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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-02


The exp -nses of this structure for the month of
October have been - 900 g. The contributions
by visitors S2ls 10, which, with those of the mill
tary, made on the 18th ut, of S3l9 70, make the
whole receipts S537 50. This is rather a reflection
on The patriotism of the country, that the National
Monument which is being erected to its father and
saviour, should De so IIadequatey encouraged. For
the receipts 20 be only about hall OF the ex-
pelses, Is matter OF astonishment. The people,
societies., churches, theatres, &c, &C., should at
once devise means tor contributions the work that
VIII al least pay the EXPENSES as II rises gradually,
but sublmely, towards the heavens IL Is suggested
that Thanksgiving day will afford fine opportunity
" collect III churches, &c, something toward The
grand object. To whom, less than a kind Provi-
dence, are we much indebted for the blessings we
ENJOY as George Washington? Let portion OF your
thanksgiving then, be contribution 10 tile obrlisk
which Il To stand memorial Of the affections of the
P1opie To his Immortal name.
NEW CLUB.-Last evening, a number Of young
gentlemen, residing in the Fifth and Sixth Wards,
met IN the Anacostia Hall, near the Navy Yard, and
organized a new association tor their amusement
and Improvement. They adopted rules for their
government, and elected officers for the first TERM
The name adopted is the .TerpsichOre Ciub.D IL
starts with very fair roll OF Intelligent and respect
able members, and bids fair TO prosper. The follow
ing the list of officers elected President, Marcel
lus MarcerOn; Vice President, VIM. smoot; Secre
Iary, p. J. Ennis; Treasurer, Jas. Il. Dobbyn
CLOSING OF THE DELUGE To-NIGHr.-The last
eXhIbiuon of MOTgan's Mirror of Creation and
Deluge at Odd Fellows Hail, with the farewell con-
ceit by the Blind Vocalist, comes OF this evening
" O'Clock. Meeting with appreciation of Wash
gIon public generally favored by the Ministers and
lhe Press, and persons Of high official stations, il
leaves behind name for the artist and the mana
ger, that should they open their new work now In
progress, they could not ia of generous reception.
Indeed, what may come from George Hielge as an
artist, or from Mr.. Morgan exhibitiOnist, &C
cofding to Their present POPULAR y, success must al
lend them la Washington.
EMAIL SALFs.-The New York Herald, Tribune,
and other New York city Papers, are called here
now by the interchangeable newsmen and boys with
but poor success. They swarm the hotels, &C. with
annsiu OF papers, but go away with the unpleasant
realizanon OF very small sales.
TAVERN kEEPKRs's MOVEMENTS. The tavern
keepers met at the Washington Light Infantry Hail.
last evening, and sat with closed doors. They will
probably take out licenses, according TO the public
notice OF The City Register, and should any interior
laws, will appeal 10 the criminal court. THIS il
what we guess not knowing anything Of their pro
ceediDg or intentions. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-02

ENTLEMEN'SB DRESSING ROBES.-Our usual
~ full assortment Of gentlemen's Dressing Robes
OF various Qualities and styles, is just opened.
Also small invoice Of French robes
For sale at uniform and moderate prices at
ETEVENS'S
oes@ 6alesroom, Browns Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-02

NOTICE. There was left at the Restaurant OF
IN the subscriber some time since, two FEATHER
BEDS which the owner is hereby notified to claim
within ten days, they will be disposed Of accord
ing 70 law. p HAMMILL
nov 1-2t Alexardri. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-02

dor RENT THE DOUBLE HOUSE, SOUTH
- west corner OF 18th and q SITS Inquire No 23s
street north. oct "a o.nSu e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-02

INIMITABLE BUKLEsouE TROUPE CoM1Ns.-The
Julien Burlesque Opera Troupe, composed of twep-
y first rate p FORMERS, are to open Odd Fellows
Hall on wednesday evening next They burlesaus
IN most admirable manner the Julien Cancers
Hutchinson Family airs, &c, and are said to give
the most successful entertainments vet produced in
their line, in the United States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20
BY COVER & GOLDSMITH.
MARRIED AT FoRrY MILEs AN Horn /

MARRIED AT FoRTY MILEs AN HoUR.
MIR. Wait Arnold and Mary Brace
wanted to get married, and we suppose
papa and mamma were unwilling or else
Massachusetts laws were not in the con-
genial mood, and Wait being unwilling
to wait, and Mary being willing to go,
they took the Boston express train for
Albany, expressly for the purpose of
leaving the Commonwea lth of Massachu-
sets, where they could not make theirs
a common cause, for a more congenial
soil and cline. This it seems they found
as soon as the train crossed the New
York State line, for then they stood up
before holy man, the Rev. Mr.. Shaw
and he babe them take each other by
the right hand and promise to love and
cherish each other as long as they lived,
and then he pronounced them man and
wiie-the train still going at the rate of
forty miles an hour, making it very
difficult matter we should think for this
couple TO tell their children where they
were married, though there is no dispute
about their being fast married.
The pair turned back at the next sta
tion-their journey Of single life was
done, their wedding tour finished, their
joint voyage upon1he sea of matrimony
begun, they had crossed the line and tied
the knot-a running mouse. We hope
it will never slip, not require untying if
1t does we are sure tie parties will not
come over this side of the line to unite
or cut it loose, for in that line we offer
no facilities. Those here who feel the
halter draw so tight they cannot bear the
knot, cross over the line of our Eastern
border, where the laws afford uneasy
couples as great railroad facilities for
nntying as ours do for concentrating
the knotty affair of matrimcny.-TN. Y.
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

"THB MAINE LIeuoR Law" ex-
pertinent of enforcing this enactment is a.
boat to be tried in Boston by our new
Mayor and Alderman. At their meet
ing yesterday preliminary steps in this
direction were taken. The Chief of
Police was directed "to use the most eff
hcient measures in the power of his de-
partmeat TO secure the immediate en-
iorcement of the statute relating 10 the
sale of intoxicating liquors, goods, wares,
and merchandise on the Sabbath An
other order was introduced, but refer
red 10 committee, directing the Chief
OF Police "to canse complaints TO be en-
tered against all persons known TO the
officers as keepers of drinking shops,
and TO procure, as far as may be at his
command, evidence which shall lead 10
the conviction of all such offenders and
the suppression of such illegal traffic."
= Boston Courier of Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

A BABY Snow IN MASsAcH UsErrs. -
A baby show has literally trarspired. Il
occurred at Palmer, on Wednesday eve
ming last, in connection with Ladies
Fair. Six or eight babies were exhibit
ed, dressed sup to the Mines" The
committee that passed the merits of the
little ones were chlldless, and they
awarded the premium of So, offered BY
MIR. Fisk, Of the Palmer Journal, TO a
boy baby of Mr.. Hardaker. On the an
nonncement of the decision, one bachelor
gave dollar to kiss the premium baby,
and another the same sum to kiss the
one he thought the prettyest.-TSprl
field Republican Jan. 30.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20


MFR. En1roR: A power has been ex-
ercised in the present Legislature TO
some extent which is entitled to close
scrutiny. Bills have passed and are be-
ing presented, permitting counties 10
loan their credit to railroad enterprises.
Authority is granted in these enactments
for vote TO be taken in the counties up
OH the subject, and if majority of the
votes polled are for the loaning Of cred
it then bonds upon their faith can issue.
| would not say aught to discourage zeal
in The promotion of laudable enterprise
but in the exercise Of Legislative fanc-
items, more than in any other department
Of government, probably, it becomes us
to have frequent recurrence TO cardinal
doctrines. do not doubt the right in
the abstract, of legislating upon such
subjects, but do deny the right of any
legislature to empower the majority soi
any body polite to govern the minority
in the creation, investment, or transfer
OF any stock, the use of which is intend
ed 10 be applicable to other ends than
the legitimate ends of government itself.
In Justification Of this kind Of legislation
il is alleged that it is democratic for ma
iority TO gosern--so it IS, and right too,
within the proper sphere of government !;
but when applied TO the control of pri-
vate funds for The promotion Of enter
prises of q private character, in which
the legitimate ends Of government are
not at all blended, it becomes not only
anti-democratic but oppressive in The ex-
treme.
Il is urgel BY the advocates ii this
kind 0! legislation that granting . ooun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

CALCULATIONS OF KENTUCKY BArS
NoTEs.-Th' banks of Kentucky, it is
said have larger circulation, in proper
ton TO their capital, than those of any
other state. The notes are enFrent, iipp
constitute very considerable portion CT
the paper medium of Missouri, and of
the circulation in the stea mboat trade of
the Ohio md Mississippi. Tn 1860 the
aggregate of the then three banks Of the
state was $685.. 52l. Since then five
new banks have been put i'll operation,
and the present circulation is thirteen
miliontw hundred and ninety-nine thou
sand and one dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

IPThe Washington Sentinel, the new
Administration paper at Washington CT
ty, in speaking OF Douglass Nebraska
Bill says:
Not only IS the whole south united as
one man in favor Of the repeal of the
braska, but the President and at It ne Nss--
met are understood TO be in favor of it.
That paper which is called by many the
Iofticial paper, after much hesitancy, va
collation., and even direct opposition is
now in favor of it. Some of the abIest
statesmen from the nous laveholdine
States are in favor Of it. Large bands
Iof organized men and patriots at the
north, and west, and north west are in
favor Of it. The Constitution of the
country is in favor of it. Without il
there can be no equality of States; nor
can there be that protection Of property,
and the full value of that property, wit h.
out which government becomes curse,
instead of blessing. The worst form
Of discrimination by Congress against
one-half of the. States and in favor Of the
other half; especially when the dis
termination is made, own a species of
property recognized and protected by
the Constitution, in its letter and spirit
which is not owned by the other half
The latterneed no protection; they need
no discrimination; and, indeed, such
a discrimination is only oppressive to
the south, without being advantageous to
the nerth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

T9Farmers of Wisconsin never had
la better inducement to plant a spring
crop than The present. In the first place
1.-The winter thus far has been unusually
favorable. Snow has covered the ground
for some two months, and seems prob
able that snow will remain until the o.
perling of spring. This prepares the
ground fer the planting of crops. Wheat
and all other grain is higher now than ii
was ever before known in New York
and for reasons not practicable upon mere
speculation, but upon actual demand. -
There is scarcity in Europe, and
not only scarcity, but war, and not
only war between two Powers, but the
probability OF CONFUSION Of all the
Powers OF the old World OF course,
little grain will be or can be..sown, and a
short crop for the next harvest is the
consequence. The United States will
be called upon to supply the demand for
bread. Prices now are hight is true,
and it may be (though we doubt ID
higher than can be maintained but far
mers who can get dollar bashel for
ordinary wheat, need moi fear bankrupt
cy, but on the contrary. may expect t.
get rich. Give our State one other sea-
son such as the last in respect Of crops,
and we can even laugh az Ohio Dsi-
" Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

81 An AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. In a
lecture recently delivered in Boston by
Mr.. G. w. Curtis, he told the following
anecdote, according to the ''Transcript -
In l849, while sailing down the Dan
ube in steamer, he was approached by
a stranger-a Hungarian-of noble ap-
pearance and impressive manners, who
aocosted Mr.. Curtis as an Englishman ;
and when informed that he was an A
inerican, he whispered in his ear, with
marked emphasis: ''Then thank God
for you are protected by the greatest
most powerful, and only free nation on
EARTH"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

To Prevent METALS FROM RusrrNa.
Melt together three parts of lard, and
one of powdered rosin. A very thin
coating applied with brush, will pre-
serve Russia iron stoves and CRATES from
rusting during summers even in damp
situations. For this purpose portion
of black lead may be mixed with the
lard. The effect is equally good on
brass, copper, steel, &c. The same com
pound forms an excellent water proof
paste for leather. Boots, when treated
with it, will thereafter take the usual
polish when BACKED, and the soles may
be satured with it, without danger OF
soiling the floor as il does not rub off.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

FREDR1cK DOUGLASS has been appoin-
ted to address the Literary Societies OF
Western Reserve College { Hudson, ..
at the next Commencement in July,
1854, and has accepted the appointment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

INDGANASrATE TEMPERANCE CONVEX
rIoN.-The recent Temperance Conven-
tion in Indiana was very numerously at
tended. Fifteen hundred delegates en-
rolled their names. The cash collect ions
at the Convention reached the unprece-
denied amount of eIepen thousand four hun
dret and ,irety. fire dollars i! Gen. Ca
rey, of Ohio, was in attendance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

A Hint TO PARESTs.--The prison
statistics, in an educational point of view,
clearly indicate that the cause of SO ma
ny being brought up before the judge, IS
owing 10 their being SO badly brought up
before they arrive at maturity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20
AN EXAMPLE,.

Journeymen printers are, as a class
always poor in pocket. Not Que in ten
ever accumulate money from the pro.
ceeds of their daily labor. A large ma.
iority of them are single men. They
live fast, die fast, and are wholly indif.
Iferent as to the future. they obey the
Scripture INJUNCTION to the letter, oil
.sTake no heed for the morrow Wher
they get tired Of a si,,' or lose it they
ls'tramp to another town.
But there are exceptions to all eener-
al rules. Now and than we meet one
who saves his money. We had prin-
ter in cur employ for twelve-montI.
past, who saved 1860 from his wages il
lone year. A few weeks ago he bought
two land warrants, went to Wisconsin
and located two quarter sections Of land
He commenced learning his trade a
eighteen years of age. The first wears
wages was $40, the second $60,and tht
third $50. He managed 10 save $l5 81
the$40, $50 Of the $50, and sac Of $50
As quick as he got a dollar to' spare, he
put it at interest. When his apprentice
ship ended, he had ON interest $133
having earned some $50 by extra work
His bills while in our employ ranged
from $l2 TO SIT per week. After
paying his board and washing he imme.
diately deposited the residue, exec pt
what was required to keep him in clothes
lof which he was very careful. -
He is but little over % years Of age
He has learned trade, owns 800 ores
OF virgin soil of the fertile west, which
will rise in value 20 per cent yeal
and has 1920 lent at O per cent. inter.
/ est.
We had other coinposiors in the office
who were faster settlers, as robust, older
and better educated, yet they saved but
little. The earnings Of each were anti
cipated, and to-day they have little they
can call their own. Our economical
friend practiced the maxim that a penny
saved was worth two pence ear
med. He never visited concerts,
balls, shows, doggeries, or gambling
dens. He never spent Friday and Sat
urday's earnings to pay for livery hor-
ses on Sunday. He believed in Frank
Inns maxim that ''time is better than mo-
'ney," and never employed ''sub" when
he could possibly work at the case. He
was moral, steady, Industrious, kept his
Iown councils. and attended to his own
business,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

1.-THE young fellow who insisted
upon the lampposl's stepping round the
corner TO take "social drink, has been
indicted for trying TO corrupt 9 ?1olic
servant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

IPThe Wisconsin Banner has taken
ground against The Nebraska Bill. II
the German press does not oppose this
"bill of denominations, it will not be
true to the German character Free
Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

FEMALE SoLDIER.-It appears that
one at least Of the heroes of the Mex
lean war. was strsng minded and true
hearted ,eonaan. A bill was passed the
other day in Congress, for the relief OF
Elizabeth Smith-may her shadow new
err be less--who enlisted in the Indiana
regiment, and served eight months
Daily Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

EGov. Ujhazy, from his western
hsme, has recently declared his readi-
ness, and that of his son, to place them
selves at the disposition of kossuth, at
any time when their services may be re-
nuired.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20
@The widow of Alexander H,

PThe widow of Alexander Hamil-
ton, tho 90 years old, still retains her
faculties in an astonishing degree, and
converses with ease and brillancy. She
always insists upon visitors takinga glass
from General Washington's punch bowl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

FooD.-It is remarked in the current
number Of the British and Foreign Re-
view, that the mode Of procuring food
has greater influence over mind, man
Iners, and muscles. than the nature of
the food itself. s'fIe that is satisfi
with what he can pick up ready grown,
Idegenerates either into a starved New
Hollander, where food is deficient, or
into an effeminate creature, like the for
mer inhabitant Of the West Indies, where
1T is abundant; he that seeks only the
greater amount of nitrogenous matter
grows up mere hunter, and becomes
Ia prowllug, cruel, passionate. dirty. yell
ling American Indian for the snoble sa-
vasa' existed only in Mr.. Cooper's fan
cy; while civilized people will be
found from the earliest times, like the
wise son of Sirach's man of a good
heart, TO have cara for their meat and
diet. They viii have thought about it,
labored for it steadily, investigated ma
lture and advanced science to improve it.
and obtained their reward in the search
ITSELF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

CHEAP PosTAGE.--The bill modifying
the rates of postage, reported by the
House Committee on Post Office and
Post Roads, fixed the rates of postage
at three cents per half ounce for the
distance of three thousand miles, and at
six cents for any distance above that up
TO six thousand, and prescribe that all
postage shall be prepaid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

Lors ~ SAN FRANc1sco.-By the
Herald, of San Francisco, We learn that
the sale Of the ''Central Wharf Slips
were made at auction, December IS, the
aggregate amount Of which is 81 1884,
100. The highest price paid for any one
lot was $4,000; and prices ranged from
that down to 5000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

1.-THE citizens Of Wheeling, Va.
have by large majority, voted against
the licensing el taserns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

PUFFERY.-We hold that the editor
Of a newspaper has no more right to lend
his columns to the praise or recommen-
dation Of any article of merchandise, pro-
fessicnal entertainment. performance, or
anything else, for which the public are
invited to pay money, without person
Ial observation Of its merits, and due APP
probation thereof, than he has to certify
a man, whom he never saw, or heard of,
in his life-and that to another who pre-
poses to employ and trust hiin-to be a
sober, honest, industrious, pious and ex-
emplary character. Neither can the
Ieditor Of any newspaper honestly quote
lin his columns any laudatory paragraph
from another paper, even along with the
name Of the paper from which he quotes,
unless he know the fact, that the paper
quoted is uniformly conducted upon the
principle above defined Ladies Own
Journal Edinburgh).
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

LINe5raska embraces the whole Of
the unorganized Territory Of the Union
the extent Of its boundary is over
three thousand miles--its area about FIVE
hundred thousand square miles capable
Of being formed into a dozen States each
as large as 0hio.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

Coal FIELDS OF AMER1cA.-Hitch-
cocks Elementary Geology gives the
area of the coalhelds of America, as
follows:
The great Appalachian coal-f field, ex-
tending from New York 10 Alabama, GOV
ers nearly 100000 square mites the
Indiana field $4,000. Add to these fields
Michigan, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Missouri, Iowa and Virginia, and we
shall have surface mere than 81 times
as large as Massachusetts. IF we sup
pose the average thickness of all the beds
over this surface to be only 25 feet, then
the whole amount Of coal in solid meas
ure, IN this country, would not be far
from l,l00 cubic miles. Estimating the
yearly consumption of coal in this coun-
try to be 100000 tons, this immense
body Of fuel would keep the hearth bright
and the furnaces a glow for mere than a
million of years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

In Luck(?).--We are just modest
enough to announce, that the proprietors
OF this paper were each presented with
a young son, within few hours of each
other, one day this week. The Juniors
presentation lacked nearly foar pounds
OF being as heavy as the Seniors, there
fore he is content with his title Whew
what country
T. 5. Since the above calamities, we
have received the names of several la
dies, as subscribers to the Republican =
We may need them, besides we would
like few subscribers. potosi
Rep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

QuEsTIos. Sam Houston, of Tex
as, lectured at Providence on Tuesday
the lst inst, on the North American In
dians. Among other incidental matters,
he alluded to the excitement now spring.
ing up in the country in reference to the
Nebraska Territorial bill. He was on
the committee which reported it, but
was himself warmly opposed to ii, and
added, Il will die opposed toit." II was
violation Of the faith of solemn treaties.
Eighteen tribes Of Indians lives within
the limits of the proposed Territory. and
are owners in fee-slnple of the soil, and
they cannot be displaced without the
commission Of a great national crime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-20

ia King is in the market, ladies'.
We learn, that the young King of Por-
tugal is to be sent to travel for some
months, in order to give MIN an oppor-
tunity of consulting his own taste in the
choice of a future wife, by taking sur
vey of all the manageable princesses to
be disposed Of