Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1857, Page 2

es aa ee = WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY. SPiKktT OF THE MORNING PRESS The Unton announces officially the present- ation to the President, yesterday, of Senor Don Napoleon Escalante and Senor Don Luis Moli- na, Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plen- ipotentiary from the Repabli¢ of Costa Rica to the Government of the United States. The Uwron also compliments the New York Tribune upon the boldness with which it states its positions, and uses it to brush away the cobwebs of quibbles against the action of the late Kansas Convention, which a few disaffect- ed Democratic journals baré woven, saying, with convineing force: 4 Some of our Democratic cotemporaries seem to have become befogged in trying to find out why the late Kansas convention feited to submit their entite work to the judgment of the people of Kansas. The Tribune clears away the fog, and gives a conclusive answer. It sa; “The men who got up this knew perfectly well that the le of Kansas scouted their pretence of ant ty to frame a constitution for them, and would vote down that which they have made, ifallowed to doso; so they <Will not let them vote on it at all! Does any man believe that they would have shackled the people in this way if they aad notabsolutely known that the peop!e would reject their constitution if they were allowed a chance to do so?”’ A Here we have the whole story told and the whole mys‘ery explained. ‘*The men who got up this us constitution,’ &c.—that is to say, the Tribune regards the late convention as an il- legal and unauthorized body of men, who had no right to make any sort of constitution Hence it denounces the constitution as a bogus affair, and so it would have denounced any constitution that the convention might have made. But the Tri- bune proceeds to add that the members of the convention knew that the people of Kansas (inean- ing thereby the advoeates of the Topeka consti- tution) seouted their pretence of authority to frame a constitution for them, and that the mem- bers of the convention knew also that the Topeka abolitionists would vote down the constitution made. Jf the convention knew these things, it wonld have been woise than a farce to submit the constitution for the mere purp of having it voted down—not voted down, be it observed, Lecause its provisions were not good, but be- cause it was, in their estimation, a bogus afiair, gotter up by men unauthorized to make any con- stitetion The convention knew tuat they were acting in pursuance of the legal authority of the Territory, and that it was their duty to make a constitution : but if they knew, too, that there was a factious Opposition to the convention which would cause the rejection of their work, however well done, they were exeusable for retusing to yield to that factiows spirit. ‘Phey did enough when the — to submit the only part of their wor a which the popular mind was ayitated and divided. We think, therefore, the Tribune fur- nishes @ conclusive answer, to the objection that the convention failed to submit any other than the slavery clause of the constitution to the sacri- fice of the Topeka factionfsts The Intelligencer also discusses the action of the Kansas convention, insisting that the failure to submit the whole constitution to the People of the Territory, was wrong under any combination or complication of circumstances whatever. That journal also quotes various Northern Democratic journals against that ac- tion, halfef which have admitted, in articles published subsequent to those quoted to-day by our respected friends, have changed their positions on the subject, the later information received by them having opened their eyes to the fact that their original views in the premi- ges were based on the usual bogus intelligence from Kansas furnished by Republican party ‘writers. ero {> The Canadian ministry have all.resigned, &nd the Hon. John McDonald is charged with the duty of forming a new one. — - 7 From J. Shillington, Odeon Building, ‘we bave Frank Leslie’s New Family Magazine, for December, with its usual variety of illustra- ted matter. 1” The steamboat ba t= constitution ds on the levee in New Orleaus are demanding Ja month for tusir la- bor. Employersare peying 25 cents a hour for loading and uniding freights thee 2808 2 AER I~ The New York Eveniug Post regards the Snancial news fiom Fugland as ‘startling.’ It Predicts the suspension of the Baok of England, under the wild --terrors’? that now prevail among the people there. a 1 The straits of Mackinne are blocked up With ice, and navigation is about closing. Toe schooner Seaman is supposed to have been lost in the recent storm ow Lake Superivr, with allou board. > The “local”* of the Chieage Times heads 2 case of distress, “Life a Burden without Bread.” Apparently, ft is a burden not long to be borne, under the circumstances. Frox St. Domixco.—Advices from St. Do- mingo, received at New York, state that the par- tizans of Baezare still holding Samana, and wee well provisioned and prepared for a long siege An additional force was ebout to be disxpatebed against them. (> From J. Sbillington we have No. 2 of the Atlantic Monthly, making 2 beautiful typograph- ical appearance, and contsining some capital Teading—say, for instance, Holmes’ ‘(Autocrat of the Breehfast-table’’ continued—but is disfigured by another of Parke Godwin’s crazy ebullitions upon slavery 7 Advices from East Ha:bo:, Turks Islands, to the Sist ult. sey: If vessels do not arrive soon with provisious we shall see a famine, as there is not more than two weeks’ provision on the is- Jand. . There is but little water to be obtained. ‘There is more salt now at this harbor than has been known for several seasons. SL OF The peopie of Richmond ase greatly in- terested in the landing and removal to Capitol Square of Crawford's equestrian statue of Wash- ington. Jt was proposed to drag it through the streets by citizen-power, but the commissioners ofthe monument bave decided tuat it is safer to use horses. The 22d or Febuary next is to bethe “inauguration day.’ Senator Huntar bax been @ppointed Orator, aud Hon. Wim. C. Rives al- ternate. Messrs. J. Baron Hope, and Jobn R. ‘Thom pron are to prepare the initial and terminal odes, the arrangements to Le determined between themselves, Tux Great Rairaosp CeLesration oF 1857, which was the subject of the series of original descriptive letters published in the Star in the course of last June, it appears, has been made also the subject of a very Interesting work, of much of which our friend Wm. Presicott Smith, Esq_, is the author, and of the rest the compiler Besides being famous as a practical railroad su- Perintendent, Mr. Smith is an astronomer and bistoriographer, and, withal, a gentleman of highly cultivated literary tastes. So we expect a book of great interest, indeed, from under his band. The Baltimore Patriot says of bix enterprise : Rarcavad Cetesaations —Messrs. Appleton, of New York, have in press, and will issue very shortly, a uew and interesting volume, contain- ing some 4) pages, with sundry iflustrations, entitled The Book of the Great Railway Cele. rations of 1857;"? embracing bisturies and de- scriptions of the several roads between Beitimore and St. Louis. It will al<e contain a full list of the names of the puests invited by the Ohio and Mississippi, Baltimore and Obja, Masietta aud Cincivusti, and other roads, wikis a gical variety of matters of peneval interest, fo-ming a work of Peculiar value to the great railroad community of the country, and of much interest to alt readers We learn that, in order to defray the cont of pub- lication, alim!ted number of cojlex will be issued for geveral disposal, after supplying the orders Of the railroad comssuies. Tue price of the work Will aci exceed & well bound, and the pubiie has in f its chief cor piler (urderstoed to be “Mr. W to per cop Prescott ----November 25, 1867. | to reach this city by the train | taith, | he Cneryetic assistant imasier of traasportation of | the Beltime ad Olio Railroad) « guarantee that itis no caieh-peany, but worthy of public favor. Weare farther wed that the forth. coming work will cont Mi and original ae~ counts of the various given on the in- teresting occasions referred to, in which are ém- braced oe Teports of many of the best speeches delivered by some of the most distin-, ished men of the country, together with muc other highly fustructive and interesting matter, Which caunot fail to make it one of the most recd- able works of the season. ee il we = WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Goverxorn Watker.—We learn that Gov- ernor Robert J. Walker is looked for positively from the West to arrive this afternoon. Taasxsgivine Day.— day set apart by our Mu: general Thanksgivi of assistants and ireligious services and subsequent festivities, ‘the issue of the Star will be suspended for the ‘day. = The various Government offices in this city, we learn, will also remain closed throughout the day, according to custom. Tae District Cope.—We have heard it al- leged in various quartérs that the Revised Code revives imprisonment for debt. This is simply sheer nonsense. The report has been gotten up to humbug and bamboozle such per- sons as have not read the provisions of the Code. In this respect the Code speaks for itself, and we invite the unprejudiced judg- ment of our readers to an examination of the subject. After a carefal reading of the pro- visions relating to this subject, we find the whole matter to be as follows : In no case is any person held to bail before judgment. Even if a debt be fraudulently con- tracted, the party making it cannot be held to bail. In this respect the Code is far more len- ient than nineteen-twentieths of the laws $f the various States of the Union. We think we are safe in stating that a very latge majority of the States allow a party to be held to bail (and of course imprisoned for want of bail) in cases of fraud, even before judgment. This the Code does not do. It requires in every case that a party should establish the justice of his claim by prosecuting it to judg- ment. No arrest of any kind, and no holding to bail before judgment, is allowed in any case. When, however, a judgment is obtained, an execution against the property of the judgment debtor is allowed to be issued. If upon this execution, a return of no goods be wade, the judgment creditor is not even then allowed to issue an execution against the body of the debtor. If, however, the facts of the case support him, he is allowed to file an affidavit, charging the debter with “ fraudulently concealing, remov- ing, conveying, or transferring his property subject to execution, with intent to defraud and delay the plaintiff, or charging that the debtor has money, rights, credits or effects, with which the judgment, or some part thereof, might be paid, and which he Sraudulently withholds or conceals, with a view to delay or defraud the creditor.”’ If this oath is taken wantonly, or is not supported by probable cause, it is perjury, and therefore will not be apt to be taken except for good reason. But this affidavit even, will not imprison the debtor The Clerk is required by the provisions of the Code to “‘issue a notice requiring the debtor to appear at the next term of the court and show cause why execution should not issue against him.’ When the debtor appears, or even if he does not appear, the matters charged in the affidavit are tried Lefore a jury, and the ques- tion is submitted to that jury whether the party has committed the fraud charged in the affi- davit. In other words, @ jury is to determine whe- -ther the debtor has fraudulently concealed, removed, do . his property with intent to de- Sraud the creditor. Af the jury find that the debtor has fraudulently concealed, removed, &e.. his property, with intent to defraud the creditor, even then there is no imprisonment if the debtor will deliver up the property which the jary bas found he has fraudulently con- couled, removed, &c. If he will not deliver it up he is then punished for the fraud by im- prisonment. Andsoheoughttobe. If twelve men, whom he has the privilege of challenging, say he has committed a fraud, and which fraud he has the power to rectify, if he refuses to rec- ify it, every honest mind will say he cught to be punished. The jury is required by the pro- visions of the Code to find even something more than that the debtor has committed a fraud. They are obliged to return in their verdict the particular aud specific property which the debtor has concealed, removed, &c., fraudulently. That is required in order to enable the debtor to discharge himself by de- livering it up. We have thus gone over the entire law relat- ‘ing to this matter. We have done so with great particularity. Any perton ‘who has a copy of the Code, can, by reterence to pages #91 and 392, see whether we have quoted the law correetly or not. For the benefit of such as do not have # copy of ithe Code, we quote all the law retating to that subject, as follow: Sec. 52. Before any execution shail be issued upon any judgment against the body of the exe- cution debtor, the plaintiff shall file with the cle:k an afiidavit.charging the debtor with fraud- ulently concealing, removing, conveying or trans- ferring his propeity subject to execution, with intent to defiaud and delay the plaintitt, or ehary- jay that the debtor hax money, rights, credits, or effects, with which the judgment, or some part thereof, might be paid, and which he fraudu- lently withholds, or conceals, with a view to de- lay or defraud the creditor. Sec. 53. The aftidavit need not designate ape- eitically any preperty, moneys, or effects, fraud- ulently removed, transferred, concealed, convey- ed, or withheld by the debtor, but the jury or coart, in determining the matters’ {nissue be- tween the parties, if the finding Be for the cred- itor, shall designate, in the finding, the mpneys, effects, property, debt or things in action subject to execution, which bave been thus removed, concealed, trausferred, conveyed, or withheld, and the vaine thereof. Sec 54. Upon the filing of the affidavit, the clerk shall issue a notice Fequirning the debtor to appear at the next term of the cog, aad show cause why such execution should pet issue againsthim. After ten days’ notice, or after the return of two notices of “net found,” the court shali hear and determine the matters and things contained ia the affidavit. See 55. If the debtor shall fail to appear and show cause, the court may hear and determine the same in the absence of the debior, or a jur' for that Lo cg may be empanneled, if deslre: by the creditor. Sec. 56. Ifthe debtor appear, and plead to the affidavit any sndiicient matter to bar the issuing of the execution, and an issue be taken thereon, the same may be tried by the court, or a jury, as in other cases. Sec. 57. If the issue be determined against the debtor. the court, unless good cause he shown, shall forthwith order an execution against isis body, subject to the rules and restrictions of the two next succeeding sections Sec 58 Ifthe debtor shal! surrender such mo- neys, effects, property or things in action, to the ure and for the benefit of the creditor, or pay the value thereof, as found by the court or jury, no execution shall for that cause be issued against his body Sec. 50. Ifthe debtor fail to surrender or pay, as provided in the preceding section, upon the return of such fiading, an execution shall issue forthwith against bis body upon the judgment. Sec 60. The execution against the y shall be served by arresting the defendant, and unless disetarect y due course of law,committing him to Sec. 61. No female shall be imprisoned upoo an execntion against the body. There are corresponding provisions with ref- erence to actions before Justices of the Peace. Now, in all candor and honesty we ask, is there auy tan who intends todo right, whether he be rich or poor, with means or without means, who can object to this? If tiere be such «one, then he intends to protect fraud, to give ‘winunity to cheating, to license rascality, and upbold wrong. Mow do these provisions in- flict any wrong, in any possible case, upon any poor man without means? ‘It is only a pro- ceeding to get at property fraudulently con- cealed or removed or couveyed,, Af a map bas uo property, a jury is certainly not going to find that he hus fraudulently concealed or re- moved bis property. These provisions are if- tended to reach, dnd ought to reach, fraud- Ulent individuals who prey upon honest men, ‘them than it is. ‘ ‘that if a manibas the means to pay his debi who “clothe themselves in purple and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day,” and yet pay nobedy—not even the honest trades- man or laborer whose little ones may be suffer- ing near his door. There are such, and,we are raid, @ good’many such, in every community, ewish oven that the law was sterner u We look upon it as a self-evident propositio: he ought to be made to pay them. The Code does nothing more than this. The imprison- ment of a man who eannot pay his debts, is utterly abhorrent to us. There is nothing in the Code which allowsthis. So far from it, it is exteedingly liberal, nay, almost generous. For proof of this, we refer such of our readers as have a copy of the Code to pages 269 and 270 for the personal property éxemption;@nd to pages 267 and 268 for the, real estate exemp- tion. These exemptions are, perhaps, as lib- eral as those of any State or Territory in this Union. The property, real and personal, in- cluded in these exemptions, cannot be taken under execution in any possible or conceivable cases. It goes even beyond our present law, for that does not exempt any real estate from execution. : We have been thus fall in our comments upon this matter, beeause we have no taste for the manner in which certain opponents of the Code are combatting it. We like fair, open, manly criticism. We do not mean to that every minor provision in the Code is such as it ought tobe. It would be miraculous almost if every provision in it would meet the approval of any ono man. Per- haps no Code that was ever issued was ao for- tunate. The matter is to be viewed in a prac- tical sense. Is not this Code immeasurably in advance of the system of laws we now have? Of that we have no doubt, and we believe the great mass of our people so think. Crive.—An epidemic of crime is sweeping over the cities of the Atlantic coast, affecting them all, from Boston to Washington. God knows we have had enough of it here. We really see little hope for a change for the better in this section, so long as men claiming to be respectable citizens in our midst, think of rowdy ruffians as partizans--as Democrats and Ameftican party men. So long they pay a pre mium on just such conduct as disgraced the Federal Metropelis*on Saturday last. All should set their faces against such murderous villains, on both sides, as broke the peace of our city on that day and night. joining to aid in bringing them to condign punishment, with- out the slightest regard to their political pre- tensions. To say that this community chafes beyond description under the existence of such ruffians among us, does not properly explain the condition of public opinion here with refer- ence to their presence in the Federal Metropo- lis. We are no believer in the impossibitity of promptly ridding Washington of them, or placing them, if rewaining here, where they can-onty lay -vietent hands on themselves. —- With reference to the ‘particular riots and murder of Saturday afternoon and night last, wo have to express the Washington public's thanks to the Auxiliary Guard and Police. from the Magistrates down, for the efficient and effective manner in which they have so far discharged their duty of ferreting out the dis- tarbers of the peace and holding them to 2 just responsibility, as far as our deficient laws will permit at this time. The idea of the police magistrates being fearful of infringing on the rights of innocent parties in securing persons suspected of identi- fication with the rioters, if indulged in, is one which will make them practically aiders and abettors in the'crimes, after their commission. By way of showing that we of Washington ate not the only sufferers under the infliction of the presence of such murderous scourftrels, we quote as follows from the New York Er- press of Saturday last : Atarmuine Ixcresselor Crrme.— Horrorson borrars’ bead accumulate./) Murdets and aasas- sinations, of the most, Giaholical chatacter, so stowd upon us day after day now, that we in to fear that nobody is safe. -We grieve to say Lecauase ft will be trumpeted to all quarters of the country; bot it is true nevertheless—th2t homan life was uever held at so Cheap a rate as it is at this moment in the ¢ity of New York. We are getting to be as bad as Venice in the days of the avos. ts The most appalling feature of the case is—that the assuxsins appear to be organized in ganus, aod their plans so well, that they manage to € ood Fac iy escape, before our handful of inexperienced police can get on their track. This was the cnse as regards the murder of Vincent, in William street. ‘Phere were arrests the day after the crime, to be sure—but only on “ssuspicion."’ Though four wretches were un- doubtedty iniplicated, not one of the four was captured Vatil time enough bad been yivea him to destroy whatever evidences of guilt may have been clinging to his person; and ‘thus for the Want of any powilive ayvinst them, the door is ‘left wide open for them to go, ultimately, unpun- ishe@4 +> = ‘Then,—as regards the ernel and wanton mur- der in Water street on Wednesday morning,—the rafllans were there in a “gang,” and yet though much noise was made inthe butchering ef one person and the stabbing of two others (who will probably die of their wounds) we do not hear of a solitary policeman coming to the rescue at all. Indeed, thongh that part of Water street is noto- Tlously one of the worst districts in the whole city, there would seem to have been on this occa- sion, no putrol at all inthe neighborhood of the den where the tragedy took place. The murder- ets, of course, got off, and,—at this writing,—are still ot large, among us, reeking with the blood of their uno@ending victims, ‘This is dreadful to think of. But ‘thinking’? only will do no good. Let ushave action. Gens tlemen of the Potice Commission !—we implore you to proceed at once to fill up the vacancies In the Department Place able-bodied, picked men in office, and let them yo to work aud rid the city of these desperadoes. At present it is unsafe to be Aat, after dark, anywhere in such districts asthe Fourth Ward. No man or woman is safe, untit the streets and avennes are guarded by semething more than eight or nine hundr pollceiien. Another inarked feature of the more recent as- saxsinations (William aud Water streets) is the certainty, almost, that the murderers are Span- jards or Italians. Italian sailors, there is reason to believe, perpetrated the Water street butchery. List or Patents.—The following is the list of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the weck ending Noy. 24, 1857—each bearing that date: Jdhn Allison, of Parixh of St. Martin, La.—For improvement in machines for covering suger cane. Nathan Atherton, of Philadelphia, Pa —For improvement in slide valves for steam engines. John M. Batchelder, of Cambridge, Maxs., bi Luther ©. Smith, of New York, N. ¥.—BPor {i provement in the preparation of engraved metal plates for printing a) Barnabas H. Bartol, of Philadelpliia, Pa —For improvement in screwing tubes in vacuum pans. G, L. Barton and A. FE. Roberts, of Albany, N eet imprevement in hay and manure forks. Lewis W. Beecher, of Avon, N. ¥.—Por im- proved churn. Wm. Olaud Bourne, of New York, N. Y.~For improved ore separator. Stephen P. Brooks, of Boston, Mass.—For im- provement in piano fortes. Jobe Bryan, of Covington, Ky.—For applica- tion of bot water to journals of rolling mills, Patented in Eagland Sept. 4, 1857. Q. L. Castle, of Upper Alton, Hl—For im- proved arithmometer, for adding. E. B. Carpenter, of yeaa | » Vi, and EN. Merriam, of East Poultne: t.—-For im- provement in couplings for maisdsone; ke. John B. Cornell, of New York, N. Y.—For improvement in metallic roofing for subterranean vaults. Samuel Colt, of Hartford, Conn.—F or improve- inent in many chambered rotating breech fire- arms Elisha K. Collins, of Cambri , Mass.—For jenered machine for cutting shingles from the vit. Geo. W. Cooke, of Springfleld, N. J.—For im. Mach’ proved spoke ott James Crary, of Kittaning, Pa.—F or improved shingle machine. James G. Cummings, of Columbus, Miss.— For fi ve 3. Joseph C. Day, of Jereey City, N. J.—Por tm. ovement in means for stopping and starting boats, { “Jacob Erale,'ot West Bloomfeld, N. ¥.—For imprtoved machine for fillag saws, self and G: ae Stockton H. Evans and Ludwig Gentsch, of Philadelphia, Pa —For improvement in skates. Elias f. Ford, of Boston, N. Y.—For improve- ment in harvester rake. Jacob Gass, of Trevorton, Pa, assignor to him- - Mowton, of.same place. —For im- nés for slati ox of Dublin, Inder ring rim” 4 a f Ray nd, 88. or fm r Swaup axp OveRriowep Laxps.—The Commissioner’ of the General Land Office, to- day, trangmitted te the Gevernor of Indiana a patent—No. 2—of swamp and overflowed lands enuring to-said State under the act of Septem- ber 28, 1950, in the icts OfJands subject to salg at Indianapolis Vincennes, contain- ee = apres) ++.. The Hon. John€/? Robinson, of Indiana, a candidate for the Clerkship of the House, is at Brown’s Hotel, in this city. +... Com. Armstrong, U.S. Navy, Hon. D. A. Starkweather, Ohio, Hon. D. R Porter, Penn- sylvania, Hon. R. M. Price, New York, and Count de Nicolay, France, are at W ‘ards’? .... The Hon. Fenner Furgerson, the Delegate provement @B1 ver C, in them ww A ie Vt for ditebing, & it ngaeest ru for c. lip BM Siadiach Bellevilley fil —For it A 4 “« uele. al of Newpoftarracks, .—For improvement in method of floating , &c., across rivers. hoinas Hill, of Waltham, Mass —For im- proved arithmometer. Anthony E sper ae For improvement in boi "'Reitien Jane, of Olego, N. ¥.—Fo! improve- of New York, N.Y — lers for heating build- ment inattaching paddle-wheels to canal boats. from Nebraska Territory, has been c -Jobn D. Jenkins, of Jacksonville, I!!_+For | to his room, at the U.S. Hotel, for several days, improved washing machine. by severe illness, we regret to learn. vid Kahnweiler, of \idaguesier. bse N.C. —For improvement in ventilating rocking chairs. osbua Recham and John Waterman, of Or- angeport, N. For improvement in bean har- vesters. Joel Lee, of Galesburg, Lll.—For improvement in gang plows. ames McCormick, of New York, N. ¥., and George Crossingham, of Croton Falls, N.Y .— For improved painter's stMiping instrument. John W. Moston, of Bremewick, O.—For im- Provement in coi ers. nd Frederick Feters, of New —_—_—_____ Frightful Catastrophe. The melancholy intelligence of the loss of the ill-fated Central America, which clothed the nation in mourning has scarcely gone the rounds of the Press, when we are called upon to record the destruction, elose to our own coast, (says the N.O. Delta, Nov. 15,) of the New Orleans and Galveston steamer Opelousas, of the Vanderbilt line, and the loss of eighteen of her passengers, by coming into collision with the steamer Gal- veston, of the Southern Steamship line, near Menteau Point, about midnight on the night of the 15th instant. Among the lost we observe the name of General Hamilton, of South Carolina, NARRATIVE OF A SURVIVOR. «| was ad groan on the Opelousas, Captain Ellis, bound from Berwicks Hay to Galveston On the night of the 15th, about a quarter past 12 o’clock, I was awakened in my berth by a shock, as if the vessel was struck by lightning. I rushed on deck and found it crowded with pas- pra, 1TH allin the wildest state of exctvement— the ladies screaming and the gentlemen running toand fro. ‘The first consciousness I had of dan- er was hearing the mate and steward calling on the passengers to save themselves, as there were two life-presetvers ineach stateroom. 1 hastily made for the cabin to get a li fe-preserver, but on reaching it found the water in itankle deep. 1 hastily retraced my steps, and on re:ching the deck again found the steamer sunk to ber gun- wales. The passengers then ran to the hurricane deck, but in about three minutes she had sunk tothat deck. The scene of wild confusion and dismay which. then presented itself beggars all description, The life-boat was cut Bway and some fifteen or twenty jumped into her, and others jumped into one of the quarter boats, when both boats started for the Galveston, then some distance from the wreck. (At this time [did not see the Galveston, and was totally uncon- scious of the cause of the disaster ) The lifeboat before reaching Galveston was capsized and several of the = sunk to rixe no more. I held on to the stern ef the Ope- lousas, and while in that ition was joined by the second engineer. This officer had secured a plank, which enabled bim to shove off from the wreck. F did not do so, believing the Opelouszs was aground. Ina few moments, however, the Opelousas, from the weight 1 suppose of herma chine-y, broke in twoand turned bottom upward seeing the Galveston in the distance J struck out for her, and after swimming, I think, about a quarter of a mile, was picked up by one of the Galveston's boats. Captain Ellis, who was cling- ing toa pirogue bottom, was also picked the same time Robert Norris York, N. ¥Y.—For improved pendulum quad- rant. : ‘ Jeremiah H. Phillips, of Colebrook, Obio.— For improvement in shelving for curing and storing cheese. choad ps R. Payson, of Covington, Ky —For im- proved arrangeinent in sash balance. Wm. Pratt, of Baltimore, Md.—For improve- ment in safety lamps. Washburn Race, of Seneca Falls, N. Y.—For improvement in pump packing. "ilenrich Reimann, of Hartford, Ct.—For ma- chine for making cigar lighters. Jobn B. Read, of Tuscaloosa, Ala—For im- Proved projectile for tire arms J.W-. Riggs, of Plainfield, N.J.—For improve- ment in trusses. William E. Roberts, of Orange, Conn.—For improvement in scixsors sharpener. lias Schneider and A. Holman, of New Trip- ali, Pa—For epee pene in coffee roaster. James D. Smith, of Brantingham, N.Y improved machine for multi lying pumbe: Aaron Smithurst, of Philadelphia, Pa —For ar- rangement of cylinders and their connections for locomotive engines O. W. Stow and Angnstus Barnes, of South- ington, Conn.—F or improvement in candle snuf- fers. Joseph Summers, of Raleigh, Va.—For -im- pro’ ent in cultivators Alfred F. Toulinin, of Ellicott’s Mills, Md. — For improvement in railroad brakes L.F. Ward, of Marathon, N. ¥.—For improve- ment in seed planters, Caleb B. Winder, of North Lewisburg, O.— For improvement in seed planters. Jobn S. Barden, of New Haven, Conn., assign- orto himself and Aaron W. Rockwood, of Bos- ton, Mass.—For improvement in steam-pumping engines Dexter H. Chamberlain, of West Roxbury, Masx.,assignor tohimself and John Borrowscale, of Boston, Mass.—For improvement in vapor- burning iamps. Thomas A. Dugdale, of Richmond, Ind , as- signer to himself and George Taylor, of sane place —For improved washing amacutwe, David Elliot, of Pembroke, N. Ht ) assignor to himself end Isaxc White, of Merrimack county, N.I.—For improved washing machine. Jordan [,. Mott, of, Mott Haven, N. ¥ William Tabele, of New York, N.Y ., ass! to the J. I.. Mott Iron Works, of Mott N.\ --For improvement in rotary chairs. John Hecker and Wm. Hotine, of New York, N. Y., assignors to John Hecker, aforesaid —For machine for feeding the flour, mixing the mate- tials and kneading dough Obadiah Rich, of Cambridge, Mass , assiguor to Peter Cooper, of New York —For improve- ment in preparing glue stock. Reissue —George P. Reed, of Waltham, Masa. He improvement in watches. Patented April 14, 1357. Navan Courts or Ixquiny.—Before Court No. 1, today. the ease of Liewt. Mathew C. Maury (retired om full leave pay) was taken up, and proceedings preliminary to the exam- ination of the witnesses in it took place. Before Court No. 2, to-day, in the case of Lieut. Junius J. Boyle, Com. Perry and Sur- geon Lynch were examined on the Govern- ment’s behalf. , The defence of Capt. Ringgold is to be read before ¢his-court at noon on Friday next. Before Court No. 3, to-day. Lt. Lanier, Dr. Cohen, (a citizen,) Capt. McCluney and Lieut. Maffit were examined on the part of the ap- plicant in Ex-Capt. Levy's case. The Courts will be closed to-morrow on ac- count of Thanksgiving. . For cued a liltle boy, was also found next mor ain: holding on toa log, among the saved terwards left the Galveston to endeavor attempt pears that both boats ogg the Galveston struck the board side, a little forward of catting her neg | in two and smashim rt War ph that the filled the cabin, rendering it impossible to dis- tinguish objects distinctly The Galveston stayed 7 night, and her officers and men nsec{ every exer- tion to save those floating in the wa ter. of excitement concerning the reported defalca- nior member of the fitm of Lawrence, Stone & company in his private specniatfons to the amount of half = million dollars’ or ‘thereabouts Itfurthermore appears that the function of trea- ‘surer and agent have in this instance become so mingled as to Make It somewhat uncertain upon Which office the alleged deficit should fall. It is certain, however, that the stock of the company was offered ou Sutuiday at 124 per cent on the p&r (1,000) without finding a purchaser, and that manuficturing stocks tn Massachusetts have re- cel a blow from which they will not soon re- cover Parse Caarces —Some t'me since We took o¢casion to explode the story saying that Gov- ernor Walker had been engaged in Iaud specu- lations connected with the Fort Leavenworth reserve. The Union sets all such standers et rest by making the following authoritative declarations : ‘We have the best authority for saying that the rumors fu circulation about the speculation of Governor Walker in public lands ts false in the maia and iu ail its parts; and for these rea- sons: “First. Governor Walker has bought no lands in Kansas. Second. Governor Walker has bought no lands anywhere; and Titrd. No — of the reservation at Fort Leav- epworth has been sold.” —————_ 1 iG> Two men, named Sullivan aud Rielly, Were arrested in Albany, on Thursday, for fory- ing a railroad pass to uffalo. ——$——_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—___——_ em SUBSCRIBER _ begs lewve to inform vols rare here eas ae il be elosed for the day. peeled Saas, t J. BOULANGER. it NOTICE. ‘To-morrow, the 26th November, €; being ‘Thanksg: day, the Barroom of DIVERNOIS' Hotel will be cloned. te ele d’hote and eating saloon open As usual. it being the Tur Lary Commopore Newrox.—The re- mains of this gallant and distinguished officer and gentleman who died here a few months ago, while in the discharge of his duties as the President of one of the Naval Courts of Tnquiry, were to-day removed, by bis children and relatives, from their temporary resting place in the Congressional Cemetery, to the cemetery near Alexandria, Va., where the re- mains of many of his ancestors and relatives have been interred, some of them for perhaps a row Proprietor Simpson House corner \0th street and Pa. avenue, UNION HALL, BENTER’S.—The public are respectfully infor that on the 2th day of tnis month, (that being Phagksgiving day, my Bar will be closed. My Eating Department wi! be open as usual. It WM. F. BENTER, It y N. i i NOTIC. My Bar will be ‘To- eentury. Commodore N.’s remains now lie = ag Tha-kenvieg Pooch —— on SS appropriately by the side of those of his imme- wupp.ied with meals $s seal AMMACK dinty parents. i Wiliards’ Hotei Buildin. Tux U. S. Sroor-or-War Sanatoca.—We Na, 206 Pa. avenue. refrained from republishing yesterday, the ru- mor which was sont from this city per tele- graph, that the: U. S. sloop-of-war Saratoga had arrived in Hampton roads from Aspinwall, on the day before, because we had no confi- dence in its truth, It turns out that no con- firmation of the story has reached the Navy Department up to noon to-day, nor do the Now folk papers of yesterday say a word to confirm it. it* (Gm DUBANT begs leave to inform \ ‘hat bis Restaurant wall be closed on Thurs day. (Tianksgiving day,) during the entire day and evening. His Eating Rooms, on 6th street, will be open as usual ui Lear SPIRITUAL RETREAT will be given ons . if St, Dominio’s Chursh, tsland, commencing UN DAY, the 29th inst. matter and order of the devotions to be observed, and Sictyuted on the day of commencement, n 25-3t" FINE BEEF will be offered for sale by J. fey H. HAZEL at his Stall, Centre os ket, ou Saturday morning. at he a! — in search of good Beef will do wellto rive ie 125-2 on Prorests.—We hear, on authority in which nee! Se 5 BANKING HOUSE OF CHUBB we place confidence, that both the English and French Governments haye taken occasion to ae ofmce Sib ead a THURS + ies ar protest, through their Ministers here, to this inst» (hanekagy vader pal Mei | wine pasteons Government, against Walker, the filibuster’s, nesday. E * és second expedition to Central America. These ~ a ARNG or BB BROTHERS. . rota nee probaly ent w the Sue De: | Fa ANA lac TING OF, Ta partment same time since—before Walker suc- Siousty will sab veces WEDNESDAY next, ooedod in eluding the vigilance of the federal ovember 2h, at the Rey. 1. Samson's Chureh, k. street. between 6th aad Vth streets, at 8 o'clock, ‘The publio are respect{u‘ly invited toattend 123 Capitol Bit are now authorities at New Orleans and Mobile. ; Tax WreATsER —The following report of the . lumbia 1, Capitol weather for this morning is made from the Morse wit spieymanvemge | s ° Green Telegraph line to. the Smithsonian Institution. ri) was killed in the discharge of his duty asa re . ‘Tho time of observation isabout7 o'clock a. m.: ah ecptde ty 5 ed trofets 12 cents, in 23-6t" (TOXS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, at low prices, for cash only, at n25-3t LAMMOND’s, INCK MEAT, manufactured of the Petersburg, M leiale: aud superior to any ever ied ter Norfolk, Va male, just received: Jos. pavis, Wilinin; ee ~ iT Corner 9th and E street, Columbia, 8.C. A CARD. Charleston We take this method of informing our Patrons Augusta, Ga and the public in general, that, in consequence of the Savannah, G: fi Crisis, we have determined to seil ali our Macen. clear, cold. Goods at a great reduction. We have marked down Columbus. .clear, cold. all our goods—each article “marked in plain Montyome! ‘Al clear, cold. figures at our loweut cash prices—in order to effet Lower Pose Tree, Tees 8 & speedy sale, and make it an object for persons Mobile, Ala..... Gainesville, Miss. Nearometerat Wastingioa 90 540, snd rleing a er al ashing! , 8 ° Thermometer, minimum last night, 25°, shel. tered place. Kossutn.—Information has been received here of the confiscation, by the Austrian Gov- ernment, of ‘ll the property of Louis Kossuth within its seach. It is only to be wondered that the Aestrinn authorities had the patience and forbearance 40 refrain from taking thet step up to x0 very recently: — 3 fre in the habit of purchasing fur casi, te call examine our gonde and prices before purchasing elsewhere. Our large assortment embraces— Fine London and Geneva Watches, for Ladies and . Gentiomen; warranted time keepers. eer Jewelry, sueh as Diamonds, Pearls, Corals, }, ete., et Pure Silverware. Spc M Knives, Forks, Pitchers, Goblets, Cups. a large qn ae ment <, Fane, Savery are suita- Bost ‘siver Ware, Spaors, Forks, Coffee er ce before i thin matinee’ s who with te refurnish “Ps : No. $50 Pa.ave., bet. Sih and 10th vte, ns dt Deck upa The first engineer, hix wife, iH man whose name I do not recollect, two neg: -o boys and some others, I believe, clung to ‘9 portion of the wreck after she turned bolt om upward until daylight, when they were Pic ced up. A Mexican, name not known, who bad res. and himiself and. the bo y are The mate of the steamer Jasper, McFa riane, Tuaning to Sabine Pass, wasone of the p assen- gers of the Opelousas. and was rescued. He af- to save some of the other passengers, and perishe inthe From all the information I could obta'.n, in the confused state of affairs, after [ was xav ed. it ap- under full headway, pelousas O:4 the star- the w heeltouse, ber ma- steam from her tyoilers soon the wrec & during the eee ____ TF The “solid men” of Boston are in a fave, tion in that city of Mr. Samuel Lawrence, the xe- Co., agents of the Bay State Mills and other man- ufacturimg corporations. From the accounts, ft appears that Mr. Lawrence was treasurer of the Bay State Mills, and employed the eredit of the Tic 'o-morrow day set lem i Bee loner, the Mavor-as a day of giving, my place of business wi! . pee WM. S- SIMPSON the public e One of ARUSI'S Sab oon, ‘Te CARUSI'S DANCIN G SOTRRE will wie mt RIDAY EVE iG he Dts an: Pile Daseieg Pa ey op eon of pypiis. at the Salour SXTRATRIP 40 NC 7 VERNON. Ou THURSDAY NEX ""D, (Fixnkesing Day) Fare CenteTor the Round Trip. The Steamer THOMA & COLLYER will leave the Washington wharf: lexandria at os a.m by at ereon.on THURKSDA }. Nov. 26ti.! She will stopat Fort Washington going and re- turning. ofréahments onthe” Boat. ‘ herewill ber of ip t© Mount Vernon on SAMUEL Baker, Q» FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YAR w ti be gt. CONCERT ie fy le t D ihe THANKS SPYING Se tr by_the Female De partment of the Third Lisir, School, Miss M "A"Myniex, Teacher,) ender" ' cnmste Mr AB UTS OP» FEL! Low Wy MAN, THE WIZA &D AND VENTRILOQUIST. T AONDAY, Nov. 23. SIX NIG y ° eceant HTS ONLY TUE spay, WEDNESDAY, os setiepay. SATUR DAY APTERNOON, at $ o'clock. — Partie inbilsofthedsy. «=» an 23.6 tO hite N? .ME IS OUR MOTTO. FOURTH ANNUAL BALL OF THE Good Will Club, TO BI i GIVEN AT CARUSIT’S SALOON, Ou WE DNESDAY EVENING, Nov. 2th, 1857 The ‘embers of the Good Wil! ‘Club tuke great pisses 9 in Announcing to their numerous rie aud the public in general, that ther Fo HR ANNvAL Baty will be given at the, ymed piace, on WEDNESDAY, Nov] Committee pledge themselves to spare neither her expense to make this one of the most nt and agreeable Balis of the sexson. sspnta’s Celebrated Brass and String Band has been engaged for the occasion. Sa pperand Refreshments will be furn:shed by an r. pains pleas’ e©XPe rienced catere: ae gutively Bo hats or caps will be allowed in the Box ckets ONE COLLAR—sdmitting a Gentleman ~to be had of the ont he evening of the Ball. ie — of aren J.W. Henry, i. W. D. Elwood, J.W. Franklin. N. B—As no Complimentary Tickets will be sent © ut, the different Clabs are cordially invited. n16.21,&25 GRAND ASSEMBLY. The FRaxkirn Fine Covrany take leasure in announcing to their friends and feliow citizer . that they have completed their arrangements to give & course of Assemblies during the, pe fen’ will tnke place at their Hall rst wi ‘@ place at their m X- DAY. Dec. 7. 1857.” - Tiekets ON E DOLLAR—to be had at any of the Hotels aud at the door on the evening of the Ball. a Commitice of Arrangements. EK. F Alexander, W, Offurt, W. H. Fanning, J. W. White, W. J. Hutton, no W-setd HeNtTine PARK TROTTING COURSE. —~ Members, or at the door A Race, mile heats, in harness, will be given by the Propriators. for f di ’ on THURSDAY: the 25th inst, ea DEvink Whip, day. two mile hexts in harness, fora Silver tree ty close two days previous to the ud YER & CURSC SECOND GRAND BALL OF THE J ourneymen Bakers. The Journeymen Bakers, of Washingt: great pleasure in announcing to their frie 8 ae = public, that their Second Be. wi LE. enue, between 4"; and on WED ‘DAY hint. Com Me ~ fe. Eh, Nttee Arrangements pledge them. pare e' pense m mak this the best Ba the Season. - a “i Esputn’s Celebrated Brass and String Band has “eo mene Oot: re Oorasion. upper will be shed by that f Lerers Jon, Schamheld. Tes OF that experienced ex Tickets ONE DOLLA R—admitting one Gentie man two Ladies—to of any of the mana #@rs, or at the doer on the night of the Ball. The Entire Committee Arrangements, G. outer, Treas : . Loutner, ©. Gotsivo x J. Await, GR A ne Ne ee, NTED—By a res Engi : WwW otestant.e slualion ay Sresee pel wae stress.’ Has no no objection to waid on a Lady. or to travel to any rart required. Can be seen at her pres: nt employers, 27 Indiana avenne. ii 1° V ANTED.—A Situation, by an Enelishim Riad matioceg aber S private family. J ity relereuoe given. A iett " Sttr Office. will be attended ta, reed te RN ANTED.—A good SALESMAN in a retad WwW Dry Goods St To one that can come wel er epg pote poo wunted with the Daina FibAnent sit bes - Ad a Washincton DCs nn, . JANTED.—A No.1 CAKE BAKER —None V otaer peod apply. 4 93°C JAMES FRASIER, ANTED.—A email, comfortable, and well For- wand House for sx months, Firstor Sec~ Post 0 . Address letter tu Box 345, City n2i-lw* Wartev TO HIR E.—$3,0%, for the term of 5 years. secured on an improved farm, of 3% acres, by a deed of trust. situated near the city. In terest paid annua ly. Auy one wishing toinvest in that way, will please nddress J. B. S., Box 5S, hington city, stating when and where an inter canbe bad. Interest paid semiannually if pre- ‘ nnat 5 REWARD—Horse Sirsyed.— 5 eae a Horse Siro ed Bre ea Saturday night, 8 BLACK HOKSE.— Any person bringing the horse to me, or euch information as | caa get him, will reveive the above re 5 nat PETER McKENNY, FOR RENT AND SALE. ne For other™ For Kentand Sale” notices see ist pare. NISHED HOMSE FOR RENT—A an ie and bradsomely Fur iched House, cor- located, in ® pleasant part of the city. will 8X Month by the: vear, Piense refer tr informntion to'J. G. CLARKE, Esa. aloe of Rices & C Bett »—Two Houser Ope contains » » and has » it woud excellent and for any one wishing tocon.- us FPOR RENT —Toat lage BRICK HOUSE oe tne corner of Mh and F streets, lately occupied sbout 40 rooms, with gas aud water; also, a bathing he corner may be occupied a8 8 store o- offices, and the laser: ited fora restaurant. It has been put 0 ven imaediately. Apply at the house, ot y ONS. No. 499 Lott sireet. nas ing eleven rooms. The house is on 6th street. between D and E streets, in the best location i the to TBOMAS PARKER nest on 7th street, near the Park. ree w ty Mrs. Spalding aea bearding-house It cor dining -1o0mn. od nd will he rented Jow toa good tenurt, Pos —— —— = OR RENT.—A moderu bait HOUSH. coutam gity, heated by furnace aud lighted wath gn». Apply For RENT, LEASE OR SAL gh anh % enter sine. or Nt . 3. BE. 8 N, o t CHAR, SEOTT'S Drag Store. ntiw” Fok RENT.—Fitner furnighed or unfurpiehed . ‘st Brick with» AtSAAM'L. WALKER ortrmit Purlding, corer diy strect and Pa. avenue, 19-t OMS TO LET—At the corner of eth nnd b- treets. north of the Patent Ottice, Two or jentlemen can be accommodated with Ruoms. them s large and very plensant corner Rooin. bandsomely furnished. for Sate —Severa! small Houses and Building Lots, low for cash. or ona long credit. Me a apres ——s MOS hght and well mide, in exchange fora Bu: sot. ‘2 -enst* JOUN G. ADAMS. SOR RENT—Three PARLORS and five F Glia aly hares MBERS, handsome Pia F Sicoet north, between 3th and lath, Nose pom Tai R NT. URNISHED HOUSE FOR SALE oa RE F ‘The House contains thirteen rooms. "The ‘er uitureis handsome, of the beat quality. and new. bg ig rented ly or ee © remises, No, i and oth streets. thirehgunica id acs nel BOARDING. I OARDING.—Mrs. RUPF_ bas taken the laree and commodious house, No. 3 D Bear orinfurnimed. totes ofelges or acer le or aud ithe Board Wives, with |. Transsent Boarders mont out at all hours of 2 thes y Or wee! tenis B*utIPve NeW voops al M —== AUGHLIN'S,