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GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.

GkoReETowN, June z, 1859.
The leak in the aqueduct at Monocacy has been
50 far repaired as to admit Of the resumption of
navigation upon the canal at this point. The pro-
peller Antelope made her through TIP RON Har-
per's Ferry TO our city Yesterday. and the L. J .
Bfengle through from our city 10 Harper's Ferry.
L We learn from country persons attending our
mar ket from Virgins this morning that there was
quite heavy frost in parts Of Alexandria and Fair
fax conaties on Saturday night, which done con-
siderable damage to the more tender kinds of
vegetation.
The ladies Of Forrest Hall had most delightful
time OF It at their strawberry festival again last
night. The company WAS as usual large and
agreeable, and everything moved on finely As
this is the evening for closing it. we advise an our
readers, young and old to pay them visit
The ladies Of the Episcopal Church. il will be
seen from an advertisement in another column
commence holding one at Pompeiian Hail. Union
Hotel, this evening. We hope that they, too, will
be literally patronized.
The picnic of the Holy Hill Band at Arlington
yesterday, was truly very commendable affair
and the way everything was managed reflected
credit upon the gentlemen composing the Band
The company was very large and good order
good huHor, good cheer, and good music fur.
hished by the Band was in abundance.
The offerings OF beef cattle at the drove word.
yesterday, amounted 10 only about ITO head all OF
which were pure based by District butchers at SIS
IS Is on the hOOf, equal 10 SlOa$Il so nett About
500 old sheep and lambs Were offered and sold a
- 75aS2 81 per head. Veal calves cents per lib
gross. -
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RESOLUTION I'm relation to the repair of the road
leading 70 the Little Ealls hrilue

RESOLUTION In relation to the repair of the road
leading to the Little Falls bridge
Resofred by the Board of Aldermen aud Board Of
Common Council Of the Corporation of Gtorgeto,cn
That sum of two hundred and fifty dollars. or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the
same Is hereby, appropriated to he paid TO the
brooke, or majority Of them, to be expended by
them In tue repair and improvement Of the road
Leading from Bridge street to the Little Falls
bridge, they accounting to the Clerk for their ex-
phdi'ufes under this resolution by proper vouch-
ers. [APProved April 81, 1859.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing further front foot
tax to be collected ON part Of Fayette street.
Be 1t ordained by tn, Board of Aldermen and
Board Of Common COVHeH Of the Corporation OF
GeOrgetorn, That further front foot tax of forty
two cents is hereby levied and imposed on all the
lots and parts Of lots, on both sides of Fayette
street, between Fourth street and the intersection
OF High and Fayette Streets and the same is here
by authorized aud directed to he collected for the
purpose OF supplying deficiency in the tax i'm
posed. under the ordinance approved Sept -,
1856, for the improvement Of Fayette street within
the limits aforesaid.
Sec. 2. Aad be it further ordained That within
ten days after the passage Of the ordinance. the
Clerk of the Corporation shall make out and de-
liver to the Collector Of Taxes tabular statement
in the customary form indicating the tax herein
authorized to be collected the accounts Of which,
respectively, shall be delivered by the Collector
within ten days thereafter to each and every per-
son liable therefor, or to his her known or ac-
credited agent and after the expiration Of thirty
days from the date Of tue delivery Of said accounts
the said Collector shall proceed to collect said tax
In accordance with the provisions of the charter
OF the town, and pay over the same soon col
lected to the Clerk Of the Corporation, retaining
commission OF three per cent for collecting the
same.
Sec. 3. And be IL further ordained, That the
Mayor and Samuel Bootes be, and they are hereby.
appointed commissioners, in the place of Lewis
Carbery. resigned; and authority Is hereby given
them to expend the net proceeds Of tax levied an
der this ordinance, or so much thereof as may be
necessary. in completing the graduation curbing,
and travelling Of said Faye.te street, and to ac-
count to the Clerk Of the Corporation on or before
the first day Of November next.
Approved April %, 1859.
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War Items and Incidents

The French infantry soldiers no longer wear the
shGkO, but the light kspi instead all tue heavy
shskos being dotted before marc hing and the otbe,
announcements being made such as not 10 impede
Tue ireest action Of legs and limbs. The neither
lhteguments are not suffered to reach down within
loot OF the ground, smart CATERS being no recip-
tents OF mud and the whole rig Of the Inen being
adapted not for show but work piy, CLAW and
and stfans Mating collars are not in such yenera
lion as they may be elsewhere
The Pays announces that general officer wbo
arrived IN Paris from the seat of war in Italy SAYS
that Two hatthliohs OF ritiemen one Austrian and
The other French, having observed each otber on
different sides Of the river Pu commenced tiring
treat was the stnptIactiOn of the enemy" SAYS
tnt French General at seeing that their balls did
mol reach, while our balls struck their soldiers
win disastrous precision. They immediately dis
Pefsed leaving twenty OF their men on the
ground" ~
The new rihed French cannon made their debut
IN smart encounter at NalenZa where an Ans
Ilan corps, keeping out Of artillery range (as they
Ihonght,) were utterly COMPOUNDED by a yolIey
sent Dang into the midst OF them from a dist1nce
OF seven thousand metres. disnountinp their puns
and causing immense destruction of men '
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The President i'm North Carolina

ne " llHllngton Herald SAWS:
"Having remained at the Iniyersitv os No,,,
Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday last tha
PRESIDENT and Secretary Thompson LEFT Chanel
NH on friday morning for Raleigh, and were
They arrived at the latter place At about oicIn{
and Proceeded Immediately to the residence ~
Hon. L.. U, b. Branch. Here Brig General Iobn
Cowan, at the request and Oh behalf Of the Wi
mingtOn Light Infantry, babe the president en-
Well, having offered him the many good wishes
so sincerely felt by tine company TIE President
IesPonaea IN a most affecting manner. compli-
mentlng the company very highly and returning
hedruelt thanks for the gallant manner they h,d
sustained escort duty whilst he was i'm ,be State
ne rendered them an earnest invitation to call on
private individuals VI aS
After Mr.. buchanan had closed bi, ren,,l,
.l. thompson came forward and made a sneecL
10 the company, in which he paid them man,
compliments, praised them for Their soldia,ig
bearing, beautiful uniform and pentlemanf, ~
Porment during the entire occasion. Gov Eli.
also made lew remarks; he said ne did not mo-
pose saying anything at present bnt IyanTS Pro-
occasion TO do so in an official manner duTing the
ne1t or succeeding week, that il NAV be recorded
in ans OF the State After which all ad
JouIheu IN the house to partake of refreshments
MANY happy speeches, toasts, &c, were gotten
.nrough with; then came the shaking OF hands
and sad farewells - oS
The President left Raleigh Saturday rao,rino
out intends stopping until Monday moynin@ viii
tne non. Weldon N. Edwards classmate at his
piaee near Ridgeway. On Monday he Leave, 10,
evening", r'4'e Ae VIII arrive Tuesday
tha5oS, way, The President remarked that he
mar fahiv NORTH ORTIZ, Carolinians in general have Pc
grips Of the hand or fell sncb hsa,,.,
<isIissd we arm In his whole life not that he
Srma strong .haI Inc e, contrary, he admired it.
heart and generous dispostion ovens ~ an honest
S,. 49,. VI are pleased that the President
on accann W ~ I'VE we North carolinians
dent will not be able to accept pnh,,s ne fresi-
10 visit Richmond on his return ihFitauon |
PoRTsNoUTH, Va. June 6-The Pres,a.,,
mere this afternoon, In the steamer AdeSida ieit
Sohts Tor washington. There was an t,n,n, eh
crowd on the wharf, who greeted the PraaiSn,.
with loud cheers as the boat left
BALTIMORE, June THE President arrival
mere THIS morning, in the Norfolk boat. and MAS
soos CO. 70 the Washington derot by the Balti-
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PRESIDENT BUcHASAS.-The popular demon
STATIONS in North Carolina and Virginia, grow
ing out of the presence there of President Blu
chanan, have certainly been such as cannot fail
to strike the thoughtful reader with conviction
that however vehemently abused he may have
been by the Opposition press and by the more
virulent press-those taking their tone from
PERSONAL disappointment with reference to pat
ronage-the people at large hold him dear to
their hearts. Such verdicts as were thus rem
dered from the moment he landed i'm Virginia
on his way to Chapel Hill, up to that time, H.
lustrate the futility of newspaper efforts at
yituperative Misrepresentation. Even Andrew
jackson himself was not better abused than
James Buchanan has been for two years past;
nor was Andrew Jackson more cordially greeted
by all classes of the people on the occasion of
either Of his well remembered tours while
President, than James Buchanan has been, by
the people over the whole line of his resent
trip to North Carolina.
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ASSISTANT BISHOP OF OHro.-The Protestant
Episcopal Convention Of the Diocese Of Ohio
having resolved to elect an Assistant Bishop to
ard Bishop Mcllvaine In the discharge Of his
duties, on Friday last effected that purpose The
Rev Gregory II. Bedell was elected on the frs,
ballot by concurrent vote of the clergy and laty
Dr Bede is ut present rector of the Church of the
Ascension, on the Fifth Avenue, New York He
Is about forty years Of age, and son Of the Rev.
IT, l. Bedell, DID, who died while rector of St.
Andrews Church, Philadelphia, about a quarter
OF century since, and who is yet remembered as
one OF The most eloquent, laborious and devotedly
pious clergymen Of the body to which he be-
longed. DIR. Beden Is a low churcbman and /,
warm friend Of Bible, Tract, and other non sec.
tartan organizations He was the first of the Epis
coPal clergy of New York to take part in the ser
vices At the Music Hall, where he delivered one
Of his most effective discourses
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Items Photographed from Washington.
The Associated Press disnatch sara.


WAsHINGToN, June 6.-The Home Squadron Is
sui further to be increased. The frgate Sabine,
OF 81 guns, will soon proceed to the Gulf of Mex-
CO. and there will then be ten vessels of in this
squadron, with an aggregate Of 2l2 guns As one
vessel has already been ordered TO Tampco to
land marines and other forces if necessary to pro-
trct American citizens and property, in the event
OF an assault by MiramOn on that city the impress
sion prevails here that a similar course will be
pursued at other points, wherever such int-rven-
ton may be required by American interests. 1t
may not be generally known that the sailors are
constantly drilled in the practice OF small arms as
well as ordnance, and that the latter can he used
on land as carriages are provided for their use n
such an emergency.
For more than twelve months mast tho Snc,,t.,y
OF the Treasury has been receiving jnformatnn
from the collectors Of the revenue In compliance
with official instructions, to what can
he made in the penses Of collecting the revenue
from customs As the reports have been success
lVeiy received the reforms have been gradually
carried out, rs far as could De without detriu-ut
TO the public service. The expenses last wear were
about S;UO OOO less than during the one preceding
The reduction of the expenses ut New York and
other cities, soon to be effected, is a part OF the
economical arrangement.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has annie neons
ut his command A million and a half of the late
loan has not been called in but can be obtained ,t
any time. Besides, from four TO five millions of
Treasury notes can now be reissued under the r.
cent act of Congress and as many AZ may IA. re-
deemed can be ressued. Therefore with the
~ UO.UUO now subject to draft nine or ten mil
IONS are at this time available for Treasury pur-
poses. -
This statement successfully refutes the re-
port now going the rounds of the press, that the
Treasury is in an embarrassed condition. re-
port which originated, it is palpablo. in igno-
rance OF the true condition of the Treasury.
Ed. STAR
Within the last ten days, 81 10000 OF Treasury
notes have been reissued at 5 per cent
The frigate Congress is to be the fiapsbin NJ tho
Brazil squadron. Purser Slamm has Been ordered
to this vessel H.
private letter from our Minister to Austria
says that ex-President Pierce, who has been So
journing in Vienna, left there on the 18th OF Nav
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FROM BRAzL.-A most fearful storm swept the
southern coast of Brazil on the 18th of April IL
isrepsesented to have been terrible in the extreme
The whole coast from Bahia southwark Is lined
with wrecks The damage is enormous; the loss
OF life ightful. Brazilian frgate went down
with over four hundred souls on board; only forty
Were saved. '
The yellow fever is worse I'm Rio than Il has
ever been known. People are dying by the thou
sand It's devastations amongst the shipping are
captains; the sixth was down and not expected to
knryiye ~ -
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SLAvEHoLDER's CONvENrIoN.-The slavehold-
er's convention which met In Chestertown, Md,
last year will assemble in Baltimore tomorrow
Since the time the first convention was held the in
terest in the matter seems to have extended more
generally throughout the State. About fifteen
counties In the State have appointed delegates to
the convention, and IT is supposed that the pro-
ceedings will be quite interesting. A number Of
the delegates have already reached the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-07

The MUNICIPAL ELECTION in this city, yester-
day, was the quietest known to its history for
twenty-five years past, the vote being at least
twenty-five hundred short of the vote a wear
ago. There was no party contest except in the
Seventh Ward, whore the vote was much larger.
in proportion, than elsewhere The gentlemen
elected on tho general ticket-the present in
cumbents-have proved themselves admirable
officers, and their success on this occasion is a
matter Of congratulation to those interested in
the well-being of our city. .ta
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PERSONAI

,o.., Capt l.. NJ. Powell, u 5. ~, is at the Ma
lard, CON- Thos t. Hunter, U. 8. N, Is a. VIII
The name Of the Hon. Rufns cbo,,s m
koxton ~ we nss OF passengers by the Canada from
but Wa on pwssssdnssaay. He had engaged passage
mess. Mr. I sn from going by Continued lin,
In the Canada T. Fields, the publisher, ssiied
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II Two seamen Of the l.. 5. steam frigate Min
nesota, died at the hospital In Boston, Sunday.
The first, Daniel Ferrall, from being stabbed In
fight In North street; he has mother living In
Baltimore. The second, John McNesmoth, fell
from third story window In North street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-07

II From Shillington We have copy of Major
Jack DOwning's quaint letters in cheap form;
also, SCOTS Same Of Geierstein, !" being volume
IA Of Peterson's cheap edition Of the Waverly
NoveIs
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SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

The Intefiigencer compliments Gen. Shields
npon the happy points made in recent speech
in reply to reception address of his constitu-
ents
If there be any one thing for which Presi-
dent Buchanan is entitled to more honor than
another" says the Consultation, cit is for the
hnfiinching steadiness with which he has always
insisted upon the observance of the Constitu-
tion and obedience to the laws" The paper
then goes on to show that, since the beginning
of Mr.. Buchanan's administration, the assaults
of lawless and rebellious traitors against the
Government have been more open, more i'm
pudent. and apparently more dangerous, than
they ever were in the previous history Of the
country.
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rosr oFRIcB CIRCULAR.-It Is the purpose
=, the Post Office Department, in addition to
INC circular to pOstmasters concerning free
man matter and the registration of packages Of
stamps or stamped envelopes, to transmit fur.
tner instructions intended for the larger Offices
and containing more specific directions on the
same subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-07

IL Bissel Davis, while looking at Carlincourt's
balloon ascension from Utica, N V, became so
excited that he went into fit, which relapsed
into madness, and resulted I'm death
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0@THE LADIES OF FLETCHER CHAPEL
lA3,, viii hold Strawberry Festival in Taylor's
BFsildlpg, 9Th street between and X, commencing
through the week. Admission 10 cents. Tickstss
Tor the week 50 cents, to be had Ut Shepherds Mu-
he W sssehaance' 10 I6t.7
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u Buy Ayers Cherry Pictorial for Coughs
Ayers Sarsaparila for Scrofnlous complaints,
and Ayers Pills for all the purposes OF Purga
tive medicine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-07

IL From Franck Taylor we have a copy Of
Emerson Co.'S reprint of Dickens new publ
cation (monthly part) Of All the Year Round -
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CArRo,ASD FULroN RAILROAD OF ARx.xs.s
The Secretary of the Interior has received. for
approval, from the acting Commissioner of IN.
esaera! Land Ofdce, supplemental list e
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IL The corner stone of large Roman Catho-
lie Church was laid on Sunday at Portsmouth,
Va, by Bishop McGill, of Richmond
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IL james Belt, one Of the discoveries of the
Mammoth Cave, died in Kentucky few days ago
aged 81 years.
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ILs
embracing an area of 48,lsO acres-making,
with the lists heretofore approved for the same
object, total of l Il 400 acres.
SPANISH PRoDucrs.-The Agricultural Blu.
reau Of the u s. Patent Office have received q
communication from the Hon. John Somers
Smith, U. s. Consul, dated Malaga, Spain,
March s, 1859, detailing information which he
states was derived chiefly from conversing with
practical men, and also the result of his own
inquiries, on the subject Of g. riculture in that
country. He says the principal productions of
the province Of Malaga consists of grapes,
almonds, figs, olives, lemons oranges, wheat,
barley, and Indian corn within the past year
much attention had been given to the raising
Of sugar-cane. Grapes are the chief staple
and there are some fifty varieties; the most
important were the Muscatel, Pero, Ximen,
Laya, and Loga, He says the olive tree grows
everywhere, and the mountains abound with
wild olives This tree blossoms early in April,
and the fruit is gathered in November and De-
cember. The neighboring provinces of Jaen
and Cordova are devoted to the culture of the
olive, and the large supply of the oil for ex-
portation is chiefly derived from those districts
He adds, Spanish oil will compete well with
the Itslian.
SWAMI AND OVERLOOKED LANDs.-A patent
No. 7-of swamp and overlooked lands in
uring to the State of Arkansas under the grant
of September %, 1850, in the Little Rock dis
trict, containing ISL 15s. Is acres, has been for
warded to the Governor of that State, by the
acting Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
NAvAL.-The United States frigatc Sabine
has been ordered to the Gulf of Mexico, and
the frigate Congress, now at Philadelphia has
been selected as the flagship Of the Brazil
squadron.
RETURN HOME OF THE PREsIDRNT.-Presi-
dent Buchanan arrived home this morning on
the o'clock train from Baltimore, apparently
none the worse for wear of his Southern trip.
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The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to tho Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about o'clock:
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PERSONAL.

NOTICE.-The officers and members Of the Eas {
" Washington I.ibrary Association respectfully
announce To their friends that account Of an un
lusthsble act the part of committee of the Sec
ond Baptist Sunday School, and the proPrletors al
eha{tered the boat TO us fot Fixed tune chartered
as % The comnaittee of tho secoDd Baptist sun
onnclunon 10 defer giving IN excursion down the
~. .ssf Will = more favorable time, when we hope
tnat " viii nc able 70 make Arrangements with q
steanmhost company who viii not deceive Us. We
yonid therehre thank our friends for the DISPOSE
tson manifested ny them to patronize our noble un-
uettakfhx -. Rexpectfully,
IT ED. NJ. BOrEt.ER. COMMITTEE.
&S0 kEWARD Runaway, q NEGRO wO-
ROO MAN named Ann or Nancy Ross -
she Is brown or copper color; has high cheek al
no .,t anu processing upper teeth; walks a 5kSS
owned by and ran away from Mrs. Hunter *
her husband Is George Ross. whe lives IN A brick
house In yard on g street. near It'll 4 forbid Nh
persons from harboring her. aud will paw SIS 10 The
person informing me who has done SO since lasI
September. J. r. HOWELL
Je4-9. Clark Mills's Place.