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BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.

INVALUABLE BRICK HOUSE AND LOTS
v AT AUCTION.-On Monday, the 3lst in
stant, shall sell on the premises, at o'clock, p.
M half lot No. 8, and part of lot No. 8 in square
No. 432, with the improvements, which is good
two-sory brick house, This property fronts on 9Th
street west near the Centre Market Space, and pre-
ssnts fine opportunity to persons wishing to make
good investment, il being in the most business part
Of the city.
Also, after the above sale, shall sell on the prem-
ses At o'clock, the following named Lots
In square No. 7O2, part Of lot No. III.
In do No. l,03S, lo,s No, l,2 8, and z.
In do No. l,036, lot No. Is, with frame
house.
In do No. l,O36, lot No. l6.
All Of square No. 1866
In square No. 1868, lot No. 20.
The sale Of the last named property will take ulace
in front Of lot No. Is, in square No lOa6. bens
the lot with the house on it on East Capitol street
near the corner Of lth street east
The terms Of sale for all the above named nrone,.
ty are: One-third cash, balance on credit az s,
twelve, and eighteen months, for notes bearing in
terest; deed given and deed of trust taken.
A GREEN,
aug ]o-h Auctioneer.
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FRIeHrTuL Acc1DENT.-Th Brussels pa
pers state that frightful accident occurred re-
Gently at 81. Trond. during divine service.
During the celebration OF mass some pieces Of
plaster fell from the ceiling on TO the garments
Of the assistant, who, fancying that the church
was going to fall, raised the alarm; on which,
in spite Of the remcnstrances and exhortations
Of the dean, the ccDgTeganon consissing Of be-
doors Of the church, which were soon blocked
up; maay persons were thlown down and
trampled on; child 10 years Of age killed,
one old woman was very seriously hurt, and
several Others more or less injured. Il
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FOR RENT.

as A large three story brick house on Penn
sylvania avenue, containing fifteen rooms,
SSSs including cellar and kitchen, besides con-
es0s venient pantry, all under slate roof Also
q convenient two story brick house on d street,
near 7th, convenient for a family. Inquire at this
Office. aug 20-eod5t".
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NY FRIEND.

Wouldst thou be friend Of mine q
Thou must be quick and bold slt Bf
When the right is TO be done,
And truth is 70 be iold.
Wearing no friend-like smile
When thine heart is hot within
Making no truce with fraud or ruile
No compromise with SIM
Open of eye and speech,
Open of heart and hand, As1i y
Holding thine own but as in trust
For thy great brother band a3
Patient and stout TO bear,
Yet bearing not forever;
Genlle to rule. and slow to bind,
Like lightning to deliver
True to thy fatherland, II
True to thy own true love,
True to thine altar and thy creed,
Andthy good God above.
But with no bigot scorh X
For faith sincere as thine,
The less of form attend thy prayer, II
Or more Of pomp the shrine.
Remembering him who spake
The word that cannot lie,
Where two or three in my name meet,
There in the midst am n"
bar thee not from faults
God wot, it were in vain!
Inalienable heritage I L ti a
Since that primeval stain!
The wisest have been fools
The surest stumble sore;
STRIvE thou to stand-or fallen arise,
| ask thee not for more
This do, and thou shalt knit s#
Closely my heart tothine;
Next the dear love Of God above,
4 Such friend be mine. 90.
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$500.

A SUIT of summer clothes furnished at the New
IA York Mammoth Clothing Store for Three
Dollars @
Z Just received, splendid assortment Of Shirts,
at the Neau York Mammoth Clothing Store. @
Pests for rs cents to be had at the NeD York
Mammoth Clothing Store, No. 2, Centre Market
Space. las. GAI.TIGAN & SON.
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From the Bait. Patriot
SABBATH TEMPLE WORSHIP, c. M.

T I >
The Sabbath Of the Lord has come,
] Array'd in robes Of light;
Under the temples sacred dome
. We worship with delight.
Our song Of praise the concave fills,
Our prayer ascends on high.
And grace from heaven-like dews dislils,
As heaves the contrite sigh.
Within these sacred walls we stay,
We worship "God in Christi
And on this holy, glorious day,
We have sweet peace and rest.
The heavily unction here descends,
Its influence we prove,
And while TO Heav'n our prayer ascends,
We feel that "God is love.''
Our souls exclaim, "Our God is here I"
Our hearts within us melt;
We extirpate each doubt and fear,
While Jesus love is felt. '
With one accord we join in praise
Redeeming grace and love,
And hence our pure affection raise
To things which are above. n.
Delightful here to sit and sing,
To worship and adore,
To bring our of'rings to our King,
Who reigns forever more.
But 9! when round the throne we meet,
What raptures shall we prove!
Then all we lov'd on earth we'll greet,
4 Who've gone to Christ above!
0 God! our maker and our friend,
Preserve US by thy grace,
Until 10 glory we ascend
To dwell before thy face.
There we shall walk the golden street,
There strike our tuneful Tyres,
To noise celestial and sweet,
Which Jesus name inspires J. ]. H.
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ID the ssreest of Leicester, one day, Dean
Sw1tt was accooled by adrunken weaver. who.
staggering against his reverence, said:
"I've been spinning il out"
YES" replisd ihs Dean, ~ see you have,
and you are reeling il home.n
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we learn from the Louisville, KY, papers,
that r. ID. Craddock, has been arrested in that
county charged with making and passing coun-
terfelt money, large amount of which was
found in his possession. NW n
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FOR RENT.

a FINE two story brick house with attic, cellar.
n and back eilding, ON Pennsylvania avenue
Il is well suited for store or dwelling. Enquire of
Mr.. John Purdy, or at this office.
aug l2-eod2w
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THE FOUNT AIN.
TUESDAY MORNING. AUG. IS, is4s.

e. The Columbian Fountain has nearly, IL not
quite as wide circulation in this city any other
paper published here; we believe It's circulation
smonS the citizens themselves Il wider than any 9th
or city paper. Advsstissn would do wen 10 keep
this In mind.
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GThe carriers for Gsossstown and the city
west Of i4,h srss not aa,harissd to receive the
money for NE Fountain !; they are only to carry the
pspsr hany Of the subscFbsrs fail to get the paper
thsy will plsess VI Il b known. Our proper su-
thorized ce,lsctoe win Gallon the 6rst Saturday in
evsEy month, and collect the Gmount due.
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STARTLING RUMoR. Twelve years ago last
Fall, brig called the 'Nile,' Capt. Brookings,
sailed from this port for the West Indies Sub
sequently, she was found bottom up, ashore
on Burmuda. Il
II wac supposed tha, the officers and crew
had all found watery grave. Last week, a
young man named Reed returned home to
Woolwich, after an absence in Mexico and
South America Of six years, and he states, that
he saw in California man named Jones, who
sailed in the 'Nile;' that Jones stated that when
in the neighborhood of Bermuda, the brig was
fallen in with by a rakish craft, that she was
robbed Of all her valuables, that Captain Brook
ings and all his crew were transferred to the
pirate vessel; the fNile, was then scuttled, the
crew were taken to the south side Of Cuba,
transferred to another vessel, carried to Mexi-
CO, placed in the mines, and there they have
been kept at labor ever since, being allowed
above ground but one hou iu every twenty
four. Nas
I Jones, by dint Of good fortune, succeeded in
escaping, some 6ve or six years since, and in
finding his way to California, where he is now
living.
The report has caused some excitement in
this region, and we understand that measures
are on foot to test its correctness. Mr.. Reeds
friends have doubt Of his veracity.
Bath Inquirer.
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CARRIERS.

90 CARRIERS are wan,sd for this paper Any
one who will take route, shall haze them Cor
g. 2 cents per hundred copies, paid for al
this Office. Wefeel conSdent that this affords
a fine opportunity for any person out Of em
ployment.
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LOTS FOR SALE.-I will sell
Y on reasonable terms all or part Of Lots Nos, =
and 8, in Square No. 247 fronting 100 feet on I4h
streat west and l60 feet street nor,h, f,he burnt
Cottage) containing about 1900 square foe, of
ground. The title indsputsble and unincumbered
REBECCA X. BILLING,
Z street, between 9Th and 10th sts.
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PIRATES in THE EAST INDIES. Accounts from
Singapore to the 18th Of May, report that the
Dutch war schooner Chameleon, on her way
TO Min,ow, had been captured by pirates and
sunk OF the coast Of Banka, all hands being
killed. f3 M ~
The pirates mustered forty boats, each con-
tanning forty boats, each containing sixty men,
and each boat armed with long gun. The
pirates afterwards landed upon the Island of
banka, and sacked village, killing all who Of
tered auy resistance, and then re- embordked,
carrying with them so men, women and chill
dren as slaves-also some treasures and TIM
1t is said that the pirates were under the COM
mand oSa renegade Dutch officer, who was
dismissed from the service Of the Dutch gov
eminent some years ago under circumstances
of peculiar disgrace. He fed to the Illanoon
pirates, and married The daughter Of one Of
their chiefs; and has since been active in train
ing the pirates for service against his country
men and their trade. The steamship Merope
has gone in search ofthe pirates.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. Mr.. Wesley Wood
worth, OF Albany, and son of the Hon. Judge
Woodwork, committed suicide in the N. Y.
Prison on Tuesday, while suffering under as
I;rium tremens He came to the police Office
the day before, and complained that he was
followed by host Of persons who wanted to
take his life, and consented TO be locked up to
escape them. He severed the arteries in his
left arm. in the night with common penknife.
and bled to death. 4sll ,..sr I
A letter was written on Wednesday night, at
his request, to his aged mother at Albany, in
forming her where he was, and Of his condi-
tion; and the news Of his untimely end, brought
about by his own hand, will be something that
she is little prepared TO hear. The deceased
was about SO years Of age. and in his younger
days ne was repu,ed to be one ofihs handsom.
est men in Albany Patriot.
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The following was received from worthy
advocate Of the cause of humaaitY-a cause
which should enlist the attention OF every lover
Of his fellow beings. We commend il to the
attention Of our readers. 7a s14s
Mn. EDIroa purchased at your Office
a small volume by Dr. Thos. p Hunt, on
Temperance, entitled Death BY Measure. Ii
is valuable book, Iwish the moderate drink
ers throughout the community could be in
duced to read i. ! am sure the intoxicating cup
would be forever banished from The sacial circle
peace and happiness would be the result.
. I,. HUMANITY.
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ARREsr FOR FoReERr. James Fl. B. Wea-
yer was arrested in New York on charge
Of forging two cheeks on the Chemical Bank.
in the name Of Joseph HI. Ash, for 177 each.
1t appears that on the 9th May last, a check
was presented al the counter of the Chemical
Bank for S77 and paid. IL was subsequently
discovered TO be forgery, but no tsaces Of the
forger could be had until Tuesday, when ano-
ther check of S76 was presented. The teller
OF the bank immediately recognised the indivi-
dual as the one who had presented the prsvi-
Gus check; and he was arrested and taken to
the police, where he admitted Of having made
the checks, and was committed to prison.
SHOCKING AccIpENr. On. Tuesday after
noon, lady named Mrs. Lamer, residing in
Hickory Court, running out of Callowhill st.,
near Sixth while crossing Sixth and Arch sts..
was knocked down and run over bv 4 horse
attached 10 . light vehicle. ,aasi 81.
The hoTse ran away in Arch street. and
before his approach was observed by the ladv.
the accidsnt had occurred. Her head struck
the ground with great violence and Il was
thought her scuil was fractured. She was ,a-
ken home and remains in precarious situa-
ton. The owner OF the animal, who is a s,ran-
ger in the city, a. soon a. he was Informed Of
the extent fthe lady's injuries, procured The
service, Of physician, and going to the house
offered TO pay any expenses which may be in
cured by the family in consequence of the ac-
cident-Phil. U. S. Gaz. 4
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OrTIcER SHor. Godfrey Pope, who was
an officer Of The Kentucky Volunteers, was re
Gently shot near Matsmoras by q sentinel. Itwas
late In the evening. or night The sentinel chal-
ienged Mr. Pope - he approached him; he
continued 70 advance, without giving the coun-
tersign, whereupon the sentinel fred and killed
him. he was put under arrest, but on an in
vestiga'ion Of the unfortunate occurrence, he
was discharged. -
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Melancholy accident. An interesting child
of Mr.. Barlow fell into well on Sunday last
near Fairfax Court House, and was drowned.
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The Council Of Trenton, N. j., have re-
fused certain tavern license. and the editor
of the Sentinel is in ecstacy. We sympathise.
a Pledge and Standard.
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TEACHER WANTED.--We wish to EMPLOY
IL gentleman to teach the Latin and Greek
Languages, and assist us in government none but
sound scholars, experienced in teaching, need an.
ply.
CALEB 8. HALLOWELI. & BROTHER.
Alexandra Boarding School, ID. G.
aug 26-3t
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SUDDEN DEArH OF Col. FANnlsa. The
Cincinnati papers announce the sudden death,
from appoplexy, Of breyet Col. A. C. w. Fan
ming. Cd Regiment U. s. Artillery. aged So
years. The Enquirer says:a .dsp
He was universally esteemed for his dauntless
bravery. his extensive experience, and his
many excellent qualities Col flaming en-
tered the army in l8l2--shared the danger
and the glory of the battles Of Plattsburgh, Fort
Erie, and N. Orleans served honorably thrc'
all the Seminole wars. and was present at
Ouithlacoochee and Fort Mellon, two of the
fercest cosnbats In which our soldiery have
been Engaged. He was native Of Massechu-
sets, and has supported for many years a
mother and sister in the city of Washington.
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N E W S TIE MS.

What il it but q Map Of busy life,
Its fluctuations, and It's vast concerns r. Cooper
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Treaty WITH BAVARIA. "A treaty has been
entered into between the United States and the
King Of Bavaria, which abolishes taxes on en-
igraRts arriving in those countries.
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A Lady, whose husband was not celebrated
for the transparency or the readiness Of his wit,
once said 10 Mirabeau:
"That the most she valued in her husband
was his witt
Eyes madam" said he, "h is their rarity
that gives things their value"
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A BLIND GRADUArE.- Among the graduates
OF Dartmoth College this year. is blind
young man from the South Boston institu-
lion,
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CICERO. in his treatise on old age, says that
man is a sentinel placed on his post by God,
the great commander Of the world, nor can he
honoraby leave his post till his commander
takes him from il. Hllk
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Death by Lightning. We regret 10 learn that
during the heavy fall Of rain on Monday even
ing, Miss Russel, Of Elizabeth City county,
residing on Back River, was struck by light
ming and killed There was a gun in the room
over the one in which she was sitting, which
il supposed attracted the fluid. which in its de-
scent struck The deceased.-Norfolk Beacon.
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sTEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

a terrible accident o. eurred ear Ptisburg on
Tuesday, by the explosion ofone OF the boilers
oi the steamboat Despatch. Capt. Nelson. The
Journal says:
She was coming down the Monongahela RI
yer, and was q short distance below McKses-
port when she stopped her engine TO take
couple Of fats in low. After doing so, she
again put on the steam, but the wheel had on
ly made one or two revolutions, when one oil
the boilers was fairly raised out Of its place,
and taking direction towards the stern. pass.
ed through that end of the boat into the river,
tearing out every thing in its way, and leaving
the little steamer perfect wreck. From the
position in which the Captain was standing al
the time, his escape from death is really won
derfbl.
Several persons were on board the boat, and
we regret TO say that six men, five of them
passengers, have been very badly scaded.--
Two Of these, Mr.. Pierce, young man, whose
father resides opposite Monongahela city, and
hand on board the boat by the name Of NAL
10y, il is feared, will not recover. A Mr.. Nc
Lure, who resides at Elizabeth. was also con-
sidered 10 be in precarious situation. The
wounded were all put on shore some distance
up; and the vessel was towed by the Rambler
down to the wharf, where she is now lying.
We visited her last evening about dusk, and
found her a complete wreck. She is regularly
broken up.
MoRE sRUiN' Sixty-lhree bouncing, rosy
checked country girls, recently engaged at the
north by an agent Of the Cabbotvie Mills,
Mass, passed through our city to-day on the
way to their new homes. This certainly does
not lock much like the realization of the pre-
dicted sruin to our manufactures Troy pa
per.
4 No, itsdoes not look like the ruin Of the ma
nufactories, but can we say as much Of the
bouncing. rosy checked country girls - They
have hitherto romped over the hills and valles
of their native homes. The exercise and open
air has given them strength, rosy cheeks, and
robust constitutions. They enter these facto-
ledge Of thetemptations which exist in crowd
ed communities has hardly taught them what
il is to sin. Bnt after few years have elapsed,
if we may Judge from former examples, they
will present different aspect.
The sprightly step will give place to the
measured tread Of the slave of The bell rope
and the steady confinement and bad air Of the
workshop will rob them Of their rosy cheeks.
If they retain spoiless characters, they cannot
retain their robust health. But this is not all
Il is said that corporations have no souls, and
the experience of all must convince them that
such generally is the fact. Low wages and
long days for the laborer, seem, seem to be
their motto Well, they ask for protection
occasionally from the people. Would it not be
well for the people TO ask themselves the ques-
ton whether they are not likely TO need some
protection from the encroachments Of monopo-
lies.-New Haven Dem.
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A very ugly affray occurred in Mott
street grocery last evening between James
Lynch and Michael Mooney in which the
former plunged knife into the chest oflhe
latter, wounding him dangerously.
So says a New York paper.
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By U. Ward & Son, at their New Sore&o
Penn. Avenue, near Railroad Depot
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St. Michael's Church, Kensington, is to be
rebuilt Immediately. The Corner stone will be
laid next Sunday.
Ii All who deplore the mad fanaticism which
levelled the former structure with the earth,
should contribute to this re erection, and very
one who properly values the freedom of Ame-
rican institutions should be delighted 10 be thus
aided in forgetting one OF the darkest stains up
on the escutcheon of our people. Phil. Times
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hold out much longer. advised them to send for a
clergyman; but she says no one can pray for her
like the sweet young lady who visited her to night
SO, my dear, if you will just jump into my carriage,
your face will do more good than my medicine
Our May snatched her bonnet, without speaking a
word or glancing at the astonished faces beside her.
and she was half way to O'Ners, before she knew
that Mr.. Melroy was by her side, and still held the
hand by which he had assisted her into the carriage
For some reason, though tremour crept from the
heart into that pretty prisoned hand, our May did
not think proper to withdraw it; and soon all selfish
thoughts were disspated by the of misery up
on which they had entered. Mrs. O'Neil was al
ready dead; and the Miers, in whose hands the
kind hearted physician had left her. endeavor-
ing to silence the camors of the children, and str
wing all they could to comfort ONeil, who, with
true Irish eloquence, was pouring out his lamenta
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WHOLE No. III

ILLusioNs.-A Burbon prince thought himselfdead
and refused until his friend invited him to dine
with Turrenre and ether French heros long since
departed.
There was a tradesman who insisted that he was .
my wife presents me for payment, don't change me-"
Bishop Wartburton tells us of man who tho't
himself goose pie; and Dr. Ferriday had patient
who thought he had, swallowed the devil. -
In Paris there lived man who tho't he had with
others, been gullo.ined; and when Buonaprte was
Emperor, their heads all restored, but in the
SCI ambe he got the wrong one.
The Rev. Simeon Brown died with the conviction
that his rational soul was aDnihilated by special
fiat of the Divine will, and patient in the friends
Retreat N. York thought he had no soul heart Of
lungs.
The wife of Solomon Galenus sank into state of
extreme melancholy from the deep conviction that
she was visitant from the tomb, but sent back to
the world without her heart, for God had detained
that in heaven.
soldier ofthe field of Austerlitz was struck with
delirous conviction that he was but an i'll made
model of his former SELF ssYou ask how Pere LAM
bert is,'he would say, che is dead-kled at Auster-
litx, that you now see is melc machine made in his
likeness
Vicentinus believed himself too large to pass any
of his doorways. To dspel this Illusion his physi-
clan resolved he should be dragged through this aP-
perture by force. This erroneous dictate obeyed
but he forced along, Vicentinus screamed out
in agony that his limbs fractured and the flesh
torn from his bones. In this horrid deusion, with
terrific impreoat:cns against his murderers he died.
| PHILOSOPHY Estyery.
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THE MESSENGER BIRD.
By MRS HEMANS.

Some of the native Brazians pay great veperatior
to certain bird that sings mournfully the night
They say il is messenger which their friends Who
deceased, have semi, and that brings from h
other world.
Thou art come from the Spirits land, thou bird
Thou art from the Spirits lard
Through the dark pine grove let thy voice be heard,
And tell of the shadowy land.
We know that thy bowers are green and fair
I'm the light Of shat summer shore,
And know that the friends have lost there
They there--anJ they weep no more
And we know they have quenched their fevers thirst
From the Fountain Of Youth now
For there must the stream in its freshness burst,
Which none may find below
And we know that they will not be lured to earth
From the land Of iea:hess flowers.
BY the feast, or the dance, or the song OF mrth
Though their hearts were once with ours;
Though they sat with us by the night fires blaze,
And b ent with the bow,
And heard The tales of our fathers days,
Which told 20 others now!
But tell us thou bird of me solemn strain !
Can those who have loved forget
We call-and they answer not again
Do they love-do they love Us yet
Doth the warrior think of his brother there,
And the father of his chic
Ind the chief of those that were wont to share
His wandering through the wild
We call them far through the silent night,
And they speak not fro u cave nor hill;
We know, thou bird, shat their land is bright,
But say, do they icre siiill