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For Rent and Sale.

STORE FOR RENT-fhe store on Ohio ave
nue. between 9Th and 18th SITS Ii is particular
" suited Tor the grocery and feed BUSINESS App,
and sts.. No. ss7. "'''""''' is Soaser IS nso;i ~
t'OR RENT.-Suits OF or single ROOMS. fur
hlshed or unfurnlshsd, very desrably located
ute Apply at SIS PENN syesus sn n.,ss s%s s,n%s, %ods
s1 l7-T4stL F. HOLDEN.
EoR RENT-SeversI well furnished Psrlors and
laen They are pleasantly situated, and ITated witt
gas throughont. Apply at No. 2i5 r street, south
rk SALE-A new BRICK HOUSE. No aE,
nth street, between Massachu setts a, epue nd
a W street contslhlng hve rooms, a pa Iur, dining
On accommodating terms Possession river Imms
uisaeYi Apply on The premises to JAS. r. FERRY.
VALUaBLE PROPERTY FOR sALE.-Tbs
as the Bakery hs soutS rne p
GansI tSs near the Aexandra Asneduct together with
20 river; the tow-path being included in TINS prop
The Bakery has a front of Ga feet on the Canal
ana controls 30 inches of water for driving its ma
This property for a Bakery or Coal Yard is no,
surpassed BY any in the District. 10 "o'
Also, a Wood and Coal Yard now in the OCCUPANCY
has front Of iO feet on the Cans aad nl eet og
S soe oI Gresn street and is as of
ton as any yard IN the District.
The above property will be offered on liberal terms
Apply TO ThUMAS BROWN, las West strssf
Georgetown; or to :. t. BROWN, Pa. av, next to,
corner OF ltth strest. w ashlnFton, ID. q. au 25-h
FOR SALE-A Market and Dairy FARM Of
about ~ acres, with all the necessary buildings
6e IN hne conoltion. IL is situated in Alexandria
county, Va about five mules from the Long fSridge
and two from The Georgetown aqueduct. IL will be
SOio low and on accommodat ing terms, Apply bv
ieiter through the Post Office, to JAMES w
BuRCH. Washington City. au 24-tf
For SAkE-A neat and handsomely furnished
L HOUSE, IN perfect repair, on very sccommo-
dating terms. This property is situated in a very
delghtfu part of the city, The only ieason for self.
ing the owner is about gong 70 California For
Information inquire OF q. w. BRAY. Real Estate
egenl, 2l6 7th street, between ID and 4. seI7
A BEAUTIt UL COTTAGE, with Barn, sta
"A Die, Carriage, Corn, Cow, and Poultry Homes
ana % acres OF and In nigh state of cutivatIoI
with an Orchard Of every variety of ohoIoe Fruits
LOT Sale-Ihe shove property within 81 milk OF
w ashlngt3n olty, aid within IS minutes crIve of
hive churches. If desired will be sold at the same
time all the growing crops, horses, COWS. hogs oar
Tlages; wagons, and fa ming Implements, tog ether
with the entire furniurefrom paror to Kitchen in
elusive. Possession given Imme lately, Address
"a h' w. box So' AIexandrIa Va. Sc l6-u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-28
HARP INSTRUCTION.

HARP NSTRUCTIoN.
The HARP SHALL, MUST, and WILL he taught an
aIeahIng Instrument for the sANK TERMS as ~,
the fianoioTte, via: $50 per quarter after dafe:&N
and even LESS than this shal and must only be $2x
claimed by second-rate teachers, and none bsT a
PIano terms. ~
IhIs Is only "justlcs" own TO the instrument
also 10 the public. Those "hif terms" CHARGED by
left handed teachers has and is, burr ing the most
ancient, sacred and noblest instruments into oliv
ION. Only one proper method OF teaching the Harp
Rochsa's New Modern School, IN connection with
has New Harp Effects AID passages. sc. For such
Instruction Gail on Prof. DE C(ENIEI., al his New
Mnscal Repository, corner Of llth street and Penn.
N.B.-HARP STRINGS. full set, IN tin boxes best
qua my, IS. European and American Sheet Mu-
SIC. IN endless variety, at cents page.
IL Pianos, Harps, Guitars, &c., FOR sale and to
1eht. q 2H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-28

EOR SALE.At fair prices and on reasonable
terms-LOTS Nos. ], ?, s, ~, 81, and p, ali ad-
Joining, containing ~ 8t7 square feet, egby located
on the northwest corner OF 2lst street west and N
stTaet north. and IN Square No %. These Lots are
suitable for dwellings,, brick ysrd, or other puTpo-
g s, and will be sold separate, If desired. Apply TO
POLLARD WEBB, No. $50 I'D story 9TH street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-28

A DESIR ABLE FARM IN CULPEPER
"A COUNTY, VA, FOR SAI.E.-The Editor Of
the Evening Star authorized TO sell, on very oo-
oomlnodatIns terms and al low price, one of
the most desirable farms In the County of Culoep-
or. T. confaIns about 500 acres, Of which 30 are
woodland, and the residue arabic land M fine oon-
dltlon Tor cultivation. This tract 10 situated about
three miles from Culpeper Court House. II has upon
II a small dwelling house and ordinary farm build
ings. All the arabic land not in cultivation is well
sci An grass. To = GENT enhn seeking country res
Idence this farm offers attractions not surpassed ii
eqnalled IN PIEDMONT Virginia. building site upon
the ldrn commands y hne mountain prospect, and a
view OF the surrounding country for many miles
The sol is OF excellent original quality, and pecn-
laTly adapted to the production OF wheat Snd Is ST
present IN good state OF Improvement. The owner
will se IL lOT less than ts value, al early ppcatiOn
communicate with w. ID. WALLACH, Ess., Ed
itor ofthe Star. apaIswtf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-28

T. MUSICAL CARD.
HE Undersigned begs leave to say that he IN
prepared TO furnish Muse with the be<t Of hands
brass or string ether( for Fairs. Balls and Parues
Pianist always on hand. P FISHER
sc " lm No. SIG Pa aVenua Iash,ngton CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-28

sees 2w Wssh n1ton e'ln' n
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13
=
The Press-What is it?

The ream of the Press is enchanted
ground Sometimes the editor has the hap
pness of knowing that he has defended the
right exposed the wrong, protected the weakS
that he has given utterance to sentiment
that is not lost-a sentiment that has cheers
ed somebody's solitary hour, made somebody
happier, kindIed smile upon sad face, or
a hope in heavy heart. lie may meet with
that sentiment months, years after; it may
have lost all traces of its paternity but ha
feels an affection for it, lie welcomes it as
long absent child. He reads it as for tho
first time, and wonders if, indeed, he wrote,
it, for he has changed since then. Perhaps,
he could not give utterance to the sentiment
now; perhaps he would not il he could. Ii
seems like the voice of his former self calling
to the present. and there is something mourn-,
ful in its tone. He begins to think, to re-
member-remember when he wrote it, and
why; who were his readers then. and whittier
they have gone; what he was then, and how
much he has changed. SO he muses., till he
fluids himself wondering if that thought Of
his, will continue to float on after he is dead.
and whether he is really looking upon some~-
thing that will survive him. And then
comes the sweet consciousness that there is,
nothing in the sentiment he could wish had
been upwrit:en; that it is the better part of
him, a shred from the garment Of the immor-
tality he shall leave behipd him, when he
joins the ''innumerable caravan" and takes
his place in the silent halls Of death.
Chicago Journal.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13

There is said to be a young lady in our
city who recently wished she was & cart
wheel, because it has lots Of 'felloes,'
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13

Brown is married man. A few weeks since
he thought of taking a trip to Paris. One
of his friends meeting him in the street in
quired:
We'll, Brown my boy, when are you off,
Tomorrow
DO you take your wife with you!'
No; it's voyage of pleasure
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13

GooD.-A wag asks, when did King David
sympathise with the Yankeesl When he
was distressed for Brother Jonathan.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13

A small squatter row took place. recently.
below Marysvills.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-13

Pennsylvania has paid two millions Of pub
lie debt in three years.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12

A MINERAL SPRING DISCOVERED BY
THE AID OF Sp1R1Ts.-The Pittsburgh Post,
from which we quote) received letter, re-
Gently, from ga correspondent of Cannon's
Mills. Columbiana county, giving won
derful account of the discovery of Miner
al Spring in Mt. Clair Township, near
Spencerville, small village on the waters
of the Little Beaver, on the road to Calcutta
Our correspondent says that a spiritual
medium-a gentleman from Cleveland,
who is sincere believer in the doctrine of
spiritualisln, has had communication with
the world of spirits, and by their instruc-
tions has discovered Mineral Spring of
wonderful medical qualities. 1t cures, he
says, diseases of the body and perhaps also
of the mind. Persons who drink of this
wonderful water are not thirsty again for
twelve hours after. The water contains
Magnesia, Iodine, and Oil. Our cores
pondent says there is no doub: about the
oil, for he has seen it himself. The gem
tleman who writes the letter to us, is doubt
ful about the spiritual character of the dis
covery, but he alleges that the spring is
"fixed fact" and it's waters do possess rare
medical properties. Ifit cures diseases of
the mind as well as the body" we advise
the Cleveland medium to use the waters
freely. They may do him good"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12

CLERGYMEN IN THE BALL RooM.-A
correspondent of the Chicago Press and
Tribune, writing from Atlanta, Logan
county, Illinois, describes the singular ter
mination of the Fourth of July Ball in that
town.
1t appears that the managers, several
days since, sent special invitations to the
ministers of the various churches in town
to attend the dance, thinking to have a
good laugh to themselves over it; but to
the surprise of those present, after the ball
had got under full headway, four of the
aforesaid ministers made their appearance
in the Hall, and soon were mingling with
the bystanders. The set being through,
the announcement was made that the min
listers having been solicited to attend, de-
sired that portion of the time should be
set apart for them, which was acceded to-
Then commenced the religious exercises of
tile ball! One preached, another prayed,
and another struck a good old religious
hymn, when the dancers, seeing what turn
matters were likely to take, ordered the
musicians to proceed, leaving the ministers
TO 10 their own singing, and make their exit
the best way they could.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
The st. Louis Election.

st. Louis papers of the 4th are full of
matters pertaining to the late important
election in that city, the point of which is
the defeat of F. P. Blair for Congress, the
only Republican Representative in Con-
eress from Slave State. The Democrat
says:
Frauds of the most glaring kind, dou-
bic and treble voting to a frightful extent,
the use of dead mems papers, and inserted
tickets, and barricaded polls, allshow them
selves from the background of the Nation
al Democratic triumph.
The Democrat goes into details show
ing the location, dimensions and nature of
the frauds it charges, and remarks that Mr.
Barrett is indebted for his election (if elect
ed) to atrocities upon the ballot box that
exceed those of the notorious Calhoun
The Republican, on the other hand, says
that the asenseless" charge of '.fraud" is
hardly worthy the slightest notice, 1t
claims that the mechanics of the city were
convinced by hundreds that their best in
terests connected them with the Democrat
ic party. The Republican says.
The Republican party, or Free Labor
men, supposed they had sure thing of it,
and that all Mr.. Blair had to do was to ask,
demand and receive the votes of majori-
ty of the people. They have not yet been
able to see how series of blunders, COM
mencing with the nominations of the Con-
vention; carried on by the Amzieger, in re-
fusing to support certain candidates, and
insisting upon their withdrawal; the intol-
Grant abuse of the Irish portion of the
community by that paper, and the declara-
ton that they could do without them,
most efectually alienated a large part of
those who had formerly acted with them,
and, in round terms, whipped them. Ad-
ded to this, Mr.. Blair was himself indis-
Greet in his manner Of conducting the can
vass, and he lost many votes by it from
this cause.
The A1azieger, the German Republican
organ says.
Our German citizens have, without ex-
ception, done their duty, and all of them,
to man voted for Blair; but what could
they unaided, do against the priest-ridden
Irish and German Catholics, and the zeal
Gus pro-slavery men, and federal office-hol-
ders, who had entered into eholy alli-
ance" against Fresdom and Progress.
We regret the result SO far as Frank P.
Blair is concerned; but, upon the other
hand, we rejoice thatwe have rid the par
ty of all untrustworthy members.
The party has, indeed, suffered defeat,
but it is just as strong and full of energy
as ever it was; it is freed from all hetero-
geneous elements; it has no more Arnolds
in its ranks who, in the midst of the fight,
desert to the enemy, and we will show
them, at the next election, that victory will
pearch upon our banners.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
Gold Discoveries In Vestern
KaUSaS.

A party of seventeen have returned from
thegold diggings IN Green River to Leaven-
worth for provisions, &c. They were >
portion of a party of over one hundred who
started for the diggings from Little Rock.
Arkansas, in May last. They brought
a considerable amount of gold dust and
state that "they had no reason to conn
plain"
Their point of operation was on q small
creek at the head of Green river, which
runs out of the Green Mountains, and st .
distance of about 400 miles from Fort Ri
ley, or IS miles southeast Of Fort Bridgsr.
At the time they left some 400 persons
were there-some from Salt Lake, soma
released soldiers, and the balance from
Kansas and Nebraska.
The river beds seemed to contain the
richest deposits. The stream they were on
had been very high most of the time, which
impeded their success; but now they were
constructing dam so as to change the
course of the stream and expose crevices in
the bottom, which they supposed contain
ed rich deposits of gold. The health Of
those there had been good, and no disturb.
ance had been manifesed by the Indians.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
For the Republican
Phonography.

Reader, have you never felt the incon
seniences arising from your inability t
write more fapidlyi Have you never de
layed answering letter, or neglected t.
take memorandum of important business
transactionsl Have you never by degrees
permitted a correspondence with some dea
friend to fall away, merely because of th'
length of time required TO write, or you
dislike of the task! If you are student
or professional man, have you not spen
hours in writing what it required but ,
few moments to speaka And have yol
not under such circumstances longed for !,
system by which writing could be mad,
more easy, more rapidlya And would yol
not make some exertion to become acquaiut
ed with itl Ifso, just give me your at
tention while endeavor to present to YOU
consideration such system. But before
we enter into the discussion of the merit.
of the thing itself, let as first inquire, why
is the present system so tedious9
You will perceive that in speaking, W,
make but one movement of the vocal OF
gans, for each distinct sound articulated
Now written language in order to be
as rapid as speech, must never require u.
to make more than one motion of the hand
in the representation of any one of thest
sounds. But you will perceive upon the
slightest examination that there is not 8
single letter in the alphabet which is moi
more or less complicated; ranging from
four to seven strokes per letter. But the
evil does not stop bere. We often ust
three, or even four of these letters, compli
Gated as they are to represent one sound
Thus IN the word eight, we in speaking
make but two motions of the vocal organs
while in writing we make tuenty move
ments of the hand. A total loss of nine
tenths of our labor. We might multiply
examples, but it is not necessary. In fact
there IS not ninety acords IN the english
language pronounced preciselyas they arr
a0ritten, and not one which does not re.
quire at least three times as. many move.
ment of the hand to write, as of the organs
of speech TO pronounce it. 1t is this that
makes our writing slow. Where the hand
is required to perform five or six times as
much labor as the tongue, it will necessari-
ly require five or six times as much time
to do 1T in. This we find to be the case
The practiced writer will write from twenty
to thirty words per minute, while the
speaker will pronounce from one hundred
and twenty to enc hundred and eighty
words in the same time.
Whenever system can be produced by
which we will be obliged to make no more
motions with the pen then with the teeth,
the tongue, and the lips; than and not un-
til then, will we be able to write with the
rapidity of speech. Phonography is that
system. In our next we will attempt to
show, that it meets, and more than meets
these demands. s. G. V.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
fEcols Foprrv aa;,o, = z,1. p5yo


~col. FoRarY, editor of TIE Phaa.,
Press and for many years the bosom friend
OF Mr. BUcHAxAs, and who did more than
any other man to secure Mr.. BIS election,
says of the present Democratic party, that
il must ego back to first principles, to the
great foundations of its power, to Its early
and honest devotion to popular rights
and, returning like Prodigal Son from
the forbidden paths where he has strayed,
and naught but wretched disgrace and pow
erty awaits it, re-assume its habiliments Of
Popular Sovereignty, and be re-baptised
tn the sacred matters Of self government" /"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12

HA private letter from San francisco
informs the Cincinnati Cosaaaereial, that
twenty-five thousand persons have left Cal
ifornia, or Ere in the act of leaving sfor the
Frazer River gold mines. Several inteIIi-
gent men report of those mines that they
were by no means 50 rich as they were re-
ported to be. Gov. Douglas, in letter
addressed to member of Parliament, says
OF the new gold land: at is represented
and supposed to be in point of mineral
wealth second California or Australia, and
those impressions are sustained by the false
and exaggerated statements of steamboat
owners and: other interested parties, who are
benefited BY the current of emigration which
is now setting strongly towards this guar
ter"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Bill English i'm Trouble,

The persisted efforts of Mr.. William H
English toward securing a denomination
in the Second District of Indiana, accomp.
lished their immediate object, but have
certainly greatly hazarded the final one
his election. By means of the usual wire
working, improved by his expertness at
playing tricks, and with the aid of a let
ter from Buchanan, real or pretended, which
he freely showed around to certify the will
of that high functionary that English
should be the nominee perhaps also with
help from the 9secret service fund"-the
point was gained, but at the cost of Sc
great disafection and diversion in the
ranks, that vigorous and united effort on
the part of the Opposition will secure his
defeat by decided majority. The feeling
against him is intense, as the following free
expression of the opinion will show:
The Charleston Democrat, the day be-
fore the Convention met-though after the
result was tolerably certain-plainly charg-
ed 'ssome of English's minions" with ''pack-
ing" the Convention, and with resorting to
bribery, and adds.
ssThey are discovered; and should be
FLASHED naked through the world" in or
der to show them that such dishonest
course is fully appreciated, and then the
little influence they might otherwise have
had, has departed; and that their vile and
undermining course is abhorred and detest.
ed by every true lover of justice"
In the Convention itself, Mr.. Sherrod,
who had sought the nomination, with
drew his name at the start, saying:
81 am under the necessity of withdraw
ing my name as candidate for the nomi-
nation, as / have discovered that this con-
vention IS packed-that men have been
drummed up from every quarter for the
purpose of defeating me-and my friends
have been hired to stay at home. 1
would not for moment hesitate to abide
by a fair expression of the will of the DEM
ocratic party, but there is no chance for
any such fair expression here. have been
abused, villified, and lied upon, and now
this convention is packed in the most out
rageous manner to defeat me. I cannot
express the deep disgust and contempt 1
feel at the conduct of certain men here
who pretend 10 be Democrats. They are
curse to the party and always will be
unless they are put down. They may
now defeat me by foul and underhanded
means, but I will meet them at Phillippi."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
Republican State Nomination
District Judge,

The Convention which assembled at
Mansfield on Thursday last, {Aug. 5th,) af
ter balloting thirteen times put in NOM
ination As the Republican candidate fol
Judgein the District composed of the coun-
ties Of Licking, Delaware, Knox, Morrow
Coshocton, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, and
Holmes, THOMAS w. POWELL, Esq.,, Of
Delaware county.
We regret exceedingly that the can
didate presented by the Delegation from
Holmes county, G. r. VoRHEs, ESQ.,, did
not receive a majority of votes in that Con-
vention, and thereby become tie nominee.
In this regret we are seconded by the Re-
publican voters generally of this and the ad-
joining counties, and also, by many of our
political opponents, upon whose votes Mr..
VoRHEs might safely have calculated on,
had he received the nomination. There is
no use however, in fretting over what can't
be helped, but We cannot but think that
the result would have been different had it
not been for the unaccountably strange
conduct Of a majority of the Delegation
from Wayne county. We never saw men
act the fiunkey so seemingly for the love
Of doing mean thing, or as if contending
for.o nr;;1az offarod for fha hoet ev,oo;;v,o, of
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
E The Chicago Tines has the

Eg The Chicago Tines has the fol-
lowing paragraph: 1.-THE notorious Fanny
Peel, Of this city, died lately at Mobile, Of
consumption. She was about thirty years
of age, and the daughter of clergyman
of Troy, N. Y. At the age of fifteen years
she was seduced and ran away from home
10 the South. From thence she came to
this city, few years ago, and was the mis-
tress of musician. She was possessed of
great personal beauty and talants, which
would have enabled her to move in any
circle of society, but by the heartlessness
Of some william she was seduced to adopt
the degraded calling of prostitute. She
left this city for New Orleans, at which
place she rendered herself somewhat famous
by selling her free negro coachman to q
planter, and now We hear of her early death
at Mobile.