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LABOR TO MAKE wATcH-Mr. Dent, in lee
ture delivered before the London Royal Institute,
made an alluson to the formation of watch, and
stated that watch consists Of 992 pieces, and that
43 trades, and probably 2I5 persons, are employed
in making one of those little machines. The iron,
of which the balance-sprng is formed, is valued at
something less than a farthing; this produces an
ounce of steel worth AID, which is drawn into
$3.50 yards Of steel wire, and represents in the mar
ket els As; but still another process of hardening
this originally farhng's worth Of iron renders ].
workable into 1850 balance-springs, which will
realize, at the common price Of 2s. Sd. each, .3946
S., the effect Of labor alone. Thus il may be seen
that the more labor bestowed upon one farthing's
worth of iron gives it the value Of E950 S., or
S4,552, which is $3.50 times its original value.
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ILLINOIS cANAL.--We find in the Ottawa Free
Trader of Sept. IL, long and able letter by tn.
late commissioner, Michael Ryan, esq, in answer
to publication Of ex-governor Davis of Massa
chusetts. The letter is very severe upon governor
Davis and the Boston committee, showing clearly
the underhand process by which the affairs Of Iii
nois were sought to be made subservient to the
schemes of the last presidential election. Mr.
Ryan shows that the canal negotiation was delayed
nearly one year, at loss of $3.50 900 to the people
Of Illinois, in order that the plea Of aiding the State
might have its full force in urging the distribution
scheme, which was to have been of the results o.
wing success. As it is, all the patronage of tn,
canal is now controlled by that influence.
NJ Y Morning Ne,ps.
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DEmocRATIc NoMiNATIoS.--At democratic con-
yention for the 9th congressional district held al
Lanes hotel, Middleboro', on Monday last, Peter
III. Pierce, esq, of Middeboro', was nominated as
the democratic candidate for Congress for that dis
trict the Hon. Henry Williams having declined to
run again.
We congratulate the noble democracy of Bristol
and Plymouth upon this most exceen, nomna-
ton, and trust that every exerton will be made al
the ensuing election 10 secure the success Of Mr..
Pierce. He is a gentleman of high character and
standing, man Of sound and useful talents, and a
steadfast Jeffersonian democrat
The Old Bay State would have worthy and able
representative in the councils Of the nation should
he be elected; and if the democracy of the 9th dis
trict do their duty, he will beBosion Times Octo-
Der %.
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JOHN EARLE, Jun, e. Co.

Merchant Talors, No. 46 Washington street, Boston,
wv GUILD respectfully inform their numerous
Wv friends and the public generally, that they
have received large supply Of most elegant and
fashionable cloths, cassmeres, and other goods,
superior style, at short notice. and very low prices
and forward to any part of the United States. The
attention of
MEMBERS OF CoNaREss, NAVY AND ARMY OFFICERS,
and gentlemen in the employ Of government, is par
ticularly invited, to many of whom they are already
known, and beg to render their grateful acknow-
Judgments for their long-continued patronage.
A liberal credit as heretofore, will be given.
They have appointed
Oh. De Seldng, No. IL, Todd, Buildings Penn. .4p
Washington, d. c.,
their agent who is duly authorized to receive
payments and orders, which will be promptly at.
tended to- a#
z Nov. l-3tawtf
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THE BUSINESS OF A CHRISTIAN NATION DURING ONE
HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sEyEN YEARs-Great Britain
has spent 65 years in war, and GO in peace. She
borrowed in seven wars, which occupied the 65
years, sf834 900 000 In the same time, she raised
by taxes Ell 1879 600, 600, thus forming total ex-
penditure Of Ss, 9S2, 100 000 in our currency This
enormous sum, extorted from the aut-strained sim
ews Of labor would have constructed fifteen rail-
roads around the globe, allowing $4,000 per mile
To raise another such sum, would require tax Of
$40 on every human being on the globe! The in
terest of this sum for month, at five per cent,
exceeds the whole amount contributed by the whole
Christian world for preaching the gospel to the hea
then for the last thousand years!
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A RACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

4
| It will be seen, by the annexed 'oard," that a
plan of communicating intelligence which some
newspapers have alleged to be superior to that Of
Professor Morse, to test the relative merits OF the
two inventions; that the controversy as to which
of the two methods is the most expeditions will, in
all probability, soon be put to practical test.
The public generally may not, perhaps, be aware
that the idea of printing telegraph is not ns,c.
From work before us, of which Mr. Vail is the
| author, entitled ''The American Electromagnetic
Telegraph, with the reports of Congress, and de-
scription of all teegraphs known employing cleo
tricity or galyanism," learn that he invented a
printing telegraph in 1887, which is infinitely de-
scrbed and illustrated by engravings There is also
described in the work pr ng telegraph in
vented in 1910 by Mr. Balm, adon; and still
another by Professor Wheaistone, of the same city,
invented recently
A CARD.
Mr.. HousE-DEAR SIR: learn, through the pub
lie journals that you have invented printing tee-
graph, which yot assert to be superior Professor
Morse plan, nasmuch il will communicate in
telligence at rapid ras; and that you do not
use agent the electromagnetic. take II for
granted, that you have given couGtenance TO these
statements, since no refutaiion Of them over your
name has appeared. II is also to be presumed that
you have seen the operation of Professor Morse IS
telegraph, and know something Of its merits, while
the public have not had an opportunity of witness
ing the performance Of yours. | know nothing of
the arrangement of your plan but in order to salts
fly the public of the comparative merits Of the two
plans, am ready to test them by actual experiment
Will you accept this otferi
will cheerfully allow you the use of the two
wires extending from this city to Baltimore, with or
without the battery, for the purpose Of ascertaining
the rate at which your instrument will communicate
intelligence. You may select an operator for each
of the termini. You may appoint two inspectors,
and | will select two; and the four may select
ffth who, together, shall act umpires and decide
the merits of the two plans by actual experiment in
their presence; the result to be published by Them
and with their signatures. will also give you two
weeks, after the first trial. to make second, to
BILE you to make any alteration or improvement in
your instrument which may appear to you necessa-
ry when another trial shall be made under the same
arrangement as the first.
to give yours fair and impartial trial. This offer
is made to you on this condition only, that no part
of your plan is an infringement of Professor
Morse's patent-that point to be decided by the Of
fcers of the Patent Office.
This offer, if not accepted, and the first trial
made, prior to the LIST of December, 1845, will be
considered as rejected. Your earliest attention
will oblige
Yours, respectfully,
ALFRED VAIL,
Asst. Supt. of Electromagnetic Telegraph
for the United States
Washington, D. c., Nov. !, l645.
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THE DAILY UNION.

lowing with passeLgers--every cabin-berh and
state-room being engaged, besides considerable
number OF Storage passengers There have been
enough applications for passage to fill two such
ships.
The Oneida packetship sails tomorrow for Ha-
vre. This and the Prince de Joinve cleared
by Messrs. Boyd & Hinckin.
We have some further news from the river La
Plata, to August 18th. We had, however, previous
dates as late as the 25th. A French sloop-oEwar
and two English vessels had assembled as high as
the river Parama where il joins the Uruguay. Ro-
sas was actively preparing for war or for defence,
Things in that quarter are becoming serious.
The reward for the money stolen from Living
ston Weiss express has been increased in Buia-
10 to $500.
Flour is rather dull to-day. Genesee sells at
IS rs. Other descriptions vary from IS so to
rs 62h. 700 bales Of cotton sold to-day, chiefly to
spinners-prices without change. Stocks are some
what better to-day.
The Montezuma packet-ship (Marsha's line)
sails on the LIST for Liverpool. The steamship Hi
berna's mails close tomorrow, at halfpast three,
P. m. Foreign exchange to 60 out by her, is sell
ing on London at 81 to 81.
No clearances or arrivals Of consequence to note
to-day.
Yours, very respectfully,
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MOTICE.--Will be offered st private sale, until
~ the 9Th day Of November next, (when, if not
previously sold, will be publicly sold, for cash, at
l2 o'clock precisely beautiful country seat, con-
tanning fifty acres, situated on the turnpike leading
from 9Th street, in Washington city, to Rockville,
seven miles from Washington; and is also bounded
by a good county road leading from Tenallytown.
The improvements are good two-story frame
house, containing five rooms in good repair; with
kitchen, pantry, carriage and wood-bouse, stable,
cow-house, &C. The land is of fine natural quail
ty, and well improved; and abundantly supplied
with almost every variety Of select fruit This land
is near the farm Of F. p. Blair, esq Persons wish
ing to purchase will please call, for further nfor-
nation upon Mr.. Judson Mitchell, IN Georgetown.
EMPSoN B. DAVIDSON.
Oct 29-eo4ts
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correspondence of the Mobile Herald & Tribune

ENsACOLA, rd., Oct' Il, 1919.
The United States storeship Lexington came in
last evening, and anchored off the nayy-yard. She
is last from Arkansas bay, and will sail for Vera
Cruz she obtains her freight of stores
and water for the squadron now lying there.
While writing, I'll a. N.Y. the United States
schooner On-ka-hy-e came in and anchored of
the yard. Neither vessel brings any intelligence OF
importance. Judging from the fact of storeship
plying between the squadron at Vera Cruz and
this naval depot, it may be considered fair in
ference that the squadron will not leave that port for
some time
The bow OF the frigate Potomac has been sheath,
ed with canvas well circumstances would
allow, but only with partial success. Her guns,
spars, stores, &c. are being taken board; and il
is confidently stated that she will sail in about ten
days.
The U. s. brig Lawrence still remains, and is
kept constantly in n condition to sail at hours
notice. Every mail is expected to bring her sailing
orders.
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In paragraph which we quoted in Thursday
evenings "Union,n from a Baltimore paper, il was
(no doubt inadvertently stated that Mr.. Turney
was wing. This, Of course, is entirely mistake.
Mr.. Turney was for several years a member of
Congress from Tennessee, and known as most
decided and efficient democrat. He was run upon
the electoral ticket Of the last year as one of the
electors at large. We regret very much that there
has been any division among friends in the legis-
ature Of Tennessee, in the election ofa senator Of
the United States; and that such gentlemen as
Messrs. Turney and Nicholson should have been
arrayed against each other. We have hopes Of the
question being entirely and amicably settled.
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WAsnINaroN CRY, Oct. %, lS4s

Bolivar, The iiboaior.
WAsHlsGToN cirY, Oct. %, lS45.
DEAR SIR; You will receive herewith small
quantity OF the hair Of General Bolivar, the great
champion Of South American Independence; and
also fragment of the flag of Pizarro, the conquer
OF OF reru' nave had these relics good many
years, ana can assure you that they are genuine.
Had they not been, certainly should neither have
procured nor preserved them. Not being either a
yrtuoso, or collector Of antique and curious things
! have no enthusiasm to mislead me, and no credu-
lily TO be imposed upon.
General Bolivar is as well known in the States
composing the former republics Of Colombia, vene-
znela, New Granada, and Quito (now Ecuador, }
by the title of Lberator, (Libertador as by his own
name; and he is regarded throughout South Ameri-
ca as tho first and greatest Of the chiefs through
whose efforts the Spanish yoke was thrown off.
They "forget Pizarro TO shout Bolivar" says Lord
Byron, the exigency Of the rhyme compelling him
to misplace the accent. He places il ON the third
syllable. II is generally placed on the first; and this,
too, is wrong. II should be on the second, and is
pronounced Bo-lSe-par. The names of great men
and herpes should be pronounced properly, when it
can be donei but out Of their country it rarely
Is done. Many questions have been asked me in
South America about General Vasinions and Gener-
al Haeksone-this being about near as Spaniard
can come TO Washington and Jackson.
Some of Bolivar's enthusiastic admirers call him
the Washington of the South; but to this high COM
phment am not exactly prepared TO admit, without
some reservation, that he has any very Just claims
Postsrity, which often revses, as kind Of supreme
court of errors, contemporary popular awards, and
often reverses them, must decide this question; and
SO leave il.
Pizarro's flag was piece Of plain white silk, and
the fragment enclosed is more than three hundred
years old. White is, believe, the emblem of peace
and charity and goodwill throughout the world
But in Peru, this banner long fannd by conquest's
crimson wing,'' the emblem of all that is hide
Gus and delesiable in human nature. Could this
poor shred speak, and tell US Of the horrors and
atrocities it has witnessed, (f witness il could be-
even now, after the lapse of three centuries, the
bare recital would harrow up the soul; monarch
murdered--,he princes and mobiles of the land ex-
terminated, and their wives and daughters --!
My heart sickens at the recollection. The people
decimated and reduced to slavery-to the most in
tolerable and fatal of all servtude--that of the
mind; the country ravaged with fire and sword,
made desolate, and literally turned into desert.
Faciuni solitudinem ct pacsm appellant!
The justice Of heaven has slumbered long, but it
will not slumber forever; and the day of its awaken.
ing will be fearful one for all wrong doors and OPP
pressors, past, present, and to come.
am, dear sir, with the highest regard,
Most faithfully yours,
J. G. PICKETT.
F. MARKoE, IT,, esq,
Corresponding Secretary Of the
National Institute,
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nENTISTRY, OR DENTAL SURGERY
IL DIR. VAN PATTEN continues at his pleasant and
central location Ia few doors west from Browns
and Coleman's hotels) He pledges himself to per-
form any and every operation appertaining to his
profession successfully, and with as little pain,
can be done in any Of the eastern cities.
He inserts teeth of any desired shade or size,
with without gums, singly or in full SETS us
cases may require; and usually secures them to the
gums by that most clearly and comfortable princi-
Pile of atmospheric pressure. Yet, being fully com.
petent to apply every known principle his patients
shall always have the benefit of the mode best
adapted to- the condition of their mouths.
Having been long established in Washington, he
deems it unnecessary to expose patients names for
reference but would suggest strangers that they
inquire of citizens.
NIB. No charge for work that should come short
of what was promised in the contract, nor ever any
charge for repairing, or even renewing, his work.
Nov. I'm.
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VERY VALUABLE LOTS AT AUCTION
On Wednesday, the 18th instant, at halfpast
four o'clock p. M, we shall sell, on the premises,
lots Nos. and 8, in square No. 255 These lots
front on l4th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
will be subdivded so as to make two lots fronting
twenty-five feet each on l4th street, and one lot
twenty-five feet two inches fronting Pennsylvania
avenue, Immediately south and opposite the Frank
lin engine-house.
Plats OF the lots can be seen at auction store.
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase money
in cash. the balance in equal nstalments at six and
twelve months, for notes satisfactorily secured, bear
ing interest.
R. w. DYER e. CO.,
Nov. l-eed&ds Auctioneers.
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Actual duty to he paid.

This act thus assesses duty Of S35 So The
carrying tonnage Of our ships, Independent of the
heavy taxes imposed upon the articles used in build
ing them, is also taxed SO per cent. per ton Not
withsanding the destructive bearing Of this act upon
the commerce of the country, those wise and nge-
Nous heads that devised it claim their authority for
enacting it under that clause Of the constitution
which gives Congress power "to regulate (not TO de-
sroy) commerce with foreign nations"
Take the whole act of 1912, and will venture
to say that more legal argon, imperfection injustice
and fraud, was never before embraced in the same
compass in any revenue law of modern times.
should exhaust the attention of your readers, were
any attempt made to expose all its denominations,
which the wings cling to as the perfection of legisa-
ton, and declare their intention of falling stand
ing by it. The DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD THEM TO
THE ISSUE.
Another hardship on the part of the importer which
should aude to before closing on this head, grows
out of the legal value fixed to the pound sterling,
which is 81 "a, which is all the custom house will
take pound sterling for. Yet the mercantile value
of pound sterling, by the fluctuations in exchange,
mp often from "a IS TO "a 80. The appraisers,
therefore, in adding exchange to the first cost of the
goods, always employ the mercantile rate of ex-
change, as authorized by this act of 1912 Thus,
levyng duty of so per cent, in the Of iron,
on the premium rate of exchange. An importer
told me, that in paying duty of 80 per cent, this
tax upoA exchange, and forms at the custom-house,
eign exchange operates seriously against the value
Of cotton. This article forms the basis of the bulk
of foreign bills of exchange, which are drawn
against its shipments. When foreign exchange is
high, the buyer give more for cotton when it is
depressed, as it is apt be by this unjust tax cot
ton is to the same extent depressed in price with it,
Fletcher Webster delivered his first lecture last
night before large and intelligent auditory. His
subject was chiefly confined to the manners, CO.'S
tunes, and religious notions of the Chinese.
Ole Bull gives a concert tonight at the Taberna-
c for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the
masonic fraternity.
new paper, devoted TO the religious instruction
Of seamen, has been commenced in this city II is
called the eight Ship" The Rev. G. w. DENIM
son is the editor. Price : per annum
One-fourth of the pews in the new Unitarian
church in Broadway, called "The Church Of the
Divinity" sold yesterday for about $4,000. The
appraised value Of the whole was $1,000.
City, Al o'clock, p, m.--The splendid Marseiles
packet Prince de Jonville sails for the Mediterra-
mean on the LIST Of November. She is filed to over
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| 25 Windsor, Thames Valley, Great Western
and City Junction railway Capital, 100000.
49, The Limerick and Belfast Direct Union Rail
way Company. Capital, 6l 100000.
a. The Reading and Reigaie Atmospheric rail
way. Capital, .f600,000.
%. The Oxford and Salisbury direct railway
Capital, 81 100000.
kus29. Hull and Holyhead Direct Railway Company
capital, 12,500O0O.
80. Richmond, Staines, and Newbury Junction
Railway Company. Capital, 9eOO,OOO.
81. Hull, Nation, and Northern Union railway
Capital fs50OOO.
80. London and Nottingham railway. Capital
81 100000
80. Rugby, Derby, and Manchester railway
Capital, &l,5O0,OOO.
"a. London, Staines, Ascot, and Reading juno
ton railway. Capital, f750,00O.
IS. Central Kent County railway. Capital
FL 100000
36, Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Direct June
ton railway. Capital, 100000.
81. The London and Holyhead Direct railway.
Capital, 100000.
3d. The Norfolk, Midland. and Western juno
ton railway. Capital, 81 100000.
80. Sheffield, Nottingham, and London Direct
railway. Capital, FL 100000
40. The Eastern Counties Junction and Scuthend
railway. Capital, f5500OO.
Al. The Direct London, Portsmouth, and Chi
chester, and Direct Portsmouth and Chatham rail-
way. Capital, f1,7O0,0O0.
40. Buckinghamshire railway, and Oxford and
Bletchley Junction. Capital, e2,250,0 900.
40. Oxford, Thame, High Wycombe, and Tx
bridge Junction railway. Capital, 100000
"A. Direct Sheffield and Macclesfed railway.
Capital, 100000.
As. Sheffield, West Riding, and Midland juno
ton railway. Capital 81 100000.
as. Ely and Bury St. Edmunds railway. Cap
iial, 100000
AZ. Direct Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, and
Brighton railway. Capital, a2,0O00OO.
40. The Liverpool and Derby railway. Capital,
3l, 100000.
40. The Direct Northern, Eastern, and Western
Junction Railway Company. Capital, 81 $50, 900.
so. Great Western, Southern, and Eastern coun-
ties, or Ipswich and Southampton railway. Capital,
FL 100000.
81. Holborn Terminus Company. Capital, $780,
OO0
SO. The Liverpool, Birkenhead, Parkgate and
Holyhesd Junction railway. Capital, f220 600.
So Brighton and Chcltenham Direct railway.
Capital, 81 100000.
81. Dudley, Northampton, Walsall, and Tam,
worth Junction railway. Capital S35O,O0O.
S. The Saffordshre and North Midland juno
ton railway. Capital, s70O,00O.
Sc Lincolnshire and Eastern Counties Junction
railway. Capital, S2,40O,0OO.
81. Direct London and Liverpool railway, by
junction from Chester to Northampton. Capital
8l, 100000.
SO. The Leeds Huddersfeld, Sheffield, and South
Staffordshire Direct railway. Capital, f2,0OO,O00
SO. Port of Wisbeach, Peterborough, Brming-
ham, and Midland Counties Union railway. Cap
ital, e3O0,OOO.
60. Wear Dock and railway. Capital, $500 ,OOO
81. Dover and Bristol railway. Capital, 81 $780,
00O
GO. The Thames, Southend, and Northern and
Eastern Junction railway. Capital, 81 100000.
63. The Eastern Counties Extension, and Cam
bridge and Worcester Direct railway. Capital
Fl, 100000.
Ga. The Great West of England, or Southwestern
and Exeter Extension Railway Company. Capital
fl, 100000.
65. Worcester and Leomnster railway. Capt.
tai, 100000
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MI RS. MINOR takes leave to inform the citizens
ltl Of Washington, and the public generally, that
she has recently taken the house lately occupied by
Mr.. John s. Skinner, on +, between 9Th and 7th
streets, where she is prepared to accommodate year
ly or transient boarders upon reasonable terms.
The house is in central part Of the city, con-
venien to the several public departments and with
in few minutes walk Of the avenue.
There is also carriage-house and a stable at
tached to the premises Au
Oct 09--eo2w
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EXPENDITURE.
s,463,O92 Al
R. J. WALKER,

R. j. WALKER,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Oct, Silt icons, u s. Jour, and N. Init
Sin last evenings "Union, the statement was
printed without these words, which being material
to show the true nature of the expenditures, we
now republish it in corrected form.-UNIoN