Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-29

eiiort 10 save the .uniou. The two. unhappy /
felines were bound 70 hear all this. WAea the i
r,noe. they would cons out and dsclose thsm-
selves 20 the legislators.
Ia the early days Of the Republic these un- |
happy ghosts were rarely seen, for men thought
and acted then, more than spoke. Gradually
their appearances have become more frequenf,
until, Of late, they have more than once made
known their presence bv cat-calls from the gal
Executive session 'tWhat,'' ask, and pause
for a reply, "is the world coming to-" And
echo answers from her fsr-of caves, "havnt the
II so happens that an exorcism can be found to
allay these ghosts Scar ching over old black
lett er book Of witchcrau, wherein are duly act
forth the mysteries Of the cabala and the abraca-
dabTa, the divininR-ro and the fern seed by
which we walk invisible, and how To make o
man seem to have a herd when he has none
ness men with hats on, WALKING along the avenue
sver7 day found the spell, which I whisper in
the readers ear lest the ancient Nicholas hear 1t
1T IL E"fhe fire minutes rHle ~
The narrator Of this legend wonld fain say
more-wsuld fain describe how lin the millsn-
iuu) 1.-THE Ave minutes rule being adopted, Ia
bitba ard Tomas, the two black cats Of the Cap
itol, will ascend to the music Of hail Columbia,
while proudly floats the hag-the stripes dis
pensed with and the stars increased But here
world Of cats, like Jessica's world Of Monkeys
that shot an the roof of the woodshed In nv
early youth, rise up in judgment; so, as De
Quincy says, u will cat no more - .
"Rest, rest, perturhed spirits-both the two
Cats Of the Capitol-and those slew -
HUNTER.
ACApITAL SELEcrIoN.-The gentleman con-
frmed by the Senate q few days since to the
Office of chief coiner of the San Francisco mint,
we appre bend, will prove to be one of the very
best appo intments of the kind so far made
under this Government, for his selection is be-
ing praised i'y the conductors of the Philadel
phia newspapers where he long residedJ Of
both parties The position is one of great i'm
portance and trus t, and the President is to be
congratulated on finding an appointee likely
to fill it worthily. We quote the Philadelphia
journals upon this spi ,ointment, as follows:
! MFR. Slocomb possesses every qualification
necessary to discharge { duties Of this tespon-
s7bIe office satisfactorily, and his selection will
CRAFTY his old friends in Pennsylvania and his
five years he was known in this city a man az
irreproachabIe character, and a steadfast Demo-
Argus, JaH. 20.
CHE always possessed the reputation Of being
a high Intelligent and most reliable gentleman,
both in political and business cilcl 8. He has
been at all timss a Democrat and friend Of the
President, but he is indebted for his az poi ntment,
not so much for any persoaa feeling on the part
Of the President, as TO the satisfactory evidence
exhibited by him of his artisti. skill and bust
ness affiliations for the Office Ne was
citizens Of California connected via the Demo-
cratic party ."-PsnnSyIrarion,J JAMS.
"A Good 1pPointmeRt.-Wear are grasiaed TO OBJ
serve that Mr.. Riley w. Slocomb, formerly of
this city, but for MANY years esteemed citizen
OF San Francisco, haobee appointed chief coiner
of the mint in the latter city, and his appoint
ment has been unanimously confirmed by the
Senate. MI. SlOcomb has manv warm friends
in this community who will be pleased to learn
how well his strict integrity Of character and
well known worth have been rewarded "-Ph'Ia.
Enquirer, Jan. %.
NAVAL ENGINEERS Second Assistant En-
gineer Mortimer Kellogg has born ordered 10
New York, at the establishment ofJas. Murphy
& Co., to assist with the drawings of the ma
chinery for the new sloop building q t the Brook
Ign Navy Yard.
Third Assistant Engineer G.. W. Rogers has
been ordered to the establishment oil Woodruff
4 Beach, Hartford, Conn, on similar duty.
There are but four engineers of the entire
corps unemployed.
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