Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1857, Page 2

Sow Pil WASHINGZON OLTY: MON DAY ......-+2-0s-s+-s October 10, 1857. ———————— SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer saya, that, withthe view of obtaining data for his annual report, the Secretary of the Treasury has caused the col- lectors of the different ports of the United States to commence collecting information from reliable merchants as to the probable effect on the customs revenue of the current financial re- vulsion. ’ The Intclligencer also shows that the London Times reckons without the host, in anticipating that shipments of specie from the United States ‘would soon replace in the vaults of the Bank of England, the £600,000in specie drained out of them by the Indian war since July. The same journal also tells us that the Secre- tary of State has made a requisition on the Navy Repartment for a ship of war to sail at once to Cape Haytien,to investigate the al Jeged illegal imprisonment of an American shipmaster and mate by the Haytien authori- ties, and adds that it will probably be sometime before the requisition in question can be com- plied with. The Union continues its able expositions against the present banking system of the United States, and rejoices over the result of the reeent Ohio election. ————— gage UP" The United States steam frigate Merrimac Jeft Boston on Saturday morning, under steam, for the Pacific of the New York canal fund have advertised for a loan of $500,000. The Proposals will be opened on November 10th. I> The leading hotels of Philadelphia, like these of New York, are reducing the Price of board from $2.50 to $2 a day. ete eres See (>> President Buchanan, in a letter to the Hon. T. B. Florence, states that one of the new sloops-of-war will be built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. DP The steamer Atlantic, which arrived from Chariesion, reports, 15th inst., off Absecom, Passed a corpse afloat on the waves. This makes the seventh of these gbastly mementoes of, prob- ably, the Central American wreck. —————$——________.. if” The propeller Cromwell, of Kingston, C. W., came in collision with an unknown vessel, and was sunk in the Straits of Mackinac, on Sat- urday night. No lives were lost. The propeller and cargo ate a total loss. Rattroap Accipent.—Two deaf mutes, aged 12 years, were instantly killed on Saturday after- noon, whilst walking on the track of the Hart- ford and New Haven Railroad. They were hor- ribly mangled. Taz Heamitace —Gov. Johnson, of Tennessee, " reports the purchase for the State of the Hermit- age, and its tenderto the federal government. In case the tender is not accepted, the governor re- eommends that the property be retained as ares- idence for the future governors of the State. Remarxasre C relates the following : *- & letter from Dr. Quinsenbury, of Verdiers- ville, Crange county, informs us that during the last fall he Visited, professionally, a little girl, seven years of age, named Hannah C. Fletcher. She was deafand dumb and pany. Her disease was typhoid fever. She recovered, and her health became better than before. But, most remarka- ble, her speech and hearing have been restored. ‘The Culpeper Republican Reported Fivisesterine Scccess so Far.— General Walker bas been visiting the editors of the New Orleans papers, giving an account of his successes in enlisting men and means for a new filibustering campaign. He claims to have en- rolled three thousand men for his new army, and collected fands to the amount of $200,000. The head-quarters of the new expedition appear to be in Texas, whence many of the recruits come. Unsubstantiaied by tangible proofs, the story of the men and the money lacks certainty. i> Mrs. Canaingham appeared in court on Saturday, when it was determined to remove her trial to Newburg, and to permit her togo at large temporarily on the present bail, although it was deeided that Judge Peabody bad no authority to admit herto bail. After this decision, Mrs. C Jeft the court-room and crossed the park with the largest crowd following her, hooting and shout- ing, that ever was seen to congregate on the de- velopement of any of the phases of the Burdell drama Errects or tag Panic ox Emiokants —The Prospect of bard times for the coming winter has largely increased the number of passengers going te England Every ship going from New York to Liverpool has, it is stated, all the passengers she can carry, and multitudes apply for opportu nity to work their way across the Atlantic. It is supposed that as soon as the uews of the financial revulsion reaches the other side there will be a decided check to the ewigration from the old world Tue Cask oF Mapetine Smirn—Startling Disclosure —The public may be prepared io hear an astounding disclosure in a few days, in con- nection with the case of Miss Madeline Smith We have been informed, by a most reliable an- thority, that orie of the servants in the house at Blythwood square, in Mareh last, bas just died, rather suddenly; and that, on her death bed, seized with remorse, she made a confessior of the important fact, that arsenic was mixed with the cottte given to l’Angelier on the night of his last Visit to Miss Smith. On the trial it failed to be a that Angelier was at the bouse of his betrothed ou the wight in questionat all, although the servents who has now made this disclosure, Was examined for the prosecation at the trial.— Belfast Mercury PERSONAL. -.;- Hon. Jas B Clay, of Ashland, Ky., Hon. Kidwell, of Va., are at Browns’ z --. Byrd Yeung. the original “Simon Suggs,”* is a candidate for doorkeeper of the Alabama Senate ---- The virtuous (?) Kalloch, of Boston, and of unfavorable notoriety, preached in Lafayette, Ind, recently. ... Captains Gwin, Wilson, Edwards, Ticknor, U.S. N.; Hon. J Glancy Jones, Penn.; Captain Cavendy, N. Y., are at Willards?. ---. Richard Taylor, Esg., only son of the late President Taylor, is the jocratic candidate for the Senate of Louisiana in the St. Charles district ---. Senora Carmen et de Santanna de May- ard, danghter of General Santa Anna, ex-Pcesi- dent of Mexico, died recently at Turbace, the residence of General Santa Anna, near Cartha- gena +-+- Amongst the passengers who arrived in the Asia, is Charles Macka’ sy popular song-wri- ter. He is also one of the editors of the London Jilustrated News. and visits this country, says the European Times. ‘with the view of survey- ing the numberless objects of interest presented by the Western World; especially the laws and institutions of the American Republic, and their influence on the political and social developmeat of a great country.” ---. On Tuesday last, when the banks were giving up the ghost ia ali directions, our quon- dam correspondent ‘+ Richelieu’ was consulted asa lewyer, by a bank officer, to sugyest some way by which the bank could hold over to the Jollowlug day without confessing, as its sister institutions had done, that it could not Pay spe- cie. “ Put black crape on your doors,’’ said Richelieu, ‘and post up a notice ‘ Closed in con- sequence of Death inthe Family."— ew York Tribune UF~ The Governor of Maine has set apart No- ew %th for thanksgiving day, instead of the iLJ~ The cholera now extends ¢ ver nearly the whole northern continent of Europe. At Gluck- — four per cent of the inbabitants have died. HE Cuixcwa Istanps—The Engli nd Freneb fleet have been withdrawn frente c Bie- cha Islands, which are now at the mercy of Vi- vance'f vessels, if they wish to seize them. Patat Arrmay.—in the recent aft i county, Ga., between Andrew Gore ame ieinbale livan, brothers-ia-law, the former was killed and the latter badly wounded. PataL Mistaxe.—Mrs. Burton Despard died at Clarksbarg, Va., last Tuesday from the eff-cts of taking a prescription of belladonna, or deadly night-sbade, compounded by mistake for coufec- tion of senna i>” “Jobn.” said a father to his son one day, — - “eee g Lim shaving the ‘down’ off his per lip, ~ don’t throw your shaving water out where thive are any bare-footed boys, for they might get their feet Pricked.” Tae MILK ty tHe Cocoanut.—Daily we see in print speculation on speculation en, the cause of the current financial crisis, many of which are bl following, which’ the New York Merron of in the editor essays t Bhow the smash-up of the New Yor “It is nowasaid that the ly forced upon ety of the foreign meakiog and bill agencies in this city, who began to tremble for the cor juences to their houses abroad if specie was diverted from its usual channel and should come back to replenish the vaults from which it was taken in anything like the gow Bes ted. “Tt is.well known there are American bank! houses with foreign connections that could aa have held out much longer if their exchange could not have as . Some houses have lived for many months solely on their credit abroad, selling to meet exchange fall- ing due, and sweating at every pore in the opera- tion. ith these houses there was but one chance left, and that was to get the banks to suspend, so as to create a currency, by which the crops of the country could be brought forward and shipped, and bills drawn against the shipments be sold for something that looks like money, and that could be used as such. It is believed this particular combination of interests produced the distntbance and withdrawal of the deposits, to the extent of five millions on Tuesday, and would have as much more on Wednesday. This brought the old coons down from the tree. “We certainly have discovered but little evi- dence of talent among the Bank managers during psa pre hepa To begin at the begin- ning, they have for a long time encouraged a ve aniealth? ied of busibecs: ‘They have ets nothing more or less than the backers of note shavers, and railroad operators. Usury has suc- cessfully tempted them in the shape of large pro- fits on outdoor operations, such as loans on call, which never was and never can be an inside le- gitimate banking operation. When the five or six hundred millions of all sorts of contrivances inthe shape of bonds and certificates beyan to | ge the market, and when it was seen that our mports continued to be large and the sales of them uncertain, they should have prepared them- selves to ontride the storm by going back to their reguiar business. A crisis was at hand, and they did not xeem to know it. When it came, there is scarcely a doubt. if they had agreed to receive and pay out the notes of the banks of this State at r, the suspension would not have taken place. he Banks discredited the Banking System themselves.’? The Courier and Enquirer, while boldly urging that improper speculations—loaning to usurers and railroad companies oncall—brought about the necessity for contracting too sudden- ly which broke the merchants, and that that necessity would have been avoided if the Bank managers had not been governed by exceeding selfishness and disregard of the interests of the merchants, prays hard that the New York Leg- islature will deal lightly with them. Its pleas are non sequiturs of its arguments. It asks that the penalty of the law shall not be enforced against them, and threatens that if the Demo- arats refuse to join the Republicans in petition- ing the Governor for a called session of the Leg- islature he will not do that thing, and then all the commercial classes will have the pleasure of “going to pot”? together—a very silly way, indeed, of essaying to obtain the Democratic co-operation it so evidently longs for. But there is a moral in all these views and speculations over the condition of the times. They show that public opinion is at least thor- oughly alive to the disasters brought upon the country by chartered bankers, who are, in- stead, speculators and shavers. We have seen nothing more pertinent to the occasion than the result to which the reflections of the editor of the Albany Argus in this con- nection have brought him, which we quote, as follows : “« The dangerous facility of debt has tempted us into speculations beyond our depth; and, still worse for us, the credit system has stood in the way of our realizing a bes oor such as the world never beheld” We raise sixty millions a year of gold—we raise the gold crop of the world, as we supply it with cotton and tetaceo ane yet we invent and set in motion a system of paper money which drives every dollar of it away, and leaves a handful of rags! Our ions are like those charmed gifts of fairy land, which are gold and jewels to the eyes, until we utter some ill-emened word, when ‘it all turns to dust and dry leaves! ‘- We do not speak this in a spirit of partizan- ship. The experience of this eventful era will impress its lessons, irrespective of all party teach- ings; and the array of men in partizan hostility upon questions of this kind only serves to delay the convictions of sound judazment. “* But it will be a happy day for this land when the artificial credit system of modern civilization falls to pieces, and when that gold and silver currency of which this Continent and these States and its probable acquisitions are the repositories, become the sole currency of the world. “There will be a system of credit that will survive all this—founded upon natural trust and confidence, in which personal character will have its weight, and of which a solvent currency will be the medium. and solid property the foundation and support. Such a system, so based and regn- lated by the interests of humanity, can never be everthrown.”” Tue New Stoops or Wan.—A Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, under date of the 4th instant, writes: “Mr. Buchanan is disposed to do all that be can, fairly, to ward off the threatened distress among the mechanics of Philadelphia during the approaching winter. Of the five sloops-of-war to be built, one will be given ont to the success- fal bidder for the contract, and one of the re- maining four will be constructed, under the or- der of the Navy Department, at the navy yard in Philadelphia.” This job will give, of itself, steady employment for the winter to at least five huadred bands, and indirectly to many more not in the Goverument yard.”* We feel very surc that the President's sym- pathy is as active for the mechanics of other communities as for those of Philadelphia. In view of this fact, may we not express the hope that one of these sloops-of-war will be caused to be constructed at the navy yard in this city, and another at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard. At both these establishments the mechanics employed have proved themselves to be as competent as any others in the country, their work being. in all respects, equal to that of the most celebrated ship building establishments anywhere. The causes which are likely to make it an act of philanthropy thus to furnish work for ship building mechanies at the North, will operate this winter as strongly here and in Norfolk as there, and we know well that such, assistance from the Government—for which the latter will receive a full equivalent—will be very gratefully received, and not soon be for- gotten. Tux Prospects or Tax Fituinvuster WALK- en.—We find, in a late number of the Now Orleans Bee, the very sensible and forcible views unveiling the utter hopelessness of the eause, in the name of which Walker is now try- ing to allure the youth of the South and West to such a career and fate as fell to the lot of those who formerly served under him in Central America, which we publish below in the hope that their sober truths will be pondered over by those among the Star's readers who, despite the warnings to be drawn from the history of his late career, dream that the road to fortune and fame may possibly be under his banner : “Tag Watxgr Exrepttion AGainet Nica- RaGUA.— Walker is preparing to return to Nica- raugua; at least his fiehds say so, although they are silent os to his preparations and resources. If ramor is to be trusted, he has succeeded in en- listing three thousand men, and has in his session two hundred thousand dollars. ‘This is a ce insignificant sum; half a million would hardfy be enough to enable him to debark hin aiene? forces upon the coast of Nicaragua. As for his little army, if it has, in reality, any exist- ence, it b ypprene a very respectable force. ‘Three thousand Americans, well armed, and command- ed by brave and experienced officers, could easily, we doubt not, take possession of Nicaragua ; we do not mean to say they could maintain them- selves there, for they would not only have, once more, the allied forces of Central America on their hands, but disease and desertion would thin their ranks as it did befote. They would require reinforcements—they would require constant re- mittances of and men. Could they pet them? Could Walker’s friew@s in the United States negotiate his bills? We must be permitted to doubt it ‘It is, indeed, announced that the ex-Dictator bas enrolled 3,000 men, but we are they are still at New York, Charleston, New We rrgat) Galveston, &e. How will they get to Centra America? If they be transported there in detail, they will probably be cut to pieces, for the Costa 4 i has given orders to keep a strict watch. — them in a body six first-class steamers would be required to sail from one port, where the volunteers must all have previously as- d whence it might be to trans- powsthem (OSanJuan. The rallying point would he be Boga del Torro, to the south of Costa Rica. fs ther af these alternatives would 6 di i execution. A steamer co pS, Or, fF it suits better, emigrants, om! it difticait to leave one of o America. The General Go here, 4o prevent any violation of tanya A steamer has even been New York on suspicion that its passen; Walker'g soldiers. These measures ab pve that Mr. Buchanan does not accept $Wal- °s theory, and that, in-his opinion, the former conquerer of Nicaragua Ys not its constitationat chiet. * * * * * * ‘ The officers of Gove: nt are ae all points; and whenever a steamer conveying emigrants shall ask for her papers at the Custom- House for San Juan or any other Centrat-Amer- jean port, the District Attorney and the United Marshal ‘will immediately {nterpose, as they have just done in New York. A departure bry od such circumstances is next to impossibie, andeven if a single steamer could elude the vigilance of the Federal authorities, it would put them on their guard Cs sccm all future ira © * @\¢ ** Walker, then, will find it difficult to carry out his plan of invasion. The difficulty of getting from our ports with his volunteérs has im al- readyalludedto. Buteven supposing himTanded in Nicaragua, there will be no diminution of dif- ficulties, for he will have to contend with an enemy whose energy has been increased ten-fold by his former victories. The prestige of the American arms has been lost in Central America. The allies have learned that the terrible filibas- ters are not invincible, and their courage has risen so high that in the event of another war they will tatly round their colors to a man. oney, too, must soon be sebegeene for the expedition. It Nic: ua were a rich country the volunteers might live on their conquest; but it is absolately destitute of resources.”” Tus Evzerioxs.— Towa. { Dvusvaur, Iowa, Oct. 17.-Returns from twen- ty-one counties show gains for Sgmuels, Demo- crat, of 5,500 votes over the Fremont vote. ‘There are yet ten counties to hear from. The Demo- crats have gained fourteen members of the Legis- lature. MINNESOTA. New York, Oct. 17.—A dispatch to the Tri- bune says that Mr. Ramsay, Rep., is certainly elected “Governor of Minnesota, and the whole Republican ticket, probably. Note.—We do not place implicit confidence in this news from Minnesota-~—Ep. Star. OHIO. Cincinnati, Oct. 17.—The Republican figures give Governor Chase over 1,000 majority, while ine Democrats claim 300 majority for their candi- ate. INDIANA. Judge Niblack, Democrat, has been elected to Congress from the Evansville district without opposition. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Lockhart, Democrat. Hon. John Petit, Dem., has been defeated for Judye by C. H. Test, Rep. KANSAS. According tothe Chicago Times of the Mth in- ster parties will stand thus in the Kansas Leg- islature : Dem. F.s. Council, - 4 9 House. 13 2 2 30 Mr, Parrott, Rep., has been elected to Congress by a majority of not less than 5000. GEORGIA. ‘ \ The Augusta (Georgia) Constetutionalist of Thursday says: “We have returns from every county in the State with the exception of Coffee, which give the Democratic candidate for Governor, accord- ing to our calculation, a majority of ten thousand nine hundred and seventy votes.” NatHas APpLeton oN THE SuSPENSION.— This distinguished Boston financier has pub- lished an able letter on the financial condition of the times, wherein he holds the New York banks responsible for all the current financial mischief. His theory is, that their undue con- traction is at the bottom of the difficulty. They did right in contracting previous to the first of May last, to a point that equalized the price of exchange on England—that brought that up to par. There, he argues, they should have stopped. Instead of doing so, however, being without a head to control them—as in the days of Albert Gallatin—and operating under a panic that affected the New York bank parlors, they continued to contract until they broke the merchants; who, in turn, reduced them (the banks) in their fall to their present condition. His remedy is prompt expansion of loans by the New York banks to the extent of fifteen millions of dollars. In the course of this letter he gives an interesting history of the previous panics, wherein he expresses views with reference to the course of King Biddle in the crash of 1837, directly opposed to those of our respected friends of the Intelligencer. His theory is, that Biddle was possessed by an insane selfishness and dis- position to revenge himself upon the commu- nity for Jackson’s course towards the United States Bank, and therefore worked the mischief of that era. Tae Prospect Asroap.—The newspaper financial prognosticators are already anticipat- ing a general blow-up in France and England by way of an echo to the crash on this side of the Atlant The shakey condition of the Credit Mobilier, the cessation of the usual American demand for silks, laces, light wines and ‘kickshaws’’ (quelque choses) to be the result of our panic, and the necessity which France will be under of paying us in gold for the cotton and other staples she must buy of us or go half naked and half starved, form the reasons why it is thought a terrible commercial revulsion is impending over her. In the case of England, the drain of money for the expenses of the Indian war, the failure of the Indian cotton crop through that war. our failure through our panic to buy anything of her we can possibly do without, and her con- tinued pressing necessity for American cotton and provisions that must be paid for to a con- siderable extent in gold, and also the tempo- rary unavailability of British investments in American securities growing out of the general American suspension, are expected to bring about the anticipated English revulsion. Tus Proposep Extra Session or tay. New Yor« Leoistature.—Since the promulgation of the extra judicial opinion given by the Judges of the Supreme Court of New York on Friday last, wherein it is held that suspension, under existing circumstances, does not work a necessity that the banks shall go into liquida- tion—or, in other words, that the penalty for failing to pay specie expressed in the Consti- tution of the State, is not applicable to the Present suspension of the New York banks— their managers are as earnest to prevent the Governor from calling an extra session of the Legislature, as they were previously to have him issue his proclamation to that end. They sent able lawyers to the Governor to argue against their own original proposition, which was, of course, decided by that func- tionary according to their last request. They are evidently baying matters in New York after the fashion of the bull in the China shop— all their own way. Having discovered that the Supreme Court will decide against any efforts to enforce the constitutional penalty for their present condition, they seem to dread what but a week ago they were urging as the only salvation of the land—an extra session of the Legislature—as a certain unmentionable old gentleman is said to dread holy water. Lanp Warraxts.—The New York Shipping List corrects a very popular error with refer- ence to the trade in land warrants which so many confound with speculatien in them. We quote its article as an act of justice to many of our fellow-citizens who buy and sell land war- rants in the transaction of their daily business: “+ Much of the pressure in money matters is as- erfhed to speculations in Western lands, and the consequent withdrawal of means from the ardi- mary of business. The public, however, should not confound with each other the mere SSS traffic, the buyer and seller, with the who hnys warrants for location and holds his lands at a distance toa’ y expected advance in price, which may not for many years to come. In clo dae Be gio et By for warrants is speedily Seg and kept in circulation, whilst ot \s ed upmo fj bh mu eentBe fi Pana: bsp p sare hh for aise rdly be brought up tivation in twenty years. Matt Fartures.—As we pereeive growling in the newspapers ary olen tg ede nt on account. recent majl. f ures, betwee Cinsinnati ahd [this city, We have taken occasion to ascertain the cause of them, and have satisfied ourself that the blame, if any is justly ehargeablé any where, does not Tie at the Department's door. Thusthe failure of the Cincinnati morning mail of Friday last, was occasioned by the breaking down, at New Creek, of the express train going west, which delayed the train above ‘mentioned sufficiently long to cause failure to connect at Benwood. The failure of connection with the mail that left on Tuesday morning last, the 13th—going west—resulted from the breaking of an axle of the tender, between Cambridge and Zanesville. The same mail was again de- layed by a somewhat similar railroad accident five miles west of Zenia. Thus two connec- tions were lost by this one mail, through rail- road accidents. The public will see at once that no blame in these matters lays at the Department's door. From Our East Inpia Squapvroy.—The Navy Department have despatches from Com- modore Armstrong (in command of his flag- ship, the San Jacinto.) dated Shanghai, China. July, 29, 1857. Commodore A. encloses a state- ment from an English merchant, who having lost a brother by shipwreck on tho island of Formosa with two American companions, had caused a search to bo made for them. From the account which the natives employed give of the result of their investigation, it appears that such men were in the hands of the aborigines of the island as late as four years ago, three or four years after their shipwreck. They allege that 130 whites were wrecked on the island coast in 1840, and were all massacred. In De- cember, 1842, another vessel with 18 foreigners on her was wrecked there; all of them but two, who were drowned, were ransomed and sent to Canton, by a Chinese merchant. Navat Courts or Inquiry.—Before Court No. 1, to-day, tho case of Lieut. Whiting being on trial, Commander Roots, Lieut. Dennison, ‘Capt. Pope and Dr. Mason were examined, the three first named on the Government’s behalf, and the last for the applicant. Before Court No. 2, the testimony in the case of Lieut. Murray was closed by the testimony of Capt. Cavendy, of the steamship (commer cial) Washington, called by the applicant. This Court is to take up Lieut. V. R. Morgan’s case next. Before Court No. 3, to-day, the defence in the case of Commander Shaw was read and submit- ted and then the case of Lt. H. C. Flagg. (fur- loughed) who asks to be transferred to the leave of absence pay list, was taken up. No pro- gress had been made in it up to 1 p. m. Tae ATLaNtic SusMarine Case, &c.—The Navy Department have despatches from Capt. Hudson, of the U. S. steamship Niagara, at Plymouth, England, on the Ist inst. He had landed all the machinery used on his vessel in the unfortunate effort to lay the submarine tel- egraph cable, and was preparing to land the balance of the cable on board, which was to be stored in a wooden water-tight tank that had been prepared for its reception and preserva- tion. Lieut. C. H. Wells had been transferred to the steamship Susquehanna, to supply the place of Lieut. Harris, who returns home from that ship, sick. Officers and crew of the Niagara well. Coot.—The missionary branch of the Oberlin (Ohio) abolition establishment, at Winnebaga- shish, Wisconsin, is said to have applied to the Government here to accord to them, without re- quiring them to keep under instruction a cer- tain number of Indian children as the law pro- vides, the payment for that service, which, if performed, the law would accord to them. They allege, ‘tis said, that the Indian children will not remain with them. To grant their request would be simply to pension them out of the pa- tional treasury. Fort Krarnney axnp Honry Lake Waqon Roap.—We have letters to the 18th ult. from California, saying that, when last heard from, the party constructing this work, under the su- perintendence of Colonel Kirk, were within 150 miles of the City Rocks, the eastern terminus of their work, and were progressing finely with it. They expected to finish up ere the close of the working season. Tue Treaty witn tHe Pawnegs.—By the treaty with these Indians, recently negotiated by Commissioner Denver, ten or twelve mil- lions of acres of land are secured to the United States, as also their pledge to remain at peace with us and to influence the neighboring tribes to do likewise. Kansas Surveys.—The following approved township plats have been received at the Gen- eral Land Office from the Surveyor General of Kansas Territory, viz : Plat of township 2, south of ranges 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12, east of the 6th principal meridian. Tur Weatner —The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithgonian Institution. The time of observation is about 7 o'clock a. m.: OcroseRr 19, 1857. New York, N.Y cloudy, cool. Philadelphia, Pa. cloudy Baltimore, cloudy. Washington, cloudy. Richmond, Va. cloudy, cool Vv cloudy, cool. clear, cool. clear, pleasant. Augusta, Ga cloudy, cool. Savanna! clear, warm Macon, Ga. clear, cool Columbus, = each aa Montgo! , Ala. .-clear, coo! Lower Peach Tree, Ala...clear. Mobile, Ala... ei .-clear. Gainesville. clear. New Orleans. . clear, pleasant. At Washington yesterday, 9 P- m., the barome- ter was 30.392, thermometer 53°. This morning, at 7 o’clock, the barometer was 30.281, thermom: eter 55°. TEACHERS’ ‘I ASSOCIATION. — Mis 0 ing before the will, Bt, gi Select Read ‘ Ireachers" Association: at the Smit soniau Institution, on TUESDAY, Octeber 20th, at 5o’cluck p.m. Tne public are respectfully mvited to attend. tite CHAS. B. YOUNG, Reo. Seo. LADIES FESTIVAL—The Ryland Chapel Mite Society will hold a Festival in ts 11, Island, from October 19th toSist inst, Fever A ticlaa sand efreshments of various kinds sewer, ‘tiokets Br conta—to be had at the door, cents. “= The matromee of the public is cordially solicited. 00 19" 5 ce. ENR Sn SPE So Ae yea Se COLUMBIA HARMONY CEMETERY — blie are (Ce, BeblentoN —The puplic informed led is il take piace on THURSDAY next, the 23d lesteat a Iordock a be m, e sermon will fronches by the Rev. Wa. *. Catto, of Philade!phia, ‘assisted by the Rey Messrs. ent, Way man, and Brown. er the eeremonies the Map { the Cemetery will exhibited, and persons wishing to purchase lots an opportunity will be atlorded to oe ore 20. wood. stew rode beyond Nr. Guise! Porn ag The Fi conth street Presbyterian Church Choir “The publicare invited toattend, oe 10-8t* en 17, 1a. O ALL WHOM IT May cONCER No tice is here y given that licenses issued to tave y ‘end jewelry ; | pe : fxad pmanivasde, bel coufectionery, for FY LINDE i AND . issue of the Union newspaper of the 8th instant foll editorially: Urea Erm tad Tors Bank of ea ithson, & Co. has passed away like the musts the morning, inyuring some, ruining others, failing to redeem their promises to pay.” ‘There were a number of connection, which | omit. tice and untruth of this assertioh, to the late firm of Statham, Smit. of Statham, Smithson, & Co. had neither some,” nor “rained others nor “filed pe sie ins! redeem “their promises to en. those who held such promises Cy honest! by them, apap porein ys tly cnlled.on the itor of that paper, clined that said artic! le da very great injustice to the late frm of > Smaith- {ebargeniay, moral dolioesoney noe the mentors > any ioquency upon of said firm, or either of them, requested me to ad- dress*him a letter pesetotion. of its injurious and matory imputations; or, if you please, to deny the truth of the statement. 1 accord nei did 0, and my letter appeared in the “Union” of the 1th lustant, Which was introduced by some prefatory re- bee by the editor, which I r led exceptional; f immediately addressed Col. Harris, the editor, 8 note, 1usisting to know the name of his informant; in reply to which he said that he had learned that there were notes of that bank to some considerable amount still unredce requested me to call and see Col. John F. Carter, at the Umonoffice, who ae ee be _giad to show them to me. forthwith cailed on Col. Carter, and he exhibited to me $343 of said notes, which | recognized as the identical notes which been plaged in the hands /. W. Mana, of Buffalo, New_York, ibsequently placed in the hands of ope Ranrom 5 Gillett, by said Mann. | asked Col. ter if those notes belonged to him, and he said not; but thatthey were placed in his r then asked by whom they were in his hands; and he replied that he did not know that it would be proper for him to answer that question, as it was somewhat of a confidential matter. 1 then told bim I should again call on Col, Harris and demand to know upon whose information he based his allegs- tions respecting the firm in question, sarticle which apperred in the Umen of the 8th l con s2quently did at once call on Col. Hari hegave me the name of Colonel Carter as his informant, Whereupon, I addressed Col. Cartera note, desiring to. know by what authority and upon whose informa- tion he preferred sueh charges: upon the Iate firm of Statham, Smithson, & Co. In reply. after various deiays, | received a letter from Col. Carter, (who is Qn assistant editor of the Union.) in which he says: “ Ifyou wiil refer to the articlein the Union of the 8th instant, of which you compla n, you will observe, first, the entire absence sated personal or malicious motives ; and, second, that the allegations of unre- deemed promises to pay was used in connection with other banks, and not with the list of banks in whieh the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of 8! ham, Smithson & Co. is included.” ., Not being altogether satisfied with this letter, as it did not contain the name of the eae mute upon the wd pete injure ax it relates & Co., and @ny sin- 2 s 4 3 a 2 whose information the grave charge was made u the firm, and fod menace the notes above referred to 1 a —- eee another aston » ——— parter, dem ing, still more point: ot ble, to know the name of the individual who Rad left these notes with him, &o ; and | succeeded in ob- tatuing from him a statement in writing, from which the following 1s an extract: “ ‘The notes of your ink were placed in my hands to verify, as you state,” [this fact had been previously stated to me by Coiouel Carter in a conversation I had with him on the subject.] “an article which appeared in the Union of the &th inst. They came fron entieman of widely-acknowledged respertabil nd —e- rity,”’* (Lopine that there are but few who wou say as much for him,] “* who never had any dealings with your bank. For reasons that will Hy eend sug- est themselves to you and others, he desired that 18 name should be withheld.” New, us no satisfactory reasons suggest them- selves to my mind, either “naturally” or otherwise, why “a gentleman,” however “widely” acknow!- edged his respectability and integrity—one, too, who never had any business with our bank—should seek the assassin’s refuge of Sarkepen the better to conceal the shame and baseness of his assault, I take this method of dragging the culprit tmto the feght, which he so much erves, and exposing the low, ena motive of his atta¢k. The following statement of facts will do the work erg effectual: A suit is now ponding tn the Circuit Court of this Disiriet, and wiil probably come up for trial in the course of eight or ten days. In this suit the firm of Statham, Smithson & Co. are plaintiffs, and one W. W. Mann, of battalo, New York, is the defendant. ‘The suit 1s brought to recover the amount of in indebtedness of said Mann, for issues or bank notes of the late Farniers and Merchants Bank of Statham & Co..which he heki and put into circulation as agent, and afterwards refused to account for in New York funds sangreee upon, based upou the strongest as- surances, but used for his own purposes. is suit he resists on the less and dishonorable plea, that our money which he used was not property, could not be recovered by law. Having in his possession the sum of $343 in our notes, the residuum of alarzer amount he re- ceived, as our property, tobe returned to us in kend, or in New York funds—in which latter event he was to be paid a commission of one per cent.—he had the audacity, thronzh his counsel, Ransom H Gillett, to present the notes for the above amount, and demand of us payment in gold for our own money —though, he says in his plea, it is not money—our own property. This of course. was rndignant!y re- fused. Now it so happens that these very notes, thus wrongfully and ijlegatly withheld from as, are our only notes not redeemed, or rather not in our possession, as far as known tous; and certainiy the only issnes of ours w we ever refused or hailed that they are “placed in the Union,” to verify Who thus placed them “gentleman of aud integrity” if he does not answer to the name to redeem. tow does it happen, then the hands of the editors ol their injurious statement at their disposal: Let t scknowledged respectability out ; the said Ransom H. Gillet, then! confess inyse!f mis- taken, and make the amend+ honorable. If it be Ransom H. Gillet, in what position does he stand before the putric 7—before his peers, the honorable counsellors of the bar? He wili stand confessed as the guilty agent ina base attempt :o bolster up the tottering cause of his chent ; to forestall the deci- sivn, and wiilfuily to mislead the judgment of the legal tribunals; an unwor:hy effort to influence the impartial sdminist:a'ion of justice, not by legitimate testirnenyfard sound argument, but in defiance contempt of both. Itas probably the first time in the annals of the Washington bur, that one of its members (official as he is) has descended to the low game of attacking his opponents on the docket, by forgimg or inciting newspaper slanders to operate on juries who may try their causes. Evenifsach be not thy motives (and who will doubt it?) of the assauit of which I have thus been made the object, it 18 equal ly unjustibable, meng aud reprehensible ; for as lam still in business, and cherish my fair name and ered- itas the very foundation of my claims to the conh- dence of my feliow. citizens, he 1s both unworthy and dishonored who wa y and causelessly as- sails either my wil uessor my ability todisclarze my honest obitgation iad that Gillet is perfectly fa It will be borne in rouiar with ail the circumstances under which these notes were extracted from me, and of the amount that bis client is indebted to me. WM. T. SMITHSON. * The itaiicising is mine. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT GFORGE \ TOWN COLLEGS.—A Lecture, introdac- tory to the annual course in this Institution, will be delivered by Dr. Snyder, Professor of Obstetrics, on MONDAY EVENING, the 19th inst., at 7! k. Members of the medical profession, students of vena and friends of the school are invited. oc T YO BLACK MAR for sale at LEACKEN- MYER’S Livery Sale Stable, First Ward. They about 14 hands high. They are fuii rs, travel well and centie, fitting for private use. They are from the country. Call and see them’ immediately. ee ear BY YOUR GOODS FOR CASH! And Save Ten Per Cent. GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO CASH PURCHASERS. R. BRICE HALL, who for the past ten years has been so very liberally patronised y the Ladies, 18 desirous of tendering bis grateful thanks for past favors and would respectfully inform his friends and customers that he has ‘added to his already exten- sive estabhshment, CARPET AND SHOE ROOMS, on the Second and Third floors. where we have an exquisite array of CARPET- INGS, RUGS, OIL CLOTHS, BLANKETS, and DOMES? GOODS bw the rsTFi also, GENTLEMEN'S, BOYS’, and SERVANTS BOOTS and SHOES. In our Retail department, on the first floor, we are prepared to eabibit Ao large and beautiful assortment of FALL aad WINTER GOODS, at unusually low prices. Ourassortment of Fancy and StTarLs Dress Goons, for Ladies, will be found very large and attractive. In the assortment we have Black Silk at 50 cents; English Merinos at 25 inall colors, at 27 cents; some as low as 75 cent: laid Merinos, 3t cert 5 Piain and figured DeLaines, very cheap: Hrown and black DeBege, 1" cents; Good Calioos. 6 cents; L dies’ Merin« Vests, very cheap; Ladies’ ‘My Children’s Shawis, in ali oes; Ladies’ Cloaks, Talmas and newest and most beautiful styles, at New York pii- ¢- 8; Good Kid Gloves. 37 cents; Child: piocda. Onpas —— mera CheR| @us, Diapers, and Sneetin Linen Towels,6 conts; Wool Fiaune Bleached Cotton at 10 cents. worth 12; Blankets, 50 gents; Spool Cotton, 12 cents per dozen; Umbrel as, oe) cents. Our department for Gentlemen's, Boys’, and Ser- vant’s wear, offers many inducements, comprising a complete assortment of Cassimeres, Cassinets, Kentucky Jeans, Fulied Cloths and Linseys extra oT nder-Shirts and Drawers, all s and 1008. Elogant Carpetings from 37 cents to $1.25; Rugs of new and Desutiful dosrans. very Pn Drug: els — widths at low prices; Floor Oilcloths fing Gentlemen's, B ’s,and Chi.dren’s Slouch Hat: and Cloth Caps 54 great oon gg unheard of PI Our stock of Boots and Shoes are fromthe first manufacturers in the country, embracing all quali- ties, styles, and prices, for Ladies, Gentlemen, Chil- dren and Servants. ali of which Cont less than regular give satisfaction. OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY asa _— of our determination to sell less than those who sell with thos vaaked else here, as we believe it wil: be wi 6 as w , to your interest to purchase of us for cash at ten oc 19-3t* @ASH, and Bek sont lone than the same aptacies sen be Renght in rem ni BRICE HALL. 0c 1f-eo2w fourth house above 1, Apnun! Ball . 3 tha Waegeion Acer Rosin the it oc 17-3" ORREST HALL, GEORGETOWN. GREAP ATTRACTION. THE LEARNED CANARY BIRDS, ENTRILOQ VEN UISM, « NATURAL MAGIC ce SPIRIT RAPPING FOR THKER EVEN. AND TWOA TERNOOWS. above will IGN 2 Jerri ‘ a Oe: Mere GON and TUESDAY and WEDN DAY 'APTER: Admission 25 ots.; Se ete Iscts. open in the evenings at 7; nmence at Th. Afternoons commence at 335. oot7-tf Oo» PELLOW®’ HALL. > NAGLE’S. American Juvenile Comedians will make their first in’ Washington, Ou MON DAY EVENING, Oct. 1! 1837, And remain for ove week — a i of talented Children, all wnder 12 yirrd'eS apes Or their wonderfol delineations of er, have oes, forth the unbounded appiaure Giceres tee Cag en ee Peinerral non. The Frees; without a single exception, endorse tiene ev. Clergy pronounce them mora! and in se roat fail to nee the most beautiful, instractive, the public. Doors open st 7; 5 Admission Boe DE F MUSIC, AAD EN OF Ae areet Mth at.and Pe. ac, price. THREE SOIRKES MUSICALES ESDAY, THURSDAY, & SATURDAY WEDNESD tober 2st 220, and 2th, vay, rom s coms, Piltuion, and ressatly from Grand Opera, Mexico, R. F. NICHOLLS CROUCH, M ci , of Mr, Crouate at Ney Stores, and the tt ea then 'DSHIP TO ALL? First AnNUat Bet? 44 oF THE a Island Friendship Club, ND HALL, ou THURSDAY EVENING ISLA! paar oe G, The Committee of Arrangements pledee them seives that nothing ye te =! to make the most pleasaut ls of the Tickets 9 cents—to ira had cademy of Music.the Bone oe this one season. Prof. Withers’ Celebrated Brass and String’ Band has beon engaged for the occasion. Arrangements have been made witha line of Om- nibuses to run = the following named places, viz: Odd Fellows’ Hail, Navy Yard, and Northern |.1b- erties Market. The mentioned places at 8 o'clock p. in. K The Refreshment and Supper department is inthe No Hat “Cape txeert these. worn by the re- ° s Or le wora e spective Clubs, ails in the Ball-room. Committe of Arrangements. V,R. Bishop, J. W. Wi Ww. 8. Dowell. R:G.Gunnell, J. Smith, 00 I5-Iw NOTICE. Tue members of he GOOD WILL CLUB take pleasure inannouncing to taeir friends at ANNUAL 11. will be given, op, ig gt boa a Ec s <4 particu:ars vertisement. By « BS Lata) ne Nee MNO Raver TT ITT EE. DEDICATION BALL. T E FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY neues ther friends and the citizens, that they intend a GRAND DEDICATION BALL, in their New Hall, _ On MONDAY EVENING, Nov.2, 1857. Ra eg @i, tobe had at the door_on t % . Chairman of Com. of Arrangements. cols-awkd TRE NATIONAL poxs IN THE FIELD AGAI ‘The members of the National Club most respeot- fally announes to their friends and the pubis ral, that the 2 f their GRaND etier as RONDA eer oes A at Thorn’s Building, on 7th street, to which are faily in’ . bal Commutice of Arrangements. W.Huchinson, J.Taylor, J.H. Davis. oc 13-e04t* QOUREE DANSANTE. s PROF. H.W. MUND takes creat pleasure in announcing to bis friends and rook, that the first Soiree of the season will take Rest his Hall. corner 9th and D streets. on J ! NESDAY EVENING, October 7th, 1857, st 8 o'clock precisely, and continue every Wednesday throughout the season. " ‘These Soirees have always enjoyedthe reputation of bemg the most social agreeable entertain ments of the kind ever given in Washington city, and Prof. M. will endeavor to render them doubly Attractive by the introduction cf many new and beau - tila! Dances, which will prove very instructive to those who favor him with their patronage. Gentlemen cau obtain season tickets, upon ben 4 reasounble terms. ty making application at the Hall on oe Sree and Thurcday evening from 7 o'clock. WANTS. ANTED—By a respectable WOMAN, # s1'n- ation ax Cook, Washer, and Lroner n'a emnsli family. tiood references given. Address Box No. 8, Star Office. — it ANTED.—A BOY. for s dimng-room and to take care of a Horse. Good refer desired. Apply to Rev. Dr. CUMMINS, 4 street between Dand kK. we 19 WANTED-A loan of $5,000 on property w $H,000, Enquire at this office. ee 17- ANTE D—A, CANDY MAKER.—Stendy bE = ven. é BRIVI!S. th streot. botwenn Dand Reed t oc 17 3t* ANTED—A respectable Young Man, good address, wishes to go traveling with a centle man. Can come well recomm For informa- tion address Box No.7, Star Office. oe 17-3t —$—$——$— ANTED.—A BOY 16 or 17 years of age. to useful. Also, & MAN as Oyster Shucker. Apply at DIVERNOIS’ Restaurant, Pa. avenue, tetween 17th and 18th sts. 08 7-iw O STONE CUTTERS AND QUARRYMEN Wanted. at the Seneca Quarries, for the Wash- ington Aqueduct, fifty good Stone Cutters and ove hundred Hand Drillers. The work will last overa year, g wages will be given,nnd pryment made in old. Apply at the Quarries onthe Potomac River, 5 miles west of this City.’ A Canal Packet Boat leaves Georgetown every mormng at 7 o'clock, for th i. — H. L. GALLAHER. ———$$—<<<$<—$$ WANTED—in the family of a qungianan residrny two miles from the city, # g: Cage COOK. One who can bring recommendations for skill, hon- esty, and cleanliness will find Srere situation and Tecular wares. CRUTCHETT, cor- ner of 6th and of iyt TOLEN—From a carryall, in the Centre Market, ©) on Saturday morning, October 17th, a jarge dark tay MARE, with back ; tho 7 peeve old. A reward of $5 will be given if brought to Mrs. WOOD'S residence, nbout 23¢ miles north of the Capitol, near the Gov- erament place. 0 19-3t” F() REWARD. Strayed from P. McShane, 20 eaemae eran ore ‘The above reward will be paid’ ra. return ins her to i.. Malone, on C street. between fth and 7th. ate) P. W. McSHA. FOUN Trespassing on my pince, near the So! - dier’s Home, a white red COW, having ® belt with brass nails around her — The owner ayer te ogee | > prove property. sy, Ken, take her away. Apply at Ev a's Grocery Store, cor- ner oft & streets, near the Centre Market. oor ‘al > LOS T.—On yore morning, in the borhoed of the Bank of Metropolis, $20 exch, and one of ¥5.all of the above If the hinder will leave them at the LOYD & CO., Claim Agents, 15th street, seeceae the Treasury, he will receive a reward of ve do rs. The said notes being numbered, payment will resentation. = eight weeks since, a WATCH baving the Coat of Arms OE AKEN UP—B: becriber, “ T 8 dark sorrel HOR: i, with winte left — hind foot, blaze nose forehead, and — 9 pesve propertyry soon and rah > “7 ey RY 2Pn7 aE EN ROT . LSON oo 17 Spring P.O, Moatgvenscy c0., Nid. 50 son Hi t §: following articles:One Masonie and Stud; cue pair * Bs REWARD.—Was stolen, from the Su reset Pin old | encircled by thirteen link: ‘encil Cases, with G ens; one and « new biack cloth Cuat; also, °*Phe sbgve reweed till be paid forthe retdiem-l the soods and derestnnc? jet sm oc 16-3t * yoth we ant Poser. tin the Kitchen and make hunself genera:'y — ‘ 7 «