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louisiana, Mo.

fs1zf THIS well known House is still open
EEL for the accommodation Of the travelling
community. The proprietor, grateful for the
liberal patronage he has SO long received, hopes
by constant attention to the wants Of his custo-
mers, to merit a continuance Of the same. He
promises that his table shall at all times be sup
piled with the best that The country can afford;
and that particular attention shall be givento his
Stables.
His prices are as follows:
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THE UNION.
Literary Notice.

MaHsaifr United States Consu; embracing their Rights
Dntiss, Liabiitiss amd Emsosmsafsi Nth the Lans and
Judicial Decisions eomcning them and Special Noidss
efths Basaess Of Shipmasis. Ssamen, and others. Wih
Consuis BY J. SIDNEY HEssHAw i6mo., PIP. S2. j,
G. Riker, New York. publisher.
We have carefully examined this little treatise and
find in il succinct but elaborate view OF the rights du-
ties &C., of the class OF officers for whose use it is de-
signed 1t is evident from the numerous notes and refer
with which the book abounds that the author has
taken especial pains to make his work accurate and re-
liable. The appendix contains the legislation OF the
United States in relation the duties OF consuls forms
tables and OF interesting and valuable matter
relating TO the consular systems Of this and other coun
tries The importance and the intrinsic merits OF the
work, think, would have justified little more ex-
pense the part Of the publisher in getting il out is
however neatly and accurately printed II is for sale by
Franck Taylor OF this city
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To the Editors.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6, ls40.
My letters have produced quite futtering among
Lewis Co. and they blame the Rough and Ready com
mtee for letting the cat out OF the bag Monday, the first
OF the month"; being pay day, the Rough and Ready
mtee, with McMichael OF the North American, their
chairman, were in waiting at the custom house. TO make
the small fry, such measues. inspectors, and scdten,
fork over their carry the amalgama.
ton. Some mp 10 their work others tried hard TO
come the norm fence Little M. was not TO be thrown
in the shade that way, il he did conrve to throw Old
lack when passing city the steamboat State Rights
You heard the wing presses, before the election,
all the country, uerng all sorts OF stories Of gov
eminent officers interfering elections But what think
you Of this great reform administration when, from Col
lecior Lewis down TO the mental officer under him. all
taxed TO carry the wing ticket in this city and county
shall ev S condemned One &c Of the Inspector. COM
planned Of the heavy tax put upon them that they
had only been in Office few months yet the collector
had taxed the msasarers and ssoge U each in
$40. This contribution they were told was for State
purposes; and besides this, they must contribute to
POSTMASTER White with Ii. clerks Can President who
told the people there were such fragrant abuses in the
democratic party, keep his eyes closed to the corpdons
9e re nis 70
days since, and stops at the Washington House. The
wings teeeraphed Tor him. to try to humbug the natives,
be op 81 s Sa.s
betray his party They know how he sold himself to
Lewis in regard to the colectoshp He had the impu
dence 10 cal meeting OF ms friends IN Southwark but
il was slim affair, made up Of Lewis White, Sloanaker,
Ashmead and the custom. house and post Office officials
| Things look well for Col Gamble as canal commits.
sioner He will beat the wing Fuller and the nativst
Klesver, Notwithstanding Governor Johnston impores
the natives to 20 for Fuller Nothing has been left IN.
done on the part Of the officers Of the general and State
governments TO carry Mr. Fuller The peoples move
ment in the city gaining strength the election day
approaches. The wings are using every s,raagem to
keep themselves in power The wire.pullers, such
city tar collectors and the clerk Of waiting committee
are handing paper around to get wings TO sign pedging
themselves TO vote for Gilpin and the wing councils
This looks az IL they pretty well alarmed and on
Tuesday night at IL they will know their fate Judge
Jones will run above bis ticket considerably, but he and
W. = ''''' PLEBEIAN.
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From the New Orleans Crescent, October -
The Round Ialanders.

The men lately assembled at Round Island have begun
to dispense About fifty of them came over on the Ore
gon yesterday; the two hundred and upwards who
left the island may be expected in town to-day or to-
morrow The expedition then, matter what its desti
naon appears to have failed but the failure has not
been owing TO the conduct of those intrusted with its
management at New Orleans The men who were en-
camped at Round Island must blame the northern
agents. rather than the leaders here for the suffer.
ings they have experienced and the prIvaions they
have endured II is clear that the northern wing of the
expedition too tardy in its movements; and that the
whole undertaking would have been successfully if New
Orleans alone had been depended for the furnishing
OF men and the supply of TO carry out the objects
of the expedition Had il not been for the hardness OF
the northern expedhoners, the New Orleans band would
have sailed before public attention directed TO them,
and long ere the Presidents proclamation was issued
They would certainly have embarked before the United
States vessels appeared of Round Island,
The object OF the expedition is involved in as much
doubt ever Public opinion sens TO have settled down
on the idea that the enterprise was intended to aid the
patriots of Cuba We have already expressed our opn.
ion OF the questionable means the United States govern
took to check the enterprise and the arbitrary meas
about Round Island appear 10 US an infringement OF
constitutional right and statute regulations. We fear,
however, that il the United States government had
not nterered, the expedition would have been disastrous
that the leaders had miscacuated their and
estimated the value OF the assistance they were 10
receive from others. OF course, speak thus on the
superstition that the popular belief TO the intention OF
the Round Islanders is correct.
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seek TO violate Is the law that no one business can for
any great length Of time, pay greater profits than another
for as IL Is asceralned that business whether
protection, bornes, Of demand or any other
cause affords profits greater than any other capital will
be drawn from those less productive and invested In that
more producve, until increased competition and increased
supply has diminished prices and equalized profits.
The advantages, real imaginary afforded the iron
business by the tariff Of 1872 have led the Investment in
that business of large Of capital attracted from
less lucrative business and tbs erection OF seveniyhye
new furnaces in four in western Pennsylvania alone
And IL we not misnformed many OF these furnaces
would have been erected where they erected and
under the but for the forcing process OF
high protective tariff Many Of them, IL not mis-
taken built where both and coal scarce, and
The supply dependent the ability of the iron-maser 10
purchase, aud the disposition of the of the soil TO
sell. Such establishments only stand while bostered
up by exclusive privileges and when the inevitable opera
on OF the law regulating profits and reducing prices rem
der them longer profitable they down, and the tariff
OF 1886 is blamed with what is much the inevitable pen
atty OF tho violation of commercial laws, the burning OF
the hand Of the onmaster who should thrust IL into the
metal from his furnace would be the effect OF the
violation Of physical laws.
II is the part o. wise effects TO their causes
and, il they wish to remedy evils remove the Of
those evils and then they may look Tor the effect
is folly charge The tariff of 1915 what the result
of overproducion Let the tariff of 1912, still more
highly protective, be enacted, and seventy five fur
be added those already in western Pennsylvania
four years. and the depression must inevitably fol-
low unless the Congress that passed the tariff have
TO the demand TO keep pace with the supply The
dealers in the Schuylk region have discovered this
They laid the blame Of the depression Of the coal business
the tariff of 1885, last fall for political effect but, the po
litca end attained find them, after the election, at
tribuing the depression the cause-oyer prodnc-
tion-supply greater than the demand; and instead Of
camorng for the repeal Of the tariff Of 1876 and the
restoration Of the tariff of 1872 they wisely re'oved to
quiz digging until the stock hand was so far exhausted
the demand, and consequently the prices
The process is going in the cotton manufac
tire Capital being Withdrawn from other investments
be invested cotton mills, and will continue TO be with
rawn and invested until the equazing process has been
accomplished. and then, when excessive supply has
duced prices profits and dividends, we will have con-
venon Of cotton lords complaining that Whereas from 1917
they represent but three all have been
bt from 1850 to the time in which they utering their
complaints, ST.. :..
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TpE ytsHEHIEs-Tbe HALIFAX Colonist OF September 10Th
saws al is currently reported and generally believe
ghou city that the late conference held by the
delegate. of Canada New Brunswick, and Prince Edward
I.an IA with the executive council Of this province, the
proprety OF granting the United States an equal Partic
ration with our people in the fisheries upon our coast
was Rravely considered and finally determined upon 1
government measure"
This umor should il out TO be true, az il probably
is IN eonnerion with the question concerning the estab
shment OF reciprocity OF intercourse between the Uni
led States and the British northern possessions, Is per-
haps OF much real consequence as any fact in our for
egn intercourse that has come TO light since the com
mencement OF the administration OF President Taylor
NAT Infeiiigencer.
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our n.ltMsr. oorrs.psnasn,.

BALTIMORE. October 80 p. M
Civ eo1neii slsctio.Lif, OF tsn
Cas-Agyicuitgai fair Steamer Rspubiic.- The mar.
ksfs, &c. #f
in this city will take place tomorrow Each party have
their candidates out, and there is also number Of indie
pendent candidates As usual large majority Of the
ddates elect will be democrats, though but small
will be cast.
A telegraphic despatch from Philadelphia announces
that the election is progressing there with energy that is
altogether Unprecedented There is doubt OF the cleo
ton of the democratic candidate for sheriff Of the city and
county Lelan, the native and WING incumbent and
the independent candidate for mayor of the city is said 10
be running remarkably well.
learn that George N. Hickman ESQ., of this city, is
preparing for the press and will publish in the Of
lew months, work entitled 'The Life and Public Services
of General Lewis Cass" The work will form handsome
octave of several hundred pages and will embrace
numerous facts connected with the life and services Of
recently come in possession OF from authentic sources As
vet no full of this distinguished has been
published and there doubt that will be generally
sought after.
Tomorrow our agricultural fair commences II was an
nounced this morning. in the papers OF this city, that
General Taylor would be present but the silence Of the
Washington papers the subject has thrown doubt
the matter The affair, however, will be grand one,
and will eclipse everything of the kind witnessed in
this section OF country.
The steamship Republic arrived last night her
trip from Charleston, and Notwithstanding the heavy
of Saturday and Sunday, she made the passage in sixty
hours Her oscating engines have worked admiration
The MARKETS In the Baltimore market this morning
there sales of Howard -four Sales yeser.
day, after left the Market Of 400 barrels City Mills
49, and today 1000 barrels at price No change in
wheat sales 100 104 for good prime red, and
IO5 10 cents for white Sales yellow 63 81
cents and white 81 63 cens-very little in market. Oats
20 30 cents Sales of whiskey In barrels at 2Si cents
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demanded such is The impression In those quarters
where the dongs of the Roman Popes government are
narrowly scanned by all
Your readers have doubtless OF the dongs
OF the Peace Congress in session Paris They
seem to me have gone the wrong way work. They
ask the despois quietly and magnanmousy give up their
only hope Of longer ruling their standing armies The
ument used Is that nations not al present going 10
lightly TO crafty the caprices of monarchs all afford
sar pro rata and thus millions % labor and
uee growing taxation Of the people, 50 unable 70 bear
their present burdens.
They strike the wrong point Standing armies now
kept in pay by the monaches of the Old World not bv
way OF preparation against their neghbof Dat agaihst
their sab-c far dangerous to the purposes and
power OF every crowned family the continent than any
other family or power similarly situated.
IL the European world viii continue TO eat the triumph
OF republican Institutions, something else do away
with this habit OF keeping present. full two millions
Of the best description Of aborng from labor
tnal ito European labor Of E2OO per
This is the price-the actual prce-paid yearly by the
of Europe for the longer continuance Of their
ensavemen Since the of 1875 Enaapd has spent
from f5 100000 70 900 per for warke pur
poses and the standing army Of Francerepubl
can Francois 900 The army Of France in 1918 but
5000 strong and under the odous government of
Charles X the expenses OF the kingdom were but half
great present The money spent by England for war
like purposes 1915, il thus applied would have dis
charged the whole debt But it has not been
applied and consequence, the English as well as the
French exchequer fast running into condition In which
may find it in her power 10 reialiate
things than either England France said OF her
temporary embarrassment, brought about, be II remem-
bered by ardent efforts for the improvement Of the
don OF her citizens while theirs would be the result Of
perseverng in the virtual enslavement OF the people long
after the expiration OF the times In which educated men
may be expected be kept ensaved otherwise than by
force of arms. W.
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From the N. o. Picsy une, Oct ..
--latest from Havana.


The United States soop- war Germantown arrived at
Havana on the 10th ult She was put in quarantine Tor
eight days.
On the sh ult. sergeant was garrotsd in the Punta
for numbering woman In the early part of the present
month several highway robbers to be disposed Of in
the same manner. There six seven oil these
bandu under examination at the end OF September, one
Of whom confessed that he had committed ten different
murders.
The Spanish squadron, consisting Of five or six
schooners and soops sailed from Havana about the mid
die OF September, with orders TO guard the southern
coast They will doubt prove amply sufficient to the
task is really amusing to the initiated, we are told,
to hear the public funconares and newspaper editors
talk OF the yalor and the enthusiasm OF the Spanish
troops To listen to them, one would believe that those
few fishing smacks were capable Of subduing the world
There at present buttwo vessels OF war about Cuba t
1S S sesehe brig Patricia and the steamer Congress-
rons Of cavalry, (militia The poor fellows, we have
been informed seemed quite 10th TO don the harness.
Several paid large sums to be excused A great many
vous The rest were ordered subsequently, 10 return
without pluckng single laurel from the wreath Of
fame
During this month, the standing army OF Cuba will be
reinforced it is expected by additional troops from Spain
Six thousand were, at last advices daily expected
When they do come, and Ronca gets the creoes well
what extent he will indulge his previous and sangunary
propenses The title OF Condo de Alcoy, they add, is
written in characters Of blood and often as the name
is mentioned in their hearing il call 10 mind other
feelings than those Of horror and detestation.
General Taylors proclamation and efforts to prevent the
sailing Of Lopezs expedition have obtained for him,
among the Jealous adherents of royalty in Cuba, I'M
bounded applause and it would not be surprising TO
the Queen OF Spain dub him "knigh of the Order Of
ISABEL la Catolica" He has, however, succeeded in
posponng the day OF Cuba's regeneration That day
will yet come for this island is destined to form another
star in our flag.
ton party is by no means nconsderable in point of
numbers some persons would fain make il believed.
The agators of this question consist not of the bbe
and degenerate Spaniads; they number in their ranks
men of learning, wealth, and influence; but the yran-
ny Of the Spanish government prevents bold and open
declaration of their sentiments. They need only nj
occasion to declare themselves such they They
do not we have been assured wish to the battles Of
their country fought by strangers All they ask is the
silent approval of the American government Can be
refused Them Nous uerrons.
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TEI.EaRApmo REPORTS FOR THE UNION.
Condition of the Markets,

Condition of the Markets.
New YoRk, October "a P. m.-Ths New York market
modify remain about The same stocks are mel Flour
e % S ss esa T as %als .
PHILADELPHIA, Oct Ga p. The stock market frmer
Treasury 6s ios loan III; Pena'yyanis 5's ssi
changed Sales Of red wheat a. los i07 cent. Yellow
Is 66 cents. Oats 50 Rye 60 cents Provisions
market remains @ sales ia Il cent. for the ar
upland Whiskey 27i cents in bbls.
arrival Of the steamer Empire City
New YORK. Oct sMThe steamship Empire City, which
She brings $3.50 $50 in gold dust and "a passengers
The United States steamer Edith i. appears was run
lost. She was bound Tor Barbary;
ae on bs ai aosns
The cholera has abated San Francisco and the gene
Sacramento The baque Paoli, from Baltimore arrived
safely san Francisco, in passage Of two hundred days
BALTIMORE. October 9.
We that the British barque st John, from Galway
Ireland struck on Grampus rocks on Sunday last and I'm
drowned and the and crew. and Ten aa Were
s %ss S Sa B.sis ashore .e on Monday
New ORLEANS, Oct. 9.
There is an active demand for cotton; already 250O
bales reported Sold Five steamboats, lying at the steam
boat landing were destroyed BY fire as. night. The fire
blowing. The Illinois caught then the Marsh
Ney then the North America; then The Aaron hart
Morris and America showed the fire COZ
menced, and saved uifing damage. Only Two
hulls are in sight !; the others are sunk.
The Falcon boat, built at Louisville, where
the owner insured for S20OO She arrived yesterday
morning. and had discharged nearly all her cargo The
Marshal Ney had taken in very valuable cargo, among
which thousand hogsheads OF Boat cargo
valued short of eighty thousand dollars The Ney
owned St Louis, and was believed to be insured
cargo produce portion was discharged IN the
afternoon but the remainder was burnt with the boat
The insurance Offices sustained but little loss Total
loss in freight about quarter Of million Of dollars
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have obtained Office; and, ioretod from the first,
hsy have thrown aside the mask which they before
he people, and revealed the features OF federalism. The
principles which imboded in the alien and sediton
avs oil John Adams have been osted the country, and
the advocates OF special privileges preparing renew
the struggle for bank charters for wssseial
fore ca upon the democratic party 70 rally under
cent banners In defence Of lis ancient principles, stand
firm in It's opposition 20 whig encroachments and the pres
emf dynasty will the fate il merits. We TO do
our duty; and whatever face the future may wear, we
mean oppose the administration Of General Taylor and
his cabal 10 the bitter end.
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This shows a majority OF 81 on joint ballot ior The
vbigs There is STILL however, two vacancies in the
Senae-one in Anne Arundel, and the other in Caroline
county. Oh ..- 81,
The members elect from Carroll county are Messrs
bo, whig The members elect from 81 Marys county
are Messrs Morgan and Powden, wings, and Benjamin
~ ua,,,s democ raj - Bali Sun
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most intelligent correspondent from Mississippi says
in letter which reached by last evenings southern
NALL
81 think will return four democrasi Congress from
Mississippi"
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MARYLAND ELECTION RErURNs.-The full returns OF
the election for members OF the House OF DELEGATES show
a net democratic gain OF ten members The following
will be The position Of parties in the next legisature
Wbi0s Democrats
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF Mechanical philosophy, com
pisins mechanics hydrodynsnics, pneumsuc sound light
~ hy Peter Barlow John Herschei One qusro
ume, very numerous enpsviass; London, 1919 80 - 800
Oc6 rhhNSn ihthVn-
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IEyKs' new Compre hensiv Commentary ON the BE
be containing authorized version with marginal
references Matthew Heny Commentary the practical ob-ery.
lions Thomas Scott notes rom Scott bod
bridge Gill; Adam got, and many other writers on the
tables and enravnr Of scripture
scenes, manners CUSTOMS antiquities &C, Of me
sncients.
A single copy for sale by n
n, m publs,ers.
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Nv x @. A a. ,. DYER, A.cslon.er..

VALUABLE PROPERTY At AUCTI0Ns-Two three story brick
house,, situated, street, near the West MARKET me
street. north the viii be offered
public ae the highest bidder accommodating terms on me
h proximo improved portion OF the city lead
ne Of the Chesapeake and oho
neshbehood of several OF e residences
OF foreign legations viii be given private sale any
time previous desiring will lose an oppnne al
Ssn,age N they fail 10 appy JOSEPH BoULANcER,
s = - ~ q, 18th street.
nc, io-sd E.C.kG p. DYER, Auchoneers
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- FOR RENT, that large and ecnnseaie.s awes-
ND 49,. ,s erected of Twentieth street west and
~ &C., ON the dr large psriorr and large
49,. go Vim butier's and pantry. On the second floor
with dressing and The bath and
s 1m are supplied and cold water Marble msntes
chamber above In the back build
me- be cooking rang and Forcing pump supplied
so isfre cen. large and fur
s"s 70 heat the building There also small conservatory adj
coming one Of The parors Apply 20 /. - .v..,
oct lo-eodiflw I7th street, Navy Department.
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The Next Congress.

We have submitted the summary of the next Congress-
it appeared in the New York Herald, to gentleman in
this city who keeps the of these things better than
we do He has corrected the OF some Of the men,
bers, and lay before readers the corrected
summary . ."
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PRONTENAC, q Metrfcsl Romance, BY Alfred D.
IL street, volume
Evenings woodiawn, by Mrs. Elet, ] volume
Tuppers Provebsi Philosophy, illustrated edition, volume
The Litie Savage, by Captain Msnyar, volume
Pendennis, by "Thac kersy, y part
The Cations, by Bulwer, part2
Chalmers Postfumous Works, volume y -. -
Oct fRANCk TAfLoh.