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Go-ABEApITIvENEss.-Aa late English writer says,
that an American will erect city in Ices time
than any other people could survey one. That
our European friend is not dealing in hypcrbole is
made strikingly evident by the rise and progress
of the village u Appleton Wisconsin: Appleton
is situated Fox river about thirty miles south of
Green bay, and but short distance from the point
where the river discharges itself into Lake Winnie
bago. The banks of the river some eighty feet
in width, affording water power equal to that of
the Genesee, at Rochester, and which the proprie-
tors intend TO turn TO the best account. The Sen
tinel says the town "was named after Messrs. Will
liam and Samuel Appleton, two wealthy and
enterprising citizens of Boston, and is the site of
the Lawrence University, towards which Mr. VIM.
Appleton contributed the handsome Of ten
thousand dollars" Last year, in February, the
"shanty of Mr.. Smith, the agent, was the only
tenement in the town. Now, the Sentinel says,
cit boasts of upwards Of one hundred buildings;
post office, enjoying daily mail connexon with
Milwaukee; three saw-mills; academic build
ing, the germ of the future university, and popu-
lation Of five hundred, more Industrious frugal,
temperate Yankees. During the coming season
the work Of improving the navigation Of the Fox
river in the vicinity OF Appleton is to be prosecuted
vigorously. Four locks are to be constructed, two
Just above, and two below the site of the town.
This and other pursuits of industry can hardly
fail to give fresh TO the towns growth, and
long cause il to think Of competing with New York
i'm the foreign commerce of the country.
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Tastings OF PINCH.

| Things that Wanf Putting do,on-By SIR Peter
Laurie, or any other celebrated Prittr Doion.The
| railings OF ST. Paufs cathedral.
A great many more thousand pounds towards
the SLOW subscription for the Grand Exhibition of
| Industry for 1851.
| The abomnable water and gas monopolies
| The dead wall in front fthe British Museum.
! The advertising carts; Westminster bridge; the
cheap tailoring system; and the gang of swindlers
VINO hve upon enormous sacrifices" and ''alarm-
ing failures" and grow rich upon series of eek
tensive bankruptcies"
| Dopn the 1.-The nailmakers, we are sorry
to say, have joined in very extensive strike. The
only strike we should have been glad to hear OF
| among the nailmakers, would be their having hit
the right nail on the head.
Entertainments on the Queen's birth duu-The
usual list has appeared of entertainments given by
the heads of departments in celebration of her ma
Jestys birthday. but there omissions,
a lew OF which we have the happiness Of supplying
Inc beadie OF the opera arcade entertained select
cirle OF metropolitan beadles-with a comic song
at his official residence, watch box in the rear
| of her majesy's theatre.
/ The gate keeper at Kensington Gardens enter
tanned small party of nursery maids and children
with the exhibition Of his Waterloo medal, and re-
cited some anecdotes Of his ex poits under--or, ra
ther by the side of-the Duke Of Wellington.
Mr.. Punch entertained the whole world at his
weekly banquet, as usual.
Mr.. Dump entertained himself by reading vari-
Gus letters from his tradesmen but did see his
way to the funds necessary for entertaining the
idea OF Immediately paying them
Geography for Young Ladies.-"Where's Hatch
ann" inquired young lady upon meeting with
the name OF that town in newspaper. ''Why,
you stupid!" Indignantly exclaimed her brother,
"ilatcham is the first stage after Egha to be sure,
and the young lady believed it.
What is Man?-An American author describes
man ''as the only animal that drinks sherry cob
blers."
MILK, oh, oh! oh, Miiki--Some recent accounts
Of the milky ways of the London milkmen have
filled US with desire IA have the guod old days of
chalk and water back again. We knew that un-
der the old system insides simply white
washed with clean if not very wholesome pre-
paration; but we shudder at the thought of what
the London milk is now declared to be.
IL is said that the rich creamy look of the mix
ture is obtained by the of starch, sugar of lead
and brains OH that we could ''dash out our
desperate brains" from milk jugs, and iInbibe
the thinncst of decoctions that the pump and the
chalk pit ever contributed. We might not, per-
haps, object dash of starch to enable 10 get
what might be termed stiff glass Of milk--but
there is something awful in the idea of braius,
particularly it is said they come from the
knacker's yard-that own brain reels, swims,
and performs various other cerebral eccentricties
that we know not how to describe We feel almost
resolved to forswear the lactea liquid altogether,
and take for motto, direction to our child
rem, "Lac milk"
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THE PISE PLAINS OF NEw JEssEy.-The pine
plains, as they called, in Burlington and Mon
mouth counties, New Jersey, though but little
known, have ever been object OF inter- ihUse
who have travelled thr ugh that of th, STATE,
and have occasivned much s.,ecuativn and inquiry.
They run northwest and southeast, and cover an
area Of several thousand acres. bring ten miles, IN
length, by an average width OF four miles. The
term piai'is not however convey the accurate
meaning, Tor although the aspect is barreuness, II
is thlckly set with small scrubby pines ol UNIFORM
hcight-cightecn or twenty inches Seen at a dis
lance at this season OF the year, II looks like vast
sea of prairie grass. The trees have most singu.
lar APPEARANCE. they are dwarn'n, ana covered
with balls. hard. rigid, and ugly The bounnariss
of the oIains are well defined ending abruptly,
rounded with other pines Of the largest growth.
rhc cause of this sudden change is the matter
difficult Of solution.
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From The London Erqniner, MayIsM.

EMIGRATIoS FROM THE UNITED KiNeDoM The
tenth general report Of the Colonial Land and Emf
grafton Commissioners has been printed and gives
some interesting Information connected with emi-
grafton from the United Kingdom. The emiera-
ton from the United Kingdom during the ten
years ending the 3lst December, ls46 amounted to
o56, 1872 persons, giving average of So 639 em-
grants year. During the years ls47 aud ls4s,
the number OF emigrants was 25S ,270 and 24S 0S9
respectively. being nearly double the largest mum
Der that had emigrated in any previous year Dur
unprecedented number of 299 49S persons, Of which
number 260.Sl7 proceeded TO North America J;
2l9 .45O TO the United States; and al 1867 to
British North America The commissioners esti-
t. TAB 500 was expended emigration, of which
only f22,, 300 paid out Of public funds, leav-
ing more than FL 100000 as the probable amount
provided out Of private parochial funds.
TELEGRAPH BETWEEN EsGLAsp AND Russia
daily paper stat 3, that the Emperor Of Russia has
decided on placing Petersburg in telegraph com
nunication with Vienna and Berlin, by means oftbe
electric telegraph, which will also pass through
Warsaw and Poscn. The wires are now being laid
down between Berlin and St. Petersburg, and ST.
Petersburg and the Black Sea. When the contn-
uous line OF wire, an important part Of which IL
now being sunk sui ma riney between Dover and
Calais is completed in connection with the CONT
nent, person in London may hold almost instant
communication with another in Russia.
The Rev. Arthur Chenginy, "the Ca madam apos
tie Of temperance" has just completed TOUR
through the United States. In letter religious
order in Canada, he says 81 DO not exaggrrate
when say that there less than 200 900 Ca
nadans in the United States, and unless eficacious
means are taken to stop this flghtfu emigration,
before ten years, 100000 more Of our conpatriots
will have carried to the American Union their arms,
their intelligence, and their hearts f"
''l is currently reported" says the Record "that
one OF the leading tractarians Of the metropolis has
just left town for Paris, on some errand Connected
with his purposcd reconciliation with Rome. This
secession, if il shall finally be accomplished, will
be the most important that has occurred since the
departure Of Mr.. Newman"
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IspgsTRUcTIBILTy OF ESJVYngSr. Mankind
are always happier for having been happy W hat
ifyou make them happy now, you make them
happy twenty years hence by the ipcmory oi It. A
childhood passed with due mixture OF rational
indulgence, under fond and wise parents, difiuses
over the whole oi lite feeling of calm p asure (;
and in extreme old age is the very last rcmem-
brance which time can from the mind Of
man. No enjoyment, however Uncomfortable, is
confined TO the present moment. A man Is the
happier for life from having made once servya-
BILE tour. lived for any length Of time with plea
SAINT people, or enjoyed any considerable interval
of innocent pleasure, which contributes to render
old men SO inattentvc 10 the scenes before them,
and carries them back to a world that is past, and
to scenes never to be renewed again
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MUsIc.-All things which have become national
have much more 10 do with nature than perhap
strikes the general eye. Music and musical in
struments certainly seem To have a remarkable
connexion with the climate and conceptions Of a
people. Among the nations Of antiquity, the peo
pie Of }udea were perhaps the greatest cultivstors
of music. Their temple worship the largest
scale Of musical msgnifcence; and for that pur.
pose, they had especially the two most magnificent
known 10 antiquity-the trump and harp. la lat
ter times, the horn instrument of the Swiss and
Tyroese rnountaineer. Its long and wild modua.
choly simplicity, make IL the congenial instru-
The guitar is the national instrument Of a people
like those Of the peninsula. Its hghtness, yet ten
derncss; its depth Of harmony, yet elegance Of
touch; Its delicacy OF tone, yet power of express
sion, adapt IL eminenily well TO a who love
pleasure yet 10 toll in it, pursuits; whose profund
est emotions are singularly mingled with iriyolity,
and whose spirits constantly hover between 10.
nance and carcature. The rich genius Of Ireland
has transmitted 90 sono Of the nOblest in
the world; but they essentially strains Of the
harp; the modulations Of hand straying at will
among a rich profusion Of sounds, and inspiring
them with taste. feeling, and beauty. The violin
is Italian in its birth, its power, aud its styIe-sub
tie, sweet, and briliant-Inore i'm mmediately depcn
dent the mind than any other instrument; infe-
rior To the voice in vividness, and superior TO all
else in tone, iexibiIity, and grace. The violin. in
the hands Uf great performer, IL the finest Of hu-
man inventions, Tor " is the most expressive. The
violin has a soul, and that soul is Italian.
Biack,rood's Magazine.
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Vol. III.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, June 10, 1850.
nN the petition of z. T. Swift, Administrator of
" the estate of Alonzo d. Phillips, deceased, for
merly of Springfield, Massachusetts, praying for
the extension of patent granted to the said Aonzo
d. Phillips, for an improvement in Friction
Matches, for seven years from the expiration Of
said patent, which takes place on the oath day Of
October, 1850:
II is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office. on the first Monday in September
next, at l2, m; and all persons notified to ap-
pear and show cause, il any they have, why said
petition ought not to be granted.
Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the
Republic, Intelgencer, and Union, Washington
city. D. c.; North American and Gazette, Phila-
ielphia; Tribune, New York; Journal Providence,
R. J.; Republican, Springfield Mass. once week
for three successive weeks previous to the first Mon
day in September next. THOS. EWBANK,
Commissioner of Patents.
p. S.--Editors Of the above papers will please
copy, and send their bills to the Patent Office, with
paper containing this notice. June ll-law3w
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CURIoUs EPiTAPH.--The following curious in
scripuon appears in the churchyard, Pewsey, Dor
setshire;
HEAR LIES THE BODY
LADY O'LooNEY,
Great Niece Of Burke,
Commonly called the sublime.
She was
Bland, passionate, and deeply religious;
Also, she painted
In water coors,
And sent several pictures
To the exhibition.
She first cousin
To Lady Jones,
And Of such
Is the Kingdom Of Heaven.
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PROSPECTUS
"THE SOUTHERN PRESS


1.-THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
N ASSOCIATION of sixty. three members Of
"A Congress, Senators and Representatives, have
constituted the undersigned committee 70 super
intend the establishment OF Southern Press at
Washington city, to be devoted TO the exposition
and defence Of southern rights and institutions, the
dissemination Of correct Information as TO northern
policy, and the Of political affairs generally,
without reference to the old party lines of Wing
and Democrat. Arrangements are now in pro-
gress promptly TO insure the issue Of such paper,
under the title of
sThe Southern Press"
for the conduct of which suitable editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid Of number
Of eminent and able contributors
There will be both a TRIwEEKLY and a WEEKLY
issue, the latter 10 contain substantially the same
matter as the former, and intended TO reach thoee
points Of the country whose mail facilities are linn
tied
DAILY issue will be added hereafter, should il
be deemed advisable or necessary by the press and
people of the southern States.
The pager will not be erclu,iveIy political, but
will embrace on it's broad sheet the general news Of
the day, domestic and foreign, by mail and tele-
graph, commercial and agricultural intelligence,
literary criticisms, original essays, literary and
miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items Of gen
era interest the collected aggregate OF which con-
stItutes the interesting and valuable newspaper.
Great care will be taken to give full and correct
reports Of the proceedings aud debates IN both
houses Of Congress, well as the action OF the
local legislatures on the southern question.
limited number only Of advertisements will be
received, the main object being TO furnish large
amount Of reading matter,
The paper will be printed a sheet equal in
size To those of the other Washington papers, and
the material will be procured especially for the
purpose.
Its confidently hoped that every true friend to
the South will aid in procuring subscribers, and
forward the names, with the amount subscribed, TO
some southern representative at Washington, forth
with.
Postmasters are authorized bv law TO remit sub
scnpuons free Of postage
TERMS:
For tri-weekly during the session Of Con-
gress and semi weekly during the recess,
the price will be, per annum.............. 50 90
weeLiv naoer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
The price Of subscription must be paid invaria-
bly, in advance, and the cash must accompany the
name sent.
All persons procuring ten names shall be entitled
to receive copy gratis for one year.
A. p. BUTLER,
JACKSON MORTON,
r. TOOMBS,
j. THOMPSON.
0J- Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise
will please publish this prospectus, which will en-
title them TO an exchange with the newspaper. All
who comply with this request will send a copy OF
the paper containing IL to the committee.
wAsnsoros, May 25, 1850. June
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MISS E. n. SCOTT.

Music Lessons ON Piano and Guitar.
pPLICATIoN 70 be made at Mrs. DUvALL's,
~ ON Missouri avenue corner OF Al street, WASH
IscroS, ID. c. After the experience Miss scorT has
had in teaching in Seminsries, both south and
West, she is confident she will give satsiacuon 70
those who favor her with their patronage
MAY 7-u
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REDUCED FAIs.--We know young lady, who.
in her horror Of old naidism, has engraved at the
bottom Of her cards, "No reasonable offer will be
refused
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TRANSLATOR OF THE FRENCH AND
j SPANISH LANGUAGEs.--A gentleman of
this city, who has been for fifteen years engaged
in the above occupation, tenders his services TO
thoee who may need them.
Satisfactory reference given, and terms mode
rate. Apply at this office. AprDP7-law2m
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CAPITAL PUsIsHMEsT "A majority Of the COM
mttce TO whom was referred that part OF the Gov
ernor's message relating 10 capital punishment.
have made elaborate and powerful report
(through their chairman, Hon. Edwin Stearns) in
favor OF the substitution of life imprisonment for
the death penalty. IL the most convincing argu-
ment on that subject that we have ever read from
any source; and cannot fail ~ convince every can
did mind Of the propriety Of the proposed change.
The report claims: that there IL no divine authority
for taking life; that Il is barbarous rcvengciui,
and inadequate punishment that where most
common there is most crime; that, II necessary as
n means of terror to the depraved, and right as
penalty, a more frightu torture would be best;
that IL s evident from the secret manner IN which
executions are now performe that example is not
the object that the great division in public scnt-
mcnt of its necessity, shows that its morality Is at
least questionable; that the great anxiety on the
part OF many to witness an execution shows that II
il more a curiosity than admonition; that socie-
ty is safe from a bad man when he is confined
for life in dungeon, as when ne has been stran
gled; that II is AN awful responsibility, sendlng
10 his eternal account with all his sins upon ms
head, while 10 execute penitsnt and forgiven sin-
ner is inconsistent Various authorities are quoted
TO sustain the views Of the committee, who conclude
with the opinion that the change from death To per-
petusl imprisonment may be safely entered upon
our statute book. We have hardly done justice 10
the able report in this basty sketch, and hope it
will find its way into hands of every citizen.
tNeio Haper Daily Register, June lOh
RrclrRocrry.-ou Canadian neighbors begin to
despair OF securing the advantages oi reciprocity
Of trade. The Montreal Herald Of the Attn says,
that il regrets TO hear that Tor "another year, at
least, our farmers and lumber merchants must be
contcnted to contribute twenty per cent. upon the
value Of their produce cent TO the United states
markets, towards the support Of the government at
Washington; for yesterday learned, by tee-
graphic despatch from Toronto, that our ambassa-
dor extraordinary Mr.. Tiffany y--barristcr, attor-
ney, solicitor, proctor, and 'so-forth,' Of Hsmil-
ton--bas Just returned TO the court Of Elmsley
house, with the distressing intelligence, that, dur
ing this session Of Congress, there is no hope Of
reciprocity being carried. ."-Bufaio AdvTfisU.
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FOR NORFOLK.

h C The steamer osCEoLA having
ArW undergone thorough repairs, has
resumed her trips 20 the above
place Leaving Washington every THURSDAY,
at O'Clock, M; returning, leaves Norfolk every
FRIDAY, at 4 O'Clock, p. m. Touching at Cone
river and the usual landings on the Potomac.
Passage and fare, S5.
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h THE splendid and swift new
ec1xes9z5zS steamboat THOMAS COLLYER
will depart at the following hours:
Leave Alexandra, Z, 81, 81, l0s, IL m; and at
u, p, 81, s, 6. IN.
Leave Washington, III. 81, Sh 5m., llh. 23m.,
l2h. 37m., m; and In. 5lm., and p. m.
Leave Washington, Il, 81, 6s.
Do-Two splendid coaches connects with the above
boat. Through tickets 1872 cents; boat fare only
l2I cents. Persons going and returning, round
trip, half-price. Passengers will take the Thomas
Colyer coaches 10 connect with the comfortable
and swift boat. JOB CORSON, Capt.
Iune =
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FOR BAITIpIORE.

n THE oSCEoI A leaves Wash
9r1keY4 ~ington for Baltimore every SUN
DAY, att O'Clock, a. m. Return
ing leaves Baltimore every TUESDAY ,at4 O'Clock,
D. m Touching, going and returning, at Leonard
Town Md, Cone river, Va, and the usual land
ings on the Potomac.
Mar 0S-dlwG3taw j.. MITCHELL, Captain.
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OJ+Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise
will please publish this prospectus, which will en-
title them TO an exchange with the newspaper All
who comply with this request will send a copy Of
the paper containing IL 10 the committee.
WAsnSoros, May 25, 1850. June
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Whole Tickets s2O-Halves $l0-Quarters SIS
-Eightbs So So
Certificates of packages of 26 Whole tickets 240 90
Do do of 26 Half do 100 90
Do do of 26 Quarter do 60 90
Do do Oft Eighth do 30 90
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hook AND JOB PRINTING.

or EvERy DESCRIPTION,
Executed at the Ofice Of he Republic.
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FTNO all who are ahiicted Win KheuTnatlc cOII,-
ii plants we would say, go and try DR.. EMER-
SONS sULPHUR FuMy BATHs, at Copp's Pavilion,
on Louisiana avenue, near Sixth street. The pc
cliarities Of IL such that IL cures efectually
this complaint. Also all other diseases of Chronic
nature such scrofla, Gout diseases Of the skin,
joints, &C.
Calvanic and Electro Magnetic Eleetricity.
DR. Emerson still continues 10 apply these i'm
portant remedial agents TO such diseases and such
cases az indicate their usefulness.
Anu 1o-QaNf n
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BRILLIANT LOTTERIES,
FOR JUNE, 1850.
j. w. MAURY & CO., MANAGERS.

$4,000!
$4,000! $4,000! $4,000!
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit of Monongalia Academy,
Class F, for 1850,
To be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Saturday, the
22d of June, 1880
Is Drawn Nos in each package of 26 Tickets.
BRILLIANT SCHEME
splendid prize Of ............. $4,000
do ........................ $4,000
do ........,............... 5000
do ........................ 10000
do ........................ 1000
4 do Observation-Disclosures. 5000
do Observation-Disclosures. 5000
do ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
do ....................... $500
l do Observation-Disclosures. 3l40
10 prizes Of. of....................... 5000
10 do ........... ............... 1000
10 do Observation-Disclosures. l,60O
20 do NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
3s5 do OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
&c. &c. &c.
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$50, 900!
$4,000! $4,000!
20 Prizes of &l. .OOOi

Tickets $l0-Halves $5-Quarters 50 so
Certificates of pac of 25 Whole tickets $I20 90
Do do 25 Half do 90 90
Do do 25 Quarter do 80 90
Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates Of
Packagesin the above Splendid Lotteries will re-
ceive the most prompt attention, and an official ac-
count of each drawing sent Immediately after it is
over to all who order from
Address J. & C. MAURY, Agents,
Alexandria, Virginia.
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ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY.

ALEXANDRIA, VIkGINIA.
rI,HE course Of study embraces the Ancient and
ii the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses Of Lectures on Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, are de-
lvered during the year. The school room, recita-
ton, and lecture rooms all handsomely fur
nisbed The Institution is supplied with a complete
Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and every
other requisite for thorough and extensive study.
Terms, for board, washing, fuel and lights, with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, $50
Der annum. For further information address
Oct. l-u n. l.. BROCKETT, Principal.