Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY... - November 23, 1867. THK MORNING PRESS The Intelligencer, continuing its advocacy of the re-establishment of an United States bank, republishes from the Nashville Daily News a project for such an institution which, that jour- nal argues, Gen. Jackson himself favored. The Unton, in an able article, defends the legality of the Kansas Convention, showing that itis but right and proper that their action should be taken here as that of the people of Kansas whom they represent under the law. ———2+e-______ U7 The Mississippi river js full of ice. Nav igation north of Dubuque has closed. U7" A Pesth paper says there have been 105 bankruptcies in Vienna during the last (®o months. Three or four smal! firms suspended on the 3ist October. i> The U. S. steamer Saranac, (says a dis- patch from Norfolk, Va., on the 22d instant,) in starting for the Pacific, got aground below that city, and will probably not get off for some days. Interest on THE N. Y. State Dest.—Comp- troller Burrows and Auditor Burrows have con- cluded arrangements by which the interest on the New York State debt , duy in January next, will be paid at the Manhattan Bank in coin. anpee—egnrtegegetemnnnteeineendania= Waxat ror Oswaco.—The Oswego Times of Saturday publishes a list of fifty vessels now on their way from the upper lakes for that port with 700,000 bushels of wheat, principally from Chica- go. Itis estimated that half a million bushels will be there on the close of the canal. All the Mills are in operation. Tue Stzamsuir CoLtision.—A meeting ofthe Passengers of the steamships Galveston and Ope- lousas (which came in collision recently) was held at New Orleans on Thursday night. Res- olutions strongly condemnatory of the lack of discipline on both vessels, and ascribing the cause of the accident to unpardonable careless- ness, were adopted. All the officers of the steamships Galveston and Opelousas have been arrested for being concerned in the filibustering scheme of Walker. From Havana —The United States Mail steam- ship Black Warrior. R. W. Smith, commander, from New Orleans 12th, Havana 15th inst., ar- rived at New York on Friday morning. Busi ness is very dull. Sugars are declining, and we note but few transactions. Stock at Havana and Mantanzas 170,000 boxes. Freights for Europe falling off. Exchange on London 10% to 11 per cent premium; on New York 2} to 3 per cent Premium; United States goid coin 3 per cent pre- mium. CouNTerrsirers AgRE¢TED at CINCINNATI. George Williams, a huckster residing at New- port, Ky., Jobn Amous, also a huckster, residing in Cincinnati, and two other men, one named Crail, a carpenter, and the other named McCor- mick, a farmer, living about ten miles from Cin- cinnati, have been arrested for counterfeiting. The parties, it seems, have been extensively en- waged in coining three cent pieces and other mo- ney of small denomination, such as halves, quar. ters, dimes and balf-dimes A variety of appara- tas and materials, and a large quantily of counter- feit coin was seized. Se Siew | See 0 The steamer Star of the West left New York on Friday, for Aspinwall, with about five hundred passengers for California and elsewhere on the Isthmus and South America. Among them was Senor Lacayo, bearer of dispatches from Irissari, the Nicaraguan Minister, to bis Government ; Dr. Moritz Wagner, the distin- guished Bavarian naturalist, who goes to South America on a scientific tour; Lieutenant Mc- Pherson, U.S. A., and Messrs. M. L. Kenyon, J. Butterfield, F. De Ruyter and SK Nellis, who go out to open up the Pacific Mail Route weross the plains and arrange the western term!- Bus of said route. A: Ss SAILING OF THs ADRIaTic._—The new steamer Adriatic did not leave New York at noon on Sat- urday. The Express of Saturday evening says there was a great crowd of people on the pier to see ber off, and considerable interest was mani- fested in the start. ‘The mails came down at half past twelve in a bran new mail wagon, painted bright blue, with Ted and white stripes, a picture of the steamer on the side " The wagon was drawn by six horses whose heads were ornamented with red, white and blue Plumes. The post offic’ people carried tae com- Pany’s blue signai flag with the words “U.S Mail—Adriatic™ in white and the shield in ¢ol- ors. The mails were warmly cheered as they ‘were put on board the noble ship. The delay in the sailing was on account of the Aifficulty of getting the stezmer out of the slip. ‘The wind being very strony, a little to the south- ward of the west, with a strong flood tide, the Steamer lying on the southern side of the pier Ix jammed so lightly there that several steamitugs will be required todraw her up. Wille waiting for the steamtugs to tow her out Of the slip, the tide turned, and it was shortly af- ter found that the Adriatic was fast aground, and no efforts could move her. The steantag Wm H. Webb was alongside, but could do nothing. ‘The efoorts to go to sea were therefore abandoned for that day. =e Desrrecrive Fes. —aA fire at Rochester, N. Y., early on Saturday morning, destroyed the Ea- gle Bank Block, occupied by the Democrat print- ing establishment; the Eagle Bank; O.A. Hyde & Co; Paimer & Co, jewelers; 1. Disbrow, to- beccovist; U.S. Express office, and numerous law and other offices. ‘The entire block was burnt to the ground with all its contents. The Commercial Bank biock, adjoining, was also burned. The latter block was occupied by the Commercial Bank and Husband & Shirkiff, bank- ers. Two firemen were injured by the falling of the walls, and several were seriously wounded. ‘The fire was first discovered in the Eaglé Bank ‘The losses will amount to about 100,000 ‘The stores of G. H. Cutter, liquor dealer, and E. Buckuwer, feed store, with two or three small houses on Second street, in Louisville, Ky., were burnt ov Saturday morning. Lows $33,000. A fire cceurted at Mobile, Ala., on Friday night which destroyed the stores of L. Merchant &Co., Charles, Brener, & Savage, and Catiff’ & Co, on Commerce street. Three dwellings on Canal street were burnt simultaneously with the first. Loss $150,000. A destructive fire occurred near Howard street, Baltimore, on Saturday evening. The splendid warehouse occupied by Fisher, Bord & Brother, dry good merchants, aad others, was entirely de- stroyed. Tle adjoining store was much dam- aged. Several tevants have sutfered a loss. Fish- er, Boyd & Brother have lost $40,000; FS. Bants & Co, shoes and bats, $12.00; Horner & Bro. 80,00; L. P. D. Newman #15.000; Stiner « Brothers, clothiers, $6,000 by water. all the parties were fully insured. Thetotal loss is over 350,000 Five Trovsaxp DoLLars Fouxp ix 4 Car. — George E. King, the well-known baggage master on the Boston & Woreester Railroad, as is bis usus! custom, was ing through the cars on Tuesday last, on their arrival from Worcester, after the passengers Lad left, to pick up such ar- ticles as might be accidentally left, for the bene- Btoftheowner In one of the cars he found a package containing five thousand dollars. The owner, Sfter reaching his place of business, dis- covered the loss, a: ie all haste to the sta- ton, where tLe money had been safely locked up, % the rightfal owner's arrival. Upon re- ceiving his property, he presented the ander with twenty dollars —Boston Traceier, sive. Disaste® —Advices from Paris, under date of Novemaber 2, state that the Depart- ment of Marine has just received intelligence of serious disaster. A ‘vessel belonging to the im- perial marine, which had been fitted out for a Sefentific expedition charged with the duty of rectifying existing inaccuracies, and correcting surveys of the Caspian sea, was lost on ¢ very eve of returning home, after baving dev. one year to the moat careful und exact scientific explorations. Every soul on board, exeept one, went down with the wreck. The loss, deplora- Die as it is in other respects, will be principelly felt in a sciemtitic poiat of view. a ‘The Governor of Alabaina, in his annual » Fecommends that the bauks resume specie payments on the lst of May next. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tax Great Penpine Issues.—There never was a provious time since the foundation of the Government of the United States, when it had on hand at once three as important and really difficult subjects to manage as the Kansas im- broglio, the Utah rebellion, and the entire ab- negation of the neutrality law in regions where popular opinion is against its due execution. The last mentioned is important, insomuch as unless filibustering be checked, it must utterly destroy our future commercial prospects with Spanish American countries, which were fast becoming hardly second in importance to the future prospects of our trade with Europe; and it will also afford most plausible ground for the continuance of Northern filibustering against the constitutional rights of the South. For, if it is proper for the South to snap its fin- gers at law and the amity guarantees of treaties to violate the rights of other nations, it is equal- ly proper for the stronger section of the Confed- eracy to molest the weaker section through abolitionism, under pleas identical in principle with those on which alone filibustering is at- tempted to be justified. We are no believer in their moral, as all the Star’s readers know; and therefore steadily set our face equally against both sets of lawless disturbers of the public peace. Nothing alarms us so much for the future of the harmony of the Union, as the excuse for abolition efforts to subvert the con- stitution, involved in the entire abnegation of the law by the Southern lawless—the filibus- ters. The Utah rebellion is also surely destined to give infinite trouble to the Government. At least ten thousand additional troops, we pre- sume, will be required to protect ils rights in the Territory, swelling the revenue necessary for the public expenditures enormously ; ata time, too, when it is questionable with nota few whether enough money will flow into the Treasury without a resort to extraordinary means to meet its (the Government's) ordinary expenditures. The multitude of counsels in Congress, and the fact that not a few of them will be directed to embarrass, rather than to aid the Executive to solve the difficulty as speedily as possible, (if but to bring the Demo- cratic party into odium,) will also tend to make it (the Utah question) one of perplexity and serious difficulty to the Government. As for the Kansas question—though it stands in a fairer position for a harmonious and speedy settlement than ever befure—who that knows Congress is not well aware that it will continue to be a favorite subject for strenuous opposition efforts to pull down the Democracy, and that a single spark (in connection with that question) may again set fire to the combustible—inflam- mable—elements in the Democratic organiza- tion itself, to end in greatly increasing the difficulty of harmonious action fg the party upon any and every thing. Indeed, there never was a time when to bear and forbear was more plainly the duty of all who desire the continued ascendancy of the Democratic organization. Its failure to dis- pose of either of these questions suceessfully must tend to bring it into popwar odium—to strengthen the hands of its opponents in the next Presidential election. Unfortunately, the plunder mongers who profess to be of it—to be connected with the Democratic party—will work all the mischief in their power in their ef- forts to make combinations through which they can fasten themselves on the Nationa! Treas- ury. What care they for the unity and har- mony in the Democratic party even under cir- cumstances such as we describe above, when their chance for securing treasury ‘‘plunder’’ as they term it, is dependent on the amount of discord and mischief generally, they may be able to make? They know well that the Gov- ernment must necessarily set its face against their schemes, and while professing devotion to it, will be stabbing it on all hands, because in its weakness lays their hope. We already see them plainly engaged in the pursuit of this policy of theirs through the columns of not a few newspapers, wherein men notoriously ray- enous and unscrupulous after “plunder’’ roll up the whites of their eyes and protest the purity and patriotism of their own labors, and their intense horror of the conduct of those who, in the discharge of public duties or trusts, stand between them and the object of their de- sires—basing their alleged horror on cunning- ly concocted and vociferously circulated slan- ders, of course. Thus has it always been, and thus will it ever be while human nature re- mains the same. Rescurtion.—Notwithstanding the almost entire failure of the accumulated produce at the West to come East, as wasexpected, ere the closing up for the season of the usual channels of the transportation of bulky and heavy freight, the day of general resumption is evi- dently rapidly approaching. New Orleans re- sumed in the middle of the last week. Boston proclaims her feadiness to resume whenever New York city says the word. New York city had an aggregate of perhaps twenty-two mil- lions in the vaultsof her banks on Saturday afternoon last—more than ever before at one time. Aecording to the New Yofk Times, that city is now merely iting arrangements to be made by the New York country banks, which cannot be postponed much beyond tho Ist of December, proximo. How their arrange- ments already made, and soon to be made, are to affect the city banks favorably, will be un- derstood from the following upon the subject, which we take from the journal named abuve : ‘©The country banks of New Y ork begin to-day to redeem their circulation daily im this city through the Metropolitan Bank.” ‘This is done by pre-arrangemént with the city banks, which have recently taken at par and reserved for fature resentation, unless immediately called for by country, seven and a half millions country bank notes. These notes are to be forthwith as- sorted, so that each bank in the interior may elect by the Ist December either to redeem the accu- mulation, or to place the amount on six per cent. interest with the associated city banks, with the understanding that one-fifth is to be paid off in January, and one-fifth thereafter monthly until the whole is redeemed. “<The probability is that at least one or two millions of dollars will be voluntarily with- drawn before tlie Ist December, and that the eer- tiffcates representing the remainder, bearing six per cent. interest, will be readily distributed among the banks, to be held for the sake of the interest which they will carry, rather than em- ployed as ut present in the settiementof balances through the Clearing Honse. Either mode will uivalent to specie, and the sum dded to the pene millions of spe- y in reserve, will enable the city banks at once, and a! most without the usual formalities. to retura to the full payment of specie of all de- mands. The premium on gold yesterday was only one-quarter of oue per cent., equivalentonly to the abatement allowed by law for the conver- sion of country money into city fands, and this premium has at no time since the second week of suspension ruled higher than one per cent.; showing the public confidence in the well cured bank-note circulation of the State of New York, aud affording evidence of the strongest cuaracter that it wax for no peculiar or mea preference for the precious metal, or froumany doubt of its sufficient abundance in the country, that the banks we run upon tn October.** The banks of Ohio are understood also to be in readiness to get out of their ugly scrape in the only legitimate way. Thereis nothing but the state of the banks elsewhere, that now pre- vents the Baltimore and District of Columbia banks from paying specie at this moment; and the Philadelphia banks alone bid fair to cling to suspension. As fur the banks south of the District, there never was the slightest excuse for their suspension, which was the mgealt of fear—panic—only. There can be no doubt whatever that they will gladly resume so soon as New York gives the signal. We recently ex- plained the favorable effect of the last advices from England on the prospect of resumption ; and with the state of things among the banks xplained above, it does not seem possible that with a difference of but one quarter of one per cent. between the market value of their non- specie paying notes and gold now. the reception of the advices (financial) confidently expected by the Persia (soon to arrive) will fail to be fol- lowed by the signal from New York so generally desired by the business interests of the country. Nevertheless, it is utterly impossible that gen- eral business can recover its wonted activity for along time. Nor isit desirable that it should; as the fact that it had become more or less spec- ulative in its character did its share to bring about the revulsion, which is to amount, on the whole, to little more than a sort of violent thun- dergust, damaging all more or less, shivering some with its lightning bolts, and prostrating others by the force of its accompanying winds. Tt will be remembered in twenty years as the most causeless and foolish financial panic known to the history of money affairs, and, we trust, in the long run, will do much more good than harm, in checking the disposition to speculate ; as it embraces proof positive that in the most favorable times speculation is a game at whieh no man with ectual means of his own can ven- ture to play, without having the odds against him. Tue Treaty wits Nicanacva.—Dauring the pendency of the negotiations resulting in the adoption of this so important convention, we refrained from commenting upon them or in any other way aiding to embarrass their con- summation by giving publicity tociroumstances connected with them falling under our own observation; because we knew well the deter- mination of the President and Secretary of State to achieve for the future of American inter- course with the Pacific side, and at the same time for that of all the traveling and commer- cial world, the entire security of a great sea- ward route of travel and transportation which shall for ever be free from the contingencies of Spanish-American mutations. And we were also aware that, having the golden opportunity in the hollow of their hands, they were cau- tiously shaping it so that when their work was done, it should be well done, indeed. Besides, our experience here has taught us that news- paper interference in such matters rarely fails to do far more harm than good. Now that the grand result has been accom- plished, we can feel no hesitancy in lifting the curtain that obscured from public view the de-. tails of the negotiations to which we refer. We do so simply by republishing a portion of a re- cent letter from this city to the New York Courter and Enquirer, all the material points of which embrace correct statements. It is as follows : “This Treaty has been very maturely consid- ered by the President, and has undergone more than one discussion in the Cabinet. lt was origi- nally formed or sketched here on the 27th of June, and was confirmed by Presidents Martinez and Jerez, on the 22d of Juty. [twas agreed to in substance and detail at the Cabinet meeting preceding my announcement on the 12th of Oc- tober, and every portion of my statement was correct. It is hardly necessary for me, at this- late day to recalland ex the numerous un- founded contradictions of what | wrote. Not one of them had a particle of authority. ‘The formal reception of Senor Irisarri was postponed only from considerations of convenience. he has been in the continued discharge of bis duties since the resolution to receive him and recognize his Gov- ernment was ado; i. “And as all the denials of the facts respecting the recognition of the Government and the Minis- ter of Nicaragua, as stated in these letters, were unfounded, so also were similar averments re- specting the share of Lord Napier in these trans- actions, based upon ‘ misinformation, or want of information.’ The official course of Lord Napier hes been precisely such as I have heretofore sta- ted. He transmitted the directions to the British commander to co-operate with tue American otfi- cers in the arrest of filibusters. It is true that when, after having informaliy communicated the substance of the instructions which he was about to send to Gen. Cass, and after Le had sent them, he transmitted to the Department an oificial pone of them; and then the Secretary replied, under the direction of the President, that the Government of the United States would execute its own laws, and would regard any act of the British tleet tending to the suppression of unlaw- ful expeditions as an independent roceeding, and not one of co-operation with this Gaeecarenl or its officers. Though the President and Secre- tary are thus properly cages to disclaim any re- sponsibility for the proctedings of the’British fleet, they are sincerely gratitied with the course Lord Napier has adopted. It { not at all im- robable that some of the Ppeculiarly-well-in- formed, in their own esteem, will authorize themselves to contradict this fact also; but the fact will remain, “Iu addition, it is stated to me on competent authority, that Lord Napier approves of the ar- rangement just made for the exploitation of the transit route, and its due protection, and by the steamer of to-morrow will trangmit a despatch epee, treaty, and recommending itsadop- ion by the British Government.” Coo...—The filibusters are evidently deter- inined to lose nothing in public opinion through lack of duo pretensions to propriety on their part. While Walker, when last in Nicaragua, was shooting and otherwise murdering young, gallant and thoughtless Americans who hud been seduced by his confederates in this coun- try to follow his fortunes, to gratify his whims and brutality, they were making vehement protestations that his conduct to them was cor- rect in all reepects, and his piratical “ enter- prise’ a perfectly legitimate one. Already they are at their old game of endeavoring to deceive the.American public relative to the true character of his second organized attempt to rob, murder and burn himself into the pos- session of the territory of a friendly nation. As a specimen of the coolness with which they put forth false statements of. the facts of his affairs, we quote the following paragraph from a late number of the Mobile Register : “We know that it has been rumored that the steamship Fashion was engaged ina fillibuster- ing expedition; but this, we have been assured by those who know, is not the case. Her cargo of merchandise was inspected yesterday morning by an officer sent on board of her for that purpose by the collector for that port, and the rumors which bave been circulated relative to her being loaded with arms, ammunition, &c., were proved to be without foundation. She cleared regularly from the custom house, with an assorted cargo of merchandise, shipped at private venture, under the charge of a supercargo.”’ The Mobile Advertiser of the same date ex- poses the utter falsity of this story about the legitimacy of the commerce in which the steamer Fashion is engaged, in publishing the usual list of her cargo (her manifest), which shows as clearly that her voyage is a filibustering one only, as the presence in a tast-sailing schooner in New York harbor, of an unusual number of water casks and hundreds of shackles proves, that the latter is destined to engage in the slave trade : “Exponts.—Greytown, per steamer Fashion, 50 pickaxes, 45axex, 6 gross knives and forks, 100 axehel ven, 60 spades, 60 dozen spoons, 50 hatch- ets, 300 ‘pounds nails, 67 yards oilcloth, silk, thread, needles and pins, 8 boxes, 1 keg medi- cines. 60 barrels pork, 44 barrels beef, 364 barrels assorted groceries, 4 tierces rice, 9 sacks coffee, 3 barrels ar, 5 sacks salt, 28 boxes collars, 2 bales blankets.’? Tue Casz Starep.—Out ot the avalanche of “official information’’ of late received from Utah, though, as a whole, it satisfies all that Brigham Young and his followers are in rebel- lion, it is difficult for the casual or hurried reader to pick out the points of their position and conduct whigh constitute rebellion and revolution in the view of the law. The New York Commercial Advertiser, however, ex- plains the points in question with much clear- ness and force. So, we quote it for the infurma- tion of the Star’s readers, as follows : “Their presesit attitude, we ge is one.of simple dod aaqialifor revolt. The authority of the United States was ied and defied, with no other show of reason than that lee Young bas resolved to have itso. He openly declares, not that he and his prople will openly resist this < igh but that the Federal be» 5 no longer exercise any power or autho! in the territory of which nee Governor. He will not mit the t of the United States to be garrisoned in the territory, or to enter it unless they first surrender thett’ arms and ammunition, and then they are only to remain on sufferance during the severity of Winter, and march off with returning Spring, and he issues a procl: mation calling bis followers to arms to resist destroy those troops if they persist in entering his domains. ‘* Now, no one can for a moment sdppose that Biicbam Young believes he is em red todo this by the clause of the org: which he quotes in his letter to Col. Jotthst It in tom ible that a man of his intelligence, with bis Eeperiencs and practice asa subordinate agent intee of the Federal Government, can be ae uotinyg that clause ofa lawt the whole tenor of which law he !s familiar with, in vindi- cation of his resistance to the troops of the United States, whose entrance into the Territory he has no right to assume is for any hostile Parpose, cr for any other object than that for which they enter other territories. Viz: to be garrisoned at the dis- cretion of the commander-in-chief. “ But if there could be any doubt as to Brigham Young’s interpretation of the clause in question, the ‘whole tone of his + ” would set the matter at rest. His motives as well as his purposes are clearly enough seen in that docu- meant, as well asin the “ aothetmee he hasalready made to cut off the supplies of the troops and im- _ their py pe into the Territory. By all hese acts, and by the latter especially, Brigham Young has followed up his purpose of revolt by actual war y) the Uni States. He has by force of arms and overt acts of war taken posses- sion of United States territory, and the pro) rty of the United States therein, and defied the Gov- ernment of this country to assert and maintain its rights thereto.” New Post Orrice Facturrtes 1x New Yor. By direction of the Postmaster General, after conference with the Postmaster of the city of New York, system of post office delivery, nearly similar to that of London, is now in suc- cessful operation in New York. The utmoet Ppromptitude has been secured in this very im- portant matter. and the newspapers speak in high terms of the arrangement for delivering the letters designed for the several mails in that post office. In this, as in other respects, the Postmaster General has shown a readiness and a laudable anxiety to promote, us far as the laws of the Department will permit, the great postal accommodations of the country at large. There are six sub-post offices in different parts of the city of New York, and to these offices letters are sent seven times each day, and collections from them for the mails are made eight times a day, by horse-express. Thus an unusual promptness, both in the re- ceipt and delivery of letters, has been secured. The following are the locations of the sub-post offices : Station A, No. 129 Spring street; station B, No. 489 Grand street; station C, Troy street. corner of Fourth street; station D, No. 12 Bible House; station E, No. 368 Eighth avenue; station F, 408 Third avenue. Tue Buackrret, Gros Ventres, Pxcan, AnD Buioop Inxpians.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received a letter from Agent Vaughn, dated at Fort Benton, Sept. 30, last, which states that he has distributed to the Gros Ventres and Pegans, at the mouth of the Ju- dith, their annual presents. He finds those tribes behaving well, and likely to continue peaceable. The Blackfeet and Blood Indians, however, were turbulent and bent on commit- ting depredations. The wild fruit failed them this year, and the buffalo had somewhat changed their pasture and traveling grounds, which, to- gether, threatened to make it difficult for them to subsist themselves. They had, however, stipulated with Agent Vaughn to appoint a sort of police in each of their bands charged with the duty of detecting and duly punishing those among them hereafter committing outrages. The Blackfeet complain of the description of guns furnished to them by the Government, de- siring others of smaller calibre. Tae New Mexican Ispiaxs.—The Indian bureau have late intelligence concerning the state of their affairs in the vicinity of Fort Buchanan and Fort Yuma, of interest. Indian Agent John Waiker, traveling between Forts Craig and Buchanan, with an escort of three soldiers, had been attacked by a party of forty or fifty Indians, supposed to-be Kyoteros. He was wounded in the hand, and lost his pack mule, baggage, papers, &c., but escaped to Fort Buchanan. The Kyoteros had shortly before been whipped by U.S. troops on the Heley, (probably meaning Gila.) In that engagement the troops took some forty or fifty women ard children prisoners. Major Stein, in command of Fort Bachanan, is of opinion that the pres. ence of a full regiment in that region is neces- sary for the due protection of the pastoral ard agricultural tribes located there, all of whom are peaceable and bid fair to improve rapidly under proper encouragement from the Goverr- ment. Hoy. T. L. Cuixawax.—We find, in “ Per- ley’s’’ last letter to the Boston Jomrval the following pen-and-ink sketch of one of the must estimable members of the House of Represen- tatives : “Members of the next Congress coutinue to ar- tive, and among the new comers | notice the Hon. Thomas . Clingman, of the -*Buncomb” district, North Carolina, one of the oldest mem bers of tue House, although not very far advanced on life's journey. He is a medium sized, pleas- ant gentleman, noted among the ladies as a gal- lant bachelor, and distinguished among the sa vants as a mineralogist. it was in pursuit of his favorite science that Mr. Clingman first discov- ered the highest peak of Black Mountain, in North Carolina, which has since borne his name. The friends of the late professor Mitchel! have attempted to claim the bonor for ‘-Mount Mitch- eil,”* but “‘Clingman’s Peak" is undoubtedly the most elevated point of land in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Clingman was formerly a pile, but now supports the ad- ministration of President Buchanan.’” Navat Courts or Inquiny.—Before Court No. 1, to-day, the defence of ex-Lt. Brownell was read by his friend, ex-Senator Dix of New York, and the judgment was duly entered upon it in the archives of the Department. Before the same Court, the case of Lt. J. A. Doyle (furloughed) is expected to be taken up next. Before Court No. 2, to-day, in the case of Commander Gedney, Commodores Mayo and Kearney, and ex-Lt. W. A. Bartlett were ex- amined in the applicant’s behalf. That case was then temporarily suspended, and Mr. Brent, counsel for Lt. Dimmick Lynch, then read the defence of that gentleman. Before Court No. 3, to-day, Commodores Mayo and Voorheq§were examined on the ap- Plicant’s behalf in Capt. Levy's case. Inp1an Goons.—The subjoined contracts fur the supply of Indian Goods have been made by the Indian Bureau : Class No. 1, consisting of Mackinac blankets, cloths and dry goods, has been given to Cronin, Hurxthal & Sears, of New York. Class No. 2, consisting of ready-made cloth- ing, has been given to Whiting, Galloupe, Bliss & Co., of Boston. Class No. 3, consisting of hardware and agri- cultural implements, has been given to T. Poultney, of Baltimore. Class No. 4, consisting of Northwest guns, has been given to H. E. Lemon, of Lancaster, Pa. Tux Waaon Roap Exrepitioy.—The Inte- rlor Department have advices from Superin- tendent Leach, of this expedition, dated at Franklin, Texas, October 22, where he was with & portion of his party, all well. The roads east of Fort Laramie he reports in bad condition— washed and without grass near them. He had four parties at work between Franklin and Fort Fillmore, and'an advance party were ex- amining the country. He expected, in the ‘course of December, to report from Fort Yuma, the entire amount of work necessary on the line entrusted to him, its probable cost, &e. Seaton Doveras, we bear, leaves to-day, for this city, and will therefore be at homo in the new mansion he hae recently caused to be built here, in a few days. APpointweNTs.—The following appoint- ments have been madg for the San Francisco Navy Yard, Califormia: 0. H. Rand, master mason ; Charles Orois, master painter; John A. Boltes, keeper of the magazine; Jobn Adams, master of the laborers. Ex-Sgsaror Joun A Dix, of New York is among the distinguished strangers now here. Tue Wearuer —The following report of tle weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Instituti a The time of observation is about 7 o’cloek a. Novemper 23, 1867. Petersburg, Norfolk, Va Wilmington, N. Columbia, $.C. Charleston a G lontgomery, A Lower Peach Tree, Ala Mobile, Ala..... Gainesville, Miss. raining. New Orleans, La. me 9 Barometer at Washington 29.724, and falling. PERSONAL. Hon. J. W. Stevenson, Ky , is at Browns’. -+.. Ex-President Pierce and lady arrived at the Astor House, New York, Friday afternoon --.. James G. Birney is lying at the point of eect at his residence at Eaghswecd, Forte mboy. +++» President Kimball, Mormon, boasts that be has had ‘‘altogether about fifty children; and that he is “doing the works of abeskans, Isaac and Jacob.”’ +++. The New York Congressional delegation, at their meeting at Deimonico’s, it ix xaid, agreed on Orr for Speaker. The majority were also for Allen of Illinois, for Clerk ++-+ The Goldsboro (N. C.) Tribune of the 18th instant, regrets to learn that Philip S. White, the celebrated temperance lecturer. has vielded to the seductive influence of intoxicating drink. -:-- Mrs. Jane Swisshelm bas become a Minnr- sotian—purchased the St. Cloud Advertiser in Stearns county ; mounts the editorial tripod, and plays with her pen and the babies at the same time, as heretofore. - -+-. Among those who sailed from New Or- leans with General Walker in his proposed ex- pedition to Nicaragua, was Major J. V. Hooff, a native of this place, who is one of Gen. Walker's aids. —Alezandria Gazette. -... The Hon Esbon Blacknor, an ex-member of Congress, and a well known citizen of West- ern New York, committed suieide on the 19th in- stant, at his residence in Newark, Wayne coun- ty, by drowning himself in a spring or shallow well in hix cellar. He was a baker and produce dealer, and had been compelied to yield to the ressure of the timex and make an assignment his financial embarrassment is supposed to have been the cause of his suicide. ++:+ The illustrious Gardner Furniss, hero of the Woodman scandal, publishes acard, in which he says that Mr. Woodman knew of his intimate acquaintance with his wife, and that he, (Far- niss,) supposed he approved of it of his i ’ marks : was imprudent, is only to confess what is ob- vious to every one; but it must be equally ap- parent that I was allowed by Mr. W. to believe that my attitude was not misunderstood by him. He was a man of business—thought of nothing else—cared for nothing else. His wife was gay, young, and fond of society. All the day and half the night he spent in his store. Without cbil- dren, she was lonespme in her drawing-room, and he encouraged me to suppose, as | always believed, that it was entirely ayreeable to him that I should pass a great deal of my time in the society of bis wife—thus enabling him to devote bimself entirely to his affairs, and yet spare his wife the ennui of acheerless home. This ix, no doubt, ali very wrong. and so far as it is so, 1 am willing to bear without a murmur the censure of the world. And this is the extent of my offence down tothe denouement at the New York hotel.’’ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE i ies’ Union Benev- lent and Employment Society wil take piace on WEDNESDAY next, November 25th, at the Rev. Mr. Sam: Church, E, street, between 6th and The public are etfull as FAIK.—The Ladies o tol Hill are now holding a Fair at Colum'ia Halil, Capitol »for the purpose of raising funds for the erecti of a Mounment to the memory of B. C. Grenup, who was killed in the discharge of his duty asa "Prof. Withers’s Band has been engaged, en tickets 50 cent jingle tickets 12 cents, ae —An adjourned meeting of the unaes of the District ef Co- ped a Odd lege t = Seventh t. ay tay Ri "clo! m. eRe et INGLE BANGS, Grand Secretary, MUSICAL CARD. The Chie -ering Grav Thalberg and Strakose! jn Washington and. Piano used by Messrs, heirconcerts. dria, was tuned SPEIR. f ew York. lef¥at Mr. Richard Davis's Piano Stora, th prompt attention, n23-lw* DHAY.. choice Hay just received. Family and Extra Flour, Buckwheat. Rye Meal and Graham Floor. li assortment of Peed of all kinds, suchas Corn Meal. ‘ings, Ship Stuf. ortx and Cut Hay, Brown Stuft, All of whict will be sold low tor cash at the old Depot. corner Pa. avenue aud 2 street. St CLARKE & BRO, F .OOK URNITURE ATR Tf you wich to save FAS, BUREAUS. MATTR DSTE Ss. CARPETS, o: %. just oall at $5) Market, and next to d you will finda reduction of 20 per cent. rents, and small profits. \—New Store, . B. CARPETS as low as 25 cents. MUstaNs GRAY, a Romance, by the Hon. LIVE Jeremiah Clemens. Safe in China, by Rev. Wm. C. Milne, M. A. Unprotected Females in Norway, May bel Vaughan, by the author of “The Lamp- r The Plaster's Daughter, by M. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Mi! The'Twe Apprestioee wink e fitiory of their Laz e Two r 8 Tour, S fnasies Pickens. ere ra: i E. Dupuy. Reoeived and for sale at R JOS. SHILLINGTON’S store. Odeon Buil n23 cor, 4'z street and Pa, ARPER’S MASAZINE, for December, re- caved and for sale at JOS. SHILLING TON’S Bi Odeon Building, corner 435 A new volume commences ‘hich contains Mr. Thackery’s new stery,“ The Virginians. Reade’s new story, entitled a untter of fact Romance. this Magazine. Subseri or single numbers sold cents each. . Godey’s fads Book for December, a beautiful number, Graham's Magazine for December. Household Words do do, Peterson's Magazine do. Arthur’sdiome Magazine do, Ballou’s Dollur Magazine do. Burton’s Srolgcetin of Wit and Humor; part 16. Received for sale Jos, SHILLINGTON'S Bookstore, Oden Building. 2s treet and Pa. ave. AY AND MARTIN’S REAI JAPAN Biacking, just received direct the manu- urer. HARMON BURNS, n 2l-3t ‘i between 4; and 6th sts, ORMONIS) TS LEADERS AND DE- ‘na, by John Hyde, Jr., formerly a Mormon and resident of Salt Lake City, | vol..12mo., 895 pas illustrated with eight wood engravings: B12. (m2) FRANCK TA LOR. P'ss POR THANKSGIVING DAY. ‘umpkin Pies for Thanksgiving day ; lee C: \» Pound Cakes, Lady Cake, Paste Puffs, and every thing nice. for Thanksgiving day, at the PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM DEPOT, n2i 3t* Corner 12th F ats, EDDING AND OTHER PRESENTS.—We open this morning & very assortment of beautiful Goods, suitable for Wedding and other Presents, embracing every thing new and elegant in our line, M. W. GALT & BRO., 1.3 5k Pas av betes ate te, Ww! LLIAM SOLLERS, UPHOLSTERER, No. 500 Ninth street tairs) attends yt ‘urtains, and fitting att Sega Upnanr ul * ui t ing and Interior Decorating at moderate prices. PesRariNe: TERRAPINS! Just received, at DUBANT’S RESTAU & fine lot of SALT-WATER TERRA FINS, whioh will be served up in the bex style. 2-3 ENeiisa AND AMERICAN TABLE CUT- We offer a large assortm very superior Engash ‘and ‘American "butlers, lemgned to scoompany our best Silver Forks. i inh oF oi poatuntieset 2° lr Se ONE CALT & BRO., ' jewell ® INE Ci NA. TOVS. MEDALLIONS. Canes, Fas met let Articl nie eet CIN'S, bet. &th aud 9th ate, (PD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY Yanp Willbe . vy ies Sa ott a NRE Y ; weN ats fr. we tone mt t Third "echeal.chliee M.A. Mykien, Teacher.) sae the dreetion of nvat® Mr. PY. GLENROY. DY FELLOWS’ HALL. YY MAN, THE WIZARD AND VENTRILOQUIsT, MONDAY, Nov, 23. SIX NIGHTS ONLY. MONDAY, rR SATURDAY —Particuiars SECOND A! BAL *% Emmett Club, No L The Emmett Club take this oprortunity —— ~! pened = = public in general. t! will giv ir Anpeal Sn WEDNESDAY, Thanksgiving ‘Ev of nh },8t Masonic Hall, corner of 10th streets. The mempers pledge themselves that no pains sxeemn eh naeeee to make this Bail tee teat olWithers'e Celebrated Independent Brass i s Cele! String Band has been cumeced the cocasion. _ No or ene atom, to be worn at the Ball, except thore of the respective Clubs. aie eg a pe. A ae | SSatienen ies member tub, ‘tthe door on the evening of the Ball w® jer nist" COM. OF ARRANGEMENTS, M . TWENTY-FIRST ~ ILITARY AND CIVIC ANNUAL BALL Washington Light Infantry, at CARUSI’S SALOON, On MONDAY EVENING, Nov. 234, 1es7, ‘The Infantry take pleasure in announcing to their frrendsand the public. that ther have perfeciod their rangements for 2 Hall on the above hen they wiil be pleased to meet them, the days of yore,” im the interchange of pleasantries which the occasion wil! afford. hey @re under many obligations fur the patronage and support heretofore liberaliy bestowed, evinciue it does.a warm interest in the we lisre en military. and particularly the Corps, public may be fully assured that all effo be made to render Uhis Bal! equally satisfactory as the previous ones. The prelude of the Bel! will be a repetition of the regular faney maueuvers and the manual of arms, executed by = hment of the Corps,as done at the Ball of th February Inst. ae Celebrated Band, in full. has been en 1e8 invitations will be issued by the Executive Committee, to whom applications will be made through the members of the Company. ‘The well known and experi-noed eater, Reynolds of the kidorado House, will have charge vi the upper. - Crecipal depots for the anie of tickets will be at ones Peon & 2 ie. ee | Maen Fa i Jas.0. . Keist, Nw . oN OLUAR, admitting & Goutlenan 168. lowing gentlemen are respectfully request - hi ed to act. in netion with Committees of the Company, as Managers: Honorary Members of the Corps, Col W W Seaton Col P Force, Col R’d France, Capt J B Tate, Capt Carrington, Jas Kelly, no W Mead, Hiram Richey, Jos ‘ton, las Booth, Jas Bouseau, Contributing Members of the Corps. Wm B Todd, We fritey: Silas H Hill, Rich’d Waitach,W W Moore, J P Pepper, Pine Sart er, ‘oy ie, TIG J Joyce, M Callan, te i, Owner, WH Nally, Werner, i F Finch, ame, J Stanley, Executive Commuttee. Capt JY Davis, LtJ © Warner, SergM P Fisher, Serg J Coleman, Corp J Beers,’ Cor Sage, Ino MeNamee,” Win Tucker, Jno'Vaikt” Ino Smoot. M.D. WILLIAMS, Troas, nos {States Th.S& SECOND GRAND BALL or THE Journeymen Bakers. vurneymen Bakers, of Washington, take ure in announcing to their frends ublic, that their Second Grand Bail will be given at the Assembly Rooms, or, Lousiana avenue, between 4*4 and 6th streets, Ww ESDAY, 25th inst. ittee Kd Arrangements pledge them- * neither pains or expense in making thus the best Ball of the season. ‘String Band has Esputa’s Celebrated Brass and be fncnished by that experienced c«- been engaged for the oecasion. e! OLI.AR—admitting one Gentile jes—to be had of any of the mana sere. or at the dowr on the night of the Ball. AS Entire Committee of Arrangements. + Fox, Pres., 4. Vort, . Loutner, Treas., J. Shafier, . Gotsholt, F. Myer, C. Kerler, unneker, L. Newread, Neison, L. Young, See. G#ann ASSEMBLY. The Fraxxuix Fire Cowrany take pleasure in Announcing to their friends and felow eitizers that they have completed their arrangement! to give a course of Assemblies during the. coming winter. The first wiil take place at their Hall,on } DAY. Dec. 7, 1857. DULLAR— Ticke!s ¢ door va the e Hotejs and at the Committee of Arrangements. E. F_ Alexander, Wott W. HL. Fanning, J. W. White. W. J. Hutton. ne 16- ————ee BeNtine PARK TROTTING CUURS 2 |_ sate A Raoo, mile heats, in harress, will be given by the Proprietors, tor fancy Bridle aud Driving Whip, on THURSDAY. the 26th inst. Same day, two mile heats in harness, fora Silver Cup. Entree to close two days previous to the race. ul8-eo4t* CLEAVER & CURSON, Pro's, ve had at any of the Bail. WANTS. WARTED—By an experienced White Woman, a Situation as Chid’s Nurse, or todo pin: Sewing. Good references given. Apply at No.9 G street, between 13th and lath. rom ANTED.—A Situation. by ® Young Man, te do a of yok. aa “a be i eg te make timeelf generally useful. s oS No.5, Star Ufiee. am ii : _ it WASTED a GIRL to do General Work. Good ref rence required. Apply at No. «79 Uth street, between Eard Fe APP ve" TED.—A Situation, by a firet-cinss Cook, de. a French and English Cook Star Offes, vatil th W ANTED.- == other need 23 5 1 CAKE BAKER.—None 2° JAMES FRASIFR._ ws lt Ladies Slippers at 3 Se. and #1,00; heeled thick -= Moroe te Sland F125; ¢ and Sandals 65and ut eunily sold & Ru Hoots $2.25; misses thick-soled Gnitere cents; do. morocco and caif Boots Te ; youth. and boys the thick Boo for six monthe, First or Sec Ward preferred. Address letter to Lox si City Pest OF nie" aED—A e IR .* make herse! et D'IVERNOIS’ Hotel, Pa. & ond DHA streste. ANTED.—WW to 91.000, for six wr 00d coln'eral seeurity. App! ith nm nd residence, to Box 3:3 Post Office.’ Strictly cont dential. _ ase WANTED.—a WOMAN todo general House Work ina small fan Inquire at No, a4 6h street, between Gand H. _ 2s want [BD TO HIR $300, for the term uf 5 years. secured on an in owed fnren, sores, by a deed of trust. situnted near the cit terest paid am ly. Any one wishing to wv. that way, will piense address J. B.S Washington city, stating when snd where _ qaabe bad. Interest pad semmaunual! ferred, ANTED.—A good WwW do Chamberwork., Good to those who understand ther No. 36 D street, near 7th, THES it t iy ent Shea light, that the bk ECK- 7 tant. oaly burning im the ewe have, at the rate vi ii cont hour, and see, No. 323 C street, and 7th streets. in HOWELL & MORSEL UST RECKIVED.—Havana Oranges, new Fixe J aa Raisins. Good Raisins only 15 orate per A very large lot of Maillard’s French Bonbon. Chocolates, C; Cream ream Strawberries, Gum Drops. very c heap. ing bought the above for exsh, I oan sell them Qt a eheaper rate than last senson. T now bay, Casn pry and will sel! i ‘ea and. Lady Cakes, made — and mede of the oS are nour aus 34 Pa. ovennd, j : ’