Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-21
W4sHLyG1U.y NEWS AND GOSSIP.


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tF4$HL-VG TOW NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Embargo. i: can hardly be that the
travelling by railroad will be fairly in opera.
ton ssain, until perhaps the beginning of
nszt week. Our fellow citizens sitting around
the comfortable coal fires Of W ashinstOn city,
though aware that Pennsylvania avenue re-
CURED On Monday afternoon last TO be opened
TO travel by a team Of eight strong horses,
have title idea IF the " drift outside of the
limits Of tn,;;r Own wide thoroughfarcs All
who attend The " asaiDg:oI markets, however.
realize something Of the existing uniyers al
obstruction 10 travelling, from the sxtraOrdi-
nary absence 0f provisions IN them, such as
arc brought hiihsr by country people. Yes
tsrday afternoon at p N no one had passed
with vehicle between this city and Alexar-
drid since Sunday forenoon last, and then our
iIdef4tigst,e friend, Hugh Latham, Of opri-
bus fame, was az work, With thirty stalYert
lsboreIs, endeay0Iing 10 dslve out track FOR
his coaches over tae osuseHay tnear the Viz
GINA end Of the Long Bridge where the snow
lay piled % ever the whole width Of the turn-
PIKE, vaiying in depth from four to ten feet,
for stretch perhaps fourth Of mile in
length. E0r the frat tine since purchasing
the Star, threc AM a Ealf years ago, We were
kept away frou oU- pes: without due notice in
advance and were the first t. reach Washing
ton in veLicle from the vicinity in which we
reside, since sunday forenoon last. In some
~ 10 - al
slcT Is lied clear across them, to q fabulous
height. Go high that may be until near April
mex. before they can be travelled, uness men
turn cot by ffties, with shOvels in hand, to
open The way. We worked our way in, with
the assistance Of others, by the use OF the axe
in chopIing d0vn distractions in the woods,
and here an1 there fences, and for the most
par; avoiding Toads where, after such storm
SIS we have had in this vicinity the drift is
Away. verse than n the woods and oYeT fells
The Outgoing AGministratien-In re-
Gently sFesulating concerning the emba!rass-
ments which must surround the incoming al
ministrG;i)D, the Charleston Mercnly says Of
the gertlemec who Compose the present Cabi
truth, icdeed
"For the rest, Wo desire 10 say, that the
Cabinet of PIesiden. Pierce has been distin-
guishet fox general ability am faitafulness
bir. Marcy, q Secretary IL state, has made
hIs way through great many difficult AID
complicated questions, and be will leave he
Department with fewer difficulties TO his :uc-
cessOT, than aiE9s, any One Who has held that
nigh once MC Guthrie has certainly dis
Played sigma! ability ia hIs administration u
the Treasury Department, and Only re,iuiIcz
that be sh0uid BE- dive ted i few Prntec-
ZIONIST nOtlVLs Col Davis is admitted tp he
the abisct anu most successful Secretary II
WaI since tho days e Or Calhoun Mr
UObbln haC been accepted hy tie whole couu-
Try as faithful and Ell sieDt officer Judge
Campbell has administered The Post Office De.
pertinent Ia all It's extensive Tamihcauc
With less Ct fault finding, by a Gems Jrio,.s rub.
lie. than any 1T hls predecessor. We need
10, -ay Ihat Ar. CushIn-. a. ht:OTney zen.
srai. IA gwen distinction 10 that ofice
winch y Ls -c-Iceiy obtained under any
ether man HIS learning his abundantIaborS
ard tn iergc view both f law and pubic
FoEey have been s'cnally distirErished by
rs IdcIi-Lei o. iLIpI g.. and eTcr these, BIZ NJ
i-eausl cover tho ouiLdIIo1s character If bis
onctsi ldtoTs We know Of man yho rulI
III ass laee' and We saOuld regard It as a
PuUN lcss II cnaDSe Of admInIstf ton should
IL
We see all The Cificul,iez M -, ~
IIs VfeLlLg adHlElstI alton of Mr. Euobanan
be WILL be hunted down by I'll, name g -
servers, dem agOgUes. and se!rzeek.rs ~,
have faith THAI his experience ard h. Ld."I.
nature VIII carry him safeIy throu,L 80
difficulties, AID that, whatever nae a. Se
fate u tie Union, cur State may -. sfI :.
say tc him, az II has said 10 his prsJacss.o
You have deserved we'll Of all the homes %.
HtIloilc people over whom you have presi
The Chinese Sugar Cane An attcydan
cn the exercises Al the late neetiuo oC N
National Agricultural Society writes rs tn
following communication with reference I
portions Of their proceedings, which We pub
iish, because likely 70 interest in scme lie
gree, both the practical farmer and he dab
OleE in what is termed the science # agricuI
ture
4uT. Editor Permit ne, through you
coiamns, ~ attempt general summary or tn
pseiai point. established in the interesting de
o~te On the Chinese Sugar Cane that occurre,
on Thursday last
Tie proper period for planting the fsee3
cane Is about the first of May, VARYING th
ulne Few days earlier or later rs The copdi
'4CA u the land or the state e the veath.
may rsquire-a warm soil and toIerabIv Ar,
weather being the conditions most de.;,sd
The preparation Of tie land and IN. -
HeLt cultivation Of the crop should be aim;
those for Indian corn
'se plant puts out its pannicIes n
Il Dest u top or break Z an
"lsnts as are not intended fu