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From our Baltimore Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, January 21-6 p m.
The weather mild and pleasant and
crowded with ladies' dressed in all the hues of tho rain
bow.
The mail from the north to-day brings news Of in
terest.
The steamer Columbus, which got ashore few days
since, Annapolis having been greatly cut by the Ice
that the water flowed through has been got on and
brought Baltimore through the agency of Captain g. W.
Taylor and his submarine camels. She will resume her
trips tomorrow.
The speech of Mr. McIane in Congress, Tuesday,
has been extensively read in Baltimore to-day 1t pie
his political friends and dspeases his opponents but is
acknowledged to be an able effort on all sides.
THE MARKETs.--In the Baltimore market, to-day -four
became settled under the effects Of the news but
hibed improvement. Sales ofabout 500 bbls Howard
street made $5 87A, at which price could
have been bought City Mills is held nominally at $6 Is,
but there offers made $6 l2h There is some
inquiry meal with sales of country $3 IN and
of city manufacture at vs. Is a $3 BIZ
In wheat, the European advices per the Cambria have
produced rmness, and holders asking 1872
1877 cts for good to prime reds but we hear OF sales
The present range is about l3l l36 Very little white
wheat arriving ae sR
On Monday and Tuesday, sales of making mt
SO 60 cents for white, and 81 Is cents for yellow. The
Cambras showing advance the other side has
produced irrnness, and advanced prices about
average of cents per bushel quote white at 81
62 CENTS and yellow 63 81 CENTS with moderate sales
Rye is duh, with sales rs per bushe Sales OF
oats from and the government at 5 30 cents per
bushel There is good demand for prime cloverseed
81 2 4 So and sales Of 400 bushels these prices also
Tor fair seed sales at 81 2A to 81 2 Timothy is selling ut
81 SO S3-the article is scarce.
At Philadelphia this morning. the markets generally ex-
hb change from prices ranging prior to the steamers
news, except that corn is slightly improved.
Western flour is selling Sc Is. Corn meal 81 Is Red
wheat lao cents
Provisions steady but not active Groceries quiet
Nothing doing in cotton.
Whiskey 81 cents in barrels, with slightly improving
tendency.
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HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE MILITIA, ID. c.
Washington Januarv 2I lSt

The volunteers of this brigade will assemble their
spectve company grounds morning Saturday.
22d 10 O'clock, and proceed by companies ST.
Johns church, where the senior officer present will
of the battalion, and hafpast III O'clock
form part of the funeral of the remains of the late
Lieut. Col William NJ Graham Of the 1lth infantry, who
fell (pieced with bals) the head of his command,
while galany leading against the enemy at Moline del
Rey.
BY order of Brig. Gen ROGER c. WElGurMAN:
w. HICKEY,
Brigade Inspector
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PATENT OFFICE, January Fl, 1913.
an the petition Colt, of Hartford, Connec-


ON the petition Colt, of Hartford, Connec-
" tieu, praying for the OF patent granted to
said Samuel Colt improvement in firearms for
years from the expiration of said patent which takes place
the 18th day of February, 1850
1t ordered that the said petition be heard the Patent
Office, on the third Monday in February, at IL O'clock
and all persons notified appear and show cause, If
any they have, why said petition ought to be granted
Ordered, also that this notice he published in the Union
and Natiopa Demokrat, Washington; Pennsyvanian Phil
adelpha sun, New York Post, Boston; Gazette and
Republican Union, Portsmouth, New hampshire Times,
Hartford, Connecticut, week for three
weeks previous to the third Monday in February
EDMUND BURKE,
Commissioner of Patents.
T. s. Editors OF the above papers will please copy, and
send their bills TO the Patent Office with paper containing
this notice.
Ian 2l-law3w
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VITRAPPING Paper, at 35 cents per ream
w Fine do. at As do.
Fine white wrapping paper, large nj 81 37a per
Buff envelope paper fine quality, large size, at
W 70 per
Common envelope paper, 81 Is per
Jan 81 F. TAYLOR.
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T ECTURE for the Pupils of SchoOls.-At the
II quest Of many teachers and parents in this city Or:
Boynon will lecture before the pupils of schools at the Odd
Fellows Hall, tomorrow afternoon Saturday at
O'Clock. The lecture will embrace the most interesting
portions OF his course and will include description of the
magnetic telegraph and the general principles OF eectrc
and electro magnetism, with numerous experiments
calculated to combine instruction with amusement.
Admisso Pupils, 12a cents parents, % cents.
Teachers invited to attend with their pupils
Jan 2l--lt
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iHs. Unitarian Lectures.-The third lecture OF the
will be delivered Sunday evening, jan %
SubjectThe scrptura doctrine of Christ To commence
at a quarter past o'clock. Jan. 81
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N The Rev. Mr. Sllc Will preach In the Rev. DIR.
Lauries church, street, Sunday afternoon 23d
at half past O'Clock, in aid of the Dorcas Society.
Jan. 20
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CAMPBELL's History OF Observation-Disclosures to
~ the History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Vr
ginia by Charles Campbe volume 8ctavo The last Of
summer Eve, Fairy Tale by Mrs. S. c. Hail. Jane
Jan 81 F. TAYLOR.
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MARRIED..

Bloomsbury Frederick county Maryland the 18th inst
by the Rev. j. PErERKIS, WM RICHARDSON, to ELIZA
BETH JOHNSON daughter of Dr. JAMES T. JOHNSON, all Of
said county.
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The inequality in the prices of these stocks, as com
pared with their actual values yield income of per
cent great and 8Eses from the degree in which they
are pressed upon the market The sales of United States
SIS particularly heavy from Philadelphia The New
York stocks are to a considerable extent sold private
sale Mt par for 6 81 at 49, which is the price asked at the
stock exchange and 93a only offered. Notwithstanding
the intense pressure which has existed in England.
few stocks have been returned from abroad estimated
follows
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Fifth Lecture of the Course.
nR BOYNTON will deliver his fifth lecture at the Odd
IL Fellows Hall, tomorrow evening" at halfpast 7
o'clock. SnblectGeoogy and formation OF the earth il
usated with numerous experiments of highly interest
ing character. For particulars, see small bills.
Jan. 2l--lt,
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~ A. BEEKMAN, from J. Whittingham's, SSS
U. Broadway, New York. will sell the remainder Of her
ich French fancy goods cost viz hats caps coiures
md great variety of evening dresses and rich sks at
Hands Hotel jan FL
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BY OVERLAND EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE UNION.

Our express brings New Orleans papers Of the 18th
and Mobile of the 10th No further news from
MES
MARHErs.-Cotton still remains at the prices.
Sugar, fair, 81 TOD Molasses 1s2 to 49, Flour Ian
sud. Nothing in freghts. There were large trans
actions in exchange for the steamer.
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NOtcc 10 mar1hers and
T>IE LIGHT. HOUSE erected during the past year IT
Boddys island will be lighted for the first time on the
JAS X. HATTON, Collector.
District Of Washington, North Carolina. ~
National Inteligeneer New Orleans Courier, Charleston
COURIER New York Globe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania,
and Boston Post, viii please copy.
Jan. 2l-3t
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Flour under the increasing supplies from New Orlean
and south generally and the holding back Of export order
under limits, produced downward tendency and IL.
market dull. The sdvices from abroad however OF
advance of Is is likely give effect to orders ane
promote shipments Last year, by the packet of Januar
prices in England were 3Ss for -four Is sd be
Dbl duty and the freight hence Isl making s and re
ducng the rate Of -four 2Ss Id with bills at IOi To
day the English price is 3ls Ono duty and the freight Is
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The fact that the English pressure has not squeezed thu
stocks back upon shows how strongly and pernacous
they held The payments of the last year to Europe
were however for principal and interest of former
H borrowed and for the part wasted 900 600
say half the tobacco cropa very considerable annual drain
The of exchange are, sterling ll0i Ill., Pars5 rs
22A Amsterdam 40 40i, Antwerp 10 40l Hamburg 35.
36, Bremen 7Sl a ~
The market has been steady here firm prices
both for export and consumption, until to-day awaiting th
arrival of the expected news The prices are quoted az
follows;
FORD to Mid to Mid fair Fully fair
good ord. good mid. to fair. to good fair
Upland and Florida, a7S HAS slasf STA 8
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lhe Star translates the following passage OF letter
written in the city OF Mexico, and published in the No
neiidn0 of the 10th ult
''The Americans who have been expected have arrived
after committing thousand excuses in every place
through which they have passed In this city they have
occupied the de las
of Echeverra and Teran who they say, agents the
government body of Texans have arrived who, atter
ed with the idea Of avengng their brethren killed in 1885,
longer to be borne and il would be FAR better to have le
gon of demons here than these criminal ferocons and
with my family and live in The woods; for it is much
preferable living among wild beasts than with such fellows
The tiger Scott Expresses the propeiors because he sup
poses they will be influential in bringing about peace.
have neither time temper tell you all that Mus.
trious conqueors doing here. Pray God this rabble
may go your place. they do don't wait for them
The Star then comments with great severity upon the
letter. and upon the representations of Mexcans general
w. regard to the department OF our troops in Mexico
the o Dec a.
The MEXICAN PRsoNERs--We alluded yesterday to the
liberation by order of the American commandern Chief
of the Mexican soldiers who have been in confinement
since they taken prisoners Of war in the battles before
this apal The number liberated told, is far
from five hundred They all bear with them paper, sign
ayuntamento certifying that they have bound themselves
by oath not again to take arms in the existing
until they have been duly exchanged. 1t will be seen
therefore, that the church has lent its sanction to this
and that these soldiers go forth under its protection and
thoy. OF course attempt will be made to impress
them again into the Mexican service They cannot them
selves be careful that they do nothing variance with
obligations which they and their spiritual father have
contracted. We have noticed many of the liberated pr
cate in their hands Whether worthy objects charity
or not we are advised Being abe-boded men, how
ever who have Jared well since their confinement, those
who are industrious doubt find employment, and
thus su pport themselves and their families
LOWER CALIFORNIA. --Advices from Mazatlan have
been received to the 30th ult The guerillas, under
Mares made an attack upon the Cape, Qower Califor
MAJ and were completely routed-Milares and many
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-04

WIN A. LAKE Esq, has accepted the nomi-
nation Of District EIector, and passed through
this place on Friday last on his way to Kosius-
ko. Il was his intention if Col, Neville did
not object, 70 accompany that gentleman in
his appointments, Mr.. Lake is a courteous
gentleman, firm and decided in his politics,
and able to do Justice to the noble cause he has
espopsed. We consider the friends Of General
Taylor under great obligation to him for SO
PROMPTLY a%cceding to their call and trust that
their treatment Of hun will give him no cause
10 regretit it.
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Of eoogratplation with our Democratic friends,
that They are provided with so accomplished
an orator as ibe iIIustrious gentleman from
Georgia. His speech is truly a treasure for
the human mind, and commend its attentive
perusal to the members Of every party and ey-
cry profession. l commend it TO the Demo-
Gratis, because it contains elements from which
they can derive that sweet consolation which
is SO much needed by their responding party at
the prcsenttime. commend it to the wings
that they may know that their opponents nave
at least one man, whose lofty intellect and
magnanimous soul, scorn the petty slang and
vile inyective, 50 much INDUCED in by con-
tcmptible politicians. l commend it to the
generation, as being a specimen of the
kind Of eloquence, as we'll as amodol
Of the most finished oratory-GnaiIy, | COM
mend il to tho ladies as an evidence of the fruit-
full imagination, the boundless fancy, the Gle.
vated sentiment, and exquisite tasto of the
the night blooming Cereus.'
~'JUNIUs, JR."
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examination Of The Female Academy.
We wero unable 20 intend the examination
% she Female Academy from The fact ihatlhe
room was not large enough to accommodate us
aud the many visitors who were present-in
truth whan1h thermometer is over 800 we
are a strenuous advocate Of free-not soil-but
air, We learn, however, upon inquiry. that
The Examination was perfectly satisfactory and
wc can SAY that under the present teachers we
have not yet Tie first word Of complaint, This
is remarkable, iur this is decidedly tho worst
community for toocter to satisfy that we ev.
cr dwolt in. But what we wish to mention
more particularly was this there are in this
County four Female Ac a]demies, we believe,
perhaps Gye-oue here, one at Sharon, one at
Camden, and ono on Pearl Riveo-ull as we
are informed, we'll supportod.-Ought not our
community to be an enlightened and a %vlrtuous
one! Ought not oGr aomen to be well cduca-
led, y%iruous, beautiful, we all know they are0
and calculated to render happy any home
from the highest % the lowest! Ought not
then, and we ask il in all seriousness, for il is
a matter Of the highest importance to the pres
ent and future well being Of society, ought
not, We say, more Of our young men to
get married? The next term Of the Acad-
envy commences on the first Monday in 0cto-
Der. we think.
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MISSISSIPPI CREOLE
CANTON, Mss
.seR9R PRe stBtN T5 ~
EACmAEeA TA1Il0Ls


M1 . AVN IA UANNFF
" Thepowcr girca by he Constitution 10 the
Egecutipe, 10 Sntsp6se Els rcio, is a high ronscr-
rotire posrrr, phicA d,rud nercr be crerc'sed CT
cspfm Eases Of cedr f]ioidtoa qf le constitution,
or maabed haste and paato consideration Lg
CiHgYtss.
n The personal opinions Of Ee indiriia'uai rcho
may happen 10 occupy Ae Erccutire chair, ougdt
not % CONTROL ne action Of Congress upon ques-
lions of domestic policy, nor ought his objections
b be iitsrposed wtere questions Of Constitutional
Toeer hare been settled g He edtious departments
@goasraneent, and aequaesced II By tic peoples"
ssy Upon he subjects IF Che tarT, ht currency,
hs Improvement of our great hiighWays, @riigers,
lakes and harhors, Tie giH 81 de people, as er-
pressed through their Representatives. in Congress,
oagktIo Be respccted, and earned out By Tie Fac
cutipe.1
s1 Waf, al all tinats. and under al circttnt-
staares, IL a aaF3aal calamity, 10 be arOi9ed, If
compaii6le piHt national hohott.m g THt pfiaciiples
Or DIR go5erameat as rel as is true pobcy, a
opposed % he sabhgdtion Of obter nations,
and The dismemBefhtent Of otter countries By
conquest, for, m We language If he great WASH
iEgToN, sIgAy should zee qDat or oan 10 stand on
foreign gromd?'n u. TAYLOR.
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From Mc ". Y. Courier and Enquirer.
Arrival of the steamship Hibernia.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM ETRnpn.

Arrival of the steamship Hibernia.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamship I~ibernia arrived last night,
in the lower bay, and was boarded by our
steamer "News Boy" which broughtup to the
city our flies Of papers.
We have barely space to say that the
news from Europe is peaceful in its character.
In France the late instruction seems to have
passed entirely away, and the National Assem-
was deeply engaged in discussing the
details of the Constitution. .4 u.a.5.
There was a rumor on the 9th, that Russia
had declared war against Germany.
In Italy the prospects of the liberal party
look we'll.
There is no special event of sufficient i'm
p~ortance to chronicle.
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TAMMaNY IlA1r-Is the property Of the
Democratic party Of N. Y. City and is held in
trust by the Council for their e%rclUsire use.
But the sachems held a meeting and ordered
the lessee to permit the Van Buren, meeting to
be held there's thus virtually declaring that the
Barnburners are The Democratic party. Mont
gOmery Blair, son Off. ?. Blair, and an office
holder in Missouri, made a speech at the meet
ing in favor of free soil, Van Buren,, &c.
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North, threaten such iminent dongsrt9 South.
ern rights, and 70 the Perpeuiy Of our glo-
rious Union, as 10 demand the most prompt,
energetic and unanimous action Of oil true
hearted patriots.
Resolped, Thatin the present emergency The
true interests and safety Of the South, can be,
and, we confidently believe WILL Be SECURED by
the triumphant election to the Presidency OF
that man who " has no party projects TO build
up, no enemies to punish, and nothing to serve
but his counpy"-"a man who cannot be
bought, who cannot be sold and who neUer sur-
renders"
Resoiped, Thatthe proceedings Of this meet
ing be signed BY the Chairman and Secretary,
and tiai a copy Of them be furnished 70 the
Creole for publication, and tIc sourhton re-
quesled to copy.
G.. c. sHACKELFoRD, Pres't.
D. A. J. LEE, Secretary.
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- a meeting, of the friends of Taylor and
Fillmore, at the Courthouse in Canton, on
Monday last, 9. C. snACKELFoRD, Esq.
was called the Chair, and DR.. D. A. ]. LEE
appointed Secretary.
On motion Of DR.. J. J. Pugh, it was
RESOLVED, That a committee, to consist oil
one from each precinct, be appointed 10 draft
resolutions expressive ofthe sense Of the meet
ing.
Whcrcupon the Chair appointed Messrs. ].
r, Davis, D, Sutherland, B. Magruder, A. ].
Montgomery, R. G. Sanders, M. Cameron,
John Montgomery and Robt Tucker.
Gen. W. R. Miles, being called for, came
forward and although he was laboring under
considerable fever with violent headache, in
one Of his usual happy efforts he cnchained the
audience for about two hours-setting forth in
a clear, lucid and mastery manner, The princi-
pies OF the whig party, and the claims Of old
Rough and Ready % the Chief Executive Of.
flee. After his retiring amid peals Of applause,
the committee returned and reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted;
Resolred, That the nomination Of Cen.
ZACHARY TAYLOR, Of Louisiana, for
President Of the United States, and MILL
ARD FILLMORE, Of New York, for Vice.
President, BY the Philadelphia Convention, and
the ratification q such nomination by the peo-
pie, meets our cordial and hearty appreciation,
and that We sill Ose our best exertions to Sc.
cure their Triumphant election.
Resolred, That Gen. Taylor has furnished
a PoliiicaI platform sufficiently broad for those
patriots Of al parties, who prefer the welfare
Of their country TO the triumph Of parry; TO
those WIG are opposed 10 the unconsti
t%utional extension, or capricious and unwar
Faniable exercise Of the executive veto, unt
who desire 70 retain the war making power
where the constitution has placed il, in tht
hands q the peoples Representatives.
Resolced, That in Lewis Cass, one Of tn
nominees for the Presidential Office, we recog
p'se q politician, whose political opinions, )
Jar a. oppressed, are unsatisfactory and un
sonnd @hose refusals 70 give his views upor
Questions Of vial interest u tie West an
south, when Intercepted BY distinguish
men q his own political party-whose waver
ing course inslhe adoption and support o. poll
teal principles, and whose constant and uni
torn adhesion TO POWER, in whan yer form ex
@hibited, are proofs that he IL unworthy III
confidence and support Of a free people
Resotred, That The position Of Martin Va
Buren,, another nominee for the same high OIL
nee, n The present peculiar condition Of tn
country, by his declaration Of hostility /
Southern institutions, by the sectional jealou,
Il and disccrds, thereby awakened and il
famed, and BY the universal preference ID
him, over The other party candidate, nov bcin
! manifested every where in the free states Of III
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NoTECE.

MS hereby given 10 all pqrsOmi
n ed TO the late firm Of Ecbi
" Co., that their notes due, ls
&c, have been this day assigned
and that the same are placed
hands of 7 c. Upper for collect
all those who pay up before lS j
September next, will save costs
JOSEPH ICO
Canton, July go, l848, a
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We did not know that il was the intention
of the Whigst to have their resolutions passed
at the nominating meeting published, or we
should have procured a copy. Nothing had
been said about it when we left the house.
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ThE DEMOCRATS, Of Charleston, S. g. held a
meeting on the Goth ult, at which they nomi-
mated Taylor for the Presidency and Butler for
the Vice, 1t is more than probable that the
vote Of that State will be given in that way.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-04

Cor, DoNIpHgsf Made a Wing Speech in
BtackIon Co, Ky, and was to address a Rough
and Ready Club. The Locos certainly did lie
when they said be had been converted.
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soela Fountain,

Soda Fountain
subscribers have eFa
"a Temperance Soda Founlale
their friends can get a E'a'
draught of ICED Soda Watei,
The Ladies especially, will ~
pleasant place Of resort during y
try summer evenings--lhsu n !.
gather your beaux and con' '
Fountain. .,oSuI
PRIEsTLEY & hUSp|
July, '48.
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The nominations ofPillow, Qaitman, Cush-
ing and Pierce nave been confirmed, The
officers Of the old Army are to be retained and
: months extra pay is allowed to officers and
men who served in Mexico.
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by the bill reported from the Compromise
Committee, Oregon is to be a free Territory
and the Legislatures Of New Mexico and Cali
itoFnia are not 70 pass any law on the subject
Of slavery.
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The Rev. EDWARD FoyTAINs will preach at
The Methodist =. Church on sunday next, at
Ito'cIock Al. N.
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CoTToE-The Com'l news BY the Hiberpia
has been received at N, o. There was an. ad-
vance ID on all qualities. This has produced
an advance Of 1 in NJ Orleans.
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csors, &e.-Wo still hear many complains
q lhe boil worm, We have heavy rains since
our last report and much fodder has been des-
trOyeds There is rather more sickness also.