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DEDEDE LL LL Le en eee net nn te tne THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED BVEKY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAY EXCEPTED,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Corner of Pa. avenue and Bleverth streat, By W. D. WALLACH. Papers served in packages by carriers st $48 year, or % cents per month. Tomail subscribers the sub- scription price is $3.54 year, in adva $2 for six moaths; $1 for three months; and for iess than three months at the rate of I20entsa week, Single @opies, one cent; in wrappers, two cents. ADYERTisEMENTS (of eight lines to the square) inserted three times for $1: every other day or semi-weekly. 25 per cent. advance; once a week, 50 per cent. advanca. Eben ¥ —————————— ee Star. VOL. X. THE STORY OF DEATH. From Emerson's and Putnam’s Magazine.) Reader, have you ever beendead’ I have been. I will teil you the stury of death. Dr. Benziah W. Somes, of Essex county, N. J., was my physician. [ shall not curse him now. Time bas taught me that it is better to bless than tocurse. And I feel. bitter as my m: son might be. that a more miserable condition were not possible to him than the consciousness of Lis murderous wantonness must bring = himself, hardened as [ fear his nature is. But lot that pass. T will tell you the story of my death. I died at ihe age of 23. A stalwart man, who on my father’s farm mowed my swath or hoed wy row with the best, in an unfortunate hour I Lecame the vietum of the practice of medicine which then prevailed. but which now, happi is nearly disused. I had some sort of fever; no doubt [ was ill enough. From my right arm one day the physician took ounces of blood— how many I knew not; certainly, in ere measure, a gallon of the red fluid flowed. I did not mend that day; at least I suppose I did not, tor om the next day be cut my left arm and vk thence a like measure—the crimson meas- of half a life. I was a dead man then. But udder or two always must come before the ious soul lets go its hold upon the frame With me the shudders were in the shape of cold wonts. There were three of them. By the vloek—so some one at my bedside whispered— the chill andswsat lasted six hours. Six dim, dark centuries they were tome. The third— its commencement, its fierce chill. its dead cold, compared with which ice were a pleasing warmth—its dread. slow march I remember, but In the midstof it I lost all sense i its pains. The great gates of the of death rolled on their ponderous hinges and shut me in. Ido not recollect the circumstances of funeral and interment. Infact, I donotdeem that I was buried. The weight I felt above me I knew was no mere ten feet of earth, in a quiet nook, with daisies springing fromit. The mountains were resting on we, I realized their weight. Seraight up to the light—if light existed—as under the centre of the central mountain I lay, it was many miles through solid rock. I was uot imbedded in the rock, like a cold toad. caught in during the formative era of the gool- It lay upon me. I felt all its weight. Sense had gone, but consciousness was with me. Forty millions of millions of tons weight was upon me. Oh, how [ suffucated and smooth- ered! But, dead as [ was. consciousness eruel- ly clung tome. I had died—why could I not cease to be! Time had passed away ; there was no day, nonight. Butif mortal measure could indicate the period I lay alone, and darx, and suffoea‘e. beneath that weight, cen- turigs might have flown above my head. The silence was as dread as the suffocation was terrible. There was no sound. All was still, still. dark and hopeless. Had the moun- tain roared as it crashed. it would have been anu alleviation. But it did its work without sound, without remorse, like Fate, grim and silent. I have said there was no measure of time to tel! how long this measureless weight pressed me down. There came a relief. A sense of heariag came to me, or the internal fires of earth bad rolled nearer to me. I heard their distant as yet. like the wind in the es of ten thousand forests—like the cui of a thousand unseen oceans. I felt its heat. But it wa: faraway. A new sense of suffocu- tion came upon me. This suffocating force »w surrounded me, came within me, and sed me out. The suffocation within was vast ev ling foree, but it did not lift the weight of the mountain that was upon * me. Tha held its awful pressure. But I heard the ans breathing as they fed the fires. This state lasted—who shall say how i > m came—was it true ?—could I believe t?—a dim i I saw. dimly and afar, the f» h nts who fed the cen- of the planet. They moved silent grim, watching their work; and when @ iten reck glided apart from the mass, it with their ponderous feet, and t back toits place with vast hands. he mountain began to lift and swell lowly to rise—the hundredth part Then, part of the way back it ight have been a year in rising But at times l could feel Into thechinks that it made pressed, hot and fierce, vapors of from the fires. These enveloped me se.y than even the mountain’s weight. ayei tuat the mountain woald again shut dowa 1 press them out. Its blank, dead suffer , With all its eternal weight. was Letter the vapors thinned as the mountain ! t imperceptibly, lifted. Great I teit the touch of a human finger—a live finger. It lay beneath my arm, in the I felt it plainly—the artery throbbed Was there life? wasitlife? No, puch died away. I had no arteries— ation. it was a dream of the T awoke from it—awoke to . the mountain's weight, and hot Unyielding, they pressed me and without. tagainadread dream? I had Ued and clouded light. as 3 unopened lids. The light. iy and continued. I ' Ages was the only isuz ond the grave there wd ut so dim it was that hope grew ed within me; and I late suffocation—the unvarying pressure of the mountain's went by was light, and a voice, and Light, sound, touch, flashed mm me. How they mingled and th the dead suffocation’ It was w.on the eve of relief, I had mer prayer answered. Sensation passed Iwas not. Annihilation had come ihilation—or from an utter blank - +—I awoke, with pain and fa- ue and still the sense of weight unattera- 1 that there was indeed light, and | ut bearing The touch—it was a live human hend. God, the merciful and was my own fathers hand! It was beneath my armpit. Now I felt it trod Pry te tery. I myself felt in sympathy wa bem. the throb. I bad come back to life. over it was no dream, this awakening— { knew it to be real. yet for hours [ state of semi-consciousness. But I +t death was over—I knew I lived. I sel the various members of my family «. I heard my father’s voice, sub- t joyfal, proclaiming bis unwavering ug all, that I was alive the doctor came. He entered the room “y »y is alive, doctor'’’ exclaimed my se was the heartless knave’s re- | ply evil of adoctor. At times I feel I | must hate him. this doctor who bed college warrant on parchment to murder and bury Leneath mountains. «He does live, doctor!’ persisted my father. * Feel beneath his arm ! E wetor put his hand—his faithless, cold, skilless hand. beneath my arm The little life there was in me recoiled from | the contact, fled back to its sources. and gave ho response to his » * touch * There is no heat said be. contemp- turning to my father. “It was all | r put his hand bemeath my arm Trewb ing. ith-Shaken. wavering— his touch told all that, ax be pressed the artery Jong and no throb responded. The little rill | ofBlife was too faint and weak to flow Le ne he held his finger there, and through it I could feel his hope die away. He withdrew it at last, and he gazed on the face of his dead son. He looked long He wasa kind, good father. 1 ry —— the grass grows above his grave. © gazed long, and turned away as one who bade farewell. “r° “ An hour passed. He came back resolute, hope dauntless in his eye, as if some inspired frenzy made him hope against hope, and bear his faith into the presence of despair. He touched again the artery beneath my arm. He felt the throb. It was fuller and faster, as hope seized and animated me and him together. The pulse was clear—small, weak, as it might be, it was still marked and clear. Ho felt it, and knew it was no fancy. He brought wine, and put a teaspoon filled with it tomy lips. The Fe te and nostrils felt the sensation. They slightly moved. The shadow of acolor came in my face. He knew L lived. My recovery was slow. For three days my sustenance Was half a teaspoonful wine passed to my lips every two hours. After that they eS me a whole spoonful at the same in- tervals. I gained strength slowly. At length I was able to get up. But I wascrippled forever. From the hour when life came tek to me to this hour I have not been able to lift my right arm from my side. Below the elbow the limb is powerless. My left band I cannot raise above my head. I was bied in either arm. Sometimes, without thought, I make an ef- fort to raise one arin or the other beyond the line which the paralysis of either has fixed. Then, on a sudden, all grows dark before me ; my head swims, and, for an instant, I feel the awful mountain's weight upon me. The spasm passes away. and I live again. I commenced no action for damages against thedvetor. Aside from the fact that he did not then possess means to respond to the possible verdict, my friends, with the prejudices of the time, would have dissauded me trom suing him at the law. Courts and ‘faculty’? in those days believed in bivod, and the latter took it when they would. Do not deem, reader, that the foregoing is any tale of the imaginati It is a story of the baldest fact. I livein New Jersey, be- tween Plainfield and Westfield, in Union (for- merly Essex) county. My nameI am free to impart—it is John R. Miller. Thirty-four nse have passed, but the memory of ‘every jue and circumstance of those dread ages of death is distinet and vivid still. For often, even now, a thoughtless movement of either limb bring their terrors bodily baek, and once again—thank God. it is but for 2 moment—I lie suffoeated and pressed beneath the moun- tain’s remorseless breast. ig eee A WIDOWER’S PERPLEXITY. A disturbance of asomewhat unusual char- acter took place yesterday morning, at the dwelling of Mr. Thomas Fothergill, a fine old gentleman of sixty-five, who has been a wid- ower for eighteen months. Mr. Fothergill, having become tired of his sol condition, ing, according to eus- tum, the qualifications which applicants for the situation were required to possess. The ad- vertisement could not have been more than an hour before the public, when a brisk widow. Mrs. Rachel Morrison by uame. might have been seen ascending the stepsof Mr Fother- gill’s residence, in Bighth street. This lady. remembering the proverb that “ the eariy bird catches the worm,” pre d herself for the advertiser's inspection almozt as there was daylight enough to answer the purpose ; and, to reward her business-like alacrity, she proved to be the first competitor for the prize. Mr. Fothergill, being a man of mercantile bubits. is very prompt at making a bargain, and, moreover, is not very hard to please Having examined Mrs. Morrison's credentials, he seemed to decide that she would suit him exactly, and the whole affuir was about to be concluded, to the satisfaction of all parties, when a hard pull at the door-bell annoanced another arrival. Almost immediately, a second lady entered the room and glanced around apprebensively, asit afraid that she had come too late. She was a thin, elderly female, whose nume after- wards proved to be Miss Noarma Price. “ Are you the gentleman who advertised for a Be? said Miss Price, as eoon as she entered. Be- tore Mr. Pothergil! could reply, Mrs. Morrison answered for him. ‘“ Yes, madam, he adver- tised; but I reckon he’s supplied * I spoke to the gentleman himself. madam.”’ anawered Miss Price, sharply, ‘and I suppose he knows i his intentions before you came,” said Mrs no mind ‘He made a declaration of Morrison. ‘I think you must stood him, madam; persons at your time of life are apt to hear imperfectly,’ answered Miss Price. ‘You appear to be very anxious to change your condition, madam,’ said Mrs. Morrison. “‘ You seem to be much in want of a husband, too,”’ said Miss Price. ‘I never found it difficult to get one,”’ exclaimed Mrs. Morrison; ‘‘and I wish you to know that I have had to already.’ “Oh!” cried Miss Price, “I see your husbands were much to be pitied, and I don’t wonder that their lives were of short duration.” While this altercation was going on between the ladies, Mr. Fothergill looked and listened with extreme embarrassment. Possibly he could have been happy with either, “ were the other dear charmer away”’—and he seemed to- tally unable to decide which deserved his pref- erence. The contest between the rival candi- dates was carried on with increasing bitterness, until the hand of Miss Price, while performing an energetic gesture, happened to touch the somewhat protuberant nose of Mrs. Morrison. What followed we would gladly suppress, but, for the sake of making an accurate report, it is necessary to say that the bonnets of both ladies were demolished, and their faces rather badly scratched. Mrs. Morrison made a charge of assault and battery against Miss Price. That the scene we have described made some im- pression on the mind of Mr. Fothergi!l may be judged from the circumstance that when giving in his evidence at the Mayor's office, he signi- fied his determination to remain single for at least six months longer —PAil. Press ave misunder- ‘JeaMe’s Bavay.’’—A London journal thus reports ‘a case which came up in the Marl- borough street Pulice Court : James Hartley, a tall, full whiskered footman. attired in a suit of scarlet plush, appeared toa summons. granted at the instance of Sophia Rogers, a pretty young sempstress, to show cause why he should not be made to contribute to- wards the maintenance of an illegitimate child. The complainant said she had the misfortune become acquainted with the defendant about 14 months ago, at a tea party, where he paid her the greatest of attention. He subsequently begged to be allowed to visit her with matri- monial iutentions, and she, being alone in the world, gladly complied, and the result was the birth of the child she held in her arms. Pre- vious toits birth, she wrote to the defendant, apprising him of her situation, and in reply she received the following precious epistle “* My werry deer Sophi,—Wen I spok to you habout our marredge, of coarse I ment it; but wen you lets yong man take libbertis with you, whot must I hexpect by haveing such a wife. Now, the ticket is this, if you proves the kid is mine [ am willin to support it, but not ils no more at present from yours, Jawes H In auswer to the magistrate, the complainant sail the defendant had given her money for the child, but that was when he was a little eleva- | ted. The magistrate said thut would hold goo?, if she could bring forward a witness to prove it, A witness here stepped forward and said she was present in August last, when she saw the defendant give;the complainant ten walling, which he said was for his ‘* babby,’’ (Laugh- ter.) The defendant said if he gave her ten shillings, it must have been while he was “ hele- vated,’ for he was very careful of his money The magistrate said there was sufficient eyi- dence to warrant him in making an order for 2s. 6d. a week and costs. Mr James hereapon pulled a very long face, and left the court, ap- parently in disgust. {™ At Utica, New York, laborers are said to be wanted. Pianos, &c. NUNNS & CLARKE’S Bri DAVIS & C0.’S BALL creeks nir D PIANO FORTES, Constantly receiving and for. sai Pianos. al Goup Mepau PREMIUM WILLIAM KN. (Senior var in NO FORTES. ficm of “ 5 Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7 North atroet posjie the Eutaw House, Helhenernn ‘They have also just opened a new Sales No a Balt dorcel heeweae Charles and. treets, on the partly occu, by jenry MoCaftery 10 store, rere plain keep constantly on hand ape Assortment o} and highly-fnished grand uate Piano Fortes: also, Melodeons, from the makers, from 4 to 5- octave, some with double key -boards, double reeds, cg ohuri ee = rae ively @ in manufactu: sei! wholesateand retail, on the mow were awarded the highest the Fairs of the Maryland Inatitute @ years: tober, 1855, and 1856—in op- position to fourteer: Sightoen pianos from som@ of the best makers from New York, Boston and Bai- timore, We were aiso awarded the first premiumat the Industrial Exhibition held in Richmond, Vir- init, 1855 and 1856. They 'e also been awar he highest premium (silver medal) at the Metro- politan Mechanics’ Fair for 1857, Tp addition to this we are in possession of testimo nials from the most distinguished professors and amateurs in the country, which ean be seen at our warerooms, speaking for themselves and others of the lugh appreciation in which Our instruments aye every where held. Ail instruments are guaranteed for five years, and a privilege of exchange 1s granted within the first aix months from the day of sale if the instruments do not give entire satisfaction. Wholesale dealers wil! find it to them advantage to give us a call before purchasing. 8 OX! . hired, and t 5 ari Wit RNABE & CO. mar l6-ly Dentistry, &c. D®. VILLARD, DENTIST, LATE OF CHI- cago, Would respectfully inform the oit- izens of the pistnes sud vicinity, that hay ing located himself in Washington, he i now prepared to perform al. operations in his profes- sion, in the most approved sty.e. Othice, No. 20, Penn. avenue, adjoining Gautier’s Jan vy ae IMPROVED SETS OF TEETH. M. LOOMIS, M. D., the inventor and patentee of “Loomis’ Mineral Plate Teeth,” having successfully introduced his improvement ii. =) various cities, has now permanently estab- lished himself in Washington. Tuis improvement for Sets of Teeth consiats ohief- BA in making a set of but one piece of material, and that indestructible mineral. No metal is used in their construetion, and they are therefore free from gaivanic action and metalic taste. There are no Joints to become filled with moisture or particles of food. hence they are pure and elean. They are lighter, stronger, less clumsy, far more durable, and natural in theiz appearance. Lwill give a reward o Une Thousand Doliars to any oue who will produce a similar work of art to e durability, artistic excel “All'work wt ted work responsibly warranted. Rng ie avenue, between lith and 12th streets. ap ¥ PPENTISTRY, Orricr Neila bree erg ye IN NSYLVAN: Vv Thres doors from ith ‘Stree — 4 Da. BAILY begs leave t inform the publicthat he oan bo seen at all hours, at his office, locat asabove, He feeis assured that an experience of fifteen years’ practice, with the large number of patients: «reat variety of dittioult cases that he has treated success- fully, will enable him to surmount any diffieuity, scientific or otherwise, relating to the "Festh. His own be abe confirming the opinion ol pan men eminent in the profession, and espeaially e Pf sod J. and E. Parmiy, has led him, long simce, to card «ll mercurial preparations for filling Tee! all Enamels, Gutta Percha, India Ruber, ay ments for the construction of Contintous Gum Teeth, and that Poroelian, mounted on Guid Plate, uly reliable substance that oan be worn in the AB Was Most conclusively shown by the last American Dental Convention. . Although he tiatters hunself from his long i dence and practice in Washington, he i favorably known to his numerous friends and patrol begs leave to refer them to the following TESTIMONIALS: From the late Rector of the Church of Epiphany of 8 city. Dr. SrerHen Baty: Dear Sir—t desireto express sonaily,and my confidence i he operntiona executed tisfretory. lhope that you ona<e from iny friends and the pablo that your skill so Wel! deserve: \Oure very truly Washingtoa, Aug.%, 1050. . W. FRENCH, Frem one of the oldest firms in Baltimore, Messrs. - Bor s, Cotman & Co, _ Has iE emplos: ir. Stephen Baily, Surgeon Den- tist, of Washington city, to execute for me an imn- portant aud wifheuit piece of work, wich he did to my entire satusfactio: in view of the fact that one of the most distinguished membors of the Dental College of Baltimore, failed, after repeated trials, to perform the same work satisfactorily, it gives m ny pleasure to express my entire confidonce an ‘in estimation of his professional skill. “Baltinore, Jan. 12, 1067, HARMANN BOGGS. Extract froma note received from the late Hon. John M. Clayton. remium ual mine in purity, besuty. ence or any other requisite } . 3. SENATE, Aug. 19, 1856. Toudieteie Navn mia : ‘OHN M. CLAYTON. To those that asex relief from the maladies of the teeth, | van choerfylly recommend Dr. 3. Bail: aperior Dentist; he made a set of porosl for one o! ha family, and plugged several mayself, aud the work las Bil stood well for me ‘ethan . years. ERT T. NIXON of the Vs. Conf, of the M. E. Cliurch South, April 19, 1856. — We, the undersigned, having had sion to avail ourselves of the Profexsiona! skill of Dr. 8. Baily, Surgeon Dentist of this city, or having poen pognis- ant of his operations on our families of friends, take prencure in expressing our admiration of his artistic skill, as well as of the uniformly satisfnctory manner in which he performs the most delicate and giffos! operations in Dental Surgery and we respectfully re- commend him to the confidence and patronage of the public. of which we consider him eminently worthy. ‘Tuomas U. Wattsr, Architect U.S. Capitol. Hom AS Mitten, M. D.,of Washington, D.C. . = Bourrg, M. D. i etown, D.C, . 4 1 ington, D, Cy ngton, D.C, ‘bx Governor of iloridae “xX -Mayor ol ashington, U.S. Patent Office, ‘TO Lenox, Fide “Wient, Principal Rittenhouse aoademy, fobs if : ' ALTE! FOR MOUNT VERNON, The Steamboat THOMAS COLLYER, having been thoroughly repnired, will make regular trips to Mount Vernon, leav mE, her wharf, in this $y ever, TUESDAY and FRIDAY MORN NG, at9o’clk, During the intervening time she will run regular trips to Alexandria, as usual. 008 tf _ THOMAS BAKER. Captain. 1,000 4 *FAE" 160 a YEAR! 1,00 A VEAR, Profitatiennd Honorable Em- R° ployme: allt come, or to fill up ther lemure ents. —_ hear of such by = closing two stamps, to pay - age, to. Profexser JAMES, ORNE, Box No. 4.551. New York Post Office. ‘The employ- ment ig fitted to either sex; sta- tionin iife immaterial. It is an article of daily consumption, and can he manufactured in the Agent's dwelling; secure by eo: goright sale as permanent as jour. An agent is wanted in ev- ery towninthe Union, — nl4-Im BERRRRERREEEREE 75 Years of ‘Age, W hose sands of life have nearly run cut, disgov- ered while in the East Ludie: certain cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Col: nd General Debility. The remedy was red by him when his only chili, a daugh- ter, was given uptodie. He wad heard muoh of the wonderful restorative and healing quilities of weep arations made from the East India Hemp, and the thought cecurred to him that he might make a rem- edy for his chi'd. He studied hard and suooeeded in realizing his wishes. His ohild was cured, and is now alive and well. He has since administered the won ul remedy to thousands of sufferers in all pirts of the world, aud he has never failed in mak- ing then mpletely healthy and happy: Wishin todo as much good as possible, he will send to suc! of his afflicted fejiow-beings as request it, this re- cipe with full and explicit directions for making it up and successfully using it. He requires each ap- alias a to enclose him one shilling—three cents to pe retul AS postage on tne recipe, and the re- mainder to be applied to the payment of this ad- vertisement. Address Dr. H. JAMES, No. 119 Grand street, Jersey City, N. J. nl4-im OK AT ELLIS'S 8 PIAN | Fy ee oF ran WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1857. Georgetown Advertisements. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FALL At very Low Prices to Cash Customers, JOHN H. 8MOOT, No. 19 Soure Sivx or Bripex Sraser, ‘Kotown, D.C., now offering at very low prices to Gash and prompt customers, a large assortment o: PAUIAND WINTER GOGDS. etl in Philadelphia and New York at the ge recent Auction Sales, and from the importers, at very low Lethe which will enable him to eter to a low lesirable Goods conside: urs heir value. In ich Silk R f all th at desizable colors, including White Plain Delains, black, white and oolorod, af i are oh Merines. salsa ich Union jerinos, al ots, Do. ali Wool 5 50 ots. Printed Mouslin Delaines, good styles, at 18% and 25 ceuts 3” pieces, best styles, English Prints at 124 eta, ich style Bonnet and Sean Ribbons lain colors do., ve: Velvet ibbons'and Fringe Trimmings Stella, Brocha Shawls, in great variety Super doubie Broon do. Chenille and Cas: rf Soarfs Bajou’s Kid Gloy: colors and Nos. Sack Flannels, al! colors White American, Welch, and Saxony do. Black Bormbazines and 6 conse Colors and black Cobu: ‘108 Tack Crape Veils and English Crapes West biack and brown and wae English Prints — io uare Black Thibet and Bay State wis id woolen Shawis, inall styles and price: Hosiery of every description ladies Saxony and Merino Vests With a full supply of housekeeping and domestic the best makers. SOHN H. MOOT. U TIC E .—Having been informed thst cer- tain persons are in the habit of was moa gathering together the Botties which containor have contained our beverages, and putting therein an arti cle made by others than oureelves, and then dispos- ing of such article on the faith and creditofourname stam, on said Bottles, all persons are here! notified that such Botties are our own property. not subject to sale,and that they are delivered toour customers only to be returned, and that it 1s our firm intention to prosecute to the utmost extent of the law, any infringment of our Ry? on the Promises. _ ARNY & SHINN, Union Bottling Depot, 57 Green street. sell Georgetown, D. C. U PONT’S GUNPOWDER. Tam all times supplied withall the various a DU PONT’S GUNPOWDER, and am prepar Goods, o ooo of to suppty the same inany quantity to parties Wanting, on the fa’ most favorable terma, W. ALBERT KING, Agent for the District of Columbia, 0. 35 High street, may i2-tf (Intel.AStatas Georgetown. D.C. ee Stoves, &c. M Cc. WOODWAR D'S l ETROPOLITAN STOVE AND GRATE ACTORY. The Greatest Cooking tera in‘ the United States, { have just received from Philadelphiaa few of the new Rising Stax, or double Oven Cooking Stove; a decided improvement on the old Morning Star; patented 1897. I had them got up in Philadel- i ia this last summer, exclusively foi this market. ey are very heavy aud stron, very best Cooking U Chureh, Es: T have als: bbott hay StReer UBLE Oven Cook, made by Messrs. Haivan Bartlett & Co.. Baltimore, together with the very best SE Tieut Fiat-Top Cooxine Stoves that oan be found in this or any other market, some of which @re the celebrated Sunxisa, IMPROVED Grose, Flora Coox, Nostg Cook, ana the BLUE Rivex Air-Ticut Coox. If any man can produce a better Cooking Stove, to excel the above Stoves, for roasting, ing, &c., 1 will give him @#oneach one. Please cail aud examino them, it will cost you nothing, @ad you will see all kin Stoves,&o. Forsaie Tue Liperty Star, made by Messrs, revoe of the same place. Tax LIGHT and sorts of at i Cc. WOODWARD'S, Metropolitan Stove snd Grate Factory, No. 318 and 322 Pa. ave., beg. 10ti and 1ith ats. Baloony iu Front fuli of Stuves. N.B. Astothe Ska SHBLL FLat Tor CooKINe Stove, I have examined it thoroughly, and think it has @ very appropriatenam@—SHKELL. Yes, shells will burn outing few fires. It is a good name for them—ood for the makers. And as tothe oid Morn- ing Star, | sold thom last fall, but wil! not sell them fazain. They are as thin as pasteboard. 1 can prove that the takers agent urged me, for almost a day, last summer in my oyun room to sell them this “all; saying that if I would take twenty-five them he would give me the exclusive ageney ofthem for five yeaps. toid hum | would not have them at any price, they are so thinly made. nor are hand- billed over town by one thst said last fall that they seer having. All the above I oan prove. se 17- IN THE FINE ARTS. PAINTING aND PHotocRaPuy CoMBINED. PHOTOGRAPHI¢ PORTRAITS, In Oil Colors, on Canvas, MintatTURE OR Size oF Live, 8. WALKER’S PORTRAIT AND PICTURE GALLERY, Gueon Hall, oorner 4s st, and Pennsylvania avenue, 8. WALKER has fitted up the above spacious apartments at a very great outlay of capital, thereby rendering lis establishment one of the most com- plete and handsome in the whole country. @ has a large Galler for free ezhibitron of upward of 200 fine ou ‘aintings, by some of the best ancient and modern masters, to which he intends to add fresh importations. 8. WaLkee has also f lete suit of ahem Bl | rivate robi rel a meee rg t ol: cot hima le} ment for ¢ ing al nds of PAOPOERA RUE ANB RGTTVH ANDO Sette miniature eae na Ui i. ‘ hio P |. WALKEE, by combining the Photographie Pro- cess with the art of thax of which has had 25 years’ experience, whose specin aise portraits may be seen in some of the iret fami- lies of the city, as well as those exhibited in his Gallery, he wil be able, the combination of t two, to produce portraits that bave never es celled for the Bdelity shat take reasion. Can- vas an 8 pre) bw himself expressly for ts, Lda me ttention pajd to the painti: ‘artioultr a) traits, Miniature or Navsize, from small phe deceased friends. _ Photographs taken from corpses, or sick persons taken at their own residences. immediate notice. Committees and classes taken in any number jn «roups, and any quantity of copies from the same sold at reasonable charges, vuimgnesses, inted on Copper or Torab ee Valuable Ou ntings, an ‘ami ‘ortraite, back lined and restored to their original refully fr cates id_gentiemen are respectfully solicited to call at the Gallery, over Shill '8 book store— ton’! entrance 43% street, two dora from Ponnsyivanis fv 1t-Am evanua, HE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH T AND MATORI ' Just Published, Gratic, the 5th Thousand. A few words of the Rational Treatment, without i f Spermatorrhea or Local oeturnal Emissions, » and Nervous Debility, Pj aps of she elena info. tency, and Impediments to Marriag: generally, by B, DE LANEY. M. D. ‘Tae important fact that the many alarming com- plainta, originating in the imprudence and solitude of yo may he easily removed without Medicine, 1s in this smalt tract, clearly demonstrated ; and the entirely new and fughly successful treatment, as adopted by the author, fully explained, by means of which every one is enabled to cure Himse! i perfectly and at the least possible cost, thereby aveiding the advertired rostrums of the day. i oe to Lend si ae rye = pout free, in a sealed envelupe, by remutting twu pos! é stamps : DR DE LANEY, t d&wtf _17 Lispenard street, New York. T N PER CENT. INVESTMENT. Corporation Bonds of the City of Davenport, own, paying 10 per cent. interest by Coupon in New York. Bonds of 850 each. The growing city of De ener has now eT ee 8, <e rapidly increasing in weal ant ppulation. 8 municipal debt is only $18,000, and hts railroad debt only $125,002, and cannot now be increased. The statistics of the city were published in the Intelli- genoer of the Sith September. We reoommend these bonds. believing them to be as safe as any State or city bonds, 006 CHUBB BROTHERS. IRGINIA AN ISTRICT MONEY V a sa : TAKEN AT PAR FoR BOOTS, SHPES, AND TRUNKS, AT . P, HOOVER’S IRON ff. : BOOT, 8! oP ROO TRUNK KET ADPISHM Sa TOE Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th sts, of Por- tures of I have just returned from the ‘CaS witha f lendid assortment of al) kit Bb a Gentiemens, Mis- 805, a’, Childrens’, aad Sorvants’ SM CAREER BAGS, VETOES of whioh I wilFseli for the above AM’L, P. VER 8. M'L, P, HOOVER, NO. 1,516. Dancing. DANCING Acabemy. Mr. TF. GASZYNSKI and DAUGHTER have the honor to announce to the Ladies Gen- tlemen of Washington and Georgetown that he will re-open his Classes ung 1 Washington on Friday, the 9th of Temperance Hall, E street, for Misses ters, fr ipo sgh res ae and vettonen, ror -™, reorgetown—on ineads: . the 7th of October, at Miss Harrover's Ladies Sem- Ff Lertas aad partioulny application can be mad ‘or terms and particulars aj jon can le at Mr. G.'s residence, 407 rd sires, between 9th and 10th street se 12-6m [MEROvE YOUR EYES— by the PARI OPTICIANS A" Woontoy eS just arrived from Europe. with his own manufact ted, also of a good other Opt Which. gri e PE) C_ CONCAVE and CON VEX BRAZIL CRYSTAL, DOUBLE Ww 1A FOCUS and POLISHE D, which ere warranted to EYE affected witn hontai CATARACT or going to it, also SHOR TSIGHT yo Ali persons that wear or those which need to bein to wear them will be suited at first sight. Those wonderful double-polished Glasses recived the very highest recommendation at the WORLD'S FAIR in PARIS, through their pro- caas aciearing to the sight the best known tll set. Also. all styles of OPERA, SPY, and MAGNI- FYING GLASSES, Compasses, and Microscopes are for sale at his store, cornor of Fighth stre«t and Pernsylvanin avenue, or 49! Kighth street. Prices very reasonable, the same as he find in his establish- ment in Paris. n9-tf SEVENTH STREET improve AN 514 en's, Glasses; Telescopes, Microscopes in®&= great variety; Cosmoramic Stereoscopes with views of superior and ehoice pictureson hand, See adver- tisement in Nationa! Intelligencer. Testimonials. Norvoux, September 7, 1854. Six: The Spectacles you rb ays suit me very weil, and seem to have improved my sight moré than any other I have lately tried. LITT. W. TAZEWELL. I have tried a pair of Spectables obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them of great assistance to my sight, and corresponding with his description of their focus. 1 recommend him as a ekillful option. HENRY A. WISE, PzteRsecre, October 21, 1854. Abont five years ago, I obtained from Mr. Tobias, in Washington, a pair of G 8 for the spectacies which I used. and found them of great assistance to my decaying vision; and my opinion of him is, that he ia skillful inthe preparation of Giasses for eyes not too far gone to be benefitted by such aid. z J. F. MAY. _ Lyncusune, November 7, 1854. From an examination of Mr. Tobias’ Glasses, and J orsiag meters and remarks, am convinced that he is 6 ski option, J. J. BLACKFORD, M. D. Lyncnsurc, November 10. 1854. Mr. John Tobias, having furnished me with Gias- ses, by which | have been greatly aided, (my vision having suffered greatly from reading at night in my earlier life,) it aflords me the highest pleasure to say that | consider him a skillful practical optician, and well prepared to aid those who may need his professional services. WM. B. ROUZIE, Elder of the Methodist Conference, Mx Jn Wrsumeron, N- we sbearhes) wg Mx. J. Tosias—Dear Sir: Lam happy tosay the Spectacles which | obtained from you last week ntirely aatisfactory, From an inequality in the visual range ofmy eyes, I have heretofore found great difficulty in getting glasses of the proper fi dis- tances. It ndords me pleasure to state, that by the aid of your optometer this difficulty has been happily obviated, 80 That the Glasses you furnished me are decidedly pie bent adapted to my eyes of any I have ever yet used. Very respectfully yours, R. B. DRANE. iaaia 7 Rectorof St. James’ Parish. Having been induoed by a friend to visit the estab- lishment of Mr. Tolias for the purpese of try ing bi jasses | was furnished with a pair gightly color sue, whioe have atlorded me more relief and gratifi- cation than any | bave ever tried. sight, origin- ally very good, was injured by writing reading at night, frequently toa very late hour: but with the aud of these Cane od d can study aimost as iste as ever. and that too without the pain I have previous- ly suffered. JHN WILSON, Late Commissioneer Gen’! Land Office, 1855. ed Mr. Tobias’s Spectacles for three or mnths, and take great pleasure in saying that am much pleased with them. I have been much benefited by them. GEO. P. SCARBURGH, May Sth, 1856. I was recommended to Mr. John Tobias asa skilful optician ; andas | have fre of remarkable peeulieri- ty, I was gratified to find that Mr. Tobias seemed to comprehend — a, inspection and apa —— measurement. and he has made ine a pair of : cles that suits meadmirably. A. v. BUTLER. July 1, 1856, WashiIncTon, Aug. 8, 855. Having been for years under the necessity of hav- two sets pl passes —one for. use in daylight, and one for lamp-light—I procured one set from Mr. Tobias which answered both purposes. I have used his for several months, and find them excellent. EDWAKD STUBBS, Of Department of State, Mr. J.Tostas. Sir: The pair of Spectacies you furnished me yesterday are rtinaiariy satisfactory tome. They are very decidedly the best I possess, and | am the owner of eight or njne pairs, carefully selected in di! nt places and ‘from opticians rec- ommended to me on gocount of their professional standing in France, om ts gees the United States. Thay been also pleased with = remarks and di- cues on the sgn of the © ex, Sor tee pur- pose of preserving meee @ Siz Respeotfully yours, HS, CALDWELL, poeta Professor of M.-C. Louisville, Ky. BRooxiyn OntTHoParvic na hig rr " After most careful examination of Mr. J. Tobias’s Glasees, | am enabled to testify that their hardness, clearness, polishing, exact — shape render them particularly recommendable to those whose merely optical impairs t of the eyes are in want of such auxiliaries. 1 consider, moreover, Mr. Tobias fully qualified to determine the foous of the eye,both by his optical knowledge and experience, and by means of his optometer. In addition, I can further state that Mr. Tobiss has supplied some of my pa- tients with Glasses, to phen y satisfaction hysicisn and Rurgeon, Berlin; Member of the rT earel Coflere of burgeuse’ bagioet Wester of the Medical Society of London Patbolpsvenl Sonic vd biG 3 moe en e Ro rthopaedie Institution Wanobester, Bgland, and Surgeon of the B. Institution. Nonrork, Va., July 27, 1354. In the experience of even two years, I have found great difhoulty in obtaining Spectacles that were ex- aetiy adapted to the weakness of my sight. This in- convenience Mr. Tobias seoms to have removed fo the present by the substitution for me of better ani more suitable Glasses. They are clear, chrystal-like and comfortable to my eyes. 1 would commend tum to those who from age or other infirmit tificia! aid im this way. J.J require ar- » SIMKINS, M. D. Witmiseton, N.C., June 16, 1854. To persons who have had the sight of their eyes impaired as to require the use of Glasses, | wou! recommend Mr. John Tobias as a suitable person from whom to obtain such Glasses as ced may re- uire, as he has suited me with a pair of Spectacles fora far and near sight. My sight has been impaired very much by a service of years in the Post Office Department, which berth required me to be on duty from 11 o’clook at meht till after day, during which time I used but one light. W.A. WALKER, DeraRTMENT oF INTERIOR, May 8, 1855. From natura! defects and the unequal range of my eyes, I have been compelled to use giasses for seve- ralyears. | have tried different optician ithout obtaining glasees perfectly fitted to my e: Four months since Mr. Tobias made two pair: aciatly for me, which I have found to serve mie perfectly. By the use of his optometer he is enabled to adapt 28 Most minutely to the Re I most cheerful- 5 recommend Bir. Robins to all moving somnaon to use glasses, ant ir estimony as to his cry an optioiam HENRY E. BALDWIN, se 25 Ass’t Seo’y to sign Land Warranty. EW GROCERY, WINE. AN oe bscriber to infc 6 fs puliie. tant be peparened' a NEW STORE. comme cpa mg, t and a avenue, where he in- tends to keep constantly on 8 large and vari jortment of Foreign and Domestic WINES if QUORS, CIGARS, and FINE GROCERIES, nsisting of Fine Teas, Sugar, Coffee, Flot lives, Raisins, Figs, ines, Anchovies Marrett & Co,, Pinet & Co., and Col. C Brandies in 8, demijohns, and s. Old maica Kum, Sherri leira, Port of vari » Mad tions, St. Julien Claret, Chat Mar Sty agg A 2 e, set INO, dinburg! nuisette, Marasching oo Absynthe, Champagne, an itters, and Fever and Ague and Cider. scription of Havana Cigars. Families are particularl; inviled to call and exam- will he promptly attended to, and delivered at thei ported direct by the subscriber. at wholesale Te- Also, Stoughton Bitters, Porter, Ale, i ng elsewhere, Mem- iets of Consrene nredine informed that their orders rtest notice. Sap ytpenrort pe wo of fine Havana a pie pol Canal Boats supplied on reasonable terms, and nos Old Whiskey, Constant! on hand, of 1840, rs punctualiy attended to, and coun- Santa ory 308 = seen PTGN AS PL LENS IANO for #37, ene for $75, and one for Hee, ACS a ee eo others. SOnN FELL. oon 6 Pa, ave., Dear corner loth st. ——$—————eee THE, WEEKLY STAR. Sais eo can be found inans other—is published on Saturdey 0 Ea Posimasters who actas agente will be allowed Watches, Jewelry, &c. RY AN WATCHES, JEWELRY AND FANCY AR- 1 bi hand some of the best Wa ESS Gold JEWELRY, wee sets angle pieces, PANSY ARTIC CLES, &o. Call and examine, at J. ROBINSON _349 Pa. av., oppo. Browns’ Hotel. ALTIMORE, WASHINGTO: —_ Wank Notes ‘taken SOND ent srry Ciains: SEAL‘ other choice J. ROBINSON’S. ‘343 Pa. av.. oppo. Browns’ Hotel. Vocal and Instrumental Music. RW. HENRY PALMER’S PIANOPORTE M CLASSES are daily adding new members per sons desirous of availing themseives of Mr. Patm- ER’s services are requested to enrol! their names Ba carly As posaibie. This 8 system is more advan! 8 for the Advancement of Children, than any other aystem of “itis eqpaily advantageous for the perfecting of the most brilliant performers. — ‘ERMS IN ADVANCE. Prim Class $5 per quarter. Advance Clasres 10, Alf applications to be made to Mr. W. #H. ALMER, st his residence. 260 F street, between ‘Thirsoent nd Fourteenth. = ae eorgetown Ciasees meet o 01 7 Thursday at 17 o'clock, at M town Fomal ie Seminary. ay ts t Norma MUSIC 8CHOOL, C. L. IRVING will open a Musil l for dies and Gentlemen, at’ Temperanes il, Ay street, between Sth and 10th, on Monday November 2d. at 4 0’clook. The object of this School is to make Isdies and centiemen thoroughly acquainted with Music the Elementary principles to Composition and mony. Ciasees will be formed for the afternoon and even= ing of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 4 o'clock and 7. The Georgetown Class meets at Miss Hi re zeminary on the afternoons of Tuesdays and Thure- days, at4 — » ; e:ms—Per quarter, 22 lessons, in class. 3 pri- vate instruction—Vooal, Piano, o1 Organ. ‘ef! sity Application may be made to Mr. IRvINe at the Hal! at the timeabove named, at Ellis’s Music or though the Post Office. %&-tDeci MUSICAL CARD. Mr.crore? M.AKTH begs leavetoannounce to nis friends of Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria, that he is new prepared t furnish MUSIC for Balis, Private Partes-and Soirees. From one to any number of Musicians to delete GH SS Senin Depot 3 rders can left at the Musi 8 oun F. Ellis or W.G. Metzerott, or at his residence, corner 6th and G streets, Navy Yard. 00 2)-Sm* By rae rresifiidr rae UNITED ‘ STATES; In pursuance of Inw, 1, JAMES BUCHANAN resident of the United States of America, 40 hereby declare and make known that public sales will be held at the undermentioned land offices in the State of Missouri, at the periods heremmafter desig- nated, to wit: At the land office at PatssvRe, commenci Monday, the ist day of Mareh next, for the disposal of the public Free Within the follewing-named townships, viz: North of the base line and t of the the fifth principal meri Fractional townships sixty en, of ranges twenty-four to forty -three, inclusiv At the land office at MILAN, comi day, the 8th day of March next, for the dis: lot - public lands within the following -nameg towa- ships, viz: North of the base line and west of the fifth principal meridian, Fractional townships sixty-seven, of ranges eighteen to twenty-three, inclusive. Atthe land office at Patmyra, com ire on nda: first day of Mareh next. forthe dape- ublie iands within the following -named viz: North of the base line and west of the Afth prin- 5 cipal meridian. Fractional township sixty seven, of range ten. The wiands im the SepPl TiveT, nom! ane, two, and three, ractioual townsip sixty four. of range five. The isiand in the Des Moines river, in sections” four and nine, of fractional township sixty-four, of range five. The isiand inthe Des Moines river, in sections nine, ten, eleven, and fifteen, of fractional township sixty- five, of range six. At the land office at St. Lovrs, commencing on Monday, the first day of March next, for the disposal of the public lands within the foilowing-named townships, viz: North of the base line and east sf the Afth prin- cipal meridian, Fractional township thirty-eight, of range nine, except the portions covered ty private claims. At the land office at Jackson, commencing on Monday, the 8th day of March next, for the ¢:sposn! of the public lands within the follow ing-named townships, viz: North of the base line and enst of the fifth prin cipal meridian, Fractional township twenty-one, and township twenty-two, of range one. Fractional tow 4 D twenty-one, of range two. ‘Township twenty-seven, of range seren. Fractional township sixteen, and township twen- ty-eizght, of range nine. ‘Township twenty-nine, of range ten. Fractional tewnship sixteen, of raoge thirteen. Township twenty four, of range mxteen. North of the base line and west of the fth prin- cipal meridian, Fractional township twenty-one, of ranges one to eight, inclusive. Tactional township twenty-one, and townships twenty-five and twenty-six, éf range nine. At the land office at & GFIED, oommencing Monday, the fifteenth day of March’ next, for the disposal of the public lands within the fo!lowing- named townships, viz: North of the base line and west of the Afth prin- cipal meridian. Township thirty, of range twenty-nine. Townships thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty- three, and thirty-four, «frange thi Lands appropriated by lnw for the use of schools, military, and other purposes, together with those “ swamp and overflowed lands, made thereby unfit for cultivation,” if any, granted to the State by the act entitled * An act to enable the Stateof Arkansas and other States to reclaim the ‘swamp lands’ withm their limits,”’ approved September 2, 1250, will be excluded from the sales. ‘The offering of the above lands will he commenced on the days appointed, and will proceed in the order in which they are advertised, until the whole sneil have been offered, and the sales thes closed; but no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks, and no private entry of any of the lands will be admitted until after the expiration of the two weeks. Given under my band, at the eity of Washington, this sixteenth day of September, ‘anno Dormini one thousand eight hundred and fifty -sev, ° JAMES BUCHANAN. ——_ eae et: ‘womas A. HENDRICKS, Commissioner of the General Land Office. NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS. spt ina entitled to the right of pre-emption to any of the lands within the townships and parts of townships above enumerated ured to @s- tablish th® same tothe satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper iand office, and make Payment therefor as soon as practicabl Secing this notice, and be! the eommencement of the pub! the 5 embracing the tract eiaimed ; otherwise such claim will be forfeited. pees the Ganeral Land Ofte. ENCH BOOKS. ‘arr—Promenades hors da Mon Jardi img on Commissioner of the se 19-Iswsm be—Historiettes et Proverbes, # cents. Fromentin—t'n Ele Dans ie Sahara: 30 ete. s—Le Dame Aux Camelias; ¥ cte, Tuer de Tigres; 9) illustrated ; 75 cents. Rousseau—La Nouvelle Heloise,2 volumes, illus- trated ; 75 cente. Vol a Philosophique, 5 vols. iius trated ; §1.75. De ia Leris! i on pisnarsie ware .Ansioune Mon archis, par eury; $1.75. De la Repu! Etats Rb per M. De La 6 racerie; 75 ot: Etudes Diplomatiques, par Le Vicomte Henry de Js : Histoire du Consuiat ot L’Empire, par M.A. a aaa 16; 9125. Mique Hy FRANCK TAYLOR. EReUS ES, from the FASHIONABLE Efiiie's, neat the corvar of n 10-Sm 13th street, Pa. ave. 7 sSO IRS, POWDER ROX ‘ee ORS Mas Hur Store, near. 13th street, Pa. ave., and st his Salesroom, under Wrilards’. nl0-Sm AT Mc. AUGHLIN’S, No, 2.between Loki ar streets, at his large stock of bew Goods now opening. nie