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UNITED STATES sLoor vANpA1rA.

Norfolk (near Craney Island,) Sept. g. 1917
SR In reply your note of this date asking my opinion
the OF the Rartan previous your having
used your disinecng agent, have that from the
time was ordered board this ship, with crew as
guard to the Raan, august 5th) was considered I'M
safe and detrimental the health any person to remain
board of that vessel for any length of time until after
you had commenced your operations, (Sept Is y after
which time consider any could go board without
endangering health and remain for any length time as
myself and the under my charge have done for the
past week. every day visiting and remaining all parts of
the ship without experiencing the i'll effects produced by
being necessted board for short periods during the
former interval to pump out the Ship &c The air at that
time was very FOUL causing headache and nausea imme
dately, and the bgewater foul render almost
impossible the pumps The water now smells per
fecy sweet. Five out Of of the men who wen, on
board in the first place attacked fevers and
sick for few days. which sickness attributed to the
foul air ofte Raritan. They put the doctors
list but took the medicines prescribed by him. and recov-
cred All the store-rooms, drooms in fact the
whole of the ship below the main deck badly They
are now perfectly sweet, and all who go board immed
atey perceive the difference.
have such faith in the efficacy of your process of disn-
iecon that would not hesitate 20 board any ves-
sci with it, however infectious unsafe it might be con-
sidered, and endeavor to purify her.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. F. OLMSTEAD.
M. Mate u. s. N.
Mr.. ROBERT GRANT, Norfolk, Va
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UNITED STATES Navy YARD,

UNITED STATES Navy YARD,
Gospor Va, Sept. "a, 1917.
SiR' In obedience TO your order of the I'd instant we
have superintendent the operation fdsncting the United
States frigae Raritan, by Mr.. Grant
The operation consisted in evolving every accessible
part OF the ship vapo the product of zinc nitric acid
and third article, not named by Mr. Grant and by dis
persing in the pumpwe and other of the the
nitrate of zinc.
The time occupied in the operation from the 18th to
the Goth
when we first visited the ship the 18th, she very
ohensiveso much that the hold &C. were
ao' entered by but when last examined her. after
tue operaton such was not the We penetrated
'tore-rooms brcad-rooms, hold &c. with impunity and
iou' being annoyed by any unusual offensive smells
inc og water pumped up in presence inodoous.
Inc change thus effected in the offensive atmosphere of
the SNIP as lar as apprecabe the senses could we
nk have been accomplished by the use of the vapor of
mr'c acid as usually evolved, by chlorine which has
superseded the use of the nitrous acid vapo and is believed
% be the best disinfectant heretofore discovered
What particular quality or virtue NAV be impaired
70 the nitrous acid vapof, by the addition Of the I'M
named article by Mr. Grant, course beyond our ken
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.


NEW YORK. September 26 Isa7
The wing journals of Massachusetts are discussing the
proprety of making presidential nomination the whie
State convention at Springfield the 29,h inst The
Of Daniel Webster talked of in that conncxon by
them The Boston Atlas thus holds forth this head.
If the New England States ever expect to have one Of
their distinguished taken by wings OF the Union
the presidential candidate they make an advance
sp towards t. II other States present their candidates.
world, as our preference"
This is all very well and very natural in the leading whx
journal of New England but for eIecng Daniel Web
ser to the presidency ct chose As well hope
to revive the fashions that ourished before the Deluge
sun they are calling the muter-ro in heaven" asd
one alter another the Of heroic age pass away
the summons Yesterday MAJOR William Popham died in
our city, full of and honors He in the 95 year
his age and his death has parted of the very last
a' Vsby connected the great Of the Revolution
with times
There bill now before legislature for tho purpose
OF taxing the personal property ofndviduas or firms doing
business but not residing in the city, who have hitherto
by defect In the law evaded paying any tax on such
property incredible extent the disadvantage of
resident owners 1t is allowed all hands-except the
parties to be aectcd-to be just aw and has been en-
dorsed by both boards of the common council.
BY the steamship Massachusetts arrived here yesterday
in ~ days from Vera Cruz for repairs the report COL
Burnet death is confirmed snot yet generally credited
howevereters having been received by his friends
after the BATTLE stating that his wound only in the calf
of the leg, and that he doing well.
Upon raising the Britannia the sectional dock her
jures found to be much serious than first
supposed. She must have struck full and square upon
the ledge off Cape Race, while going good rQte of
speed-so terrible does the smash appear have been
Her stern where she received the full the shock
was broken into spnter her head knocked entirely
OIL, and she was badly bruised amdships. To lands
mans seems miracle that she did not sink
If had been low tide, she could scarcely have got off the
rock Ever since Friday afternoon, the shp-carpenters
have been hard at work her. night day through
the storm OF yesterdays but extensive the repairs
needed that is doubtful whether she will be start
for Boston before Wednesday next if then 80 that tho
chance of her keeping her regular day. the prox and
the Sh incorrectly stated a former letter. al Bos-
ton is an exceedingly close one.
The receipts Of -four wheat corn and barley at tide
water during the Sd week in September in the years
and 1917, were follows:
Flour bbs Wheat, bu Corn bu. Barley Blu.
1917 60740 76l45 l82O23 $3.50
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1,HIBET AND FRENCH MERrNOs-ws have now
Il open
10 pieces extra fine Thibet cloths
~ do medium and low priced French mernos, in a
variety of colors
These goods are unconnonly cheap.
Sept N-3tif d. 'CLAGETT 81 co. +.
\NATERED MOREEMs.--We have received 30 pieces
w. watered moreens, in drb black and Lead suitable
for skirts.
Sept 27-3tif ID. CLAGETT az co.
DOARDING.--Mrs HAMrIroS, on Pennsylvania avenue,
ID nearly opposite Coleman's hotel, has number OF
which she would be pleased to let TO permanent o.
transient boarders among them several very fine front
rooms Terms moderate ' June 1.
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Decrease, 9,427 $3.50 Inc 1853 OOl Dec 80 O36
For the first time this there falling off in the
receipt of Hour The increase in Is very marked.
The aggregate quantity Of the articles left tide
from the of navigation the 2d of
September inclusive, is as follows:
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

0CSTThe following which we copy from an
exchange seems so well adopted to this quarter
that we think we can't do better than to adopt
and publish it, and recommend to each one who
is not subscriber to our paper to become so
at once, and no longer continue to patronise
distant papers at the expense of their own:
The TELEGRAPH.-We think one very essen
tal benefit will result to editors and publish
ers of newspapers in the far west from the mag
netic Telegraph, which has not yet been sufIi-
GENTLY appreciated; that of arresting the fool
ish disposition of many persons to leave their
own local paper to struggle for bare support,
while they are giving their patronage to some
eastern print under the impression that it af-
fords more news and at an earlier date, in both
of which they are usually mistaken If the
money expended for distant papers could be
steadily transferred to the credit side of local.
western papers, it would enable their publish
ers to give their patrons far more valuable
and interesting journal than can be furnished
by eastern publications all of which must Of
necessity contain vast amount OF local, mat
ter of no sort of in interest whatever beyond
a moderate circumference of their local origin.
And there is another fact connected with
this matter which would bring home to a por
ton of the community with force of truth
they cannot evade. 1t is, that many who take
both their local and an eastern or distant pa
per, too frequently pay the latter in advance
leaving the former to be settled for at some dis
tant time, or perhaps never. We do not mean
TO be understood as saying that this habit i:
general; but it is not uncommon.
We add one word only concerning those who
being abundantly able, take no paper at all
They are generally, mean people, and 90 where
you may, you will find such is their reputation
in the neighborhoods where they reside.
About cities there always are, and probabI,
always will be, idle, lazy loupgers who maxi
1t their business to read other peoples papers
while they spend ten times the cost of thei
subscription every year in liquor, or what i
equally as bad, and far more repulsive.-to
bacco.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

FIFTH INDIANA REGIMENT.-We learn from
theStateSentinel that this Regimentisnow full,
the 10th and last company was received on the
23d inst. The following are the companies,
commandments, and places where organized:
l. "Wayne Guards" Capt. D. w. Lewis,
Fort Wayne.
2. Indiana Guards, Capt. H. Hull Madison.
3. Rough and Ready Guards, Capt. George
Greene, Jacksonville.
d. Covington Guards, Capt. R. M. Evans,
Coyington.
5. Montgomery Boys, Capt. Allen May,
Charlottesville.
g. Shelbyville Hards, Capt. S. Mckinney,
.Shelbyville.
7. Hancock B'hoys, Capt Jas. R. Bracken,
Greenfield.
s. Centre Guards, Capt. John McDougall
Indianapolis.
8. Grabbers No 2, Capt A. c. Gibbs, Law
renceburgh.
10. Washington Guards, Capt. Z. G. Cary
Marion.
The Sentinel says this regiment has been rails
ed, reported and accepted in about nineteer
days, less than three weeks, from the issue o
the Governors proclamation and the first gen
eral order Of the Aujutant General. Two NOR,
companies, it is expected, will be added to thu
regiment by permission which has been askec
by Col. Lane.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

A New York MIsER-The n. Y. Express re-
lates the history of an old miser OF that city,
whose business is that of a paper scavenger,
at which he steadily labors from early dawn
till night:
He never goes home TO dinner, but when
hungry, generally purchases dry crust ofbread,
and eats it sitting upon the lower steps of the
Custom House, or City Hall. Never does he
utter a word to living soul; and when the
stranger looks upon him, he feels disposed to
exclaim-'.what poor miserable beingp He
is, indeed, pitiable object to look upon for
his leather clothes are glossy and hardswith the
accumulated filth of many years, and his coun-
tar,anca-;t is furro,vad ali -oroy.-sv;slO.vieN-
er moistened by tear. He is a hard visaged
man-repulsive, and even terrible to look up
on. ID years havewe known this singular be-
ing, and seven then he was so old. he seems no
older now" There are people in this great
city who have been familiar with his form for
upwards of 20 years, and they affirm that he
has been paper scavenger during all that time
At all times, when the winds of winter howl
through the streets, and also, when the dog star
reigns, does he pursue his laborious and degra-
ding employment.
And now we have introduced our hero TO the
reader, it is meet that we should mention what
we know of his actual condition. He is mi
ser-a narrow minded and mean miser, who
can count his dollars by tens of thousands. If
the reader doubts our word, let him, when next
he meets the miserable man in the public high
way, ask him the time of day, and he will be
promptly answered ON the authority of superb
gold watch, hidden in his filthy vestments. a
dry crust of bread and cast off bone constitute
his daily food. and yet this man carries the
deeds in his pocket, which prove him to be the
proprietor OF at least five handsome dwelling
houses, located in fashionable part ofthc city;
certificates of bank stock and other valuable
papers are also hidden ir his pockets He is
widower, but the father Of an only daughter,
whom he has furnished over superbly furnish
ed house, as the sole mistress and only tenant.
She has all she needs in the way of household
things, and every luxury of the season, and
though her servants may prepare sumptuous
\ feast, none participates with he in its enjoy
ment. Though it would add to her happiness
on such occasions, to call ina ighboring friend
yet the privilege of giving an invitation is de-
MED by her father, in the most positive and
imperative manner. In the rear of his daugh-
I ter's dwelling. is located ricketly she'll of a
cabin, resembling more the appearance of a sty
than a human habitation, and this is the only
dwelling place of our miser. And now he
spends the precious hours of his leisure life
counting his gold and examining the signature
of his deeds by the light which rests upon hi.
oaken table, and seldom is extinguished unit
after the hour ofmidnight; and when exhausted
) with his strange vigils, carefully does he fas
ten, with heavy iron bolts, the door of his den
and sinks to sleep upon his bed OF rags.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30
CANAL MEETING.

Pursuant to public notice, the Citizens OF
Evansville met at the Court House on Mon
day evening, the 9th inst, to take measures
in regard to the selection of proper person to
be recommended to the ensuing Legislature,
for Canal Trustee. AT an early hour the large
Court room was filled to overhowing-when
the meeting was organized by the appointment
of ]. NJ. STocKwELL, Esq. as Chairman and Z.
X. DREW as Secretary.
The object of the meeting being stated by
Mr.. Rowley; Messrs. Ingle, Butler, Baker and
Spiker made addresses highly interesting and
creditable, when the following resolution by
w. Brown Butler, Esq. was made and adopted.
Resolped, That the Chair appoint Commit
tee offive, to retire and report to this meeting
five proper persons as a corresponding commit
tee, to act in concert with similar committees
to be appointed in the different counties along
the line of the Canal, with view OF concen-
trating public opinion on some suitable person
to be recommended to the Legislature for the
office of Canal Trustee; Thereupon, Messrs.
Butler, Rowley, Stevens, Ingle and Ladd, were
appointed said committee, after retiring short
time, reported the following gentlemen to act
as corresponding committee, according to the
above resolution.
w. II. Walker, R. w. Dunbar, c. Baker,
Saml. Orr, and w. Brown Butler.
The numerous attendance, and enthusiasm
manifested at this meeting, evince the deep in
terest our citizens feel in the completion of the
Canal-hoping as they do, that nothing will
be omitted on the part of the Trustees in con-
summating work so highly important to the
great population of the Mississippi Valley.
The business for which the meeting con
vened being observation-disclosures, sin,
I'M. STOCKWELL, Chm.
c. X. DREW. Secy.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30
c. X. DREW, Sec'y.

DANGEROUS CoUYTERFErT.-A quarter-eagle
(gold coin) was offered at one OF the Wall
street, New York, banks on Thursday, of which
the execution was SO good that it was almost
impossible to detect the fraud. 1t was pro-
nounced to be good by one of the tellers of the
bank, and also by the clerk of the firm who do
the largest business in the purchase and sale OF
specie in Wall street. Notwithstanding, it
proved to be, counterfeit The mechanical
execution of the piece is fully equal TO that OF
the mint, and it is within a small trife Of the
genuine 50 50 pieces.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

0~EThe Peoples Friend, the locofoco pa
per printed at Covington, Ind, says: ga para
graph is going the rounds of Indiana papers, to
the effect that Mr.. DuEN's seat in Congress
hope not. 1t was simple in the democrats of
that district to be defeated with cool majority
ranging between one and two thousand on their
side, and it will be more foolish to introduce
the subject into the House of Representatives.
Less said the better"
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

cheers. Put that in your pipe, Mr.. Collect,
and smoke it. lLaughter.l Electors OF Tip
perary, am going to propose as candidate a
Young man, and he is not bit the worse for
being Roman Catholic. Laughter. man
was never the worse for knowing how to bless
himself Cheers He is a handsome fellow,
too. (Laughter) | beg leave to propose
Francis Scully as a fit and proper person to rep
resent Tipperary loud cheers.) His father,
the late James Scully, was. at the worst OF
times, at the head of the Catholics Of this coun-
tu (Cheers.) In 1928, the year before Catho-
lie emancipation-of which measure, my Lord,
your Lordship's ancestors were the most SIREN
uous advocates
DR.. BURKE. A cheer for the old Hutchinsons.
loud cheers.)
The Archdeacon. remember in Dr. Burke's
present chapel the late lamented OConnell-
NAV God be merciful to him! Pray for him,
Mr.. Collett. Laughter
| Dr. Burke. Ifhe knows how. More laugh
ter.
The Archdeacon The late Daniel O'Con-
nell was present: James Scully was in the
chair. Il am delighted, said the Liberator.
''to see you in the chair, James Scully, as the
brother of the distinguished author of the Pen
al Laws Loud cheers. Wemust have fair
play; we'll beat him into rags, so that his En-
glish friends won't know him. Hear and
laughter. They'll say, "Can this be the Collie!
that stood for Lincoln?" Loud laughter. i
Electors of .Tipperay, you'll do your duty: we
want Ireland for the Irish. Loud cheers. Oul
standard is the green flag Of Erin. [Tremen-
dous cheering.
son our side is virtue and Erin;
The friends we have tried
!, Are by our side,
) And Collett is before u.s." cloud cheers.
l am speaking at random; (aughter;) but haC
, very good speech prepared, and you, Mr.. Col
lett, spoiled it by coming up at the eleventh
, hour with your bamboo head. QAughter.)
really believe it's not the first good thing yol
! spoiled. Laughter.) Sir Joseph Yorke, il
: the House Of Commons, at one time said tina
if Ireland was four-and twenty hours unde
S water it would be peaceable, and not till then
Little johnny Russell has adopted a differen
r plan; he adopted starving them in millions
y loud groaning.) You may go home to Lin
, coin, Mr. Collect: do you live near ito (Laugh
1 ter) Go home and tell them from us we ar
t Irish-the descendants of the old Spaniards.-
I (Cheers.) You are not a Spaniard; you ar
i more like Creole. loud Laughter.) Tel
4 them from us that we not to be trample
= upon-( cheers) we repudiate both Wing
e and Tories and if Old Nick had both of then
d Old Ireland would be much batter off. (Laugh
: ter.) We are moral force Repealers. Tire
/ mendous cheering.) We are the disciples c
the great O'Connell; he of European fame
l. loud cheers) We are his followers; and
o though he is dead, we will hoist his banner fo
Y Repeal, Liberty, and Old Ireland. (Grea
cheering) | have great pleasure, my Lord an
: Electors of Tipperary, in proposing Franc
d Scully as fit and proper representative fc
l. gallant Tipperary.
ID (The Archdeacon resumed his seat amid'
: the loudest demonstrations Of applause. Nj
r ScULLY was elected.)
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30
From the New York Despatch.
A SKETCH FROM THE CAPTAIN

A SKETCH FROM THE CAPTAIN.
IweHty years ago, made the acquaintance
of Lieut.. --, then passed mdshipman
in the United States navy now in command of
very saucy little craft, which has not been
undistinguished in the recent naval movements
on the coast of Mexico. The acquaintance
was made under circumstances so singular, that
their relation, even at this late lay, can hardly
fail to interest the reader
TWAS in Gibraltar / was passing coffee
house much frequented by English and Ameri-
can officers, when hearing my name called, |
turned and saw standing in the door, a young
man in the undress Of our service. He APP
preached me, saying
Captain ---, of the brig Monmouth, !
believer"
The same sir | replied.
i am Mr.. --, passed midshipman of
the United States sloop of war -, now
lying at Port Mahon. l am here on leave, and
none of my brother officers are at hand TO rem
der me that service, which must request of
you, as fellow-countryman, to perform.
4 shall be glad to learn how can be of SER
vice to Mr.. --, replied, with rather a
formal bow, for our young officers in the Me
diteFranean were too much in the habit of get
ting into silly scrapes, and suspected for a
moment that it was one of this character in
which | was asked to figure.
st is little affair which will detain you
only few minutes, Captain ,' the
young officer remarked with a smile. The
fact is, that have one duel to fight, and per-
haps more, within five minutes, and in that
coffee house. l was going out to hunt up a
countryman to act as my second, when you
passed.
He hastily explained the origin of the diff
Guilty, proved to me that he was right, and re-
solved to see him through. We entered the
house, in the public room of which was in
troduced to seven or eight English naval off.
GERS, one Of whom held in his hands pair o.
fine duelling pistols. He was the second Of
the other party, and we stepped aside to make
the necessary preparations. While the pre-
liminaries for the fight are being arranged, the
reader may as well be enlightened as to ii.
cause.
1 The English naval officers for several years
after the conclusion of the last war omitted nc
opportunity TO insult our officers and provoke
them into quarrels. When they could not get
a representative of the flag from the govern
ment service, they would seek one in the mer-
chant marine, and captains of trading vessels
were more than once compelled 10 notice in
suits thus gratutously Offered
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

0Cs Among the prisoners taken by Gen.
Scott; we notice the name ofex-president An
maya, and Gen. Rincon, with some ten other
general officers, several of whom were paroled
at Cerro Gordo, consequently forfeiting the
treatment of prisoners of war. A writer from
the army thinks they will be hung together
with the captured deserters
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1s47.

OCT WANTED-A lad II to 16 years of
age is wanted at this office as an apprentice.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

THE FORCE OF GEN. ScoTT BEFORE THE CRY
OF MExIco.-We have seen a statement of The
forces, taken from the Mexican paper now pub
rished in the city of Puebla, and which is sup
posed to be SUBSTANTIALLY exact. Il is thus:
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-09-30

PREsrDENcY.--The Pittsburgh Gazette has
the following by telegraph;
1t is rumored that a very prominent member
of the Senate, and warm advocate of the late
Silas Wright, has come out in favor of the NOM
nation of Martin Van Buren,, and is rallying
the friends ofMr Wright to support him at The
next Baltimore convention.