Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-11

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| ton Of natural history to the development Of
taste. He nrst spoke Of the connection of natur al
history with wealth. The wealthy did NOT oen.
orally understand and appreciate the passion Of
natusalists for tnsects, Re. He would stsppI v
state for the edidcation Of this class that in,ar,
cost the United States 800 600 coo ner ,nnrnn
and any saving that might be effected in thei,
case, would be due entirely to the Industry Of
zoe entomologists or the country. He said the
reason agriculture did not rank among the learn
ed professions, with the study OF which the ,on,
OF the wealthy were accomplished was mot he
cause II dld not possess inherent beauty and
worm, above all other professions but because a.
had not been developed bv study and adorned nv
taste. He considered agriculture, properIv de,
veloPed, the most learned, the most beautiful
a a. me most accomplished Of all professions
ne PAID glowing tribute to the genius of Down.
ibg: rms man had done much to develone a
true taste. Future generation. would QUE IN him
mucn OF the beauty Of cultivated nature that
they would enjoy. He had inaupurated nsw
era In the horticulture and AoricnItnTs ~ IT,
country The lecturer said that the fne arts
poetry, painting, sculpture, oratory, ali owed
x sts b oeaa.y ana power to natural history They
we,e borrowed from Nature, and on their truth
70 'neir great prototype depended all their force
ne Alluded 10 the power and expressiveness of
me indian language. 1t was but one remove
rom Nature, and hence its simplicity and force
Nature was the great storehouse Of painting ana
sculpture, from which they draw form, Color
and very existence BY the application of taste
England, the sunny South, the wilderness w est
all alike, were being made to blossom as the rose
The audience, last night, was not very large
owing probably to the inclemency Of the weather,
ana 10 the fact OF the lecture not being more gen
e.ally announced.
fcoMNuNIcArKp
SLANDzR.-I have Just read in late COPY Of
the Boston Bee an article purporting to have
come from Washington correspondent of that
paper, which article is in itself highly compli-
mentary, both TO the students of the University
OF oeorgetown, and to the authorities and citi-
zens OF the city OF Washington To the students
IN the first place, by attributng to them acts Of
Wnlch they are not only innoC ent, but of which
they Were previous to the publication of the
ABOVE mentioned article wholly unconscious
And In the second place, to the authoritie, and
citizens OF Washington, by not only intimatiny,
out oy even going so far In his asseverations as
To brand them with the stigma of towards Ard
this he has done beyond the least shadow Of ,
lubt In asserting that they stood calmly by and
permitted both their public and private propertv
% De destroyed with impunity by few students
FROM what source the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iorsooth, ii hope he will excuse the term al
though resident in Washington-obtained his
Information II Is difficult to say, and Il is gener-
dlly supposed that none save himself were spec
tators Of the scenes transmitted by him To his
worthy compeer, the editor Of the Bee Sneak
Ing of the Bee, by the by, reminds us that the
man ~ Question, like the receptacle of his libel,
mas one 81 tie properties of that insect, without
the Dement'S arising therefrom. The properly il
DiSy-ness but unlike the little insect ITO which
he Is not worthy TO be compared) he busies
himself about things which do not at ALI amer
tain to him l would, therefore, adyis him TO
study well the eleventh commandment (for n
appears he Is as Ignorant Of that as of all the
olnels,) ano, furthermore, 1 would advise him
to quit fabricating until he for believe II il
impossible with his proficiency in the art to .top
altogether) can circulate his reports under a
greater shadow OF FEASIBILITY. In his inuendo
ne mas exhibited to the public the deprayity of
MS own corrupt heart, showing clearly by his
falsehoods that be is totally destitute of an moral
principles, among which truth stands frst To
abuse, as he has done, two of the most sacred
institutions of our country 1.-THE font of KNOWLEDGE
ana the pTess) renders him not only meritorion.
OF the indignation and contempt Of his fellow
citizens, but OF all lovers of truth.
II A LOVER OF TRUTH
CHEsrER's Gas HEATING RApIAroRs-Mr
Woodward, Of Pennsylvania Avenue. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, advertise. in 10.
days Star various sizes of Chester's Gas Heating
Radiator for sale. AS il is new thing, and as
we have had some weeks experience with one
we desire to call public attention to the advan
tages II offers. Thus, We have to say that the on.
we use consumes about four feet Of gas per hour
win the " full head' of gas on. 1t is lighted
and extinguished precisely as one lights and
exungulshes an ordinary gas light. In five or
ten minutes the stove itself becomes a, hot as one
usually desires; and gradually the air in the
OF room agreeably heated by the use Of steam
In pipes, its beat apparently resembling room
SO heated In all respects. IL the weather is not
very COLO we leave on after nrst heating the
reduces the expense Of the fire to about EIGHT
mills per hour. In such weather as the present
It's consumption Of gas costs about sixteen mills
per hour, and II keeps the atmosphere of the room
at GU OF Farenhiet day and night. without vari.
alton.
The arrangement for condensing the water
generated by the burning Of the gas certainIv
does away with the deleterious effect Of everyy
other description Of gas stove we have tried
upon the health OF the occupant of the room. for
lus use Is accompanied by the eIhaation Of no
odor whatever. On the whole we greatly prefer
Its use TO any other mode Of heating a bed or
sittiDg-room: LIST. Because its heat is more req
uiar; "a IL Is most convenient aud more easily
regulated; Sd. IL is mostly cleanly; 4tb Because
in the end it is much more economical than anv
other plan OF heating a room we know; and 5,h
because II occupies far less space than any other
S SrseIPtion OF stove to heat the room as we'll
SUCH are the results Of our experience of some
weeks with the use of one of Chester'y Gas H,or-
ms Radiators.
PkRsONALITIKs.-OurC City Council last night
witnessed another Of those collisions between
members, which have occurred so frequently Of
late.
bill having been reported for the relief OF
RANGES Jones, Tor services Of her late husband
In attend ing to the erection of sheds in the North
ern Market, Mr.. LLOYD rose and stated that the
subject had several times been considered and
rejected by the Board, 1t having no right ia
ma ke the appropriation called for II the pre,e.
dent Is set by the payment Of this claim then
comes in the claim of J. r. Divine, Jas TowIes
and others 1.-The lady IL In want of the 500
and II Is proposed TO pay il, he with all his
neart would pot his hand in his own poe et to
make II up, II gentlemen will agree, but he
should vote against the precedent
MI. wallace said he could not see how high
minded, honorable men could come there and
attempt TO cast odium upon this respectable Iady
A high minded man could not do IL; il could
only come from the source which
Mr.. Lloyd interrupting: "Mr. President. IL
the gentleman persists in this course | will
insult him In this chamber, and will do Il etec
tually by splitting in his face"
The Chair interposed, and order was in
manner restored "
Mr.. Wallace continued, and said he would
take back nothing. This lady come here for her
rights as she believed and not for charity as was
soug ht to be shown.
During this brief alteration, the majority OF
the members present withdrew to the corners
around the stoves, as IL they were anxious to
avoid being In any way connected with the
squabble.
SUPREME CoURT, YEsrKRDAY.-No 26. Ross
Winans, plaintiff in error, agt. The New York
and Erie Railroad Company In error to the
circuit court of the United States for the northern