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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27

EHgrdvsrs on Wood-Wm Roberts, +. Bell
man, > Pinckney, Chas. Edmonds. f Hoole.
Jocelya, f. Baldwin, n Orr & Co, New Yo,k
Van lngen & Snyder. d. Scattergood, Louder,
back Hoffman, Sturdivant Il Mass, D. c. Bax-
ter ter; n !, Wsmmer, Philadelphia, Pa; Richard
Efsetrotypers-Lovejoy Il Wheeler, New York
City; l.. johnson x Co., Philadelphia
Draftsmdn-M. c. Gritzner, Washington City
1t is proper to remark that do not profess 10
give the e1aet amount that has been paid. or Is to
be paid, under your several inquiries, two of the
documents ordered to be printed at the Il rst ses-
sion (the report from the Secretary Of State on
Commercial Relations, and Major Emory's Mex
lean Boundary Report being at the time unfln-
ished but these documents have been fairly esti.
mated for In my several answers, with the excep-
ton OF the illustrations for the latter report,
which were procured, in great part, by the De-
partment of the Interior, and of the cost of
which have no knowledge.
Detailed statements of the cost Of the printing,
&c, for the Thirty fourth Congress will be
found In the Annual Report OF this office COM
municated to both Houses Of Congress on the
| 18th Of January last, and that which will be
communicated In December next, to which in
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient ser
| want, A. G. SEAMAN, Superintendent.
TIE DERBY.-We mentioned day or two
since that the contest for the Doorkeepership
Of the House Of Representatives was likely to
be very derby" in its way. Since then we
have mad sight Of such of the nags (competi-
tors) as are under training here or within
striking distance Of Washington city. They
are as follows:
z. W. McKnew, District of Columbia
Peter German, Maryland.
b. II. Dorsey, Maryland.
Col. Wilson, Texas.
- Robinson, District of Columbia.
VIM. F. Phillips, ex-Sixth Auditor, Virginia
Jas f. Devine, Virginia.
X. u. Hackney, Virginia.
Merritt Jordan, Virginia
j. p. Santameyer, Ohio. -
samuel j. johnson, Indiana.
Geo. 3. Woodbridge, New York.
Byron Gordon Daniels
Joseph Berrett, Massachusetts.
= Carroll, Mississippi.
c. B. Whitney, California
- Lawlor, New Jersey
There are others not yet named to the pub.
lie. For instance, the honorable member from
the Brooklyn district Of New York is said to
have an unnamed candidate who is to start off
backed by the votes of the New York Demo.
cratic members; Wisconsin is expected to send
US at least one, if not two competitors, and
Michigan and Iowa at least one piece. In
such handicap contest it is of course impos.
sible to predict who may win. Our Judgment
at this stage of the game is, that in betting
upon the race it will be safe to take ssthe ieId'
against any named "nag'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27

The U. S. WAR BRIG PERRY.-We appre
bend that the order directing this vessel to be
at once prepared for sea, has been temporarily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27

The WEATHER 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 q. M !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27
BOARDING.

ROARDING. -Pleas snt rooms with board can re
- had az No. as Twelfth street between 3 and a.;
Also. lew table boarders can lie accommodated.
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Home.

Home: it is little word;it has its own
laws, Eits own difficulties and sorrows, its
own blessings and joys. 1t is the sanctuary
of the heart, where the affections are
cherished in the tenderest relations-where
heart is joined to heart, and love triumphs
over all selfish calculations. 1t is the train
ing school OF the tender plants, which in
after wears are to yie!1 flowers and fruits to
parental care. II Is the fountain whence
come the streams which beauty and en-
liven social life.
Ii one man shouId have a home, il is the
man of business. He is the true working
man of the community. The mechanic has
his fixed hours, and when these have run
their course, he may, ere The day closes.
dismiss all anxiety as his labor ends, and
Sc, the home circle. Comparatively lite
has been the tax on his mind, and not much
more on his physical system.as be learns to
take all easy. But the man of business is
under a constant pressure. His is not
ien-hour system, with an interval Of rest;
but ne is driven onward and onward, early
and late, without the calculation u hours
He must be emp.o, cd. In the earnestness
OF omplelion-in the complcxity Of modes
Of busincss-in the fluctuations which ire
quently occur--in the sulcitous dependence
on the fidelity and integrity OF others-he
has no leisure moments during the day
With mind necessarily under exciting en-
sagements, ami body without rs appro-
PIRATE nu,riment, he may well pant lo- home
and hail the moment when he NAV escape
from his tolls 10 seek its qui,t, and lis a.
lection and confidence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-09

COURT AND CoNSTIr UTIoN.-JUtge fancy
requests the American people TO believe
that the farmers of the Constitution did not
know their own minis. For the same
statesmen VINO drew up the Constitution,
(Which he saws forbid Congress TO prohibit
Slavery in the Territories } adopted the Or
dinance OF 'S7, which prohibited in all the
Territories we then had. The Ordinance
was passed in July, l7S7--the Constitution
was framed in September Of the same year.
The same States and the same men ratified
18th. And one of the first acts of the first
Congress under the Constitution was to
reaifirm the Ordinance, and to gain. prohibit
Slavery. Which are the best Interpreters
OF the Constitution, the Opinions OF Mr..
Chief Justice Taney, or the ACTS of Jetfer
son, Madison, Hamilton, Monroe, Adams
and Washington! They created the Con.
stitution, and the Constitutionlcreated Chief
Justice Taney-the clay which now affects
to de spise the skill oil the po,ter.-AIoany
Evening Journal.
O-Boy with ragged trowsers and rimless
chip hat. runs into DR.. Fuller's drug store
with tin dipper in his hand. doctor,
m other sent me down to the shotcary pop
auicker'n blazes, cos bulbs sick with the
picken chox, and she wants thimble-full
Of polly Collie in this tiE dipper, cos we
hadn't bot gotbottle, and the kin pups
got the bine winters n't--got any!i,'
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Wife Whippers.

OF all the piliful rogues whose misdeed5
are reported, il strikes us that the meanest
and most contemplate are those whJ beat
their wives. Your garotter has a covetous
motive, and dUes not attack those who RELY on
him :or protection. Your burglar, pick
pocket, iorger, or counterfeiter does M
worse than is expected Of him. You are
not surprised at his iniquity Tor it is in
correspondence with his character. The
ince ntiary even does not prowl under the
guise of friendship. But the miserable libel
on humanity who beats his wife, is at once
COW ardly, ireacherous and cruel.
1t is al evil sign when any man, in what
ever position oil life, is SO surken morally as
TO be capable of "layirg hand upon d wo-
man save in the act OF kindness" The
best conservative influence, next 10 that re-
iisiuus sentiment Of which it forms a part.
is regard for the rights and tenderness for
the persons OF women. Murder is not 50
bad M, omen Tor society as cruelty, o. even
rudeness to the weaker sex. Fur such ul
manly acts Indicate en- absence of all viz
tue, in the good d Romin signiication of
the word. There is nothing lett of a man,
worthy of the name, in him who Can abuse
his superior physical strength 20 the incon-
venence 10 say nothing of the suffering, o.
those who by physical constitution and
ieeber frame. are entitled to gentleness of
treatment.
We are afraid that the spirit of violence
and rowdyism is breaking down the last rs-
straints, and that coarseness OF language
and Of thought, absence of reinemen and
mere bestiality are DESTROYING the checks
which even among the vicious, once we're
Woman murder is an isolated
crime, the result of sudden passion But,
forgetting the difference Of the sexes in Or
dinary quarrels, indcates baroness, which
needs no extraordinary Provocation to evil,
but follows it without compunction aud is
not even ashamed of cowardice When
any human creature reaches that point OF
we don't know what use can
possibly be made OF him. lie is Fl. for no
earthly purpose. not even to fill pit in FaI-
stafi's regiment. He will Mt even make
decent fillibuster. He is too mean for
street scaveuger; and cannot be trusted a,
-ag packing, or bone gathering, but only
ldds another TO the puzzles which distract
theorists liz governmental economy .-PhHa. |
! orh American.
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People who live wit!o out Water.

The day before we reached the Orange
River we ell in with kraal OF Iottentots
whom, to Or great surprise, we found liv-
ing in locality altogether destitute of wa
ter. The milk Of their cows and goats sup
piled its place. Their cattle moreover,
never obtained water, but found subst itute
in kind of EGGPLANT, (nesembryanthemum }
of an exceedingly succulent nature, which
abounds in these regions. But our own oxen
not accustomed to such diet. would rare
ly or never touch 1t. Until | had actually
convinced myself, as had often the oppor.
tunity OF doing, at an alter period, that men
and beasts could live entirely without water,
| should, perhaps, have had some difficulty
in realizing this singular fact.-Anderson's
"Four Years Wandering in Southwest
Africa" "-Hs .'f
THow to sweeten soltude--Shut boy
down In cellar, and give him free access
to the molasses barrel.
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" = 1"-|--E " IT
D. THOBURN Editor Il PR0PRTETOR.l
This is well, nv laughter said the up-

This is well, my laughter said the un-
have no. spOIled you. | have very small
income. bur thought 4 to aba adon the
son of my brother in misfortune | will
keep HIM mere ss kindred, for where there
IS enough tor thr e, there is enough TOR
'our'
feet. saying:
You have saved an unfortunat man from
dest uciion and DEATH a-
A, little distance, Marie muitered to
herself: 50
MY sister has courage. As for ne, |
would let all hump-bacsed cousins de-
-Uncle' said the young man, "aIow ne
to make slight toilet before breakfast
He pressed Margsret's hand. bowed to
Marie, and left to change bis travelling at
tire. - - 49, rs-slss.z-8 =
The uncle and his daughters were at the
table and awaited their fourth eues,. ~
The servant annoIhce1 the cousin of Hy-
der Abad. zz5-fh,-11 % ei h9fgs~az Fl
The two girls uttered two screams, but on
different keys a--eia" go -'5.5'e
They see enter charming young mani
tall. without hump backed, who embraces
Margaret, and places before her basket,
he SAYS TO her: ~ - aoI
Behold your marriage portion rl
1t was basket full of diamonds. 1t wss
moreover, the hump, which had thus arrived
free of duties
See what have carried on my shoul-
ders said the cousin, from Bombay to
Ha-vre, to offer it to that one my cousins
" hp would accept me with my false power
.iy and my feigned deformiiy .i- 9.
! There was great JOY in the house, which
was, astonishing as, il, may seem. particiPa-
ted in by Marie. 1t is true that Marie loves
her sister dearly, without detesting the dia-
monds ...... .-...... ..t... ,,.-
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The BEEcgEa FAMILY Lyman Beech.
er. D. D., tno@ SO years old y is the father
of eleven children, ten Of whom are living.
and one is not, Taxing them in the or.
der Of their ages, the family consists Of the
following persons; Miss Catherine E. Bee
cher, OF Hartford, Conn (; Rev. VIM. Henry
Beecher, Reading, Mass; Rev. Edward
Beecher, Galesbargh, H.; Ms. Merry F.
Perkins, of Hartford, (now with Mrs. Stowe
in Europe) Rev. Geo. Beecher. late of
Chilicothe, Ohio, who died in 1874; Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. (new in Paris,
France;) Rev. Il. W.Beeeher; Rev Chas.
Beecher, of Andover; Mrs. issoslla H.
Hookerrof Hartford; Rey. Thomas H. Bes-
cher, of Elmira, NJ " and Rev. James c.
Beecher, Seaman's Chaplain, at Canton,
China. Certainly, this is an extraordinary
family. Where can another be found 70
equal it-such family of Lsvites--the father
a minister; six sons now in the ministry;
and one in heaven, who has beea minister
And in what ther family shall we find such
an orator and writer as Henry Ward, and
such an suthoress as Mrs. Stowe;-FsrtAera
Indspendent s--..
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8 he World Owes Me a Living

That's false, sir. 1t doesen't owe you a
| farthing. You owe the world for the light
OF its days the warmth ofits sunshine, the
| beauty of its earth and SIX, and for its love,
affections and friendships, which: have iron
| your childhood young man. clustered around
and clung to your worthless trunk. For
| all these, and other blessings of countless
numbers, you are debtor. You have never
even thanked Gud for health and lie. You
never nude The world better for your living
You owe for the breath you breathe and for
the strength you enjoy. You haven't any
thing TO Jour credit on the day book or led
ger OF liie-not cent. You have never
taken dollars stock in Heaven. You are
a miserable, aimless, indolent bankrupt
You float down the stream oil your lazy ex-
istence like food wood on water. Were
ycu to nix to-day to oblivion, yeu would
not leave bubble.
The world owes you living! Where
Is there a manly thought uttered. or a noble
deed performed, Where are there evidences
of YOUR labor. Nowhere You are loung-
ing through lie with your hands in your
pockets, an indolent loater, swearing and
slavering nonsense. You gamble, drink,
and chew tobacco, but never earned your
board. A pile of lumber would be OF more
account, for that can be worked into forms
Of usefulness and beauty; but you will not
make anything OF yourself, or alow society
to do it. A world of such as you would be
the place TO live in, indeed! You have dis
graced our common manhood, instead Of en-
nobling and ell waiting it, and in nothing but
the form and vulgar speech, are you above
he brutes that perish. And because you
are too lazy to work, you claim that the
world owes you living!
NJ, sir, you owe the world a better life.
You never can pay all the debt, but you can
do no better than commute for twenty-five
cents on the dollar. Do and say something
noble and manly; labor for some honorable
purpose, and not inhale Gods pure air for
nothing, and grunt through existence like
hog, having only two aims in liie--to reach
the bar and the dinner-table; and only Two
attributes-to eat to gluttony, and drink to
drunkenness.
The world owes no such man hving!-
Coyuga Chief
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From the Illinois Flag.
True Eloquence. T..

There ia nothing more we admire than
true elo9cence. 1t Possesses charm great
er by far than the power OF music, or the
bewitching smiles of beauty. 1t enraptures
the miod and carries ur.thoughts away 10
thescontem plHtien on earer words and more
perfect images than IMMORTALITY has ever yet
gazed VI on, ,and le. it come from what source
it may. it is the same. Like pure ioun-
tain, its waters are sweet though they come
to our lips fr, m. the hand of knave or a
hypocrite. Hence il is that we admire the
so,cwing beautiful extract from temper
ance address. lately delivered By the re.
nowned John B. Cough at .Galesburgh, in
this State Our, friend Of the Knoxville
Journal was present and heard the speech.
and concerning il says: 'E-i
The conclusion Of Mr. Coughs speech
Was as fine apd noble burst of seloquence
as, we think, either ancient or modern era
tory cansprsduce.s Taking up a glass with
water in il, he beld it aloft to the audience:
then apostrophizing it, exclaimed:
Look at that, ye thirsty ones of earthI
Behold il! See its purity! How it slitters,
as if mass of liquid gems! 1t Is beverage
that was brewed by the hand ofthe Almighty
himself! Not in The simmering still, over
smoking fires s,choked with poisonous gasses,
and surrounded by the stencil of sickening
odors and rank corruptions doth our Father
in Heaven prepare the precious essence of
life, tie pure cold water: but in the green
glade and grassy dell, where the red deer
wanders and the child loves to play; there
God brews it, and down, in the deepest val
ieys, where the fountains murmur and the
riis sing; and high upon the tall mountain
tops where the naked granite glitters Ike
gold in the sun, where the storm clouds
brood and the thunder storms crash; and
away far out On the wide sea, where tie
hurricanes howl music and the big waves
roll the chorus, sweeping the march of God
there he brews it, that beverage OF life
health giving water. And everywhere it is
a thing Of beauty cleaning in the dew drop
singing in the summer rain-sh:ning in
the ice-gem, till the trees all seemed TUNED
into living jewels spreading golden veil
over the setting sun.ur a white gauze around
the midnight moon--sporting inihe cataract
sleeping in the Understanding in the
hail shower folding its bright curtain soft
" abou; the W ndy world, and weaving the
many colored iris--lhat seraph's zone of the
sky--whose warp Is the rain drop of the
earth, whose woof is the sunbeam of heaven,
all checkerrd over with celestial flowers, by
the mystic hand ofreirac,ion--still always
it is beautiful, that blessed life water! No
poi son bubb es on the brink its foam brings
no sadness. or murder: no blood stains its
limpid glass; broken hearted wives, pale
widows and starving orphans, SPED no tears
in its depths; 10 drunkards shriekins ghcst
rom the grave curses it in words of eternal !
lie. pair; beautiful ,pnre blessed and glorious;
give me forever the sparkling pure cold
vater!'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-09

Secretary Of State he said the combine
tion between the Puritan and the blackleg
had achiesed iss object. -
Lie a True Yankee. the President had
driven his bargain; he bought the Secretary
at the minimpm price; bought but one Stare
all that BE- wanted--but had secured the
necessary aunds to buy dozen more if re-
quired. Fois resulted in the duel, the in
lerestiug fates Of which | must reserve for
another chapter. ...,.. -
Stlnluisted BY ayarice, which vas snoth-
or degrading rature in this hybrid chsract-
er. be so,Ig6t mission; passed eleven days
in st. Pe:srsburg; pocketed his outfit, his
salary; 5aw. London and Paris at the expense
of the nstion; returned TO die, and when
even the pfiyiiege OF speech was denied
him, pointlpg to dictionary. Caused the
pages lob turned over till they came t. the
word .Rpr.e,, and in his last morta agony
revealed that in death he comprehended
what be had psyer known in life.
W. ing The harbor of Falmouth,
CAPITA ih-Pesry observed to him they were
now in good, anchorage ground. but, some
distance from the landing; he, said there was
a fine steamer alongside, and they would
soon reach the wharf. He embarked. There
came Hurry of wind which annoyed him
great deal. ...,... .-... ........-..
Calling on him in London, the moment
Captain Perry entered the room he exclaim
ed: +...- ...- ..-.-
sYon,ye killed vour Amar;cap MiniStari-
You've killed the American Minister"
'liey~so, sir; how so!' .-s.5 "a
you might as well have landed me from
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WHOLE NO 972.
From the Rural New Yorker.
A Sketch from Real Life.
BY MRS PIDsLEY.

"Why did Iod take your chillens, ma
mai" lisped golded haired litte girl who
hand just numbered her third summer. Ii ife
had teslt gently with the little maiden; she
was The youngest the pet and playthiug OF
the whole household
! "Because He loved them. my darling, and
wished them to be happy with Him in Hea-
ven"
II Iwant to 60 to Heaven, toe, but" she
added, gazing up into The clear blue skv,
show can get up there, ma-ma!" and her
little arms were thrown csressingly round
her mothers neck. Far few moments the
sweet chi dish voice was silent. as if endeav-
oring to answer o er own question,--at last
she suddenly exclaimed, "God will lift me
up" --.
Blessed child! God lid indeed lift her up;
before another week had past they had laid
her in her colin, that little voice was hash
ed in death-a tiny bark had safely landed
its immortal freight--another gem was ad-
ded to the Savior's crowu-ano,hcr golden
harp was turned to His eternal praise God
had lifted her up
And safe within these pearly gates
And mid the ransoIn'd tlrong.
An infant voice Ind caught the strain
And. joined Ih'angel song.
And now when memory brings back to
that bereaved mother the sunny faces and
cheerful tones OF those loved ones, whose
presence shed such halo around her path
and as shadow steals over her heart and
the tears bedew her cheek--then, as ii to
dispel her gloon, ard to raise her thoughts
heavenward, these words sound upon her
will lift me up.''
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MERtTEp RgBUKE-It is said large
number of ladies recently visited the Egyp-
tian Toombs in new York, simply to graft
ty curiosity and an itch for sight seeing.
While passing alorg the 'murderers' gal
lery,' one of the party, dressed in silks ard
satins, said 'where is this Mr.. Cunningham,
the murderessl should like TO see her.
Miss Foster the mltron of the prison, retort-
eG with something OF emphasis, That lady
is not for exhibition, like a wild beast mad.
am. She is here for, a differen, purpose"
Silks and satins beat retreat.
EThe London Times, says war between
Spain ard Mexico is inevitable.
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GrA punetillion Englishman, riding on
a stage-box in Maine, was surprised to hear
the driver familliary address him thus:
Captain ! guss we'll have rain lore
,. long,
Our English friend pulled up his shirt col
lar, and looked away.
Shortly after, the driver made another
observation, Whereupon the gentleman
said:
MY man, Ill thank you net 10 address
yourself 10 me- and unconscioas!y pulled at
his dickey again; but the goodua,ursd To-
quacity of the driver was not to be 50 easily
rePres'ed; for when 1t again had been re-
buked BY another pull at the diekey. it
broke out in this overwhelming manner:
Look here, captain, j: you pull your
collar much more, you'll jerk Out yosr sh;rt
tail -
The Ene,ishman confessed that it was
impossible for him 20 maintaih his habitual
reserve from that instant, 30 passing from
one extreme 20 the other, he indnlged in
repeated ouibursts Of msrriment in which
the driver heartily joined him. and they
parted at the journeys and On the best
terms.
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GFProf-ne swearing is abominatle Vul-
gar language is disgusting. Loud isushins
is impolite. lug iis.tivenes is offensive
Ta!tiing is mean. I, Ling liEs is contem-
ptibie. Slandering is deviiish Ignorance
is disgraceiuI, aud laziness is Shameful
Avoid all the above vices, and aim at use
fulness Thi is the ro,G 10 become res
pectabIe. Walk in it. Never be q. hamed
of honest labor. Pride is curse-a hate
full vice. Never act the part Of a hypocrite
Keep go0d company. Speak the truth at
all times. Never be dscOursg, d, but per-
severe, und mountains will become mole
h lis.
0TThe soul needs certain amount of
intellectual enjoyment, - give Il strength
adequate for the daily struggle in which ii
involved.