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MAIL RoBBER AT LARGE.-Mr Meredith, Uni
ted States Marshal for the Indiana District, offers
a reward Of 5000 for the arrest, and delivery at
indianapolis, of Edward Graham, charged with the
robbery of the mail. lie escaped from Jail on the
night OF the It'll inst, and is supposed TO have gone
South.
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[Boston Post, 30M ult.

MARYLAND GuBERNAToRIAL RETURNs.-The fol-
lowing official table of the returns of the governors
election IN the years 1874 and 1917, will be found
very convenient at the present time by those spec
ulating as to the probable result of the approach
ing contest.-RnIt Sun
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uARpERs' NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Il II lot OCtODtr.
Frank Fairlegh, or Scenes in the Life of Pri-
vate Pupil; by the author of Lewis Arundel"
Illustrated by Cruikshank.
Vol of the Mysteries of the Court OF London
by G. w NJ. Reynolds.
Just published, and this day received. For sale
by TAYLOR s. MAURY,
Oct2 booksellers near 9th ct.
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NALL STYLES

NALL sTyLEs-Ncw styles Of fall dress goods
Il for ladios. just opened. Plain and figured
Slks and satin,, all wool Satin dc LANES, sold
colors; Merinos, Alpacas, Psramotos, and Cash,
rnercs all grades and colOrs, with Moussencs dc
Iainc from ~ cents 20 : 1. Iwould call partcu-
lar attention 10 my stock Vt prints, which equal
that have ever been brought to this market. The
whole Of which will be sold at the very lowest
price,. for cash only. G.. VIM. VERIFY,
Pennsylvania avenue, between 7th and sth sts.
Scpt 1S-dlV
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R,si.l sSs, Once D6 o,irSe' + Isso.
Amount outstanding Of the several
issues prior TO 22d July, 1910, a.
per records Of this Office. ....... SlSg,I s9 81
Amount outstanding of the issue Of
22d July, 1916, ~ per records Of
ths ohicc.................... 26,sOO 90
Amount outstanding of the issue Of
18th January lsi5, as per records
Of ibis office. Observation-Disclosures. 10000 %
S266,gs9 81
Deduct cancelled notes in hands Of
the accounting officers Of the scy.
cral Issues PRIOR 70 22d July, 1876. $50 %
S266. $50 81
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Mn. SKIDMoRE, at six o'clock last evening still
fingered, and without hope Of recovery. Drs. Ban
chard, Stone, and May constant and exceed
ingly kind in their attention to him.
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One Hundred Thousand Dollars Appropri-
ated 20 extend the Capitol.

We correct an inadvertent paragraph by
stating that the House did concur in the SEN
ate's amendment making an appropriation for
this important purpose. The amount, however,
was reduced from 100000 to 100000.
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no PARENrs.-A lady Of Boston, Massachu

Two PARESrs--A lady Of Boston, Massachu-
a setts, wishing 10 engage a. instructress in
family, (.ooth of New York; would attend to pu7
pis' studies in the English and French languages,
drawing, painting. and music To parents who
may please 10 make known to her ~hatever theJ
would desire Of an instructrcss, the salary they
propo.e md what else would concern her. ~ snHir
residence and healthy, sbc will Immediately reply.
and transmit her testimonials and references,
should she believe herself competent for the duties
and situation designated. Letters, free Of posage
nav be addressed 10 "Instructrcss" care " Mrs,
Gen. Macomb. Washington.
Sept 2b-reOlwii
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paid.
Freight 10 Havana 30 cents per cubic foot.
COnsignces 90 receive their goods Mt ships tao kc
Immediately after her arrival at Havana.
To secure freight passage, apply nj the office Of
the company. n West street corner Of Warren
street, NY, to NJ. o. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NoTicr is given to shippers by this line,
that the company have prepared form Of bill OF
lsding adapted TO their business, which will be
furnished 20 shippers on application at the com
panys Office and with which they are requested 10
provide themselves az no other form viii lie signcd
by the agents Of the company. All bills % ihoins
must be signed before the sailing Of the vessel.
Oct I-t92
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THE REP U BLIC.
w HIN GTON:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER >, 1850.

The importance and interest of the public
laws, which occupy so large space in our col
umns this morning, make it necessary for us to
give them precedence over editorial and miscel-
laneOus matters.
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rT'HE HOUSE on nth street, between y and G.,
Il nearly opposite to the Navy Department.
Inquire Of A. IA. MECHLlN,
Oot2-3r Corner Of G. and 18th sts.
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BOUNTY LAND.

ITO OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS of the army
l. OF 1872, of previous Indian wars, wars i'll Flo
rida and Mexico, militia and volunteers their
representatives.
The subscriber, who served for many years in
the army subsequent to 1872, and was one Of the
committee in applying to Congress for land, now
that appropriation has been made, offers his ser
vices agent in procuring their warrants, and
disposiDg of them, if necessary. Letters, post
paid Washington city, ID. c.
We, the undersigned having been members Of
a committee in applying to Congress for appro-
praion of land TO the old soldiers bovc mentioned,
recommend Major CHAS. j. NOURSE, of Wash
ington city, as suitable agent to be employed in
attending to their claims
c. S. TODD,
JNO G.. CAMP,
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THE NEW YORK ~ LIVERPOOL UNITED
STATES MAIL SrEA MERs.
The ships composing this line
The ATLANTIC. ......... Capt. West
The PACIFIC ............. Capt. Nye.
The ARCTIC. ..............C Capt. Luce.
The BALTIC. .............. Capt. Comstock.
Inc ADhlAlIC capt. Graiton.
f@6k THESE ships having been built by
1~IN.contract expressly for Government
U2kksaz&6se service, every care has been taken in
their construction, as also in their engines, 10
sure strength and speed; and their accommoda-
tons for passengers are unequaled for elegance or
comfort.
Price of passage from New York to Liverpool.
100 Exclusive use of extra size staterooms, 1873
and : 800; from Liverpool to New York, G35.
An experienced surgeon will be attached TO each
ship.
PROPOSED DATES or SAILING.
From Neto York From LirepoOi.
Saturday, Oct. l2th. Wednesday, Oct. 21.h
Saturday, 4" Doth. "wednesday, Nov. 20th
Saturday, Nov. 10th. Saturday Dec. It'll.
Saturday, /" 3Oth. Saturday, 2lst.
Saturday, Dec. l4th. Saturday, Jan. g. 1851.
Saturday, 2Sth. Saturday, 18th.
Wednesday, Jan. ), 1851. Saturday, Feb. let.
"wednesday, F." 22d. Saturday, 80 18th
Wednesday, Feb. 9TH. Saturday, March LIST.
wednesday, +" 18th. Saturday 18Th
Wednesday, March 9Th. Saturday, 29lh
For freight or passage apply 10
EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No 50 Wall street N. Y.
Or 10 BROWN, SHiPLEY & CO,
Liverpool.
The owners Of these ships will not be account
able for gold, silver, bullion, specie, jcwelry, pre-
cous stones, metals, unless bills of ading
signed therefor, and the value thereof expressed
therein.
D After the first Of A pril next the rate Of freight
by the above steamers, from Liverpool, @il be ma
terially reduced. Oct
FOR LIVERPOOL. United States Mail Steam
ship ATLANTIC, Capt James Wost-This steam
ship will depart with the mails for Europe, poe
itiyey Saturday, October II, from her berth
at the foot Of Canal street.
No berth secured until paid for.
All letters must pass through the post office.
For freight or passage, having unequalled ac-
commodations for elegance or comfort. apply TO
EDWARD n COLLINS,
so Wall It,, New York
The steamer ARCTIC, Capt James &. luce.
will succeed the Atlantic ard sail the 10Th of DC
tObcr. Oct .
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UNIoSTowS, PA, Oct. /.
The mail coach going east robbed last night
about O'Clock, when five miles out from this place
A number Of trunks were taken off, and the United
States mail, which it is supposed contained from
$4,000 TO $4,000. The robbers have thus far es-
.1canr
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FOR LIVERPOOL. United States Mail Steam
FOR CALIFORNIA via WITH
OUT DETENTION AT PANAMA.

fEh The United States Mail Steamship
1HEr Company will despatch the splendid
double engine steamship OHIO, on
Friday, October ilth, at o'clock, p. m, from
the pier foot Of Warren street, North river, with
the Government mails and passengers Tor San
Francisco and intermediate ports.
The connexion at Panama will be carefully kept
up, TO prevent any detention beyond the usual
stay in port.
The books are open, and passage can be &C
cured at the following rates:
FROM NEW YORK TO CHAGRES.
Statc-rDoIn berth. ........ ....... ...... = ih
staudee berth, forward saloon. ......... 80
steeragc berth, found bed sepsrateta table so
FROM PANAMA TO SAN FRANCISCO.
State-room berth..................... $500
Storage berth, found bed separate able $50
FROM NEW YORK
State room. Siandsc. SiscTGgc.
To Charleston or Savannah s25 $50 $40
To Havana ..... .ss.s-..s. ~ % -
To New Orleans .......... 20 ~ 70
n Z
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NOTICE. TO THE PUBLIC AND INsTRUC-
TIONs TO POsTNIAsTERs.

TOWNSEND HAINEs, Register.
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l:arI.

The following remarks OF Falkasr, upon
the proper les Of mari as a manure, will be
opporiuns 10 ihos, Who may not have his sork
bu, have mail beds upon their estates. liz
says:
Mdrl is very vslusb's mineral manure,
the operation Of which has been Little under.
stood, though i, has been used from The ear.
lies, times. Even within these two or three
years i, has been regarded as an inproyet
Of the soil, by nf,rdog carbonate Of lime.
which is Limestone IN q state Of minute d..
vision bu! the German chemlsls and partic
uiady Sp-engel, have made the important
d scovery that il owes its chief virtue TO the
presence Of saline substances, as II is found
TO contain salphafe and phosphate Of lime aud
potash. Whenever, therefore, mari can be
had a, a convenient dls'snce, it mus, prove a
valuable manure on most lands, sui should
always bs used 10 preference TO any other
earth for making conpo.ts. Tho only limit
in its application to grass land, is, that i, should
no, be LAID on 50 thick as to destroy the grass
by excluding the air"
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Partisan Dodge.

Every one who frequen,s the readipg.room
Of the Theatre de-, hasobseE we'd little
old man, with quie, melancholy air, Who calls
hi nself dramatic hof, but who, TO the
hes, Of mos, persou's kno~edge, has never
specuIa,ed on any other than ten.cen' pieces
As soon as he perceives newcomer, he goes
right up to hin, aud after having made fe"
common place observations, says:
81 be, you ctud not JUMP over ten cent
pioce."
IL dou'l understand your .jeu de mOts. sn'
swers The person addressed.
ain plain language, without jeu de mots,
be, you DO no, jump over tea cen, piece"
az hat do you meant
Lend me ien.cen, piece, and you viii
See.
! The cd man as soon as he receives the
ten cen, piece, places 1t on the window sill,
i and, throwing up The sash, Gays, with ban
,efins air, pointing al The same lime 10 the
pavement of the street below:
Now jump over H. =
The spectators, par poli'ess', laugh at the
Trick the old man twris he little piece Of
money in his fogers; slaps his man fi'mly or
the back and shoulders, as If 10 encourage
him TO laush-iben, by way Of reflection, re
marks carelessly:
al, seems very simple, but every thing de
pend. on where one puts the money"
At the same time, with an air Of The mos
innocen, abstraction he slips he ,en.cent piece
into hi. puckel-the tick ia done
This harmless industry brings iis invento
the daily means of supplying his simple vans
Those who have once been his victim az
never sorry TO see anoher fall INTO the snare
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From the O'ire Branch.
Mineral ysanUrcs.
LEON ABE.
Philadelphia Co., Pa, 1850.

We have considered OF the utility Of caus
tic Lime as i; facilitates the decomposition Of
S.cous rock, and i, nus, be evidtn, that
sub.soi Of strictly caicareous nl'ure requires
very dilIsren, manu- e. Since Calcareous
tnsnures are mos, adaptable 10 a Sillcious soil
It follows tha, Calcsreous soil IS most bene.
fitted BY Scious manure, an equilibrium
being the desldera,um in both instances
Therefore Clay aud s llclous gravel should
be applied TO Limestone coils, and # larger
amour, Of the kshes are required than can
be furnished by the clsyey matter the ciuders
Ct coal and ashes Of pants may be employed
az sources Of those bodies.
/ Argiaceous soils may be rendered produc.
tive BY the application Of Silica and Lime,
or, what is a thorough but more expensive
process The clayey soil may DO slightly cal.
cned, which will feuder il extremely fertile.
The latter, now we'll known, fac, is due to a
principle in chemistry, which assumes that
calorlc lie opposed 10 cohesive attraction or TO
another law which is, that calor;c is sn,sgo.
nis,ic to chemical affinity. 10 he former case
the superiority Of coil formed Of burned clay
10 owing 10 the loose frabe nature Of The ma
terial, which permits the peicoa.ion Of all
and water, and allows the roo,lets OF the plan
TO penetrate 10 a considerable depth in The
latter case the cacIna,ion iDpat,s to tho Sill
cious salts, (of the clsy,) a tendency to dc
composition, which action affords the suslen
/ ance suitable 10 plants.
Sumo varieties Of Clay, however, are de
fcien, in Lime. To soils composed Of sucl
:, Clay, Lime mus, lie added, mos, advan.a
A geously before calculations. MARI (Clsy fcl
:. with calcareous mauer) may be employed a
source of Lime.
The application Of Sulpha,e Of Lime, (Gyp
10 sum- as manure, is very advantageous I
certain Of the lesumInou' pIan,s, which plant,
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The lame sDueiist.

A fre.eailug freshman, covered with wounds
received IN duels, challenged barrster, who
gra,fied HIN by an acceptance. The dueIs.,
unable TO s'aad without support, requested
that he might have a prop. "Sippose," said
he, 81 lean against this milestone 7" 4" Wuh
pleasure" repl ed The lawyer, son condition
thu, may lean against the next" The chsl.
longer burst toto roar Of laughter a, The Joke
and swore he would DOT fight so nod humoI ed
a gentleman.
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Ripe aud mellow apples ted carefully to
cows, will produce an extra secretion Of milk,
Swee, apples are doubtless preferable for this
purpose, TO sour yet the latter, when not too
acid, are valuable feed, and should be given
in small quantities as long as they can be PFC.
served sound and free from rot. To apply
the produce Of the orchard 10 this way, is
much moro economical than 10 make il into
cider. which. as q beverage, rarely, if ever,
does much coed.
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.scRICULTURaL.
~,
l.yA
From the Dollar Newspaper.
Killing up Corn.

1t is prevailing practice in The farming
community to hill up corn; but II the practice
were to be fully investigated by the iarmef'
| think he would most assuredy condonn the
proceedings of the generality Of farmers. lu
performing this operation, the dirt scfapeo
from between the rows and heaped up around
the hill, forming a grade which runs oil ihe
sa,er Of from the corn down into the soil LAID
hare between the rows; therefore, the roots
receive but very little moisture within thes'
ar,i6ci, pyramids. Some say 1t makes the
corn stand iemer, aud is less Liable 10 be bro
ken down by the wind and rain, hut this Is no
such thing, for nature has supplied this sup
Dor, in the shape of long, ibrous, thfead.iike
roots. which are sen, out ia all directions, and
,hrou n which, i, is said, they receive q large
portion of their nourIshmen,; and to bury
these roofs under the surface while they arc
growing. renders them weak and tender, and
brings abou, the very thing which We wish
10 prevent, Besides TO break or njp'e these,
materially retatds The growth Of the plant.
| can Substantive what say by practical ex,
pc,iepce ior | have tried both wsys. and |
fad that corn not billed stands the storm bet
ter, aud yields as fair, # not ialre' than The
billed com. |, is important to farmers mat
this subject should be we'll understood; but II
is not, and surprising as i, may seem, the no.
ton seems to be very prevaleu. that II is ser.
viceabe TO break the roots Of corn. But
what" as a writer says, "would BE- though;
of a man, ~ho should declare il as his opin'
ION, and practically enforce il, that tho best
way to fallen bullock, is TO wound his tongue,
break his teeth, and batter his j,~s whenever
he reaches forward for food 7" Plants require
their proper nourlshment ss well as animals
aud why not then, treat them 10 tho same
way.
The oLrct in hoeins and working the soil
is 10 keep the weeds down, and to loosen the
soil in order tina! il may more readily sbsoft
dew. and rain which fall upon 1t, and prevent
the evaporation OF moisture, which takes place
much sooner v hen the soil is hard than when
il, is kept loose and mellow, and for accom-.
pllshin. this purpose, the hoe harrow and hand
hoe only should be used. The practice o.
deep cultivation between the rows by tbs
plough, 10 TO be conde uncd as very injurious
for il ocsens the roots and thereby rciard
the growth; besides, il the ground is system
alically prepared before planting, (~hen no
too ~et J 1t does no, require this additions
working. When the corn has attained tn
usual zs for 5oelng, the soil should only
d slurbcd at the surface, or you endanser III
roots.
II any farmer doubts his reasoning, ! woul
say to HIN, test II b, expetimen,-ploug an
bill high few rows; and use the cultivate
and apply the same amount OF labor IN me
lowing the fl 4 surface OF the other, and /
guarantee you will b. satisfied that h'llin
corn is Injurious.
LEONaDE.
Philadelphia Co., Pa, 1850.
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Now don't you SEQ, reasoned Adam, how
absurdIy you talk You cantl Does Il
hurt your eyes or make your head ache !
Does i, pain you in any wayF
Il don, like it-aud that's enough
No my good gill urged Crotch, 1T is
not enough. When we say tina. we can''
bear thing; VIC mean ,ha, it produces an
intolesabe sensation. What intolerab!e seq.
sa,iou does pewter plate produce IN you !
Such we're the scenes that we're enacted al
mos, daily between Adam Crotch and his
hello mate. He wanted Ter To wear stnh
dresses; she would have silk. One Of their
mos, serious disputes arose on the sutJ"c, Of
cotton pocket handkeEchiefs.
what eai,hly reason, no demanded,
could there exist for wanting any other
She answered, Every reason bu, gave none.
Reasons, however she did give occasional
y for her wishes. She wanted n white bon
net. Why =! Because Mrs. Wilson had one.
She desired TO have venetian blinds for tho
porlor window. Wherefore ! Such an EN-
bellishmen, had been added TO Mrs. Blake's
| la the course of time Adam had soDs and
daus hters. His philosophy encountered 'iials.
Disquict and doctors bills he was prepared
for bu. he was no, prepared for tho requlsi.
tons of monthly nurses. He had not counted
on supernumerary napkins, blbs, caIs, pima
fores, frocks aud trousers. Occasional dis
tur a: his studies he expected, but oever
thou Q b, he should lie called from his books TO
rock a cradle. Aa exped en-; which he adop.
ted TO lsh,en this especial burlhen should be
recorded. l, CONSIST, in the sdap'alion Of a
smoke j. ck to produce the required motion /;
bu, this arrangement was community in,eilsr.
cd with by the cock.
His calculations thus COMPOUNDED. the sys
TEN upset, his scheme Of domestic happiness
thus batlled, what was the philosopher to do
He had no alternative bu. 10 Gu, down his ex.
penses 10 the lowest possible max tie re-
inquished the solace Of his pipe-he drank
bis tea without milk or sussr-he li7ed on The
smalles. amour, of food tina, would sustain
nature.
/ Oar la,cs, accoun, Of Adam Cro'ch repre-
senis him as nedi,ating some scheme Tor the
enlargement Of his means. lie intends to de
vote those faculties heretofore otherwise EN-
ployed to speculation 10 business. "ould
thai. he could discover that stone, whose &C
QUESTION has so long been the philosopher
object 10 the mean time, lie! philosophers
IN general, and those Of the Crotch school IL
particular about 10 marry, study ai;enive'y
tina, chapter in the book OF human un'u''
y hose special SUI jeci is woman.
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by analysis. yield no s'lpha'e OF
Lime. The gypsom is not ss''"''a'eo' o''
BY . process Of double decomposition forms
Nth Ultimate Of Ammonia, present IN the SOIL
,tlm,,e Of Lime, and Sulpha,s Of Am"on'a'
N. Ia,,sr soluble salt heiug absorbed by the
,oo,le,s of The plant, lbs Nitrogen Of the An
c.,.ia g, therefore, the true nouri'h'ng p''"'
chile. u
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BY J. MONTGOMERY.
Let me 90, the day is breaking
Dear companions, let me 60;
Wa have spent night Of waking
In the wilderness below
Upward now l bend my way,
Part We here at break Of day.
Let me 90: | may not tarry,
Wrestling thus with doubts and fears,
Angels wait my soul 10 carry
Where my risen Lord appears;
Friends and kindred weep not So
Ii We love me, let me 60.
We have Travelled long together,
Hand in hand, and heart in heart,
Both through fair and stormy weather,
And Wis hard, Ills hard to part,
While sigh " Farerell!" to YOU,
Answer, Que and all, Adseu :"
IT'S not darkness gathering round me
That withdraws me from your sight,
Walls of flesh no more can bound me,
But, translated into light,
Like the lark on mounting wing.
Though unseen. you hear me sing.
Heavens broad day hath DER me broken,
Far beyond earth's span Of sky;
Am dead Nay, by this token.
Know that have ceased 10 diei
Would you solve the mystery,
Come up hither-come and sec