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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-14


- A LONDON JOURNALISM AND AUTHOR BEFORE
THE POLICE COCRr.-Mr. James Ryan, a mid
die aged and very inteligent-looking man, but
evidently in i'll health, was arraigned before the
Police Court yesterday morning charged with
threatening to shoot a woman named Catha-
rine Hard, living in the western part Of the
city, because, rs she said, she used water from
a bydrsnt on the premises belonging to them in
common. The defendant emphatically denied
this statement, saying he had merely threatened
to shoot dog that had attempted to bite one
of his children, AMI this declaration was made
with an air Of sincerity and honesty that con-
vinced the Court of his truthfulness and caused
his accquittal.
Mr.. Ryan stated that he had been in this
country some time, but that he had been eigh-
teen years connected with the London Press in
an editorial capacity, and was the author of
several very well-knOwn works, which have
reached large edition and been very favora-
bly, reviewed in Britain and the United States
lie had come here with 5000 (S25. 600,
$l7, 500 Of which he had lost by land specula-
tons in Minnesota, and had suffered much from
ill-health himself, and in his family. Indeed,
his fortune had been severe, rs his appearance
Indicated, snd the story of his misfortune elicit
ell much sympathy. He is evidently man of
culture, and has seen much OF society and the
world, and certainly had many varied and bitter
experiences. Fottune is a fickle jade, and of
ten plays the best of us false when we believe
we have most reason to trust her smiles-Cfn
EHgRtreT.
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DENTISTRY. &c.

H. DENTAL NOTICE.
DH HILLS has removed his Office 10 the rooms
long occupied by Dr. Master, (S6 Penn'ia
svenne, between 9Th and 10th sts., whcr 6&~
ne VIII be pleased to see all who NAV desire <IID
MS services. For professional ability am kindly
permitted TO refer to DR.. Mslster. ja4
MI TEETH.
~ m tSSSnH,S, 81 D the inysntor and Pstentee of
persons personally at his Office in this CITY AA
Many persons can wear these Teeth who oSIllD
canhot weat others; and no person can ar others
PERSONS calling at my Office can he accommodated
Ml.n any style and price of Teeth th NAV desire
ceanest, strongest, and most perfect denture thai
aat @ can produce, the MINERAL PLATE will be
Rooms in this city, No. ss Penn. avenue, betveen
phia. WI e'' o& - ~, n,"Iei- me-
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NQ THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON CITY:
l. Having been engaged in manufacturing I.adies
Misses, and Children's Shoes fors-
s~thIs past 81 years, we ought ton esesteafD
know Ivy THIS time what viii suit them in this line
and can safely say that we do; which you can prove
by giving our work trial You find at all times)
me articles at the principal Shoe Stores in Wash
lngton city-the Shoes well known as J. w
McCurdy Sons Phadelphia make. no 2i-Iy
TRUNKS .-TRUNKSm
l. HE Undersigned has now and constantly keeps
C-6on hand large and very superior as eEYYO
o. soItnlent Of Sole Leather TRUNKSENSiN
and VAIISES; also Iron Frame and SokAYn
Wood Box TRUNKS; VELVET TAPESTRY
and CANVAS TRAVELLING RAGS and SATCH-
n. B.-Trunks Covered and every description of
Repairing executed with neatness and di Spatch.
JAS. :. TOPHAM,
Late TOPHAM d NoRFLEr,
m4-ly No. 400 7th ST., oppo. Odd Fellows Hall.
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i CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
The PrOprietors, having added, during the last
year, many new improvements, such as 4
Carpeting and RefuInish shing Introducing vc!A1
new Water Closets, Bath Rooms, and ev- lul
cry possible luxury and convenience throughout.
Iespectfuy invite public attention to its Increased
facilities for their accommodation.
The House, being the largest class Hotel in the
~. Nortkresf, -
and Its locality, corner of Lake and Dearborn sts
IN the immediate vicinity of the most fashionable
places OF amusements. and close proxi unity to the
different Railroad DepOts and Steamboat Landings
and
In the Centre most desirable Business Portions
of the CtV
presents superior inducements to the traveller, TO
business or pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-14
BOOTS, SHOES. AND RUBBERS,
Of every description. for
LADIES, MISSES, SOUTHs, AND CHILDREN,
at the
LADIES' SHOE STORE,
No. is Penn. auenue, bet. 8th and 9th Streets.

Ladies' We manufacture all our own goods. thereby
possessing the unequalled advantage of A@
securing them at first cost. which, Of%SS
course, results to the benefit of the purchaser Our
CATERS in point of fit, beauty, and utility, have an
acknowledged superiority over all Others and q ur
double sole Morocco aud Kid Boots and Butte n
Caters, &c, &C., for winter wear, have only TO he
ber Boots for Ladies' and Misses. All selling off at
astonishing low prices. .-
no l2-tf r, CLARK.
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BOOTS, SHOES. SC.

u TAKE NOTICE. -...
DOOTS AND SHOES.-When you find your
SHOES do not wear or do not lock neat -
go to GRIFFIN & BROS, No. 3l4 Penn g.
avenue. You will find them, always prepared &c
ranted to wear WELL and at the lowest possible cash
price. M, a
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you WIN tne most faSnlOnabio STYLES.
ranted to wear well, and at the lowest possible cash
prlce. -Ina-q
II NOTICE.
OR THE BAEI,S.-I have inst received a sple n
dld ass2rtment of Gentlemen's French i'm re6n
RSssed porte. Patsnt I Leather T; AID Calf Pump sole
Shoes. For Ladies-White Satin and Kids -
Congress and Lace Caters and Slippers; also,
Fancy Glicerous Slips. Call and examine my stock
fe17 Isen Hall, Pa av.. bet 9Th and 10Th SITS.
C7C STREET, .r..f C@O
ctC Bst,ceen ga and stA streets. = d
Ladies, Misses, and Children's BOOTS shd
SHOES, at reduced prices. of our own make.
Light b sIl555 sPd Brown Ladies ssiisi Boots, 81
Misses and Children's Morocco and Un-s -
dress Morocco, 80 to 81.
have in store, and will make TO order. Ladies'
Kid, Button Cloth, English Lasting, French Fran
SHOES and CATERS.
Ladies' best MOROCCO SLIPPERS made to
order, 81 only. -
fe l5-im THOS. CREASER.
SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF.
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DrRrcr TI TERoM "a, WBAS,H.IgSLoN z !! ING
SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST
k = ss.ssss;S;sssss;;z . -
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.


TWO THROUGH TRAINS ARE NOW Run
nAllsn Except sunday FROM WASHING
Ton FOX THE WEST. as follovsg
excepted, connecting c!osely at Washington June,
ton, fo- Gumh-rsnd and Piedmont
81 TUE CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIs. AND
CHICAGO EXPRESS coNNECffoN, leaves
washington at $50 ?. m, reaching Cincinnati at ~
m next day. and correcting directly with Express
Train Tor Louisville. Cairo and the South vest and
Tor St. Louis, Kansas &c.
To view the grand Mountain Scenery of the Rosd
IN cay Ight take either the Us g. m or $40 D IN
trains from Washington.
For PARKERSBGR re and al station, On the
Northwestern Virginia Road. take the $40 D. m
Train. For Marietta aud Cincinnati Railroad take
the same
Throug Oh Tickets and Baggage Checks TO all quar
ters and every other possible facility will be found
WAY PAsSENG ERS for the Main stem Of thu
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will leave Washing
ton as follows:
:, For all points between Washington Junction ana
Piedmont, take the 7s5 a. m. train.
For all stations between PIedmont and wheelins
take the Sia IN. TIalp. To connect win the Fred
enck Train, take the $40 2. m. Train.
FOR BALTIMORE AND THE EAST.
only. y ~
Leave Baltimore at & 50 and so a. m and s. 30 ant
o.yl p va. On sunday ati.D q. m, oyly.
The 7t5 and Si5 Trains only will stop at wsy STA
tons aud Tor Annapolis connections.
The 7.s5 q IN, aud 3.i1 D. IN. are the chief connect
ing trains Tor the West and the elO 7<S and ~ D
IN. traIus for the East
For further information Inq pire Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Ticket Ofhce, wsshipgton.
T. H. fAMkffosi e.. sSiffE ffEEent
noT Master Of Transportation, Baltimore
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business or pleasure.

CHILDREN,S ,SAMUSEMENTS.-Ju received
" at tSHEPHERD'S,c corner 1th aud u streets, q
complete assortment of little eGAMES-Rising Star,
Cottage Of Content, Fox Chase, StsepIe Chase,
Grandms's GeosraPhical. Arithmetic, Conqnerer,
also Sheet Views OF the Cities of the United states
a fun assortmegt. wholesale and retail. mar 2
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
THE HOFFMAN COAL COMPANY

We called attention some time since, in connec-
ton with some legal proceedings in this city, to
some very peculiar management on the part of
former director of the Cumberland Coal Company.
Ii appeared from the evidence produced in that
case, that Mr.. Allen NJ. Sherman had acted from
February 81 1855, TO May 60 1853, as very busy
director of that Company, having ia fact, from the
unbounded confidence reposed in him By his fellow
directors, pretty much the entire control of its
affairs. 1t appeared that while thus acting, he
strongly urged the selling Of certain portion of the
coal lands of the Company, and that finally, inApri,
1856. he obtained from the Board of Directors, of
which he was member, conveyance to himself
and one Dean of 2l5 acres Of their lands, the sale
cf which be had thus recommended. The pur
cha-ers, at the same time obtained Il contract from
the Company for the transportation on its canals
and railroads Of all coal which might be mined on
the lands sold, at rates not at all remunerative to
the Company, which was subjected to heavy penal
tes should it fail of this transportation and large
amounts Of whose moneys were subsequently spent
10 prov de the facilities Of transportation stipulated
for by this contract.
The nominal consideration paid by Sherman and
Dean was $4,000; but only $2S,OOO Of this
consideration was to be in cash. while for The
naming Sll2, COO the Company had nothing but an
undertaking on the part Of the purchasers, with
out any security for its fulfllment, that they would
pay the interest as it fell due, and finally the prn-
cpal of one hundred and twelve thousand. dollar
bonds Of the Company, due in 1864, which bonds
still remained outstanding against the Company
thus securing to the purchasers the right, upon
the mere payment of the interest on these bonds,
to 90 on taking coal from the lands till 1864 with
out any security whatever to the Company for the
ultimate payment cf the principal
Ii appeared further that Dean was young man
Of twenty-three four, engaged in bookkeeping in
mercantile house, with a salary barely sufficient
to pay his ordinary expenses, and without prop
erty nor was there any evidence that he had ever
seen the property conveyed.
II appeared, further, that Sherman and Dean, on
the 2sth of August, 1858, conveyed this property
TO the Hoffman Steam Coal Company" q cor
poratiOn organized, subsequent to their purchase,
under law Of Maryland, in which State the
property was situated and in which Company
they owned almost the entire stock.
In addition to the suits commenced in this city,
of which we have formerly given an account, suit
was commenced in Maryland in December last,
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

Later accounts from Utah represent the Territory
"a stl apitated with the idea Of military srress to DO
made under the authority Of Judge Crsdlebaugh;
but we give no credit to letter purportns to b
written from Salt Lake City on the 23d Of April,
published in The N. \. Herald, representing
that the Monday before, on the report that t~s
regiments were marching from Camp Floyd -
Salt Lake City to make arrests, Gov. Cumming
bad called out the militia, and that at few hoart
notice 1000 uen had appeared under arms. Otbcr
letters published in The Herald, of date subso-
quept to this alleged military array, make no mea-
ton Of it, which would hardly have been the cass
bad it actually occurred.
Several contradictory rumors have been for
warded from Washington. as to what has been
done in this Utah case. Ii appears that the in
s,ructions given to Gov. Cumming and to Gen.
Johnston are, in fact, conflicting. The Governor,
by his instru ,tious has the sole right Of authorizing
the employment of troops for the service Of judi
cial process while the General appears to be in
s,ructed to obey in this matter the acquisitions o
the Judges. 1t would be in the highest degree dis
graceful to the Administration if any actual col
lIsion between the regul .r troops and the Mormoa
militia should grow out of this conflict of orders.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

troll Of the Istbmus Of Tehusntepec By the United
States Government This is a point which any
Mexican Administration may safely concede-fcr if
Mexico has worthless possession. it is thst 18th.
mus. For all purposes of transit it can never be
Of any value whstever. for the simple reason that
il has no safe harbor either at the Atlantic Pa
cfc terminus Especially on the Pacific side it is
possible either to land or embark passengers or
mails with safety; and not long since a United
States vessel Of war waited there for several days
in the vain hope Of procuring water and was then
Obliged to sail some hundreds Of miles down the
coast before coming to place where it was safe to
come to anchor aud send boat ashore to fill
the ~atercasks Barnum himself with all his in
genuity, never invented humbug like the Te-
huantepec Isthmus; aud the idea Of sending mails
BY that route seems to have been kept alive solely
in order that the Hon. Judah ?. enj,min, United
States Senator from Louisiana and bis fellow.spec-
ulators may have means Of enrichng themselves
at the public expense.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

The recent accident on the Central Railroad
seems to have occurred because that corporation
prefers to avoid little outlay and not employ the
most modern inventions in the way Of brakes. On
the baggage and mail cars on that road we BE-
eve, there are no brakes 1T all; while on the pas
senger cars there are only the old-fashioned hand
brakes. On the Hudson River Road. where they
have Cresmer's Patent Brakes, they can stop q
train almost iDstantaneousy, when it is at tho
top of its speed. Some similar contrivance should
be employed on every train of cars; otherwise
travellers would do well not 10 embark in them.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

A Government train has been attacked BY the
Peak across the PlaiDs its conductor has been
killed, and the newly appointed post Of one
Of the two embryo cities near the mines has been
hung This is probably only one Of the out
RACES TO which desperation has driven, or will
drive, the poor victims Of the gold mans.
pears that the emigrants are exposed to trickery
and privation on their way to this new Dorado;
that they find that the " cities on its border are
mere collections of log huts that provisions are
scarce, and that the productreness Of the m1es is,
at least, questionable Some, disheartenei by the
reports which reach them, turn back before
they see the promised land; others arrive only
to starve; others manage to make the two
ends of the day meet for a few weeks BY the
proceeds of their labor; others still, seeing
what the end is sure to be, make the best OF
their way home through more or less serious diff
culties. OF this latter class, some, but We hope
not many, appear to have been msddened BY dis
appointment and hunger. In this state Of facts we
can hardy understand how it is that eni grafton still
continues The tide has slsckened but still there
is some flow of travel toward Pixies Peak: meu
VITO have made up their minds to go and
have completed their preparations dislike to
give up cherished project, and the Sangune will
hope But whether OF not there be gold enough to
repay for the labor of mning-on which question
the smaness Of the quantity that has reached civil
lied regions throws some leht-it is certain that
in the present state of things at Pixies Peak, it is
worse than folly TO 60 thther.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

Last night the ordinance organizing the City In
spector's Department was amended in the Board Of
Aldermen so as TO authorize the Superintendent Of
Sanitary Inspection, in the absence or sickness of
the City Inspector; TO do his duties. resolution
WAS then offered and adopted, authorizing the Su-
perintendent of Sanitary Inspection az once to
clean the streets. A communication was subse-
ouently received from the Mayor, nominating Noah
A. Childs for City Inspector The nomination Wa
reiected-eleyen to four; some members opposing
the nomination because the Mayor had not con.
suited the Board, and others because Mr.. Chds
was identified with stumptail swimilk interests.
A communication was received from the Mayor,
sustaining the course he had pursued in the matter
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

The American Tract Society of Boston voted
yesterday to separate from the Newiork Society,
of which it has been branch since 1925, and by II
resolution expressed its approval of the lbcstion,
under its auspices, during the current year. of any
well-written tract against the slaverade. Reports
of the proceedings at the Anniversary meetings in
Boston of other religious societies will be found
elsewhere
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

! praying an injunction upon Sherman. Dean. al
the Hoffman Company. against taking any ~.
cool from the ian.,s. the rendition Of an account -
what they h,d alreso, taken, and decre that u.
conveyance should b. pronounced void. and IA
given up to be Cancelled
In this suit an important decision has just ben
rendered by Judge Perry, who has refused ~
tion by the defendants to Dissolve the itjunctiss.
which. on the contrary, he has ordered to awax
the final decision Of the suit
In delivering his opinion, Judge Perry takes pre-
cisely the same ground taken by judge Davies ia
this city. psmely, that the purchase by Sheruu
from Board of Directors Of which he was meu.
ber. even if the transaction had been 10 all Other
respects an unimpeachabe one was brcac& 4
trust on his part and at least constructive fraud
which gives the Company the right, at their opsiss
and within reasonable time. to annul the sale.
As 10 the attempt to validate the contrsc. by
the introduction Of Dean as partner in the pur.
chase, the Judge, from considering all the circuu-
stances Of the case. comes to the CONCLUSION that
although Deans name was used, he W" merely
employed as an instrument to secure the tito b
others. Even apart from all the suspicious CIR.
cumstances by which he is surrounded. and sup-
pose him otherwise bona ide purchaser. the very
fact that he must have knewn the relation il
which Sherman stood to the Company would. tho
Judge is inclined to think, be sufficient to tsnt
his purchase, and to put him in the same prcdica-
ment with Sherman
Nor is the Judge inclined to allow this fraud
upon the Cumberland Company to be covered up
under the pretense that there was no evidence 10
show that the equities of the case had been brought
home to the Hoffman Company previously to the
conveyance to them. The Judge fails to see any.
body in the Hoffman Company except Sherman and
Dean That Company was brought into existence
by them They were the stockholders, and they had
notice, and they could not. BY merely changing the
form under which they held the property. escape
from the obligation to give it up to its true owner
This opinion, which we have already printed at
length, deserves to be carefully studied in Wall
street. where the obligations and duties of directors
to stockholders seem to be very mperfectly under.
stood.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
Newalprk DAILY Gribm,re.
TUESDAY. MAY "a, 1859.
TO CORRESPONDENTS

No notice be taken Of Anonymous Communication What
ever intended for insertion must be authenticated by the
name Of the wrer-not necessarily for pubBcs
ton, bat guaranty for his good faith
We cannot undertake to rejected Communications
Business for The TRBuSE Ooe should IN al be
addressed 10 HORACE GREELEY l. Co.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
To Business N1en.

Merchants, Manufacturers, Inventors, and all who
have Wares Inventions Lands anything else TO SELL ad
verse they expect find purchasers and We believe there is
10 other Advertising medium good As THE WEESLY TRIBuSt
Price 4 psr lius each insertion.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

Our correspondent at Washington telegraphs
us that one Of the points in the new instructions
about TO be- sent out to Mr.. McLane IN
Mexico is direction to insist on the absolute con-
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
KNOWN EFFECT.-W When pain or Inflammation

KNOWN EFFECT.-When pain or Inflammation
present human body and BRASpRETHs PILLS are used
they at upon the humo which the occasion Of the
pain or atiou and them from the body And
toey cannot ue because their only upon and over
those hmoI. and impurities which unheslthy wants l
and whose presence part the pain ana burning heat
So in throat Group colds coughs rheumatism pain in the
e peurs which all cured by frop to three dozen
Of lis whose power only exeT,ed - REMOVE iMPrEl-
The rightly directed will use them and
be cured Sold Dr. BRsNDRETH's Office No 2ei Canals
BuRxIoSs No e Bowery; and by all Druggists Price, 25
cents box
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24
X. X X.
THF PERiLs OF CHLoRoroRM.

, IHf FtK1Is Of tIIUnoIo ,0s oHEI , =.
This fearful narcotic insenbiy by
the ryns system Its effect is brief and frequently kills
only the pain but the patient. All that doinofe than IL
can do-n the way of aging species Of agony
psh.d By RADwAys READY RELiLr instantly ermaLently.
and with perfect safety The Relief Ia the most effective au
and existence. The moment II Is
taken peypdcs with delicious calm the whole nervous
tenn Pain pamodc action cease RePose aud r.euPera
zion follow In Neuralgia COic, Cramps Conyul'On Nervous
esasche Hyterc ANA species OF disease
AM and vgorant general debility aud local weakness l. has
DO equal Congestion and Msaiious Feye resulting from
disturbed circulation and deprayed condition II TIE blood
relieved with marvellous swess by the equazing aud disn'
c,srt properties OF Railways Ready Relief aud Regulating
pills, while all constitutional disorders including Scroua He
edtsy yph Salt Rheum, &C. yield to the searching heal
g purifying properties Of Rad~ sy Resosent THESE three
cu,aiyes control the entire circle Uf human ailments
In fact by the Of these sovereign REMEDIES perpetual health
& within the reach Of all Let every family keep ssuppy OF
in the form doctors bills Remember cannot be sick
you have pain II hadways Ready Relief and
Regulating Pil's the first y nptoms of Illness
RADwAYs REMEDIES sold by druggists and orrkeePes ev'
eTywL,re. kAp"Af Co NO - J"hhs'' N l.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-24

HnL's Ham DYE, so cents box, black or
brown. warranted DepO, No Barclay alsS .oid at No
~, the srvth and beauty Of the Hair AScTic
oisIsIsT fsr Chsps Burns, Boil, BUni0as, Piles, &c.