Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1859, Page 2

ne WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY... .- Angust 4, 1859. Spirit of the Merning Press. The Constitution takes the occasion of what it calls an abolitionist festival, in the Lagat bed ti-slay ite, on the Ist instant, anni- Wor eonieiaaa of slavery in the British dominions, to descant at length upon what it con- siders the evils, moral, social, and political, re- sulting from that act of the British Government. ‘The Inretligencer is devoted to news to-day. + +228 D7-A horse railroad is talked of between Bal- timore and FNicott’s Mills. “ 1” Counterfeit notes on the Northwestern Bank of Virginia have been freely‘¢itculated im Rich- mond within the past week. Tn Washington county, Md., corn and vege- generally are sufferi severely from ‘the long spell of dry weather which {s prevailing im that vicinity. IDA London letter affirms that, although Kos- suth went to the French camp, the French officers deny that he had an interview with the Emperor, or received encouragement of any kind. D> The Paris correspondent of the London Herald says that the Emperor's speech had quite Jost for him the popalarity which he won the dangerous classes of the capital by bis military successes. ighly esteemed ied on the 20th uilt.. at the advanced age of 90 years, leaving nu- merous friends to mouru ber loss. She was a Member of the Methodist Church for seventy-five years. 17 Rev. Dr. James W. Alexander, pastor of the Fifth avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, died on the fst ult. ata watering place in Vir- ginia, to which he had repaired for the benefit of wis health. He was born in Louisa county, Va., jn T201. I? A correspéndent of the Cincinnati Enquirer writing from Texas says: “It is thought by many that Gen. Houston will tarry the State by over 2,000. The leading State question is the reopening of the slave-trade. 1 am satisfied that over three-quarters of the people of this State are against it.” I> The New Orleans correspondent of the Charleston Courier says that Bishop Polk has suc- ceeded in getting ten gentlemen of his diocese of the Episcopal Churc h to subscribe $300,000 towards the establishment of the great Southern University. Ex-Governor Johnson, of Louisiana, bas snb- Scribed $10,090 I~ In Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening last, Mary Aon Rogers, « married woman, committed suicide by hanging herself with a searf to the bed post. The deceased was 52 years of age, and was the mother of @ large family of children. She had been iaboring under depression of spirits for some time previous. TP In New York, a new and somewhat start- ling turn-out, In the shape of an immense bright- yellow carriage, drawn by six gray horses, made its appearance upon * the avenue’? on Sunday af- ternoon last, to the amazement of all promenaders, ‘The monster coach is the family carriage of Mr. Isaac M. Singer. who upon the occasion was with his family taking an airi UP There will be annual Conferences of the M. E. Chureb, held in the month of Anugust— Bast Genessee, to be held at Tromansburg, New York, on the 10th instant, Bishop Simpson pre_ siding. On the same day, the Oregon Conferer e, #t Albany. fu that State, Bishop Baker presidinz. On the 2tth, the Upper lowa Conference. at Iowa City; Bisbop Janes presiding, and on the Bist, the Obie Oonference, at Columbus, Bishop Ames pre- , Siding. I> Baldwin, the prisoner who jumped from a train going at full speed on a New York railroad a few days ago, and escaped, has since been re- captured. It appears that his head was much bruised by the fall, and that» physician dressed the wounds, being told by the man that they were caused bya fall from his horse. Baldwin then hired himself to a farmer within twenty miles of the place where he left the cars, and was engaged in hoeiag potatoes when he was retaken. IF In Philadelphia on Tuesday. a carpente sbop wes accidentally set on fire by some boys ‘whe were playing with matches. The flames spread rapidly, and soon communicated with and enveloped the upper part of the building where a Workinan was taking a nap. This man was only saved from being burned to death by the sagacity of a little terrier dog he had with him, which, seeing the inumediate danger his master was in succeeded in waking him in time for them both to to escape at 4 rear window ee Frou Cativornxia—The overland matl, fom San Francisco on the 11th olt , has arrived at St. Louis. Phe business of San Francisco was more | active, but there is no improvement reported in Prices. Tbe business portion of the town of Chips Piast. in Sierra county, was burnt on the Sth ult., causing a loss of $17,000. About the same time the town of Rough and Ready, in Nevadacounty, was nearly ail destroyed. The loss amounted to 875,000. The total amouut of the libels which have been issued against the steamer Washington exceeds $50,000 SaRsaragitta —This tropical root has a repa- tation wide as the world, for curing one class of the disorders that afflict mankind—a reputation too which it cleserves as the best antidote we po sess for scrofalos complaints. Bat to be tebaght into use, its virtues must be concentrated and combiued with other medicines that increase its power. Some reliable compound of this charac- ter is much needed in the community. Read the advertisement of Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla in our columns, and we know it needs no encomium from us to give our citizens confidence in what he offers.—Orgam, Syracuse. N. Y- > A bit of E: scandal js to the effect that Mr. Wm. Harvey, formerly an attaché of the Eng- lish Legation in this city, went home to Great Britain about « year ago, and married a woman of abandoned character, named Fleming. who had sustained unquestionable relations with the young Lord Ribblesdale, » step-son of Lord John Rus- sell, and a lion, last year, of the Newport and Sar- atoga season. Lord Ribblesdale, on breaking off his connections with this person, had settled upon her an annuity ef £600 per annum, and this por- tien she brought to Mr. Wm. Harvey. But with her dower, whether of dishonor or of shame, Mrs Harvey seems to have beem far from satistied. Her intimacy with Lord Ribblesdale was renewed after the return of that nobleman from America * and has now been made the ground of an action for divorce by Mr. Harvey, in which heavy dam- ages have been awarded against Lord Ribblesdale. — 7 Ata meeting of the New York Democratic State Committee, at Albany. on the 3d instant. a dooument, signed by W.F. Russell. John M. Jay- cox, Stephen H. Parker, Fernando Wood, Edwin Croswell, and others, known as Wood « Hards.* was presented, tendering the assurance of a cor- al feliowship, and proposing that the notice for the annual meeting of the Democratic State Con- vention be limited exclusively to the election of delegates for the State ticket and to questions of State poliey, and that the choice of delegates tothe National Convention, and the mode thereof. be the subject of future consideration. The propo- sition was read, but no action was taken upon it. A communication from & M. Shaw. of the Coop- erstown Freeman’s Journal, and other Prominent politicians, wa: read, taking ground s-vrser the comm ittee limiting the powers of the State Con- vention. After some consultation, Mr Kennedy. of New York, spoke in favor of the comunittee submitting the whole matter to the Convention A preamble and resolution endorsing this ground was then unanimously adopted, end a call agreed upon, which. after the usual form, says: the State Convention ts to choose delegates to the National Convention, or to determine the manner in whieh, and the time when, they shall be chosen.” The call was to be issued to-day, the 4th. The Wood men. it is said, were incensed at the call, but the Dickinson bards approved it warmly. All the snembers of the Committee were Present except Daniel P. Sickles WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. ——_>—_ Tue “ Noverty Works. New Yorx—How THEY ORIGINATED—StkaM Fine Encines anv Saw MILis—Sarissery's UiRich asp Gp Macuixes—Imrroven CLEANLinss of Nei” York, &c., &e. 3 [Editorial Correspondence “a Star.) [No. 13.) Naw Yorn, Sify 29, . pa In my letter of yesterday bgp. anaes 4 in noticing those remarkable elements 6f, and incidents in, the prosperity of New York—her mammoth fron works, that possess far more in- terest in my eyes than the fripperies and follies of its fantastic fashions of the times. Their growth and condition so forgibly illustrate the onward mareh of otr- whole country in every fag, 308 ing to its wealth, to the development re- Pe and the progressiiig Mastery of mind 6vér matter; by and through which the Umited States is so rapidly conquering the circusstances by which they were originally surrounded, as thag it is a source of great pleasure indeed to me to study them. The Novelty Works are the largest and most famous. They grew, as did the city, from a very small beginning. When Dr. Knott was making his experiments with his little steamer *Novelty”’ in the ineipiency of river gation by steam, it was there that preparations were made to construct his engine and boiler; there being then no establishment in the country suited for building a marine engine of any description. The original building was designed to be only sufficient to complete that work. Before its com- pletion, however, orders came in so rapidly as to determine its proprietors to make the establish- ment a permanent one. As the demands of the country’s commerce have increased, these works have increased with those demands, until it is now by far the largest of the kind in the United States. Its premises extend from the East River to the Third avenue, I believe, and from Twelfth to Thirteenth street. Judging by the eye, I think it oceupies ten acres of land, worth to-day half a million of dollars at least. The full complement of hands required in its operations is twelve hun- dred, most of them being skilled mechanics; the number employed, however, depending much upon the season and the number of orders on hand Up to this time the marine engine and boiler works of some fifty huge sea steamers have been constructed there, mostly for American capitalists, but not a few for foreign governments and com- panies. The Russian frigate Admirdl’s engines and boilers were made there recently, it will be remembered. The report of her voyage out just received, shows that for speed and staunchness she is without a superior as a war steamer afloat in any cea—a fact likely to benefit New York greatly, in superinducing other such contracts between foreign governments and her steamship builders. Yesterday, 1 found two ocean steamers, two largest class river or bay steamers, and three or four smaller ones, all in the docks of the Novelty Works at once. Some were there for repairs of their engines and boilers. while others were new. and were having their engines and boilers put in them. By long odds, the heaviest and most difti- cult castings ever made on tiis side of the Atlan- tic, are made there; for engines with cylinders apparently four or five feet in diameter. Nearly every thing new which has proved of great im- Portance to the country in the way cf inventions in fron, of large size or great complication, has been perfected at these works—improvements in Sugar mills, steam saw mills, &c., &c. 1 saw there yesterday, for instance. the famous steam fire engine—one being turned out. The liberality and true public spirit of Stillman and Allen, the Proprictors. have induced them to take by the hand numerous inventors without means, but with good ideas, and to furnish them at tneir own cost, (that of Messrs. S. & A.) with the means of making the tedious and costly experi+ ments necessary in perfecting their machines. Thus, the final success of the steam fire engine, a beautiful and ingenious machine—now a fixed fact—is in a considerable measure duc to their sagacity and enterprise. The steam fire cnzine I saw there weighs about 5,000 pounds, and sells for $4,000. They make another weighing not more than a ton and a half, for about $3,000. The smaller one will do the work of ten ordinary fire engines; while.the larger one does not occupy more space than is occupied by an ordinary hand fire engine. The patentee. a Mr. Lee, is the person who re- cently ran one designed for Philadelphia to that city by turnpike, to the astonishment of the people of both citles. fama believer that in another de- cade they will drive the hand fire-engine almost completely out of use. The latter costs perhaps halfas much as the former, and does not effect a Uthe asmuch. That fact is now incontrovertible I saw there also thirty portable steam saw mills about to be shipped to Louisiana. They are de Signed for the sugar planters’ use in procuring fuel for boiling the cane. Placed in a forest, they cat the trees down and saw them into four feet lengths. effecting, with the labor of two men, what has up to this time been the work of twenty. The build- ing of the Novelty Works, wherein the trip haia- | mers operate. is enormous, the hammers them- selves being the largest 1 wot of. So, too, with the boiler shop, where I saw three or four marm- moth steamship boilers being completed; one of them with a diameter of fourteen feetand a length oftwenty-five. Perhaps one hundred mechanies were hammering upon thei at the same time, making such a nvise as that one could hear noth- ing else. Salisbury’s brick and tile (drain) maclines are being perfected here also. Some months ayo. 1 took occasion to explain (in the Star) the priaci- ples of this machine, and to express the belief that itis to prove one of the most beneficial fur the business futnre of the country ever Gonstructed among us. The first full-sized machine is but just finished. and works admirably—turning out not only better bricks, when burned. than any others ever made, so far, but bricks which without burning answer completely for inside walis, and, itseems to me, these must speedily come into use to thatead. But for the sagacity and euterprise of the proprictors of the Novelty Works, the coun- try might have been deprived of the now certain results of this machine. One not. familiar with such matters can hardly tealize the great cost of experimenting to perfect the various labor-saving machines that are annually being added to the lirg of useful practical American inventions. At such an establishment only can it be comprehended by all. Fifty different patterns frequently are required, and hundreds of castings must be made from them eea portion of a work. perhaps not more than a few inches square. can be made to operate satis factorily. What is true of a part is apt to be true of all the parts of a complicated combination of such machinery as is constructed at such works. But I may not weary the Scar’s readers with a disquisition on mechanics, when they expect me to treat of lighter subjects. My first impressions of the more general cleanli- ness of New York than 2 few years ago, prove cor- rect. From one end of the city to the other | notice this fact. Practical men attribute it to the use of the street sweeping machines some time since adopted by the Corporation. They have thus effected a change that must tell most fortunately on the city’s bills of mortality and as unfortunately upon its doctor's bills. Even the blocks and streets occupied almost exclusively by the poorest of the foreign population are no longer ankle deep in most disgusting filth. I stop here, being summoned to Prepare to tuke the boat for Albany. W. D. W—xa. => Decision oF T1e Secretary oF Tux Iytexion. Congress, by the act of September 2s, 1x50, granted to various States the swamp and overflowed lands within their limits. The duty of setting apart these lands having been by law imposed upon the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary, guided by the counsel of the Governors of the States to whom the lands were granted, adopted the field notes of the United States as the basis of setting apart the granted lands. To this decision the practice of the Department hes conformed. Gov. Randall, of Wis., has, however, recently claimed that the United States surveys in the State previous to 1950 had not been very accurate in showing the land unfit for enltivation without artificial drainage or embankment, and that, consequently, Wisconsin is entitled to a further amount of lands; and there- fore suggests a reexamination. ‘The Secretary of the Interior has decided adverse to the Proposed change as tending to unsettle the whole land recordsof the Government, He remarks that Wis- consin concurred fn the policy adopted, and has received 1,600, of swamp lands under it; that field of surveys previous to 1850 wedbiine tat too Congress possessed of ic pee pen > Ale and may be intended to be, ie following offic: ‘to the respective steamers: | 3 01 - ng J. A. gene a sistants, I,. Campbell, O. H “Lackey, G. at Steamer Mystic, bound for the coast of Attiesas Lt. Wm. E. Le Roy, commanding; Lieutenants, D. McN. Fairfax, Milton Haxton, H.M. Garland, jr; Acting Master, N. Green; Passed Assistant Surgeon, WD. Marfisap; Ist A: eK » ‘Wm. Roberts’ 3d Assistants, Jamés Frome Le. = ene aneeres bound for the coast of Africa. Lt. JF. Armstrong, ing; Lieutenants, W. B. Fitzgerald, J. B. Stewart, J. A. Greer; Acting Master, G..H. Perkins; Passed Assistant Surgeon, J. H. Otis; Ist Assistant Engineer, T. J Jones; 3d Assistants, E. B. Litch, W.H. Glading, J. L. Plumley. Mohawk, designed for the Home Squadron.— Lieut. T. A. Craven, commanding; Lieutenants A. barbot, E. T. Spedden, C. C. Carpenter; Act ing Master, C. Hatfield; Ist Assistant Engineer, 45.8. Albert; 3d Assistant Engineers, E.$. Dick, James Wallace, E. C. Patten. ‘Wyandott, designed for the Home Squadron.— Ist Assistant Engincer, Wm. H. Cushman; 3d Assistant Engineers, M. H. Plunkett, W. K. Purse, James Morrison. Storeship Release, bound to the coast of Brazil. Lieut. G. W. Harrison, commanding; Liduts. J. M. Bradford, G. H. Bier, W. A. Kirkland. = EE IS Promotions.—The following Assistant Engi- necrs have passed a satisfactory examination, and promoted in the following order: Second Assistant Engineers Charles Schroeder, Chas. H. Baker, William Roberts, John A. Grier, George F. Kurtz, John S. Albert, Wm. H. Cush- man, Andrew J. Kiersted, Philip G. Petty, Mor- timer Kellogg, Thomas J. Jones, to be First As- sistant Engineers. Third Assistant Engineers Geo. J. Barry, to precede J. B. Houston, examined by a previous board; B. E. Chassaing, after J. B. Houston; Samuel F. Savage, B. B. H. Whorton, Thomas Cronin, to be Second Assistant Engineers. - — Prestpgent Bucuanan.—The President of the United States, who arrived in this city on Tuesday from Bedford Springs cia Cumberland, aecompa- nied by Miss Lane, Mrs Secretary Thompson, Mrs. Wm. M. Browne, M. Thompson, Esq.. Judge Bowlin, and Hon. Aug. Schell, has again removed to the Soldiers’ Home, where he will re- -main until the close of the present month. He appears to be in excellent health and spirits. ORAL > eS RESIGNATION AND AProinTMENT.—Paymaster A. J. Coffee. U.S. Army, has tendered his resiz- nation, which has been accepted, to take ettect from July 31, 1859. Isaac Winston, of Kansas Territory, has been appointed Paymaster, vice Coffee, resigned. Actinc TReasvRER.—The President yesterday appointed Wm. B. Randolph to act as Treamrer of the United States during the temporary absence and sickness of Samuel Casey. a Tux Wratnex.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. The time of observation is about’7 o’clock : AvGust 4, 1859. New York, N. clear, warm, Philadelphia, Pa fear, warm. Baltimore, Md... clear, warm. Wi mn, D. clear, wind 8. Richmond, Va Peterabi 5 Norfolk, lear, 50°, wind SW Raleigh, N.C. 4 Wilmington, N.C cloudy, warm Columbia, + pleasant. Plenary 8.C. ; , wind SE. Augusta, Ga. -Clear, warm. Savannah, Ga. lear, 81°, wind SE. Macon, Ga. clear. warm. Columbus, -clondy, warm. Montgom -cloudy, warm. Prairie Bluff, Ala. clear, warm. Jackson, Ala -clear, warm, Mobile, Als. 2 Gainsville, M! New Orleans, WEe®. Frederick, Ma. -cloudy, warm. Hagerstown, Md. -cloudy, warm. Cumberland, Md.. -clondy, warm. Grafton, Va. loudy, windy. Wheeling, Va. ‘cloudy, warm. Parkersburg, Va. clear, warm. Marietta0. . -clear, warm. Cincinnati,O.... ‘clear, hot. at the Smithsonian, at7a m (cor- Barometer tected for temperature, ) 29.97; at noon 29,847. ‘Thermometer, at 7 a. m., 60’; at noon 90 Maximum during 24 hours ending 9a m to- day, 91°; minimum 76° wee, Items Telegraphed from Washington Wasnixctox. Aug. 3 —The President called a ineeting of the Cabinet to-day. to consider the dis- patches from Minister McLane relative to a treaty with the Constitutional Government of Mexico. It is reliablyascertained that several month: the Miramon Government invited France and England to assume the protectorate of Mexico, bat they had given no response to the proposition. Pepi ae as Tue Purmovrn Cerenration.—The old Col- ony, Massachusetts celebration, took place on Tuesday, in the presence of a vast concurse of people from all partsof New England and the Union. The usual ringing of bells and dip- charges of cannon took place at sunrise. At halt- past elybt the corner stone of the canopy was laid with appropriate ceremonies. At cleven o'clock & procession consisting of five divisions was formed, including displays of Masonic bodics, military companies and firemen, and an elaborate Allegorical representation of scenes in the carly American life of Pilgrims. by the children of the schools. The proccasion passed through the prin- cipal streets. going in its course over a route of more than a mile in length. and marched past the tock where the corner etone of the canopy was earlier laid. At “Monument Hill? the order of exercises were: Music. Address by Mr. Ricbard Warrea, of N. Y., President of the Society. Address by Governor Banks. Prayer by Rev. Dr. BI lea Masonic ceremonies by the tirand Lodge of Mas- sachusetts. In the afternoon dinner was discussed in an immense tent, pitched in front of the Samo- set House Among the prominent men who Spoke were Messrs, William M. Evarts, of New York, 8. P. Chase, of Ohio, . Elliot, of New Bedford, Rev. Dr. Chapin, of New York. In the evening there was a ‘grand ball.”? t The monument to the memory of the Pilgrims isestimated to cost two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which sum, however, only one fifth is now sabscribed. The design of the wonvinent embraces a pedestal eighty feet high, supporting a colossal female fizure seventy feet 1h he ht, rep- resenting Faith; her fect rest upon Plymouth roc. and she bolds an open Bible in her left hand, while with her right band she Points to Heaven. The pedestal is octagonal; from {ts four smaller faces project buttresses upon which four figures are seated. thirty-five feet in height, representing Morality, Education, Law, and viberty. Below these, on small panels,areappro, riatealto-relievos, while ‘“‘upon the four large es of the main pedestal are panels, to contain records of the Principal events in the history of the Pilgrims, with the namesof those who came over in the May Flower, and below are smaller panels for rec: connected with the society and the building of the monument.”” ‘Tur Erect or tux Peace News ix MILAN.— Malakoff, the foreign correspondent of the New York Times, writing to that Paper from Milan, on the Ith ult., states that yreat indignation js manifested by the people of that city against the recent peace treaty. He says that the French sol- diers have all they can do to satisfy the Italfan soldiers that itis all right. King Emanuel had arrived in Milan on the evening of the 13th, and while his reception was not exactly cold, it was far from being enthusiastic. He evidently did not like it, for he looked from side te side with an air of defiant indifference, and did not bow or take off his chapeau to the slight demonstration that was made in honor of him, 5 The Emperor Napoleon arrived on the 14th. His secret police, consisting of a number of very shrewd persons, incog., had been before him and felt the popular feeling. This is the reason of bis not having entered the city with King Emanuel the evening before. He only made his entry four hours after his proclamati explaining his con- duet had been published and distributed. The feeling of hostility was therefore much subdued, and his reception, although an enormous distance separated it from that of his entry after Magenta, or from what the present entry would have been if he had accomplished bis Programme, was not altogether cold ? re Persenal. Senator Wilbon has been elected Captain of the Natick Guard. The General’s ambition must now be very nearly satisfied. «-mSon, k by ft) ye . y it with. +++ The Hon. Gerrit Smith, upon reading the Hon. Daniel E Sickles’s Inte letter in regard to his resumption of his ‘‘ maternal relations’’ with his.wife, asa tegpeessay ‘les it. immediately wrote, says the Oswego ioe that gentleman a fas preores BasMe tangas Gea Peters! cy pom aa ay omy me the dence Evening Post, in a letter dated August 1, di Ry Petree! wag an extraor- "pouutitul and gifted ‘Card dp that ‘Withorst liad been con Med to ably for te in- tervention of the otic terminate certain mal- treatment to which she had heen subjected by her husband—the so-called Count.” +++: The Independent says that Rey. Theodore Parker's last book, “in egotism, weet ue 4 soriousness, and irreverence, must take wi the worst effusion of Thomas Pajne ;** that he sin the lowest grades of infidelity, conceited boisterous, discourteous, declamatory, ‘a and that Dr. Holmes is ‘ not one whit behind him in conceit and malignity against the Bible.” I7 In the duel between Lieutenant Sylvester Mowry, delegate to Congress fron Arizona, and Edward E. Cross, of the ‘‘ Arizomian,” fought at Tubac in that Territory on the &th ultimo, Mr. George D. Mercer acted as the second of the former. and Captain John Donaldson, United States custom-house officer at Calabasas, of the latter. The weapons were riftes of the Burnside patent. and the distance forty paces. About thirty tators were present, comprising nearly two third of srr American omapenlay hina oy aa fi miles. Ev man on round was craic with revolves and bowie hives, and strong partizan feeling was manifested. Three shots were excl without effect. Upon the fourth round, the cap on Mi 's rifle did not explode, while Cross’s bali whfstied harmlessly past his antagonist. Mowry held hit rifle still leveled, as an indication standing the code, supposed thet be fe signed tr iD, ie code, su; w it again. Several presped their pistols, ea shoot him down, and there were cries of ‘Hold ‘our fire!” + Don’t shoot, Mowry!” Meanwhile ross stood eae calm, awaiting the result. Mr. Mercer a faced when Mowry Fiumediatel lowered. his rifle and handed it to + They still claimed their shot as a right under the code. Mr. Cross unhesitatingly ex his willingness to grant it, but his second de- murted. After conferring with several gentle- men familiar with the code, who Mr. Mowry that he was entitled to the abot, Captain Donal acguiesced, and Mr. Cross, handing him his rife. folded bis arms, sprareuuy, uncon- cetned, and faced his antagonist. At this of the proceedings the spectators became terribly exc Many, perhaps a majority, thought ft unfair, and soine spoke of ing asummary stop’ to the whole affair; but, upon learning that those nt, su; ‘to be best uainted with the nello, had declared him entitled to it, they re- luctantly fell back. At the word of command, Mr. Mowry fired in the air, and declared himself satistied Tue Cotorep Fours axp THE PRESIDENCY. —A conventiap of colored ‘: citizens of New England’’ is now in session in Boston, to take into consider- ation the course to be pursued by them in the coming Presidential canvass. Among the speakers, thus far have been Charles T. Remond. (colored.) whe denounced Rufus Choate as a coward ; Wil- liam Lloyd Garrison, who contended that the whites as well as the negroes of the country were enslaved ; John T. Waugh, of Providence, Rev. Mr. Foist, of New Bedford, and other abolition spouters. As the colored vote of the country only amounts to 12,000 tu 15,000 ballots, it is not believed that the politicians of any party, not even of the Republicans, will go ont of their way to conciliate the “ colored interest.’ 1>~ The Mansfield (Ohio) Herald is informed that a gentleman residing near that city, Mr. D. M. Cook. well known as the Inventor of the popu. lar Sorghum Evaporator. extensively sold through: out the West, is now engaged in the construction of a flying machine. Mr. C. is quite sanguine of success, and has filed a caveat at the Patent Office at Washington. We are ignorant of the details on which his air ship isto be built, but understand that, while a balloon is to be used for elevation, steam is to be the motive power. The inventor in quite sanguine that he bas discovered the proper machinery whereby the air may be navigated at will. He has built, or is about to build, a honse for the purpose of continuing his labor without being annoyed by the curious. Tus Noxraurx New Yorx Raitgoay Acct. DENT —This accident, reported in our telegraphic columm yesterday, took place about four miles from the village of Sehagticoke. The moment the train struck the bridge, the structure yave way The locomotive, however. got across. and became detached from the tender; the latter went down, and the baggageand two passenger cars followed. The first passenger car went down on the tender. and the second passenger car ran into and keeled it over. Most of the dead and wounded have been taken to Albany. Nine dead bodies had been taken out of the creek up to 11 o'clock on Tuesday evening, and twenty persons were Wounded, while it was thought that more dead bodies were under the wreck. U5" The points of importance by the Persia's news are that French intervention in the Legation and Duchies will uot force back upon the Italians. Governments only to the advantage of the Pope aud the Dukes. If this be so, Romagna will net go back to the Pope, nor Tuscany and Modena to the Austrian governed Dukes. The rumor is ref- terated that the Pope declined to preside over the {tallan Confederacy. Letters in London papers represent the Pope to be arming for the recovery of Romagna. ‘The French army in part has be- gun its retrograde march toward Milam and the Alps. A great force, however, will remain in Italy “to keep the peace,”—how great, mo one knows as-yet oe See ee {7 Hon. Horace Mann is dead. A brief des- patch from Cincianati announces thegact, with- out any particulars, saved that he died at Yellow Springs. The name of Horace Mann has been closely, and we may say, honorably associated with the cause of Popular Education at the West. Though a doctrinatre and an ultra Progressionist of the New England school,—radical in every thing, and conservative in nothing.—he neverthe- Jess did some good practical work in his day, whieh will live after him and. make his memory respected i[7* Mr. Bannister inade & balloon’ ascension on Thursday last at Detroit. The admittance fees to the inclosure were for the benefit of Miss Thurs ton, daughter of the late wronaut. but the Denetit was slim. The ascension Was in every way suc- cessful, and all was done as promised, except that the lady who intended to go up with Mr. Bannis- ter was compelled to leave the car, the buoyancy of the balloon not being great enough to carry up two persons. 177 We have accounts of the massaere of Europeans by the natives of the Dutch settlement of Borneo. Disaffection at the course of the Dutch government in sustaining an unpopular Sultan on the throne. with the intrigues of Mohametan priests, led to the rising. Four German mission. aries, three of thcir wives and nivetecn children are stated to have fallen victims to the knife of the assassins. ' i Wm. Coulson, ¢ with the murder of Mr. Chromister, some weeks ago, at the Washing ton Gardens, Baltimore, was arrested yesterday in that city, being found concealed In a hovse on Dolphin street, near Pennsylvania avenue, oocu- pied by a Mr. Taylor and family. pete. teadimtad score EE I> The British steam Propellers Andes, Alps, Lebanon, Tarus, and Teneriffe, all of the Cunard Tine, have been sold to the Spanish ‘government. They will be replaced by ‘ive others of greater capacity and power. “Ick on Mount Wasmixoton —Last Monday night was quite cold in the White Mountain re- gion, and the ice which formed on the top of Mt. Washington did not melt during Tuesday, © i> Col. Wm. V. Hickey, of Mississippi, rho Served in the Mexican war with Gen. Quitman, and distinguished himself at the battle of Monte- ey, recently fell into the Mississippi river toe k of a steamer, and was drowned. is ify ALEXANDRIA. ‘ANDR >, Ce Ss sonia, August, 1859. engars in the county jail of Segountyialied ~ el of these are Aw! m e le, and four black 3 one ige! wife murder, one with stealing, and f a ee ee c or of tl liding has recently ; - ought the} isoners are all in |) Perseverance 5, j 0 t health. } Wo. big erode: come pigeon AT ARLINGTON SPRING ing contributions to the Wasb- |) * On TUESDAY, Avover Orn, ies, [igbe 1 National ‘Mt ent, in accordance with | . ny ationa! onum The mem! ‘the Fire ‘ cs eat cree suggestion of Lieut. Ives, to the Post Office Salpe propaty aed on te corner of | erally that their Annual Pie Nic wii on ora i h we eaten cad Cameron s Y fe at Ar Sprug on TUESDAY. Aue, | paschaaed toy Dr. M. M. Lewis for $5.000. vee todo ee by thom lak yeRr ov Curastes ther cane ies ‘Brol ohrocder’e Hrase and String Band has teen O ~ u Ahe Northera Liberure oe Sean weak ete ring Gloud wil leave Georgetown every hour during ins Seen © cents, admitting @ gentleman and Ia- An Orpixance amending an ordinance entitled | dies, : an ordinance authorizing the improvement of a mitter. jpproved 25th Febru- | J.,¥. Donn, vWheeler, D.V.Ferton, nog li ee a "1 WriParane, Ga Pletcher” 38 * Be it ordained by the Board last night by Captain Moore be! disorderly and to do vio- men ee a ion ee be- fore the mayor this morning, ow deft pin t or ore & examined in accordance Virginia. GEORGETOWN CORPORATION LAWS. ee ee Aldermen and ! FOR FORT WASHINGTON.—The Sab- Board of Common Council of the Corporation of Hees RT ene fonts Pree Georgetown, Thata farther front foot tax of seventy Hefty a LINES DAV ann cents be, the same is hereby, levied and im- Irth. Thowar Caliper: will have her wharf posed on all the lots and parts of lots on both (foot of ‘at W6-p'clock. Vocal and instru sides of Fayette street, between Bridge and First Frere AE eect, Voce! ond tnstrs. mental streets, the Same to be collected and cents. the Clerk of the Corporation, as seen the ordinance of the 25th of Febru which this is a su nt. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That ig neil tion of Fayette street between Bridge and t, provided to be graveled by the ordinance of Sn Foncanry, 1859, shall, in Meu thereof, be paved fifty fect in width, with stone similar to | a: e that used fn Frederick street between Bridge street | MONDAY, aud the canal, and the front foot tax levied in the P we streec and id over to 7. 1950, to | QQEPHAN GIRLS PIC NIC. » 1899, St. Vincent Orphan Asylum. The Lady Maragers of St. Vinornt Female Or n ayipm beg to annonnee to their Preece a Newer A et Rth. IRS, EINGTON SP RINGE. wil ren e 5 boar dur: ~ eRe ea an 2-m* first section of this, or as much as may be neces- sary thereof, shall be used for the paving sid street with stone, and the owners of or parts Gar take-ommibuess 05 Geo wn, thence to Secs, Shall be exeied trom fying. the “i Stickers Sonne for con jemen, 3 cente for ladier, walks with brick. [Approved July 16, 1859. 10 cents for eS pdthotiadns an eho A Resoictios in favor of Philip Gormley. ergpad. I! be a display of Fire Works in ove Resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Board of | miug,and dnving the & number Wis Gammen Commit ofthe Corporation of Gergstws, | tad Neantta Galina wil be ont nin. s That the position of P. Gormley, to refer the pd yopeen athe matter of difference between him and this oye re ha: econred the services of the fol ration to arbitration, is hereby ray mage and the | jowing n to Ret as Managers on ground Mayor is bereby requested to select arbitrator | during the day: on the of the Corporation. Capt. Goddard, 22 Coleman, Mad pe a further resolved, That the present | Br. J.C. Dunatoei, poe tye Commissione?s of Fayette street are instructed to 7 Ficpsonch, Joe Fiacnel enter into contract with some suitable person to | ¢ jmp James E Johusten, the work on said street from Fourth to | Richara ‘Cherke, DP. Connelly, the intersection of Hi, street, in accordance R HM Lookes, Aotrew Carrot, Wm. 1. Ward, with the legal protile of said Fayette street. — z Approval Suly 16° 1660 face ie = MASONIC.—A stated ication of | Gaaner, Washi Fr | gine, No. 1 A; baer merase, A. M., wiil be_heid eo Hall. corner D and | 1. C. McLacgblia, Andrew Jever, sh streets, THIS ( mrater) EVENING, Bt 8 | Capt Carbery, Teos. Forewtusi, o’clock. A prompt atte: re is re ” 1, Dr. Welsh, qycaied for the cleotion of Secsstasy By order of es. Jacob Dyson, MM. nui, ie T.J.M. BARCHUS, Sec. The following genglemen special sotive (37 EIREMEN, NOTICE. —The Franklin Fare | Cpmmittee fom the Young Ctbiche Friends! 3° : ‘Company tfully solicit the differe: 4 Washingt. ire Companies of this city and Georgetown to Of Was — ee point three delegates each to meet in convention $5 hai ain he Franklin Engine Houseo>s MONDAY EVEN- VE Rig,’ : ING, the sth of August, at 246 o'clock, to make ar- of r Fonsemente for.s fremen’s TP Frances Harper, Dr Kidwell, bh wiil arrive in 12th of Fete Bases, ,.,, 400 ODomaguen. Ox reo CROSSEIELD, ¥ Secretary Franklin Fire ‘RAND EXCURSION,—The Ladies’ Cainolio FAIRSNow open. in the Lecture Room 0 tid Soctety of Was ington wi the Methodist Protestant Chu: Gik So Sees on, FYiregia avenue aud sth street» Naxy, Pen RESDAY, omen A ne for. three wi ‘open from Ne COMMITEE m.rach ‘ay. The Proenete for ie East ahi jy 3,9)Aug) MMITTER. mittance: oeaten nt nn mnee ons (,24ND EXCURSION AND Pic Nic TO mittance, I cents. 3-3 G* Soon Hd Excelsior Lodge, No. 17, 1.0.0. F., On MONDAY, Avovsrt ern, 18%, Thomas Coliyer wit! the See et zh street whet att eloak mn and bs m. Return will ve Girmeon _JOHN P. LEAR, D.8. isc Sass FS ee | at sana ofelock pm T TO THE I. ES OF THE CITY OF boat will touch at Alex returning. cave the Capitol gate, Northern } WASHINGT! © are confidently ex ‘ing from fifty to one hundred ladies from abrosd ‘tional Teas ’ Convention ¢nr 1. 0. B.U. (H.P.}—The regular Convocati 1em of ra 4 trois Non sof {no Brother 90d of the Union, will be held at the Naval Lodge, Navy wort, on the firet FRIDAY in Accum, ‘The 5th,) 189. at8 o'clock p, quested to attend By 0: ad 2th at at am find 1 p.m. Tickets @1, admitting & Gentleman aud Tetee Pode had at Bayiy’s bookstore and Bont & Bro. rt tore, aud of thecommittes, au 2 cost week in Aneust. We must provide be RAND OPENING or COLUMBIA SPRINGS G (LAT ROACHE’S) garetens entertainment for them, Will aech ia- lies of families in this eity, as are wi ling to pro- yide for one or more teachers from abroad, Immediately irforsn the uadersigned the number ey wi rovide for, a their residence. gente . Z._ RICHARDS, au23t Chairman Loe, Committee. The Co: ICE CREAM AND WATER [CES | Ass ciation wil vive. tint Fite sorved to Festivals, Fairs, Pic Nios Hotels. | Grand ie and Excursion to th ursions, atone d ar per callon 'RESH | above named on the AK mate every day, and sent to any part of | August, 1853, wou the city. WEDD! KES made very prety | that this place hie bees lease y and very chet Partio , paid to fur- has ‘erected pring private Genk Toon Dorgiart AT thePHLT, | orpcameee fs abet St phd rival SHOR cents T guart. e - re t re- ADELPHIA CONFECRIONERY. orioee ath | upprevements necessary Commities, in connection and P ats. fy tm? AT Cost, 7; STERS at Cost. with the Proprietor, pledce themse.ves to do al that = — can be geoftece = AW GOODS at Cost, at Cost, done to rnder this the most pleasant Bx ours-on ef the AS Brats and String Band has been en EMBROIPERIES All kinds of jooneax cand ooreive days longer, at MAXWELUS, A celebrated for the cocasion. at® o% au 4-e03t caches will ieave the following pin CLINTON ACADENY, Sw EORGETOWN, D.C. mittee would ‘ally state that this a and the Avenue ever: hour during theday. Pare Ii rents each way, d her Market, 7th enn, @venue. Tickets &) cents, ea. aul W,Ths GEORG E*ARNOLD, M. A., Principal. OTICE TO PLEASURE SEEKERS —The This School has been to No. 107 West ‘otomne Steamboat C: aft choy tat tome somevad i e207 want | N oe a at to 4 try ore cocupied by Mr P A. Bowen ‘The next an-| of their steamer Powiatenta Nant gual session will commence on Monday. Sth of | folk, offer the ic of Washington and vievnity an September. Cataloguos may be obtained after the | opportunity of orjoving © trp ee the ifui Po- Ith of August at the Bookstore of Mr. Frank Tay- toGLY MONT and AQuiA CREEK (twice lor, Washington, or at the Drag Store of R. S Cis- y) corns pe hot weather. - 29i, Georgetown. au 4-Im Po parties of three or more excursion tickets HE BEST be issued Spon dollar ($1) cask for Giymont, IN THE MARKET. privilege o! remaining all =e Close plated CARRIAGE BANDS, assorted, 2% With privilege of ase rat ine! Close plated SHAFE SOCKETS, plain and bal! ine es 4, onvand S-sheavy (fancy colored COACH LIN- Extra quality RUSSIA DUCK, 45.and 9 inohes, JOHN R. ELV th 1 fi H] bu fame beng plentitels Good Hotel scoommodations can be had at these For sale by VANB& CO, ~ Pe t sa 30g Fa. ny., bet: gh and 1eth ais. | yt Retarning, ep eae at 6% & m. wad 8 aut-colw (States& Al «x Gaz.) &er fu ior te - ton inguire at th Company's T COLUMBIAN SPRING. # ioe, No. ‘ounay paola erence, xt door to HE Washiecton ein toe. ears suf. | Brown's Hotel. GEO. BE. MATTINGLY, fered E,waniuorton pubic, having for x 3 ket Agent Potomac Steamboat Company. irr the atins nga elucsd th wderiged a : TONE Oo; . - to lease aud’ adapt to the: purpore fat atomets | [MPOONT VE ARHING RON! TOMB OF Spring and the surrounding=ground near the Poto- Twice a Week Outil Purth: mac bridge, known as Roac "s Sp:ing. The THOMAS COLLY res- At great expense the Reservoir has been walled to Mount PaaS up. eularged, and enclo-ed. A Saloon, by 4 fect, b of Washington en Pie 7 toxether with Kite ning and Dressing rooms AX Sand FRIDAYS, loving the have been ereatad; ntire grow on jag of 2 acres, (ten of which are covered pis aa She fot Sock gat? & My and brageous oaks,) enclos d aad cleared cf und: ‘C all the Hotels and the corner Having completed everything necessary and con- Sveuwe and 7th st.at9ia. m. Rowpl veniont | lor ‘niles and partion, the jessee opens it wee fer pubi tion &nd ‘Teo of “lent Policemen, under the laws °f Vir cinta, ve iy 1 fisekerdons wit be Fewarded by THOMAS ERE n INEY BRANCH POTTING COURSE. ha Market, or on the promives. Stroot. onponite | «Three of the Meta Gat ee Ee nee in the city SADLERS' HAIR, Ison and “malts Bet era ne S*O-ERS Hak ERs’ BAIR, penta eon the hove course on FRI. South America DELW'S HAIRS HAIR) | BAY APTERNOON, Auguet Sct, 21 ANo.1 PLASTERERS: tei spree BAksErS BEAUTIFUL STATUE tm a, ae aN'R. E VANS & CO ; f reatke tion at au 208,P0.0v., south side, a and loth’sts. | ayy P mie Pane oo STORE... ee AT COST-aT cosr. USE NG. maxed Dy purcoaaing, BULLD- H room not being quite ready to our con- ING UARD W's E of us, for the simple reasuc tewpiated improvement, we shall therefore ke baa for cash, nentiy buy lower, and en ° sow rage slonger, tiae tue vale ‘ali y cash, enahiing ue to eal! for very amall . Still rurther reduction in our stook, and = < lore, Pract han abie oo par) = papreme store ¥ ‘ ‘al most an entire ods. We continustion of the rath of cuntomers fre ca tee gains at MAXWELL'S, _d¥ 3) Steo ___. 326 Penn. avenue, NG RANGES, cca Covxry, HOT AIR FURNACES, forthe remainder of the PARLOR ANDCHA oR GRAT ummer Resort wii! be, Fo pe yes noms a Bien wore and i be Visitors leaving Fa that ort. in Aca'l is solicited at Satiatoators. oR" iaguee it 3p. m. JAMES sI IRVING'S, is « WENT CLENDEN a CO. Woslunrtonsrorg Orga Range: Hot Rind Sse, | CHEESE, STARCH, AND ADAMANTINE sheet tes Untel.J iy ‘ 40 noxes paime dockets Chosen, Mere TAGES A® Seas) SE AnSEELIN € tes ING OF, z eine 4 tine Candies, At hShoopeat only... i J : for eal= low bv tl OF at: with #5 | eet gg few loft with 90 sé RANDY. WHISKY, a0 Bepportare et “Makes There at Wits Sete icosa by judges RB BaParlsree Show Window fr sale. pice ware net Monongahela Whisky. Pe ‘EACHERS. ye woy, verged teach. inw naeiiemamsuene otc, ven BENT Bacon & co Vooal and instrumental Lati AR, COPFER, TEA. pa tah Sted aT Goh +ans Sugar, ope peeping of sn a, # Hyson, Gunpowder, Impe- rom es Sah wn t'8” Tata Sra je14-gm JAMES 8. TOPHAM Now jy 3-6t 4