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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-12

The committee do not deem it necessary %
say anything about their own indiy;5 49, -
Presslons, or those Of others, 10 a great nnm.
Der, upon this subject to the pastor. Tbev
confidently assert that Mr. CONWAY mp,t bay.
known that the majority of the congreoa,ion
were utterly and entirely opposed 20 that ma,
IL the Church, for which il seems " monsv
was demanded BY and paid" to him Ana
MS course IN retaining the funds in his hands.
on this, ss well as on q former OCCASION n-ovss
conclusiyely that he had no con 6Ts,ip. 'Y ~ :,
be would be sustained In the course 10 vh;.h
he had pledged the Society, unless indssd Ls
supposed the members could be bought A. tn
price be was prepared to bid for them.
Gould the committee place the present CON.
dition OF the Society before the public IL would
speak volumes; bat they are willing to lst
the facts already detailed speak for them
selves. In the face Of these facts Mr Con-
way promised the support Of this Society to
inc Ann-slayery cause, and this as past u
speaking for the Society. In such capacity,
700, ne pledged our pulpit TO be rostrum for
lne dissemination OF certain views that can
not, ~ THIS day, be separated from their DO.
htical Character, and which were the property
Oh one OF the political parties of the day, and
d oy the members Of that party in the
.inS enuA contest pending at the time the
pledge was given.
;rdsm.,. s.ee leave this matter to the
and -. . ~ so,nei', asking only fair hearing,
never has and never will pled1. i,ssIf 90 ~.
Ant'.siaVery" or the "Pro. s1av.rv com.s -
In It's EXTREMIST need, it will w;,b tho
pressing OF God, preserve its iudsssnd.nn.
IL asks for aid as Christian Units,;sn g.
eiety, and can regard only as insuI.,n. a nv,
GESTURES to pledge itself to tais or thai no.
naca 0sass."l A for the funds reported 10
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
A California Wife.

We have been told that when John BisIet,
inc isie Governor of the State OF California,
wac a member OF The State Legislature, Mrs.
B., his wife, absolutely washed The clothes
OF some of the honorable eentlen men for so
much dozen. Al the time of his election
Bgler was very poor, and his per diem was
hardly enough for himself end wifs to live
upbn in those prodigal times. To mike
both ends meet, and save something against
rainy day, Madame Bigier put her shoul.
der 10 The wheels as above stated.
Now, won't this be rather startling to The
pale faced, auenuaied damsels OF The East,
who faint and scream a, the sight of wash
tub or cob web Think of it. The wife of
an Ex-Governor with her sleeves and gown
rolled up, bending over . wash.tub, while
her husband, with bis clean dcky stsnd.ng
upright chafing his ears, rose 10 qu es,ion
of privilege, "Mr. Speaker, MIR. Sp.e. s-k.e.r!"
And then think of the ex.washervoman be-
ing feted, three years after, az the wife of
The Governor of the State of California, worth
hundred and fifty thoussnd dollars-enough
money 10 make the heads of universal snob.
dom duck and dive like an afffigh,ed wafer.
fowl 10 q thunder storm.
Good for the Pennsylvania Dutch girl !
Five hundred years hence, when the hislo-
risn lifls The veil from the catacombs of the
past and writes The history of the uniorgoiien
dead, he may perhaps append this little epi.
sode 10 the history of one of California's
Governors and the little ragged girls that
then go down to dip water from the Rio
Sacramento, may think better of their mo-
thers who have to labor, because long time
ago Mrs. John Bigler,. the Governors wife,
filled her wash-tuh from the same noble
river.
These are 'he pioneer women of Califor-
mia ; there are many such, as strong wiIIsd
and as true, who quail not at their own foot
steps in the woods, whose hearts swell with
hope at
The clanking ef the hammer,
And The creakiEg OF the crane.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
Marriage OF CuIzot TO the Princess Liewen

From private source we learn that the
celebrated Guizot has finally married the
Princess Liewen, lady not less celebrated
in dipIom attic and social circles. ], is stated
that The affair is kept secret, or rather, that
il is public mystery. The princess still wears
her former name, and the happy couple do
not live under the same roof Should this
be really go, we are wholly at a loss TO un-
defstand the reason, and our consideration
for the character of Guizot must sink consid-
eraby. --.... .
Guizot 10 nearly seventy years old, and his
lady-love 10 but few years younger. The
friendship commenced in 1910, when Cnizo.
sas the French Ambassador at London, and
while the Princess, once the celebrated beau.
ty of the Congress of Vienna. and for eigh-
teen years the ACKNOWLEDGED leader OF The
highest haut ton in England, was residing
there with her husband, then Russian Am
bassador at the Court of ST. James.
Alter the death of the prince she endeav.
oted to be the diplomatic Egena OF the Czar,
although che still continued TO reside 10 Paris
OF London. The medium of this correspond.
encs between her and Nicholas, was her bro
tser, Count Benkendorf, the predecessor of
Count Orloff in the Emperor's confidence and
favor. Since the death the Count, in 1874,
her real influence at the Russian Court mas
been on the wans; her influence, however,
with Gu'zot and Louis Philippe rather in.
creased, they believing that through her they
nigh, get controlling hold on the Gar
Her salon at Paris has been most brilliant and
rsnownsd-lhs focus of all Europe for di-
pIoma,ic scandal and petty iniriguss. The
Princess, who during the lifelime of her hus-
band was known TO direct the Embassy in
London, preserved her taste for diplomatic
intrigue, which she carried on with great
deiicacy, elegance, perspicacity and grace.
But she has los, her power; she has lost her
credit in 81. Petersburg, espsc tally since on
account of her connection with Guizot, she
has become one Of The souls of the 0rleanist
faction. assk
II is possible that the Princess. who is
mistress of large income, may have wished
by matrimonial connection with Guizot to
secure 10 his old age theiuxuries of fortune.
But We can hardly understand how he came
10 accept this lef,-handed, humiIiating alIi-
ancs, in which bis wife does not bear, bis
honored nsme.--N Y. Tribune.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
The sombatanea, Of Canton.

-
The advices from Europe are, that British
Consul has declared war against the Chinese
Government, and British Admiralhas CON.
meneed hostilities by bombarting The City Of
Canton for several days. OF course, in such
th,ckIy populated city, the lose of life must
be dreadful, and must have some strongly
jusiifiable cause TO warrant snch summary
proceedings on the part Of the agents OF The
British Government. The offence sppears to
have been that The Chinese took some of
their own subjects out of vessel having a
British flag flying above ii, and to-which they
had gone for refuge, probably guilty OF some
crime, political or otherwise, for which they
were iisbls to punishment Sovereign GOV.
enments have usually jurisdiction over their
own subjects iu their own waters, and there
fore the refusal of the Mandsrins 10 give any
explanations would appear to be only prop.
ef exercise OF sovereign rights. The British
Consul did rot think so. He commenced
"mii repfisals," by ordering The seizure OF
Mandarin jnnk. This moi being sufficient
10 satisfy ihe Governor that The authorities
were wrong, the effect of shot. shell, muske.
bullets and bayonets were tried. The Chin.
ese walls we're less stubborn thsr The Cover
nor's resolution. They yielded 10 the force of
The argument applied, and The British troops
took possession OF lhe Governors psisce.--
The Governor however, grew stronger in
maintaining his rights, as his power to resist
the invaders OF il grew weaker, and al las,
accounts he still stubbofnly refused eny rep
aration.'
Grea, Britain seems to run into fight just
as naturally as Costa Ricsn runs from i,
when b e has to face The Yankee f,lihus,eFs.
II has jus, got ont of one terribly costly wor,
in which il found itself involved by in!erfer-
ing with quarreis not i,s own, aud has plung.
ed since into two o!befs apparently from as
liule cause. With Persia, 10 Western, China
in Eastern Asia, and chronic hostil!ies South,
in Hindostan, lis ina state ofwaf with near
ly the whole Asialic continent. This Is the
great fihbuster:ng ground of the British Gov
ernment, and slice after alice OF territory is
absorbed from year to year Whether any
imme diate projeci of absorption will grow
out of their operations at Canton, will be
seen hereafter. IL is suspicious of that issue
thsl The English journals are already declaring
in favor of removal of the English settle.
ment nearer ihe districts whste lhs main sia-
piles OF DE coaury are Produced, where the
climate is comparatively temperate, and their
position would command tue mouth OF the
great river.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
our Daushser's Ruiped.
Where sH
AT Fashionable boarding schools.

Where a ss}is 3su - A-,
AT Fashionable boarding schools.
How?
Tn manner and form 10 wit:
A young lady in good health was sent 10
distant city, to finish her education al q
boarding school oi considerably note. 10
one month she retsned, suffering from gen.
efal debility, dizziness, nenfslgic pa,rs, and
headache.
Hmust be very islling process, which,
in single month, transforms froDicking.
romping, suddy-faced girl of sixteen, to
pale, weakly, failing invalid. 1T IS not often
done so quickly /; but in the course OF
boarding school education, il is done ihou-
sa.ssi. of iinas. pnt1iic fhanks are siiss In n
couespondeptof the Bgfalo Medical Journal,
for the pains he took to ferret on: the facts
OF the daily routine of The establishment, the
proprisNfs-o of which SO richly merit The rep
rotation of the whue community, both for
their recklessness oil human health, and their
ignorance of physiological law. Said nm &C.
complished lady to us not long siace, "My
only daughter is made a wreck of--she lost
her mind at that wreiched SCHOOL,! ..a
At this model establishment, WHERE tho
daughters of the rich and of the aspiring are
prepared for the grave every year, Twelve
hours are devoted to study, out of the twenty
four, when Ave should be the utmost limit
Two hours are allowed for exercise.
Three hours for eating
Seven hours for sleep.
Plenty of time allowed TO eat themselves
10 death, at the expense of siin.ing them 10
the smallest amount of time for rsnovatine
the brain, the very fountain Of life, upon
whose healihful and vigorous action depends
the ability of advantageous mental culture,
aud physical energy.
But what is the kind OF exercise which
prevails in city boardiug-schools? The girls
are marched through the streets in doubls
file: dressed violently, OF course, SO as to in-
sure 10 the benefit Of the proprieors, in the
way Of a walking advertisement, knowing
well enough that fils of young ladies,
from the families Of the upper ten, would
monopolize attention on any thoroughfare,
even Wall street. But what does an hours
pfim walk effect, when, conscious of be-
ing the cynosure of every eye, they are
prt on their most unexcepiionable good be-.
havior, when good side-shaking, whoIe.
soplsd isnah- -wanld suhi-s.-she offender to- -.
pursatoriai lecture, to be repeated daily,
perhaps for month"; Verify, MoIoch has
his worshipers in this enlightened age, when
parents are found 10 sacrifice the lives Of
their daughters, for the reputation of having
them at THE fashionable boarding school -
HliFs Journal OF Hedltk.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
HINTS ON WINTER DIR Ess.
BY MRS. ADAMS.


As change of dress is now necessary a
few remarks respecting taste and fashions
may, 10 some, be acceptable. Flounces and
double skirts are very much admired; there
is, however, one disadvantage with regard
10 these winter dresser, for founces make a
very heavy skirt; The better or more expen-
rive the material the more heavy the skirt
Plain skirts, handsomely trimmed with vel
vel or plush, are qoite lady's dress. Double
skirts are not loo heavy, and are pretty. !
have seen come double skirts made with IL
ning joined 10 the lower part; but should
the upper skirt be blown up, it is not neat to
,ses, Q lining The two skiris should be whole
to the wdst Dress skirts of any kind are
much more comfortable to wear than they
have been for years past. Tho skirts being
loose from the jackets, 90 much slope is not
required, as the skirt must come under The
front ofthe jacket. Your skin being fastened
round your'waist you can better support the
weight shan when it is hanging off the hips;
the dragging OF heavy skirt below the waist
must be most uncomfortable feeling.
These remarks are written for those ladies
who take walking exercise but those who
seldom move ten yards from their own door
dress of any fashion may bswern. Skirts
are ffequeuily put on to shaped band; this
band resembles the lower part of a jacket it
is cut in shape TO &, on the hips and around
the body; il sometimes enables the jacket
10 sit smoother and better. Skirts should be
nicely plated; there may be some persons
who think the Appearance is preferable to
comfort. canno. recon- mend anything but
a nicely plated skirt into the old-fashioned
straight band.
Twill now give few ideas on the jackets.
Jackets are made larger and much handsom.
er thar they were last year. Larger and full
Ter sleeves are worn. Three friIls quite full
cut on the straight; the first one put in the
arm.hoie, the other Two are deep enough to
form handsome sleeve. Three puffs are
s,ill worn the pufs 10 begin at The srm-hole.
Another elegant sleeve is plain piece of
material plated about three inches down
from The asm-hoIe. The jackets ere cut much
longer below the waist than they were last
year. The new braces on the jackets are in
the shsps of low body. y.,rimming or Bertha,
in front; the point is on the middle of the
chsat and h.l way DOWN the back. To many
figofes this is very betoming, and newer
than The long braces. Broad fringe, three or
four inches deep, round the shoulders of the
jackets is very handsome ; it is not necessary
TO have the same width of fringe on any other
part Of The jacket. Sewing silk fringei is what
is worn.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28

A LEGISLATIVE ScEsE--A scene occurred
in the Illinois House of Representatives., on
the 9th inst, which was more remarkable
or its siaguiari.y than lis dscency. The
House before Organization, elected Speak
er, pro tenn. The Clerk of The former House
claimed the chair till Speaker was regu.
arly elected. Bridges continually aterrupl-
ed the Speaker, until the latter ordered the
Ssrgeant;at.A arms to srenovs; the dsontierly
Clerk. As soon as the Sergeant .a.,Arms
took hold of him, they clinched, while many
of the members made up to Ire scene of ac-
lion 10 assist The Sergeant in the discharge
of his dulles. Aftersouie considerable wrest-
ling, knockiug over chairs, desks, inksiands,
men, and things generally, Mr.. Bridges was
got Out with his coat shockingiy torn. Five
or six Assistant Sergeant at-Arms were then
appointed TO keep order aud the House pro.
seeded 10 business.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
Remarkable Position of the Planets.

At the present time, until the end OF Janu.
sry, all the old planets, and the two of i'm.
portance discovered within 75 and 100 years,
will be visible soon after sunset, and five OF
them weet Of the meridian position wor-
Thy Of particular notice, ss il may not occur
again for years.
MEscuar, in consequence of its proximity
TO the sun. is usually invisible, SO that many
persons have never seen il. There will be
q very favorable opportunity for viewing il,
10 ,tis month, especislly from about tie 7,h
TO the 2olh, as i. will not only be Il. its great
est Eastern elongation on the 18Th, but its
South declinaion will be much less than
that of the sun, so that son the 1iih, il will
not set 10 the w. S. w. until an hour and a
half later. 1t will appear as reddish star
of the first magnitude. After the 20th ii
rapidly returns to the sun, and soon disap-
pears.
VEkus, although already very brilliant,
viii continue TO become more SO until about
April is. lis greatest Eastern eloneation
takes place on Feb. 27th, and Inferior Con.
Junction on May 9th. So that for four
months our evening western sky Is 10 be or
namented by this beautiful planet.
Mars will be in Conjunction early in
June--il is therefore, in that part OF the orbit
most remote from the earth, and shines with
fain, reddish light, II 10 now very little
west of Venus, in the w. s. W., but the dis
lance is rapidly increasing.
JuplTEa, .'the great disiurber OF the sys-
sem," goes down exactly in the West al
ihonsh also approaching lis conjunction,
(Apri iith,) and therefore the more distant
pan of its orbit, its light 10 no: apparently
less than when in opposition in September.
This evening, al sunset, Il will be about two
degrees west Of the Moon, by which il was
eclipsed in France, Gteal Britain, &c.
URAsus, which sells ia The w. N. W., and
NEPTUNE in the w. by s., although many
times larger than The Earth, canno, be seen
without The aid Of telescope. The former
will be IN conjunction May 18th, the latter
March 10TH. SATURN came in opposition
Two days since, and therefore now rises in
tbs N. E. By Esa few minutes before sunset,
This planet is nav in favorable situation
for observation through powerful telescope
as Il attains great altitude, and The rings
although not quite As open as in 1856, are
much more 50 than usnal. They win hence
ioflh gradually contract and in 1860 will
cease to be visible through any telescope
excepi that at Cambridge, and perhaps hall
siozeia oihefs Of sim liar size. esga&s
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
q Yankee Outdone.


Thers is pleasant little tale about Sir Al.
len McNab. He was once travelling BY
steamer, and, as luck would have il, was
obliged TO occupy state room with Ger.
tain full biooded Yankee. Both gentlemen
aross early in the morning and when Sir
Allen was dressing, he vas astonshed TO
behold bis inquisitive companion maks
thorough researches into his (Sm AIlsn'sl
well furnished dressing case. Having com.
p,eted his examination, he proceeded, while
the chiefain remsined in perified astonish-
ment, coolly to select the tooih.br and
Herewith to bestow on his long, yellow fangs
an industrious and energetic scfubbing Sir
Allen said not a word, but "kept mp deal
of thinking" When Jonathan had concluded,
the old Scolchman grsveIy finished wash.
ing himself, silently set the basin on the
floor, soaped one foo, we'll, and taking the
tooth brush, applied !, vigorously to his toss
aud tos.nails. :; l is, a.@ p
"You dirty fcllow!" sxclaimed tho aston.
isoed Yankee, who had watched every mo.
ton, "what the mischief are you doing that
fot!n @
90" said Sir Allen, coolly, "7aats Tie
brush I alpays do that scitb" r
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28

The following table Of the number oI
the number of pounds of various articles ia
bushel may be of interest TO orr readers:
Wheat, sixty pounds. ..>
Corn, sbellsd, fif,y-six pounds.
Corn, on The cob, seventy pounds
Rye, .fitiy six pounds. Hb5 +s
"a Oats, thifty.six pounds. : f-y
"a Barley, foTty-six pounds.
Buckwhea., fifiy.iwo pounds.
irish potatoes, sixty pounds.
Sweet potatoes, fifty pounds. egs
Onions, ffiy-seven pounds.
Beans, sixty pounds.
Bran, twenty pounds.
Cloverseed, sixty pounds.
Timothy seed, foriy-five pounds.
Flax seed, foHy-fise pounds.
Hemp seed, fouy-fve pounds. ...
Blue grass seed, ioudeen pounds.
Dried peaches, thiry.thres pounds.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28
a E.Essos IN GRaMMAR.

-<lI -<pasgls Paris OF speech, gAmmasisus say,
The number ia but nine,
Whether we speak of men or things,
Hear, see, smell, feel or dine.
And first we'll speak of that called Noun,
Because on it are founded
All The ideas we receive,
And principals are grounded.
A nouns a name OF any thing,
OF person, place, or nation:
Az man and tree, and all We see
That Q. and still or have motion.
The articles are 4 and The,
By which these nouns we limit:
4 free, the man, pot, the pan,
4 spoon with which 10 skim il.
The adjective then tells the kind
OF every thing called Noun.
Good boys or bad girls GLAD or sad,
A large or small town.
The Nouns can also agents be,
And Verbs express their actions:
Boys run and walk, girls laugh and talk,
Read, trrite, tell trholes or fractions
To modify these Verbs again,
The Adueib fits most neatly:
As James correctly always writes,
And Jane she sings so sweetty.
The Pronottn shoriens what Wa say,
And takes The place of names,
Wnh I, Hou, he, she, toe, you, ihey,
Where ssnlenees we frame.
eeniaaefiou next we bring TO jois
These sentences together:
- Iahn ard James may go TO town.
II il sbat1d prove good weather.
With Nouns and pfonouns we have need
To use The Proposition;
Which sci before or placed tefresn,
Expresses their position.
The I,tfl1ecGon helps TO express
Our JOY and sorrow too.
As when we shout hurrdhi or cry
Aiasl wha, shall we do!
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-01-28

cessiully coping with ten millions; and Prus-
sia, therefore, will not find tho reduction of
them so easy task as she supposes, espe-
cially as there is lille national sympathy in
Prussia for the war; .
The Swiss have always been more or less
free. Though julius Cesar conquered Hell
vella, as Switzerland was then. called: il was
conquest only in name. During The mid.
die ages, the House of Hapsburg acquired an
ascendancy over the eastern portion; but it's
exaclons led TO an insunection a confed-
eracy was formed between the cantons of
Ufi, Schwytz and Unterwalden and at the
battle oil Morgarten, in 1915, the sovereignty
oil Austria was cast off forever. Since that
time the Swiss have had no foreign masters.
Their armed force, in 1851, consisted of one
hundred and eight thousand but every
Swiss is soldier, and in = contest for iade-
peudence they will be- -duubiy efficient.-
Moreover, the government has the right, Sc.
cured 10 il by treaty, of recalling, in the
event of war, The Swiss regiments in the pay
oil The Pope and other powers, so that per-
sistence, on the part Of Prussia, may lead 10
a Roman, If no! Italian rising, in consequence
OF The absence of the Swiss guards from the
Vatican. The shfealened storm NAV blow
over, indeed; but from. present appearances,
1t is not likely 20: and when i, bursts, ii may
disturb, far AID near, The political elements
Of Europe-Phiia- Ledger.