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Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1849-08-10

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| @ a G. W. CARR, Whale une Cutters aud n n .
z. umclnIers Of Umbrella parasnl. Cane, WA
ilninr and Dress Bone. We respectfully call the ati
"n oi Merchants and Dealers IL The nrgesi and he, v
ricy ni the above articles IN his ciry, at the n,ve
prices No l3o N Third above Race st Get ''' |'-'i
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venitian Blind nIanufa Glory.

Fenitian Blind nIanufa Glory.
szs-a55=z=-syz-sFss WHOLESALER RETAIL
- Rsise5<.SstlS4fSS1llj1 The subscriber would re.
ss.sz5sssFlltl specially inform his friends
" f=ss=s=ssl5s5 tyfs9 aud the public that he car.
1A"@=z-ttffsaa ries on the above business
in all its branches. n. No. 157 MARKET STREET nm.
pose tia Bank oi Delaware, Old Blinds puned nnd tr,
med Country orders put up with and despatch All
sc. w i"s' ~v'
Nm ,,.-.,.,..s.-,., FRANKLIN FORD.
feb 2l-tf - ' 'aAe
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Nj Ess sHADD.-Jusi received and for snle. by
IT,, g. p. ARMSTRONG,
'uH Opposite Farmers Bank.
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1849-08-10
mr. cULLEN's INDIAN VEGETABLE rANACEA
u THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AYE

mr. cULLENs INDIAN VEGETABLE fANACEA !
u THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE y
THE CHEAPEST MEDICINE IN THE WohLp !
Il Never Fails. More New Certificates ,,-,,,
One hotila will 70 further than u "TowHsendh' and
What !. s mose satsapara aud there
fore much cheaper even II his bottles contained saon
IL these melienss which cure distance. 80 won
leful in their effects how Is il that Dr. Culens fsnneee
the only medicine that continues 70 puqs cures ha,
adapted 20 this climate than thcrs And would u no, y
wisdom for the afflicted TO buy the Panaeea when nas aue
10 this city than all the other advertised meui
Dr. caens Panacea composed Of several Of The most
valuable vegetable extracts snah sarsaparia Vignls
saakero cohosh &C. prepared by an improved ano
highly soneentra!ed ioIw one bottle Of which pP'e
added half gallon Of syrup molaasos, viii FORM
Syrup Of much stronger than any now pepnteu
" the apoihaesrisr rendering far superior ane snessi
nily medicine than any Compound Extract o. oar
snrnra now in usa. Il is Recommended as safe and per
manent remedy for the relief Of al diseases aIsns ION
Impurities of the Blood such Suroula OF kingA Evil
,onsumpt inn Bronchitis obstinate Cuaneous Eiuplons
loches Bies, Ring Worm and letter senld Head chra
nic Ulcers Mnfcuria Diseases &c II is also certain
cure for Rheumatism Neuralgia Liver Complaint pyrpep
STA Papitalion of the Heart and all diseases depening
SpTg READ Tm II ' FoIowlNG ASTONISHING
CURES i--Ampuiation Prevented IA lo Saved
Messrs Rowand A Walton Gents, am greatly inuebeu
10 Dr.. Cuens Indian Vegetable Panacca for would be
mpos, BILE tell what the consequences would nave 1een
&c had found In it remedy for one Of ne worst ees
ever saw hurt my leg getting out Of the Ffnnklord
Omnibus. knocking the skin Oft my SHIN anu puss ~
bone badly. IL became very much swollen aud iniamed
Tiled with proud esh and appeared be on the point Of
morying. friend recommended your Panacea. called
On you-you said bad leg, but the medicine woald
nuro it without fail. am pleased 10 say II dd nl you
claimed for it, MY leg is entirely well, and has bcen LOT
tome time candidy heevn there Is another medi
cine in tho world that will at all compare with your fanaeen
In the cure OF disease
would most certainly advise all that need purifying
medicine to take DR. CULLEN IsDiAs VEGETABLE fANAekA
in preference to any other.
will DO pleased any that dosifc more Information
residence frankfort, At H. T. Mosses tsefeo
ype esa bshment Harmony Court above Third street. nea'
dc Eschanra
HENRY NJ GARDNER
frankfort. Philadelphia Co. Dee 9Th, le4s.
Rad CASE OF TErrER CURED.
Mrs Thomas W. Sanger, of Brooklin, Camden county,
New Jersey had suffered with letter than eighteen
years Al times her agony has becn exerueatins de-
nrivnr her Of night and day. During one d" these
naroxvsma Mr. sanref after much persuesion purchased
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AND GENTLEMEN This is the
motto. BY calling on the Undersigned you carry
At the above principle, BY purchasing something In the
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1849-08-10
REMOVAL.

REMOVAL.
WILLIAM MeCAuLLEY has renewed ,to,, No I'm
" Market street, opposite the CITY IInll 10 M 10
arket street fourth door above the bank Of Delaware
nu SIAM uoois above the City Han where he attend.
liompty 70 AZ kinds Of CosvEyAscisG AND WRt1nas
", ,,s = NOTARY PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER foy
Maryland' New jersey aud New York. '''
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TWO CENTS.

hoard might M we'll take notice Of the WIND M Of NJ
charge nM made in that room " any specific ch rye
he investigated; but there IL nothiog OF the kind L.
fore the meeting As for the charges In tho nev.sa
psrs, II there be no other the Alderman of the sxA
must he very thin skinned If h. could not stand IA or,
than that from the press (Laughterb
IN. rnrrprSr said tn. resolution was not seconded
and IL therefore tell 10 the ground
The motion for adjournment far fortnight was then
put ard carried unanimously.
BOARD OF ASSISTANTS The Board net a. 3 o'o,.ct-
Present, the president In the chair and quorsn Il
Petitions The u'ual number of petitions re-
o'Ftd and appropriately referred
heI"rt ~ tomnttfses.-Tbe committee on or,iina
reported In favor Il 30 amending section 2iO 4 sV
otsnsrc.s ~ NJ 20 make Monday Instead Of Wsdnss
Day be day on which deputy cot ectors OF taxes No
required 20 make their RETURNS report al opted s4us
ctmmi''e reported in favor Of amending several ordi-
Lances.
An ordinance adopted to regulate and grad. "a
avenue from AID tn bIst street Another to resu,t.
grade South street from Pike to aIhstj,. ,tr..,
lh Comm ittee on Sewers reported in favor Ut bald
ing sewer in go street from 20 avenue TO East river
IN iaror OF ordinance for building receiving basins ani
cureris at the intersection of Broad and och ave.
nue.. Same corner Grand and Sullivan streets. Ssma
for sewer from Broadway 70 and through 9Th 10
&th strret Same, for ordinance for sewer in Green
street from sth street Waverey place Sam. for
sewer in trosd~ay nom Washington place to nsar an
street. Al adopted
he street commissioners sent In a communicates,
Recommending the repairing "fseveral piers adost,A.
Fape,si,o'n ne Boar' Of .iidermen. rhis board
CURE with the board of Adern in adoption oil ~
ordinance 10 divide the 9Th ward into eight election
d,sticte.
The Committee on Fire Department report In favor II
charging the location OF eng No AZ from Nass.a 10
Murray street. tCDeurred in.
a communication received from the acting couv-
trotr asking for afurber appropriation Of ss5. 900 foe
city Expenditures for le4B Ordinance passed board
OF Aldermen and this beard copours
The subject OF laying down rail- for the Hudson River
Railrfa company came np aud the whole subject was
referred IT, specal committee consisting OF Assistant
Aldermen ChhpD an, Mercer and oakley
hesofions - A resolution was dnced to instrust
the ommittte charged with the duty Of causing the
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1T was resolved teevy that nv voluntary sub ccp
usos the amount paid going in part payment of shsrs
toe taken a. provided Ia rhs law TIL. amou at Of sx
hundred dollars or hundred and hfy pounds cur.
roncy has since been allotted by tho cmtive com
mittee a. the share to b. paid bv the city Of Montreal
The amount appears 30 reasonable. that 1t will IN
d ub'edly b. made UP Ia very short time Your CON.
nittee would recommend that to evinoe the Interest
fit mere on the subject tho subscr ptop should be
general 80 possible.
The above named members of tho sxscntivs CON-
nitfee fer Montreal charged with tho collection
and all we'll wishers Of the project requested help
them.
The proceedings of the Convention are fully embs-
died in what pr-cedes the textusl resolutions not hAv.
ing yet been prepared for publication
DE nephers OF your comminee have been treated
~ the meeting. and along the route with the most
friendly attention They have also TO return thanks
for tho herality evincra towards theu in tn.
transportation by the Laprsrie and 81 Johns Rarosd
Company. on board the several steamboats, on Lake
thamplxin and by the Directors Of tho whitehall and
Saratoga Railroad
The whole nevertheless humbiy submitted.
A. N. NORM, Chairman.
MsrrnyAL, 2sth august, IS49
The meeting was addressed by several gentle
men, of whom Mr.. Gould, proprietor Of mill ON
the Lachinc canal was one. la speaking of the
necessary assessments for the survey, he had much
pleasure, he said, in assuring them that Canada
was, for once, ahead of the United States for one
OF the American delegates had declared them
committee for Montreal had desired the surveyors
to come on at any time, declaring themselves will
ing 10 pay their contribution
This is mere bombast, and though It may be
strictly true, shows d want of generosity and good
breeding on the part OF the Montreal committee,
through their moutf.pece, MIR. Could IN thus
eagerly showing up their American friends. that
l. is enough, should say, to disgust the American
deleDafea
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fIfrcr % fHt HthAiB -
After ali the an cussion that has taken place In the
Ispers IN fsEsfa 10 levyine hlsck natl from the
pruptetoIs o. ssu boats barges aId the assertion
by ~ The Tspefs hat he United States District
Attorney acted IN the matter without fee or rcsard
aud rc'ittd no ccnppeueatiun tor his services
should b. much piested " the DrtTct Attorney ~o1ld
rhetbsr be any ~ the suachts in his office after
the at, lsd been paid To- the infornier receive
tftm tbe tutvrmsf nfufmsrs. counsel fee for pre-
PANE The psIers uprn Which the proceedings In
tttuted' " h. ~ they did not receive counsel tee.
the hce Of the affair rcnld be materially changed.
b - 4.
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Coo stsnz Trade,
CIRCULAR TO cor-IeO aoRs, MD OTHER oPFIcKgs o
THE CUSTOMS.

CIRCULAR TO CoLisEI iuRS. MD OTHER OFFICERS OF
THE CUSTOMS.
TsEAsuRs DrrAR MEVr Aug " 1872
From Representations made this Department there
" r. to believe that In Of she collection de
trcts que ssuce not exercised by the ois-rr 70
The Customs ~ the examination 81 the msufests Il
vessels c.rsed Tor the cosstpg trsts 10 being csn-
sio' red highly important that the 0orerpmept shpua
AZ ali un.s be enabled TO derive full sno sccsrate In
formstn from the records of The uum House In refe-
rene. TO the transit from port to another along
The cost ~ the United Ststes. of goods wares aud
n.rrbsndif., ~ every description. the officers ~ the
customs are reminded that the manifest required undr
th- s~s eiber TO be deposited 9th the Collector or
tshhued whom demanded ~ the case may BE- mnst,
w reference Go all ,ess,s under csne Including the
regular lines oi STEAMERS and other vessels EXHIBIT
fuH md particular sccount e cargo referring 10 the
sevtrsl pscksges &c by mark and number describing
titr tbaisc'sr and giving the coutents or qnsoties
u'sch. ia te>ss where these requirements are not
cen pisd With The officers ~ the customs are not
thoiistd TO certify the manifest to grant entry
permit 20 proceed 10 smother port ana " y their du
rgoioutly 10 enfec. the penalties provided -r
tiops ~ the law ia all css,s.
wN NJ MEREDIrH
Secretary ~ the Treaswry
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Common PLEAS.

befOt- Judge JlshOtHrr.
etrr -IsaDcer e. Wtcor Ngr.tn Bea.Sfcf ~ a..
his sui' wa brought TO $50 tae ~
watch appeared FROM the compliant inst tse plaza
bu hit With the defendants ~ho sre wstchnaN-fs q
SILVER watch witch he values NJ 500 tu h yrar i~4k
TO be retsrrd. aud that not sithatapitnx he na 10
s,vsrsl sppicstiu for the watch since he
GET ~
Tn, def,r dants. in their ansser. stated that th-r
lad feculisctisn Oi his having left tny sa
tht M but that N ~ Tad "a wss either relarnet ef
ttey f,ten,d ~ for ther h.n fur repairs. rs.y
turthst ttstsd that Ugon reference tnttr bS,s.
they found h. had several y~srs sgo tett a oliver
stch worth about ~ sud IL siso Appeared. bs t@e
topks, 20 ~ returned
Z Pc iui, found "a tetdict fr pieintiT fer 30
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lNrcR1AHr PROM NINszU Be adsces rpcei ssd
POI tsR1htmse Islttt at this port f,oin Lsguayra
We ham that Zen lRez met whsn near Naieu-
eva ~ the Government troops uDder the command Uf
tftsidsnt tnerns aud tssrh prisoner topet her
with ~ bic aer' ~ ufcsrs AccOuuts Do NOS sUsak
~ battle having taken place Au " .9a,ipcaa
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uudsos RIVER Railroad.

Jaws GoRnoN ETSNtrr. ESQ
DssE Sal notice IA the Hereid Of yesterday eom-
rity the Of an unavoidable delay in making
the trip from peekskill TO this city Tuesday last
MIR D. finds u much easier to deal in abuse than to in
vestgate facts and In his presumes to pre-
diet the futUre annoyance of those ~bo shall this
road as medium Of travel
How strange that in view Of all the past present and
prospective misery Of the travelling community 80
feensly portrayed by their self appointed advocate
b. no lees than 80 600 passengers per month are
blind to their own happiness to seek this mode Of
Conveyance, With universal expressions Of satisfaction
except on the part Of an occasional A. n. or
The truth is, Mr. Editor that road in the Union
has maintained greater degree Of punctuslity icon
Hudson River Railroad In relation TO the efficiency
Of its management IL but ust 20 say that everything
has been attained which practical experience and ski
can accomplish In 50 limited . time.
On the opening Of an extensive and Important work
OF this nature, II should be remembered that many
csuses exist for irregularities In the running, which
time only cen efectuslly remedy. The engines and
locomotive apparatus entirely new, ana TO great
extent untTied The weak points only be fully
sscertsntd by trial, ssd obviated ~ they are dis
covered.
with every precsution that human genuity or ,kill
cen devise, occasional arrangements In locomotive
gear are TO be expected especially when operating at
high rate Of speed.
in the complained Of by your correspondent b.,
the Locomotive connections gave way and void
able delay of the train the consequence occasion
ing some dissppontment to all and much Indignation
to n In particular.
Judging from experience we are led 10 believe that
nbus wheels viii RON on, steamboats, will blow mp,
and locomotives continue to break down nowithstaud
Ing the indignant renepstrsroes OF B. and his symps
JUSTICE.
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manner. We are informed that owing to Ironun.
eispspto Of Il. Taylor, Esq, the expedition was
bBecksd into 'pi - consequently your President IL
viewed ss = man Of justice, and Is now under the
special protection Of st Elmo.
One more little item and an done. short time
snse had quite . little excitement, fare up, on
. private scale The citadel At Merida Is what
formerly the headquarters Of the Jesuts and Is I'm
fortress in the heart OF the city, and at pres
sent is the place where many prisoners kept and
guarded by troop Of soldiers The preoners num-
bering about ESQ ooncoctsd feheus not only to free
Tis supposed that they haS many friends in the city
ready to join them Sut, by soms chance, way I'M
known generally the Mayor of the city and authorities
we're Informed Of the plot only some three hours be-
fore the attempt 10 be made and immediately took
measures, and when the prisoners had knocked down
the outer door they met not by their friends but
their enemies with charged bayonets They were soon
secured and probably many OF them will be eIecnted
forthwith and when enient they will hold an ex
animation Of the affair The joke OF the matter Ia that
Of the prisoners endeavored to implicate In the
affair Of he rst merchants Of the place and who
was arrested and put In confinement, but was soen
liberated. Thus endeth this esson. Seah.
We are much grstihed in this region when any OF
your New York vessels arrive for generally then
supplies with your Herald and have a knowledge OF
matters and things in other parts Of the world.
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COMMERCIAL AFPAIRS.

"Wednesday, Nov. 2s--6 II. NJ.
We have nothing 20 report In the stock market
Quotations are very unsettled, and the nustuation
fom day to day amounts TO about quarter per cent
At the nrst board to-day there large sales o.
Reading Railroad, at an improvement Of a per cent.
Hudson River Railroad advanced y per cent; New
Haven, y. Farmers Loan fell OF y; indiana SIS, a;
Treasury Notes, y. At the second board the sales
were TO small extent at little betterpriees all round
Farmers Loan has not been In very active demand
since the sale ofs portion real estate and holders
appear anxious TO realize. The sherts apparently
easy, and exhibit disposition to purchase In sntici
patton Of the maturity Of their contract The board Of
brokers viii noe meet again until Friday.
Our commercial advices from England, by the srri--
val Of the steamship Canada, from Liverpool are i'm
porsnt There had been moderate sales Of cotton ct
an advance Of eighth Of penny per pound Spec
ustors the principal purchasers. This improve
msnt in prices makes the aggregate for period OF
about four weeks full three cents per pound equal te
advance Of thirtythrse per cent the total value
Of the crop. This Is the best could get, and
the more Of II the better. The money market con-
tinued easy, and consols had advanced The political
news does net amount to much.
There was an active demand for sterling exchange
today but Il was not equal to the supply, and the
rates quoted yesterday With difficulty sustained.
There bills London In the market selling az
low ~ to per cent premium; hut the best names
ruled at s to per cent On Paris the closing
we're ST. 27Is to ST. rs; Amsterdam. 40 to 4o1; Brs-
men, 7sk to 7s,1i Hamburg IS to 35H.
The Howard Insurance Company have declared .
seroi annual dividend u seven per cent.
The Merchants Bank has declared q semi. annual
dividend Of four and q half per cent.
In another part Of this days paper will be found
history 81 the financial operations Of the managers Of
the state Bsnk at Morris, N. J and the susqushsnnsh
County Bank Of Montrose, Fenn. IL Is one Of the
richest things o. the kind have read In long time
The public viii By this statement, how the capital
stocks Of most Of the banks are made up, paid In
We do not believe that there are q dozen banks in
New Jsusy Pennsylvania, that have thsx sspltais
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Movements OF individuals.

Asru,Is oi MtsnrRs o. Noronrss In addition 20
those heretofore announced the following named have
srrived in city Hon Mard Eillmore, Vice Pre-
sident % the United States seuatersNessrs Ls0vis
Cas- aud Alpheus Telch Of Michigan Rsprssen~<S-es
-Messrs a. Cobb and I. c. Hsckett. Of Georgia J..
NJ. Anderson aud a.. w Jones. Of Tennessee y. ID.
Potter, n. Evans, u. 4. Disney and A. p Wood Of
Ohio {. Conrad, q louisiana 3. Calvin, Of Penn
tylvsnia *. 8. Bpghsm. of Michigan; D. s. Kaufman,
tf Texas f. nisley and y. A. Bokee Of New York; w.
A. Gormsn. J. l.. Robinson, and A. j. Harlan, Of Ind-
ana y. Gerry and G. stetson, Of Maine Washington
Union kor. %.
Hon. David wilmot, Hon. NJ. NJ. Dinmiek Hon.
Chester Batter; IA Hon. X. c. Winthrop, Mass Hon
s. B. wheeler, Hon &. ss~telle, Me-; Hon. George
Briggs. ". Y: Hon w. smay, Mass. Hon. l.. p
waldo, Conn, left fhilsderhis yesterday for Wash
ington.
Gen. Shields, Of IN, and GOV whitcomb. oils we're
st Cincinnati the z3d inst fouie for Washington
Hon. Wslter Forward has accepted the appointment
Of barge te Denmark
Hon Nathan =. Dixon, Rhode Island. has resigned
his seat in the House Of Representatives. Of that State
Hon Robert J. Walker vas arrested plea Of
debt, at Wilmington, Del. few days since, while
the way from Philadelphia 10 Baltimore.
Rev. William VI Steel, o. Albany, for seven years
missionary to Borneo, has returned TO his home.
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Fashionable Intelligence.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-Miss Cornelia Scott
daughter OF General Scott married yesterday, to
Major IL L. Scott, aide de camp to the In
chief at the city residence Of the General in Eighth
street.
The affair was of the most brilliant description.
Soon after O'clock the company began to assemble
and was received by the General, his accomplished
lady and Mrs. c., of Virginia, aunt to the bride.
The OF the General presented splendid array
OF beauty grace and talent Many Of the leaders Of the
haul present. Among the number were Col.
Ne, ex.member of Congress, General S-a and
lady, Of Boston, Mrs. NcG-r, Mr.. J. H-m and
family, Mrs. Nh and daughters Mrs. B-s
Mrs il and daughters, NJ. B. mt and his young
bride Dr. and Mrs st, Of Staten leland, Mrs. and
Miss B--ll, Mrs HI, Mr.. S--n and family and
Ex. Alderman C--s and family; and indeed most Of
the fashonsbes of the city and vicinity among
the guests on this happy occasion.
The bride was elegantly dressed, and appeared to
great advantage being very like her gallant father.
The tastefully decorated splendid col
latien given; fine band Of music enlivened the
festive scene and general happiness seemed to pervade
the mansion. 1t was really magnificent affair.
We learn that the happy pair were to have left in
the train yesterday afternoon, for the South