Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-28
LOCAL.

given TO w. H. Degges, of Washington city,
and Francis H. Smith, Of Baltimore, at eight
dollars and sevehty-fye cents per thousand
60, &c. How can this be, when no appropria-
tion has been made for the purpose, and when
it Is possible that Congress may change the
plan upon which the work has been begun?
10 We have pleasant weather, good health,
good order. and plentiful markets, in Washing
ton
HoNEsTY REwARDEp.-A boy, who had lost
bank note, was this morning looking earnest
" for it, and sobbing very andibly in the open
spaoo near the Bank Of Washington, when an
ugly looking, little ragged negro about his own
age, perhaps eleven or twelve years, came up
to him and said:
"Eh-eh-eh, wha's-a-matter
The boy told him.
"Eh.eh-eh, 'twa'n't ex, was it,"
eyes, II was" said the boy--aa Bank Of
Washington tenn
"Eh-eh-eh, den reckon dis is it'll! said
Ebony.
at was like that, 2 said the boy.
"Den, take itu said the sable. "Onst lost
wee mysef--never found it agn, an whom
went home cotch, wv we shall not say what,
but, il he spoke truly, he "cotcho something
enthusiastically worse than either measles
or email pox
The delighted white boy expressed his graf
itude by his smiles and generous locker on
rewarded the gentleman from Africa with
what this parsonage was pleased to term
little joker but which we should have
taken for gold dollar.
10 Edifces for the use of the General
Government are greatly needed The archives
Of the State, War, Navy and Home Depart
ments, are in buildings not fire-proof, and very
much exposed to danger. Dear as the late
Census records cost, there has been no time
since the returns came in at which wicked
inoendiary boy could not have destroyed them
all in an hour or two. But in building new
structures, we think it would be well not to
enclose the Presidential Mansion in a dark and
dank court The day will come when it will
be regretted that anything other than that
house has ever been placed upon the square it
occupies The Presidents house should be fit
to be seen.
10 It has been announced that the testi-
mony on the part Of the prosecution in the
Gardiner case was closed ON Thursday. The
defence has not yet commenced with its testi-
mony, counsel being to day occupied in discus
sing the admissibility of the evidence from the
record of the former trial. of parties now ne
cessarily absent beyond the seas
THE DUELs IN SPAIN.-The Baltimore Sun
of this morning says that Paris letter gives
the following as the origin Of the Soule duels:
"Young Soule when in Paris, made, for a
foreign ambassadors son and private secreta-
ry, some worry imprudent remarks respecting
the Empress, which were heard of by the Duke
dAlba, who is her brother. in-law, having mar
ried her sister. By way Of having pretext
to punish him for these inconsiderate expires
sions, the Duke made the insulting remarks
about Madame Sonic, hoping they would be
resented, and they were.'
We will do the Duke Of Alba the justice to
say, that we do not believe one word Of what
is said in the above extract. He cannot be 30
dastardly q poltroon rs to insult an unoffend-
ing lady in revenge for any act committed by
her son; and proof sufficient to establish the
falsity Of what is set forth, may be found in
the welLknown fact that the Marquis Of Alba
at first declined TO fight young Soule, and only
concluded to do so when goaded by the opin-
ions Of the chivalrous portion Of humanity, or
when urged by enemies Of the Soules.
ADAMS House, BosToS-This is one Of the
best kept hotels in the modern Athens The
rooms are large and spacious, the servants are
polite and attentive, the chambers are well
ventilated and well kept and every attention
is paid to the comfort of guests who visit tho
house. The enterprising proprietor, Mr.. Cham.
berlain, has recently added forty rooms to the
house. and travellers visiting Boston will do
well to stop with him. The Adams House is
situated on Washington street, the principal
thoroughfare Of the city
10 We call especial attention 10 the adyer.
tisemeut headed "Wanted, in Toledo, Ohio
The location is good one Toledo is growing
fast, and is destined to be large city has the
finest harbor on the Lakes il tho terminus Of
the Wabash and Miami canals, and q number
Of railroads leading East South, and West
and hcr commerce exceeds that Of every other
city on the Lakes, except Buffalo.
The vroLrS.--Sewall Short Of New Lon.
don, Connecticut has invented an important
improvement TO the violin and other instru.
ments Of its class. II is said to consist mainly,
of the substitution Of cylindrical tube, com
posed Of thin, sonorous metal spreading at the
top into a trumpet formed mouth, in place Of
the present dead scood portion, or neck, (inde-
pendent Of the finger board, which is not to be
disturbed Of the several instruments in ques-