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THEATRE FOR RENT-THE BUILDING Known A
the Pelican Theasre situated ST. Charles stfest,
opposite to Perdido street. Orleans tosstheT wish AL
scenery furniture DO Built ter IN 10
10 the best in the oty ard TO good and tenant
Il will be rem long lease given. desired. For
terms, apply to DANIELS bIDWkLL, Ph0Ais Hssss,
New Orleans.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-24

ITO LET-HANDSOMELY FURNISHED ROOMS. IN
suits separately suitable for families single gen
emen with or without board private table required
Fourth
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business requres him to ba absent from tho city
portion Of his time, desires the cupancy Of In
strictly private family Address Advertiser boz l34 He
raid Office.
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BOARDING AT sIxTIETH STREET AND BROADWAY.
ID STAGES pass tn door and to the Eighth
podated with board. 1t delightful summer residence
with attendance make lila comfortable home.
Inquire ct 81 City Hall place.
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THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE IS A STAGE Pao
pre,or these twenty yeArs and during that time have
thousands spoiled By the poles oil other
running into them and never could hear Of any way
prevent It until the other day riding up Broaf.ay
Inc 10 Rubber ball with slides and springs asked
the driver II the thing answered and bis answer was taa
simplest and best invention he eve- Saw and
think too He tried two or three stages 81 full or9e
but IL did not pjure the panels in the least 1t would be
thing for private carriages am Foing 70
adop, forthwith Tho patenee will please call as John
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January J. iesA
hereby given holders following desssiesS
States, prepared
aasr sny hereof and The lisa March
next portions Of Stocks amounting the IN
81 900, the tho hereinafter
toned wits
contingent competition, within the amount stated,
preference given order OF which said
may ceruncass, duty assigned the DATED
the thereof
transmitted department; upon r~cept whereof
price paid compounded cf the fIiewins pssticssrs
!. The par value, specified oestAcass.
q premium authorised BY the
July ise edeemabie November H. 1855 Of n
stock 1874 cdesaAss 3s DE-
cember per of authorised
SAL redeeHabs, orev oss
December eS, al
authorized by ieos, and
indemnify Q per cent
Of cencats om the lss ofJanaay,
Treasury
money owner Of
in addition.
Payment will
United tho assistant Boston, New YORK;
or Philadelphia, as parties may direct
actually received the Treasury befre
said ist day Of March next.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Jan 4-dMar III
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LEoIsLATIoN.

= he Massachusetts, senate on the 2Ist instant
r Carey Of Ipswich, moved that the committee the
E,y be instructed report bill to prevent Catholics
holding Office under the government Of the State of Mas
Achuetts.
Il Cathoiicsr
Mr. Carey said be did not know OF any other Kind OF
AAOies.
INF Prince hoped that according the definition OF the
. "a given by Webster, we all Catholics"
On the succeeding day the question again came before
,uate and debate ensaed, from which quote the
lowing from the Boston Courier The idea Of enacting
hw prescribing religious sect and qttapards' making
ousttuton to suit the law, ought TO be patented TO
s sapent Legislators. But seriously, have in the
proposition Of the Suffolk fearful evidence OF
readiness with which fanaticsm sweeps away law
here il riots in power;
Tbe order directing the committee amendments TO the
tution reporLs bill prohibiting Catholics from hold
offices under the government Of the State of Massachu
Ia was amended by inserting the word Roman before
nhoics and then concurred in.
Subsequently, Mr.. Hail. OF Plymouth, moved reconsd-
on the vote whereby the senate concurred and was
Sred.
Mr. Warren Of Suffolk, moved to amend the order by
hiking out the word bill and inserting an amendment TO
! constitution.
Z IT. "
inquire into the expediency Of reporting an amend
VENT.
Mr. Warren opposed Mr.. Halls amendment, and wanted
l. question met fairly and boldly. lie in favor of in
<ucting the committee TO report the amendment.
Mr. Hall supported his amendment saying that be should
extremely reluctant to be obliged to report bill prohibit
Roman Catholics holding Office under the government
account Of their religious opinions.
Mr Maine Of Suffolk hoped that neither the amendment
the amendment thereto would pass lie hoped the mat
would BIO covered by statute law. He believed that
cd Roman Catholic Is fit hold office under the govern
u While he believes that all civil power is invested in
Pope he is unfit. lie hoped that such act could BE-
ed and Mat ae,mardsa ,could be made constitutional
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AFFAIRS IN MEXICO. :

For years and years past affairs in Mexico and in many
Of the South American States have been such an unset
tied condtonwe have received many accounts of rev
olutons and counter revolutonshat the reading public
have ceased to feel interest in the
political movements in countries where misrule anarchy
and instruction appear to be fixed constitutions Not
be wholly behind the times however give below bre
summary of the latest adyice from Mexico which we find
in the New York Express
Intelligence has been received from Acapulco the Gath
u The revoutons there appeared to have great faith
the ultimate of Alvarez reoccd that it was like
ly to be accomplished twas reported that body Of
troops thousandn number, belonging to Santa Anna
army, surrendered the plain Ayua about thirty
four leagues from Acapulco, General Don Moreno
the chief Of the brigade of that the 18th Janua
ry The majority of them Incorporated into army
Of Alvarez, being good fighters and well armed.
Large quantities of ammunition camp stores fifteen
hundred stands Of arms and six field pieces besides III,
equipments which the deerters brought with them were
surrendered. great number OF mukets good condition
also secured which had been thrown away by tho
soldiers at the time they escaped from the ranks Santa
Anna
Santa Anna still in the capital and the election W
proceeding with great rapidty.
Avarez, II said would leave for the capital immed
atey with 5000 troops which would be reinforced BY 1000
troops from the State Of Michoacsn and Alvarez would b,
proclaimed President pro tenn"
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Posr osyios pssAsrAssr

DsrAsrAKSI,
February "a, lass.
pAofosAIs viii department aAl the 3oh
Gay March next FOR furnishing The 81 The poet
aet ~hen ordered BY the Department. Of The following descriptions
stase circular forh cut nom
block u hardened steel, and made admit oi
10 Keep such and figures place such stmp and
the letters tempoaing the W be Of
Manufactured and IN turned mahogany hand f the
ke SIZE 10 De security fastened The ont OF The
size hardened
Figures for the days Of ns month from 81 inclusive
ofhke hardened metal and Of The si1e sst aforesaid
Also stamps with the words paid" and "hee the frm 81
those handles
Also, with figures postage,
lar 10 those In with turned handles.
Also stamps Foreign mas used BY the New York and Boston
Offices
The proposals also bids circular
stamp, with the months and figures.
Also o each separate pee containing the month"; consisting Of
three letters
Also, Tor separate piece for the days Of the month
Also, for complete sets Of months aud 6gutss.
Also,
Also, for zach separate the denons
ofposiasc The mnking OF the different
deemed favorable 10 the department
department to iiseff the right
s deemed exavagant, and
individual
otier maIeriai, II deemed advisable.
will be received considered for all
NJ other material hardened
of required
be a, he appointment once Of this department.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
~ Postmaster General.
FehQ s--In
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IN OF wrt q t lssoed le cefks once o.
District Columbia OF Washington, aad
shall public sale for cash "Wednesday
February front Of the house
county. Ia O'clock following property via All Roger
weshtmAa right, title, lto Wit forty
undivided paris, dollars
following and 10 part o. le'
Cs71 In <9i, sdoining No
fronting twenty feet hack
fu aeph lot all g. D. TO- H. ~ 49, part
said and adjoining said lot w. fronns
north street. and running back s angles with
full depth all
buildings and thereon No @oI
Washington, s~ised levied
upon Of Roger G. Weshman and arid rsss
judicial March 1855, Of MARY Barney by
Maxwell woodruff, her friend.
j. n HOOVER,
Feb 6-dasthfeb Marshal for District of Columbia
sale Wednesday Che 7h cs
March, at hour And place
L. D. HOOVER,
Marshal for the District o ~ Columbia
Fsb 1s-df7th Mar
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

We regret TO announce readers that the private
residence Of Hon Thomas II Benton street A
street. destroyed by Gre yesterday afternoon with
most OF Us valuable contents The FIRE originated in the
study or Office OF Col Benton, which In the third
story Of the building thence communicating 10 second
and FIRST stories The FIRE companies with their apparatus
early on the ground and the most strenuous efforts
were made 70 arrest the progress OF the flames but owing
TO the great scarcity Of water those efforts nearly
rendered Aborse II with the greatest difficulty the
adjoining buildings saved from destruction.
large portion Of Col BIS private papers and books
which were ia the Office destroyed The furniture in
the first and second stories was nearly all saved The house
owned by Col b. and we regret to add that there
no insurance on the building or personal property.
The following card has been furnished for publica-
ton
CARD.
Mr. Benton returns his thanks his neighbor the FIRE
companies and the citizens who to the
lief of his house when fire yesterday and who did all
that could be done to arrest the flames, and TO
books papers and furniture but the mischief done
before il known to have begun. 1t Is now
tanned that the fire had been going for days, and
from defective chimney in part of the
building, and had destroyed the contents Of the Office
before IL was discovered On Sunday Mr. BIS youngest
daughter, whose above his own told him
that her sometimes filled with smoke, which
from no fireplace; but it did not occur TO him
that some wooden work communicating with the chin
ney might be in smothered state of burning He left
his Office at IL o'clock yesterday Tuesday TO go TO the
House of Representatives carefully putting out the fire
AZ be always did An hour after his eldest daughter in
the office and asonished at the warmth of the room,
seeing that the fire entirely out and the day
" cold, but left it, closing the door
The first discovery of the fire from seeing the smoke
issuing from the crevices of the office door and the bed
door adjoining it. His eldest daughter and
opened the door, but fire and smoke filled both rooms and
they found the contents in state of combustion They
had to retire to their lives and kind per-
who attempted to the papers scorched and
almost sufocated The great mischief already done.
The house could not be saved but it is consolation that
the adjoining houses of the neghbors and that of Mrs. FREE
mont preserved In the name of his whole family
Mr. Benton returns thanks to his kind neghbors for their
offers OF and shelter and for comfortable lodgings
Hospitality rendered to him close by the smoking ruins
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my y. q. MCGUIRE, Auct.onsrr.


EXCELLENT FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD HF FECrs
IA pabc auctionon Monday morning, March 18th, az
o'clock the building the south side Of Zoe
copied by number OF senaors) shall sell all
fu aud effects, comprising
Suite of handsomely carved walnut paor furniture,
pair French pair CHAIRS
Rosewood marble top beaufet
DO do centre table
Large French plate mirror, table, and slab
Six rush-se reception chairs, chair
Walnut card tables mahogany centre tables
Excellent paror and chamber carpets
Venetian stair and hsll carpets, oicloth
Mahogany hat rack ball table and chairs
Five chamber comprising marble
dressing bureau cottage
cane seat chairs, and towel rack
Best curIcd hair mattresses husk do
Superior holsters and pillows, toilet sets
Marseilca quilts, fine blankets, comforts
Spring seat lounges, writing tables
Servants bedstesds, mattresses, and bedding
Superior walnut extension dining table
Walnut sideboard, side tables
Dining chairs, clock hte irons
Excellent refrigerator, round dining table
Silver plated casters, spoons and forks
Superior table cutlery, walters
French china, dinner, and ccnec service
glass decaners wnee champagnes tnmbcrs, emonades
damask table and bed linen
Chatting Dishes safe
Superior cook and fixtures
vi excellent kitchen utensils.
500 that credit Of
ninety satisfactorily endorsed, bearing interest
JAS G. MCGUIRE
Feb 26-d Auctoneer.
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LOCAL N EW 8.

THE NATIONAL THEATRE--The recent changing destines
the National afford whimsical illustration OF es varieties
At the Of the season, had the Kunkel
Minsrels with their peculiar melodies "long drawn
Then the ballet with the leapng dancing piroueng
Roussets Next the grand OPERA (Or night only in
which the wordrenowned Gris and Mario tested the FIVE
dollar capacities Of Washington pubic-not exactly to
their satisfaction Then the ballet again. with very cold
weather and very thin houses Then the Legitimate drama
with Uncle Toms Cabin the principal feature; and them
again. the legitimate DRAMA with Murdoch the phosophc
Prince of Denmark and overowing house, the effects of
which visible the sidewalks. After very brief
cess the old dramatic temple win reopen evening
under the horeec Of equestrian company negro min
trelsy, the ballet the opera, the meodramatc and the
Legitimate giving place the jokes of the clown and the
sports of the circle.
THE nvEn-The ice has accumulated in such quantities
the Potomac almost to put stop to navigation. The
southern boat is unable to make her regular evening trips
MUSICAL cosvENTIoN.The proposed musical convention
will assemble in this city Tuesday the 8th Of May and
will remain in session until the following Friday Several
hundred delegates from abroad expected to attend
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SocIErY.By referring to
advertising will be that the National Agrcul
Society will meet this morning, at hapas ten o'clock
at the Smithsonian Institution.
OnpISArroN OF THE REV. M. d. CoswAy.-The Rev M.
D. Conway will be ordained pastor the First Unitarian
Church in this city this "wednesday evening The
vices will be as follows:
Invocation and prayer by the Rev. John Weiss of New
Bedford Massachusetts, prayer by the Rev. Moore Of
Georgetown reading of the Scriptures by the Rev. DR..
Furness of Philadelphia ordination sermon by the Rev.
John Weiss; ordination prayer BY the Rev. Dr. Furness
righthand OF fellowship by the Rev. s. Longeow, OF
Brooklyn New York address to the society by the Rev.
Dr. Furness; benedction by the pastor, the Rev. NJ. ID.
Conway.
The services win commence at ~ o'clock, p place
will be provided for the clergy the city, who especially
invited to present The public respectfully invited
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HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FuRNITuEK AT AUCTION.
III "wednesday, o'cfosk,
81 the residence Geofxs deceased
street No so, between Stth Of The Ca
sic, good sssort@sat of furniture,
Mahogany sofa, chairs, ssdcbn~fd. and
Do writing aesk, ainias, work, and tsh,sx
Lounges, settees. and wood
Feather beds, tsddsnx beassvsds. and 81
China, glass;, esockesy,
Mantle clock. pndor passage, and chamber
Cooking and other shovel, t0nxs % Ia
With good assortment ~ ktsheA requisites
under ssS, credit q
sixty niasy dsys, for enthusiastically hesnx
GHELk n SCOTT.
Feb25-dts A~eaea.sr.-
sB-The which arranged
with
Apply subscribers tbs ss OH
Pennsylvania
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THE meeting United Agricultural Society
will held
aud the adjoining
business Wednesday
10 O'Clock
in attendance, and all interested agriculture
yited 10 attend.
On Wednesday evening al * O'Clock,
the Farmer Mount Vernon,n Washington
esq, the "Farmer Of Ariington.o
ON Thursday evening IL O'Clock delivered
tbs agriculture ofih East by the Hon. r. Marsh
Coustautnope.
Other lectures have been promised will duty
announced.
WILLIAM s. KING
Feb 25-u Secretary
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Outside IsfLuESorA correspondent Of the Newark Adj
verser in showing how the liquor bill defeated in
the New Jersey legislature, says;
aone of this Is said have been the disgraceful
conduct OF some females who in the gallery the day
before, when the bill defeated.
At the announcement OF the vote they dsfgured their
pretty lips by kissing Subsequently, of them in the
gallery exhibited her indignation in not very sd
mrable by folding up copy of the liquor bill launch
ing at the head Of Mr. Allen who prominent oppo-
sing the bill"
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Feb 28--d
Special Notice.

THE subscriber of the Of the late John
well selected stock
goods, in whole in
pces cash, uDdoubed paper bearing
building contained,
Apolo Hail. To dssng in business this at
opportunity building moderate
OF custom very good,
persons indebted TO the earnestly requested
make immediate settlement Otherwise
counts placed for settlement
JAS c. MCGUIRE,
Feb 2s-eod6t Administrators.
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n3Friendx' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tones, minister
Of society Friends, travelled Europe
Africa has appointed meeting for Divine worship be held
al hous street. between 9Th and 9Th
streets hafpass O'Clock tins evening The public
fully invited TO attend.
Feb
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BY TEL L g X A II II !.
Pennsylpania Senatorial Election.

Pennsyluaaia Senatorial Election.
HAnnrsnURo Feb 27The two houses Of the legislature
met this morning in convention for election of United
States senator which resulted in balloting-
Cameron 81
Buckalew 2:
Scattering o.
No choice On the last previous ballot Cameron received
50 votes.
[sEcoND pEsPATcH.l
By vote of yeas 65 nays the convention douned
the election United States to the first Tuesday
February, 1856.
Late and Interesting from Horano.
BaLrIMonE Feb 27.I,ate accounts from Havana
that the most excitement prevailing and that
was daily on The government authorities hat
troops in all directions The city of Havana strongly
to break out in all its fury in few days.
From Cincinnati.
CrsorNsArr Feb 26.-The weather has been very cold
here to-day The thermometer stands six degrees above
zero being four degrees colder than any other time th
season.
Navigation suspended, the river being full Of heavy
pieces Of ice and it will probably freeze onght
Markets.
Nrw YoRK, Feb. $1,000 barrels -four sold to-day Al
unchanged Wheat is also unchanged in price
bushels mixed sold at 80 Cotton Is dull Stocks
are quiet. There tidngs yet of steamer du,
from Liverpool
BaLrrmoaE, Feb. 27Saes of 900 barrels Howard
-four at So So and small sales of City Mills at s. rs. The
receipts of all kinds Of grain very small and the sales
light the prices of yesterday There change other
articles worthy Of note.
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NEW EDITION. IN ONE VOLUME,
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Price 81 25.
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ERHING's IMPROVED BURGLAN-PROOF
" ch,.sls, be blown
public Of tho above
against exhibition hs
Mechancs Smithsonian Institution.
This principle applied doors. bank vaults money
chests, prouf
applied be rendered perfectly well burglar proof
SlLAS q. HERRING,
Paentee and Manufacturer New York.
FITZHuGH COYLE,
Agent, No. 59 Seventh street, Washington.
24-diws
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n WARRINER, matchmaker, No. go Pennsylvania
v. between 9Th and 10th steets, Washngton, d. G.
l6-dt4hMHnfs
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w EBsTER-s Large Quarto Dtctionaryy edition OF
1855 Tits day received from the pubishers Price, bound
full leather, s6 FRANCk TAYLOR.
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A Musical Journal for she Mutton

THE New York Musical annually
bred pieces music besides of critical In
sructve reading also york {puhshed in
chapes Lowell Mason mbodynE the practical results ~ ap
picd 10 reaching during and
industrious career Of
Musical Review only for vs dol
xby Anybody
Of forward subscrpons Pub
fornigh copies receipt Of hve csn
postage stamps -,
ll--dImt
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BY !. q. MCGUIRE, Auct.osssr.

by VIRTUE A DEED or TRUST DATED 18th DAY or
ID September among
the county Washingon, OF
couaty sisnne In
chancer and passed the asth day Of April isa celna
complainant and Really
defendants proceed se the promises 18Th
March, 1855, oock all that psecs Of ground aad
brick HOUSE. situated
city washington and designated os B. d.
formcy belonging Mn.
sprn fronting IS feet 10 inches Ninth
running hat ~ III
adjoining three width, right Of the
OF which belongs the said premises
Terms or sale cash. complied
the premis a Of the p0rchases.
JOHN D.. CLAGETT, Trustee.
Jas. O. MCGUIRE,
Feb 23-eodhds Auctiouesr
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oLD silver hne steel and plated prcaces ..se Ae q
VI focuses pcriioca aud psrahoa gasses
peculiar advantages selecting assss
adapted TO the eyes OF wearen
NJ. w. GAIT BRO,
324 Penn. avenue between Ninth and Tenth
psf
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BY of 66 yeas to 65 nays the convention adjourned
the election United States senator to the first Tuesday OF
February, 1885,
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The following letter from d. b. Scott esq, to the Hon.
En B. Weller, of the United States Senate, viii be read
III interest Mr.. Scott is favoraby known in California
ian able and efficient civil engineer:
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CLKRx's OyTrcz, February IB, lHo5.
DERsoN having other against the bouse Of Rep
during the
them the -
as Committee Accounts before
the adjournment. :. ~ FoAmhtt
Clerk House Of Reps. UHited Htates.
Feb. I7-dt28th Intel, Sentinel, StarJ