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EXCITEMENT IN THIRD STREET SoUTH-On
Friday afternoon Mary Hesser and Margaret
Wheatley appeared before Justice Dom to answer
to a charge Of profanity which had been made
against them, resulting in their arrest by officer
ChiPley. The witnesses were all females except
one, who " didn't know nothing" and the testi-
mony went TO show that Mary Heissler not
guilty, but that Margaret Wheatley said bad
words, the use Of which, publicly in the streets
10 a violation of the city ordinance. Mary was
dismissed and Margaret was ordered to pay 81 "a
hae and costs Margaret declares that II is a
grand combination against her, and that she
ought not to have been fined
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From Honduras

INV ORLEANS, Aug. 3l.-Advices from Hon
duras state that Walker had raised the old federal
Central American flag, and contemplated the re-
generation and On on Of all Eve Of the stztes, viz
Honduras, 6ustemals, Nicaragua, Salvador, and
a Rfrs
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All of DIR. Humphreys Co.'s specific Ho
meopstho Remedies put Up expressly for famil,
in cases, containing 20 walls, from 81 TO 2,
each, with book Of full directions. For sale 5,
n. ID. Gilman. $50 Pa avenue, wholesale ani
retail agent; w: a. Fitzgerald, $50 north r street
also by F. b. Winter, corner of Ma ssachusotts ago
nue. and Sixth street. Also, Ponds Eyt,dct Of Rfcl
Hazel, for internal and external infsmmatious O
all kinds. Sold above. masI y
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THE "PHUNyY PHELLows." II should be borne
In mind, hold forth at Columbian Spring to-mor
row. See advertisement.
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HOLLOwiy's Pills.

DySentsry-Unlike other sp Cites in common use
which act as mere temporary styptics, Holloway's
Pills seize the seat of the Oh sease ard extermi-
nsts its primary cause-by invIgorating the diges-
tive organs stimulating the liver purglng the chan
nes and purifying the blood, they promote speedy
restoration OF health snd visor: In bilIogsne s
sion of spirits they are equally eficaciour. Sold hy
all DTus Rlsts at 25c. g. and 81 per box. an
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ftnanctal.

NEw Yolx, Sept -stochs are Cat; Chicagosnd
Rock island 70; illinois Central shares 6xi Mich
igan Southern ga; New York Central 81; Read
Ing ASK; Hudson diver RI Sc; Va es oki No.
6f 81 u; u. Sc Of is74 i.Uf.
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Though fHk STAR Is printed on the fastest
steam press IN use south Of Baltimore its edition
Is so large as to require Il to be put to press at an
early hour Advertisements, therefore, should be
sent In before is O'Clock m; otherwise they may
not appear until the next day. "a ~,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-03

THERE are two aligators now holding fire.,
levees In the CITY, one at the Smithsonian and the
other at the Patent Office
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The PLANET VENUS 10 now visible, more or
less, during the daytime, about 400 west of the
sun at noon
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Censre,eieual NeminatieE

PHnADELPBIA. Sept. The Peoples CONVEX
ton Of the Third Congressional District has NOM
inated John p verree for Congress. The Fourth
District Convention has nominated Judge Kelley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-03

WE did not know, until informed by "Mer
curry" that the National Rifles and the Youn.
Zouaves Of this city were identical
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INV yoRx sept -Fiour 10 duh; se.As IS .ss
rs IS: Ohio IS sSzes Is; Southern o5 .eoaS6 20.
Wheat has declined ia2c: Corn 10 duh and droop-
ing; mixed e6s67c. Pork 10 quiet prime siS 2ss
I4'25 WHISKY dull az 23c
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FIGHT IN Bates ALLEY.-Last night, row
occurred In Bates alley, instigated by Captain
Whisky, which resulted In some of the partip,
being badly beaten. One man was consderabl,
injured by blows inflicted with a pitchfork
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LARGE COLLECTIONS Were taken up Yesterday ii
the various Catholic churches of the District 70
the use and benefit of the exehequer of his Holi
ness the Chief Bishop at Rome. At st Matthew
about $50 Were collected. The effort is to raj 8
$50 600 for the same object
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WHOSE Is II! Saturday, Officer Kimball had
fine gold fob chain placed in his hands, by q
person who purchased 1t for 25 cents 1t lie al
curious construction, and is said TO he worth Is
1t is with the officer, to be identified.
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DoS'T FORGET the promenade concert and bal
at the Park this afternoon. We understand tina
they are having fine time out there
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Shipmeut Of Specie

Shipment Of specie.
NEW YORK, Sept. The steameu Glaagow
and New York sailed for Europe at noon to-day
with S5l0, coo In specie on fofeign account.
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NoTIcs.-District OF Columbia Advertisements
70 De inserted in the BALTIMORE Sun are received
at and forwarded from THE STAR Once
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Heenanand Morrissey

NEW YoRk. sept 1t 10 asserted that Beensn
and Morrissey VIII fight again. probably IN jan
uary and certainly not later than the Sh Of March,
for SO 900 aside.
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r,Ierraphtc Repert Ceutradic

New osLKASs, Sept THE story Of con-
tempiated fusion between the Breckinridge,
Douglas, and Bell men in this State proves 10
have b. en- false.
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BEAR IN MIND the grand gift picnic of the
Zouave Club at Arlington Springs, tomorrow Ii
BILE one to the lucky For particui >Is see ad-
vertisement.
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mrs, WIrsLow, an experienced nurse sndiemal
physician, has q Soothing Syrup for Caitdsn Teeth-
sss, which greatly facilitates the process ofteethns
by softening the gums, reducing al inflammation
bowels. Denebd mon r. motbers IL VII i've rs,t
70 yourselves, and relief and health to your Infants
Perfectly safe in all GASES. See advertisement in
another column. 1t-lv
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BARRY's TRIcoPHERors
sthe best and cheapest article for Dressing, Beau
hfying, Cleansing, Curling, Preserving and Re-
storing the Hair. Ladies', try 1t. Sold by al Drug
Klsts and Perfumers Ar l2-6n
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The PIC MIC of the Island Baptist Sunday School
to Glymont, on Friday lasr, is said to have been
u most delightful affair. The means of convey
a1ce to and fro was the steamer St Nicholas, than
which a finer craft with cleverer captain prob
ably does not sail the river
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MARRIED.

On the ID instant, by the Rev Mr. Efenger, of
Va augh Chapel, Capitol Hill. r &c HARD 4
RIGHT, to Miss MARY l.. PA LMER, both of
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HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES

READER, have you sesn Prof Woods advertise
meDt IN our paper. Read Il; 1t will interest you.
An 20-eOlY
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EDiTOR OF THE STAR VIII you have the
kindaess to inform your readers what proof can
be given that the Sarcophagus, recently trans
ferred to the Smithsonian Institute, once held the
ashes of the Emperor Alexander Severus Those
who remember the emb0kation of the monumen
know that the story ''will not hold water" Is II
right tsat the public should be gulled any longer
with such pal pable hoax At least it should not
be perpetrated In an institution founded for the
increase Of knowledge among men There is no
Inscription on the coffin 10 tell whose IL was
Alexander Severus was murdered in Germany
The coffin was brought from Beirut, in SYRIA
ANrI-HUNpuc
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MRs. MCCORMIcK's SCHOOL. We refer the
reader, seeking to find good boarding school for
Young glis, 10 the advertisement Of Mrs. McCor-
micks school, I'm Alexandra, Va, IN another COL
umn OF the Star. Experience with it, has satisfied
us that Mrs. McC.'s pupils make admirable pro-
gress and, also that parents entrusting their chill
dren In her charge may rely upon their having all
the comforts of domestic home and at the sa me
time being trained TO modest manners and In good
principles; which are Of vital importa nee In one q
daughters future life. In short, sincerely be-
lieve that no more desirable female boarding
school exists in the country than that of Mis-
Mccormick.
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ALRxANDRIA MATTERS an enthusiastic
demonstration was often y Saturday night In Al
exandria by the Union party. Col II. Wright, OF
missouri, addressed the crowd from the portico Of
the Relief Engine house, which was handsomely
ana tastefully decorated with flags and uanspa-
rences, bearing appropriate notices The speaker
was Introduced to the essemblage bv James A.
Eucish, Esq president Of the First Ward Union
Cino; ana his speech, which occupied nearly two
hours IN Its delivery, was received throughout by
frequent applause. At intervals during the de-
very OF the speech, numerous rockets and other
fireworks were set off from the steeple Of the
ine,house, making in all a very pretty display.
ne Dell In the cupoia was also rung at intervals.
AnoSeiher the arrangements were well gotten up,
ana reflect much credit upon those interested in
the affair At the conclusion of Col Wrights'
remarks loud callswere made for other gentle
men. leaders of the party in Alexandria, but none
responded, and at 10 O'Clock the meeting ad.
Journed. We noticed among the crowd a large
number Of ladies, who seem to take as much IN
teresf In the political strifes Of the day as the
sterner sex do.
During the month Of August there were seven
marriage licenses issued by the Clerk of the
County Court Of Alexandria
man named Stonebreaker, who claims a resi-
oehce IN Frederick county, Md, was arrested In
Alexandra Friday upon the charge Of tamper-
Ing with slaves. His excuse is that he was intox-
icated at the time. He will be held for a further
hearing on the charge.
The law respecting dogs running at large during
certain periods Of the year has been very rigidly
enforced by the proper authorities In Alexandria
this year, and no doubt will result in much good
70 The community at large. general war upon
the canine race has been going for the past two
months, and no less than fourteen Of these unfor-
tunate animals were despatched on Friday by
means of powder and shot. dog showing de-
cided sym ptoms Of hydrophobia was among the
number killed yesterday. ~
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DIDN'T LIKE THE ODoR On Saturday night n
gentleman Of playful disposition happening to
be little more 80 In consequence of sundry exhl-
Grating draughts, met with several gentlemen near
the corner Of Sixth street and the avenue, and
having bottle of cologne with him he proceeded
to flavor the company by pouring 1t upon them.
The gentlemen did not like the fun, but the new
corner didn't seem inclined tn leave them In
bad humor, and continued his attempts to explain
until one broke his bottle. A general row seemed
to be on the eve Of breaking out, when the cologne
man was put In hack md taken home. No doubt
the affair will be amicably adj :sted.
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LOST AND FOUND.

O. REWARD.-Stravedaw away or s'ocn from TIE
,DC subsc5iber on the 27th Of July, two
young SOWS, heavy with young. One 1H-T
OF q n black and brown like, lame IN the slAsAkSxs
left shoulder; n the other bl 'ok aud whlte, with
long ears The above reward will be pail 10 any
person who will bring them i've any IN for nation
uf where thev are to JANIS GLEESON. corner
o. north Capitol and q SITS. scs 81
T OsT-FIve or SIX LETTERS, two Commits
- sion, and other paper, between 7th St. and Cap
itol, Pa. av. liberal reward will he given TO the
finder hy leaving them at ID Auditors Office, Wind
EOUND-In my dairy, a small red COW, (dry.D
on Fourteenth street, at WAL aED1
BRIDGES Dairy. The owner may have &Atf~
the same by proving property s-d payings@
charges aU 81 81
GAME TO TIE ST. BSCRIBER'S, 8 large red
~ and white COW both horns cropped; nEpA
notch on right and crop on tho left ar. SA(~
The owner is requested to come forward 49,
prove property, paw charges, and take her away.
Sixteenth IT, eet, between = and q SITS. an 81 ST
4 OST-On Tuesday, August nth. a BUNDLE Of
IL Evening Star News-pa containing four
copies Of each DAY for the month Of June 1883 The
finder will receive a liberal reward by returning
them to this Office. au Is If
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POINT Lookour.-The festivities Of the season
at this new but already popular bathing place
In tournament, held with all the s'pomp and
circumstance attaching to the modern exhibi-
tions which under this name, have revived the
traditions OF the mighty age. The feats OF
daring horsemanship displayed by the riders who
participated In this mimic tourney could hardly
be surpassed, while the address to the Knights, ),
preliminary to their generous rivalry, delivered
Dy the Hon Robert Ford, of Leonardtown, Mary
land, was conceded on ali hands TO be a brilliant
production, betrayng in its appropriateness to the
occasion and its literary alluslon the marks Of
good taste and Of scholarly culture The presi-
dent OF the day was Benjamin Harris, Esq , of
Maryland; and the judges who pronounced on the
competing claims of the several riders Were the
Hon. Mr.. Stout, Of Oregon, Henry T. Gowell,
Esq. of Virginia, and Hamilton FAINT, Esq
of this city. splendid ball closed the festivities
Of the day.
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PERSONAL.

DAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE EVENTS,
l. will be satisfactorily explained by a LAZY, at
her residence No. ar G st between lat and 2nd
sts., Island. Consultation fee % cents. 25-Iltt
MADAME FEIIX, FORTUNE TALLER,
INI from Paris, informs her former friends, and the
public generally, that she has removed TO 46I
Tenth street, between r and +, where she will be
happy To see all who will favor her with a call.
au l3-3wt
MADAME MORRICE, THK GREAT AsTRoLo-
ttI GIsT AND DocTREss, JuH from Esrops.-TsIs
highly gftsd aid intelligent lady be consul lied
on the Past, Present ard Future Events. Cal At
No. 205 Twenty second street, between n and l,
Washington. ie 10 3m~
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SABBArH-scHooL RRUNIoN.-It IL said that
rangemens are In progress for combination Of
all the presbyterian Sabbath schools In Washing
Belsville, Prince Georges county, Nd, on the
2tn o. September. Some Of the volunteer mill
tary Of each city are 70 be Invited. IS
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STOLEN Cows On Friday Of last week, Mr.
James Rabbit, residing near Middlebrook n this
county, purchased, Of a man whom he did not
know, three cows for $50, which he paid him in
cash, and the man went on towards Frederick
The cows Were subsequently recognized as be-
longing to Mr.. Martin, of Washington city, who
came up on Monday last, when Mr.. X. readily
gave them up to him This may serve a warn
ing to our citizens TO be careful Of whom they
purchase cattle The thief is still unknown
M0ntg omsrV Ssnfiasl
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-14

FoRr KEARsEY, December T.
Two coaches from Denver, third
passed here this morning.
Hinckley's Express Messenger
brings $4,000 in treasure.
An alteration occurred on the
evening of the second between j
Hill and a bartender in Charley
Harrison's saloon, when Harrison
6red four balls into Hill. 1t being
church hour but few persons were
about aud Harrison fed toward For
Laramie. Hill died that night.
The weather has been warm ant
the snow is gone.
i Building in Denver is still beine
!, pushed ahead. Four large bricl
business houses were completed las
week, and two more commenced.
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The ImpoTtntion of Snakes.

1t has just come to light that the
Captains OF certain vessels trading
between New York and those OF
Para and Maranham Island. Brazil ,
are in the habit of importing to our
neighborhood those cheerful little
reptiles known as anacondas. With
in the past year. thcse obliging
lovers OF the horrible, tho natural,
and the true, have landed upon our
wharves. no less than iify'two well
advanced serpents, and two families
o. infants, (anacoDdss always under
stood } one consisting Of fifty three,
and the other Of iorty.one lively lit
tic chaps, averaging eighteen inches
in length, and rather small at the
waist. This estimate sums up the
entire length Of the party at one
hundred and thirty,nine feet, six
inches; the fifty-cne heads (and tails)
OF families measure 742 ieet (abov c
fourteen feet each making a total
length of eight hundred and eighty,
one feet, six inches of snake depos
it cd upon these free and enlighten-
cd chores. II stretched along Fifth
avenue-a mere suppositiOn the
footless creatures would extend from
Fourteenth to beyond Eighteenth
street.
During the last fortnight, tw'
vessels, the schooner Fset,oood ant
brig Emma, have brought fifteen
one measuring twenty.six feet il
r length, and thirty inches in circum
ference. Ii is said to be the lsrges
crawler ever introduced here, an
was captured some two hnndre
: miles from the mouth Of the Amaze
4 by a party OF natives, whose chic
= occupation is to procure snakes fc
/ market. Il World.
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1dio,ns are just what their name
implies. They are the commonalty
OF language, private, proletarian
words, who do the work. They come
to ne from oil handiworks and cal
lings. where you will always fnd
thcm at their ptsts. Sharp, energet.
ic. incisive, they do the hard labor oI
speecb--that Of carrying heavy loads
OF thought and shaping new ideas.
We think them vulgar at first,
and savOrinR Of the shop; but they
are useful and handy, and we can
not do without them. They rivet,
they forge. they coin, they "fre
up." "brake up" switch off,"
prospect. shin for us when we
are "short," post up" our books,
and finally ourselves, "strike u
lead" ''iollow trail," "stand mp to
the rack" "dicker," swap" and
"peddIe.' They are "wnoie teams
beside the "one-horse" vapidities
which fail to bear our burdens. -
The Norman cannot keep down the
Saxon. The Saxon finds his Watt
Tyler or Jack Cade. Now "Mose"
brings His Bowery boys into our
parlor, or Cromwell Judd recruits
his Ironsides from the hamlets OF
the Kennebec.
We declare for the proletaircs.-
We vote the working-words ticket.
We have to plead the cause Of
American idioms. Some OF them
have, as We said, good blood in them,
and can trace their lineage and
standing to The English Bible and
Book Of Common Prayer; others are
new men," born under hedge.rows
and loft as foundlings at furnace
doors. And, before we go farther,
we have brief story to tell in illus
tration OF the two tongues.
A case OF assault and battery was
tried in a Western Court. The
plaintiffs Counsel informed the Jury
in his opening that he was "pre.
pared to prove that the defendant, a
steamboat Captain, menaced his
client, an English traveller, and put
him in bodily tear, commanding him
to vacate the avenue Of the steam
boat with his baggage, or he would
precipitate him into the river" The
evidence showed that the Captain
called out:-Stranger, Ell you don't
tote your plunder off that gang.
plank, III spill you in the drink"
We submit that for tersencss and
vigor the practitioner at the bar Of
the OHIO had the better of the learn
ed counsel who appeared at the bar
oi justice. albeit his Silent was in II
cockney mystification at the ad-
dress - atlantic Monthy.
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House. Mr.. Morris, of Illinois
said il would be remembered that on
Tuesday he sought to introduce q
resolution concerning the perpetuity
OF the American Union. Since then
he had been called upon by various
members and requested to again
present it.
Mr.. Vallandingham, from the spe
cial committee, appointed at the
former session, on the Senate bill
abolishing the franking privilege,
made report thereon, and proposed
certain amendments.
Mr.. Cobb, from Committee OF.
Public Lands. reported bill to con
strue tho meaning Of the words
minimum price Of the public lands.
Mr.. Branch had hoped that such
bills might he withheld for the pres.
ent in order that Congress might
consider measure of more public
Importance.
Mr.. Cobb replied he would for
that purpose Withdraw what he had
offered, aud everything he had lief,
in the shape OF bills, bnt until some
conciIiatory measure WAS offered hc
would in other respects perform his
duty.
Mr.. Branch. II made no reflect.
ion on the gentleman.
Mr. Cobb did not so under
stand you.
Mr.. Cobb wanted to know from
Mr.. Branch what was the meaning
OF minimum!
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About Gloves.

The name uf the inventor of the
glove has not been recorded bv the
nithless historians OF antiquity. -
Like other inventions Of ancient
date. it has doubtless received sue.
cessive im2rov, ncnIs during its
transmission to our times; An even
now, who will say that il is not
capable Of many more? Ii Adam
and Eve ever wore gloves, it was
probably only as the Romans wors
them-- to protect the skin from
thorns during their gardening oper-
s,ions; practice, by the way.
which Varro thinks more honored
in the breach than the observance. "
as lruits, he tells us, gathered by the
naked, hand are preferable to those
gathered with tho glove on" In one
Of the letters of the younger Pliny, we
are told OF II certain amanuensis
who always accompanied his uncle
with book and all the implements
of writing, and who wore gloves in
Winter, lest the severity Of the
weather should cause him to lose
time. From this anecdo,c, It may
be inferred, first. that the Romano
did not wear gloves as part of their
usual dress, and, secondly, that the
earliest form Of glove extant--s
sort Of bag without fingers, in the
style still worn by young child
rem had takeE ere then an i'm
proved and more convenient form
else it would scarcely have facili
tated the occupation of a scribe.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-14

INDEpESpENCE, December THE
New Mexican mail. with dates to
the 10th, arrived to-day in time to
connect with the mail going East
this morning.
This mail WAS detained by very
deep snow and excessive cold wealth
er.
The Indians stopped the mail
and kept them half a day. Their
object they said was to make peace,
The In6ians at most, are in 9
starving condition, consequently
they are anxious tor peace.
The campaign against the Nava
Ijoes has proved very successful anc
they are still prosecuting it will
energy.
Parker's train arrived in Santa +,
on the 10Th, heavily loaded. Th
contractors on this ronte contem
plate running this mail via For
Wise on the lst OF February, an,
the establishing of a mail route fror
that point to Denver city.