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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-11

This Journal viii contain each week. Twenty
elGIt long co umns O. choice reading cUmpriS
ing gems Of origin and lected Poetry Tales poli
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DIR. MORRIS'S
Anti.Dispepttc ElfXer.

VNHIS medicine has teen in for several years
and great are its curative virtues that many
cases hich considers incurahle have been per-
manenty cured by the of one bottle OF the Elk
Manv persons afi cted with uneasy ard pain
fl feelings after eating, in all such cases the use Of
the Elixer. according TO direction will give the high
est sati. facton. giving relief Immediately and in
few days effecting permanent cure.
Infants t. ething often attacked with spells of
vomiting The Elk on occasions Of this character
is the mothers best friend a few light doses
stores the stomach to its wonted healthy tone.
In short individual or family should be without
so inva uah e me''icre
SOL b. c. sTOTT & co, cor Of 7th street and Penn.
averre: W ELLIOTT. cor of f and 18th street.
PATTERSON d NAIRN, cor. OH and Pennsylvania
avenue febT-tf
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From The Flag of Our Union.l
THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT.
A TALE OF THE CRUSADERS.
BY SIDNEY GREY.

"By my troth, De Esterville, England
welcomes US with a sun as warm as that of
Palestine"
''TrIe, my lord ; but after an absence of
three years, it is pleasant to arrive on Eng
lish soil upon day SO bright"
The above words were spoken by the
leaders of band of about fifty men at arms,
on the road between Canterbury and Lon
don. The former of the speakers was man
apparently some fifty years of age; his form
was large and muscular, well adapted to
support the weight Of the armor he bore;
his sunburnt face showed plainly the pow
erful effects Of an eastern sun. His COM
panion was much youngerman. and differed
greatly from him in appearance; his coun-
tenance, less sunburnt, wore far less stern
expression; and his slight form, compared
with the athletic proportions of the former,
completed a striking contrast. Their equip
ments were much alike; both wore armor
of the best Milan steel, and the gilded spurs
Of knighI hood; and from the saddle bow of
each hung the massive battle axe used by
the Crusaders their casques and lances
were borne by their squres, who rode di
rectly behind their lords.
"Remember, De Esterville," said the first
speaker, "that 1 wish my return to England
to remain unknown, and for that reason
shall assume the name of my deceased
friend Sir Guy Courtney the tidings of
his death have not yet reached here, and
can we'll support the character have chosen.
Since our lion hearted King Richard has
been imprisoned, suspect England has un-
dergone change, and my mind has strange
misgivings as to the manner in which my
matters have been conducted during our
absence. Think you l shall be recognized?"
"No, Sir Guy" answered bis companion,
addressing him by the name he assumed
Three years sojourn in the east, under
going the tardships that we have, has so
altered your appearance, that it is impossi-
Bile your nearest friends should recognize
you. l hope your fears in regard to the
change England has undergone may prove
incorrect. heard it rumored this morn
irg before We left Canterbury, that our king
will soon return to his country"
'.The virgin Mary grant it, and also that
be may not return too late. l dread the
dark, scheming minds of Prince John and
the willy King of France. Richard is him.
self too noble and generous to suspect de-
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F. A. TUCKER,
IERCHANT TAILOR.
UNDER NATIONAL HOTEL,

UNDER NATIONAL HOTEL,
rs FULLY prepare in his usual stvle, to supply
i his customers AMI the public with the various
art ces OF airing apparel appertain ny to gen
tleman's war robe
Members of Congress and strangers. visiting the
cit, are invited to call and examine his goods con-
sistng Of Cloths of various grades coors. manu-
facturrs and all sorts Of Cassmer.s We tings &C. &C.
dec 1G-
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PORTSMOUTH, Ua..) Aug. Is, 1851.

IUHISMUUIH, AZ aug 10, Io0l.
Air j. z. Boash-Dear Sir: Viii e am in general
opposed to Patent Medicines, candor compels me to
state that / have great confidence in the virtues
of Hampton's Vegetable Incture. For several
months past have used it in my family and in by
spepsa, loss of appetite dizziness and general de-
biity. with entire success So far my experience
extends, therefore, l take pleasure in recommend
ing it to the afflicted safe and efficient remedy
VERNON ESkRIDGE.
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E. C. CARRINGTON.

Attorney and COunseller.at.Law
DRACTICES in all the Courts of the District and
i attends to the prosecution of Claims before Con
grrss An the Executive Departments
rs Office east wing of the City Hall.
II
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r. II. LAsKEY,
Attorney and Couns nseller-at.La aw.

DRACTICES in the Courts of the District, and
prosecutes claims of every description before the
several Executive Departments and before Congress.
bH- Office on Louisiana avenue near Sixth street.
dec 30
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HOUSEKEEPERs' GOODS.

TOHN NJ. DOM & BROTHER have just opened
y and arranged a handsome assortment of Goods
suitable for tue season, viz:
Parian Marble Goods
Paier Mache and French painted do.
french China and Berlin Iron Goods, as Cups
and Saucers, Mugs, Cardstands, and Match
bcxes Dresden China, very tndsome, Bas-
kets AMI " "ork Boxes, Portable Desks, &C.
PLATED GOODS.
handsome C4stors, Mugs Tea Sets
Card aud Cake Baskets Gobels Forks and
Spoons
Mustards Salts, and Napkin Rings.
LAMPS,
Solar. ETHEREAL. Hall &c
BRONZED GOODS
Fenders Dogs, Shovel and Tongs, Spittoons
Candlesticks, Candelabras llatracks, Looking
Glasses
LOOKING GLASSES.
Very large gilt frame, mahogany and walnut
Looking GLASSES, Bracket Tables.
FURNITURE
Several handsome painted Chamber Sets very
cheap and good
Bureaus, Sofas Extension Tables
Chairs OF many patterns and sh apes and mate
Be stead, Beds, Mattresses, and Feathers in
the bag
China. glass, stone, and crockery Ware in
quantities, large stock, well assorted, and
JAPAN WARE
Toilet Sets Candlesticks Cake Boxes
Bru>hes, Woodware. Iron Ware
Clocks OF s veral varieties and patterns, 80
hour and s day. Our stock is certainly the
most complete of any kept in the District or
perhaps at any other place.
We invite call from pei sons in want particles in
the line of housekeeping, and We flatter ourselves
they be accommodated at our establishment
promptly and At reasonable prices for the quality
JOHN ~ DOM BROTHER,
Pennsy lyania avenue, bet 10th and l1th sts.
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DAILY EVENING STAR.
BUILD ON SAND.
BY ELIZA COOK.

BY ELIZA COOK.
Ills well to WOO, it's good to wed,
For so the world has done,
Sine myrt'es grew and loses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
But have care, ye young and fair
Be sure ye pledge with truth;
BE certain that your 1--we viii wear
Beyond the days If youth.
For fye give not heart for heart,
AS we'll as hand for hand,
You'll find you've played the "unwise" part,
And butt upon the sand.
'Tis we'll to save, It's we'll to have
goody st ,re of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For Charity is cold.
But place not all your hopes and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live OH yellow dust
Unnixed with purer things.
And he no ii es Up wealth alone.
W Ill often nave to st nd
Beside his Golfer chest and own
IT'S built upon the sand
lis good to spaak in kindly guise,
And soothe where'er we can;
Fair speech Shou d bind the human mind,
And love, like man 10 man.
But stay not at the gentle words,
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pities starving tirGs
Can scatter crumbs as well.
The Mercy that is warm and true
Must lend he'll inr hand,
For those who talk yet fail to do
But build upon the sand.
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A CHEAP AND GOOD FAMILY PAPER.
THE WEEKLY LyANIAN

Is published by WN. II. Hope. at IS South Third
street. Philadelphia at the low price OF ONE DOLLAR
YEAR.
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DAILY
EVENING STAR,
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON,
except sunday
On 9th street, south of Penn. avenue,
BY JOSEPH B. TATE.
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scribers $3.50 year; So for six months.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
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hFFlCE DESkS.-We have just received
" fine 'Ot of Black Walnut Office Desks IN inufac-
tured in Philadelphia very ne t. convent, Mt and
substantial article and will tie sold low tor cash by
ISRAEL GREEN.
feb A- Opposite Avenue liou- e. 9TH st.
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'Adelphia Type and stsre otype Foundry

-. SGo>crlter wOnld call The attention or Printer
r = he sreatly reduced prices of the present list
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NIlTH such testimony, no stronger proof be
w given, unless it be trial of this wonderful LAMP
toms Vegetable Tincture.
Let the afflicted read! read!
BARREILvILLE, ALLEGASY COUNTY, (Md) !
Nav
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STRIKES.

The strikes in the United States are fl.
natural and necessary fruits of the chan,
in the value of money. The prices of lab.
and the necessaries of life, will, in ordipa,,
circumstances, always follow in the Unit;
States the state of demand and sunnlr
With the advance in the rates of living WI
be the advance Of the reward of labor at =.
great distant time. The scarcity of labo.
in the United States will always ensure HI,
result, aud not as in the over crowded mo-.
of Europe, very slowly follow the dearpe,.
Of living. But an uncommon juncture os
circumstances is about to derange with y.
almost all pecuniary relations. The adyapcs
in labor, from the increasing depreciatioa
of money, does not follow so rapidly Is
such depreciation. Hence, We presume
the occurrence eff strikes. They are the
symptoms of struggle between capital and
labor, to adjust the remuneration of Tho
latter in conformity with the change in the
value of money.
The combination of the higher class q.
workmen is peculiarly to be deprecated as
interrupting the regular order of industrial
employment. But where, as in this case
there are in the circumstances valid and
sufficient causes for an advance in the
prices of labor, the employers are to blame
if they do not meet those circumstances in
the spirit which they suggest. The capita.
ist and the laborer cannot move in harmon
in the respective spheres which they occupy
unless such pecuniary adjustments are
made from time to time, as will conform to
those changes, which are permanent in Their
character. Strikes which are capriciouslv
made, having their origin in accidental or
transitory causes, soon come to termination
by the force of public opinion. But the re-
cent strike at Baltimore has deeper source
and more widespread influence than any
ebullition of mere discomfort with existing
arran@ments.-C Charleston Eueni,ag Neus.
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of theatres and taverns, of any in the land.
He would learn, too, that there are people
not so far off as Cleveland, who see and
pity the fantastic tricks of the pufed-up
and besotted little great ones who resort to
this metropolis to loiter and stagnate in its
thoroughfares But looking with the eyes
OF true American, he will also behold, in
the official representatives of our Republic,
statesmen whom it will be his delight to
honor and in the society in which he shall
mingle many persons whose merits even
he may not unwillingly commend"
We have chosen Washington as our place
OF residence, because we like it better than
any city we ever saw. We like its climate,
we like its location, we like it's habits, we
like its pepole; hence we are proud to be
honored, as we are, by the great increase
that is made to the patronage of the Even-
ing Star.
1t is, and will continue to be, our highest
pleasure of the kind, to minister to the in
tellectual wants and promote the business
facilities of the good citizens of this metrop-
oils. Our paper is open to all classes, all
parties, all sects-to the mechanics and
workingmen, and to their employers-and,
more especially, to the best interests of the
advertising community.
Honor and growth to Washington! Health
and success to. the capital City! A long
life and true greatness to the National Me-
tropolis that bears the great name of the
Father of our Country!
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Twinkle brightly, Evening Star,
Shine for all, and shine affair.

B9 Allspice informs us that the sure#
way to fill private apartment, whether in
printing Office, cotton factory, or
sausage shop, with visitors, is to place over
the door placard, bearing the inscription
-"No Admittance." He asseverates that
no person ever read that prohibition over
an entrance, without being instantly attacked
by an ungovernable desire to rush right
in.
BI Dean Aldrich's excessive fondness
for his pipe was SO notorious among the
students under his charge, that on one oc-
casion wager was laid between two of
them that the Dean, who was at that time
in his study, it being ten o'clock in the morn
ing, would be found in the act of smoking.
On their being admitted to his room, and
stating the object of their visit, the Dean,
with perfect good humor, replied, addressing
the party who gave the challenge, ''You see,
sir, you have lost the wager, for I am now
not smoking, but only filling my pipe"
B9 A queer remark was made by an
urchin of FIVE years, who had lost sister
by death, to neighbor who was attending
the funeral. "What are you crying for 90
said the little fellow to the latter, who was
weeping, cts none of your funeral"
BG "What is that dog barking att"
asked fop whose boots were more polished
than his ideas. "Why," replied bystand-
er, "because he sees another puppy in your
boots"
p@ Glow many genders are there ?"
asked schoolmaster.
''Three, sir" promptly replied little blue
eyes-"masculine, feminine, and neuter."
''Give me an example of each," said the
master.
'Why, you are masculine, because you
are man and I am feminine, because /
am girl"
every well-proceed."
81 don't knew" said the little girl, ''but
reckon Mr.. Jenkins is neuter, as he's an old
bachelor"
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Mrs. HARRIET BEECHER STowE's CHAR
1TY.-There was recently family of thirty
slaves in Virginia which the owner offered
to sell into freedom at very small price,
and some benevolent parties in Philadelphia
undertook to raise the amount by subscrip-
ton. The facts were presented by letter to
Mrs. Sigourney, who Immediately enclosed
twenty-five dollars for the object. Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was also written to,
and of course she responded by sending a
very large sum of money for the 'sglorious
purpose" She has just realized an immense
fortune by her abolitionism; she was on the
eve Of starting for England, to be feted by
the Duchess of Sutherland, and caressed by
the hand of the nobility, and of course she
gave gerry large sum to purchase these
thirty slaves. No, good reader, she gave
not one cent. She sent back letter full of
sweet sympathy, Astounding with the charity
of advice and approval, but as empty of
money as her own face is of shame at the
contemplate part she is now playing in
England of forging States evidence against
her country. No, she had no money for
''the poor slave" As her eminent friend
and co-laborer, Mr.. Aminidab Sleek, would
say, cit is not in our way" Her mission
is to make money out Of negro philanthropy
and not for it.-NationaI Democrat.
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HOUSE CARPENTERS.

At regular meeting of the s'House Car
penters Association" held on Tuesday eve
ming, April 26th, William c. Butler was
elected President James Lovelace, Vice
President; and John F. C. Offutt, Secre-
tary.
The following Resolutions were unani-
mously adopted and ordered to be published
in the Evening STAR" Workingmen's Ma
tional Advocate, and Baltimore Sun.
Resolved, That on Friday, the goth inst,
every journeyman, member of this Society
shall notify his boss that, on and after
Monday, the I'd day of May next he shall
demand Is per cent. on the dollar in advance
of his present amount of wages.
RESOLVED, That we, the journeymen car
penters Of Washington city, have received
the proposition of the Master Builders of
this city in regard to the hands or journey
men, classifying themselves, and in regard
to such proposition of the Master Builders.
we, as society, have rated ourselves in
the adoption OF resolution passed at our
first meeting; We have asked the small
amount OF 10 per cent. on the dollar, and
we deem it now altogether unnecessary on
our part to classify ourselves further.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this So
ciety present the Master Builders of this
city with copy of the above resolutions.
]. F. c. OFFUTT, sec'y.
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ALARMING THREATS Our citizens pro-
baly noticed the card of E. Owens ESQ,
near Wizards Hotel, which has appeared
in late number of the Star. It was
called forth by a threatening anonymous
letter, f1'porting to be from a friend, inform
ing Mr.. Owens, that unless one of his
tenants was removed forthwith, the building
occupied by that tenant would be burned
to the ground! We have seen the letter.
1t is evidently written in feigned hand,
and was sent in peculiar way to avoid
suspicion.
Matters are coming to a fine pass, truly.
Is 1t not high time, that the sober portion
OF our citizens should take the alarm?
We shall have more to say on this sta IT.
ling subject.
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STAR GOSSIP.

Is the story true or false, that lady, in
moving along one Of our public thorough
fares, felt an unusual weight on the trail Of
her fashionable dress; and looking around,
perceived that somebody had laid upon it q
''wee bit'' kitten? It's our private opinion
that the whole thing is satire on long
skirts. What say you, ladies?
A most villainous compound of whistle
and hurdy- gurdy dins under our window.
The music is not like canary, hooking
bird, or an owl; but it may be miserable
imitation of gallo,cs-brd Goddess of
harmony! bandage up your ears.
An honest Irish girl, living in family of
our acquaintance, was troubled with sur
plus of Hibernian attendants; who, to the
annoyance of the head of the house, made
the old kitchen ring with rather more
brogue and mirth than was acceptable.
The master took occasion to speak to the
good girl; when she, with all the naivets
and bluntness that characterize her race,
.
throubled too; and would yer honor be
PLACED to forbid them all the house, saue
an ercatin' him wild the black Grape on his
hatw Whether there was rise in black
Grape after that, we are not informed
1t is not so pleasant to be deaf; and from
our heart of hearts we pity those unfortu-
mates who are doomed to "stillness un-
stirred" save in the infiction of the afore
mentioned hurdy gurdy. Notwithstanding
it is terrible calamity, it causes mistakes
that are sometimes more laughable than
curious, for instance: A good apothecary
was. called upon, not thousand years ago,
for some cologne-water. Now, whether
there is any resemblance in cologne to
castor-oil, we will leave the olfactories of
our readers to judge. At any rate, the
doctor understood castor oil-and castor oil
it according was.
The mistake was found out after the de-
licious compound had spoiled two silk ''hand-
kershers," and made shining morning face
for the unlucky purchaser the record
sayeth forswore cologne and castor oil,
particularly after he had rubbed his hand
kerchief over his astonished countenance.
Unfortunate we Some inky Sancho from
Plutonian darkness has got an ancient grudge
against us, and shows his spite by repeatedly
overturning our ink bottle. Alas ! for thee,
table cover! thy blue and thy red, thy yellow
and thy green are sadly intermixed and
spotted with the shade of grief Stained
are our hands, our 'sphisog," our writing
desk, our stationery, our temper
Oh, cannot some friend to bis race,
Unto our deep sorrow give carr
Just call in and look on cur face,
And drop but one plying tear.
Then turn him to study and muse,
Whether ink may give place to some better
Decoction that genius may use,
And send us the same in letter.
Yours, in indignation,
YANKEE JOHN.
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ATTRACTION EXTRAoRDINARY.-Th Gel
ebrated ''Styermark Family give their
grand vocal and instrumental Concert at
Carusis Saloon this "Wednesday evening.
The evenings programme is most choice,
and as they propose giving one Concert in
Alexandria, prior to their departure for the
North, it will be impossible for them to re-
main longer with US. See advertisement in
another column.
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Go to Roots! No matter whether
1t be clear or cloudy weather.
Still, with equal truth he traces
Multitudes of lovely faces
Roots Gallery, Pennsylvania avenue, near Seventh
street. mar 2l-
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gS A gentleman Of some fifty years of
age, who was born and lived on the Island
of Nantucket during all his life, felt q desire
a few days since, to visit the main land
Taking, therefore, the steamer for Boston,
he arrived there in safety on the 18th inst,
and for the first time in his life set his foot
on the Continent.
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Tompson's Ddguerreotypes are unsurpassed by any
for holiness Of execution and beauty of artistic finish
His assiduous efforts to establish first class Caller!
in this city, and his continued endeavors to please
visitors and patrons, have not been unrewarded. An
examination of his pictures recently made is partcu'
larly solicited He is prepared to take pictures o.
every size and style. at reasonable prices.
Gallery, North side of Penna. avenue, between "a
and 9th streets, Lane fuckers building.
feb 25-