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A soldier at Jefferson barracks, by
leave Of his commanding officer got,
married. On being ordered, with bis
company to leave for the frontiers, be
asked that bis wife be permitted to
accompany him. This being refused
the soldier asks that be be discliargad
from the service. il order that be may
be able to support and protect his wife
as, required by law. The case is be-
fore the court, and is considered q
novelty.
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MeCurcHkN's LkeftjRE = Yester-
terday morning at Il o'clock The Or
der of the Sons Of Temperance had d
turn out, and marched to the Dfetho-
dist Church, where ]. NJ McCvreH-
Es, Esqr., delivered /! ! leeture,to them.
The unpropitious hour selected, pre-
vented The good attendance of citizen.
generally, which the lecture merited
The lecturer lwel, eloqueutly On the
strong points Of argument ID favor Of
the cause, and pictured The evils Of
intemlerance, Ii their true light
Total abstenence was urged BY him
and here; Il where, We leave
him, 10 Disagree not only with the
lecturer but with all mankind. The
world has evidently gone mad IL its
crusade agsiast alcohol. The use Of
which ever has, and ever will be
cbused! We efe no advocate Of
Greg shops. and shsuld like 10 zee
The toset out Of existense nor do
we think Il 1t all lady like that wo-
man should be found Ii respectable 80.
ciety touching glasses With gentlemen
This fashion should be sent back to
tho brothfel, where polka dahces and
ether abominAtiohs came from. Intern
perate drinking should not be charged
with all tie sihs of The world. No,
there are others, greater, aud far more
iniquitious. The ten thousand evils
Of our social system oil culminate in
the grcg shop, for this is the cesspool
for all manner Of sin. It draws all In
together, In common mass like the
malstrom. Go study The history Of
the men who comes reeliug out Of the
den Of iniquity; you will find that he
wa. once honorable highminled and
happy social evils, over which society
has control, have driven him there,
that his days aud his misery may
be stepped in oblivion and terminated.
70 put all sin on the shoulders Of Il.
quor drinking when II l. knewu
that other and greater evils cause II,
is wrong; and the calculation Of
friend McCutchen, to show that il
costs 4 ahundred million Of dollars an.
nuslly, Il very much like the ealeula.
toa about buttons.
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Il ScnsArrs MspiclNF '---As
the learned nv, ITooss would cay, The
answer to this question, here, il Of no
consequence but II Ia Ii straight
jacket New England, where ell the
flMle morality they have, Il Of hot
bed growth Mr. Wolfe contends
with plaasabili,y that bis aromatic
rhnapps h not onlya medicine, but
an invigcrating cordial, having di
uretic effect upon the kidurss, uc
says. a,aken ii small doses Il is pal
aatAble and agreeable and quite sue.
~cessfhl AZ aPrseemtatsee Of disease. -
,poundedice is recommended with il.
and nldash Of sagar. II any acid is
needed, sgseesed lemon is advised !;
and then TO prevent any deleterious
effect upon the enamel Of the teeth, |,
may be taken with straw. A sensi-
bic man is Me-, Wolfe; ;3his medicine
needs no certificates. il speaks for
itself.
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Sir Hercules Langrei,h, on being
asked" Have you finished all that
port three bo,tles) without assist
ancee" answered, "No-not quite
that--r had the assistance Of bottle
of MADEIRA. /"
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10 A young lady was recently,
cured Of palpi,atior If the beart BY o
young doctor. in the most natural way
imaginable. He held one Of her hands
in his, put his arm round her waist,
and whispered something jn her left
ear. u 2 +
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5DT- Mr. j. H. ScHEncK, has pur-
chased the brick machine, sud Saw
Mill on the other side d the Bayeu
and will continue that busibsas. a&sT
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nevivifying.

nearly succeeded III washing from the
inemory Of the living, the linaments
Of his honest countenanee a eotpo-
rails guard still lives, to call into the
field the scattered forces, aud bid them
charge for the contest. Il will be
seen today, that "eall appears in
our columns, Under the signature Of
our respected fellow-citisen, Abel
Waddill, Esqr--" late chairman '(uf
tie late vigttence, we suppose) for the
Democracy Of the Parish, 10 meet at
the Court House, III this city on the
10Th inst, to choose delegates to the
district aud State conventions, and
other business. Alas, alas, how
strangely have the times changed
The day was, when q considerable
flourish of trumpets would have been
made over an event, which Ii now only
heralded to the faithful, BY an t,nas-
Stunning notice from the |" late chair
mani" but this is eonsoling revivify-
ing aud gives hope of a brighter
day; more glorious future. when
the present aspect Of politics---like all
other existing aspects, will have
changed to something else, N the
endless kaleidoscope Of things II Is
indeed d pleasant reelection to think.
that though the sietofs have them
selves have BEEN vanquishad; un.
armed and scattered that there are
some Of The faithful still left, TO march
up with bold and open front, and
face the music. That although dis.
armed: and robbed Of the spoils !;
yet are they in the spirit Of genuine
heroism, at the bulworks, ready to
storm the citadel ut The eannon's
mouth Of public opinion. Such eoar-
age as This, Is out Of joint with the
times--s,cl devotion to principle,
without even faint prospect Of i'm
mediate reward for the virtue is
something SO strange to us in this be.
nighted day Of narrow minded selfinl
terest; that We cannot refrain from
dilating upon II. Does Il not show,
that there are some men, In the old
lron.side party who arc there now,
and have been from principles Of
patriotism !! Does il not hold them
up. as models for The example, to
make others feel bad. who have gone
over to the enemy, merely because
the tide Of victory has act III that way
sweeping every thing before it7 And
does Il not give the lie, TO our fala.
cicus axiom "that all men are moved
to notion, BY the pnrest dtstntercstei
self-interest Yea, indeed it doth.
A season age. the notice which now
appears unostentatiously under I e
sign manual Of our friend A, Waddill
Esqr.. Late chairman would have
been proceeded by flaming placards at
the street corners, calling on the de.
mocracy to rally, in grand caucus at
the temple Of justice IN court house
square. The secret vigilence would
have met the night before, to facili-
tate the operations Of the meeting y
and would have gone into court By
canale.light with packed deck. to
play the usual tricks on the gulled
and gulling multitude. Patriotic
speeches would have been made, and
The last platform dilated upon. The
organ Of the party, would have had at
least three reporters aud four columns
Of resolutions the next day. aud all
this would have been accompanied
with a leader, laudiug to the seventh
heaven, the iudicious and timely no.
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SEAT or WAR.--Mauy perseas are
now anxiously examiniugthe map to
find the seat Of war. Tubbs said he
found il last summer without map,
This discovery, was made BY sitting.
down upon . wasps nest in hay field.
In the seventeenth century it cost
81 70 convey . ton Of heavy goods,
from London to Birmingham. and fl2
70 convey the same from London to
Exeter; now the charge is not quite
% many shillings sar n it,a
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BATON ROUGE, La. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1856. i
THE MYsTsaY NOT SoLvBD.--The


lsasette Of Saturday had nm interest
Ng article headed "The Mystery
sRlved, in which the mystery con-
NJ dcted with the visit Of Commodore
McCauley to Cuba, is clearly shown
up. The impression bad got abroad
that the Commodore had gone there
with sealed letters from government,
not to ask, but TO Demand In war
voice, that Immediate and instant re-
paratiou be made Jonathan, for sun.
dry " chips . ut sundry times, which
have been knocked from his shoulder,
and also to know some good and sufIi
cient reason, why Johnatban's boats
are fired into, when they pass that way.
II seems, after all the speculation
which has been INDUCED in, by the
press, III reference TO the Commodore 3
visit. that he only went as a peace
officer to see 1enl. Concha's troops on
muster, and also to partake Of a ban
quet Of green peas " and taste the
Generals direct importation Of the
+" milk Of Burgundy. - The Gasette
shows up the matter in its proper
light; but still the mystery--the great
problem remains as it was
befure--ubriddled. There are a cot.
pie Of mystical stars " in gilt on the
front door posts Of an Office in Laurel
street Of this city, that have as yet
had, no solution. Everybody knows
What single star lneans--it means
Cuba, and signifies that there IL still
one etar outside of the Great Ameri-
ean Star spangled Banner armament.
that should be brought within--thst
there Is gem Of thing--an isle In
the ocean that could be- made TO shine
brighter, and give more light to be-
,ighted mankind, II brought within
the pale of q civilization. But what
signifies t,co stars 7 Il has been init.
mated that there is secret design on
San Domingo that after Cuba shall be
had, then shall tho lone star look fur.
therl south and seour out the Gulf of
its absurdities. The election Of our
enterprising fellow-citizen in Lau.
rel " to the Office Of Attorney General,
will not shut the DIOR upon him to
further preferment !; and it is for this
reason we mention his name in con-
nection with the Gubernatorial chair
of San Domingo. s.sE
1'nE TRuE DEtrA's TESTIMONY -4--
Ofull the beverages yet invented to
kill of intemperance, Simpsons Ar
omatio Seheidam Juniper SchnappF
may fairly claim the preference. Holt.
the monarch Of al that is great in
furnishing what is deemed good for
the inner man, has only to get up a
scbeidam Juniper Julep Of the genu-
inc material and the cup of his glory
will be full to overflowing. II aa&
The RED RIVER RArT.--We un-
derstand, says the Shreveport South
western, that in accordance with Col.
Fuller's recommendation the war tie
partment has adopted Colonel J. b.
Gilmer's plan fer improving The ma.
vigatiop Of Red River at the raft
Tie bayous will be cleaned out, q canal
cut, ETC., SO as to lead tho water
around the raft and afford safe pavi-
CATION. Colonel Fuller is expected
here in a few days, and will immedia.
tely commence operation Concordto
Mteliigencer, 9th inst.
------H~o-sNs-----
Sir Hercules Langrei,h, on being
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Z. ID ls- Z
and niue to one, seven out Of eleven,
are villianous know Nothings--spies
regular wolves ii sleeps clothing, who
j like the virtuous ass In the fable, l,av.
MOT The long ears that they may be
known.
Did yon bite yoar finger at me,
Srf-A war has broken out again
among the steain packets. The steam
or Matches has said she can beat the
Southern Bell This is equivalent to
the school buys challenge " to fight, '
when he elenches his fists and es-
claims, II can whip You Bill Jones.
If you are the tiggest. : A trial must
be Ind to decide the question. A
knock down In fight, Is like n blow
up IN steamboat race the moot
id question Ii not settled until this
take place
Some> one signing himself " Fair
Play hA card In Sundays Delta,
headed "l'he Steamer Natclles aud
her blowers. The writer pitches
iser-vme fellow who lie denolninates
. rat .xilhont atail, in the -foliu~
ing .faeila- -s1sle.--
The owners and officers OF The
steamer Natches, II would seem, are
not content to let that boat stand on
her own bottom, nor are they willing
TINT ths travelling pnhlio should
Judge for themselves Of her merits,
Judging from the numerous puffs Of
her extraordinary speed, her ilne se.
Communications &c.. ,ScI. which appear
in toyas paper in this eitv, under
the head Of I" observation-disclosures. 7
| from the pen Of one Of the 1evee
Rats, or Runners Of that establish
mept As a sample Of this putting.
we tiud II stated in the paper in gnes.
'ion, tint " TIE fast packet Natehes.
Capt. I. T. Leathers, is off at s r. Nj, =
that she carries The mails, for ifthey
went by any other conveyance, sbe
would always be aheatl Of the rnails;"
that no boat ever overiakes her that
leaves at The same time, : de-. &c.
Let us say to the beligerents, that
the question will never be settled, un-
I'll Que or the other is out of existence.
Which ever goes first is Of course the
fastest. Then the rivalry should be
to settle the question, :, Which shall
blow up first ?" All we have to sug.
gest Is, that you have a full set Of
braggers and betiers aboard, that the
coast trade may suffer from a dimiuu
ton Of The number of this large and
respectable class of gamblers IN human
| life. .'2
THE SpRiNs TIME FEsr1vAL.--0f
all the calendar days, this, 10 us, llas
charn--a freshness, that none other
has. It is not heraldsd in, like most
Of our great days are, by the firing. Of
guns and popping crackers; but II
comes upon us. with m irresistable
appeal to better natures, with the
earth all carpetted 10 emerald and be-
decked with flowers for the festival
Where is the man who's heart has
grown too old, and Indifferent to sub
stantial happiness---to look back on
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j. McCoRMfcK 4 Co.-This firm is
in daily receipt from the publishers
Of every new book issued in New
York, Philadelphia and Boston
Through McC. 4 Co., we acknowledge
receipt of The Old Inn, by BARNS,
from the press Of j. 9. DEnRY, 1l9
Nassau ST., N.Y There is some.
thing attractive to us in the title Of
= The old Inns" and we shall imme-
diately seek quiet nook togiveit per.
usal.
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10 HorrMAsN, near V. HEupEs
in Court House Square, received or
Monday per Capitol, very large ad-
dition to his stock of Groceries and
provisions, embracing every article
TINT can be asked for. ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09
ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENTS

Observation-Disclosures Ltnes-La
than y CooE-InqueSt-MoM Vernon
Guards Ball.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 8, 1855.
Amid the dreary weather, and the frozen
water and drifting snow which now surround
us, it is cheering to witness how nobly the
benevolent efforts of our city authorities are
seconded by individual effort. The lessees OF
Washington Hall and many other public spir.
tied citizens have recently made considerable
donations In aid OF our soup house, which feeds
the hungry every day.
The drifting snow and the ice bound river
prove heavy drawbacks on our transportation
companies The steamers plying between
Alexandria and Washington suspended opera
tons some days ago. The mail steamer ar
rived some hours after the usual time yester-
day, having been obliged to cut track the
entire distance between Aqua Creek and
Washington. The cars on the Orange rail.
road came in at the usual hour; but tho
heavy drifts and deep cuts detained the Ma.
masses Gap train for several hours
During this suspension of navigation, La.
tham's and Cooks fine teams, on the Wash
ington road, are doing good service for our
people; to them Alexandria is indebted fol
the timely arrival Of the Washington evening
papers.
coroner Hunter held an inquest upon the
body Of negro Allen Hodge, who was found
dead, few day since, in the closet of house
on Alfred Street. Verdict: " Death from Ex.
posture and Intemperance
The Gazette edi tOrial column this morning
| is made of short paragraphs, mostly new:
items. The Gazette thinks, in one of these
short articles, that the President should moi
veto the French Spolia:ion Bill, even though
he Objectf to itsipassage; and in another, no
tees how the Democratic press receive Gen
Cass's doctrine of instructions
The Guards are making ample arrange
ments to accommodate their Washington
friends, soldiers and fremen, at the birth,
night ball. AMI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, yesterday, after we won't to
press, the bill granting to railroad companies
three years in which to pay the duties on iron
imported for railroad purposes, was taken up,
and was debated by Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee,
for it, and Mr.. Brodhead against it, And
then, after an executive session, they ad-
journed.
In the House, the bill regulating the seia
ries OF the District Judges of the U alsed
States; the bill explanatory Of an act making
compensation to Judges Woodbridge aud Chip
man; the bill dividing the State of Illinois
into two judicial districts; the bill dividing
the State Of Ohio into two judicial districts,
&c the bill concerning the apprehension and
delivery of deserters from foreign vessels in
ports of the United States; the bill to provide
for the accommodation Ut courts Of the United
States; in the District of Maryland, and for a
post office in Baltimore city; and the bill to
amend /" An Act to make further proyisio ms
for the satisfaction Of Virginia land war
rant" were severally passed, all of thorn
having emanated from the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The HOUSE then ad iourned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

TIE GNGsR-BREAD CLUB-Tho proposition
Of some ladies' of Alexandria to form club
with the above title, to introduce, by example
the plain fashions Of ''the good old times, I" 10
received with much favor throughout the coun-
try The members Of the club are to wear
pain apparel, use simple viands, and meet
and depart at early hours Of the night, &c +,
thus returning to the simple customs Of the
meet together to enjoy each others society In
rational agreeable conversation and amuse.
ments. We regard such clubs as not only con-
ductive to health, morality and pleasure, bat
as sovereign remedy for the present hard
times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

A CLKRGYMAN's WIFE.-A Welsh clergy
man applied to his diocesan for q living
The Bishop promised him one; but, as be was
taking leave, he expressed hope that his
lordship wonld not send him into the interior
of the principally a. his wife would not speak
WEIGH. 'Your wife, SIR" said the Bishop !;
what has your wife to do it, she does not
preach, does she!" "No, my lord" said the
parsoo, s'but she lectures"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

1t is melancholy truth, that a supo-es.
son OF he press could not more completsI,
deprive the nation of its benefits, than Is dom
ny ITS abandoned prostitution 70 falsehood
Nothing can now De believed which is seen j.,
a newspaper Truth Itself becomes suspicion.
by being put into thet polluted vehicle. The
real extent OF THIS state of rnisinfo nation Is
known only to those who are in situations -
confront facts within their knowleire win ,be
p 92. WI .
what would Mr.. Jefferson say, were he 10 y
living, and could read the New York Herald
Tribune, and ether papers? If the opposition
papers Of 1907 are truly described In the
above extract, wha, measure of condemnation
nave the Herald, &c, subjected themselves
10 Have they not done. and are now doing
more TO destroy the press than all the papers
mat have heretofore preceded them?
Ii the opposition papers in 1907 were guilty.
Of " abandoned prostitution to falsehood. =
NhSt SHOULD b now said Of the New York
Hsrald, and others of this day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09
SPIEIr OF THE MORNING PRESS

The LnteiIigsncer speaks in high terms Of
the opening Address of Joseph Ii. Bradley,
ESQ, before the Mechanics Institute at the
opening of their annual fair. Mr.. B doubt
less gratifed his audience highly, for he is a
gentleman Of rare abilities
The Union discu sses I" SANDER, upon the
President" republishing the excellent article
from the Baltimore San of yesterday, upon
the fact of the Presidents keeping his own
counsel, and thus setting he specializing pro.
pensities Of the letter writers to work to inven,
nonstrous stories about what is going on here
and what may be expected to transpire. Bv.
the-by, the letter to the New York Hsran
upon which tho Sun comment, 30 Indignantly
was evidently written by that journals well
hnown correspondent ,. We have nv u.
letter Of bis to the SIM, written on the same
day on which the H,rald letter in question
pears dase, wherein the malicious Islander :.
repea'ed-in covert language, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

- ihe Washington telegraphic cores
rondo1t OF the Baltimore Amsrieau, in this
mornings issue, of that journal says:
''Almost every Democratic rnemhs. If 90,
gIess with whom one conyersas bn,a ;s IS
dent thai the President will veto tbs Prsnah
1POliation BILL o''N
The other day Whea We said that il was III,
impression In strict Democratic circles tha
the President would veto the bill, the Ap,e,i
ca" ndiculed the idea, and intinated that tbs
Wish was father to the thought wha, doe:
the OtSeGeTe of the American think nov7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

Down ON MEAr.-The come cutters of Wis
copsln are taking position against mutton
chops, We clip the following from one Of
their papers:
:" Flesh is stimulating, and acts upon the
appetite the same, only not as powerfully, as
stimulating drinks"
The editor says he knew a man who got sc
excited on pork Kidney that he had to BIZ
g lied to tree" to prevent his setting fire te
the courthouse. How " sassDngsrs" operate
il not mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09
be House then adjourned.
Proceedings OF To-Day.

In the Senate, to-day, private bills were
alone considered, many Of which were passed
ere we went to press.
In the House, Mr.. Faulkner made a per.
sonal explanation, in reply to comments made
in his district upon his vote against suspend
ing the rules, Oh Monday last, for the consid
Grafton of the anti Know Nothing resolutions
offered by Mr.. Witte.
Mr. f. denied having ever sympathized
with Know Nathings and said that bis neea.
tive vote on that occasion was given to save
the time of the House for the con ider alton of
important business. He said that he belonged
to no secret political association, hut to the
great Democratic party.
The bill to roform the diplomatic and con
sular system OF the United States then came
up, and 1t was passed ere the Star went to
press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-09

NEW MODE OF TRLEGRArH-An accident
having happened on q railroad in ALBANIA re.
Gently, the Montgomery Journal says the fol-
lowing mode Of telegraphing was resorted to:
An operator, who was en- the train, cut the
wires and by raps or manipulation from end
contrived to send dispatch to the office in this
city. The replies he received by spplying the
end to his tongue. In this way, several mes.
sages were accurately sent and received.