Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1857, Page 1

—. dition, that the United THE EVENING’STA PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAY EXCEPTED,) . AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Corner of Pa. avenue and Eleventh street, By W. D. WALLACH, and is served to subsenbers by carriers at SIX AND A QUARTER CENTS, ae to the served in packages cents per pea Re mail subscribers the subscription price is THRBE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS & year in advance, TWO DOLLARS for six months, and ONB DOLLAR for three months ; for less than three months at the rate of 12% centsa weok. ID" SINGLE COPIES ONS CENT. THE MEXICAN WAR. Reply tothe R J. Pille War. Interesting and Curtous Revelatsons—Letter Srom Brigadier-General EB. A. Hitcheock. Gideon J. Pillow, of Mexican war notoriety, has placed bis name before the country as a eandidate fur United States Senator from Ten- nessee, as appears over his name “ to the Peo- ple of Tennessee.”’ This address will probably call forth com- ments from several officers in high places in the Awerican army. Meantime, undersigned having some knowledge of facts referred to in the address, feels called upon to state that knowledge, to the end that people out of Ten- nessee, a8 well as in that State, may be able to form a just opinion of the claims of General Pillow to the honor he segks. I shall not refer to the address 1 extenso, but will confine my- agif to facts within my own knowledge. This very remarkable paper stands alone, it is pre- sumed, as an instance wherein a candidate for office before our pevple bases his claims, or his rincipal claim, upon an open confession of a occupied the low and dishonorable po- sition of a spy upon the conduct of his com- manding general. (eneral Pillow unblushing- ly tells us that he joined General Scott, in Mex- ico, as “ the confidential officer of the Govern- ment, upon whom the President relied to guard and protect the honor of the country in the im- Portaut negutiations involving the peace of the country.”’ In this secret position, General Pillow having, ex-officio, the entree to the pres- ence of the commanding general at all times, aud frequently having a seat at his private table. accumulated materials for defaming his eoufiding commanding officer in confidential letters to his old companion in a law office, then the President of the United States, and now re- veals this astonishing fact, and claims from the rat of his State a high office as a reward for is secret service in that capacity. Who does not see the shocking state of things thus dis- closed, and disclosed, too, by the <= who oveupied so degrading a position ? hat officer of the American — any proper self-re- spect, would permit himself to be made such an instrument? What would a due sense of del- ieacy and honor have prompted a gentleman to do on finding himself appealed to for so dishon- orable a service ? Undoubtedly he would have thrown back the President's appeal with scorn, or be would at least have laid the whole matter before the commanding general, and profess to act only with his full knowledge. But General low accepted the degrading position tendered him by the President, and now claims credit for his services, as “the confidential officer,’ whose public position gave him access to the Presence of his commanding general. Bat what was the service performed by (en. Pillow in the eza/ted secret position in which he allowed himself to be placed? It turns almost wholly upon his having protested, as he Says, against the use of money to bring about a peace under stated circumstances, and he takes oe to implicate Gen. Scott in the alleged dis- rable transaction. Now, it is remarkable that this statement by Gen. Pillow is coupled with the masve confession, that he, (Gen. Pil- low,) in s conference of general officers, gave his full approbation of it. The inference is plain on the face of Gen. Pillow’s own statement, that the alleged dishonorable transaction could not have been glaringly disreputable, or how could even Gen. Pillow have at one time fully ap- proved of it. Men are not accustomed to vas- cillate in such matters, where the nature of the transaction stands out in clear characters marked with dishonor. But there are facts enc in connection with the transaction re- ferred to to show that it had no such marks of diseredit as now, by its mere memory, seems to shock the delicate sensibility of the confiden- tial spy of the President; and it is my purpose to state some of these facts known to myself, for 1 was present at the council of general officers, at which the subject was, not discussed, but talked ever. I heard all that was said on that osoasion, and made a brief memorandum of the conversation, which is now before me. On the evening of the 16th of July, 1347, Gen. Seott assembled all uf the general officers of the army, at his quarters iu Puebla, excepting Gen- erals Worth and Smith, to ‘post’? them up as to the state of the army, in such matters as was of intergst to all of them, informing them among other things, of the approach nes poser au rival of Gen. Pierce, with 2,000 men, or more. He then disclosed some proceedings entered upon by Mr. bolas P. Trist, the United States Commissioner. the substance of which was, that Mr. Trist had been informed through confidential sources, that a treaty of peace could be had with the Mexiean Government. by the use of alittle money. A handsome sum had been akory | appropriated by the United States Congress for securing a treaty, and the question with Mr. Trist, as stated by the Gen- eral, was as to whether a million of itmight pot appropriately be used in the Inode suggested Ly those in power in the city of Mexico, even though it should be considered a bribe—the pro- posal coming from that side. General Seott tovk pains to explain that under no circum- stances would he initiate such a scheme, but that inasmuch as a proposal had come from Mexico, of a | epeae character, he, for his own part. was willing to assist Mr. Trist in execu- ting his wishes. Gen. Scott did not profess to advocate such proceedings in general, and de- elared that in the present case it was for Mr. Trist himself to determine what he might think expedient, but that if Mr. Trixt decided upon the employment of money as proposed, he, Gen. Scott, would assist him in obtaining it, and would defend his motives in the use of it. Tho first officer who made a remark upon the subject, after Gen. Scott's statement, was Gen. ‘Twiggs, who pleasantly said, that if gentlemen in the city of Mexico proposed to be bribed, he Saw no reason why they should not be accom- molated The uext General who expressed his opinion was Gideon J. Pillow, and I find that my note in reference to his remarks is in these words: ‘General Pillow came out very fully in sup- port of the measure, a stipulating, as a con- tates should have sach a treaty a3 was desired.’ This is all of my memorandum of what he said, but I well remember that he rose from his seat aad earnestly spoke for some time in favor of the scheme. There wus not the slightest in- — from him that there was anything wrong in is to the proposals from the city of M ¢ made, in approbation of the proceeding, what might be called a regular speech in favor of it, and I venture to say that no one who heard him imagined that he ever had, or was likely to have, ory é doubts of the perfect propriety of it. What he said was then uttered as a general officer of the army. It now appears that the next day, acting no doubt in his private capacity as a spy, he made a somewhat formal protest against the proceed- ing; and for this after-thought he now claims vast credit, as if by bis interposition he had saved the honor of the country! a. pur ony, if the measure was so clearly and palpably wrong, how came he to approve of it at all? It is manifest that the point which the General has endeavored to make is not of the slightest importance. But to proceed with what took place in the couference. _ Gea. Quitman. whose nullification or seces- sion — if I understand them, I deeply regret, spoke very modestly and becomingly, as I very well remember. My note simply says: * General Quitman did not like the payment of money secretly aga bribe, and thought that our people at home might not or woald not ap- prove ot it; but he expressed himself very deci- dedly in approval of the motives which induced the measures, and pled, himselt to defend peeps pledged himse! ‘fen “Gen. Shields,” my note , “* intima- ted doubts and vings about the million, and said ——— he knew — of the pro- posed terms the ene could give no opinion; that he might perhaps dissent fs the peep dap, but he, too, seemed entirely will- ing the matter should be disposed of by the Commissioner—Mr. Trist—wishi appa- réntly as 8 matter of personal ip +a Gen. Scott, that he should have nothing to do with the disposal of the million.’ Gen. Scott repeated that it was for Mr. Trist to determine whether he could properly use the money; add- Hs Loo he would him to the control of it if he desired it. Gp time a movement was made to break up conversation, when General Shields ob- served, that General Cadwallader had expressed no opinion, which brought out the remark from General C. that enough had been said, and so he said nothing ; and nothing wore was said on the subject. What, now, is the merit of Gen. aelamipd « \- test against a measure fully approved of by him at one time, when it appears that out of a whole body of general officers there was but one dissenting voice, very moderately expressed, coupled with a declaration in approval of the motives of those who sanctioned the measure, and a pledgo to defend those motives. Can the people of our country imagine that a dis- honorable measure could have been freely talked over, by a body of American Genera! without calling forth a burst of indiguati Gen. Pillow even approve: of it in council, a doubtful recommendation, I admit, and it was not until the next day that, perhaps, discover- ing that the scheme was not likely to succecd, as, indeed, it did not, for the measure was never executed, he slyly prepared a paper, to be raked up in after years, to show to the ad- miring world how exquisitely he felt for the honor of his country! Is there any manliness in this? anything, indeed, but what smacks of Gen. Pillow, who—and here is another point equally to his disoredit—claimed in hia official report that the battle of Contreras was won in accordance with 47s plan of battle, whe is perfectly well known, after hearing the details of the plan, as proposed by Gen. Persifer F. Smith, through that accomplished and modest Fe apr officer, Col., then Capt. R. B, Lee, took Mr. Nicholas P. Trist aside, and privately declared to him, that he, Gen. itlow, had no confidence in the plan, and charged him to re- member that he told him so? I was present at the headquarters of Gen. Scott, at San Augus- tine, the evening or night of the 19th of August, 1847, when re Lee came in from the ad- vanced post of Gen. Smith, and reported to Gen. Seott a plan for taking Contreras by as- sault the next morning, as suggested by Gen. Smith. In the course of the examination of the plan by Gen. Seott, Generals Pillow and Twiggs came in. The divisions of those two Generals were both in tho field before Contre- Tas, two or three miles from San Augustine. Gen. Scott modified the plan in one, not very essential point, and directed Capt. Lee tocarry his approval to Gen. Sith, with instructions to execute it. A movement was then made towards the door by Generals Twigys and Pil- low, when Gen. Scott remarked that as the night was dark and rainy they might as well remain until the next morning. Upon which Gen. Twiggs observed, that kis division was in the field. and that his place was with it:” but Gen. Pillow allowed himself very easily to be persuaded to take a bed in General Scott's quarters, and was aout tn bed the next morning, when the assault was mada upon Contreras, which was taken in seventeen min- utes by the watch, in accordance with the eug- gestions or plan of Gen. Smith. Before retiring to bed Gen. Pillow, to be prepared for a dis- aster, or a failure, expressly, but privately, warned Mr. Trist, with whom he was then on intimate terms, that he had no e@nfidence in the plan and desired him to remember that he had so declared himself. This fact I had from Mr. Trist himself. This brings me to another point in Gen. Pil- low’s address, where he endeavors to make it appear that Gen. Scott was most urgent in seeking his esteem and confidence, garbling for this purpose a note from Gen. Sevtt, in which he says: “ Permit me to repeat once more that I have, from my first meeting with you, been anxious from a high opinion of your head and heart, your intelligence, honor, zeal and valor, to win your esteem and confidence on any terms consistent with justice and honor.” The reader will bo astonished when he hears the true history of the note from which this ex- tract is made, which is this: On the afternoon of the 19th of August, when the strong post at Contreras was invested. Gen. Pillow being the senior officer of the troops designated for ser- vice against that post, the General, as he al- most proved before the Court of Inquiry, sub- sequeotly, iu an interview with General, then Colonel, oe: suggested, as it would appear, somewhat in the way of a query, “Can you not (with your regiment) get into the rear of the enemy and make an assault there’ Gen. Riley’s reculleetion was by no means clear as to what Gen. Pillow said, and it was plain that nothing that could be called 2 plan of battle was suggested, much leas ordered. Gon. Riley did, however, succeed in reaching the rear of Contreras, and there repulsed handsomely a charge of Mexican horse; but no assault was made upon Contreras. This evening, as already stated, Gen. Smith proposed a night movement, by which a body of men were to be thrown in # position for @ daylight assault the next morning, from the di- rection of some timber beyond the position reached by Gen. Riley the day befure, and this was the plan in which Gen. Pillow, ashe de- clared to Mr. Trist, had no confidence. The plan succeeded, and Contreras fell easily into the possession of our forces, though occupied by 5,000 choice troops, with some twenty pisces of artillery, undereommand of (fen. Valentia, one of the most distinguished of Mexican Generals. Here were taken a number of Mexican officers of bigh rank, both civil and military, and here, too, were recovered two six-pounders, so nobly defended, though honorably lost, at Buena Vis- ta, in the preceding February. {a the official report of this battle, Gen. Pil- low, though aetually in bed at San Augustine, three or four miles from the scene of action, when the battle came off, and after the secret caution of Mr. Trist to remember his disappro- val of the plan for the assault, actually claimed that the battle was fought after Ais plan, de- fending this monstrous assertion subse uently by referring to sone nsver-yet-certi some- thing, alleged to have been said to Gen. Riley the day betore, which came to nothing, what- ever it was. ’ aa the reader will please mark what fol- owed. After the American Army had entered the capital, and Gen. Seott had undertaken the dificult and delicate task of muking a gencral report of the operations of the army in the valley of Mexico, for which purpose he was obliged to read very carefully the reporte of the various commanders who had respectful reported upon their own operations, he feil upon the report of Gen. Pillow upon the taking ot Contreras. He could not fail to notice the absurdly and grossly false claim therein set up of having planed the method of assault by whieh that pluce was taken—baving certain knowledge that the plan had been proposed b: Gen. Smith, under circumstances already sta 1t became necessary for Gen. Scott to assign the honor to Gen. Smith, to whom it was due, and th) king, or hoping that Gen. Pillow’s sense of justice needed nothing but a hint, to induce him to modify bis report, he wrote a private note to him, calling his attention to an inad- ory by which, if unchanged, an injury might be done to Gen. Smith, and asked him to reconsider his report. To Gen. Seott’s great ae gers Gen. P. declined to change his report, and reiterated his pretension that the battle had been fought in accordance with his plan. 1a this state of things, Gen. Scott determined to make another effort, and addressed another private note to Gen. Pillow, and reasoned the point with him, urging him to a0 modify his re- port as not to interfere with the just claims of Gen. Smith, and here it was that Gen. in a spirit of kindness and conciliation, conde. scended to appeal to Gen. Pillow’s better feel- ings, if he had any, and professed his earnest wish to maintain friendly refations with him on sny terms consistent with justice and honor —esif he had said: You are at i ptr deny Sa of homer ety 't ‘i i done to all of the officers of the army; as to yourself, I honor your good ualities, and de- sire to maintain friendly relations with y: but mark, only on terms consistent with justi and honor. ho"does not see that this is the true spirit of the earnest desire so fraudulently of Gen. Scott, to secure the friendship of his second in command. To re! one but one bleared by vanity or blinded by moral obliquity, the note from Gen- eral Seott was one of the most insulting that could have been penned. It expressed a condi- tion for the maintenance of fitendly relations which, to a consciously right-minded man, would have gone to the heart with the effect of a two-edged sword. It contained a plain im- plication that Gen. Pillow might be a dishonest man—that he might be ca, e of robbing a brother soldier of his justly acquired honors The end sufficiently illustrates the characters of the twomen. Gen. Pillow persisted in his pretensions; and Genetal Scott, as he could not maintain friendly relations with him “ eonsist- ently with justice and honor,” dropped these relations; and now, whole years haying inter- vened, Gien. Pillow would have his readers bo- lieve that Gen. Seott sought most anxiously his friendship. But I mast desist from further comments on this disereditablo address, filled/as it is with artfally-stated half-truths, which are often a zpecies of most detestable falsehoods, and leave to others the tasx—if any ono thinks it worth while—to show how proposterons it is in Gen. Pillow to cri @ the operations of the army under (ten. Scott, making his eomments upon circumstances only brought to light after the accomplishment of the events referred to. Who does uot know what sort of a capacity it ro- uires to plan operations after the fact, and show how much Totter things might haye been done? Thus Gen. Pillow finds fault with the armistice grunted by Gon. Scott to the Mexi- cans while their Government was yet intact within the city, and had the highost motives for making a poace to prevent having the stroots of the capital dishonored by the tread of a for- eign army. Gen. Scott knew that the city was virtually in his ion on the evening of the battle of Churubusco, and I heard him tell the Mexican Commissioners so at the moment they Presented the application of Santa Anna for an armistice. General Scott knew that he could enter the city; but he knew also that his doing so would disperse the Government, and that it might require whole months afterwards to find a Government in condition to make a peace; as proved to be the case when, finally, he did en- ter the city. There was a reasonable hope of avoiding that delay, by acceding to the proposed armistice. That it was not avoided, Gen. Pil- low has had the wit to see, after tha fact, and now comments upon it. Itis proper for me to say that some two years since I resigned my commission in the army, in which I had served nezrly forty years, and have sought a self-imposed retirement to pursue a course of study altogether private and person- al, with no desire or intention of mingling in any political or other controversies; but, meet- ing with this attempt, as I conoider it, of Gen. Pillow, to throw discredit upon the one soldier of our country whom the country delights to honor, whose “‘ Conquest of Mexico” will be read in after days with that of Cortez, I could not help lessen ‘on record some few facts known to myself, for the benefit of history. As for the immediate object of Gen. Pillow’s address, that of securing a seat in the Senate of the United States, I have nothing to say, but to express my hope that Tennessee has worthier sons, more entitled to that honor. E. A. Hrtencocr, Acting Inspector-General of the American Army in Mexico, and late Brevet Brigadier General, St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 14. 1857. FOR RENT AND SALE. OR RENT.—The three-story BRICK HOUSE situated on 'Sth street, opposite the new exten- sion of the Treasury department, and within a step of Penn.avenue and Willards? Hotel. ‘The house conta ood rooms, besides store room and vaults for fuel. The location is one of the best in the city furs professional gentleman or & business stand, Apply ou the premises, No. 474. _8u 17-tOot'* CARM FOR SALE.—A piece of fine LAND on Rock Creek, in Montgomery county, Md., six mules from the pees, of Georgetown, adjoiing the funds of Messrs. Perry, Wood, Bestor, Nowlcs, Bohrer, and Hawkins, ii2}¢ecres. 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McGregor’s well-tried Portable Furnace. sept ea ‘Thousand Dollar Challenge Portable eater. | Armies Portable Pot Furnaces, ay werd Bartlett & Co.’s Improved Portable urnace. Togetner with # fall supply of those admired Feimour Heaters, which have surpassed all other Stoves for heating the room in which it is set, and the rooms above, s - Registers and Ventilators, al! sizes, and at the lowest market prices. A call is all that is necessary to satisfy the most economical, JAS. SKIRVING, Washington Stove, Grate, Range,and Furnace Manufactory, S. F: avenue and lith st Ww SEA SHELL E would respectfully announce to the citizens of Washington and the surrounding country that we have just received another supply "a Hot-Air r Penn. that celebrated Cook Stove called the SEA SHELL. We can confidently recommend this Stove as ho- ing ae oy to any Stove im this or por other mar ket. The bak ng (in consequence of the improved flues and tluted oven) ix done to perfection: the sammer arrangement for cliarcoal being algo a great cunvenience. f The above Stove is suited toany kind of fuel—hard or bituminous coal, wood, or coke. ; » alo, Haywann'’s Licht Street, or n Cook, « Very superior, Stove; the Biue Rivee, We. Pans. Tal, RovaL Coox, for wood, Payton AiR, ‘Pic TR, EM" Strate, KE ity, Pervact CompLsre, Trivmpu Com- &c. Also, & compl: Room, Hall, O1 We hav ortment of Parlor, Dining- ice, Church, and other STOVES. jorupulously endeavored in ali our seleo- such Stoves as will be useful as well as tions to ge! ornamental, Furnaces, Ranges, &c., put up at the shortest WORK done with dis- en. st received & lot of handsome N 4 GRATES, for hard and bi York MANTE, ous coal, HARDWARE and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS of ali whe pte ll-entw__52) Pa av.. hot. H COOKING RANGER. . HAVE this day received, at the Metropolitan Stove, Grate, Hot-Atr Furnaca and Cooking Range Factory, a few of the Spence ELevatep Hot-Atk c G RANGES. Grd will do ail the cooking, ng, ironing, &c., and heat the peg and cham- bers above, at the same time, with one 5: fire Also, the best and Iatest improved Fire Pracks, which will heat like the Range. I invite all in want of the above te cal! at my dwel- ing house, No. 443 11th street, hecween G and H, where they can wee them in full operation, and ex- amine for themselves. ‘They are certainly the best Range and Furnace ever offered for sale before in this orany other market. There were over 150 of the Ranges put up in Baltimore last Fall, and have viven perfect satisfaction in every case. I can pro. ines releronens, i called for. Lam the sole agent for the above in this city. Cc. WOODWARD, Matron suns Biove and Grate eee Pa. aV., between 10Li and Lith sta., Nos 318 and 32, N, ate pavehesiag Stoves at the Metropolitan Stove and Grate Factor, » you can also purchase HOUSE-FURNISHING RTICLES, from the kitchen to the attic, [se 17-208t] c. W. ROST KING, ahbare, just t raonived asupply at the Metropolitan & GU hw intout iesproved Parlor Compan est im) vi or rn 101 Also, the latest improved Fine Parlor Com: panions, bot h the latest 1mprovement out for 1857. They set back in the parlor fire-place like a grate, heat the parlor, and as many chambers as you inay have one over the other, with one amall fire, and set by Mr. Ewd. Rowe, who is the best and most experienced for setting them that can be found in the District. se tisteol c. Woopwarp. se 1-Leol2t THE, INVINCIBLb COOK ‘he citizens of Washington and environs ereby notified that T have just received a fresh supply of these uni- versall admired and unsurpassed Invincible Cook Stoves, tubular ovens, for coal or wood, which, for economy in consumption of fuel and beauty of opern tion, are, without exception, the very best Cooking Stoyes ever manufactured. . Five hundred references will testify to the above. JAS. SKIRVING, Wosiung, Stove, Grate, Range, and Hot sir Furnace Manu- —— s Southenst corner Penn. ave. and lth st, se 19-e0 JAMES SKIRVING. Sovrarat® CORNER OF PENN. AVE- NUE AND ELEVENTH STREET, No. 267, Has just received a full su Hy of those eclebrated MIVA SER wince a tat aca a s'f > ve ited for the four rears, aud west rowed th mselves to beua- ol if Pali at the v Sahiogton . Grate, Range, and Hot-Air Furnsco Manufactory, southeast cornet of Penn. avenue lith street. se 19-e0lw it. G A GARD. RUBB & LOSANO th pomatee their frends and the patho tae, aes. they have jest so og rn freak fi eaiues h will ‘be disposed orders intrusted to us promptly and faithfully NO. 1,460. at the Livery Stables of EDUCATIONAL. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, Studies will be resumed in thi Monday, the 7th of September next. attution on _au 25m B.A. MAG Pres. EORGETOWN CLASSICAL AN - G EMATICAL ACADEMY) eet ae ‘The duties of this Institution will be resumed September 7th. jy 7-2awtf P. A. BOWEN, Principal. RY FOR YOUNG 10th streets, ‘The next session of this Institution will commence on the Ist of September, 1857. Competent and efficient Professors will, as hereto- fore, be engaged in every department. . Further particulars can be obtained applying at ul A -dtheosw ENGLISH AND FRENCH COL. /-EGIATE INSTITUTE, No. 182 I street, Gadshy's Row, mear corner Pe Zist street, Washington, D.C, » Principal, in clarge of English and ts Couson, Teacher of French, Spanish, and German, Drawing and Painting. M’ll. Marutcog Exttig ROLLIN, Assistant Teach erot Frenen, The Duties of this Institate will bo resumed on Mondas, the 7th of September, 1857. The course of study embraces all the branches of a liberal English and French Education. Iu the English Department.which is under the im mo diate direction of the Principa «iven to the Mathematics, cution lish Grammar, id the critical reading of classical authors erature. is tauzht both asa science and an art. al having devoted a number of years to S careful study of the philosepay of the voioe'and its 0 physica! mechauimin, is enabled Intetligible instruction upon the subject. The advantages attorded for acquiring a practical knowledge of the Frenoh innguage are not surpassed 7 those of any other Institution in the country. ’me. Corson and her ter, Mille. Roilin, are Parisians by birth, and their instructions and onoet intercourse with the pupils are carried on exclusive- ly through the medium of French. There are also connected with the {nstitution a large number of young ladies who speak the language with fluency. For Terms, References, &e., see circulars, which oan be obtained st the Book and Music Stores, and of the Principal. A ciass of little girls will be formed, who will re- ceive careful instruction in English Reading iling, and the elements of French. ‘erms, per session of 5 months. —._. ...... 915. Without Freneh.....—.. ju 25-Im a See FAMILY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG ‘3 LADILS, ENGLISH AND FRENCH, No. 09 F street, Washington. D.C. Principal. DONALD MACLOED, A. M., Univer- sity of Glasgow, formerly Head Master of Rav: croft Culleze and Ashwood School, and Professor - aoe and Belles Lettres inthe Columbia ustitute, "his School will be opened on the second Monday of September next. for the reception of a limited number of Boarding Pupils and Day Scholars, who will be treated. inall respects, as members of the Princi family. The design is to offer to young Indies disiance all that is included inthe name and toextend tothe Day Scholars the advantages of Home influence, The Sessions wiil begin on the second Monday of September and first Monday of February, in each year. The vacations will extend through the months of July and August. Circulars containing full information =x? f be ob- tained at the principal bookstores, and will be for- bape il mail, to any address, on application. au 8-t SELECT SCHOOL FOR BOYS. GEO. W. DORRANCE, formerly one of the Principals of the Central Academy, has opened a Select Schools for Boys, on C street, between 6th and 4¢, No. 361. Number limited to twenty-five. For terms mquireat the School Room. se 8-eolm pimpart definite and eee aceeseeeee 10, MR. W. HENRY PALMER . ‘SPECTFULLY intimates to his pupils, is, and the public generally that the PIANO FORTE CLASSES will resume their duti On MONDAY, September 7th. 1857. | Prospectuses and a]! infermation may be obtained upon application to Mr. Palmer at his residence 200 F street, mear \3th. Terms as before—Five and Tex Dottanrs per quarter of 2 lessons. Mr. Palmer’s Class Instruction for the Piano Forte having been demanded in Baltimore, the days of meeting in Washington will be only on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Tho Georgetown Piano Forte Classes will com- mence 4% s00n &8 arrangements can be made, to which end the residents of Georgetown are respect- oa end to communicate with Mr. Patmer forthwith. Arrangements have been made with the largest publishing establishments in New York and Phila- deiphia for an&iundant supply of the best and new est music for the pupils. seS-iw NOTICE TO THE, G See oe PiANO Mr. W. Henry Pater bers to acquaint his Pu- pils in Georgetown that he has completed arrange- ments to give his lessons as before, at the Georgetowa Female Seminary, now conducted by Mites M. J. Harrover. All persone desirous of becoming pupils of Mr. Palmer are requested to meet at the Seminary, at 10 o’elock, on Monday, Sept. 14 iJ <CHOOL BOOKS S ISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, CHEAP PURB- IONS, PERLODIC VSPA we: as. at the RTH- P BOOKSTORE, 327 orthern Market, L J. MIDDLETON, . Otfice and Depot—Southwest corner of F and Streets. Washineton. ICE DEALER, 12th Bp 1l-tf PUMPS—PUMPS—PUMPS. ‘The subscriber gives notice that he continues to manufacture his large frou Pamps. ‘They are stron and substantial and (i raise water one hundres feet perpendicular, For information I refer you to the iubabitants who have used them.and two ofthem sy be seen on F street. between l2th and 13th, one at the oorner of B and !3th, one near the old Capito! in & deep well, two on Virgina avenue, between 2d and 4th streets, all putin Speration hy order of the Mayor of Washington. e will dig and deepen wells, build cisterns for rain water. put in operation Hydrantian Rams, and repur old pumps of every desoription. Those desiring his services will be ac- commodated at the shortest notice by calling on the subscriber in Lnkeonmone D. C., No, 463 Virginia avenue, near the Carrol! Piace, FOSTER HENSHAW. T FURNACES. HE attention of tne community generally.and of house builders particulariy, is invited to the BLY- EATER, lately patented by J. D. Green Jelphia. Allpersous interested are solicited to cal! at our store and satisfy themselves of the superiority of this Heater over all others in use. So successfully have the principles of combustion been applied in 113 construction, that although it presents a radiating surfice of ome hundred and fifty square fect. it re quires thirty per cent. less coal than any furnace heretofore manufactured, Every improvement that an experience of thirty ‘ears in the furnace business could susgest, haa heen applied in the production of the “Keystone boner its gies pn “ assured — for effi- oiens economy of use, it is unsurpassed. cd SIBLEY katy, 8y., bet. 10th and I! sts. 2 enoy for the sale of the -Fason Keyston Heater. au FPA titel. M& W2m:Union,T& Thom) eet Cc. WOODWARD’S ' N_ STOVE AND GRATE STROPOLITAN ROLY. Ths Greatest Cooking Stoves im the United es. tates. 1 have just received from Philadelphinn few of the new ure Stak. or double Oven Cooking Stove; adecided improvement on the old Morning Star; patented 1857. 1 had them got up in Philadel- hia this last summer, exclusively for this market. ‘hey xre very heavy and tan § and cast of the very best Penusylvana Malleable Iron. Ali the Cooking Utensils are made extra heavy, F. HH. Chureh, Eeq., manufacturer. T have also, Cus Liperty Star, made by Mesere. Abbott & Laurence of the same place. Tix LIGHT Sreeet Dovete Oven Coon, by Messrs. Haivan Bartlett & Co.. Baltimore, together with thi very bast Air Tictt PLat-Tor Cooxixe Tov! that can be found in this or any other market, # of which are the celebrated Sunrise, IMPR« FD GLoBE, FLORA Coox, NosLe Coox,and the BLUE Rive® Aik-Ticur Coox. If any man can juce a better Cooking Stove, £0 excel the above Stoves, pak leas enti ted Gace thee sf atlases vos . examine them. nothing, and you will see all kinds and sorts of Stoves, &o, roroninas WoopWaRD's Metropolitan Stove and Grate Factory ‘and .» bet. 10tt and 1th sts, ss es ea ns im Front full of Stov: tl cA would tie the exolum Eee ee THE WEEKLY STAR. This excellent Family and News /ournal—oon- taining & greater variety of interesting reading thaa oan be found tu any other—is published on Saturday mortung. subseribing in Clubs raised among pep ay 4 Without the intervention of a maul agent, as will : roeived, 3) per cent.of Tue WEEKL' Stan wi made Tu: - os 80 generally throughout the country. _ ‘Single copies (in wrappers) oan be procured at the counter, s the issu paper. Price-THREE CENTS, — masters who who sot as agents will be allowed 8 commission of 2 Dentistry, &o. De OE sierHen BAILY, UPPICE No. 6 FRNNSEL VARA Avene, GS res doors from lth Street, . BAILY begs leave to inform the publicthat he erkceonien ra, hus ofhice, lormted ae above, prachos, wah the large upever et perearnrendones a u fe nom! of *, Variety of ditheutt oases (hat he bas trented lully. will eunble him to surmount di i fic or otherwise, relating to the a is wWn ex penence confirming the opinion of oy ! men eminent jn the profesmon, and eapecmily Dis. Harrie aud J.and E. Parmly, bas led b: to: card al! merourial pri ail Enameia, Gutta mete ‘ercha, Ind: ments for the coustruction ont Teeth, and that Porcelian, mounted on Gold Plates is the only reliable substance that oan be worn mn the Mouth, ax Was most conclusively shown by the iast American Dental Convention. Although he fiatters inmseif from hie long rest- deuce and praction in Washington, he 18 fetorebly known Lo his numero: sod patrons, be bege leave to refer them te vrwing v TIMONIALS: From the late Roster =f the Church of Epiphany of 12 Dy. Sterwex Barty: Dear My esteem for Kira desire tooxprese persoualiy,and my conhdence in dentist. The operations executed jor me have been highly satixfactory. | hope that you may receive the patronage from my friends and the Public that your skill so well deserves, Y¥ very trul Washington, Aug. %, 1086. J. W. FRENCH, From one of the oldest firms mm Baltimore, Mesers. Boggs, Cotman & Havi employed Dr. Stephen Baily, Surgeon Den tist. of Washington city, to execute for me an im ant and diffen!t piece of work, which he did to my entire vatisfaction, of one of the most dis t College of Baltimore, fied, afer repeated trials, to perform the same work satisfactorily, it gives me they pleasure to express my entire con! and igh Baltimore Janz, 167, HARMANN BOGGS, Extract froma note received from the late Hos, Joba tas could be better. Very ON'M CLAYTON. ies of the . Baily ose Co teeth family, and plugged sev: teeth for he work has Ril stood well NIgOR ten years. ROBERT T. NIXON, of the Va. Conf. of the M. E. Church South. Agel 19, 1856. _ We, the undersigned, heving had occasion to evaii ourselves of the professional skill of Dr. 8. lye Surgeon Dentist of this city, or paving been cogniz- ant of his operations on our families or friends, take piensure in expressing our admiration of hie artistic skill, as well as of the uniformly frogs gl in which he performs the most delieate and diffi operations in Dental Si and we respectful! commend him to the nee and patronage of public, of wh uu To those that seek relief from the teeth, I can cheerfully recommend Dr. 8. superior Dentist; he made & set of for one of ay, myself, and 2 ure, M.D..of Washington, D S. » M.D. G etown, D.C. B.S Poxcons, M.D. of Was rington, D. Ce ‘ey, of Wash Ex - Gov R. VILLARD, DENTIST, LATE OF CHI- CAGO, Would respectfully inform the cit- izens of the District and vicinity, thet hay- ing located himself in Washington, he is now pre] — pm ——— = 10D In his profes- gion, in the most se Othe, No. 250, Penn. avenue, adjoining Gautier’s ¥ E IMPROVED SETS OF TEETH. . LOOMIS, M, D., the inveritor and patentee of «promis Mincrad Plate Pethe’ havin their construction, and they are therefore free from Ivanie action and There are ne particles of metalio taste. n their appearance. One Thousand Dollars to any one wi similar work of art to equal mine m purity, durability, artistic excellence or any other requisite wality. = All work bl: responsibly warranted. —— avenue, between Jith and 12th streets, ap sly _ Watches, Jewelry, &e. gae= WATCHES, RICH JEWELRY, ond STANDARD SILVER WARE, H. O. HOOD keeps constantly on hand. and te daily receiving, all of the richest and m chmece styles of b quality ILD JEW ELRY. — Also, the most celebrated T) keeping WATCHES, (in God and Silver ow and is manufacturing on hix own promises. ever description of ND: SLX WAR HA (warranted ooin.)and | am, other FIN who are al well to call at 38 Per Sign of the « _ se 18-tf _[Staten} cio cw-r > cCLoc: CLOCKS !! , A good BRASS CLC eK for @1. Lhave me re- ceived and opened the new style Clocks. from $1 up to $2. The trade supplied (x= BY usual) at ‘wholesale prices. Aisc, (lock Ma- [is termis, such as Cords, Key Balls, Hands. Wires, Oils, &c., at the Clock and Watch sworect ** 3.ROBINSON, $49, opposite Bro: otel, Wateh. au 21-2m Sign Large Gilt xO NDS WATCHES, JEWEL- GEAR Ng CY ARTICLES. I have just, recelved anether ad large stock of Gold and Silver WA © best makers in Europe. Also, Gold Chains of every style nnd price, Jewelry m sets and sin gle pieces, Perfumery and Fancy Articles, Silver- a Spoons, Castors, & plated Baskets, Spoons, Castors. & 319, op Sign La N. B.—WATCH REPAIRIN manner by @ skilful Watchmaker, and warranted. au 21-2 Ww. EICHLE 57 SEVENTH STRE between Dand W streeta, west side, PRAC- MICAL WATC =R, keeps constantly Pole Hota of WATCHES and, JEW Z Rp 1A. Tt tL RK ' 1 BY THOSE WHO WIsH ) FORTE.—1 have now instoi ent owing great Largains & Pianos, Tr round corners, rosew: cases, octaves. used only a few month will sell them at $12 less than their price seven mouths since, A beautilul seven octave Rosewood Piano, tron fraine, round corners, for $3¥. The above Pianos are sold for no fault, but be- longed to families who have removed to the west, and left them with ustobe sold They are resily and truly great hargains. We are prepared to give & written guarantee with them,and will, at soy fe ture day, ex @, if parties are not satished. 4 Also. a second-hand Piano of tHaliet & Davis’ make, for $200, used but eighteen months, aud cost Also, two second-hand Chickering’s for @175 each, at the Great Piano Wareroome 0: if IHN Fi ELLIS, auld heb h 10th streets. : ; GOLD MEDAL PREMIUS wo FORTES. WILLIAM KNABE, u mabe at the old stand, Now 1. 35 and 7 North utaw treet op: posite ihe Kutaw House, Baltimore. They have also just opened anew Sales Roomat No 27 Baltimore street, between Charies and Laght streets, on the prem partly occupied by . + Henry MoCatfers music store, where they will keep constantly on hand a large assortment of plan and highly finished grand and square Piano Fotos also, Alelodeona, from the best inakers, from tae. ootave, some with deuble key-boards, double reeds, and stops to suit small chu ed in the manefacture o extensively e we will sell wi je and retail, on the mos led the Our Pinos were award ighest om (gold medal) at the Faire of the Maryland fostitute two successive yenrs—October, 1855, and !856—in op- Position to fourteer and sichteen pianos from some of makers from New York, Boston and Bal- We were also awarded the §t premuumst the Industrial Exhibition held in Richmond, Vir~ and 18%. They have also been awarded premium sr at the Metro-