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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

FOUR GRAND PRIZE CONCEPTS
Will be given at the above Saloon, on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, Decem-
Der 2lst, 22d, ed, and 9th.
$500 WORTH OF VALUABLE PRIZES
Consisting of Jswe!ry: of every description, to be
distributed among the audience ON the evenings of
the concerts.
Prizes to be seen in the window of Mr. Jno F. e.
lis Music Store
For particulars fee programmes of the day.
Cards of Admission 25 cents-to be had at all the
principal Hotels and Music Stores
Doors open at q 4-commence at ~
Front seats reserved for ladies'
Ushers will be in attendance
p. S-Connupdrums are solicited from the ladies'
Ito be left at D. f. Ellis Store) for which reward of
valuable gold Bracelet will be given for the best
production, to be made known on Saturday evening,
the last of the Soirees dec 2O-lt
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ENGLISH PICKLES, sauces, Pre-
IL serves, &C.
PICKELS.-Chow Chow, Onions, Walnuts, Pee
callili, and CauHower
Observation-Disclosures, Bird Pepper, MilIsrs.
Epicurean and other sauces.
JELLY.-TOmatoe and Walnut Catsuns Curr.nt
Ounce, Orspge, Lemon, Peach, and Guavs Jellies
Natural preserved Pine Apple, and Canton do
Ginger.
frest Lobster and Salmon in one pound cans
Sardnes in oil, Tendon Anchovy Paste: Easencs Of
Anehovies &c,
For sale By
SAMUEL s. HAMILTON Co.
Dec lo-eo2w. Pa av. opposite Jackson Hall.
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HATS! HATSn HATS !M-Of the latest fashion
Il Il and most approved styles, a foil assortment
now on band at LANES Fashionable Hat and Can
store, Pennsylvania avenue, near AZ st.
dec 2--sl2W
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HANDY g. COMPANY'S
ETHIOPIAN SEREN ADERS.
Will give their first GRAND CONCERT AT COPP'S
PAVILION, Louisiana Avenue near 9th street, on
MONDAY EVENING, December 10Th, 1853, and con-
tnue through the week.
doc 17-tf
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Risieys Jluefe still continues Is attractive as
ever. Tonight, the enterprsing proprietor intro
duces 10 IEr notice of his friends and patrons Bu
wef's play 81 Money" after which there will be
PLAYED the laughter stirring piece Of ''Boot> the
National 10 excite our rsible faculties. In the
course OF The evening, Miss DE Forrest will sing 4
song. We are rrJoiced to find that Mr.. w A Good
all haas hem engaged for three nights m.Ore. All
those who have linn, should not fail 10 let
the opportunity pass of seeing him perform in tie
'Diunkard, A his representation generally con-
sidered IniInItabIr
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AUCTION SALES.
~ Z. N. sTRATTON, Auctfoneer.

By e. N. sTRATTON, Auetioneer.
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING LOTS at Auction In the
ID First Ward. near Penusylvania avenue and the
"Circie'-On THURSDAY afternoon, the Odd inst.
at o'clock, on the premises, shall sell part of Lot
No. = in Square 73 fronting &c feet on street. by
lao feet IL inches deep. between 2lst and 22d SITS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER
sh all sell Lot No. 2, in Square so, fronting 81 n
on NJ street, near the corner of 22d sts
Thesa Lots are beautifully located and we'll worthy
the attention of purchasers
Conveyancing at the expense of purchaser
Sale positive. Title perfect.
Terms liberal and made known at sale.
Z. N. STRATTON.
uec I'D Auctioneer
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By j. @. MCGUIRE, Auction..r

~
( NHAMPAGNE WINE. BRANDY. and HAVANA
" CIGARS at Auction-On THURSDAY after.
moor, December 22d, at o'clock, at my Auction
Rooms. shall SELL
10 baskets Heidssk Co. Champagne
casks Pinet, Castellon Co. BRANDY
5000 genuine Havana Cigars
Terms cash. J. c Mc3ITIRE
uec I'D Auctioneer
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Prices of Admission;
Admission to all parts Of the house with the ex-
cepton of private Boxes 81 so. Seats in private box
es, 81 90.
The Box Book will be open for secured seats on
Wednesday next at Davis Music Store, on Pa. ave-
from 10 IA. IN. to D.
Arrangements have been made with line Of ON
nlbuses to run between Georgetown and the Nari.
ste. which may be- found in front after the Opera
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DEACHES.- received and for sale at g.
j A. Knots Confectionery, north side Of Pa av-
enue, between ID and Sd SITS, loo cases of peaches
kept in their natural state.
lie is also prepared to furnish Balls and Parties
on the most reasonable terms He will keep also on
hand at his store, large AID fresh assortment Of
Confectionery for the holidays
From the long practice. experience he has had in
the business be hest rs not in saying that be can
please the most fast ious who may favor them with
their patronage. dec II
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

ES AN OUNCE Of fact is worth pound of theory
ana the swarm of conclusive facts that cluster
tiat 1ncomparable preparation, HOohands German
BitterS. prepared bv DIR. c. NJ Jackson Phisde mia
establishing Its value tonic and restorative are
such as would prevent Incredibly itself from ques.
uonlhg It's efficacy. In all Of disease of the
S'oh%'n. whether acute or chronic ii may be recon-
mentled for lis soothing cordial and ren0ratino in
hdene'. Dyspepsia. heartburn. loss of appetite par
SEA-, Eerrous tremOrs, relaxation and debility &c
are reLeFed by the Bitters in very short space Of
nr; and perseverance in their use never fails to
work a thorough cure
For sale BY Drnggisfs ererrxhern
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CHINA HALL.
Opposite BroWns' Hotel.
rs-s T. PURSEIL & son, Importers Of China,
Af1Gluss, Earthenware and Fancy Goods are in
V1fp receipt of 22l packages of the above goods
tkzb which, with their former stool makes their
assortment complete.
They name in part
Gold Band and plain French, English and American
China
White, Granite, Printed. &c Dinner Tea, and Toilet
ware in sets and detached pieces
Fancy China Vases, Coffees and Saucers, very rich
patterns
Glassware of English, French, Amerissn, and Ger
man manufacture, embracing almost every ar
tcie OF use or ornament usually found in q
well selected stock
Britannia Ware, Table Cutlery
Plated Goods, Lamps, Lanterns, Fancy Toys
Watchboxes, Cigarlamps, Cgarstands
Baskets, &C., in great variety
First quality Stoneware, at Factory prices
Common Goods, suitable for retailers
All of which will be sold wholesale and retail at
the lowest prices for cash punctual customers
T. PURSELL SON.
Opposite Browns Hotel.
nov 26-eolm metropolitan
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

LhT-ry Entertainment for The Benefit Of the
Ladies be"erotcHt Society at ODD Fellous, Hull
henry Clay Pr"uss, Esq, (well known to orr read.
''' d. p"'hca contributor To the !Sa) Will rccite
al original patriotic poem the above place this
evening. w understand that TIN. poem was one
among Tie Number written for Mr. I.athain,s prize
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CARUSrS SALOON.
TREMENDOUS EXCITE MENTu!
GRAND GIFT CONCERT ~
STANWOOD'S CELEBRATED
ETHIOPIAN SERANADERS

AND BthLESQUE OPERA TRIO UPE
Whose successful tour throughout the Unirn has
given them brilliant and world renow ned repu-
tatoD, and whose Soirees have justly been termed
The most soonde,td Exhibitions Of the day.
Beautiful Melodies with elegance and pure wit COM
prise these Exhibitions.
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Il Nuisance Complained ot.-''A Cuizcnr writes
I= - fpl0W-.
MesSrs, Editors The public i0oiway, for sucb
take II 70 te, M front of Willard Hotel is nn,v
devoted 10 tie use and Occupation OF hackmep a.
ing IN wait place Tor employers. and arena for
Such athletic spUfts a. boxing. wrestling &c A.
ihN state oi things renders the sOt impossible for
ladies', and subjects all plssers 10y Who have sun
pose, night To unohstuctsdway along the public
Nifr"t To great annoyance, the public will thank
Sou iDT noticing tins nuisance naEnpr 10 hiring
IbGu; IT. correction"
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

MORNING ROBES.-A large and full as
Nl sortment just opened, and prices Moderate ct
HOPKINS Furnishing Store, corner of 9th St., and
Pa. avenue, between Browns and National Hotels.
Shirts made to order.
nov 2l-4w kInt 4 Alex Gszette]
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Georgetown Correspondence.

GEORGETOWN, December 90, 1888
The grocery of MIR. Luther s. Roby, was entered
on Sunday night by thief or thieves and his drawer
robbed OF some three TO four hundred cents They
catered by forcing off the catch of the from, door
lock- Alter obtaining The small amount of plunder.
tney deeamped, leaving a candle, which they had
l.hteu, burning. Some daring thief entered the
q dwelling OF Mr. Vamsciver. also; went into one of
u sleeping apartments, and robbed Tire bed of the
whole OF the bedding.
Our Alexandria ueiphbors are ge,,;n, The l,,,,hor
III pace, Tor thorough repair of the aqueduct which
VIII be commenced Oh the first of the ensuing
month.
We were visited on yesterday by light fail of
snow, and the air this mornings piercing cold We
lear IL should continue many days thai will close
navigation upon our canal.
We discover that the hardu editor of Tho Cooroo
to"n Independent, and volunteer defender of the
ndrd wing OF the harmonious Democracy, bitches
hto ihe Ereains Star again this morning like a
SCHOOL OF herring INTO whales mouth And we
presume he would find himself in about the same
hN, II you should once shut your ponderous laws
town upon NM Inc carcase, however, we pre-
Init, hardly Worth nasticating; very much like
fddhy 8 broth, deyIsh lane Nean) atinp
The northern news of Yesterday caused more ,c
uVlty, and slight advance I'm the -four market.
when closed yesterday afternoon firm at AZ IN
ffihle red wheat 81 35; white, 81 40. No change
III corn.
Forrest Hall was well filed last night by ladies'
aiiu gentlemen, 10 witness the performance of the
moral drainma of the : Drunkard." Mr. GoodaI
ine promising young American actor, sustained in
ms u-u1lly mastery manner the character of EdU. I'd
Middleton Every stage ofde2redation in the down
"afd course OF the drunkard, was portrayed i'm \
lnHnRer that elected long and loud applause from the
entire audience. Sprcr.rop
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

Handy 4 bmpany's Sersnaders, performing a,
Cops Saloon, sing remarkably well, and we are
pleased to learn amply encouraged We advise
all who love good song and hearty laugh, to 60
and hear them.
Cross fTing.--John and Richard Hurlhey were
held to security for peace, yesterday, by Justice
Goddard, for assault on Michael OConnor, after
which case was disposed of, Mr.. O'Connor was
held to security for assaulting the Hurliheys
Watch RefuTns.-Sarah Longston alias Lancaster,
and Isabella Penny, colored asorderly in the street;
paid fines and costs. Patrick O'Conneil. drunk and
disorderly; work house 30 days.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS
VERY SUPERIOR BLACK TEl

VERY SUPERIOR BLACK TEA
At fry cents per pound.
o. CHESTS eli fresh and superior Black Tea, at
~ the above price, warranted to please, and ref
erencs can be given TO the first ply scisns and Rev
erend gentlemen of the city. Call and try it.
Fine Green Tea
Mocha, Old Government, Java, and other kinds
of Coffee, at 2. NJ. 2. KINGS,
dec 13-eo2w Corner | oh and SITS
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WANTED-A Market Gardener, by a person
w who has a farm In the vicinity of Washing
ton, amply stacked with everything necessary for
the business. To man who is steady, reliable and
thoroughly competent to take charge of a market
garden, with such assistance in the way of labor as
ne may need fair WAGES and share Of the sales will
be given Apply early at the "Star" Office No one
need apply who cannot bring satisfactory recommen.
dations as to character and competency.
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sk HOUSE wANTED-Tbe advertiser
s""Hs desires to purchase a comfortable DWELLING
..'sA-for small family. Enquire at the "Star" OF
nee. nov 25-tf
"ANTED-To hire, or purchase, if On easy
" terms, commodiuus dwelling HOUSE, north
Of pennsylvania avenue. Address sc F." Office of
the Evening Star" nov lift
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Tie Collision 0h the Rircr.-Thc following part-
'nir> OF the collision between the steamer Thomas
'Giiyer and schooner Flight, have teen handed 10
IL Ior publication. Tie facts are these as observed
~ passenger on hoard The boat The steamer and
schooner were holh gong IN the same direction
when the former attempted 10 pass between the
schooner and 4 jolly boat which were both well TO
Inc leewaTd, aud between which there sufi-
Erhi space tor her To pass and hence the collision
We are informed that there were al least one hun
drrd yards Of channel way To Tire windward, where
Al was the duty Of the steamer to have passed.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-20

pooMS toll Eth Washington Place, 9Th ST.
III between D and L stS., over F. Mattingly's Ha
store Enquire of F. MATTINGLY, Halter.
dec 1T-3t*
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

THE LANGUAGE OF JOY AND SoRRow.-We
seem TO be better acquainted with the ms
cries than with the happiness of life. This
is shadowed forth by the fact, that in az least
the English language the words to express
what is good and pleasureable are fewer by
great deal than these for the bad and pain
full. We have colors to paint every stage
of woe; let the crime be the blacklist, we
can tell of the very less. But to tell of the
varying lights of pleasure, and all the win
ming ways Of goodness, we are wholly at a
loss; and the most we can say of the great
est goodness is, that there is an unknown,
indscribable charm about it; the most we
can say OF the highest bliss, that it is un-
utterable.--[ DalLas's Poeties.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

Whoever may get the Post Office, we
hope to see Mr.. Shmuck, the present Clerk,
continued in his position. Accommodating
to every one, fsmilisr with the duties Of his
place, honest, Trustworthy unassuming, we
are sure no one would wish sSses him dis
placed. With our large German population
it 10 almost indispensable there should be
clerk acquainted with the German language,
in the Evansville Post Office. Certainly no
one couh better perform the duties than
Mr.. s. He does NOT miDgle in politics. and
indeed we do not even know to which party
he belongs, nor is it matter of difference
but we do know that those who have much
business with the Office, would regard his
continuance there with special favor. We
make these remarks entirely unsolicited
from any source, believing they embody the
feelings of the community, and are but a
proper testimonial of respect to a worthy
YONG man. !.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08


eve copy the following admirable article
from the Boston True Flag, to which Fanny
Fern is a regular contributor.)
, "I CAN'r.-Apollo! what face! dolefnl
as hearse; folded hands; hollow chest;
whining voice; the very picture of cowardly
irresolution. Spring to your feet, hold up
your head, set your teeth together, draw the
fine form of yours up to the height that God
made it; draw long breath. and look about
you. What do you see! why, all creation
taking care OF number one-pushing ahead
like the car of Juggernaut, over live victims.
There it goes, and you can't stop it. Are
you going to lay down and be crushed!
By all that's manly, no! dash ahead! You
have as good right to mount the triumphal
car as your neighbor. Snap your fin gers at
croakers; if you can't get round stump,
leap over it, high and dry. Have nerves of
steel, will OF iron; never mind sideaches,
or heartaches; work away without stopping
70 repine, or to notice envy or malice. Set
your target in the clouds and aim at it. II
your arrow falls short of the mark, what of
that. Pick il up and fire again. If you
should never reach it, you will shoot higher
than if you only aim at bush. Don't whine
if your friends fall Off AT the first stroke OF
good luck, BY Mammon! they'll swarm around
you like hive of bees.
III can't" Oh, pshaw! / throw nv
gloves in your face, if l am a woman! YOU
are disgrace to corduroys. What! a man
lack courage! A man want independence!
A man to be discouraged at obstacles, A
man afraid to face any thing save his Maker!
Why! I've the most unmitigated contemp,
Tor you! you pusiIlanimous little pussy cat
There's nothing manly about you except
y our whiskers. FANNY FERN.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

The fine steamer A. L. Shotwell passed
this city night before last from New Orleans,
and weregret to learn from gentleman who
arrived on her that she was making a very
Improbable trip, aud had but little freight
and few passengers. The Eclipse, Mary
Hunt, and r. J. Ward, we are also credinly
informed, made from one to three thousand
dollars each, over the left, on their last trips.
This has been bad year for fine steamboats,,
owing to the exceeding low price Of freights,
particularly down ireights, and the enormous
expenses attending the running of that class
of boats. The above named crafts have been
built at great expense, and no pains have
been spared to make them comfortabIe.to the
traveller; they are also owned and command
ed by first-rate gentlemen who deserve to
succeed. which we hope they will in "the
good time coming"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

Welearn by passenger from the steamer
Mediator, which lie Cairo on Tuesday night
last. that terrible fight had just ended, be.
tween two sections Of hands on the railroad
a few miles out from that place. The two
sections had at work nearly an equal number
of men, one composed mostly of Irish, the
other principally of German laborers. The
cause of the fight originated on St. Patrick's
day, in consequence Of the German overseers
refusing to allow some Of their Irish laborers
to celebrate the day. The result of the me-
lee was great number Of bruised heads,
dulled noses, and a few broken limbs; tw o
persons were 90 severely injured that they
will MOI recover. Quiet was finally restored
by the interference Of Catholic priest,
though his "peculiar flock" cot rather wors.-
ed in in the fight.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

USWe like to give our readers oil the
light we have on the "Flying Ship" and
with that view we copy the following ac-
counts of its first trial from the Washington
papers:
THE FLYING SHIP inventor of the
Ieroport, Mr.. Rufus Porter, gave two even
ings last week Friday and Saturday, to a
public exhibition of his plan for erial loco
motion, illustrating it by model or minis :
ture float, or man supporter, of 90 feet long.
and z or feet through the middle section,
and suspended car containing diminutive
but successfully working steam ::engine.
whose duty it is to furnish power for the gui-
dance of the machine. The total weight Of
the matter of the model is fifteen pounds
The machine sailed around the room, evil
IDENTIFY guided by tbs propellers Of the sus-
pended car. Whether it would be possible
I to maintain course not Immediately be-
fore the wind in the open air is question
we think fairly open, as is also the fitness of
the shape of the float to encounter the side
pressure of an untoward breeze. The exhi-
bition will be repeated under more favorable
circumstances this week.
The Eroport was again exhibited by Mr..
Porter, Saturday night, at Carusls saloon.
To see this miniature, sylph-like vessel, with
its gay and airly saloon filled with automaton
passengers Cooking out at the windows).
actually elevated in the atmosphere, and
padding its way in any direction by steam
power, according to the dictates of its own
helm, tend to strengthen the hope that the
untirino protector of this means of aerial navi-
CATION may succeed in bringing it to prac-
teal result. Mr.. Porter seems to be san
guine that machine on thispr nciple can be
constructed, capable of making two trips to
| California and back in the course of week,
carrying two hundred passengers, thus,at one
hundred dollars berth, realizing snug pro-
fit on the investment. Experiments upon a
large scale will, however, best prove the prac-
teal utility, of this mode of aerial navigation.
[Republic.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08

9The Hon. w. r. Greathouse has re-
turned from Washington; he was a passen-
ger on the Gen. Pike yesterday morning
IT is not definitely known whether he receiv.
ed the appointment of Sndg Boat Boss or not
but from his passing Evansville SO unceremo
niously we would infer that he has not bee'
one If the chosen. William had at one tim,
good show for the above named position
but circumstances over which he had no con
troll I" overthwarted has prospects; we sur
mise that he has retired to the shades of tn
Bayou to further await the call Of his country
men.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-08
FRIDAY MORNING, =:::::::::::ApRIL


The public have heretofore had little cause
to complain of mail irregularities, since the
establishment of the full line of boats be-
tween Louisville and st. Louis. until quite
recently. Within the last two weeks three
Eastern mails have been carried past this
place, and from the best information we can
obtain, the failures have been owing to gross
negligence on the part of mail agents. 1t is
not to be expected that our business men,
who are in daily correspondence with almost
every Eastern city, from Louisville to Boston,
will remain quiet under such vexatious mail
delinquencies. There is fault somew here,
and criminal dereliction of duty, al the ex-
'pense OF the public, who receive their mail
accommodations at the Evansville Office.
N,vspt,sr elit,rs alsl sirs the incon-
venience of these failures, perhaps to a
greater extent than any other class, yet we
have kept our equilibrium, until complaints
of mail failures became so frequent, that we
feel it to be cur duty as journalist to call
attention to those matters.
The boats Of which complaints are made,
are the Clifton, Telegraph and Gen. Pike.
The latter boat passe here yesterday morn
ing at the usual time. Our postmaster was
at the wharf in waiting to receive the mail,
but no mail bag or agent appeared. The
agent was reported to have been closely
wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, and Of
course had forgotten the oath he had taken
to deliver the mails properly at this place.
Ifthere are any Wing agents yet in Office, or
bogus Democrats who are so grossly negli-
gent of their duties, we hope they will be
speedily removed. Wcwant our mails regu-
lar, and according to the new arrangement
we are entitled to them, and we shall con-
tinue to exercise the privilege to complain
on behalf of ourselves and the public, when
we don't get them, always ready to hear and
publish any excuse or extenuating circum.
stance which our mail agents may offer.