Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1857, Page 2

say year EVENT STAR. ———_ ee WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY... «+«-December 2, 1857. —————————__—_—_—_ SPikiT O¥ THE MORNING PRESS The Iutelligencer, in reply to an inquiring correspondent, explains the purport of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and expresses the opin- jon that there is nothing connected with it that can lead toa rupture of our present harmonious relations with England. . The Union is to-day for the most part de- Voted to the exposure of the virtual plot against the future of the Demoeratiec party involved in the current effort todivide it upon the question of the acceptance or rejection of the Kansas Constitution by Congress. The editor shows how utterly foolish it will be to permit the per- sonal commitments of Governor Walker, which prevent him only from sustaining the Adminis- tration in the fature of the imbroglio, to influ ence the action of the Democratic members. He sees no reason for anything like a personal rupture, however, between the President and Governor W., the latter being entitled to his own opinion, as the President and the Democ- Tacy to theirs—saying : ‘The administration has repeatedly recognised the validity of the law of the Kansas legislature which provided for cclling a convention. Every dona fite inhabitant of the Territory had the right secared bim to participate in forming the Const) by voting for such delegates as he might to ee psn him. The administra- tion has aguin and again repudiated the absurd assumption of the Black Republleans, that, be- cause 2 portion of the inhabitants declined to ex- ercis« their right to vote for delegates, therefore the Convention was not a legal and gvalid body uthorized to make a Constitution ba the con- he administration has distinctly recogni e Ca ration as valid, and has acknowiedg- tion under the laws to see that their deliberations should be unmolested by faction- ists of every kind * Becanse a portion of the Kansas people re- fused to vote,and because it was asserted that the Convention represented only a minority of the inhabitants, the administration was willing to see the Convention provide for submitting the Constitution made by them to the ratification or Tejection of the whole people. The Convention, however, for reasons satisiactory to themselves, and in the exercise of a legal discretion, saw proper to submit only one clause for the ratifica- tion or rejection of the | ing ts but that clause embraced the only question involved in the con- troversy, out of which grew the refusal of a por- tion of the inhabitants to vote for delegates. As the main essential matter of controversy wax sub- mitted by the Convention, the Aditnistration could see no good reason why the failure to sub- mit the matters not involved in the Leasape ian and ‘not therefore essentiais in the dispute, should induce them to reject the action of the Conven- tion. “Governor Walker differs with the adminis- tration on this point, and opposes the action of the convention. {Is this such a disagreement as should or as would distract and destroy the har- mony and integrity of the Democratic party? We think not. itisadisagreement as to a matter that was never really involved in the Kansas uestion, and is, therefore, a difference of opin- ion only between the President and Gov. Walk- er, which does not in the least affect the Policy of the administration. “* What if a Democrat should prefer that the whole Constitution should have been submitted? Will he, because that has not been done, con- demn the Administration, dissolve his connec- tion with the party and join the Black Republi- cans, when by the course of the Convention the great essential object that be desired has been secured? Will, or can any good Democrat, who is not embarrassed by personal committals and pledges like Governor Walker, sepa:ate from is party ona difference that involves nothi but @ non-essential point? We think that a true Democrats will answer—the great principle involved in the Kansas act was that the People should havea Constitution with or without slave- Ty, as they pleased “ This right is fully secured by snbmitting the slavery clause to them; and we will not distract and divide our party because other matters never deemed essential heretofore have not been sub- mitted. All good Democrats will regret the ne- cessity in the individual Position a Governor Walker which constrains him to oj pore the ac- tion of the Convention and separate himself from the Administration, but the xreat National De- mocracy is net to be broken up on a mere matter of regret that a distinguished Democrat cannot agree with the Administration on a question of Policy that is not vital or even important.” +o {> The steamship Niagara, which sails from Boston, to-day, for Europe, will take out about three-quarters of a million in specie. Tux Mormon Waz.—A resoiution is before the Tennessee Legislature, Pledging the cooperation of the State with the Executive of the United States in suppressing the civil war in the Terri- tory of Utah 07" Mr. Michael Rigiey, waie loading a re- Velver, in order to be pre a fur emergencies, New York Cite yesterday, acei- uaughter in the forehead, wounded I> The Delegate Convention of the Free- ‘State party of Kansas, mect« awience to- to take into ¢ sation the present politic positio. ferritory, as well as the course to be pursued by that party relative to the new con- atitution about to be submitted for the approval of the people. Cuxrency Revorm. —The Board of Trade of Philede!phia held a second meeting on Monday g for the discussion of proposed schemes remodelling of the State ct y of Penn- sylvania. Various «chemes were proposed and discussed. and at the close of the meeting referred to @ committee who will report upon them tothe Board. U7 How. Jobn C. Breckiandge, Viee-Presi- dent of the United States, left his home on Friday Jast on his way to Baton Rouge, La., with his the health of Mrs. B. requiring a change Ofclimate. It is 41 Le in Washington 2 few days afier the session Opens. it being the a to allow the Senate to be opened by the ident protem. The report that he intends to S permanent residence in Washington 1s contiadicted Southaapton, Pratt, ew York on Monday, November, at 2 p.m., 225 Minutes, saw steamship Adriatic, West, hence for Liverpool. According to this report the Adriatic must have traveled at an average rate of fourteen miles per hour—a very feir speed, if kept up, and will Insure ber making one of the fastest trips ou re- cord. The Adriatic had made three hundred and thi:ty-six miles westing Tne Furtoxw at New Yonex —Tie steamer Fulton, whose advices to tue isth ult., were re- ecived via Cape Race, arrived at New York yes- terday afternoon. The Fulton brings $120,000 in ipecie. The details of tue India news furnish nothing additional. Eigut of the Belgrade conspirators have been sentenced to death. The King of Belzium bas dissolved the Cham- ber of Representatives. A conspiracy bas been discovered among the Absolutist party in Spain. Four hundred conspi- rators had been arrested in a single night. Puom Jamaica —Advices have beea received from Kingston to the 9th ult’ The Legislative Assembly was to mect next day, when a petition Would be sent in. asking an annual grant to have steam communication with the United States es- Sablisbed. Her British Mojesty’s gun boats Jas- per and Jason, tive guns cach, and eighty horse power, bad left for Cuba, to watch the move- ments of steamers on the coast. There was no news of interest. The sugar crop for the year will be good. The town of Mayaguez, Porto Ri- co, Was visited by a severe shock of an earth- quake on the i2th ult Later Frou Ha —Advices from Havana dated on the 25th of November, have been brought by the Quaker whieh arrived at New York on Monday morning. There was nothing of tn- terest transpiring, and the city was healthy. Sugars were declining, with one hundred and forty-two tbousand boxes on hand. Freights for darge vessels were not in any demand. Exchange on New York (sbortsight) was at 6 per ceat. pre- mium, and for sixty days 2423 percent. Gene- ral Walker's movements formed the subject for Very auxious surimises amongst all classes. It is said thet the exequatur of the United States Consul General bas been granted in ap unusual form, 2nd in violation of official precedent with respect to bis powers. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Taz Srar.—Our friends of Congross and others who are now taking reoms or going to housekeeping here, who desire to.subscribe to the Star, are requested to notify us by mail of otherwise in writing, in preference to sending verbal messages to the office, which are too fre- quently unavailing to secure the prompt de- livery of a newspaper. The Star is now in the fifth year of its ex- istence, and can boast double the circulation of any other newspaper published anywhere in the world in a city of the population of the Federal Metropolis. It also has already ac- quired an advertising patronage second to that of no other journal in the District of Columbia; not even exeepting our veteran and so univer- sally respected cotemporary, the Intelligencer. We owe many thanks for the Star’s unprece- dented success to the kind favor of our fellow- citizens, without distinction of party. While every other similar enterprise—that of a news- Paper of universal cireulation—attempted here within the last six or seven years has proved a lamentable failure pocuniarily, swallowing up in each case from ten to twenty thousand dol- lars, the Scar has flourished and paid expenses from the beginning; and has alone survived, adhering to its position as a penny paper. Every similar newspaper enterprise hus neces- sarily been abandoned for want of patronage on the part of the people of the District. We have labored assiduously, as the Star’s col- umns testify, to deserve the signal popular confidence that has been bestowed on our jour- nal, and shall hereafter aim, if possible, to re- double our exertions to that end. Tue Revisep Cope.—The first and great advantage resulting from the adoption of the Code will be, that all the statutory law which is to govern us can be held in a man’s hand. At present, that law is chiefly to be found in the old English and Maryland statutes. To the great mass of the people that lawis a sealed book. Many of the legal profession, even, do not know what portions of that law are appli- cable and in force, and what portions are not The people do not know what it is, or where to find it. They are subjected toa preliminary expense in first finding out what the !aw is, and when it is found out, they have the grand satisfaction of knowing that it does not suit their case. They find out the law to be defec- tive, and have paid out their money for getting a knowledge of that fact. They lose all round. Even admitting the new Code to be defective, and the present law to be all it should be, it is & grave question whether it is not better to have bad law and know it, than to have good law and not know it. We hold that it iz the duty of the governing body anywhere, to give as far as possible to the great mass of the people the means of finding out, without cost, what is the law which gov- erns them. It is the most vicious of all prin- ciples to conceal or keep concealed from the people the ordinary rules of law which govern man in his relations with his fellow man. It is almost as bad, to cover it up, with jargon. The Codes which have been adopted recently in the United States, and upon which we un- derstand the Revised Code in its plan has been based, are written in plain, common sense lan- guage, in order to bring the subjects that are treated of within the comprehension of an un- professional man. The framers of the Revised Code were required in the original law which appointed them, to write down the law in such Plain language that an unprofessional man may understand it. The Code shows how far they have succeeded in this. Its provisions can be understood by any intelligent man—there is no necessity that a man should in every emergency run to a lawyer for the purpose of ascertaining what the law is. The party can take up the book and read for himself. If he does not know where to find the law he is searching for let him turn to the full and well-arranged In- dex, and that will help him. The whole of the statutory law, too, will be contained in ove book, and not in dozens of them, as itis now. It is the clear and undoubted right of the people that they should know what are the laws which govern them. They can practi- eally only enjoy that right when the law is put within their reach, and relieved from the mis- erable and unnecessary jargon which, in for- mer days, disfigured it. Accordingly, in order to accomplish this result of making the pouple at large acquainted with their laws. most of the States in the Union have gathered together, in one or two volumes, their statutory law, writ- tenin plainlanguage. These various cudesare very similar in general plan and detail. The Revised Code is modeled upon the plan of ita predecessors. The framers assure us, in their preliminary note, that wherever there has been a departure from existing law they have only followed the well established precedents of the different States. We have every to believe that the legislation of the various States which has been incorporated in the Ke- vised Code has proved to be eminently bene- ficial, and it has for us the additional recom- men@ttion of being clothed in such language, and presented in such a form, as to be readily fuund out and understood by those who are tu be the subjects of it. Cartrorsts.—The mail received yesterday from the Pacific side, flooded us with letters from California, and other subscribers in that quarter, many of them embracing allusions to and disquisitions on public affairs and questions of interest and importance to the Government here, and Congress. To-day we take occasion to publish important extracts from a few of them. The letters from which we quote arc from leading men—men of note, influence, and character, second to hardly any others on either side of the Isthmus—men in whose views and statements we place great confidence indeed. The first treats of the condition of California, commercial affairs, and the excitement in Cali- fornia with reference to the loss of the steainer Central Amcrica—as follows : San Francisco, Nov. 4, 1557. Knowing from experience how nervous people are on the Atlantic side about matters out heie in times of great panic, I write you to say that we are safe and sound ; and so far from being alarmed at what is passing in the East, we. on the contrary, expect great good to California to come out of it. It will check emigration from California and increase it to California. Sathex aud Church have suspended, but it creates little excitement. The other banks are Jouning ax usual. The merchants, too, look smiling, and one at what is passing on your side of the con- tine: I send you a Weekly Bulletin, giving the pro- ceedings of an immense meeting of citizens in reference to the infamous conditionof the steam- erson the other side. The long passages now made between thix and Panama, and the disas- trous effect this grinding monopoly is having upon the welfare of our State. “_* * The next from which we quote to-day, treats of the late terrible massacre of California emi- grants upon the plains by the Indians, insti- gated by the Mormons. Its words of advice should be duly heeded. Though the writer is a distinguished civilian, the plan of operations against the Mormons he suggest, is nearly iden- tieal with that understood to have been recom- mended to the Government by the veteran Gen. Persifer of F. Smith. : “ The news rs will convey toe you the ligence of the sansce, near the Santa Cla. Utah Territory. of sixty-two women and chil- dren and fifty-six mea. It is believed that there is no doubt ‘but that the Mormons aided #nd abetted in this terrible butchery. This matter bas elicited the warmest feelings among us, and the proofs establishing Mormon complicity have been systematized and blished, and it is ditfl- cult for any impartial mind to read them without arriving at this conclusion ** But, be this matter as it may, it is the daty of the Government to promptly evenge this butcb- ery upon the Indians, who popes ga partici. pated in it; and a vengeance so awful should be inflicted as to be talked of in every wigwam on the Plains. * Before you receive this the Government will have accurate information of the defiant attitude of Brigham Young and his followers. I am con- fident that Col. Johnson's command will not winter in the Salt Lake arog but that he will be cheeked, if not defeated, if he attempt it. It may be that the M will not openly tear the veil away, but that will act through the Indians. ., * The place of the massacre is about four hun- red miles eastward of San Bernardino, and is accessible to troops at all seasons of the year. The Government should order troops there im- mediately; and if there are no troops disposable, volunteers should be called out. “If serious difficulties with the Mormons should take place, there can be but little doubt that they should be attacked from this side. In the first place the distance from San Pedro to Salt Lake City is poly shavt eight hundred and fifty miles; and in the second, the road can be traveled at all seasons of the year. Nor is this road fringed with numerous and warlike tribes of Indians like those which beset the twelve hun- dred miles of road from the other side, nor do snows ever fall upon it to block up parties and cut them off from succor. “If, therefore, hostilities should break out, in my onan an army of least 3,000 volunteers should be concentrated in our valley, and march so as to connect with an army from your side and thus to hem the foe between two fires, d crush out the treason, if attempted, in one year. Bat if the Government shonid be convinced that the Mormons are loyal, still a vengeance should be exacted from those Indians who murdered the 1i8 emigrants at the Sani lara; and for that purpose an expedition of upwards of a thousand men should be sent to the scene of slaughter, and every Indian rancheria within one hundred miles thereof shonld be devoted to destruction. Never in the history of the emigration on the Plains bas so awful a loss been inflicted upon us; and our revenge, not only a: — of feeling, but as policy, should be equally striking and terrible. “T commend these suggestions to you; and if the Federal Government cannot protect the lives of its citizens in its own territories, nor avenge their bute! it had better abdicate the pretence of sovereignty.’ We shall continue the publication of extracts from our California correspondence to-morrow. It is our duty to our whole country to awaken publie opinion on this side to the political (na- tional) and commercial importance of our Pa- cific side connections to the rest of the Union, which, evon at so lato a period, is but very im- perfectly understood by Congress. Some years ago, if we remember correctly, Senator Gwin, in a brief speech, urged on Congress the im- Portance of taking measures to initiate and Promptly to perfect the means of overland communication, which, had his advice been du- ly heeded at the time, would have prevented the recent massacre; as well as the loss of the Central America. For, had there been no mo- nopoly by the Panama line, competition would have compelled the Company owning the Cen- tral America long since to have employed an- other and safer steamship in her stead. We will endeavor to find the speech in ques- tion, and, if succeeding, will republish it by way of showing that in noglectinz its urgent warnings and cogent pleas, a fair portion of re- sponsibility for the deplorable events men- tioned above justly rest on the Congress of the United States. List or Patents.—The following is the list of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Dec. 1, 1857—each bearing that date: Walter Aiken, of Franklin, N. H.—For im- provement in knitting machines. Joseph Banks, of Dadeville, Ala—For im- provement in plows. James M. Benckert, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For improvement in speed indicator. Christopher Becker, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For improved surveying level. slizabeth Billinger, of Mobawk, N. Y.—For improvement in composition fuel Jarvis Case, of Springfield, 111.—For improve- ment in seeding machines. L. A. C. Brown, of Sparta, 1ll.—For improve- ment in hay rakes. Joel Chase, of New York, N. ¥.—For im- provement in sewing machines. Charles B. Clark, of Mount Pleasant, lowa.— For improvement in extensien tables. Abrain C. Frederick, of Clarendon, N. Y.—For improvement in mechanical movements for reg- ulating the action of a fly-wheel on the working parts of machinery connected with it. Jacob Geiss and Jacob Brosius, of Belleville, 111 —For improvement in seeding machines. CP. Gronberg, of Geneva, Il.—For improved rake for harvester. Rensselaer D. Granger, of Philadelpuia, Pa. For improvement in cooking stoves. Jobn Grillin, of Phanixville, Pa.—For im Proved pile for rolling beams. Joshua Gibbs, of Newark, Ohio —For improve- ment in enltivators. Edward Glesson, of Dorchester, Mass.—For improvement in revolving bottle castors. Jno. Henry. of Vevay. lod —Por rinting press Isane Hayden, of Lawrence, Mass.—For im provement in long trunks for cleaning cotton. Geo. W.. Hart, 6f Aurora, Ind.—For improve- went in duraping car. J Creek, Ky.—Por stones, Ohio.—For im- ed curves: herset, Ohio.—For provement in yany plows. John Lane, Jr.,of Lockport, 11l.—For improve- ment in plows George W Lane and Wm. Manning, of Rock- For pedal base for melodeons, &e. tta, of Ciecinnati, O.—For improve- ilrozd car wheels. s Lenzmann, of Brooklyn, N. Y.—For Se USA ada in machine banding. M. Long, Peter Black and Robert Allstatter of Uamiiton, O.—For improvement in finger bars for barvester: Tobias Mareus, of New York, N. Y.—For im- proveinent in corn planters. Heury M. McClellan, of York, Pa.—For im- provement fn bee hives. Jobn McCollum, of New York, N. Y.—For im- provement in machines for rolling dough, Harvey Miller, of Cincinnati, Ghio For im- provement in eyy beaters. David L. Miller, of Madison, N. J —For im- provement in lifting jacks. John R. Moftitt, of St Louis, Mo.—For im- provement in grain separators Daniel B. Neal, of Monnt Gilead, Ohio.—For improvement in seed planters. oseph E. Nesen, of New York, N. Y.—For improvement in rock drills acob Newkirk, of F improvement in lime kiln: avid O. Paize and Johu Clary, of Dayton, O. For improvement tn seeding machines. George W.. Penniston, of North Vernon, Ind.— For improvement in cotton and bay presses. Micheal Phelan, of Borough of ridgewater, Beaver county, Pa.—For improvement in rail- road car wheels. Bradley Lock Prime, of Hamilton, O.—For im- provement in corn planters. John C. Rible, of Somerset, O.—For improve- ment in corn harvesters. Spencer Rowe, of Baltimore, Md.—For im- provement in machiues for makioy brooms. Joseph Rudisi!l, of Natchez, Miss.—For im- provernent in riding saddles. Johu Robinson of Eli, of Sharpstown, Md.— For improvement in seed planters. Charles C. Schmitt, of New York, N. ¥Y.—For improvement in work Loxes. Pierpont Seymour, of East Bloomfield, N.Y. For improvement in machines for spreading lime and other fertilizers William Sellers, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For im- proved machine for threading Potts, Wm. W. Skinuer, of Davenport, lowa.—For ioproeenent in plows. iley Smith, of Towanda, Pa.—For improved clothes-wringer. W. Sniff, of Fultonham, O. —For improvement in sausage machines. James R. Speer, of Pittsburg, Pa.—For im- provement in clasps for metalic hoops. Joba Stock, of New York, N. ¥.—For photo- graphic plate-holder. enry G. Vanderwerken, of Greenbush, N.Y. For improvement in propelling cars und car- riages by horse power. Wiliiam H. Ward, of Auburn, N. Y.—For improved machine tor moulding sells. obert B. Winston, of Richmond, Va.—For improvement in plows. Abel Wilson, of Philadelphia, Pa.—For im- provement in yas-lighting lanterns. A. Quarles Withers, of Red Banks, Miss.—For improvement in cultivators Joha FE. Wootten, of Philadelphia. Pa —For improvement in driving box for locomotives. Horace Woodman, of Biddeford, Me.—For im- Provementin machinery for cleaning the topcards of carding machines. Ephraim Ball, of Canton, Ohio, assignor to himself aud Johu Butler, of Buffalo, N. Y.—For improvement in mowing machines. oseph A, Bartola of New York, N.Y., as- signor to himself and Jobn Stag; , of same Place. For treatment of ores of gold aad silver. Joseph W. Briggs, of Cleveland, O., ass! ir to Judson A. Lazell; of Plainaville, Ohio.—For im) device for fastening harness traces. mmons W. Carpenter, of Yonkers, N. ¥., nor to vebeadiyy ; codwrorthy of same place. For improvement in cleaning gas 3. Sherman D. Fairbanks, of Echoes, N.Y., ese signor to himself and Charles H. Adams, of same place.—For improvement in knitti: ge Fetter, of Philadelphia, self and ——— eens —— place.— i vement in sewing machines. Misane Gattman, of Philadelpbia. Pa., assignor vb i to himself, Jaco! : ig ane paluevebi nnati, O., ass! andolphi, of same ‘p! , Of Charlestown, Mass., Boston, Mass —For im- provement in machines for shearing cloth. Reissues—Wm. H. y., assignor to himself and ‘Dai same place. —For improvement in grain and grass harvesters. Patent dated Dec. 14, and ante-dated Oct. 25, 1852. Design —Eliasx Young, of Cincinnati, O., as- signor to Chamberlain & Co., of same place. — For design for cook stove. -+++ Hons. Wilson Reill Bishop, Ct., are at Kirkwoods --.- Col. Kinney, of Greytown, was stopping at Aspinwall on the 18th ult. ; 5 +--+. F. M. Gibson, Esq., of the Anstin (Texas) Sentinel, bas turned Campbellite preecher. s+++ Capt. W. T. Troxton, and Com’rs P. Dray- ton and J. De Camp, U.S. N , are at Willards”. -..- Charlotte Cushman and “ Little Cordelia rd” are starring it at the Adelphi Theatre +++. Lieut. Gov. W. L. Jackson, Va., Hons. A B. Greenwood, Ark., and Jas. 3. Green, Mo, ae at the United States Hotel. +++» The Genealogical Pocket Book for 1858, German annual published at Gotha, contains a portrait of President Buchanan. +--+ Col. Jobn W. Forney, of the Philadelph’a Press, delivered a lecture before the Youn; Christian Association ai ley, Pa., and Wm. D. ton D. Whi Mil . assignorto A. B. of Brockport, t York, Pa , last AppoixturNt.—Colonel Claudius Crozet was slams yesterday appointed Principal Assistant Engi- neer on the Washington Aqueduct, and was duly instalied in office. To-day, the Secretary of War, accompanied by Capt. Meigs and Col. Crozet, visited and in- spected the entire line of the work on the Aque- +++; Hons. Thos Ruffin, N.C., John W. Abl, Pa., Jas. Craig and fami! son, Mo.. E. P. Walton, Morrill, Vt., are at Browns’. - The Lehigh Valley mast head, as its cho’ and Thos. 8. Ander- E. Royce and J.$. Pa.) Times has raised i ice for the Presidency, the name of S. F. B. Morse, of New York, the magnetic telegraph inven'or. --.. The Philadel; much feeling the hia Argus announces with leath, in that city, of Mrs. Sarah Florence, the mother of Hon. Thomas B Florence, representative in Congress of the fi st district of Pennsylvania. +++. The health of Hon. Martin W. Bates, of Delware, bas greatly improved, so that at pi ent there is every human take his seat in the Un early day of the session. +++. It is understood, says the Boston Bee of November 30, that Mr. and Mrs. Dalton have been living together in retirement some four or five months, and that the former has become sa‘- isfied of the Injustice of bis charges against bis fe Col. Crozet is the father of the Civil Engi- neering profession, having been the Chicf En- gineer of the State of Virginia for more than a quarter of a century. That he isone of the most accomplished and successful engineers in the United States is evidenced by the high reputation of many works of internal improve- ment constructed under his plans and imme- diate supervision, than which no other in the country stand higher as models of engineering. We congratulate Captain Meigs on having Col. Crozet for an associate as the principal 2s- sistant engineer on the great aqueduct. robability that he will ed States Senate at an R. Stimson, editor of the New York Day Book, died suddenly in the Long Island cars He left the depot in the 3.45 train for his residence, near Cypress Hilis. Upon issuing from the tunnel i he was discovered to be dead. His death was scppoese to have been caused by disease of the on Monday «fternoon Caution Acamsst tae Use or Seauina Wax.—We are informed that notice has been given by the postmaster of San Francisco that many letters arrive at his office from the At- lantic States via Panama which are found ad- hering so closely together by sealing-wax that it is impossible to separate them without muti- lating, and in many cases entirely destroying, It is important, therefore, that Persons mailing correspondence for California and other parts of the Pacific coast, via the Isthmus of Panama, should abolish the use of wax in sealing their letters. ..-+ Mr. Sumner’s medical adviser in Boston, who bas carefully considered his case since his return, is unwilling that he should take his seat resent session, except with at be shall content in Congress at the the understanding t with the simplest discharge of his duties, with- out any active participation in the ,public basi- ness; and this opinion of bis imm« has the concurrence of other distingui-hed mem- bers of the profession.—Datly Advertiser. the addresses. As Ex-Treascurer or a RalLaoap Turnep Mait Rosger.—Wm. 8. Tuckerman, formerly Treasurer of the Eastern Railroad at Boston, was arrested Monday night at New Haven for mail robbery. He is now in jail and confesses his Tue Nava Covrts or Ixquiny.—Before Court No 1, nothing was doing this morning. in consequence af the absence of Commander Johnson and Mr. George A. Stevens. Before Court No. 2, in the case of Lieut. J. A. Doyle, Lieutenant Pegrew and Commander French were examined in behalf of the Govern- The arrest of Tuckerman explain the robbery of the H State of Maine, missing about the 21st of Novem. ber; also, the mail from Portland for New York. and the mail from Boston for New York, all missing on the New Haven land route about the same time. The missing Havana mail contained about 500 letters, 100 of which were for merchants of Portland, and, doubtless, contained many re- it is thought, will javana mail for the Before Court No. 3, in the case of ex-Capt Levy, depositions were being read. The evidence against Tuckerman is deemed conclusive, and it is understood that he con- rations were mainly on Nor So.—Hon. T. @. Davidson, of Louisiana, now in Washington, says there can be no truth in the rumor that Hon. J. M. Sandidge was lost on the steamer Rainbow, as the latter gen- tleman had gone to north Alabama by another fesses his guilt. Sunday night trains. New York, with a large trunk, in which was a carpet-bag containing clock weights to make it heavy, and during the temporary absence of the bagyaye-master he would steal a mail bag and deposit it in bis trunk. He acknowledges hav- £6 worth of stolen postage stamps. ndred dollars in bills on the Lee Bank of Mas- sachusetts were found upon him. The Phila- deiphia mail for Boston, with others, being missed, the several railroad the New York and Boston route, the postmas- ters, and special agent Holbrook, have been for several weeks on the alert,and have now pro- bably captured the robber. The amount of tLe robberies is supposed to be large Sexator Dovetas.—A telegraphic dispatch has been received in this city announcing that Senator Douglas will arrive by the evening superintendents on Tux Weatner —The following report of tLe weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. The time of observation is abont7 o'clock a. m.: DECEMBER 2, 1857 i -clear, pleasant -cleur, pleasant -Clear, pleasant. «cloudy, cool. -cloudy, warm. -cool, pleasant. -cloudy, cool. -clear, pleasant. ‘My wife, Joanna Calichan, ard ing Beprrated. and separate, | hereby give notice that sheis not autnor- ized to contract any debts on my account. and thet | will not be responsible for any contract after this dati Washington, Dee. 2. 1857. & REGULAR Mow ‘ Trustees of Pubire Schoo: py tos! WEDNESDAY RICKETTS, Sec. GOMERY Grarvs ng of the Company on WE NES NING, the 2d inst. Panctual attendance By order of ie Key: New York, N.Y are row living ebis which she may Petersburg, V: REY CALAGHAN. Portsmouth, V: en FS Raleigh, N.C Wilmington, N. Columbia, 8. C .cloudy, cool. Savannah, Ga. -cloudy, cool. Columbus, Ga Montgomery, Al Lower Peach Tree, Ala... Barometer at Washington 30 264, and rising. mouthly meets clear, pleasant. DAY EVE u are hereby notified _ mMéeting on WEDNESDAY -ight Infantry Arinory. As Well 83 Auy young men 18 years of a rs, are requested to attend this Mportance to the corn; RDs ‘0 o attend a company T P E Th HE Mexican Potiticat Exi.gs.—The papers nent. Deeanibar ak ok of the city of Mexico publish full lists of the po- litical exiles, adherents of Santa Anna, who wee baniehed by the recent decree. They number 45, the 23 by the Tennessee included tion of the rest is unknown. —Tie New York Tribune despatched a special reporter to the Territory of Utah, who will furnish that paper y reports of all that oceurs there and public faterest raugemeut has been made at a great expense, the reporler’s outfit alone costing over $300. 1 the militia laws about to be enforced in Let every member of the Guard be ut on Wednesday evening next, at 7% o’clocs. CHAIRMAN. NGKEGATION OF with full and e; Woshington, resolved of ground, in the City ANoTukEn New Teeritory.—Aim . sengers of the Northern Light at New York is James M. Crane, of California, on his way to Washington as the representative of the people of the Great Basin or Carson Va ley, who are de- sirous of having that part of Utah lying near the boundary of California erected into a new Terri- tory, separate from the Mormon dominion. such alotare requested to commanicat> with POLD OPPENTIEIMER, north side Pa, » between Oth and 1th atrects, No. 30, in RNISHED ROOMS to rent on ©. 452, between nd F {D> A captain of Her Britannic Majesty's ser- vide, and senior naval officer in Australia, has for- mally annexed the Cocos Isiands to the extended domain of Great Britain. an expedition set out from San Francisco, for the Purpose of recovering treasure which is supposed to have Leen buried by the pirates, who took a Spanish vessel somewhere in the Cocos Islands. The amount is supposed to Le some fifteen mil- lions of dollars, and the party who last left San ‘rancisco in search of it were very success. One expedition, that of the Julius Prin- gle, bas already been there from the same place, and failed in accomplishing the wishes of its originators. It would certainly be very unfortu- nate if the last party should succeed in finding the gold, and at the same time be prevented from taking it away by the huge paw of the British 12th and C midis NG LOCOMOTIVES, MAGIC LAN- LAMMONDYS, 7th street. E OR FOUR . About six months ago, id for them a few days Country. $30 will be taken for AUNCEY . \ Ose WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, No. 34 43¢ street, three doors north of P Sion oF THE SHow Watcues Chronometers, Duplex. Lever, Horizontal. Re- Musics! Wateh welry and Silverware repaired. welty, Siver, and —— & BLACKWELL'S LONDON Ten casks just received. ———— ee i> The New York Charter election yesterday is reported to have resulted in the defeat of Wood. The Journal of Commerce of last even- NUTS, CAULIFLOWER, corner Pr. ave. and 4th street. FrikST GRAND COTILLE The members of the Lafayette Club recpootfy | Bnnounce to their aud the public. that fair THURSDAY: Des. af tear at (eheed Ben + Dec. , wt Isler 5 Hazeli’s Celebrated Cotillon Band has ‘aced for the occamon. ‘he Committee pledce themselves to leave not ing undone that oan add to the and p! of our friends who may hoaor us with their presence. " tpg phe CENT etait ms a rw man an 1eR— re from the Club, or at the door on the evening Of the Ba: Committers af Arrangemen's. J. Knight. H; Simons, 'C. Miler, 5, MeW itiam, W.Butler) RL Ones, Carusi's SALOON. FRIDAY, Deoomber 4. First appearance th M’LLE TERE: by M’LLE TERESA PARODI. Boas, Grand Concert HENRY VIEUXTEMPS. the new English Prima lish Tenor. Ope os.) Conductor—slG NOR Pr RUGINI, MULE PARODI wil sng Anas, Lucretia Bor- ‘rovatore, Sonnambula. SS MILNER will ing“ With Verdure git” Ferien, and duetto Linda, with Mr. PER- KING, HENRY “TEUXTEMPS will piay Introduction pe gi ong Norms Fantasia on one string, Carnival eurce. °'MR. PERRING will sins“ Adelaide,” from Bee- thoven, one English Ballad, arda Dueti with MISS MILNER. - Admission, to all parts of the Hall, $1. No extra charge fur reserved seats. Seats car. be secured, beginning on T: atthe same Stores of Messrs. Rich. Davis and Metze- rott. Doors open at 7. Concert commences at’. 39 Concert OF SACRED MUSIC, WESLEY CHAPEL CHOIR, Assisted a! several talented Profeesors end Ama teurs of Washington and Baltimore, will give a CONCERT OF SACR MUSIC, On WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, WESLEY CHAPEL, ar Under the Direction - H. DANIEL. Tho Grand Pisano used on this ovexsion is of Hi let, Davis & Co.'s manufacture, and kindy loaned by John F. Elis, Tiickets 25 cents; can be had at Taylor & Mav we Wm Ballant; + Shillingto: m. x WANTED: at tors. One heeler & W, Siner’s. Any one having 8 good Machine for sale, of Wheeler & Wilson's prtent, can dispose of it by Making immediaie application *t the Waestington Machine Shirt Factory, 9th street, 7 doors from Pa, avenue. d2-st* SI UATION as Private Waiter is wanted by &n Activeand experienced Man, who will give undoubted reference as to qualifications and La acter. No chjections t ivate boarding house. Any cammands B. er. Box 15, Star OF- fice, will moet d ited. d2 +? who is thorough'y sequa: he bun Wishes & situntien in seme or Banking city. Rete: esas to character and e will be furnished to some ‘of the best vuses in Baltimore. Address A, B.C, Box No. g t Office, W arhington, D.C. edwitht ercantile D—M ECHANICS oct of work to nd PUT ON Torrey’s Patent ad ust acting DOOR-SPRIN+, jus’ intro us ason.. Mencaa, by a litre in- dustry, easily ay mt it. Apply to aishing V nw Wwas TED TO HIR E.—$3,0, for the term of 5 years, secured on an improved farm. of S00 acres. by adeed of trust. situated near the city. In terest paidannua'ly. Any one wishing to invest in that way, will plense address J. B. S., Box 563, Washington city, stating when and where an inter- View canbe had. Interest paid semiannually if pre- ferred. miv-tt ing It at the above-named st BOARDING. Beas DING.—a few young Men can be accom- modeted with BOARD at 479 Lith street, be- tween E and F. 4 2-2 pn | x a M RS. M. A. tKNIGHT thas taken the we. known and commodious house, 447 Pa. avenue, between Sd and 4 wtreets, south side, nearly op; site the Washington House, which has been oon letely renovated and fitted up with new and re 3 ul ited for 8 first-class BOAKD:ING Knight bavire bad considerable experience in the same business in Bally . feels confiden e in «fering inducements to cent emen and ther wives,and members of Congress, (being con tiguous to the Capitol,) to eall and examine her ae- commodstions befure iocating themselves for winter. adSiw ° OAR DING.—Mrs. RUFF has taken the larce and commedious buuse, No. 396 D street, near 7th, where she intends to reat her Rooms, furnished or unfurnished, to single gentlemen, or geutlomen their wives, wich Board. Transient Hoarders by the day or week. Meals sent out at all hours of the day. » 16-tm* V OOD FOR SALE—1,00 cords OAK WOOD (standing) within tw esotthe Navy Yard Bridge. Terms easy rice to suit ths times, na further particulars, ress Box Ws ©) ° FOR PRESENTS.—Ciuzers wed @ ivited to cali and exanune S immense stock of TOYS and TIONS ais 310) REWARD will be given for the arrest and conviction of the person » lwo set fire to and destroyed the Frame House on the comer of N street south and Umon Alley, on the morning of Nov. 1857. é d l-eo2w CHAS. WILLE REMOVAL, E. TUCKER & co, dealers in HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS, HAVE REMOVED From No. 353 ro No. S2i, in the same Rlock south side of Pennsylvania avenue, second door from co:ner of Seventh street, where they will be plea: ed to show the largest and best they have ever presented to the publi Prepared to furnish first class Pa and BALLS with MCSIC for the seaso n. The latest and most Waitzes, Polk ps. Mazurka and Redowas have been rehearsed, and alxo th= Original touver’s QQuadriiles, wi: by this Band only th great Orders left at t or Mr. Gauty onfectionery sont L. Weber's residence, No. 5.9 G street y Yard,) will meet with prompt attention. s dlw LOUIS WEBER, Leader Mr. Metzerott, “There has been no such political excitement or years, as that of to-day, and the robably be larger even than that thrown at the last Presidential election. streets where the polling places are located swa:m with self-constituted vigilance committees, can- didates, runners, vote distributors, regular und special police, feel no particular interest in the election, but much to take a hand ina free fight on general principles. ‘The police arrange- ments are good and will suftice to keep down serious fighting during the day. About half zen policemen are stationed at every polling ce. . ‘It is reported that EF; T A CARD. RE attention of the public. and to purchase fine Gold aud Silver Watches, G ard Jewelry of the finest tion, 18 respectfully invit broker's sale which will take plsceon Thursday, 1 instant, at 10 o’clock a. m.,at my Auctic Room. No. 52 Seventh street. It is the largest an: Most important Pawnbroker’s sale which we hsve and it is well known that, at a sale of Mr. Herzberg, ticansed Pawabroker, sold to the highest bidder, and th was the attention vinimens ‘ed t wality , of ever: to the extemsive Pawn- ‘hting men. and Toukpens® who would like ver: RE MOVAL TO MORE. SPACIOUS “removed his PAPE SH MENT to No. 426,30 x-Alderman Orison Blunt, the Republican candidate for Supervisor, was shot in the Fifteenth Ward this morning. A per- son, Whose vote he had challenged, tol and shot Mr. Bluntthrough the head. An at- tempt to arrest the rutian was resisted. “The 7ist Regiment has been ordered out, for the preservation of the peace.”’ ‘The subscriber has HANGING ESTABLI doors above the old stand, next door to Mr. A. 1 mona’s Fancy Store. To those who have favored me with their orders I return my thanks, and solicit & continuance of their patronage. . Those indebted to me will have their accounts rendered during the present month, and I urge them to be as prompt in settling as I have been punctual in executing ther or ere. a Pee MARKRITER, Tur Nortuwrst Waar F Seventh street, eight doors above Odd Fellows’ Hall. Russian Measures —The Pacitic Advertiser, oo (published at Honolulu,) of the 1Sth of October, in noticing the arrival of sundry vessels at Hon- olulu from the north, deems the news from the whaling fleet in the Ochotsk Sea quite unfavor- able, in consequence of the ice holding out so long in July. But the most important intelli- gence derived from that quarter is the following, yy from the Advertiser : he drawback of ice, we learn from Mr. Dougherty that the Ruasian authorities have forbidden the capture of whales by foreign ves- selsin the bays and among the islands of the r Asiatic possessions, and their Intentions have sent war vessels to protect the grounds. The information was derived from the captain of the Russian war steamer Vostock, aod is doubtless reliable. If so, it will seriously Jnterfere with the success of the Ochotsk fieet, for the favorite resort of whalers {s in the bays over which the Russians can tion, That they have a perfect rig! licy no one can doubt. gland protect their own fishing and Russia can do the same. But wi vrounds are visited by the it seems to be little els¢ than a policy bed drive away Amer LEET.—Important WINES, LIQUORS, &o. 2 quarter casks arene Heidsick & Co. Champagne, quarts and ints, 0 cases Longworth & {ae old Fale Brandy id lO vetaves medium Brandy 20 sixteenths casks do. 2 barrels old (H? Whisky, very fine 1O Domestic Brandy. ¢ assortment of Gin, Rum, LTON & CO., 333 in order to carry Also in store, la: _2S-MW,Th&S vi , Visrrixa, AB AON AnD ) WEDDING iy wi 8 he Oficial aad Beals n19 eolm* 264 Pa. ave.. N’S EXTRACTS, all re, near 13th st,, hotel. exercise jurisdic- The United States 28-Sm LIONS, Canes, hats, KEEP WARM AND HAVE SPORT. Ihave just received from the manufn Boston another Supply of William F. Shaw's tent tins Heating STOVES, for beatin chambers, diu.ng rooms, dressing -roc houses, £0. Also, the finest assortment of Englirh and €er- man Sa ATES, for Ladies, Misses, Gevt.emen,and ‘Pocether with M * d Roys’ SILEIGHS. of the best quality, very handsome. and intest styles, aud for sala at C. Woodward's Metropolitan Stove and Grate Factory, Nos. 3i8 and 322 Peut. avenue. Stoves, Grates, Parlor Companions, Cookire Ranges, Furnaces, &c., in great variet ai Cc. Woobwarp. HEAba UARTERS for Shop Keeper's T * TOYS n S-3t _ LAMMOND’S, NEW JEWELRY. WATCHES, SILVER WARE, &e. M W.GALT & HRO., Open this morning a very large assortment of the above named coois. ersons in search of any thing new and elegant im their line wall do well to eal. M.W. GALT & RRO, nS» 324 Pa. av., between 9th and both ste. scecinnenibcieehtinmsiamnaadan name Rats, FIGS, PRUNES, & = yess. half and = boxes Raisins, ‘drums Smyrna Figs, Sexses Prunes, in jurs and faucy boxes, 5 boxes Fresh Citron. 16 d.zen as-orted Jeliies, 1 case Sardines. 15 boxes assorted Pickles, 5 barre!s do, Alroon hand Cranberries, Currants &c., Just rogers aud for sale by MPSON, HAMILTON & CO., 2 No, 383 Pa.av., pS MWTh between 434 and 6th sts. ROOMS, BUCKETS, &c. B #5 dozen Brooms, * do small Hearth Brooms a do uckets, do hists, F nests Basket: y ot! Just reocived and for anie by HO. P80. ILTON & Co. ae-MWthksie oN BAM Nova Peer,