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EVENING STAR WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .Decamber 13. Agent* for the Evening 8tar out of Wash ington. Persons at a distance wanting the Daily Evening Star, at the earliest period after its feme, can ba accommodated at Wilmington, Delaware, by E. S. R. Botlir, No. 114, Market street. Baltimore, by Hknrv Taylor, Sun Iron Buildings. Harper's Ferry, by Archibald Kitzmillkr. Alexandria, Va., by Wm. F. Cars*, No. 60 King street, corner of Fairfax. Fredericksburg, Va., by W. M. Mills. Kicfcmond, Va., by Smith A Fork, Noa. 150 Brond street, and 194 Main street. Charlottsville, Va., James V. Manni q, Franklin hotel. Portsmouth, Va., by A. B. Owens, No. 70, High street. JOB PRINTING. Our friends will find us prepared at ?? ay moment to execute every description of ob Printing, with neatness and dispatch on t ry reasonable term3, from Cards up to B jk Printing. We are now ready to serve all ?,t & moment's warning SPIRIT OF THE HOENING PEESS The Union urgos the party to stand by tl air guns in opposition to the various camp? uf discontent which are being formed invari >us parts of the country. The same paper tlso argues to prove that the Know Nothings are practical allies of Abolitionism. The Intelligencer endorses the proposed colonization of the Musquito coast by Ameri cans, under the lead of Col. II. L. Kinney. ^ JST A priest at Chicago has been fined five hundred dollars for cruelty to a little hunch back biy, who misbehaved during the oole bration of mass. The boy was lifted up by his ears, and then dropped or thrown on the floor The abuse aggravated the spine disease under which the boy was suffering, and ren dered him permanently lame. The St. Louis Intelligencer publishes the names of a jury, who, after they had ac quitted a man tried for murder, adjourned to bis cell, having been invited to do so, where they indulged in a regular carousal, one half of them becoming beastly drunk. War Ihcidentals.?It is stated that in the charter of steam transports, the English gov ernment is already under aa expense of $15,OWI,6uo per annum besides furnishing fuel. ffiBBONAI.. .... Mr. Lewis Cass, the U. S. charge d'af faires to the court of Rome, had an audience uf the Pope on the 10th, in which he delivered uew letters ef credence raising him to the rank of resident minister at Ftome. .... Madame de Lux, who died in New Vork recently, left property to the amount of Si00.000. though she appeared always to be in a. state of ex reme destitution. Her miserly propensities completely absorbed the selfish ness of her disposition, for, from her manner uf living, she seems to have had no regard for lui:< whatever. .,.. The New York llerald states that Cru velii has been engaged by Maretzek!9 agent to appear soon in opera in New York. .... The St. Lcuis Republican states that Senator Clayton, of Delaware, who voted against the Nebraska bill, has uince declared io a publicsneech that he will now vote against its repeal. Including Mr. Clayton, there will be at least 40 senators, out of 62, in the next congress, who will sustain the bill Probably more. ... .A complimentary dinner was given at Patterson, N. J., on Friday, to M. Lafayette, a grandson of the late General Lafayette, who is now on a visit to this country. ....The extensive dry goods house of J. W. Blodget A Co., of Boston, failed on Monday. Their liabilities are about $2,000,000. ...Dr. Thonns Dick, author of the Chris tian Philosopher, has written a letter to Jesae Shortes?, contradicting the exaggerated report cf his extreme poverty, which originated, he as}s, in the fact ihat Mrs, Dick had given as an excuse to a gentleman for not sending a parcel to a neighboring hotel, that she kept no servant. His books have not proved very lu crative to him because he always sold the copyright at a low figure. ^....George W. Kendall, E^q., of the New Orleans Picajune, we sec it stated, has re cently taken unto himself a wife. She is a Parisian by birth, and the marriage was con summated at Paris ... .The Richmond Whig savs it is reported in that city that the debt of Selden, Withers A Co., to the State of Virginia, is heavy?some estimate it at $500,000, some more than that, and others less. .... The Rochester Democrat says that My lon II. Clark was removed from the office of Deputy lT. S. Marshal, by Mr. Fillmore on account of bis refusal to endorse the princi ples of Mr. F.'s administration. .... Of Raohel, the celebrated French ac tress, the New Orleans Picayune says: This great tragedienne comes to America next sea ton. commencing her grand performances with a full French company, which Bhe brings with her, at New York, in September next. M. Felix, her brother, having completed his arrangements for her dtbvi in New York, has come here for the same purpese, and we are bappy to say that it is definitely fixed that the great artist commences an engagement, at the theatre d'Orleans. in January, lb56. It will will be a brilliant one, indeed. .... It is denied that the Hon. John M. Clayton is a member of the Know Nothing urganixation. Our devil reminds us that he has a great deal to do with it. and knows an awful sight about it for an outsider. ? One of tub Most Brctal Prize Ficbts on record took place oa the 10th of November, in Nevada, California, between two pugilists, named Fitzgerald and Kelley, in presence of a great concourse of spectators. An aocount of the affair in the Sacramento Union says: "Towards the last it was impossible for Kel ley'* friends to wash the blood from his face :n time, and his eyes were so badly swollen that he was perfectly blind, but being much the strongest man, he thought he could catch Fitzgerald and hold him up until he would win the prize. The eighteenth round Kelly re ceived such a severe blow that he did not come tc in time, and his friends took him from the ring, lie is very badly hurt, his face being pounded to a complete jelly. Fitzgerald re ceived but little damage, and declared he could fight such an opponent all day. He turned two hand-springs in the ring before leaving it. The fight lasted about twenty-five minutes. It was pronounced by all witnesses to be a most bloody and revolting speetacls. Immediately after the fight, the sheriff ar rested both parties. vw The game laws of Wisconsin prohibit the taking of quails after the 30th of January. The Sentinel s<*ys that there have been shipped from Milwaukee, during the game season, eight hundred and sixty three doien quails. [jr The cabmen of Glasgow, about 550 in number, under the influence of city mission aries it is stated, rested on Sunday, Nov. 19, and announced their purpose so to do in fu WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Waiting tie Time of Congress.?YesUr <1aJ) the Eouie gave a rote from which we are almost -tempted to draw the conclusion that they have made up their minds, as far as possible to permit nothing to be said or done for Bankam, nntil after the important public business of the country shall have been dic posed of?a consummation most devoutly to be prayed for by all who have the public inter est really at heart. The occasion thus worthy of being particularized id as follows, viz : Mr. Peckham desired to critioise a portion of the message, and made a motion equivalent to re questing the House to refrain from committing the various portions of that document to the different standing committees, which are now ready to commence the real business of the session by getting at once to work upon the various recommendations of the Executive. Mr. Peckham's proposition waa, in effect, that such action, on their part, one and all. should be delayed, until after he had delivered bis views on the points or point of the message he desired to discuss The House, we are ex tremely glad to be able to say, would consent to nothing of the sori; ignoring the honorable gentleman's request, instanter. It will bo remembered that no speech upon the message at this time can possibly affect the action of the House upon the proposition to refer the message, on which it was Mr. P.'a desire to make his. And it will be recolleeted, moreover, that on the very first occasion on which the House go into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, under their rules and prastices Mr. P. will have the op portunity to talk an hour on politics. It is greatly to be hoped that some change will be made in the rules or practice of the House whereby members, if not confined strictly to the discussion of subjects immediately before the body, will not be allowed to spend days and weeks in the delivery of speeches to which few of those present, except the doomed reporters, can be induced to listen. We must not, however, bo understood as classing Mr. Peckham in that particular oratorical cate gory, for he is a gentleman of very fine ora torical abilities, and always commands an I audience in the Hall. In his case the objec tion is wholly to the fact that had his proposi tion suceecded, the public business of the country would practically have been post poned to await his speech-making convenience. It strikes us that, by a very simple change in the rule3, a very great saving of time might be effected?thus : Try the experiment of pro viding that hereafter every speech proposed to be delivered on a subject not immediately before the House shall be filed, in writing. I with the official reporter, for publication, just as it is now provided that notices of petitions, ?fee., may be filed with the Clerk and referred, without in any manner bringing them in so as to take up the time of the body in proceedings attendant on their presentation. Three-fourths of such speeches are not listened to in the hall; neither are they, for the most part, in tended to be listened to there, being designed for home consideration mainly. Honorable gentlemen who desire thus to address the " dear peoplo," rather than their fellow-mem bers, would accomplish all they really aim after on such occasions, while, as all who know the practices of the body and the com mon hindrances to its prompt action on the public business must be well aware, the change would enable the House to dispose of, un derstanding^, at lea3t twice a3 muo'i bona JiiU business as it can possibly get through with with the continued existence of the rule which allows any and all gcutlemen to occupy an hour, each, in discussing general politic! upon taking up any and all public bills in the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Try the experiment of this pro posed change of the rule. Our life o.n't, a great Baving of most valuable time will thus be effected. The only objection wo have ever heard mooted to this proposition, is that if the rule be so changed, there will be no check on the promulgation of undue and 3djust personal ities, See., in speeches published under such circumstances. To this we have to answer, that to admit that there are gentlemeu in the body who would abute the privilege by mean ly essaying intentionally to use it to malign and misrepresent their fellow-members, is to say there are some very scurvy subjects in deed in the body. But we havo no idea that any such intentional misrepresentation would bo attempted by any member. Let it be once understood that such speeches are madj with out affording the opportunity for reply on the moment, and it will be found that a!l the House will scrupulously abstain from sajing any thing under such circumstances likely to give rise to interminable " personal explana tions," such as vexed the public patience und delayed the public business so seriously dur ing the lost session. Our experience of many long years with Congress satisfies ui that if the experiment be fairly tried, it will be found that there is not a member of the House who will knowingly thus abuse the immunity to publish what each member chooses, proposed to be accorded, as we explain above. The City 's Business before Congress.?Al dermen I>ove, Evans, and Marks, have been appointed a committee on the part of the Up per Board of the Washington Councils, to attend to the city's interest before Congress. In view of this fact, we respectfully ask for their representations the kind consideration of all the members of both Houses. They are gentlemen who will discharge the trust de volved on them without a resort to any of the " drummer s' arts, which have made the ap peals of agents in such eases too often disa greeable to gentlemen in Congress, for they do not profess to be skilled in pressing such business. It is very certain that all that they may say on such matters will be the truth, and nothing but the truth. The Necessity for an Increase of the Army. We call the attention of our readers in Con gress to the extract on our first page from the New York Express, wherein they will leam something of the condition of our frontier from the want of adequate military protection. It is very certain that the pro rata of mortality among the gallant offioers of the service within the last year of nominal peace, has been fully equal to the pro rata of deaths among them, whioh should be incident to a state of active war with a civilised government. This may sound strange, though it is, nevertheless, true. Three times as much aotive duty is required of each of them, aa should be, legitimately. They are forced to run various risks of their health when not engaged against the savages, which swell the mortality list from fever, con sumption, <kc., (brought on by exposures,) to an unprecedented figure. When in the In dian country they are constantly needlessly exposed to be sacrificed, from having too few 1 . men under their command to carry out the ne oessary order* of the Government. If mem bers of Congress will bat take the trouble to inspect the past year's mortality list of the scrvice, they will find in it a stronger argu ment for promptly carrying out the Presi dent's recommendation for the creation of four additional raiment8) than we can write. The Kane Expedition?The Hon. John Robbing, it seems, has followed up the origi nal movement of his colleague, Mr. Florence, to induce Congress to authorise the Secretary of the Navy to send out anew Arctie Expedi tion in search of that of Dr. Kane. Mr. E. yesterday presented the petition of the Amer ican Philosophical Society, of Philadelphia, to that end, and is exerting himself manfully among the members to make it effective. It strikes us, however, that no efforts that can be nade will prove successful. Such ex peditions at the public expense not being pop ular with the present Congress. The Mexican Boundary Survey.?We learn that the Interior Department have advices cf the arrival out at San Diego, of Lt. Micklen, U. S. A., who was dispatched by Mr. Com missioner Emory to survey the boundary east ward from the junction ef the Gila and Colo rado rivers. lie has advised the Department that he has completed his outfit and was about setting out for the field of his operations. A New Minister Besident to New Granada. Jas. B. Bowlin, of Mo., the predeeessor of Col. Benton in the House, was yesterday con firmed as successor to Mr. Jas. S. Green, as U. S. Minister to New Granada, who resigned the poet some time since. The New Custom House at Providence, B. I.?We learn that the Secretary of the Trea sury has selected a site for the new Custom House, at Providence, R. I. The property selected is th6 "Chandler estate," on Broad street, near the depots and within a minutes walk of the Great Bridge. The price to be paid is $40;000. The Contracts for furnishing the Paper for the Public Printing ?We understand that the successful bidders for furnishing this pa per were, William E. Imlay, of Hartford, Con necticut, for the first class, (of forty-fiye pound paper,) and H. V. Butler ?fc Co.. of New York, for the second and third classes, (or forty eight and fifty-six pound paper.) Clerical Beznoval and Appointment ?Mr. R. A. Whitlocke, of Kentucky, has been ap pointed to a first class clerkship in the Sixth Auditor's office, vice G. K. Pruess removed. Besignation?We understand that neces sity for his labors being virtually concluded, the Superintendent of the Census, Mr. De Bow, has resigned that office. T!i9 Current Operation* of the Treasury Depsrtiyent.?On Monday, the 11th of Dec , tSere were of Treasury Warrants entered on ths bocks of the Department? For the redemption of stock $87,000 73 For the Customs ^0,672 20 For covering into the Treasury from Lands 496,342 20 Covered into the Treasury frein Customs . 29.899 41 For the War Department 79,959 92 For the Navy Department ....... 79.118 00 For tte Interior Department. 33,360 46 Tchsdat, December 12. For tne redemption of stock $4,228 26 For paying Treasury debte 11,817 22 For the Customs. 5,03b 00 For covering into the Treasury from customs 594,644 80 For coveringinto the Troasury from miscellaneous sources 17.164 62 For tho War Department........ 43 232 8S For the Navy Department 15,000 00 For repaying in the Navy Depart ment 1,249 38 For the Interior Department 4,869 14 For repaying in the Interior De partment 2,462 69 List Ci Patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Dee. 12, 1854?each bearing that date . Nathan Aiao?, of Saugus, Mass.?For im provement in polygr&phs. Nathan Ames, of Saugus, Mass.?For im proved polygraph. Uaetan Bonelli, of Turin, Sardinia.?For improvement in operating looms, by electri city. Patented in France, Aug. 15, 1853. B. F. Brown, of Dorchester, Mass ?For im provement in hanging carriage bodies. Matthew Cridge anil Samuol Wadsworth, of Pittsburg. Pa.?For improvement in oscillat ing steam engines. Wm. F. Cumberland, of Newark, N. J.? For improvements in machines for bending metal Patented in England, Jan. 23, 1854. Thomas O. Cutler, of New York, N. Y.? For improvement in machines for crushing and grinding minerals and other substances. Charles Danforth, of Patterson, N. J.?For improvement in throstles for spinning cotton George W. French and William Wagstaff, of Cambridge, Mass?For improved method of destroying vermin. Moses Gates, of Galliopolis, Ohio.?For im provement in hoes. J no. Good, of Philadelphia, Pa ?For im provement in coffins. E. L. Hagar, of Frankfort, N. Y.?For im provement in harrows. J. W. Hoard, of Providence, R. 1.?For an gler's combined float and sinker. Enoch Jackman, of Portland, Conn.?For improvement in securing carpets to floor. Jacob Jenkins and John R Cooke, of Win sled, Conn ?For improvement in hub bands for carriages. Edward C. Johnson, of Lowell, Mas;.?For improvement in flyers. H. A. Luttgens, of Paterson, N. J.?For im provement in cut-off regulators for steam en gines. Jno W. Lovecraft, of Rochester, N. Y.? For feed motion for sawiug light lumber. Wm. Lyon, of Newark, N. J.?For improve ment in sewing machines. Henry H. Olds, of New Haven, Conn.?For improvements in propulsion of vessels. Eldridge H. Penfield, ofMiddletown, Conn.? For improvement in dock holders for horses. James Perry, of New York, N. Y.?For im proved gold collector. Henry A. Roe, of West Andover, Ohio.?For improvement in cheese vats. Joel H. Ross, of New York, N. Y.?For im proved hygrometrio regulator for hot water apparatus. George Roth, of New York, N. Y.?For im provement in looms. Sylvanus Sawyer, of Fitchburg, Mass.?For rattan machine. George W. Stedman, of Vienna, N. J.?For improvement in sewing maohines. Daniel W. Shares, of Hamden, Conn.?For improvement in seed planters and cultivators Jeremiah Stever, of Bristol, Conn.?For im provement in machines for seraping metals. Edward Stieren, of Alleghany county, Pa ? For improvement in processes of treating the mother water of salines. Benj. F. Taft, of South Boston, Mass.?For boring machine Henry Waterman, of Hudson, N. Y.?For improvement in condensers for steam engines. Daniel P. Weeks, of Maiden, Mass.?For improved hot air furnace. Jacob Weimar, of New York, N. Y.?For improvement in door locks. Chaa. W. Wyatt, of New ^ork, N. Y.?For machine for dressing felloes. Daniel L. Winsor, of Duxbury, Mms.?For improvement in ship's windlases. John Andrews, of Winchester, Mass., as signor to himself, Nathaniel A. Richardson, and Gardner Symones, of same plaoe.?For im provement in seed plaAters. M. J. Lieberman, of New York, N. Y., as signer to Qw. S. Hanford, Solomon H. Han ford, and John E. Hanford.?For improvement in water-proofing oloths, A3. Henry Tiebe and Wm. of Cincinnati, Ohio, assignors to themselves and Hermon H. Hod man, of same plaee ?For improvement in casting the spouts of tea pots. ? Jos. Perkins, of Salem, Mass., assignor to himself end Henry P. Upton, of same place. For improvement in trussing yards to vessels masts He-issue.?Moses Pennock and Samuel Pen nook, of East Marlborough, Pa ?For improve ment in seed planters. Patented 12th March, 1841. Re-issued 30th October, 1S45. lie-re issued December 9, 1854. Design.?Nathaniel P. Richardson, of Port land, Me.?For design for cooking etoves. CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate, yesterday, after we went U press, Mr. Brodhead introduced his hill to grant land to the soldiers and officers of the war of 1812; whioh was read twice and ordered to be printed. On motion by Mr. Butler, the bill to amend and modify the judicial system of the United States, was made the epeoial order for the second Tuesday in Jannary next. I On motion by Mr. Evans, the bill to provide for the final settlement of the claims of revolu tionary officers, and of the widows and orphan children of those who died in the service, was made a special order for the 1st of January next. The bills for the relief of the children of Capt. Thos. Porter, and of Isaac M. Seigler, of Putnam county, Ind., were then passed. And then, after the consideration of Execu tive business, they adjourned. In the House, Mr. Smith, of Va? moved to commit the bill for the prevention of ship wreokson the ooasts of Long Island and New Jersey, which motion was then debated by Messrs Fuller, Skelton. and Ch andler against, and Messrs. Smith, of Va., and Campbell for it; and it was not agreed to. The said bill was then passed?yeas 120, nays 45. A bill and resolution were next introduced and referred. The House then went into oommittee on the annual Invalid Pension bill, Mr. Chandler in the Chair. The committeo were next Rddressed by Messrs. Walbridge for, and Wittie andStraub against tho repeal of the duty on coal. After which the committee rose, and the House adjourned. l^acetdingi of To-l>ay. In the Senate. Mr. Seward presented a pa tition from surviving officers and soldiers of the war of 1812, asking for an appropriation for defraying the expense* of their convention, shortly to be held in Washington city. Mr. Badger introduced his promised bill to increase the pay of the judges of the Supreae Court of the United States, which he ad7o cated at length, being in the midst of his speech when we went to press. In the Home, the Speaker laid before them an Executive message, transmitting the infor mation that on investigation it turns out that the money claimed by the heirs of Benjamin Prioleau, deceased, of Charleston, S. C., as being due from the United States, proves to have been paid to the said Prioloau during his life time, and that the act of the last session for the payment of the said claim has not been executed ; laid on the table. The House then, by resolution, ordered the Committee on Military Affairs to employ a olerk. Mr. Dunbar offered a joint resolution for the modification of the laws bearing on the erec tion of the new Custom House at New Orleans, so as to admit of necessary changes in the plan of the construction of the said work. After a few remarks in explanation from Mr. Dunbar, this joint resolution was passed. On motion of Mr Bcyce, the Judiciary Com mittee were instructed to inquire into the pio priety of repealing the usury laws. Mr. Cobb moved to reoonsider the vote by which the President s message, above men tioned. bad been laid on the table. Mr. C. stated that his purpose was to muve its reference with instructions to report a bill to repeal the act for tho relief of the repre sentatives of Berj-unin Priolean. He desired thus to prevent the money from ever being again paid from the Treasury. Mr. Aiken, in a few remarks, rcpeilea the idea that tho beneficiary, under the existing law, would receive the money under the cir cumstances and explained that, on becoming satisfied that their parent had been paid they had come forward instantly to renounce all claim to the money awarded to them by Con gress. Mr. A. suggested a short bill of a fow sentences, to repeal the existing law without reference to a standing committee Mr. Orr prepared and presented suoh a bill; which was duly passed. BALTIMORE C02REPPONDEHCE Baltimore, Deo. IS?p. m This morning, in passing through several of our business thorougfares, I was struck with the rather unusual light of some two hundred, or more, idle drays and carts. Every square and street was blooked up with them, whilst the owners and employees were lounging about in idleness Curiosity prompted me to en quire of an old sable cartman, why so many vehioles wore unemployed? " Massa,r' he ?aid, " de times am hard?tings bo not as da used to was. Las season about dis day in da mumf, all deso yer niggers, dem drays and carts wot you see a doin noffin, had more as da could get along wif. Da tar on dem cart wheels neber got stiff by standin still?da war allers a gwain. Dis nigger's old bones felt sore at night when he gwain home at night, and all dem yonder idle darkies wot you see, had scratchin 'nuff. Da good Massa says da workman am wordy his hire, and we got ourn. Den we used to take home our tree and fore dollasaday. Now we is glad if we gits a Suarta or fifty cents Sometimes we lays down a shubble and da hoe wii noffin. Den we used to buy a whole barrel of flour at onoe, now wo git him by de pound and hardly dat. Den we tuck home a cord ob wood; now we is glad to take two or tree sticks, and some ob dem picked up by de way, wot hab fallen from de cart as it was gwain to some rich man. Deso am de diflferumance between dis time las year and dis time now. Den we had more as we could do, and de white massa a plenty ob money; now we haint got scarcely noffin, and de white man little for us to pull on Dese am de reasons why you see all dese idle carts and drays, hosses and drivas White folks say old Nicholum ob Scrusia, dem Allums and de Turkys, hab fotch dis state ob tings pon de people." We left the old cartman with the conviotion that there was more truth than poetry in his philosophy. It was really an unusual circum stance to observe so much idleness and want of employment among these humble auxiliaries to a healthful oondition of commercial indus try and business progress. Where suoh oper atives, though lowly in their occupation, are seen without work, it is palpable that some unfortunate cause has paralyzed the free ao tion of trade. I remarked some time ago that the Hon. John P. Kennedy would be made President of the Northern Central Railway. The election has taken place, and he is now filling that office. I am now prepared to state positively that Wm. G. Harrison will be re-elected to the Presidenoy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, over which he has prosided with so much credit to himself and advantage to the com pany. There is some talk about calling an extra session of our Legislature, though my impres sion is it will not be effected. Mr. John E. Owens has suspended his en gagement at the Holliday street theater, ow ing to some misunderstanding with the mana gers. The Museum oontinues to flourish under the patronage of its pious audienoes and oonnel seurs of stuffed birds. Sapient correspondents may plaster as muoh as they please, but there is a want of harmony in the Know Nothing Administration of this oity. Mayor Hinks requires that his offioers shall avoid grog shops, and enjoins upon them to attend church at least onoe on-Sunday, and prayer meet inga if possible. Ben Bolt. TmWiatkm Noeth ahd Easr.-An.i *?*. North and Ea?t. that the weather during the month of Deoember has been unusually severe Lake Champ!ain is closed. A letter from Krepeville. Cayuga, of the 9th, Bays that the week just closed had been remarkable for the ?aantity of snow that had fallen; it was two eet deep on an average, and in tome places badly drifted. -fno <?e In the St. Lawrence had formed so suddenly, at the "inter quarters for the Montreal steamers, that the owners are at a ? less to find refuge for their boat* for winter ' Some apprehension ia entertained at Quebec . for some of the shipping that left that port for ? Europe. The river had rises to a great heigkt at Quebec; and the chief businen street* in ' the Lower Town had been overflowed. 1^* Yesterday morning, on awakening, a well kno^*n citiien said to his wife "are not man and wife one?" Ibe reply wss?"cer tainly, my, dear." "Then," responded he, "all I have to say, i). tbst you came home precious drunk last night.?' At a meeting of th* Hebrew Conprn?*tio* of the c'tj of Washington beid at their me?tihc rc.->ra cn Pejeinber the 8d, the f.1 l-.wlng preamble and r<?o'.uttoai wer* unanimous y adapted: Wh ress our la e Tjerldf-nt. J*-s?ph FrleO^nwa'd. E?q., ha*, durlcg the last two y?an, by h:s energy and pmdenc? In bis official tr*u ar.ioLP. d'Fcr?etly fed ju-'lcruuJj' Furmcunted si! difficuitiss, an ' or <anii>d ?rd es.abli*h?d cur congtt'ga i n fu 1 y tt our sat sf-ctioa: And whez. a?, by bis liberality asJ gird ex mpl? ths congregatio is n?w in po*s seion of a valuable lot of grcund for the purpoM of erecting a Syna gogue thereon, and we ha~e th * best prosp^ot of ac complishing this deniable object by pursuing his judicious <v urse: And w habeas it i natuially grstlf/h.^ to us to have Ja^t cause fb? expresswg our b'gh esteeit for hie merte eo jt stly claiming our lall approba tion. In testimony thereof, b.* ?t theref >re Saclvtd, That our Sesietary r-h?,'l record this our proc*>e'iog.in the recori book cf ihe Ctu. rega tion as th* u' aoiiaou' eipresstoi of our rejerd and esteem for J w. Friedanwald E*q , out 'a'? Presi dent, ho ?t^i:'y -onireU-Et and fairtf '1 c-ffic r luily entitled to < ure^teeai. Resolivd, Timt a tiue cory of thi^sbailbe re--p ct- j fully furnished to Jos. Fri*"ienwald, Esq.. as a mark ) of our reepoc's Bcsolvcd, That the above be pu'-ii^had in ere of I <h* nerpptper-: of cur city, aud {n om cf rl e city ot [ Biltincre, pnd alFO in one of ?L" n^brew 'rgans. dec 13?It* H. ISAAC? HERZ"i-.RG, 1' fl. PRAY COME AND SEE THE PER * fcu wi h who31 you ht.vfi an engagement. on Thurf'ay evjTing, and relieve the &u*i>tnse cf one that loves you, and will protect yea You know where yo 1 ceu ee* in?. d c 13?It* 170ii II KEilRO GIRL, 19 cr-Oy irscfl . as?e. A sla^6 for lir*, and 01 8r 6 cba. ic!cr 8he f W a (rood > hambermail, LdyVmtid, or nur-e. tor | further information enquire ot JAS II. BIRCH, dec 13?3t PKESEKTS for the Chlldr?n.-AT LAMMOND'8, 7th strwet, can be found a large and beautiful aolleciioi >4T^ys nnd N^ti ni" suita> b!e fo* present*. d. 0 13?St KRI^S KUimaLE'S headquahierb! for Tovs is at L WiMONb'8, Tih st dec 13?St THitKK DOLLARS REWARD-) S rajed away from the sub eriber on 1 Sunday lait, a Uri?ht red COW, w.th whiteJ rp t in the Cenf<-,. cf th-j forehead, the low ^ er ba'fot he 'r.ii wh'te and * whits st-^k on ih?* bellv. For her retu. u to my re-id^cce, ooruar ot ^inth street eat.t an 1 1 Btr<-ot eouth. ^Na^y Y^rd.) in the rda* of the Maiine GarritoE, {be above re ward of tbree d 'l'crs *il! b^ g:ven; rr a lib*ral suns will be given for information of her where abouts. WILLIAM Bi,0\VN. dec 13-* MARBLE YARD REMOVED. TTJ-M. A. GRIFFITH mpectfu :y inrit?e | ff thf public and t i^ ol 1 castomrr* in perdcu lar, to his new Maible. Vaid; correr of Kktli and G 6trecr?, northwesf oi the Patent Office, wh're he i <te'd< kefp ng cofcstant'7 on hcn l * good sssort m?nt cf Marble .Monuuients, TombstoneF a?d I.ead elones. Scu'ptured and Ornameatal vote 01 every file ard sty!?, done by th^ best *o*^mer. Scapetone lor grn'es ?nd flrcp'acri always on band. All orders promr-tlv exj^u'ed W. A. Griffith e?f?rs fjr sal? his old Shrp on 12th street, which is held on a leace cf two j ears a--.d six souths. (Intel lm) d^c 13??-o?w* MAGRUD2R ft CALVERT HAVING, madH eu a?signm< nt < f their poods ar.d -iebts | toths urid?rFigoed a1 trusfe s for the beniflt of their cr^di orn. tho=o indebted bv tKtjfl or bork ac-1 court will p'eise c<11 at '"tore ?16 P?rns,lvarU nvmus and pey th < sr.Tie to th- >r jt^eu' , Tl omafl | 0. Ililie. ?EJ SLOTHOUIfR. JOHN W. EX0LAL9. dec 13- lw 25 CENT DAGUERREOTYPES. 'V'OW is the time if you ^var.t e liken-ss pplcudid J.1 Jy finished for a v<ry luw pura. Ws ere mak ing pijfure^ on the beet mat-rlel, and putting their tip in th? l'ite't st* Is. Gfillery in Penrsylvnnii tvi'nu5, be *cn \ioth end Tenth street.', directs ovrr Mohrrs Gilt's Jew elry S ore. C. I>. LTKWART, Prcp'r. dec 14?eo3* " NW~PARIS MILLINERY. Will be opened on ?atir.'ayhe Wgga|in?'aii?. j.u ei gent aFsoitmont o BvH New llat?, II a'j Drr?-ea Howpr s tslHBP ?"for trim ing ev=rin^ Jre^ei, ?5 L^difs' foublt- irt". Eicuncing. Of.f.ra Cloaks, intan* Talmas, ic .nflbio dfiei wi li i k *r wonted on any mnttiia!, by M1>S M. A. ,SCItI\ ,\KK. over G?o. F. Allen's Dry Goods St. re, 1 a a - enue. 1 door from T-nth 6vre?'. Entrance thr.u?h .be store, dec 13- St* MRS F IIKHM4N. E. FI^ilER MRS. HERMAN & CO., FRKSOH STEAM SCOURERS, iVo. 63 N- r;h En'au.' t'rttt neur Lezityto.i, UALTIMOEE, Mil , W-ll thoroughly c 'an ail ki-:d^ of L;di?-a *-.nd "hi'drpn's ni?de cf -^i?k, \e!vo , cr V> < o!; Gen.lemt u's C ats, i tiiit-.acd Vesta, without shris.k ir.g or taking t ff tho natura'. glo 8. The utTicet punctuality warranied. White Crape Shaw s done up equal t<> new. AJ oidfs jel't ar WM. P. SifiiDD'S Fin'y Goids nnd Mfl'lnt-ry, 50'4 Ule7entli s:., Wasbicgtca dec 13?2 w FOR THE W EST AND SOUTH. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. IMPROVED AftRAN-iEMr.N13 FDR T .AVSI/' JMIOHTANT CHANGES OFSCHEDUDE!! nSra^BaatP 1b3 late completion cf chi >ntral thio Rail-cad b?tv? n Wbe?iing acd OoiuuiVui. vniting. es it does, by eo short ani direst a line, the B .lrimcre au t Ohio ltailrcad w.th all p rtkns of the West (and North and Southwest,) gives this route gre&t'y inerensei advantages to through travelerii in tbat direction On and af er MONDAY, No*ember i7, 1854, the trairiS nil be run as f ilov.e: FOR THROUGH PA83PXGER3. T^o fist trains daily wil. jun in each dlrec ion First?The MAIL TBA1>, ieivn g Caaden StttioL at 7 a. in , instead ot 8 o'clock as heretofore, (accept on Sunday,) onl arriving at Wheeling at 2 40 a. m Second?Iho it XPRESS TRAIN, leaving at 5 p in., instead of at 7 p. xa., as h-resofore, and running through to Whee ing in about 17 hcura, leacVcc there at 10 25 a. m. This traia will st p at Wash ington Juiicticn, Sykesville, Monocacy, liar >e't F-rry, Mar ineburg, Bir John's Run, Cumbarland, Piedmont, Bowl 'sburg, Newburg, rttterman, Firm ingt3P, Cameron and Moucdsvilie oniy, for w<>oj and water and meals. Brth tke?-e trails mnk< rrompt and regular conncction wi h the cars 0; tbr Central Ohio Road for Cambridge, Zin> sviile, New ark, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, l-nyton, Sandusky, Toledo, Letroit, ludianaroll^. Chicago. St Louis, etc. Passengers leaving Baltimore by the Mail Tr* Dj wi 1 reicv? CiDciDuati for dinntr next day, while by the Express Train they arr v* there at 12 the next night, being kept but one m'zht on the route by either train. Passengers for the Northwest via Cleveland and all intermediate points can make a direct rcunec tion with i he trains upon ths C evelaod atd Pitts burg Ra lrord at all tunes whea the Ohio is navura ble for steamers betw^n Wheeling ard Well Ti ie by leaving Baltimore in ihe Mad Irain at 7 a. m ' mLile.t.uJr,icK. the Trains leave Wheeling as fol'ews: The EXPU^SS TRaIN at 4 JO p m., reaching I al timore at 9.00 a. nj. The MAIL TRAIN at 11 45 m.. reachicg Ba-tltoore at 7 p ra Through ticietii by beat from Wheeling for Cinci'inati, Mtd'tnu. L.u sviile, Et. Lcuis aud o her River Cities, - i'l be so'd at a 1 iimes when thosta^e cf w*ter * ill admit. 4?* Through lickets letween Baltimore and Wasnington, and aH the imrortant cities tnl towns in the West, are sold at tha Ticiet Offices of the Company. FOR WAY PASSliN ^EES. THE MAIL TRAIN, leaving Camdeu Statioa will take passengers for all the usual stopping place* oa the Road Returning, ihis train leaves Wheeling at 11.45 midnight, Cumberland at 10.16 a. m., anu arrives at Baltimore at 7 p. m. THE FRibEKICK ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, for Frederick and iut-rmedl *te places, will e art a i 4pm,daily:(exoept Bunoay?) ar.iv ng in Freder ick at 7.40 he uroing mill leave Fredeiiik at 91 m., arriving at Baltimore at 12 30, nocn TaE BLLIOOirs MILLS ACCOMMODATION will be ran daily, (rxo*pt Sundays.) as follows Leave Camden SiaiJ n at 6 a m. and 3 p. m Leave JUlicott's Mills at 7.90 a. m. d&d 6.30 p. in dec 18? JMVSEMENTS. ODD FALLOWS' HALL, NAVY YARD OH TUMwaT : Tl?!resD*y December 12th and 18th KUNKEL'S NIGHTINGALE OPERA TROUPE WILL GIVE 49* TWO GRAHO-m DRAWING ROOM ENTERTAINMENTS, In'nlar:a| ALL THAT IS BEW AHD BEAUTIFUL III Ethiopian Minstrelsy. Admission ?25 cart*. dec 12?It J NO. T. FORD, Awt THE QBEAT NATIOlf A^ PAHORAKA STANLEY'S WESTERN WILDS, CB, THE IHD AH AHD HI8 COt)Wi*Y; (Alio showing uid Ea*Uiern Pacific Bail road Boute, as zeeentlj tnrveyed by Governor Pterens,) WILr, BE EXHIBIT*!) AT ODP FELLOWS' HALL, 7th Street, TO-NIOH ?*. Dorrs ?pen ai 6W o'clock -Kxh.bition romnenc#g a4 7'-C o'clock. J M. STANLEY deo 12?tf Ar ift and Pr pr etor. (In?al, Union k ur?an) NATIONAL THEATReT PRICES OF ADMISSION. Dress Circle and Parquette 2"> cts. Gentlemen wULout Laaie* it 1 second and Third Tiers of Boxes 85 " IHE PARI.WELL OF THE FAV0RITE8. GOOD BYE!?GOOD BYE !! 3n Thursday. Friday, & Saturday Evenings, Dec. 14th, 15th, and 16th, Wi'l be ike only Evenings remainin fo mini's itiii tioiri To apperr Before their fii#rdz la Wgfhir.gton for a long t si, Tltl'ftSDAY EVBSIKO, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THa! American Rifles. S'llIDAY KVKSI^O, benbf;t cf t;;? Anacostia Fire Company, SATURDAY EVENIXO, BENEFIT OF OCR OLD FKIBXLS The Amphion Quartet Band. Dorrs oprn a' C1* - Performance coma nee ?t 7u o'clock. J NO. T. FORD. A <?nL 12?3t GEORGETOWN AND NAVY YARD. BULLARD^ PAXUHAlf A SEW YORK CITY Exhibit* at F n?/.isT HALL, GEORGETOWN, MONDAY. Tl'L1I!AY, WCD\E8DAY k THUR*.. DAY EVfNIVG*, ?,(! WEDNESDAY and TULB<DAY AFTERNOON. And AT 9DD FELLOWS HALL, YAIT YARD, FRIOAV EYENTNQ, And SAIURDaY AFIKRNtON k EVENING, of this wetk. The Af-trnocn Exhibitions comttetce a: 8}? the Even*n? at 7% o'clof k. Admission *25 c?nt ; cbiidrei h.'fp'ic*. Families and parties, 5 persrns, $1; 8 per sola 1 60. i?c 11?lw*? thFdyinggladiatoC 'l^HK pub ic are r spestfully inform<d that ^ctt'e 1. celebrated full- iced oopy, in marble, of the DYING GL\DI ATOK. the mr>8 r?*nowred ?t*tue of *ntiquity whi h has be n handed down to the pr?s snt time, is now on exhibition on 4^ street, near I'eiEpyJva'j'a a~enue. This work h<ts b?en pr> nouncel afunltbss copy of tb-s * eat <>ripin?.l bv *11 art; ts aod conn'^eurs who Vav? >er> .t, whi.* it justly ranks a? toe most refect p e?ujen of the = ;ulp'or'f suMiroe a't fTer Inoujrht fr n KnropP to Amerl a Indsd it is the only w. rk ol che kind so Tar eshibite . iu this cuntry, calcul t*rd o give the beholder who bes not been abroed. a ju?t conc*p ti n of the *ki 1 pf >he tccL-n'.s iu de<igci*g ^1 -x^uting work? cf sc llpture, ia whi<h. it will fc? recclle^ted, they havu ne^er bet>n riTal'.?ei by su??s? l*irnt gt-n'-ra'! r s TERM8 0? ADMI.-SION. ?ingle ti kets 28 cents Season 'icketsfor Lady and Gen leman $2.CU Hours cf AdisIcs:ou - firom 9am to 10 p m JOHN 8. HOLlINQSHRAP^ dec 7?tf In ch?rg? of Kxhibitlon. SUPERIOR MINCE MEAT, THE prepamti n of which, under my own super Tition. I warrant out tf pure apiaes F:e?h Suitara Ksi ins. Citror, rnd crhn Fru.ts. Virgi ia Crab C'Jer, ard Mrvn'sin Pee*' **rcai W?a*-?'i ?tal'.. Toha^e tLw ni -e arJr'e vi*h'>ut fr' .lb'c jf isa^lnc, Toeri" gtoulJ b? >e; i iu immediately. Also, wh'Vie.baKe*, ?n<l (fiar'er box'? Burch ard ?'etdle s KaistL? ; l'raut s in g'aes; N allla-ds preya ratiote of (.hoc late sni Gum Droj"? flaTcr d with lloarhouud; L<?mon, Paucanna d other fruits: :#ure fren? g-ouu 1 .N'pic<>rj; (> aige F.our M :iter and ) h~r extia^ts ; 8ul ma l'aidins, Gelatines, f^ast [nd a Ptef?rvsss, Pickles, A.c Ft s*le ?t Z M. KING'S V holt sale s.nd Rofail T< a ard Grocery fctore, few s <p? uor;bea.;t of 'hc s n Statue, dec 12?tf 1 VETEKAN" TUNER. THiJ unders;ga?d ii.f its the murica' puLlIctlit 1 be ia to * prepare 1 t?> :ni? Pianofortes, 0*g?c? ind Me'cdeons ?irh aispat li. I-riy yecrs <xperi? st".-in ths bu-ints? rffo ",s him cju tiifi ??ticns for ic u atsne e-?h'ch fyx r?n atta n, having so fer jiTcn ett're satL-ractU n to al! c rr ct m-'sViacs and the e^lusiv* tuai^r ot i'iuaca ?t liiu Pret:d-nt'd Uansi' u at the tuae / f M uii on. Or ets 1-lt . t IIII * US & II'17.' Musie repot, or Mr. Win. Z n.* g :'s Mu-ic Stare, will raiet with prompi atleati r; but if Uft at otb^r establishments do not reach him and fail into tbe bands of minor tuners JACOB H1LMJ8, II a'., Lci*een 17th snd lS.h, scuth side, dec 12?tf NEW DBUO AND APOTHECARY STORE Corner 4^ and Eifrnt. Island. *UE s^tiacriber respac ftliy it foru?e his friends _ anl the pub.ic, that h-haaopet ?dan APOT'IK JARY and D1<L'G tTOKE ai above. n.-?d will con stantly kee; a fre?L ?Upp'y f-re Urugs. Aleo, a ar;e vnd fiae stock tf F; ney 000!*a, Per'nmery, tc , asd wculd rehfc tiul'y solicit a sl'tre cf pa iron- g . Mr. Wat. E. r.EirixiDUt. wto has been in tbo drug l)usit<gs for the lust 7 yn o in some of the beet ?nd-.'?'.cd apotfcc?}>r/ est .b i-hueats in Baltimore :ity, will ttke .barge of th.- tbove |lace, and phy iciai s cutrus'icg thtir 5 rccriptijr.s to him may :e t assuiel th^t th?y will be rkil.fully and mcu rat^ly cospcundc% day or night JtLt re eiveu, a lar^e scd fiiie afFortnieLt of rr.rte Wo. t ai 6, L bins a d Pazins Pa ehoulys and Extrsc'.g, Hvr Brusl es, ic., wh':< h w 11 le to d at r?a; enable pi ices. 0 E03W KLL, Drn?g';st and Apothecary, Ccrner MaiyUnd trenue sni SfTenth st, and 4>j ani E sUeat, Islaud, Washington. N. B I :ta always be fucud at my old stand, cor ner Mirvland avenue and S-Tenth ft. 0. B. doc .9?lw ARivCM'd AU "OHIOGKAPUY ? ilia LIFE of P. T. Barn J written by bims? lf For aale it TAYLOR 4 MAUKI'8 dec 12 Pookaeller, near Ninth at. I HE PXACTICS IN COURTS OF JUSTICE IN 4 Ku.lanl and ttc United 8t*tefl, by Conway RoO'nson of RVhmcnd, Va., toI 1. ju?t pub'ishtd and for sale by FR \NCK TAYLOR, dec 12 Wasiuxctoh D C., Diiember 12, 1854. JOHN F. tLllS*PQ; ItAE Fir:?At yonr re qi-wt, I btTe car*-:ui1y examined the TILTON tMPi'-O'-liDGUiTAR^ud cheerfully exprrfs to you throu>iVi tli s occdium the impre<s<on I received. I had thi improTemm- bas entirely r?moved tbe <reatest drawback it has ever had; I refer to the neceetdt* that has always existed in the eld mann?r of constius'.ing the sound be ar J, rendering It posi dvuly necensiry t braoe and check the verr part of the iaetrumfnt that ehou'd have been Uft free to v.brate. By the removal of tbe above difficulty, there Las been imparted a power for vibration which eivee a full, dear and continuous tone. I am truly ?l? lighted that at last this much neglected instru ment his been fcrfrcted. I am, resre:t<"u:iy yours, *c. M. PEREZ, Teaeher cf Go tar, Ac., WnllajtoB City. i #ce Ived three desen of the above instruments, on exhibi'ion and f^rsa>atcur Piano, Music end Fancy 6 ore. 300 Penn. avenre. dec 12- JOHN F. BLL18. JACOB CUlCKERINO't unrivtUid Boston PI ANOS for sale only at the aceutfc' Mafic Depot, dee U lilLLUg k HUZ.