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THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY.

The Rxnress IN speaking OF the conduct of our
brave soldiers in the conflict before Monterey, takes
occasion to "condeInn the war and the spiri, that
prompted it," This is very pretty TO be sure, and
very proper too for federal print, for the editors
Of the wing press condemn everything which does
not originate in their party and are Obliged TO hnd
fault with every act Of democratic administration
in order 10 preserve their consistency. Fault-hnd-
ing is the meat on which federalism feeds: II fed on
il during the last war but did not faten, and now
that we are in the midst of another war Il INDUCES
itself as much il did then. These gentlemen are
very averse TO war, and are we--so is everybody
that we know of, and we would much rather live IN
peace with all the world forever, # we honorably
,can; but when hosulities have been commenced II
Dis the duty Of every man and boy IN this country
10 stand by his country and fight for her or cheer
on those who do, in every way he can. We care
not who commenced the war nor what the cause Of
il was--though in this case we know the cause was
fully sufficient and that the is righteous one
our brave warriors are in the country Of the enc
my, our flag is floating them, and victory has
rowned their efforts; end zoe will never dampen the
ardor or cast slur the exploits OF those fearless
and patriotic men, by telling them or limiting to
them that they are engaged in unholy cause, and
that their better Judgment would teach them so II
they took time TO reflect. Never shall we accuse
the heroes Of the Mexican war Of fighting against
the dictates Of their conscience and Of humanity,
charge them with being used machines in a cam
shall we say that American citizens volunteered to
fight against their will and carried the star-spangled
banner with them to their disgraeei nor shall
we ever throw cold water any enterprise OF such
a nature begun and carried on by the government
under which we are proud 10 live, no matter what
party may have originated il.
The VII ga may talk OF this in any terms
they choose to; they may cal il Infamous, unrghte-
ous, or outrageous; but whatever they may say in
dstraction of il is already condemned and pro-
nounced fa'se by the great body Of the people, as
veil as by more than half million Of brave men
who volunteered in the outset to enlist and fight for
their country during its continuance. IL is high
time therefore, that this whining and spuerng Of
our peaee-loving brethren had ceased as well for
their own credit as for the honor OF the republic, and
the high stand in The estimation Of foreign nations
which her yalorous sons now occupy; and we hope
10 see the time, when nota murmur will escHpe the
press OF Sny party or faction within our bordersi
" Y Globe, Oct. IS.
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ENGLISH RAILWAYS.

During the week ending August 9th, the royal
assent was given to ffty-two railway bills, making
248 that have passed in the present year. represent
ing a capital of es2, 407, 0l0, with power to borrow
ego, 1877 ,446,
A London paper gives the following intelli-
gence:
Son Thursday the Brighton and Chichester Com
pany held their half-yearly meeting. The chair
man stated that the line was open, and working very
satisfactorily. The Portsmouth extension will be
completed early next year, when the line will be
Immediately handed over to the London and Brgh-
ton Company.
"On the same day the London and Brighton held
their last meeting under this name, having amalga.
mated with the Croydon Company, and assumed
the name Of the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway Company. The income from the increased
traffic Of the halfyear is stated at 600, but in
consequence of reduction Of fares, large expendi-
ture has been required TO produce this result The
receipts of the half.year have been 6l20,74s, and
the expenditure 962, $685. leaving disposable bal
ance Of .f56, no. out of which dividend was de.
clared Of 81 Is Cd. per share"
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From the Baltimore Argus Oct. u.s.
GLORIOUS VICTORY BALTIMORE RE-
DEEMEDit

We met the adversary yesterday and conquered,
redeeming fair city from the partial defeat OF
the Wednesday previous. The contest unpre-
cedented, bringing out a larger vote than ever was
cast in the city before. II will be seen, by the
turns below, that noble candidate for the mayor
atty, Col. Jacob G Davies is elected by LOG major
ity, the vote polled being, for Davies, e,878; for
Capt. Levering, 5,772, James Lovegrove received
AZ and the other independent candidate votes, ma
king the whole vote II 500. We cannot better
indicate the great interest taken in the contest than
by stating these facts. The democratic majority for
the candidates for the first branch of the city coun-
Gil is 39l, for the second branch 1872. There is
tic in the latter and Two democratic majority in the
former, constituting majority on joint ballot,
Though the city was marked off by the five WING
commissioners, so that their party might always
have the control in the municipal legislature. That
our majority is not larger is readily understood here,
but causes and discussions, dscontents, and dissat
sfacon, purely local. only be alluded to for the
Information Of our friends elsewhere. On the whole
the victory is glorious indeed, affording the
proudest satisfaction to the democracy, and proving
that Baltimore is beyond doubt democratic city.
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HARDwARE, cutlery, Guns, &e.-Th,

HARDWARE, Cutlery, Guns, &c.-Th,
IL subscriber has opened his fall supply of goods
which he offers on accommodating terms, at whole
sale retail. To cabinetmakers, carpenters, build
ers, and shopkeepers he will sell low they ear
purchase in Baltimore or elsewhere. His stock con
sists in part Of the following;
Single and double-barrel fowling pieces
Single, double, and six-barrel pistols
Rogers's complete SETS ivory knives and forks
Buck, bone, cocoa, and ivory do
Pocket knives, scissors, raZOrs
Powder TASKS, shot bags, game bags
Tea trays, waters, shutters, and trays
Shoyels and tongs, androns, and tenders
Hollow ware, sadirons, gridirons
Saddlery hardware
Carpenters and cabinetmaker's tools
RoWand's elliptic springs, 3, 4, 5, d, and 7-plsae
Do mill and cross-cul saws
Woodsaws, axes, harchets
Cut, wrought and horseshoe nails
Burdens patent horseshOes
With general assortment Of shelf goods, a
wholesale and retail.
Also, agent for the sale Of Davis's and Minor q
Horton's premium ploughs, moudboayds, plough
shares, &c.
z. WHEELER,
Southside Of Pennsylvania avenue, near I'll
street, directly opposite Concert Hall.
Oct l6-3taw2w
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LATEST from 0REGoN.-We learn from the In
dependence ExpositOr, that Mr.. Bonney, Of Oxford,
OHIO, arrived in that town yesterday week. lie
left Oregon on the 18th May, and represents the
people there being prosperous and generally well
satisfied with their new homes. The elections were
to take place in June for members Of the legislature
Of Oregon and represents that considerable interest
was felt as To the result the great question at issue
being as to whether the sale OF ardent spirits should
be permitted in the territory or not Quite a nsr
question for a country.
Mr.. Bonney brought In one hundred and twenty
FIVE letters for persons in various parts of the Union
principally from the Oregon and California emf
grants, who started the present year. He says the
emigranIs he met were generally healthy and IN
good spirits and their teams looking well. He net
FIVE hundred wagons on his route in. Some we c
going 10 Oregon and some TO California. The emf
grants the points above named separated at indie
pendence Rock on the 18th July last Gov, Boggs
went TO Oregon in consequence Of the Mormon emf
grafton to California. Mr.. Bnnney was robbed on
his way in by the Indians Of his horses, provisions
and clothing, and travelled about seventy five miles
on foot and alone, when he was overtaken Cy Mr..
Subet,e a. Co, and taken to Fort Laramie.
81. Louis RsusiRS, Oet. 8.
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lust RECEIVED, at the use-Furnishing
- Store Of BOrELER Il MoGREGoR, up stairs,
beautiful assortment Of goods, in addition to their
former stock, which We enumerale, in part
Plated casters, cake baskets and Trays, parior
and chamber eandlesucks and shutters, sugar tongs,
&c.
Albuta forks, tablespoons, teaspoons, and butter
knives.
Britannia casters, coffees teas, sugars and creams
in sets and detached piecesi also, spoons, ladies,
lamps, eindlesiicks, &c.
Planish tin dish covers, chahng and hash dishes,
egg boilers, coffee higgins, coffee pots, saueepans
Also, painted Tin buckets, water cans, basins and
ewers, foot tubs knife trays, cake trays, tea cad
dies, and spice boxes
A beautiful assortment Of walters, in sets and de-
tacned pieces.
general assortment Of hardware and English
and American cutlery, including pocket knives and
scissors.
Tin ware, wooden ware, brushes and brooms, OF
all kinds.
English and French China, glass; and crockery.
CABINET WARE.
Chairs Of all kinds, bedsteads, beds feathers, hair
and shuck mattresses, cots, sackng bottoms, &c.
All OF which they offer at the most reduced prices,
and invite their friends and the public to call and
anime their stock.
Oct l6 2iW3wif
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THE DAILY UNION.

from here, on to the crossing Of the Canadian, coal
found IN great abundance
On the north side OF the Ration, the geological
structure of country is much the as the valley
II the Arkansas In the Ration II changes material
y and thence on to the Vegas, the surface of the
country is covered with fragments Of lava OF various
colors, and the SUBMITS Of the hills crowned with
it. The scenery and botany seem TO undergo an
entire change except in one respect-its excessive
dwar6shness From the valley of the Canadian to
the Ocats, the country to that place, and from
thence to the Moro river becomes tame and fiat, the
grass is very scarce, but by adhering to the camp
grounds occupied by the army, it will be found N
sufficient quantities for small parties.
Arrived at the Vegas, the whole face of the coun-
try changes. At that point you begin rapidly g
ascend the great chain Of mountains running north
and south on the west side of the Rio del Nore
The road is constantly trayersed by sharp spurs
covered with dense growth of pine, pinon, and CO.
dar, forming at almost every four or five miles, nat
ural military defences, which, in the hands OF al
intrepid enemy, would enable handful Of men tC
keep at bay the largest army. Water is plenty
but the only good grass found was at the camp OF
the road near the ruins of the Astsk city OF old
Pecos.
From that point to Santa Fe, the march must bt
made in one day, there being no subsistence foI
the horses Of an army. The valleys Of the small
mountain streams, narrow and few in number, cul
uvated only by the laborious process Of irrigation
afford no relief being barely able 10 support the
small population on them. Arrived within fifteen
miles Of Santa Fe, you will see marked on the maj
the strong and almost impregnable position occu
pied by Amijo and his forces, and abandoned by
him on your approach.
A sketch of this position, on a large scale, ha'
been made, but like many other subjects Of very
great interest," il will not be in my power TO furnish
al this moment description.
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Britain and the Hudson Bay Company had deeply
at heart, as we shall show hereafter.
Mr.. Pakenhsm, by this p otoco, having made up
the record to suit himself and TO meet the wishes
Of the British government, was Afterwards Instruct
ed TO propose arbitration The result Of such ref
erence could not have been doubtful, under the
pleadlngs in the case Fortunately this proposiuon
was rejected by Mr.. Calhoun.
Such were the circumstances Of eommltiai, per-
plexity, and embarrassment, IN which the present
administration found the subject involved, when 'he
conduct of the negotiation passed into their hands on
the 4th March, lS45.
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The Postmaster General is seriously embarrassed
by the exorbitant demands of few railroad compa-
MES, some of whom receive within fraction of
$500 mile per annum, and are still disconnected.
All those who were making fortunes out of private
expresses, of course opposed to cheap postage,
and will exert themselves in every way to thwart
the experiment, No man in the Union could have
done more than Mr.. Johnson in making it econom-
zeal and effective In the mail contracts for New
York and New England alone, he has made saving
of quarter Of million Of dollars without any real
sacrifice Of time or speed The refusal neglect of
one or two OF the central connecting links Of rail-
road. to connect with the others has however pro-
duccd infinite confusion and dissatisfaction, by
throwing the most important mails out Of time, and
creating delay and trouble through all the ramifca-
lions Of business These roads now receive the
very highest compensation permitted by Congress,
and can attain no end by making the whole commu-
nifty suffer, in their the Postmaster General.
We hope therefore they will tire Of this oppos-
ton, and so time their arrivals to allow the mails
TO connect properly. This is the only way to allay
the public Observation-Disclosures York Sun
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Curious INCIDENT The Worcester Spy in Civ
ing an account of the proceedings in the court OF
common pleas, Judge Merrick presiding, now in
session in that town, says: "Ihe trial of the Ii.
cense cases was commenced on Tuesday. The
counsel for the defendants take the ground that the
ures are the judges Of the law well the facts
and argues the question Of the constitutonality Of
the law to the jurors. Yesterday, about u O'Clock
in the case Of Commonwealth VS.. Balloon, on an aP.
peal from the decision Of ajustce, General Bridges
having commenced argument on this question,
Judge Merrick told the sheriff that, as the counsel
arguing the law to the jury, there did not seem
to be any occasion for him: he would, therefore,
leave the court in his (the sheriff - charge. That
he might sit till o'clock, and then adjourn I'LL
Having given this direction, he took his hat and re-
tired"
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In six or seven weeks the new tariff will go into
effect After that time the value of all goods enter
ing at the custon,-house be carefully estimated
and the duties computed by certain per centage on
the value. .E ..'
It is obvious that the Just and impartial admins
traton Of revenue laws after this method is in
troduced, will depend in great measure perhaps in
the greatest measure, upon the intelligence and hon
esty Of the appraisers They must understand the
various qualities and the various market prices OF
goods, not merely passaby well, but with such per.
ect accuracy and precision, that goods shall be
entered at less than their proper value. The neg-
rlty Of the appraisers should also be above suspi-
cion.
Under the new law the office of appraiser will
therefore rise greatly in importance and responsible
ty. II Will be Of the highest consequences to place
IN the various custom-houses men familiar with the
value and qualities Of goods that neither the govern
Iaent may be defrauded nor the importer wronged
With men Of the proper practical knowledge, integ-
rlty, and decision, the new tariff may be executed
with as complete security from frauds as il ii al.
lowed Of specific duties.--.Nt'o York Evening Post.
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The United States iron steamship Allegheny,
now building in Pittsburg, is nearly completed.
She is built entirely of iron, except the plankng on
the gun-deck; will be barque-rigged and have an
armament of four 64-pounders, mounted on pivots,
weighing 900 pounds each. She is also pierced
for side battery Of six 32-pounders, which can be
put on at pleasure. Her length of deck is 1876 feet
her tonnage, carpenters measurement, 1885, Her
draft of water, when fully equipped, will be 10 feet
She is to have two low.pressure engines OF 300
horsepower each her cylinders 60 inches in dame
ter, and feet stroke, ana will be propelled with
Lieutenant Hunters submerged horizontal propel-
lers. Everything about her is of Pittsburg manu-
facture.-Phl. Sun.
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REGisTER's OFFICE, Washington, Oct IL, 1886.
ITO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Il Notice is hereby given that the licenses issued
to tavern and shopkeepers, retailers of wines and
sprituous liquors, dry goods, hardware, medicines,
perfumery, watches and jewelry, hats, boots, and
shoes; also, to the keepers of hackney carriages,
expire on Monday, the I'd day Of November next;
and that said licenses must be renewed at this of
fee within ten days after that time, between the
hours of 10 o'clock, a. m. and o'clock, p m.
G. II. WILTBERGER,
Oct. adm .".,.. Register.
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APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.

BURRnL B TAYLOR, Of Ohio, to be consul Of the
United States for the port of Buenos Ayres, in the
place Of James FL. Tate, resigned.
The above announcement is made officially in the
"Union" of the 29th ult. We are fully warranted
in saying that no appointment ever made will give
greater satisfaction than this. Col. Taylor enjoys
the esteem and fullest confidence Of ''troeps of
friends" who, while they feel that his shining tai
ents fit him for any station in which he might be
placed, will be gratifed in the reflection that in the
one which he has been assigned, the interests and
honor Of the country will be in good keeping.
Cleveland (Ohio) Times.
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Mr., Fischer, at Stationers' Hall. Sept. 2s-f
N &c.-WALTER HARPER & CO., Penn
sylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets,
would respectfully invite the attention of their Gus
toners and the public to their new stock of ladies'
dress goods, &c, opened this day, consisting of a
great variety Of styles, viz: -....-,.:... # e..
$780, ELEGANT FIGURED SILKS. "..t
Rich satin ottomans, all shades \" D..
Do brocades, new designs s F.
Do plaid and stripe, high colors
Do plain chameleon and satin de cheine
Do gro de royal and armures '.....
Heavy satin stripe and figured poult de sole
Rich black silks, for dresses and mantas
Plain satins, all shades ..1
Moussenes and Cashmeres all Of which are
choice and beautiful designs OF the latest importa-
ton. #.,. ...' ...
LUPIN's MERINoEs.
or grave and high colors, among which are maz-
arine blue, scarlet cherry stone, drab, salmon, &C.
French and Scotch colored and mourning ging-
hams, of latest styles.
Silk Highland plaids, assorted
Wool do do very beautiful
Plaid Cashmeres and mousselines
Plaid and shaded casteans, a new article.
EMBROIDERIES.
Ladies' and infants embroidered robes
French worked capes, trimmed and untrimmed
Do do collars, a large assortment
Embroidered sleeves, cuffs, and inside handker.
chiefs Il. ...
Thread laces and edgings
Rich black lace.
SHAWLS.
Our shawl room is well supplied with additional
new styles received by last packet:
lntoux Cashmere long mantlcs
French do shawls
Scarlet and white Grape shawls, some very rich
Terkerri and Brocha shawls, all wool
Black Thbet wool
Velvet scarfs and shawls, &c,
Patent fannes, table diaper
Cotton and linen sheeting, bleached and brown
muslins
Calicoes, in great variety.
We trust our friends and customers will feel con.
hdence in all representations made of goods sold in
our store. a.. ...as.. -.. = ..... ...
Sept 30--3teoif .
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Elegance, Fashion. Economy!

HATS Of every material in the new autumnal
i L style, in the minutest particular according
with the prevailing mode, can be obtained at
"TODD'S.'' .., .......'
The season permitting white hats, Panamas, and
Leghorns to be laid aside, gentlemen are invited to
examine new collection of my manufacture, and
particularly recommend for their considerati the
Lustred Moleskin, as the cheapest, the most emf
nenty elegant and most attracvely the neatest hat
that can be worm
The ladies may desire to inspect the novel Anda-
lusian riding hat shall be much pleased to show
it,
Boys hats and caps Of every description.
w. B. TODD,
Sign of the golden hat, west of Browns Hotel.
Oct. 10--6tif .... .. ..
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SLAYER BRIo Contemporaries Oh THE orr
oERs AND cREw.-The officers and crew Of the brig
Casket, who nave been under examination for a
dsy or two past before United States Commissioner
Woodbury., on suspicion OF having been connected
with the slave trade, were discharged on Saturday
morning, sufficient evidence OF the charge to make
out prima Jdeit case not having been brought
against them.
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DANCING ACADEMY. MI. Z. G. LAB.

nANCING ACADEMY.-Mr. +. c. LAB
IL BE respectfully informs his pupils and the
ladies' and gentlemen of Washington and George.
town, that his first course Of tuition in dancing,
waltzing, &c, wall commence on Tuesday, Noyenl-
her Sd, at his residence on Pennsy lyania avenue
Days Of tuiiion--T Tuesday, Thursday, and satur-
day, from o'clock, p. m. to o'clock, p. m, for
young ladies'; from 5 TO Up. m. for young masters
and from TO 9 p m. for gentlemen,
Mr.. f. C. l.. will give instruction in every de-
scription Of fashionable dances, and movement
taught in the most correct and graceful style.
N. B. For terms, or other information, apply al
his residence, Pennsylvania avenue.
Oct I6-9aw2m
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RAILROADS. IN GERMANy--Letters from Ham
burg state that the number Of aborers the rail
road from that city to Berlin, which has been 5000,
is increased to 10000, and the work is carried
on day and night without any interruption. This
road is to be entirely finished before the month oil
next December. The most part of the workmen
employed there came originally from Sllesia, and
have been aborins on works of this kind for more
than ten years. They arc paid at the rate of a
thaler current go cents,) per day, salary very
high for that country. In their own country they
could not earn more than four to five groschen per
day.