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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS ON THE ISLAND
AND AT THE NAVY YARD, AND ON
CAPITOL Hill

OfI II IOL IIllILs
The carrier on this route has left us with
out any notice, and we know not how long
our friends may have been neglected. He has
made no returns for considerable time, and
is, if he received the money for his papers.
largely in our debt. We hope all who have
not got their papers recently will call and let
us know, and that any who are in arrears
will pay the amount to US. We know no,
how to account for Mr.. WIS conduct to-
wards US in this matter. Our subscribers shall
all be attended to in future.
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IEs The District Assembly u. b. Of t.,
will hold special meeting at the dwelling of
bro r :. Parker, next Wednesday, at A o'clock,
to consider the invitation from Division No. S.
Sons of Temperance, to attend a meeting on the
4th of July.
June 23 ULYSSES WARD, President.
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MArRIclpE.-A man at Leavenworth, Ia,
was committed to Jail last week, charged with
having been instrumental in causing the death
of his mother.
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A young lady Of Is, eloped from Boston
with her grandfather, and married him in this
city last week. Her present husband married
her grandmother, but was separated or di-
vorced from her.--.N Y Mirror.
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GENEROUS Acr.-The Wilmington Repub-
lie an tells Of a poor woman who, having been
robbed of all her money-about two dollars,
wept and said her children were at home IN
want Of bread. An elderly gentleman passing
along, Mr.. William Clark, was attracted by her
apparent misery, and at once got up subscrlp-
tion, and in few minutes succeeded In raising
the amount she had lost. Such an act cannot
be too highly commended.
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The New York Journal of Commerce says
that plates are being engraved in that city Tor
Treasury drafts on the deposite banks, to be IS
sued in denominations say OF 81, lOO, and
500 dollars, which will be paid out as money
so far as they may be desired by claimants
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PoFULARITY.-A new omnibus in Phiadel-
phia is called the General Taylor"
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Thomas Ward, distinguished temperance
lecturer, is to deliver series Of lectures in Erie
county, N. Y, in August. Go ahead, name
sake; you are in good cause. Heaven bless
you with success.
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SAD BURIAL.-The funeral of Miss Martha
We,hmon, the unfortunate young lady who
was accidentally drowned in the Wissahickon,
on Wednesday last, took place yesterday after
noon from the residence of her parents, in New
Market street, above Vine. II was attended by
her numerous female and male friends and the
Sunday scholars of the Rev. Mr.. Ide's church
The scene was sad one. The chief mourner
was the berothed bridegroom Of the deceased.
Ibid
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MARRIED..

At Harper's Ferry, Va, on the 10th instant,
by Rev. ~ Lennon, THOMAS w. GREEN. Of
Baltimore, to Miss EMMA TURNER, OF Lees
burg, Va.
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A mad dog was killed at Charleston, S. c.,
on Friday last. This seems to be violation
of the sixth comma ndment, but it is not.
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Fare from Washington and Alexandria TO Nor.
folk IS SO.


folk IS SO.
NNHE public are hereby notified that passengers
u are now taken by the Potomac steamboat and
Richmond and Fredericksburg and Richmond and
Petersburg railroads. to Norfolk, Virginia, at tho
low rate of five dollars and fifty cents, including
meals on the James river boat.
Passengers by this superior line leave Washing
ton at 3 A. NJ. on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thurs
days, arrive at Richmond at Al P. M. (early enough
to view It's beautiful scenery where they lodge and
leaving Richmond at 5 A. M. for Port WatthalL
on the Appomattox, there take the fine steamboat
Augusta (Which has been put in 6rsrate order) Ior
Noiic,k rhere they arrive between and Z. W.
Returning, leave Norfolk at T. M, lodging on
board the Augusta, arriving at Richmond to break
fast, and at Washington by P. M. the same Day
The public may rest assured that It IS the letof-
mination of the propretors to keep up thus line per
manently, and to accommodate travellers between
Richmond and Norfolk in the best manner and At
the lowest rates tst ,%S.4
For tickets, or further information, apply 10
Capt J. Rogers, on board the Potomac siesnpboat
OF 10 GEORGE MATTINGLY,~ !,
n,nc 23,f Agent at Washington.
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FAM fsULr-J JoheS SCapolls the young
which the horse run away. in Turner'S Lane.
on Sunday afternoon week, receiving serious
fracture of the spine, died of his injuries on
Friday evening, at the Pennsylvania hospital.
The deceased, though moving in an humble
sphere of life, had many friends who regret his
premature and melancholy death. The cir
cumstances attending the accident from which
the fatal result ensued, are fraught with warn
ing to the young men taking countrywide ior
pleasure on the Sabbath.-Phila. Times.
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FALuREs.-Several important houses in N
York are said to have failed recently.
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/. o. 0. F.-There are lS5 Odd Fellows
Lodges in Pennsylvania.
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"Any thing for the advancement of tempe
rance principles we will publish with pleasure
-recollect.lhat teetotalars," says the Lancaster
(Pa.) Express. That's right brother.
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SONS OFATEMPERAN NCE..

GS A Special Session of the Grand
Division will be held at the Hall OH q street on
THURSDAY EvENINe, (25th inst.,) at o'clock, to
make such arrangements as are necessary Ielativs
to the celebration of our National Anniversary and
Banner presentation in Georgetown. A full dele
CATION from all the subordinate Divisions is re-
spectfully requested. r..
june 24-2t w. WHITNEY, G. W.P.
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lester. ddyM McFaichatB Phia. w Soltonsdo. qs
8 Wilson. Va. 1T ] Jacksen,do. CNilcoI,s Miss
G Hughes, Bait. w Austin, Louisville.
BRows's HOTEL.
w Bracket, N H. A Bracket do. DR.. t Barbor.
Lady and children. ST. Louis M d Ross. 0. G w
Thrift, Miss A w Benson, N Y. CIV Ward and
Lady, Phil. Miss Kiels, do. w Grese. Bait M
Nelson. Louis. ] Greer, Tenn. Dr. Stevens,
Bost. q Crowninshield, do. Col. N Barrett. do.
Hawkins, N C. VIM Mathewes, Phila. Man
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ONO RIvER.-At Pittsburg, on Saturday,
there were 3 Ieet Ii inches water--rising.
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CITY AFFAIRS.

Let not be absorbed in the dongs OF others, as
to forget what is going on at home.
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NEWS TIE MS.

What is it but Map Of busy life,
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns 2 CoiGper.
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LOST, sTRAYED, OR STOLEN.

II OST, OH the 10th inst, small bunch Of
1A Keys, consisting of one large and three small
ones. The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving them at this Office. june 23-2t I
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-11-19

meat that supports the aborer who converts the
wool INTO cloth: And yet we are to be told that it
Is the policy of this country, where seven eiplYrs
OF he whole population agricuurists. to import
annually eight or ten millions of dollars worth of
grass and grain, bread and meat, converted into
cloth; and that, too, from the starving and misera-
Die countries of Europe, while our own are rottng
on our hands," "Ihat the importation or
cloth is the importation of agricultural produce NAV
be regarded as nouel doctrine and to assert that
thousands OF tons Of grass and corn are annually
transported from Ohio and Kentucky to the Allan
tic markets, would be considered as no less stranpe
But 1t was not less true. 1t was transported. not
in It's rude and original shape, but, like the wool in
cloth, in changed and modified condition. II was
animated, converted into live stock. cattle and
horses Each one of these animals carried five or
SIX tons of hay, and fifty one hundred bushels of
corn Tor consumption to the markets of the East
And again. in the tariff debates of 1928 and 1880.
MT. Stewart employed this same argument in de-
fence of the protective policy.
Now we submit, is an Englisliman or An finer
,can entitled TO the credit of first conceiving what
MT Cotton calls ''gredt idea,' a "ne,u discope |
ry' In political science-one that might ssiynalize
an age or century?" ANERICIJS.
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BOOK FOR THE BLIND.

We are pleased TO see that the PRESBYTERIAN
Board of Publication has brought out Guide TO
Devotion" for the use Of the blind. II is large
quarto volume, in raised letters, and by the benevo
lcnce of a gentleman who has made large dona-
ton TO aid in its issue this work is offered for the
low price Of one dollar and half It is impossible
to regard the production OF such a volume as this,
Tor 50 afflicted class of OUR fellow beings, without
deep interest. Deprived of the numerous sources
Of pleasure which reach the soul through the eve.
and compelled TO look within for instruction and
consolation, it is delightful TO know that they are
now enabled, by the sense Of feeling, TO hold COM
munlon with other minds, and 10 derive strength
and comfort from books prepared for their use-.N
y Observer.
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That man is the best WHIG,'' says an exchange
paper who, whatever may have been his former
party designation, Is no,o most willing to devote
himself to the service of his country and to rescue
her valued institutions from the perils which sur
round them"
Whenever exigcncy Of serious nature arises
In the political affairs Of the country, the Wings
are called upon 10 lnterpose. A large and influen-
tial body Of men throughout the Union, who ord.
nary take little or no part in politics, being dis
gusied probably by the petty strites, intrgues. and
duplctles so often characteristic of the arts of dem
agogueS, come forward on occasions of moment and
throw decisive weight into the scale.
If 1t were not for interpostions of this kind as
checks upon the tendencies OF ultra ocof1coism the
administration of the Government the prosperity
OF the people, public and private rights, would be
liable to successive degrees of confusion disorder
and danger.-The country could hardly have stood
another administration like those of Jackson and
VAN buren, following Immediately on that of the
latter. The currency SYSTEM shattered from one
end of the Union to the other the Government
bankrupt IN credit and resources the avocations of
industry embarrassed labor but partially employed
and partially paid-these were some of the evils
which had accumulated as the results of twelve
years OF democratic rule.
A short interval Of Wing ascendancy sufficed to
restore things to order and to collect and organize
the elements of prosperity again so as to establish
administration could afford to speculate and run ri
OF The Wings are like careful parent who by
industry thrift and sagacty anasses fortune for
Prodlgal heir TO squander. Or they may be com
pared to friendly trustees who take a bankrupt's az
fairs In hand, extrcate him from his difficulties set
him on his legs agan-only to see him throw off
their protection, despise their advice and run as ra-
pidy as before into embarrassment and difficulties
How often this process is to be repeated must de-
pend upon the greater less aptitude Of the people
TO learn by experience--upon their faculty of dis
cernment to know what principles and what men
have the best claims to their confidence.
The aspect of things just now affords pretty good
evidence that loud call will be made upon the
Wings, as the close of Mr.. PoLKs administration
approaches, to step in and take charge of the ma
tional affairs. The ship of State is drifting amid
fogs with unknown peris ahead. Those in com
mand do not seem to know where they are exactly
nor to what point they steering. Mauieslly
the good ship needs to he in the charge of more
competent gators.-Bah finer.
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POETRY.
DEATH OF FLOWERS.

The following beautiful stanzas from the pen Of
Mrs. Southey, are transferred to our columns from
the edition of her works, recently published by
Messrs. Wiley s. Putnam, of New York:
How happily, how happily the flowers die away!
Oh could we hut return to earth easily as they;
just live life of sunshine, Of innocence and bloom
Then drop without dccreptude pain into the tomb
The gay and glorious creatures! "tbcy neither toll
nor spin'
Yet To- what goody raiment they re all apparcIlcd in
No tears on their beauty, but dewy gems more
bright
Than ever brow Of Eastern Queen, endiademcd with
light
The young rejoicing creatures their pleasures never
pail
Nor lose in sweet contcntmcnt because free to all
The dew, the shower, the sunshine the bamy blessed
air,
Spend nothing of their freshness though all may freely
share.
The happy careless creatures of time they take no
heed
Nor weary OF his creeping trcmble at his speed
Nor sigh with sick impaticnce, and wish the light
away;
Nor when tits gone. cry dolefuy. "Woud God that it
were day.
And when their lives over they drop away TO rest
Unconscious of the penal DOOM holy Naurcs breast
No pain have they IL dying-no shrinking from decay
Oh could we but return to earth easily as they
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GERMAN FANCY PIPES.
NOW Is Y@yls gsTllN 8
NOTWITHSTANDING.

L t1E subscriber is prepared to accommodate the
- Farmers Of the county with
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END

we presume that our PRESIDENT and his Cabi
net are by this time convinced that they have for
ielted the public conference.-the confidence that is
OF their own party; that of the other they never
possessed. If, after the elections in PENNSYLVANIA
ONO, MAINE, and New HAMPSHIRE, any doubt of
this solemn TACT stlli fingered in their minds, the
voice OF condemnation which has reached them
from New YORK must have dispelled it with a
speed as prompt rs that of the electric agent which
transmitted to them the fatal news This was the
inevitable result OF rash and runous policy which
thousands saw, but which those most deeply inter
ested would not see. They were told that if they
madly persisted i'll breaking down the wise protec-
1--WE system given to the country by the Wing par
ty, and under which industry had flourished and all
interests had so greatly prospered; if they mady
persisted In derangng the business of the nation by
revlvlng the odious and broken down Sub Treasury
thelr own party must abandon them. Those who
couia pretend 10 any unprejudiced knowledge of
public sentiment forcsaw and foretold this but
they We're unheeded. Somewhat observant OF public
ailaiIs and OF the public feeling, ourselves ven
tured to predict the political consequences OF the de-
porable policy which was then impending. and
which has since proved so disastrous On the 4th
oil May last we ventured the following opinion
not Tor any purpose of effect, but from firm con-
vctlon OF It's truth: ''Were we capable OF beinu
governed by party considerations merely, without
reference to the general interests OF this great
COMMONWEALTH, we should desire no more eilec-
tive arms against the now dominant party than the
''party itself would furnish us by the twin meas
lures of the proslraton of the Tariff and the es-
''tabllshment of the SubTreasury SYSTEM"
What was then prediction is now history; but
the prediction was scorned and secuted by the syc-
ophants who surrounded the Executive, and who.
like all their tribe were more intent on katherine
than on saving their master. The measures must
be right because the Wings oppose them they
were Democratic measures they were prescribed
by the canons OF the Baltimore Convention, and
must be lnfallible. So they rushed on and are now
reaPlng their rcward.-.National InteIEgencer
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CANDLE MANUFACT0PV

re subscriber respectfully informs his friends al
.s vac public that he has provided himself with ,bu
apparatus for Moulding Candies, in the neat
, me-, expeditions manner. He will be able TO
supply 'ani'es at the rate Of ~ 12 pound bv
1ne quah'itymsay 90 or 100 weight, and where the
per 100 lbs. 'o' 90
nc VIII continue the BUrcHsRING BUSINESS as usuaI
bis GRfsr MILL is now in full operation. PLAIsTEs
ground on the shortest notice.
staunton. April IT, 1916 JOHN ri Asst
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The New Orleans Delta says, there arc two
things which nature never could mako moan
Kentuckian or a soft Yankee
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-08-28
The First New Cotton.

Our friend, Mr.. F. ODonnell, received
on Wednesday morning last, from the plans
tatOn Of VIM. r. Miles, ESQ., Of this coun.
~. a bale Of new Cotton, the first Of the
season.
Although Mr.. Miles is absent, il seems
that his overseer and manager, Nj. NJ. Col.
lum, keeps a bright look out Tor his interest.
II we recOllect correctly, Mr.. COllum, as
overseer for ME-. Miles, sent the first bale
Of new Cotton last season.
Mr.. 3D., also received on the same
p6rning, bale Of new Cotton from the
plantation Of c. Hester, Esq., Of Madison
comfy. One bale also from Mr.. Iudkins,
manager on Maj. Gray J. Vick's plantation.
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CAmARoo, August 3, 1916.

haV just seen letter, dated yesterday
a! ReynOsa, the writer of which calls for u
detachment of mounted men to guard a
large drove OF pack mules to this place. He
has reliable information, so be says, that a
gang Of brigrands has been organized in she
neighbourhOod of Reynosa to cut up any
and every small party they may meet upon
the road, and he further states that some of
the principal men of that place are engaged
in this scheme of pillage and murder.
trust the scoundrcls may be found out. The
cOncilitOry system has been lost upon them,
some other should be tried. We are treats
ing thousands of individuals here with con-
Iteration and epect who would turn
round and cut our throats the FIRST Opportu~
nifty that occurred, and can nucko guStO,
to use one Of their favOrite expressions
Troops still continue TO pour in, several
companies having arrived since wrote yes
terday, on the steamer Roberts and Big
Hatchee. Gen. Worth has moved the camp
to high and dry ground on the San Juan, a
mile below Camargo, where the soldiers are
far more comfortable. How Napoleon used
to dispose of his tremendous armies j. a
mystery to me. uuddled as close or clos.
er than comfort will allow, even eight or
ten thousand men here take up wilder
ness Of space.
Capt. Gillespie's Rangers remain in camp
here, while McCulloch's are off this morn
ing in the direction, as is supposed, Of Mon
terey, securing he country as far as China,
and possibly farther, Reports that large par.
ties Of armed men have been in that diTec>
ton, among other companies that Of Seguin,
have reached this place. The Rangers will
find them if they are to be found.
We have no farther accounts OF the ravar
ages Of the Camanches in the neighbours
hood Of Mier or Guerrero. No American
troops have started for the latter place, do
not EnoS that it is the Intention Of the COM
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-08-28

handing officer to despatch any; bot he has
authorized The authorities TO enlist and arm
ed company Of mounted men for home pro-
lection.
Should any opportunity occur, ! will send
you a letter from the interior, but am fear
ful there will be no chance until the com
pany returns to this place. 6. W. 4.
P. S. An express has just come in from
Mier. The rider conlradicts the report thai
the alcalde had been killed, but says there
arc good many indians lurking about.
q WK
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al Correspondence of the N. o. Picayune
MlER, MEXICO. july 81, 1916.

MlER, MEXICO. july 81, l646.
Capt. Vinton's command entered this place
this morning without tie least show Of Op.
position, The inhabitants IhEonging to the Pla-
"a in crowds IS the troops fled into it and
stacked their arms in front Of the house of
the alcalde. 1t seemed. 10 me as though
there were men enough in the square to
have beaten US off with nothing else save the
loose rocks lying about; yet not hand was
raised.
Mier is by far the most pie asant, Cleanly
and we'll regulated place we have yet seen
in this part Of Mexico. i is built on hill
owe Rocking a clear running stream Of the
same name, three miles from the Rio Grande,
and is said to contain 5000 inhabitants, al.
though do not know where they STOW them
all. You may we'll recollect that ii was in
This place that the Texans under Col. Fish>
er, were compelled TO surrender, after they
had killed twice their own number of Mex
leans. The houses occupied by the Texans
during the battle were pointed out. and still
bear the marks of the desperate conflict.
have stated that the humber Of the in
habilans is put down at 5000; admitting
that 1t is 1000, i, was sill entered and
taken possession Of by 93 men only-S5 re :.
ulaFs and 8 Of McGulloch's Rangers, acting
a. a mOouted guard. You Cuuid NOT serve
any town in the Uuiled States in that way,
and this place IS perfect forliicaIion from
its position aud the strength Of the houses
which are Of stone. Capt. Vinlon's com
mand occupies large schOol-house ia one
corner Of the Plaza, near the church -stropg
and at The same time commOdious aud COM
Portable quarters. II is Company D, o: the
Sd Artillery, or "Rcd>iegged Infantry" as
it is now called from the fact that the men
are at this time serving as infantry while
they wear the red or Artillery stripe down
their pantRloons. | give you list Of the
officers. who are all 10 good health: Capt.
J. r. Vinton. Asst. Surgeon Preo, Lieuts.
S. Van Vliet and F. J. Thomas.
The Camancbes, who have committed
many ravages n this vicinity of late, are
said to have left for the mountains Of Texas
with their prisoners and plumber. Many of
the women aud children from the adjoining
ranches, driven in by the Indians, are still
here.
Ireturu to Comargo ia the morning with
the Rangers. II could have my own way
should remain here, for il is worth forty of
Camargo. 9. W. K.
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THE MEXICAN Overt UnloR
ofyesterday throws Eo light on this subject
and The National Intelligencer only icon
lectures that the Administration will be bol-
en- to'' its proper responsibility TO propose
and settle terms Of peace" The correspond
ent of the Baltimore American thinks that
the Senate, after long debate, concured in
the folling recommendations TO the Presi
dent:
Isl. That minister or minister be sent to
Mexico for the purpose Of negotiating a
treaty Of peace with that country, and with
power 10 settle all questions of boundary
and CLAIMS.
Cd. That there be appropriation to carry
The above recommendation into effect; and
that $4,000, 900 be appropriated.
The same writer inlpTms US that "COn>
gross will be asked, it is said, to make this
appropriation, and to that end secret mes
sage will be sent to the Hovse, upon which
as in the case Of 'he purchase Of Louisiana,
the House will be expected to sit with clos
ed doors. /.
He doubts much whether the President
has received any proposition from Mexico,
or whether any meditation has been offered
by England, though he has heard it said
that England has advised the suspension Of
hostilities between the two countries in or
der TO clear the way for proposition fo
peace. This is about all the new gossip We
can lind on this 8 bject.-N. o. PicGyune