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yJNiAE Tenant Wildfsll Hall, by Acton Bell, sa-
i thor oil "WutfernY tieghA !" vols, AZ cts. each
Vanity Fnf Pen and Pencil Sketches Of Eag'isa Socie-
ty by' W. NJ Thackeray, with many enKravnxs % cts
lnsfaved sd,tion u ihe Arabian Nights paris; ~ cts
Self Control, nour by Mary Brinton; 6 cts 30 ! - ~
france, its King. Court and Government, by Gen Cass
Is cts.
Eureka, prose poem, by E. A. Poe on
Aug =. TAfLoh-
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THE UNION.
piece. yellow Long Island locust. fee, long to square

pieces yellow Long Island locust feet long, square
by IL inches. .--+- u 40 .I...st
Ass Timber, lper cubic foot)
a ash logs IL feet long. ~ inches diameter.
1OO inches round ash TIMBER ~ % 80 inches diameter
Elm Timber, (pcr cubic foot)
1000 cubic feet eastern oanain eIu Ia lengths OF IL
10 saua TO as follows 1000 feet Ii hes 500 feet
Is inches, and 500 feet ~ inches
CLASS No. L.
Lumber, DC.
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Lignumvite, per ton. Of 2a4o lbs.
I.vy.yard, PhiIsdeIphia.

To be of the quality ST. Domingo gnumva, straight
and round free from checks and not less than feet long
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Mast Timber, (per cubic foot.)

rs pieces.
This timber TO be nicely hewn, and hold their sizes
They must be straight, and of parallel widths
to end; may have inches the opposite angles,
all the must be Of " quality OF long ead yell
low pine, every way suitable Tor timber and sub
ect the inspection OF the avyyard IL inch will be al
lowed.
CLASS No. 8.
Red Cedar, (per cubic foot)
80 sticks best quality red cedar timber from Is Is
long, be from to ii inches in diameter the
end
Also lgnumvit, from to IL inches in diameter (pe
lb.)
CLASS No. G.
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To be square and Of parallel widths; must be all
heart except inches on the two opposite angles, which
may be sap
~ ce'- CLASS No. s.
Waite-oak Plank and Boards, (board mcasure.)
500 sup feet IL to Is feet long, to 10 in wde in. thick
500 e Z" 20 inches wde II
500 :" 20
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10 be square, and of parallel widths must be all heart
sap. -
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Not,ce to prs-sm pt,on Claimants.

NICHAND vi. TUUNN,
Commissioners OF the General Land Office.
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White pine Plank and Boar,

$1,000 sup feet white ash inch thick, 10 inches and w
III wards wide sIa. 81. SOL f.f
1000 sup feet cherry boards to be l6 h. and 70 inche
u, wide, proportion of each.
1000 sup II. blk In. thick 10 in and up. wide
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Black Walnut, (board measure.
White-oak dimension stuff, (board measur

The whole 70 DO pasture oak square edged and straight
feeom large knots, shakes, and all other doiecs there
must BE- tea three inches sawed from the centre of The
stick, % avoid the centre of,he heart.
II
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

THE RACES over Col. F. Thompson &
Co.'S Course commenced on Tuesday last
on which day there were three entries, viz
Col. F. Thompson's horse Register, Judge
Dioees' horse Beelzebub, and Mr. Marriott's
bay horse Black Dan. The race was won
by Register in two heats. Distance, two
miles and repeat Time, first heat, 3 min
So sec-second heat, min. 10 sec. The
second heat, for the las. quarter of mile
was closely contested between Register and
Observation-Disclosures only winning by a
half neck.
Yesterday the following horses were en-
tered: Judge Digges' Beelzebub, DR.. Mar
sl,all's Forrest Grove, raised in this county
and Mr. Newby's dark chestnut sorrel, from
the Old Dominion. The race, which was
close and beautifully contested between
BeeIzebub and Forrest Grove, was won by
the latter in two heats, beating the former
only neck each heat. The distance ran
was two miles and repeat. Time, first heat
4 min. Ii sec.-second heat, 4 min. 4 sec
Mr.. Newby's horse not being in fit order tc
run and carrying twenty pounds over weight
was Withdrawn after the first heat.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
PETER w. HAWKINS, Pres'l
RIcH'D Thomas, JR., Secretary.

THE AMERICAN SYMPATHIZERs.-Per
emptory instructions have been received by
the American consul in Dublin, from the
Minister in London, to insist upon the i'm
mediate release of the two American citizens,
arrested some weeks ago on their landing in
Ireland. and who have since been confined
in Her Majes,y's Jail Of Newgate. In this
case the prisoners were not only guiI.less OF
any overt act of treason, but, If SO disposed,
they had no opportunity of offending in any
way against the law of England. ltappears
the information on which they were arrest
ed came from the other side of the Atlantic,
and their arres, and arrival in this country
were simultaneous. Directions have also
been given to furnish the particulars and de-
tails connected with searches of American
vessels. European Times.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
BALTIMORE MARKET.
SATURDAY, Oct. 2Sth,


FLoUR.-To-day has been one Of the dullest of
the week. Little or no business in fact has been
done. Howard street flour was offered at S., Is;
but we hear of no sales. City Mills is without
movement at the same rates asked yesterday.
GRA1N.-White Wheat, good family, lsc; and
other kinds ll2al l5c.; red Wheat lO5al09c.; yell
low Corn (od) sold in small lots at 6Sc.; new
&C., white Corn (old) 6Oa6l; new 52a56c. Oats
25a3Oc.
ToBAcco.-The advices from Europe still con-
tinue very unfavorabe, and the political dlssurban-
ces in Germany render it very uncertain when an
improved condition of things may be looked for
The market this week has been tolerably active,
some considerable parcels both of Maryland and
Ohio having been taken speculation, on terms
not permitted to transpire, but believed to be at a.
bout the same rates that have prevailed for some
time past The sales mostly include good and fine
qualities common and inferior sorts being neglect
ed. We quote as before
Nd inferior and common So So; sound CONF
mon So $3.50; good Sc, and fine 81 sl2.
The inspections of the week are :-543 hhds.
Nd; 800 hhds. Ohio, and 40 hhds. Ky.-Total
$50 hhds.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

state, when left on the surface, might, from
being kept too dry, fail to benefit the crop
for which they were intended. Let it be
recollected that they are only available to
plants when in a soluble state; and to be
made soluble they must be kept moist. We
would therefore cover manures TO such a
degree as would secure the advantages and
avoid the objections here indicated, and no
more.
On tenacious soils, mechanical effect
is sought to be produced by manures: tina,
is, greater friablilv Of the soil. This pur-
pose is best accomplished 10y blowing in
s.rawy or fibrous manures in fresh or un-
fermented state. This is obviously, how
ever, quite different thing from the appli-
cation of manures to feed a crop.-.Albany
Cultivator.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

SIMPLE CURE FOR BURNS AND ScALDs.-
Use Liniment made up of linseed oil a, d
lime water in equal quantities apply cot
ton batting stepped in it; keep the cotton
constantly we'll soaked, and not allow it to
be taken off until the blister is formed and
breaks naturally; (if applied Immediately,
this will proven, scars.) 1t may then be
removed, and the sore dressed once or twice
q day with Turner'S Cerate, or simple salve
spread on patent lint. The linimenl is
cooling and very grateful application, and is
equally eficacious for scaIds. Other oils
are often used, but liaseed is the most suit
able
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
Discovery IN MISSISSIPPI. - In tn,

Discovery IN MIssIsslPPI.-l In the
southwestern part of franklin county, Mis-
sissippi, there is platform or floor of hewn
stone, neatly polished, some three fee. I'M
der ground. |, is about one hundred and
eighty feet long, and eighty fee. wide. 1t
extends due north and south. and its suaface
is perfectly level. The masonry is said to
equal, if not superior, to any work of mo-
dern times The land above is cultivated F.;
but .hirtv years ago it was covered with
oak and pine trees, measuring from two to
three feet in diameter. II is evidently oil
very remote antiquity, as the Indians who
reside in the neighborhood had no know
ledge Of its existence previous to its recent
discovery; nor is there any tradition among
them to form any idea Of the object of the
work, or the people who were its builders
There is also canal and we'll connected
with it, but they never have been explored
A subterranean passage may be underneath
Further explorations may throw some lish1
upon its origin.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
OBITUARY..

Mrs Nj. SHAW, wife of Mr. WILLIAM SHAW,
departed this ife the o5th of October ls4s, in the
sxty-second year of her age.
Her sphere of duties were mainly confined to her
own household. A good wife she was in every
sense of the word. A good Christian she was
known to be by those who knew her best. The
life of this aged pair marked by this pleasing
feature displaying itself throughout long married
life-the freshness, love and devotedness of early
married days. To Mrs. SHAW, Death had no ter
rors Her only regret in leaving the world, was
the desolate lonely condition of her husband, who
would be left without any children to lean on in the
solitary hours of his sad bereavement. But she has
passed the boundaries of Time, and entered, we
doubt not, on the joys of Eternity.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of
his saints.
baltimore Sun will please copy
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

At special meeting Of the Washington
Society, called October 18th, 1S49, Mr.
HAWKINS was called to the Chair and RIcH H
ARD THOMAS, Jr., appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
stated, and the death of NATHANIEL w.
MERRIAM announced, it was resolved, on
motion, that committee Of three persons
be appointed to prepare resolutions express,
i've of the sense Of the Society on the present
sorrowful occasion. Whereupon, the Chair
appointed Messrs. Price, Briscoe and Mitch
ell, said committee, who submitted the fol
lowing resolutions, which were unanimous.
ly approved:
RESOLVED, That we have with deep re.
greet heard of the death Of NATHANIEL w
MERRIAM, lately teacher of Charlotte Hal
School and member of this Society, and
that by his death our Society has lost a
valuable member and the community an up
right, virluous, exemplary and intelligent
citizen.
RESOLVED, That we condole with the
friends and relations of the deceased in thei,
sorrow full bereavement, and with the COM
munily at large in the loss sustained by the
death of Mr.. Merriam.
RESOLVED, That the members of this So
ciely attend the funeral of the deceased from
his late residence, Tomorrow morning al
10 O'Clock, and as testimony of affection
and regard for his memory, wear Grape on
their left arms for thirty days.
Resolred, That the Society adjourn, and
dispense with its usual proceedings for a
week.
PETER w. HAWKINS, Pres't.
RIcH'D THOMAS, JR., Secretary.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

ARREST OF SLAvEs.-On Saturday nigh ,.
18th inst, several slaves absconded from
Talbot county and were supposed to have
made tracks for Delaware. Itappears, how
ever, that they crossed the bay, and were
subsequently arrested in Baltimore city
where, together with white man, the Cap
tain Of the boat in which they crossed, and
two negroes who aided their escape, they
have been safely lodged in Jail. We learn
further from the Clipper, that the negroes,
eight of them, were all arrested in the ticket
office of the Philade phia Rail Road, few
minutes before the departure of the train
A negro fellow who was negotiating for their
passage, was also arrested; and subsequently,
a white rascal named Worth, who, upon GA tn
of the negro aboard of the boat who turned
States evidence, was the man who EMPLOYED
the Captain to carry them to Baltimore, was
also arrested and in default of bail, committed.
The Agent of the Rail Road also swore that
this Worth was atthe Depot and offered him
self as security to the Company if the ne
groes were permitted to 60 on to Philad ell
pha The law provides suitable punish
ment for such scoundrels. - Centrerille
Times
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

against the students and the country people
Between the hours of four and five in the
afternoon the Ministry Of War, which was
only guarded by thirty men, Was stormed
and ransacked, and the Minister of War,
Coun, Lalour, murdered in The most barba-
rous manner by stabs in the body and blows
of a sledge- hammer or axe on the head,
and then hanged on lamp postin the court
yard.
The arsenal was defended during the
nigh. by the military and body of the ma
tionaI guard, bu, fell into the hands of the
people towards morning, who Immediately
armed themselves. The report of cannon
and muske,rv continued all yesterday and
and during the whole of The night; the a.
larm bells in the city and surrounding VII
lagos never ceased ringing.
The murderers of Count La,our declared
they would serve all those who shared his
views in the same manner. The Ministry
is dissolved; The Minister Of Justice is said
to have been seized whilst endeavourng to
leave the city, and is locked up IN the Aula.
The other Ministers, with the exception of
Dobhlhoff and Hornbos,ly, have secreted
themselves.
ALI the military have left the city, and the
fighting has ceased.
The Die. declared itself in permanency,
and depu,alion was sent to The Emperor
a, Schonbrunn, demanding popular Minis
Try, and the revocation of the decree of ap-
pointing the Ban Royal Commissary OF
Hungary.
This morning, at eigh. O'Clock, the whole
imperial family left Schonbrunn, in the d.
rec,ion of Linz. All the troops on duty a,
Schonbrunn have followed them. The cas-
lie at Schohbrunn is unguarded.
Various proclamations were issued during
the day in the name of the Diet.
Deputy Scherzer, by one, is appointed
pro tempore Commander~in-C Chief of the ra-
tional guard.
4 second decree, signed by Franz Smolka,
Vice President Of the Diet, announces that
measures had been taken 10 clear the town OF
the military, and to declare general am
ncsty for all persons concerned in the in
surrec,ion.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
R.rs-The OF! Of rhodium and oil of

RArs-The OF! of rhodium and oil of
anise. are sometimes used to attract rats
Professional ra,catchers in England, employ
these substances in enticing rats to their
trans. Dr.J.V.C.S Smith, of Boston, lately stat
ed at one of the agricultural meetings, that he
had tried anise alone, and that the rats came
forward Immediately while he was present
He stated, also, ,ha. ground plaster of gyp-
sum. mixed with cry meal, will be eaten by
rats. and that it will set in the stomach and
kill them,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02
The CHOLERA IN GREAT BRITAIN. -
The Liverpool Times of the l4th uIt. says

The CHOLERA IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The Liverpool Times of the l4th ult says
owe regret to state thatthe scourge, which
during the last few months, has desolated
the eartern parts of Europe, spreading its
ravages from Cairo to ST. Petersburg, and lin
gering within these few weeks at Hamburg,
has a. length, as anticipated. reached the
shores of Great Britain. 1t lsnow official
Iy declared by the Registrar-General that
the Asia,c Cholera has appeared in the me-
tropolis, and we'll authenticated cases Of
the malady are reported from Sunderland,
Shields, Hull, and Edinburgh. The disease
made its appearance almost contemporaries
ously in Sunderland and in the low lying
districts below London Bridge. Ia both
places the first cases were those of intern
perate sailors who came from Hamburger
and were attacked by the malady on the voy-
age. As regards Edinburgh, the origin of the
disease is left in doubt. The official repor.
of the Registrar General in London reported
Is cases up to Saturday last. In Edinburgh,
up to the la,es, report, there had been %
cases, 90 of which had proved fatal. Up to
Wednesday in the present week the number
of cases in London is alleged to be abou
20, but daily official report is not yet is
sued. The authorities in all parts of the
country seem to be taking the most zealou:
precautions, to con.eract, prevent, and remedy
this dreadful malady, which we earnestl,
hope will make but a brief visit to oul
shores. Alarm is greatly diminished re-
speeding its destructive effects among the
great body of the people, and we trust, with
the extensive arrangements made to check
its progress, that the limits of mortality will
be confined to the seapor, towns, and tina
the great manufacturing hives of ndusly
will be spared this frighlful addition to the
many suferings they have lately expert
enced."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's EXPEDITION. -
The Liverpool Times states that good deal
of interest has been excited by repor! from
Peel's river that the Esquimaux have seen
some vessels to the east Of the Mackenzie
river which furnish the hope that the long
lost party of Sir John Franklin, in the Arc
tic seas, have conquered the elements, and
NAV. at this moment, be in perfect safety.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

LAMARTINE IN THE AsCENpANT-M. La
MARITIME is again rising to consideration and
popularity in Paris. He is mentioned among
the candidates for the Presidency of the Re-
public. This favorable reaction is attributed
in great degree to the splendid orations
which he has of late delivered in the National
Assembly, in favor Of the election of the Pre-
sident by universal suffrage, which has called
forth the most enthusiastic admiration from
various quarters.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

DEATH OF Hon. Dixon H LEwIs.-The
New York Express, of the 25lh ult., gives
the following account of the death ofthis dis
tinguished gentlman:
s'Hon. Dixon II. Lewis, U. S. Senator from
Alabama, died at noon to-day at the National
Hotel, in this city. He arrived in New
Y ork two or three weeks since with his wife,
and has been i'll most of the time. MIR. Lewis
was elected to the Senate at the last session
Of the Legislature for the term which ex-
pires in 1853, and had previously held sea,
in that body under the governors appoint
ment. He was chairman of the Finance
Committee III the Senate during the 29th
Congress, and in that capacity reported the
tariff of 1916, after it bad passed the House
He was an amiable and able man, and shared
largely the respect and confidence of those
who knew him best.
"A few days after his arrival, he was seized
with slight attack of inflammation on the
chest, from which partially recovered. A
relapse then took pace, and he became quite
sick, but not to excite any fears on the part
of his family or friends, until Sunday and
Monday, when his disease took an unvor-
able turn. Up to a few hours of his dissolu-
ton, however, sudden change took place,
and wilhou. any apparent pam he expired.
Fortunately, Mrs. Lewis and his son, with
several friends were at his bedside when the
thread of life was severed
"We understand tina. the Mayor has called
the Common Council together to pay pro-
per respect to SO distinguished Stranger
The Journal of Commerce says Mr.. Lewis
disease was an affection Of the Kidneys
His age is stated at 46 years.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

RUNAwAYs.-We learn from the Catoctin
Wing, that on Saturday night last, several
slaves, belonginglo the heirs of the late John
Maught, near Pe,ersvile, made tracks for the
colony of Pennsy lvania, and by way of max
ing time lille faster, they took with them
one or two horses. They succeeded in GET
ting as far as the neighborhood of Smiths
burg. near the line, where they were arrest
ed and restored to their owners.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

THE ESCAPE OF Mr.. DoHENY.-The
correspondent of the Dublin Freeman, a.
Clonmel, give the following particulars OF
the escape of Mr.. Doheny:
Letters have been received from this gen
lIeman, announcing his safe arrival in France
and giving some of the particulars of the
alIer part of his sojourn in this county.
which, were i. not tina. our informan, does
not feel himself at liberty to communicate
Them at length, would possess much Inie-
rest. We have, however, learned that the
last fortnight Mr. Doheny spent in Ireland
was passed in the West riding of The county
of Cork, IN The district extending between
Macroom, Gougane, Rarra and Dunmanway
and occasionally farther westward The
disguise he wore was the ordinary dress oil
a peasan. of the humbles, class, with his
whiskers shaved of, and his hair Gu. close
On one occasion, when the police were
fairly on his track, and had made a very
close search for him, he was enjoying good
supper in the house of poor man, not 20
Yards from where his pursuers were con-
sul,ing as TO whs, direction they should try
next. Having finished his meal he got a
glass Of punch, and retired to rest. Next
day he moved to another part Of the coun-
try, distant abou, "a miles. Here he made
himself known'to a person, who supplied
him with change of linen, and offered him
money, which, however, he declined, say
ing he did not require it, and in day or
two after he proceeded to the city of Cork
as common carman, passing along the high
roads seated on the shafts OF his cart, with
rein cords and whip in his hand, no one in
his company, and only piece Of sail cloth
or canvass on the cart as if to cover the goods
he was going to FETCH
In this manner he passed numerous po-
lice stations along the road without attract
ing the least notice from the green-coaled
gentry who occupied them, and arrived in
Cork late in the evening, and pu. up his
horse and cart at stage where some other
person took charge of them. Next day he
sailed as an ordinary deck passenger in the
steamer for London, from whence, after ap-
plying to some Irish people who formerly
lived in Cashel, for shelter, and receiving
j. for one night he made his way to Boulo-
gne. Here he was recognized by Mr. o.
Dwyer, barrister, but his recognition there
did not much alarm him. A few DAYS after
wards he proceeded to Paris, from which
place his las. letters to Ireland were dated.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

A PRETTY SERvERE BLow-A CORES
pendent of an exchange paper, writing from
Key West.tells of the smar,es. "blowing up"
we ever heard Of. He says: 81 forgo. to men,
ton the schr. John Il. Sprague is reported,
by persons just in from Tampa, bloaon a
mile and half in the woods"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

EXTRAORDINARY YIELD.-The keeper Of
the almshouse Of Washington cun.y, Nd,
Mr.. Warfeld SIaley, raised this season, on
2 ID acres Of ground, $50 bushels of pota-
toes, 1875 bushels of corn, and so bushels Of
turnips.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-11-02

DEBATING CLUB OF PORT TOBACCO
An adjourned meeting of the Debating Club
will be held, at the Court House, on FRIDAY
next, at O'Clock, for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for the regular meeting OF
the Club for the winter months.
Bv order, JAMES MCCORMICK.
Nov, 2, 1S4S.