Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY ....-+-+92+. October 14, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MOKNING PRB&SS. The Uniom rejoices over the result of the Pennsylvania election. And asks whether, in the current terrible revulsion, the banks of the South will be able to maintain their specie pay- ing position ? S. The Futelligencer is, to-day, devoted to the publication of news. I> The relfef bill was carried through both branches of the Pennsylvania Legislature yester- day ae nseed ES BE OS ET {> In Baltimore an election takes piace to-day for the choice of members to constitute the first branch of the City Council, one member being ebosen in each of the tweaty wards. Tur Kansas Exectrion—The Leavenworth (K. T_) Heraid says the special returns from Lea- venworth county arenearly complete. The aver- age democratic majority is 250 votes, securing the election of three members to the Couneil aud eight to the House. Doniphan county gives a re- Publican majority of 36 votes, securing five mem- bers to the lower and five to the upper House. Atchison county gives an average democratic me- jority, insuring three members in the lower and end one in the upper House. Jefferson county gives a republican majority of 100, securing two members of the House and one of the Council. Douglas county gives a republican majority of 1,5. Johnson county gives a democratic major- ity of 1,600. The district formed by these two counties elect but three members to the Conneil and eight to the House, and the democrats elaiin the election of the entire ticket by 99 majority. Shawnee county gives a republican majority of 230. Calhoun gives a republican majority of 1. ‘Phe district elects one member to the House. i” Greeley, of the New York Tribune, who is a non-believer in eternal future punishment, complains that in the late trial of Donnelly, for the murder of Moses, Judge Vredenburgh laid it down as New Jersey law, that Universalists’ tes- timony cannot be received against anybody, not even the dying declarations of a Universalist as against the man who murdered him. The coun- sel for Donnelly is reported to have asked the Judge to charge “that if the jury are satisfied that Moses had no belief in a God and in a future state of rewards and punishmenis, they must dis- regard his dying declarations.’ To this request the Judge is represented as replying “that such Was the law, but that the jury must be satisfied Ly the evidence that such is the fact. The law ‘will presume that he had sitch belicf, until the contrary is proved.’ fe ee Misstsstprt ELectiox —Fromthe Mississippi election, that took place on the Sth inst., we have the following returi De Soto County. ¢'s majority for Gov- ernor 471. Lamar oF majority over Alcorn for Congress. Oliver elected to the Senate. and Nelms, Stuart, Merriwether and Johnson to the House—ali Democrats Lafayet Mew y jority over Yerger for Songress 262 ad Rogess 'y has been elected Sen and Owens Represeutatives—all Demo Seenall Democrats have carried thy " ason's Majority for Senator over Capt. J. H Taylor is 1). “ sppek—Demecratic by a large majority 0a. Coahoma—Atcorn’s jority over Lamar for Congress is about 75. 7 POM unt, Amer can, is elected to the Legisiature by about 50 m: jority over Rozell, Deinocrat State ticket has « small majority Tunica—Democratic by a sma!l majority Bolivar—Gen. Chas. Clark, fo: Congress, has a Majority over Reuben Davis, Democrat. Americans elect their Representative and their State ticket by a small majority. Panola—The American jority, as faras heard from, was 16. which will nereased to about ‘jv. PERSONAL. +--+ Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of Virginta, ts at Brown’s Hotel --;+ Com. Salter, U.S. N.; Hon. PD. Vroom, N.J , Hon. R. Tyler, Pa; Capt. H. D. Walken, U.S.A; Hon. F S Poster, ct; a. E. Burn: side, R_ I, are 2t Willards’. ++-. The Paris correspondent of the Courrier des Etats Unis says that the negotiations for the entree of Mme. Cora de Wilhorst to the Theatre Italiea have been abandoned. in consequence of her husband having suddenty come into posses- sion, by inheritance, of a considerable fortune .:::- Nathaniel R. Stimson, editor ot the New York Day Book, was arrested on Saturday in the Pious city of New York, because. on the Ist of October an advertisement api ed he Day Book of an alleged illegai jotiery.to be drawn in Georgia by S. Shaw & Co. and attention was drawn to which in the editorial page I> The boats of t road have céased running f into winter quarters > The blac Parts of the « chards UPA youn,; lady, fond of daneing, traverses if the course of a single sea: abent four hund-ed miles, and yet uo lady would think of walkin thet distance in sks aceation ibis ties The American yan Southern Rail- he weason, and pone rk Blight fs reported in vari try to be destroying pear Merivaten Co.x —Our California Exelanges State that depreciated ten dollar pieces are in cit- culation. These coins have been trimmed of gold to the amount of about 81.56. and re-milled. i The Bank of british North America, throuzh its agency in New York, has ordered gold from Loudon. on the present low exchange, to the amount of + 100,u00. iin 47 George Hudson, the English king.” has gone to Spain. in vast railway project is a! out to fect under bis management A _Goop Examere —A number of young ladi in Salem. having considered the comme ine money market aud determined not to pay S10 or $4 for a winter bonnet, have set about making bonnets for themselves — Boston Traveler I> The Trenton Gazette advocates an amend- ment of the banking laws of New Jersey. sv as ° require every hank im the State of New Jersey to make weekly statements of its affairs, instead of quatterly D7 A <ait has heen comr Huling, of the Saratoga tain femate relatives of th cently lefithe village, on a tour of pleasure, with ‘Travis. the pisiol champion 7 The l M. * rallway which kingdoma be carried sato ef- need against FE. J. » for libelling ¢ int White, who re- Savings Bank, tlarmed. with- he amount of $15,000, ds of the priest for the whole sum directly at Lawrence drew their and placed safe keeping, who took back and redeposited it {7 The screw factory at Utica, has suspended Operations in consequeuce of the pressure in the Money market aud will not resume labor again watil the times become easier. By this suspen sion of labor, some thirty-live to forty employ will be thrown out of employment. — UF The Boston Travélier of the Sth instant, says: ‘One of our best dr an order to-day, by of 17,000 bushe’ at Chicago from ¥ goods jobbing houses gave telegraph, for the shipment of wheat to this market. received their customers, in Heu of the ‘ —On Wednesday, the bark Fleet Eagle, recently arrived from tix ‘ape of Good Hope, was smioked out, after w hb no less than 560 dead rats were found in various parts of the vessel. When gathered together they completely filled 4 pork barrel, Sausaved deaierswill Please take notice. —Boston Ledge TF One gentieman in New York city, who 's not a speculater ner operator in stocks, but who had purchase merely for the purpose of invest may be said, in one seuse, to have lost qui handsome little fortune within « few davs past ‘Phe depreciation on the market value of bix own stocks, from Friday of last week to Monday of — amounted to the sum of ninety thoufand doi- ars UP A German doctor at Urbana, HL, theman- ufscturer of snake bite medicine eaught a rattle- snake on the prairie and took it bome, and off. r- ed to let the suake bit him every time any person bought a bottle of his medicine, for one dollar Ou Sunday of last week, while fooling with his , tit Lim tn the hand He applied bis med- ine Without effect. On Monday he sent for the doctor, but too late—be di we sane day AMERICANS 1x Catcvrra —There were, in An- gust last aboat eiyht hundred d Americans id ing in Calcutta, and inthis number were ae at ded many women and chiliien. There waa a ood deal of anxiety among all classes of the ine abitants, and the Americans wee thinking of sending theicwomen and children home by the ship Lasiel Webster, which was in port, loading for Boston * i ta Laclede county, Mo., Mr. Edw’'d Barx- me, baving moved into 4 cabin that had been va- cated about three months, one morning, while at breakfast. saw a black snake and a rattle snake Meke theirentrance into the room through the floor, and commence fighting near him and his wife. The reptiles were soon dispatched with a fire poker; aud upon taking the floor forty- twe snakes were discovered and killed—copper- heads, black, rattle and one or two other speci- mens, WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Waar was Brovaar rr Anout?—On all ae this question concerning the existing financial convulsion is put to 1s What haa broudlit it ®bout?” “What has brought it about’? For our part, we can trace it omly to our late un- exampled national prosperity operating on the ‘tendency to reckiéssnessin business matters almost incident to Americaf nature” Thefarm, ers—three-fourths of the business community— were never before so rich and so clear of debt. The other fourth only are now struggling in more or less danger of losing their business existence, not through the: mismanagement or recklessness of the great mass of themselves. but through the foolish speculations of perhaps not more than one in ten of them only Most of the merchants, manufacturers, mas- ter mechanics and tradesmen havo kept theit business within what would ordinarily be pru- dent limits. The ship-building, or owning in- terest, however, has gone in the last five years Tuinously beyond its depth. Millions on mil- lions of money have been taken from produc- tive channels, with which to build ships that Prove unproductive, partly because the supply at best is greater than the demand for their services, and partly because England's cem- mercial iron screw steamers drive our wooden saii ships out of competition for freights. Millions on millions of the money in the hands of the infatu bankers and brekers have been invested in at present unproductive wild lands, and are thus lost to commerce for the time being—are unavailable in this hour of need. Many more millions on millions have been invested in unnecessary competing rail- roads at the North, that are worse than unpro- duetive property to those owning their respec tive stocks. They were conceived for stock- gambling purposes in great part, and, though locally useful, have proved curses to the busi- hess communily at large, by absorbing capital that could not be spared for unproductive in- vestments. Again, hundreds of miilions in the aggregate have been loaned by the banks to improperly-managed railroads—to sustain the business of unproductive railroads. The banks were chartered to loan to individuals at six or seven per centum per annum. Tempted by the offer of 1} per cent. per month from such rai’- road companies, they have loaned to them in- stead of to individuals ; thus diverting from le- gitimate commerce its rightful share of capital. The Northern railroad bubble of plunder- management has burst, and the companies, borrowing at cighteen per centum per annum, can borrew no longer, and are protested. As they cannot mect their obligations for money loaned, the banks loaning to them go by the board—see the telegraphic account, yesterday, of the suspension of some cighteen or nineteen New York city banks. so truthfully in keeping with our anticipations expressed the day before. Ic is estimated by prudent judges that default- ing railway companies owe the banks and other capitalists some two hundred millions in all, not one dollar of which was legitimately bor- rowed, insomuch as every railroad should be so managed as that the costof running it should fall within its legitimate receipts. Individual extravagance in the cities, too, has done its share of the misehief. Fifty-thou- sand-dollar private residenees, twenty-five- hundred-dollar parties, one-thousand-dollar shawls, and fifteen-hundred-dollar spans of horses have swallowed up much capital now re- quired for the payment of honest debts. But the last mentioned source of trouble is but a drop in the bucket. The truth is, the diversion of capital from its legitimate business channels has brought about the mischief which bas fairly swamped the whole business community of the cities, leaving that of the country, where not the creditor of the cities, so far apparently unscathed. It is past us to divine when and where the end is to be sought Tue District or Convwaia Baxks.—We learn that at the meeting of the presideuts and” cashiers of the District note-issuing banks held last Thursday, and previously mentioned in the Stur, a committee of one from each bank management were instructed to prepare a plan of joint concurrent action in their future trans- actions with the community. That committee, in the discharge of that duty, prepared and recommended to the several boards of directors _ or trustees, a clearing-house plan of operations similar to that already adopted in Baltimore and Philadelphia, and, indeed, unanimously adopted yesterday by the New York banks: accompanied with a recommendation of a rea- sonable increase of discounts. It is further understood that with the excep-, tion of the Bank of the Metropolis, the Boards of all of them have aceepted and agreed to car- ry out the committee’s recommendations. The Bank of the Metropolis, however, is said to hold out, declining to adopt any such measures in concert. It is to be hoped that the other banks will, however, themselves carry them out. A Winow’s Riguts.—The question has been raised before the General Land Office, ~whether, if an administrator of a deceased pergon shall establish the right of deceased to pre-empt a lot of land in Kansas Territory, the widow will be entitled to one-third in fee.” The decision is that, “under the provisions of the law of 3d March, 1843, (second section, U. S. Statutes at Large, vol. 7, page 619.) the entry in such cases shall be made in favor of “ the heirs’? of the deceased pre-emptor, and a patent thereon shall cause the title to enure to said heirs as if their names had been pecially men- tioned. The interest of the widow in an entry thus made will be determined by the law regu- lating the distribution of real estate of the State or Territory in which the | nd lies Tar. AppointuENt oF Jas. Mapisox Cutts, Esq.—We find in a late number of the Chicago Times the following correspondence between Senator Douglas and President Buchanan, upon the subject of the appointment of Mr. Cut’s to his prevent position under the Governmentg which will be read with much interest, in this city especially. We need hardly add, that both letters do infinite credit to the heads and hearts of their writers : Cuicaco, September 4, 1857. Dean Sin: 1 enclose to you, for your peru- letter which L have jast rece! JN. Granger, Esq, who holds the tion of Re- corder of the General Land 0) . 1 will not conceal the deep mortification that I feel in hav- ing any respectable gentleman believe that | would fora moment consent to the removal of - MeConnel, or any other good Democrat, in order to make room for any of my family rela- tions. It istrae that I should feel exceedingly gratified to see my father-in-law Promoted to the Comptrollership, provided ft was the volnatary act of the President, superinduced by the convic. tien that his biyh ‘qualifications, his irreproach- able character, and bis loug and faithful services in that byreau, indicate tit as the suitable and pt moe tse 64 man for the place. Wut if his ap- pointment is to be placed upon the ground of Is relationsbip to me, and ix to be considered as canceliag any portion of the claim which Hlinois may have to ber just portion of the Fed. tronage, I do him no more than just ing that Le would be as prompt in dect s would be in withholding -_ assent to his ap- pointment on those terms. know my obliga- tions to the people of Mlinois, ard recognize the gratitude | owe ber Democracy too well to allow any ties of bleod, or family, or friendship, out- side of her limits, to paralyze or impair iny effort t) secure a just acd fair share of the Federal ap- pointments for the citizens of my own State. I rejoice to say that, so faras1 know, I have but one relation, from any State in the Union, holding office under the Federal Government, and he was appointed throngh the influence of the late Wm. L. Marey, from the State of New York, where be was born, and bax always re- sided. 1 now desire to say, that if Mr. Granger appointment t> office, artis Tetention in office, is dependent uy or affected by his relationship to me, or is {nto the account when the My ing asf claims of filinois are presented, 1 feel bound to prot ’st against the injustice done to me and to ue people of the State { represent. Under past Cee eg I have felt keenly and deeply he neglect and injustice with which Minois was tréated in the distribution of the p tronage. Other Slates could receive a cabinet oflice, foreign mis- sions, an@ several bureau appointments, allat the same ti while Llinois—a State which has ‘mover ‘the Democratic banner—has been v.eated With a neglect which could not fail to wound the pride of all her working Democrits. Hence, I feel bound to say to you, in all frank- hess and Kindness, that any appointments yon may make, of Se a iat may retain in office, other than the eltizens of [linois—no matter how near and dear they may _be to me—must not be considered as ip? Bese tari for the omission to appoint such Democrats as I, incommon with the'rest of the delegation, have or may recom- mend. IT have not yet felt inelined to complain of the apparent neglect of the just claims of this State in the distribution of the patronage under your Administration, having full faith that you would do us jastice in the future appointinents. I have the honor to be, very as ur friend, S. A. Dovcras. Hon. James Bucuana®, President U.S. Wasuinaton, Sept. 7, 1857 My Dear Sir: I have received your letter of the 4th inst., by which you seem to apprehend that should I appoint Mr. Cutts 2d Comptroller, this appointment might be charged to Illinois. You need entertain no apprehension on the sub- ject. Should I make the appointment, which is not improbable, it will be my owa individual appointment, proceeding entirely from my regard for Mr. Cutty and bis family, and not because Senator Douglass has haa the good fortune to be- come his son-in-law. From your friend, very respectfully, Janus Buctanan. Hon. 8. Dovetas, Chicago, Lil Tuk Errect or tak News nerre.—Our pop- ulation continue to think and talk of nothing besides the condition of the country’s finances, of course, though less affected by the current convulsion in their material interests than any other community so far south. There existed. evidently, a general wish among the business men of Washington for the suspension of the New York banks, in the belief that under the circumstances that course only would serve to arrest the current destruction of the host of really solvent business houses of the Empiro city for want of the temporary accommodation which has heretofore been within their reach at any moment. The refusal of but $25.000 to the Harpers, with millions of assets above their liabilities, caused the dischargeof their work- men who fed more than two thousand mouths. Another house, notoriously prudent and worth millions; closed its doors for want of temporary accommodation to the amount cf $7,000. These are not isolated facts in the history of last week's business in New York, but exam- ples illustrating the general rule prevailing in that quarter just now. The celebrated house of Corning (Erastus) & Co., worth, perhaps, five millions beyond its liabilities, failed because it could not dispose of exchange on London at any price—a heretofore unheard-of condition of the money market. Or, in other words, they failed with vaults containing far more speciv than they owed, becau-e, for the moment, they found it impossible to open their vaults’ doors. For forty-eight hours before the final crash of terday, the New York banks were ‘ready to do what they should have done a fortmight ago, which, had it been done then, would haye pre- vented much of the commercial bankruptey around them, and probably saved themselves, But their good resolves cante too late. To say that the commercial interest here sympathizes deeply with that of New York will not express the feeling existing on Pennsylya- nia avenue this morning. Those in trade in Washington, though—as far as we ean learn— all safe and snug in these terrible times; are appalled with the the ruin going on elsewhere, and as yet fail to comprehend it, because they are so fortunate as not to depend for their means of payment on what may properly be termed general commerce. Washington’s trade subsists upon three sources of payment only: 1. Disbursements ;from the Treesury of the United States. 2. Payments made by agriculturists culti- vating the soil immediately around us. 3. Payments by strangers visiting the Fed- eral Metropolis. The last only can be affected by the condition of the times, and that to a limited degree. We are, indeed, a truly fortunate community, and should be thankful for the numberless and signal blessings by which we are surrounded— made so plain by the current condition of our brethren of the North. Navat Courts or Ivgviny.—Before Court No. 1, to-day, the case of Mr. Junius Bobrer, late Passed Midshipman, was opened, and Capt. Van Brunt, Commander Rowan and Lt. Den- niston were examined on the Government's be- half. Mr. Loughborough acts as counsel for Mr. B. Before Court No. 2, to-day, the case of Lieut. Murray *is progressing. Commander Minor was examined in it to-day for the Government, which also submitted documentary evidence in the case. Before Court No. 3, the case of Commander Shaw continues up. To-day, Lt. Poindexter and Lt. Westcott were examined in it on the Government’s behalf. Tresrassing.—We learn that the agent for the Delaware Indiana in Kansas complains grievously of the persistent trespassing of whites upon the reservation for this tribe. Hundreds of them have squatted on the reservation and the agent is at present powerless to drive them off. He is understood to ask immediate aid from the Interior Department to that end. Tar Postwaster Gexera—the Hon. A. V. Drown—left Washington this morning, on a short visit to New York. He is expected to re- tarn in about a week. During his absence, Horatio King, Esq., will discharge the duties of his position as Acting Postmaster General. Coau.—A letter from Cumberland, reevived here this morning, announces the suspension of nearly alJ current mining operations in that quarter; cause—the financial trouble in Wall street and the so general suspension of manu- factories, burning Cumberland coal. Rewoven.—Mr. Eli Duval has been removed from the temporary ($1,400 per annum) clerk- ship held by him in the Patent Office. 2 I~ All the troops in Canada are withdrawn for services in India. ij> An Alban per says thata nous vil- lage in the interiocot the Sate of New. York, on the regular market day, was thronged with far- mers’ teams with ou ae apples, &c., bit not a sale could be made. Not on accourg-of any disagreement as to price but because the storekeepers bad no convertible currency. And, as we understand, for the firs ie within the recollection of the inhabitan: je farmers re- fased to store their produce, # wi trustful were they. Every article of otfered was taken home. Ove Bett Sprevnative 1x Rocks —The Tann- ton (Mass) American learns from a yentleinan who made the deed, that Dighton Rock, ‘that far- famed relic of antiquity, has been purchased by Ole Bull, the Norwegian violinist, for $50, through his friend Mr. Arnzen, and it is under- stood that he will not removethe rock, but will erect an iron fence around the spot, thereby ie:- dering it a still greater object of interest than it has heretofore been. To remove Dighton Rock from its present location wonld not only be a la- borious piece of business, but a curious event in history,”? soon to be iF The Independent, commenting on the de- falcation of the Correspondin; Secretary of the Sunday School Union at Philadel bia says their ~ Card impeaches the wisdom and fidelity of the —— no less than the integrity of the Corres- ponding Secretary, since it peat that the Sec- retary Was allowed to give notes for the Union in his official character without the formal authori- zation of the Board, and without any restraint rctinaay = to ee which the ecard makes e churches to increase their con! 7 tions, the Independent cannot decidedly secand it, ‘* The Sunday School Union,” itadds, “should wind up its affairs and jdafion rather than subject itself in the degree te the reproach of repudiating its debts.” GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS. Correspondence of The Sta Groncetown, Oct. 14, 1857 The vote of our citizens. yesterday authorizing our Corporation to subscribe $200,000 ta the stock of the Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Rail- road, was far mote decisive thatthe most ardent friends of the measure ariciente- Theie were 482 votes polled; 395 in favor of the project, and 67 ayainst It ; four to one of those who voted being in favor of the enterprise. The vote polled however, it will be seen, was a very small one, much less than half the number polled at the last neral election. Had the entire vote of the town en cast, We do not believe that the result would have been materially changed. . The residence of our fellow citizen, PF. Wheat- ley, E was thronged last night y brilliant arty of invited guests to participate he pleas- ag ceremony of uniting a pair of loving hearts in the sacred ties of wedlock. The haj cou- le were Mr. Taylor, of Cumberland, and Miss Martha dPheatley, eldest daughter of the before mentioned gentleman of our city. The Rev. B. A. Brown, of the M. FE. Church, offi- ciated on the occasion. The pnajor portins of the buildings of our fel- low-citizen, Mr. James 8. Cathcart, situated ih the First Ward of your city, and known as the Rock Creek Foundery, was consumed by fire on Monday night. There is no doubt the fire was the work of an incendiary. Mr. Getheart’s loss will be very considerable, as we learn he had no insurance upon it. Our river wharves, this morning, are pretty well thronged with shipping—receiving and dis- charging various kinds of cargo. ‘The brig Andover, Crowell, of the Messrs. Hartley’s line of Boston packets, reached her wharf yesterday. There is banging, H. Edes, ag 8 on el in the counting room of W yater street, two ears of corn rown near ‘Tenally Town, upon the farm of Mr. . Burrows, one of which is 14 inches long, and contains 1,¢40 grains. The Flour market, this morning is so much unsettled that we find it difficult to give anything like reliable guotations—none sellin, except to the home trade. Wheat, red and white, of good ualities, $1.05a81.15. No Corn offeri rom boats 30a! UF Some years ago Spurr kept astable. Spurr ‘never let a horse go out of the stable without )e- nesting the lessee not to drive fast. One day there came to Spurt’s stable a young man, to get a horse to attend a funeral. “Certainly,” said Spurr, ‘don't drive fast 1"? “Why, look here, old fellow, I waut you to understaiml that J shall yt up with the proces- sion ifit kills the hoss!*? Spurr retired. ANOTHER Case OF “‘SusPENDED ANIMATION.” A Mrs. Snyder, residing near McGabeysville Va., one day last week suddenly fell down, ap- parently dead. The necessary burial clothes were procured, and while her friends were en- gaged in dressing her in the habiliments of the grave, she politeiy requested them to wait until she wax dead! It is needless to say that her re- quest was cheerfully complied with. She is now tapidly improving. PLayine a Goon Joxe —A couple of Worces- ter county teamsters left their wagons to go ahead, a few days since, while they stopped to take a‘ snifter.”? Going on, afterwards, to over- take their teams, they found a wheel in the rozd, which they rolied down a steep hill, “just for fun.” Coming uP with their teams, they were one of them going on three They will restrain their humor in fu- springfield Republican. S chagrined to fin wheels. STERN LODGE, No.7. astern Lodge, No.7, 1. O. sily requusted to be in attendance on NIGHT, 16th inst., at their Lodge Room. as business of vital importance will be before the lodge. By order: P. M. PEARSON, 00 4-5i* Recording Secretary. POTOMAC BUILDING ASSOCIATION. l The seventh annual meoting of the above association will be heid at Potomac fail, Island, on THURSDAY EVENING, 15th October, is, at7 o'clock. Utticers for the enguing year wiil be elected, oe 13-3t C, ASHt ORD. Sec. COLLECTOR'S OF FICK, City Barnet September 16, 1857, i\em NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.—Notioa is hereby given that the T'axes for the year 1857 are due. and payable at-this oihce, and that a deductio® of 6 per cent.is allowed by law for the Current year paid on or before the 15th day of Oct ber next. JAS. F. HAL. way na I7-RawtOerlds Coll FFICIAL. O y BASURY DEPARTMENT, Oct. 13, 1357. Notice is hereby given that the limitation con- tained in the law authorizing this Department to purehase stocks of the United States, having been reached, itis not within its powerto make further hi sent. purohases at Presents HOWELL COBB, gly: Secretary of the Treasury. UCK WHEAT, price 6, cents; good Flour 3%, 260 COAL, whieh 1 will be diseharg- Sis ‘TO GIv. seriber hath obtai good brown Sugar 9. Cider Vinegar, Green Gin- ger, and choice Green and Black ‘Teas. it* JOS. W. DAVIS. cor, 9th and E streets. CUMBERLAND COAL. ‘This day unloading, cargo of superior CUMBER- LAND COAL, which I will dispose of on accom- modating terms. DASH ing next week. 4,440 pounds to the ton in al! oases. Punetonlity and ayes! may be relied npon, A deduction made on Coal from the vesse!. T. EDW. CLARK, Navy Yard. I NOTICE—That the sub- from the Orphans’ Court of Washington county. in the District of Columbia, letters of administration on the personal estate ¢ SAMUEL WARDELL, Inte of Washington coun- y, deceasec. Ail persons having claims against the said decease hereby warned to exiubit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or before the 18th day of October next: they may other- wise by law be excluded trom all benefit of the suid estate. Given under my hand this 13th day of October 1857. B.H. STINEMETZ, oci-wiw 1 Admunistiator. S$ 1 REWARD.—I will pay One Hundred Do!- 2u lars reward on the detection and coavic- tion of the incendiary who fired two separate stacks: of free on the Jot attached to my Printing office on Saturday evening jast. 00 12 3t* ci C. WENDELL. OAL! COAL! COALI! COALN , por he The undersigned respectfally informs the public that he is now receiving large supplies of Cumber- land COAL, in beat loads, which I now offerto the trade at re peed biti’ for cash. This Coa! is of a ert nlity, and of a large size. plat be seen at my Depot, at the corner of 12th and atieg JONAS P. LEVY, ee 12-1m Grocery and Provision Store, MAGNIFICENT CH aoe anAN,, 12 tops, 7 com @ ware rooms Cer ee eon METZEROTT. JHE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF PIAN- OFORTES 18 to be found at the Masic De- pot of oe 13 W. G. METZEROTT._ Pprckes BY THE HUNDRED. A lot of selected PICKLED CUCUMBE vinegar, which we will Ba Any quantity d: RS, in ue young M "7 aving no use for them is’ the reason for disposing of them, Canbe seen at AILOR’S Stable, ¥ uv 8 n ets, oc so : Ua MMOND S,7th street. ERICAN G itand sold, by MERICAN GOLD, ASAE VSN. pola cor ine EN Yok as Box, RGINIA B 38, hought and sold,by setae A BANK NQTENYDER'S SON. O THE TRADE. + i ived, Brown Stout and Scotch ALES oPenrious Ura at 15 per dozen by the casks of 8 and jozen. ONAS P. LEVY, J treets stouth, Corner of by and ted si ei canon oe 18-Im B NOTICE. OOK AND JOB PRINTING. The undersigned, having purchased the interest of the Inte John . Towers in the Book Job Print- ing establishment lately conducted by John T. and Lemuel ers, corner of 6th street Louisiana avenue. ee the business inall ils branches th increased facilities, Sar he large room in the third story would be rented - femecient ook Bidet, os 5s ar paevenae would i! jo with one to es! isha ery. be 13 St LEMUBL TOWERS. Rexovar AND RETIREMENT. Most etfectualiy to refute the false report that “ Dr, Van Patren bas retired from the, practice of Dentistry,’ he has REMOVED his! — from we reasdenoe pear Ne ale ned a Centra ci over Potentim's formerly Miller's) celebrated Con- fectionery, opposite McGuire’s auction store, Pa. eveuue. Defective and Aching Teeth certainly restored to cate or skilfully Femoved and see fue, fee natural appearance as able the least penile pain ‘or’ delay andi at reasonable rates. Office hours from 10 8_m. to 5 p.m. 00 Ist ‘. {States} GEORGE sanbs’ NOVELS. jumes. Cowan ABTS, KY 1 vol, 8 ite Fadette, 1 vol. aienting \ vel i Le Peoht ue M. Antoine, 2vols, Jeanne, I rancois Le Champ 1 vl. a é: i ph rf es chooner 7 ohn Tuckery133 tons best’ TE PER CENT. INVESTMENT. Tr POT i ds of the City of Davenport, foe peg or By interest by Coupon in cee] York, —_ Paseo each. The growing c: Davenporthas now ey eel rapidly in ‘ing it population. ts . ts railroad debt in the Intelli- | We recommend as safe as any “CHUBB BROTHERS NOPICE.—The following Money wil! be taken at 4 these rates for Groceries, Wines, and Liquors: ity at Baltimore at 5 per cent. discount pirginis = 5 per cont. beweg mo a: iiadeiphia a F cent. discou! ; fe Banke of New York at € pet cent. discount ‘AU NooSbt I2th street, somerar The 2 street, % ae od — DNAS P. Notic E TO SPORTSMEN. r ae een ee Keeps constantly on hand, FS of the Y : SHOT ad CAPS duality of GUN POW D: Cheap for cash only. JONAS P. LEVY. se 2 tf No. 854 12th strost, comerot B. AMS, SIDES, SHOULDERS, AND LARD. Just received, Hams, Sides, and Shoulders, and Lard and fresh Butter; extra supe fine Flour; brown and white Si Coffee, Rice, 5 Candies, and Saray; and eneral Sssertment of es, Wines, Family Grocer al iquors, aa . JONAS PF LRVY, iv ®-tf No, 554 12th street. corner of B strest. OYD’'S GENERAL DIRECTORY F WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN, For 1338-59, with a BUSINESS DIRECTORY of tho Trades and Professions, a Congressional and Depart- meut Directory, Societies, Libraries, and nstitutions, with the names ef their of- statistics -. gencer of the these bonds, be: Stateor city bonds. - 2 also, Ch Public Build- Offi 7 Koutes, & Ce Co. The undersigned, having had long experience in the Directory business, (being publisher of Lirecto- nies for several cities,) feels fuliy justified in guaran- teeing the 1-eue of such a Mirectory as will meet the want long felt by the public. He has menced the canvass of the city, with an able co Asvistants, ho are cu fart with their business, and who will visit every dwe ling, store, and office, and do the work faithfully and thoroughly. No time orexpense wil be spared upon the;work in waking it the pride of Washington. is i" y Advertisements will be inserted eonspicnously in the —_ * Gace ys mi price $2,and the name in- serted in capi tters . WM. H, BOYD, Publisher. The ioe pane | will Ge issued as soon as the matter can be collected. Advertisements and information fi may be seni to ANnREW Boy, a! ot the Directory Mr. H. Polkin- ocd horn’s Printing Office, D st., near 7th. OODS FOR VIRGINIA BANK NOTES, a: Hi, MILLER, SON QUEENS WAR & CO... will sell all z ‘Gad’ FRCTORE 5 any of the Virginia Banks (except the Bank of Kanahwa) at par. Any and ali debts due them, can gis m the same currency, with thanks to such of thew debtors a8 choose to avail themselves of this prop- osition. Alexandria, Sept. 29, 1957. so 20-tf Cioaks, MANTILLAS, AND SHAWLS. HARPER & MITCHELL. The Cloak Room connected with our new store ‘Will be opened this day, and we take pleasure in eall- ing the attention of our friends pod opener gen- ‘ally to our well assorted stock ofthe above goods, 6 onion all the noveities of the season, consisting m rt of Batculensds Iace-trimmed, and plaim Lyons Velvet Cloaks and Mantilias Super Black French and Beaver Cloths, plain and full-trimmed, in every variety ofstyle A large and full assortment of Black and Grey-Cioth Dusters and Mourning Cloaks. ‘et SHAWLS, SHAWLS, SHAWLS! In Shaw!s we have a rare and beautiful stock— Camels’ Hair Shawls and Scarfs Long and square Brocha, purchased at the late large nustion sales in New York air all colore, with Cashmere and Cheuille bor- ers Long and square Bay State and Seotch Plaige,, Black Casimere with silk borders, for mournyag. ocd ci STEAM FIRE-WOOD MILL, SCONOMY AND CONVENIENCE. We are now ready to deliver WOOD SAWED and SPLIT at 3 per cent. less than the usual rates, and better prepared than it can be by hand. Knots xnd wood of inconvenient size not sent. All orders for less than half a cord will be delivered im crates to any part of the house at no further ex- pense to the purchaser. Pine wood in erates 35 cents. Oak wood lo. 40 cents, In this part of our business we will oper no ac- counts, as we have come to the conciusion to make itexclusively a cash business. Also. on hand, HICKORY, OAK, and PINE WOOD and COAL ofall kinds, which will be dis- posed of on the usual accommodating terms. Now onthe way— One cargo White Ash Broken Coal for farnace. ‘One cargo White Ash Exg Coal for radiators. Ailusder cover. Orders promptiy filled ier cover. ra prom . Tee We ML northwest corner of i2th and © No. 54 7-1 No. 547, -7-tf _one square south of Peua, avenue. _ 200 POUNDS WOOLLEN YARN just o7 6 Ww hiter Gray, Black, and Fancy-colored Kuitting Weollen Yarn. White and Biut mixed Knitting Cotton. Also in store, a full stock of Damask Table Linen Napkins, Huckaiack, and Reetien bare Toweling 80 15.1m_ cornersth st., oppomte Centre Market. AQERINO PLALDS, all wool, nt Wets, per yard. i} 44 Union Pi eat 3 cents; sia Shawls, of every kind. District and Virginia money taken at Par, and Goods sold at the very lowest cash prices. “ VM. R. RILEY, 00 2-2w ppe. Centre Market. _ corner Sth st. I RISING STAR. HAVE, just received from Philadelphia a few of the new RISING STAR, or Doubled-oven Cooking Stoves, a decided improvement the old Morning Star. Patented 1857. Thad them get up in Piuiladeiphia this lust sum mer, and they are fuily smited to this mar- ket. They are heavy and ey cast, of the very best Pcansyivauia malable iron; the cooking utensils are mute extra heavy, and are manufactured F. at Church, Bq. Philadelphia, Please call see them. Also, the largest variety of Stoves of al! kinds that can be found inthe District ot Columbia. Ranges Furnaces, Latrobe Fire Places or Parlor Compan- ions, Parlor Cumberiand ,Coa! Grates, and other New York iatest patterns. All the above are fur sale at Cc. WOODWARD’S. olin Gan Stove and Grate Factory, Nos. 318 322 Pa. av., between Irth and iith streets; balcony in front full of Stoves. se I4-eo6w J D. HAMMACK’S RESTAURANT, No. 2 Vv d. is Pa. av., under Willa ‘The proprietor is now fa'ly epared to supply the pub- with everything thet the various markets will afford, and for constant supplies hii house shall be second to none. By giving it his un- divided attention, he hopes to merit the patronage of the public at large. oc 6-1m™* A “I STILL LIVE,” ; ND will not be outdone by any in the Painting Line. Having secured the services of an expe- rienced Sign and Ornamental Painter, i am prepared me Poke ae TRANSPAREN- CIES, &e., in the latest styles. Ai coutinue to do HOUSE PAINTING, GLAZING, and GRATNING in a superior manner, at No, 53 Louisiana aveuue, between and 7tb eye M.T. PARKER UMBER, LUMBER, LUMBER. A, ‘The subscriber has received per brig Maria, from Wilmington alot of G RDER, of the following sizes: 12 by 12, 10 by 12, & by 12, 6 by 12, and 10 by 10, from 40 to 5) feet length: Has also on hand WALNUT PLANK. from2to6 inches thick, Also, seasoned tL WHITE PINE K. f: thick. m 1', to 8 inche ; ion of carvers is especially invited to the above, a_large and well-selectad apsort Also, tment of BUILDING LUM BER, which 1 will seil low for cach, or on accommodating terms to punctual ous- tomers. Yard No. 31 Water street, Georgetown. 4 oc 12-e0Sw F. WHEATLY. - URNITURE_ AND. HOUSEKEEPING ! GOODS, We have in store a very extensive sasortment of Cabr et Furn't other Housekeep.ng Goods, ture and which we offer to our friends rod customers at the We deem very lowest prices for cash or good paper. it unneces: to enumerate articies, &s our stock is te. Persons desiring to pur- call, McGREGOR & CO., 530 7th street. ERS, ATTENTION! I have this day received another I COAT. GAS BURNERS. Thus Stove burs the vy of the as smoke from the jereby making @ sav- = ofone halfthe fuel fromthe common coal stovens suitable to al! apartments, &e. ‘or gale only at C. Woodward's Stove, Grate, e and Furnace, and Cooking R ‘actory, Nos. 318 S22 Veansylvania avenue, between loth and lith 8 fe 0¢ 7 eotw Cc. WOODWARD. Al S, FISHMAN, DEALER IN - DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY, informs hia fricnds and the public thst he has just spree a Store of all kends of DRY GOODS, SU ETINERY, &o.. ageuring — ub Secs i i resen' and 1 advance. come examine my Stock, and judge for yourself, Store—No, #1 7th st., between H and I, next door to Mr. Tyson's hardware store. oc 2-eolm* AST OFF cle ING BOUGHT AND LADIES AND GENTS" APPAREL. Call reagent Paice MELICK, 76 Louisiana av., opposite Hay N. B,—Wanrtep, & Hand at Repairing. et te = «are T NOTICE. J : RE members of the GOOD WILL CLUB take pleasure mannouacng to their frends B e public. that ther Fovrt# AxwvaL ALL will be given, at Carusi’s Saloon, Es RSDAY. Nov ‘ath iat A =a or partiou ars see future advert: ., He order 00 iT) COMM! cE. « [ OOKorT For tH eK Gn eed coTILLON a m3 7 Goon ree ASSOCIATION, q A OOM Bs’ TUESDAY EVENING, October 20th, 1897. rekets Fifty Cents—admitting a Gentiewnn and Ladies—to be had be seetbers of the Aseo- door. ARRANGE'TS GADEMY OF MUSIC, A “See Mth st.and Paar, THURSDAY, October 15, 1857, . SOIREE MUSICALE, SIGNORA BIANCA PARAVALLI Prima im, from the Queen's Concert Rooms, recently from Grand Opera, Mc xioo. Assisted by Mr. Caovcn. Tiekets, One Dollar, To commence at 8 o'clock. oct: DP FELLOWS’ HALL SECOND AND LAST WEEK! COME, AND LAUGH?" NEW FEATS IN MAGIC. NEW SCENES IN VENTRILOQUISM. Tue Leaunrn Canaty Binns & Spreit Rarrins. SLGNOR BLITZ WILL RE An ONE = SK LONGER, nu ae PULA BXNHIBI N E® EVERY £ xing)? > Commencing &t 8 quarter before 8, on WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY AFTERNOON t hxlf past 3. _Admission % cts.; Children i3 ete. QOrREE DANSANT Py — PROF. H. W. MUNDER takes great pleasure in announcing to his frends and patrons, that the first Soiree of the season will take bis Hall. corner Sth and D streets. NESDAY EVENING, October 8 eelock yee te and continue t hovt the season. hese Sotrees have always enjoyedthe reputation of being the most social “able entertain ments of the Kind ever given in Washington city, and Prof. M. will endeavor to render them doubly attractive by the introduction ef many new and bea tiful Danees, which will prove very instructive those who favor him with their patronage. Gentiemen can obtain season tickets, upon very reasouable terins, ty making application at the Aa‘) s ‘Tuesday and Thareday evening from 755 noe ‘e oc __ 00 10-tf WANTS. WANTED.—A general HOUSE SERVANT, at 6 No. 333 Delaware avenue, near North Capiiol Ka" .—A GIRL to do the work of « amsit - Apply at No. & 4th street, above Maryiand avenue a » obtains Siturtion os Manac acer arm. by & Man of requisite que'r' tions. Can furnish bet Teferenses, Ao. “Address applicant City Post Othioe. 0 14-4t* RESPECTABLE WOMAN WISHES A situation to do the general Housework of ‘sinsli famil) references xiven. Address Box No. 12, at thi oe. Lod ANTED. WOMAN to do the Cooking, Washing, and Housework of a small family. * Libera! wazes and a confortable home to one com- petentand well recommended. Apply at No. 375 13th street, hetween Hand !. ec 4 st" ANTED TO RENT.—A comfortable Brick House to contain from 8 to 10 rooms. Situa- tion 19 the central part of the city. Kor . house, at a fair rate. the rent will be paid in advance. Add House, at this ofhice. ool R* ANTED—At the V At the “Avenue House,” one trat- | ES ANT to take charge of the dimnx Too! ton Servant sess J. KING. W ANTED.—A middle-aged WHITE, Wo- MAN as nurse to an in‘ant. Apply at No. 374 H street, between tSch and idth. 00 13-3" ANTED— le MAN to take charge oi * laree Dairy. He mmst be agood milker, aud u derstand the careand management of Cows, aod urmg good refes 5 A ic, two Men to wark in Dairy, Apply at Locust Hill Farm, 7th street road, near the first tol.-eate. 00 13-31" "QO STONE CUTTERS AND QUARRYMEN r Wanted. thse hamoen Chsmosins for the EN ington Aqueduct, fiity geod Stone Cutters and ove hundred Hand Drilierx. The work tovers year, good waces will be given, and payment made 'n |. Apply at the Quarries onthe Potomme River, 2 miles west of this City, A Canal Packet Bost leaves Georgetowa every morning at 7 o'clock, for th le om H. L. GALLAHER. oe Ws NTE.D.—One or two unfurnished ROOMS, near Pern. avenue, where there are no bonrd ers and no oter lodgers. Address Box 13, Star Of- ice. oo5 ANTE in the family of a gentleman reg.ds’ W two mules from the a, a foot plain Coo 4 One who can bring recommendations for skill, bon- esty, and c! liness wil find a +3 and wages. Apply bP CkCiCHET ) cor- her of 6th and D arrests, iy bt ____ LOST AND FOUND. SWARD.—LOST—On Saturiar on ©th street, between the He er BOOK, containing about eorgetown $5 note, tw 4 dollars, and sume silve widow and ¢ mnor ! Nhe above reward will be 0 14-2t_ REWARD. rayed nway from the suhscri- 8. ber on the iustant. a SORREL ¢ HORSE, about 16 hands high and 12 years J eid. with one win'e foot behind, with s bisek: rs face; et: iu his right frout ankle, aud « small saddle mak on his back. The above reward will be pav! treet, No. 253, between 2 ae $5 brindle BUPPAL.O COW, low im statuc,and in good order. She has asum- gle fork in one ear aud a hole ju the other, With a small grayish b’aze in the forehead. ‘he ahove reward will be given for her return to me. W. J. MoDUNALD, Corner of Delaware avenue and C it. h ford Lo lose the money. paid if left at this office. _8¢ 14-3t* ew © EWARD.—strayed I 33 & y October 2 red B PRAT 7OW. Face and belly white: also bind feet, near the hoofs. She und on her neck leather collar. ‘Ine above rowaid wil be pee ter ber deliversygo A BUMBAUGH, Warren street, between 2 and 3d, near Georgetown College. away on Sunday evening BE. The above re- £7 ir $43 sn formation uf en SS E, Police Officer. REWARD. dene, in the SRU MAN JAC won. He sa n dark ven inches in height, with av fall. enit, hair, has a large scar on ue cheek frowns = had on when he ioft n suit of biack cleth. e hun dred doliars w i, be pardon jus being deliv tome oriodged in jail, so that | oan get hun. oo 13 St é AAM J. STONE, & REWAR D.—Strayed from the subser:t @) the Gth instant. n red and whitespo!ted W. with winte ince, and sharp horns, about 5 years old. The above rewaid t lad yt for the delivery Fd e Ds ay O35 st SI NEC Jon S MPORIUM OF FASHION, OPENING OF FALL & WINTER The undersicued would eal! the attent zens, and strangers Viseting the Met wo their extensive assortment of Guo gentlemen's wear, viz : renoh aod English CLOTHS and CA SIMER ES of the finest grades and texture: superb Velvet V TINGS; Casnmere do; Suk, Piain, and Faucy do. Also, a new article of BASKET CASSIMER A, Yor Pants, very elastic nad pleasant to the mt gmc eoting of the same make to min which, together with a spien ortinent We FURNISHING GOODS awe ‘votlen Undergariment: erehiefs, Suspenders, b Gloves, of every description, with every art ne cessary to"n complete outfit, which will be suid cheapfor ashe WINTON & TEEL. Merchant Tailors, No. 406 Pa. ev. a REPARE FOR COLD WEATHER! Ribbed and Plain Woollen Shirts and Drawers; wing t ead = Hail Hose, Jai And 1) ‘ Gloves and Buck Gauntlete; Sus; lers, Biack Stk Cravnts, and Silk jinen Cambric Pocket [nndkerehiel, Customers may rely nga ood and the lowest prices. v wats RIL seis im sarnar kth at..anza. Contre M AMS! HAMS! HAMS We have & choice lot of Famtly.cured HAMS which are unsurpassed in exoclience. D ne : KING & BURCHELL, se24 Corner of rmont avenue and ih «treet O%, SPC PIANO, almost new. i es Call and see it at the Music De- pot ETZEROTT, 0010 Tithereese and Ps av, Buckskin SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. ly recommended for colds, weak cherts, W.G. corner Also, BUCK TROGINGS, for riding, lone med 80, > « b. |, for ru ke short: BOXING CLOVES aun al bind of roolt ‘Sole agent for the District at the Bazaar, corner! vee ow HOPK ns, HOUSEKEEPERS. ATTENTION: ¥ 5 of i meas ore ropolitan & Penney Just Btkiny§ 's and Grate b tory 38 venue, c. WOODWARD,