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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-13
NEW DRUG AND hPOTHECARY STORE

Corner a 3 and street Island
fIHE Subscriber respac folly informs his friends
i and the pubic, that he has opered an ApOTHE.
CARY and DRUG STORE as above ard will con.
SANITY keep fresh supply Of pure Drugs Alec,
large snd f1e STOCK Ct Fancy Goods, Perfumery,
DC, AID would respectfully solicit share of pa.
tronsg.
MI WIN. E. REFsNIDER, who has been in the drug
business for the last years in some of TIE bet
conducted apotfccary est.bishEents in Baltimore
city, Will re charge OF ths above place. and phy.
siciaIs eptrusicg their prescriptions to him NAV
rest assured that they will be fkilfully and aecu
rately compounds, day or night
Juft re eiyed, large and fee assortment Of
,orte Mo-Ia s, LGb:ns a ID Bazins Pa.choulys and
EXTRACTS, H.ir BRUSHES, &C., which WI be sod at
REASONABLE pliaeS O. BOSWELL,
Druggist aud Apothecary,
Corner Maryland avenue end Seventh st.,
~ ana AZ AMI street, Island, Washington.
N; D. can always be found at my old stand, cor.
nes Maryland avenue and Seventh st. OBJ.
DARNUMs AU 60BI0GRAPHY-TH9 LIFE Of
- Z. L. BarnuT, written by himself For sale
at TAYLOR 4 M4URI'S
dec IL bookseller, near Ninth st.
I HE PRACTICES IN COURTS OF JUSTICE IN
Eu- lani and tie United ststes, by CONWAY
Rob Of R'chmend. Va, vol l, Just published
and for sale by FR,NCK TAYLOR
dec II
WASHINGTON c., December 10 Is5a
John +. ILLS, ESQ: LEAR SIR:-At your re-
y guest have carefully examined the TIITON
ihPEOsED GUITAR, and cheerfully express to you
through this medium the impression received.
find the improvement has entirely removed the
greatest drawback 1t has ever had; refer TO the
necessit' thst has always existed in he old manner
OF constructing the sound board, rendering II posi-.
aVsiy siry brace and check the very part Of
the instrument that should have been left free to
v.ofate. by the removal Of the above difficulty.
tnere las been departed power FOR vibration which
ives iaii, clear and continuous tone. am truly
d. lighted that at last this much neglected inefrn
msnt hiss been PERFECTED.
am, RESPECTFULLY yours, &c.
N. PEREZ Teacher Of Guitar, &c,
Wsshin2ton City.
&H- Just received three dozen Of the above
instruue ats, exhibition and for sac at cur Piano
Music and Fancy Sore 900 Penn. avenue
dec Il JOHN p. ELLIS
| ACuB CHICKERING'S unrvsn,d Boston Pr
| u AMOS for sale only ct the agents. Music Denot
dec IL HIIErG q uTT1
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KRIsS KRINGLE's HEADQUARTERS
IN for Toys is at LANNON'S, sih st.
dec 13-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-13

Inc City Business before CongreSs.-Al'
dermen Dove, Evans, and Marks, have been
appointed commit tee on the part of the Up
per Board of the Washington Councils, to
attend to the city's interest before Congress
In view of this fact, We respectfully ask for
their representations the kind conside ration of
all the members of both Houses. They are
gentlemen who will discharge the trust de-
Volved on them without a resort to any of the
drummers' arts, which have made the ap
peals of agents in such cases too often disa-
greeable to gentlemen in Congress, for they
do not profess to be skilled in pressing such
business. 1t is very certain that all that they
may say on such matters will be the truth, and
nothing but the truth.
The Necessity for an Increase Of the Army.
We call the attention of our readers in Con-
gress to the extract on our first page from the
New York Ezpress, wherein they will learn
something of the condition of our frontier from
the want of adequate military protection 1t
is very certain that the pro rata of mortality
among the gallant officers of the service within
the last year of nominal peace, has been fully
equal to the pro rata of deaths among them,
which should be incident to state of active
war with civilized government. This may
sound strange, though it is, nevertheless, true.
Three times as much active duty is required
OF each OF them, as should be, legitimately.
They are forced to run various risks of their
health when not engaged against the savages,
which swell the mortality list from fever, con-
sumption, &C., drought on by exposures,) to
an unprecedented figure. When in the In.
dian country they are constantly needlessly
exposed to be sacrificed, from having too few
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

spring Journey of y-sx days duration one deer only
and few pnrtrdges were shot by u.s."
Dr. RAE seems be satisfied that the ships were aban-
doned by their If they had been piaged by the
natives he says these poor people would have had
abundant supply of wood This was not
They were reduced to the necessity Of making their
sledges of skox skins folded up and frozen together
alternative to which the want Of wood alone could have
reduced them.
Before leaving Repulse Bay collected together
of the most respectable of the old Esquimaux and dis
tributei among them all the wood we could spare,
amounting to two or three and broken poes-
When these things were delivered to them, bade the
Esqumaux interpreter who speaks both his and the
English language fuently to ask whether they their
acquaintances Pely Bay had most wood. They
all Immediately shouted out holding up their hands that
they themselves had the need scarcely add that,
had the ships been found by the Esquimaux, stock of
wood sufficient for many years for all the natives within
extent Of several hundred miles would have becn OBJ
tanned"
Two overland expcltons from England To- the Arctic
deeded upon: the one IN b5t 60
4sTn = Isckerze river in search Of Capt. C5LL.Ssos.
abont the safety Of whom there anxiety; the
other in canoes down Backs Fish river make further
inquiries into the fate Of Sir John Franklins people, and
to endeavor obtain relics; and should any
Of the remains of the dead be found place them de-
Gently under ground II has been arranged by the Lords
Commissioners Of the Admiralty that these expedition:
shall be left wholly in the hands Of the Hudson's Bay
Company and letters have already been Sir GEoRGE
STEVENSON Territorial Governor containing full details
as to the objects and mode of carrying the
effect ts r
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
BARNUM,s CONFESSIONS.

In late speech delivered by P.T BsHxpM lie famous
az an agricultural fair in Connecticut he entered into
frank defence of Of his professional transactions,
called by the world humbug We select the following
amusing passages Of his address:
umbug (said he) is generally defined deceit or i'm
position burglar who breaks into your house, for
ger who cheats you of your property rascal is
a humbug humbug is an impostor but, in my opin-
ion, the true meaning Of humbug is management, TACT
take old truth and put in attractive FORM But
no huInbug is great without truth at the bottom.
''The Woolly Horse reality; he really born
with wooly coat bought him in Cincinnati for $500
and sent him to Connecticut but for long time doubt
ed what should do with him. and feared that he would
die my hands. Just at this time in lS49, COL FREE
mont and his party reported to have been lost
the Rocky mountains The public greatly excited,
but shortly came that he safe. Now came the
chance for the Woolly Horse.
1t duly announced that after three days chase
upon the borders of the River Ga animal had been
captured by the quartermaster Of Col Fremonts party
who partook in singular degree Of the nature of the
buffalo, antelope and camel This story was so true
that myself the quartermaster who captured him.
and charged quarter for the sight. The picture
side the exhibition depicted the animal jumping
ledge of rocks Now, if the animal had really eaped
shown in the picure he have passed space
OF five miles To have believed that he could have sur
yved such leap would have been the grossest humbug
g. Before went to England with Tom Thumb had a
skeleton prepared from various bones 1t have
been buried year in Ohio and then dug up by
cident that the public might learn that there
giants of old The price was to pay the person who
proposed to put the skeleton together was have
1925; but, finding Tom Thumb successful than /
thought sent word not to proceed with the skeleton
My manager, who thought highly of the scheme
as it deserved, sold the skeleton for $50 or S75.
Seven years afterwards received from the South an
account of gigantic skeleton that had been found Ac
companying the certificates Of scientific and med
cal to the genuneness The asked $50 000
or 81, 900 month wrote him if he brought it on
would take it if found it he represented or would
pay his expenses If not found it my old origns
humbug come back to me again of course refused it,
and never heard Of it afterwards"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
MrnAcuLous EscApE OF 4 RauxoAp p1,RAIN.-A few iays

Miraculous ESCAPE OF RAILRoAp 1,RAIN.-A few days
ago, when train the New York and Erie Railroad
was within half mile Of bridge, it hailed by
or three men, but the engineer supposing them to be in
toxicated paid attention to them, and dashed vt
full speed. When nearing the bridge, however he dis
covered that all did not appear right, and Immediately
reversed the engine and put the brakes and succeeded
in stopping the train Just as the fore wheels of the loco
motive the bridge. The bridge gave way ander
the locomotive and fell about three feet and caught upon
some tmbers, which sustained the weight until the loco
motive was lifted and backed off. One minute and
the whole train must have been preciptated distance
Of some sixty feet into rocky ravne About two hun
dred passengers the train The bridge being
repaired and supported by temporary props which
could not possibly have borne up under the train II
! was truly wonderful escape.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

ONE THOUSAND DoLLARs REwARD.--The Marine Bank
Of Savannah Geo has offered ST 900 for the apprehen-
sion and delivery to any of its officers Of SAMUEL D.
ScovILL, who absconded from Macon the Goth utimo
with $l00 of the funds of that institution Scov is
twenty six years old five feet four inches high has brown
hair, light blue gray eyes, long fat head and good
forehead and weighs l35 pounds. He has lost tooth
from his upper jaw and all of his upper front teeth are
defective. He speaks and walks quickly and when he
left was dressed in black dress coat black pants and
dark overcoat The of 600 which he had in his
possession principally in $l0bs Of the Marine and
Fire Insurance Bank Of the State of Georgia.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

FIRE In NRw BEDFoRD.-The well-knowa building call
ed Liberty Hail. situated Purchase street. New Bed
ford, took fire on Thursday morning from lamp in
and in avery short space of time was en-
yelopcd in flames and totally destroyed was occupied
by great variety Of stores the goods in which we're
mostly saved by removal. The wellknown City Liquor
store was also in this building This building
ncry the 6rst Unitarian Church In that city, and the
voices of west Charming, and Dewey have often been
heard within it's walls The bell probably the oldest
in the State and from Nantucket fifty years ago.
The hall wns owned by a company. The value Of the
building scenery and other theatrical accompaniments
is estimated at $21, 900. Boston Atias
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

STOPPING RAmRoAD TRArss.--Experiments have re-
Gently been made in England to determine how soon and
within what space railroad train in motion could be
stopped Two trains prepared in which iron to the
of 32 TOMS computed to be equal the weight
450 passengers distributed through the cars attach
ed. Four experiments were made two by simply shut
ting of steam and applying the breaks and the other two
by the application Of these MEANS and in addition
versng the engine, with the further addition in the last
Of scattering sand the track The results were that
the trains stopped in the rst instance in space Of
little more than mile and affth in the second in
mile and sixteenth in the third little over mile
and the fourth in little three-quarters Of mile
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

New YORK AND NEW HAVEN RALRoAD.-At meet
ing Of the stockholders Of this railroad, held at New
Haven Wednesday, resolution was adopted request
ing the directors to form Board, by successive
Ggnatons and ty filling vacancies, agreeably to the sixth
section Of the act Of incorporation. resolution
also adopted recommending the legal opinion Of Messrs
HoyEs and WooD safe guide for future action, and
mat it would be unwise nexpedent and hazardous for
s meeting, this corporation its directors to attempt
any form to subject the stockholders to burden which
aeither the law equity impose upon them" This
amounts to reputation Of the spurious stock of the
eompanv
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
The wEEkLYNATIosAL LINTELLIGENCER

The subscription price Of this paper for year is THEER
IoLLARs, payable in advance.
For the long Sessions of Congress, (ayeraging eight
MONTHS the price will be Two DoLLARs for the short
SESSIONS OsE DOLLAR per copy.
reduction Of 20 per cent onefth Of the full charge)
VII be made to any one who shall order and pay for at
DE time, FIVE copies of the Weekly paper and like re-
con Of 25 per cent Tor onefourth Of the full charge)
any who will order and pay for, at one time, ten
q more copies.
being kept for this paper 1t will not be sent
o mailed any unless paid for in advance, nor any
longer than the time for which it is SO paid.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
MONDAY, NOVEMBER ID, 1854.
THE NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA

The news brought from California by the steamer
eNorth STAR" which we publish in our columns of
to-day, is of varied interest The leading features
are the loss Of the steamer Yankee Blade and tho
heavy defalcations of HENRY MEIGGs, ex-Alder,
man, and his brother j. G. MEIGGs, the newly.
elected Comptroller of the city Of San francisco
We also have news of the disastrous defeat Of
three English and three French ships which made
an attack on the Russian port Of Peropaulowski, on
the eastern coast Of Kanschatka. They>evidently
did not expect to find the place 50 well guarded,
and after skirmish were obliged to fall back.
The mines of California were as promising as
ever There was no sickness on the Plains, but
the Indians were troublesome, and annoyed emf
grants by stealing their CATTLE &c.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

iHowARD AssocIATIoN.--With much regret do we learn
that this truly benevolent and reliable association is
again called for aid and assistance to the sick and
afflicted Fever is now prevailing to such an extent in
Aakapas and opelousas that the association deem it
their duty to send deputaton to the relief of the sick
In those places. To carry out this humane and phlan
throphic disposition Gen Palfrey, Mr. billiard, and Dr.
Fowel with several nurses will leave the city this
morning God speed them in their charitable endeavors
TNsso Orleans Deltd, Nov. 5.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

ORNAMENTAL MARBLE FOR THE New CAPIroL.
Montpelier vt) Wstman states authoritatively that
the " American Verd Antique Marble Company ? has
made contract with the United States Government for
large quantity Of the Roxbury vt) verd Antique Mar
oe 70 De used in the interior Of the Capitol in this
asters, panels, &c. TO be mingled with white marble
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

THE RIOT AT WILLIAMSBURG. .-s the election riot
st Williamsburg, on Tuesday, VIM. Hen.y Harrison,
very estimabe citizen has OF injurie "eeived on
that occasion, and another Mr. Jehn 'r VI it is
believed, cannot |, ppears n ;he riot
would have been much more IL be- Nsh1 had
rot called out company Of artillery nva companies
df infantry. Ll.1t 80
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

The Indians in Nevada county California, were lately
trnmoned to grand council by the Superintendent of
= Affairs, with view to making arrangements for
Ger removal. They unwilling to CO. and the head
chief took occasion to ask why the Chinese
"a from the country, as they dissgreeabe
10 TIE whites than the Indians They number five
hundred in that county, and are harmless peaceable
race, living on good terms with the settlers.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

NAvAL.-The United States ship Portsmouth, Captain
DogsIs arrived at Honolulu on the 18th of September,
n thirty days from Callao. The sloop of St. Marys
vas also at Honolulu the 10Th.
The Star states that Commander PErTIoRU is to relieve
Commander L. NJ POWELL at the Washington Navy Yard.
The last service Of the former officer IN the Pacific
in command of the sloop Falmouth.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

Arrrsr OF MuRpERKR.--Wm. h. Arrison, the man
who is charged with sending the internal machine BY
which Mr. Allison and his wife killed last summer
At Cincinnati has been arrested at Muscatne, Iowa. and
Is to be sent to Cincinnati for examination tr
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18


The Democratic party had better reason to be
proud of its position than now Its inherent strength
was never greater and it is destined to rise above it's
present and conduct the Republic to s greater
renown and usefulness. Times
There is parsonage in Of Dckens's novels who is
never more jolly than when surrounded by every possible
element of discomfort and irritation The editor of the
journal quoted must certainly be closely related to
that eccentric individual he is satisfied that the in
herent strength" Of the Democratic party never
greater when IL has just been beaten 600 in Vermont
10000 in Indiana, $4,000 in Pennsylvania $4,000 in
Ohio he has an undoubted right to exut and be jolly
over the position Of his party The philosopher in Laputa
who extracted sunbeams from cucumbers not half so
profound wight the Democratic editor who sees In
the utter overthrow Of his party proofs Of its inherent
strength and of its future progress to certain triumph
His views penetrate far deeper than pummet ever sound
ed If such awful route Democracy has experienced
Is sign Of inherent strength by fair extension Of
the principle the total annihilaon of the Democratic
party would conclusively establish its invincibity My
wound is great, because it is small" cried love-
strcken ranter in one Of Thompsons tragedies. Then
tvoud be greater were 1t at an responded wag
from the gallery This precisely the with the De-
mscracy 1t is mortay wounded and therefore is vigor-
and healthy when it dies, it viii be robust and full
life and energy.--Nsw Orleans Bee
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
NEWS ITEMS.

RAILROAD BusIgEss-The travel on the New York Gem
trail New York and Erie, and Buffalo and New City Rail-
road large during the month Of October
The receipts of the first named roads will probably reach
nearly if quite 900 EACH The business of the
Buffalo and New York City Road is also rapidly ncrcas
ing fact that will be welcome intelligence every Buff
falonian.
The receipts of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Road for
October exceedingly large, having 900
October 1868 $4,000
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

Funeral ceremonies appropriate to the event were
performed the 8th instant at Frankfort Kentucky,
the occasion of the renterment of the remains of the
late Governor CHARIGs ScoTT Hon. WILLIAM BARRY,
and Major BLAND BALLARD and wife in the cemetery Of
that place. The remains Of Mr.. BARRY were lately
brought from Liverpool. Orations were delivered by
THoMAs L. CmrrEaDEs, THEoDoRE O'HARA, and HUM
PHREY MARSHALL. A
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-13
THE HORRORS OF wAR-REcRUITs FOR prs

late letter from ST. Petersburg states thu, ,bo
ror has Just Issued another ukase r.ouirirg f,b
Tor the army and navy. No less than aon cno 80 p'
required These are to be torn away from ,bo S aie
against their WILL and without possessing anv of b
ououS anucipauons that make the career of n s,Id
any way bearable letter-wrier aludipr N bss n
says ~ 'nese hcts,
One of the grand delusions kept up in Russia in ,,
oil this drain on the population for their ,tber d
thers hesh and blood, is, that there are no w,r
hussa- huowing by recent and bitter experience -
tuSss any attempt would be at negotiating loan snv
"uere 10 Europe the Russian Government refrains from
attempting to put forward anything of the kind 81
mne IL points out to its subjects the Governments of ,b
west sfa'nhg every nerve OBTAIN sufficient sunnIias
70 commence the with il self complacen,Jv non,s az,
the contrast exhibited by the paternaI ~ %
emperor The existing laws provide for the nishin os
recruits the voluntary contributions of the neonle bh
the authorities know well how to extort bv ,,I. 90
Tie hint "how desirable it would be that tbo E.e 90
stould not remark any lukewarmness on their mar,
hitherto helped out very considerable hut l,teIv go
he'hod oil raising an equally voluntary taxation has -
introduced by Herr Bezobrasow" oes"
beiofe even any circular for collecting co,,,b,,;,,
nau tee sent around he has notified as he saw in orJ
hee. tne wishes OF several persons impatient to make
.neif that taking the annual produce of
souI al h'e silver roubes 5s l0d) as a minimum n 4,
proposed TO contribute half the annual prodpc. of .
soui: mouse in the capital worth is 900 silver ro,
oes Is reckoned at equal assessable value with an o.
e 70 wheh 100 souls are attached and it is expected
viii tax itself accordingly. Il Is suggested TO all ovns
Of noble estates not yet registered have them regi.t
cd al once SO that they enjoy the privilege of
oung must be observed that all the movers of ,hi,
glgantc childs play of make believe are ,.rJo, ~
attached TO the Court Pyee' vi
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-13
NUMBER 1904

al green grass Tho regiments of tho line are "a
y" Hoping hi on the ieh, and on another AZ m.
e1'eme right AT the bottom there IL . fne green va,
icy VITO brook running through, whero ro no ,,.h
my shirt Tor have turned by own xasbervomsn .,n.
iet London. Close to the encampment tb,re 1. :. NJ.
sunsn oura'ground, three four miles In length. h,
ooAs IKE scotch hr Wood; IL Is thickly planted viii,
cypress trees and has most gloomy and 6,n.r.I nr.
ance- Me grave stones have a strong look ,h.y A..
IKE tutoans and the Hat oncs have place ,h.,
hods water, where the pious Mussulm,n. -s.h r.
selves when they pray. In fact eyery,bns ronna
me In hnd OF beng amongst people Of strange man
"CloSe to the wood there I. 4, ,,hr., .
where we draw water and not d.v ~ n.s.I ~, ~
We have been here, but troop of Wild s,vs.a Iaali
nosenen have passed headed by their shek or
the interior had close look at troon ,bs o,hs. =
and more vilanous cuthroat 10, cooId r., .J'
gether' they were OF all colors from, red IN on .ha
anu armed with all manner of weapons aud sucb v,stch.
~ Inc suiians artillery barracks are close
10 our encanpment cannot say much for The so,dsr
looking appearance Of the men. The place s.em. ,,.
ffmrnse -hil Tor the Inhabitants They come - T., IN
manner o. strange looking machines FROM bullock cart
'"nAeyi tie young roll about the grass and ths ola
smoke the pipe OF meditation. ~ WV
,,,o% nave quite oiz,ir here and it Is principally ten
~ c.. ~ 'eaI ana ureeks The sut;lng tents are kept
a TURK word than Greeks OATH Thew b,rs 60, .
III PRISON Tor attempting TO poison two soldiers of
sheht- IL Is only OF the lower class of Greeks
'i 'hk this way; the better class are we'll enop,h
Lord Raglan al his staff have arrived hsrs 49,,
now long we shall be here. We are all in the hes,
anu nea'ih and have no, lost a'siugle man Int
leH lew behind at Malta be sent IN rnsII - IT,. us
GenAd'er Guards had three die while there and hs
Co'ds'Fe,ms two, by fever Tho Turkish woms, .h.o
uey wax or ride out have their faces covered ali hut
their eyes Ii gives them strange look Thov - -.
be as inqusS0 as their in England Ihsye no, -,
ceived an answer to the letters that ba-s yv;,,
you one from Malta the other before sailed from so
head; this will be the third. hone dear mo,h ~
WI md you in good health and hoping Win The Al.
mighty assistance, soon to be back in England
remain, dear mother