Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-22

from the land of song itself, where primo
tenOres Of the Pergoia and AppOli0nscon have
almost quarrelled who should sing daOs with
the fresh soprano from the far West. 1t was
l suppose, the still lingering impulses of Ital-
ian sky and air and feeling which aided Miss
May to throw off with much expression and
brilliancy the "CaStG D'r@' and " d.
Ptacern-those exquisite "reminiscences Of
Grisi in her young days-in the salons of your
former townsman, Mr. Walsh where may it
he permitted me to observe paSsa1t the
French soiree of potter times, the old, elegant,
high bred soiree of former days, before it was
disfgured into an imitation of the vulgar Eng
lish "rOut"-a fitting name truly for crowds
where people go to show their clothes for want
| of wilson's to have established one of its few
| remaining places of refuge and to be eagerly
followed by some of the elite Of the American
and Partisan society of the capital.
| "Such an audience Miss May delighted last
| week with display of her now cultivated
vocal powers upon the difficult pieces have
mentioned rs well as upon several others
| equally trying. Her voice is a fine Soprano
| of great power, volume, and compass, and the
| infexibility of which, natural more or less to
| such qualities, she appears to have completely
| conquered, and brought it by severe training
| under complete command. Perfect ease. self
| possession, and confidence of power give great
early instruction in sound ecclesiastical and
classic music of the old school has impaired
that SostGnhttO power so rarely met without
those who have sung only the music of Bardi
or Bellini y
The Democratic State Conventions.-The
action of these bodies, as they como off, at
tracts great and earnest attention among the
Democratic politicians in Washington Yet,
with few exceptions, we find few of the latter
who seem to give themselves much uneasiness
en- the subject. They have got it into their
heads that they will win the victory in the
fall with any ticket that can possibly be nomi-
mated at Cincinnati. They look on the state
of the House rs tho most capital card for them
conceivable; being certain that it embraces
proof that the Opposition are utterly unable to
manage the affairs of the nation, so paIpable
that even the most prejudiced or obtuse intel
lects must comprehend it at glance Though
willing to organize the House on any 9th er
basis than that of the surrender of the popu-
lar branch Of Congress to become the more
machine for registering the edicts of Mr.
Joshua K. Giddings, (for the sake of rescuing
the fair fame of our system of government
from the stigma being brought upon it by the
present state of affairs in the Representatives
chamber,) they comprehend the fact that if
the organization be delayed until May next,
there will be ample time left for the enact
ment of the general appropriation bills, while
the Opposition will lose wholly their usual
anti-PresidentiaI election season for picking
holes i'll the acts of the Administration; here
toiore regarded by the knowing ones, as half
the battle won, in national contest
Tie Last Roorback. Tho telegraphic re-
ports sent from this city to the New York
Hsycd and Tribune, that Col Forney, Clerk
of the House, intended absenting himself from
his duty in order that the choice of a tempo
rary or permanent Speaker might be forced
upon that body, is, We are authorized to say,
ali utterly inexcusable and ridiculous fabri-
cation. Col Forney not only never contem-
templated such step, but never heard it
suggested until he arrived at the Capitol on
Monday morning and found the rumor in cir
culation there. 1t is quito certain that no
member of his own party ever for a moment
entertained the idea of such an expedient,
and we know enough of that gentleman HIM
self to declare that he never would lend him
self to any such trick
New Consuls in the United States The
President has acknowledged the appointment
of Archibald Foster to be the vice consul of
Portugal for Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, and
New Hampshire, to reside at Boston and
James WcDz to be the consul of the Dukedom
of Brunswick and Lunenburg, for the Terri
tory Of Minnesota.
Site Selected.-The Secretary of the Trea-
sury has selected as the site of the new Gus
tom house, post Office and United States court,
to be erected in Detroit, Mich, a lot at the
corner Of Larned and Griswold streets, the
property of Henry Barnard. The price the
Government is to pay for it is S24 900.
Confirmed. hear that the Senate have
confirmed the nomination of Robert r. Reid,
to be the surveyor Of the customs at Pilatka,
Fla, and Robert Eager TO be collector of the
customs at Shieldsborough, Miss, vice David
w. johnson, removed.
TheCurropt Operations Of the TreasuryDe
partment On yesterday, 2lst of January,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered On
the books of the Department
For the redemption Of stocks.... S4,Ss7 "a
For tho Treasury Department. 42S, $50 II
For the Interior Departmental. lO7457 81
FOrthe Customs. 2l65 80
War Warrants received and en-
tered OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1895 81
War repay warrants received and
entered. ..................... 1877 II
Interior repay warrants received
and entered .................. 2,1I9 so
On account of tho Navy......... 37l73 90
From Customs ................. l59,940 80
List of Patents issued from the United
States patept 0hca for tba uaol- T..