VOL. VIII. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, IS56. NO. 1,209.8

T;X£ JEV3NING star,rwuihm fiVKKT af^hkuud,

(z.aclpt SUNDAY,)i' s'*' siwdnjiijiinmt ./ fitwifivm*

««««*« oma i'l'rathuiiriii,By w. D. WALLACH,

Will he icmi to subscribers by *arriem at sixAND A QUARTER CENTS, payable weekly»o the Ageau; papors served la packages at 37%sent* per month. To otall subscribers the sub-serlptloa price is three DOLLARS AND FIF-T v CEN fs a year la a^tonci, TWO DOLLARSfir s:t months, and ONE DOLLAR for threesouths; for less than three moaths at the rate ofIt cents i week.(ht SINGLE COPIES ONE TENT.

51. SNYDER * sow, Banker*,BUY AND SELL domestic EXCHANGE,STOCKS. BONDS, acd othes Securities,receive Deposit*, furnish Drafts, make Collec¬tions, and negotiates Time Taper

LAND WARRANTS.We are at all lime* buying and RClllng Land

Warrants, and will locate them, on commission,lo Nebnskaand Minnesota Territory*, Wlscrn-sin, Iowa, anu Missouri.

M SNYDER a SON'S Bank,dee 13-lm No 388 National Hotel Billding.

fl'hi. purf fur %.at 8kvmoi r'*.mhk assor r.ment LARGELY REPLKNa ishedwlthflne Mlnk^ableandotherse s Justreceived this day. a number of Mink Sable sets;the mrst beautiful had tbIs season Also-

Stone Mania Marsh MartenFltrh do Siberian SqulrriIRock do French Sable.

Wolf and Coon Robes. Every description «fFors worn by ladles and children, ail of whichwill be sold frtlil lower, by calling early, at theGeorgetown Factory.

W. f SEYMOUR,dec15-iw Georgetown.

si

improtta sowing liachints.To whleh waifranted the Highest Award olthe Paria exhibition, thereby receivingthe World's Verdict of Superiority.

THE improvements in THIS MA-chlae hasslmpllted them in many respects,

¦ndtaev areeapabfeef executing twice the amountof work they did formerly in any given timeThey *-e without quesilon the oaly Mac-hlnes ca¬pable of sewing every variety of goods perfect: isolrt bosom or heavy trace for harness can br.ewa by any of these machine* by a simple bant*.f necdl? and thread in such a manner that thealossst scrutiny cannot detect a fault.manufactures, planters and families will cu<j

Ihem the or.iy safe Machtner to purchase. as thejare built strosjr and durable, and not likely ugs! oot of order.We have macaites with guages attached, fci

biadlag hats.cap-frosts, palters, Ac.Silk, thread. Cotton, needles,4bo., ssactastly

ea hscd, at the lowest rates.Person < leslrsus of information regaidiag sow¬

ing Macklacs will pirae address1. m. SINGER a CO.,

its 3 iltlrnore street, Baltimorajj. b .W? are prepared to exrhangethese raa-

ehlaesferoid machine* of any kind Terms lib¬eral. Persoas wbohave been induced to purchaseaferlor machiae* uader the pretext of belmgeheap, will lad this a benefit indeed.

10.lysjrieki UANSANTE.

PROF. h w mundbir TAKES GREATpleasure In announcing to his friends,

Twtrons, and public generally, that theabove social and delightful entertain¬ments will commence at Munder's Metropolltan Hall, corner 9th and D streets, on'WEDNESDAY E V EN in S, November'J6th, at 9 o'clo k, and continue every Wednesdaythroughout the season Gentlemen wis-hlng tosubscribe for the season can do so upon veryfavorable term;*, by applying at the Hall on Tues¬day and Thursday evening from 8 till 10 o'clock.

nov21-tfllm PJi.lamps.

STAR. FELLOWS A CO PATKNTregulator LAMP stands unrivalled

as being the cleanest, safe-t. and gites the bestlight of any Larnpnf the kind ever inventedWe have now a very handsome asso ttnerit of

the above, as w=ll as ail other kinds of Lamps onhand, whtcb wf will sell at verv tow prices.

HOWELL a MORSELL,dec is Vw no.c it., b«*t. Gtii and 7th.

b( ( k! bitk! ruk! mat Woolly HotsFX ROUTE FO H iv.iSHIXGTOX, D C.

THRfaE ENTIRE DEER, LARGEST EVERreceived in Baltimore, stot with Virginia

rid**.not rewol -ersbear MEAT, HAMS, shoulders,

SIDES, fittest ever received from the AUegha-ales.Constantly receiving from the West, via Balti¬

more and Ohio, Winchester and Potomac, P*r-kershnrg. Central Ohio Railroads, VENISON,poultry, WILD game. *** ar.d roll bu i-TEH, CAP ¦ ONEY, DRIED APPLES aidPEACHES, and country produce generallyFor sale by C. C. O'NEIL,

comer Howard end Pratt struts,de^3-lrn Baltimore.

(.r»at ATT*ACTION.s-v.ono WORTH OFDRY GOODS AT COST.rphe UNDERSIGNED HAS DETERMINEDa to close his business In ordc to effect thishe will effer to tl.e public fret*? this date, until1st April next, his entire stock rf D.-ty GOODS,selected with care, and warranted to be equal laquality, extent and variety to any In the District,in part he enumerates, a< follows:An endless variety of Sllka, casbmjr«sMousse De La'.nes. plain 1 rench .MerlnoeVelvets and Clnak Llotb"Clotha, t;«s*lmeies. and Votings,Carpets, Oil Cloths, Linen and Cotton SheetingsTab e Diapers Toweling, Fcrultjre DimityCuitalas, Miulins, Ac.Together with the balance at his choice goods,

to which be Invite* the attention of the publicCall early, ss decided bar, ains may be expected.

H. E. BERRY,dec 10 dlwAeolw Georgetown, p C.

Dracmmt ALE.we HAVE JUST RE-ceiv*d lflli bbls of r^ad A Brother's Troy

Dmnght Ale. vhl^h is very ilne, acd wll! besc!dat the low priced *6,75 per bbi . for cash cniy

ARNV A SHIN N,nov9ft Georgetown, D. C.

|>JST VFFICK dihettury, OK bl'si-a ness Man's Guide to the po^t ofllc**^ in theUnited Slates, containing the nimesof the Postt;aces and Post Masters in the United maf»s o»

the 1st July, 1^36. witb a variety of valuable in¬formation on pwtal affairs, also, a comprehen¬sive codification of the ^xutin? Postal Law*.Price si Just published, and for sale, at

TAYLOR A MAURY'S Bookstore,doc 11- near 0th street.

BOOR bin1j1nu.c»'wf Enviml\ ttrttt mnd Maryland atissi,

s«ar Ia« Smithjo*»a* Institution.

Edward lycettrespectfwllyinforms the subscribers to Brown's Bible and

Sh*hsp"are, aow Just completed, that Le >* pre¬pared to bind those works In a superior style ofelegar.ee, str« agth and solidity, and uj-o mu~lmore reasonable terms ti.an can be dene in Balti¬more, Philadelphia, or N»-w York A .etter ad¬dressed to him (p»*r post) will enable him to exhlblt to the subscribers sprclm^ns of l is style ofbinding. Every clad of Book Binding neatly ex¬ecuted. ssiT-sa

CLOAKS.CLOAKS.CLOAKS.SELLING OFF.

AT REDUCED PRICES.

f^rom rrfls date. DECLMBRR ISTH,the subscriber will commence to run til bis

Urge and we'l se ec fd stock of Velvet a<d Cloth. i.oal1*, SHAWLS, Ae at reduced prices, a*>

It Is his determination to kt^p none overbtrangers before buying would do well to give

him a call btfrre purcba>lugFRANK a McGEE,

dec lf-eolm !m1 pa ave., bet i'itli end l'ltb sta.

»r MUN30N. AT JX PENN'A AVENUEIs still moling th» se wautifal

aoatinacus gum TEETH, cilliiAliens Pate at, for tae excellency of JUl "v"waich over ail other styles nf teeth, many nowwiring them In thlr- c!ty, vrlil cheorfiHlv vouch

Tber»* la oue Deatlit in this c!tv who Las wenlafiingiag the oater'.t, and made a bad Imitationof It, against waom i hereby caution the puVlcn D Whenever a Dentist speaks agalnsl

Alice's Patent Continuous Gum Te"th, wh-.-af rtntrly cmttr It Is btaus? he is Ignorantof tte pr yiess, incomyetent to make the work, or

¦ uawi.ilag to pay for the patent je lw-tf

ilAJJTELS.!fEW ASD B EAUTIFUL STYLK.

tlanafaetnrsd frs.n vati Stoae, by tfelVTest 1 estletor. bis.' Cocspany, Vt.

rpHESP. MANTELS ARE ENAMELLED IN1 Imitation cf tfce rtrhcflt and most espensl»tkgyp riAN, LISBON, VtRD anttque,pokpl'VRY. i ykfnees BROCATELLA,AOATK, SPANISH MAliWAY,c^d otherrari.and deatrabte MARBLES. Tb-- linlisUons arew perfec' tijat taey«.halfugethe cloocst «cnit;ay.TLey are so Ughly pclisbert thnt they retain theliLeaaty inn .h longer thi^ marble; ar«not injuredby smoke, coal gas,cr acla-, ant', can be sr.ldranch chenpri than any 'there in market. Pricerarglng from 8125 to fw.ar:tl tec?*, Builders and others ire invited to

call and en.xlne ssa jiples fii No. Seventhstreet, 3 doors below Old Fellows' Hall, up.fairs' t « HANSON,

s« l*jf Agent

t^jrpokatiu.i r.roc*..#»,ooo CcrpoJ ratio* of x ashlngton k for sale at

cb«bb atotbsrt.

L. J. MIDPLKTOlf,D E 4 L E E I If ICS,

OJltt and Dipot.-Southwest ootbct of F taditifMi fwb

HDR. THEOD.AS REMOVED HIS OFFICE SOMEhouses above his old rooms, to No. 481 7th

west, between D and E streets north, nearthe ber.eral Post Office.

Office hours as before; from 9 to 10 o'clock*.. nov 7-flw*

«AI TIFR>S FKKNCH REATAI R&KIT,i'5'2 Pa av , betxt en 12th and 13lA sis.

TTHE PROPRIETOR OF THE ABOVE ES-A tabllAiment desires to call public attention tohis Increased *nd unsurpassed facilities for con¬ducting and supplying everything in his line ofbusiness.

H«? Is prepared to supply at a few hours' noticethe largest DINNERS*. BALLS, and PARTIESwith everything pertaining to the most fashion¬able ent-rtalnments, and oa the most reasonableterms.ENTIRE DINNERS and DESSERTS fur¬

nished Famllles without any trouble to the fam-1 y and at moderate chargesA FIRST CLASS FRENCH COOK will be

sent to private houses at 82 per day ; and market¬ing and such articles as they may wish purcharedwill be furnished at cost Also, China, Glass,Sliver Ware, and Table ORNAMENTS.

«>ne or more tk dishes" sent to any purt of thecltv at »hcrt notice .

At my e« ab lahment will be found elegantsuites of Parlor, Reception, and Dining Roomsfurnished In the best manner, always ready.

.My Restaurant offers great advantages to gen¬tlemen rooming ou:; they can be supplied withmeals at all hours.

Particular attention is drMr'rt to my new styleof superb CON F ECTION ER V, which for purityand deli-acy or flavor are unequalled.

C 6AUTIER,dec 9- 252 Pa. avenur,bet 12th and 13th sts.

TO THE 1ADIES or W ASH INMTO.lAin *1 KHOf NOI.IO COUNTRY.ANOTHER LARGE SUPPLY.^.BONNETS, OF ALL QUALI ,xijTgVlg- a'id prlces.from ihe finest French!®!

Hats to tht? low est pritedFine and Handsome HEAD DRESSES, In

great varietyEM BROIDERIES of all kinds.TRIMMINGS to match eay style of Dress

goodsRIBBONS of every style.And. 1- fact, e very vsrlety of Goods Bsually

found in first class Trimming StoreslO" DRESS MAKING, after the latest and

most app-oved stylesN. B .The supply is kept up through the en-

jire season. M. WILLI an,DQ

Opposite the Centre Market._

P s . A great rarity c/ articles suitable forCAri»fm«a (sifit. uov 29-lm

A CARD.C . Kj . a 4 S ,

Bridge street, feeergelewn,Sjuth side, between H gh and Congress streets,

Respectfully informs mis pa-trons aid the pnb'ic generally that he is now

prepared to furnlsn PARTIES. WEDDINGS.Ac , In tl: best and most elegant sty e, at tueshortest notice He will give his personal atter.d*nce. and assume the responsibility of thsentertainmentC. C. Atzs, grateful for the liberal patronagehe

has heretofore received, as^nres his friends andal! who may give Mm a call tnat every effort enhis part will be made to merit a contir nance rftheir fivors. lie solicits an examination of hisiarg^and e'egant assortment of CAKES, CON-!. ECTI ON hit Y, Ac , which he offers for sale atbe lowest prices. deci# 2w«

I'UilFKCTlO.IIRTFOR THE APPRO ACHING HOLIDAYS.

Not\vrrn>T\Nding the high priceof sugar 1 will sell my CON FECTION EK Y

M the usual pricf h. vli:PLAIN CANDY and MIXED DROPS tt 25

cents (er poundSUGAR PLUMS a: 37cents per pound,usually

sold hy retailer* at 50 centsFrench BON BONS, including all klrds of

French Confectionery.at 50 rents per poundusually sold at "5 cents > nd 91 p^r pound

FOUND and FRUIT CAKE, of which I shallhave a large assortment, manufactured ofthe very best and freshe>t materials, orna¬mented fine and tastefully.Please give us a call, and don't mUtake the

p.ace, No 3W Pennsylvania avenue, between 9thand 10th streets, next door to lr<»n Hall.dec 15-1m GEO. NORBECK.

NO ADVANCE IN FiUCRvT^| AM DAILY RECEIVING AND ADDINGI to my already largestoch of rich JEWELS Y,WATCHES and SILVER WARE, all of themost noice, rich and desirable Goods in my lineof business, and am manufacturing cn my ownpremises sterling Siiver Spoons, Forks, Ladles,Cake, Pie, Fruit, Fish and Butter Knlve*: Olive.Pickle and Fish Forks, and all kinds of FancySilver Wan; I do not buy ray Silver Ware atthe Nortn, and then pretend to have manufac¬tured it here; but every article manufactured inmy own shon will be warranted com sil .-kh Ikeep also a fine lot of Silver Plated Good*, bold,Silver and Steel Spectacles and Eye Glasses, to¬gether wit u a variety of other goods All ofwhich 1 am selling at lower prices than goods < fthe same quality has been, c ris new, selling inthis or neighboring cities, at the slgi of the LargeSpread Ea^le, No 33S Pennsylvania avenuedec 18-tl U, Q, HOOD.

CARES AND CONFECPIONERY FORFl»K THi; HOLIDAYS.

TPOT fcN T1NI, N O. '279 PEN NSY LVANIA. ave, south side, four doors we* t of ltith street,

will have for exhibition and salecn Saturday, the2:i'.n ln.'.tact, the largest ai;<l most elogant assort¬ment 't RICH ORN a.MENTKD FRUITPOUND and FANCY CAKES ever offered inthis city, which he pledge* himself sha i not besurparscd In the excellence cf the m tu-rlals ofwhicn the came shall be made, or lit the /eason-ableness of price.Ladles and gentlemen are respectfully invit'd

to call and view the splendid assortment of theabove described CakesT. P. requests that his patrons and all desir¬

ing him to furnish them with Cake* and Con-foctlonery for the Holidays, will send the ordersIn time to be supplied without delay.Anticipating as he doe* an extra' rdlnary do

mand for the delicacies which he offers for ?a edec 12-dtjanlDR. OtJPRIE'* REMEDIES are the only

effectual cure for External or internal Files,Saltrhcum, Ring-Worm. Ac. They ate unrival¬led for purifying the blood

5«> cen's per box OSce 7* Nassau street. NewYork \N ill be sent by mail.For Lale by j|OUD A UICO , corner of llth st

aad penn avenue. or 11

OAS F'XTl'HM.

Rll MILLER, SON it CO , ALHXAN-. drla, Va , keep constantly on hand a hand¬

some variety of CHANDELIERS, PENDANTS,BRACKETS, <!:c , from the celebrated factory ofCornelius .V Baker, which they will guarauteo tosell at the sam- prices charged to private pur¬chasers at the salerr.oms on Chestnut atrfnt, I'hll-adelphla. Also, Drop-lights, Cut Olass anddecorated Paper Shades, in great varietyCall and examine for yourselves dwe 1-

CI1K:ST>1A» PRESENT*.

Hutchinson a munro are openinga large and beautiful assortment of GOODS,

suitable for pres^ntson th»> approaching boMdiys.such as Jewel «'asej, Watch Stards, Card Re¬ceivers, Work Boxes, Cabas, Sctsso's in ra^eK,Dressing Cvei, < ard Ca-e*. Portmonnaies, Porttollos, Tablets, Traveling Companions, WritingDesks, Perfume Caies, Toilet Bottles, CifarCases. Cl» ar Stands, Statuettes, Jet Ornaments,Coral Goods, Ac.

Also, a fine assortment of French ar.d GermanToys, Games, Targets, Automatons, Ac , tr-gfther with a great many articles not necessary toenumerate. HUTCHINSON A MUNRO,_dee 1«- aio Pa ave., bet. 9th and 10th Kts

goal KE"T under cover.N_,m, ^

2,5*40 ibt. to tht TonOW ON HAND. THE BEST qualities

iirof White A*h, Ked Ash aid I.enlgh COAL.

warranted to give satisfaction Delivered fromdlit.Also. Hi-.kory. Oak and Pine WOOD.m «r J J * W M. GALT.N W. corncr l'ith and C streets, No 517,

d*- 2((-t/ one yquaw south of Fa avenue.

Avail yocksklf of the frivT.lege of seeing the sights at LAMMOND'8

Fancy Store, while you are yousg. dec yj-3t

WOOD.WOOD.WOOD.

Hickory, oak and pin eof the bestq Jallty constantly on hand at

JOHN W MYERS A CO.Office and Yard corner G aad 23d streets First

Ward. dec 18 tf

(^HKltffMAB PRESENTS,at' dm 9 MeLAWBLiW A OO.«0.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL.

At the earnest solicitations of many friendsTHE UGLY CLUB

Will givk thkir Sicond Grand BallAT ODD FELLOWS' HALL, NAVY YARD,On WEDNESDAY EVKNINO, Dec. 24.

THECOMMITTEE OFARRANGEMENTS,on behalf of the Club, will leave nothing un¬

done to make all happy that honor them withtheir nresenceWiYh^rs' unrivalled Bras* and String Bond has

been engaged for the occasionThe Supper and Refreshments are In the hands

of an experienced caterer.Positively no hats or caps allowed in the room,

except those worn by the respective ClubsTickets ON K DOLLAR.to be had «^f the imm

bers of the Club, or at the door on the evening ofthe ball.

Committee of Arrangements.Henry F. Thorn, Charles Murray,William Kemp, Charles O'Neil,Robert Cbeaeidlne, Charles Horner,

dec M-3t* J as. Gordon.

MAGNIFICENT MEDALLION CARPETS

WE HAVE STILL REMAINING TWOof those superb Medallion Tournay Velvet

Carpets, which for richness in colors and tastehave no* their equal in thlseountry Th»v will benow sold, to close them out,lower In price than wehave be*n selling them; thev are in the *tyle ofLouis XIV, and will remain beautiful whenother styles yet to be invented will have passedaway.

Also, a good variety of other new and rich Vel¬vet Carretings, adap'fd to smaller rooms and Insmaller figures and Tapestry and plain Brasst-lsCarpetlngs, with the Rugs and Boor Mats match¬ing

A'.so, a full and complete assortment of allkinds of Curtain Material*, from the very richestSatin Brockat-lle down 'o Co'.ton Damasks, withall the tassrl«, glrrpv cornices, side bands, Ac.,requisite to cnniple'e curtainsAlso, just received 1 cartoons Rich Embroidered

Swiss Lace Undercurtalus, very cheap.4 l»o do Muslin do4 I>o new style white Bands for Ur-

d>rcurtains.Our stock in all kinds of Carpeting and Oil¬

cloths will be found complete in all respects.No»v is the time for members of Congress and

other* wbowlsh to furnish their homes handiome-ly wlthc ut much cost to themselvesAs our i/oods come to us dircct from first bands

we can art"ird to sell tbem for !e?s than the largerclt!es nortb of us.We invite all who see this announcement to

ca'l and examine for themselvesGoods sent to any part of the city or Go«rg^town

free of cost All goods sold to io to a distancecaieftilly packed and shipped free of cost to theowner CLAGETT, DODSON A CO.dec 2i-eol2t

1)RY GOODS llEKtHANTS

OF WASHING I O N , GEORGETOWN,and Alexandria are Invited to call and look

through our lmmemc assortment cf fine fancyand stap'e Dry Gords Any choice lot of DressGoods or other articles they may want will besold to them at prime ccst for cash or at 5 per centfor notes :»t short date*.We as* their sp«< lu! attention to the fo lowing:

30j dozen liajou's Kid Gloves, our own importa¬tion

2t)0 silk Kobes, of the best styles, imported thisseason

Lar^e strck of Fancy Silks, in dress patterns10 whole pieces black Moire Antique20 do best make U!ack Mlks25 do blick and colored iMersalire",

b-st quail y5) do Lupin's Bomlaslns50 do best make bla; k Alpacns10 do Lupin's black French Merinos5'i do colored French Merinos5<» do fine all wool Moussellnes, plain

colors25 do -31 and 1-1 black do1»» nearly whole pieces black Lyons Velvets5 whole pieces in b own, maroon, mazwine

blue, purjle, and dark green Velvets, 4 4wldo

2 0 pieceb dottrd and figured Swiss Muslins.ak» do jaconet ar.d ttjlck cambric Musllcs1C0 dozen cents' merfho and lasabs wool Shirts

s>nd drawers5) dczen ladles' merino and fine wool VertsB«0 do gents'brown cotton Shirtsand Draweru

Large assortmeut of the best Engll* h cottonHos'.ery In full dczens

Full boxes white and black English Silk H( JJsiery

50 nearlv whole pieces of plaid Merinos1 case French Ginghams, good sljles

4o whole pieces 4 4 black French Chintzes100 pieces Charley's Shirting Linenli> pieces 8 4, le-4 and 12 4 Linen Sheetings50 whole ple:es Welsh and other white Flannels25 do fine Silecia Table Damasks10j dozen Table Napkins and Doyleys100 Marseilles Quilts, In white, blue and pink25 pieces extra heavy gray twilled Flannel3)0 pairs white and gray servant's Blankets10 » p<eces4-l English Long Cloth, all grades50 mirs 4-4 New York mills Cotton Whirling2 cases extra heavy 6-4 Cotton Sheeting

500 dozen best make white spool CottonLarge stock of 5 4, 6-4, 8-4, 10 4 and 12-4 cot¬ton Sheeting

loo pieces black and colored p?per Cambric.Ail the ab' ve goods are in the best condition,

and are well worthy of the attention o? the tradegenerally.

CLAGEIT, NEWTON. MAY A CO ,dec 2-2.6t corner Fa avenue and 9th st.

SPLENDID HOLIDAY PR*SENT*

rpilE SUBSCRIBER TAKES PLEASUREA iu announcing to his friends and the publicgenerally that hi . stock of Fine Gold WatcheB,Jewelry, Sliver and Silver-plated Ware. Ac., isunubu2liy full and v.eli selected, comprisingSupe*jor Gi Id Watches of the best English and

Geneva manufacture, for ladies and ^en'.le-men

Fine ttold tJuard. Fob. and VeiA Chains, Chate¬laines, Neck Chains with ornaments to at¬tach. Ac.

Beautiful Gold Lockers for miniatures and hairRich Carr.to, Coral, Lava, enamelled Painting

and plain Gold Jewelry, in full and partialsets

Splendid assortment of Finger Rings, Breastpins,Earrings, Sleeve Butttocs, Studa, engraved,bar.d, plain, and linked Bracelets, Gold andsilver I'en and Pencil Cases Cold and SilverSpectacles, Kve Glasses, Thimbles, Ac.

SILVER WAREChased and plain sl.ver Goblets, Cups, MugsSs.lt Cellars, pie. cake, fi>h. and dss-,ert KnivesTable, tea, and dessert Spoons, Soup Ladle*Napkin Rings. Card Cases, PomnonnalesPocket Fruit Knives, Preserve ar.d Sugar SpoonsPickle Knives and Forks, AcSilver knives, Forks, and Spoone, Insets for

childrenTog'-'herwith many rich and beautiful alleles

in his lino, suitable for Holiday Presents, all ofwhich he is prepared to sell upon such terms ascannot fjll to please.

SAMUEL LEWIS,Jeweller ar.d Vnn"fac?urer of Sliver Ware,dec 9* Ct 250 P» inr, b:'. 12?h and 13th sts

NO. I FIRST CLASS PRESENTS.

WORTH ATTENTION..TWO NEW andBeautiful PIANOS, warranted and guaran¬

tied fine finish, rosewood cases, superb tcne. willbe sold for cash at the low price of f:i00 each.ALSO. 2 Pianos at H2/5 etch; 3 sit Sv'50 each;

1 at *275; 2 at S I 0 eac;:; 3 at $ £25 each; 4 at 9350each: 2 at 6375 each; 3 at 1400 each; 1 at £1511;si Melodeous at s® 10 etch; 2 at each; I at $120;1 at (100.In addition to an extensive stock, we have.Violins tu»m 91 to £100; Guitars from to

*100; Accorfleons from $1 50 to $37; Bantos from.52tof2*i; Vio'lnecllos from S10 to J30; Flutesfrom 75 cents to #.k); Tambourines fr m50 centsto 85; Uiinns from 75 cents to $10; Fifes from 25cents to f5; L'owsfor Vio'lns from 25 ctsto $12.

ALSO,Music. Music Books, Music Folios, Piano Cov¬

ers an! Stools. Italian ttultar and Violin Strings,Violin and Guitar Boxes, and everything belong,ing to the Music businessWe warrant and guarantee every article we sell;

and take old instruments of any kind in part pay¬ment for new ores We order Music twice aweek, and s?nd Music to any part of the countryby mall, free of po:-ta?e.Our store is No. u00 Pa avenne, a few doors

from lctbs'reet.dec 19 lw JOHN F. ELLIS.

All of Thalberg's CompositionsA T

W. e. MEfZLROTT'Sdec10 MUSIC DEPOT.

NOW SCLLiflU OFF AT COST,A LOT OF FANCY STATIONERY. PA-

pier Mache, Porte Folios, ladies' Cabas,Games, and numerous otb<r articles, all of whichI am now offering lower then they were e.»er soldfor in Washington. W. P. BAYLY,

> de« 90 No.HViPwa ivmm.

EVENING STAK.S Tom Marshall's Last.A very nmu.-ing and characteristic speech

was lately made by the brilliant and ccccctricTom Marshall, in a trial before the SupremeCourt of Kentucky, which is quite too guod tobe lost. Tho case was an action of dumagesbrought against a gentleman who hnd a finefi*h pond, upon which some of his neighbors' |boys were in the habit of depredating, ai.d jwho waii provoked to the point of flogging oneof the marauder*, whose parent? sued for dam¬ages, employing Tom Marshall a» his advocatelie recovered ?3,<!00 ; and tho ca.«e being ap¬pealed, John C. Breckinridge, Vice Presidente!ect, and Garret Davis, the great Americanleader, were retained for the defence Thesegentlemen, in the argument of the cafe,warned tho Court against the seduction of theeloquence and sophistry of the distir.guishedcounsel on the other side Maj. Breckinridgecontended that the correction was a wholesomeand proper one, such as he had been subjectedto in his juvenile days, when caught in anymischief *

Tom Marshall, in roply, said that both gen¬tlemen had endeavored to magnify him into a

very groat man.Kentucky's greatest lawyerand orator; and both, in their politicalspeeches. were in the habit of expres.-iaggreat confidence in the sagacity and iutelli-genco of the people. Now, he wished them toinform the Court how it was that, with suchgreat superiority of natural geniua and ac¬

quirements. and with the additional advant¬age of years over at least one of Lis adycrsarios he remained plain Tom Marshall, ham¬mering a miserable existence out of a tew lawsuits at the bar, " while ycu," pointing to hisopponent, John C. Breckinridge, who werebut a tow-headed shaver, robbing birds'-nestsand playing marbles, when tho whelo broadCommonwealth of Kentucky was ringing fromono end to the other with praises of the greateloquence, vast learning and pr«»digious abili¬ty of Tom Marshall, are now Vice Presidentof the United States! and you. Garret Davis,wanted to he, and almost persuaded some

very weak-minded people to make you, Presi¬dent of the United States!'.Now," proceeded Tom, "our Vice Presi

dent says he used to bo flogged in his boyishlays for juat such tricks as my clieat s sonwas flogged for, and he leaves Ui to infer that,so far from buffering any damage thereby, itwai ono of the causes of his progress and ad¬vancement to LIj present high position. If myclient had only known this before, and if heoould bo satisfied that his son was spanked on Ithe snmo ?p«.t that my dis'inguv'hed friendwas, so far from bringing this suit, ha w-uldhavo acknowleged his profound gratitude tothe defendant for thus placing his -cion in theline of safe precedents, and giving hirn ?o

strong a claim on the Vice Presidency. DoubtLsa tho jioliticnl misfortunes and Ui'aeters i fmy other distinguished friend are attributableto tho fact that, as his spanking was neglectedin boyl ood, he hes to make up lor it, by ro

ceiving nothing but political spanks ever sincehe reached manhood."These palpable hits excited much laughter

among the lawyers and judges. in which thetwo distinguished objccts of T-rn';? railleryparticipated.Cincinnati Enquirer.

Emperor Nicholas's Eed-chambe:1 ho Nord has published the following de¬

tails of a visit made by its correspondent totho bedroom of the Emperor Nicholas at St.Petersburg :" The person who acted as my gui.lo did

not say whither he was taking me. He con¬ducted mo into an archcd room of very mode¬rate dimensions, and lighted by a single win¬dow looking into a couit This room was lotha study and a bedroom. Before tho windowwas placed a desk, on which was a pocketbook half open, a few sheets of paper andsome pons, a crumpled-up handkerchief, asmall statuette of the Prince of Wales in thedress of a sailor, and a water-color drawingrepresenting children A straw-bottomed chairwas placed at tho desk, which was much thow; rse for wear, and bore many marks of beingcut with a penknife. Near this desk was anold sofa, covered with groen leather, with wellworn cushions. Opposite, on a console, orna¬mented with a mirror, was a dressing case, inleather, the simplicity of which showed thatits owner did not indulge in any refinementof the toilet On the chimney piece was asmall time piece in black marble, on whichstood a bust of the Count do Beckendorff.There was no looking glass on tho chimney.llalf concealed by the time pie.*e was a stat¬uette in bronze of Napoleon 1 , similar *o thatin the Place V endome Some pictures orna¬mented the walls, representing military szbues,painted by Horace Vernet, a French artistA bust of Marshal of Kadetzky stood on theconsole; a portrait of the Grand Duke Mi¬chael, brother of Paul, was hung half ooueeal-e 1 m the corner of the wall; in one corner ofthe room stood u common soidicr's muckot,and on a small table was the helmet of a Gen¬eral, without a plume, and bearing marks oflong service.

tk Near tho sofa and parallel with the deskwas an iron camp-bed. On this bed, whichmy guide told me to press with my hand tosee tow hard it lelt, was a mattro.-s coveredwith leather, and a pillow stuffed with hay.There was folded upon the bed an old grayuniform cloak, and at the foot of it, ou a well-worn carpct, were a pair of morocco leatherslippers. I contemplated with surprise thisaustere retreat in a remote corner of one ofthe most magnificent pal acos in Europe. WhenI had seen all my guide said : ' This is thestudy and bedroom of tho Emperor NicholasAt that desk ho sat for nearly thirty years,and in that bed ho drew his last breath Thatold cloak, which he always wore when in thisroom, belonged to his brother Alexander Onthat carpet he knelt down and prayed, morn¬

ing and night, every day of his reign. The»eslippers, which he wore to the last day of hislife, were given him by tho Empress on thoday of his marriage. With that musket hehimself taught his children the manual oxercise ; and this helmet ho always wore in thefctreets of St. PetersburgHorriblk Story..Tho New York corres¬

pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes:It will be remembered that tho late Corpo¬

ration Attorney, Lorenro B. Shepard. Esq.,was some three months ago fuund dead in hisroom, after retiring the night previous in goodhealth. The physicians reported the cause ofhis death to be congestion of the heart, andthe coroner's jury returned a verdi?t in accordance therewith. The body of Mr Shep¬ard was placed in a receiving vault, prepara¬tory to its final interment in tho family burialground. A lew days ago Mrs Shepard orderedthe remains of her deceased husband to betaken from tho vault, but those employed forthe purpose were horror struck on finding thebody removed several feet from the ccfiin. theshroud torn into shreds, and covered w»thblood, giving the impression that Mr Shepardhad only been lying in a trance, und had re¬covered after being placed in the vault Thisseems almost too horrible for belief, and I un¬derstand that a relation of Mr Shepard deniestho truth of the report, and asserts that suchcould not have been the case, from the factthat the body was packed in ice for over two

days previous to its buiug placed in the vault.On the other baud, there are thoae who oon-tend that Air. Shepard was not dead at thetime of placing his body in the vault, and thatcertain facts are in possession of the familywhich go to show the truth of their assertions.

A Secret Executioweb . The MontrealPilot, in speaking of an execution for the crimeof murder about to take place in that city,remarks that the " services of an extcutiomrhave been secured, but his name is kfept a

profound seeret and will not b« divulged '

A Physician's Evidence on Dancing.That beautiful, graceful accomplishment of

dancing, so perverted by late b >urs ana tb«-indecency of fashionable nttire, has outragedmany sensible people, and ltd thera to depr;v»?the yonng ones of the most simple and healthfil enjoyment?, because it has been abu*cd.For my?elf I can te«tify not only to it? hcaltb-fnl, but rceupsmtW* power. Ihe fortieth,nay, the fiftieth year of my ag\ found mc

enjoying this lite-cheering exertri". It shouldbe one of the earliest au-.usemont of childrer.and care should be taker, by parents that iti^ undersuwd as an amusement. Wnilo i amon this topic, I will mention a cafe that occurred in my practice A thoughtful anxiousmother who lad loft three children, broughtto mc her only remaining child.a dnughter.Her temperament nervous bilious.the ner¬vous fearfally predominant; with great irri¬tability of the system, peevish, passionate,dyspeptic, sleepless ; jf course, exacting, ar

bitrary ar.d uneomfortablo; the poor cb'lulooked sad, old. morbid and miserable Shehad been to school, because her parents thoughtii an amusement for her to be with '.thcr chil¬dren. After critically examining her physi¬ognomy, I said to her mother, 4* hat is thetemperament of 7CT!r husband !" "The sameas my own," she roplieJ. '. Then the child isdoubly stamped." I continued, " very vigor¬ous measures must be used, if you expect torestore her to health. Divorce her immedi¬ately from any thing menta! so far as memor¬

izing is concerned, then send her to oanc '.ngschool, that "he may combino exercise withorder and melody, nnd thus S'-rae of her roughedges mr.y be rounded." The child.herlargo ej« s open with wonder and Might in¬

terrupted with, '. Dancing school? O, bowI've lorged to go but mother says its wrong,and leads to wickedness W hat a dileinn afor a physician ! what a dilemma for a child" Did y-u ever i-itetd your daughter to ] laythe piano, guitar, or other musical instrument {' said l to the mother ' O. yes, w. sthe answer "Why," 1 continued, why.-now such parti lity to the upper extremi¬ties ? ' Th«^ hands are rendered hapj y as a

medium of melody; the feet r«ro renderedequally happy in the eamo way.''A nhc atiernoon echcol received the littlegirl, who grew in health and harmony everymouth as she followed tho hygenic rules pre¬scribed for her Dancing is healthful, beau¬tiful graceful recreation, and is not respen i-ble for the abuse? luxury ha? thrown aroundit. The vulgarism and excucaients of theball-rcx.in have no moro to do wi'h the simpleenjoyment of tho dance than the ric'i winesand sutnptu >us banquets cf tho gourmand, inwhom they induce disease, have to d withthe temperate repasts that satisfy tho naturalwants of the body .I)r. Harriet A" Hunt

A Woman, Yet Neither Hu». WlFB norWidow .Wo h^ve heard ot pe pie who wereneither 11 fish, flesh ror good red herring,butl never saw a:.y illusiratica of the ca-ountil yesterday. The following arc the facts :

During Ihe examination < f witnesses by thecoroner, ii. tho ca"o of Mrs Perig*>, a !¦ dywas put upon tho stand whom the soronirasked :

.,»»>»" Madam, are you a married lady :Witness.u 1 really cannot s «y

"

Coroner.li Aro you a 'ingle woman '

Witness." I realiy do not know.Coroner." Are you a widow ! 1

Witness." I certainly canrot tellCoroner. (non-plu^sed) Mi ell. Madsm.

will you have the kindness to ste.tc to the pen¬men of the Jury what relationship y <u holdtoward the male sex'"Witness.44 Well, if you mast kLow, my

husband left me f.no year? ago. and I hnvenot heard from hiin, personally, since, buthave heard from some that he was yet alive,and from others that he was doa I. 1 think,however, that time enough has expired fi»r h:mto g*»t b-^ck again ".S>m Franci'-ey t^an.

A Quaker Bargain..Some few year? sucea merchant, who lived upon the eastern s:abeard, bargained with an honest (Junker fora lot of cider. It was delivered upon thewharf in du? timo. noat'y barrelled, the bungscarefully covered with tins nicely and stronglynailed down. The buyer beirg a shrewd andcareful man, i-lways right after his business,took a notion that he would try the wares be¬fore he sent them oil. Accordingly be npjeiup one tin and knockcd out the bungof a bar¬rel, inserted his proofglass and found that theli quor was very far from being wha" the Qua¬ker had showed hiin, and what he bargainedfor iie tried another, and another.it wasall the .<an:e. a villainous mixture of he'd,mUifty cider, with molasses and water, liesought out the sanctified seller and demandedan explanation Old Broadbrim was corneredbut nut nonplused or in vhe least abisned; heowned up. for he could rot do otherwise; butwith the blandest and smoothest manner po«sible excused himsolf by saying: " FriendJennings, I thought that thee wi s to ship itinto afar off country.".Boston Post.

|^P.,ccently there has been introduced 'ntotho potato growirgdistnetaot Ireland andSeot-latd, a machine for uueartning this favoriteesculent. In construction it is reported to boexceedingly simple, and with the assistancecf a good plough-horse, can bo worked to ad¬vantage Without cutting or otherwise inju-ing the root, it will readily do the work oftwenty men in a day. Cultivators aro delight¬ed with it and declare it to be a great saverof time, labor and money. It can also beused to advantage in turnip fields A potatodigger was tried with success in this countrysome years since, and we are inclined to be¬lieve that tho digger Scotch and Irish farmersfavor so much ie nearly related to it.

When old Bogus's wife fell ill, he sentfor a doctor as sordid and avaricious as him¬self Beforo the doctor saw tho patient, hewished to have an understanding with themiserly husband" Horo's forty dollars," said Bogus, " anu

you shall have it whether you cure my wifeerbill her "

. , ,The wom-n died, and the doctor c tiled fothe fee-

, , n44 Did you kill my wife? ' asaed Bogus.44 Certainly not," replied the indignant

doctor., ,,,41 Well you didn't cure her*

44 You know she's dead44 Very well then leave the house in douole

.luijktime, 'said Bogus. «A bargain a a bar¬gain It was kill or cure, but you did ceitner.

The Old and tub Nbw DispensationsThe Springfield Republican has th*) followingitem among its oolioctions from other papers.

44 One of the theological professors of \ alehas a book in press entitled 'Yarvch Christ, orthe memorial name,' which will mako a sen¬

sation, as it undertakes to show that thoworld has hitherto labored under a profounlmistake respecting the Hebrew word given as

.Jehovah' in the Old Testament; that it wasnot 4 Jehovah, but ' Yarveh,' and that itdoes not mean * I am, bat % He who will b© .in short, that the 4 Jehovah' of the Old Testa¬ment and the 4 Christ' of the New denote oneand the same being."Walls have not always Ears .We ma¬

liciously enjoyed the dilemma of an organ-player. the other day. An obvious strangerto the English language, the Italian monsterwas grinding away opposite a de*f asylum,and wert on pouring out tone, evidently wendering to himself that he made no impre!"S1''"upon the establishment. Occasionally be wwhistlo to enhance tho discord, but no a »-¦

dow cf the obdurate bouse was °Pen®' . ' '

servant appeared at the doortopa.4 moving on." When we left, he had neen

there full ten minutes, and be may be therenow for what we know..FancA.

ry The Catholic church, at Norfolk. iU*i stroyed by ft»e, i« to be t^boilt.

THE WEEKLY STAB.YfclaexaeUeat Family aa4 Wawa Journal.cea^

alalaf a greater Tartly aflawwongmt*mtu be feua4 la aav ettae.la pxb.lsha4ea Saint-

Acy ateralair.tnai.

CliflfMfy, pwafita tl *

ra itna.^ latTen copies. 8 09

IWeaty copies.. I* ®*

D* Cash, imiuiif k tmiici.

singlecoplen (1* wrapprr*) ranW procure*at the counter, immrdlateh after tbe Iwue of taap»per Price.Tamaa Canvai'oat ma .vxaawhoact at areata wrill bealiewe*

»co«mlMloa of twenty per reat

lhe American Bacera in EagUndEngiit-b »>irfm«n, now that the ^reat racing

muatinga of the jear are over, hare begun totake more notice than bef>re of the threeAmerican racert which Mr Ten Brceck. ofthia country, haa quietly br« ught in clos©proximity to their great battle Leidaof apeed.Quite a number of distinguished and noblesportsmen hare recently, aa we are informed,gone <>n short pilgrimage* to their atablcs; big*. book makers" are repeatedly aeen mouaingabout and looking on while the horaea are

taking their exercise; and the whole tulj«?cttheir presence aud intention?, haa been can-

va^ed with the gravity and interact which,belong to a matter of importaaee.English pride, however, and Eugliah racing

priie in particular, which ratea ita turf ao highthat it h*a never dreamt of equal competition,cannot conceive of such a thing aa a chancefor there neat looking American horaea aga:netthe chaiLpionaof their world-renowned tracks.It will appear, however, that such an ideahaebeen eonceived on Mr Ten Broeek'e aide, bythe following little extract from " Ball's Life *

of the 16ib November.<lAn effort haa been made," aay? that paper,

" to bring about a match for £5 000, betweenan Kngliah and American horae, foar milee,weight for age ; or to make two matchea, torun one in the spring, the other in the autumn,for £5.000 each match."By this it seeina that the English turfmen

do not feel £.-> entirely certain of the auperiorityof tLeir h »raei as to induce them to put uf so

large a sam aa £20.000 at the firat call Butthe following additional extract may assist usin c< ming a littte nearer to the state of Englishr'cing pul«e upon tbi« subject It is fr»m theIllustrated Ne ws of Noveml-er 22 :

'. The Atnericins ire putting out their flashmatch feeler; to our horses -foar miles forX5 00? > Hie: but we treat that the Asoot Cuprare wi!l be the one finrlly selected for the.!abut of thaec tnusulautic 'fivers;' and, ifF inr'ango and Job Marc >n, or Melisna and

Ifr^d l*ay. cannot nuke min^meat of themo e- its fe irful two and-a-half miles (equal toany 1 ur on the flat,) we shall be content toown oar Brother Jonathan to be as great inhorse-breeding ac he is in lock*, and yachts,and rrtifi?inl leg? ".Porter'* S/rirtt of theTines

f

|y Thero was a .-light sprinkle of snow at21 .ultoR. Ala., on the 5th inst.tyThe cititen? of Potsdam, New York'

have ju«t rai?ed 5555.62 for " bleeding" Kan-.-».

[Y" The Mitifoari, Upper Mississippi ar<fj Illinois, arc all gorged with ice, and the navi-! cation sjspenIe!

Li* Turks Inland date? of Nov. fc state that; tlrre were then 2<*0,000 bu-hels salt on hand*and quoted at cents.

l"V The savannah c <rre?potdent of thePiittbarg Expte^s estimates the ceat of thoball to the Southern Convention et 510.000.

he adulteration and even manufac¬ture cf guano are practiced in France to an ex-teut which has provoked compla:nta in thejournals.ty A remarks! ie instance of longevity is

mtnt.oned in the Mexican paptra.that ot a

lady who iisd at Actoiopan, at the age of 139year?.Ur t . « g >cratn»:.to Valley Railroad, theioneer ot its kind in California, was at tha*£t .icc.ui.ti. doing en immense freight bosir.e«

B*>k cr East Tennessee .The KnoxvilleWhig of the !3th, say? that the Bank of Eas''lenr.eaee is giving goli in exchange for allUll? payable at kuozville.

[~%f- The jury in the case of Lane ra. TheWertera Baptist Education trocietv, triad atCincinnati have returned a verdict for thej 'aintitl. and t^^es^ed his damages at £15,000

HSf-* The shortest day of the year is tha 21stcf this month The aiternoons of this weekare tht: ehorUst of the year.shorter even thanthe 21*t will be.

Locking over the returns of the Iowatle«v j:i, we fii d that Fremont beat Buchananin Buchauan county, while Buchanan beati reuiont in Fremont county: «. What's in alame"

An editor in Iowa haa been fined5250 for hugging a girl iu church- (* Cheapenough '' We once hugged a girl in meeting,and it ha< co«t uc a thousand dollars a yaarever since.or a correspondent of the New York Even-

ii-g Poit buggt;ts the establishment of an

academy for tho education of cooks, and sug¬gests that 5100 000 would be a sufficient fundfor the purpose Not a bad idea.CF Thel-iw report in the London papers

contains a record <>f an instructive case, "Col-verweil vt Sidebottom,'' showing how a veryyoung u:m gamed away 925,000 in a Londonhell.You.no America..Anxious parent, who haa

just finished whipping a child three years old*' Now. my child. I hopo you will be good, aothat I iuail not have to whip you again."Child.." If you must whip any one, you'd

better whip one of your sire ' Fact.

|'At Monterey. California, between Marckand the middle of November, eighteen whales,producing 16 "Oo gallons of oil, have been ta-ktn by the fishermen along shore The oilwas worth, in San Francieco, from S10 000to $12 000

There are 551 rice plantation in Oeor-si*. North and South Carolina, each raiting20,000 pounds and ovei. There are 16.745 to¬bacco estates of 3,000 pounds each, and over,i i Kentucky. Tennessee, and Virginia Thei*are 1.726 in Maryland.iy The Savannah Georgian announce*

thai Mr S P Hamilton ha* retired from hiteditorial connection with that paper Ho iasucceeded by Mr. A. K Lamar, who haa be¬come asiociated with Mr. R. B. Hilton aa pro¬prietor and assistant editor.

Extensive preparations are on foot forbuilding a now city at the mouth of the Ohioriver, to be called Emporium. The amount ofcash realized from the first sale of lota waa

S 100,000. A Urge number of hand? are en¬

gaged in constructing a marine railroad, and.numerous other heavy improvementsur a blind hand-organist in Rochester

who went about the streets of the city with a

little daughter, L is just fallen heir to an es¬

tate in Wale?, estimated to be worth a millionof dollars A prominent legal firm in Roches¬ter is now erga ?ed in making ont the necessarypapers

13?" Referring to the tremendous apeed ofrailway trains, Thackeray saya. not withoutreason, that ' we do not travel now-a-daya;we arrive at places;" and Buskin, in hia latevolume, says " railway traveling ia not travel¬ing at all; it is merely being aent to a place,and very little different from beo^ming a par¬cel "

Error tw the Date - A servant girl fellagainat a hot etove in auch a manner aa t<>

brand upon her arm the date which happenedto be on the atovo.l«0tf. A aurgeon w*a aentfor. who, however, happened to be abaen\and in hia place an aaaiatmt eim« ; but whenhe saw the date he shook his head and aaid tohimself: .« There ia no longer any help forthis : it ie toe old an injury "

Pat amd the TatRMoxETER..In Auburn,laat winter, an Irisbmaa walking along one ofthe streete saw a thermometer hanging at thoside of the door on the front « f the house.Stopping a moment, he looked a' it, then ap¬proaching it, raised hie sbelaVb, and ex

claimed, *' An1 faith, and y iu re the littlecrether what keep* the we'her so cowld, r.re

ye7" and with a terrific blow, cccompat «dwith tho ueual Irish catk, brought it in a

thousand piaaea to tha ground.