Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1859, Page 2

EWS GOSSIP. | people of the United States are in favor of the CONGRESSIONAL. WASHINGTON N. — wl prompt enactment of the thirty million bill,| Thirty-fifth rE Sesion. ‘< Tax Crrcutation or Wasmixorom Crry while perhaps nine-tenths of the wholecountry| Ix _ a —— 2 Newsrarers.—Our cotemporary, the States, | gonrove of the acquisition of Cuba on any soem dase Hobe Hood eae — printed at length in its report of yesterday's | terms eompatible with national honor and | bill making gr: Bh ar rclil ws proceedings, a petition of its proprietors to justice, and due economy. The efforts to pre- pay athy etata Ge the Dill, the Sen- Congress, (not read in open Senate.) for relief | Sydieg the Cuba-acquisition policy of the Presi- Aenea from the ruling of the Executive branch of the | Gent have been perbaps more extraordinary gla peg ON Goitetie we Government upon # recent application on be- | than any similar attempts to embarrass a meas- was, after a protracted debate, referred to the half of their paper for the Government adver- | ure of an American administration, and come i ittee of the Whole on the state of the tisements. In this petition they claim to have | gm many quarters. Yet the reports of Messrs. ins aie “the largest permanent circulation.”’ As this | sjigel] and Branch embrace so triumphant Scro-z] exes live summcuaiGalions Were then claim, though substantiated merely by theirow2 | porutations of all the objections speken and | submitted by the Speaker, when the House ad- impressions, if not set right,might injuriously af- published against it, as that to oppose ft, is, in | journed. Lae task ee ee im eomeien oeenet orelrenttrmare meine In tae Senate, to-day, a communication to ourself, to say that a similar demand for against the wind.”’ f° = cas. the Government advertisements as the right) {he question of the acquisition of Cuba, and borhan Be. andr afte of the Seates under the law, was made some (if not accorded) of the propriety of withholding | mitting, in iP Senate, a statement of all contracts entered Meee eee ine eee orca the beck, | 0m President Buchanan what he regards 88 | into since March, 1857, for live oak timber, and ments required sworn affidavits from the book- | the necessary authority to make a heavy pay-| the result of such contracts 80 far; ordered to keepers, pressmen, 4c., of the different Wash- | ment on that account when the opportune | be printed. : ington newspaper offices, setting forth the! noment arrives, eannot fail to enter promi- Heap arecdd pagers yrsoease all ae respective circulation of all the Washington nently into the discussions before the people , P asing EVENING STAR. ———SSoo WASHINGTON OITY: ‘WEDNESDAY............ February 2, 1859. EE Though ‘+ The Star” is printed en the Pa steam press im use south ef Balti- mere, its edition is se large as te require it te be put te press at an early heur, Adver- tisements, therefore, should be sentin y 12 o'clock, m.; etherwise they may net appear Watil the mext day. peste Duara oS ee oe ee ee SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union regrets that the Pacific railroad scems to have been given the go-by for the present session, and submits to bam romper opponents of the measure that there is n Boi SREB W, it off, as it is a fixed fact that @ railroad to the Pacific. in some form of Gov- ernment aid, will be constructed sooner or Tater. The Intelligencer is devoted to Congressional - m of Navy officers. } k dings journals. in the course of the approaching Presidential Mr. Bayard offered a resolution. legalizing Pp eee ees Se. = The result of the investigation was that the election. The Republican party in Congress | certain acts of Commissioner Reed in relation 17 In the Oblo Legislature, the bill to repeal Star was decided to have the largest, and the | aiready manifest a desire to shape matters so | to Consuls in China; adopted. the ten per cent. law has passed the House Tntelligencer next to the largest, circulation, | that they can eseape meeting them, and are lous te eee bgt gabe be scay med which entitled them to the Government adver- | 9, dently in hopes that they will be able to counterfeiting of M Ty Roubty Land Ware tisements under the law; and the Executive | shirk the due responsibility of opposition on rants, recommending ite p ; ‘d. continued his designation of the third paper, | the part of their leaders and such of their Mr. Broderick introduced a bill for op es. with the Unsou. So, in that so recent contest, presses as still manifest a disposition to oppose abteseent iat peer e Cg reo on due investigation, the idea of the proprietor | the thirty million bill. Our opinion, however, Sesehime ‘isco, oy ghai, : of the Srates that his paper was entitled to the is, that the Demoeratic opposition to the mea- The Indian Appropriation bill being taken Government advertisements wasexploded. We n have every reason to believe that thegroundon | enable them to plead that they were thus | closed. which the very recent demand of the Staves for | substantially aided and abetted by Democrats, Ix Tur Hovsg, a bill providing for the divi- the advertisements aforesaid was declined to be | in the line of policy with reference to the bill acted upon by the Government, was that of the impropriety of acting on such demands except at stated times; otherwise, the consequent in- vestigation might have to be gone over monthly, if not weekly. So far as the Star ia concerned, we care not how often they may be made, because we know well that the aggregate number of copies of the Daily Star printed, and paid for by the | weather for this morning is made from the Morse diency of endeavoring to acquire Cuba by public at large, is now, and for some years Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. | purchase ; objected to. past, has been more than twice as great as The time of observation is about 7 e’clock: The House then went into Committee of the that of any other Washington newspaper, as our paid paper bills will prove; while the ag- gregate number of copies of both editions of the Star is now, as it has been for years, thou- sands on thousands greater than the aggregate number of the copies printed of any other Washington city journal. This much wo say in justice to the Star, the success of which, as all here know, is unprecedented in the annals of newspapers Published in cities of the popu- Charleston, 8... iation of Washington. Augusta, Ga We may not improperly add, that the whole | Savannah, G of the advertisements of the Government now Pou ax: 7" Saperfiuous—the bill before the New York Cegislature to punish prize fights. Tbe way to Pponish prize fighters is to let them fybt. IU The offer to Rev. Mr. Spurgeon of $10,000 for preaching in New York is mentioned in En- glish papers. U7" The Post Odice Department in Philadel- phia is now engag«d in placing letter boxes upon the lamp posts at the corners of streets In that city. ee i> The Boston Liberator says that a donation of $5000 bas recently been placed in the hands of Wendell Phillips, to be used, Principal and in- terest, for the Woman’s Right cause Jupae McCanpiess.—The impression pre- | was considered and laid aside. U7 The Boston correspondent of the Worces- ter Spy says that John A. Washington’s fugitive siave Joe, for whose apprehension a reward of $500 was offered recently passed through that city, In company with five other fngitives, on their way to Canada. western district of Pennsylvania, vice Irwin, | the Shawnees; laid on the table. ; resigned. Reconsidered, and rejected. re Tue Paciric Rattzoap.—Advices from Mar- shall, Texas, to the 2ist inst, states that the Pa- cific Railroad Convention had been in session several days. President Foulkes was detained till the 16th day after the appointed time for the settlement, but the arbitration committee waited till the 17th, when President. Foulkes satisfied them of bis ability to pay the award, and the committee proceeded to the adjustment and aud- iting of the claims. New York, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa.. Baltimore, Me wee Washington, D.C Richmond J Va. Petersburg, Va. Norfolk, Va. Lynchburg, Bristol, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Wilmington, N. Columbia, 8. C. cloudy tion bill. prt hareor a cloudy, wind 8S. 1. OPERA BOOKS at the Music Store of read cia: Ate? oa W. G. METZEROTT. clear, 42°, wind SW. VALENTINES, raining, 46°. tl holessie and retail, at cloudy? 3, ‘That 7? Tnolonsle Std Feiats St MON D'S, » BOP. Tom Hasp.—The case of this unfortunate man has attracted considerable attention in Philadei- phia. A motion for a new trial for the prisoner ‘was made some weeks since in the eourt of Quar- ter Sessions, and was abiy argued by General cloudy, mild. jean pe eel Men eree W. 6. METZEROTT, 5 cool. °, wind S, OLD, SILVER, LIGHT STE res ad ican Geer giey Spectacles; Gold. raining. Steei. and Baffals Horn Eyeglasses ; ‘ Pi ., bola, and Near ated Hubbell, whose reasons were so weighty that | inserted in any Washington paper under the Mantgomery, Ala. ining Prasaee at Bho tsutios at EK LUNDY. the Court has given the matter a lengthy consid- | provisions of the law in question, do not ee Tree, Ala. ery ae ae eto: 50) Pas i Hotel Building. eration, and will reserve its decision for still an- | amount to more than $2,000 per annum, gross, Gainesville, Mixs. clear.” — ether,week. Much speculation is carried on as er paper, if as much as that sum. New Orleans, La. bea Frederick, Md... Hagerstown, Md. Cumberland, Md. Pittsburg, Pa. Wheeling, Va. Grafton, Va... Parkersburg, Va.. Cincinnati, O.. ‘* Thunder and lightning. Barometer at the Smithsonian, at 7 a.m. (cor- 7 ° Tt CLOCKS !—CLOCKS"! loudy, 64°, wind SW. | "Tpey canis ionice clear, cool. clear, cool. if you want a good Clock, to the resuit. mt Pain CeLesaation ix New Yorx.—The one hundred and twenty-second anniversary of the birthday of Thornas Paine, styled by bis disei- Pies‘the author-hero of the revoivtion,’? was celebrated in New York on Monday evening by aballand supper. The attendance was not very large, but the company being well acquainted Tae Coxcerr, last night, was attended bya throng of the musical and fashionable world of Washington, sufficient to fill every seat In Philharmonic Hall, the most spacious hall here. Asa whole, the entertainment was far superior to any other Concert ever given here. clear, cool. Clock, your place to buy is at rome clear, cool FRANCIS'S House: Farnishing store, cloudy, mederate. fe2 above Odd Fellows Halon 7th at, cloudy, moderate, aes WASHING TC Tne steamer THUUMAS COL. * t 3 f the C ration sure will be too slight and unimportant to| up, it was under consideration when our report | the'stet peers uk sion of the New York Indian reservation in the committee had pusbed mae vewosaen 4 their leaders certainly desire to pursue. Kansas among the Indians and pre-emptors | back some five or six years further they wou’ who may mere settled upon said reservation, | ave found the same result . 2 ‘ waite around we'tbat tho fen. Wilson Motus. Mr. Greenwood introduced a bil) for issuing nance book for the last three years, to ascertain . * . atents for lads to Indians and other persons, | have added the stock interest and officers’ sala- dless will be appointed U. S. Judge for the esccaing to the stipulations of the treaty with | ries, which they tind to average $32,000 per an- i Poses, they set down as foliows : Tax Wearaer.—The following report of the viding that ingle bo Gear or ree General tax. net... 2 Whole and resumed the consideration of the | Dividends on bank stock ttc cicer. cast. legislative, executive, and judicial appropria- | Dividend on Ray’s bond ES, Comic AND SENTIMENTAL, the cheapest ci NEW ASSORTMENT OF BACON & The committee recommend a revision of the crouay coal A Raven’s pianos have just arrived at the dade wet ia vid Neectacie | tract. With the gas company fer lighting the ‘every store you come to, but ducing the funded debt, the Pledzinz of the spe- clear, cool. a handsome Clock, anda cheap | beid by the Corporation. By this act, they say, clondy, mederate. Me8NT VERNON AND THE LOMB OF | «forts to contend with her neighbors in works of YER willresume GEORGETOWN. Correspondence of The Star. Guonezrown, Feb 2, 1959 Through the politeness of Mr. Tenney, the chairman of the committee of ways and means, we have bad the privilege of examining the able Teport laid before the Councils on last Friday night, and bave gathered from it the following statistical items, suggestions and recommenda- tions, which we think will be interesting to the Star's Georgetown readers aclal condition of the town, the com- mittee says, may be set down as follows : The present funded debt of the Corporation ae SE EE © Te, -- $233,771 Ov Ordered to be funded, Aug ba fa Me. 3.M. Dawson. THIS EVENING, Feb.2. 1858, ‘That aco mp ished actrees. MISS JANE M. DAVENPORT, Wii appear im Alexandre Dumae'’s celebrated piny of CAMILLE. Of which ehe was the original im this country. prerenting picture of Woman's love i wal. fT} 2 ion, t = sae of tickets and » Will be at Metzerott'’s 810 for Aqueduct street. 1,600 00 ooruer ‘enn, avenve and ijth street, and Corporation nofés in circulation 48 307 00 | Wii be open daily from 9 5. m until 5 p.m. " Notes exchanged with C.& O. Co Farmers and Mechani: Toad debt. 5,000 00 WASHINGTON THEATRE. 6938S CVTABLIAN OCOPERA: % ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE PUBLIC.—Mr. Ullmann, having been BB SE I dg ea ne iste to hear in op- ra tee creataris iog bis present troupe, re spectfully announces that he will give Two Nights of Italian Opera Affording the pudle an opportunity of hearing im MING ’ CCOLO . ee ieee LARBRORDE The means applicable to the extinguishment of this debt amounts to $147,321 49; leaving a balance beyond existing means of S14 i. The committee have also examined into the causes, and reported in detail the objects for which debts have been contracted since January Ist, 1851, to December 31, 185+ Many of these RD. objects are perfectly reasonable, and doubtless Madsme ie an the exigences of the occasion actually demanded be > that the debts should be incurred = Others again LORINI appear to us at least somewhat remarkable and TAMARO, unnecessary. For instance ae following—June FLORENT, Sees 29, 1857, for accumulation of ordinary expen: Abu rTr. . $10 000, (fanded ) __ sad CARL FORMFS. On the Ist of January. cial gor boyy = The two nichts ~ilitke shhenen ; the 3ist December, 1858, it amounted te $233,771, MONDAY sad TULSDAY, Feb. 7th and °h. showing tbat during the intervening 7 rch .atep.m, the Corporation debi was increased at ace ee F erie = about $10,000 per annum, and we think that if will e her first. and on'y, spperaunce in Opera, when will begiven bonizetti’s + DON PASQUALE, on ted by FLURES ZA, ithe ovlebrar pare Aesione) LOKI ou MAUGIOROT SL. On TURSDAY, Feb. s.at8p m aimee MADAMF. LABORDS ana CAKL FO . Will make their only appearanoe, assisted by the otner principal artret*, in @ rand operas. wmieh wi | ve named afier ihe nas consulted tbe opin ton of the choice to be meade. it By morning. sot, ie GHIONI, The committee have also exomined the ordi- the actual appropriations made, to which they num, payable out of the yeneral fund. The ordinary resources applicable to general pur- Licenses estimated Fines and costs, estimated Rents, including fish dock.. Taterest on canal repair bond: aware tat the Theetre can only utone tovrth pari of the aud: . ied tne New York Music ard the & . the price o: & reserved seat, . 92 58 | cheeriul-y paid in (hese turee ot tion o1 the extraordinary numbe: coe: \ They will. therefore it is ho, prove of the scale of prices adupted for tue two nignts. $33.400 38 The committee set down the additional ex- Subscription ticket (including a re-erved seat ; 5 > - ssre pense for the present police and nigbt-watch for the twe mee : © 30 system at $1,600. ‘This, they say, however, will | Reserved seat for any single Ligh’ cs . 4 be nearly met by the increa-e in Hiaes, costs, and j emeratrenned a caystecwae” (owl yee geht i liceases, which will be brought into the town anor treasury through the vigilance of the officers ORDER OF THESALE. On Friday wii! be sola the suborip ion tickete. On Saturday and Mondey commenosa th seats for any one of the two nights. Admission tickets ($1 S¢erch) may be had during the day of performrare nnd at thed or. Ths ticket cfhioe will be at Metg-rott’s Store. f DD FELLOWS HALI. Now Ovex, axp Exuiprtine NightLt, SANDERSON & COLOSSAL DIOKAMIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN WAR AND SIEGE OF SEBASTFOL. Comprising atties. Sieges, S'orms, Shipwrecks, To: ines, B Moonlight Views. &o., & “gener with wmngrih Mecinnical I os ot Mos license laws and an increase of the amount paid by certain traders for licenses, and the furnishing the Chief of Police with an alphabetical list of all persons trading in the town under a license They also recommend the entering into acon- streets, at so much for each lamp, or per hour.so that the expense of performing this service shall not cost the tax payers more than the amount of tax levied for the purpose—10c. on the $100 They farther recommend, as a means of re- cial railroad tax, und many evidences of debt $55,000 of ts of the Corporation would be date the funded debt, over and tien of the sinking fund, and ald feel herself strengthened in her : internal improvement, which may be necessary to keep pace with the spirit of the age ry, Canennading, Thander, Lightning, Wind, A her trips to Mount Vernon on Tues- a ne to and Kain. The whole acoumpanied by « with each other are said to have enjoyed then:- | Formes—who looks like a cross of Senator | setted for wempennnn eon tng diy Feb. sth running roving ‘nore cee ES Einar etl peodypreionsy SPLENDID BRASS BAND, i , : > F > er eve! RC A La y 4 : selves admirably, Among those present werr | Douglas, the Hutchinsons’, (with his Byron Lot a ea to | Mount Vernon nud tie Tomb of Washington, leay. | tue only sum for Which it _was cggated that re- | 317 Admiesion 25 centr; Reserved Seats 50 centa, Mr. W_E. Rose, Mrs. E. L. Rose, Messrs. G. | Collar and flowing black locks,) and Mr. Pierre Giny 10°; snintemeee -_ ing the wharl-at the fuct ol 7th atreot, ai fia. m.. | turns any interest, isthe 830,00 the repair | NeBoi ome ener ‘except on Saturday after Vail, J. Barker, L. Thompson,@ B Clark, &c., | Soule—was magnificent. He or she who ho, | 2Y 1% minimum raturping jo time to counect With thaeatly aiteraoon | bonds of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Con - P > 7 p > ? ’ 5 oe Sg ns ts meni a train for more. fe pany. This, the committee say, faltered in 1557. all of whom offered or responded to toasts not heard him, can from description have but PERSONAL. 7 79 ? an indistinct idea of the capacity of his won- derful voice and his merit as a highly finished artist. While his throat at times evolves sounds From Nsw Mexico —The mail from New Mexico has arrived at Indepeadence, with dates to the 10th instant. ++.» Alberto Mario and lady, of London, are at the National. Hon. J. R. Barret, of St. Louis, Mo., is at see 6 per cord, ‘. Willards’. do, at $5 do. Col Bonneville and Superintendent Collins | that we can compare to naught but distant > 2 do. ata do. arrived at Santa Fe on the 6th instant, having | thunder rumbling over the peaks and defiles ia etensze OpecaRriape al'isho: Ne of ba hg eet concluded a trea‘y of peace with the Navajoes, | of mountains, and anon to bursts of thunder : Jorn the terms of which are highly advantageous to the United States. Lieut. Beale’s party was at Haiebe’s ranche recuperating Richard Owen, 2 merchant, died at Santa Fe eu the 27th ult. Mr. Perkins and Senor Juan Landoval have each submitted to the amputa- tion of a leg, rendered necessary by beiag b: sadly frozen. ++++ Burton, the actor, has gone to Havana, for Corner G@ and 22d streets, the benefit of bis daughter’s health. fe22w First Ward. ++++ Byron was disenchanted when he saw his p®vate RECEPTIONS AND SUIREES. inamorita eating. In other words, he faltered = when youth and beauty were at steak. TY ORCHESTRA +++. Rev. Mr. Spurgeon having now got his kidneys in fine condition. has lately discoursed cmaneenGu the ines Gn in Exeter Hall, London, on crinoline. With any number of additional Instruments, +++ The accident which deprived Prescott, | &t Private K eceptions and Sorrees. the historian, of bis eye-sight, wax occasion d | '0, Assure the when the lightning strikes within too close proximity to the listener, his piano singing of notes on the leger lines is as melodious as the tones of an Kolian harp. He rendered three pieces in the course of the evening, full of gems of pathos as well as of movements calen- lated to satisfy the numerous-critics present, i produce (un aes : = ASE atteret) the best selections of Stra La A Provipgntiat Escare —The Rev Dr John | that the capacity of his voice is not more re- jf re — mine - oat riba athim | bitzkey, Julien, and other approved composers. © McCabe, the esteemed rector of the Church of | ™arkable than its artistic cultivation. By 7 etalae wtaent ariceiiege. NB TCAny number of refecenoes if required. Ap- the Ascension, Baltimore, paid a visit last werk to his children in Hampton, Va, and made every arrangement to return home on the ill-fated steamer North Carolina, but, fortunately, just as the steamer Georgia was about leaving Norfolk he concluded to return in her, in order that he might be in Baltimore in time to attend to bis Sabbath duties. The reverend gentleman, on Sunday night, offered up in church a Prayer of thanksgiving for the escape, and told the con- gregation that while asleep in the saloon of the Georgia, he alarmed his fellow passengers by crying loudly in bis sleep, -‘Fire, fire, fire,’? which caused considerable excitement for a - A Biographical Study on the Life and | ply at the Music vepot corner Penn avedu M'lle Poinsot also charmed all; for, while | yw; lacking Laborde’s facility of execution, she proved to be an artiste of superior merit, pos- Cee een ne S POM, AUG aa EM | orccnegentedi pects Tele intended eke re id tl eal in all its intonations in the utterance of terfere with Dana‘’s Household Book of Poetry, , ick i ii i but to embrace such American writers as are not quickly varying and very rapid passages, as in recognized in that collection. if the editor does | ny her omtracted on my mecount, singing simply melody in andante time. justice to bis subject, 1t will be a voluminous} _ fe 1-3t" ___ MARTIN HUHN. Laborde, who is perhaps the most finished | work. female vocal artiste now in the United States, | ---- John Heenan, the Benicia Boy, ts ‘travel- ; : nas ing on bis muscle,” taking a professional tour (though her present capacity of voice is not turouzh the States, a /a Jenny Lind, Thalberg, equal to that of Poinsot,) charmed the audience by her remarkable yocal skill. Her first piece has been published in Russia, by Professor | *Y2hU0. near 22d Bt. +++ Bonner annonnees a volume for the relief My wi TO THE PUBLIC. FE v . deserted my bed and board, 1 orw rn ali persons from trusting ber on my —Just re- For cale wisoleaaie a eres ee Ls YPELL'S Bayard Taylor, and other musicians and tre- ‘0.128 sty > c. turers. At last accounts be was at Mobile, where pic. te Brides se steal ee rds Also, Hope Marshal. or G ment and its Of- he announces a Grand Sparring Exhibition with pa may hooky Mas Wo s the admirers of good Music | @ wbers of the Cl ng Of Ain tify you that an Jug will be held Violin on THURSDAY, Peb.3a at 7o'c They he ‘eave ith | Fe ks of Daniel Webster, the American orator, | Steet, or at the residence of Mr. Scheel, No.54 Pas cane = i 4 LADIES’ FAIR.—" Katchenovsky, of the University of Khardof. eae, See ee ee AStORs izebeth Muhn, having, without | S!at, and continue + As iam determined not to pay any debia { 22Ve. by their united efforts, (to assist their worthy pA ortment of } Appreomted by the public, and their exertions er (@ored in this | crownes with success. ‘fee for sale of Reserved Seats open from 10 to 2a. m.,and from 2te4o’ciock p.m poss oren Al 7, to commence at 75 o'clock. in St t but owing tothe energy and zeal of one of the directors, living tu Georgetown, (J. 8. Magru- der.) that interest was paid in full last year; and from the present bright prospects of the Canal, will be paid regularly hereafter. The whole report will doubtless be put into the bands of our citizens, in printed form, some time during the ensuing tel Bibercin Club will be given at Temper- Sree Hall, on E street, between sth and lth stre te, on WEDNESDAY EVENIN Feb. 2d, 1859, Commistee of Arrangements. . >. Willow, ©. Marphy, E10 THE YOUNG MEN’S AND BRECK CLUB —at the re Ms 2 fe 1-2t* [00% OCT FOR aHE MONUMENTAL 4 CLUB. 3 look p. bs the Mo: tal Club ness in regard to the approaching elec will be roe. ree ~My af ms no Deane * tran ted itis thereiore necessary that every | on MUN DAY EVENINS, Feb. 70h, lesa, fickete FIFTY CENTS, adnutiing a gen tleman and ladies, i THE COMMITTEE. W,FSAM* ~ Im Cniom there ix Steemath * In Union thereis Freenas J SE MEM ™ res stol mmuy nem ol member should be present. JOHN W. DAWSON, Pres’t, [y- The members of the Union Association are Foti requested to attend the above meeting, ‘ he benefit (hS of Trimty Chege! 10.) Georgetown, Wil open at Forrest Mail, on MONDAY, uring the week The cvizenso: Washington and renunded that the iadies having th oreetown are air m charge BLOT, attractive articles ever exhitiies ins fair room in Washington or Georgetown. The iadies feel as sared that thoir oharitatle undertaking wil be f ly poured some of the moat beautiful eud WARTS. desta ianiaacte A XOUNG WOMAN whoa care of. obild-en war! 15” An excellent set of SILVER will be ratiied for eariy in toe wee! ia 28-tf ss — — SITUATION ne TO THE VOTERS OF GEORGE- | S Ure and Se: matress, or id do the work of s rs . by Mrs. N. P. Lagselle; just pul] ° TOWN.=At the sonentaton of a. | one Can, come wel reoommended. Ad ote was the vocalization of a very difficult set of va- Aaron Jones. Tickets one dollar. eee sisi fe i = det ‘ee Gh Ihave consented to Seusaare forthe mone A.C rar O) as it pepe me ne bat a dream the fears | siations on the Carnival of Venice—a wonderful | .... Charles Dickens §s reading bis own works A AMBROTYPES of the one waco MAGRUDER FNS mond lady <Oarbotse) whee ee ee anil artistic achievement, yet by no means the style | 12 London to immense audiences. He apprars | M oa Clearest Tone. M : : tien as Governase so aasirene niles, bs Sempe. T sie in public dressed in a style of exaggerated fash-]| B AMBROTYPES of the B ROM BOSTON.—The superior reguiar packet to teach the higher branohes of an F: hed we Hartien Revovction.—Additional ad- | of musical composition to please others than jon, with balf a dozen ring on his fingers, anda] R wigs Finest Finish, R schooner Syivanus Alien, Capt. Grafion ~q cat on, together with the rudiments of ‘mene and vices from Hayti have been received. But few | professional and highly accomplished musi- | huge bonquet of exotics in his breast. Hix powers 7p) AROS 9 Rerkaigitn ane ne neneiee foliarcinn Gag F ecoh Pecuniary remuverstion not cn ent collisions had taken piace up to the 9 bof Janu- | .; ti ¢ of mimicry are said to be wonderful, and were | © omese Forme rif Wate en _— & pleasant home mere y desired. Address HEL? N. ary between the Imperial troops and the insur. | 1°28: The rendition of the duet from Norma, he not the leading novelist of the day, he might | © SANDSS Be ees ey Roingto | Sandi Water etrest, Georgetown, yaai-at | S Pine aman etne paper. fe 2-3: » insur- e : = ss 1 4 : s wale RY, “ at gents. The Emperor Sndeayer pee Sacanaea which she sang with M’lle Ghioni, however, | if te chose to be, rauk as the leading comedian. | [5 Pa. avenue, between 8th and 9.h sts , E MERICAN CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. WASTES <0 AGENTS, with a capital trom @s far ax Moro, and was meditating an advance | ¥28 @ great musical triumph. Therein she dis- ---. Miss Burdett Coutts has lately taken under S_fel tr__Upponite Centre Markat._ 8 Ae Cee ADRISON wil be enpported for St» 6a upon St. Mark. played much of her wonderful capacity tocarry away all hearts in opera, though her voice may not now be as clear, firm, powerful, and flex- ible as some years since. Gustave Satter’s execution on the piano was, we think, the great surprise of the evening, because he proved to be inoomparably the most Pleasing pianist to such audiences as attend concerts here who has so far performed in Washington. While he aims to attempt no A conflict had taken place between the twocan- tending parties, but there was no reliable infor. mation as to which side was victorions. About forty of the Emperor's troop, wounded in tne con- flict, bad reached Port an Prince A republican movement was pending at the latter place, and the Emperor had called for more troops, but could not raise a hundred men Reports were current that Jacince and Aux Cayes had declared for the republic. The em- peror’s forces do not exceed 3,000 men, and it ‘was the generai opinion that Gen. Getfard would be successful. Business was nearly suspended both at Jeron and Port au Prince, an embargo having been laid on all coasting vessels. who used to move along the streets ina small Rome, for saleat im cart, propelling himself by handles He played Fatharare fe een 8 Bookstore, on the accordeon, and with sueb skill ax to at-| plederke free len, $1 tract the attention of the eccentric lady, who now Crpiex of either edition will Jntroduces him for the first time into fashionable er; $1.25 bow: they y bk 4 5 ---- Bayard Taylor lectured to a full honse | Address al! orders to , at Cleveland, Obio, on Tuesday evening. The] fo st Odsdn pA yh ae Viaindealer thus paints bim: ‘He is about six Pree : feet in Reight, black eyes. hair and whiskers, | (¢REAL£ REDUCTION IN PRICES, bigh forehehd, bas a mild countenance, and a] \! Plas ; ‘ physique showing the enjoyment of excellent | (i, Woo! Fisid Rpanicoes at 27 ots » worth os 4 4 3 ealth. His voice is qnite husky, which m@de| pnstah Merinoes at 23 cts. , wortn 37, tricks of execution, he executes every thing | it ditticult at our stand point, to hear all he said.” Frenob : Merinoes a: 62 cts., worth i, with taste, feeling and precision of fingering | .... From a French paper, we have intelli- | Reaw fu Lass showing him to be a remarkable pianist One | Kence that Mr. Morphy is about to play twenty f Sing ginen Towels at 75 end ¢7 ¢-6. per dozen, Steel Spring Extension Skirts, $1 i i s = % aires blindfolded, at the same time. We ¢ Ss ; hears him with the same delight with which fecormed that Mr. Morphy bas paalicty oat eee’ price Be and RAG LANS at Manufac- one views an exquisite picture. turers’ prices lenged Harrwitzto play him a match of five or] CAR PETING Ten Per Cent Less than Former The orchestra though not iarge, was vory seven games for 500 francs, offering the odds of ’ , fine; and all contributing to the evening’s en- prices, the pawn and move. ‘This chivalrous cartel was | Flocr and Furniture 0 LCOTHS very cheap. tertainment being in the best possible plight not accepted and humor, every thing went off most agreeably. ———— Tue Overtann Maix from California arrived at St Louison Monday evening, bringing San Francisco advices to the 7th inst Oaly one through passenger caine by this mail. The Supreme Court bad dissolved the injune- tion to prevent the fund commissioners frown is- suing the bends of 1558 Governor Weiler’s message to the California Legislature is considered to be a very uble State T. jusiness was dull at San Francisco. and teas were sold at very low figures. The Los Angelos Star of the th of Jannary mentions the arrival of Capt Garnett, with a Portion of the 6th infantry regiment, destined for the new post on the Coloredo river Also, of Col. Beale, of the Ist dragoons, who will resume the command of the regimental headquarters at Fort Tejon, in place of Maj. Biack, who will shortly a t for the east tts, of New Mexico, came passenger : Fe a days. He reported je would short! mt Hatch’s Ranche to Alb: mer ue, Whore ke hoor Temain till spring. Judge Watts says that the pose tener Bt A sea Swuta Fe via Butterfield’s ute, although six h can be mede in sixteen sy raga poy a. crossed the pla: L80s — A complete assortment of I adies’, Gentlemen's, and Children’s BOOTS and SHOES, which weare {7 The 32d Regiment which vained such | disi ‘ed to sell at very luw prices, in order to make glory at Lucknow, are now only 215 strong, 469] room for sping suppli aving died since May, i857 ; of these, 235 were R. BRICE HALL, killed in action. The’ Regiment shold be sent Nos. 373 and 335 7th street, home.— Bombay Times. “above Te Ls Sm Nercra tae memo of ap, mae] AUN gponent eat ‘ Club are hereby notified to attend a regular Europe. ‘the director of a Gym-asium (public im of the Cab on THIN (' Wednesday) EVE | schowidof the largest town ta Sena ney, eee ea: mented thal over mnes Hint. Ik ist oard to vecsiee laws be iy youug American rneatiy requeeted that every member » iil be punoc- entiemen. and to di et oy JUHNSON, List LS : Pi t A Cavevs.—The free traders of the Demo- cratic party of the House met in caucus last night at the Capitol, Mr. John Corcoran in the chair, and Messrs. Ruffin of N. C., and Cavan augh of Min., acting as secretaries. The ob- ject of the meeting was to determine among themselves the line of policy they would pur- sue with reference to the general Pyoposition to change the existing tariff law, and the Various propositions (with which the Public are famil- iar) with reference to the particular features of the proposed change. Speeches, we hear, were made by the Hon Messrs. Houston of ousee Ala , Craig of N. C., Miles, Barksdale, Craw- | Board nt Liquors EDU AL. e'f to parents for sons completed in in the different branches of education, aud the high stardiog of the tutor guaranties the morai and phy s- ies! well being of the pupil. For detsils and term« apply by letter to Box No. 19. Star Offios. 2t 2awsw* THE LADIES OF ahs i will hold a FESTIVAL » Louisiana avenue, between 4% and 6 mmeacing on WEDNESDAY EVEN- ‘eb. 2d. The pub.ic are invited to attend. SACHERS UF PRIVATE ta recent meeting of the at once, as we want money. Pp ; Management of the Washington Art As- For the future casn will be required of all except # seventeen times, ee 3 ., acs a 7 thore who are knowa to us as good and punctual Rounces the route preferable to ‘aay previonty ford, Stephens, Morris, Branch, Smith, Mill- bi en Py rege Biivdes contcac | cueroasers rave EXrRaoRpinany FoNtnat—Strange c gation —We gave an ace out, a few days ago, of the resurrection at Cincinnati, by bedy snatcher« of Josephine Ellison, who was bucned to deat at the West row fire. We further stated that the body bad beew visited by a number of courtezans. whe deciared that it should this time be respect. ably interred. Accordin ly they made arrange. ments with ag undertaker, and were anxious fur. ‘oer that the charred body of the unf: vate yirl should have the *-benefit of clergy.” ‘They ap- plied for the use of several churches, but all were tefused Finally, however, the trustees of the a r Vi i d t Y vy PAPER HANGINGS, WINDOW SHADES, halever in the eaising ieee ay aMe® | Be tet ine Data ci eit | GAP GH SANGINGS, WINDOW. SHADES, whatever in the existing law, and by Messrs. nd under such arrangements ax the | WAY# on hand, and pat w to order. i Phelps of Mo., and Stewart of Md, on the | President Secretary of the Association shall FRANKLIN & ROTHROCK, ther eid O; i M hartge Of wnly teu ceuts, each indi-| iaS! 6t ( States.) sth and D streets. other side. ‘a voting on a resolution (Mr. 5 “TEAM PRUPRLLOR MANE FOR PHILA. Crawtord’s,) declaring it inexpedient to change Therefore, the undersigned respectfully requests STEA R DELPHIAL 7 thac 4 Le! if he titel 1 bi A = A the tariff at this time, that roposition was car pleased to Informs him of the pueaber of thei Le og The Express Steam Lane is about starting a ied b; jorit: ree 4rs, Line Most convenient to attend, Kc, weekly line of steain packets between ried by a large majority. Afterwards, the chair- J. GULDSBOROUGH BRUFF, the cities of Alexandria, Washing man was directed, by resolution, (Mr. Gar- | —f12t* Reo Sec. W, A.A, | toa, Georgetown, and Phiadeiphis, nett's,) to appoiat a committee to report at an adjourned meeting on Saturday evening next, ' cherapeake aod Delaware Cans!. Time f NOTICE,—A saccting “af the Anti Know- the He Sits how "4 01 Spon some plan for the retrenchment of the omgre- rs. Nothings of the ‘Third will oe heid at The C. C. Alger, Capt, Stone, wili leave Philadel- rest Hall on WEDNESDAY NIGHT the Si pee ea ye Te ‘eb. 3 ‘ht taken at Febroary, at23¢ o’elock. Punctual attendance is | hw rates. Ship; le: ad this a safe and expe- . ti rting goods between the First Untversaliot Church, ow Plans ee expenses of the Government, in lieu of an in- | _i83t-3t R. WHITE, Chairman. shows hamed places. veel COOPER sented. and the Rev. Mr Flanders, (formerly | “TS of duties on imports. SMITHSONIAN LECTURES,—Prof A. i of Baltimore, put at_present pestor of that The following geatlemen com: that com- mittee: Messrs. Garnett, Vallecdia re Crawford, Burnett, and Marshall of Ill. The meeting of Saturday evening is to be a general one of the whole party in the House. Cusa —Vur exchanges come freighted with sach comments upon the late réports of Senator Slidell and the Hon. Mr. Branch, of North Carolina, upon the Proper means of accom- Teeny), Mclated. ‘The Daily ‘Times says: tae nan fange scene. Those who resided in dressed tn 7ue'e Josephine met her death, were oe ournivg. Other women of the pom rade mall parties. om foot, and ’ al toree made a gaudy 4 splay of dress, but the Fest were plain th . clase the sslemulty tired, and seemed to appre- those abandoned women ~ Vietoms of vite, wre ne us of one of the this city. Jt was tenchi from the eyes of many of ‘ Agent at 18 North W barves, Phiiadeiphis, . University, ( President heariges Pac for the Lavencoment ADLEY & TAYLOR, cents in olow | Water s RET ULSI strony weep | A ee ee ae ee 4 © of the Farth. ERY FINE WAT@BES.—I have now in ry pee ded as dette | Mek ach eegeteaa cogeen Be mensions o the ular Byosem or the extent of our sont stock this day received, }, must be run knowl etary distances. Fou on li therefore offer them very cheap, Brid' y, Ben aur tions Auttansany, Op ee pean, avenue. : H. O. HuoD. Ee aA ee Ait | pizmen goce.p tun Nona IN Sete jaticars oe tna aige tara | pisos gabegaae © OO" Fos ow Sproious Gallerios of tne Assoeistion, on Pera. JOON F. ELLIS with reference to the acquisition of Cuba, as Greute. ret ween tn and iith streets, EVERY] 3.29 36, het ween 9th «n "Oth ste, We’clock a. m. to * o’elock p.m. and in Polneks EALQUARERRS FOR VALENal satisfy us that af least three-fourths of the wAdmissien’s conte, oe" A eS SS LAMMOND's, jal9 tf ALUN D's, too, and dre pol diyw tears f her patronage a Liverpoot street-beyuar,acripple, Miss BREMER’S NEW WORK, written in Mayor of Georgetown by the Ame.1oaa party. ture from life, an pe seni ty any person | prime Ciarified C1 ' free of postase by remitting the price of the edition | reasonable terms, by society. 4 exchange, at GIBBS'S Wig, Braid,ano Curj Manuisctory. nd farnilies of the Distr: my new gas light. God Wages cau be S pleasant and respectabis basiness. Cali atay my oto ¥. . HIN, 383, op; ute _fe23°* N_L. Market, west en st. A ¥; UNG WOMAN WISHES A SITUA ‘LION as chambermaid, nurse, or leundress, or to do the housework cf a small fami 5. Beat of rece pmmendations. Viease addrese Bcx 2, at thie of by i fei DY FROM PHILADELPHIA WOULD a Situation in Cincianat: to euperinten: r to do dress making or fan ily « Can furcish the best of references, Apply 400 20th street, Firee Ward. fe! vw ANTED—A SITUATION a. chambermaid ¢ r indy’s maid, by 8 young woman competent to be very usef m. She can furnish from her present in (2 45 (ive R CIDER CIDER # Grocers and other retailers onn be eupplied with DER in quantities to suit, and on no 25-tf ARN) & SHINN. LUSY AND FOUND. = at ia Gaia O8T-O: ‘urday Iast,a large chain BRACE- 4 LET. The finder will be suitably rewarded b leering it wita Hon H.M, Rick, Minnesote Row. fel at* Orrice oF AvaMs Express Company. Pa. Avo Wasning + Jan 19, 18*9, { $400 REWARD ~ Was lost chop tigendbainnd ot 25th Dee-mber, going from Baltimore and O. og from W ash Depot to Potomte Koad, one KO tg ed ione induces mn Ex ; i Companys, Aurus! reward wiil he paid for its’ recovery mation as will |rad to its recovury, fe 1-10 Ww. iu ¥R in. Theab-ve or such infor- EGO, Sup't. OST.--Supposed to hayes been dro; it L President's on Saturday morning, gol se - #pply at ie fel st WaArtepo TO HIRK BY THE YEAR -A SLAVE WOMAN to do the mall family. Apply om ATLEeY, No. 4 Jetier fon street. Georgetown, fei x* WaApTED-a goed COOK, WASHER, and ’ IRONER. neferences required. Appy at 64 6th strest, corner of G, isiand, jadi D.—A SITUATION ix wanted f Kentee! young colored man. who i ougnly trained and we | experienced, with t. Agement of a dining room ; is fully ex pal in capacity of au altendact in a ¢ family, or as 8 porter. For if fication and terms, appiy by se ULAHER, Jr., Box 632 Wai Vine neva WATCH, blue examsi, with a wise cotta; e Paiuted on one side and a bouquet of flowers on the other. The finder will be suitably rewarded by leay- ing itat H street, corner of 14th. in 3i St PARTIES MPORTANT NEWS FOR LADIES! PARIS FANS, Just impoitea, HAIR PINS, SHOPPING AND TRAVELING BAGS, The moat beautifai styles ever offered in this coun- try. Upening this dvy at H. J. MOLAUGHLIN’S, _fel 6t Pa, avenue. bet, 8th and 9th sta, OUR Musica ra toncf Sheet Music, or ty, Weoénts. bad ia 31 St* ‘YMENT KOOMS.—Persops seeking ‘oyment w || please ca.! at our Insurance regreter their rames, They wil! then Privilege of the adjoining room frem 9 a. m™., tit engaged. bi aay eXamine the empros Wil receive all the ieal Friend” is fi Piano Solos, Duets, Songs, Op: Mazourkas, Quadrilies W: Ht ® ot Musical — he selections are maue from the hest American c : 3 aud European oomporers ; are p-inted on ‘ul! sized jas ones iat hg ye bd masic paper, with ell the accuracy and nentness — = “= that can be bestowed on music. and will be 4 ANTED_By two ni pectable young Minpted to every grade of performer, out | We INS—ove With the best Ariss, Polkas. and every other r voice or Pinvo, ter, AL sistance in «ur power. We Will erdeavor to meet the ressountic wants of the Public, and theret. plicit ite support. MPUATIONS—one as chawhermn. MW e direct your attertion to the price ofthe werk, | vtheras cook Have rood recommendation The came quantity 1usic procured from the reg » ot No. 35 & street, co! pub SS Would cost more than ten times What ober year's sub-oription to Our Mus lead to an nccamelation of rew music which cou d not be obtained many withcutan expendiiure of at least two hu lara, Price 10 cents week Forsaleat SILL 'ON’S Bookstore, fel St Odeon Building, oor. 4% et and Pa. av. Leek OUT FOR BARGAINS! Just arrived at HAMILTON & CO.’3 Whole- saiea.d Retail Depot, ake epost ard most com Rees seerement ofsas KS, B11 sand MOU. NGS ever before offered inthe Distr ot. Ar’ ‘ments have been made with the Sin the country fa & PP'y “1 the best materia! and workmans! all of hick we cin and will sell at iower rates than they can bs bought elsewhere. If you would economize, atsttel! buying 0:56: 7th sir-et, opposiie Centre Js at w H, W. HAMILTON & Co, ROF. MENAGER, t Rom Paris, PRor- MENACE Sey DRESSER, Fox La bits anv GENTLEMEN, will also receive ord: rs or wait upon tadies and gen= tlemes at their hemes to execute orders for the best styles of bair Dressing. Keridencest M’me Ven= agers, Dress Maker aud Mii iner, 495 F at., three daw = Thom Th st jasG'te > Aving' HAIR UK Kepaired,or taken in EN AN, of middie ace, a gtaduste of the ity of Fra: ce, des: to give lessons in Ube ‘eng unge and lit tore in schools and private classes ‘be beet erences Will be given. The nti te od F. dH oe with Boge = Oe Rock re K ol New on" juring ree years. et > ad NY, Poet Offee, Wastengion, De ine ins ————— ccna ANTED—To ex ® large House for a smalone. Apply at No. 307 New - noe h-twaen iithast ting oe L rr é W423! 84 tu Rew a—a 510K b on me north s Penneyivania avenue, betweon ih and 12th streets, if posaibie, at least ns iarge ne Ib by 20 fort. Avply at this (tar) office. at —————_ ANLD.— the propristor of the Inteliieence Ww ‘Office and Homee'a - 311 C street, corner of 7th, respeotfuily solicits patrounge of vam)~ hes i Servants of good charses ter, ‘anted, now. sever! Cooks. bes: mgate fvaitere, Dnivere, Farm Hands. RICK REDUCED ONE HALF ams P NeW MED real Sarg ALE INFLAMMAs” ny DISRASES. ak i UNLY One vOLIAR CuRonic Packace $250, LL" Sea Aivertusement, auu + Pa,av.,nearisthe, - 42-6m