Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1858, Page 1

PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAY EXCEPTED, AY THE STAR BUILDINGS, Corner Pennsylvania Avenue § Eleventh S., By W. D. WALLACH. Papers served in packages by carriers at $48 year, @r 37 cents per mouth. To mail eubscribders the aub- Sor:ption price is $3.5) 8 year, in edeance; @2 for *\4 Months; $1 for three months; snd for jess than snree mouths at the rate of 12 centes week. Single Sopiss, One Cont; in Wrappers, two cents. ADVERTISUMENTS (of eight lines to the square) Geerted three times for $1; @very other day or somi- weekly, 2 per cent. advance; onos = woek, 50 ber cent, advance. Even + VOL. XI. ny WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1858. Star. NO. 1,625. becribing in Clube raised Deighdore: m ork Intervent, v0 : uageet, Ree re vet . trys ‘AR will esved. It [erainbiy‘soutaion the Gshingion that has EvEnine Fes int Goals fae MEG Fortmanters who nctas agects Will be aioweg THE AMERICAN GUANO ISLANDS. We copy the following article from the Hon- lulu Advertiser, which will be read with in- terest by the farmers of our country. What Commodore Mervino expected to find other than Jird-dung, which he calls Jird-/ime, we are at loss to conjecture And yet we find bim returning from along voyage across the Pacific Ocean, repeating to the Navy Depart- ment the failure of the expedition, when the very article be was in search of, he found euv- ering the island : Some three years ago the attention of eapi- talists in New York was directed towards cer- tain islands in the Pacifie supposed to contain deposits of guano, and after strong solicitation on the part of some of her citizens interested in the project of procuring this guano, the United States government gave orders to their Com- modore commanding in the Pacific to cause those islands to be examined. On the 18th of January, 1856, Commodore Mervine sailed from San Francisco in the frigate Independence, touching at H lo and Honolulu on hia route, having ead ordered by the Seeretary of the Navy to take possession of Jarvis and New Nantucket Islands in the name of the United States government, and also to survey the same and bring home specimens of the guano. On — Valparaiso, the Commodore reported to the Navy Department, which report ap peared in the Washington papers of Sept. 6, and was printed in our paper of December 1!, Ino5. It appears from ti report that he only vieited New Nantucket Island, of which he says: “Intense interest appeared to pervade all minds, fore and aft, ae the ship neared the promised * E! Dorado’’ of the mercantile and agricultural interests of our country. The de- jusion, however, was but transitory; a nearer view revealed to our astonished vision the whole island covered with a deep green mantle ot luxuriant vegetation, indicative, certainly, of the strength of the soil, and heavy rains common in this locality, as also of the worth- lessnezs of the deposit thereon as an article of commerce. *- The value of guano is, I believe, dotermined by the amount of ammonia whicn it contai: which ix generated by successive deposits ul bird lime in rainless distri That there is large deposit of bird lime on the island in a state of decomposition, the vegetation and great number of birds hovering over it abundantly attest. The latter circumstance, and the loca tion of the islund, are the only facts in the whole statement, az sworn to by Bakor and Lucas, thut correspond with our observation: so far as it was practicable to ascertain the same. “The island is surrounded by a dangerous reef, on which tho sea breaks very heavily, and extends all the way to tho shore. The ship ran along the reef from the northeast end te the southwest or Iee side, as clove to the breakers as it was prudent to approach—within about two ships’ length, where it was repre- sented anchorage would be found. No bottom, however, was found with fifty fathoms of line, and itis believed there is not any outside of the reef or inside sufficient fur a vessel of any draught, nor was there any perceptible passage through or over the reef, without incurring great hazard to lite. * True, there was evidence of its having been Janded upon and oecupied prior to our visit, in the erection of a flagstaff on the centre of the island, and a kind of lookout place on the northeast end, but no visible signe of any per- son were discovered, and those by whom these were erected, must have effected a landing un- der more favorable auspices than when visited by us.” _ He left thia island without effecting a land- ing by the agency of his officers, or allowing Mr. Benson to attempt it in a ship’s boat, wit @ volunteer crew; and being desired by Mr. Benson, the agent of the company, to visit the other guano islands, he found his ship was not adapted to the object he went for, and sayz ° # * * “Being convinced of the utter impossibility of beating to windward against @ trade wind and strong current, or of reaching it without pursuing acireuitous northerly route I abandoned further pursuit, with the inten- tion of returning to Valparaiso through the Southern Polynesian Islands, tuuching at euch aa were accessible to the ship” Thus, from the Commodore's report, it seems that the expedition wasa failure. The Govern- ment had shown itself ready to respond to the eall of its citizens and aid in the furtherance of the interests of commerce. But the man who had undertaken the duty was not the right man; for, instead of guing to Jarvis Island first, as be ought to have done, if he really intended to visit both, he makes for New Nantucket Island, 1.000 miles to the leeward, where he merely sails around what he sneeringly ealls “the £/ Dorado of mereantile and agricultu- ral interests of the country * The delusion Was transitory,” he writes the Secretary of the Navy. ‘for, on applying his eye to hia tele- scope, be made the most marvelous discovery of modern times, viz: that * the island was covered with é:rd-deme in a state of decomposi- tion The Commodore would have the 8 tary of the Navy and others te understand that thie 4erd-dime is something entirely distinet trom guano. Prt how different is the result, when the telescope is turned end for endl, and used as a microscope! This guano, which at ce of a quarter of a mile wore the ap- * bird-lime in a state of decompusi- turns out, after the most careful exxmi- nation by practical chemists, to be guano he purest kind, as will be seen by the analyses given below Now, utend that © xdore Mervine is utterly ir petent to judge in the matter of the quality a@f the deposit. Co: oe h merely taking a tel pie view of the isi®id, he pro- bounces the deposit thereon worthless as au ar- ticle of commerce. Who sent him to decide what = ¢ tion. the article was’ Certainly not the Seeretary ofthe Navy. And what qualified him to decide that it was worthless’ He was sent to survey the island aud prospre specimmenscf the alleged guano deposit, neither of which duties were performed by him. As was to be expected, the result uf his expedition was unsatistuetory to the Government and the publi ud orders were re-iseued to have the islands surveyed and samples of the depoxit ubtained. For this pur- pose, after many delays, the ship St. Marys was dispatched. Itis only by the last mail from New York that we have the result of the St. Marys exp dition to the islands. We do not find Cay Davis’ report published in any of the papers, but only the f. % wbstract of its contents : Letters were received to-day at the Navy De- partment, from Commander Davis. who was sent out by our Government to make eurve and soundings relative to some dated Honolula, October + that he found nothing on the isi the opinion of Dr. Taylor and himsel sembled guano. He sele sample the soil from a variety of places, fully to ilius- trate the character of the deposits —N. } Herald, Dec. 2 Commander Davis has sent the Navy Depart- ment complete surveys of Baker's and Jarvis’ {stands with full reports in regard to the al- Jeged guano deposits, fully confirming Commo- dore Mervine’s original statement, and showing them to be utterly valueless.—.V. ¥. Tribune, Dec. 2. Tn regard to the existence of guano, the re- port of Commander Davi is quite unfavorable, and fully accords with that of Consmodore Mer- vine. From all the facts that have been laid before the public in regard to these islands, it is now pretty certain that they will not be profitable—that the guano itself is of too infe- rior a quality to induce men to undergo the difficulties and dangers which attend the g ting it.—Pauneylvanian, Dec. 2. Commander Davis reports to the Navy De- partment, that he bas visited the New Man- tasket Islands, owned by Benson and others, of the Amerigan Guapo Company, and that, ted sev after careful search, he was unable to find there any large deposit of guano, or indeed anything at all. to make the islands vaiuable —PAs/a. Press, Dec. 2. Tax Sr. Manys.—The Navy Department re- ceived advices from the Commander of the U S. sloop-of-war at Honolulu, by the Pacific-side mail. He reports that he caused asurvey tobe made of Baker's and Jarvis’ Islands, and found no guano on them whatever -—V. Fo Times, Dec 4 If these newspaper extracts are to be relied on, Captain Davis has made the same error that the Commodore did before him in pro- nouncing from a limited knowlege of the sub- ject that there exists no guano deposit on the «stands. He was not sent to decide whether it was guano. but to procure samples of the de- posit and make surveys. These samples he procured and sent on to Washington, and they will prove beyond a question the existence there of valuable deposits. .The analysis of Dr. Gale suffickently proves this. These sam- ples resemble the eargo of the Likoliho which, as we state Uelow, bad sold in Naw York at 9 handsome figa@re. The two expeditions of the United States\government were intended to ob- tain correct information in relation to these islands; but safaras made pubsic, both re- ports appear adyerse to the suecess of the en- terprise, not from a full publication of the facts, but from the private opiuion of the Cow- modore, who did not land, that guano could not exist there, and also from the private opin- ion of Capt. Davis who landed, “ that he found nothing on the islands which, in the opiniottof. Dr. Taylor und himas!f, resembled guano.”* Let us now look at tho other side of the sub- ject. The Americay Guano Company, nothing daunted by the Commodore's report. chartered the schooner Liholiho, about a year ago, to bring a cargo of guano and test its value in the New York market. The report of this expedi- tion was published inthe Commercial, March . 1857. The result was that the schooner vis- Jarvis, Howland and New Nantucket islands, and after an absence of seventy days, brought them, principally from the first named, some seventy tons of guano, which was shipped to New York in April last, in the Aspasia. While this carzo was being landed. it was ex- amined by persons familiar with guano, and among them Capt. James Smith of the Yankee. an old trader in th le, who said it wa good as any imported inte New York, except the Chincha guano, anid that it would sell readily for $10 per ton. The result has proved the correctness of their knowledge; for the last wail from New York brings adviees of the sale of the Aspasia’s shipment at from 340 to 300 per ton, mostly at the latter figure, thug proving its value as an article of commerce. Guanog of similar constituent parts have long been used, for there isa strong resemblance be- tween the Jarvis island and Mexican articles. Its value as a fertilizer is therefore well known. We give here the analysiaof it made by Dr. Dayes of Boston Dr. Gale of Washington, who is the United States official chemist : Analysis of Jarvis’s IstandG wano, by Dr. Hayes. Crenates and humates of ammonia... . 13.50 Oily matter and eithilic acids, embracing id: acid and lime si 00 Magnesia from humates..... + 221 Sulphate of lime and sulphate o: - Hw Silica or sand... of Organic compounds Aington elding ammonia, MO..cc cree eee 9 919 Combined water 20 Carbonte acid from organ ound of eh ee ere 600 Bone phosphate of lime, and bone phos- phate magnesia, (containing phosphoric acid, 33 67).. . Sulphate of » Common salt 100 000 The above analysis of Dr. Gale may be re- lied on as correct, ashe is the United States Government chemist, aud is probably a3 com- petent to give u correct decisidn in regard to the constituents of the guano as any other per- sou, even though he may belong to the Uuited States Navy in # circular which lies Letore ua we find some romarks of Dr tale in regard to guanoz. which may be of interest to our readers, and Will also show that ammonia is not the only valuable property of guano : “I have been requested in this connection to state how the effects of the phosphatic guanos differ from those of the ammoniacal guanvs, and the condition in which each leaves the su'l after the crop has been removed ; and, finally, the comparative value of each guano to the farmer, so far as it can be ascertained “Guanes are of two kindé: those in which the ammonia-yielding products predominate, as in the Peruvian guanos; and those in whieh the phosphates of lime and magnesia predomi- nate. “The firet kind is prodused in regions where there ure little or nu raiua, and the accond in regions where the raing wash away a large part of the organie or soluble portions, and leave the insoluble parts. Such are the Mexican guanos of the W. I., and those on the islands of the Paeifie above named. to redness an no We volatili nS pable of yie! file products w mroonia-yielding per cent. of or- ding ammonia and ich constitute the Lody of this class of guanos. What remains after extracting the ammoniucal and phosphatic sof compuratively little value, as s chivily alkaline salis : “ Every farmer who has experience. knows that when he has once used guano for his crops its strength is exhausted the first year; and if he would continue to grow crops Le wust con- tinue to repeat his guano. “But what is the result with the phosphatic guano’ The analysis shows that wore than 50 per cent, of these guanos consist of the phos- phate of time and magn in an oluble vate. or in jast such a condition that the roots of plants will take up and appropriate so much of the sal is requisite to perfect the same Now, if we examine the analysis of wheat. e of the great staples of our Middle and Western States, we find that every 100 pounds of its ashes coutuins from 3) to 60 pounds of these phosphates, which must have teen taken up from the svil. A large part of these salis are required to form the hull or envelope of the kernel, and are indispensable to the per- fection of the seed. Hence the special value of the phosphatic guanos. Aud furthermore, as they are only soluble by reason of the vital power of the plant, they remain in the svil as a resery ready to be drawn upon only when the roots of the plant require their appropria- tion to porfeet the qoett thereof. These are the reasons why the guanos in question should be used in rence to the ammonia-yielding guanos. The effects of the former last for yeara. and the soil acquires from use an accemu- late power; white the latter, annually applied, ix exhausted with the crop; the soil indirectly lecomes exhausted from the annually forced crops L. D. Gane, M.D. “Chemical Examiner of Patents, “US. Patent Ofice.”” The character of the Jarvis and Nantucket Tsland guano appears thus to be fuirly estab- lished, not only ax a fertilizer, but ag an article of commerce, of perhaps two-thirds the vulue of Peruvian guano. The next question is, whether it cau be obtained from the islands at vuch a cost as to make the trade pay. Tke islands were fully surveyed by the officers of the St. Mary's, but the charts senton to Wash- ington have not yet been published. We know, however. that the schooner Liholiho was able to take on board eighty tons in ten days, and from the surveys by that expedition alone, without regard to any information derived from the U.S. expeditions, the agent of the compa- ny expects her successor to place moorings and lie at,anchor while receiving on board from twent} to fifty tons per day, according to cic- eumstances. We have no personal interest in this ques- tion, but in common with others, view it as of much importance to these islands, which must become the headquarters of this trade, what- ever its extent may be. We hear that the clipper brig Josephine, of 300 tons, is now on the way to this port, to be engaged as aregular acket between Honolulu and the guano islands. The ship John Marshall will also sail for Jarvis Island, to procure a cargo, al- though in the opinion of the agent here, she is not at all adapted as a pioneer to lay down the anchors for moorings, by which vessels are to lay while receiving their cargoes. Her deten- tion, however, has been owing solely to the want of funds in the hands of her agent, and not from any want of confidence in the object for which she was sent out. We hope that the Hawaiian Government will not interpose any obstacles to prevent the trade gentering here, or take any steps tending to drive it to some other locality. Should these guano islands ever be extensively worked, it be by natives from this or other groups; ut if the rule laid down in the case of the C. E. Foote is carried out, we may as well give up the idea of Honolulu being made a guano depot. The Foote came here to obtain sixty Natives to work on the Mexican guano islands, but the Governor decided it should be ¢ahu. altuough the natives were willing to ship for eighteen months. Jarvis Island is nearer Ta- hiti than Honolulu, and Tahiti being also nearer New York, it would probably take but 4 little encouragement on the part of the French to make that the head of the guano trade, now commencing, in preference to Hono- dulu. ee Special Notices. 1AM IN PossEssiox of some valuable certificates in favor of the Consumption Destroyer; also of its eflicucy in relieving bronchial disease attended with severe cough, The Syrup is pleasant and safe, and is composed of roots and herbs prooured from the Blue Ridge; it 18 no common article, They are nicely enveloped in my ciroulars, where my place of residence is seen, ‘The extract of a Howercalled the Alpha Ointment for the Piles, can, with the Syrup, b8 found at Mr. C. Stot the Syrup is at several other places on Penusyivana avenue, as well as Georgetown, at Mr. Newinan’s on Bridge street. In Alexandria at Ledbetter’s, Baltimore, at Hance’s, 108 Balti- more street." d7-tt Sreetar, Notice. 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FINLEY HUNT, DENTIST, No. 310 Pennsylvania avenue, <=] form all operations belonging to his on at his old eatablished office, agabova, DENTISTRY. = DR. STEPHEN BAILY, Ornics No. 198 PENNSYLVANIA AVERT! Taras doors frosn \4th Stress, Dx. BAILY begs leave to inform the pubic that he oan be seen stall hours, at his office, located as above, He feels assured that an experiance of fifteen years’ practice, with the large number of patients,and great variety of difficult cases that he has treated sucoess- tully, will enable him to surmount — difhoulty, scentilic or otherwise, relating to the Teoth. His own be ey confirming the opimon of owe men eminent in the profession, and especially Drs. Harrie and J. aud K. 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J, Vi ¥rem one of the oldest firms in Baltimore, Messrs, Bom 8, Cotman & Cu. Haviog omployed Dr. Stsphen Baily, Surgoon Den- tist, of Washington city, to execute for me an im- portant and diffoult piece of work, which he did to My entire satisfaction, and in view of the fact that one of the most distinguished membere of the Dental College of Baltimore, tailed, after repeated trials, te rform the eame work satisfactorily, it gives me reat pleasure to express my entire confidence and igh @slimation of his professional skill. Baluuinore, Jag. 12, 1857. HARMANN BOGGS, Extract froma note oe oe thelate Hon, Johs , Clayton. U.S. Sanarz, Aug. 15, 1858. ‘Whe tests you made for me work adi iy’; noth- img could be betier. Very Fee ee LAY30N ‘Fo those that seek reiief from the maladies of the station Boat he nde soto porate oe uperior Dentist; he for one of ay, family, and plugged several teeth for 5 has ol! stocd well for mora than Fee eee oO BERET. NIXON, of Church South. f the Va. 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WOOLFSON, who = from Europe with bis : own, a8 well as the manufacture SRE many others of the latest improved SPECTACLES and EYE-GLASSES: among which are the PERISCOPIC CONCAVE and CON VE DOUBLE FOCUS and DOUBLE POL BRAZILIAN PEBBLES, CRYSTA tee, which are warranted to improve any EYE atfected with weakness, cataract or tending to it; aise SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS, Persons who are compelied to use glasses, or those now suing them, will be suited at firstsight. ‘Those wonderfu DOUBLE-POLISHED VENEZUELIAN CRYSPAL ROCK have received *he highest recommendations at the World's Fair, at Paris, through their producing a clearness and easiness of vision heretofore unknown in any other improvement m 27 Sin A, SPY. and MAGNI F SES, Compasses, and Microscopes are for sale at hjs store, corner of Fighth street and Pennsy!vania avenue, or Kighth street No. 491, Le- tween D street end Pa. avenue. Do mot mistake the corner of 8th street. Toes Very reasonable, the same aa at his extab- lishment in Furope. n9-tf T CARRIAGES, HE Subscriber naving made additiona to Factory. making it now one of the largest, in the District, where his facilities for! 4 ar esregee kinds of CAR- Sand L HT WAGONS cannot be sur- d,and from his long experience in the bad:- nest e hopes lo give geueral satisfaction, All kinds of Carriages and Light Wagous kept on hand, All REPAIR neatly done, and al! orders prompt- ly attended to. : Second-hand Carriages taken in exchange for new ones. ANDEKEW J. JOYCE, d10-tf corner of l4th and E sts. se Bash I adn arco ceed oro: oe BAee4ee EXPRESS OF FICE ) StREET, Adjoining The States Printing Oftce, The subscriber, Bagsage Azent for Baltimore and Ohio and Weshington Branch Railroad, has opened an office, at the above place, for the accom- modation of the public, where orders can be left for the use of Wagons to convey Bageage or Packagea to and from Railrgad Depot, Steamboats, &c., or for removal to any point in thix City or Georgetown. Office open from 7 o’olock a. m. to 10 o'clock p. m., daily, except Sunday, 7 to 10 o’olock a. m..2 o'clock tod p.m. JOHN M. MoCLINTOCK, Baggace Agent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. N. B.—Persons coming to Baltimore, not having mad they will stop, by giving up agents onthe cars, willl have care of &t this office, or at Sharp atreat. and noertra aha ’ BRAIDS, PLAITS. CURLS, HALF 4aW and PUFFS,at GIBBS’S Hair Store, near corner of 13th at. and Pa. av. nfm Tr I8 OF NO USE, IT CANNOT BE BEAT, LEVY’S OLD WRECK WHISKY, of 1827, challenges the world—(a big word, but too trae to be a joke)—judges from all parts say so. A little left. Also, can be found at his store, » choios lot of other Whixkies,@/ ines, Brandios, Rums, Old July; », Wormword Cordials, fine Grocerios, ‘Teas, Eo lish, Scotch Ale, and Brown Stout, wholesale and retail. JONAS P. LEVY, No. 554 12th and B streets north, pear the Cana Vashingion or going to their minds where their checks to my their Luggage taken Jtinore office, No. IL fels-tf EES a lag TT ery, neat Washington. above Trees are all nt hae growth, and of the ag best select fruit. assortment of ORNAME TA EMER REN, RUADE, an ERUIT TR . The Shade aa Evergreen Trees =e of particularly fine growth and Appearance. jogues t Office. Sent on application through the Boat Pein or m 20-1 near Waghington, D.C, [)A!LY LINE FOR EDWARD'S FRRRY . AND LEESBURG, Vay Vis Chesapeake and Ohio Canat Tuxoven tx Eiont Hours. 4 ‘The splendid Packet Boats ARGO and M. C. MEIGS, having undergone thorough. repair will commence making regula trips tothe above points on Mouday, March 22d, 1852. The Boats G. Ritter, Ge grelock 3 ll leave the Wharf of W.H. & H. etown, D. C.,every morning at 7 in the fullowing order the Argo on Tues- nate day. seaving Georgetown nt 7 o'clock in the morning, the Boats will arrive atthe Great Falls, or Wash ington Aqueduct, at Wa. m.; Seneca !2m.; Kdwards’ Ferry 3p. m., where a Stage will be in r convey passengers to Leesburg, Va. Returning, a Edwards’ Ferry every day at 9 o'clock a. m. and ai Through tickets $ ving At Georgetown at sun-set. follows : Great Faille or 5S cents: Seneca 25 centa; Leesburg, V: including ved on the Boats, Dinoer 9) cts. Persons wishing to visit the Great Falls of th Potomac, with its picturesque scenery, and exal ine the Washington Aquecuct. its tunnels, and the grandeur of its operative import » KuarAntied to the citizens of the District by the ti Congres! the same day. A Conch will always be in waiting in Georgetown to convey passengers to and from the Boat cursion Parties tothe Great Falis. hal Breakfast site ote.; willhave ainple time todo so and return rie Fer turther information mquireat the Store of W.H.& H.G. Ritter, Canal Wharf, west of Mar ket. me NEW ANd IMPORTANT SCHEDULE. FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. The recent exteusionand improvement of its 1ead- ing connecting lines at the West has required an en- tire revision of the running arrangements of this road by which highly important advautages to the olerare secured. On and after MONDAY 15, it SHEER DAILY ‘gentle wil run oo rections for throu wengers. F ire:—The ACCOMMODATION TRAIN starts froin Camden 10n, Baltimore, at 7 A.M.,(except Sunday,) Stops at way stations and arrives at Cum- berland at4 tarts (Sunday ex- Seoond—The MAIL TRAIL cepted) at 830 A. M., and arrives at Whesiing at 42 A. M., connecting at Benwood with Central Ohic trains for Comumbus, Cincinnati, Indyanapolis, ievil.e, Chicago, St. Louis, &c., aud at same pince with trains for Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, &o., by Cleveland Koad, and also at Parkersburg with Ms- netta Road. Third—The ST. LOUIS and CINCINNATI EXPRESS TRAIN leaves daily at 5.05 P. M., oon- necting at Benwood at 9 A. M. with express trains from Belisire to Cincinnati, (wtthout change of Cars at Columbus,) and reaching there tn but 25 hours trom Baltimore and 26 hours from Washing- ton, It also connects directly, in both —— at Grafton with care by Parkersburg and Marietta roads for Chillicothe, Cincinnati . “These trains connect st Xenia for Indianapolis, Chicago and uis, and at Cincinnati with the Great Oho and Tissinsipp: Express for Louisville, Caire and St. Louis through to St 8 in less than 42hours from Baltimore. ‘Br this train the time to ail the contra! and southern piaces in the West is much the distance is from 40 to 100 miles shorter than the shortest of other routes. From the West these connections are equal!y close and satisfactory, ar- fiving st Baltimore at 8.3) A. M. Bageage checked through to all pomts. THROUGH TICKETS sok! at lowest rates at Camden Station and at Washington, D.C. Passengers from Baltimore or Washington may wiew the entire road by sarrinet, by taking morn- ing trains, and lying over at Cumberland or Oak- land, and resuming next morning by W ~ ey! Ao- commodation train, leaving Cumberland at 8 and Oakland at 10.50, FOR WAY PASSENGERS, Tha Cumberland Acoommodation Train at 7 A.M., Will etop st all Stations east of Cumberinud, and the Wheeling Accommodation st all Stations beyond Cumberiand Sired Weet. Eastwardly, the Mail ‘Train leaves 7p ueoling st 8.30 A. M.,eud Ascommo- jstion leaves Cumberland at 3, reaching Baltimore ON THE NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA BRANCH, between Grafton and UTE, Wa passengers will take the Express weetwardiy and the Mai! eastwardly. Tho FREDERICK TRALN starts at 4 P. M stopping at way stations. Leaves Frederick at9.ib A, M., arriving at Baltimore 12 noon. The ELLIC ed MILL TRAIN leaves at 5.45 A.M., and 5.15 P.M. Leaves Ellicott’s Mills at? A.M. and7 P. M., except Sunday. For tickets, information, fare, &c., apply to J. T. ENGLAND, at the Ticket Camda Stations? AER A WOODS DR _iylstf Master of Transportation. Baltimore, (JEANGEAND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL LINK Twice Daily, (Sunday nights exospted,) batweer WASHINGTON CITY and tue SOUTH, we ALEXANDRIA, GORDONSVILLE ano RICH Leaves Washington at €0’look a. m. a Warhington at 7 o’clook pm, For LY HBURG and the SOUTHWEST. eave Washington at 6 o’clock a. tim., arrive in = NCHBURG next morning at 48. m., connect ith the trains on the Virginia and Tennessee Rai Road for MEMPHIS. Mail Stages from Char- Ottesville to L.yuchburg @ distance of 60 miles, Faia trom Washington to Lynchburg, $7.75. The eteamer GEORGE PAGE, foot of Seventh strest, being owned hy the Railroad Company, runs in connection with the trains. ‘Tickets for Lynchburg prooured on the Boat. IC7* Oganibuwes and Baygare Wagons will best tha Depot o1 the Washington Kail: 0 Convey pas- Retkers bagenge tu the Steamb« at, for Alexan- 0 i a sistance |x nules, slowing ample time eale. en JAMES A. EVANS, Agent, Alexandria, July, 1557. iy tt EW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED STATES BIAIL STEAMERS, The Ships composing this ome Gre: The ATLANTIC —.,____ Capt. Oliver Eldrid, The einem ee pe ra Pr he Comtone The ADRIATIC....__. __. Capt. James W sat, Theze ships having bson built by contract expressly for Goverumeut services, e¥sry care har bosn takes in their construction, ns also in the:r engines, to in- sure strength und speed, tad thoir avcommodstions = passengers Bre Uneguaicd jor elegance and com- fort. Tho steamers ofthis lino have improved water- tight compartments, &n4 no expense has been spared tomake them ell 2s good as now, the thorough exam ination qiven —_ roves their mode of construc- tion yet unequalled. z Price of ¢ from New York to Liverpool, in firet cxbin, 19); im ssoond do., @ From Liver- pool tolvew York, 3 and W guin. pernienced Surgeon attached tu cach cau be esouced untii paid for. PROPOSED DATES OF SAILING. PROM NEW You. ' _ Facm LIVER Pool. Saturday, Jan. 16,... let] Wedreaday . An expori- slug. ‘Nobertha Saturday, (eb.19.... 186] Wednesday, Al’el $1858 Saturday, Mucot 13 iss) Weduesday, Mol 31.1588 Saturday, Apr’! 10... 1858) Wedsesdas, April 22 lass Saturday, April 26 185%! Wodnesday, May 12. 1852! W edueadsy , May 20. 8] W ednesdh 1 Saturday, May @ pa onl +4 Saturday, Aur. Saturday, Aug. 23 Wednesday, Sept. Saturday, Sept. 1! ...1858) Wednesday, Sept. 29.1858 Saturday, Sept. 25... 1458) Wednescay, Oct. 13. Saturday, Oct. 9. 1858) Wed: « 27. Seturday, Oct. 33. Saturday, Nov. 6. Saturday, Nov. 20. turday, Deo. 4... lee 1268| Weduesday, Nov. 24 1852) Wednesday, Dec, 8 Wedaesday, Doo. 22.1958 For freight or pasenge, apply to eb RED KT COLLING, Ne. 54 Yall atrest, ow Yors, BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO., Liverpool, B.G. WAINWRIGHT & CO., Paris. ‘The owners of these ships will not be accounts! for gold, eilver, —— . sve ie, poe tafe age theraibr ead ‘the value thereof express: thereim, dis Us tep STATES MAIL LINE ONLY REGULAR LINE ARD WITHOUT Pa’ RE FOR SIGHT YREARS, FoR CALIFORNIA AND OREGON vie ANAM « RAILRUAD, Regular Sailing Days. 5ih EDsh of cach month, Caztion.—So many frands and impos! Peiis 4 tions of various kinds have been inte rpetrated on travellers bound toCAL ORNIA, that the subscriber, the only authorized Agent for passige by the U. Mati Line, vis Pans ma, in the city of New York, feelait hie duty to caution all persons eceking passage to Califor that, TO AVOTD IMPOSITION, they must he careful to find the truc office of the Steamships of the U.S. fay Line, ve Panama Railroad. as no other ofS08 u ew York is suthoriz enenge Wy rink Gatien antica’ sonoma Gus face whioh is est at reet, corner 0! ff on the North River, at the hesd of the Com- 1. W. RAYM m1 Ricianeeataianat TES ering care of _Travelers’ Directory. ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON, The St GEORGE PAGE and THOMAS COLLYER wit 4 foitlowing hours — segulanty as the Lrave Grover Pase—4y Thomas Collyer—7, Leave George Page, 9,11 8. Thomas Cotlver—s Wa. 4 Wheley’s Omnlimers eoanen nley’s ni necting wit! LZ wer [gg — =e tol Cg oO dnb ag aL ‘a. avcnue the same ti 2 bomte lem Sadia, RICHARD WALLACH Pros? FOR M 3. ‘The COLLY ER will leay TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, from Washington «: “om Alexandria at 10 0° nck. m Awe BAKER, Cart. ceeeeeanee—sssseeeerssedeieunetansaeemaeener segues eat WAs8ineron BRANCH RAILROAD. Do. do, Be: do. do. The Trains at 6 and # a. mand 42) p. m, he bastand at Relay Tae directly at Baltimore for ti elay thr the West. Those at § a. m. and 515 p. m. for Anap {3p m. for Frederick and Norfoik. Tio . m. ikins are Express, and sto; only at ‘Aupapole and Washington oe The Eastern train of Saturday at 4.20 p.m. goes only to Philadoiphin. i Sunday only one train—at 4.2 p.m. jan Md TH. H. PARSONS, Agent. T® FaciFic MAIL, STEAMSHIP COM, One of the Steamships of this the United States Mais for ACA CALIFORNIA, and OREGON, les) Paukins twice exch month. on the ar val of the United States Mail 8. S.C steam ere, Which leave New Orleans and New York regu- jarly On Sth and 20th of each oth sw mae, 4 eee councoting via PANAMA RAIL- These steamships have Leon inapoated and ap- Proved by the Navy Department, guaranty arena t “Tie Farame Railroad (47 miles long) e aul (47 miles is now com- leted from ocean to ocean, is crossed in Sor ¢@ MK of, ‘ere is checked in Now York through to San Francisco, and passengers a4 embarked at Panama by steamer at the company's expense. The money paid in New York covers all — of the trip. ._Keserve steamers are kept in port in Panama and Francisco, to prevent detention in case of acci- lent, 60 that the route is entirely reltable—no fail- Ure having ocourred in = Passengers leave same day they ar- rive at Aspinwall. ine ? z Conductors go through by each st: e take aaee of ‘women and futon without Syenee. rs. For through tickets at the lowest rates apply at the agenoy, 177 West street, New \ ork, to 1. W. RAYMON to ARMSTRONG, KRIS &co., ew Orieans,— or jy M-tf Cc. L. BARTLETT. Boston. 514 SEVENTH STREK?~ Tobias. OPTICIAN,. Office Second Story, three doors from Opp Frttows’ Hatt, Speotacies and Glasses suited to every sight; Opera, Reading, and | Watchmaker’s : Glasses ; escopes, Microscopes in’ reat variety; Cosinoramic amy i & superior hod choice pictures on 5 pv tusement in National Intelligencer. Txstimomae. Nogroux, September 7, 1864. Str: The you. made for me suit me very weil, Rpm bave improved my sight more thay other | baye iste! ed. i ETSE Ww. TAZEWELL. I have tried a pair of Spectables obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them of on Sasistance to m7 sight, and corresponding with hig descriptionol thoi focus. | recommend him asa Pay option. BENRY A. Sk. PETERSBUR@, Volober 81, 1454. About five years ago, | obtained from Mr. Tobias, in Washington, ® pair of Giasses for the spectacies Which | used, snd found them of great assistance to ey Soca venens and oR ngm yt -. a thas eis ski litu. @ pre ion ees for eyes not tow far gone tobe benehitted by such ” _ LYNCHBURG, Novem From an examinstion of Mr. Tobias’ G his yt = pos s,am 18 8 8é ‘u! optician. BLACKFORD, M. D. Lrxcusvre, November 10. ¥ Mr. John Tobias, having furnished me with Gine- Ses, by which i nave been greatly aided, ( vison having suifered greatly from roading at mght in my earlier life.) itafords me the tughest pleasure to say that I consider him & skillful practices! optics, and well prepared to aid thove Bo a ot ‘essional services. 4 5 rit. erofessianel Set Ior ot the Riekbouist Couberenta, Witmine ton, N. C., June 27, i854. Nr. J.Topias—Dear Str: tam tosay that happy the Spectacles which | obtained from you last week re entirely satisfactory. From an inequality in the Visual ag apr peta go pmeny po difficulty in getting glasses of the proper di tances. It skords me pleasure to tate, that by aid of your optometer this cpm bem bAppily obviated, s0 that the Giasses you furnished me ae decidedly the best adapted to my eyes of any i have ever yet used. - respectfully yours, RK. B. DRANE. sath a Reotorof St. pe Having been induced by a friend to Fisit tha ostal- lishment of Mr. ‘Tobias for the purpose o| trying tit asses | was furnished with 8 pair slightly eolor Fineawhice have atlorded me more relief and gratifi- cation than any | have ever tried. My sight, - ally very cood, was injured by writing and reading ac ‘ht, frequently to very iste hour: but wath the aid of these ginsees I can study simost as iste as ever. and that too without the pain { have previous - ly suder JOHN eR. Late Comminsioneer Gen’! [aud Office, Dee. 11, 1855, Ihave used Mr. Totuns’e Spootacies for thres cr four montis, and take great gg ‘fn eying thas 1 am much pleased with them. Thave muon benefited by thei. GEV. P. SCARBURGH. May Sih, ite. I was recommenced to Mr. John Tobiasagas! opligrain ; anda: [ have eyes of remarkable peou ty, Pwas gratified to find that Mr. Tobins geemed to comprehend thein by inspection and some sight mMeksure ent, and he has made ime & pair of “ metdmrably, A.P. BUTLER. Wsrine Pon, Ang. 8, 1955, been for yesre under the necessity of hav- of glasses—one for use in daylight, oue for lamp-light—{ procured one set from Mr, Tobias which uaswered bot purposes. IT have used his for several mouths, and find them excell epwakd 4 oP Sie, ap ol 5 7 v iy sac OF tome. They are v ldoododiy the bast I <4 iam the owner of eight or nue para, oar ir selovied iu different pinves from optim&ns rec- vmusnded 10 Ms On BeCOURt of their F Standing in France, Exciand, sud the Unit 1 have Leon aino plassed with your remarke ji- unnee g vn the lp ad agg the eg tae pur- pose of preserving Lap oy. eapectfuily yours, .§ CALDWELL, = ” Profeceor of Mi. C., Lowaville, Ry, BRooxLrn CgtHoPamvic ia Mr. J. Topas. furnished me yee! fully qualified to d the pep both tical knowledg by is hiro tomet » . edditvon, ie om state tuat Mr. Tolass line suppl; tients with Glasses, t> ‘heir my 860 t100. . LEWIS BAUER M.D Poy joan and Sargon, ; Member of tho ai College of Surgeons, tand; Metorer : e teal Society of London, ane art) Snohester, Kngiand, and Spreeon of the B. ’ r. tng: Sy 6 found ‘ Norvoue, Va.. J In the experience of even two years, great difficulty in obtaining Sp and comfortable to my eyes. a e to my eyes. cs to those who from age or other ‘ah ssM. D. tifieisiaidinthieway. J-4- lang Wriwinoron, N.C June 16, 1854. wrote the ae of Omen, ious impaired oF ir. Sohn To ns 8S 8 person h Ginases As they may From wig abu as ib er of Spectre pra tar and pear sight. My sight been impaired service of years in the Post — Der ment. which — reget tobe on ry y till after day, deri y Tiled’but one fat. 'W- A. WALKER, Department or Inrexion, May 8, om. defects and the uneq my eves, 1 eo beons to use seve- have tried different opticians wap obtain: perfectly fitted to my eyes. Four onthe sino Mr. ‘Tobia made two patrs capquaty for me, which I have to serve J. By the let atone hes — to net 5 recommend Nir. ‘obias te all bavine: ; <4 Use classes, bear BA. — ‘arranis, ‘e An’t to sigh