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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

90 Petitions are In circulation In Michigan,
asking for the restoration of the death penalty in
that state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

III Julia Connolly, an Irish girl, was arrested
at Lowell on Monday, charged with infinticide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

IL Ellis sends us the "PiccolomIni Schot
tische, - by Chas. w Sabatier.
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foRGERs OF Pension CLAIM PAPERS An.
kEsrED:.Georso c. Whiting, Esq, Commits
sioner OF PENSIONS, has made another important
maui Oh pension-papors fOrgers; in this case in
wisconsin In 1856, it will be recollected. the
Commissioner Of Pensions broke up a similar
gang located in Arkansas, arresing two of three
partners In the nefarious business-James r
buchanan who was convicted, and Am.
bier who subsequently, broke jail, The third,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

u An ordinance is before the city Councils
OF Baltimore authorizing company of omnibus
propretors to lay rails for a passenger rail road
through that city. The will be run from q
O'Clock In the morning until II O'Clock at niet
and no more than five cents will be CHARGED for
the transportation Of passengers from one part Of
the city TO another. That portion Of the bed of
streets occupied by the track will be kept In good
repair, and al annual license of $40 for each car
PAID to the city. Besides which they will annu-
ally pay into the city treasury whenever the div
'uehds shall exceed six per centum, the sum Of
sh per eehtnm on said dividends thus declared
u'sou 'hat the omnibus proprietors have
AeP' thef coaches In operation during the past
year. for the convenience, of N. r,,hl,o. T. T.
at times failed TO realize expenSss 81 ,., -
should be granted the privilege Of resptng snob
dement's as NAV arise from a passenger Y,iI,,,,
II The trial of Peter Corrie at Tow,on,on
ma LOT the murder OF Officer Rigdon, in BsIti.
tIni"le' iasI IaiI' was proceeded with Yesterday
On the part Of the State, Linewpayer t.s,ia-d
that he was standing In front of the Western Dis,
trict station house, when the shot wa. ared ,h.,
killed Rigdon; ran down To his house and fo,rd
him DYING returning from Rigdon', bouSa s.y,
Corrie la the custody of the officers; on rnls,,pg
the station house saw Corrie there soon afteI
SorIle was To- ksd up, Mr. Kirk with whom
nc hdd served his apprentlccship came In tbs
door aud desired to see the prisoner: witness ,oIt
Mn that he did not Ike to let any one 20 back
auu see him; Mr. Kirk finally prevailed upon
-. -, 70 let him enter they went back to IN a
IUo III "heie Corrie was confined and found him
:. ..e moor Mr. XIX addressed Corrie, saying
a. ,hs , Low DO you dO!'' Corrie did not reply
80. but acclaimed " oh, what have
1900 - $500. ~ my poor mother ~ he re-
Ieated the latter Exclamation twic. N No, The
iinrs De called upon witness and Mr. XIII ~
mo ~ DC Degsed them very hard to deprive
4 hahn
lie made these declaration. W tue moor Wnen
ns evidence on the part Of tn. Stat. WA.
tIosea sestrIcay, ana that OF the defence wa. 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

GEN. PAEz.-The Navy Department is in
receipt by this morning. mail of the following
interesting despatch from Commander Daniel
Is. Kidsely, of the steamer Atlanta, on board
OF which Gen. Paez returned to Venezuela:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

III Though :. The Star" IL printed On the
fastest steam press In use south Of Baiti.
mere, Its edition Il 70 large as to require II
- be put 10 press at an early hour, Advef-
tisements, therefore, should be sent IN J IL
o'clock, m.j otherwise they may net up pear
until the next day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

Barometer at the Smithsonian, at a. m (cor-
rected for temperature) 81 300, at noon 30 pa
thermometer, at a. IN. 80; at noon So
MAXIMUM during 81 hours ending a. m TO-
day 400; minimum $40
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NorE:-Under the Tegulaf 'crs OF the department
as hsrrto1ore ond now exist DE-, TO payment can he
msue Tor advertising proc amAtIons pt to such
pup lphers as specially dpthori ed 20 pub hy
ia 2n-1aw 3F ~ O''aoS'
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LOST AND FOUND.


II UST.On Tuesday afternoon. a small SUM OF
~ MONEG-a ten ard ave Collar note Tho
hinder, ny leaving az az the Once of the EyenInS
SIzI. via 1e LeEaId.d, II require ~
II oST-On Wednesday bIght. ct Odd Fellow
~ HAL, or between there am street. FIFTH
NtCfpHlN-, lined with bTCwa silk. Tie hinder
W. confer tavor on the owner. AID oil he sulta-
. rewarded by leaving AZ 90 the store Of J. A.
hCt 4, SS Ia. avenue, ne~Ts1a ST. IL
1 OST!-I.nS Tt % = Tm!-Ipn yesterdsy
u NINETY DOLLARS In Alatema money A
oeIai reward vii be Iaid 10 the finder al the rost
Onlce OF the Honsa of Representative il q 81.
OFFICE OF ADAMS EXPRESS CoMPASY
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9 1852. (
&Inn hEWARD-wEs iost from one of the
VhOO wagons of thus Company, on the mornIne
ot xoth December. going from Baltimore and Ohio
Depot 70 Potomac Road, one Bon. directed to
Adans EXPRESS Company, Augusta. GA. The 90 We
nation as VIII lead To Its recovery.
ia 10 a. w. n. TREGO, supt.
CD kEWARD-StOlen, last evening, from a
% buggy ~ street. 7etveen 18th and l8th sts
an uncC mmnniy heavy hne GREY SHAWL, with
dark str ped border The above reward will he p6 al
for it's return To the owner. DIR HANSMANN7th
street, between ID and 4 streets, and no auest,ovs
asked. -
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AIDES, BRA flaIts, Curls, Half " iss.
and Pennsylvania sysnue, das srn ''
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BALLS. PARTIES. &c

y DUNG BACHELORS CLUB.-The ThIrd
D Assent y Of the Young RAche ors' Club co
will be given at AnscosIil Hall, Navy IYard, ~
on TUESDAY fNbNING, Jan. IS. ~
Tickets 50 cents. admitting a gentle man and ~
ladies. By order Cfthe
It, COMMITTFE
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.. oTEANBB ATLANTA,
BdThDfOSx Der oi I-Ss

n,
SIR herewith report TO you, that we left ~.
Thomas on the morning Of the 18th inst, ana
arrived at Cumdna on the evening of the 18th
L ne next morning at III O'clock Gen Paez was
taken from the ship In litter and conveyed To
MS dwelling place on shore. As soon as the
baggage was landed, ] weigh anchor and
stood Tor this place, where | arrived on the old
al W p IN. i found at anchor in the harl or the
Westernport and Chaplin. I will leave here for
ferhambuco a. soon as we complete coaling and
make some adjustment Of the machinery I am
happy to inform the Department that the health
OF The onlcers and crew excellent 1 enclose
letter from Gen Pasz, handed me as lie left
the ship. '
am, very respectfully, your ob't servant,
DANIEL b. RIDsELy Commander
Hon. J. ToucEY, Secretary Of the Navy
The following is copy of the letter of Gen.
PaeE, referred to in the above:
u. = !. ArLANrA,AT CUMANA.)
December iS, less {
My Dear Captain Ridgsiy: Departing f,om
you and your officers, cannot but express, nv
gratitude for the kindness which YOU and they
nave bestowed upon me and my friends durinr
Sio passage OF the Atlanta from New York 10
Iuhaha- love the United States AZ INV own
al country, and II has been left for van and
your "mcefs TO impress those feelings ~ nos
Sipie, more deeply. Please accent nv most Cor.
aiaI ,hdnks 1oT myself and every On. M ms,
ten by US. 'ii MOI oe forgot
Your true and aiectionate friend.
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rHURCh'S NIAGARA AND BARKER's
" al CURSO."
In consequence Of the recent unfavoreble weather
the above magnificent paintings will be on view fOr
one week longer.
On eXEIh ton IN the new building of Messrs. sIb
lev Ouy, Pennsy wanna avenue, doors west Of
Messrs. Mcclure Co.'S. Admission q oeuts.
Hours of exhibition from 10 TO and TO .. m,
(If hne.l ias
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TaE WEArHER.-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:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-20

CosFIRNED.-The Senate yesterday con
lirmed the appointment of Lieut.. Col. John
Harris, Of the Marine Corps, to the rank of
Colonel Commanding, made vacant by the re-
cent decease of Col. Henderson.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

Long faces iShortcnca.-It is an error
to think that long face is essential to good
morals, or that laughing is an objectionable
crime.
And yet how many there are who act as
if they thoughtso. Some men 60 through
lifo with countenance so gloomy, that one
would suppose the world was nothing but a
waste, bowling wilderness, instead of a
beautiful creation which God has made it.
From their sad and repulsive looks, you
would certainly infer that it was the great
est of all sins to enjoy anything Of the
abundance which our kind Father above has
so literally given us to enjoy.
There is no religion in a sanctimonious
face, nor is there any in laugh. Those
who choose can think SO, Lut as for us, we
intend to laugh and grow fat, and believe
that in SO doing we shall better please God
thanh wearing sad and disfgured coun-
tenance, sucl, as the Savior said was worn
by the self righteous hypocritical Pharisces
of old.-Boston Olive Branch.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

Horses .Sigcned and Uoof Bound.-A
horse that is driven on hard road is liable
to get stiffened. have seen valuable hor
scs driven on plank roads few days get
quite lame. reasoned to myself of the
cause, and produced a remedy which proved
etlectual. | have since tried it on fonnder
cd or hoof bound Eorses, and with good re
suits. | made solution of salt and water,
and applied it three times day, by washing
the legs and pouring upon the bottom of
his feet, and holding them up few minutes
to let it strike in, and SAW the wonderful eff
feet in few days. account for it in this
way: Salt will extract moisture from the
atmosphere, which keeps the feet moist all
the while; it acts nearly like melted grease
upon the foot. The hoof becomes tough,
but yet pliabIe. Like chunk of wood sa
turated with salt or brine, it is tough yet
moist; and so with horses foot. And
her" let me add, tho habit Of raspng the
cracked hoof to toughen it is all folly
Apply your brine, and it will effect care
Try it. and blame me if it does not Ohio
Cultivator.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

me N''" Cc"L-Th" editor of the Chicago
ln'"s heng in Philadelphia some days ago, visi-
ted the t. :. Mint. and was shown specimen
"I IA new cent. One side Of it he says, is like
tn" same side Of the one now in use : Init the
oIhrr side is new i'll fact aud in design; the fig.
ure bcng the head and part Of the bust of n f..
nal'' representing the popular imaginary i,nper.
s"na'ion of liberty in the form Of 70 oldess.y
], is intended to issue This new coin. som. time
III the coming year. The piece, like tho one now
circulating. is produced from mixture of two
metals-c"p"r and nicklc-three parts of the
former and one part of the latter
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

Il Aatirc Cariosity.-The Atlnta (Ga) In
telI'genccr chronicles The arrival m thut CITY OF q
gentleman from Carroll County, the interior.
NAMED MIR. fi"dgman Rahuu:, whom It ius,lv
character'ze5 RS something of curiosty.'-
Dir. Rabum. says the InteIligc.cer is forty
yeats OF ag", and has never. until his ,;me soo,
town, railroad, or stcan,-cn:ne. lie was
never 'w"Hty miles from home bdorc in his life.
nnl n'd newer seen Chattahoocl,.c river until he
crossed IT %" his way to this pI,se. Was thirty
seven years old before he was married when he
was united TO " charming young lady of fifteen
summers. Has been Baptist Preacher, u school
teacher, and country merchant. lie is still n
resident of sweet Carroll tha land of cbiyaIrv
ahd song. who's" stones are iron and out Of whose
bowels We dig copper, dc DC IIo was in csta.
tic rapture on first bchoIding the mighty iron
horse"
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

THE Human System.-The human sys-
tenn, in its vital Or muscular power, is very
analogous to an electric machine. Damp
ness dispes the force of both, apparently
in the same way. Hence the debilitatinc
effect of hot weather, caused principally
by excessive perspiration. The Quantity
of Precipitation can be greatly 1essened by
refraining from unpeceessary drinking.
Any ono can soop school himself to tile
requirements .ef several times less of liouid
than Le is usually accustomed to drink bv
,'"king only small quantity at once, and
repeating it only as often as thirst is felt
Tile Pen and Lerer,
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A REMARKABLE LIFE.

n late number of the New Orleans Chris
tan Advocate confirms M interesting sketch
of man who came in boyhood TO Calves
ton Island, studied lar, became Il success.
ful practitioner, served in tie wars ar,;ns,
the Mexlcans aud Ind ans, rs Il comra.lc of
Samuel Walker and Addison Gillespie, WAS
taken prisoner by TIC Mcxicans and mar
row'y escaped peris!ing, hccamc n leader
Of the public affairs Of his State, While at
the same time ho ws an active "cxhortcr"
i'll the Methodist Cb,rch, and finally, in the
year 1857, was generally designated in all
parts O! tho State IA the first choice Of his
party TO succeed Gel. Houston in the Sen
ate Of the United States. During all this
time lie had frequnlly felt it his duty to
enter the ministry, and WAS restrained from
doin; so chiefly tv the opposition of his
wife, who, although Gan excellent and nj
ons lady" had no fancy for the life Of an
itIn'rant preacherswife. Finally the crisis
of his history arri"sL, when he was on tho
eve of being sent 10 the Scuate. NVo COPY
tho dramatic account Of what followed, rs
given by the AdvO:atc:
Taking the letters and papers from all
parts OF the State, giving him assurance of
election, he went to his wife and said : al
can so to the United States Senate. Here
arc tho evidences. II you wish it, will
80. .'u, if 60, hall is NY doom. shall
die drunkard AS ec:taiu as go to Wash
'ngton. can We: escape. If pass this
point, ! never can. l can enter the minis
try, which l ought to have done long ago
and save myself from q drunkard's crave
and my soul from hell. But you shall de-
eide" His poor wife, unwilling TO rclin-
qnish the glitteriug prize in view, replied
weeping. that she could not see why he
could not be great man and Christian
too.
But after prayerful reflection, she would
not incur the fearful responsibility of deci.
ding against his conscience, and told him to
go into ilinerancy and she would 60 with
him. To the astonshment Of the whole
State, a letter from him appeared in the pa
pers, just before the meeting of the Lcgis-
lature, declining the nomination, and an
n"uncIng his retirement from political life.
The next thing that WAS heard of linn was
that he was preaching.
The editor (who voucho, &, Tire truth or
the narratve) says that tho hopes entertain
ed Of his success as n preacher have been
more than realized. 1t adds:
"What renders the case more remarkable,
is the fact, that beforo nc declined the Uni
ted States Senatorship, by legacy left him
in England, he became possessed Of An am
pie fortune. Wealth, aud the hope Of a
high position have kept many out Of the
ilinerancy; but few, very few, are those
who have declined eminent earthly a.lyan
tages for it, or rather brought them as ad
ditional forces into it that they might be
the more largely useful.
No name is given in the narrative, but
we presume that those familiar with the
political history Of Texas will have no diff
Guilty in filling tho blank.
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A counselIor in Detroit dasor;I>o, ~.

A counsellor in Detroit describes his pov.
erty as follows: "When 1 first came to
Detroit, was in perfect rags; the smallest
hole in my shirt was the one I s.uck nv
head through, and had to have that, nv
only shirt, washed by the dozen, for it was
in twelve pieces"
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

If your sister, while tenderly engaged in
tender conversation with her sweetheart
asks you to bring glass Of water from an
adjoining room, you can start on the cr
rand, but you need not return. You will
not be missed, that's ccrtain-we've seen it
tried. Don't forget this little boys.
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Captain Wilkes, of the navy, who was some.
Ii9e ago commissioned to make an. examination
OF the mineral depositits in Cathum county,
North Carolina, with view to the estab lisbment
OF depot of constitution for the navy, has
made a report highly favorable TO tile object,
having found the depos,ics of coal and on Of
extraordinary richness and of inexlIaus,ible ex-
tent.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

No man can tell whether he is rich or
poor 10y turning to his ledger. It is the
heart that makes man rich. Hew is rich
or poor, according to what he is, not accor
ding 10 what he has.
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S. C. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13 1s5

lirSt * the most sul"rior-:ie latter most
| intrrior-and between these extremes O!
humanity arc the in,",:1ia'e races approx
i,atin, to the former or aIpro"rhing the
latter, n>t IA t!.r Almighty, i'll Ills bound
less "i-Gcn and ;ncti,bIo !'cniccnce. has
seen tit 10 ordr: il. Cv..r Is no more radi
cal or universal, or lnDlc Il difference b.,
tween whit" men and negroes, than any
other fact outside of the countless millions
Of facts that separate them. Its more pal
pablo to the sense, moro unavoidable. but
no more universal or invarable than the
hair, the voice, the attitude, the features,
the form of the limbs. the single ",ubul, Of
blood or the mvrialS and millions of tl,inms
that constitute negro being.
1t would seem tia: the ALMIGHTY Cre
at"r, when stamping this paipahls di,,inc
lion o" The very s"ril"e, had dc>i .nrd to
guard his work from a:v possible Icsrrra
Non, and therefore hal marked it 50 lru.ii,,x
'iia' human ignorance frau,l folly or wic>
cdneS', could, hv 40 possibility, mistake it
And indeed uiry do no, mistake it, Cor thos.
pefvcrSc creatures t,i,nlg us who c.amor so
loudly Tor negro cl'rI.;y, or that the necro
shall Ice treatea as il ia were a wh;.o m,,
only desire to force tEl,. theories a., o,h.rs
AMI would rather have her own c,,,;l;o.
utterly perish from the ,r!h than to prac
tice or live up TO thr;: l4trincs il Ills 70
spcct!
The term, 'colorcd man or aco|orcJ
people, could never have originated in :,
community having negroes in ) miJ.; for
1t is not only Il missioner Lu! M ;,l,sur};,v
us gross as to say Il c"l"rc,i i,:l or a colored
h''d' though natural enough ;.e,iaps to Eu
r"l""rS, or to those who Lad never seen y,
g'"eS or different races from themselves.
finally, AS color is the an,Iard and the
test OF the specific character, revealing the
inner nature and actual capabilities OF the
race, so, too, is it the test and standard of
the normal physical condition of the indi
ii| H'S'cH. hciitE OF The white
man IS distinguished by pune and trans
parent skin, ~" i exactly as he departs from
this, his color is cIou,!ed and s,IIow while
that Of the n".r" is marked hy perfect
"lack""s>, and the departure from this is to
'''rty brown, am"s, ash coior--,i.us, AS in
every thing else, revealing the ,4crna, truth
that life and well being, soc;:I as well as
individual, is Identical with an exact reco,,
hi'''n OF these .c::trcmcs, an, that i, is only
when disc:ae or unnatural conditions nra
Va'i, That Il certain approximation to color
or to elnali;y berornas possible. Fran
"-E'g'oes o"d Negro S'ary," 1yL II.
I'aM Errir
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

A Dut:hman's heart-repding soliloquy
is described thus: She lofes Shon M;chle
so much peter as I, because lie cot koople
dollars more as has e.
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The most remarkable case on record Is
that Of Yankee soapman, who, in VIC
lent storm at sea, saved himself from death
by taking cake of his own soap and wash
ing himself ashore.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

Husband, have the asthma so bad
that cant breathe"
"Well, my dear, | wouldn't try nobody
wants you to-"
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

Grief khits two hearts in closer bonds
than happiness ever can; and common
suiferings arc far stronger links than .sofh-
mon joys.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

I Cannot Fo,yet.-They told me I
"should cease to love him-lhat time would
change me-" SO it has; | am changed,
indeed My raven tresscs, with which his
fingers used to tov, arc sadly strcnkcd with
Which sunshine and due can no more revive.
Deep lines Of sorrow pencil my once fair
brow, and my sunken eyes seem ever swim
ming with forbidden tears; but the hearts
deep love Time ha. not changed, and all
the long, long years of separation seem an
initiated when think of Him.
Some ask mo il l ever loved. "Who
has no,?" reply; but wonder when I
hear them tell how often they have loved.
sit and listen for sound that comes
not, and sadly do I ask: Shall I nevet
Lear it more?'
I mark the young and gay, and hear
their silvery voices discourse Of love-mine
was never told in words; they seemed use
less and to have no meaning when lie
looked on me and smiled and when he
sat beside me, feared to speak lest should
break the spell and dissipate my blissful
dream. Perhaps it was but dream, for
often, now, when am asleep, lie comes
and smiles on mo the same, and lays his
hand so gently on my brow, as if to smooth
away its wrinkles, aud its sorrow, too, until
my enraptnred spirit, struggling TO be free
from earthly fctters, awakens me to The
painful reality.
But feel that these earth.trials But CON
sumo the dross Of our mortal natures that
the inner being, which shall never grow
old, may live where Eternity will perfect
what Time eannot destroy. -HutcAing's
Magazinc.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-13

" A consultation, / think, will hc neccs.
sary, sal! the physician. Will you run