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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26
AMUsKMKNTS.
N'' MONDAY, ah July, 1859.
wEBER-S QUhDRiisBE BAND.

PAGE will alternately leave their
wharf at the foot Of 9TH street, pre- .rSS-szEN
cisel, 81 the hours OF 8, ga a m
the ~ hte House Pavilion, returning immediately
on landing. ,.,
Weierss Celebrated q uadrIlie Band 10 engaged fcr
the occrsiou ard the dancing wall lie Kept mp dining
the entire day and evening.
Anexn rienced Caterer is engaged To furnish I'm
ner and sIi the best kinds Of Confectionery at city
prices. .,- ,.,,.,.
Roaf fare for the round trip, SINTl-FlNE
CENTS; Children THIRTY CENTS.
No intnxic1tirg liquors permitted 10 be sold or
used % = the ;oats or 1T the Pavilion.
WhaIsV's cmnIbuses, connecting with the boats,
ALWAYS Ia Ice found ~ the intersection of 9Th street
WIN ELLIS l.. PRICE,
SAMUEL BAKER,
ie2S-t Captsins.
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TMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

II N.
LADIES, PLEASE READ.
IN and alter Monday. the 28th Of June, l " i'll
9ueL my entire stock of FANCY and MIL -
iiNEdl GOODS and TRIMhlI Mis- ut "a
greatly reduced pr cs. Persons pr par ng -
70 leave the cry and ladies generally, whOEd>
n e In want ol Fancy Goods, are sole led to'.ss~
ca.l and examine for themselves. as 4 am confident
the low prices at which my goods will be offert d
Will Induce. them.
MY stock being very heavy IN every department
nave adop ed the above IN order f possible to max
room Tor an entire new Fall Stock
X. e. STEVENS,
New Store, 3}6 Pa. ave., bet. 9Th aud ICth sis
n. Il. In consequences of the extreme hot
weather would llCsC respectful ~ inform ne ldI. s
that my Store will be open and pared for business
ny 20 CLOCK Il. IN. je - cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

SPECIAL NOTICE.-AlI accounts Gu our ledger
- are now being made out and will be delivered on
the LIST OF Jnly, at which time Dnitently Expect
prompt settlement IN every case. Our Outstanding
CLAIMS must be cancelled and no new charge will be
made to any party latter July until every previous
deIIllnd shall have been arrang ed satisfactorily.
Notes, hereafter will not be idered -utject
TO renewal. unless endorsed. and then for no Longer
time than thirty days.
ELVANS Il THOMPSON,
SIC Psnps,ivauia avenue,
Je S-lw (StSteS) bet. o. n and 10th SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

L PAPER HANGINGS,
= M " r. IN store good assortment of PAPER
nhNHINHS, WINDOW SHADES. IRE
B'AhD PRINTS PAPER CURTAINS n @
or the continued confidence and patronage of a
generous public i return my thanks. Those in
ueDteu 10 me VIII have their accounts rendered TO
me lst OF July. prompt settlement will confer an
auuIalonal FAVOR on JNO. MARKRITER,
je 2o-lw No. i86 7th st, next 10 I.ammo5d's,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

The CONTEST FOR THE OPPOSITION Nos,NI
TON in lo6O.-The New York Herald sbrew,1.
iy suspects that the late meeting to inaugurate
new party, that took place at Dover. Del
was designed for the benefit of Senator Crit.
tenden's Presidential aspirations The Her.
afd is correct. The fact is we'll known To the
iniaated mere. The truth is, the canvass in
iaVor OF Senator Crittenden's nomination for
the Presidency, by the opposition, has already
opened with vigor. A large number of lead.
ing opposition politicians of Congress and ont
OF 1t are actively engaged in it, among them
being most OF the Republican party managers
OF the New England States, who bave-it is
believed with Horace Greeley at their head
determined that they will defeat the nomina
ton OF Governor Seward, because-as stranp.
as 1t may seem-he has Of late eyinced a more
-national-sympathy in the dis
charge OF his Senatorial duties, declining to
war on measures Of the Administration in his
judgment called for by the exigencies of the
country, for the sake of opposition. 1t is verv
clear to our mind that Senator Seward has also
fallen into disfavor of the intense anti. slavery
wing OF tho Republican party, who hold that
OF late be has ceased to war with his accus.
toned fierceness upon slavery in the States.
The grounds on which his nomination is op-
posed by many of his former warmest sur
porters, are certainly such as to win for him.
as statesman, far more of the respect and
confidence Of the country at large than he ever
before possessed. .... f.
As Tor the matter of the opposition nomina
uon: we have shrewd suspicion that he will
In tne end be found to have out-generaled his
distinguished Kentucky rival, who never was
ms equal IN political management as perhaps
40 other living American politician Of either
party really il. As The next is Lis-Senator
Seward 's-last chance, he will be found TO have
successfully used Senator Crittenden and those
now engaged in drumming for that gentleman.
to render the assurance Of their own dofsat
doubly sure. .7agess = ~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

FlREWOR KS for the 4th of July. wholesale and
L retail, at
ye 25-3t LAMMOND'S. It'll st.
REMOVAL.-1hs undersigned respectfully IT.
~ lorms his friends and the pub c ge orally that
ne mas removed TO No. 4l3 18th ST., bet Ell q and
streets. where he will keep cOnstintly on hand n
ge"eral assortment of GROC RIES WINES.
Ll1lORS, &c. ii. Nj. Is. McPHtRSON
- Ic * No. AIS 9Th street.
l ofD MONTAGUE'S PAGE; an historical
X. James, author of ..RIchclien," "0ld Eomin-
ION, etc, etc. Price g. IS. inst published, and
Tor salea TAYLOR 4 MAURY'S
'c % S5t Pa avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

PIANOS, second hand. pretty good tone, suit
INV beginners, for rent at 80 and Sz1a
per month or for sale at $50, $50 and S75f7TFm
upon monthly payments of SINAI amounts . W.
at the Piano and Music Store No. 3O6 Pa. avenue,
Between 9Th and 10th SITS.
lie n JNO. F. ELLIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

II o U r I'll OF JULY.
Tasre will he grand display of tho most extern
sivs and beautiful FIRE WORKS over manufac-
tured In the District of Columbia. at the MonumeI (
Grounds, on the Evsnlng Of the 9Th Of July. They
were gotten up by Mr.. Thomas b. brown, PyrOtech-
MIST Of the l. s, Arsenal at WASHINGTON. IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-26

THE CELEBRATION AT MERIDIAN
i Hit, the Sacred Concert in Georgetown, Mr..
Rlchsrds School Celebration, all had Primo from
the extensive warerooms of
je2S JOHN r. ELLIS.
TICKNnR'S HOUSEHOLD EDITION OF
L the Wavery Novels, est Romans Well" two
vols; price 8 81. For sale at
TAYLOR d MAURY'S,
ie Is st ... SA Pa. avenue,
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY-A WOMAN to
w do the Cooking, Washing, Ironing, &c. for
iamIiv Of four or 1--WE persons. Address Box 81,
Star Office. 10 81 A.
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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 o'clock:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05

ASToRY OF WATERLoo.-The world has
been listening for years to stories of Water
loo, the scene of the last great action of Ma
poleon, but it would seem like certain
commodity long familiar to ou' readers, that
there are few more of the same sort left :
An individual who owned a small tavern
near the eveutful field, was frequently ques-
toned as to whether he did not possess some
relics of the battle, and as invariably answer
ed in the negative. But he was very poor,
and one day, while lamenting to neighbor
not only his poverty, but the annoyance to
which travellers subjected him, his friends
cut him short with:
well, make one help the other. Aake
some relics.
but what can ! do?' enquired the poor
man.
Tell them that Napoleon or Wellington
entered your shop during the battle, and sat
down in chair
Not long after an English tourist entered, !,
and enquired for relics, was told the chair
story. The chair was bought at an incred.
fibls price. The next conner was informed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05

pae Fresco Painting, the merits Of which
are just now much discussed hereabouts, as
substitute for the clear white ornamental
or plain ceilings, suuh as are to be seen in
the passages and the committee rooms Of the
main Capitol, is, literally, fresh painting, the
colors being put on when the mortar is soft,
to harden with it. Each days work must be
complete in itself, as within few hours the
plastering becomes too firmly 'set' to eontin-
ue the painting, and this makes the work
necessarily hurried. When a change is
desirable, as was the case in the picture Of
Washington at Yorktown in the new Hall
of the House of Representatives, it is neces-
sary to cut of the plastering, and put on q
fresh mortar, after which the defective por-
tion can be repainted. 81, g.. ,..&. g.
The colors used are mineral, and such as
are not changed by the action Of caustie
lime. No oil is used, and they are merely
ground very fine, and then mixed with wa
ter. A little practice makes an artist an
adept in their use, and in Southern Europe
the commonest driuking.houses are often or
namented with brilliant frescoes. In this
country the art has been introduced within
the last few years. Washington Union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05
A HINT FOR THE LADIES.

An exchange paper has bit OF advice to
young ladies', setting forth how they may
know whether young gallant is really court
ing them, or only paying them polite atten.
tions. The confounding the one with the
other has been the source of very much
trouble both before and since the era of
Pickwick and Bardell.
A young man admires young girl and
must manifest it. He can't help doing so
for the life of him. The young lady has a
tender heart, reaching out like tendrils for
something to cling to. She sees the admira-
ton is aattered, begins to love; expects
some tender avowal, ana perhaps gets so far
as to decide that she will choose white silk
under that gauze,' etc., at the very moment
that the gallant she half loves, is popping
the question to another damsel ten miles off.
Now, the difficulty lies not in precisely
understanding the difference between polite
attention and the tender manifestation Of
love. Admiring beautiful woman and
wishing to make wife of her are not always
the same thing, and therefore tits necessary
that the damsel shouldbe on the alert to dis
cover to which class the attentions paid her
by handsome and fashionable young men be-
long.
First, then, if young man greets you in
loud free hearty tones; if he knows precise
ly where to puthis hands, stares you straight
in the eyes, with his mouth open; if he turns
his back to speak to another; if he tells you
who made his coat; if he eats heartily in
your presence; if he fails to talk kindly to
your mother; if, in short, he sneezes when
you are singing, criticises your curls, and
fails to be very foolish every hour, then don't
fall in love with him for the world ! He
only admires you, let him say what he will
to the contrary.
On the other hand. if he is merry with
everybody else, but quiet with you if he
is anxious to see if your tea is sufficiently
sweetened, and your dear person wrapped up
when you go out in the cold; if he talks
very low and never looks you steadily in the
eye; if his cheeks are red and nose only
bushes, it is enough. If he romps with
your sister, sighs like pair of old bellows,
looks solemn when you are addressed by an
other gentleman, and in fact is the most still,
awkward, stupid, yet envious Of all your
male friends, you may go ahead, and make
the poor fellow too happy for his skin to hold
him.
Young ladies! keep your hearts in case
of good leather, or some other tough SUBJ
stance, until the right one is found without
doubt, after which you can 60 on and love,
court and be married, and be happy without
the least bit of trouble.
We consider this advice so sensible that
although it is open to the charge Of blunt
ness, we have no hesitation in pressing it
upon the attention of our lady readers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05
GREAT MEMORY.

Mithridates, king of Pontus, knew each
one of his eighty thousand soldiers by his
right name.
Seeneca was able to rehearse two thous.
and words, which were given to him, in the
same order.
Hortentius kept in his memory all the pri.
ces paid on day of auction.
Hugo Grotius, on being present at re.
view of some regiments in France, recalled
all the names of the single soldiers which
were there called up.
Justus Libsius ventured to rehearse the
words of Tacitus, from the first word to the
last forward and backward, even when some.
body was standing before him with drawn
dagger, to pierce him at the very moment he
had forgotten but an only word
A Venitian lady, well known by her cru.
dition, when asked for the sermon she had
attended in church, repeated scrupulously
every word.
Racine knew by memory all the tragedies
of Euripides, Bayle, the whole work of
Moutagine, Hughes Doneau, the Corpus Ju-
ris, Metastatio, the entire Horatius, and Car
teret, Lord.Lieutenant of Ireland, all the
New Testament, from the first chapter Of
Matthew to the end of Apocalypse. The
learned Scotchman, Thomas Dempster, af-
frmed he knew not what it was to forget ;
and Scaliger is told to have apprehended
within twenty-one days the whole Homerus,
and within four months all the Greek poets.
The notorious and mysterious Count Of
St. German surpasses them all. Any news
paper he read once he knew by memory, and
was furnished with such gigantic compre.
hensive power of numbering that he retain
ed series of thousand numbers, which
he could recite forward, backward and pull
ed out from the middle. From the court Of
Henry III, in Cracow, he demanded one
hundred packs of picket cards, mixed them
together in disorder, let him tell all the sue
cession of the cards, ordered to be noted
down exactly, and repeated their following
one after the other, without being wrong
once. He played almost every musical in
strumeut of the world, was an excellent
painter, and initiated any handwriting in the
most Elusive manner. He had but one pas
sion-playing all games with absolute mas
tery. In chess no mortal had vanquished
him, and in faro he could break every bank
by calculation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05

SUpERsTITIoNs DIspELLED.---With .
view of combating certain silly superstitions
which still exist, number of gentlemen of
Bordeaux have resolved to form themselves
into society, which shall be called the 80.
ciety of Thirteen and which shall have ban.
quets to be attended by thirteen persons,
such banquets always to begiven on Friday,
and peculiarly grand one to come off on
the 18th Friday of each year. The mem.
bers, moreover, will at each banquet upset
the salt, which is deemed unlucky, and have
undertaken to commence all their journeys
and all their important operations on Friday.
In addition to all this, they offer to receive
as members of their society persons supposed
to be afflicted with what is called along the
coast Of the Mediterranean the 'evil eye
and who are generally Stunned because It Is
that they do great harm, to the
persons with whom they speak, unless the
latter present to them each hand with the
two middle fingers and the thumb turned
down. ,... ....- ...... r...
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MANLINEss OF SPEECH.

A lecture recently delivered in Carlisle,
England, by the Rev. A. Mursell, contain
ed the following amusing but instructive
passage: The point to which have next
to direct attention is manliness in speech.
There is many young men who seem to con-
slider it essential to manliness, that they
should be masters of slang. The sporting
world, like its brother, the swell mob, has a
language of its own; but this dog English
extends far beyond the sporting world. 1t
comes with its hordes of barbarous words,
threatening the entire extinction of genuine
English: Now, just listen for moment to
our fast young man, or the ape of a fast
young man, who thinks that to be man he
must talk in the dark phraseology of slang.
If he does anything on his own responsible
ity, he does it on his own 'hook.' If he
sees anything remarkably good, he calls it a
sumner the superlative of which is 'reg-
ular sumner If man is requested to pay
tavern bill, he is asked if he will stand
Sam If he meets a savage looking dog,
he calls him an ugly customer If he
meets an eccentric msp, be calls him . rum.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05

AN INDIAN LovER.-Miss Bishop, the
writer of Floral Home, who went to Min.
uessota as teacher, received an offer of mar.
rage from an Indian. he came to her
dwelling decked in all his fnery-scarlet
flannel, rings, feathers, newly secured brass
ornaments, and bears claws-and, through
an interpreter, announced to her that she
must be his wife. It was urged that he had
one wife. He replied, 'All the band have
as many as they can keep, and L have but
one.' As an extra indueement, he promised
that she could have the best corner Of the
lodge, hunt by his side, and eat with him;
while the dark squaw was to hush the pa
poose, cook the food, carry the game, plaat
and hoe the corn, and provide wood and wa.
ter. Miss Bishop, little in fear Of the
green eyed monster even If the other claim
ant did hold an inferior position, declined
the distinction, The Indian then begged
dollar to buy shirt, and left with a naughty
air. Next day he was drunk. Bot Miss
Bishops associate almost Jared worse She
had been only few weeks in that country
aud was ignorant of Indian customs. A
young warrior, smitten with her, called Of.
ten. Hoping to be rid of him she gave him
ring. He interpreted it as token of par.
tiality, and returned TO- take her to his lodge.
The next day be again returned, with six
young braves, to compel her to go with him.
Explanations and interference saved him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05
BOOKS IN AMBIENT TIMES.

The moderns; even with the aid Of the
printing press, are not so far in advance of
the anciepts in the power Of multiplying
copies OF books as is generally supposed
The disinterment of buried cities reveals q
singular perfection in all that pertained to
their domestic comfort, and in the ornaments
and articles of taste which marked a high
civilization; but later Investigations have
brought to light facts more surprising in
regard to their literary labors and the ex-
tensive diffusion of books among the people.
In the time from Cicero up to Marcus
Aurelius, scarcely less was written and read
than in our day. This was effected by slave
labor. Slaves were the amanuenses of Ro-
man publishers. What the printing press
now does for the spread of intelligeuce-for
bringing the poet and the orator, the his
torian and the essayist in communication
with the minds of the masses, bond-men then
performed, and the cheapness Of their labor
superseded the necessity of machinery.
In the large publishing establishments a
work to be produced was dictated to sew
eral hundreds of slaves at once, who were
capable of an almost incredible precision
and celebrity. Martialis tells us that the Sec
ond book of his epigrams, which numbers
some six hundred and fifty verses, did not
cost more than one hour to the copyist. If
three hundred we're engaged at the same
moment upon it, fifteen hundred could have
been produced in single day. The price
of this work was quite as cheap as one of
similar dimensions printed at the present
day.
The passion for literature, if we can form
a correct judgment from the broken records
that have come down to US, was equal to
that manifested in the present age. From
Publius Victorinus we learn that during the
second and third centuries after Christ, there
we're in Rome alone twenty y-nine public IL
braries, many of which, as to the number Of
books, equalled the celebrated Alexandrine
Library, which is issupposed to have contain
ed 700, 900 volumes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-05

nv old cove.' A sensible man is 'chap
that is up to snuff A man not remarkable
for good sense is 'cake'-a 'Aat'-a spoon
"a sstick'-shis mother does not know he
is out A doubtful assertion is to be 'told
to the Marines An incredible statement
is 'all CANNON Our young friend never
scolds, but sblows up; never pays, but
sstumps up'-never finds 1t difficult to pay,
but is 'hard up'-never feels fatigued, but
is used up He has no hat, but shelters
his head beneath 'tile.' He wears no neck.
cloth but surrounds his throat with schoker'
He lives nowhere, bat there is some place
where he shangs OUT He never goes away
or withdraws, but he 'bolts'-he slopes
he smizzles he 'makes himself scarce
walks his chalks'-he makes tracks'-he
scuts his sticks'-or what is the same thing,
he scuts his lucky1 The highest compli.
ment you can pay him is to tell him that he
is a regular brick He does noe profess to
be brave, but he prides himself on being
'plucky.'
Money is a word which he has forgotten,
but he talks good deal about 'tin,' and the
'peedful,' the rhino,' and the 'ready.,-
When a man speaks, be spouts'-when he
holds his peace, he shuts up'-when he is
humiliated, he is taken down peg or two,
and made to sing small He calls his hands
paws his legs pins To be perplexed, is
to be sfummaxed'-to be disappointed, is to
be sdished'-to be cheated, is to be sold
to be cheated clearly, is to BE- 'done brown ,
Whatsoeveris is fine, is 'nobby'-whatsoevcr
is shabby, is 'seedy'-whatsoever is pleasant,
is jolly.' He says blessed if he does this
sblowed if be does that 'hanged,' if he does
the other thing, or he ezclaims My eyes ?
smy starsP If you asked him which were
his stars, he would be 'fummaxed.' Then
be swears by George'-'by the piper'-on
select occasions he selects 'the piper that
played before Moses Now, good deal of
this slang is harmless; many of the terms
are, 1 think, very expressive; yet there is
much in slang that is Objectionable. For
example, as Archdeacon here observes in
one of his sermons, the word governor as
applied to father, is to be repreheuded. l
have heard young man call his father the
relieving officer Does it not betray on the
part of young men great ignorance of the
maternal and flial relationships, or great con-
tempt for them =? Their father is to such
young men merely governor-merely the
representative of authority. Innocently e.
nough, the expression is used by thousands
Of young men who venerate and love their
parents; but only think of it, and am sure
you will admit that it is cold, heartless
word when thus applied, and one that ought
forthwith to be abandoned.
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LITERARY MEN AND THEIR WIVES

LITERARY MEN AND THEIR WIvEs.-l
do maintain that wife, says Sarah Coleridge
whether young or old, may pass her evenings
most happily in the presence of her husband;
occupied herself, and conscious that he is
still better occupied, though he may but
speak with her, and cast bis eyes upon her
from time to time; that such evenings may
be looked forward to with great desire, and
deeply regretted when they are passed away
forever. Wie!and, whose conjugal felicity
has been almost as celebrated az himself,
saws, in letter written after his wife's death,
that if he but knew she was in the room; Or
if at times she but stepped in and said word
or two, that was enough to gladden. him
Some of the happiess and most loving