Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-03

body, to sell all their stock, which they could |
only do by dispensing and each taking separate |
street Then, "the lady, Is looking out of her
window,-we presume her front patlor window;
but at any tate the negro she calls comes up the
'front.' steps and sits down under the kitchen riH-
doc, so that this lady's kitchen and front paror
were one and the same apartment, to say thing
of the identity of the front steps and Kitchen
window; and this strange negro, that she had
never before seen, Is forthwith addressed as
"Dick." Then, the idea Of these negroes walk
ing fourteen miles to the city, and of course four
teen miles back again to sell cherries In the city
OF Washington, on a Sunday, when every family
had obtained all the supplies for their families
the preceding day, and whsn there must have
been various little towns and villages within
fourth or the tenth Of the distance, where they
could have been disposed Of
Then the small piece Of bacon once In eight
weeks, and sour milk once I'm three days and the
| half herring for dinner, is superbly absurd, as
every one that knows anything TO the treat
nent and food of negroes in this vicinity aware
The whole tale is put together clumsily that
no one Tn Washington could possibly have writ
ten II, or the author Of 1t would have made 1t ap-
pear more probable in its details; and 1t has evil
IDENTIFY been prepared in the Office Of the Tribune,
at New York, where, from ignorance Of facts and
| circumstances, the writer has so bundered that
he does not give idea of probability the tale
1t Is melancholy, Mr.. Editor, to see such men,
dacious and disgraceful means resorted to, in
order to create and keep up unkDd and irritated
feelings against the Southern section of eur coun
try and particularly it is regular system pur-
| sued by Northern journals. whose columns are
constantly ornamented with atrocious fabrica-
| tlons on the same subject, far worse than the
| above, which Is a most favorable specimen OF the
tales made to order for Northern readers. X.
The MISSION TO Satisfactorily Senator
Mallory, of Florida, finally declined the Pres
idents recent kind tender to him of the mission
to Spain. This step was the result of the health
of Mrs. Mallory, which is not such as would
justify Mr.. M. in going abroad at this time
His necessary determination in this case is
greatly to be regretted; insomuch as no other
of the public men of the country is better quail
flied than Mr.. M, for the discharge of the re-
sponsble and now arduous duties of the posi-
| ton. Calm sensible, energetic, and well in
| formed in all branches of knowledge necessary
| to qualify the American statesman for positive
utility, his long residence in Florida has afforded
to him an opportunity of learning the Spanish
character, such as few of those in public life in
this country have enjoyed. He is gentleman
| of few words; yet we really know no other
more effective statesman of the times, for he
has initiated and contaminated as much of local
and general utility, in the discharge of his
duties as an United States Senator, as any
other gentleman in the position ever did in the
| length of time during which he has been q
member Of the United States Senate
HoS. PAUL LEIDY.-About two weeks ago,
| the Democratic Convention for Somerset coun-
| ty, Pennsylvania, unanimously expressed their
| preference for this gentleman as the candidate
for selection to Congress by the Democrats of
| that district This is an endorsement by that
portion of his constituency, at least, of the
| course pursued by Mr.. l.. in Congress last
winter. 1t is believed that the other cou n ties
| will concur in the choice, and that no will be
the unanimous nominee of the Democracy of
his district. We clip the following, touching
| the subject from the Bloomsbury Democrat:
owe are exceedingly gratihed, every honest
national Democrat must be, to know that the
Democratic Convention of Montour county, on
| NJ onday last, unanimously renominated this gen.
| tleman for Congress MIR. Leidy is citizen OF
MOntour, was born in Danville, is personally and
politically known to the people Of that county
and 1t was high compliment to his merits a
| citizen, and a noble endorsement of his official
/ course in Congress, to have the warm and de-
clded appreciation, without opposition, of every
sequence of honest faith and strict fidelity to
principle which eminently attaches to Mr. I.eidy;
| and we have no doubt, If the people Of Columbia
express their honest sentiments, free from out
side influences, that he will be renominated and
| triumPhantly elected to the Thirty fifth Con-
gress.
NAvAL.-The U. S. steam frigate Roanoke,
| which is now the flag ship of Commodore McIn-
tosh, sailed from Boston on w ednesday last, to
join the Home squadron. 1t is understood that
she will proceed first to Nicaragua. The fol-
lowing is list of her officers:
Flag Officer, Jas. Nc. Mcintosh Flag Lieu
| tenant, Samuel S. Magaw; Secretary to Flag
Officer, VIM. c. Zantzinger; Captain, VIM III.
Gardner; Licutonants, Edmund Lanier, Thos
H. Stevens, Geo. H. Cooper, j. B. Creighton,
VIM. L. Powell, Beverly Kennon; Master E.
P. Luil Purser, Edward C. Doran; Chaplain,
Nath'l Frost; Passed Assistant Surgeon, Ar
thur NJ. Lynch; Assistant Surgeon, Alex. NJ.
Vedder; Captain of Marines, Josiah Watson
Lieutenant Marines, Philip Ii. W. Fontaine:
Midshipmen, A. P. Cooke, T. II. Eastman, G..
NJ. Blodgctt, VIM. C. White, Alfred Kautz
Gunner, j. Owens; Boatswain, j. Mckinley
Carpenter, Francis M. Cecil; Sailmaker, VIM.
Bennett; Captains Clerk, Edward St Clair
Clarke; Purser's Clerk, Richard w. Byrd
| Chief Engineer, Elbridge Lawton First As
| sistants, Thomas A. Shock, James Adams
Second Assistants, J. W. Moore, Alex. Grier
Third Assistants, Chas. II. Levy, l.. p Ayres,
John Purdy, Jr., Philip Inch; Masters Mate,
Ansel l.. Burton.
CONSUL TO RoME.-A short time ago. the
appointment Of DR.. Bradford, of New York, as
the American Consul to Rome was announced
in the Star. DR.. B. accepted the appointment
at the time, but, owing to circumstances which
have since transpired, he has been compelled
to resign, and the President has filled the va
cancy by appointing II. Glentworth, Esq, ofN.
Y. Both these gentlemen are known to possess
sterling qualities of mind and heart, and to be
entirely competent to discharge the duties of
the position in manner alike creditable to
themselves and honorable to their country.
p. S.-We are inclined to believe that the
prospect of receiving the Democratic nonina-
ton for Coroner Of the county of New York is
at the bottom of DR., BIS resignation.
The WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.