Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. yAS NGTON CITY: ome ..--November 12, 1857. SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union grows eloquent over the value of the Sub-Treasury to the public interest in fi- nancial times like the present , The Intelligencer discusses the ‘moral and political uses of the panic.” Wisconsin Erection —Returns from W iscon- sin say that Cross, the Democratic candidate, bas been elected Govergor. Onto Leotstatcek® —In the Ohio Legislature, the Democratic majority in the Senate is 7, and in the House Is e —<diie = Tornapo In Texxesser —A dispatch from Memphis states that a terrible tornado passed over Huntsville, near that place, on Saturday, do- ing considerable damaze. {D7 All the ruffians concerned in the late rape and murder affair, in New York, have been ar- rested. Morris O°Connel, the principal in the affair. is only 17 years of age To Proprirtors or Distant NewspaPEers.— A gentleman well known as a /tterateur of much experience, and deserved fame, desires to make professional engagements for the winter. We ean recommend him as one of the most agreea- ble and entertaining writers of the day, and shall be happy to put any distant publishers who de- sire the services of a Washington correspondent, in communication with him by letter. Tur Exrepiriox Against Uran —A dispatch from St. Louis states thst Col. Johnston, when iast heard from. was beyond Fort Laramie, and 100 miles this side of where ‘1+ express left him the snow was? inches deep. Owirg to the slim supply of corn aud the entire absence of grass, the teams and d:.zoon horses were failing rapid- ly. News had reached Laramie that the Mor- mons had burnt three government trains of £5 wagons, near Green River, 9 miles be!\ind Col. Alexander's command, which constituted the vanguard of the army. From Barzapoxs —A correspondent of the New York Herald at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, writing on the 22d ultimo, says :—American breadstuffs continue in good demand at remune- Tative prices, but provisions are dull, owing to heavy stock on hand. Red oak staves, shingles, and long wood Loops, with pitch pine lumber and ofl meal are much wanted. Native produce is in good supply, but there is no demand for su- g@r, and molasses is in poor request even at 20 cents per gallon. The island bas been visited by heavy rainsand thunder within the last few days, which have caused some little damage in the country. The heat is intense, but the heaith of the island good. No order has yet heen received from England for the embarkation of our troops for India, though ready and willing to serve Yreatax —This, the extreme Southern State of the Mexican confederacy. in which, in addition to the old war of races, a furious political war is now raging, has on the continent an area of about $2,047 square miles and a population of 665,664, according to the latest calculation. The area of the whole State, udding to the Island of Carmen, Bow united to it, is about 24,100, the population 690,000, the greater part of which is of the pure Indian race. The principal productions of the Peninsula are maize, cotton. sice, tobacco. pep- per, sugarcane, dye woods. and hides. The for- eign trade is now very small, in comparison with what it was many years ago, amounting to some 4,300,000, about equally divided between Spain, England, and the United States. The principal ports are Campeachy, Sisal and Laguna—tbe tirst being the depot for the imports and exports trade of Merida, the capital ; the last of the Island of Carmen. Advices to the lith ult. state that the govern- ment troops had dislodged the revolutionists Trom the northern coast but that they still held all the line on the south side as far as Laguna Campeachy was ina manner besieged. A reat many men were killed on both sides thereon the morning ofthe 6th. Fighting continued on the Stb, Rb, and 10th, when the revoiutionists were driven into Campeachy with great slaughter. Governor Barrerer still looked at the result of tue struggle as doubtful, and had hinted in bis proc- lJamation at his assuming dictatorial powers. Ta- king advantage of the times the Indians were committing ravages on all sides, and they had just sacked the town of Chickinconot and mur- dered ail the inkabitants D7 The New York Times says “Notwithstanding the intimation long since thrown out by Walker and his satelites that New York would not hereafter be drawn upon for re- cruits tothe future Nicaraguan army, there are Pretty clear proofs that enlistments are now daily taking place in this city for the contemplated descent upon that country. A wesltuy Spaniard is said to te ectively engaged in securing se- orsits bere for an exped is not revealed, but which cultural and peaceful one . have 2 under examination befure the United States District Attorney within a few days. supposrd to be connected in some Way with these proceed- ings. The recruiting agents are paid two dollars foreach able-bodied maa secured, ard they are Tequired to sign merely a v descriptive of their persons, similar tenn coy roll > Starvine ro Deatu —Otiicer Brooks, of the Tenth Precinct Police, found a German family. b ypngres ts cousisting tn all tive persons, residing na hevel at No 44 Orchard street, literally starving to death. ‘Thu y have been unable to pro- cure either focd or medical assiatance, a three of them were severely burned by & cam- phene explosion on Saturday last. our readers can Judge of their misery. The Commissioners of Emigration were notitied we York Times. Seneca PERSONAL. Capt. HM. Page, U.N , and Hon. B F Butler, N.Y, are at Willards’ +--- The National Era understands that M- Senator Sumner is expected in this city ina few days. Mr. Samuel Bowles, late of the Boston T ler, (quarto form,) has assumed his old po- sition in the office of the Springtield Republican +++. The Montreal folks, in their loyalty, beve ished Harper's Magazine from their reading- Foom, because it called (Queen Victoriaa such]? There is quite a row among the illustrated newspaper men. Frank Lesiie bas commenced a suit against M.M.Balion for au alleged libel, laying his damayes at $20,000 ---. Parson Brownlow says that the natural Piteb of hix voice is such that he could speak to aten-acre field of live Yankees without any in- convenience to himself. -+-. Ned McGowan, the notorious “victim” of the Vigilance Committee, has started a paper. called the Phcenix, in Sacramento, which he de- votes to showing up the member of the Commit- te -.-. George C. Burnham, of Mass ; commonly called ‘-Hen Burnham,” because of the part be had in the “+hen fever,” by which he made a pile of money, and about which he wrote a clever book, js said to have won $4,000 on the election of Banks. The case of Anne B Smith, the young lady who has been detained in the Sanford Hali Asylum, came up in the New York Courts on uesda T On consultation with the @udye, it was decided best to have the bearing private. Jt is said she was confined by her father for forming an attachment disavreeable to him -- Robert W. Hoghes, Exq.. long connected b the Richmond Examiner. uas retired from the tripod of Phe loss of bis able ‘and accompli iL be a serious one to the Demoeratie in the Old Dominion. Mr. Bennet ML who, we believe, was the founder of the Examiner, takes his place. It is understood that Mr. Daniel. on bis return from aiope, will alse resume his eonnection with the Examiner : +22 I> Mario bas been cuz Zaged for the Jtalian op- era at Paris for seven montis, at $3,000 per month Several of the banks of Delaware having en legal advice have resained the issuing of notes of less denomination than five doliare U7 The New York Mirror says: “There are More than two bundred thousand foreigners in that city who have not become American citi- zens, and never will, Many of them have been sent away from their own country, it appears from documents at the State Department ~ 107 Anwong the deaths in this city last week, says the Providence Post, is that of a female in the Sixth Waid, about 40 years of , whose bom oma certificate states that the cause of her wasthe “want of nourishment" What a record for a city where the friends of Soreigu Missions were so Sumptuously eatertzined a few weeks ago WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP A Tueatne ror Wassixetox.—Below will be found a letter from the Washington public 8 old friend, John T. Ford, Esq., on the subject of a theatre for Washington city. We need hardly say that Mr. Ford is # person im whose business engagements all who know him have entire confidence. He is, in our judgment, the man of all men for the enterprise. His plan, however. does not strike us as being feasible. That is, that itcan be completed in time for the business of the sonear at hand season. Our belief is that it will be best to remodel the in- terior of some one af the well situated and large halls of the city, erecting stage, two tiers of boxes and parquette within it, making it capable of holding comfortably about half the audience that the old National could hold ona pinch. That might easily be accomplished in a month for one-half the money necessary ac- cording to this plan of our friend Ford. But we are glad that he is disposed to engage in such an enterprise, and will with pleasure be- come the medium of communication between him and those of our fellow-citizens disposed to aid him in it: Battimore, Nov. 11, 1857. Editor of the Star: Will you permit me the use of your columns to make a reply to the (aa tlemen by whom, during the past few months, I have been repeatedly urged and solicited to meet the earnest desires of the citizens of Washington, by taking the initiatory steps toward the erection of a Theatre, which should be worthy of their liberal tastes’ In the assurance that the project would meet with hearty co-operation, | submit to all interested in the matter, a proposition to erect, by subscriptions of five hundred dollars— ore or less; as may be most available—a firs! class substantial Theatre, to be conducted by Kunkle & Co. in connection with their Ricti- mond and Baitimore establishments, or to be managed by myself for the stockholders, entirely independent of those cities Twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars (a portion of which we would ourselves subscribe) would suttice fort erection of an elegant aud commodious Lous the completion of which could be accomplished in brief time. I respectfully invite those practi cally favorable to the project, to contide a ; iod, their names and the sums t ibe, to the editor of the «Evening wuen, if the result offers sudlicient encour- . | would hold an early conference with them, and at once proceed to the erection of the ‘Theatre Truly yours, T. Forp. W. D. Wallach, Esq Brienam Younc ANswened.—Not long since we published a brief synopsis of a communie: tion from the ex-officio Superintendent of Indi- an Affairs in Utah, Brigham Young, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, much of whieh was a tissue of unfounded complaints and ac- eu-ations against the Government generally, and the Bureau particularly. Subsequently, Mr. Commissioner Denver has taken occasion to reply to that paper. We make the follow- ing extract from his (General Denver’s) reply, for the information of the Star’s readers: OFvice ComMissione® INDIAN AFFAIRS, ) + Washington, Nov. 11, 1357. Srr : Your communication of the 12th of last ptember has been received, and would not re- quire a formal reply were it not for the effort you iake to place this office in the wrong, when, in fact, whatever dithculties exist have resulted from your own cenduct. the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Utah Territery, it was your duty to keep a supervisory control ‘over the dif- ferent agents, and to see that they did not exceed their authority. It was your duty also to notify thein of all things pertaining to their duties, and especially to keep them in their expenditures within the appropriations made for your superin- tendency. Their reports were made to you, and by you transinitted bere. You cannot, therefore, plead ignorance of their transaetions. Knowing, then, the amouut of the appropriations, and be- ing fully advised of the affairs of the agents, and that money could not be taken out of the treasuiy Without an act of Congress, you have allowed the drafts to exceed the appropriations to the amount of $31,350 50 to the close of the tis-al year ending uth June, Iso7. When the ageuts were notitied that their drafts could not be pid in consequence of the appropriations having been exhausted, and rebuked for exceeding them, they replied that they hed no information from you on the subject. These communications passed through your hands, and yet you seem to hive passed them by unnoticed. Witha full know- edie, then, of all the facts, you took no steps, so far as this office is informed, to protect the pub- lie interests, or to keep your subordinates within the proper sphere of their duties. Onthe contrary, you seem to dave been disposed to enconrage thee things, as is evidenced in your o:ders to Ag ndin him to Carson’s Valley at a heavy expense to the Government, when it was well known that the services of an agent were hotrequired in that quarter; and again, when you fitted out an expedition yourself, and con- ducted it northward out of your superintendency to pive presents to Indians not under your con- trol From all this it fellows that if your drafts are not paid you have no right to complain, be- cause you Knew at the tue that the appropria- liens on Which they were dawn Were exhausted. + But even if tue mone sin the treasury ready for the Indian service in Utab, | do not see ean be applied to the nent of your destte until they shall have tlist passed through t test scrutiny, for this department has fn- formation from celiable sources that, so far from encowaying awicable relations between the [n- diens and the peopie of the United States, out- side ef your owu immediate community, have studiously endeavored to impress on winds of the Indians that there was a differe between your own sect, usuatly known as Mor- ' . and the governuier ther citizens of ue United States; that th er were their fends and the latter their enemies. In addition to this. you have Leen denouncing this govern- ment, aud threatening au acimed resistance to the authorities sent ont by the President. Indeed, unless you and your coadjutorsare most grossly misrepresented, and your language misquoted, the appearance of those authorities among you is all that is necessary to prompt you to au overt a-t of treason. It could never have been intended when the appropriations were made by Congress that the toney should be used in arousing sav- ages lo War ayainst our owncitizens, or to enable « subordinate officer to carry on treasonable prac- t against bis own government. The rule of ts office 1s t withloid annuities fiom the In- digus whenever they place themselves in a hos- tle o- antagonistic attitude towa:ds the povern- ment; and I know of no reason why the same rule should not be applied to you at thix time; but as the appropriation bas been exhausted, it is not necessaiy to consider that question now. « You s: the troops must be kept away, for itis a prevalent fact that wherever there are the most of these we may expect to find the gieatest amount of bostile Indians, and the least security for persons and property.” ‘The troops are under the direction of the President, and it ix fair to presume that he would not send them to Utab Persilocy estes there wera necessity for so do- ing ; and if it be true that wherever the greatest nutuber of troops are there are to be found the greatest number of hostile Indians, it arises from tue fact that the troops are necessary at such places to preserve the peace and to keep the In- Gians in subjection. There is no reason why persons and property should be any the less se- cure ja the neighborhood of the troops, nor is there any reason why peaceable citizeus should object to their presence. If it is your intention to preserve peace, the troops will pot interfere with you; but if you intend othe:wise, then it is Reeessary that the troops should be on the ground to enforce it “It is much to be regretted that such a state of affairs should exist, and it is always with great reluctance that we arrive at the conclusion that American citizens should at any time require the strong artn of power to compel obedience to the laws, or that a subordinate officer should so far forget his duty as to use his official position to ivjuce one portion of his fellow-citizens and to alaate another portion from loyalty to their gov- ermment. Bat, when convinced of the existence of such facts, the Chief Executive has no alter- native lett wut to crush out rebellion, and for this Purpose all the powers of the government are placed under bis control.” Baxks axp Bayxina —Don't start, reader. We are not about to inflict on you a prosy chap- ter upon the rise, theory and practice of bank- ing. We. however. find in a late Washington letter in the Courier and Enguirer, a synop- sis of the report on the condition of the banks of the United States made by Mr. Guth: and now just printed, which in these times es- pecially, is fall of interest to the business man. So we accordingly transfer it to the Star's col- umns as follows : « Wasuinaton, Nov 7 “Among the last acts of Mr. Guthrie was tocom- municate to Congress the Annual Report on the condition of the banka of the United States. It has just been printed, and contains many inter- esting facts ‘* According to returns received nearest to Jan- uary 1, 1657, the number of banks in all the States aud Territories was 1,416, showing an increase of 1s diiring the year 1856. There were besides a few banks from which no returns were received. ‘The increase of bank capital during the year Was $26,960,414. The amount at wear the date of the renoit was $370,53,636 Tbe amouat of loans and discounts was 9684 456,587, being an increase of $50,273,6u7. ‘The cireulation was ‘SH 778 S22 en specie basis for this vast lation was $58,319,533, showing a decrease of $961.225 “Phe capital of unchartered banks is estimated at $122,000,000, showing an increase of $6,936,000 over the preeeding year. The agyregate ascer- tained capital of the Bisttered and unchartered ‘of B19; Phe amount of paper circu- Ks is $495,934. though the returns of the vanks do not distinguish the gold froin the silver in their specie tables, but the Secretary estimates that silver does not constitute over one seventh of the whole. “A cotmparison of the bank returns at different Periods for the last twenty years, present inter- esting results, Jn 1837 the expansion of the bank- ing system, owing to the pet bank and deposite schemes of the Jackson administration, had reached its greatest height. There wee then 788 banks and branches, whose circulation was $149,185.890; specie. $37,915,340: deposites, $127 397,000; loans and discounts, $525,115,702.. Com- ing down to our time, the number of chartered on private banks in 1837 is exactly doubled since 1447. Numerically, therefore, the banks have just kept pace with the population, which twent years since was 15,000,000, and is now 30,000,000, ut in other respects the banking business was vastly more inflated and unsound than now. For example, the circulation was then within a frac- tion of ten dollars per head of population, it is now but seven dollars per head. In 1837 the spe- cie of the banks was as one dollar to four of their circulation—it is now as 3.60 to one. The loans and discounts of 1537 were as thirty-five to one of population. Bank capital in °37 was about $20 per head—it 1s now but $12.33. The public stocks held by the banks in 1537 amounted to twelve and a half millions; in 1957 to nearly sixty Millions. ‘The period of greatest sepression in Bankin; since the destruction of the Bank of the United States, was in 1343, when the anti-bank and free trade furor had reached its ecnimination, and preduced its most disastrous effects. aoeens the population of the country had increased fully twenty-five percent. since 1837, the number of banks had declined from 738 to 691, their capital had fallen sixty-two millions, or more than twen- ty percent., their circulation had decreased to fty-eight millious, or over sixty per cent., and ns and discounts $270,000,000, or more 50 per cent The influx of California gold marked the be- yinning of a period of great activity in peaking: In 1551 there were $79 banks; in I554, 1,268; in 1857; 1414. Their business increased correspond- ingly, the seven years from 1851 to 1857 ex ing an expansion in loans and discounts of $2 000,000, not far from sixty per cent... lation increased less than twen! But it wust also be observed that the business of private banking has arisen chietly since 1851, and is now said to employ oae hundied and iwenty- tive millions of capital, which, added to the cap- ital of the chartered banks, produces a much greater extension of business than indicated by the ratio just above given.” Fixanctan.—We copy the following quota- tions of stocks, uncurrent money and remarks, from the financial circular of Sweeny, Ritten- house, Fant & Co., of the 11th instant: Offered. Asked Corporation of Washington Stock. .100 102 Corporation of Georgetown Stock... 95, Corporation of Alexandria Stock... 50 2 Virginia 6's . 55% Missouri 34 Tennessee 6's. 82 Kentucky 6's 38 Ohio 6's, 1575. 95 California 7's. 62 [I linois Central Rail: 8h, Illinois Central Railroad Bonds. 7936 UNCURRENT MONEY. Buying. Selling. District Banks. Virginia Banks, (excep' and Trans-Alleghany) 5% Baltimore and Philade 4X 2 New York city and Boston currency par. New England Banks, (except those suspended).... secccee BK Wy Louisiana, Sontn Carolina, Geor- gia, Alabama, Missour: 2 3 LAND WARRANTS 40-aere warrants, per acre ........ 9 95 sy we se . 73 su 160 Si bi 75 s2 0 = ee 65 7 In New York yesterday 60 7 Our local money matters are without any mate- rial change. The demand is a little less active ; discount rates may be quoted at the same figures ruling last week Ta2 per cent per month. The Banks, as a general thing. are oc cupied in curtailing their loans and cireulation, dixcount- ing very little new yerer, but renewing the old where a part is paid Virginia money and currency is not so abund- ant; fates are lowered considerably Specie is in less demand. Bank stock contin- ues without demand, and we hear of no sales since the suspension. We omit the quotations Tn New York the last weekly statement of the ks shows an increase of specie of $3,600,000, ich indicates that they are in a stronger posi- y than fora year before the suspension. The irked advance ju e, and a greater f specie payment is expect- Everybody Lowever, is waiting to learn the learn the effect of the news of the New York Bavk suspensions on England ntil this is kuown no one can anticipate the future with any degree of certainty The Nebel table exhibits the condition of the bounty land business, under the various acts, up to September 30, 1857, as compiled (unofiicial- ly) from data obtained from the Pension and General Land Ollices : acu, No, Acri# No. deres Nov Acran Iesurd. cab. Located. emb't. outet’s, ewb'd 13 130,420 1.0 129 12 043 o¥o ry 164,959 11,716 10,940 440 tote 89 40,740,760 118,545 13 Go9, vex During the twelve months ending about May last there was great activity in the location of a warrants; and yet this table shows that of 2 570 acres inued under the act of 1455, only ) acres have been located, leaving stifl it gz in the market 10,940,440 acres. If we add to this amount the number of acres unlo- cated under other acts, we tind a grand total of S48 acres still Haare oe an examination at the General Land Of- it appears that there is a comparatively snail int of pood land subject to private entry. We hear of no lands that will likely be b, eahi into market in any of the new Territories. the policy of the Government being to favor pre- emptors. Tu Kansas and Nebraska nearly every quarter section that is desirable has been taken up by actiral settlers, and hence it is not likely any lands in these ‘Territories will be offered for sale at private entry. We cansot perceive any- thi u the future, therefore, to Pproniise soona material advance in the price of warrants, expe- cially as the issue, to say nothing of the large plus outstanding, continues in excess of the demand. If Congress make them receivable on railroad grants, Which is contidently believed, it would have an immediate tendeacy to increase the demand and price. List or Patents.—The following is the list of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Nov. 10, 1857—each bearing that date: Henry Bates, of New London, Conn.—For im- provement in projectiles. Thomas C. Ball, of Keene, N. H.—For im- Proved device for forming round tenons in win- dow blind slats. Harvey Brown, of New York proved sawing machine. Joseph Cawthra, of Rochester, N. Y.—For improved coru-husker. Fdward Cavendy, of New York, N. ¥.—For approved method of determining approximate latitudes at sea. John Cowdon, of New Orleans, La.—For im- proved earth moving machine. James M. Clark, of Lancaster, Pa —For im- ieevement in distributing apparatus in flouring amills. John Crawshaw, of Rochester, N. Y.—For improvement in hoisting apparatus for bricks, Y.—For im- e Justus Day, of Murray, N.Y ment in machines for pullings beans. Timothy Dwight, of New’ Haven, Conn.—For improvement in rats for railways. J. 1. Eastman, of Boston, Mass.—For improve- ment in attaching steam gauges to locomotive boilers. Albert Franklin, of Genoa Cross Roads, 0 — For improvement in seeding machines sam/‘l Fisher, of Canton, Mass —-For improve- ment in stoves for burning tar, saw dust, &c. Andre Adolphe Gaget, of Paris, France.—For apparatus for polding music, &c. Firman Goodwin, of Astoria, N. ¥ —For im- provement in fruit fpatbeness. Benjamin D. Godfrey, of Milford, Mass —F or improvement in water proof soles and heels for boots and shoes. Samuel A. Gould, ‘of Seneca Falls,N Y.—For improved corn husker Wm. Hersee, of Buffalo, N. Y —For improve- ment in springs for mattresses, chairs, &c. Jas. R. vo a of Troy, N.Y —For improve- ment in cooking stoves. , David E. Hall, of Abingdon, Ili —For improve- ment ia caltivators. John ©. Hiutz, of Cincionati, Proved machine for turning spiral forms. Richard M. Hoe, of New York, N. Y.—For improvement in feedin, F to printiny A of Fayette County, faa For —For improve- O —For im- i joseph logels, ii os mmprovement in in det Luetus J. Know les of Warren, Mass. —F or jm- rovement in Hitting sack. Jobn Masoo, Ruyter, N. Y.—Por im- r of roved spring bi Pi. Ws Mertiams of Guwego, N ¥.—For img of boots and shoes. Lucien —_ eat Philadelphia, Pa.—For im- rovement in fire plugs Ls Henry Moeser, of Pittsbarg, Pa —For provement in plowing machines James Naughten, of Cincinnati, O —For ma- cbine for cutting bread. e. drew T. Nate, of Roxbury, Mass.—For im- vement Gee of protecting trees from can- Tr worms, 2 Kingsley R. Obmstead, of Chicago, Hl —For im lateral feed motion for sawing mills. ‘Lara Peck, of Deer Park, N. Y.—For improve- ment in di! z 3. John Pr rgtast, of Boston, Mass. —For im- provement in harness buckles. John R. Pierce and Leavitt B. Austin, of Os- .wego, N. Y.—For improved signal lantern. Ephraim Rossell, of Coatesville, Pa.—For im- rovement in seeding machines Philip C. Rowe, of Boston, Mass —For im- ovement in mode of protecting trees from can- er worms, &c. E. Harry Smith, of New York, N. Y.—For im- it in sewing machines James Spratt. of Cincinnati, O.—For improve- ment in candlesticks. David E. Shaw, of Ross county, O.—For im- proved ee palm. James M: Lilley, of*Greenville, Va.—For im- proved instrument for surveying and calculating areas. Horatio Stanley, of Erie county, Pa —For im- provement in plows. Chas. Tripp, of Ann Arbor, Mich.—For im- provement in grinding mill. Francis Tnrasher and Henry B. Horton, of Akron, O.—For improvement in window sash. John Trasher, of Avon, N. ¥Y.—For improved clamp for centering hubs for boring. Wim. Mt. Storm, of New York, N. ¥.—For Mopioveret in diac Bebb ithe steam. J. Tewksbury, of Haverbill, Mass —For improvement in last holders. esse Urmy, of Wilmington, Del provement in revolving snow excavat Toads. Wm. H. Ward, of Auburn, N. Y.—For im- proved bullet machine. John Wootton, of Boonton, N. J.—For im- proved horse-shoe nail machine. Stephen Wilcox, jr., of Westerly, R. 1.—For improvement in printing presses Jolin Wood and Reuven North, of Rochester, W is.—For improvement in sub-soil plows. Samuel Campbell, of Whitetowo, N. Y., as- signor to John C. Whittier, of Northbridge, Mass.—For improvemeut in machinery for diess- a warps. terman N. Dewey, of Berlin Heights, O., as- signo: to BLL. Hill & Co., of same place.—F or linprovement quilting frames. Allen Lapham, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,assignor to himself and Joseph G. Bennett, of same place — For improvement in lard-rendering kettles. Reissues —George Watt, of Richmond, Va.— For improvement in plows. Patented December 9, Is Joshua Heilmann, of New York, N. Y_, as- signor to Ivuatius,Sturn, of same place —Im- provement jn diaper pins. Patented July 21, 1857. George W . Brown, of Galesburg, Lil. —For im- oe in seed plante.s. Patented May 8, N55. Design.—Theodore R. Timby, of Medina, N. Y.—For design for barometer cases Taw Pawavevrata Post Orrice. —The Ledger of yesterday contains a violent attack on the Postmaster General and the Representa- tives in Congress from that city relative to the location of its post office. We have to-day but room to call public attention to the fact that the comments of that journal on the subject evidently emanate from some clique of city property speculators disappointed by the action of the Department in locating the new city Post Office in Second Street, under circumstances that made it the Postmaster General's duty to his trast to do so. The fact, as alleged by the Ledger itself. that the Philadelphia members of the House of Representatives heartily endorse the propriety of the selection, will satisfy any disinterested person that the best interests of their constit- uents were consulted in maki ng it. New Yorx.—It continues questionable yet, whether the Republicans have not secured a majority in the newly-elected Legislature of New York. So great is the existing uncertain- ty—both parties claiming the victory—as that it will require a showing of hands in voting on the organization to know where more or les* members of both houses propose to stand po- litically, enough individual members being claimed by all three parties to turn the scale as they may elect. This is the result of the transition condition of New York politics. As the sun of Republican partyiam is decidedly waning, our impression la that those members why * go in for thechances’’—inoluding nearly all the doubtful gentlemen, of course—will be found intensely anti-Republican not long hence. We shall see. Navat Covrts ov Inquiny.—To-day, be- fore Court No. 1, in the case of ex-Lt. Barney, Mr. Wm. DeKrafft of this city, was examined. ec-parte, on the part of the Government Before Court No. 2. this morning, where the case of Commander Ringgold is progressing, documentary testimony was adduced on the applicant's bebalf. ArrolNnTMENT bY THE PrestpENtT.—Alexan- der Newell, Postmaster at New Castle, Law- renee county, Pennsylvania—the office having become subject to Presidential appointment. Tux Weataer —The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. The time of observation is about 7 o’clock a. m.: NoveMBER 12, 1667. New York, N.Y clear, pleasant. Philadelphia. P: clear, pleasaut. Baltimore, Md. sooo clear, cool, Washington, D. Richmond, V: Petersburg, Va Wilmington. Columbia, S.C Charleston. 8. C Augusta, Ga. Savannah, Ga Macon. Ga Columbus, . Montgomery, Ale. Lower Peach Tree, Als Mobile, Ala... Gainesville, Ala. clear, cold. New Orleans... . clear, cold. Barometer at W@bhington, 30 38 inches - ——- +30 —— The Hunger Demonstration in New York. The New York papers state that the gathering of the unemployed in the City Hall Park yester- day morning was not so large as on former occa- sions ; neither was the excitement ro great. Soon afier 10 o’clock, Columbia Engine No. ‘was stationed in fromt of the City Hall, for the purpose of having a photograph taken. The crowd amused themselves looking at it until the arrival of the operator, at about 11 o'clock, when he commenced and finished the work. ‘That, and taking a photograph of a file of Policemen, o-cupied the time until near noon, when the hun gry men retired for dinner. Tuesday afternoon the crowd upon the Park be- came quite disorderly, and an attempt to make a speech was suppressed. Between two and three o'clock the police sallied out with their clubs and cleared the steps, which were densely crowd- ed, in double quick time. The fellows ran as though they had never threatened, and the panic xpread far back into the crowd. Another meeting was held in Tompkins Square Tuesday, where very inflammatory speeches were made at-d great confusion prevailed. A man named Case, having mounted the chair, declared that capital rolls in luxury while Jabor starves in gariets, and that in bis opinion there was no re- medy for this but in a social revolution, sealed in blood. He denounced some of the leaders of the movement as selfish politicians. A crowd of unemployed workmen and loafers, assembled in Tompkins Square to hear the usual oratorical performances. No set speeches were made, and the people, as a mass, were pacifically disposed—but a party of rowdies rushed into the neighboring streets and robbed three baker's carts, carrying off all the bread, and fighting for it among themselves. Several persons were con- siderably knocked about in the melee—but es- caped with little damage. The crowd at the height of their wild humor caught a couple of German musicians, hemmed them in, and made them play for the popular entertainment, assuring them that Mayor Wood would pay all the ex- penses. ‘The United States troops were yesterday dis- missed from the Custom House. The Times says ; “ At 10 o’elock this ing, the < them—had a consultation at the Collectors pri- vate office, relative to the retention of the United States troops in the Custom House ‘The opinion was unanimous that their pres- ence was needed no longer, and, in sbort, that the talked-of attack and selzureupon the Govern- ment specie was pot at all likely ~ nea en An ‘war no cording!) ven ¢ officers in command of the Croepeede writhisww them from the Castom-house, and return to their respective a sarters at the Navy Yard and Governoi’s land. “At ll o'clock the troops were properly mar- shalled and marched out road the | sie wal Pees basement.» They procecded down Wall street with the utmost quiet. The people in the street noticed them scarcely more than they would a target company. All who did notice them com- Inented pon the whole thing as a stupendous farce. The poor marines and troops looked as though they had passed a hard night in their cramped-up quarters and were glad enough to t where they would be more comfortable and have something besides stale pilot-bread to eat, and something softer than the hard side of a board for lodgings.”” The hungry meetings have extended to New- ark and Philadelphia, but are in a much more moderate tone than here, owing to the better feeling and better sense manifested by Mayor Vaux in the last named city. The resolutions adopted in Philadelphia were as follows : “ Resolved, That we meet together to devise means for of mutual relief, and for the relief of wives and children. “* Resoleed, That we will not stand by and hear our children erying for bread, without the means of relieving the cravings of nature at a times when God has blessed our land with an abundance of all the necessaries of life.”* A resolution was adopted thanking Mayor Vaux fer the course recommended by him in bis late message to Councils From ull accounts, Philadelphia is about as badly off as New York. A letter on the subject of the Philadelphia Post office, from the Post~ master General, contains the following : Senator Bigler has written me, “ that he witnessed so sad a prospect for the laborers and mechanics of Philadelphia, as at present,’ and concluded by saying “that immediate commence- ment of the work would afford employment to many laborers and mechanics who would, in this be enabled to maintain their families du- ring’ the winter. Nothing short of an insur- mountabte obstacle should, therefore, it seems to me, delay the work longer.”? { have no doubt of the correctness of these glaamy anticipations, and, like these gentlemen, the President and his Departments feel great anxiety to do all in their power to favor the la- borers and mechanics in taking care of them- selves and families in the disastrous convulsions through which they have to pass the coming winter. The Philadelphia workingmen held a second meeting, Tuesday, and violent remarks were made there in regard to the banks. The follow- ing resolutions among others, were adopted : Resolved, ‘That we recommend our city corpo- ration to issue four millions of doilarsof city war- rants, as follows: one million of one dollars, one million of two dollars, one million of three dol- lars, and one million of four dollars. Resolved, That we recommend the warran'« Specified shall be a legal currency to be paid out and received at par for all debts due by or tosaid city corporation. Resolved, That we recommend to our citizens to receive and pay out at par said warrants for all dusiness transactions. On motion, a committee of twenty-four were appointed to wait on the Mayor to ask bim to use bis influence in calling a meeting at Independ- ence Square on Thursday It was also voted that the workingmen assem- bie in their respective wards, and proceed. in a body, to the Square At Newark the meeting in front of the Market House was attended by a thousand persons, and the Germans had a separate meeting. We quote briefly from the speeches : A speaker, evidently English, then took the stand. He had listened to the proceedings, but had seen no prospect of getting labor or food “While the giass is growing the horse is starv- ing’? Hunger will drive men to desperation, and then what will men not do? He would say, obey the laws; keep peaceable and orderly; but if something is not done to give us work or food. something violent will take place. [Applause } He would be the last to advise that, but you may carry patience too far. When there is starvation in the midst of plenty, he would blame any man who died of starvation. A man has told us we ought togo West. [Ba. ba ] Why, if we should, our places would have been filled with other la- borers from abroad. The city authorities ought to furnish means of relief, and every man would be satistied with very little; but it is useless to patience to hungry men. [A voice cried, Yes, we've bound to eat. anyhow f At this point Mr. Anneke rose, and stated that there were many Germans present; and these withdrew under Mr. Anneke’s lead Mr. Grover C. Stewart then spoke again. but was interrupted several times by cries of “ Get down—we dou't want to } you.” He then said he Loped the meeting would have enough American spirit to allow free discussion A Voice —If we had American spirit we would Sight for bread. never 1€ EN TION PRtESIDENT’S MOUNT- rv GUARD'—You are hereby notified to at tend a ootkly, meeting of the Corps TO-MOR- ROW EVENING, at 7 o'clock, as business of the greatest importance will be laid before the Compn- ny. Kvery meiuber is requested to be prompt in his attendance. By order: ‘ JOSEPH PECK, Captain. F. A. Letz, Secretary. i FAIR —The Ladies Mite Society o! 3 Chapel will open a Pair at Island Hal of 6th street and Virginia avenue, on MC 4 ING Vv. 16th, Reason tickets tm) s Bookstore. Single admi tickets 5° cents, ng BYack COLORED, aud superior white Fea ors at STRVENS'S New Fancy Store. 335 between yth and 10th ts, Cress SALOON... TUESDAY, November 17. T E . . S. \. A PATTI STRAKUSCH, Rab ANaiae EAETESBEREON Tickets. . od sees wi io Secured $ . be » For sale t the Music S ors of Messrs. Davie and Metzerott. nile ARUSI’S SALOON, MISS JULIANA MAY, THURSDAY), N mber 12th, Assisted by the following eminent artistes : . ALBITES, Mr. W.H.PA ER, ME SANDERSON, Mr APFOMES The sale of seats will commence at_the stores of Messrs. Davis and Metzerott on Tuesday, No- vember 10th. Tickets, $1; Secnred sents, $1.50, WASHINGTON RAILROAD. ne FRONT STREET THEATRE, BALTIMOR A NIGHT WITH BURION: EXTRAORDINARY EXCURSION! STEAM AND THE DRAMA’ One of the most pleasant and navel Excursions ever e CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON will take place on FRIDAY EVENING, November 13th, 18%. of this city to witness To enntle the resident (without loss of time and rest) the werd soaswnet of the personrtions. and attead the Bene Greatest faving, Cometian, oras, mS et Special Express Train First class Passenger Cars will leave the Depot at s quarter before six o'clock p.m., for Baltimore, making but one stoppage on the a Arriving thereat 70’clock, the excursion - ists will proceed directly to the Front Sr. Tugatre, Where, upon their arrival, the performance will nee Four of His Most P. The performance will conc! 11 o'clock. the depot 5 ata quarter before when the excursionists will proceed to take a special tram in wniting, start for Washington, arriving there avout - ES night. Thirty minutes from the fa!l of the curtain will be allowed for the passengers to reach the depot on the retura trip. Tickets for round trip, entitling the holder te Passage Yrom Washington and Return, And a secured seat in the Parquette or Dress Circle, On Ne DOLLAR AND FirTy Cents. A Ladies’ Car, for the especial ncoommodation of — accompanied by Gentlemen, will be attached 0 the train, he No Baggage carried on thi @ trajn wali be ran under chi: well known ep experien «l officers of the Baltimore and Onio aulroad Company. Tickets can be lind at the Kirkwood House, Browns’ Hotel, and at the Depot. The entire arrangemente under the immediate supervision of HENRY C. JARRETT, nll-st* General Manager. TWENTY-FIKST Muttrary AND CIVIC ANNUAL BALL Washington Light Infantry, CARUSI’S SALOON, On MONDAY EVENING, Nov. 234, 1857. The Infantry take pleasure in announeing to their frendsand the pub! hat -— have perfected their arrangements for a Ball on the above bo pleased to meet them date, when they w as*‘inthe daysef yore,” in the interchange’ Of pleasantries wineh the occasion will afford. hey are under many obligations for the patronage Bnd support heretofore liberaliy bestowed, evineing As it does.n worm interest in the welfare of the citizen military, and particularly the Corps, and the public may be fully assured that all efforts will be made to render this Ball equally satisfactory as the previous ones. The prelude of the Ball will bea tition of th regular and faucy maneuvers and the manual arms, executed by a detachment of the Corps, done at the Bail of the 2d February Inst. Withere’s Celebrated Band, in full, bas been eu- ed. “Eadies invitations will be issued by the Executive Committee, to whom applications will be made through the tembers of the Com - for tne sale of tickets will be at asts. Todd & Co.'s, Pa. avenue; J. ln"s, ite! Hill; Jas. O. Donnell, Druggist, Navy Yard. rickets O NE DOLLAR, admitting a Gentleman and two Ladies. The following gentlemen are respectfully request ed to set. in conjunction with Committees of the Company, as Managers: Honorary Members of the Corps. Col W W sraton Co! P Foree, ¥ " Capt J B Tate, Capt Carrington, Jas Ke!l Jno W Mead, Hiram Richey, Jos Shillington, Jas Booth, M Cry France, Jas Bouseau, Contributing Members of the Corps. Wm B Todd, — W F Bailey, Silas H Bill, Rich'd Wailach,W W Moore, J P Pepper, W _ H Ward, P Mohun, * Jetferson, I er, J F Coyle, T JI Gait. A J Joyce, H Dr C Force, M Catian, W J Donoho, DrSC Smoot, J Owner. T Goldemith, Lainb, WH Nally, w win, C Werner. G Sprinsnan, JF Fine W Spaulding. 2 tilinms, J Staniey RW Dove. N Hammond, Jas Busi Executive Committee, Capt JY Davis, Lt O Warner, Serg MP Fisher, Serg J Colemsn, Corp J Beers," Corp F rage, Jno McNamee, Wm Tucker. Jno Valk, Jao Smoot LEM. D. LLIAMS, Treas. nog (States.M.W.S.T & Mi WANTS. WANTED. —A Situation as Nurse urd Seam stressor Chatubermaid. Address Box Ne tt, Star Office. it® ANTED —A Situation, by arespeotable MAN, to take care ol a Horse and Carriage, or wou @ he willing to do work ina stor Beat of ref line to make Limse!f general erences given, Ad’ress Bu: » Star thee. _n12-2t* : is Vv JANTED.—A SERVANT GIRI. for gener Housew. Only such who can give good referenc: s need ly. is “PY SeL MAN SIEBERT. Def G6 uM ni2-St* 426 First street cast, ni2-eotf ADIE ; WITH LONG MEMORANDUMs, 4 will save themselves a great deal of trouble by calling #t STEVENS’ New Fancy Sto:e,a8 his stock is by far more varied than any other in the n 12-rotf OE » SHOPPING, may positively expect 4 prompt and courteous attention at STEVENS S Se Aor S ore, 336, between 9th and ih 1D 12-eot Li. PE SONS INDEBTED TO R. Cc. + STEVENS are most respe ifully requested to evlland pay their accounts at once, as no addition pees sente when the old account stands unpa.d. n TSTEV S'S NEW FANCY STORK, 35 ZR Pa.avenue, between 9th and ith streets. ean be found an ex ellent assortment of Opera Hoods, n 12 eotf FRESH BUTTER. > firkins of fresh GOSHEN BUTTER just receiv nd for sale cheap, by MARSH & Voss, Corner Pa. avenue ant 10th streets. nideost States} ae T STEVENS'# NEW FANCY STORE,3 6. between Sth and loth streets, ean be found the Mosaic, | Gold Stone, aud Silver, Pearl But- tons, with Gold Bands. nl2-eotf FRUIT.“ New Eleme FIGS; new RATS AS halt, andé whee boxes; new C RANTS, CRANBERR ERRIES GOOSEBERRIES, P : RIES, LOMATOES, e s For rule by KING & BURCHELL, niz corer 15th atreet and Vermont ave. HS a OOKS FROM LON Dt Botn’a Guide to the Kn edge of Pottery, iain, and cther objects of Vertu, 1 vols Pope’s Life and Letters, 1 vol.. illustrated; $1.25. ‘Pales of the ted; $ .25. Bolley & Px _ vol ; §! India, by Stoequeler, 50 cts. Soyen’s Culinary Campaign, 1 vol., illustrated ; 1S), Piers Ploughman’s Vision and Creed, two vols.; Wheweil’s Biatory of the Inductive Sciences, two vo: 5 Chapman’ omer’s Iliad. 2 vols.; $3. Francis Quaries’ Enchiridion, 1 vol.;87 cts. Sir Thomas Overbury’s Works, ! vol; $1.25, Mather’s Providences in New England, | Yol.: B12. Drammond’s Poetical Works, 1 vol ; $1.25, Carlyle’s Works, 6 vo! ya 50 per vi ma FRANCK WASHING TUD . setter SN, EXPRESS EACTAGE. BAGG AG JAMES OSBORNE has established an EXPRESS L between the Cities named ort for very mode: ste compensation, any thing t poo be desired to be sent tween either two of “og enti, | vol., liu Mi anual of ‘lechuical Analysis, 1 ao co ad which will be faithfully and promptly jelivered. His sintes will be found at Smith’s Unit tate: Hotel. Pa. wenue, between 30 nnd Uigited Se = Bacon & Co.'s Grocery Store, corner of Pa. avenue and 7th street, and the Star Ofhee. Any order: written upon either of them will be promptly rg to, N. B.—Special attention prid to the transporte ti of ea to and from the Alexandria nnd Crane Railroad Depot, the freight on which he will sett per order. ns. A CARD. To THE crrizens oP THE DISTRICT. Tn entering our new building, which we have just taken fosveasion of, we return our sincere thanks to the 2 town for their liberal reture. have 8 spacious amg, 1 An ornament to the city, witha ASW IS loon, with all the convenience of our customers, and .. cee sort the nee- essary arrangements for manu: arias r- Sging home industry, ye at aE ae nen RT RPHENS Roe oom No. 82 Ba-ave.-bet. Sth and With cis, H‘ aw io. BS. a ; TOOTH, NAIL AND BANDOLINE Ee etd ada* hotel, 2 Mac 1 3 how» drily FE NANCIAL.—3 devoted to bus sure any intelligent, energetic person & per month im a strictly legits mate and honorable busmess. Ifyou have the funds and time, address H. H. #., Post Ofice, W ashing tan, D.C References given and’ required. ni!-3° W aX TeEv—at rate FEMALE COOK She must understand her business a6 Cook, # a gentioman'’s iamily, thorough! come well recommended in ail persou liberal wages will be x: ately at the counter of the Star LOST AND FOUND. STRAYED OR STOLEN From in frout of my b° residence, a mle@k A A c. th BAROUCH ‘attached. A Liberate ward DON will be giveu for its retura, a EDWIN GREEN, n 12-2t No. eet. OST.— ‘two PROMISSORY NO 4 drawn by Sarah Goddar from 14th October, 15.7 art, for $1, at 2 both b-aring interest. Thisi. to ferewarn » pe roi from purchasing the above. Both drwwn in fevor ate THERESA ANN SAFFELL. $ 50) REWARD. “Ranaway fron: the subscriber DIV on Tucmiay. Sd instant, NEGRO MAN FRANK, agec He is about feet five inches im hi ut aud we quite black; with » dd ince. doubt he is making his way for city. I will give the above reward sion, provide.! he 1s delivered to me, « Jail go that I get hum, i , .C. MAGRUDER, Upper Marlboro, Prinee scion a n ulé St hs) (PERIOR NEEDLES. SCISSORS, Frene» Working Cotton, Thread Floss, &o , at nil-st > LAMMOND'S. JROYS.-At LAMMOND’S can be founa the largest stook in the city. alt M424 BONNEL, DRESS MAKER, From Panis, be: ween | wad K streris, to inform the ladies at she has fitted up it. Where she is rendy of work, a8 Dy Mantil as. in the best and very latest st uk every month the French lode, direct from *S RESTAURANT. Pa. ac., under Willard’s hotel. blishment having been thoroughly renc- vated and enlarged. the pro jetor would om and vik a Dress Making ud . By giving it ed attention, he hopes to merit the pat of the public. ° J.D. HAMMACK. his undies’ “ait YE AND BARLEY M Ties tp at ITY MA!.T HOUSE, corner ; : SoBe Bie at.. creat gad owen OWLAND’S MACABSS, . * R Hair Store, near 13th mae wee rm ty 1ANOS FOR HIRE. very P between Sth aud Whee? owt eC OOK AT ELLIS’S STOCK OF PIAN L before purchasing combo oe F4S8!0NABLE PER ©UMERIES, from the ith crest ha, GIBBS’S, near the coraet of QRIENTAL NALL POLISH, giving « beautiful lustre to the ‘ <lore, near 1; ye eS ad cikaes ad IOLINS, FLUTES, A in men st ELLIS’s, Bs, eg ay W NOTICE. IGS, TOUPRES, SAL , &e., made grist sttha short pnts tts set Da Ww. coe SATE, MUSIC, and 10th aw