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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

BRuTAL.-Some scoundrel tied dog to the
rear Of one Of the coal trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, on Thursday night last,
where he was discovered by one of the brakemen
while stopping at water station near Ellicott's
Mills. The unfortunate animal was perfectly
dead, but had evidently been dragged for several
miles, Is his carcass was worn almost entirely
awav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

RAILROAD COLLIsIoN--A collision occ urred on
Saturday afternoon on the Camden and Atlantic
railroad, between the express passenger train and
a freight train, near White Horse, eleven miles
from Philadelphia William SineTa, merch2nt
OF Philadelphia and the engineer and fireman o
the express train were killed, and some thirteen
wounded, some very seriously. The cause ofthe
accident is said 10 have been owing to the ankle
ty Of some of the employees OF the freight train 10
reach the city in time to participate in exeur-
sion induced them to violate the time tables.
One of these connected with the train fed to the
woods on seeing the result OF their rashness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

NEw PUBLICATIONS. From the publishers
Fowler Wells, New York, we have "The II
Illustrated Family Gymnasium" by r. T. Trail,
nj d., truly valuable work, and one which
wonld do inestimable service if in the hands, as
10 should be, Of every youth in the land.
From }. Shillington We have sam Slick, the
ClOckmaker,' by Judge Halliburton, and Z" Con
suelo," by Geo. Sand, Peterson's editions. These
works have attracted so much of the public at
tention and their merits so thoroughly canvassed
As to demand no explanatory notice at our hands
They are now issued in handsome and convent
snt form, by T. B. Peterson of Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

The NAVAL Courts OF IsoUIRr.-To-day,
before Court No l, the case of Lieut. George
R. Gray (furloughed by the late Naval Retiring
Board) was taken up, and Purser A. e. Wat
son and Commander Sidney Smith Lee were
examined on the part Of the Government T.
M. Blount and P. Phillips counsel for Gray
former attending the case. ~
Before Court No. 2, the case of Lieut. John
W. Abbott furloughed by the late Retiring
Board) was taken up, and was being tried on
documentary testimony. Lieut.. A. conducts
his own defence.
Court No. 3-The case Of Commander Lock.
wood, (retired by the late Naval Retiring
Board) was taken up, and Capt. Van Brunt
and Lieut.. Porter were examined on behalf of
| the Government. Philips and Blount counsel {;
former attending to case.
The U. S. STEAMER FULTON following
is list of the officers recently ordered to this
ship, which is now fitting out at the Washing
ton Navy Yard, to join the home squadron
Viz:
1t. Commanding, John J. Almy; Licuts NJ
K. Warrington, John B. Stewart, Robt Selden
and ROb't I. Chapman; Purser, r. H. Clark;
Master, NJ c. Campbell; Passed Assistant Sur
geOn: John l.. Burt; LIST Assistant Engineer, H.
Newell; 3D. Assistant Engineers, Rob't w Nc
| Celery, John S. Albert, Walter p Burrow, and
J. B. Houston - aEt..
THE BEST THING OF THE SEAsoN.-The Nc
bile Register, usually by far too sedate to say
smart thing, has at length been provoked by
the crazy ultraism Of the New Orleans Delta
to remark that it (the Deita) " belongs to that
large family known as the 'Tribulation Tle
pids, always worse to-day than it was yester-
day, and never was any better Its mission is
denunciation, and its ceaseless cry is crisis -
1t realizes the vulgar notion of the salamander,
and lives only in the fire.
APPOINTED. The Postmaster General has
appointed James Ward, Esq, of Pike county,
(Pitts6eld,) Illinois, to be the Special Agent of
the Post Office Department for the State of ILL.,
| nois, vice Alexander Starne, resigned; also, E.
P. Daniels to be the Railroad (post Route Agent
from Crestline to Indianapolis, Indiana, vice
James Furgerson, resigned. ..
The SECRETARY OF WAR.-The Hon. John
B. Floyd returned to Washington last evening
from his recent brief trip to Cincinnati and is
again at his post in the Department to-day
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about clock a. N ::
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SPIRIr or THE MORNING PRESS.

The htelligenesr, eschewing editorial, is de-
voted to-day to the republication of news items.
The Union replies to the Hitelhgencer's late
rebuks Of il for styling the forty Connecticut
clergymen who not long since undertook to in
struet the President in his official duties, "rev-
srsnd and impertinent Intermediates, y holding
that though the President very properly re-
Trained from using such language towards them,
it was its duty as public press to characterize
the uncalled-for and Tin tone) So very improper
interference as it deserved to he characterized.
In connection with this article, the Union re-
publishes, from various journals, highly CON-
plimentary notices of the Presidents letter in
question.
In another column, the Union also discusses
the origin Of the new party of plumber" for
which, it insists, the Mtekligcneer is laboring
to secure power. Its theory is, that it is but the
old Bank of the United States party revamped
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EXCURSIONS, &c.
FIFTH GRAND ANNUAL EXCURSION
Il OF TIE
Boone Rife Corps,
TO THE WHITE HOUSE PAVILION,
On THURSDAY, Sept 10Th lg57

The BOONE RIFLENES, having chartered the
steamer THOMAS CoIIYER will make n~n
an Excursion TO the White House Esl45rN
Pavilion on THURSDAY, l0ih of.x=a1s....e2s
September. laS7. .
They faithfully promise do all an their power -
contribute Ia the pleasures OF the trip and pec
fully solicit the patronage of their friends and the
public generally.
The Boat wall leave her wharf(f foot of 9th street,
at Sz O'Clock and again mt O'Clock IA the al
teTnoon; Navy Yard wharf at O'Clock g. m. and ,,
O'clock p. m; touching at Alexandra on both trips
The 6rst return at will lesve the Pavilion ~ =
O'Clock p M, landing passengers at Alexandra. Na
Wy ard, aud City wharves. The last boat will
start az 10 O'Clock.
Professor u. Prospeu's Coiillon Band has hren
engase And such arrangements have been INSIDE lN
Pavilion.
The Refreshment department will he in the hands
Of Mr. Schahrld, 80 deseryedly popular with all
lovers OF good living.
Price Of Tickets, FIFTY CENTS each.
Committe. Of Arrassensents.
Capt. Nj. r. Bright, Lieut.. III. N. Ober,
Lieut.. e.. Sanderson, Ensign Benz. SUIT
Sergt. T. Crimson, Sergt ". o. Donnell
Corp. r. w. Cook, Bernard Br,a an
james Forester, IStates.l seSst
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HEAVY CLAIM FOR SALvAGE.-The owners of
the u 5. mail steamer Empire City have entered
a charge against the insurance company Of four
hundred thousand dollars for salvage ina assisting
the steamer Illinois off the rocks on Colorado
reef, few days since. The charge, however, II
is said, will be resisted as exorbitant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

8O00 REWARD.-Ranawsy from the su o. =
Prince Geeree's county, Nd on the 2slh OF a.
April, NEGRO MAN, DAVY GREEN. IA
dark mulatto-has a large bushy head. with d
Eh,skers round his face, medium size and down
pas relatives, make his way To free State as
ne len without any provocatIon. ] will give Two
taken IN the District, any other part Of Mar and
and 81 II taken IN this county, In either case he
must be secured ~ that get him.
jes-u WILLIAM J. BERRY,
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NEW MUsIc-Our friend, John F. Ellis, 800
Pennsylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets, has just published 90 Romping Schot-
tisch,' by F. Southgate, and respectfully in
scribed to Miss Auna C Mohun, of Washington
City; 81 know he will come to-n night pretty
song, by II. :. Colman, words by w II. Toll
ridge; ''Serenade Waltz, y by F A. Tepe, Esq.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

kANsAs.-A free State mass meeting and con-
vention was recently held at Grasshopper Falls
Kansas. After much discussion, it was con-
cluded to participate in the October election, and
Marcus j Parrott received unanimous nomina
tion for delegate to Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07

u The project is now entertained of uniting
Lake Michigan with Lake Erie by ship canal
Of dimensions equal to the famous w elland Ca
nal, to commence near Michigan city, and term-
nate at Toledo.
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COAA REWARD.-Ran away from KalorAma
srs)ttUnear Washington city, ID. G., on Sat -
urday night. the I'D Of August. 1857, nv on
NEGRO MAN 81 GORGE JOHNSON aged IA
about . wears, height about q feet, ui n dark n
copper color. bushS hair, very erect, and poll e>
lwillgive the above reward if tSken in free
state. SlD Il taken within the DIstTIci n Calum-
bia or Sa0 al taken IN the State of MARY adin her
case he must be secured so that I get HIM
Miss ELEANOR J. CONNEwAY,
.. Baltimore. Md. or
OLIVER DUFOUR.
.au 81 cow Washington CITY.
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The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time of observation is about O clock a. N. +:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-07


United States know all about the leading me N
In the American Congress, because all Ameri-
cans read our newspapers. But not one of our
countrymen in thousand know aught, person
ally, OF any foreign statesman of note, though
their names-or at least those of England--are
almost as familiar to American newspaper read.
ers as those of the noted men of their own Ma
tional Legislature. We find q capital birds
eye view, or crayon sketch, rs it were, of those
who are written down leaders in the English
Parliament. at this time, copied into the Rich
mond (Va) Dispatch, from an unnamed En-.
glish Journal, and transfer it to the Stars col.
umns as embracing much information in a nut
she'll, concerning the peculiarities of the men of
mark of the Parliament House, as follows:
"A sketch by an English journal of some nota-
Dllltles OF Parliament says that, while Lord Pal
iherston IN the opinion OF the writer, has about
the best brains OF any statesman of his time vet
ne. ne mas iived thirty five years a chief, in public
life, and his name Is unconnected al this mo-
rnrnt, with any tangible principle or compreben
sive policy. Lord Palmerston's principles and
policy both consist in keeping in office, and
wneIe Is lhe EhgIish or American statesman who,
In this respect, IL his peer! Certainly on this
side the water, whilst we have MANY patriots who
have the disposition to serve their country there
are none who can show as long and unbroken a
tenure OF power as Palmerston. Lord John rms
sci Is man OF ability, tact, versatility, probably
the only member of the House who can cope with
PalmeIston in parliamentary encounter His
experience Is almost as great, and his political
morality quite as Lax that of the astute chief.
tain of the government forces. Lord John once
emerged from the club rooms and tried his hand
at BOOK making He wrote u play, which was
damned the first night; and he published q VOL
uilie on some subject or Other-no one remembers
what-whieh is now In possession Of the trunk
nakers However, he has plenty Of talent and
cunning, Of parliamentary sort, and as dema-
gogne, will beat some of our politicians Mr.
oiddslone, as SPEAKER is equal to either of these
RLonl'lent Persons, and, as a man, far superior.
1850 - one OF those rare beings in public life, an
honest and consistent gentleman, a man of min
ciple and Of conscience ~ - f"
- But the man In the House who has led the
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PUBLIC SURVEYS IN Observation-Disclosures of
the public surveys have been received at the
General Land Office of the extension of the Coast
meridian in Oregon, situate east of Cape Blan-
co, and passing through townships 26 to 81
south, and between ranges 13 and IA and IA and
10 west Of the Willamette meridian for the dis
lance of so miles The Coast meridian, in place
and by offsets, in running through the foregoing
townships, intersects Coquilla river twice in
township % south; Sequalchin creek in town.
ship 30 south; FloOres creek and the trail from
Port Oxford to gold mines in township 81 south;
pack trail from Port Oxford to Rogue river in
township 80 south; the Pacific ocean in township
81 south, and Rogue river in township 80 south.
MORE LIGHT UPON IA gentleman just
from Texas has communicated to us facts bear
ing on the recent melancholy death of Senator
Rusk which throw more light on that sad event
than nll else concerning II we had previously
learned. 1t seems that he was suffering at the
time most grievously from a carbuncle on the
back Of his neck, which, for sixty days, had
baffied the skill Of his physician, and bade fair,
unless arrested soon, to terminate in his death.
lie had been suffering intensely from it on the
day he committed the fatal act, and it was be-
lieved by those surrounding him that the ago
MES OF the disease, added to his belief that il
would deprive him of life in less than thirty.
days, had much to do in bringing about his
resolution to make away with himself
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0@ICE CREAM AND WATER ICES, of the
lR best quality, delivered to families, parties,
fairs, aud excursionists at 81 per gallon At the
PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM DEPOT
corner 18th and streets. au Io-lm
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ITO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC
GENERALLY.
The undersigned most respectfully announce &c
Their numerous customers and to the pub ic at large
tnat they have entered INTO an ARRANGEMENT with
which they will continue In possession Of the .aIne
until the LIST of March next. ...0-
In making this encouragement they beg to say that
they will open few days large and thoroug hi '
assorted stock of frst-class Dry Goods. embracing
every novelty in Dress Goods. of this seasons inn
portation.
Those of our customers whose accounts rendered
LIST of July remain unsettled, are requested to nav
up before commencing new bulls.
CLAGETT, NEWTON, MAY d CO,
7-6t pa nd OH
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The SECRETARY OF WAR.-The Hon. John
B. Floyd returned to Washington last evening
from his recent brief trip to Cincinnati, and is
again at his post in the Department to-day
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-29
Aoedtal,
Deaths BaiIot-BOx.

sExroN's DEMOCRATIC CALL. E
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The Five Cradles.

A man who had recently become xotasy
of Bacchus, returned botne one night in an
intermediate state of boosiness; that is to-
say, he was comfortably drunk. but perfect
ly conscious of his unfortunate situat ion.--9
Knowing that his wife was asleep, he deci.'
ded TO attempt gaining his bed without die.
tufbiag her, and by sleeping off his inebria,
ton, to conceal the fact from her altogether.
He reached the door of his room without
creating much disturbance, and after nmi-
mating few moments ON the saatter, ne
thought If he could reach the bedstead, and
hold on to it while he slipped off his apparel,
the remainder of the feat would be easily
accomplished. Unfortunately for the sac-
cess OF his scheme, q cradle stood in direct
line with the bedpost, about the middle Of
the flour. OF course, when his shins came
in contact with the aforesaid piece Of farni.
ture, be pitched oyer it with q perfect looss-
ness; and upon gaining an erect position,
ere an equilibrium was established, he went
over it backwards in an equally summary
manner. Again he struggled to bis feea,
and again he went head foremost over the
bower of infant happiness. At length, with
the fifth fall his patience became exhausted,
and the object was yet to overcome, and in
desperation he cried cut to his sleeping psri--'
ner: "Wife! wife! how many cradles hsvs
you got in the house! I've fallen over FIVE,
and here's another afore me. 4" Suffice tito
say that his wife was by this time complete
ly awake, and a curtain lecture ensued, THAI
rang in his ears for many o succeeding day..
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Re mi edyisHg a Fine.

An Irish weaver, just imported from the,
Emerald Isle, took to bis employer. in sKllr,
marnock, Scotland, the drst cloth he bad
woven since his arrival. 4. s,..y.s,-.
Upon examination, the employer detected
two holes in the piece. within half an inch
of each other, and told him ne must pay ..
fine Of shilling for each one. sl. s,a,. ~
."And PLACE yer honor. is i to be the num-;
Der Of holes, or the size Of them, that ye put,
the fine on us!" said Patrick. ,-s.,,,.,., "a,
"By the number Of holes, to be sute.n ",
Sand big hole and 81 spall hole II j. The the
same price!" A., asga,,l
"Yes."' -. M. t a, ],
"Thia give ae hoaia n that piece" ssifs
Patrick. ,...s3 Il. s.tss, \
1t was handed to him; when. with his fp,
gers, he deliberately tore the two small holes
into one, triumphantly exclaiming: .jlsss..I
by the piper 2 Moses, an N thatn n aayg a =.
me shilling anyhow" ,,, gls,sl,
The good natured employer laughed hsag.- !
tily at the odd experiment and fcrgaye thgs
poor fellow his fine.
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A Bible Na,ae,

A gentleman travelling in section of the
country, which shall be nameless, stopped
at the house of pious old lady, end observ.
ing her fondness for n pet dog, ventured to
ask the name Of tho animal The coed
woman answered by saying that she called
him "Moreover.
ais not that strange natne" inquired
the gentleman. r'"''s'''5', ''s
Yes said the pious old lady, y" but |
thoughtit must be u good one as found it
in the Bible" aggGs 4U T9,alA bei4a. g..zHE
.tFound ii in the Bible,r euotllthe gentle.
man.. "Pray, in what part of the Bibie did
you find it.n m.J gagsg 20 as9G.a a3 3,
The 'eld lady took down her Bible with
the utmost reverence, and, turning to the
text. read as follows: "Moreoyer the dog
came and licked his sores.R, Ej&rE ,s74gF
"Fhere." said she iriumphantly, shave
not the highest authority for the nume."
Ills needless to say that the gentleman
was perfectly convinced by the explanation
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The Black Hole Of CaIcutta.


There are many persons, no doubt, wht
have never heard the origin of this often
quoted passage; and for them and others
who may have forgotten the subject, we
copy the following article which tells The
whole mournfuI story: .....,.... -..
Lord Give, while Colonel in the British
army, commenced bis career as founder oil
the British empire in India. Full Of honOrs
and wealth, he returned to England, but be.
ing defeated in getting into Parliament, in
l775, sailed, under, the Kings command,
again for India, the company appointing him
to the Governorship Of Fort St. David. Bot
the very day he stepped into the gubernato.
rial chair, at Madras, the Bengal Nabob took
Calcutta. Then come thai chapter of un.
heard-of cruelty, familiar to every child who
has learned to read his story books, The
TRACE y Of the Black Hole occurred in
lT56, just one hundred years ago. -, ,,
The dungeon was but twenty feet sssare.
Midsummer heat was parching India. The
little irriSon thought it all a joke, when
they were ordered into it; but to refuse was
to die, or Surajahul Dowlak's orders must
be obeyed; prolonged suffering was better
than instant death; they entered, one hun-
dred and forty-six in all. The door was
closed, the small aperture admitted neither
light nor air. When they began TO .ex.
change breaths the truth burst upon them.
The air already was almost pptrid; they
shrieked; they yelled in mortal agony;
they screamed for water, and then killed
each other over the cup which was passed
through the grating, while the poor prisoners
were biting and squeezing each others life
uway--gasping for air, for water, for any
thing to relieve them of their agony. The
jqilor laughed and danced and danced in
pure delight. Holmei, the highest in rank, 4,
offered the jailor heavy hribcs; but no, the
Nubob was sleeping, and no one dared to
wake him, In the morning, when the de-
bnAch was slept away, he ordered the dun
geon door TO be opened, and out staggered
twenty-three swollen and distorted Lying
corpses! One hundred and twenty three
were piled up-a purifying mass of men,
all shapes and forms were represented in
the death struggle. The English women
who survived were sent TO the harem of the
Prince of Moorehedebad. Holmeil was
saved and told the tale.
e. The dead were burned OH the spot, but
the narrowing picture did not move in the
least, the granite disposition of the human
tiger. The horrible deed reached Give, anc
the celebraIed battle Of Plassey showed the
lnhuman Nubob that It was a foel.hardy
thing to trifie with the feelings Of English
men. The soldiers fought like bplI dogs
revenge stimulated them on, and the Ma
bob's army of sixty thousand strong wa.
broken Ikea reed. Give lost but twenty
two men. -&ef@ HajJ ,s|s. 'vaag
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SpaniSza wOnlea


Women, in, every. country, have some pc.
culiar attractions which characterize them.
In England, you are. charmed aby1 the ele-
gance Of their shape and the modesty Of
their behayiouri in Germany, by their rosy
lips and and the sweetness of their smiles; in
France, BY their samiable viyacity, which
unimates all their features. The sensation
which you experience at thesapproach Of .
handsome Spanish lady has something Sc
bewitching, that itsets all description ct de-
fiance,I, Her !eoquetry il less restrained thar
that Of other women. She cares little about
pleasing he,world in general. She esteem,
its appreciation much imesse, than shefcourt'
il; and is conten,ed with ore,if he be thu
object Of her choice, A.asA .bA5g qt.rs