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Catharine Plaisinger, }
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Peter Plaisinger. }
The object of the petition filed in this by Cath
Pasnger, Of Prince Georges county and State
of Mary land, is to procure decree for divorce
vis.cuio naiinonii from her husband Peter Plasin-
ger The petition states that the said Peter Plasn-
ger the husband Of the said Catharine Passenger on
or about two years after his intermarrage with the
said Catharine abandoned and deserted her without
any Just provocation not having made at that time
then any provision whatsoever for her MAIN
tenance support that the conduct of the said Cath
arine since said union has been vrtuous and proper
and that the departure Of the said Peter without
her knowledge The petition further states that the
said Peter at the time of said marriage phys-
cay incapable of forming that connection, and con-
tinued in that state until said abandonment took
place that he does now reside, and has resided,
without the limits of the State of Maryland in TO-
reign parts unknown to the said Catharne since
said abandonment and desertion, and that the SAID
Catharine hath not the said Peter since that time
1t thereupon, this fifth day of September 1872 by
the subscriber, associate Judge of Prince George
County Court, sitting Court of Equity adjudged
and ordered that the petitioner Catharne Paisnger
by causing copy of this der to be inserted in
newspaper published at Washington city, once in
each Of four successive weeks before the second
Monday Of October next give notice to the said Pc
ter Pasnger of the object and substance Of this Pc
tion, and warn him to appear in this court in person
or by solicitor, on before the second Monday of
January next TO answer the premises, and show
cause, fany he has, why decree ought not to pass,
as prayed
CLEMENT DORSEY.
True copy. Test
JOHN b. BROOKE, Clerk.
Sept. 5th, l842. sep 9-law4w
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Attempt Of Col. Edwdrds to shoot himself or the
JaiLkeepers On Sunday morning, Mr.. Deputy.
keeper Holman, examining the basket which con-
tanned the meal of Col Edwards, tie expert fnanc,er
and f,rg.r, discovered small box neatly enveoped
with blue paper, and containing as a label, "VIoLEr
TooTH POWDER" He look il up, looked at it, and
thinking possibly that it might hold sone' hing else,
bored hole into the side, and out quantity of
double refined, glazed pistol powder, that doubt
to be conveyed to him for a desperate purpose
He Immediately questioned concerning but de-
MED all knowledge. Colonel Jones Immediately or,
dered him to be placed in osion that kicking will
lie out of the question, for a time, at least.
HIS delicate ANGLES now nicely encased in a
beautiful pair of shin laces, put in elegant and
workmanship style, by good mechanic. The Colo
mel is now his las, legs and in his financial con-
Germs may be considered waning fast. His gold
watch went cup the spout" last week. which, we be-
lieve is about he last valuable that he as left,
cepl his dexery He may be considered des-
pera'e man. every of The word, and if escape
is within his MEANS he is to effect it, So, depu.
ty-keepers, look out for your heads.-N. Y. Herald
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M r. AND MRS. MlCHARDS AcsJewy for
1v1 young ladies' F stIeet, between i0sh and 18Th,
will reopen on the 5th Of September Tho studies
viii, - heretofore, be under the Of competent
teachers, and include all the branches of a complets
English and French education.
TERMs--PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
English studies, St 90 per quarter.
French Language, 90 additional
Stationery, 81 OO
The quarter contains twelve weeks.
TERMS FOR THE HIGHEST BRANCHES,
All branches ofEngsh education, $40 w pei quarter
French grammar, rhetoric, &C., 50 w
Stationery, 81 N
An extra charge oftwo dollars for every scholar
will be made for fuel during the winner
TERMS FOR SEPARATE BRANCHES.
Piano guitar $40 90 quarter or "a lessons.
Vocal music, $25 90
Do. lin elasses)Sl0 90
Harp Professors price.
Latin, Italian or Spanish, Tin classes 36 quarter
(privatc lessons) $25
Drawing. painting, and dancing Professors price.
The payment for separate branches are to be made
also quarterly in advance.
Persons DESTROYS Of knowing more particularly
about the details Of the school, will find them in pros
pectus which be obtained at Mr. Michards, or at
the stores of Messis Fischer, Farnhain, Taylor Bay
y, Kennedy Morrison and Riorjan.
aug 30-3aw4w
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Worm Trap NeU Remedy-Dr. Stock bridge,
Jr, of Bath Maine is in possession of rare curiosi-
~, knowledge Of which may ultimately lead to some
important pathological results. A child accidentally
swallowed several metallic eyes--a well-known arii-
Gle, manufactured fslver-pIaled WIRE and used
ly by ladies in fastening their dresses In due time
they were voided-aud, 10 the establishment OF all,
each eye completely threaded ty worm, Of the
common size from five TO seven inches or more ia
length. Some had caught three and in Others the
worm had succeeded in passing through two Of the
rings, or parts which stitched TO the garment
But they were all of them securely confined that
they cannot be extricated. Under ordinary cir
cua,stances when other remedies fail a vernifuge,
would ii be just'fable to prescribe dose Of
hooks and eyes! "A fact so singular as the one
we have here related, should not be lost
sight OF, since 1t may give rise 10 new mode
OF expelng from the body those alarming tenants Of
the intestinal tube, which sometimes maintain their
position against all indications producing extremely
acute suaerings pIotracted misery and even DEATH
Boston Med. aud Surg Journal
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PATENT OFFICE, 10th August, ls42.

PATENT OFFICE, 10th August 1912
ON the petition of James Wood, of Rockand
" county, New York, dated the 9th day of July,
1892 praying for the extension of patent granted
to him for an improvement in the mode of making
brick tile and other clay ware for seven years from
the expiration of said patent, which takes place on
the Sd day of March, lS43,
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office on the first Monday in November next
at IL O'Clock, M; and all persons notified to APP
pear and show cause, if any they have, why said Pc
tition ought not to be granted.
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
Madisonan and National Intelligencer, printed at
Washington, ID. c.; the Baltimore Sun, printed at
Baltimore the Journal of Commerce, printed at
New York the Saturday Courier, printed at Phila-
dephia and the Times, printed at Boston; once a
week for three weeks previous to the first Monday in
November
HENRY L. ELLSWORTH.
aug. ll-lawtlNov.
p s. Editors of the above named papers will
please copy, and send their bills to the Patent Oic
with paper containing the notice
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CAMPBELL'S FOREIGN MONTHLY
MAGAZINE

II ARLY in September next will be published price
IL IS per annum, the first number Of CAMPBELI.S
FOREIGN MONTHLY MAGAZINE, or Select
Miscellany Of The Periodical Literature Of Great Britain
This Miscellany will furnish the choicest literary
contents of the Reviews, Magazines, and the weekly
publications OF Great Britain, occasionally illustrated
with designs steel, wood cuts, and portraits Of dis
tinguished individuals.
1t is intended that this Magazine shall combine ev
cry species Of excellence in periodical literature
The contents will consist of Criticism, History, Biog
raphy Voyages and Travels, Tales, Poetry, Notices
Of the Productions of Art, the Practical Results of
Scientific Inquiry throughout Europe, Obituary No
tees of persons eminent for rank talent, other
wise remarkable, and choice Miscellaneous Seec-
tons. Politics. in the strict sense of the word will
not probably be prominent feature of this pubica-
ton, though selections from Parliamentary Debates
will occasionally be given when OF highly interest
ing nature and much political and other information
the affairs Of the day, in the Old World, cannot
fail to be incidental to matter of varied charac
ter as is embraced in its plan.
The derign Of the publishers will be more clearly
understood when it is stated that the contributions
will be drawn from such writers as Brougham, Ma
caulay, Wilson, LOckhart, Carlyle, Lander, Mines,
Sterling, Tennyson, Mrs Hall, Miss Martneau Fos-
ter, Warren Lever Hood, Dickens, and in short all
the most distinguished writers Of Great Britain
The greatest will be exercised in the selections.
No subject will be admitted which may have ten
dency to injure, and none rejected which shall be
likely to entertain and improve the American public
BY strict adherence to this design, the publishers
feel confident that they shall furnish Family Book,
emphaticay of the highest value, and worthy of the
widest patronage.
TERMS.
The work will be promptly issued on the first day
Of every month, in super royal octave form. Each
number will contain hundred and twelve pages,
printed on fine paper and with good type. Price
FIVE DOLLARS YEAR. payable in advance; and as the
work will be conducted strictly upon the cash system,
the publishers deem it proper to state distinctly that
orders in all cases. must be post paid and accompanied
by a remittance.
OTIS, BROADERS g. co.
100 Washington street, Boston
nS Postmasters are authorized to frank all let
tiers containing remittances for periodicals.
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SiHeuLAa GALvAsio ExpEainEnrs. ~ einhold cut
OF cats heed, and when its arteral pulsstion had
ceased took out the spinal marrow, and placed In us
stead an amaigam Of mercury, silver and zinc i'm
mediatsy afier this was done, the pulsatiou recon-
menced, and the body made variety Of movements.
tie took away the brain and spinal marrow Of an
other cat, and filled up the skull and vertebral canal
with the same metallic mixture Life appeared to
be instantly restoredthe animal lifted up its head
opened and shut lis eyes, and looking with fixed stare
endeavored to walk, aud whenever it FELL tried to
raise itself upon its legs II continued in this state
twenty minutes, when it fell down and remained mo-
tionless During all the time the animal was in this
state, the circulation Of the blood appeared TO go
regularly the secretion of the gastric juice
more than usual and the animal heat was re-estab-
paper.
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u EAUTIFUL COUNTRY RESIDENCE FOR

IL FAITHFUL COUNTRY RRSlDENCEFOl
II 6ALE.-Tho subscribers family wishing 10 re-
move from the country be Offers the beautiful estate
Of Clifton foi sale. This property 10 ten miles from
Washington and four from Alsx andria, the Mount
Vernon road. The mansion, which u Of the first
class built of brick and has front OF lao feet and
Is finished IN the best manner there a kitchen, two
Dry cellars store room pantry and wine rooms all al
tached to the mansion, besides pump OF excellent
water IN front beautiful colonnade 40 by 30 feet
paved with Italian marble. The grounds are laid out
In the English style with great taste, and are well
stocked with flowers and shrubbery In front Of the
lawn 10 double artificial terrace, from which is de-
lightful view Of the Potomac, Fort Wa hington
Mount Vernon and the surrounding country there
are Two large gardens we'll stocked with every des-
crlpton of rare garden fruit ia fine order All the
Offices and outbuldings built of brick including
large smoke house, milk house, and poultry house.
There are three tenants houses, two built of brick,
large stables, carriage house, granarles, &c and
COW shed sixty feet long. The fruit this esta is
not surpassed in the United States consisting of up
wards OF 800 apple peach plum and nectarine trees,
with cider mill and press capable OF making large
quantity of cider There are two hundred and fifty
acres OF land, fifty of which are heavy wood and
about sixty young the is laid out in fields OF
BILE and meadow land, well watered.
For terms, &C., apply to Johnson & Callan.
J. MARTIN, Of Clifton
The Poughkeepsie Eagle will publish three times,
and send copy of the paper containing the advertise
ment, together with the bill, TO this Office.
sept 81 Intel
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Doc SkUseLEss.-A French paper states that the
coutraband trade carried BY dog on the frontier o.
France next TO Belgium continues To increase ~
strength and activity The number of dogs thus en-
ployed is estimated at $4,000. premium 10 given
for the destruction Of each Of the qusdrupcd SNUG
gIers, and immense numbers have fallen victims 70
the douaniers, but they Immediately replaced oy
others. Their homes are in France, where they arc
well fed and kindly treated, and their education con-
siss in sending them from time To time into Belgium
where they nearly starved and severely legged
by dressed custom-houso officers; 80 that thcy
hold the uniform in horror, and IN their course homo
carefully avoid it, taking circuitous route soon ~
they catch sight Of it, When they let loose TO re-
turn home, laden with bundle of from five TO SIX
kogrammes Of merchandise, they proceed with ra-
pdity, and they sure of good treatment on their
arrival
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A late English paper has the following notice of an
enormous cannon which has been cast for the Pacha
of Egypt;
Immense Gun.-On Wednesday last barge ar
rived at the wharf of the Royal Arsenal Woolwcb.
having board the largest gun ever made in this
country A powerful shears was put up expressly
for landing this ponderous piece of nance, weigh
ing very nearly eighteen tons OF The cranes on
the wharf being equal to the task The arrange
ments tor landing THIS great gun were excclen,ly
made and carried into effect Without the slightest &C
cident and the labor Of conveying to the butt show
great Ingenuity being effected Ivy coil of tong rope
around il moving the immense mass in a rolling man
along four large logs of wood changed alternate
ly as The gun progressed. This gun is made the
howzsr principle, and is about ~ feet long, with
immense quan'iy Of metal al the breach. The diam
ell OF the bore within about one-enih of IS inches.
The weight of solid shot with which il will be fred Is
4oo lbs and shells of $50 lbs aid it is expected TIVE
solid shot OF hat weight and fur shells in the same
proportion will be used when il is proved at the butt
The howllnr was cast and bored by Messrs. Walker
q Co., for Meheme, Ali, Pasha of Egypt, and two
other large guns, 30 Founders, were landed at the
same time To be proved for service in Egypt.
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ORPHANS CoURr, Aug IL, 1912.

ORPHANS CoURr, Aug IL, 1872
Rls,sis' sa Columbia seuns1' to wit:
TN the case of Lewis Johnson, administrator of
i William OTIS deceased. The administrator, with
the appreciation of the Orphans Court of said
ty, has appointed Tuesday, the 10th of September
next for the settlement of said estate and for
payment and distribution, under the cour S direction
and CONTROL of the assets in the administrators hands,
so far collected and turned into money to the
ditors of said deceased. When and where the said
creditors are requested to attend.
Provided, a copy of this order be published in the
Madsonian and lntegencer newspapers, of the city
of Washington, once week for four weeks, previous
to said Goth of September next
Test: ED. N. ROACH,
aug l6 Qnt) Register of Wills.
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M oNUMENTs OF wAsHINGToN's PATR

M ONUMENTS OF WASHINGTON'S PATRI-
wi OTISM-Contapng a collection OF valuable
documents relating to his military and civil admins
tration, with the fac-simile of his account OF ExPen
ditures during the Revolutionary War, the original
Of which may be az the Registers office, in his
own handwriting-a his Address TO the Citizens Of
the Union-a valuable legacy Of the Father Of his
Country II contains also a variety Of plates-bis
portrat-vews Of Mount Vernon, &c--wih fac
SMILES of recommendation.
Nv The profits to be applied to the establishing
an Institute to be called "Washngton's Manual
Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum for des itute
Boys"
Copies may be had at Tayiors JNorri,on'', Fam
hams and Kennedy's Bookstores.
aug 29--1w
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
p ANYWAY, the second time, from the subscriber
IL on the 18th August, between two O'Clock and
sunrise, mulatto man named PETER MATHEWS,
aged about q years, about FIVE feet ten inches high,
of good form and looks good house servant and
carriage driver in which latter capacity he has been
employed for the last five years.
Peter is very civil in his department, with mild
voice. His teeth quite defective, and he chews
tobacco His hair black, and bushy on the sides of
his head.
He took with HIM light-colored summer clothes a
green cloth frock coat with yellow buttons, dirk
coored fur cap and black hat.
will give $50 if said Peter is taken in the State of
Marv land and secured so that get him again 800
if taken and thus secured in any other State and $50
if secured in the District of Columbia
JAMES HARMED
aug 30-3t (Balt. Sum-
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From the Boston Daily Times.
NATIONAL INSULT.

Among many scandalous indecencies which have
been committed. different times, by the political OPP
poneDts Of the President who claim to be the chiefs
and leaders Of the "Cay party" we Iecoliect none
gross, indicative Of low feelings low pas
SONS low breeding than the insult to the President
Of the United States, and in his person to the whole
American people, lately committed in New York, at
the dinner given to Lord Ashburton. The Whole IN
dicates the of the disappointed Office or
disappointed specuator in imaginary stocks and the
petty, impo,ent spite and vulgar malgnity OF the
biackguard pretence to gentiiHy.
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aug 800,
FOR RENT.

A NEAT two-.,ory brick dwelling on New York
IA avenue, between IL h and 18th streets. App-
cation made on the premises at the Grocery Store
ofihe undersigned, north side OF PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. the new Theatre, between 18th and 18th
streets, where he solci's call from bis friends and
citizens generally, as h. intends keeping an assert
men' Of fresh goods for cash, which will enable him
to sell unusually low, to suit the times.
Also, neat twostOIy brick dwelling 18th street
south of Pennsylvania avenue, near E. Waters's
wood yard. VIM. T. DOVE.
sept @3t Intel and Globe
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From the Baltimore American.

We copied few days since from the Cleveland
Herald Of the LIST instant, an account of the violent
collision of two vessels on Lake Erie, by which one
af them, the schooner Acorn, was sunk-the crew
and passengers Except one young man) barely esca
ping with their lives. The Herald Of the Cd men
lions the arrival of the passengers at Cleveland where
they were Hospitality received, and donations of
money and clothing given to them. The Herald
adds
"The young missing it is presumed went down
in the Acorn He had been aroused, but his acquaiLt-
ances suppose he returned below for his valuabes and
was overwhelmed with the rushing waters. His name
was Dilloe from the vicinity Of London and he had
relatives board. The Of dismay and distress
the interlocked vessels beggars description All
misunderstanding Of strained understanding
Of angry watersscreams of terrified women and chill
dren-and anticipated DEATH Every moment it was
expected both vessels would make the fatal plunge
getherthe women and children were huddled togeth-
out of the way Of the men, who straining
every TO disengage the Emily from her sinking
companion-and soon after the waters eDgulphed the
Acorn, an examination made to who among
the late happy company were coffned within her.
What fears, what hopes and what intensity Of feeling
wern concentrated in that moment! Ii was found
that parents had not been parted had single
Der OF the little family locks been taken Heaven had
tempered aflic ion with mercy, and while the offerings
of grateful hearts assembled, tears OF pity for the
of young fellow traveller who had suddenly been
called 10 enter the "daik valley" far away from
try, friends and kindred, moist,ned every terror
stricken cheek.
The narration of the scene by the intelligent head
of an Engs! family was moving indeed In his
case, the eveang had been spent Ivy himself wife and
children in talking old familiar things of
their native vage-the incidents of,he long voyage
now nearly termnated-the plans Of future life
and happiness in a new Western homeland all that
pleasant family chitchat which keeps bright the chain
around the afectionate circle. 1t was sort of ira
weller anniversary, for just eleven weeks that
ing had fitted by since parting from The old homestead
and its endearments. The kiss and good night
were exchanged, and all retired TO rest buoyant with
expectation and hope. The crash came" Missus
and my lutte ones, said he, "were almost naked
into the boat-my worldly goods were ell swallowed
up-but, thank God our lives spared"
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PATENT OFFloe. Sept. 2, 1912.

PATENT OFFioe, Sept. 2, 1912.
PROPOSALS will be received until 2 p. NJ. OF
Monday, the 18th inst for delivering at the Pat
ent Office, before the LIST of October next, fifty
cords Of seasoned Ok Wood
The wood must be sound, straight and free from
knots, and corded and measured at The Office at the
expense of the contractor.
Proposals will also be ceived until the 10Th inst
as above for fifty tons of the best Anthracite Coal
to be delivered above stated, both wood and coal
to be equal in quality to samples at the Office
Each proposal must be sealed and addressed TO the
Commissioner Of Patents.
II. l.. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner Of Patents
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The GRAVE OF SIR WALTER Scorr.-As several
paragraphs on this subject have recently gone the
Iounu OIL 'he newspapers, 1t may be proper to state
that the iron railing which surrounds the tomb ut
Dryburg was put up by Sir Walter SCOTS family af-
ter the lnerment, and, by Sir Francis Chantrys adj
vice. huge mass Of granite was intended to be nut
over the grave for which he to furnish design
pu' variety OF pressing engagements delicate
health and finally his sudden DEATH combined 70 de-
prve the sanctuary at Dyburg Of what might have
been expected from the genius of the most eminent
of our sculptols 1t has not yet been decided whose
assistance shall be asked to carry out the plan, and il
must be obvious that the absence Of the present Sir
Walter Scott in lndii has of itself occasioned delay
-Edinburg Coprant
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NOTICE.

HAVING removed to Prince George County, Ma
IL ryland am DESTROYS to close my business in
Washington, ID. c. Those indebted to me are, there.
FORE respectfully called upon to pay, and those hev
ing claims against me will please to present them. |
shall be in Washington, at my old establishment from
9 a. m. to p. m, generally, every day or, in my
absence, Mr.. Philip Gabriel Poss is duly authorized
to act as my agent.
aug. 27-3t CHARLES ROSENTHAL.