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PORTER g. POLLOCK,
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sz-So Would most respectfully call the attention of
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avenue, Opposite Colemans Hoel They prepared
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ING, GLIDING, BROWNING, GRAINLNCi, MAR
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ion In short everything apperainng to their trade IN
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rs newspaper, edited by Duff Green, j will be-
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Of passing events but its chief present purpose is to
counteract the Abolition movement by unmasking
the designs, motives, and end Of political abolition
to demonstrate that its principles hostile the
rights property, interests prosperity and liberty of
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and by appeals to their intelligence and patriotism
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ton in common effort to strengthen and perpetu-
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Goshen Cheese.

ID ECEvED by the schooner Senator 46 boxes Of supero
II Goshen Cheese, and for sale by
nov loft s }&.f SINfMS Il SON
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NEW ESTABLISHMENT
M. GAssAWAY a. q. SPENCE,
HAVING associated themselves together under Il

NLW ~ Esd lhDLlSoIlN1ElN1 -.
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HAVING associated themselves together under the
IL firm OF
GASSAWAY s. SPENCE,
for the purpose Of conducting the BOOT AND SHOE
BUSINESS, in all its various. bra nches, would
therefore most respectfully inform the citizens Of this
tropos that they have laid IN superior stock Of Efeeh
and American CALF SKINS with The very best quality Of
Spanish aud English BEND SOLE LEATHER with
general assortment Of other materials which they will man.
ulacure into gentemens dress and other BOOTS In the
very latest French and American styles Also materials
= for the splendid FRENCH OPERA BOOT. Being
satisfied that their experience In the practical opera.
tons Of their business give them decided advantage
over most II ALL who engaged In this business
in this city they hesitate not therefore to invite compe
tition-Iwe mean no offence TO the trade.I
We have hand general assortment o. gentle.
mems dress BOOTS at prices varying from e5o ~ Also
ladies' misses chdrens aud boys together with all de-
scripons Of BOOTS SIIOESin short every thing that
Is kept In well regulated Boot and Shoe establishments
all Of which will be disposed Of on the most pleasing terms
for CASH s,
Members Of Congress- Heads OF Departments, citizens
and strangers who prefer and elegance combined are
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" South side pa avenue s doors west OF 9th street,
oct 2S-dtianl. nearly opposite Browns Hotel
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would say those wishing to be speedily supplied with
the above and desirable article that they would do
well 10 have their recorded my books Those
who wish ready made work will find the best stock In the
District my Shelves not excepting the nlmtable patent
Congress Boos together with every variety dor LADIES'
gentlemen, and chldrenD Of Waterproof and Corksole
Boots and Shoes
profits, quick sales, and cash a the sSnn'
ter. En- JANNEf.
oct 9-eSlf.
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EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS
JVecrs Patent Japan Backing Is the name OF an excel
lent artcle we have il used, and highly recon
mend it-N american, April ID.
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grown In China, 60
I uz- TAKE NOTICE!--The Canton Tea
Company are the exclusive vendors Of the superior
Black Tea called I" HOWQUA'S MIXTURE.n Theyfntro
duced in America in s40 and every other person
house processing 70 sell the same az allmuch less at
will perceive, by comparing the spurious with The genun,
(" Howqna' yended by the Canton Tea Company
Every package GIN addition 70 s containing ~ sgh
and elegance and the Teas therein thoroughly
from light and air that their quality and powerw will remain
unimpaired in any climate. Na
CHARLES A. Comfy, Agent
nov 5--dly' AT TRMPLEMAN's BOOK. store
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Brooke, Shillington & Co, Washington.
Hugh Latham, Alexandria.
J5 All persons who approve the purpose for which
the Times is established are requestedto act agents
for obtaining Subscribers,
Editors throughout the country arc requested to
publish this prospectus, and forward their papers In
exchange. nov l6-f
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JyeAars Backing Is one Of the superb and salts
factory articles Of tho day, il mparts briance and pc
ish beyond description. We have tried it. Go and dc
like wise - Spirifo Tie Times, 1brit2 2,
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o. The wing paper in Steubenville is out a.
gainst the nomination of Gen. Taylor, for the Pres
idency, by the wing party. 1t says:-"PolItcally
Gen. Taylor is unknown to the people, and those
editors who persist in throwing him upon the par
ty, regardless of his political opinions, must pre-
sumo much upon the serrilty Of the ''rank and
fle." HGen. Taylor is to be preferred over old
and long tried veterans in the party, because he
has smelt a little "blood and ~gunpowder," we
think the party has reached that point of moral
restitution that it matters not whom they nomi-
mated! But we do not think the party will ever
act with such a perfect disregard of principle, or
that it will ever support a man who does not adopt
sphig sentiments-is not known as a tchig-is not
free to be acknowledged whig-and is not proud
to be called a wHIG."
The editor is perfectly rabid because of General
Taylor's letter to the Cincinnati Signal. He says
''it will require some sort OF a dressing before il
can be recognized as a ,ohig document; and we
think our W hig friends will prove incompetent tc
the task"
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Senator COrwin Hoaxed.

Senator Corwin. who is said 10 be
very fond ola practical joke, and equal
ly fond Of his own dull rhetoric, was
recently the victim of an elaborate
hoax. Mr.. Knapp, the editor Of the
Marion Democratic Mirror, gravely
wrote TO the Senator asking his con-
sent to have the recent anti-war speech
of Corwin read in the Common Schools
of the country, and whether he thought
it advisable! Mr.. Corwin, not per-
ceiving the irony Of his correspondent,
and emulous of "~teaching the young
idea how not to Shoot" but run away,
half consented, half refused, and sug-
gested that the strength and profound
ness of his feelings had hurried him in
to occasional negligence Of style.
Mr.. Knapp. says the Detroit Free
Press, finding his victim gullible to the
last, then proposed to have portions Of
the speech selected by the teachers and
read by them to the pupils every morn.
ing, with suitable explanations! To
lead on his victim, he wrote to him that
the "great moral influence which the pa
triotic speeches and orations Of WASH
lNeroN, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, MADISON.
JACKSON, HENRY, WEBSTER, CLAY, and
many other eminent statesmen and gift
ed orators, have produced upon the
minds of pupils in common schools, is
acknowledged and appreciated by ALL"
and then minated that the friends and
admirers of the Mexican Senator think
his speech second to none ever before
delivered! This compliment had the
desired effect, and MI. Corwin in reply
gladly consents, and assures his tor
mentor that he can shave no sort Of
objection to the use" Of the speech pro.
posed, for he says, "the motive, general
tenor and tendency Of the sentiments"
he feels strongly confident, twill for
ever remain unimpeachable, and with
the lovers Of truth and sound practical
morality, always acceptable" Mr.,
Knapp, Immediately on the receipt Of
the last letter, publishes the whole cor
respondence, to the great mirth OF the
public, even Of the boys in the Com
mon Schools, who have a double cause
Of pleasure in the happy escape from
the Senator's dullness, and in the enjoy
ment Of a joke, which they can appre'
ciate.--Abany Atlas.
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dashed his fiery charger into the midst
of the enemy, taking tie direct road to
Monterey, the Rangers following close
in the rear. In a few minutes alter
the little party had disappeared. re.
peated discharges Of fire arms were
heard in the direction they had taken,
and soon the gallant Lieut.. SIS escort
to a man, returned upon a galloP. de-
claring that the whole road and chnP-
paral, as far as they could see, were
alive with the enemy, whose number
they estimated at a thousand or fifteen
hundred. They also stated that Lieut..
S., as soon as he had gotten near the
enemy, threw himself fiat on his horse,
received their fire, and dashed boldly
through their line, when they turned
and came back-which they did be-
cause their horses could not keep up
with his; the Lieutenant seemed I'M
hurt, though hundreds were firing at
him. The report Of fire arms was
heard some time after, and the Lieut..
not returning, all supposed he had been
killed or taken prisoner, in which belief
they continued until Col. Twins and
Capt. Bradley's forces, with the two
pieces of artillery, came up some four
hours afterwards, and relieved them
from their perlous condition. The
Lieut.. says Of his gauntlet race, that he
put his horse to his best, nor slackened
him until he arrived at Camp Hamer
walnut Springs.) where he overlook
The command under Bradley OF the LIST,
Just returned from relieving Col. Irwin
at Marin.
There is no doubt Of this exploit hav.
ing saved the lives Of many, if not the
whole command of Col. Morgan. "Lst
honor be given to whom honor is DUE"
The conduct of Stewart at Aqua Fro,
Kenueally at Ceralvo, and the gallant
Bradley at both places, will long be re-
membered by the b'hoys Of the First
and Second.
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Bounty Lands and Scrip.

H. M~ @.#a-E ME ~ -
The following is a synopsis Of the
law of Congress relating to Bounty
Lands and Scrip, for the soldiers in The
Mexican war; approved Feb. II. 1847,
Each non commissioned officer, mu
sician, or private, enlisted in the regu'
lar army, or regularly mustered in any
volunteer company for not less than
twelve months,
Who has served, or may serve dur
ing the present war with Mexlca, and
Who shall receive an honorable dis
charge; or
Who shall have been killed or dice
of wounds received, or sickness incur
red in the course of such service; or
Who shall have been discharged be
fore the expiration Of his term Of ser
vice in consequence of wounds receiv
ed, or sickness incurred, in the course
of such service. shall be entitled to re
ceive a certificate OF Warrant for l6(
acres of land; or
Scrip for $500, bearing 6 per cent
interest.
Such as shall have been received in
to the service for less than 10 months
shall receive a Warrant for 40 acres o
land, or Scrip for S95.
No Bounty Lands TO be given 10 such
volunteers, who were accepted into
service, and discharged without being
marched to the seat Of war.
If the party entitled to a Warrant die
before it has been iss,.ed, the same
shall go, lst, to the widow and children
Cd, to his father: Sd, to his mother.
The Warrant may be located by the
warrantee. or his heirs-at-law, at any
land office of the United States upon
any of The public lands in such district
then subject to private entry, and upor
which no pre.emp,ion right exists, ol
cultivation and settlement has beer
made. .
All sales, mortgages, powers, or 9th
err instruments OF writing. going to efec'
the title or claim 10 any such bount.
right, made or executed prior To the is
sue of such Warrant or Certificate, shall
be null and void to all intents and pur
poses whatsoever;
Nor shall such claim to bounty RICH
be in any wise affected by. oil charged
with, or subject 10, the payment OF an!
debt or claim incurred by the soldie.
prior to the issuing OF such Certificate
or Warrant:
The guardian Of any minor child. by
order Of court, can sell the Certificate
for the benefit of those interested.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Markets.

BALTIMORE, July 9.--The price of beef cattle
averages about So IS per 100 lbs. on the hoof.--
Hogs bring S. rs to Sc IL per 100 lbs.
Flour has declined to S. 25. Corn meal is SELL
ing at SO 80 per barrel.
AWheat is now quoted at 81 90 to 81 05, being a
very heavy decline.
Bacon.-Hams are worth 10 cts. per h.; Should
ers from 7 to g.; Sides 81. Lard in kegs at 10 cts
Iobaeeo.--The Baltimore Sun says:-"The ad
vices by the Caledonia are viewed as unfavorable
to this market, and the transactions of the week
have been small. Demand also moderate. Hold
ers are not disposed to take less than previous rates,
and in consequence we have no sales of momen
to notice. In the absence, therefore, of transac-
tons, we continue. last weeks quotations, which
are as follows, viz: Maryland ~ a SO for inferior
and mmon SO a 81 so for good commons; So
a 80 for good; So a $40 for fine and better quail.
ties; Ohio common So rs a 80 so; good common
50 so SO; good common 80 IS SO; reds s 4 49,
fine wrappery red $l5 a 20; spangIed "a a SO;
yellow 50 a $l3. The inspections are 7o3 hdds'
including 452 Maryland, BIG Ohio, ~ Kentucky,
and 8 Pennsylvania.
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Money.making Machines.

The New York Merchants and
Trademarks Journal, noticing the late,
" exploded Plainfield Bank, which IL
was found had $125,146 circulating
in bills, while its only actual property
was $1,000, cash and real estate,
makes the following pointed remark:
1.-THE old fashioned notion in re.
gard to bankers was that they were
people who, being possessed Of money
were willing to lend it on good securi.
ty, for certain terms, to those doing bu.
siness. The modern idea seems to be
that a person without money, or with
not enough, sets up bank to borrow
money!" i.sB ag3 .af8f
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0u- The Philadelphia Pennsyluanian says:-"A
gentleman, long a resident of the city of Mexico,
in which country his opportunities tor observation
have been most numerous, assured us in a recent
conversation we had with him, that the influence
most potent in the encouragement of the Mexi-
cans during the present war, was the course of the
federal newspapers and federal leaders in thu
country. Their anti-war opinions were repeated.
ly and exultingly copied into the Mexican papers.
This fact did not astonish us, notifying as it was
to hear it in SO authentic a shape"
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The Railroad Extention to the Ohio

The extention of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to the Ohio river has excited the attention of
the people of Eastern Ohio, for some time past
At a recent meeting in GAINESVILLE, the p~ropriety Of
terminating that road at Wheeling, was strongly
urged. From all the indications, we are now led
to believe that Wheeling will be the terminus
The following article, from the Baltimore Patriot,
contains the latest information on this subject:
"We noticed the other day, the arri.
val in this city, Of a committee Of citi-
zens Of Wheeling, who were deputed
by the authorities of that city to visit
Baltimore, for the purpose of comforting
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, upon the subject of the ex-
tension Of that great work to the Ohio
river at Wheeling, under the law Of
the last session Of the Legislature Of
Virginia.
"We understand that the Wheeling
Committee and a Committee Of the Di-
rectors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, to whom the subject was referred
by the Board. have had free and fire.
quent consultations on the subject, and
that they have unanimously agreed up
on terms, which it is believed will lead
to the acceptance of the law by the
Railroad Company, and ensure the ear
ly completion Of the road to Wheeling.
sit is understood that the objection
| able features Of the law are to be re-
moved, and that he'unrestricted right
of way is granted from the Virginia
line to Wheeling, the road not being
confined to any particular line, or re-
quired to touch any particular point on
the way thither.
SIT has also been agreed that the city
of Wheeling Is to subscribe five hundred
thousand dollars to the stock Of the
Company, and to secure its prompt
payment in a manner satisfactory 10
the Railroad Company. A free gift Of
two acres and a hal! Of ground, in a po-
sition eligible for the purpose, is to be
made by Wheeling TO the Railroad
Company, for a depot; and the use Of
steam.power on the railroad track in
Wheeling is to be secured.
"These are the principal terms OF the
agreement, which, as we have said a
bove, has been unanimously made by
the Wheeling Committee and the Com
mittec Of the Directors Of the Railroad
Company. The agreement has been
sent out to Wheeling for the formal APP
proval Of the authorities of that town,
which there is no doubt 1t will receive.
1t will then be submitted to the Board
of Directors of the Railroad, and there
is every reason to believe it will meet
their sanction"
Iii be true, as the above article alleges, that the
road will "not be confined to any particular line, or
required to touch any particular point ON the way"
to Wheeling. we are induced to believe that it will
strike the Ohio as low down as the mouth Of Fish
Creek-probably as low as Fishing Creek-and
thence up the river to Wheeling. This, however,
is mere supposition.
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From the Sunday News.
Lieut. Stewart Of the I'd Ohio Reg.

We are indebted to a friend among
the volunteers from this State for the
following distinguished tribute to the
bravery Of this m%eritorious officer.
Among the many feats Of personal
bravery that have been recorded Of in
~dividuals in this sanguinary war, ! have
heard Of no one that equals, in bold dar-
ing and cool recklessness of life or dan.
ger, the one performed by Lieut.. Stew
art. of the Cd Ohio, in carrying Col.
Morgan's dispatches from Aqua Eric
to Monterey. The celebrated Captain
| Walkers lauded feat Of going from Fort
Brown to Point Isabel bears nc com.
parison to it in point Of personal danger,
vet it has made him the hero Of the war.
and gained him a c~aptaincy in the re-
gular army.
1t will be recollected that Col. Nor
gan, Of the Cd, having destroyed all his
provisions, camp equipage and spare
munitions of war at Ceralvo, in accor'
dance with an order from Gen. Taylor
at Buena Vista, commenced his hazard
Gus march on the Gath Of February to
unite his command-w with the gallant LIST,
then in the Citadel Fort at Monterey.
The distance from Monterey to Ceral'
vo is se%venty.fve miles. it was known
that Gen. Urea was between himself
and the Fort, with a force of more than
six times his own number of men, and
would probably attack him. But the
orders were TO march, and orders, with
an officer like Morgan, must be obeyed.
He told his men they might be killed,
but with his consent they could not be
taken prisoners, as surrender to the
Mexicans was out of the question:
After marching forty-two consecutive
hours, without food or rest, the Colonel
with his gallant band reached Aqua
Frio. During the last fifteen miles Of
their march they were surrounded by
the enemy, who were necessarily fir.
ing upon them, though at too great q
distance to produce much effect. As
| the COlutilu CutCICu upoh oh
plain the cavalry made a demonstration
TO charge upon them. The Colone,
o lomptly formed into squares. and gave
their front line a volley which dispers'
ed them or drove them beyond the reach
Of his muskets. The enemy were here
visible in great numbers in the distance
and the Colonel expressed a wish that
he had some pieces Of artillery to pour
into them. and regretted that 1t was
impraclicable TO send a messenger tc
the Fort, informing its occupants o.
his condition. Upon hearing this, Lieut.
Ste wart promptly stepped forward ane
volunteered to carry the intelligence
Through, provided he might have m'
choice ofhorses in the company. lh''
the Colonel granted him, and ORDERED
an escort Of six Texan kangers-th'
lonly mounted me in his command.
10 accompany him. In a moment al
were ready, and the gallant Stswar
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STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.-The new steamer,
'Star Spangled Banner" owned in Cincinnati,
bound up from New Orleans. struck a snag on the
morning of the 10th ult. a iew miles above Baton
Rogue, and sunk in about FIVE minutes. For.
t~unately the cabin almost Immediately separated
from the hull, and floated off down the river, car.
ry,ng nearly all the passengers. Some fifteen OF
twenty deck passenger were drowned. The pas.
sengers were taken from the cabin by the Baton
Rouge ferry boat, after having foated down the
river about two miles.
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o. Why is it, after the promises of the wings
that the new Ohio banks would furnish the people
Of this State with a safe circulating medium, that
we see so much, in comparison with our entire
circulation, of paper of the banks of New York and
other States! Is il because the bankers are afraid
Of circulating their paper at home, and therefore
send it abroad' These questions are. easily an
swered,
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LARGE SPEcuLATloN.--The New Or
leans Southerner says:--"We heard on
Saturday last that Corcoran e. Riggs,
the great bankers at Washington city,
have bought, in this city, soldiers claims
to the amount Of $loO, 600"