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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-12

NAVY AGENr's OFFICE,
Washington, July 3, l64d.
PROPOSALS will be received at this flee until
i 3 o'clock, p M, on Saturday the Sd day OF
August next for furnishing and delivering a, the
Navy Yard in this city, tie following articles, viz;
LUMBER
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BusEAu OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EauiPhssr AkD REPAlRs
lIth July, 1874.

DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau
il until 8 O'Clock, p. Al. Of The 18th August next,
for furnishing and delivering the FLOWING quantities
Of Flax and Cotton Canvas Hammock and Bag
Stuff and Sewing Irvine, ef .4meriean usanutaeta's,
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July l-3w
EARTHENWARE, CHINA, MD GL Ass.

EARTHENwARE, CHINA, AND Gil ASS. e
rJNHOMAS PURSELL has just imported per ships
Il Francopia, Desdemona, and Monezun,a, from
Liverpool direct
90 crates and hhds of Earthenware and China,
Of the newest patterns and shapes and
40 packages OF Cut, Pressed and Plain Glass,
from the manufactures.
Which, with his former stock, makes his assortment
extensive and complete all Of which will be SOLD,
wholesale and retail, as low and on a. good terms
as any other establishment north south OF this
Canton, French, and English China Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets aud detached pi, ces.
A superior article of Blue Stone China.
Ivory Handle and other Knives and Forks.
German Silver, Britannia, and Pla ed Casters.
German Silver and other Table and Teaspoons.
Plated, Britannia AMI Brass Shutters and Trays,
Candlesticks, Spiuoons, &c.
Looking Glasses and WATERS.
Astral, Stand, Wall, Liverpool, Soar and Hal
Lamps.
Wcks and Glass, Of various sizes.
First quality Stonewsre, at factory prices.
Also, w indow Glass.
The subscriber has the agency Of Britannia
Mandatory and will sell those articles at reduced
prices lie solicts call from his friends and the
public generally at his store, on Penpsy lvania av-
enue, opposite Browns Hotel and assures them that
nothing on his part shall be wanting to give salts
faction.
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INHE POEMS AND BALLADS OF SCHIt-
a LEX, Translated by Sir Edward Lytton Bu~cr,
Complete IN one volume just PUBLISHED and this da /,
received for.ssle by F. TAYLOR
iupe II
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NREASuRY OF KNOWLEDGE, ~ Library for
. hs winning Oesk-An additional supply this
pay opsnea rncs " IS. r. TAYLOR.
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NEW MUSIC,

NEW MUSIC
THIS day received and for sa by WIN FISCHER.
Pennsylvania Avenue, two doors east of 10Th
street
The wild flowers soon will shed their bloom-mu.
sic by Donzeth.
Dear mother adieu music by Mad'e Louisa
Puget.
Flowers, bright flowers music by J. f. Spilman.
Some folks who have grown old-musc by j.
Hullab.
Early and late his prayer-music by Jos P X night
VIve lie Clay music by 6. II. Sweetzer.
Miss Lucy Neal Jas. Sandford
Della, Hon. Mrs. Norton
Brooklyn City Guards Glee by Z. X Hanson.
Cla' and Frenghuy sen--music by "Quidamr
BY the moons beamiog hgbt-mtlsic by +. J.
Webster.
lie led her TO the altar--music by Jo. r Duegan
Humbugged husband--music by the Hutchinson
family.
A song for New England---musc by Miss Augusta
Browne.
I've twiped for thee garland bright-music by
Miss +. J. Crosby.
Pulawski march-by A. G. Martinez.
La Camela Grand March de Chasseurs-par Hu.
nben
Washington Greys' Grand March.
July s
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FLAX CANVAS,
, COTTON CANVAS.
SEWING TWIN

200 bolts Hammock stuff--each bolt TO weigh 80 lb'
100 do Bag do do 20 do
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22
For the Christian Observer.
A TAVERN KEEPERS HISTORY

NJ, experience in Ium.sell'ng, and run.
dunk'ng, E." have d"ne good deal Of
both in NV tine. would be rather too long
a story to tell. II makes me tremble, and
SICK a. hrar'. whene e. | lnok back on The
vii ,hs, have dme. !, therefore. usu-
alIv look ,hea,l, with the hope Of ding
me good 10 my f~lIow-men. But there
is ore ,uriden, that | will ,-late:-F0r The
l,s i've ye,rs. hard working mech an'c.
sith = " f. aud .eversl small children,
came regularly. almost every night. 10 my
tavern, and srent The e'enung IN the bar
room. H. came 10 drink, OF Course. aud
many dollar Of his hard earnings went
into my ull. Al las, he beeame perfect
so,. working scarcely one-tuur'h oil his
time. and spending all he earned for IL
quor. His poor wife had To take in wash
ing 10 support herself AMI children. while
hr spent his time and the little he could
make at my bar. Blu. his appetite Tor
liquor, was 60 strong. that his weeks
e'rn'ngs were all g"ne by Tuesday or
Wednesday. and then had To chalk up
a score against h,m. to be- paid off when
Saturday nigh, came. THIS score grsdu-
al,v increased. unul IL amounted tn two
or three dollars over his 'egnIsr Saiur-
day nights pay. The" | refused To sell
him any more liquor until il was settled.
On ,he day alter | had thus refused him.
he came in with neat mourning breast
pm. very Handsomely se,. enclosing some
hair, no d,uht of q deceased relative
This he offered IN pay mon. f"r what he
awed. l accepted u. f"r the pin save
nuce was worth double the amount Of my
hill. | did not think, ar. indeed, care,
shout .hr question, whether he was the
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22

UNFORTUNATE CAsE.-Ca,herine Han.
mold underwent an exsm,ns,,op on M N.
day afternoon before Alderman Hoffner
oil Moy amens'"g. tPhl.l on the chnes
OF causing The death OF 40 infant child OF
Albert G. Bird by the mai application Of
laudanum 10 burn. which ,he infsn. had
received. Drs. Smiley and Ashton, Who
s,uended the child. testified that they
found 1t laborins under all The symp-
IONS of a narcotic poison. and as The
surface Of the burn was in the eondlaau
to absorb rapidly, they we're Of opinion
.hs, death had resulted tr"m the applics-
ton o! tile laudanom. The Ease was sd-
learned Tor a further hearing until next
Monday two weeks, in order 10 obtain
some additional evidence Of importance.
The accused in the mean time was admit.
ted TO bail 10 The SUN Of Oh, 500.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22

TRuE.-A paper published someu hers
10 Wabash Valley. speaking Of wha, On
editor should be, says: IAN editor should
place as high a value upon his political
reputation as on his private one, and pay
the same regard to Truth 10 the columns OF
his paper as he would IN . cour, OF Jus.
ice; his ,esGers would then be correr,y
informed, and place confidence in h.. as
sermons, and . great de al Of dissatisfaction
and strife avoided"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22
THE CITY BELLE.
OR SIX MONTHS IN THE COUNTY,

my sweet Louisa. the doctor has 10.
formed your pa that he can prescribe
nothing farther for you. except q sx
months residence 10 The counry, which,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22

A UsErUL PLANT.-The Hon. Mr..
Ellsworth says. the sun-fowsr is perhaps
destined TO become one of The mnst valu-
able agricultural produrts, One hundred
pounds Of the seed afford forty pounds Of
oil. The refuse of the seed, alter expires.
sion, furnishes an excellen, food for cattle:
from the leaves Of the plant, cigars are
manufactured Of singular pectoraI quail
Ties; The stalk affords superior alksli, and
the comb Of the seeds is choice dainty
for swine.
The Olive, il is also stated by Mr.. Ellis
worth, Commissioner Of Patents, may be
cultivated in the Southern States, as far
north as the Carolinas. II will yield in
this country fair crop for oil al four years
old, and a, eight as much as il dies in
Europe a, twenty. The tree is of great
longevi,y-llving to be 10000 1900 years
old.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22

The settlements where here was food Tor
him. bus failhfnl even unto deslh, he
would neither lease nor modest Them, but
foliosed The prompting Of his ins.inei 20
lead INTO The settlement; their unconscious
ness ol bis wants. and slow motions IN
uasslilng. were 70 much Cor his exhaust
ing strength.
These shepherds are very nomsdie in
character. They ere constantly moving
about. their camp equipsge consisting
merely Of . keille and bag Of meal; their
lodges are made in . few minutes, or
branches, de-. thrown sgsinsteross sticks.
They very seldom e. oul in the day lime
with their focks. inlrusiing entirely 20
their dogs. which faiIhfulIy return them
q night. never permitting any struggling
behind or lost. Sometimes difTerenlAock
Gre brought into the same neighb0rhood,
owing 10 scarcity Of grass. when The Won
derful instincts Of the shepherds dogs
are most beautifully display ed; and 10 my
establishment, who have been an eye-wiI-
mss ofsuehscenes, 1.-TWO focks approach
within lew yards Of each other. their re-
speciiye protectors will place themselves
In the space between them. and Nc is
very naturally the case. if any adyen-
lurous sheep should endeasor 10 cross
over 10 visit her neighbours. her dog pro-
lecIor kindly but firmly leads her back,
and a. il sometimes happens, if many
make rush and succeed in joining .he"th-
er flock, the dogs under whose charge
lhry are. 60 over and bring them all out,
but strange TO say. under such circum-
stances they are nsrfr opposed Ly the
other dogs. They approach the strange
sheep anly. 10 prevent their own from
leaving The flock. iilpssh hey offer no
assistance in expclllng the other sheen.
But they ntrsr permit sheep not under
canine protection, nor dogs not in charge
Of sheep. 10 approach them Even The
same dogs which are so freely permitted
to enter their flocks in search Of their own
are driven away with ignominy If they
presume To approach them without that
laudable object IN view.
Many anecdotes could be related of the
wonderful instinct Of these dogs. very
much doubt IL there are shepherd-dogs in
any other par, Of The worldescep, Spain.
equal 10 ihose Of New Mexico in value.
The tanned Scotch aud English dogs sink
into insignificance by the side of them.
Their superiority may be owing to the
peculiar mode Of rearing them, bu. they
are certainly very noble animals, natural.
ly Of large size. and highly deserving TO
be introduced into the United States. A
pair Of them will easily kill a wolf. and
hocks under their care need not fear any
common enemy to be found in our coun.
Try. J. II. LYMAN.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
a.}i..t}2
Total amount
- NIli..:

By reference to Brande'> Encyclopedia. it will be
ascertained that ..whig" Is a modification OF
.WhigamoreS," first applied in England to
maurauding parties Of Scottish borderers. who lived
BY rlundering the unprotected and unsusPecting
farmers.
There is a force and beauty in this derivation
which we are surprised has not impressed itself upon
the minds e the Wings. They are tie advocates OF
a protective tariff. which plumbers the farmers quite
as successfully. and much more safely and enormously
than the wild troopers Of the olden time. 1t carries
off their cattle. empties their granaries. and de>oiaie,
their c~ornields. with all the facility that marked the
forays of the Scotch borderers.
In some respects. however, the modern Wings arc
in advance Of the race from which they borrow their
patronymic. They not only rob tie farmers. but
put their hands into the pockets Of other classes. and
having done 50. cooIly endeavor to persuade them,
that II Is for their best interests 10 be relieved Of
Their superfiuouS gains. Their whole system i an
admirable contrivance fr shifting wcalta frm ths
hands that produce It t. tie Golfers a those whose
chef business i areunulltion on.
By Natonal Banks. Distribution bills. ara hanSru
laws. tie Whig> f,irly earn their designation: lui
then. they should give tic right account Of is origin
". \. PoSl.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
Eud:ana Sraa.>zci!uur.

We beg the foraearancc Of the sub>cr. hers fr the
German parcr-ihe Indiana Siaa,>zcitung-far the
long delay but types and comfositor> could not bs
obta ned sooner. We expect all to be- m readiness on
the 10Th Of August. and on that day We shall come
mcncc the second number. \ 1 j. our intention 10
make the PAPER not only amusing but useful. 1t VIII
be printed in quarto form. and col'ta.n. besides the
news and political ar;Icle.. the laws &c the safe.
Every subscriber, Therefore, who carefully IRE frtes
each number. and gets them bound II the end of the
year, VIII have without extra cot. a lfg book. and
we >lall hereafter give all tic amendments anl alter
atoms e the present Laws. Bot a. VIC arc INV. Hing 20
cxpcnd money uscie>sie, We shall mt Irnl more co.
pics than are called fr. Tlcrf re- We hope lat eye
~ German inlab.tant If this Sa'c. Nhr WISHES TO
subscribe for 20 useful a PAPER. Nil flraard hi, name
IN due time. accom- anicd with one doillr "a the sub
ser l.ilon price fr half year.
GEORGE WALLER, EAiior.
indianapolis. Aug. i}. / Il.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15

Amoi:scr Nt..iy sGuu,hug Fxpssca.

The following note from lt3n. ThoNAs l.. HAuER.
nip> IN the bud an attempt of the federal press to jus-
tty Clay's gambling rropcnsiiics by getting the idea
abroad that POLK, too. is a card player.
For he Cincinnati Eaqpirc.
MsssRs. EDlroEs-SJme week since | was request
Cd to deliver an address to the democracy e Adam,
county. Ohio: and in the course Of my remarks. in
answer to enquiries whether | knew Governor Fell
personally, said, that | Lad frequently replied &c
that question. by saying | knew him wcll,-hardly
knew any body cl>e.-ilat had slept with him ano
phayed cardS with him. The observation was made
Ike a thousand others e = j%ocular character in stumI
speaking merely % raisc n taught Ii was 50 un-
derstood by all WHO heard ii. At that time a contro-
yer>y was going on in the newsparcr,-whcihcr Mr..
Clay did, or did not play cards. al present. 1t was
made in the midst Of my old friends and former con,
~stitucntS. scores of whom knew that had not PLAYED
cards. rih any boly. for twenty years. And in tic
same speech said, widi is ftyidly truc, that Gov,
Polk was n man Of pure moral character addicted t.
no vccs.-of eminent ~abii'y.-an able dclatcr, an,
n sound a democrat n ever lived.
The editor of the West Union Intclligcnccr, Ga
wing papcr.) was resent, when this speech was de-
livcrcd. and have no doubt understood me, just as
my political friends did, in reference to Gov. Polk's
playing %card>,-@a thing never knew him to do in
my life. But the editor perhaps FL; a little mkind
towards me. ON account ,f some remarks / made
about him, his PAPER and his party and by way If
retaliation. took W my ocular remark, and gravcly
printed il in his next number, by way If an accuse
iion against our candidatc. Wings must be hard run
for charges, when they resort 70 such p.t!ful cxrcli.
cntS. 1t is from this publication. that the Cincinnati
Gazette and other Papers have chosen to repeat the
charge, and give me rs authority
wish Won to give this Inc an insertion i'll your
paper, that the caluInny may find it rcfu;ation and
Will only add, that one of the strongest induccmcnt,
have. for zealou>ly and ardcrily supporting Gov.
Polk, is. that during an infinite acquaintance Of six
year, with him, | became thoroughly satisfied, that
his character. both public and private, was not only
without u stain, but above suspicion.
Your obt Scrv't,
THO. l.. IIAMER.
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required To enter into n new contract. All a court Of ehanf
Gerry can do IN the premises ~ io protect the rights NJ tke
parties under the contact ri their a.-ignors, Of which
ihey had notice. Held. also. that u End ~, as-,gnees of
J. u X. were entitled TO The possession Of the , acres
and % rods above mentioned. Decree accordingly. De
creo rsrerscd.
Sta,t on rd. sr. r. Tan0nda. Error to the Allen c. &.
OPINION by Judge SrIIivAN. :, sheriff 81 Allen cour-
~, collected from the reiafor n sum of mone, by virtue e
an execution ISSUED 90 a Judgment. Inch WIS afterwards
reversed bN the Supreme Court previous 10 the re.srsn'.
the sheriff died Without having paid over the money to
the execution plaintiff. Held. that NJ. sheriff has not
been guilty of ANY violation rf his aficial bond. Of whiclt
the relaior could complais. aud iiat ihe reIai"r could not
maintain a suit against the sheriff sureiics on hs official
bond. { z the money - COLLECTED. JadsutHf affirmed
Ellison # al r Johnson Lor the Hs 4 Hu;5- Enor
10 the Lagrange e c. Opinion by Judge s%tftft,N. a
person for whose use a snf i brought, being liable nv
the statute to 4 judgment for COSTS. ~ MT - competent
witness IN the tnal Of the cause Tor Tire plainiaf. Judy.
mopf rersrscd
Je.svp dai ,. Hfap It al. Error TO The Hendricks g.
T.. Jpdgsaopf affirmed.
Indiana Mutual Ere Insurance Company =. Lffs,on ct
al. Error 10 the Marlborough & {. Judgment ahrmtd.
Sk'hon r. The STATE. Euor To the Hendricks T. 4.
judgment affirmed.
ireland =. Housh adpr. Of GnHen Error to the Jack.
son e. &. Judgment afrned.
The Board ~ Commissioners Of Cay ~ ' Morrison
Il al. Error T. the Cla, 4. {. Jnde n,snf afsrm,d.
BoreR r. HoHRgtrofh. Error 10 the Jniou e. Z.
Judgment ofrnod.
Ellison It H. =. Chapman Error tn the Lagrange c.
c. Judgment affirmed.
Ross ct al. r he sa,c for ne u.s. Of .uU;gan FIR.
Appeal ffom the Cass {. Judgment egFn"sd.
Jrir %.
.Jenners adnr. 81 Bro,rn =. Har,er q al. Apperl from
the rippccanec & { Judgment affirmed.
Irybak daL r. Bdf Il Appeal from the Tippeca.
noe &. &. Jtdgmeat affirmed.
Jen"cys Pollock. Error to the Warren &C JDdg'
v,uf 0frgn,d
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
Jennings County.

VERNON Auc. :, 1Sf-
-Ncssrs. ChGPmans-I hasten to give You the result 81
The August election ~ Jennings county. The Wing par
~ ~ compliance with a resolution Of their ; ale C""'ei-
ii"n. nominated n full county ticket Rich, iheir hofli.
nee ior representative has been elected over Il 1llard ana
llVklin. mi-ce llaneous wings. by some go. The Dem
ocr"ts bad no opposing candidate Of their own, having u"
nope % eleciing one, and wiling to put ~ win Ken
because OF a certain lnnto which have been aud are op-
posed 10 him on nrcuunt Of hs independence oi them,
az. HE next on the trket was clerk. There were on
Two candidaies-the Wing nominee. aud Nour young de-
mocrhiic friendly JenuIng, NaWter. who fought his oppo-
nent bFavely on the stump. and YOU know he must be
courageous 10 do that m a county which gave n Niig ma
Jorlty IN l-io Of near 400, and last wear gave Bigger Tor
'ov $40. But note the result. The wing nominee re-
ceised 9Gs, aud Nawter received Gil-Nhis majority
by one township to hear from, which viii reduce the
Ing MAJORITY To l21. Depend upon II We Will do the
same or better for Polk and Dallas in November. let
tins be encouraging ior the democracy coming az II does
from the sir0ng hold Of leteralism. :. l.. J.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
Iscnt,ric.1s County.

ETTssNUTNTVNN w. .fUE Q IT
DEAR CHAPTANs-We are beaten IN this county. moi
by an overwhelming majority. but by "a last years maJor-
ny. This election the COnnS have bought al n desperate
price. They Were badly scared. and therefore, brought
every means To bear, furaud unfair. possible-uot IA SUI
Gle leaf was LETT unturneI. The iiule dictator from Put.
nam, Ia imitation Of his great master NJ Ashland, came
into our county aud secured II over from the north to the
south, and from the east 10 the west.
Last year il should be remembered that the dear little
man could not get votes enough to tax, him 10 Congress,
from this district, though the wings claim n maioriy of
above 1000 VOTES. No man ever receive u more signal
rcbuke than he, aud yet, he i this year found Debating 10
the people ot his surrounding counties; not indeed To m
hpencc any man 10 chnncc his politics. but To stir 40 h~
wing bretdren 10 draw the line. Well, they have drawn
more submissive To the people will than the Democracy
of Hendricks. All they complain of Is uniairness on the
part OF the Coon leaders and imported, inrudent dicia-
lion. 10y n stripping who, like Clay, spent his early years
IN dissipation, and now would aspire at the hands of the
public to high and honorable sia;ons.
OBSERVER.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15

Mr.. Barrow. Wing Senator from Louisiana. cp,
poses anneNation, lccarI~c he says it would "Dli
THE GRAVE or SLAVERY" an institution
with which '.te and his cnceStorS hare been CONNECTED
for fro hundred gears."
Hon. John p. Kennedy. a representative in Con-
gross from Baltimore. and the friend and blographer
of Mr.. Clay. says in letter under date Of the 18th of
MAY last -
Every slave withdrawn from the pre- cnt slave
States, will have his influence IN leSscnlng the repre-
ser. alton Of the district from which he goes. This ca
reer of settlement uTon the Gulf If Mexico VII soon
er or later. convert Maryland, Virginia. North Caro-
Ina. Kentucky. and perhaps other States into free
States Ii Will break down South Carolina, wcaNen
Georria and Tennessee. and probably reduce the val
ue II land in Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana
Its annexation 10 the Union can do no conceivable
coed To any of these States. cannot. therefore. bu'
feel great surprise NJ the zeal for this measure which
Is said To- pervadc certain portions Of the South.
Such are the grounds upon which Mr.. Clay an'
other lovers of slavery, oppose the admission Of Tex
as.