Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-03
BALTIMORE coaREsPospKucE

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The. French Syoliation BM-A SINGULAR
1fssr-TrtaI Of tks Stsem Fire Engine,
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BALTIMORE, February 4, 1855.
There continues to exist here, especially
amongst those directly interested, consider
abls anxiety regarding the ultimate fate Of
the French spoiliation bill. Some srS appts-
hspsivs that it will smother ID the ssnsts,
others that President Pierce may choak II of
With his vss- toe. II there bs no serious oh.
jsstions to this great MEASURE, hope II may
become Law, 50 that justice may be done to
the many claimants. It is matter Of long
standing, and should DO put at rest in some
tangible shape.
A somewhat singular circumstances, similar
In importance and character to those which
agitated the great Papal See at Roma, has TO-
seniy transpired among rs One Of our prom.
inent physicians mss nystefiousIy called upon,
some evenings ago, to rsndef bfs professional
services. The patient seemed wholly ignorant
OF me complaint Rsculapius pronounced it
decided case, which WA. obatin ateIy contra.
d1ctsd BY abe sufferer. Such . thing could
not possibly be--thsrs WAS no reason for it.
lime fingered slowly, tediously, until new
creation appeared upon the stage Of action.
ihe trial Of the new steam Are-ensins,
which teok place here yesterday, WAS ali
things considered, un,asisfaetory. This, how.
sver, may have been attributable to the at
paratus being slishtly out Of order. 1 Hnd
mere Is quite strong prejudice against it by
. large portion OF our firensn-more especial
" those OF them known ss the active runners,
wefksrs, and engine house loupgsrs. They
nave approximations that the general adoption
OF steam apparatus by the fire dep artment
would take away "Othsllo's occupati on"-thst
they Wo.ld no longer be able to have . grand
Jollinoation, or to kick up An occasiopaG glo-
rious row. So far, however, from this being
An objection, II would DO . very powerful re-
commentator. Some Of the am itious oppo-
nsnts have profsred public wager that With
their hand-sngines they can beat the stssmsr
IL does seem to me that without very abun-
dsnt supply OF water, more than can usually
be obtained, 1t cannot do vsry sf,oispt ser.
Woe; and in case Of an accident, or deranss-
mont OF machinery, there must bs . suspsn.
sion OF hostilites against the fiery element.
learn that Brant1 Mayor and Mr. Peter.
ken, agents Of the McDonough estate, are sosn
to depart for Now Orleans and enter upon the
duties of their ofiss They purpose residing
thsre during the winter and until tho sickIy
season approaches, whom they again return
North to spend the summer.
Ii il said that Mayor Kinks has nearly Or
quite completed his selection of sppointsss to
once. The sequel, or future developments
Will snow quite an unexpected list. The dis
appointments are innumsrabls. Some who
wore "oock sure are laid upon the table, and
others pushed cle'r under it, 70 make their
own way out as best they can A regular
storm ID brewing, more fully charged with i'm
precautions than the breeding cloud IL with
thunder. We'll may His Honor sxclaim-
go for lodge in some vas, wilderness,
some boundess contiguity OF shade ~
or, II he wishes to change the solil0quy-
~ that tho desert were my dwelling places"
| observe that the venerable (wers it not
ior Jones indellible hair dys) continues to
thunder anathemas upon the order of know
nothlngs. lie walks forth Goliah Of Gath. or
sampson OF old, and Stays them hin and thish
They fall befeys bin a. forest trees at The
hurricanes blast Annihilation is in his pen
and determination Of the whole tribe his nj.
The bill Of Senator Pearce, providing for
toe purchase Of a suitable place for the Bal.
nmore Poss Once and United States Courts, is
q good enc Tbs Government should own
such buildings in all the large cities. The
present Merchants Exchange, as large por.
ton OF it is already owned by the Govern
mont Tor Custom House purposes, and whore
the Post Once is now kept, IL amply sufi-
cient. All that need be done Is to p1rchne
this property, which being contiguous to other
public buildings, would suit admirably. If
the proprietOrs will sell, no time should be
lost in securing 1t.
The great Colvin will case 10 still progress.
ing IN our court. Strenuous efforts are being
made to show that Miss c. was Of unsound
mi.d One Circumstance have heard which
goes far to favor her mental equilibrium Two
ladies once visited her, and a.ked q don ation
TOR some charitable purpose She desired
them to bs seated, while they made known
the obj,ct OF their visit. She cooIy replied,
V have nothing to give yoa. nave been
called upon every day fer month BY Migrants,
Tor similar purposes. You can ger The
ladies left, impressed with the idea that she
know a little too much for them.
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