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jhmns Of the houseo OF representatives., oNs
iof the most beautiful marbles ! nave eve
seen. of which he. gave me the ioiiowi.s
memorandum: On a trip to Reading, i.
Ieur state. with our late friend lhomas
ISmith, the Mineralogist, near ~ yea
lapo. they discovered in one OF the roage-
| est and most unpromising rocks OF the
country, a brecchia, or aggregation o,
Limestone pebbles, cemented oy rec
calca,eous mass into one body, resem-
lbling very much the 50 called paaulhs
stone. which is an aggregation OF Slice
Gus pebbles. sand and gravel, cemented
Iby ferraeinous muss He afterwards
| discovered the same stone on James NJ
liver. in Virginia, on the TIL nplke raao
laboye Fredericktown-- land about year
age on the south side of the Potomac
inear I.eesburg. Its situation Is unifo9m
Nv on the south east side OF the 5. W
mountain. as it is called in Virginia. and
the Cotocktin Mountain in Maryland.
| Above the Cotocktin Mountain in Lou
idoun county. &c. he also discovered. il
what is called the white lime stone, a We
i y beautiful white statuary marble.
In Journey to Laudoun county to ex
anime the white marble, he saw the brec
cha above mentioned in enormous rock
masses, crossing the Potomac and con
ceiyed the idea Of employing it in the ca
ipitsl. Having ascertained that ii could
he wrought, that it wonid receive an eN.
quisite polish. and that columns of az \
lsiyen size could be cot out of it. he pro
tposed to the president the employmeat
iof this marble Instead OF the coarse san
stene formerly used in the capitol. The
president aggreed to the proposition
This account lhaye distracted from q
memorandum Mr. Latrobe vas so goes
as TO give. He informed ne hat Coz
tract was already made for the columns
(which can be brought by waterto the loo
of capitol bill ffem the quarry. Ther
Twill 7e 26 feet long autl near feet IN di.
ameter in single block. saw seye'al
pieces Of this marble at Mr, Latrebe :
house, beautifully polished They a.
of two kingis: oae "a miAtue If conceded
pebbles of all sizes aAd culOrs. Geep rtd
blue. yellow. veiHed. spotted, white, aHJ
of aAlnternedjate ceIors, embodied N
deep, and rather doll fed cen,ent; wh;ct
not rcceisiag 50 hsjshta polish as the pen
bles. gives 10 them, by contrast, ia.
most bri,li&0t aad twinklins etfec ina
giuable tae other consists OF the samt
kind Of pebbles, Embedded in a sea gree
ceamnt; ard this is. in my opinion, b,
far the NEST beautiful. 1t is only feun,
ia a particular rack. and not in suificien
qpantity 70 be employed foF the large CO
iiumhs.
Mr.. E.ataobe stated that from the Who'll,
appearance of these racks, it was eviden
THAT a large, rapid T. powerful stream o
water had Tor centuries run oyer them il
ia direCt;oo to the north east, after TIL
pebbles had been cemented into rocks.
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New publicatig ms
april i8

lust rsceived for sols by the Subscriber;
BELLS Engrayings Of the Muscles
|aad Joints, from the second London Edi-
ION.
Boyer's Surgery, Vol lst cd in Press.
Lafour's Historical Memoir of the War
n West Flcrida and Louisiana, in 1914,
|and 1915, with an Atlas illusti alive OF
ne different Actions.
Morier's journey through Persia, Ar
) enia and Asia Miner, to CoDstantino-
Die. in 1903 and 1869, with Nap and
Plates.
Mawe's Travels in Brazil, particular
" in the Gold and Dian olld Districts,
With Maps aud Plates.
Humboldt's and Eonpland's PERSONAL
Narrative of Travels in the Equlnoctial
Regions Of America.
brakes Nam,a! and Statistical View
or Picture of Cincinnati and the Miami
{ .ouhtry, illustrated by Maps.
Paul. letters to his Kinsfolk, descrip
i've of the interesting Events On the Con-
trent Of Europe, particularly Of the Bat
tie Of Waterloo in 1915.
Terms Of Christian Communion, With
particular View TO the Case Of the hap
fists aud Paedo Baptists. by tbe Rev.
Robert Hall, Author OF Sefn.ors.
JAMES KENNEDY g SON.
June 5 eo2w
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Ernna Ire .Ra,nora


The rulers Of the United States appear
from tine to time disposed to run race
in he course Of political deprayity. wifi
old mother Britain by some debates ir
the English parliament it pears, that in
the matter OF alien laws the U. States
had tie start Of England nearly twenty
years.
lhe5e has been published in England
!recenty,a history Of the bornushs, that is,
iot the borough towns. in winch seats il
parliament are sold for specific sums, like
Ioxen at a market. A perusal Of this work
presents strong resemblance between
the E1gtish systems OF rotten boroushs
aud the management Of elections by the
executive in the general government OF
the U. States, and many Of the state go
veraments. In England, Offices political
and civil, military ranks, foreign missions
contracts donceurs from the treasury are
all battered iqr parliamentary power
The resemblance -four political progress
lis striking-any one who can manage the
.goiitics OF state, so as 10 throw It's votes
i2t0 the executive scale, is sure to com
mand a proportionate patronage at Wash
ing ton. This faculty for management, Is
the qualification which in our government
stands in the place Of ,otton borough woes
Our cabinet has had, at times, three o.
four members, who rose in power by this
faculty. Pennsylvania, has been for Sc
veral years as completely ~ object OF
barter aud sale--as any rotten borough
of England.
In England about forty years AGO, re-
course was had to law prohibiting per-
sons holding effices under the government
from voting at elections IN consequence
'ot the government employing its power IN
elections over these who held offices
under the executive. The elections it
several of the states, and in Pennsylvania
particularly. are now regulated by com.
binatioa between the general and state
governments, and have been so regulated
for several years. The republicans wher
they were in the minority ia 1895
would not suffer man ia Office to be q
member Of any municipal committee
but since the republican party has" tel
Epower and forget right )" caba! com
posed of the officers of the general & state
governments, settled IN secret. the eau
ldidates who are fit for their purposes, II
municipal committees, and these packet
creatures of executive corruption presents
the tickets to the public to vote Tor tax
Iing care to hold out the bugabo OF tede
.allsm as warning against dlvislon
whether this game of governmental cor
aption is TO continue Of to. BE arresteu
einains With the public to, decide.
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Potomac Company.

A meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Potomack Company, will be held g
M.Laughlin's tavern, Alexandria, or
Monday the 5th of August, next, at
o'clock, to appoint president and III
rectors to said company. By order ol tbs
board,
JOSEPH BREWER, Trcns.
July 9 eoI3t
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Boiling Cloths.
July 26,

The subscriber has just received b
the General Lingan. Captain Weston
from Amsterdam, large q elegant a,
sortment Of Bolting Cloths, of superia
quality, which will be offered for sale a
the store of Mr.. James Anderson.
limos .aIerander
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Land for Sale.

1 TRACT or parcel of LAND. con-
& taining hetween two and three hum
dred acres. Oh the north SIDE of Coco
guam. in Fairfax county. about 5 miles
ives OF 0ccoquan niIls-it is well VA
tered with never failing springs. ii is al
SO vel timbered. aud the great quanti-
ty oi froo timber Oh II renders it the
more valuable 20 any person IN the coop
iering line. This land is of the middle
soil, and produces c'srn, wheat, or any
|other grain tolerabIe weh--there is about
100 acres cleared and under COED fence.
The Improvements are log dwelling
house aud other Out-houses, and a good
apple orchard OF about GO trees. any
Dcrson inciining to purchase can view
the premises and know he terms by APP
2lying to the subscriber who lives near
the premises, or Henry s. HeHey, jun.
ut 0ccoquan mills, or John III. HALEY;
near Fairfax court house.
Thomas G0ssoM.
april i8 tmt
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BosToN, July 10.

In the British house OF commons, Nav
3, poiioh was made by Mr. Sergeant
Ds'oW, for the regca. Of The usury laws,
eAich. after considerable debate, he with
rev, giving notice that at more conye-
ent time, mhen he hoped more unani-
.nity would prevail, he should again CAL
tae attention Of the house to the question
se stated that in Henry Widths time
ne law fixed the rate of interest at ten
Der cent: in Edward Wins reign the
!statute was aboi shed, and usury prohibit
I'D the consequence OF which was thatI
THE rate of interest advanced to Ia GER
!cent In Elizabeth's reign the statute
was revived. fisiDg the interest at 10 per
lcent. Under James !, it was lowered to
g; during the usurpation to 6; aud under
)Qneen Anne, to 5, at which rate it still
remained.
On Wednesday the Secretary of the
Navy of the United States, visited the
!ship of the line, independence, Commo-
Idore Bainbrldge. On going on board and
% leaving the ship, the yards were man-
lned and salutes were fred
Yesterda, afternoon a large party Of
Ladies and Gentlemen visited the mde-
aendence, ep invitations from Coma,O-
ldore Bainbridge, were very handsomely
entertained, and highly gratiiied by a
view OF that important bulwark Of our
country.
FROM HALIFAX.
By the arrival yesterday of the scfoo-
|ner Four Sons, Capt Kelly, we received
Halifax papers to the 18th inst.
Michael M'Grath aud Charles Dewitt.
lalias Devret, soldiers, have been conyict-
ed at Halifax of the murder # Capt. John
Westmacett, of the British army, and
were sentenced to be executed on Mon !.
Illay last
a writer in Halifax paper recon-
|nends that persons should be procured
from Nantucket to carry OH the Whale
Fishery from the former place: and that
AN agent should be sent there to know on
Iyhat terms they could be procured, &c.
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NEW TEAS, sc.
WILLIAM B ,RTLEMAN

HIS july kEIEIVEO,
A. SUPPLY of TEAS of the latest I'M
p portation and which are OF prime
aual;tv. Also on band and for sale OF
pleasing terms. very genera! assortment
of Groceries.
July 10. sOi"
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B. Il. BOGa.N,
Respectfully informs the Public, that he
has commenced the
Printing Business,

On St. Asapb street, few doors south
of King street, and nezt door to A..
Re,c's office; where he will be happy to-
execute any work in Printing N t'e
|neatest manner. and shortest noiice:,
*w*N. q. ANY york lett at Mir. John
A. Stewards for the subse. der, wll. be
tban,,fuqfy received, 8. L. b..
July Is go. s0oe
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a. Moore, Register.

THIS is to give notice. that the SUBJ
scriber, Of Alexandria county, in the dis
trict Of Columbia, ha5 obtaired from the
O phans' Court of said county letters Of
administration with tie will annexed. on
she estate of William Smith, late 81 the
county aforesaid deceased Il persons
having claims against the said deceaent,
are hereby warned to eXblbi the same
with the vouchers thereof, passed by the
Orphans, Court, to the subscriber, on or
before the third day of januarg next, or
they may by law be excluded from all
benefit to said estate 4 these indebted
thereto are required to make immediate
payment
Given under my hand, this bird day
Of July, 1875.
Riehard C. Norton, Adn'r.
VIII &c va annexed, ot VIM
Smlth, deceased.
July s cow
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SCARCITY or CROPS.
Extract Of a letter from a correspondent
in Kennebnnk, dated 10th instant.

GAEdCt Og q sletlef from correspondents
in Kennebnnk, dated 10th instant.
s0ur prospects as to the fruits of the
earth, are very gloomy in tie interior.
Atamine for n,aa and beast, seems to
stare US in the face. II there should De
Aay tOwinter one third Of the stock which
Vas kept last season, it viii be much
more than IS expected. With sesere
drought, we. have the cold weather of
October, Winter rye Unsurpassed to be
hearty net quite destroyed: and unless
TIE weather soon changes, all hope OF In
dan cora viii be cat off. The night be-
lore last the frost was sufficiently Sc:
nFe to kill beans, cucumbers, squashes,
&c One piece of my potatoes, which
was sianted early. & were very flourish
ls' was struck dead even with the
ground. Corn and wheat, after the sun
", vas up yesterday, appeared in places, as
y Mey had been sinsea by flame Of
me- which had passed over them. It IS
We common exclamation, what IS to be-
sone of'uss Wehope, Notwithstanding
sat the God Of harvest will not utterly
y US. At this important time Of
Ne year, would not some account OF the
weather, and the prospects of the crops
~ We different sections OF the U. States,
susFa some OF the most interesting IN
urn ,Dlr'oatlon to the public. in this dearth, Of
s s',tlcal intelligence? 1--WE think SO,
J. S nope our brother Editors will assist
furnishing the information required
Ed. BoS. Gazette.
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NA'aet Of letter from Washington.
e., June 2sth, 1916.
n. Mr. Latrobe has already so repaired
,n ms exterior of the Capitol. that in few
" ~ tae effects Of the FIRE will scarce
b.. N the interior he is busily at work
,s.. Judgment can be formed of the al
nrss ''o'is which are intended, from the
in'es appearances; and which, am
a, are very considerable. Mr
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Turnip Seed.
4 HayE FOR Sale.

A quantity of fine early Dutch Turs
Inip Seed, Of my own savings, az they
|were remarkable fne--the greatest care
was taken to save the sorts apart: white
top, red ditto. green ditto, early stone,
white and green top, also the yellow tur-
nip, Delaware and red kale, with every
|other kind of seed in demand, lucern and
white clover, cafduas fulorum or fallers'
Iteazel, for raising the KNAPP upon woolen
cloth, the seeds or heads may be had.
A liberal allowance to those who pnr-
chase to retail.
ALSO,
The best assortment of
China, Sass < Queens Ware,
Which will sell as low as il car he bad
in town for good paper: goo assort-
ment of stone End potters' ware, AID a
few pair garden shears.
Nicholas Kingston.
Fairfax segeet, near ct. fall's
Church.
July % 1mcp
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Orphans curt

e1teet"HuttH OUNIty 0HtH TT HEs
1916.
ORDEREp, That the administrator Of
Williaa Smith, deceased. do insert tie
usual advertisement three times week
for four weeks, in the Alexandria news
papers. copy-Jest.
a. Moore, Register.
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October s
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TO LET.
New Publications.
March 27

Just received for sale by the subscribers
Philippians Life Of General Moresu,
Miss Williams's Narrative Of The
Events in France, since the landing Of
Bonaparte.
The Paris Spectator, or
L'Hermite de la Chaussee D'Antin,
CONTAINING
Observations upon the Partisan Man.
ners and Customs at the commencement
of the 18Th century.
Patience and PEI severance, Novel
by Mrs. Holland, author Of the Sisters
IwanoWna, &c.
Brackenridge's Journal Of a Voyage
up the Missouri in 1911,
brakes Natural and Statistical View
of Cincinnati and the Miami Country,
Rhymes ON Art, a Poem, by Martin
Archer Shee,
De Rance, do. by the Rev. J. w. Cum
ningham.
Felborg's Poems, translated from the
Danish.
The Paradise of Coquettes. Poem.
james Kennedy and Son.
april 4
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|nard. Karhey, Of Baltimore, to sailin 10
chin FRANCES. Henrietta. Clark.

|nard. Karffev, Of Baltimore, 70 sailin 10
Laws. shin Frances, Henrietta, Clark,
f N. York, from Tenerife. discharging !
hin Ariosta, Lambert, of New York, was
t Msnte yideo, loading for Europe tn
orig Nautilus, Frost, of Salem, was like
yise at M. v. just arrived; brig Helen
lartin, of Salem, had left Monteyeido
COR Brazils. Markets dull al B. A. hides
and the produce of the country, scare
and high. Brig Favorite, Foster, iron,
Boston, was cast away at the entrance oil
the River Plate, on Cape St. Anthony
about 10th Jan. Captain F. went up to
Buenos Ayfes, procured lighter, and
returned Immediately with her to the
brig, to save what he could Of the cargo,
and bis money, to the amount of $4,000
which he had got on shore and buried II
the sand en- the beach. About 10 days
previous to captain O's sailing, two OF
lcaptan Fosters sailors arrived by land
lat Baenos Ayres, and said the lightel
had Likewise gone ashore and bilged, that
1.-THE day they left the wrecks, captain F.
ibis officers and remainder of his crew;
with the captain and crew of the Lighter,
lwefe to leave for Buenos Ayres, with the
money, in the boats belonging to the brig
and lighter. They had no later accounts
from them when captain O. left b. A.
! 1t was hoped they had gone ashore after
leaving the wrecks TO so up by land
Later accounts from the brig by a person
who lived near where she was ashore.
SAT- there was nobody there that belong
ed to her, and that the natives were plum
ldering her. MIR. Galsey, the American
Consul at Buenos Ayres, had sent some
person down to attend to it. March 81.
lat. So, long. ~, w. spoke brig Frede-
rick, from n. Bedford. with horses.
Captain Osgood. On his passage from
Hamburg to Buenos Ayres, experienced
a very severe shock t an earthquake, or
rather seaquake, in the lat. of l, n.
and longitude of OF, SO, w. which is a.
bout 100 miles from the small island of
st Paul. Its duration was about one
and caused much the same kind
of tremor and rumblins to those on board
that the vessel would by passing fast
over and touching hard upon bottom Of
large round stones. The first idea that
ccuried was that the vessel was upon a,
snoal, though he had no knowledge of any,
belas thereabouts. 1t was very alarming
to all on board. 1t was on the 9TH of
November, about 9, P. NJ. the weather.
fair and very pleasant
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Charles ounly Court,
March Term, 1916.
Arril Is

Onapplication to the Judges Of Charles
County Court, by petition in writing OF
VIM. Dent Harrison, Of Charles County,
for the beoeft of the act of assembly tor
The relief OF sundry insolyeat debtors,
passed at November session one thou
sand eight hundred and five, and the Sc
yerai supplements thereto, on the terms
mentioned therein, schedule Of his pro
Iperty, and a list OF his creditors, On cath,
as tar as he can ascertain them acconpa-
lnying his petition and the court being
satisfied by competent testimony that the
|sad William Dent Harrison has resided
two years immediately preceding the
time of his application, in the state of
Maryland, and that the said William
Dent Harrison is in custody for debt on
y, and for no other cause--It is there
upon ordered and adjudged that the aid
William Dent Harrison be discharged
from custody. and that by causing CO.
|py OF this ordeC to be inserted in soute
one OF the newspapers edited in the dis
|trlct OF Columbia, once week for two
months before the third Monday in Au-
gust next, give notice to his creditors 10
appear before the said courtat the court.
house in CharIestown, on the said third
Monday IN August next, for the purpose
OF Recommending trastee for their be.
neht, 4 TO shew cause if any they have,
why the said William Dent Harrison
should not have the benefit of the act of
assembly aforesaid and the several sup
plements thereto as prayed.
Test, JOHN BARNES, Clerk.
o..I 70
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From the QasBsc Mercury Of March 81

Restriction of commercial intercourse
between the United States and Lower
Canada.
Among the blessings for which we are
;naebed to those patriotic characters
who supported the famous revolutions OF
assembly at the close of the last session
of the provincial parliament, and there
by rendered dissolution essentially ne
cessary, fer the maintenance of the
honor OF the crown and the due balance
of power between the different branches
of the constitution ); the final termination
OF all commercial intercourse with the
United States, on Monday sen'night,
the 1st of April, except with regard to
the few enumerated articles mentioned
fn the ordinance 28th Geo. Sd chap. L,
aud that by the way of Lake Ckamplaip
and Richlieu, only, is perhaps not one OF
The least. 1t will be found that the pro
yisional statute IS Geo. Sd, chap, II, By
which the administration in chief is en-
powered to suspend the operation of the
prohibitory laws against trade or inter
course with the United States, by laud
or inland navigation. will expire on that
day, and that no other Importation can
afterwards take place, except such as is
particularly described in the before men
ioned ordnance, on pain of seizure OF
The articles imported by the officers OF
The customs and confiSc afion thereof hy
he court of vice admiralty.
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SPRING.

From the Petersburg Intelligeacer.
These are thy glorious works, Parent o
Good
Almightv--thine this universal frame,
Thus wonderous fair, myself how won
derous then
Unspeakable
OF all the seasons, Spring is Che
most delightful. Nature is. as il
we're. then beginning TO receive ex
Iistence The bowling storms of de,
ISOLATE Winter. are gone ard forgot
ten the mild serenity Of the morn
ing, the gradual advances OF vegita
Ition. and the changing appearance
of the whole face OF things, accom-
Ipanied by the harmonious confusion
singing, birds heard On every side.
convey TO the transported imagina-
Ition. plasure which the mind can
scarcely conceive. Not only birds
and animals. but even the animate
creation. seem to rejoice in some
thing like that universal joy express
lsed on the appearance of the first
lSpring, when :. The Morning Stars
sung together, and all the Sons Of
God shouted for JOY" The music
Of the groves-'The roaring Of the
|tempest--the striking colors OF the
Diving Iandscape--the immense cir
lcle OfHeayen--ihe bouadless extent
| of ocean conprehended all that is
lgreat, sublime, glorious. or magnifi
Iceni and sink iniO the soul with IT,
irresistible pewer: Yet. strange as
liz may appear, there are men in the
world, to whom all these glorious
manifestations of the Deity. these
inexhaustihle bounties bestowed on
luis creatures, arc overlooked. des
lpised or utterly neglected. Winter
|may blow, Spring renew the world,
land Summer return IN rich pomp--
lit is all one to them; if their sto
nachs or their Golfers are full, they
Icare for 40 moro. May sach feel
|iags be forever strangers to my
lbreast Z Great Sod? may con
lviction Of thy munifieence never
cease to animate my bosom. Ma,
the goodness leach me humanity
thy greatness a contempt for those
who call themselves great; ana ths
constant succession of night and day
seed time and harvest. cold snt
heat-this glorious truth. that tho
Thou art our kind universal Parent
and we Brothers OF our great FAM
ljyt