical and Comie Performances. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY NIGHT In which they will introduce PET ELEPHANTS, in their wonderful feats. Admission Twenty-five Cents. Doors open at 7. commencing at 8, and ovncluding the porforemeceat o'clock. se7-10t USTICE TO ALL! SS REMEN’S BALL OF THE am T FI NET Ok The Members of the WESTERN HOSE COM- PCNY most respectfaily announce to frends and the public generaliy that th KG give their Sixth Grand Bal! on THURSDAY, renege 17th, Test. ot Western Hall, 2d siceet, between Land M streets. Seott’s unrivalled Cou lion Band has been encaced for the occasion. 5 x will be furnished by an experienced Committee pledge themselves to spare neither or expense to make Uus the Ball of the — ONE DOLLA R—admitting a Gentleman T. and W. Rigcles F Committee of Arrangements. . F. Edwards, J. Parker, Holtzman. W. GB. Thorn, 8. 15,1617 I OOK OUT FOR Td COLUMBIA BOYS. 4 Tre Columbia Club take great pleasure inannonne- ing io their fiends and the public in gencr- thet they will give their First Graxp Cor Lox Psxty et Co.ambi» Hall, Capitei H1!l, MUNDAY, Sept. Mth Tickeis FIFTY C S—admitting a nanan? Le ties—to be had at the door, or ber of the Club. Eepnta’s Celebrated String Band has been en- gazed for the occasion, on Cortes fees ares T. De ohn moley, Chayborae Mockabee, Henry T. Eaton, Adolehus E.b, P. E. Barry. re ol mem- ‘The members of the Western Hose ny respec fully announce to 1 ads the public geae.ally, that the: will give their SixtH Granxp Batt oi bot ee coendanyee | * For particulars see future advertisement. se THE COMMITTEE. WANTS. BOY WANTED.—Apply at J. W. SON & BRO.’S, 29 Penn. avenu loth and Lith streets. south side. to y FURNISHED DWEL DING, situated between Penn. and 10th and 6th streets. premises, and yard of conv and wil! be taken on rent or | i water On "he B20, pret. red, Address B., Star se 4 iw" ANTED.—A Sitvation. by two YOUNG GIRLS, as Nurse and to assist in Pian Sew- ing and Chamberwork. Address Box No. 4, nt this offi se 14 2t Ww ANTED—By a MARRIED MAN, a situation in any respectable Mercantile Business a= Salesman er Assistant Book-keeper. He hae cor- siderable experience in the various branches of mer cantile business, The best of references ean be given, Address W. J., care of Noel & Boyd, Wash- ington city. be l4-eow ANTED.—A YOUNG MAN wants a sitna- tien in neery Store, or any where elun where he can make hitaself useful. Imquire at the Star Office. se 12 St" V ANTED TO BORROW —81,006 for one year, A libera! interest will be given, and a deed of trust on three houses and luts for security. Add H., Star Office. ANTED.—A good COOK, at 315 Penn. ave- nue. Liberal wages will be paid to one coming Weill recommended. we 11-3t JUNG LADY. who bas been taking lessons the best teachers m the oT wove ‘2 i rt a ae : ‘othe country. Terms #8 per quarter. Apply © H street, or address anote to Miss L. P., trrough the Post Office. nie se I-eoSw™ NTED—In the family of a gentleman rea:ding 'o miles frow the erty. a cood plain COOK, © can bring recommendations for skill, hor esty. and cleanliness will find & road situation and reguinr wages. Apply to J.P. CRUTCHETYT. cor- ner of 6th and D street: jy 15-tf LOST AND FOUND. or was STOLEN, on Saturday, from and Fourteenth streets.cg___) adeticately fv femiie TERR jor Whiew & re ward will be paid, if brought to 232 F stre. ANAWAY FROM the sub» the 7th in-tant,an indeatured BOY, named John Blackstone. He was in s ace, ard was of copper forewarn all persons from tum, asf wil Y person or nil pore. SAMUEL Davare REWARD.—STOLEN—Retween Satur day night last and Sunday morning, a GOLD LEPINE WATCH, hunting esse. full jeweled, having on the surface of ease the muitinis A. Be he said V of repair, having oue en. Ten dollars reward at the Star Office. per. oa Monday, VANT =. hand off, nnd the ery will be paid on its deliv we 11-3t* wTRAYED FROM A CARRIAGE. about three » k i weel ; a} as oA - Cc ae 3 exe. asirn'l ye'lowish brow 3, longed gen round body, very short legs. and exried=——— > tail tip of wiuch and feet are white, some white spots on hody and head, some black also on t t ter, and answers to the 1 ward will be given on del 534 New Jersey avenne. Auditor, Corecran’s Buil se 11-3t ng. —~As I have been tega'ly notied bythe Cow mesioner of Pensions that 2 BOUNTY LAND WARRANT for one hundred aud twenty acres, No. 9,021 wax issned on the loth of Jounrry, 125/, in the name of James Griffinas Privi.te in tain Picice’s comprny, Virgin and sent to my adress of Bertin, Vi such Land Warrant*has p to the owner, and as every reason warrant has been lost, m ssent, or mat! on transient from Washingt Berlin, Virgin ; the et of t ve’ ment isto give duc notice thet | shall make app! tion at the Pens on Office of the Uuwed States fora dvplicate after give> the retice reert d by lew. enls-wow EDWIN BRADSHAW, Attorary. REWARD.—Ranawsy from Kalorama neat Washington city, D. C..on Sat- urday night, the of August NEGRO MA IRGE IO about 25 vears, height about 6 feet, of a dark copper ovlor, bushy hair, very ereet polit in his address. 1 will give the above reward if teken in a free State, $19 if taken within tho District of Colam bia,or $200 if taken in the State of Mary laud,in either case he must be secured so thac Leet him Miss ELEANOK J. CONNEWAY, 1 Va_hineton © An 3l-eo2w* 200 REWARD.—Ranaway fromthe su so - ber, living near Upper Marlborong li rince George's onmty, ad. « pril, NEGRO MAN, DAVY about 27 yenrs of age, 5 feei, 6 a dark muiatto—has a iarze bushy hend, with whiskers round his face, medium size look. He may hire himselfin the Distr: has relatives, or inake nis way to some he left without any provecstion, I Huadred Doilars, if iakea oat of the State— $100 if takea in the District, or am her part of Maryland, sad $9 if taken in this county, f e.ther case he must be 80 that I eet him. otf LLIAM J. BERRY. BOARDING. OAR DING —One lance PARLOR, with a largo B Chamber attached for reat on very rade es They are bnni-ove y fornist od and |) hited ut Chamber and one lirge ree State. aw wil give Twa nzle Koom, together or se; + Btstale fami'y or a singic geutioman. "Ne 453 lth st, between ) and KE. se l4-Iw BT CLASPS FOR BELTS, HORN AND se 12-50 a ir LAMMOND'S. W G. METZEROTT, of the Music Depot, * corser Uith street and Penn, avenue, wi'l 5’ open his new War tooms, under Carusi’s Saloon, where her | willkeep on band the largest stock of Pianos and Melodeous inthe District. Pianofortes for rent. A large assortment of second haad Pianos sale at the most reasonable ref 4 1 have in another large lot of French CALF SKINS and MOROCCU SKINS. winch f wil seliat Philetelphia and New York prea t Seyeteltie trade te ——e my stock.ns In Tae mm fo Be ve emal’ p.oat. 0, Pe a PL SHAIR af redsccd pis for 2 THEI Leather of the best quality. received eee JOUN C SHAPER se 12-3t* Pa. av., becween Isth end 133 sts, , ae DE BURG EXCELSIOR. The subscriber, the first ti i farorbly known tortieet ee: aes meee this Wiha superiue arucle, wep tret treet fete ry . C8 Wheat crop. This is Mr. "De Burg’s best, und one ho Telied on 4s possessing all the merits claimed for it, Farmers who have not used it are invited to make 8 tral; as also of Gilman's Awmouinted Gus: neh I sell at hus price at my Central Guano Depot, Tth Washinzton. 8e 10-2