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FOR NORFOLK -TWICE A WEEK.
Enre reduced To Fire Dollars.

FOR NORFOLK-TWICE A WEEK.
Fare reduced TO FiUe Dollars.
.gyyEsSa> The steamer OSEOLA
A IA will leave Washington every
aAEHY Tuesday and Saturday at
zzzss o'clock, a. M, and Alexandra,
lat 81 o'clock, a. m; returning will leave Norfoll
land Portsmouth every Sunday and Thursday at
O'Clock, p. m.
Passage and Fare, S.; to go and return the sam,
"trip, SO.
Stopping at her usual landings the Poto mac L
take off or land passengers Passengers coming OF
board from landings to be landed at another will b.
charged full passage. River passengers are request
led to inform the captain of their place of destination
before leaving the wharf, in order to prevent an,
Misunderstanding.
The oseola will stop at Cone river on Saturday
going TO, and Sundaysreturnng from, Norfolk Pas
sage and Fare, SO.
As usual, she will stop at Acquia creek to take of
and land passengers to and from Nofolk
Passage and fare from Washington to Richmond
by the James river, So, meals included.
JAMES MITCHELL,
May J. Master.
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|DUBLIC SALE.-By virtue of writ of fero
i Jacias, issued by t. r. Hampton, esq, and to me
directed shall sell, the square opposite the Cen
tire market, the Oath Of this month, at 10 o'clock
lone negro boy named James Bell, seized and taken
las the property of George McCauley, to satisfy two
IferdJ acias in favor OF VIM. Flenner, for cash.
J. V. PATTAN,
June 10 Constable
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|NAPIER'S HISTORY OF THE PENINSU.
~ LAR WAR, CHEAP.-History of the war
in the Peninsula and in the south Of France, from
1907 to 1914 by Col. Napier; good edition in full
leather binding, the whole work complete for 70 Is
For sale "a few copies only by
June II F. TAYLOR.
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NO LET.-A large two story brick house near
a the corner of ID and 18th streets, large garden
lot and carriagehouse and stable are attached 10 be
dwelling-house, which has several very handsome
ana commodious rooms; possession may be had
Immediately, or by the first Of May next, as prefer
red. Rent reasonable.
March 81 [Intell
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EARTHENWARE, CHINA, AND GLASS


dTHOMAS PURSELL las lust imported. per
Il ship Devenshre and other vessels from Liver.
pool direct 81 crates and hogsheads Of the above
PARTICLES, OF the latest patterns and shapes; which,
with his former stock, makes his assortment exten.
sive and complete; amongst which are
English, French, India, white ironsone, rich blue
stone china, pearl white, blue Liverpool, and white
granite Dinner, Tea, Coffee, and Toilet Sets and
pieces detached.
Also, rich china crimson and gold, salmon and
Igold, green and gold, flowers and gold blue and
|gold, white and gold, figured, white and enameled
| Tea Sets, or pieces separate.
Crimson and white and gold Toilet Sets, &c.
Cut, pressed, and plain Glass of every descnp-
Astral, solar, stand, side, Liverpool, and cut and
plain Hall Lamps, and Lamp Glasses and Wicks,
|of almost every size
Candelabras and Lard Lamps, Waters, Looking
GLASSES.
Shovel and longs, Ivory-handled and other
Knives and Forks, in sets of 81 pieces separate
English and American Britannia Coffee and Tea
ISets, and Coffee higgins and Urns.
German silver, plated, and Britannia Casters.
Albetta, plated, and Britannia Table, Tea, and
Dessert Spoons and Forks, &c.
Plated, Britannia, and brass Candlesticks, and
Shutters and Trays.
Britannia Teapots, Sugars, Creams, and Bowls
end covered Pitchers and Mugs, &c.
Aiso many other articles in the house-furnishing
line, TOO numerous to mention, all Of which will be
sold, wholesale and retail at the very lowest prices
land on the very best terms, at his store opposite
Browns Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue
p. s. good assortment of common goods suita.
|ble for retailing. First quality Stoneware at factory
prices. ~
Thankful for past favors, he still solcits call
from his friends and the public generally at his
store, opposite Browns Hotel, Pennsy lvania ave.
|nue. THOMAS PfJRSELL
Jpne II T,,Tb,S ca,;eIn,
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BANK OF THE METROPOLIS,

BANK OF THE METROPOLIS,
June l6, lS45.
N order to unite with the public departments If
Il paying respect to the memory of General An
drew Jackson, late President of the United States
this bank will not be open for business tomorrow
the 18th instant
An officer will remain in the bank for the pur
pose of receiving payment for notes then falling due
RID. SMITH, Cashier.
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w AvERLEY NOVELS, CHEAP series, pub
w lished in octave volumes, at the rate of six
novels for SO cents, or cents for each novel.
Volume second, containing "Heart of Mid Lo-
THAN, "Bride Of Lammermoor, ""Legend of Mon
|trose," "lvanhoe," 'The Monastery and "The
Abbott" is this day received.
June IL f. TAYLOR
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( June 13-dlwif
CONSTITUTION, United States Journal, and Nation
al Intelligencer.l
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SCRAPS OF CURIOUS MroRMATIoN.-Boo keeping
by double entry and decimal arithmetic were in
vented in 1901.
Pocket watches were first introduced into Eng
land, from Germany, in 1901. The number of
watches annually manufactured at Geneva, Switzer-
land, is l00, 000-giving employment to 5000 men,
and consuming annually $4,000 ounces of gold.
Knit stockings were first brought to England from
Spain in 1901.
Brick and stone began to be used building
material in 1909.
The color of the mourning dress amongst the
Chinese and Siamese is white; with the Turks, blue
and violet Ethiopans gray; Pcruvians mouse color;
Japanese, white; Perslans, brown; and Egyptians,
yellow.
In Mexico there are $500 secular clergy, ZOO
monks, and 1900 nuns, owning property valued at
600, 900 900.
The annual number of assaults and battery in the
United States is about 100000; thefts 100000;
suicides 800, and murders 100.
The amount of steam-power used in Great Britain
is equal to the labor of 270 100000 men, the popu-
lation being but % 100000.
There is an oak in Mehoven, Scotland, with a
trunk measuring 700 cubic feet.
A line has been sunk mile and half in the gulf,
without finding bottom.
The river Tay, in Scotland has been lower the
past summer than was ever known before.
The first printer in America was Samuel Green.
The first thing printed was "The Freeman's Oath, y
III 1885, next an aImdnac, anu the INtW IlnShHu
version of psalms, in l640.
The number Of slaves in Brazil is said to be
2 500 000 in the United States, 2, 500 0OO Spanish
colonies, 800 900; French colonies, 00O0 Danish
Dutch, and Swedish colonies, 100, 600; South Amer
lean republics, 400, 900; total 100000.
The tonnage Of the United States in 1889 was
123, 1893 In 1890 it had increased to 346,254, and
in 1910 to 9S4 ,2G9,
The present tonnage Of Great Britain is 3,04I AIS
United States, q 1853, G02; and France, 5e9,5l7.
OF all the Cereal grains and esculent roots, the
potato is the only one whose history is known.
Wheat, rye, barley, &c. date far back into the dark
ages.
II is estimated that the number Of pounds Of wool
produced in Wisconsin the present year will exceed
$4,000.
The imports of Great Britain from China, during
the year 1874, amounted to $40, 766,564, which
shows an increase since the treaty of Pekin Of
81 ,205, 800.
The value Of the green imported into the United
States from China in 1874 was go oSs 900 and for
blacks ~, 1853, ll4-or together, 81, 222, Spy.
NJ. " Ere. Gazette.
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REIGN.
From the n. o. COURIER OCT 20
FROM HAVANA.

The brig Empresario, Captain Collins, arrived
here this morning from Havana The Vera Cruz
steamer arrived at Havana the 9th, but brought
no newspapers The Picayune publishes a letter
dated Vera Cruz, October 49, stating that there are
four American corvettes and two briggs at Sacrihcios
and steamer in sight, supposed to be the Mlssls-
spp. The letter says they are in constant expect
alton at Vera Cruz of brush on the Rio GraDde,
which we know 10 be Impossible. The Mexican
government (says the letter. has no means for car
ryng on a war: they have got into difficulties with
the French minister and now they are about to do
the same thing with The English. The house Of
Manping, Mcintosh, d Co. bought the coinage at
the mint Of Gpanajuato for certain period, from
Santa Ana, advancing the money on the contract;
andnow,the Mexicans want TO annul 1t, on the plea
that Santa Ana's government was only provisional
The English minister has informed the government
that thew must that contract and all others
made with English subjects
There was disturbance in the city Of Mexico on
the 9th instanta plot to seize the conducta and TO
play some sort Of a game with the names ofGomez
Faras, Canalzo, and Santa Ana; but it was discov-
cred and prevented
There must be a revolution, ere long, in Mexico
there is so much corruption in the government, and
barbarism in the people, that things cannot remain
as they are.
The city of Havana has been quite healthy du-
ring the whole season. The crop looks well, the
rain having fallen very OPPORTUNITY. The Tacon
theatre is open, but not well paronzed. There was
an amateur performance, for the purpose of intro
ducing young lady, creole of Matanzas, in the
part of Norma. The theatre was crowded, and
she is reported to have acquitted herself in capital
manner.
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"WooL.--The latest English papers state that in
the months Of August and September, about 500
bales of wool were received from the United States.
We further learn that, during the present month,
$500 bales have been shipped to England from
New York, and some from other ports.
"This is new trade altogether; but FIVE mistake
not, il is the beginning of the end Consequent.
ly, ''protecon" to the woolgrower will henceforth
be impossible"
We clip the above from the Journal Of Com
merce. Ii presents fact which we deem inevita-
ble-whch is, that the United States to pro-
duce large surplus Of WOOL There is no nation in
the world that can produce wool as easily or in so
large quantities, as the United States. When the
vast praires Of the West and the northern parts Of
Texas, together with the sides Of the Allegheny
mountains, and the green hills Of the North and
East, are covered with Aocks Of sheep, they are
destined to be at no distant day, the amount Of
wool produced will be inconceivable. II is said
that in the northern parts of Texas, and in the
praries Of the West, wool can be produced almost
as cheap as cotton. This wool, however, would
probably be of a coarse and inferior quality. But
at the North, and on the sides Of the Allegheny
mountains, wool as fine as that imported from Spain
can be produced without difficulty, and in grea,
abundance.
This will place another great staple Of the farmer
beyond the reach Of protection and should be an
additional reason for ceasng him for the pro-
lection of other classes Of men.
augusta (Nfe.) .4ge, Oct 81.
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gray-headed, and over 60 years Of age with seventy
young wives. What an amorous old fool
The old sultan treated with very marked re-
spect inviting us to dine, &C., but did not introduce
any Of us to his young wives Besides the Arabs,
the principal inhabitants, there are many Hindoo
and Parsee merchants at Zanzibar. The black
slaves form a greater portion Of the population.
There are two American houses, and several Eng
glish and French From Zanzibar we proceeded
across the Indian Ocean to Sumara, arriving at Quail
lab Baltoo early in June After staying some days on
the coast, we proceeded round the north end Of the
island, down the straits Of Malacca, to Singapore
stopping one day at the city OF Maacca. AT Singa-
pore We staid five or six weeks, and then crossed
over to Borneo, visiting the city of Borneo, Sambas,
and other places. Sumatra, Malacca, and Borneo
are inhabited by race Of people originally of the
same stock, viz: the Maays. They are the most
cut-throat looking set ! have ever seen-about as
much civilized as the aborgnes Of our own country,
but not one-tenth part as honest. The productions
these countries will in time be of great importance
sugar. rice, spices Of all kinds including pepper,
cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs, DC. Most of the pep.
per trade of Sumara is in the hands of Salem mer-
chants, and verify believe it is fair tie TO ras-
cality between the agents Of these merchants and
the natives. From Borneo, with great care to keep
clear Of rocks and shoals, crossed over TO Cochin
China, and anchored about two weeks at Turon,
or, as the natives call it, Han San. At this place
there some little display of American chivalry,
the particulars of which have not time to state.
From Turon we sailed for Macao, where we arrived
about twelve days ago. l intend to 60 up TO Can
ton in flew days. My health is good
Yours, &C., E. E. .
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SELF.MARRIAGE.--A couple had been living to-
gether man and wife, in Philadelphia, for some
time. The gentleman perhaps, becoming tired of
the incumbrnnce, refused to support his reputed
wife. She instituted suit to obtain her share of
his worldly substance. The defence was, that they
were not legally married. 1t appeared that no cer
gyman or minister Of the law officated at the mar
rage ceremony, but that the parties acknowledged
themselves man and wife in the presence Of wit
nesses This Judge Sargent decided to be legal
marriage, and ordered the husband to give security
for the payment Of ten dollars per week for the sup
port Of his wife. With this decision the husband
refused to comply, and was imprisoned for contempt
of court He was subsequently brought before the
court, backed by an extraordinary combination of
legal talent, application for discharge; but
all to no purpose--the judge was memorable. The
decision is not new. This Interpretation of the law
was established in England many years ago; and a
law providing for marriage in this form was adopted
in South Carolina in 1909 sin order that none might
be hndered in so necessary work, there being no
Minister'S"
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TRANSPORTATION OF STORES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,

Sd November, l645.
PROPOSALS, sealed, and endorsed proposals
Il for Freight to Port Praya, Cape de Verbs"
will be received at this Office until o'clock, p. M,
on Monday, the first day of December next, for the
transportation Of about $500 barrels (more or less
of government stores from the navy-yard at Cos
port, Va, to Port Praya, there to be discharged on
board the United States store-ship Southampton,
Offers must specify the price asked per barrel, with
out distinction between wet and dry--fve and
half cubic feet of measurement goods, and thirty
gallons to the gauge Of all casks not usually called
barrels, to be considered barrels, whatever they
may contain; no primage to be allowed. Ten fair
weather working lay days to be allowed at each Of
the ports of Gosport and Port Praya for taking in
and discharging cargo. Payments to be made by
any navy agent in the United States, on producing
satisfactory evidence of the delivery of the cargo
Proposals must state the description name, and con-
dition of the vessel and where she is at the time of
offering herr and she must pass the usual inspec-
ton, and be ready at the navy yard at Gosport 10
receive cargo by the 18th December and if not pre-
scented for examination within three days oer being
notified of her acceptance, the freight will be offered
TO the next lowest bidder according to law.
To be published once a week until December ] in
the Union, Ineligencer and Constitution District Of
Columbia; Republican and Argus, Baltimore; Key
stone and Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Journal of
Commerce and Evening Post, New York.
Nov 4--1awt1D
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From the Cincinnati Courier, Oct 90.
SILVER MINES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Prior to 1893, but little silver ore had been OBJ
tanned from mines in the United States Indeed, il
was not known to exist in this country in its native
state, but is mostly contained in the argentiferous
lead ores, from which it was sometimes extracted.
Indeed, il is generally extracted from lead ores.
The annual produce in Great Britain from these
ores is about ten thousand pounds, valued at
some fourteen or fifteen thousand dollars. il
seems, however, from an article in the last number
of Hunts Merchants Magazine, that the Washing
ton Mining Company, Incorporated by the as
sembly Of North Carolina in 1889, have been ope-
rating at the mines discovered short time previous
in Davidson county, with considerable success.
The Washington mine, il seems, is situated about
eighty miles from Raleigh, the capital of the
State and the present terminus of the great chain Of
railroad from the North. From December, l843,
silver had been extracted from the ore to the value
Of 1000, and Of gold ~ 253. This amount Of ore
was produced from about 100000 lbs. of lead,
making an average produce Of over 24O ounces of
silver to the ton
From the commencement the mining operations
up to Nov. LIST, ls42 "a period of 81 months,) the
actual product was 266l pigs Of argenterous lead,
yielding silver and gold to the amount of Sl3 2S8,
this being the net value after deductng the charges
Of the United States mint for separating the gold
from the silver, and alloy requisite to reduce it 10
the standard coinage. From the 18th of October,
lS43, to the lst Of October, 1914, the Washington
mine has produced $40, 379, as follows:
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In ls42, R. c.. Taylor, esq, Of Philadelphia,
made report of these mines, (Which is embodied
in the article in Hunts Magazine) in which it is
stated that at the forty tleve the yield Of the ORE
when dressed, was about SO per cent. Of lead, and
from 20 TO l20 ounces OF silver to the ton of lead
The value OF the silver varied from 81 30 to So 80
per ounce; its price being enhanced by the large
proportion Of gold found in combination with il at
this depth.
At the sixty feet level the ore increased in rich
ness, but was irregular in its value. Al its best and
most remarkable points, it yielded as much 5000
ounces TO the ton. Such points were however, few
and small, forming exceptions to the prevailing
richness of the lode The general average is stated
to he l26 ounces Of silver the ton of metal Here
the sulphuret Of lead, or gaena, was first met with
in small quantities, but the bulk Of the continued
similar 10 the 40 feet level, being carbonate Of
lead, with the exception of the proportion Of gold
which gradually diminished, but was recovered
again at the 160 feet level.
Arriving at the hundred feet level, the gaena pre-
dominated; hut in other respects, the mine presented
the aspect as at the sixty feet, increasing in
regularity.
At the one hundred and sixty feet level, the vein
is nearly all sulphurei regards the lead and the
area is enlarged. 1t was estimated that this argen-
dferous ore, locally termed "the black ORE" pro-
duced on all average from 1887 SO to 500 per ton,
in equal proportions to the value OF the lead and
the silver, after deducting the expenses of smelling
Ii here that some masses of extraordinary rich
blue galena were met with, worth at the rate of
III cooper ton.
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TToUsEHoLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION.
IL BY virtue Of deed Of trust, duly executed
from b. M. Smoot, will be sold on Thursday, the
9th day Of November next, at 10 o'clock a. u at the
two houses lately occupied by her in F street, be-
tween 18th and l4h streets, all the furniture of thai
large boarding establishment, which is in very good
order and well worth the attention of persons fur
nishing; amongst which we enumerate the following
articles, viz:
Cane.scat and other chairs
Several excellent mahogany hair-seat sofas
Mahogany sideboard, mahogany dining, card,
pier, and centre tables
Morecn, muslin, and other window curtains
Venetian blinds, 2 large pier glasses
Astral and mantel lamps, several lounges
Dinner and tea sets, crockery-ware
A quantity of glassware Of various kinds
Silver table and other spoons and ladies'
Ingram parlor, hall, step, and chamber carpets
Oilcloth, stair rods, &c.
2 radiators, chamber and l0-plate stoves
High and French,prop. maple and other bedsteads
Good feather beds, hair and other mattresses
Mahogany and other bureaus
Mahogany and other wardrobes
Marble top, mahogany, and other washstands
Toilet sets, chamber tables
Andirons, tenders, shovels and tongs, &c.
With many other excellent articles Of parlor and
chamber furniture, and general assortment Of
kitchen requisites.
Terms OF sale All sums of and under SOS, cash;
over S25, credit OF two and four months for notes
satisfactorily endorsed bearing interest.
r. w. DYER e. CO.,
Oct. 30-d Auconeers.
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Correspondence OF the NJ Y. Sun.
THE SPICE ISLANDS OF INDIA AND
AFRICA.
u. 8. SHiy CONSTITUTION,
NJ -. IDtu...n. J,.o. 10 1AAE

u 8. SHIP CONSTITUTION,
Near Whampoa, June IS, l645.
last wrote you from Rio, from which place we
sailed on the 9Th of June 1874 We did not touch at
any place until arrived at ST. Augustine's bay, in
the island of Madagascar, where we stopped for
eight or ten days TO water, &c. II will not take
many words TO describe the people residing on this
part of one the most fertile and pleasant islands
in the world. They are jet black, and, with few
exceptions, woolly-headed negroes, and the most
inveierate beggars have ever known. They are
thieves liars rascas, robbers cheats, pirates, beg
CARS, and princes, in ore conglomeratc mass. They
60 nearly naked, with the exception Of some little
covering around the middle, wear covering on
the head, and live principally upon the spontaneous
productions Of the soil. They speak tolerably
good English, even down to small children, which
would seem to Indicate capacity for some improve
ment in civilization. II they have any religion, it
is of the Mahometan kind; yet saw no houses for
worship or ministers of religion. We also visited
two 9th er places in Observation-Disclosures and
Naseby, at each ofwhich places we staid about a
week. The people differed but little in character,
except they appeared TO be more mixed with the
Asiaiics than al ST. Augustine's. We found album
dance of fruits and necessaries for Subsistence.
The cattle are of dimnutive size, and have large
hump on the back between the shoulders. Their
sheen are of the big-taed breed, and well favored
At Bembauooka they manufacture mats and kind
ofcoarse cloth from grass. On the coast OF Africa
Portuguese ruins and Zanzibar, now the capital OF
the domnons Of the Sultan Of Muscat. Mozam-
bique, perhaps has now its hundreds where !, for
merly had its thousands and tens Of thousands. II
il now but the skeleton of the Portuguese former
possessions on the coast of Africa. Zanzibar Is in
quite 6ourshing condition, under the enterPrisng
management Of old Seid Seid Ben Sultan Ben
Imaum. His Glove and cocoanut plantations produce
him annually large amount. He has royal pal
aces, ships Of war, merchant-ships, &c. DC; be-
sides, il is said he has seventy pretty Georgian
and Circassian girls for wives as ever peeped out
from the enclosure Of the harem. Only think =