Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1855, Page 2

> EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON OITY: THUBSDAY AFTERNOON {> Apventisemmnts should be handed in by 12 o'clock, M., otherwise they may not appear until the next day. M. J. Bons, Crawford street, Ports- mouth,-Va., is the Star’s agent for that place and Norfolk City. SPIBIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union’s leader is to show the folly of apprebension on the part of the South, of for- eigh snd Catholic influence, and closes with the following table of the native, foreign and Catholic population of the Southern States, viz: Foreign. Native. R. Cath 1. Alabama..... 7498 426,514 5 200 2 Arkensa 1468 162189 1,600 3 Florida 2740 47,203 1,850 + 6452 521,572 4.250 5 + 31401 761413 24.240 6. + 67,308 355491 37,780 nS ees SLOIL §=6417.943 = 37,100 8 4782 295,718 3,250 9 Mi i 76.570 592.004 33.950 10 North Carelina 2565 1,400 11 South Carvlina 8 505 6,030 12. Tennessee .... 5.638 1,400 3 6.760 7,930 306,514 5,993,308 172,740 The Intelligencer says of the last news from Europe: . “The news from Eurepe received yesterday is interesting, not only +s breaking the long continued monotony from the seat of war, but opening a prospect of decisive events The mest tmportant facts in the news from the Crimea aro. in the first place, a deplorable earnage on both sides: in the next place, that the A lies have gained some advantages, though at great cost, affording some prospect of ultimately reducing Sebastopol—a namo which will be henceforth as famous in history as Therm@opy!x; and, thirdly that the Allies have gained possession of the Sea of Azof ‘The new Freuch General-in-Chief Petissier, is vindicating, by the most active and deter mined covps ¢- battarl/e, the military reputa- tion he evinedin Algeria Tne bleody action of the 224 and 24d ultimo wes remarkable for its obstinacy audits carnage. Wedo not re- meraber that hiftory records any instance be- fore -f a pitched battle lasting withoat cessa- tion a whole night What pen or paintercan faithfully depict the horrors of such a war?” The Jatell:gencer’s Havana correspondent Writes az follows, viz : “Havana, June 4, 1855. J. H Felix, of New York. who was con- demned by the military commission “te ten years’ imprisonment at Ceuta, with deten tion,”’ was sent bence on board of the Spanish vessel Nueve Apolo on the let inst. It was rome disapp.intment, as he had been induced to bope that be would be released here and permitted to return to New York 1k is said that such @ decision may meet the prisoner at Madrid by the induced clemeney of the Queen. We are in health. The Uni:ed dtates steam frigate Princeton, Commander E> sie, entered port on the Ist, and leaves for Ne:folk this morning; bas some tick, none seriously ee The Eanbedrim. Tse Know Nothing schemere in council in Philadelphfa are in a stew decidedly. Latest aceo.nts from thence represent the Southern party a: having been fairly backed @o the wall and snubbed by the North. Gov. Gar- diner, of Massachuseits, instead of being the defender of the constitutional rights he was represented to be before the Virginia election, turca out to be the right-hand man of his col- league, Senator Wilson; who, instead of being turned neck and beels out of the Convention, as our talented, amiable, courteous, ecnter- taining, ingenucus, truthful and knowing neighbor promised to bave him served, proves to be the controling zpirit of the concern. Kenneth Rayner, of North Carolina, who wants their nomination next year for the Vice Presidency, is Wilson’s other premenitory, baving made a farious unti-Nebraska speech, to the dismay of his Southern colleagues. ‘The famous pro-slavery resolations of the ma- jority of their resolution-commiitee are hooted at by the mejority of the Convention, who favor these cf Wilson, pledging Know Noth ingism to the rcpeal of the fugitive slave law and the Nebraska bill. The most rejiablo ace Counts represent ‘he South as being completely whipped cut in their iste debates, aud us eub- mitting with hitherto enksown patience to being snubbed by every abolition whipaster in the Covention he concern is developing its sbolition preelivities more rapidly than was anticipated by any cbserver. vERSONAL, «+++ Prof. Henry, Secretary of the Smith- sonia® Institutic ag been invited to deliver the address before the New Jersey State Agri- eultural Society, which holds its annual exni- kition at Camden in Septembor. ++++Hon. Wm. H. English, of Indiana, one of the Kegents of the Smithsonian Ins‘itution fz io the city. Also, Prof. S. Lawrence Smith, of Louisville, Ky ocratic district conve tion, Newbern, North Carolfma, ; mus Reffia was unanimously 19- Dors.nated Corgress. Felix. the American, condemned as 3 filli buster at Havena, has been sent to Ceuta, Subst of Afries, to sorve out nis term of im. Prisctment. A lever irom Rome states that the Gol- den Kose, which the Pope blesses every year and presents to & 16 female sovereigns, is this year to he given to the Laprese of Austria. ty orier of Leffslo, a colored sriied to Margaret O'Conner, 2 sterday. Comment is unneces- City, Kausas, Pioneer Haxard, (pro ciavery, le’s candidaze for dele- gate to Congre + The Prilsdelpaiz San on Monday de- clared itseif in favor of George Law for the Presidency +++» Daniel W bar, died at the the Rev. De | Thureday inst, ag the bar siz'y ting, Eeq , a member of the residence of his sor-in law, d, in Philadelphia, on He was admitted to , and was the ecotem porary of tr, Alexander Hamilton, De Wite Chi James Kent, Awbrove Spen- cer, Elisha V sma, de , whose uliarities he often deserited * = «+++ Among the lunaties in the State Asy- Jom at Utica, ove who bes been at work for the lagi two years proposes to put elliptic springs ui Niagara “to ease the water when it jumps; ’ while ancther is busily en gagedin ge g out the timber for x «six. bladed boree. acd « leather frying pan.” +++ In a Kentucky prion, at the present time, are to bo f und the notorious Dr. Hayne Who was convicted of marrying a number of wives, aud Jeficr E aps, formerly a mem- ber of the Kentucky Legislature, and a prom. inent politician of that State Ksow Noraixo Scspevsioss —Two wig- Weme oF cc uncils of w Nothings have re- cotly explided in county, Miss. The Memphis A ppex hes @ list of withdraw- als from thecrder in that city So also does the Gren News. The “ubiquitoes Sam” ppperrs to lovgulsh all over Mississippi. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, ——— The Hon. A. C. Dodge —It seems that this gentleman finds malicious elanderers on the other side of the Atlantic as well ag at ho: A friend has translated for the Star the fol- lowing extract from the Allemaine Zeitung— the gazette of Ausburg—purporting to have been written to that journal by some one who went out on (he steamer with General D., who had evidently obtained his original views of his character and antecedents from some such unreliable source as the New York Herald: “Among the passengers on board of the Pa- cific, which carried this timea rather singular company across the ocean, was also General Dodge, the newly appointed American ambas- sador for Spain, in place of Mr Soule retarn- ed. This ‘unfledged’ diplomatist owes his ap- pointment less to his diplomatic capacities than to his exertions fer the election of Gen. Pierce as President, and to his vote in favor of the famous Nebraska bill. During the whole voyage, we beheld General Dodge with a Spanish grammar in his hand, but it was al- ways the first page which he kept open and studied. It appeared as if in the Spanish language, as in diplomacy, he had not yet got beyond the ABC. ‘* Mr. Dodge was formerly a general of the militia. He is a wealtby land owner in the woods and prairies of Iowa, and seems to have had but little intereourse with the brau monde or refined socisty. His manners, bis motions bis language—through all the backwoodsman peeps. Even his countrymen expressed their surprise and regret that the Government at Washington should have sent a personage 80 little versed in the e/ite and ’usage du monde to a Court accustomed to such strict etiquette as thatof Madrid. We are so much accus tomed to regard the representatives of a nation a3 its most worthy sons, that we are apt to form @ very erroneous estimate of the mental culture of the Americans if we judge them only by some of their representatives abroad However, the cousin of the General, who ac- companies him, anticipa'es a successful career for her cousin from his natural talents; and ence, when the conversation turned to the mission of Gen. Dodge, and the relations be- tween the Union and Cuba, she very naively ovserved: ‘I know it is avery delicate mig sion; but my cousin will succeed in buying Cuba’” To those who know General Dodge person ally, we need hardly cay that these stories are false from beg.nning to end, for ihey are all aware that there is no other Amorioan whcss manners and habits are more courteous and better calculated to make « good impression cn all really well bad persons, than his. ‘The story that he was all the voyago in mastering the first page of a Spanish grammer, is evfii cient te stamp all the rest detailed with it, with the brand of utter falsehood ; as no man who, at his time of life, could obtainand main tain the positions in American publio a hich he has hold and new holds, can possibiy be dull of apprehension. The General will, doubtlose, laugh evpn moze heartily over the ridiculous figure this slandsrer e:says to make him cut, than his enemies will, for he is cer- tainly aware that all his fellow citizens know this account to be false from their knowledge of him; and that ail foreigners who know aught of our Government, wnust be aware that no such man as he is represented in this extract to be, could possibly have held the positions in American public affairs which he has filled with so great credit to himself, and profit to his State and couniry. A Garbled Publication —Our talénted, omia- ble, courteous, modest, entertaining, ingenu ong, trutbful and knowing neighbor, a day or two eince, essi.yed to break the force of our Jate exposition of the Know Nothing candidate for collector of Washington, John M. McCalla, of Ky., by publishing what purports to be an cfScial history of the eettiement of his account as taker of the Fifth Consus of Kentucky With characteristic regard for the truth, how- ever, our neighbor ommitied to publish a Portion ef the record as it existsin the cfice of the Register of the Treasury which was certainly farnished with that which our neighbor did publish; which, hadit beenspread before its readers, would have disproved al that our ingonucus neighbor essayed to make good by this publication, viz., that Mr. McCal. la’a account as census taker in Kentucky, waz not left uncloged, as we alleged, until 1843 The portion to which we refer embrecos two certificates written across the back of the vouchers and the Compirolier’s letter upon them, in Mr. McC.’e own hani writing, end signed by himeelf, dated August 10th, 1548 declaring that the persong in whose favor he had drawn the drafts that had been charged to bim, were his assistants when engagod in taking the census of Kontucky. ‘These conveniently omitted certificates prove the truth of our point that he failed to close his eccounts, as the Kentucky census taker, with the treasury, until 1848, the vouchers in question not having been passed to his credit, through bis own lachos, of course, until that time. It seoms that Mr. Webster (then Secretary of State,) did met choose to place the money due to bis asciztants in question ia his hands, as be did with most of the Marshals, but directed the disbursing agent here to hold on to it, and honor Mr. MoCaiia’s drafts for it to the order of those to whom it was actually due. As it was paid out on bia drafis ho was charged with it of course, and if he had been euch a man of business as one should be to be eutrusted with the management of $200,000 per annum on account of the city of Washing. ton, he would not have been from 1841 to 1843 in so presenting his vouchers for it a3 to have hia account closed. Wo have not the least objection, if we can find space, to ox plain to our talented, amiable, corteouz, entertain. ing, ingenuous, truthful and knowing neigh. bor, many other circumstances connested with Mr. McCalla’s financial transactions with the Government and with individuais on bekalf of the Government, dc , including facts in- volved in his management of the contingent fund of the Secoud Arditor’s office—the pay- ment cf its messeng=r’s or laborer’s wages, its etationer’s bill, a tax bill, &e., all of which will go to substantiate our posiiios that he is by no means as thrifty, systema‘ic, and re- liable iu his system of transacting financis] trusts or business, as one should be to proper- ly discharge the duties of the post to which he has lately been franduleutly returned. Forestalling the Markets —The gocd peo ple of the northern cities seem just now to be in a more decided stew than ever bofore, over the practice of forestalling the markets. The papers of Boston, New Yoric, and Baltimore, are teeming with complaints of the injarious ex- tent to which the practice is now carried. In New York, the middio men are said to make an average of ens hundred per centum profil, 00 everything in the shape of vegetables and meats brought into the city by the farmers, in person. Matters have long been so arranged in the markets of that city, as that no citizen is slowed an opportunity to purchase for the corsumption of his family directly from the preducor, while the middie men combine equaliy to beat down his prices, and to extort ~ from the consumer enormous prices, after get- ting the produce fn thetr own hands. In Bos- ton and Baldmore, these matters are said to bo nearly as bad. Here tho case is different, insomuch as country people are permitted to sell in and around our markets, and consumers may thus buy directly of thom if they will. As high as prices are in Washington, their presence in our marke's keeps down pricss in @ great meagure, in proportion to tho supplies though, asa general thing, the lack of neat- ness in the manner in which they diaplay their Produce for sale (in comparison with the care, to this end taken by the hucksters) induces thousands to prefer buyinz from the regular dealers, though at somewhat advanced prices. It strikes us that the very best remedy for existing high prices in the Washington mar- kets, will be the speedy preparation of every possible convenience, at nominal charges for their use, for those who seil;produce grown by themselves. If tho city will thus encourage them to be neat, systematic and comfortable in their stands, ten to one they will speedily profit by the hint, as they cannot fail to make money through taking advantage of it. We are not believers in the jus ice of the cry of “ forestalling” which has been raised against the licensed dealers in provisions in this city because there are always in our markets those—the country people—whose presence enables all persons to buy their supplies for fumily use directly from first hands, if they prefer so to do. International Exchanges. — Preparations are now being made at the Smithsonian In- stitution for the annual distribution of Amer- ican publications to tho various societies and libraries in Europe and Asia with which it is in correspondence. Is takes charge of any works which may bo seat by authors or socie ties for these foreign institutions, and sends them with its own publications, which furms the basis of the greatest system of internation al exchange now carried on, being more ex- tensive and regular than Mr. Vattemare’s, with which it has no connection. The British, German, and other Governments, admit all the Smithsonian packages free of duty aud with- out examination, and they are taken charge of by efficient agents ia London, Paris, Leip- sic, and elsewhere, and recch their destina tion without delay. Authors of ecicntific works have often desired a ready means of placing their contributiogs to science in the hands of Muropean savang and learned socie- tice, and the Smithsonian Institution has now perfected a system which accomplishes all that could be desired in this way, free of ex- pense to the sender. ‘The Patent Office, Na tional Observatory, Coast Survey, acd other departments, make use of this moans to send their reports abroad, and are receiving annu- ally large and valuable donations in return This is a feature in the Smithsonian plan of operations not generally known, but one which we think will commend itself to the ap- proval of all who are interesied in the honor and reputation of our country abroad. It could not be carried on, however, were it not for the regular publication of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, which form the nucleus around which all other articles sent are collected. The European News.—The news from the seat of war that reached Washington yester- day forenoon, has created much excitement in political circles—foreign and domestic—in this city, giving rise to all conceivable spocu- lations with reference to the future of the war, and,ing great measure, changing the expectations of persons among as wh» have steadily ‘kept the run” of the events of the contest. The stock of the allies has of course risena hundred percentum, yet many in Wash ington, ameng whom we may class most of the long heads, doubt the truth of much of the phase which the steamer’s advices pat on the events it tells of. This hesitancy in crediting the alleged extent of the advantages gained by the allies, their importance &o , arises from the fact that up to this time the first aecounts of the nominal advantages of the allies have al- ways proved to have been enormously exag- gerated. Itisevident tous that it will re- qtire the official report from St. Petersburg to satisfy thore around us that matters in end about the Crimea have taken the turn which these accounts say they have taken, the Rus- sian accounts up to this time having invariably proved far more correct than those of their fore Cultivation of the Sugar Cane in the East.—The following interesting paper was recently addressed to the officer in chargo of the agricultural branch of the Patent Office, by tHe Hon. J. Balistier, who, it will be recol- lected, has spent many years in the East as United States Consul at Singapore, and as a diplomatic egent of this Government in other far distant quarters of the globe : WAsuinetox, May 17, 1855. Sir: My attention was arrested some time ago by a newspaper paragraph, stating that one of our national ships had been gent to the island of Penang, in the straits of Malacea, a‘ the Instance of zome Southern sugar plant- erg, to procure @ fupply of sugar canes to be used as seed fortheiruse Subsequently, the same public channel gave notice of the ar- rival of the ship with the desirable supply of canes; and, finally, more recentiy, while in conversation with you, I learned that the of- fort to introduce that ster] of cane had fail- ed, in consequonce of their decay in the home- ward passage. On this aubject, I beg leave to make some remarks, which may not be inappfopriately laid before you in your official situation, which I the more readily do, as it may deter farther attempt at bringing into our unsuit- able climate the Salangor cane, which, from personal knowledge, I know to be almost ex- siusively planted on the sugar estates of Province Wellesley, the ouly sugar fields neat Penang, for on the island itself there aro no sugar plantations. Province Wellesley, close opposite to Prince of Wales Island, commonly called Poolo-Pe- nung, lays near the equutor.*in north lati tude 5 deg. 20 min., and east longitude 100 deg. 30 min. The cane in question, where first it originated, I know not, but it takes its name from the river and district of Salangor, about one degree south and east of Penang, in the straits of Malacca aforesaid. This cane, which is !arge and heavy, is unusually hard, and it requires the pressure of a powerful will to extraet its juice, which, be it allowed, is renowned for its sacharice properties But the objection, which I jadge to be faral to it in any southern region of the United States, is that as under the equator as xt Singapore, and near to it as at Province Wellersley it does not mature under sixigen to eighteen months it could-be of no use for the purpose of making sugar, or even syrup, in Texas or Louisiana, where the regular order of the seag0D8 45 5 the cane to be ripe and fit for being out in ten months at furthest from the time of planting, and before th ting in of After many years of personal experience of cane cultivation in the western and eaetern hemizphero, I am warranted in stating that of ail the varieties that bave fallen under my observation, I have met with none that re- uire go long @ time to como to maturity as the Salangor, and [ am equaily warranted in | declaring that whoever recommended its in- troduction into this country for a useful pur- pose could not have taken into account the shortness of our hot sosson, at the exd of which, this description of canes would be found to contain juice but very slightly sweet, and, consequently, unfitted for the use of our ~— planters at, though tho Salangor cane fs not neg ed to the requirements of the country for the reason above given, the same objection may not hold against another species o vg 8 cane obtainable in the same locality, vis: Province Wellersioy, Malacca, and Singapore, the three principal ports inthe straits of Malacca, where it is cultivated under the name of *t’eboo-tillor, or egg cane, because of the swelling between the joints, which gives it, ac- cording to the fancy of the Malays, an egg- like appearance there—ti/lor, and ’t’ebo0. a .« This species and hard than the other, and is furthermore unlike it, being yellow when ripe, smooth and glassy; whereas the Salangor is re and fuzzy on the outside. ‘The ¢e//or has the great advantage over the other of ripening, and being fit for cutting in from ten to twelve months from the time of planting, which is considerably lees than the time required by the West India, Bourbon, or Java red canes, so much esteemed in the East. If not pos sessed of the great sacharine quality of the Salangore, the ¢i//or is nevertheless a profit able cane, as the juice extracted from it with @ moderate pressure of the cylinders range from 9 deg. to 11 deg. of Beaume’s sacharom- eter; on ground seldom falling below 10 deg., and it has the additional advantage of making returns in five to seven months less time than the other. Now, it is to this variety of cane that I would leave to direc: the attention of those inte: in introducing changes which natu- ral degeneration in most plants renders neces sary from time to time, and which experience teaches is as necesza-y to the sugar cane as to any other vegetable production. Through our consular or private agents at Singapore or Penang supplies might be obtained by mer- chant vessels, by transmitting directions to have cuttings leid horizontally on a bed of rich earth deposited to a considerable thick ness in the bottom of a case vf convenient size for transportation. The case should be al- lowed to remain epen for some days, in order to be able to observe if the outings, which have been slightly covered over with earth, throw out shoots, snd if ascertained to be doing well then an inch or two cf additional earth should be laid upon them, and the glazed sides of the case should be closed and hermetically sealed to exclude the atmos phere. The oss, s0 closed, may be conveyed in perfect safety, en a secluded part of the deck of a merchant ship, to the United States, during the summer, care being taken not to open the case or to break the panes of glas3 and thus admit toe saline air of the sea to them. While on this subject, allow me farther to bring to your notice the Chinese mode of sugar cane cultivation, which differs from ours in placing horizontally the cuttings in a shallow drill, the cuttings having been previously tied up ia bundles and put by in a shaded place at the time of cutticg down the field. The bun- die: are allowed to remain ia this manner until within about ten days of pianting time, whon they are placed upright in a shallow pit, untied and fenced all arcund the pit with rich earth and slightly covered over with cano leaves In about one week they throw out shoots from the sides, which, when about an inch long, indicate that they are ready for setting out in the drills afcresaid, and are then slightly covered with earth by this process a whole month is gained over the ordinary inode of sticking the eut- tings into the ground, which usually renders about a third or a half of it unproductive on account of the pres«ure of the ground upon that a of it whioh is buried, whereas by the Chinese process every eye is fully devel oped and becomes productive, and, ag before ssid, a whole month is gained—a boon of no little importance in the limited seasons of our eugar producing country 1 have the honor to be, siz, your most obe- dient servant, J Bavistier. To the Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture. The Season —The extraordinary cool weather which has marked tho current year, in this region, since the cloge of the !ast winter, still continues, though we are in the middie of the first month of summer. Last night was, in the country, within eight miles of Washing ton, so chilly as almost to meke fires necoasary to one’s comfort, while the air was aa bracing se that of a pleaeant November day—though the world is prone to regard the expression (that ofa November dey) as synonymous with blastering, piercing, disagreeable weather This extraordinary state of things bids fair to irjare the corn crops, ag, so far, we have hardly had a real old-fashioned corn-growing day. The crop is coming on slowly for the want of warm sunsiice, though it continues to look thrifty—that is, healthily green. Ii the present weather continues much longer the corn in this region can hardly fail to be from ® month to six weeks later than usual in ma turing. We mentioned, a week or 20 sinco, that the grass crop in this vicinity bade fair to be very iight, and, notwithsianding the moist condition of the soil since then, the want of warm sunshine has oporated to keep it from growing almost as much as the drought did up to the advent of the late copious rains. The blossom of the clover is beginning to fade, and the timothy is heading—co there is little hope left that any change that may possibly occur will increase the sonson’s yield of grass. The oats, foo, are heading rapidly and well, on re markably short stalks, however—shorter than we ever before saw them here. Passed Midshipmen —The following Mid- sbipmen have (up to the latest accounts at the department from thence) passed their exami- nation before the board now in session there, and are hereafter to take rank as Passed Mid- shipmen: Of the Class of 1843 —J. 8. Skerrott, E T. Spedden, E. K. Owen, W. 'T. Glassell, J. R. Stillwell, De G. Livingston. Of the Class of 1849.—B P. Loyall, C. H Cushman, 0. F. Stanton, W. 11 Cheever, H A. Adams, B. B. Taylor, W. H. Ward, J. W Dunnington, H. M. Garland, Jessoe Taylor, Jr., J. @. Maxwell, Henry Erben, F, E. Shep pord, T. P. Felot, E. P. McCrea. The Picture Gallery.—The Pioture gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, consists prin cipally of the large and valuable collection of Mr. Stanley, which is the most complete and faithful reprosentatica of oar North American Indians now in existence. Thers is also a large painting by Joseph Wall, Esq., of Pe. tersburg, Virginia, a copy of the celebrated painting by Ruysdael, ‘La Foret.’ This is for sale; and we learn that the use of the room in the Institution is furnished freely to any artists who may wish to exhibit their works of art, for the purpoze of bringing them before tho public. The Hon. BR. M. McLans.—Yesterday, the President is understood to have formally ac copted Mr. R. M. McLane’s resignation as United States Commissioner to China, which was tendered in April last A!l the questions beariag on American rights in issue in China were settiod by him ere his return from that country, and we bear that the British com- mercial residents in China petitioned the au- thorities of their own Government in that quartcr to procure the settlement of their questions in issue in that quarter, on tho terms secured for the Americans by Mr. Mc, | It seems to be generally understood in Washing- ton that Dr. Parker will romain at the head of the Legation there, during the remaining term of the present Administration, as he is certainly as well qualified for the position as any American possibly can be. Removals and Appointments.—H. A. Bont- ley, of Ohio, has been appointed to a first class ($1,200 per annum) clerkship in the bureau of the Second Comp'rolier of the Treasury Lemuel H. Henry has been appointed door- keeper at the main entrance of the Treasury building, in place of Richard Carter, removed Thomas J. Luxon has deen appointed a watchman in the building occupied by the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, in place of Philip Harbin, removed. Gen. Jo. Wright, of Indiana, is in Washing- ton, and looks in capital hea'th. He is bury attending to theinterest of his State in con- nection with the quota of arms from the gov- ernment, her swamp lands, and the three per centum funds, He stops at Brown’s. Appointed and Removed.—T. M. Embrey, of Va., to be a first class clerk in the Sixth Auditor's office, vice E. W. Farley, at $1,200 per annum. The Current Sperations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday. the 13th of June, thors were of Tressury Warrants entered on the books of the Department— For the Treasury Department. For the Interior Department. For the Customs, .. War warrants received and Interior repay warrants received And ontored.....ssesese.ceeeee 20,523 58 Yor covering into the Treasury from miscellaneous sources... 45 64 For covering into the Treasury from Lands. + 498.424 38 re Rourninc Away with ANotHER Wowan’s Hossanp—Enxcounter Wit rae PamaMovn. Oa Saturday evening the residents in the vicinity of Ninth and Morgan streets were afforded an opportunity of seeing what an in- furiated wife can be capable. A lady and gentleman, both of very respectable appear- ance, were observed, between eight and nine o'clock, conversing together under a tree in Morgan stree*, above Ninth, when another lady, dressed in deep wourning, eame tered upon the ground, and seizing hold of lady No. 1 pummeled her mos: essentially. The gentleman stood aghast while this operation was being performed. and made no effort what- ever to interfere. After the feathers had fiown for some time, lady No 2 gave the head of lady No 1 several hard bumps fence near by, saying ‘ There, take t away with wry husband, will you? I’ve been suspicions of this for a long time, and now I've caught you!’’ The icdy in black then seized the arm of the centlemen and ma-ched him off the ground. It is not in our power to state what took piace after the pair reached home. ‘The lady who had been so roughly hardted made the best of her way cff as soon as sho wasat liberty to do s0.—Piil. Bulietin Taz Vincinia Potsonine The recent poisoning of a wedding party in Scott county, says the Abingdon Virginion, was not an ac- cidental circumstance, but desigsed A mu- latto man belonging to Mr. Kane, and a white man and his wife and daughter residing in the neighborhood, are suspected of having committed the deed. Tho persons who were poisoned have all recovered except Mr. Bishop, whose death bas heen heretofore announced. Stxevtar ‘Eirps —White partridges, with black heads, bave been lately shot in the neighborhood of Baton Rouge, La. mpanies that have made no re- turns will be ready to do so at that time. pl ase je 14 -:t " GRAND MOONLIGHT EXCUPSION ARD FIC AIC or THe MARION RIFLES, TH WHITE HOUSE PAVILION On TUESDAT, June 19th, . The Company take great at pine. ure in announcing to Ru. merous friends and the pubhc generally that they hve chartered the Steamer GEORGE WASHING- ‘TON, and will give a grand Excursion and Pie Nic ©a the 19h Jane, 1855. The Company also pledge themselves that no puns, expense, or labor shall be spared on their Putto give satisfaction to those who may honor chem with their company ‘The very b st Cotillion Music has been engaged for the cccasion, GG Refreshments and supper will be furnished by an experienced caterer. _ 4 Ornibuses will be 2 (phd to — passengers to the Navy ard an town for 7 other parts eons Taypcente hee . iekets ONE DOLLAR—a mitt’ eman and ladies; to be had of an; orth Compa- ny and at the wharf on the day ot the excursion. The boat wili leave Georgetown at 1; Wi ton at2; Navy Yard at 2, and Alexandria at o'clock p m. Cow mittce of Arrangemerts, Sgt J L Foxwell, Lt S Evans, Priy Benj Howard, Priv 4 Keefer, Thos Raker, Q: Mr H Mor, 8 4 Speneer, Priv Geo Bell, wo A Thos Thompson. jel3-—d Dr. L. B. WRIGHT'S UNFAILING “SCROFULOUS ANTIDOTE,” For the Permanent Cure of CONSUMPTION ang all other forms of SCROFULOUS DIS?.4sEs. T}THIS Medicine is prepared by an eminent physi- cian of eighteen years practice ia New York chy, durit ich tune he has consiend: aint with the m bounded success, and create+ fag 1 a reputation in private practice, unequalled in the history of medicine. It acts immediately upon the » ond, cleansing it from all serofulous humors or im- puritres, renovating and, by its magic powers, iN- ViGORATING THE WHOLE SYSTEM, im proof of woich, hundreds of respectable witnesses from the doctor’s private practice: have given in their tes. ony, and entreat those suffering from lous affection, to call upon them a d sati selves. A Treatise on Scrofulous diserses can be had gatia at PRINCIPAL DEPOT, 409 Brotdway, ind at D.ug Stores generally. CHARLES STOTT & CO., Agents for Washington, DR. L. B. WRIGHT'S TASTELFSS “LIQUID CATHARTIC,” OR, FAMILY PHYSIC. HIS is the BEST CHEAPEST, and MOST EP- PiciENT CATHARTIC EVER OFFERED JIC. ES8, (thereby avoiding the nausea- ct of Pills, Ol, Senna, &c.,) end producing or oiber painful effects. Unlike afl oth- ver, it searches tothe bottom of the dis- thoroughly cleanses the stomach, and leaves owels entirely free from custiveness, NO FAMILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT. Children drink it readily and without forcing, and MEDICINE IS MORE HIGHLY RECOM. DED by the MEDICAL FACULTY. Givet a trist and then judge for voursetyes. ft can be hed wholesale and retail at EH STA BLER & ©O’S, Baltimore, or CHARLES STOTT & co, ¥ DC DR WRIGHT'S PRINCIPAL DEPOT, 409 Bros.way, where the doctor can be convulted daily ou diseases generally, trom 12 to 2 p.m., withcut charge. je 13-6m Boge ELEMENTS OF INTERNA- 7 tional Law, new edition Aéams’ Equity, new edition, with American note _3e5 Siem FRANCK TAYLOR. PHILADELPHIA LAGER BEER DEPOT, BSL Pa, avenve, between 4 and Gth sts. € have at al! times the best PHILADELPHIA LAGER SEEK on hand end offer it now for for £3 per kee, and in quart bottles for $1 50 y physicians have recommended this beer as one of the best remedies for weak stomachs, ie 13—1m* TS HIGHEST RATES WILL BE PAM FOR LAND WARRANTS by GEu_T. MASSEY, No. #28 Thir.eenth street. Also, 8 fine Horse for saie very low. “* THE UNDERSIGNED GROCERY MEK chants, i o give time for recreation to the clerks in their ¥, ting the warmth of the Summer months, hereby agree to close their re- spective stores at eight o’ciock p.m, (Suturday evenings excepted.) trom this date until the first day of September next GEO. & THOS PARKFR&CO, ~ SAMUEL BACON & CO., MURRAY & SEMMES, HAMILTON & LEACH, B.F OM ELI, BARBOOR & SEMMEs, BE. E.W ITE & CO, ED HAIL, SHEKELL BROTHERS, RERKY & LOWIR, MIDULETON & BEALL, JESSE B WILSON. Washington, June 11, 1855-2w SON AL —Iotormation wantes of Thom- as Bridgemant, a she cutter by trade, who let Albany, N_ Y., on oF abo Ist of January last, for Washington city, in seareh of employment. Any person knowing of hiv whereabouts will confer a great favor upon his sister, Mary Aun Bridgemant, by addressing her at the Star office. je 14-3 os'T-—-On Wedne y, June 13th, at the steam- 4 boat wharf at the of Lith st »a BLACK LEATHER TRUNK small of iron on each ead, and bound a rope. The leaiher on ¢ being Wet with rain, teaving a smell p'ace of naked wood. The fin will be liberally rewarded by leaving it at Dorsey's Livery Stable, 7th street, be- tween H and [ sweets, for ELIZA ARTIS, je 14—3e* ptt DOLLARS REWARD.—Strayed or stolen fron: the corner of }9:h and G streets, on the 5:t: ultimo. a small dark bri die Cow, with crumpted horns, without marks of age. Neck -ppears te have been cu, and hair rubbed off; ears slit. The above reward will be paid on the return o: the said Cow, je 14-3¢ W ATCHks, JEWELRY. Pa SILVERWARE, de. re constantly receiving nd offer every article : s the top with doubled top of it has bureted by M. W.GALT & BRO. large invoices ol the abo in ihear line, at the low ‘ates GOLD AND SILVER WORK of every descrip- tion, made to order, such as TESTIMONIALS richly embellished, with appropriate designs, SIL- VER TEA SETS, bI SERVICES, &e Precious Stones set i ery style however elab orate. ARMS, CRESTS, MOTTOES, &e. cut on stone. M. W. GALT & B°O., 324 Pa. av., between Sth and 10th ats. je 14—ur OR BALE CHEAP—A YOUNG, GENTLE, family Horse, a fasi trotter, paces under the saddte. Address E. ©. MARSHALL, Theological Seminary Post Office, Pairfax county, Virginia, and the horse will be brought for inspection. je 4 50.00 signment. je 14- 3t SEGARS, of various brands, part prime, wil! be sold low to close con- HALL & HENNING, 510 sev: nth et. LIME. F the best quality, of purely wood burnt, ean be had in an niity, at ail times, at a reduced price, from 8. Y’s ratent Kiln, corner of Vir- gima avenue and Canal street Island. je 14—4* JUST RECE VED T MADAME DELARUB’S, a beautiful assort- ment of new Moire Aatique and Gauze ‘irim- mings for dresses, Bonnet Ribands, French Em broideries pne Laces. Also, Dress tats, fine Flow- ers, and 4 grat variety of Straw Bonnets, fresh Perfume ies, &e. A large assortment of Stam Muslins, euch as Infani’s Dresses Chemirets, Rand and Collars, of which (owing to ihe great quantity sold) the price ha» been reduced. 2238 Pa av, bet. 12th and 13:h sts. Mademe D solicits a continuance of the liberal patronage extcuded her by the ladies and for which she returns her most sincere thanks. je 4-30" LE ee ee $5 REWARD —Strayed from the subscriber ©) on the Fih instant, a black Horse He has one wh te hind foot, a white knot on his back, caused by the saddie, and a white spotin his forehe d. Anv one returning the seid herse to F. 8. BUTLER’S Weod Yard, corner Tih and 6 sta, on the Canal, or siving information so that Lean get him will receive the above reward. je 13—3:* J Pita ¥ & D— From the common surrounding S the Washington Mcoument, about two weeks since, a red spotted COW, with 3 white back and belly, two white and two red feet, white face and charp horns. A sunabie reward will be p id if returned to the owner, the south side of E street, three doors east of Bix! street, No. 463. je13 -3* poche Dele acer A R Dressing the Hatr—Excelsior Po EF made, highly perfumed and prepared expres: ly for beautifying the hair, can be had at 484 Seventh street. ~ LAMMOND. . ee THE PROTESTANT CHURCHMAN, EDITED BY THE REV_ STEPHEN H. LYNG, D.D., REV. H. AN= TUON, DD, REV. EH. CANFIELD. Satarge weekly religious newspaper, published at $2 50 a year, in advance. i clergymen have recently be- ditors of the “Pr ant Clergyman,” and, With the aid of many ¢i-tinguished writers of the Protestant Episcopal Chureh, will cause this period- ical to take a firet place in the rank of Religious New.y» From the Procpectus het, with our well known our fearless maintenance of thore Principles, we may appeal to Evangelical Church- men with b idness for support in this our opening address” Subscription received by the Agents, GRAY & BALLANTYNE, je 12—€t 498 Seventh street. MOSAICS! MOSAICS!! H.>K™ KEN, Jeweller, No 330 Pa. avenue, E AS sc ceived this day, direct, the largest assort ment of magnificent Roman and Florentine M 'SAlc JEWELRY, which has ever been offered in this city. The patterns are of the very latest styles. The lot, deine rather large for the advanced eea- be seb ex'romely low prices, ent set< of Pins and Ear Kings, from $6 0. Admirers ot this style of Jeweiry are in- fxamime this assorument. jeu KGINIA PAY AND MUSTER ROLLS OF i Pi to Land Rounty under the act opt. 28, 1850 ory of Virginia tural Cesays ‘Dvansactions of the Virginia State Agricultural 8o- ciety, vol 1 Rurke on the Virginia Springs Mooorman on do Fietcttr’s Siudy on Slavery Fiavel’s Works, 1 vol Cumming’s Minor Works, 3: series Sehmita’s Manual of Ancient History Bowit's History of Priesteraft Le Cure Manque, or Social and Religious customs in France Woman in the Nineteenth Century, by Margaret Palier Ossou, FRANCK T4YLOR. je 11 iC NIC BASKETS —Just orcne: a vanety of Pic Nic, Traveling, Card, Office, Work, Schou and Toy Baskets. Al-o, a lot of Fresh Perfumery, from Apoilor, St. Harrison and Jules Hanel, Philadelphia. Combs, Brushes, Fans, Playing and Visiting Cards, Cord Cases, Porte Monnaies, Jet Goocs, Pocket Cuilery, Cages, Music, Musical Instruments, S:auionery, &<¢ JOAN FP. ELLIs, 306 Pa. av., bet. 9th and 1th siz. je 8-«f FANCY GOODS, PERFUMERY, &c. T HUTCHINSON & MUNRO’S can be found ag variety of Fancy Gonds, such as Cabas 8, ‘Traveling Cases, Fane, Porte Mon- ‘ard Cases, Writing Desks, Gold Pem Pencils, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Rarzrs, Shaving Cases, Shaving Crecm, Combs and Brushes in great Vv, Perfumes, Lublu’s, Pivers, Harrison’s, and ce extracts, all warranted genuine. Po- °s Kathairon, Barry’s Tricoperous, &e. Hosery, Handkerchicts, Laccs, ms, French Flowe:s, Bonnets, as generally, to which the atten tion of the ladies is particularly invited. HUTCHINSON & MUNRO, 310 Pa. avenue, bet. 9h and 10:h sts. je 8-6 la eis - TE\WO PLANGOS tha bave been in use for® i few months for sale upon cheap and rea- sonable terms JOHN ELLIs, 206 Pa. avenue, bet. 9b and 10th sts. je 8—1f == .2y ier SCHUTTER & KAHLERT, / ARTISTS, Freico, D corctive, and every de cription of ORNAMEDSTAL PAINTING. Orders left with Raidwin ani Nenning, Archi- tects; will be promptly attended to. je 8—dlm* STEAMBOATS CONNECTING With each train of Carg arriv- irgin Washi or Alexan- dria.— The Sreamers THOMAS COLLYERer GEORGE WASHINGTON wili make the above connections, l@xving Washington a6 a.m for Orange and Alexandria cars, and connect with’ 4 same train on their arrival. Meals furmshed on the boats. The Boats conneet with all the trains from Bal- SAM’L GEDNEY, Capt. of the Qunosities of the Patent Office. Also, i Descrip ion of Powell's Great Picture. HUNTER is to be scen at #56 Ninth street. may d1— Jat LL STRA'GERS visiting the City should see Hanter’s