I = = EVENING STAR. NATIVE MELODY. BY A. GREEN GOSLING, JR. “A Bull-froz dressed in soldier’s clo’es.”°—Old Song. What a happy thing’s a frog In a pond. Whea 2’ squatting on a log, na 3 | rain is ris own Cr brown Un the sober coat He has donned! ‘Then his showy yellow vest— Pie! for shame; Closely Buttoned o’er his breast, All the samr, Which will never shew the dirt, M_kes bim look so “awful” a We suspect he’s ne’er a shi Te his name. Then bis trowsers fit so tight One would think He'd strain ’em all his might Just to wink; Yet he’) leap and not half try— If b's pond you're pa-sing by— ‘Twice as fat a~ you or I From its brink. He hates the abode of wealth, Courts and law; He dete-ts the Board of Health, Furthermore ; ‘The glare of “gas” is there, And *t doesn’t suit him. where Cooi di-cassion may not dare Upe its jaw. Still, bt em all alone, You'd smppose, . By th ir seeming wrangling tone, They were fces— With their gutteral gabbie queer, They like Dutch o’ec ‘Lager Bier’ — Waen they’re tarowgh their game, or near “Dominces ** He’s a hermit, new and then Or cenfines him to the spring, Grows a stupid selfish thing, And is >eldom heard to sing, fat all. With the ‘Red Men,” to “‘the Pasi’? They'll belong— So they’re subjects while they last Por a song. And Po-terity shall say, As i reads this touching lay, The “ Fiibusteros” of that day “Did them wrong.” “Froe Town,’ near Washington, 1855. - aes See Exicua —I am composed of My 24. 3. 19. is a number. My 1. 4, 26, 16. 23. 9, is a giri’s name. Mv 8. 15, 25. 12, is an adjective. 10, 2, 20, 12, 22. is done by 23 letters: My whole is 2 souree of much amusement. Fexix. OTK Se Rares Wixe A Max's Lec io THE Bor. A few deys ago at New Urleans, James Sand- ford, formerly a member of the band of Ethio- aders. waz fornd in a cell of the city prisou with the flesh eaten off to the bone from ene of his legs by vermin! His head alse was in a condition of the most disgusting nature, and it was found necessary to crop his hair, with a view to afford the miserable man repose’ It was supposed he could not re vover. If was imprisoned at the time for ha- itual drunkenness. 1 Leetsnatcre.—The returns cf tion. so far officially received, show w Nothings for the lgislature and 123 > Demucratic majerity in the is nt ballot is estimated at 50, by the Demoer tts Liverpool. -New York ..Bremen.. FROM EUROPE - Liver; ooi. - Bremen. -Havre... b Ff ¢ California steamers leave New York ee tke Sth and 2cth of each month. 2 RNIVALS AF PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Wittards’ He! J Mrrphy, NO JF! cuse, do W W Willingham, Va De —H.a.&3.C WiLLaRp PA Bush, V BMHulNY G P Barris Vt HB OMSatwum, NY M Marceron, Pa C€ J Marceion, do R Tyler, Pa Hi | abourhee. HON Hooper, Mass © B Bassel;, Md W H Bone and ly, Va A ¥ Carry, Md PA smith, Wis AR Feel. Va ‘f B Stockton and lady, RR Beyward and lady. USN do Mivs McKnight, Pa A P Revers Viass Ccl E Solomon and fam, P> Gra am, Pa Ala KS can, Md Dr Maseters and lady, C Ex arzie, ly, daugh’r, NY Ga Geo S Frost and lady, A Delargie, do Mi & & Rowland end ledy,J NO F A Pire, SC Miss “tre, do 4 & Txompson and ly, NU c! Comstock and ly, River Miss Comstock, do S Wiliams, Bos EF Websters, @hio R Sowerb: ¥ Stapleton and ly, NY Mis Stapleton M Johnston, Md rs Jami-on, NY 3 - Jamison, do Miss Themp COLUMBUS. ‘These trains connect at Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield and Sondusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, ete. At COLUMBUS the ©. G. Railroad trains oon- nect with the fast trains of the Little Miami Rail- road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At XENEA (on Littie Miami Railroad) connection is formed with the trains throngh Dayton, to Indian- apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock Island, Louis, etc. Se holding Through Tickets for Memphis, ¥ urg, Natchez, New Orleans, ete., whic ateaisotddat Washi m—are trans- ferred at Cincinnati tothe Mail Steamers on the Ohio. Tick: for Evansville, Cziro, and St. Louis are sold his route. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to Toledo, Detroit, Chi . ete., tickets are sold, when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connection with the Cleveland and Pittsburg mads ‘Travelers are requested to notice that while this is the only route affording Tickets and Checks in Weshington, it is also the shortest, most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading eae in the great West. The distance from Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, abont 100 miles shorter than by any other route! ARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM WASHINGTON :—To Wheeling, $9 50; Colum- bus, 313 SS Damrsss $15 50; Cincinnati, $16 00; 8 Louisville, by railroad, $13 65, by steamer from Cincinnz » B17 50; Cleve- land, S12 Toledo, $15 50; Detroit, $15 20; Pe. £2065 and 19 50; St. Louis, 228 50 an: $25; Memphis, $36; New Orleans, 231; ete. FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER’S FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND, BERELEY SPRINGS, SEDFORD SPRINGS, PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMOUNT, oncers y wave Washington at 6 a. m. or wh . ta. For the minor way stations between eiilonars and Wheceiing, take 6 a.m. train from Washington. UF" For trains to and from Baltimore, Anapolis, etc., see special advertisements. h Tickets, il’ For &s., apply to 8, Agent, at JOHN H. DONE, tshington Statlon. er of Transportation, Obt9 Railroad, Baltimore. 8 00; Indianapo! NDEIA RAILROAD. =KN MATL LINE! een WASHINGTON and ALEXANDRIA, GOR- RICHMOND—no night line on MGev Leave Washington ¥ before @@@clock a m xandria ¥ “ 7 S am Ss pa: “8 © pa NiIGUP LING. 4 Alexandria, to Gor- White Sul- Capon Springs. ft Somer” on, Weir's Market, Mid- xo = $2 00 a - 350 : - 450 ‘ = $00 « rE, - 350 se ah Winchester, - - 350 Lid bi Suray, - = 2 4% « “ ew Market, + 3.00 or id dieburg, - - 28 OMNISUSES GGAGE WAGONS will be at the Dopet of t ton Railroad, to convey gers an » the Steamboat Grorct P NURIA,a distance cf 6 miles, all 6 for meals. . VANDEGRIFT. wi Gen. Supt. CAM FR CEORGE PAGE will ria and Was pm Washington at 6,8, 94%, 11% a m., 1, | LA'TH AR willren In connec ‘om the Capitol and nue as far as 12th st., apitol at 5¥, 7K, 8X, UK a m, Ix, 2, 3%, 54 p.m. ‘The BOA'T cons in connection with the Orange and Alex 2 ftailroad, and with the Trains on the Baltimore Washington Railroad. RATES OF TOLL. Omnibus Fare from Capitol to Boat.. 6 cents. Boat fare........-.- a ee Buggy withont horse. 1K Buggy and hors: 25 ue forse and rider Wagon and four horse: Hacks onsee 3 Link y Japtatn Comstock, ADRIATIC, Captain Grafton. been built by contract, express- service; every care has been -tion, as in the engines, to insure strength 2nd speed, and their accommoda- tlons for passeua@rs cre unequalled for elegance and comfort PRICE OF Passae@x. From New YorX to Liverpool, in firsteabia, $128 Second cabin, - << eee ee ae Exclusive use of extra size state ice >. 300 From Liverpool to New York, = and £20 An expericnesd Surgeon attached to each ship. No ber! a be secured until paid for. T ROBERTS & CO. de - sendin ae ee A do do royel do lector of St. Jemes’ Parish do do super royal do Department of Interior, May 7, 1655 do do imperi do From rejecied ar Hair Reste ves me picasure tomy ‘Phe proposals will b> opened in the manner re- en excelent in removing in- utred by lie, at its effect has first Mond: ji + on the first Tuesday after the December’? next, (4th,) at 10 o'clock a.m the Office of the Superintendent. Proposals will be addressed to the “‘ Super! tendentof the Puslic Printing, Capitol of the Uni- ted States, Washington,’? and eadorsed ‘+ Propo- sals or supply'ng Paper,” A G. SEAMAN, Superintendent of the Public Printing. ec 1—3tawdw PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS FOR 185¢. Heaperanters Marine Corps, Q artermaster’s Office, Washington, October 8, 1855. GEPARAT SALED PROPOSALS WILL WO be received ei this Ottice until 10 ’clocka. m., and 2 constant tendency t h’! have been wovbled from alser extored my balr, wolek tol «x crigincI color. I have Pastor of Orthodor € Caxyrzz, Ii, I have used Prof. O. J. Wood's Bair June 27, 1653. Restore tive, and have e¢mired iis wonderful effect. My hair was becom gray; but by the resumed {ts © permanently xo. Prov. Woon :—De ing off some three » as f thought, prematurely use of his *Restorctive "it bas our yee on Thursday the *th day of November next, for | tinued to do so calli | be ar furnish ny Rations to the United States Marines | aii the popular remedies of the at the foilowing stations, for the year 1856, viz: | fect, at last 1 was E Cherlestown, Ma sachrsetts; Hair Rest aad am vi Portsmouth, New Hampshire; doing wo: sf have ne fine growth of Brooklyn, Long Island, New York; young bair, ei chee: huly recemmnen Philadelphia, Penn pleased to trensmit to this office as soon as published, with each successive number, as a voucher.”’ oct 9—-2awtNovs ISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. The ee, heretofore existing between Wm. H Brereton & Sarmuel Brereton, of the rm of Brereton & Bro , © in the Grocery busi- ness, is this day dixsolyed by mutual consent. Persons indebted to the late firm are earnestly requested to close the'raccounts with Wm. Heary Brereton, who assumes al labilities, and b whom the business will hereafter be at the old and well-known stand, on the corner of F and 7th streets, opposite the Patent Office. ‘ WM.H. BRERETON sep25-2iwim SAM. BRERETON = GOODS in abn and at low rates at . JOHN FP. ELLIs, and NO MEDICING 18 GEL COMNENDED by (he MEDICAL PACULT u judge for yourselves. *Spa retail at E. or CHAS. STO oc. : ~ “WEHICH IS PRINCIPAL DEPOT, Broadwey, where the doctor con be consulted @aily on diseases geuereily, from 12 withoutchanze. je 136m COAL!—COALt E consumers of Coal aro respecttaby i formed tha! the undersigned can furnish aoe} with a superior article, and at the tt price. Punctuality and just weight te act Gnd be axsiues al! bat may favor kim wiht yt orders thet they ¥ ‘lt have no cause to comp: “ Call at the Yard 0 Od street, a few wepe — Pa. avenue. H.C. HARRO sep 10—Lm qoencinel& Organ)

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