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BosToN. Sent. "a.

Arrived at quarantine. brig Jolly 10.
yer, Dana, from Bass End, st. Croix -
Passenger Mrs. Dons, lady of eomptrol-
Ter Dons, OF St. Croix. Coming over the
Shoals counted fifty sail Of vessels
mostly steering to the northward Lief
at st. CroiS, the brig William, captain
Chase. part loaded, waiting freight fer
Ioston or New York. to sail IN IA or Is
days schr, Ocean, Stanhury, of Bal
tinore, diseharging; Federal Re,
publican, of Wilmington, n. C do F.
rim, just arrived 10 2St!ays from N. Y.
bound to West End, Lat. 26, long 62
spoke sloep Fame. Small. from st Croix
for New York schr. Allegro Steedman
frcn Camden for alexandria. Markets
atSt. Croix daii--saIes heavy--Ame lean
produce plenty--little o. 10 specie, Beef
loss Sl2per bbl. butter 20 TO % cents
peg ID. -four s to Sic pei ebl. corn meal
90 t. S92 pr hhd.. aud esher articles OF
Substance preportionably low, p.
.,earas lsto Sl9m, n. E.. shingles So
70 81 IS IN. full measure Run, A gal
Ion cask. SIS, duty 10; bids. sugar, .Ss
per hundred duty 81; coffee Is to Is cts.
5,er u; cotton none; water 81 so to 9
per hhS. Duties, fees, pilotage. &c. ex-
trasagantly high Complaints were N
circulation at st. Croix, of the depreda
ions Of the Ca,-thagenian pirates; pattl-
|cularIy about ST. Thomas and Porto
Rico.
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Fire Insurance Company o.
Alexandra.
" d TT g =.

IENHE Stockholders in thi. Institution
a are hereby notified, that an cleo
ton viii be HELD at their Office on Nun.
day the 4th November next, for twelve
Directors, agreeable to charter.
HE poll VI be open at 10 o'clock, A
NJ. and close at Q pm.
The Transfer book will be closed from
2 o'clock, P. NJ. Wednesday, the S0th
October TIL after the election
!. y. NICHOLS, Sec'y.
Insurance Office, sept so iawst
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The subscriber.

Feeling herseli inclined to decIine bu.
siness in the line she lately attempted,
will sell her Stock of Goods on hand at
lirst cost , consisting Of Ladies and Gene
tiemen's fine ard coarse shoes, Likewise
:. well selected assortment of China and
slass Ware. Those articles being care.
July and well selected, renders them An
hject to purchasers Application to be
sade at her store On Royal street, few
'loors north of the Herald office; she
likewise wishes to rent her present stand
or the ensuing six months.
MARY C.. HARPER.
September so ST
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August 8
Barnewall & Popham
IN CEANCERY

OFFER FOR SALE,
1000 lbs. London white lead ground
in oil. il whu.c and half kegs,
$4,000 choice Havana segars in quar-
ter baxes, warranted genuine,
500 demJohns
Is casks white wine vinegar
Is tierces dry yellow echre
L. P. Madeira, clarpt, port and Tene.
fife wine, and
A few boxes Spanish chocolate.
september Is .a Il
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Extract of a Letter.
Bardtaar, Aug. 5.

Politically speaking we.aresqufte trail.
nuil--s,ot even a report ealayehs the dasi
scene for 4 moment. Now and then we
have ne~s that ces,spsrator or two.
have been executed, but tsese pass sssss;.
without comment. The prophecy that
the end Of the world was to have arrived
The 18th hk ocasioned some u,euetade
But that too has gone By.
Business is quite at stand here,
and The prospect gloomy !: SO That ne
have little else to dc batte atsead 10 e.
economy.
aThe season. as In America. las been
verv unfaso.able, rain has descenaed III
torrents for several months. The cf0ps
of wine aud wheat Will be sery seaat,ys
snd have excited some alarm. In the
North of Europe, however, the weather
las been fine, and we hope for supplies
from that quarter in tils sseat o. . scar
city,
Avessel, arrived here from the, 81.
States, the Elizabeth Wilson, capt. Hub
bard, With Cargo OF Tobaccn--,he 60
: vernment not choosing toa purchase, and
: individuals not having the liberty, this
vessel is Obliged TO proceed elsewhere
for market.
SIS s, No a,ticles Of Anne lean produce viii
nav a freight to this country eycertng
Pot Ashes This article ,aa, ret a profit
of from "A to Is per cent, if laid in al
zoe dollars per ton, =
Trapslate,Itor The New York Commercial
AdyeefiSee, f;om French Papers feceiy-
by the Onsida, Capt. Hillasd isom fla
yIe.
Qas,ietesf. Bug. Is.
Arrived YESTERDAY, brig wo 9rothers!I
Haze, IRON N. York
$ Bsnaeaar. ,q',g. 10.
Arrived, the Friendship, Guerin, from
N. York
Sailed from Narsz. 9Th Aug. Ameri-
can briggs Geotsia aud smith, Tor New
York. -
sasss 1t Harrs, .ca- IS.
ISL bales Georgia cotton, long staple
at SIR SOC ~ bbIs. American pot .ashs
at8l fir SO c. the 80 killoasaines ; so bales
Georgia cotton. 2 Il SOC
Price Garrett at Hsrre, ,9ag 2l.
.Sassafras. froln IS to GO francs cnsfes
81. iiomiago II 20 c beesNax l-2 Siil,i
issr soc. TO tr. cotton, Georgia, s..
ST. 80 c.--do. 40 5. 5. 2 81 To 2 fr.. 5oc.i
LILO Carolina. SO to 2 Fl. 81 do
Louisiana, 2 f. soc spot ash, American
So IT, Sue: pearl ash, do. de-. o.ice, Car
olina, 28to so Fl. so kiii.; tobacco, A !
mesica3, in leaves, $50 TO 40.
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From, Dabiia Felyr Of .9agasf. 8.
STATE OF TIE NORTH CT Ire
LAlNil. "


Extract of a letter from a Correspond
emf :--s Money has disappeared gu Cir
cult. Nys are iE a dsplorable condition
There is scarcely any thin:s doing. Rents,
tbere are none TO bs bad and yet the reye-
nne. mast be satis6ea.-You will judge
how this can be accomplished when the
moor wrefches accused oiter to Fay tlaeir
LAWYERS ia kind Twas oaerd a tabo but
ter to defend a poor{ello" charged with
making potteen. Arcther WRETCH, who
was indicted for stealing plank, amer.
ed me half a dozen tr0yt WITH nay brlsi,
and assarsd me he would pay the ba-
lance in pike this is new " the an
mails of the bar. think il aarthy q
place in your Journal; Tor, 'housa the
fact be !utiicreus enoughis speaks most
melancholy history ST the kingdom.
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.
London August Il,
There Is now in bloom, IN the botanl :
cal garden belonging 70 Oxford un.sers''
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MONDAY, SEprKmska so.
Il j. time that mere aanss should cease


Ifis time that mere 'sausss should cease
q govern IT. s. that ne should rest shs
n MI aad wisdem oil esaa and g..
rrernmsnts by their actions ami meas ''res,
and Mt their pratf essions. If this was
Re- case. What dilferenee wculd the pso-
81, ia discover between per cent loans an,
"a, ouc administrative, aud ioansat bper
an, interest and 2 per cent premi,im,
sraer another Or now could tSx ye-
l;e,e that d q. s. Bank of 10 millions
wa, less constitutional ustier one adm.
r;;stratiop, lhan a United States Bank o.
Esg millions issunder another? Oh that
standing army in time of peace OF T
sbonsand men, was more dangerous to II
hsrty under one administration, thaa an
.s,,Iny Of 10 thousand men is under ano'
therf Oh. that navy is more polite
under one administration than i was IN.
dor another Oh fhate1e administrators
deserved more censure tor not fostering
domestic manufactases, than another ad'
ninistration does for taxing them.
Franktia Repository,
Island Of Tcs.--GaFtaia Goosias, u
4he ship Jones, arrived at New York IN
forms. that ON his passage from ST. Pc
tegsburs, on the SYST Of August, in the
latiaade ot.46, so, ioasituGe AZ, so, he
saw an islam! Of ice, from a5out nils tt
. mile aud q half long, and fsom attyte
seventy feet high. When first seen il
appeared IKE white cloud We donot
recolect ever to have heard OF ice BEING
seen in The Atlantic ocean SO late IN the
summer.-.N * Gaz.
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Eil.er Ca1'rencg.

! The qaanhty Of silver currency aowin
is truly astonishing Every
I,etaiiei ani bankeris absolutely cypress
ed with ii. From the Pest Offices in the
West, we apdesstand..i it is sent mp TO
LoRdois ii bags Of 100 pounds and MP.
wards, alta time. Our readers remem-
Jer, that within a few months past. the
reverse q tbs was the case, ana both
PAYERS and receivers, were every hour,
and in every place embarrassed By TIE
want OF small change. It's now evident,
that the strong and genera persuasion.
of this want, created. by hoarsIing. the
very waptit lesret. In this specimen,
then, of tie effects of a want OIL general
confidence, Weiiase, perhaps, the right
clue to pact OF the evil which now up
presses our agriculture anu cealmerce.
Litchfeta paper.
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The Museum will be open
FER the reception OF Visitors, on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
from O6 O'Clock.
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District Of Columbia,
Coz 81 Of dlsrandria, to nit :

April Perm, 1915.
William Ladd-CompIainant,
Against
Si!as Pennyman. and john g. Ladd--,
Defendants.
IN CKANGERY.
ME defendant Silas Pennyman, not
IL having entered his appearance, and
given security, according to the statute
and the rules ofthis court, and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of the court upon
affidavit that the said defendant Silas
Pennyman, is not an iniabitant of this
district: on motion of the complainant
by bis counsel, it is ordered, that the
said defendant SilsF pennyman, do APP
pear here on the first Gay Of November
term next, and enter his appearance to
The salt, and give security for performing
the DEGREES Of the court and that the o.
Their defendant John q. Laid, Ito not pay
asay, convey or secrete, the debts by
hilB owing to, or the estate or effects in
his hands belonging to the said detend-
ant Hilas Penny man, until the further
ordersor decree OF this court and that
cepy of this order be forthwith published
Tor two months SUCCESSFULLY, in one OF
the public newspapers published in this
county, and that ahotifer copy be posted
At the front door Of the court house Ut
said county. 80
A Copy-Teste,
G. DENEALE, o. o.
August 8 1awsm
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District of Colombia, to 1cit;

District Of Columbia, to 1cit;
BE II REMEM BERED,
That on the eleventh. day OF Sep
telnber, in the forty FIRST year Of
the Independence Of the United
States Of America, WILLIAM
{L.s.} CIsANCH, of the said district,
hath deposited in this Office the
title Of book, the right whereof
he claims as author, IN the words
following, to wit
" Reports of Cases argued and ad-
Judged in the Supreme Court Of the U.
States, in February term, 1912, and Fe-
bruarv term, 1918. Vol VII. BY Wit-
liam Cranch, Chief Judge Of the Great
Court of the district of Columbia. Pe-
tias icsoratio juris litigiosa est guam sci.
entia. aCic. de legibas, dial. -
In conformity to the act OF the Con-
sress of the United States, intituled !. An
act for the encouragement oi learning. by
securing the copies OF maps, charts and
books, 70 the authors and proprietors Of
suck copies, during the times therein
mentioned"
G. DENEALE, Clerk
Ofthc District Court Of Columbia
september l9. eo4w
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&6.aAI.26S

Total, S6,aai ,e65
Besides the above, l0i.s6J dollars OF
cappel money, has been coined, which
for the first tine commenced IN 1914,
Ptiorto the present reyoiation, thescoin
age OF aiexiea, Tor some years, was it is
stated, ',eyrr less than twenty six mil
lions OF dollars.
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" IssBfEDoN HOAX.

We notified last week, the ,iisappoint-
ment which The gost. people Of the Me-
tiopolis hadexpeFiencetl, ia consequence
of a false lelott Of ali intendea graHdre-
view in Nlmbledou CoWmon, on lie
lstl, inst. ltis supposed, this Hoax 8
With the stable ky .sefs, Iurn4
pike men. aud puniieans. who were GER
tainly benefited b. it. more than any o.
Tiers, il is torapated that TG.ooe people
were assembled at Wimbledon. during
the day Having worked oa their resent
ment by swearing ABOUT 20,06O oaths, q
setting tie healhs on fire, they recovered
their temper, aud dispersed. As spe-
cimen ofsthe Hardness OF The times. aud
The moneyEtkat mast have been hIied a.
way upon lhis. occasion, we subioin the
expences oIla tradesmah, who wished tu
give has ia,nfs a holiday, consisting of
himself. wife, and 1--WE children ; but who
had the eeqhony to take his own proyi-
sious and vine
For the hire OF coach and pair, 10
see The reiiew at Wimbledon ID 40
Goachmaa y
i'urlpikes : =
saddle horse, for Master
Jacky, 2 y
Expepces al Wimbledon, . 10 Q
Ditto at siouslsey, . ".
Two bowles OF Wine. broke BY the
joultiag Of tie coach OlS .
1876
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Gsnteel Econom q.

A certain lady,-whose taste Is equal to
her ECONOMY, Vas under the necessity Of,
asking i friend to dinner, the following
is the bill otfare, and tlecxpense of each
dish, which was found Ga the carpet
at top, tive hcsrings, Id
Middle, one ounce and hall of butter
melted, lid
Botts.s, three mutton chops cut
Tain. s. I'd
One size, one pound Of small potatoes,
On the osher side, picked cabbage,
Fish Yaaoyed--two larks, and pientyI
OF crumbs, lid
Aluttun yesayed--Freneh roll boiIedI
tor pudding I'D |
Parsley, isf saallsh, lid
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Total

The dinaer was served up on China.
:cekedI;gi,t. tas's aud pretty--thes table
snail, and The dishes well praportioned,
We hope each newly married lady will
Keep this as lesson is worth Knowing
how TO serve up seven disEes, consisting
of disho fish, jaint q ,nutton.c uple Of
fowls. pudding. vegetables, aad sauce,
for seven peace.
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70 CLOSE SALES.

70 CLOSE SALES.
The undersigned will sell az
the stores Of Messrs ]. & p. Janneys
10 puncheons fine favored rum, 8 hog
heads and IL barrels best Barbadoes
sugar, imported per schooner Admiral
Durham, from Rarbadoes.
N. REILLY.
! september 80
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Ky. Smith Of Md. Jackson Of va.
land Wilde.
The motion to strike oft the seq
|tion was finally agreed to- Ayes "a,
mays 60.
On a melton of MIR. Dssha, the
led section OF the bill was so amend.
led as to Genuine the land bounty to
those soldiers, above 85 and under
Is years of age, who enlisted /" for
Eve years or during the war"
On motion of Mr.. jackson Of Va.
IA new section was added to the bill
for the purpose Of guarding, as far
las possible, the bounty from falling
into the hands Of spectators, by
prohibiting the transfer of rights
thereto, until after the patent has
Issued.
The c0mmitte then rose, reported
progress and obtained leave to cit
again.
The speaker laid before the house
two letters from the Secretary OF
tho treasury; one enclosing a state.
ment of experts for the year 1915
and the other a statement. in par.
suance Of a resolution Of this house,
of the value oflands, slaves, &c. in
the United States, assembled under
the direct tax. Both the letters and
reports were ordered to be print
ed and
The house adjourned.
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lin adjusting the accounts Of this
Estate with the u. States, Ehave TIC
III 10r to inform you, that frsm al
The intelligence I have received
Iron Messrs. Writ and Chew, there
lis every reason to believe this bust
ness will be speedily closed upon
lust and liberal principles Mr.,
IWirt in his last letter, written on
1.-The gth OF January, says: !" 1 had
Ian interview with the secretary Of
war, on yesterday, which satisfies
me that nothing is wanting to an
advance of the sum which we have
required (S600,000) but the sequel
| DC our accounts from the 18th OF
May last. The legislature of Vir
Iginia, in their financial estimate.
may, therefore. rely upon this ad
vance. with all the certainty which
lean arise from the deliberate en-,
gagement OF the secretary of war |:
and I have no doubt that you will re.
lceiye it, as soon as the remaining ac.
Iceants and vouchers shall be for,
wartied to US, which hope will be
as soon as possible" 1t is proper
for me to add in explanation ofthe
above, that Messrs. Writ and Chew
were INSTRUCTED to ask the govern
|ment ofthe United States an imme.
|diate advance ofsuch sum ef mo-
Iney on account, as would enable the
general assembly TO provide for the
engagements of the state: without
anticipating the revenue of the year
1915. This demand was made in
the Just expectation that the United
States would Hot think it Unreasonable
to delay the payment of the whole
SUN, until the final adjustment ofail
the claims of the commonwealth. Ii
is with great pleasure. | find our
expectations upon this subject will
be realized.
As to the mode of payment. our
commissioners have been authorised
to receive Treasury drafts upon the
Virginia or Farmers Banks, at two,
four and six months, or Treasury
notes.
have the honor to be,
With great respect. Sir.
Your humble servant.
J. C, NICHOLAS.
Charles F. Mercer, Esq.
Chairman OF
the COMMITTEES Of Finance.
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CONGRESS,
IN sENATE.-Feb. IA.

Mr.. Barbour, from the military
committee. made unfavourable re-
sorts on the petitions Of Renner and
Heath, of Nicholas Bolivia. of John
De s.assize. Of J. De Villers, and
OF Catharine Robertson /; and a
favorable report on the petition OF
IsaSce Delino.
Mr.. Hunter, from select com,
miftee. reported a bill for the relief
Of Jacob Bahhitt and John Dennis ;
which passed 70 a second reading.
Mr.. Campbell communicated in
struetions from the Legislature oil
Tennessee 10 their senators in con,
gress, to use their best eadesyors to
have provision made for the pay
ment Of arms lost, impressed or de-
stroyed in the service of the United
States.
The bills and resolutions annOunc
ed to have passed the other house
within the two last days were re-
ceiyed from that house !; after which
the senate went into the considera-
ton of executive business. which oc.
cus,iea The remainder of the day.
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support the pursuit, but what industry
and application TO business will produce 4
wasting bis time & impairing his heafth,I
Jas we'll as wealth, my grannums' coun-|
sci comes apprope; the young man should
take care; he may love q sweet girl -
old age will come and the importuni-
ties Of the landlady, and the physician
may make his conscience burn.
When Il see a young lady, of attractive
merits, whose fond parents have layished
thousands on her education, whose cheeks
bear the rosy insignia Of health and In
nocenee, listening with cOmpiacency to
the oyertures Of lover, whose highest
accomplishments are ballroom etiquette
Whose literary researches are botnd-
ed by Hoyle's games, am induced to
SAY be careful fair lady, superficial To-
|ver, is but an incOnstant husband at
best, indifference will follow, and dis
appointment may burn thy ingenious
Iheart.
To see an old man, far advanced in
years-his hours of ease and happiness
blasted by the blighting frost of poverty,
lis a lesson to be industrious in the spring
lof youth, to lay by its fruits for the au-
|tnmn OF life, so that when the aUinter Of
old age arrives, he shall be sure of a
pheasant burning fire side.
MENTAL.
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Wood for Sale.

THE subscriber living on the Potomac
river, IL miles below Alexandria, has
for sale, and intends constantly keeping
a quantity of Cord Wood Of excellent
quality, which he offers on reasonable
terms. He wishes to employ nu@bes
of axemen, to whom high wages will be
given by the cord or month.
George Mason.
Gunston, Feb. IS dsw
The editors of the N. fntelligsncef
are requested to insert TIE aboyetwo
weeks and send their account to this Of
fee.
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HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday. FEB. fs, 1916.

Thursday. REQ 10, 1910
The speaker laid before the house
Ia letter FROM the commissioners OF
the Genera. Laid office. eommunis
eating certain papers respecting
pre emption rights to public lands
which was referred TO the commit
Tee on puzzle lands.
TAe house then resolved itself ia
to a committee of the whole, Mr..
Condit in the chair, onthe bill max
ling further provision for military
services during the late war,
A motion made yesterday by Mr..
| Cannon, to strike out the Sd section
| of the bill, which provides a bounty
of land to the deranged officers Of
the late army, still under considera.
| tion,
This motion produced discussion
(which occupied nearly the remain
der of tho day, but which cannot
lunder the present pressure of more
isencral debate, be reported at tins
Iiime.-T'hose gentlemen who sup,
1ported the motion, and opposed the
Igrant of land to the disbanded OH
Iecrs, were Messrs. Cannon, Com
stock. Taul, Ross. Easion, M'hee
land Williams. Those who we're ad
Verse to the motion, and IN favor
lof awarding the bounty proposed by
this bill, were NIessrs. johnson 81
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ALEXANDRIA:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10.

A Bill has been reported by com
mittee, in the Virginia Legislature, en-
titled /" A bill more efectually to pre-.
vent the circulation of notes emitted by
unehartered banks" We understand
the most material OF the provisions Of
this bill are, that it imposes it as duty
on the judges of the courts to give the
act in charge to the grand juries and
extends the penalty for offences, to a
fine not less than 100 dollars, ner more
than 500 dollars, for emitting or circu,
latins such notes.