Evening star., 1859-02-07

the amendment made in committee. fixing tn.
wiotn os guage at not less than 5k feet and the
"idth OF the cars at feet.
M. Brown obtained leave to modify the amend
hent SO tnaf the width Of the track should not be
Tess than hve feet two and half inches and tn
width of the not less than seven feet
the question being taken, the result was as
follows: To- ! : - =
| Yess-Messrs. Bayard, Bell, BigIer, Bright.
Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Bouston, Hun,
1 ter Johnson Of tennessee, Ried, and Shields-13.
eron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle. DuTkee
/ Fe~enden, Hamlln, Harlan, Kennedy, Rice
Seward, Simmons, Wade, and Wilson'S.
Less than quorum voting
Mr. Brown said that was what he had heen
| expecting: He would give notice. however. to
the friends and enemies Of the bill that IL In q
sehMe should adjourn now this bill would come
| up as diminished business on Monday and he
should Insist on having vote on 1t then, to the
! exclusion OF appropriation bills and eyerytbing
| else whereuPon, on motion
| The Senate adjourned.
| The CoLLTGE CADETS from Georgetown Maid
4 Visit to the Federal City on Saturday. and
ehclted no end Of comp plimentary allusions amonp
the spectators along the route through which
tney passed, by reason Of their handsome ap-
Pearance and the precision of their drill. They
numbered about one hundred and fifteen mus
aets, and one bundled and twenty rank and file
4 ihey were accompanied by Withers' full parade
| Dand, ana under the command on the part of the
senior cadets of Capt. F N. Ward, Lieutenants
| WIN Hodges, w Semmes, J. Orme, Orderly
sergeant johnson; and on the part Of the
| junior department, Captain J. +. Marion, "a
descendant of the Revolutionary hero) Lieuts
Dooley, f. Birdsall, G. Andry, Orderly Seryt.
| r. Fefral. Arriving in the city, the Cadets paid
a visit to the Executive Mansion, where thew
Were reviewed by the Chief Magistrate in person.
and brief address was made by Capt Ward on
tne Part OF the Cadets, which the President re-
N ak.H.-
the manual exercise in the East DOM. The Cadets
took the line Of march to the western front of
the War Department, where Gov. Floyd, Secre-
saiY oi w az, received them cordially, aud after
inspecting them, listened with great interest, as
dlo all present. to an eloquent address by Cant
Marion OF the Junior Cadets. The Secretary of
at their appearance.
| The battalion then proceeded down Pennsylya-
MA avenue, performing many military move
msnts which attracted the admiration OF all OBJ
| servers Arrived at the National Hotel the
| battalion stacked arms in the corridor we,t of
| the great dining room, and then mingled. for a
while, with the hosts Of friends who had as
@ semoieu 70 congratulate them upon their hand
| solhe aspect as military organization. In the
interim between the arrival Of the corps and the
| announcement OF dinner, a number Of invited
| Suss's arrived, who were taken in charge by
teN. Joan Early, President Of Georgetown Col
| iegc, and the committee of invitation
| Presently the drum roll summoned all to the
oInin Ioom where the tables were loaded with
.,
\ OF the National are familiar with
l among the invited guests, we noticed large
Delegation OF the Medical DeI artment of the
G'orsetown College, several of the u :. Army
| and District militia, Prof Dimitry of the state
DeFaTtment; John Mitchell. ESQ editor of the
Cihzenj DI. kidwell, President Of the u s
fnaI lnacsuticai Association, and other notables.
An appropriate grace was said by Father Early
| ana then The assembled numbers did ample ius-
tice tn the appetizing cheer which had been so
| bountlIuily provided.
/ Dinner no Eada al
IN an Intellectual endeavor TO obtain some remarks
rom resident EaLly, and be declining, numer-
Gus caiis were made for Prof. Dmitry, who ad-
dressed the young Cadets in a brief and eloquent
manner, and was followed by Mr. Mitchell who
edutessed them Tor some minutes in a happy
sIaln, compllmenting them upon the privilege
lhey enjoyed OF being educated in an institution
SO justly famed as Georgetown College The
resident returned thanks to the Throne of Grace
@ Ior tne nearly cheer which had been partaken of;
and shortly afterward the line was formed and
the happy looking young student soldiers took
leave, en- route for Georgetown we'll satisfied
with the events CT the day.
Mr.. GRoux AT The IsFIRM,Ry noo, y,
Saturday last, an audience, consisting of nearly
all the medical profession and students of the
city, assembled at the Infrmary to hear a lee
ture from Mr. Groux, whose name has become IA
mlilar to all medical men throughout the world
ds lecturer upon the heart-asubject he has had
bettef opportunities TO contemplate than ordinary
iecturers, because OF cOngenital fssure of the
steIhun IN MS own person, and which affords
nlH Delser means OF demonstrating to his hearers
the truth OF his positions. The company having
been collected in the lecture hall and Mr. GronH
introduced, ne began with a few general remarks
upon The position and action of the heart and its
vessels Upon exposing his chest to illustrate
his remarks, the sternum or breast bone apDeared
10 be absent, and in its place nssure extending
rom the collar bone down to the lower margin of
the chest, in which appeared 4 pulsatinp tnmor
as large as small egg The opening is bounded
by nrm margin of bony substance and covered
with the skin by making various gesticula-
tons, the effects Of scular contraction in diIa
ting the opening and approximating its edges
were clearly and instructively dis splayed In The
normal state the assure IS oneand a half inches
wide, but by the action Of the mus ces Of the chest
Il Is increased at its upper extremity to two-and
half iaches
Before coming to this country, Mr.. Groux had |
submitted himself to critical examinations by |
The most distinguished surgeons in Paris Lon.
don, and his native country, comprising some of |
!he most scientific men of Europe. The puisa-
bat at Cambridge few DAYS since. II was Inv
Inrans OF galvanic apparatus, demonstrated be-
yond the possibility Of a doubt, that the tumor
Is MADE by the projection Of the right aurice of
MI Groux is young man, probably not more
than y years of age, of rather delicate frame
ana IS a native OF Hamburg. He has been lee
turing and exhibiting before the medical bodies
Oh Europe Since his arrival in the United
States, he has visited the cities of New YORK
OVStou, anu baltimore, ana Is now on his 1
soutn lie speaks very good English, and his
style is not unpleasant. We understand he de-
signs to give another lecture before his depar-
ture. -" -
We presume his object is principally to give
the medical prof, f,ssion aud the world, the bene-
ht OF his observations. He charges nothing for
MS lectures, and his expenses are reimbursed by
voluntary contribution OF his audiences
PTePaT ations have been made for him TO deliy-
er public lecture at the Smithsonian Institute
on eanesday night next, at ~ O'Clock, when
the medical profession and scientific Community
viii be enabled TO observe this wonderful con.
suuctlon OF his chest, and listen to the lucid and
scientific description Of his case by the lecturer
himself
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Saturday the libra
ry and reading rooms Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association were flied by an audience com.
posed Of verv intelligent young and old men. II
was The evening for the regular meetings for
prayer and bible instruction. After an hour
spent In singing ard prayer, the Rev Geo w,
sampson opened the bible class, and delivered
:eIy interesting lecture upon the New Testa-
ment, the writer's and the mode Of preservation
OF genuine copies during particular periods In