Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-26

the summer season, which would certainly b
efSss treat and be appeciatsd By ali.
Atsef spending the evening In the most
s&tsesoie manner, the company took leave
th snS n KIND hostess, highly delighted with
not describe my feelings Of gratitude.
WASHINGTON, March rs. A GuIsr.
1tt
get the New York Ledger containing the
story of the Abducted Heiress, by the author
OF Sarah Percival. The Ledger for next week
Is out. You can also get the back numbers of
tne Ledger, or any Of the magazines you may
Gsnt, at shiilington's Book, Newspaper, and
stationery store, Odeon Building, corner Four.
and a-half street and Penn'a avenue. It
WE confidently assert that DR.. VIM. Boyd g
Excelsior Cough Mixture" has no equal in
TINS country; having tried many others with
put little good effect We were perfectly amazed
oy Its good effects in our families, and would
say to those suffering from coughs and colds,
90 as We have done, secure q bottle of the
DOCTOR at some OF the markets, and then you
will bear testimony with MS to its invaluable
effects, and prevent much suffering.
-. MRS. TIMsSRINs,
lt* Mrs BLACK.
c. N. TYLER's Card of the 18th inst, pub.
lished in the Star of the 26th inst.
The above card presents singular case, in
which q gentleman comes before the public as
an "injured individual" because Of an at
tack which he says have made on him, but
which in truth was made by himself The
following statements of Mr.. Heath, our agent
and Mr.. Sage, our printer. show that the pub.
LEGATION of the card Of Mr.. Jno. w. Smith
headed GA Back Down. was suppressed by
my instructions, In consequence Of the state.
ment made to Mr.. Heath and myself, by the
bother and assistant of c. N Tyler, that his
challenge was intended only for Dr. McCon.
nell, and that he knew his machine could not
compete with an oil gas apparatus. I imme-
dlately sought Mr. Sage, to stop tho printing
of my card, but not finding him 1 left word
with Mr.. Heath to do 1t for me, which be did.
In consequence of my message Mr. Sage tied
up the copies Of the card, and not finding me,
retained them in his possession, stating that
none had gone out 1 was utterly surprised
therefore, at finding "the back down" card
published by G. N Tyler, and after assuring
him l had not given one out, demanded Of
him how he had obtained the copy he had
used. To this reasonable request he refused
to answer l submit to those who may be-
lieve this small affair worthy of their exam.
ination to pass sentence in the case.
Upon the subject IF his renewed offer of a
bet, to be decided by q comparison of the two
modes of making gas, will inform him that
the course have determined to pursue to OBJ
tain q fair test of merit in the case is this 1
shall place the description of my apparatus
now in the Fair, taken from my papers, DOW
in the Patent Office, together with the appa.
ratus in the hands of the committee Of the H.
stitute, and let him do the same and We will
abide their decision. There will be moro made
by favorable judgment of the committee, by
the conqueror, than the amount of the money
rendered as bet.
must also add, that public opinion is very
strongly against the practice of betting, in all
its forms; and although do not censure any
one who thinks differently, yet, in obedience
to what believe to be correct opinion,
shall decline on this occasion Mr.. Tyler's prof.
fered bet. JNo. W. SMITH
March 26, 1857. 1t.
WATCH RETURNS WIN Robbins, for being
drunk, was sent to the workhouse for 30 days
Jane McBennett, a vagrant, was sent to the
workhouse for go days.