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HOTEL FOR RENT.

4 PROPOSE renting my TAVERN ESTAB-
LlSHMENr al the Warm Springs, Bath
Courthouse. The buildings are Brick. large and
we'll arranged, calculated 10 lodge about frly ur
fifty pers"ns-S'abling kr fifty Iiorses-an excel
lent gamen--a well If water and ice honsp on the
lot. would furnish portion of he Furniture,
len Acres Of Meadow, four or five Acres Of as;ure
land. and The privilege Of getting fre-w"od On
my land cose al hand. and some Of The Servants:
or would furnish all The Furniture and Servants
The prospect for doing gnd business al this lime
is faiiering. man WIN has experience in Hnlel
keeping with small family. and can cnne recnm
mended for rapahili'y. honesty and suhripty, am
disguised to bargain with on liberal terms
GEORGE M\YSE.
Warm Springs, February 26. lS5l.-tf.
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ZONES s. WHITE are receiving a ''iG ,' suck
y Of Grcpries. al D. NJ. Hniinlan,s "'o S'a"o
which they can afford 10 81. fn's s1snn s' fp 'ae
AIS, al a lot Of Day Brass ciosks 'II - and 80
u,nr Clocks for IS, and all kinds OF Dry G"'ds In
,La ..ms oroporon. It will be :" The interest I"
.%.s IN search of bargains to give them call be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Remember Inc p'ae
nnnosiIe The P,st Office.
Il.cemhpr IL, 1850
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ENCOURAGE YOUR 0Wy MECHANICS!
a. TT. SIMPSON.

49, Sesss I5&Ls5sG ~ W Nv
RESPECTFULLY informs the publ that he
40 hasjusl received rum Baltimore, rye SUP
ply Of Material his line. such as LasIs. Newest
Style, and Iery handsome; Gum fri
Over Shues, with Gulla Percha but VI
toms, new and sprndid article. tn. go
French Calf Skins; Morocco and 81
Kid.u all descriptions Fine I.astings fur .aa
dies Callers; Franrhr for do. various coors. a
new article While Kid fur Wedding Shurs,
&C., Sc. which he is prepared To Manufacture
to please. All wu,k warranted.
In addition To the york done in his own shop, he
has added handsome stock Of
BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
of Northern make. which he will sell at reduced
prices. for cash. or on the usual time.
BT Ladies' White Kid Shoes made to or
der. for Weddings and Parties. at short notice
StauntOn, Sept. 25, 1850.
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N o Y &c Z .
March |, 1851.

Being now the sole proprietor Of the late con-
Germ of Brown and Fulks will continue the bus.
mess at the old stand. take this occasion TO ad
vertise that will be happy 10 see persons in search
of the hes, articles in NY line am assured tina,
my gouds and prices. and my disposition To please
and accommodate cannot bu, meet with their ap
probation, should be dung injustice tn The public
and my own feeling were not to add, that am
thankful for past patronage.
JOHN c. FULKS.
Staunton March |, 1851.
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Great Inducements

A RE NOW bping offered In all who stand in
IA need of BOOTS. SHOES. HATS. CAPS,
TRUNKS. and Umbrellas. Carpet Bags. Satch-
els. JNufs. &C., &c. | haveyel "n hand variety
Of the an,ve named articles, and being anxious To
make ronm forihe Spring purchases. will, from
this lime Grward. sell al greatly reduced prices
far cash Now ia The time To- save lnnlpy Call
at the sign If the Golden Boat, there You will see
sights. Don't mistake the place.
P. BAYNE.
February l2, 1851.
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SMARr.-A man down in Lynn. Mass. it is said
made So many pairs Of shoes in one day tina, it took
him Two days 10 count them He was smart
one. bu, not equal to the man in New Hampshire.
who built 90 many miles ofsions wall ia one day,
tina, it took him all night and the next day to &c.
homo.
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ST. At Berlin, the filters and makers Of ladies'
drsssss are men, who serve regular apprentice
sbip to the trade. They bitterly oppose women who
nv to live BY the same business, because, they say,
.SeV are lntrudars
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or Pspisr nschs is no, paper mashed. Sus laid
on the layers. These are placed on the models,
and dried from time to time in an oven. The pol-
shing is COMPLETED BY the application of the hands.
Women with soft, broad palms and elastic fingers
receive the highest wages at tina Birmingham fac
tories, where the article is made.
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MORE OE1POSETF0.g.

SINCE opposition has become the life Of trade.
~ the undersigned has determined 10 run as cheap
as the cheapest, and that will not suite he will
run little cheaper than the cheapest. He has
commenced the HOUSE, SIG>, AND ORNA.
MENTAL PAINTING. PAPER HANGING
AND GLAZING on his own hook, and with the
aid " his friends and the public he hopes To mer
it 3 full share of the public patronage. He has
the experience Of twelve years al the business and
he falters hmseIf,hal he can please any one who
may favor him with eirwork. Old Chairs paint
ed up ina style thai will be as goud sa when
new. He can he fuund at his Shop in GaIIows town,
near the Valley Hotel. All persons having work
tn let will please give him a call before closing
their bargain with some one else.
R. B. THOMAS.
Saunton, February 10. lS51-tf
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5- A man sued another in the county court OF
= n>,lnshirs. England. for having shaved one side
PRACTICAL joker had to pay twenty shillngs damage.
en-! Gusts for his trick.
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9'- True hope is based on energy of charac.
eer. A strong mind always hopes. and has always
cause to hope, because il knows the muiaOility Of
human affairs, and how slight circumstance may
Change The whole curse Of events. Such spirit,
20, rests upon itself is not confined to partial
view. or To one particular object. And if, at last,
all should be ust, it has saved itsef-s own integ-
s;y and worth
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TO PHYSICIANS.

EUST RECElVED.-C Citrate Of lron and Mag
% nssia. hest English Calompl, S'labe Cllral'
of Iron, Citrate Of Iron and Qnnne. Extract "i r.
laterium. Iodine Potash. Morphine, Quinlne, all o
the very best quality. D,NNrv
March l2, 1851,
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- An American Quaker said to guard during
.hs revolutionary war, 'Frlend. counsel no blood
sasi bu, ifn be thy design to hi. the little man in
81: blue jacket, poinl thy engine three inches low
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QuIps.-.Ais like the the meridian-it is in the
E'iddlr of day. 8 is like hot fret makes oil
soil' Els like the end Of me--it begins eternity.
o is like wisdom-it is the beginning Ofguodness
Aad greatness. II is like the dying words Of Adj
aras--ii IS the end Of earth. ks very much like
gig's Isil--t is the end Of pork.
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g5- Mn. Psringon says il is curious p'ovsiOn
.f nature rha. hens never lay when eggs are dear,
sne .ways begin when they are cheap.
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PATTERSON,S

.iLTER.4TIVE 5. T. MIC COMPOUND
WINCHESTER. June 3. 1850
Having used Paler>on's Alternative and Tonic
Compound. both myseIfand in my family, tor the
last eight years, and having been cured III obstinate
cusIvrness a. sirk head ache, 10 which have
been for long time subject, 'ake pleasure IN re-
commencing lis use tn others afflicted in The same
way.
have also used it for Choic and Cholera Nlor-
bus, the latter very violent, and (which was re-
lieved by il in very short Time.
II has proved equally etficacions with different
meulbers of my family. and IN many other cases.
within my own knowledge.
Signed, III. KEMP.
New MARKET, Shen. Co., May 81, 1851
take greal peasurein recommending Patirrsun's
Alternative and Tome Cnnp"und. have M hrsl'
tatiun IN giving it as mig opinion thai Tins will he
found an excellent remedy for the vari"us diseases
for which il Is recommended, particularly Dysen-
terry, Dyspepsia aud Liver Affections. ! AM no
physician. and speak disinleresledly. have used
the medicine. aud have experienced great relief
from ,-and notwithstanding the prejudIces ut the
Faculty, il has gained celebrity and popularity
which have called into exercise additional means
tu supply the great and increasing demand i"r IT,
Signed, j. S. CALVERT.
eo- Prepared by JAMES +. PATTERSON
and suld, Wholesale and Retail. by THOMAS p.
EsKRIDeE. DruggIs. SiaunlOn, Va.
June IL, le5U.-ly.
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Stanton March |, 1851.

] beg 10 say that for reasnns ufmy continued fee.
BILE health have been advised To quit business.
return my grateful acknowledgements to the public
tor the liberal patronage bestowed on Brown &
Fulks" and respectfully invite a continuation u
it to my late partner Mr.. Fulks.
VACHEL j. BROWN.
S,aunton, March 5, 1851.
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WALrzISe-r editor of the Sun takes up
the gauntlet of the New York Mirror, in defence Of
walIsng The Mirror says:
IL is an incident exhibition that ought 10 be i'm
psrauvSly sanished from respectable drawirerOoms
II Is one Of those loregn imporlations that never
should have been encouraged by the class Of ciii-
Gems who give character and tone to American soci
ETY.. Ii had its origin in the volup,uous orgies Of
Of the GngOdly Parsians, aud is gross scandal e.
ven 10 that city OF licenliousness Il is nothing
On, hug and whirl and when a couple embrace
Tor such 4 violent performance, modesiy would sug
gess that every U,her person should leave The ROOM
Aud the Sun thus replies
We know that the editor Of The Mirror is "nei-
Their old ncr ssce,c, jealous of those alnuse-
menls, in which no is neither accomplished nor
accustomed to participate, still We cannot agree en-
tirely with him, as above. For though m,desly
could suggest that he ,chir!iHg and hugging OF
young cunpes should be len alone, prudence would
dema the watchful supervision Of apas and ma
nss The Thug and whlri' is not mixture we
take, We prefer The hug nsa, and urdiu,ed, Others
take II with pruuetle-but there is M accounting
toT 'sse--not even our bearish propensity for hu
SPRiSe AND PoSrRT.-The editor of the Cincin-
Dan News has had hIs imagination exalted By the
poetic influences Of spring, and thus pours GU, the
,ide VI song:
''And now the merry plOughboy
Whistles hls morning song:
Along the dale, and through tho vale
Ills echued loud and long.
TIE farmers aucks are rowing free,
And On tho budding shrubbsry
His spoucs's
Cowses
Browzes.
And the martins have returned, and found
A welcome 10 our houses;
And the little niggars run around
Diyssied of their ,rouses"
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IMPORTED SEGARS.

SIXTY THOUSAND Spanish and halfSpan-
ish ia gsrs-a p'~d article Old and mild /;
25.600 Fine Havana do Of The mnst ~rlebrsird
brands 10000 Fine Old PrLripe-sup-rinr to
any ever sod in this market; 4c.U0 ZONE sric Sc
CARS Of ALL GRADES s,me very fne and lid 30
600 Regallas ffom Is In IS duIlars per thousand;
same Of a very superior quality.
e. Il. COCHRAN 8, CO.
December, 4, 1850.
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& TONS Nice Castings, at Very Reduced prices
- making tho must Complete assortment ever offer
ed in This market. Dutch Ovens, W lash Kettles.
Sc. all free from rust and in prime "rder-persuns
wanting will du well to call as We shall elise out
at lOw prices.
WHITE SEQ.
March l9. 1851
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REMOvA

'gNHE Subscriber has removed his BARBER
SHOP Ia une Of The front rnums Of the Tir
ginia Hotel, where he wll he happy 10 wait up
IN his friends and customers at all hours. Bleed
ing. rnppng Ieeching, &c prarrsed AS tprr"fre.
He will asu attend The sick. nndsr The direction Of
physician, whenever called npnn.
e.. HARTMAN SAUPE.
Ssuntnn January lS5l.-lf
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TIE WoRLp OWES NE LivISe."--AVO'd
he can who says this. The world owes no man
.t7..ag unless IS s.'ss =
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Co Why is the letter the best remedy for
ga. wcr.s7 9sasass !. mikes BE. ss.s.
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wY xaAsfsa. & S OFT.

WI EaAsssa 4. & e. OFT.
aESTLEMESs' FURNISHING STORE,
l72 Chestnut ST.. few doors above seventh. PhIa.
.Mmmtactmss II Pae't h@ufder Seam Shirts,
Coi.ns BoSoD.s aud dealers ia Hosiery,
G0crs. Cnder Garments. &c, &c.
Wiurhrslcr'S Patent ShUuldlr htin SEirtS.
TI,Ilio It, proved and syst nIaized cut Of Shirts 10
adapted /, tn iolh oil tn mech, breast ana thoui.
d,rs yy.ng aud c'nori 10 th' "taf'' and ob'i-
.t,uy man, ~ b difficulties D,rsiiy Exp RI. nc.d
e., m fius hrs III. ateuIion sriai =, r. yisIt-
inc phad pnia par,cnlari! invn 10 ihls ailcl
sunni, me- d ed rarm long d.srd A Iuii supply
AWAY, on hand aad mad 10 order al short notice
PhiladeIphia, May 20, ie50 -ly.
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Esaguerreosypes for 81 SO.

UAsSscEEtUEykscs EUF p OV.
XVALDER s. GREENE, Daguerrean Artists
w at the Virginia liulel would annouced iulher
public that they will remain in Staunion but a
short time, and having facilities OF getting stuck
at greatly reduced prices, they are thereby enabled
tu take pictures al Northern prices. or from S. 50
upwards Portraits taken as usual by an original
process in few seconds time without regard To
weather and warranted not TO fade Always on
hand an assortment &c Guild Lockets and Breast
Plus. Fancy B,ok Cases and Miniature Cases sui
table for sending through the mails, the postage on
which is but riAe.
E. w. Valdez
n. Nj. GREENE.
Staunton, Fs5sl,ry 10, 1851.
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WAYNE BOROUGH
De WG NMPGG-UMo

vi ESSRS. WHITE g. CO. are now recei-
AVE- wing aud opening in Waynesborough. a
large and carefully selected sprk Of
Drugs, Medicines. Paints. Oils, Dye @s
Stuffs. and all the Patent Remedies of n
the age.
The necessity and convenience Of ~s2so"
such an establishment Ia the rIilZens aud those re
siding in the vicinity " WavnPshorn'. must he
manifest to everyone We, therefore. hone that
by keeping A Full assortment Selling io,r and
strict attention TO business 10 be amply sustained
oy The public.
A. S. WHITE. g. CO,
Next dIoo below John Wayt, Esq
November %. lS49.
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WHITE. s. C0.-A. now in rrcep Of, and
w "ff;.r k,r sale IN ubliging terms, 1900 Ibs.
Cotlvn Yarns. embracing all Nos. fnm 4 To ls;
lbs, Cotton Bats for Quilts, Coored Waedinp,
Candle Mick Sc. &c.
February l9. 1851.
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'GRAMMAR.-There is nothing tina, children are
more taught or less understand than Grammar.--
Whole pages of syntsx they'll get by heart, and
YET the must Of them know but ille mure about its
practical uses, than they know about the problems
Of Euclid. The first boy you run against will
tell you that "am is mursel Of English grammar,
first person singular, presen, tense indicative. verb
neuter to be-" and yet ask that same boy in what
respect all that differs from The man that struck
Patterson. aud he could not tell you. In our opin-
ion. the more grammar boy studies before he is
fifteen, the more will his head be cramIned with
rubbish and Confusion.
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THE QUESTION SETTLED.

III SA1S sOA' hO1 \ = I<AAt
-5sIsS~
4 F'FER careful examination fall The facts
~ in The case il has been decided. that
BARE & STER LETT
have on hand at this time, the preiiiest. richest
and must fashIunable assortment uf Goods for gen
tlemen's wear ever offered in this mark.I-consis-
ting If
Cloths, Cassimers and VestingS of every shade
and Of the latest styles.
All Of which will be made To order al the shortest
notice. and in arcurdance with the Fashion of the
day. They havraso received handsome lot of
Shirts. Cravots. GioreS. Pocket Handkerrhiejs
Sc.. &c., which they Will dispnse Of al shurl prof
lis
Their mortn is. superior Goods al fair prices
They beg leave 10 TtIum their thanks 10 he
public fr past favor. and pledge themselves 10 npr
II a continuance.
In conclusion we invite all whn wish to SEE
GOODS As is GooDs, IN give us call al the same
old pjaqe adjninlng The Virginia Holel.
Slauntun. Oct. %, 1850.
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acquisitions Va Central Railroad.
.:ss 49,. 49, ts5ziE.za
-syTy@ ~ S $500

.-..NEz---eslEE.sss.:a 49, s5ss55s.l5
s. SUBSCRIBERS lnr me EXTENSION ul The Virgin
~ la Central Railroad from Waynesb.rough 10
SIaunlun are required 10 pay into the Bank of The
Valley in Virginia Al Staunlun-in addition To calls
Of January, February, April, May, June. July. Au
gust, September. October. November aud Decem-
Der, 1850. amounting To sky doars per share
the sum of $40 per share on first day Of February
s. PER share The first day of March, and S. pei
share on he first day Of April, 1851.
By urder of the Beard al Directors.
j. GARRETT. Sec'ry.
Januarv / 1S5l-tc
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Ulv.hing al reduced Prices.

r POLLITZ s. O..will from this time dis.
~ pusp their remain no Stock ot Winter Clio.
thing H, re tucrd prices. Those in want of any ar.
tclr in their line will please cal "lmmedia,sly il
not sooner"
February 10. 1851.
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Silver Ware.

SILVER TABLE. Tea. Dessert and Salt
~ Spoons, Butter Knives, Forks, fine Plated
Castor and Cake Baskets, Candlestcks, &c., for
sale by
g. B. WRIGHT & co.
Stsunton, Oct. 9, 1850.
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LIVER COMPLAINT

LIVER COMPLAINT.
JAUNDICE. DYSPEPSIA. CHRONIC oP NER.
VOUS DEBILITY. DISEASES OF THE Kidneys.
IND ILL
Diseases IRIS.
ING FROM a DISOR-
DERED LIVER OR STO-
MACH. SUCH as CO.NSTTPA-
TON. LyTp.aRD PILES. FULL.NESS
OR b .OOD TO TIE Held. dCTDITY
OF THE STOMA Oh, NA USEA RTBURN.
U'EIGHTIN THE ST0MACH, SOUR ERUC.
T.aTIU.NS. Sinking OR PLUITEHLNG
AT THE PR Of THE STOMACH.
SIVLHAILNTr OF THE HEAD. HUR.
iED.d.ND DIE, ICULT BREATH
Ing. FLUTTERLNG .4T THE
HE.dRT, CHOKING OR
'"goea''ag sensniians ,chen IN lying posture,
D'n',e 81 ri''on. Dots or Webs bddre the
s"' feSer ana Dml pain in the Head,
Deficiency Of Preparation,
Yeto,oness ofthe skin and cues.
Pam IN the side. buck .iehet. limbs.
&c, Suddenftushes Of heat. Burning in
Me ttssh' Conaa"t "lagtnings Of euiis, and
great depression Of Spirit.
CAN BE EFFEcTuALLY cuRrp nv
Dlao zIO0EI ANDSS
CELEBRATED GERMAN BITTERS,,
Prepared by DR.. C. BI. Jackson,
All The GERMAN MEDICINE STORE.
No. l2O V1rch Street Philadelphia.
1ne potrer or'r the above diseases is not ezcsied II
eqta' oy any other preparation the United States,
clans had failed -
These Biters are worthy the attention Of inralids
pos ssne great virtues IN the OF diseases
OF the Liv and lesser glands, exercising the most
searching powers IN weakness and affections Of the
digestive organs, they are, wthal cafe certain a.d
pleasant
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Married, al Cambridge. Mass, I'd inst, Mr.. S.
w. Dabney, of Fayal, AInres, to miss Harriet w.
Daughter Of the late Professor} Webster Of Cam
bridge.
We have heard i! stated, on the authority Of a
neighbour that, on the conviction of her fa,he! this
young lady. who had for sumo time been betrothed
10 Mr.. D., the br,lher Of her sisters husband, alb
solved him from his engagement, which, however,
with manliness that did him honor, he would not
accept.
We learn that they. with Mrs. Webster, are a.
bout making visit to her birth place, Fayal. where
her eldest daughter tesdes- .Nsv York Express,
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10 G0Sps Zine EENfR.

.p0 CASES Boots and Shes, embracing all ihe
~ Sris in use. at the most reduced prices and
to which We especially invite myers IN goid faith
--as we are de,ermined TO reduce our Stock
WHITE g. co.
March l9. 1881.
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A Duel IN THE CLoUDs.-Two celebrated
French eronau,s, NJ. de- Gfandpres and NJ lie
P'que, having qusrtelled about fashionable opera
dancer, challenge was the consequence. Beng
both men Of elevated minds, they agreed To fight in
balloons and IN order 10 give time for their prep
arslion, it was agreed upon ths, their duel should
take place that m1nsh Accordingly, on The Sd Of
May, 1913, the parties met in 6elc adjoining the
Tullleries, where their respective balloons were
ready 10 receive them. Each party assembled his
car. The weapons 10 be used, by mutual cuhsent
were blundefbusses, ss pistols, twas supposed,
would bs altogether Inefficient in their probable sill
uailuns. A vast multl.uds attended, hearing of the
ascent, but little dreaming Of the hostile intentions
Of The efonauls, being merely attracted 10 the spot
BY the then unprecedented novelty Of balloon
race. At nine O'Clock the cords Were cut, anc Inc
OalIuons assembled usjesiically, amidst the SHUTS
Ofsdmirng thousands. The wind was moderate
from The n N W., and they kept, as we'll as could
be judged, between ninety and one hundred yards
Of each other. When they had arrived at the
height Of abou! nine hundred yards NJ. lie Pilue
fired. but without effect almost Immediately after
his fire was returned by NJ Grandpree the contents
Of his blunderbuss penetrating his adversary's bal.
loon, the consequence was the rapid descent Of the
machine, and NJ. lie Pique was dashed to pieces on
a house top. On which his shattered and collapsed
balloon fell. The victorious Grandpree then noun
ted aloh in The grandes, style, and descended safe
about seven leagues from the spot Of ascension.
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WAsnINGros's BIRTH PLAcE.-We copied
from the Busion Transcript, an extract ofa letter
from Mr.. Field. in England. in which it is sug-
gesied that Washington was born in that country
A friend has directed our attention 10 passage in
the Farewell Address Of Washington. which SET
ties The question as to the country Of his birth be-
yond all doubt. In that address he says-"And
aciuatsd BY that fervent love towards it (hs coun-
try.) which is so natural to man, who views in it
the native soil Of himself and his progenitors for
Field has in his possession portrait Of Washing
TOMS mother. and that may have suggested the
idea that he was a native of England.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-16

JOf1N H. = Wv.
o. N. B.-The frs, named Farm will be for
rent il moi sold by the first Of April next.
March 5, lS5l.-tf.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-16
DO You Believe lif

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Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-05-28
From the Journal of Commerce.
Progress.


onward and onward every power combined,
Plough, press, steam, the lightning and the
loom,
The pulpit pealing forth the hour of doom,
The sleepless energies of soul and mind,
Cities and forests yielding ampler room,
And brighter space for all of human kind,
The song of labor waited on the wind.
That lands may smile, seas swarm, and DIES.
erts bloom
Whilst yet the cry is forward who will stand
"lth thoughtless intellect or fruitless hande
Who would not be foremost in the van.
In the great common cause of man with map2
Amidst this march and rush of life around.
Unarmed and rearward let me not be found
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-05-28
PHILADELPHIA. Nav ID
The President arrived here at about

The President arrived here at about
4 O'Clock, P. NJ. and was most enthusi-
astically received. Mr.. Webster at
tracted, if anything, more attention
than the President, and was most
graciously received throughout the
procession. The; day has been very
pleasant and the military; though few
in numbers, made respectable dis
play.