Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1858, Page 2

EVENING ST. nd SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Intelligencer to day devotes its editorial columns to a reswme of yesterday’s Congres- sional proceedings. The Union is full of very able and interest- ing articles upon the absorbing question of the times—Kansas. It replies to the special plead- ing of the Philadelphia Press, wherein that journal mouths over so glibly the pretences of ‘the Republican party newspapers concerning the drift of its (the Union's) articles on the Lecompton Constitution. It also contains a review of Mr. F. P. Stan- ton’s “Appeal to the People,’’ wherein it is made palpable that to even seek to justify himself that gentleman has been compelled to ignore his own original record from beginning to end, and to mount behind Mr. Jim Lane on the now exceedingly stump-tailed hobby on which that individual has so long been cavort- February 2, 1958, 2 i> A Dill is now before the Virginia Legis~ lature to provide for the enslavement of free ne- groes under certain circumstances. to hire thei out for a period of three years from the date of the passage of the act, the proceeds of their Lire to be appropriated to their transporta- tion from the State. The hiring shall be man- ‘Syed by an overseer, to be chosen by the county courts of the several counties in the State, but it shall be competent for any free negro within the imitation above assigned, to emigrate voluntari- ly or enslave himself at his discretion. end of three years all free negroes found in the in the State are to be sold into slavery, the pro- ceeds of the sale to be deposited to the credit of The examination of T: ber, was concluded in New Haven, on Saturday, before Commissioner Ingersoll. James Holbrook, special nail agent, was ex- amined at length, his evidence relating to the fact that certain mails having been dixpatched on certain occasions from certain points, and which never came to hand; that on such occa- sions Tuckerman was on the trains, and in and out of the mail car, and was finally caught under cireumastances that can leave no doubt that he bad pursued a systematic course of mail rob- erman, the mail rob- The particulars of the arrest, as given by Mr. H._, are interesting. “On Sunday night, the 29h, I was again onthe train from New York ; { had arran; the Superintendent, and French, t to be secreted in the closet in t was in the closet with the ke half an bonr before the train there until the train arrived at New Haven; on .m., } arranged the mails in the New Office for the evening trains; 1 found ready to yo forward a mail from New Orleans, m, one from Philadelphia, more—all for Boston, one from New York to each Springfield, Worcester and Baston ; | took out the mail matter from the Bal- placed it inthe Philadelphia . ‘h I put in anoth- 8; thesmallest he baggage-car ; inside, more than eft, and continued one from Washin; ‘and one from Balt except one bulky er bay. (Mr. H. bag will hold about a bushel. «the New Orleans) was less than half full. and ‘was left of a convenient size to carr bag was nearly full; about fifteen min- utes after 1 got into the closet a trunk was shoved e-mean, inquired where it was {tis mine, { will tell you, jin a Moment after the in; John, the bagy: to go; some one replied you need not mark i defendant got into the he did not know how and if he met a person he would return that night ; we the baggaye-master one, and T. ig @ newspaper; he remained he we took steam powe’, and car,and told John ¢ would go that night, he expected at S; in the car until ¢ then went into a more of him until we within two or three miles from Stamford ; e came in and lay down upon the mail bags; he stayed there until we nearly reached New Haven; at Stamford. the other persons in the car left fo: Tuckerman remained; the lights were Temoved ; the car was very still while they were out; (the prisoner's trunk was now shown; it isa as soon as the car was across the car, and the rattl of the staples and locks of a mail bag, and b @ fall, as of something dropping into a trunk, and heard a trunk shut; then steps again toward the mail bags, and anot the car was after that s bad left it returned; back, Tuckerman w: aaw this throu, before arrivin; r about five min- lain, black trun ber rattling of locks ; till, until the petsons who after the light was brought ‘as then lying on the mails; I gb acrack in the partition; just i at New Haven I saw defen at the trunk taking out a mail-ba: New Orleans bag, for Boston, doubled hand; be went toward the pile of mails where be had been lying; after a moment's hesitation 1 Went out into the car, told Tacke:man I believ d he was the man who had he said be bad not been since he left Stamford just then he told the Lag- rench; he said he knew Freach, aud French knew who he was; after I got the handcuffs on him, I told the crowd he ‘was a mail robber, and had been carrying it on for some time; Tockerma: him and bis trunk to thi depot; when there, [said to Tuckerman: “this 48 serious business; your robberies of the mails have been very extensive, and I have been on your track {wo or three weeks; the amount of drafts and other valuable enclosures taken from those mails have been ver thing for me to know is whether you can make Testitution of the valuable contents of these let- ters, as I fear that in some cases the endorsers be lost."* Tuckerman look: “Is this Mr. Holbrow! and asked him if he knew me; b knew all about me;’’ he then said he wished he new who he Ws talking to; [ asked bim what would like to know just ow much control | had in these matters, and that in case all I said was true, and he could re- Store the stolen property, or any considerable part of it, what could be done; I told him I could make no bargains with him, but that if he made restitution, | would use what influence I had with the District Attorney and Postmaster penalty as light as possible, the Court could send hit to Stare Prison two or ten years for each offence. Mr. Tuckerman’s counsel claimed that three of inst him must be set aside. as the Government cannot fix upon the place where the robbery took place, nor designate the jutis- diction that bas cognizance of the offence. elear that the mails were robbed four tiines be- tween New York and Springfleld; but in three cases (Mr. Holbrook identifying the spot where enue of them took place) the question arises, did the rybberry take place in the State of New York, Connecticut or Massachusetts ? esting question, as the robbery took place on the at the@ute of 40 miles Perfiaps some farther legislation will be uecessary in order that mail robberies on the cars may be placed within the jurisdiction from whence the inails start, or through which they jot my pocket-book; age master to go for nu said nothing; ¢ conductor's room in large, and the fist ed at me earnestly, k;” I said yes, e said “no, but ‘be meant; he said he General to make the reminding bin that the four counts ay, This is an inter- cars whea the: Tuckerman waived an: and was ordered to be bel: the fourth Tuesday of February. bail be was committed to jail. The indietment es four distinct mail robberies, further examination, in $20,000 for trial on against bim char, and contains thir PIERSONAL -.-. Hon. Joshua Vansant, of Md., teat Wil- lars’ Ex-Governor T. G. Pratt, of Maryland, is Robert Tyler, of Pa., and Hon Jobn - Ex-Governor : Walker and ex. Stanton are in New ¥ ; gon, Md, Col. F Bell. and Lady, akeman, N. Y., ae at Lee, U.S.A, ExGov P Texas, and Hon. A.W: --- Thurlow Weed is “bobbi Washington, lobbyi with Eli Thayer, {fn nization Central America scheme noticed in yesterday's Lord Napier and the new the- bee ited to the Irish ‘or of the Northern Colo- sonals, relative to atre, suould hav. c News, instead of the New Y: -.-+ The late Governor McDowell juformed the writer of this article that in the late Mr. Ritchie’ gton, inkstands were @ place in bis garden. is was done for tor preserved what other men would have lost —Staunton Va. Vindicator. ---+ The Paris correspondent of the Courier des Etats Unis writes that a lawsuit bas been institu- President of the ramatic Authors. against Alex. The plaintitt demand 145,000 francs, or the insertion of his name io fu- ture side by side with that of bis collaborateur the title-page of tbe Count of Monte Christo, Three M M. Au Pmt at of WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tue Very Last “Arrest to Tae Peorie.” These are times when “appeals to the people’’ are very fashionable, evidently. Not long since, we were solicited to publish the ‘appeal to the people”’ of a person previously employed as a folder under the House of Representa- tives, whose place had been given to another; and subsequently we were asked to publish a similar “‘appeal’’ on the partof a removed per- son previously holding a clerical office under the Interior Department. Undersuch circum- stances—such manias being infectious—we are not surprised to find that Mr. Frederick P. Stanton, the removed Secretary of the Territory of Kansas, regards his case of sufficient im- portance to warrant him in publishing the “ appeal te the people” we find in Saturday's Intelligencer, against the President's exercise of his right to remove him when that function- ary became satisfied that he was using his late position to the end of fomenting the disturb- ances, and to strengthen the political ends of Lane, Robinson & Co., in Kansas. As the Republican party in Congress will doubtless seek to use the fact that before Mr. Stanton turned to be a Topeka-ite politician he was nominally a membor of the Democratic party—though while serving in Congress he was notoriously regarded by the supporters of the principles of the Democratic party as being as loose a Federalist as any avowed opposition gentleman in the hall—his “appeal to the peo- ple’’ acquires sufficient interest to warrant us in devoting a column of the Star to its eluci- dation, notwithstanding the pressure upon us of matters of substantial public importance. He is a hard used gentleman doubtless. In- deed they are all hard used. In the whole course of our experience we never yet knew @ removed office-holder who had not, in his own estimation at least, becn very unfairly dealt by. Yet. some how or other, the public cannot be made to enter with sufficient zeal into the cause of the griefs and disappointments of gen- tlemen in such situations. The world refuses to sympathize with them to the extent of sub- verting the order of things-political in order to right their wrongs. Though all Republican party-dom may howl in chorus until their throats become hoarse, we see no reason, judg- ing from the past, to imagine that they will be able to churn any particular sympathy for the writer of this last ‘appeal to the people’’ that will make against the future of the strength of the Democratic national organization. Mr. Stanton evidently accounts for his remo- val on the ground only of his bold and efficient discharge of his duty; and, to make that alle- gation plausible, of course intimates that Pres- ident Buchanan and his Administration; in Kansas matters, were mere conspirators, plot- ting against the rights and liberties of the peo- ple of the Territory. In borrowing this idea from his new fuglemen—Jim Lane, Robinson, Greeley & Co.—Mr. Stanton haz hit upon nothing new; for it has formed the basis of almost everybody's complaint who has lost an office through the exercise of the power of re- moval. The Scar’s readers will remember well the unanimity with which Democratic public opinion called for his displacement, in the be- lief that a desire to get into the Senate of the United States had induced Mr. Stanton to strike hands with Lane, Robinson & Co. They could attribute his apparent intimate associa- tion with those parties—his constant repetition ot their arguments and statements concerning Kansas affairs—his evident entire sympathy and co-operation with them—to naught but the Senatorial mania, which has turned the head of many a far more reliable Democrat in Kansas before it got into his, to no other conceivable cause. In truth, from Maine to Texas, the Demo- cratic party, with one accord, demanded his removal, because satisfied that he was using the power of his position tostrengthen the cause of the Abolition leaders in the Territory. So he was removed. His subsequent course, as seen by the light of the newspapers “taking on’’ indignantly on that account, embraces ample proof of the jus- tice and propriety of that act. In the columns of the New York Tribune, for instance, he has subsequently been exhibited, in accounts from Kansas, as being among the most active and earnest opponents of the Democracy in the Territory. So much for his case, personally. His allegations of fraud, violence, &c., against the Democracy of the Territory, are hardly worth a comment; for they are but the pleas under which Jim Lane seeks to justify the mur- ders and other outrages committed by him and through his machinations. He, and the rest of Mr. Stanton’s political friends in the Territory, acknowledge the force of no law there but that of their own will, backed by violence. Every- thing smacking of legal opposition to the suc- cess of their schemes to rule by the force of murder, arson and treason, has so long been denounced by them for fraud, suppression of the popular will—border ruffianism, if the reader pleases—as that all but those immediately sym- pathizing with them know well that Mr. Stan- ton, in revamping them, gives them no addi- tional ferce whatever. Governor Walker it will be remembered, tried his hand at it in the accounts he gave to to the Republican-party Washington letter- writers concerning the outrageous character of the Lecompton constitution. According to his representations to those parties which were paraded in print from Mason and Dixon's line to Passamaquoddy, the Lecompton con- stitution was but a budget of frauds and viola- tions of Republican principles. In fact, just what Jim Lane & Cv. had pronounced it to be long before Gov. W. thus repeated their tiews of it at this point. Its publication in a thou- sand newspapers, however, blocked that game of making capital against the Democratic cause as involved in Kansas affairs: for it at once proved to the satisfaction of the entire Democ- racy of the country, that the Governor had gone over to the Topekaites, body and breeches, in the hope of getting into the Senate of the Uni- ted States thereby. The grand result of his misrepresentations of the character of that in- strument, may be told in a few words, as foul- lows—viz: [t caused all to ask themselves the question—if Governor Walker will lend himself to farther the cause of the Topekuites to the extent of spreading, through the Republican party letter-writers, such accountsas they gave of such an instrument as the Lecompton consti- tution proved to be on publication, what will he stop at in his evident desire to strengthen the cause of the opponents of the Democratic party? it has long been patent to all that the views of everything connected with Kansas affuirs (as proved by the New York Trtbvne) entertained by Mr. Stanton are but diluted parapbrases of those ef Governor Walker. In fact, that those gentlemen work together in all their present Political ends and aims. So, no sensible person wonders that, in appealing to the people, Mr. Stanton bases his justification of his labors in the Territory to strengthen the cause of the opponents of the Democratic party, on the same Jim Lane-ish accounts concerning the Kansas measures and policy of the Presi- dent, and the acts of the Democracy there, which Mr. Walker promulged so industrious- ly, immediately after his return from the Territory, through the busy pens of the Re publican newspaper correspondents at this point. These accounts have been again, and again, and again disproved, until there is not & Demoorst in the land who does not compre- hend, that if the opponents .of the. constitution are in the majority in Kansas, as alleged, they owe their defeat to their own no- torious preferences for rebellion against the authority of the General Government, to a par- ticipation in the Territorial elections ; the only means of righting political wrongs known to r system. a to Mr. Stanton’s appeal, the friendsof the Lecompton constitution in Kan- sas, are but as a handful, when compared with its opponents. Those who havé read even the New York Tribune's accounts of the valorous deeds of the latter for a year past. are perfect- ly aware that they are men ready to use the knife and revolver to maintain what they call their rights. With the memery of their deeds of persistent outrage and violence in the pop- ular mind, it will require far more subtle rea- vning than that of Mr. Stanton, to induce the public to regard them as shorn lambs, unmer- cifully used by the other side, whom they outnumber ten to one, according to his (Mr. Stanton’s) intimation. Now, it is well-known that no organized band of Missourians voted in the Territory in the election for members of the Lecompton convention, nor in the subse- quent elections of the 2lst of December or the 4th ultimo, the two first of which Mr. Stanton’s precious lambs suffered to go by default. In both those elections, though Mr. Stanton’s po- litical friends refused to vote, they perpetrated all the violence at and about the polls that then and there occurred. This fact is recorded in a multitude of Kansas letters published in the Tribune and other journals sympathizing with Mr. Stanton. The memory of these patent facts being fresh in the minds of all, we have no fear whatever that because Mr. Stanton represents the Topeka interest to have been unjustly and illegally martyred in the occurrences in connection with the Lecompton constitution, that his state- ments to that end will carry any more weight with the popular mind than did Governor Walker's accounts of the character of that con- stitution after the publication of that ipstrament far and wide. Indeed, we do not perceive how, in these common sense days, they can effect a whit more, (if as much.) for the Republican party cause, than the virtual proclamations which Jim Lane issues now and then. How much that is, may be judged by the heavy vote of his own followers on the 4th ult., for State officers, under the provisions of this Lecompton constitution . The truth is, the Kansas game is about played out, and this throwing of the last card of the opposition will not win for them a single point. They lost it (the game) in refusing to ex- ercise their privileges under the law, and cannot now snatch the victory from those who exercised theirs by any amount of repetition of Jim Lane £ Co.'s stereotyped and so oft-refuted charges of fraud, violence, &c., against the victors. Tne Exrectep Messace, transmitting the Lecompton Constitution of Kansas to Congress, had not reached either hall at 1 p. m. to-day. Great anxiety to hear it read was manifested in and around both chambers. It appears to be understood that asa state paper it is destined to prove one of the most effective documents of late years seeing the light in this country. According to the general impression among the public men in Washington, it will show that the Lecompton Convention was clothed with full power to act in the premises as they did act, and that those of the Territory who complain against its action are estopped from such complaints by the fact that their refusal to take part in the election of its members gave to their opponents the legal majority—the only majority known to the laws. Or in other words, that they—the Topeka-ites—were the wrong- doers against themselves. 1t is further anticipated that in this message the President will fortify his position, that the Lecompton Convention was legal, and acted within its legitimate powers only, by irrefrag- ible quotat'ons from Governor Walker himself, before he chayged his political status. Itis probable that ere the Svar is issued to-day th message will be received and read; though not in time to enable us to comment upon its con- tents from actual knowledge of them. Kansas.—The public will perceive that Gen. Clarkson, the bearer of the Lecompton eonsti- tution, who arrived in this city, was duly anti- cipated and subsequently announced im the Star, bears out to the letter our statements con- cerning the result of the late Kansas elections, and the facts connected with them. Thisis ev- ident in the accounts of his declarations upon the subject already published in Washington correspondence of a great many journals We are glad to find that his prompt and emphatic contradiction of the free soil roorbacks, about those results rehashed and telegraphed from the office of the St Louis (abolition) Democrat, and asseverated to by persons lobbying at this point against the acceptance of the Lecompton con- stitution, has had the effect of at once exploding those so characteristic stories. Post Orrice Aprointuent.—Joseph Weeks, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been appointed by the Post Office Department as express route Agen’, from New York city to Cincinnati, Ohio, in place of Thomas Snyder, resigned. The salary is $1,000 per annum. Tax Weatuer.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. The time of observation is about 8 o’clock a.m : Fesrvary 2, 1858, Philadelphia, P: -cloudy, cool. Baltimore, Ma «cloudy, cool. Washington, -cloudy, cool. Richmond, Va -cloudy, cool. Petersburg, Va -cloudy, cool. Norfolk, Va -. .clear, mild. Raleigh, N.C -clear, cool. Wilmington, lear, cool Charleston, 8. lear, cool Augusta, Ga... »Clear, cool. Savannah, Ga. Macon, Ga... Lee Ga jontgomery, Ala. Lower Peach Tree, Al «clear, cool. clear, cool. clear, cool -clear, cool clear, cool From tug West. Cumberland, Md... -cloudy, cool. Wheeling, Va.... .cloudy, cool. Barometer at the Smithsonian, at 7 a. m., (cor- rected for temperature,) 29,559. Thermometer, on the Smithsonian tower, min imum last night, 34°; near the ground, 35°. Yesterday’s rain, 434g hundredths of an inch. ne The Niagara S$! Canal. There appears to be some person about this capital who is desirous of obtaining a little notc- riety, by writing against the Niagara Ship Canal, I refer to a communication which appeared in the Daily Star of the 2th of December, over the sig- nature of ‘:Vigilius,”’ and a rebash of the same, yublished in the New York Herald of the 23d of Teaeary whieh have but recently been brought to my attention. Tam one of the Commissioners appointed by the New York Legislature; one of the Directors named in the charter, and the Commissioner ap- inted by the Board of Commissioners and the tends the work, to present memorials to Congress, praying for a Sp of land to aid in the construction of the N ra ShipCanal. As such, I pronounce every statement of the articles referred to, false in every essential particular, and the insinuations cowardly and contemptible. pose to in newspa| scus- ie wit bs id axente of expiring lent monop- volies, or of partion influenced only by jealous ma- . My business is with members of Con- lg A shall present the case to them can- Siaty and fairly, believing that as they shall be made acquainted bobaor sot Ma sms ee sek aie oP riation, to be honestly nterprise. I invite nye Se the nee poncodicnd corporators, and that an tion be mades it Ae eadad in the moet legen manner, against wiles of speculators who bave India-rubder consciences, and are jealou, iy ir am- bition as public plunderers. The parties eng: in this crusade against the ship canal are well known, and should ups dened tinue to court news: notoriety on the subject, the public shall have their names, residences, motives, and some facts in regard to their own coin of the couatry a legal elastic projects that ae of generab interest. of $25; made the o:det of Nr. ims — Joux Fiex, 4s Mason. from the Committee on Clainus, ting in bebalf of Niagara Canal. 2 bill fo indemnify the master Wasningoa, Fev. Le 180). re eof the Spanish schooner Armistead and ber nino- ject also CONGRESSIONAL. ‘Pmies ity report on the same subject was Thirty-fitth Congress— First Session. Ix THe Senate, yesterday, afier the Sta:’s re- Port closed, the consideration of the bill to in- crease the military establishment of the United States was continued. Mr. Houston, in opposing the measure, said he had every disposition to rend~r # cordial support to the Administration, but it is contrary to the genius of our institations to maintain a large standing army in times of . He also al- luded to the treatment of the Indians, and urged that greater humanity should be exercised to- wards them Mr. Wilson gave notice that at a proper time he should move te amend the bill by striking out all ufter the enacting clause, and inserting a substitute authorizing the President, in order to eaforce the laws, maintain peace with the Indian tribes, and protect citizens on the routes of im- migiation to the Territory of Utah, (and to be employed only in said Territory,) to accept the services of any number of volunteers not exceed- ing five thousand, who muy offer themselves as infantry, to serve for twelve months, ested ext viously discharged, and appropriating blank dollars for the purpose of carrying its provisions into effect. The further conside:at me of x Dill was then ned till half-past 12 o’clock to-day. Pa Douglas moved that the Senate precrell to the consideration of the bill providing for the ad- mission of Minnesota, as a State, into tbe Union He thought the two gentlemen selected to repre- sent that State on this floor should be allowed to take their seats and participate in the business. ‘They should respec f bave part in the Pacific Railroad matter, as it is a subject in which they are deeply interested Mr. Gwin was opposed to the consideration of the Minnesota Dill in preference to the Pacific Railroad bill. Mr. Green thought the taking up of the Min- nesota bill at this time would be premature, as the census of the Territory ix not yet all received and such an action might prejndice the bill it- seit. a bill making an of invalid and other pensions; se to be printed. was extended sixty days into Committee of the in the appropriation for by the Thlety! thivd and Thi Mr. Houston, of Ala., was work not yet finisbed lato the expediency of rescinding dered scinded bi the matter may be made to-morrow Mr. Crittenden was in favor of considering the Minnesota bill first. He thovght a proper respect for the peeps of that ‘Territory and her represen- tatives here demanded that this course should be pursued. Mr. Seward wos in favor of taking up the Min- nesota bill tist Mr _ Fitzpatrick, from the committee who re- ported the Minnesota bill, said that he had been sick and contined to his room for some ten days past, and had not, therefore, had opportunity to examine the matter. He desired that the subject should be delayed for a few het be Mr. Douglas pressed the mot! jon, and called for the yeas and nays upon it. Mr. Green stated that Mr. Sebastian, a member of thé Committee on Territories, was now con tiaed to his room by sickness; and, as be desired to be present when this Lill was ‘taken up, Mr. G. was in favor of postponing it until tae pro time, when Minnesota will glide into the Union withour causing a ripple on the political waters Mr. Mason regaided the proposition as not having had due examination. More time should be allowed in order that members may consider all the circumstances and exigencies that sur- round the adinission of new States at this session He was cppeed to taking up this question now, and would prefer that it should postponed until the matter of the admission of Kansax should stand in its proper light before the people The debate was continued for some time longer and participated in by Messrs. Wilson, Bayard, Hale, Brown, Douglas, Greea and others, but without taking the question the Senate adjourned In THE Housk, yesterday, at the time of closing our report, the bill to supply a deficiency caused by the omission in the enrollment of the bill making appropriations for the national armories, was under consid-:ation. Mr. Marshall, of Ky., was convinced that the bill ought not to pass. “There is a law providin; a method Sooodiag to which a sum appropriated by Congress may be transferred from one point of service to another point of service in the same department. Whenever si~h a transfer is made the law requires that it shall be done upon the easton of the head of the department to the resident of the United Statex, and that the Pres- ident upon bis responsibility, shall make the transfer, and that the disposition made of the public ony so appropriated shall, by a special message of the President, be accounted for with- in the first week of the session. Had the Presi. deat been fully advised of this a propriation ? He would like to have some evidence of that fact ; for if so, it was the duty of the President to have complied with the law, and to have advised us of the disposition of the public mo; within the first week of the session; but up to thin tiave the President is entirely silent upén this subject. Tuis appropriation was not a diversion, and was not put upon the ground of a diversion from one branch of the public service to another, and he ventured to say that the President had never come to an official determination upon the sub- ject. ‘The thing bad been managed between Colonel Craige, the bead of the ordnance depart- ment, and the Attorney General. He urged that the O/dnance Bureau had trans- ferred the appropiiations of $200,000 for the pur- pose of sepelying the militia with arms, to the uses of the National Armories for the mauufac- printing already done could ¢ opposed the amendment The amendment was adopted cernin, order to sel phos Practice of advertisin, vice of this city Papers tions shall thereafter be made thereto for his political services. work done. document, unless by joint reselution — not counted our report closed. there. Persons belonging to the opposition ernment party at Rockville, Md., last week her on corn stalks. ‘be appointed to superintend and aid in the prepe- ration of a catalogue, abstract, and index of the original documents and papers of the United Sates idell intredtced @ Dill making the silver Me Slidell fi 2 2 tq be ~4 day for the 15th submitted by a member ofthe Committee ‘M:. Hunter, from finance committee, reported appropriation for the payment In tHE House, to-day, the consideration of the bill providing for the greater safety of tHe Itves of passengers on ocean steamers was postponed until the 9th instant, and the amendments pro- by the Committee of Commerce were or- On motion of Mr. Harris, of Ttl., the time for ta ing testimony in the Nebraska election case On motion of Mc. Phelps, the House then went yhole, and took consideration the bill for sapplying a defile’ SFT di ‘Ae , order irty-fourth Congress. the opinion that it is in the power of the House to reduce the price of printing even after the election of the printer bas been bad. He thongbt it was in the wer of the House to rescind the order for pub- ishing books. and to so alter that order as to reduce the number of books orden d Even after the contract for printing had been made, if the works bave not been commenced, the House has still the right to reduce the amount of printing or rescind so much of the order as includes the Mr. Phelps sabmitted an amendment, direct- ing the joint Committee on Printing to inquire the order for any portion of the printing which has been or- Mr P. stated, in support of his amendment, that if it is expedient to diminish the amount of rinting ordered, the committee can make xneb Tageiries as shall enable the House to decide ad- vantageously in relation to the matter, printing ix ordeved by a resolution it can be re- resolution. If the committee find that it will be expedient to suxpend the publica- tion of auy work not yet commenced, a report on Mr. Sewa d said if the amendment is worth auything, it shows that the whole matter should be left to the Committee before any legislation whatever ix had on the subject. He inquired by what ruie an equitatle compensation for the decided upon. Mr. Houston ottered a farther amendment con- zdvertiri yg for propossls for any works by tne Departments of Government This amendment gave rise to considerable de- bate on the point of order involved in the amend- ment, as to whether it was germain to the sub- ject matter of the bill nnder eonsideration Mc. H. illustrated bis amendment by referring for the se- the Departments in three of the pa His amendment provides that the said printing shail only be inserted in two of the city ir. Boyce offered an amendment, and that hereafter no order for printing should be givem until the matter ix prepared, and that no addi Mr. B. urged the passage of this amendment, as its effect would be effective in preventing a waste of money in this manner in future. Mr. Lovejoy of Illinois inquired whether any part of the moueys contemplated to be appropri- ated were to go to Mr. Philips as compensation Mr. Phelps announced that, under the amend- ment he offered, neither Mr. P. nor any one el-e a any money for printing, except for Mr. Garnett of Va. offered an amendme: hibiting the printing of any extra copies The amendment wus adopted—affirmative 99, ‘his matter was still under consideration when {>> Advices from Montevideo to Ixth Novem ber state that rema:kable events had taken place The President dissolved Congress by force, and banished without trial some twenty The House of Representatives was invaded by a force of two hundred men and two pieces of artillery, and the members were ordered to close their session ‘The cause of these disturbances was the treaty of commerce and limits with Brazil, which Govern ment desired should be approved. The Rosas party promot: d the intrigue by supporting Gov- After this, and just when a revolution was expected, Gen. Don Manuel Oribe, of lamen table celebrity ax chief of the famous siege of Montevideo, and worthy lieutenant of Rosas, died. Government being deprived of that sup- Port. bas engaged in conference with the liberal ee ee There were three new cases of simall-pox 1" A gentleman, writing in the American Axricultarist, states that be entirely cwed a fine young mare, afflicted with the heaves, by feeding ture of arms. He now thought that if any appro- priation is made it should be for the purpose of Page) the militia with arms, whence the $200,00 of last year’s appropriation was divert- ed He regarded the transfer of the funds as un- mm. Pieh2 ot PUBLIC SCHOOLS —The monthly meet. ing of NY 1 it f Publio Schools will be held on WEDNESDAY, February 3d, at 43 0'ol’k RO. RICKETTS, Secsetary, authorized. Now, should Congress pass this bill the real amount of money placed to the use of the Ordnance Depaitment for the purpose of manufacturing arms would be $560,000, instezd of $360,000, which the last Conyiess intended to give. [Me was in favor of making the appropri- ation directly to that branch of the government fiom which it bad been diverted, rather than to the depastment by which it has been consumed. Mr. Curtis agreed with the geutlemau frou Leer ae Mr. Hughes called for tne previous question, which was sustained—ayes 78, noes 51. UAR DS —You are her tend a roguiar mc WEDNESDAY E attendance is called for, By order of Captain Key feb 2-20 THOS. WEDNFSDAY fel st ATTENTION MONTGOMERY \ 6 yy notited to at meting Of the com ENING, Sd instant, McENIRY_ Secretary. MECHANICS, WORKINGMEN, and ail others in favor of the new Code of Laws are invited to attend a meeting at Temperance Hi Ss Feb, 3d nt 643 o'clock. Ei speakers have been inviled to address the meeting. Mr. Faulkner then addvessed the Cominittee in answer to the objections to the bill The question was then taken on the amendment offered by Mr. Stanton, of Obio, making the amount appropriated $130,000 instead of $360,000; and it was not agreed to—yeas 56, nays 195, as follows: Yxas.—Messrs. Abbott nett, Bill room, corner of 10th on TUBSDAY EVE o'clock. As busine: gursted, iderson, Atkins, Ben- fair, Boyce, Bur- roughes, ©: lark, € voxle, eoture on Home and its Inti Greaie, Burton Craige, H. Winer Davis, et Protestant Church, 9th stre: ohn y 5 f Mass , ‘Timo- thy Davis of Lowa, Dean, De’ t, Dodd, Durfee, Fenton, Foley, Foster, Garnett, Giddings. Guman, Gilmer, Goodwin, Granger, Greenwood, Grow, Lawrence W. tall, Harlan, Hill, Houston,Howard, Kelsey. Kilgore, tenon, Leiter, Lovejc Humphrey Marshail, ‘Maynard, Mooi E. J. Mortis, 1. N. Morris, F. H. Moni cols, Olin, Valmer, Parker, Peytoo, P: Ready, Ricaud, Seward, H. M. shaw, u Sher- man, Spinner, Stanton, Wilham S-ewart, Talbot, ‘Tappan, ‘Thompson. ages Trippe, Under wood, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron, Waltun, bilhu B. Washburne, Israel Washbura, Watkins, Wil- son, Wood, and Wortendike—8s, Navs—Messrs. Adinin, Ahl. Andrews, Artold, Avery, Barksdale. Blair, occck, Bowie, Brayton, Bufhnion, Burlingame, Bur hie, Chattee, Chapman, Joho B, Clark, Claw: Chugman, Joho Cochrane, Cock ius, Corning, Cox, James Cray Dairell, Dé Keuben WN ENING, Feb. Adnuttance 25 cents: the debt of the Chure! No evening of .he lecture. ICECR F xallon. bree corner 12th and F st. jan 21m" mundsou, Fi ; iter loes, Roman Punch, &e., at $1.50 xer gallon, jab fas Small and larce Cukes of all wale Jewett, J. Charlotte de Russe, Blanc Mange. logg, Knapp, *bM. Kunkel, Landy, Lat \etcher, Maclay, MeKibhin. Samuel 3. mM Miles, Miller, Millson, Montgomery, Morrill. O. A: Morse, Niblack, Pend.eton, helps. thillips, Pot- ter, Powell, Purviance. Quitman, Reagan, Keilly, Rutchie, nubbi Ruttin, Russell. Sandidge. Say- age, Scales, Scott, Aaron Shaw, Shorter, Sickles, Singleton, Robert Smith, Samuel A. Smith, Stall, worth, Stephens, Stevenson, James A. Stewart, zs Miles Tay-or, ‘Thayer, Wa: Cadw iader C.| PNDIA RUBBER Wyacnbargen Whie Wi eae Neer: | Datta son, and Johu V. Wright—It5, fe 2-st « of the Merchants’ will be held at the Penns lvanaavenus rtance will be brought up for consideration, s punetual attendance is re- febi SAMUEL BACON, President HOME, SWEET HOME !—The Rey, C. cates Reese, D. D.. of &a timore, de roceeds to liqnidate jun 2-«t Rev. B. F. Brooxn, of Balti- rrivcture for the ben: fit of y,inthe McKendree (ha >el, between 9th rud bth . February 21 he Future ba to be tad at the residenca of J New York avenue, or at "he door 2AM AND WATER ICES, best quality. in moulds or otherwise, a Pairgand other public en'ertainments urnished at less rates, at the Philadelphia Confec- 8. J. FUSSELL, EEE JCE CREAM! ICE CREAM! Uz chess !—The*very best Ice Cream and ‘a ‘inds, and a large collection of Fruits. at ‘confectionery ai more “No, 38 6th attest, between @ oa H. P S.—Parties, Balls, and Weddings furnished a Confectionery and a of ditt LAMMOND The bill was then read a third time and passed. Mr. Boyce submitted a resolution, which was agreed to, for the appointment of a committee to inquire into a reduction of the expenses of the Government, the navigation laws, and the grad- ual repeal of all duties on imports. The House then went. into Committee of the Whole and took up the bill to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for printing, binding, &c. After some dixcussion— , Mr Seward submitted an amendment to the amendment providing that the money appropri- ated by the bill should be received in full for all work ordered by the Thirty-third and Thirty- ‘int, for evening parties, at Pim par M* WIFE, HANNAH, havi board, I forewarn all person: on my account, ax I is she contracts, FVINAL NOTI the limits of t Cc. SAN B&ass SKIRT HOOPS. FANCY HAIR __LAMMOND’S_ ng, left my bed and irom trusting her not be responsible for any HUNTE®. Es Laws on the subject of delinquent Land will be rig idly pursued unless the Taxes are. — bi Siti fe 2-east Sheriff Alexazdria county, Va. esses, and then only under legal con- — = oom datts to ae acterainen by the Seeretary of the Bishor Mel VAINE’S EVIDENCES OF Treasury. CARISCIANITY ‘an be had only f. at MR. BALL, This amendment to the amendment was agreed to—ayes 78, noes 43 The question being upon the amendment as amended, the Committee rose and the House re- sumed its session. Mr. Lane, by unanimous consent, presented the constitution of Oregon, and it was referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Parrott, by unanimous consent, presented joint resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, solemnly protest! against the admission of Kansas under the ompton constitution, and playing for ite admission under that adopted at eee laid on the table and orde: to be inted. Pithe Speaker an laid — Seales a message from the President several commu- nications from the Treasury’and War = is not sectarian bargain and show your fiends '. PHILP respectfuli: a @ public generally is intention to commence vusiness as a ROOK- and STATIO y yk rade, hi Siyermaucst PENS AgF GALLERY, rate attractions hit tothe jngton, his inabili i coanta ; whieh were appropelataly Glopessd at, Hote fees aneethe hata natality nt present to obtain and the House then ned. Mosars. Wall, Stephens & (:o "s new re Av., (recently oantpied the “* Resolute’ Preceedings of To-day. mee “Turner Gallery ,”) which will be In tHe Senate, to-day, Mr. Wilson presented the memorial of E.R. Livingston, of Mass., to w deys for F fty Cents Bookstore uf MISS THOMAS. in Goornetone re s Ss, ‘This work is: ian and cannot be bought so other source. The 'ith lecture is 8nd should be inevery family. Look out for tne it Peassin PHILS ew ESTABLISH. nounces to his fri 3, Inthe meantime m Uma ti ad Poet ned atene™ Pe Wastinetos THEATRE. CROWDED RIGHTLY® Re-engagement of the Fairy Star, “ ™, MISS AGNES ROBERTSON: | o. and her last performance ip . “ y ROSH, MARIA. SALLY ON, me AT vit: ro MR. DION BUURCICALLT the ar “enrich Exquisite. THIS EVEN) ‘eb. 2. NG. F § ten 25 three acts, written by Dion TBourcionut, to nies rate the rr LOVE AND MONEY. 4 After which, for the en ~ Mr. Bowreicauit’® THE YOUNG ACTRESS. “The extreme 4 with whieh the audience re- oe this Grates! o-repot arte, writen for Sod delinented with marvetious finish by Aliss Agues Robertson, induces the mauagement to repes! Pio re open at 7; performance commences at 7%. fe2 NHE FIRST GRAND ANAL AL BAL. Washington Quadrille Association, To 8 ivEN PHILBARMON (Awoinise ST, vadnile Assoomtion beg leave Pa cchievonsme et pee public in gen- eral, thas they wail five tear iret sant bail, at the aby a Hal, on MU Oe Cabesten Brass and String Bund bas been engag eocason. ras crseueod Cabaret has been e eared to serve nts, Post po hats or allowed in the room K 1.4 R—adnutting @ gentiemca eae eh el he, tas dienes the door on the night of the occasion. Gane: mis. yr ngs oat i Fs Eatlon, C.WiSafie,” 6 T.O.N- May, J. 8! Freak, fo2-3:* --« — f .F : BENEFIT OF THE OR- [R444 FoR THE BENEEL The public are respectfully informed that there will be a Ball given at the Washingt eg The NN G 4th, 5 to be'presented to'St. Joceph'e Male Orphhn -Aay” puta’s celebrated band of music has go so aa solokamate furnished by ore otAn effoiont police has been engaged. and the very “Tickets S21tebe had ofthe managers and at the PES? Pocitively ne tickets will be sold at the door, William T. Dove, 4 . fey Joseph F, Brown, ichard i. C John F. Ellis, Hudson Taylor, -d == Chee. WOIREE DANSANTE, . PROF. 1. W. MUNDER takes great plessure in incing to his friends, patrons and the James F Haliday, 4 ner 9h and D streets, SDAYV'EVENING, Feb Sd, Inst, at f ely. . The Dancers. Polk, tnd other Quadnilies will be joed . ree of evening. 70 havansve the orieinal Lance r’'s Quadrilie Pa. AvEnve, NEAR Tenth STRERT. J. W. LANDIS’ CELEBRATED BURLESQUE. OPERA TROUPE, Comprising winds Stan Perrormens, EVERY EVENING TRIS WEEK, 8s above, with NEW SON6S, NEW SAYINGS NEW BURLBESQUES, SQ EW DANCES, and most LAUGHABLE COMIC PANTOMINES. Change of Programme nightly. Admission 25 cents. Orchestra seats are reserved for indies and gentlemen acoom; ing them, Doors open at 6% ; commence at 735. jan 18 LEE MALLORY, Business Ag WANTS. WANTED IMMEDIATELY.—A COLORED OY, who understands waiting, to attend in « Rez'aurant. Apply at 279 Pa. avenue, between Wth and Lith sts Li ANTED—B: fi w 5 WA eretod CODE tea tons ash tee mended. Piease call at 451 6th street, between D and #, ee it* WADTED le & private fum t WAITER who can come well recommended. Apply at 65 C street. fe W ANTED—Bya tion as COUK ith one child a Siteua to do General Housework in 4 private family of two persons. Best o: recommen. dations g ven. Address box 21, Star Office. n* WASTED—a YOUNG Ma (Enelish cx vermin preler ed) oom petent e the dinina"roors, and Wi ling to do General House- wv - Al-o.a WOMAN to Cook and W-sh fora fami'y of three psrsone, Apply atthis office fo 2" Wnts .—A ane man having C e oar . el ire wou e 1° em, > PYIST fora Member cf Congress or ann cone cleo d-aring such aid. Address Waiter, Star Offics, ————— ses WANTED TO KRENT.—A SMALL HOUSE, in good repair, with a small yard or jen, and withina mile of the Patent Office. A letter (postpard) to X, at the Star Office. YOUNG MAN wy im A private famul employment where he sade ith by fe 1 -* on as Waiter any other woe. Call or ‘ould t id be of serv ress to 474 llth street, between E F, Ta, Star Office. eee et fei st" —A YOUNG MAN, between 1¢ and Hage of cond business qualifications. le references. Ad Z name, age residence, former employ - reference, through City Post ey to i fei 2° h Pro- + tnnt's Nurse, or as Seamstieas wnd t ona Lady. Is willing to travel toany part required. Please call at 7 Indiana avenue. _fe 1-at* FE. RODGERS. 7 MPLOY MEN4 — $510 month and atl expenses ‘4 pad. an AG Tis WANTED wn every town Sod county in the United Ststan, to enpage in « re <pectable and «nsy business, whieh the above be oe ly made. For tuil particulars INNETS & CO., corner of Broo New York City, closing one = ce ath stree! for sale may mect rene! to Box No. 12, ‘Sar lice. if disposed to well for a price to suit the times, stating lowest price and pre: cise location. ian 21-tf AN INSTRUCTOR WANTED.—4 resi ma tam, for enth hboring State. wishes to obs : the cont, of Europe, of mature age. and settled habite. Persou employed will resiile in the family of the aa Yertiser, and may form other ciasses in the weigh - borhood. for which there his residence being ne: four boarding schools lous and * well -to-d. region. N except able to prodwag satisfactor, to thorough competency nnd sonal character. A male { peony ey — one would not be refa: le male Instructor cannot be obtai box No. 2, Star office, W lovee ha —— 2 Wit and diumng rooin. Apply to No. 16 Browns! Hotel, T° THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON. ‘The proprietor bers leave to oall the attention of ‘sand the citizens of Washington, toa very Superior article of Holland Gin, which he to the American public under the name of Wolfe's Schnapps. ‘This Gin is manufactured by the proprietor ex clu - sively at his Distillery in Schiedam, Holland, It r= not by the common harsh berry, but by the most choice botanical variety of the Aromatic Italian Ju- niper Berry, whose more various extract is distri!- ed and rectified with its spirituous solvent. and thus becomes a concentrated tincture of exquisite tin- — ary deecyreta pe carer transcending in its Cor ft Propertiesany ai “ : cuholic beverage The proprietor has submitted it to nearly the whole Medical Faculty of the United States, and has received answers from about four thousand Physicians and Chemists, who endorse it over their Siguatures as & most desirable to the Ma- teria Medica. Persons who purchase should be careful to genuine article, as the whole country is Seodea wun counterfeits and imitations, Pat up in quarcand pint bottles, in cases dozen each, and for sale ty'all the respectable Dies. «ists and Grooers in the United nar UDOLPHO WOLFE, ‘mporter and Manufacturer. es Perot, No. 22 Beaver street, New Te jan Sy ed FANCY NOTIONS, cheap for LAMMOND’S, 7th street,