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FRENCH CHINA.
u. G. e. ID. HAvILAND,

No - JOINS STREET,
IMPORTERS OF PORCELAIN, are receiving goods In
usual assortment, among which are: "
1906 go P p.t' sets sse Some very rich ..
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500 pairs Rich Coifees 90 s'.'
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ROCK, SWAN & INGLIS,

RE constantly receiving
Il Appleton 40 inch brown Shseting; Carroll Al 30 90
Appleton 20 inch brown Shlngs Carroll 10 inch DO 10
hamilton ~ brown and beached Sheetings
Do l2I brown aud bleachsd Sh.ttnga
Do do do Shtetngn
DO brown, hlesehtd aud dyed Canton Flannsls
Do twied Shirting Stripes % and ~ nehi do red BOOK
ings
DO Series Cotton Rlonke,ngs, &c
Do Prints new and deeiipble styles
Suffolk brown blsached and blue Drillinss
Also, great variety Of Plaid Llpssys Cloaking., Cot
onadsF Apron Checks, Cnghams, &c &c, which they o.
fer for sale at No. 81 Pine street
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J. STOUVENEL s. CO.,
No. 90 Gold street and No. 3 John street
near Broad,cay,
New Ork,
KT MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALE and
I'VE RETAIL. DEALERS in
CHINA, GLASS;, AND Lamps.
for oil and lard.
Gas Fixtures Of every description, Solar and
Gas Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Girandoles,
Candelabras, &c.
Private houses, churches, and hotels, fitted up
with Gas, at great reduction in price, and all
articles warra nted.
A complete assortment Of the richestcut press.
ed, and plain Glass constantly on hand.
All the above articles made to order, and gil
kinds Of Glassware matched to any pattern.
Lamps altered and repaired.
Goods loaned to parties.
Oil at wholesale and retail.
New style Of Hall Lamps and Lanterns.
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pUnNIrUREi FuRNITUREi,

A T The Second Street CABINET WARERooslS, No, l5l
III South Second street,, MOUNT having a large and
splendid assortment ei fashionable and well made Furniture
on hand comprising rosewood teeatete Sofas walnut do;
mahogany do, with plush, satin, damask and fancy hair
cloth seangs and other eoseInFs plain solas o. Az price,
end paiterns French Arm Chairs, Lahtes Sewing Ghaa
Rocking do, Cenue and Pier Tabefi Sofa Tables Dssnsi
Pedestal Pier Tables; Extension Dining and Card Tables
dressing Bureaus; Wardrobes, with and without mirrors
mahogany high pos, Bedsteads; French do; cured maple
and cherry do and variety OF others seereiarys hook
cpsss marble Tops mahogany Washsands Hat RACKS
plsin and with mirrors; Ladies Work Tables Of rosewooo
and mahogany; rosewood walnut, birch and nahosaiy
eEarr with haircoth plush and damask seane hkeNisr
cane seat Chairs all patterns, with an extensive aasoit
lnent Of every article in our line OF business. , ,
Country Merchants and others are especially ibNeu 70
cali ard examine oar stock Of Furniture, every artce o.
which is manuiaetr by ourselves and VIII De apposea
rf on the reasonable terms. tf
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VALUABLE MEDICINE WINE.

p. v ALI hDLE M EDlCl1NL WIN 4.
MANUFACTURED from the combined virtues OF the Sar.
Ill sapoytta DaadeioH IrRa Cherry and several other
Exotic Plants whose wonderful curative properties al
together unknown except to the author Of
HASLEY'S FOREST WINE
IL Is well known TO good chemists that all vegetable SUBJ
as medicinal virtues Those opposite qualities which
lnsed together in every root plant and BLOSSOM remain
inseraabe in the extracts Obtained BY the usual method
OF boiling &c. rendering all medicines thus prepared inert
and in many cases either injurious or altogether useless
This accounts in great measure for the ineclency Of
many medicines In curing the diseases which they profess
his very dtren, with Hasleys Fsrsat Wine. by means
OF wonderful chemical apparatus invented for the express
purpose OF manufacturing this article the entire virtues
the most valuable combination of plants Is
obained pure and free from every property but those which
act In unity aud harmonic with the constitution the h,,
man frame. This renders the Fbresf Wine the
lent and truly valuable medicine In the world, both for Its
miraculous power of curing well ne delightful flavor
The Fbrest Vine IL most distinguished for Its great eff.
cary In reHeiF ieor1ont constitutions, and curing gene.
raj III health proceeding from Disorders complaints
Of the stomach Grsr heart aud Kidneys, including cosfire
ness, dyepsia, indigestion loss Of appetite and debitd
stores invalds OF this casa TO the robust strong
vigorous health il has also proved useful In restoring In
vods from lingering state aNer severe attacks Of sicknsss
Price Fl per bottle for sale al IIafley's General Depot
Conrtani f.. New York, and by the appointed agents
J. y, Callan, only agent. Washington City.
., NJ Itnthcuni, only agent, Georgetown.
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ltNdt's Patent Japan Blocking is about the best article
ot the kind We nnve The polish which IL npaIa 10
we hgs,stapftngs OF man IL brilliant and lasting We
have t1ed H. and II booo say all this in its behalf
tEreniag Bulletin, June 7.
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TUE NEW YORK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, BY
ine and Fire Risks undertho new te o. the NEW fokh
FIRE AND MARINE lASlhANCE COMPANY, having
mad a, III lo.s,s ID null oceasoned by the great fires oil
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surrl. a.i3fis ample security 10 all persons making Ma
e md Fire Insurance Riaks will be taken on as iayora
bls terms as other similar institutions application Al III.
see of The company No ~ Wall street tsdininns The
Courier j. Enquirer oihce.l
DIRECTORS.
Oliver IT, Jones Joseph n Lord
Samuel S, Howaud William Spencer
Samuel c. Harriet Jnhsl TERRELL ''.s
Horace Brooks George I.ovet ~.
John Clapp tons Vanderbilt
Walter r. Jonea Oscar Coles
Thomas ii Mills, Isaac n Seymour
Hamilton Biydenbureh Israel Corse
oliver n. Twsedy Josiah o. Law
Walter Il. Jones, jr John u. Andrew
Andrew A. Pilot j0hu Even
Abraham u. Davis Charles Minurn
iiorRto Siebhins.
% II, JONES President
II UspERmLi. Secretary. ...
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A Prime ay,lsls sf VANILLA BEANS on hand, and
~ sor sa,s CHARLES sToTT, Druggist,
serasT,sl ~ pysts Nat fNv
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TNDELIBIE rE, wllhou, preparation 20 per boz
i For sale by 4CHARLES STOTT,
Druggist and Apothteary
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Rsss wA5SE sauP ss', ;I;;: Fss r,
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Patent Backing, Mr., J. Wear, No so Chestnut street
has prepared Patent Liquid Hacking, which produces
beautiful Jet polish, and does inure The leather Those
who would have polished understanding should read the
enlightenment IN aliOther cOlnmI.l 81 Ga:etke. lLlu l.
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THE LEADING PERIODICAL. IN AMERlcl
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
FOR ls49.

FOR 1s49.
EDITED ny SARAH ]. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD,
AND l.. A. Cooley.
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EXTRACTS FROM NEwspApERs,

Pdlsrs Pabat Japan BiGckiHg is the Of an excel.
lent article; have u used, and highly recon-
iasnd IN d6leficop,, april u,
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READING FOR THE MILLION!

ADDRESS "MATTHEWS, STEVENS & Co,
No 1884 Washington street, Boston, Mass"
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Ipeuds Backing is Of the shining articles IN
The market --Spaif IF tie Times, April 2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-25

Is the choice of both Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Fish ;
he Is closely connected with Gov. Fish by mar
rsge, and has long been identified politically with
The fortunes Of Mr. Fillmore yet, 1t is apparent,
he Is not the avorie OF many Of their trends, and
cam OF but think that If they had selected some
other candidate, they would have found 1t far less
difficult 10 succeed. He belongs to that portion OF
The SId federal whig party, known here as the
gives preference to younger, holder, and more
energetic men. Even D. B. Barnard, with all his
hauteur, his afiectatlon, and Miss Nancysm,
would prove a stronger man than Collier. If the
opposition to Seward could unite upon Mark H.
Sibley, or Joshua Spencer, or even John Young,
they could triumph over Seward, Weed, and the
pipe-layers OF your city. But despair of beating
common sense into the stlfl-necked, conceited,
else than 10 learn that Thurow and little sorrel-
top have dlstanced them In the race.
In the contest for the new Senator, how COM
pIetey is the p:esent incumbent forgotten! How
lew stop TO look upon the growing dimness OF the
setting sun.
General Dix will return to the shades of retire
ment, with scarcely hope ever to emerge again
INTO public notice. He Is the last of the race; the
only remaining remnant OF the Albany regency !;
and from his want OF decision, his lack OF firm
ness, his tergiversauons upon the nomination of
General Cats, his suffering himself to be whipped
INTO the support OF the Van Buren, movement, and
his acceptance OF the Buffalo nomination, In con-
junction with Seth M. Gates, the wing abolitionist
his subsequent nomination by the anti-renters, his
weak, tlmid, undecided course in the Senate-all
combine TO leave him high and dry, beyond the
sympathy Of either section of the party neglected
and forgotten by both, because of his efforts to
serve and conciate both. Fortunately we know
the extent Of our loss in losing HIM; he Is just
seven by nine OF all those who in the day of the
old regency, governed the democratic party at the
capital, but one remalns-Edwn Croswell The
rect are all gone; Flagg now no longer plays the
Cerberus in the State Hall, to frlghten by his
hioeous irown the poor devil who holds claim
against the State. Butler no longer deplores the
want of "stat.d preaching" Marcy no longer
exhibits his patched honor to the people. Sam
Young no longer hurls his denunciatlens against
the banks, while monopohzing full share of the
stock. They are all gone Wright is gone Bar.
ker 10 gone Judge Bokee is gone; Little Vinegar
are gone. This has been sad year for regencies
and dynastes. Nicholas of Russia, and Ned
Croswell OF the argus, alone remain above the
wreck.
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Circuit Court.

BEFORE Judge Edwards
Jan. A.-Wiliiem II. Sacken Us. Jesse w. Benedict
aud Lester Wen-This action Of rcplsvin to
try title to quantity Of dry goods The plaintiff a.
eges that Westwas in the dry goods business and that
be- the plaintiff had given West his notes from time TO
time, to enable him to carry his business ssub-
sequenty to secure him those notes West exc
cuted to him mortgage Of the goods in suit bue me-
elected record it, West afterwards vent to Benedict
and procured from him q loan Of 400 or $500. on
assignment Of the same goods, having first IS II ap-
pears, asked West IL there was any lien or mourn
brapce on the goods West replied there was q mort
rage but did not whether it recorded or not
whereupon the plsntf alleges that Benedict sent to
the Office md finding that 1t not recorded, made
the shove stated and took the property into
his possession further appeared that Sac after
wards ned the mortgage to a mau named Coffee,
who was as the paint alleges the holder Of some Of
the notes for which it was given. when Coffee went
to take peefeeson Of the goods he found that Bene-
Diet bad them, ufor which he issued replevin, and
took sht back The def. ret up IT, first that the
mortgage lot being recorded is void against tho
signnent; aud secondly, that IL this defence falls
hem that the mortgage was frau iulent considers
ton beirg given for it, and that IL executed with
an intent 10 defrAud the creditors, whereas the as
signme executed for their benefit generally The
case lie adjourned TO this morning
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Police IntelIlpeuce

Arrest on Suspicion.-Four men, by the names o
James Miller, Owen McCabe, John Fitzgerald, and
Owen Rgey were arrested last night, assistant Cap
tain Cook and officer Carday suspicion of stealing
box OF books, valued at $3.50 belonging oolorsd
minister The property found in thu possession Of
the accused parties. The msgs trate detained them
for further hearing
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-25

OF 81 the Salt Lshs vii sstsnp, BY force to hold the
sssiy found riches TO thsmsslvss"
IRON the Saad~ich Island News Aug al
~ TIE arrival Of the Sabiss, fourteen days from
ssn lr.ne.seo % have rsesi'sd further sdvcss nom
Letters have Ss.s received lfsom r.nti.usn Of tn.
hixbsst r.spsesAsility roe In CALIFORNIA; which state
That an sxtsnt 81 tsrrtsry, amounting to some hun
s1,,s. nss J. , sS.a 10 n
any ysrt 81 the vorld. The further they penssrats
sto IN. Interior N. richer they Cad the soil in the
there EXISTS 10 so@s part Of IN. soantry mountain
~ sce ana The naDsr~us particles nov found scatter
IN. sssrsmsslo. ar. osiy s.hisss nom IL.
ops sen,l.nsa states that Indians brins In Jumps
weighing hsf . pound ssss MT sinclair, With his
The sxeitsmsnt shieh tbsse sccousts create In our
VILLAGE 10 great snd everybody ispsekiBs mp for Cali
psnbsr 81 pss.-sssrs Ths sis saphsmis also takes
en- orssbinss company The MARY Francis also took
sneshsr company, snd several mere preparing to
o. old residents o. the islands and Of steady
haets Insy 90 vet prepared ~ith mining iupls
One lstsr me ntioss the nance o. four ov ave you
me- sho isn honolulu some ava and sx months ago
vthost dollar IN their posssssoa. Who worth
fev months ego s their ships 9TH scarcely saci-
clothing 10 hide their psksansss can nos count
tns teoessnds VI Dorado hes ct last In reality been
[Fron the same Aug 81
Since tho soid discoveries IN CALIFORNIA;, sixty nine
pssports have been granted Nearly many more
have gone from this port In espscitiss not rslur
passports Probably not less than l2s havs isr the
slsnds up TO thus aase, aud large number more win
60
The excitsment oeesssossd BY the disoov.ry Of the
rich mines In Cslifor nia Oil great farasnee
over the future dsstny a. these islsads That In.
rusnce must, Of course BE- either Injurious OF ben.n
eisl, according a. ~ affects tue commercial Asd
business Of the islands from present
are inclined think that bss ssss here .in r.esv.
check for time although In the end ell ~sy turn out
lFrom thu same, sept
The Royal Dsnish Consal aud Consul Of Hamburg,
T., A. Su~erkrop, ksq smbArks this day for Cafor.
nia In the Hawaiian schooner Jaliap aud VIII probs-
bly, be abee nc for Q rev months.
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Supreme Go urt.

Present Justices Jones' Hurlbot and Edmouds1
Jan "a The calendar was called a. high ~ No.
ITO No s. was taken up and hssrd Judgment re-
served
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THE EMIGRATION TO Ell DORADO.
The Accounts from the Gold Region,
&c. sc. DC.

There are now up in this port, for California d.
rect, and tor Chagres and Vera Cruz, with emf
grants for the gold regions, the following number
Of vessels =
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-01

The late congressional election in Rhode Island. an
nouneed in teegaphc dispatches resulted in favor
OF MIR Dixon the wing candidate and the defeat of the
Hon. Benjamin B. Thursion the late member. We had
expected this result inasmuch the wings have always
had large majority in that district and Mr. Thurstons
election at the time, regarded Of the lucky
accidents OF politics We believe he had but very little
confidence in his reelection Now. il seems. by
mendous rally. and copious expenditure Of money by
the manufacturing monopoiss Of that Sate the wings
have succeeded in recapturng OF their stronghods
and thereat the whole wing press throughout the Union
raise shout OF triumph II is the only crumb Of
fort they have had since the installation Of the present
dynasty
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For the Union.

Mesrs. EDrroRs: BY a notice in the lniegencer OF
yesterday morning, IL seems that "Mr. Thomas c. Ma
gruder has been appointed by the collector OF the District
with the Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, col
lecior and inspector OF the customs for the port OF Wash
ington, 10 the place Of Jsmes Totcls" Ii would appear
that the appointment OF deputy collector recently made
BY H. Addison, collector OF customs for the district OF
Georgetown, ID. C.. for the Pon OF Washington, has
been withheld from the public by the Inelgencer Now
why is this, Mr. George Mathngly, steamboat sreni.
appointed the 18th OF August isss. appears BY
Official from the collector OF the date. and Of
hciaed in that capacity up to the 27ih. Therefore.
Thomas C. Magruder. appears BY the noce referred to-
should be in the place OF George hauingy, who held
the Office nine days, and not 'of James fowls" II IL
little thai the article should have been drawn up
IN such Are the wings ashamed OF their own
work far Interpretation OF this movement is that
everybody believes that Mr. Addison has been guilty
gross violation OF the revenue Law in appointing Mr.
Matngly. besides great breach Of honor with HI.
friends TAR
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B.rrrxorr, Aug. 81

BsLrrnorx Aug. as pm.
The rsafhr Trip 10 tho Fon.-Sisg~ay iacids.f al Sol
las' Pos.f.-Dvar-efso~ Of Fs.-Ths R<y affair.
The weather siin continues chengeable, though very
warm brisk sn OF rain since o'clock. however, ha.
cooled the atmosphere considerably and given hopes
cabbages
The steamer Columbia has gone down the bsy TIN,
afternoon, having board the commissioned military Of
f,eu Of this city, intending stop Fort McfienU
board the United States officers that station.
whom splendid entertainment IL 10 be given board
lt ia intended for many hospiiabe rccep-
lions given the fort TO the military Of this city.
Qate singular incident occurred yesterday Sellers
Point. nine miles below the city. where the
works erected preparatory the erection Of fort
he aaf, Capt Foster. OF the United STAT engine "a ha
been engaged 5or time in fruess rfou obtain
<ater and an well has been bored considers
bile depth. Recently well also dug the depth Of 81
without obtaining water but Tuesday last. vhils
OF the wokmen engaged Al the bottom striking
his pick the earth, sream Of eushed through
with immense force and by the he was raised 10 the
Top, the had also raised nearly fifty The well
has been half filed with sand by Capt Foster and n
is hoped viii yield good drinking wafer when finished
The wing city convention night nominated fo-
lowing tickle, for die Legislature Robt C. Barry Daniel
Dale, John waichman. Captain John Eager Howard and
John Coulson.
For days past there has been immense desruc-
ton OF ish In basin in front Of the city, which
ibucd by approaching Sickness but IL has been
discovered by Board Of Health be caused by the dis
charge Of acids from the chemical fscto Federal Hin
The return Of Rey New Orleans tends somewhat
quiet the uneasnc>s felt North the umsse
suit Of the high handed outrage committed by the mnion,
Of the Captain General New 0rleans There gres
snriety, however,, 10 hear the mans own story.