THE DAILY EVENING STAR u PUBLISHED BVERY AFTERNOON, (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Lith st., aY W. D. WALLACH. Papers corved in paokages by carriers at 9468 yoar, or Stoents per month. To mail subsoribers the price is $3.9 a ysar, im advance; $2 for six months; $1 for three months; and for less than three months at the rate of 2 cents a week. Single oopiss, ONS CENT; in wrappess, TWO CENTS. TL" ADvERTisEM Ents saould be seat to the office Delore !20’c:ock m.; otherwise they may not appear untilt Kt day. THE WEEXLY DOLLAR STAR~ —— += ‘Whis exocliect Family and News Jouraai—ees- ‘Wining o srester variety of interesting reading han can be found in any other—is published os Friday morning. TERMs—Cash, inveriadly, tm advance. Single copy, siete Pine'c copy, per annum. gin PCR CORIO 6 a ce ne eee ‘Twenty-five copes. It invariably contains the “Washington News’* that has made The Daily Eveming Star cirouiate eo generally throughout the country. 17 Single copies (in wrappers) cam be procured st the counter, immediately after the issue of the paper. Prico—TH CENTS. Eb ih vez, XVI. WASHINGTON. D. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER I. 1860. N°. 2.431 THE MYSTERIOUS DISH. home now, and I'll send somebody that will 7 Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, in a letter reply- | a A CITY INCIDENT. te ree the trath out of him, or’— ing to a request to ot ary in extra cts rey. WOOD AND COAL. ‘Now, husband, let us sit down and have a “Oh! that awful head! Can we go back Fo igpene yg Tansee mar odbc F TESTE. To THE PUBLIC: nice little sociable time together this evenin, boned pa gota Jules, as she followed her hus- meng Ho ddes not. conslaer thas the exi- Forexhthtion and gle M. eet yarenggs sad patentee sled . you are gone so much! and really you look ry of crazy fools'’? said the cobbler, demands such a measure. thinks that, if : I invite the attention ‘sonaily at his office in this ait: ‘eS GO WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR completely fagged out, ranpi shont 0 mach = they le thes beubec ““Wat-liper Glin a Maty, oe Bop eee eee oe beers spo anor aaa +7 persons can wear these teeth who MONEY’S WORTH! ogee lay a meee _ how came you to meddle with their ham?” land to follow the hanty counacis of ‘South Care. fereone calling at my tarTRY IT! PROVE IT! KNOW IT! ag “To the State prison, that’s all, Julia; I had jam sent for the coroner, who came, held an | line, and believes it to be the vy ‘wisdom to ew oe TRY WHAT? to collect a bill there, and stayed 7 be sccommodsted : with any. style and 2 me of Feet ‘eeth they may desire; Tonger than | inquest, shook his head very wisely, told the wait Enis Slee prereset Conese | or MEE, ie A I needed, to hear the comic defense which one obbler and his wife that they might go home, pare M od os nd Lees nee ine SS serie Sanehie res rE tare fiat Woon tute FIONEBR MILLS,end bay your when eharged a carrying in to! to the | it. He came very near returning a verdict of the absence fa ral mol ane the part of Maryland. also of the men employed about the prison made and then declared thai a . made to hie “SQ EL, mRoome tn th 4 Ng peers ee z “Visitation of God,” bat conel that some tie ae rep pon the 1b) that th {h ees varie — see sodiodh ne ms ‘ ‘f moyenne ge id the ic Uy sul convicts.” 5 long walk, Sam I know | human means must have been made use of to oP tes pote ke do not desire whet, to be Shaien inds Pay = oe ere Saeer set D there eaper z city; and then you detach the head from the body; and so he did Ceavenel at the t time. flat, however, ‘itr = igued end bira not quite do that. if declining to act now as desired by the memorial: seer te rhachis Ga now wHar? «Zs any of that bam left, my nie The neighbors, however, Leer that the overnor expresses a determination to act ladies, the £ tnt We ait: D fee x NEASUR! “Left! do you suppose that I have made way | |.) ine found in sion of the cobbler, my whenever the honor or 4 f ert ED Briar, ano es vERny Paex ov Omnen* wit th halfa ham?” retarned Ju! aughing, | ond bis hevin salen pegging hese! ther deme Saleees of th the & yuire it. a = and flying to the closet in which the victuals afternoon, are preof-positive of his guilt,and| >a m s a who gives himself avenue. PION Conn a8 ry Mt LL =. accordingly the poor man lost all his custom, | th Karroll, ierikunes 4 8: iaving brought forward the platter with its gly poo! . e name of Karroll, but of whose birthplace and G READY-MADE SIGN OF THE BLUE FLAGSTAFF, contents and placed it before her husband, Ju- boa! but the orsngr ought i ye pee one serene Reaeen es ionity le destined to went Lore of! CARRIAGE F ACTORIES. Sovurnwzsr Connzz Revexrs Or. anp Camat Jia said : the absence of the ‘ itist” Hume. It is id UR ASHINGTON CARRIAGE FACTORY” << T @ud there's no candle: I'll just ran to} that theeobbler and his wife, if guilty of | that the “evocations’” Sic naw coccorer, whley qnaore ons oe ate Ont AE sary “ar, TON CARRIAGE FACTORY, | _™ EORGE PAGE, Aounr. “Wagner's and get you one, for it is too dark to pantry, "aud would have taken no pains to se- he operates by giving his handkerchief to be held eee MONEY SAVED geo to And the young wife scampered Gielateehen., Heake thought, thatifa 300 — Ado Ao whoever wishes to see the spirit te and ion. AT THE out of the door at a pace. could deposit the head in the platter in Sam’s ia cool aa Dy Piet Cec ree gy dons . Soarfs, Tie Union Fire-Wood Mills. When Julia returned with the candle, she} -1044¢ he could as easily deposit the ham in a | vert to the “faith of the spirite”” Stocks, Hi fw! % found her husband sitting with his back to the blue-edged plate in the house of Shuts; and, P' ae mort of ng prnctios # Tagohanios in in different branches and pista pat (RICK KORY WOOD Sawed table, motionless, and glaring upon her as she | 4, Fuiia did not once leave the room while the | Fatat Acctenr ix a Coxe Factory —About i eat PHENS wore pe pe eg SRS A to any part of the City at vey low presen entered = " & said cobbler was present. and she had seen nothin; et toes ‘a ty ol aqevaenea Ellen i 16-tf aree Ears bining om ies s oe Bsa, sod thet pojweuins aan “wpient 4 “ n’t see to ea! said | in bi young girl, fourteen years o! » Wi URE OLD RYE WH Bmp she, hn, pa par a and oe ining at eee sirnesnme::torntiwsgintasninhh at work in Berring’s Gatt, Pereba Comb’ Manu- Fe pamvts § of Pure Old Bee. hie ky oe one uiepat STUCK*Or CORT wach we tear is tke City: his citenen. Bass wae’ atddaikives th bebdaaed, Melthifeed factory, in New York, was omen in the shaft, bes le by the post feliab.e distillers in Penn- aches Walt amet psy “see Snkoe to give aatief ction eal whe i 5 » | hurled upon the wheel, and 1 tly crushed to | sylvanie, Maryland and V geinia, wari p ats Eaiitan aN a rr — Then striking a light with the flint and steel, | snd finally became a large dealer. He then | death 80, J Rrandies, H Copel Pour SAWED and SPLIT WOOD is kept she kindled a match, and applied the blue | associated with the upper classes of society, = ° F tg ow gk peels Le am under cover, perfectly dry. and COAL xX) Pinal fiume to the wick of the candle. but his beard was now grizzly, and there were NOW OPEN sot ‘Tax RIA Joc nd in good order. Large eal a ond No sooner had Julia set the light upon the | wrinkles onhis brow. He was wealthy, buthe RE —— de additions to hi table than she uttered a loud scream, and sank ; in, the faithful and THE —- te. SKEPAAR Tr agentes | fiery iat» paring i now oe te eat a ier i MON Fine Woop MILLS backward into the nearest chair. atient partner of his youth, had long since a SE Coe GE & LIGHT. Tice husband turned to, her. “Then you been deposited in the loply gravecand ghand, | CSIGINAL GIFT BOOK STORE, [7p | CEMETERY NOTICE, | Wave Sota Kinds eannet be caMNEW & & "MARLOW, Proprietors, didn’t know it was there?" inquired he sol- | some white grave stone i in Trinity Chureh yard AT Bu Moi te ENTS 3 oe sin tes the business, he 1 INDE : emaly. told that she was bora in the Year 1795, and 476 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ‘ONE: a A ce, Fie Beet aeaeetens car wesentcene K' ee ASP eee Juiis was speechless, but she looked at her " Manulactored any length, uied in 1830. aged 35 y: Neat door to Clay’s (late U. S.) Hotel, be- | Prices for cash or appro ee popes. A call is and delivered to any part of the city Some years had thee ae, wed her husband had tween Third and 44 streets. ‘ mais Work ip aan Se coc grserpe gen and at the lowert e mast norteat ~ aaa — a widower—his eldest daughter be- ee. RVAWAC A = Po ae his ot Ad nels th Coreen OTe Office h ERIFE * BxWwson. ing alres a@ young woman. » & ) in order accom: jate iOUGHS, CO. HOAR! ESS, . ohms soutl ide Pe , Det fe was st that ‘ime when a party on Lake | legions of customers throughoat the United States, iba ey 7 Eee ae = serner a iin and Kata wharf and mill weet sue Ox Treat husband with a countenance like death. Oa bringing the light to the table, she had scen, instead of the ham, a gory human head in the Latter. She Still sat staring, speechless, at her hus-| George were trying to kill time ina pleasure | has loeated COMPOUND SYRUP OF GUM AzABIC. Ile arose, te ‘4 up the platter, and car- boat, that a tall, disk-complexioned ples with : A BRANCH 8TORE pealex Hoven Romed med) y hee Dr. J. H. McLEAN’S Toni RENE OF Sianaeen ; the a * then mee the silvery looks, said toa blue-eyed young lady of his widely celebrated pe have become familiar with its extraordina- STRENGTHENING CORDIAL have jast received and will commence urload- d found that the ham was not there; el GIFT BOOK ENTERPRISE 5 alton bs had ot all the prinoipal drug AND BLOOD PURIFIER. ing to-morrow 8 oargo of cen taken away, and the head left in vroe at Band sorata bottle. 66 THE GREATEST REMEDY in the WORLD, | ®t . in Washington City, at its plac e. L (eg, stove sizes) ever bri org nd brought to thu ss: “Those pte young blades in the other end of oan send direct from the vesssl t He searched the house in eve.y| the boat are talking of sherry cobblere; that 476 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, W oo w aces are and the most your orders are left eo part, and could not detect the traces of a stran- | reminds me of aqueer adventure that I and | where can always be found a complete stock of the / Dguiciovs axp ‘and oon Desiér, gr thing but the fact that the ham had] my friend Hambiedon once had. It is long STANDARD AND MODERN WORKS 262 Pa. A By. Tw. LITE AND 1fTE St DELIGHTFUL 90 $1 Corner C nad wth te near Canal. een removed and a horrible ebject left in its | ago, but I shall never forget it, especially as it of the Mills Wharf fe0cn se : Woo» stead , 7 re soe Se = ues ch ain} cal be UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. at. be 2 ne ae A AN °¢ AL By this time Julia was able to speal “Per is better tha id, e . — ea oan When did you see the ham last?” inquired | young Tady, modestly. Every book is sold at the Are new propaigt tox —p hai ena poonttlorsien seed aod eharel steers a “Ha! ba! you may judge, Miss Julia. When ae PUBLISHER’S REGULAR RATES, whieh teen IRR | red i Ofice 298 Pa. T. J.& W. M. SaLt. “+ Not am hour ago,” returned she, looking | Hambledon and I were students of medicine A GIFT 6a Ki) sean FITTING ne ‘Sv., between ith aad mn? arcaud her with dread; “I wentto the closet | together, coming home one summer evening, | worth from Fifty Conts to ONE HUNDRED IE7- Store on sth stret. 8 doors north of el for a tumbler to offer Mr. Shutz a drink of wa- | we saw a ney girl before us. We quickened | DOL LARS is presented to syeuae, w Sond otter 646, STEAM ~ FOR SALE A AND RENT. ter; be brought home your meets our pace, and oy gr that the way was lone- EVERY PURCHASER oe CHANDE LTekS other GAS, STEA. . ! that cobbler was here, ‘ some, and that, there was no objection, we | at the time of the sale. mm! ‘ FF _ “Yes, he brought home the boots, but hedid | would sec her home. This was in Broome, ALEXANDRIA EXPRESS , 2 ppenst COTTas Front et , — 5 containing 7 rooms, -w mot ateps ” near the corner of Orchard street. The girl, | Beins extensively ongaced ourselves in the desirin a ag ‘much or little—Rai peaitien. large js in front and reer, fronts “Did you leave the room while he washere?”’ | perhaps, suspected our designs, and being in PUBLICATION OF BOOKS, 7 Boxer hava, ofc fat, hf wesenis fa Painting Urge Sauare. betwen at <4 “] don’t recollect. I believe solitary place, was alarmed. She uttered a | and from our large sales enabled to purchase entire 3S ma, y * letter or in person, V Wat » STICKNEY. wid “Well, [ll see Shutz immediately.”” He | slight ory, ant Aan kk editions from ~ Fy he canaiary cab tol Toes before i Sovoeghiy extracted AftOP taking, | 0 6 if sa id thi i a fellow ities. jelicions, = ; re ainimn pee Teo heard the ery a f the, girl, and seeing to our patrons not elsewhere to be obtained. Star Ol Corarty Wier teeny weiner ea Be dioceses’ syniom, Murthatroet, ‘telow Now lokevem bh! I didn’tthink, Julia. You are afraid | her, began to abuse us with his tongue sham snoring, and debilitated invalid te | house is 2 feet front and 43 feet dee; ; 2 Health and stfongih- passage, parler, diming-reom, kutehte to r in alone with that horrible thing inthe | fully. He proved to be the girl’s fathe: 3 mod STILA Re 7 ‘RENGTHEN. ee gen : - hes girl protested that we had done her no harm; | A8E ORNAMENTAL, USEFUL, AND VAL-| 0 1.1m (aon Vet. Witt fecal gore ks Comuicy D Draper with good orller under the pierce asd hitghen. surely sleep here to-night,” said | but ber father continued to abuse us like two] . * FAMILIES WANT A HEALTHY DRINK? Chronic or Nervous Debility, Di Khe Kidneys, | inquire at 499 Seventh street. ise Odd Fel- king around her in terror. “We | pickpockets, and we followed on till wesaw him Comprising 8 Thousand Varieties ; ay y diecanes arising Freee . aoe _ a Liver —: lows’ Hall, no I-tf JAS. 8. TOPHAM. pain, . 2 OE ered in our beds. enter a house at the corner of Orchard and Among which we name— THEY WANT IT ERED, TEMPERATE and Peomec Srtieses ef of Blood to the Head, Duli Par Fo, REN t— The fine BRICK HOUSE No, sss not,”’ retarned her husband, smiling. | Broome, I think it ‘was. A little ewinging | Gold and Silver Watches, Gold Chains, COLINEAU’S TABLE E BEER ISTHE THIN! ber. Th hus 1B root 7 5 ! yme, I must see the cobbler, and you | sign over the door announced his oceupation— Ladies’ splendid Black snd Pisid Silk Dress Pat- ere " pied by the subsoriber. it hes 12 roums, with ¢ ing wi rip, en Y id hout, @ fine yerd, ko oi can go along, if you are unwilling to remain | be wa arpa aa * It is loss intex xigating than. cider, and is fer more Stic SE Bye fish demas i Lorhood, Apply to JAS. A. o = terns, a= Sere” » Partor ‘Time Pieces, Sliver Plated Ware, oe tha mereethenine. Pr retiens. Der hess pivfal Bree “ bri ething else while “Yea, a ” cobbler. at the breeze is too | Costly Scts of Cameos, Mosaic, Florentine, Coral, For sale by ali Grocers, 3. Scents & glase—6i.cents nguor, Despondency er ervous issase, Bores of > re ge aa . muoh for you, Miss Julia, yeu Garnet, ‘Turquois and Lava Jowe.ry, ° ‘Is = : peti Pever) ee ee The body and limbs?” said he; “they Oh, no; go on, sir, Iam very comfortable, | Gold Lockets, Pencils and Pens, AT BARGAINS IN PIANOS,—One yery OVER A MILLION BOTTLES Ladies’ Neok, and Chatelaine Chains, ee seven-00'a ve Carved Piano Fo! @ been sold dering the last six months, and in ne in- must know that we have no use for them. Why | I thank you. has been in use a short time only. = stance has it failed in giving entire satisfaction. Who, then, , “Well, then, Hambledon and I—ha! ha! | Geats’ Bosom Studs and Sleeve Buttons, he cit | euffer from Wa Debilit ™M. should they bring them here ?’ ? Pooket Knives, Port Monraice, roy owner i wey tag the eit ei ty, for gi for ¢ It euler yankness or, Debility when MCLEAN'S Hambledon and I—we determined not to put The Kens, eotah ee streot, | up with this treatment from the cobbler, ad je innguage can convey an adequate the next day we took a stroll down by hi , ft Sten oC aad ay ee ee ae at the time, and the small diseased, Gebilitated’ and shaitored nervous house. We saw him, with a pair of boots in SP aa ee or eer gaa ae ether broken down by excess, weak by nature, bis hand. come out of the shop, and go down Micitoatenttedcciaal remedy forovegigamd | suman resired es pause baited sige the street till he came toa cpg ¢ building, to be derived fi 0 da, Bronehit: » &o boxes at 25! MARRIED PERSONS a, Han with 2 white front. He entered. We peeped pre oe our popuar And 6 orn. They are ae the otha art ne —_——— ing wi LAL pe ae in at the open window, and saw that there was das mpd ‘fold a! . the- “ bo ware nosy Soe se eta” * roplied | !Y.® Indy in the house with the cobbler. She 17 Cail for our new claesified Catalogue, wherein a “M01 ORES. ‘West End’ ‘Drag Store, nay EDUCATIONAL. Sikce. lcuhite op feces bidasiek, bapeon- | Was in the artet giving him some rum to drink | our method of doing burinesa will be found fully | 2025-27 3 Pa. avenne. FEMALE EDUCATION. . g P in a glass.” detailed. Go roa DREN 2 BOOKS TO THE LADIES. HOSE Parent« who wish their daughters to re- tinuing to draw the thread ‘Rum, sir?” — O To FRENCH & RIC Sheet No, 278] McLEans erRENGTRENING CORDIAL ts a 20 ceive 8 thorough and systematic sqeppeen. where i charpiy at the man, and thought U7 Persons sending for books from distance nn avenue, and examins the:r extremely large and spanks secs Se Saaeest Cpeneion, Saat their physica! training wi. ——— a thet his indifference was affected. wtiey have been gin—it wasrather light-| piitroosive seme attention as though at our tore, J beastifal ‘assortment of Chi.drea's Books, Obenttad or Digit Mennrantie . thongs aad Oymunaction, are renpecthalty invited to ‘Yuu work late, to-night?” 1O8PS, sir,”* replied the young lady, with a| t* #ift#sin all eases, acoompsaying tho parohase. vane, 9. my ba y Datos the rea nnd Giddlneon, Palaing, aad aii cissases inciSat to Femcics.” | visit the Union Female Academy, corner Four Yes vers alle ae vat Cine)” é0. avi make your s*icetions. 4 aldo, < largo an meg HERE IS NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT feonth st-and Now York ar oy RICHARDS a d - ame ent o! longe: e it accordin, pouch jets “loge mr hore “We hed taken a aubjeet the night before, GIFT BOOK EMPORIUM, next foumer @ complete sasortment risa ini, wirengiben, wed torigorsse fa Joe su -tf Principals. 2 ‘ it the office in @ sac’ ou know 6 Almanacs. peed EMALE BOAsOInG AND! pat SCHOOL I see you are; but a strange thing has hap- | 2 mage 476 Psnxa. AVENUE, warranted to give satisfaction. pened at my house since you were there,” "sald bares mean—we had dug up afresh body”—| no 10-t¢ Washrheton, D. 12.0 000 SoHE, EgoN “AND FOR CHILDREN F Mrs. 8.4 “MaCORMICK, Ps Par Sam, rather sternal les (UR BONNETS, | HATS, and FLATS of the Ai ‘die public to vase children are sickly, puny or aMficted, MCLEAN'S | The thirteenth anni “of this Theshoemuker eee his work, anf anx-|, “We had it in the office. We hastened Ov latest styles, and in feeeea alzention » ae aed Orel i der, will make them Bealthy, fat, and robust. Delay | will commence on Tuesday, September 1st ‘i quired what was the matter. thither, cut off om geer and wrapping jt u Call ai ge h arantee tbe pure : a tay itfand you will be convinced. it is de- ees sere goon gooupied by y byivecter Scott, Esq - s carefally, went back to the house, and arrive At STEVENS le in 01 CAUTION. he cheat tl Zen et me took into your pantry or | jast as tho cobbler made his ogress. A mo- : 336, betw. 9th and 10th sta, stook. Give us a onl! st Berwars of dragglas or denier who may (xy to pal the, eaten ot cats ard ot ‘english Baa other ment afterward, the woman oe with a AYING NE PRICE ONLY! ! Let << No. 75 Green st.. de a eheaps ag 2 bey tieuseas gee Aved — they can bay gation, and Music, French, Latin and a if “Oh! you are short of provisions? Yes, you | Psi! in her hand, and went to the pamp. We} ¢RIMMINGS.{ will fer opting Perl K VOLK SONGS, SELECTED AND EDITED el. basset ING CORDIAL, and ‘ake | “in edition to day sehola are wilde to sagiking poe find there. Here, es alow window, opened the oloset, | Cash, and One Bee ” cried the cobbler, T beg your pardon. Children would, oie era af Fal et ‘EP’ oh BD yo kink : chet sre paerieumi bead stolen bape, hata beor more Proper. But come, bere creak Ps. avenue, bet. sth too? or s 3 eep’s head? ors 's head landing, and yonder your father w: ' “No, but the head that was left when you ing for us.” lees very Bae KING Stes ic the ham?” tovening, Miss Julia unveiled the RITTENHOUSE, FANT & CO. bes Look ihare !” said Shuts, att and I} w peoy “stupid fellow,” at 1 a Ne fe or_eustomers, specie, currency, and bane bat oe a considerable time, and | house the bead bad base let ‘deena Moe® NEw Pp aed Tanck cnsiaageut the iqeet titer: ver had no out yet, bu you charge be ie”? ‘eould ve been par with stealiog—wh: ‘reas ud Virsimw money wanted no im —why—I may make you | made ipso to your poor mother, how many neat prove it—that's all!’ 7 fearful thoughts would have cairn ekian re doutre L* SN ‘I think the proof is pretty plain,” retorted pA ; me the other, pata og to towards thi eet a ‘no 1?-3w ae “Not that returned the | == _ ee cobbler, Teoking hand at his wife. Kendig, bis oats and P, A. iI WILL Take pide ‘at am “Well, you see, neighbor,”’ said Sam, sol- book for J tas 1 aly, ‘there's # dead man in the case, and : oy hae ee ra “ed ae a4 therefore th the 2 accouats - Adead man in theease! '’* eried thecobbler; 1 think, talking about heads, there ust be pomething the matter with yours’ ‘ _soxt__Pu br tetromaptvanl ate ihe conser may we you a different sto! get ry; of gome, Julia, we Jothing here; we'll | guccess

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