Daily national era., 1854-01-09


IMPORTANT IL fRUk!-The manufacturer Of
q certain fluid says that thousands have
been cured Of badness by the use Of it and
that il is known, the world over, to be the
only article which can restore hair; gray hair
Is Immediately regenerated to its original hue
&c Not doubling, Of course anything Of this
sort affirmed in on advertisements, we only won.
der that this flaid has never been presented 10
the Washington public, among whom striated
boards, dark at the extremities and white at
the roots are exceedingly abundant
A CLEVER ExPEDIENT.--We have before us
a large portrait Of John c. Smith, d D., pas
tor Of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, in this
city, Autographed by s. w. Chandler & Co.,
Boston, from DAguerreotype by Whitehurst,
and published by J. Vannerson, Washington
The likeness is perfect, and the execution Of
the whole work is truly excellent
The library Of the Sabbath School connected
with DIR. Smiths church needed replenishing,
and the question arose, how shall it bo done
A lucky thought occurred in consultation, in
compliance with which Mr.. Vannerson was in
dnced to publish this picture for the benefit OF
the school. 1t has had rapid sale at dollar
copy, the people are highly gratifed, and the
means Of procuring library have been OBJ
tanned
Items" Mercury" that most excellent and
industrious CLEANER and claborator of "uncon-
al ID Ia. H..
presents to us the following interesting items:
Nauy Yard.--At our navy yard, in mid aOin-
ter we have four hundred and eighty mechan-
les and laborers employed. All the great i'm
proyemcnts-the marine railway, filing up the
southern dock, &c.--are going ahead finely;
and the operations Of the great copper rolling
mill here saves Uncle Sam thousands Of dollars
annually.
Georgetown n-About one hundred persons
are now employed in the cotton factory; seven
ty five Of these are industrious females, who
seem to work more briskly and happily than
ever under the eleven-honr system. The iron
works kscontinue in full and successful operation.
Building notwithstanding the advance Of
winter, building operations in every part of the
Northern Liberties continue without inter
rnption. A number Of handsome large frame
dwellings, aft III manu-, uuu tHe cuTpeultsS,
plasterers, &C., are finishing many new brick
houses.
City Lots.---In 1s43, building lots on M street
sold freely at four cents per square foot AT a
sale few weeks since, in the same neighbor-
hood, thirty cents We're readily obtained.
Aa Ohio Member.--Hon Edward Ball, mem
ber Of Congress from Ohio--and who is also a
son of our excellent neighbor William Ball, of
Fairfax--has been called home by severe do
mestic affliction.
The GARDINER TRAL.-The public have
learned from the mornin iapers that this trial
has come to q stand, il sequence of two pa
pers, one the Indictment, and the other the
original mining title, filed by Gardiner before
the Board Of Commissioners having disappear
ed.
The mining title purports TO be an original
paper from the records Of Rio Verde, and is ac-
companied by number of depostions, and
certified by the officials Of that place.
The theory OF the prosecution is, that this
record, with its attestations and seals are all
forgerics, got up by the defendant to sustain
his claim. There is an Indictment pending
against him for the forgery Of this paper. The
whole OF Saturday was spent in considering
what was to be done in the case.
Dr. Gardiner promptly offered and executed
paper to that effect waving oil objection to
the loss Of the original Indictment and admit
ting copy thereof to have all the legal effect
Of the original
We visited the court room at o'clock to-
day, and found the tribunal still engaged in
taking depositons and sitting evidence, thus
far without attaining to any profitable result
IL is singular affair!
SENATOR FooTE, who, while in Congress,
threatened some folks, who differed with him