Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1860, Page 2

XXXVith CONGRESS—FIRST SESSI pas > Sane Proceedings of Yesterday Afterneen. —_s. THE EVENING STAR. | “**"INSTON NEWs. anv WASHINGTON CITY: Is HE Fit To Be THE Democratic NoMinex ?— Mr Forney. the Clerk of the House of chat tatives, is well known to be the chief manager S betes oe : the schemes of the Douglas cotariagn 2 citys eg? =a Chingmas a4 aval fer! ’ agean ‘ning in the counei speech 7 before. Press. he was slmost equally prominet ia The Pan pi ny ey per in dis. | Of the Democratic party in the last presidential | He expressed regret that Southern men had with- drawn from the Convention at Charleston, and pute between the personal adherents of Jndge | °"Y4- He ts also credited here as being the 5 th that they had made a great mistake inso Douglas and the mass of the Democricy of the | W?iter of the ‘Occasional’? Washington corres- acne He fee opinion that allie expressed pondence of his own journal, the Philadelphia | stantial democrats should stand firm in the ranks, Vutoa, which led to the adjournment of the Press, which does bim infiaite credit, by the by; } and to meet the common enem Charleston Convention, was simply a diametri- 1b Wetheref d Mr. Ben cally opposite construction of the Cincinnati plat- | * * "ewspaper contributor. etherefore regar form, on the slavery question, and says there can be v@ry little doubt as to where the right Hes. It ‘expresses the belief that before six weeks roll round a broad and equitable platform of princi- i Ples will be laid down by the national Democracy | Sonal”) letter of the 34 inst. as follows , of the Union on which Northern and Southern The Constitutional Union party, o Thursday next, reply to Mr. Davis. tives, so much depreciated by the The Vice Pi men can alike confidently stand; that the Demo- | the '.fest™ school whe neal reference to the plans of the Douglasite being | differences of construction. Douglas, and others; when— blicati The discussion wes further continued by Messrs. | effect. an 0 Pastan Wonka eee Pugh, Benjamin, Johnson of Tennessee, Davis, | Mr. Stone, ie Rescue Republican of Thursday last, says: “On Tuesday afternoon, about dusk, our coun- ty jail was visited by some four or five Persons In THE SeNaTE, yesterday, after our report | who effected the rescue of Captain Farnum, who AT SAVANNAN.—The Savannah ‘ht to this far a8 we can learn, are 1 onamtetens with Hb- a ;_ his confinement being ite were y. made aptly sy —— = wed ‘in expressed surprise at the remarks | Farnum shoul give up his parol under whic’ - of Mr. cars intimated that the Cincinnati | be had been allowed such freedom from restraint, his demonstrations in that correspondence with platform might answer were it not that there were | when the former were to rush in, bind the jailor, and release the prisoner. This was carried into rtune moment being selected, when jailor, was out on parade, and Pe- ply as ea fork hina te hie call, Mr. Douglas gave notice that he would, on | num us iy im in cell, rally text, top ” OR | which was done, and Luddy bad returned tc announced the following | hall leading: to the jail, when gegen Itimore on | Senators as the select committee for the ascertain. | held by the rescuers, his keys taken from him, cratic banner will be given to the breeze with all hidegeeesn 3 ngewe red itto their interest to jas; an 's time-hi d mottoes inscribed in letters of | take Dou: iiving errapetie its ample folds, and that a e us pao by taking the popular-sover- prict to the year 1801: Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Davis, standard-bearer will be rr aeaat to canal | Jew, if that means aught, it means thet the | names, Br, Benjanta and Mr. Grimes. walt cat eetins pies, eiivane — platform on which his supporters in the Charles- | 0" motion by Mr. Green, Senate then pro- 2 - 2 dinate to honor and principle, and in whom all classes and sections of the Democracy can repose intplicit confidence. P The Intelligencer has its usual Congressional summary and news miscellany. pe oe {> Preparations have commenced at Hong Kong and Shanghae for the war in China. Bn es Ae ss ERD I[7- The Intelligencer of this city, calls the Convention assembling at Baltimore to-day, the “Whig National Convention.” Senator Douglas by that body, may, in the estima- tion of bis council here, be as readily taken by the Constitutional Union party, or the Republican party as the exposition of their faith un the slavery true, it simply proves that Mr. Douglas and bis platform are no more suitable for the Democracy, | © than for their opponents. Now, we submit that the Democracy want no such candidate or plat- consenting Numerous amendments were offered and dis-| Such 2 ussed ment and satisfaction of claims of American citi- | the prisoner released and conducted to a carriage 0 itself may be forced | zens for spoliations committed by the French | in waiting and driven off to the Pulaski House, where he wes surrounded by his friends, who ir. Toombs, Mr. Hamlin, Mr. Johnson of Ten- | further defied the law by protecting him from arrest, The District Attorney Eu ceeded to the consideration of Executive business, | heard of it while casually visiting the office of ton Convention insisted upon the nomination o¢ and after some time spent therein the doors were | Pulaski House, and endeavored to take the neces. re-opened and the Senate adjourned. sary proceedin; for a the matter ey until Ix tHe House, that body being in Committee | him's friends, in consderation ot Mr. Couper’s of the Whole, (Mr Buffinton in the chair,) pro- to adopt that course, pledged him ceeded to the consideration of the special order— | their honor that they would produce the man and question, as by the Democratic party. If that be | the tariff and loan bill. make application for bail the ensuing morning. lication not having been made at two i o'clock, Mr. Couper notified Mr. Farnum and his The Honse was in session until 8 o’clock, acting | friends that he should now require that Mr. Far- on amendments to the tariff bill The proceedings | num should surrender him were repeatedly interrupted by the calling of the | the jailor before he would consent to notice any form. Their policy bas ever been to stand on doc- | roll, to note absentees, when a quorum had failed | pplication, after that hour, , Hamilton Couper, esterday morning. Bi icatton, after that hour, for ball on his part, y to vote o1 di mendments. and that ey refu to adopt that course be f} sw vsrar thr trines and with candidates so distinctly opposed i ies asae would call upon ‘the peoper actharition end a U7 The Philadelphia papers announce the | ‘© those of their opponents, as that the charge of Proceedings of To-Day. quire bis forcible arrest. Mr. Farnum then sur- death of the Honorable Thomas Sergeant, which | identity between them might never be plausibly took place in that city on Saturday morning. soweneeas Ree Peni > The total value of sugar imported into New urged. We have opposed the nomination of Douglas because we viewed bim and his position in precisely the light in which Mr. Forney, his York last week, is estimated at one milifon of manager in chief, thus places him. The man and dollars. doctrine that may prove acceptable to the Repub- eget ig , (> The venerable Dr. Archibaid Maclay died | lican party, is not the man and doctrine for us. timated ‘. a ° RLS: Z tg residence, in New York, on Wednesday Wasmixoton ror THE Next Tuner Moxtus. | , MF: Slidell made a similar disclaimer {s reply mittee on Military Affairs, reported a bill to tran: - Department. Laid over. aa SUES as he said. U7 It is said that four companies of infantry, three of cavalry, and three of artillery, comprising about 1,000 men, will remain at Camp Floyd to keep the Mormons in subjection tined to be very large. At present they fill the | © hotels and boarding-houses of the Federal Me- Hovse.—Mr. Dunn asked, but did na obtsia, tropolis, almost to their utmost capacity. Most | lave to Introduce a resolution instrueting the RS SRA pa TS ype of them are politicians. When that class leave | Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into the New York within a month, and two more sus. | {” the legislation of Congress, who will come | {ands for eolniconice of ne negroes ‘under Pected vessels came under the notice of the Gov- hither in flocks as soon as Congress goto work | the Protection of the government of the United ernment officials during the last week in the transaction of the legitimate business of | States. © tendered himself into the custody of the jailor of Ix THE Senate, to-day, Mr. Davis, from Ccm- Chatham county. We Understand he will make his application for fer the Indian Bureau from the Interior to the War | time matters wore a bail this morning. At cne squaily a in the office, and + shooters’? were exhibited with free- Mr. Lane called up the O: war-debt bill, | dom. The parties engaged in the affair. we be- and disclaimed having any Wioesa inerest | lieve, make no secret of their complicity; they therein. either direct or indirect, as had bem in- | did not even disguise themselves to the charges of « tl N. York : Tur Rrrortep Sricipg or Joun W. Browne +] to thee! ‘a scurr! New Y z o The number of strangers that are to be here e ous New York paper, We recently pu ished a statement copied from the Boston Traveller, to the eflect that Joun W. throughout the next two or three montis is des- The Homestead bill being taken up, ow report Browne, Esq.,a lawyer of that city committed losed. suicide last week by jumping from a train of cars on the Fall River road while the train was going at the rate of thirty-five miles hour. The fe Browne was sul and while standing upon the platform of one of the cars and was seized with faintness and canght hold of the brake for support, which threw him under the train in the case brietty ject to freqnentatta Only the week previous to his sess! wi 800! On moti f Mr. Shi the H Ived death he attacked with dizziness while heen: the session; which will be as soon as the conven- motion of Mr. Sherman, the House resolved | down stairs, and being unable to help himself, UT Ata mecting of the friends of Heenan, in | tions of the three parties shall have made theis | !*#*lf into Committee of the Whole, (ir, Wash burne, of Maine, in the chair.) and reumed the New York, on Monday evening, a committee of | Presidential nominations. We therefore antici- anal consideration of the Tariff and Loan till. Sixteen was appointed with power to collect the pate a very heavy general business throughout} The Committee first considered the amend- requisite funds for the purchase of a champion’s | the city ere the close of the current Washington | Ment oftered by Mr Vallandigham. a Ohio, to ANOTHER SENTiM fell to the bottom. AL Miss Evvves THE Pro- TECTION OF A Sica FatHER.—a few days since s : ; the daughter of a Mr. Rohlhammer, an extensive belt, or whatever else might be agreed upon. season; the business of those engaged in trade | M°re#se the duty on Bee sted; rejected. flour merchant of Milwaukee, rat away from ———— i ‘ ia Se il ee, home, taking with her about $100 of her father’s UF By the burning of B.D. Steteon’s liver, here depending in no little part upon the number Tux Poxy Exrrxss, from San Francisco on sneer: and went to Chicage, peoples eee ae pti . 4 .s ¥ | of strangers among us the 2th of April, made the trip to St Joseph. stable in Philadelphia, on Monday, that gentle- a eee Mo., in sene days and four hours’ 2 , man sustained a loss of $15,000, without any in- surance. Twenty-eight horses perished in the Looxine avTER THE Main CHaNce.—It is very By this arrival we learn that emigration from flames, some of them valued at $1,000 a pair. clear, from the conversational developments of | Ghina to California {s increasing his friends, tbat Mr. Douglas does not entertain | ,. !* is estimated that 7,000 persons have gone to ———_— a - tie Washoe mines OP A letter from Mr. Joha Morrissey, stating the slightest idea of remaining in the shade. in ‘The Indians in Carson Valley bave stolen thirty his position in regard to the recent prize fight in case he may not be nominated by the reassembled | horses belonging to the pony express company who turned out to be a well known pickpocket She was immediately followed by i papa, and was arrested with the thief just as the twain were starting for the East was locked up in jail Miss Rohthammer was taken back to Milwaukee, much against her will, b er anxious Pickpocket an old charge, and her stern parent, to do The Californis | et hi "a aA penance for her naughtiness in bed-reom seclu- yh: : ‘i * e California Legi a england, is published in the New York papers. | ©'#*!eston Convention, at Baltimore, next month t mie : : create the ottice of State Geologist; un act to pro- He denies cutting the ropes or in any way inter. Not he, indeed. On the contrary, be is arranging ie Arias vide for a vote of the people to decide when and fering in the fizht nm Heenan and Sayers. all his plans with a view te running a stump “ where the Convention to revise the Constitution against the Convention’s nominee, it matters not | shall be called. sion uatil she can let yellow covered literature alone. A Muorpverer Huxe anv Burne We learn, $$ ‘i 4 i La Sat) A ta UF The late Republican State Convention at | Who be may be. The fact that he is making such | _. bill to appropriate $@0,000 to build a wagon | S48 the Natchez Gazette, that on Saturday. th Wheeling, Va., adjourned to meet at Richmond | Preparations is, in point of good faith, in capitet | 708d fram Placerville to Carson Valley was lest awit tia tkspatch says: = aura hetieg with the desire his followers entertained | ant oy iting & bons of $60.08 snd 840,000 per “That is a long time off Why not select the | Up to to-day of being able to replace the delega- day of judgment? It will come just a8 soon as | tions who seceded at Charleston with bogus dele- the Convent » and be quite as comfortable.” gations of Douglas strikers, willing to sustain a & Wasuinetosiay—The Charles- | 8!@¥ery-restriction platform and candids: , though ton (8. C.) Courier of the 18th ult , says : nominally representing slavehulding States, for On Tursday morning, about 2 o'clock, Lieut. | the sake of the opportunities for obtaining ettice Charles B. Berrett, on watch on board the U.S telegraphic lines across the continent, has passed both Houses. ‘ — G. R. Othiel has been nominated as the demo- cratic candidate for Congress in Oregon. eee aul an caer Fata Resvtt or tue Hernan AnD Savers ; 3 ‘= | tured about half a mile B Ber : or clutching public plander the election of such a | 1st Saturday ments Cue ee ber of citizens, who hung him to the nearest tree, steam cu larriet Lane, in the stream, heard a Weyman, about the great fight across the water, | #24 afterwards burnt his body. ps cacprirsie aaa oe Tue Lazor o: oe lade at a pee ton Bulwer, one of the most prolific rilliant falas COnsSC ae en | oc modern Satna in a lecture recently delivered, that he had published about sixty volumes e | and pulling out a pistol, pr t C . | Upon subjects requiring more or less of patient Philadelphia, and of the raed Uhre ced Cok. | research, and yet had Sever te general rule, uingham died soon afterwards Weyinan made | devoted more than three boursa day to study, gh the crowd which gathered | feading and writing. but that during those hours he gave-up which he was enzaved pic hc in its De I~ Reports come over to us from Paris, re- ; vecting certain great doings that are to take Pearce explained the nature of the resolution, and | WOT#S still stand. in their places, almost as they Place on the 26th tess de Monti men, named candidate on such a platform would afford them ———_+~+e-. cry of distress, and proceeding to the place boat with some of the crew, gta d= ia ack wi Sa amen found clinging toa raft, Oi T ol individual gave Se Pertncaag A amesioy SWI mittee on the Library, to which was referred the | Called Cunningham a liar: Cunnin tached to the pilot boat Chae’ and ote, Placing | Memorials of the officers of the American Philg. | of to strike him, when ® pilot on board a three-masted schooner, the | S9Phical Society of boat struck the raft, which he clung to, forsaking, bis own boat, and was thus drifting when res- cued . Cunningham appeared to be a Sayers man, and Tre GREAT Soar Ectirse ix Coxcarss —1n | Weymana Heenan man, and during the discus- the Senate. yesterday, Mr. Pearce, from the Com. | Sion, which took Boston Board of Trade, and the American Acade. | him and fired. The Dall took effect my of Arts and Sciences. &- Superintendent of the Coast Surv 0d his escape throu a persons to some sui aound. Personal. Atlantic coast to make observations of the eclipse 17~ A Rome cerrespondent of the Providence ~5,, Hou. J.C. McKibbin, Cal; and ton. E. | of the sun to occur on the Isth of Jal next, sub- a McPrenn, Pe eat Kirkiroods. "NE | mie alah rmtation pvidinctartoose | Setiaal spe nce vane tel tudin ela Mejor E. 8. Sibley, Capt. A P. Hill, U.S. | #045. and asked its immediate consideration. Mr. - R. Ware, U.S. N_; are at Willards’ ~-*: Hon. John P. Rale, Cc = were left when fell the stroke which cut him off =e ta after some discussion it wes adopted. Itempowe:s | |» the manhood of his genius and his years. At » N.H.; Capt. Wallen | the Gos epee the Coast Survey to furnish the moment, very little is changed and lady, | Yathors) 4? Col C. H. | a vessel and provisions for the conveyance of an i F ¢ Hopkins, Ga tional tronomers (not to exceed five in number) and their is done the collection will be —— - | assistants, who are to be selected by said Superin-| studio pass into other hands.’ 7 From the annual report of the American | tendent—with a proviso that the United States Sunday School Union, New York, we gather the | shall not be liable to any other charge than dispersed and the yeyman jumped back, | 3% 14th of April, a on d steamer, while at or near Monroe, La tereuin to ths frst and second companies carrying | Cased nies of eh ae ee ene Be was caught and lodged in jail. On the Tuesday following, while the jailor was in the act of handing him his breakfast, the negro with a piece of iron, which he bad concealed about bis Person, best the jailor until be was dead, and ExciteMENT —The New Orleans Delta ann then made his escape. He was subsequently cap- . mother to the Vaiions | French. The Empress herself will uive a foncy Works are in process of finishing, and when that | eos ek eraeaie ee eke dess Diana. equipped for the chase yro named Jack, employed on se. a from Monroe, by a uum- AN AUTHOR —Sir Edward Lyt- inind to the subject upon inst , at the hotel of the Count- upress of the following, New schools organized divactly ny | veyan and that they shall furnish | the pugilistic art, and of tte open Taro teachers pied eae arn ¥ existed, 2,091; | their ‘he use of the Coast Survey | ficenan, the Benicia Boy, are determined not to schools, 11.29% children enrolled at res See Severnatent be Beliind those who bow down at the shrine of SEAN zation, $5,275; schools visited and aided Ivy Say ‘The proposal lately made to present the the missionaries, 3. 701; teachers laboring i American champion with a testimonial basmet schools, 30,353; ‘scholai F : . with enthusiastic approval. Already $600 or 8700 whole coeiber' ox ccheal nattendance, Detectives Elder and Young. who have diligently | have bee subscribes, and it is determined not to 792; whole num! traced the movements of Mrs Richardson, th. ery enough until the sum of 25.000 shall be pitta Hil pe Me meee hg Pon i Whole | wonran whose identity with the body that’ wee | (yey ee te mes Of religious | found in the river at Jersey City hag 4 books supplied to the schools, 221.400. fi c ; at the optaion ther ite con of the missionary Seperinen aa rsh ot ally accepted, believe that the opinion that has 5 326 ‘Tue losntity RED Woman ar Jersey Crry Tu Mes Richarpson Dovatey From Cuina iy Firty-sevex Days —The St Louis Missouri Dimocrat of the 3a SayB:—An been adopted is erroneous. Last mi é Receipts in donations, 857,199 99; do. in logics P Oo he nace | acini ore clipper ship at San Francisco in fort shina, a: $19,525 23; total, ‘ee oe ine oveacles, | ceived a telegraphic dispatch from the parties in pure JEW JEWELY, WATCHE er styles SPRING Silver Ware, Paris Fancy G A complete assortment of th M. W.« &e.—All the fine Watches, otelega:t Jew s, ke. alnve just opened LT & BRO., well 344 Pa. avenue, loors west of Browns’ Hotel, ) Pa.avenue, near Tenth ) there he had all the latost $ RIBBONS. ans al , Wt the very lowest Mrs. CHAS. PRE: AND SUMM*R MILLI NERY FOR 1860. & 4 é 326 New Orleans with whom they have been corres- | 8!X days froin ‘ords another sample of the sl 1. foyer department—receipts ponding on the subject, stating that the woaian utility of the Pony Express communication ena. a Par er I receipts nr Ove! Previous | was at the St. Charles Hotel on the 9d of January, | bling merchants in the East to yet advices “rom peo ss : epee of the year from | and left there on the 27th of brnary, but that | China, by means of the telegraph from this city ms, legacies es, $311,763 U1. she is believed to be in that city now, and in all| in fifty-seven days, whieh " SO ili Dowsert nad Tey every pattern, Al he greatest variety of Fancy Silver Ware VER SPOC S, FORKS, M. W. GALT & BRO., Jewellers, 354 Pa. a: probability will be found. As the two te advance of the time from China by the Tnvbect | Stable for present : Sabi pe found. As the two barrels of | alvane e from China by the Euro Looe New York Herald says: «A portion of | pitch, one of which was fora otto b8 eee | route.» y rae ine delegates from this State to the Baltimore body of the deceased, were taken away between mad -3t on Constitutional Convention held usin | the Hith and 15th of J 4 doors west of Brown's Hoial. 17" The present year, is to be one prolife: of this city on Friday evenin; YORK asn ITS ENVIRONS Jost pul liched a moat complets wrap. compiled ras ings of the United States Coast Surve ¥, the discre, ney of | . n : z, to talk over t dates must be reconcile 4 : great and interesting events, The Providence AP OF N Plans and movements. ‘They were momen eet | Aates tnust be recon Mo grit liket boo t {Re | Journal groups them toxether thus-Arrintece | (VE Caeve oh nee fea! Course for them to pursue, in | admitted — the Japanese y, the Ailied Expediti Pe be view of the smash-up at Charleston, many of them —_§____ China, the between Sayers and Hee: = fecling that a greater responsibility rested upon | _A Duserte Staver Fe —The schooner | the Presidential election in the U ceabromue them in e affair The subject | Abbie Forrest, from Aux ( ves, arrived at New | Visitofthe Prince of Wales to this co Wertchester, & greater portion of the | York ou Monday, reports that she spoke, on the 14 b | Settiement of the Italian Question, and a Pain Houston seemed to he | tltimo the schooner Walter Irvin, of Provinec. | Hon in Rome and Naples f them. All the Northern | town. The Walter Irving reported that vrant paies were canvassed for 4 candidate for the Vice | April 18th the whaling hooner Rienza, of Pre | {7 Abrabam Presidency. Ex-United States Senator Cooper of | vincetown, fell in with, or the south side of Porto | * fe Years since of robbing ‘General Halsey, of Fenusvivania, and Edward Everett, of Maser | Rico, a brig ofabout thee hundred tons, aban. | Ithaca, of some $10,000 or €12,000 worth of f amongst others, but the | doned, with all sail set, having on board a larwe | tltY, tailroad bonds, . Kingsley, who was con Victed : = x rede ne &c - Congress Hall. Sara. . Fi uantity o: rovisions and rum, and othe: ‘oga, hes escaped from Clinton Prison. He he ton and Everett will be the ticket dtied tore slaves. Buller holes were fonnd jn the | tained in some nd chit Of plain clothes anda Presented by the New York delegation. doors in the cabin. ‘The cabin was mach dis. | ls moustache,and thus disguised walked boldly Maina figured, as if an affray had taken place. out of the yard, and was not inissed (Ul nig bt i from Utah ere up to April 13th. T no papers; colors, or anything on | Atthe meeti he thirtieth conference of the Morman church hea | ahelcould' be, hdewtitnd eon in Now seahay ernie ae been celebrated by four da tifying in favor of orient of Wales to visit the city and ‘partake of Its L, «aston of much rejoicing amo: ts. —— ifalities.°* ~~ egates from the aes istai vp brn pan Tue Cattix Dis goes York o er r: ” preaching and tes. | by the officers of the schooner and n Monday evening resolutions was ha ? adopted r ti y re Mormonisin, nae the oe. | to the United States po equestiny the Mayor to invite the Prince }-on b n Bpscial surplementary eMrvesine a prehousive view of New Yerk city ard vicirit taten Island, New Jersey, Long Isia,. ce 75 cents For eale at PRILY & SOLOMON'S tan Bookstore. 33 for Laurence’s § . FOR BALTIMORE M Returning ER ST. Stone's, fs; also,at Point SDAY AF poard.or to mut 9-0024 BASK IN MAssacnusE — The Springfield Republican of the oth inet. supe ult, aiaes Ger ee act <yeenrigfnier ng prose: ‘* Phe slaughtering of infected herds of cattle g late become a compulsory fe a hor eden ie A existence. difficulty between the orth Brooktield. On Tuesday and Wed. the public schools in erway. ‘tsiiagte {federal and probate courts, stil continued, and ee fs py — yee animals were ordered kad chicas men in the Tefritory were re entire herd of forty-two of JC ent to whi. Ayers were sacrificed, as two of th been sentenced by writs of orp an | to bawe the disease Wie of tem were found natin, thought would soon take its departure from Camp | berds, the disease seems to be type. The commissioners and their at who have not alge ed the consttt —_— hysicians ere more than ever articularly invited to b . jonare] “N. Dzranturz or Mommons For Urau—On Mo: Stoss ebaracter of the disease, bat this th in rae i i. o NPIN By order. ant. Mond: day afternoon a party of Mormons, who love tiny | stoutly disputed by some medical men, whe vay | Ses Re BA PIN dat Lie ia, left 'y OFFICE OF WASHINGT ON ij past staying In Philedc itis simply an epidemic, and denounce the whole. | (CS phe VY. Gran wx. ay <a of the Reading Railroad. | *!* slaughter of cattle as unnecessary and waste. | 1900°—The hace: aiid Board ar Meow: MAY 2. : ns me ‘one hundred grows | #0! : ington ‘Purnpike Comp Ppersor |, and many c! about equally di ’ The on wo the J ———___.__. Fisting IN THE CHESAPEA c by R.READ, in the midst of their fish harvest. The Chesspeake | Pfeasurer. (Rockville Journal copy.) nye-ay be Hay is Perfectly alive with shad and herring. The i RATIFICAT OF cater ular adjourned a journey t per! are coining up in immense bers, A meeting of the Young Men‘ 2 ot the mir cheen the skermen are making fortunes. "Beads fer Club of the Seventh Ward, held m Tues ti lopted and ordered to be published moved off the party joined in sing, ring at one haul. Osbourn, at the Battery, caught | thineit m = 1 1,000 barrels at one haul, and - i departed in excellent spirits, tag trees 50 00 sie peryboay ts catch | | Resalead. That this {lub unanimously Anagers of thé | vary comolete on » have this day de rticle for ss clare & dividend of two per omnt., which will be | BN Trees ot arr Paid to tho stockholiers of demand’ Ae eae x Havre-de Grace states that the filiecwen te pend and Mechanics’ Bank of Georgetown. REND, | Exedion and J 2W DEMOCRATIC NE HEOPIULA FISKE & CO. per in Washi ‘G) ADVOCAT It will zeale tingly advoeat the re-election of Col J. G. Berret whose alministration as wor for him universal any C of the Wash. | 24" intion eet yeni It will xive the earliest i | teliigence, both local new cases are con- t dofartry, will meet at toeir | th from J Eckels. The army, it was | Stently developing in the infected or ex aed : ety , nds Can desi Ming, Ou aire shall spared to ama assuming a milder O'clor h “ Ee ING. at drilling. ‘Those | Soyer eet ey B.—The first number will be issned on next afternoon, “ay i4th. ma 9-4t er Pol SuoNaRGR ODO. Ine almo: al our stool itil we think 1 sand Summer Dry Goods ard Engli D ve name in ‘Toil De Lai auten’ suite; alan: Mohaur De Chi ish Berages; Challies, Freneh Or- conetts; Borage, Org: Grena- Robes, in from 2 rom two to ures ; Parasols, Sun Sha tes and nUms Tanion’ and Sete; New > . = x sry, Gloves, Gauntletis, a liberal allowance of baggage to have caught from 1,200 to 1.500 barrels of her- | “th inst., the jollowing Ferolgtion was eect ne Linens of ths mao Tench 6 orkéd Hour Ly Style Hoo rte; and Back Silk antiesand nu end Cotton Sheeting; makes, &c,&c TAYLOR’ & HUTCHISON, Ne eid eet aan = ly ratify aj lorse the nominatio: A recently re-elect herring is said to be th Feat fi iT ; Ines Dein pind, rs lanagua ea sce | Wen ae ea fr ty ers | int Ba of his address, which was di-| 20d in theit present state the phasis, was re. | CfOps is very favorable. =— ‘Not only its Ligutsinc.—The Marietta announces the death of Geor; that city. He bad been in (O.) Intelligencer e L. Slocomb, of Kn iF ‘ be sold mu Marietta and Cincinnati railroad Ps nln hue EVENING “clock. fk Wi similar R A few inati re en erators, Po ny mene eo) Operator. at Big Run, Athens , nee, while he was sitting at ? ig the prevalence of a| cil, A ran in upon the wires {| << m. A few days devel- entirely ved wall av , between H ung etme formed which tee’! through the place, Rie | [ech ate tae . Since ng shocks LE Sere Buttons. Jost Prospect for large bathe g ri re REP RILDA Si Duatu or « Trieorarnc Oranason ae 4 Th: s‘tention of the public is invited to my la-ge 4 EASONABLE GOODS AT ASON. 5 S*4 nits REASONABLE Ss, 4 : CooL! a CAR OLERS. AGES, &c., &o. u and choice assortment of Refrigerators, ithe better portion of which was pur. chased at unusually low rates, and will vem ich will be sols uy large stock . Guh, &e., below the present market price of any her of Water Coolers, re-arrest; he agreed tojet self into the custody of over from last season, SS ine Penn a mao 306 Pa av, betwoor dead sitSy,, | mag iw’ Seveutsteets nearly opponite the OW Rees Or CHICKERING & sons’ |S TB SR bER The c. tr = INTERESTING Spates = M —— By ‘ONSUMPTION —At regular anv meeting : CASS even! Heary B. Mitlerd, M.D xth of the deaths from consumption a considerable in every 5 7-10 In New York, in every 43-10 was 4 1820 to 1535, one in N in 65-10; 1548 to 46-100; rooklyn, Its to 1s59, one tn 8 11-100 Oriaenthe im the army, he found that the greatest number of cases of consumption was from 6 9-10 to 92-10 annually for every 1,000 men, be!w-en lat tudes 36° |, characterized by high tem ture, copii rains and excessive moisture. smallest number of deatbs was | Ao a reyperpee pee Mexico, — 3 hig’ a emir consumy is rare in counities Se deemed countries Picked a) small to be calcula’ years, only 29 died of . -three consumption. The theory that the sea air may | char, vent. as well as cure, is sup- Ported by statistics. “In the British army out of 4,590 men, 51 died of consumption; while out of 12.942 men in the navy. only 19 died of that disease. Consumption is not necessarily more ae in large than in small cities. A: he eo roa Professions, the following order mortal: 'y consumption was mentioned: The Z wane el = mortality among tailors being four times of the lawyers. The greatest mortality by ition among the mal id to be in the y here is greater lability consum between the twentieth and thirtieth years than at any other period of life. The general con- clusion was that humidjty of the atmosphere is favorable and dryness unfavorable to the genera- tion of the disease, but moist salt water is not cal- culated for its developmeut. Want of exercise and air tend to produce it; lack of light does not it is mote prevalent among females than among males. There are no reasons for the conclusion that the disease is either on the Increase or de- crease ee 17~ A salute of one hundred gana was fired at the admirers of the Benicia Boy, in honor of ne victory over the Champion England. Tbe party wished also to show their detestation of Mr. John Morrissey, the prize-fighter, for his conduct towards Heenan tn England; and, accordingly, they attixed to a pole the effigy of a man having a placard on bis breast: “«M. 'y, the Traitor '** After the salute in honor of Heenan had been fired, the effigy of Morrissey was surrounded by a pile of shavings, and ignominiously committed to the flames. “A Farr Saaxe.’’—Elder Kimball, of the Mor- mon Church, while preaching recently in Salt ke city, Utah Territory, is sald to have ad dressed some missionaries who were about start- ing on a proselytizing tour. as follows: Brethren, 1 want you to understand that it is not to be as it has been heretofore. The brother missionaries have been in the habit of picking out the pretti- est women for themselves before they got here, and bringing on the ugltest for us; hereafter you have to bring them all here before taking ary of them, and let us all have a fair shake. ENTERTAINING THE JaranEse.—The Jai cannot be induced to partake of any of the gas- tronomic preparations of their American enter- tainers. preserving a rigid preference for rice, which they cook themselves spider | this the New York Committee of Councils intem to feed them with a grand dinner, at which 700 guests are to be invited. The New York fanc- tonaries will net give up their own experience that way to man’s best affections is through bis stomach if[7~ A marriage, consummated a few days since in Providen 3 I., has pretense something partaking of comedy and tragedy, during the progress of the honeymoon. On seta der an riage a in the rs the City Marsha! upon the wife, a the Poor for assista) CS loan a a WANTED—A WOMAN to nurse. One capa ble and has good city references, inay apply to 466 E street. between 6th and 7th. itt ANTE WHITE GIRL to take care of an infant, and to assist with the ironing. One with good recommendations may ly at £23 F street, between 6th and 7th, ma 9 AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON THEATER. WEDNESDAY, May 9t), 296, GR Who wi fal sO. TH AT CHANG ® OF PROG KAMME Delighted and fachionatilc audiences nightly greet pa. ROBERT HELLER, ave the hener te roxramme of a series of Brillia pseut the Sercnd ud Delight IREES FANTASTIQUES. + or Supernatra! Visvon : A GRAND! will & ISA for the expecial accom huldren 25 cents. oes m at 2 o'clock, performance will com mence at Admission Children, recisriy. rT ‘Ek NOON, 3 The Gasiand ; aad, by jon of Ladies and cents; orchestra chairs $1. No extra ee for reserved seats. Box sheetopen at the Theater every day. when seats can be secured for any evening during the week. wil commence at 8, and May Festiva favorably ree ived aud so libers MAY FESTIVAL. Announcing his An tak pl beg: on and the public for the age | fevor show patronace first introduction of t I, whieh. from that regrets exoradingly not to hav hold_th equivalent toa Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, says the Herald. by | ‘i of Georeets Inatiors, Pi th ‘ A and where the olf « sAcain im the days, to enjoy a few un ories of the past, He is trnly sorry to be preventad the honor aming his card to the Ladios ax formerly. avd ® wall sr ted to rit, has been <0 fis patvoniwad. A= it in hts power to viet Sa. innocent formal invi ations, in which the La own. Alexnodria, and cnrronndine lege: A he Mayors of Washington, Georgetown and Alexan dria, and the Gentlemen of the P: rer ma 3,479" dark ark copper Ror 1nineh H ae. St. Lonis, and has pe particular give tity We, oF for securing, that I know his retarn to of. Iwi 1 may get him SP ma 7-3'* suited on al Eleventh Ra Sun ex anes here for ne» thant BROOKE, “py. iw) PORTUNE TELLER, jeave to inform the Ladies n of Washington that she oan be con | Affaire of Love or Business at 464 treet, bet and ap is [For other “For Sale and Rent See first page ] adveritsemen FOR RE on Thart No 429, lat YSsOxsioon i, ABBC R. RILEY NT—} three story civen on the Yat ITT, 256 FE xt., ber Hor » Ro noth & BROTHER. Stores,” wost building, bet Tt site Centre Market. HOS set ty tween Mth , mary 9 Uf wth and} . A sto WM, and 8th xt« . opp: REAT CHANCE FP sT. A first o! MENT. lager bor and now dot the present ¢ intormati ree doors Wine and liq fi nx i ing a fine } owner ix « on, apply at above H strect, store A _GOOD IN- PSTAURANT WaAXTED-a WOWAN, to cook, wash and tron for a sinall family—one who understands this deseriction of work thoroughly ; none other need apply, at 326 G street, between 12th and isth. zt AN TED—By a respectable ne woman who waded. a SITUATION as mbermad or nurse. Address Box No. _ tT ha Om OR RENT. streets. anid north of VS 3, Agency Biock, corner of Sew iding ite—on the Plank A good STAN fo-«i store, with stable and iar of WM. GREASON, corner of Rncres of WOOD Rshington. Inquire F° RENT—A three-sto with basemect and back b st, between Fo 9th and loth «t BRICK HOUSE. iting, No, 339 F ‘St posi r terms, &e. ire at No. 341, NTED. by a respectable bermaid or seamstress. No A objects ig children, pe well rec- ommended, se address Box No. 20 Star Of fice. ma 9-st good, reliable SERVANT, to do ork ina small family. « dence two mics f the city. Inquire at No. Ninth street, b n Land M. COMPETENTLY QUALIFIE linanner of books and ace: sary calculatic ne th-ory and a ical scien perform any f pectable and {making an en or other € y or District Name and reference at the Star Of- ma 9-3t* SCTABLE YOUNG GIRL WISHES ATION as chambermaid or H avel with a lady to the north. ar Office it ANTED-—A steady WOMAN to go into the ountry, about three miles from the eit: nucse and attend to chambe: Oo n 7 Assixt in the ng and ironing. Apply at No. 214 H st., between 18th and 19th sts. mat 20° Be ap Ww enth at. ANTED—-A WOMAN who understands he md to Cag re of & house. CS. formFrl in y the Howell House, Pa. nun, between i7th and 1th st«., First Ward. ma 8-3t* ANTED—An HOSTLER. Inquire at the Nat onal Stables, ; ma 7 3t* FLEMMING & FOY. erybods to call atthe Restaurant 167 Pa.ave wu near the War and Navy Depart: known as the Howell House, where everything in ses ad, and the Bar sup- plied with chorce Wines, Liquors, and Segara. Lunch y day at Ilo’ te rooms for supper or dinner parties. ma l-lw* ] ANTED.—Every one to know ee W Sannin ey merer pes and CAPS, ap 6-3m wast D—To have they ————X—X LOST AND FOUND. OST OR MISLAID, af-w days since, & small t x. it wall ng value. ‘he present possessor onfer a fa and be suitably rewarded ing a line—saving where it may be foundcte Die, Post Office, W. ng! a* ton. post lice, Washingson OST—At the © the Ancension, «Dr. U Pisckery's3 on Syciat nite amma, Bk: BRACELET, marked with it als and my the inside. A liberal be paid for its de- livery at 414 Ninth street of reward Will ROACH, 348 Six! $5 Main thest iant'n Gre e in: The above will t ill return hy Ficet waa none fash Betis Sotraetent eas cos the bin a For RENT Teyothrse.story BRICK HOUSES in excell rooms, situa H street. Inquire of JAMES lent ord: ited on F cORTAININE © rar the corner ot 4. WILLIAMS, Agent, opposite Catholic Church on Fifth st. ina 8-3t* HREE SM DWEL Thirteenth “xtreet sabscribers offer for B ick Dwril ‘Thirteenth «1 the houses fr DESIRABLE BRICK ry the corner of street north —The je three «mall and desirabir ing Houses, situated at the corner of treet tand G street norte. Two ont on Thirteenth and contain 8 frouts « sex will n G street and con he sold separately and on very liberal terms of cradit. Apply to JAS TRE & CO., Auctioneers aad Comme sion Merchauts C. Me _ma 5 St* OR R DWE and N st Good water inthe yard. Rent $159 forther part RELL. w ade For terms, & T —That hander R REN / attic FRAMF. HOUSE. 6 on the rast side of 1 . T ret Ward. jars inquire of t deor—No. 207, mivably oda ‘welfth street, No. S™4, the “mithsonian, is forr nt. To acareiul. pre tenant the rent will be $20), A ps ope 5e5. 10h wd to gardening appls to W. F ta 8-20 © two-story and aining 11 rooms, at N N SMITH, rney at Law, Righth st. need BRICK hb street, between M Ding seven roc JOURN need for improved ND chews good, and the po. K NSON, Fourteenth st., near Columbian College. ma 7-coSt* Cortes RESIDENCE AND TWENTY acres LAND attached and a ali ni tance fro the Theo ogical Sewinary. for sal House new, land improver, f lenty. situation 'o” price, terms, &e uy Alexandria, Va. - B.— Tw brick aud ne uated. hemithy ‘© Dwellings i w, the other fre (iva 3-eolm) Favriax count: < Food, water . society exoelient &o., aldvess B.T. PLUM xandria for rout.one ; both pleanantly »it B.T. TP. [So HERE! Lease, or Sale, bracing fine spring woods, fal ing Most romantic and dest ERNON HOUSE, jorae 4 ‘hird Anew Pic Nic Resort for Rent, o ite Geor ted ng cane E i¢ resort, market garden and dairy near istrict, Ore ay OTTAGE FRAME HOUS! taining seven rome, ti street north, sable cf'tho seta ea it ate Sau tis YD & 0c Corner Seventh and E sts. between Ii 239 or 243 west. | M WEST bas 0. 525 eant of Seventh st E TO LET, con ‘ly situated taken the large ck JUsT SSewcue