Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1859, Page 1

OL AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Coruer Pennsylvania Avenue snd Eleventh Street, ar Papers served in packages by carriers st @4a year. @r 37 cents per month. To mail subscribers the sub- scription price is $3.9 & year, in advance; $2 for #4 months; $1 for three months; and for less than three montis st the rate of 12 cents a week. Single copies, | cenl; in wrappers, 2 cents, AbvaaTiseMents (of eight lines to the square) inserted three times for $1; every other day or semi- weekly, 25 per cent. advance; once = week, 5 per ernt. advance. lien A LESSON IN WONDERS. Under the title of “Confidence of a Juggter™* Robert Houdin, the famous ician, has just published two lively volumes, in Paris, from which we translate the subjoined interesting parratives: The French Government, desiring to put an eud to the influence of the Arab priesis over the ignorant and credulous masses of Algeria, vent Kobert Houdin first to astonish them. and then to convince them that these prodigies were nothing supernatural. His suecess was complete. He saw the mara- bout magicians, and studied and repeated their performances. of which he gives an account in the chapter which we translate : The auguus, it is sid, could not look one another in the face without laughing. It would be so with the Aissnouas did not Mussulman bleed run in their veins. However, there is net one of them who is deceived as to the natare ef the pretended miracles which his brethren pert but they all aid each other mn their wonders like a troupe of jugglers with the moked: for the impresario. ~ Asin most other shows, they have a divi- sion ef labor; each performs his special feats, and can do no others, and the miracles of some first-rate actors are much less wonderful than those of second or third-rate performers ~ Even if one could not explain their pre- tended prodigies. a moment's thought would destroy the prestige of them. The Aissaouas say that they are incombustible; then let them ask any of the bystanders to press a red-hot ison on their cheeks. They pretend that they are invulnerable, let them invite a Zouave to run them through with his sabre. After such « proof as that, the most ineredulous would kneel before them. “Yes, if I were incombustible and inyulner- able. how happy I should be to give such an gable provf of it. I would have myself and roasting before the hottest fire, wad. while I was reasting. I would spend my 1 isare in eating a ground glass salad, seasoned with oil—of vitroil. That would be a sight to which everybody would run, and it would be exvugh to convert everybody to y religion. “But the Aissaouas have their reasons for in the performance of their feats, as von show. Their prineipal miracles are ying rhing a poignard in their cheeks; 2. Eating the leaves of the Barbary fig-tree; 5 down on their bellies on the edge ot a suber “4 Playin: 5. Stab with serpents, ¢ their arms, making the blood *pirteut. and curing the wound instantly; » Bating pounded glass; “7. Swallowing dints and bits of bottles; 8. Walking on red-hot iron, and licking with their tongues a piece of iron heated to whiteness ~Let as begin with the simplest feat—strik- ing a poignard in the cheek “The Arab who performed this turned his back to me, and I was able to approach very near him and see how he done it. He pressed inte his cheek the end of a poignard. which Was as smooth and rounded as the end of a pa- per knife. This instead of cutting the skin, pressed it in nearly an inch between the jaws. which was slightly opened, just as it would have pressed in a sheet of Lndia-rubber ~This feat is particularly easy for lean and aged people, because the skin of their cheeks as very elastic. ~The Arab who ate the Barbary fig leaves did not allow us to examine them. "I dare yay that they were prepared so as not to hurt him: he would not otherwise have negleeted to omit # point which would have doubied the wonder efit. Buteven if he had shown them. he made eo mNaDy ut ry movements that it would have been very for him tochange them for harmless leaves. It would in that case have been a fifth-rate piece of sleight of hand Ia the wext performance, two Arabs hold asbre,one by the hilt and the other by the poiut; a third comes, strips off his clothes so ax tu lenve the abdomen bare, and lies down fiat on the edge of th rd; then a fourth mounts on his back, and seems to press down upon him with his whole weight ~ Toexplaia this is very easy. The public have no assurance that the sabre is sharp, nothing shows that its edge is thinner than its back, although the Arab who holds the point efit wraps it very carefully in a handkerchiet. imitating in that those tebanks who pre- tewd te cut their fingers with the poignards which they use in jagzling. ~* Besid the performance of his feat, the invalnera n turns his hack upon the pub- he. He huows the advantage which he gains by this, and so, just as he lies down on the sabre, he adroitly replaces on his belly the gar- ment which he Tat removed. Finally, when the fourth actor mounts on his back. he rests is hands on the two Arbs who hold the sabre ‘These last are standing as if to keep him from falling, but, in reality, they support his whole weight. The only inconve then, of this t consists in having the ab rn more or less depressed, and I shall show by and by how that ean lone without danger As to the Aissaonas who put their hands ists a bag full of serpents. and who play with a reptiles; 1 will refer to the opinion of Neveu. He says have often earried our curiosity and ulity to the point of sending for the Ais« s and their menagerie. All the animals which they called vipers were only harmless eotabars ered to put our hands in the bag. they hurried away, convinced that we were not duped by their frauds.’ ~ L will add. that even had these serpents heen of a dangerous species, their fangs might have been removed. so that there would have heen nothing to fear. When these snakes bite they make no wound. 1 have not seen the feat of stabbing the arm aud making the blood spirt out; but it seems to me that a little sponge. filled with a red liquid, cealel in the hand that strikes, would be sufficient. By wiping off the arm, the wound would of course be cured In my x days L have often porred wine out of « knife, or my finger, by pressing a con- ealed sponge which had been filled with it I have many times seen men break wine- glasses with their teeth, without cutting them- elves, but they never ate the pieces. It might therefore have been difficult for me to explain this feat of the Aissonas. had I not been direet rt by a friend. who was a physician, to a thesis aining the harmlessness of pounded glass, by Dr. Lesauvage, Dictionnatre des Scicuees Me dscates, for Tato. ~ This savont. after having cited several in- stance: people whom he had seen eat glass, eives an account of some experiments which be mde on animals: ~~ After having subjected a great number of rats, and rats to a pe l glass diet. in h the fragmenta were from one-sixth to : r of an inch in leogth, and finding » become sick from it, Lopened a num- sed found that there was no lesion any- where in the alimentary canal, and determined to tok n the presence M Cayal, Prof. Lallemand [ repeated the experiment {never experienced the «light- pan authorit wanted to witne h gh. but yet I If, Sef gave one of mse an enormous ball of ment. mixed abou’ half and half with pounded glass 1 wed it with great eagerness The aovnal = to the Last am 1. and se: even to regret the end of so suceulent a ment Dod y sid the eat was ns goud as dend. and deplored my barbar » but wext morning she came ys wsaal, an ct. licked the floor where she had exten the pounded glass ; “ Muce that time, when I wis ne “i te enter- tain © friend with this sight, I have regaled my theee oat j-tteusy am Bat i Mly, sv as net to exsite rm was a tong time. I confers. before I to try Dr. Leaaurage’s experiment om I did not perceive any necessity for it decided myself. Cen + Ing Star. Cash, wavarradly, tx advance. clubs neigh a ney Cota tereg ft fevariablz contains the. Washington Iran the risk—if it was one, and I swallowed my little pill, only I took care to pound the lass finer than that which I gave to the eats. fac not know but it may have been the effect of my imagination, but it seemed to me at dip- ner that day that I ate with unaccustomed leasure; was itowing tothe pounded glass? rE any case, that would be an odd way to whet an appetite. « When it came to swallowing flints and the noses of bottles, the Aissoua who did it really Le them in his mouth: but I am quite sure that e got rid of them. Besides, if he had swal- lowed them it would not have been anything extraordinary, compared with the perform- ances of a juggler in France, thirty years ago, who was called the Swullower of Sabres. “This man, whe gave his performances on the public square, threw back his head, so as to present a straight line to the weapon, and renee plunged a saber into the esophagus, so that the bilt touched his lips. “He would also swallow an egz without breaking it, or a quantity of nails and flints, which he caused to rattle by striking on his stomach with his fist. F ~ There feats were rendered possible by a re- markable conformation of his esophagus. But if he had lived among the Aissouas, he would not surely have been the star of the troupe. ~ Or what would the Arabs have said had they seen another man who would ran himself through the rise 4 with the first saber which was brought to him, and, while he was thus spitted. stiok a knife into each of his nostrils upto the handlo”? I have seen that, and so have many others. * This feat was. in fact, so frightful that the spectators cried «Enough! enough!’ begging him to stop. But, without Seabiter himseif at that, he answered, speaking horribly through his nose, that ‘Ca de dvi farsait has de bad,’ (ea ue lui fatsert pas de mal) —that it did not burt him—and, with this strange accent, he sang the ballad of Fleure du Tage, which he accompanied on the guitar. I could not endure to look upon such a sight. and was turning away in horror, when. drawing out the saber, the al troubadour showed us that it was bloody. ~- However, when I came ‘to think it over, I felt that this man could not really put a saber through his belly in this way, and that there must he some trick abont it which I did not see My love for the marveluus gave me the de sire to find him out; I applied to the ra ru/uer alle, and, by means of a little money and the promise that I would not make use of his secret, he explained it to me * Tean in turn communicate it to the public without extracting the same promise. The trick is very ingenious The mountebank was very lean, a quality indispensable for suecess in this. He drew a girdle very tight about his belly, and, as the back bone would not give way. the intestines were obliged to yield, and were tied back to it He then replaced the compre pasteboard belly, which re normal proportions; the whole was covered with a flesh-colored tight, and seemed to be a part of the body. On each side, above the hips, two rosettes of ribbons concealed the openings by which the saber went in and struck ont. A sortof leather sheath led from one of these openings to the other, taking the blade through in safety. In tho middle of this sheath were sponge filled with a red fluid. As to the knives in the nose, that was a reality. The smrnlner- abte had a very flat nose, which allowed him to raise the cartilages of tho nose to the hight of the nasal fosses, for the introduction of the knives.” [to Be conTINVED.] re Rerorw in tar Metuovist Cavaen.—An important change is discussed among the Meth- odists. in regard to the government of the ehurch and the itinerancy of the ministers The Layman’s Assneiation of the Cincinati Conference, recently in sesslon, resolved that it would conduce to the welfare of the whole church so to change the present system as to allow the lay representation in the general and other conferences. They object to being se exclusively governed by ministers. They fur. ther say that “the good of their children, the church and the world londly calls for a more intimate relation between pastor and people which can only be vbtained by a more protrne- ted stay of the pastor with the people.” One of the reasons they urge against the present system of itinerancy is, that it is a grievous and unnecessary burden upon the chureh. They calculate that in displacing their 4.000 ministers from fields where they have just he- gun to labor with success, and in removing them to new ones, where six months will be re- quired to make acquaintances, an expense ix incurred every two years of $120,000 for re- movals, and another $120.04 in the deprecia- tion of household goods, making an aggregate which exceeds the whole sum contributed by the Methodist Episeopal church to foreign mis- sious. They also reckon that every two years of a the istorial labor are lost in th 1 argue that the system is ‘extravagant. They also protest against the absorption of the time of ministers in editing. texching Latin and mathema directing book concerns, and holding t . men may be found to attend to many things which now divert many of their ministers from their proper work. In church matters, the Presbyterian system seems to work best. ——_—_- 0m Tuk Avstrian Expenor axp tae War. Every step which has hitherto been taken by Austria. it is alleged. has been the result of mat ture deliberation amongst the Imperial family, by every member of which the young Emperor is regarded asa precious charge confided to theireare. The Imperial fumily of Austria as- sembles at its council hoard sixteen Archdukes. all inthe prime of life. of vigor and intelli- genee; all moved by the same interest, and as dly and united as every family should be. No in ¢ of vital importance is ever under- t k-n without the advice of all, and the adhe- sion of the majority. This assembly, appealed to in the present erisis, was unanimous in its decision. The Archduchess Sophia was even more urgent than the rest. How proud and glorious, says a Paris letter, she must have felt when her soa, rising in the milst of his re- lations, iaid bis hand upon his sword, and, in avswer to the proposition of France. which had been discussed, exclaimed, - Let the Emperor Louis Napoleon be told that lam as vet too young to abdicate. He wants to plume the Austrian eagle; beit>r to try and cut his throat. One thing let him remember in the coming struggle, that the game is far from equal be- tween us—I risk a province. he stakes his em- pire on the issue of the war.” < _ sw0e, {0% About 500 of the European Mormons who arrived in New York last week, left for the West on Saturday evening. They carried some 50,000 pounds of bagyaye. The others—about 200—of the original party remain in New York and adja- cent cities forthe present. The Mormon agents stationed there, having received positive instrac tions from President Brigham Young to send al! emigrants in future erly in the season, in order to avoid the sad calamities of being caught in car- ly Winter on the Plains, asin 1856, used every dispatch, and in thirty hours from landing in Cas- tle Garden had them again ia motion up the Hud- son. ne ("The British yaeht St. Ursula, Commander Cairnie, arrived at New York on day evening in thirty days from the Clyde, on a pleasure tip She seils under the flag of the Admiraity by the permission of the British government. She be- longs to the Royal Yaebt Club, and ber model was taken from the celebrated yacht America She is a topsail schooner rigged, and for comfort cannoteasily be excelled Her owtier, Mr. Ten- nent. ¢f Glasgow, with his three nieces, also Mr. Bosit Roasid and Mr. James Honeyman, are on board. # made Evexine Stak ciroulate WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY I8, BOOTS, SHOES, &c. FOR WOOD AND COAL he vacant LOE on H site the Presbyterian Church, 52 feet by 19%, can be leased for® years by paying all taxes anda moderate yearly rent. For Sate—A new Wooden PUMP, suitable fora weil or cistern about 20 feet deep. Apply to Dr. CRAGIN, 124 Dunbarton street, Georgetown. ma 9-tf TTENTION! ATTENTION !!—That situated BOARDING ESTARLISHM opposite Centre Market, corner of 8th street and Pal avenue, will be for rent on the 15th day of May (this mouth, For terms apply at No. 376 E street, be- tween 10th and tith xts, ma 7th I ARNARD & BUCKEY, Georgetown, offer at rivate salea bargain m'a small 2-tory RRICK HOUSE, on lot 36 feet front by 104 deep, with the use of a ten-feet alley. With smail repairs it would readily rent for $8 a month. ma7 tf F25, RENT—The DWELLI VG PART of the 3-atory Hause south side of Pen Vania AY, Pais Marat App oCRMPRBEL Covitrs ware Store, U. > Cr OF FPF. COYLE& Eros mar 18-tf VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE~Situated f& in Alexandria county, about 23, miles from Georgetown, at the intersection of the Georgetown and ithe Pelle tonls, te RICHER Meee I wire on the premises, or of Z. v Math and K streets, Washivctom Dee VALUABLE FARM _FOR SALE—Containing about 29 ac: in Fairfax county. Va., 9 miles from this city. ie same distance sfrom Alexan- dria, The farm is in excellent order: | buildings, and is well watered and timbered; itis al under fence, and large orchards of the best varieties of fruit, raspberries, strawberries, &c., &c. The terms of sale will be mado vory ease to snit prt chasers, and, if desired, the farm will be divided. Por particulars apply to CHARLES HASKINS, Architect, Penn. avenue, mar 23-tf FR SALE. On accommorinting terms, « very desirable RESIDENCE, being a3 stors Frame Dwelling—Ne. 250—with back building attached, containing in all 14 reoms; has a very dry cellar, and a deep back lot to an ailey; sitnated on the north side of F street. botween i2th and lath streets, nd midway between the Treasury Department and ‘atent Office. Itis positively one of ths most ploas- ant locations for a resulence in Washington city, For torms and a full deseription of the promises Rp ply to POLLARD WLEH, No. 320 (ad slory) Ith treet ap2 POR REY N'T—The very destrabie DWELLE HOU i No. 67 Bridge street, at the corner of Bridgeand Jefferson streets, Georgetown, It haw hee: ghly renovated and supplied with overy conventonee of water and gas throughont Tt eon. tains 7 bedrs parlors, diu and servant . beside a dry cellar. of Washing cent country. ealthy. Possesste quire of Dr. CHAS. street, ; Also, several Stables and Carringe-honses for rent, sapeee with water fromthe Aqueduct. A pie awabove abn a. ———————— KEEP IT BeroRE THE THAT A, PAYNTER’S Ci LING AND STOVF puwKo!y 10 “wy pswy &. 3 23 > Orders left at 8. K. y's, opposite Wil lards’ Hotel; Wm. Ba! Peed oth street; of at Page's Wharf, foot of 7th street. promptly ate tended to. Office at Campbell’s Lime and Sand Store, south side of 7th street bridge, The mone: to Sooo mrany the order in all cases,or be read when the fue] ix delivered. tf A. PAYNTER, at Page’s Wharf. GAY TS CEE STrAM FICE wy GOD oy IH Wood prepared any length and size; ed to all parts of the city, Navy Yard, and George town. Orders by mat! promptly attended to. The money to accompany the order, or to be iE | when the fuel isdeliversd. — T.J.& W.M.GALT, orner Ith and © sta. No. 547 3. ‘oot of 17th st., below War Depar’t. y iy mar 25-ly.r- LIDATED LOTTE- BE BENES & CO., MANAGERS, xton, Delaroare. PELAWARE CON FRANCE, BROAD Walmis The Consolidated teriesof Delaware are drawn daily at Wilmington, Dei , at 15 minutes before 5 p. m. Alldrawings under the snperintendenee of Lot- tery Commissioners appointed by the State, PRIZES PAID AS SOON AS DRAWN, MONDAY, 78 nUMbe: TUESDAY, Siny 17—Class 6. 76 uumpers—13 drawn batiots, Capitals. 225 2? prizes of. 4,501 20° do, &o.. Xo, & Tickets $5, halves $250, quarters 91.25, WEDNESDAY, May 18—Class 37, 75 number s—!2 drawn ballots, Capitals, 1.137 | 2 prizes of... v}2° 4 { prize of... Ebel iO, a May 19—Class 33, rown baliots, 8. ap &e. 2.5), quarters $1.25, FRIDAY, Mays 20—Cinas 39, 78 numbers—t4 drawn ballots, Capitals. 23. 2 prizes of. . - 1s.000}2° “de. . - 6 1TS &e., Ony &o, $, nalves go, quartsr8 SATURDAY, May 21 ATED Lt PLAWARE, Class 78 numbers—12 drawn ba! 2000 1 prizes of, a7 | 1h do. de. So; austere 9290. Address FRANCE, BROADBENTS & CO., WILminc ton, DEL, SUSSEX COUNTY 'TERIES, To be drawn 2 at ieee Delaware, at 15 minutes before 12m. ‘Ticeets $1. IONDAY, May 16, las¥—C}: " % numbors™ iz dawn ballow. ‘apt iP TERY OF 4, Biome Loe on 1 prige of 85. - 81,00 2 weeee ~t an &eo., &o. &e, Tickets $1, TUESDAY, 17, 1850-—Clawe 44, ‘75 mumbers—2 drawn bailots, Capitals. pect = owas 1 prize of_.__._...@1,000 1 ss oir ieee ‘800 &e., &o., &o, Tickets $1. WEDS ESDAY, May 18, 1850—Class 45, 5 uumbers—13 drawn ballots, V prizes of....-.....@350 eT | Perdio, ste eee 200 &o., &e., ke. Tickets $1. THURSDAY, May 19, 1850—Cinas 46, 7% numbers—is drawn ballots, 5,004 Ps pf. 8 5 rines of.........@1,000 10352 ” do. a &e.. Tickets $1. FRIDAY, May 20, 189.—Class «7, coy numbers—12 drawn ballote, Capital: ie + Loo & Tickets $1. 1 prizeof_._. ea lO, c. WEivcci-< i S100 Coy &o. SATURDAY, May 21.—C} Meaembere-earaes tole awe &ec., Tickets $1. ll orders for tickets or certificates of All orders for tic! ragrenes will receave the most prompt and coufid attention, and the pi rated | re. OA ENTS 3 nee FRANCE. BR DBENTS & CQ) 7 MIwaraN. RSA AACA, O° = signe officis| drawings sent as TAKE NOTICE. OOTS AND SHOES.—Whon you find your SHOES do not wea do not look neat, goto GRIFFIN & 3, No. 314 Penn. avenne. You will find them always p: serve you with the most fashionable sty! to wear well, and at the lowest possi NOTICE. For THE BALLS.—1 have just reosived did assortment of Gentlemen’s French im- arted Patent Leather and Calf Pump-sole pots, Molrore and Villa Patent Ceather Shoes. For Ladies—W hite Satin and Kid Congress and Lace Gaiters and Slippers; also, Faucy Glicerous Slipps. Cail and examiue my stock Ste 3. P. HOOVER'S, fron Hall, Pa. av., bet. 9th and ith sts. 0 MEMBERS OF CON GERS, AND CIT RESS, STRAN- TRUNKS! TRUNKS!'! TRONKS!!" The lar, me iS! ERUNKS Se Leather DRESS TRUNKS this sdlegeme Ise, ral steak of all Th UNRCR RPET and Ds at Iron Hall, Pa. av., I ROOTS AND SHOES. AM Constantly manufacturing and keop a full Ties’ double-sole Mor. Boots. $1.2 adien! EL glove wed Butenied Bet Ladies’ hest i, a Tisses, at very 8 description, equally low, ali of or of cvery i own make, J. ROSENTHAS,, No, 22 Pa. ave., Market Space, our above ath st. TS, THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON CIT Hevieg been engaged be marae ng bad: Misses’, sud Chi'dren's Shoes for, Bais pals 5) years, we ouch? 1. know by this time what wil!’ anit them in this and can safely say that we do; whih sou can p ziving our work atrial. You can find (atall tn the articles at the principal Shoe Stores m Wash ington eity--the Shoes so well known as J. W. McCurdy & Son's Philadel plia make. now ty ss I TRUNKS! TRUNKS! HE Undersiened has now aud on hand @ lar, —— very a) a WHIPS. &e. description of nd dvapatoh, M. TOP DENTISTRY, & D DENTAL NOTH R. HILLS has removed his offices to. the remma long occupied by Dr, Malster, (3% Penn'ta avenue, between th and Ir he will be pleased to see al! wit rd his servioes. For professional ability 1am kindly permitted to refer to Dr. Malster. jaa TRETH f M. LOOMIS, M. D., th tor and patentes of the MINERAL PLA PH, attentts, persons personally at his office in thiscity SS Many persons can wear these - onnnot wear others: and no person can wear others Who cannot wear the Parsons calling at my office can be accommodated tvle and price of Teeth they may desire; «© who are particular and wish the purest. ost, and most perfect denture thst vthe MINERAL PLATE will be more full) warranted. Rooms in this city, No. 996 Penn. avenue, between Sth and 10th streets, also, 977 Aroh street, Philadel- phia. 80 2i-ly CABINET WARE, &c. D STREET. RM benuaNuinos- Now stock, cheap ft Paper hung by experienced workmen, and satis faction guaranteed. SPRING SEAT LOUD DW : P N DID RE ING HAIR SLEEPY-HOLLOW CHAIRS, {> Ail the Farniture is man erty, and guaranteed A No. 1. JOS. T.K.PLANT & CO.,, Parperi.anzers and U phoistever: 340 D st., bet. 9th and ti I> Furnitnre Repaired and Varnished. ap lly NEW FURNITU STORE. | Are now reqeiving oF U stock of FURNI HOUSE PURNISHING GOODS we than a We wonid in ton, reliasi Oil Pursituratakep Inexohange for ne Furniture taken in exchange for new. vine JOHN PONTZ.& BRO., au M-ly Odd Fellows’ Hall 7th st. XTENSIVE ASSO £ MAHC ROSEWOOD ANDOTHE AT PRIVAT The enbseriber, having e of Furniture, wo Invite the citizens of Wasi toi to call and for them- st “ry , zany, Walout, Cherry, and other Ward 0 Mal Walnut, and Cherry Jonny Lind Fine Ma and other xt By < Fine Walnutand Rosewood Etegeres, Ladies’ Cab- _ inets and Whatnots, Fine Mahogany ani Walnut Sofas and Chairs, Fine solid oak Marble-te-p and other Cottage Cham- ber Seta, Fine Mahogany and Walnut Dressing and other Bureaus and Sidehonrds, 7 Mahogany aud otier Chairs, of every descrip- Fine Marhle-top Contrs, Sofa, and othor ‘Tables, China, Glass and Crockery Ware, Looking: Rias + 5 My purpose is to sell as cheap as any o' in Washington, and on as favorable terms; and I flatter myseifthat no person wishing te purchase will be disappointed if they give —s ORE E au 18-tf No, 53 Seventh street, er peraon PIANO FOR RENT at $1 per month, A Piano for sale at $25, rted prices, for sale or rent. *, Banior, Tamborines, Violins, tui- sale, rent, or repair d in neat style. JOUN FL ELLIS, 306 Pa. av, ma 10 W BOOKS RECEIN at SHILLI e. Gerald Fitzcerald, the Chevaiter, by Chas. Lever. Romance of a Poor Youug Man. Red Jack, or the Seout's Rite. I the Year Round, a weekly journal, by Charles iekens verly Novels, cheap editi Hy piive only 25 cts. art of Mid Lothian. rece: te, Letter and Cap Papa every thing in the Stationers 1 this morning, ys and Ink, and or anle SL LINGTO Bookstore, Odeon Building, Corner 43¢ street and Pa. avenue, y FIVE © TICLE nts per ream at wel? reas JEBRATED FAMILY SEWIN LACHINES. Itis no longer questioned that these Machines are the best in the market for family se Spools as pure! from the stores are upon them without rewinding, making a scam of unequalled strength and beauty. They are simple in coustrac- tien, easily managed, not lable to get out of order, and Doiselens in theit operation. A full assortment constantly on hand. and for sale GROVER & BAKE at factory prices by R.C. STEV s. 336 Pa WwW wht. Also, m full suppiy of . + And everything pertaining to Ul Machines, " A good Operator in attendances to show the inchinen ‘and give fuli inst: actions in their use. a Lud YALT’S Ae bing AND ST rtment of all kinds always on hand, MEASUKE GIVEN; EXPECTED! understood that we design doing a . Persons sending us their orders will lease send the money or have il y when the wel a cciivered, thereby saving us the trouble of sending fort We would say to those fow persons having ac- connie, we consider Cre due al =, time we sent them ; consequently weexpect the money Presented nanny Re WM. GANT. Mhees NW. Corner 12th and (sts, No. 647° and foot of 17th st., below War Depart’t, ma 2-tf McKENNEY & LANSDA 520 NSDALF, PARK FIRE INS COLNCY Cash capital ail su plies $90,000, pis; 1, correspaast — of other ApH ol over $0,000. Leases cauienh $ atjusted and promeris uate PM ae ec aps we {Single copies (in wrappers) can be prooure {the tent Pao VaR CE ee Postmasters who act as agents will be al- loa n oommnincion of Dooaie " ‘TRAVELERS’ DIRECTORY. aie + CUANGE OF TIME, ae . WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD. W. ALBERT KING, Grorerrown, D. C., for ™ Tie Beiassnaeent a tee Retict ot Cola | A ll SPAMMERS Sse Serra T Messrs, D ont & Co., Wilmingts aware, keopx constant!y on hand a large stock of a! On avd after Thursday next, Zist inst., Trams the dinerent grades of POW DER manufactured by DUPONT'S: them, embracing. in part— wil meted 4.40 and 6.9 a. Binsting and Mining Powder. in 25and50ib.kege | V**hiyiatonatce and 6.50. m, Cannon and Musket do., (U. 8, Govern- Baltimore at 4.2 sud? 45a. m. ment proof,) in and 1b. kesa De. at and 5.3) p.m. Sporting FLFR, PPP, im6iy, 2 and Sib. kege | phe grat second, and third connect with Trains jucking Powder, in 6%, 1 and ib. keee | forthe East and West Do. ‘ Geale ~ mi _ Mel rome are he second aud fourth = ‘Eup tegs hated ainond Oe a nh 5 P SONS, Bae Ride bog in 6% and 12s Ib. kere | "2? if tl Ss —_ oS init} Rind 36 1b. canistore r, in 5, Law ». Canisters Sogn? in 3 Ib. flacks and oaniate Virgina Rifle zs an Ib, canis! oleae fety Fuse of superior quality, in bar on. the above will be sold at manufseturers ‘Toee, and rdolivered free of charzeto any part of The character of Dupent's Powder has been so well and favorably known for a half contury, that we deem it unnecessary to say anything in its AIK. "TL We take pleasure at all tuncs in showine samples aud styles of packages to xportamen aud othera, {LZ Ofhicg No. 35 High xtrect,sdhmediately ad on the Canal a rear, ; P hich as Carpeting and Refurnishing, itrodueins new Water Closets, Bath nd ey ery possible jax : 1 reupe in} and 4 ~ Hours of departure PAGE do. Of stemme sud THOMAS C From Washin m, boots fi he tratns of the Bal North and West om ashington fthe Orsnge and Alexan- and Southwest. ap it crancet witit fhe tr dria Raslioad for T GREAT REDUC NE VANDERBILT LINE o ited States mal steam: hips VANDERBILT. Cap, Lefevre | OCKAN QUEEN NORTH STAR. Capt. Jones | ARTE Norma PoRTNIGHTLY line be 14 and its locality, corm in the immediate vie the most (a places of amusements, and close proximi oifferent Ratiroad Depots and Steamboat Land and each ata S. a > REPAY, and the other site wach alternate W Fi Tl DNESDAY. NEW JORK [FROM HAVRE UTHAMPTON, SOCTHAMTON AND HAVRE FOR NEW yoRK, FoR t entre of the most desirable Business Portions | Vanderbilt Ssturday, April 25) Wed'day, May It oe of the City, North Star. |Satnrday, May Werd'dey, May 25 resents ducements to the traveler, fo Satarday, May ed'das, June & t. Saturday, June 4] Wed'dav. June 22 a;mships have water treht compartments, oR & DRAKE. No steernge p Price oF Pass Vaodorta't. first e = NEAR. Evther Way the Same-Per Sim and §! cabin OTHIER, UNS, ENb cr rene” F and VESTINGS.a GOODS FOR ME will make to order in th rk vered D. TORRANC ap is am rors IN rests mae river, will leas PEBSDAYS andes PR A for PIN pecial atten! ah to the pri «only marked particle. the pub © secured from unposition, avd may rely on farr dealing, ir call thes mer JAME “3 on the Pe Waerhtrgton « fee CURRIOMAY RIDAYS Coonmene EY POINT aw nly many ished wis aud the pubic wil OOD FIT. eving rop't war tt bh NEW AR- i RANGEMENTS, WITH GREATLY IMPOVED SCHEDOLE! FROM WASHINGTON DIRECT TO ALL PARTS OF THE SOUTH AND THE SOUTHWEST, Via Potomac SreaMrrs axp RicuMonD AND Poto- mac Rattroan Lane. Biot Saag ne two fast Daily lines from Washington for aad ally and ser mar otf Geo? FaTiNe ; x PITAL DRINKING. W. F.B AURANT, ou € st, the rear of i ck, con tinues to be fameus as t ery bee Restaurant in Washington cit Lovers ol exqutsite eating willalway find there the very choicest Oysters, F si 4 Gamo, Steaks, Chops, Wines. Liquors, gars, &o., to be obtainod in any eating house in this country. The cooking of his establishment is unsurpassed, ani uo other honse of the kind is more remarkable fer the invariable good attendance of all employed | ¢ fo a-tf PRICE REDUCED ONK HALF! NEW MEDICAL SALT, INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, LY ONE tlt aoe * "eon Bicadaks 825, . 109" See Advertisement. iatr-tf ( FIRE WOOD MILI G ALTS’ CITY STFA Pa H ittakes 14 feet of aplit wood to d. Our wagons are made kind of woe wood sawed b sued. Pn or Goorget« 8 N.W. cor. 12th and CL Ne 547 ; toot of 17 below War Depart’t. ap is-tf NDREW TATE, A Barrrein, Wisconsin. A RNEY-AT LAW. fee sek PUBLIC, 7 7 AKD KEAL ESTA Refersto Hon. Hi, } jee, Wash ington; Hon. Jos. McCloud, 00; by ashington: suth and Southwest. Beats leave their berths, fe strect, at 68% a.m. and 6s p.m, Passengers the morning boat can obtain a fine breakfast on beard. about tt. I> His charges are erate, ee mac, passing in full boat they insure a supper anda rest of four fours in comfortable berths and arrivein Richmond in time to nnect with alithe Trains for the South and Sovth- cm Math an Sem rey od Uver LN jles snorter, and 1% miles | by any other route, making certain not splitis m asured vered to any part of W Offices N NCITI hington oRD et at Richmo: nd <T TO LYON, CHATTA- MEM PHIS, AT- Nc KNOXVILLE.NEW NASHVILLE. GRAND JUNC- » MONTGOMERY. ch tickets and further information of the at the Southern Ticket Office, No. S72 ne door east of Browns’ GEO. E MATTINGLY, e——' Sweeny, Rittenhouse, Paut Lambert Tree, Esq., Washington, D.C. Attention given to locating Land Warrants aud to the payment of Taxes for non-residents, 6m je nv 16-1y {Union} Ticket Agent, L008 POR THE “GOLD EAGLE EW ARRANGEMENT! 4 — bods Just received, a maxuificent lot of EN SH|@KEAT SOUTHWESTERN ROUTE, ENGRAVINGS, framed or not; ala, al dn of Vis ORANGE AND ALEXANDKIA RAILROAD, PICTURE and LOOKING-GLASS FRA WAGNE 96 Pa awe. onnneria Kirk wewla? Esics LAGER BEER DEPOT, Two doors North o Ree, TON CITY, D.C. Te ENNESSEE, EA BANA: a vA. . The undersigned ry noes that he MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, has acorpted the Washingt -& P. CANS, : Baltes PHILADELPHIA LAGER BETA whieh Se csusaptananpeead he is now prepared to furnish to the trade or private fa t's Lager Beer has long been kept at ned's esta ment, and ranks im this Ji northern cities, as the best manufne- the United States. Al! orders promptly filled, and delivered free HROUGH TICKETS ean be obtained at the GREAT SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD OF FICE. eee on beatd of oe Bon ee Washington, on board of the Steam Ferry Boal 3 Pace, or at the office of the Orauge and ria Railroad, at Alexandria, George PETER EMRICR. LF. WY NCHBURG . - < ~ —— 1. KNOX - DALTON, ATLAN AS. M. McCAMLY & €O., VPTANOOG A. NASHVILLE, HUN TS- DEALERS IN . GRAND “JCNCTION, “MEMPHIS, FIRST-CLASS FASHIONABLE CLOTHING SOMERY AND NEW ORLEANS <P By adirect route. and continuons railway connes- tion te Memphis, Affording greater expedition and comfort, and he- ver 2 miles shorter than by any other route, ‘The st ferry boat G: GOODS, Buiiding,) BA SARVPET ITS aND Quick ‘hee points South- mnections to Mem- PGeeence Warong ant Omuibuses leave the office ye! 6 o'clock a, m. and 6 p.m. Pa. avenue, at6 0’ Prep EVENS, ome, je 17-tf Washington. S PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COM- ru acu LS Lhe Steamstips of this Company, carrying nd States Mail for ACAPULCO, CAL FORNUA, ond ORs ah, Meares y se eaeh mor ny the a tater the US. Mail & 3. Compeny's Steamers, which loaves New York and New Orleans regulariy on the Sthand @thof each month, with the mals and pracncws; connecting vis PANAMA RAIL- 1S. es et Steamshipe have been inepected and ap proved by the Navy Department, and guaranty specd and safety. Te tee, match (@ ellie lelgdionsi aam- leted from ocran to ocean, and Is crossed as oré meng The bazcage of passengers checked un New York through to San Fea passen- ers are embarked at Panama by steamer at the mpany’sexpense. The money paid covers all expenses of the trip. wart best Cases or Frames at N. York prices. Come all, aud take a sitting in tely PRACTICAL CABINET VDERTA stroets. keeps constantly on hand all kinds and sizes of READY-MADE COFFINS, Calls promptly attended to at ail hours. Woull alse attend to the removal of bodies from the eid buria! gronnds to the new cemeteries id furniture neatly repaired and varnished, ‘Terms moat reasonable. ap26m WANDS & JOHNSC SAU RERS KE = \ HITE GRAVE ROOFING, 4 rve steamers are kept in in f = a 6 pan Praseiece: to prevent jotention in case of geet ae A oe Ss wg Bon Cen dent, so that the route is entirely reds lore rf. next to lath street bridge. Call a having occurred in eight years. your orders. jecia wee Passengers leave Pansma the eame day they ar rive at Aspinwall, : throngh by each Steamer,’and take Me rong pepe yo | ag Fen 9 na tors. x bh tickets at the lowest rates, apply we Aaaat nk RAP RORS et BAY Uricans-orC. L. BARTLETT, Boston. jy 2-tf cates | [NITE AIL LIN (ee ee REGULAR LINE Anp Witrovrt Faicvure ror E:our \ ears, POR CALIFORNIA AND ORFGON, site PANAMA RAILROAD, Reevlar Sailing Days, th and ‘20th OF each month —So many Srgade and impositions of have been raccoon wes bound to CAL POR- NIA, that the eabeoriber,. the onl iz $2. thorized acont for pase by +S feels hace eas reonn seeking pasnace to Cal PimrosiTios they must be to iM Pos! £8 the true offes of the ‘Steamships oft the U.8. EW OTOGRAPH N® PuSD eyes Ee GALLERY, os VAN VENUE, 450 PENNSYLVANIA ike Think Berest, AMBROTY PE: AMBROTYP © pepe — ‘utupin some case, only One Dollar for the first copy. and 25 cents for each subsequent one. GOOD PICTURES eS taken in any weather, Remonng Pen eae mn avenue, near Sd street. you have the substance,” re EWING ROOM eee ne toc acer North of Pa. Ace. Now is the time to oe, BERING. and ume ER tonrder. ‘The subser 2. uattemake SHIRTS: DRAWERS. de, atthe s om. yt Set di ‘ Line, via Pa Railroad, as no Siiet Hosows, "COU ARS. ‘and WRIST" New vork is uthorized to he BANDS 'y stitched, ‘he Companies have only ‘one oles: ew York, _mar 18 CO, NOYES _ | which is at 177 Went street, vey eg rontin: onthe North River, at: “s "TE OPP ay SRS OTe SooT nee Vere PREGULAR STEAM PACKET LINE_BE- aap iaets iat ae > ALITY OF FRENCH, ITALIAN, B'S QUAL PRENATAL, i . bal eas: rey. @. METZEROTT. JNTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITES. [NTE ONES 70 Coan” von WEDN cyuse ROR BES Ys. — oe eer ~res_ | COLUMBIA, SA’ LY, at 40" Pm, H Wilder Patent : [0 Fire eed Burglar Prsot TRON. SAFE sat 2 ot 3h Where, ‘ able for bankers mare! large - Inquire of M. SNY! 2R & SON, Bankers, Columbia stops at the principal landings om OLD HUNTING ENGLISH PATENT-LE- Bigg a SEA CSP