Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-11


and black memo white man marrying black
woman. 1t is notorious that not few Of the
blacks of Boston are persons Of considerable
property, and that to get white husbands for
their daughters Is perfect mania with that
class Of New Englands population. Knowing
the fact that the whites who were parties to the
amalgamation marriages mentioned above were
all women, satisfies US that as great as the Yam
KEGS propensity for acquiring money certainly
is. it is not 50 great, BY long odds, rs the pro-
pensity of some Yankee women for acquiring
husbands. q EgEs.a
INDIAN AGENTS IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Some of our contemporaries are wondering
why the Government has not received any CON-
munication from the Indian agents in Wash
ington Territory since the recent warlike de-
monstratious Of the Indians in that region. II
is highly probable that the agents we're engaged
in their official duties among the tribes at such
q distance in the interior that their dispatches,
If they sent any, were too late in reaching any
point from whence they could be mailed to be
forwarded in the mail from California, which
reached here some two weeks ago; therefore,
they will have had to await the next mail,
| which should arrive here within q few days.
1t is not apprehended either, that the agents
have been molested by the Indians, and thus
prevented from communicating with the Gov
eminent, though snch may be the case, or that
the delay is attributable to any neglect on their
part
TIE CHESAPEAKE AND CANAL HAVE Oh
TANNED A LoAN-LIPK AT BERKELEY-
Correspondence Of tAs Stdr.l
BERKELEY SPRINGS, Aug. 10, 1853.
The Board Of Directors Of the Ohio and Ches-
aPeake Canal have been holding a meeting at
this place for an important business, which has
just been contaminated this mornng-Bamely,
neg citation with the d. ferent coal companies for
a loan of 600, 900, to be employed. with $40 geo
Of revenue, in the completion Of the stone dams
Nos and 5, which, according to contract are 10
be finished by the LIST Of November.
This may be called gala week at Berkeley.
The number Of visitors Is increasing rapidly, and
the company grave, gay, lively and severe. For
citizen; for " gay" we have hop every night,
Sundays excepted. The sack race Is decidedly
lively, and the comedy Of the CREASED pig ridicu-
lOusly severe. In haste, PIG.
The New LoAN.-We notice that several of
our contemporaries have fallen into an error
respecting the bids for this loan. They speak
on the hypothesis that the premium is to be
paid by the Government instead of by the par
ties making the propositions, and therefore,
seem to suppose that those proposing to take
the loan at the lowest per centage were the
successful bidders. The reverse of this Ia really
the case. The per centage is paid by the par
ties taking the loan to the Government, as q
premium for the investment, and of course
whoever offered the hig hest premium was sue
cessful. 1t would not be worth while to make
this correction, but that several leading jour
mails have copied the erroneous statement with
out explanation.
The UTAH CoMNIssIoNERs.- Intellipence
has been received here of the arrival of Messrs
Powell and Mccullough, the Peace Commits
soners sent to Utah, at Leavenworth, Kansas,
whence they proceeded Immediately onward on
their return to the East. They are expected
to arrive here in a day or two, when they will
report the results of their mission to the State
Department. We shall then have more rela-
bic information respecting affairs in the Nor
mon community.
EXPECTED BACK.-From the tenor of dis
patch received a few days ago from Hon. Aaron
V. Brown, Postmaster General, it is expected
that he will return from his recent visit to his
home in Mississippi tomorrow.
A CORRECrTox.-ChubbB Brothers were award
ed S3OO,0 Of the United States Ioan-no,
100000, as we stated yesterday.
TIE wEATHER.-Ths following report of the
weather LOT tins morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institnt;on
The time Of observation is about o'clock:
AUGUST n, 1853
New York, N. f..........clear. warm, wind W
Philadelphia, clear, warm.
Baltimore, Md ........... cl. ar warm
Washington, ID. C......... clear
Richmond, .cloudy, tn g.
Petersburg, Va ............clear, thrr ~.
N0ffoik, clear ,ther "a wind Sc
wilmington, N. C.........clrar, thsr. 20
Columbia, ). C............clear, hot
Chaiieston. s. C...........ci clear, IA Sc, wind w