Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-17
EVENING STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FEVER We learn that the Assistant Post
masters General and Clerks of that Depart.
ment have subscribed S65; the Sixth Auditors
bureau $3.50; that of the First Comptroller of
the Treasury, S62; persons employed in and
about the Capitol, Capitol grounds, and Capt.
tol extension, 500, and other sums, of Si0O
and upward have been promptly forwarded
to the authorities of the infected cities for dis
bursement.
We were informed, on application to Messrs
Chubb Brothers, that the total amount which
they have received is 1855. All the sums SUBJ
scribed are not paid in. In the Navy Depart
ment building Sl20 so were subscribed. Chubb
Brothers have remitted S375.
The banking house of Messrs. Chubb Bro
theirs will continue to receive and forward
contributions for the laudable purpose of re-
heving the distressed.
The Offices of the % Union and the /" Intel
hgencer," and the clearinghouse of Sweeney
4 Rittenhouse have also been designated as
repositories of such gifts.
All the collections taken up in st. Patrick's
Church, on z street, on Sunday next, the 10Th
instant, at the several hours Of service-6, z,
and 10 a. m, and p. mare to be applied
TO the relief Of the sufferers.
DUEL PREvENTED.-Last night informa.
tion was given to the police of this city that
from circumstances Of recent occurrence. there
was reason to believe that arrap pements were
making or were made for . duel between the
Hon. Chas. Faulkner and Col. Boteler, the
opposing candidates in the Harper's Ferry
district, AT the late Congressional election in
Virginia Ene gentleman who lodged the in
formation is related to one of the parties and
the political friend of the other His state
ment was clear and free from the least par
tieie Of prejudice for or against either gentle
man. Warrants were Immediately issued,
and Captain Birch, of the Auxiliary Guard
j. Davis, Chief Of Police, with officers Allen,
Handy and Boss went In search of the par
ties. Col. Boteler was found at the Kirkwood
House In company with his friends, Messrs.
Strother and Donnell Mr.. Faulkner at Will
lard's Hotel, where he has been stopping
They were conducted to the guard house
where an examination took place before .Jus.
tice Morsell; during which the principals
were separated; the one being in the retiring
room, while the other was in the trial room
Both appeared to be very much disappointed at
the interference The testimony does not show
that challenge was rendered or accepted ::
but the suspicious circumstances were con-
sldered sufficient to require security of the
parties that no such affair should take place
The sum demanded by the Justice was FIVE
thousand dollars each. Col. Alexander Pro-
vost became the security of Mr. Faulkner.
and Mr.. George Plant for Col. Boteler The
bond requires that they shall not fight a duel
IN this District, nor leave it for that purpose.
HE ENCAkPAENT.-It is hoped that others
OF the volunteer corps of this city will join the
gallant and ambitious National Guard in
taelr encampment on the lands of Col Hickey,
about two miles north of Washington, on the
I2th OF September. Surely our citizen SOL
dlery have spirit and good taste enough to
nd Fasr
on with very decided eciat. If four or five of
the crack volunteer companies Of the city
would join hands In this matter, land it could
be done with the greatest possible ease and
comfort and pleasure to ell } they would &C
eompllsh themselves more in the art of the
soldier, IN two days steady drilling as bat
talon, than In two years night drilling, such
as almost alone forms their drill when not
camping on a similar excursion Such a camp
as we suggest would be visited by thousands
OF our fellOw-citizens, Including nearly all
the youth and beauty of the federal metropo-
rs Surely such inducements as We describe
above should prove sufficient to draw out
very handsome array of the military of
washington on this interesting occasion.
CHARACTERISTIC GENERosIrY-We stated.
yesterday, that In addition to the contribu.
tons Of Mr.. George kunkel, and others of his
by the yellow fever, benefit would, as we
were informed, be given at the Holiday street
theatre for the same worthy object We now
learn, from the Baltimore papers, that during
the progress Of the public meeting in that city
yesterday, a letter was received from Mr.. John
L Ford, manager of that theatre, rendering,
on behalf of the lessees of the establishment
tMessrs. kunkel, Ford, and Floyd the entire
receipts OF the performance next Monday night
sin nd Il
ard have kindly volunteered their services 1t
Il needless to say anything in praise of this
hObIe OHer-sO characteristic Of the worthy
prOprietors.
NONE OF YOUR BILLS, SIR. The other
day the well known, quiet, and courteous dis
tnoutor Of handbills for public exhibitions,
was ordered out Of a store, with the rude re-
mark of None Of your bills, sir" "It's for
the concert tonight" rejOined the distributor
don't care if it is; none of your bills, sir. "
The distributor accordingly retired and af-
terward said to a frie nd that he had been en-
gagged IN this business for twenty years, and
that never before had one of his bills been re
fused Merchants have always accepted them,
either Tor the purpose of reading the pro
gramme, or making use of them for wrapping
paper In other words they have, with this
solitary exception, always been " honored at
sight"
FOR CANP.-Itis said that at east one humid
red persons have left, or are about leaving this
city, for the Methodist camp meeting which
commences in Montgomery county, Maryland,
tonight. Although the distance from Wash
ington Is seventeen miles, we hear that all
the available hOrse-fesh has been engaged to
transport visitors thither on Sunday next.
HE EDITOR OF THE TRUTH thus diseourses
In communication with which he has fur
nished US:
Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God"
JEFFERSON.
When he uttered that noble Settlement, he
was contending against false Measurs and
Men, among which was the Allan and Sedicion
laws passed under the Sanction OF the Elder
AdaDIs. And il is now to be revived under
the cunning Of Sam. All Sam, what Sam
says you, Sam Houston to be sure Did you
lot know that Ned and his man Shsnkland
were CrOnies, and were acting together to
orng the COgHette Sam out for the next Pres
ident' Shall they Succeed in their work of
destruction TO our Institutions, on this CONT
nent as was done in France Under the LIST Ma
Pcieon, and especially after he put away his
wue-whleh was against the laws of God, and
the dictates Of humanity-and if God Cursed
Napoleon the lst for putting away his wife
Will IA nGt t.. N n ~