Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-06


York election, however, satisfies us that he is
still the identical Horace, despite the aptitude
for lobbying at Washington he is displaying.
However; If he goes on learning 20 very fast,
We fear ere he takes his departure for the So
much pursr atmosphere Of Albany or New
York. that we shall hear his musical voice
under our window some bright morning about
8 a. m, singing between hiekups) that sig
nincent ditty-
t"Iwont 90 home till morning''-
after losing his last red in previous con-
test with that dangerous wild beast, which Ia
said to seek its prey O. nights in this region
" the tiger" Horace, "the tiger is prone to
" the lobby" for its victims. Or, rather, {" the
lobby" are prone to bloody contests with that
terrible native of the dark and secret recesses
Of our city. Heed our friendly warning in
time, Horace; for there is no knowing what
you may come to, if you 60 on astonishing eve-
rybody by your intuitive proficiency in "the
lobby" We should have givenyou up in de-
spair before this, Horace, but for our knowl
edge how you fought bled and died for the
Maine Liquor Law in the last New York Re-
publican State Convention.
Flurried.-when the opposition went to
work in earnest for the first time, yesterday,
in their efforts to elect Speaker, the simon
pure Know Nothings of the House and the
host of friendly advisers and sympathisers
who cluster around them in the Hall, seemed
to be in very great furry; as though they
had discovered that what our talented, amia-
Bile, knowing and Ingenious neighbor used to
call "our party (before he packed" his
journal over into the Republican camp, or ut
least within smelling distance of the spoils it
is supposed they (the Republicans) may be
about to sequester,) was about to be complete
ly squelched in the real battle thus opening
up between the Democracy and the anti
slavery men. On their countenances there
was depicted the very image of despair, tell
ing the tale, too, of their disappointment on
finding that no one out of their own little or
ganization seemed disposed to fraternize with
them. In truth, in the voting up to the thir-
teenth ballot when we left the Hall, it was
evident that their force of thirty votes was re-
garded by all others as of little real import
ance in the contest; not being sufficiently large
to effect a result on either side. We saw
enough to satisfy Us that il stood ready to fuse
with the Democrats of the House on any terms,
in agreeing to which they (the Hindoo Know
Nothings) might appear to be preserving some
Importance as an element Of political strength
or capital in Congress. We need hardly add
that the terms of the Democrats are simply
that they viii not refuse any votes given to
their candidates nominated on a very stiff
anti-Hindoo platform on Saturday night last
These terms will be adopted by majority of
the twelfth section men beiors Speaker may
be made, or tho signs Of the times are exceed
iDgly deceptive.
The Changes.-We have given the yeas and
nays in tho original voting for Speaker, by
way Of showing tho reader how the House
stood originally divided. Yesterday, as we
explain elsewhere, the changes in the position
of the members were extensive; Mr. Camp
bell, of Ohio, being the candidate on whom
the opposition essayed to concentrate. Thus,
on the twelfth ballot he received the votes Of
Messrs. Albright, Allison. Ball, Banks, Bar
bour, H. Bennett, Benson, Billinghurst, Bing.
ham, Bliss, Brenton. Burlingame, Chafee,
Ezra Clark, jr., Collar, Comins, Cragin, Cum.
back, Damrell, Timothy Davis, Day, Dean,
Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Emrie, Flag
Ter, Galloway, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger,
Harlan, Holloway, Thomas Il. Horton, Valen.
tine B. Horton, Howard, Hugbston, Kelsey,
King. Knapp, Knowlton Letter, Mace, Matte.
son, McCarty, Meacham, Kilian Miller, NDr.
gan, Moore, Morrill,, Murray, Parker, Petit,
Pike, Pringle, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Scott, Sher-
man. Simmons, Stanton, Tappan, Thorington,
Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Cad
Israel Washburn, jr., Watson, Welch, and
Woodruf-75 votes.
On the thirteenth ballot he received 70;
gaining Messrs. De Witt, Knox, Norton,
Wood, and Woodwork on thi. ballot, and
losing Mr.. Wakeman.
On the fourteenth ballot no received 81
votes; gaining Messrs. Mott, Pelton, and
Wakeman, and losing Mr.. Damrell. This wa.
his highest figure yesterday. On the fifteenth
and last ballot thrown he fell off one vote
Correctfon.-An erroneous statement hav.
ing appeared in the Baltimore San, as to the
weight Of the boilers Of tho steam frigate
Minnesota, recently launched at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, We give the exact weight
Of each and all the boilers of the ship in quot
ton, viz
One boiler, finished, weighs 50, 800, (about
PSI tons.)
Four boilers, when finished, will weigh
255, 900, (about LA tons)
The Voting, &c.-The Stars readers will
recollect that "a far back as the Both Novem.
Der we assured them that Mr.. Campbell, of
Ohio, could not command the votes for Speaker
Of more than IS or 90 members. Tho result
of yesterdays voting in the House Hall tells
the tale Of the accuracy Of cur calculation
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