Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1860, Page 2

‘THE EVENING STAR. | *#mneron sews ax com. WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY........0- see February 20 1860. Spirit ef the Morning Press. The Constitution prophecies a family feud be- tween the Sewardites and the Batesites, which will rival In bitterness any of the Political strug- gles of the medirval times. The Intelligencer is devoted to Congressional Proceedings and miscellany. om ira Joint resolution has been introduced into Yhe Pennsylvania legislatare, inviting the legis- lature of Virginia to visit that State. Up The New York Evening Post refuses to Fecognize the claims of Bates to the Presidency. It will bave no outsider. {7 In Richmond, a negro girl named Faony has been sentenced to transportation beyond the limits of the United States for attempting to poison the infant child of Mr. R. F. Luck. NavaL.—A telegraphic dispatch to Senator Mallory announces that the United States frigate Roanoke entered the harbor of Pensacola on Fri- day. — U7" Prof. John Wise has written a letter toa gentleman in San Francisco proposing to start on @ trans-continental aerial voyage from that city, if the Callfornians will offer sufficient pecuniary en- couragement. I~ A meeting of the stockholders of the Ma- nassas Gap Railroed Company is to be held in Alexandria on the 16th of March next, for the pur- pose of accepting the law passed a few days since by the legislature, subscribing to $35),000 of the preferred stock of the company. IA new post office stamp has been invented, by which the impression of the post-mark is left not only upou the envelope enclosing a letter, but upon every fold of the letter itself. This is effect- ed by means of a steel die, the letters and figures upon which are formed by a series of fine points, which pierce the envelope and its contents in such a manner as to impart, ineffaceably, the name of the post office and the date upon which the letter is mailed. ——— New Hamrsning Evection.—The annual State election In New Hampshire will take Place on the 13th of March, and the politicians and stump orators are already begining to turn their atter- tion towards the White Mountains. On Tuesday last John S. Phelps addressed the republicans of Nashua, and Governor Banks, Senator Wilson and Hon. John Sherman are already announced for the campaign. No movement hes yet been made by the democrats. ne ID™ In New York, on St: Valentine's day, a man named Moore was detected in traveling through the Sixth avenue with a carpet-bag full Of envelopes addressed to different Persons, which he would leave at their residences, and, having collected his two cents, would depart before his victims discovered that the envelopes contained only blank paper. The man was arrested, and confessed that, taking advantage of the Valentine seasou, he had made several dollars in that man- ner, the plan having been concocted by himself and landlady. He was held for examination. SE 1 A meeting called by prominent citizens of New York was held on Saturday night in that clty for tbe purpose of giving expression to the sentiments of the people of America who sympa- thize with the cause of Italian independence. It was so largely attended that many of the audience were obliged to take seats in the aisles, aud others who were unable to avail themselves cf that con- venience were obliged to content themselves with standing room. Mr. James W. Beekman was ebosen chairman. Addresses were delivered by Rev. J. P. Thompson, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Rev. H. W. Bellows; by Hon. Chas. King, LL. D., President of Columbia College; Mr. Jos. Hoxie and Prof. O. M. Mitchell. The Principles urged in the Napoleonic pamphlet of Le Pape et de Congres were enthusiastically indorsed. >> The Church troubles in London are array- ing parties in this country in antagonism. The New York Churchman, which is the organ here of that class of religionists to which the rector of St. George’s-in-the-East belongs, publishes this week the text of an address which it is proposed to send to ‘‘the rector, curates, choristers and the faithful members of the Parish of St George’s-in the-East,” sympsthizing with them in the perse” cutions to which they are submitted. A counter. irritation will be the result, and the same steamer that takes out this address to the Rector will take another to his opponents from that portion of the Church here which has its representative men in Rev. Dr Tyng, Rev. Dr. Anthon, and Rev. Dr Canfleld, protesting against ‘tendencies to Re manism,” and applauding the opposition to thos. who would encourage them. Ee 17 From J. Shillington, and from the pub- lisher s, we have the Atlantic Monthly for March, inviting as usual in appearance. A literary friend hints to us that the article on “French Character” is. by Henry W. Tuckerman; that upon the “Telegraph” by Geo. B. Prescvtt, of the American Telegraph Company; and that upon “Screw Propulsion” by Lieut. Wm. Walker, U 8. N.; “To the Muse” is by J. R. Lowell “White Mice,” by the author of “Dog Tal “For Christie’s Sake,’’ by Gerald Massey; and “Nursery Blarney” by Walter M. Mitch ell, author of “Songs of the Sea,” and other clever Papers in former numbers. . Also, from Shillington, we have Harpers’ Mag- azine for March, a number of average merit; and No. 2 of Thackeray’s Cornhill Magazine, an im- Provement on the initial number, we think. Thackeray, in this number, Pays an affectionate tribute to the memory of Washington Irving. ee Persenal. ~-++ Thackeray, according toa rumor afloat in London, conte ates 8 continuatien of Macau- lay’s History of England. -*++ Messrs. Thos. Cruig, W. P. Schell, E. D. Crawford, Jno. Power, C D. Brodhead, and D W. Gray, of the Pennsylvania Legislature. ar- rived in this may Sh tent afternoon, and took lodgings at the Kirkwood House. ~--- Mr. George Wilkes, the editor of Wilkes's Spirit of the Times, sailed on Saturday for Eng. land. He goes for the purpose of reporting for bis journal the great Derb: race, in which the Amer- can horse Umpire will run He is also to be Preseut at the fight between Sayers Heenan. + Gos over to THE DeMocRACT iN A Bopy.— One of the most areesing political movements of the day, bas just transpired in one of the South, ern States. Ata meeting of the American mem- ders of botb houses of the Louisiana Legislature, held at Baton Rouge on the ith ult., the follow- ing resolution was introauced by Senator Salo- mon: Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting be instructed to inform the Deniocratic members of the Legislature, now in caucus in the capitol, that we pledge ourselves to unite with them in — the nominee of the Charleston Con- vention. And it was carried by yeas 17, noes 7. ————$— _ —__ §zntencep to se Huxo 1x Canapa —In the Court of Queen’s Bench, Quebec. Victor Gosselin ‘was on the 9th inst. sentenced to death for baving robbed and cut with a knife a young man so as cause the amputation of both his hands and his pelsoner was an inmate of a brothel it ener and weil known 288 bally of the vilest ription. Mr. Justice vored to impress upen the prisoner the certainty that he would ve of April next. - A movement was on foot to change the capitol of the State to San Fran, cisco. Mr. Weller denounces the scheme to elect a pe en Na Site winter, and it would Paying boarders tre owned’ by aes Macbeth Pikene District, 8. C aed wareing Rall In the Ka: ait will be enppiied with ore from the [ Bditorial Correspondence of The Star.) Montrose, CuLrgrer Covntr, Va., Feburuary 19, 1860 } I left Richmond shortly after day break yes terday morning, on my retarn’to W: i completely fagged out with the excitement, con- fusion, and real hard work of attempting to main. tain a position in the body of the Democrati¢ State Convention’s hall for two days and nights. My last was written ere they had fairly organized, and afterwards, ere getting this far on my way back, I had no opportunity to put pen to Paper. As for writing there, the thing was not be done, wedged in as all were, so as to make it almost impossible to move hand or foot for hours, exceptasthe surges of the crowd moved all at once. And then no ore could hear half most of the orators said, though bellowing never so loudly within ten feet of ons ear. With the exception of half a dozen of the many speakers, who were listened to with some sort of attention, the speeches of all the rest were accompanied by side bar criticisms, cat-calls, shouts for the fun ‘of the thing, &c., &c.,on all sides, and from all Partics, as though Bedlam rather than the staid and reapectable Democratic party of the Old Dominion were in conaultation in the far-famed African Church of Richmond, Va. On Friday morning, Mr. Chapman, of Monroe, Proposed the resolution expressing the opinion that ex-Governor Wise is the choice of Virginia for the Charleston nomination, which he prefaced by a speech extravagantly laudatory of that gen- tleman. This was the signal for the commence- ment of the end—a condition of excitement, tur- moil and confusion up to the moment when I left the place at 10 p. m. that beggars every possible capacity for description with the pen. His reso- lution was received with cheers from the W ise- ites, as was a substitute therefor read by courtesy for information, by the opponents of the innova- tion in the usage of the party on such occasions thus proposed by Mr.C. From thai hour until 10 p. m. the policy of voting the proposed instruc- tion was ably debated by many gentlemen on both sides, and the blood of the Hunter men and Wiseites was duly stirred up against each other. Atabout 11 p. m. they began to vote on a substi. tute declaring it inexpedient and improper for the convention to assume the prerogative of declaring what Virginia’s Democratic Presidential prefer- ence is. At one a. m. the Convention broke up ina row, the books and papers being carried away by the Secretary, after the Chair bad pronounced a motion to adjourn carried, which fact was dis- puted with great violence in the body of the ball. On the disappearance of those officers, thereseemed to be little visible diminution of the number of members present, and Col. Henry M. Garnett, of Westmoreland, was voted into the chair, and the convention or meeting reorganized under the auspices of the anti-Wiseites, who are said to have agreed to hold aseparate meeting yesterday— Saturday—that doubtless came off, though I was not in Richmond to witness it. A large number of the opponents of the resolu- tion of Mr. Chapman left the hall early Friday night, disgusted with the pertinacity with which the proposition was pressed, and the appliances that had been and were then being resorted to, to secure for it a majority vote. These gentlemen denied, in toto, the right of the Convention to take any such action, and designing to s ap their fingers at it—to disregard it—they chose to with- draw. Though there was no concert of action on their part, full one hundred or more thus counted themselves out; refusing evcn to remain to vote for the substitute, which they favored. Some thirty delegates left Richmond on the train on which I traveled yesterday morning, every man of them opponents of the proposition, highly in- dignant at its introduction by Gen. Chapman. At this time I know not what was the fate of either resolution or substitute. ‘The latter, if the sound of the voters’ voices amounted to any proof, was overwhelmingly adopted, and the Wiseites were thus inglorious:y beaten in the voting of Friday night. But, as remarked in a Previous letter, some half a dozen alternates— Wiseites—carried in their breeches pockets prox- ies to vote the strength cf many distant counties, that had been procured for them, that count some twenty thousand strong in footing up the result. If Gen. Chapman's proposition prevailed, it was by and through the use of these proxies, with nearly two-thirds of the delegates representing their own counties dead against it. The repre- Sentatives by proxy, of course, were without con- stituencies to whom they were in any manner re- sponsible. W.D. W—x. ee “OProses THE ABOMINABLE PRINCIPLE oF Squatrgr Sovergicnry.’"—All who kuew the late Gen. Quitman knew him for a man of truth, if such aman ever existed,—for one whose very nature was incapable of the conception, as his tongue was incapable of the utterance, of a lie. He was a Douglas man in 1856, in the contest for the Cincinnati Convention's nomination. Why he was then a Douglas man is explained in the following letter from him, (written in March, 1856,) which has just seen the light through the agency of the Natchez Free Trader : “I believe that at this day the Northern Democ- racy are sounder and more reliable on the Slavery quettion than they have ever been. The Kansas bill has driven off all the compromisers, and left those that remain no alternative but a full vindi- cation of our whole rights. I believe, therefore, they will prefer a bold, ultra Southerner to a rene. le. “In a short conversation with Douglas yester- day, he said to me that what he most Scared was, that timid Southern men would fall back. “IT shall be content with Buchanan, and will sustain Pierce, it nominated. It is also my inter- est to be non-committal; but when I write to an old friend like yourself | will be frank. My pre- ference is for Douglas. He is bold, fearless and sclf-reliant. Were he selected he would be Pres- ident. He would not come into office with a body-guard of old fogies and liticians, ready to seize upon all the offices. He is true to the South. He demands not only the use and enjoyment of the common territory for their property, but insists on sts protection there. To him we are indebted for the Kansas bill, which now presents the points of contact. He is the true representative of this Principle, and opposes the abominable principle of Squatter sovereignty.”* Our theory with reference to Mr. Douglas's course upon squatter sovereignty is, that he re. sorted to it to save his seat in the Senate. as all the Star's renders know well—crediting his efforts to make the public believe that he regards squatter sovereignty as the legitimate result of the prin- ciple of the Kansas-Nebraska act, as an after- thought to excuse his tergiversation. No man who knew Geners! (Quitman will hereafter doubt that fact, we apprehend. : — Tax Weatuex—The following report of the weather for the morning is made from the Amer. Jean Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith. sonian Institution: The time of observation is about 7 e’clock. FrBRvaRy 20, 1960 New York, N.Y. -clear, pleasant. Philadelphia, Pa. «very cold, 18>. Baltimore, Md. clear, cold. Washington, D. Frederick, Md... Cumberland, Md. Grafton, Va.... Al —>—__ ARRIVAL OF THE SPECIAL ComMIssionER FROM Paracvay.—Don Jose Berges, Special Commis sioner from the Republic of Paraguay, (and one of the most distinguished citizens of Paraguay,) to the United States, arrived in this city on the day that the United Stztes Senate ratified the Bowlin treaty. after the formal exchange of rati- fication of the Bowlin treaty, Senor Berges will enter upon his duties as Commissioner under the special convention of that treaty for the settlement of the indemnity due the Hopkins Company. Senor Berges is accompanied by 2 first and sec. ond secretary, Senors Ortellado and Sayas, and Senor Vera, attache. ws Sunt Awar —Wenote to-day that the obnoxious armchairs reintroduced Into the House Hall by Sundry members, on their own hook, have ben Femoved. The present seating arrangement has Proved so satisfactory in facilitating the legitimate business of the House, that we take it that the movement to feintroduce the arm-chairs and desks, with their correspondence-facilitating ap- pendages. will meet with vigorous opposition from a majority of the working members. ——_-—_— REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT.—The Clerk of. the House has appointed to a first-class clerkship Wien Forney, ef Pa., vice James W. Twyman, of Ky., removed. +—_—- Court martiat os a Lr UTENANT.—First Lieu- tenant Isaiah N. Moore, ist Dragoons, isto be ar- ralgned before a general court-martial, to meet at Carlisle Barracks, Pa , on the 25th inst. eg APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate —JamesS. Whitney, as Collector of the Customs at Boston, Mags., in the plece of Arthur W. Austin, removed. ore —___’ A Sxow Batt Riot at EvINBuRGH Umiver- sity.—The Edinburgh papers give the following account of ariot among the University students which originated in a snow-balling mateh + “On Monday, the 30th, from ten o’clock in the morning till considerably after four in the after- noon, large bodies of police and bundreds of stu- dents were eageece in an almost incessant strife. Shops were closed, streets blockaded, and there were thousands of spectators. ““Provoked, the students threw snow balls in volleys at the officers, crying ‘To the rescue!’ Scores of panes in the Opposite windows were broken. The police made a dash into the enclo- sure, a general skirmish ensued, and two or three students were hit bard with batons. One or two were apprehended and carried outside amidst hooting. yelling and volleys of snow; and renewed shouts of ‘ Rescue’ and ‘ Down with the Police’ were raised. ‘< More than one hundred young men charged the police, and all fought with sticks and batene. Many came out of the melee with faces streaming with blood. The tumult was deafening, and the combatints on both sides were joined by specta- tors. The fight was desperate and long, but ulti- mately the students. although they then numbered. more than one hundred against fifty policemen, were worsted, and driven pell-mell into the col They again resorted to snow- and five or six more arrests were made. lull, there was a worse outbreak than ever toward four o’clock. “Two cr three students were seriously Injured, and were helped into a druggist’s shop to bave thei wounds dressed, and several policemen, in- ding one who bad been assaulted by a student armed witha bludgeon, and whore head was frightfu'ly cut, went home in a disabled state. Magistrates aud professors assembled, and the withdrawal of the police, at the demand of students, closed the riot. Scores of people were badly hurt. and one officer will be disabled for some time. The students were to be examined before the magistrates.”” i Tae Late Accipent ox THe VIRGINIA AND Texxessek RaitRoan—Narrow Escape from Death of Mr. Charles J. Stewart, of Baltimore The accident on the Virginia and Tennessee rail- road, on Tuesday night, was occasioned by a land slide which occurred within a few feet of the bridge over the Middle Fork of Holston river, throwing the two baggage cars and a coach down a distance of fifty feet into the water. London, the negro brakesman, who was in one of the bag- gage cars, was caught under the trnnks in the river and drowned. James L. Oney, mail agent, had an arm broken. Jas. H. Buford, the resident engineer, had his leg badly cut below the knee. Mr. Charles J. Stewart, liquor merchant, of Balti- more, was in the first car thrown over, and was the only passenger injured. Mr. Stewart writes that he was not burt much, but that he came very near drowning. The Lynchburg Republican says: ~There were three corpses on the train, which were being brought to their friends in Eastern Virginia, all three of which wer: thrown into the river, but were afterwards rescued. The fall was about fifty feet, and the cars are a perfect wreck. not a sound timber being left, and it isa great mystery that the whole party in tae cars were not instantly killed. Fortunately the cars failed to make a connection at Knoxville, and there were but few passengers upon the train.”? ANOTHER OwNOXioUs PEDDLER IN tHE SOUTH.— The Norristown (Pa ) Herald says: “A German ler, named Moses Schlosstein, well known n this place, and who bas pursued his business in this region, was the victim recently of a gross cutrage tn Georgia. He was selling bis wares in Merriweather, one of the western counties of the State, about sixteen miles from Greenville, the county seat. He was passing a blacksmith shop, where there was acrowd gathered, and saluted therm politely, as traders generally do. But the “non-intercourse”? fever forbade them to recif- rocate the civility. They seized him and ceeded to beat him unmercifully This as- sault was an outburst of chivalrous feeling, and then feiyning a suspicion of his having * tn- cendiary documents’ in his Poseession, they fol- lowed and caught him again. With their knives they ripped open his pack, cutting bis goods to pieces; they then stripped him, beat him outra- geously, and left him insensible. When he re- turned to consciousness he found that be was cut about the face and body, and that the thamb of Lis right hand was broken. He gathered tovether his ruined goods, and fortunately found a fearless and hospitable man who kept hin ten days, when he was able to travel.’ SMITHSONIAN LECTU R Bievsor, of the ‘"myersity of Ver a deliver alectnre on MUNDAY EVENING, “Sota! Destiny of Man.’” E f YOUNG MEN’S C*RISTIAN ASSOCI- ' ATION —The regulir monthly meting «f ths Association wi!! bs held PHIS( Monday) BVE- NG, at their Rooms, Penn. avenua, Opzo ite Brown’s Hotel. at 73g o’clook. A full attsndnoe of the members is solicited. It JEROME P. CHASE, Reo Sac LTE TION, PRESIDENT?’3 MOU NP GUAKD—INau: URATION PAR- u are hereby notified to report yourself oa the of February, !86:, at the Columbian rs até}, o’clcck a. m.. for Parade Ducy, with rim and kurse eqnipmerts in eomplote ordre. order of JOS, PECK, Captain. WM.S TFEL,O.S. fe 2) 2t WAR DEPARTMENT. ADIUTANT GENERAL'S CFFICR. Wasninctox, February 16, 1869. ( SPFCIAL ORDERS, No, 41. A Board of Medical Offivers wil! assemble in the oity of New York on the l+t day of May next, or ag soon thereafter as practicable, for tre examination of Assistant Surgeons fur promotion. and of such candidates for appointment to the Mrdical Steff of the Army, *s may be invited to present themselves to the Board. Detail of the Board. Surgeon Cloment A. foes: ougall, or. em Surgeon Charles McD: Surgeon John M. Cn - Assistant Surgeon J. F. Hammond, Recorder. By order of the Secretary of War: (Signed) S. COOPER, = Adjutant Geners:. cations must be addressed to the Secretary must state the residence of the applicant. date and place of hia birth. ‘They musta'so mpaniel (ref rences reill receive no attention) by respsotable testimoniais of his porsersing the meral and physical qualifications requisite fo- fill- ing oreditably the responsibl~ station, and for per forming ably the arduour and active duties of an officer of tre Medica} Stat Applicants must be between twenty-one ard t five years of age. fe 20 2t f ART ASSOCIATION LECTURES. dissoucse befure the Art Assoc MONDAY EVENING next, will be their gallery on Peun avenve. between ind th s roets, by Prot. D. K. Wuitaxer, Subject of the discourse. Washington Irving. fo 18 2t REGIMENTAL HEADQU. ERS OF lem VOLUN TERR CARTE V ASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 1860, The Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue of hae te oop having been fixed for the 22d of next month, the Regiment of Volunteers wi assembia, at 10 0-clock a. m.on that day, in front of the City ‘all, for the purpose of taking part inthe proces- Sion and ceremonies of that day, a s. Ap, sual on such In vlunteer companies from a distance intending to a the mil:tsry of the District on this occasion, will, on communicatiog such intention to the Colo, nel, directly, or through an officer of the voiunteers, be received with pleasure and assigned S@ppropriate poritions in line. . Sy order of Col. Hicxey. ‘ j25-wti9Feb&dt22Feb C. R. BISHOP, Adj BALTIMORE CONFECTIONERY, G SixTH STREET. Fresh Cakes dey, Candies and Fruits of all kinds, Wedding es, Fancy os, Pyramids ope Opeaments of at Lager Schar! use, Jellies, Blanc M 6. Piumt i! mads to orde: wd 725 ce agg om ae, r 0 s -» farpished with al kinds Convect’ the sho aud most reasona le Se Ice — Water loes, and Roman JOSEPH SHAFFIELD, late of 8 Confectionery, more 3m — No. 886 6th st., bot e and WAR ILLUSTRATIONS —This exhibition will Toman Poo Niehis ne ry is Re vig its close Torikewe & j er, taie. fom XKIVith CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION. ines Proceedings of Te-Day. bases sci Ix THz Sgnarz, to-day, Mr. Hammond moved that when the Senate to-morrow, ‘t be until Thursday next; so ordered. . Chandler moved ‘bill providing for sepening the chaubel over tue St Cine tain a ing the channel o the Sta nf Michigan be le the special order for Thursday next at half-past 1 o'clock; so or- ‘The joint resolution from the House, making an appropriation of $10,000 to defray the expenses of the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Waili- ington was pending when our report closed. Iv THE Hovss, after the reading of the Journal in which it was stated that the Chair bad appoint ed Messrs. Miles, of S.C., Davis of Ind., and Washburne, of Iil., a select committee to inquire and report on the expediency of removii the present seats in the hall, and re; ng the chairs and desks; and also that the following named gentlemen had been appointed to constitute the select committee on the Senate's bill Proposing the abolition of the i ee i—Messrs. Vallandigham, Kellogg, of [il., Burnett, Adams, of Ky., and Stokes— Several unimportant bills and resolutions were introduced. Mr. Pryor, after announcing the death of the Hon. Win. O. Goode, of Va., a member elect of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, from the fourth district of Virginia, proceeded to eulogize the life and character of the deceased. Mr. Goode, he said, was born in September, 1790, end therefore bad well nigh attained the ripe ave of sixty-one years. He was a native of that State in which he had been reared, and from which he had received so distinguished honors. By anindulgent father he was favored with all the advantages of fortune, and chief amoung these were the facilities of a liberal education. * Mr. Miles, of $. C., and Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, followed, and after the passage of the usval resolutions, as a farther testimony cf respect to the deceased, the House adjourned. —_— oe From Buenos Ayrxs.—We have news from Buenos A to the 2istof December. A very important election was to be held in four dzys, when delegates would be chosen to examine ihe constitution of the Argentine Confederation. If these gentlemen approve of the instrument, Buenos Ayres would at once enter the Federation. The Paraguayan war steamer Tacuari still remained in porta sort of prisoner to the British ships Hector F. Varela, a native reformer, wasto set out on a visit to the United States. An immense de- mand existed for wool to fill orders from Germany, but the clip of the year would be very short in yield ——— ee UF The corner stone of a monument to the memory of those Virginians who fell at Roxbo- rough during the War of the Revolution, will be laid with appropriate ceremonies. on the 22d of February SOW OR NEVER! ONE MORE CHANCE To SnE THE RUSS!4. WAR! TO-NIGHT! (faa) TO NIGHT! !ANOS FOR RENT PROM FIF:Y ChNIS to @6 per month. ‘Pianos for sala trom $25 to 7 JOHN F. EULIM, £2) 306 Pa, av.. het. Sth and loth ete, Rost: FEBRUARY 22p. OSETTES And RADGES for the occasion, to bo had at Mrs LOWE'S Trimming Store, 297 Pa. avenue, south side, es PAIGHT OR BOUDOIR PIANOS FOR Rent or Sale on easy terme, JOHN F. ELVIS, fe 20 306 Pa. av., bet. 9th and 1th ste, RESENTS TO SUIT OLD AND VouNG ! 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A GRAND RAFFL N Opportnnity to compete for a valuable relic of George Washington in xhape of a magnificently k of the great hero ef the ny heautifnily wot in fino gold. breastpin Seventy five chanves at $1 p=r chanos, 10 be wd at &p om, WEDNESDAY, February ved. wriel’s new Eurspean Restaurant, eouthweoat evrner of Pa avenus and lith street. fr <0 st” M SPECIAI. NOTICE | « W.GALT & BRO. Open this morning a beaut ful asso-tment of all the now styles of vla- €3x' Jewelry. Watches, Silver Ware, Plated Goods, Farov articles, &o The above will be found to he the largest assort me it o fered to the ron. tome a this season, M. W. Gali 5i r fi at Pe Bnv.. Jewellers, 354 Penn fe 2 st 4 doors went af Rrow: “PRE STEAMER JAS. GUY Will resume her trips on TUESL Febrnary, 1460, Wat INGTO ers FRIDAY, ats DAY, 2st of l leave WASIT TUESDAY and nd ATL-EXANDRIA at pale —r : r pr hi Moc!.otoo and Ld intermediate Lavdings, ( er return trips. she will leave LOWER MOCHODOG every WED. NESDaY and SATURDAY 1at5 o'clock am. LUCIAN 8, PAGE, Proprietor. NATH’L BOUSRA, Ae’t, Alexandria. fem O FAMILIES, HOTELS, BOARDING T° aocses*sen RESTAURANTS. S*EBOLD & BROS TOMATOES AND PEACHES, Of superior anality, surpassing al’ others in retain- ing their or g'ral flavor. Our Tomatoes can bs obtained in the following Markets: Nortuern Liserties. No. 36, Mordays, Wed- Teada:s, Fridays. and Saturday evenings Canras Masaxr No. 367, Tuesiaye, Thursdays avd =aturdays. iT LOOK FOR THE FLAG, fe 20 7t* OMPLETE POERTICAL WORKS OF T. = .PONOHO. OF WASHINGTON, Now in pre: vd ry eubished on or aboot the fiest- f M next, “IVY WALL,” by Thomas S. Donoho; racing many Poems never before eee eee, as well as ‘*Moena,” “The Goldemith o! ‘adua~a Drama,” &: im one volume, !2mo . of shout a pages. bound in cloth, Subscription tice $1. Pie former publications of Mr. T. 8. Doxowo having been must fsvorahly r-ceived hy the public and the pross, together with the novel and interest- ing cha: acter of the mannsxeript now: Ja the course of printing, have induced the undersigned to offer this handsome and complete edition to the country, fally beli ving that. ‘roi the nature of its contents andthe +tylein whico it wi'l be iseued, the book Will bo found worthy of American patronage. Subscriptions are respaotful!y solicited, at $1 per copy, mrane sr delivery ofthe work. Address Fr OS, MeGILL, Publisher and Printer, fe 20 st Washington. D.C. AvcTion SALE RY CaTALOGUE OF THE NEWEST STYLES OF LADIES’ CLOTH AND VELVET CLOAKS, MANUFACTURED ExrressLy FoR FIRST-CLASS CiTY RETAL. TRADE, ize) CUA DRESENE SEASONS ADE: THE We will seli the a'ove mentioned desirable Goode at Ron Hert Second sto ‘es Room TO-MORROW (Tursiay} MORNING, Feb.21, 1036 o*clock, wits © 33. 1 Velvet Trimmed 14, * 12 15 1 Raglan be 8. ote e = = 18. 1 ue (super © sf z B ne om (plain Suen |= oe \ “ 4a, 1 xplendia Velvet Cloak 3 2. 1 Circular - “ 3. 31 = se = 2 % 1 “ “ 2 2 1Coiored SH ve 26. 1 Moire and Velvet bed z 2. 1SuperiorCloth Cloak “ 30. ca aoe) “ « i ai « “ “ 2 3 1 i > 7, sui ik 3.1 3 3.1 6. 3 1 6. 1 a 37. 6. 33. 6. 2. 6 “a, 6. a. 0. 1 + 4 . +3 a rs 5. & * NB Aver GEORGETOWN. *. a a otal February 20, 1960. anttieorsl report to = tendon poe cil, dated on the 10th inst, recommend the usual Se ee ae satisfied that a legs rate wou insufficient for gs Gey oy ‘ terest the (siti) amounts to $14,086 26 annually, ab- sorbing more. half of the above tax. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund hold of the above debt $85,649, the in’ of which is id them quarterly, and regularly invested by Been in the stocks of the corperation, the saree} which, tn time, the whole “debe will be absot 5 An catre outlay bas been — the past year of en to the ex rely renewing the bridge over College run, the Paper Mill bridge, and the Bridge street bridge, the cost of which was $2,272 85. beavy draw also been made on the treasury to pay for street im- ements As there are but few streets that now require improving, the expenses from that source, as well as from bridges, will be comparatively light for ome years to come. a The ene ie et the grag apc ee bh ni largely annual ex- pies of the town, but instead bas realized the most sanguine anticipations of its friends, in the better order, quiet and safety maintained in the town without increased expense. Cost of the old system (in 1557), +. $3.121.00 Cr.—By cash collected for fines. - 67? $3,004.28 83,464.00 The receipts from licenses in 1859 were $6,859.18, while those received in 1857 were $3,962 25, being an increase of $1,896 +3; of this ameunt $667 was received for dog licenses in 1859, while only $52.50 was received in 1857. The greater part of this increase should be credited to the and industry of the new police and night watch. They recommend the reduction of the Metro- pelitan Railroad tax from to 7 to 5 cents on the $100, as that rate will besufticient to pay the inter- est on that debt and leave a small sum towards the liquidation of the principal. Another reason for recommending such uction is that it will be necessary to increase the yas tax. The cost of gas for 1858 over the tax levied was $307.76. In 1557 it was in round numbers $1,600. fhe whole cost of gas and lighting lamps in 1859 ‘was $1,279.50 Average number of imps burning 115. Cost per lamp $3240 The number of street limps now in actual use is 170,and at the same rate will cost the present year $5,508. Add the above deticiency of $1,600, and a tax of 20 cents on the 3100 will be sigerege with an annual tax hereafter of 16 cents. As this subject is one of general juterest to consumers of gas everywhere, we append the remainder of the report entire. When gas was introduced in our streets in tax of seven cents was deemed at sum was imposed by the Cor- for 1857, and annually thereafter. That 4x Was increased, February 13, 1658, to ten cents for that year and annually thereafter, and now we tind twenty cents necessary the current year, and sixteen cents annually thereafter, without any increvse of lamps, which is more than probable will be required, as the tax is general, and there are some streets yet unlighted. Your committee are favorable to lighting the streets with vas, provided its cost can — in reasonable limits, but when the expense 80 enormous, it becomes the Corporation to pause and determine whether they will dispense with its use entirely, or devise some ways snd means to make it cost less. The ‘ordinance perma, | 2 pipes to be in- troduced for the purpose of ‘ighting the town,” approved June 1i, 1553, coutracts with the gas company for the exclusive ure of the me of the town for the purpose of intro ucing for fifteen years oa the date of the orllanscs upon certain conditions; one of the conditions {s em- braced in ~ section 4. And be it further ordained, that the aforesaid rigbts and privileges are grant ed upon the further Conditions, that if at any time Lereafter, gas as of good quality as that farnished by said company shall be furnished by other com- panies to other cities of the United States, where tue cost of material is not greater than in this town, ata rate lower than the aforesaid prices, then the said company shall reduce their rates to correspond with the same.”” Froim enquiries made by C. W.C. Dunnington, Ks), of the Mayors of tue following cities, the cost of ges for street lamps in Cincinnati was found to be $17.59 per lamp, including lighting end extinguishing, for the year 1855, burning 2,118 hours In Baltimore, $22 50 per street lamp Per year, burning 2.200 hours. In Boston, 1 cent per hour for each aan In New York, the cost per lamp, including Hghting, extinguishing and cleaning, is $2519, burning 3.5334; hours in the yeer. Reduce the number of hours to 2,200, the time street lamps are lighted in this town, and the cost would be ebout $15 aed lamp. And in Philadelphia the price paid is $25 per year for each street lamp. From taese facts, your committee are of opinion that the Gas Company bave not been complying with their contract th the Corporation, to fur- nish g. tas low a ri 8 that farnished by other companics in other cities of the United States, where the cost of material is not greater than in this town. They therefore recommend that the Mayor be authorized to enter into contract with the Ges Company, from the Ist of April next, for furnishing gas. ligbting, extinguishing and clean- ing the street lamps, at the rate of $25 per lamp per year, to burn 2,200 hours. With the present number of Inmps this would cest $4,250 prr year; which, with a gas debt of $1,600 to be provided for, would require a levy of fifteen cents on tie hundred dollars the current year, and twelve cents annarlly thereafter Your committee think the above tax sufficiently onerous, and as much as will be borne by this community. Should the yas company refuse to enter into the above contract. which your committee think is a liberal one on the part of the Cor; ition, com- pared with the price paid in other cities, and which your committee think they are bound by the ordinance of June 11, 1%53, to do, they recom- meud that the Corporation dispense with the use of street lamps for the present. ana that a careful inquiry be made into the cost of gas in otber cities, beth for public und for private use, and if it should be found that the ges company have violated their contract with the Corporation. either for public use or private consumption, to declsre the contract forfeited, and either establish 2 yas manufactory of their own, or invite some otber gas company ta tocate here who will furnish 25 on more favorable terms Your committee, in addition to the usual tax bill. report a gas bill embodying the provisions they have recommended. Ali of which is reapect- fully submitted Signed—Wm. H Marbury, jr. The ot room of W. R. Edes., jr, corner of High and Water streets, was broken into on Friday night last tbrongh the High street entrance, and a box coutiining about forty dollars in cop- pers was stolen. No arrsts have yet been made The Union Democratic ticket for members of our City Councils, just prepared, nominates for Aldermen Messrs Walter S Cox, Geo. W. Beall, Philip T. Berry, Henry C. Matthews and Robert White. For Common Councilmen—Messrs Esau Pickrell, J. M_ Stake, C. F. Shekell, J. W. McCobb, Wm. King of Wm., Geo. Hill, jr , Jos. N. Fearson, W.H.'S. Taylor, B. B. Willams, Wm. L. Dunlop and David English. Our military friends of the Potomac Light In- fantry have invited the Law Greys, of Baltimore, to be their guests on the 22d inst. The Greys are expected over to-morrow evening, to remain until Thureday evening; and from the well-known char- acter of compantes a veg time may be ex- ted. The members of Potomac Light In- mecyd ‘Will notice the advertisement in another umn. Tenney, A. L. Offutt, Jobn WwW eX. PRICED CARPE! INGS. E Bave in'stock, and for saie, & sup: rior as- "tment of very cheap CARPETING, bourht at auction by us, which we are now offe'ing at je than the same ¢. can again +6 purchased © re now selling them off to make room for Spring #, &c., at 25,31, S738 4. 45, 4736, 50 and 6 cents. any of which would sell for higher figures at Gastion. inthiscity. Housekeepers who largely are adv sed to cail and examias for themselves, aud be convine <d of what we say also. Velvet Carpetings at $125 §1 57 and Sr; Brassels at ‘7%, 874 and Gi, all warranted euperior * Fe 15-006t CLAGETT & DUDFON. OILCLOTAS. i and for sale, several dths, of superiorand o:austul FLOOR ‘HS. in represe ting most ac nig poy | oak weod in pannels, d sf eve0 and chinty colors, all of ‘whit, mieneaeil these Aprilegre will soll at who intend to supply pric s and others ith thi * u eful and I setts Will save sreally in their outlay by making purchases we t» be covered wil! bs measured in diagrams Rey fea out extra charge, w jntt reosived lot of these good 77 is-eost CLAGETT & DODSON. Cottage Furniture. =. nf Oak and mitstion Maple SETS, with Waloutand Mahogany EXTEN iN TA- “54h anon end BABES WRITING WES FURN f 5 a Ne aiePe 3. $ Tron TWO NIGHTS MORE: MONDAY and TUESDAY. Feb. 2th and ne: NDERSON’S GIGANTIC ILLUS: as "OF Scaxz: rox 7 TRAT NS b> AND THE Aan Iiumination ef Londen, Doors open at 7 o'clock ; commen: cK. mission *Roents ohisdren ‘Sooate, = “7, At ASHINGTON THEATKE ~ 5 sf oad gine? Mange SW. bags PE hd om = ac! Wire ht of Ts i reat Comed: aoe our AMERICAN CoGgiaey “iting Am Pam rd Our Amerioan Cor Frorerce Trencha: z Song... ....—. rinxsseene We ly ede with E PERSECOTED DUTCHMAN, Jona Rehm ae owen ~ Glog Arabelle.... Dalton Coaches will leave the Theatre every eveni - Rares oF Apwission Grohesteg Chairs P ROG RAMM E JOHN T. PARSON'S BALLAD ENTERTAINMENT, At PHILHARMONIC HALL, —-—- B canta 1 On MONDAY EVENING, February 20th, Part First. & MNiy Mother Dear? — Part “xeon. 1.“ "Twas within #mile of Edinboro” ‘own’ 2. “John A x v Tickers Furry Greve. volock comm ~n>ejst 8 quarter before 8 0 4 No reserved seats. ° fe 7 m* AINTINGS AND STATUARY, THE FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION WASHINGTON ART ASSOCIATION, » W OPEN at TH GALLERY, (on Pa. av. bet. Admission... ero . a ‘Kiaresees by = Season Tickets. ad: ecturers, during the season This Exhibition of AMERICAN ART contains works by nearly all our Eminent Artiste. of the most meritorious in the oo! lect on are for sie. fe io BALLS AND PARTIES. O _ MERRIE BACHELORS’ BALL. have heen compelled t» the Merri Postpoce their con oom gece pe. ret as been pust- nt” er notice. fo 20-2 comm? 2 “First in War, First im Peace, and First in ce jearts of hi HE FIRST GRANG BIRTH NIGHT BALL of the StoRer WASHINGTON QUADRILLE As! CIATION x tak sacson WEONESDAY EVENING, F, 4, at FRANKLIN HaLt, oor. and D ste Th blic are re tiully informed that no paint nor mee shal! be spared to rake this, their firet ball, weil worthy the patronage of the citizens o Warhington and Georgetown. NKOTE viwiting the cite on the 72d instant, and wishing to prolong the pleasures of the day, will find thie the best portunits of so doing © Ladies mre invited Sttend en masse. a8 no invitations will be gerved. Ticks 1, admitting a gentleman and ladien. A nt police force will bein attendance te Preserve order. 1 RAND COTILLON PARTY, at the POTO. GRP HOTSELON, PARTY vet Sth street, Isiand, February 2:st, 1860. iL, Of Tickets tifty Cents, admitting a Gentiom and iad je 18 St” R. GASZYNSKI_Will_cive an OPENING MSoftie cn TUES as EVENS February 2ist, at WuiLLaRps’ Concer Room, and respectfully invites his frie: oy and pu; kets, to admit a gentle And Indves, $1—t0 be'had atthe doers. Diowe commence até o'clook p. m. Good music wii te Provided ; Tro GRAND COTILLON PARTY or THE STEWART HOLLAND CLUB, To be given at WESTERN HALL, 234 st.. near Pa. ee., On MONDAY, February 20th. The Commitice pledge’ themselves that neithe ns HOT eXpense will be spared to make thie he best party of the season. A good cotillion band has b-en engaged for the ocosion we S cents, admitting s geutieman jen, 5 Committee, os 6 acer, 5 5 F. Rent, CS. Denham 4. Flanner, fers RAND PAN ¥ DRESS G AND MASQUERADE WALL. To he given by the Frenen Sorrety, 150 NI0N FRANCAISE, on MONDAY EVENING February 2), 1860, at the Washington Assen, b's Room * ‘ Tick: ts $1, admitting a gentieman and js- ies. Committee of Arranerments. M. Bouvet, Guillot P. Inoob, fo 11,146,168" F'E*7, GRAND BALL OF TRE NATIONAL UES. to be given at the ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 07 the 2-d of Febrngtrs, 1960. ich. Brown. 4 Donaldson, zznel, Wa. Fiood, N B No hats except mr 'itary. Lieut Raply, fe is WASTED—By asteady women a SIT! ATION “8 nurse er to do chamb rwo k and © Would be willing to make novseil useful Haxgo* refarennas Address Mary ” at this offiee ANITED—! WU SERVANES ioe f-rred,) one as bi'chan worker, and as nurso o> further pa ticular Printing Offi 6. next to Snr Off ANIVE!—A SERVANT (ai : email famiiy, who is a good o: + Waener ay ironer. Appis ts N Vi.DDER, No 362 Mae —— ‘ne, between Iith and i2th ste. fa 20 Vw ANTED—A good CRAMBERMAID fort private family. Coloret preferred. New fa they © ine well recommended ff ~dindustry, To such a one a« wi! # ® permanent aud pleasant home may be foun? caPlyine at No S Maine avenge, bot 6th m honesty in the Far pean Hotel, ov venue and Tithe None but euch as have heen used to restaarant, sa bring recommendations to that - fect. fell OUSE WANTED —The névertiver wisher? rent & small DWELLING HOUSE oo the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and lit street as he can find Wricke rputh't yess of age ata ou! honest living. "ireiere to learn etede Tecommendati: ven capability. Apply at this OMes LOST AND FOUND. eth. L“Sic02 Thursday evening, Febri CR com: of ten or twelve int po. tip With geld. The finder heae® ly rewarded by bituging it to 446 H atract, com of 1th. wt i a aa L& ‘ast nicht, in crossing the we t City Hall Square, @ lady's new peer of be mid Sul PERS “Tie Toure Will be wore, taants finder 4 Evening Star) “eYin& them at the offs UST—A FANCY ICE CREAM MOLD, f it. An bape elephan: returning it! thie office will be liberally rocketed ier £ thin office will be liberally rewarded PERSONAL. DAN ot ADAM D., the most rucoessful PORTE MARA Dar Se amont, suaoeestel OR ss ed | ag city, and o82 be consu'ted upon ® ori ve. Mi 1, Lost Articles. &o, &e. eS: street, li-tm ween 6th and 7th. Terms # ceo BOARDING. nt occreccnstantciace BOAE DING — Pam ies or siarie conteme o'tain Hoard on reasunable tomes strect, betworn 8. gcd {OK and CHAMBER, the fir: t floo. for mem! agton during ies, transient she will rent on «ro mediately. 18S WARTH M : Sap yl phy jetropolitan