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- FOR SALE, OR To LIE Z outn most reasonable
f..I three twosory Dwelling fuses, North
A Sixth between Sixth aad Seventh streets William
burg L. l. Two ofthe above aud intended gente-
being flushed the best and Supplied
with spring and rain the kitchen, and coal vaults IN
front, Two.thrds OF the purchase money may remain
scured, per Enquire on the Crelnses, Q! Of
ROBERT ANGUS,
all.
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- DWELLING HOUSES, STOR- and vacant Lots,
AL for sale, exchange Invest ents made
ductiye Real Estate that will pay to twenty
per the purchase money with in value OF
from fifteen per Me- procured
Bond and Mortgage and Policies OF Insua obtained from
the responsible companies IN the Apply 55
Third Avenue, JOHN ALLEN.
B-Plans elevations specification and FOR
bungs, furnished here No Broad sceet at the short
est Note Q. CALVIN tOLLARD.
ITO im-rc Architect
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perfect Instruments, does not vary two
degrees either way from 2S4 des. Fab,
and not a, or over 400 deg, as hitherto
stated.
We would further express our doubts
as to this preparation becoming available
in lieu Of gunpowler, as number ofohser'
valious lead TO tho Conclusion that it is
not staple in its properties, but thatit is
constantly Qhoush very gradually J under
going decomposition, and there by de'eri.
rating in quality: nor can we thus far per-
ceived that it can be prndnced al q price e.
quivoIent to gunpowdcr, if even produced
with the cheapeast of all vegetable fibre.
such as wood shayings or saw dust
1acony Chemical Laboratory, Philadcl-
phia.
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! /. T.
NO. ~.

Piles Of papers were examined by those
Witnessed, some. g enuipe, and some, as
charged by the defence ofcoun,e. sir. Tbs
witnesses separated the genuine from tina
forged with great,certaiuly, and with al
most invariable correctness. The ies,a.
'nony of so many witnesses, ali 50 Ions
associated with General Van Ness. and
'a'! nearly uniform. could hardly have
failed 10 produce strong impression
against The plaintiffs. ,.,,.-'i
:. The Regents of the Smithsonian fund
have, performed all important busiDes.
before them and adjourned. The question
IN regard to the Professor ships and Lee
lures has been postponed for the present.
'tor'the nucleus of'he Library, however.
The sum of $4,000 was voted. -
The salary of the Secretary was fixed
al $4,000, and when The BUILDINGS are
completed house will be added. Prof
Henry will of course accep, the Office ~ :.
Mf: Jewett, ofBrown University. Prov.
Idence, wi be the Librarian. The Sec
retary has The appointment of the off;cs
but; The Regents have indicated their
choice. His salary will be s3O0O.-Fhese
Board. ~ ''io' 10
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the risk Of life which must be incurred
from the introduction Of a substance simi
lar in every respect 10 the genuine cotton
an article in every day use, and with
which every family is familiar. The
danger of mistake involved in this simi.
lari,y is imminent enough TO outweigh all
resumed advantage, aud hesitate NOT 10
say that should any capitalist be found
rash enough to undertake The manufacture
of gun cotton, The sad results arising from
This last mentioned difficulty must ulli-
ma,ely compel the entire reI2qdishment
of The business--always surprising that
the intrinsic danger Of the manufacture
has, by some extraordinary fortune, been
dhsiared or escaped.
have 'bi,ned al a few dilIicul'ies-a
mystery still. shrouds he coltou. - lis ten
dencv to spontaneous combustion is but
with loogood reason apprehenJed. What
other dangers may be locked in The minute
threads OF This extraordinary power is IA
fact reserved Jr subsequent investigation
perhaps only to be developed by some
strange. unlocked for, and awful catastro.
.phe. 1t would lie at least not be amiss to
pause and reflect before encounterns
,t,nknown but not unapprehendel risks. !
have trespassc'l, | feel, upon sou: space
and kindness, by presenting these. rcilcc-
tinns, which | have done in iio invtlious
spirit. hui TO show that The question of the
practical value Of gun COTTON still shows
two sides, and that objections as yel insur-
inqnnIablc can still be alrayed against The
sanguinc an,iciparons of those who.
viewing its remarkable explosive power,
forget that the possession of This attribute
cannot, in the absence, of other requisites
L have mentioned, en;lle il 10 claim pre-
Gedepce. over our old, Tried, and trust
worthy friend.
GUNPOWDER.
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Correspondence Of fths Bait., American.
WASHING ron, Dec. 1, evening.

IMPORTANT WAR MOVEMENT.
There are important war movements in
embryo here. Commodore Stewart is
here by invitation Of the Executive, aud
the object OF bis mission is TO hold some
consultations in reference to a proposed
assault. upon the castle al Vera Cruz.
Commodore Stewards advice it is whis.
pered is 10 make The attempt. and if well
prepared for irhy sea. and for cores
ponding attack by land it is thought that it
will be successful.
The castle, ii is well known, has great
strength, and the attempt to seize twill
undoubtedly be attended, with a grea!
sacrifice nfiIife; bu, the officers of the navy,
old heads and young, are more ready 10
make the attack than the government, no
mailer what the sacrifice. Commodore
Stewart makes Of course no public COM
munication Of the result nf his intervie ws
with the Executive aud Departments. He
looks wise anil says nothing.
Commodore Morris left the city on
Wednesday evenings and it is said has
gone to New York with the view ofpro.
curing bombs and other material for the
contemplated attack.
Ii is also understood here that General
Scott will act in concerIwlth Commodore
Stewart, and he plan no. doubt is wise
one. 10 attack The city Of Vera Cruz by
sea aud land. Mexico, would be more
sensibly impressed by such an attack thar
by any other which could be made.
The Van Ness case has developed new
testimony to day in behalf Of the defence
Several Of the Directors Of the Bank o
the Metropolis and gentleman who ha'
known General Van Ness for long serie
Of years were examined, testified atlensll
that the letters TO Mrs. Van Ness, ALA
Mrs. Counor, alias Mrs. Wallace, wer
all forge,ies.
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GUSPOWDER.
From The u. S. Gazette.
GUN COTTON

ST,,,L .: :,o., :; c,i, =: ,l i. .
3, ~" '".e's s'' ,.. >" VIZ ~" "'s:''c'1
y, ,': n.eI's :" 'naHe S"m co.."n as powerful, :,
cvnsr"n,. ] 40 J;Ir i,;o,I n" hi nan,,',',",' """
v:hn ts;ns o.o,o;n,,I w ..;'L ~ ;ss"o.,;a,,' s"I"
,.ho .a"1 ,I'a ~. w rS,:': "s'':'.'
',':.,,'' Wv ",..' a". "s ,, '" "Pr'.'t"'
n.a"os - p'''." ,'',.,,i ~ -" ,," s."sI " VIC
process. : are ,:r ro"S'."r'y 'h "anser OF DONG
VT l.ee.s.'7 'nlSs"lI., extensive i"pr'po!'
." wv" !" ~ .'4' an,;, ,,' ~, '"u "pe'a'''"i t.. we
S 80" ';s" "y o e' .,s ,"e e"
Gnn,n:o.i fs,p % ,vnrrs :" r,r ,,a snh;o, I ,od s ',n
Observation-Disclosures =
source enri,led 10 rcspecr, and is in itself
calculated 10 prcven, mischief;
Gun COTTON
The subject Of this article engaging q,
present :, much of publ a,,eurion' we
have Jevurc /. as it seems to become an ar
ricle of great Importance. con,ilerahle time
aud a,tenion to it, production and exam
ina,inn of its prupricrors F.; hut as for The
general reaLera scientific IisresSior would
scarcely be increasing. VIC think it proper
rn furnish a few srccicnt remarks, which
may bc the means pf preventing some Sc.
rians acrilenl, To rhnse WING, not fufIy 4.
ware or,he dangerous qualities of this ar.
lirIc NAV proceed iucauinusly in lis nre-
para,iop. Induced thereto by The fnrill,
wi,b which il NAV he producerl ky The
ver;os,,r,n IN, Chemistry. and from some
n( ia onali,ies having thus Ear been erro,
neouslv s,a,ei. Professor 0l,o's me,hnd
nf immersion in fumins Nitric A cid does
.n,t produced as perfect M article as \
m;x,ure of the sane acid with concen,ra.
,e,l Sulphuric Acid, the proportions Of
which NAV he considerably varied. In
nrenarin o suaniiries exceeding a few oun.
e., 4, a time, pecuiar precaulion must be
omrIoveJ in s,cepur the co,lon. rs -
ores, svnlur;o, of heat lakes Mace. en-
o,urb en- ~ en,,rely 10 decompose the cot.
,nn =, Tho same lime eiec,ins the Acids ON
au si,iss If Nitric Acid alone be used
,h;, M % ',oos ~, ,alo nloce. A(ier the nre
r"', n".oJ " c",ou m has all been ,borouahIv
% w,shcd so a. uot 10 change the bIue col
nr of linus !, IS dried and fl far nsc
Savinos Of wool saw dus,. &c., we have
,rea,eJ in similar manner, with like re-,
snI,s cn,,h,, weights be;op enn,l
,hev are uo, &C .nowsrInI as co,,on a..
Ihourb considerably exceeding The elficac,
of The hes, runpow,lcr. The mos, dan
nerous nrocess will I've the diving of laro,
quantities of The co,,o:,. and this is poin
on which we would place The ineSperi
enced on their Guard, as the article ex
plodes very considerably below the. tenn
peralure Of 400 deg, as thus far slairsed
and under circumstances even hy us no
We, accounted for-our attention bein,
drawn to this by an accident Occurring t,
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From the n. Y. Journal Commerce.
THE BEGINNING OF REIN.

To LAY We launch out upon The sea Of
Free Trade. Many Of The old pilots say
the water is shallow, The current resistless,
aud lhe.shore nothing but rocks. Others.
say The waler is deep and calm, the wind
favorable. whichever way you may be
sailing, The harbors good, and the markets
both for buying and selling, The hes. in the
world. They say that most Of tho diff.
culties Of The navigation are caused by the
bars which have been built, aud the bulks
which have been sunk by projections.
That, in fact all the attempts which have
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PAISANO.
"MoNTEREY, Nov. If, '4G.


"Friend Pic.-Gen. Worth left here
yesterday with about 1000 regular troops
the fifth and eighth U. S. Inlahlry and
Col. Cbil'ls's Artillery Battalion. Gen.
Taylor went with him, and took Colonel
Mays dragons, 10 the number of some
$50 as an escort. 4 suppose tha, oue.o5.
jecl of liIe commander n.chieli is 10 ascer-
tain, poslt vely, tho chances of Obtaining
wafer on the road to San Luis, in case it
may be deemed expedienl to march direct
to, that city. The report IN camp is. that
Gen. Taylor's force has been ordered to
Tampico, but believe he can do as ho
pleascs, and if he finds he can get to San
Luis easily in this direction ne will 20
there. | give this as mere speculation
Of course we can know nothing certain
here. If Gen. L. had Ben NlcCulloch's
old company ef Rangers he could soon
liud oul all about the route to San Luis !;
as it is. Col. May may be sent out in thai
direction. lie is an excellent and most
skillful officer, go ahead one, top, but
the Texans are "lighler draughl" than the
dragons, if | can use All aquatic compar-
ison in this case--can get about and play
hide aud go seek 10 the chapparal betler
than any troops in the world, aud are now
much needed. If any thing turns up you
shall hero from me again.
! Yours, COMPANERO.
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@D@na1@ADe S. c. DR@N4gM@ ne 2a4e>

by placing a hand on the revolving wheels
Of cartilage. mot until the barricade
was passed and he was out Of hearing oil
his former comrades. did he remount his
gun ;'anh even then, so utterly PROSTATE
were all his faculties, he hadhareIy strength
10 Chamber upon the carriage: Such was
one Of the scenes we witnessed at the
evacuation of Monterey by The. Mexicans.
Other deserters were in the ranks of the
enemy-runaway negroes as ,well-but
not of hem was as well known as was tho
traitor Riley, not one of them received
such blighting shower Of contempt, such
witherng tornado of scorn.
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FROM THE ARMY.

\ letter from Or. J. J. B. Hoxey. to
his father in Columbus, is published in
the Muscogee Democrat of Friday last.
lIisdated, Camp. Alien. near Monterey,
Nov. 81, 1916. We make the following
extract: -: :,
CAMP ALLEH. near Monterey, Nov. 3, '4G.
. Dear Father: Beiure this syou have
heard oC the necessity which compelled
me to- discharge so many. from disability,
and of the number Of deaths which have
occurred in our Regiment. My repor,
from 26th June to 26Ih September, shows
l25 discharged and dead; s. died. 81 un.
der my management and 35 in the va
rious Hospitals at Malamnros, Comarso.
&c, under The care oforher surgeons.
My duties have beel laborious: have
administered medicine TO over 300 sick,
in one day. al Comargn. AT camp Bellt-
nap. my sick list was seldom nnder goo
per day. Here have abonl 75-lhe dis
eases differing III character. al each place.
We have had Measles, Fever, DiarrIIna,
Dysenlery and Janndce to combat. Our
Regiment has suffered severely, as you
perceive. but others have suffered worse.
| think our present Encampncnt un-
healthy. In This npinioa many differ with
me. but the result will show. We how
ever have lost none since we arrived here.
Cur iiext move is matter of nue., douhr:
some, think it will lie iowarJs SalIillo,
Others to Tampico-nono expect .eacc,
aud The: pplcY OF granting Ampu,lia The
'erms'ir The Arruisice are freely discuss.
oil. i have ever doubted the policy. and
nothing but peace resulting from it can
ever c"nvince me nl lis prnpsiEff sssssss
EhesIesas iros,ss i.Is 81
:nRsFHsnhv 6IfseF siserii
Taylor is slowly recruiting his Iorce, fTon
The Regiments left behind. At present we
have no, more than GJOJ troops AT this
place. Ii he war coHiuIes, we shall
need more material for sirses. anil more
cavalry fnr scouting anal skirmishing. In
cnuntry where nature aud art have done
go much in Innica,iGn, douht whether
we shall ever meet the enemy in the field.
Our last accounts from Sama Anna was
nf. his being at San Luis PuIosi with A..
QUO Chuice troops. The truth is. he can
collect as many troops as he can provision.
Elc has no lack Of arms nr ammunition !;
transportation is easily effected The coun,
try apounJs with mules. horses ani asses,
anl The Mexican Army use packs" in
stead of wagons. The whole mass or The
people are in favor Of The war. aud al
though they appear submissive and friend,
Ly. they are treachernus; hardly day
passes but some of thetsnhps are killed.
Yesterday they. .kille.I General TayIor's
black servant about half a mile from our
ehcanpmeni. They Use the knife for
this purpose, as they are not permitted ~
carry fire arms.
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1he Army Nevs.-We copy from the
n. .. Picayune ot'Ihe 29'h uIt., The fnIlow-
Ing: "Gen. Worth left Monterey for Sal
tiIIo on The l3h inst. lie took with him
about 1000 troops ofrhe 5th and 9Th U. s.
Infantry, and COL Cnilds's Artillery Bat
taliun.l
"Santa Anna is making grca, eyerlons
to rally all The means of the country, aud.
in The slang parlance Of the camp. proms.
es "mucho Iandangr" at the San Luis
Polosi. He has already I4,0U0 regulars
aud 60O0 more are on the march from The
cepila. We shall probably have one
more big fight, and then peace-a long
rest TO many. Yours, truly.
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Ners from Chiahuhua:e.-From the ST.
Louis Republican of The 2Orh ullimo, we
learn that letter Of The 2lst September
was received from Chiahuhua. News had
reached them Of the capture of Santa Fe.
DR.. Wisleuius, who haI.Iravellel with the
wagons of a. Speyer as far as The .Passa
del Norte, pushed into Chiahuhua. He
got there just as The news of the capture of
Santa Fe had been received Tie put up
at tho Fonda. or inn for strangers. and re-
quested of The owners to be allowed 10 dis
charge his guns, which were londed for the
march. Accordingly, twenty guns were
lirel in the yard at which the natives
were highly incensed, srpposins that the
Americans were celebrating Gen. Kear.
ney's entrance into Santa Fe; and 10 save
them from being murdered, The Governor
ordered the foreigners to Ranchu eighty
miles distant. The Dr.. was taken as a
spy, but aller eight days imprisonment he
was suffered to 80 to The other foreigners.
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From ,he Charleston Evening Ne,os.
NEW PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.


From the "uole Of preparation" made,
we think it certain that the plan of cam
paisn in Mexico is to be totally changed.
The government is about 10 reverse its
strategy. The Navy will form an insiru-
ment in conquering peace. That which
ought to have constituted the opening, to
wit the capture Of Vera Cruz, will per.
haps form the.cIose of the campaign.-
II is evident that tho scheme OF conquest
as originally devised. was far too compre-
hensive, aud disproportionale to the re-
sources employed, while these resources
were too diliused 10 be eifeclualifor The ul-
innate purpose in view. A better cou-
cen,rason of our lorcos. in The opinion of
all military men, would have ensured that
success which awaits well planned cam
paign.
We are apprchensive, however, tha. the
insufficient, plan ,of calling out an insignif.
cant force Of volunteers is still 10 oe pursu-
ed. Nine regiments are insufficient for
offensive operations, and to garrison the
townsiwe may capture aud have captured.
This system Of small forces, TO save ldrge
expenditures, resuItsin the end 10 a greater
expense than 100000 volunteers had been
originally embodied. If this had been
done, we would, by this lime, have had
well disciplined army, the militia, officers
and men, being so blended with The regu:
lar forces as 10 have received important
military instruction and TO have cornmu-
nica,ed TO these forces a portion OF their
own patriotic spirit. The plan of cam.
paign resolved upon At Washington inva.
ding Mexico at three distant points, would
have required a very large party. But as
Gen. Taylor, Gen, Wool and Col. Kear.
ney are at such distances as TO make con.
of their separate commands dii=
nur ffnTp6ssfble, fnucn tafger
fierce than that called out by The late re-
qnisi'on would seem 10 be indispensable.
Thirty thousand men would show an i'm
posing military preparation, which would
convince the enemy that we were in ear
nest in our declaration Of conqnerins
peace.
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TwENTY-NINTn CONGRESS-
In Senate.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 26, 1916.
The Great Day Of the Standardization Sto, nv De-
bate Aliens Resoiuons- formofion Wanted BY Mr.
Webster.
We have had an interesting day in the Senate Mr.
Allen moved to take up from The table the motion Of
leave introduce his resolutions of the prn
ciples by hch the United States will be governed in
reerer the interference of the European Powers
the aars Of this continent and upon this motion, the
whole merits of our international relations with Eng
land France, SPAIN Mexico, the world and the old
opened up in the sxharatiDg discussion that en-
sued Mr. Aliens appeal against Mr. Cslhouns recent
objections that the submission Of such resolutions with
out consultation with the Committee Foreign Rela
tions was out Of order This APPEAL Of Mr. Allen was
very severe a. to be undgnihed, 4 not indecorous
Allen, however, 10 ruled by one single isolated over
ruling domineerng idea and thst the delicious Idea
OF winning the smiles Of 10 Bsncombe Notwithsand-
ing he made out good and pretty enthusiastically
out consultation Of the Committee who may have the
general subject in charge The resolutions themselves
will no more pass the Senate than will Mr. Dickinson
supsrceds John Van Buren, Attorney General Of York
State.
Almost Immediately after the reading Of the Journal
this morning, MIR. Mangum rose TO offer ameDdmen Mt
TO the late resolution OF Mr. Crittenden, the Oregon
question Mr.. NJ said that, from consultation with a
member Of the other House, from Georgia, (Hon Mr..
King thor views were 20 nearly identical as to induce
Mr. NJ 10 submit TO the Senate at the instance o. his
friend the proposition Of amendment which he now held
in his hand
The amendment was passed TO the secretsrys desk.
when Mr. Crendens resolution wasrcad for the infor-
nation Of the Senate, AZ follows:-
That in consideration OF the perpexites growing OUT
Of tho Oregon joint occupancy the President be sutho
lied At mis- discretion 70 give tine notice to Great
Of the dissolution Of the compact Of 1921 between the
two nations the subject Of the joint Occupation ore
said but that the Executive may not gNs such ncioe
until after the expiration Of the present session Of Con-
The object OF Mr. Critsnden this resolution to
afford time for further efforts to liquidation Of this
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sl,s4l, 1911 81, 4ss, osa sl,7es ,ss 81 ,4ss sl4
si,474,47o q, ls5, $40 si,al,7sl s

$i.474,l7o Sa,ls5s4o $i5sl,73i si,ss5,5Os
will be perceived that there has been . very great
increase in some of the departments The circulation
has increased $72l so equal to so per cent while the
specie on hand has diminished 040 about sixteen
per cent The line Of discounts has been much more
uniform than any other department The total banking
capital of Missouri amounts to only 81 .soo.s7s.
The Convention, now in in Missouri to form
new constitution for that State has, by large majority
refused to charter or give the Legislature leave char
ter, any banking insti tions This puts veto a.
once upon any increase banking capital in that State
The State Bank Of Missouiand branches are now very
judciously conducsd and long there is a strict
supervision kept them there will be Of those
runous expansions the people Of other States have so
seriously suffered from.
We annex an account Of the declared value Of the
principal articles of British and Irish produce and
features exported from Great Britain in the ten months
ending November ls45, compared with the exports in
the corresponding periods in 1870 and lsA5:-