Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-24


as 1t Is now two days since, would have omit
.ed any further mention of the proceedings of
thas day, as being possibly s.stale naws :,
I rom the circumstance, however, of the Toasa
then tried not having been reported in anv Of
tue local papers, either of yesterday or this
morning, and In order to correct a ridiculous
anu erroneous report Of the case, which an
pears In the Baltimore Sun of to-day, as sent
y seiegfapn, we have continued the remainder
OF the case from Saturdays account:
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Key's arguments
as counsel for the Superintendent of the pnb,
lie PrlntIng, Mr. Seaman, against the claim ~
the Ielaior, Beverly Tucker ESQ. Printer -
the senate. for the issuing of rnapdamns To
me superintendent of Public Printiny for the
aenVery INTO his hands of the agricultural nor
ZION OF the Patent Office Report, in order "a ba
printed heverdy johnson, Esq, replied for
a1e re, ie,atpr, and spoke at some length in favor
VI the demand OF his client. After having
heard the arguments on bath sides. tho nro'
Suing Judges, Morseli and Dunlop, reserved
tneir decision for consideration, which the
court stated would be given in the course of
the ensuing (presenD week. -
LITTLE CRow.-This chief of the Sioux In.
alanS, residing in the Minnesota Territory.
VINO mas been for some time stopping at Mr..
MaheE 8, will return for home to-day. via New
u nolA. lie attended the performances at the
HiPpodrome, on Saturday evening. in comnanv
with bis Interpreter Frenchman, resident in
that section OF the country, and was evidently
MUCH dellShted at the performances Many
OF his remarks were full of uatyete at what
was going forward The modesty of the Chief
was rather shocked at the appearance of the
female fS"rantes on the floral car, and he OBJ
served In his language, to tn Interpreter, that
they ought to be ashamed of themselves He
arl u dali nhf a1 OF
manship, and especially with the astonishing
performances of his horse Z" Bayard.'' The
gymnastic feats also appeared to him very sur
pr1sing and he expressed his establishment
that such young children, abiding to professor
N1xon's pspi1s, could perform such feats of
agility. Little Crow is great man in bis own
country. He is about forty years of age. has
four wives, and has had altogether fifteen
children, of whom ten are dead. Whilst
present at the HippodrOme several Of his old
friends, Indian Agents, the Governor and ex-
Governor of the Territory, and others, came
up and spoke to him
AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION This
body will assemble at the Smithsonian Insti
tuition ON Wednesday next, and will continue
IN session tor one week, the place being open
to every one who chooses to be present, and
their proceedings public. There will be two
sessions held daily, one in the morning and
the other IN the evening; the latter will be
devoted to addresses, popular communications
and social reunions.
The Association will probably be divided
into at least two seetions-the first devoted to
Physics and Meteorology and the second to
Natural History, Geology, Chemistry, Geogra.
phy, and Ethnology. One of these sections
viii meet in the lecture room of the east wing
OF the Smithsonian Institution the other in
one OF the new rooms just completed in the
second story of the principal edi6ce.
a local committee has been appointed, con-
slstinS OF all the me mbers of the Association
residing in Washington and number of O her
citizens. to make arrangements for the recep-
ion OF foreign members and to tender to hem
the inequalities OF the place. An excursion
mas been arranged to visit Mount Vernon, and
a number of receptions will be given by dis
tinguished and influential individuals.
REAL EsrArE.-A lot of ground on M stree.
north, lear the corner of 10th street west, in
square 36S, fronting "a feet inches, and run
ming back 10 feet, was sold on FRIDAY last at
3D. cents foot. On Saturday, lots No. I. 8, 81
and II, in square 1853. north of Jardin's ar
den, sold at from 81 TO Il cents per sau are
foot; lot No. 9, square 1873, seventeenth street,
between l. and M streets, at 14t cents; house
and lot on Twelfth, between E and F streets,
part of the late Mr.. Duncan's estate. at S.. 500:
lot 3, square 81, II cents; lot 8, square l23. at
IL cents; lots 10 and II, SQUARE 1874: near
No. l. in the same square, sold at 81 cents per
square foot.
R. c. BISHOPS. Three of the disnitaries of
the 4. C. Church in this country, oficiated
publicly, yesterday, at religious services
Archbiships Hughes and Kendrick. and
Bishop Timon of Buffalo The latter who is
over seventy years of age, delivered a sermon
at St. Patrick Church, after the ceremony Of
confirmation, which WAS performed by Arch
bishop kendriek Of Baltimore, to about one
hundred and fifty young persons
BALTIMORE AND OHIO Observation-Disclosures
has been issued by the Transportation Master
of the above line of Railroad, J H. Done, That
on and after the frs. Of May next passenger
fare between Washington and Baltimore Will
be 81 30, and the round trip ticket, god for
the day only on which it is Issued. two dollars.
The fare TO the Way Stations, will be raised
proportonally. The Washington and Balt-
more Branch line was already the dearest in
the country, and now it goes ahead of that
again.
SPIRIT RAPPING CA meeting of spirtualis.s,
presided over by eX- Senator Tallmadge, of New
York, took place last Friday evening, whom
some queer doings were carried on. Among
other things there were communications from
the poet Byron, and the statesman Daniel
Webster, through n medium. Mr. Tallmadge
likewise addressed the assembly-consistiag
of some hundred persons-on the infidel man
ner in which the Senate received the memo
rial lately presented to them on the subject of
spiritualism; and predicted the future arrival
of time when Congress would pay more at
tention to the request In the course of his |
address be related many extraordinary cir |
cumstances connected with the rappings. |
Among the audience there were several ladies. |
Those SHIRT CoLLARs.-The request for tn
use Of the shirt collars, as made by Monsieur
Franconi, Of d certain gentleman, in letter
which appeared ameng the Franconi CORES
pondence, published l. st week, in our local
columns has been, it is generally supposed, ac-
coded to, it being noticeable that the gentle
man g shirt collars are much diminished in
size from their original extraordinary dimen-
sions, with the huge proportions of which,
Monsieur Franeoni had been struck, as to think
that they would be lust the thing to answer
his necessary purposes. If during the present
rainy weather they succeed in keeping out the
wet. the ladies will surely be inclined to ex-
claim in the depth of their gratitude, bless
those shirt collars.
APPROACH OF SPRING.-Notwithstan
the late cold weather, vegetation in the neigh