Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-24


The weather for the last week or ten DAYS has
been very favorable for gathering corn, and the
planters are availing themselves Of Il. Some
nave finished what they call short crops, though
;orn has as yet changed hands at over three dol
lars per barrel. The wheat looks as well as we |
aver saw IL (; and there are as vet no manifesto
lions Of the hy; Considerable tobacco has been
stripped, possibly more than for many years at
the same period, though great deal is yet IN
the frost.
The agent of the Baltimore and Potomac rail.
road continues 10 press forward the good work
by calling the people together at different points
on the route. There was large and enthusiastic
meeting at Hardesty's store on Saturday, which
was addressed by the Hon. Ex-Governor Brown,
Of Mississippi, Col. John 8 Sellman, Msssrs.
Robert Bowie Of w E, F rank H. w oolton, and w
w. w. Bowie, in eloquent and able speeches.
Senator Brown spoke Of the advantages OF rail-
roads to this country and to Baltimore and stated
what they had done for the great w est and South
IN some localities they had enhanced the value
Of real estate i've fold in two three years, and
fifteen per cent. upon investments In good roads
Col. Srllmsa regretted that so important work
could receive under the constitution no State aid
Robert Bowie Of w thought that no country on
this continent or between ltalid's SUNNY plains
and ice-clad Switzerland, offered such induce
ments for location Of the road. F. H. Woolton
remarked that, after travelling over great por-
ton Of the northwest and south, he had never
which the road would pass; none that would yield
In greater abundance and variety; and Il was TO
be greatly deplored that where nature had done
so much the people seemed so little disposed to
do. Col w. w. w. Bowie, In his usual happy
style, addressed them for about an hour, when
the meeting adjourned to meet at Cartersville in
Anne Arundel county, on the 23d inst.
We learn that the marriage festivities Of the
accompl shed daugh ter Of an ex-Maryland state
S.nator, of large wealth, are to be celebrated at
fashionable hotel in Baltimore on Tuesday next
Nearly all the elegant apartments Of the hotel
have been engaged for the brilliant occasion.
Seven hundred Invitations said to have been
issued to the dinner to be given on that day. The
entire arrangements are to be conducted regard
less Of expense. All the parties to the happy az
fair are residents of Prince Georges county. The
marriage ceremony will take place at st. Paul's
Church, Baltimore.
BEEF AND MuTroS.-Yesterday morning, we
saw at the stall of Mr.. Henry Rawlings, In the
Centre Market, display Of both beef aud mutton,
bred and fattened In this immediate vicinity
which would have done credit to the shambles of
any London "west end' butcher, famous for
killing only the best reared and most carefully
fattened meats, TO be sold to those Of the English
caPl;al who do not stand on prices. The animals
making such rema kably fine Inc t were from
Prince George's county, Md, from whence more
or less Of the choicest mutton and beef sold I'm the
markets OF Washington, Baltimore and New
1 oTk now comes. In this case, the beef came
from the farm Of a Mr.. McGregor A week ago
we saw at the stall Of Messrs. H. Otterback a
Brother, mutton from the farm of Col Bowie I'm
the same county, really superior to any imported
Southdown we ever saw in New York, where
NUT on is often broug 1t over Ia ice, from En-
land, and sold for about fifty cents per Ib we
mention these facts as being illustrative Of the
agricultural Improvement in tlis vicinity: for
thousands around Us remember we'll when good
beef and mutton We're as ticult to be obtained
from Prince Georges county, Md , as at present
in the region Immediately surrounding Norfolk
snDnlips n yyh fntu fort =.
most part brought down per steamer from Balti-
more. The growers Of tine (highly improvtd)
stock in Prince Georges county, Md, are now,
perhaps, more numerous than among the me
number Of agricul;urists in any other county of
any State in the Union Their remarkable sue.
cess in that branch Of agriculture was preceded
6Y similar success in the Improvement Of their
lands, which they commenced some twenty-five
years ago, mainly by the use of clover and plaster
BY which they have been able to make their
farms as probably productive as any In any other
region OF the United States. Indeed more of
them have become men Of large property by the
legitimate success Of practical agriculture than
OF any other community OF IA mers we know:
their profits on raising tobacco, wheat, corn and
nay, being quite as large as on breeding and fat.
tening line stock for the shambles.
TEE You've MEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
meeting Of tie Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION was held on Monday evening last at
their new rooms, opposite Browns Hotel The
association TO be in a fourishiiiy condition The
Choir Union OF this city have offered to give
concert, about the 14th Of December to defray the
expenses OF citing up the new rooms and remov-
Hon. VIM. c. Rives, OF Virginia, was selected
as the speaker for the anniversary Of the associa-
ton in January next
An invitation was received from the Alsv,n
dria association to social conference on Tuesday
evening, December 9Th. Ali the neie b oring
associations in Maryland and Virginia are to be
invited also The Invitation was accepted, and
Messrs- Il. MOrseli, r. b. Tucker. and X c
or appointed committee of arranyrmen TO
"Ecm all the msmbers desiring to 60 are re-
q Grstsd To report.
n grand social meeting and deei Ication of tho
new rooms is to be held &c
me outdoor preaching, suspended on account
OF the season, las been continued in the room of
,ne metropolitan Hook anA Ladder Company, on
massachusetts avenue, where last Sabbath DR..
sunderland preached, and the other sections OF
the city Will elsobe provided for hereafter. The
saturday evening pTEyer meetings at the rooms
continue 10 be well attended and are deeply in
teresting.
E1CITKMESr.-Th citizens of the Federal
Metropolis have bern all agog for the last week,
In consequence OF the announcement by MessTs
Nj. w Calf Bro, that their new establis hment
on Pennsylvania avenue, four doors west of
Browns Hotel, would be opened this morning
LOT ,ne reception OF friends, customers, and the
world generally. At 1O O'Clock this morning
their A lladin's Lamp was rubbed, and In an Ia
slant the magnificent show window, teeming
with the wealth Of Golconda's most precious
gems, and the vast interior stretching far away
In the distance, and dazzling the sig ht by the
commingling OF thousand combined rays of
splendor burst forth upon the vision Of the little
world OF Washington So vast a quantity of
beautiful articles Of jewelry and plate so taste
fully displayed, could not fail TO draw thither
hosts of the friends Of this popular business firm
and the consequence was 4 complete bloc kade Of
the pavement in front Of their store OF the In
terror arrangement and the variety here set forth
we propose to speak more in detail at a future
dav. Messrs- Gait & Bro. have, in changing the
location OF their house, certainly demonstrated
bevond cavil, the question whether enterprise
JIdieiously prosecuted can be made to paw in
this city.
GooD-LoOKIHG friend Of ours, who Is on this |
side Of forty, though somewhat hoary headed,
while absent from the city few days, used
Prof Woods Hair Restorative, and on his re-. |
turn called to see hs lad love but was amused
TO md that she did not recognize him; and i'm
mediately determined to pass for a cousin Of him
sell, but was eventually chagrined TO nd that he
was supplant NJ his former self In the affections
OF the lady, which caused him to make himself
known but the lady still says that she likes the
counterfeit better than the original and insists
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