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cupERroR PIANOS.

<,UpFcRIOR PyANOs.WM. FISCHER, Stationers' Hall,
- Pennsylvania avenue has just received superior
wood piano from the celebrated mandatory of t. Giber
* Co., Boston, for sale low.
Also on hand Chickering'S and Hallet Dayiss pianos
and enc OF Coemans Kosn pianos, which viii be sold
reduced price applied for soon
July IA
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Ticltets SlO-Halves S5-(luarters s.
Of Land Sales in the Indann polls
Fort Wayne and yvinamac districts In the State Of

NOTICE is hereby given that the sales of the lands in
IN the MIAMI cEssIoNs, INDIANA ordered by proclama
ton the President othe United States dated the twenty
fifth day of May lSi7 be held the land Office at ndi
ana polls sixth day of September, lS47 the land
office Fort Wayne the 10Th September 1917 and at
the land office Wnamac the 9th September, 1877,
declared be postponed until, and to commence
Monday, the twentieth day of December, 1917.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
second day of July, Ammo Donni thousand eight hum
bred and forty-scven.
by order OF the President,
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Jnv 3--InwtI
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letter from Pittsburgh, OF the 10th instant informs us
that the manufacturers here have done large and safe
business during spring and summer, notwithstanding III
r,t,nous tariff. The wool-growers in our neghborne
counties are selling their wool from 40 to GO cents PEI
pound to an agent OF the Lowell company, Massachu-
setts,n
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>vAvAL GUSNERY..

NAVAL acknowledgements upon several objects
IN relating Naval Gunnery, made board the frgate
Dyade. Translated from the French, by officer of the
day published. II, TAYLOR,
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MOUNT st. Mary's College, Emmitsburg Md.--Thc
lfl annual session OF studies this institution
the 18th of August Students should if practicable,
before that date. Board and tuition including the
tire classic and scientific course, also French lodging,
washing mending and doctors fees, $lS2 per
Payments made semi-annualy, in advance
Music and drawing extra charges-each $40 per an
also the Italian, German, and Spanish languages
each 1915 per annum
prospectus of the college, explaining the of
sudes requisites for graduation and system of discipline,
will be sent to any person apply ing for it.
JOHN McCAFFREY, President
1.Av
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THOMAS BAKER.

FTNHE annual commencement mt Georgetown College
Il will take place Tuesday the 9th instant, half
past o'clock A. M The public respectfully invited
attend.
July I5-ltdN3cp
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DOARDING.--Mrs. HAMILTON, Pennsylvania avenue
ID nearly opposite Coleman's hotel has number Of
which she would be pleased let permanent or
transient boarers among them several very front
rooms Terms moderate. June l.
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I7RENCH ACCORDEONS.-WM. FISCHER, Stationers
Il Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, has just received assert
of French Accordeons, OF superior quality for sale
very low prices Also just received lot Of Thermometers
various sizes, manufactured by j. Barry, Loldon for
sale low
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Notice TO Claimants.

Notice TO CInfmants.
TRUCKER & ADDISON, General Agents, Office 9Th
street. (Colemans Buildugs) four doors north of Penn
sylvania avenue.
Revcrley Tucker and John Z. Addison have associated
themselves for the purpose prosecuting claims of all kinds
before Congress- and the several departments of the general
government
All communications (pos paid addressed to the above
shall receive prompt attention reference Is made to the
following gentlemen;
Hon. Geo NJ. Dallas, Vice President of the United States
Hon John Mclean Supreme Court OF the United States.
Hon. Robert j. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. Jno. Y Mason, Secretary Of the Navy.
Hon. r. M. T. Hunter United States Senate.
Clement Cox esq, Georgetown, d. G.
Jno. L. Addison, attorney at-law, will continue give
attention to business before the several OF
The District of Columbia and the adjoining counties Of
Maryland and Virginia. July bly,
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CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY, I6, ls47
Agents Tor the Union.

ASehts IOr the Union.
The following gentlemen authorized 10 act as our
agents. and receive money for subscriptions, and receipt
the same
VIM A. PIERCE for Pennsylvania.
c. L. RUSSELL. 50 Kentucky.
Csc w. JONES g Mississippi.
T. ii. KINDER Arkansas
THos. +. STEVENS &c Georgia.
Col N. b. BAKER g New Hampshire.
DANIEL TAGGERr I" New Jersey.
JOS JEwErr =" Rhode Island.
Hon. r. ID. JOHNSON, (of Galveston,) for Texas.
DAVID IL. HANLoN, for Maryland.
CORNELIUS GLEN. for the State of New York.
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BACON COLLEGE,.

TTNHlS furnishing institution, located Harrodsburg,
KY, Zone of the moral and delightful villages in
America long and justly celebrated for its mineral waters
is in the full tide of successful operation under the fol-
lowing faculty, viz;
JAMES SHANNON, President and Professor of Bellies Let
tres, and of Moral Intellectual and Political Science
SAMUEL HATCH Professor of Natural Philosophy, Chem
istry, and Geology
H. H. WHITE, Professor Of Mathematics and Civil Eng
neering.
G.. H MATTHEW'S Professor of Ancient Languages
E. AsKEw, Principal Of the Preparatory department.
DR.. q. d. RUNYAN, Bursar.
1t is confidently believed that college in the Of
fes superior advantages for obtaining thorough educa
ton the reasonable terms
The session of months will commence the
first Monday in September, which day is desirable
that every student should be at his post
Extra classes can be instructed, if necessary, in Hebrew
French and Italian.
Tuition college proper $40 for the college year Board
in good families Including washing and lights) can be
had at from So to $2 rs per week
JAMES SHANNON, President.
IAnp Ky lnIu2 Il vii.,cn
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SPLENDID SCHE M f 8.
To be Drawn In August, Is47.
j. w. MAURY d CO., Managers,
Successors to JIG. Gregory & Coz

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY, Class No. 46, for ls47
To be drawn in Alexandria on Saturday, 7h of August,
lS47.
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Excess of tariff of 1876

Not all the ports.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July is, 1871.
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s3O,OOO!

Tickets SlO-Haves $5-Quarters 50 80.
Certificates of packages or25 whole tickets, $3.50
10 do IS half do IS
Do do Is quarter do 81
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Comparative of gross receipts from customs al 1
ports of the United States during the months Of December
Is4J AID 1886 and January July 10, 1876 and lSi7
der the rssDecfipe tariffs of 1872 aud 1916.
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Tickets SlO-Hnlves $5-Quarters So so.
Certificates oil packages OF 20 whole tickets, 500 o
10 do of 20 half do SO 0
Do do of 20 quarter do rs 0
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tponement OF the Lnnd Sales I'm the polls
Fort Wayne, and Wlnamac Districts In the State

commissioner Of Tue HcnernI Land OIilce.
July 3--Iawd
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ENGLAND AND PoRTuGA.-The following protest
speaks for itself 1t is male by the president OF the
popular assembly in Portugal:
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June 2i-2awd&cpt3A MAT. Int ]
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Independence.

There is, evidently, all over the country, a
strange timidty on all subjects likely to involve
party consequences. A measure, undoubtedly
good, in itself, principle unquestionably right
must be postponed, if thereby harm is to result
to political bodies, or political associations. The
effect of this, is, to make our public men time
serving and slayish-and our people timid and
calculating.
Mr.. Clay said in his speech at Lexington:
Thus the war commenced, and the President
after having produced it, appealed to Congress
A bill was proposed TO raise $4,000 volunteers,
and in order TO commit all who should vote for
il, preamble was inserted, falsely attributing
the commencement of the war to the act Of
Mexico. have no doubt Of the patriotic mo-
tives Of those who, after struggling TO divest
the bill Of that fragrant error, found themselves
constrained to vote for it. But must say that
no earthly consideration would have ever tempt
ed or provoked me TO vote for a bill, with pal
pable falsehood stamped on its face. Almost
idolizing truth, as do, never, never, could
have voted for that bill.
Suppose this declaration to be true, (by way
Of illustration) what sad picture does it pre-
sent of American Independence, and how truly
does the example illustrate what We have said.
Not a Democrat, not Wing, with two excsp-
tions) opposed this falsehoOd. And whyl Fear,
a mean and unmanly fear-of the loss of party
influence, was the sole cause of it.
We have seen-ws think it was in the life o:
Hon. Henry AddingtOn-an anecdote of Burke
Of which we are reminded by our subject. II
was in 1871, and just after his breach with Fox,
that he was urging upon some friends the dan
ger from the contagion Of French principles
"Never fear Mr.. Burke said Pitt; "dePend on
it we shall 90 on as we are till the day of judg-
ment." "Very likely" replied Mr.. Burke, "ii
is the day of no judgment | am afraid Of" And
that day, when party fiat has been issued, has
arrived for our country! How else can we ac-
count for the facts stated How else would
Statesmen dare stand up, and vote for false
hood upon any ground
People who lend themselves, exclusively, to
party-whO go for their party first, and last
undesignedly, but effectuslly, tempt their lead
ers into course of trickery and deceit, and
invariably follow II themselves. They must
learn to pronounce Judgment. They must make
statesmen feel that il will be pronounced truly
and fearlessly. II they will do this, we shall
have independent Legislators, and an indepen-
dent constituency-men at the Capitol who
will do their duty, and men at home, who will
ssstain theaa while they do IL
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and, from what we hear, shareholders We'd with
each ether in the far South in showing him
every attention. Nor was his reception less
warm on his native sod. He arrived here on
Wednesday. And, when known, many Of our
citizens gathered round him, and gave him rs
hearty welcome as men could give We
were gratifed. in the momentary interview We
had with him-his stop was brief-to see the la
boring men pressing forward to give him their
cheer. sis this Cassius M. Clay9" said one Of
them an he stretched out his toil-worn hand
with hearty zeal-"I came only TO see you"
He will meet with warm a reception all over
the State.
Mr.. Clay is unchanged in look, and we need
hardly add, unchanged in opinion.
Mr.. Clay will have public reception at Ler-
iRgtOn by the citizens, and, il will be hard for
him, to 90 any where in Kentucky, where the
same honors would not be showered upon him.
The people love and respect him, and they will
demonstrate both in the heartiest manner.
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AssSof Exanple.

The committees for the poor Of our city are
busy in their good work. Quietly, but effec-
lively, they are dispensing wisely the public
charity.
Ii SO happened that a free colored women
needed aid. Her case was attended TO; but il
was found, that she could not live long. She
had three children, and, Immediately, step,
were taken TO obtain for them good situations
Three responsible citizens offered to take charg'
of them. and bring them up. A worthy ana
excellent citizen remarked
"We must see that their rights are secured"
"NO danger" replied another, "the person.
who are 10 take them are all responsible
81 know that" was the answer, "but they
may die-sOme accident might hAPPen-anC
these free blacks sent South and sold. We
must put their rights beyond the shadow Of 4
doubt"
IL has been done. And this was the action o
a STAKEHOLDER. Need We say that spirit lik,
this is fully prepared to do full justice to th'
colored race2 Can any one doubt what such
benevelence will do
We bear our testimony TO the true beneyO
lsnce, and hearty zeal, with which the commit
tees Of the poor are discharging their duty
They mean that none shall be neglected, and il
the case Of the poor eolored woman, and he
children, have given an example which to'
many OF the people Of the free States are ia
from following.
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We have stated that the population OfW iscOn-
sin, estimated, at this time, at near 230, 900.
Southern paper says:
lit has in point Of numbers precedence Of
six States Ia the Union"
Putting the smaller States out Of the question,
where are they In the South or NORTH The
paper ADDS:
Il is thought that the population in 1850 will
fall very little short of 500 0OO and this estmats
will not be deemed unreasonable when it is re-
collected that there were but 3 PAS souls In the
Territory only seventeen years ago.
0nly seventeen years ago! Think of that
Think Of the increase away up in the frozen
North. and ask, iffree, what would ours be, ask i
free, how Virginia well Kentucky, woulc
swell in pOpulatiOnl Why, both could do the
fullest justice to the cOlOred people and pay fol
them twice over-in ten years-h we chose
simply by the increase Of the value of our lands
Shall, We not do that justice Shall we not
secure this great prosperity
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viso men use this admission, &c, sSc.1 To this
the Courier reiolns--
"No sensible man will deny, that slavery in
all its forms, is . curse; and the further we sd-
vance inciviizsiion, the greater thu curse. And
so it is with Northern free labor, and English
Pauperism. The pauperism Of England, how
ever, is a greater curse at this moment, than our
Southern Slave System"
WeIl-ws viii let the North attend to her free
labor-and Great Britain to h,s paiperisrn, and
look after the "eurse" of the South. We GER
tainly want TO advance in civilization; but, as
we advance, we do not desire to plunge deeper
and deeper in misery. II free laborers In Great
Britain and the non-slaveholeing States suffer,
through injustice, (and this alone Is the cause OF
whateveE suffering exists this injustice should
be repaired, just IS We should repair thenjustice
done to the blacks.
But our purpose in noticing this matter was
TO refer to the frank manner in which Louisiana
ans referred to. and admitted, that slavery was &
curse-"a curse in all its forms" deepening, too
as we advance further into civilization.
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MeIe-Drnu.asIe.

We gave specimeS Of herOics peculiar to
France week or two since. Another has fallen
under our notice so lniqee that weeannOt with
hold it.
Wassmus was a favoriie ''artist' in Paris. He
made the choicest articles, and was caterer to
fashion. He turned assassin. But this only
deepened the sympathy of all Paris for him,
and made his trid a sort of triumph. The fol-
lowing is an sceount of it. The court was
crowded, and the trial watched with the same
interest that drama would be when first seen
by a novice. Wassmus shot his brother-in-law
with pistol in consequence of his charging
him with whiting an anonymous letter. He did
mot deny the deed. He admitted it, but plead
'no premeaitation''-though the proof was, thai
he had, sene hours before the murder, prepared
in-law Weapon In hand.
"What is your objectl'' he was asked by his
victim when they met.
ia demand an explanation" replied Wass-
mus-"you must retract your accusation and
implOre pardon
"You must give me further time" was the
answer.
"No," sternly said Wsssmus and shot him
dead.
He was arrested, and now imagine him be-
fore court of France pleading ''no Premedita-
ton" Wassmus addresses the court frequent
ly; he sheds tears; profound sensation is pro-
duced. He becomes by degrees hero. The
audience greet him as such. But what was his
defencel Hear him.
al was insulted by my brother-in-law. (sobs.
| then took my pistol II was said cooked it'll
cooked il. Oh God! / was a prey to all sorts
Of ballucinations! | beheld nought except fire
and flames around mel cited out "beg pardon
on your knees" and 10! the pistol went Off
(serrsation) OH | would have given the world
not 10 have taken that weapon. Heaven is my
witness that did not wish 10 kill him! Yes,
ask pardon Of my God; but il was fatality
irresistible fatality-which guided and impell-
ed me. descended the stair -case-I reached
the court-there | wished TO dash my head
against the wall, and then / was arrested. Oh,
(groaning) since | am not dead. | am the most
unfortunate of men,"
The ladies sighed, the witnesses wept; and
the Jury handed in verdict of acquittsl. amid
the applause Of the whole assembly!
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virginia) details are given, and the Church !,
vOked to act upon them. That body decl,,...
"The greatest barrier to their salvat;o,
their exposure 10 the trangression Of the sev.n,I
commandment. OF three hundred and -
teen exclusions from the first African ChuT-,
of Richmond, during the last six years. t,oa -,
dred have been for this Ohencsl'
Talk of the spread of religious knOvl.5..
where such licsntiOusness prevails. Ne, ;,
God! il is a vain hope Nothing so ou,.s,-
saPs all virtue as this vice. II consumes -
manly and womanly hope, and leaves thO.. -
practise it with a reckless and SCARED mo-,
nature. Can fathers remember, will mo,h.-
love their offspring when thus debased2 e.
or will they. love their God while thus bo,.
lessiy sunk in a brutalizing pollution W..
must strike a. the root of this evil, else x;n
churches and masters fail to meet the f-,-s.,
responsibility which rests upon them.
The Dover Association while, pointing -
the fact, that churches educate and send an,
missionaries to the heather. invOkes a..
ehurch-inyokes all ehurches-to DO som,,s;..
towards the improvement Of the eolor-d -
and recommends
LIST. That Pious families should Keep IN mo-..
ing and evening worship, and require their ss,.
wants to attend
2nd. That public preaching should Be mo,.
adapted to them.
Sd. That catechisms should be used in f.,,,
lies and the House Of God
4th. That the marriage tie should be ens.,.
ced.
We hope our friends in Lower Virginia viii
consider the necessity, in this eonnsxiOn. Of an.
tanning the passage Of laws which shall IeV,li,.
the marriage Of slaves. and bar masters fran,
separating fssailiss This h absoIsialv -.
Iial to the eAuisiisRiEing Of our eOlOred DsoDl.
And the Churches in Virginia and Kentuekv
could accomplish these objects, if they were "a
set about it. viii the good and piOus msd,t,,.
upon our suggestion VIII thew. in the sDint
Of our common master, meet the responsibilitv
which "Divine Providence has thrown arosDs
them2"
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Low rates-this is the doctrine! Low rates!
No other principle will suit The American peO-
pie, or secure for the department larger reve-
nue..
The great evil is now--the fraRkiRg system
People do not understand this. If they did, il
would not stand an hour. Why should any sci
Of men have the privilege of sending what they
please, whether il be shawl or public docu.
n,ent, and another be debarred by heavy tar
from communicating his dearest thoughts to
loved ones away, or receiving in return, that
which would bless him and make him happy
Abolish the frahking privilege, say we. Abol-
ish il, and establish the lowest rates of post
age.
Cist, Of Cincinnati, speaking of the abuse Of
the franking privilege, says in his Advertiser
The latest affair of the kind came to hghi
during the late congressional election in Ten.
nessee. | copy from the Knoxville Standard:
"On the 18th February, 1876, there came BY
mail, to my office, a packet, endorsed public
document franked by VIM. NJ. Cooke, NJ c..
and addressed to his wife. The weight of the
package was 2 lbs. 3 szs.-l ID. ozs. of which
was marked with 81 so postage, which amount
was likewise charged in the post bill that accom-
panied it from the distributing post Office
Arlington, Va.
"1he packet was opened in my presence, and
found to consist of a cased miniature, some five
inches in length, about four in breadth, and
three-fourths Of an inch in thickness, enveloped
in large document by cutting the size Of the
miniature out of the document, the margin tc
surround IL and the ton and botfom Mares n
cover il.
"Upon an examination Of the post office law
and instructions, ] was fully satisfied that
the amount of postage marked npon the packet
was correct, which amount $3.50 was prompt
ly paid. VIM, NORTON,
Postmaster, Rutedge, Tenn"
All such temptations TO swindling should be
removed by the abolition Of the ranking privi-
lege.
The following serves to show the inevitable
tendency Of ovs-y thing in the shape Of extra
privilege or allowances. II Is taken from the
British Wing, Kingston, Canada:
"The government some time since gave no.
tice that, as this is the second time of removal
of the public officers within three years, free
passages would be provided for those officers
who chose to accept them, as well as free con-
veyance for their effects, and cases 10 pack them
in. As may be imagined, most of the officials
awaited themselves Of this kindness in its fullest
extent, and a few sot only packed up their
movables, but also their firewood. few days
ago one large and weighty government packing
case, while in the act Of shipment, burst asun-
der, and its contents were found to be half a
cord of wood, value three and sIxpence, the ex-
pense of case and freight 10 Montreal one
pound nine shillingi and ninepence! '-Cist's
Advertiser
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A saTs,, and a aee,i one.

The Shsiby0iLis News has the following:
"There is quite an anti-slavery movement In
Virginia; and connected with it is an idea as
novel as it is Democratic, In Western Vir-
GINA there are, comparatively speaking, very
few slaves, TO the number there 10 in Eastern
Virginia.
The citizens of Western Virginia, have for
years been in favor Of gradual emancipation,
but are out voted by those in the East. They
now are advocating law TO permit counties to
legisate for themselves in the matter: and thus
permit majority of the people in any one coun-
ty, to meet at the Polls and declare whether sla-
very shall be longer permitted therein, or mott
This novel idea finds many advocates; and not
in Virginia only. BY our exchanges we see II
has supporters in Georgia, and other States
Our opinion is that il certainly contains a pure
Democrats" principle--the majority should
rule.'
East Tennessee, and West South Carolina, are
beginning to think and talk of this idea shovel
as 1t is Democratic" end the people in both
sections who have done either, say with the
Neos, that the majority should rule.
The Knoxville Tribune (Tenn.,) slys:
The NORTH AND THE SoUrH.-ln a recent ad-
dress to his constituents, Lord John Russell
made the following extraordinary assertions:
"To show how deeply education is connected
with liberty. let me call your attention for mo-
ment to that which takes place in the Northern
and Southern States Of America. In the North
ern States, where their prevails the utmost free
dom, we find the State busying itself in and en-
couraging and promoting education, and that
there the great proportion ofthe body Of the peo-
pie do receive a full, wholesome, and liberal
education. Hear, hea,.) But, on the other hand,
in the Southern States, whore slavery prevails