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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-12

SU The citizens of Alexandria On
terday, by vote of 1914 to 80, anti.
that city to subscribe fifty thousand A.
to the Orange and Alexandria Railro.5
= "a Rhode Island, Connecticut vo,-
Maine, Massachusetts,, and Minnesota
all given popular majorities arain.,
sale of ardent spirits.
kJ Two men named Alexauder T.
and Thomas j. Wells, were arrested i \
York on Thursday, and held to b.
ST, 800 each, for swindling Mr.. Herr
Van Bibber, of this city, out of $500
the game Of Faro.
Bl~ The boiler of the dredging MAJ
at the Brooklyn navy yard exploded On
morning Of the 18th inst, killing the o.
neer and fremen. Several Others y
blown into the water and badly injured
sg Lake Superior will soon be corr..
ed by an easy navigation with the ether
land seas of that region. The con,rsc, :
constructing the Saul Ste Marie Cana
been awarded to Erastus Corning, d
bany.
EI-A contemporary says that ''mediU,
who 60 about the country taking the cha,
oat Of silly people, ought to be taken i,
Migrants, without visible means of sum,
Be- The reply of an enlightened Mai.
medal to missionary. is characters
the race of Moslems "Your religion. ,
he, "gives me three Gods and one "
mine gives me three wives and one Goj
prefer my own"
S What two letters in the alpha
will spell the name of the great pianist
company with the Germania Musical s
ETY. now in this city!
Ans.-JL, (Jaen.)
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MEssRs. BUCHANAN AND soULE.

As American citizens, we'll wishers of the
Republic at home and the wise spread of
Republican principles abroad, We rejoice at
the appointment by the President and the
confirmation by the Senate of Mr.. Buchanan
as Minister to England, and Mr.. Soule as
Minister to Spain.
The former gentleman occupies position
that eminently fits him to succeed Mr..
Ingersoll, and the latter gentleman being
possessed of the most urbane manners and
the best knowledge with regard to Spanish
diplomacy, cannot fail to give satisfaction.
Our humble testimony is given wholly
independent of party.
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Liberation of the Madiai.

letter dated Florence, March II, says
that Rosa and francesca Madiai embarked
on board q steamer bound for Marseilles
yesterday evening. The fact of their APP
preaching liberation, or rather of the COM
mutation of the sentence of Imprisonment
to exile, was kept profound secret, and
the news only reached Florence this after
noon.
All that has been done, either for their
comfort or safety, has been done by the
Tuscan authorities, as no one here knew of
what was going to take place, and conse-
quently no preparations could have been
made; indeed, the fact was only known to
the Hon. Mr.. Erskine, H. B. NJ charge
d'affairs, this morning. The heart of every
humane man must be too overjoyed at this
act of justice, tardy though it be, to cavil
at the righteousness of its execution. The
prosecuted ones are still alive, and, under
the blessing of God, are at this time on the
free soil of France.
The Madiai were furnished with French
passport, made out in the names of NJ and
Madame Polini, Rosa Madiai's maiden name
All the arrangements were made at the
French consulate, and with the utmost Sc
crecy. Poor francesca Madiai's mental
and physical powers are completely pros
trated,
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SAILING IN THE AIR.

We have already called public attention
TO the wonderful exhibition at Carusi's Sa-
lson, and hope it will be very generally
visited by our citizens.
The Intelligencer states that several gen.
tlemen of the United States Senate and
others, who have seen the aerial steamer in
operation, have expressed their qualification,
and admitted that the exhibition far sur
passed their anticipations.,; and others, who
had previously declared their opinion that
the whole affair was hoax or humbug, were
excited with wonder to see ponderous-
looking steamship, with its engine and
propelling wheels, sailing about in mid air
without any visible support.
In these days of invention and improve
ment there is no knowing what may be done
in the ticklish business of navigating the air.
We were not among those who so enthu-
siastically hailed the invention of Captain
Ericsson, for we wait to see and learn more
with regard to the practical workings of
that new motive. We confess taat we feel
the same misgiyings with regard to the
practicability, on any extended scale, of the
present aerial machine of Mr.. Porter. We
must be excused if We wait for further de-
velopements. But the exhibition in the
Saloon, as a matter of genius and instruct
i've amusement, is really worth going to
see. The price of admission is but small,
and the study of science involved will richly
repay the amount of time and money ex-
pended.
We should be glad if some one Of our
scientific readers would favor US with his
views on this interesting subject.
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HEROIC DEED BY WoMAN.-The Cincin-
natl papers tell of heroic deed performed
by woman, in a building on fire, in SYRIA
cuse street, there, a few days since, which
is worthy of record. A family, consisting
of mother and four children, was residing
in the third story of Krostman's bedstcad
factory, which was burned during the night.
Finding herself cut off from retreat, in con-
sequence of the stories beneath being on
fire, the mother assembled to the roof carry
ing her children with her. Here tying one
Of her babes to her shoulders, she boldly
leaped across an alley six feet in width, to
the roof Of another building, from whence,
leaving her burden, she returned, and in
like manner carried over in safety each of
the others. The act was witnessed by a
large concourse of spectators. The mother
was in feeble health, and nothing but ma
ternal love could have carried her through
SO trying scene.
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Bag The Boston Journal tells story of
General Pierce to the following puIport:
The President appointed, on the recon-
mendation of two United States Senators,
a man to Office who was so exhilirated that
he gave loose to his appetite and became
intoxicated. The fact coming to the know
ledge of the parties who recommended
him, they asked for his removal from Office,
but this request the President would not
accede to, remarking to them as follows:
eff I were to remove him now, the
consequence would be inevitable ruin to
him. The shame and disappointment at
tending his dismissal from Office under these
circumstances, would lead him to seek for
solace in the intoxicating bowl, and would
become a confirmed inebriate; whereas, if
this conversation be repeated to him, he
may and probably will reform, and become
a sober and exemplary citizen. 1 shall not
remove him from Office for this offence
but this, as it has been the first, so it will
be the last time can forgive him."
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HAVE WE RIGHT TO HIss.-It has been
the steady opinion of mankind generally,
from the garden to SO, that nothing ami
mate had natural right to hiss, but ''ser-
penis" This ancient faith has been assault
ed down South, and, if correct, shows that
humans have clear right to indulge in the
peculiar sounds. The New York Mirror is
responsible:
can officer put man out Of theatre in
New Orleans for stamping his feet and his
sing. He received blow while removing
the offender, and prosecuted him for the
assault. The court decided that kissing
and stamping was allowable in the theatres,
and part of privilege for which the fee
Of admission was paid"
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RS At funeral of an aged and faithful
slave, which recently took place at Lynch
burg, Va, five hundred colored persons at
tended. Nearly all of those were slaves
who had been released from labor by their
masters in order that they might pay the
last tribute of respect to honesty and duty
we'll discharged. In the procession there
we're also some dozen private carriages of
the citizens, sent by their owners as token
of their respect to fidelity, however humble
may have been the occupation in which it
was exhibited.
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@ The Printers of New York city have
adopted the following scale of prices:

This is an average increase of nearly 20
per cent. for all sorts of Morning Newspa-
per work, but as regular compositors and
regular weekly situations do the mass of
the work, perhaps Is per cent. would more
nearly represent the real increase. Cores
for Evening and Weekly papers. The Book
Scale will be the subject for future dehber-
alton.
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1NFLAMMAToRY RHEUMATIsM.-A gentle
man wishes US to publish the following for
the relief of suffering humanity. He says
he has known a number of cures made by it
and all Of them in a short time: Half an
ounce of pulverized salspetre, put in half
pint sweet oil. Battle the parts affected,
then sound cure will speedily be effected.
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@JUL1Us De SAULEs having been ap-
pointed Agent for the Evening Star, will call
On the citizens generally to solicit subscrip-
tons. Heis authorized to collect all moneys
due for the paper.
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SENATORIAL WIT.-Mr. Clarke, Senator
from Rhode Island, having recently opposed
extravagant appropriations by Congress for
California, an Indiana Senator undertook to
be very severe in reply. Among other
things, he said the Governor If Rhode
Island, from the inadequacy of his salary,
was forced to raise cows and pedde milk
Mr.. Clarke rejoined, and said he would state
to the Senator from Indiana that in Rhode
Island milk was profitable business, and
they always killed the calves and sold the
milk. The difference between his State and
other places was, that there they raised
their calves, and, having nothing to dc with
them, sent them to Congress.
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ENCOURAGING TO CoPIRIGHTIsTs The
London Critic says that "the Westminster
Review had actually in it articles from two
Yankees, one of them on Daniel Webster
by q person of the name of Whipple, who,
instead o. being thankful that it was printed
at all, is complaining, ON the other side of
the Atlantic, that his precious lucubration
was altered and abridged"
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The Volcano Rambling,

The Hungarian garrison in Ancona is
about to be changed, as the soldiers are
very disaffected it is generally believed
that the regiment will be broken up. Signor
Giannelli had been arrested on suspicion of
having increased the soldiers disaffection by
spreading copies of Kossuth's proclamation
amongst them. Other individuals are COM
promised.
Upwards of three thousand muskets have
it is said, been found in the forests which
skirt the Piedmontese and Austrian from
tier. We are told that the revolutionary
chiefs are as active as ever, and that Kos
suth and Mazzni are more friendly disposed
to each other than they have ever been.
Their proceedings are kept profoundly Sc
cret; no one seems to know where Mazziui
now is.
The District Court of Prague has SEN
fenced three students to be "beaten with
rods, for making wanton demonstrations in
favor of the traitor Kossuth." Several
other students are under examination before
courts martial; two of them are alleged to
have drank toasts in honor of Labenyi, the
assailant of the Emperor.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are happy to be able to announce that
Mr.. II. CAMERON, Periodical Agent, Todd
Building, has consented to act as the Gen-
eral Agent for the Daily Euening Star, with
reference to soliciting advertisements.
Mr.. CAMERON has good business facilities,
and will devote as much Of his time as
possible to calling on the citizens of Wash
ington. in aid of daily evening paper,
Independent Of party. We commend him to
the patronage of the public.
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"It Can't be Done"

This is the cry of weakness, indecision,
indifference, and Incidence. What can't be-
done I? Something that another man has
done. Well, you can do it; or you. can do
something towards doing it. At all events
you can try. Until you have tried-tried
once and again-tried with resolution, ap-
plication, and industry to do a thing-no
one is justified in saying cit can't be done"
The plea in such case is mere excuse
for not attempting to do anything at all
You remember the story of Robert Bruce
and the spider in the cave. Trying to climb
to certain point, the spider fell to the
ground again and again and still the little
creature rose again to the task, and at the
fortieth effort succeeded. ''Surely," said
Bruce, /" if a spider can succeed after so
many failures, so can after my defeats"
and he sailed from his hiding place with
new hopes, rallied bis men, and ultimately
conquered. So in all things. We must try
often, and try with increased resolution to
to succeed. Failure seems but to discipline
the strong; only the weak are overwhelmed
by it. Difficulties draw forth the best en-
ergies of man. They reveal to him his
strength, and train him to the exercise Of
his noblest powers. Difficulties try his pa
tience, his energy, and his working facul-
ties. They test the strength of his purpose
and the force of his vii. "Is there a man"
says John Hunter, "v ON difficulties do not
dishearten, who takes them by the throat
and grapples with them? That kind of man
never fails" John Hunter himself, origin
ally working carpenter, was precisely a
man Of that sort: and from making chairs
on weekly wages, he rose to be the first sur
geon and Psychologist of his time.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-12

ScRAPING ACoUAINTANCE.-Th are va
rious ways of getting acquainted with people
rather more than there are methods of
killing cats. All sorts Of "dodges" are put
into requisition to compass the object. What
will not some young men do for instance,
what mastery ends not accomplish, to become
known to fair lady who may have filled
their eye, and excited their heart One of
the most popular and common methods of
opening heads and hearts, is the genus
''scraping," which we find in the New York
Mirror:
The probable origin of the saying "sera-
ping acquaintance, is narrated by the Cen
tlemen's Magazine for the present month.
The Roman Emperor Hadrian, entering a
bath, saw an old soldier scraping himself
with tile. He recognized the man as a
former comrade, and ordered him a sum of
money, and a costly set of bathing gar
ments; whereupon all the old soldiers of the
Imperial army became as anxious to claim
fellowship with the Emperor as he Kirk
patricks are endeavoring to establish kin
ship with the Empress of the French. As
Hadrian entered the bath one day after that
On which he had rewarded his former COM
rade, he saw dozens of old soldiers scraping
themselves with tiles. He understood the
intent, but Willingly evaded it '.Serape
one another, gentlemen" said he, "you will
not scrape acquaintance with me-"
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@To Strangers and Citizen,

EF To Strangers and CitiLens.-
1hompson's DagaScrreotypes are unsurpassed by az
for boldness Of execution and beauty of artistic ua
His assduous efforts 10 establish first class Gale,
in this city, and his continued endeavors to plea,
yisiters and patrons, have not been unrewarded. 4
examination of his pictures recently made is part,
iarly solicited He is prepared to take pictures
every size and style, at reasonable prices.
Gallery, North side of Penna avenue, between !,
and 9Th streets, Lane fuckers building.
feb 25-
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AHThose who wish Daguerreotv,

taken in the highest perfection of the art, vii
course, call WHrrEHURsT, be being the recipient
the highest premium awarded to Dsguerretypisi,,
the late Fair of the Metropolitan Mechanics In,
tute.
His gallery is on Pennsylvania avenue, near o-
and-ar hall street. mar o.
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A NEW PLANET DISCOVERED.

THIS great discovery be SEEN tonight in III
/ window Of my store. II has hen lately in 81
eclipse, but shines with double briisncy, and :
pronounced a star of the first magnitude. snd can :.
seen with the naked eye, without the aid Of teesec
or perfocals. 1t hss beea named MCCONNELL
WOOD GAS.
100 Pennsylvania avenue. :. EDDl'
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DR CHRISTIAN MILLER

rs prepared IN do CUTTING, BLErDiNo' ar
| LEECHING in the best manner. having mac
arrangements with inn orters in Baltimore 70 furnsa
the best foreign fresh Leech--- Nhicn All
-oro,,rea snre,,or 20 arneTican-persops fherefore
desring his services msy assured that every cas-
in his yrsetice in Washington shall receive propr
.t,entioo and be submitted % the Discrimination O.
any physician. ,..,
AZ md 9Th streets. ap 12-TAf
IL News cory IT
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MILLINERY OPENING.
SurtuR and sum mer styles

Mrs COLLISION will open her spring an
summer Styles on THURSDAY morning u,
w 18th instant. embracing assortment O
Ladies' Misses, and Children's HATS, and InTlv'
the Ladies OF the District and vicinity TO exsGla'
them and favor her with their orders.
Show rooms above Winners Stationery ana fsnel
Store, 9th street, enc square from Penn avenue
zp l@3t
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Appointments by the President.

Appointments by the President.
By and Nth the advice and consent Of the Senate.
CONSUL.
J. A. Peasants, at Minatitlan, Mexico.
COLLECTORS.
Greene C. Bronson, New York, N. Y.
William S. Bowen, Bridetown, NJ.
Thaddeus Sanford, Mobile, Ala.
Thomas D. Jones, Frenchman's Bay, Me
Seth Baden, at Hartford, Conn.
POSTMASTERs.
Ferris Forman, Sacramento city Cal.
j. ]. Smith, Frederick, Md.
Robert A. Davage, Nevada city, Cal.
Daniel Dickson, Wilmington, N. C.
E. B. Goodsell, Bridgeport, Conn.
W. W. Wick, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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~ Joe ShilItngtOn receives all tn
new books and newspapers as fast as published. h
is agent for Harpers and all the other Magazine,
our readers will always find large and good assT
ment of blank books and stationery at his book st
Odeon Building, corner Of NJ street and Penn. az.
feb -
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ONCE MORE (!

TNHE wonderful and exciting phsnomena Of q boui
i file Aerial Steamship, sailing msjestcally thr
the air in various directions. will appear more a
Carui's Saloon, THIS EVENING, April r.
Tickets, only Is cents. may be obtained at the prs
cipal Hotels and Bookstores, and at the door.
p
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Il ~ OF Frepch WALKING SHOES, glazed
case Of PARIS PUMPS, glazed
GO Of Paris Toilet SLIPPERS; beautiful srtic's
Ilso. from the mandatory Of c. Benkurt, Phils-
aelrbi1. made 20 order expressly for this market;
case WALKING BOOTS
case PUMP do
case Kid top BUTTON CATERS
case OoNGREsS CATERS, tipped toes
And now for sale at the Fsshonsb Boot store snoe
Browns Hotel. Call and zee them.
ap E-lv ). AAA~'
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PROGRESS OF MUSICAL TASTE IN THE
UNITED STArEs.-A letter from Florence to
the Boston Atlas says:
American students of music, I suspect.
outnumber those Of any other foreign coun-
try at present in Florence. Have the vast
sums of money recently amassed in America
by Jenny Lind, Catharine Hayes, and
others, sent our calculating people abroad
into this new field of enterprise or is it
really love for the divine art? The sudden
Eruption of so many Americans into Italy,
for the purpose of studying music, calls for
some explanation. Three years ago, 1
could hear of two or three American stu
dents of music in all Europe; and within
the last six months there have been no less
than nine American gentleman and ladies in
this city, all ardent devotees of st. Cecilia,
and all destined for the public as vocalists.
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DIED.

In this city, on the l1th instant, Mr.. WILLS
GARDENER, aged SO years.
At Clifton Springs. Ontario County, New York
the 3lst ultimo, AL0NZO q. JACKSON, Of the [
Navy. aged % years.
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I. o. OF RECHABITES.
DISTRICT TENT

~ An adjourned meeting of this Tent will b. hi
THIS Tuesday EVENING, at ~ O'Clock. at Re<s
bite Hall. full and punctual attendance Is resTef
fully requested, business Of importance Will =
introduced.
ap Fit W. W. INGNsN, D. T.
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Roots Wonderful Daguerreotyp,

Go to Roots No matter whether
1t be clear or cloudy weather.
Still, with equal truth be traces
Multitudes of lovely faces
Roots Gallery, Pennsylvania avenue, near Sergi
street. mar o.
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"The tcar down childhood's cheeks that flows,
Is like the dew-drop on the rose:
When next the summer breeze comes BY,
And waves the bush, tie flower is dry"
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"a A case of bigamy was recently
triee in Cheraw county, South Carolina,
aud discharged. In the charge of his honor,
Judge Frest, to the jury, he remarked that
there was no law in the State Of South Car
DINA prescribing marriage ceremonial. If
MIR. A and Miss B jump over broom, the
former saying, | take this woman to be my
welded wife, and the latter, take this man
to be my welded husband, and go to house
keeping, they are legally married, have en-
tered into bond Of union which cannot be
annulled, so long IS they both do live.
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E Bulwer. says, ever since there has
been so great demand for type, there has
been less lead to spare for cannon balls.
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MELANcHoLY.-The Mayor of Trenton,
N. j., was recently constrained to send over
to the County Jail, for thirty days, we'll
known citizen, as common drunkard and
habitual disturber of the peace. A few
years ago the individual referred to was a
prudent, industrious man, the owner Of a
number of houses, and the head of happy
and respectable family. His property is
now gone, his household broken up, himself
q wretched and miserabl inebriate.
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MARRIED.

In this city, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. G
Samson. Mr. WILLIAM p. BROWN to Miss AN.
DA A. MITCHELL, both Of this city.
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THE MATRIMONIAL Observation-Disclosures
ny is first sentiment, then a matter of
fact, and finally union or q revulsion of
interests, obligations, aspirations, and affec-
tons. This last sums up the problem which
must soon be solved when the parties come
to discover whether the elective afhnities
were rightly chosen or not, and if they are
matched as we'll as paired; or, if their
characteristic elements are so discordant
and Heterogeneous that there is no more
tendency to coalesce than oil with water, or
felinity with catalinity. This exploration of
tastes, tempers, and characters, is the cruz
of matrimony. After this ordeal may come
endurance, reconciliation, submission, har-
mony, and ending where it should have
begun, in love- Divorces seldom or never
occur with the old sojourners, and it is more
in ancient couples than in new that must be
witnessed the peace, constancy, joy, and tri-
umphs Of matrimony, when the efferves-
cence is over, and the wine Of life has been
left clearer, purer, and sweeter.