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6. RE'TRENCHMENT."
r From the Uniiei Staies Tel.grn

From the Unist Staies Ts.graph,l
The attempt to hold Congress responsible f..
an excess of appropriations, will not do. H,,.
the appropriations exceeded the estimatesi Ha,.
not all the appropriations received the sanction n
the President? What is more, have not th,,.
who have been most opposed to those exce,,;,.
expenditures been denounced by the subsidies
press as ~factious oppositionists. The true urir.
ciple, then. to take the language Of Mr.. Man,
Jun of the Senate. is to hold the administrati0,
responsible for the entire expenditures; and i
will not do to test this administration BY the las,
because it came into power, pledged to economr
and retrenchment. We test it by that Of NJ!
Monroe. How stands the account The ey
penditures Of this administration have been:
For the year 1929 812. GOO, 400 g.
For the year 1880 1929. 5S3 50
For the year issl(estimat'd)l4,777,9u IS
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ll,490,460 O4
l2.562,Sl6 80
l2.65S,O95 Is
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The death warrant of Nina directs that h
shall BIZ e~xe.sied On Thursday, the s1st June.
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~40,676,9S5 So
the last administra

Making in 8 years
The expenditures under the
ton were,
For the year 1926
For the year 1926
For the year 1927
Making in 8 years
Showing that this administra-
ton have expended in three
years. the sum of
more than the last administra.
ton did in the same time.
But the total expenditures
under the administration Of
MIR. Monroe were,
10 1891
In 1922
In 1928
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The hint to have differences settled with red
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Uurlng the mOntn, 10 Clear uays'
NoTE.-This month, like that of o tober last
year, has been generally cool for the season The
first frost last year was on the 7th, and that Of
this wear on the I'd, OF the month
The Corn harvest, according to information re-
Ceived, has proved very abundant; and consider
ing the general abstinence from the use Of that
article in its incipient state, during the last sum-
mer, it is likely there will be an unusually large
supply the ensuing season.
The Asatic Cholera. which visited here in
September, was Of short duration; and the whole
number Of cases reported by the Physicians tn
the Board Of Health did not exceed forty The
slight hold the disease took here, may, with Ger,
tainty, be Imputed to the general cleanliness of
this CITY In fail expectation of the Cholera
taking effect here, through the constant conmu-
nica,ion by land and water from infected places.
the constituted authorities wisely prepared in
time for the worst that might occur; by which
means. when the calamity came, it was lightly
ieit 6y the inhabitants in general
The Board # Health. acting under the autho-
rity of Council, we're always in place; and by
the still. yet prompt and visilant. manner in
which they conducted the business of their office,
they subdued all fear or alarm, and ultimately
gained the complete confidence of their fellow
citizens. Indeed, every officer of the Corpora.
ton. from the highest to the lowest, did their
duty, according to their several stations. And,
to the honor of the great body OF our citizens be
it slid, that they also were constantly on the
alert, in aid Of the general welfare. Hencefor-
ward. let it be borne in mind, that similar excr-
tons in like cases will always be productive Of
like effects: or in the parabolic language of an
illustrious Turk, heretofore quoted, ''Pursue
the same line of duty in future, and pestilence
will not even look into your house, much less
take up its abode with YOU"
The long-looked-ior Comet has not yet made
its appearance within our horizon.
Museum, Oct 81, 1882
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1882.
COMMUNICATED
4 CARD

Marion.' of Fairfax County. presents his
compliments to the Editor Of the Richmond En-
spirer for the slight notice of his communication
N.ken in that paper, aud begs leave to assure him
that he now renounces and retracts all and every
thing that he ever said ia favor of MIR. PP.-Bar-
hour. whose conduct has both surprised aud NOR
,fied him exceedingly. Marion. however,
Will not be driven into the support OF Van 6uren,
ard will not attend the polls. Me- Barbour shall
not have :. Marion's" support or good word here
after. in any po,ieal contest that may arse, IN
Which he may be concerned.
When a man considers himself deceived and
betrayed. he is not apt to forget the cause OF his
SITUATION. "Marion" chose to send his commu-
uica,ion to what the editor Of the Enquirer calls
a CLAY paper" because he considered Mr..
s ,ow,len, though friend OF Henry Claws, an
inoeyendent editor, viii b is more than ne can say
of Mr. titcbie.
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SOtice.

's>HE person who took large English silver Wa.
l. Capped, W Simpson. maker. London, No ~
from gentleman's pocket on board the scarnooi "
,atonlc Oh FRIDAY. the 9Th INST is ques'sd TO fr
the same to James Morris, Union street, or leave :
this office. If 50 left. no questions viii ne sssd J.
not returned, reward of IS viii De psId ioi ''
apprehension e the thief, and the u,nIos, rgcr y "
law enforced against him, if discovered "''t&n'
ers in the District wilt please deisin the above os',|
ell watch, if offered at their shops. ss'd "''a''
the day of the month upon her faces hast patent tL
tai; and has pace for second hands but ''' '.'
are otr oct ~ Cr'
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a Good Farm for sale.

I WI l. sell the Estate upon which live, containing
1870 Acres: half 10 in wood, and the other un.
der a course Of cropping; situated upon the great
Southern Road leading from Aiexandria to Richmond
universally known that shall give no descrip
ton Of it. ANY wishing from curiosity or desire
70 purchase, is invited to call and examine it, Il is
well provided with every description Of comfortable
building; better d,ehed than any other Farm in virgi
mis-. and has been for more than 80 years under an i'm
proving course Of cultivation. would be willing to
exchange il for Limestone Mountain Land. Tobac.
CO makers would do we'll to call
scptl8-eo,f w. r. FOoTE.
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70 the Public

YNIE undersigned give notice t" ali "hon Ii
concern, that their Note 1900, ps,a' w.
Armfeid, and by him endcr ed. lated l''l "'' -,
1882, and pay able sixty DAYS after date, a"' 'r ~
discounted at the Mechanics Bank ct A'GL"..Ij' q
offered. through our Agent, to pay, and 90 's
the Cashier Of said Bank the full amount u'e'SU, n
Notes of the ssd Bank; but the pasmen Z,
by the said Cashier, ard the Note Withheld ~ p
fore thus publicly notify all persons. that We s"I
cline paying the aforesaid Note, IN sny ''o'' -
but that of The Mechanic Bank Aforesaid ,,cr
nov II. u A. I" r'~
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H0Ok BINDING.

TJNHE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and
L the public, that lie still continues the BOOK
BIND<G BUSINESS at his stand on the north side Of
KinG street, east of st Assph, where all orders for
Fancy well as Plain binding will be thankfully re
ceived, and executed with nestness and despatch He
will keep CONSTANT. for sale Cap Day Books and Ledg
Of the best paper and binding; Bank, Memoran.
dun, Receipt Blank, Music and Copy Books. All or.
des for Bank Books larger than Cap will meet with
prompt attention. AUGUSTUS JACOBS.
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HEAD QUARTERS OF THE Apv,
ADJUrANT GENERALS ORR.
IUL. a., fiCt.

Washin gton, Oc,obs, % co..
ORDER, No. 95. '''s
Blythe AUTHORITY OF rHr Syc.y orw
1.-The Regulation of June 8,h ,o "M
nounced in ..Order, No o.. of ,h,, wv Il.
tborizino commanding officers of D.; .ea' Ia.
Posts TO recommend the DISCHARGE Is ,',n III
their own request, or at the reou,. ,', y,
friends. on payino the sum of t,rs,t,, hst
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IcoMMuNIcATED. |

The MECHANICS BSSk of this place. being
about to wind up its concerns, has placed It's
property 10 the hands of Trustees, who will pro-
coed at once TO make such arrangements as to
retire the paper. Holders Of it are therefore ad
,ised not to part with their notes without FAIR
equivalent.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-03

South Carolina w. have been favored with
communication, of which the following IS an
extract, on the subject of the extra session OF
the Legislature of South Carolina. Our letter
was with without date or pos'mark; but we pre-
sumo. from the distance between Washington and
Columbia. the seat OF the State Government that
the Legislature adjourned on Friday
:" The bill To provide for the calling Of a Con-
veniion of the people OF this State has passed
both Houses of the Legislature In the Senate. the
vote va, yeas 81. nays l3-ln the House. yeas
90. nays 25 The act was ratified and the Lee
si.aure adjnurned a, half past eight O'Clock this
morning. The Union party members last night,
resolved, in Caucus, that they will continue their
opposition to Duitic alton. but that they will ad-
here to the State. it any violence be attempted
against her."-Itlegraph.
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Coiun,b az I .surnnce ONE

ALEXANDRIA, October IL, io'-
NOTlCE's hereby gwen to the HiocEn"i,
~ this INSTITUTE H. that An Election for eleven N
ors will be- held at this uifi:., between me hp.n
A. NJ and Up 81, on Monday, th' IN d., Of 90 -
Der next IL hEi'|h'~"'
Otl7-t5,hNuy
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interests. as we'll as the information, OF persons
connected with the coasting and inland trade,
who NAV, in the meantime. be disposed to con-
struct vessels adapted to this canal. when com.
pleted. as great numbers will undoubtedly hnd
employment in this. new route.
The canal is seventy five feet at top water line,
and seven feet deep. and will conveniently pass
vessels Of SIX feet water-ihe Locks are one nun
dred and ten feet between the gates, and twenty
four feet wide, and will admit "f vessels twenty
three feet wide. and one hundred feet from stem
to s,ern-a square float may pass twenty three
feet wide, and ninety five feet in length Draw,
or pivot bridges, are being constr ucted
The Feeder, or Delaware Branch of this ca
nal. extending from Trenton to Bulls Island,
twenty three miles) will be navigable.
The Locks on the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal, are one hundred feet between the gates,
and twentv-two feet wide-referencr must there
fore be had to this circumstance, for vessels in
tended for the trade Of the Chesapeake Bay
princeton Courier.
Episcopal Conueniion.--The session was
brought to close last evening. after the revision
of the Canons, which occupied the whole day
The Pastoral Letter of the venerable Bishop
White wan then read by himself. embracing more
than an hour.-Ne,c Fork GaeeHe.
A noisy, incorrigible inmate of the Vermont
State prison was lately SD troublesome that the
Sheriff wa. compelled to load him with irons. to
bear down his boisterous propensities. This how.
ever only added oil to the flame, and as the last
alternative, coaxing was resorted to- short
time since, however, he made an outcry that mis-
bunk was in dilapldated condition. The She
riff agreed to put it in order the next morning
but this would not do He swore he wouid set
fire to 1t unless the proposed repairs were made
Immediately. The Sheriff accordingly, to pre-
vent stormy night. procured hammer. nails.
lamp and assistant to fix the bunk according to
the mandate hs1had received. But a few nails
were driven before there was an Outcrv below
and on going down it was found that Mr.. Sly bad
taken promenade down stairs. where, finding
the outer door unlocked. THE person directed to
lock it having neglect So to d".) lie passed through
upon quick step--rushed into the washrnom
back, for esress from his :" long home" where he
was seized by Miss PhyIlissee, whom he olsen
gagged, however. rather unceremoniouslv, boIteh
over the garden fence in hurry, and was q. P.
H.-N Y C0vr
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AlanN.

a9Es, There are $50 .4rres Of Land, bind.
&SsE ing on the Turnpike leading from Alexandra
SHtS to Winchester and 10 miles west Of Alexan.
IcAksz>. dria which want to sell II is as good rs
the generality Of land in Fairfax. and has two Wagon
Stands on il, besides Well and excellent Spring
Mr, Charles Stewart, who adoins this tract will show
it to those who wish to purchase it. AAUND.
Aid 9, 1st Nov
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Notice.
On Monday. the 2sd in-
> slant. the STEAMBOAT

AsE@A vi MOnuay. tie 2SU It!-
A,.JANa.- slant. the STEAMBOAT
E S s EX will commence
running do~n far ss Ms,tock's Bridge,
ana return the next day, and will continue TO
ry other day on this route until further notice. She
viii not run Sunday on the route. and will there
fore go down Monday. up Tuesday, down Wednes.
dsy. up Thursday. down Friday, and up Saturday
All the route will be by daylight. She will leave
Washington at O'Clock, and Na,tock's Bridge at z
o'clock and win take all the freight that may offer at
the different landings on the River.
RATES.
TO Pye's Landing and Quantico Creek 81 90
To Sandy Point, Boyd's Hole, and Ladlow's
Ferry L IS
And ali below so
u All freight and baggage at the risk of the own.
ers. CiiAs. WALKER. Captain.
oct l8-Stswtf
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Fire Insurance Co. Of A.exa

Fa>HE President and Directors of this Company have,
L for the last SIX months, declared dividend OF
Forty five Gents each Share held IN this Institution,
papaoie to the or their legal representa-
tiyes, Oh or after the 5th instant.
NATHANIEL WArTLES.
nov I-d4t xeo2w Secretary
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sa ,Ished, daily, (by EDGAR sNowDEN,) for the
Town. AMI thrice week for the Country on Fairfax
street. between King and Prince streets, nearly OPP
posite the Post Office. Daily paper SO; Country pa
pr SIS ., r annum Advertisements inserted at the
ALLOWING rates: For square of Is lines inserted
daily, or every other day three times, 81; and %
cents for every subse insertion On Advertise
ents inserted once tciee ,Oeek Is per cent. al
d,,ional No A lvertiss m-nt considered less than
SQUARE nor inserted for less than 81 All adver'se'
nen,s published in the Daily, appear IN the Coun'ry
paper.
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Comparative Statement:
Average of this month so
Range of the Thermometer "a
Warmest day 70
Coolest day, IS
During the month 9 clear days.
October, 1881:
Average So
Range Of the Thermometer 40
Warmest day 70
Coolest day So
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Extract rom Mr.. Randnlph's Address to the
people Of Charlotte, in 1928.
"The election Of General Jackson to the Pre-
sidency, is not to be dreaded, as it can, ia no
sre,a. possibly occur-the people Of the United
States have not yet become SO corrupted, as
30 choose man OF military talents to govern the
national councils. in opposition to Mr. Crawford.
or indeed of any ether good man in the country"
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We are eredibIy informed that at the planting
of the hickory tree opposite Tammany Hall, on
Saturday, barrel of beer was thrown into the
hole around its roots. ard then dipped out and
passed rcund for the office holders. and their sa-
tclIles to drink! What scene for frteme,,, or
at least those whu call themselves such to be en-.
gagged nv 7 CGw.
We mentioned yesterday. that large Hicko-
nv Tree had been planted at Tammany Hall and
that a Barrelof Beer was thrown around the
roots and subsequently dipped up and drank by
the man.~orshipers. A correspondent assures
ms Il at but few individuals were thus served
the grea, majority Of them ferring TO lap ii up
Ibid
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1t is very amusing 70 take up the vulent par,i
gan papers on both sides and undertake to gather
from Them the tactS, 50 as to make out, and to
our readers.
ga plain unvsrnished tale deliver"
of the events and results attending almost any
election, local, state, city. corporation, or gene
raj. Scissors! thev are out Of the question-for
it is rare that a statement of the polls can be
found in any paper, unaccompanled with some
violent denunciation-some opprobrious eplhct
some extravaeant and undeserved praise Of
political fdvOrites-scme unwarrantab guesses,
and uncharitabe suspicious. surmlses Or charges,
some indecent and vulgar abuse. or some self
soothing speculations for the future, to calm the
unQuietness which i'll success engenders.
So we have to gather facts from the statements
and admissions OF our editorial brethren, and give
them such a collocation as will convey TO our
readers our deliberate opinion of the truth.
And after all this ouiIing and pruning, how
small space well authenticated, naked facts,
useful to be known, will be found to occupy
You may take couple of long, wide columns.
filled with (" glorious Victories" unparalleled
defeats" "ALL HaILs!" E7e" TOTAL RoUTs!"
{" horse, foot and dragon victories!!.." Wa
terloo defeats!." regenerated statcs.w &c.
&C., and compress. or rather abstract from them,
just about as much useful truth! news! facts!
as will employ composition ten minutes to set
up, and the reader not half as long TO possess
himself, as we have been making this article.
Lexington Observer.
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1dmssti; aSsws.
Eo;r6.yd Roces-E First Dav.

Foirfeld RdceS-FFsl my
Tuesday was run colt Sweepstake two mile
heats. $500 entrance. half forfeit. Ten subscri
bers-ive paid forfeit. The following is the re
suit:
WIN, NJ. Vests b. c. Sir Walter. by
Tonson.
hanna, a
David II Branch's b. c. Tobacconist;
By Johanna, 5
James ]. Harrison's Oh. c. w ilkin-
sons, by Sir Archie. 9
John Minge's bl. C. Black Hawk by
U,,.nne :
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PHILADELPHIA. Nov. l.

PHILADELPHIA. NOV. ].
The Mayor made fine haul yesterday in the
lower part of the lily. having seized upon iui
gang of house breakers, and brought them and
their booty safely to his office. The rogues
are waiting the session Of the Mayors court.
letter published in Yesterdays Gazette, from
Mr.. Spur ;zheim. the Phrpnolosist, mentions the
intention Of that celebrated gentleman to visit
this city after he has repeated his lectures in Bus
ton, and ectured in Hartford and New York
He is exceedingly popular in the Literary En-
porium. and will probably be as successful IN this
CITY.
YESTERDAY morning, between seven and eight
o'clock. a young horse attached to dray, and
under the guidance of two young men, became
FESTIVE on the lower side of Market street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh. aud sprung away from
his guides. running directly down Decatur street,
demolish,ns at an awful rate the market wagons
tastetully arranged on the lower side. DashIng
onward, with the heavy dray still attached TO
him, he rushed up the five marble steps on the
north side of the Arcade. sweeping away Por-
ton Of the heavy iron railing. pursued his way
along the eastern avenue Of that spacious build
Ing, scattering far and wide the shopkeepers' box
es. passed down the steps Of the south front. TAX
ing with him at the draw wheels another portion
of the iron railing. and continued directly across
Chestnut st. into the Messrs LIQUIDS Piano Furte
Manufscto tory, and here would have been a signal
crashing of the 'sbeautifu and frail," but that,
fortunately, the horse in his haste made no cal
culatuns for The width of the dray, aud while the
animal found ingress for part of its person."
the shaft of the draw struck violently against the
Intel of the door, making an indenture as deep
and large as If nine FOUNDER had been let off
against the premises. Considering the number
Of persons usually assembled in the places through
which the animal passed. it is marvellous that no
personal injury was sustained
Dslaware md Rarifan CnnnL-This great
work, connecting the Delaware and Raritan Ri
vers, at Bordentown and New Brunswick, and
forming sloop navigation between the cities OF
New York and Philadelphia. and by means OF the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. safe commu-
nication between the commercial towns on the
Chesapeake Bay and the New England States,
being now in great state Of forwardness, and
to be completed by the end Of the ensuing year.
(isss) description Of it might be useful fOr the
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Time-lst heat SIN. 5js., Cd do. SIN. SOS.
Tobacconist the favorte against the field
Won easily by Sir Walter. The second heat
hard in hand.
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I'm adventure We learn. from source en-
titled to implicit confidence. NET two young gen.
tlcmen of Montgomery county, few evenings
ago, started on an 0pposun, h'os', of course with
out fire arms. During their excursion they freed
an animal, which at first they supposed to be a
Wild Cat, and forthw it'll adopted means to effect
its capture. Being provided with axes, they soon
leled the tree, which bringing their victim ~ the
ground, they attacked it with stones and such
other weapons as were within reach, and sue.
ceeded in killing it-when. 10 their great SURPRISE
they discovered it to be a full grown Panther. 1t
is probable that the Panther was stunned by the
fail Of the tree, otherwise he had scarcely been
SO easily comprehensive young hun,smen, in
deed, made most fortunate escape, as, III fair
battle, it is probable that one or both Of them
would have been badly wounded, if not killed.
[Lynchburg Tirginian.
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| A valuable improvement in the mode OF manu-
featuring -four in order to preserve it in sweet
and sound condition for long period, has been
for some time past IN practical operation at the
Flouring Mill of NATHAN Tyson, Esq on Jones'
Falls. On various occasions. In the shipment OF
Four to hot climates or to the distant ports in
the Pacific, merchants have sustained material
losses in consequence OF the article having proved
sour and unsouud on its arrival out. in spite Of
all the oare that had been employed IN the selec-
ton of wheat and its conversion to flour To
obviate this difficulty is the design of the improve
ment Of which we are now speaking. and the in.
yentOr acting on the principle that BY reno
vng the cause the effect will also necessarily be
removed. has erected on one side OF his mill a
furnace with drying cyinders, by means Of which
after the flour is ground and holed in the usual
way, it is deprived OF ali It's mnlsure.--the sub
stance which 1t is believed is the primary cause
of its fermentation and becoming sour and hard
The apparatus II Snpc. economical and eihcient
aud the heat being applied externally To the cy
finders. does IT office without in any way affect
ng or altering 'he oIigina! favour OF the flour -
Is far a, thr arIiclr mad IN this way has been
submitted to The test OF experiment. the result
has been perfectly satisfactory. a snail parcel
has been sent To Riu DE- Janelro and brought back
again tn this portland Is as sound and good now
a, at the time of us manufacture. The real val
ne cd the Improvement can of course. only be
fully tested m a more enlarged field ct expert
,nent, and TO a trial Of this Kind it is now sub
hitting in cargo oftwo thousand barrels, des-
patched on DISTANT votase Should the pro-
cess b. successful 10 furnishing su important an
article as -four dives'en of its ordinary tender
cy to spoil. il will prove Invaluable Tor the pur-
poses of commerce. TO our friends IN the
West, who send their -four to the New Orleans
market under the advantages of long voyage
and hot climate, II cannon De less important.
. Baltimore american.