Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1860, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: ‘The Coms:itusion ‘eels an ‘absolute conviction resting upon the most substantial premises’ that every Southern State will go for Breckinridge and Lane in November next. The Intelligencer has an article on the “value of platforms,” in which it argues that its democratic friends have not much reverence for these conven- tional structures 4177 A Houston electoral ticket has been nomi- nated in New Jersey. UF The New York Sun says thata party of ex- Postmaster Fowler's New York friends are going to visit him In Havana. 0 A Democratic Convention is to assemble in Rockville on the 4th of August next, to elect delegates to the State Convention, which is to be held in Baltimore on the 9th of August. [77 Hon. Shelton F. Leake it Madison Court House, on Thurday, in favor of Breckin- ridge—but expressed ‘‘a preferenee for Douglas over Beil.” 17 Accounts from Maryland are not generally favorable for the crops. The wheat has been but an indifferent yield; and the corn is suffering from the drought. > The Supreme Court of Wisconsin have refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus for the liberation of 8. M. Booth, who is in jail in Mil. waukie for violation of the fugitive slave act. > “Fortune knocks once, at least, at every man’s door.” Ifshe ever knocked at ours it was when we were out. So says the editor of the Greenbrier independent. {> On bis visit home, Buncombe county, N. C., General Lane was presented on the same day toacircle of twenty-five blood relations, whom be had never seen, and who had grown up around the old family tree. UD” The office of the United States consul gen- eral in Havana has been several times victimized by smail robberies, and Mr. Savage has suffered in this way to the amount of some $300 since the consul general left. U7" “ The Union” national song, by our young townsmen, Francis De H. Janvier, set to music by J. M. Deems, and published by Ditson, is before us, and is respectfully recommended to anti-patriots everywhere. The music is quite pretty. For sale at Metzerott’s. 5" The census returns from Illinois already received at the Bureau here indicate the total pop- ulation of that State to be 1,500,000 in 1860 On the basis of one Congressman to every 120,000 in- habitants, it will now be entitled to fifteen mem- bers of Congress instead of nine.’ 13" The people in several districts of New Or- leans are suffering greatly from the effects of the drought. The beat of the sun bas so warped the cisterns that they will not hold water. As acon sequence whisky barrels, &c., are resorted to, and the flavor of the water is rendered unpalatable to very many. U7p"The Epsilon Grand March, dedicated to the Masonic Chapters, composed by our talented young fellow-citizen, Horatio C. King, and pub- lished by Beck & Lawton, Philadeiphia, has been placed on our table. It is for sale at Ellis’s, Penusylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. {7 The Committee for the Prince of Wales celebration at Montreal, have made arrangements with M. Strakosch, who is to have associated with him Adelina Patti, Brignoli, or another tenor, a basso, and a buffo, to give a portion of the enter- taiament, (one bour’s programme) at the Ball ballding, the night after the ball, for which the committee pay Strakosch $2,500. Personal. +++ The veteran, Com. Charles Stewart, U.S. N., has entered upon his 82d year. +++: Ex-President Pierce has received the de- gree of “LL.D ” from Dartmouth College, N.H. --+-Rt. Rev. Bishop Davis and lady, of 8.C., Gen Joseph Lane, of Oregon; Gen. John W. Whitfield, of Kansas; Hon. Jno. M. Landrum, of La., are at Browns’. . -++*Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidtis now at Stockholm. She Intends to pass the summer with her husband and children in the environs of the Swedish capitol. -+*“Phe Illustrated News announces the a; Pproaching nuptiais of Mayor Wood with Mies Georgiana Crean, sister to Mrs. James Gordon +++ Jas. P. Smith, Esq.. of Alexandria, has been appointed General Superintendent and Treasurer of the Petersburg Locomotive, Car, and A al- tural implement Manufacturing Company, at Pe- tersburg. Haaren Wixp Storm.—A heated wind storm passed over a portion of Kansas on the 7th instant, which proved nearly as destructive to animal life as the recent tornadoes that visited with such ter- tible effect portions of lowa. The wind arose about belf-past ten o’clock in the afternoon. At oue o’ciock the mercury rose to 119 degrees, and continued so for about an hour, and then began = to decrease. The effect can scarcely be imagined. The wind blew a brisk gule, car- rying with it a salty sulphurous s in attem ptin; Twomen to cross tue country from lola w Humboidt, ce eight miles) were overtaken and perished. There were thgee others at Hum- boldt whe were caught out with teams, whieb riahed. the mea slone surviving, and are now n afair way to recover. There was scarcely a chicken left in the country. Hogs and cattle fell intheir tracks and suffocated. Various reasons and conjecturis as to its cause are &iven, but all unsatisfactory. Kitten By a Wav —On Tuesday night, at Portsmouta, (N. H) Miss Ann Maria Martin, daughter of Mr. Thomas Martin, died from the effects of a singular wound received on Saturday, when a salute was fired from the yatch Ziv Expecting a y of fireworks from the Zinga. as she was coming in,a large uumber of people bad gathered on the rf. A salute from 4 two- pound cannon was fired on board the yacht. The wad was of waste cotton, and of course was very dense; and although the muzzie of the gun was judged to be depressed far below the wharf, yet. being pointed towards the people, the wad struck Miss Martin, broke several ste! hoops in ner skirt, and one of them cuta fearful gash across her To some who crowded around her and annoyed her with questions she replied in pos “You do not know how much I am burt ‘ake me home, that | may die with my mother.” Navat INtELLigunce.—Chapiain Charles A. Davis bas been detached from the receiving ship at Norfolk, and ordered to the steamer Susqne- banna. Lieut. John Downes, lately attached to the steamer San Jacinto of the African squadron, bas retu:ned tothe United States under orders from the Navy Department. The steamer Brook- a eas from Pensacola June 25, for Hampton onds. Marine Officers Ordered —Capt. A- 8. Taylor to the Barracks at New York; Capt. Josiah Watson te command the marines at the Pensac. ia station; and Lieat. P H. Fontané, on expiration of his seave, to the Barracks at Portamouth, N. H. U7 Though the census-takers in New York bave not completed their returns of the pulation of the city they bave submitted the following as tue probable total, 862,257. This amount onthe resent basis of representation would give New ork city ulue members of Congress, Instead of six as at present. pester ay has iucreased rapidly For iustance, the ward, which in 1855 contained only 22,000, now has a Popvuistion of a gine Sayed New Yat htc oes € ew York is set a 8702, 000,000. 7 Lj Boy raom STANDING ON HIs HEAD. (Ill) Herald says: “On Friday last, several boys were playing in a freight car frying longest on his bead. ve and Postinaster Dix Them t the ameust vive the benefit of a Sxercuss or Stumer TRAVEL. [ Editorial Correspondence of The Star} [No.3] July 28, 1560. Harper's Feary anv THe Country asove Ir. Harper’s Ferry, though its stupendons land and water marks visible thirty years ago, remain al- most the same (though man has been hammer- ing, blasting, and building upon them for all that time,) land marks whfch tell with tongue- less voice, as nought else can, of the inscrutible vastness of the power of nature’s God—partakes amszingly of the spirit of progress which has so changed the appearance of our whole long settled country. Nests for comfortable and well-built houses have been dug out in great numbers in nooks and crannies of the mountains’ sides that so precipitously overhang the waters of the Potomac and Shenandoah here. The town has increased perhaps fourfold in population, and has been vastly modernized in all its attri- butes. Though the bridge of which John Brown held possession for half a day or night, and the engine-house wherein he surrendered for the nonce, attracted most attention of the passengers, of course. To me, however, the Point of interest there was that loveliest of all views on this continent, which one may enjoy for ten minutes, out of the back windows of the hindmost car of the train going west, im- mediately after leaving Harper's Ferry. Or, I should rather write, that series of views, chang- ing with the rapidity of the kaleidoscope, and each succeeding one extracting rapturous exclama- tions from the lover of striking scenery—of grace- ful and fantastic combinations of mountain, tor- rent, river-expanse, bright fields, frowning rocks, and the unmistakable evidences of the sway of man’s industrial skill over them all. Harper's Ferry as thus seen, will repay the voyager the trouble of a trip over the Atlantic, as Thomas Jef- ferson once wrote, for this world to remember, though railroads were not then dreamed of, to aiford the traveler a thousand facilities in a day for seeing new sights, as I am so pleasantly expe- riencing at this moment. Up the Potomac to Martinsburg, we traverse for the most part the celebrated county of Jefferson, Va., the pride of Virginia’s valley. Beautiful in its subdued scenery, its well rounded hills and outstretched plains, dotted over with huge barns, high bred cattle, and crops of corn, proving the fullness of the earth here. It is the seat of much wealth, great thrift, and far-famed liberality and intelligence. Dining at Martinsburg, the county seat of Berkely, from thence the rail track lies wholly in Virginia for many miles up, toward Cumberland Gradually the immediate valley of the Potomac in which it courses narrows, until a short distance above Sir John’s Run it becomes, on the Virginia side, hardly more than wide enough to contain the railroad; and on the Maryland side, but wide enough, with heavy rock cutting to hold the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Timber slides run- ning for perhaps a quarter of a mile up the little mountains here skirting the river in Maryland, begin to make their appearance, and everything reclaimed from nature’s entire sway begins to Indicate that it was so reclaimed only by very hard labor. On the “turn outs” of this portion of the road, we met a large number of descending trains, laden with coal, produce, lumber, ke; on one of them trains sufficient to make quite a mile of cars stretched one after the other. Not the most uninteresting portion of this part of our route are the palisades of the Potomac, where for miles on miles the (here) little river seems to have cleft the Virginia spurs of the Ale. ganies, along the base of which it courses now so quietly. As though with the blow of a broad- ax, for the height of hundreds of feet, the rock appears as though split perpendicularly down, only in order to let the insignificant stream nestle cozily at its base. How apt an {!lustration—this gradual abrasion of a river bed hundreds of feet below the rock surface—of the eventual triumph of patient perseverance! AS we approached the South Branch of the Potomac, the quality of the soll on both sides of the river, and the breadth of arable land in the valley, greatly improved and increased. The population there are evidently far better off in this world’s goods than in the rougher portion of the valley last described. Washington’s well known encomiu ms upon the cattle fattening and cereal producing capabilities of the South Branch region of Virginia and of Maryland adjacent, are deserved to this day, as the enormous yield of oats laying around yet unstacked, and the stil) more enormous promise of a season’s yield of corn upon the valley’s flats testify. Above the cross- ing of the South Branch the mountains suddenly leave the river’s banks, and the valley spreads out into wide plains, bordered with gentler bills and covered with the fatness which gladdeneth the heart of the husbandman. The river here is hardly wider than Rock Creek at Georgetown, though in rainy times it becomes a terrific torrent, 2s the damage it not unfrequently does to crops, herds, and canal bereabout testify. The rapid descent of the stream of this more mountainous region causes its bed to fill past the capacity of its banks to hold the waters accumu- lating in them, often in a few brief hours. From the South Branch up to Cumberland is a lovely region indeed. Washington was aceustomed to grow rapturous over it. He first became familiar with it upon Braddock’s expedition, it will be remembered; and afterwards more so as the engi- neer of the Potomac Navigation Company; per- haps the first work of intended extensive internal improvement ever essayed on the North American continent When engaged in engineering lower down the river—that is between Harper’s Ferry and George- town—I have not unfrequently hunted up and found “‘beech marks,” made by the hand of Washington himself, their position being so dis Unctly and accurately indicated in his notes of his surveys (still preserved) as that there ‘was no mistaking their paternity. In all, bundreds it may be, of civil engineers have labored over the routes of Washington’s original survey of the Potomac in the last thirty-three or four years,and one and all, they will testify that the evidences remaining of his professional labors Prove his re- markable method in all things as unerringly as his subsequent glorious military and civil history The Potomac is crossed by the Railroad into Maryland a mile or two below the city of Cum- berland, which when but old Fort Cumberland teeming with events of pioneer enterprise, daring attrocities and escapes, was long the jumping ott place of western civilization. Now, it is the largest and most flourishing inland city of Mary- land, made so by the immense traffic of the Maryland and Virginia coal mining companies, whose business, operations, head and front here. A considerable portion of its buildings, hewever, still wear their air and mein of the times when it was first but a military frontier post sheltering ad- venturing travelers seeking to make the then wea- risome and dangerous pilgrimage of the Allegha- nies,in search of the unoccupied and fertile lands o, the Ohio valley, to be bad for nothing as it were {ts commerce was then almostentirely in peltries. Since it was the great starting and resting point for the heavy staging and wagoning business that sprung up before the era of from the settlement of the valley of the Ohio. Its altered business is capitally illustrative of the general progtess of the land. W. DW——a, PSE IE Es ‘Tue House Paistixnc.—The difficulty in re- gard to the House Printing is at length term: nated. Mr Ford yesterday relostated M. i Larcombe & English in their furmer position, and their office to-day is in full biast in getting out the public work, which has been so unneces* sarily delayed by the suspension of payinents. —_>—— Agmy Onver.—Captain R. G. Clay, Assistant Quartermaster, has been directed to proceed to the headquarters of the department of Utah and relieve Lieut. Col.G H. Grossmar, Deputy Quar- ype: General. ‘The latter, on being relieved, to repair to St, Louis, Mo., and report thence by letter to the Quartermaster General. _ oO Count MarTiaL OF AN ARMY CapTain.—A general court martial is to meet at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 1, 1860, of as s00n there. after as pra<ticable, fat the trial of Capt. Wm, K ‘an EW by y 8 TLEMEN’S DRESS Ss rf and supe weather for the morning is made from the Amer. N Sein Ts otal tnd MUSLIN et pisinacd iean Consolidated Line to the Smith- y patterns and w&rranted to ft. Cail and try LANE’S, jy 9+3t 424 Penn, avenue. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. ___ SABE AC ED.ON RAREST LEGT SCHOOL, Miss 1. a. Pit oe 8 School for ee Ee he Pia nes, on Sth 6 sonian Institution. The time of observation is about 7 o’clock. Juny 31, 1860 yas eleven weeks, payavie 1c. Jy @ St — CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. ssiedecaas MANTND HOOPED SKIRTS. We ha: ved ex rn LK M lear. SE MAN PLES and POIN iso 10 dozen ontgomery, cloud, WOVEN SKIRTS of superior . _ r om THE =2 a vit on rs ise want any Seas en saris gal Oyo ow Pees Avion © AU TCHS s. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. Wk tiave just tosived sinrge stook of Bleached ro a ng pate Blenohod Ria Gr RA seen COREY HUAN i vp). te s 5 whe we have mae VLOR & HUTCHISON. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. PITOL HILL, GLASSICAL & ENGLISH fe on ae wehoel. é iD fronds tock the patie that hie pekonl will com © public that his wience on WEDNESDAY let of August, i the Old Capitol. et ee caging Be ae rected for temperature,) 29,772; at noon, x ‘Thermometer at 7 a. agg fo decent Maximum during 24 hours ending 9 a. m. to- day, 96°; minimum 66°. Tug St. Nichoras Arvatr aT ALEXANDRIA. The coroner’s jury in this affair, the verdict of which we gave yesterday, was composed of the following gentlemen : Isaac Keli, D.G. Meade, S. M. Branch, E. Horseman, C. R. L. Crown, R: H. P. Robinson, J. F. Feddon, J. W. Wren, J. W. Smith, E. H’ Field, G. Bayley, and R. Evans. ti rises bout the same j : 7 ; ae from his vessel with a small boat loaded with | structed in the principles of a religious education wheat for Fowle’s wharf; Olive was sculling; gp ie eral tl eeeeee Je a) Oy : “igigre ie De ave! Amy . vem, Sos roiea lis ne cond Sadieeees ts tenor mene] capes eule'os snr Ge teen be erll bp Pin aittcteos come into him; the steamer did not sop witness then told Olive to stop sculling and back the boat, which he did, but without effect; the steamer made no attempt to shift her course, that witness could see; witness cannot say positively whetber any officer of the boat knew what his (witness) signal was for; the steamer was about forty yar distant when witness first waved his hand, suic! ently far to stop the boat before the collision should occur; the officers of the steamer must have seen the boat of witness; theyblew the steamer’swhistle; witness’s boat could be readily seen from the lot house of the steamer; witness saw some one n the pilot house, with his hands on the wheel; the steamer was some distance from the wharf, coming down the river; she did not change her course atall; the larboard wheel of the steamer struck witness's boat; when it struck the boat, it mashed it rightdown, with Olive and witness in it; witness went below his boat; when he came up be looked for Olive; he had just risen at the stern of the boat; he did not go under the steamer, nor does witness think the steamer strack him; the officers must have known that witness’s boat ‘was upset, but rendered no aid whatever. William Lydden, sworn.—W itness is mate of the ship Conquest; was taking an account of the cargo of the Conquest, but hearing music, rose, and saw the St. Nicholas going down the river, with a number of persons on board; the steamer was in the middle of the river; witness did not see the beat of Capt Wilkinson until it had been struck; thinks the steamer stopped for some five minutes, and headed up, but made no attempt to rescue Olive; her boats were on deck, lashed. S. H. Devaughn, sworn —The first part of Capt. Devaug hn’s evidence was corroborative of that of Capt. Wilkinson. Witness thinks the steamer St. Nicholas slacked off steam but a few mo- ments; knows that she did not head up, or make any attempt to rescue Olive. ere eee eee Metuopist Statisti ‘The New York Daily World gives the following statistics of Metho- dism in the United States and Europe: Total number of communicants in the United 1,982,636 and assiduity afford general satisfaction. jy W-2t* CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. 7 HAN TO THOSE OF OUR CUS- Oo eae walere so promptly called and settled their bills as rendered Ist of July, and we will be reatly obliged to those who have not setticd, if hey will < so by thy Agee. as we are in want 1” present time of money due us al Pe me y & CO. jy %-5t_ 593 Seventh at., al a, AVENU CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. A AG NOMS RAMS "MAGNOLIA RAMS! | ¥ j i other su, of ou MGNOMLA HAMS, winch have creche tuch ante afaction for several years pst. a t boot th ein gee ee avery us SOUS willie Meek PRN eT Jy R___ Corner Fifteenth st, and Vermont a: CH! @NE ON DRAUGHT. OR SAI E—A very valuable SERVANT WOMAN and CHILD. The woman is about 24 years of age and perfect y healthy: she is sn ex- cellent house servant and nurse and a plain cook. To any one in want of an excellent servant she wouid be invaluable. The child is abeut 4 years oid. Her owner ts anxious to sell het in the Dis- trict, Traders need not apply. Addre-s Box TBtarOfice, CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. SKEAT BARGAINS IN G DRY GOODs. Selling off at reduced prices the entire stock of Dry Geods in Store No. 521 Seventh +t.. a few doors above the Ave: Pu chasers of Dry Goods would do well to call early and secure bargains, as the whole stock must be sold ina short time The stock comprises every article usually found in the Dry Goods line. — Call early to get bargains. HENRY _E jy 23 6t S215 CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. APE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.—Visitors to Cape May will pod ec accommods- tions at WHITE HALL. Terms only $8 per week, including the ride to the beach, in the morning, Dr. 8.8. MARCY, jy 27-2w* P. oprietor. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. eee eee ereeeninaeregiie CAR D.—As an inducement for famtiies to sojuurn at the“ HYGELA" daring the months of August and September, the Proprie- tors have reduced the price of Board to $2, per day and 812 5 per werk, from August let. PH SEGAR, se eC WILLARD, Seige iy ar Old Point, July 26th CUAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. WORTH. OF DRY GOODS TO $10,000 BE SOLD AT A GREAT SAC- I FICE, from now until the ist_of September, to close business, at BAR & BRO’S, I street, be- tween 7th and ath sts., Navy Yard, Washington, A® this is no humbug, pe way expect creat bar- is. Intending to mal exactly ascertained. and 200 preachers... Grand total ... Su jing three m to one of the church-a very modest estimate for Methodist congregations—we have an aggregate | eee Cy Besttey A on the ministration of ethodism of hardly less than eleven millions. U0 The rumor oketray circulated In Amer- ican papers that the Rothschilds are the proprietors of tue London Times, the corrospondent of Leed Mercury contradicts. He says: ‘‘Mr. Walter not the only = proprietor of that paper, fora Mrs Annie Brodie is nearly, if not equally, as much concerned in its prosperity. The paper is divided into sixteen shares ony | the names will be found Hi Cardens, Tites, Woods, &c , and in fact it little joint stock company in which there is no Rothschild, as ramor some time since asserted.’ 6 & change in our business, Weare obliged tosell out our stock by the ist of September. Those who with to purchase largely must call soon, as we are already very busy in measuring out our stock. This will also chance for persons to buy to sel! agai buy to seli'again.. jy 2-lw CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. ‘ATTENTION A ~ FIRST WARD! The subscriber hag on hand a large stock of sea- sonable BOOTS and SHOES, which is selling at & creat sacrifice for cash. thks hee pe ANKLE TIES, and GAI- ERS, from cents, Misses’ GAITERS, MOROCCO BOOTS, and SLIPPERS from 25 cents to 81. Ladies’ GAITER BOOTS and SLIPPERS, from CF TEMIFRANCE MEETING.—The mem- 18 bers of the Catholic Beneficial Total Ab- stinance Association ai hallon TUESDAY E 8 o'clock. requested to meet at their SNING. the Sist inst ,at The Rey. Father arene is expected to add: tl 4 NE, rp ite to $1. Vee ore eee Men's CALF SKIN OXFORD TIES and MON- a - —— ROES, 75 cents to @1.25. OR SALB—A HORSE and CA®RIAG i ’s PATENT LEATHER and CALF SKIN CONGRESS BOO’ 2.8. And all other kind. °4 ay DYER No. 131 . ER, No. jy 2-eo3t* Pa. avenue, bet. 19th and 20th sts. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. 464 SEVENTH STREET. AT THE O1D STAND. The subscriber, grateful for the liberal heretofore extended to him, has tht pleasure to announce to his former cus:omers &nd the public generally that he has again opened -tore at his old stand, corner of Seventh and F streets, with a full and complete assortment of fine GROCERIE: EAS, LIQUORS and CIGARS ! r rom allin want of goods in his ine, intending to spare no efforts to give entire sat- isfac*ion. Fresh BUTTER and ESGS constantly on hand daily. _iy 23-co2w WM. H. BRERETON, | CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. BALtore it BUTTER HOUSE. Daily receiving fresh and aweet, in Goshen pack- ager. Also, Ohio Butter, at 1 and 1234 cents. ELLICOTS & HEWES, jy 5 59 Exchange Place, Baltimore. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. N EIGHTH ATIONAL EXHIBITION, At CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. 12th—20th, The UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold its Eighth Annaal Agricultu- ral and Industria! Exhibition on the groveds liber ally provided by the citizens of Cincincati, wiieh &ré to be fitted up in the best style. There wil! be Halle and Tents for tho duplay of IMPLE. M MACHINERY, TOOLS, DOMESTIC RM AND GARDEN rom &1 to $ mt quire at EARLE’S Livery Stable, H *. Stross, between 2ist and 22d sts. PN _dy St_lw* OR SALE—A pair of fine carriage HORSES, FOE CARRIAGE and HARNESS work either in sing! sor double harness; to be seenat Mrs, BRYAN'T’S, N, between 14th and 15th streets, south mide.’ . jy 31-3t* FSE PHILADELPHIA.—The steamer James Jerome, Captain Jerome, has ar rived and will sai for the above port ou Friday moruing,atl0 o'clock For freight apply to HYDE & DAVIDSON, dy 3l-st Georgetown, CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. HF Latest novelty out-CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT—in fountains of Sor 10 gallons each, warranted pure wine, Persons wishing to see or try canbe accommodated by calling at my store, No. 403 Pa. avenue HENRY C. PURDY. Jy St-st -— THE GREAT This Mammoth Steamship, tha wonder of the age, will arrive at Norfolk and be open for the reception of Visttors on Saturday next, August 4th. Ip onder tag le the Washingtonians and others an opportunity Of witnessing this noble vessel, the splendid steamer BALTIM: o will mi ex. orfolk on FRIDAY. currion to Oid Point and next, the 3d of Augast. Leaving her berth, foot of 4 » M., arriving at Old Sixth street, at 10 o'clock a. Point 4a. m. fad Norfolk 5428. m.’ After which the Baltimore will lay alongside the Great Eastern, aud remain sufficiently long to allow the passengers: to board and inspect her. Returning will leave Norfoik at 6 &, m. Saturday evering and arrive in ashington Sunday at lla. m. ‘assengers will be tak ff and landed at all the re lardings on the Potomac 464 ronage ie : RES. FA fare for the found tip, PRODU"K, PRUITS, FLOWERS, and N For further information eo fete. | FIVE WEN Be. Siete est Prva for MITCHELL, on board. or at the Company's office, | HORSES, CATTLE SHEEP, and. SWINE corner Sixth pret ones and an unequalied Track,one mile in and tional Hotel, jy Si-td forty feetia width, for the exhibition Orses. ‘The Premiums offered—in pemires silver, and rotomgeteras Bake Ait onze medals,—diplomas and eortificates, amount PRorosacs FOR PAVING, ‘The Selitin TR pteartes , aoe e from, Wednes- Orvice or Commissioner of Pusiic Paget day Tath. to Thursday 7, the Sth, of ember, July 30, 1860. thos giving time to examine and test imple Sxatxv Proposars will be rereived at this of | ments and jinery. fee up to 12 o’eiook ‘ot premiom lists or information apply atthe of Pa, avenue. m.,00 the 9tn day of August fi t, for Grading, f rok | 0! f the Society, No. 356 Pa. enue, (u and fing Feotenve wing the Guttarreete, | maire ;)or to the subesriber Be Cinaianat. 0) r ith streets went. iy 2 tf Seo’y U.S. Agricultural rety. CHAMPAGNE ON DRAUGHT. the north side of B street south, between 7th and ren! on t, and S$ inches deep on = The Curbstone to be best gronred 4 panes thick ns und 64 moh m4 the we Ro jong beck os NITED STATES CAPITOL EXTENSION, a fend wal nf ina bed oars cians will be ‘received. at SpA gi! e "Brick to be of the best quality hard red | ROB OLE » the 2st ia Colic - aid on Sd a Se er | as esate ooh kes pavin to be d four (4) inches ey item oy or eae het fa ace ene ce courses on edge next to the curb ing in on page on the inner Hie. Es, conte of w a ead ia oil. . sean geo ares fino gear | ei ati epee la exces walls to the ames, must tueet be sl ct . 4 ‘ot i ppawe he .Iaid ona bd o' so eat eat tape asin by ices eutectic |, free i least 9 inches deep. twee rod Uy With five courses | .n the presene couses may ose ts of herd d No; a river in pi catty New (iil ee oer ee aa if ch sacra | yueece estes as ae SPECIAL ELECTION. Petite are sahara THOMAS P MORGAN s date tor the gerd oy bit en from the iret Ward. x) of Is Boa 12 T° THE VOTERS OF THE FIRST WARD. its : offering if as a oandi- re siooton us oak in the E of Com- inci! to wi you elect date in Jw FS ‘ion of your kindness Sr (oben ber you to ieve that when I consented to become & candidate at that election that I then was satisfied that the mere technica! uibble upon which | was excluded from my scat faa no force, and I am confident you would concur wit ‘me if the reports the majority snd mi_ori Solieretene published as my friends in the Boar desired. Very respectfully, ORERT FARL, Jr. Jy 26-5t* Se ELECTION NOTICE. N ance with & seuciution qnened bythe ‘ommon Council on 2d July, we hereby ive notice to the voters of the Firat Precinet First vard, Saat an —s will be neld at G. T. "se W . si Ish and 30th ste, on WEDNESDA of August next, for one member o! a = = |, to mpg ne Pigehe he polls will be open at 7 o'clock &. m. 8 at 7 o'elock p.m. Sine DECAL iy 27 te QTICE. ter the Precinct of the Vo Ward notice ef hereby given, that an election will be heid in the above Precinct on WEDNES DAY, the Ist of August next, at the carpenter of Ficider Dorsett, on the corner of G and 18th sts., for one member of the Board of Common Council, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the disqualifica- tion of Robert Earl, Jr. The polis will be open at 7 o'clock a. m. closed at cw DENHAM, Wat. J: Lewis, jy 2% Commistioners Seo Precinct Fitet Ward. EXCURSIONS, PIC NICS, &c. APITOL ASSOCIATION 18 engaged, light fantastic toe ; but yet, a cordi extended to all who wish to take their enjoy a breeze of the river. rt of the Associ vor them with th: e tion as ifia their own homes, the ohject being more for pleasure tha: profit. The “Washington Har- moneons” will favor the company with several Quartettesand Songs The steamer Gro. W. Ricos has been chartered, and will leave léth st. bricg: every hour from O'clock &. m till 10 o'clock p.m. fT nepusoepest apd the cock lay of ama: mt ar eo! ative: Tieersthing atl bease on tae i who may rfeot a protac- fare 10 cts., children half price. Whaley’s omm buses will also leave the corner of 7th st. and Pa av hourly, and ron by the iéth at. bridge across the Long Bridge ; fare 15 ets. Tickets ‘ity Cents, admitting a gentleman and ladies, ral Com. of Arranciments for Association, i RB. Ballard, Avdrew Bain, J. L. Bryan, H.G Dnvine, W.H. Dea, HLH. Clark, JG. Weaver, A.H. Alcott, F. Barrett. W.. J. Barris, jy SI-3t HO! FOR GLYMONT! S Loo Out for the GRAND AFTERNOON EXCURSION of the HIAWATHA CLUB, to be given at Glymcnt, on TUESDAY, Aucus:7 © will use their utmost endeavors casion one of i-terest and pleasure to ail who may tavor them with their company. The Holy Hill Rand has been envaged and wil! furmsh delightfal music toall whe love to “trip it on the light fantastic toe.” The steamor Paenix e foot of High st. at 1 o'clock; Stone House at ha'f-past 1:6 at2 Coaches will leave 7th and 8nd 17th st. at half past 1 o'clock. Tickets, ting & gentleman and ia- dies, 81. Committee of Arrenaements. p Perkins, WwW cote, Wm. Goldsborough, F. Moore. — Wm. Moore, is 3-6" GRAND MOONLIGHT PIC-NIC _ OF The Continental Club Will be given at ARLINGTON on WEDNES- DAY. August ist. lebrated band is engaged, so that all ay trip on the hight fan- 3 2 Fg 8 cordial invita jon xteuded to all who wish to. take their familios to enjoy a pleasant day of @ ment and the cool breeze of the river. will be done on the part of the Association, to r der to all who may favor them with their presence, as perfect a protection as if they were in their own homes; the object being more for pleasnre than profit, jy 2 L Pic Nic* OGAN TRIBE, No. 5, IMPROVED O. R. MEN, (Grongetown.) The members of Logan Tribe take pleasure in Snnouncing this their Annual Pio Nic, at ANALOSTAN ISLAND, on MONDAY, August 6. Order will spare no efforts The members of to make this the of the season. Every to pleasure and en- Arrangement that ad joyment has bren made The Holy Hill Band has been engaged, and will farnish delightfnl music to all who love to “trip it on the light fantastic toe Boats will leave the Stone House Wharf and foot of High st.every five minutes, Boats free. Re- freshments furnished at low prices Tickets Filty Cents, admitting a gentleman and ie jy 3 &t Indies. <2», GRAND CAVALRY TOURNA- MENT! TOURN a GALA PIC Nic! At ARLINGTON SPRING! THE ; %, President's Mounted Or Wasuincton City, Take creat pleasure in announcing to the public their intention to hold a GRAND CAVALRY TOURNAMENT AND PIC NIC at ARLING- TON SPRING.on . _.. MONDAY, Aveust 61x. This will be a strict’y' military arrangement, as practiced in the ca school exerciter, and pone will contend for the prizes but members of the om} The foliowing-named gentlemen have kindly con- sented to act in the position assigned them : UDGES. Hoa. J. B. Floyd, Secretary of War; Gen. J. E. Johnson, Quartermaster General U. S A; Lieut. Col Wm. fi. Emory, ist Cavalry US. A, Address to the contestants for the prizes by the Hon. 1. 1, Stevens, of Washington "Territory. Hon. Alexander R. Botsier, of Virginia, will p-esent the prizes in behaif of the suceesaful mders. Substantial seats will be erected for the accom- modation of the ladies. and every effort will be made to ensure the comfort and enhance the pleas- ure of all who may favor the corps by their pres- ence on the occasion © beg to assure the publ ethatorder anddeooram Wil: be ngidiy m_intaimed, as an ample police force will be detailed for the purpose. : Withers’ full band bas been engaged for the oc- casion. The enclosure will be open for the reeeption of Visitors at 9o’clock a, m. iding to commence at 3 o’clock p.m. ses will start hourly from the corner of 7th et. and Pa. av ; also 12th st. and Pa. av. The steamer George W. Riggs will make trips from léth st. bridge. TICKETS FIFTY CENTS, admitting « cen tleman and ladies, Man tan hes Wan ‘Cape P ALK t. P. WH. King, Pb: B Scheer, Lem Tewers, “ £m PRs. “ J. Hollingsworth, “ Robt. H. Stevens. CommitTE: oF ANGEM ENTS. Capt. Jos, Peok, "t Geo, Seitz, Tiga ® | Feat, Private Wis: Gary, » - : a, bad . OS. Win.8. Teel,” oa Fe Bator SION of ST_ PE- e ____ COMMITTEE. RAND PI I G Fobesiventy > BALL, Esputa's Citizens’ Band, at ARLINGTON SPRINGS, - oN TUESDAY, Avevst 7. The proceeds to be applied to the purchase ef NEW UNIFORM FOR THE BAND. bers Lpeentcsapes Gn Bahay ams meth make this aay pli mort, the Bic of the generous publi The best of r Land every. thing done to promote the pleasure of the daw’ THE Sabgncate Se cea pat Pee r Iso, the ic. v ‘enna. ave- TICKETS FIFTY CEN AND UCTION SALES. ER For other Auction Sales, see first page “By A. GREEN, Anow INE 8. COUNTERS. . &c., " Eh a Pe eg en = sof Beventh ana Eis, Weck em ee ne jorse ron Safe, made by Herring, Wana ake 4 Shaving. Gas Fixtures, &o , in the establishment. i A. GREEN, Avot By J. C. MoGUIRE & CO., Avotoncers KS AT AUCTION.—On FRIDAY AP- SS NOON. August 3!,at 5 o'eieck, at tho uction Rooms. we shall sel, in sums to euit— SESS Eorrorntion of Washington Quarter!y 6 per $390 Corpereion of Washington Semi annua! 6 ‘T ont 2, * shares Bark of War-hington Stook. Germs cash in current McoGUIRE & CO., Avets. By J.C. MoGUIR XcCk Poe NUON, CO., Auctioneers, LENT FAMILY CARRIAG oT © Satce—On Tt oat SETER. front of the auc shsil sell a small aod handsome With sents jor four ‘sone, built to order a short time ago. ard bat little used. ‘erms: Ac edit of #,.0 and 9 days, tor esti factorily endorsed notes. hearing intorest iy Wat 4.c. MeGUINE & CO , Aucts, By A. GREEN, Auctioneer. o% TUESDAY, the 3 front of the premise: 6 o'ciook p. ompiance with the term, ised of trust om Thos A. Bown and wife. dated 24th Neptem 858 and rd-din Liber J. A. &,. No. a, ofthe land recor Yechine- ls of lots It and 12 un square No. 297, ng fer the same forty feet three mobes from beg: the southwest corner of said Square, rann py ons line with D street Songh; sixt feet thenoe North: seventy feet thenss Wont; six teen feet thenne So: sev feet to the pace of begining. together with the rovements. cones tong ofatwo story Frame House with one story Back Building. w—fourth cash; balance in 6, is dog ch atle with vases neceeety ty a * remises. Ifthe terms of eale &re rot complied with within five days after the day of sale the trustee reservos the ht te rose} the property atthe puchasere risk cost, after -iv ing One week's 1ce A HENNING. GEO. c. GEU. K-THOMPSON { Trestoes. iy 12 Staw& da A. GREEN, Anot By A. GREEN, Auctionoer. RS, STORE 1K- —On WEDNESDAY, of Aug sell, at 10 o'cleek s. m_,at the Grooery > Theodore Sheek ier, No, 371 Seventh street. b: tween land K streets. anex- cellent assortment of Fi Grocerion, vin Teas of every deers eer Seffee, Fy /imegar. W 5 Broome, &o Je: t axsorunent of choros | the Store Fixtures, ench as Stand Caxks, Ten Cadd Biatform and oo x retail « ’ y > cash: ever $20 a credit of 2 and 4 months, for notes satisfnctoriiy endorsed. jy +8 dts A. GREEN, Auet, FUTURE DAYS. By WALL & BARNARD, Auotioneers. ARGE STOCK OF MANTILLAS, DUB. 4 TeRs, Lack BoRNOUSs Lace SHAWLS anD Pots ar Avcrion.—-Un FHURKRSDAY MORN ING, 23 Argos, at 10 t, store room on N ene door irem P. and k Sik Mant French ano German Lace « Lace do. sce Burnous and Piccolomiuie, yor Boiee sod Square 2 lack and W hite berege Dusters Maptuins, Ane cians, Shawls nape ners. &o. &o. + this sale is or ne ne expected. Tne Spent attention of the feares i. respectfully solic ted jyd "WALI. & BARNA’ y Aili By !. C. MOGUIRE & CO., Auctioneers. RUSTEE'S SALE OF LO East or ug Cap.tow Sri —On TU AF TERNOON. Aucuet eer on TU Reh fre fon Rooms of J.C Motuire & Co., by virtme of trast from Thomas A Mitchell, dated ‘Zith, 1858, and ducy recorded in Liber J. A. &, f 1%5 469, et seq, one of the land records for Washington county, a beced 15 16, I7, 18, and .9. *q . Terme: One turd cash; the residue in 3, and 6 months, with interest, secured hy a deed of trust on oe premises, i rats All conveyancing at the oust of t rohaser. H. EDMUND CLARK. Trustee, jy 17&Si&ang2! J.C. McGUIRE & CO.. Aucts Ry A. GREEN, Auotioncer. Geer TWO STO Y PRAME HOU! E AND Lot on THE fsLaNn at Auction. —Ou i DAY, the z7th instant, | shail sel’, in the Premises, at6o'c.ock p m.. souts half in bdivision of Square ‘No 435, with improve- ts, consisting of a good two story Teme House ms, kitohen and wood house. This Property fronts on Seventh street west, rext to the corer of south E street, and rune back to an alley. Terms: One-half ossh; bainnos ‘n 12 months, t pRrokecer to give motes for thi Gclerred payment, A d given Ting interest from day of snie. and a deed of trusttsken. Title Lodieputad'e. jyv3ad A. GREEN, Auot. THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONE et FRIDAY aac os se 18,2 ind pinos. > Jy BB-eod&ds” ‘A.GREEN, Avot By A. GREEN, Auction’ser RUSTEE S2ALE OF OL? BRICK,) RS, Winrows, BLinps aND Hanpsome BuiLpina Lot, IT BEING THE PROPERTY oF THE WaereEN Hoss Comrant. at AvcTION —On FRIDAY, the Sd day of Avgust, 1 shail sel,cn the premise, at 6 © clock p. m.,on Tweoty third, between L and M streets north, it being Known asthe Western Hose roperts, @ | the Brick Windows, Doors and linds, rer-aining from the fire. Also, the hand- seme lot of greund on which the building stooa, it being south 38 feet 736 inches of Lot No. 22,18 Square 0. 37. Terms for brick and matertal, ossh; for the build- ing lot one-half each; the in 6, '2.and 8 months, the pure! to give notes for the deferred Py peee, bearing. ae po day of sale. deed given snd a deed of trust taken. All con- ver sncing at the oort of the purchaser. _ ifthe for jot «! not be complied with in five days from day o! the trustee reserves the right to rereil the property at the rink and cost of the first rurchaser. by advertising the same 3 times in the Star raub ha DWARD HAN!EY. Trustre, By W, R. WOODWARD A GREEN, Avot. iy2a P u SM in hs = - O- Pe H. W. HAMILTON, | No. 512 Seventu 8 Near Odd Fellows’ Hall, Dealer ia PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, VARNISH, BRUSHES de, &eo. PAINTING, in a’l its branches, exeoyted at short and at oon. notice u pri MIXED PAINTS for sae, with buckets and brushes to loan {ree of oharce iv® PUTTY is DOWN! For Superior Soda Water, With Delicious Fruit any Cream Syavrs, Goto GRAyYs, Northeast cor. Massachusetts av. and Fourth st. iy Bi Sw NELLY TE MANTEL: : MANTELS, Dircet from the Manufacthrers. eaeaere most beautiful styles of Mantels, en- sled the