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CAMPER, BERKMLMY, BBUIB, Ne 30 Baltimore
Dry s Goods suitable r. Is srras $3.50 a
they INVITE invite the Ss attention & their and
chants generally visiting this market; ,.,. -.
attention. and will be sold favorable terms As at any
similar estsblishment in the country We name, IN part,
Gro de- Rhass, rich iustrss IN ali widths and qualities
Extra super French Baresss in all p0lers II sealW
silk and Linen Jasps pOpIns, . new article
Gro do Naples, a new and beautiful article
Barge de LANES, extr1 super silk and wool
do rich chintz colors a@nsa
do neat styles
Super, all wool French de LANES, all oolors
Super Toll pInde, entirely new 80 H't8 ~
French Lappet and Enibd Muslins = 44
Emb'd Broquetelies, a beautiful article
Golored silk Bnbd Fancy Muslins y
Printed Bereges, entirely new designs
"a and ~ Super French Lawns and 0rgandies Of --latest
Super Fancy Lawns, embossed SILK and Wool
English and Scotch Ginghas in black, white, and fancy
"a Silk Warp and Real Alpacas and Canton Cloths
French Chntz and Turkey Red Prints
Spring Prints beautiful assortment, &C., DO.
| CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, &c.--Super French Black and
Coored Cloths, Of all grades, by the most celebrated
| makers ,yssa3 tas.. NJ vF
Super Black Cloths, English, German, and American
SUPER r., "a cashmoretts Cashmere Cloths and Drap d
"a and 81 summer Cloths and Grape Lustres e
Black Cassimeres and Doeskins, Of Sedan and othe
Fancy Plaid and Striped cassimeres Of new designs
do Union Drillings; Zetland and Plymouth Paids
| Bleached and Brown Linen Ducks and Fancy Drings
| Super French and India Nankins and Coatee Checks
4 Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, Farmers Drills, &C. 1a
vEsTINGS, &c.-Super Black and Fancy SILK and Satir
1 vestings 4FNE 5'Es ~
| Duff Cashmere and Cashmerett do III M M
! Plain White, Fancy, and Buff Marseilles do
silk and Worsted serges OF all widths
LINEN N aoops Irish Linens, all qualities Richard
SONS, Barkleys, Greys, Youngs &c.
"a and A. Blay Linens; A. white and brown Hollands
Russia Barnesy and Scotch Linen Sheetings all widths,
Pillow Case Linens; Table Cloths and Napkins
Beached and Brown Damasks and Diapers, 3d. 104 la
Birds Eye Russia and Scotch Diapers and Dowlas @
Huckaback do and Crash
Linen Cambria Hdkf, OF all qualities, Ladies' and Gents
White Goods Of all descriptions t {seasrr4 a r.
Insertings Edgngs, Linen and Cotton Laces &c. large
DoMEsTICs 7-s and ~ Brown and Bleached Mus
Inns MEIEgEE 8g &g1@EG
"a, o. IA, 104, 114and 1914 Brown and Bid Shirtings
Maryland and Potomac Bagging
"a and 7-8 Cotton Osnaburgs, plain and twilled
Beached, Brown, Blue and Corset Drills
Plain, Striped and Plaid Chambrays
Bed Tckings, Shirting Strips, Apron Checks, 10.
Plaid and Stripe Domestcs, best makes.
PANTALOON STUFFSs-Bue Denims, American Nan
keens, Checks and Plaids, Rouen Cassimeres Striped
Osnaburgs, Kennsbec Tweeds, &C., &c. N1a
The above Domestcs purchased In December last,
previous to the rise in Co Goods therefore en-
abled to offer them at prices that cannot fail to please
mar "a az g., B. B.
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To Country Merchants and BOOKSELLER.

Il
u c. J. BIDDLE, No. south Filth street, publisf
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Cleveland's Compendium Of English Literature ri
Harrison the Rise Progress, and Present Structure
Of the English Language. ta@.s.
Lynd's First Book Of Etymology.
0swalda chronological Dictionary
Fiske's Eschenburgs Manual Of Classical Literature.
Fisksfs Classical Antiquities tT
Outlines ofsscred History.
Trego's Geography of Pennsylvania.
yogdess United States Automatically.
Rings 5000 Exercises In Administration.
Crittendens Book Keeping Counting house and School
editions. 80 - . Q =
vogdess Mensurat,on.-Key.
Alsop's First Lessons In Algebra-Key.
Asops Algebra, for High Schools Academies and Col
Gummores Astronomy, fourth edition. Just published
Mongos Statistics; translated from the French by
woods Baker A. NJ, Of the United States Coast Survey
just published. q lT1 - -
Maurys Navigation, the text book Of the u g. Navy.
McMur tries Scientific Lexicon.
Peales Graphics. Controllers Copy Slips
Hill,s Drawing Book Of Flowers and Fruit
Fruit. eAi q u 80. ,d7T % -'N'N-' -
IAbeille pour les Enfknu =
Sanford and Merton, In French, by Berquin.
Inc works OF Thomas Dick, LII D., 10 vols limo, In
Select Speeches OF Distinguished American Orators
met. - S'NN-'' ~NN A-
Select Speeches of Chatham B,rr,e and Eratine
Atkins christian Minstrel. Atkins Juvenile Minstrel.
IN PRESS.
Dunlaps Book Of Forms, second edition, improved.
English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century, by Prof
o. ID. Cleveland. - :
Map of tho World known to the Ancients 81 by so
inches-on rollers. n = =
school Text Books, which they ODER for SALE at low prices
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A New Route to Pittsburg.
8
VIA THE BALTIMORE, SUSQUEHANNA, AND PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROADS. ~


SYLVANIA RAILROADS..
THROUGH TO PITTSBURG IN SO HOURS An az
press train Of cars will leave Calvert Station daily,
with the U. 8. Mail from Washington and Baltimore, at
q M connecting With the Fast Line at Middletown at
The train leaves Harrisburg for the West at p M ar
irving at Hodaysburg at p At this point, passen-
gers have the option Of taking either the Cars
daysburg to Pittsburg. 4,,,ig..I rFT----E ~
Tickets win be sold to the following points, by this
train to wit: York, Wrghtsvle, Columbia, Marietta,
Middletown Harrisburg, Newport MilerstoMp, Perys-
vile, Lewisown, Mcveystown, Huntington, Holidays
burg, and Pittsburg.
This train also connects With the Cumberland Valley
Railroad which passes through Carlisle, Shippensburg
Chambersburg, and other points on this road.
For the accommodation Of passengers from Washington
for Of the above points the Baggage Master Of
Company will be at the Depot OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company the arrival Of the Morning Oars
to receive the Baggage, which will be carried free
Of charge to Calvert Station. ROBERT sTEwART,
mar "a Ticket Agent
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SPRING IMPORTATION.

w s. PHIPPs & CO., 81 and GO Broadway, New
wv York, and 10 Milk street, Boston, are now re
ceivng complete assortment of British French
man Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, which they offer on
liberal terms T.
N B. WIN receive the newest style Of Dress Goods by
every steamer. large assortment Of Trimming Goods
always hand. mar a.
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- SnocrsiFned having entirely rebuilt and en-
EX ,nseo tne above extensive establishment contsn-
voula -. ~ ~ about three hundred and ny toons
give notice that Il IL now ro.dy for n.
oity. II. " o "s'emnR oommur
~ nouee Of the unsurpassed conveniencss OF
provemene which have been made cannot bs nroaeri
gwen IN an advertisements snce a 10 ssv ,st M -,
pense has been spared to render any apartment perfect
The urniturs vss made expressly 70 order reaardsss
of cost and certain portions OF especially The Iravin0
rooms VII Dc found TO b. Of the most beautiful and sst
full manufscture. The Diningrooms are capssou. sna
the hours for mesls will b. arranged to suit ths
venience ofthe early and late. .slgt031 1850 :.
. Every department win b. cssdncted n an upexc~p-
on.ble manner, and the Proprietor pledges h5sslf that
me american HOUSE aha ma truly the Trsyellsrs HcA
mrM LnWM RIGR
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Determined 10 spare expense in making their esab
ishment perfect posbe they have recently got up
complete Of the justly celebrated SoorcHcUr LETrKn
from Diamond TO English, to which they particularly
invite attention. aE az ..E Es
Having lately made numerous additions to their stock
of Fancy Types Borders Ornaments &C. their assortment
Is now unrivaed in the United States and their Inn
proved methods Of ssng and Of preparing metal enable
them furnish orders In 10 insure satsfacton
Printing Presses Cnses Stands, Chsses Gaeys, Print
ing Ink and every article used In printing ONCE, con-
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Secondhand Presses, and Type used only In stereo-
tipping, at reduced prices.
books Pamphlets Music, labels, 10. &C., stsreotyped
with correctness and despatch. y
b. Specimen Books viii be sent TO Printers who wish
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WMMHM0ZOu BOARDING SCHOOL
w DOA D0YD--1his inseitution D. sttusssd In
ans q ths hsshss psEs q TIE city Of waninstsa,
axsy byon4 he ssteIsd portions Of the fhs al-
rm hsaa<hfulnsss Of the location may b inferred from
the nct thst ses the establishment OF school, about
twenty sight ysezs very 4wcasss Of serious Interpretations
nave opsurrsd snone the pupils, and mot single desth
ELMER hero or nom diseases contractsd while
Inc oours q instruction includss besides the ordinary
EnghAh hgAuuhss hatuxsl Philosophy, CAeaastr Phya
olo, Histoyy Rhstoc, the EHxSus branches OF MAfhs
maao1 and the LATIN, Grssk, and French Lang Par
nculsz paid 70 the higher Mathsmstics and
their 70 Mechanics and Engnearil; the latter
and Surveying taught practically by field operations
with the use OF appropriate Instruments. Lectures
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, in which all the Inn
portant psneples illustrated by experiments, are
regularly delivered before the students. lo3 s5l4G
As the object Is to make the instruction as thorough
and practical possible expense has spared In
providing suitable apparatus 1t is believed that this
respect tbs Institution win compare favorably with any
similar In the country carefully selected library,
OF more than thousand Volumes containing works
the branches OF Literature and Science furnishes
ample reading matter; while Laboratory fully supplied
with apparatus and tess contains all that Is
practical instruction In Chemical Manipulation.
The school year commenced the third Second day
Monday OF the Ninth month"; September) and is divided
into four quarters Of eleven weeks each leaving vacaon
Of two months from about the middle Of the Seventh
month July. nsm1goa SAMUEL ALS0P, as
mar a. g n{st'iet Principal, WILMINGTON, Del.
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Austin's Magic Freezer,
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Ice Creams, Water Ices &c-Patented Ser

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LIST The astonishing rspidty Of the process surpass-
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4th il does lite work better, producing better article
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9TH There considerable saving In Ice as the tub
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ng Witnessed The process Of freexing Ice Cream
IN Ausuns Magic freerer two quarts OF Cream having
been frozen In the incredible short time Of air minutes
| cheerfully recommend It to the public" = =
IL r. JACKSON,
Eutav House, Baltimore, Nav L. Is4s
"This il TO certify, that during the summer Of 1sls T
used Of Austin Patent Ice Cream Preerers Of The
largest size 40 galons making from 10 TO so gallons
per day during the season. and far regards eIped
ton and power, consider II decidedly the best rce.er
now in use as have had with 1t no difficulty in making
ten gallons OF superior quality Ice Cream from Ave 81
plain Cream, In thirty minutes from the time com
menced vorknst A. III. BROWN, n
:, Baltimore, April Q, 1872
Manufactured and for sale by the patentee. n -
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E,,ol;sh Common LAM Reports.

IS YolumSs soita complete Lader 10 the first At Houmes
Since volume 80 of this SERIES The English Common Law
Reports have been reprinted in full With volume A.
commenced binding each English volume separately In
stead Of As formerly English in American volume
Price-For the first as VOLS, u So so per VOL
For the succeeding, 90
The reputation which these Reports maintain in Eng
land in the United States Is known to all the Profess
SION The low price at which they offered, compared
with the rates Of some of the principal American Reports
Of even inferior merit recommends them particularly to
the attention Of those purchasing Libraries. tHE Eek.
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~ rnish series of Decisions In the Ecclesiastical Courts
- land and Scotland, from 1870 TO 1888, and contain
- - at 49, English volumes condensed In
DIV. re. ctfuy commend this series to the notice Of
a.. 49,, 1t contains the only reports Of the many
,ss',. II Wills, Settlements, Divorces, &c. and
M ~, e ~ tbat important branch Of the law en-
bysesd in bs country BY the Orphans Court Practice
,,a ~ d,sr,t 20 point TO any English Reports
- " ins n IN United States than this seec-
~ Ho% ~ Observation-Disclosures legal photography.
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In Three Suies-Hifh A,nericda Notes
l. White and Tudors Leading Cases In Equity, vol.
svo 90; with copous and elaborate American Notes,
by Messrs Hare Wallace. FL Lr,.tg tEI #N b
q Smiths Leading Cases, vols.--t10. HI
ThirI American Editiopwith Notes and References to
late X, ssh and American Decisions Clark Hare and
II. b. Wallace, Esqrs gg a4. Is
o. uerican Leading Cases, 2 vols.
Containing volumnous and learned notes the Lead
ing Cases in Mercantile Law decided by the American
Courts. Edited by John Innis Clark Hare, Esq, and
Horace Binney Wallace, Esq,-fe.
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VALUABLE LAW BOOKS.

WYE invite the attention Of the Profession, and Others
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ton given to frpshing completing Libraries for the
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Legal MaIims, Archbods Nid prus Arcbbolds Landlord
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Nv late r. >organixaton Of this department OF Della
ware College, Board OF Trustees have taken measures
endov IL with ADJ ontags possessed by few similar insn
tutons In the coun ry The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and " course subjected TO all the evils
which have been fun TO attend The Inauguration Of the
two dsps.msn IN II n. and under s
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relation to the College prop ~. - ~. - -.
large and elegant edi6oe, With all the necessary hr-
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operations ofthc other department The furniture OF
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A General linden to the first Al Vols. Of the Eng
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Il lish Common Law Reports.
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the Reports and OF great convenience to those having
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their value to the Profession In this country:
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Gentlemen--In reply to your letter, with great
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CAMBRIDoE, January rs, 1S45.
Genemen Your letter Of the oath has been received
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GODFREY PArTIsoN a Co, obmmissiOn kerchai
Glasgow, Scotland.

The subscribers being alone entrusted with samples OF
cloth and patterns OF these goods for the United States
market invite the attention Of the trade.
GODFREY PATTIS0N Co., Glasgow
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American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-23

NO exhibitor % Agricultural implements at the above
named Fair having recsved onesh the amount OF ure
miums rs on the dhorent kinds Of Implement,
and Machines " v that ours were on
sdered the best and most valusbls on exhibition
Al the great Fair of the Maryland Institutes m ERE r
motion Of the Neshano Arts held in baltimore in Oct
and November 1885, the FIRST premium IA heavy silver
vs. awarded 70 Ezra whitman, jr for tho Iarecrt
sna pest display Of Agricultural TmpIemonts Also rst
premium (ssother Silver Medal for his Improve w.,
.on hisvsy Horse Power which made for exhibition
o ,n. y o,a FAIR. In London I'm May, 1851 ~ ~.
v eosx this season win be the largest exer a0sva Il
~ @ sna the largest in the world oonsisting
1000 whsst p.s loo r9 2 20 Thre.bng Msshine.
500 Cnystor Rsspins Machines. wS..s Cutters
Cotton 9P psssss s ;, NM. N. Hay and and
or plsnt.L oould he a1an srmer
all ossh'sh az y sss..s:
xfths old stand. Is Light st. s.i a. 90
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DoKER, BROS. q JONES, 50 Market street. Pbiladel-
phia invite the attention Of the trade their splen-
did stock Of Fancy and Staple B0NNETs and HATS Of
all kinds, purchased for cash in Europe by OF firm
and also assortment Of city and eastern made Boots and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-05
The Navy-Cnts versus Rats.

TO the EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
An editorial paragraph appesTcd IN the Herald oil
the 18th ult in which was stated that n seaman,
by the name Of Jas McCadden, chad his toes
eaten off by the rats, while in solitary confinement
on board the | uitcd states ship saint Louis. v
Now, Mr. Editor, you are well aware waat a valu
able auxiliary "cats are, IN keeping rats in order
and had the seats" been about, on board the st.
Louis, we should never have heard CT the damage
done to this mans toes. Bat Congress, in its wis.
DOM saw CT 70 drive the cats from on board our
naval vessels, but have never provided substitute
and the rats " must OF course hold undisputed
possession Of the premises. We may, therefore,
expect TO hear next that sailors have not only lost
their toes, but of their disappearing some day,
TO lay still and let the rats deyour them, In the
most hequented paris Vt "a ship
But, seriously, the writer Of this has been In
formed by the surgeon Of the st. Louis, that no
such case a. a man having had mis- toes eaten off
by rats WAS ever heard Of ON board that shp-and
he would undoubtedly have known 1t, II the state
ment was true
To enighten the uninitiated, il may rs we'll DO
stated that there Is really such thug In man
of-war ms SOLITARY confinement The "brig,"
prison, ~ IA an open, n conspicuous part OF the
ship. The prisoner II merely kept in irons With n
sentry over him-but has bis meals regularly,
sleeps in every night. no watch to keep, can read
all DAY IL be likes, AMI n sick, has every attention
paid him-while the good men Of the ship do HE
work-he having u regular loa6ng time. And this
Is the substitu g for the "good old cats that made
- - was tried by a court martial, for
mutinous conduct while attached TO the brig Balm
bridge, and sentenced TO b. sent home in irons. on
board the ts vessel returning from the BAIL sta
ton, which happened to be the Saint Louis.
Your, BLUE JAcEEr.