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fINHE subscriber would respectfully inform his
i friends and the public generally, he has COM
menced the boot and shoe business in all its various
branches on the south side of the avenue opposite
VIM. Marshall's auction store. My stock is all fresh
new goods, just purchased al the north and will be
sold for small advance the cost price for cash,
and cash only; for, in commencing business again,
intend to sell for cash, and not is too often the
case, sell freely credit lose large sums of money,
and then require cash or punctua customers to make
up in part least, the losses sustained by the credit
system. Ihave had at least six years experience to
convince me that the credit business conducted in
this place. is neither to buyernor sellerthere
fore my determination TO do cash business. | am
determined to sell for exceedingly small profits, and
sell quick, knowing that nimbe sixpence is>beter
than slow shilling. respectfully ask ofmy friends
and the public generally share of their patronage
nfee MALCOM DOUGLASS,
south side Penn. avenue, between eth and 10th sts
NIB. Measures taken, and all kinds of work made
in the best and the shortest notice and sent
home when desired. MD.
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JUST RECEIVED, and for sale at the
| u Book STORE of Al. ADAM, on Pennsylvania
Avenue the following late and attractive literary pro-
auctions, viz:
| By JAMES. The Ancient Regime, 25 cents; Chas
Tyrrel, the Bitter Blood, 25 cts; The Robber 25
cts; Corse de Leon 25 cts False Heir, 90, Heidle-
berg, 25; Step Mother; vols SO; the Smuggler Is
Beauchamp, 25 ai ,a a,s ael
Expectant; the Squire; the Prince and Pedler; the
Secret Foe; Agnes Serl; Nandarrel; Cousin Hinton;
the Fright each IS cents; the Heress, 25; Who shall
be Heir, Is. r6s
BY CHARLES LEVER. Tom Burke Of Ours, so cts;
he Nevilles Of Garretsown, 25 cts Jack Hinton so;
Charles O'Malley, SO; Arthur O'Leary, Is cents;
Knight of Gwynne, 25 fN sfi Snl
BY ALEXANDER Dumas. Genevieye, SO cts, Che
Waller de HarmentaS IS; Lady of Monsoreau, 2 vols
81, the Three Guardsmen, 25; the Counte OF Monte
Christie, vols 81; Duke Of Burgundy, 25 Joan, the
Heroic Maiden, rs sg.5f .g# .}
BY GEORGE LIPpARD The Quaker, City, vols.
81; Blanche Of Brandywine, 3 vols rs cts
By SAMUEL LOVER. Handy Andy : SO cts; Legends
Songs and Ballads, 25 fhsst
By w. H. AINswoRTH. The Tower of London, SO;
Chrichton, 25; Diana Of Meridor 81 for the 2 vol.
The Dutchman's Fireside, 25 cts a48 tsa
Young Kate, or the Rescue, rs
The Young Prima Donna, by Messrs Grey rs
Kruitzner, or the Germans Tale, 25 alisit
Willulness Of Woman, 25S-ist tts
Evelina, by Miss Burney, 25 8
The Daguerreotype Miniature, ia
Lives of Statesmen, by Hon @ Adams, rs 4.i
Confessions Of Pretty Woman, by Miss Pardoe 25
Amelia Wyndham, IS Father Darcy, 25
The Prairie Bird, by Murray, 25
Love and Mesmerism, by Horace Smith, %
The Female Minister, 25 gsi
Rose Marie, OF the Gogo Family, 25 ItA \
Archibald Werner, so
Sylvester Sound the Somnambulist, 374
Stories OF Waterloo, by Maxwell, rs I
Guy Rivers, Tale Of Georgia, 25
My Own Home and Fresde, SO asA
History of the Bastile, by Davenport, so
The Protege, by Z r. rs The Tartar Chief, Is
The Venice Orange Girl l24 .g
Freaks OF Cupid, in three parts, each l2h
Leontine, 25 Ormond, or the Secret Witness, 25
The Chronicles of Clover Nook, 12acts sfa y
4 Charmed Sea by III Martineau, rs gaJ
Groves of Blarncy by Mrs. Hall, %
Siege of Vienna, rs iS
Eucretia by Bulwer, Is 2fa a IND
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sH ,Ua MONTHLY MAGAZINES. 1l3
New York Illustrated, for February
The Columbian do
Grahams american Monthly. do
National do
Godey's Ladys Book do
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CHINA, s.. GLASS,
lI Thos. Pursel has just imported, per ships Lib
erty and Ohio, from Liverpool, and other sources,
eighty -four packages OF the above ARTICLES amongst
French, English India, Bluestone,g w. G. and
ronstone dinner, dessert, tea, coffee, and toilet
sets
Rich gold-band white and figured China Tea sets,
or pieces detached iii e aittd aiit %a 3f,
Cut and plain hall lamps 4T t
Solar, side, Liverpool and stand lamps and wicks
Lamp glasses, girandoles, Sc. ~ 9AP
Ivory handle and other knives and forks in sets Of
fity-one pairs separate
Real silver and imitation table, tea and dessert
spoons II aF @
Plated and German silver casters
Brass and plated candlestcks
Plated cake-baskets, waters, in sets or detached
English and American tea and coffee sets
Coffee higgins and urns
Looking glasses, shovel and tongs, &c.
All OF which will be sold wholesale and retail at
very low prices for cash
First quality stone and Britannia ware at the fac
tory prices l3sag 900, H
An extensive and good assortment Of common ware
suitable for retail groceries afa'
The subscriber solcits call from his friends and
the public generally at his store, opposite Browns
Hotel Penn. Avenue, assuring them that he deter
mined to sell cheap the very cheapest for cash
g a THOS. PURSELL.
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GHAUNCEY WARRINER has recently added

GHAUNCEY WARRINER has recently added
" to his facilities for manufacturing parts Of
Watches that may be required, by instruments for
that purpose; and having Obtained knowledge OF
Watch Repairing by practice in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and elsewhere will be able to attend to
whatever may be offered in this department of me-
chanics. IF
aChronometer Duplex, Lever, Lepine, and Re-
peating Watches, accurately repaired; also, Common
Watches and Mantel and Eight-day Clocks put in
order, north side Pennsylvania avenue; between
Four-and-a.haf and Sixth streets, on the corner Of
the alley east OF Coleman's Hotel, sign of the
Watch with Guard-Key and Chain and Models rep
resenting the exterior Of selfregsterng Meeorolo-
gical Obser satory. a
Tie above location is in part occupied by STE
PHEN EDDY, who deals in the American manu-
featured Patent improved Perfoca Spectacle Lens,
an instrument evidently destined to supersede all
other aid to the human vision; judging from testi-
monas of their superior properties over other lens,
it will only be necessary to refer to observation and
facts to establish for them far higher character for
usefulness than has hitherto been attained by the
efforts of art and science :.
8. Eddy also deals in Jewely, fine Watches, Sill
yer Ware, Browns and other Gold Pens.
The public are respectfully invited to call, particu-
larry those afflicted with defective sght;--nothing
desirable its preservation and improvements
little attention in the selection Of glasses will accom-
plish the one, in some instance both. 1t is highly
important to see clearly. sf.4
q CT Jewelry repaired, and all kinds Of Gold and
Silver Work made to order. Old god and silver
bought.
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STEVENS & EMMONS, "A
Late Fish 81 Coz
HatteHS-BrOWn's Hotel.

sThLE We ", would an
arriving in the city, that shelves now filled
with beautiful stock Of beaver and moleskn Hats,
manufactured with an unusual degree Of care, and
which, in point Of fabric and style, will challeAge
all competition. We would direct especial attention
to the style and mode Of shaping the brms of hats
by which secure appropriateness to the size and
features OF the wearer. .alF
Those members of Congress having their sizes re-
gisered with us, by sending their orders, will be fur
.nished at their quarters. 44
h2iEs WARDROBE ARTICLES.
LIN this department have our usual full supply OF
wardrobe, toilet and fancy goods, of the best qualities
We solicit inspection OF stock, feeling conf
dent in being able to offer great inducements to pur-
chasers.
NJ H. STEVENS s, EMMONS. 8 ,
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the Hero Of the Rio Grande, Monterey, and, Bue-
ma Vista, to the next Presidency, for which we be-
lieye he has already been nominated by acclana-
ton In the hearts Of his grateful countrymen. But
while we advocate the election Of this dis
tinguished and whole Wing, who has
proved himself TO be the greatest Captain of the
, age in a series of battles without parallel in the
annals of warfare, and who, in his dispatches has
exhibited power of intellect and soundness Of
Judgment unsurpassed in the history of the human
mind, we freely throw open our columns to the
discussion ofthe merits, by their friends, of the
other maf,y eminent men, of the Wing party whose
/. names have been associated with the Presidency
While Major General Taylor is our choice for the
Presidency whom we believe no earthly power
can prevent the people from eleyating unanimous
y to the first gift in their choice token oftheir
appreciation of his true greatness, we shall be
guided by the voice Of the great Wing party Of
which we are but an humble member, and, if il
should, ia the course of events, be ordered that
any other person than the man of our preference
shall be selected as our candidate we shall yield
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Our long aud well known experience in the Tea
Trade with the great facilities we command enables
us to offer our Teas at very reduced prices. House.
keepers and others will find to their interest to
give our Teas trial, The money mil be returned
Jthe Teas do not giveentire satisfaction.
Orders from a distance will be promptly and iu-
dciously filed, to give perfect satisfaction. All our
Agents are authorizedto receive orders. ,F
AGENTS.
Mrs. 8. Davis, State street, Burlington, NJ
Mrs. ]. Bergman, Pottsvie, Pa.
ID. Robinson, Harrisburg, Pa. ~
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Mesdames H, w. Sc M. w. Knight, Market ST.;
near Ninth, Wilmington, Del.
Mr. John Grayson, Jr, Washington, Washington
county, Pa. W sfsh 81 ''4lF
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Cegars and Tobacco, ofsuperior quality, con
- stantly for sale by
april a7-6t I. G. FARQUHAR & co.
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Superior Madeira Wine, &C
JAMES FITZGERALD respectfully invi

- Members of Congress-, citizens and Others who
may desire to have superior Madeira Wine, fine
Cognac Brandy, and other frstrate spurious liquors
to call at his Confectionery and Fruit Store on the
north side Of Pennsylvania avenue--next door to
the United States Hotel etH
James Fitzgerald keeps constantly for sale the
very best wine, liquors, fruit and confectionery art
icles, which can procured at the most respectable
houses in the country His Madeira Wine was
imported by himselfin 1910, and cannot be excel.
led at any wine or liquor store in this city. His
Brandy, Holland Gin, and old Monongahela whis-
ky are Of the very first quality. Call, taste, and
Judge for yourselves. te
30 The Fine Brown Stout, and good Philadel-
phia Ale constantly on hand.
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FOR BALTIMORE!

FL THE commodious steamer CoLuM-
sEkEs2 80 RIA, Captain Geo. Guyther, having
resumed her regular trips, will leave Rey's wharf,
in Washington, at 8, and Alexandria at n o'clock,
in the morning Of Wednesday, the 25tn inst, and
Of every succeeding Wednesday, for Baltimore; and,
returning, will leave Commerce street wharf, in
that city, for the District Of Columbia at o'clock
in the afternoon of every Saturday. taking off and
landing passengers and light freight at all the usual
landings on the Potomac river.
Freights will be taken at low rates and without
any charge for wharfage at Baltimore.
~. VIM. GUNTON. President
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TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS.
CONSERVATIVES, remember that it ia Thorn
u sons Compound Syrup OF Tar and
Wood Naphtha, which is daily efecting such
remarkable cures in pulmonary consumption
asthma, bronchitis splitting blood, pain in the side
and breast, sore throat, hoarseness palpitaton Of
the heart, whooping cough Group, nervous tre-
mors, hives, liver complaint, diseased kidneys
SC. fs9ll .aaHyyf ga FL 45a.s ts
Therefore beware of all spurious mixtures Of
Tar or Naphtha, and purchase of the advertised
agents only.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE!
PHILADELpHIA, April 8, 1916.
Last August year, caught a violent cold, in
consequence of getting wet in shower of rain
concern, supposing that should soon get rid of it,
On the contrary, however, daily grew worse; a
violent cough set in, then pain in my breast and
between my shoulders. now suffered great OPP
preston from the great secretion Of purulent mat
ter in my lungs. i became greatly alarmed; and
my friends considered my situation extremely
critical, the more so as loss of appetite, hectic
fever, and night sweats rendered me weak as
child, and at night the sweat literally poured of
me Thiscwas my condition when j commenced
using ss'Thomson's Compound Syrup of Tar and
Wood Naphtha.'' procured one bottle, and ex-
perienced SO much benefit that resolved to con-
tinue it, II is now six months since ceased using
the medicine, and the cure remains perfect. !
firmly believe this medicine is far superior to
every other remedy for Consumption Of the Lungs.
J. J. CHAMBERLAIN, No. 8, Carberry street.
Affirmed and subscribed this 9th day of April,
1886, before me. as M it le,t
4I AZ as JOHN SwIrr, Mayor Of Philadelphia.
n5- This invaluable remedy is prepared only
by Angney s Dickinson, Successor Of s.. P.
Thomson) Philadelphia
Sold also by Charles Stott, Washington, b.
Rush Roberts, corner Baltimore and Hanover
streets, Baltimore; Duval & Purcell, Richmond,
Virginia. Price so cents, or six bottles, 50 so.
& sP Avoid all nretanded imifatinns
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TE AS, TEAS .
THE OLD ESTABLISHED
PEKIN TEA COMPANY.
No. "a, late 80, South Second street.
Philadelphia,
IMPORTERS OF GREEN AND BLACK

Invite the attention OF Country Merchants, House
keepers, Hotels, and City Dealers to their stock Of
Superior and Choice Teas, selected by their AGENT
IN CANTON, and by themselves from the best
new YORK and BOSTON Importations.
Others having lately assumed our name, and imi-
taed our signs and circulars, we inform the public
that we are the, ORIGINAL COMPANY in this
city, and that we profess to be, IMPORTERS OF
TEAS, having no connection with any, other Com
pany bearing our name
The Teas sold by this Company have been too long
and wildly known to need any other recommends
ton than their good qualities, of which we have the
most hatterng evidence in the constantly increasing
demand. ttt
Mr.. sYLvANUs HOLMES,
Agent for Washington, Seventh Street,
Opposite the Patriotic Bank.
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A CARD.

"A CARD.
M ISIS ANNA M. BECK would respectfully in
Iu form the Ladies Of Washington that she is now
prepared with her Spring Stock to execute all orders
in Millinery or Mantua Making with neatness and
despatch. Residence street, opposite Rev. o. b.
Browns. april 2l-3m
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REGULAR PACKETS,
LINE OF PACKETS BETWEEN
PHIL LPHIA AND LIVERPOOL.

SS@k 3AR x&SR SxsE S$@4ssE
ITO sail from Philadelphia the 25th Of ever,
i month, and from Liverpool the 18th of every
month"; - 4;
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO LIN ERPOOL,
Thos, y. Cope, Capt. Ia eys .a,tsIs. i
III. + Mcrcken Feb. Is June % Oct 20
/. +. Tmley Mar. % July IS Nov. IS
SaIsquehannd, Capt.
A. Turley April 25 Ihhg. Is Dec. rs
Wyoming, new Capt. asa
j. w. Miercken May 25 Sept IS JAN 25
FROM LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA.
Sararak, (new) Capt sa
T.. Turleyul ifs Jan. ~ May IL ISept IL
SltsquehannG, Capt. t,. n
A. Turley Feb. IL June IL IOct ~
Wyoming, (new) Capt. au4s aii tt3
J,W. Miercken =. Mar. IL July ~ Nov. II
Thes. p. Cope, Capt
II H.F. ,AIiefcken ist April II Aug. ,is Dec Y,
These are first-class Philadelphia built Ships
having spacious and elegant cabins, andg combin
ing every quality to render them safe and expedi
tons conveyances. They are abundantly supplied
with stores Of the best kind, and sail punctually
taking advantage of the tow and ice-boats on tn,
Delaware. III Ma III -Ht
Passage to Liverpool, $40 to Philadelphia, e2o
without wines. fgep
HIS A. COPE g. CO., Philadelphia.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY & CO.. Liverpool.
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PUBLISHED Ally,
THE
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WHHG.

One Of the largest newspaper in the United
States, will be what its name indicates. 1t will
speak the sentiments of the Wing Party of the Uni-
on upon all the questions Of public policy now be-
fore the country and to come before it,la
It will advocate the election of CA Il.
.l4i istsaas MAJOR GENERAL
a ZAOlaIAlGly TAYM0B9