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dured. What! said he, shall pay one penny
three farthinps for wooden jewsharp, when can
get an iron one for sixpenc-s To be sure the
wooden article answere every purpose Tor my
monkies, whose leisure hours must De amuseu
with iewsharps Of some kind or other. to prevent
them from being worse employed. But tnat Is
neither here nor lhere-itis the principe 'nat
contend against.
Bill now posted forthwith to his fathers. to re-
quest him to take off the premium on jocks Jews.
harps-alleging that It was TOO oad mat JUN
shuuld be growing rich BY his vile wooden manu-
faeture, while he was growing poor on the more
honorable business of raising cst-taiis. Farmer
Apologize endeavored to reason with HIN on the
Injustice of his demand, inasmuch as the same
principle had been followed in relation both 10
hun and his brother, and inasmuch as he himself
had been the FIRST to ask that protection, which lie
was now so ready to condemn.
Bat the more the Farmer attempted to reason
the more Bill got in passion, un'i at last IN or
der to appease him, the old gentleman reduced
the premium on jock Jews-hGrps t. one halt TAR
thing each. This conclusion, however, SO lar
from satisfying Bill, seemed only to enrage HIM
the more The principle! said he; It is the
principle contend against; and sooner than sub
init to it. IN blow up Jocks mill sky.hgh, set
fire to the q mans house. and play the devil
with the whole concern. These threats he ex-
pressed openly, but neither J"ck nor the old gen.
teman were to be novel They had wary <ye
upon his movements, but kept perfectly cool:
This composure only the more en'ased Bill I;
and arming his monkies one day with squ'rts and
Don, guns. he marched at the head Of this uncouth
armv to attack Jock in his mill But Jock was
ready for him. He had closed the door 81 his
mill. aud prepared few buckets OF hot wa,
ter, so arranged that by pulling strnghe could
upset the whole of them upon his assai'ants.
The door being opened, the monkies were sent.
as he expected, TO scale the walls and enter the
windows Jock waited composed'y unc' the
noisy troop had nearly reached the lower case
ment, when suddenly pulling the strings, he dis.
charged the hot contents Of the bue kets upon their
heads The consequence was. that they aban'
tuned the attack in great confusion, threw away
their arms. and ran screening & screaming about
with their scaided polls, like so many mad crea-
lures; and when Gen. Bill endeavored once more
TO urge them Ia the attack, instead Of obeyng his
orders, they with one accord fell upon himself.
tore of every rag Of clothes he had. scratched
and wounded him till the blood began to run 10
streams down his naked body, and would Boon
have made az end Of him. had not Jock, sallying
from the mill, put them TO flight, and generous.
" rescued his fraternal enemy.
From that time Bill grew more rational. He
sent his monkies back to Africa, picked his own
cat.tails, and said no more about Jocks premi-
um, or the odious principle OF protection.
NeW York Citizen.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE U. STATS

The Supreme Court Of the United Sta.
sembied Yesterday at the Courtroom al th.C
pitOl,, pursuant to law: Present
Chief Justice Marshall,
Mr.. Justice Story,
MIR. Justice Duvall,
Mr.. Justice Thompson,
Mr.. Justice Mclean.
Clerk of the COurt-Wm. +. Carroll, O,
Reporter to the Court-Rich d. Peters, l.;
Morshal attending-Henry Ashton, Esq
The following gentlemen were aJmitt,da
sworn Attorneys and CounseIlors Of this Cg
viz:
r. +. Lyle. Of Cincinnati. Ohio.
J. r. Livingston. Jr.. New York.
Junius II. Hatch, New York.
Justin Butterfeld, New York.
WIN l.. Brent, Maryland.
WIN. ). Fulton, Arkansas.
Mr.. w l.. Brent moved for rule agans
Attorney General Of the United States to
cause why a writ of Habeas Corpus Should I
issue to bring before this Court the body u"
bias Watkins, now imprisoned 10 the prI'a
the county of Washington; and Saturday 4
was assigned for hearing the argument upo1
application.
10 addition to the Attorneys and Coun~
residing within the District, those who are
IN attendance az Members Of Congress, and
above named a. being admitted to praclIts
observed Mr.. Writ, Of Baltimore, and Mr.
J. IngersoIl, Of Philadelphia
1t gave US pleasure to remark that all the
ges Of the Supreme Court in attendance ysr
day appeared TO be in excellent health.
Chief Justice, especially, appears to ben
possession Of more than usual health and
information which. We are persuaded, vi \
very acceptable to our readers universally. z
hai =
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extension of Tue copyright will be obtained from
Parliament; in winch event, as cheaper ea.'""i
will hereafter be published, with probably equal
success, the children Of this ilustri"us Pess""
must ultimately obtain not only comfort anu III
dependence, but also opuence.
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a Card.

NRAyEN ASHFORD. having qualified IS ~ =
~ BILE, Offers his services as such to the rG' ~.
promises punctuAl.y and despatch. Tie VIII
the settlement and collection o: accounts ~
speedy returns Of all business put in his hi''~'
in his cfficial capacity or as Collector.
Cenircyillc, Fairfax County, de- l. ID"
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Notice

rs hereby given TO the stockholders in this Com.
pany, that an instament Of four dollars per share
required to be paid before the lst day of Ja
nusrI, and farther instslmeat Of four dollars Der
share to be paid on or before the LIST day Of February
next. by order of the Board,
JOHN II. CREASE,
Clerk G.. Co.
dec 1--dss, dec 30, 81; Jan I, 30, 81; feb 1,
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Glass Knobs, hooking Glass
pLHTEN &c

AlO DOZEN pressed, flint and pearl Glass Knobs
L ~ 70 close the lot, thew would be sold low.
4 few boxes Looking Glass Plates 8xi0 and I5x22
Pressed pearl glass Curtain Pins, various Sizes Of
and beautiful patterns-worth the attention Of the
ladies' X. n. MILLER
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Tenn, Daily paper eight dollars per annum. payt
aole half yearly Country paper nse doi'ars per
annum Advertisements inserted At the rate OF one
dollar for the 6rst three insertions. and twenty five
cents for every subsequent insertion.
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Office Of the alexandria Canal Company. ,
NoyEMRER 90 Z
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Mechanics Rising. THE Mayor of this city
is leather dresser; the Mayor of Boston is me-
chanie; the late Mayor Of Washington is prln-
ter; the Mayor Of Baltimore is a sad'ller; the
Lieutenant Governor Of Massachusetts was a
journeyman pressnan; Mr.. Burgess. NJ. c. OF
Rhode Island. was blacksmith; there are three
printers in the Senate OF Pennsylvania, and SIX
in the House, and at least twenty IN the legisla-
ture Of Massachusetts.-N !. Gag.
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Extraordinary Escape.-'rhe family Of Mr..
Riley. composed of his wife. fonr children, and
an apprentice boy. we're no doubt saved from
perishing in the flames, on Thursday night. bv
the accidental circumstance Of the men employed
in our ofice passing the spot at the time when
the flames burst forth. By presence Of mind
and discreet management. Mr.. Elliot aud Mr..
SIeaven reached the Cd story window, which
they burst opsE, and, with much energy rouse,l
the sleeping family, seven in number, from their
beds. and without rag on exceDt what they
slept in. succeeded in getting them out Of the
room aud into the street. Five, or even three
minutes delay. would have been too late. and the
whole number must have persisted.
". Y. Gaify Rdp.
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language, are no scholars at all. | could men
ton dozen instances.
But to return. Mr.. Burgess 10 debate Is armed
at all points. At home he is industrious and Ia.
borious even at the expense Of his health, and
that has all the resources which industry can
give. He has argument for argument, wit Tor
wit, sarcasm for sarcasm, metaphor tor metaphor:
He resembles one of the old soldiers who could
fight on foot or on horse. in heavy or light arms,
with battle axe or spear. In modern warfare.
he would be good in the artillery or the infantry,
with the cavalry or engineers, for broad sword
or pistol. kings arm or spade are skilfuiiy
welded in his hands.
But few men are better read than Mr.. Bur-
ges. in history. in politics as science, IN the ma
turs and Structure Of our government, or in our
own and rfsfeign statistics. Az lawyer he Is
conspicuous. As a statesman, distinguished. -
His feelings are warm and strong. and easily
aroused. Hence with all the advantages OF
keen sensibiIity, he has all its Affections. Pru.
dence sometimes fails jurisprudence, that viz
tue in whose presence no deity fails one.> He
thinks vigorously and speaks boldly. He fear
lessiy utters What he thinks. cut where 1t will
Such men have warm friends and strong enc.
mics. If independence never crlnses, iDdepen-
dence must make adversaries. 10 truckle to
the times, to float on the current. TO set ones
sails for the passing wind, are charges never to
be preferred against Mr.. Burgess His worst en-.
emies cannot but award hun the need of indie
pendence, perseverance, learning, consistency.
Ii 10 all his virtues man Of his temperament
could add. what is impossible, that Of prudence.
he would be almost the perfect man. As he is,
he is the polar star of Rhode Island, and sheds a
brill lustre over the sky Of the little State
So long as he is her representative. her Interests,
her lame,7 the star of her pride will never sink
below the horizon. New England could not
have better champion to reprrss the insolence
and impudence of certain men, who knoWing
that dueiltng is no part Of the New England
creed, often take care to speak towards one sec.
ton of the Union as they dare not speak to an
other from fear OF the pill tol and the bullet.
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.9ccidsnt- painful occurrence took place
last evening, in one OF the retectories near the
Park Theatre. Some few months since, the pro.
prietor Of one Of those establishments sent an in.
vitation to the celebrated Mr.. Sykes, formerly
distinguished as the popular host Of the New
York Hotel, who was 10 London. to come over
and JOIN him. Mr.. s. accepted the invitation,
and has been in New York eight or ten weeks
Last night, as we learn, while young gentle
man. who was to embark this morning for Con.
stantinople, was showing pair Of pistols, which
he had purchased for his foreign travels, to Nc.
Sykes, one Of which was loaded, It went of. and
the contents we're lodged in the breast Of Mr.. s.
He is not expected to survive. IN. z. Com.
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EcoMNuNIcATEp. I.

TO the Roters Of the Congressional District COM
posed Of the Counties Of Loudo,a', Fauquisr
: and Fdirfar.
FELLow .CITIzENs-At the pressing solcita.
tons Of many Of nv friends, consented at the
last Fauquier Court to become Candidate for
your sudragesat the approaching Congressional
Election. Shortly after my annunciation, I DIS
covered that very general Misrepresentation pre-.
vailed, both in Loudoun and Fauquier in relation
to my opinions, upon the questions OF Nulli6ca.
ton and Secession. Though laboring under a
serious indwposilion, | determined forthwith to
prepare full and. what had every reason to
believe would prove satisfactory expose of nv
views upon the subject. and to GIVE publicity
thereto in the form OF circular or handful.
accordingly prepared an address, and came to
Leesbarg this evening for the purpose of having
it printed. Upon nv arrival, I learned that my
friend DR.. Mason, Of Fairfax, (who was then in
TOWN. had, few days since, without Knowing
that was before the People, consented to be-.
come. Candidate. Immediately sought an in.
teeview With the Doctor, at which stated that
having reluctantly consented 10 the first instance
TO become candidate, would with much cheer.
fuIness, withdraw from the canvass. To this
proposition, he appeared unwilling to acceds, for
reasons not necessary here to be mentioned, but
highly credtaSle to hin as gentleman. II was,
however, 6nallv arranged between us, that he
should continue to be candidate and that |
would withdraw from the cansass-which now
respectfully do, not doubling that under all the
circumstances my conduct will meet the appro.
baton of my friends throughout the District.
Respectfully your Fellow. Citizen,
H. B. POWELL.
LEEsBuRe, April lst 1888.
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ALEXANDRIA, ID. C.)
THURSDAY MORNING. april 4. 1885.
Mr.. wEBsTER.s SPEECH

A writer in the Charleston Courier, speaki,,
of MIR. Webster's recent speech 10 reply to n,
Calhoun, says that il is the most valuable Of II,
his productions. His conflict with Mr.. H,,,.
was too light matter 1t was mastery. but 4,
felt himself SO much at ease. that he did no, NM
out his strength. He was mercifuI to nulIi6,,
ton. But he has since concentrated his uhoI.
energies on the great question, "What is III.
United States Of American" And his argument
is one food Of light. 1t is chaste and pure !,
diction. and resembles the celebrated aryumeo,
in the Dartmouth College case. No other man
but Judge Marshall could have said So much
and that SO well, in the same space. Il
should be bound up with Mr. Adams edition If
the Constitution. and Washington's Farewell
Address. and be made School Book for ever,
american boy to read, learn, and inwardIy d,
grst. The great Union Patty ought to have an
american Class Book, composed Of such origin.
al materials. and taught to every boy, before H.
terest and ambition poison his mind and diver,
il from his great aud honored country.
GOV. FLOYD AND THE STATE FLAG,
Several articles have recently appeared 10 the
public prints, relative to reported attempt Of
the Governor Of Virginia, on the last ed Of Pe.
bruary, to display, in derogation Of the Star
SPangled Banner, State Flag in Richmond
The editor of the Fredericksburg Arena, who
was present on the occasion, says:-The in.en.
ton Of the Governor to substitute new STATE
Flag for the banner of the Union, which, on al
publlc days. has hitherto been displayed on tn.
Arsenal and other public buildings, created. AZ
soon as it became generally known, great feeling
among many members of the Legislature, al
we'll as citizens. We heard several prOmincn,
members Of the House Of Delegates soIemDIy ,,.
sert, that they would have joined in mob to lcn
down the flag had it been hoisted; whist o,hst.,
with apparently equal sincerity. though under
existing circumstances they condemned The. pro-
ject. declared they would have lost their lives
in projecting it from ndignity. TWAS fortunate
for the peace Of the day that the Governor per-
mitted the representations Of his friends TO over
rule his intentions, which, however unexeepuon'
able, if carried into effect, would unque'llonab!!
have led to disgracefuI and lamentabe eOu's'
quences.
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U. 8. BANK.

The removal Of the Government Deposit
from the Bank of the Uaited States is conhdsu'
ly spoken Of. tits stated in the New York C"
rirr and Enquirer that bets continue to be 'f'''
ed and accepted daily in that city, That the r'"''
al will be made in sixty days The PenO',"
MAN. likely to be well informed on such ma''sN
saws {" Whether Mr.. M'Lane will do so @ne'
we cannot tell-but as new Secretary will {"
sumo the reins OF the Treasury team in all 'a
month Of May, we have some belief if the 'n''
viduaI who is determined on at present goes 10"
Office, that.hs will not hesitate to do his duty"
comply with the public wish-and to assign ''
reasons to the next Congress for the act.
This Looks something like the thing, we 'O'oI
The subject of the Bank of the United s'a"
it is probable will again be one OF absorbing '''
rest. and in the mean time, with the R'eO""''
Wing, we invite the people to consider wen i
il not better to have the Bank OF the UNIV
S,ates AZ il il. than the same Bank Located
New York with an increased caPl'H''
sury or Exchequer Bank at Washington .r'
the model set forth two years ago !" u'e ~"
dents Message scheme which would '"I
an incaIculabIe -monied influence into Toe "'''
OF corrupt men, Of controlling every e'e''''"
finally Of subverting the State. tbs" w. ,.;..I
question; not whether the Bank oil '''
States is an evil, but whether 1t be |"
evil az the suceedsneum OF Martin Van DIV"
for every body knows that he IS the fe'' '' s,,
the Treasury Bank project We have '' So, d,
the Bank Of the United States as II ~ y ",
creature of Government-but we nave wv !.
what tremendous engine the same NUM-
fluence would be 10 the hands u ''e
Washington.
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Panther turned Shop Keeper.-The last week in
the Buwery closed with an adventure which threw
the street into panic, and will serve turn tor
paragraph. Owing to the negligence OF the keeper,
or to some other cause-no matter what-a large
PUMA, or PANTHER, belonging among other I'M
tameable creatures to the Menaserle in the
Bowery. escaped from his cage and sprang into
the street. no person in the passage way feeling
disposed at the moment either to obstruct his
progress or seize him by the tail.
Being thus freed from bolts and bars, the pam
Their felt disposed to make the best use OF his lib.
erty The people screamed and scattered IN all
directions, SO that he had the sidewalk to him.
self, and he bounded along up the street IN swift
and interesting manner. But although he drove
every thing from his path, scattering the people
before him as a wolf would flock OF sheep, yet
he did not find the travelling SO pleasant ON the
pavement, as the path he had been accustom.
ed to tread in the forest. His talons could
not ensure secure footing upon the smooth stones,
and after nearly slipping up few couples CT
times, he suddenly changed his mind, and re-.
solved to turn shop keeper.
No sooner thought than done-he sprang into
the best shop he could find, & had only to show his
ivory fangs once, and cast single glance OF his
burning eye.b balls, before clerks and customers
alike obeyed the indications of his expressive
countenance. and scampered away. Being thus
left to himself he looked about for snug place Of
repose. His tail dropped, the fire OF bis eyes
wen. out; the bristling hair upon his arehed back
was smoothed down; and he Curled himself up
upon bundle Of flannel under the counter, and
went to sleep, purrng as gentle as pussy cat.
He had short but comfortable nap. for nobo-
DIV was in hurry to break in upon his dreams.
Bys and bye, however. the keeper discovered the
Mace of his retreat, and succeeded in caging him
asain-so that, after all. his partnership had
scarcely time to test the roth Of the poets dec.
laratioa, that "a day, az hour. of sirtuous hber.
ty, is worth a whole eternity OF BONDAGE" hsd
tie monster taken different direction, and,
coming down Chatham street, plunged into some
one of those bujidings near the theatre, he might
have scattered gang Of animals less civilized
than himself, aud prevented bloody catas.
trophe. York Commercial
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Removal.
Z. & w. RAMSAY

n EsPEcrFuLLY inform their customers and the
Ii public. that they have removed their stock q
goods from the store lately occupied BY them, at the
corner of King and Fairfax Streets to their store on
the wharf. At the Team Boat Perry, where they will
keen general assortment OF
GROCERIES, BACON. SILT, &c.
Which will be sold low.
mar 14-d6t6eo6t
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Marriages in .9mcrica The conditions OF
life being perfectly equal, parents have nothing
to oppose to the choice their daughters may make
Of husband. Thus it is a received maxim
throughout the Union, that this choice only
concerns che young ladies, and ii is therefore
for them to be prudent enough not to enter into
engagements unworthy If their hands. But it
would be considered almost as an act Of ndls-
erection on the part Of the parents to wish to in.
fiuepce their choice. Nothing in the world can
be so happy as the situation OF an American
young lady. from fifteen to twenty five, particu.
lary If she is pretty, as almost all are, and has
some fortune. She finds herself the centre Of
general admiration and homage; her life passes
in holidays and pleasures; she 10 a stranger to
contradiction, still more to refusals. She has on.
~ to choose, among hundred adorers. the one
she thinks most likely to ensure her future hap.
piness; tor every body marries. and every body
il happy in marriage. This state Of belle, as
it IL called, is too attractive to make young la
dies consent to quit it too soon; accordingly, it
is not, in general. until after rejecting many Of
fers, aud when they perceive that their charms
are beginning to lose something OF their empire.
that they conclude BY choos, ng a liege lord. II
is 10 Washing on. in particular, that the line wo-
men of all the States come to shine; a sort OF
female Congress. in which the charms of every
part of the Union are represented An ardent
deputy from the South is captivated by the mo-
dest charms of a beauty from the Eas'; while
damseI from Carolina rejects the overtures OF
Senator from the North. All. however, are not
rejected; tor, at the end Of every session. GER
tain humber of marriages IL declared. They
serve to strengthen further the union OF the States.
and multiply the ties which unite all parts OF
this great wbule in an indssoluble manner.
Murat's United STATES.
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"a HAPPY Boy.
Oh God! methinks That were blest
II again could be
An infant at my mothers breast,
Or child, to climb her knee;
Aud make her hold me up to get
A planet for toy,
Or run for rainbows through the wet.
A happy, thoughtless boy.
wish that they. would come again,
Those joyous hours Of youth,
When Pleasure was not bought with Pain,
- And Fancy seemed like Truth
: When to-morrow--and homegrown
Were NOT ushers to my fears;
And wiped away my sorrow,
When wiped away my tears
When outleapt the mountain brook,
Outsung the nightingale,
When earth was like picturebook,
And life merry tale.
Before sighed for empty fame.
The laurel, or the ivy wreath;
Before knew Of sin or shame,
Or ever thought Of death.
When I could dream pleasant dream,
And when valued more
A golden bud, or silver stream,
Than gold or silver ore.
When chased butterflies and Hope,
Aud rolled among the flowers,
And time was like sunny slope,
So smoothly slid the hours.
But no-as springs to meet the sea
That gave them first their birth,
They've gone down to eternity,
Full freishted with my mirth.
They cannot come again and
Must stay awhile. and mourn,
Then yield to natures law, and die;
But may not youth returns
Oh! yes;-the flower--the verdant sod
The rock-the stream-the tree
, Have known the image Of their God,
And trode the world like me.
And shall know another birth
With other forms combined
When earth resolves again to earth,
And mind shall mix with mind.
avs % - So PUCK.
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Notice.

80 The Steamer COLUMBIA,
h Captain James Mitchell, will,
2ESSf..:.sifENzSSS: for the ensuing four weeks,
53@1S9B leave Baltimore on Saturday at
4 O'Clock p a for the District Of Columbia, and re-.
turning, will leave Washington at g. and Aexnndra at
2 O'clock A. n. on Wednesday. apr
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Nancing School.

Mr.. GENEREs will open his Dancing School in
WI Alexandra on Tuesday. the 9Th Young Gen
tlemen will be attended to At his Room at o'clock
every Tuesday and Thursday evening apr 2-eo3t