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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-12

WASHINGTON Posi- OFFICE IMPROVE
MENTs.-We are happy to be able to an
nounce that the Postmaster General on
the representation of the present energetic
and popular Postmaster of Washington
city, Col. Jas. G. Berrett, has consented
to the establishment of as many branch
post offices here as may be necessary for
the proper accommodation of the public.
They are to be, in other words, deposito-
ries for letters designed to be mailed from
the Washington Post Office, which being
deposited in the boxes which the Post
master is now having prepared, will be
carried to the post Office by the regular
carriers of the Postmaster. This arrange
ment will save our fellow citizens residing
at some distance from post office square
many weary mile of travel. t'-.
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~ The Annual Literary Exhibition and Dis
uS tribufion OF Prizes of the Washington Semi
nary VIII take place ut the National Theatre on
THURSDAY, the l4tlI instant, at O'Clock a. M
Inc ne PUBLIC are respectfully invited to attend. No
boys admitted except in company of their parents
jy l2-9t
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A CAR

'INHE WALKER SHARPSHOOTERS Respectfully
announce 10 their friends and the public gene
rally that their ANNUAL excursion viii take place on
FRIDAY, August 9Th. Fuather particular. i'm future
advertisement. .T ;vIo a,
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CREAP WOOD IND COIL YARn

CHEAP WOOD and COAL YARD
TNHE Subscribers will keep constantly On
l. hand a supply of good Hickory. Oak and
Pine WOOD, together with the various kind.
of COAL brought to this market BLACK.
SMITHS COAL always on hand
Ina nia'ing Iaeiiities for keeping always good
STOCK, we VIII sell, wholesale or retail. at tbe
lowest market prices 81 'n'
w. Z. WATERS & CO
le 3-tf Office corner 18th and G stree,s
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~ ANTED-A coored WOMAN be,y,a.n on
ana y years of age, who Is capable of taxi.
care OF children To one that can come waIl ,eno,,,s
,Tndea sood home Is offered, and the hes, wares
VIII De gwen. slave preferred. Apply a, NJ.
REDDALL'S, on 18Th street, next door ~ ,h. i.s'
ncr of II street - :" me cor
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Attention! Continental Guards.

Attcnt1Oh continental Gun rds.
"a "a You VIII attend a meeting of your company
III to be held at the armory, THIS FRIDAY
~ EVENING, at Z O'Clock. As business of
much interest Is to be transacted il is expected that
every member will be present.
BY order OF the CAPTAIN
iy l2-lt
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w. w. NEWMAN,
Architect and BuiIder

naa.0re street. opposite Holiday street Balt,mo,,
w ILL superintend the erection and alter,n, .,
~, Buildings IN Washington City and its vein
y ll-eou
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Rooms for Rent

TWO or three comfortable ROOMS in one of the
most pleasant and desirable locations on the Isl
and VIII be rented on reasonable terms 10 good ten
ants. Apply at BAKERS Periodical Depot.
~ IL Near the cor of 9Th 81 and Md. ave.
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WE have iOr sale large five story new BRICK
w HOUSE, Just finished. with all the modern
improvements, furnished with gas and water IN The
rooms III will he sold low
Also, several small desirable FARMS. on eth ST.
Plank Road, distant =. miles. Apply 10
q. L. MASSEY, Agent.
~ 9-1 OppoSitt. Posi- Office
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% We crave the indulgence of the
ladies for having placed on the outside of
this afternoons Star, two columns of
news concerning changes in the army of
the United States. It is not our purpose
to deprive them of their share of reading
matter. The news embraced in that
general order is, however, very important
to large class of our readers, SO w We are
forced to accord it to them.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-12

RAR-lRON, STEEL, NAILS. TIN. LEAD PIPE,
IL Sheet Lead, Bar Lead, and Tin Zinc Ameri-
can and English Sheet-Iron. Bellows, AuyIIs. In
right, Parallel and Chain vices and other Goods of
tins description, which will be sold cheap
T.. WHEELER.
Corner eth and Il streets,
~ S-lm the Canal.
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70 The office Of the DAILY Evening STAR
is on the south side Of D street, two doors
west Of 18th street. ...-..-.

I The rapid increase in the circula-
ton of the Star is thing unusual in the
history of Washington newspapers. One
person is kept basily employed in record
ing the names of new subscribers. If our
circulation increases in the ratio in which
it has increased for the past three days, for
few days longer, by theiclose of the pres
ent week the circulation of the Star in
Washington will be greatefthan that of all
the city dailies combined. 1t is refreshing
to those who are friends of newspaper in
dustry and enterprise, to visit our count
ing-room about the hour of issuing the
Star and see the anxious crowd who are
waiting to obtain copies of the paper.
Our friends can come on; in day or two
we will have in operation our fast press,
when we will be able to accommodate every.
body. es--. a.-4
~ Subscribers who are not served
regularly will please bear with us for a
few days longer. We are recognizing
our corps of carriers and will soon have
things so Systematically arranged that
there will be but few omissions. III
be- u In short time our new carrier at
Alexandria will be so perfect in his bust
ness, that there will be but little cause of
complaint on the part of the people of
that thriving city, of the manner in which
they get the Star. "9.-. -ta"
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" Maurice O'Connell, the late Dan.
lei O 'Connell's eldest son, is dead.
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WHAT A STRANGE WORLD WE LIVE I'M,

JNo w. MEAD. Treasurer. July ltd.
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Mr.. PERRY-We have reason to believe
that the Administration have formally de-
termined to leave Mr.. Perry, our Secretary
of Legation at Madrid, undisturbed,
though host haveapplied for the position,
backed by proofs without number of the
expenditure of much wind and cash to
secure the election of Franklin Pierce.
They cannot fail to be written down as
ungrateful, as stupid, by each of these
applicants and his friends, for thus pre-
ferring to keep some one at Madrid for
the time being who is familiar with the
views of every important parsonage about
the court, upon the delicate points IN
issue between the two governments. As
ungrateful as this course may appear, we
take it, all men engaged extensively in
business in this country will write it
down sensible, and as evincing proper
regard for the business interests of the
United States. .r a....-. ...r
-
THE TRADE OF THE AMAzoN.-There
are gentlemen here just now, represented
in their conferences with the government
by Captain Graves Of New York, who lived
over twenty years in South America, pro-
posing within thirty day. to send an
armed steamer into the Amazon, on
trading voyage with the inhabitants of the
various countries through whose terrific
ries the upper portion Of the river and its
tributaries course, p, They. ask merely pro-
lection against Brazil, which government
having jurisdiction over the mouth of the
river, not long since prevented a French
vessel from ascending to the territories of
the other government-peru, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Venezuela and New Grenada
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28

ESA- We gather the following from the reports
in the New York papers of yesterday-the Tri-
bune, Herald, and Courier
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28
EBENSBURG, THURSDiT, JULY %, 1853.

ments, with which this work was manufactured,
when we are told that the sc ssors which Mr.
Warner used in its construction were so small
weigh one ounce. 1t works, it is stated with
precision and great rapidity BY atmospheric
pressure in lieu of steam), and when it is in mo-
ton 1t must be truly wonderful. The screws,
wales, pistons, &C., which compose it, are innu-
merable, and it would require, we should think,
the patience of Job to place them together, each
IN its proper place, and as to discharge its
proper functions.
Mr.. Warner is reported to be practical hand
at such work, and from this we should judge he
is fully competent to invent and arrange machi-
merry for the of the inhabitants of the invisi-
BILE world. 1t must be wonderful to see this
putting, and blowing, and laboring, upon your
hand, and in SO small thing to see demonstra>
ted a power which has revolutionized the social
condition of the whole human family. In the
same with this engine is another, which
may truly be called a fairy work, although
twenty times larger than the one alluded to-
This one being large enough to measure, we are
enabled to inform the curious as TO it's dimen-
sions, which follows: Length of beam,
24 inches; height Of supporters II; diameter,
{; and length of stroke I of an inch. 1t is COM
posed of upwards of two hundred pieces, has
governors, parallel motion, air pump, and every
other appliance of the most perfect engine. 1T is
put in motion by blowing through a tube, and is
reported to work in every particular correctly.
These machines attract much attention; they are
most ingenious specimens of workmanship, and
well repay a visit to them.
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Turkish Female Names.

= In arecent work giving an account OF q female
boarding school, established by missionaries IL
Constantinople in 1845, is given the following In
regard TO names:
"Doodoo in American, signifies Miss; ana 1t
is always placed after a name instead OF before
It, as with us. Takoohi Doodoo is Miss Queen
This is q very common name with the Arae-
mans, and we have always had several OF mat
name in school Soorpoorhi Doodoo is Miss be-
illness. Aroosiag Doodoo is Miss Morning Stag,
This Miss Morning Star is now an assistant IN
the school, and very important helper. Az
braxis Doodoo is Miss Good Works. sophis
Doodoo is Miss Wisdom. This Miss Wisdom
has recently been married TO Mr.. Glad I1dings;
viz: Avedis, which in American signihes gooo
news or glad tidings Another one has been
married TO Mr. Resurrection, viz: Harootun-"
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Return Of President Pi re to Washington

On Saturday monrning soon after ten O'clock,
President Pierce, accompanied by the Attorney
General, the Secretary of War and other friends,
left New York for Washington by the New Jer-
sey line for Newark, Trenton and Princeton
The party wentquietly to the Ferry, and were
saluted by large crowd as they left the Astor
House, and as they went on the ferry boat and
entered the cars.
All around expressed themselves highly de-
lighted with their visit to New York, and with
the marked attentions which had been bestowed
upon them personally and officially.
The President rose at too late an hour on Sat-
urday morning to receive callers, but the Seccre-
tary of the Treasury and Attorney General re-
ceived number of friends.
At Jersey City, a royal salute Of twenty-one
guns was fred by the British steamer Arabia, in
honor Of the Chief Magistrate. Salutes were
also given by the flags of the steamer. Along
the route, various demonstrations were made,
but they were of hasty and informal character
The President arrived in this city about half
past two o'clock, and with his suite and several
citizens of Philadelphia, took carriages and pro-
ceeded Immediately to the Baltimore Depot A
large number of persons assembled at Walnut
street wharf and as the distinguished guest and
his friends took their departure, three hearty
cheers were given. The President, we are in
formed. has expressed himself as every way graf
flied with his trip, and particularly with the at
tentions that were shown him in Philadelphia
and New York.-PhilG. Lnquirer.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28
NUMBER 80.
Couldn't! Cos He Sung so

Leaning idly over fence, few days since,
we noticed little ur-year-old "Lord OF the
creation amusing himself in the grass, by
watching the frolcsome fight of birds which
were play wing around him. AT length a beau
tiful bobolink perched himself upon a dropping
bough of an apple tree, which extended to with
in few yards of the place where the urchin
sat, and maintained his position, apparently un-
conscious OF the close proximity to one whom
birds usually consider dangerous neighbor
The boy seemed astonished at his impudence.
and after regarding him steadily for a minute
or two, obeying the instinct of his baser part.
he picked up stone lying at his feet and was
preparing to throw it, steadying himself careful
ly for good aim. The little arm was reached
backwards without alarming the bird, and Bob
was within an ace of damage, wheu 10! his
throat swelled and forth came natures ploa: a
link-a Enk-a link-bob-o-link--a link
link, bob-o-link bob-o-link, G-no-weet, a-no-
weeti know i'll know it, link-a link
link!-don't throw it.-throw it, throw It" 60.
&C.; and he didn't.
Slowly the little arm subsided TO the natural
position, and the despised stone dropped. The
minstrel charmed the murderer We heard the
songster through, and watched his unharmed
fight, as did the boy, with a sorrowful counte-
nance Anxious 10 hear an expression of tbs
little fellows feelings, we approached him, ana
enquired:
"why didn't you stone. him, my boy7 you
might have killed him and carried him home I"
The poor little fellow looked up doubting.y,
as though he suspected our meaning, and with
an expression, half shame half sorrow, he re-
piled:
"Couldn't cos he sung so !"
Who will say that our nature is wholly depra-
we'd. after that; or aver that music hath no
charms to soothe the savage breast Melody
awakened humanity and humanity-mercyi- =
The angels who sang at the creation whispered
to the child's heart. The bird was saved ard
God was glorifed by the deed. Dearlttle boys,
don't stone the birds.-Ctinton Courcns
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28
Ganeral Casa.

During our recent visit to Detroit, in company
with a number of friends, we called on the ven-
cradle statesman and patriot, Lewis Cass. We
found him at his old mansion, in excellent health,
enjoying good old age, with all the comforts of
life blooming around him. With a nations res
pect and esteem, he feels that it is better to be
right than to be President He lives not exact
ly in log cabin, but in the game plain and sub
stantial brown frame house erected on his farm
soon after the war of 1872 In looking on this
mansion, there was however, one melancholy
reflection. She who for the last forty years has
oeen the life and light of that mansion-the
hope the comfort, the JOY ofits lord, is no more.
The old statesman is left to tr ID the path of
life, with the evening shades ga, 4ering round
him, unsustained by that strong hand which was
his hope and prop in the morning of his life
Long may he live to enjoy nations gratitude
and esteem, and to give that republic for whose
establishment his father periled his life, the
benefits of his counsel and advice.-Indianapoli
Sentinel, 4th.
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The Fisheries.

The Washington correspondent of the Journal
of Commerce. says ''that circular will be issued
to the Collectors and other officers of the Govern
rnent Mt the Eastward. in reference TO the re-
ported intention of the fishermen TO go out arm
ed and take their defence into their own hands"
The order, says the Boston Transcript, win
come too late, as the vessels have gone armed
They have no intention TO violate any treaty
stipulation as they have been understood for the
last thirty years. But should they be unjustly
boarded on the high seas, as they were last year,
and have their american papers torn and trapIed
upor by petty cficisls, they viii zealcusy defend
their flag and their own honor-and whsre Is
the American who would not justify and admire
their bravery?
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A Youthful Traveller on route for California.

The Wheeling Times mentions the arrival in
that city, of John Jacques, an orphan boy, aged
fifteen years, from the State of New YorK, en-
route for California, overland. lie states that
he reached Philadelphis by slowing himselfin
car or freight train and remained there two
weeks, sleeping in the market houses, subsist-
ing on offal given him by the servants at the ho-
tells Finally railroad conductor allowed him
to ride on the platform of a car to Baltimore,
where he staid for more than a month, serving
as an errand boy and newspaper carrier after
which he proceeded on foot to Frederick, beg
ging enough to eat from the farm houses on the
road here he engaged as ostler at a tavern,
but left in a week on the top of a buggy wagon
for Harpers Ferry, where he accidentally picked
up $5 bill, and took the cars for Cumberland
gentleman there paid his way to Wheeling; at
the latter place he is endeavoring to engage as
a cabin boy on board OF q steaIubont for ST
Louis, where he hopes TO engage as herdsman
or cattle driver TO California. Persevering boy,
that.
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Famine in India---Wholesale Mortality.
A late number of the Bombay Times says

'.We have famines occurring almost decenni-
ally, some of which, within our time, have
swept their millions away. In 1883, oO,oOO
persons perished in the month of September, In
Lucknow at Khanpoor 100 died OF want; and
se500, 900 sterling were subscribed by the boun-
tiful to relieve the destitute. In Guntoor, l5O,-
900 human beings, 900 bullocks, 159,O QUO
milch cattle, and 300,0 sheep and goats. died
of starvation Fifty thousand people perished
in Marwar; and in the Northwest Provinces,
500, 900 lives are supposed to have been lost
The living preyed upon the dead; mothers de-
voured their children and the human imagina-
ton could scarcely picture the scenes of horror
that peryaded the land. In twenty months
time, 500, 600 persons must have died OF hun
ger or of its immediate consequences. The di-
rect pecuniary loss to the government by tins
single visitation exceeded e5 900, 900 sterling
sum which would have gone far to avert the
calamity from which it arose, had it been ex-
pended in constructing thoroughfares to connect
the interior with the sea-coast. or districts where
scarcity prevailed with those where human food
was to be had in abundance; or on camels to
bear forth to the soil, thirsty and barren for
want of moisture, the unbounded supplies our
rivers carry to the ocean,"
What a fearful picture; and in what -broad
contrast is our own happy country. How many
reasons have we to be grateful Here, the death
of one individual by poverty or want is rare
occurrence, while in India thousands and tens
of thousands are swept away every few years
Startling pictures ike these are calculated to
make us appreciate our position and our many
blessings.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28

B9- The followin g is too good to be lost We
copy it from the Columbia (Texas) DENocRAT-
1t is worthy of extensive circulation;
A good deal has been said, and well said,
about men speaking o: other mems wives as their
ladies. 1t would seem very ridiculous 10 hear
a lady call her husband my gentleman, ask
another lady where her gentleman was, when
enquiriDg about her husband. Well one is just
as bad the other give plain husband and
plain wife, and plain way of calling people and
things by their right names. We should not be
at all surprised if that class of society who hunt
for roundabout ways TO express their ideas, did
not in a little while, when enquiring about ones
sons and daughters, adopt such modes of ex-
preston as these GLOW is your oldest mascu-
line offspring ?'' or ''How is the little feminine
darling who addresses you parent 90 Or,
when speaking of our negroes, allude to them nc
our Ethiopian hondsmea." We can imagine
one of these individuals entering complaint In
the following language: my dear gentleman,
your specimen of the canine species was by your
Youngest masculine offspring set upon nv lad's
feline pet and had it not been for your oldess
feminine Ethiopian bondswoman, it would by
oompulsion have been forced to depart this
life"
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A DUTCH CURE.

Ven l lays myself town in my lonely ped room
Und dries for 10 shleep very sound;
Dc treams, oh, how into mine het dey viii come,
Till wish vas under de groundt.
Sometimes, ven eats one pig supper, | treams
Dat mine shtomaeh is fit full NIT shtones:
Und out in my shleeep, like tie tival l schreams,
Und kicks off te ped clothes, und groans!
Den tere, as l lays, NIT tie ped clothes all of,
1 kits myself all over froze;
In de morning wakes init tie bet ache und cough,
Und I'm shick yrom mine het to mine toes
On, vat shall pc tun for poor man like me
Oh, vat for leat such life
Some shays dere's a cure for dis trouple of nc
Dinks III dhry it, and kit me Ufe!'
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rFazThe San Francisco Herald thus describes
the hostile meeting between Senator GwIN and
Hon. j. w. McCoRKLE, and the reconciliation
happily effected:
IAN AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-A hostile meeting
took place, about two O'Clock yesterday after
noon, between the Hon. VIM. NJ. Gwin and the
Hon. j. w. MCorkle, in consequence, as we
learn, of certain offensive remarks made by the
latter while on the race course The ground
selected was just this side of the boundary line
between San Francisco and Santa Clara coun-
ties but receiving intelligence that some
interference was to be looked for, the parties
proceeded to a spot about three miles the other
side of the line. Mr.. M'Corkle won the choice
of position and the word The weapon selected
was the rife; distance thirty PAGES, the com
batan.s to wheel at the word and fire. A num-
Der of spectators were on the ground. Three
shots were fired without effect, one of Senator
Gwin's balls passing almost through the hair of
Mr.. MCorkle. The following document, signed
by the friends of the parties, will explain the
sequel:
..After an exchange of three Intellectual shots
between the Hon. VIM. NJ. Gwin and Hon. j. w.
MCorkle, the friends of the respective parties
having discovered that their principals were fight
ing under a misapprehension of facts mutually
explained to their respective principals in what
the Misrepresentation consisted; whereupon Dr.
Gwin promptly denied the cause of provocation
referred to in Mr.. MCorkle's letter of the 29th
May, and Mr.. M'Corkle withdrew his offensive
language uttered on the race course, and ex-
pressed regret at having used ii.
s. w. INGE,
+. stuart,
l.. &. MARSHALL,
z. c. FIrzHUGH,
Gro. p JOHNSTON,
A. p CRITTESDEs.
''Junel, 1855"
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ANCIENT MUSICAL INsrRUMENTs.-The Egyp-
tian flute was only a cow 8 horn, with three or
four holes in it, and their harp or Tyre had only
three strings. The Jewish trumpets that made
the walls of Jericho fail down were only rams
horns, tho psaltery small triangular harp
or Tyre, with wire strings and struck with an
iron needle or stick; their sacbut resembled the
zagg used at Malta in the present day a specie
of bagpipe: the timbrel was tambourine, and
the dulcimer a horizontal harp with wire strings
and struck with stick like the psaltery-such
IS are seen about the streets of London in the
present day. Imagine the discord produced by
900 of such instruments, while playing at
the dedication of Soloman's temple.