Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-10

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Memphis and Cbarieston road the traveller has
'iew of the garden spot of Alabama, passing 4
through Huntsville, the most beautiful town Of
North Alabama. -
Bat the hotel fare is the thing of most interest
% the traveller Who has not dreaded long
ravel on the railroad, more on account Of the
mean cooked dirty provender with
which he is fed at the meal stations On this
line he need not dread any thing of that kind. |
An inviting Tepast meets him every where that |
The bell announces that dinner, or breakfast, OF
down few monthfuls to prevent inanty, and
not because he has disposition to tat, he is met
WIN a spread-out which sharpeHs his appetite 4
and causes him to indulge in an invigorator for the
body which enables him to travel without fatigue
The distance by this road to Washington City
is near eleven hundred miles. Within wear IL
will be considerably shortened. The Lynchourg
extension of the Orange and Alexandra halucaa
will be finished, which will avoid the travel
now made on three different lines Of road in Wiz
ginia--the Central the Danville, and the South
Side roads. 1t will substitute sixty miles of
travel for what is now about two hundred miles.
Then the elbow made in going via Dalton, will
he obviated by the road from Cleveland OH the
East Tennessee and Georgia TO the Nashville
and Chattanooga roads When we look at the
advantages to travel resulting from the present
arrangement, what will il not be under the new
one! The trip to- Washington will be but short
pleasure trip and the whole Of the travel to that
city and the cities of the North will form g eat
part of the South, and the whole of the South
west will pour into this line In addition to
this, many Northwest Of Memphis and in Ken
lucky, which now seek other transits will turn
their travel this way. When we 20 ok at the in
crease Of business already noticeable upon this
line, the most extTavagant anlicipai ions of the
future promise a realization.
The effect upon northern sentiment will be
great. The insecurity of slave property travelling
with its owners through Cincinnati II Wash
in"ton and other points, of itself constituted one
of the necessities Of southern line of t. ivel pos
sessing equal advantages with the tbe IN rocds.
The withdrawal of southern patronage fir, III these
fhrnu fro ter rit huf
force change in policy from its etfeC upon
capital, on the part of the free States to the Cii
zens of the South. would not, looking e t it in
this view. be surprised If reaction of southern
patronage on these roads was not shortly in vited
BY otr Of security for the safety of slaves
cling with their owners thereon. But we of the
South are now Independent of them. Thoe of
u living off of other southern transits, and who
have been forced to travel on those lines passing
at some points through freesoil territory, have
now road of our own upon which we can travel
with our slaves with perfect security.
cannot close this roughly written collection of
scattered ideas without paying tribute TO the
Gayoso House, where | am snjOurning; though a
stranger 10 it, experience in II thus far enables
me 20 express the opinion that nowhere in the
United States has it superior. IL has some ri
walls, but no superior.
Mr.. ". ". CoRCoRAN AND HIS ASSISTANTS
The affidavit OF Jas. J. Dickins, Esq, hich
We print below, effectually puts at rest the last
batch of aspersions upon our felIow-cilizon W
W. Corcoran, Esq, growing out of circum-
stances connected with his domestic affairs, in
which he has the hearty sympathy of the pa
rents Of all properly regulated families in this
community
Mr.. Z. has of late been subjected not only to
most vexatious. annoyance of his family, in
New York, on the part of the party who thus
mis- N h,t
to moro serious annoyance from the false pub
locations IN prurient newspapers concerning his
domestic affairs. lie happens to have been
successful in lifc-a fact which is written down
a virtual crime in these times of unbridlei
pens in the hands Of inscriptions literary ad
Venturers. That is the key to the assaults Of
the press upon him.
1t strikes US that is the duty of this Govern
ment to take the only step which (under The re-
celved Interpretation of international law will
enable Mr.. COrcoran TO protect himself and his
family in proper way from fu ture molestatiOn.
That is, by and through the Intervention of
the police laws of the land
Distric! of Columbia, County of Vashington,
IS On the 5th day of July, 1865 at or about half
past O'Clock in the afternoon, depoEent was
passing the corner of Connecticut avenue at the
u
corner to the south side of III street opposite the
re SidenCc of w. w. COrcoran, Esq, his atten-
tion was attracted towards the front door of said
Coz coran'S residence, where deponent saw said
Core ofan standing on his steps at said door and
ss the same time deponent also saw E. de Muru-
az OF The Spanish legation, on the pavement near
the GOnt OF the steps with d drawn and presented
pistol, the pistOi being presented towards said
CorCeran. at the same time using violent language
IL aiipg this deponent to believe that said assault
was committed with the intention of provo
4, nv Sai6 b,-
drawing pistol or otherwise, with the purpose
then OF immediately killing said CorCCTan and
that, aft,T said presentation Of said pistol. the
said Murilaga slowly retreated bac wards, along
the pavem ent still using violent language; that
this depons Dt's attention was particularly drawn
to the parties from the commencement Of the
assault to Its termination. with nothing to OBJ
stTuCt his view that this deponent saw no Ms to
or other weapon drawn by the said Corcoian or
IN his possession, during the whole time; neither
did said CorcOran advance towards said hiuTuaya
Or make any demonstration of all assault what
ever, with the exception Of threatening him with
the peniten;Idry. JAMES j. DICKISs
District Of Columbia, County Of Washington.
sS.-On th' eighth day of July, a. d., eio hteen
hundred AT q tfty-elght, before me, Anthony
yde, Just ice of the peace in aud for SAID conn
ty, personality came the above-naIncd James !
DiCkins, to Inc well known, and made oath ON
the Holy EvGngcly of Almighty God that the
foregoing std cement, to which he has affixed his
name. IL correct and true to the best of his
knowledge aud belief. Witness INV hand and
seal the same day.
ANTHONY HYDE, [Seal,l
Justice of the peoCe
IMPORTANT DECISION. In the matter of an
plications by the corporate authorities of Mon
tcello, and Lower Monticello, and the claims of
Tobias Mealy to enter by presumption certain
lands in Minnesota, and the application fled
by the Judge of the county court to enter the
town site of MaritziOus has inst been decided
by the Secretary of the Interior The Judge
claims certain lots claimed also by the corpor-
ate authorities of Lower Monticello, and the
register and receiver of the land office in that
district decided adversely to his claim, and be
now appeals His claim is founded on the
that the lands claimed by the au
thorties of Lower Monticello was the town site
Of Nutritious, BY virtue of a survey. claim