Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1859, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY, -Auguat 24, 1859, Lists OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE WAsmtneron Citr Post Ovrice UYDRE THE PROVIStON® OF TR LaW DIRECTING THEM TO BE PRINTED IN THE NRWSPAPER HAVING THE LARGEST CIRCULATION WITHIN THE DELIVERY OF THE OFFiCR. Ife TOTAL DAILY CIRCULATION Is oR- MENTS TO BK INSERTED IN THE BaLTinore Sun ARE REORIVED AT AND FORWARDED FROM THE STAR OFTicr. Spirit of the Morning Press. ‘The Constetwtsom demurs to the unanimous rec- ognition of Wm. H. Seward as President elect of the United States, as suygyested by the New York Courier and Examiner, and thinks that that jour- nal places rather too high au estimate on the po- litleal conservatism and executive capacities of the distinguished Senator. The Constimtion elsewhere argues that the Dem- Ocratic masses are opposed to extreme doctrines. The Intelligencer agrees with the Mobile Adver- ser that the Whigs of the country should not Suffer thenmelves to be betrayed into seeming co- operation with the extreme wings of the Democ- racy on the slavery question, as waa the case in Alabama snd Kentucky in the late State elections epee UP" The Michigan State Prison, for the last six months, has carned $1,725.85 more thaa its ex- penses 107 It ts estimated that oae-fourth of a million of sheep have been brought inte Texas fram Mex- feo since the dirstof January last, exclusive of those imported from Tennessee, Hiaors, Missouri, aad Arkansas UF The Haggerty “Mortara case, in New York, bas finally been concluded by a dismissal of the wrt of Aateas corps. Archbishop Hughes was examined snd contradicted the testimony of Mre. Haggerty in all material parts. 7" The American perty in Maryland havea State convention in Baltimere to-day (Wedaes- day) for the parpese of nominating 3 candidate for State comptroller. The presen? incumbent, Wim. H. Purnell, and several others, are talked of in connection with the office. UP" Queen Victoria tust. So the London Post says on the stones in the evening.”* Journal says. At night she went to bed, having previously undressed, we presome. But no organ tells us that tL?" The will of the late Col. Herman Thorn, in New York. has been offered for probate in the Surrogate’s Court. Its provisions contain bequests of over $1,000,000, vehich is distributed among the relatives of the testator—none being bequeathed to charitable, religious or other institutions. So the Court Tus Tesacntaree TRavstr —Vera Cruz ad vices of the Ith instant report that Mesers. Har- gous and Jecker have purchased the Tehaua- tepec Transit, Their agentat Minatitina bas been ordered to engage engineers to recommence the work. The steamship Adriatic isto run om the Pacitic si Ay Unrortexats Famuy correspondent of the Berkshire Courfer, in giving an account of the drowning of two of the daughters of Mr George Lemist. formerly of Boston. at Sheflleld, Mass . SMatesas a remarkable fact that nineof Mr. Lemist’s Kindred have been drowned. His father and saother were lost in the Lexington EP Horace Greeley writes from Big Sandy, Oregoa, July 6th, that-white men with two or three squaws each is quite common in this region, and young and relatively comely Indian girls are Doug ht from their fathers as relatively and openiy as Clreassians at Constantinople. The usual range Of prices is from 340 to $k\—about that of ludian horses * = IF From J. Sbiti-«ton and from Taylor & Maury we have Miss Muloch’s ist work. a Lite For a Life The author of “Jobo Halifax, ven- tleman."' will always be sure of readers for what she may write. and consequently it is uot strange that the present work ts just now the one in per- ticular request at the bookstores The personal forgiveness of wrong Is the mora! of this tone hing Story > There was an i ting family gatherieag at Easton Coun , on the 1Sth Augast, to celebrate the one hun'redth birth-day of Mr. Nehemiah W> Lyon. The venerable centennarian ts a reve~ Yutiouary pensioner, and notwithstanding his ex- treme old age. seems to enjoy good health He Jonn P. Hate, im hisspeeeh at the recent Pilgrims’ Celebdrar said that while he was coming al Yo the cars a reporter of a Boston paper asked for a sketch of the remarks he proposed to make He sbodk his head, imtimating there was noth ag init The newspaper man Kindly took the hint, and Kindiy said. --Mr. Ha! you really have no speech prepared. I bave several li which 1 prepared for my Massac and I will let vou Bave one of th UP The Denver city express of the 15th has arrived ot Leavenworth. with six passengers and Si6.000 im gold dust. A pertion of the receatly framed constitution of the Territory has been published. There ts ne allusioa to slavery fm the Bill efrights. Suffvace Ys restzicced to whites exclusively. The local pa- pers are sclemt in respect to the provisions of the Constitaton The richest gebd discoveries simce the last arr:- wal had been made uear Cheyenne Pass though the opentag of new beds ts a dai! reace. there Is a great rosh townnts € Pass. w bere it is rumoted that from $2: Ab Very bere Bmigration ts at preseat light. but steady thems was brisk at Denver city Prov cas wen q Bes Merchandise ard Axetsas Hew Moxe —Shertiy P ta Baitmore 2 man named Humpbrey Sullivan was shot dead on Holliday street, near Pleasant) He was ay witha number S friends at the suse of tepute. when the asmatisat rushed up, and. without aay sliercati, . of notice, shot the auedeading mam in the bead The friends did not Aoow the perpetrator of the deed, but Thomas Hoduran and Robert Miller. Babitues of the vicinity, were arrested clea, and oa an | pyestig the ease. the coroner's jury rendered the fellowing vend: mas Ho@inanaad Robert Mol 2 saspi- malice afore Hewpte-y Sob said Hoginas % felonionsiy Devght. assisiag ssion of the sad dy. and with anal aiding and abet ag iat felony or murder OPEaaric Gossir —Carl Formes bas quarreled with Ullman aad will startan operatic company ef biseown. the Formes Srothers with Radiol asd Jenny Paur A purely Italian mammoth: ommpaay 38 organteiug ta New York with Stgucr Murte as ecoadocter 11 is hinted that Verdi intleeneed by bis fread and pup. Mr Mugie will visit this couatty defore long. The rural districteare thick. ly sown with operatic folk. The Parad}Alaime Weupe are bustling about the west, elic from the cowatry sewspepers sare rather startling ort | ieiam =Mre Martan James ie Cincinmat!. acd SRGOURCES a CoRCErt ia PL Opera Howse a at week. It is &@ neticralle fact Shalt, as a general thing, concerts by tndivideal epers stagers do | eet pay Wellany mere. Freazoliai's Tecent coa cert at Newport, whicd was tremenduousiy be Puffed, netted caly forty-seven dollars, aad s cow. cert given 3 few nights agwat Mowtrea! by Risoac eoaat! Wasa total failure Veetvall who bas teen eagtgrdl at the grand opera iz Paris. is a nat ve of Prosua, ber real name being Weel Mle Ty. goa! has bees receatly appointed superiatweadeas od all the damcing classes comaected with the dal- it of the Grand Opera. Vieuxtempe Jacil aad vther sting wished artiem have bees string law y at Baden, pla the compositions of Rubdea- Mein and Mendessohs ‘WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. —-——_ Tre Fatis or MontMorenci—Finer Views oF Quansc—Tue Rr D ScrRovnpine Cov tar—Tue Bisnor'’s Restpexce axp tre Gor- on’s Garven— Duruan ts—Tux * Back Britotxes—T: — Garxison—Wuers Wotrs saxo Montéabm Pe.c—Wuerk Moxtoomert FRLE—QvuBERC IN tHe Winter —Sr. Herxyx's IstaxaeA Manmotu Rart ano Harry Votaerrs. ~ [ Editorial Correspondetiec of Tha Star } vrasc, Lowmr Canipa, [No. 30.) . August 6, 1859 On reaching the Falls of Montmorenci a few hours since, f found the carriages of a dozen par- ties of tourists who had preceded me thither, and Lixe THR AOUE AND Fuven tx Ixptana and Icturxois.—The strength of the position of Mr Douglas, and of Mr. las himself fer the Dem- ocrath vention’s nomination, remit: aS of thé story told of the ague and in Indiana. 4 weler seeing, as be Ly |, sig pretty thick a Andianaside undertook to qu ‘ he met as to the henithiness of the Indiana agtfle- mentaupon it, Sind Was invariably answe it there Might be some shaking theme, he pty cron pe ‘ato Hinois to country where agne ahd fever prevailed. ing into Illinois and making similar inguin, was informed that he must go back into India: fad a country where that disease really prevailed. ‘We have recently traveled extensively through of the northern Indians, who are again becoming troublesome. Considerable numbers of these sav- ages have descended upon the waters of Puget Sound, and are committing depredations upon the settlers. As the Shubrick is well armed, it is at ‘the _— key EE oe © ; existing against the continuance of the overland routes, costing a million of dollars annually, with wearcely any return, that it is the desire of the Postmaster General to have them abolished, and that he would long since have applied the prin- was told that frem an early hour until sunset the | the Eastern and Middle States,where (at the South) | ciple of retrenchment In this particular, had he road to that point is thus crowded this season. we had heard Dotiglas-was sweeping every thing not been prevented’ by a deciafon of the Attorney im like a whirlwind, having virtually | General. This decision was, that as the contracts The little ri haps 200 feet wide, rushes | before bi 4 down precipitous rapide to a level of about £0 | secured neatly all thetr delegates tothe Charleston for that specie abject was for four ears and did feet below in a distance of 200 yards, and then | Convention for the endorsement of what Governor | net contain usual clause empo' iz leaps ndicularly into the bosom of the St. feetdsce further distance of 240 feet below. Its spray is cast back in puffs or little clouds nearly to the level from which it makes that great leap. The constant wearing of the waters for Wise as pithily as truthfally designates as bis “short cut to Republican partyfsm,” and for his own nomination. Now, in the States in which we have traveled, we have met but a single Democrat who proves to master General to change the service, the routes in question could not be interfered with. Should Congress abolish them, a claim for damages would arise. eee Army CHanors.—Lieut. Q. A. Gillmore, corps thousands of years has worked out a miniature | be a Douglas man as we undors and that descrip- | 9¢ Enginecrs, has been relieved from the ‘opera- basin in the wall of rock surrounding it, wider at the river thaw at the falls, and perbaps a hun- dred yards back from the line of the river's walls. With the exception of Niagara. the Falls of the Montmorenci are doubtless most interesting in this country, the scenery surrounding them being replete with grandeur and wildness. Qn the down-bill ride back to the city I had for better views of Quebec, ifs fortifications, the St. Lawrence, and the village-covered plateaus tion of politician to be—One who “goes in” fir the adoption by the Charleston Convention of a resolution endorsing the views of Mr. Donglas upon the Territorial Slavery question, wherein he differs from the views or doctrine on the sub- ject held by the Democratic party in the last Con- gress; to defeat which it will be remembered, he formed the never-to-be-forgotten coalition be- tween his corporal’s guard and the. followers of Messrs. Seward, Giddings & Co., whose eatente tion of the order assigning him tothe Assistant Professorship of Civil and Military Engineering, at the Military Academy, and will retain bis pre- sent position in New York city, as Commercial Agent for the Engineer's department. Lieut. S. B. Holabried, Ist Infantry, has been assigned to duty at West Point, on the military staff of Col. Delafield. gee Towa Laxp Scrvers.—Plats of townships 99 scattered around {tin all direction. Lcould but | sordiale still exists; as is made plain by Forney’s | 8nd 100 north, of each ranges 40, 41, 42, 43, 44. 45, admire them, without stopping to tke notes. One seoo at w aifigiec glance every house in the city, recent bargain to sell the votes of all of them, but those from Hlinois, to Mr. Sherman, of Ohto, for 46, and 47, and of township 100 north, of ranges 4S aud 49 west, of the fifth principal meridian of General th; uebec is built on a succession of | a consideration, as explained a day or two since | lowa, have been received at the Land aivend bai oe as it were; there being but | in the Star. The Hlinois Douglas members are | Ottice. Many of these townships close on the Min- ne, rarely more than two, streets upon the sxine level. Thus the house-tops and spires—half of them covered with bright tin, and more than half the rest painted red, as in Montreal, were all within sight ata dozen different turns of the road. The modern town back of the rear ramparts is best constructed, the builders having discovered that where space was at command, there was no phil- osophy in making thelr wide streets but 20 feet, and their narrow ones not more than 12 feet wide, as their great-great-grandfathers built On returning within the walls, I drove through Quebec in all direction, seeing its many churches, colleges, hospitals, and numerous other public not included in the bargain; only because were they thrown in for good weight. the public would, of course, thenceforward hear no mere of the pre- tensions of Mr. Dougias to continued identity with the Democratic party. We met Douglas men, it is true, but not more than one who dreamed of having the Convention endorse his heresy, and therefore his course in the last Congress; or who advocate his nomina- tion by the votes of anti-Democratic party States, over the opposition of the States that are to be re lied on to vote the Democratic ticket. AM freely admitted that his nomination at Charleston depends entirely on his acceptability. nesota boundary, and in great part are excellent lands. pth cts DeaTH oF an ex-Sreaner of THE U.S. Hover or Rerggsentativrs.—tintelligence has reached here of the death of the Hon. John W. Davis, of Indiana, who expired at his residence in Car- lisle, at 10 minutes past o'clock, on the morning of the 22d instant, of dysentery, nged 60 years, 4 months and 6 days. eer ee Poetack Stamrs.—Of the many methods for canceiling postage stamps which are constantly being suggested to the Post Office Departments, through letters received from all portions of the buildings—nearly all its churches and educational | to the South as represented in the Convention; as country, none of them have been found to be at all establishments being, as in Montreal, in charge of from the South must the ticket receive four-fifths practicable, thongh some of these methods are Catholic ecclesiastics and religieuse of both sexes, | of its electoral votes, to be successful. It was fre- very Ingenfous in theory ‘he bishop's house adjoining an immense new cotlege—the largest building in the city—is the finest private residence in it that | saw. The quently urged that Mr. Douglas was sure of carry- ing in the Convention Louisiana, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky, Maryland and ° 4 Licnt-Hovss Ixsrecror.——Lieut J. Pembroke having been relieved at his own request from 3G ” ; duty as Iight-house inspector of the siath light “Governor's Garden” isa public square adorned | Texas, with a fair prospect of Mississippi; and ; ae h with prions ahi ph or toed the regi- | that he had a party at the North only because the | house district, Lieut. John Rutledge, U.8.N., mental bands discourse fine music, for practice or for the popular gratification, two or three after- noons weekly. It is not a remarkable affair; space being too valuable within the walls to ad- mit of dedicating sufficient of it to such ends. The view from Durbam heights down upen the city outside of the walls, is most striking. One sees from thence the arrangements of the city’s back butldings and court-yards—even more an- South thus desired to make him its candidate Now it is very certain that Mr. Douglas will not receive in the Charleston Convention a single vote from any slavebolding State—not one. With the exception of here and there a journal without fixed principles, a disappointed office-seeker or pablic plunder-imonger, be is literally without a single supporter among the Southera Democracy. Every Democratic member of Congress from the has been ordered to act in that capacity. . T.S. Phelps bas been detached from the Crusader, and ordered to the command of the Coast Survey staamer Vixen. Lieut. James E. Jewett has been ordered to the Crusader. ae Navat Istettic#xce.—The Navy Department has been informed that the United States practice ctent and foreign in appearance than the fronts | South is arrayed against his heresy, as being what | ship Plymouth arrived at Brest on the ist instant, houses. 1 could hardly realize, from Dur- dam's height. that I was looking down upon a city of the new world—but rather upon a castel- Mr. Wise terms it: but a short cut to Republican partyism, Nota single county of a southern State can be carried for him if nominated. That fact and on the 2d inst. left for St. Vincent. gE Arrotxtugst —Isaac Winston, of Kansas, bas lated city of the Rhine, built in the middle ages, | {+ so patent as that not » single Southern delegate | Deen oF nn ene at #0 as to bring i's inhabitants all within range of | Will dream of voting for him at Charleston; be geton, : of the tribute-cellecting weapon of their masters, as well as to protect them from the tender mercies of marauding strangers. This Durham terrace is a plateau upon the ram- parts, s! tag hundreds of feet above the tops of round the foot of the latter, Mortars are planted: thick upon and aronnd it. it being evident! yan Umportant point iu the system of defeaces by which the fortifications of Quebec have been made the tibraltar of America. Thecitadel is another point of the fortifications of great tuterest— the highest point of rock embraced within the walls. Itis eu: rounded with a compicte fortitied wall loaded down with canros, and is thus a fortification within the fortification. Its guns. like those of nearly every poiat ia the ramparts below, com- cause to adopt acandidate planted on his platform as he explaias it, will be to insure the defeat of the Democratic Presidential icket in every district of every Southern State Thus his alleged strength at the South is the rani ‘i N the houses of the lower city and the river sweeping | Sbeerest figment that ever was invented, designed | Ne to gather intoa party in his bebalf the paudours in polities where the Democracy have no avail- able strength—as in Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, fer in- stance The labors of those who have been endeavoring to get him up a party afer that fashion have so fur avsu~1 nothing While there may be half adozen gentlemen eiected to the Unarieston Tenvenss ... who would willingly vote for &°s heresy and for Lis nominaton, or for eener. if the South prove a Items Telegraphed from Washington. Wasnixcton. Tuesday. Aug. 23 —The Presi- dent bas recognized Henry Schondorff as Consul of the Prince of Reuss of the elder branch, and of Prince of Reuss of the junior branch. to reside >t w York. He has also recogmzed ©. E. Stewart as Consul of Belgium, at Charleston, S.C Judge Douglas's new argument upon the subject of territorial rights will be ont very shortly. He has been examining historical records for months back Graypd Masovic Convention.— The General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the Uni- ted States will meet in Chicago next inenth I7-The Croton water panic lu New Verh ie mand the channel of the river. From itsimmense | Willing to accept both of either. not a man has | Peer Drsnsrronaeee eae height it must be impreguable to an attack from the water. Phe view from itis magnificent tn every direct far pastany possible effortof mine to describe it. Torn 2s one will there, al! upen the face of the earth or the bosom of the noble river is visible as faras the scope of human eve can reach Within the citadel walisare the maga- sine, arMOry, stere-houses. Kc. of the whole for- “fication, as well as officers’ quarters and the usiial barra: ks of its immediate garrison, now com posed: of aps half the Queen's regiment of Canad! rittes. half the eth foot. and half a regiment of f These troops are scattered around ia diferent barracks within the walls. A neat little monument ts erected on the spot, on the plains of Abraham, where Woife fell. about a mile outside of the walls, and another where Montcalm fell. Hard by, various isolated Martello towers com- plete the defences in that quarter © spot where Montgomery fell is marked by a simple black sign-boor!. painted in white let- ters—telliug the story in half . dozen words. It te ravine or indentation made by the the rock on which the ram. built, perhaps a third of the distance up to them Up that ravine. the angle of asceat be ag there nearly perpendicular, | apprehend, than wos ever before cesayed to be climbed by an assaulting oc surprise party, the Americans were cadeaver- sag to make their way when Montgomery was Ruled. [tis bard w realize that men could essay an attack fiom such a quarter; and the fact that it Was So essaved. tells of the daredevil spirit of Montgomery and imp Little army, as forcibly as their remarkable jocrney over the wilderacas to Teach Quebec. The defences at (Quebec are the Key (mthtary) te all Canada if they are met im- aud fail to ew ¥ command the river, it Strikes me as worse than folly to Spend a dollar asanvwhere. Except by and thr b eh ©. Dy the Grand Trunk railroad. and Sy and threegh the New York canals and ral reads. Cx a is Literally without any other pes sibie outlet for her commerce, except directly un- der the guns of thts fortificativa. Heace tts great impoctamce. Neture ciuees that outlet or aveaue for six months of the year; and te obviate this adit Souity the Pertand raucvad bas been, aad the Victoria bridge te Detag. bucit with British cape ee im the winter seasom the population of Quebec is greatly reduced—thousands op thousands of its tahaditants being back im the woods getting tim ber—the employment of go many of those Whe aber ia the city im the sauumer ia ail Lavoe cai SD saw bundreds of thousisds dollars wort aod acound the bowms of the Barbus, being ato perhaps tweaty ahbips, there being four of Ave Lanes as uiech oh Ppimg at the time ta Quebec barbor as im all the other like and Fiver ports I Lave aeem siuce leaving New York | Was compelied to leave Quebec ats Pm. ca my return home. aad wntil® p as enjoyed a view of the river's banks from the city for tweatya of taitty miles ep, which erem to be covered WG comtaueus villages. Every four ee tive miles a ch ~ towers it tall Ua-covered spire to Se heavens on either bank, of course 1 cleee thse letter as the steamer approaches Montreal at 6 a m., ou the Morning ef the 7th We Bove just sie: Past St Helen's Island, oa which stands a formidable fortification, frou tie ramparts of whtct the tag of St George @oats it ws ceed Bow as an armory Principally, 16. stand of arms Being stored there The govd fins | of Mowtreal bave adopted it ss a place far their Pie-nice, ite foliage beiag ample and graceful By the Dy, yesterday sMernoos | saw a S& Law. reace river raft under full sail, many acres im ex- tent, and manned by perhaps forty Veyagears; a merry set of fellows, truly along, aad seemed as happy bet an iach or two abeve the water's surface. as thoagh ecoupying | “* land ander the the Gaest mansions im ail Canada The steamer’s whistle mow sounds the signal for running into | *t Petpet the Montreal mode, and | step writiag a enter te gather up my tape yD W—s A Wiscersix Son pers —The ealy Revelutioa- ary soldier residing im the State of Wiscensia, Rew upes the rolls of the Pension dice, is Na- ‘hantel Ames, of Daze county. beeu cheseu se far (nor do we believe such a man will be chosen) who will vote to make bim the houiinee over the opposition ef the South in the Convention te him such delegates will be sent to Char! ent there will go ty the end of mal on aad laying down a platform w eston «Those compretendad by every Northern delegate that the prospect of car- fying Southern Democratic States witn Mr. Sew- ard as the candidate and his Rochester Speech as the plat would be equally fair as with the name of Mr. Dougins and his + shert cutto Re- publican partyism’’ inscribed on the Democratic Dbanner We ads ise those who may be sceptical as to the truth of these views upon the st Douglas at the South, to travel thre ly and investigate for themseives They will not fad one man ia a bundred whe will fail te assure ‘hem (the Diatherskiting pretensions of the few BeWspupers Witheat prince! ad of the disap. Pointed oMceseekers and public Plunder seekers | t the contrary.) that the nom:aat on of Mr. Deug- | ies would insure every sinvebolding Siate to some oppes. Don cand:date tr the approaching election So far as the North ie conceracd, amy one wll comprehend, om making sucka trip as we receutly ade there. that Mr. Doaglas is really as power. less 2 tz party by rumoing a stump against i, as be isto disor ganize i semeing Northern delegates to the Chariesion Couvention to prefer adbesion to bis persone! f aes, to the triumph of the pr nci pics of the Democratic party and its candidates ——— = Tea CELTURB iN Tus Unitep Starrs —A letter has recently been reveived by the Commissioner of Patents, from Mr Robert Fortusc. Lond: |e ah = great success bas attended t5 Propecate the tea plaat in this co: | seeds which were forwarded by remarks that as mach bas been di for the Uni tates os was do: | Goverament of India, ow ing to the exp ae 5 | trus many of the other regetable productions b he seut have also been raised. as toey would doubtless succeed admurably in sone parts | of oar large dominion. He wi great pleasure ia answering UP Queshons propesed by t jonct He | bas se dowbt. from bts experience ia China. that j be will be enabled to give 2 answers zs will j Prove valuable t ali whe desire to attempt the | vation of tea tu the United States According te the last accounts, the tea plaoh- tons in India are succeediag admiral; od are likely to prove advantageoes beth to tis aad the foreize placters —_— Postuc Land Scnvsis —Retarns of the rsun ev of that part of the northern boundary of the Osage Indian lands in Kansas Territory, which was established by Jmc Co MeCov in ISR lying oT wer of the Geare lands a distance of 75 miles > ebaiesand 91 links. have been Teceived at the General Land Omice Alen. of the sarrey of the y has given bin serth boundary of the Cherokee peutral is ads. ~ | distance of Mi TA200 miles, commence } Bectheast corner of the Osage lands. ands otersect- tug tbe westera boundary of the State of Missoe: ei in Kanes No reader may fear that any | Rom fthe South. By Eowaarp A. Por of Virgins. NS oF THE Precs. Kahis free . in truth ong tha most ca: we ever Bad eccasion the author knows New Oz1e from sections: | tTa—"Re Tesp:ctahie charseter making & fastiona®le Desrarcs — ‘One o few ac. curate &nc natrral portraits of megs charsecter we we ever seen * et 9 ae, Imo: cloth: hesotifnlly printed: 5) . Sent py mat prapardion reveipt of 5) Bser ee SSELL ree isbers, ToSoin Work. Forsaieia Washington at SHILLING TONS State Diish't, Odeon Burg, Pa svenee and sXe. 2 clare the recent election of t of the came to be usooustitutona. S Wedeciareourshi lize coufder: seoretars, Mr. Churies 1. UPimann aad > . fast the misrepr-s-rtations of him. made by son.2 ur members. bave not impaired that coni- 4. For the new election o. @ members wil meeton THURSDAY cext, 23:h of August. at Soclvek p om. i2 German Hall J COB AIGLER, Co. PP. Secretar Dagred. i tcks secved f taco nents at & id an: | FwEbnin Sie per W PyRawins of OTTE. RUSS fat st reasogsb!s t-rms ie & certs par hundens, JOSEPH SCH AFFIBLD CK CREAM AND WATER ICES rved to Festivals. F: jo Nies, Hotels. RbSH od Excarsioas, at ene Pi CAKES mate aver va: sent to any part of the cuty. WADDING CARES made vers pretty and very cheap, Partien ar aitentio: paid te fa- Ershing eve rthine im the party une. Lu Crea te irate fam: ies S te ear. At tae PHI! RUEErHia COAPECTIONERY aod Fats NG S wr ard desi aheinestmert bece eos Ee cret Coars each, odeemste January terest at “are =x i? cent. Sntars be miebs BIGGS a Ba. MARBLES meeired ad 30,000 wholesale sete st ee aah 3 LAMNMOND®S, teh xt. IDER VIN} SGAR, SREEN GING ee gpee aad wit VINEGARES aS: GINGER, asd ai the Spices. & ot for pick ine. ._ KiNG & BE rs as Vermont sresme and Lsth etret. yous mente = ite duves will be resamed oz Monday, Sep: 5. Its past sace*ss enuties if to Lhe respect Lo | SA:® of pa cate geaeraiy. The tates have bee |= = For ps thowlars sesciree ars at Star Odice or & 6*) 6 BooAmOrS. an __—Sss— SC TAOS. N. LEONARD cs TRaL aise Fa caer aad it SEL! SCHOOL FOR BO sist ERCHINT, a MDs The -x@cocses of this lastitates wi. te | foer milcesouth of the £78 standard paraliei seat. Gronce EINOLE seas fiends ant < The cstabliament of thewe boundaries is for | Msp,8:7 of buenas ante trees tke purpose of Dimiting the exteat of the New | Prenel oneuees | York Indian lands. which are teiag subdivaiad | Se¢a i They bad marmite | So ordag wallet. 200 acren'te each ef such of the may Rave removed Provisions of the treaties of TiSS aad ISH with these ledians, aad for the furth- Sg the Teshige of the reserve New York Indians as | and declaring it public iaad. —.—_. Prox rue Pace Coser LoerHorsss —The Light-Rouse Board bas received ingermaties from Teapeetfally infor thai bs bas cement wag ihe eorser aud {|th streets. where iter mar aware: speane -4 aed SHOES, of the dest Sak Sktyse! PATENT LEATHER steapros base es Fitts STREET SEMINARY. MES. GOODRICH AND UGa = Dabeck an the tret, via S “SS sp CREE Parca renee tbs Professo: A be Vilkers Wiskieue Unters Dead Ee = w. the Wy a Protection : ete oad Pe a Major Lai , U.S. A., is at Willards’. ce gr haa Wood is at the United States H. . o : Md@., and Hen. J. L. a o3 Jullien, bas prison. Bayle J the well-known au- eget 2207 ° ia RViThas Uren elesied'W the presidency of Shelby College. = = Tudige Conkling (formerly district judge for the northern district of New York) bas gone to reside in Omaha City, Nebraska. +---Gov. Seward was to remain at the Hotel de Vouillmont, Paris, until after the fete on the 15th, and thinks of going then to Rome. es Judge Bowlin, of Mo, ane eenienener to nay, was in Harrisonburg, Va, 2 te Th ie ---- The dion. Edward Everett has been invited to attend the State fair at Atlanta, Ga., in October, the American says, witha good prospect of his accepting the invitation. the disti ‘ished persons at present in New York cit aro Seter Yulee, of Fla.; Gen henson, y.; Surgeon General Lawson, U 8. A., Washington; Com. T. H , UL 8. N., and Gen. Gallado, of Mexico. sss: The Rev. T. D. P. Stone. of Sali: A Mass., has been engaged for orator. and John G. Whittier for poet, b Amesbury and Salisbury Agricultural and Horticultural Society for their annual fair at the Mills Village on the 25th and 29th of September. ++e* Mr. O. Jenni Wise, editor of the Rich- mond Enquirer. the son of Governor Wise. whose duels have of late been as went as if be delighted In the — and not in the pen, is one of the most quict and peaceabdle-looking men in the Union. ++-+ Along the line of the La Crosse road. a few miles above Horicon. “foe are page ss isa on which Pte preted “be who <seipe reeds: As both of us are sod—d poor, don't run over my cattle. H.H. Evans.” Ex-Presipext Pizxce.—Col. Hiram Fuller, late of the New York Mirror, writing to the New York Express, from Europe, says: ++ But of all the strangers of distinction in Rome none is more courted or ‘ted than our much- abused ex-President, Franklin Pierce. Modest, affable, and courteous, everybody is secking his society with as much eagerness as be avo’ | mare lictty’ He refuses all invitations, except to joina few Americans; and then we find bim the most entertaining and the mast ble of com- paniens. He will leave soon for England, which ne bas never visited. and where he will find it difficult to avotd ali the honors that await him. I see some of the American papers are urging Gen Pierce's name as a candidate for the next Presi- dential term, but it is useless. Nothing can in- duce him to accept a second nomination, nora public office of any grade. Notwithstanding my own - ollicial head’ was one of the first to into the bushel uuder Gen. Pierce's Administration yet I cannot forbear saying. in all sincerity and truth, that | would sum up his biography in these brief words: He was a brave General ; a patriotic President; an honest man. easy to abuse but impessible to impeach him.”’ 10> Late letiers from Vera Cruz state that at that place matters were jogging along. waiting the 7 result of Senor Lerdo’s mission to Washington and New York. In the city of Mexico great disorder prevails in the fiuances of the reactionists, and the new issue of paper money had been stopped. Ad vices from Monterey state that Gen. Degollado had reached San Luis, and that Gov. Vidaurri was Preparing to leave Monterey with a body of men to join him. A person had made his in Monterey claiming to be a nephew of the Pres- ident, agent for the State Department, and also for the New England Loan Company. He had announced that he was going to sell all the Con- suls right. look after the United States disbursing agent. and loan large sumsef money to the Gov- ernment and individuals in Mexico Evans, Bro & C isa have got down that way’ the premature ise barge of a cannon,while he was His enemies found it Wonder if named James Kerr, a carman. was shockingly injured in New York, on Monday, by | benefit of m oe lem SECORATONE, GPO Fear sawar ExcuRIoN WH'T, ; HOUSE Par, oa MON AY, Aturer eee. CATHOL, BENEFICIAL TOTAL AR ENCE ATION OF . BE DISTRICT OF COLUNB: it Annual E; rafwomes Cel er te shone coca ol yer 1 for the two tr ‘ing the day. wren Cakes hk ESAS ey epprare comforts. cyine orlebrated xOure on Band will di Ined and water. scourse sweet ite Pours Pavilion > \weelected because * excur " PBR at en ing and casting the weicht and +) 4 ‘fier we fo athletic exrreines will divean, Send benefits of the in,’ "am remen’ + of course, wi 4 ins , are few whom Withers wi way. {the will botdelivered on inoornnone ox Sond my ne sobier ciate center tet re 2 3 . ime t aake ite real pir to the members of nd the'kind friends of the cnse whe wilt ga er. Committers of Arrangements. John P. Clark, eGran, Goo. Savage. - Defy, Postbea Big Bate 5 08 Doky, Joe Carmody, M Enwright ic Nic. ANALOSTAN_ Pp The RUREK CLUB proposes reunion of the PieNictocomeci'on THURSDAY, ie on b the ah of Aupest. St the fackiene? é Geri ®* Analosinn Rete j | resort powned Cotillion Music is engaged = 1 leave for the Isinad from the Stone Wharf, Washinzton, and at the foot of Hi srest, Goorretows, avery ‘half hoor in the cas | Tickets So cents, admitting a ceptierman and indie, _Committer of Arrameements. Tk: ing. Lee lstigeim. 5. oo Sem uit’ FMawe mare ONAL RD Pic NIC AT COL Mie eave to anpouw: to their friends and patrons thnt they ives Pre Nic at tne shove-named p | nor resort on THURSDAY, Sep at tis jculars in future advertisement. | an 2 9 AMP MEETING. ALEXANDRIA eDOUN * kOe, * HAMPSHIRE A TRAIN OF CARS for the nccommmdation o teenies the CAMP MEETING on | Gand of Mr. Joshea Gibson. In Forte oven commence runuipg on the }9th iy tant, | Cc 's Depot, corner of Or P streets. to the Vienna Stat on, on, STiroash tickets, including omnibus, 75 cents teh Leave Alexandria every during the meet, att and 10560 mand ¢p wand Wiceee saat pom. Anextra train will ieave A exandia ce Saturday at7 p.m. v om je Sti hemenneee re Bo nen S 19-5 W. H. CARLAN. Contuctor WOTICE TO PLEASURE SEE N EA! EEKERS t Compan: their steamer Fouietee ts N aa folk, offer the bine of Washengten and vi me enjeyings on tify’ Po. Bian fo LY NUR T one AQUA CREE ids ueke Bi si twee To oF more execu’ u i be issued at one do iar ($1) each for Gipueet, wen Privilege of Mew Soy a ext day: also ‘With privilege of remain The angier enn lige at either of the a! = are game ‘ui. Hote. Goode "Re leave foot of 6th street at 63 a. m. and pm. Returning. 2% p.m. and 9% =. m. ofkcs. No ST Feces aay eee oye! Browns How. GEO. E MATTINGLY.” Ticket Agent Potomac Steamboat C. 7 CURSIONISTS. ATTENTION —Loak on: EX. the Grand 4 Exearsion | of St. Peter's Sanday Schou fur te the new extension to the | Church. Capito! Hill The two lavce boats. Mose Vernon Powhatan are engage tor G ' t assisting in Sring a silute to the Baltimore City , For farther particu.srs see fatureacvertinement Guard. on their departure from that city for New | au [T-la Hampsiire. A long splinter from the ramrod en- | Mest VERNON Soioke TOMB OF ua HING 5 x tered bis lefteve. burring itself the whole depth of the socket, and entirely ruining theeye. The lof cide of (he MICE Wes also lacerated. the fesh considerably torn from beth hands, and the right arm horribly burned by the powder The man’s clothes, which were seton fire by the explosion, were immediately tora from bis person. and be was convered to the City Hospital, where Dr Holl extracted the large splinter from bis eye. end the unfortunate man was made 2s comfortable as possible. . a short time since. 3 Jam H Edwerds. representing that his ished to eater the school. and that. being compelled to go Noth. he would pay the tuition in advan end send the bevs cp inadayer two. He then gave the schoolmaster a check on Corn Exchange Bonk of Philadeipbia. drawn by A H Benson & Co. of Pittsberg. in fever of Wo H Edwards. marked “ good at sight,” received @20 change on it, and went hisway. The scheclmaster soon fonnd ont ‘eat the chock was worthless, that the © beys’ Would net come, snd that he was >in for it” (7 A remarkable character named Wm Wig- gis, sxid to be accomplished. intelligent. and exceedingly well educated. and confined in the iasane department of the Philadelphia Alinshouse for monwuania. starved bimeelf himself to death the other day. under the impression that be was the Saviour ef the world and was obliged wge through the forty davs fest. He expired om the forheth dav of bis fast. and was committed to the earth 2 literal skeleton {77 Im Indiana. quite 2 mumber of countics bave already chosen delegates to the Demorratic Sute Convestion. Mest ef them are age ost Douglas OST —Oe Monday ove biek PURTEMONS Aff $>) incash. Toe Sad confer a taror be tai on ths Avene. s ©. contsisiug 8 ont jer may retsis @if.a:2 w: | 5 REWARD —Stras.g awc-, a back S85 MiLCH COX, of geod ze W Peeiver=: et beds Ess Be ekere reward. Fz Bead « U7 Deis sas S33 SEWARD —Susred awar from the sneer. Ded bw Sator‘ay, tee Ih iostact. = woite and red COW. spotted read ahomt the © ovlters: bead ard peek red. with motteree’. Tae shove rows: reture to Mr JOHN CRUMBALGH. Bisige street, Georgetow a, S35 REWARD Stare or 3 oD geriter. on Teentas. tne 15th note’ ssmad reco. Dende BUFFALO if very good order, Dott ears lt, acd se ack 3 SE AY Be OR STOLEN.—From 317 6 betweer ‘2a sac i> e the 25! isstart_a bat epekie? SETTER PEP Wit? iver colored spots 2 Feuyd- Ladys sapbie_ meat cans tronee the ear ae oem GIBSERING. Geoce towne PPP 4 REWARD-—wW - 0 tecomn eee 2 CSakR Set Parked 3 Or “Bt sles iss the Tis cuppee seve reward wi z! & was stolen «+ takee ic w istake 1 PSTRAY —Broegtt te ay scans F micht laste licat grey Hal wark on bis ieft bind leg. aco: owner of sand Sore us request paz chacges, aad take hrm awar. } The THOMAS COLLYVER wi! rer rey. (Batch, eS gece ' wharf, at the TD. cerning at pal: Coaches eave e t ae WYMaN. ; Me NE WEEE F* MASQUE p BALL M {SEE RADE Ba nee Drew ' Sth test. A Costumes w anne With every werjets of atire BAksees BEAUTIFUL STATLb oO} PHILP’S BOOK STORE. w 332 Ps. Siti) ' PERSONAL. Larreny x tify thes armes Vomieresr. on m a Kom tue date.” GeONee ti NDE 2 a PORGE VUNI Washington, Augustam ise” = } Ww + Teqair. at No. 337 Mth street. tetweee Viren’ s Srenee ard C street. I< and. Dr os : TER. Aengosran Fo x oe. D—Foar sew JUURNFUMES & BERS. G we wares «2! go secs . Ww s . ~* u a gs Prefrre: Apps 808 ¢ weee* | OB CRS YOND Ww ASTSR Bre MS MArTi“t wan. a SIT’ o Srees oven Appr at the { Tox Gate, ta oe read. | SvaNvEe_a Genin ic ' ANTED—4 DINING ROO Foose Whe os Bo"r | ood 8 WL ec, DALUS Rees Go 'Wantte #8 | MRP streece, = BOT § & ose be et wit te Dense Box 3t4.c Pt-ewlars @) t price, sitaar or } re a+ Oe peice, ottas V wSTEO Twenty pastare, Bree ect BEAD | ta WaBRRE -RENT Aqxsscr™, Drecuse Rec Steet te be sont @> | ¥: : : i |