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RELIEF FOR THE SOUTH
s15O,OQO

The East Joins hands withth West and North to
eu relieve the pressing need of the South.
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WALT WAITMAH.-Slowly but surely Walt
Whitman is rising into recognition rs . born
poet. The London Reriev has an extended
notice Of Walt Whitman's works. II says:
"a careful perusal. of these remarkable pro.
ducti0ns has con WINGED MS that the vague i'm.
preston that we have now and then enconn-
tered, that Walt Whitman is = kind Of learned
pig, Is lar from correct; we cannot pretsnd TO
name his species exactly, hut 1t il certainly
winged. That there is genius in these poems
is unqueationabie; yet it il dimcult to assign
their author any place In literature, unlees,
indeed. we may assume the Teracity Of me.
tempsychosis, and say that here 10 HAITI again,
only DRINK with Catawba wine instead Of the
Saoma, and worshipping the Mississippi river
instead OF the Saravatip which having dried
up In Persia, may be supposed to have trans.
migrated westward. Nevertheless, the Orient
alism OF the book is unconscious. 1t Is really
meant to be, and is intensely American. 1t is
just, however, to say fhAs the America it cele.
brates is a uanscendental one, related to the
world and the distant stars.
ssHe Is tar more chaste than Mr.. Swinburne,
whom he resembles In many particulars; he
10 not more trreverent than Shelley; he il In
come points more dramatic than either, and
far less hurtfui. There is wild natural
exuberance Of animalism displayed Dy Whit
man OF thoroughly original kind. and open
air aba ndonment, q weird and exalted recep-
nyity embracing the good and the bad. the
vice and the virtue of life. with power and
comprehensiveness as striking al it. is novel
If he will but learn to tame a little, America
will at last have genuine American poet"
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B@THIS MOVEMENT IS ENTIRELY SEPA-
RATE FROM, AND HAS NO CONNECTION
WITH ANY OTHER ENTERPRISE.
Address all Orders and Communications, With
Stamps for Return Postage, to
GEORGE ". THOMAS,
Managing Director,
-ea No. $40 Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington, u. G..
~ Editors are respectfully invited to notice
this National oferingn of sympathy and phiIan
throphy. and TO lend it such aid their be,evo.
lence suggests Je linz
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.Tsu A SUPERINTENDENT RECEPTION,
Combining the most eminent talent Of the Country
will be given in the }Jt n - - Ef#
CITY OF WASHINGTON, D. c.,
#G on THE ~
esEyESJNC M Sc pTFATRFR oaru rSS1
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FIRR.-Yesterday afternoon, abopt O'Clock,
an alarm OF fire was sounded from box 40, at
the stauon-house in the First Ward. caused
and L streets. : The iire department Were p
quickly upon the ground, and worked assld-
nonsly 70 snbdue the lames; pbut owing
TO- tne prevailing high Wind, the firs. COM
two, stories high, which aaso We're destrpyAd
tefore the Aames. could be extin gniahsd. The
sogAs ~ R6Ieh theflre originssed, 20, il snp-
aMrs. Lo6deAn She bsing absent ats. Lonis,
there W4a no ona In the house save her dauRh-
tex and three chfldren, who lost their goods and
g smaH amount OF money. The. adjoining
MI Schafer, and were insured for SS0U In the
EifemeD's Insurance O0mpany, of this city.
The total losti T. estimated at 50, ,OOoor Sta0Oa
al tTHEs sTRADIs.--Ths Oarpeatess'l Association
nat last evening at, 0srmAnia 4HalE j. H.
Reed, the Prkstdent, In the char, andsWn. II.
%:rs Ges
Aty,F ElsIihell;a Financial Secretary, Cnas.
Qh0ldi SeLEeaht-a Armes james E. Davis.
StaneipE, !Co@mi.ee-H. O. Greenwell. J. o.
GohoHy,sJ j. VI. Landsdsle, e. Il Ldtchiasld.
The Gle elton ,qt deleRAfes to the Workingnen's
Aesem4ly Wae Restn9Red until next meeting.
The ynnFnaymee, PtHnheFs aud Gas Fittsfs
81 eIsesipE the iolloNipg eficers 3-Rraadent
a. s. Dent Vice Rrest4ansa Jahn Monahan;
Recording SecretaJy, " AllAee Rprch; .Tssas.
s or eahn o e drs Ass s SR sg
faWs, ,sths smsS,ine adjousn4d to Tuetusy even
ing next, at the same place. ,vasr ~
hDrsMIssIp.-synss or tne men who rrn.
gsrsass cart nj ths1 Fourth Ward WIS dis
missed yesterday morning ior q aytnx grossly
sttsecisa nie id1ty More Sf tness imss .Efll
vsy.sS..ins,x ~ Mssea ys;isss IN 8 assss. sss.
nised to have ne work done as the proper
time sud 81 . proper nnannpr.. - 'p'.
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~ The Mexican Fiasco of Napoleon, which
has ended in the unfortunate execution OF
Maximiian, cost France So, ,63I 600 in money
expended, and about SS son, 900 in munitions of
war lost and the cost OF taking back to France
the expeditionary fierce. Whilst controlling
Mexico, France gathered in customs and from
other sources el2,3y5 ,0t0, so that the nett loss
OF the Mexican failure to France has been
SGS, ,,SS,pg0,
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LIAM sAUsAGE.-l hare Just received another
II supply of NAM SAUSAGE, unsnrpAssed for
rhslia Aa1nEs. ". W. bpnChELk.
SsS Under Ebbitt House. cor. l4thanaT cts.
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SWith regard to capital punishment, in
the Connecticut Legislature, a bill has been
pass sed providing that murderer shall not
be hanged in less than twelve months, nor
upon 4 day beyond eighteen months after the
time Of his con yIction. So that il will really
rest upon the Governor 10 exercise, or NOT, on
ciaf clemency in such cases, without the for
mality Of 3 pardon.
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AMUSENENTS.

NATION OFFERING. 5as' sniaa fs ssaaa
il : = ET-s,G ;. l.-'s = aa7E vzD
/ GRAND MrsIcAL RECEPTION.
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Rp1lc1 1n9oRrs, -Yesterday the police re-
poYtad % arrests, And the Nnes anopnteti to
- - ~ .--..l.- =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY. "A meeting of
the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association was
receive membership dues and reports of COM
mittees. The affairs of the Association were
shown to be in q rosperous condition, and
the money paid to the owners OF the grounds
during the past six months amounted to 81 500.
and for additional repairs to the cemetery the
sum OF $500 has been expended. The cemetery
Is located next to GlenWood Cemetery, on the
lane leading out from North Capitol street.
The ficers of the Association are President.
August Meiners; Vice Pres ident John Vogt;
Secretary, Frederick Schweiring; Treasu urer,
Michael Langman;, Directors, +. Haiden, Ch.
Just, H. Kaiser, Chris. Freiss, John Killlan,
August Lipold. s-. e ~, .t
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The following will explain the method Of
tributing the Fund

,REPLY OF GENERAL HOWARD.
WAR DEPARTMENT, w Washington June lst, 1857
Gro. w. THOMAS, ESQ, National Hotel. Wash
ington. ID. C.:
DEAR Sir Your letter is just received. thank
you for the confidence reposed in me. and will
gladly receive any monies or contributions you
may receive for the relief of the destitute would
prefer that other gentlemen should be associated
with me trustees. and would suggest that if the
funds in too late forthe relief of the present
pressing desttution it will be better to devote the
funds. portion of them, to the education of any
and all classes of the poor, for except in cases of
famine. the ordinary poverty in any section of this
country can easily be met by the communities
where it may exist. But in no case can too
much be given for the all important work Of edu.
cation. Very respectfully your obedient servant,
%. o. HOWARD,
Major General, Commissioner
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TELEGRANIS, &c.

Judge r. b. Jones, the nephew of Walls,
who was arrested for the murder Of the Union
ist. Stsnffer, has been brought to New Orleans
by the military. and placed in jail for safe
keeping, where he isnnowY confined under the
strict watch sof soldiers. Gov. FLANDERS has
received from Gov. Fenton, OF New orb, a
req quisition for the same r. Is Jones, upon the
charge of his ghav,ug obtAmed goods under
false pretences in the State OF New York. III
= The Federal Government Of Canada will
cost the country in salaries Sis, ,000p per annum,
Including the salary OF the Governor General
II ministers are to receive $S,UOO per annum,
instead OF $1,000, the cost win be increased
S3e, 00o: The number of members composing &
the Goyernment-namely. .thirteen-is deemed
unluckys aud is profanely called the sdevils
doZeH.'' j. 81 80 sasG1 r,s-t..r ..... dYstt .
The telegraphics reports from Topeka via
St. Louis, representing the Little Usage In
dians to be on the war, path, are not credited
here. letter has been received in this city,
dated on the Usage Indian lands, in Southern
Kansas, june ai1h, fdur days later tnan the
letter Of Gen. Kelley to Governor Crawford,
In which no mention whatever,ls made or any
warren a. Petit, alias wilson, formerly of
schuylerville, New York. and lais an attaehe a. n
OF Everetts Theater, Memphis, Tenn, was
shot through, the heart by his mistress, Lottie
Sherwood. IN that city, yesterday, and instantly
killed. The woman has been arrested -
The Mayor of Nashville has had an inter-
view with Colonel Duncan, commander of
that post, regarding the ged riotous conduct
Of the negro military company sent to Franklin
by the State authorities.
Admiral Fucker, late OF the Peru Wan navy,
has been appointed by the Peruvian Govern
meni to take charge OF the expedition 70 ex-
plore the Amazon river.
The colored majority in Richmond in regis
tration yesterday was two hundred and fifty.
Accounts from tho sontA western part OF Vir-
g,nia and the Valley show large majorities tor
the whites. ~.
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LOST OvERBoARD.-A few nights since,
Wbife the truck boat Eandaiia, Capt. White,
was coming up to the city, hand, name un-
Known, was struck by the shifting sail, Knocked
overheard, and drowned. The accident oc-
curred between AleXan dria and Washington,
and mp to last accounts the body OF the un-
fortunate man had not been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

SALE OF MoNET.-At the meeting OF the
First National Building Association, Friday
last, the s2d month, % shares were sold az 8
tral Building Association, last night, pa
month, 40 shares were sold at q premium aver
aging 49, per cent.
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SOMETHING New Republican Hotel.-A
circ cular has been sent to Republican Senators
and Representatives signed by A. Watson, J.
II. Crane, J. Williams S. p. Brown d Son, T..
Wheeler. John r. Elvans. and H. n. knight,
stating that several responsible Republicans
OF this city contemplate the erection Of mann
moth hotel on PeRnsylyania avenue or other
prominent street to be called the "Republican
HOTEL" and, as It's name indicates, to be the
s.headquarters of Republican congressman
and Republicans generally who visit the ma
tioRal capital" The circular states that if one
hundred Republi Congressman pledge their
patronage and influence the hotel will be
built Immediately. 1t is stated that from the
number of Affirmative answers received the
circular will, it is expected, receive the sigma.
tuTes OF from seventy Ave to one hundred
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

THE IRON BUILDING of T. IL,
Harvey, Esq, corner of l1th street and Penn
sylvaRia avenue, designed for his wholesale
and retail oy ster business, is rapidly approach
ing completion. When finished il will be one
of the lions of Washington.
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MINrArUR1 EowLs.-Much curiosity was
manifested at market this morning over covy
OF diminntive chickens. offered for sale by an
were accomplished by their maternal parent but
N0 larger than her offspring, and being of
Ecommon dunEhill species. the variety Of
4e ebfeed I'm sizel attracted no little attention.
Together, The six chickens and hen weighed
only one pound and aquartEr. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

THE SURVEYORS OFFIcE.-Mr., C. II. Bliss
yesterday hxed the grade of the new bridge
across the Tiber al II street, now in the course
OF construction on the site of the old bridge,
which was washed away by the flood. Mr..
b. has not yet made any appointments in his
until the question is settled as to the duties of
the Office. He claims that he was elected the
survey yor of the, ,city-the ofncer in charge OF
all Improvements under the Corporation
that the new ONCE of inspector Of sewers was
created without authority of law, and if the
differences are not settled amIcably BY the cor
pcrafe Authorities they mus. be settled by the
c0nrfa ha eaYA.- Z { \ -. : - Y d u.
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~CRDERS FOR CERTIFICATES may be
sent direct to us with Stamps for return postage
enclosing tie amount for the number of Certif.
Gates oruered which if large amount should be
in Draft or Post oiliCc Order, payable to the order
Of GEORGE W. THOMAS, which will receive
prompt attention. Be particular and write names
plainly giving Date. Town County, and State.
The following are our Club Rates. To responsible
Agents fifteen per cent commission will be al
lowed on single Certificate rates:
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PLUMBERS AND GAs-FITTKRs UNION
adjourned meeting Of the tourneymen plumb
Hall The organization Of the association was
completed, and the Following ofilcers elected:
Augustus :. Dent. president; John Monaghan.
vice president; Wallace Burch, recording sec
retary John F. LInkins, treasurer
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PRAc1 WARAAHT.-On, Sunday officers
O'CslIaaan and Scott. arrested Rhpdy Craver
liame, ,colored, And he was taken before Justice
Walter. The eomplainaatteattlledt that Craver
had thssassnsd % take his life and had been
to the honss N1ieh ~ rented trUm Craver at
In default 6f secnrity 70 keep the psace, the
Iustice comm tied ,himto to JAIL . -ET-E- = ?
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To this Grand Reception there will be offered
go 900 Certificates of Admission, at 81 each. which
viii enrile the holders to superb copies Of Splendid
sTLEL PLATE ENGRAvINGs,. produced by a
The subjects selected Tor these unaue and beautiful
Pictures and the perfection Of their execution
These Certificates will also entile the holders to
the award apportioned them The arrangements
for the management of this NATIONAL OFFER
ING are in strict accordance with the acknowl-
edged principles Of lar and morals. and the method
of conducting ii such cannot fail to public
confidence and generous support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

BASE BALL-Yesterday afternoon the first
match game between the National ana Union
clubs was played oD the Nationals new
GROUNDS, the Union being the challenging
club. The day was favorable TO the sport.
and about thousand visitors were on :he
ground. Play was commenced about half
past four, and continued until quite a late
hour when game was called, eight Innings
having been played-NationaL. IL: Union, IG.
The play was generally good, though not =
few hrst-class Uuns were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

Relying with confidence ON the generosity of the
American public. to assist objects of trne philan-
thropy, when fairly presented and Justly conducted
We herewith present plan. which if esponded to
with hearty COED will cannot fail to give perma-
ncnt relief to the destitute and suffering, while the
return to the benefactors will be
]. 4 fine copy of q Steel Plate Engraving, to be
delivered free of charge
.. Admission 10 the Grand Musical Reception and
). Thcir award III the apportiOnment Of S15O,-
600 in United States Greenbacks to be appropri-
ated to certificate holders, the balance to be ap
pied to the purchase of Pictures, and the payment
of Discounts Commissions, and other ex penses.
This apportionTnent to be made and returned to
the Holders of Certificates, in such lawful manner
az Committee OF five prominent gentlemen.
1ccted from among the certificate holders, shall de-
terAiDe. This apportionment 10 be made
about the lJth DAY of October 1861 and rata
proportions should the full number of certificates
not be sold The sale Of certificates will positi vely
close Oh the 10Th of October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-10

PROPOSED NEW RAILRoAD.-A meeting OF
ci1Zens favorable TO the construction OF a
street railroad along Connecticut avenue to
intersect Goth street at the Boundary, wac held
on Monday at the real estate rooms OF X. NJ
Hall. 1t was ascertained that the amount
requisite to build the road would be- resCily
subscribed by property holders on the line OF
the road, and II was decided to At once open a
subscription and take measures TO secure q
charter. The road will be about a mile in
length, and can be connected with either the
avenue road or the street road
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-01

in the spring. I'd. Nature takes away the
appetite for meals, for heat giving food in or
der to prepare the body for the increased
temperature of summer. But two errors in
practice at this time, interfere with wise ma
lures arrangement, and induce many painful
and dangerous diseases. First, the amount
of clothing is diminished too soon. Second,
the convenience of fires in our dwellings, are
removed too early. All persons, especially
children, Old people, and those in delicate
health, should not remove the thick wooden
Hannel OF mid winter, until toward the end
of May, and then it should be q change to a
little thinner material. Furnaces should not
be removed, nor fire places and CRATES cleaned
for the summer until the first of June for a
brisk fire in the CRATE is sometimes very COM
Portable in the last week of May; that may
be rare occurrence, but as it does some
times take place it is better to be prepared
for it than to sit shivering for half day,
with the risk TO ourselves and children, of
some violent attack of spring diseases.
BY lnattention to these things, four causes
are in operation to chill the body and induce
colds and fevers. First. The dampness Of
the atmospherein May. Second. That strik-
ing falling off in appetite for meals and 9TH
er heating food. Third. The premature dim
mutton of clothing. Fourth. The too early
removal of the convenience of FIRE. And
with the very changing condition of the
weather that under the influence of so many
causes Of diminution of the temperature Of
the body, many fall victims to disease. In
November, the healthiest month of the year,
| we have put on our warmest clothing, kin,
died our daily fires and have found keen rel.
ish for substantial food, while the dampness
of the atmosphere has been relieved by the
condensation of increasing cold. The wise
will remember these things for lifetime and
teach them to their children.
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To The Public.

We, the undersigned, having carefully ex-
amined a number of maps of different coun-
ties in this state and Iowa, published by
Thompson & Everts, of Chicago, ILL.,, do pro-
nounce them to be the most thorough and
complete maps of the kind we have ever ex-
amined. These gentlemen propose, in case
of sufficient encouragement, to publish a
combined map of Scott and Rock Island
counties, the same scale, style, &C., as those
of Dubuque, Jones, Clinton and Jackson
counties, Iowa, and Ogle and Mercer, this
state, showing every farm or piece OF land,
with owners name thereon, location of all
farm houses, proportions of Timber and
prairie, public highways, springs and streams,
churches, school houses, blacksmith shops,
| mills, &C., &c.
The map, as contemplated, will embrace
| reliable maps of our principal cities. Also,
define the river in its course between the
two counties, with view of the island,
Government buildings, &C., and embellished
with views of some of our finest buildings
public and private-from different parts of
the counties
On the whole, we think the enterprise one
in which every citizen should feel an interest,
invaluable as it will be as means of in
formation and reference, to say nothing of
its fine advertisement to these counties.
We have ample proof both from the press
and their work, that Messrs. Thompson
& Everts are equal to the undertaking, and
inasmuch as the two counties with extra
work of city maps, &C., are to come to the
subscriber at the same price as their maps
of single counties heretofore, Sc, we believe
that but few of our business men and far
mers will permit the failure of this publica-
ton from want of individual patronage, and
most cheerfully recommend the subject to
the favorable consideration of our citizens
Rock IsLAND-Jas. M. Beardsley, county
clerk; III. F. Thomas, county treasurer
John Peetz, county sheriff John NJ. Wilson,
county Judge; NJ. A. Gould, county survey
or; C. Ell. Stoddard, surveyor; Mitchell &
Lynde, bankers Ben Harper, Devoe Il
Champion, B. Fl. Kimball, supervisor; I. j.
Robinson, P. L. Cable, G. A. Mclaughlin,
S.B. Stoddard, supervisor; Sweeney i Jack
| son, attorneys NJ. d. Merrill Marcus B. Os-
born, postmaster; j. r. Johnston, city clerk
| C. FL. Allen.
MoL1NE-J. NJ. Gould, supervisor; Charles
| Atkinson, Deere l. Co., S. W. Wheelock, d.
| c.. Dimick, Candee, Swan & Co., Stephens,
Huntoon & Wood, J. S. Keator, A. G. Per-
| kins, Williams, Head & Co.
PoRT BYRoN-E. FL. Johnson, N. Belcher,
Devore Il Sheppard, Fl. C. Trent, Wilson
Flemming, D. S. Metzgar
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Mark Twain's last-A Peddler on the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad
From the San Francisc,

From the Sam Francisco Alta
And then, there were the peddIers. I
bought out the pop-porn boy to get rid of
him, because | was trying to compose poem
TOR a young lady's album and did not want
to be disturbed. But he came right back
with stock of peanuts. / took few and
hurried him away, and he returned with some
lce-cream candy, and peanuts together, but
invested at once, because an inspired
rhyme had been borne to me, and I wanted
to set it down before it slipped by me. Then
the scoundrel came back with tobacco and
cigars, and afterwards with oranges, imita-
ton ivory baby-whistles, fg-paste and apples;
and then he went away and was gone some
time, and was encouraged to hope the train
had run over him. Such was not the case.
He was only keeping his most malignant
outrage for the last. He was getting his
literature ready. 5 il
And from that time forward that degraded
youth did nothing but march from one car to
another, and affiict the passengers with Spec
linen copies of the vilest blood and thunder
romances on earth. "Lionel Warburton, or
the sPerjurer's Doom J" "Godfrey de Langly.
or the Desperado's Revenge were
some of his mildest works, and on their backs
were pictures of stabhing ARRAYS and duels.
and people showing other people down pres.
cipices, and wretched wood cuts of women
being rescued frem terrific perila of. all pos.