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stoves, stoves, stoves, and CRATES.
HAVE The largest and bes assorted stock Of
CRATES been offered citizens Of Washington
eighteen years. OF an sxes and kinds NY nrsos
that give minute detail Of them would Be us>pas
upon the readers patience s.sN 1f Et
for cumbeand and hard coal and vsroa.
wood. Please call and examine them
ell purchasers small centsys have on hand
supply the galvanized portable furnaces for heating dwelling
Offices which prepared D
shortest notice Aso, Beebces cooking nnse. e csleb
Goncl hot air Cor heating sors and chan
above by introducing the external air. - " .s1
Ihave addon rsove, received, ho'
Of the improved Hathaway, Buck ~
tight cooking will warrant them 10 bake well TOP and
and satisfaction have the q
o the OF the shove cooking In this marie
should give satisfaction, he rvsuned, and
refunded None unless huted the bottom Of
bake oven, and the word Efna ON the front plate.
received with the above bandsoms parlor stow
called the Ben Franklin fer wood coal Pies
80 '"' - 4. q. WOODWARD,
Penn. avenue, between iosh and iish srree's
Oct 2-eod6wn
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r
uEDHERsr HEARD, from New York, practical hair curer.
s s.% Ss, =. nS
TO inform the er ms and strangers o. angon Una, the, have
BIZ Mr. Gibbs, where they solicit The patronage Of discerning
A. they feel confident, many years. .rpe
ey New York in that branch Of
the WIS and ar. on e premises that
have fitted his head one made In t~enour
splendid r.vss shirts unss.hir.,
sss ,.s beautiful s,s Toni. \. s
w. W" -" ''''' anu '''' 'a' RICHARD MEDHURsT
Dec s--eo0wif JOSEPH HEARD.
IAMEs Z. EDWARDS, lat. comm,..iensr OF Pen-
the transaction Of business the seat Of government ne has
n sss s% the seci,o eaes they
the departments before the Board Of Commissioners under the
Rssr.nse. may mad. 20 member. the last or present
o5-Leuer', postpaid, addressed TO ;.,,,. ..,
Agents washington city, c. viii be promptly attended TO-
III AsHINGToN Central Acsdemy,-The subscribers con
and loh oid Medical corss and win hereafter the
so spacious building win Cor ei
- - ''''' JAMES NoyasE,
s.v~-~-s~ JOSEPH = MOUSSE
COCO MATTIScs.-Ju. supply the .eov.
Dec sNscsaf
RENERilss OF n Bneheior, or q Book nj tho Heart :
Reforms and Refoucrs Of Great Britain and ireland by IT. D.
Stanton.
Mion's Paradise Lost; with by Professor boyd.
This day received for sale by 900
TAYLOR 4 MAURY,
Dec7 booksellers, sh
FURNISHED ROOHs-Two rooms witlou, board,
IN gsnteei private family street, be had immed-
- - DYER MCGUIRE,
Dec SIT Corner % 10th street and Penn. avenue.
gODEy,s Lsdy's Book for January, 1851.
NJ Grahans Magazine for Jar
FGsaic al
g TAYLOR b MAURY,s
DecS bookstore, street
TUCK COMBS c.-ust received direct per last ,eamer
fashionable combs OF the
most recent style, IN shell and buffalo.
general Of fancy goods suitable psesenr boydsy
efBBss Fancy Store, Pennsylvania avenue between
10Th streets. Dec g. suf
MRs. wORTHINGTON prepared co accommodate
W boarers In street, 81 door II 18th souh
side She has rooms,
am. and would be pleased ALSO uke few day bosrders
FURNISHED HOUSE wANTED.-Any person DESTROYS Of
renting hrsne house, well furnished for the OF sir
mcnn location central obtain good and respectable tenant
s ~ ~ DYER y MCGUIRE,
lVe Auconeers and commission merchants
Dec s-d3t Corner 10Th 81. and Pennsyvsna avenue.
A SMALL family or mess OF bosraers rent q neat
10 JOHN T. WIKI,
Dece-u' AZ the Capitol.
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Old Soldiers, and those Of service
RIcHARD POLLARD proposes obtain for lam
under the late law Of Congress- He will be moderate in hi
charges for such service viz er cent estimating m
government minimum prce-Si IS per
regular the
England may Recommendation Of employ
his brother soldiers their who enne
TO bounty land. w.
addressed him. paid, will with
entioa His Office Warren, Abemarle county, Virginia
Nov i7-law4w
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IOHN w. BADEN 4 BROTHER, Pennsylvania ave-
opened small assortment Of the
following very superior goods, viz
Very fine English Damascus owlng pieces
beautiful of ladies' pistols
Snaps patent sporting riae with Maynads primer, &c, &C.
Nov 1T--2aw4w
SINGLE and Double-barrel Fowling- pieces, xke.-J.
- w. BADEN BROTHER, hardware merchants, sign Of the
golden Pennvana sixth have just
ccved late England inns assortment Of sporting
goods consisting part Of .#9..
Fine twist owing pieces prices ranging
from Sl3 10 S25.
Dron d sons patent safety and
Shot and bci Of English and French manufacture
Percussion caps wads wad primers, cleaning rods
gun Ac., kc
Dec I--2aw4w st t
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Odem Tickets and Shares and Cehchtes q Fackses
above splendid will receive the most prompt aienon
oca each drawing sent immediafey asr II
address ]. d @. MAURY, Agents,
u Nov IT, Alexandria, Virgin
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Report Of Professor D. BaeAe, Superintendent Of tie Uned
Survey the Secreary ths Tsasy containing
sailing directions for entering Columbia river Oregon
CoAsT SURVEY STATION,
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[oonnrsposDrscs or rHr nrpvsllo.I
BAIrmorr, May us p. m.

BALTIMORE, May H--5 p. m.
During the progress Of the fire last night quite
serious accident occurred to one of the firernen
whilst engaged in his duty. portion Of the front
wall Of Mr.. Burrett's cooper shop fell upon him,
striking him in the breast and the head, injur'
ing him severely but not dangerously also, whilst
the suction engine of the Howard company was
proceeding to the fire, one of it's members (name
not known) fell, and the wheels passing over his
head considerably injured him.
A meeting is to be held here on Wednesday eve-
ming next to appoint delegates to city convention
TO select delegates for this city to the Wing Guber
Material convention, which is to assemble at Fred
erick on the 9th of June next
Quite severe shower has just passed over the
city, accompanied with much thunder and light
ming. lamp post Holiday street, opposite the
Assembly rooms, was struck and shivercd in pieces
The atmosphere is fresh, and the streets cleanly
washed, much to the pleasure of the lady pedes-
TRANS.
Flour market is firm under the steamers news,
and sales of Howard street at So; some few hun
bred City Mills and Susquehanna at IS IL.
Receipts of wheat arelight nochange; prices firm
Corn steady; sales of white at Sc and yellow 81 a
So. Oats 40 to Al. Whisky 24s. In other matters
Of produce there is no change.
Stocks are firm; sales $4,000 Maryland Defer
red Skies at 1882; small sales Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Shares at ST. U. s. Skies of 1867 closed at
lls bid, ll9 Asked Maryland Skies l04. bid, l04s
asked.
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We know Of no better exemplification of the evils
of the free trade system, than that at present exhb
tied in Canada. There is tariff there to prevent
the admission OF foreign goods. The market is
constantly and fully supplied with English fabrics.
Manufactures have no encouragement, either from
the colonial powers or from Downing street itself.
The inhabitants all turn their exclusive atten-
ton 10 that most blissfu condition of all nations,
according TO anttarif ideas,) the raising Of pro-
visions and the cultivation of the soil. They can
be abundantly supplied with all that they want
from abroad, and that at the cheapest prices What
condition, then, could be blessed than theirs?
In what situation could they the more readily, ac-
cording to free-trade notions, accumulate property
and increase their power?
But what Is the facti These very causes have
made the Canadians, all Of them, producers; there
are not consumers near enough TO take this surplus
produce off their hands. An expensive distant
market is 10 be sought for. They are compelled 10
seek IL by the very necessity Of the case. That
market does not pay the cost Of raising and Of
transportation, and the poor Canadian sells his corn
at loss. IL il wonderful then that he blnmes the
policy under which he Is placed Is il wonderful
that he seeks for other lands where the provisions
that he raises will be brought TO market nearer and
cheaper Alter the whole policy of the manage
ment of Canada introduce a tariff Of protection
encourage the erection Of those manufactures that
the Canadian needs let some Of the present inhabi-
tants be employed about something that win remu.
nerste beside the raising Of provisions, and inn
mense impulse would be given 10 every class in the
community. The agriculturst, sure of a market
near TO him, would be remunerated for his provi-
sions, ifhc paid higher for bis fabrics There
would be some object in raising food, when no dis
tant foreign market was to be sought for and when
an ample price was given by manufacturers at
home. All this would prove the truth Of the polit-
cal maxim, Bring ths the producer.
Hartford DAILY Cowanf.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND INsTRUC
TIONa TO POSTMASTERS.

AAONS HI FOS1mASIGNSs
yTNHE second steamship of Colns's Line, (the
i "Paciic,") having been inspected and accept
ed by the Secretary of the Navy into the service Of
the Government for the transportation of the United
States mails between New York and Liverpool no
tice is hereby given that the United States steam
packet "Pacifc" will be despatched from the port
Of New York on Saturday, the 25th of May, instant
Mails may be sent to New York for Great Brit
ain, the continent of Europe, and other foreign
countries beyond the United Kingdom, to be con-
veyed by said packet under the postal treaty en-
tered into between the two countries.
Postmasters are reminded that letters and papers
to Great Britain and to countries beyond it, can be
sent by this line of steamers in the same manner
as by the Cunard line, with this difference, that
besides the five cents single rate which must be
prepaid on letters for countries beyond Great Brit
ain on account Of the American inland postage,
there must also be prepaid the postage of six
teen cents the single rate The postage to be col
lected of the person addressed in the foreign coun
try will be sixteen cents less in consequence of the
prepayment Of that amount here. These letters are
therefore subject to twenty cents postage, the
single rate.
Newspapers to countries beyond Great Britain,
four cents-to Great Britain, two cents-to be pre-
paid. J. COLLAMER,
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT
May II, 1850. May 1876
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From the Boston Transcript, May 18th.
Mrs. OsRood's last Poem.

We publish below the last lines of the departed
poetess, Frances Sargent Osgood, who died in New
York last Sunday, and whose mortal remains will
be carried TO their resting place this afternoon from
the house of her brother, in Washington street,
above Dover, at the moment when this last touch
ing effusion, the swans dying song, will first meet
the eyes of most Of the readers of the Transcript
II will be seen from this brief but beautiful poem
Osgood had full premonition of her approaching
end. She was well aware that she would not live
to the roses of June Her presentiment has been
fulfilled. She the white and crimson blossoms
and the green buds of the young spring, but not its
fruits and flowers. She well knew, however, that
they would come forth in their season, though her
mortal senses might be sealed to their hucs and
their fragrance; and she was equally assured that
there was life within the husk of our animal or
ganization which would bloom impershabe when
this faith she welcomed "death,s gracious angelo
with serenity and child like trust Long will her
many friends lament her carly departure, and feel
how BLESSINGS brighten as they take their leave''
and that,
"When such friends part,
IT'S the survivor dies!''
The lines which follow were addressed to Ca
lovely young girl who came evening TO amuse
her by making paper flowers and teaching her to
make them You know how much she loved the
beautiful"
You've woven roses round my way
And gladdened all my being;
How much thank you none can say
Save only the All-seeing.
May He who gave this lovely gift,
This love of lovely doings,
Be with you wheresoe'er you GO,
In ev'ry hopes pursuings!
Pm going thro' the Eternal gates
Ere June's sweet roses blow
Deaths lovely Angel leads me there
And 1t 10 sweet to go.
MAY7, 1850.
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Burying alive.

The following, from the Boston Eyening Tran
script of the lath Instant has just occurred to
notice, and may well be hereunto appended
PREMATURE BURIALs.-Mr. EDITOR: In the 93d
number Of his Dealings with the Dead, the Sexton
of the Old School relates several instances of pre-
mature intermens. The writer Of this ia acquaint-
ed with gentleman who once narrowly escaped a
fate than which it is past the mind of man to con-
ceve one more horrible He was then in New Or
leans, at time when the yellow fever was raging,
and among others he was stricken down with that
terrible disorder. After several days illness, in
which the disease utterly bafed the skill Of the at
tending physicians, his case declared hope
lees At last life became apparently extinct,
and he was announced dead. Preparations were
made for the funeral, friends notified the cof
fin was procured, the body placed in it, and mill
tary company, Of which the gentleman had been a
member, was drawn up at the door, prepared to
perform the 'last honors in true military style.
But, just at the moment when the lid of the coffin
was about being closed the body exhibited signs of
life; the trance over, and the house of mourn
ing became house of rejoicing. The military
company, instead of marching off to the music of a
melancholy dirge, were exhiarated with the melo-
dy Of Yankee Doodle 1t was never known, for a
certainty, what became of the cartridges furnished
for the voley the grave but il is probable they
were put to some useful purpose.
"The gentleman above alluded to is now con-
ductor on one of the railroads running from this
city, and he is at present, and has been since
his recovery from the fever, hale and hearty as
most men of the present generation. F.'
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CANhDA.--The sessions OF the Parliament we're
opened at Toronto, Canada West, the I4th inst,
by Lord Egn, the governor general. In his speech,
which told by correspondent OF the Irtbr,ns
was delivered both in French and English, be stated
that Canadian securities have risen in England;
that reciprocal trade with the United States is de-
laycd; that cheap and uniform rates of postage are
required; that the assembly should be more numer-
ously constituted than II now is that public feeling
is becoming moro and more opposed to capital pun
ishmcnt; that the chancery practice OF Canada is
improved; that improved assessment and jury laws,
and cheaper courts Of justice are required, &c. He
believes annexation is unpopular in Canada, and
will mark with the royal Interpretation annexs-
tionists holding office, sc.
There were sixty members Of the assembly pres
emit, and forty absent In the Legislative chamber,
notices given Of bills TO abolish the law Of pr
mogeniture; TO substitute for the council elective
senate; 20 abolish the court Of chancery to forbid
the prescription OF crown lawyers on political
grounds; 10 repeal the usury laws; and 10 abolish
the endowment Of clergy.
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"Maid Of aiken, ere we part,

DIscoNTEST.-Some Of the foreign journals ex-
prcss great surprise at the discomfort existing in
the United States, among people 30 happy, 80
free, and so prosperous, and the same surprise is
not " a stranger" here at home. But, then, " who
are 30 Disconnected those who have no real evil
70 complain Off" Think of that, Master Brooke,
on the other side Of the big waters, and bring In
your philosophy 10 solve the enigma, why the hap
piest country in the world seems 10 be the most
miserable. Never mistake outcries for misfortune.
" The growlers" are always the most noisy. The
petted and pampered brat Is always in roar and
the hardest TO please. II you have no misery Of
your own you run after that Of other people, or
create il for yourself out Of your interest," passions,
or Imagination. The only monarch OF the house Of
Stuart, in England, who not a tyrant was a
hbertine-we mean Charles the Secondhand the
people joined in the rou the revel, and the dance,
10 prove that they were not the same gloomy
{" roundhcads" that sung hymns 10 God AZ The pre-
ludc 20 slaughter on the field Of battle. In an era
Of national affection the people concentrate their
energies TO escape from the evils that press them
down, in the French revolution Of 1880, and that
of our country in l776; but when prosperous and
full Of enjoyment, they become eneryated and re-
laxed, and fancy evils that have real existence,
or which partisan selhshness magnihes into formi-
dable aggression 10 crafty some sinister and un-
holy passion.
But the GROWERS are more formidable 10 the car
than the eye; and though their "sound and fury
may signal mischief, yet they only rouse aPPre.
hension 10 draw their fangs and reduce them 10
powerless imbccility. Where the balot-box is al
ways IN view az the means Of attaining power,
project and counter project will naturally obtain.
The more keen the competition between rivals, the
greater the impending dangers Of the country,
even should none threaten H. "a crisis" u always
the concomitant OF an election. tmustbe feigned,
IL must be made; and the effort 20 counterfeit
may sometimes eventuate in the reality. This,
however, IL Il IL common in France and the coun-
tries Of the old world, seldom occurs in the United
States Our revolutions all on paper, at ballot
boxes, or in the press or on the floor OF Congress
with lung gunpowder, and marshal in partisan
array legions Of free voters Three cheers and VIC
toryi There are no killed or wounded. The cleo
ton is over, and all IL quiet again. AND 30 IL will
be sgain and again, while we have presidency TO
fill, and many candidates struggling for the glory
Of the prize. On paper and in Congress, the Union
dissolved in S2l'2 but il is still az vigorous
ever, and is destined 10 survive every criss" that
prccedes a presidential election Exchange paper.
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BOOKS FROM LONDON.
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Lindo's History of the Jews Of Spain and Portu-
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Foxs Speeches. ] largevol
Sheridan's Speeches. vols.
Curran's Speeches ] vol.
Ritters Ancient Philosophy 3vos.
The London Stage, 4-vos. octave, closely print
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Partington's British Cyclopedia of the Arts and
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Franciss Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and
Manufactures. l VOL; with eleven hundred en-
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CONTENTS.
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2. Thompson's Irish Birds. Spectator.
,. Trial and Punishment In Cafornia.--N. Y.
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4. Anecdo,e OF the Federal Conventional For the
Living Age.
5. Life and Trials Of the Duke Of Rent.--spec-
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8. Iingard's History Of England. Eraminer.
Z. Story ola Family-Concluded. - Shaps's Mag
azins
$. Thomas Carlyle and John Howard. Fraso's
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9. Letters from Jamaica, No. WIN. Y. Bee
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10. Cuba and the Cubans. Tribune.
III. Slavery and the Tarif-The Erfurt Parlia-
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useful II contains, indeed, the exposition only Of
the current literature of the English language, but
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New ORLEANS, May l6
Cotton market is firm, with sales yesterday of
1900 bales. The freights on cotton TO Liverpool
have slightly improved
The telegraph so far to-day reports cotton, bread
stuffs, aud grain firm, with slight tendency up
wards.
New ORLEASs, May Ia.
We have very stormy weather, and much rain
has fallen. There are serious apprensions of great
damage by the rise in the river.
The cotton market is quet-sales Of only 800
bales at full prices.
Rice is selling at 81 81 cts per h., and the stock
increasing.
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NORTH CApoLINA.-we have been gratiied To
meet with the following short sketch Of the town OF
Newbcrn, in this State II Is copied from the Spirit
Of The Age.
During recent visit 10 this ancient town, (it
being our hrst,) we were struck with its CONNER
csl Importance and facilities. II occurred TO US
that there is State in the Union possessed Of so
advantageous an outlet 10 the ocean but what would
have been improved and benefited by it's adyan-
taees more than has North Carolina. Within a
very short distance of one Of the best habors the
Atlantic coast capable Of admitting the largest class
vessels, instead OF being In dilapidated and down
hill condition, las IL considerable portion OF New
bern,) IL In any other State, IL would be Of
the most thrifty, enterprising, and busy CONNER
cial marts in the country. We were led mentally
10 inquire, why IL ths' We felt satisfied from the
active signs OF industry and energy TO be seen in
almost every portion Of the town, that Il did not
originate from any lethargy the part of the citi
zens Of Newborn tbemsclves-for in every direction
could be seen the dark, curling smoke Of the steam
engine, untiringly engaged in various departments
OF industry; and the steamboats, and other vessels
at her wbsrves evinced that enterprise and capital
were at hand, II only an opportunity was afforded
for its employment.
The true cause of this state Of things can only
be traced 10 the fact that the rich and fertile por
tons of middle and western North Carolina have
facilities through which they get their valu
able products 10 seaport towns. And without
ventoring on this subject, think we can safely
say that when the Central railroad shall be built
and continued 10 Newborn, (as IL doubtless will
and should bc,) North Carolina will have n market
town inferior TO but few in the southern States.
"Newbern is much more handsome place than
we bad expected TO find II. The splendid shade
trees which completely shield its side walks from
the rays Of the sun are not among lie smallest at
trsctions-the luscious fish and oysters upon which
we feasted, done up as Charlotte knows 90 we'll
how, and the uniform kindness received at the
hands Of its citizens, inspired US with n sincere
hope that though this was our first visit 10 New
bern, ID may not be last"