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J)ALLY EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: WT5DNU8DAY MAY 10. Tkf Oflcr is lscsted door weal fimmm the nari ion of f'ilh Street wad PeRaajIrBcIa jlrmif, mrmrtj site to the Isle Irrisi Hotel." JOB PRINTING-. Th? proprWtoiP of the "EVINIS8 STAR" hsve, stenrttdsrsble expenm, onnnwM with their establishment nest an-1 Job Printing Office, which 111 eoabie them to print, on the low ret terms, ia the beet ud the moet expeditious Btnneti BILL HEADS, CARDS. BLANKS, HANDBILLS, POSTERS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, new used at the Star Job Printing Office will enable vu to do Printing in a superior manner.

The patrouagq of the public is ivupect fully soUci)wl- may 5. SPIRIT 07 THE KOUTIHe PRES8. The Union contains a speech prepared by Mr. Latham, of California, and pro for yesterday, in the Hall of the House, upon what is known as the California civil fund question. It is an argument to show the justice of California's claim to that money, so far withheld fix her by the General Government.

This effort is the ablest argument, by long odds, which has jreb ocon tlafe light on the question. Some twenty congressional speeches have been made to it since the admission of California. If it bi. possible to induce Congress to listen to that claim, this speech must have the desired effect. The Union discusses the principles of the veto message, and holds that no one has a right to deduce from the President's veto of the insane bill, that he will also veto any other particular measure to be named.

The organ further discusses the reign of fraud," (according to the editor's vocabulary,) the four years before the advent of Pierce to the presidency. The Intelligencer discusses the veto in which, as might have been exptcted, the editor can see nothing to admire. He says: is no constitutional power which interposes an objection to ths bill vetoed. It is the first veto thai ever has been given to an appropriation of the public lands, and it is exceedingly unfortunate that the Administration ahould have come before the country with a coratitu ional objection when none can exist It is gene'illj agreed that the veto power was not given to be interposed exeept on constitutional questions. Before General Jackson's administration, we believe, no law was vetoed on a question of policy.

"The argument of the President that the lard- are for the redemption of the public debt, mnst excite a smile in the reader, with an overflowing treasury, seeking an opportunity of purchasing stocks of the Government at a premium, this argument is brought up to strengthen that which precedes it. We should "Ike w. ather the Secretary of the Trerisrry the money received from the jubiic landa to be applied only to the ui-nt of ihe publ'c debt. The Government cunt b--. glad to nppiy ten millions now in to reduction of onr debt at a premium, but the holders prefer the ewv ud they will not part wnb i' iLej receive a considerable advance." The Sentinel lugubriously beseeches iuC New York Hards in the KuUse to sustain the Nebraska bill.

Do, dear, sweet, good tempered, patriotic, ana unassuming help us to pass this do now, Ac. A friend informs us that Col. Wallace, the talented editor of the Philadelphia Sun. thinks hard of the little squibs we sometimes indite against him and his widely-circulated journal. We assure the gallant Colonel that we harbor no illwill against him, and that the little pai-agraphs we write are intended to operate against the illiberal doctrines he sometimes endeavors to promulgate, and not against him personally.

It is not in us to fed unkindly against a man who has, on so many occasions, shown that with his brilliant qualities as a writer he owns a warm and generous heart. He who can cast aside prejudice, and party, and enter warmly into the defence of a political who has been basely persecuted and misrep. c.vmted by a horde of unrelenting personal foes, as the editor of the Sun has dene, in the case of a particular friend of ours more than once, is made of so common stuff. It matters not what we write about Col. Wallace's opinions, we think well of the man.

What they sat op gentleman, recently occupying a prominent position in this city, writes to us from Pennsylvania, where he has taken up his residence, about the Star thus I cannot do without it; my opinion is, that to be a well informed man, these times, it is necessary to be a constant reader of the Evening Star." A new organization, which promises completely to overshadow the "Know Xotkingshas recently been effected in New York. The new order is called the "Hate Nothings." The pass-word which gains admittance for the initiated is, "Ary Rtd, to which the reply must be, an honest examination of the pocket, "Hory Red." The fisheries ou the Susquehanna river are now doing a most flourishing business. As many as 5,000 shad and seventy-five barrels of herrings have been caught at a single haul. Most of thf laboring men along the wharves of Philadelphia struck, on Monday last, for two dollars a day, and attempted to compel others to stop work. Several arrests were made.

Eowuitch, from Georgetown, D. with a cargo of lumber, was burnt at Portland, on Saturday night. Tne Paris correspondent of (lie London Tiaes says that five years residence in. Cuba arc sufficient to send back the most needy uncrupulous adventurer gorged with wealth, laden with execration of all humane men. WASHINGTON NEWS AUD GOSSIP.

The "Old Point" Hotel and the Secretary of our readers may not know that the Secretary of War is being roundly misrepresented by some persons and papers in North Carolina and lower Virginia, all about the Hotel at Old Point Comfort, Va. Under the predecessor of Gen. Davis, permission was obtained by the proprietors of the watering-place hotel there, to enlarge their buildings, trenching upon government property in so Subsequently, it has been ascertained by a proper military examination that their plan of enlargement cannot be carried out without interfering with the range of the guns of fortification there, and the Secretary of War has accordingly felt it hisdaty to revoke the order granting permission for the particular plan of enlargement. Whereupon a terrible outcry has been made, a North Carolina correspondent of the Portsmouth (Va) Daily Transcript going so far as to accuse the Secretary of causing the establishment (the Old Point Hotel) to be closed during -'the season," 4c. All this is wrong; that officer in no interfered with the house or its prospects, as they have existed up to this He has merely decided that as the proposed improvement in the hotel, if constructed, will interfere with the range of guns of the fort, he cannot consent to its erection on Government property in the precise spot whereon they desire to place the addition.

He, however, offers to permit them to add quite as much on to the other end of the present building, which shall not be carried higher than the hotel as it stands at present. These are the real facts as they exist. Already that establishment ia in the enjoyment of many privileges fruui the Government, which are doubtless deserved, and can be uioregard of the public interest. Its proprietors and their friends should rest satisfied with them, it strikes us; ceasing, one and all of them, from misrepresenting a plain and palpable act of duty to his trust on the part of the Secretary of War. The Government's Remedies against a Delinquent answer to a correspondent, who writes us concerning the GovernI ment's remedies against a delinquent military I or naval officer, we have to say, that by the I statutes of March 15, 1820, and January 2b, I 1828, the Government has a two-fold remedy I against a delinquent officer.

The 3d seotion of I the first act requires that delinquents shall be I reported for suit, and the latter requires a I stoppage of his pay; and this latter aot, it I held, is not in derogation, nor in any way a I modification of the act of 1820, but it i3 the I duty of the accounting officers to enforce both The Nebraska friends of this I measure design refraining from moving to I close the general debate upon it, at least until I that course shall be necessary to insure I that it shall be finally disposed of by the close of the current week. It was the I subject of about seventy-five speeches in I the House Hall, before being taken up in I Committee. Yesterday's long session proved I the still existing anxiety of a great many I gentlemen to be heard upon it. There bids fair to be from half a dozen to a dozen hour I speeches yet made upon this bill every day. I until the general debate may be formally I closed.

If the purpose of debate in CommitI tee be the elucidation of questionable points I involved in a measure under consideration, certainly the opponents of this bill will have had ample opportunity to effect every thing I for their cause in the Hall, that may possibly I be effected by the delivery of speeches. They I will have enjoyed the right of full, free and 1 fair discussion almost ad nauseam, we may I not inappropriately write. That is to say. I many speeches will have been delivered I directly to the Nebraska question by the time I the final vote may be taken, than were ever before delivered directly to or upon any other I bill considered by the House of tives of the United States. It can hardly be, however, that we will fail I to hear exclamations in Abolition prints againet I the application of the gag law in this case I This is a funny world we live in and.

pcrI hape, the most unaccountably funny people in I it, are our over-righteous and over-exactiijg I Abolitionist fellow-citizens. Bent" at Poet Offices law acI cords to the Post Office Department no special 1 control over the box rents'' of any post office, I where they may not exceed $2,000 per annum. I The excess over that sum alone, is to be place 1 I by the postmaster to the credit of Department I As it is left optional with the patrons of the I office whether they will, or will not rent boxes, I so, also, is the rate of rent for boxes left to the I discretion of the postmaster. Late Speeches in the NoI braska debate still continues to be inarkel I by a brilliant display of almost uuexsmI pled ability. That is, no whole series of I many speeches delivered upon any other sulI ject in the House hall in the last eleven years I have exhibited as much talent and legislative, stateman-like attainments as have characterI ized the current debate.

So far, Mr. Hughes's I recant effort against the bill was fully up to I the mark made by that gentleman early ia I the session. Mr. Hibbard's, delivered yestcrI day, won the powers of his mind great praise from the opponents as well as the friends of I the measure. Mr.

Lyon's amusing effort is I also highly spoken of as a capital legislative I jeu d'esprit, as it were. To-day, ere we left the Hall, Mr. Ingerscll I delivered a speech principally upon the neuI trality laws question, which attracted great I attention. It was replete with solid informaI tion, he reasoned with telling effect from I carefully studied data; evidently his speech I will live after him. I The Good Effect of a Timely Movement I We are glad to see that the Postmaster (jeniI ral's late circular in regard to tho abuse of the I franking privilege is universally well received I and that it id having its proper effect.

MetaI bars of Congress particularly, are gratified I with its operation in protecting them from the I annoyance of being asked to frank private lctI ters. This circular has been printed, and it I handed out at the Department to any who call I for it. The New Orleans Pension Offico Papers I Forgery papers alleged to have I been forged between Phillip Pendergrast. notary public, and Wm. H.

Wilder, attorney, I at New Orleans, were to obtain bounty lan is I for service in the war of 1812. There are I eight distinct cases against them, on all of 1 which indictments have been found. The I Pension bureau have proof, satisfactory to I them, that some of the parties, whose names I appear to be signed to the papers in question. I have been dead twenty years. I A Baltimore Case of Fraud on the Pension I Dunn, Thos and I Glassenberry, of Baltimore, who were I arrested some days in that city for forgI ing bounty land papers (in a single applicaI were fully committed, on Saturday last.

I for want of $2,000 bail each. The State of Virginia Treasury Land War I are constantly bearing complaints I of fraud perpetrated by means of this descripI tion of worthless land scrip. The State cf-lls them at two cents per acre. They are to be I located on any land belonging to the State within not taken op. She has do such lands, 'except here and there, once in awhile, a little gore or strip, between boundaries of landholders, is discovered to be witbont an owner, in which case, the party making the discovery sends to Richmond and gets one of these warrants with which to locate it.

Any one, however, can buy from the State (from the office of her Land Office Regis'er'i as much of this scrip as he desires, at two cents per acre ScoundrcIs do that to cheat honest and ignorant people, at times re-selling it as high as $5 per acre. Virginia issues Military Land Warrants also, which are redeemed, acre for aere, by the Land Office Bureau here. Hence the mistake which parties being cheated with her Treasury Land Warrants make. The Herald on the Neutrality Laws and the Bights of New York Herald has recently published an able editorial upon the subjects inoicated above, every distinct idea and fact therein being stolen ''bodacious ly" from an article appearing a few weeks ago in the Boston Post! Prepayment of Newspaper payment on newspapers, to regular subecribers. may be made quarterly or yearly, either, at the office of delivery, or where they are mailed The Current Operations of the Treasury yesterday, the 9ih of May there were of Treasury Warrants entered on the books of the Department? For the redemption tf $21,414 48 For the payment of other Treasury debts 919 88 For the Customs 29,384 21 Covered into the Treasury from miscellaneous sources 1,920 00 For the War Department 8S4 19 For re-paying for the War Department 821 35 For the Navy Department 2 51 Wnr tho interior Department 70.063 94 DOINGS IN CONGRES8.

after a lengthy discussion, the bill for the relief of Divid Myerle, which had been considered on the motion ol Mr. Gwin, was passed. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. The question pending was on the amendment proposed by Mr Walker, appropriating $500,000 to compensate the Creek Indians lands taken from them during the war of 1812. Messrs Bell and Walker supported tht amendment, and Mr.

llunter opposed it. Without taking any question, the Senate adjourned. In the House, yesterday, after we went to press, speeches were delivered in Committee of the Whole, by Messrs. Zollicoffer, (who sue ceeded Mr. Ingersoll on the floor,) Walley Latham.

English, Simmons, Cox, Davis, of It. I Taylor, of and Ball. After spending an hour in an ineffectual effort to get a quorum to vote on a motion to adj the Committee of the Whole on state of the Union rose at 10 p. and the House adjourned. PROCEEDINGS OF TO-DAY.

prayer and the reading of the journal? Mr. Morton presented a report on the subject of the Pensa.ola Savy which was ordered to be printed. Mr. oiler presented certain resolutions on 'he subject of the lands reserved in California for a common school fund. Mr Gwin presented certain resolutions of the Legislature of California respecting mail routes in that State.

Mr. Morris presented the petition of citizens of Washington lor an appropriation towardrepairing the Long Bridge; referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. Mr. Morton presented the reportof the Agricultural Committee, who asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the petition on the monopoly in the sale of guano in the of Maryland and other States. Mr.

Clayton upon 'he subject ot the negoiations carried on with the Peruviau government, respecting the sale of guano, who refused to fulfil the treaty, and become so irri that they recalled the then ressdoct minister, ami appointed the present n-no place. Ure.vt uutain had made a treaty with Peru, by which certain capitalists weie to have certain privileges, by which tuey had obtained the exclusive carrying trade. Mr. Fitzpatrick moved the printing of 2500 extra cpies Ot the agricultural portion of the Patent Office report. Mr.

Toombs spoke against the printing of it at all, characterizing the report as rubbish Any body might have his copies. several will take them. Mr. Clayton said he should vote for printing the largest number. Mr Bright said that he should claim rata share of the Senator from Georgia.

amend the repuet by giving the print of it to the Printer of the Senate, as there were some disputes as to which printer was entitled to the piivilege. The discussion was going on when we left. after the House met this morning, they went into a Committee of the Whole on the st ate of the Union, (Mr. Olds in the chair.) wherein the Nebraska-Kansas bill being again taken up, Mr. Bayly, of Virginia.

was entitled to the floor, addressed the committee in favor of the bill for on? hour, before we went to press. NEW PUBLICATIONS Taylor Maury have placed us under obligations for Miss Leslie's New Receipt Book for Cooking." Philadelphia: published by T. B. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut street.

This work is now the standard family cook book, being indispensable to all housewives know how to economize their family expenses, and at the same time to make the most comfortable and agreeable use of the money allotted for the purchase ot food of every description. We have also to thank the same bookselling house for the April (1854) number of the Westminster Review," Leonard Scott cheap American edition thereof, containing uine standard articles, political, statistical, religious and literary Joe Shillington has placed upon our table The Hand Book of Washington," a neatly printed little work, embellished by a well executed map of Washington and lithographic engravings of all the public buildings and works in the District of Columbia. This book will be quite servicable to strangers visiting Washington, as it contains much information of a local character. "The Turkish Question," by Count A. De Gavowski, a Russian adopted citizen of the United States, is also received from Shillington.

This work is a defence of Russia against "all the world and the rest of mankind." It is fairly written, but full of historical blunders. The first number of "Martin Merrivale, His Mark," by Paul Creighton, is also before us from Shillington. Progress in ordinance for the suppression of houses of ill fame went into effect, in San Francisco, on the first of last month. A few days after a descent was made upon a low Spanish dance, and a dozen or more Mexican and Chinese women arrested. The law, however, there as here, does tot affect the "aristocratic" class.

An Australian, from the number of murders committed in that auriferous region, thinks Melbourne is the place Shakspeare speaks of when he says, 44 that from tvhcnce no traveller NEWS BY THE STEAMEB GEOBOE LAW. The steamer George Law arrived at New York, on Monday night, from San Juan, Nicaragua, with 618 passengers, in gold, and the California mails: FROM THE ISTHMUS. The advices from the Isthmus by the George Law are to the 30th of April, but our latest papers are only to the 28th. The United States sloop of-war Cyane sailed from Aspinwall for Porto Bello, (from whence she will be homeward bound,) on the 25th of April. On board were Lieut.

Strain, and the surveyors of; his party. Mr. Boggs, civil engineer, one of the party, died at Panama on the 23d. The letter which we copied from a Philadelphia paper some days since, and of the authenticity of which we expressed a doubt at the time, relative to the arrival on board the Cyane, on the 16th of April, appears to have been a delibeiate attempt at deception. Lieut.

Strain did not arrive at Aspinwall until the evening uf th? 24th of April. We have information through the Panama papers that Santa Anna has blockaded the port of Acapulco. Ilis troops were in that vicinity, and an engagement were expected with the revolutionary forces. This information was communicated by the purser of the steamer John L. Stephens, from whose report we make the following extract: On the 22d of April, at 5 p.

arrived off the harbor of Acapulco: saw two vessels, showing what appeared to be French colors, laying oft' the main entrance, eaca of which fired a gun as the Stephens approached through the North channel, and soon afterwards fired a shot which fell short of us. The enijine was immediately stopped, and the helm put to starboard. The ship forereaching came in full view of the fort, which appeared to be crowded with men. The steamer then losing her steerage way. and drifting toward the rocks on the North shore of the bay, the engine was started ahead to bring her round head to wind and tide, when the ship and schooner coming up under our lee in point blank range, tired two shots close over us.

The engine was again stopped, a boat lowered, and the first officer sent to inquire the cause of their firing into us. He was not allowed to board the ship, but was met by an officer in the ship's boat, who informed him that the port was blockaded, and that we must immediately leave the harbor, or he would sink us if he could. Captain Pearson himself then boarded the ship, and was immediately informed by the commander that his orders were imperative from Santa Anna; to allow no vessels to pass, and that if we attempted it he would fire into us. During the detention of the Stephens at Acapulco, shots were frequently exchanged between the two vessels and the fort, and without eflect on either side. Santa Anna, with an army variously estimated at from 3 to 5,000 men, was encamped in the neighbourhood, and it was expected that he would make an attack on the town during the night.

FBOM CALIFOBNU. Our San Erancisco papers are to Saturday, the 15th of April. By the previous arrival we were informed of the arrest of the Mexican consul at San Francisco, on a charge of violating the neutrality laws, by enlisting troops to serve in Mexico. He subsequently pleaded not guilty before the United States district court, but afterwards withdrew that, and entered one denviner jui iotiivtiiHi. This had been argued, and the decision reserved until the 17th of April, when the case was to come up for trial.

Major Frederick Emory, indicted before the United States district court for a violation of the neutrality laws in connection with the Walker expedition, entered a ph-a of guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,500. Col. Watkins, previously convicted, has been sentenced to pay a similar tine. The California branch mint went into operation on the 3d of April. Up to the 12th, there had been deposited of gold dust for coin, 0.357 ounces; for unrefined bars, 0,117 ounces; for refined bars, 67 ounces; total, in nine days, 18.004 ounces.

On the 12th of April the southwest corner of the United Slates bonded warehouse, on the corner of Battery and Union streets, fell down, from an overweight of goods, doing considerable damage, but inflicting no personal injury. The great case of Rowe, in the city of San Francisco, has been decided against the city. The property involved is the entire portion of the city lying between Larkin street and the Western charter hue, extending the whole length of the i city from the North to the South Beach, or Mission Creek, including a great deal of water property. It is valued at several millions of dollars, and is held by a number of parties not known to the pub lie. The property was levied upon and sold to ratify a demand upon the city for six hundred th( usand dollars.

Before the sale, the Legislature passed an act giving the right of redemption to debtors. The lots were sold, and bid in by Thorne and others. Before the time of redempiion expired, the city, without the authority of the Council, through the Mayor and Fund Commissioners, offered to redeem, and tendered the money. This was refused by the parties, and the suit now decided was brought to compel a conveyance. In relation to the mining districts, the San Francisco Herald of the 15th April, remarks: Without descending into particulars, we would state that the accounts which us through the papers of the interior, from every section of the mining regions, continue to be most encouraging.

New discoveries are being made every day, and in the placers, which have been worked by the introduction of water by means of ditches, the yields are very large. Tunnelling is also carried on with great success. The prosperity in the mines had produced a slight reaction in business in the cities, and the general prospect begins to wear a favorable aspect. Kate Uays and Ilerr Mengis had ar rived at San Francisco from fcouth America. FBOM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA The intelligence from San Diego is to the 6th of April.

The latest advices from Southern California are to the effect that Walker and his party had retreated from the Valle de la Trinidad towards the Colorado, on their way to Texas, through New Mexico. They took with them some six hundred head of sheep belonging to one of the rancheros, the herdsman of which was killed by a portion of Walker's men, under the command of Capt Charles Gage. The whole force was reduced to a total of seventy, fifty officers and twenty nun. The exploring party of Lieut. Whipple arrived at Los Angelos, on the 22d of March, having made an examination of the railroad route from Albuquerque, New Mexico, through the Cayon pass.

Hid report is in favor of its practicability. The only place that will require tunneling is at the Cayon. Mr. Campbell, an engineer belonging to the expedition, reports that the Moqui na' ion of Indians had been nearly exterminated. At Colorado Chuquito it was deemed expedient to send to the Moqui country for goods, and those sent for them returned with this intelligence.

So great the mortality that there were no burials, and the dead bodies were thrown in heaps. In one village the only persons found alive were one woman and a child. The Moqms are a semi-civilized tribe. They reside in handsomely constructed villages built upon the tops of several flat mountains, near the centre of the unexplored region between the Colorado and the Gila. FROM THE SANDWICH We have advices to the 23d of March.

The news is not of much importance. The legislature was to meet at Honolulu on the 8ih of April. A census of the islands, published in the Polynesian, shows that the entire population in 1853 amounted to 71,019, and the foreigners to 2,118, making a total of 73,157, showing a decrease of 7,510 since 1849. The diminution is the result of ihe large number of deaths by measles and small-pox in 1849 and 1850. A gentleman named A.

F. Turner was accidentally drowned in the Wailua river on the 7th of February. The clipper ship N. B. Palmer, arrived at Honolulu, on the 27th of February, ten days lrom San Frai.cisco, and was towed into port by the steamer.

Whaleship Nile was sold at auction, under an execution for $5,050. The oil brought 54? a 57 cents, and the bone 28 cents. PEHNM1VAL. Eight have been found hi New Orleans against Phillip Pendegrast, a notary public, and Wm. Wilder, a lawyer, for forging applications Lit bounty lands.

Max Maretzek has become a lessee of the new Academy of Music iu New York, for the coming year, at a rent of thirty thousand dollars. It is expected to be finished in August and opened in September. The case of Edwin the American tragedian, against N. P. Willis, for libel, was on the Common Pleas calendar at New Yoik on Monday, but postponed for a day or two.

Damages were laid at Leslie Coombs disputes with Albert Pike, the poet-sta'esman'" of Arkansas, the paternity of the Pacific railroad scheme broached at the receut Southern Convention. The Boston Mail says "Political editors have a checkered time. Some weeks ago ihe printers in the New York National Democrat, gave Mr. Burr, theedi'or of that paper, a complimentary supper. He has since beon for the bill.

Honors are getting below par." The German Democrats of Philadelphia, at a large and enthusiastic meeting, held recently in that city, passed resolutions deprecating the recall of Capt. Julius C. Krestchman. the U. S.

consul at Palermo, expressing their fullest confidence in him as a gentleman and soldier, and requesting the Proeident to reinstate him. Among those present were a number of Capt. companions in arms, who were with him in Mexico. The Austin (Texas) State Timrs ssys that Gen. Pern for F.

Smith was to be married ou the lbth at Corpus Christi, to Mrs. Armstrong, widow to a son of the latetieneral Robert Armstrong On Monday last A. S. Withers was Mayor Cumberland. Hackett has a positive written engagement of Grisi and Mario, aud will open with grand opera in September, in New York.

Tin Lot Angeles Star of April 1, says that the rumor published in its previous number, the effect that Colonel Fremont's party had been encountered in a freezing and starving condition, having already lost three men. was without foundation. Democrats of Washington county, have juiinuted Hun. A. B.

Greenwood for re-election to Congress, and passed resolutions in favor of the Nebraska bill. Mr. Dutton, who has just been chosen Governor of Connecticut by the Legislature, only received 19.465 votes: all other candidates receiving that the majority of the popular vote against Mr. D. is actually greater than the vote received by him.

The Sarahsville Courier says, Wm. Kissane, one of the Martha Washington party, has recently had a fortune of $200,000 left him iu Europe. tgy The court martial for the trial of Dr. Steiner, charged with killing his superior officer, convened in Austin, Texas, on the 17th and adjourned until the 21st, in consequence of the absence of the accustd. The State Times of the 22d says: A military despatch was sent for Steiner, but up to the time of putting this paper to press he had not made his appearance.

We aro not advised what course the court will pursue in conspquence of his absence. It is said that if Steiner is acquitted of murder by 'he civil court, where his case is also pending, he will be tried f.ir the same offence, as well as lor disobedience of orders, before the courtmartial which is actiag under inst uctions to that effect ftvm the Secretary of War and Attorney General Cushing. Slidell McKenzie. who hung young Spencer, tried befoie the civil court, and subsequently before a Catholic Ecclesiastical The Rev. George Ruland.

C. SS. been appointed Provincial of the Redemp torists in the United States. The Rev. Father Zelos, the late Rector of the convent at Pittsburg, has taken the place of Father Ruland, as Rector of the house in Baltimore.

The Rev. Father Mu'ler, who for the past five years has acted as Rector of the house in New York, has been called to Baltimore as one of the consulters of the Provincial. The Rev. Father Helmprecht, late Superior of the house in Buffalo, has been made Rector of the house in New York, in place of Father Muller. The Rev.

Father Urbanczick, late of Baltimore, has been made Superior of the house in Buffalo. Father IJespelin, of the convent in New York, has been made Superior of the house in Philadelphia. California Shasta Courier says they have in their possession a fine specimen of black from a quarry about twelve miles from Shasta. The formation is said to extend over several acres. The marble is now being burned for lime and yields about 75 per cent.

exodus from Ireland continues with fearful steadiness. The Mayo Constitution states that the flight of the comfortable farmer and artisan class from that country exceeds credibility, and that nearly all are bound to America, to "the remission of large sums of monej? by those who have formerly emigrated from this country to their friends here." (T7" Mosquitoes have appeared in Orleans for the season. ARMORY CONTINENTAL OU Island Hall May 4th, 18.S4. ti Giardi. Atlrntloa.

a are hereby not'M to attend a of the Company a'the Ww4 Had on ill THURSDAY EYhNING, the 11th 8 o'clock. It that every Taemlv wii be at hu st, business of great importance will be brought btfore the By order; may 10 tary. forenoon. Mrtv the roIqk from th- Nati Hotel to tl.e Capitol, a Saphire BRACELET, il-veu stones (he tinder wi 1 be suitably rewarded by leaving 'he same at 'he office of the National may Mondav a plall CAPE, Jined wl green silk. supposed to bsve been ca and.

The finder will be liberally reward by leaving the 8tm? with MK 11th street, between and ti streets, may night at Saloon or thereabc uts. a Gold CR 'ASset with Prazi.ianChrysolites, the centre being out The 6rd receive the thanks of the owner and Illiberally rewarded by leaving it at the lry Siore of M. W. Gait A Brother, ou Pa. avenue fcetweeu 9th and lOtb strot-ts.

STHAYKD- -rum t.ie subscriber this morning. a fmali black wife poinu-r SLUT, answers to of Anv pe-aou returning her to me will be suitably PKAl'T J. may Opposite lite C'titre IWMAIILMJ JAM A BATIET. No. 5, opposite ti.e Centre Market.

mar Gi ALVAMC in voice cf the above uu-ful and portal articik may be lound at STEVENS' Sales Room, Browns' Hotel. mav FmUSH SUPPLIES of Alden'a Prepared Coffee A cr tVcos rweetened and creamed in one minute, i on the box. Just Thrived by BUI1 KrLb 4 BATLET, No. 6, opposite the Centre Market. may COCOA SHKLL8 and Cracked Cocoa, white Peeper, and brewn Mustard, domestic muu acture.

For eaie by FHEKELL 4 BAILEY, No. 5, o.ppoaitt the Centra Market, mav VPPLEXON'S MODERN ATLAS of the EARTH, w.th cf the Lstxtude "i Longitude-, of 31,060 jdsc. Thi i beautifully engraved map with nip rativ- bs npii Fur by subs by iu i0-3l O. S. 1I0LL1NGSI1EAD.

ONLY 25 CENTS. ELECTOMINK PICIUKaP that are taken 1 at J. J. New York Gallery to le all the rage, and it tbou. Ii I there after leaut ful Like he is making for this rv low pri No can thit gets thf-m hut that fa- eJtCt-rC any hing ever before saw of kind Kocms 6th and 7th over Store, t'ennsylvania Hvenu', n.

Aleo, Hoom-to let. at may HON. TKlOi. H. GREAT WORK.

THIRTY YKaTS' MEVV BT A SEXATOR OF TUIh TV YEARS For sale by J.NO. HOl.LI.vJHUKAD, Sole Ag nt for Distnct of Columbia and the or.h of sa'e. may 10 3t MACHINE FOR DRAIN. PARTNER IN new machine for thi drainage of has be to obtain a pa'est for c-Tstr of tnachice of seventy-two feet long, by fifteen wi It saves the labor 300 or 360 wcrkm- n. und ca: worked by 12 or 14 men and 8 or 10 Lcrses A partner is wvnted.

The de igns and a snail model machine cat be seen by applying at LOUIS At John 19lh str-et, between Pennsylvania avenue ana II et. may TO THE LOVERS Or' GOOD THINGS. JUCT received. 30 ches imported Tea. superior to any that w- have lntrodu-ec at 50 c-nts a pound.

Thi? ar.icle is intendtd to ia orease the high rei utation we have in ing goods of the flne-t qualities. Those who love indulge in a delicious ei of Tea m-y cpend up this, being entirely free froui the unpleasant rod deleterious effeits so ger-eral i of reas retailed elsewhere. Having aroh the 11: tire mark, kiud of tea canmt I had in any other stor in the Reference can be given to 'he first physicians rl theDistrl t. Z. M.

KING, Cor Vermont iive and I st, John's 10- 6t DKLI-SER'S IVTi REST AND AV." T.iBLKti, seven ptr a method. mTir iug accurscy. spe und sim; lieity, by which the on any i.m- unt, from $1 to from am period, from one day to one year, "ran be und 4 glar and for even the most.ut? i t. accounts in a shorter time, aud Itwc figurethau bv other svMem. By II.

L. De'isstr, tu tbor of the Bookse.ler'.- Discount Reaiy I.eckcner. For rale by subscription, by mav JN' EAD. JUST CALL AT SHfcwD ANCY GOODS ANI) MILLINERY and what great bargains t'-e obtained in Crape, Gaute und traw wrich or and style will compare with th. ino'-t fashionable in this city.

traw Ilato I will k'II at the very Rtban ls, Lac? Edgit.gr.nd 'rtiug, Und- Ohim-setts audOoliai every variety of 11th streit, above Fa. avenue. way Rtcripti for ill lug are lor aale at SII.LLlN P-oikstore. The new TJf.nk Miss new in i imprnvetl in of til kitids poultry. terrapin urtte, vegetatiles.

pies, cakei. iI'dixn meal all kind and rvery'hing which tatcrs inti omy eflioufrk-vping. Ptici $1 JOtl fHILLfNGTON'? Bookstore, Cor. Pa av. and Buildiug.

mav 10-tf BlRTLVTv-'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE, of and Incidents in Texas, C. if: rriie, ra. ar.d Chihuahua, in thf yea: 'ftl, '62, nnd received for the aVove vrork by may NO HOL! INGSHEAD LENGTH PURTKA1TS, in handsome freites. and with ut fitarats, of WASHING ION. CLAY, CALHOUN.

WEBSTER. For rale by 0. 8. HOLLIN'GSHEAD mav 10- 3t OLD POINT HOTEL THIS favor te huaiin-r celebrated for iu i fine sea refreshing sea bre- re wi opened for the reception of guests '-n THURSPAY. me 'si.

With the recent tho'o'igl no ration, and paiut ngs, the establishment vi'l esent inducements to invalids, anu psr seeking a de hchtful summer resid nee. With the experience of the undersigned, t'v? and his personal attention to thetbti ess be hopes mer.t a full share of tt-e pub'is a C. C. WILL Poitrr Comfort. Va.

msy FOE MOUNT VEENOlTON MONDAYS. AND FRIDAYS t'jr th nouuu ONE DJLLA.l; from Alexa i lrla, 75 cents. The rteamer GKORTE WA8IIINGT0N will Washington at 9 o'clock, and Alexandria at 4. m. Coaches leave the Capitol the boat at fare for the coarb cents.

Persons wishing the roach to call for wi 1 'etve tbeir resideucos with George and Ttiomai Par ker A O. IU'freshmen ts to be bad on the boat. JOB CORSON, Captain. W1NE8, Li'N'DON PORTET, 8JUTO4 ALE. FO KE AND BKANDKNBUilG 'RDEAUX CLARET, via: St Julian Margeaux, Pontet Csnet Chateau Leoviile, Chateau La Rose, and Chateau (rrsnd 1640 E.

4 G. London i'orter, in pints and Fennent's XX ftout Poiter and XX Strong Alo Philadelphia I ale Ale. in bottles Wolfe's celebrated Brbiedam Schnapps For sale by 8IIKKELL A RAILRY, No. 5, opposite the Centre Market, may rH TAKE HUTICE. BOOTS SHOES.

TO THE LADIES. 160 pairs Ladies Heeled and riutton Gailets, ot all oolors 1000 do Gaiters, all $1.50 to $2 50 2U0 co Linen Gaiters, superior $1 fco 200 do Misses' Gaiters, all colors, to 25 Children's Khoes and ers, 37 to 75 cents Boys' and Youths' Krench Pat.nt Leather Sho.s of various styles and prices. TO iUE GENTLEMEN. We have every style of Leather and Calf Gal tera, and ow quartered Also just received, a superior article of fine Calf rte, sprin? shanks made to cur order, which we warrtrt in every respect. By trying oi.e pair of thete BooU knew that jou will have none Lo not lorg't to give us a call before yoa purchase as we ar? determined sea at small profits.

Do not forget the stcre. HOOVER 80N, 8. side Pa. avenue, between $th and 7th may A MUSE MEN TS RIILII'S 4IIIK GkE'T AMLRt. AX MISS KiMBERLn THIS EYLXJYQ wui wi lovits sacriuct.

Tj oou. lude willi the of JKSNT LIED. of On hestri jai? (Q'ttr JO r- tunda ata, cts Xo cbar.t reservtd 8-ato ir. be any day fnm 10 o'tl'k itti, 4 lkx.r- opt at 7, nee commence at 8 o'clk mry A YOCXCi'S FIRST GKAND VOCAL 4 USTBUMEWTAL CONCERT Mid take ua May 11, 1R54, At Messrs. IV end WACNER biff their aifWUBM 1 PKOGR AMME? MET I.

Qu Toc? Care'tna. 1. l'oritani Bellini C. YDONG. I.

Variations for Warner Mr If. WAGXHL 0 Whistle end ome to Tea, Scotch bailed M.i YOUNG. 1. "An-rele Bright I aacred, Handel Mrc. C.

YOUNG. put n. 1. 'olo from La Rtitrbt," fignor LUC HEM. 2.

ballad YOrNG. 3. Fantasia for the Clarionet te. Wagner. Mr.

t. WAGNER 4. Oratiae Ajimer-tiM. Guhilini YOUNG. Wi'h Flute Obligate, by Mjrnor LUCUBSL Tickets to had ft the lanaic nnd hotels, and at th? door on the evening of tha oonoert at oomtm noe at o'elo-k.

ranv GRAND JUVENILE CONCERT At Trmptranct Hall FRIDAY EVENING, May 12th, PrtjL give a grand Conetrt. ITpwar. is of huudred will take paX rent Pieces sucha? Roundi ma uucii, Trios and QuarU-'t-s, tfolos and res, Ac. Ticke's cents. Children accompanied by their pareuts eta be bad at the door.

Co-vert to at 8 o'clock. may i ELECTION NOTICES. JOHN W. MAC bnvlug to tha of hi? nan w- him a ndi late for re electi to oflb-e of Vayor, the 'utmafwhleb be bus discharged daring the laat two ye.re witi ability, fid-1 tv We li tnf to the on of our Mlow cititens with theful est cocfWieucw iu thi ir ation of a good oflii-er. ni-y S- MAST OiriZEyg.

will annotinre fell-AS H. bILL. K'q a- a f)r the Majoralty at tfce rnsuing and orlire MANY VOTKRfl. Editors: Hear- name fc" KY D' KR, at andid-tc A1 of the Fim Ward at tha election oblige may 6-te MANY SECOND Editmt: Ton will col AS. i.KRhL '1.

at a to the ie tt'e B. ard Council at tha erf-irc election and obi ge aHT Y01hE8. A Smir TnlR'? HAkD BRYAN wul be up- or'H fcr Alderman for the Third waH. at the pros-hinc lection, by MANT VOTERB. rnav IKD Ktiitnrs: Pleaae aanonnw tbf of Dr.

E. CHAP a randi.1.(? for tbf ard of Aldermen to reprw nt Third lVaH. MANY may mm- FGl ltTH Emu-m: tne ni me of JOHN P. LB as a anitable rjin'i'date tor the Board of Aldermen tor tb- Fourth Ward MANY VOTBKs. an tin will nn- udc? Ihf r-me ot AG A -r the Fifth Ward at ing tleetion, and win rtei by MANY VOTERS.

Etiitorl Pleaae nt mj of a aa a candid re -iectioTi to Beard of far SiJt'h Ward, and MANY VOTERS. xzt- 1 PUrtSLf'. Porte 1 Ivory Pilvtr Kve Corn linn Hair 1'iDf, Jeft and For nt prii tbat canoot fail to re, at LAMMONB'8, ith otreet. may 'J--3t EMNK OTL PATNTINGP, Ju-t KN'iiKA VING8, i ftmn 10 VAi--o -iperb UJ will be HtHK miy Vs i re bet and loth ata. DR.

J. AfjblS to jractice his in U.e i Cfficr. 1 uorih tet. 1-tli and 13th ate. may it? XKW WORK, Mind, a 13 i-Usr OH Frienda, is a wo th--t t-honld r.

by i i rv ncn-aa. For sale by tb? Agent, AI.T X. on 7th gtr -t. opposite to the re I coaFtant'y oa baod all iii" onp. and a large rimeut of hlunk Bookj aud may KEWs FOR ALL WHO BUY DRY GOODS We to sell cur entire stock of DKKfeS SI KS wLich is large and mocily at enft.

All otner we will sell at prices which eaglet lail to pie. tfci- burers Our stock of and Flatr is large, wtll selected, and rerj Our system is cash. Give call. WHITE FONP, Pa. shady side, 2d door from 7th at.

may A CARD TO THE LADLES. 13K ot tbry J.ace*. mbr iderus, at t'rira'e Sale on the second floor cf owr Auction will be continued durirg his week Those wLo to aecure very cb and desirable are tespectfully roqu'-atei to Gofcds. which will be found in fc'y'e and qualify to thing of the kind now a this city. tf.

CAMPBELL A 00., South side I onna. avenae, utar 10th street, may I. 8T ltECElVKD and for t-ale at my store at the corner of Briiige a rg town, or a' my Sta'la. Centre Market. Washington? bushe's prime Delaware Mercer 300 do Mountain and red Merotrs, fr- C-imber and Also, 800 dozen fresh WM.

H. FOWLER, nay Georgetown, D. C. BDITIOXHi, in fne Lib ary linling, b.ovBd in fjr ibe unden-igaeo, tf ibe lowing tCL-a, Schlegvl Schiller, fi--moBdi, Plutarch, Roliin, Ba'vn, e. flume millet, Kolert 11, Ba'ke J-remy Tayic iregory, i'lo-, Burke, De L-lme, 'o.

the, aium'Dt Mile', Burnet, mout, a -i Hetcher. Jobnscn. and are just imported by FRANCE TAYLOR. In on a hair BP.ACKLET, with engraTingot i io-fd-i the lock. ibrer PaVn tLe is ti ofasi -i in Europe Tbf tinier oocIt a great vor u' returning thr -ame Thiue of ii at N.

A. SCULOSS' Fry Store, Georgetown. D. C. may D1RLUT FROM HAVANA.

AK 1-ave a Vy ment te which 1 lb attention ij ih fond ot a r--aliy good at tide. A No on hacd, Op -ras, Cabxuas, Victoria, Rege.Ua, Ambrosia Ac. NO Si.SS^UKD, Pa avenue, of the National lloiel. may TjStT DOCi Terv JL sxail ul ck and tai King Charles hi rer tai' eut abort, and very long ears, and answei toihe i ame of bhe hat on Sunday at'eraocn. will return said doc i-hall receive above ward and tbaukk of the it Mrs 13th, en and 1 atneta.

or auy one iuforrn me of the ef the dog receive the above reward. may I FIITE CEULWTR0 TOBACCO. I HAVE hand a ia ge tupply of tne and cium Chewing 'lobacco. Keh i noor, Virginius Orump'onV iAiigtiorue's aaliie Cary Mi Gold 'l'vviat Hubvia Honey Dew fig Lea Candy, El Dorado, Ac. liK iT CHEW I Mra.

Mllle Ar.ili'j, Lui nthal and ateon, is .1 and and by NO. t-KSs FORD, Sign ef "Jim Crow," Pa. arcane, seven doort east of the National Hotel, may Jl.