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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

q THIS being WymaA;s last n ght here, every-
body should be on hand 10 give MIN bumper
He also Performs al half-psst thsees oelSck fhis
afternoon, FOE chiidren, at 10 cenn head Give
them a dime. 49,. "a q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

The MARSHES The sportsmen who are fond
OF shooting In the marshes, are now enjoying
hne sport along the Anacostia and Potomac, The
reed birds ard biackbirds are very numerous.
and ortolan are attracting the particular attention
OF 1good shots " Little boys are making money
by hawking reed birds in punches about the
streets During the month of September there
are many little fellows, and some adults, who
make good wages with their guns and skifs,
shooting reed bird and ortolan for the numerous
restaurants OF the city. The season for ortolan Ia
but BRIEF and after the first frost but few gunnes
enter the marshes to hunt them, it is esteemed as
abor lost. D. rer... '. .. .. itr-.. adj. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

! .THE IS rED GUARDS -rsif spirited cam many
Of youths uRdef command OF Captain Sehadd
were on parade last evening, accom- panied BY
ma tai music They perform their ysrious IN NJ
sry eyolutiOns Ia q very credible inanasr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

The OsrsA by az aanouncew ent 10 bother
colnpp II viii be seen that snefaen hate Cpqp,
srp) greer Ing lish Opera Tfeupe win cpsa at de
Tbeske, here, on Monday, the 18th Inst kBeep a
seoksus fsf particulars w future adye'sissmsa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

WANTED TO RENT-By . practeai a per,
sb'ut 100 acrss, within 10 or IL miles Of Wsshng-
ton, with comfortable holdings and good lahd Adj
dress "fatHerr Bladensburg, Prince 0eoEe's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

TIM soUTswRsrKxs RourH. The passea ge
train on tie grange and Alexandria railroad YES
friday was detained BIZ a very isrge nnnlbef O
passe ers, reg uiling the use of Central cdr L
esfry them This fact II evidence Of tlie grea
numbers seeking this route from the souTh anf
the return Of the spring travel The trsin wa
necess irily delayed on II. departure fro,n of
donsyille in laundering the passengers aud bag
gsge. - tisfa Ais 4rlss 3 - s'af : Ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

rHE NoRrHKRN MARKEr.-The pri ncipal Sat
rfdaY-aight market IL that located In the N ORTIZ
efn Lipernes During the mornings the dealers
ceasrssate Al the Centre Market; but after three
soeosk y, m they generally remove tue greater
potton OF their prov isions TO the Nortei niafket
9esnPFiy their customers who reside In the su.i
bulbs Of the city Avsit 10 the Saturd av -oie bt
s5les In th.s locality will convince the beholder
that this market is one OF steadiiyincreasinp inn
portance and profit The stalls are always well
patronized aud the regulations being s,rcti " en-
loroed lkkcellent ottler is maintained ~ =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-08

REspEcrFuLIY Il INFORMS SnMS bis friends and the
pullic generally tia ne has removed TO No SIS High
street, lJOIniIg Ma ,onic Hall He is prepared to
furnish at the shortest notice Dinner and Evening
Parties, and feels assured that he will give entire
satisfaction 10 those who may favor him with
call.
Al kinds IF CONFECTIONERY and CAKE at
the lowest prices. Best ICE CREAM al 81 50 per
gallon. q. c. ATS,
sc 4-im SIS M Oh street, Georgetown.
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For Shipping Intelligence. see 4th page

THE RAILROAD CoNvENTIoN.-The recent Railroad
Convention which was held in Saratoga, held an
adjourned session at the st. Nicholas Hotel, on
Friday afternoon at one o'clock. The meeting,
which was held with closed doors, was organized
BY the appointment of j. Edgar Thompson, of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, as chairman, and
Chauncey Vibbard, of the New York Central rail-
road, as Secretary. There a large attendance
of gentlemen connected with the railroad interests
The representatives of the Grand Trunk, New
York Central, New York and Erie, Baltimore and
Ohio and Pennsylvania Central railroads were
present.
The objects of the meeting were to consider the
propriety OF maintaing or repeating the measures
OF reform which were promulgated at the previous
meeting at Saratoga, and to regulate, on a basis
which should be mutually satisfactory, the
''through" passenger and freight traffic. The
measures which claimed the consideration of the
convention were the abolition of the s'free pass
system. the drumming" operations of railroad
agents, and the dispensing with costly advertising
and superfuous ticket offices. 1t was said that
many of the representatives of the Western roads
reported that they were able to do without such
auxiiaries, and that some of the main trunk lines
had found that their business had not improved
through like retrenchments
At that hour the meeting was organized and
the first business brought before the Convention
was the regulation of through freight, Eastward
bound.
AT five O'Clock the Convention after debating
on the matter, were in favor of admitting the re-
representatives. of the Western roads who were in
the Hotel, and hearing them at P. NJ, on the
question.
The officers of the Western roads then entered,
and complained of what they deemed an especial
grievance, viz: The tariff of 80 cts placed on live
stock from Chicago to New York. The drovers, it
was asserted, slaughtered their beef, and then
shipped it to this city at expense of forty yfve
cents. The Convention, after hearing these repre-
sentations, adjourned to this Saturday morning,
at twelve o'clock.
=, This Saturday morning, the five members of
the Convention re-assembled, and held secret
session. for the purpose of considering the proprety
oI reducing or maintaining the present freight
'arih'-N. \. cypress, of Saturday afternoon.
UNION PRAYER MEErINes.-Itis is said that there
are no less than one thousand union prayer meet
ings in the United States, eight hundred in En-
gland, four hundred in Ireland, and three hundred
in Scotland and Wales. Union Church organiza-
tions, also, are springing up all over Protestant
Christendom, all showing that minor differences
are fast disappearing.
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE


WEST lNDIEs-Bark John C. Br1ne-l, 275 bbs. -four,
l25 do corn meal 130 half bbls do so bbls mess pork
as bbls bread 20 half bbs do casks rice IA half terces
do 100 kegs lard so buckets do IL terce hams half
bbs beef 100 boxes cheese "a dozen brooms so casks
meal 20 kegs taow hhds tobacco box furniture 500
bus. corn, l, 700 bdls shocks.
WEST 1NDIEs-Schr. Alice Ko,os.-1 O69 bbls -four 100
do pork 500 kegs butter 800 do lard 10 bbls lard OIL
terces hams, l3o bb bread, 100 boxes biscuit so do
cheese 20 boxes tobacco 50 bales do 24 boxes candles
stoves, boxes fixtures l box brushes pkg cotton
line, sewing machine, case handles boxes hatch
cts, do hardware, dozen mule collars bbls varnish
LIvERPooL-Ship Conqaest.-4,l50 bbls flour, 0,529
bushels wheat 206 do coverseed l25 hhds tobacco 9S
bags quercron bark slaves, $3.50 locust treenas
AsPINwALL-Schr. Lizzie RusseU-150 half bbls -four,
SO do bread so bushels corn casks hams kegs
10 cases do bbls pork, do beef, do vinegar, IL
ooXes preserved meats cassia SO half bbs rice
bols wine 20 do rum 200 demiiohns do 80 bales cotton
goods, cases do, 10 bbls twne, IS bolts duck
$500 gunny bags 200 half bbls salt 20 boxes axes
boxes "copper" nails cases yellow metal, boxes glass
ware bbls. do, do. OIL 10 kits fish, cases tin ware
bundle gouges bundle paper 1000 shingles anchor,
chan masts, cases brooms suit sails and trimming
IA boxes wooden ware 20 coils MANILA rope 90 do hemp
do, Al ,9l6 feet lumber
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THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PECULATIoNs.-The
Cincinnati Gazette gives the following the modus
operdndl of the officers of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company in detecting the ticket swinders on
the line of that road: "Men were employed who
purchased tickets in Cincinnati and Columbus for
Philadelphia; these tickets were privately marked
and the day they were used, well as the name OF
the conductor, were reported to Headquarters II
was found in several instances that these tickets
although used were not reported for ten DAYS, and
were of course used. party in Pittsburg applied
to the ticket agent in that city, to know if he
would sell the Pittsburg and Philadelphia portion
oil through Cincinnati coupons. This led the ticket
agent to suspect something wrong, and before Civ
ing any answer, he reported the matter at head
quarters. he was then instructed to say to the
party applying, that if he would bring local tickets
he would sell them for him, but that he could not
sell the coupons The result was that local tickets
were bought, and thus the robbery was detected.
| Several suspected parties then questioned as
to their completely in the matter, some of whom
pleaded guilty and returned their ilgotten proper-
! ty, while guilt was fastened upon Others"
The Harrisburg Telegraph says: "The Gazette is
mistaken with regard to the first discovery of these
peculations. Some months ago Mr.. Rghtmeyer,
connected with the ticket office at Williamsport
| had reason to suspect that frauds were daily per-
| petrated by conductors on the Northern Central
road, and detected rascaty enough to confirm his
| suspicious, which communicated to the off
| GERS of the Pennsylvania Central when means
| were adopted which led to the developments re-
| Gently made. Suspicion also attaches to the EN-.
ployees of the Broad Top Railroad Company, and
the probability is that clean sweep of conductors
will be made on all these roads, as reliable
men can be found to fill tie positions new sys-
| TEN has been introduced by the Pennsylvania Cen
tral, and adopted by all other companies whereby
repetition of the extensive frauds perpetrated for
| two or three years past will be prevented The
Harrisburg Patriot calls the attention of the Off
| GERS of the company to the tenth section of the
penal code of this State, which makes it misde-
meanor to withhold prosecutions for crime by gift
of goods or other things. The Patriot does not
say that any property has been received by the
company conditioned for the escape of the cuprit
to both the robbed and the robber that escape i:
not to be reached in that way.-Phila. Ledger,
Sent. Il.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.
GOA ASTWISE

sAvANNAH-SteamsAip Thomas Scann-1s3 bales cot.
ton, A. o. Schaeher ITO do j. f. Clemni 16 do. VIM.
Kennedy.
BosroN-Sch1. s. A. Hammona.- Ss5 bags linseed,
T. & J. NJ. Smith.
25 bbls. do r. j. Baker & Co; Sc bbdls. iron R. R.
Agent 25 boxes Sugar, pkgs. mdse., order.
BosToN-BdTk Union.-275 bbls fish, R. R. Griffith;
60 bags walnuts, Schwartz Dix 800 bbls fish, T. R.
Mathews Sons; Is tons bonedust, 175 bbls fish, 400
boxes do, order.
NEW YoRK-Schr Ahce.-32 bdls. binders boards,
Whseiright, Nudge & Co.; 20 bds. mdse, Robert Wer;
40S bars iron, l9 bds do Keyser, Troxell CO.. bales
aimonss, VIM. Bridges & Son; case oil, Schwartz 4
Dix; edo. mdse j. Boury & Sons; ~ casks china, H F.
Alberti Co; so cases mdse., W. G. Price Co.; 500
bagsrye J. Boyd; Q kegs paint, do red lead, bbs
chalk, j. King Son. so bars iron, L. II. Miller IA pkgs.
furniture, B. Wasky; II do A. Mathiot Son. 60 panne
blocks, Morris Trmble; matches, Robinson e.
Lord; so bdls binders boards J. A. Dushane; 2x bbs
varnish, kegs do, ]. j. Barrtt.
BosToN-Bark Sylph-10O boxes SOAP 27 bbls. oil, J.
Parkhurst Co; SO boxes almonds Schwartz Dix; 10
tons palm twist W. wilkins Co; 175 kegs nails Stick
ney Co" 700 bags reguus, Cuba Smelling CO. 500
kos rndc pdrvn
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SEEDS.-There is but little doing in Grass Seeds
Cloverseed however steady at s55Od6 we quote
Timothy do. at s225@2.75 per bushel. Flaxseed is
bringing Sl35gl45 per bushe but there is very little
doing in it.
WHlSKEY :-Whiskey is dull, and prices for it have
declining tendency We note sale to-day of 100 bbs
Ohio at % cts, decline of cent the prices asked for
1t Yesterday and we quote both City and Ohio closing
dull above fpnre
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NEW YORK MINING BoARD-sept Is.
"
500 Silver Valley. bio IL 800 Gulford ...... b30
100 do
The New York Post, of Saturday evening, says:

The New York Post, of Saturday evening, says:
The stock market is again very animated and the bust
in the speculative shares is larger than any time
of the past month The demand strongest on Erie
Toledo Illinois Central, Harlem and Michigan Southern.
The market closes rather tame, but steady. Sales of
New York Central at S7A The demand for Erie conin-
ues and the shares touched 33 closing steady at 334
Illinois Central closes at S9HdS94, Michigan Central
Tk072 Michigan Southern 234 d234. do guaranteed
49G494, Gaena 794G79H, Rock Island Sl16slI To-
ledo 4s% 14sA Pacific Mail closes S3dS4 For Ston-
ingon rs is bid for Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati
s5. The State stocks without material change Vr-
gnias wanted at 90. The railroad bonds are active
and higher The issues of the New York Central, Erie
and Michigan Southern are in demand at full prices
The money market closes easier with considerable
amounts Offering at per cent State stocks The bulk
of the transactions are, however at per cent at which
the supply is very free OF prime paper the market is
scantily supplied at 6h7 per cent The heaviness in
ments tends increase the floating supply of capital
and the tendency of the if anything downward
for time The exchange Europe closed fat at a de-
cline Considerable business has been done for the Fulton
at l09S for sterling and 5164 G5131 for francs Com
mecia sterling with bills of lading attached have been
done at lO7 glOSh Three steamers left for Europe
day The Fulton took out 900 in specie the Bavaria
$250000 the City of Manchester Sl12 3Ol making total
of sS04 301 which is material falling off from previous
shipments. The indications that the bulk of the gold
export for the season is over and that only small will
go forward for the remainder of the month.
The following is comparative statement of the imports
Of foreign dry goods at New York for the week and since
January /:
For the week. 1855 1859 1860
Entered at the port. s959yS25 $3.50 1863, $40
Thrown on Market. l,2S2, 500 10SO.S51 l,4O5 S4S
Since Jan. l.
Entered the port. 4i722 357 946 s162o O22
Thrown on market.... 52O97 o27 9o06o937 50 O07 49
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WHAT TO Do WITH THE GREAT EAsTERN.-The
New York Herald says:
There is q great deal of discussion going on as to
how the big snip can be made to pay, and we would
suggest an entirely original idea on the subject -
Let get together all the pestilentia political
hacks of all parties dsunonists and fanatics, peo-
pie who attempt to buy and sell thousands OF voters
if they were many sheep-in fact, all the par
ty sharpers and Peter Funks-and send them of on
voyage to Europe there to remain until after the
election is over.
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superb Pianos
8lunstaru anA Commercial 8sbieh.
BALTIMORE. Sentemher Il Is


There fair business done in Stocks to day at the
some days past chiefly in Mining stocks. For Railroad
shares there very little inquiry, and sales
made. For Baltimore and Ohio $50 buyer 60 days was
bid and Northern Central closed at S23S bid S24 asked
regular way There however movement in
Canton sales of 400 shares of it being made at SOY cash
and $2l time, these figures being advance of y to
the price obtained for it at the close yesterday There
also sales of so shares Associated Fremans Insur
Company SIX, and of 81 900 Northern Central
Railway 1885 bonds at 60.
For Mining stocks there good inquiry, and for
most of them the market pretty firm. Gardner Hill
steady at yesterdays figures, but Guilford fell
slightly Sales of 900 shares of the former
stock at S. buyer GO days but of the latter
some 5000 shares sold at So time and from So down
$2T cash. Gardner Hill closed at SIX bid, IS asked
and Guford at s2S bid, 81 81 asked regular way. OF
sprngheldth 500 shares sold s34 cash. which
is advance the price bid it yesterday Con-
solidaed advanced to 316sales of 1000 shares of it
being made at S1&@1A. For Silver Valley the demand
continues brsksaes of 5l00 shares of it made
day sl1 cash and 81 81 time, these figures being the
obtained for it at the close yesterday There
sales also of 800 shares Baltimore and North Caro-
lima at 81 cash. and of 200 shares Silver Hill 81
@S1 time, Nothing done the Board in Rudisell
North State Cambridge. Rudsell closed however at
Sl4 bid, 81 asked North State at SIN bid 81 asked
and Cambridge at s119 bid SIX asked regular way.
Mining stock called the "Deep River Copper
Company Of Baltimore, yesterday placed upon the
stock list, in accordance with the recommendation of
Committee of the Board and 200 shares of it sold
to-day at 81 .06 cash. and 81 al time The property
Of this Company is located in Guilford county, North
Carolina and it adoins understand the well known
"Guilford Copper Mine" The "Deep River Nine was
opened and mperecty worked many years since, and it
said that upwards S2O OG0 has been expended in de-
veloping and equipping it. The shaft has been sunk
the depth of 100 feet and the mine said provided
with all the requisite machinery for working it. Since
this mine was opened it has changed hands several
times, having been at time owned by Mr.. Samuel
Swartout, who purchased it while he Collector of
the Port of New York but the property after having lain
dormant for years has recently passed into the
hands of Company here, of which George W. Mowbray
ESQ, is President II. ". Howell, Esq, Secretary and
Treasurer, and Messrs. William J Albert W. S. Apple
ton, James Mott and W. W. Lawrason the Directors
SALES At THE RALTIMoRE sT0uH BUAKr
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The latest intelligence received from Texas in
forms us that the long prevailing drouth had been
broken by copous rains, that had revived the crops
generally. Cotton had taken fresh start and
prospects of fair crop were good.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-17

PosrOFFIcE NEwsPAPER.-Mr J. Holbrook, the
wel-known post-ofice detective, has in contempla-
tion to publish paper devoted exclusively to diff
fusing information in relation to the Department.
No man is better qualified for this task, as he has
seen some seventeen years service, and is per-
fectly familiar with everything pertaining to the
service.
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The FAMILY OF CAPT. WGLsON.-A correspondent
writing to the Buffalo Commercial says that Mrs.
Capt. Jack Wilson, widow of the heroic comman-
der of the Lady ElgiL, is a noble woman, well wor-
thy of such husband, and that the whole family
are we'll deserving the sympathies of the Christian
world. He leaves three children-the eldest a
modest, amable and noble girl of Is years, in size,
appearance and accomplishments indicating young
lady of seventeen years; the next fine boy of
about thirteen years. the youngest pretty, bright
girl OF eleven years, but unfortunate invalid,
who will remain so through life. The appearance,
manners and accomplishments of each give unms-
taxable evidence Of the successful training of a
sterling mother
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THE SIEGE OF GEEYTowN.-This thrice-told tale
has again been revived by the decision rendered
yesterday by Chief Justice Nelson in the United
States Circuit Court. 1t will be remembered that
at the bombardment of Greytown by Captain Hol.
lins, great deal of property belonging to Calvin
Durand was destroyed. Durand sued Captain Hol
lins and claimed damages for trespass on his part
Captain Hollins in defence set up that he was
bound as Commander of the Cyane to obey the or
ders OF the President and Secretary. The Court
after having had the matter under advisement for
some time, decided that the decision of the Execu-
tive was final, and justified the CAPTAIN in the exc
cutiOn Of his orders The view taken by Judge
Nelson is important 1t is in effect deciding that,
however unlawful the acts of the Executive may
be, the subordinates who enforce such order can
not be held responsible. In accordance with the
decision of Chief Justice Nelson, which will be fol-
lowed in all the Circuit Courts claim can be sus.
tanned against officials under the Federal Govern
ment who execute the orders of higher authority;
and the only remedy left will be the bringing OF
the claim to the Court of Claims.-N. Y. Express,
Of Saturday.
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THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE Observation-Disclosures OF
THE PLANTERS OF PRINCE GEORGES CoUNrY.-Pur-
suant to notice, the delegates appointed by the
Convention of Tobacco Planters, which assembled
in Upper Marlboro in June last, met in the Court
House, at Upper Marlboro, Saturday last at
II o'clock, NJ, and organized by calling Col. Oden
Bowie to the chair,
On motion Of j. q. Mitchell, the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
ReSolCed That it the OF the Tobacco Planters
of Prince Georges county, that the law passed by the
last Legislature authorizing the removal of the Tobacco
Warehouse in Baltimore to deep water the North
west Branch of the Patapsco River ought to be
cuted put in force at this time but that the whole sub
ject should be referred the Legislature of the
State, and that in the meantime the Commissioners ap-
pointed to execute said law should from all further
efforts to it out, and that the delegates to be APP
pointed by this meeting requested to urge the adop
ton of this resolution by the District Convention
sembe in Upper Marlboro the 25th Of October next
The following gentlemen were unanimously
chosen delegates, with power to fill any vacancies
that may occur at the assembling of the conven-
ton, viz:
W. D. Bowie, T. F. Bowie, W. b. Hill, J. s.
Skinner.
The convention then
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SALEOF HUMBoLDT's PERSONAL EFFECrs.-The per-
sona effects of Alexander Humboldt to be sold
by auction at Berlin about the middle of this month
They comprise oil and water color paintings, itho-
graphs, engravings, and one hundred and sixty
diplomas from divers academies, signed by Frede
rick William the Gar Nicholas Prince Meter
mich, Sir David Brewster, King Oscar of Sweden,
Baron Cuvier, Prince Ouyarog, and Sir Joseph
Banks. The lion of the collection is the colossal
bust of HUMBOLDT by David dangers, present
from the sculptor to the savant. There are, more
over, medals, neurological specimens, and al
Humboldts mathematical instruments and scient
tic apparatus, together with the beechwOod writ.
ing desk, inkstand, pens, &c, used by the great
PHILOSOPHER in writing ItCosmosn
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The New York City Inspector on Friday appoint
ed Mr.. William Johnston, formerly member of
Congress, Pound-keeper at Carmansville. Mr..
Johnston subsequently came to the Mayors office
and took his official oath,
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runaway nun was one of the visitors at Sara
toga Springs during the late season. The Troy
Arena says that, "sick and tired of confined life,
she ran away from the cloister, and is now here
with her friends, reeuperating her health. Her face
is really beautiful and she attracts no little atten
tion by her modest, unassuming behavior"