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BY G. w. BoTELER, Auctioneer.

BY G. w. BoTELER, Auctioncer.
A RICH DISPLAY OF GOODS AT THE ODE
"A ON.--Sais Of French China, Plated and
Bronsed Goods, Britannia and Glass Wars, IT,
Goods, &C., Clocks, Fancy articles, &C., at Auc-
fion.- On Thursday evening, May 18th, commence
ing at hall, past O'Clock, shall sell at the Odeon
beautiful collection of Goods, such as
French China Dinner and Tea Sets
Solar Lamps and Girandoles
Very superior Mantel Clocks, Chinese Quartette
Tables
Plated Tea and Coffee Sets
Spoons, Forks, Castors, &c.
Britannia Ware, cut and pressed Glass Ware
Terra Gotta Ware. Japanned Goods
Iron stone China, Bronzed Iron Goods
Painted Tin Ware, Table Cutlery
Candelabras, Gilt Framed Mirror
Mantel and Table Ornaments, SC.
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examination on the day Of SALE The ladies
particularly invited TO attend
Terms All sumo Of and under S 30. cash. over
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C. w. BoTELER,
May 14-2t Auctioneer.
TUsT REcEIvED-s boxes of Alexander's
u best KID GLOVES, assorted sizes and colors
Also, l carton of Fine Thread Bobbin Edge, and
largo lot Quilted Ribbon. all colors.
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May i4-3t u.
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\ The Yankee among the Mermads, and other
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The Manufacture Of Steel containing the prsc-
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north side, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
He seemed to be intoxicated, and said he was go
ing to kill somebody, man or woman, he didnt
care go which. Witness remarked that he
would think better oft; TO which Day replied that
nobody respected him, nor did he respect himself;
and that he did not want TO live and would as soon
die. Day got couple Of cigars from the witness
He was asked what was the matter, and replied
s.you know" Day pulled paper out Of his pocket,
which the witness supposed 20 be shot, but Day
said It was not, and that he bad been drunk three
days, and had money to keep drunk. He talked
in rational manner The witness saw him get on
an omnibus, and stumble while doing 80; and
thought that II was Of NaiIor's, and driven BY
= man named Whnley.
YIN. a. Boss (police oficer) was on the corner
Of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, at Le-
prcux's grocery store, when he was informed that
! man had shot his wife; and that persons were
looking for him, (the oficer) Going to tho neigh
borhood, he saw Sessford and King together, with
Day, and he there arrested him. Day at first said,
s'Go away" and aitsrwbrds, "Pll not hurt you;
take my pistol" The prisoner told John Hammock
not to follow him. The witness took the pistol
fThe pistol was shown, and Mr. Boss recognised it
a. the sarne.1 Day made use Of great many
words; said he had spoken to his wife; tho rest
known. He asked Mr.. Sessford what effect the shot
had When Mr.. Sessford said that 1t was fatal,
Day exclaimed. "0h, my God!' and commenced
crying. g
sad occurrence. Heard the report Of the pistol,
and went to the house to see the wounded lady.
Afterwards he started out with an intention OF ar
resting Day. He said to Boss, "See whether that
IL Day over there" He was now in company with
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AN USE MENTS.

NATIONAL HALL.
Manager. ............. Mr. J. s. PorrER.
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The SABBATH SCHOOL UNION held their monthly
meeting last night in the F street Presbyterian
Church, and the exercises were of an interesting
character.
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The PENNSYLVANIA Tragedy.

MS bloody Outrage is creating great ez.
element, as II Is certainly calculated TO do
from ITS alroc!ousDsss, both North aud South.
For peacesble citizen to be shot down when
IN the pursuit Of his property, ought 10 en-.
list the feelings Of every good citizen. Il
must be evident TO every ore, il such a VIC
laiion Of law is suffered 10 pass without, ,si
ting on the guilty perpetrators the punish
meGi due 10 their henous offence, il will not
take a prophet to loretell what " III be lhe
consequence. The Sourn cANN.r SUMMIT
To 1T. Lancaster county seems 10 be The
hot bed of the Alb iiionsls, and as the Mar.
shsl must have been aware of that fact he
ought 10 have taken forcs sufficient so thai
the law nigh, have been Efficiently executed.
The character Of portion Of the people NAV
be judged By the foliosipg resolution, adop
ted short time after the passage Of The Fu.
giliye Slave La.:
Resoired, That We consider no individual,
q lnd'y duals, have ,ight 10 keepany other
individual or Individuals IN bondage and that
ire Kill harbor, oiothe, fed, and AID The Is
cope offOgifire slGres. n opposition 10 Tie lar.
Gov. Johnson, however, thinks they are
great lovers Of the Constitution and the avs.
Hear what he says in Ieller TO a number oil
gentlemen calling upon him 10 see that The
murderefs were unprecedented
Depend upon IT, genie N q, there Is 10
Lancaster county sense Of duly to toe laws
Of the land, manifested IN The easy and prompt
arrest of these offenders, winch vi oual locca.
sions show itself IN pfactlcal obedience Tue
people OF that county are men OF peace and
good order, aud MOI easily led aside from the
path OF duty winch the Constitution PIE.
scribes They and every Penn.j Isanian love
the Constitution and the Uuion. They viii
deeci, as they have done 10 this case, and ar.
rest and punish, a. Who violate the avs Of The
land. There Is no warrant depend on il, rep.
reseatlng the men of Lancaster county as
traitors and participants 10 aG " lnsufrec.
tionary movement" You 90 them uulnien
tloDalIy have no doubt, great justice"
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Pennsylsauia, requiring them TO proceed i'm
mediateiy 10 arrest all persons crimlnslly
concerned IN the Transaction.
The District Attorney was especially in.
s,ructed 10 ascertain whether the fact would
make on, the crime Of treason agains, the u.
nlted States, and If so, to take prompt mea,
sures 10 secure all concerned, for trial of that
offence.
am instructed 10 assure your Excellency.
that tie Pfeslden, regards this violation Of
the rights Of The peaceable citizens Of Mary.
land with deep adherence and tina, he will
not fail to exert all his constitutional powers
TO bring the offenders 10 merited punishment,
and 10 prevent similar outrsges IN future.
l am respectfully your obed!enl servant,
W. :. DERRICK Acting Secretary.
A large meeting was held IN Baltimore re-.
latise to The outrage. Much feeling was man.
iiested. A series Of resolutions we're adop.
ted, from which we copy The following:
Resolved, That we shall look with anxiety
for the prompt arrest and punishment, of the
perpetrators OF the recent MURDER aud if
they are not arresi'd and punished according
TO the crime, then we shall be compelled TO
believe that Northern patriotism and love Of
Union consists rather IN uords Than in deeds ::
and thus the time must soon arrive when the
unicn.levlng citizens OF the South will be
compelled to hold he entire population Of the
North responsible for the treason of North.
ern fanatics, and act accordingly.
ResOlrsd, Tina, a. far as Iega and cons,itu
tiona! meaus can effect The object, the North
should be made 10 feel thai she can no longer
violate our rights with lmpunlly. She has
grown rich from The wealth Of The South,
poured into her lap BY thousand different
chauneIs-lt is legal, il is Constitutional, lha,
the South should cause these streams 10
cease 10 flow; II is legal, il is constitutional
that the South should mpor, for herself,
should manufacture for herself, aud should
no longer send her sens and daughters TO be
educated in community where aholtlonists
and traitors are permitted to Influence public
opinion. This i not disunion, but mode Of
accession entirely Constitutional, and casua.
ted 10 have a powerful effect ia arousng he
people Of The North to proper sense Of our
rights and their duty.
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ANOTHER PROJECT RIPENING FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THEL AND TREA.
TIES OF THE UNITED STATES.

ANOTHER PROJECT RIPENING FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THE LAWS AND TREA-
TIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
We derive from the ST. Louis Republican
Of September 9th the following information
Of another medi,ated invasion Of the terri.
tory Of friendly Power, and thai Power one
Of our sister Republics;
" We are no sooner Gu, Of one difficulty,
caused by the deposition Of our citizens 10
interfere sith the Government and property
Of foreign country, Than we are likely to
run into aaother. The Cuba expedition, for
The last month, has absorbed every thing else
and even diverted the attention Of an iHva.
ding party Of EiiiibpS'ering Americans from
what seemed 10 be a less attractive adten.
'uie but, now that that enterprise has failed
they vii probably return TO their original
project. We understand, from a source
which leads us 10 give it implicit ctedence,
that for some time past number Of Amerl.
cans have been concentrating upon the Rio
GranGe, near Fort Brown, 10 assist in an al.
tempt 10 reyoluIioniZe the Slate of Tamaull.
pas, alesco. a he las, account they NUN.
bered some three hundred men, ready for the
expedition, and were waiting the signal from
CaTavsjal, noted free bootar 10 that State
for years past, and well remembered for his
deprcdalions upon small parties Of American
troops 10 that part of Mexico during the last
war. He vas 10 have taken the lead in a
proHurcIamen,o and The revolution Of Ia.
maulipas, and the F.Ilibus,eros from Texas
were to invade the territory and to aid in
The establishment Of the new government
As We have said, the prospect Of revolution
IN Cuba, under the fig OF Lopez, diverted
the attention Of our Tamauipas patriots, and
We Tecolect that ogc Of the accounts for the
New Orleans papers stated that about ,hree
huaered men had congregated about Mustang
island, waiting the arrival of vessel TO take
them to Cuba They did not go, however,
and now the old expedition will be, no doubt
revived. There are many men IN this coun.
Try who are disposed TO engage in any enter.
PRISE rather Than 10 DO hard work, and hence
II is that expeditions OF lhis kind are so pop.
uiar Other men profit by them 10 various
ways, N furnishing supplies, steamer, &c,
10 tluigg oul expeditions CT enormous profits,
and IN picking up all lhs spare change which
IS 10 be found among such number of men
collected together. OAe would think that the
very name Of the free boo,er who is to lake
the lead in the Tamaulipas expedition would
be sufficiently rePuls!ve to deter any Amer.
can from engaging 10 such an enterprise /;
bat II IS quite certain II Is not. We hope
that the Government, already probably ad.
'ised Of tbs foray, viii take the most decided
measures TO dispense those engaged 10 it.
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Sleeping North and South.

l. - conIeuded by scientific winters, that
10 sleep sound al night, and he freed from al
nervous disturbances, one must place his bed
with he foot TO the South, and the head due
North. The reason assigned for this IS,
that both The earth and the human body, arc
alike magnets, and iha, when Inc body is laid
ous due North ard South, With The head
Noflh, he magaotc currents Of he earth
and he body vii harmon ze. Ii Is an easy
matter 10 mako be experiment. We have
heard men say, recently, VINO have tried il,
hat the doctrine IS sound, ana ha, there Is
something il The theory.
TIE foiIonlrg brief article on this SUBJ ,cl,
is from an OHIO paper:
The Science Of Gging 10 Bed-Ths earth
is magnet, With magnetic currents constant.
y around Il. Tie human body Is also a
magne', and when the boiy 8 placed IN Ger.
tam relations to he earth ,hese currents hsr.
mon ze-"hen IN any other position they
conflict When ore position ia 10 be main.
tanned Tor some time q pos lion should be
chosen IN which the magnetic currents Of
the earth and the body will not cofhci.-
The position, as indicated By theory, and
known BY experiment Is 10 lie si,h the head
towards the north po..
Persons who sleep with their feads IN The
opposite direction, or lying crosswise, are liza
bic TO tsil into various nervous di.orders.-
Y hen they 20 back 10 The right position,
these disorders + no. 100 deepty impressed
upon the constitution, soon vanish. S-nsi.
tive persons are always more refreshed by
sleep when their heads points due north. Ar.
chiecls IN planning houses should bear tals
principle il mid haorciHe Wig.
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non. JonN NJ BERRIFN.

The Washington IGa ] Gass8s, saIs :
We learn from ptssts s.ese-. nssfber
reliable, thai Judge b s ass sheu hi.
postum IN the present. castest eH eaEeg
himself IN favor % VI taAl an SD o.
Judge McDannid and ht, pa y. IL rs. been
our pride and pleasure 10 sustain Mr. Berrirn
10 times past and none reg cited more thsu
ourselves 10 see the ard Of bis powerful MAD
lenl,t least Indirectly, 70 the Cause Of party
whose object vac the oserihfos Of he Gov.
efnmen'. Nd one will be moro g-stiisd TO
mad him, after . temporary sheraton, again
battling 10 the ranks Tor lie Constitution aud
the Uoon.
W hot vii Our Southern Rights friends
have to say 10 ,his' We commend the fsc,
especially to the notice Of the Southern
Rt2h's orator al Dsnbufg, who in morn nt
Of enthusiasm, exclaimed would TO Cot
hat he South had more such m~a 10 stand
by her N her peril, as John Mcpherson Der
sen ="
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TUE TERMS

Al Eus'lshman when boot to embark Ia
we Lopez Expedition, wrote nus 10 ,hn Lon
d"h Lines As 10 The pay, the terms are
good enough II We win and, If We lose q
won = matter What they are. 500 Der manta
and boun'y Of $4,000 TO be paid at the cad
81 the war, "a What shsli receive, if We are
ever pad "a fact which deem so,neu hal
but so long as the island is
made Tree, and The soldiers are decenily fed
anp clothed, shall be satisfied, and viii ree.
ohy resign my commission ard return 10 81.
vi lilo again wbon the war is concluded
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GOv Johnson. Of Pa.

The editor Of tho Petersburg intelligence
IS down upon Gov. Johnson, Of P-ons) Iva.
MA, +" like thousand Of bnck, and he tch.
ly deserves all that The latellgencer says OF
him. At frat We thought he was disposed 10
do his duiy By Offering a reward to bring the
perpetrators Of this horrid murder % punish.
ment. We now learn that bis conduct mas
been OF the most Teprehensb'e chstacter.-
We see Il stated hat he passed the scene Of
the murder very short time after iis perpe.
tfaiior, aud although number Of passengers
went TO view The scene, Gov johnson never
left the cars, even 10 make an inquiry. and
what he has done Is said 10 have been drag.
ged out Of him. He is no doubt as rnnk an
Aboiitiohisi az any in he State Of Pennsyiya
MS, and without ne proves 10 the contrary,
We tope the Wing Party Of The Key stone
state Will mol support him as their candidate
for Governor.
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by IL goo, votes, would he consider the State
as speaking aulhori,ateyly 10 that easel We
think he would. Blu, TO his Address:
TO the Democratic State Rights party G;
Mississippi.
The result OF the recent election for the
convention however brough, about, must be
regarded, at least for The preseat, as decisive
Of the position Of The stale on the great issues
Involved.
The majority have declared that they are
content with the late aggressive measures oil
Congress, and opposed 10 any remedial action
by the State.
Although THE determination Of the people
is at variance with my fixed opinion Of the
true policy of the State, heretofore expressed
and still consclentously entertained yet rs q
State Rights mGn, aud Democrat. bow il
respectful submission 10 the apparent will Of
the people.
1t is true the State has not spoken aulhori.
tali'ey; even the acts of the convensiou wall
not bs bluding until they shall have bean rati-
fed by vote of the people bu, BY the elec.
ton Of non.reslsters TO the convention, ma
Joriiy OF the people have declared against
the course Of policy on the slavery questions.
which | deemed it my duly TO pursue while
Governor; and against the principles upon
which | was nominated, and upon which alone
| had consented to run as u candidate.
might, perhaps, be elected, Notwithstanding
the demonstration Of public sentiment 10 The
election for the convention; but as | have
been mainly Instrumental in seeking the ex.
preston Of the viii Of the people Through a
convention, ought, in my political scuon, to
abide by it.
Therefore, upon full consideration OF all
the circumstances, respect for The apparent
decision Of the people, duty to the noble and
pathetic party who are struggling to man.
tain the rghs Of tie South against Northern
aggression, and 10 preserve our Institutions
from the fatal effects of consolidating al pow
er 10 The Federal Government, and sense
OF selfrespect, which lucIIres me not to seek
public station ia which my opinions upon
vital Questions are no; sustained by NJ jJrity
OF my constituents, al concur in inducing me
to the opinion that my duty requires me TO
retire from the position which | occupy as
The Democra'ic State Rights capjidale for
Governor. With emotions Of he deepest
gratitude to the patriotic party By which
was nominated, for The evidence of their ua.
ta!ieFrg confidence, both 10 the nomination
snd IN the warm and hearty reception .Ith
which have been INST every whers N the
canvass, ! tender my resignation Of he high
and honorable pest Of chief standard bearer
Ia The pending canvass, p'edgiHg myself 10
them aud to the eouatTy thai viii, TO the
last, serve the great cause Of Sista rights as
faithfully in the ranks as have endeayofcd
TO do in high position.
J. II QUITMAN.