Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1858, Page 2

town has been, says Capt. P., about 140 days at sea, out of the 157 days which had elapsed from the time of her leaving the United States, and has sailed nearly 2,000 miles. We quote from the letter: “I have communicated with the Consul, Dr. Ed. Ely, and he has officially visited the ship. L learn from bim that our commereial affairs are in PERSONAL. : =— . Kea N.Y., Hon. D. M. Bar- Hinge ay Nc and Major Hintzelman, U.S. A, family, are at Willards’. oes ‘homas Richey, late Rec! = Lakes Church, Catskill, NW. ‘Yop bas received and accepted acall to the rectorship of Mount Gatvary Church, Baltimore. «++ Gen. Scott visited the Virginia House of other line, and between the expense of trans- EVEN ING STAR. acting a given amount of business upon that = ' = and apy other possible line for a Pacific rail- a ee ae oe road, will be at least great enough to make a eeenet kil ota ~ | huge margin of profits—to determine the ques- 17 Advertisements should be sent .im by | tion, whether the Pacific railroad, if construct- 1@ o'clock m.; otherwise they may net ap- | °d, shall be a profitable work to its owners; or, iMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 6 6&6 & & & MESSRS. HOOF, BRO. & CO., he Ladies of Wachington' pnd tl 5 . entand earnest tations of & iarce nomber ore elr customers. they have succeeded in effect sigue of with the owners of the Splend: SILKS - DSILK DRESS FABRICS. trom New AMUSEMERTS. ASHINGTON THEATRE, MISS FANNY MORANT, For six nights on y, commonciog THIS EVENING, Fed, 2, In Rutwer's great Play of the LADY OF LO Pawine = - - 1s Fanny Morant i i i condition in ull respects. He expresses Delegates on Saturday, aad replied to the ad- York, | Box book now open. pear until the next day. simply, a deep well in which immense sums of | a happ ker. He will remain at Rich- iok thi 1 valet Doors open at 2; performance commences si Ti. pene Roan ee A ST money must be sunk, if kept in operation. a macil much gratihed at Boakey ane pve poae Dade ag inauguration of the Wash- | °? Whiok this Unequalled assort fer 3? (RIT OF THRE MORNING PRESS But this letter is of great interest, indeed, The Union publishes in full the lucid and | in other connections, as it embraces much in- able report of the Senate Committee on Terri- | formation concerning the general capabilities tories on the subject of admitting Kansas into ,| of portions of our Pacific side. Itisas follows : the Union under the Lecompton Constitution, Monterey, January 17, 1858. and commends it to the attentive perusal of the a eiier Sis atthe southern-coast counties and country, and especially of such honest people | those of the Tulares are very desirous the Gov- of the North as may have been misled by the ernment should pata: Foy nied pee a a distorted aaa con cunningly devised ato- | e'nade Ar ine Poni Railroad. . ' ries of uncandid po! ans. Dr. Colbert A. Campbell, who is now residin; i, i iy has lived in th rt ipa es. ariiaee op cgpintan deena (on ae nny ag ae and scientific matter, and to correspondence. | y :ars, informs me of a very excellent route which Tn the latter is a communication from a Vir- | o} pe all the baby edits saps pear ees me ginia correspondent, addressed to Hon. Wm. | Y !!¢¥. opposite , H. Seward, and giving that gentleman some original and friendly advice. ———~<+e—_____ WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. 1s) ¢ lake, at the sink of the West Estrella (Star) cre ek, in the Tulare plain, 15 miles south of lat 30°, (see Goddard’s 1857 map,) which would mabe the distance (over valleys and plains) from Teje-n fort (through San Benito or van creeh valley} to San Jose city 245 miles. The dis- tance f.om the Tejon fort to San Jose city, via the Tux Pexauty razr pay.—In the Jast issue Estrella my = os te ee ie — of the Star we took occasion to republish a| Porthv/aids through the Salinas valley to San Juan niission, is about 260 miles. brief note from the Hon. Robert W. Johnson, of | Tiny" myself, that the route through the Es- Arkansas, to the editor of the NewYork Herald, Lien pes, = = Miguel minion and Selinas i valiey is the it for grass, wi water, an e saking the address of the writer of a letter ap- | V2!" Teval. The San Joss ues great deal of Pearing not long since in that paper's columns, Poor coum rv. grossly libelous of Mr. J. The appearance of Dr. Cam, bell makes the distances from Tejon i: ‘i * to San J follows: From the Tejon fort, b the latter’s letter in print reminds us of the the way of! as Back Vista and rane iakes. fact that of late not only every man in public | to the sink of West Estrella creek, 105 miles; life, but all who have contracts with Govern- ment or who labor for Government in almost any capacity, must expect to find themselves need, somewhere or other, for robbers, swindlers, or bad men essentially, in some way. Twenty-five years ago, it was regarded a mark of the honor and efficiency of a business man to have @ business connection with the Govern ment, a8 it was to serve the Government in an executive or legislative capacity. Now, how- terval of fifteen years. Our trade is large here, CHOICE AND DESIRABLE NOVELTIES and at this time we have about fifieen ships load: ti 1 Paw Devs Lament. The Ladies of Washington and vicinity wil! ‘here fore bave anot er (but most portunity of seleo ing from t Flounced elvet, : Piain and Figured Binck Suks, Do Lalas, Cocteaeie nad Vilewies Yorkaad Boston 0} — Kid Glew s, connection with the MELoDson ¢ © Grenadine Robes, | rable Burlesque on the ITALIAN OPERA! And a'so perform his comic a.¢ renownee charnoter WHITE WARRIOR Inthe Pantomime of tue RED GNOME, STARTLING NOVELTIES. GLORIOUS FUN ALL THIS WEEK! 1G MIKTH AND Kasives MERKRIMENT ERY EVENING. Tickets Twenty five Cents. No free lst, with Ne et ee MALLORY, Business Agent. Gand VOCAL CONCERT Wesley Chapel Choir. ington Statue. .-+- Phillip S. White, the well-known cham- iow of the temperance cause, who has lately nm the object of irritating attacks from various quarters, writes to the Hon. John Belton O’Neall, of South Carolina, that he bas again joined the order of Sons of Temperance He mophatically denies the imputat on of having ever falien into the abyss of drunkenness. N TRATH WEEK : Merov#fon’ VPERA HOUSE, Spectat Noice.—The Mansgenent take pers ure in Anpouncing to the puliic (hat Ms) bave se cured, for Six Nighte ony, commentmg MONDAY, F eb. 22, the services of MR. BE. WARDEN, Tux CeLeBxaten Burro Vocatinn, — Burlesque Author nonutust, from the New "E The few vessels we bave trading at Muscat, have left there before this The harbor is ex. posed to the northwest winds at this season, which blow with great strength ; and the consul, who is uainted with the place, thinks it un- safe to anchor there now. The passage would be a mene owe against head winds I have been vir- ited by the senior captain of the “Imaum’s’’ Muscat Navy, who is here at this time superin- tending the building of a frigate for his govern- ment. I shall learn from him more particularly of the passage to the anchorage at Muscat, and if I can, without too much delay, visit Muscat at this time, I shall do so; otherwise I shall make the best of my way to China. 1 shall leave ina few days after the necessary repairs, &c. “ The revolt in India is nearly at anend. That is, I believe the fighting is over; the English will nevertheless, be compelled to keep up a large force there. She has now about 60,000 troops in different sections of the country. ‘Late news from China represents Canton as being closely blockaded by the English and French squadrons, and no doubt, ere this, the place has been bombarded. “ Our Consul, Dr. Ely. I find an attentive, intel- lgent and excellent representative of our country. * I bave visited the authorities here, and met with every national and personal courtesy.”’ sy From Havana —The steamer Black Warrior, from Havana, with dates to the 15th, has arrived at New York. ‘Sugar and molasses were rather higher. Senator Mason comes passenger in the Warrior, in mueh improved health. Two cargoes of negroes have been landed in Cuba recently. The American ships Challenge and Kate Roop- er had arrived with 1,200 coolies. Three hundred died on the voyage. The Spanish fleet had returned to Havana. &o., &o &o. HOOE, BROTHER & co. fo2 "hetween ath and th ety. SURNITURE-FURNITURE. We have just received « large a‘dition to our has boon gotten upin fastcfulnsd seeanteay) mw) style the workmanship of which we t quality. eLere PARLOR SUITES CO) . Of Ros-wood, Walnut and M: ¥; uphoistersd shar Raine eta Ritter naa asigses res, re b Pierand Mantle Glasses, in gilt, with Marble Siabe and Brackets CHAMBER SETS seein a ey tt 5 Solid Waivut and M~hogany,e rved; Black, Enam- cijed sn wold and Sowers, with other painted sete | oO, soccron Me. J. Dantes. ; " DINING ROOM. This Concert take place on TURSDAY Oak, Walnut, Mahogany, and Cherry Fxtension | EVENING. 234 inst.at Wesley Dinin, Tables, from eight to wwenty feet, The Choir will be assusted by a nw fe Oak, Wainut, Mahogany, and Rose Ladies’ Dining | Professors and Aiateurs of itimore - ‘Laure, ington. Oak. Walnut and Mahogany Sideboards, with Mar- | “ESC’pubtic may expect the best Concert of the ble tops, ‘ickets 25 cents—to be had at the Book and Music pace. ©” Cmmented ‘with Locking: Gloms | | Tichate St coute seh of the Church ou the even- FEATHER BEDS, HOLSTERS AND PIL.- OE meni nA of : neonfined ; Curled Hair, Husk, and Husk and Cotton Mat-| 2 Tieey i mss. wie aN paar mane OFFICE DESKS, CHAIRS, AND SALAMAN- See “ey scamennt ig ; 7 rat <I> Dy G . Stearne’s and Marvin’s Wil er. patent salamander lee asics mene fire-proof Safes, secured by the celebrated “ia Belle Lock. AMERICAN ~— Also, in great variety, Bedteads, Bureaus. Ward- | Hook & Ladder Active Association. robes, Washatands, Tne rete ® | The Seoond Assembly of the American Hook ard {> In the Virginia Senate, on Friday, an act restricting the issues of bank bills of less denom ination than ten dollars after the month of De- cember next, and of less denomination than twen- ty dollars, after December, 1859, was read a sec- ond time and passed. Dirricutty Between Messrs. Cray ann CoLtom.—On Saturday afternoon s personal difficulty occurred in the bar-room at Brown's Hotel, between Hon. James B. Clay, of Ken- tucky, and Mr. Cullom, late Clerk of the House of Representatives. We have heard several accounts of the origin of the affray, and deem the following the most reliable : : Mr. Clay was approached by Mr. Cullom, while standing in the hall fin company with other gentlemen, and a conversation sprang up between them ; in the course of which Mr. Cul- lom took occasion to remark that he had been {> The numerous friends of the American Sunday School Union will be pleased to learn that the actual loss, arising from the recent de- falcation, will not exceed $40,000, and that the Managers, with the aid of a few personal friends, have determined to pay the entire loss out of their own pockets. SS Se ee 7 The subject of “selling corn by weight, instead of measure” was warmly discussed at the Baltimore Corn Exchange on Thursday, and res- olutions were finally passed adopting the weight system. There was much discussion, and those from the sin.k, across the divide, to a creek emptying into the Salinas river, 25 miles; leave this creek, follo wing a table of land for 6 miles, when you arrive at the valley of San Lorenzo creek, which you follow for 2 iles, when you come to the Canada Aqua A 4, Which you follow up for 12 miles; then travel 2 miles across some moderate bills , until you arrive at the upper valley of the San Benito creek flowing north by San Juan mission, which San Benito creek you follow down for ab out 30 miles, then strike over across the Tres Pinos creek, and follow on for § iniles, when you «ome to Santa Anna Plains, which you travel over 15 miles, when you arrive ladder Active Axsocmtion will tnke place at i i % . th ight syste: fused to vote at 4 2 4 ever, under the influence of the teachings of } at Gilroy's; from G ilroy’s to San Jone city is 54 | acquainted with the father of Mr. Clay, and ce . seed poon an re: BE ety] ey wegen mn tele : Odd Felicws’ Hal Npvy Yard.on MONDAY We-censstion prem, the business contracts of | Teenie rob ote ce cont Tejon quick. | expressed great respect and veneration for him. eles ee ee OG RECOR & CO. | a Noexpentelwill be spared to make this mw. nearly all who serve the Government are de- | silver mines in the southeast corner of Monterey | He then invited Mr. Clay todrink, but thelat- | Later rrom Satr Laxe.—The Independence | fe 22.e08w ‘Seventh street. seembly of the season. nounced as swindling transactions. The gen- | County, on the headquarters of San Benito creek, ter gentleman plead as an excuse that he had just drank. Mr. Cullom insisted on Mr. Clay drinking again, and as the latter reiterated his excuse made some remark calculated to excite correspondent of the St. Louis Kepublican, un. der date of the 16th instant, states that the mail from Sait Lake arrived the previous night. Conductor Denver reports the snow from one to six feet deep on the mountains. He left Camp Wishers's Celebiated Cotillion Band has been en- Coaches will leave Sixth street and Pa. avapue every ten miute. during theevening for the Tickets FIFTY CEN to be had of the mem - bers or at the door. Floor Managers. (see 1557 map,) anc the route or road is very little known, except ia Monterey county; still fess in California, or to any military scientific officers, The route by the Salinas. though, I think, pos- sesses superior ad\antayes, as it is an old-settled eral newspaper reader will realize either that the class of gentlemen who serve the Govern- ment in any and every capacity has greatly deteriorated in twenty-five years, or that the ————___________Seventh street. _ P'cruges FOR SALE —Several fine colored ENGRAVINGS and (1 THOGRAPHS, hand- somely varnished and framed. Artists invited to place their Pictures on exhibi- tion, or for sale, free of cha: Orders for PAPE RHA ING or WINDOW ‘ s . s 5 Ks e . sseph Lawrence, 0 ; country all the way, and the road traveled for | his feelings. In the meantime they had en- | oo ott January Ist, when the troops were in good HA DES executed “OE MARKRITER fe otis, eendind, = — sensation press in that time has become menda- pit Sedan Paijebhothatae econnoitering pasty | tered the bar-room, and after filling a glass for spirits, earnestly wishing for good weather and fo2n.ge NO: 487th s'reet, 7 doors above, the fe 16-Tv, M ciously reckless of assaults on private charac- | of the {2s railroad office should go over these | bimsolf, Mr. Cullom—offended, perhaps, at | reinforcements to make a descent on Salt Lake | 2 —— ter, in order to achieve notoriety or to subserve two routes and tak + levels, and all means ul é Mr. Clay's reiteration of his unwillinguess to | city. Woe. eee Ane AMD, WANTS. eae) Qe bad ends on the part of individuals. pried Sapte pearl rosie fon oaue ae drink— proposed, as a toast, “The illustrious | From Mormon prisoners and xtraggling Utah cyres superior lot of Lump CUMBERLAND — A Geet OPERATOR ea The habit of accusing executive and legisla- | sents a nwst iniereune fete Ce ‘the Student of | sire of a degenerate son!” or something to | Indians, Col. Johnston ts well advised of the | COAL; alsa s i heeler & Wil wing machine. Appiy at No.3 street. = fe mkt WADNTED.—A WHITE GIRL to do cenoral Housework I come weil recommended. and Rut ber and Coal, which will be sold reduced price. Also, White, Red, and Gray Ash COAL, together with a variety of Cooking Coal, of all bizen, tive functionaries of being a>tuated by sinister motives, which became fashionable many years ago as a favorite system of electioneering, was fossils, as it abounds in them, which is a great aod mater assistance Lo the superficial geoloyy, mineralogy, ete., of a route. Refer to Prof W! P. Blake and Prof. Bairel for this matter They that effect. Atthis Mr Clay expressed his in- dignation somewhat severely, when Mr. Cul- Jom struck him in the face. movements of the Saints, who are making active preparations for resisting the troops in the sprin;-, Their municipal regulations are very stringent, . ” z weneamines Laberal wace: pad. Apply at 3; sis 1. = = v have never, it is very strange, been surveyed b: = and suspicion fastens upon every’ y inthe least brow. street. hetween oth. fe perhaps at the foundation of this worse habit of United Staies rallteas surveying parties. Theos Daring yesterday rumors were current that orem inclined to favor the actions of the United States government Governor Cumming is performing the duties of attributing corruption to every business trans- action of the Government with individual citi- sens, until a class of speculators fancying there {wo routes seem to me to he the two very best for the Pacific railroad, if they should enter at the Tejon Pass. Both the routes are very healthy arrangements had been made for a hostile meet- ing between the parties, and even the seconds . not cheaper than others are selling, | Ke a6 the WANTED \ cond second-hand double moye- ment HARP. Apply at Mre. COCHRA* E'S, ll F treet. le 22 . y OOMS WANTED.—Pour or five Furninhed® 2 : 2 and temperate at all seasons of the year; the Tu | Were designated, and the statement made that his office as far as be is able ems! ue aquare south F R Apartments, with or without board, for wo : is truth in the idea that in the Government's | jare lake route is too hot the weapons to be used were rifles. Both the The outward bound mails are making good Weod-woon: COAL—COAL! nen. wre wanted immediately, P'y by letter: dealings kissing goes by favor, have for years | ‘The making of that new Sierra Territory may entlemen were said to be absent from the city, | Progress. Many Indians were met on the route ae sddressedio Box No.2 Post Oflice, fe 19.3t° © ee ee = ip | Chable some one to forma plan for Congress to | © if past annoyed every Administration with their Having made arrangements to leave Washington by the ist of March, | propose to sell the remaining portion of my stock of Wood aud Coal on hand at the fo. lowing prices: Oak Woe - aod were all friendly. cara etree nade {J The Rockville (Md.) Journal says: “We and this circumstance went far to confirm the reports. We have not, however, been able to gather anything which gives us reason to be- build the railroad through tne United States ter- ritories to the Tejon. and then of course Califor nia will build the rest. You will see in the San Fr V ANTED—By an active snteligent Boy 14 yenre oli—a PLACE to Wait on and Rou Freand efforts to fasten themselves upon the national Good resomnme: treasury. The growth of such fungi is the re- n given. Apply to Jag. W hit hand © atreets fe19 2 ; ) : : - $575 per cord. oo Herald. prob- tegret to learn that the small pox is spreading Pine do, me Bes : = per cord. : —w as : sult of the “forcing” resulting from newspaper | ably, by this mail anote of mine on thefroed | Neve that o Lene meeting has taken place; | ttfough Montzomery count ‘the family of'mee| Pgkorrdo. 2 Dt £75 per co.d. fh, suxth or Seventh Warde: « stall articles that go to make the foolish and ig- | from wal ae beetles aoe cats Tar | Bndas the friends of both parties are said to be Perry Trundle, in Medley's District, are down | 1 wisitaiss to dispose of the outiit cay ot tand actor Erame HOUBE, comtaming eee, norant believe that the public purse is a fat | {ie overland mail stages of Huttertield & Co, eagerly endeavoring to adjust the {affair, it is | with it at this time.” goal yard, which consists of the following: Office, goose, laying ready to be plucked by all comers and goers. Another bad effect of instilling such notions into the public mind is to increase the natural disposition of Government officers towards red-tapeism.. To be more cautious, they areever becoming more formal, and there- fore day by day it becomes more difficult to transact business with them in a business way. and if erected ten or twelve feet in off the building line would Le preferrec. Please desc ibe loration, nutuber of Squaro aud terms. Address (post pedi Geo. D., Star office. feb 19-5t* V ANT A WOMAN to do general House - work in 2 small fomily to go thoee m.les inthe country. American or German preforred com- nut and well *posed person will find a good yme and fair wares. Apply at the office of the Washington Iron Works, sive Bve., between dhe and 6th street, Island fe 19-3t* also the purport of this note. } think a party of twenty-five from Benicia under a topographical corps officer, could survey my two routes in the spring of 1855, in the course of six weeks. They ought to be required iio) Sakae an abstract of the information in the Californ‘a papers. If 1 can be of use to the party I will do so with pleasure Yours, very truly, in haste, A S.T. Seales, Stable, Horse, Cart, &c., with the good will of the establishment, on very reasonable terms ‘The yard is one of the best situated in W Ashing- ton, having an excellent ri cu-tom HOMAS H. WORTHINGTON, fe 20-3t Corner 14th and C ats., near canal. HARPER'S MAGAZINE FOR MARCH, re- UE ceived and forsaleat SHILLING TON'S book “Godey’s Lady's Book for March. Graham's Magazine for March Lesi. Ny generally hoped that a duel will be prevented. Prov. Woov's Haim Reerorative.—in our advertising columns is to be found an advertise- ment of this popular restorative. We know nothing of its merits save what we read, but that is sufficient, particularly when we see such testi- mony of its efficacy as the following, which we copy from the Ottawa Free Trader: a ee tried successively sundry bighly rec- ommende Tae Army 1x Kansas.—The following state- ment has been furnished by tho Secretary of War in reply to a resolution of the Senate : Statement showing the number of troops sta- tioned in Kansas for each quarter from the \st of January, 1855, down to the 31st of December, 4557 Coaxine TaxM.—The Philadelphia Press is bout ont ail conadence'a nonvens | tsterteare Magesasien mete Winter mrctaStne OF TANDISer oe i me sly anxi P i - gate. | crown, we about lost all confidence in nostrums “rival f oteag > _ LAND, Seen ean RS eitemtent, | <roreriy mma suet tee eapsnnteonyenteoih PM ace AEERE"* | Or thai sorts until aweek ayo we mets deren fats of Savon Bure be Penge fromthe city, "Address Box" 0 Font (atte wee The growth of red-tapeism under our Govern- ee am ta = Mee taste acery sales a a guished politician of this State, whom we bad| i sce . < . © part of allies of the Republican party may Beatrice Cenci, stories! novel of the 16th oen- de and Seek, by the author of the “Dead Se- oret.’ Received and for sale at SHILLING TON’S Bookstore, ment has been only part passx with the growth of efforts to achieve special favors at the ex- pense of the Government, which must be check- mated; and the growth of the laiter is in a xeen three years ayo with thin hair, and ax ¢ Tay ax arat,’ but now boasting as fine a head of hair as one could wish. We demanded the secret of his improved appearance, when he readily ac- counted for it by ascribing it to the virtues of name, location. and term fe 6-iw* <MPLOY MEN T.—$50a month and all expensos E ig An AGENT i ANTED in every town and county in the United State: spectabie and ensy busines: te renew their former Democratic-party political associations. To serew them up to the point of continuing to do the work of the Abolition to enange in & re- ‘which the above ae : : t the It of the mi. ta- | Party, that journal is lathering them with hid hahaa cea Lees verepa We shall try owen ee ener adr set MONS ET kc cert 1 Broo great measure the result of the misrepresenta- Y - eee . at next.—{ Rock River Democrat. ———— ow ty, inclos 4 ‘ + a, Praise from the pen of its writing editor—Dr Sold b: al ood Dregytets. JROVER & BAKER’S FAMILY SEWING | tage ata: st ai age jan 28-5 _ tions of the sensation press, in laboring to create Bote) uf MACHINES, ae the impression that nearly all transactions | Wm. Elder—at a great rate. It has a worthy Every lady shouid have one. Get the best inmar- co-laborer at this point in the National Era. The last number of the latter journal argues through acolumn anda half, that about the only way to continue in public life of late years is through devotion to the cause of anti-slavery with the Government involve what would be regarded as swindling operations as between citizen and citizen LOST AND FOUND. OST—Near the Patent Office, on the 20th in«t., 4a BUNDLE OF WAKKANTS. a return of the aame to the ofhoe of Justice Holiingshead wil meet with & suitable reward. ‘t* MASON PIGGOT, Corstab —=——>x__]L_____———— RE!.IG1OUS MEETINGS in the Western @reabyterian Cnurch will be continued EVENING this week. Rev.O. Par er clock, it* NOTICE.—A second Hebrew Congregation { was organized yesterday, February the 2iet, by the name of Ohaeph Scholom. ket. ‘hese machines are unquestionably the best inthe market. No well ‘ulated famu'y evn attord todo without aGROV & BAKER SEWING MACHINE, 'y for frum) They make & new and superior stitch threads ure £0 fastened as to .euder it po. sibleto rip, even ifevery third stitch be cut It makes a more beautiful and durable seain than ean be dune by S. Cooprr, Adjutant General. AbsuTANt Gengrac’s OrFicr, January 20, 1258. Moxsizur Mat-Aproros.—We are not a little amused at the bucketsful of tears being Britisa Surp-Letter Postage. —We are + A aes It was resolved that we udvertise for iece of Ee if r UST.—On East Capitol t, bet 2 ~ : Tt cites the casos of Messrs. Giddings, John | requested to state that tho British rate of post: | «round about a mileormmls ead m halt trom thes | Rt, With equal faculty en concemcrome oraanary | [Qs TUn East Capirol etrect. batw cc shed by the opposition press just now over the Quincy Adams, Hamlin, Bell of N. H., Seward, age upon letters dispatched from or brought to | “!t¥ ors burial ground. e & BA lachrymuse speech or published address of Mr. George Bancroft against tae Lecompton consti- tution. That effort haz turned him suddenly into a statesman of great importance. Now, if ever @ man was tried and found wanting asa public man that individual is this same Mr. George Bancroft. As an Unitarian preacher in early life he broke down. Though a gentle- man of fine literary and general scholarly at- tainments, as a clergyman he was so utterly useless as that he had to abandon the profes- sion. As the Secretary of the Navy be in- volved himself in a series of petty quarrels with clerks, officers and Cabinet, which ended in bis banishment from that position. He was GROVE . Sewing Machine Company. 3:8 Pu. av., and fe 19 enst* 495 Broadway, New Yor CHEAP, WOOD FOR SALE AT MR. B.W. 4 HUNTER’S upper Farm. twoiiles from the Long Bridge, by the Columbia Road. PINE WOOD from 32 to $2.25 per cord, OAK WOOD sigh cord. fe 19-e03w YESILEY CARLIN, Agent. THe NEW BOOKSTORE. FRANKLIN PHILP re friend- and the public that he now im the occupancy of M White & 0. S2 Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninh and Tenth streets Having just returned fom the north- ern cities, he has persoualiy made a selection of En- glish and American Books and Stationery, whieh will be found, on examination, to be of the choicest ind, Prom F. Purtp’s long and varied experience in Europe and America, coupled with connexions in pan GOLD RIN The ti rewarded and also receive the thangs « by leaving tat M. MARCF RON" on Ent Capito Papitel H Whoever has +uch @ one to sell will send an ad- drass to Jonas Glick, No. 422 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D.C, fe 22-41" E. CAUFFMAN, Sec’y. HAKDY'S MAGIC R 1 Rheumatism and Neura Sprains and Bruises; Headache and Toothache: Colic and Crampx; Pain in the Limbs, Side or Bach: Coughs, Colds, and Asthma, [tis also a fine tonic, sod for regulnting the Stomach and Bowels. Agents: Washington—Cias. Stott, F.S. Walsh; aines Daly, 38% L street north. Georgetown—J. W. Sothoron & Co, Alexandria—Peel & Stevens. fe 2-Im* SPECIAL NOTICKE.—Ata special meeting of the Hebrew Congrega ion in Washington, st their Meeting Room, on 4% street, on the 2lst instant, p.m. Mr. F. Hendelem, late Treasurer. and Mr. Jonas Glick, late Trustee of this Congre; were duly expelied, as will be found on the of the said meet Bingham, Grow, Chandler, Chase, Leiter, Doo- little, Blair, and a host of others, gainst those of Clay,Webster, Everett, Winthrop and others of different parties, to prove that a due regard for the interests of abolitionism, if adhered to at all times and under all circumstances, is, after all, the only policy on which ambitious gentlemen may rely. Its selfish argument is addressed to those members who have evinced a disposition, as explained above, to turn their backs—in disposing of the great present issue between the parties of the country—upon those to whom they are indebted for their election to the House of Representatives of the United Stater—the Democratic party. any port in the United Kingdom by a private ship, whether steamer or sailing vessel, has been reduced to a uniform rate of six pence (12 cents) the half ounce. ' All letters, therefore, mailed in the United States, and transmitted te Groat Britain for conveyance thence by private ship to any British colony or foreign country beyond sea, must be prepaid 33 cents the single rate of half ounce or under. Report or Committee on Territories.— We have before us the report of the Committee qn Territories on the admission of Kansas, sub- mitted to the Senate on the 18th instant, by QFricne. Treastay Derantwenr, February 12, las, Noticg 18 HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposnis will be received at this office until the fifeenth any of March proximo for the issue of any portion, or the whole, of five millions of dollars in treasury notes in exchange for gold coin of the United Statos deposited with the treasurer of the United States, the treasurer of the Miut at Phiindelphis, the treas- urer of the branch mint at New Orlenas, or the as sistant treasurers at Buston, New Vork, Charles- ton, or St Louis, within ten days from the scoept- ance of such propossis, under the Suthority of the etfu'ly informs his ed the si . London and Paris, his facilities will not be inferior | act of Congress entitled *An act to authornze the i . |... Phe meet ‘ds went into the election for | to any house in the United States. notes.” De sent to England as the American Minister only ‘Wiccan Feb a2 Hon. James L. Green, of Missouri. Its ex Troasurer ai ro tem.,and Mr A.Rews| Ff, Pure pag opening his establishmont on | M#*¥e of treasury s." approved the 24 ASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 1558. treme length prevents us from giving it in full although it is well worthy the perusal of every person who desipes to understand the true con- dition of the Kansas question, and we thall en- deavor to notice it more at length in feature. receiving the majority Mr. M. Luley receiving the majority of vot Trustee these two nimed gentlemen were duly elected. A'so, Mr. Joseph Joseph was prain unani- moualy elected as Collector of the said Hebrew Con Kregationin Washington, ane it is notified that no- body hasauthcrity to coilect money for this Congre- gation but Mr. Joseph Joseph. Mcasra. L.. pee mer, Joseph Joseph, and Mr rai are the Trustees of the Hebrew Congregation of Washington. It wns resolved that these proceedings be pub ber, 1857, ‘The treasury notes wil! be isened Upon the reeei:t here of certificates of depusite with those officers te the cred.t of the treasurer of the Uxited Rtatex, They will be made payable to the order of sech bid- der or bidders as shall agree to make such exchange At the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding #ix per centum per annum, and will carry such rate from the date of the certificate of such Ceponite to cover up the fauz pas of having attempted to make a Cabinet Minister of him. Ina dip- lomatic capacity he was well nigh as useless as astick or a stone would havebeen. He brought back from bis mission the reputation of having been the most inefficient man who bad so fur represented the United States at London. Since then he has been busily engaged in orabout he hack of ch next. Further particu- lara in future advertivementa. fe 18-eotlothMch FRANKLIN PHILP. C8RISTIANITY THE LOGIC OF CREA- TION by Henry James. For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY. fel9 4t Bookstore 4 doors west of 9th strect. To the Editor of the Star: Six—I enclose you an article copied from the New York Herald of September, 1855. No man who has a proper respeet for the Chief Executive officer of the nation can, after Treading it, doubt the wisdom of the late Court of Inquiry in pro- nouncing Mr. Rhind unworthy to hold a com- mission in the Navy. Df Miss Sewell, ‘hougiits for the ale t * oe TAYLOR & MAURY Daecease.—We learn that the Navy Depart ment isin receipt of information of the death of Lieut. Garritt Denniston, who died in New pales tne Evening Bear one other: business being Bookstore 4 doors west of Sth out hata peri ce Tide, writing history; and it has been hoped that he | _ 1 felation to myself, I take the liberty of stat- York city on the 17th inst. Tinenoton te meeting sdjourard ae aie NN traus- | And contain no other fractional rstes than one fourth bad at length discovered his proper sphere of ing that when [ am disposed to violate the laws _l. OPPENHEIMER _ of my country by accepting a challenge to fight a duel, the invitation to do so must not come from aman who has been dismissed from the Navy by one half or three fourths of one per centum. Five per centam of the amount proposed to be exchanged must be deposited with one of the treasury «thi usefulness. Though a smooth writer and a la- boricus investigator, his late date Leeompton address leads to the conclusion that hi F. LOR & MAURY’S Tax Weataer.—The following report of the Bookstore’ doors West of 9th +t. weather for this morning is made from the Morse THE FORTY HOURS DF be observed in St. Dominic! DAY, WEDNESDAY, and T. =, . ea ‘s 4 or the Mysteries | above enumerated, as a is really | two Courts, and by a third convicted of lying. | Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. | Feb.23. 24, nnd 2. ae on nomatural fact ae Sqecremeicnys brine ypecereheves oe a# unfit to write history as tominister to acon-| The article published in one of the newspapers | The time of observatien is about8 o’olock a. m.: Ber CAN LECTOR! God | fulfilment, Ifthe proposal is not mecepted. imme. Sregation, to condact the affairs of a depart- | of this city, in relation to myself, makes it necex- Pe ms Feervary aeree waa Ve, NFS pat and FRIDAY EVENINGS, Feb. 22, Tavror se i F yale diate directions will be given to return such depos - ment of the Government, or to represent the | sry that I should ask the insertion of this tn | New York, N Telear.” ii. “ne pablis = erited tS BAT cP Booksellers. near mh atrect _ | 8. Should the propossis be variaut from the prow United States abroad. This conclusion is le- | Your paper of this evening. oe ———— oa Philadelphia. P: Baltimore, Md. Washington, D.C Richmond, Va. cloudy, cool. cloudy, mild. cloudy, “* wind N. snowing, blusteridg, visions of the act of Cougres, or of this notice, they Will not be considered. All proposals under this nutice must Le sealed and THE WAY TO SAVE YOUR MONEY 1s to oall at J. SCHAF FIELD'S Baltimore onfectione. y. 6th street, between G and H, where there is the very ber G NOTICE. EORGE W. DUTTON, No. 420 7th street, be- tween G and H streets, world mast respect- Lh ri the public gen- gitimate from his deductions from the premises upon which he argues. Thus, in that address I am, respectfully, your on’t servant, E. B. Boutwett. hi diously falsifies the h lf Petersburg, Va now! f the decid lowe fone owh to make Ln- Notes, “3 "Ties wil benponsaes this rere v4 ¢ studiously falsifies the historical facts of his STATEN IsLaNp, Sept. 17, 1955. Princ owing. Reed 3 e sold lower than elsewhere ‘ . o . s 5 , burg, Va, the :t. Crenma, li favors, mad tl "clock m., he sa. Reenth day 0 ch. case—the historical facts of the Kansas imbrog- | , ! have been officially informed that I have been Biv res . Hebbal 4 re purest oreatn, at Sis0 per val » Parfiontar lined 12 o'clock m.,.on the said Gfteenth day of Maron, tio—and upon that falsification repeats as sound | 7 Pid "ion the rolls of the Navy by the Hoard | Bristol. Ten. - scald. furnishing of HOWELL COBR, fat2- Secretary of Treasur of Secret Inquisition, lately in session at Wash- ington Those who know me—my contempora- ries in the service—will understand that [ have loudy, cold. lear, cool. -clondy, pleasant. Gon paid to t ivate Parties, Balls, Coti‘ions, at the lowest rates, and at the shortest notioe. fe 9-eozm deductions, all the worn-out slang of Jim Lane 4 Co., with less point than the latter gave it Wilmington, N.C Columbia, 8. C. Don’t forget the place— No. 420 7th street. between G and H streets, one door north of Chapin & JOLFE’S SCHKIDAM AROMATIC not been dropped on any other account than that | Charleston, 8. C wind SE., ther. 57. \ H de api tte and & Bieistm vod bass, Washinton, B.C. W eine raha by clothing it in the language of the black- I have gained the reputation, among a certain set | Augusta, 6 loudy, cool. = Pathan pore Noe 500 thee psy rrr Prietor particularly recommends the ahowe guardism incident to all they say of their op- | of senior officers, of being lusubordinne erie. | Savannah, G wind 8., ther. 57. north ule. between 13th aud Mrs rene” a! ae OF Wrest oa reclling oF about to settle ve will kaow, too, that that reputation Is false and | Macon, Ga. loudy, pleasant — = RS. R. G. ETCH:SON “returns thanks for | the South or West on nccourt of its Medicinal pro- ponents. unjust, and that it has been wained by the fact | Columbus, re hee viet eA TTS fine] coocanon eames that oo positivels coll ar saute te | perticein correcting the disagreeable and ofteu dun Really, by and through the glaring misrep- | that Ihave always been prominent in Opposing ior “ ace raining. oF gallon. ‘¥ other publio entertsianente reduce my stock. for eash uly. cerous effects produced by a chai water—« Fesentations of this speech, Mr. George Bang tie epeenton, See srrogeace, ie impotence and | Movie Als 0 Stagy, iher 6 ari os, at the Philadelphia Confec- atx gea? Peuusylvania avenue, between «> afd Sth | visitation to which all travelers South and WW ost croft has done not a little towards convincing | 2 = inn — Bia Gainesville, Minn, ‘raining. tons al ats. sre particularly liable. Strangers showld be caretel mon of sense that his capacity to indict truth- | trial in the Pacific, the entire facie of which | | New Orleans, La. = -cloudy. th 62,wind N. Barometer at the Smithsonian, at 7a. in , (cor- rected for temperature,) 30.018. Thermometer, on the Smithsonian tower, min- T THE AMBROTY PES AKEN at my Gallery are ssid to be the best taken in the city. ‘They are true likenesses and are cheaper than any taken im the city. I have fine lot (m purchasing the Schnapps, as the whole country 1s flooded with esunterfe:te aud imitations, The Fenume has the proprietor’s name on the bottle, ful history is much less tha will shortly bave | sega for circulation amony lieved. —. friends and others interested, will be an evidence of it. Asan instanceof the injustice with whic b in was previously be- N fe 22 st 1 jANGY HAIR PINS tac ee cork and label. For snie by DANCY HAIR PINS. th tim the city, : Scene Dak ; Tux Overtanp Carsronxta Marz Rovre, | !,ba¥e had to contend, I will mention that even mame, SuUrday night, 1°; near the ground, the | [ANY HAIR PINS. the chespest inthe city. at beat se COPED er nyes oF Ane Stam Mepat 12 e &e.—We have received the following pe afier the sentence of the court which tried me “ MINTATURES taken and set_m Breastvine Liectore, oe ROBERT SANDS, * feis Pa. ave.. bat. 8th and 9th ste, OTICE.—A letter mai el in this city on the tith instant, to the address of Lemmon & Biogden, Baltimore. covering note drawn by ourselves toour had been fulfilled, (procured though it was bya deliberate falsehood on the part of the Prosecu- tor,) I was placed on furlough, on my arrival in —————_-2-e--—___ from the California correspondent to wh: UG The Kentucky Legislature adjourned sine 08e nm . pe dic on Wednesday, the 17th instant. Among the we are so greatly indebted for the mass of in- bashes M y= APY respectfully announces that he owa order and endorsed at 4 months, 5 h February "ERY RE UTIFUL ROSEN KRANTZ GA Y OF PROTOGRA = - the country, without investigation in the matter. 1858, for $834 70, le at the counting-room of XERY BEAU’ i tn Wash at No.352 Pan teresting and valuable information concerning | 1 arrived aud reported my arrival on the Lith of | ccc Pawed Were extensions to the charters of sev- Lenten Brogden, Baltimore; having flor fe A HAN, ootaven ut litle weeds bus here the industrial capabilities and resources of our Pacific side. It proves with great force and effect, without being written with the slighest eral banks, which expire in five or six years, for twenty years longer. i Invian Distuxpances in NepRaska.—The8t. July, and my furlough is dated 12th July. On remonstrating personally with the Presi- dent on the Ser ye I was rudely told “1 gave that order, sir; [ thought it the beat way of dis- foeeh its {herpes all portion are hereby cau- Ones nel 01 ung said not Fn eee BOUR & SEMMES, reat targain and w sold low, Al ©, & seco fe d Piano jor $15). and one for $37. at our Piano and Music Sto. ¢, 3 Pa. ave., between — at 10th streets, ie nd rare Photographic epens- ; ORD PALMERSTON’S OPINIONS AND | —1 JOHN F. ELLIS. moon are incated sin hie coiTnotion, togetne, with regard to that end, the wisdom of the Postmas- | Pring of that case.” have reason to belleve | Louty Republican learns from private sources | - Smith's Wealth of Nations, 1 vol,, 8vo. ROUTES AND ERUITS HERMETI od B.blee nn euiehed extizene ter General in selecting the route for the over. hat this rudeness of manner of President Pierce that the Ponca Indians are committing depreda. Ret ’s Literature of Politics! Loonomy, vol. 'O. Spackman’s Analysis of the Occupations of-the People. } voi., 8vo. ALLY SEALED, viz: Sand Mushroons, Paris and Bordeaux, in cans ‘was prompted by personal feeling in the matter, Green Corn, by Windslow, Portland, Maine, caused by friendship with certain ‘connections of the prosecutor of the charges inst me, who bad doubtless Prejudiced him. ters of intro- land mail on which he made the present con- tract. In so doing, it bears out all the informa- r Buavy bance to his Washington Gatlers the results of fourteen years’ experience hor and America. und the «choicest products of bn see tions on property, wounding cattle and threaten ing the lives of citizens at Nebraska City, near . i Haden ant ie us, by Lewis & Bro. Boston, during that period. He feels confident that the re ” Pol E |. 8¥O. " parang: , le mamand > tion, unofficial, that has so far come to the | duction from twa entlemen of bigh standing | Ot Randall, Nebraska. Major Day has sent | tl! View of the Progress "olltical ‘Boono- roo. inguae, by Rockne esse hia, el seinmnd hia Galery 0 the Sitetcd knowledge of the public concerning the inci- | SBO¥ld have accured me at least ¢ eclitg mee | Captain Davidson with three companies of United a cee Penohes and Cherries, in giass, by Wendell, Phila | the Wash: xton public, a. dents and results da trips ee hn the opie fo = th cate able to é ify myself fr } States troops to quell the disturbances. rate raid el bah rend ite jeunes ; jnion onorable reasonable men. a sitmond’s Earays on Political Economy, 1 vol. MoCutlooh on Taxation and Funding, 1 vol., 8vo. e iakey’s History of Political Literature, 2 vois., Hicot's on Precious Metals, 2 vols., 8vo. mail up to the present time. We are a be- liever that the cost of constructing the pro- posed Pacific railroad will be at least twenty percentum less on the Southern than on avy _—_— A.C. Ruinp. Nava Inrecricexce.—The Navy Depart ment is in receipt of intelligence from the U. 8. ship Germantoyn, at Bombay, January 9th. And another supply, fresh importation, of Straxbu: ‘Truffles, in baifoane, and Foies Grass, in tue rines, For sale by , SHEKEL & MILLER, fa 18-1w sii endian ami Sox ED MACKERE) Extra No.1 Mn herein Rian a ON is, avd barrels, a Kitts, qr, barrels, half- No.1 Pickled Salmon, Trench é ond Grand Bank Codfish. For saie 0; SURKELL & MILLER, —————$— Tux Cotuins’ Line.—The Journal of Com- merce says that the Baltic is now with the other boats, in the bands of the sheriff; and ifthe stock- holders do nothing, at their Meeting next week, ‘roti Finanoes of the North American States, USICAL NOTICE.—In future all Music for- fe lt-iw é er ~ evein « Kirkwood House, other route so far suggested ; and, further, thet | The commander, Commodore Richard L. Page, | to relieve the Company of its embarrassments, yrclrent ies Gov ter Seat 0a ~ meriy sold at GX, 1254, 10% S15, 62%. de, will the cost of running it—repairsof running stock, be suid at deoimal r 2. the vessels will be sold. ‘ DAMANTINE CANDLES—2,00 lbs. Ada announces his arrival at Bombay on the 4th 8vo, se atee oe . EF A mantine Crudies, of excellent ‘qualit hip Baltic was brought ho: thus’s Definitions in Political Economy, 1 ‘ » y, at 25 po pa be fe less =, uven the railroad con: | inst , in ee ee Cape of Good A igapmenn planet Geestest: having ts “ii, ms scslet ols eatica Svea fein 96 Pataver, tat. wh nnd toch rks, z ‘non KING & BURCHELL structed upon the southern route. Or, in other | Hope, va Letter oak Bn eee | agin tor BL cPassrabenrdl, fo. titne WHE the jumphrey's' Manual of Political Seieiioe.1 vol, Violiys Guitars, rLUTES, ACCORDE, BCormer Vermont ove.and 19th st. words, that the difference between the Place his former letter was forwarded, and Russian Government for the purchase of the | !2mo. ee one Se Vola sinee usic Paper, &c., &e., Bt LARIES, ruc Sud all sorts of COMBS, & gent of the pred om that line and one om any | where he met with Capt. Tatnall, The Ger- steamers of the Collins line, fp anew soepaiers 3 § INCK TAYLOR, | Gg jg mt? Std Music Siore. JOHN F, ELLIS, Sales Rone, Baie ire ater