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Evening star., 1865-03-07

FLEcTURE ON JKRUsAL1M.
p request Of the YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
REV. DR JAMES PREsrLEY
VIII deliver his Lecture on
JER ALRM.
! At WESLEY CHAPEL. corner ofPifth and sts
On WEDNESDAY EVENING, March 8. 1865,
Commencing at IL o'clock.
The repntstion Of Dr.: P: as one of the most
and It is hoped Il the cause for 1cS be-
will receive q liberal benefit.
Admission 30 oents. m7.2t*
TNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
t: stoeR efths Nstop Tniob Insursnce scs Com.
betHeen the hours ofI2 O'Clock. N. and clock.
js! $E$$$sss commissioners.
,,o- -. JOHN IL RIELY.
MIR fsE THU RaHnsng Els
streets ops1 The audience room has been
regard to the convenience of visitors.
There will be select instrumental and vocal music
There viii be q variety OF attractions among
Thich viii be visits from the commanderies and
F0R TWO ctNrs a pay YOU CAN BEAD
new book ts ifs9u pa;. tsss Double agnshly
a. No. m
and 18th .treets: Open q: n s p: N: mar Z I'm
NQIIGE TS saIPPERS FROM ,PHILADEL:
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Ifs6 for S.sp resumed on
Hesks and DelsEare c.n.I the steamers Of tbs
ae VIII mere 1 aites ieavs resliariy Twice week
ssan''s''' and 'iSH
Georgetown, d. c., March 7. 1865. M 2t*
Inv MD
It ty and mod crate in prices can be supplied a
by the undersigned; consisting of Standard -
pDsSs Se ATss
wsres Concords Rebeeeas. Rogers Seeding, aud
Curranss. &c Evsrgreens. Shade Trees. Roses,
NOTICE -Ha7ipg di.po,ed Of my Store and
II L w Stock, s. on the ist ult;: tp LazenSy ana
srd I ,sIusn thanks to friend;
solicit large share for the new arm
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dts .as ss' BGss.s $:
public generally. srRAMNHGIs H sII n ILnAzENBY,
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Nun DA March IL. 1865 at IL O'Clock NJ, for fur
hlshlnK the Subsistence De partment with
THREE HUNDRED 5000 BARRELS OF CORN
MEAL.
3, To be delivered atths Government Warehouse
In GeOrgttown, or ~ the whsrves or railroad de-.
pot in Washington, d. c.: at such time as tha
Geyernment may diract, after hrt days notice
The Corn Meal to be delivered in good sound
-four barrels e. each conrai, ing one hundred and
ninety six 1861 pounds, to be fresh ground and of
seof neIehantahle quality. and will be inspect
Payment will be made in such funds az the Gov.
ernment may furnish for disbursement,
, Bids mus. be addressed to the undersigned At
Meal" RS RRTOGEa
ma 3t Captain, @. 8. v.
OR B0sTeN-The regular Packet Barque La.
L COMA, Captain Eldridse, ia now reseiyine
H;eishtL ,; for TIE above port, and viii have quick
lol water street, Georgetown. D.. o. m 6-5ts
A uCTION SALE: L. Cooley, Of New York.
"A March l3th-Amercsn books exclusively cat
alesues nifty cents. Orders attended TO ky Al
FRED HUNTER, great ANTIQUARIAN Bookstora
0ppoeife Grovers Theater. ms SIS
nIssOLUTION or fCOPARTNERSHIP--N
~ is hereby given that the firm heretofare knovr
mutual consent. ~
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Evening star., 1865-03-07

INIERRUPTIoE OF TRAvBL.-In consequence
OF the amount OF floating ice In the Susquehan.
ma, travel across the river at Havre- de Grace
has been suspended. The train which left for
New York last evening at 7.3a is still detained
by the ice, and will probably not be able to re.
sumo its regular trips for two or three days.
Evening star., 1865-03-07

VINO SHALL MARRY.-T The celebrated C,in,.
fror, MMAD BERGER has arrived in this con nv
ItIstsnd III ,s where she foretoli the marriage Of
Worio sSa SSanisnited by the Nobility of the Old
By sending her SSw SSur residing ia Winisor, G. W.
ans whether not, she viii ssns ana eyes
sns farats az OF the psrson YOU viii MARY
srd stamped envelope All letter. frnn rs Gnnts
sc s,.tes n1 shopia De addressed to MAD BERasR
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Evening star., 1865-03-07

siderable portion OF the evening, and corted
the beautiful daughter of Senator Harlan.
Lieut. Gushing, OF the navy, the hero Of tia
torpedo exploits. was present, and was made
much OF by the admirers Of grit and heroism
The dress display was rich and varied, New
YorL BELLE dom taking the lead perhaps IN this
department. though Washington (perhaps
dividing honors with Phfladelphia) carried of
the palm for beauty.
Many OF the dresses were made high, with
short sleeves, and long sleeves of puffed tulle
worn over them. Others formed simply a
bodice, festooned in front over waist, and
sleeves OF tulle.
One, a superb blue and silver fabric, was
trimmed with costly point lace and rich cord
with silver tassels. The head dress consisted
OF blue velvet, with lace lappets and diamond
aigrette.
Another dress attracting much attention,
was Of white glace silk, puffed to the knee with
tulle, put on In diagonal lines, and ornamented
with white saun ribbon, roeebuds and crys.
taliixed grass. A tupic Of lace draped the
bedice, which was also trimmed with puffings,
and was looped up on one side with full bo.
quet OF grass, rosebuds, and loops and ends Of
white satin ribbon. White satin ribbon passed
through the hem formed a border to the tunic,
which was deep behind. but short in front
dress, followed admiringly by many fe-
male eyes, consisted Of black tulie, embroidered
in gold colored silk, In small wheat ears. -
was made over black satin, and trimmed with
gold fringe round the bottom Of the skirt, and
long sash ends. The body was low, and
crossed In folds from right to left, the fringe
forming an o, der. The ornaments consisted CT
gold wheataud crimson poppiss, placed upon
the right shoulder and left side OF the waist,
A1d these also formed the head dress.
Corn coiored and lilac silks appeared to be
In especial favor.
Evening star., 1865-03-07

u H. GRANB MIR r1R thu RHHHstr Els
COPAL CHURCH., corner of g and Feurteenth
streets. isnow open. The audience room has been
beautifully decorated and arranged with special
regard to the convenience of visitors.
There will be select tai and vocal music
each evening.
There viii be q variety OF attractions-amonR
which will be visits from the Commanderies aud
Lodges of Our own and other tiles. fe22
Evening star., 1865-03-07
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FRANKLIN & CO.'S,

OPTICIANS,
244 Penn. avenue, between Eth and 18th streets
Also. 3es Penn. avenue, National Hotel Build.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
Prostitution and Luxury.

Since / am speaking of pamphlets !
will say word of two other works of
that kind which have made q certain
sensation. One is short essay by M.
Goulhot de Saint GERMAN upon p1osii-
t:tion in France the other is essay
of the attorney general. M. Dupin, on
the uabridled t,trurg Of ,coplen. The first
author wants the government to exercise
a close Surveillance upon that kind of
prostitution whichis carried on in thea
tres, boulevards, cafes and promenades,
the influence of which, though almost
is as dangerous as public
prostitution, and has, besides, the effect
to communicate to honest women an in
ordinate passion for luxury and fashion.
As to the low kind of prostitution, M.
Goulbot demands that it be driven out
from the boulevards and the streets
second, NJ, Dapin, says that the
passion of women for luxury
and fine dresses is a perpetual danger
for the morality of the family. He con-
cludes in inviting the women of the
world to organize an association of
who, by their example and
counsels, would induce the majority of
the women to reduce their expenses and
to put luxury on level with their in
Cor. ~. y. Herald.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05

In letter from. Mrs. j. G. Swisshelm
to the Pittsburgh Commercial, is the
following in relation to the alleged at
tempt to poison Mr.. Lincoln, when 'sthe
cup was tried, and failed"
y On a visit to Mrs. Lincoln, the day
she left for Chicago, Isaid to her that L
had always expected slavery would poi-
son Mr.. Lincoln as it did Presidents
Harrison and Taylor. The idea appear
ed new to her; and recalled the tact that
her husband had been very i'll for sew.
eral days, from the effects of q dose of
blue pills taken shortly before his sec
ond Inauguration. She said he was not
well, aud appearing to require his usual
medicine, blue pills, she sent to the
drug store in which Harold was en-
ployed last, and got dose and gave
them to him, at night before going to
bed, and that The next morning his pail
lor terrified her.-- s.--
''His face" said she, pointing to the
bed beside which she sat, twas white
as that pillow case, as it lay Just there,
she exclaimed, laying her hand on the
pillow sswhite and such a deadly white;
as he tried to rise he. sank back again,
quite oyercomelp -sh:sy ,.S-.s.ovg-
She described his anxiety to be up,
there was so much to do, and her per-
sistence and his oppressive langnor
keeping him in, bed for several days,
Said he and she both thought it so
strange that the pills should effect him
in that way; they. never had done SO be-
fore, and both concluded they would
get no more medicine there, as the at
tendant evidently did not understand
making up prescriptions. Could this
have been the time spoken of in that
letter produced on the trial, In which it
is said the cup failed once? -,,..., :. s,a,
1 know an officers widow who spent
some time with her husband in Georgia,
while General Mitchell was in command.
She has told me of pretended Union
woman, In small town where they
were stationed, who kept a boarding
house for Union officers; of the large
number of iuvalids amongst these
boarders, and her especially remarking
the excessive and peculiar pallor of
these invalids; soon the number of
deaths attracted attention, and an in
vestigation was ordered of the charge
that this female fiend had been poison
ing her boarders. While the case was
pending some order changed the troops
occupying the town, and my informant
never learned how the matter ended,
but her description of the pallor of the
victims so comedies with Mrs. Lincoln's
account of our Martyrs appearance af
ter the taking of the blue pills, that it
has occurred to me those monsters may
have some peculiar method of poison
ing. s& an Eeiskr 8l1
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
Herman PAIYgamY.

MIR. Bowles of the Springfield Mass. J
Republican, writes from Salt Lake thus
How do the Mormon women like and
bear polygamy? is the question most
people ask as to theinstitution. The uni
yersal testimony of all but their hus-
bands sthat it is a grievous sorrow and
burden; only submitted to and EN-
braced under religious fanatieism and
self-abnegation rare to behold, and pos
sible only to women. They are taught
to believe, and many of them really do
believe, that through and by it they Sc
cure high and most glorious reward In
the future world s'Lord Jesus has laid
a heavy trial upon me, but / mean to
bear it for His sake, and for the glory
he will grant me in his kingdom" This
is the common wall, the common So
lace. Such are the teachings of the
church; and have no doubt but hus-
bands and wives alike often honestly
accept this view of the odious practice,
and seek and submit to polygamy as
really Gods holy service, calculated to
make saints of themselves and associa-
ted with them in the future world. Still
a good deal of human nature is visible,
both among the men in embracing
polygamy in their wives in submitting
to it.
Mr.. Young's testimony on this point
is significant. Other signs are not want
ing in the looks and character of the
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05

Tt il yery odd that the uniform object
Of weddings should be SO variably in
froduced. ( Ceremonies are as different
os d.,ck feathers. In Canada every
BODY kisses the bride on Chrisfmas IN
the absence of her husband. In Penn
sylvania, among the red-roofed barns OF
the Dutch, the process grounding Is
still carried on. A young man, obtain
ing the parents consent to his nuptlals
with his daughter, makes practical
test of his choice under their own roof.
If he is pleased, as he must be, after
such open display of confidence, the
bans are published, and they continue
to ssbundle" at leisure.
I Oflate years, the Dutch doubt the
policy of ssbundling," as the young men
have fashion OF running away after
the application of the test, and forget
ting to marry the young woman. Our
advice to the latter, is, never to s'bun-
de-" First cover yourself with the
bright mgis of q marriage certifcatel
In parts of New England and New
Brunswick; the lovers go sleighing I'M
der the promise of marriage. and forget
to return till morning The recreation
is called s.tarrying. Z Hsis first cousin
to ssbundling." Among the strict Beth
lehemite Moravians. the brothers and
sisters are married in rotation. not ac-
cording to choice, the names being read
out.of a book, so th9t a rosy young fell
low may get a slab4sided strip" for
whom he can have no love whatever.
This is done to interdict the passions
and make matrimony Platonic arrange
ment. Rather than draw in such lot
terry, we would favor 'bundling" at
oncel The Shawnee boys play upon a
reed near the village to seduce the
young women into the woods. If the
latter come, the ceremony is finished,
and the lucky boy is big Indian. The
Kinapoos are even less formal. The red
skinned lover enters the wigwam of his
mistress and lights his pipe. If she
puts it out, he stays until daybreak and
is Benedict; if not, he goes away dis
consulate. The greatest Incidence on
record is that of the Moxes Indians,
who are allowed to keep two wives but
who dread the labor of supporting
them, and stop with only one; the HUI
rons, on the contrary. marrying young
girl, marry all her sisters. The Dog
ribbed Indians, of British America,
when q young woman is courted by
several men, put snow-shoes upon her,
give her a start, and the suitors follow
her with all their speed. The beautiful
woman, Opanwee, was run down by
chief with seven wives, and conveyed
to his wigwam. She stabbed herself,
because she loved another. The Cha
NOSE lover must seek his bride in
wigwam filed with women, and bear
her off despite their attempts to scratch
his face; this is the way with many
marriage in Manhattan. The Charwo-
man lies on a mat with her face covered,
and her suitors in succession lift her
veil. He whom she selects does not
put it on again.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
The Far Value Of Trains.

Working as an ordinary hand in /:
Philadelphia ship-yard, until very re
Gently, was, man named John l.
Knowlton. His popularity was tina
while others of his class were at al,
houses, or INDUCING in jollification, h.
was necessarily engaged in studying up
on mathematical combinations. One o
bis companions procured a poodle dog
and spent six months in teaching tn
quadruped to execute a jig upon bi
hind legs. Knowlton spent the sarf
time in discovering some method !
which he could saw out ship timber
a beveled form. The first man taug
his dog to dance-Knowlton, in t
same time, discovered a mechanic
combination that enabled him to do
two hours the work that would occuI
a dozen men, by slow and laborioi
process, an entire day. fGg1 N
The saw is now in use in all the shfl
yards of the country. 1t cuts beam
a curved shape as quickly as an ordina {
saw mill rips up straight plank. {
Knowlton continued his experiment.
He took no part in parades or tara Is
shooting, and in short time aft
wards he secured patent for machil
that turns any material whatever in
perfectly spherical form. He sold /
portion of his patent for a sum equiv
lent to fortune. The machine is nc
in operation in this city, cleaning q
cannon balls for the Government
When the ball comes from the mou
the surface is encrusted, and the ord
nary process of smoothing it was SID
and wearisome. This machine almo.
in an instant, and with mathematical
accuracy, peels it to the surface OF tn
metal, at the same time. smoothing on
any deviations from the perfect sphe
roidal form. ssasasm ~ sse.i
Within a few days the same plain
unassuming man has invented BORN.
machine, that was tested in the pres
ence of number of scientific gentle
men, a few days ago. It bered at tn
rate of twenty-five inches. an hour
through block of granite, with pres
sure OF but three hundred pounds upol
the drill. Agentleman present. Offered
him ten thousand dollars upon the spo
for part interest in the invention il
Europe, and the offer was accepted a
once.
The moral of all this is, that peopl,
who keep on studying are sure t
achieve something. MIR. Knowltol
doesn't consider himself by any mean
brilliant, but if once inspired with al
idea, he pursues it until he forces it t,
tangible shape. If everybody Womb
follow copy. the world would be les
filled with idlers, and the streets will
grumblers and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
deipkia Paper. .ss-sz +.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
A Wife D,ed ON her Husbands Grave.

A singular event occurred in the Ger
man Reformed Cemetery in Middle
town, Frederick county, about sunset
on the 4th of July. Mrs. Hannah KEEL
Ter, a widow lady, well advanced in
years, residing IN Middletown. in COM
pany with her daughter, visited the
grave of her deceased husband, on the
evening above stated, and whilst trim
ming the flowers upon his tomb, was
stricken by apoplexy and died
in few moments. On the following
afternoon her remains were deposited
N the very spot where she died, by the
ide of those of her husband.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05

Edgar A. Poe.-A correspondent in
forms us that young girl residing in
Waterloo, New. York, has undertaken
the task of erecting monument to the
memory of Edgar A. Poe. She might
be. better employed. Poe was a man of
genius and of u considerable acquire
ments, but he was also one of the most
unmitigated scamps that ever walked
the earth. His writings are a sufficient
monument to his literary fame. As for
his personal history, the sooner it is for
gotten the Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
How to Preserve a bouquet

How TO Preserve a Bouquet.-A
florist of many years experience sends
thu following receipt for preserving
bouquets TO the American Artisan:-
when you receive a bouques, sprin-
kle it lightly with fresh water, then put
1t in a vessel containing some soap suds,
which nourish the roots and keep the
flowers as good as new. Take the bou-
quet out of the suds every morning and
lay it sideways in fresh water, the stock
entering first into the water; keep it
there minute or two, then take it out.
and sprinkle the flowers lightly by the
hand with pure water. Replace the
bouquet in the soap-suds and the flow
ers viii bloom up as fresh as when gath
ered."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
Rlanshing Celery. Seeing lately

Rianehing Celery. -Seeing lately in
your Journal, some remarks on different
modes of blanching celery, / am remind
ed of plan saw in Oxfordshire, in
August last. 1t was simply placing a
common drain pipe upright, and allow
ing the plant to grow up through it,
My friend, in whose garden saw it, as
sured me that he not only had his cell
cry blanched much better, but also that
it was ready for the table much earlier.
That the latter is the case can affirm
from my own observation; for the plants
/ saw growing in the pipes had already
grown above the tops of the pipes, while
those treated in the ordinary way were
hot half so high.--Cottage Gardener,
London.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
Executive Comm,

Executive ComIl1rvs~so------
hployment, New York. gd IN
. After the award shall have been made,
the editor of The Soldiers Friend is to
have the right to publish such of the
contributions as may be best adapted
for publication, and the manuscripts
will be bound up and preserved as a
memorial of the brave. s4asaast.r
The manuscripts must be sent in on
or before the LIST of October next. Four
months time will thus be allowed for
the men wounded in the last battles
near Richmond to enter the lists as COM
petitors. jazz sssi+a - sp &
The manuscripts must be wrapped
around wooden roller, to avoid fold
ing or crushing in transportation, and
must be addressed to ,st7nA
$50 WIN. GLAND BOURNE,
Editor of The Soldiers Friend, No y
= Centre street, New York. as -
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
rm,rration TO the United states.

An article in Swedish paper contains
a great deal Of interesting matter con-
corning emigration from the continent
in this century. From Germany, be-
tween 1910 and 1860, there departed for
other lands, 2,546,000, nearly all of
whom went to America; Switzerland,
between 1851 and 1852, lost $4,000 of
her citizens, who went TO Transatlantic
countries; in forty years, ending 1860,
not less than 20S,000 Frenchmen emf
grated to countries on the other side of
the Atlantic, besides 1900 who emf
grated to Algeria and Senegal. The
North American states absorbed 1000
emigrants from Italy and Spain. In
the short period of three years not less
than %, 600 Portuguese took up their res
idence in Brazil, whereas no more than
1000, at the outside, emigrated to
America in the 40 yeas, including 1860.
OF Belgians, $4,000 went to the United
States between 1851 and 1860. From
1851 to 1856. there left Holland $1,000.
How many have quilted Sweden and
Denmark there are no means of ascer-
tanning, but in the former country
is, 900 persons were supplied with pass
ports between 1851 and 1860, while
from Denmark, from 1920 to 1860, the
number of emigrants did not exceed
5000, the greater portion of whom went
to the Mormons.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05

On the sands at Scullercoats, Eng
land, board has been fixed, on which
is inscribed the following words: '.Any
person passing beyond this point viii be
drowned, by order of the magistrates. .
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05
For the best specimen of left.handed pen

The specimens of penmanship must
be written on fine letter paper OF the
ordinary size, and not to be less than
two nor more than seven pages.
The literary part of the work may be
original or selected. Brief essays on
patriotic themes, and especially nara
tives of the writer's experience in the
service of the country, incidents or
-ol-ptoi,as IF the war. are preferred In
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-05

There is family in Detroit, Mich,
of unusual composition. The father and
mother have each been married three
times and have had children by each
marriage, and all are now living happily
together under one roof-six sets OF
children,