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EVENING STAR.
tTASHISGTON CITY:
MONDAY. Way 4, 1MT.
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The r rhioh dilates with enthusiasm upon the
prospects of the Democracy in the Northwest;
and presents statistics to prove the importance
of the labor which the London society for the
fuppression of the trade (with the Chinese) in
opiutfc is engaged.
The Imtellicmeer demurs to and protects
against the rca*>ns alleged by the Hon. II W.
Hilliard. of Montgomery, Ala , for formally
joining the Democratic party. The substance
?f that reason is, that the lion. Mr II antici
pates that the continuance of the union of the
States will depend on the success of the Democ
racy in 1860. Or. in other words, that no other
party can triumph without insuring the ascen
dency o t pripciples in the government pregnant
with the seeds of the dissolution of the Confed
eracy. As our respected friends of the Intelli
gencer evidently belong to the school in politics
that regards the union of the States under any
change of the present government preferable to
dissolution, we do not wonder that Mr. Hil
liard s evident disinclination towards its views
induces it to pmte?t against the idea he ei -
forces?that circumstances may result from the
result of the Presidential election of 18<W). which
will compel the South to look to organization
outside of the Union, for self-protection.
The Railroad Strike?The strike among
the freight hands of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. nofiras those of the first section, between
Baltimore and Martinsburg are concerned, con
tinue to present a very serious and alarming as -
pect Three military companies were called out
on Saturday to ai<l in the suppression of this most
stubborn outbreak, the Sheriff of Baltimore coun
ty summoned a posa- of forty special constable <.
all armed with muskets, and Governor Ligon is
sued his proclamation, but in the face of all these
demonstrations, the trains were attacked, the road
obstructed. th<? property of the company destroy
ed. and blood shed and limbs broken.
The freight train of cars which left Baltimore
on Saturday afternoon for the West contained six
car loads of militia and carried the maife On
reaching a point about si* miles from the Relnv
House a stock train was discovered ofl the track.
The train for the West was delayed until the .stork
train bound East could l>e replaced, and then pro
?eeded. A portion of the troops were put on
lioard the stock train, and it went on safely until
about four miles from Baltimore, where it was
thrown fiom the track by a bar of iron, purposely
placed thereon and fastened down by some of the
strikers. Six cars and the engine were sma.-hed
to pieces, and two of the soldiers injured.
On Sunday afternoon Hie l.aw Grays, Captain
Thomas Bowers, were ordered out They pro
ceed* d to the Camden station and were conveyed
in the \\ ashing ton train to the Relay House,
where a tonnage stock train was awaiting their
es? ort to Baltimore. This train arrived at that
point 011 yesterday morning, freighted with hoys,
from the far west; but it was deemed advisable
to carry it into the city forthwith, which wa> ac
complished without any difficulty.
The train which left Baltimore for this city at
5 L5 last evening arrived at 7.55, encountering no
opposition or obstruct ion. Despatches from points
further west remark quietness.
Amexdmems to the CossTtTi-Tio.i or Mas
sachisetts?The amendments to the constitu
tion which were voted on Friday last, were car
ried by large aggregate majorities. They are as
follows :
1st. That every voter shall be able to read the
constitution in the English language, and to write
his cwn name.
'id Limits the House of Representatives to210
members, to l>e elected by districts.
3d. Provides for the choice of forty Senators in
single districts, instead of by counties, as hereto
fore.
Cj" ^ esterdav. in addition to the consecration
of a new Catholic Bishop in Baltimore, there
were, also, two consecrations in St. Louis?the
Right Reverend James Duggan. Bishop of Anti
gone. to be Coadjutor to the Archbishop of St.
Louis, with right of succession to the Archbish
opric. if he survive the present Archbishop; and
the Right Reverend Clement Smyth, Bishop of
Appanasia. to be Coadjutor to the Bishop of Du
buque, also with the right of succession.
The Atlantic Telegraph ?A dispatch f om
Halifax. N. S . stales that the Provisional Parlia
ment hA been prorogued to Thursday. The
Jbvernor has signed the bill giving the Atlantic
^Piegraph Company an exclusive right, lor fifty
years, to laud cables upon the shores of this prov
ince.
PERSONAL
.... Hon. J. C. Jones, of Tennessee, is at
Brown's.
James G Hovey. the pyrotechnist, died in
Cambridge. Mass . lait week.
.... The memoirs of Lola Monter were publisl -
ed in Paris lately, but were immediately suppress-'
ed by the police.
.... Bayard Taylor was surprised as well as
delighted to hear Yankee Doodle played at his
stopping place in Lapland.
.... W id. C nllen Bryant of the New York Eve
ning Post, sailed on Saturday in the ship William
Tell for Havie, on a visit to Spain
.... Rev. E. B Hale, of Boston, too. is out in
defence of the'? sta^e." and public amusements
in geneial. Like the Rev. Dr. Bellows, Mr. Hale
is a L nitarian.
.... Jo. Jefterson, the comedian, was seriously
burned at the Richmond Theatre on Thursday
night, while attempting toextinguish a waidrolie
which took tire.
Hon W. L. Dewart.M. C. elect f'om Penn
sylvania. Cap! K B Ellison, C S Army, Hon
fiwen Jones. Pennsylvania, and Major Geo Deas,
I". S Army, are at Willards'.
It is rumored in the New York papers that
Mayor Wood of that city will m ike a regular
Louis Napoleon roup d'etat, anddcelarehis inde
pendence from the State.
.... It s stated that the lawsuit in which Caleb
Cashing'^ Minnesota estate was Involved, was
settled a few weeks ago, and leaves him a pro
prietor of one of the most promising towns oi the
West.
.... Ei-Secretarv Marcy will reside in thecity
??f w \ o k awhile, prior to his visit to Europe.
He ha_> sold his ritansion in A (ban v, which was
occupied one year by ex-Governor Seymour, and
also by ex-Governor Clark.
?v"i> 1? announced that the Memoirs of
he Duke of Talleyrand, the Marmont of diplo
macy. art- a I tout to make their appearance. But
few executors remain faithful to their former
|TSC 1,1 accordance with the Duke's wish, that
slr,,rt W published until thirty
.. Tht"re vet twelve years
remaining, as M Talleyrand left this life in IKK
"* ?'larend,?n hotel. New York, are
I on Wn, R *?l U""lr< Washington;
SlTi I I U ^Commissioner to China.
Philadelphia ; Baron Osten Sacken. Rus?ia? le
gation. \\ ashington , \ lacount Gaston <le Mart
caussers, St. Petersburg; Brine Trod all' \v
D Arcv. England; John W.Grigg ind faiuily
Philadelphia ; James Parker and family, Boston!
.... One of our exchanges contains the follow
ing : Thechurch at South Butler, N Y.,of which
Rev Antoinette L. Brown was pastor, has been
dissolved and the house closed. Antoinette was
not a woman's rights man through the sneering
bitterness of Lucy Stone, but. full of womanly
tenderness. #he longed for some object to lavish
her affections on. She became at length Mrs.
Blarkweil. and in due time a little lambkin was
nut in her arms. She found In this all she had
neeii longing for. and has given up the whole
flock to take charge of this wee lambkin. Had
she found this sooner, the useless experimental
fcouth Butler might have been saved.
lir A little son of II. II Centre. Esq , of Cin
cinnati. was instantly killed in St. Louis, on the
'.Kd, by failing from the fourth story window of a
house.
Thk Comet ?TheNorfolk Herald is informed
by a gentleman thai he and several others saw the
comet oil Tm (lay night, in a northwesterly di
rection. This m not the great crusher which soii.e
pe;sons foolishly allege is to strike the eatth, but
the one seen by Lieut. Maury.
.ID* ^an Salvador has resorted to a forced loan
of ?*<S>.U? for carrying on the war against Walker.
The f.iends of the lillibusters were eontiuuallv
sending letteis stating that J*an Salvador sympa
thized secretly with Walker This does not look
like it.
The St Paul Pioneer states that the new
Governor of Minnesota, Sam .M?-dary, arrived in
that city on the it'd April, and was q&nlifl>?i on
the following day. and has accordingly entered
upou his odlc<* There was no inaugural address
and only some half a dozen gCQtjciQCJ) being
present to witness U*e ccrejuooy.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Dallas-Clarejcdom Treaty.?" Ion''
publishes in the Baltimore Shu this morning,
as follows :
? Intelligence wa* received here yenterdiv, of
2.W rejection, by the English Govern
ment, of the Dallas and Clarendon treaty, in the
form in which it wa* modified by the Senate."
After seeking to inform ourself in the prem
ises, we have come to the conclusion that though
the English government did not at once accept
the modified treaty, (which could not have been
rationally expected,) there is no evidence in
Washington of its rejection. On the contrary
l,eJed1arng a11 the diplomatists here
that the English government at latest advices
held it under advisement, and were apparently
disinclined to its acceptance.
The news by the next arrival, or, it may be
subsequent ones, will be required to settle the
question whether the treaty as gent back to
England has been rejected.
The America* Guaso Compact's Success.
The news of the success of the operations of this
Company, coming by the mails of the Illinois,
gave rise to no little excitement in official cir
cles here, because demonstrating the correct
ness of the representations made by its agents
to the Government, which induced the late Ad
ministration to strain points in order to aid its
(the Company s) efforts. The Pierce Adminis
tration, keenly alive to the importance of secu
ring for the country a supply of guano inde
pendent of Peru, aided with its countenance the
enactment of the law to protect American dis
coveries of guano deposits, which this Company
asked ere venturing upon the heavy expendi
tures necessary to bring into use the deposit* of
the New Nantucket groupe. They also assisted
the Company's operation* with a vessel of the
Pacific squadron Or, rather, they essayed so
to do ; the faux pas of her commander having
greatly embarrassed its operations, instead of
aiding them. We refer to Commodore Me?
vine s return from his discovery-voyage with
out effecting a landing on New Nantucket
Island, with a report that the representations
inducing the Department to order his ship on
the service were but wiifrepresentations.
The agent who succeeded in obtaining the
hundred tons of the staple, a considerable por
tion of which reached New York by the steam
ship Illinois, was the person who accompanied
Commodore Mervine upon the voyage to which
wo refer above To his enterprise and energy
much, indeed, is due. A man of less force of
character and confidence in himself would have
abandoned his task under the chilling eflectof
>uch a report as Commodore Mervine made.
Had he succumbed to the circumstanccs then
surrounding him. the valuable deposits of the
American Guano Company would have been
lost to the I nitcd States. Successful as he has
been at last, he has proved a public benefactor;
for the quantity of the staple there is immense,
and it is of a description calculated to do more
than the Peruvian staple, ton for ton. for the
permanent improvement of lauds to which it is
applied.
We witnessed the result of the application of
samples of it to the production of Indian corn,
side by side with that of Peruvian guano, and
know that pound for pound, its effect is much
greater in increasing that crop. This is owing
to the fact, that, while it contains all the ammo
nia necessary to start it vigorously forward
and to afford the requisite supply of organic
f'jod which that most voracious feeder of all
American field crops requires, it is richer by
far, than any other fertilizer, in phosphates?
the inorganic substance of plants in which our
lands are most deficient, which is, at the same
time, most difficult of obtainment in a suitable
combination for application upon the soil. We
o< lie\e that the difference in the comparative re
results of the two descriptions of guano to which
we refer, pou^d for pound applied, and dollar
for dollar expended, will, in ten years after the
application, be much more than the cost to
him of both. Our experience with the Peru
vian guano (and we have applied it to all varie
ties of crops grown in this section, for seven
years past,) is that it rarely affords more or
ganic food than the singlo crop to which it is
applied requires. That is, that the ?rest of its
ammonia usually evaporates ere it could other
wise furnish food for a second crop; that it so
stimulates the soil and plant as greatly to ex
haust the former of elements of fertility laying
dormant in it when it (Peruvian guano) is ap"
plied, and. further, that it contains little else
valuable than concentratcd organic food?am
monia.
While the New Nantucket island's guanocon
tams sufficient ammonia to supply the demands
ot every condition of soil, as is the case with un
fermenUng stable manure, it has not so much
as to burn the crop under any circumstances of
the season, and the main element of its compo
sition is phosphatic?or, in other words, the
substance most needed by the prudent agricul
turist in this country, most difficult of obtain
ment. and at the same time most permanent in
its effcct upon all soils?resulting in lasting im
provement, whereas, as all practical agr cultu
rists know well, that, to use Peruvian guano,
except with wheat, to get a crop of clover to be
turned in to enrich the soil, is to create a ne
cessity for its continued annual application at
an enormous expense, if cne would reap any
remunerative return whatever from the land
The I.vniA* Troubles in New Mexico ?
The last mail from Santa Fe brought to Wash
ington official information of the outrage* com
mitted by the Indians in that quarter, to the
?list of March last. It seems that in thecounties
of \ alencia and Bcrnalio the depredations there
committed are charged on the Apaches and
Navajoes Tho state of Indian affairs in the
lerritory is very gloomy, as those two tribes?
and more particularly the Membre band of the
Apaches certainly evince a strong disposition
to go regularly to war upon the whites It is
judged by the United States authorities in the
Territory that the murder last winter of Cos
talcs and another Membre Apache, and also of
an Itah Indian and his wife (the last mentioned
in February), are at the bottom of all the
troubles. These murders are laid at the door
of disorderly whites, who have not been arrested
or punished, and the Governor of the Territory
has no authority to make the compensation
(pecuniary) of $H00 to$1,000 per head which the
savages demand. So far, cattle stealing on an
extensive scale is,the revenge the Utahs have
sought to obtain, and the whites are with diffi
?u restrained from commencing a general
(i,nrilJ.0D,th? ,ribcs break up the practice.
P??i.h ti" M"' * mMU?^ "Potion to
Ifotlire ?? ," *** uiur^er?r8 of the late Agent
cattle stolen b.T"P".rcU'ke
hers of tb? in?r dians, have killed nurn
!kle, however ' ? <".i, ??
26.(H)0 miles of finished railroads in this "
with 10.000 miles in progress of construe"ion'
and six or seven thousand miles projected all 0f
which will be finished in a few years. Amonr
these roads under construction is a new one be
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore, (according
to the Penu*ylvaHian,) running through the
richest and most populous portions of Chester
and Delaware counties of Pennsylvania, and
Harford county. Maryland, and entering Balti
more at the Calvert street depot. It is to cross
the Susquehanna on a substantial bridge secure I
H*a* dMilitj* w4 mwwpMiw <4 ??1
flood. The terrible Susquehanna ferry and
gunpowder bridges, as well as the low, flat and
uninviting country of the present line of rail
road between Baltimoro and Philadelphia are
to be altogether avoided Much of the new
line is graded and ready for the reception of the
rails. Those whose business compel them to
paw a dozen times every winter?half a do?cn
times between New York and Washington, and
there are a thousand such, will watch for the
completion of this enterprise with unfeigned
gratification indeed.
The Weather.?The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of observation is
about 7 o'clock a. m.:
Sunday, May 3,1857.
rX clear; ^autiful.
Philadelphia, Pa cloudy, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md. clear, pleasant.
? ashington. D. C cloudy, warm
Richmond, Va cloudy
Petersburg, Va cloudy, warm.
Raleigh, N. C no report.
\\ iimington, N. C clouciy, warm
Columbia, S. C raining.
Charleston. S. C warm, clear.
Augusta, Ga cloudy, warm.
Savannah, Ga raining.
Alacon, Ga cloudy, warm.
ColumtnM. Ga cloudy, warm.
Mobile, Ala *evere storm.
?*' aJ Washington, barometer, at 7 a. m ,
30.04, slight fluctuation during the day.
Monday, Mkx 4.
^ raining.
Philadelphia, Pa raining.
Baltimore, Md raining.
Washington, D. C raining.
Richmond, Va raining.
S?u?"bKUrfr warm> dornly.
Raleigh, N. C. warm, cloudy.
V\ i lining ton, N. C warm, cloud v.
Columbia,S. C cloudy, windv.
Charleston, S. C clordy, warm.
MIVan,,aJ?' *,a cloudy, windy.
. I aeon, Ga raining, cold.
Augusta, Ga cloudv, warm.
Columbus, Ga cloudy, cool.
May | 7 a in., Iiaroineter iHk95. The whole
ivil"i v ?in fallen since Saturday is inches,
j. , ! ? verV ''Kht. Thermometer yrster
? " P tl,is morB,nK at 7 a 111 5>, at
Thk Naval Courts op Inquiry.?To-day
Court No. 1 were ui>on the caso of Lt. MeAr
r?n, (furloughed.) and ere we went to press
Commodore LavalIclto and Lt. Fraily were ex
amined on his behalf, and Assistant Surgeon
Drayton, on the part of the Government. Mai.
WW Russell. U. S. M C , was engaged in as
sisting Lt. McArran in his defence.
In Court No. 2 Lieut. Walbach Stanley was
examined, ere the Star went to press, on be
half of Lieut. Chandler, whose case is still un
der consideration.
In Court No. 3, the ease of Capt. Thomas
I ainc (furloughed.) was commenced and con
cluded today, without the examination of wit
nesses. His caso was submitted in writing on
his behalf The case of Capt. Philip Voorhees
(furloughed,) was then taken up. No progress
had been made in it before tho Star went to
press.
Post Off-ice Department.?Post Offices
Discontinued.?Caroline Landing, Washington
county. Miss ; Lynchburg. Todd county, Ky.;
Mount llall. Morgan county, Ala.; Sumter City,
Sumter county. Ga. ' '
PoU Offices Established.?Carvosso. Bad Axe
county, Wis., Michael Kellar, Postmaster; Bel
ton. Franklin county, Ga.,Wm. F. Iabell, Post
master; Georgian. Franklin county, Ga., J. R.
Earle. Postmaster; Wallace, Harrison county.
\ a., SilasM. Sap. Postmaster; Bethel. Branch
county, Mich., W. T. Summcrman, Postmaster;
Webb s Creek. Franklin county, Ga., Thomas
Miie, Postmaster; Renwick. Lee county, Ga.,
W. F. Avery, Postmaster; Woodcnburgh. Car
roll county. Md., Christian Mussleman, Po?t
master; East Gilead, Branch county, Mich.,
Samuel Arnold, Postmaster.
Name of Post Office Changed.?Warmin
ster, Nelson county, Va., changcd to Cabell's
Mills.
An Erroneous Report ?Official informa
tion now in Washington proves that in his
newspaper account of the services of the volun
teers that lately pursued the hostile band of
Sioux, a Major Williams (volunteer) made a
mistake in reporting, from hearsay, u that the
party of regulars similarly engaged halted in
the pursuit for two days, thus permitting the
savages to escape."
The truth is, they did notjialt as represent
ed, but forced their way on through tho snow
with great energy, until the pursuit had evi
dently become hopeless. Capt. Bee of the 10th
infantry, who commanded tho party in ques
tion, is a young officer of great spirit and ener
gy, and greatly distinguished himself in Mexico.
The National Hotel Disease,?The Jour
nal oj Commerce labors through a column to
prove that "the National" disease arose from
an effort to poison Mr. Buchanan; contending
that those affccted by it caught itonly just before
Mr. B. went to the National, during his stay
there, or immediately after he left there. While
we agree with the writer that the subject has not
been as thoroughly investigated by the authoii
ties here as it should have been, a single fact
connected with it refutes the theory of the Jour
nal beyond peradventure. We refer to the
fact that persons caught the disease in the
house, whilo neither drinking (even water) or
e.iting a mouthful in it. That is, simply from
breathing the atmosphere.
The Diplomatic Appointments ?The ap
proach of the 15th inst., when, as those inter
ested believe, the Administration are to take
up their foreign appointments to the end of
making more or less changes in the incumbents,
is being anticipated by quite a number of gci -
tlemen understood to be ambitious of serving
their country abroad. We meet on the avenue
constantly, the familiar countenances of quite a
number ol them who have very recently re
turned to this city, to look after their individual
interests as thus involved.
A Cor r ec noN. Tho New York llerald is
in error in announcing the appointment of Mr.
J. A. Gibson to be the United States Marshal
of the western district of Pennsylvania. Such
an event has not taken place, though it may be
that he will shortly be so appointed.
Oregon Territory.? Instructions have been
| dispatched to the Surveyor General of Oregon,
advising him of the amount of funds applicable
under the recent appropriation laws to the sur
veying service in Oregon, for the fiscal year
ending 30th Sune, 1858.
Or her ed ?We hear that Brevet Major Jacob
Zeilin has been ordered from his present posi
tion at the Marine Barracks in the Gosport
(\a.) Navy \ ard, to the command of the ma
rines at the Marino Birracks in this city.
Appointed by the President.?Lewis S.
Partridge, to be U. S. Marshal for Vermont,
vice Chapin, whose commission has expired.
Effect of the Weather ?The New York
Journal of Commerce, discoursing of rhe weather,
aays the foundation has l>eeii laid in that city
within the la*t two months for as many consump
tions and other fatal diseases of the lun</s as would
equal the ravages of a moderate visitation of yellow
lever or cholera.
o/^*"1" ?rr?Charles Charpcntier, one
RaiTrrMfi r c?e fimnd* on the North
?tnin?r RnJ? France, sailed for Havre in the
?Marshal ,l?.conIP*ny United States
dminliBotoiT J * "?m* days since, ad
requesting to lie ? p5 *?ate* officers,
i? ^
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Corrt*ponde*ce of Tkt Star.
Gioigetows, May 4,18*7.
From present indications, oar house carpenter!!,
bricklayers and other.*, are destined to have a
pretty stirring time of it this Spring, and during
the ensuing Summer and Kali mouths The fol
lowing comprises some of the principal buildings
which have already been or which will very soon
be commenced: A portion of tUte south western
wing of the Convent buildings is tu be entirely
removed, for the purpose of making room upon
which to erect (for the better accommodation of
the ladies' academy) a building of much larger
gronortions and of more modern appearance. Mr.
.. Pettit has the contract for the wood work, and
it is supposed that Mr. A. Barber will do the
brick work. The building is to be constructed of
the very be*t materials, and it is supposed that it
will cost, to complete it. between twenty-live and
thirty thousand dollars. When completed, it will
add greatly to the appearance of the other line
buildings of this thriving institution and the sur
rounding neighborhood. The next is the build
ing of Mr. y. E. Carter, on Lee's Hill, one of
the most beautiful peaks of our heights. This
house is to be some forty-odd feet square, built
upon the most modem plan, and furnished inside
with all the most modern and useful improve
ments. Mr. W. H. Si mines is the architect and
carpenter, and Mr. A. Barber the bricklayer.
At the corner of High and Fourth streets. Mr.
James Hurdle is erecting a very neat private
dwelling, Mr. E. Shoemaker, architect and con
tractor, and Mr. Hurdle, bricklayer. Near this,
on West street, is the line buildings of Mr. II. Of
?futt. which have been commenced by Mr. Barrett
as carpenter, and Mr. B Hutching*, as bricklay
er. In addition to the above the three line build
ings, which were lately destroyed by Are. belong
ing to Mrs. Magruder. Mr. Abbott, and Commo
dore Cassiu, are all to be rebuilt upon more mod
ern plans. In addition to the forgegoing we
might enumerate quite a multitude of small, neat
private dwellings which are now in course of
erection in different parts of our city, and the line
first class frame?now nearly completed?erected
by Mr. John McDaniel, on Washington street,
at t he foot of the heights. This is a l>eautiful and
well arranged building, and reflects considerable
credit upon the industrious mechanic who built
and owns it. Theflne mansion of Mr. V Taylor
n^r the west end of Bridge street, is also rapidly
approaching completion, and will soon be ready
for his entrance. This building was erected un
der the supervision of Mr J. Dyer, and if all sorts
of conveniences, cosily and handsome arraaire
njents in a dwelling ran tend to render one hapi v
r ,wi11 be perfectly at home when once en
sconced among its noble apartments
We have been requested by jierjons whose busi
ness locates them near the spot, and passers-by,
to call tin- attention of the authorities of Wash -
'J'gton to the soap or some such manufactory near
he Bridge street bridge. We arc informed by
he complainants that the propria of the estab
lishment is sometimes in the habit of using in
his business putrid,or at least unsound animus,
H ?'* Then !>oilcd up, causes a sten. h
sufficiently offensive to sicken every one who may
chance to come in contact with it. If some of
the representations we have beaut in regaid to
this place l>e true, it is certainly a good hof-in d
for the propagation of any epidemic which might
in olis"region ,t,n" *Uuosrh? ""ywhere
The weather continues dark and gloomy, with
heavy rain . There is but little outdoor business
being doie. I he quantity of water which h i.
f?re-ii" "K i i fcW daVh ha> very
un at I h.-re is considerable current in our river
this morning, and the drift wood, Ac., passiii
down gives some indication of a probability of
pretty high water. '
? ,!i've noth'"^ special from any of the 11 ;h
? all*?,i '.hCS M',Cr ?,lr'a"' r'"P?rt Price, remain
at about the same standard
??ateriul change has occurred in the flour
" ,'k; rv^er,r ,ast rTPort; ""'??11 sales on Sat
Mllln J'l ,P .'T al ? 75 ><
little u heat arriving, selling fro,,, wagonson Sat
mda> at .M.l,a*l AS for red and white. Corn. TO
_ " ' Uals froui wagons, .VJa.Vi cents, S.
TRUSTEES OF THE PI'BI IC
NE^D^v'VhUf'l! "'T at thc C,t> ??<>. ?n W ED
i^Ty 4 3t ' '""taut, at 5 o'clock p. ni.
TT*fTh" \i J?K V1 an'n1 ai' meeting" OF
lwi.el#l kAMOC"5t,?n ?f the District will
lnhnnar> onTl ESDAY,
-1-1 U- K. HAGNKR. M.D..Sec.
PAKTV OF THE
tLcvnnfnl hW'IIC? WMJ? ,akpn
uu?e\cn?iK, has been p<n<tpoiiwi on noooiint of tiiA
\i?le,li!?KCy ?Sthe.wwlfh^r until WEDNESDAY,
rn?Li?Jij j ' WI ' happy to greet their
friends and spowl a social evening.
11 * THK COMMITTEE.
nrj-WASHENGTOX SEWING ROOMS have
' *?" removed to the store recently occupied
mm H.'rSlii ?n street. 7<U>ors from Penn. ave
nuevdireetly opposite Gideon s Printing Oftee.
"P1?*1-'""'"'diately, tour or live good Siurt-ma
^ ?*? whom libera: wages will he paid.
ms> 4-3t * i StatewA Intel)
LN,()>' MEETING. FIFTH WARD?
now Vnfii' ' *? 5tl' Ward, opposed to the
0 c o( k, M Campari* * Hotel, for the purpose of 1?e
t he eft * Counei ff"1 t0 reP'^"t tJUaniin
? Hln V 4-itl
TT31 ,AL NOTICE.-A meeting ok
Sheld on TlT3l?lT ^Vh?'V!\VA"0<L^ti?n will
nfth,,rfrP?t nn'! *>Cn"' a^en"?? HectDel
the2lrtnV \i??nVrilLlu" to hHu af Richmond on
Kn^etaMay- ?Cher I"lportttnt bUMnm" -Y1itb#
FT ^WASHINGTON NATIONAL M ON U
infnf i hpK?t!i? iC'r \f ^ regular monthh meet
n * \ tifJoF ?SM??*??rawill be held on Tl'ES
u * inst., nt 4 p. tn.
Punctual and general attendance is requeued,
nm* 4 2t SAMLEL \ ORKE AtEEE,
} tr,? See. W. N. M.S.
It or morning pap?ws rv?pv.|
!T 5~",Tf\h'eHThird \V^rH ~A the voteil
isfn wil? e"1,r1 Uar(i "PPosclt.. Know-Notlunc
avenue;
Council, and to appoint delegates to the Convention
sggsysgFs KoK,"tcr'
1 r . ACTDBMCAN association
i IS'J.? ^ -f r^>r
nS^SSt to the principles of the Repnl -
li'^in i artv, and wishing to unite with the nmncn
t.on are cordially invited to attend a""C.a
?U B. B. i- RENPH. Pr..,.
nfS^P'RST WARD. ATTENTION.?A ineet
ii>^ . ni I i. "'V N. citizens of the First
\\ nrd will Ih? held at the hali of ilie Western fl.mp
Lompriii\ 24Mi street, near tho Circle, on TI'ES
Rm % .y ? * i7" i' C'<K!'{' I" nominate Wsrd
Representatives; also five delegates to the Citv
Convention to l>e held on Thursday, May 7th to
nominate Register, Collector, and Surveyor*
[n.iy 4 jt
y~zr-FRANKLIN FIRE COaTPANV.?Tlte
I irc^ ,?r mo"t,'ly meeting of the Company wim
i v.1' lta *'ar'"?nT llall, on MONDAY EVEN
IN? May 4th, at ft o clock. Bv onior:
G. ReCftOWPIKLDsfciL
iTj?""iVi B*S'THrRD GRAND
Mw'lh1'.'wn! V?d.
Tickers HFT V CENTS. Bv order of the
??-?u,.*JSSS-OF
of Rechahites, will tnke plseo at Onn Fki ?
? MONDAY EVEN.
Speeches from distinguished gentlemen.
Ride Celebrated Band is engaged for the Sleigh
.,sr^,;rJn,,ern"llr'Md u"<?<??'
No charge.
... Committee of ArrnnKrmntt*.
n Ti ?T.>n- Ro,,f- Hamilton.
I). McCathran, R. j. Hitchcock,
James toll. Thou Dennis
?P .T?-Th.S.M Jtt * i>ennis,
rr-5=? MACHINE SEWING.?HAVING TO
I .day secured the servioos .if an old ami expe
rienced operator, (recentlv engaged in the Fair) the
proprietor is now propared to give greater neatness
and ox petition t<? ail work left at his rn?ms.
wxtil &n(l constantly making up, SHIRTS.
DRAWEES. BOSOMS, COLLA^RS. Ac.whi^
will he sold at reasonable prtces.
Ijulies and others are invited to eall and examina
the work.
Rooms on D street, two doors from oorner of ftth
street^ ap6-lm
nrp? PHILADELPHIA CAKE AT PHILA
ihvWw i?KPnT ' the phm.adelphia
ipf prf a \t ?'? ill,.corner.flf ,2th arKi p
tc.*-' tKhAM at <IJi per gal Ion. ap 6-1 m ?
rjROCERS, ATTENTION!?Jnat rece.^ed ?
sample lot of BROWN PAPER BAGS "f.?r
Grocers' use. For sale at abouV the price of th^ ?
mm?a St EDWARD foWERS ^
,4 3t I>? near 7th street.
k^ILK FRINGES, Ac.?JUST RECEIVED
Alel?Mrf',na""nK ?,0<'klof,li*tore recently close*! in
RnTTnvfl uD*?!^i"ch.aro SILK FRINGES.
? nM\ 4 at ' LAMMOND'S. 7th street.
I . !?We will have on sale TO
.vi? 19 i9. of the finest Live I.OBSTERS
sunnllaH^5^1 i t.h"? Privato families can lie
supplied with Lolwters alive, any day, by lea vine
their orders the day before. Also, freuh HALIBUT
received daily. SCHWARZfc A DRURY.
?t ^9t Pa. avenue, 2d door east of u*h nt.
$1
hu1
R EWARD.?Ran away from the sulwcriber,
on the first day of May. ARCHIBALD L.
?.?.? -"-J "*r* V fVV",,,'C"V "?
??l'tton. apprenticed to the brick laying business.
1 hereby warn all persons fr?.m harl^rint, trusting,
or employing him,as I shall institute legal proceed
'"iif;AfioK D. H1TTOV.
We oflar a lnr/e assortment of Ro.lger?', HarrisiKi's
and other approved English as well as American
T\&';hilb?rtKqualitjr of ALB ATA FORKS,
SPOONS, AjC.^ w. 0alt uro.. Jewellers.
my *-* 324 P?. avt?., bet. 9th ?od lOUt iti.
Please Read and Eeaember!
RR HAT I WISHES IT FIMJ/V UNDERSTOOD that b? is SEL|.IXGDllYO?Opi?.
. ?? nALli CARPET1NGS. OIL CLOTHS. MATTINGS. BON NETS. H \TS. AND
HOOTS AND SHOES, CHEAPER THAS 4.VV OTHER HOUSE IS THE CITY, and wfe
doe* he sell theni oheaper ? Becatiae hr sella for Catk ool*. ami d<?^* not re^mre large profit? to make na
for had debts. The following BARGAIN'S have jn*t been wnrfH fn>m the Northern Anrtimt* : FINfc
SPANISH DF.BMGE. 12 oenta ; BEJR EG E DELAINES, 12 cbu : FRENCH GINGHAMS. I* ou.;
fine BR ILIJ AN rSAU cents; pure IRISH LINEN,iScenta; hn?- I.INI'.N SHIRT BOSOMS. ?m.
wide TABLE LINEN.37 centa; PAPER CAMBRIC.* cento; >-4 BLEACHED and BROWN t'? ?T
TONS, 12 cent"; TOWELS, * cent*: LINEN H AN PKERCHIEES. * rent* ; KIP GLOVES.Cot* .
BLACK Ml rrs, 12; wide BONNET RIBBONS. I* cent*; STRAW BONNETS. Pent.;
NEAPOLITAN BONNETS. 5I.V?; SH AKF.RS. .W centa ; PA R ASOI.S, ??? cent* ; ELEGANT CAR
PETLNGS.ST oenta;MATTl.N'GS and OILCLOTHS, very cheap ; METALLIC HOOPS f.?r SKIRT*.
10 eenta.
All Goode ahown cheerfully, represented fairly, and auhmitted to the PURCHASER'S taaU and
judgment. r. b. II ALL, No. S7S Seventh atraet.
ap?-eo2w Fourth houaa abova I at reel
POTATOKS.?NEW JERSEY POTATES.
SO bushels prime Whit* Mercer POTATOES.
45n bushel* White Mercer Seed do.
4?io bushels Pink Eyes do.
125 bushel* Blue Mercer do.
For tale on hoard of schooner Ann Peckrell. or at
my More, opposite the Union Hotel. Bridge street,
Georgetown.
rxmj 4~3t* JAMES M. CRUIT.
^IGNET RINGS.?We hare jn?t completed a lot
of very beautiful SIGNET R1NGS. with Cor
nelian, Oniz, I .apis, Lazuli, and Blood Stones, set in
tine cold, of the most chaste and elegant designs.
A KMJi, CRESTS, MOTTOES. Ac. beautifully
cut in every description o^tone and metal.
M. W. GALTMt BRO.. Jewellers,
nwv 4-?W .134 Pa. ave., bet. 9th and Wth sts.
TWO REASONS!
WHY SCHWARZ* DRl'RY'S PICKLED
OYSTERS are the bent in the ifnr/rf.
First. Because we select the finest and freshest
Oysters for the purpose, and do not put them up
alter thev are half spoiled.
Second. Because thev are not drowned in vinegar
to kill .h. M * DRIRY.
may < y 2*K Pa. av., 2d door ?ast ofl4tu st.
pROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK.
Navy Dfpaftmkm, t
Bureau of Constriction, ft.. May 2,uWM
Sealed Proposals for delivering 5",?0 cubic foet of
promiscuous Live Oak in each of the Navy v *rd* "t
Charlestown, Masaaohusatts; Brooklyn, New y ork;
Philadelphia, and at Gosport, Virginia, will be|re
oeived at this bureau until the 15th of '?37
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Lire Oak, that thev mav bedistinguishcd from other
business letters. The offers may be for one or all the
Yards, but must l?e for the whole quantity at any
Yard, and. as required by law, must lie accompanied
l>v a suitable guarantee, the form of which is hcrc
ith given. , . .
Sureties in the full estimate*! amount will lie re^
quired to sign the contract. and, a* additional and
collateral aecuntr. I.S per cbnt. will le withheld on
the amount of each delivery until the contract is com
pleted.
In all the deliveries of the tnnlier there must be a
due proportion of the moat difficult and crooked
pieces;otherwise there will lie withheld such further
amount, hi addition to the 15 per cent., as may lie
indeed expedient to secure the public interest until
such difficult portions be delivered. The remaining
R5 per cent., or other proportion of each lull, when
approved iii triplfate bv the commandant of the
Yard, will l?e paid ??? such navv agent as the ^infrac
tor inav naino within thirty days after its presenta
tion to him. . . .
It will lie stipulated iii tli? contract that if default
lm made by the parties of the first part in delivering
all or any of the flintier named o( the quality and at
the tune and placn provided, then and in that ca*-?
the cuntractor and Ins sureties will forfeit and pay to
the CnitedStatesasumol money not exceeding twice
the total amount therein agreed upon as the price to
lie paid iii case of the actual delivery thereof, w hich
ma* Im recovered from tune to time, according tot he
act of Congress iii that case made and provided, ap
proved March 1. IttS.
The cubic feet to be delivered in each van!
will lie in the following proportions?sav cubic
feet of keelsons, and pieces suitable for lower stems,
stern pi-sts. stern-post knees, fore de-id wood.apTons,
all siding 1ft and 20 inches, and hooks siding 14 and In
inches. These pieces to lie in nutnlier in the propor
tions in which tnev enter into the construction of a
ship of war, conforming substantlallv in shape,
length. aint character with those heretofore receiv
ed, with frames of corresponding siding, the moulds
oi which can lie seen at any of the yards named.
32,I'd'cubic feet of the siding of 13 and 15 inches,
in aUnit equal quantities of each, aud M**i cubic feet
oi a siding of 12 incbcs; all these pieces lieinr in
length from 13to 17 feet, having a natural and lur
curve of fiom 13 to 3" inches or more in that length;
ami two-thirds the number of the pieces to have
from the mean to the maximum crook : also,
cubic feet aiding 13 and 15 inches, in length from 17 to
29 feet. _ .
All to be sided straight and fair ;thel5-inch timber
and under showing a face of not less than three
fourths the siding, to lie cut from trees grown with
in 30 miles of the sea. of which satisfactory evidence
will be required by the Commandant of ihe ^ ard ; to
lie delivered in the respective Yard* at the risk and
expense of the contractor. sulpect to the usual in
fection, to the entire approval of the Bureau; and
one-half to lie delivered on or before the 1st day of
August, 1K.1R. and the remainder on or liefore the 1st
of July, 1Ht9.
Foriit of Offer.
I. , of the State , hereby agree to furnish
and deliver at the Tinted States Navy Yard at
hfly thousand feet of live-oak timber, in conformity
with the advertisement of the Bureau of Construc
tion of the date of May 2,1R57, viz :
g,nnociihic feet, suitable for principal pieces, sided 18
and 2" inches, at per foot.
J2.oni cubic feet curved timber, sided 13 ana.15 inch
es. length 13 to 17 feet, at per foot.
5,ooo cubic feet curved timber, sided 12 inohes.length
13 to 17 feet, at per foot.
5,000 cubic feet timber, siding .3 and 15 inches, length
17 to ai feet,at per foot.
Total value.
Should my offer lie accepted, I request to be ad
dressed at , and the contract forwarded to the
Navv Agent at , or to me at , for signa
ture and certificate.
(Date.) A. B.
Form of GMarantee.
The undersigned, .of .in the State of
, herebv guaranty that, in esse the foregoing bid
be accent d, will, with n ten days alter the re
ceipt of the contract at the po?t office named, or
navy agent designated, execute the contract for the
saine, with good and sufficient sureties. In ease
said shall fail to enter into contract as afore
said, we guarantv to make good the difference be
tween the offer of the said and that which may
be accepted C. D.
(Date.) E. F.
Witness: G. H.
I hereby certify that the above-named C. 1). and
F. F. are kn^wn to me as men of property, and able
to make go<id their guarantee.
(Date.)
(To lie signed by the United States District Judge,
United States District Attorney,Collector, or Navy
Agent, and no other.) may 4-Iawiw
RE A L EST ATE.-THE UNDERSIGNED
purchases and sell* REAL ESTATE, and
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES.
Wanted for cash, two medium sized HOI SES.
JOS. C. G. KENNEDY.
an ?q-??o2w Pa. av.. 2 doors north of I'tiion Office.
BATCHES. JEWELRY,
SILVER ANli PLATED WARE
We epen to-dav our Spring supplv of very elegaut
GOLD WATCHES, RICH JEWELRY
PURL SILVER and PLATED WARE.
ALBATA FORKS. SPOONS, Ac.
The above assortment, embracing every thing new
and elegant in onr line, is by far the largest and liest
selected ever ottered to our customers.
M. W. GALT k BRO.,
ap 3'-lit 324 Pa. ave., bet 9th and loth sts.
CALL AND SETTLE^-Dr. VAN PATTEN
desiring to spend much of the Slimmer in travel
ine. Iiegs all persons indebted to him to call at hi*
office (near Georgetown) during the current month,
and settle by note or cash with liiui in person. Any
and all creditors are requested to call iii person or by
uttornev. as s<K>n as convenient, a* he i* prepared tci
settle all just claims during the first week of thu
present month.
He will continue his professional calling at Ins res
idence, as heretofore, until further notice; and then
lie will absent himself only for specific periods to l*
named hi said notice. inav 1 -It.*
I WILL GIVE ONE III NDK ED DOLLAR?
reward for the arrest and conviction of the thiel
or thieves who stole from my place of business, on
the night of the 3M.li April, 1 Iwrrel roll Bntter.2 tubs
New York Goshen do.,2 boxes Cheese,5 Imxes Can
dies; Soap, Codfish, aud other articles.
may 2-1 w* BERNARD HAVES.
-JENS?PENS?PENS.?Just received IWjIW
1 ship Arabia. 500 cross very superior aThfcL
PKNS. M, BANK hiN?.
PRUTH NEEDS NO AID IN TELLING,
I for its speaks with native eloquence that moves
mens hearts when all th? arts of oratory fiul. Buy
"Cortez, the Conqueror." and1 judge far >ourse|f.
n,n \ 2 FKR^I '!N ? 4HI> <tn St?
1QLD WATCllES. CHAINS, Ac.?We invite
special attention to a very choice assort
ment of ladies' and gentlemen's elegant GOLD
WATCHES just received, which we can re
commend as perfect timekeepers.
Also, a large assortment of CHATALAINS,
VEST, FOB.ami GUARD CHAINSofthe latest
styles. M. W. GALT A BRO.. Jewellers,
may 2 fit 324 Pa. av.. Iiet. !?th aud loth st*.
I?IG CANDY at U. H. RIDENOIR'S
FIG PASTE at 1. II. RIDENOI R'S
w
(
m 2 3t
jyjAY PARTIES AND BALLS.
ICE CREAM awl WATER ICES or the beat
quality aud of all flavors furnished to May Parties,
Excursionist*. Pic Nics, Hotels, and Families, at
the low price of 8I-30 per gallon.
Also, * great varicly of PLAIN and FANCY
CAKES inav l>e found constantly ou liand at the
PHILADELPHIA STORE, corner of 12th and F
streets. inav 2-1 hi*
STEAMBOAT FOR SALE.-IN"oiTdER TO
close a partnership the propeller _(l?" .
tow-isiat I1ELLE HAVEN, no?
towing on the Potomac river, is of
feretl for sale. She is eightoen month* old, was built
at Kensington, Philadelphia, ami has an ltt-mch cvl
euder. with in inch stmke: diamet<?r of wheel 5>i
feet; is also 58 feet long. 14 feet wide, with depth or
hold of aUiut 5}? feet?measurement 40 tons. She
Will be sold cheap for cash.
If not sold before Tuesday, 25th of May. she will
lie offered at public sale on that day, at the Fi*h
Wharf, to the highest bidder, for cash. She cau be
seen at any time running between Alexandria aid
Georgetown. For partiulars inquire of the Captain
on board the boat, or of RICHARD ELLIS, No.M
Water street. Georgetown. D. C. may ?-3t
Refrigerators, ice pitchers, but
TER COOLERS,
WATER COOLERS, Jg?
and a large fresh supply of HousekeepingMBl
and oth.r useful artioles,at 490 Seventh st.^^KS
A call will pay. _
ap? ' G1 FRANC lit.
NEW VORK LEDGER. fi.r 9th Maj.-WiU
Kuight concluded. A new storv bv Dr. Brons>>n.
called "The Widow of Toledo.** Several other
beautiful and interesting stones,
?f 9 FERGUSON, M TU? Kmt.
Candidates for City Offices.
WM. FORSYTH IS A CANDIDAT* FOR
CITY ?I R VKYOE, sut?eet to the decta** of
the City Convention.
may 2-.V* MANY CITIZENS.
THK FRIF.NDS OF WM. J. mpCOR.Mick
take i.r*?uw in announcing him *s a candidal#
forth? OmM> ol' Citt K?ti?TKR.M piece which h?
ailed for several years. ? Of l-?f
COLLECTOR OF TAX F.J*.
v> JAMES F. HA I.I DAY.
up 2S-tf IS * CarKlldatS fof ttlll Q#o>
CITY COLLECTOR.-TW friend* of JO!l\
H. RARTLETT bin ntrm
to the favorable consideration of thf voters of thi*
eity for the above position. An experience of four
years a* the principal a?*i?tant in the Collector*!
office durine the Collectorship of R. J. Koch* ths
intimate knowledge of the business a oq wired dur n<
that period. hissbilit) as ? clerk end accountant,^
exemplarv character as it eitnen. all point
to our feWow-citixena as eminentlp qualified tnfcu
With honor to himself mh! usefulness to the fimmm
nity at large the important and responsible office ?,f
City Collector. ??>i
AMUSEMENTS.
OR DWAY'S ETHIOPIAN M ELANGES FOR
The ProrLE.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL.
For Five Nights only, commencing Monday, Mai ?,
The original OR DWAY'S .F.O|,IANJ?. nnderthe
management of John P. Orhway. fnnn Ordwi
Hall, Boston,(where tbay have performed for th*
pant eighty ears.1 will during the enlargement ami
fteaiit ify ing of their Hall. \1a1t the principal South
ern and Weatern Citi?-?. and give FIVE CON
CERTS in WuhincUw, oomnwnmat a* above, in
troducing new Ethiopian Mel?idie??Burlesque..?
C?miicue?Operatic Gems?Representations ofH??
them liarkie.-. I.ifa. and selections from popular pie
ces. See Small Hill*.
Tickets /S Cent*. Doors open at 7, to commence
at If Moral ma* 4 it
May bam.
The NORTHERN LIBERTIES' I.IRRV
RY ASSOCIATION * .11 cue n BALI, at
tii? ir llall on TI'KSDAY EVENING. May
5, lor the l?efief|t of thnr l.jbinn .
Tiek?t?0\E DOLLAR.
'I* F. GAS/.YNSKI liM.S LKAVK To AV
I ? immiimw to ln? friend* and patrons ??f
Philadelphia. Baltimore.W asliincton. <>*orge jn
town, and Alexandria, that iu consequence ofe*M
more cxtcnsivcarrangcmeutstlie aiiperti M \\
FESTIVAL will take place at the Wmnnfipn
Assembi \ Rooms. I<u?i?iam avenue, on Tl ES
l?A Y EVEN I Nii. jlli of May, instead of the lat, at
Temperance llall.
The coronation will take place at ft o'clock : ami
from the preparation* made, it will lie the most tatil
li.net altair of llinw n*"n.
Ti'li'ts Trt'tl HOI.LARS?admitting one gen
tlemau and Indies; to lie hsd at the Principal H'?te's,
Hook and Mmmc Store an?t at Mr. Ii.'?re?i<|i,iini;,
4"7 E street. I>et. Wh and I'tli streets. ?ji"i'f
IKK\
LOST AND FOUND.
SC. rkwarn.-WTRAVKU OR STOl.KV
?J On Thursda* afternoon. April 3Wli.
from the premise* of the snl?cril??r. on H at a L
strret, between .'<1 and id streets.a\ellowdfcotatas
I'OW . with white fice covered witn small r?-d Ir.e
kles. and part of her right cat cut off. She 1* about
six Tears old. The above reward will l?e pa <1 oj iki
delivery to me. JOHN .\HiRA\.\.
Grocery. No. jn H atreet north,
mar 4 3. ? t?etween 2d and 3d streat*.
TAKEN I PASTRAY-A small aorrel HORSE
supposed to lie ten or twelve year* old. ?7\
which the owner <an have Oy paying ex pen
tea and advertiaeiueut.
RICHARD SMITH.
At Mr. Geo. A. Hohrer'a. near the
ma* 1-** Navy Yard Rridce.
LOST OR STOLEN?From the posaeaaion $t
the Hon. I'ranci* S. Edward*, at the XYaahint
ton Hou*e in the city of Waahincton. on or about
tna I'th day of February. 1857. LAND WARRANT
No. 51^33. dat?vl I>eeeml>er24th. Uv*?. Said Warrant
wa* ia?ued to Ezra Heed, uixler the act of Marck,
lHjo. All person* are hereby cautioned acainat ne
gotiating -aid Warrant as proc-edinca |?ave b*en in
?titutedl>v the holder. E*iaKeed,tn cancel theaame.
apan-Sw EZRA REED.
WANTS.
\VAXTBD.-A WIIITK WOMAN to do Houm
" work at No. 575 Penn. avenue, East Caaitvl
Hill. may l -at *
WANTED.?At J. H. tilBHS'S Hair D'e.s.nc
E?tat lifbrn^nt. Wiilarda' Hotel, a good JOI R ?
NEYMAN BAKHER. None bui a hrat-clan
workman need apply. may 4-4t ?
WANTED TO HIRE?For a term of years.a
? ? neat and comfortable DW ELL.IN<? HOI St.
to be occupied tw a careful and responsible tenant,
with a family of three persona: no children. Ad
dress Bo* No. 514. City Post Office. may 4-lw
AYOl'NO GIRL who perfectly understand*
Sea iug at a Macn n . can find a permment ?ita
ationat M. Wli.i.lAN'S, Market Space, No. K.
Iieta een 7th and 6th street*. may <? tt
\\T ANTED.?By a respectable young Woman, a
11 SITUATION a* Seamstress arut to assist in
Nursing, or to go a short distance in the eountn.
Go xl refcrenec* can l?e gi\-en. Apply at No. 4"n F
street, between fith and 7th street*. may 4 ?t*
WANTED IMMEDiATELY.-A neat, indus
11 trious YOr.N'G tilRL. to make herself gener
allv useful inafhmily wh?re she will be tauctit a
trade. One o| steady home habits who would be
willing to make it a permanent home preferred.
WANTED.?Ak a go.?i W ASHER aa-1
IRONER, a ilbng toa?*i*t in lIouaeworE and mi''J
children. Inquire for B, at the Star Office,
may 4-3t*
WANTED.?A WOMAN to Cook and amrt
with the Washing. To a competent woman,
well rocuramrndetl. the lugheat wages will be pa'd
Apply at No. 8 North A street. Capitol Hill,
mar 2-?t*
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.?A stead), intel
ligent BOY. 15 or 16 years of age. to learn the
Dyeing Busine**. Inquire of W. H. WHEATLEY.
No. 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown. may
A FARM HAND WAN TED-A Farm Hand
xm.<white) who underxtauds his business.and .*
' steady and reliable, can find a situation by laqinr nc
for "E. \at the eoiinter of the Star office, m'-*'
WANTED.?A YOUNG MAN of g.^al a.ldr-?*
as Salesman in a Store oa the Av enne. One
accustomed to the Dry Good* trade preferred. Ad
dress, with name. Box a* City Post Office, ar -
WPANTED.'?A convenient HOUSE. Rent a?--i t
Not far from Penn. avenue. Note ad -
1 dressed Box 313. Post Office, with b?cation and rent,
will meet atjenti?n. ap 2* tf
Brewery men wantriuiim
BREWERY HANDS, to whom regular work
and good wages will l?e given, can find employment
by applying to GEO. STOREY, Manager for Mr.
Jo*. Daviaon.at the W'nshincton Brewery, Waahinj
ton. D. C. ar t"
WANTED TO RENT.-A furnished
HOI SE, c??ntaining a parlor and dining nsui
two bedrooms, ami two servant's rooms, and a nur
serv. To he genteel in its apnearanee location, and
I outfit, and within convenient distance of the Depart
ments. Address a note to Box No. at. Star Office,
stating location (street aud oumkr 1 and terms,
ap l? tf
boardikg.
BOAR DING-With large and PLEASANT
ROOM!*, at the southeast corner of'Jth and H
atreeta. may 4 Tt *
B~OARDIXG.-Mra.CI DLIP. No 4.7 NM
vama avenue, opposite the I'nited Statea Hotel,
haa several Rihmiis vacant, suitable for families or
amgle gentlemen. m 1 -V*
MRS. BATES. AT II ER BOAR DIX?
HOI SE, on the southeast corner of Penn..
Avenue and '?th street, haa made arraugements t??
aocoinmodatea largenumbcrof stianger*with MeaiS
at any time throughout the day, and l.odgiugs.
mar 3
JUST RECEIVED A FULL SUPPLY OF
all kind* of Spring aud Summer DRY
GOODSand MILLINERY.
I name in part, new style Barege Delainea,
dotted and plain Swiss. Steii.i Shawi?. etc. 4
Also, Domestics of all kind*; all of which"*
I Will be aold, with a very amall profit, by
S. fishma\.#sSeventh at.
ap 16-eolm* next door_tocor. of M at._
CIAS chandeliers AND BRACKETS.
I Wc bnvf now in *torf n l^rce
ment of (iAS Cll AX DELI ERSA X D BRAt K
j ETS from the factory ofCorneliu* k Baker, Phila
delphia. The selections arc made sitfc much care,
and comprise many of the new European pattern'.
We invite the attention of those desiring to pu'
ehn? as we shall sell at the manufacturers rets I
I ^GAS FITTIXG done in the heat manner and at
low rates. J. W. THOMPSON 4 BRO
AD Penn. avenue aouth side.
ap 13-eoSw between inth aad litis at*.
^JREATEST BARGAINS OF THE SEASON.
NOAH WALKER A CO.. Browns' Hotel Bmki
ing.are now ottering the greatest bargains of the
season in all kinds of SPRING and SUMMER
CLOTHING. Those in want of any ?*) le of Dress
or Fr??ck Coats. Raglans. Business Smt*. Cassi
mere Pants, rich Silk and- Marseilles Vest*, will find
goods and pries to please, at MARBLE IIAl.L
CLOTHING EMPORIUM.
SHAWLS'SHAWLS.
SCARFS aad M ANTILI-4S.
Juat reoeived a very attractive slock of rich Spring
Shawls and Scarfs
Plain and embroidered White Crane Shawls
Rich and beautiful Black Silk MANTILLAS,d?
reel from the Importers at very low price*
!? pieces figured mm corded Marseilles for Ladies
Basques aad Children's Cloaks, with Fringes
and Rlaids to match
1,5011 yards more Spring Dres* Silks from 90oents up.
which are very decided Ivnm
ltpiecea rich flossy plain Black Silk*.
The Indies and purchasers generally are invited
?o give ns a call. COLLF.Y k SF.A R?.
ap3S-M?o UI7th at. 3d ?lnor north l*a av.
jM.NSl FANS!! FANS!!!of every tyte,eheepi
"at n. j. Mclaughlin a ccS;*.
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