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PERKINS STEAM CANNON

In the London Spectator, we find thus noticed
among collection of mechanical curiosties, the
Steam Cannon Of our Perkins,
Mr.. Perkins may be considered in the light Of
benefactor to his species, inasmuch as his won-
dertul improvement in the art of killing, must e.
ventually lead to the abolition of war. To give
some idea of the powers and capabilities of this
engine, let the reader fancy metal tube of any
given calibre, connected with a compact stearl
apparatus of proportionate power, and movable
lat pleasure in any direction by means of univer-
sal joint With one fourth additional force to that
Of gun powder, it will propel stream of bullets,
whether musket or cannon balls at the rate of SCI
venty eight in four seconds for any length of time
during which the steam power may be kept up.
Nothing mortal or that is made by mortal hands,
can stand against such a resistess attack One
gun is in itself battery IN perpetual and nces-'
SAINT action, moving horizontally, or vertically,
sweeping in semicircular range; and pouring
all the while continual volley- of balls, with un,
erring precision when directed pointblank Two
of those guns in ship would sink any vessel in
stantly and what force could pass by such bat
terry on land? The very appearance of one on
the field of battle, would clear it of living beings,
either by putting them to flight or to death. The
gun is fired every half hour; and it Is fixed so that
the balls can only hit target at the other end of
the room. The noise 1t makes in firing is little
more than that caused by the rush of column OF
steam from narrow aperture, with the addition.
of the noise OF the balls hitting the target Strange
to relate there is not the slightest danger to alarm
the most timid female. 1t is curious to see small
tube of polished steel splitting (for that term is
most expressive of its action) forth shower Of
bullets and steam without any apparent effort
Besides this extraordinary piece of mechanism.
there are other specimens of the ingenuity of the
Inventor, Mr.. Perkins, which we can only enu~
merate.--.Apparatas illustrating his new mode of
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From the Boston Statesman.

Solomon Broadbrim, Esq. has the following
sage remarks in his last Spy:
"a Strong Sign.--The New York Courier &
Enquirer, long the leading and most influential
paper in the state, has renowned its Jackson
ism, and come out boldly in the cause of the
country, adopting for its motto, principles and
not men, This detection has spread fearful
panic through the ranks of Jacksonsm from
which they will not easily recover. s.
.'Our readers will recolect, that it is but a
very short time since the Philadelphia Inquir-
er, leading jackson paper of Pennsylvania,
come over to ourside. How many such delec-
lions can the jackson cause withstandw
Answer.-The Jackson cause, which is the
cause of democracy and the people, against a
corrupt and abandoned aristocracy, can stand
just as many such OBJECTIONS as the Bank with
its gold can make, and will be the firmer for
the detection of the corrupted apostates.-
"Our readers will recolect thatlt is but a short
time snceT the Bank of the United States
bought the Couier & Enquirer by an advance
in the form ola loan of $52,975, andthe Phila;
delphia Inquirer was bought out in similar
way for $4,000. Neither of them is worth
a groat. But it is singularly worth notice that
the moment man who has belonged to the
democratic party, proves himselfto be a scoun-
drel, he ishaied rapturously by the opposition
as their brother by nature.
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VANDAIIA:
Wednesday October 10, 1889.

Mr.. OwEN.-This gentleman's last manifesto, which
we have had occasion to notice BEFORE shows quite
marked decrease in the bitterness his feelings towards
stopping from the lofty height where his imagined
greatness had placed him. he seems to remember Mr.
0. will pardon for saying t that 'ssome slight differ
ence surely there must be" between the rank of the goy
of state, and the petit father of the loyal Pota-
watamies In his disnbusiue proclamation of the 5th
june he s,I have understood that governor Rey-
nolds has issued procla nation in which he gratutoy
give it his opinion that the Poawatamies allied
othe hostile band," sc. And proceeding the defence
of his red children, he adduces variety of their
part, which he deems nothing else than expressions of
loyalty. AL closes with observing, 'sthat he hopes
these will be sufficient to put at rest the idle fears of our
heroic governor" Again in his last publications. with
a degree of candor rather unusual he remarks: "The
result of the examn atom into the conduct of the Pot
awotames, instituted by gen. Scott, sHows that the
governor, to say the least it, greatly mistaken in
his opinion'
These sentences in contrast, exhibit degree of i'm
provement the part of the agent not to be regretted
though it may be matter of regret to Mr. o. that he
finds himself compelled to show to the public that such
Improvement was in his case necessary "We live in
age of Improvement and we presume that by the
time Mr.. o. finds it necessary to address the people
again in relation to the conduct of public officers 1t will
be seen that he has learned to pay propsr attention
three very essential requisites of the derorou-a due
regard to time, place, and persons
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Corn crops in the northern part of the state, notwh
standing the cold spring and dry sunmer, prove to be
very good-much better than was attic ipated. cor
respondent the Military tract writes, that in that
section of the state, never beter-beng gener
ally full grown and out of the way of the frost With
US the prospect is not quite Aaderng. The weather
during the last days of September and the first of Octo
Der was unusually cold for the We had somt
hard trosts that must have damaged considerably
especially that standing in the open prairie.
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CHARLEsroN.--The following is from the "Ala-
bama Gazette" That there is strong Brit
ish party among the null6ers we have for some
time firmly beleived--nay, that certain per-
son was sent, or proceeded on his own account
to England, to make arrangements for military
assistance, when the nation of South Carolina
should throw ersefupon ''her sovereignty !"
But no such assistance can be obtained. The
policy of Europe is decidedly opposed to it
and Great Britain has many special ard impor-
tant reasons, besides, for keeping herself out of
"a scrape which can result only in injury to her.
|self.
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The "Southern Banner Cat Athens) unhes
itatingly affirms' that VIM. FL. Crawford is op-
posed to Nulhfcation-that he signed the pro-
ceedings OF the Athens Meeting, only bee ause
he was chairman of the meeting-and hen
he was called to the chair, sit was little expec.
ted by any one that, before its close, the meet
ing would assume the character it did, Wby
has no historian of that meeting appeared to
show us plainly how it was ''got up and how
it was turned from its original object?
Richmond Enquirer
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ARMY MovEMENs.--Since the concluson of treaties
with the Sacs and Foxes, and Winnebagdes, under
stand that the Rangers and the PRINCIPAL part of the
Infantry of the regular army be removed from the
posts on the frontier, to convenient winter quar-
tiers. Col Eusts with his regiment of artillery returns
to the east by the way of Chicago capt. Beckes
company of rangers will pass the winter at Vincennes
la, and Capt Browns company at Danvlle, ILL., Capts
Brown and Todd's companies repair to Fort Gibson
A. T. to join Capt. Beams company now at that place
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they find themselves obliged to say that, though
all are not positively bad, they have not discover
Ell, in any one, sufficient merit to justify them in
Distinguishing it. In this, also, they are unani-
NOUS,
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TENNESSEE The Legislature of this state
now in session, has adopted the general tickle,
system for the election of electors of president
and vice president. The measure had many
warm opponents. and on Its final passage the
majority in its favor was but small.
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MAINE ELECTloN.-Th Boston Morning
Post of Monday says: We have received re-
turns from ZIG towns, which give Smith, the
Republican candidate, 24.879, and Goodenow
23,726 votes for governor: scattering 49,
Fhc remaining towns to be heard from will
probably increase Smiths majority to 2ooo OF
more. The Bath MEL Inquirer says, that
The house will be, for Jackson not less than / 8
Clay 73. Senate, Jackson 16. Clay Q.
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CAPTURE OF A MEXICAN sCHR OF

WAR BY THE Y. >. cCHR. GRAMPUs.
The New Orleans Courier of the 9th ult.
states, that the U. S. schr. Grampus, Josiah Tat
nell, Esq. commander, was at anchor outside
the Bar, from cruise Of six months, on the Mex
lean coast, with 100000 dollars in specie on
board. The Grampus captured on the 18Th inst
the Mexican schr@of war Montezuma, Capt Pc
dro VilIenea, for committing an act of piracy,
on the schr. William A. Turner, al days of and
from New York, for Natamoras. The officers
and crew Of the Monezuma, (eight in number,
including company of soldiers) are in irons on
board the Grampus; and the prize ordered into a.
port in the United States.
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NEW YoRK-Fron the 31s July to 3lst Au-
gns, inclusive, there have arrived at this port.
1886 vessels, including ships, brigs and schooners.
Of this number, 81 were owned in foreign coun.
tries, viz: 43 BIRTHS b, French, Spanish, Ger
man and 2 Swedish la the same period, 5SaS
steerage passengers have arrived in this city.
[Com Ado.
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Ellmaker,) and adopted long address to the peo
pie Of Massachusetts. In this address, they pro
claim that they will not vote for Mr. Clav-"no
public man in the nation (having) placed himself
50 directly in opposition to the fundamental prln-
Iciple of Anti masonry, as he has dpne''-and
they also declare, "that Henry Clay, however
eminent as Statesman, Is far behind the ordina.
Try standard of morals-that there is no JUNCTION
OF virtuous example in his private life" The
editor of the "Boston p, ess' also cites this evil
dence of their sentiments: ''Any man who was
N that assembly and who witnessed the thrilling
response, when Mr.. Merrick, the President. in
an eloquent speech, declared that Henry Clay, by
his own acts, had severed the ties that once bound
the Anl-masons of New England to him, forev-
er, might as soon hope to constrain them to estab
fish monarchy, as to vote to sustain Masonry
through Henry Cay."-These Anti-masons are
a stiff necked generation-as Mr.. Clay is like to
find. They 60 for their own creed and converts,
as the coming election will prove Richmond
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VAN buren, IN N. CAROLINA.

We are informed from the most satisfactory
source, that there has been very decided mani
testation in favor of MI Van Buren, At the
ate large meeting in Surry county, we were pres
ent, we saw the leading strong friends of Gener'
al jackson, and the union of the States, stand
forth for Mr.. Van Buren, aIso-among the rest
was the worthy and long tried Republican, Me
shack Franklin. We learn from various parts
of the Western Circuit, that Mr. Van Buren, is
fast rising; they say there, that whether Mr.. Bar
bour be a nuifier or not, makes odds!-that
'hat party every where in N. Carolina, and but
few of Jackson's real friends are supporting Mr.
b.; and they don't want to afford the Dsunionisrs
even the semblance of a triumph. The cry In
he mountains is, hurra for Jackson, Van Buren,
and the Union. We have little doubt but that Mr.
Van Buren, will get N. Carolna.-Carolina
Watchmdn
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MIsslssIppl.--Mr. Cage has been elected &
Mr.. Plummer re-elected,t to Congress from this
state, now entitled to two members. There
we're three other candidates who received res
Ipectabe polls.
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From the Boston Statesman


A GOOD HIT.--lt has been stated to be a fact
that the friends Of Clay, Immediately after the
bank bill was vetoed, hired person to procur
for them given number of the names of those
Lrishmen who had turned to Clay; accordingly
their man set himself to work, resolved to per-
form bis engagement llterally-and proceeding
to a well tenanted grave yard, copied from the
grave stones the names of several hundred Ir-
ishmen, who it is certain will never vote for
Jackson, and who, it is equally certain, have
already turned to Clay; thus he performed his
part of contract. and furnished the opponents
of the administration with an imposing list Of
names, which answered as well, so long as the
trick was undiscovered, as tho they had been
the names of persons still living. But now the
trick is exposed, the opposition will try some
other equally shallow artiice to delude little
longer such people as take great plesure in be-
ing gulled.
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fHR LApY's BooK.-The September number Of this
beautiful periodical has just been received. 1t not
too much to say that The Lady's Book" is among the
rst oil Its class Its appearance is decidedly elegant
and the matter of its pages at the time entertain
ing and instructive. Some time since the publishers of
Tered prize of too hundred dollars for the best tale,
ana HB dollars for the best poem. Competitors say
the publishers were numerous and their pieces, partc-
uary the prose compositions, possessed much merit The
committee to whom the pieces offered for the prize
referred, express their decision in the suboined
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MoNRov1A. brig American sailed from
Norfolk few days since, with AT emigrants
for Liberia OF this number, IS were from N .
Carolina, Is from Frederick county. Va, manu-
united by Mrs. Ann r.. Page, l21rom Washing
ton City, and the remainder from Norfolk. The
Society of Friends of Philadelphia vescontris
buted most literally to this expedition-probabiy
about $27O0 The Board of Colonization, at
Washington, intend to despatch three Or four ex-
petitions before winter, should the necessary funds
be realized
We learn from the African Repository that
Henry Sheldon, Esq, of this city, has made a
donation Of t,co thousand dollars to the American
Colonization Society, for the establishment of q
High School at Liberia in Africa.
" Y American
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Important htelHgence.--Th brig Cedric,
which arrived at Boston on Thursday, from
Antwerp, was bound to St. Ubes, but on ar
irving off that port on the 2lst July, was board
ed from one of Don Pedro's squadron, and not-
fed of the blockade oftne ports of Portugal.
Her register was endorsed, and the vessel Or
dered off. The Captain Informed that Don
Pedro had possession ofall the north of Portu-
gal, and the greater part of the squadron were
in the Tagus, blockading Lisbon.
A Society for the Restoration of Poland has
been formed in England, as we learn from En-
glish papers, with the poet Campbell at their
head. The enthusiasm he cherished for Sar.
malta forty years since, seems to revive with
new zeal. He is now sixty five, we fear he may
not live to see the liberation of Poland, though
it will be no little satisfaction to him to know
that he has done all he could to aid her cause.
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CARD.

The papers sent in by the writer's who chose
to present themselves as competitors for the pre-.
MUM of Two HUNDRED DOLLARS, offered by
the propretors of The Lady's Book. were sub
mlted to the Undersigned, who have examined
Them carefully. They have been unanimous iu
Ipreterring the tale of Miss LESLIE, called Mrs.
WASHINGTON PoTTs; regarding 1t as equal, IN
lpoint Of general IN crit, to any of those with
which ii was to be compared, and decidedly supe,
rlor in fitness for the miscellany by whose pro-
prletors the prize was proposed.
The Committee deem it Just to say that, in
their opinion, several of the compositions, read
10y them on this occasion, appeared so excellent
that their final decision was not made without
hesitation; and that none of the candidates should
feel any thing like modification in yielding to
the author of such a production as that which
they have united in choosing.
The Poems, offered for the Prize of Fifty Dol.
lars, were submitted to the same Judges; and
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FIRE-The dwelling house of Brown Coz
ems, Esq, situated miles North West of the
CITY. was entirely consumed by fire, on THURS
DIV night last. We understand that the flames
h.} progressed 50 far before the family
Nrre j ,.med, thai tliey barely escape with
aheir los. All the iuIniiure in the house was
Aeslro, el.-.li.ss. Republican.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-20

On the next day after this attack, search was
made for the dead bodies, and all we're found ex.
cent one whose name was Francis Spencer.-
There have been parties out nearly every day
since the time of attack in search OF SPencer's
body. On last Friday, scouting party OF our
men from Fort Hamilton, set out once more' 10
Try and find the body OF Spencer and also 10
reconnoitre the country to ascertain whether the
Indians had been recently about. When they
came on the ground where the men had been at.
tackled, they saw Spencer approaching. The
establishment felt By the whole party on seeing
him. after an absence Of nine days 10 the woods
without food, and not more than miles from
the Fort can better be imagined by our readers
than expressed by US.
The narration which he gives is briefly this:
When the company who were at work IN the
field, (including himsef.) was fired on by the
Indians. they all ran, and swan the Pick-e'ton.e
ka river, which was near, and most OF them tell
in rising the opposite bank; the Indians, IN close
pursuit, soon overlook aud scaIped, as ne sup
posed all but himself. In that We would re-
mark, he was mistaken, for one man beside him
self, escaped and took the news to the Fort. +
He then ran up raviue, concealed himself be-.
meath its bank, when he saw all the Indians ex-
cept one, commence their scalping, cutting, &c.
That one pursued horse from which had fallen
one of our men, and caught him near where he
was concealed. The Indian mounted and rode
toward him few steps, while S. unperceived.
took aim, and fired at the Indian and brought
him from his horse to the ground.
1t then became necessary to seek some other
retreat, 50 he crawled offthrough the thick bush
es, and again concealed himself. He soon saw
the Indians hunting for him, but not finding him
they shouldered tker scalps and plumber and
mar ched off. Unwilling to risk going to the Fort.
he remained there concealed from Thursday eve
ming till Saturday morning, when was fought the
bloody battle between Gen. Dodge's detachment
and the Indians about three miles from the Fort
He heard the guns and made towards them, and
soon after came in sight of the Fort, where he
saw some Menominee Indians who had just
arrived under command of Col. Hamilton; and
supposing them to be Sacs, he turned, went to
his hiding place, and there renamed till found
by our scouting party nine days after the attack.
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CORPORATION OF ALEXANDRIA.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the Bishop Of the Diocess OF Virgi-
MIA, conforming to the recommendation OF the
General Convention of the Episcopal Church Of
Virginia, has designated and set apart Friday, the
Goth Of this present month, as day Of Fasting,
Humiliation, and Prayer; and whereas the vari-
GUS congreg cations within the Corporation Of Alex
andria are DESTROYS that the same day should be
used within the said Corporation for the same
purpose: Now, 1 hereby give notice, that Friday,
the Goth instant, will be set apart by the religious
congregations of the Corporation as a day of Hu-
mutation. Fasting, and Prayer; and it is further
recommended that the citizens abstain from their
ordinary occupations on that day.
Given under my hand, July IL, 1882.
JNO. ROBERTS, Mayor.
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ladies Auction.
lass. China. Astral Lamps, Look

Cut Glass, China, Astral Lamps, Look
ing Glasses, &c.
an Monday morning next, al 10 o'clock will be
u sold, without limits, to close concern,
8 Hogsheads and Packages of Wares,
Consisting, in part Of
pair Astral Lamps, assorted sizes
60 dozen China Muffin Plates
II China Tea Sets, Sc pieces
10 do Lu,tre do. So do
20 Ewers and Basins; Soap Boxes
.1l2 Dresden Flowers
dozen Persian and Toy Mugs
Cut Glass half gallon and quart Pitchers
Elegant Cut Tumbiers and Wines
Celeries and Moulded Covered Dishes
Gilt Mantel and Pier Glasses, variety of sig.
es, of the latest Philadelphia patterns, ta.
per columns Also,
Large Family BIBLES, with engravings, gilt
Flavius Josephus, wi; 1aylor's Holy Living
History of England, $50 engravings
Do of Scotland, $50 do
The Art of Getting Money; The Fortune Teller
1 set of the English Portrait Gallery, "a Nos.
The Ladies of AIexand ia and its vicinity are sPeci-
ay invited to attend Dealers in the above articles
would like wise do well to attend, as most Of the above
articles will be put up with the privilege OF the whole
lo and it is the intention of the Auctoneer to sell
without reserve. GEO. WHITE. Auct.
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70 Contractors.
Office of the Chesapeake s. Ohio Canal
COmnanY.

VdSHWStOH, JWy u, 1867.
PROPOSALS
WILL be received at this Office until Thursday,
w the 23d day of August next. for the excavation
embankment. and wsllng, Of thirty sections of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Caua, commencing at point
on the Potomac river eight miles below ilfamsport
and extending up the river fifteen miles.
Proposals will be received at the same time for the
construction ofa Dam the Potomac river, at the
upper termination of the above he being opposite to
the estate of Mr. Colston.
Proposals will also be received, at the same time,
for the construction of an Aqueduct scross Conogo-
cheague; four Lift Locks, Guard Lock, and sixteen
Culverts; all on the above line OF Canal,
A plan of the Dam, Aqueduct, and Locks, with the
spe ci6caton Of the same, may be at this Office.
and on application to the Resident Engineer at IL
Transport after the first day Of August.
Specifications and blenk forms Of proposals for the
sections Locks and Culvers, may be obtained either
at this Office or at Willlamsport.
Proposals will also be received, until the 23d Of Au
gust for the construction OF Lock No. SO, Of six feet
lift on the 135th section Of Canal of Lock No 40,
of nine feet lift, the 145th section Of the Canal; and
for the excavation, embankment and waling, of the
10th section of the Canal; all being between the head
of Hsrpers Ferry Falls ard ;.soway's Mill.
BY order: JOHN r. lNGLE,
iy 20-2sw,23dAug Clerk C. 4 o. G.. e.